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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-19
AMONG THE BOOKS
"The Reign Of Queen Isyl" Is
Considered.
Is Altogether Surprising in Its
Interest.
TREATMENT ORIGINAL.
InterpOlated Stories Are a Fas-
cinating Feature.
Tells the Story Of Many Excit-
TREATMENT ORIGINAL.
Tells the Story Of Many Excit-
ing Adventures.

The Reign of Queen Lsyl by Gelett
Burgess and VIII Irwin. Mcclure, Phil
lips & Co., New York. Price $3.50.
When you first pick it up you say to
yourself YEARLY, THE same old thingi''
and wonder if publishing houses will
never realize that the demand for that
sort of thing has passed. Perhaps that
is the last of the Reign Of Queen IsyI,
as far as you are concerned, but if you
happen to notice that one of it's two
authors is Gelett Burgess. that clever
writer of thoughtful nonsense, curiosity
may prompt you to look further in or
der to see what kind of an imaginary
romance the Purple Cow man would
write. The titles of the chapters, how
ever, offer no justification for your
hopes of originality of treatment, if
not of subject matter. They are the
usual thing: How gaffer Golcher safe in
his inn and watched the feast of Saint
Joseph and those that journeyed there
to: his parIey with a knight adventur-
GUS and how they made merry over the
goodwife: The Tale of Love Strate-
gic." Another reads: How La BeaIeI
Norine disappeared from the castle and
how the Lady 1Syl was crowned in her
stead. How the queen safe in the great
ball in dolor and was comforted by a
mysterious stranger: The Tale of Love
Terpsichorean."
But in spite of its romantic subtitles
and the archaic form of their orthog
raphy The Reign of Queen Isyr' is
ultra-modern in every particular except
construction, which resembles that of
the "Decameron" and other early tales.
The principal theme concerns itself with
the annual Fiesta of San Jose, Cal, the
choice of the queen of the same, her
mysterious disappearance from the
Agricultural pavilion on the morning of
the coronation and the substitution of
her maid of honor, the Queen Isyl of
the title. The story records the many
exciting adventures of Isyl during her
three days reign, her meeting with the
knight adventurous whose other name
is Tom Parrish and who is red-headed
and talks an amusing mixture of Geo.
AIDE and Billy Baxter, the discovery of
La Beals Norine, the real queen, the
travelling of the mystery of her disap
pearance and incidentally two interest
ing, modern love stories. And beside
this principal theme there are nine sub
clever short tales which have no bear
gether incidental and by the way but
none the less readable and amusing.
at certain stages Of the main narrative
while the characters are waiting for
something to turn up somebody is re-
minded of a. story and is encouraged to
tell it and that is the way the Tales of
Love Strategic, Militant, Terpsichorean,
Juvenile, Sartorial, Insidious, Recusant,
Ioquacious and Polite are introduced.
They are by no means the worst part
of the book and are so judiciously adj
ministered as to detract not at all from
the story of Queen IsyPS adventures.
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cHR1srY MILES srAND1sH.
Artist as Well as Author a Descend
ant of John Alden.

In his illustrations for the sumptuous
edition of Miles Standish" Mr.. Christy
certainly seems to have caught the
exact expression of 1.-The old familiar
faces as they existed in Longfellow's
mind. The fact that the labor of both
men was a labor of love and a tribute
to ancestry probably has something to
do with this harmony. John Alden was
a fOrbear of the poet on his mothers
side, and the famous reply of Priscilla
was an ancient anecdote of the family
fireside. So, also, one of Mr. Christy's
ancestors came over in the Mayfiower,
and the Puritan pride is strong in him.
It has long been his desire to present
in line and color his idea of the scenes
in the colonial comedy of courtship;
and, when his edition of AN Old
Sweetheart of Nine" by James Whit
comb Riley, achieved remarkable sue
cess last year, he himself suggested to
his publishers that he should undertake
this much more difficult and ambitious
production. The suggestion was well
coined with enthusiasm. Here at last
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-19

There are few more attractive charac-
ters in the later history of the United
States navy than Admiral John Wood
ward Philip, whose record on the Texas
service, dating back to his career as
midshipman and junior officer through
out the civil war, are filed with Incl
dent and excitement. All the more is
this character made interesting by the
popularity which Admiral Jack held
in the navy. The Baker & Taylor COM
pany has just issued a memorial vol
urle, composed of the various articles
of a memorial magazine, together with
the diary kept by Philip himself. 1t is
at the same time an autobiography and
a biography, with such names as Will
lam Mckinley, Alfred Fair Mahan, John
D. Long, William 7. Sampson and many
other distinct naval officers, as the bio
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"H1sToRIo BUILDINGS"
New and Beautiful Book Added to
Singleton Series.

