The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-30

scendants of those who appear in M.
LighthalPs work. The book, which has
just been published by A. c. McClurg
& Co., is unique in not containing
white character, and it differs from the
usual novel of Indian life in presenting
the red man, not as a savage, but as
mystic, a worshipper of Nature imbued
with the spirit Of her poetry, and ca
pable of self-sacrifice for his ideals.
The story concerns the founding by
Hiawatha of the famous Iroquois
League Of the Five Nations, and may
fifty be described as a romance of the
IroQuOis soul.
The mayor of Toxic, the Hon. Yukio
Ozaki, has just given a striking evil
dence of the friendship of Japan to-
wards this country in offering, through
President Taft, to present 10000 cherry
trees for the Identification of one of the
new parks along the Potomac in Wash
ington. Mr.. Ozaki is one of the leading
younger men of Japan and has been
member of the Imperial Diet ever since
the PRONUNCIATION of the Constitution.
His wife. Madame Yei Ozaki, has many
friends in America, having been edu-
Gated at Vassar college. She is COM
ing before American readers this au-
tumn with book entitled warriors of
Old Japan, and Other Stories," in which
she retells some Fascinating old myths
and legends with a brilliancy to be
compared with that of Lafcadio Hearn.
Onoto Watanna, whose novel. "a
Japanese Nightingale" blazed the way
for a host Of Anglo-Japanese story
writer's, has singularly effective tale
in the Red Book Magazine for Novem-
Der entitled "A Daughter of Two
Lands"
1.-THE Grizzly Bear. the Narrative of
a Hunter Naturalist. Historical Scien-
tific and Adventurous" by w. H.
Wright, has just been published by
Scribner's. The grizzly bear is the most
interesting of the big animals of our
continent, and Mr.. Wright is probably
the most expert hunter and student of
the grizzlies and their habits who has
ever lived. For thirty-five years he has
gives not only the exceedingly interest
ing and valuable observations of a
naturalist, but also the thrilling and ex-
citing account of the adventures of a
hunter of one of the most dangerous
animals.
Scribners Magazine is proving popular
and the book stands are having to hustle
to keep UP with the demand. The Roose-
welt hunting story is proving the at
tractive feature. naturally.
Chief among all the articles in the
November Worlds Work is the first
installment of James ]. Hills great
SERIES CdlleQ highways OF Progress.
This first article discusses What We
Must Do to Be Fed B. L. Putnam
Wea1e continues his Conflict of Color
and treats this month of 1.-THE Brown
Man of India and Egypt" Another
notable article is the Confessions of
a Successful Teacher The fifth INSTALL
ment of Alexander Irvines From the
Bottom Up" tells of his First Struggles
in America" Other articles are: The
Investor Who Takes a Chance" IAN
Apostle to Labor by C. NJ. Meyer, IAN
American Sculptor in Rome by Kath-
crime H. Wrenshall
1.-THE Romance of an American Ouch
ess,' by Demetra and Kenneth Brown,
the complete novel published in the
Smart Set for November. is an interest
ing account of the life of an American
girl who marries a French duke and
goes abroad to live in an old chateau in
the depths of Touraipe. The charming
simplicity Of home life among the old
eristoc-atic French families is brought
out with great attractiveness. There
are glimpses. too. of the fast set of
Paris. i3iarritz and the great continent
tai resorts. Through the whole story of
intrigues and misunderstanding the.
character of the young duke stands out