Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-20

Poet Lores fifth anniversary celebrate d
and New Years greeting We 1nd in the
December number and list Of productions
in full keeping with genuine love OF high
literature which has been the inspiration of
this publication from it's inception. Poet
Lore Co, 1876 Summer St. Boston
Lippincotts for December contain a
long and absorbing story from the pen of
that fascinating writer, Capt. Charles King
L. s. A., entitled Sergeant Croesus. The
other contents are fully up to the standard
of this well known and popular magazine.
r.. B. Lippincott CO., Phila.
The Review of Reviews for December in
one department alone. THE Progress of
the World" offers the reader q value ex-
cesdiag the cost of this periodical. The
events digested and put in accessible form
for the reader this month are possessed of
unusual interest. $3.50 year; New York,
10 Aston Place.
Everyone " no visited the Worlds Fair
will want this months number of The Cos
mopolitan and that everyone who didn't see
the Fair will want it goes without saying
All for Ii cents you get series of articies
from well kuown writer's and artists giving
ih~ir impres sions of the great Exposition,
Astounding in new ideas even for those who
spent tn, summer in Chicago, while the
illustrations number about POO, all excel
lent and some Of them the best We have
seen. Though large part of the number
is devoted TO this subject After the
Worlds Fair" there are other features OF
much interest.
The December New Peterson is in many
respects ahead of all former months, excel
l. mt as those issues have been. The Illus
trations are more numerous an better than
ever, and a glimpse of the contents is
enough to make one want to read from the
fret page TO the last. The opening article
The Land of the Liberator," by NJ. Me
Carthy- o eary is a sketch of Irish life and
scenery, written IN the most captiv attn 9
manner and illustrated by a series Of admir-
abe photographers. Figs From Thistes,
by Lucy II Hooper: "Puss in Boots by
Agnes Reppier; "Pocshontss,' by Alex'n-
der Brown; "i'nter the Southern Cros'
AMI The LATEST Man in the Settlement
by Herbert Ba.hford are othsr contributions
Of note Five cent. for sample copy
Address The Peterson Magazine Co., Phil
adelphis, Pa.
This number of The Arena contsins us
pages and contains contributions fropi II
long li.t of able writer's. StiusOu Jarvis,
whose portrait forms tie frontispiec". con-
tributes on the subject, The Accent OF
Life" very interesting and instructive AZ
ticle. DR.. Henri Henssldt, Phi D.. has
a fascinating articl. on The Wonders OF
Hindoo Magic" which he sttr itutss to some
subtle power of the Oriental priesthoods ac-
CURED through generations of experiment
and which he thinks is perhaps an advanced
form of what is commonly known rs hypn =
tism. Other well knosn contributors arr
Prof. VIM Sandy James G. Clark, Clarence
s. Darrow. + 'g'r F,wcett, Hsmtn G n
land. Geo. C. Kelly. Thomas. l. Brosn,
James X Cooke. NJ. D DIR. Geo. c. Doug
Lass, and Hon. J ,hn ID wis, NJ. c. Arena
Publishing CO., Boston, Mas.
Harper's comes to ms u is month ia a
very tasteful sui illuminated cover hut The
general exc. Hence of the literary features
which characterize this magazine Is in no
degree impaired IN attempt t. Introduce
Christmas novelties. The fronri.piece by
c. S. R"inhsrt i. an artistic Oily conceived
and beautifully exeruted illustration and
represents an attra tive feature of Christ
plantatian THIS frontispisce is one of
several Exceptionally good illustrations
of charming Contribution from the pen Of
Thomas Melon Page AMI entitled The
Old Dominion" "A Thanksgiving Din
ner," a vignette Of Mtnhatten Is q delight
FIJI sketch by Brsnder Mathews, Harriet
Prescott Spotord contributes = literary
gem "A Watch in the Niyst' possessed of
p ssibiliiies for good beyond what one
m ght expect ia volume of SERMONS
Thomas Power 0'Coanvr wit. entertain
ingly and under,,ani inzly of the House Of
Commons and Sterner has admirably illus
traeed tn. arliel.. Ruin McEaery Stuart
has written romance of the SImpkinsyilie
poet Office as only the msy do. Charles
Egbert Crsddock. Howard Pile. Frederic
Remington, Sarah Orne Jewett and J..
Lincoln Ste ffens are other contributors to
this more than ususlly interesting number.
Harper 4 Bros. New York.