Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-16
THE JULY MAGAZINES.


The July number of the Art Amateur
presents long and attractive table of con.
tents. Accompanying it are two excellent
color plates 1.-The Sbeperdess," by Chialiva,
and "Swallows and Reeds" by Helen Ma
guire. Among the notable contributions
Landscape Painting in Water Colors," by
M. B. o. Fowler; 1.-THE Nomenclature of
Pastel Colors" by E. NJ. Heller; "The
Painting of Fish" by G. E. Bardy and many
other interesting and instructive features.
The supplement designs also contain some
very valuable suggestions. Taken as
whole the issue is fully up 10 the usual high
standard of this prince of art publications,
and will not fail to contribute TO its rapidly
growing popularity. Montague Marks,
Publisher, 20 Union Square, New York. 4
McCIure's for July.
in "The Heraldry of the Plains" by Miss
Alice MacGowan, and "a Chemical De-
tective Bureau" by Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell,
continues class of articles which have be-
come one Of the most acceptable features
articles exhibiting the picturesque side of
very practical and matter-of-fact institt
tons. Falling into the same class is sn
article which reports the observations and
great steel-mills at Homestead. An article
entitled "Alphonse Daudet at Home" by
X. II. Sherard, relate, mainly in Daudet's
own words, the story of his early life and
literary struggles. The number is especial
ly notable in short stories. The number is
finely illustrated. s. s. Mcclure, Ltd,
No. 80 Lafayette Place, New York.
Eclectic Magazine.
The current number Of the Eclectic Mag
azine opens with an article by Leslie Ste
phen on "The Duties Of Authors" which
should interest all readers, as well as the
class to whom it was first delivered as
lecture. Nine. Caillard's treatment of the
always interesting theme, Personality az
the Outcome Of Evolution" is earnest, lib
eral and thoughtful, written in her we'll
known, condensed style OF a similar tyre
but lighter treatment is a short essay on
1.-THE Study Of Character, from the Spec
tator. The scientific paper Of the number
is from DIR. Frankland, on Sunshine and
Microbes"-in which he calls atteation to
and proves the fact that the action of the
suns rays on many of the most deadly
bacilli. is powerful foe to their harmful
properties, and even existence. Papers on
"Kossuth and the Hungarian War"
"Horace Walpole," and Lord Beacons-
field" will interest lovers of biographical
history. The fiction of the number is a
dramatic study from the Russian, translated
in Blackwoods Magazine. Published by
T.. II. Pelton, IA Eighth Street, New York.
Terms, s. per year.
Frank LesIie's Popular Monthly.
"The Environs of Boston" is the attrac-
tive subject of an elaborate and picturesque
paper by the Rev. Peter MacQueen, illus
trated with over a score of views, in the
July number of Frank Leslies Popular
Monthly. Among the seasonable outdoor
articles are Lee j. Vance's "Salmon Fish
ing in Canada" Edwin Emerson's Rough
riders from Far Frontiers" and an account
of "Mr. Alfred de Cordova's Trained Car
rier Pigeons" The graphic war reminis-
cences of Joseph Becker, Especial for
Leslie's,'' are continued, this months con-
tribution being devoted to ben Buffers
famous Dutch Gap Canal on the James
River" Edward Porritt writes interest
ingly of "Rural Life in England" Among
the short stories is a characteristic one by
Beatrice Harraden, author Of "Ships that
Pass in the Night The poems of the
number are by Joaquin Miller, Martha
McCulloch Williams and Henry Tyrrell.,
The Century.
IAN interesting literary find" is an
nounced, in the discovery of number of
unpublished letters by Edgar Allen Poe.
These were found among the papers of
Poe's biogrspher, DR.. Rufus W. Griswold,
by his son, w. M. Grisw old of Cambridge.
The correspondence has been placed for
editing in the hands of Prof. George +.
UooIharrv tho author pf tho standard lifa
OF Poe, and it will appear in The Century
in three parts, dealing, respectively, with
Poes life in Richmond, Philadelphia, and
New York. The correspondence includes
many letters to Poe by the leading literary
men of his time, and the whole is said to
throw much new light on Poe's life and
character. Mrs. Burton Harrison's story,
"a Bachelor Maid" which begins publica-
ton in the July number of The Century,
takes up new phase of the woman's rights
question.
Current Literature.
Current Literature that unique eclectic
magazine, is to literature what an art ex-
hibition is to art; it collects, groups and dis
plays the very best stories, sketches, scien-
tiHc articles, natural history studies, social
essays, poems &C., where they can be seen
tDkttutE. biikuN SSho Va 'SieC anu
many brilliant bits of description would be
lost in the sea of newspaper literature were
it not for this magazine.
The July number Of Current Literature
has striking scene, 1.-The Elephant Dance"
from Rudyard Kiplinp's Jungle Book; =
"Antonys Return" from Georg Ebers'
brilliant new romance CLEOPATRA "In
Robespierre's Prison" from the successful
historical novel "Red Cap and Blue Jacket. "
The poetry in this number is, as always,
most excellent. rCurrent Literature Pub
fishing Co., 5254 Lafayette Place, New
York.
The Engineering Magazine.
A noticeable characteristic of The Engi-
neering Magazine New York; is the alb
sence of that strictly technical quality
which would fit it for engineering readers
alone. In preparing the July number the
editor has been exceptionally fortunate in
the selection of matter appealing strongly
to the interest of the general reader. First
is an article on The Danger Lurking Be-
hind Strikes" in which Mr.. Willism Nelson
Rlack discusses the uur stiOu whether we