The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-24

his lordship to have buried one wife
| and taken another, and for Mr.. Conrad
to have written story about this sec
ond matrimonial venture. Joseph Con-
rad has not done so, and quite anoth-
er Mr. Conrad-a Stephen Conrad-is
responsible for the book.
Margaret Horton Potter's recent
novel of Indian life in the Thirteenth
Century, 1.-The lame-Gatherers," pub
lished by the Macmillan company, has
just gone into its second large edition
1t is a tale of sin and its expiration, when
| brings in the theory of reinearnation,
and which fairly CLOVIS with the bril-
| way, it is a deep and beautiful allegory
of human life.
| Andre Castaigne, better known, per-
haps, in this country than any other
Partisan painter and illustrator, is writ
ing a novel "Fata Morgana" is an
nounced as the title; and "Fata Nor
CANA" will appear in the early fall or
course the story will draw much of its
material from the artist and student
life of Paris; and the publishers, Inc
ing and heroic myth of one of the little
countries bordering on the Adriatfc is
woven into the narrative. and that the
book will be rich in illustrations, all by
the author.
Most timely of all the October Cen
tury's articles will be a discussion OF
1.-THE Real Dangers of the Trusts,
litical economy at Columbia univer-
sity. Among the topics which Prof
Clark will take UP will be the danger
line as to prices, the saving grace
of potential competition the great
danger of political corruption, alliance
between the trust and the boss, the
danger of trust smashing" honest
wealth and honest labor against mo-
nopolies, with some suggestions as to
the remedies for the regulation of the
trusts.
Charles Wagner. the author of "The
Simple Life" ''The Better Way" and
by the F'ireside," who is to make
tour of the United States, will leave
spending his time at a summer resort
in France. He is naturally anxious
about his English, and has been ac-
lively practicing with all the Amer
he has progressed far enough into the
mysteries of our tongue to be able to
make fun of the various dialects of
English as they appear in America,
for writing of some American &C
quaintances he says: "They are very
careful about my speaking. Mr..
Wagner, they say, you must Tlt. not say
Wagner's lectures have been written,
and he is now engaged in translating
them into English. He will visit
going on later to Boston, where he
will attend the peace congress.
Mark Twain's most recent portrait.
painted by Edouard Gelli, the leading
portrait painter of Italy, is now on ex-
hibition at the st. Louis exposition.
The picture was reproduced In Har-
pers Weekly of September 8. 1t is
fine piece of work, and as a portrait
it had the approval of Mrs. Clemens.
Two or three weeks before her death
in Florence it was taken to her room
and left there while she studied it
strength permitted. She SO thorough
ly approved it that after its exhibition
in America she wished to have it re-
turned to her, to be hung in the villa
at Florence where her health compell-
ed her to remain Her death was quite
unexpected by her family, and the
it occurred. Mrs. Clemens judgment
of the picture has been confirmed by
art critics. The artist, Professor Cell,
of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts at
Florence, is portrait painter to the
court of Italy, and has numbered many
other royal personages among his sub
jects, including the German emperor,
the Emperor Of Austria, and the King
of Siam. He received the Grand Prix
at Dresden last year for a triptych of
the Passion of Christ
Little, Brown & Co.'S fall Juvenile
list is always a strong one, and this
year includes eleven new titles as fol-
lows: The last of the series of Anna
Chaplin Rays Teddy books, entitled
''Nathalie's Sister," a sequel to 'Ursu-
las Freshman" published a year ago;
Trina and Nap is a story for younger
girls, by Helen Leah Reed, author of
the Brenda" books; 1.-THE Boy Captive
of Old Deerfield," beginning a new
series of Colonial stories, by Mary P.
Wells Smith. the well known author of
1.-The Young PuritanS Series,' ETC.;
1.-THE Story of Rolf and the Vikings
Bow" by Allen French, author of 1.-The
Junior Cup" ETC.; 1.-The White Crys-
tails" a story of the adventures of two
boys, by Howard R. CARTS; "In the
Miz," by Grace E. Ward, consisting of
seven fanciful and humorous stories, |
illustrated with eight full page pic
lures in color. and numerous cuts in
the text, by Clara E. Atwood; Little |
Almond Blossoms" by Jessie Juliet
Knox, a book of stories of Chinese
boys and girls, illustrated from photo
graphs; 1.-THE Nursery Fire. by Rosa
lind Richards. profusely illustrated by
Clara E. Atwood: 1.-THE Alley Cats
Kitten an amusing book for chill
dren who love cats, by Caroline NJ.
Fuller fully illustrated: and 1.-The |