The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-03
BOOK NOTES.

Walt Whitman in the English Men
of Letters Series was the last literary
work done by the late PROFESSOR u
R. Carpenter; from the praise with
side it seems not unlikely that 1T Will
take rank as his best. He belonged
says The Congregationalists by mere
dity and training to the melloWer
and he was qualified by breadth OF
knowledge and sympathy to inter-
nret whitman to his own country
men who are readers OF literature
His book is by all odds the most IN
forning and reasonable interpreta-
ton of Whitman's life and message
which has been given to the puplc,
and in it's insight and Judicial FAIRNESS
cannot easily be superseded
Mark Twain continues to enjoy his
secIusion in his home in the Connec-
ticut hills, where summer is scarcely
less quiet than winter, since thefe -
no actual summer colony IN that re-
gion. Here he simplifies business ana
Social labor with the friendly services
of his daughter, Miss Clara clemens
and Albert BigeloW Paine. 1t Is MISS
Clemens who Sits her fathers cor
respondence, when is pronapls
varied and amusing as that OF any
writer in the land, while Mr.. Palne Is
in charge of many of the business al
fairs which surround the literary
properties of Mr.. Clemens
How TO Identify the Stars, which
The Macmillan company is bringing
ont this week, Professor WINS l.
MiIham has provided exactly the N
formation which amateur astrono-
mers wish to find at hana. WIN 81 tbe
aid of the charts and plans at tne
hack of the book, the identlncalo4A
of the consultations becomes SIM
pie undertaking, and in the teAt Is 70
he found much compact ln1o
ono very valuable feature is the m
cInsion of the recently completed
work of the Harvard observatory IN
determining the magnitude OF the
stars These figures, represehtlIIls INC Inc
latest results of astronomical re
saarch. have not hitherto been reaolly
obtainabIe. Altogether, the DOCK pro-
vides a convenient and agreeable IN
troduction to knowledge OF the heaV-
ems.
To the long list of literary friend
shins of romantic outcome shouIo oe
added the marriage, on June 10, OF
Miss Katherine Mae6aTg OF ~ Grii 49,
Hare and her brothers friend ana
cola borator. Edwin Balmer Tnese
Sshieago men are co-authors OF
S -a1.ios o4 new detective stories now
s s5nesr;,, in a weli-known publication.
Mr. Raln1er wrote the play, wa Mlre-
iass - and the novel s'Wayiaid by Wire
less both remarkable successes OF tile
present season.
Jason" a new novel by Justus Niles
norman who wrote "Buchanan's VIE.
and stumbling Block" VIII appear
about the middle of July Jason was
Formerly announced for an earlier date
h11+ was postponed by agreement OF the
author and his publishers, the Messrs.
Harner until the midsummer season.
william Dean Howells' daughter.
Miss Mildred Howells. is the latest
writer TO be added to the list Of sup
posed authors of 1.-The Inner Shrine
This list of suspects as filed in the
Harper archives now numbers thirty
four.
DR.. Henry Smith Williams book on
alcohol" which The Century Co. has
IN press for early issue, has been con-
sfderabIv revised since the appearances
of the articles in MeClure's Magazine
There has been much added; and the
book omits the suggestion that the
Gothenburg system be tried in Amerf-
ca, together with the claim that ser