Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-05-29

many Jewish laws and customs Of tn,
OIL tiIhe, and quotes fr quently from
writings Of ancient dat 'ther thar
those in the bible. 1t Is IN large prin
restful book 10 read. Houghtor
M film & Co., $l25.
Mrs. Wards "Marcella" is In H.
twelfth edit on In London, which
means that the twentieth thousand Il
now on sale.
Sir John Lubbock's pleasures oi
Life" a quarter of million copies Of
which have, II Is said, been sold, is to
be brought out In pocket edition In
the same series In which Mr.. Winters
"Shakespeare's England" has APP
peared.
Among the books to be published
by Harper d. Brothers in the immediate
future, the following are Of especial in
terest: "Studies of Men," by q. w.
r,malley; Determinations" by Henry
James; "In DeacoH's Orders, and Other
Stories," by Walter Besant, and my
Literary PASSIONS" by w. d. Howells.
Professor Corson's little book on
"The Aims of Literary Study" has
gone already into its second edition. 1t
has won warm appreciation every
where, the Nation voiclng the general
opinion In declaring: "a wide reading
Of this book by those engaged In literary
teaching would be productive OF much
good"
In Harper's Monthly for July Mr..
Poultney Bigelow will begin to relate,
in series OF detached papers, the story
OF "The German Struggle for Liberty"
during the exciting period from 1906 to
1915. The first installment will deal
with the military murder Of John
Palm, the John Brown Of Nuremberg;
with Lulse, the patriot Queen Of Prus-
sIa; o chance meeting Of Napoleon ana
Hegel the extraordinary inaction of
the Prussian King and his aged gen.
erals on the eve Of great battle, and
the stampede of the Prusslan army
from Jena. The paper will be amply
and, plunging into the
midst Of the Napoleonic contest, will
introduce what promises TO be the most
popular history yet written of d ma
tional movement which has placed
Germany In the forefront Of European
powers.
The most popular outdoor exercise
OF the present season is undoubtedly
bicycle riding. For the first time peo
ole OF all ages and classes have taken
up the riding OF the wheel for health
aud pleasure. Scribner's for June con-
tains four articles, by riders, who are
particularly well versed Ia the subject,
on various phases OF the present popu'
lar amusement. =. e.. Hubert, Jr.,
writes OF "The Wheel OF Today" de.
scTlblng all the latest mechanical fea'
lures OF the best wheels, with valuable
suggestions AS 10 long tours IN summer.
Marguerite Merlngton (author Of "Cap.
tain LetIerblair") ls enthusiastic ~ n
wheel woman and writes on woman
and the Bicycle" with JOY In Its many
pleasures. James Is. Townsend. one OF
the organizers OF the MIchauE Club,
describes the spread Of the sport among
society people In New YORK, Washing
Jon aud other cities, with something
about the various clubs that they have
organized, aud Dr. J. West Roosevelt,
q high medical authority, gives bis
vafmsst approval 10 the exercise, with
certain necessary precautions. The
article 10 illustrated by Frazier, Hasaanl
aud &. ID. Gibson, giving scenes from
some Of the fayorite rides around New
York. There IL also splendid plcturs
oi Zimmerman. the champion bicycl'
hdsr Of the world, showing mora
clearly than aDy amount 0f tsKt how
that every mu Gle Of impoItanoo u
brought iDlo play In ridlnR wheel,
.-Ths Mid -C0ntinsnt 10 the Den
name foT the old foulbefB Magazine
0f i.0uisyllls, Ky. u bas abie liisrarj
articles aud llluslfslsd papsFs on Dc
lll,sfAls Killings the editor says ~
lnsy l,s ssld wllh ffaDkpsss and viii
ruth, ~ painful a. ths admission 10
lhsi there ls pf0bsbiy no civilized CON
muniiy lis s0fld over where sbai ~
as pleased ~ Gail the las
Fsgafds lbs taklna " bumsn ~
wlib such ftglid lodlnsfspos ~ u D
regarded IN Kentucky, There hsyI
Dssn bsfs, viibi1 ibe yeaf past ipgf
asfs ~ Dlsn, ~ uDpfOf0ksd, ~ op
lnsiasas " such ssysKsly brutal Aifo
oliy. sB0Da tbs besl ps,pls ~ ibs pei
ileulaf lssoallilfs shsTs they Doopffed
~ " nlaks 0gs vgndsf bos seg lA1
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