New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-14
LITERARY NOTES.


rharIos Scribner's Sons. II is a volume when
neo,,e interested in Russian misgovcFnmeht auu III
Nibihstc methods will be sure to read.
"a, Average Man us the title of the new mover
.,,icb NJ. Robert Grant. the author OF the "Friy-
olous Girl" IL about TO give to the word-hrSt IN
+bc pages Of a magazine and then II book form.
n Rcuan', Recollections Of my Childhood and
Youth will be brought from the press OF &. j.
Tuinam's Sons IN few days. The book has DecA
DELAYED by NJ. Remains many revisions OF the oIlG-
nal after the English version had gone
into type The work is full Of interesting
"reminiscences, not the least Interesting OF Whlch
relate to tic authors college days. lie was th'h
lust beginning 10 grow acquainted by AtaIs3y Win
the philosophy Of Cous.n and JouiiFoy and 10y
means of the scraps which reached him he 50
str.ng honed himself a logIcian that be gave bis
LATIN oIatious an argunentatvc turn, and excited
tie alarm Of a mystical" professor. THIS gentle
man cautioned HIM against reason which be
declared 10 be q superluous adjunct to faith and
he ended hy saving Cxutodly, You are 10 thIis-
tian'" Il was much stlrtl d. observes kcnah
"but he was right and wish had listened to hlni
Had al once thrown of the cassock, should nave
devoted myself to natural science, in which let Il
deep interest and il is possible that l might nave
stumbled upon some Of the discoveries Which
Darwin subsequently made, and when lArn
Sulpice and underwent two more years of clerical
education, learning Hebrew, Syriac, and German
isnot made clear whether ". Benan is sorry that
h. learned these languages but the study OF them
he lntimates slowly destroyed his faith.
The "Spauow-Soug7 Of Catullus will be
gwen in the next number Of Latino. accom-
panied by catochisn for young students. This
little LatIn periodical has subscribers IN Europe,
China ard the Sandwich Islands.
Mrs. Oliphant most indofaugabie of literary
workers. has selected aud arranged number OF
CowpeI's poems fol a small volume to be included
III the Golden Treasury series.
double edition OF Judge Tourgec'5 new novel,
"Hot Ploughshares,' has been rendered necessary
by the advance orders received by the publishers
Fords. Howard & Huber. 1t Will be published
May %.
curious book containing life-size diagrams Of
the palm and back of the hands OF twenty-five emit
neut persons has Just been published In England
Each memberas represented has decided character
ofitsown. Charles D3rw.ns hand was oblcng and
solid; Nh GladstOnes IS remarkable for the eX-
treme straightueSs Of its edge from wrist TO little
finger Mr. Wikie Collnss hand is small and
almost oval; and that of the Duke of Argyle Is
demonstratlye and is said u look as if 1t would
rather hke to box the ears of any one who refused
10 be demonstrated TO.
The new monthly magazine which is coming from
AudOver VIII, il is reported, represent the
new theology ard viii be animated and mcsive in
manner rather than poudeIous. 1t will find read
ers no doubt. for eminent publisher declares
that the interest in theological discussion as shown
by the demand for religious books has of late risen
TO remarkable height.
Victor Hugo promised not long ago that the con-
GLIDING yolumcof his L6gcade DIES SiHcles" would
ortlyapDcar "uuless the author shonM end be-
fore the book" In accordance with this promise tie
volume Will be published about the middle Of mex
month.
Mr. LongfcUow's poem Michael Angelo is to
be illustrated by Mr.. LOUIS Ritter.
There viii be stories in the next number of Uide
A,cake by Miss Mary Edmunds. daughter of the
Senator, and Mrs Tlbbles, the Indian Bright
Eyes" The latter repeats the Omaha Tent-Stones
as told to her by her father, mother and grand
mother.
It's reported that Mr.. Henry James, in his paper
or the Carlisle Emerson correspondence in the
forthcoming Century,, shows notably just. sympa-
thetic aud intuitve appreciation Of he natures and
the genus of the two men. Mr. James has undoubt-
eddy an exact and delicate touch in criticism.
Land and Labor is the suggestive
title of a book by Mr.. w. G. Moody
which Charles ScribneI's Sons Will shortly
III America and the causes which affect their pros
pery One chapter, entitled The Bonanza
Farms" appeared in The atlantic some time ago.
The first par, Of the book describes infinitely the
present condition of the laborug classes and this il
followed by the authors proposed remedies for ex-
is,ing evils-remedies somewhat radical. but not
extravagant and without any faint Of communism.
There is "A great deal OF painstsking research dis
played in Mr.. W. w. NewclPs volume the
Games and Songs Of American Children" Niarper
q Br0tbers.l The author has carefully collected
the forms and details OF the games played by Young
America, has traced most of them back to their
ancient origin in Europe and has gwen the var-
atoms found IN the different States. lis book VIII
not only please clever youngsters, but viii appeal
to those OF Their elders who interested in the
fascinating study of traditions which owe nothing
to print. Most OF the games and of their formulas
have come TO Americans from England many OF
them still current here are no longer used in the
mother country. Some OF the games now exclu-
slyey played by children were a generation ago the
pleasures of young men ana maidcns IN Ncw-Eng-
land. Mr.. Newell has a pretty chapter OH the III
ventIvencss of children, in which he mentions
divers new languages which have been imagined
and brought into local circulation b. qulca-wittcd
little ones. one of these tongues was called the
"cat language and was invented for Tie purpose
Of cohNtTSdicA with cats, D. whom II Was pre-
sumcd to be comprchended. There were two
dialects. one stigmatized as "prOvnciai'; "ta'
REPRESENTED any case of any personal pgOnoun and
Tie adverbia ending ly was always Oyh--as taJibiy
ieITJi0h The author notes that such inventions OF
languages must be common, as many other cases arc
known to him; and sometimes children Eave COM
posed original dictionaries. Mr.. Newelfs list Of the
games invented by their little American players is
a short but interesting one lie states that the ear
lest AGE of which he has authentic record OF such
ingenuity is two and a half years.
Hi..LI,.,4,..r