The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-14
Books and Authors

felt the call of the west and as soon
whimsicalIy expresses it, has been
going ever since" for never a year
passes without a trip into some wild
country in search of big and dangerous
game
The Century Co. will issue this fall
new series of books made up of stories
and sketches reprinted from st. Mich
olas. There will be six of these books
of adventure, travel and description,
the scenes laid in different sections of
the United States; and the books will
be called: western Frontier StOries,
"Stories of the Great Lakes" Island
Stories.' stories of Strange Sights
Sea Stories and Stories of the South"
A striking divorce article entitled
why American Marriages FAIL by
Mrs. Anna A. Rogers of Washington,
ID c., appears in the September Allan
tic. Her theory is that in nine divorce
cases out Of ten, the wife is to blame,
because with her marriage is the great
duty and work in life, while Of necessity
with the husband business or profession
divides his interest. Mrs. Rogers holds
that American women are overfed, over
dressed and override. The frantic and
extensive shopping noticed in our large
cities, the devotion to personal yanfties
and the general extravaganza of living
are all signs that making home and
dwelling therein does not fill the mod
ern woman's hours. AS the writer her
self is a woman, the article exhibits
peculiar sympathy; moreover, 1t is, In
the main. optimistic. It is a wise, de-
liberated, and clarifying treatment of
perplexed subject.
The October number of The Peoples
Magazine, which is just issued, contains
smart complete novel by Belle
n tot nf Sand
characters in this story are all Ameri-
can and the action takes place in the
middle west and in Mexico. A constd-
cradle part of the story deals with an
exciting automobile trip between these
two sections of country. Ropes OF
Sand" is but another in the long chain
of arst-class complete novels which
have been appearing one each month In
The Peoples.
Smiths Magazine appears on the news
stands this month with a list of good
things that make it perhaps the ideal
magazine for the home. There is a
timely article on the financial situation
of the railroads at the present time that
will interest every man Who has ever
thought of investing in railroad stocks
or bonds. There is an article illustrated
with photographs, telling about the
smart waists and new hats which VIII
be worn this fall, that will interest ev-
cry woman who cares at. all about her
Dress We imagine this means every
woman There is an article illustrated
with photographs on a strange rel1g-
ious house in Europe where women are
never allowed to speak.
Once upon a time, during a strenuous
railroad building battle in the ROCKY
Mountains, Mr.. Francis Lynde, writer
of Empire Builders, recently published
by the Bobbs Merrill company, was field
officer in charge of men-moving. Find
ing himself at the track-layers' camp
one bitter night 10 miles above his
base of transporta ton supplies. he bor-
rowed a construction engine. and with
the Irish camp Waterman for a helper,
started down canyon after string OF
empties.
The night was black dark; the I'M
surfaced track was as rough as. cor
duroy road; and the grades and curves
were heart-breaking. Very early in the
game the substitute fireman Lost MS
nerve Staggering across the CAP, ne
shouted huskily into the ear OF the pro
tempore engineer:
"Arrah! Misther Lynde. It's folne
to be throublin' We to stop her."
What's the matter, Mike? Are you
scared?"
think m have to be walkin back
along. I did be Pavin me pipe up yon-
der at TIL camp, and I'm that near
dead for shmoke!"
Thirty-one new books are announced
nv A. C. McClurg & Co. for publication
during the forthcoming autumn, of