Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-05-26

Maine readers win be especially in
terested in the opening paper of Ed
ward Everett Hale's "Tarry at Home
Travels in the May Outlook in which
DR.. Hale chats delightfully."- Of persons
and places Of interest in the Pine Tree
State. The article is fully illustrated.
The Spectator" has a sympathetic
and readable paper on Joseph JEFFERSON.
Other illustrated features Of Importance
in this issue arc: Mr.. +. s. Barde's ''The
Oil Fields and Pipe Lines Of Kansas"
with many unusual pictures from
photograph by Mr.. Arthur Hewitt:
"The Personality OF Schiller by DR.. ].
n. Worden. apropos Of the Schiller Cen
tenary this month; "Our Beautifu
Summer, by Jacob A. Riis, descriptive
OF the eighth centenary Of a queer Ole
church in kibe, Denmark, where Mr.
Riis's boyhood was spent; and the
second article in a series on Church
Architecture by Mr.. Maurice B. Biscoe
The MAY number Of Pearson's Maya
zine contains in addition to the usua
number Of bright short stories. severa
| illust rated features Of special import
ance. Some interesting revelations, a.
told by an eyewitness, appear in al
article entitled 1.-The Stacking of JEFF
ferson Davis" 1.-THE Revival Of Ocear
Yacht Racing" is n well illustrated
article, by W. ]. Henderson. Martin NJ
Foss has contributed an article on 9TH.
Bucket Shops of the Book World" an.
A. V. StrattOn one on the manufactur
of lead pencils. Albert Bigelow Pain,
writes on Nathan Straus, Merchant.
Philanthropist." Among those con
tr;buting to the fiction in this numbe
are: Charles Battell Loomis, Jane
Barr, Owen Kildare and J. H. Cannon
Jr.
In addition to the second paper OF tn,
series in which Henry James describes
the impressions made upon him last
fall during a sojourn in New Englanf
after an absence of twenty years, thu
North American RevieE for May con
tains a dozen unusually interesting and
timely articles. The eminent scientist
Sir Oliver Lodge. contributes {
lthOughtful paper, uuder the title "Wha
is Life?" Havelock Ellis writes Of Dor
Quixote and his creator: Professo,
| Beers. of Yale University. discusses tn
| English drama of today. comparing th'
| work of the greater modern dramatists
and the Rev. P. J. Hayes, Chancellor o
the Archdiocese of New York, answer
Bishop Doane's article on "Remarriag
After Divorce" Noteworthy amon,
other papers is one on Probable Japa
nese Terms of Peace, by Adach
I'-,nnosuke. a cultured gentleman VIII
was the first citizen Of Japan to be ap-
pointed literary editor on the staff o.
IN American newspaper.
| Country Life in America for May is
| a splendid issue. overfiowing witt
beautiful illustrations and practical
timely articles. Among the many sub
jects of Importance treated in thi'
number are he following: photo
| graphing FIamings in Their Rooke-y,
| Frank NJ. Chapman: Bronco Bust
| ing and the Cow-Pony," A. w. Di-
mock THE Dining-room and Kitchen
and Their Relation" E. G, Holtzoper
big Profits from Hothouse Lambs.
e. N. Barker; "The Best SALAD
| Plants" Edith Loring Fullerton; "Tht
Peculiar Art of Lining Soils" Sher-
win Hawley; Quality Pears for tn.
| Home Garden S. W. Fletcher, ant
Building Log Cabin Ernest
| Thompson Seton. The various de
partments contain a vast amount OF
| helpful matter, which will be hearth,
| appreciated by all who garden whether
| for pleasure or profit.
| The current number of Harper's
Bazaar is brimful of attractive and in
terestng features. In addition to 8
generous amount of fiction and poetry
and the always timely fashion and
household departments, many import
ant special articles are noted, among
them being the following: THE Way
| to Womanhood," Henry Van Dyke
"Wome, of the HourNrs. Roosevelt,
Anne O'Hagan: Concerning PolisheI
Floors Martha Cutler: Dwarf Furni-
ture for the Nursery" Mary Dawson
| Simple Ailments Of Children Mari
anna Wheeler: Days in Paris" Flor
| Mcdonald Thompson; Our Girls
Anna Ogden: and "LIncheons for Man
Days" Josephine Grenier. This very
brief list gives the reader but faint
idea of the general excellence Of this
number.
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