The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-01
LITERATURE.


hovtoW OF New books.
AN ELEMENTARY GRAMMAR or rHR LATIN Lam.
aUA0B, for the Use OF Beginners. BY William B.
Silber, Pm. d. New YORK: A. s. Barnes l. Co.
1859.
With . single exception Prof. SLIDER has pre-.
pared q work which IL all that he claims for
1t and all that is required to teach the oegln.
ner the correct principles OF the Latin language.
His selections OF exsmpes Of "nnected words" Is sd
miracle. and "the summary Of the most Important
and frequently recurring rues' Is also very valua
be- and should be carefully studied. The single
cepton TO which we refer Is 20 be found In the de-
c!enslons and conjugations While these are very
copous and ful ana while they "present tbs
various examples" enabling the student TO 'see the
comprehensive enough great amount OF inform.
alton Is given IN too compact form Tor beginner
to understand fully what Is meant To the more ad
II tue grammar was intended for this class OF
learners We should have no faults 70 6nd vita the
decensons OF nouns ana OF verbs ~ here
laid down. As they stand the beginner viii require
the AID OF tutor to give him clear idea Of what Ii
conveyed unless ~ probably the Professor presup.
poses. he has thorough knowledge OF the English
grSmmar. Aside fr0m this objection, which may or
may not DO important according To the position 10
mend thus elementary grammar. II WIN 90 FAR to-
wards simplifying the study OF Latin, and in this
respect Will BIO found OF value.
The AMERICAN JUROR. Being q Guide tor Jurymen
throughout tho United States. by IL. d. wilson.
Philadelphia: J. y. Lipptncot Co.
This compact and comprehensive book Is the only
treatise ever published on the practical duties Of
jurymen. Judge Edwards "Jurymen's Guide.n
which appeared many years age. might have been
more properly entitled "a Guide for Sherirs. C0ro
ners and Clerks" Hut THIS work oy Colonel Wilson.
VINO commanded regiment during the late war ana
who IL lawyer VITA large practice In Columbus.
Ohio, IL FAR more complete and useSu. II contains
rules for testing the credi0llity OF witnesses and
weighing and estimating evidence together with
= system Of forensic reasoning for jurors The
illustrations, from the HISTORY vi celebrated trials,
presented in chapter vi. and In the Appendix,
render Its perusai AZ Interesting ~ that OF novel,
lis value Is enhanced by full and accurate index.
In popular government IKE ours sucn WORKS as
"rhe American Juror" tnstructinx anu qualifying
men for the intelligent discharge OF the special
dulles which deyolye upon them ~ c,tlzeus are iu-
dspensable,
COUNTESS GIsELA From the German OF C. Mar.
ittt by Mrs. A. L. Wiiter. Part l. PHILADELPHIA:
J. d. Lippincott Co.
It is very exasperating to begin the perssal OF
good novel, such ~ this Is, aud on reaching end
OF the volume find that another part yes to epme
However az we observe that the balance OF N
story will soon be published. we presume that the
readers OF this volume will grow tired OF waiting
for chance TO arrive NJ the dsnouen,enr. THIS IS
one Of Martt's best novels. and deserves TO be
widely read When we receive the other part we
shall notice 1t at length
THE ADIRONDACK; OR, LIFE TX THE WOODS. by J..
I. Headley. New and improved edition. New
York: Charles Scribner. 1859.
The rage for republishng old books continues
.unabated. We were wondering, not many days ago,
what had become Of Headiey's Adirondack" and
10 and behold 1t turned up soon after. bearing the
Impress OF Scrlbner, and very handsomely printed
and bound. Is, Of course. unnecessary 20 review
tile book, which Is one OF the most pleasant aud
readable of the kind. Added 10 this edition TIVE
chapters giving an account OF another visit TO the
Adirondack OF recent date. they are very inter.
eStlng.