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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-14
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new portrait DR. FurnesS wears a bril-
liant crimson academic gown, and both
the color-handling and the character
delineation are vigorous, robust, and
happy.
Lafayette McLaws' new novel.
Maid of Athens. with Lord Byron
for the hero, just published by Little.
Brown & Co. was really written, 1t Is
authoritatively asserted. long before
any of the recent Byron novels were
published. This young Southern au-
thor planned her latest book shortly
after her two previous novels, when
the Land Was Young" and "Jeze-
bel were issued.
Another edition of Anthony Troll
lope's novels Is coming out in Lon
don. This edition includes the Bar
setshire books. THE Warden" Bar
chester Towers" DIR. Thorne."
"Framley Parsonage" 1.-THE Small
House of ANington'' and 1.-THE Last
Chronicle OF Barset." Some of the
characters of these books. it must not
be forgotten, are taken into later novels
by Trollope, and the reader cannot af-
ford to leave unread for example.
1.-The Dukes Children" in which the
elderly man who was once "Planty
PalI' becomes so pathetic a figure.
Mr.. Winston Spencer Churchill has
been publishing a review of a popular
novel-which leads Mr.. Shorter to
hope that he Is mot going to emulate
Mr.. Gladstone and other eminent
statesmen OF the past by helping in
book booms." Mr.. Shorter adds
Whatever reverence one may feel for
the memory of Mr. Gladstone. there
cannot be any question among people
of literary taste but that he did meal
culable mischief by assisting in the cir
culation of books which were not real
ly literature"
Andrew Lang. in his new biography
of Sir Walter Scott. published by
Charles Scribner's Sons in the Litter
airy Lives series, says: SCOTS plan
was never to make a famous charac-
ter of history the central parsonage OF
his tale. Thus he never could have
written a novel of which the fortunes
Of Mary Stuart We're the central in
terest. He deemed that the facts were
too well known to be trihed with, and
that. In such matters, romance could
not cope with actually"
Many books about the late Sir Henry
Irving are on the stocks. The long
est one-and an exhaustive one-fs to
be that of Mr.. Bran Stoker.
Little, Brown &sCo. have acquired
the American publishing rights or
THE Fight for Canada" by Major
William Wood, and are just issuing a
dennitive edition Of this important his
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This class met with him once each week
and each member of it-there We're eigh-
ty odd-had to write composition once
a month. The compositions written on
the last month of the school year were
sent to a committee of teachers and the
best one was awarded the graduating
essay medal
Among the professors failings was
his fondness for chewing tobacco. He
actually chewed the weed from the time
he got out of bed in the morning until
he went to rest al night. In the recita-
ton room where he presided his desk
was on a platform eighteen inches high
He sat on a low chair so that the top
of his head could just be seen above
his desk. In the lower right hand draw
er Of his desk he kept a good sized box
filed with sawdust and he used this as
a cuspidor. He kept each months batch
Of essays in the f9wer left hand drawer
of the desk. One night after all Of the
essays which were to compete for the
gold medal had been turned in q COM
mittee of the class got in his room and
changed the lower drawers Of his desk
and for the next three or four days he
unconsciOusly expectorated tobacco
juice over the essays. Imagine his con-
sternation and anger when he made the
discovery He held all sorts of inquisi-
lions but was unable to locate the Gull
prits. He had to turn these essays over
to the committee of teachers of the
school who were to decide the prize win
ners, and the faculty OF the school was
not aware he chewed tobacco during
classes, and he certainly was in a pre-
dicament. Finally he compromised mat
ters by telling the boys in the class that
he would make no effort to punish any
Of them If they would say nothing about
his tobacco chewing propensities, and If
those whose essays had been spoiled
would rewrite them. The boys agreed
to this and the professors reputation
for decency among his colleagues on
the faculty was preserved.
1T is beyond my comprehension" "
said a frequenter of the passenger de-
partment of one of the railroads enter
ing the city. as he gazed at a bundle Of
tickets each one of which was about
a yard long. how a railroad company
can have the audacity to infiict a ticket
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Nan and TIis Nfemorv.

The man Of the house let his pack
ages drop with dull thud on the floor
and the woman OF the house gave a
scream of protest.
Couldn't help it, said the man. IF
you had been two seconds later open
ing the door I'd have had to let EN-
go on the porch.
Il should think you might have car
ried them into the dining ROOM re-
marked the woman, with some as
perity. gathering up the bundles.
