The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-20

Smiths book on the race problem, THE
Color Line"
Mcclure. Phillips & Co., have just is
sued: The Plow-W Woman by Eleanor
Gates. powerful romance Of the
Northwest, Of life IN the broad open
spaces. and Of the development of q
beautiful character: THE Pettison
Twins" by Marion Hill, the stories of
the amusing children who have been
entertaining MeClure's readers for the
Jepson, new adventures Of the "Ad-
mira BILE Tinker and THE Pets an
other Little Comic Masterpiece. by
Henry Wallace Phillips.
So great has been the demand for G.
Loves Dickinson's THE Greek View of
Life" for use in schools and colleges.
that Mcclure, Philips & CO.. the pub
fishers of this and the other books by
the same author, have had to order
another importation, the fourth since
last April.
The Century promises at least sew
enty-five short stories throughout the
coming year, besides the three serials
by Frances HodgsOn Burnett, Eliza
beth Robins and A. E. ". Mason.
Among the noted writers who viii con-
tribute stories and novelties to the
Century during 1907 are Harry Still
well Edwards, author OF Two Run
aWays and Other Stories;" Charles D.
Stewart author of 'The Fugitive
Blacksmith" Norman Duncan, author
of ''Dr. Luke of the Labrador Harvey
J. OHiggins, author Of "Don-a-
Dreams" Irving Bachelor, author of
"Eben Holden" Elizabeth Jordan,
author of May Iverson, Her Book,
and Anne Warner, author OF Seeing
France with Uncle John"
Little. Brown & co. announce a
third printing of The Dragon Paint
McCa1) a third printing Of In Treaty
With Honor" by Mary Catherine
Crowley; and second printings of The
Queens Hostage" by Harriet T. Com
stock. The Master Spirit" by Sir
William Magnay, 1.-THE Slave Of ST.
Ience," by Fred NJ White, "Elinor's
College Career" by Julia A. Schwartz,
"Pardner of Blossom Range, by
Frances Charles. and From Dream to
Vision of Life" by Lillian Whiting
all before the day of publication.
The Legal Literature company of
Chicago are now publishing the first
of a series of small volumes written by
Henry S. Wilcox of the Chicago bar.
They are designed to point out in
racy and entertaining manner the
follies and frailties of judges, lawyers
and juries which have come to the
notice of the author during his many
years of experience as a trial lawyer.
The book is entitled "Foibles Of the
Bench" price $1.00, and contains
sketches of typical good and bad
judges and points out abuses which
have become prevalent in judicial pro-
ceedings and suggests remedies. It
aDOundS IN humorous incidents Illus
tratfng the points made and is caIcu-
lated to interest the general reader as
we'll as the members of the legal pro-
fession. The other volumes to follow
will be entitled "Foibles OF the Bar"
'Frailhes Of the Jury" and "FNallacies
of the Law" All the above volumes
will be sold at the uniform price of
one dollar.
Was there ever a real tom Saw
yer?' He is so real in Mark Twain's
pages that every one is tempted to say
that there must have been a Tom
Sawyer in reality. And now comes the
news, from San Francisco, that Tom
Sawyer, pioneer, veteran volunteer fire.
man and vigilante, who in early days
was the friend Of Mark Twain and is
supposed to have been the original of
I his famous character has just died, at
the age of seventy-nine-
Unusual interest has been manifested
in one of Little, Brown & Co.'S fall
books entitled Mars and It's Mystery
by Edward S. Morse q naturalist Of in
ternational reputation. Professor Morse,
who is member of the National Acad-
envy of Science and many other scien-
tif1c societies, spent thirty-four consecu-
tive nights at the Lowell Observa-
tory, Flagstaff, Arizona, seven thousand
feet above sea-level, observing the
markings or the canals on Mars. The
! Interpretation Of these lines by one who
is so familiar with the surface features
of our own planet is Of great value, and