Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-05-22
OUR TABLE.


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paper on Contemporary Art in Germany even
more novel ana interesting than his previous con
| tTibutCns Oh English and French art. The illus.
traiIons represent the beet work leading Amer.
| lean engrayors. Since the performance az Bay.
| reuth Of Richard WagneT's Nebeungen Ring
| trilogy there has been unusual popular interest
! in the story OF the NieJeluugcn Lay. In this mum
| Der, Mics Iela VI. SchOOnmaker, a cultivated Ca
/ man writer, gives very graphic outline Of the
story and its principal characters, which are also
| rendered by the mastery pencil Of Mr.. Fredrr.
icks in eight effective Illustrations. Mr.. Wilii4m
| 4 Rideing contributes papei-also huely i.u.
| trated-On The Wheeler survey n Nevada. Glib.
! rslm--its history, is natural features aul rs
modern political aud military signlcanee-is the
! subject of paper as Interesting ~ romance
/ by george VI. ToWle. Those who have read with
/ - much interest Mrs. Iicats papers 0u "pur
/ Familiar Birds, - viii heartily welcome NJ. A. %.
! Minut's attractive aud cNccleuuy illustrated "a.
/ per on Birds Nests Lovers Of downright hu
! NOR will be delighted with Marc J. Cook story
| Moses tlymers Busiucss illustrated Dos Alb
| bev. DIR. John W. Draper continue, his luu1r.
tuut series Ol illustrated papers, popular ENuu.
! si.iOn ct some Scientific Experiments Iiclsu
1 has, as usual, generous allotment uf space
! Charles I;esies rSmark1blc novel "a woman
! lluter" an B!,chmOrr's "Eicml. are cjntiuu.I
| Mrs. Frank NJ 'Carihy'- short story, The Probes
sor's victim" o. wen tpij, and A. otrl f. i. D..
! dramatic. 4 lirgr iu-t1limtul OF Julian iiAN.
! thurnc's Garth, full Of Interesting uramltf.
-ituations,-roucludc, tHis ycly interesting novel.
! Mrs Mace, he author OF "I-raiii,' routuhuts,
| poem entitled 4 Dream land tN}t' Nisa Fannie
! H. Robinson AN rlrr FOR a GTmcO Within
! GIL-nu, iu las poem, la FIESTA Jcllo Su.uY.'
| sutcts iuliy m;O the spirit Of The festival Tho
| Editorial Departments furnish, as usual, We'll
organized body OF entertaining and instructive
! matter
The Leonard scott Publishing CO.. a. EarrI,v
street New York, have repub',hci tu1 FniN.
BrRGu REVIEW tor April The following are tlc
| content, The House oi tore-cuc, Jrub.- Atur
| orators. wallace Russia, Tenn sons queen
Mary and Harold Life aud letter. ui Charlie.
kingsley, Native Policy 30 SJuth AFRICA, Brigaud.
/ age in sicily, N1mauoW'- tr0-- and sword, Wei.
| iugtOn and cent on Eastern Afur-. The first
article Is one of those concise account, OF h-tpr.
| houses. complied from records privately printed.
| which occasionally appear 90 The QIlrtrr.lrs
The Forte. cues were one oil me most ancient and
| honorable families 40 tugian Tue first member
VINO received particular notice Wa made Chan.
| cellOr by Henry VI. lie was one Of the earliest
u set forth tn anyt ing Ike An abstract treatise
the excellence Of Eogli'h Law aud constitution.
scrIbncr ro- June II more co.mopo tan ,,,,,
| u-ual. containing. tn story, essay and trqveI'
| sketches OF lite m France, spain, Turkey ~vri,
Russia, Great Britain and America. Among the
| sO-cAll'd 'timplt paper, may be mentioned a
| descriptive criticism 90 the -,A.Ic oil 81 nv
Enlignteulng the W Grid, by Charlie, D.Kty. ALA
| Damascus by diligence, by an a. consul .t.tIoo
! il was done IN Great Britain the narrati,. -,
British civil service reform hy Edward o Graz
one of the evil ser, cs Ntmincr- under Pre- drui
| Grant; "a state Bal ~ Constantirople." .,yiI.
/ lac Sanitary Work the third OF Col Wtf.n.,'s
papers OF practical suggestions There Ia ai.n ,
! pr6fuscly illustrated paper ON "Crotsn w. a
| by W II. ri Icing, with some hair breadth e.rlri.
| from drowning in the i4ueduCt. Ih. ti-ru..i.,
| of the merits ot ths Russian novelist Tourya'o.q
receives an accession 90 bi9g .4pAictI skrffi. M,
| Boyesen with portrait. Charles Dudley W.-r..~
has a study OF character in hi- Oh ituary notice 81
| Nv summer lu a Garden Calvin The ca. 1.t
| Or papers a-c" Benz amin D.-lael by r. s. N8.IqI.
| The Traditional Music - the spanish L yrsn.,.. o.;
| bv Nena Sturgs "Pond Life hv Nh. H,r-.ek
| i, study nom the microscope, ''lhc fmmor.lIk-
| or me soul" an attempt 40 Sorratlc dialo.rs h.,
| Edward Payspn; ana an illustrated paper On
| Hor,es Or. Hollands Nicholas MutGuno b.