That's Just like you. Did you get the
wire screening? I suppose you for
got that"
That's it tucked under your arm.
IT didn't think you'd remember
that"
why didn't you think I'd remem-
Der It - asked the man. with an in
jured air. ..I'll help you If you'n wait
till I get the cramps out Of my arms
You can see what it Is now that I had
to carry Why did you think I'd for
get the screen
Because the mosquitoes are gath
ering all over the house through that
hole. Gertrude is bitten terribly. III
bet YOU. forgot the cretonne."
you lose your bel"
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ing lost manuscripts, and artists are
now engaged in replacing the originals
Of designs and Illustrations, prelimin-
airy to the removal. This move will
doubtless be permanent. as the diff
eulties Of working so far from the nat
ural publishing center were. in the
past, always found to be a great han
dicap. Their new title pages therefore
will be imprinted san Francisco and
New York San Francisco first, to
show their loyalty to their home city
and to preserve their identity as a
western publishing house.
It is gravely asserted by travellers
that when books fall into the posses
sion Of certain tribes of Tartars they
eat the volumes in order that they
may acquire the knowledge contained
therein. No one can object to this as
a purely voluntary act, but there are
a number of historical instances where
"devouring books" was literal, not fig
urative. In 1870, it is recorded, two
Papal delegates took a bull of excom-
munication to Bernardo Visconti, and
he compelled them to eat the docu-
ment. together with its silken cords
and lead seal. The indigestibility of
the repast was increased by the fact
that the writing was on parchment in
stead Of paper. The historian, Gel
rich, in the eighteenth century, told Of
promissory note for 1000 forms. When
the note fell due and his creditors be-
gan clamoring for payment he gath
cred them around him and compelled
them to chew and swallow the paper.
1t is said that a Scandinavian author
whose book upon political subjects dis
pleased the authorities was given the
choice of having his head struck off
or eating his manuscript boiled in
broth. He chose the feast of reason
that he had so laboriously prepared.
A still more cruel fate was that of
Philip Oldenburger, a jurist of re-
nown, who was also compelled to swal-
low a pamphlet he had written. Old
enburger was vigorously logged dur
ing his repast, and the hogging did not
cease until the last morsel of the I'M
welcome meal had been swallowed.
Commissioned by the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts, Mr.. Joseph
De Camp, the we'll known Boston art
DR.. Horace Howard Furness, the en-
inent Shakespearian scholar, which is
to hang in the gallery of national por-
traiture of the academy. The picture
Is a three-quarter length, showing DR..
Furness seated at his desk in his IL
brarY. The library contains, by the
way, a collection of the various edi-
tons of the plays of Shakesp eare, pOr-
traits, busts, death-masks. and relics
pertaining to Shakespearian study, I'M
rivalled probably by any other collec-
ton Of the kind in America. In his
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0Jh more volumes of the
new Pocket Edition Of the
works of George Meredith
we're published during June by
the Scribners- These books
are ~Rhoda Fleming" The
Adventures Of Harry Richmond" 1.-The
hgoist' and Beauchamp's Career
An important publication Of the month
was the first volume OF DR.. Charles
a Briggs "Commentry on the
Psalms" This volume contains the
Introduction to the whole work and a
commentary on fifty psalms. The work
belongs In the Interna tonal Critical
Commentary Series. A number Of i'm
brought out this month. including the
Advanced Geography by Charles F.
King, Master of Dearborn school, BOs-
ton and Stories of American Explor-
ers," by Wilbur Fiske Gordy, superin-
tendent Of schools In Springfield, Mass.
A convincing and elaborate review
Of the varieties of mental experiences
IN which subconscious processes par
0eipate is announced by the firm of
Houghton, Mifflin & Co, under the
title. THE SubcOnsciOus'' by Professor
Joseph Jastrow. The survey first en-
phasizes the wide range of subcon-
scious activities in the normal every
day life and under this division alb
sent-mindedness. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
A4A1 simpler dream experiences ana
dream actions as we'll as the distribu-
ton Of attention in complex activities,
and the general submerged tone Of
much Of our thinking. feeling, and do
Ing, are fully illustrated. With similar
treatment the abnormal field is invad-
ed, passing in review the pertinent ex-
perfences of the actions of drugs, of
hypnotic conditions, of trauce-states
and the dissolution of personality in
hysteTical and allied disorders. The
whole, written with the view Of meet
ing popular comprehension, forms a
distinctive contribution to a phase of
descriptive psychology in which there
1s q pronounced interest, and concern
ing which, likewise serious misa ppre-
tensions prevail The author is pro-
fessOr OF psychology In the University
OF Wisconsin.
