Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-28

Our columns have been so crowded dur
ing the past four or five weeks, with iu-
portant reports of legislative doings that We
have been unable to devote our usual atten-
ton to the reviews and magazines. We
shall soon be relieved of this pressure for
room, however, and can then give our usual
comprehensive notices. For the present
few lines to each must suffice.
Blue and Gray. is as its title would in
dicate, patriotic magazine devoted TO tie
interests of all G.. A. X. boys. 1t is grow
ing in interest with each number. Phih
1elphia 3l6 North Broad street, % cents
per number.
The March number of the Cosmopolitan
| contains nine articles which are beautifully
illustrated. six poems and several short
stories and sketches. Chief among the l.
ustrated articles are Berlin, a graphic ac-
count of the German capitol; Our Cotton
Belt The Ahysmal Depths of the Sea, and
| the British Navy. New York: John Bris-
bin Walker % cents per number.
The new Peterson's for April contains
Easter Days In and About Rome and
| Hawaii Nei, both finely illustrated; story
by Dr. Edward Everett Hale; Easter at
Naples by Louise Chandler Moulton. and
! Some Flresie Pets, by Rev. Mlnot }. Saw
age. Philadelphia: li2 South Third
Street. Price 20 cents per number.
| It only needs to be said of The Idler. for
! April that it is edited by Jerome X. Jerome,
and contains nearly or 1uite an illustration
to each page. Ii is just the magazine for
an idle hour or half hour. New York: S.
5. Mcclure. % cents per number.
| Two articles that will attract attention in
the March-April number of the Andover
Review, are Phillips Brooks. by rrof Viii
! liam Lawrence, aud The Ar'loyer Band in
Maine, by Rev. + lw''rI q. Porter. Bos-
ton iIoughton. Miiiiin x Co. 30 cents per
| number.
| Home and Country il a popular maya
| zine, devoted to pure and entertaining read
| ing and very well illustrated For family
magazine it can be highly commended to
general readers. New York; 9G Maiden
Lane. % cents per number.
For the April number of the North Amer
| lean Review, ex-Secsetary Foster of the
| treasury has written paper entitled, THE
Brussels Conference Reviewed" The Hon.
Il. 7. Bland. chairman on coinage, etc, has
prepared an article on The Currency and
the Democratic Party for the same num-
DeE. | view ~ Nthts Ftk nufiptis
The Engineering Magazine is one of the
most valuable periodicals of its class in the
whole list of such works that comes to our
table. Its articles are all from the pens of
| practical engineers and many are fully Illus
rated New York The Worlds Build
ing; Is cents per number.
Poet-Lore for March continues its ex-
tracts from unpublished letters of Ruskin,
Mr. +. GAYS Gentle viii, nur Fellow,
and has besides several brief essays.
poem by Mr.. Nathan Haskell Dole, and
numerous interesting notes, reports of soci-
cites, etc Boston. 1876 Summer St. %
cents per copy.
Littelrs Living Age is household friend
whose place cannot be filed by substitute.
In many periodicals the reader finds some
articles to his taste, but the subscribers to
''Litteli's" know that this publication is
solid entertainment from cover TO cover,
and that they have no need to skim or pick
and choose the contents. Every article is
fresh and readable. Boston Ljtteli &
Co.
A copy of portrait of Washington taken
at the age of 10, forms the frontispiece
To the Magazine of American History for
March New York during the Civil War.
is the leading article, which il well illns-
tra,ed and there are several interesting and
valuable articles. New York: The Ma
tionsl History Company, 1872 Nassau street;
So cents per copy
Writers in the Arena deal with vital sub
jects of immediate concern. and their con-
sributions cannot fail to receive attention.
Among those contributing articles to the
March number are: Alfred Russell Wal
lace. Prof. S. P. Wait, Helen Campbell.
DIR. T. J. Furnivai,,-"A Defense of
Shakespeare: DR.. Leslie keliey.--the
Bi-Chloride of Gold Cure; B. o. Flower
and others. Boston; Pierce BuiIiiag,
Cepley Square; price so cents per num-
Der.
Columbus in Love-" by George Alfred
Townsend, is the long story in the April
number Of Lippincott's. Tie remaining
articles in the number are brief but interest
ing. Philadelphia: 25 cents per copy
The Californian Illustrated Magazine for
April is Hawaiian number" embracing
five or six articles on the different phases
of Hawaiian life, history, scenery and
politics. several of which contain character /.
istie illustrations. But there are also other
articles and the whole number is entertain
ing and varied in contents. San Francisco
Publishing Company. IS cents per number