Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-10-07

Phelps is a good story Of college life for
young people-Mrs. Wards 23d volume,
beginning with "Gates Ajar," which
has reached its nth thousand. Be
yond an ideal New England college
girl, some well done studies Of Ameri-
can university life, the book must n {
upon the authors reputation for lie
sale. HOughton, NJ film & Co, Boston
F. Tennyson Neeiy, publisher, Cbica-
go, has presented in an attractive volume
Col. Richard Henry Savage's The
Passing Show" The sketches are
graphic novelties from many strange
lands, and reveals the graceful story
teller. The library form preserves
many a meritorious piece of literary
work that could never possibly get into
print in the old expensive book form.
BOOKS OF CHILDLIFE.
Besides being readable novel
"Sweetheart Given" is an original
study i'm the literature Of child life. No
happier panorama of Welch country
life could pass before the eyes than that
unfolded in his life on the farm in the
Vale of Clwyd, North Wales. The life
here depicted will linger long in any
soul capable of feeling and the author,
William Girebuck will be much ia de
nand for having done this work.
Longmaus, Green & Co., New York.
--"The childsoul is born to live in
every man" These are the words in
which Margaret sydney of"Little Pep
p.rs" fame begins her tribute Of love
entitled "Whittier With the Children"
published on plate paper in handsomely
engraved octave by the d. LathrOp Co,
Boston. The chapters present in
agreeable realism the sweetest incidents
of the good gray Quaker poets life
his ehiId-iife and his associations with
children.
can Adventure in Photography" by
Octave Thanet, illustrated by photo
graphs by the adventures, deserves To
oe studied by all would-be artists with
the camera rather than reviewed in a
newspaper. However, if we attract
the attention of several hundred anna
teurs TO the ecord of valuable expert
ences here detailed by skilled hand
and trained brain we shall save such
persons making thousands of errors,
that may cost them much in time, dol
lars, irritation, humiliation, and vexa-
ton of spirit. We gather from tbe
writer's experience that there is a won-
derful world of perversity in the ways
that are dark about photography, and
this is all told in bright, witty and
common sense English. Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons, New York,
Our Dumb Animals for September
shows in bright poems, pretty pictures
and wide-awake sketches Of the grand
work which Geo. F. Angel is doing
for prevention of cruelty to ANIMALS.
Students of art and literature will
fnd helpful studies in Denton j. Snyd-
er's monographs on the w rd's Fair.
The five booklets are sold for 90 cents,
kindergarten Literature Co.
NOTES.
Zola, the apostle of filth ia French
fiction, is coming &c our county.
Rev. DIR. John Dewitt has a new
volume on "What is inspiration"
Will H. Low will write "An Artists
Impressions of the Worlds Fair for
Oc,ober Scribner's.
Harpers SSth edition of Lorena Doone
has photogravure of theauthor Black
more.
Robert Louis Stephenson is grand
son Of Stephenson, the Scottish Light
house builder.
Oscar Wilde returns momentarily
from Oblivion with "a True Theory"
of the mystery of Shakespeare's son
nets.
Lee & Shepard have printed new
edition of Charles Summers great ora
ton, "The True Grandeur of Nations F."
Ella Higginson has delightful
Last Message of Summer" in the
September Overland. II is rich with
the aroma of nature.
Naomi Ian & Co, the great New
York publishing house, is enjoying its
golden jubilee, having been established
in ls4S, by John Macmillan, protege
of many American authors of renown.
Grond Gala