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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13
BOSTON BOOKS.

WHAT THE HUB IS DOING IN LITERARY WAY.
Boston. Oct. IL. 1870.
1t is possibly good thing for children to be
taught without text books. but grown men and
like to study tho printed word. and since the
establishment OF cooking schools there has been q
loud call for book containing the recipes given by
tho teachers. Young girls who have taken the nor
NAL courses in cookery have also wanted volume
with Il series Of planned lessons ready for use and
ut last Miss Paroa has made little book, which Is
intended for the both of teachers and pupils and
is Published to-day by Houghton. osgood Co.. with
tho title First Principles of Household Manage
ment and Cookery" Itcontains few lessons Oh tho
air. the water. physiology. the composition Of food
and tho sanitary arrangement OF house. aud twelve
lessons cookery. making altogether manual like
those used in the South Kensington cook
ing schools. Together with Miss Parloa's
book will como Miss Jewetts ''Old Friends
and Ncw. which is TO have shcaf Of cat tails and
grasses on Its cover and vermilion edge and is to
contain seven stories. gathered from the AAanhc
and other periodicals The best is the frst "a Lost
Lover" u story in vein that Miss Jewett monopo-
lizcs.
-Four Months in Sneak Box" by Nathaniel Ii.
Bishop is better than the Paper Canoe" because
it describes region OF country of greater interest
than that lying along tho obscure water courses
travcrscd by Mr.. Bishop in his former voyages. A
sneak box il only cunning punt with u spoon
shaped bottom and bow. and u fin shaped contre
board in place OF keel. She has not sheer and sits
low la tine water, and IL kept from filling only by a
canvas apron tackled TO tho deck and stretched up
ward by stick, aud she weighs whom victualed and
stored for voyage 325 pounds. Her appearance
IL peculiar. to put IL mildly. and. although there
arc great many strange craft On the Mississippi
and Ohio. Mr. Bishop found it best to avoid obscrva-
ton during his voyage down those rivers ana along
tho Gulf OF Mexico. lie tells somo amusing stories
OF tho odd characters that no mot the way, and,
among others, ono of man who told him how tho
Lake Pontchartrain fishermen civilized tho Chinese
who tried to obtain share of their business 'One
morning." he says, ga Chinaman found dead In
q cabin. Pretty soon after ono or two others wcro
found hoatin' round loose in the, same way |;
lows not civilized. There's nothing like a
little healthy civilization for Cinnamon and Injuns
They both needs Il. and. anyway. this is q white
mans country" The course of negro progress in
Mississippi Is illustrated by the opinion given by
negro justice Of the peace who. being asked for ad
vlcc point involving salvage law and not being
able to find anything concerning it in a volume OF
the Digest" requested q moment "to rest dc case
for perspoction," and then d:-"Ds Court will
apply do common law oh do State OF Mississippi,
aud dis Is II; What you lab dat you keep Dis IL
do teachings oh do Bar de Bench and dc code"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13

THE FAIL OF THE ALAMO.
"The Fail OF the Alamo" "historical drama
in four acts concluded by epilogue. entitled the
battle OF San Jacinto. IL the ambitious title or
volume from the Putnams' press. the author OF
which is Professor Francis Mona. II tho speeches
in this drama were not long we might think 1t
intended tho stage but feel quite sure that no
modern audience would listen patiently to a blank
verse speech sixty-eght lines long. which. by the
way is not the longest in the play. Tho dramafs per-
are well known in Mexican and border history
Notable among them there are twenty-seven. In all
not including the supernumeraries) Santa Anna.
Davy Crockett. Samuel Houston. John Austin,
Colonel Bowie. william d. Travis. James A. Travis
and others. Que cannot help smiling to read such
stage instruction this. william b. Travis steps
forth. absorbed in deep reverie.' Who fancy
Davy Crockett on his Bonded knee giving utteranco
to the following:- r
Fair ladyi David Crockett. who once
In all his lite has bowed 20 man or woman,
Here lays his fame, his triumphs at thy feet,
Confessing MIN outdone by thee in all
His boldest courage ever could conceive.
Compared TO thy heroic tcrtitude,
The honor to have Ia Congress
Sinks into naught; shall no longer boast Of it,
Crockett makes his entrance singing song Of
Ave stanzas the tune OF which is given In appen
dix. Each stanza of the song is in his own glori-
fcation which is hardly In keeping with the honest
trappers reputation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13
LITERARY cuIr-cHAr.

