The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-02
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one of the few surviving elk. He told
his friend how he felt about the mat
ter, and with his regrets he made a
plea for the adoption Of measures to
preserve the herd. His letter had
wonderful effect. His friend in Tacoma
gave up the trip and secured the pas
sage of a law absolutely protecting the
elk. -
Following upon their discovery of
the fact that the Cedarton of Sewell
Ford's stories in his new book True
gate of Mogador," published by the
Scribners is really Toms River, N J.,
in disguise, the citizens of that village
are reported to be busily engaged in
reading and discussing the merits of
the book. 1t is also evident from the
following extract from a late news par
agraph that they are proud of his real
success in making book out of their
sayings and doings- The clipping says
that when they found him out: They
looked upon FordG as an acquisition,
and used to point him out to the sum-
mer visitors. with a look of conscious
pride, as That's Ford. Sewell Ford, the
author-you know the chap, what
writes horse stories When the Pres
byterian church gave a musical and
literary entertainment in Copperth wait
hall, Ford was impressed into the ser
vice, and altogether the townsfofk
looked at Ford as a possession to be
proud of and pointed out-something
like the new town clock that the VIII
lage women's club put in the church
tower right across from his home.''
jacques Futre1Ie is a writer who has
attained great popularity by his clever
detective stories, which have appeared
in numerous newspapers. Dodd
Mead & Co. announce for publication
this spring a volume by Mr.. Futrelle
under the title of THE Thinking Ma
chine" which promises to be an un-
usually good book.
The Old Greek Press with headquar-
tiers in Chicago appeared in the pub
fishing field three years ago with four
books on the Art of Writing and
Speaking English, by Sherwin Cody
and has managed to sell over 10000
sets of these books. But now It an
Mad Men," by Rix Faber, and 1.-The
Lovers Club" by PhiIetus Brown. The
story of the origin of these books is
quite as romantic as the stories them
selves are likely to approve.
Two new volumes will be published
by Houghton, Mifflin, & Co in '"The
Chief Poets Series" Their titles will
be 1.-The Chief English Poets to the
Time of Chaucer," edited by Professor
G. G. Child, of the University of Penn
sylvania; and 1.-The Chief English
Poets from Chaucer to TotteI's Miscel-
lany' edited by Professor W. A Neil
son and Dr. Kenneth G. T. Webster Of
Harvard university.
In "GiimDses- of Italian Court Life
Mrs Tryphosa4 Bates Batcheller de-
scribes an interesting visit with Ris-
tori the distinguished italian actress,
who died. .reeentlydi Lfnring this visit
Ristori- Told the american woman of
what she considered the most memoir
able evening Of her life. 1t happened
in Madrid As she drove to the thea
ter, one evening. she heard the solemn
telling Of a bell by a monk. On ask
ing the reason, she was told that a
gallant young-soldier.> who had started
to attack his sergeant. had been con-
demned to die. 4 number of people.
knowing the actrcss's friendship with
the queen. came to the theater that
night. which Her Majesty also at
tended ard in1plored her to try to Sc
cure pardon. The actress went to
the royal box and made an impas-
stoned plea for mercy Moved by Ris-
tori's touching appeal. the queen re-
Tented. AS the public was becoming
impatient, she sent then and there for
pen and paper, and having signed the
act of pardon, said tic Ieistori. There!
At least one tragedy is we'll ended
Keep this pen, which shall remain for