Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-13

the number. and, as usual. Is one Of the
most valuable features Of the number.
Among the longer articles given are
noted the following: THE Bonds Of
American Corporations. The Builder
OF the New York Subway" Raymond
Stevens; George Grey Barnard,
SCULPTOR Alexander Blair Thaw;
What Employers Say Of PrOfit-Shar-
ing" Fullerton l.. Waldo; "A Means to
Effective Arbitration Frederick w.
Job: THE Head OF the Shipping Cor
poration.r Lawrence Perry "Subdu-
ing the Nile." Chalmers Roberts; Re-
organizing Industries: A Novel Pro-
fession." Minna C, Smith: The Trav-
cling Postoffice," Forrest Crissey: and
"A Conservative Word of Warming"
Frank A. Vanderlips a e54
Harper's Magazine.
The holiday season is observed by
Harper's Magazine: by the issue of a
Christmas number which will be
awarded first place in the magazine
lists. Many artists aid in making this
number an artistic treat, and the list
Of contributors includes many of the
leading writer's OF today. In the
lengthy table of contents are included
the following: king Lear" Algernon
C. Swinburne: WAS 1t Heaven? or
HELP" Mark Twain: The Mother"
William Dean Howells; The Princess
Colibri." Andre Castaigne; Lucy,
Mary f.. wilkins Freeman: The Mis-
sion of Jane Edith Wharton; "rhe
Middle West" Booth Harrington; The
Bridal Pair" Robert w. Chambers:
THE Little Widows of Dynasty"
Mrs. Evcrard Cotes; 'The Mocking of
the Gods" Amelie Rives; 1.-THE Apoth-
costs of the Reverend Mr.. Spangler,"
Margaret DeIand; ''The Man and the
Boy Julie NJ. Lippmann; Lady
Roses Daughter" Mrs. Humphrey
Ward. Among those who contribute
poems are Frank Dempster Sherman,
Robert Gilbert Welsh, Florence Earle
Coates, and S. e. Kiser.
The Outlook.
The holiday Book Number of the
Outlook is brimful Of interesting and
entertaining articles. The news and
editorial departments treat of a large
number of topics and will be found
helpful. Probably the most important
feature is a symposium on 'The Most
American Book" in which Thomas
Wentworth HigginsOn, Brander Mat
thews. Owen Wister, Edward Everett
Hale. Edward Dowden, Hamlin Gar
land. Hugo Munsterberg, George r.
Woodbury.. Charles w. Kent and
Grace King name the works they
think entitled to first place. Other
articles Of literary interest are: THE
Novels of the Season." ''Children's
Book Plates" leila A. Dixson;
Booth Harrington C. H. Garrett:
1.-The Washington Irving Country,
Hamilton w. Mabie; "A Group of
Biographies. and Holiday Art
Books" Hon. John ID. Long writes of
1.-The New American Navy: Building
the New Navy" And Edward Everett
Hale tells of his acquaintance with the
Frank Leslie's Monthly.
-Egerton Castle opens the Christmas
Leslie's with delightful story of adj
venture entitled THE Great White
Deeps" The story is attractively IL
Illustrated by Wladyslaw Benda. F.
Elderkin Fyles writes of 'The Dress
Rehearsal" and describes how the
great theatrical productions are staged.
Julia Marlowe. the actress. is the sub
ject of an interesting paper from the
pen Of Delaney NJ. Halbert. This
rumber. as BELTS the holiday season.
presents a large instalment of readable
fiction. including the following stories:
I"McGinnis. Scientist" Emerson
Hough: "Cindy's Funeral" Harry Still
well Edwards; 1.-The Witch" Thomas
w. steep: "A wife for Jack Dempsey"
Seumas MacManus: 1.-THE Red Riding
Hoods" Eden Phillpotts; and Glen
garry School Days" Ralph Common.
Many Christmas verses are noted,
by Frank l.. Stanton, En-
met Campbell Hall, Ellis Parker But
Ter and others.
Good Housekeeping.
There is decided holiday flavor to
the contents of the Christmas number
of Good Housekeeping. The cover is
also appropriate to the Yule tide sea-
son. Among the large number OF SUBJ
jects discussed in this number are in
cluded the following: Colonial Cook
cry" Walden Fawcett: "A Christmas
Play" Alice Z. Allen; Child Por-
|traiture," Our Indian Cousins" Ora
V. Eddleman; Good Furniture" Guy
Kirkham; "The Critic in the Kit
chen" Deshler WEIGH: 1.-The Christmas
Fellowship of Miss Nab" Isabel Cor
don Curtis; "A Bachelors Housekeep-
ing" Gelett Burgess; "Goblets and
Tumblers." 1.-The Higher Life" Mrs.
Ella Morris Kretshchmar: THE Two
Rooms" Elizabeth w. Mainwaring.
The departments give many articles Of
interest TO the housewife especially a
large number of true and tried re-
|ceipts. @5'
New England Magazine.
The current number of the New Eng
land Magazine has an inviting table of
contents i'm which entertainment and
instruction are happily blended. Among
the authors represented in this number
is Miss Harriet A. Nash of Skowhegan,
who has delightful story, entitled.
"A Christmas Tangle.' A richly illus
trated article on "Titians Country.
by Margaret Waldo Higginson opens
tho uY,mher Zite1Ia Cooke writes on