The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-14
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.

MR.. ]. II. BOWMAN, Of Pittsburg, has prepared
for speedy publication "a History of Petroleum.
and Its Development with Biographical Sketches
Of Pioneer and Prominent Operators in the on
Regions Of Pennsylvania"
CENTENNIAL LITERATURE begins to blossom OUT
vigorously. Rev. William F. P. Noble will publish
centennial Biography: Men Of Mark in the Great
Republic 1776-1S76"
M. PHILARErE CHAsLEs now occupies on the
Paris Nonfteur the position formerly filled bY
Satnte-Beuve
TIE Independence Beige states that Japanese
Prince, Macao may be found daily in the State
printing once at The Hague, working at case. He
is sent to Europe by the Japanese government to
learn the art OF printing.
The BISHOP OF EXETER publicly stated rccentb
that he considered the whole tendency OF leg1sla-
tion was toward secularism, and 1t was possible
the day might come when the government would
compel them to adhere strictly to the teaching In
their day schools OF reading, writing and arithme-
TIC without impartng any religious instructions
at all
To ILLUSTRATE the much.vexed question OF city
administration, App.etons Journal is publishing q
series Of articles by an Englishman named Pascoet
entitled "How London is Governed" The writer
terms the present complicated government OF Lon
don "a chaos of municipal disorder"
IT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED recently that the Or
gan Of rational language lies In the third convou-
ton OF the left anterior lobe OF the brain.
THE REV. W. r. ALGER, author of the Doctrine
of the Future Life" and other books, has closed
his correction with the Boston Music Hall Society
(once Theodore Parker's) and will devote himself
to literature.
REV. Il. +. BURR, whose "Pater Mund" is the
third book with fantastica Latin title he has put
forth, deals largely in such rhetorical exaggera-
this:-
o intoxicate Scheme, boulev ersng thyselfa and
then supposing the universe to stand on Its apex,
instead OF Its base
THE LONDON JOURNAL Public opinion has pub
lished series OF discussions on "reform in SER
MONS" the burden Of oil which is the extreme dull
ness, amounting almost to imbecllity, OF modern
preaching in London. One writer insists that the
real reason why the clergy are not good speakers
is that they have never been taught to speak.
Another points out droll remedy in an announce
mcnt that "Millard, rs st. Paul's churchyard Lon
don, sells valuable manuscript sermons"
THE LONDON LADY whom Joaquin Miller Is to
marry is Miss Hardy, the novelist and daughter OF
Sir Thomas ID. Hardy, long employed In the office OF
the Master Of the Rolls and himself learned his
Photographer.
M. TEcHENER, the French bookseller, who died
IaSt mOuUn III Ill duNanCcu uBo W"S . oSuOAar uuu
q critic, as well as publisher. He edited the
bulletin du Bibophfe, established in 1884, and
printed great many curious old books, which
would otherwise have been lost or forgotten.
Mr.. FARJEoNs latest novel, "Londons Hearth
deals in severe criticisms on the heartlessness
towards the poor OF railway companies, justices OF
the peace and strange to say clergymen.
WHEN ROUSSEAU printed his discourse on the
Inequality Of Men," which was an eloquent eulogy
of primitive aud savage life as contrasted with
civilization, he sent copy to voltaire. The mock
Ing Philosopher Of Ferney thus acknowledged it,
have received your new book against the hui
man race and thank you for It, Never was sucm
cicverness used with the design oil making US az
stupid. one longs, in reading your pooS, 70 geS
down on all fours. But as have lost that habit
for more than sixty years, feel unnappny, the
responsibility Of rosuing IT, nor can ho1o emoa arg
In search OF the sayagcs OF oanau", ueGause Lily
rnaladcs to which am co9demneq renqer q Eg-
ropean surgeon necessary to me- because war ia
going on In those regions and because the example
OF our actions has made the savages nearly as pad
as ourselves: 80 ] content myself with being
peaceful sage IN the solitude have chosen near
your native place.