Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-06-25

the editors study into wateringplace
boom for the Bermu das. Curtis never
did that to our best recollection.
The article on 1.-THE Tramp Problem"
In the June Overland by the editor of
The JOURNAL is honored with re-
print in Public Opinion of Washing
Ton and New York, under the subhead'
Of psychological"
SOME NEW BOOKS.
"In love the values are fictitious and
imagination fixes the price," Is selected
for the text of Eleanor Holmes 1.-THE
Price of Pearl" go cent number of
Harper q Brothers Franklin Square
Library, of nearly 400 pages. 1t is
pure, deep and thoughtful working out
If human relations.
"Union Down." by Scott Campbell,
Arena Pub. Co., Boston, Is more high
ly seasoned, smacks of sea and land, a
novel of sentiment and violence, dram
ltic and entertaining, the thread of fic.
tion highstrung throughout, far above
he average American product in this
espect, which product If not very very
Dad, is generally not very good.
''The Missionary Ponies" pretty
,rochure of humane tendencies, ,deserv
ng wider circulation than we can
i've 1t. The truth of the tale Is vouched
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Wis. Brothers d Korth, 246 Fourth
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The amateur to be successful must
,ut rely upon any book Of instructions
specially IN the chase of so fleeting
nd easily vanishing sprlte as the art
+ photography. But If any guide of
Instructions can accomplish this it
nust be photography Indo)rs and
Out" by Alexander Black, Houghton,
Mffiin & Company, Boston. The
work is illustrated by plates from pho
ugraphs, and text drawings, but best
4 all by bright, clear, lucid style, not
III ambiguous, but, series Of literary
sun pictures, seasoned with fine sense
of humor. From technical stand
point the book must be valuable as the
text Is agreeable.
F. II. Neely's (Chicago,) latest paper
issues are an American novel by r. H.
savage, 1.-The Princess Of Alaska" In
his usual stirring veinj "In the Quar-
ter" a realistic tale of French art
student life by II. w. Chambers
though IL Is rank shame to mix up a
clean, decent English girl in the same
pages with Paris grisette; 1.-THE Major
In Washington City," Ia a more re-
freshing creation than the last, the five-
hundred thousandth of the jaded So
cial-wreck merchandise of the news
stands. He smells strong of the whis.
ky-drinking, poker playing solid south
politician, but tells his stories and gives
his opinions In burlesque style that
ensures you hearty laugh or two out
of each page. He is the Don Quixote
of the Lost Cause, and will have as
great a run as Cervantes Immortal
Knight.
| The American Humane society have
during the past year sent out a number
of prize stories. "Our Gold Mine," is the
companion volume of "The Strike at
Shanes," each having now large cash
prize and what Ia better the commenda-
tion of the noblest of all American
charities. Copies can be had for ten
cents each, and there should I've law
requiring these stories to be read In
each home and every school room in
our land. Humane education is more
productive of civilization than iron
clads and we cannot have too much of
the former.
A very clean home novel is Max well
Gray's, "a Costly Freak, of Appletons'
Town aud Country Library" Two
sorts of ministers, two sorts of young
women, two sorts Of morals, and two
sorts of success are depicted and con-
trasted with great skill. Appletons
keep pushing out a steady stream of the
higher and better class of ephemeral as
we'll as solid books.
In his history OF the 2lst Regt,, Ohio
Volunteers, Capt. s, S. Garfield, OF
scotch Ridge, Ohio, has conferred a
lasting favor on all students of the
great war Of the Rebellion. The book
contains some twenty engravings of
the company officers, besides detailed
account OF the formation, service in the
field and record In battle. Every
Soldiers home and public library
should have this volume and its low
price admits Of Its easy introduction.
$l.00.
Robert Bonner's Sons, n. ", Issue
OF transcription of Countess Ober-
man," novel alternating the brilliant
lights and shadows Of most loveable
woman's life. As a study Of femlninity
rampant Is tar deeper than the average.
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