The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-17

literature. and will be read and re-
man interest
A new book by Gen. Charles King
is about to be issued from the press
/ of the Hobard Co, 104 Fifth avenue.
New York In this new story by this
popular author will be found a plot
entirely different from anything he has
previously done, but of the most ex-
/ citing interest 1t begins with most
/ strange complication at a frontier post
/ in the Black Hills of Dakota shortly
( before the outbreak of the Spanish
war The leading characters are then
| transported to far different scenes in
/ the Philippines. and the closing chap
/ tiers bring them and the story back
| TO America 1t is in three parts: Part
/ What Happened in the West, Part
II, What Happened in the East, Part
III. What Happened in the End The
reader Will renew acquaintance with
some old friends and will be enter
tanned by the experiences OF men and
women of army life, which none can
| better depict than this writer.
Santa Claus Wonderful Candy Cir
Gus, Verses and sketches by Olive Aye.
| pictures by A. T. Williamson, has just
been published by Laird & Lee. Chi
cago. 1t is an unusually clever and
original holiday book for children
Freddie takes a trip to Santa Claus
land, and on his arrival he finds San
ta's palace is made entirely of candy.
Good old St Nicholas shows him
geouS rooms and candy halls, exhibit
ing his Wonderful Candy Circus"
Monkeys made of pepsin gum, caramel
and chocolate giraffes. peanut pigs,
trained to act and race like living
creatures Even their clothing is
made of sweets and CONNECTIONS. Their
numerous queer antics are related in
0 l.
captvate every child fortunate enough
TO procure a copy of this entirely new
creation in juvenile literature
vertising. which has been running for some
months in the Atlantic Monthly, is con-
and Advertising BY AacCfregor Jenkins.
portunity OF knowing some of the humors
of advertising. but he contrives to make
MS interesting olll OF particulars iead up
As he says. while advertising has built
up great businesses. has renewed the &C
uvIties OF decay1nS communities, ana
worked many social and commercial ben
efits, it still. first and foremost, demon
strates anew that We are the same dear,
old, American public well known and be-
loved by the late Iamented P. 7. Bar
num-"
There has been much speculation as to
what the new Masonic magazine, The
is the result of a resolution enacted in
Washington. D. C. last october, at the
thirty-third degree. Scottish Rite Freema-
sorry. Now that the third number is out,
about The New Age IS that it looks just
like any other fine literary magazine and
is wholly unlike the ordinary run of fra
ternal publications. About one-third, or
some 80 odd pages richly illustrated. are
devoted specifically to Masonic articles.
but otherwise the contents and star OF
contributors are about the same in
the general high class magazines OF the
day There are serials, short stories, spe-
books. home departments. etc Through
out. the magazine is elegantly illustrated
by the work of well known artists, and by
photographs
have purchased the entire assets and good
will of the Lothrop Publishing company,
The corporation is to be known as the I1o-
throp, Lee & Shepard company and has
fishing business, which is to comprise I'll
the publications of both houses, and to
all obligations of Lee & Shepard. and of
the business of the LOthrop Publishing
company. as conducted by its assignees
since the time of assignment All affairs
of the new corporation will be under the
direction of w F. Gregory, for the past
Both imprints will be retained through
the present season, and the business feat
Kept entirely distinct till January !. 1895.
Some OF the advance Information be-
ing sent out about Randall ParriSh'S new
story, MY Lady of the North" which is
to be published in October. seems to in
tban .ev7ben e wilderness Was King AS
to the plot, we are told that on as black
a cavalry captain rode out from the army
of Northern Virginia to carry certain dis
lines The officer is Captain Philip Wayne
and a gallant Virgfnian in every sense Of
the word He is at once plunged from
and the dashing style in which he de-
scribes them will keep the enthusiastic
reader fairly breathless in the effort to
keep up
Recent cable dispatches announcing the
John Of cronstadt Increases interest in
the September Century's timely and en-
Isourdes" This narrative by an eye-wit-
ness, David Bell MACEDONIAN. recounts the
St Seraphim of Sarov. in which the car
participated year ago. According to
car and czarina to attend this canoniza-
OF such piety. q son would be born
The September number OF the Holiday
Monthly Magazine for children is devoted
features written by people who know
and understand the small boy and girl
Grace MacGowan Cooke There are also
interesting accounts from young Wood
crafters of Mr. Ernest Thompson Seton 5
nature movement. The Woodcraft In
dams The Holiday is published in Now
York
No name is more widely known-and
loved-in the literary world today than
that Of Mary MapeS Dodge. editor of St. |
Nicholas. since its first issue. A new
book from her pen viii appear this fall. |
entitled simply Poems and Verses" a |
gathering together OF the best OF many |
years.
is b eractad ~ ,rIr |