Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-09-02
LITERARY NOTES

we nave 1ecPlNeu OF LEO. L. ut
mans Sons. New York, the new
Tacoma edition Of Washington lr-
wings astoria" Ii is a beautiful
edition, with the original steel plate
engraving Of Astoria as it appeared
at the necinning of the century.
One OF the unique features of the
September Magazine of American
History is descriptive view of the
first stcrnton water celebration, in l>4.,
in contrast to the second in 1870. ac.
companied 10y a reproduction of the
only picture made al the time
known to exist. The rare old print
i attached TO the historic music
also reproduced in fac-simile
arranged for the famous Crn!0.
Water Ode of Gv0g-e =. doris. and
sung in trout oi the park fountain
al the celebration 10y members ofthe
Sacred Music Society of New York.
Both the picture and the music are
priceless relics, and il was clever
thought which led to their pre>er,
vation in this standard periodical.
where they will lie greatly prizes
and appreciated. A,rs. Lamb in the
fifth article, pays Il graceful, and jus
tribute to the late Judge Amasa J
Parker, Of Albany. whose splendid
portrait from photograph made
lust before his death forms tn,
fruntispiece to the humber. "Ih,
Battle of Queenstown Heights" il
1872 is y study from a Canadian's
point of view, the author being
John Frazer, Of Montreal. This j.
followed by Dead Mans Island
and the Ghost ship" 10y D. Turner
"A Sunday in the O,den Time" 70,
Rev. d. F. Lamson; and "Linke6
with Shakespeare" by Professor G /
Browne Goode, all OF which with .
George ". Childs on General .
Grant" will find hosts OF readers.
President G. Stanley Hall. of tine
new CLARK University, who has per.
haps made the most thorough study
ever made 10y ali American of the
systems and methods OF
Europe, writes aD essay full of pric.
.ical suggestions on the training OF
1t iucideutly explains
he plans OF the new university. O. ?
educational value also i .he arrici.
~ Edward Everett Hale. win.
writes the autobiographical essay
his month on Formative Intiu-
'nces.' Among the influences
which he classifies a. the mos: i'm
'ortant in his career i the news
'aper training
Simon Sterne, the weli-kuowu
abroad lawyer aud writer Oh eco
omical subjects explain, the waste
! the present methods OF railway
organization, and makes clear to
he lay mind the mysteries Of rail
'ad manipulation. Prof. John :
tuart Blackie, of Scotland, lavinc Il
1t the lines uf the Christianity OF
lie future, from an orthodox point Il
view, points out the chief hin T
'ances to a true developement OF u
lie religion ofChrist that have been d
lcountered by the churches. .
In the September number of Har. y,
rs Magazine Theodore Child de-
ribes a journey" Across the Andes -
Ong the line of the great Transan-
ne Railway which is soon to con y
CT Buenos Ayres with the Pacific IL
asst. This Is the first OF series Of |
ustrated articles OF South Amer II
! which Mr.. Child has prepared. ci
ating his personal experiences III
d observations in that cOntinen, OF
ring the first six months of the W
sent year. In
The superiority of our common az
ld-fower over the cultured varIe- III
: Of the conservatory is illustra- =
with pen and pencil by William al
Imiltop Gibson in q characteristic
icle entitled THE Wild Garden"
udet's lnimltable story Of "Port
rascon' still holds the first place
he fiction of the Magazine. While
cng the short stories are contri- mi
ions by Barnet Phillips, Mary Z. in
islns, Paul Carson, and the au-
r Of Cape Cod Folks" The
jec. treated in the editorial de- SO
tments include observations on ~
Hog Family" on modern
SIS, and on international copy. pai
II, by George William Curtis: pa'
ews OF several new books. by |
liam Dean Howells; and refiec- rec
upon the fascination Of the dis hel
seabie, by Charles Dudley War Y
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