New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-05
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
HOUSEKEEPING FOR LITTLE GIRLS.
THE TWENTY-FIVE ANNIVERSARY OF HE WHISKY
MINISTERIAL SCHOOL.

THE TWENTY-FIVE ANNIVERSARY OF IHE wiLsoS
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL :,
The rooms of the Wilson Industrial Schooi
School for Girls, at Avenue-A aud Eigh'h-s.' W.
crowded yesterday afternoon, OH the occasion VI '"'
twenty nth anniversary OF the founding OF inc
OF the $50 girls who regularly attend the schooi oy
fonrth OF that number were present. 0'i"o "''O
from each OF the four departments
To begn with there were anniversary songs LOT e"eh
aenor,ment of the school and distribution OF prize
books and cards TO many smiling little grl. whose oo
duet and lessons had been more than exceheh' w"
The wear After this the Rev. Mr. Bevan, pastor Oh tc
Prick Presbyterian Church. related some stories ana
pointed many moral, suited to big as wen rs niue
folks When the children had finished announcer
song. the visitors gathered in the paricr Dr.
low and listened 10 historical sketch OF tne I"e My
I'VE years work, read by ne Key l non Mr. - B@ya
said he feared he was sometimes too mucn lheHhCu
toward the hard theory WHICH seemed 5 - Of
fhropc eudeayors There was mueh IN that .aw W
nature which allowed those TO perish WHO on MON MN IN
ineseyss An opinion ss6S Ia even be allowed 10 es
Tbe evils of paupersn not felt In TINS country 40
thSv we're ahrond where there existed class whose
oncesfnrs from time immemOrial had been E,ulHW,si
they were born panpers ysn ied sueh places ma this
e. wa inclined TO east aside those iceberg tneo
RES Here girls taught TO help thensg CIV S Su
aided 10 develop into gooG women lie i'o'' Ia "''
At the close OF the addresses, on exhibition OF inc
Kitchen Garden exercises vas sNeh, ~ aId,,je nod
another room whore very large number OF pcie ,G
gathered TO witness them Innriow Moe1 "T Tbs par
of the work of the day conducted by MISS iiulhS
Won All, py eyod themselves 10 the task aiding her 70
teach the idea to the children OF me seooi
fure silver spoon kuife aud fork, crossed ana e1 WIN
a coored knot, and miniature broom SusIo'eu ,,nd
fhe waist by ribbon. TwenjyfOur little girls occurred
the centre floor and they spread the tsSe sMo
the room. and went through all the lnouons W Gioms
work, and SOME besides, keeping time 10 the NNoous
music Of the piano ana singing rules for all they ala
IN rhyme. The first two lines OF the song they Ss'
lIa IanH kam mi
Ever hope IN the service Of lady to be-
ware answered by the dexterity with which they per
them This part OF the anniversary c1ci1eu great III
tercst.
THE PUBLISHERS SEMI-ANNUAL SALE.
srtIrSG HoCGuToN, osGoOD & CO.'S PUBLICA-
TONS.
The Spring semi-annual trade sale OF BOOKS
BEGAN yesterday, at Clinton Hall, and VIII be continued
through Thursday OF next week THIS year there Is u
large catalogue The sale opened brskly, with good
attendance of buyers, among them being Jansen,
McClurg & Co., of Chicago; g. II. Leroy Co., OF
poughkeepsle; John o. SHAW Of Bath, Mainc f. j.
Goodrich of Oberln, Ohio; J. r. Rgnsn OF Lafayette
Ind; W. A. d c. S. Houghton, of Sacramento. Cal;
William Arnold & Co. OF Detroit; Robert CLARK
4 Co., OF Cincinnati: J. NJ. Murphy Co..
of Bloomington, ILL.,; H. A. Young CO., OF Boston
Claxton Remsen Haffelnngcr, J. b. Lppincott Il Co.,
and Porter Co.. of Philadelphia Leggat Brothers and
NJ. J. Hynes, Of New-York.
The sale yesterday devoted to the publications of
Houehton, Osgood Il Co.. of Boston. The books and
prices were as follows The Rev. Joseph Cooks books
95 10 OF cents Charles Dudley Warmers books 20 70 80
CENTS; so Of Aldrieh's Queen Of Sheba, 80 cents
volume 80 new edition, red line, Hawthorne's scarlet
Ietter"S1 rs % Holiness poems, new library edition.
So 3O 80 IOngfelOws Excelsior" illustrated, 90
cents so LOwels " The Rose" 90 cents;
25 blanche W. Towards " One Summer" Fl %
10 81 As $50 of the new edition OF Tenmy,
sons poems, one volume, Is TO 67l9 cents The
Library Poets" So s5 to 81 1919 "Heliotype Art
Writer" Gems Of the Dresden Gallery" etc, 81 to
SO I2is three OF Blakes Book Of job, 81 20; Long
fellows Dante, Bryants Homer and Bayard laylors
Faust 81 Works Of Hans Christian anderson, ten
volumes, 81 cents; Bacon's Works, fifteen volumes,
81 05 Bslous Treasury of Thought - 80 to " 20;
Works of Alice and Phoebe Cary, six volumes, with
memorial so cents COOpers novels, household edition,
65 TO 57o cents DE Quinceys Works Riverside edition,
81 TO 90 ceuts new illustrated library edition OF
Dickens 81 20 TO 81 Emers0ns Works, III ten volumes,
67is cents Bret Hartes volumes OF stories and poems,
go to As cents; John Hays Pike County Ballads, 10
cents Henry James's, IT,, novels, % cents; Long
fellows Poems, Cambridge edition, 20 cents blue and
gold edition, 50 TO As cents LowePs poems blue and
gold 37le cents autobiography OF Harriet Martneau,
81 80; owen Meredith's Lucille" blue and gOld 20
cents Riverside Classics prose and poetry, 60 cents;
sexes Works, 42lo cents Riverside edition waverly
Novels 10 to IS cents Farringford edition OF Tenny-
sou, 81 40 10 ~ % blue and gold edition. 80 cents;
Thoseaus Works, 90 cents.