The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-19
LITERARY Cn1T-cHAT.

Harpers Magazine for March contains an Interesting
article contemporary art in France, illustrated with
portraits OF tho artists and specimens of their work
and other good reading matter
The Academy speaks very highly Of Colonel Dodge's
.sThe Hunting Grounds OF the Great West" and says.
that .Is That All 2" is pleasant book
Macmillan IL Co. will publish a new book. by Lady
Barker, called "a Years. Housekeeping in NATAL
Sampson, Low Il Co. will issue shortly ''Warda." q
translation from the German OF Professor Ebors,
thor OF tho Egyptian Princess -
NJ Brucl In tho collection of unpublished documents
relating TO the history OF France has begun his pub
LEGATION Of the Cartuairo dc Cuny," which is copsid.
cred a great undertaking, the monastery Of Cluny
exercises a very considerable influence Christian
Europe.
General Gustavus W. Smith, late Commissioner of
Kentucky, has just published now volume Of "Notes
on Life Insurance" ID. Van Nostrardl Tho first
edition Of this work. published In 1870, was IN PAM
phlct form and contained tto 100 pages It re-
ceived high commentator from muny Of tho leading
men of the country. Since that timo tho author has
been several years Insurance Commissioners OF the
State of Kcnucky and the present well bound volume
of moro than 200 pages embodies the results Of his
pcrience in the business The work a we'll directed
effort to popularizc and simplify the principles which
constitute the basis oil life insurance, and should be
carefully read by oil who 10 learn anything Of this
mammoth institution OF tho age Olncers and agents
Of life companies will hereafter have valid excuse
for not compromising what has heretofore been by
too many considered actual mysteries Tho book
should be In every library.
A collection OF papers written various scientific
and philosophical subjects by tho late Professor
Chauncy right of Cambridge, will be issued Ia hook
FORM with a memoir OF the author by Charles Eliot
Norton, by Henry Hol. Il Co., In few days
nrv tv hod In fyor
man, under the title OF "Acr Thirty Years." will be
rcpubshcd IN this country by Horny Holt Co., with
tho stories OF which they the sequel in the
volume Tho first volume been issued for tho first
time in English under tho tiio of "The Convicts and
Their Children"
H. J. Byron, tho playwright Is writing story for
the Hornet called "a Bad Debt" We hopo that It was
not contracted by "Our Boys"
The Magazine of American History and Notes and
Queries Is title OF periodical just issued by
Mcssrs A. Barnes Co. 1t is edited by John Austin
Stevens librarian Of the New York Historical society
and the first number contains much that is curious
and valuable. Champlans expedition against the
Onondagas IN 1915, 'sThe Lost Guy Of New England, y
a biography of David JamIson, who was Attorney
General of New York In ITO; collection OF Original
documents aud letters and queries anu literary
notices of historical publications the principal ar
ticles In the January number The February maya
zine will be equally instructive ana interesting
Among the contents articles are "Mount Washington
and Its Capture" biography OF Pierre Daie, thu
first Huguenot Pastor Of New York." "Narrative o
thc French Expedition In 1705 against St. John, New
foundland,r the "Jourpal Of Colonel Rudolphu
| Ritzc ma, OF the Continental Army, during the Canad'
Expedition OF 1906" and tho Maryland Declaration
OF 1869" Tho annual meeting OF the New York lis
torical Society will BIO reported This magazine dc
serves be supported by every one who has an intel
Iigent interest in American history II fills vacan
place literature and we wish II long and pros
porous career