| continued and N.cholts's plans Tor dealing wiz,
| talI.bp1fs are put into practice. Mrs. Rfrp 40
| the author OF That La, Lpwre'-' (Which d,
receiving 40 much praise from tbc cr.tI's, IA n
| hort story Or FrancO-A American Tie lG Paris, on
| ,ltlsI ole Monsieur De- Ia Polite Dame Tn.
poetry Of the number il contributed hy Mr, Thlv-
| ter Mrs piait, Mrs. Elizabeth Aker- Allen. Chas
| I. Daltv, THE OH Cabinet anil "Br.r.s Brar. %
| the latter department containing among tho hu
! uo-5us verse dainty little poem eutiile, ohio
War of the Roses b-. Holland discusses IN hi.
| Topics OF the Time "r1e Future of New
| York o." Houses anil rhings.' AMI The Changes
| Preaching. and pays 2 hI-n tribute - the late
Edward seymour Of the Nrrihuer nrm. THE
| OH Cabinet Disagree With Iourgenef's own
estimate OF the strength Of his imag nation. has
| something ahout 'Juggierv and Miracle In Art DID,
etc etc. "IOmc and Society has humorous
| talk about Glassware and Glas..houses," by
| Clarence Cook who will contribute short articles
| 10 this department from lime L. time, a Make.
| shit Bed,tead" aud Camp stoves" both nus,
tratedl for summer tourists and supplemental
note on "Cisterns" by Col WAring. The
Worlds Work is short but practical.
BaIIou's Monthly FOR June il already issued
| and will command the attention OF the whole reqd.
ing public, for IL b. full of nice oBgrayings, the
best stories. the choicest poetry and three pages
| Of VI. Quad'- Fun AMI I'm norous matter. written
expressly for Ballou's Magazine. ami 70 be found
nowhere else. Published by Themes & Talbot,
p Hawley Street, and FOR sale all over the cOun.
try, or 80 per year, postpaid.
The Nursery. a monthly magazine for the
Young folks, published by John l.. ShOrcY. 81
| Bromdeld St, Boston, terms 81 90 per year, has
| become Ind spenssbie Ia every hoUseh0li where q
has once been seen i, IL fl'l % interesting ROAD,
! ing aud attractive pic,urcs Tor the very sm-!lest
| children.
| st. Nicholas for June is a. bright o. the Jane
! sunshine AMI full Of June's breczn - and cheer
| The lrontl-pece D. ine picture Of" June Morn
Ing and III the close OF the number Prof Proctor
| shows the stars To- Jusc while between these two
! we lnd many OF the delightful scenes with which
| every June dag j. Oiled There is DAINTY pie.
| ture on one page Of little girl IN gown ana snn-
| bonnet. demurely rsading her fortune nom the
! daisy leaves, and on another, barefoot boy -
| enj0ying Rsv summer frolirs with frsky colt.
| The Green House with Gold Naiis-sO beautifully
| pOrtraycd-is one Of Jgnc's special treasures
| Wild Mice begin their June-time travels along
| their numbere-s litile paths, through the helds
! peepinI ont 40 here and there in Mr. Rior,lan's
! exquisite pictures. the nest. IN which some OF
| our common birds spend this gloriou- month are
] described bv Prof Brook: and the june Roses
! bloom 10 Edgar Fawcetrs pretty verses. The
! Peterkins' Tea Party Is a most interesting and
! amusing occasion. TOmmy's Cousins Is very
| funny story. It'll even funncr pictures by Church.
Annetta Plummers Diary "A remarkable Journal
! is revealed 70 Us by Abby Morton Diaz; and
Joel ;tacy's record Of The Naughty Little Egyp.
tlan, !, touching and comlcal.
The Atlantic for June IS an exceedingly read
able number. Mr.. Edward IL. knight s"cond
| article on Crude aud Curious layen'i1u ieyOt.
ed almost wholly 10 drums, ar' nisins more
| than thirty illustrations 70. oliver Wendell
Holmes contributes one OF his inimitable society
| poems entitled The First Fan. Waha toy-a; or
| Before the Graders by ii. H., is picturesque
description Of an excursion 10 the mountains and
| Mexican villages OF Southern Colorado. The
| South Carolinian who has In previous numbers
| photographed so unsparingly the politics and
morals of his native state gives clear and graph
| ic picture OF South Carolina Society. Charles
Francis Adams, jr, concludes his paper on The
May-Pole Of heuymount Albert q, Brown, Jr.
contributes the ward OF Inc llree Guardians,
story OF frontier life. a critical essay on FIJI
Green Halleck, from the pen OF George Parsons
Lathrop appears almost simultaneously with the
erection Of the poets statue in Central Park, New
York. Mr.. Edward FitZgcrald's Translations are
the subject of another critical paper by T. 5 Per
~ In addition to Dr. Holiness sprghtly poem,
there are poems by Bayard TAYLOR, 4 IL; Stod.
dard and Marian Douglass. The Contributors
Club is bright and lively, az might be expected
when both Mark Twain and T. Il. Alirieh are
represented IN Us pages. The pubic are let 10
guess WHICH are lAti NOukA ADNt'h'' t'' ~
music this month consists of a song by +. Boil
with words by W. ". Story. The memoirs OF
Charles Kingsley and Barry Cornwall, Wallaces
Russia and Schuy Iers Turkistan, are among the
books reviewed and under Education is an account
of the fine laboratory for women lately establish
ed IN Boston.
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1.-THE CONFLICT OF AGES"
Men differ on nearly every Issue. There have
always been opposite parties in politics and re-
ligion, though the measures fought over ono day