The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-19

Greenleaf Whittier, "Salome" by Oscar
Wilde, and 1.-The Ballad of Reading
Gaol' by the same author. This Last
volume also contains an account of
Witde's life while in prison written by
one of the warders of Reading Gaol.
Both series would enhance the value
of any library, public or private, and
in their general makeup of good type,
fine paper, and beautiful bindings all
book lovers will be anxious to possess
them.
1.-THE Romance of an Old Fashioned
Gentleman" by +. Hopkinson Smith,
has just been published and. like
Colonel Carter's Christmas" is a little
masterpiece of its kind. 1t is a mel
low. genial story, full of good cheer
and human kindness, and the love eie-
ment running through it is charming.
The painter, the boy and the girl are
all very lovable people and it shows
Mr.. Smith in his happiest vein. The
book is attractively illustrated In, colors
by A. /. Keller.
One of the most interesting maga-
zines published is the Technical World,
whose home is in Chicago. 1t con-
tains a diversity of short articles on
widely interesting subjects.
The articles entitled "Your Savings"
which have been appearing in the
Saturday Evening Post, of Philadel-
phia, have been revised by the author,
isaac r. Marcosson. and will be
brought out in book form in a fort
of Philadelphia. under the title "How
to Invest Your Savings" This de-
partment has been one of the most
successful in the history of the Post
and has attracted wide interest and
comment. The book has been written
to make what has been hitherto a
most difficult and technical subject
thoroughly intelligent to the layman.
Among the chapters are: Saving by
System, the A B C of Investment. How
Facts Every Investor Ought to Know,
Real Estate Mortgages, Bonds, Stocks,
and a complete glossary of financial
terms and words. Not the least sig
nificant chapter is that on Pitfalls for
Investors" which is enlivened by
many human interest stories of actual
experience. The book will be hand
somely brought and the price will be
popular. Mr.. Marcosson is the finan-
cial editor of the Saturday Evening
ments of that publication the much
quoted "Wail Street Men articles
which appear every third week He
is we'll known magazine editor and
writer, and before joining the Posts
staff was associate editor of the
Worlds Work. He has visited Kansas
a number of times in search of maya
zine material
The Grafton Press, publishers of
New York have an unusually interest |
ing and valuable list of new pubIica-
tions for the coming season. In the |
Henry r. Stiles, A. M. NJ. D. are an
"Mattapoisett and Old |
Massachusetts,, by Mary |
H. Leonard and others; "In Olde New
panion book to "In Olde Connect
cut" and t'In Olde Massachusetts" al /
ready published, "Old Steamboat |
Days on the Hudson River" by Da-
vid L. Buchanan; 1.-THE Diary of Rev.
Enos Hitchcock. d. D., a chaplain in
by Thomas Valentine Park
er. All of the volumes will be Illus
rated In the biographical field is
the Life and Letters of Andrew Ell
ionary times, written by Catherine v.
:. Mathews; the late Professor Her
mann Krusi's 'Recollections of My \
Life" edited by Elizabeth S. Allins;
lathers." prepared by the Editorial
department. of the Grafton Press
Edith wharton's great novel. 1.-The
oday by the Scribners and will be
doubt the book of the year. It
urpasses the "House of Mirth" in in
crest and power and in the fascination
If the characters. Justine will arouse
wen greater interest than did Lily :
cart. and the question raised during (
he story will be discussed with eager
interest throughout the country. G
Two attractive little books printed
n many colors, "Our Baby's journal, {
nd MANY Happy Returns of the 6
BAY, by Helen P. Strong have recent t
? been issued by H. NJ. Caldwell com $
any of New York and Boston. The r
,ruoHr ia a nursery book in which | Y
lay be recorded the many features of =
aby's life so dear to every mother | I
he latter is an elaborate little BIRTH b
ay book, original and novel in its q