The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-23

drives were instituted in order to cap
ture the best of the wild herds and
Keep this crack corps Of trained ele-
plants up to the mark.
At an opportune moment, while the
biographee is visiting New York and
is giving the American public a taste
of his quality, Miss Rosa NeWmarch is
sues her story of Henry J. Woods phe-
nomenal career. Probably no living or
chestral conductor has risen more
quickly, and at the same time so sure
~, into prominence. Mr.. Woods po-
sition today is that of the first Eng
fish conductor, and indeed one may say
that he occupies unquestionably the
central figure in English musical life.
The little book, which, is the opening
volume Of a new saries on Living
Masters of Music" comprising illus
trated monographs on contemporaries
of all branches Of the art, published by
John Lane, traces simply and directly,
the career of Mr.. Wood.
The February number of The Smart
Set opens with a striking novelette,,
"The Wanderers" by Gertrude Lynch
"a story with a wholly new theme, as
strong as it is interesting. The dra-
matte incidents which follow a man
who has kidnapped his own child, af-
ter a stormy quarrel with his wife who
has just divorced him, are stirring in
the extreme, and the story is written
with that literary distinction which
always characterizes Miss Lynch'S
work. 1t is memorable novelette,.
One of the best features of the January
and succeeding numbers Of Field -, an ~
the editorial department and the charac-
ter of its work, under the personal direc-
ton of Mr.. Emerson Hough, who IS
known throughout the United States for
his literary productions over the sigma
ture Of e Houg m As , writer + on IN
American story. The Mississippi Bus
self; and his record as a sportsman and
man is CORES ondingly clean and unas-
sailabe Endsr his Sand ana aits sh
greater success and honors in the literary
world.
The new juvenile entitled ''wonderfolz
in WOndeTlandM avJ lust guP!l n t bs
M rsf na booF of its author Mss
Edith Guerrier. who is custodian of the
North End Delivery station of the Boston
Several years had charge of the reading
rooms in the industrial school under the
patronage OF Mrs f quincy fge A nr sna" won
derfolk in Wonderland" has already been
introduced for supplementary reading IN
some of the best private children's schools
in Boston and it's vicinity.
Edmund Gosse. the celebrated English
4 critic, gives in the Academy his opinion of
/ the best book of the year: my work has
not allowed me leisure to do justice TO
several of the most celebrated publica-
lions of 1903; but I question whether any
sess more ingenious originality or finer
grace than Mr.. Henry James 1Afe OF
". w. story which I did read" The
| American publishers of this biography re-
port that they hope to be able to M or.
! ders for this work very shortly, but that
for the last few weeks the demand has
been greater than their supply.
The Red Book seems to think 4 has
made a literary find" For the March
number of the magazine it announces as
its leading contribution story entitled
1.-THE Taste of an Afterwhile 1t Is a
story Of Indiana life some 80 years ago
and is declared to be noteworthy for its
freshness of its theme and plot. OIneI
stories in the MARCH number her are a s In ai
| the tales of a picturesque young scamp
by Rex 2. Beach; The Wing OF Recon-,
dramatic story of an American artist,
London beauty and mysterious pic
/ tlre: and 1.-THE Guest of Honor, NO
mans club story by Emily F. Wheeler