, 1873-12-07

mud favornbiy known NJ tho editor Of AnpL:tons
Jolrnal. +, llo, tou may bo spolten Of as Vol
eInhlo @ Without ofTenso. OF short n.at,lro ai,t
1nll hnbl Of body, viii, rubicuul ftco, a,lornot
~ y fnli gray beard, md surrounded by ratiIo
long null 11tlsrammolcd ocl,s he s tho pioturo u
Literary sautn C!aua. III lin work Ito ia ttl,io
eNa il'lostontatlous. but cear-n,yhtod md ac
NJ; i1cfrln is The walking Ovcopotia Of tht
ohtab'tlmet,t. lis IL OF Il Polish family d
Hcl.oihra, md was ,nsolf tho rrvato Seeretar,
Of hohHnth whom tin: patriots Htar was In the
ascendant. Ills orlldltfor. especially In nlattorl
relntny 10 history, biography, geography, art
pl'lology. ts something astonistirg, and oxtondt
to tho mlnutost "details. 11o Is ono Of tho best
Hebrew scholars alive, and Is acquainted With
other oltental tongues, besides bcng perfectly
modern Europe, 11o writes and speaks With
cnac no loss than twelve Of those languages 11o
las of lato had ollargc Of tho lltorarr rovsews OF
THO Nation. Every pagc Of tho Oyclopctlia ia
submitted to him III proof, and subjected 10 his
an,,cro!ft,l correction.
Alr. Alfred II. Guernsey has Ind great OK
perianto In poriodichl and othor literary work.
having boon in tho employ Of tho Harpcrs for
tor Of their Mogazine, anil did tho principal por-
tion Of tllcit historical work OH tha Wnr Of tho
licbollon. IIo is community employed in mn ctli-
1orsal revision OF tile copy furnished by othor
! Wrltcrs.
Mr.. Francis 4. ToaIl'n training and experience
make him MI Invaluable nlan. Ho was prao.
tical printer, and for many years prouf reader
mud those who arc familiar with tho dutioA Of
TINT poBl ion 1st,ow whas 4 yast amount of do
tailed Information Is gathorod by an Intelligent
and faithful tnaM IN performing ita functions.
Mr. Tcn!l's are tho Inst hantla through which Tho
cory goes bofore leaving for the printing-ol'co,
aud tito first to receive tho proofs. lilo ilnal
| systematic castigaton, whicl, is expected to
eliminate eyoly bnndor in photography. punctna.
tlon, uRc of language or OF fucts Ii administered
by h11'.. though tho general supervision OF tho
chief editors does not cease till tho pagcs aro TO-
| foro tho world.
| GENERAL nEv7srNs,
Then there III n atGif Of rDtisers, several Of
whom nro devoted TO special lines Of work, for
Which they llayo yrecial qualifications. For i'll
slanco, DR.. Edward n. ClalEo, who is 4 profoss-
or and q distinguished physician In Boston. aa
vol rs tho author Of several medical works, has
gonolal supervision Of tho articles on motlica'
subjects, many Of which l,s writcB himself. The
Hon. 7. d. Cooley, LII. D., OF Ann Arbor,
Nlich who ia ono Of tue EoundeBt constitutional
lawyers IL tho country, mud ia about TO publish 4
woik I'll Constitutional Law, exercises similar
supcr'isionovor tho legal articles. Prof. Dalton
nlso writes medical arIfclos. Eaton s. Drono
N. A., has Charge OF tho ttlos on American
geography. such M tho sta:os, counties, cities,
rivers, mountains, etc., besides others requiring
'Cotton," "Education," Emigration" otc.
Ho is indofeligablo in collecting Ill tho
material tI that eau DO had iii oyory quarter
and careful IL l,is n,othod Of working it up. Dr..
Hogehoom doyotos himself to arttclos pertaining
to tho mechanic arta sucl, ~ brewing, blasting,
&c. Prof. L. Steiry Hunt, Of tho Boston I,ist-
tato Of Technology. loo&s after nnbjcctn in
lege han Charge Of tho titles on chemistry.