Dodd, Mead & Company have just
added Historic Buildings to their
series which includes "Turrets towers
and temples" 1t is a handsome vol
ume and is edited and translated by
Esther Singleton. The descriptions of
famous buildings contained in the book
are all by well known writers. For in
stance, Gibbons description of the
Coliseum is included as well as a pen
picture of the historic town by Charles
Dickens. There are A subjects treated
and they are nearly all illustrated by
photographs. The book is well printed
and beautifully bound to conform to
the series. Price $3.50 net. Through
Hall Stationery company.
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PUBLISHERS AT OUTS.
They Quarrel With Booksellers in
Provinces

Provinces.
The publication of the life of Glad
stone in England has brought to a head
a curious contention of long standing
between publishers in London and book
sellers throughout the rest of England.
A Mr.. Brash of Newcastle-on-Tyne sets
forth the matter in a letter to the Lon
don Publishers Circular. On Friday.
the eth of October, all the morning pa
pers contained lengthy reviews of Mr.
Morley's book, with the heading Pub
lished Today" Throughout the day Mr.
Brash had to explain to annoyed and
skeptical customers" that the only ia
vored city was London, the publishers
headquarters. The 10th was Saturday,
and the railways did not deliver after
noon; so their consignments of the
books did not reach provincial bookselI-
ers until Monday. Mr.. Brash and those
whom he represents claim that they
ought to have justice in the matter of
publication day to this extent, that par
cells be sent to country booksellers in
advance. so that the book may be on
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land.
The editor of the Publishers Circular
replies to this statement of a long
standing grievance, that the thing is i'm
possible in the case of book for which
the whole country is waiting, because
the greatest care has to be taken that
no copy can be reviewed before the date
fixed. The papers give an undertaking
not to review before the date fixed, and
copies are sent out to them a little be-
forehand to give them time to do jus
tice to the author; but if thousands of
copies were sent off all over the coun-
try to enable booksellers in Newcastle
or Aberdeen to sell on the same day as
London booksellers, it would be quite
impossible to prevent premature notices
in some of the papers, and all the i'm
portant papers which were keeping faith
with the publishers would have just
cause for complaint, and, quite possibly,
would refuse in the future to notice the
books of a publisher who had not taken
care to prevent the possibility Of prema-
ture reviews appearing"
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lions which never before have been
shown. The book is in effect a DELHI
crate study of Carlyle's personality and
literary activity, and contributes, to
what has been written on the subject,
a large number of suggestive incidents.
The binding and printing, as well as
the illustrations of the book are par
ticularly notable. The paper employed
Is Of excellent quality the type large
faced, the margins broad
One of the neatest and at the same
time most interesting holiday books is
Ruth McEnery Stuart's George Wash
ington JONES'
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STORY OF A BOOM.
That Is "The Forerunner " by Meth
Boyce.

