Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-08

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June Hsrper's monthly, THE Hand
son,e Humes." As 10 most Of his work,
we are made acquainted with all the
refiDements Of bighbred English upper
class life. The subject and It's treat
ment promise well.
The publication Of another volume Of
tue late George William Cartis's Hsr-
per's 's-ssy chair essays recalls the
fact that his place has not yet been
filed on that Magazine. Probably no
one In the old or new world could be
found to fit into that niche, carved out
by Curtis, unless II were Oliver Wen
dell Holmes and he was too old.
The June overland monthly contains
"The American Private Soldier" by
Lieutenant ALVIN H. Sydenham, U. 8.
A. II is en- inside view Of army life,
illustrated from sketches made by the
daughter OF Major McCrea. The writer
10 well known et Salem.
ELIZABETH - CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST.
II is somewhat surprising that Chas.
L. Webster & Co., New York, publish.
ers Of standard literature, should publish
as one of their Webster library such q
work as elizabeth, Christian Scien.
tist," by Miss Matt Grim, author OF
Fair Rebel" II is one of the frat
concessions Of great publisher to a
teaching still unknown to tine multi
tude, opposed by the orthodox and &C
cepted by the few. The publishers an
nounce that the true aims and spirit OF
Christian science are set forth In man.
ner calculated to do away with many
false impressions. 1t would be inter.
estipg to know to what extent 30 gifted
a writer can throw her soul into these
types without becoming convert to
the truths she depicts so convincingly
to others. II II be the truth to Miss
Matt Grim that she is dealing 10. then
1t follows that the writer will not give
herself to any other literary work in fu-
ture, but become second Mrs. Eddy
for this cause. The library form Of this
edition will render 1t very popular.
Paper so cents. cloth $1.00.
Hamlin Garland writes on "Pacific
Coast literature" in the San Francisco
Call: 81 saw children moving along to
school In the shadow Of the most eplen.
did peaks. saw youth pIowing
Behind him was q row Of palm 6, against
which he stood like figure of bronze
In relief. saw young men and maid
ems walking down aisles Of green and
crimson pepper trees, and the aisles led
to blue, silhouetted mountains. / saw
men herding cattle, where the sun beat
with hot radiancy, and strange cacti
held out wild arms. j saw children
playing about cabins, setting at defiance
with their shouts the illimitable width
and sunless depth Of the Oregon forest" {"
Perhaps among these he saw novelist
or artist ofthe future.
The June issue Of Jenness Miller H.
lustrated Monthly Is replete with en-.
tertaining features. There Is an end
less amount Of good reading for both
men aud women. One Of the most IN
teresting articles describes visit to Sir
Frederick Leighton. There are stories,
poems. fashions and articles describing
dainty work for women In summer.
A novelty in magazine literature Is 10
be introduced by 8. &. Mcclure, who
has secured for the June issue of his
magazine rial dialogue between w.
ID. Howells and Professor Boyesen.
Mr.. Howells and Professor Boyesen
have been Intimate friends for more
than twenty years, and In this dialogue
Mr.. Howells tells much that is new
abont his early home, his newspaper
correspondence work In Venice, and
his attempts on his return from abroad
To secure footing In Journalism and
literature. The same issue of the maga-
zine contains eight portraits Of Mr..
Howells taken at different periods II
his life.
IN THE CONFESSIONAL.
The Western Authors Publishing
Society, Murphy building. san Fran
cisco. Is cooperative association for
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