The New York herald., 1876-12-11
LITERARY CHIT CHAT.

D. Appleton Co win publish In few days the
ond volume OF Martins .Lifo Of the Prince Consort,"
which has mado more stir in England than the first
volume.
Scribner Armstrong & Co. have issued a handsome
pamphlet with the history OF tho Bryant vase, con.
tanning the speeches made tho occasion OF its pre-
sentaon and fine steel engraving OF the vase all for
the low price OF fifty cents
Henry Holt 4 Co announce for carly publication
volume Of Philosophical Studies by Chauncy White,
late professor at Harvard This firm has just pur.
chased the plates Of Ricnters novels from Osgoodi
also Thsckerays "Eary and Late Papers, which will
be issued in the Leisure Hour series.
DR.. Lewis H. Morgan has written volume An
cicnt Society, which Henry Holt Co. win publish.
DR.. Morgans papers this subject in the NORTH
American he have the subject OF much favor
able comment.
Frances Eleanor RTroopes "Biack Spirits and
White" now appearing In the London Graphic will b
published by D. Appleton h Co., with all the Graph
illustrations.
Tho following novels are announced BY D. APP
pleton l. Co. :-"Sdone," translation from the
French OF Alphonso Dandet and novels from
the pens OF Julia Kavanagh and the author OF Comini
Thro the Rye "Janet, and Her Friends" trans.
lated from the French, Is just published.
The drst volume or .sSpencer's Sociology" will DO
Co. This will be among tho most popular Of all his
works and Of the greatest general interest Hux.
ley's American lectures will be issued The text
has been especially prepared by him since his
TO England Tho illustrations were made under the
direction OF Professor Morse.
Sheldon 4 Co. have published ''Olney's Science OF
Arithmetic, !" the highest Of the series
Tho latest African book is N. Soelets .sExploraton
du Sahara: pAvenir de la France Antique"
Mark Twain has turned inventor-not OF fun, for
that comes natural to him, but OF patent
scrap book, which he says will reform tho
work and cure people who have = penchant for
saving clippings from newspapers OF COM
mitting profanity when unable to fnd the mucage
pot What he thinks Of the invention may be seen
from the following humoristio essay, written TO the
publishers Of the book
HARTFORD, Monday Evening.
MI DEAR SLorE-
mako money out or but to economize tho profanity OF
this country. You know that when the average man
wants TO put something In his scrap book be can't ind
hts paste-then he If he fnds It, Il IL dried
SO hard that Ia only 1T eat-then swears; II no
mucage IL mingles with the Ink. and next year
he can't read scrapthe result barrels and bar
rels OF profanity THIS can all be saved and devoted
other Irritating things whcro II will do real and
lasting good, simply by substituting my sefpasting
scrap book for the od-fashioncd ono.
II Messrs Slotc, Woodman 4 Co wish TO publish
this scrap book ofmiEe shall be willing You by
the above paragraph that 1t Is sound moral work,
and this win commend It 10 editors and clerGymon,
and, fact, TO all right feeling people, II you
testimonials can get them and OF the best sort and
from the best people. One OF the most refined and
cultivated young ladies' In Hartford daughter of q
cergyman) told me herself with grateful teare stand
book has not sworn a single oath. Truly yours,
MARX TWAIN.