The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-02-20
NJ agazines
Free Educations for Girls.
How GIRLS CAN GIT ColIEGE Eptc.IIoN
WITHOUT CosT.

A most praiseworihy movement Is a5ou, TO be
set on foot by The Ladies Home Journal Of
Philadelphia. Ii proposes to give 10 any young
girl Of Is wears or over who will send TO it, be-
tween now and January lst. 1891, the largest
number Of yearly subscribers 10 the Journal.
complete education al Nassar College or any
other American college she may select. he
education offered includes every branch Of
study, with every expense paid, the journal
sgreeng'o educate the gil irrespective OF the
time required or the expense involved. To this
is also pinned second offer which guarantees
to any girl of ID or over who will secure 1000
yearly subscribers before January lst. ful.
term Of one wear at Nassar or any other prefer
ed college, with all expenses paid, thus king
II possible for any number Of young girls to re-
ceive free educations at the best colleges. ANY
girl can enter into the competition, and any
such can be thoroughly posted BY simply writ
ing to The Ladies Home journal at 455 Arch
Street, Philadelphia. The management saws
that it has been led to is generous offers by the
fact that there are thousands Ofparents through
out the country anxious to educate their daugh-
tiers. and yet who cannot afford the expense.
This step helps to comparatively eaty ISOLATION
OF the problem, since II throws free education
into the hands OF any bright and active Iirl.
The journals movement is one that cannot be
too highly commended and praised
son. which forms the frontispieee Of the Fen
ruary number Of the New England Magazine, Is
good Introduction and index to the number.
Two OF the illustrated articles art architectural
artioles,-one upon the public library at We
burn. Mass, which lie one Of Richardson's
masterpieces, and which is well called here "A
Model Village Litrary," the other, upon Re
cent Church Architecture in Boston" This lat
ter article, by Mr.. A. K, Willard. well supple
men,s his article on old New England meeting
| houses In the January number II is the most
richly illustrated article wEirh has vet appeared
in the New England Magazine and bringing TO-
gether as it does so much of beauty, will be
revelation to New England people, even to Bos-
ton people themselves, and to al lovers of arch
itecture. Of the wonderful advances Of the last
thirty years.-New England Magazine, Co.
Boston.
The February Wide Awake opens with good
Persian ballad, "Abu SAID. hy MARY +. Brad
ley, followed by a stirring episode Of W western
military life by Lieutenant Fremont, entitled
"Snow-shoe Thompson" There is an inspiring
story of Greek boy-life, by Mrs. knight, "A
Boyhood in Athens showing the effect Of keep
ing a good ideal before Young lads eyes. G.
hamlen t,lls bright instance of young girls
presence Of mind IN her story 1.-The Frogs
leigh Mkadc. Mrs. White gives artistic girls
good business hint in her article on Dressmak
ing in the Business Openings series, Mrs.
social wisdom. a Sad Case, one Of the long
poems, is very amusing.in text and pictures b,
Gordon Browne, the popular English artist
d. Lothrop Company, Put. Boston.
! The 1876 pages of The North American Re
view for February are filled with an ample vsri-
ETY. of interesting, timely, and readable matter.
The great discussion on Free Trade and Protee
ton, begun by MIR. Gladstone and Mr., Blaine in
the January number, which has attracted such
marked attention, is continued by the Hon.
Roger Q Mills, Representative in Congress
| from Texas and well known as the author OF the
Mills Bill in the Fiftieth Congress, who replies
to Mr. Blane's eloquent defence Of the policy Of
protection; and it is promised that in the next
number Senator Morrill,, OF Vermont, the auth
or of the Morrill, Tariff of 1861, will take up the
discussion OF the question. Sir William Thorn
son writes Electric Lighting and Public
Safety" Another topic OF the day, British
Capital and American Industries" is treated by
Eras,us Wimsn, Esq; Gail Hamilton oontri-
butes II Characteristic article on The Pope and
| Italy; f. L. Godkin, writes of Newspapers
Here and Abroad; The Doctrine Of State
| Rights" is from the pen Of the late Jefferson
Davis. An article which will attract wide At
tenton is tina, of Ouida on "A New View Of
Shelley."-North American Review, \. y.