Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-06

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John Townsend Trowbridge;t The
FAME Of Victor Hugo" George Mclean
Harper; and "Mr. Scudder's Life OF
Lowell" Several other noteworthy
articles. together with poems. short
stories. and the concluding chapters OF
Mary Johnstons novel, Audrey,
make np the remainder Of this strong
number.
for February presents an exceptionally
timely and important table OF con-
tents. The subjects discussed en-
brace: The Settlement with China,
Mark u. Dunnell; What Shall We Do
With the Philippines" Maj. John X.
Parker; THE Expansion Of the Negro
Population" Kelly Miller; Need OF
Training for the College Presidency
President F. p. Graves; How to As
simulate the Foreign Element in Our
Population" John T. Buchanan; "The
Young Man with Nothing but
Brains.' Truman A. De Wesse;
"Wanted-An Opposition, Alan p.
Si-.fiohAs pt sNlIihiHS 4 ulib oA'N thN
Public Debt" H. S. Boutell; LII Hung
Chang: A Character Sketch Gilbert
Reid: "The Reformation of Criminals, "
J. Franklin Fort: The Care of De-
pendent Children in Indiana" W. p.
Streeter; and Errors Touching the
Schley Court Of Inquiry" Merrill A.
league.
The Review Of Reviews.
The quality of "timeliness' was
never better exemplified than in the
pages of the February Review Of Re-
views. All the leading questions of the
hour are ably treated and reviewed,
and the many portraits and illustra-
tons accompanying the articles add
much to their value and interest. The
character sketches, this month. include
Leslie Mortier Shaw, the new secre-
tary of the treasury: Tomas Estrada
Palma. Cuba's president, and President
Butler of Colombia. Carl Snyder has
a paper of marked interest on Wire
less Telegraphy and Signor Marconi's
Triumph" oklahoma and the In
dian Territory as They are Today is
the subject Of an article filled with
timely information, by Charles Moreau
Harger. Other special contributions
are: The Turkish Situation" How
the Anarchists Should be Treated"
Henry Holt: THE Grain-Trust and
the Kansas Farmers" c. H. Matson:
and "A Cooperative Telephone Ser
vice"
National Magazine.
The February National has a varied
and pleasing table of contents AS
usual the place of honor is accorded
to Joe Mitchell Chapple's always inter-
esting and entertaining department.
Affairs in Washington" This depart
,nent is profusely illustrated by por-
traits Of people now before the public
eye. Senator Hanna contributes the
second paper of his valuable series on
William Mckinley as 1 Knew Him"
The department. Phases of the
Worlds Affairs" takes up a number
of subjects that are just now receiving
general attention. This department
Is also illustrated. A leading feature
is the discussion Of Phases Of the r.
rigation Problem" in which Charles
W. Hall, Mai. :. w. Powell. F. II.
Newell, Hon. c. D. Walcott, H. L.
Cleveland. and Hon. James Wilson
participate. There is a large amount
of choice fiction and poetry, and all in
all this Is an exceedingly attractive
number.
The Outlook.
The Illustrated Magazine Number Of
the Outlook for February has q strong
table of contents. To give even the
titles Of the long list Of able articles
presented would require much space
so only n few can be mentioned. The
number opens with a comprehensive
review Of the news of the week, which
is Of inestimable value to busy read
ers. There are also several
lengthy editorials, including an
appreciation Of Archbishop Ire
land, entitled "A Great Citi-
zen" 1t is accompanied by full page
portrait. Among the contributed arti-
cles are noted: The New President
of Cuba" The Victor Hugo Cen
tenary," Kenyon West: "The White
House: The Plans for Its Reconstruct
tion." George KEENAN,: In the Foot
steps of Washington Charles NJ.
Hemstreet; THE New Premier of Hol-
land" Caroline Atwater Mason: and
Memories of a Hundred Years." Ed
ward Everett Hale. Nearly all the
articles are handsomely illustrated.
LesIie's Monthly.
A striking cover design in blue ana
gold makes attractive the February
number of Leslie's Popular Monthly.
AS supplement to this number is q
fine portrait Of the late President Nc
Kinley copied from the celebrated Mar
ceau painting. which merits preserva-
ton. This number IL particularly
strong In the matter of fiction, which
includes short stories by Onoto Wat
anna, J. George Frederick, Robert
Barr. W. Is. McHard and an installment
of Maurice Hewlett's serial, THE Fond
Adventure" The special articles are
also of a high order, among them be-
ing noted. The City's Edge" Carl
Hovey; The Cicada," a. Hyatt Yer
rill; Our Inland Fleet" W. D. HUI
bert; How Arnold was Almost
Captured" and Some London Actor
Managers Horace Wypdl1am The