The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-29

was captured back in 1851, are partic-
ularly bright. Shamrock III was evolv-
ed by the best designer in all Europe.
constructed by the company best fitted
to build a craft, and equipped with
fnery in the way of cotton and silksn
sails from the lofts Of the acknOwi-
edged best sail-maker in the wide world
She Is altogether the finest production
that all Great Britain can turn out and
she should be successful. If she is not
well. 1 must try again But I do not
expect to worry about that just yet. !
will sail on her in all her races as well
as the trials"
Hardly a book of the present year
has reused such interest as Mr.. Alfred
Holders "A Fight for the City" pub
lished by Macmillan. Mr.. Holder en-
tered with zest into the stormy election
campaign in New York City in the
autumn OF 1901, and in this book he
tells from the inside the whole story of
that thrilling fight against the forces
of evil He was, and still is, In the Of
fee of the district attorney, round which
the fight ragged; and all Of Mr.. W. T.
Jerome's letters and private papers of
every description have been placed at
his disposal His book records a good
deal more than merely a fight for
idecency and honesty in the politics of
the metropolis; ii marks the beginning
Of contest for clean and honest poll
everywhere in this country. In a word,
this book tells the story of the fight
that began new era.
Professor Charles Mills Gayiey of the
University of California has completed
his work upon the first volume of his
Represents tive English Comedies"
and the book will be published at once
by The Macmillan Company. In addi-
ton to the editors introduction on THE
- 1fef-
matte Elements in Miracle Plays,
M0ralities, etc. works of several of
the older dramatists will be included
in this volume. Among those repre-
scented will be: John Haywood. edited
by Mr. A. W. Pollard: Nicholas Udall.
edited by Professor Ewald Fiugel:
"Gammer Gurton's Needle" edited by
Henry Bradley; John Lyly. edited by
Professor George P Baker of Har-
ward; George Peele. edited by Pro
fessor Francis B. Gummere of Haver-
ford: Green's Place in Comedy" by
Professor G. E. Woodbury. of Column
bia; Robert Greene and Henry Porter,
edited by Professor Gayley; and
Shakespeare as Comic Dramatist" by
Professor Edward Dowden-
The success of '.Brewster's Millions"
has been one of the extraordinary things
OF the spring season. Out Of many re-
views, only two have been unfavorable,
and IN the others there Is a ZcSl WHICH
shows that the critic has found some
thing novel and refreshing. The story is
written for entertainment, and perhaps
the fact that il is not handicapped with
a theory or a problem has made it pop
ular. 1t has a way, too, of making the
reader wonder whether he could have
improved upon Brewster's method of
spending a million To each of US it
seems a much easier thing than Brew
ster found it,
The Strange Adventures of Mr.. Mid
dleton." which is to be issued before
long from the press OF Herbert S. Stone
& Co, has for a hero commonplace
young lawyers clerk. who finds himself
thrown into curious situations He IS
discovered at the beginning walk
ing down Clark street in The
heart of Chicago. carrying 4
bundle containing his business suit and
wearing upon his back a dress suit
which he has rented for festive occa-
sion. He is about 10 exchange these at
the tailor's when a shower suddenly
overtakes him, and being practical
man, he reflects that both his own cos
tune and the tailor's will be ruined He
takes refuge in a dark shop where he IS
soon discovered by an Emir in gorgeous
oriental costume, who confesses that
though merely an ordinary shop-keeper
by day. by night, being highly born, he
gives himself the freedom of his own
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position He finds in Mr.. Middleton
much needed friend. and the book IS
made up Of the curious experiences
which practical Chicago has brought to
the Emir and of the adventures which
befaI Mr. Middleton because of his
/ gifts There is a touch of Stevenson in
the whimsical book-the Stevenson of
The New Arabian Nights"
/ Back in the seventies LISTS villa at
Weimar was a Mecca for musical Pill
grims and a place of welcome One of
the pilgrims, S G. Pratt, relates with
fine feeIing-in the September Booklov-
ers Maya zine-How on one occasion. in
a private interview, he witnessed LISTS
I passionate rendering of Chopin's Phan-
4 tom Prelude, as il called up old memoir
] les of Chopin and George Sand to
LISTS mind. Mr. Pratt's article is ac-
companied by striking portraits of
List and Chopin.
The remarkable case of Laura
! Bridgman, the girl with only one of
/ the senses, that of touch, has always
interested a large number Of people,
although very few have known much
about her early life. The story OF the
success of DR.. Samuel G. Howe's pio-
neer Iabors is told for the first time in
I a book entitled Laura Bridgman, DR..