Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-08-17
AMONG THE BOOKS.

Whether there are precious metals
enough in the rocky hills of dear old
Maine to pay for mining them or not. is
an open question; but certain it is that
English Literature is an inexhaustable
mine of precious gems, and whatsoever
will may gather Of them freely.
In the books which have been written
by English speaking authors, or which
have been translated into English, we
have within our reach the stored up wis
dom Of the ages.
With the vast number Of new books
constantly coming before the public there
Is danger of forgetting the old books,
some of which are unrivaled in interest.
ANY of us who have read W atoms Angler,
remember with what delight We turned
over those fresh and sparkling pages
fresh still though the hand that wrote
them has been dust for nearly two hun
dred wears. Rutherford's Letters bear
still the fragrance of hearts pure devo-
tiop. and awaken new love and the spirit
of sacrifice in all who read them.
Robert Burton forever enriched English
literature by that wonderful book Of his,
the Anatomy Of Melancholy"
There is, perhaps, not an enterprise In
the United States but owes something Of
the energy Of its prosecution to some OF
the sturdy sons of Maine, and of many
both in the inception and prosecution they
are the main spring. This is illustrated
by the book publishing hrms-James r.
OsgOOd, of the firm of. K, OsgoOd n Co.,
Is a native Of Fryeburg.
Mr.. J. $ Sanborn, formerly of Port
land and son of o. l.. Sanborn, an old
Portland publisher, is member Of the
American Book Exchange company that
Is doing so much to cheaper standard
books. By using type setting machines.
which do the work Of four or FIVE men,
by selling directly to the public, thereby
giving the people the benefit of the profits
usually pocketed by the booksellers, they
are enabled 10 furnish the best works a,
marvelously lew prices. Thus, 'Gerkies
Life Of Christ" in many respects the best
vet written, is issued by them, bound in
cloth, for fifty cents, formerly published
n $50 Gibbons Rome, entire,
with notes by Milmsn, in five handy
volumes substantially bound, good clear
type, at fifty cents per volume; and other
works at equally cheap rates.
All these firms that are publishing
good works at low rates are virtually
waging war upon the Objectionable htera-
;ure Of the day, by making the good so
easy Of access.
4 book has been recently issued by the
American Tract Society, Boston, entitled
The Workman, his False Friends and
his True Friends" by Rev. J. p. Thomp-
son. Il IS the last work Of the author
and discusses with ability and in a com
mon sense way, the questions of capital,
labor, property, money, trades unions,
strikes: with review ofcommunism and
socialism. IL is timely volume and
worthy of careful and extensive reading.
l, costs but one dollar and every voter
should read il.
Those interested in house decoration,
or in the preservation of insects, birds or
animals should procure Batty's Practical
Ta1idermy and Home Decoration, pub
lished by the Orange Judd Company, n.
Y. price $3.50 1t contains directions
for SHINING, stuffng and mounting AMI
mails and fishes, large and small, for col
Letting and preserving insect, and birds
eggs, how 70 use rocks, leaves, ferns, and
Other natural forms for the decoration and
identifying Of home.
The life Of William Ellery Claiming
viii prove a valuable study to al. though
they may differ with him on theology.
The purity Of his life, the high position
he took upon slavery, war, temperance,
education, the elevation of the masses,
makes his life quiekener to the moral
life Of every one who reads It. Claiming
was born JUS, one hundred years ago and
the American Unitarian Association OF
Boston, has issued centenary edition OF
hrs Life BY his nephew. VIM. H. Chan
ming. in one volume Of 720 pages, a, the
very low price Of Sl.OO.