The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-08

~ White Cat" and other pop
ular novels, is losing her
sight is erroneous. In June she had
some trouble with her eyes-painful,
but not serious. The trouble seems
to be passing away altogether. She
spent the summer at Bemu5 Point on
Lake Chautauqua and is now in New
York for the opening of the second
season of her successful play, Seven
Days" With Doctor Rinehart and
their three sons, she expects soon to
go abroad, where the doctor will pur-
sue his medical studies in Vienna.
A novelty in the song book world
is a collection of the words and music
of the half-forgotten Mother Goose"
songs of a half century ago. Kinds
Noble & Eldredge of New York City
are the publishers.
The following books were published
by HOughton Miffiin Co. last Saturday:
"a Mans a Man." a novel by Ian
Hay, author of "The Right Stuff; a
life of John Brown" by Oswald Gar
rison Willard, which promises to rank
among the most important biographi
cal and historical works of the year;
''The Crashaw Brothers," a story of
school boy life, by Arthur Stanwood
Pier; Little Girl Blue" a charming
ly illustrated book for little folk, by
Josephine Scribner Gates; and a col
lected edition of Sarah Orne Jewetts
"Stories and Tales in a set of seven
volumes.
Mr., Richard Watson elders
"Grover Cleveland: Record of
Friendship" his last published work,
will be issued in book form this fall
The book is based on the articles which
appeared in The Century in 1909; and
will have number of full page Illus
trations from photographs
Bob Carleton, American" was writ
Ill L.
Greyson Laing, who died in 1907. The
story is the career of an unusually
gritty and determined American, who
has mastered his own destiny. AS a
farmer lad in love with a girl of
much wealth and high social position,
Tut endowed with common sense.
health and a keen sense of Justice and
humor, he is ideally happy, until
Aleen's father points out the differ
ence in their lives. Bob determines
to win her by striking out in the
West. His adventures in a rough
mining country and his ultimate sue
cess are told in Mr.. Greyson Laing' 5
own charming style 1t is published
by the C. N. Clark Publishing Co. of
Boston.
It was a labor of love for Lillian
Whiting to prepare for publication,
the book of memoirs Louise Chand-
Ter Moulton, Poet and Friend" for
Mrs. Moulton and Miss Whiting, both
ROstOnianS, were warm friends for
many years. The book has been
written in a chronological and narra-
tive form rather than critical, and is
compiled largely from the letters of
Mrs Moulton, and from the journal
that was kept faithfully from her
eighth year to the last days of her
falling health. The interesting fea-
lures include a remarkable group of
English letter written to William Wat
son Arthur Christopher Benson, Wal
ter PateF and many others. Two let
ters from Archdeacon WHEREFORE are
among the treasures of the book. The
MANY letters of Whittier, and several
from DIR. Holmes and Mr.. Longfellow,
written to Mrs. Moulton, will also be
read with interest
AS was inevitable, 1.-THE Silent Calf
(Chas. Scribners) has been dramatized,
and will be produced by the firm of
Iiebler & Co. about November / of
the coming theatrical season. The
drsmatization has been made by the
author, Edwin Milton Royle, who was
a drarnatist before he took to writing
novels. being the author of 1.-The
souaw Man" Friends Marrying
Mary" Captain Impudenee," THE
Struggle Everlasting, etc, and like
most successful dramatists, Mr.. Royle
was an actor before being 2 writer.
A new and enlarged edition OF
..Dan Boards Animal Book" is an
nounced for this autumn Mr.. Beard
has added considerable material and