The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-26

| II,
been among the most popular issued
/ in this country in recent years. The
present book contains twenty-three full
page illustrations in full color, forty
nine in black and white, and twenty
two vignettes. 1t is of quarto size, has
special marginal decorations and is
bound in cloth with gilt top and deco
| rative end papers, and is boxed. The
| text consists of well known love poems.
A glance at the book reveals a charac-
| teriStic unusual among volumes of the
| kind. Although the girls are beautiful
| and distinctively American, it can not
| be said that there is well defined
Underwood girl. Many types are rep
| resented, and hence there is a pleas
| ing variety often lacking in books of
| this class. The chief characteristic of
| Mr.. Underwood's work is that each
picture interprets situation or tells
| a story usually one close to the hearts
of young people and hence of every
body.
'Tom and the Squatter's Son. is a
new book by opie Read. 1t is a stir
ring frontier story for boys from seven
to sixty, reciting thrilling events of
frontier life in Oklahoma. Tom
Smith, the hero of the story, on his
way to Blue Jay, new town in the
| territory, stors for the night at
| squatter's cabin, having established his
| right 10 hospitality by wrestling with
/ the squatter and sis stalwart son and
| coming off victorious in both friendly
| contests. In the morning he resumes
his tramp to Blue Jay. Tom gets the
| better of the town "cut ups by his
ready wit, and is forced into a fight
with the leader, Jim Turner whom he
easily thrashes The first night in the
/ town he captures a burglar, and in the
next few weeks meets Major Barton,
| the villain of the story, whom he final
! ly lands in the penitentiary. He is
made editor of the local paper, and
| has more exciting experience with the
"cut ups The squatter's son makes
| his appearance in the town, and he
| the end of the story. OF all the many
| interesting stories written by Mr.. Read,
| this is the only one of importance in
| tended expressly for boys. 1t is pub
| lished by Laird & Lee, Chicago.
Doubleday, Page and Company found
their experiment of prize review con-
tests on some of their most popular
publications so successful that they
have already held three such contests.
The first one, which was on e. f. Ben
sons 1.-THE Climber" brought in SO
many reviews of high grade that the
judges announced that fifty might
have been added to the prize winners,
If we had had so many prizes" The
second contest was on Mrs. Humphry
Wards novel. Marriage a Ia Mode
and the reviews submitted were tex
traordinary in number. as we'll as in
competition, 1.-THE Lords of High De-
cision," by Meredith Nicholson, was
chosen. Commenting on the results of
the first contest. the judges stated that
the average contribution to the con-
test was better than the average re-
view which is printed in the news
papers-more spontaneous and less
conventional. They thus indicated a
decided preference for amateur re-
views over those coming from the pro-
fessional pen. And now they have
awarded the first prize in their lat
est contest to gentleman, who. I'M
beknown to the judges at the time of
their decision. proves to be the editor
of an Arkansas paperl Mr.. Clio Har-
per of the Arkansas Democrat" is
the recipient of first honors.
The extraordinary perseverance and
fortitude which Henry NJ. Stanley sub
sequently showed are well forecasted
in an extract quoted from a letter in
his autobiography (Houghton Milf
fin Coz 1t was written in Madrid in
1863 in explanation of his success as
correspondent for the New York Her
AID How have I done this? BY in
tense application to duty. by self de-
NAL, which means I have denied my
self all pleasures. so that I might do
my duty thoroughly, and exceed it.
Such has been my ambition. I am full
filing it, Pleasure can not blind me,
it can not lead me astray from the
path 1 have chalked out. 1 am so
much my own master that 1 am mas
ter over my own passions 1t is nv
interest not to throw up my business
You do not-cannot suppose that T
have accepted this position merely for
money I can make plenty of money
anywhere-it is that my future promo
ton to distinction hangs upon it. Even
now. If I applied for it, 1 could get a
consulship, but 1 do not want a CON
sulship- l look further beyond a con-
sulship- To the-with vacation
don't want it. The Bureau of the
Navy Department has just added this
book to the list for ships, libraries,
United States Navy.