Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-23
JANUARY MAGAZINES.
one Of the leading features or tho

c"llcnt january number Of The Cen
u'ry is ~ Chat About the Hand" by
hat remarkable girl. Helen Keller
Many photographs of Miss Keller ac-
company the article which is one Of
unusual interest. Another article Of
much interest is ~ the Sale Of IN.
Iinrcdrcmed," III which Albert Bigclow
Paine describes, visit to the pawn-
broker auctions of New York city
There are half u dozen short stories of
| merit in this issue, contributed by
| Harvey J. OfiiSgins, Gouverneur Nor
ris. Clarke Gray, Jennette Lee, Chaplin
| Howard and others. Alice Hogan
| Iticc's new serial. SANDY" is continued
| in this number, and bids fair to be one
Of the popular serials Of the year.
Many other features Of note make up
an issue which cannot fail to make
many new readers for this magazine.
The New Years number Of LesIie'S
| Magazine is one Of the best issues of
this always pleasing magazine that we
have seen. The special features are
exceptionally interesting and include:
Grand Opera in America" Heinrich
Conricd: docs II Pay to be a Teach
err" Arthur Goodrich; "The Governor
General Of Canada Cy Warman; "The
Great Theatrical Syndicate" and "The
Land Of Disasters" Ellery SedSwick.
The fiction is contributed by Anna
Katharine Green, Clara +. LauShln.
Henry NJ. Hyde. Joseph Heating and
| others. Maine readers will read with
interest the story, in the Honest
Woods by Holman F. Day. as il Is
one of the best stories this popular
author has written. Nearly all Of the
contributions are handsomely illus
trated. making the sLlumber most at
tractivc.
Country Life in America for the
current mo.th is Il superb issue, with
its rlnnN noteworthy articles and
beautiful illustrations. Among the
SUBJECTS discussed at some length are:
"'rhr Thrilling Sport Of Tarpon-Flsh-
ing" Arthur Huntington Gleason;
"Thc Vital Facts OF Agricultural {.
w. Hurk"tt: The Home of James Rus
sell Lowell" Oliver Bronson Capcn;
THE Devastating Squirrel" Josef
Drummer: Halls and St:tirways,' L. Z.
HnltZoper and The Revival of the
IoN and Arrow Ernest Thompson
Seton. These articles are all profusc-
ly illustrated from photographs. The
several departments give much timely
information Of value 10 all Interested
ia gardening.
The Smart Set opens the new Year
with an attractive number, just the
Kind lovers of clever fiction will vel
come. The complete novelette, in TINS
issue is u strong story, one that cannot
fail to hold the readers interest to III"
last word. IT is entitled "The Coming
of the King and the author Is Fran
rcs .\ymnr Mathews. The short |
stories arc many. and fully maintain
the St;,ndard set by this magazine. |
They include: The Quality of Their
Youth" Emery PottIc; 1.-The Satter- |
Ices" rupert Hughes; Mrs. Bradys |
Lover" Kathryn Jarboc; "Th' Purple |
ParaSol." George Barr Mccutch"on; |
ana "I,lspberry." w. II. kirkbridc
Other stories. poems and much enter |
t3ini,.G miscellaneous matter round out |
this delightful number.
Julia Macrud"r is the author OF
the novelette, in the January NUM- !
her Of Lippincott $ Magazine. ihr
ThrIsandth Woman" is - story |
decidedly out uf the beaten track, ANA
one that will add much to Miss Ma
grudcr's reputation as Il writer OF ne
tom The seven short stories which |
make up the balance of the fiction CON
tribuli"n arr by such we'll known writ
crs AZ Paul Laurence Dunbar, SellnaS
MacNlanuS Rex T.. Beach, Alfred Stod-
dart Leslie W. Quirk and Marvin
Dana. T.hcn l.. texford. an authority |
ON floral matters writes of Tn" culture
and Care of Palms" George Moore
presents the concluding INSTRUMENT OF
HE Moods and Memories" Many |
charming verses. and the always enter
tanning "W. iln,its and Wine" complete
lie excellent table of contents.
\ han.Ieo,nc cover makes attractive |
tho January Red Book. one OF the
leading features Of this number IS a
series Of beautiful full page PORTRAITS
of "Stars of the Operate World. TINS
magazine is making i reputation Tor
publishing clever short stories. ana thus
months inStnlncnt of fiction IS sure
to please the Red Books many read
cr:;. The writer's represented arc.
Ilclcm TompkinS. Helen Eurr"wrs
Ionhston David Graham Philips
David g. Bangs. Frederick Walworth.
Uclcn Palmer. owen Oliver. Constance !
Norris, Wilbur -. Ncsbit. Cora Lead
better, Winifrcd Mallon. and Martha
Mc('ulncl- Williams. This magazine |
is :.dmrabl, printed and illustrated.
Fycrybody's for january presents a |
varied and attractive feast. From the |
lengthy list presented are culied the |
following which will give IN idea of the |
value aud interest of this number.
Sowing the E,ble." w. G. FitzGeralh: |
Experiences of Il Nursery GovernesS.
Martha s. EcnSlcy; "FreIzied Finance. |
tln Story Of the AmalEamat"d.
Thomas ". Lawson Southern Society |
and It's leaders, Amulet Andrews. |
six Weeks i'll Eegg;Ur,lom." Theodore |
Waters; The Baseball God" Hugh |
P"ndnxtcr; "'Thc Ducks Back" Mar |
Earct Johnson; The Players and |
"'The Golden Mean Ernest Neal |
Lyon. The several departments adj |
mjr:ihIy Supplement- the longer COItri- |