The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13
BOOK NOTES.
Various Items About Books Which
Are Attracting Attention.

Samuel Buckley & Co., of 100 William
street New York, have undertaken the
task of introducing the Burlington Maya
zine into America 1t ought to be a pleas
ant task, for the magazine is one of the
best and largest art magazines yet pub
lished.
Cyrus Townsend Brady has written for
forthcoming number of Earper's Bazar
an article entitled "A Preacher at the
Theater,'' in which he describes the i'm
pressions he has received at the theaters
during the season now closing. Mr. Brady
writes both from the essentially moral and
the essentially artistic standpoint, which
makes his views of uncommon interest.
The appearance Of Mr.. Dewitt's eIabo-
rate monograph on The Impeachment and
Trial Of Andrew johnson" has revived
discussion of this famous and unique in
eident in our history. Kansas City
paper prints an interview with ex-senator
Ross. who cast the deciding vote in the
impea chment Of Andrew Johnson. Mir.
Ross gave it his opinion that such
series of events as those IL the johnson
case could not occur Igan in this cOun-
try, because people, and consequently
parties and their IDEALS are on q higher
political plane.
One of the notable pictures exhibited in
the Paris salon this year is a triptyque
by J. P. Laurens the well known French
historical painter, comprising scenes in the
ire ana death Of Jeanne d Arc, III whom
the interest of artists and authors appears
to be perennial. It is not SO strange, how
ever, that a French painter, even OF such
distinction Laurens. should choose the
mystic peasant girl for his subject in this
| modern eav as that an American hrrnorief
| like Mark Twain should have written 4
book-and one of his strongest books
about her Whether she be ever canonizsd
| immortality of her fame Laurcns has
been a recipient Of the highest h0aors.
| He is q chevaier of the Legion of Hcuor
| $50. and received the medal of honor
in 1877. He is in his sixty-sixth year.
Jack London's article singing the praises
of Rudyard kipling is all the more inter
esting because people are saving shat
upon him the mantle of Kipling has fallen
In the June issue of The Reader. Mr.. Lon
don reminds his readers that that. man
of US is imperishable who makes his cen
seizes upon the salient facts of our life,
/ who tells what we thought. what we were.
and for what we stOod-that man shall be
| the mouthpiece to the centuries.
/ What the Anglo-Saxon has done, he has
memorialized. Primarily. he says, Kip
| the dreamer The most characteristic
/ thing about Kipling is his love of actual
ity, his intense practica blity, his proper
ed hard-fisted fact. And. above all, he
has preached the gospel of work, and
more potenty by far than Carlyle ever
4 preached. Each epoch has its
singer. AS Scott sang the swan song Of
chivalry, and Dickens the buTgher-fear Of
the rising merchant class. SO kipling, as
no else. has sung the hymn OF the
donap t Tond t fe W6rd he ri q
umphant pean of militant commerc1allsn
and imperialistic natonalisrn. For that
viii he be remembered"
Channing's "Discourses on War" is the
third volume of the International library
published for the international Union By
Messrs. CHM & Co. the earlier volumes
Charles Summers Addresses on War.
Che innings services in the cause of peace
and better international relations were con
spicuous He was one Of the founder:
Of the Massa chusettS Peace society, which
was the first influential peace society II
the world and an earnest worker for the
cause during his whole life Among al
men in the American pulpit perhaps non'
ever Waged such strenuous war aga1nS
war and the military spirit among nations
He felt this spirit to be opposed to tn
fundamental principles of Christianity
and upon this high religious ground hi
/ various diScourSeS upon this subject Wer
written. Six Of these noble discOurses
touching various and distinct aspects o
the broad subject, are included in IN
present volume: and as in the two earle
Volumes of this series, there is careful
introduction by Edwin D. Mead The pres
ent volume is one which commands sspe
cially the attention of Christian minister
and churches having to confront the mill
tary spirit and its temptations 1t vi
have a specially warm welcome from z
lovers of peace within and without IN
church The volumes in this lnternatlont
part of an important campaign OF educs
ton in this important field
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