Mrs. Oakcy's .'From Attic to Cellar" reached a
second edition within q week.
Sir Walter SCOTS 'Thc Talisman" Is the latest
addition to the Franklin Square Library.
Spielhagen's were dc vcrc." founded on Tonuy
sons pocm will be published by the Applctons.
spiders and Rice Pudding" is the name of story
by sarah @. Barbour. We hope they arc served
separate dishes.
Not OF childrcn's books are announced by +. T..
Dutton X Co., among the most attractive of which
are "Iittle Peep Show" and Poetry for Children"
Tho quarterly volumes of recent acccssions to the
Aston Library show largo number of valuable
books and that venerable institution keeps well up
with tho times.
Mr. Godfrey Rhodes who has lived some years at
Hawaii. has written book that country. and de-
votes chapter to tho recent intercourse between
Americans and the Hawaians
The interesting annual address of Judge Charles
Z. DAILY on cartography before the American Goo
graphical Society has been printed ia pamphlet
form for general circulation by tue society.
Readers Of good poetry will hail with pleasure tho
announcement of q new volume of the complete
pocticai works of Richard Henry stoddard. There
IL no edition of Mr. Stoddard's poems to DO found
in the book stores.
Religious books have almost as large sale as tho
yellow covered literature. Il. Z. Dutton A. Co. can.
not print Canon Farrars life OF 81. Paul. fast
enough TO supply the demand. The first edition
was sold before 1t left the press.
''rhe Story of DISAPPEARANCE is tho title of a
now novel by the author of ''The l. .avenworth
Case" The latter the nrst book of its author
aud IL made decided hit. receiving praise from
critics abroad well as at home
A curious book has been published by Blackic Il
Son, London called "The Newspaper READER" 1t is
made up of clippings from the journals OF the Nine.
tccnh century. the events Of the day, carefully
selected by IL. Il. Busscy aud I. wilson Ried.
The last volume Of 'Langcs Commentary" trans
lated and edited by the Rev. Philip schn is announced
by Charles scribner's Sons. This volume includes
Numbers aud Deuteronomy. Twenty European and
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13
1.-THE GHOST OF REDDIooK. :"

'The Ghost of Rodbrook' u. u. Lippincott Il Col
IL the latest novel by tho author of the odd Trump
series. The OF the story is laid in England
and America. 1t Is written ia the authors usual
oolloquia style. He spends very little time in do
scripuon phiosophzing, but sticks to the thread
OF his story. which is always exciting. Improbable
are his plots, he lends air of truth to them by
the familiar location of his "Ihc Ghost of
llcdbrook'' is not particularly well worked up
mystery and not surprised to find that II
ends in thin air. The hero and heroine are named
respectively Athol and Ethel and they are both Red.
brooks. A villanous lord and London thief fur.
nish tho dark side of The story. which is not with.
out "A certain interest.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13
FUNERAL OF NIL. SEGUIN.

The funeral of tho latc Edward s. G. scgufn. the
opera singer. took place yesterday morning from his
iato residence. No. i5i West Twcnty-nrst street
The arrangements throughout were simple aud un
ostentatious. There were no palbcarers aud but
few carriages. The people who assembled to pay
tho last tribute of respect seemed for ths
most part personal friends OF tho do
ceased or his family. Rev. Dr. Houghton
Of Tho Little Church Around the Corner. CON
duotod tho Episcopal services. The caskot was
wood covered with black CLOTH and tho plato bore
the inscription. Edward 3. q. Scguin. H. ~
years." Notwithstanding the published desire OF
the family that no flowers should be sent. the floral
tributes were numerous. An elegant and exceed
ingly large harp of immortellcs bore the words
'Friend Ted" ut the top and "Fromr the
Emma Abbott Company" ut the bottom, both
worked IN forget me- nots. There was music Of
any kind. After the services the body borne to
the hearse aud then to Greenwood Cemetery for In.
terment. Among the large number OF friends pres
ent wcre MIR. w. A. Pond, Park Commissioner Lane.
Mr.. Richard Il. Mount, Mr. TiIlotson, Mr. Charles
Randolph, Mr.. David Austen and Sianor 0perti
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED.

