Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-24
OUR LITERARY DEPARTMENT.
rAR WESTERN REFLECTIONS


and easy tale without literary pFeten
sion bot Of sufficient dramatic fOFce
and skill Of composition 70 bold the at
teusIou that its quaint title and ilinmi-
mated covers enlist. Published At 81
FIfsb Avenue, New York.
.sPoIIy's Llon," BY Louise Carnshan.
II California story for ehfl
dren. The volume is . very richly
Bound, illuminated sud illustrated one.
On delicate ivory grocud the golden
red Of the g0Idon state fiower bsOcms
IN matches bdIIiaDcy. There 10 alsD
coIorsd plate Of the same rieh-hued
bloom. The California children come
in fox . number Of full page qnarto II
iustrsficHs and very sweet figures they
are. The sBthorcss has evidently taken
the advice Of the great Froebel T.
parents: ~Iive with your ehirdren.'
In an ideal literary form she bas nitro
duced their actuSI daily lives and expe
rienees Of every sort, that can befali
Retlve youth under the stimulus OF
romantic environment and favorable
opportunity. II 10 printed on rich
cream paper and has ro0nded corners,
beautiful types and many prettiIy de-
signed tail pieces at the bottom Of the
chapters. The price Of the volume,
which is q perfectly original and exqui
site sample Of the book makers art, is
g1.5O II may well be called the Cali
fornia Child's book. Published by the
author At 14O1 Van Ness Avenue, cor
ner Bush street. San Francisco, Cal.
'sThe Kindergarten Magazine" for
August-September, Chicago, Is fully
up to its customary high-tide OF enthus-
iasm, as the Journal Of the new educa-
ton should be. Every page will be
found hopelessly "briskD for the slow
going, drooling drudge at the educa-
tional treadmill, but positive source
Of inspiration to the wide-awake soul
that realjass the sacredness Of its sphere
of activity The leading articles are one
on "EIementary Expression ia Music" I"
by Mari Rnef Hofer, and editorial arti-
cles from AmaIie Hofer, at LEIPZIG,
Germany. $50 per year.
"Marsena, and Other Stories OF the
War Time" by Harold Frederick. re-
calls some refreshing scenes Of an age
rapidly slIpping away from present
memories. The writer has happy
manner and vivacIous style Of telling
things that must endear him to many
readers. Charles ScFibner's Sons, pub
lishers, New York.
beautiful Joe," by Marshall Saun-
deTs, Is q handsome volume illustrated
with photographers, dedicated TO Geo.
T. Angel, Of Boston, president Of the
American Humane Society. 1t Is .
splendid book for home reading, bright
ening up old and young with clearly
expressed humane ideas.
1t Is the story Of dog on the same
plan that Black Beauty is the story OF
horse, only q great many suggestions
as to care Of other animals are thrown
Into the voIumne. There IL an excellent
chapter on poultry and Others Of great
practical value on the keeping ofoattle.
The best Of these books is that II read
70 children they not only teach humane
ideas but heslories OF animals are far
more wholesome In their associations
than books about other children.
Animals are always natural. Children
are often "smart."
NOVELS IN PAPER.
SARAH; A Survival" by Sidney
Christian 10 novel Of good old English
life, when my lord and his family and
all the servants on the Manor farm
lived on equality and 10 harmony,
when the passions OF life ragged and
oouFsed through healthy warm blood,
when lovers were persistent and
hsE0lnes wiliul and peryerse. Harper
A Bros., New York.
"The Flying Halcyan," by Richard
Henry savage, q mystery Of the Paelfc
ocean. II Il a new version Of one Of
hls beat sea stories. This author has
become one of the most versatile writer's
Of American fiction. y. 4. Heely,
Chicago Pub,
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village one 10 plunged M thsse pages
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