The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-01

Meredith Nicholson, the popular au-
thor. read an original poem at the
dedication last Saturday of the state
~ monument erected by Indiana al
Antietam, Nd, in memory OF her sons
who were killed in battle there IS
years ago. Mr. Nicholson has in press
a new novel with the attractive title.
The Siege Of the seven Suitors.'
which Houghton Miff1in CO. will pub
lish the latter part OF October.
Mrs. Kate Douglas Wtggin returned
from her summer home in Maine last
week to New York. where the first
metropolitan performance of her sue
cessful play, "Rebecca Of Sunnybrook
Farm" will take place on october 3.
His majesty, the German emperor,
has been pleased to accept a copy of
Element in the United States" which
was recently published by Houghton
MifHin Co.
Harry James Smiths new novel.
Enchanted Ground" is already re-
ported in its third printing
Buffalo oJues' experience in lasso-
ing wild beasts in Africa appears in the
october number of Everybody's Mag
azine. Ike pictures are thrilling and
naturally full Of action.
Those who have seen advance copies
of William Winters 'ShakeSp eare's
England" soon to be published by
Moffat, Yard & Company. declare it
the most sumptuous and beautiful of
all the Winter books thus far issued.
It has been wholly rewritten since
George William Curtis described the
work as England in a drop f honey,
and Thomas Bailey Aldrich called the
two original volumes the IoveIiest
things that have been done" Revised
enlarged, perfected, superbly iIlustrat-
ed, this work, in one large and beauti-
fuI volume. is in reality a new book.
and probably the most delightful and
best book Of English travels in exist
ence.
From the publishers of Max comes
the announcement that this new novel
was printed in a second edition before
publication day. Max is the latest
novel by Katherine Cecil ThurstOn,
whose The Masquerader" was one of
the popular successes a few years ago.
1t is published by the Harpers.
One Of the best things running in
the current magazines is General Fred
erick Fuuston's "reminiscences of the
Cuban war.
out Of the ordinarv in the book line
will be Harry Whitney's Hunting
With the Eskimos." the record of the
authors adventurous year among the
northernmost tribe, his big game
hunting, and his experiences Of native
life and the battle for existence
through the long arctic night The
hook. which The Century Co Will issue
early in October, is to have sixty-fOur
fun page Illustrations from photo
graphs and reproductions Of interest
ing native sketches
The Walter Camp ROok Of Foot
hall" TO be issued by The Century Co
mis- month. viii be the first OF series
~ books on American sports TO be
edited by Walter Camp.
.'rhe Steering Wheel" is q new
hook by Robert a. Wason4 published
Nv the Bobbs Merrill Company MI
Tason is the latest Hoosier author &c
lin a large public. He halls from
neIphf. but there is nothing Delphic in
his utterances. He speaks right out
and his audience laughs right out
seHappy Hawkins" made the whole
country grin Mayor Gaynor, recover
ing from his wound, said that 1t was
better tonic than Marcus Aurelius- >
saThA steering Wheel" Mr.. " ason
rou- story is even more amusing thar
ssIIsnDv Hawkins" though about as
7ifrerant in theme and in manner as
ess+ from west No, the story has
-o+bFnr TO do with automoblIes OF
S-onIsue,. as the title might imply
ssTbe Steering Wheel is TO be takeT
80 iI-afv sAU the worlds a car.