Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-03-08
LITERARY NOTES.

John G. Whittier, has been invited TO
write an ode 10 be sung at the Yorktown
celebration.
The Boston Advertiser announces that
T. b. Adrian will succeed W. D. Howells
in the editorship OF the Atlantic Noatkiy.
The American publishers OF the auto
biographical papers LEFT by Thomas Carlyle
will be Charles Scribners Sons. They
will make q good-sized volume, which will
be ready about the middle OF March.
MIR. X. Bosworth Smith, the master OF
Harrow School. where Byron received his
early education, and the author Of Garth
ACE ana the Carthaginians, Is writing
short history based upon that excellent
work. especially for Charles scrihner's
Sons Epochs OF History Series. .
Next Saturday. Mr.. whittier's new
volume OF poems called The Kings Mis-
siye." amer the leading piece. will be pub
Hshed by Houghton, Miiflju 4 Co, who
will also. issue then extracts from the
journal OF Henry ID. Thoreau, entitled
Early Spring in Massachusetts,.
A timely work for March Is "Chips
rron the White House" which ID. Lothrop
4 Co will publish on that day. IL will
consist of selections from diaries. letters,
speeches and conversations OF all the Pres
idents. including him who will be Presi-
deut on the day OF publication. The vol
ume has been prepared by Rev. j. Chaplin.
The Longfellov Birthday Book an
nounccd by Houghton, Mifsiin Co, will
appear Saturday, the 26th, the day before
Mr.. Longfellow sttains his seventy-fourth
wear The selections have been made from
his prose and poeticsl writings with great
care. bv Miss Charlotte Fiske Bates;
beautiful new portrait has been made pur-
posely Tor the book, and the Riverside
Press is 20 put it, most tasteful work into
its printing and binding.
Plague take IT." exclaimed Fender
son. scowling At the dictionary; Amt
here What isn't there?" why, philos-
ophy." And no wonder" said Fogg,
looking over Fenderson's shoulder. 1T
doesn't begin with an {; look under p aud
You'll find it. You must learn 10 spell if
Won would find word In the dictionary.
Il. earn to SPELL" yelled Henderson; "do
YOU suppose Ia AUNT the dictionrry for =
L
dictionaries for. should like 10 known
Mr.. James Freeman Clarke. and Gen.
eral Lew Wallace, have been working on
parallel lines In the same field. Mr.. Gen
ersl wallace's Ben Hur" may claim pri-
ority OF publication. The former has been
engaged for several years on book 10 be
called The Legend OF Thomas Didymus.
The story-for IL may properly be called
story-clusters around a Hebrew who Is
pupil under famous teacher, At the time
OF the coming OF Christ. he Afterwards
meets Jesus and becomes one or his fol-
lowers.
Mr.. James Anthony Froude writes To
the London Times. saying that the papers
Mr.. CARLYLE leit In his hands are extremely
yoluminous. There are several thousand
letters. he SAYS, including his own 10 MEN,
hers Of his family, aud letters 10 him nom
Goethe. John Stuart MIL, Lord jeffrey,
and other distinguished people, and ma
terial for a memoir OF Mrs. Carlyle. The
"reminiscences will be printed exactly a.
Mr.. CsrIyle left them, hut the memoir OF
Mrs. CARLYLE must, in accordance with MS
instructions, undergo extensive revision.
-lne MATCH VI
ly H1ga-fns i issued. aud contains large
instaliment OF that thrilling Indian story
The Crimson Trail" which Is so much
admired. There is also nice picture OF
banyan-tree, an illustrated article on
Shakspere and his home, vivid skating
scene. some remarkably good poetry, q
dozen or twenty stories, and five pages OF
humorous matter, the best that ever APP
pesred In a magazine. This magazine
gives more OF variety than any other
publication OF the kind in the country, ana
vet IL il sold for the low price OF fifteen
cents copy Every family should have
copy. for il affords much good reading
Now is the time TO subscribe for this Popn-
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Themes 4 Talbot. 90 Hswley Street. Bos-
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paid. and for sale az all the news depots IN
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