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HOME ART NOTES.

Karl storch. of Philadelphia, has modelled bust
of Fortuny.
The little collection of Tanagra statuettes donated
by I. G.. Appleton are in place in the Boston
Museum of Art.
An exhibition of pictures at tho above institution
held under the Joint management of the Museum
and the Art Club will open the I'D prox and con-
tnue until May -.
The Baltimore loan exhibition. which has just
closed has been great artistcally nnan-
cialiy. The receipts from entrances and catalogues
will reach $4,000. committee will shortly be
appointed to select for purchase number of paint
ngs from the display tor the permanent art gallery
Of the Peabody Institute. in which the exhibition
was held.
Leonard W. volk, the Chicago sculptor, has con-
pleted tho clay model of his statue, History" thu
second Of tho four bronze figures which are to =
placed on the pedestal OF the Douglas monument.
: The Northumberland County Monument Associa-
ton IL now erecting at sunbury monument Of
granite to the memory of Colonel James Cameron
and other soldiers from the county who lost their
lives during The shaft. forty feet in height
will be surmounted by statue OF Colonel Cameron.
OF heroic size for which the clay model has recently
been completed by the Philadelphia sculptor. ]. *
Euicou
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"rSrERNArrosAL oopYRreHr."

The general interest which has late been aroused
the subject Of the protection Of authors in their
rights to their own writings makes the publication
of Mr.. G. +. Putnam's pamphlet. entitled "Interna-
tional Copyright" particularly timely. Within the
compass Of fifty pages the author gives history Of
copyright custom and law in all countries, well
Q synopsis of the various movements that have been
publicly made in favor Of international copyright.
The ethical side of the question is already under
stood by every one, barring perhaps. few publish
ers ON each side Of the Atlantic but the economic
aspect has been obscured by interest and senti-
ment that dspassionate view of it will be eagerly
welcomed by men who read aud think. That Mr.
Putnam's consideration of tho topic is not senti-
mental may be assumed from the fact that lie is
himself publisher and as much At liberty any
one else to steal whatever British or Continental
brain work may be in print and strike his fancy.
Defining copyright 1.-THE legal recognition Of brain
work property" throughout his essay the author
regards books he would anything else which be
longs to by right of creation. and he therefore
believes unfair that authors shall DO robbed of their
brain work while patent rights. which practically
the same copyrights, fully able to protect the
originator of now design In toothpicks. He also
reminds us that the United States is the only coun-
try having printed literature of any consequence
Which has made Legal provision for the protection
seem the right OF the author his own the reader
will be astonished to learn that there reputable
business men who cannot see thing of the sort.
favorite argument against international copyright
is that It will make forcign-born books dcarcr,
though how far the same principle would
fully work when applied TO the mechanical manu-
facture of books by who not paid for their
labor does not clearly appear. Another is that If
English authors were allowed copyright in America
they might refuse entirely TO have their books pub
lished here. preferring to impose upon the Eng
lish editions. though no ono. reasoning from the
same premises. would dare to propose robbing any
foreign patentee of his Inventions These and other
bubbles have been thousand times pricked in pri-
vatc; but. by bringing them to the notice of the
general public to again be disspated. Mr.. Putnam
does literature and morality long needed
Aside from all other considerations. international
copyright would nearly or quite double the induce
ment under which English speaking authors. like
other people, do their work.
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"ARApr,. EGYPT AND INDIA

