The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-29

The author of 1.-The Truants." Alfred
Edward Woodley Mason, f. X. Q. g.
BILE for ten other novels. He was born
at Dulwich, England, in 1865, ana
took his B. A. at Trinity college, OK
ford He is a Liberal in politics, and
is now standing for parliament as
member for Coventry.
Prof. LIE Baron r. Briggs, who is
to publish a volume of essays soon.
has Just been appointed to succeed
Adam Sherman Hill in the time-hon-
ored chair of Boylston professor OF
rhetoric and oratory at Harvard. He
has been dean of Harvard college for
about ten years.
Pouitney Bigelow is at work on Vol
ume " of his history of The Ger
man Struggle for Liberty. He Will
return to America this winter for the
purpose of delivering series OF
twenty-five lectures before the Boston
University Law school, beginning just
after Christmas.
In choosing the title for his novel
Of Central American politics, Mr.. o.
Henry thought he had been amusing
enough when he selected "Cabbages
and Kings from the 'Walrus and the
Carpenter" the poem in " Alice IN
Sealing Wax and Cabbages and Kings
we quote for the benefit of. those
who do not know their Alice" as
thoroughly as they shouldl. But
New York literary editor thought he
could go one better. and in combi-
nation, possibly, with the typesetter
evolved "Cabbages and Turnips" as
a title.
Mr.. David Graham Phillips has just
returned to America from TIP
abroad Mr.. Phillips spent most OF
his time in Biarritz, in the soutn"eSe-
ern corner of France, said to be the
most beautiful seaside place IN the
world For some reason or other tne
all-but-omnipresent American touIisI
does not go there, ana Engfls ISM, IN ,v MAT
he was looking for-Quiet ana a
chance to work. 1t is understood that
he is now engaged upon theme tnaI
would test the toiling capaciIy o. 1 Ire
least conscientious novelist-the reng-
IONS side of the war between material
ism and spiritualism in the OnIoeo
States-a study of the extreme reaG-
tionary religious craze from ~ otie course.
to be supposed that Mr.. Philips Is
writing a religious novel,
The first fruit of Mr.. HoWeirs y, visis
To England, where he still is, rs a
charnninr and buoyant article entitieo
en- FoIkstone Out of Season, Wnlch
onens the November NUMBER OF 1l1L
per's Magazine. APptt;ecia ~ the nlaee.
| he i1tiuates that the vaudeville per-
| Torrance in the pavilion on tue p,ea
| Is somewhat mild; that the Folkestons
| tcanraaua twas a sort or SWeeleneo
a,,d extra favored snow which was
| hardly colder than the ar outslue
hut that the tea and bread anu Dul.et'
which appeared with magical proihpt-
nass upon his arrival, were Deyond re,
nroech Caesars Camp, the Holy Wen
where the Canterbury pilgrims urAIIK,
ard other historic sites MI. TN CHS
describes with his customary SKILL
Stewart Edward White contributes
IN abe current Harper's Weekly an en-
Pertaining description OF Two IH1 t,.s
| of frenderfeet-' There u.s. ne say ~
E1-ouph YOUTH" who poses as great
camIeer. and ostentatiously makes ngne
| IF the hardships and difficulties OF me
| in the woods that real woodsmen Know
enough to avoid. Tnen tnere ss,. oalS
| tLat though a man need not Wn1he
when he runs against hardshlps' YET
! he need not run to meet them ana put
his head down and Dutt INTO eAleni.
| Tho renort that President Roosevelt
aod some members of the Engllsh
royal family will shortly go hunIing
| in the Big Horn mountains WITH SUI
| Godx in the book 1.-THE Adventures OF
PufSa1o BILL" 1t was while Colonei
| Cody was in London, exhibiting ms
wild West show, that KING na 5 E4%ILu;
the performances He was SO taken
with its novelty that he expressed a
1 wish 10 ride in the Deadwood coacn-
There happened to be TOUR kinss LIZ
spectators-the kings of Denmark,
Saxony, Greece, and the crown Frln nee
IF Austria They accompanied the
prince in the coach, ana a Nv nvely ; LIZ
congratulated Buffalo Bill. ana sang:
"Colonel, did you ever hold four
kings like that before?'
Eyes, your ROYAL Highness. replied
i Cody, sI have held four kings more
) than once: but I never heid ;, toui
kings and a royal joker before.
!, THE ;nstalment of "Frenzied Fl
nance" in the November number OF
Esx-ervhodv's Magazine offers what Is
. | probably the best account OF imam
cial war ever printed. Mr.. Lawson !!
now we'll into the main course OF M:
narrative which leads by way OF tins
Boston gas fights to Amalgamatet
Gamer. .Addicks has persuaded hin
~ take charge of his-Addick 's-con
= test with Henry H. Rogers and stand
ard Oil" and for pure love or compa
: the Boston financier. with all III
forces. has come to the rescue or tn
lDeiaware buccaneer. 1t is an excltlni
j.. passage in which he tells OF the at
tacISs and retreats, the tolls and STRAIT
! apeTns of this campaign, and for in
terest and thrill it holds its own Wit
: the real fighting in THE Three MUS
D Ireteers.'' Finally, Lawson and Rog
ers come together and the dialogu
! between them as they proceed to al
inst their differences is one of the mos
= | striking chapters in the story. tn
4 drama of the Standard Oil magnat
> tempting Lawson away from Addicks
= and offering him millions to join tn
! s'Standard orr band, and the Bosto
, hnancfer refusing. is described in Ian
ruaee at once direct, forcible and pic
:. t1Iresuue, and once more forces HON
I 70 the readers mind the fact that trut
:, is indeed stranger than fiction.
The announcement is made of tn
T birth of a little girl to Mrs Selde
It bacon Josephine Daskan), whose re