Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-02-01
LITERARY NOTES.

"sonnet OF -Four lines"
Texas papers are speaking Of the L..
George Eliot as "a very gifted man AS
1T Is said that when Edmond A..
wrote his book, "The Story of an Hons-..
man" he searched In vain for model ~
was at last compelled TO draw the cb,r ruu
ter from his imagination.
-Bjornsterne Bjornson, the Norwoo,..
author, now In the United States. will 9 nl-
marry Ole Bulls widow, As was reno,,D,
q few days ago. One reason why he ,,I
not do SO Is that he has wife already ''
One Of the most delicate bits ofbpn..
In the Bible is Ilosea's description =,
Ephraim as "a cake not turned" ~
prophet didn't want To hurt Epbr,ir1'ss
feelings by calling him "half-baked
The Maine Standard newspaper e,,,h
lishment has been sold 10 Manley II pL.
OF Augusta, who will take posscs,ior :.
once. Mr. Pike is young man OF ab,l,'-
aud yields a ready aud versatile Den. NJ
is sou OF Daniel Pike, whilom one o. -
sharpest political editors To Maine
MI. ossoouf lut DostOu publsher
was asked at a dinner by Mr. Adrich bo,
ten per centum came 10 be hit upon A. n,
remuneration for authors. Mr.. O.go@t
replied grayely that IL represented b,,-
DIV compromise between the broad Mint,
liberality OF publishers and the greed ana
rapacity OF authors.
A short time ago a new piece was a,
copied by the proprietor Of Yierr,
theatre, and Ia due course IL va, sent -
the censor for approval. one OF n,
characters Is made, In the second ar,. n
call for chop. The official wrote on N.
margin: "On fete days let fried sole n.
other fish in season, be here called for d.
stead OF the chop.
A funny man" on newspaper NAV
be a sober Christian In the church aud Al
exemplary character AZ home. Nr Robe-
J. Burdette OF the Burlington Hrts,
whose genial humor makes millions ,mi-
Is an hor est member OF the Baptist chur.l
In that city, aud, until his lecturug ,og,
took him from home SO frequently SUPER.
iutendent OF the Sabbath School lie !,
faithful In attendance at prayer meeting
and often takes part In the devotion,
Long ago IL was known how devoted b.
was 10 his delicate wife.
The last International Rs~i~,- : nulIy1,
TO the high water mark OF excellence y,
by the editors and publishers Tor the yea,
lust entered upon. IL has weli-laAneel
and particularly interesting table ~ ro1.
tents. The leading article j. coutrbn,e.
by one Of the editors, John T. Morse, r.
upon John Quincy Adams Diary and
As readable and interesting a, auyth.e,
from his pen is sure 10 be-. Parkinson
writes upon "Froude's Defense of H,r-y
the Eighth. "The Tariff Question
discussed by Hamilton Andrew, HILL NJ
lola a. Critic" is considered by ThJnls
Sergeant Perry; and another literary ut.
Gle is Hans Christian Andersen by L5-
pold Katscher. James Mascareue Hob
bard has an article upon Fiction ill
Public Libraries, which should be- rrl.
by all who have anything % 30 with .as
selection OF books for these Institution,
The new volume OF Tennysous poem, ,
reviewed by that literary essayi,t. Ge0r.s
Barnett Smith; and the number ], 5rou.-
TO a close with an able article upon 900.
Mercantile Marine" by John Goldman.
The February atlantic open, g,htr
chapters OF Miss Phelps admirable ,,rl
story Friends A Duet" which VIII maze
her admirers more numerous and cn,ll..
astic. william NJ. RoSSetti. In his ,rC.-.
paper on Wives OF the Poets. tell, 5r,t
ly the story OF La Fontainc. Molcrs. IA.
cine, LEASING, Burger, GWthe, SchI..crlc!
Helne. Richard +. Ely has an iu,er>.l.
account OF the German COOPERATIVE l-r.-
it-Unions." John Fiske asks who l--
the Aryans?" and then answers 10 10 RlT
TO secure the hearty thanks Of all WHO A4'.
puzzled themselves over the query. ~ ?
Ben Perley Poore continues bis alth-ti .
and entertaining "Reminiscences Of Was-.
ington" with a capital paper on tae IU.'
Administration. Richard Grant White -.-
turns to his English tour with an article
entitled In London Again IAc'r
essays are admirably written, aud ar.
both entertaining and full OF acute o3's'-
walton. Other essays, poems, Store, -r-
views OF new books, q well fillcd "I"lii-
utors' Club" and a running account 0.
books OF the month, conclude az eNceIa-.
number OF this stirling magazine. 81 H. =
Year. llOu1ukOIt tiAAAlAAA a w. 49,.
The North American Rsrier- Tor fr.-.
airy is the literary phenomenon % o..
month. First we have an earnest ST.
patriotic article by General Grant, a4'oc.'-
ing the Nicaragua Canal project. I
genial Autocrat OF the Breakfast IAH.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, follows with ~
essay entitled THE Pulpit AM The u"
Ia, Of H.. I..f Of 49,. Christ
philosopher, In which he sndea'3i'
show the need that he believes 30 exist i'
revision OF the prevalent theOlog b
creeds. Under the quaint title of Aaron 81
Rod In Politics" Judge 4 W I'l'-
emphasizes the obligation imposed uf"-
the Republican party by the Chicago ri-
form, OF making provision for edl'ai. :
illiterate voters. James Freeman Clara
makes a valuable contribution 10 the OLE
cussion OF the authorship Of ShlAr,p,aT. Is
plays. The grave evils that may Ft'-'
from the partisan character OF the OF.
States Supreme Court are pointed "li .,
Senator John T. Morgan. The 'Aih '.
Mr.. Charnays papers on the "hll' ..
Central America" il devoted % desc. p
ton OF the Pyramids OF ComalcalcG, when
must rank among the most Stupenl''.-'
monuments ever erected by man. E'H-.l
Walt Whitman writes OF The Poetry ".
the Future" The Review is sold 5y book
sellers generally.
The Midwinter February >r7' .
has always been a special number. A. t.-
as the choicest literary matter and '.5
most beautiful wood eugrayings can nIA'
1t. Oflast years mIdwinter number i..
London Times said: 1T Is really mISD.I.
cent triumph OF American pictorial ART anu
literary genius" The English publ'I''
OF ScriJner has telegraphed for .'.r'
copies OF the present number,-an advin,s
OF COCO upon his orders last year, and Tie
largest edition OF an American mASh'1s
ever sent tn England I'm fact, IL j. sa4I