Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-05-29

quarterly ana the last nunhDef u
lively as usual,
IIarpers for June has an able papeI
by the editor on education. IL is
= plea to have the schools taken out o
, the reach Of the politician. "Th'
teacher should know low 10 teach
and the teachers and those expert it
education should have charge OF the
processes Of education"
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a volume Of short stories by Henry
James Is shortly to be published by
Macmillan & Co., under the name
Embarrassments The studies are en-
titled The figure In the carpet, Glasses,
The Next Time, and the Way II Came,
and are sketched In Mr.. James's usual
minute and clever manner.
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Macmillan & Go. nave printed a
sweet volume of poems, selected from
the writings Of Robert and Elizabeth
Barrett Browning for the young. IL
contains over two hundred pages Of
their masterpieces that are Of interest
to the boys and girls. Price 40 cents.
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Macmillan & Co. have in prepara-
I tion The introduction TO Public
Finance, by Prof. Carl G. Plehn Of
the University OF California. II
treats Of public expenditure, public
revenues, public Indebtedness and
financial administration. BY far the
largest part OF the book il devoted TO
a discussion Of the different forms OF
taxation.
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Maynard, Merrill & Co., New York
send out "A splendid edition OF German
text for the student and lover OF the
German tongue. They are beautifully
printed, are supplied with vocabulary
and notes. Among the latest issues
are the following: Tmmensee" by
Theodor Storm; "Andreas Hofer" by
Otto Hoffman; "Die Deutschen
Kleinstaedter" by August Won Kot-
zebue; "Das Deutsche Queensland
Poeussenn by II. Won Treltschke,
edited by w. s. Lyon, with map.
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McClure's Magazine for June con-
talns little battle study by Stephen
Crane that, In Its way, is more drama
tic and striking than even "The Red
Badge OF Courage" the novel by Mr.,
Crane which is now attracting so
much attention both In America aud
England. IL shows, Enthusiastically, the
hand OF genius. While presenting
with the strlctest realism all the
grlmness OF war, II Is pleasant, and
even humorous,in In the announcement.
Another bit OF most distinguished
fiction In the same number Is Rud-
yard Klpllng's "In the Ruthn-one OF
Kipling's earlier stories, but also one
Of his best, relating how that ever
entertaining orphan OF the Jungle,
Mowli, made acquaintance with white
men and became lover. The S. $.
Mcclure Co., New York.
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"Ilints About Horses" is IA pretty
little illustrated manual published by
the Am erican Humane Society OF
Boston, that contains a great deal Of
information about the kind and pro-
per care OF horses. Many good people
lgnorantly and carelessly abuse and
neglect horses when II they knew
better they would save time and
certainly save poor dumb brutes n
great amount OF suffering. Take the
ordlnary oyercheckl How many know
that horse can pull more, travel
faster, will live longer, will eat less, is
In less danger OF running away, with
out the oyercheck, than with itY
There is a chapter on practical horse
hoelng that we wish every black
smith who shoes horses might read.
The booklet Is only fye cents aud
contains hundred dollars worth Of
Information,
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"Aar aud Humanity In Homerm Is
a series of university extension
lectures by William Cmnstew Lawson
OF Adelphl academy, Brooklyn. The
lectures are a popular exposioh OF the
features OF human interest most strlk-
ing In those masterpieces OF all llt.
erature the llliad and Odyssey.
Homer was for many centuries the
bible OF the helennlo race but the
bible of merely few thousand men
OF ancient Attic, The masses under
our civilization will certainly higher
state OF culture than did those In
Homer's time but the literary elect
will never surpass Homer In the art OF
expression as found In epic poetry.
The lecture on the womanhO0d Of
Homer Is delightful review OF the
domestic life found on the pages OF
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