Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-02-22
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

G. w. Carleton & Co., Of New York, will pub
lish in a few days, the first monthly number of q
new Periodical entitled, "Record ofthe Iear"-be
ing sort of Reference Scrap-Book, or Record
of nearly every important event during the month
worth preserving together with careful selection
of the choicest current miscellany all properly in
dexed The first number ill contain fine stCe
portrait of the late millionaire, William b. Aston
Will be edited by Frank Moore, famous as the
protector of the Rebellion Record. This curious
and original work will be gladly welcomed, W.
think, by all classes Of readers.
The New York Herald Almanac, and Fnancia
Commercial and Political Register, 1876, is JUS
published The work has been compiled with the
greatest GEOGRAPHICALLY from official sources
Its election Returns, all official, made up to the
latest moment, and will be invaluable and indis'
pensable as references. The Financial Statistics
of the Herald Almanac have made it an authority
on Change. Its Political Record embraces all the
Depts. of the Govt. service-Executive, Legisla-
tive and Judicial; Senators and Representatives OF
the Xiv, Congress to date, Standing and Select
Committees, State Governments and Legislatures,
Ministers and Consuls at Foreign Govts. and
Ports; Rates of Postage to Foreign Countries
&c. The great Dollymount Rifle Contest is Illus
trated by diagrams, showing the ranges of the
targets and the of the contestants accurately
defined. Also complete and carefully revised ia
bes, giving the titles Of all the principal Yacht
Clubs, with their Private sisnals-namos and di.
mansions, names OF owners, officers of the various
clubs, &C. Its Chronological and Neurological
Records-Home and Foregn--for the past year,
are the fullest ever published in a work of the
kind Only twenty-five cents; Mailed Thirty
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Address Herald Almanac, New York City.
The Atlantic begins the third number of the
year with poem nine pages long, "The Legend
Of Ara-C~li," by T. B. Aldrch, dainty in color
and delicate IN workmanship. After this, Mr..
John fiske, IN concluding paper on ''The I'm
seen World, imparts result of modern scientific
| religious thought. Mr.. T. S. Perry writes tenn
pera'e and agreeable critical paper on the yourg
Genevase novelist Victor Cherbulez; and Celia
Thaxter contributes a musical poem entitled
"heverie." "a Carnival Of Rome" is a richly pic
turesque story in two arts, Of which the first is
| given in this number. In curious account OF
"The Welsh in America, Erasmus W. Jones IRE.
sents facts which are surprising, and new to The
public. Oliver Wendell Holmes follows with q
humorous and tender poem, "Ad Amcos;" Mrs
Fanny Kemble continues her ever-entertaining
"Old Woman's Gossip" giving us a handful o.
| her own letters and memories Of her cousin Mrs
Harry Siddons; and Mr.. Howell's easily attracts
one to the delightful windings of his "Priyatt
Iheatricals," the ninth chapter of which seems tt
bring the characters into critical conjunction
There is poem by Edgar Fawcctt, and long pa
per by Henry Carey Baird, who takes the opposit,
side Of the money question from that so brilliantly
argued by Mr.. Garfield last month. The titled
contents of the magazine end with Charles Francis
Adams Jr.'s valuable chapter on "The State anC
the Railroads." but there are still more than
dozen pages in the editorial department, filled
with vivacious writing. Mr.. Howels review,
Browning's "Inn Album number of Other
books are noticed; and several topics occur in the
section of Art.
In Scribner afull, illustrated description is giveI