New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-07
NEW BOOKS AND EDITIONS.

,, ,,o ooursa OF the brief but interesting DIS
ser,ation which Mr. Lewis F. Day mas c'. m,,
Gov sA,nbabets Old and New Imported by Cnaries
s,hro,s sons) a textbook made up largely VI
,r,Nro.,ors the author complains that our nlou-
ern print IS az monotonous as the tune Oh O"'
organ The scribe Of earlier Gays 10 ue0'"N
.was free TO play variations on the "en-AnoW"
alnhahetical air" These observations are ceF'a'''
nlsuslble though think the printins-press Gun
t,,o ne results well worthy OF comparison VII"
the manuscripts OF the Middle Ages AT the s"ine
time we agree with Mr.. Day mat s'uuE u Wv
ancient alnhabeis can do no harm al an 10 'e
artists bookmakers and printers of to-day; on inc
contrary II can do them great deal OF good anu
o,orv manual such as this that Mr.. Day mas
nrenared should be OF substantial service INC
t,;le mage OF to-day Is apt TO be restless 'h'ne'
100 decorative by far. careful STUDY OF INC
noble art of lettering would keep many Designer
,ror, exchanging symmetry and simple beauty LOT
,hn b,zarre-which ne fondly thinks means "orlgi-
nalitv" II Is good get freshness into a tue PAGE
or a hook cover but It is better to get baIahce anu
renose The alphabets filing the bulk OF MI. LAY
hook enable the designer 10 begin at the beginning
10 see what the best material is; and. since 'he
volume is convenient in arrangement and size II
ought TO have wide circulation among designers
OF lettering who be at once practical ana ai's-
-,c In this matter indeed practically ana ART 10
hand in hand.
7, &c nleasant to record the beraty OF the Legs
iature Of 1898 in granting an Appropriation Io' d
second edition Of NETWORK In the Revoluuoh, DIS
tT,olonv and State" albany Press OF Brando"
1,r,r,t,g C-ornrany) by Nj James A Roberts
former Controller OF the state This inValuaoie
work ~ reference gives the muster ana pay o,'
of different organizations. and shows mat as 'le
editor remarks in his preface New DIX iuIIlS'u
rea~lv one and one-haf times the number OF troops
i,h which sbo IS usually credited. Adding 10
those papers the names obtained from other sources
che AGGREGATE is shown 20 hc more than twice the
nun,hcr usuai,y credited. Mr.. Roberts RECORDS the
names rank and organization Of more thah lo'E
1hreo thousand men. lie has enriched me iis' WIN
,or,rass.and apnosito documents reproduced III
fac-simile one Of the latter points in very c'eaI
manner tho oators observations on the me1hooS 90
administration current IN the Army durlHs '"'
revolution The following Is an order given ny
Governor clinton 20 one James Ramas: fnisu""
- a., act Of the legislature entitled An Act 20
COMPLETE the Quota Of tho Troops ~ TINS S'a'e J."
me Service Of the United states you are "e'e"'
eu,bo-ized 70 impress for your own 'se az
T,o,r,,, for volr Service I'm the Regiment OF 'his
e,atA IN the Service Of tho United states aeItr""e
=. .bo onnexed Certificate. ten bushels Of Wheat
from any Person whom Samuel Dodge hsqr s'""
deem can conveniently spare the same anu VIZ ".
Name shall by him he Endorsed on TINS Na''d"'.
From tho preface alluded 10 above we may quo'
The following interesting note on raiions ana pay
p.-- SUGAR md tea wore the regular ratons'
and he amount was gaueed by TIC RANK ~ Indyo.5
go month four gallons Of rum, six pounds oil
s%c@- and haif pound OF tea. a brlSadier-een-
ssTa51 ire, or5 ss.' of Tea colonel lieutenant
coloucl md major. TWO ana one-nat t"' len
t6aplan ditto as 20 sugar end tea but only I 1"9
foo1s M ned od5Sr PTtivae Tsceig gSa
pound r tobacco hut m rum a. coIpnl,eIS I@s -.
g. rer month. "a ono York pound sterling per gay
nan, ,5s 5 If> month captains pay
was so per month. an adiTaniS pay was So tT'
,,orfb "a ,ieufouaut's pay was NS % per mohlnl,
On o0eirp's Joy was 81 per NOUN. a 80 = i9
nav vqs & rcr month n corporaIs pay vas q -
her month and a prlvate's pay was - 20 per
month.
Many other suggestive bits Of information haV"
taen collected nv Mr. Roberts. lie tells us tha'
officers could not throw UP their commissions nh''
thev had served fifteen years. All slaves k1i'" Jul
,bo service were to he paid for. and. no adds.
slave lin time Of invasion rot IN the military ser
vice found one mile from his masters abode with
ont a certificate from his master showing his bus-
,.ee mich, he shot or otherwise destroyed without
fear Of censure. impeachment or prosecution TOT
ne s2ue" In 1871 any slave enliatinG and serving
FOR three years or until discharged. was declared
8 freeman Of the State Nepotism. by the way
Aourished gcrously in the militia some res'-
rnents" observes Mr. Roberts contained rs many
% Ave or seven officers Of the same family In
nj, statement OF these facts tho editor fills fewer
roess than We might have wished considering the
clear and interesting way ~ which he writes 'N''
a. II IS his work Will be deeply appreciated by
,,rdents of the Revolution This book throws IN
Variant light on what might be termed the per-
sonnet Of our Army on what the editor well calls
"tte battle-ground Of America MI Rooe'ts re-
minds US that throughout The conflict New-lorR
was the scene Of very active and important ser
wee. and his tables and other data enable US 10
study hat fact with added ease. The hook Is
handsomely printed, as II deserves 10 be