The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-05
SOME new BOOKS.

Iished by Crane & Co., of Topeka. 1t
is the life story of a dog under
the title of Gentleman Don,"
who, as may be guessed, is the
chief figure in the story. Like BLACK
Beauty" the book is an autobiography
with Gentleman Don. 1t is trimming
with human interest and no one can
which are, after all, those of the av-
erage family, without being deeply
moved in sympathy. The book is IL
Illustrated by David L. Stewart of To-
peka, and the pictures are excellent!
quite the best that Mr.. Stewart. who
is a talented young man, has done.
Crane & Co. have given the story
beautiful dress and the book is one
that any Kansan should be proud TO
possess.
Walter Camps Book of Football is
out, fresh from the press of the Cen
fury company. Mr.. camp IS amer
cas- greatest authority on football
"the best qualified man alive to write
fairly, alphabetically and authori-
tatively on this subject" In TINS vol
ume he has written book tuli OF
anecdotes recitals of exciting plays,
examples of the proves of great play
ers and interesting tales of carefully
worked out stratagens. In 1t the col
lege graduate and the sport lover Will
find the names and deeds of men who
were in college with them, and other
names grown familiar either before or
since. There is the story of the de-
velopment of the game from earnest
times; and a clear exposition OF the
reasons why there was so great de-
mand for a revision of the rules, and
what the present rules accomplish.
Dr. George William Bagby. author
of 1.-THE old Virginia Gentleman and
Other Sketches edited by THOMAS
Nelson Page and just published by
Charles Scribner's Sons, was born in
Richmond county. Virginia, August IL,
and the University of PENNSYLVANIA,
taking the degree of M. d. from the
| latter institution. He practiced for
time at Lynchburg but soon devoted
| his entire attention to writing. lie co
| tied the Express and other papers OF
| his state and his short stories and es-
saws appeared in Harper's Magazine.
| At the outbreak of the civil war Dr.
| Bagby was one of the first to volunteer
and he served in clinical capacity at
Reauregard's headquarters, as his
slight physique would not let him serve
| at the front. He was assistant secre-
| tary of state and custodian OF the
| state library after the war. He died
| in 1883. Thomas Nelson Page in his
| preface says of Bagby: Next to Poe,
| the most original of all Virginia writ
| ers. was he whose reputation IN MS
| lifetime mainly rested on humorous
| ceedingly original type but VINO was
master of pathos rarely excelled by
any author and rarely equaled by any
American author.
Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. announce
the third printing of Charles w. Ell.
lots 1.-THE Durable Sat1stactlons OF
Life" Books on this firms fall list
editions are Dorothy Brooke's Vaca-
ton" by Frances c: Sparhawk; the
Wireless Station at Silver Fox Farm,
nv lanes Otis: and 1.-THE Wheels of
Time by Florence L. Barclay
Eradaric 6. Isham. author of 1.-THE
Social Bucaneer," when in Hong Kong,
where the last chapter of his novel is
laid, was treated to little local at
mosphere," not so 'halcyon as tha'
which his hero and heroine In the
hook found in the same place. The
author had come up from Manila, and
all the way, long, CLASSY sWells mao
given warning of an impending ty-
i, phoon. The boat on whlcn ne was
passenger had no sooner reached
: port than chaos broke loose. SeVera
. thousand junks were smashed, rev
. thousand Cinnamon drowned, ana tHe
I hotel where the author and MS VIE
/ had taken refuge was partially oemol'
ished. AFTER the wild, weird day, 1
rnCrired a strong imagination to pei
e a scene of tranquility at Hong kont
!. for the two lovers in the book put,
adds Mr.. Isham, sit wouldn't 90 u
smash up things, including your here
Y and heroine, at the end OF a popuIa
!, novel, don't you see.
e Mrs. McCarter's book, THE Price o
:" edition and the sales are little NOR
| than started.
y Grace MacGowan Cooke, the novel
e list, was in San Francisco for the recen
e reunion of the native sons and daugn
5. ters. All three nights when the street
# were full of jewellers, part of ther
S. masked, the sidewalks crowded wit
e confetti throwers and manlpulators Q
the horrible tin can toy, Mrs; Cook
and her small party of friends wer
: ont enioying the novel features of a
e American carnival. Mrs. Cookies the
s orv is. as readers of her big move
e saThe Power and the Glory pub
q Iished recently by Doubleday, Page
@ Co. would be apt to imagine, that
" smile will carry you through more di1
5e ficult places than any other facial al
w rangement She insisted that all or
SIS needed to do to be safe from 1he cor
to fetti throwers, was to watch the rIgf
to hand of the approaching individui
d. and whatever came or went TO kee
TT on smiling. She relates that be
I'd and a girl got into con1ettl scrln q
ST mage lust in front of their party, II
v Young fellow had received two or thrt
ce fstfuls, had given as good as he 60
IN when the girl sent a handful ayir
K and lodged behind Mrs. Cooke. H
ut opponent came on blindly, cast abol
10 a peck of parti colored paper into II
ne authors face and then discovered tn
IS he had assaulted the wrong part
a Being a gentleman, under the troll
IL he drew back in some dismay, Wh'
to a young fellow VINO was with M
observed the inevitable smile as
emerged from the confetti, and clapp'
In him on the shoulder with the reassu
,et ing words, Jaw, it's all right-she's
lst good girl-look at her! She AIN III
at all. See that smile,"
rs. Rene Balm. author of 1.-THE Muir
he "This Ny Son." Redemption, 1T