New-York tribune., 1891-02-07
NEW PUBLICATIONS

T. will nrobably be a long time before universal
a,raem.nt con he had on the question hOw human
life originated on the American continent mes
Terry in his handsome monograph on "Acn!phfed
Anthropoid Apc-lleads Found IN or near INC Naiiey
OF the John Day River, a Tributary OF the Columbia
River Oregon" dsclams any pdIalty Tor one theory
over another but it is not difficult 20 see what his
inference wonld be from these sculptures and other
a,scov.ries in archaeology on the Pacific Coast. lie
woud first OF all refuse 10 allow that such sculptures
conld he due to imitation by Indians OF rene cast up
nv the sea-fOr example the heurehCad Oi some MaaS
proa lie would maintain that n broad distinction
existed between the Indians on the one hand and The
more civilized peoples on the other, Hike the MOuhd
puild.rs the Mexcans and Pcr,vianS, whom he wouli
apparently group in some Te.ation like that OF inc
Jndo- European tribes 10 each other lie WOull Hiu
IN the stone implements of the Columbia Valley strong
proof of Poynesan influence, and his conclusion
would possibly be that whatever might be said OF the
Indians, the Peruvians, Mexicans and Mound Bnlocrs
were allied to the Of the South Pacific lSancs'
However he leaves it an open question whether the
stone apcheaas figured with his brief paper represent
animals that once lived in the Columbia NaHey OF
were carved by people who remembered whd' apes
were like. Five plates, made by thc "t'NPo
process, accompany the pamphlet 1hey represent
three different specimensone in the possession Oh MI
Terry another in the collection OF professor y. -
Marsh and the third owned by Professor Il)ha' Ooh'
don, OF Oregon.
A collection ought 10 be complete and selec'oh
judcious. II is rather a pity, therefore, ui"' NV
volume Of Southern War Songs" collected by ". L.
Pagan (New>York: NJ. T. Richardson d CO., pp' o0''
should be avOwedly incomplete. Inc cphe'uoh -
however the largest yet published and TINS ana 'i9
alone NAV excuse the inclusion of more than one song
so little worth singing that can hardly ever nave peeiI
sung Nor is IT a consolation the total absence OF te
music 10 be told tha; Of the airs may be bought
from the Oliver DtS0n Company In Boston, Along
with the old favortes such as Mr.. Randalfs Mary
land Sonewall JacksOn's Way" (as war song IL Is
bara 10 say which ought to rank frS and the BONNIE
R,uN Flag are several less known vet hardly mielor
verses Chief amor. them are Little Gifin,' " Ihe
Death Of stonewall Jackson Lee at the Wilderness
and All quiet along the Potomac tonight. 20 " Inc
Rlack Flag bv Paul H. Hayne, and AT Fort Pillow
are cel things one would rather not have read' anu
10 remove the acrd flavor the tongue needs al inc
fun and humor-notably yet naturally rare IN such
volume-of the original Dixie" the "Contraband'D
usually called the Year of Jublo," Banks shcdaoue
fwbo was Bank p, For Bales" and "GOJber Peas
This last is a rich bit of rough camp humor The
hook IS well made and the cuts are above the usnI
mark though one appearance of the Virginia sWoIu-
holt nlate on pace 40 would have been enough
without its re-entrance for the drop curtain Inc
frontispiece shows in bright cOlors the various Con
federae flags AS there is dispute about them, any
one disposed TO doubt which lag was actually uNed
after the plagiary Stars and Bars" were given up In
,aeo vouh do we'll to look at the admirable fac-simile
Of a $500 Confederate note on page 3'1 The dale Is
1864 and on IL as viGnettc Is Indicated the Joe
Johnston battle flag, a diagonal blue cross on a rcd
ground with three white stars on each arm OF the
cross and one in the centre.