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


admiral. Verandas and vines help TO
make the homestead spacious and beau
tlful, and the fine old trees and superb
view of the bay and of the sea to the
Mr.. Howells rests a little and works
much. being one of the most indus
trious of authors His last volume was
the much talked Of Questionable
Shapes"
A party of we'll known Boston gentle
men on hunting and fishing trip two
years ago went an unusual distance into
the Hudson Bay territory north of Lake
Superior. In their journeying they came
across a distinguished appearing man
leading the life of hermit. Upon bet
ter acquaintance they learned his story.
which was to the effect that he was a
hneal descendant of the Bourbon Kings
OF France His immediate ancestors had
left France at the time of the revolu-
ton He also showed them documents
ii support of a claim to the ownership
Of the entire site Of the City of Quebec.
On their return to Boston these gentle
men made inquiries concerning the her
NIT. and found, through reliable sources
that his story was in its essential fea-
lures entirely true In The Pines of
Lory' Mr.. J. A Mitchell hinges the in
tereSt of his story largely on the volun-
tary self Punishment of a French no
BILE to a lonely island in the Gulf of st.
Lawrence. This bit of fancy was pub
lished long before the author learned of
this coincidence in real life. which gives
fresh confirmation TO the adage about
the relations of truth and fiction
I'm Merry Measure is the taking
title OF a book of vers de societe an
nounced by Life Publishing company
for appearance early in the fall The
verses are by Tom Mason. whose hui
morous writings are well known to
readers of the periodical press. The
/ book will be similar in size and form
to Taken from Life and Rhymes and
verse which have already had large
sale-
1.-TWO frowning boys sat in their ten
mis- f1annels between the glare OF lamp
and gas. Their leather belts were
Ioosed, their soft pink shirts unbut-
toned al the collar They were listen
ing with gloomy voracity to the in
struction OF a third. They sat at a
| table barred Of its customary sporting
ornaments. and from time to time they
sucked their pencils. and scrawled Wig
| orous laconic notes. Their necks and
| faces shOne with the bloom Of out-of-
doors Studious concentration was evil
IDENTIFY a painful novelty TO their fea-
lures" This perfect description of a
scene familiar TO every college man
opens Mr.. Owen Wister's amusing story
OF Harvard university Philosophy
4 was the course IN WHICH the
boys had acted the part of blithe grass
/ hoppers who, having money, sought
out and purchased the ant just before
examination This is the first volume
to appear in the new series of Little
/ Novels by Favorite Authors" published
! by the Macmillan company. The boys
discuss Plato, Berkeley. Zeuo and Par
menides in broad. vigorous college
/ slang, and the book fairly runs over
with merrinent. The second volume TO
] appear in this series will be Man
Overheard by Mr.. Marion Crawford.
The two volumes announced for June
are Mr. keegan,s Elopenent by Mr..
Winston Churchill. and Mrs. PendIe-
tons Four-in-H Hand" by Gertrude Ath-
ertOn.
It's a little bit early to talk about
/ calendars for next year, but advance
sheets of Lies Gibson calendar for
1904 show that it Is not only fully I'D &c
the standard of former years. but in
many artistic ways is an Improvement
Each sheet has a decorative border in
green and gold by A D. Blashheld OF
John Cecil Clay. The Gibson pictures
are in the best style of his art. and
altogether the Gibson calendar Is one OF
the best of similar productions. In each
year Of its publication the entire edition
has been sold out before the first OF
January.
Webster's New Standard Dictionary is
Laird & Lee Chicago Only a very pro
gressive and resourcefUl firm could hope
to be successful in the attempt to launch
Z new style Of dictionary upon a marke
already well stocked with similar works
The new book is certainly a surprise II
every way. Even the exterior deviates
from the beaten track Instead of a som
Der dead black or housely sheepskin- i
presents itself in a handsome half-leathe
binding with an appropriate design, press
ed in gold; on lifting the cover, richI,
tinted endsheets greet the eye. bearing TIL
seals Of all the United States and terrific
ries. the frOntispiece. which represents tn
Muse of learning. is work of art II
colors- and prepares the mind for man-
other beautiful. full page colOred Mustra
tons of great educational value. the Xix
! of which has never been seen in a diction
airy. The human races, according TO Hulk
lev. are presented on a finely EXECUTED
double page plate in beautiful color work
showing at a glance the various princi
nal types Of man. A two page map II
original b states the Louisiana Purchas
and the new possessions Precious stone
and ores are shown in their natural bril-
liant hues also the flags of the nations
but the most meritOrious of all the colore'
work seems to be that Of the sun spec
seen in such perfection It is happil.
combined with a special graphic lesson OF
primary. Complementary colorS. their com
binations and a pOlychrOmatic scale Nine
teen full page cuts illustrate the differen
istvIes of architecture. columns. lace. hu
etc and there are portraits OF all III
{ presidents and an equal number of worl'
[ IA nous men The smaller text etching
are very numerous. carefully selected an
well executed