That indefatigablc traveller Mrs. Isabel Burton,
wife OF the redoutablc Captain, has just published
new volume of travel. William Mullan Son, Lon
don.) In q very personal Introduction sho begs
the public not to pronounce her book dry until they
have given it chance. Tho first chapter seems
quito us personal the introduction. although the
author does not label 1t so. Indeed Mrs. Buttons
style might be called personal throughout the book
aud 1t is this very personality that makes 1t enter
tanning. She chats about her husband and herself
and advertiscs their former books with as much
sangfroid she would In drawing room. The
Burtons had only been in England year when tho
unquenchablo desire TO travel seized them, aud
as Mrs. Burton had been to India they
concluded to 90 to that much visited coun-
try. Mrs. Burton devotcs several pages to
life in Trieste. where her husband is Consul. Tho
preticst thing In that city, she says. is the swim
ming school Scores OF young girls romp about
ducking under each other and climbing ON each
others backs for sport in deep water and children
of three or four swim around like whitehall. One
old lady sits laxy on the water, like blubber fish.
knitting. occasionally moving her fcet. 1--WE call
hcr tho buoy and hold on to her when we are tired"
Our traveller takes us through great deal of in.
tercsting country before reach the main lands of
her journey. She denies that India Is overcrow dcd
The people arc poor that when grain rises a
penny q pound they must live ON wild roots or
starvc. She predicts that India will become
great manufacturing country. and that Great
Britain, with ono foot Hindostan and
another in China, whose 3oo.0oo.00O work at
three pence day. will command the wool and cotton
markets OF the world. and will become the greatest
producing power that the globe evcr bore" rho bad
manners of the Indian military ladies are spoken
Of with indignation BY Mra burton. who pro-
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pAMoN's OCEAN WONDERS.

ocean Wonders: A Companion for the Seaside
Freely illustrated from Living Objects" is the title
Of Q deeply interesting and instructive volume de-
voted to the curious dcnizens of the ocean. made
doubly attractive by the two hundred and twenty
odd excellent woodcuts with which it is illustrated
1--WE know not millionth part of the wonders Of
this beautiful world" is the legend the title page
but certainly much less about tho mysterious world
Of the sea. and perhaps is better enabled to
enlighten our Ignorance than Mr.. Damon. Every
man ought to have . hobby; there is no resl life
without enthusiasm for something says the author.
and in this volume have the result of years of
enthusiasm devoted by him to the study of the Curl
Gus and interesting forms of life which abound on
our seashores. Says Mr. Damon in the preface
The volume has been prepared specially to supply
long fet need Of precise and reliable information In
regard to the living objects OF our own seacoast and
incidentally of other marine animals. either suitable
for the aquarium Of sufficient intrinsic interest to
deserve notice in any general work on marine zool
ogy My purpose not only to describe the organic
features and modes of life Of these creatures their
native ocean and river homes, but also to give
full and practical instruction as to where and how
many Of them may be procured and preserved in
parlor and public aQuara. Thousands Of persons
visit the seashore annually; nature throws her
choicest treasures ut their feet. but they walk
over them disrcsardful and insensible. No
words OF ours could better indicate the char
acter of tho work before u.s. which. full of
invaluable Information about ocean plants and
animals will not only prove Instructive, but in
tcnsely interesting book to young and old. There
are chapters on anemones dowers, living
corals, house builders Of the remarkable fishes
mollusks sea horses barnacles echinoids, hydroids
sponges, whales. seals and marine and fresh water
aquaria. and devoted to the subject "How. to do
thing that ia necessary to build, stock and take
care OF the aquarium"
Mr. Damon writes not only enthusiastically, but
clearly and interestingly. He believes the house
aquarium can be made not only thing of beauty
and joy forever" but means of deep instruction
for youth. For
Gods gardens of the deep.
His patient angels keep:
Gladdeniug the dim strange solitude
With fairest forius. and thus
Forey n teaching
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''sTIELRRs HAND ATLAS OF MODERN CLOG
RApnY"
We are glad to announce that new edition of
.Stieler's Hand Atlas of Modern Geography" is now
in course of publication in Germany. and that the
successive of the work will be made accessible
to American subscribers through the house of West
ermann & Co. in this city. The new edition is to
comprise ninety five colored plates aud will DO issued
in thirty-two monthly parts. While all the plates
will be revised and corrected in order TO bring them
ND to the latest discoveries in geography twenty
seven Of the maps will be engraved entirely anew;
TO wit the general maps of Asia. Africa North Amer
lea and South America. with eleven maps devoted to
particular parts of Africa of the West Indies and OF
south America, to he prepared under the superin-
tcndcnce of the late DIR. A. Petermann and finished
by DIR. H. Berghaus; seven new plates. prepared by
Berghaus exclusively representing the planetary
system Of the geological views, the North Polar
regions &C.. and Ave plates exhibiting the German
Empire and general map of France. As the
knowlcdged excellence of these maps in the edi-
ton of 1876 has procured for Sticlcrs atlas
the highest rcpute in point of accuracy aud com
plctcncss as we'll of beauty i'll mechanical oxecu-
tion we cannot doubt that the forthcoming publica-
ton will DO still more valuable contribution to
scientific photography. II the first number of the
series containing plates Of Northwestern France.
Northeastern Russia, Northwestern Africa with side
maps of sencgambia. the coast of Sierra Leone and
the Gold and Slave coastsl. is to be accepted
earnest of tho improved edition. IT would seem that
tho completed work leave little to be desiicr-
aed in tho way OF map making II is true the maps
are published In the German language. but as tire
names of places. streams and mountains in Sticlcrs
atlas are always spelled according tho custom and
dialect of the country to which they pertain there
only small room for misrepresentation among English
readers ON this score, and ground for misapprc-
hcnsion at all IL the English reader will but bring
reasonable degree Of intelligence to the use Of the
work.
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DIpHTHERrA.

