Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-02-15
LITERARY NOTES.

| who does not pay ior h'' 1T.
likely to be its most severe c''''''
| ELLIOTT stock, London puoTlIs sa,s
..,n ,ssu.d an edition OF the New Ies aar
Isss enr too cents. He had sold foo'VW
so,,i.s M last accounts. This oea's '"'
American Book Exchange.
Ella Wheeler has written new poe. u,
called .sWhat are the Little stars pay ,sa,
THOSE we've interviewed are ssyius ,'axs
the big ones, like Sadie and oarVin', " h,d
scooped everything and made o"s'"e''
for them.
Mr. Charles Dudley warner sun
douhts the authorship OF the "ooser'%
t;onsS which Professor Smyth mas pun
i,shed "a writings OF Jonathan Edwarus'
IL savs The ssObservations' are cruu.,
rouob dry lot OF lumber, clumsily maue
nm into a Ioose-joIuted structure that has
no f,intest mark OF Edwards genius
English people have the most o.nsn
way OF selling for money souvenir ',,'do,,
dead parents. In London shop " 'os,
or which IL written In the unmistakaoie
Handwriting OF the novelist: ITO Charies
DICKENS Jr'. from his anectionate isther'
Charles Dickens. September ), 1885.
"A Young lady Of fifteen summers, who
has been allowed full indulgence In her
taste for good novels, made precooious
estimate OF the comparative depth OF In
sIgbt into character OF Dickens and George
Eliot while the family were discussing the
all. prevailing theme. "When you read
/ Dickens" she said, you say How IKE
| somebody YOU don't know very wei out
when you read George Eliot you say HOW
like me.
Dr YIN. A. Hammond's daughter has
,,., CONNECTED n novel entitled "Mr. Per-
kin's Daughter, which has been accepeeu
by G.. I. Putnam's Sons. The plot turhs
nnon the idea OF double consciousness
The heroine, while In the second state,
engages herself 10 be married, aud when
she recoyers her normal condition has for
gotten all about that. The publishers
have induced DR.. Hammond TO write
nreface. which ccrtifes that this phenome-
non Of double consciousness Is recognized
nv the medical profession. Ii " also recos-
nlzed by men outside OF the profession
Miss Eliza A. Dupuy, a well-known
novelist. and for years contributor TO the
New York Lsdgsr, has just died OF APP
polexy in New Orleans. She was VIZ
einIan and In her youth q teacher, having
been at one time the goyerness OF MISS
Ellis. afterward the Mrs. Dorsey who left
her estate OF Beauyoir 10 Mrs. Jefferson
Davis. Miss Dupuy also at one time In
structed Miss Verona Howell, who became
the wife OF Mr.. Davis. The first story
written by Miss Dupuy was produced
when she was only IA years Old. She
leaves behind her considerable sum
earned by her ever busy pen.
The following Is surely one OF the
blauke est specimens OF blank verse ever
written and Is redeemed by It's final
stood upon the oceans brlny shore.
And with fragile reed wrote
agnes. love thee"
The mad waves rolled by and bioited out
| The fair impression. .
Fuil rcsdl Cruel waves Trcacherous -ahu
| IN trust ye no more:
| nut with giant hand III pluck
| From Norway's frozen shore
. Her tallcst pine. AMI dip Its top
into the crater OF Nesuvius,
And upon the high and FURNISHED heavens
III write
And would like 10 see any
| Dog goncd wave wash that out
papers offers them 10 the government for
s25 900. which Is cheap enough consider
ing their historical value aud the interest
which attaches 10 them. They contain
the original manuscripts OF Franklin's OF
flcial correspondence In Europe, during the
years 1915 TO 1880, and his negotiations
which resulted in treaty OF alliance with
France aud In triumph instead OF defeat for
the colonies. Frankln's efforts and diplo-
macy obtained the money aud troops with
out which the British could not have been
beaten and the opportunity or possessing
, the very instruments which procured our
salvation il too good TO be lost.
SOLID for Mulhooly" is the title OF a
volume Just issued by G.. w. Carleton &
Co.. OF New York, without the name OF
the author, and II is certain 10 attract quite
rs much attention In the misruled cities oi
the Union a. did Judge TouEcee'. "foors
! Errand" In natiQnAi politics during the last
year There IL no clue orany kind 10 indi-
cate the author OF the work, but 1t Is evil
IDENTIFY from the pen OF one who has most
intelligently studied the municipal boss
system In the great cities. Whoever has
written this book, should not hide hls light
under bushel. Il 1. one OF the most
searching sailres on municipal boss rule
that has ever been given 10 the public. II
, should be read by every citizen or every
municipality.
DIR ]. c. Aver 4 Co, OF Lowell, Mass.
have favored Us with complete edition OF
their Almanacs for 1881, neatly bound In
one volume. Turning TO its contents we
hnd ourselves prepared 20 discuss the
/ weather with our afternoon callers In Eug-
fish, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish,
French Spanish, Portuguese, and Bohemi-
an. We have as yet only perused the Eng
lish version, and 10 10 We are pleased 10
give ouruuaUallned endorsement. Though
, Ayers Almanac has long been recognized
~ a standard American work, yet IL makes
its advent each year with all the vigor and
freshness OF a first appearance. and Is re-
ceived with hearty welcome by millions.
from the ris!ag 10 the setting sun. We
. commend 1t To our readers as work re-
plete with instructive and valuable infor-
mltion.-Er.
In proof that the adagc "a prophet is
! not without honor save In his own coun-
try" does not always hold good, the Com
BiOntoedlM has some pleasant things To re-
cord with regard TO the esteem in which
, Miss Blanche Howard, author OF Gone
Summer" is held In Bangor, Me, her
native city. Her friends and admirers are
numbered among many OF the most
cultured people OF the place. She is said
TO be faithful and sacrificing friend, hav-
ing acted the part OF mother TO her
, widowed sister and children, one OF the
latter being now with her in Germany 10
be educated at her expense. Her sunny
disposition was apparent when, supporting
berself as n mn sic -teacher che had a home