Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-04-12
LITERARY NOTES.

! The Boston TrdreleT says Mr.. Howells
new novel Is entitled "A Fearful Respousi
billy and viii run as u serial In Serb
ner's Monthly.
The late Sir George Colley was tn
author of the excellent article "Army" /,
y the Lew edition of the '-Encyclopedii
, Britannica" The article, which occupie,
some sixty pages, was one of the few writ
ings of the lsmented general.
Richard Grant White was badly i'm
/ posed upon by some Engllshmen, and j. eN
posed by CORES pOndeut OF the Netc YorI
/ Sun. In a RECENT paper In the Atlantic
/ Mr.. White mentioned and commented II
al seriousness upon the fact that he ha1
seen while In England, the business car,
OF professional hangmsn hearing tn,
I following words: ''William- Marley. Exc
I cuti0ner, - -Street--. y. b Exc
cutiOnS attended 10 with promptness an,
/ dispatch" or course from such tex
a readable sermon was preached; hut
I NHa CORES pOndent shows that in Englau,
the word eXecuti0ner does not NEAR
'hangmau" hut simply Sherii's officer
who leVies executions or in other words
seiz"S the goods Of debtors 10 sell them in
satisfaction OF judgement for debt. Meth
er i Marley the name of the English hang
man.
Mr.. 6. z. Lothrop, in the curren,
number Of The H'eSterH. published at ST
Louis. contributes the following beautiful
lines;
DO YOU remember. my sweet absent son,
ON In the soft June days forever done
You loved the heavens so warm and clear and
high;
And when Hned you, son came your cry
"i'ui me way up-'way up in blue sky"
Z laughed and said could not set YOU down,
Your gray eyes wonder.Gllcd beneath that
crown
OF bright hair glaldened me as you raced by.
Another Father now. more strong than !,
u1s borne you voicclcss to your dear blue sky.
"A paper by L. w Emerson, on his
personal Impressions of Thomas Carlyle.
made up frdm his unpublished letters writ
teu AZ thr time al his first visit 10 Eng
sud, viii appear In >cribHsr for May.
The publication j. made by special arrange
meut with Mr.. Emerson and the MiSSa-
chu>ettS Historical Society. before which
-n" paper Was rrat. aud in the minutes of
which 10 : TO Doe printed ailer its appear
tUcr ga NCrtia,r.
'Cur> FROM TuE WurrE House. In
this handsome volume OF 500 pages have
been brought together some of the most
important utt,rauceS 90 our twenty prcsi
dvut>. carefully selected from speeches and
t.Hf.
correspondence. and touching upon 50 large
NsTi.iy CO.. subjects. S1m- ot them occupy
~,,~rh pt-c>. while others are In the
form of paofSW-, aud ~ W Q power
Which most cot our presidents have had
20 putting things graphically and 10 the
puiut. Thus. Juhu Adams says ''Gtuiou>
- oitpuer an instrument of divine ven
:, ance than guardian angel: "Wise
Statesmen. ike able artists OF every kind,
study nature, and their works are perfect
iu proportion s. they conform 10 her
law: !, q. rsou, An honest heart being
tlr Dirt blessing, a knowing head i the
second: The man Who fights for the
country j. entitled 10 vote; Madison.
Justice : The end OF government ;
The union Of The States j. strengthened
Pos every occasion which puts 10 10 the
test. Jackson. There are no evils In gov
,rum,ut It. evils exist only IN abuse" ;
No man i good enough - govern an
other man without that others consent"
There are Two principles that have stood
I face - face from the beginning of time,
and will ever continue ~ struggle; the
/ th,. one i the common right OF humanity,
aud the Other j. the divine right Of things.
/ We might an pages with these tcyse and
telling paragraphs, had we space, u show
what the compiler claims that lin The reg
ular succession of rulers. the chief magtS-
tr1tc~ or the United States have all been
uf fair rrputHtion and abilities, aud many
Of them men OF superior literary ability
srd singular devotion to the interests oi
humanity and Freedom"
The contents are chranologicslly arrang-
Cd. The names orthr different Presidents
in consecutive order from Washington 10
Garh,h Each chapter i prcfaCed 10y q
synopsis Of the life and services OF il sub
irrt. md most of'he extracts are dated.
with hrioi explanations 81 The Cirrnm>tan-
c,~ under which they were written. The
work. n fact. j. a handbook from which
,hr reader m,y l-aru more ofthe real char
gCtsrs OF the men who form tho subject OF
- contents than from any other single
volume 81 which We hSve knowledge.
selections are made with admirable
Judgment. and with The purpose Of show
ING not only the peculiar political opinions
OF the writers hut their social and dome>-
tic characteristics. Aside from H. inter
r>t>. the volume j. Invaluable u a couycn-
lent book az reference Tor the student,
yourg. or old. Of American history l. i
printed In clear. large type, i taStefully
and strongly hound, aud Is supplement by
a ve'y tuil index.
.Chip- from fhc White House. or. select ns
from fft. speeches Conversations. Diaries. Let
tors an1 other writings. ofRll the Presidents
81 th.. ui'rd states. Compiled by jeremiah
Chaplin. Boston: II. Lothrop & Co. price