Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-27
OUR TABLE.

The ArLANlI, for April has for ts opening pa
pei, ell Diasy of British oN Ger, stationed IA
Bo>t1u during thc siege of the CITY in ltsI John
Fiske contributes al able historical paper on The
Races of tlr Danube, which makes 10 easy 10 IN
der-,aud why The ka>teIn question IS compH-
cN.rI one Mr. !. ,u-t.llOS's Ballad OF the
French Fleet October, lao. 30 10 very quaint, and
hls touch OF hume not Oiteu found iu his verses
Nr HoWtlls gives the tWU cone tuding chapters
Of his bright )medy romance, "Oct OF the pues-
lion. The SOUlh Oafullh an NhV gave sum =
graphic description OF the political condition OF
ms stale IN the February Dumberi contributes
another chapter on South Carolina Morals :
NJ James'- story OF The American approaches
il conclusion. aud loses none of is Interests.
K IL S;oddard contributes a long narrative poem
entitled .'Mr4tIslaw, and there are other poems
by A lice Williams BrOtherlOn, III. H., ana Mrs.
pail Edwin 4. Mhtpple CTitlci-cs Dickrn :
American SOtes. aud knight's Mechanical Die
tionarv Is made the subject oi careful review
among the body articles OF The nunJcT. The
Contributors Club contains, as usual, bright ami
.u.--crti.r paragraphs on various topics, aui The
musical Department % the ~ game offers very
ELECTIVE sOu.-" the Creole Lovers song wit
Ten D. r G StvIman, and SET - mu SIC 10y Dudley
Burk. The NO Namt series i reviewer undvr
-lIec eni Literature and the art critic discusses
Turner'S painting II the slave sap, which has
recently been placed IA The Boston Art Museum
sCRIBNER FOR APRIL.
o. the number Of occasional papers on Amer
lean spOris' announced By >CAbNEks MONTH
~ last November, three have already been
uubitshrd viz. salmon Fishing, BAY shoot
M D." and "TrOut-Flshing In the Rangelvy Lakes
these papers have all been written by men OF rec
Uguixel authority aud have uniformly appealed
10 the sYOr tsma aud net ~ Tue sporting man.
The same may be tIulhtuly said Oi the fourth.
t.Same American SPORTING Dogs, which appears
iu The Apli. number, AM l. IRON The pen o. W II
lam VI Ilrst0a, Ia OF ;he Forest aud stream
"Out OF NV W luuvw AZ Moscow 10y Eugene
~chuy.rl, contains sketches OF Russian lie ana
manners by IN acute observer, VITA some remark
a1le pictures \ fourth article. ~ mp 10 The
BlacS Hits" by Le.nder Z. Richardson, show ;
tuat All Is 10. gold tAat glliters III he DeauMoOi
resion: white u IN, Mr.. Clarence Cook Bed :
aud Fables, stools and Candlestieks,' contalog
some informal talk here and there about dln-
ing tables. decorations, etc There l. also an ~.
lu-tratiuu With the serials D.. Hollands Men
Oias MInturu II which there - a dinhti a. ne
COatcs's. aud d" That Lass " LOWr.e's, by Mrs.
Burnett, which Is 10 end with The May lnstallment
and 10 appear N book form ~ once Two draw
iugs by NJ. Moran are given win i e mus OF
IlnganOre," y poem by Mrs. NJ. W. HAckelton.
lu addition 10 the eight illustrated papers before
mentioned there are about dozen drawings Of
"IusectiyOrOus Plants ~ BY Mrs Heruck, who
explains The processes Uy which the insects are
eaten and pays 4 high tribute 10 Mr.. Darwin
I Inc poetry includes "A Rose song, by X. IL.
StUdd4rd, Webster, 'Uy W q. Wilkinson, Where
l /, God '' 10y MinOt J. savage, song By John
Vance Cheney and House keeping IA the Home
and society department.. nr. llluUnii IA Top
ic- o. the Time, discusses The Multiplication
u INDUSTRIES and College Trustees and Pro-
/ f-sscrs" aad speaks for many another over
worked editor ia Editorial Trials Inc Old CAP
iuct'' writes about The WateT-COlOr ENhlDiu0u.'
The Boarding House IN Literature" and "Bry-
ants Poems and lamentations and prints let'
I Ter about Church Decoration IN Boston. Inc
agb.r lcparfmeuts are fuller that usual and have
I 4 81 dc range uf interest. Tie London letter IN
Couture and Progress" IS 10 be permanent Tea
tuie. "Bnc-A Brac' has n place IN mAgaLlne
literature not shared by any similar department