The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-18
SUNDAY

w. Morgan Shuster's more recent
experiences in Persia have rather oN-
ershadowed in the public mind MS
earlier achievements in Cuba and the
PHILIPPINES as secretary of public IN
struction in the Philippine 1slanos anu
a member of the Philippine cohlIhls-
sion. Mr. Shuster had executive con-
troll of the bureau of education EN-
ploying nearly 5000 American ana
Filipino teachers; of the entlre prls-
on system of the islands; or the pu-
reau of supply which mace an pn nI--
chases of official supplies for the gov
eminent; of the bureau of printing
and of the Philippine medical school-
Mr.. Shuster is now at work on ms
new book THE Strangling of Persia,
which the Century Co, Will publlSn al
an early date.
Harper & Brothers announce the
publication this week of three new
books: From the South of France
nv Thomas A. Janvier; ''Harper's Boat
ing Book for Boys" in the Practice
Books series: 1.-The Greatest English
Classic by the Rev. Cleland b. Nc
Afee, D. d.
Summer visitors to Duxbury, Mass
as we'll as all lovers of that rare type
of literature which Sarah Orne JeWeIt,
Mrs GaskeIl, and Miss Milford nave
made their own, will be interested in
Miss Mary Rogers Bangs story High
Bradford published by Houghton
Mifflin Co., this week. 1t is story OF
life fifty years ago in a Cape Cod sea
port village. which the author calls
High Bradford" 1t is illustrated with
pen and ink sketches.
Miss lane Adams has added to her
many other activities that of Associate
Editor of 1.-The Survey" The work OF
this periodical is much in line with
that which has held Miss Adams in
terest for many years.
The exact relation of Mark Hanna
70 the anthracite coal strike of 1902
has often been pondered in political
circles. 1t is, perhaps, not generally
known that he made strenuous at
ten1pts to put an end to it, and failed,
hut that out of his failure the settle
ment of the strike was raised. Several
striking points are brought up about
the whole affair by Herbert Croly in
his biography of Hanna which was
DrbIished last week and Hanna's as
sociation with labor leaders and the
labor movement in general is fully
disclosed.
Elijah r. Kennedy has book pub
lished by Houghton, Miff1in Co, this
week on '"The Contest for California
in 1851 large parts of which consti-
tute a biography of Col. Edward D.
BAKER. a brilliant and charming per-
sonality, and a soldier and statesman
of the first rank. He was born in
London and was a nephew of one of
CoiIingwood's captains at Trafalgar.
II is claimed that he rendered greater
service to the United States than any
foreign born man since Hamilton for
it was he who saved the Pacific states
IN the Union He was an able member
of both the House of Representatives
and of the Senate, and died at the
head of his regiment at Balls Bluff.
He was an intimate friend of Lincoln
and his funeral would have been held
at the White House if the building had
not been undergoing repairs.
Samuel F. Woolard. of Wichita. who
possesses the faculty for collecting
bright, pertinent things and compil
ing them in book form has just added
another volume to his productions. He
calls it 1.-THE Sunshine of Life. A
hint of what the book contains is
found in the forword: There is al
ways sunshine somewhere; the sun
goes round the world preceded and
followed by a heaven of glory Ac-
cordingly Mr.. Woolard has collected