The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-05-31
LITERARY k1TES.

~ " !lt|T NpD9luhJ iOf AilIIi
referring TO The "UiUre than ordin-
airy success rs verse writer of
Mrs. Frances l.. Mace, author Of
"Under Palm and Pine" says:
"AIrs. Mace is the author Of many
religious poems, the most widely
known VI which j. Only Waiting,
in use for thirty years in many
hymnals and books of sacred song,
and recently translated into lla-
waian and frequently sung by the
motives IN the Sandwich Islands. 1t
was originally printed N9 it contribu-
ton to the WaterYilla (Me) Mail,
September Z, 1854"
The Writer, in mention of Rob-
crt LOU, SteycuanH's intentions,
says that lin Samoa MIR. Stevenson
had as his companion Joseph STORY
the artist Such is fame. OF
course our cid friend Joseph Strong
is meant.
The Misses I'LL hayr started Il
school in LUudOn for wOlnGn com
positors, readers, shorthand writers,
reporters, and Journalists. After
thorough Instruction Ih5,r uote-
takers are despatched TO report
meetings, or write descriptive re.
ports OF everyday occurrences.
Representative Lawlcr has INTRO.
du q in Congress, resolution d.
rectimg the pablo printer, III all
works for Congress and tor The de-
partnents begun after til" passage
nf the resolution To adopt the fol-
lowing rules for amended sprllings,
except in educational and other
works where different photography
may be required: % Drop ue ~
| the end OF Worus like dialogue,
where the preceding vowel is short
(2) Drop final IN such words Us
definite, where the preceding vowel
Is short. (3) Drop iinal tc in words
like quarteitc. ca Drop hnai me
| in words like programme. go
Change phi to in words like phan-
tom and telegraph. (6) Substitute
for the diphthongs a. and n when
they have the sound Of that letter.
Colonel Higginson and Mrs. ). a.
Bigelow have IN preparation a vol
ume OF about two hundred and fifty
seIcott d sonucls by Americas writ
ers.
- Digest OF English and Amcri-
can Literature" the last work oil
the late Prof. \. II. Welsh, is now
in the press OF 5. &. Griggs X Co..
Of Chicago.
The Choutauqun Press will issue
in the spring an English Li,eraiur,
prepared Ivy Prof. lleury A. Ecers
OF Yale University.
Thou Shalt Not" is in its on,
hundred and twentieth edition, .
record for The first twelve month";
probably uncxcelled by aay Ameri
can work OF fiction. \ year az,
Mr.. Porter ("A!bert Ross") wa
practically unknown. Now the pub
lie demand for his works is said t,
be nearly thousand copies day
Ilarper's Magazine will reach it
fortieth anniversary with the Jun
number. 1t was in the beglnnin,
purely eclectic, containing only Til
best works of Dickens, Bulwel
Thackerey, Lever, and other distiu
guished writer's, culled from Eng
lish periodicals. Henry j. Ray
mond was the first editor. Til
Editors Drawer" in Harper
takes its name from the accident,
fact that drawer in the desk {
Fletcher Harper had become the re
ceptacle for all sorts of odds au
ends Of semi-business, semi-lterar
correspondence, bits Of pleasantr
in prose and poetry, and misce
laneous clippings.
1t is said the Scribners paid $40
600 for the American rights {,
SANKEY'S book.
G. 7. Putnam's Sous are begin
ming the publication Of series q
Heroes ef the Nations" under tn
editorial charge of Evelyn Abbott
, Of Ballot College, Oxford.
, The Author (Boston) says
"The beautiful poem by Jane
Jeffrey Roche in the Altar
tic Monthly for April was il
spired by the tragic death {
, his brother, Paymaster John Roche
OF Ilion, n. y, who was one of tt
= American naval officers that perisl
l ed in the memorable storm in APP
harbor, off Samoa"
= A Woman's Press Club has bee
} organized in Atlanta, Georgia, vii
! ten members.