New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-31
LITERARY NOTES.

The January number of The URitod States Postd'
Gni5'e. nub;ished by Houghtoa, Mifiin " Co., con,
ta,ns an astonishingly compact and sys'eu'" 40,
uass of information on posta, matters. Ootn '"'s0
and minute Ii has new and valuaole ic"V.'o -
a table giving the time of transit OF ii""'
the larger cities OF the country.
Tho anthor of . His Majesty. Myself has "'i''oH
n new story of o few chapters when IL 10 atP."i "
The Christian Union 1t Is called zine W hiri'ee y,
Time, The same paper is aDont 10 pi'ne !" ''
articles on The Forgiveness Oh Gins, 'no "1'.'
Io;,,,, w.,,kuowu lupinaries of the Jewish, Cath
o,c PresLyterian, Episcopalian and Unitarian
churches
II il limited that Mr. Oscar Wilde intends to be
vary severe in his contemplated BOOK about
America.
Divers lectures given by James Freeman Clarke
hefors the Lowell Institute to be puoiisheu
shortly by Hougnion. Mifln IL Co. undcr tie titie
OF "a Comparison OF All Theologies'
Henry Holt & Co are about to publish pretty
. little drawing room book entitled ogoili'.o
leayesn 1t is q collection OF poetcal extracts duy
numbered to answer cloverly arranged quosuohs AZ
To the tstes affections and characteristics OF those
who consult its magic pages. 1t IS g'orihed anu
agreeable form of the. sort of record whlch mas
long been tho torment OF society. This has been az
ituIe of tro1ble
Firduss " Epic Of Kings" rs translated Dy MISS
Helen Zimmcrn, 10 in the press of Henry Holt ~ Co.
1t II introduced 10y Mr.. Gosse's poem on flrdUsi'
-Greatest poet whom the world contains
Tirlusl on whose tongue the sweet farsi IN,
Sounded like whispering LEAKAGE when !. ra am
Their buried shapes in vision, one by ore
And woye their deeds in lovely minstreisy'
ME-. A. Freeman, IN the introduction to his forth
coming yolnme Impressions of America" un the
press OF Henry Holt & Co.., says that the seeming
newness OF everything in the United States s very
superficial and there is large kernel OF what is ola
below And then he concocts a formula IheIo
are many things" he saws, IN the United states
which are new. very new, paipably new at hiSV
sirht. BRIT when thing is not thus palpabiy new
it is commonly quite old rs the thing that an
swers to it in England and very often much older
aTno Anotheosis of St. Dorothy" is the leading
noem in the volume by Nil Gosse, which the lioieS
will soon publish The striking ballad of Mr. Gosse
which I'm TRIBUNE recently presented to Its
readers will reappear in this volume.
The, admirable practicality of Vide A'eGke was
mayer better exemplided than in the February mum
her IL contains an article. Our business Boys
which with kind of vigorous simplicity. gives
come priceless rules for life. Eighty-three acliVe
business men responded TO the request oil the writer
to tell hun what principles they thought would
make boy successful In life and what dangers nc
must 10 these days avoid. How sound Vas their au-
vice many big boy might ind out 10 Ills au-
vantage Other excellent practical departments VI
this magazine are those devoted to simple caIpeu-
try. to housekeeping and to health. These are not
only wise but interesting
Another American e0ition of SERGEANT Ballan-
tines "reminiscences has inst been issued bv D. H.
Lippincott q Co. 1t is taken from the sixth re-
yised) London edition. has n new preface oy inc
anthor and is inclosed IN covers to which cfeaih-
color and a red seal give a legal air.
The charms qS St. Nicholas it is needless to re-
bearse each month. for when every number IL as
clever and delightful it can bewhat Is lett LOT an
ndmiring reader to do but simply to read III Ohe
suggestion may he made TO its fortunate possessors
who do not bind their magazne-instead OF tossing
it aside after leading to be torn and lost send 1t TO
an orphan asylum hospital.