Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-11-21
OUR TABLE.

Tho December ATLANTIC contains IN % H. Tor
lhc Fourth ut July, 1876, 10y james Russell Low
Ell. which occupies nearly tcVcu pages group
ct Poem, hy I T. Al-ich. a brilliant 'lr-"gssiou
ct Daniel Dcrond., m thc iorm ui -OuNer, ition,
by Henry james. Ir. an amusing -t'r' cntited
The tauNassrf'- Tale, hy Muk IH1ia. paper
eva Municipal lnd"hfcur-s. hy Charles Hale.
some Crumbs OF Travel. by ! ". pr Forest;
sketch Ut \ Colorado Road, ly II u Elpphr
deso4 ipion 81 Sir William Pripr's Attack on
Qqcbee, by Frsuc, Ptrk,uAn. sni fir,h-r Install
mCutS OF The American. OFT Nomtu'- Gossip,
and characteristics of the ln,-rnatlpnl! FAIR,
making q capital number.
HlRrEE's MAGAZINE for Dceembc., beginning
the Fiy fourth Volume, D. not Cnly an c-p ciaily
attractive Number. from the beauty Of IL. numer
GU, ~ lsiTatiOns, but i Il 80 di.t.nui b. the
unusual variety anil inteic't Of Is .nteut-. The
Numb r. - tmbeli>hed with more Than eighty cN
qli-ite cngrayings, snd contains. besides the i've
editorial departments, twenty four contributions,
covering every rOsioIe va i,ty in me heldO mag
per- treat OF Genoa aud lis celebrities; the Phil-
ippinc Islands recent important chronological Iii.
cOyeiics IN ItnHc>sce; and the social life Of tie
knickcrbOckcrs OF New York two hundred wear,
ago. Porte Crayon's illustrated paper on Boys
and Girls" ~ in his characteristic style. Two of
| the illustrated contributions ara poems. "The
Book VI Gold by IT. Trowbrdge, & 4 pos criul
anil lrsmatic Christmas story 10 verse. at Two
score" by L. u. Aldrch, VIII be- read withdelight
by all lovers OF poetry. TIE other plctIcal con
tri0uiiOns - tins Number src OF unusual excel.
| lencc. The mO-i important feature at the Number
j. Dir Gladstonc's manly letter. explaining his At
titude toward this country during the late war, On
Eng and and America. x ID Blackmorc bc-in,
/ 4 new novel. entitled "Erema; or, Aly Father
| Sin" ln the current Number OF "Wumtn.
Halter" there Is an exceedingly entertaining chap
ter touching upon he subject OF wOman's hi CHER
education. Miss Thackerdy's exciting story,
Peat Fields" - concluded. There j. also in this
number four excellent short stories. Tie Edit MS
Easy Chair discusses Political Mass-Neciings
Newspapers aud Orators. Our traus atlantic Crit.
it,, and the Kitchen Question, concluding with
some suggestive hints As 10 .bcef-toak ami apple
pie. The other editorial departments are well
I sustained.
In SCRIBSEa for December. T Robinson War
ren's BAY shooting" the second oil the series of
papers on American sports. il In u somewhat
| lighter vein than Mr.. Nilkinson's salmon Fish.
| ing Other humorous papers are " Mr. Quality
Great Speech " by WIN. NJ. Baker with a tempt
ing picturc): and James L Fields's clever sketch
al Cyrus J. Muchm0ro. Charles Barnard writes
with iUterest of Toad Lane. R3chdalen aud it,
co operative stores. Donald q. Mitchell describes
College" IN welillustrated paper. Mrs. Her
rick writes popular science paper about single
eeIied Plants drawing her own woOd.cuts on
the block. AN American in Turki,tann Is the
title OF an article from Eugene Schuyler's new
book. The TurcO Russian difficulties give time.
ly Interest 10 This paper, and also 10 Charles Dud-
ley Warmers '>Iunterings abOuIConstantInople,'
a few pag farther on. "Our DiplOmatcs and
Consuls," by Albert Rhodes cont ms some wise
suggestions worm Tue attention OF C:yil Service
reiorincrs. Mr. llale's serial, philip NUlAn's
Friends IS completed, and THAT Lass GLOW
mes" is continued. This number also contains
the fret installment OF DR.. Hollands new story,
Nicholas Mintmn." The poetry OF the number
Is by Annie Il. Amman, Rose Terry Cooke, Mary
r.. bradley, and Ellen NJ. II. Gates. 10 Topics
OF The TIae' DR.: Holland pays tribute to the
late DR. George L. Bacon, and writes OF Mr.. lux
ley's VISIT The Beltor Times and The Inter
est of Fiction The Old Cabinet has a stanz4
under the title of Mystic, - and discusses the
"Pnilistinc," "EgOtisn" "RelOrm'r "sDaniel
Deroqda.' AS u NIndication OF Bohemianisn,"
"rhe Best Society" etc. "Bric-a Biac" contains
variety of amusing verse and sketches. In the
other departments Important topics are ably and
sugsestiyely handled.