Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-24
AUGUST MACHINES.
North American Review

North American Review
for August contains its usual variety Of
important articles upon timely subjects, by
writer's whose opinions are authoritative.
The Hon. Hoke Smith, secretary OF the in
terror, contributes an important paper on
'The Resources and Development of the
South" The recent railroad strikes form
the subject of most valuable symposium
by four men most competent to deal with
the question-General Nelson A. Miles, U.
s. A., who was in command of the Federal
troops at Chicago during the strike; the
Hon. Wade Hampton, United States COM
missioner of railroads; Harry P.
Robinson, editor of the Railway Age; and
Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation of Labor. Sir John
Eldon Gorst, M. p, whose advanced atii-
tude on the labor question has attracted so
much attention in England, contributes an
important and timely paper on "Euglish
Wo-kmen and Their Political Friends"
Senator William V. Allen, of Nebraska.
tells How to Purify Legislation y the Ar
gentine Minister at Washington. Senior
Zeballos, discusses Civil Wars in South
America and George Parsons Lathrop
deals with .Catholic Loyalty" his paper
being in the nature of reply to
those of Bishop Doane and President Tray
nor of the IA. =. A." Under the title of
"My Contemporaries" Jules Claretie re-
Iates many interesting anecdotes of famous
Frenchmen of the time; the Hon. Hannls
Taylor, United States Minister to Spain
and well known writer on constitutional
questions, writes on 1.-THE House of Repre-
sentatives and the House Of Commons"
North American Review, 3 East l4th ST.,
New York.
The American Bookmaker.
The August issue of the American Book
maker is in all respects highly creditable
one, and cannot fail to be of interest to the
members of the various trades of which it
is so able an advocate. The table of con-
tents is lengthy one, and includes: "tTni-
form Spacing" "Strikes and Lockouts,"
Book Coupon Schemes" "Technical Edu-
cation" Juvenile Publications" PAY
ment for Machine Composition, and "Prac-
tical Exposition of Binding" The various
departments are unusually complete and in
teresting, and the number taken as a whole,
is one Of the best Issues of this always ad
mirable magazine that we have yet seen.
Howard Lockwood & Co, 1876 & 1928
Duane ST., New York.
Godey's Magazine.
In all its history Of s,xty-four years,
Godey's has never made a more radical or
more welcome change than it has in its re-
cent reduction in price to ten cents. The
cover Of the August number shows that
clever and artistic innovations are to be
made under the new regime. The Seward
"reminiscences are continued and there are
finely illustrated articles upon New York
Roof Gardens the Battlefield of Waterloo
in 1894, aud the Yale Harvard boat race of
1894 Among the many delightful short
articles and stories contained in the cur
rent issue are "The Deliverance of Dor
rance" Martha McCulloch Williams; 1.-The
Toilers Of Algiers," Fannie C. w. Barbour /;
1.-The Loves of Edgar A. Poe" Eugene l..
Didier; Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear"
James Clarence Harvey IAN Unprofes-
sional Intrusion, Julius Chambers GLOW
ers in the Home, Mrs. Burton Kingsland,
and IA Nervous Woman" Cooley Mag
azne Pnl Co., New York;
GOOD Housekeeping.
One q tbe most deservedly popular home
monthbes published in this country is GOOD
Housekeeplur." 1t is invaluable to the
progress h0usekeeper. The current is
sue is mi exceptionally strong number. Miss
Parloa contributes valuable article on
Paris markets. Mary Livingston Andrews
discusses the wholesomeness of food in the
series "Around the Dinner Table" "Baths
and Bathing" is the subject of a timely arti-
Gle from the pen Of Isabella Gardner, M.
ID. In Fruit as Food" Mrs. Minerva
Van Wyck writes of plums and blackber-
ries, and gives more than a score of re-
ceipts for serving them. In the Editors
Portfolio" the announcement is made of the
publication of valuable series of articles
on 1.-The Food Question" beginning with
the October number. CLARK W Bryan Co.,
Springfield, Mass)