The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-06

That is because IL treats OIL
reform politics and 1t will
prove meat for the so-caNed
progressives. However, it
deals the reform leaders some rather
severe blows as it holds them UP as
selfish and unprincipled men who are
in the business for personal benef1t. 1t
is full of epgrans which have to do
with practical politics and the person
who is interested in politics will find ii
worth his while. The hero. Harlan
Thornton, is a fine example of an en-
bryo politician but at love making he
is a dismal failure and at times ex-
ceedingly tiresonle. The book is pub
lshed by Harper's, New York.
At the convention OF the Associated
Advertising Clubs of America held in
Omaha, July 1920. Mr.. Herbert 5 Hons
ton, formerly Of Kansas and now vice
president Of Doubleday, Page & Co., do
livered an address on How a City
Should Advertise. and What an Adver-
Using Club Can Do to Aid IT. Mr..
Houston was appointed as delegate-at-
large to the convention by the QuOin
club of New York city, an association
of advertising managers OF the maya
zines published in the east.
The late Marion Crawford once re-
marked that After all, the first OBJ
Ject of the novel is to amuse." And
".
very wide place for the novel written
frankly for the sole purpose of enter
tainment. And in the hot days of sum-
mer the novel of pure romance, divert
ing, open-airy free from affectation ana
from pretense, is still more alluring.
Such is "Blaze Derringer'' by Eugene
+. Lyle, Jr., published a few weeks ago
by Doubleday, Page & Co: Blaze" the
book, and Blaze, the hero, are both live.
honest, manly, and romantic through
out. 1t is a delight to read of such a
spirit as Blaze possesses-so efferyes-
cent, 80 incorrigible, so dauntless; and
OF the thrilling adventures this shirt
leads him into. 1t forms especially re-
freshfng reading for a hot summer af-
ternoon or evening.
A good idea of the way Theodore
Roosevelt looks to the cartoonists of
the world, may be gained from Ray
mond Gross book, "T. r. in Cartoon -
(Saalf1eld publishing Co., Akron. Ohio.
81 neD which contains a collection of
over 400 views of the noted citizen.
They We're collected by Mr.. eros from
publications all over the world. iuclud-
ing Austria, Italy, Japan, Russia. and
South America.
A popular edition of H. c. Chatfeld
Taylor's biography of Moliere is an
nounced for the near future by Messrs.
Dufheld & Company 1t was this work
which won for the author the cross of
the French Legion of Honor Mr.. Cha
field-Taylor devoted years to his suh-
ject, going to the original sources. ex-
amining all the extant documents
Tlsltlng All the remaining landmarks
In addition to the mass of Information
about Moliere and his plays, the book
contains a number of striking illustra
tons by the Comte de BreviIle. who
signs himself Job" Mr.. Chatfeld.
Taylor is now in Venice at work |,o
his life of (x0ld0ni xvbi 1I h.
make companion volume, in its spirit
and its thoroughness, to his Moliere.
Paul Elder & Company announce
for early publication, volume of MUIR
sery Songs entitled "Slumber Sea
Chanteys.'' Lucia Chase Bell. whose
"Obil, Keeper of Camels'' was so pleas
antly received last spring, has written
the words; the music is composed by
Carrie Stone Freeman, of Los Angeles
and the volume is to be decorated with
fascinating pen and ink sketches by
Rita Bell James.
In the interests of Freshmen at
Large, Especially Those Whose Re
naming at Large UNRESTRICTED and
Unguided Appears a Worry and Mem
ace to College, and University Society.
THE College Freshmen Don't Book
is soon to be published by Paul Elder
and Company The volume is by
GCO46 &c II ENdllS IA. b., A
Sympathizer, and is to be illustrated
by Charles Frank Ingrason, with mi
tials and decorations by Raymond Car
ter.
Clara Louise Burnhams recent novel,
THE Right Princess" which was 50
successful a few years ago, has been
6ramatiZec and Is to be produced at the
Alhambra theater in Milwaukee on the