Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-23
The Magazines.

Harper's Magazine for September opens
with two engravings; the frontispiece-a
full-page illustration, by Abbey, of one of
Herrick's poems; the other an engraving of
Mrs. Jessie Curtis Shepherds drawing illus
trating poem by II. H., entitled "The Lit
tie Kings and Queens" Then we have an ar
ticle by w. II. Rideing, entitled "Tbe English
at the Seaside, describing several famous
waite ring gplaces-Southport, Brighton, Hast
ings and Margate-with twelve illustrations.
Another summer article of interest is Mr..
f. II. Ropes on the thousand Islands. The
association of President Garfield with Will
liams College adds a timely interest to Mr..
n. II. Egleston's article. "An Old Fort and
What Came of It." ''rhe Girls Sketching
Camp" by Oliver Thorne Miller, is an anus
ing record of a vacation spent by some young
lady artists of New York in Maine during the
last season. Three illustrated poems are in
this number-'To-morrow at ten, A Newport
Idyl:'' ssThc Widow Lees Son Will" and
"On Star Island w. n. Beard contributes
another of his 'Artist's "reminiscences" en-
titled 'Adoniram Algerby," a numerous
sketch illustrated by his own drawing. Most
readers will be surprised by the startling rev.
Citations made in a paper by f. s. Atwater,
entitled "The Wheat Fields of the North
west" The statements in Mr.. Atwater's ar
ticle will command general attention, from
| the importance of the subject. Besides the
brilliant serial novels By Thomas Hardy and
Miss Constance Fenimore Woolson, and the
short story already mentioned, there is brief
story, contributed by Annie Howells FIRE.
chette. entitled 1.-The Chances of War, and
How One of them was Missed" A poem
entitled ''The Chamber of Silence by2Julia
| G.. X. Dore, is worthy of note. The Editors
Easy chair and other departments are fully
supplied with Interesting and timely matter.
Scrbner's Monthly for September is an in
teresting number. The illustrated papers
are "a Boy in Gray, by Allen G. Redwood:
''Stars of the Sea" by Ernest Ingersoll; "a
Russian Artist by Richard Wbiteing; 1.-The
Society Of Decorative Art" by w. G. Brown
ell; 1.-The Coniferous Forests of the Sierra
Nevada" by John Muir; 1.-The Wheel as
Symbol in Religion; sPeter the Great as
Ruler and Reformer' ''The Humming Bird"
by John Vance Cheney. The remaining
contents Of the number are "How to Build
an Ice Yacht" by Charles II. Farnham 1.-The
Misfortunes of Bro. Thomas Whateley." by
Lima Redwood Fairfax; 'Invocation in
Library" by Nellie g. Cone; "How kept
House by Proxy" by Fanny Roper Feudge:
Victor Hugo as Dramatist'' 1.-The PeO-
pies Problem" Ill "Queen Titania'; "The
d., ghter of Henry Sage Rittenhouse." The
various departments near the close of the
magazine are full and instructive as usual.
| The International Review for September
has the following contents DECENTRALIZATION"
by Alexander Bliss; sSpan of to-day" by
William J. Armstrong; ':Mormonism' by
John Goldman; "The Difficulties of Prison
Reform" by A. S. Meyrick; Payment of
Public Debts by Henry Carter Adams;
1.-The Endowment Of Colleges" by Charles
r. Thwing; sBaron Bettino RicssOli, The
Italian Old Catholic Statesman by VIM.
Chauncey Langdon; Victor Hugo" by
IAuguste Langel.