Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-08

Goldthwaiie's Geographical Magazine has
interesting articles in its specially of travel.
adventures, discoveries and geographical
science. New York VIM. NJ .Goldthwaite,
70 Nassau street.
The Christmas number of The Cottage
Hearth comes to us in a handsome holiday
cover, and is filed with good stories and
articles appropriate to the season. Bos-
ton: W. A. Wilde s 20.
Nineteen valuable articles covering a wide
range of subjects AMI embracing selections
from the leading foreign reviews and mag
azines make up u fine number of the Eclectic
Magazine. New York 4. Il. FELTON,
~ Eigth street.
The Christmas Wide Awake is u splendid
number. with covers of white and gold
ornamented with holly, and filed from
cover to cover with stories, poems anil pic
lures pertaining to the holiday season
Boston ID. Lotbrop Company.
The magazine of American History closes
the twenty-eightii volume of this standard
work, every number and volume of which
i, a permanent addition TO American his
tory. 1t is beautifully illustrated and con.
iains thoroughly written and thoughtful ar
licles on American history. New York
Mrs. Martha !. Lamb,1t3 Broadway
The illustrations in the Cosmopolitan are
beautiful and there are contributions by Sir
Edwin Arnold. Murat Balsteai, Henry
James. Theodore Roosevelt, William L,
IEowells, Maurice Thompson and others.
The illustrations to Sir Edwin Arnold's
article on "A japanese Watering Place,
are among the finest we have seen in this
monthly. New York John Brisbin
Walker.
1.-The New House of Commons and the
Irish Question" is the opening article in the
North American Review, from the pen OF
the Right Hon. Arthur James Balfour. ssThe
Horse IN America !" "A Campaign for Bal
10, Reform" and Freedom of the Pressure
among the other notable articles IN strong
number. The close of volume l,5 is reached
with this issue. New York No. 3, Eas,
iih street.
st. Nicholas has notable corps of con-
tributors Here are stories from Howard
Pyle. Mrs. wiggin W. j. Henderson, Kirk
Munroe. William o. Stoddard, Jack Ben
nett Frank NJ. Chapman and Nj. Carrie
Hyde; and poems or humorous verses by
Mary Mapcs Dodge, Edith NJ. Thomas and
Malcolm Douglas. New York: The Cen
fury Company. Union Square.
In the Review Of Reviews--wbich is
readable and entertaining on every page
the following articles will es-
pecially attract attention Physical Gull
turc at Wellesley, three articles on Tenny.
son, Progress OF the World" and Amer
lean State Legislation in is92.7 The por.
traits of eminent men form an attractive
feature of this aumbcr. New York No.
Is Astcr Place.
The Arena has for frontispiece portraits
of Whittier AMI TennvsoR. These are
followed by critical article hy W. J. Fow-
Ter, contrasting the work OF the Two poets.
Rev. Dr. 4. Nicholson, of st. Adams,
England. sums up the case of Bacon VS..
Shakespeare and pronounces for the defend
ant Rev. LYMAN Abbott has an argument
in favor of compulsory arbitration. Bishop
Spailing gives reasons why the Worlds
Fair should be opened on Sunday. Fro
f.ssor James T. Bixby writes of Lso-Tze,
the Chinese mystic and contemporary of
CONTIGUOUS. There are other able articles.
EBostsn; The Arena Publishing Company ]
Iiarper's Magazine is superb in iilustra-
ton and most attractive in literary quality.
The striking fcstnrcs iuelifie the play by
Mary wilkins. titles Corey. leoman, Il
strong piece of work surely, while the adj
jsc,ives artistic and beautiful apply to her
..P,s,els in Prose. the last. called Death
being an exquisite thing. Howard pyies
drawing for the play are notable. fhacs-
erays drawings for the Lori Batcman'
ballad are characteristic enough to be in