The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-09-05
LITERARY NOTES.

stools, and How to Distinguish Them, )"
is the title of very handsome and
valuable work by w. Hamilton Glib
son, soon to be published by Harper &
Brothers. Thirty native food varieties,
easily recognizable by their marked
individualities, have been selected by
Mr.. Gibson for depletion and descrip-
tion in these pages, and simple rules
are given for the identification of pois-
onous species. There are to be thirty
full-page colored plates and ffty-seyen
other illustrations in black and white
by the author.
Unlike Constance Fenimore Wool
sons previous works, which were
strongly American in the choice of
SUBJECTS, the volume entitled 1.-The
Front Yard, and Other Italian Stories, :"
describes foreign scenes and portrays
many European types of character.
But these stories have Miss Woolson' 8
quality, and the fact that they. to-
gether with the two volumes an
uounced by the Harpers to follow be-
fore the year is out, stand for the au-
thor's first efforts in a field new to
her, will add zest to the public desire
for them.
The leading article in the Septem-
Der Harper's will give the impressions
received by Mr.. Richard Harding
Davis during recent overland jour-
MY in Honduras, undertaken for Har-
per's Magazine and Harper's Weekly.
The title is ''Three Gringos in Afri-
ca" and the paper will be attractively
illustrated. Besides Honduras, Mr..
Davis travels included Nicaragua and
Venezuela, and other things he saw in
this interesting quarter will be told in
susequent numbers.
A capital feature of Harper's Weekly
in the immediate future will be SER
les of humorous papers entitled "a
House Boat on the Styx," written by
John Kendrick Bangs and illustrated
by Peter Newell. Adventures and
conversations in the lower world are
the themes attacked by this brace of
humorous talents, and the attention of
the defunct persons whose doings and
sayings are recorded leaves nothing to
be desired.
The September Current Literature
shows no sign of the midsummer dull
ness; it is bright, breezy, marvellous as
ever. Whether one wishes sentiment,
pathos, tragedy, humor, realism, enter
tainment, or information he will
have each and all, to minister to any
mood. Fo1ty-five departments, all
ably edited, makes synopsis of con-
tents difficult. Fanny Mack Lothrop,
whose editorial taste as compiler is
attracting attention, has collection of
Historic Portraits in Sonnet; Sim
mons's Remuneration is delicious hu-
morous sketch. Aiding in an Escape
is a dramatic scene. Her Sister S
Sweetheart is page of woman's auti-
biography told without reserve. At a
Cowboys Funeral is bit of rugged
and honest pathos, and so the list runs
on. A better electric magazine than
Current Literature it would be difficult
to make.
"Compulsion in Child Training" is
the subject which the Rev. Charles ii.
Parkhurst, D. D., discusses wisely and
we'll in the September Ladies' Home
Journal. His article is ably supple
mented by Edward w. Bok's excellent
editorial on "Our Schools and Our
Teachers. !" ''The Woman Who Paints
CATS is the striking title of full
page devoted to Madame Henriette
Ronner, the celebrated cat painter;
several copies of her most celebrated
pictures being given. ''The Men Who
Write Our Comic Operas are repre-
sented by portraits and sketches of
''The Composer of Wang I" ''The
Composer of Robin Hood - and "The
Composer of Princess Bonnie. ''Grace-
struction is Mr.. Robert Coverely's s song
Loves Reflections" written exclu-
sively for this issue of the Journal.
Grace Greenwood writes of the "Man
Who Most Influenced Me-" Amelia
E. Barr of Conversation at the Din
ner Table," and Frank R. Stockton's
"Lo~e Before Breakfast comes to a
happy conclusion. Mrs. Mallon's
"The EARLY Winter Bonnets," and
OlAh anu VOOAOA DOuACcS dI0 Odlu1-
lily illustrated by Abby E. Underwood,
as are 'sParty Dresses for Children
by w. Granville Smith, and "The
Early Autumn Coats,'' by Frank o.
Small. Women who love dainty
needlework will be delighted with
Helen Mar Adams "Greek Embroid-
cry Designs and Mrs. Barnes Bruce's
GA Bridal Table Set" Altogether
this attractive issue. which goes out
with a cover especially designed by
Mr.. G. D. Gibson, is worth ten times
its price of ten cents. The Ladies'
Home Journal Is published by the Cur
tis Publishing Company, of Phila-
delplia, for ten cents per number and
one dollar per year.
The current number of the Illus
trated American opens with brilliant
pictorial article ON Heine and the
Heine statue refused by Germany and
accepted by New York. In Famous
American Duels'' Henry Austin tells
of an encounter between two Revolu-
tionary heroes and gives Major Andres
parody in rhyme on the event. THE
First Car that Crossed Niagara" by
L. G. B., is very interesting. Perhaps
the most curious article is GA Sermon
From the Matterhorn, signed G. H.,
which are the initials of DR.. Park
hurst. This is mixture of pictorial
description, earnest appeal and sting