The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-17

piness and true worth in social eff
ficiency-is, he holds. an experience,
he says finely, that only those who
live can say anything very helpful
about life" Accordingly, his book is
not meant so much for the technical
moralist, though even he viii find it
important, as for the earnest men and
women who are confronting practical
questions Of morality in the affairs Of
I life.
An instance has just occurred of the
use of The Century Magazine as a
cOmpaign document with marked sue
cess Mr.. Frank NJ. Chapman's article
on photograph damingoes, which
appeared in the December number Of
The Century, has helped to secure
legal protection for these birds in their
haunts in the Bahamas. The colonial
secretary has just notified Mr.. Chap
man OF the passage of an act which
provides a close season for famingoes
and prohibits the shooting and killing
of all song and insectivorous birds at
all seasons In the interest of the
passage of the act copies of the De-
Gem Der Century were sent to all mem
bers of the Bahaman assembly, and
the colonial secretary writes to Mr..
Chapman: 1.-THE passing of this much
needed measure is due largely to your
efforts, and especially to the interest
aroused by your splendid work on the
hamingo breeding grounds at Andres"
The Game described in Mr.. Jack
London's forthcoming novel of that
title is that which takes place within
the squared ring. Its hero is a fine,
sturdy, clean young fellow of the work
ing classes, just engaged to be married
to a beautiful young girl above her
station in refinement Joe arranges for
Genevieve to witness his last fight, the
proceeds OF which are to form their
nestegg. This is the opening of the
story, which The Macmillan company
viii publish this month, with many
illustrations in black-and-white and in
coIors.
Mr.. EDWIN Sandys. whose new book,
Sporting Sketches" is in press with
The Macmillan company, has enjoyed
the cream of American sport, north,
south, east and west. He is himself a
combination of author, artist, naturalist
and sportsman; and his new book is
said to present fascinating pen pictures
Of red letter days afield. He is a sports
man rather than a killer, his motto be-
IN in reason and in season" These
sketches incidentally describe the best
of our game, great and small.
In his book, Japan Today" which
has already gone through three editions,
DR.. Scherer, who for many years resided
IN Japan and held a position in that
country, says Of the struggle in the
east: This war is, with Japan, a sheer
struggle for existence, whereas it is
with Russia a mere struggle for more
territory. Not until the wisest of Jan
anese statesmen perceived that Korea
would meet the fate of Liaotung did
they yield to the national desire for war.
But they knew the integrity of Korea
IS absolutely essential to Japan's ex-
istence. If ever in history a nation has
been driven to bay, that is the case
with Japan But she had been expect
ing it and was prepared for it with a
thOroughness that has astonished the
world. And Notwithstanding the i'm
mense power of Russia, I think it is not
without the bounds of possibility that
the world shall be surprised still fur
Their. If Japan conquer I think this
will mean the salvation of China, the
triumph of the west in the east, the SUI
premacy Of Saxon over Slav, and of
Christianity over Paganism." This was
written very early in 1904 and, in view
Of the events which have transpired
since then, and especially the sweeping
victory Of Japan on the sea and land
in the past few months, it reads like
prophecy.
Charles Wagner has more than half
finished his Impressions of America, -
which are to appear in La Revue des
Revues. There is. of course, to be
chapter on President Roosevelt. Trans
lations of THE Simple Life" by the
and Hebrew, and an edition of it is be-
ing arranged for the blind.
Referring to Mr.. Carnegfe's deterni-
nation to use as a flag at Skibo castle
q banner having the standard of Great
Britain on one side and the stars and
stripes on the other. John kendrick
Bangs contributes to the June Har-
per'S Weekly an amusing poem called
AT Skibo." Mr.. Bangs suggests num-
erOuS other ways in which ny. Carne-
gle might show his Anglo-Anerican
spirit and concludes:
And when the question momentous
Is put to him pointblank:
Are you a Britisher like US
Or from tn OhiOs bank2"
Why can't you hear his thunderous:
1 am an Anglo-Yank!
It is announced that Meredith Mich
Olson's new novel will begin to run
serially in the June number of The
Reader Magazine. It is called The
House of a Thousand Candles, and the
very title indicates that Mr.. Nicholson
has found a splendid opportunity for
his powers of finer melodrama and his
spirit of playful fancy. Howard Chand-
Ter Christy will illustrate the story
which will appear in seven INSTALL
ments.
Mr.. Thomas Emmett Dewey. who in
tended to publish a book calling atten-
ton to common errors of punctuation
spelling and grammar, win be too late
Sherwin Cody has forestalled him in
a little volume just published by the
old Greer Press Of Chicago under the
title, "a Dictionary of Errors It is a
model both of compactness and com
prehensiveness. With only 116 pages
pocket size, it has everything the Ordi-
nary man viii want. Everything is
carefully systematized and simplified
The correct form is put to the front. go
that is the form to remain II. the mem
oTy, and the incorrect form is put later
in parenthesis. or is merely implied as
the opposite Of the correct form. It is
also unique in giving pronunciation
No word is covered over with puzzling
diacritical marks, but attention is con-
centrated in a simple way on the syl-
liable or letter in which an error is ike
y to be made as "Acclimate-accent
eli, not ac-" This book is short enough
for any person to study it ali through