The New York herald., 1879-11-17


arranged alphabetically. 1t is q fairly done COM
pilation. and will doubtless be useful with o half
dozen other books like it to give those who seek
them chunks of philosophy and platitude to enrich
the mind. and-ahem the conversation.
Mr.. William ]. Thoms. in his Longevity OF Man;
It's Facts and Fictions after much patient invest-
CATION into the extreme duration of human life, ad-
mits that he has proved four persons to have lived
hundred years. suspends decision in the of four
Others. while in the OF twenty-four other
alleged centenarians including Old Parr. Henry Jen
kins and the Countess Of Desmond the claim breaks
down altogether under rigorous investigation.
Tho academy believes it has discovered In Mr. Ross
Neil. who has published volume of plays In
London. what the dramatic world Ia looking for. 1t
says-
Ross Neils new plays exhibit SO assured and sound
progress in dramatic art such careful work albeit
dination vagrant fancy to the exgences of scenic
consistency, that one Is embodened to believe at
who is to retrieve the failures of our modern
'makers that have ventured on dramatic poetry.
"a Treatise Ceremonial Government by Mr..
Herbert Spencer in the press. and will be pub
lished in few weeks. It consists OF half a dozen
says the philosophy of ceremo onies and manners
which appeared in the Fortn,ghty RerieW in 1878. to-
gether with three or four additional chapters The
Sociology" and will be followed in close
sion. if the authors strength holds out. by three
Complementary trsatises political Ecclesiastical
and Industrial Government"
The first number of q publication. the
Journal Of the Military Service Institution Of the United
States, has been received. 1t La published by
the executive council and edited by General Theo.
+. RodenbauRh. the corresponding secretary of
the institution. 1t contains among other articles
one by General Merritt on "Cavalry It's Organiza-
| tion and Armament" we'll Colonel Lieber's
| Remarks on the Articles of War and the Common
| Law Military" The publication will be valuable
| and interesting to military men.
Mariette-Bey's "voyage dams la Haute Egypte." of
which the first volume is just issued by Moures. of
| Alexandria. makes a magnificent debut. 1t appears
in folio size. illustrated with permanent photographs
taken under the superintendent Of the author and
| it promises when complete to be one of the most
| sumptuous travel books given to the public.
The letterpress. written with all MarietteBey's ac
customed charm OF stye is conceived less from the
scientific than from the literary point Of view. The
is in fact. de Isze large scale. in
| accessible to all but the wealthy few.
| In a book which belonged to tho poet Burns have
| been found some curious marginal notes in his
| handwriting. Here is one:-To paragraph which
| tells how Count Gleichen, who was captured by the
Saracens gained his liberty by the aid Of the Sui
| tans daughter. obtained dispensation from the
| Pope to keep two wives-his Christian and Sara
| cenic-nved happily with them and erected monu-
ment their tomb the poet appended the follow
| ing:-"Query-Is love like q suit of ribbons. that
one cannot share it among womankind without less
| ening the quantity each should have?"
'.The Readers Handbook Of the American Revolu-
| tom (Houghton Osgood co., by Mr.. Justin Win
sor Librarian Of Harvard University. is the first Of
series Of photographed guides which, IL carried out
on the plan of the present little volume. will prove
Of great service to serious students Mr.. Wnsor is
| one of those hardworking American bbliophiles
whose ingenuity and intelligence attracting the
attention Of scholars throughout the world The
chief phases and events Of the American Revolution
between the extreme dates of 1761 and 1888 de-
tailed. and in each case the tracts. pamphlets or
books named containing original accounts Of and
thereon and also the best works. where they
may be found digested treated at second hand.
| It is furnished with a good index at the end.
| The first number has appeared Of q new college
publication. The School Of Mines Quarterly which Is
edited and contributed to by the students and grad
Of that most thorough practical and successful
scientific school Of Columbia College It Is pub
lished under the auspices Of the Chemical and En-
| gineering societies Of the school. Among the arti
cles are "The Pedometer . Surveying Instru
| ment" by Professor II. s. Monroe "Coffee and Its
Adulterations." by +. weichmann; Fire Brick and
Terra Gotta" by A. Mel. Palmer; 'Chloral" by A.
p. Hallock, and Building Stones" by J. L. Green
leaf The best of the memoirs various subjects and
journals Of travel which the students required
to execute during their vacations will undoubtedly
be given a more permanent form by publication In
the Quarterly The chief editor s Chandler D. Starr.
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED.
The Complete Poetical Writings of J. q: Holland H.
cd Srpfh NH blfsba EaSv