The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-10-19

bears is 1872. There is German Bible printed
in 1743: one in the Indian language translated
by the missionary John Eliot in 1866. Beside
these comes the first quarto copy dated 1871,
and the first Quarto was stereotypcd in 1916.
What swift progress has the art of book MAX
ING achieved since then. In the days of parch-
ment and the most laboriotlsly written charac-
ter, king Solomon averred there was emo end''
to the making of many books. Had he Il pro-
phetic vision of these days, when printing has
wrought such miracles: The American sun.
day School Union has ii great array Of maps,
charts, globes and pictures illustrating scrip
ture teaching, beside quantities of volumes in
gay bindings wherein the sample good children
of our day are found doing ''lots of things"
which John Money Mead and other impossible
young saints would have deemed sinful to the
last degree. Thank Heaven that religion and
religious teaching is not the horror it seemed
according to the doctrines Of twenty years ago,
Each sect has Of course its own board of pub
LEGATION, and let them rejoice in the fact with
out giving them any special scrutiny, but
found in the ease of the American Bible Society
aiac-sine of the very first scripture ever print
vi ~ ~ IiuSiI dttHS were
too udicrous for ANYTHING but carcatures.
John Millions Bible IS visible here and an Old
Latin Bible printed in Venice in 1916, beside
beautifully written Hebrew manuscript of the
book of Esther. The sacred writings are now
printed in more than two hundred languages.
Estes and Laurut, of Boston, show some tastp-
ful work The Harper Bros, too widely known
to care for even Centennial advertisement
have only Il modest exhibit bat the Methodist
Book Concern has some splendid Volumes and
going up the little ornamental staircase, You
will find 4 pretty alcoye where the famous
Riverside Press has sent its best samples of
both printing and photography. To find its in
print upon any title page is always an a>,ur-
ance of the perfection 81 the entire book. They
use there such satin smooth paper; their type
is so clearly cut, and their decorating always
in taultlcss taste. Two superb Autographs hang
on the side Of the acoye. One shows us Long
fellow with his strongly marked face framed in
cray locks and flowing beard, W lille the other is
the portrait of Mrs. Scott Sddons. 1t is face
of rare spirit and beauty, as fine and delicate as
the rare organization of the fair original. Two
Acknowledgements are also given whose blend
ed colors are so perfectly arranged that only
close scrutiny can distinguish them from actual
paintings. Among their books YOU Will find
your fayortes ts elegantly shrinei As You could
wish, and the specimens Of yelIum work ar"
much III rc wonderful than those shown by
any other firm. one volume entitled The
Butterflies Of North America, bears clusters OF
lovely blossoms above which the gorgeous in
sccts are tiutterin@ amid golden surroundings
but the chief pride of the exhibit is Il copy of
Webstcr's Dictionary bound in Nelum. II has
plain silver clasps, and there are ljues of brill
face OF the cover is crowded with ornaments in
every shade OF color. In medallion at tile top
there is IL portrait of Noah Webster; the names
of all the states are given the names of all the
there is IN eagle and shield bearing the stars
and stripes, while scrolls Of many twists 90
winding about everything. 1t is a work Of real
art, and would give one unmiXtd pleasure il
there were not in the midst of the real dccora-
tons picture of the Riverside workshops them
selves. o, Mr.. Ioughton-how could YOU:
You might have put Il pretty engraving of your
establishment inside upon the title page.-hut
that great structure with the smoking chimney
had no sort Of business on that spenddly H.
Illuminated cover. II makes one thinl, of Beauty
and the Beast. The Beast was Il prince in dis
guiSe, we know, but the disguise is not Il pleas
ant one ANNA ;. H.