Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-02

| 1t is illustrated with more than one hun.
| dred<up-to-date pictures by the best illus
| traitors of America and Europe. The
leading article, upon "Great Ship
Canals, by Arthur Vaughan Abbott c.
E., describes the worlds principal artifi-
cial waterways Of the present day. AL
| bert L. Rawson, the we'll known artist
and orientalist, contributes under the
title of A Bygone Bohemia a most in
| teresting chapter of "reminiscences. Mr..
Rawson's article is enriched with some
rare and hitherto unpublished portraits.
Other features are: An deliberately
illustrated descriptive paper upon Moroc-
CO, by A. B. de Guerville; "a Day with
the Sandman funny Fishers. y by
Charles Edwards; "Chamois Hunting in
the High Alps by Hugh 4. NJ Slut
field; "Naval Cadet Days at Annapolis. !"
by j. G. Croft and short stories by
Edgar, and others. Crank Leslie's Pub.
House, New York;
The Eclectic Magazine.
With the current number the Eclectic
Magazine enters its fifty second year
with table of contents of twenty num-
bers from foreign sources. Professor
Sullys psychological article on 1.-THE
New Study Of Children heads the list
and is seconded by critical essay on
Louis Pastcur. From the Westminster
Review comes tho English report and
opinion of Religious Instruction in the
Public Schools OF the United States. -
An able article discusses the work, merit,
and prospects for success of Missionaries
in China" A bright paper On "Amcri-
can Traits" should be interesting on this
side OF the ocean. Lighter articles of
travel, adventure, and several bits of
good fiction occupy fair proportion of
the pages in this number Of the magazine
as BELTS the holiday season. (E. Il. Pei
ton, la Eighth ST., New York;
The Atlantic Monthly.
The first issue of the Atlantic Monthly
for 1896 opens with an unpublished note
book of Nathaniel Hawthorne now
printed for the first time. There are also
the opening chapters of new three part
story by F. j. Stimson q. s. Of Dalc) ell
titled, "Pirate Cold 1t deals with
romantic Boston life in the fifties. Two
political articles will be- sure to attract
attention, The Emancipation of the Post
Office" by John K. Proctor, chairman of
the United States civil service commits
sion, and Congress out Of Date" the
latter being an abba statement of the evils
due to the present system OF converting
Congress year after its election. Other
features of the issue are 1.-THE Country of
the Pointed rirs, a short story by Sarah
Orne Jewett and 1.-The johnson Club"
being an entertaining description by
George Birkbeck Hill of the meetings of
johnson enthusiasts at the Cheshire
Cheese and other of DIR. Johnsons famous
resorts. (Houghton Mifllin g. Co, Bos
ton, Mass.)
Short Stories.
The January number of Short Stories
has handsome cover and contains dozen
or more we'll chosen tales, a few Of them
being especially suited to the season.
Stanley Weyman is represented by a
pretty story Of an outing in Nor
way. There are also dainty sketches
from the French Of Catulle Mendc, and
others with suitable illustrations In
addition to those mentioned, the names OF
Barry Pain, J. NJ. Barrie and Balzac
also appear in the table Of contents Of this
attractive number Of Short Stories.
Current Literature Pub. Co, SO La