, 1873-05-11

Hef Majesty the queen"
is about to pubhah ''Gramrnar Of the Sam
| scrit."
p. N. Haverty, Of New York, promises lit
erary curiosity In q book entitled Easy Lessons
In Irish" BY the Very Rsy; e.. ]: Bou1ke- It
| printed in America.
Two books by Miss Emily Faithful are to
| be shortly issued by Adams, Victor d Co., one
Of which, a loye.story, entitled {. Reed Shaken
BY the Wind" is already in press, and the other,
Impressions Of America" she is now engaged
upon. The same publishers also contemplate
reissue, during the coming year, Of the Victo-
ria Magazine, Of which Miss Faithful is editor
| and proprietor.
MIR. Louise Chandler Mou1ton has volume
Of fiction in press entitled "Bed- Time storiea-
Mill is said to be preparing what he intends
shall be posthumous work.
At the gale OF the books OF II. Ruggleri, the
pyrotechnist, at the Hotel des Ventes, Paris,
the Ceremonial du Commencement de- Charles
Ssa9t S9 14e ugidqs@ df @ i9Rz was knocked down at the
Loo i Shepard, Of Boston. will issue 1.-THE
Fireside Saints and Other Sketches" BY Douglas
Jerro1d This volume gathers up the good
things which have not Jet seen book-form in
Engsna and shsnda asndss ThS aeas9Sg Ss
tions Of Guy Fawkes," SAN Accomplished Vii
lain" etc.
The current number Of tho Watchmaker's
Magazine, published in this city, has several
xey nteFesn& n csa ana A%Gng thees a5e
Coral" ~ Latitude and Longitude" and the
"Poetry OF Gems"
1t will be remembered that, a year before
the Boston fire, a Mr. Bird wrote to the Boston
Adrertiser letter Of warning which proved to
be only too true prophecy, picturing IS it did
in detail the course that great fire in that part
Of the city might, and afterwards did, run He
has now written little work on 'FProtaction
Against Fire." and which discusses very thor
ouRhly the means OF prevention: His lending
idea Is the employment OF small hand-englne
which can be scattered all through q city.
Before 1910 there we're not more than4o Ger
man newspapers In the United States, now there
are 356. The proportion is Us follows: n are
amusement, s to bellies lettres, 80 to religion, 2
to Freemasonry, to music, to agriculture, to
Juvenile reading. 8 to commerce and the useful
arts, respectively to Odd Follows, Druids, gym
nastics, and faahion. New York has 65, Pennsyl-
xanis, 63; Ohio, 81; Illinois, 29; Missouri, 2s;
Jersey, IS; Texas, 8; Kentucky, 8; California,
7; Maryland, g.. Minnesota, s; Louisiann, 4;
Michigan: 4; Tennessee, 4; District Of Colum-
bia, 8, and the other States generally one EACH
been experimenting with the Plowman Of
Gray's Eiegy and fnds that there are no less
than ninety-one different methods OF stating his
case, all grammatical, though not all bearing
tho precise sense OF the original OF these ~
with 1Heary." fourteen with "homeward,"
twentv-four NTH "his way." twenty-four with
"plods:" the word "ploWman," it will be
easily seen, could not be utilized in the
gaue position, on account OF tho impos-
sihilitv of disnoginc Of the article "the."
Tha mere number Of trnnspositions is not re-
remarkable, seeing that five letters can be placed
100 different ways, but it is remarkable that go
many changes should retain comprehensive
tried this way with the same SUCCESS.
1.-THE English Catalogue Of Books Publish
ed during 1868 to 1871 Inclusive. Comprising
also the Imported American Publications."
Low, London}, is expected to be ready for de-
$50 na9es. shows the titles OF 81, 600 new books
and nav eiitions iagued during nine years, with
The size. price. and publishers name, List OF
iaarned eocietias. printing clubs and other liter
ary associations and books issued by them. -.
to learn that eight poems Of his, hitherto unpub-
iiahed hayg been discoyered, and will be pub |
1ished at ote, It is said that they throw consid-
ernhie lioht on some OF the poets religious |
ot-I tMThe Court Journal prints the following
" Apropos OF the American story we recently |
raye of tie book agent whom the Omaha people |
Tried to Kill, but who returned with Cassel's H.
Bible, trying to get subscription from
the head Of the attacking party, an equally good
Ii LOl0 III A14o A4sao2VA W
Usher. He found his way into the parlor Of q |
branch bank, and SAN the manager, who, as soon |
Az he learned his business, ordered him out. |
VERY quietly he said i meet 80 many gentle |
men IN the course of the week that can afford
to meet a snob OCCASIONALLY and walked out.
Next day be called at the bank again, and wish
al tn or,en an account. He was again Rhown in |
to the manager, and gave very satisfactory res
sons tor opening tho account, and deposited
e270. The mansger could not do less than
anoioeizs for his rndepess on the day preceding,
md ordered o copy Of the work-an expensive
Bible~and allowed .accass to the clerks,
BeTeral Of whom did the came. Two days af-
terwarf1s avery farthiug was drawn OUT
The total number Of newspapers published |
IN Psris during the past year was 7s5, ranging |
from tho .7o.,71ul 0fic.el TO the ShoenoEer's |!
afoniIe,tr. The statistics which have been got |
Eorether inform US thxt amongst them were rs !!
reyiews. Of which the Repue des Deu1 Aor.des |
enjoys the highest amount Of popularity, and no
IeTer than 81 religious journals. OF which IS |
represent Catholic interests, ~ belonging to |
rarious forms Of Protestantism, and to tho
Jewish faith. Amongst the Catholic journals !
processes to publish .'tne #orRs anu events
calculated to eouy tne 1a!tn111 WING a1e aoSo1eo
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