The New York herald., 1877-09-15
LITERARY CHITCHAT.

Tho Misses Requa and Dunn havo recently pub
llshed now series OF copy books, entitled 'The
Combined Trial and Copy Page Writing Book, ("
which consists OF twelve nunrbers, anay tically,
Systematically and progressively arranged. The
novelty Of the idea Is that the pago preceding every
new copy Is puncturod ike u Of postage stamps,
that II can readily be from the book without
leaving dishguring tiail This Is caod tho ''trial
page" and Is intended for the student instead
OF scrap Of paper in getting his hand In, as tho say
ing Is The advantage OF this trial page will be at
appreciated by Tho teacher The general plan OF
this series Is excellent 1t begins with simple strokes
ends with iorms OF bills and pts and other
writing pertaining to business which every young
lady we'll as young should know. Tho paper
OF which tho books made Is OF unusual good
quality and the copies written In bold business hands
aud light ladylke hands. Altogether these new copy
books are just what needed in schools, whether
pubic or private.
Elizur Wright Is the author Of q searching aud
fu rovIew OF the life insurance failure question,
little book entitled, 'rraps Baited with Orphans; or
What Is tho Matter with Lfo lnsuranceS" Just out.
from Osgood's press.
Dr. II. r. Lndorman, Director OF tho United States
Mint, has In tho press OF G. p Putnam's Sons work
Money AID Legal Tender in hc United States.
The 'Systcm OF Positive Poty" Of Auyuste Comic
finished, in four volumes OF the English version
stands greatly in pcod Of tho rigid condensation which
Miss Martneau applied In translating his positive
Philosophy" which Comte himself admitted was
greatly superior TO tho or gual work.
ME john Henry Parkcr's enthusiastic devotion to
shc antiquities of Rome has produced another book on
s.The Aqueducts Of Ancient Rome"
Tho industrious Paul Lacroix has In Frmin Didot's
prcss another hnely illustrated work describing France
as from 1900 to 1889, undor the title OF
"XvIIIeme Steele; Lcttres, lndustrio, Sciouces Of
Arts"
The thirIy.fourth annual issue, for 1877, Of the
"Annuairs de Economio Poliiquo ct Statstiquc" has
appeared IRON GuilIcmin's Paris press
The business cmbarrassmonts growing out Of the
Russian the fact that tho Russian book
selling houses arc unable scttlo their foreign
creditors ut present
The removed attention now paid to astronomy will
rcndor popular Mr.. Il. A. Proctor's Now Star Atlas,
just issued by q. y. Putnams Sons IN twelve maps,
done up In book form, at y moderate price.
Mr.. Henry s. Leigh has brought out in London a
collection Of jour d'esprtt, writton and spoken by
French aud English wits and humorists. which In
cludcs the bcst OF the old wtciss with entertaining
additions from living writers.
Dr. Edcrshcm is tho author Of an interesting lttle
book, ''skotcnes OF jewish social Lilo tho Days Of
Christ"
The London Publishers Circular thus drives homo
new argument against the spelling reIormcrs:-
Phonetic spelling IL a myth they propose TO spell
as TO sound, but wnat soundy Is TO DO the cockncy
pcarS1 ~ 20 ns Ron,sh % 'ap Or inc r 1or.smre
Dorsect," or Dorset, with vaiccs" for voiccs, and
'ganc" for gomez Is It TO DO Tcnnyson's northern
farmer, with "yell' Tor ac-"gt me maa yell" or
Mr. Dickens Old FaRin as so wonderfully inter
prctcd by that grcat actor tho father OF Mr. Edmund
Yates? If We are to follow sound spelling what sound
Is TO be takcnY
Dr. Henry Rink has written good book on Danish
Greenland which gives much new information on tho
natural history and geology OF semi continent
Blanchard Jcrrolds third volume Of the "Lifc OF
Napoleon ILL.," Is still moro thorough paced giorih
cation OF all the acts OF hts than the nrst two
volumes
young English lady has pr'ntod ''rhc Clergy List
Reyiscd and Classified" showing that England has 10
clcrgymen named White, Black, Green and 10