Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-05-06
The May Magazines.

BaHous.-The lea ding illustrated article Of the
MAY number, u about the monkey men OF New
Guinea. told by the author OF "a WhAleman's Ad.
ventures Then We Ind several nice stories, and
q number Of poems, adventures, and sea yarns
all going % make up the contents OF u ufst-class
magazine. Published by Themes Talbot, .
Hawlcy Street, Boston.
Sundat Afternoon springfield Mass FOR MAY
opeu- With he Rooms width, poem 10y Eliza.
beth Stusrt Phelps. Then comes an article which
calls for careful perusal and u oi special interest
IN thinkers. by Pres John B2scom ~ the Unlver-
sitv OF wi cousin formerly of Williams College.
II l. entitled The kingdom Of Heaven. Prottran.
cis \ walker OF Yale College. Superintendent OF
Census. writes Of The Present Standing OF Politi.
cal Erotomy. The Humility Of POsitiy.-m Is hy
he writer Of The Two Methods of Changing
CrCcds u The March number. T. l.. Rogers has \
second article on the MormUns. MTs.ilclcn Camp
bell writes Of The tenement house question As seen
from the standpoint OF the jerry MrAulcy mission
Mr.. Julia McNair Wright tells OF some expert
mruts ia economy by both cultured ladies' and Ia
boring women. The shorter articles include an
account OF tho mirage 10 Colorado ~ Alfred Ter
y Bacon, OF the origin Of our wear aud months
a. az present arranged, \ Night on the "Biucr
Lake" with contributions from Rev. Or. Tucker
and MARY Bradley.
A Tidal wave "of popular favor seems 20 have
struck .Scriiucr's Monthly. The Increase In sales
luriu. the ra,i sin months has been nearly TWEEN
IS thousand copies and the edition Ia England IA :
doubled The Nav issue .H5OlUl contains thirty
/ three articles and departments, among them an
] account OF Inc New Museum n Rome, W iIhClml
and Rcmcnyi. Day on the New Ork Docks, the
fret part of AdclinC TrRlons story, a capital in
stallmcnt OF "IlawOrth'-,' SC, &c, with the rst
OF The BrtZl Papers which have been 80 long
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/ Hdrper's The NAV number j. very richly Illus
/ traicd. containing over one hundred engrayings
] that NAV confidently chal augc comparison. The
illustrated subjects ODER unus ual opportunities for
picturesque treatment. At the outset the reader,
] in "A PeninsulAr Canaan" Is transported 10 that
| wonderful region kuown-thOugh Il can scarcely
J be saii 70 be known az all-as"the Eastern shore,
/ on the Chesapeake BAY. Howard Pylr.who writes
the articls also illustrates % with eighteen novel
/ pictures 80 character aud scenery. Colonel War.
/ iugs third Tyrol paper iAkes Us from Botzen 10
/ WAidhruck.nud then unveils the wonders OF Groi-
/ ner Ihal-ihe most curious and interesting OF the
TyrOlese Yalcys-wheTe 10 this day" the old RhWti.
Roman heather hold to her old Romance Ian
guaCe," and make wooden toys fnT the world. The
| illustrations Of character and OF the mountain
scenery are superb. The Artpaper OF the number
| Is devoted to The study OF Art IN linston.' by
George 4. Lathrop, with twcuty-cight fine llustra-
/ tons Juhua Wilcox contributes an interesting
. article, amply illustrated, on The Piano and ita
Antccedents.' The principal article, IN the Num-
Der, regards timely interests William Winter 3
beautiful paper about strauordupOn. AvOn-n
the theatre Of festival commemoralion on the
occasion OF the dedication Of the Shakespeare Mem
orial building. This paper is in Itself beautiful
! shAksrearc Memorial. Edwin 7. Whipple con
tributes 4 mastery personal sketch Of Motley, the
/ historian. william BlAike's paper on The Risks
! OF Athletic Work. IL timely and important The
! illusiI ated story Of the Number, Lord Allen =
DAughter,''by Mrs. +. w. Iatimcr.is fun OF thrill
! ing incident. Alice Perry contributes 4 lighter
story, Miss May" and Miss Mulock's young
| Mrs Jardine"is continued. Poems are contribut.
ed by Il II Stoddard, win Wallace Harvey, and
/ Fannie X. Robinson.