The daily gazette., 1883-04-23
LITERARY MENTION.

More than twelve hundred competitors
for Harper g. Bros s., 900 art prize have al
ready entered the lists.
--Georue Parsons is at work on new
novel entitled 'sNewport," which Will run
through half q dozen numbers of the Attdn-
tic, beginning in July.
During the first three months OF this
year The Nation published 1O5 pages oil III
erary notices. In the year 1852 more tnan
80 writers contributed to the literary depart
ments of the same journal.
The Judge, the lively rival of Puck, has
Just entered upon its fourth volume, ana
under the guidance of its new management
| will undoubtedly score success financially
| in addition to its excellence In an artistic
point of view.
The Norristown Herald says The
initial number of The Imp announced itself
| as the great "No. l." As it has not been
seen since, 1t is feared that It Las met the
fate in store for England's "Number One"
when caught-that is, suspended.
The Modern Age for May is in
! deed an ENJOYABLE number, and seems like
an old friend with it's bright pages and crisp
contents. There lie no mistaking its worth
and subscription to 1t will be money well
invested. 1t is published In Buffalo at u. 80
per year.
Mark Twain's latest effort, "Life on the
Mississippi" published by osgood q Co,
Boston, Mass, although not yet ready
for delivery, has met with remarkably
large sale, 25, 600 copies having been sub
scribed for already. TIE volume contains
over 700 pages and 324 illustrations, and if
uniform with the other volumes from the
pen of the droll humorist. Those who have
received the advance sheets pronounce the
book equal to If not superior to any OF th'
previous works OF the author. Wilmington
is now being canvassed by an agent, wh'
has already received orders for number
copies.
! The contents of the North American
J ReVieiO for May are as solid and as full o
substantial information and thoughtful opin
ions as the numbers usually are. The paper
are: 0Mexico, p by John T. Morgan; 9Th
t Disintegration of Romanism," Rev. viii
? liam Kirkus; emerson and Carlyle" Ed
: win p. Whipple; "a Secular View of Mora
Training" Prof. Felix Adler; "Commun
ism in America" Prof. Alexander Win
chelt; "Atfinities of Buddhism and Christi
t anity," Rev. DR.. James Freeman Clarke
: "Woman as an INVENTOR" Matilda Joslyl
, Gage; "College Endowments," Ressite
johnson; "Extradition," by A. G. Sedg
wick. For information regarding subscriE
tions address No. so Lafayette Place, Ne'
e York.
= -"Protection to Young Industries, as AZ
C piled in the United States" by F. "
- Taussig, Instructor in political econom
In Harvard College, was written
competition for the Toppan Prize in Politics
y Science at Harvard University, and receive
b. that prize in October, 1882. The argumen
i for protection to young industries is tn
:, opening chapter, followed by the industrii
y history of the United States, and the courE
ii of protective legislation. Then is given
'e short history of the three princip
e manufactures, cotton, iron and wooler
10 making a valuable book for any one wisl
ing to become familiar with the lesdiug il
If dusrres or tie -s,.tea States, and their pr
ir gress. The volume is published by siISs.' iIs'
King, OF Harvard Square, Cambridg
MS Mass.
he The May Century is very comprehe
= sive in its list of papers for that issue. A
the topics touched upon are seasonabl
while the historical and fictional contrib
tions are of the first quality. Edwa
i' FgglesJon gives some points and fac
er concerning "The Aborigines and Colonists
n, while H. H. has the first of two artic
of concerning the Spanish Missions of Sout
50 ern California, entitled "Father Junipe
TO, and His Work" A portrait of Cardin
od Manning serves as a frontispiece. T
m other selections are all good, among the
I'm being an exposition of Salvini's King Lei
40 by Emma Lazarus; an essay by Hen
r ~ James, Jr., on du Maurier's caricatures
IN Punch, and on the artists relations
'er London society, humorous FaI
lily by Charles Dudley Warner
me "The English Volunteers during the La
49, INVASION" and "Moral Purpose in Art
"a la by the late Sidney Lanier. The first half
1t. j. c.. Harris (Uncle Remus) "At Teag
Poteet's" makes a favorable impressiC
is The departments are full as usual.
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