National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-04
LITERARY NOTES.

"The Advertisers Manual" published by podd's
Newspaper Advertising Agency, Boston, furnishes
an amount Of information in regard to the news.
papers of the country that is highly valuable
The third edition is just out
"The Bells All Sadly Toll" is the title of song
written and arranged for piano by John W. Paine
1r. The melody is sad and pleasing and fully in
terprets the words,which ity express the Nations
sorrow in the loss of its late chief executive The
song should meet Il large sale
We have just received copy of the great Ameri.
can comic song, with waltz chorus, called Oscar
Dear composed by N. II. Resented and pub.
hshed by L. W. Helmick, Cincinnati, Ohio. This
bong is now all the rage, and Is nightly sung with
immense applause by such artists as Lolita Tony
Pastor, Sol smith Russell, Eliza WeRhersby, sc
The recent work of Mr., c. $. Relnhart in peri
Idical illustration has placed him in the front
rank of artists in black and white. 1t is doubtful
ifany work of q like kind ever surpassed his
Spanish sketches, of which q series has lately been
begun in Hgrpers MolHRg Mr.. Reinhart haslatoly
taken studio in Paris, whore he is engaged on a
number of important orders for the illustrated
publications of the Messrs. Harper 4 Brothers
The forthcoming Round. Robin novel 60 be pub.
lished in March by James Il, Osgood & Coz is ell.
titled "a Tallahassee Girl" ard is a remarkable
Story of life in the picturesque old capital Of Flor.
ida, among the semi feudal arstocracy of that re.
gtIn The scene is laid since the war and Drese ns
ayivid picture Of the old and new South, and
many fascinating pen-pictures of the hill country
summer.
Inc friends OF the late Caroline Fox were fol-
some time reluctant to give publicity her diary;
but they have finally consented, and lovers OF
English literature are much enriched. She had a
great faculty of observation and selection aud her
"reminiscences and anecdotes of literary and emf.
nent people are of peculiar interest. Indeed no
such volume has appeared since the publication of
"Mr. Crabbe RObnsOns Diary" and IL will be
greatly valued by large class ofreader. Messrs.
Harper & Brothers will soon publish Miss Fox's
Diary in the franklin Square Library.
Mrs, Maybums Twins" by John Habberton
author of lleen's Babies" is in press, and will
be published in few days by 7. b. Peterson &
Bros, Philadelphia. II is charming bit of work.
filled to the brim with fun, froic and reality and
the author will have the thanks of every one that
reads II, for there is in il sweet undercurrent of
pathos that lends special charm TO the whole
children, their mothers, and the home circle,
should get and read this truly absorbing and fns-
cinating story. II is gem Of the first water IN q
setting that adds vastly to. its atractiveness.
Mothers and fathers especially will find Il a treat
of the rarest kind for 1t is worthy companion 10
the renowned Helen's Babies" by the same
author.
A book is now being issued by the Fireside Pub.
fishing Company, of Philadelphia which will
prove ofncalculabe value all who have any taste
forpoitcs, law, literature, public affairs Its title
Is American Politics" and the volume is subdi.
Nided into seven books, with the following heads:
History of the Political PARTIES" "An Political
Platforms" "Grcat Speeches ON Great Issues :,
Parliamentary Practice "An Existing Political
Laws IA Complete Federal Blue Book" and "a
Tabulated History of Politics" The fullest in.
formation obtalnablc in regard to each of tho
above subjects will be found carefully arranged
% that the volume is political library in Itself
The work iswritten and compiled by Hon. Thomas
Rdelphla bar,