The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-11
LITERARY BRIC-A-BBAC.

The annual net profits OF the London Daily
! Telegraph are sGj0,000.
| Harvard University Library has received
nearly l50, 900 adiiti mai volumes since 1888.
poor Richards Almanac" WAS first pub
lished In Philadelphia, La 1732, by Benz. Frank
| lin.
The London World claims that member OF
the family of the late Sir Rowland Hilr In
| vented envelopes.
"In the Sweet Spring Time" is the title OF
| new novel by Mrs Matquold, soon to be pub
lishedin England.
The Herald interviewer Of Mr.. Lippineott:
to the contrary withsfanding, "Ouidas''
real name iS Louise dc ia Rame.
The first book published In America was
printed In the City OF Mexico, December Ii,
$40, and was used by the Spanish priests al
I'LL aid In converting the natives.
Among lot of twelve bales of rags recent
Iy sold by New rk dealer, the buyer, to
his SURPRISE found one containing twelve fine
gentIemen's shirts, worth about 50 piece.
OF the i43 daily newspapers now published
In Great Britain Hs NJ tiust 151 last year, ID
are Issued In London. IS In tlse provinces, In
Wales. 81 In Scotland, l6 In Ireland, and In
Jersey.
1t stated that Zoa's new novel, "Nana,"
has caused tho circulation OF the Y0ltnire sud-
denly To increase from 10 600 to 81. 900, over
$4,000 having been expended In advertising
tue story.
Leather goods, made OF whaleskin are said
to be not thicker than common Russia or
Morocco, and TO bs Of dull white color, with
fine black lines that form an irregular pattern
like that OF diaper.
The manufacturers Of paper collars solemn
Iy assevefate that not amy salt OF arsenic,
lead, Zinc tin, or other poison ores or delete
rious substance Is used la the preparation OF
paper collar stock.
The reading room OF the British Museum.
O. vast Circular apartment, has been illumi-
mated by means Of the electric light with
such good effect AS to rehder the smallest
print Is legtble as by daylight.
A Japanese publisher recently printed in
his native country IN edition OF the book Of
GeEesis In the Chinese In, guage-the first
publication OF any portion OF the Scriptures
ever allowed by the japanese government.
Mr.. Tennysnn has written q play called
"The Falcon" Mrs. Proctor writes to the
London Athengum In reference thereto: "In
1920 my husband, Barry Corn wall, published.
dramatic scene called The Falcon, founded
on Boccaccio's story"
1.-THE Light OF Asia is almost as popular
as q fresh novel, passing through successive
edtious as easily us it has won Inc praise and
admiration of critics for It's marked excelIenco
and beauty as poem and for Its deep inter-
est as representation OF the character and
teachings vi Buddna.
No better proof can be addueed to show how
RAPIDLY and prosperousiy the paper interest
has developed III this country during the last
decade, than the fact that ten wears ago the
imports OF stationery into the United States
were valued at 1927 ,465; the exports only at
SO TIT; while for the fiscal year ending June
3d. 1879,our imports of sta ionery were S126. S62
and our exports ST 293,3l2.
Prof. Henry Morley, Ia his recent lecture
on newspapers, said that the newspaper was
the mirror vi English society, and that IL was
of no use for people to break the mirror be-
Cause they did not like the look OF their nose:
but he trusted that none OF his hearers de-
sired to be the editor OF q journal that gave
publicity to the mean conceptions concerning
life or was mere medium for small talk.
A poor half starved Yankee .'pencil-shover''
u. G. reDorter) Was the other day treated to q
plate oil hot soup at a restaurant. An EnQlish
reporter would have said nothing about 1t.
but his Yankees brother not only gels his soup
for nothing, but makes capital out OF the
event. This Is how 1t appeared In next DAYS
paper: 1--WE acknowledge our indebtedness
10 the Messrs Wideawake for a dish OF very
superior soup. We marked It inside matter.s
and gave 1t an early insertion. Our contrlbu-
tors can always send such articles without
any fear OF their being crowded out or laid
over until next week The Paper and Print
Ing Trades Journal.