The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-27

that he found 1.-THE Planter
in the rough and made the
novel what one Mexican critic eaiIed
1.-The Uncle Toms Cabin of the Taqu1
Indians Mr.. Whitaker has been wait
dIg since the publication of THE Plant
err last year for an opportunity to cross
The border where his life was threaten
ed, and study deeper into conditions on
the rubber plantations. This is, to him,
forbidden territory.
Professor ]. E. LIE Rossignol of the
economies department of the Univer-
sity of Denver has gathered the results
of his study of conditions in New Zea-
lanG into book entitled state Social
ism in New Zealand" which will be
published by Thomas Y. CrOweH &
Co. early in the autumn. incorporated
in the work will be the valuable essays
on Railways in New Zealand for
which it was primarily to obtain ma
terial that the author visited the coun-
try in order to study conditions at first
hand. The interest of New Zealanders
the portion dealing with compulsory ar
filtration has been revised by Hon. Mr..
Reeves, late high commissioner for Ne w
Zealand in London.
At the close of a homily on forgive
ness delivered a few Sunday ago be-
fore the Euclid Avenue Baptist church
Sunday school of Cleveland, John D.
Rockefeller presented the newspaper
reporters who were present with mo-
rocca-bound copies of THE Optimist' s
Good Morning" a book of devotional
quotations compiled by Florence Ho-
bart Perrin of Boston, which Mr.. Rookie
Teller believes is one of the best help
full and uplifting books for daily read
ing in existence. Mrs. Perrin has pre-
pared a companion volume 1.-THE OPP
timist's Good Night" for autumn pub
LEGATION.
Will N. Harden, author of "The Re
demption of Kenneth Gait" who has
been spending the summer in his native
Georgia, has returned to New York.
He Is now engaged in going over the
proof-sheets Of his new novel which the
Harpers are to bring out this fall Mr..
Harden will also take part in the re-
hearsals of the play made from one of
his novels. Ann Boyd" which is to be
produced soon by a we'll known woman
star.
Lest week the Dorcas society Of Hol-
lis, Maine, gave their annual fair at
Quillcote, the home of Kate Douglas
W1gg1n. Among those who aided in
the sale was Miss Taliaferro whose de-
ughtful imperSonation of "Rebecca'' in
the production of Mrs. Virgins play
was SO thoroughly enjoyed. Mrs. Wig
gin is hard at work upon a new hook
the title for which has not been dis.
closed; it is surmised, however, that
the subject and treatment are widely
different from anything she has vet
written.
Clifford Johnson. who has illustrate
ed many Of his own books by photo
graphs taken by himself. and has COW
cred the east. south and west of the
United States in his travels with his
camera, not to mention England, Scot
land, Ireland and Wales, France and
Spain. and a few other spots in for
elgn lands. has illustrated a new edi-
ton of Thoreau's Walden with some
splendid specimens of his skill and his
art. The scenes about the historic
pond, made famous by the genial re-
cluse who lived there so happily as
Well as views in beautiful old Concord.
naturally furnish the best of material.
This Is the third work of ThoreaII's
edited and illustrated BY Mr.. Johnson
Thomas Y. Crowen & Company are to
publish the book.
Harper & Brothers this week are nut
ting to press for another printing the
following books: THE Human Wav %
by Louise Collier Wilcox; I'm Great
waters. by Thomas A. Janvier; 1.-THE
Silver Horde" by Rex Beach; ''Cava-
naugh: Forest Ranger by Hamlin
Garland; 1.-THE Lady of Loyalty
House." by Justin Huntly Mccarthy.
Although the first edition of e. Phil
lips Oppenheim's latest novel 'aThe II
lustrious Prince" was the largest that
has ever been printed. his American
publishers, Little, Brown & Co. have
gone to press with another. 1t was
this Oppenheim story that DR.. Richard
Burton, professor of English of the