Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-04-17
OUR TABLE.

Harpsr's Magazine Tor April, comes to it,
host % readers, richly l9tUned with even more
than is accustomed variety oil instructive anu
entertaining matter. The leading article by Har-
I'll Prescott SpO0Ord Is an eloquent history OF
Renaissance decoration, Is applied 10 furniture,
illustrated with twenty one superb srSNlhSs--
pr \ l.. t,thoa concludes his beautifully illustrt-
'cJ l.appr on the Alautic Islands. Mary Treat
cortrIl uits one OF her chapters OF gossip ABOUT
birds in another illustrated Article. In shoe
al .-r AMI NItur4ii.t.' also Illustrated, :, = 60
r,.r -,,.- ms "A charm x narrative OF the alNcn-
u.rcz Of Thomas Edward, scotch naturalist
DR. John - Draper continues h'S very lh'eIVs.
luV description OF remarkable experiments uAle
los. hmm Resides the Two best serial noVti- O. tue
,..r .. Woman Halter" and "Etcma,' There
tre fuvr excellent short stories ~ john L'1en
to.L,. A. 4. C.. I. l.. MCrcadv, ana tse'e cJ'
TIar,I.r- Davis Nr Cookies story D. cucctlNe4
Illustrated Dos Abbey, aad Mr.. NCreadl : humor,
c,.. .tr..b Il mole Xeke's Conscience receives
added Interest from Mr.. sol ENuoSe suthirao'e
ir',-trrfi,n- Henry " Lousiellow contribute
,,..., ..,,.fieI "a lttoril Culuuua.' Eiil4Ucth
St,.- Ph,.'l.s IS the author OF another pJcm' en-
ti.l,d A song Of the Garden Anna =. hi a. a.
e,t makes a. strong piles. for the l-lccrN EHuVA'''1
mi Women. and Edward III ~ lAnu, N an aplc pa
80, -~.,..- tht. lipvptlpmcu 10 OF our Public LIIIA'
r-,s The Editorial Departments are leii OF lu'
f,rr,tirg fnttter ON new themes. new ivOA'' new
taos ir science the cur tut events OF 'dt i''"'''
.'-.t ,tr..r, lrusor~ The Drawer D. especially
amusing. and contains seyea Illustrations.
F~op The National sunday school TeAoh-
-. r,bli>hr,i by E!acAner, Lyon Publishing CO
Chicago. We ,eiec, the following temperance anti.
ci,. appropriate 20 Tue times
T,-,rutrS AND lNIEMrEKANCE.-li You
-. ,..,r,usl,. sn, body else 90 JOIN you M the
., go, - a ,lIr,ls,. aud have our own scholars
ru thvir names me DO - - -, ., ~
fr,.n this subject. II YOU ar I@'ut'. '.iO'o 80
L ',r, class m YOUR school VINO VIII bc le'dy
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ami 10 likewise, until a' W. ~, ~ ,.t
"a to ,orA A. they ought >ahdaN cen DO .e"'Iisl ;
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s--t I'D me Toy thc world meaning ~ si"s 'iS'
Ss-'.ct the work that look 80 snAil AlN s,.uP
~ tbe,r hand They zee me utraIi W".ened
~ ~ ~ l tr,r q-c A, discouraged oN the stnaline's
-t th..s-s,rkIF they would rather be 1rNlnS d
r,suer. like some OF our great e'A'se'.S',' o''us
49, 5,,,r heavy swaIhs %! gram lVu+e nh.
-n- uyN" ,t oder one. complaining % The
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about as many l, yuu % want ~ - ~ "a -, 80
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-N- p. ,..- TN. Ii.tlr work, faithfully done,
a m ,-rt ,or more ou the grand uuat ISSUE '''1"
We ever dreamed 10 the days oA PS'.oI' -
work stead Is % this emil ihey can 'S,n
..- 49,, ,r.iI Ue strong for tac over Iuro" oI IN
tcrperauco and is Kindred wees
=, Nicholas for April j. genuine spring
nu.rbsr. fIltd with fresh ana uiLeil Sl"..c'' tuS
yr-y brightest and sN ttscs1 spI'ue p "a -
sIi-b literature j. ttpresS1'' - -, tin,. ,rtiI,
, ..l,ri.e form. "a htyius welcome 20 'he return
offbe merry ~0uE-ter>. kaster' 'Vv' ~ ~
eI b. a urytty tablet, au1 on Nt1'. -
.,-f. -, -rr-i1I. Customs % Ea-iefr Ntsei loius
-, ,.a-l,.,- ,.s,s in which The uAN - OOseLN ca
snonx different nations; and Apl.t 80, - -
r,t- is share ut attention n q 7'l"' .. 80
1.r,r.,. Illustrations. several stories iu '-'
,,I f0 b AVE-. been selected Lot thcI sl'i = tt5
rN,r,rtrr-''>am Clemson, me SeSoI~s, e.; -, -
F-srk L. stockton. Turning shto Na,sl ",' .. -.
