Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-16

practical educatlon Ior youth.
The Lppincotts will publish at an
early day "The Life and Select Litera-
airy Remains ofSam Houston, of Texas"
by William G. Crane. Little more than
this announcement has yet been made
public concerning the work, out 1t ought
to be interesting.
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The contents of the first volume OF
the Scribner series of "Stories by Amer
lean Authors" will be the following:
"Who Was Sheep by Bayard Taylor;
"The Documents in the Case" by Bran
der Matthews and III. G. Bunner; "One
of the Thirty Pieces" by w. H. Bish-
Cd; "Balacchi Brothers," by Mrs.
Davis, and Gan Operation in Money"
by Albert Webster.
.ss
"Idyls and Lyrics of the OHIO VAL
ley,"by John J. Piatt, and published in
London by Messrs. Kegan Paul, Trench
& Co. They nave enough of the flavor
of Western life to escape the reproach
OF being echoes of European verse. Mr..
Piatt and his friends may fairly expect
his volume to add its quo:a 10 the grow
ing respect for American literature, Of
which England in these days supplies
so many proofs.
-
The ATril Century" contains two
architectural papers, one on the New
York City Hall and another on the
White H0use-the latter more descrip'
tive of the interior of the building,
which has been recently decorated by
Mr.. Louis G. Tiffany and his associate
artists. In the May Century" will be-
gin Mrs. Van Rensselaer's articles on
the present movement in American
architecture, which are to be rich in
Illustrations of both public and private
buildings, churches, college buildings,
railroad stations, stores, city and coun-
lighthouses, etc.
The paper in the Current" of March
18th, entitled "a Pessimistic OpHmist,"
b2 Professor Peter Hendrickson, OF
blot College, Wisconsin, will have
4 neral interest, not only on account OF
@e value of the article itself, which
gives to American readers, by way OF
friendly contrast, most truthful con-
ception ofthe qualities and character OF
the great Norwegian dramatists, novel;
lists and poets, Henrik Ibsen aud Born
sterne Bjornson, but from the fact that
it also gives promise OF he,development
of q new writer of great force and vigor
upon Scandinavian topics.
So
In a recent interview Mr.. Arthur
Brentano, the celebrated New York
book seller, said: We have been many
years in Union Square and rents seem
higher every year. Trade? Excellent.
Our best customers are the ladies. We
have orders to keep some families sup
piled with all the new books-l mean
novels. So We absorb q good many
copies of popular work. You might
LAY Howell's and James Sc best. We
can easily dispose of an edition of 500
each of these authors. Crawford, the
author of "Mr. Isaacs," seems to be
growing in popular faovr. We sold
/ 900 copies of "Mr. Isaacs," and 800 of
"To Leeward" since publication.
Hawthornes novels do not go off go
fast. fortunes Fooln about l25.
Fawcett sells better out of New York.
IL II curious Idct lhat youI oeot hichu'
seldom call for your book. They wait
for complimentary copies. The cheap
libraries have large sale but only at q
newspaper profit. Anywhere from 500
to 800 copies Of new English novels.
The American magazines and reviews
range in about this proportion: Cen
tury, 1000 copies; Harper's, 500; At
lantic, 450; North American, $50. A
copyright bill will be boon to the
bookseller. Weare preparing to extend
our business by opening branch house
in Chicago next month";