The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-01

are just as interesting as the regula-
ton sights, and generally more SO. The
that other tourists will Immediately
recognize the fussy old lady. the ones
who talk about each other on ship
beard. the managing daughter and the
complaining Englishman. as the fell
low passengers Of their own journey.
No matter how enjoyable a pilgrim
age may prove. yet every loyal Ameri-
can VIII agree that the best part is the
coming home. Mr. Howe tells of the
joy that warns the heart of every
our stores. street railroads and luxur-
fous trains. How good the negro
porter looked to me as he handled my
baggage. passed through the gates
ticketed and fixed. and read my letters
and papers from home. I regretted
that there was not an Englishman
around that might give him a dig"
THESE fascinating notes are remark
able bits Of Information and pertinent,
entertaining observations containing
wholesome philosophy. Their readers
viii be happier when they travel and
more contented when they are obliged
to remain at home.-("Daily Notes OF
a Trip Around the World" BY %. w,
Howe Two vols. Crane & Coz
The publication OF the new edition of
the works Of Henrik Ibsen, edited and
furnished with biographical and critical
introductions by William Archer. was
completed by the appearance Of a vol
ume containing Loves Comedy"
Lady Inger of Ostrat." and THE Feast
at Solhous," which appeared this week
from the Scribner press. The volume Is
the eleventh which has appeared in
this set, but It ranks as Volume 1 in
the edition, and contains not only a
separate Introduction to each play. but
also general Introduction to the whole
edition. In this introduction Mr.. Archer
explains some OF the difficulties of
translation and the general principles
he has followed in the series. This set
contains the most satisfactory transla-
ton Of the plays In English. II is this
version that is generally used on the
stage, which makes 1t particularly use
full for the general public of playgoers.
Many readers Of Three Weeks"
have seen a resemblance between the
heroine of that novel and the late
Queen Draga Of Servia. These people
besiege the author and the publishers
Of the book with letters asking for
the prototype of Mrs. Glyn's Lady
for which Mrs. G1yn says there is no:
the slightest foundation
1t is sign Of the times that the
sphere of amusement for children is
constantly widening. Technically re-
garded there would seem to be few
arts more difficult Of appreciation than
operate music; yet 1t Is really surpris-
ing how many children are taken to
the opera each year-and enjoy It, too
More's the pity that. like many Of their
elders. they are too often ignorant of
the tales upon which the operas are
based since to them the dramatic In
terest must make up the largest part
of the enjoyment. The splendid old hero
myths which are the subjects of Was-
ner's operas have an especial attraction
for young people, and many children
who go to the opera this season will
feel like thanking Anna Alice Chaplin
for the three books in which she has
told in simple fashion the fairy tales
of the Wagnerian cycle. The titles of
these volumes, which the Harpers pub
fish, are 1.-The Story of the RhinegoId: ;"
Wonder Tales from Wagner: and
Wotan, Siegfried and Brunnhilde"
In Captain Jack Brands ocean
Free Lances." which was recently pub
lished by The Mcclure company there
illustrations an interesting drawing Of
the Battle Of Lepanto," that gigantic
struggle between Christian and Turk
which ended in Don Johns finally
Of Islam. At this battle, though the
sailing ship had already been adopted
all along the Atlantic seaboard, the
galley or nght1y-built vessel propelled
BY oars was made use Of for the last
time. and the drawing here reproduced
Ii probably the only one In existence
which gives an historically accurate
picture of what the galley was like at
the time Of It's Transformation. An
ancient though we'll preserved galley
kept In the srssnal ut Venice supplied
q model for the ships that are shown
In this Picture and that are In an re-
spects faithful representations Of these
obsolete type OF war vessel
The current North American Review
in an article by Clayton Hamilton. con
tains q unique appreciation of the per
sonaHty-what Mr. Hamilton terms the