Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-11-22

wat little sleep they got. 1t wuZ glorious
celebrashen Nv a glorious event. Half the
toasts that wuz drunk wuZ to the Prohibition
lists Nv Moo York, whose zeel for st. John
enshoored the eleckshun Nv Cleveland, and
struck deth-blow at the Tempranse fanati-
cism wich seriously threatened US even in
kentucky. Out Nv the five bsrls Nv whisky
consoomed, three NV en- wuz to our Prohi-
bishn friends. The Prohibishnists and the
rum mills Nv Moo York did the biznis
NV heart is overfowin. 1t is the fust
gleem Nv sunshine hev seen for twenty five
wears. Halleloojy
PETROLEUM V. Massey. (Full)
The Magazines
| The Baptist Quarterly Review for October,
| November and December is received from
the publisher. J. r Baumes, Cincinnati. 1t
has articles of general interest beside those
of doctrinal character. The table of con
tents is as follows: Life and Death in the
New Testament 1.-TWO Phases OF Emerson's
rhought'; .Pauperism"; War Correspon
dents; THE Exegele and the Theologian' !;
Luther as Bible Translator" Book Re-
views and Notices.
The leading article in the North American
Review for December is in regard to Labor
and Capital before the Law" by Judge I. NJ.
Cooley, of Michigan To the same number,
William X. Alderman contributes some sug-
gestive Notes on Raj way Management"
DIR. Schlieman tells what he found in his
excavations of the ruins of Tiryns. in South
ern Greece. and Principal Sharp supple
ments his scholarly article on "Friendship in
Ancient Poetry with one on "Friendship ia
English Poetry" The other articles in the
number are, '.The British House of Lords, +"
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bility for State Roguery," by John F. Hume.
The Andover Review for November has
articles as follows .'The Future Life in the
Old Testament; Competition and Combin
alton; "Plutarch and his Writings: rhe
Perspective of American Literature; As
piration," frem the German of Emanuel
Geibel. The editorial department is in
teresting as usual, and literary matters have
due attention in the departments devoted to
them.
The December Atlantic Is an excellent
number. ''Poe's Legendary Years." paper
giving for the first time a satisfactory
account of the more obscure passages in
POes life-is perhaps the most important
article in the number. DR.. S. Weir Mitchelfs
serial, sin War Time" is finished. Two
short stories emitted "Penelope's Suitors, -
by Z. L Bynner, and IAN American FHrta-
| ton" by Grace DEMO Litchfeld, are
excellent reading. Stuart Chisholm gives an
account of experiences in South America
in cover the Andes and another interesting
paper is added to the series on 1.-The Lakes
of Upper italy" A discriminative sketch of
Francois Coppee, and a clever article by
George Parsons Lathrop on Combination
Novels" form the more distinctly literary
I .lA aln of
Canada and the British Connection" by
Edward Stanwood. and one Of those papers
on birds and bird life for which the Atlantic
has become noted, complete the prose of this
issue. For puetrv there are H. II s 1.-TWO
Harvests." and f. X. Sill's "Among the
Redwoods." The usual departments of the
Contributors Club and Books of the Month
complete the number.
The Century Magazine for December is OF
superior merit 1t opens with a portrait OF
General Grant. The literary contents are
Dublin City" illustrated THE Knights OF
the BLACK Forest" illustrated; The Poets
Advent" Hunting the Rocky Mountain
Goat" illustrated; American Painters in
Pastel" illustrated; 1.-The Poet Heine; "
"Winter;" "winter neighbors;" 1.-The New
Astronomy" ILL., 1.-The rise of Silas Lap
ham, The Principles and Practice of
House Drainage" The Dream of Dreams -
AN Adventure of Huckleberry Firm;
"Recollectons of a Private" THE Capture
of Fort Donelson." The remaining depart
ments are brim full of interesting and in
structive reading.
Lppincotts Magazine for December has
several articles which claim attention. "a
Visit to Naples" by Theodore Child, depict
ing the aspect of that city just previous to the
outbreak of cholera, the state of matters at
the quarantine ground. the street life, social
habits and industrial conditions of the people
| Is an interesting paper. Charles B, Todd
gives vivid and exhaustive account of the
! Oil Region of Pennsylvania. Edmund
Kirke" concludes his narrative of a winter
journey on the French Broad in North Caro-
lima. Among the lighter articles in the num-
Der are The Philosophy and Art of Dane
ing" by Norman Pearson; "A Western In
dustry," by NJ. II. Catherwood, and WHY
Not an American Punch?" BY E. c. REYNOLDS.
'Felicie's Reception" by Kate Putnam Os-
good. and Somehow" by Mary Bigelow
Francis. are capital short stories, and Miss
Truckers aurora" is carried forward with
the same interest that has marked the prev
ious instalments.
The Eclectic for December comprises a
varied table of contents. Among the princi-
pal articles will be found the following
| Charles Reade," by Algernon Charles
Swinburne; Americans Painted BY Them
selves" by Lady verney; Democracy" by
Charles Russell Lowell; Zurich Won
Liechtenstein;" THE Future of the Sou.
dan" by Capt De Cosson: "De Mortuis," a
poem; Newspapers and English" "Goe.
the" BY Prof. J. R. Seeley; "Carlyle's
Life in London" by Froude; "Balzac's
Dreams Queer Flowers "Steam, the
Tyrant;' ''Coleridge's Intellectual Infiu.
ence;" 'On the Reading of Books" 'Ital
ian Summers; Progress and Wages :"
The Population of Europe in A. ID. 1000, y
and MIR. Gladstone"
The December number of Harper's Month
ly maintains its excellence as a popular
magazine. 1t is for sale at the periodical
and book store of ]. F. Pierce.
The November number of Home Sci
ence," is received from the Science Publish
ing Company, New York. The contents are
Home Education - Lydia Huutley SiRour-
ney;' "The Wizard and the Bow !" ssStill
Another Reason" "A Perilous Experiment: !"
"Co-operatiye Homes;" "The Triangular
Reforms" ''0ur experiment in Home build
ing;" ''Some of Woman's Rights" New
York Academy of Anthropology The
Opium Dens of London; The Naturaliza