The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11

We have drawn enough conclusion Re
Gently the president commended The
Woman Who Tolls" by Mrs. and Miss
Van worst. and as result the book Is
one Of the good sellers Il happens that
II was on this occasion that the aglta-
ton on race suicide was started. This
latter fact has given the book even
wider publicity than could have been
had in any other way
The arr Of literary log rolling IS ad-
TaDc1nE TO rsmarka Die state OF per
lection. Long before a book IS in type
II has frequently been submitted to q
number OF we'll known men who are
asked TO say what they think Of it. our
or score Of opinions some few should
oe good enough to use IN ads. So the
work goes On
Quite the most amusing effort Of one
writer to obtain publicity has. as it
should, resulted only IN notoriety She
goes from city 70 city. accompanied by
2 press agent This astute man. ex-
perienced in newspaper work. visits the
newspaper offices and invites an editor
over 70 meet the DISTINGUISHED writer
Now and then the distinguished writer
lets It be known that she has come to
meet soma we'll known actor to see
about stage version Of her most IA
nous book. Sometimes she fntimates
that she has been captivated By q foot
ball, base ball or war hero well known
IN the place The innocent victim is
invited to lunch and the reporters flock
to see whether the couple make love
and 10 hear what they say to each
other. Most Of these strange efforts to
appear in the public print have resulted
only IN convincing readers that the
young woman IS. 10 be generous, max
ing herself ridiculous.
The man who discovers the deadly
parallel IS once more abroad in the
land. and young authors especially are
warned to be very careful where they
draw their plots and characters It IS
possible for the well known writer to
appropriate these from others because
the public knows they could have in
vented situatious and characters Just
as good. but the unknown writer must
be very wary kipling can 90 and take
what e thinks z might require just
the same as FOmer did The folks who
noticed q similarity IN HOmer's tales
+ TO some thing they had heard before
-winked at 'Omer down the road, and
it was all right
Since IL was discovered that Mrs
+ Humphrey Ward drew her plot for
Lady Roses Daughter from Julie de
I LespInasse7s memoirs the parallel man
+ has been hard at work. and before long
Il is expected that he VIII make many
revelations
It IS a notable fact that many English
/ writer's OF sea stories are not English
men at all. but foreigners Joseph Con
rad Is Pole and Albert SolnlcnSefl,
E the author Of Deep Sea Vaga bonds,
+ is a Dane Tt is possible that Mr. Son
I uichSen might call himself anything for
I he has made 50 many countries his
f home. and has dwelt under SO many
flags. Ever since his early childhood he
{ has wandered and his ancestors wan
I dered before him None OF the male
members OF his family. on his fathers
T side as far back as memory goes. have
died ii the land OF their birth-Den-
mark So 9Ir. Sonnichsen comes nat
urauy by his wander lust When a
mere lad he found the call Of the sea
too strong 10 be resisted and deserving
+ the parental roof. he shipped as a COM
+ mon sailor From that time or his way
was the way Of the winds He blew
+ across all seas and into all parts. and
i his experiences during his years Of
+ vagab0udage furnished him the ma
teria1 for his new book which is pFac-
ticalIy an autoblograp ply Some few Of
{ his experiences have been On shore
among them q two years campaign in
+ the Philippines. which ended in ten
months captivity for him among the
/ Insurgents. about which he has written
a book. Ten Months Captivity Among
the FiIiDinos.
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