"who Reads An American Book?"

- This sneering quöstion of an oldEdinbnrgh reviewer might flnd an mmvcr in tho following statistios of the remarkable prosperity of tho. American book trade dniing the last yenr. Tho total export front tlio United States is valueel iit $584,950; $95,688 worth of American books wen; exported to England ; $26,516 to Germany; $7,515 to Fnmce; $77,80Ü to Colombia; S2,222 to I'.ruzil; $23,82] to tbe Arffentino Bepubliq ; $23;779 to Cuba; $10,207 to Mexico; 14,208 to Australia; $8,768 to China; $4,627 J.thfl Sandwich lhbind:;; ;!2,(j(')l to Japan; and $138,189 to Canada. Other countries, Eiuopean and Asiatic, purohaeed books in qaantitieevMjdng from $8,000 to sioo. The importal ion of Ameikoan shoea nlo Canada has ca Bed llie di? charge ol about 5,000 workmen from the boel hoe jmnufactories of ' laaadai