Meth Boyce, who is really Mrs. Hutch
ms Hapgood, is the author of THE
Forerunner,' published by Fox, Duff
field & Co.
1.-THE Forerunner'' is in line with the
style for stories of men who do things,
or at least try to, whether it be sur
veying railroads or booming town lots.
Mrs. Hapgood has taken as her princi-
pal character Daniel Devin, a real es-
tate agent who tried to boom new ad-
dition and marry at the same time.
The results were disastrous in both
cases. Mrs. Hapgood located the scene
of the boom in California The boom
failed Mr.. and Mrs. Devin went to
New York and there the events which
followed resulted in disaster to their
welded bliss The story is, perhaps,
not of unusual interest but Mrs. Hap
good has drawn her characters well.
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familiar quotation is "she who hesi-
| tates, etc. As far as we can learn,
there is no authority for this quotation,
using either who" or that" although
the phrase is current in every day
speech. Addison wrote in Cato, Act
! ": 1.-THE woman that celebrates is
LOST and it is doubtless from this that
the more familiar form grew. But the
point to be noted is that Addison used
the pronoun that" in preference to
who" Modern authorities declare
that: "the relative that may be used
regardless Of the gender of the ante
cedent, and that it is to be preferred to
who or (which" when the relative
clause is restrictive"
Emmy Lou. Her Book and Heart"
by George Madden Martin, is a peren-
NAL favorite, especially during the hol-
iday time. Mcclure, Phillips & Com
pany received orders on a single day
last week for over a thousand copies.
w. A. Fraser's novel of the turf
''Thoroughbreds,' is now in its fourth
edition.
In 1.-THE Torch" Herbert NJ. Hopkins
new novel, there are exposed some of
the unfortunate methods by which uni
versities under state control frequently
lose their influence for good. A recent
happening at the University of Gin
cinnati gives color to Mr.. Hopkins
powerful Indictment President
Howard AyTes, for four years the head
of that institution, was deposed a few
days ago by a majority vote OF the
board of trustees. 1t now transpires
that soon after accepting the presl-
dency, Ayres antagonized some infiu-
entail physicians connected with the
medical department and that he sum-
marily dismissed many members OF the
faculty The incident caused great in
dignation and excitement at the time,
and doubtless set in motion the forces
which ultimately accomplished the
presidents overthrow. Readers of
1.-THE Torch" will recognize in this
likeness to the brilliant, ambitious, but
crafty Darlington" under whose des-
potic rule the faculty at Argus" was
soon in a deplorable state of rebellion
Indeed had not Prof. Hopkins novel
natl were made public, it might readily
be imagined that he had based his
novel on that incident.
One of the handsomest of the Christ
mas books of distinctly literary favor
is 1.-The Carlyle Country" by w. NJ.
Sloan, published by j. 3. Lppincott &
Co. A large square octave volume,
lavishly illustrated with the most &C
curate and satisfactory reproductions
from photographs of the country asso-
ciated with Carlyle's name that have
yet been put between covers. Mr..
Sloan had the advantage of exclusive
and valuable assistance from descend
ants of the Carlyle family and others
author, and the volume represents the
careful study and use of a large
amount of what is practically new ma
teriaI regarding Carlyle's life as well
as of a great number of portraits and
views of places of the same associa-
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Christmas Rates via Missouri Pacific
Railway.

Rate will be fare and one-third to
points within 100 miles distance and
one fare plus 80 cents to points be-
tween 100 and 200 miles distance. with
minimum selling rate of SO cents.
Dates of sale December a. % and 81,
and January 1, good to return to Janu-
arY 4
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BOOK NOTES.
Various Items About Books Which
Are Attracting Attention.

1t is now practically certain that the
first edition of THE Troubles of a Wor-
ried Man." by Harmon d. Wilson will
be exhausted before Christmas.
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First United Brethren church, Twelfth
and Quincy streets; T. D. Critics, pastor
Preaching at IL a. IN. and 1880 p. m:
morning subject, THE PaiSce Beautiful
the sixth in the series of SABBATH morn
ing addresses on Bunyans Pilgrims Prog
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CHURCH NOTES.


