Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-10-07

iual was undoubtedly used as by-word to
express the fact that''the music Is INSURER
! ably bad, or''that must he the tune the Old
COW died of. " A later idea was 10 use the
quotation to express the fact that good
reason, however unsteady expressed, will
not answer To a hungry man (any more
than it did to the COW y in place OF good
dinner.
There was an old man and he had an old cow,
And he had no fodder 10 feed her,
So he took up his fiddle and played her this tune,
consider, good COW, consider,
This isn't the time for grass to grow,
Consider, good COW, consider"
The advice was seasonable, but the old
cow died nevertheless.
The Atlantic Monthly for October is
an excellent number, though it has few ar
ticleS by eminent contributors. One of
the most interesting articles in this num-
Der is by the author of Certain Danger
Gus Tendencies" on "Sincere Demagogy."
Lovers of music will find very attractive
article by W. F. Apthorp on "Giacomo
Meyerbecr Sidney Hyde gives an inter
eSting description of Life ut Little
Court" Principal Sharp, of Edinburgh,
contributes an engaging essay on Burns
and Scotch Song before Him" Willard
Brown describes the aim and extent of the
movement of Socialism in Germany"
Richard Grant White adds another chapter
to his capital English sketches, entitled
a Dav AT Windsor" Art lovers will read
with much interest a paper on ''The Venus
of Milo Irene the Missionary mp
proscheS completion. "The House of Nc
Wicker, by NJ l.. Thompson, is one OF the
frf rffsg Poems
bv I. b. Aldrich, William Winter, +. 5.
Colbert, Katharine Lee Bates aud Celeste
VI. \ WinSlow: a fine variety of readable
paragraphs i'm the Contributors Club; and
Notices of New Books complete the list of
good things the October atlantic offers.
HID Aicdk, for October opens with
froutiSpiece which illustrates Rev. |. l..
BcemauS true story of Hunting Deer.
This is followed by an interesting article
from Mary Wager Fisher ON the"Philadcl
phia Reform school" with thirteen pen
and ink drawings by Hermann Fabcr.
Then comes 4 capital story about ''Polly'S
Temptation" with charming drawing by
Champ" who also has a full-pagc draw
ing for Mrs. Lizzie W Champuey'S 'Trot- !
ting Song" Two other full-paGc Illus |
irated poems are :. G.. Stones How they |
Received the King and The Weeds |
Mission" 10y Margaret Eytinge, Nip and |
Tuck" j very funny story. with very
funny pictures. by Eleanor Kirk, Glow |
the Penny Family Lived, is a capital true
sketch. by Amanda b. Harris. The Boy |
that would Climb Trees" by Janet Car |
rutherS. j. another good short story In |
st Olave>" the story has reached an eI
citing climax while iu the "Dogberry |
Bunch part of that interesting family are |
m noisy Chicago. There i also nice |
pictorial story for little folks about "Fred's |
Pet" am article about DIR. Johnson and |
his Times and glimpse In Belgium
by Mrs Alfred Macy. while don Quixote |
Jr. meets with an Indian Fighter, and |
big story Teller. only 500 wear Ella |
Farmau, editor u. Lothrop Co. pub
fishers
The last Princeton Review slavery val !
uahlc number of thi, able aud well known
Review. Il contain, eight articles, of
which the first ON the Progress of Chris
tauity iu the United States" by Prof |
NchoG. shows how well prepared is dis
tingui,hcd author was 10 cnlightcn the
members of the eighth Conference OF
the Evangelical Alliance, recently held
40 Basic, Switzerland. aud all the rest of
Europe. ou that subject Three articles
are ola philosophical character, VIZ. "Thc
Philo>ophic Movement in Italy, by Prof !
Luigi Fcrri. Pm. D.. of the University OF
Rome" Religion and Morality, by Rev |
Henry VI Day of New Haven; and The
Problem of the Human VIII" by Prof |
Henry Coldcrwood, l.. L. D., OF the Uni !
vcr>ity OF Edinburgh. The subject Of
.'Sccularized Education is discussed by |
Pres. Robert /. Dobuey OF HamPdeu sgd !
ney Thco1 Seminary. Also Prof. Henry |
Coppic. l. /. D.. OF the Lchigh University |
writes of Painting in it, Historic Rela-
tionS:" sheldon Amos. l.. /. d., OF Lon
don. ON The Laws of War in their Bearing |
ON Peace" and Principal Sharp, d. {. l.
OF the University of 1t. Andrews, on ''Nir-
XII a. Precursor OF Christianity" The
Review is TO Doe commended for il great
ability. and the low price at which ii is is
,ued-only two dollars year for six num-
bcrs