Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-01-30
LITERARY NOTES.

The London Figaro tells OF York
shire aHctioneer who, some thirty year:
ago created some sensation, at the s'sal,
OF a gentlemsn's library" nv putting up fol-
competition Dryden's Virgil done int
Latin by one Marc
He was making a call and they were
talking of literature. 1.-The Pilgrim.
Progress, she remarked, always seemed
20 me painful. or course you are familiar
with Bunyan?" Tie said he had one OF
each foot. and they bothered him a good
deal.
-Salvini has been presented by the edl
tor OF the Century with dagger, the hilt
of which i carved and oruamented with
an antique design, as an indirect compen-
sstlon for his critical and interesting srti-
Gle published last year in the magazine
The Christian Registers critique on
HoweliS'S Modern Instance" we'll OBJ
serves "Marcia's lack OF religious train
ing. the cold goddess atmosphere OF the
bone, the supineuess of the mother, all
furnish moral suggestions which are mex
tricahly woven with the story, and which
are Tar more powerfully realized In the
story Itself than in any description OF it."
MIR. Henry James, Sr., who died Tues
day, az Cambridge, was man twenty
years since well known as writer and
public lecturer; but the brilliant reputa-
ton of his son has for the past twenty
wears rather eclipsed the reputation OF the
father. \ quarter OF 4 century ago when
SwedenbOrg's doctrine began TO attrsct
wide attention Ia New England, Mr.. James
Was one OF his best known disciples and
wrote two or three books kindred 10 the
subject that were widely read. He was
also frequent contributor 20 the maya
zines. a member OF the famous radical club
10 Boston, and one OF Carlyle's most init
mate American friends. He was OF Irish
parentage aud inherited fortune from his
father. who was a merchant at the begin
ding OF the century, al ALBANY, New Y ork-
Much OF bis life was passed abroad. Since
the war. however he resided chiefly at
Cambridge. Mr.. Henry James, Jr., Is his
second son. and owes much. IL Is thought,
in the matter OF style and intellectual bent
20 the careful trainiuing he received fro IN
his father.
IN
the ..Autocrat OF the Breakfast Table. ."
etc, has recently resigned his Professor
ship in Harvard University in order that
he may devote himself more fully TO liter
ury pursuits. During the year 1883 he
W /. write exclusively for the AIaRtle
NlR'hiy. 20 which he has from the begin
uiug been one OF the most constant and
most highly valued contributors. The
Hr>t Of his contributors 20 the Atlantic for
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The North AmericdH Rerie,o for Feb
ruary opens with symposium in which
~ix prominent theolOgians, representing
- many religious denominations, give ex-
preston 10 their views upon the question
OF the Revision OF Creeds," Prof. Alex
apder Winchell, in an article entitled The
Experiment OF Universal Suffrage, instl-
tutrs a profound inquiry into the essential
conditions OF stable popular government,
which he finds 10 be, substantially, virtue
and intelligence; but these conditio rs he
maintains, are absolutely unattainable un-
der our existing political system, where
An electorate either ,gnorant or vicious, or
both, by the mere force OF superior num-
bers, practically utilities people, whose
right TO control the government oil the
commonwealth is grounded IN the very
nature of things. Bishop McQuaid writes
of The Decay OF Professionalism, aud In
esSaying TO prove his thesis, makes very
adroit use OF the admissions OF protestant
writer's The Political Situation is the
Joint title OF two articles, the one by bora
ito Seymour, the other by Geo. ). Bout
well, who offer their respective views upon
the causes OF the recent overthrow OF the
Republican party. An article by DR.. ID.
A. Sargent. on Physical Education in
Colleges" treats a subject OF prime I'M
portance TO the welfare OF the youths in
our higher educational institutions. Fin
ally. there are two articles on The Stan
dsrd Oil Company Senator Camden OF
West Virginia defending that corporation
against its asssilants, and john c. WEIGH
setting forth the reasons for condemnlns
IL As a dangerous monopoly. Published AZ
80 Lafayette Place, New York.
CONGRESSMAN DINGLEY.
Congressman Dipgley has proved him
self valuable man, and has already made