Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-18
MARCH MAGAZINES.
Munsey's Magazine.

One of the leading features of the March
Munsey is the large number of beautiful
Illustrations printed in various colored
inks all Of which are reproductions of IA
nous paintings. The opening article is a
readable sketch of the life and labors of
Senator Stephen B. Elkins. 1t Is finely
illustrated. Another finely illustrated
article is that contributed by James c.
Harvey on the famous New York club
house 1.-THE Players" the home of Edwin
Booths last years. Other leading articles
are the "Dean of Light Opera, "Ferdi-
nand De Lesseps" Russell Sage" and
the usual amount of fiction and poetry.
The department 1.-THE Stage" is accom-
panied with the usual number Of excel
lent portraits. Crank A. Munsey & Co,
ISL Fifth Avenue, New York
The Musical Record
for Ma rich contains number of instruc-
tive articles, including the following
"Random Thoughts, Tuning Piano,
Methods in Teaching" why Some
Things arc Hard to Sing" Common
Sense in the Teaching of Singing, y
Bleaching Music in Public Schools, y
"Preludes and Postludes. F" and "The Flu
ture of School Music The sheet music
which accompanies this number is I'M
usually attractive, and the departments
arc well edited and instructive (Oliver
Ditson Co., Boston, Mass.)
Journal Of Medicine and Science.
The opening article in the Journal OF
Medicine and Science for March is the
address delivered by K. K. Holt, M. d.,
of Portland, before the Maine Academy
of Medicine. In this article the relations
of modern civilization to affections of the
eye and the nervous system are discussed.
1t is followed by articles by DR.. j. A.
Spalding, DR.. J. W. Bowers, and DR.. Il.
A. Pond, bearing on the same subject.
Addison S. Thayer, M. d., contributes an
article on "What Can be Done for Nervous
Diseases" and G. J.. Walton, M. d.,
writes on the "Surgeon in Neurology.
(Journal of Medicine and Science, Port
land, Mainc.)
P0et.lore.
A notable article on the Environment
of Literature in Ancient Rome, " from the
pen of William Cranston Lawton, holds
the place of honor in the current number
of that always excellent magazine, Poet
Lore An article which cannot fail to be
of interest to all admirers of Ruskin
is that contributed by William G. Kings
land on "Ruskin's Letters to Chesneau
Record of Literary Friendship" Among
the other valuable papers in this issue are
"Tennyson's Songs. moral Proportion
and Fatalism in Macbeth, Uriel Acos
ta," and 1.-The Drama in Relation tt
Truth" (Poet-Lore Company, 1876 Sum
mer St, Boston, Mass)
Pntnam's Historical Magazine
for March contains "The Ancient Ferry
ways of the Merrimac," "Carr's Ferry, y;
/, poem, "Old Dorchester Burying Ground.
Revolutionary Ancestry Of George III
Littlefield, NJ. D. - Muster roll of Com
pany in Crown Point Expedition Under
Command of Samuel Gerrish, Jr., Captain
of Newbury," Flown Histories, AND
"Glcanings from English Records" (Eber
Putnam, Salem, Mass)
Harvard Graduates Magazine.
The current number of the Harvard
Graduates Magazine is unusually com
plete. The following are few of tn
| many excellent papers to be found in thi
issue: Robert Charles Winthrop. ""Th
Fogg Museum" A Professors View o.
Athletics, Music at Harvard, ""From |
Graduates Window Needed Football
Reforms "Volunteer Charity Work,
Are Our Athletic Teams Representa-
tive?'' 1.-The meteorological Laboratory,
on Thomas Hollis In the University
department there are a number of valu
able contributions including Presiden
Eliot's report (The Harvard Graduates
Magazine Association, 6 Beacon ST., Bos
ton, Mass)