The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-15

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able" will tell most Illinoisans some
thing important that they did not
know.
Vance Thompson, in the Christmas
Everybody's, writing of Where the
Toys Come From describes the Nu-
Soldiers are sold by the hundred
weight" he says. land last year nearly
10000 Quintals We're sent into the
United States. A pound box, which
contains about $50 pieces-infantry,
| cavalry, artillery, with such accessor-
les as trees, bastions, camps, the
wounded soldiers and the dead-you
may buy yonder in the Troedel Market
are two kinds of toy soldiers-those
stamped out Of fiat metal and the finer
kind made in molds. Modern machin-
ery-as you may see in the great fac
stripped the process of romance. The
only hand work is the painting of the
little figures, which is done by women
and girls" A notable contribution to
installment of Thomas W. Lawson's
story, Friday, the 18TH" a romance
of Wall Street and its ramifications.
The Macmillan company will pub
fish shortly an important book by
Professor A. K. Rogers, author of "A
Brief Introduction 10 Modern Philoso-
ply" and 1.-The Religious Conception
of the World" This volume is de-
scribed as an. attempt to restate the
argum rents for theism in the light of
recent philosophical development
Professor Rogers has aimed at avoid
and has endeavored to connect his dis
cussion closely with concrete expert
ence and concrete human interests.
1.-The Balance of Power" has caused
much discussion among the critics Its
author has been compared favorably
to Dickens, Richard Whiteing, and
Winston Churchill. His hero has been
likened to the hero of John Halifax,
Gentleman" and the already famous
Colonel of the book has been lik-
ened to both David Harum and Mr..
Dooley.
George Barr McCutcheon has just
completed arrangements with his pub
fishers, DOdd, Mead & Co, for the pub
lication next spring of new short
story, to be illustrated by Harrison
Fisher, and TO be issued in the same
general style as 'Cowardice Court" and
The Purple Parasol."
In France the academy Crowns a
book which it considers worthy of a
place in literature. In America We
dramatize novel which has found
place in public favor. The latest work
ann Ounced for this honor is Mr.. J. A.
MitcheiTs Amos Judd" one OF his
earlier works. which has been run
through several editions. Mr.. Mitch
elFs latest, "The Silent War will be
found even better adapted than ''Anos
Judd" for use in dramatic form.
4 Julie Opp Favershana, the author OF
1.-The SGuaW Man" which the Harpers
ahve Just published, began her. career as
a New York newspaper woman. She
has also written several One-act plays,
and a number of short stories. and her
style is clear and vigorous. She has
lived a great deal in England, and she
and her husband, William Fayersharn,
spend their summers in a charming
manor house at Chiddingfold. in Sur
rey- The novel is written from ROyle's
play of the same name, which. with 1
Mr.. Faversham in the principal role,
scored such a great popular success in
New York last winter, and which Is
this season to appear in the principal
cities of the country.
With a holiday cover of green and
gold, and packed with interesting mat
ter and pictures, the December Worlds |
Work Is worthy Christmas offering.
There is no more effective Christmas
story than that told by Walter H |
Page the editor. of the life and work
of the late Charles McIver, perhaps the /
most useful SOutherner of his time. A
significant sym osium on Expert /
ments in Municipal Ownership is pre-
scented by #. b. Womack and G. M |
Keys, who tell of the failure Of state
ownership in North Carolina, Missouri
and Pennsylvania. DR.. Julian Thomas I
the daring balloonist, tells wildly of
An Aeronaut's Adventures" while |
Bernard Meiklejohn. with the aid of a
group of unusual pictures shows 1.-The |
Conquest of the Air The leading |
illustrated article is by Edgar French
and tells the life story of Eastman |
Johnson.
Mr.. Arthur Train, who is an assist
ant district attorney in the office of 1
Mr.. Jerome in New York City, has al /
most ready for publication from the /
press of the Scribners a book upon /
The Prisoner at the Bar" a subject I
about which he writes with interest /
and authority. The volume is popular 7
and entertaining in form with a great I
amount of anecdote to tighten its pages
and yet contains much IL the way OF \
Ideas and suggestions for the improve
ment of this branch of the public ser
vice.
A wide range of interest is presented
oy the articles in the current issue of
Weekly In addition to the
current events from an Independent
and stimulating point of view, there
are numerous illustrative features of
Importance. There is an informing
.tudy by Mr.. Sydney Brooks of the
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