The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-28

| and what has been called "the
Churchill vote ought to have some
influence. Readers of Mr.. ChurchilIs
novels will agree that he is not with
out qualifications for political life:
His earlier stories, Richard Carve"
THE Crisis" and 1.-The Crossing"
tory. and his knowledge of practical
politics is shown plainly enough in his
latest books "Coniston,' and "Mr.
Crewe's Career" The fact that he
was educated at the Naval Academy
at Annapolis and has always had
special interest in naval affairs gives
appropriateness to the rumored ap-
pointment.
Beatrice Harraden, in Interplay.
her latest book (Stokes Co.. gives US
an opportunity to find out what she
thinks about America and Americans.
based on the reception of her "Ships
That Pass in the Night" some years
ago. The hero of Interplay, an Arc
tic explorer, gives lecturing tour in
America. Concerning this Miss Har-
raden says: Like all self-respecting
workers, he was somewhat embar-
raised by the notoriety which Amer
lea forces as concomitant of honor
on those whom she is worshipping for
the passing moment
Mrs. Mary Roberts Rinehart gave
to the villain of her mystery story,
The Circular Staircase, the name of
Paul Armstrong. 1t happens, of
course, to be the appellation of a
prominent playwright Mr.. Henry L.
Mencken points out in the November
Smart Set the amusing congruity
of aSsociating the author of Salomy
Jane with battle, murder and sudden
death. I'm spite of his train-robber
aspect, says Mr.. Mencken, paul
Armstrong is the gentlest of men. I
have seen him moved to tears by
kinlinR hi VITO &c
an indecent fondness for shelled wal
nuts Mrs. Rinehart is something of
a playwright herself. But it was in a
moment of innocent oblivion that she
took Mr. Armstrong; name in vain
and in villainy, not, o suspicious
reader, by way of professional jeal-
ousy and revenge.
1.-The Melting Pot" the pIav which
Israel Zangwill came to this country
to produce a few weeks ago, is to be
published in book form by the Mac
millans. 1t is dedicated, by special
permission, to President Roosevelt.
Mrs. Ella Higginson's alaska:
The Great Country is to be publish
ed within a week or two. The book
ton of tour of Alaska, and in this
guise it presents all the information
that would be sought in a guide book
as well as a story full of incident and
Alaskan scenery and people.
The Macmillan company is publish
ing this week GAS Others See U.s. by
John Graham Brooks; Race CUES
lions. Provincialism, and other
American Problems" by Josiah
Royce; France and the Alliances"
by Andre Tardieu; and "Anne's Ter
rfble Good Nature" by E. v. Lucas.
A leading place among the coming
November publications will undoubted-
ly be taken by the authorized biog-
raphy of James MCNEIL whistler.
which Elizabeth Robins Penneu and
her husband. Joseph Pennell, have long
been working upon. This is the life
authorized and planned by Whistler
himself, and it is based upon material |
furnished by himself and his family |
The work will be issued in two vol |
umes, with over 166 illustrations in |
half-tone, photogravure, and line, by |
the J. B. Lfppincott Company.
1.-The Childhood of Man." by DR.. Leo !
F'robenius a well-known German trav- |
eler and anthropologist, translated |
from the German by A. H. Keane the |
English ethnologist. is among the i'm |
portant new Lippincott publications. |
The work is popular account of the |
lives, customs, and thoughts of the |
primitive races, and deals with such |
varied subjects as tattooing, the Ian
guage of dress, gesture, etc, drums
and drum-dances, picture-writing, skull |
ship, sacred animals, f1re-worship, and
many others. Great trouble has been