Ancient and Medval Republics review OF their In
situations and of the their decline and fall BY
Henry Mann. A. ). Barnes 4 Co.. publishers New York.
Dicks Original Album Verses and Acrostics. Dicks
Dicks Ethiopian Scenes, Variety Sketches and Stump
Speeches. Dick Fitzgerald. publishers.
Meditaons in the Tea Room. by NJ. +. Pickering Co.,
publishers. Pccadily, London.
Our Folks A play In three acts BY George N. Bakor.
George NJ. Baker & Co., publishers, Boston.
The Life of Benjamin Franklin. Written by himself
Now first edited from original and
printed donce and other writings second
toni BY John Bigeow. vols. j. b. Lippncott Co.,
publishers Philadelphia.
In the Schillingscourt A romance. From the German
Of u. Mssott by Mrs A. L. Wistor. J. b. Lippincott
Co.. publishers Philadelphia.
American Wild Fowl Shooting Containing full and
descriptions Of tho haunts habits and methods
OF shooting Wild fowl BY Joseph w. Long. OrangeJudd
Non Christian Religious Systems. CONFEDERATION and
Taouism. With map. by Robert X. Douglas From Pott
Young X Co, Now York.
Tho Exploration Of the World BY Jules vorne Famous
travels travellers With illustrations and sni es
OF ancient drawings Charles scribnors sons publishers
New York
Thomas Do Quincy. His life and writings with un.
published correspondence By H. A. Page SECOND edi-
toni Two vols In Charles Scribnors sons pub
fishers.
The Reverend Grcen willingwood; or Life Among the
Clergy. BY Rev. Robert Fisher The Authors Publishing
Co., New York.
Mature Series. Seeing Thinking BY the late WILL
Jam Kingdom Clifford. Macmillan Co., publishers, New
York.
Past Thirty. By Mrs. L. Z. Monroe Philadelphia: No.
~ North Ninth street
Old Friends aud New. BY Sarah O. Jewctt. IIoughton
Osgood 4 Co., publishers. Boston
Shakcspeares Merchant OF Venice. With ntroductiou
and classes. BY Rev. Henry n. Hudson. CHM Heath
publishers. Boston.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13
FOREIGN NOTES.

FOREIGN NOTES.
George Sand is to have statue near her Chateau
dc Nohant.
ADJUST of tho late Australian sculptor. Summers,
Ia to BIO placed in the shire hall OF Somerset of which
county in England he was a native.
The Lille Museum has recently acquired flno
Jordacns-"The Bcncdiction of Jacob by Abraham"
Meissonlcr's mother drew with good deal of
skill. and also painted miniatures.
Duvoneck has lett Munich for Florence, where
he will pass the winter with his pupils.
Tho AhenGun of the 27th ult.. in contin uation of
its series OF articles the private collections of
Furnley Hail. Otiey.
The late Eugene Emmanuel viollet-e-Duc is sur
vived by one artist brother. Victor Violletc-Duc,
who Ia pupil OF Luminais and frequent contrIbu-
tor to the Salons. Another, the landscape painter
Eticnno Adolphe Niolietle-Duc. 1t Will be remem-
bered. died last year.
An exhibition is now open in Pcrugia. which con-
tains large number OF examples OF Perugino, the
head OF the carly religious school ofUnbia OF some
OF his predecessors, OF Pnuricchio and few early
works attributed to Raphael.
The fourth exhibition OF tho "5ociote des Aquarcl-
listes Nccrandais' is now open ut the Hague. HUI
bort Hcrkomcr sends from England several Davarian
studies and q head of one of the .Chelsea Pcusion-
crs" aud Miss Clara Montalba four OF her well
known Venetian scenes. Josef Israels the great
Hollaudcr has contributed several subjects from
picture "Ihe Poor Of the Village" which attracted
10 much attention ut the Paris Universal Exposition
Among the other contributors are NM. Mauvc,
Cavaero f. FIascheri. for thirty years director of
the Gcnoa Academy. In III England. He has
published In the Norwich Mercury some notes ON
tho restoration aud OF works by the old
masters. He says:-''Snce have been Ia England
have visited many public and private galleries aud
have some great works OF art. equal TO any to
be found in Florence Genoa, Rorc and Venice. But
ut tho Same time have been panied to soc how
much the best have suffered from injudicous
restoration and neglect. La the private houses
OF tho nobility and gentry have seen mag
ninccnt pictures literally crumbling to pieces from
iye brr dr. N firm I'M
action OF the sun or stove heat. but by far tho
greater number arc suffering from injudicous and
coarse restoration. II y The pictures which
have Suffered most are those OF the Dutch school,
notably Rembrandt, Rubcns and vandyke.
The Dutch masters used discovered, Ia tho finish
ing OF their paintings. vegetable colors-that IL.
colors produced from vegetable and therefore cor
ruptibe mattcrs-and these they used on account OF
their superior brlliancy and over them placed war;
nishes, also containing asuperabundance OF vcgota
bio matter. OF course tho bulk OF tho color used
consisted OF mineral colors, and hence tho fact that
tho vegetable color peels and cracks of so easily,
leaving another coat Of color underneath. But IL
taken in time the pictures can DO easily saved by
careful restoration"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13

