Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-04-02
LITERATURE.
Far Western Reflections
Books and Periodicals of the Month.

. E0E li~l- HIS new UtDk- ne HLDTy
Of Aaron, j. what many believed
cyuld never be possible, a worthy VOL
ume 10 stand beside "Mr. Rabbit at
. Home" Buster John, sweetest Su-
san and Drusilla introduce new friends
and Dew situations, animal lore and
/ folklore. and above all familiarize
child minds with phenomena Of a
[ past age that gave rise TO black re-
/ belliOn and internecine war. But Mr..
Harris only allows those scenes to
cross like a diSagreeable shadow the
delightful visions in which his stories
move across the minds panOTam ic
vision. He does not preach, mOrallze
or aim To reform anybody or anything,
/ but uucOnsciOusly cbristianizes and
/ humanizes by the agency Of innocent
remarks Of children, the uncouth
humOrs Of animals, and wisdom Of ser
wants. This latest work Of the wizard
Of Georgia is published in style uni
form with the other Uucle Remus and
Rabbit books by Houghton, Mifflin
* Co., Boston and New York. price
800.
Table Talk for April is red letter
number inside as well as out.
Among the notable articles is the first
OF a series Of three on "Garnishes' by
Mary Ronald Mrs. NJ. G. Myer, del
egate TO tue Mothers congress held at
Washington, ID. g., gives digest Of
the most helpful and instructive
points touched upon during the ses-
siOns: the departments give the usual
number Of menus, recipes and general
culinary information as well as touch
upon many other subjects Of interest
to the home-maker. BY sending name
and address To the Table Talk Publish
ing Co., Philadelphia. Pa, any Of our
readers are offered a sample copy Of
the magazine free.
Miss wilkins jerome, a Poor
Man" in Harper's Weekly is fascinat-
ing readers as few serials have, and
TO our taste far surpasses, as a work Of
art, 1.-THE Martian" by Du Maurier,
in the Monthly. IL is a careful study
Of the debtor and creditor class in
New England, and yet without Bit
teTness or lack Of dignity or railing
against the rich. The pride Of pow
eIty and the unfeeling arrogance Of
the uncultured rich man are finely
brought TO light in two Of the leading
characters. The entire work stamps
Miss wilkins as the mightiest genius
among American women writers Of
this age.
"The month in literature, art and
life; a Journal of cultivation" is a
monthly edition OF The Critic, edited
by Joseph b. Glider and Jeanette
Glider, the latter Of whom is response
ble for the department entitled "The
LOunger."
Important features of the April |
magazine number OF The Outlook will |
be General James Grant Wilson's |
"Historic Utterances Of General |
Grant, with several unique fac-simile
illustrations and portraits, and Sir |
Walter Besant's "The Higher Life OF i
London" richly illustrated res a
year, The Outlook company,l3 Astor
Place, New York;
Outing for March has 100 pages Of
reading matter, each page crammed
solid with Illustrations and reading
matter OF interest TO lovers OF sport. |
There Is au article on Siam, on Franc
and Mexico, showing the wide scope
OF literary merit, while the depart
ment Of amateur sports ana pastimes
has all the news up TO date for all
kinds of athletics. Outing Pub, Co.,
New York.
The Art Amateur. March, "opens with
Of some Of the pictures
OF the American Water-color Society.
Then follows an article on the
anatomy Of animals for drawing
students, the usual supplement OF
WI hAhk kAoi 'lbl
ration make the number Of equal
value with the best OF the year. THE
by the editor, Mr.. MOnta-
que Marks, contains the latest crltl-
cisms and news OF the art schools and
exhibits OF the world.
The lHarper's publish this week
translation by Mrs. Waugh Of "The
Green Book, "a novel by the cele- {
Drated Hungarian writer, Maurus
Jokal, dealing with the maohinations
II nihilists In Underground Russia;
Book and Heart" a collection OF
,sSays by Thomas Wentworth Higgin-
'on; "rhe Descendant, an anony-
nous novel; Literary Landmarks Of !
Rome, by Laurence Hutton; "The !
Voyage OF the Rattletrap," a'narra-
live OF adventure by Hayden Carruth,
md a new edition OF Or. Smiths now
Ilmost classic school book, "a Smaller 4