Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-20
AUGUST MAGAZINES.
Scribner's Magazine.

For seven years Scribner's Magazine
has had the habit of publishing mid sum
mer fiction number, in which have ap-
peared some of the most notable short
stories that have been written by Ameri
can authors. The present issue is no
exception to this remarkably successful
record. Any number of the magazine
would be notable with an array of contri-
butors which includes Anthony Hope, H.
c. Bunner, Hopkinson Smith, Richard
Harding Davis, Octave Thanet, Noah
Brooks, George Meredith, George l. Put
nam and Theodore Roosevelt. The num-
Der contains seven short stories, six Of
them illustrated by artists of the first rank.
The number also contains a notable art
Gle, by Theodore Roosevelt, entitled six
Years of Civil Service Reform" (Chas
Scrlbner's Sons, New York;
Eclectic Magazine.
The principal articles of the Eclectic
Magazine for August are as follows "Thc
Decentralization of Man." by Blanche
Leppington "The Collapse of Socialism"
by Walter Lloyd; Tommyrotics, by
Hugh f. NJ Stuffed; Some American
Impressions and Comparisons, '" by
Elizabeth l.. Banks; "Cuckoo Corner,
Maria Edgeworth " 1.-TWO Great Shik-
arts, icon Undesirable Information, by
f.. F. Benson; Recent Science" by
Prince Kropotkin 1.-The Morning Star, "
"Vignettes from Nature" by Richard
Jefferies Besides these articles, there are
one or two short stories and the usual
foreign literary notes and miscellany make
up well selected and timely issue. (E
r. FELTON,, IA Eighth St, New York;
Tne New England Kitchen Magazine.
One of the brightest and most attractive
of the many excellent household month
lies published in this country is the New
England Kitchen Magazine, edited by
Mrs. Estelle NJ H. Merrill, clean Kin
caid') and Miss Anna Barrows Its liz
of contributors, each month, is sufficient
guaranty of Its excellence The August
number is, If it were possible, even better
than its predecessors. The opening paper
is contributed by Emma Shaw Colclcugh
and describes no less an event than "a
Hawaiian Picnic" Anything pertain
ing to these islands is always sure to in
terest the American people, and this
unique paper will be read with pleasure.
In the large number of papers which
make up this issue wide range of topics
is treated, from Domestic Education for
Men" to that ever popular institution,
1.-The New England Clam-b bake" (Tho
New England Kitchen Publishing Com
pany, Temple Place, Boston, Mass)
Lippncott's Magazine.
Mrs. H. Lovett Cameron, the we'll
known author contributes the complete
novel In the August Lippincott's. 1t is
entitled Little Lady Lee, " and is one
of the best which have appeared in recent
numbers of this popular monthly. The
other features of the number are all ex-
cellent. Maurice Thompson tells an
amusing story of Georgia superstitions
John Gilmer Speed contributes an inter
esting paper entitled 1.-The Bicycling Era -
1.-The Passing of the Cowpuncher, - "Tho
Pleasures of Bad Taste" and "Carica-
ture" are entertaining and instructive
papers. q. B. Lippincott Company,
Philadelphia PAD
9t The Arena
for August is rs usual, filled with
timely, instructive and entertaining read
ing. The most important paper is Mrs
Helen II Gardeners review of recent age, of
consent legislation in the United States
The Hon. Walter Clark, of the supreme
bench of North Carolina, tells the history
of the telegraph in England as a depart
ment of the British postal system. Prof
G. f. Emmott writes on "An Arbitration
Treaty Between Great Britain and the