Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-05-03
LITERARY NOTES.

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Shakespeare's works with the first money
he ever earned.
The Philadelphia American offers
twenty-one prizes, to the amount Of 81 500,
for the best editorials, special essays, and
roems, written by college students or
graduates. The judges arc Noah Brooks,
Walter Allen and NJ. p. Handy.
The recent declaration Of Postmaster
General James In favor of the establish
meut In this country Of Postal Savings
Banks, gives timeliness to a brief paper
on ssPost-Offlce Savings Banks In Great
Britain" in the forthcoming Scri6ner,
written at the request Of the editor by an
official OF the English General Office. and
presenting some facts and figures not
heretofore published.
The new "Stock Doctor" issued by
Hubbard Brothers, Boston, Mass, is
complete Encyclopedia for stock owners.
The Practical Farm Journal says; cit Is
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md not 10 be classed with cheap edit )ns.
1t is a large book OF 1000 pages, and 400
illustrations. We advise our readers to
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There is an actual need for such work.
tmong large class OF people, and
the Publishers offer capable men rare
chance for business, introducing Il.
MFR. Chaloner Smith, of the English
Probate office, has made list OF spellings
of the word "cuShions" in early wills, and
finds total of 593. The following four
specimens turned up in the course of half
an hour: "Qwheshngs, cwyschens A. ID.
1851 J, cossohens 1885 }. cossrhens.
Four others, in another half hour are
''chusshons. chosshons, coysshons, cous-
~houus." The list of debts due to n
trstator are not classified as good" and
bad" but n "sperat dettes" and ''des-
perat dettes.'
May number of BdllOu'S Illustrated
Magazine opens with IN illustrated article
on Coustantinople, written by AN officer of
the United. States Navy, who has recently
slf, q that famous place, aud saw the
sultan and some OF the wonders OF the city.
Then there follows an illustrated article
IN Liverpool; and the thrilling In iiau
story of The Crimson Trail" Is continued,
md becomes more complicated than ever
Take IL all IN all, there Is more good solid
reading in Ballou' S.thau in any other maga-
zine in the country, because there u not n
dry article in IT, ~ in other serials, aud
this il what the people want. As family
publication. Ballou'- is unsurpassed, be-
cause it is only Sl.50 per annum, or fifteen
cents 4 single number.
Judge Toursec was entertained by
party OF gentlemen nj Union League club In
New York Tuesday evening. In his reply
| TO the toast 10 the guest OF the evening. he
said that he came north eleven years ago.
| determined To lay the state OF things at the
| South before the public, and In some way
10 secure attention 10 what be believed Ia
be the only rem.dy-universal education.
| lie tried Ia Impress his opinions npon
c minittees On resolutions III Republican
! conventions, but failed. H. talked with
public men. One conversation, with Gen
eral Grant, bore fruit years afterwards, he
though I The press aud The lecture plat
/ form of red no opportunity To produce the
/ impression which he desired. No one
would listen 20 a voice crying In wilder
/ ness. Finally. be chose the novel a. the
/ vehicle Tor his ideas, and succeeded beyond
| his anticipations. Among the Uo>t au-
| spiCious signs of the times. he rcckOns the
| determination OF the North 10 have fair
/ and free ballot everywhere In the United
! States.
1t has been long time since book
/ has come under our notice. 80 charming as
/ False God> or HOl Worship II hs World ="
/ II j. published by the we'll known Sub
/ -criptiOn Book Publishers. Hubbard Bros. f,
OF Boston, Mass. Frank =. Dobbins,
| formerly a resident OF Japan i the author,
and he certainly wields an easy, popular
pen. while the workmanship upon the
! book shows good taste and great care al
! every point The illustrations are varied
/ and many OF them are really brwitChing.
/ They represent customs pertaining tn the
I worship OF all lands aud ages, ana they are
abundant and good. An agent who takes
I hold upon this book i sure OF success.
| lie not only has a good book, but he has
one like unto which no book has ever yet
I appeared. Books OF travel have described
/ the customs of various lands, missionary
books have depicted idOlatry; phiiosophi-
/ cal books have discussed the fundamental
principles OF all religious; but this book
| takes In all these views, for all the pations,
! aud illustrates the whole with nearly three
/ hundred pictures. Ii is emphatlcally 4
book for the people. Every family should
have copy.
The North imericdn Rsri.,r for May
contains striking article by the Hon.
David Dudley Field on Capitalization in
the Federal Government. That our poll
cy Is rapidly advancing in the direction of
Capitalization i demonstrated by the au-
thor; but whether ceutralizat on i really
| formidable evil or only a bugbear is ques-
! ton which men will probably continue 10
decide according to their several political
predictions. Whatever the readers bias,
Mr. Fields paper will command his re-
/ spectiul attention, and 1t Will be- read with
interest and profit. The second article Is
upon the new revision of the Bible, by the
/ Rev. DR.. Schah, OF the American Commit
| tee OF Revision. Mr.. Justice Stroug writes
| OF The Needs OF the Supreme Court, aud
advocates the establishment of "A court of
| appeals, intermediate between the L. ).
Supreme Court and the circuit courts.
The Hon. George z. Cannon, the first al
visor OF the President OF the Mormon
/ Church, and delegate 10 Congress. makes
a vigorous defence OF Utah aud its Peo-
Pile The question, shall Americans
build Ships 2" is considered by Mr.. John
Roach, the ship-builder, who brings for
ward large number OF facts To prove that
the people oil the United States must build
ships if they would hold a place among
maritime nations. The other articles are
| The Life-Saving Service" by the Hon.
=. ). Cox; The Ruins OF Central Ameri-
ca" by NJ. Chsrnsy; and finally, an attack
on evolution philosophy, written in a ven
OF the finest irony, and entitled, What
Morality Have We Left g
The table Of contents of the May IN
terRdtiOR0l Rerien embraces u humber Of
articles OF interest and value. The place
OF honor is accorded 10 Mr.. A. V. Dioey,
who writes about EDglands Chief Justice,
who died last year-Sir Alexander Cock
rrhanuh h.. ,ci. b.. Err Of ha