The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-14

working girls has added materially TO the
sale of the magazine IN which it IS an
pearins and there is every reason to be-
lieVe that the book. just published BY Dou-
bledays Page & Co, VII have q very large
success
THE Pit" has come into popularity with
great bounds. ard notwithstanding that
the advance sale was very large, the pub
fishers have not been able 10 keep up with
print q fifth edition Of 29.eG0 COPIES as
manufacture them owen Wister. in the
February Worlds Work. says Norris has
outstrlpped all English and American
writer's Of novels centersd around great
financial enterprises
Mr. Winston Churchill Is now preparing
his fourth novel for the press, and his
publishers. The Macmillan company hone
that It VIII be completed IN time for pub
promise early Information as TO its con
tents and its title. but definite news
ABOUT / has yet been foEgtne s}l The
ChurchilIs last novel, The Crisis is
without parallel IN the history of publish
ing. as over four hundred thousand copies
Of it have been sold since it was published
in June. 1901
'.Pyle.s Stories Of Humble Friends By
Katherine Pyle has just been published
by the American Book company. Miss
thor and artist. Howard Pyle, and she has
much OF the latters ability in writing and
illustrating The stories IN this week
which Is Intended Tor the third reader
grade. are about animals and birds farnil-
lar to cnlidren hey gre simple IN their
style, attractive in their subject matter.
and well suited to arouse the pupils IN
terest and TO cultivate feeling Of sym
pathy for cur humble friends The IL
lustrari0ns add to the interest OF the
stories.
Another notable addition has been made
to the attractive series Of posters issued
by D appleton & co since the beginning
of the year This is being used in connec-
ton with "Mllionaire Households ana
their Domestic Economy" BY Mary E
Carter The poster s an elaboration OF
the cover design by Margaret Armstrong
and is printed in gold and copper bronze
and green and peacock-pIus inks. giving
rich effect The design itself represents
two golden peacoclxs facing each other On
the branches Of grape vine, while their
beautiful plumage falls around the title
Millionaire Households" Buuches Of
grapes and grape leaves complete the or
namentatiou-
Written in Florence" is the title Of a
collection of the last poems by Hugh Nc
CuAoch. which Little, Brown & Co have
Just published IN TINS country MI NC
Culioch was the grandson and namesaka
OF Hugh McCuiloch, secretary Of the treas
Try. under Presidents Lincoln and Arthur.
He was q graduate OF Harvard and re-
NAMED at that college as Instructor under
Prof Barrett Wendell Some years ago
he published The Quest Of Heracles and
other Poems He left America in 1888
and lived In Florence Italy until his
vlIre frontispiece of Mr. McCuuoch, con-
tains over forty poems.
Lovers Of flowers, who. in these blusterg
DAYS axe beginning TO think Of their gar
dens. and wonder what they will put n
them. viii ind much Of interest in The
Flower Garden by Ida Bennett which
Mcclure. Phillips < Co. VIII bring out IN
the near future 1t IS essentially practi
cal book. written hv a practical woman Of
great experience. Her aim is to tell eveFv-
thing shat is useful to know about the
raising Of flowers. and she begins ut the
very beginning with a chapter on the Sc
lection OF seeds. Other chapters deal with
soils Trans iantiug- Fertilizers,
The Care Of Household Plants Aqua
tics etc--eTery side Of each subject be-
ing thoroughly and Simply explained 4 he
little volume IS just the thing for the anna
tcur gardener and it VIII start him cor
rectly on the way he should GO. II L
simple enough to be put into the hands Of
children Who have gardens. but more ex-
pertenced flower raisers VIII ind the many
original little tricks ard schemes Of the
author BF0ftah BILE as well q interesting to
read about The book Is finely illustrated.