Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-11
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Houghton, Mimn & Co. announce
fourth editor of His Daughter First
by Arthur Sherburne Hardy which
brings this novel into its 18th thou
sand; a second edition Of Touch OF
Sun and Other Stories" by Mary
Halock Foote; and an English edi
tion of "Hill Towns of Italy" by Egg
erton r. Williams, jr, to be issued
through Smith, Elder & Co., of Lon
don.
An American novel started in the
January Atlantic promises we'll The
name of the story is "The Common
Lot and the scene is located in Chi.
cago 1t is rich with tonic Western
effects, and seems devoid of the hi.
falutln, namby.pamby "sassiety" fea.
lures of much current fiction. AS a
triumph of cleanly fiction the fact that
Kate Douglas Virgins "Rebecca" has
reached the three hundred thousand
edition. The novel Jewel" by Clara
Louise Burnham is also having a great
sale for Christian Science fiction.
The Delineator for February con
tains bright stories and interesting
articles for grown people, and delight
full tales and other amusements to
keep little hands and mind occupied.
A Little Garden Calendar, by Albert
Bigelow Paine. tells the story of the
second months development OF
garden belonging to two very interest.
Ing children It is instructive as well
as entertaining. Tommy Postohice is
a cat story by Gabriel Il. Jackson,
writer who is dear to the hearts of
young folks. Then Lima Beard tells
how to build a miniature Indian en-.
and there Is a humorous
poem called "The Insects Thimble-
pee" There is other matter in the
number that will delight the children,
md also the very latest styles in gar.
nents for them.
The publishing house of Doubleday,
Page &~Co. will soon after February
irst be removed into its own beauti.
ul building on East Sixteenth street.
where the Worlds Work and Country
.ife in America Presses will be in.
tailed. There will be something nov.
i in the situation the owners say,
n having all Of their various depart.
nents and enterprises under one roof
ssa
With Japan and Russia on the
erge Of war over Korea, perhaps the
rticle to which most people will turn
once in the January issue of Out.
lg is Walking Through Korea"
hlch is the story Of tramp over
he country with penpictures of the
eople and some excellent photo. {
'aphs that bring them and the coun.
y pretty clear to the reader. But !
'rhaps the most fascinating article
this number is Beating the Wind ]
Toboggan," which tells of the !
feats accomplished at Da. \
's' together with dozen photo. ]
apis taken especially for Outing I
I'd Illustrating the daring runs that \
e taken down the mountain side 7
r. Dunn, in this number. begins the I
81 or his articles on the recent at. I
mpt to ascend Mt Mckinley. This
quite the most extraordinary series j
papers to have been published. for I
sides the thrilling experience in ex. =
'fation' they tell OF those human !
per'ences which are usually not set I
"h In print by explorers. MIR I
nns article is human document 7
nkly recorded. I
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ne Village Where No One Liv.su I
'rooaDly no more fascinating tale \
the Wild north has ever been told :
VI the true story Of the founding I
desertipe NJ "Tbo ,,u,. ,,'' y