New-York tribune., 1885-07-25
LITERARY NOTES.

.s.,r.. nava ,ate,v been made in the rules Of
ths Mercantile Library of Philadelphia, with the VIC"
of removing some objections to iu somiais" .'''n
One of theae changes relates to the method OF
ipo the books loaned Those who desife may re0cio
a card on which tho books they borrow VIII "0'
.o,a.a and which must be shown whenever books are
t.L ont ar returned Those taking these cards arc
.,ov.d tn keep out books for indefinite time. ana
ar. mot subiect to fines until they notified to return
the book that may be out
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Thurston. who will be remempereo
a. the editor of book of selections entitled MOSAIC"
Of Lifsr has edited book OF similar chsrsc'er' Gu
titled Echoes OF Many voisos." which will short'y
appear in d. Lo:brop g. Co.'s Spare Minute senes''
"Tent v. Chamtauqua." is the title Of sstory Oh
Chautauoua, by new author. which gives an I'M
preston of life at that resort
RE. Porter has written continuation OF "ashing.
ton Gladden's Christian League OF Connecucu~
He oaIls his work THE Christian League oil Con-
uecticut, Volume ii. Sequel
r,nt e. Waynals announce The Peoples Bible"
nv the Rev. DIR. Joseph Parker, the popular LONDON
divine. The work, which Is to be In twenty-five vol
uwes Ia dey oed to series of expostons OF por'''n'
of the Bible.
CHM & Co. will soon publish four new schoobooks
e. First Steps in Latin" By X. r. Leightoni Gnu
Language Lessons in Arithmetic" oJ Ellen L.
Barton. principal of tho School for the Deaf at for
land. Me-; Stories for Kin aorgarten and PRIMARY
School" by Sarah e. wiitse and Studies In 'en-
eral History" Mary Sheldon, teacher OF history In
the Oswego Normal School.
Two new books by Kate Greenaway are shortly 10 Do
published by Routledgs e. Sons. These are Tho
Marigold Garden and Z" Kate Greenaway's Almanac
for 1885,"
Continuing his papers on Italian Cities. Mr. Howeiis
has written tor the August Century" OF the city OF
s;.na In the same issue the last of the Seven Days
RattIes Malvern Hill. will be described by General
ritz John Porter. Among the illustrations are por-
traits of the late General MoQuade Generals Sykes
Moreu and Mahone
On Roberts Brothers list Of publications for the
.eason ot 1ss5-'s6 are Edwin Arnold's " The Song
Ce,estial -: The Sermon on the Mount" giftbook.
prstusely illustrated by leading artists The Lie
and Letters OF John Brown" edited by Frank b. San
horn and the first volume Of series OF transatons OF
Balzac's leading novels.
Tho announcement is made by tho American Dante
Society that Professor E. A. Fay concordance to the
Dvira Comm sdia will probably be finished BY the
end of next year.
The place and date of the Seventh Conference OF the
American Library Association are fixed ior tho oasA
mpre House. near Bolton. Lake George, Tuesday 70
Friday, September S-11, 1855. Tho trustees OF
Columbia have granted weeks leave on full pay to
library assistants attending the conference
The Index Society that OF Its publications
for 1884 Mr. Gomme's Index to Archaeological Jour-
mails and Transactions" and the Index OF Obituary
Notices for 1888 nearly ready, and that an oc-
casonalv Index Engrsvngs in Proceedings OF tho
Society of Antquaries is ready.