Prof. j. a. Spencer looks aftor mattela relating
to classical history and literature. Tho Roy.
bernard O'Rolly, an ointment clergyman or tho
Catholic Church. in this city, propares tho arti,,
n an i1Iitt fc ts1.to
doctrines Of that Church. Mr.. Edward Bur-
linga1ne who il Tic eon OF tho lato IIou. Ansou
Baflingaae, has general charge Of tho depart
nlcnt Of illustrations, but also gives mich limo
n,attors Of classical history and biography, mt
much Of his time is employed in onboiYng tic
latest current information III nrsiolcs which
had boon fully completed weeks aud
perhaps months, boloro the information
Nir. Yum Rhyu deals mostly will, Oriental sub
jcct& and those requiring /, familiarity with SYri-
ac, Grabic. and other EASTERN tongues. Dr.
sl'oa deals with anything rortaininy to tic
American 1ndans. n subject .ur which ho has
was formerly Consul General at Smyrna, ind is
familiar with several European languages, DO
yotcs himself chiefly to European biography,
geography, and history. Prof. Alexander sllcm
statistics, md tho vast colleoL1onB OF figures
which In has constantly on hand. Prof. Richard
4. Proctor. the English astronomer, il Il regular
re7isor tn tho branch OF ecionco in Which ho il
distinguished; mil otlora Of tho regular stall Of
revisciH lnre special classes Of topics to which
they chiefly conno their labors. There arc,
however. several who devote their entire atcn-
Gon to tho large class Of miscellaneous subjects
which aro loft when all tho spoc!altios have oeen
taken out. Those nre invariably men Of high
culture and intellectual astanmcnta, and Of con-
siderable literary experience.
Mr. john All,,or, tho Secretary. should not bo
forgotten, who Inns charge Of tho great n,ass Of
bootB and documentary aud manuscript ma
tcrials, as well III Of the copy and proofs OF the
matter which III iii process Of preparation. IIo
is no novice, but gray-hairetl and gray-Loardod
vcterny. aud NJ acctlrato and 1nothodical as n
machine. Lie koops conpoto record Of oyery-
nu1no Of every writer, tho matter that each las
in hand, date Oh which it WAS given ont and
returned, aud tho exact amount written or
revised by eaeh Tho coming in Of proofs is
Also recorded by him; and, by turning to his
books the exact condition Of tic work ar auy
time Eau ho ascortanca.
OUTSIDE COSTa1DUToRs.
The corps Of outside writers vino arc employed
from time to time includes largo proportion OF
the leading scholara OF The country, aal many OF
tilom are tho highest authorities Oh tho suhjeclu
with which they t!eal. For instance Alr. Iionry
Caroy Bard, OF Philadelphia. ono OF tho leading
A1norican authorities OH political ccono,ny nnd
nase III nmar s tcs Of p ne ad s
rortnneo. Mr.. Russitor ". Raymond, we'll
known for his official reports md literary works
on m'not a,sd mining, prepares al artjaloa por-
tanning to those subjects. Elizur Wright writes
OIL insurance and scores Of otl.or woll-known
mon contribute IF their learning aud iuforma-
ton. Tho number Of these outside contrlbu-
tors to tho 1irst volume iH nearly Hoyouty, aud
new oncH nro continually being employed as the
work advances.
Co1LEcTloN or .tATEn1AI.
Tho library contains NIL tae existing Cyclo-
podlas and biosraplci,al aud other dictionaries
OF modern date, in variona languages besides
largo collection OF special works oil yations sub
jecss Thoro arc masses Of Congressional mud
Parliamentary reports, blue booka. reports Of
expeditions and surveys, Biographies, Histories.
travols, ETC., otc. Whenever any book il needed
Which is not in tho library, i ID immediately
obtained 4 costly book viii! oftontmos bo
bought, though Of no uae Gayo in ono co1apara-
tiyoly small article. AL cenguA-repor4n and
other statistical matters aro obtained from o!!l-
cial aon:cos ut tho earliest nlomont by pcr5stont
corrospondenca. III tho ea,ly stasos OF tho
work. tho United States census-tables wero Oh