Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-12-22
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The January number Of the North Ameri-
can Review 10 received The opening article
10 upon "Vtuperation in Politics" by Bishop
Huntington. Henry Watterson, has an arti-
Gle upon THE Reunited South" giving the
views of democrat upon the political situa-
ton 10 the South. Col Hinton discusses
American Labor Organizations" and Fred
erick Harrison presents brilliant article
upon Froude's Life of Carlyle" Other srti
cles are Socrates. Buddha, and Christ"
"Herschel's Star Surveys" The Evidence
of the Senses The Increase of Wealth"
The Atlantic Monthly for January has the
following contents; The People of the
Great Smoky Mountains" "A Canadian
Folk Song" Childhood in Greek and
Roman Literature" The II. Malady in Eng
land" "A Marsh Island;" THE Christ of
the Snows"-a Norwegian Legend; "a
Salem Dame-School :" "A Story OF Assist
ed Fate )" MADAME Mohl, Her Salon and
her Friends" Winter Days"-extracts
from the Journal of Henry d. Thoreau; "a
Country Gentleman The Star in the
East THE new Portfolios" "Vedder's
Drawings for Omar Khsyysm's Rubaiyst;"
Culture OF the old SCHOOL," "Recent Amer
lean Fiction" "Studies in the Renaissance; :"
The Contributors Club; Books Of the
Month.
Lippincotts Magazine for January has for
its opening article the beginning Of new
serial entitled "On this Side" by +, c. Bay.
lor. The remsining contents of the number
are: The fine art of Picking Up; Merry
Christmss"-s story; 1.-The Silent Bond" !;
1.-The Premier of Canada; "Aurora"-a
story; Rome and the Csmpagns"-s Christ
mas ramble; asleep; THE Bismarcks";
"A French version of The Merchant of
Venice; "A Happening in the Winter
Mountains": Housekeeping in French
Canadian Town: The Insntor of the
Ayshire Lif"-Csr'"; Monthly Gossip; Lit
erary Notices.
The January number of the Century Maya
zine is fine one. A portrait of Edward
Everett Hale forms a frontispiece. The
literary contents are as follows: "Recent
Architecture in America; :" Edward Everett
Hale" The Knight of the Black Forest !"
The Making of Museum;" mariana;
The Rise of Silas Laphsm;" christianity
and Popular Amusements :" "How Squire
Coyote Brought Fire to the Cshrocs;" ITO
Face at a Concert;" "Orpiment and Gam
boge "Unlooked-for Return; !" The Freed
mans Case in Equity = Longing" "Recol-
lections of Foote and the Gunbosts; sop
erations of the Western Flotlls;" ''The
Halispel Country" "Retrospect;" "Jim's
Investment and King Sollerman IAN Au.
tumn Meditation" Topics of the Times.
Open Letters and Brlc-a-Brac are interesting
and full as usual.
The January number of the Eclectic 10 re-
ceived. 1t opens with beautiful steel en-.
craving entitled The Lesson The first
article 10 a paper on Mountain Observato.
ries," and next we have . continuation of
Prof. j. r. Seeley's study of Goethe.
racy article is found in "Bygone Celebrities
and Literary Recollections," by DR.. Charles
Mckay; Stepnisk 10 represented by a pow
full story called "a female Nihilist; !" "AmonG
the Trappists" and 1.-THE local color OF
Romeo and Juliet" are suggestive and
interesting papers; articles of interest will
be found in Gen. Gordon and the Slave
Trade" Wurzburg and Vienna" by Emile
de Laveleye; "Ancient Organs of Public
! Opinion" by Prof. r. c. Jebb; "Three
glimpses of New England VILLAGE" ant
Herbert Speucer's Last words About Ag-
Mysticism and the Religion of Humanity"
pleasing light paper will be fonnd In "Be.
yond the Haze" "a Wiuter-ramble reverie :
and those interested in popular science will
/ be suited in All article on "Thunderbolts and
Electricity and Common Gas"