Arthur Stringer has taken a new
and unhackneyed theme for his new
novel, THE Wire Tappers, . which Lit
tie, Brown & Co. have recently pub
lished- The hero. an electrical in
ventor, and the heroine, a beautiful
English girl, by sheer force Of circum-
stances, become associated with a man
who attempts by wire-tapping to beat
the pool room. The events which fol-
low are wildly unfolded by Mr.. String
craftsmen among American authors.
Mcclure. Phillips & Company, have
recently received a letter asking that
something be done to secure the ser
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Heard and Seen by the Vagrant

How many yards cid you get?"
-Four and a haf-just what you
told me-blue figured"
And the dimity samples %
Certainly"
did you get the ripe olives ?"
Quart bottle of them. Didn't you
hear EN- thump?"
IT'S a wonder they weren't broken.
I do hope you didn't forget the nut
meats"
You'll find the nut meats all right.
I believe. Pecans and walnuts I
think you said ? tell you 1 know
just how dray feels after busy day.
Il wouldn't be absurd What's that
sticking out of your poclet2"
That's Ben's woolly dog. The last
words you said to me as I went out of
the door were Don't forget Bennie's
woolly dog"
There ought to be more packages
than you've got here
IF there had been I wouldn't have
got home alive. I got three or four
packages done up together at the &C
commodation counter. Dimity, nuts,
olives. cretonne, screen, shoelaces, to-
4 know you didn't forget the to-
bacco."
Dried Goldfish, Ben's woolly dog.
and the gray-blue notepaper. Oh, It's
all there. I've got a memory like an
Oldest inhabitant. You don't catch me
forgetting things-not much. I'm one
in a million. Now kick if you dare"
Did you get the spool of 40 black
thread?''
.sBy GEORGE said the man in de-
spairing tone. Il forgot it!''
Il declared" said the woman. Il
can't trust you to remember any
thing,"=Chicago News.
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vices of John Gilrner Speed. author Of
1.-The Horse in America" published by
that firm, in the agricultural depart
ment Of the government for the pur-
pose Of improving the breeds OF horses
as a branch Of the departments work.
1t viii be rememb ered that Mr.. Speed,
in his book, made a strong plea for the
betterment Of present breeds in this
country by a new infusion of Arab
blood He gave an interesting account
of the experiments that were made in
this direction by the late Randolph
Huntington at his stock farm with an
Arab stallion presented to General
Grant by the Sultan Of Turkey Mr.
Speed also contends that breed has
been left too much to chance in this
country and has himself suggested
governmental Intervention in this field.
Certainly no better man than Mr..
Speed could be selected for the task
He has devoted much of his life to the
study Of horse flesh, and he has al
ready served the government in the Sc
lection Of stock for expectation to the
Philippines
Mr. Marion Crawford is fortunate in
receiving permission to use some late
ly discovered material Of great import
ance for Italian medieval history. It
has lain almost unknown in the Colon
ma archieves in Rome.
Mr.. H G. Wells, it is said, is pre-
pairing an important book on the
American commonwealth book tax
ing the shape of an independent study
of the civilization In the United States. .
1t is to be hoped that he is not de-
pending only on the observations made
during the few weeks which he recent
ly spent in this country. Our civiliza-
ton may be defective, but an indie
pendent study" Of It should be thor
ough # it is to be valuable.
Paul Elder and Company. who
shared the common lot Of San Francis
CO business firms In the late disaster,
are taking active steps to resume bust
ness. Their San Francisco retail store
viii be located on Van Ness avenue,
corner OF Bush street, a former resi-
dence neighborhood that promises to
be the center of the new shopping dis
trict. Instead of putting up a merely
temporary shack, they have secured
attractive building with interesting de-
tails of construction, that promises to
afford them a more appropriate home
even than their former permanent
quarters. and Will serve as a distinc-
tive note in the art interests of the new
San Francisco. Their publishing bust
ness. however. owing to the entire loss
of their manufacturing facilities. viii
be moved at once to New York city to
enable them to reprint and bring out
their new publications for the fall sea-
son. They have succeeded in duplicat-
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Cheap Rates TO Canadian and New
England Points, Santa Re.
concord. n. H. and return. sse.o5.

Concord. N. H. and return, $s6.O5.
Montpelier, VT, and return, $ss.O5.
Portland. Me, and return, S37.0O.
