Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-17

educators. The imprint Of Henry
Hall Il company as publishers Is suf-
ficient guaranty Of its high charac-
ter and permanence. Among the |
contributors are noted some Of the
highest authorities on educational
matters. The price is So per year
for ten numbers as none will be |
issued in August or September.
"How They Kept the Faith" a
readable and well-written story Of
the Huguenots, by Grace Raymond,
Of Charleston, s. G. This highly
wrought out tale Of times when re-
ligious liberty was being bought with
blood and religious liberty was surely
an uncertain quantity, IL full Of dra-
matte interest aud may one day
adorn the stage. The strong situa-
tions are presented In good literary
style. The story Is Oyershadawed
with suffering and the plot is
enough different from the routine
novel TO be classified among works
Of decided originality. Published
by Anson ID. +. Randolph d Co.,
New York.
"The Log School-House on the
Columbia" Is II volume by Hezekiah
Butterworth on pioneer fife in Ore
gon. The author centers his story
around "A log school house on the
Columbia presumably near Astoria.)
Among the characters are young
school master from the East and Il
young scandinavian girl with great
powers as violin player. The lat
ter used her art most successfully IN
stilling the Indians under Chief
Umatllla. Much information Is
given concerning the hardships OF
Pioneers Jason Lee and Whitman,
besides giving considerable matter
Of historic worth. The volume is
written In exquisite English, and IL
published by ID. Appleton Il Co.,
New York.
A treatise upon 80 beautiful and
wonderful psycho-mechanicai pro
duet AZ the human voice deserves
the perfect paper and letter pres
Of one Of John B. Alden's latest
works, "1'he Voice In Speech and
Song" or the voice the author,
Theodore Il. Schmauk, says; "There
II no artificial musical instrument
capable Of ~ great varatloni some
times II Ia flute, sometimes u
thunderbolt. There IL no other 50
1exlble aud so changeable at will.
For the voice is not dependent fol
its resonance ON rigid tube, like the
flute, or an Interchangeable sounding
board, like the violin or the piano,
but on the cavity Of the mouth,
which can be enlarged aud altered
at will by the movement Of the
lower jaw, aud the soft parts Tn,
tongue and the glottis.' When
the voice Of good quality unitos agil
ity aud spontaneity with tleNibillty
II becomes "A lovely instrument tc
listen to for its own sake" The
human voice has exercised It's potent
charm In all ages, from the grutl
gutteral savage who talks away
down Ia his throat, 10 the highly.
refined, softly.modulatod syllabltloa-
tion OF the man OF culture, Here II
IL taken TO pieces, ils mechanism
laid bare, aud its secret revealed.
The work is introduced with choicest
passages from the poets In praise OF
the voice, Tho author has la foot
notes indicated his familiarity with
lergo calalog OF musical literature,
that causes the work to have high
rank OF professional value.
"rhe Poetry Of job, - 10y George H.,
Gilsert, Ph. H., Professor of
New Testament Literature aud
Interpretation, Chicago Thcolog-
ioal seminary. A. &, McClurg n
Co., cloth, 81 pp, 400.
IL II strange there should bo any
thing new about subject 80 old as
job. There is always Opportunity
for new hight on the heroes OF human