The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-26

that the Kidneys, whose pictures for
these stories first attracted public at
Iention to their capabilities as book
illustrators. have just closed q contract
at a nigh fgure for series of paint
ings to be used in a story for which
A G McClurg & Co. promise big things
in the spring.
The December number of the Burlfng-
ton Magazine, the handsome art pub
ncat1on circulated in America by Sam
Vel Buckley 100 William street, New
York, contains the following:
Lord Normanton's Collection-Article
i-Pictures by British painters other
than Sir Joshua Reynolds. By Max
Roldit.
A note on recent criticism of the art
of Sassetta- BY Langton Douglas.
Early Staffordshire wares illustrated
by pieces in the British museum-Ar-
ticle II. By R. L. Hobson.
The popular opinion concerning the
Van Eycks examined by W. H. James
Weale
A Chinese painting of the Fourth
Century. By Lawrence Binyon.
Three Packs of italian Taroceo Cards.
By the Count Emiliano di Parravicino.
Inventory of the Armour of Raoul de
Nesle. By Francis NJ. Kelly.
Ancient and Modern Ecclesiastical
Lace Compared. BY E. Nevil Jack
son.
The Bobbs-Merrill company of In
dianapolis. have completed an arrange
ment with MIR. Ralph Fletcher Seymour
by which the beautiful books of his
workmanship will henceforth be issued
under their imprint. The limited edi-
items already published by Mr.. Seymour
have won him a wide and dignifed
reputation on both sides of the At
lantic as an artisan Of exquisite skill
and an artist of unvarying good taste.
His editions of "Paulo and Francesca"
by Leigh Hunt; Twelve Songs by
, OfA s.iJ R11I Il
ple,'' by William Morris, were said by
The Academy of London to surpass
anything in book production then APP
pearing in Great Britain.
G. D. Gibson has started in Life a
new series of cartoons which bid fair
to rival in popularity the famous Pipp
series. They will deal with the for
tunes of newly rich American under
the title of THE Snobs Progress"
Considerable interest centers in John
A Mitchell next book which is an
nounced for publication in the early
spring by Life Publishing company.
His Amos Judd" and pines of Lory''
were such delightful. refreshing and
unusual stories that they hold a place
peculiarly their own in American liter
allure. The title of the new story is
The Villa Claudia and the scene is
laid in Tivoli, Rome's beautiful and
famous suburb The plot is a mingling
|
ment of mystery which is bound to
hold the readers attention fixed.
Roy Stannard Bakers Boys Second
Book of Inventions" has been publish
ed by Mcclure, Phillips & Co. In the
Boys Second Book of Inventions" the
romance of science is so wildly and
lucidly presented that no boy can evade
| it's fascination. Out of all the start
ling inventions of the last decade, Mr..
/ Baker has chosen to explain those that
might most justly be considered epoch
making. His book is-up to-date enough to
have a chapter the latest marvel.
"Radium, and with the first boy )
| Book of Inventions makes a most
complete record of the great material
achievements of our age: The table Of
contents as as follows: THE Miracle of
Radium," Flying Machines" THE
Earthquake Measurer,' Electrical Fur
naces,'' Harvesting the Sum-" THE
Inventor of the Food Problem Mar
conf and his Great Achievements,
Lighthouse Builders" and THE New
est Electric Light"
Joseph Conrad. author of 'Falk'' and
| Youth" is not a man of many friend
| ships. His closest intimacy was with our
Inflated young American author Stephen
both will understand that they had much
in common. The young IAN; american wa war r
had both led lives. to a certain extent,
| adventurous Conrad had seen life in all
its phases IN many parts OIL lH0 WOIiOs
and Crane had gone. through the mill IN
our country and elsewhere in many ways:
The last years of Cranes short career
were spent in Kent. near Winchester,
where Mr. Conrad lives Almast immedi-
ately upon Cranes arrival the intimacy
| began Crane occupied a fine mansion,
living in fine baronial style and making
| things very lively. Conrad has always
| considered Crane one of the brightest
/ stars in the literary world. and affirms
that if he had lived he would have given
! much more than anyone anticipated TO
what can be called the great literature
of the world
Mcclure Phillips & Co. have put to
A year ago the Booklovers magazine
was born. What advances 1t has made
are apparent in the January NUMBER 10.
1904 which commences volume three: n
casual glance discloses the fact that there
/ are more pages, more pictures, more ar
ticles than there were a year ago. anu,
of course there are many more readers
ana advertisers. Politics. art industry,
/ fiction and criticism are Contrary pal
] anced and exemplified in the Initial num-
her for the new year. Mr.. Willis }. AD-
bof writes about the Democratic problem
! in this country, and Mr. F. A. Acland de-
| sorihes the personality or the man VINO
- andeavorinR to solve what might not
inannronriately be called the democrats
| nc of Great Britain. Both articles
We timely and both are prOfusely Illus
/ trated-
GLOBE SIGHTS.