The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-05
LITERARY CHIr-CHAT.

"Elizabethan Demonology" is the title of coming
work by MI. L. A. Spading. in which the belief in
devils and their powers will be considered with
special reference to Shakespeare and his works.
The subject for the Howard Medal Of the English
Statistical Society 1850 is the following THE
Oriental Plague in its Social economical political and
international relatioDs special reference being made
to the labors OF Howard on the subject" Essays
must be sent in by June 80 1850. In addition to tho
bronze medal u money prize of f2O will be awarded
the successful writer. The subject for the next
Harness prize essay at Cambridge University Is the
first quarto of Hamlet" 1908 The competing
essays sent in at the end of next January.
Mrs. T. w. Higginson has written capital story
for children, called Broom for One More" The
characters are everyday children. not the embryo
saints that some writer's let loose upon US.
..The Art of Cookery" has been treated OF In Q
volume of practical lessons by Matilda Lees Dods,
revised and edited by Henrietta De Condo sherman.
which G.. p. Putnam's Sons will publish. Miss
Dods Is graduate OF the South Kensington school.
and is successful lecturer on the science Of
cooking.
The Putnams will add to their Economic Mono.
graphs:-No. II, Labor Making Machinery" by
Fred. Perry Powers. and No. 10. 1.-THE History of tho
Bank of the United States. by W. l.. Royal and to
their medical list-"The Essentials OF Anatomy"
by William Darling and A. L. Ranney, Of the New
York University.
The change of the English Genttemans Magazine
from its original antiquarian purpose into modern
light and amusing monthly has been often regretted
by students of antiquity. Its late editor. Mr. Ed
ward walford, of Ballot, has resolved to start new
monthly, the Aniquary to take the place of the old
Gentcmans Maga-ine and also embrace wider range
of subjects.
Mr. Charles Dickens has just completed an ex-
s.l,c Of fla ham hat
on the plan of his well known Dictionary Of
London" Besides full details to fishing. rowing
and yachting matters. articles contributed by
well known specialists on the geology. ornithology.
botany art and literature of the river The business
of the port of London also q fair share Of
attention.
The Imperial Public Library of st. Petersburg
possesses collection. unique in its kind. Of He
brew Hebrew-Arabic ana Samaritan MSS. What
everopinions or hypothesis. says the Academy. may
have been expressed regarding tie date of some
OF tho MSS, there can be no doubt that many
of them are of great antiquity. The nrst part
of a work by DIR. A. Harkavy. designed to
make the public better acquainted with these
records. has just appeared under the title Of
'-studien und Mittheilungen der Kaiserlichen
Oeifentlchen pibliotck zG st. Petersburg" This
volume contains the poetical works of a medieval
Jewish author. Samuel Ibn Nagdilah, who occupied
q high position at the Mohammedan Court during
the Moorish rule in Spain. These productions
of interest in their relation to the history OF Hebrew
literature, and ut tho time illustrate the poti
cal history of Southern Spain during the first half
of the eleventh century.
The Academy understands that the long contro-
versy with regard to the spelling of Indian names
has at last been authoritatively decided. At re-
cent meeting of the Indian Council IL was resolved
by the Secretary of State that tho "Hunteran.'
or ''modihed Jonesian system should hence
forth be adopted for all official purposes. This sys-
tenn is fixed in the Imperial Gazetteer 81 indsd upon
which Dr. W. W. Hunter is now engaged. and the
printlnc OF which is far advanced. At the same
time Sir Harrow Ellis and DR. Hunter. with others.
have been appointed to represent India the Com
mittee of the Royal Geographical Society. which IL
epgaged In introducing similar measure of scien-
t,ac uniformity into the spelling OF names in the
other countries of the world.
The Huntington Rarkeye Man," Robert j. Bur-
dete, will issue his nrst volume Of comic sketches
through q. W. Carleton & Co. It comprises prose
and verse; and will be illustrated by Hopkins.
The fac smile of the second quarto of "Hamlet.s
1904 is in preparation in London by Mr. Gripps
Mr.. Furniva will prepare his preface to 1t forth
with, and tho book will, Il In hoped, DO ready In
November.