Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-11
FAR WESTERN REFLECTIONS.
Chronicle of New Books and Publica-
tons Received.

tons Received.
Nansen's new book "Farthest
North" just issued by Harper's, New
York, is in two volumes and sells at $40.
Charles S1ribner's Sons announce a
popular edition of the novels Of George
Meredith, including the two latest, at
81 a volume.
Dodd, Mead s. Co., New York, have
brought out an American edition Of
1.-THE Expositor." The editor is VIM
Robert Nicoll, NJ. A, LII. d. The
first number appeared on February l
and it is safely claimed to be the most
scholarly theological magazine in the
English language. The price is So a
year, % cents a number. We could
wish the contents were less devoted to
theology, and were more truly Ameri-
ecanin spirit, but it will probably sat-
Isfy nine out of ten theologians.
The March Scribner describes the
business of a great cloth factory in
New England. The illustrations are
lIOlu dCbudl lllCs llpAh NV Va
the mills and types of the employees.
Chas. Ii. Kerr s. Company, So Fifth
ave-, Chicago, are making a success or
their monthly magazine "New Occas-
IONS" consisting of timely articles on
the reform topics of the day. The
price is S1.O0 a year.
A Western journalist, Ambrose
Bierce, of the Examiner, has a book
on the market, "Tales of Soldiers and
Civilians" that has received the most
favorable notices from the critics.
American Publishers Corporation ,3lO-
31S Sixth Ave New York.
Heather from the Brae" are Scot
fish character sketches by David
Lyall, published by Fleming II. Re-
yell & Co., Chicago. His stories are
told as we'll as some of the best OF
Barrie, Crockett, and Maclaren, AND
he seems to possess with them the
quality of ''entering with a keen In
sight and profound sympathy into the
common life or the Scottish people,
Price 70 cents.
For many years Harper's Week.!
mas held a high place as a record o
the vital affairs of the world, as
periodical of genuine literary quality
and as "a medium Of OutSpoken, IN
biased and expert opinion on ever!
subject of public Importance. With
out losing in vigor 1t has OF late al
sumed an even finer quality as litera
ture. Its contributors include sue
writers as Carl S0hurl, Henry james
Mary e. wilkins, and w. d. Howell!
"Home and Country" February er
tiers on the fourteenth volume. The 9
pages contain fifty Illustrations tina
are above the average in America
magazines. There are short storl6
and the best Of art criticism TIL
reproductions of great works of ar
are not sensational and the actress
are not for the purpose of imtiamln
our eyes, hut TO show real stars OF I'll
stage. The Monthly illustrator Put
Co., 66-6S Center ST., New York, are
be congratulated on their success.
a number of copies of the "ChaI
Book magazine, published by He
bert S. Stone & Company, Caxto
Bdilding, Chicago, are taken at S;
lem and in the new enlarged edition
coming out twice a month, it is vel
much appreciated. 1t is to be hope
that one literary publication devote
to free non-commercialized CRITICS
may live In our country and prOspe
The number of persons who care f
pure criticism is very small, but "
have in ''Chap-BOok" much Of the be
work OF the creative fancy of this az
The price is $500 "a year but we c;
give a club rate If ordered at once. "
Should begin with the jan 10 numot