Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-09-13
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr.. Teunyson has just passed his sew
enty-second birthday, aud Is wasting his
time on dramas.
Some body has written at the end OF
the second volume Of Daniel Deronda In
the Newburyport Public Library, 1T H. n
waist of lime Ia read this book" No
doubt 1t WAS, for person whose education
Is Indicated by such spelling. lie had bel.
ter be digging clans.
One of the artists OF a comic paper in
Paris recently published a caricature OF II
ally as an old bcggar woman, with these
words under 1t, Take pity on poor Italy,
who won't work" The author Of the car
feature az once received more than doz-
ell challenges from Italians, and he felt
IL necessary to accept one OF them. The
duel took place In Switzerland, and the
Italian was severely wounded in the breast
while the lucky artist got of without q
scratch.
Western editors do not pray until
things get desperate, and then they pray
with JUNCTION. The editor OF the shelby
(Mich.) Independent wakes wroth over
the comments OF contemporary upon the
Ial as follows 90, Lord God Almighty.
we pray Thee stop creating liars, knares..
aud fools, or drown them, as before. with
Hood ii it secmeth good in Thy sight
Amen"
A correspondent at Dexter writes
The poetrss, Mrs. Elizabeth Akers Allen,
familiarity known as Florence PcrCy, has
been for the past week In Dexter, visiting
her uncle, Hon. A. l.. Barton ofthat place.
Mrs. Allen Is Il lady of extensive travel and
wide culture, IL possessed OF an attractive
face and charming conversational abilities.
She has been for several years cditoriaily
connected with the Portland .Adrertjser,
aud her pen Is welded with as much talent
in everyday, but by no means common
place prose, as in her widely admired
poctical productions. She belongs To n
family characterized by strong poetical
tendencies. Mr.. Barton, himself Is, we
understand. by no means "a stranger to
the heather nine." while his aged sister,
Mrs. L. II. Smith, is too well known TO
intelligent newspaper readers 10 need fur
Their mention here.
--In point Of fine illustrations the Sep
TENDER Vide i,cdke is quite up to the beau.
tiful midsummer number. We notice e..
pecia'ly the drawings made by Bodhsh
for Miss Amanda b. Harris article on
Fishing Rods" aud his waterlily pic
ture in king Philips Head" by Arlo
Bates OF the Boston Courier. Champ al
so Is well represented in the frontispicce
for the mirage Man." by Mrs. Jenncss.
Merrill furnishes spirited full page pic
ture for "Unclc Alecs Cane" by NJ. f. W.
5. Mrs. John Sherwood Robert Lewis
has lovely fnll-psgc crayon picture as ac
compartment for qcaint story called -
Cloudy Day In Green Apple Time" Miss
l.. Is. Humphrey Is represented by three
beautiful full-page drawings for Miss Will
kins' ballad OF boy Blue" and Walter
Shirlaw by his illustrations for the serial
"IIaving his own Way" and by the eS-
quisitc "Ship Alloy" In the sailor-boy
poem Enormous installments are given
both of Sharon" and Mrs A. NJ. DiaZ's
charming Little Folks serial, 'Polly Col
ogne," no less than sixteen Illustrations
being given with the latter in this number.
Mr. Francis, the cat artist. turns his at
tentlon TO the dancing pigs In Margaret
Sidney's amusing poem 10 the piggy wigs.
Rev. T.. f.. Hale has an interesting talk with
the children about the shooting OF Gener-
al Garfield, and former assassinations OF
history; and there ale good puzzles, and
very sikgable and playable piece OF mus
ic, by Louis G. Elson. An important an
nouncement Is made on the cover OF this
number respecting the permanent enlarge.
n,ent of the magazine. and the establish
mrn of q Reading Union fOr An.er!cdH Gad
English young folks, beginning with tho
October number. Ella Farman, Editor.
d. Lothrop 4 Co., Publishers. Boston.