Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-08-18
AUGUST MAGAZINES.
The Review oi Reviews.


pears In an attractive cover giving
fine half-tOne portraits Of the leading
naval and army commanders. Any
person who desires to keep abreast of
current matters cannot afford to over
look this valuable magazine. Among
the special articles. this month, are in
cluded the following: THE Battle
With Cervera's Fleet off Santiago
'The Siege and Capture of Santiago"
Our Eastern Squadron and Its Com
modOre." THE Present Problems and
Politics OF France" and Spanish
Traits and the New World" The de-
partments. Progress of the World"
and Record of Current Events" cover
the field OF human action in an able
and exhaustive manner.
&esibneer's Magazine.
With it's artistic cover. beautiful
Illustrations and attractive special ar
ticles. the August Scribner's is a not
able number. The opening article is
from the pen of Richard Harding
Davis and deals with 1.-The Rocking
Chair Period Of the War;" The collec-
ton Of war pictures accompanying this
article is of much interest and value.
John r. Spears interestingly describes
''The Chase Of Cervera." One of the
most attractive features is the poem.
1.-THE Sea is His," which is Illustrated
by attractive full page drawings in
colors. This number Is fittingly called
"the fiction number" as 1t contains sew
eral delightful short stories and an in
stallment of Thomas Nelson Pages
serial. Red Rock"
The Atlantic Monthly.
Timely articles by able writer's to.
gether with delightful fiction and
charming poetry make up the current
number of the Atlantic Monthly
Among the topics discussed are noted
the following: 1.-The Old World in the
New" "The Trend OF the Century,"
''The Proper Basis of English Culture" :"
Neglected Aspects of the Revolution.
Lights and Shades of Spanish Char
acter." and Edward Bellamy" The
fiction includes an installment of Gill
bert Parker's serial 1.-The Battle of the
Strong" and the following short sto-
ries: 'My Friend Ah-Chy." Where
Angels Fear to Tread" "Driftwood,"
'The Thinking Simlins." and "The
Commodore"
~ The Cosmopolitan
for August opens with a valuable pa
per, on the United States Treasury De-
partment, by Lyman, ]. Gage, secre-
tary Of the treasury. The article Is
cOpiously illustrated and forms a vail
liable feature. M. Katherine Locke con-
tributes an illustrated descriptive arr
ticle entitled ITO the Summit of Mount
Hood" Two interesting illustrated
papers are Francis Joseph, the Be-
loved Monarch" and "The Romance OF
the Klondyke." The fiction this month
is strong and includes several short
stories by such popular writer's as
Mark Twain, Mary e. Wilkins. Harold
Frederic and Anna A. Rogers. The
several literary departments furnish
much entertaining matter.
The North American Review. 'ts
The August North American Review
contains a long list of able articles
by prominent writer's. Among the ar
ticles presented are noted the follow
luGs W u0l Tic OhlOulSlS nave OUIAc
for Ireland" Shakespeare in 1885,"
THE Great Lakes and Our CONNER
cial Supremacy" 'The Anglo-Amerl-
can Joint High Commission '"The
United States Senate" 1.-The Abdicati0n
of Man." "Graveyards as Menace to
the CommOnweal.'' THE English
Speaking Brotherhood" Distant Pos
Economic View of the
Popular Loan" "The Efficacy Of Pray
er in the Light Of Evolution and
about Boys and Boys Clubs"
The Engineering Masazias.
A strong article on "The Navies and
Naval Construction Programme OIL
1885," giving present tendencies In del
sign. armament. and marine engineer
ing. opens the August number. Of the
Engineering Magazine. In THE Nica-