Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-10-31

days are largely responsible for the
rage of all girls, particularly Amer
leans. for priuces. There was never
n fairy-stnry written that did not
have q prince for hero. What
would have been Cinderella's re-
ward if the young man who found
her glass slipper had not been a
prince? Suppose he bad been a
worthy grocer's clerk, or All intelli
gent young farmer out on lark;
would not The tale have lost its fasci-
uatiun9 Then the hind in the wood;
did he not turn into prince9 and
the frog also" suppose the hind had
turned into a wood. chopper, and the
frog into an honest fisherman;
would the girls have been 81 we'll |
pleased? And are not all the for |
tunate and happy girls Of the fairy
tales princesses either by biph or
marriage? ? There is more truth In
this theory than people imagine.
and If you ever become the father of
family, don't let your children
know about the titled heroes of fairy
/ tales.
The complete novel in the No
vember number of Lippincotts
Magazine is contributed by Mrs
Jeauie Bethany, the clever author of
The House uf Rimmon.N The
the story is entitled "Laggard in
/ Love- and the scene is laid in
England, principally IN what Is
known as the BLACK Country"
, The homes and characters OF the
rustic people dwelling therein are
described wiki wonderfully
graphic pen, for Mrs. Bethany pos
,es.es touch and genius something
akin to that of George Eliot, which
enables her to weave a thrilling ro-
uunce out of the lives of humble
people. The birth and develole-
ment Of an overmastering passion
in the heart Of young country
maiden, and the tragic force which
T il becomes, is pictured with the
hands of master. 4 great variety
of characters, representing different
phrases OF English life, are intro
, iuced and all are eapitally por-
trayvd. Without ubtrudlug itself
The moral of the story is a strong
and healthy Que.
The November number of The
North American Review opens with
review of the work Uf The finst
session of the Fifiy-first congress
With its usual inIpartiallty, it al
. lows three representatives of each
, party in the house of representa-
tive- to express their opinions with
entire freedom. The spoke men OF
the republicans are Mr. Mckinley,
of Ohio, the author of the Mckin-
ey tariff bill.to which all the writer
ievute considerable attention; Mr..
Lodge. Of Massachusetts, well
known as the author of the Lodge
Election bill, and Mr.. Dalzell, OF
Pennsylvania. The democratic
side il represented by Mr.. Fitch, Of
New York, Mr.. McAdoo, of New
Jersey and Mr.. Clements,o OF Georgia.
The first and best poultry keepers
paper on the Pacific coast, The Cali
forna Cackler, has recently been
purchased 10y Chas. r. Harker, for
wears editor of the New York Poul-
try Bulletin, and well known every
where to fanciers OF thoroughbred
fowls, dogs and pet stock. Tie
Cackler will be greatly enlarged
aud improved, and hereafter will
appear IA the Pacific Coast FancIer
Monthly. 1t will he published al
san Jose, Cal, and will be ffnel,
illustrated magazine, equalled 10y
ew aud surpassed by none. The
new magazine can hardly fail to be
substantial benefit TO all W no raise
poultry for pleasure or profit, anu
every body Interested in blooded
doss, fowls, pigeons, cage-birds, etc,
ETC., will alsp he Interested in the
F .nciers Monthly.
H.rper's Bizar, in a judicious ed
itorial on wedding gifts, has this t.
say concerning custom whici
/ happily Is no longer countenanceO
( by the best society: THAT one ma,
| nave as many recurring wedding
/ festivals as there are wedding day. |
recurring, 10 one will deny. Blu;
that one may turn any Of thee, |
| festivals into an excuse for begging |
and receiving, all excuse for impos
| ing another domestic tax upon |
I friends aud acquainta. ices, no on. |
now will assert, whatever may hay, |
been polite usage a generation since. |
------ Indeed, Whenever one thinks |
of the great sacTeduess aud tender.
ness Of the narriage relation, II |
seens difficult to see how anyone
can be willing to yulgarize and pr.
tame ii 10y such custom as the ask.
ing and receiving Of gifts, aud ",
would expect its anniversaries TO b,
celebrated not in rude merrymak
ing, but with a sort Of sweet
solennity making such things i'm
possible"