Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-09
August magazines.
McClure's Magazine

McClure's Magazine
for August supplies q companion piece to
Mr.. Hamlin Garland's description of life in
the steel mines at Homestead, published in
the June number, in no less striking de-
scrip,ion of life in the depths of q coal
mine, by Stephen Crane. A paper OF
does for General Sherman what the series
published in the May number did for
General Grant. As member of Sherman's
staff, and his intimate friend for twenty
five wears, Mr.. Byers enjoyed rare oppor-
tuniiies for studying his subject, and his
paper shows that he appreciated and made
the most of them. A series of portraits of
Sherman accompany the article. Professor
Henry Drummond' s new book, THE Ascent
of Man." is regarded by DR.. Washington
GLADDEN. las one of the latest and most
striking phenomena in the world of thought"
aud under the title of 1.-THE New Evolu-
ton" he devotes paper to showing what the
book signifies. An illustrated article en-
titled "In Advance of the Circus" by
Charles Theodore Murray, exhibits the
elaborate and costly system with which
great circuses are now advertised. The
number contains two thrilling stories from
al life, war story, ''The Bravest Deed
of the War" by T. j. Mackey, and rail-
road story, "The Death Rum" by Cy War
man. The other stories are one by Robert
Barr, one by Conan Doyle, and notable
strike story, 1.-The Mistress of the Foun-
dry" Besides the Sherman portraits, there
are series of portraits of President Garfield
aud Louise Chandler Meulton. s. S. Nc
Clure, 80 Lafayette Place, New York
The Chautauquan.
The opening article of the August num-
Der of The Chautauquan is entitled "Out OF
Doors with the Artists" and is beautifully
illustrated. delightful study of George
Meredith's novels is contributed by
Emily F. Wheeler and ought to
win many readers for the works of
this too little known novelist. A bright and
pertinent article, "a Nation of Liars" is
from the pen of Prof. Isaac 7. Headland,
of Picking University, reporting a converse
ton between himself and a young Chinese
friend, and contains many pungent para
graphs. A sketch of the life of that Won
derfully gifted young Russian woman, So
phie Kovalevsky, who won the Bordin prize
at the Paris Academy of Sciences in 1886,
is translated from the French. DIR. +. G.
H. Wendell has popularity written article on
1.-The Poetry of Ancient Egypt" ''Hand-
writing and Chara@t ter" forms the subject
for much interesting speculation by w.
Preyer. M. Henri Minaud writes
of President Sadi Carnot; and S.
Parkes Cadman contributes an illustrated
article on English Mines and Miners"
The Womans Council Table contains ar
ticles ON MADAME Hanna X. KoraDy,"
in
Trio of Critical Essayists, "The Care Of
Birds" and story from the German.
With the editorial departments and pages
devoted to new books and the c. l.. S. c.
the admirable number of August is COM
pleted. Mealvile. Pa DR.. T. L. Flood,
editor and propri etor.
Nr,s Eagland Magazine.
The 1rsursp piece of the August number
of the Me- Eugland Magazine Is charm
ing picture from a watercolor by Sears Gal
lagher, illustrative of brief poem by
Richard Burton. The subject is 'Haying,"
and Mr.. Gallagher has caught the very
spirit of the season in his works. "The
Quaint North Shore by Frank 7. Robin
son, the well-known art critic illustrated by
score of sketches by Charles Il. Woodbury.,
of the quaint old hooks and corners of Lynn,
Salem, Marblehead Gloucester, and the Mas
sachusetts North Shore places where 50 many
resort in this midsummer time. Mrs. Kate
Cannot Wells story, "Another's Child"
has its scene on this same North Shore;
and Mrs. Higginson's poem, 1.-The White
Dunes" is seashore poem. Neil Nc
Leod contributes an illustrated article on
Prince Edward Island, which will be read
with deep interest, and Helen M. Knowlton
has paper on William Morris Hunt, with
dozen or more reproductions of some of
his more noted pictures. There. are two
educational articles-one by Miss Bacon
on "a Southern Normal School," an en-
couraging revelation of what is being done for
women's education in the South, and one on
"Tbe Public Library Movement in the United
States" by Joseph l.. Harrison of the AL
bany Library School. Boston, the city of
God" is the lecture lately given by Rev.
Charles G. Ames, in the recent course be-
fore the Good Citizenship Society in Bos
ton, on ga More Beautiful Public Life"
One of the most valuable papers in the
number, and one that will be most widely
read, is that by Edward Everett Hale, on
"The New England Congregational
Churches" showing in Mr.. Hale's strong
way the great part played by this free
church polity in the general development
of freedom and self-government in America.
The editors table is devoted to the subject
of Historical Pilgrimages. Warren +.
Kellogg, 5 Park So, Boston, Mass.
The Forum.
Under the general heading Sentimental
Dealing with Crime, and Its Worldwide
Increase" Mr.. d. MEG. Means, New
York publicist, writes on the principles
Involved in the Recent Strike" Mr.. Hen
ry Holt, under the title Punishment of
Anarchists and Others" criticises our pres
ent system of furnishing criminals, charac-
terizes as farces the insanity pleas so often
made in their defence, and recommends
that professed Anarchists be declared out
laws aud exiled, under psin of instant
death should they return. Mr.. John Brooks
Leavitt writes about the Criminal Degra-
dation nf Nav York Citjznnshin as mani