Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-02-10
LITERARY NOTES.

lies Bebes d. Helene" is the title Of
ognized as ''IieleD's Babies, by Mr.. Hah.
bertOn.
"A neat pamphlet has been issued con.
tanning biographical sketches OF the mem
hers OF the Senate aud House OF RepreSen.
tatiycs OF Maine for lsso, aud viii be for.
wardcd BY mail 10 any one who forwards
fifteen cents and their address TO Howard
Owen, Augusta, Me.
-Itis said that Eugene Schuyler will re.
ccivc eight thousand dollars for the right
of serial publication in ScribHer's NoRihly
of his Life OF Peter the Great, reserving
all rights 10 publish in book form on is
completion in the Magazine. The value Of
copyright Of such standard work can
scarcely be estimated. As the sale contin-
ucs for many years. Moreover, II may be
mentioned in this connection that the illus
trations of this serial will cost not les,
than s25, 900.
Richard Grant White says in the AtaA.
&c Monthly that the correct pronunciation
of Dlsraeli's new title II Beckonsfeld.
The LiferdTy World simultaneously declares
that BeaconShed should be pronounced
like Beacon Street, and afirms that Bee.
konsiield is an afiectation 10 be discouraged.
This dispute has excited good deal offcel.
ing in Boston. and unless an authoritative
decision j. soon reached, our Massachu.
sets neighbors may be Obliged themselves
To call ont the militia.
The simple announcement that the Fri.
bune Almanac FOR 1880 Is now ready. + the
only hint which the American public re-
qulre< In reference 10 this annual register.
rhis j. the only Almanac published IN the
United States. that has National rcpui4-
ton The eclectic principle lies at the
base Of thoroughly digested Almanac.
rhe Tribune Almanac does not have ency-
ci0pRdic aims. II j. common-seRse man
ual Of American politics intended for actu-
al use by practical public.
la the library or the Glasgow Uuiver-
Sity Is a mctrical version OF the Bible By
al old Scotch divine, the Rev. Zachariah
Boyd. The WORK Is in manuscript and in
40 danger OF immediate publication.
These extracts are sufficiently curious
Jacob made Tor his wee JOSH
\ tartan coat 10 keep him cosie.
Quoth Mrs. Job 20 Mr.. job.
Curse Cod aud die"
Quoth Mr.. job To Mrs. job,
"Nn you Jade. notI"
The family Bible Waship ,ton used AZ
Mt. Vernon j. now owned by Old Christ
Church AZ Alexandria, Va. where his pew
>till remains, and Were he occasionally
read the service 10 The congregation rs yes
tFyman. The ot.urch has spent $4,000 in
repairs duriu'. the past five years, but has
deot OF 200 which IL is trying 10 wipe
out by appeal for contributions, and one
way y. opposed To lift part OF the burden is
to EEL Washington's Bible 10 the Mt. YER
Von Association, which is anxious TO buy
10.
Julian Hawthorne. who can hardly be
considered the son Of his father in a liter
Iry sense, has brought forth Il new novel.
in which one of the characters, a Miss
Dane, kills bull that runs amer her.
Throwing her pettcoat, which she had tax
IN off, over his horns, she laid him low
with one blow Of Ratchet.
Gle i quite dead remarked Sir Hubert. To
which Miss Mary replied very grimly, NO bull
or anything else shall chase me across Held.
ami live "a tell OF ~. II l hadn't Killed him
this afternoon wopld have shot him this eve
what chance could an offending husband
have with such a wife:- BelGist Journal.
The February atlantic Is notable
number, containing in addition 20 it, new
quota OF ~ pages, a supplement giving 4
full account OF the Holmes Breakfast, with
the speeches, poems, and letters OF that
very interesting occasion. Several new
chapters are given OF Mr.. fIowells' serial
The Undiscovered Country" and IL q,
safe 20 say that any one who fails 10 read
IL loses some OF the most delightful OF cur
rent reading. Mr.. Longftllow's poem.
Helen Of Tyre, in the measure OF "San-
dalpOn." j. one Of the most pleasing poems
Mr. LongfcliOw has ever written. Richard
Grant White has curiously interesting
article on 'Antonins Stradiyarions and the
Violin" Goodwin Smith contributes
striking essay on PessimiSm,' which i
sure of wide reading and liberal criticism.
q. T. Cranch, the poet, writes an interest
Ing and instructive essay on"W ordsw WORT 90
Miss WoOl>on has short story, The
South Devil which no lover of go| 81 ,to-
rieS should miss. There l. an Unsigned
paper well worth reading on TT e Strong
Government Idea There arc In addition
20 other poems and essays, criticisms ~
Fi>ke's new essays, Dickens Letters: and
A varied collection of brigh, things 10 Con-
tributors Club. IN exec llent number AZ
the regular rrice,-the publishers giving
their readers the Holmes Breakfast