Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-19

ing contributions are included: Scot.
fish Notables In America" James Ken.
nedy; THE St. Andrews Society An.
nual Report" Journalistic Sketches
and Census OF Scotland" The depart.
ments give large amount Of interest.
ing information. 'e
The Christmas What To- Eat is an
Exceedingly attractive number. The
cover design is especially pleasing. In
MS interesting series Of "Dietic Health
Hints" DR.. Oswald writes this month
OF Dyspepsia Puzzles" That always
important topic. THE Selection OF
Rood" is helpfully considered by G.. l..
Hunter, NJ. d. Edwin l.. Sabin con-
tributes an amusing story entitled
Being the Baby" case of the tables
| reversed. How to Prepare Cocoa
nuts Amelia Sulzbacher: Instruct
ing Maid-of-alI-Work in Table Set
! ting Miss NJ. Z. Carter; illustrated
Dishes" Elizabeth w. Morrison:
christmas Entertainments, Laura A.
smith; "Humor at the Table" are a
Few OF the many remaining articles
presented in this number.
Gunton's Magazine reviews the ques.
tions Of the day ably and impartially.
In addition to the departments a num-
per OF notable special articles are given,
discussing for the most part, questions
OF timely importance They are:
Sense versus Sensation in Politics"
Asia in Transition" w. C. Jameson
Reid; "The Seminoles Of FLORIDA
Leonora Beck Ellis; The Dawn sof
New Japan" Yae Kichie Yabe: "Tbe
Origin Of the Realistic Novel" Dauline
Darlington Bouve; and THE Traveller
In the South" Robert Anger Bowen.
The student of current history will find
this magazine one of the best for this
purpose, as each month it furnishes an
accurate review Of the leading events
OF the day. ..
The Christmas New England Maya
zine appears in a beautiful cover. show
ing the Boston Common In Winter. The
table of contents is a most inviting
one, entertainment and instruction be-
ing happily blended. In the matter OF
this number Is also most
attractive. The leading features In
clude: 'Immigration,'' Winfield s.
Alcott; Philip Freneau; Americas
First Poet" Annie Russell Marble:
The Women Of the Grant Family"
Olive Lee; THE Revival of Firesfde
Katharine Louise Smith;
MY Experiences Photographing the
Negro in the South" John II. Tarbell;
"The Ups and Downs of Christmas in
New England" Abram English Brown:
1.-THE United States National Museum"
Randolph I. Geare; and Some Side
Lights of the Clergyman's Profession"
Graham Mac. There are also several
short stories Of much merit.
There are many capital stories in the
December Smart Set. together with
charming verses. and much entertain
ing miscellany. Frank Lee Benedict
opens the number with a captivating
entitled, Miss Fitzmaurice,
Debutante." The short stories include:
The Honest Oglivie," Maurice Francis
Egan; An Interlude, Gertrude
Lynch; THE Hundredth Night" f.
Phillips Oppenheim: THE Last Of the
Decadents," Ralph Strobe and Louis
NARROW; 1.-THE Resemblance in
Rupert" Guy Wetmore Carryl; "Tbe
Vigil of a Wreck" A. Russell: "a
Princess at Large" Mary L. Rendered:
1.-THE Education of Young Logan"
Edna kenton: "In the Tolls" Tom
Heard on the Beach," May
Isabel Fisk: THE William of the Piece
Louise Belts Edwards: and THE
Curious Passing Of Alicia" James
Drexel Turner. tr.@''
The brilliant December number of the
Atlantic Monthly presents the follow
ing table Of contents: THE Church:
Some Immediate Questions" Theodore
T. Munger; Some Second Term Prece-
dents" Charles NJ. Harvey; Santa
Claus at Lonely Cove" Norman Dun :,
can: Editing" Sir Leslie Stephen:
Nature Study" Joseph s Russell
Taylor; "The Last Royal Veto"
William Everett: 1.-THE Story Of the
Queen" Harriet Prescott Spofford:
The Souls Bath" w. Wilfred Camp
bell; THE New Revolution in Science
John Trowbridge; THE Golden For
tune" Mary Austin: vanishing Lon
ion," Elizabeth Robins Pennell; THE
Profession Of Publicist." Arthur Reed
THE Colonel's Accretions"
Charles D. Stewart; Road Building
Among the Moros," r. L. Bullard;
Whistler" Royal Co1tissoz: "Steph-
ane Mallarme," Francis Grierson: and
Mr.. Kiplings Five Nations" The sew
eral literary departments give their
usual quota Of readable matter.