New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-27
LITERARY NOTES.

"om National war.SOngs," complete collection OF
Nour grand old war songs, battle songs, national
HYMNS memorial hymns, decoration songs, quarte's'
etc :, with Accomplishments for piano or organ mas
iust been published by S. Brainards Sons, CleVelaho
and Chicago.
Fowler & Wells Company have in press for immeu'-
ate publication a text book Physiology and Hygiene
in the form of an alegory under the title of The Man
Wonderful in the House Beautiful" by Chiffon d.
Allen, MD, and Mary A. Allen, MD.
The indefatiCable Mrs Emma ID. f. " Southworth
has written vet another novel which Peterson N
Brothers publish Ii is entitled SelfRased or FROM
the Depths" Mrs Southworth regards IT as her oe7t
work
Another historical romance by Lucy Ellen Guernsey
entitled Loveday's History Tale of Many Changes
will be published in few days 10y Thomas whitaker
The same publisher has also nearly ready Cold ana
GLORY or Wild WAYS of Other Days story OF E"fIy
American Discovery" by Grace steboins.
"Tbe uomietic Monthly" for September prints
short sermon written by the Rev. DIR. Storrs OF Brook
lvn In the same number DR.. Deems argues that no
theory of evolution is proven
Messrs. CHM. Heath & Co. have brought ont the
American copyrighted edition of Axol Gustaisons I'M
portant work on The Drink Question
Lonise Chandler Moulton. from London writes to
"The Boston Courier" in praise of " Earths voices
and other Poems" by William Sharp, young English
poet. Mr. sharp is chiefly known for his work con
corning hi, friend Dante Gabriel Rosse,ti Mrs. Moul-
ton saws Of him: His first volume displayed his SIN
cere and intimate sympathy with mere nature. Its
lack was the lack of human emotion and human inter
est II seemed 70 him sufficient that the fields were
fair or that solitary smiled upon solitary sea
Il did not need that happy lovers should walk among
The dalsios-or that human hearts should break with
tho breaking waves. 1t is in this matter OF human
interest that discern a very distinct advance in the
present volume That the nature poems are good goes
without saving but also have strong note OF per
sona EMOTION
In hi. last chronique" NJ Claretie quotes from the
original document the words of George Sands receipt
for the sum she received from her publishers for the
DOWNRIGHT of " La Mare du Diablc "-tlO0 When
she took her romance jeanne" the first Of the rural
series 10 Dr. Ncron, of the "COnstitutionneb' ana
offered it to him as feuleton, he desired to know
what remuneration she expected "Should be too
unreasonable altogether" she asked hesatingy, II
proposed the half of what you give Eugene Sue Ihs
was said in all simplicity without the slightest tnge
of IRONY Bazac treated his publishers very diner
emily and never showed the slightest bashulness III
asserting his own merits. have twice the talent oil
Dumas" he said one day to NJ. Delavigne, and three
times the talent OF Eugene Sue. Pay me three times
what you give Sue-nothmg can be simpler
Professor j. X Hosmer, of st. Louis has completed
life of Samuel Adams of Revolutionary fame, on which
he has been engaged for several years.
Rand McNally & Co. will shortly publish The Off
ciaI Report of the Proceedings of the Republican Ma
tional Convention that nominated Blaine and Logan.
Lord Lorne's " Canad an Pictures, Pen and Pencil,
has Just been issued in London 1t is political and
gives an account of the resources of Canada. The
writer in inviting emigration to Canada WAKES enthu-
sasc over the democratic institutions of the Domin-
ion canadians" he says. @ know that no political
AGITATION however successful, could enlarge their
freedom and there is nothing to disturb their perfect
peace and satisfaction
"The London Daily New" is of The opinion that Mr.
F Marion Crawford struck higher note in his first
volume Mr. l-aacs, than he hassnccceded III reaching
since None of his later works give the impression OF
30 much pains having been taken about them, or so
much ingenuity and imaginative invention spent upon
their composition