Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-04-25
OUR TABLE.

srihner for May. In this number Col Ettnr
Js .ne committee on the Restoration of Indepen-
p.nn isll, discusses the Portraiture Of William
rehn' The illustrations include the famous Penn
iIe@y Picture by West: Penn in Amor nj the
asS Ui twenty-five from a rare engraving on STEEL;
auultai Penn (thc father of William, aud the
90 NJ &c discovered portrait Of William Penn, q
~ " winch was recently added 10 the National
ee seum. from The forthcoming Bryant History
Vi tle united States, an entertaining passage l.
SSaHHA,heI concerning The True Pooahontas. The
Spuege series is continued with q paper on Row.
uOtu Sotiese containing "reminiscences of HaW.
snOrhei i4ongellow, and other distinguished men;
auyns tne pictures Is a silhouette of LOnglellow,
~ eoou' the age OF nineteen. series of papers,
sNing au account OF recent American and foreign
! experiments IN Cooperation is begun in this mum.
neri these articles will be written 10y Mr. Charles
Sarhafd, author of the paper One Hundred
| thousand Homes. Among the other papers are
Bret iiarte's aud Edward Everett Hale's serials /;
sa Illustrated sketch OF John Gutenberg, by Thee
1 u"Fc L. DE Ntnue lone OF the printers of the
4 nasazine), pape. which groups, we believe for
thS hrst time IN English the results of the latest
! foreign research; The DeFoe Family in America
u "dhadian story by Mss dowells; The Wedding
az Ogden Farm. by Col. Warning; Double Crime,
ana One-siicd Laws, by DR.. Holland; and The
Old cabinet papers. Bric.a.Brac contains some.
| thing about Col Randolph Slaughter of Virginia
| Uncle Jim's Baptist Revival Hymn; Fashions for
/ spring; The Beautiful Ballad OF waska Wee, etc
Mt I, L Ouinn's paper ON gardening and the
seneral management OF small places in The c0uu.
", this month gives timely directions about ever
greens, pears, grapes anu vegetables.
| The Atlantic Monthly for Nav brings with 4;
Tue hnal chapters OF Mr.. Howells's Private The
atIicals, which has attracted many readers and
Wil cause an eager demand Tor tin, number. IL
mas also witty account of visit to the Pope, by
Alarlch, under the title: Visit 10 4 Certain
OH Gentleman, and closing paper on the Ger
mIu Romantic school by Professor Boycsen, in
which he discusses the poet aud tale writer Tieck
Mrs. hemblc's Old Woman's Gossip, Is full OF en-.
tertalning chat concerning Lady Byron aud Mrs.
Norton, with other European notabilties. 4 very
noticeable contribution is that made up OF letters
written Atter the Battle OF the Wilderness, from
Washington hospital, which wildly recalls the
horrors Of our late war. Charles Hale, icmuIs-
cences OF life in Egypt aud OF The khedivc aud
his Court, Is q paper Oi considerable interest and
Hezckish ButicrwOrlh assemblies 10 The Madness
OF George ILL., number OF Interesting details con.
ncctCd with that topic. Medical Fashions, by Ed
wSrl Spencer, Is a dlatribc against the various
folhes oi physicians. Uudu Fletcher contributes
short story entitled For The Last Time. TEo po-
etical cOntents include Four o'Clocks n poem OF
The Antieiam Statue, by Rose Terry Cooke; and
the editors discuss recent literature, art and
mu sic.
uarper's Magazine for May is bright and
beauti 'ul number, closing the Fifly second Vol.
utne OF this popular periodical The number
opens with IA illustrated article on Southern Col
Grade IN connection with the recent explorations
- ieut Nuveler. Mr.. LOSING contribute an
exceedingly interesting paper ON Major Andre,
illustrated " th pictures from DR. Emmett collec-
giyc, some novel and characteristic glimp.cs of
Ia. neople at The opening OF the Revolution Her
.rtirl. is beautifully Illustrated Prot. Lockwood
c.nrIudrs hts series OF illustrated papers on the
Nirroscnpe The subject of iou -eh9!d Art, go
admirably treated by Moucurc y. Conway In FOR
mer numbers Of Harper, is resumed IN The pres
ent number. The first of series 10 illustrated
papers on Modern Dwellings, their Construction
Decoration and Furniture, Is contributed 10y II
Hudson Holly, the wei-kuoWu architect, aud D.
p-ofu.rlv and tastelully illustrated. Under the
lie of 4 ardinal Acphi,to. JuuiG- Henri Browne
cont .bu,s. a brief bu, admirable sketch Of Caesar
Eorsia The portrait accompanying the article is
rrcrI we'd IRON Kaphacl'> celebrated picture IN the
pni,zzo BOr-hese "a Rome. Including three OF
WooIIs humorous sketches IN The Drawer, this
number contains eighty eugrayiug-. Among the
Illustrated contributions b. ballad entitled Mao
mao. Legend Of the Hudson, 10y Bishop Clcve-
land Coxr In shstt stores this number FULLY sUs-
t.ins tbe reputation OF the Magazine IA this par.
ti-ular containing: Just la Time, by Frank Lee
R.nelic,. Rats a humorous love story by liar-
rirt Prescott ~yoford; and novel anil riVuJu'
tale bv Edward Everett Hale, entitled Al-lgl1-
the Eastern name for Arabian Nishts An uricl-
nal dramatic sketch, Gabrielle aud AdGiua, by
Barry Cornwall Is for the first time published iu
this number. Poems are also contributed by
John 4, sake Mar. aret +. Saogstcr. Celia lHHN
Ter and William {. Richards. OF coul thc III.
r,rcInc feature ut tho Magazine a. George Etots
baniel pcrondh. Of which au entire bnuN d, CAV
on The Publ hcrs announce thc commencement
Of a new serial story iu the June number by Mrs
Din al NJ Craik. entitled Tho Laurel bush M
Old fashioned LOVe-stOry. The I-sy Chair
breaches n familiar sermon on social ambition
shows the DANGER III Fighting The DevI with Fire,
and among other things, has aWoul for country
clergymen. The other Editorial Department, arc
40 interesting as usual.