Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-12

lively and amusing story. Dick" by
George Granfham Balm, tells of m effice-
boy whose unobtrusive virtues wrought
reform among editors and report
en-. "a House that Jack Built
oy Philo Andrews Tucker i .
quaint sketch with . moral. Champion
Blssell contributes . careful and interesting
"Study Of PawnbroMrs." Alice yelling
on Rollins writes on The Science and
tae Art Of Dramatic Expression" Bjal-
mar Hjorth Boyesen tells rs about "Nor-
wegian HOSP itality," and Charles Robinson
about FREAKS" In "Talks with the
Trade, +" the question, s.Have Young Writ
en Chance?" il discussed. The poetry
Of the number is BY Martha 7. Tyler, Mary
Mcneil Scott, Mary B. Dodge. Lillian Cor
belt Barnes, and Frank Demster Sherman.
The New England.
This may almost be called Washington
number. There is an interesting account
Of PretiLent Washington's visit to Boston
in 1859, with extracts from his diary, and
valuable paper by William Howe Downes
on the famous Stuart portraits of Washing
ton. This article 10 accompanied by full
page reproductions Of the Stuart portraits
of Washington and his wife, which are now
ia the Boston Museum Of Fine Arts. There
are two clever stories, "M'randy AIMS Ro-
NANCE" by Helen M. Winslow, aid can
taeus in Love" by R. B. Hale. An article
on Proportional Representation, by W.
D. McCrackan, is, perhaps, the most valNa-
bic Of the issue, which is an unusually good
one.
WorthiDgton's Magazine.
1t is matter of surprise that among the
thousands of writer's who are inundating
the country with the facile product of their
pens, there should be so many to write well
and 20 few to write better. This remark
applies also to the numerous popular"
sgszines, in which, indeed, for the most
part these writer's find outlet. There 10
common to them all certain level OF med
iociity. Few contributions fall below this
level-fewer still rise above it. One OF the
best Of its class is Worthington's Magazine.
1t contains light and pleasing tales, good
verse, of which "Alms," by Ella F. Mosby,
in the February number, is better than
good, and articles of general interest.
peasant Life il Picardy" Helen Evert-
son Smith is charmipgly written and well
illustrated, as, indeed, the magazine 10 IN
general. There are departments for the
household and the children, and altogether
it is what it claims to be, an excellent fam
lily journal.
The Review Of Reviews.
President Dole and his cabinet adorn
the first page of the Review of Reviews
for February, and their quarrel with
President Cleveland occupies, together with
the great canal movements, and American
and European politics, considerable space
in the admirably illustrated department, en-
It'll d 1.-THE Progre IS of the World" The
tar .caturists pay their respects to Cleveland,
Cri and Gladstone as usual. Among the
special articles description Of "Our New
National Wonderland" the great park in
the state of Washington, and sympathetic
ibute to Tyndall by Grant Allen call for
particular mention. The synopsis of maya
Yin, literature for the month displays its
Customary tact in selection, and the other
departments with the profuse illustrations
sustain fully tie distinctive reputation
which this periodical has acquired.
The American Review of Reviews main
tains the neutrality of the English edition.
Its original articles, while positive in their
stand on topics of general. interests, are
written from no partisan point of view, and
always from full and authentic knowledge.
The North American Review.
The other side of the Wilson bill from
that taken by Mr.. Clarke is presented in
this issue of the North American by Sena-
tor Mills of Texas. A timely article by
Sir John Lubbock on "The Income Tax in
England is instructive in the historical da-
t, collected, though rather non committal.
President Fret of Switzerland details his
experiences as Union soldier and inmate
of Libby prison during the late war in an ar
ticle of wonderful simplicity and ingenu-
business. Mr.. Howells' .'Are We . Plu-
tocracy?" i. rebuke to the prevalent
money getting mania, admirable in its mo-
tive, delicate in its apportionments of
praise and blame, but too subtly woven,
we fear, to make its point effectively with
the multitude of readers. Municipal Re-
forms are treated by DR.. Parkhurst and
Mr.. j. W. Golf, journalism and its Rela-
tons to Literature by Margaret Deland,
and the Perplexing Problem of the Unem-
ployed by Henry George. Matters medi-
cal, religious, social and political receive
attention from the other. contributors. and
the briefer sundries, classified as "Notes
and Comments" suggest q carefully-ch
selection from the best newspaper editorials
throughout the country.
The Arena
for February 10 magnificent midwinter is
sue, containing 1Gi pages. Among the
contributors are Rev. N. J. Savage, Rev.
Washington GLADDEN.. y. D., Heinrich Hen
soldt, Phi. D, Congressman John Davis,
Stinson Jarvis, Rabbi Solomon SCHNEIDER,
Helen Campbell, and Rev. Hiram Vroo-
man. The editor contributes two important
papers One dealing with unlimited power
ty, the other an argument against medical
monopoly. striking feature is SYM
postum by six we'll known American women
on "Rational Dress for Women" This
symposium is profusely illustrated. Alto
gether no review of the month will be 20 at
tractive to progressive persons rs the mid
winter Arena. The publishers announce
that hereafter the Arena will contain IA
pages, making it the largest monthly review
published.
Salvation Oil does. not simply assuage
pain: but by Quickly finding its way to the