The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-21


.'Just Patty is new book by Jear
Webster who. by the way IS Crane
niece of the late Mark Twain me
book is published by The Century CO
and is a companion to w hen Fatt4
Went to College"
This latest book of her adventures
deals with life at the most select Of
boarding schools, st. Ursula's. Whal
Patty doesn't think of in the way OF
unconventional and unusual mischief
is hardly worth thinking of; but she Is
always wholesome and happy and fear
lessly honest when caught in scrape.
Young folks will like it; and older FOLK
will grow young again in the fresh
carefree, fun-adoring atmosphere OF
St Ursula's. And Jean Webster tells
about it all with such zest that it reads
like record of actual happenings
'.Four Months Afoot in SPAIN" by
Harry A. French, has just been pub
lished by the Century company. Every
reader who has been caught ia the
thrill and fascination of that unique
and remarkable volume, "A Nagabond
Journey Around the World" will need
no urging to travel with that delight
full vagabond afoot in Spain. During
this summer of carefree wandering IN
unfamiliar byways, the author covered
one IHOuSduu lAl1lSS Oh AOOls anu Nv ~
s that distance by third-class rail, and
was of choice, one of the picturesque
masses that frequent SPANS highways
and bywayS. He missed none of the
color and humor and adventures of his
experiences; and his book is a faithful
and fascinating picture of all he saw
and heard and enjoyed-e enjoyed to the
full and makes his reader enjoy.
Following is the books last para
graph: In my pocket Con landing in
New York; was exactly six cents. I
caught up an evening paper and with
the last coin in my hand dived down
into the Subway"
The summers expense account
Transportation --.-------.-..---......--.s 500
Food and lodging ---.-.-.---.-.-...-...... SO.
Bullfights, sights, souvenirs ---.-......- 10
Miscellaneous ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS H.
si72.
A dramatizatiOn of Mrs. Clara L.
Burnham's popular novel 1.-The Right
Princess" will shortly be seen on the
stage, opening probably in Chicago.
Mrs. Burnhams novel The Opened
Shutters is also being made the basis
of a play This popular author is now
at work on a new novel, to be entitled
1.-The High Calling which Houghton
Mifflin Co. expect to publish next year.
Henry Russell Miller. whose novel,
The Man Higher Up, proved to be one
of the most interesting and entertain
ing political stories ever published in
Am erica. has produced again. 1t is not
surprising to find this authors new
book, His Rise to Power. another story
of practical politics. just published by
the Bobbs Merrill Co One could not
help but feel in reading his first novel
that the political game is almost a pas
sion with him, and in consequence he
has made a fhnr0f1pr1 Of tfc
workings. n it he brought to bear the
knowledge he had acquired as a poll
teal worker in western Pennsylvania
Added to this knowledge, he displayed
also marked ability as a writer and
story-teller, handling a subject enter
tainingly which. all too often. is made
only cut-and-dried statement of fact
In His Rise to Power Mr.. Miller again
gives his readers full benefit of his 20
litical knowledge, and his writing is
even better than before. He has learn
ed to deliver the master stroke. His
colors are mixed with skilful hand and
laid on evenly and surely If one is a
politician one will enjoy His Rise TO
Power because it depicts political con-
dltions so wildly If one is not a Doli-
tlclan one viii enjoy it none the less,
Tor It is fascinating story from which
one unconsciously absorbs the knowl-.
edge OF politics it is Mr. Miller's desire
20 impart. He has determined to reach
all classes. and he has succeeded with
out cheapening his book in the pro-
cess.
The natural beauties of the Golden
state are TO be presented in a hand
some Illustrated volume soon to be
puollshed by Paul Elder and Companv
san francisco 1t is to consist Of cam
era pictures by eminent California ar
tists OF the views of greatest interest
from shasta in the north to san Dieoo
Mission in the south. Reproduced in
nlezzogravure prints and mounted
with descriptive selections in nrose
and verse from famous California
writer's VI i44el
Truth and Reality by John Roodip
PROFESSOR of Philosophy in the Tniver'
SHY OF Kansas. published last week nv
the Macmillan company. is intended
10 serve as an introduction to the +ba-
DRY OF knowledge. while We hs,-o
pretentlous works" the author saI-s in
MS preface. covering the field Of iosin
and epistemology, We are not So y~eII
supplied with books giving q eanaraI
survey or the main problems invol,-erl
IN the investigation of truth. The tiroa
seems peculiarly ripe for such an
snort In the bewildering amo,,n+ 80
discussion and misunderstanding to