First Congregational church, Seventh
and Harrison streets: Francis l.
Hayes, D. D., pastor. Christmas serv-
ices at II and 7:30. Morning subject,
1.-The Christmas Spirit" with prelude
on same subject to boys and girls and
Christmas concert by choir and Sun
day school Prayer meeting will be
held this week on Wednesday evening,
and the Christmas festival on Thurs
day evening.
First Christian church. on Topeka
avenue between Sixth and Seventh
streets; Charles A. Finch. minister.
the pastor will preach the sixth ser
mon in the series to young people, sub
ject "Rallying on the Colors."
First United Presbyterian church.
Services in Knights and Ladies' of Sc
curity hall, corner Seventh and Kan
sas avenue; Rev. J. A. Rennick, pastor.
sSsat at Va. 0 ~ the past1f
school. 10 a. m. No evening services.
First Methodist Episcopal church,
corner Sixth and Harrison; J. T. Nc
Farland, D. D., pastor. Sunday school,
9:45 a. m. Public worship at IL a. M,
with address on Higher Education"
by Rev. A. S. Embree, D. D. Jefferson
street Sunday school, PAS p. m. Preach
AlAS ny Lie RoSlOA at .oO ~ III SODJGCls
Fools" second in series on Character
Photographs from the Book of Prov
cribs" Music by orchestra and by the
Y. M. c. A. quartette.
Third Christian church, corner Of
Third and Lake streets; F. E. Mallory,
minister. Bible school at $3.50 a. m.
Communion and preaching at 10:45 a.
H.; subject, What Shall We Do With
the Worldly Church MEMBER" Preach
ing at 7:30 p. M; subject, Things in
Our Immediate Neighborhood."
First Lutheran church. corner Fifth
and Harrison streets; Rev. H. A OFT, pas
tor-Services with sermon at IL a. m. and
7:30 p. M Morning subject, THE Birth of
the Savior" evening subject. 'TheTongue
Second Wesleyan Methodist church,
Fifth and Leland streets; Rev. G. B.
Howard, pastor-Preaching at II a. m. and
7:3O p. m. Morning subject, Love on
Fire." evening subject "A Back Slider
Thursday evening at 7:30 D. m.
The quarterly meeting at the Lane chap
Ell c. NJ z. church, Fourteenth and Van
Buren, street Sunday morning; preaching
by Rev. j. NJ. Rivers, presiding elder.
1.-The Court of Mercy will be the sub
ject; at p. m. the Lords Supper and
chapel A. NJ. e. church 7:30 p. m; sub
1ect Tighten the Belt" revival meetings
every night. Rev A Berry, presiding
elder
First United Brethren church, Twelfth
n
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R. E. Young's freshly written story
of the zinc boom days in the Ozark
Mountains, "Sally of Missouri" has
gone into the second edition.
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A number of reviewers have asked
what grudge Harris Dickson had
against the pronoun who when he
chose "She That Hesitates'' as the title
for his new novel. Others have called
attention to the alleged fact that the
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graphers. The picture of Admiral
Philip is an intimate and Fascinating
one. The book is edited by Edgar Stan
ton Maclay, the leading naval historian
of the country, and beautifully bound
with heavy copper plate Of the Texas
inlaid in the cover. The price Of the
book is $3.50 net.
mo modern writer of fiction unless 1t
be Kipling," remarks the Atlantic
Monthly, has preserved SO cleanly the
distinction between animal virtue and
human virtue as Mr.. Jack London in
THE Call of the Wild There is some
thing magnificent in the spectacle of his
(Buck's) gradual detachment from the
tame, beaten-in virtues of uncounted
forefathers, his increasing ability TO
hold his own among unwonted condi-
tions, and his final triumph over the
most dreaded powers of the wilderness.
The making and the achievement
of such a hero constitute not a pretty
story at all, but a very powerful one"
Stewart Edward Whites epic novel
of the forest, 1.-The Blazed Trail" has
surely Joined the list of books which
may justly be called classics in their
line, If steadiness of sale is any evil
dence. Mcclure, Phillips & Co., the
publishers, have just brought out the
fifteenth edition, and the sales for this
Christmas season are practically as
large as they were the Christmas sea-
son of the year when the book was
first published.
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Second United Presbyterian church, Fill
more and Huntoon understanding By
the pastor, Rev. John P. White. at II a.
m. and 80 p. m Subject in the morning,
Jesus" evening subject, Take Heed
How Ye Hear
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Cumberland Presbyterian church, corner
Fifth and West streets; Rev. A Il. Keiso,
pastor-Sunday school at s:B a. n. !;
preaching by the pastor at II q. N. and
1880 D. m; Junior Endeavor at 5 D. n !;
Senior Endeavor at $50 p. m. J. D. Brown
VIII sing at the evening service.
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First Church of Christ (scientist). cor
ner Huntoon and Polk streets-Seryices at
II a. m; subject. Christian Science:''
children's Sunday school at $50 n. m.
Free reading room at 106 West Eighth
street. open afternoon and evening.
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Lowman chapel NJ 3. church, corner of
Eleventh and Morris streets; o. M Bow
man, pastor-Communion services at 1850,
in charge OF DR.. Edwin Locke presiding x
elder; evening service at 1880 sermon by
the pastor; subject, THE Two Ways and
Their Destinies."
