Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-10-31
OUR TABLE.


.u,utic.-Tbe oponing riiclc in the Atlantic
NouthIv Tor November Is a fresh ana sraphIH nc
count II the "Asccn, OF TakhJma, or Alpul' IA
pier in WAshin- tOu Territory, 10y iiH<ild oSe', az
tbc an ~ persOn with one exception VA" ms ever
cItmbcd This mountain. Kate Putnam Osgoed
follows with an excellent poem "hii'ei "i,uc.'
! There are two chapters Of H. James Ir.s A'tIAes
! ike novel, "The American - snort essay on al,
ord suo H,rino." by Juutus Henry Browne 'loh'r
/ n poem by c. e. Cmnch; and Gtn 30. howard
concluding article on The Battles bout A'iAbIA
thgs Mvliys Elliott discourses IN an entertaining
vay about Pottery AZ the Centennial, anu u lui'
lowed by r. u. Millctt. the Boston aflisi' WIN
very striking aud peculiar story OF student NE ~
Antwerp and Rome, entitled The FOURTH " At';
.The Fair Of Moses" Is short OHeuAl sActchi
The last OF the series, By Charles Dudley warner.
| Mrs Fanny KemblC suslains her "O.d woman
Gossip with much case and grace anu announcer
uir ,d lady Harriet ". Preston, closes the mum
! Der with one OF her charming arucieson E9tly
Proyoncal Poetry 4. Is. Alirich, Edgar Paw
cett and II T. Hudson I'LL out the number OF con
tributions with some short poems anu the sections
devoted 10 Recent Literature and "Mhsle lar-
nish some excellent criticisms
Unrper's magazine for November is bright
and beautiful number, rich IN tie variety OF Us
contents and In pici orial illustration. The nnu'
Der opens with q poem By the HuttoT o. JOAN
Halifax Gentleman entitled "Maghus anu h"Ih''
/ "A Shetland Fairy Tale" Constructed a an Opc.
rc;ta for musical accompaniment, II Is iull OF
rich lyrical gems; and II - an exquisite story
Mr.. Frederick Illustrations aie worthy ol lht
/ plcm. Harriet Prescott >pouOrd contributes an
article on Medieval Furniture illustrated van
th!rty.tWO cugraylugs. Horace l.. Scuddeta y
Puritan Gentleman In New England, gives the
reader some very interesting glimp'ea OF thc HE
! of Gov. John Winthrop. y. H. Guernscy gives
graphic description Of m exploring pchlc in tlc
In the Alps, under the title OF IN EuBli'hwO An
among the liimalaya..' Nj, Marina =. i'lHo
contributes an exceedingly interesting article ui.
on the distn guishcd persons Inferred IN the burial
grounds OF Trinity aud 81 PauIs. The article is
/ illustrated with nineteen picturesque cnSraNlnss.
\ new story by Miss Ih1CkcrAJ = pcshu "a thlS
numb I. and the publishers announce The com
mcurcmcnt OF a new serial story 10y Il -. BlacA-
more. ~ woman. IInicr,' which has reached rs
duh part, increases IA Interest. Interesting short
! stories are contributed By Constance tcuimOrc
Wooison. Rcbecoi Harding DAVIS, Aunic Thomas
aud Nr-. r. T, COT0Cu. ~ Interesting as story
1, the powerful character sAttch,oy Az ahVns uVu'
/ author, entitled "a Grand Bushes. Man OF the
New school" Prof Charles Mgtray Nairuc, 81
Columbia College, contributes kctch " John
/ Locke. Poems ara contributed by BaJ ard Tsy Tor
/ Alfred n. Louis, George Lunt, \. r, and Edgar
| tAwcclt. The Editorial Departments are unu>u-
ally nll aud interesting, including the pleasant
/ social gossip of the "La,y Chair an interesting
resume OF important recent books, the summaries
oil scientific progress and Of current events, and
/ an entertaining drawer
/ seribner for November bcgias the thirteenth
/ volume . that magazine and olieus Wiih iuiiy
illustrated article Ou Hartford, by Chls. IL Clark
ot the Hartford COursnt, under ~" Title oi 90 The
]
/ beautiful estate IL Armemcar the residences OF
I Marx Twain and Charles Dudlcy Warner the a.
nous Charter Oak itself, Or. Bushnell, uns
. Ning and General llIwIcy the Insurance Buhd-
ing, End many other subjects 81 general interest
/ Ia lhis number Charles BARNARD articles on Co
! operation IN Great Britain are bcSHn-wlth pa
.,rr ON \ otii-h Loaf Factory. Mrs. Hcrrick-
4 very carefully Illustrated mirr0scouic papers are
also here b"guu-,hc itst being entitled The Be-
/ ginuiugs OF Lille Mr.. Clarence Cook CONTINUES
hi- talks about furniture. the illustrations are OF
4 -
gives us the result OF his Investigations 10 regard
10 the cNuen-cs Il an education al the principal
/ college. -iuciudiug cost OF board. etc. Donald
/ c. Mitchell IL Marvel writes abou. some OF the
/ features OF tue great Exhibition. There h. au o.
/ lu-tatrd paper On Rome shott story by Jane
l 4 Mckay, - writer wei known 10 The callers 81
/ I'M. magazine. "a short story by Mrs. burnett,
/ whose scrI.l "frai Lass O. Loving is couIinu
ct. Alr. lidc's story draws toward Its c-ose-
! There .ur poems 10y Thomas Bailey Altrich, Gee.
