, 1879-02-08

hHhlAvtEN aNAH I'll t9 -ECAt16+1C' A6thltSt H0
stnfr Of subsequent reconciliation cnu hardly
interest thens.h This language IL not at all too
severe.
A now book BY Mr. Charles Francis Adams,
Jr.s to hr called RAILROAD ,Acc'.itnts.n Is IN
preparatfon at u. r. iutuan's Sons. rhcy aFu
Lon,lon, onsario, ses On "siaas u M = Mora. or Natsto
which will be published not only In New York,
but In Toronto, Canada, and London, England.
The very lovely portrait Of Fanny Kemhle
Which Is given tn "lsccords OF Gtr!hood " vas
engraved uy Il. D. Hull u sons, OF New York
bt,ok, published BY Henry Holt d Co.. Those
wl,O hnve had taste Of the book from tic parts
published ~ contributions TO- the atlantic
.nynthty. n,n! the manY new readers the buck
|is'Icrs Tor the enterprise which gtves them this
lirHy. ~ ~ 'S''S''' ''~''
Sheldon d Co. have Just ready The first vol
nme Of thetr, promised scFlcs in "Amcrican
AMihors,' under the ,ct1storslio Of Prof. D. j.
I'LL, OF LewisburE University, nlrrady known
rs the auttsor Of successful textbooks Of rhet-
orsc. Tie votunes will be neak auA tasteful
limos. OF about 800 pages each, glving. bio
graphical, literary. md critical skctct. each Of an
author and his writings. Will, o steel portrait.
and will be issued at 81 each. The volume now
really Is that Of Washington Irving; thc btug-
rnul'y Of William Cullen Bryant will follow In
about d mouth.
A corrrsnondcnt Of the New York Post SAYS:
" How tnany pertons OF average education
know that 'fcfrtshtng' la . comparatively new
Wordf 1 dtd not until two ur three days ago.
Then found In nh old mag Gaztnc llnu at lie
Etfabay Reeie'o for using Il, tho critic stsl!ng
TIC wonl o piccc OF slang After illis / da-
thug which your readers will aui in any (s,ur
ray'h etlitton} copy of I,vrnn. 1t ts In tho &C.
logNc he calls 'Ills Blues,' which | suspect Is
little rcati In our time, and ttuputcs tic ubilox
futis word To his cnc'ny. Jeffrey.
. A correspondent Of 4toits aud Qntries writes:
"Wu usc flle word Yankee oIltn, but Low
many u 'us have ever thought whence IL was
dcrlvcdt 1 should ho Clud to hear tllr opinion
nf yo,tr corrcsuontfehts A. to the following;
Tho word 'yanke Ii niwnYa used In tho east III
l4tncolnsh!rc to describe the coarsc, un&anncd
leather galtcrs worn by tho country folk. Tllrro
was large exodus fr0m this lart of Tic country
to AtncTlca. Might not, therefore, tho word
'fankee' ha;n been used To distinguish those
who worc tllcse gators or yAnks,' tile incoming
strangcrs, from the original lntaatants, who
wore moscastnst' Another correspondent a.
tributes tbs common use Of the phrase, "It's
Ine," to George Ill, wl,usa royut disregard OF
grammar furnished precedent for the Court
anu suctcty IN general.
A lecture was delivered Friday eyenIn q, .}an.
90, by Atr. George Il. Putnam, Of No. II East
national COPYRIGHT" before The frcc-Tradc
League. T'he point Tint AIr. PUTNAM, urged
was TINT there SHOULD 10 treaty between this
ean't foreign countries by which tu rights Of atl
IN Europe Aml tho rights Of European authors
be protected here. 1t Is an old, old story, but
Mr. putaam, In tho courso Of his lecture, gave
lifo a!n! intrrcst to It ngait. Among Ills hearers
ggAuo rntnusE: Or. 1rennus Prime, Charlton 6.
Lewis, Mr.. Armstrong, mud Mr.. Carleton, pub-
ltshrra, aud Capt. John Ct,au,an, who presided
as Charnan.-iStu York Herald.