The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-13

ScFibners have in hand for
early publication has been
- quite picturesque. Born in the
bsckWoods Of Indiana. in 1854, reared
on a big farm in the most beautiful
portion Of Iowa. where animal life was
abundant, he dates the beginning of
his education from the Iowa Agricul-
tuEal College and Wards Natural Sci
enee Establishment at Rochester.
In 1874, in the Isle of Pines, Cuba,
Mr.. Hornaday killed his first croco-
dfles ana came near being killed by
an Over-excited SpaniaFd who con-
ceived the idea that the collector was
an insurrectionist. In 1875, he visited
the West Indies and South America.
Imme d4ateIy following this expedition
he visited for study purposes. the
largest geological museums and gar
dens Of Europe, and then started on
three years tour Of the Jungles of In
dia, CeyIon. the Malay Peninsula, and
Borneo, finally going around the world.
In 1882 Mr.. 8ornaday was called TO
the United States National Museum to
organize a department of taxidermy.
In 1886, he was placed in charge of an
expedition TO central Montana to col
lect buffalo for the National Museum.
Mr.. Hornaday has hunted and studied
wild life in almost every part Of the
world. In 1886, he became the direc-
tor of the New 7 ork Geological Park.
It was recently announced that
homer davenport the CdfLOOD3SL, mas
returned from abroad with the largest
and finest collection of Arabian horses
ever shipped to America. There are
twenty seven splendid steeds in the
above collection and they represent a
little side issue to DayenpOrt'S trip to
Turkey and Arabia where he went to
write and illustrate q series of articles
for the Woman's Home Companion.
DavenDort's great admiration for
horses is not generally known, nor the
fart that he ranF1i1r II nil Il
fowl and animals near Morris Plains.
New Jersey. The cartoonist's first
hand Impressions Of the Sultan and his
people should make interesting read
ing.
The Thomas z Crewel company Of
New York have just published Fam
Gus American Songs" by Gustav
Kobbe.
The subject matter of this volume.
irrespective Of its attractive black-let-
ter dress, should appeal to every lover
Of the old familiar songs. Home,
Sweet Home" Dixie" America, -
yankee Doodle THE Star-Snano-Iad
Banner and other patriotic and popu-
lar airs have, IN fact. become an in
tegraI part Of our national life They
will live as long as the nation itself
lasts Therefore. every scrap of infor-
nation about them deserves to be
treasured The collecting of this in
teresting material could not be in bet
ter hands than those of Mr.. kobbe For
several years he has held high place
among musical critics and writer's and
has been in touch with special sources
Of Information. The result of excep-
tional opportunities is patent Begin
ming with Home, Sweet Home" he
tells how the song happened to be
written, where it was first sung and
many incidents in the wandering ca
reer of Payne. the man who had no
home The same method is followed
in the case of our other national airs
exploding many false ideas CONCERNING
them. and rounding out a useful vol
ume in q thoroughly successful way.
A new and very much enlarged edi-
ton of Mr.. Pages first novel "On
Newfound River illustrated in coIors
IS about to be published by the Serb
ners in whose magazine his earliest
published work appeared as long age
as 1877.
Mr. Page inherits some of his taste
, for writing, his father, John Page. esq
being man of fine literary attain
nents. John Page came of distfn-
guished stock He was Il grandson al
Governor John Page Of Roosevelt. who
was Jefferson great friend. and was
q leading patriot in the Revolution
John Pare was also grandson al
General Thomas Nelson. Jr.. Revolu.
tionary war governor Of Virginia. ant
q signer of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence- The authors mother was &
grancdaughte of General Thoma,
Nelson IT. Mr.. PAGES father was {
major in the Confederate army on tn.
staff of his brother-in-law. Genera
PeDdl eton. General Lees chief of ar
tillery. Young Page was about eish
years old when the war broke out H.
was living at Oakland Hanover county
Virginia. situated between two Of ths
PRINCIPAL roads that led "on to Rich
mona" So. althoueh boy. he sav
and heard great daaI of the war. H
was educated at washington eolEeg
and at the Virginia University. wher,
be studied law
'sThe DAVIS Journey, Miss Nefts
gvrett's first novel To appear in tn
6altsd States. was published II Sep