/ Parsons LAthyup, aud others. IN the department,
~ thr cud OF the magazine, sut various sub Gets
! are discussed a. Country Homes, Amcucan Art.
PoutlC- The Jews The proper treatment Vt infants,
! Daniel beEouia,' new Photographic process,
I etc "BrIc.aBric' contains among other thing,
tie ballad OF the Fair lsoliuda 10y hugh!llOWaTd
and The Old ll0st!crs Experience, BY Irwin Rus.
| sell.
81. Nicholas .or November Is in full harmony
/ wila the Thanksgiving season. The owl that
/ stared borrowing grandmother aud Tia
sizes Conclusion" are three admirable Thanks.
giving sgOsic- ard every one OF them il beautiful
is Illustrated. The uI.t contains an exquisite
tic me by G. : l.cuhatt, the second a linc Illus
tration by sol. EytIngc, and the third, one OF the
very prc,;c. { Of all A!dc Lrdy ards pretty draw.
.ugs. OF miscellaneous articles. the number con
/ tains enough 10 delight The boys and gITls Tor
many an hour. There Is The Kingdom OF the
Grce,ly ~ a new short serial, very humorous and
entertaining, an article telling "All about q Lead
pencil - some delightful verses called The Bees
that went 70 the Say ," and an intcre, ting KEN
inis.eECc OF Abraham Lincoln susan Coolidge
contributes IN historical article entitled a
Queen, and not Queen" and II. II. has u charm.
lns practical talk while the fresh and stirring
story OF - 'Tvlcrbul' BAD Boy Is by Sarah " 10.
ter Kellogg, who has written several eNcelieu;
BOYS stores. Flowers ia Winter and ~ Cen.
t,nnial Pen.wiper,' furnish pleasant tasks Tor
little hands, aud lhCre Is 40 end 10 the pleasant
lhyncs prepared for little eyes AMI ears s3ch rs
"iiemta." by Mary +. Bradley; Listening" Dy
Mary y. Prescott; The sunday Baby" b. Alice
Williams, aud the dainty verses 10y BESSIE HIll,
entitled Far Away The number contains many
beautiful p.cturc- by we.i-kHOwn artists, a. ell
As i few very comcal drawings by +. Beard, r.
Upper and Diners
In Wide Awake for Noyembe' Is given Part q
Of "A Dolls FAR iustrucUng the boys a. 10 ia
articles they may manufacture AMI send To thy
great Dolls FAIR 10 be held Ia B>stUn IN Deccn
Der. Al toys and dolls seEi " ihI- Falr are 10 b,
distributed 10 The sicS children IN he hospitals
throughout the country On Christmas day. Ten
prizes are 10 be awarded the boys, aud the OcLO.
Der and November numbers, Containing the iule-
and PrLe.list Tor both giIls and boys Viii be sent
by The publishers on receipt VI ten cents for each
number. This number also furnishes the gIris
with a Pattern. acct tor i dolls entire wardrobe
The prujec Will teach our girls much IN the way
| OF cutting and making their own clothing. OnIy
- " per annum Edited by Ella FaFinau. Pub
fishers, ID. LothrOp Co., ~ X j! Franklin street
Boston
The articles in the National Sunday School
Teacher TOR November, which relate 70 the les
sons are Paul. by Rev. Chas. 4. Deems ID ID
and Clean or Unelean,' BY Prof. j. 1. Hyde, OF
the Chicago Theological Seminary. Prof w )
H. Mathews, who Is - recognized authority on
music, contributes Il spicy article on "Sunda,
school songs" which VIII be followed by another
still kecner IN the next months ssuc. Chicago
| Adams, Backmar, Lyon Pub. Co. The LitH,
FOlEs for infant classes, Will be found just adapt
cd 10 its purpose.
The number Of Littelrs Living Age fr DC
tober 2sIh, contains the second pant ut Georg,
Mac Donald'5 new serial, THE MARQUIS OF Los
sien printed from advance sheets. The promise
of an unusually interesting aud powerful story /,
fully sustained by this igstament The same
number also contains The Unseen Universe, Brat
, ISL Quarterly ReriCc Natural Religion, Mdcinft
Tan Passengers Narrative Of the wreck ol the
4 "S;rathnOre,n and OF his sojourn Il barren
rock, from Biackiroodi The Influence upon Girls
schools of External Examinations, with spccia
! reference TO the Cambridge Local Examinations
! London STUDENT Crazy Correspondence, SdiHrda,
RCricic; OF Sel-Sacrfcc, ArgOSy; The Intra
Mclcurial Planet or Planets, Nature; and An in
stalment OF remarkably charming serial, 'Whal
She Came Through by Sarah Tyler, besides thC
usual choice poetry, etc. New subscribers desi IN
ing TO obtain the whole of MacDonald's new story
, can do go by beginning their subscriptions will
, the number Tor the previous week, (0ct. 2Ist j.
For iOrtytwo numbere, Of sixty Jour large pages
each ,or more than 300 pages YEAR the sub
scriptIOn price (sS) is low; while for sIO5O IA,
publishers oler TO send any one of the American
81 mohihes or weeklcs with The Liring .Iqe fol-
a year both postpaid. Litteli Z Cav, Boston