In DIR. Mcneil Mackcnzie's little manual "Diph-
liberia; Its Nature and Treatment, Varieties and
Local Expressions" (Lippincott may be found
very complete and we'll digested account Of all the
knowledge OF this formidable malady that is in any
degree satisfactory The literature Of dphtheria is
now enormous in extont. and = fair sized library
might be filed with the monographs OF original in
vesgators the elaborate treatises Of professors in
tho languages of all civilized countries and the OIL
cial reports and records of of this diseases
and the very extent Of the material dismays the
reader. II Is. therefore. practical and important
service done TO the student practitioner when a
capable man makes book like this. which digcsts
and presents In clear order all that is really good
in what is known of malady of which one cannot
Afford to be ignorant.
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DECISIVE EVENTS OF HISTORY"

Under the above title book by Mr.. Thomas
Archer issues from the publishing house of Csssell,
Peter 4 dalpin OF New York and LONDON. The six
teen decisive events Of history rs here eel
ebrated and portrayed by Mr.. Archer arc the
battle OF Marathon. the Carthagcnian defeat
ct Zama the fall OF Jerusalem, the ded-
ication of Constantinope. tho foundation OF Venice
tho landing of st. Austin In England the defeat Of the
Saracens at Tours. the Norman conquest. the sub
mission of Henry Nv. ut Canossa. the first crusade
the signing of Magma Charta. the Protestant
Reformation the defeat OF the Spanish armada the
"Potition Of Right In England. tho surrender of
Napoleon I. and the restoration Of the German En-
pre- II is needless to say thSt tho plan Of the work
provokes comparison with the we'll known book of
Professor Crcasy on the twelve decisive battics''
of the world; but the scope Of Mr.. Archer seems
little broader. his style OF treatment is much more
popular and his didactic purpose made so evident
that be read between the lines OF his narratives
even where 1t is not the ground and motive Of his
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-31
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED.

A Manual Of the Law Relating to shipping aud Admit
rally as Determined by the Courts of England
Unitcd States. by Robert Desty. Sumner. whitney
Co publishers, San Francisco.
The Mail Carrier BY Harry Castlenan Psrter Coates
publis hers, Philadclphia
Art at Homo Series. Dress by Mrs. oiiphant Porter
sewer dsscs The,r Na,ufs and Origin and How TO Pro
tcct Our Dwellings. Ny Adclfo De varcna. From tho
Esnyie Book Printing Department. brooklyn.
trcck Hero Stories. Ny Barthold George Niebuhr With
Illustrations Translated by Benjamin iicppin Dodd
Mead A Co. publishers. New York.
Joan the Maid pe,verer OF France and England A
story fifteenth century Done into modern
By the author of Chronicles OF the Schonberg
Dodd Noad Co.. pablishcrs
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THE AVERY COLLECTION.

