The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-14

.IUI IndL IIllHBly NSSSAA
new novel by new author
recently published by W. j.
Watt & Co. of New YORK.
The author is Grace Miller Wnlte
and she has given us book IN Less
Of tbe storm Country that for char-
ac+er deIineation has few equals IN
modern literature. 1t is the story OF
Tho souatter fisher folk of the vicinity
of ithaca. New York, and grips the
reader from the very first page. ~ ~ 10
illustrated by Howard Chandler
Christy.
This Characterization of the late
Myra Kelly (Mrs. Allan MacNaugh.
tom, the author of Little Cltizens.
and of ''Littl Aliens" just published
was contributed at the time of her
death to New York evening paper
by teacher who had known her as
a girl in the Horace Mann school. II
reads: "She was distinctly a faVor1te
with both teachers and fellow stu
dents In literature and the manual
arts she showed marked interest ana
talent She brought to her reading a
quick intelligence and senSlt1Veness
to impressions. What she had to say
was never foolish, seldom common
place. and often keen and witty. Those
of us who had the good fortune to
know her both in the classroom ana
out of it, remember with pleasure her
bright and cheerful ways, her occa-
and her -gO-lucky Irish temper
ament This buoyant temperament
was. however, not all; under it there
was a vein of real seriousness, and a
warm Irish heart. 1t is one OF the
pleasantest recollections Of her, that
she was free from pretense of any
sort. She did not think of herself as
set apart for great things. she was
on the contrary, just wholesome,
happy, kind-hearted girl"
Captain Frank Chance of the Chi
cago Cubs has joined the ranks of
book writer's. "The Bride and the
Pennant'' is the title of his story just
published by Laird & Lee, Chicago. 1t
has a preface by President Comiskey
of the White SOx.
Mrs. C. c. Waddell, who under her
maiden name of Louise Forsslund
wrote the very successful little book
'Old Lady Number 81" died in New
York on the End of May. A story of
hers. entitled Zone More June" is
printing now and will appear in the
June Century.
A certain literary critic has expressed
the opinion that the book really worth
while is the one written from expert
ence. Here is an experience of Alex
ander Irvine's, a typical one of many.
1t may be found on page 173 of From
the bOIIOLl Up puDIlSHeu ny OOuDIo-
day, Page e. Company, which is the
unique autobiography of his ditch-dig-
ger, soldier, miner, socialist, preacher.
"One night after a few days involun-
tary fast I found in the hut two cents.
To the city 1 went and bought two
bananas-one I ate on the way back
and the other 1 put in my hip pocket.
There were no streets, no lights, no
sidewalks in that region. AS I came to
a railroad arch on the edge of The
squatter community I saw figure
emerge from the deep shadows I knew
instantly I was to be held up. but as
life was rather cheap down there was
not sure what would accompany the
assault A second figure emerged and
when I came within a few yards Of
them, 1 whipped the banana from my
pocket and pointing it as one would
revolver said-Move a muscle, either
of you. and I'll blow your brains outr
The drastic method proved effective"
Miss Ethel Stefana Stevens, the au-
thor of The Veil. (Stokes) writes from
the near east that she has procured
q photograph of the daughters Of some
Cf the most prominent men in Con-
stantinople, and an article written by
2 Turkish princess on the Turkish
movement so much,'' says Miss Stew
ems of the sultan, which is of little
interest compared to the great strus-
gle which is going on among the Turk
lsh women of today. The sultan s
Earen is simply a licensed establish
nIont of .nstresses-l.ut the bulk of
Turks have only one wife, and 1t is
the bulk of Turks who are going to
make history, not the whims of a fee
Reminded old man. N.Y. what book