Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-14

books, which contains fine pictures from
their own publications and n list of the
same. Sent TO any address.
St. Nicholas for 1898 will contain serials
by Kate Douglass Wiggin, William o. Stoi-
dard and Mrs. CIV. Jamison short stories by
popular authors a series of papers entitled
The Year of the Worlds Fair;" with
articles on sport, outdoor life, adventure,
travels, biography and history. The pic
lures will be very fine. New York: The
Century Company.
The history of the Cape Elizabeth High
School compiled by Edward C.. Reynolds,
of the class of II, embracing u complete
list of the pupils of the school, sketches OF
| all graduates, historical addresses, officers
of Alumni association anil historical matters
| of much value to every one interested in
| the High School, will soon be published by
the Stevens & Jones Company, Portland.
+. Mr.. Francis II. Underwood has in tn.
! press of Lee & Shepard, Boston, ''Quabhin
| the Story of Small Town, with Outlooks
| Upon Puritan Life" Mr.. Underworld
method has been to group under fou
| country ministers facts about villag,
| schools, families, rusticity, hardship, an
| the spirit of restlessness which quickened
| the termination of freedom and progress.
| The most interesting feature of Prang''
announcement of holiday publications is 8
! history of the United States in twelve en-
blematc designs in color designed b,
/ Walter Crane, with accompan, ing verses
! entitled "Columbia's Courtship." Price
! S2.0 90 The same illustrations are to b.
used in monthly calendar, "Columbia's
/ Calendar" fastened with red, white and
blue ribbon. Price sI.;50. Boston L..
| prang & Co.
h The new edition of the catalogue OF
! Houghton, Mittin 4 Co, Boston. (Which
| now covers more than $50 pages) has over
80 portraits Of authors, including three new
ones which will he of general interest, viz,
| +. Hopkinson Smith, Kate Douglas Wiggip
| and Mrs Jane q. Austin. The whole is
really worth looking at as an exhibit of the
part which this house plays in the history
| of hook-makiny. and of American litera-
| ture, in this Columbian year The cover
is a new one designed by Walter Crane,
especially for this catalogue.
4 notable holiday book is to appear in a
few weeks, which cannot fail to prove very
popular with Portland people. Itisa poem
/ by James Phinney Baxter, president of the
servatory." 1t will he profusely illustrated
/ with half tone engravings from original
drawings in Ihlia ink. The views will b,
scenes which are now in sight from the OBJ
seryatory and illustrations of stirring his
torical events which have taken place within
the range of vision of an observer stationed
in that elevated position. The book win be
I published by the Stevens & Jones Company,
Bor,lanl and IN. tvpnuraphv and illu gtra.
tons will be elegant.
4 volume by Oliver Wendell Holmes that
Is old and yet that's new is one containing
Dorothy O." 4 Ballard of the Boston
: Tea Party and "Grandmother's Story of
/ Bunker Hill Battle" as illustrated by
! Howard Pyle and published by Houghton,
/ Mifflin & Co, Boston. Nothing DIR.
Holmes has written has been more popular
! than these three pieces. Each belongs to
the colonial or Revolutionary period. Mr..
| Pyles illustrations comprise full-page
! sketches as well as decorative borders,
! iea1pieces, and taipieces. The frontis-
piece is the portrait of Dorothy q that
forms the subject of the poem. In the
printing, paper, and binding the volume
meets every requirement.
THE New England Country" with text
and illustrations by Clifton johnson, con-
taining over hundred views of New Eng
lind scenery and life ia one of the hand
soonest of Lee & Shepard's holiday publica-
tons. These illustrations with appropriate
t -xt made a volume divided into four parts,
"a follows: Part |. cold Times on New
England Farm" Part II The New England
OF To-Day" Part III, New England as the
Traveller Sees It." Part ". Camping
Among the New England Hills" The chang
- seasons. the rugged hills and tumbling
streams, the winding r0sdways. the Villages
aud little farms. with the social and family
HE of the earlier and later days, are all
here faithfully portrayed by camera, brush.
pencil and pen. The sons and daughters
of New England, whether at home or abroad.
as well as all lovers Of rural life and seem
cry will be charmed with the book. The
cover design. which is very tasteful, is by
Mr. Johnson.
Regarding Mr.. piekard's memoir of tile
poet Whittier, Mr.. Edward Box IN the
Boston Journal of Saturiay-savs THE
gentle Quaker's well-known modestv AL
ways led him TO believe that the public
would never call for any accoun. of his
j life after he had passed on. But the death
of Longfellow brought to mind the wisdom
of leaving authentic material in the hands
OF some trusted friend for possible biog-
raphy. Ana Sc, he chose S. T. Plckari of
Portland MH Ifrkar,l was not related to
Whittier, as has been enormously stated
A irien 'snif. OF many years staining existed
between tt9 men, and the fact that Mr..
fickafi i nephew of Whittier's first
teacher, Joshua Coffin. who Introduced the
poet to Yarns, AMI to whom his poem, ITO
NY oi'Y Sehnolmas:er, is addressed. may
rave something 10 do With
" hlt'ser's fon'lness for the talented Port
land editor. And, from time 10 time, dur
ing the last ten years the poet has placed in
pr Pickard's hands material for his biog-
ra3hy. acd in bis will, as is known. the poet
msade Mr.. Hckard his literary executor. in
trusting to his care all his papers. manu-
2cripts and letters. With the material thus
placed in Mr.. Pckard's care by the poet
! himself, and the mass Of material at Dan
vers. Amesbury and Newburyport, the poets
executor has ample facilities for the com
pslation of most satisfactory biography.
Upon this work Mr.. Tickard will soon
begin, and he will probably be assisted in
his labors by Gertrude Cortland, the dear
est of Whittier's cousins.
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