The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-31

Literary World the Critic expects to hold
the attention of that periodicals old sub
ing to a wider audience. The title of the
Boston magazine Will be preserved on
ter read The Critic and Literary World.
publisher 5i for "a a Sketch Of his life. sent
this: 1873, q cobbler's apprentice; 1879,
Sos5S e 1 1 Ys Sser
1856, chorus singer in a travelling com
pany; 1887. apple seller in the streets; 1888.
rotary; 1891 foot tourist through Russia;
1888, day laborer on the railway. In 1894
my first novel appeared"
Cal Blount, the real hero of Emerson
Land" is a southern planter with quaint
way of looking at things: Here are his
views on the negro problem; IF you'll
Mr. Niger into the game with. us; or,
himself, and he don't know the value of
as s they vi last e The trouble with Mr.. Mig
ger is, he's wanting to get into every jack
Wanting Mis to 5' play on the ground that his
fellows blue ones. Now that amt pO-
The pictures and the varied character or
the articles are again notable features of
The World To-Day for January. For a
ten cent magazine 1t certainly commands
speak with authority on the topics of
which they write. The cover design of
the the firat Of the confributed artictes, on
the Palms of the Colorado Desert, by
Edmund Mitchell Railrqad , Building s. in
with a new feature of life in that hitherto
uncivilized land. A striking contrast of
Of the Bowery The othr sde
of life in New York city is represented in
Metropolitan Museums Collection of
Armor,'' Illustrated with several fine de-
signs of medieval war costumes
Houghton, Mifflin & Co. are preparing
for early Us spring publication ON h Bfi6 o+
service. alike to the book collectors and
to the student of Hawthornes life and
Miss Nina E. Browne of the Boston athe-
naeum. who has been engaged upon it for
can possibly be discovered, a reference to
everything in print either by or about
rangement are being carefully considered,
with view to making the book as work
to prove especially serviceable.
Mark Twain contributes to the Christ
mas number of Harpers Weekly short
story written in the vein of his old-time
Bequest," and tells of the dreams and
air castles of young couple who believe
me manner erin in which they ass assume Control
of their imaginary inheritance (s3o, 600 at
the staTo and by series & Of splen en- in
ingly large fortune, until the bubble final
" bursts just when they are about to be-
come rivals of the worlds greatest f1nan-
ciers, is told in Mark Twain's best hui
morous style. The story is illustrated
with pictures in color and tint by Peter
Newell.
The clerk in the shipping department. Of
been taken for wholesale grocers when
he read the other day q telegram saying;
cabbages all kinds" 1t dawned on him
in a few moments that he was wanted
rvs hume humorous Gus novel of south American
politics. Cabbage and Kings"
Edwin A. Abbey's painting of the Cor
onation of King Edward VII: is now on
exhibition in b Bond street gaileT2 IN Lon
by English critics one of the finest works
Of modern times. 1t is said that the p or-
gave Mr.. Abbey six or eight sittings, is
the best one in existence. Important as
hundred portraits. for which special Sit
tings had to be arranged, statement
artists task It appears that only Lord
Rosebery and Lord Roberts declined to
they consequently had to be relegated to
the land others department of the coro-
nation spectacle. Abbey Is almost entire
~ English now. thr1ugh long ass ssinn1
publishers is for Harper & Bros, In whose
establishment he worked as a youthful
artist good many years ago.
Probably no girl in all the world has so
many friends, known and unknown, as
Helen Keller. Her growth from pa
inteiiectuai life is one Of the miracles of
the age. Now that she has come to
gtandin m of her life and especially of
her communication with others, spite OF
deafness, dumbness and blindness, every
Easily first, then, in interest and impor-
tance among the January Century's con-
tents will be Helen Kellers "A Chat
trated by a number of portraits of Helen
Keller, alone, and with Joseph Jefferson,
Miss Sullivan. Edward Everett Hale and
Prof. Alexander Graham Bell.
E. P. Powell, author of 1.-THE Country
Home (NIcC1ure-Philips), was especially
inspired to the writing of his book by his
enthusiasm on the joys of country living.
The book, he hopes, will counterfeit what
Congestion in population in the cities, and
give proper direction to the emigration
countryward He believes in country life
especially for brain workers.; ana declares
lovely fruitful homes, and at the same
time improve their literary output He
is ehamp1ning II Aperlea IDEAS 1t i1lla of
1.-THE Brethren" is championing in Eng
land Mr. Haggard has long been carry
ing on a propaganda for the development
of rural England, and the emptying OF
the congested districts of London, Biz
mingham and other big cities into the
countryside
Oufte n Game.