The Avery collection Of Oriental porcelain IL still
on view at No s45 broadway. Tickets Of admission
have been distributed among the art students Of the
National Academy of Design. Art students League.
Cooper Institute, Decorative Art Society, Young
woinen's Christian Association &c., &c. The exhi-
bition will also be open without charge on Wednes-
tiay evenings, April and o. II is understood that
at the next meeting of the trustees of the Metro
politan Museum OF Art effort will be made to
secure the collection for that institution.
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THE ATLANTIC COAST PILOT.

Another volume of the Atlantic Coast Survey, en-
bracing the section from Boston bay to New York.
has been issued by the superintendent of the Coast
and aeodctic Survey. Captain Garlic p. Patterson
under tho above head This volume is Of series
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..ruE REIGN OF THE sTorcs. "

Except by special students of classical literature
there is little known about the stoics and their
teachings that the little book whose title ia given
above meets q general neccssity-we might say
general want. were II not that only small minority
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nounces them coarse and arrogant. The way the
natives treated by these English she considers
not only mpolite but downright cruel The genial
of Wales is mentioned in strong contrast to the stiff
dignity of employee manners Lord Lytton also Is
described as having nice cordial manners.
chapter devoted to Mrs. Burtons experience as
member OF the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals is very amusing well interesting.
and tells well for her kind heart In Egypt, Austria
and India she made the authorities support her. She
was the terror of the donkey boys at Suez and the
natives who twisted bulocks' tails in India rembed
when they saw her coming.
In concluding, Mrs. Burton says
At present India is administered for the benefit Of
England. or rather OF the English trading classes.
who must supply the public Offices with paper and
sealingwax and the soldiers and Sepoys with broad
cloth and ducks The national religion OF England
Will become the State Church OF India. We
shall borrow from Russia another lesson of econ
omy by substituting military law and rule for the
pseudo constitutionalism with which we. like Portu
gal have afflicted India we shall relieve our great
colony, or rather, conquest, of such an incubus as
presidency, governors and commanders in-chief.
members of council and chief justices.
with this money. now prohigately wasted upon
civil establishments, shall maintain efficient
native army which will deliver us from the feeble
polite OF purpose and no power"
Mrs. Burton touches upon every subject from do
nestle to public and from acting swimming and
ing the fact that the ground gone over is old Mrs.
Burton has given it new interest and made book
that will be almost widely read her Inner Life
of Syria. number of the illustrations Of the book
absurdly out of keeping.
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Mr. w. HepwOrth Dixon, who has something to
say on every subject OF popular interest has just
written o volume on British Cyprus. Chapman Il
Hail. London.) There is a great deal Of interesting
matter in Mr.. Dxon's volume. but little that is
tirely new This writer has happy faculty of hold
ing ones attention, although what he writes nova
days does not command the respect of his early
work. His literary STYLE too. is deteriorating. and
he INDUCES to tiresomeness in explanatory para
graphs. The first part of Mr. Dixon's book is de-
voted to resume of the history of the Cypriotcs.
His personal experiences begin with the sixth chap
teri
Our act of taking over Cyprus. says Mr.. Dixon.
from the Sultan to the Queen, without voice being
heard, hand being raised. against the change OF
rape Of some fair mortal beyond the elder of
gods demi-gods. A bag OF sixpences played part
have taken Cyprus very much on the method known
in ancient law books rs marriage by force.
The taking of Cyprus is rather sarcastically de-
scribed-
At Ave the Ottoman flag lowered with mill
tary honors Kellys marines presented arms. and in
the Admirals presence Rawson ran up the British
flag. AL government debts were ordered TO be veri-
tied and paid. No voice was raised except to cheer.
Victoria spoke to her new children from the silver
coins. What caimacan, what zaptieh could resist a
