The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-27


ness describes the slaughter Of over 4oee
Armenians In Cons,antinople IN August
last. Tho force Of the article comes not
from hrid rhetoric. but from the restrain
cd and evidently truthful statement Of
simple facts by one who during this event.
ful time was following tho daily routine
Of his. life. IN the Turkish city. Never
since the buiEsr .s, atrocities has there
ticie is a complete refata,ion ofi the spci-
sisted Of a lew mia mild Riots and Disorder p.
for which there was abundant prcvoea-
.sn The ~ i.sSanfos s,sss ., shIs
Eyre Grove, who WAS Thackeray's secre-s
tary for, many years,, writes OF .'Thsck.
tracs many " en.iiry now Tsackc na a ssc
| dotcs with series OF sketches recently
rsnsh r0m u.t asS5s S Mstss ), the
Hugo's Home q Guernsey" which no re-
fsny yls,ea w'h w hS pHss
sketches,
II IL not often that magazine Of the
| present date contains a contribution from
General Andrew jackson. hut Il is believed
that the account of tho battle OF New
orleans printed in the January Century
has not before appeared In English. II
was written In he form OF personal let
| ter from General Jackson TO James Mon.
roe. afterwards president. and was scnt
! to the Emperor Napoleon. whose interest
| in the battle of New Orleans Is the SUBJ
! meinbcred than OH the British side out OF
| SIX thousand participants 2li7 were killed
only ak Killed and seven wounded. Mr..
| Robar!s says. when Napoleon learned
that the American rincmen had mainly
| done the deadly work. he immedatciy de.
sired thnt all the Information touching
,nese riucmcn; their weapon; and thcir
sent him Such an arm he said. would
A mny,c be A. e trcN in Europe as II
some t!railleurS capable of using It, Surely
| the slit of craftsmanship is not confined
| to tho American alone"
Notable among the many excellent feat.
ures presented in the New Years Ladies'
Home Journal, arc articles on the Prince
or Wales visit to America, Prince Bis
marck. South Pole explorations. jerome
x. Jcrome's new short story and a de-
lightfm musical composition. stephen
Flske graphically recalls the incidents OF
when the Prince or Wales Was In Amer
uar ovaaions and the great interest with
which al the, young princes movements
w wors foGweS a s'nehsy Hy hf
I s,s o In ano,Rer grof,%1se'y pictured ar
Of Prince bismarck" lie writes OF the
fGn nd osaw n0m p s his wr and
all Of iron. "Whau There Is ut tho South
rolc' IL told by General A. w Greedy u.
The Judicial Department of the Govorn-
mcnt, and says much TO the. point re-
garding the general method of choosing
Judges by election
Outing for January is the holiday num-
Der of this best of sporting magazines. IL
is hclw'ful and entertaining, from tho
special cover to the last OF It's Seasonab,e
pages. The fiction incsIles 'Redcoat ana
| Continental a now story by Sara Beau
tia,' by Edward H. Wilcox Both are OK.
cellcnt. IN tho sporting departments. Hy.
ton Of the Game Fisnos Of FLORIDA" ia
W sandys is at home In "a Tramp on
vivid description OF mldwinter trapping ii,
"A Christmas with TNpper Lewis" In
HarRE YSr an m, Arsaf hSa s George
ditlon draws n most Interesting picture
of tho FAR north.
In the December issue OF the Lotus.
published at Kansas Crty. opens with "a
Balladc of the Tenth Muse" by Edward
W. Ramard. n fine piece OF work. which
shows we have some new ballad makers
In America to keep pace with John David
Dyke by Charles O. ID. Roberts, the
most famous OF Canadian poets and story
f fdh Or s@ sgc d Nova oys s snons
| Hubert II. Davies cont ributcs a story of
"A common-senso Christmas and the de-
etruction of Santa Claus. 1t reveals the
moier loss Of illusions, John Northern
m%,ad' one OF the younger men Of pre-
eminent force and originality. writes a
called "A Rcai.fst' Miss Luiah Ragsdsfs
Is a recent accession and her name is per-
Dream Woman" IL thu, OF Fine and nd
thorough experience and surety OF artistic
touch.
The January Fsue OF Godey's begins the
18th volume of this famous old magazine
and opens with winter In the American
snow-nrls.' by Edgar Maurice SIN tn.
This art.clc IL illustrated by many pic-
lures OF Canadian w'lnted scenes, and tells
OF the sports and paytmes Of the Canadian
wElter. The author has covered hin sub
1ect fuzzy and in addition TO his descrip-
lions of things which are in vogue today,
tells of those which have passed onto his
tory.
The striking feature of this issue. how
Is on 'hs od,. @ ss, BY q 4ssss e
Years which givee a history OF the do
yclonment OF the fashions aIh customs OF
womna masas;ae. Godsys~ Laay .se Bn n
was established. MIS- Drew has gone
dcenly into her subiee, and tho result ].
Is exceedingly interesting, obstructive and
amusing Every woman will wish 10 read
these articles and the men who Will not
erjoy them are few in number.
Tho January Arena Is the most inter-
esting number that has appeared IN many
months. II Is OF special interest to lcsisia-
tive bodies physicians and lawyers on &c.
count OF the article on "a Court OF
Medicine and Surgery" written by A. Is.
| Choate. the prcmircuf iawyer NJ tbe r.
quest OF leading physicians. Mr.. Choata
.ntersds to inaugurate a movement which
1t Is believed by some OF the ablest law
yers and physicians WIN be of as vital M
portance TO medicine and surgery as we'll
as To tho public as wac the movement that
| resulted In the este bfshment of tidal Nv
Jury. to the public and to the legal pro-
fession. THIS (s the opening shot az a
| GAMMA I'm that Will he Mnral f..ot,, Ah.