, 1876-04-15
LITERATURE.
sotnct1,ing About the Con.
dillon Of tho Publish"
Ing Business.
Prominent Houses in New
York Not Affected by
tho Hard Times.
A Steady Demand for and Large
Sales Of Really Good Books.
Heavy Amounts Of Capital In
veated in Forthcoming
Works.
The Life and Letters Of Thomas
Darlington Maoaulay,
Ii Aboriginal Legend in Yerse'"aan'S
Neutrality-suspicious.
The Ordinance Of 1857, and the Attempts
Made to Establish Slavery
in Illinois.
Tho Baroness De Ricdosef, and Her Ex'
periences During the Burgoyne
Campaign in America.
The Egyptian "Dook Of the Dead "-'.1low
LongfelloW Came 10 Write
"Eyangelfne.o
Tho Flora Round About Chicago, The
0rowfoot Family-A Curious
African Bird.
Tho Baroness De Ricdosel, and Her Ex-
poriences During the Burgoyne
Campaign in America.
The Egyptian "Dook Of the Dead "-''llow
LongfelloW Came TO Write
sEyangeline.o
Tho Flora Round About Chicago, The
0rowfoot Family-A Curious
African Bird.


CONDITION or THE PuBLisHlno BUSINESS
IN NEW YORK.
Special Co7ftspondtnes Of 1he Chicago Tribune.
Nxw YonK, April 9.-I have had occasion. dur
Ing tie past week, to drop In upon aomo OF cur
most prominent publishoEs md, Judging from
What aaw and what thoy said, I think thog seem
to DO peculiarly favored clnzB Of businessmen
In these hard times. Evory rnan Of them Apoko
choorfully Of buaincsa.pfo0pects had no COM
plants to make regarding dui3noas for tho past
tno or three ycars, ss ali othor businessmen
have; aud spoke so ohoorfully OF the present
do1nand that ono could not hays Cleaned from
thom tho iloa thnt stagnatton wan tho rufo In
husincas-circles generally throughout tho coun-
try.
At HAMPERS.
for instance, mat ]. ". Harper, Jr., OR BROOK
lyn Joe" a. ho Is fn1nlllnrly spoken Of by bis
friends. whose jolly, rubicund faco gives no
token Of starvation. Inlood, "Joe" IL n good
lyor, md anjoys the good things OF this lilo as
sn1y ono who feela at case with himself and all
the world, and has q comfortable income howlDg
in upon him. can enjoy thcrn. II you want to
catch Harper in hurry. don't go thcrc about
lunch.tluo for ten chancoa to ono, II rou do.
you Will 1nd TINT Joe" and somo Of the other
'Loys have gono out, With friond or two, for
se,imptuoua midday meal, which will occupy
him and thom for an bour or two. Tho
immense businees Of this firm La nou in the
hands Of tho second generation Of Harpers, and
thero aro to bo found among tho many employees
Of tho establishment several representatives
Of tho third generation. Upon J. ". uarpor,
Jr., auous to bsyo fallop tho PRINCIPAL burden OF
~ ~. ~ ss VI. r,.r,nar., .oor, M.
.no ,,,.r =. a.. H. IL. 1e.,n 49,, 49,, ~.
focty Wiling 70 tfest 10 hls GENUS ano 1aes ING
fortunes Of tho houac 11c has tho credit OF
1rfr &5sn fratV otv}F
~ IL IT,, ~ rrcrnor, IN t1,o frnnt ran, ubare
IT, sa,,n,n-s ,,a5 r,ncod n I,ut tn roturn to
na .ounaels Aau p'Aeoa IT. o"s ~ 'o'A'" ~
found blr. Harper In tho midst Of Thur busy
oRtahttshtnont. surroundoi by ffty or sixty
.,,..n,,a ,,,1 ,,,,1.,,nn-o TJn,s ro,7nr man
~ .n. N 80, -, a,,t a., H.,
W OF 9o 5oar6 OF h6o' auapIo Aoo po"te IL nie
rnanners. speaking IN IN easS' on"
hand business way, which carries tho
asnnranco TINT la knows what he is
!ARio8 aooae' no aa,a sna!, ~ 'as 40 .ns'
house Was concornod' thcy mac no complaints OF
hard times to make. Their publications. aohool-
books and standard works, vcro OF character
not SEQ but the trade In thom was fully az good
~ In ordinary timos. Perhaps tloy had not dono
20 much In books--uoyels- : generally mis-
eellaneous character aa thcy might havo doue
ill., IL. opd a hsa p"Sbod snd pnted
ingly. Thoir experiences bad taught them that
uhAtcyor tho public wanssd In q lttesnty way the
public would lave, and that 1t was always asfo
were recognized by. tho roadlng world. Tha
ukrpors literally show th0is faith In khiz
respect by their works. for their lat OF
spring publications. includos some twenty vol
umes or more. Tho variety in theae ombracaH
nearly the whole fold Of literature, for tLcrn n1o
books biographical, humorous. political. educa-
tional, rhetorical, bools bbcal. books Of tlayot,
social aatires, sud tho uoYol purc and simplo
10 prepare aud dlsposo OF auch variety Q
EeAding- matter gives employment to hundred
Of men aud women. and naAcs OF llarpota
establishment ono OF tho busiest publication.
houses IN tho world. Add to this tbcis mou.hly
and weekly periodicals, and doubt IL thora Ii
another pnbliahng house In the world that glveE
10 thu public 30 great m amount Of reading.
matter per gnnum ~ does IIarposs.
At AypLEroSa'
/ reoe!yod substantially the Hamo information
regarding tbs ssnlo Of thu bouk-tTado, Thll
arm pn6Iisiics largely works Of sctonsli}c char.
actor. anu thsy roroit that thore Las never beo.
q moro widespread and uniform, detaand 10,
booku OF tbts class than there In ut present
The roadi1g public soe1us to orays new ligh
upon all subjects, and to koop pace With tht
SCIENTISTS in t6cir investigations. Az an indtca
ton Of tho dirootion which pub!ic thought |,
taking, l quote from ApplctouB' sprinl