Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-02
AUGUST MAGAZINES.

paper upon ''Unpunished Commercial |
Crime" which cannot fail to attract |
general attention and arouse much dis |
cussion. 1t deals with the way of the
rich man in eluding the law. Another
important contribution is the striking
tribute to Hawthorne delivered at the
recent Bowdoin College Centenary
celebration by Bliss Perry. editor of
the Atlantic. Martha Baker Dunn, 4
Maine writer, is represented by a
enthusiastically amusing paper on
Temperance and the Judgment to
Come Other contributions Of note
are: Letters Of John Ruskin," Charles
Eliot Norton; "Dissonance and Evil"
Daniel Gregory Mason ;'Machine-Made
Human Beings" Mary Moss; and "A
Literary Blackmailer of the Sixteenth
Century" Paul Van Dyke. The fiction
is contributed by Robert Herrick.
Edith Wharton. George WATSON. and
Ella Belts Waterbury. This brief re-
view gives but a faint idea of the ex-
cellence of this splendid number.
The Election Number of Everybody's
Magazine is brimful of entertaining and
interesting features One of the most
important contributions is Thomas
w. I.awson's article, "FrenZied
Finance the story of Amalgamated."
dealing with the Standard Oil Trust.
Charles F.. Trevathan writes entertain
ingly of "Saratogas Sports and Splen-
doris" In "A Duchess at Play" Vance
Thompson presents some delightful
pictures Of Partisan society. Lindsay
Denison gives some amusing political
experiences in campaigning by
Special Train" This issue we'll de-
serves the name Fiction Number" as
it presents seven capital short stories.
also an installment of Hall Gaines
latest novel, The Prodigal Son.
Among these who contribute the
| stories are noted: Edwin l.. Sabin.
Emily, Watson, Justus Miles Forman,
| o. Henry.
| The National Magazine for August
opens with that always entertaining
| and up-to-date feature. affairs at
| Washington" by Joe Mitchell Chappla.
1t is profusely illustrated with excel
| lent half-tones. In "Honorng
| Patriotic Composers" Mary Caroline
| Crawford tells the stories of seven
| famous American composers. Captain
s. H. Reckwith gives many brief char
acter studies of the famous generals
whom he knew during the Civil War.
William G.. Kirschbaum writes inter-
estingly of THE Best Of the Union
Bands" The department devoted to
interests of the home contains many
helpful suggestions. There Is a g"ner-
Gus installment of clever fiction by well
known writer's also many charming
verses which admirably round out
most delightful number.
The Smart Set presents an ahun-
dance of clever fiction in its vacation
month number Juliet WilbOr Tomp-
kins contributes the novelette,. "Shtur-
DAYS Child" 1t is filed with briskly
moving Incidents. clever character
sketching. and bright conversation.
Maurice Francis Egan In "Pedigrees in
Our National Life" touches with
keen pen. a pet foible of society.
few Of the capital stories given are:
"A Waiting Race" Martha McCullorh-
| Williams: 1.-THE Turning Of the Worm"
Ruth Fimhall Gardiner: "The Little
Ped Devil" F.. r. Punshon; "A sus-
nonded Soul" Anna A. Rogers; "Th"
Tale of a Book" Edwin L. Sahin: THE
Love of Glcnda Wilderson," Ethel
Sigshec Small; and "Chantry's lnven-
tons" Francis Willing Wharton.
Many well known writer's Of verse ar"
represented in this entertaining num-
b3r.
dozen short stories we'll illustrated,
seventeen portrait art studies. and
brilliant cover by Widney make the
August Red Book an unusually atrac-
tive number. Stewart Edward White
lahandnns the Canadian nOrthland ana
writes story Of art student life IN
France under the title Gabrielle.
Anna Mathewson, with a story called
What Took Place In Tangier." gives
a fascinating picture of the romantic
| side of life in that land of kidnappers.
Maarten Martens. w. A. Fraser. Clin-
ton Dangerfield, Carroll Watson RAN
kin. Anne Warner. Porter Emerson
Grown and Mary Dunlap Dexter are
lamong other familiar names In the
table of contents.
The two hundred and fifty-dollar
prize story in Good Housekeeping 8
Emergency" contest appears in the
August issue Of that magazine. This
thrilling tale by Helen Marsh Wilson.
! president of the woman's press club of
Il Denver Colorado. is literally true, and
i rendered the more effective by James
Prestons drawings Margaret De-
land discourses in her own delightful
way in this number of "JonQuils.
There is symposium. Gould | Choose
MY Daughter-in-L Law" by Christine
Terhune IIerrick, Mary Stewart CUT
ting. Julia Ditto Young and Ella w
Peattie: n beautifully illustrated artil-
Gle on Early American Wall Papers.[
! by Kate SanbOrn: an illustrated
{ sketch Of Mrs. BaIlington Booth. by
Isabel Gordon Curtis; AN Example for
! Retail Tradesmen." by Linda HUH
I.arned. with Illustrations; AT Home
4 i'm Venice" by Amy A. Bernardy;
Husband and Wife in Modern Fic-
ton" by Gertrude Sherman Trow-
"-a~e, etc. etc.
1'aiPli Coh--ar begins n new novel.