Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-22
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and writings of John Alfred Poor, edited by
Laura Elizabeth Poor: New York: G. p.
Putnam's Sons; PIP. 400.
The Sanita-ian for February has an arti-
Gle of current Importance entitled, Cholera
Quarantine, and immigration" New York :
American News Company. Price 30 cents
per copy
The New Godey's Magazine for March is
a beautiful number, and its colored por-
traits and fashion gossip are attractive
features. The completed story in this
nuEber is the "Romance of Trained
Nurse" by Kate Epson Clark. prettily il
Illustrated. Philadelphia 80 cents per
copy.
The A b c Pathfinder Railway Guide for
February has been issued with official time
tables of the railway and steamboat COM
panies, stations distances, fares etc, brought
down To date, with much other useful in
formation for the travelling public. Bos-
ton: New England Railway Publishing Co.,
q Federal st. Price % cts
Capt. Charles King is the author of the
novel in Lippincott's Magazine for March,
which is entitled, Warnings Peril" In
the Journalist series" Mrs Elizabeth G..
Jordan tells THE Newspaper Woman's
Story and there are other articles, short
stories and poems. Philadelphia: ]. b.
Lippincott Company; price % cts.
The Music r. v ew, published monthly by
Clayton +. Sumney, Chicago. 81 90 per
year.
: Short Stories for March contains a dozen
short stories to suit different tastes. several
Of which are prettily illustrated. The mag
azine has been much improved of late in
geographical attractiveness. New York
Current Literature Publishing Company ;
price % cts.
The March number of Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly is an inauguration Num-
ber,' aud every page is rra liable. 1t has a
frontispeee in color, East r Morn" II
illustrated articles. and sever,l short stor-
lea. The more attractive articles are The
Riviera, by Grant Alien; A Woman in
Darkes. Africa; De l.. sss ps and the Pana-
ma Canal and Amber Mines New York
ITO Fifth Avenue. Price % cents
Ever entertaining and instructive, and in
touch with the most advanced field of
| thought, nearly every article that appears
in Litteli's Living Age is not only of prrs-
ent interest but of permanent value and
worthy Of preservation. Recent numbers
are we'll adapted to maintain its wei-earpetl
reputation, their contents covering v i1c
range of subjects in literature, fiction
science, travcl biography, AMI art and lit
erary erii ism. Boston: LittelI & Co. !
The most important article in the March
number of The Century l. an account of
Vapoleon's voyage to Flbl as told in the
;nanusetipt of Captain Thomas Usher, the
British officer in charge Of The ship which
@arriel the Emp .ror 10 his asylum in the
/ Mediterranean. Captain Usher was throw n
into most intimate rel tiuns with NAPOLEON
for several weeks, AMI made careful record
of Napoleons frank comments on tue men
and events of the times. The manuscript
was obtained from a grandson of Captain
ssher and has never before been in print.
New York. The Century Company, Tn
ion Square. 81 cents per number.
The publishers of the National Magazine.
- Nassau street, New York, have acquired
the Magazine of American History, which
was edited by Mrs. Martha J. Lamb until
her death on January 3rd last. With the
February issue these two leading historical
Journals are merged into one and the name,
Magazine of American History. that of the
retained. General James Grant Wilson.
well known as an editor of important his
torical works, including Appleton's Cyclic
pedia of American Biography. will edit the
new magazine. Readers will be glad tina,
no change ia form and style of publication
has been made. and also equally glad thst
the price has been reduced from S. 90 to
81 90 per year. This number contains a
81 tba late Me- Nj
lengthy biographical sketch.
Japan As We Saw It. by Robert S Gar
diner, Boston, Rsni Avery Supply Com
papy. Price in paper covers - cts; in
flexible leather. 81 80.
This book affords US the best insigh, into
the every day life anil customs of mo lern
Japan, of any work upon that country thst
has ever come to our attention. 1t is de-
lightfuliy written and tells in an easy, en-
rertaiuing and yet graphic manner, the OBJ
servations of the author in a somewh hat
extended tour through the country he so
charmingiy describes. The work is one of
the finest specimens of typographical skill
that we have ever seen. 1t il beautifully
printed upon fine quality of heavy calan-
dered paper, and is superbly illustrated. 1t
is certainly a most attractive. entertaining
and instructive volume. and We predict for
il widespread popularity.
The biographies of authors and poets. di-
vines, soldiers and statesmen, have multi
piled exceedingly in recent years; but tile
life of great business man, whose acsivi-
ties we're devoted with assiduous and IN
firing zeal, to the building up of great en-
terprises that should live after him to con-
tribute powerfully to the general prosperity
is something of novelty. For that rea-
son we turn to the volume before us with
special interest, an interest intensified that
Mr.. Poor was a Maine man. ard tina.
the activities of his busy life we're
largely given 10 promoting the CON-
mercial interests Of his native State.
The life and writings of such man. in the
intelligent and instructive VI ay they are pre-
senfed to US in this beautiful memorial vol
ume constitute, not only I'm. tribute to
his chzracs. earnessne.s Of purpose, bat
also make valuable contribution To our
historical literatu y We do not reu,esnter
to have anywhere seen in so condensed an.
entertaining form, such waslth of i1forma-
ton touching he earis railro vi history Of
Maine. II 10 work thar certainly seems
to merit vide circulation. Mrs Pssor has
shown herself to be posses s-zi OF literary
talents Of high order. anil in giving tie
record Of her husbands life 10 the reading
public in this exeeii ut volume. has per-