Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-19
EDITOR s TABLE

The Christmas issue of the New York
Ledger is beautiful number, consisting
Of eighteen pages enclosed 10 handsome
" designed cover, printed in cDlors
There are also ten or a dozen fne illustra-
lions. The literary contents embsce the
opening chapters Of two new serials, The
Beads Of Tasmer by Amelia L Barr, and
Mrs. Harold Stsgg, by Robert Grant
Stories are also contributed by Margaret
pelsnd, Mrs Harriet Lewis, Marion Har-
lsud and Josiah Aliens Wife" Oliver
DYER gives q personal sketch of James
Russell Lowell whose poem My Brook" il
given as an illustrated souvenir of four
pages, and the SECOND part OF George Ban
ofofts sketch of Perry and the Battle of
Lake Erie, \ so appears in this number.
| There sre besides, poems sketches, edltori-
ais ard short articles, and the whole num-
her is workable magazine. New York :;
Robert Bouuer's Sons; $500 year
Brief Notices
The frontspiece of the Magazine of Art
for December is an etching by james Dobie
of Geo Frederick Watts masterpiece,
''Fata Morgara" Another notable illustfa-
ton of Iris number is "A Dis,ingus shed
Member Of an Humane Society," engraved
from Sir Edwin Lsndseers famous painting
by +. Kshdeman1. The number contains
SIX or eight finely illustrated articles. New
York: Casseli Publshing Company, sS 80
Der year Wide Awake charges the st lie
of iis page from double columns, to = full
page of matter, larger type being used.
The style is rather pleasing. The Deem
Der number contains host of good things
~ the way of stsries and engraving' sppro
pirate 10 Christmas. Boston; d. Lothrop
Company. 50 80 year Capt. Charles
King. L. s. A., contributes the complete
| novel to the December number of Iii. PIN
I colts Magazine. 1t is entitled IAN Army
/ Portia." and is characterized By that dash
and breezy style which make all of Cap
/ tain Kings stories such entertaining read
ing. Several of the characters Of one of
the suthor's former su-ccs,ful novels, Two
Soldiers. make the r Repentance in this
new story. philsielphis j. r. Lippin-
/ colt Company twenty five cents num-
/ Der La Revue Francoise grows more
valuable and more interesting every month.
/ I, is constantly introducing 20 US French
writer's who should be better known. besides
keeping up our Acquaintance with those
who have earned their high distinction.
| New York No. East Fourteenth
street l--Harper's Magazine 70, Christ
mas is notable number, abound
log in literary and artistic feat
ures of crest interest appropriate for
the season. Sent by mail On receipt of 80
cts Harper & Brothers, New York J.
Frank Pierce, Augusta THE Christmas
ook-Shelf. is the title OF the holiday mum
Der of the Publishers Weekly, and com-
pri.es many beautiful illustrations and q
complete survey of Christmas literature
for the season. New YORK R. R. Bow
ker. $50 Pearl ST l--Ode of the mot
remarkable lists of famous contributors
ever brou ght together in = single number
of magazine viii be presented in the Jan
usry issue of The Ladies Home Journal
of Philsdelphis. The authors in that mum
Der will include Henry NJ. Stanley, DR.
H..es. Hon. John wansmsker, JOSEPH
jefferson. Hon. Hannibal Hamlin
Madame Alosni, James Whi'comb Riley
Gen Lew Wallace, George w. Childs. DR.
+. De Witt rsimxge, Mrs. A. D. T Whit
ney. Robert J. Burde;te. Edward Bethany
VIII Carleton, Charles A. Dams, Sarsl
o,ne Jewett, Georg. W. Cable, Juliar
Hawthorne. Mrs. LYMAN Abbott, Mrs
Aaf2atts botiVuDt. aux uShkly tNcnt.
{ Others. lftissdelphia The Curtis Pub
ishiag Company
Announcements aud Notes.
The Csssel Publishing Company, New
/ York. aunouuee for publication, by Jan. l
1891, at latest. the Life of John Beyl
o'Reilly.S Ii is written by james Jeifre.
Roche, an iutigste friend Of the lsmsniet
dead daring ali his life in Boston, aod TO
5 many years his associate in the edisorshi
. Of The Pilot. This work has the full sane
ticn OF Mr.. o'ReiIl;'s family. and i. ia
the oaiy authorized life. Fol!ovi
I the HE come his complete poems
a ard speeches, edited by his wife
i. Mary o'Rsilly. Some poems unpuhlishe
az the tims OF his dea'h are included in It'll
: collection, st the sugses ion of f,iend
l unsilnrg to lose any word iefs by tn
loved dead. HIS orations and sddresse.
!. includ ne ''iilu-uious Iri.hmsn of On
trn.ury - "Irish ltmetrv and Musi, Ia