The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-07-03

Mr.. S. s. Mcclure has secured from
Rudyard Kipling series OF stories OF the
South African war. The first, entitled
"The Outsider, will appear in the July
number Of McClure's Magazine. This
story introduces young, ignorant but
self.important subaltern detailed 10 the
command Of a remote Railway station
who gets into serious trouble. As a
character study, this is one OF the most
vigorous and amusing stories MIR. Kip
ling has ever written.
Fords, Howard 4 Hubert, OF New
York will publish Immediately a new
addition to their Nuggets" Series, in
"Quaint Nuggets" selections from that
famous group Of Seventeenth Century
men-Dr. Thomas Fuller, Bishop Joseph
Hall, John selden, the lawyer and wit,
George Herbert, the original Country
Parson" and poet, and Isaak Walton,
apostle of "the ANGLE" compiled by
Eveline Warner Brainerd.
Years ago Bret Harte wrote a series
Of stories, which he called CONDENSED
Novels''-humorous tales, in which he
burlesqued the style, mannerisms and
peculiarities of the authors Of the day.
lie has just completed, for The Saturday
Evening Post, new series OF these
inimitably funny literary caricatures.
In the country life OF Missouri James
Newton Basket has the field TO himself
az novelist, and there seems 10 be no
lack of readers for fiction dealing with
sectional American life. Mr.. Baskets
novel, "As the Light Led" which was
published only week ago, has just gone
into its third thousand His publishers
The Macmillan Company, had an unus
ual success last year with his first book
"At You.All's House." and his present
story bids fair TO give him the same
kind Of a reputation for work in his own
field that Miss wilkins has in hers.
In the July McClure's appears a
sketch Of Bryan, by the well.known
Kansas journalist, William Allen
White, author Of "Boyville Stories"
This is the first Of series OF pen por-
traits Of political celebrities, by writer
well qualified TO write OF
both their public and private life. The
article contains a shfewd estimate OF
Byan's political career, and throws
much light on the cause Of his popular
ity.
Chronicle and Comment in the Book
man for July says that an interesting
story has just come TO light, says the
London Literary World, Of the discovery
OF copy Of the first folio Of Shakespeare
in an obscure Yorkshire village, situated
in the heart Of the Bronts country. The
discovery was made by the village
schoolmaster at O.dfeld, when verifying
the catalogue complied for the sale Of
the library Of an old gentleman named
Heaton, The library was sold 10 ring
Of secondhand booksellers, some one Of
whom probably has the work now. The
sehoolmasteI, yexSd with the misman-
agement Of the sale, seems 10 have had
no curiosity 70 see what became Of his
find; but II any shakesPerian expert
should desire 70 verify the story, let him
seek the schoolmaster's aid and iol'oE
up the clue.
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Of health Of San Francisco, recommends
this stimulant a. the purest, unaduiter
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