The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-03
BOOK NOTES.

BOOK NOTES.
/ The Scribners are importing a new
and beautiful edition of Carlyle. small
| enough for the pocket and abundantly
handsome for the library. is Printed II
large, clear type. on India paper 1t IS
bound in limp lambskin. gilt top. uni
form with the Caxton series The
volumes now ready are: "Sertor Re
sartus; Heroes and Hero Worship; Past
and Present; Lives of Schiller and
John Sterling; Essays, Kings of Nor
way" in three volumes: Life of oliver
| Cromwell" in three volumes. and Lat
ter Day Pamphlets" Others are in
preparation.
| A notable announcement from Fox.
Duffield & Co. New York. is that of
THE Compromises of Life by Col.
| Henry Watterson, the celebrated editor
Colonel Watterson's renown as an ora
tor is based on the distinguished deliv-
erance of lectures and addresses durilg
the last thirty years on many eonsDic-
memorial to George Dennison Prentice
delivered upon the invitation of the
/ legislature of Kentucky In 1870, to the
dedication of the worlds fair in Chi
cago in 1892, and the Emerson centen-
airy in New York during the present
year The publishers add in the form
of an appendix, the famous series OF
articles on Certain Downward Ten
denotes of the Smart Set of Fashion
able Society," which have attracted
continuous attention since their first
appearance IN the Louisville Courier
Journal year ago.
Jack London's novel, 1.-THE Call of the
| Wild has scored a great success
everywhere. Before its publication.
London was not one of the big men. A
great popular success could not be pre-
dicted for the book. as it could be in
the case of 1.-The Mettle of the Pas
ture." The books merit caused it to-
take hold at once. however. and in less
than two months from it's issue it had
gone into its fftieth thousand.
THE Land of Heather" is the title of
the new book by Mr.. Clifton Johnson
which the Macmillan company are pub
fishing, uniform with his among Eng
lish Hedgerows" and Along French
Byways." Mr.. Johnson's photographs
of landscapes and country scenes and
the interiors of humble homes are full
I of atmosphere. and his writing is no
less picturesque. Pictures and text
combine to bring out the characteristic
things about the homes and the lives of
the people among whom he sojourns.
His new book describes the typical peo-
pie and scenes of Scotland with much
sympathy and appreciation of their
picturesque and enduring qualities Mr.
Johnson's books are specially worth
While because he describes the fine and
the human things that are typical of
the countries which he visits.
Harper's Weekly for September 10
/ publishes an interesting photograph of
Prof Samuel P. Langley's new flying
machine. At Wide Water. Virginia,
where Prof Langley is experimenting,
the Weekly's photographer was enabled
to take the first snapshot of the air
ship at close quarters. The picture
feet long. as it is being hoisted to the
launching track on top of the house
boat from which the experiments are
made. and gives a clear view of the
' x-shIaaped coilapsIhle canvas rudder, the
gasoline engine. and the canvas car in
which the operator stands. The front
ana back wings. which are attached to
the machine in pairs, measure. re-
spectiyely. 16x20 feet and SKIP feet.
The author of Wee Macgreegor." ].
j. Bell. contributes a new Macgreegor
story, "A Lesson in Kindness" to
which Grandfather Purdie attempts TO
show the little Seotchman the wav to
be kind to others. Macgreegor's objec-
tons to too much seff-sacriace are of
the common human variety, most
amusing in their candid truth to ma
ture.
Clara Louise Burnham's new novel,
Jewell" is just published by Hough-
ton, Miffiin & Co. The central figure CT
the story, it is expected, will be as well
liked as Little Lord Fauntleroy. But
the book is not juvenile. The sue
cess OF Mrs Burnham's last book. 1.-The
Right Princess" will be remembered,
but the new story is said to be more
interesting.
Houghton. Miffiin & Co announce
| the following new editions: Third edi-
ton of His Daughter First" by Ar
thur Sherburne Hardy; seventh edition
OF our Lady of the Beeches," by Ba-
roness Won Hutton: second edition of
Speetre of Power" by Charles Egg
| bert Craddock
The world is greatly indebted to var
Ious servants of the great Northwest
Fur cOmps MES not only for the valna
pie furs they obtained, but for the diff
ferent kind Of wealth they gathered in
accurate and scientific knowledge re-
gaFding the wild inhabitants, Fauna
Flora, and the geograp hical features of
the immense wilderness in which their
lives for the most part were spent
Among the various journals kept by
these waits of civilization, that OF Dan
lei w. Harmon ranks very high. He
was l9 years in the service of the COM
pany, and lived for the most of the
time among the Indians east and west
of the Rocky mountains. He even took
an Indian wife He was therefore in a
good position to study the people from
very near standpoint. The journal
was written from day to day, amid the
wild scenes he describes. The account
is plain, unambitious narrative, and is,
all things considered. entitled to i'm
plicit credit for veracity. Tt has just
been published by the New Amsterdam
Book company of 156 Fifth avenue, New
York.
The Scribners announce a one-voluue
edition of The Story of the Revolution
by Henry Cabot Lodge. The only edI-
ton to date was in two volumes, and
sold for six dollars. The new edition,
containing all the original Illustrations
17S in number, at half the price, ought
to attain a very large circulation.
With the October number '"Fhe World
Today appears under the editorial di-
reetion of Professor Smaller Mathews of