Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22

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.nsclSss's Magazine
for November has a handsome cover
design appropriate to the Thanksgiv-
ing season. The place Of honor in this
number is accorded to From India to
South Africa" the diary of voyage,
by that popular American writer, Mark
Twain The article Is profusely Illus
trated and will undoubtedly attract
general attention. A fine half-tone
portrait of Mark Twain forms the
frontispiece. Another notable con-
tribution Is the first installment of
"Reminiscences of Men and Events of
the Civil War" by the late Charles A.
Dana This series of articles will form
a notable contribution to the literature
papers are "A French Critics impress
sions Of America" and Edison
Evolution in Iron Mining"
The American Kitchen Magazine.
The November American Kitchen
MAGAZINE presents a number of timely
ami helpful articles on topics Of inter-
est to the progressive housewife. The
subjects discussed at length include
"Simplication in the Home" The
Cranberry Season." THE Domestic Re-
form League Thanksgiving Day,
"Glimpses Of European Housekeeping, .
Eggs and Egg Desserts" Lessons in
Progressive Homework" Dollar Din
ners for Four" and Thanksgiving
Menus" The departments give the
usual amount of valuable miscellane-
Gus matter.
The Living Age.
That popular weekly periodical, the
Living Age. continues to improve with
each successive ISSUE and cannot fail
to increase it's already large number of
admirers Among the many able ar
ticles contained in recent issues are the
following: THE Career and Character
of Canovas,' "A Moslem's View of the
Pan-IsIamic Revival THE Hates Of
Napoleon THE Triumph of the Cos
SACK "Cycfomama, The Novels of
George Meredith" "A New Criticism, ;"
"Calabrian Sketches" and "A First
Night at Athens" In addition there
are number Of shor. stories and sew
eral installmer.s of a deeply interest
ing serial translated for this periodical.
Harpers Round Table.
That deservedly popular juvenile
periodical. Harper's Round Table. with
its last weekly issue for October
ceased to be a weekly. In an enlarged
and improved form it will hereafter be
issued as monthly magazine. The
first number in its new form is a splen-
did one and promises much for the
tiol Sf Of
and articles given is as follows: -Four
for a Fortune" THE Inside of L
Came The Romance of the South
Seas" Traps and Trapping and "A
Creature Of Circumstance"
The Review Of Reviews.
The current number Of the America
Monthly Review CT Reviews has, as It's
leading feature an interesting illus
trated article entitled From the Lakes
to the Sea-" by Carl Snyder Stephen
Bonsal ably discusses The Situation
in Spain" A finely illustrated pape.
is contributed on Some Impressions of
the Bayreuth Plays" The character
sketch OF. Henry George, by Arthur
McEwen, gives much interesting in
formation. The first political cam
paign of Greater New York is fully
described. The various editorial de-
partments are brimfu OF interesting
matter.
lippincotts Magazine.
The complete novel in the Novembe,
issue of Lippincott's is THE Price CT q
Wife," by John Strange Winter tMrs
Stannard). 1t is tale of English
domestic life and one of the best
which this author has written of late
years. Government by Gentlemen
is the subject of an interesting paper
by Fred Perry Powers. Frederick H
Dewey writes of the Oddities OF J
Famous Climate" Among the re
manning articles and stories which
make up this delightful number are
"Banquets of the Olden Time" 'Smal
Courtesies," "Novelists as Customers,
and THE Day of Dialect"
Ladies Home Journal.
THE First Thanksgiving Dinner,
Lillian Bells First Days in London,
and when Dr. Whitman Added Thra,
Stars to Our Flag" are among tn
leading features of the Novembe
Ladies' Home Journal. Magician
Kellar contributes an entertaining pa
per on How l Do My Tricks. Tn
second article on Inside of a Hundre.
Homes" is if anything better than tin
excellent inaugural one of the series
A few of the many subjects treated a
length in this number are "A 1920
House for a Small Square Lot" Homo
Parties for Children" Novelties in tn
Way of Church Sociables,'' Evening
for Literary Clubs" and Ten Home
Made Christmas Novelties"
vick's Magazine
for November offers much that is use
full and interesting to gardeners, farm
ers. and in fact to all who raise plan.
for pleasure or profit. A handscm
illustration of the lily of the valley
and directions for the house culture o
this beautiful flower form leadin:
feature. The treatment necessary t.
form a good surface to a new lawn i
given with ample illustrations. Othe
helpful papers are "Wintering Plant