And many other points at low rates
on sale daily to June 80 and July IL
August 8 and %, good 80 days from
date Of sale.
Montreal, Canada, and return, Sss.o5
Toronto. Canada, and return, $1,000.
CollengwoOd, Can, and return. $3.50
And many other Canadian points. on
sale daily to September 30th. limited
80 days from date of sale. Address
T. L. King, Agent. Topeka.
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- HE is a haxon haired cherub, not
seven years old and her men
tai faculties are prematurely
developed. Fluff, her folks and
y friends call her, is a mere mite
Of a child in stature Any
thing, however, she may lack IN size is
more than Offset by her almost angelic
beauty and her active mind But sad
TO tell, Fluff has acquired the habit of
using naughty words. those of the cuss
variety And the chagrin of her most
proper mother is great whenever her
darling uses one Of them Her mother
does not believe in corporal punishment.
and anyhow, it would be a crime to lay
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torical work. Major Wood views the
entire campaign in the aspect of
combined naval and military operation
IN which sea-power is now made to
assume its proper relation to the Brit
ish conquests. He avails himself of
important authentic material that has
been discovered since Parkman's day
He takes a broad and statesmanlike
view OF events and his brilliant work on
the battle of the plains is rendered espe-
cially attractive by his skill in setting
Iorth the situation and the freshness Of
his illustrations. This definitive edi-
ton Of 1.-The Fight for Canada" con-
tatns portraits, coiored maps, and a
very full photography. Major Wood
Is president of the Literary and Histor-
ical society of Quebec.
Camille Flammarion, the celebrated
french astronomer, has been collect
ing data regarding the havoc wrought
BY lightning, and from this valuable
information he has written a book of
striking and popular interest which
VIII be published in this country UNI
der the title Thunder and Lightning"
BY Little, Brown & Co, Boston, March
"a. The chapter headings are: The
Victims of Lightning; Atmospheric
Electricity and Storm Clouds; The
Flash and the Sound; Fireballs; The
Effects Of Lightning on Mankind; The
Effects of Lightning on Animals,
Trees ana Rants, Metals, Objects,
Houses, etc; Lightning Conductors;
Pictures made by Lightning.
S. z. Kiser, the humorist, who made
US laugh over the Love Sonnete of
an Office Boy" has acquainted US with
another youth in Thrills of a Bell
Boy" recently published by Forbes &
Company Of Chicago. In the former
book there was a happy combination
of author and artist. and this is re-
peated, J. 7. McCutcheon giving a doz-
en- situations in the Bell Boys ca
reer.
Marah Ellis Ryan is one of the most
interesting among creators of Ameri-
can fiction She has to her credit q
considerable list of novels of decisled
popularity, the most generally admired
being, of course, Told in the Hills
1t seems quite likely, though, that this
new story Of hers, "For the Soul of
Rafael" published by McClurg, will
prove equally successful. She has had
the discernmept to take a little-used
life and period for the story-Cali-
fornia in its Spanish days@and one
with which she is thoroughly familiar.
She has lived for some time in San
Juan Capistrano, and this accurate
knowledge of the place has been most
effectively used. For the Soul of Ra-
fae1,' attracted immediate attention
from newspaper reviewers, and already
comp arisOns by no means unfavorab BILE
have been made with Ramona"
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Mcclure. Phillips & Company, have
recently received a letter asking that
something be done to secure the ser
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-26

s,rhe prospects, for a grand Democratic
triumph In the district Il were never
and one OF the most hopeful
signs Is to be found an the fact that the
party recoglilses tho necessity q put
ting Up "a strong well organized light,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-26

slgl
an IS ake &Toxaway IN oh took place on
sT,hursda M followed 4 by an #illumina ted
boat ia Fl Ia In the evening and flreTo rk ss
display There were one hundred boats ats
II line. prettily decorate ed with floWe re-,
Il was one Of the. pref lest fairs of
the many charming social functions that
mas taken & place at n roxaRay Il Inn this
season. and was attended by prominent
society people throu houtN the Southern Fl
States, who haze been sojonlrtnlingi IN t y
beautiful Il Sapphire Country an mons p
those who participate IN the an q were Z,
Mrs. n. Duke and Miss DulSe, o. y orth
Miss Ethel Carr, ham. ~.
