St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-09-24
Literary Notes.

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American Woman: Her Life and
Work." which will contain biographi-
zeal sketches of the author from the
pen of Mr.. Hudson her husband and
several of her friends.
Rev. w. F. Crafts is about to pub
lish n statement of the facts and les
sons of the present century with re-
spect to the temperance reform, to-
gether with the views of the wisest OF
the leaders as to past reform move
ments and suggestions for future ac-
ton.
Stanley Huntley, author of the
| SPOOpendyke Papers of which more
than 3OO,O 900 copies were seld in three
months, was a newspaper man and
connected with several dailies in the
East and West, more recently of the
Brooklyn Eagle.
| T.. f. Hale is to edit a new magazine
| to be issued this fall entitled "Lend a
Hand" 1t is to be devoted to chart
table and philanthropic interests and
social reform.
But three printers errors have been
discovered in all the English editions
of the revised Bible. Any person dis
covering a printers error in an Oxford
Bible will be paid guinea on cOmmu-
nicating the fact to the controller of
the press.
A grand daughter of the author is
about to edit sumptuOus edition of
the Waverly novels.
The latest volume of Morley's "Uni-
versal Library" is a reprint of LOngfel-
lows translation of Dante.
Prof. 5. X. Gardiner has resigned his
professOrship of modern history at
Kings college, London, and will devote
himself without interruption to his
"EIistory of England under the Stew
arts"
A TennysOn birthday book, edited
by Emily Shakespeare, is announced by
Macmillan & Co.
Houghton, Mitflin & Co. have pub
lished popular edition of "Uncle
Toms Cabin" with an introduction by
the author relating the circumstances
under which it was written. 1t retails
for $I.OO.
''The Idea of God as Affected by
Modern knowledge" by Prof John
Fiske, also Life and Letters of Louis
Agassiz," edited 10y Elizabeth c. Agas-
siz, are promised by Houghton Milf
film & Co.
A life of Gen. Grant by E. Z. Brown,
is announced by ID. Lothrop & Co.
Every Other Saturday of September
II, contained sketch of the late Jul
Llama HoratiO Ewing with a portrait of
this gifted English author, whose stO-
ries "Jan of the Windmill" and "Jack
anapes," are likely to have Il perma-
nent place in English literature rs
any short stories written within IA half
century.
Kate SanbOrn has compiled a vol
ume of the witty sayings and writings
of women, to be published by Funk &
Wagnals.
Mary l.. Ninde has written MARIA
tive of the travel experiences of two
American girls, entitled eve Two
Alone i'll Europe"
A larger history of the United States
of America to the close of President
Jackson's administration, by 7. w.
Higginson, is in press.
1t is reported that Robert Browning,
though 73 years of age, is again talk
ing of visiting this country.
Mrs. Custer, whose "BOOts and Sad
dies" has won her such deserved pop
ularity, is to be the New York cores
pendent of the Chicago Tribune.
Oliver Wendell Holmes on his recent
10Th birthday was the recipient of a
large volume from the Perkins insti
tuition for the blind, printed in raised
letters and hearing the inscription on
the titlepage, Selections from the
Poetical Works of DR.. Oliver Wendell
Holmes, with Dedication Written by
the Author Expressly for this Edition"
John G. Whittier among other things
wrote DR.. Holmes on this occasion
"ReiOice, o young man, in thy youth
And let thy heart cheer thee in the
days of thy youth. But don't exult
over thy seniors who have not found
the elixir of life and are growing old
and past their usefulness
Prof Asa Gray of Cambridge has
lately been reminded by a cOngratula-
tory letter from the oldest natural his
torical society of Germany that he was
elected member of it fifty years ago.
John Boyce O'Reilly has declined to
read an original poem at the Boston
Grant memorial exercises, and Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe has been chosen in
his stead.
Mr.. Blaine is said to be writing about
five pages a day on the second volume
of his history.
George w. Cable has bought resi-
dence at Northampton, Mass, for the
purpose of educating his children.
1t is rumored that Harper Brothers
have offered w. ID. Howells Sl0,000 10
write exclusively for Harper's Monthly.
e.Ibom the -tfarm and Garden.
Poultry.
Why should any man or woman liv-
in1 on ii &c acres of land groan about