The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-10
Foreign Literary Items.

The Bishop of Chalons-sur-Marne (Mgr.
MeignaD announces his new work "Le Monde
ct l'Homme Primitif scion la Bible"
The Berlin Professor Wirchow's work on
the sanitary condition of schools has been trans
lated into French by DR.. E. Decaisne, under the
title "Hygiene des Ecoles." 1t deserves atten-
The Royal Institute at the Hague, for the
Philology, Geography and Ethnology of Neither
lands India, has just published an edition of the
favorite text OF "Pala Sara" with engravings.
The editor is Mr.. 7. Roorde.
The Vicomte II. de Beaumont publishes his
"Etudes Theoriques ct Pratiques sur la Piscicul-
ture." These ichthyological studies form the
work that was "crowned" last year at the scien-
titic and literary congress which met at Rodez
Jerusalem in the present day is one of the
last places for literary production. An unedited
tale from 'The Thousand and One Nights" has
however, been printed q there re this year, with
1t is the History of the Fisherman Caliph and of
the Caliph Haroun al Rashid.
-Garibaldi's long-expected work, 'Rome in
the Nineteenth Century" has been translated
from the Italian by Mrs. Colonel Chambers, and
is in the press. 1t will be published in a short
time in England, simultaneously with the origi-
nal
"A centenary edition" of the "Waverley
Novels is in preparation by Messrs. A. ~ G.
Black. 1t especially recommends itself by the
fact that it will contain notes by Scott which
have never been printed This edition will be
dedicated to the novelist's great granddaughter,
Miss Hope Scott, of Abbotsford.
The Ottoman Government propose to devote
the sum of f10000 year to the translation of
European works into Turkish Unfortunately,
this has often been talked Of but the necessities
of the budget generally suppress the grant, and
but little is applied chiefly to military naval,
and medical works.
Mr. Edward Ravenscroft of Edinburgh, an
nounces the commencement of new work by
Mr. Robert Brown, the Arctic and North Ameri-
can traveller, entitled "Hor9 SylvanG-Studies
of the Forests, Forest Trees, and Forest Life OF
Northwest America" 1t will be continued
serially, and afterwards belrepublished with en-
cravings and maps.
Writers on polygamy should look to Natal
where the authorities are troubled by the poyg-
amy question. The old Kafirs, having many
cows, buy up all the wives leaving the young
men without wives, and thereby causing mucf
discomfort. The Natal legislature has therefore
limited the price for a wife to twenty cows
established registry and fixed marriage fee
The question is, whether the old and rich mel
will not buy up more wives than ever.
Bombay has produced new Journal, thu
Indian Church ReUielo. 1t is intensely rituals
tic. Bishops and others are snuooed or pattet
according to their proceedings; ana the editor
who seems to be in confidential intercourse Will
Heaven, tells the local clergy that, II they d.
not write for the ReDielo, the responsibility o
''not doing good to the Church and promoting
Gods glory" will rest upon them
1.-THE Vestiges of the Historic Hebrews l
East Anglia"--one of the essays which was rea
at the last annual meeting of the Royal Arcnec
logical Institute of Great Britain and lrelan
(held at Bury st: EdmundO by the Rev: ID
Margoiouth-is in the press. The origins
essay, of which the paper read was only an al
stract is enlarged It, with the numerous note
and appendices, will form an important contr
button to the early annals of the Jews in Ens
land.
Here is a notable chance for writers of prii
ESSAYS who can write In French, Spanish,
Latin The Madrid Academy of Sciences offe
three prizes a little over sixty pounds sterlir
for each, for the best essays on improved fabl