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ress. Sermon by pastor at 7:30 D m;
Sunday school at 10 a. M: 7. p. Q. y. az
$50 p m. On Thursday evening, Christ
a Christmas programme, beginning at f.S9
p. m. There will also be Christmas
tree.
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snnday ss School a y ID Dasi @ E fsU Il
mas sU eve, the sunday sundays School ep viii render
a Christmas programme, beginning at 7:S9
p. m. There win also be a Christmas
Cumberland Presbyterian church. corner
Fifth and West streets: Rev. A Il. Keiso.
pastor-Sunday school at s:6 a. n;
preaching by the pastor at II a. N. and
Senior Endeavor at $50 D. m. J. D. Brown
will sing at the evening service.
Lowman chapel NJ. E. church. corner of
Eleventh and Morris streets; o. NJ Bow
man. pastor-Communion services at 1850.
elder; evening, service at 7:sO sermon ny
the pastor; subject, The TWO Ways and
Their Destinies.
First Presbyterian church. Harrison
feTi5 opposite capitol Rey J. D. CoHn-
pastor at II a. m; subject. How the the
Christmas story Became. the Joy and In
ject, Herbert Spencer STUDIED in the
Light of the Book of Ecclesiastes-'
mas entertainment.
Westminster church, College avenue
m and 7:S0 p: m. Morning subject. Christ
mas. evening subject, Ewes Story OF
at $50 P. m; subject, "a Vision OF World
Wide Peace''-Christmas Leaders. Nina
OaInppeil anu 4aaDeA WOooley.
Third Presbyterian church. corner of
Fourth and Branner streets; w. J. Hat
field, D. D., papstor-Sabbath school at
9:45 a. M; preaching at Il a. M and 1880
p M Morning subject, Life by Death:
evening subject, with the Few. or With
the Many"
"A Young Woman's Noble Resolution
will be the subject of the talk to be given
by Rev. J. A. Renwfck at the Y. w. c.
A. rooms Sunday at ALB
Second Church of Christ (scdentist) 1os
West Ninth street-Services at IL a. m;
subject, Christian Science Sunday
school at Il m: testimonial meeting on
Wednesday evening at O'Clock Reading
room at same number, open to the pub
lie every afternoon except Sunday, from
to o'clock.
Oakland Presbyterian church; Rev. s.
A. Alt, pastor-Sunday school and Bible
drill at 10 a. m; services at IL a. m. sub
ject, THE Divinity of Christi" Junior C.
E. at $50 D. m; Senior c. E.. at $50 p.
at 1880; subject, THE Unspeakable Gift
Normal class Monday evening; Tuesday
evening Rev. DR.. R. La Jarvis VIII give e
lecture on THE Seven Stages of Love-
mas service by the Sunday school A good
programme has been prepared.
First Church of Christ (scientist) cor
Ii a. m: subject. christian science:''
children's Sunday school at $50 a. m.
Free reading room at 105 West Eighth
street. open afternoon and evening.
Second United Presbyterian church, Fill
more and Huntoon streets-Preaching By
the pastor, Rev. John p. White, at ii a.
m. and 80 p. M Subject in the morning,
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Have that picture framed at suIlivan's.
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Second Wesleyan Methodist church,
Fifth and Leland streets; Rev. G. B.
Howard, pastor-Preaching at II a. m. and
7:3O p. m. Morning subject, Love on
Fire. evening subject, "A Back Slider
Who Once Enjoyed Religion" Sabbath
school at 10 a. m. Christmas services
Thursday evening at 7:30 D. m.
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Second Church of Christ (Scientist) 103
West Ninth street-Seryices at IL a. m;
subject, Christian Science;" Sunday
school at Il m: testimonial meeting on
Wednesday evening at O'Clock Reading
room at same number, open to the pub
lie every afternoon except Sunday. from
to 5 o'clock.
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Emmy Lou, Her Book and Heart"
by George Madden Martin, is a peren-
NAL favorite, especially during the hol-
iday time. Mcclure, Phillips & Com
pany received orders on a single day
last week for over a thousand copies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-19

"A Young Woman's Noble Resolution
will be the subject of the talk to be given
by Rev. ]. A. Renwfck at the Y. W. c.
A. rooms Sunday at Alb
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Third Presbyterian church, corner OF
Fourth and Branner streets; w. J. Hat
field, D. D., papstor-Sabbath school at
9:45 a. M; preaching at II a. m. and 7:30
p. m. Morning subject, Life by Death
evening subject, With the Few. or With
the Many"
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very enjoyable dance was given last
Thursday night by Valiant Lodge No. LES
K. of P. in their rooms at the corner of
Sixth and Quincy street.
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Shawnee Camp $500 NJ. W. A. gave the
second of its series of winter entertain
ments last Thursday night. A large
attendance greeted the entertainers
Other similar gatherings will take place
from time to time through the winter.
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Westminster church, College avenue
and Huntoon street-Preaching at IL a
m and 1880 p. N. Morning subject, Christ
mas evening subject, Ewes Story of
Eden" sixth chapter; Christian Endeavor
at $50 p. m; subject, "a Vision OF World
Wide Peace''-Christmas Leaders. Nina
Campbell and Mabel Woodley.
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w. A. Fraser's novel of the turf
'Thoroughbreds,' is now in its fourth
edition.