New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-04
LITERARY NOTES.

Nv. Bouton has ready "The 0belisk ana
yreemasonrv according to the DISCOVERIES OF beiNVni
and Commander GorrinGe.'
The current number of Science contains TWEEN
tytwo illustrations from Dr. Leidy's great WORK Oh
Rhizopocs which been printed by the United states
Goyerpmcnt at large expense. and is not for SAFE
There is also an editorial resume Of tho DOOR,
The prolific press of T. B. Peterson ana
Brothers will soon issue Henry Grevlc's new stoi!,
The Trials of Rsissa," which described as t"o "
life ana love in Russia -; One for Another sooieV
story in the Dollar series" and what Is CSmiiIe
"saTah Befuhardt edition J" of Dumass Oainiiio'
with portrait of the actress on the cover
No one who has spent any time III "er'n'n9
can have failed to remark the extraordinary crcuao"
of Illustrated newspapers. In view OF the character
,s, Of German life and o. the fact that the illustrated
neUspnpers there occupy large extent the field oc-
cupied by the magazines THIS Is not SURPRISING
Tie largcst weekly circuations are the folloWlng'
Gorffnlanbe Lepsc, $50 600; NodenTet Berlin, with
its literary supplcnC nt the IHsrdte ff0uehIcHRh9'
200. OOO AID Ceber Land ind Nicer, 10000.
A useful book recently published in Eng
land is English Trees and Tree Planting II treats
extensively Of the seubrous influence OF trees upon
the atmosphere lays down the first principles OF tree
Wanting the adaptation Of species 10 soil and climate
and in q familiar way treats OF pines larches yeWs,
oaks ash Gins popars hedges Oser beds and trees
specially adapted for seaside planning, an =, ges
pIDcr complains that more space is not gwen 10 uSS
suitable FOR the streets OF large smoky CITY Ike
london.
A. 5. Barnes g. Co. have in press nm en-
tirelv now grammatical work entitled, Practical Les
son In Enc,ish made 5riet by Tie Omission of NonEs
sentials" by J. NJ T. sill, superintendent OF Public
Schools Detroit, Mich The plan has been to exclude
everything which can he OF in the study Of Eng
lisl GRAMMAR and. taking The ground that the Eng
In language is almost. hut not quite grammaIiosS
tn-uc'" IL, author deals with il as u Is ana not as
j, might have been had il been constructed upon the
moiel ui Crock az Latin
Hints for summer reading abound and the
publishers say that has been great demand Tor
light literature tins season. Boston paper makes 'he
following suggestions TO travellers: " Crowd your
Trunks with good fcUon good poetry and good light
essays Take along Thoreau ana Burroughs HoWeHs
ana TX Marvel Charles Dudley Warner ana plenty Oh
qlacEelay. George Eliot and Henry James jr VIII 90
I'm small doses but they had better be kept Tor NoNtm-
be-. Keep clear OF trasa. Light reading oil hal khu
lrros aud cream Reaches, green corn aud cambaNes
sUeculcaee aud mcio" esnhe7s are Wal " -
Pltake without limiting yourself, ana you WILL return
10 work wei ana happy
You are fond Of novel reading p said
Psrsan novelist the other day, as he saw the coachnan
lie had engaged stow away FORMIDABLE volume OF ro-
,n,pces beneath tue seat Yes, have read great
many novels; and am d gusted 10 observe TIE UNI orm
ignorance Of their authors 10 the comnonest OF
everyday fe Tor instance here IS one story in which
Tread The PRICE appeared aciated on hearing these
words and haing a carriage, fang himself into It, cast
his nurse 10 the driver ard cried Drive me 10 the
Faubairg S. IIonor6 - Then few lines further on
ace ths Valentine resolved once for all 10 solve the
mystery aud, hurlyng to the stand sprang intc the
nrs vehicle that presented itself and nnsug pocket
book 10 the c0aclman, suG. Follow yon cuIla-o
Now sir have been driving hack IN Pans for FORTY
yesrs aud I've driven tLuus 4utS Oi pcu-a sorts OF
peopC. under all IN einabie condt opH Coping io'tI-
i,alous wives, leyahlne casiei alI HUun Su
in tie cons my long pro.eS ioual career mas rare
have just gye me 80 sous; sometimes IL was le IOuho
rdics. DH' Neli rarely