"Thc Puritan and the quaker" 20. =. Putnam's
sons is novel written with avowed purpose.
uLlct il ~ show the unfair treatment the Quakers
received at the hands OF the Puritans In colonial
times. IL does seem strange that the Puritans,
people who fed from their own country on account
Of tho prosecutions dealt out to them should when
they had the upper hand. have boon even more in.
tolerant 10 those who failed to worship God aftor
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13

their fashion. Even In Now England these psalm
singing. withdrawing men are losing the awe that
once inspired by their name. and even Boston
writers have been bold enough to denounce the
pilgrim fathers" Tho writer OF this volume ac-
knowledges that the early Quakers brought persecu-
ton upon themselves by the aggressiveness OF their
acts; but what wonder IL people, robbed OF their
possessions, hunted from their homes. dashed ana
starved. withheld from ordinary retaliation by their
religious belief. should have been driven to commit
extravagances? Those who would not read an
ordinary history of this subject will read OF 1t in
story FORM and let hope. learn lesson OF toera-
ton from the intoerant.
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HOME ART NOTES.


c. c. Coleman has returned to this country on
visit. His decorative panel in the American art dis
play the Paris Exposition of 1873 attracted good
deal OF attention, did his Venetian scene in tho
second exhibition OF the Society Of American Artists
last winter
Elihu vedder. whose "Cumman Sibyl" ut tho Paris
Exposition Of 1878 gave rise to SO much discussion
between the French journal L'Ayt and himself, is
expected to arrive visit to New York. after
y long absence in Rome. He will bring some OF his
pictures with him and will probably exhibit them.
1t il not yet known whether the Society Of Deco
rative Art will hold loan exhibition this season.
II 1t does the display will probably open In the
spring instead of rs heretofore in tho fall.
w. Ssrtatn, tho engraver, and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Fowler arrived from Europe on saturday.
Feuartlent IL Co. have received from Piqua, Ohio q
plaster cast OF aboriginal clay tablet with incised
characters. said to have been found lately In
cavation on u farm ut depth of some fifteen feet
from the surface. 1t measures 3s by 25s inches and
IL quarter OF an inch thick. On side there are
two lines OF six character eac and below q repre-
sentation of bow and arrow An incised rectarQu-
lar border round the field the edge of the
tablet. On the there is q square with dago-
nails. The characters strangely resemble the Celti-
berian Ones Two OF the tablets were found and 4
cast OF tho other is shortly expected.
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yellow FEVER NAUTICAL DISEASE"


Anything that processes to throw light upon that
dark scourge. yellow foyer. or suggests any means
its prevention is likely to be read with terrible
interest at this time. when large portion of
country is lying PROSTATE under the dreadful visit
alton. In volume called yellow Fever Nauti-
cal Disease" ID. Appleton co., John Gamgee de-
votes great to the tracing out the origin Of the
disease the advocating of for its pre-
vention. Yellow fever he pronounces at once nau-
tical disease. the product Of foul ships I.'the
dreaded scourge Of American commerce." He con-
siders it far more easily. surely and permanently
prevented than typhoid scarlatina. Perfect ven
tilation and cleanliness of ships will. he thinks
greatly contribute to exterminate yellow fever. Re-
frgerating ships is the only way to disinfect
Them and the cost of this process would be about
$40 pcr month for each refrigerated In short
tho argument made by Mr. Gamgee is to fight the
disease aoat before it reaches land and cold s he
says. the only sure weapon.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-13
CARD ESSAYS AND TABLE TALK.


