Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-25

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mouth" which relates most Interest
ingly the history of Dartmouth Col.
lege. Sarah B. Lawrence discusse.
''The Great Peace Jubilee" OF un.
usual interest are the personal remi.
niscences given in 1.-THE Love Story OF
Whittier's Life" by Mary Minerva
Barrows. Readable articles are 1.-THE
Easter Lily Of Bermuda" "The Raw
sons Essays" and "Haverhill-Yes-
terday and Today" There are also
several bright short stories and other
| contributions of note.
Tom Watson's Magazine for April
opens with a department, politics and
Economics" in which Mr.. Watson ably
discusses the leading topics Of the day
Eleanor II. Porter contributes the
novelette, for this month. 1t is en-
titled "The Atonement of Hustler joe "
and is a stirring story. one that will
hold the attention to the end. Hon.
Lucius F. G.. Garvin writes of "COr-
rupt Practices in Elections" 1.-THE
| Ney York Children's Court" is des-
| cribcd by Hon. Joseph NJ. Deuel.. Sew
eral other equally interesting contribu-
lions complete an excellent number.
| The April PearsOn's appears i'm Il
most attractive cover, and the table of
contents is equally pleasing. 1.-THE
Church of the Holy Sepulcher." "Thc
Men OH Whom the Championships De-
pend" How a Big Newspaper Is
Conducted" ''The Increased Cost of
| Living" Rene Bache; "Fighting Fog
by Electricity" "Vaccinating the
Ground" and "The Automobile Rough
ing It," are among the important con-
t:ihutiOns to this readable number.
The fiction includes over half a dozen
| capital stories by clever writer's.
| Outing for April accords the place of
honor to an intensely interesting arti-
Gle on 'Pere Lacombe, a Wilderness
| Apostle of the North" by Agnes c.
Laut. The paper is handsomely il
Illustrated. as in fact are the majority
of the articles presented. Lillian c.
| Raymond MallOck writes Of 1.-The Up
to date Fox-Tcrrier," and Francis Met
| calfe gives some entertaining 'Sidc
Show Studies" Many full-page H.
Illustrations accompany r. J. o. Al
| sop'S descriptive article, 1.-THE Holy
| City Of the Hindus." The, depart
| ments give d full review of the world
of sports.
| A SprinEtine cover makes bright
| the April Leslie's. This number is es-
| pecially interesting to Maine readers
owing to the fact that 1t not only has
| an interesting paper. "The Saints of
Shiloh" by the Pine Tree States popu-
| lar writer, Holman +. Day. but also
| gives Il portrait Of Mr.. Day us the
| frontispiece. Fact and fiction are
| happily blended in the table of con-
| tents which gives a large number of
| special articles, and many delightful
short stories. Among the writer's
represented in this number are noted:
Charles Dekay. Henry Wallace Phil
| lips. Anna Katharine Green. Ellery
| Sedgwick and Frederick Walworth.
| Everybody's for April has q splendid
| list of contributors. including Maxim
| Gorky, Thomas w. Lawson, Charles
Hanson Towne. Fila Higgi,lsOn, Kath-
crime Cecil Thurston, and Rupert
Hughes. Among the leading features
are the following: Hell at Port Ar
y
q Nursery Governcss' Martha S.
| Bensley: 'Hooligan: The Stun as IL
World Power" John Dennis. Jr.: ",The
Greatest Trust in the World" Charles
| Edward Russell: "rhc Ear and Hear
| ing" Eugene Woods. Many illustra-
| tons add to the appearance of this
number. The editorial departments
| form a pleasing feature.
10 Story Book for April presents nine
stories by writer's of today, also short
story masterpiece. All the cOntribu-
| tions are excellent and will furnish an
hours pleasant reading. But the most
decidedly interesting feature is the
book department. entitled Reading
and Rot" The editor of this depart
ment tells frankly what his opinion Of
each book reviewed is, and as he evil
dcntly believes in calling spade a
spade. his comments are original to say
the least.
| The April Recreation IS a delightful
number with its many readable articles
on outdoor life and sports. its hand
some Illustrations AMI ably edited de-
partments. Among the leading articles
are noted: Summer Camps and Camp
| ers.' Arnold Bartlett Parker, LII. d.:
| ''Thc Country of the Black Sheep"
| THE Bass and the Pike Families" L.
A. Spencer; I'm the Gorgeous Land of
Plenty" Emylyn Guild Lull: and The
T:anchcrS," Harold BindiOss.
The last quarterly issue Of the
Hcspcrian contains the following inter-
| esting table of contents: Henry Ward
| Reochcr." 'Bcecher's Country Home"
"American Literature" Songs from
| he West" "Radum and Radiant
| Energy" John InElis NJ. D.; and Cur
rent Literature" This magazine is
published by Alexander n. De Mcnil,
| 18th e. Pine SITS. st. Louis. Mo.
The Black Cat for the current month
gives three prize stories. as follows:
Acres of Gold" by Franklin Pierce
CarriGan. awarded a $3.50 prize: "The
Givl with the Million Yen" by A. w.
North. which was also awarded a $50
prize. and 500 prize story, Where
Burglars are Welcome" by Fred S.
Brown. Tw" other excellent stories