Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-10

Gilmer Speed writes with full knowledge
on topic OF great practical Importance.
I" Improving the Common Roads, W. ID.
McCrackan furnishes q sharp essay on
1.-THE Referendum and the Senate, F." and
DR.. Charles c. Abbott an interesting study
of Thoreau. q. Iippincott Company,
Philadelphia, Pa.)
The Review Of Reviews.
Chicago Newsr ap ,rs and Their Makers
Is the subject of an interesting and timely
article from the pen of Willis j. Alb
bott in the June Review of Reviews. 1t
is accompanied by large number of por-
traits of the leading editors and publishers
Of Chicago. Another article of much In
terest is that on college Oratory in tho
West. "This Years Passion PLY at
Hortitz,, and Kindred Spectacles'' is an
article of unique interest. The several IL
Illustrations which are given depict fully
this interesting play. The various depart
ments are timely and the number is, in all
respects, most attractive one. 1.-THE Re
view of Reviews Company, 10 Aston
Place, New York
Tbs Forum.
The current number of the Forum con-
tains IA interesting and timely articles.
The opening paper, Growth of Ameri-
can Nationality, is contributed by Gen.
Francis A. Walker and is worthy of care
full study. 1.-THE Free Silver Argument"
is discussed by W. H. Harvey, author of
.fC To- ciolS obool., tho cfond-
point of the free coinage advocates. On
the other hand Hon. John Warner, OF the
sound currency committee of the New
York Reform Club, points out what he
regards as 'The Grotesque Fallacies of
the Free Silver Argument. The articles
relative to educational matters are "A
Rational Correlation of School Studies, I"
DR.. J. NJ. Rice; can American Educa-
tional System in Fact" E. T. Powell and
college Finances" by President c. +.
Thwing of Western Reserve University.
Forum Publishing Company, III Fifth
Ave, New York;
Putnam's Historical Magazine
for June contains Libraries of Local
History" Marriage Notices for the
Whole United States, 17S5-1794, - "The
Perkins Family in England, 1910 1854, y
ga Record of Deaths Entered in the Old
Church Book at Middleton" and
Georgetown, Maine, Records" and the
usual book notices, notes, queries etc.
(Eben Putnam, Salem, Mass.)
The North American Review
for June offers table of contents ex-
al 3oI iy,tu n
The opening pages are devoted to an I'M
portant paper upon the "Power and
Wealth of the United States" by Michael
G. Mulhall, the noted foreign statisticlan.
Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge discusses Eng
land, Venezuela, and the Monroe Doc
trlne" in an article of political interest.
A paper on the Military Lessons of the
China Japanese War" by Hon. H. A.
Herbert. secretary of the navy, will COM
mend itself to everyone interested in the
recent warfare in the East" "The Silver
Question is treated this month by Count
Won Mirbach of the Prussian House of
Lords and German Reiohstag who con-
siders "Germany's Attitude as to BIZ
Metallic Union" and by the Mexican
minister at Washington who describes the
effects of "The Silver Standard in Next
CO." North American Review Company,
3 East 14th ST., New York
Munsey's Magazine.
"Our Veteran Authors Is the title of
an interesting paper In Munsey's Maya
zine for June by George H dime. Among
the authors mentioned are Richard Henry
Stoddard, Samuel +. Smith, J. 7. Trow-
bridge, Donald Grant Mitchell, Thomas
Wentworth Higginson and Edward Eve
rett Hale An excellent article Is 1.-The
Homes of Opera" in which interesting des-
criptions of the famous opera houses of
Europe and America are given. The
fiction of this number includes "Unto the
Third and Fourth Generation" by Hall