lady whose Minister'S first act not to tax them
but to pay their debts? Long before Sir Garnet
Wolseley and his regiments arrived at Larnaca the
work of taking ov:- Cyprus from the Sultan to the
Quean was done. To the high commissioner was
lett the task. more arduous. perhaps, but less
pictorial. OF quickening torpid, Oriental body like
those Cypriotes into active and progressive state
Of life.
The improvement in the condition Of Cyprus after
the British rule began is reported as remarkable
alike for its suddenness and thoroughness. The
house occupied by Mr.. Dixon famous as the
home and magazine Of the Cesnola family. 1t is an
ordinary country villa of the higher class such
Moslem caimacan might build and Christian
banker would like to hire. Tho house is old for
Cyprus. having boon built shout forty years. Moth
Ing are told. lasts in Cyprus-nothing but the
gardens and the graves.
Formerly. says Mr.. Dixon. the Cypriotes had as
much control over their affairs English peo-
pie now they helpless q multitude Of Rus
sian serfs. Such changes. he believes. must be
judged by results but for the time he thinks they
have An ugly look.
''One.~ we quote "hardly likes to see popular
franchise fched away, even though he get cleaner
street and stronger pier in payment for the theft.
No rights priced much as local rights to which
q man Ia born. y More than one English
king has started his downward path by tampering
with the rights of city wards.
England's policy with her newly acquired prov
inces seems to be getting some pretty hard slaps
from British subjects.
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OF intelligent people to know about good men
whose written creed differs from their own. The
editor OF the volume, Mr.. Frederic May Holland.
prefaces an admirable collection of sayings or noted
Stoics by historical sketch of the principal teachers
OF this most reputable of schools and avoids
the stupid blunder. peculiar to Of his class. OF
attempting to belittle Christianity by comparison.
He honestly admits commonplace and error in his
favorite authors, but is satisfied to show that
stoicism has still truths to teach. What truths
there may be among these which are not already
taught by Christianity, and even by Jewish teachers
centuries before the of the stoics, the reader
will have hard work to discover but if the book does
no more than to teach impatient of moral re-
straint that paganism is refuge from the njunc-
tons and requirements of the Christian faith. it will
do much needed work. But it has other pos
sibilities than this. Good men of all faiths
will learn from these teachings of the Socs that no
age can be corrupt and deficient in moral
teaching and example to restrain the soul that
aspires toward personal purity aud active goodness
To acquire this knowledge is humantys duty rs
well as right.
1.-THE SECRET OF THE ANDES.
The romance bearing the above title from the
pen of Mr. F. Hassanrek Robert Clarke 4 Co., Gin
cinnati. and 7. Dillingham;. New York;. is doubtless
Ecuador. and Of which he has already given us
prelude in his -Four Years Among the Spanish
Americans. The scene Of his story is laid in Quito
and its drama turns on the troublous events which
succeeded the conquest Of Peru by the Spaniards.
and while yet the memory of the Incas was .
sacred heritage in the minds of the native popula-
ton. The heroine of Mr.. Hassaurek is grand
daughter Of the Inca Atahualps, and the hero is q
creole who let's II dare not" wait upon II would"
and who consequently fails alike in war. in ambition
and in love. Readers who delight in what the
poet Schiller wont to call the material
sublime" and who agree with Burke in holding
that there is an element of terror in all submity
will find some of Mr. Hassaurek's pages thrilling
as they could DESIRE for his book is full OF trea
and stratagems of blood and murder and
battle fury egg is full Of meat. 1t was fitting
that such romance should end with arrow sped
by the hand of the heroine and planted in the heart
of the hero. all for love!
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selections. In his brief and picturesque description
of the supreme occurrences which have been the
turning points of the worlds history the author
seems to have had the instruction of the young most
prominently in his thoughts. though in so saying we
mainly refer to the pictorial qualities of his style,
and do not mean to intimate that there is any want
OF historical substance in the basis of his sketches