Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-07-01
LITERARY NOTES

Ios rrslles herself ln the evening brccfc.
-uest. cfc,iuious child and merry,
Vnrrr .iIvrr d. puursll over fosers and tree
ThnuTf nnl there thc loYrIlcst hiry
This I. q fragment of a very pretty
Ftlrvitni song. sent us, with nine other
pieces. by those tlreisss Publishers, Oliver
pusou a Co. OF Bostou. There are Ger
man a. well A. English words. The ten
pleces are l Falry.land. kif l35 cts.
Song ~ Eieu. p Spring frHhInngstrh
40 g. song hy Becker. j First At
tempt $50 ctsl song BY Drauosl J.
Fsst March (11 CO Meloty hy Low. b.
The Marie Walt .ll e. BY MCkgoy ..
Tho Od We'll March. It0 e. by wcliou
E. Electric March. For Banjo. .2S ots.
hy Burke s. Silver Line. p Ct. OF
Sweet Home Set" by Maylaih. .. INlck'
enham FERRY. .2j cts ~ Sweet Hone
Set" hy Maylath. l0. Adam aud i've
I'D cts. song by Molloy. The Sweet
Home Set Is very pretty collection OF
thlriy.tNo airs by various authors, in six
ten pieces, ~ which the above Two are
specimens.
The .ir' isisr,h1ngs Tor May 22i, COZ
talus very useful design ln color suita-
able for tie decoration, stained glass or
embroidery Six beautiful designs TOT
Unit plates and two designs for decorative
heais-one surrounded by pcacocks' fcath-
rrs ani thc other by sunhcams given
on srrlrate sheet Among The other
uie.tratIons are charming study % vlo-
lsis unique water ny pattern Tor en-.
brolicry. showing disks enclosing the fall
bloom f1wers With border Of stems ani
bgd. sni vigorous and original design
f,r stencil work An admirable article on
Color lu Decoration contains many NaliA'
able hluts. while ln the Qlery and Answer
Department among TIE many subjects
treated are. hoN o. remove vAruish from
oI paintings mixing colOrs craYou draw
ings. coiors Tor primrOscs suggestions
f,r decorating three fold screens treat
m.nt of water c1lOrs On velvet crazy
asiits ttp.u.se work 4 study OF orioles
/. % b. one of che attractions of the ~
Iaf.rei1Hgf of 'th jane. william whit
lock. publisher 100 Nassua Street Ne"
York sample copy l0 cents,
We have received from lee q Walker,
Phnaielphla. Pa. copy of Hon. Jas. q.
Blaluc's Grand March" In sheet music
form. ihc tlile.page being adorned BY
| zoe lthogriph portrait OF this great pollt'
lcal leader. Also a copy of "le Ode
Folkes Concert Songs"
There l. an atmosphere of summer All
through the July HiVfr's, which i nearly
ready f1r publication. The opening paper
deal. with the Nlle. now ln The season OF
Is luundatl0n. aud another with the -
Lawrence and its summer resorts while
the approaches 20 New York. a London
suburb. "IArroW-on.the.llin, and one oil
suburbs of Washington, Kendall Green
are The SUI 'ects Of other articles. Both
the serial. are very summcry the paper
ON Blsmark gives pleasant account of NJ
.ummrr lie. and one on "PrOiessiOnA
Beauties OF the Last CcHtury' includes 4
graphic description of a summer nights
party A. Ranelagh Gardens. There i also
paper on cattlc-fArming AZ The West, and
poem by Philip Bourkc Marston sings OF
Rose. and Nlghtengales.
o. lothrop A CO.. Hosion. have inauguraie'
a new movement iu The publication % thci
books or Ne young. which certainly deserves
success. They propose to issue monthly al
the iow price Of Is cis. per yoiumr or go
| per year. the Young FOLKS Library. The book
arr veil printed on sori paper and have siron'
manila paper bindings Zach volume rcprc
/ .ents some hvoritc author. and la All cHcep
binding. is hcnilcai with tho books sold
sitt itoti-s. thus bringing within the rcsel
/ Of every sunday school aud home twelve goo
/ books yearly. ior the price of two. No. l. 70
| Nay. Ia, was one oftho popular fansy books
/ The June number, Margies Mission, - Mari
| oliver, j. story which can not fail 10 iniefes
/ children and o. leave healthful influence be
/ hind. n We we're o. crticise Ne should "a
the youny heroine. Marsie Morton. vas To-
/ phenomenal ior child OF her years, In he
/ adelity 20 an undertaking which might vel
have discouraged older and wiser ones ma
she. Had her mlssicn been fulnllcd uncor
.ciou.ly. the story would have seemed NOR
true % life. that she should enter upon
knowiugly. and carry % out with pcrse'el
ance, While u presents noble example Of d'
vo,ioa 10 duty. a. the same time gives us
child whose counterpart would be- hard 10 IN
In real llfs. ten ycar. OH girls are not usual
really % endure hardship, abuse. and separ'
tion fron loved ones. in their zeal % rcforr
thu dsprave.i and ignorant hut. settling asid
the Inconsistency Of thus placing an old hea
upon Young shoulders. the story u pieasar
one AMI will prove "a stimulus 10 gooi deed'
| 10 seems a pity that writer's for the young ar
% ofteu careless ln little matters. 10 u no
quite tranquillEing 20 the nerves 10 De told J
the nrst chapter that child has blue eye-' an
In the second 10 have the same eyes rcfcfre
% a. ".oft brown eyes" To uiue thing. sue
a. Ne have mentioned. i largely due the ou
cry against the "trlsniness' Of sunday scho'
books. and such things are really ineHeu-abl
in authors OF established reputation. In N
August number Of the Library Ne are promi
ci a book by Ena faunan, Eiiior Of Wh
Awake.