The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-06

by Robert Louis Stevenson. These de-
scribe the building OF the authors house
In Samoa. with an account OF the savage
ways Of his servants. There are several
interesting illustrations.
The January number Of the New Bohe-
milan presents one Of the most important
literary features Of the month IN the
shape Of brilliant and scholarly review
Of Professor John Uri Lioyds great book
"Etidorllpa." by Judge J souie Smith.
The leading story. written By Frances
Aymar Mathews bears the FIN de siecic
title Of Two OF a Kind and the Joker
II is a strong story. full Of action ana
repletc with dramatic situations. Dr.
William c. Cooper contributes valuable
and interesting paper on the writing Of
"Hoosler Dialect" "Fo.k-Lore What Is
It2' .s the title OF an instructive. en-
tertaining and carefully prepared paper
on the origin. history and Significance of
the folklore Of nations, by NJ S. f. Ialia-
ferro. This article Is amply illustrated
with drawings by the author. AT the
Cross" by Maude Andrews, Is little
sketch marked by a tensive virility ana
lofty power that is rarely TO be found.
The January number Of the Annals Of
the American Academy is devoted cspeci-
ally 70 a discussion of the Nicaragua canal
question. 1t contains three repers on this
subject, the first by Professor L. ". Keas-
hey. on the Nicaragua Canal and the
Monroe Doctrine gives a complete re-
sumo Of the diplomatic siie. and the Sec
ond by Mr.. j. w. Miller on the "Adysnt-
ages OF the Nicaragua Canal Route" taxes
up the question from an engineering point
Of view, and the third ~ Dr. Emory r.
johnson. discusses the Nicaragua Canal
ana the Economic Development Of the
United states" The publication OF these
papers In the Annals is most opportune,
as the Nicaragua canal question will with
out doubt occupy a considerable amount
OF the attention of congress this winter.
BY reading these papers in the Annals it
Is possible to obtain a clear idea OF this
question on its diplomatic, technical and
commercial sides
In the January Nickel Magazine Ray
mond Biathwayt contributes an interest
ing Talk with Jerome X Jerome" ac-
oompanied by portrait Of the well known
author and picture of his study.
Among the portraits OF footlight favor
ties We note Helena Modjeska, Amy Bus
by Miss St Cyr ami Olga Nethersole:
Mildred Aldrlch's chat is always inter-
aSiifs s. To show their appreciation of the
great strides which bicycling has made
IN popular favcr, the publishers this
month devote a special department to
that sport. Besides photographs Of noted
racers-Zimmerman. Sanger ana Bald
there is some good advice about winter
bicycle riding, tandems brakes aud so
forth.
The outlook of New York will hereafter
once month issue an Illustrated maya
9ine number larger than its other weekly
issues carefully and fully illustrated and
having attractive features Of many kinds.
The first Of these December ~ has six
ty-es ht pages; some thrty-lve fine IL
lastraiionsi the first part Of serial novel
boy Ian Maclaren; articles by Edward Nv
erett Haze, Theodore Roosevelt. th,, Rev
George Matheson, ID, the famous
preacher OF Scotland. and other notable
art and literary features.