The famous whist authority. "Cavendsh" Henry
jones'. is out with new volume the art OF card
playing called "Card Essays, Clay's Decisions and
Card Table Talk" Scribncr welford). not the least
interesting feature OF which is portrait Of the
author himself, which he says he induced to
publish after seeing some Of the vile caricatures
that put forth as his counterfeit presentnent
The engraving accompanying this volume repre-
sents him as fine looking man. with long whiskers
and mustache and remarkably mathemati-
cal head. The first essay is on whilst versus
Chess" OF course the palm is given to tho
cards. Only mental power, that of analysis he
says required in tho chess player, while in the
playing Of whist mathematics and careful reasoning
have to be employed. To apply the theory of whist
successfully the player must note the peculiarites
of partners and opponents; that is. he must study
human nature. He does not consider whist
socble game. conversation may be freely INDUCED
in between the hands. the fact that it is game
OF partnership introduces social elements that
altogether wanting ut chess" chapter is devoted
to the subject Of "The Morality OF Gard Playing"
Because cards arc used by gamblers he does not
think that oil other people should turn the cold
shoulder upon them. 1t IL the abuse OF cards that
has made card playing obnoxious to 30 many poo
pie. Playing for small stakos, he argues il simply
"to define tho interest" There is great loss
gain IN s1xpenny points, yet tncy aud certain ZeSt
to whist playing. "There is he says. 'just the differ
ence between playing for something for nothing
that there Is between purpose and purpose" The
same when go out Tor q walk. we like to have
some object rather than to walk only for walk y
sake AS long the stakes small that whet
they lost won il matter Of indifference he
does not consider 1t gambling ut is clear he says.
.that II half starved street Arabs toss for coppers
| they gambling. 1t is equally clear that if two
weil-to-do friends toss which Of them shall pay for
n split brandy and soda they are not gambling. "
| Card players will find valuable hints in "Clay's
Decisions" and many amusing anecdotes in the
liable Talk" Clay great stickler for thorough
shufiiing. and used to say that he should like to
have the cards thrown out of volcano after every
DEAL One OF the bores in whist playing. says "Cav-
endish, IL the is you had partner. who constantly
| greets you with "if you had only done and
| should have made and So" my favorite retort
to the III you had partner. this player. 'is to
| ask II he has heard the story Of your uncle
and your aunt If he has. he does not want to hear
1t again and Is silent II he has not and innocently
falls into the trap by expressing desire to hear it
| say in a solemn voice. 1T your aunt had been q
| man she would have been your uncle"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-05-22

District State OF Nevada, County Of Ormsby-Tn the
matter of the estate of William Patterson deceased
Upon reading and filing the petition of Alexander Lepor
in the above entitled matter praying that decree be made
authorizing ard directing the of the will and
testament of said deceased to convey to the said Alexander
Leport certain real estate to wit Lots ca ten
C) in block forty eight as Of Sears Thompson & Sears
division of Carson City Nevada, and that day Of a relo
lar of said Court be appointed for the hearing said
petition and that due and legal notice of the pendency of
sale petition and Of the hearing thereof be given accord
ing to law and it appearing therefrom that proper
therefor exists, it is hereby ordered that SATURDAY,
JULY It'll, 1877 day Of regular term, wit of the
June A D. 1877, term Of this Court at the
Of this Court in City, at 10 of said day. be
appointed the time and place Of the hearing Of said pc
titiOn when and where all persons interested in said
tate appear in the manner prescribed by law and
said petition, and that copy Of this order pub
Shed least week for four before
said hearing in the MORNING APPEAL newspaper pub.
iished in Orrnsby county, Nevada.
S. II. WRIGHT,
District Judge Second judicial District.
Caraon G y, New, June 18th, 1877 fellows
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-05-22
IN LrsrlCE,s corRr. CARsoN TOWN

I snip, OrDsby County, State Of Nevada, before c. A.
Witherell Justice OF Peace.
D, H. Lentz and P A. Wagner, plaintiffs VS.. David A.
Small and Rachel E. SMALL, his wife, defendants
Notice is hereby given to all persons holding or claiming
liens that certain piece OF land with the building and
dwelling thereon in Carson City, Ormsby county,
Nevada, called and known being the west half lot
number nine % and the west half of lot number 40
in block number eleven az Of Crrys Division of said
Carson City being and forming compact piece OF
land under the Constitution of the State OF Nevada
under the provisions of the Act OF the Legislature said
State entitled An Act liens mechanics and
Others repeal all other Acts in relation thereto ap-
proved March 2 1872 be and appear before said Jus
tees Court the 10Th DAY OF MAY A d. 1877 at 10
O'Clock NJ of said day, and to exhibit then and there
said Court the proofs Of their said liens
D. H. LENTZ, J n,...r
P. A. WAGNER, + rl'Li'ins
Carson City, Nevada, April q, 1877 1aw3w