The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-14

The discovery of new talent is ac-
publisher may achieve. Nevil G..
Henshaw, the author OF "Aline of the
Grand Woods has never written a
novel before this one, but it is safe to
predict that this will not be his last
Mr.. Henshaw is a -nung man. He
was born in st. Louis in 1850, and
came of the family who founded that
city; but he has lived the greater part
Of his life in Louisiana, where the
scenes of his novel are laid. The story
tells of life among the "Cajuns," de-
scendants of the Acadians, who emf
grated to Louisiana when they were
driven from Nova Scotia into exile by
George II of England. 1t is as full. of
local color and heart interest as Long
fellows immortal Acadian poem,
"Evangeline,'' and contains the atmos-
pheFe and spirit of the outdoors. It is
published by the Outing Publishing
company.
One of the things that amuses Mrs
Wilson Woodrow most-and she has a
very active sense of humor-is the as
sumption on the part-of good guess
ers" that she is the wife of Woodrow
Wilson, the president of Princeton uni
versity, and that she has turned her
name around as a literary pleasantly
or an evasion of direct responsibility.
Mrs. Woodrow's new story of New
York society The Silver Butterfly pub
gone into it's third large printing with
in month of publication.
The atmosphere of art, which per-
vades the pages of By the Shores of
Already, one of the Outing Publishing
company's new story books, evidences
experience in this profession on the part
of the author, Miss Isabel Graham Ea-
ton. Miss Eaton began her art career
with photography, after which she
studied portrait painting under Jean
Paul Selinger; but. although she has
been successful in portraiture and H.
lustration, Miss Eaton prefers to be
known as an author, rather than artist.
Concerning her latest book, Miss Eaton
says: IT wrote it because could not
help it. 1t was the only way I could
express the ideas and idiosyncracies,
which sway me, and many of my own
personal faiths are crystalized in it,
My story grew, evolved out of silence
and introspection in a world of fantasy,
in which have always dwelt."
China has long been known as a
country of "grafters," from the vice
roys down, but it remains for Frederic
S. Isham, author of The Lady of the
Mount to call attention to a particular
kind of grating which to the west
ern mind seems as incomprehensible as
gruesome It is the executioner's graft
a perquisite of their high offices to
which certain ones of that calling feel
inal wishes to be executed with neat
ness and dispatch, he or his relatives
must drop a few coins into the ready
palm of these masters Of ceremonies.
Otherwise there are apt to be many lit
tie jabs and savings: woe betide the
poor pirate, devoid of friends and cop
pers! His leave-taking of the earthly
celestial kingdom" is not to be envied
a new Dickens book will be brought
fhiS "a "a He'd ftSpanaa and
tiers from the Works of Charles Dick
ems" which includes nearly nine hun
dred pictures printed from the original
wood blocks engraved for The House
hold Edition" and drawn by Fred
Barnard, "Phiz." j. Mahony, Charles
Green, A. B. Frost, Gordon Thomson,
Sir Luke Fildes. and other. Scribners
are the publishers.
Mr. Howard-Isn't It wonderful what
force Niagara has? Mr.. Talkmuch-Mar-
velous, Do you know when first saw it
for a full moment I couldn't speak
RroOxlVu Fla gle.