The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-02
LITERARY CHIT.CHAT.

HARPER BROTHERS have In press the fourth VOL
ume OF McCliEtock and Strong's encyclopaedia OF
Biblical. theological and Ecclesiastical Literature"
containing the letters II, and OF this great work.
The same publishers will bring out Mrs. AntoInette
Brown Blackweli's novel OF American life, ''rne
Island Neighbors." IL Will be Illustrated.
THE JULY number of the Overland Monthly In
out, with its usual variety of light descriptive
sketches, stories and seml-sciendc articles. There
Ia q new poem, by the author Of "The Rale Rode"
Epic, on the Spotted Cay or wild pony. whereof
we cite the only auotable stanzas:-
Now the government mules an unprinciped stssd.
Ana eT ON; q: near ,., being genuine ,n ass
hu. the crookedes thing that IL loose upon grass
Is an Oregon pony they call the csyuse.
poueHt s,c cey Us in the day; that are
wn rs IS. e ~. name AM 9Ss n Ssnl spot;
All surely his like never strayed among men.
And piousy trust that twill never again
In another so-callea poem. entitled "BrOke," the
new school OF vulgar dialect minstresy founded by
Bret Harte and developed BY John Hay gets re-
duced TO its lowest terms, as follows
And when the Good Master above
Te s,l y. y, o,in' each other down here,
A. these that their title clear.
EARL STANHOPE's exposure, In the London Times.
OF Lord Broughams gross lnaccuracy In the second
volume oil his autobiography in citing as the pro-
ducton OF George Ill., 'lOng before 1902" q letter
written by his grandfather, George H. In 1887, and
one OF the best known documents In English his
tory brings to mind o sharp saying Of one Of his
contemporaries about the versatile Chancellor.
When Brougham In the zenith OF his busy career,
presiding social meetings, writing books
for the Useful knowledge Society stirring up the
House of Commons with his eoqueuce contribut-
ing to the encyclopedias and managing law cases
by the dozen, a brother barrister said OF him one
DAY. "What q splendid fellow Brougham would be
II he only knew little law ~
The LONDON Times has been denOunc,nS the Eng.
lish universities, aprOpos Of the Franco-German
war, for their neglect Of the practical sciences, and
especially Of geography. 1t cites the well known
but no less wonderful fact, that every German
Otncer, and almost every soldier. carried map in
his pocket, and knew as much about roads, rivers,
fOrds and bride paths the natives or the country
themselves. Not one nberallv educated Englishman
In hundred knows much OF the topography Of
Great Britain as these tough, fighting Germans knew
OF that OF France. The trouble is, says the Times,
that In England all primary education Is ''cram-
mng for the universities, and the latter nstitu
tons make geography merely incidental adjunct
to history 1t IL almost universally neglected In
schools Of every grace. Nine Of ten OF gentle
mems sons who "pass" for the university curricu-
lum are grossly ignorant Of geographical science,
and the Times urges as a remedy the adoption Of q
clude this as O sine qua non.
REMARKABLE SALE of books on geography and
early printed americana closed In London about the
middle of June The books belonged to the late
Bolton Corney, and the competition Tor the rare lots
was quite keen, both from Americans and English
men, We give the prices brought by some OF the pums
Of the Observation-Disclosures "Histore Notable de Ia
Florde," 1886 list cdtOn), csc; Casas (B. dc Lasl
1.-The Spanish COOnle, or B1efe Chronicle OF the
Spaniardes in the West Indies" 1883, CO.. 1884, CHAM
plain, Voyages ell Ia Nouvee France,' 1927 mot
the rarest Of the Champlan voyages,, eos 10s; Co
umbus. MS famous letter Of 1893, In Latin consist
ing Of four leaves only, small quarto tine earliest
printed book relating to America) Gig; Erondele.
'Noua Francia, or Description OF that Part Of New
France which is One Continent with Virginia"
treally translation Of Lescarbot). London. 1909.
f37; LescarbOt, "Histoire de Ia Nouvele France"
first cdltiOn. Paris, 1909, f27; "Martyres
Anger Opus Eplstolarum'' tPeter Martyrc's Let-
ters), 1880, $40; OVledo, 'Hstoria dc las Indias,"
1547, 500 lOs.; Smith Captain John) description
Of New England" lone OF the few copies known with
mapl, 1916, f35 los. VesDutius (Americus) ''PGsi
Nouamente Retrouat, ct Nouo Monde da A. YES
putlo,' 1907, El57 The astnamed sold the highest
Of any book In the collectton-sSG0 lin goldl IS q
pretty sum for little dingy volume or less than
100 leaves, but 1t was gladly paid. Thc whole sale
realized Co. 500 9s. 3D., for lot OF books which cost
the laLe owner about f5O0. the rage for early
Americans seems to be on the increase, and It is
interesting problem 10 see how much higher 10 can
be carried. The sharDest competition on the above
was we understand, between several wel-knOwn
private collectors OF New York.
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS has in press memoirs
or John Quincy Adams" comprising MS diary from
1895 to 1s4s (the year OF his deah. This long-de-
layed and expected work will be read with avidty
Philadelphia, carry on the honor OF publishing it
from the BOsi0nians.
Mn. FRANCIS PARKMAN has nearly ready q fourth
volume Of his historical series, "Francc and Eng
land in North America" II will be entitled
Monarchy In America Under Louis Xlv.'
In CAUsTIC review OF the merits of Mr.. FrOude's
history, in the London Tablet, Is this ausion to the
religious opinions OF tho AUTHOR
II GibDOn wrote long ago that to the philosopher
all religions are equally false. and To the statesman
all are equally useful It appears TO be tenet Of
frOudeism that all crecds are equally pernicous
NJ. KOssUTH, who has been for years living IN OBJ
security In London, devOting Of MS time the
study Of SCIENCE has Just published paper on the
"Farbenveranderung der Sterne" or variations In
Color OF the Stars"
ANEW Life OF Plus H." from the most authentic
sources, is promised by Patrick Donahoe, Boston.
Also, a reprint OF Montalembert's "Monks OF the
West"
DURING THE six months ending June 80, 1871.
there were issued from office Of the Librarian OF
Congress at Washington where all copyrights are
now recOrded) about SIX thousand one hundred new
copyrights great number OF these were for
musical compositions, photographs, engravings,
maps, charts and periodicals. SO that the large num-
Der OF articles copyrighted affords no index to the
actual production OF original works in tins country.
This however, Will appear IN the annual report to
Congress- which is to be submitted by the Librarian.
Less than year has elapsed since the transfer Of
the business OF copyright records TO Washington.
AN INTERESTING discovery was made the re-