New-York tribune., 1876-01-26
LITERARY NOTES.
writes the

Prof. Nartt of Cornell University writes the
Article "BrahA" for the Encyclopedias britannica.
ST. George Miyart's new work, " Lessons
from Nature Manifested in Mind sad Manner" just
ready Ia London
The Rev. J. s. C. Abbott will add another
biography-probably one OF Fianklin-to complete ms
series OF "American Pioneers and Patriots" IN 'we'e
volumes.
The Rev. G.. r. Crooks, d. D., is hard at
work upou the "IAfe and Letters Of Rev Dr. Johh NC
Cintock hut the volume Will not be ready before 'no
middle of the year. .J
Germany has now two magazines devoted
chica 70 pootry-the fortnghtly Deutsche Dehrha"e
"a ,I ,r,n,hlv Nine HonrLehefte fir Dchhitna nnd
Kritk edited tho former by Ernst Eekstein ana 'e '
tor by Oscar BlumenthtL or.
The fifth volume Of Mr. Frceman's Ills
eory of the Norman Conquest" is nearly ready Tor puo-
,a,on II e. ea'd that n win contain f'll exaninnon
Of DoDes lay aad will prove an lhVa,IioI INV =, IanJ
Tie early legal Hteratuge anu history oi HI'o'a"'.
A now work on "BuIInah and IFS inhaDi-
by Charles Gordon, announced in London ln
bis latter work the ehnoocy. zoology, ana botany OF
he country viii be treated o. and many tra IA onG pec
nayitJs Of tbe peopc OF this comparatively unknown
land 10 be given.
An interesting reprint Of two early works on
,horthan with introduction and bblosraplS OF snort
hand ia 10 he Issued In London Ono Of these Il the Ist
English senography, Characterize" pnohshon py INN
Sthy Bright in 1888, a cumhrous system ot armary
.aracters" The other is Peter Ba'ess Writing scho9ie
naster published in lJ90 containing his art Of brlghy-
s,snhie Ralcs Is the one who presented Queen Eliza
het1 with n gold ring, in which WIS crystal covering
uny piece OF paper, (" the compass Of Ldine penny,
containing the Lords PRAYER the Crcea Ten COh1%l'I %
uenls prayer TO God, prayer for the Queen al" OeI
Sritngs. ,
The work on libraries, to be issued by the
Bureou OF Education will be Of much wider scope than
vas at first contemplated How soon the main volume
will be ready problemaca ne the work has quito out
rrown the calculations for it; hut the manual for li"ra
rians on the caalogmng Of libraries will be pubshed as
summary OF the methods and systems in use in the prom
nent libraries and present system which 10 lhtehied
10 combine their best features. This is OF course on
tie modern arrangement Of the most specific dVlsohs
arranged alphabetically form subject Index ana no
nm the old pan as set forth IN Jowcs work. OF preserV
Ing the general and sub divisions OF scientific anass
of snowleige Ike "a genealogical tree o TIC frft vol
nms the chief f. ture viii he tie ttlsic- n ii's III
ths country. Thcso tables viii include al hNe, growing
libraries (pfVae eeptedD OF 50t volumes oacn: Inc
minimum of 900 first set bnt as II was c"nsleIco
that A nbrars 800 at the o. record "Cuid nave
AT least 900 book by the time or Iuhhcatlun'
the limit was lowered. Ibis VIII take in be
tween tour and five tlOusand nbrnle9, mciu,uu@
on lie libraries proper and society libraries tose OF W.
medical and like institutions OF COLLEGES, acltules hsn
schools 10 edch case, Whth p9osi-
HE tne speeiatv Of library will pointed 0t, a.
Bhakpsnearana the Boston, American history at lhe
Congressional, Political Science al tuc Sdcraitho r.
brary the % several leading HDrcs lAe'c WIZ
he AM morning Gnal' sis OF tnclr conttHs
claDtar on hrar, huillngs VIII give plans OF houe!
lusries and other div siuus OF library economy VIII ne
treated OF in chapters by the foremost hhrdIans OF INC
country. Mcssrs Spolord, NiuSor Cutter, Poole, ara
Others Tue amount 0f labor which this unicrtaking has
required is ncalculable, the editors, MI warren anu
Major Clark having been steadily at WORK upon u lot
year and a half already