The Portland daily press., 1898-11-10

the Frivolous, written by that prince of
modern testers, Guy Wetmore Carryl
with apologies to La Fontaine). and IL
lustrated by Mr.. Peter Newell, whose
work is so well known for it's quaint
originality. MIR. Carryl's fables are really
inimitab1e, the book is a beauty, and
clever nonsense. is so refreshing where one
is piled so constantly as we are with lit
erary forlornities. The Urban Rat and
the Suburban Rat, The Arrogant Frog
and the Superior Bull, are delightful,
and the illustrations that go with them
are beyond criticism.
The story OF the fox and the raven with
the bit of Brie or Roquefort Cheese is
both funny and astute.
g Beneath the trees outrageous limb
A hungry fox sat smiling;
He saw the raven Watching him,
And spoke in words beguiling.
6 J admire, said he, ton beau plumage,'
(The which was simply persihage)."
1.-THE moral is: A fox is bound
70 ba shameless sinner.
And also: When ths cheese comes round
You know it's after dinner.
But (what is only known to few)
The fox is after dinner, too
portland: Loring, Short & Harmony
The Forest and Stream Company pub
lish two books which are excellent of
their kind, and will prove most useful
to the class of persons for whom they are
prepared. The first is Hitting VS.. Mis-
sing With the Shotgun, by s. 7. Ham
mond (Shadow). Mr., Hammond has
the reputation of being All unusually
good shot, and that being the case his
little book should make hit. It tells
one, intelligently and simply, how to
choose gun. all about ammunition.
practising ut mark, etc., and the last
chapter is called Shooting Companions
| Sportsmen SO very frequently do shoot
4 their companions that one may be ex.
| cused if the title is at first sight trifle
misleading.
| The pther volume is Manual of the
Canvas Canoe, by f. r. Webb, ("The
| Commodore and full directions are Civ.
\ en- for the construction of this article,
| with ample illustrations and diagrams.
| The author has made thorouyh study
of plans and methods SO that his work
| is absolutely practical instead OF bsin 9
merely theoretical.
| Messrs. Lee & Shepard have brought
out Mr.. Sam Walter Foss's new volume,
Songs of War and Peace in excellent
style. This home.spun philosopher seems
to be winning hearts in all directions by
his verses, which are satirical humorous
or pathetic as may happen, but always
impressive. Perhaps the poetical preface
| TO his volume gives one the best idea oil
| it's intent:
I"Who will write the best song, who
Will paint the best picture
| Whose IN usic Is best?
i He who understands man. knows the
heart of him, loves him
Above all the rest.
lnPut stars in your song and put skies in
1 your picture,
Put mountains and seas;
But one heart-throb that's tuned to the
heart of a brother
Is greater than these.
|
What is art, what is art and the artists
achievement,
Its purpose and planP
Ills the message that s sent for the hear
of the artist
70 the heart of a man. "
| PORTLAND: Loring, Short & Harmon
The November Atlantic is full of valu
able matter, notably the opening paper
by David Starr Jordan, the distinguished
naturalist and scientist on our past and
present mismanagement of Alaska, ant
John Muir,s Wild Animals of the Yosen