Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-03-23

tefeotlnR 4ftlclee gwen. AuO Ong tne Valu-
able articles contained in this number are
"Ships Of the New British Navy" VIM.
Laird Cloves; "How the Ancieuts Moved
Heavy Masses" w. F. Durfee; "City
Water SUPPL lies of the Future" Samuel
McElroy; "The Proposed Cables Under
the Pacific" and precautionary Hints to
Inventors" (The Engineering Magazine
Co., Times Building, New York.
The New Peterson.
A charming feature of the New Peter
son, and particularly of the March lssu..
10 the number of beautiful illustration :
which are gwen wi h the different
articles. The current number opens
with descriptive article by William s.
Walsh, entitled, "In the Azores" which is
illustrated by George b. Luks. Alice
Howard Cady contributes particularly
interesting article entitled the "Girls'
Professional School in Rome" which
is illustrated by many beautiful
work of Louise Chandler Moulton
illustrated v ith portrait of the poet, her
study, library, ETC., is given by Frai Lee
Benedict, and will be read with pleasure by
all admirers OF this gifted lady. The short
stories in this issue are contributed by such
eminent writer's az Frederick Rosslyn, G.
B. Burgin, Mary Gray Umstei and Mabel
E. Wotton. The departments are unusual
ly interesting. Peterson Magazine Co.,
Philadelphia, Pa
Lippincett's Magazine.
The complete novel in the March number
of Lippincott's is "a Desert Claim" by
Mary E. S,ickney. 1t is charmingly writ
ten story of ranch life in the West. Gill
bert Psrker's powerful serial, 1.-The Tres
D user" is continued in this issue. w. Z.
Morrow contributes a story of great power
entitled. "The Inmate of the Dung aon, "
which will repay careful reading. Other
interesting articles and short stories in TIL.
Womanhood,' Anrie Nathan Meyer; "The
Training of the Saddle Horse" John Gil
mer Speed, and The Evolution of The
Public Roads," Charles McIlvaine.
Blue and Gray.
Blus and Gray for March is thoroughly
enjoyable throug ghout. The frontispiece is
a graphic picture of Faragut's fleet passing
the forts at the mouth of Mobile bay showing
tn. sinking e of the '.Tecumsef.' A careful and
accurate sketch of the ram "Tennesss e." is
worth securing and keeping. The Farragut
series is now nearly completed, and has
been very popular feature of this popular
magazine. Under the title, "a City of the
New. South" Mr.. Joe Oil writes fine de-
scription of Atlanta, Ca, covering several
pages and well illustrated. War. stories,
aside from the Farragut matter, embrace
"Reco]lectiops of an Army Surgeon" by J.
n M and n cDoondtdfxy rrviffon
story of bred Lundy and his favorite horse,
C ,mpapy, Philadelphia
LitteIrs Living Age.
A review of the life and corr ,spondence
of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley. d. ID late
Dean of Westminster, by Rowland E. Pro-
thers, under the title of "Dean Stanley of
We,tminster," appears in the issue of Lit
tells Living Age dated March II, No. 2593.
The author of the review, personal friend
of the late dean, pays a touching tribute
to his memory and indulyes in some pleas
ant "reminiscences and amusing anecdotes.
Another pa,er in the san e issue by Sir
Herbert Maxwell on "Bores," will be ap-
preciated by all those-andi, not their name
l.gion?-who can count at least one of the
& nus among their AZ atqasintances. (Littell
& Co., Boston, Mass.)
Our Little Ones.
Our Little Ones and the Nursery for
Marc b is we'll calculated to smuse and in-
rest the '.liule ones" i is printed on a
fine grade Of paper, in large, clear type,
large number of short prose pieces and
:oL n l.. III
a. amuse its younR readers. (The Russell
P PIbli.hing Co., 1876 Summer St., Boston,
Macs.
Frank Lc.lie's Popular Monthly.
The leading article in Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly for NJ ,rch is picturesque
account of the four leading European
Parliaments" - those of Great Britain
France. Germany and Italy-by Frederick
S. Daniel. The illustrations accompanying
thi, paper are ss timely As the text, includ.
ing views of Gladstone in the House OF
Commons, the scene in the French Cham.
Der of Deputies on TIE occasion oi
the explosion Of Vaiilant's bomb,
and the stormy session at Monte
Citorio ut the time of the recent Ital.
ian Cabinet crisis. j. Wilism Fosdick il.
lustrates, " ith series ef elaborate draw
Jog, his own entertaining descri ption of I" An
Artists w nter at Fontainebleau." OtbeI
notable illustrated articles are "Tssmapia, .
by E. Trow bridge; s.Fort Hamilton" BY
Don C. Seitx; Horrors Ct Capt. Al Punish
me- MT" by W. II. G.rrison; "A True Es-
kimo R.mance," by Dr. ]. NJ. Mills, Sur.
geon of the Peary Relief Expedition; and
an appre ciative revie = of the life and work
OF the late Professor Tyndall, by Henry
TyYrell. A new eerial story, entitled ..The
Silver Shaft, by Frances Svann Williams,
begins in this number. Crank L. slie's Pub.
House, ITO Fifth Ave-, New York;
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