The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-22


" the editor OF The Manila Daily
Bulletin" and the Manila Freedom
contributes to the August number of
the Atlantic Monthly an interesting
and valuable letter from the Philip
pines.
The September number of Harper's
Bazaar contains a story entitled Mum
Der Seventeen: An Episode" by EIiz-
abeth G. Jordan. author of Tales OF
Destiny and Tales of the Cloister-" The
central episode OF the story arises from
the strange experience of young
newspaper woman.
One Of the early fall books of the
Outlook Co, will be "A Preachers
Story OF his Work" in which WIS.
Rainsford, tells among other things how
he transformed St Georges. New York
from a dying family parish into the
present active and powerful church, that
/ is serving rich and poor as few churches
have ever done
The Burlington Magazine and Gazette
which is circulated in America by Sam
uel Buckley & Co. of 100 William street,
New York, is showing improvement if
such thing is possible with such
high class publication The July num-
Il Der of the magazine has just been
received. 1t contains excellent plates of
Joshua Reynolds paintings as well as
some quite as good OF ancient artists.
AT the Time Appointed the tale of
mystery whose authorship for a long
time was credited to a man, has proved
to be one Of two Of the most popular
detective stories of this season. and ].
B. Lippincott Company. its publishers,
announce that IL has gone into another
large edition-the fourth since pubnca-
ton. That Mainwaring Affair" by
the same author. went into its tenth
edition during the week passed. and.
though now nearly two years old, IS
selling briskly-
1.-The Life Radiant is the title Of the
new book which Lillian Whiting, the au-
thor Of THE World Beautiful" Boston
Days" etc, has written for fall pub
LEGATION. In her new book Miss Whit
ing aims 10 portray practical ideal for
daily living that shall embody the sweet
ness and exaltatfon and faith that lend
enchantment to life. 1t IS, in a meas
ure. a logical sequence OF The World
Beautiful" leading into still diviner har-
monies Miss Writings Boston Days"
published last year. is already in its
third edition
The late Bishop Phillips Brooks used
to say that biography was his favorite
, form OF reading. and that he always be-
gan a good biography in the middle,
reading sometimes forward and some
times back That was the way. he con-
! tended, that one made the acquaintance
I OF people in real life. It was in this
/. way at any rate that Mr.. Hutchins Hap
good made the acquaintance of Jim in
, The Autobiography of Thief" COX
Dufield & Coz I met the thief quite
> casually" says Mr.. Hapgood, and then
9 grew interested in his story. My method
: was practically that Of the interview.
I took down more or less literally what
! / he said, and then rearranged my mater
ial and made il coherent"
Mrs. Frankau Crank Danby''), the
! author of Pigs in Clover" the new
: novel which has received such general
+ critical approval for it's character study
: and dramatic power, was a personal
friend of Cecil Rhodes and a great
admirer Of the Empire builder Once
at a house party in Surrey. England,
she and Mr.. Rhodes were fellow guests.
> Among the other guests was a young
man who was disposed TO boast of his
exploits with gun One morning at
E the breakfast table he remarked upon
I. his good luck in the field, and declared
that before breakfast that morning ne
= had shot no less than thirty seven hares.
s The story goes that Mrs Frankau there
= upon turned to Mr.. Rhodes and remark
: ed in voice audible to many of those
y around. Why, the young man must
= have shot at a wig"
Little. Brown & Co viii publish eleven
new books for young people in the au-
/ tumn. as follows ''Ursula's Fresh
man" a sequel to ''Nathalie's Chum. u
| | by Anna apin Ray: '.Brsnda's Bar
/ | gain" the last of the Brenda books
| for older girls, by Helen Leah Reed
| Jack the Firedog," by Lily F. Vessel
| hoeft, the well-known animal and ma
| ture story-writer; Camp Fidelity
| Girls" by Annie Hamilton Donnell
| Blake Redding: A Boy OF Today" b,
| Nathalie Rice Clark; Robin Hood
| His Book" by Eva March Tappan, IL
! lustrated in color: The Giants RUBY
| and Other Fairy Stories" by Mabel Full
| Ter Blodgett illustrated by KATHERINE
| Pyle; Jane and John. Their Plays
| Parties and Picnics." by Ellzapstn FOL
| hemus, illustrated in color; Eliza betl
| Charm String" by Cora F. Forbes
| Pioneer Spaniards in North America,
by William Henry johnson. author o
| The Worlds DISCOVERIES DAME
/ Webster for Young Americans. grea
| speeches with Introduction and note
| by Prof. Charles 2. Richardson Of Dart
| mouth College This same firm VIII ais
bring out Louisa NJ. Alcott's 10
/ Boys" in illustrated holiday style; AM
4 cults Princess Kallisto. and Othe
| Tales Of the Fairies"
II Mr. HowelFs home at Kittery Point
Maine, consists of a picturesque collec
/ ton OF buildings which have been
II growth and development. and are tn
/ more interesting for that reason Tn
III dwelling house was originally a small
III plain farm house which was purchase
4 by Admiral Craven and added to
room here. wing there-as need re
quired. Then Mr.. Howells purchased /
from the admiral. and turned the barr
into an admirable detached library an
workshop, panelling it with yellow. pine
and adding a hosDitable fireplace 70
logs The erstWhile barn is now linst
with books and pictures. and is tn
scene OF much Of Mr.. Howells more re
4 cent literary work. Among its treas