Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-05-18
NAY MAGAZINES.
Art Amateur.

The May issue OF the Art Amateur is full
of good things, and cannot fail to increase
the already large number of admirers of
this excellent magazine. The full page IL
Illustrations are very beautiful, and include
Swedish Peasant Children" engraved by
Fleuret, after Hugo SAlmson; Might, en-
graved by Baude, after Renard, "Sunrise, y
by Cecil Law son; and ''Chidrt n, er graved
by Bsude, after Martin DeVos. To bear
The children company some "Miscsieyous
Kittens" make ore Of the color studes. the
other being 'Bopqnets of Pansies." In
addition to the customary large supplement
fary pages Of working designs an extra
"blue- e-papef" supplement accompanies this
number, an outline life study. A new feature
of the magazine appears for the first time
in "The Illustrator, in which hints to
draughtsmen suggested by recen. pubiiea-
tons are noted. The capital illustrations
on home decorations and f1rni,bings are
continued, the exlibris department., Viii h,
during the few moths Of its existence, has
become so popular with it's reproductions Of
book plates, is fully represented, end all Of
the regular features receive ample at.en-
ton; among them painting on canvas,
china or 10 wax in oil water color or paste
drawing, modelling in clay, summer sketcl :
ing, flower designirg, ETC., etc, covering
nearly all branches CT art. Montague
Marks, 23 Union Square, New York
Godey's Magazine
for May is attractive inside and out
Frederick w. Seward contributes part two
of Stewards West India Cruise. 1t is pro-
fusely illustrated, as is Loyal Foes, the Sc
rial by Frederic Reddall with drawings by
Robert w. Chambers, which is concluded
in this number. There are two other illus
trated articles on Bermudas Sunny Isles.
by Mary +. Child, and Capri, by j.
Howe Adams. TIL, short stories and
special articles are 1.-The Heavenly
Twins" Of Columbia Street, by Julia
Magruder; Patron of the Arts by Mel
vile Upton; Strayed From the Fold, by
Lillian A. North; Entirely by Rail, by
Minnette Slayback Carper, and Physical
Culture Necessary for Brain Workers, by
Wilton Tourner. The poems ia this num-
ber are by Will Carleton, Mel r. Colquitt,
Lee =. Hardy, Ernest N. Bagg, Nancy
Mann Waddle, Rosalic M. Jonas, and
others. The departments are more COM
plete and better than ever.
Blue and Gray.
The Memorial day number of Blue and
Gray is one of the most attractive issues of
this magazine viii III has yet been published
Nearly all of the articles are beautifully L.
lustrated, and the typographical makeup Of
the magazine is excellent. The opening az
ticle, "a Day of Flowers and Fraternity, y
by j. W. Morton, Jr., is charmingly writ
ten. "A Story of the Shenandoah Valley
in 1862, by CIV. Boyce and Petersburg,
the Battle of the Crater" by A. NJ. Davies,
are interesting tales of war time. A finely
illustrated article entitled "A Glimpse of
Richmond on the James, is contributed by
Louise Howard Bruce, and cannot fail to
interest all. Other interesting and enter
tanning articles in this issue are aWith
Fsrragut on the Hartford, ,""Facts and Fal-
lacies in Finance" Port Norfolk" and
General Gordon at Appomattox" \ num-
Der of charming poems, applicable to the
season, are also given. The department.
contain much valuable information for all.
(The Patriotic American Company, Phla-
delphia, Pa
The Musical Record
for May is bright and interesting number.
The leading articles are: "a Choir Re
hearsal," Registration of Music Teachers, -
"Music as Medicine" )" The Composer of
Faust" "Ear-Training for Children, Its
the Breath.' The different departments are
full or interesting information in regard to
what is going on in musical circles. The
sheet music given in this number are
waiting to Welcome Her Boy" and "May
Bells are Ringing" (Oliver Ditson Com
papy, Boston,
Good Roads.
The question Of rouds. good and bad, is
discussed from every stand point in the
May issue of Good Roads" Among the
many articles given on this important sub
ject are "Growth of the Road Movement,
Selling Roads by Samples, Good Roads
and Prosperity" by Calvin S Brice, Unit ed
States senator from Ohio Spanish Ameri.
can Roads, -" Effect of Tracks on Street
Repairs, by w. l.. Dickinson superintend-
ent of streets, Springfield, Mass; "Couu-
try Roads" "A Plea for Steel Roads" by
Martin Dodge, president Ohio road com
mission, and "How to Save Road After
You Have It." by Col ID. w. McCmng.
(Sterling Elliott, - Pearl ST., Boston
Mass
soldthwaite's Geographical Maya
zine.
The general excellence which has alway.
characterized Goldthwate's Biographies
mbENZlue Is IuilN ulalHtNlHeu III luc CUrreU
issue. The opening number, The Land Of
Desolstion," by William +. Melham, mem
Der of the Peary Relief Expedition of 1892
is an article of more than passing interest
In Work for Young Explorers" Eugene
Murray Aaron, Phi. D.,gives much valuable
information and cites many interesting facts
Other notable articles in this issue are
Photography at the Far North" by Il. f
Peary, Engineer, L. s. N; "Arount
Kilima- Njaro," by Bessie l.. Putnam, ant
THE Wonderful Ruins of Ang.Kor il
Csmbodis." by J. Watts de Peyster. (Gold
thwaite's Geographical Magazine Co, New
York;
The Sanitarian.
The much discussed question of tn,
"Adulteration of Food is dwelt upon a
some length by II. w. Wiley, chemist Of
the L. S. department of agriculture, in the
May Issue of the Sanitarisn. Mr.. Wiley i,
of the opinion that only small proportion
of food products is adulterated. John II
Rauch, M. D., contributes timely and
vrl"able article entitled The Smallpox
Stu ton in the Tn ted States" Among the