The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-06-24
TERRA NOTES.

Bret Harte has a new volume coming out
entitled "By Shore and Ledge"
"Nimrod in the North is the title OF a
Forthcoming volume by Lieut.. Schwatka.
Mrs. Oliver wrote a book on Dean STAN
ley, and four editions thereof lave been de-
manded in as many months.
Professor Ladd of Yale has translated
Hermann LOFTS "Outlines of Philosophy"
which is presently to make it's appearance.
J. Fitzgerald Molloy's "Court Life Below
Stairs; or, London Under the First Georges"
is pronounced very entertaining reading.
James Martineau's TYPES OF Ethical
Theory" occupies two large volumes and
tells us learnedly a great deal about some
thing of which no one knows, absolutely,
anything.
A person calling himself or herself "Wan-
derer," has written a book called Dinners
and Dishes,'' which adds to the immense
mass of informntlon already existing with
respect to edibles and cookery.
The annual Cyclopedia and Register OF
Important Events for 1884," issued by a
firm in New York, is just out. 1t is one OF
those works always beginning, and never
ending, and ever welcome.
Representative German Poets," ballad
and lyrical, is edited, with notes, by Karl
Ksontz. 1t comprises more than three hun
dred and fifty pages. The editorial placed
on the opposite pages the German text and
the translation.
"Mrs. Pencil, author OF the recent book
on Mary Wollstonecraft, isl according to
the Boston Beacon, "a niece OF Charles
| Godfrey Leland and the wife OF Pencil,
well known to readers OF the atlantic and
other magizenes."
Archibald Ross Colquhoun, "the English
railway engineer who wrote Across hryse
and Amongst the Dhans, is" says the
New York Critic, "a correspondent OF the
London Times, and was in Tonquin with
Cameran OF the Standard, acouple OF years
ago. From Asia, Cameran went to Egypt
where he was killed, while Colquhoun re-
manned in China"
Paul H. Hayne-"'The Longfellow OF the
South is 55 years old" says the Albany
Journal ellis hair is very gray, but ir
other respects the youthfulness OF his ap
p~earance, for which he has always beer
noted, is still marked. He is nearly sia
feet tall and of slender figure; has darl
eyes, habitually soft and gentle, but capable
OF flashing earnestly; a typical Southern
complexion; a ~delicately formed nose ant
full lips, shaded by d slight mustache. ii
is kindly hammered and has a low ant
musical voice. He has always been in deli
cate health"
at is said." states the Book News
"that Mr.. Wilson, the author OF Coz
gressional Government will be Pro
lessor OF History at Bryn Mawr College
the new college for women to be opened
next autumn. Mr.. Wilson is a Southene
by birth, is a graduate of Princeton Col
lege, has studied at the Law School OF tn
University of Virginia, and at Johns Hop
kins University, and has been a contribu
tor to newspapers and magazines. 1t j
also said that Congressman are alread.
reading his book with great interest, AM
that it is to be highly recommended to stu
dents.''
'The list of royal authors" says tn
New York Independent, lis becoming longe
and longer. Itnow includes Queen Victoria
Oscar II. of Sweden; Don Louis OF Portu
gal; the Shah Nasred Deem of Persia: Queer
Elizabeth of Roumania; Prince Nicholas @
Montenegro; Don Pedro II. of Brazil, ant
it is said, King Ludwig II. OF Bavaria; be
sides the Crown Prince of Austria, the Duk
of Edinburgh, Prince Albert Victor an
Prince George OF Wales, the Princess He
ena, the German Crown Princess, Primo
Lucien Bonaparte, and several Others
There are also many royal artists, mus
clans, and priests. Duke Charles Theodor
oil Bavaria is in practice at Munich, and
a surgeon-occulist of high reputation in hi
!, W country"