Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-07
EDITORS TABLE.

William Dean Howells' new novel,
The World of Chance, begins in Har-
per's Magazine for March. Judging
from the opening chapters alone. this
story promises to outriyal in interest
anything hitherto written by that dis
ringu,shed author. Julian Ralph con-
tributes graphic article on The Capitals
Of the Notwithstanding the twin
cities of Minnesota and the twin lake
ports, Duluth and Superior--in which he
gives some surprising figures regarding
the. phenomenal growth and prosperity
OF those cities.
Mrs Schuyler Van Rensselaers in
structive series Of papers on great Eng
lish caihedrals is brought to q close In
the March Century by an article on St.
Paurs Of London. fadefewski. the phe-
nomensl new pianist, is dealt with by
three wriiers-two in prose and one in
verse Mr.. William Mason affords criti-
cal study of the musician. Fanny Morris
Smith furnishes biographical sketch
and Richard Watson Glider, editor Of the
magazine, tells in rhythm How PAde-
rev xxi Played The handiwork of Kip
ling is plainly recognizable in the March
installment OF The Nauiahaka The
interest in the story grows more intense
as it progresses. Richard Rathbun
writes on the United States Fish Com.
mission. There are short stories by
Viola Roseboro, Richard Malcolm John
ston, Hsmlin Garland and the author Of
"Anglomaniscs." The element Of mis-
cellaneous interest is exceedingly well
sustained in variety Of other eontribu-
lions. New York: 7 he Century Com
pany, Union Square; 81 90 per year.
Edward Anthony bradford writes an
able and trenehant article on America
for the Americans. The very interest
ing series of three articles on Personal
Recollections Of Nathaniel Hawthorne,
by Horatio Bridge, is brought to a
conclusion. William McLennsn, in the
unique dialect of the French Canadian
hobHaat. tells the story Of Johnnie Raw
son and Chunky Peters, which is illus
trated by Reinhart. In an ar
ticle on Our Gray Squirrels
illustrated by j. c. Beard-Ernest
Ingersoll, in his usual engaging manner.
gives careful STUDY Of the habits and
characteristics Of these interesting little
creatures. The second of the note
worthy series of Danube articles, From
the Black Forest to the Black Sea,
strengthens the good impressions made
by the first. 1t is written by POultney
Bigelow and richly illustrated by
Alfred Parsons and +. d. Millet.
With an article on the London of
George the Second, which is profusely
illustrated by E. A Abbey and others,
Walter Besant brings his valuable and
very popular series of London papers to
a close. Constance Fenimore Woolson
contributes an Italian story, Dorothy,
which is appropriately illustrated from
drawings by c. s Reinhart. New York
Harper 4 Brothers 81 90 per year. Au
gusta j. Frank Pierce, % cents nun
! Der .~:.
The Atlantic Monthly for March opens
with an article by the Rev. Brooke Her
ford, the popular Boston clergyman, on
An Old English Township, in which he
| embodies, in delightful way, the
! chances and changes of a settlement in
Lancashire, with which Mr.. Herford
is thoroughly familiar. Mr.. Gran
ford continues his serial of Italian life,
Don Orsino, and Miss Isabel f. IIapgood
has wildly written paper On Russian
travel, called Harvest l ide on the Nolga.
Miss Agnes Repplier contributes an in
teresting essay on The Children's Poets.
Joel Chandler Harris has a short dialect
story, called The Eelle OF st Valerien,
not story Of negro life, for St. Va
lerien is township of New France.
Edith Thomas under the fanciiul title
of the Little Children Of Cybele.
describes in "a half serious
half-fanciful fashion, the habits of the
| swallow, the squirrel, the tortoise, the
| chipmunk, and other dumb pensioners
| OF nature, interspersed here and there
with short poems, also by Miss Thomas
The most important article in the num-
| Der, however, is Why the Men of 81
fought for the Union, by Major General
Jacob Dolson Cox Cat one time Governor
Of Ohio, and Secretary of the Interior.
and now Dean of the Cincinnati
Law SCHOOL, Another important
article is by Professor George Her
bert Palmer, Of Harvard | University,
who writes On Doubts about University
Extension, scholarly paper, which will
command the attention OF the many per
sons interested in the work of university
| extension throughout the country. Mrs.
Kate Douglas Wiggiu's clever short
story, called A Village Watch Tower
gives liveliness TO the number, and there
are also papers by Gamalel Bradford
,Jr., +. Blake Crofton. with some poetry
and several brilliant literary reviews
| Boston: IIoughton. Mllin & Co 81 O.
| per year