The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-01

the capitalist class and the working class.
The prize for which they struggle IS the
1t is a battle of ideas, of religion, Of phil
osophy, OF politics and Of physical Prov
ess. CLUBS bricks, injunctlonss gatitng
guns, internal machines economic afgl-
ments, ethical appeals, biological demon-
stratlons ana sclent1hc ana pnllosopnlc
conpentlons are a Few OF the weapons OF
the lighters. No more bizarre, no more
earnest, no more deep seated and vide
spread revolution has ever occurred me
aim of the essays is to analyze the situa-
ton, and to present it in its elementary
aspect
A. Conan Doyle, whose new Sherlock
Holmes stories are being brought out in
title, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, %
has been stricken with the same malady
that has affected Kipling and a number
OF other writers IN recent years he mas
gone automobile mad His frenzy is not,
however, likely to prove fatal, to himself
or to others, because Of the good care ne
is having during the first paroxyisms of
the disease. from his mother. Mrs Doyle
is quiet little woman, who has been
passing a sweet and peaceful old age in
a vino covered cottage in Yorkshire. she
has a fathomless admiration for her IA
nous son. The successes of Arthur age
her life; the bread and meat of her daily
/ conversation. When the automobile ma
called her to his side. She left her vine
clad cottage and went to her son. When
/ he wanted to take a spin in his machine
she TOOK her courage IN her hand ana
/ climbed into the front seat with him and
placed cautioning finger upon his arm
| as he opened the throttle. And now the
| chickens, and the sheep, and the cows,
/ of the country round live in peace, for
they know that they have nothing to fear
from the snorting machine with the sweet
| faced, gray haired little woman by the
driver on the front seat for they will
| have plenty Of time to get out of the
way.
The New York Post says: The sale of
| the library Of the late Bishop John F.
Hurst occurred at the Anderson Auction
nesday of this week. This was the fourth
and final portion of the library and to the
surprise Of every one reached q total OF
/ $50, 600. It was known generally that Bish-
op Hurst had been a wise collector of
manuscripts and autograph letters, but no
one knew to what an extent the recent
rise in values would be indicated The to-
| tai for the entire library reached the
| handsome sum Of $4,000, and it is doubt
fu1 If the original cost to the owner was
more than half that amount. The sum re-
allied for the fourth portion was largely
| made up by the high prices paid Tor I'M
portant autographed material six items
| fetching over s., 900 each, the largest sum
Sir s9n wd Pfq s 59 tg 9 fstorv of seotiand
IN three volumes, the first Of which was
entirely in the handwriting of the novelist,
| the others by another hand- rms 1eIcned
/ 81 SEQ. The second highest price was 81, 400,
/ paid for Hawthorne's copy. Of Shakes
/ peare's works. This was in fourteen vol
/ umes, contained Hawthorne's autograph
/ in each volume besides penciled notes by
his daughter, Rose Hawthorne, and his
price was paid for the original manuscript
/ of Irving's BRA cebridge Hail. written
/ on 155 octave leaves. and containing many
1 Of the other original chapters. This book
was handsomely bound in one volume, and
! each leaf was mounted to quarto size. It
/ fetched Sl,3l5 The original MS OF Try
/ irg's Tales of a Traveller" written on 1874
/ octave leaves, mounted on paper of quar-
! to size. fetched s1,1o0, while. a Washing
/ ton A. L. s. Of ten pages. dated Head
| quarters AdiddIebrook, May 5th, 1779," and
written to Benjamin Harrison, brought
The Internationa Quarterly for April
! contains a striking essay by Maurice Mae
4 terlinck, in which the forces at play on
/ modern battlefield are analysed in a pecu-
h a suggestiXy 44a way Under the title o.
| current issue of this journal are contrib
/ uted by Kenyon Cox on MichelangelO,
] Okakura-kakuzo, the Japanese writer, on
/ THE Cup of Humanity" (tea); Prof n. S.
/ Shaler on THE Future of Power" Gus
tav Lanson on THE Historic Method of
| Burden at HoTne:'s the Rev. washington
| GLADDEN. on The Church and Social
Work" and by Captain E L. Zalinsh,
/ Q. s. A. lretired), on Modern Siege Oper-
/ ations at Port Arthur"
Mr.. T. R. Jernigan's book. China in
/ Macmillan company, is said to be very
/ intelligent and scholarly description of
1 China and an analysis Of its government,
/ its system of taxation, its family life, its
business IDEAS, even down to its methods
of travel. It is one of the most solid and
| instructive books on China ever written
the most important study Of China from
| the standpoint of organization that has
/ appeared IN this country.
Stewart Edward White. author Of 1.-THE
| Mountains, The Silent Places" etc,
finds it difficult to stay home even in
winter time, though be. has what is known
as the most comfortable house on the Pa
cific coast. He has just returned to Santa