Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-08
WITH THE MAGAZINES.
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY.

The table of contents. a lengthy one. in
cludes among others. the following able
contributions: The Story of a New
| England Town. John Fiske: war as
| a Moral Medicine Goodwin Smith: THE
Dominance of the Crowd" Gerald Stan
| ley Lee; Washington: The City of
Leisure" a. Maurice Low: Art in Lam
guage, benjamin ide Wheeler and
| The Best Isthmian Canal" Henry l..
Abbott Fiction and poetry occupy
| prominent place in this number. in adj
dition TO the two serials. The Tory Low
| err Sarah Orne Jewett. and "Pcnelopes
| Irish Experiences, Kate Douglas Wig
| gin. there are three short stories of the
| usual Atlantic excellence.
LESLIES MONTHLY.
| The Christmas Leslie's appears in COW
| ers depicting We Old time Yule feast.
Seasonable articles, stories ana poems.
| all attractvely Illustrated make up this
mouths offering. The more important
contributions include; The Food Kill
ers.' Life Saving on the Great Lakes,
The curb Markets Greatest Swindle,"
Twenty Years Of Empire Building in Al
RIGA. and Jerusalem in 1900 Half
dozen short stories are also given among
Crockett. f. Hough. Jessie Wade Man
ming. and Nina Picton.
| HARPER'S MAGAZINE.
| Harper's presents a rich holiday num-
Der. The number opens with an allie
CORY. The Pilgrimage of Truth" unique
| ~ illustrated in colors by Howard Pyle.
| one of the noteworthy features is the
second installment OF Victor Hugo's Love
Letters. \ timely contribution is Henri
| Fouquier's article on Bernhard and
| Coqueliu. T.. s. Martin has Il thought
/ fIl article on Parents. Many we'll
known names are attached To the de-
| lishtful short stories which abound in
this number among them being, Thomas
Hardy. Thomas Bailey .Aldricn and Mary
E. Wilkins. The poetry is contributed by
J John Vance Cheney, Ruth McEnery Sta
| art. May Brown LOOMS and others This
number is noteworthy for its many beau-
| tiful Illustrations in fact from both the
| literary and artistic points of view it l.,
| Wei nigh perfect
| TIE OUTLOOK.
The book lover will extend Il hearty
welcome To the 18th annual book number
| of the Outlook. 1t is an issue Of I,erna-
neut interest and value, ana its editor
| should receive the thanks and congratu-
| lations Of all interested in the best lit
erature Eight wcll-known men, James
| Bryce, Henry Van Dyke Arthur r. Had
| ley. T. w. HiGginson, ". Dewitt Hyde,
| Edward +. Hale. George a. Gordon, y.
| H. Fairbairn, William J. Tucker and c..
| Stanley Hall give their opinions on what
! they consider to be The Greatest Books
| of the Century" The article is profuselv
| Illustrated. \ comprehensive review OF
| The Seasons Books is given and there
| is also an interesting contribution on
| Art and Artistic Books" Three notable
features are installments Of up From
| Slavery" by Booker y. Washington:
and William Shakespeare" by Hamilton
| Wright Mabic. and An Interview With
| Count Tulstoi."
| AINSLEE : MAGAZINE
The Christmas .Ainsiec-s comes out i'll
an attractive cover, ANA gives an album
dance of entertaining reading Among
the articles and short stories are the fol-
lowing: The D'.Artae nan Of the Bust
ness World What is Lloyd's?'' The
Men That MAKE Oar Laws The Great
| Interr"ga ton Jack London The Rag
| Doll, when Santa Claus Went Woo
readers will particularly enjoy The Bal
! lad Of Obadr Frye" by HOLMAN f. Day.
The contributions are all finely illustrat-
| ed.
KEITTIS fTOME-ETILDEE
| The December kciths Home Builder
opens with 4 practical ana suggestive ar
ticlc on How a Homo Can b. Furnished
| on $500 Several fine half-tune illustru-
tons accompany il. Two interesting ar
! ticles are Some Staircase Studies'' ana
Exterior Cement Construction" \ large
number of helpful designs for moderat,
| priced houses are given. and also one TO.
4 small schoolhouse.
| THE AMERICAN QUEEN
The current number If the American
| Queen presents much entertaining ana
instructive reading matter on variety
of topics. In addition To- the short sto-
ries and poems the following articles are
given: The Flowery Kingdom" TO
Keep Young. small Things Quickly
, Made for Christmas Presents What is
an Affinity" ana Domestic Science"
THE FORUM
| In the December Forum the reader is
| treated to a wide variety of articles. Hon.
Perry >. Heath sums UP The Lessons of
the Campaign The Work of the Re
| ciprociry COMMITTEES" is fully and inter-
cstingly described by John Bah Osborne
Timely contributions included in this eX-
ccllent number are, The Program for
| Congress" Can There be Cuban Re
public" and America in the Pacific"
| Hon. Truxton Beale writes of The Edu-
cation of Millionaire" other tones
discussed are: The Chinese System Of
Banking" Progress in PenologY." The
| Development Of British Shipping. Va
cation Schools. American Coal for
| England" and Higher Education of
Women in France.
THE ECLECTIC MAGAZINE.
The reader takes up the Eclectic with
| the expectation Of finding much enter
| tainmcnt and instruction within its GOV
crs and he is never disappointed This
months wcll-balanced table Of contents
| embraces among others the following
| strong contributions: Japan and the
| Far East" italian Anarchism,' The
| Old Golf and the New The Employ
| ment of Women "A Girl Graduate of
| Spain, The Dread of Being Dun"