Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-06-14
JUNE MAGAZINES.



in which she points out to what exte Mt
mothers should influence their sons in re-
gard to their choice of an occupation. Mrs.
Amelia E. Bsrr sketches the mental imple-
ments of the modern women in an article
on Hare Women Found New Weapons"
Mr.. Howells reaches the seventh INSTALL
ment of his literary autobiography, "My
Literary Passions" TIE biography of the
traits, of Americas fayorite illustrators,
Charles Dana Gibson, Albert B. Werzell,
Reginald B. Birch, and Frank o. Small.
practically illustrated article on a
timely subject is Mr.. John Gilmer
Speeds explanation of THE Game of IF
for Women" The editor discusses with a
frank directness the question of social pur-
ity.' Palmer Cox takes his iuimitable
Brownies on visit to "The G lddess of
Liberty" and the words and music of the
song, "a Spanish SereDade," to which the
prize of one hundred dollars was given in
the Journals Musical Series. are given.
Mrs. Msllon describes what will be proper
and newest in Summer Evening Gowns"
this season. Maria Parloa, who is in Paris
in the interests of the Journal, describes
"The Apartment HOUSES of Paris" A care
fully prepared article On the serving, can
ming and preserving of "The Berries of
Summer" by Eliza r. Parker, will prove
valuable to housekeepers generally. The
Curtis Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa,
Demorest's Magazine.
In Demorest's Family Magazine for June,
the vital question about good wives is dis
cussed by Susan B. Anthony, Clara Louise
Kellogg, Mrs. Ballington Booth Mrs. A.
NJ. Palmer, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Ellen
Battelle Dietrich, and others, all qualified
by experience or judicious observation TO
give opinions worthy of careful attention,
and every opinion given bears the indivi-
duality of the author and is we " orth read
ing. Equally interes sting is an article on
"How News is Gathered;' after reading it
one begins to appreciate what marvel the
modern newspaper really is, and to
estimate at their true value the enter
prise, energy. ard forethought that make
it possible for us to learn of the previous
days doings of the whole world. "Pho-
Biography and Crime, tells of the applica
ton of the wizard art to the detection of
crime 1.-The Road to Fame or Fortune"
gives some especially interesting informa
ton about how to become successful pro-
fessional women; 1.-The Summer Care of
House Plants" furnishes important hints
for those interested in Horticulture; can't
Stories and the "Puzzles" will afford
amusements for the children; all the nu-
merous departme ents are oyertiowing with
valuable and interesting information willie
the fine illustrations count up into the hun
dreds. CIV. Jennings Demorest, Is East
l4th St New York;
Review of Reviews.
topics treated editoIially in the Review of
Reviews for June. In the same connec-
tion, projects of ship canal building in re-
lation to seaboard defense are discussed.
Other matters of general interest receiving
comment in the "Progress of the World"
department this month are: the Senate's
tariff muddle, the Great Northern Railway
strike and arbitration, the coal miners
strike, the rationale of Coxeyism, the New
York Constitutional Convention, the ques-
ton of woman suffrage, the temperance
movement and news from the college
world. English political and social move
ments receive due attention also in this de-
partment of the magazine. constitutional
Home Rule for Cities is discussed
by Mr.. VIM. H. Hotchkiss The
plan recommended is a combination of
the Initiative and referendum as now in
force in several states. DR.. Albert Shaw,
editor of the Review of Reviews, contributes
an interesting four-psge illustrated des-
csipion of the new National Library at
Washington and pen-picture of the libra
rian, Mr.. Ainsworth r. Spofford. The de-
partment of New Books is especially
strong, containing London letter full of
interesting chat about the literature of the
month, together with q review of the work
soon to be published by Professor Richard
T. Ely, the well-known professor of eco
Monies in the University of Wisconsin, on
Socialism and Social Reform (The Re-
view of Reviews Co., 13 Astor Place, New
York.
The Arena,
The June Arena opens with a profUsely
illustrated paper on the fashionable quarter
of Boston, 1.-The Back Bay" by Walter
Blackburn Harte, showing the immense
value of the church and other property in
the district, with moral deduction or two
from the facts. Mrs. Helen E. Starrett
contributes paper on Benjamin Hathaway,
"a Pioneer Poet" whose name and works
is well known in the West. Mr.. Hathaway
himself is represented with a long poem,
..The Enchanted Wood" Mr.. B. o. Flow
er, the editor, writes upon the "Social
Ideals of Victor Hugo" A striking col
lection of data is presented in the sympo-
stun on "Child Slavery in America" by
Mrs. Alzina Parsons Stevens, assis-
tant factory inspector for Illinois; Mrs.
Alice Woodbridge, and Professor Thomas
f. Will. Congressman Davis writes on
"Honest and Dishonest Money. Mrs. Annie
L. Diggs, in paper called "a Captain of
Industry gives a bit of recent history.
A paper of much interest is Hamlin Gar
lands exposition of 1.-The Single Tax in
Actual Operation in New Zealand" Other
important papers are 1.-The Nstionaliza-
ton of Electricity" by Rabbi Solomon
SCHNEIDER; ELECTION of Postmasters by the
People" by Hon. Walter Clark, Ii. of
the superior bench Of North Carolina THE
Sixth Sense, and How to Develop it," by
Paul Tyner, and 1.-The Higher Criticism of
the Hexateuch." by Prof. l.. w. Batten, an
eminent Episcopalian scholar. Ebert Hub
bard contributes paper en- the A. z. A.
movement, in which he points out the end
of this movement. Arena Publlshi- g Co.,