Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-04-24
FAR WESTERN REFLECTIONS
Notes On New Books and Publica-
tions Comments and Bxtr cts.


tions Comments and Bxtr cts.
Thomas B. Mosher of Portland
Maine, publishes "The Bibelot," thar
which there il not word you will b,
less likely 10 fDd in the dictionary
This is an unique monthly on caleI
dered paper Ia japan yellum, reprin
Of rare poetry and prose from scarc'
editions aud "sources not general,
known Offering the "less accessible
things that perish never" A catalogue
OF the irst four numbers must deli 4ht
the heart OF the boo loveT:- Lyrics
from William Blake, balIades from
Francis Villon, medieval Latin stu
dents songs, dIscouse of Marcus Au.
relius on the ephemeral character Of
the things in general. 80 cts q year
Mr.. Cyrenus Cole, the talented ussist.
ant editor Of the Iowa State R-glst r,
who writes the department Of literary
comment in that paper well says:
"For ourselves we prefer the bigher
appreciation to the higher criiicisnJ."
Young meu or young women who
would learn of the technique Of he
newspaper world should order Tue
Newspaper Maker" or "The Fourth
Estate" both papers published Ia New
York, weekly, and devoted 10 the max.
era Of newspapers.
The centennial number Of the l. n
caster Intelligencer appeated March 3
and contained a pretty accurate birds
eye view Of the world, as 1t stood
hundred years ago. There Is also Il
full account Of General Lafayetie's
tour through Pennsylvania, the death
and burial of Washington and many
other matters now passed into history
books. Strange as IL may seem there
was man around then giving course
OF religious addresses from the Old
Testament prophecies and showing
that all that had occurred was foretold
In Isaiah and the other writers and
also forecasting the future.
The May Century contains the first
installment OF an illustrated novelette,
entitled "The Princess Sonia" depict
Ing life In the American colony and
among the girl art-students OF Paris.
II il genuine romance" and very
original In plot. Most Of the charac.
iers are American but not the Princess.
Miss Julia Magruder is the author, and
Charles Dana Gibson will illustrate IL. |
MRS. BURNErT's LATEST STORY.
No event In the field of literature has
excited publlc interest TO such an extent
as the publication Of new story from
the pen of Frances Hodgson Burnett,
and the story ls supplemented bv
poems from James Whiloomb Riley
and Eugene Field.
Mrs. Burnelts story IL entitled "Two
Little Pilgrims Progress; Story Of the
City beautiful" II Is not In any WAY
a description OF the Worlds Fair, but
the author takes these two orphan
children, treats them 10 the sights that
would naturally interest children, aud
eventually through sesies OF natural
and proyidential circumstances, places
them 10 q happy position for life.
This poems Of James White0mb Riley
aud Eugene Field aTe introductory 10
each chapter, They are in perfect
with Mrs, Burnetts story
aud greatly add 10 its interest The
of three such woll-kDown
writer's has excited great interest la ihs
literary world, aud there is much
speculation ~ 20 how the story viii he
produced,
Although lhe announcement has not
Yei been formally made by the pub
llshsrp, u is understood that the story
viii bs prlnlsd Ia parts, each part 90
aonsliluie q chapter aud be offered ihs
public through the newspapers IL Is
he int time such venture has been
made Ia toe literary nsld.
"ipHs hhONR ARp nlH nEA.n
"Nllb some Aoeouni ~ the lloads
lhsy ffaysled "a hsaeh Harpars
esry.n iy C,l, lilohand }. Hinton
eanispapofafy snd oo'soiksI " Juhn
ifoNe Illustrated Nllh ~ auihpn,
~ i-llifeiis, Ibg pages Nee fofk
'unh a WsHnalls cempsBy
Whlle u0ihiug Furosais las fnonsas,
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