The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-19
nook NOTES.

Lady Elizabeth Gust is the author OF The
Invalid's Own Book wv. 8. Gottsbergerl a col
lection Of recipes for the sick room.
Rand, McNally 4 Co.'s STANDARD Map Of
California" Is tho latest and best. Both printing
and c~oloring leave nothing to BIO desired.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett ia the author
Of Sarah Crewe; or, What Happened at Miss
Minchin's" (Charles Scribners Sonsl. a story
for little people. witty. lively, interesting, and
finely illustrated.
An exceedingly taking illustrated book Is
"The Tailor Made Girl" by Philip H. welch
Charles Scribner's Sonsl. The text Ia witty.
tho pictures clever and elegant, and the whole
volume most attractive.
Frank stockton's story Of The usantes " is
published by the Century Company in tho same
handsome style as its predecessor, the tale OF
Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine. It is an inter-
esting romance, and completes in a satisfactory
manner the Pacific adventures OF the two wan
dering ladies. 1t is one OF stockton's best.
The last number Of the Questions Of the
Day" series, published by the Putnams. con-
tains a paper on Property in Land" by Henry
VIM. which skilfully exposes the ~fallacies Of
Herbert Spencer and Henry George, and dis
cusees tho American system Of taxation. which,.
In the writer's opinion, is defective and unjust.
We have received from the Herdersche Yer
Va ~ ALNuto SuLuu ulo ANOW-
foundland," by Ernst Won Hesse- wartegg. an
Austrian traveller, who has produced several
books on North America. His narrative is full
OF interesting information clearly and attrac-
lively presented, but the peculiar charm Of his
book consists in the admirable illustrations
with which it abounds.
THE Art Of Investing" by n New York
broker tAppletons). is a little volume full Of
correct information and OF sound advice. but
about as useful to a capitalist as a similar
treatise on playing the violin would be to a
man desiring to learn that instrument. The
safe and profitable investment OF money re-
auires the wisdom which comes only by expe-
rience. and cannot be taught by a book.
AS Warren's once famous novel, Ten Thou
sand a Year" illustrated the law OF real prop
erty in England, so Mr.. Thomas Edgar WILL
sons, 1T is the a (Belford. Clarke Il Col
may be called a story Of marriage and divorce
In the State Of New York. 1t reads quite as
much like a law book as a romance; but It is
by no means lacking in original studies of
character. in sentimental passages, and meta
physical discourse.
Tho Cornell University Register for 1887 SO"
shows that institution to be in a very flourish
ing condition. The students in all depart
ments number 1,022, or nearly 200 moro than
last year. Departments OF law and pharmacy
Docu OothDubuco III DIG uOluH VOL, Two
new buildings have been projected. and the
conditions for admission are to be made some
what moro stringent. Large additions have
also been made to the faculty.
A little volume by j. II. Long, entitled Slips
OF Tongue and Pen" tAppletons). contains a
great deal OF good advice on the subject OF
writing and speaking correct English. Prac-
tised writers, as we'll as beginners in ompo-
sition, can derive much advantage from its
pages. If the author errs at all, it is on the
side OF over-preciseuess. some Of his distinc-
lions seem too fine for everyday use. But this
is q fault. II such 1t be. on the right side.
"A. B. G. Of Agriculture 70. Judd d Coz con-
sists OF q number Of elementary essays by
Mason G. Weld and other practical farmers.
They are simply written and go directly to the
point. The same firm publish also Seth Green's |
Home Fishing and Home Waters" . little |
volume filled with valuable information. It Is
mainly a treatise on the artificial propagation
OF fish. with hints on angling for black bass,
the construction Of fish ponds. and the like.
The Rev. Dr.. Henry Van Dyke. pastor Of the
Brick Church in this city. is the author OF a
pamphlet entitled The National Sin of Liter |
airy Piracy" tScribners). an eloquent plea in IA
vor Of an international copyright law as q mat |
tor of religion and good morals. He takes the
curious ground that the decline Of the Amer
lChu opiIl III q CoIlAlu ClaSb VI OuT yOuIQ,"
together with other evils, is traceable to the in
luence Of cheap reprints Of commonplace Eng
lish fiction.
We have received from the Century Company /
Nos. II and 10 Of Battles and Leaders Of the |
Civil War" admirably printed and illustrated.
Those who suppose that the present publica-
ton is merely O reproduction OF the papers on
the war which have heretofore appeared In the
Century magazine labor under a mistake. The
publishers announce that more than half the
articles and pictures embraced In the present
work did not appear In the magazine. 1t Is
therefore virtually q new work.
We have received from the Government
Printing Office at Washington "A Descriptive
Catalogue Of the Government. Publications Of
the United States" from Sept 5. IVA. to March
4, 1881. compiled under the supervision OF
Major Ben Perley Poore. This has proved a
colossal undertaking. and. as the compiler con-
fesses, can lay no claim to exhaustiveness or
general accuracy. Years Of patient research
and collaboration would be required to ensure |
that. It will prove, however. Of very great
value, in view OF tho mystery and confusion In
which the number and character of Govern
mont publications were formerly enveloped.
The latest installment Of Count TolstoI's
offered to the English-speaking pub
Lie is entitled "The Long Exile and Other sto-
ries for Children" translated by Nathan Has
kell Dole. and published by Thomas Y. Crowell
. Co. 1t illustrates once moro the versatility
OF this remarkable man. who, having taken
high rank "a a novelist a theologian.
a moralist, q historian. and a political
bore presents himself as an
reformer and a writer for
In the last named capacity he
forth ideas which to American educators
doubtless appear original and impracti-