t...,fI frIfy cNtryfCl pictures, aul i@H' .'Ne'S-
- 49,. t,d4Isr be- heiuE each lUll OF tth'hUl Jy'
INV N,talthi. ,uring-time lghIue'' Is A'''ni'
alIv seasoned wiju articles vi "a -,
r.t.r. uut tqCaliy well "lfsleA' -. -,
Erlok,., Bird PAPER, Prot Proctor S Iei, ~ W.
Anil" and susan Coolidge mum 'u1'CI -,
f.-,t.h practical information in = pl'.s1e' Va!
julia Z. X. Dorr, ocauthut POEM -, 80. ~, -
true. pure sentiment, and "Oasl'i -
.t.tunaiDou'" Is stirring story OI adNe,So4N ~
lu-tratcd wilh very striking p,e.'Ie' -
Trowbridge ha- a noble talk win 1Ols on H0','
VIII 10 addition u the exc, ilvhl IL 80 =, -
al. own Master" and the llttle slviJ VI ~
IN - i,ot touul ar'-wIth its frank susSes
ti,as.-points most useful moral Tor st4s'
Wide Awake for April gives three graceful
combinations 10 Easlcr literature, Tue E4slei
FESTIVAL" by }. Newton Per&ins, "A ! LnNe !,
SON - by Mrs Burten, and ~ SLOT! I'etvii'
rocn Nv Nrs POulsou. Elizabeth stuart IheIPs
rortributes one OF her dnest poems al me ar
Z, MIS- FarmAn h1- funny piece OI NSist
entitled, Mammals Spring StOI4. iue tous
stories OF The number are cNnlthIl uvSisu'c ~
cautlvate thu boys, being The fhst hunl, %
4 IN yoo1tury and THAT night 80 Lower hi
l, by q. ii. y. Horton o. lht y. J. 4T'''"e
I.tIe Spriggiu's Brother" vii delight Tue s1Ail
en- boys and also their little S'steIs. Qullu Jas
-, 4, iris tie serial los sophie May Vttlens ~
interest aud Good tor Nothing fo.'N' 1he HelO
OF Miss FArInau's serial. promises 70 c.1se ne
adventures ia the next numHtr. 4GS r yII u.
Adventure OF Mlutlats Itt'rAlu Ia9t IL MLiSl
he loses hIs Giuner, is capital. Mrs. Helen LLacl
Myers gives q valuable paper relative 70 S&ep
iux the CARPET" But the cniei feature oI interest,"
70 the li.lle boys and girls al over inc OOuH'ty
subscribers and no. SUBSCRIBERS - w !tt NNAAS
. the article entitled. The Society OF W Ide AWAKE
HeIpers' Tbs Society arranged the boston
Dolls Fair last season, anu IN ms aIIlete 'eIi
work Tor Is71 is laid OUI, win rules ana pt!AeHS
ONLY - w ptr apnum. lila farnan, EdlIOri ID
Lo,hrop x Co, Publishers, Boston
The Nursery, publ he'd by J. L. ShOrey' 81
Bromaeld s., Boston, is full Of attraction TO the
very utlle people vi America Il IL pure edu
cater Of infants; and when bound, furni hes al
iueNhaus.iOle store VI amuseml NJ, with us preII!
pictures aud charming text. only sioo per year
postag prepaid by publisher.
BraInard's Musical World for April Is OF
our table, aud o, the most attra tive numOer o
thIs tsvUIite monthly we nave ever seen. ih'
mu-i, consists oI u charming new song anu enc
rus by GeO, " Persley, II viii Return TO Thee
Love = beautiful ballad BY Jules Laiort, AlleeI
ArrOon - Hold the Fort GRAND March" by 10
EeudiN, song OF the Rose ~ Fantasia, oy IN
Oesteu, ana Little Finger Redowa, oy Z. MACK
three eleg CANT piano forte pieces These I'VE piece
Of music alone would cost IN usual sheet form
about g W, while The World Is furnished u
subscribers al D 50 per anuum, or single copies
Is cents. The literary contents are Iu4ly UP 10 s''
li Ih standard OF this excellent Journal anu W.
afvl.e ali 10 any way interested IN musical mat
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