81 Miss HAYNES. Whist on, 81 \. CT M r.
pa, Il. Haynes. WI nston, N. e.; n NJ r.2
IA ii All dreWs, Raleigh, C.;;E Mrs. Frank
5I. osborne and Miss Osbornc Chariot
N. ar; Mrs " lllams and Miss Howard.
81 r edmond Va; N1iss Helen Hall Char
lotte. IN. CT. Mrs. and Mrs. Joseph w.
Coke " ana tho Misses Coke, Vlrg1nia Z
Miss cabell. IYirgi nia. n
on friday evening there was q com
pliInentary german w hen tho q regatta u
cups and trophies We're presented 70 8t lnlf
winners. q I, /, &. 4
Y ffairs tic past week. Several very
ri asn,it dances have TAX en- place at FAIR
lf,eld Inn ana The Franz Kiln. The lodge
IN topEof Mount Toxaway has been the The
sranat of number OF charming luncheon
"a rties Tho Old Homestead. " aero 50
r Aka Toxnway. has also been the scene
n mich & gaiety. Lunclleo n pa les at
the Ola 4 Homestead have been OF dairy
occurrence. Tho past week has n brought 3
OF arrivals. The 70
Ia rgest ever known. N IN XII
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-26

Efoord 4, Hichsnot,d u !, u XII y tts, u fch.
burg; Z. y. ftpsoon1bs Rio itaofid AS emu snl
frank 81. Crooket, portsmouth,, Tate g.
scyhenery, Ashland n 4. l Stevenson Nose.
sley, Richmond, Az r /. c4ullhe y Asl,.
land. Mrs. Lewis Wheat and dau Enter.
tRchmond; Miss Alice 3. y nrloey rig n !.
sfior,l William al. Moseleyl RIG iimohd
Mr. and Mrs Frank q. Clnrk and !, f11hld
Miss JosepiiinY Clark, Master q asgo 10y
Clark, Norfolk. va. Warner M pore ots'
ard maid, Miss jamie Moore. N a fls'
Warner Moore, Riohnio al. g5s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-26
DEMOCRATS TAXI \ (. /
ON new. |: Y |
The Nomina ton Of Bruc 5Arousess
I Them 3 B ellie # i'll
VictoryJ. II
#IfnnNIktc T0 te 0PEkNl7hTlnME
I LOOKING 10 d GAN lz 1;
Tie Apathy With y II
Party lad $tos ontend Gives
ss5s Wayto Enthusia SIN. Il
4 (spe ,al 10 The Times Dlspatch.)

Especial to The Times Dispatch sf..gg
GATE CITY, " Y, "A ugust S25.----VY lth the
dawn OF each day the wisdom shown by
the Democrats In nominating ex-s Senator
Robert F. Bryce to opp so z Col. slemp
for Congress becomes more apparent. In
Scott county the party Y seems to y have
taken on new life. livery Democrat Is
wearing d hopeful u smile ana asserting
that we are going to. win N and place
the Ninth District in harmony Will, tho
rest Of the Stat q. That air OF indiffer-
ence SO apparent in former campaig ns,
l,nd which was really the hardest OBJ
stacle with which the party had to con-
tend, has entirely disnpp enred, Every
ono familiar With the history Iofs the Ninth.
District knows that when the Democracy
is fully aroused It Invariably wins The
belief that-it can win this time Is coupled
with mn Indolnltnble resolution to do so
and rid the district OF the incubus and
domination Of slepmism, a ,3
For the past few years the Democrats
Of the district have bee{l very poorly orr
ganized. They have utterly failed % get
out their5Yote. OH the other hand the
Republicans have had q fine organlza-
tlon, which enabled them to get out their
been voting the Republican ticket as
soma assert, They have simply stayed
away from the elections, II Here IN the
Gate City district alone not less than "
hundred Democrats have failed to yotei
at every election for the last five years
BThis year since the nomination OF Mr..
Bruce these indifferent ones arc already
showing nh active interest.
A thorough, organization Will be N eff
fected Which Will prove he boasted Re-
publican ma1orltyito be " myth.3a chimera
sof the oparwrough Republican bra NJ
The Democrats could not have named
man upon whom Al would more readily
unite than Mr. Bruce, He is objection
able to none. With him as the nominee
there win be no factions. With hin high.
character and spotless record thofe VIII
.bs no explanations to make aid nothing
iii the way OF an aggressive and har-5 4
monlous campal 81, Gs s
The prospects, for a grand Democratic /
triumph In the district were never
brighten, and one OF the most hopeful
signs is to he found IN the fact that the
party recognizes tile necessity q putt
ting up a strong well organized fight,
".