New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-26
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

sHE LAW OF MUNICIPAL BONDS. BY ]. A. Bur
hans. lsmo PIP s4s' g. a. Aean TO- on'-
Law books that are intended to BE- used by business
men, to enable them to avoid the necessity OF en-
ploying lawyers usually delusion and snare
Tho work whose title is given ABOVE mas NO suon
presentfous purpose. It's object Is to FURNISH 10
investors ard others interested in the public securos
referred to a convenient handbook showing In COM
pact form the rulings of the courts of the various
States regarding such municipal bonds 1t also gives
q digest Of the statutes OF ten OF the WESTERN o'0
relating TO this form of security sui nnoic ini
portant perhaps, especially to those honnis uu''
funds for investment, Is the supplement wh'ch Mr.
Rurhaus has added. giving summary OF me laws
OF the most important Eastern states governing OF
,.,a,,r, N the investment Of the funds Of savings
hanks insurance companies, trust companies guard
fans e1erptors administrators and other corporate
and trust funds. II requires no techmca ngai Know
iede, 10 understand and mako use OF the information
here given and should DO of considerable useful
moss TO such trustees who Wish to inform themselves
rorccy upon these facts without IN every instance
consulting counsel. Tho chief criticism to be offered
J that the information given Is not fun enough for
each State For instance there is no statement OF che
form OF investments 10 which guardians executors UT
testamentary trustees restricted In THIS staD On
IN Massachusetts,. But for the ne'd inc poA -
especially intend 4 10 cover, namely the Law Oh
Western States relating munich al bonds, IL Is Oh
aThe American Art Portfolio" IS the title of a hand
some volume published by Mr. George Forbes Kelly
No 81 Union Square. II contains thirty coppoepiSo
pbotosvures paintings and sculptures by AHe'i
can artists like InncSs, Warner, Weir ChaSe' VIVA"
Eaton Blashfield Alexander Harrison. Brush, ehria"
IIovenden Bolton Jones, and Bcckwith Among inc
rsnroducttons are Mr.. Ha.rison's Evening" Mr.
warmers Statue OF DIANA" Mr. Denman's ." Manooh
nata, Mr. Eatou's portrait OF Mrs Glider MI boueh
TONS "Oiivias Mr. weldon's Flirauon'' anu MN
f. .. Joness Won't Play
These are printed in tinted inks and they maAo up
valuable gallery Of recent achievement IN
art The volume contains several signed afuoioS'
which like the plates. appe red originally IN Ah'"0'
aA,t Review" These articles deal with tho NoiA VI
w,,sou Homer DIN L. Warner, and W. H. "iosoh'
with the procrcss of American work in s'aihed eia
and illustration and other kindred suuJoo -.
ynake-up of the book Is very crcditaoe 10 'ho poo-
Usher who announces thatNft' VIII DO SOU oni' "
subscription.
We have received the third and fourth V''u
,.,.rs tssucd by the American Schooi OIL OiN''
s,nd,cs at Athens The third volume contains '
c.ornt OF the Wolfe Expedition to Asia Minof' oS
7 p cIrnneton sterlett, Phi. D., with CAREFUL LAT
,u.s ~ the inscriptions dcciphered, many oil winch
' " ',.,,o tnnor,.nce The fourth volume
contains papors on the Theatre OF 1horlcus' VIII
u.a.es bv walter Miller on Greek Nersincanon III
,.to,iors by Frederic D. Allen on the Athenian
r,x,p with plates. by John NJ. Crow: and On A'tic
yocal,surp by j. McKoen lewis