Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-12
Best Things in October Magazines.

The Eclectic presents very udicious
selection from the best things in the best
English reviews and magazines-a table
of contents embracing twenty articles.
The writers represented are Archibald
Forbes, John Tyndall. Mrs. Andrew
Lang, Grant Allen, A c.. Swinburne,
Prof. Dowden, ID. Christie Murray and
others Fiction, biography, travel. social
science, literary criticism and poetry are
given. New York: f r. Pelton, al
Eighth street. So 90 per year
President Eliot, srchdeacon Farrar,
Edward Atkinson, President David Starr
Jordan Of the new Leland Stanford Jr =,
University, Swinburne, the poet, and
Senator Villas are among the writers in
the Forum. Leading topics discussed
are municipal government, compulsory
and religious education, coinage, prison
reform. military duty. cnst of English
ROYALTY New York: Union Square !;
s. 90 per year
Writer'S in the Andover Review dis
cuss Bible study in Sunday school, au'
thority of the Pulpit. The Cherokee
Outlet and Christ the Creed OF Christi
anity. Boston: Houghton, Miif'in 4 Co.
$500 per year
A group OF Columbus portraits with an
article accompanying them from the pen
of the editor, Mrs, Martha j. Lamb, is
one of the leading papers in the maya
zine Of American History The frontis-
piece is portrait Of Napoleon. An ar
ticle of interest to students of Maine
history is on the St Croix Of the North
eastern Boundary" with copies of four
early maps in outline. New York: 1l3
Broadway; $500 per year
The Cosmopolitan is abundant OF illus
tration and light. readable, entertaining
articles. The leading ones are; Great
Storms, Modern Women of Turkey, Gin
cinnati, An Oyster Village Miss Rivers
According to Sc John" is concluded
New York: John Brisbin Walker
$500 a year
The double number Of Poet-Lore for
August and September is almost wholly
taken up with the drama Harold" by
Ernst Won Wildenbruch, with por.
trait and sketch of his life. Philadel
phia: 1902 Chestnut street; 81 80 q
year
Lady Patty. by THE Duchess" is the
long story in Lippincott, and there are
few short contributions of interest. A
portrait of Geo W. Childs forms the
frontispiece Illustrations are intro
du ed into the body of the work tC
accompany an entertaining account OF
Wa hingt0n and Wayne in Philadelphia,
by Melville Phillips Philadelphia j
b Lippincott Company, % cents pei
number
The Engineering Magazine closes its
first volume and has proved very
valuable publication. Progress in Aerial
navigation, Railroad building on the
Texas Frontier, Marble Quarrying in the
United States, Conditions causing Tor
nado, Future Wagon Roads, the Block
signal system for railroads are the chief
articles, with a large number of shorter
miscellany in the various minor depart
ments. The illustrations are very good
New York: he World Building. 81 OF
year
Wide Awake has a pleasure in store
for all young lovers of English litera
ture in the form of narrative called
The Maidens of the Lakes" they be
ing the young daughters of the three
lake poets, Dorothy Wordsworth, Edith
Southey and Sarah ColeIidge. lovely
girls, to whom Wordsworth addressed
his poem. The Traid;" there are por.
traits Of the three girls in early woman
hood, and views Of their homes and fav
orite haunts; the article is by Miss C H
Garland Boston: The d. Lot1Iop Co
o.. 40 a year
Lowell" on the last page of the Cen
fury, from the pen Of Mr.. Richard Wat
son Glider, the editor. The frOntispiece
to the number is a portrait of Rudyard
Kipling. Notable articles are; My Last
days in Siberia by George KEENAN,
Aerial Navigation; Besieged by the
Utes: Who was Ell Dorado? Italian Old
Masters; Lincoln's Personal Appearance,
and the conclusion of the Faith Doctor.
1t is richly illustrated. New York.
Union Square; S400 per year
The American Angler in its monthly
form is most attractive magazine for
the fishing tourist and sportsman. 1t
contains ten articles, a story by Frank
Stoekton-"Pl4in Christian Trout Fish.
in "a well filled "Notes and Queries
department and eighteen or twenty Illus
trations. 1t is ably edited by W. G. Har-
ris who contributes an article of much
scientific value on the distribution OF
fishes. New York: No. 10 Warren
street; 81 90 per year
One of the best portraits Of the
late James Russell Low ell that we have
seen is that given in the Arena An ar.
ticle on this great master OF English
from the hand of DR. George Stewart Of
Quebec opens the number. Among the
articles are Healing through the Mind,
The Microscope from Medical Point of
View, A Grain Of Gold. Emancipation
through Naiionalism Boston; Pierce
Building, Copley Square, s. 90 per year
We are more and more impress with
the value Of the Review OF Reviews as
single N, gazine for hurried readers
and literary workers 70 take home and
look over - the longer tits published.
Its range of SUI iects is wide, thei conden-
sation is generally well done, ard while
The Illustrations ae, most OF them,
very ordinary, they give b certain relief
and variety to the work that increases
interest in it pat does not add to its
value. Articlel on Methodism and the
English speaking world, and James
Russell Lowell are prominent features
of the October issue. New York: