New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-09
NEWBooKs AND NEW EDITIONS.

nAsu tasely appeared novel literary venture,
Rcsne = achncso and english rhrsse BooR IN ne
CanSon dialect, by r. L. stodman and K z. LAA ~
soutssns - dialogues on ordinary and familiar sub
sscts for the use Of the Chinese resident In Aszsca,
Ana Of Americans DESTROYS Of learning the Chinese
,sneuses with tie pronunciation Of each word NJ
Afoatcd 10 Chinese and Roman characters In iook
snx over this curious Volume we observe ocrsa'h
nxfss practically m the choice OF sup,oom' ino
dialogues ere mostly about the laundry business anu
the prudent editors have also provided Tor
q be Thought the inevitable visits Of the Chinese 70
a. uolco station 10 make complaints either Oh gu.
xaxos by hoodlum boys or Of gaver onenoss ny e-
ArnArfcans One iisio2ue also deals with the Feaou
eues4son Of what tao customer is TO 40 VINO 'osoS @
waeh tickst, and altogether tho useniinoss " 'ae
look 70 tho Chinese iaundrymen is paten. oson "
such q srsl compelled to tske upon u.ss 'no 10
s.At Il casts UPON the treatment of the Chinese IN
a. country u asstsnng to western CIVILIZATION,
1he so,,scttons of verse neatly reprinted by White
a mar ~ yrisu volumes are inexpensive and In many
,.-ss.nisrs attractive The series include H. NJ fHg
ssbnon,s collection Of Early English and scotpsn
pl~tyv q, a xacouoid's Jacobite Songs and BasnS
.-snainIy In ecottice, III. Fl. spariings insn min
strslsys Samuel waddngton's ssacred song anu
sonnets Of Enropes william sharps Sonnets OF TINS
s,ansnry Graham r. Tomson's Ballads OF the Norpn
r,ountriss Mrs. William sharp's Songs and Poems OF
The Seas and swomens Voices collection OF cnal
.stsristfc poems written by English. Scotch ana lsn
swsruen Erie s. Roberson's sChlldren of the Poets,
MA Mr. sadcn's q Century Of Australian song Eacn
cellecfion Is accompanied by q preface ana no'es'
rhe statesman,s Yea-Book' tfscmiIlan & Coz ap
ssss for the twenty sixth time, as Handsomely prn'eo
q ever and as well stocked with information sts.s
HAL and political from every quarter OF the "orso
~. curnt volume is edited and compiled by J. Scott
Katie librarian TO the Royal Geographical soco'y'
n,4ere IL q marked Improvement in the sections re-
aatne to Germany, Austria Hungary ana huSsia' pu'
The United States receives as usual only meagre S.
sto although the work has very Largo sale nero anu
IL 10 be found in every public library OF any preeh
lions Psinstakng care Is bestowed every page OF
Ais valuable manrs and the Development OF topics
brcerly and systematic. 5
Major d. P. Heap, of the Army, has published Work
nm q Ancient and Modern lighthouses BE gives M
ssrssting and instructive Sketches OF lighthouses
beginning with the time Of Hercules, 10 whom w.
Greeks are said to have attributed inc Origin "
those beaccns More prominence Is given 10 Anienouh
lighthouses than to those OF other naoons as ~ w"s
snpposed of course, thcy would be OF more interest
10 American readers.
As q rule comic histories are excessively oreary
and depressnc II "a Story Of the Pur-
zanss by Wallace Peck Charles Wster
Is redeemed from the common fate Attending
works of Its class II Is owing TO the fact that mas
scarcely anything in the shape OF history ABOUT IL
Is, In fact, . roiiicking eAuaVssahhe, P"io." "
really humorous Illustrations and dealing with Puritan
annals In n spirit of reckless misrepresentation ana
audsco,,s irreverence, but without any heaven OF
malice The grimmest survival of the Mayho"er race
could hardly help laughing over the fantastic mixture
Of the freshest modern slang with the most venerable
traditions Of tho Pilgrim era, and though the mus
trations certainly embrace number OF Migrant oois
,oy THE p,trltans these bes are grotesQue and not
sp.,eul The peculiar style IA which the brochure is
written has much TO do with its iudicrous effect II
Is light, frothy, airy and frankly mpudent after the
manner of the street boy of the period. OF course
Mr. Pecks history is ppant and impertinent 10 the
highest degree but human nature is tolerant OF that
kind Of nonsense and rarely finds IL aiincuie Oh as
stufaiton Perhaps. also, the publication Of snch
st,t may be regarded as In sorts gauge OF the
In tolerance which has followed the growth OF
= realizing sense of national expansion.