Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-04-09

Those who wish 90 see our country redeemed
from the evil OF intcmpcrance, should never lose
sight OF the paramount importance OF thc rlklt
home training OF the young. Nothing can more
.n..ctutIlv aid the work - educatu our boys and
gIr- in total abstinence principles than Co give
chem the YoUNG PEOPLES CoMRADE. WhiciLis
The best young folks temperance paper We nave
ever .arn while. b, n utncrICrpyct- very attract
iye and highly 10 be commended IL is punhsucd
bv / Pope NOse. Rockland. Maine. 20 D1 cents
year. and the publisher desires 70 nnd person
actively interes ted IN temperance 10 make thor
ough canvass for Use toMhApt IN every lOcAlllff
for which service he VIII pay very Literally, we
heartily commend the paper 70 me ItNoraoie c"l-
sideratlOn OF our rea ier-.
Teachers in the sunday-school who desire real
PRACTICAL HELM IN their teaching should take the
NATIONAL sUSDAY SCHOOL TEACHER. 10 has no
waste pages and publishes NO unu-able material.
The information IN 70 Is abundant, condensed 70
the uoint and can be readily found. The number
for April is teeming with good things. 'Pan-s'
writes on MONDAY Work for superintendent
and the relation OF the church 20 the Sabbath.
school T. admirably Get oTth Ia an article entitled
,.The Nursrrv OF the Church" by Rev. Robert
Tuck Under Biographical, Geographical kellS-
iou- Orders Antiquities, and natonalit'si can De
found all the help needed that j. not gwen "a lRe
excellent Notes and comments on the lc,.nn- pub
lished In this journal The SCHOLAR NEhhLf,
for the pupils Is also iull OF helpful mater lot
them Can bee given out weekly The LITTLE
FOLKS il d bright and IN ere,ting paper Tor the
infant classes. Chicago Adams, Blackmer LY-
on Publishing Co.
-. NICHOLAS for April-The stories Of foreign
lif,. form a leading feature ot the number. There
ia first, Sarah keable- Hunts account 81 HOW
Kitty was lost in a Turkish BaZadr,' In Egypt ~
Illustrated bv a fronts plece then iolloNs 'Old NJ
coliau tale OF Russian peasant HE, IS TN pc
ture of a snow storm on the -tcppr- next comes
Puck Parker" by Mrs. Lizzie ". Champncy,
with two illustrations by Il j. Wells lampney,
a story OF little boys escape nom D. lcaguercd
Paris in n balloon with bis father and mother AMI,
siIer these. 1.-THE Three Horse-shoes,p by David
Ker. a tale OF how Maurice de SAKE, harshAl OF
France under Louis w found uutch BACK.
smith As strong a. himself Easter IN Germany
with nine illustration deals with German county
customs of the Easter time, aud "A VISIT to q
London Dog-shOWn H. a description, with several
pictures OF an exhibition Of canine pets OF AL
sorts in Alexandra palAce London.
The instaiment Of "Drifted into Port" the -e-
rial story Tor boys, has striking picture bY >ol
Eytinge. and describes deeply interesting mel
den, OF schOo-bOy country lie IN England ana
the monthly portion OF Under the Lliac.,' MISE
Acott's story, tells about some funny ana delight
ful sunday experiences OF Ben and MS lrieh9s
and displays line Illustration by Mary hallo'N
FOote .-..
In a lively short paper, entitled THE Professor
Mr.. Clarence Cook relates how asmart boy aston
shed his brother and sister and the nurse Win
some curious scientific experiments.
Then there are some funny Letters from DICK
HaTdip away Al school a laughaOle story ~!
Howard Pyle, entitled Wise Catherine ana me
n aboutermanneken,n = hich recites a shreWd slil
adventure with gnome. and il conspicuou-ly IL
lustrated by the anthor; and some comlcal teI-.5
written by Mrs. h. Corbett, and tufnlshei WIN
droli pictures 10y Mr. l.. Hopkins, nanating the
woes of Three W ise Women" on land ana Sea,
Resides all this there are poems, humorous anu
tender four versihed charades by Mr.. { P.CrAhch
a comcal .full-page picture by NJ. Vol, and an
attractive talk with girls under the title AWAY
Behindhand.'