Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-12-25
LITERARY NOTES.

MIR Edward II. Eiwell Of the Tran
script, will next month issue from the press
OF Lee & Shepard, Boston, book entitled
THE Boys of Thirty-Fiye." 1t describes
boy life In Portland MY years ago.
Charles Dickens declares that none oil
his family knew or consented 20 the pub
lication OF their fathers letters in this
country, and he will try 10 prevent their
publication or circulation in England.
Goethe and Eckermann once in Wei
mar saw n married lady whom they knew,
receive with apparent willingn ssS q kiss
from gentleman who WAS not her hus-
band. "If had not seen this" said Eek
ermanu, 81 would not have believed it,
"Hush. hush" said the discreet poet, al
have seen II and don't believe it
Woman az Work Is the name of little
magazine which, as the title-page tells Us,
is " Devoted TO the record and encourage
ment OF woman's work" The leading ar
ticle in the November number gives some
account OF Miss Clara Barton and her good
work at Sherborn Prison and elsewhere,
with portrait of Miss b. The magazine,
which is edited by a woman, seems
throughout TO be true 10 its avowed pur-
pose OF encouraging the efforts OF women
to become useful and honored IN .mbers OF
society. 1t Is published by Frank +.
House OF BrattleborO, VT. Price 81 Pc
year.
Memorandum Of InUeRtiOR and Hints on
Patents. This is the title Of q pocket
memorandum book Of great value to in
yentors, containing directions for keeping
a valid record of an invention, from the
moment IL occurs to the inventors mind
TO the time when he has 1t entirely per-
fected. This little book contains thirty
pages on which are printed blanks for
this purpose, and examples of the correct
method of filling in the blanks and record
ing the history OF an invention. II also
contains thirty-four pages OF hints on in
vention and on selling and placing pat
ents. Sent free 10 any address. George
NJ. Hopkins, publisher, 1871 Temple Court,
n. Y. City.
The Christmas number OF Hlrpers
Magazine brings together the most re-
markable gathering of authors and artists
ever grouped under one (paper) roof. The
former include, among others: George
William Curtis, John G. Whittier, Miss
Thackery (Mrs. Ritchie), L. z. Roe, VIM.
Black, w. ID. Howells, Geo. II. Boughton,
Austin Dobson, Charles Reade, Edward
Everett Hale, and Charles Dudley Warner;
while among the artists are E. A. Abbey,
James c. Beard, George II. Bougton, +.
S. Church, Frederic Dielman, Alfred Fred
ericks, A. B. Frost, w. Hamilton Gibson,
Alfred Parsons, Howard Pyle, c. S. Rein
hart, w. l.. Sheppard, and Jessie Curtis
Shepherd. There will also be Illustrations
from paintings by G. f. Watts, II. A., and
from unpublished sketches by Thackery,
Frederic Walker, and Dlnte Gabriel Ros-
setti. The " will include four plate-pa-
per pages in adiHl ~ - the usual size of
the magazine.
A Famous GALAXY. People who delight
in beautiful and good books will be aston
ished when they see, If they have not al
ready seen, the announcements OF the
"CaXton Illustrated and other editions
Of standard authors, issued this season.
The Typography, and all mechanical quail
ties of printing and binding are simply su-