Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-10-12
LITERARY NOTES.

the next issue or the London Christmas
ARREdi, The Green Room
Mrs. Panton. a daughter of Firth. the
artist, has In the press of "a London publish
ing house y volume of poems.
The Revue DIES Deux Mondes. founded
fifty years ago, and to-day the principal re-
view in France, failed TO pay during the
first twenty years Of its career.
The pope'S new journal and organ, the
aurora started at Rome, Jan. /, 1879, has
reached a circulation of 5000 and is now
considered firmly established. 1t is con
tributed TO by persOnageS in the Vatican.
Professor Perry of Williams College,
spent much OF his vacation in profitable
historical Investigations bearing upon his
proposed history OF the town and college.
Both at Worcester and Blandforl he dis
covered new and valuable material. Many
Of the early settlers came from Blandford.
The New England Journal Of Educd-
ton contains. i'm its last issue, beautiful
tribute to Amy W. Bradley and her life
work. Miss Bradley is Maine lady whose
school at Wilmington, \. c.. has done so
much for the cause Of education in the
South.
Novel Observation-Disclosures the
First Born, by the author of beating
the Air;" The Home of TRUTH by the
author Of The House OF Lys;' The Hill
Replaced. sequel TO The Veil Removed;
"BlacklegS." by the author Of white
Wings :" Low Water. 70 be taken with
High Spirits" Lorenzo" sequel 10
The Mate Ofthe JeSSica;' "A Trusting
Hind" by the author Of a Doubling
Heart :" My Fathers Daughter" by the
author or That Son OF Mars.
DIR. w. b. Lapham Of Augusta. who Is
an enthusiastic antiquarian, found big
prize In Lewiston, lie is the happy owner
or . History OF the District Of Maine, by
James sullivan. published In 1875. The
book contains a map of the "di>irict or
Maine" II shows three towns iu Waldo
county and three towns in Oxford county.
Copies OF the book are quite rare aud this
specimen j. the more valuable because
the map which is missing In most copies,
O., 10 a state OF good preservation.
Poe would have been remarked upon
the street" writes George william Curtis.
He was OF SNEhtcr form than Willis,
less mindful OF hi> dress. pale and with
Siugularly dark aud commanding eye.
I'm room. without his hat, his high white
forehead aud intellectual aspect At once
distinguished him. Poe was -
bitter iu commenting upon hi, contempt
raric> IS Willis was friendly. He dct,d
crnSurc aud express q >coru of the public.
90 which with the instinct OF genius, be Yet
appealed. He went % Boston % read a
poem. There was q large audience and
great expectation. Poe re8d some verses
written when be was a boy Boston said
that ne was drunk. Poe retorted that IN,
poem was good enough for frospondi1nS.
1t i timely and pertinent. while the
WycliH. Bible celebration j. In progress,
60 revert to the fact that one OF the first
aud most perfect Bibles ever published IN
this country was the Collins Bible. guaTto
edition OF which was published by Isaac
Collins iu Trenton. y. J., In l1>t Isaac
Collins va, au admirable printer and the
edition CO tI, B.plc printed hy him Is said
90 have h.,u tAr most perfect and correct
English edition published up o. that time.
There wvr, sixteen proofs oi each form,
read by dir,r,u, pereou~-by Collins him
self. los members Oi his family. and hy the
most competent scholars and th,ologiln>.
Il - believed 90 Dee entirely free from errors
- high vas .tS reputation that when the
American Bible Society determined 10 issue
editions 90 the Bible IN different sizes,
committee or learned djyiucS. 10 whom the
task ~ selecting a standard MAS committed,
unanimously decided I'm favor OF CollinS'>.
The October Hiis A'rnt- opens with
suggestive story Tor all young girls who
D. L. al. ..a|N =
Good Fairy Know How. and written by
Mr. Christine Chaplin Brush. This IS ioI-
flowed hv Part II. OF Mrs. Lucia Chase
Bells amusing story 90 The Boy That
Vas Too Beautiful" Mrs. Ilupg,iart'S
Letter From Home, with - very original
Illustrations. will amuSe all the mtmmaS ~
least; The Lost Diamond Snuf-BoN, oy
Isabella l. Hopkins. with is two excellent
pictures i capital story and all The
BOY, will enjoy Mr.. Stewards account of
-Thompsou's Horseman>hip. BE
hind the Barn" by Mr.. Horton OF the y.
J. Tribune. Is a Spellin.-hooS story Tor the
little primaries A. solid and instructive
matter there i q spirited account OF the
brave boyhooI OF Capt. James =. Ead>,
whose name : connected with the M,>>i>-
>.nui J.t,icS. and a very interesting paper
>,rir, alou, engraving and the well known
eu-ragyr. Mr. Anthony, accompanied by q
portrait OF Mr. Anthony, and a picture OF
him 40 WORK. The number has many line
Illustrated poems, - usual The con-
>ulracy OF the Weather Cocks, has three
beautiful illustrations by Robert Lewis.
..pur GRANDMOTHER" by Mrs. Clara Doty
Bates. has q WY quaint peu-and-inS draw
4 ..srf-
closes the number with a capital exercise
song entitled The Chi!dr,u'> Orchestra.
Only 500 year, etc, etc.
On the first page of Wednesdays paper
We gave chapter from Judge TourSec'S
new novel. soon to bc published hy Ac>>r>
I ForJ>. Howard Hubert. of NcW York.
/ The chapter j. taken from advance sheets
I forwarded by tle publishers. II is COM
plets iu itself. and illustrates fully the scope
. and >tyic OF the book. The authors theme
/ - the chaotic condition Of Southern society
during the period 0f demonstrations and
/ The misunderstanding ~ Melton on election
+ day i "a type of the misconceptions which
I have continually arisen during the re-
adjustment OF relations between Tie two
races ia the Southern States. Judge
/ Tour.,e has studied this strange state OF
/ things, not Only with keen artistic sense
orthe pictorial effects. but with Philo-
sophie perception OF the underlying princi-
pies and philanthropist' passion for equal
/ Justice 10 all men. His book, considered
/ merely - a novel. j. married somewhat by
discussions which have nothing 20 do with
! the progress Of the story yet without these
/ discussions. il would not be so great a
hook a. il i. Bricks without straw" Is
the title which he has chosen comparing
, the task laid upon the euiranchlsed negro
~ the task required OF the I>raelites by the
EGYPTIAN monarch. For their complete
elevation 10 the position OF citizens, he