The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-01
THE LITERARY FIELD,

'uoge Raines gives In the above work
descriptive list Of books. pamphlets and
documents relating TO Texas In print and
manuscript since 1886. In addition 20 what
us title indicates II contains a list OF all
IeNas authors, with short descriptions OF
their productions. The books described
are In English French, Spanish Italian,
swedish and Dutch. and cover the entire
ned OF Texas literature for n period OF
over $50 years. The bihllography is a very
important work and will he of inestimable
value to the State. 1t gives a complete
record of every specimen of literary mat.
ter that has been produced In this state,
and Will bring into notice many Texas
authors whose books have been forgotten
or consigned to oblivion, owing to tho
great changes that have taken place in
this country during the past hundred
years, The work shows laborious research
and an honest and conscientious eudeavor
to make what II is-an instructive. enter
tanning and reliable photography OF Texas,
In discussing the scope of the subject
attempted by Judge Raines Hon. Il. Il.
Fillmore of Austin thus shows what
large field the author has covered and his
TO 1862 the territory contended for by
Franco and Spain; the first germ of civil
lied government PLANTED In i7g7; France
relinquishing her claim In 1862; placed un-
der rigid military rule In l79S; the claim
OF France revived in 1900; transferred to
the United States In 1903. which asserted
claim until 1919; wrosted from Spain by
Mexico in 1921; ruled under the direction
of 1unta in iS22 under Mexican cinpiro
In 1924. becoming an adjunct of Coahuila
In 1894; passing under a so-called state
constitutional government in 1897; under
military dictator IN 1881 and 1884, under
provisional government In 1875, becoming
an independent republic in 1896: State Of
the United States In 1915; seeding and
becoming a member Of the Confederate
States in 1861; again under provisional gov
ernmont in 1866 and 1851 then passing I'M
der military rule and in 1870 again be-
coming a member cf the United states
almost every change In her government
involving material consequences In tho
social and political status Of her people
all furnish abundant material for the pen
Of the philosopher and the statesman.
Adjusting her boundaries in 1886 SO as
to include (besides her present area the
larger part of New Mexico, II great por-
ton of the present states of Colorado
and Kansas, besides a small part OF what
is now Wyoming, territory extending
from the 26th 10 the i2d degree OF north
latitude, covering the greatest pastoral,
agricultural and mineral portions of the
American continent, have made Il a ricn
field for scientists, while her Indian wars
from 1891 to 1850 furnish us II chain OF
actual events as sensational and enter
tanning as the creations of a Munchausen
or peFoc,
"The Detective Faculty" by W u,
Bailey Sr., LID. The Robert clarke Co.,
publishers, Cincinnati, Ohio.
This work discusses the above subject
as illustrated from Judicial records ana
the actuaitlos of experience. Judge
Bailey has had an extensive legal eN-
porience in North Carolina, and is now
a practlcing attorney Of Houston tie
has blended the results Of long practice
with the actualities developed on trials
and illustrated by the works of detective
fiction ITO enable the lawycr--the young
lawyer especialy--as also the detective
and the examining magistrate. TO ascer-
tain and identify the suspected party g
crime or fraud--to warn him against false
or deluding appearances. 10 suggest tho
proper mode of cross-examlnng seeming
Jy discriminating circumstances, ana TO
drill and guide his intelligence so rs to
enable him to eviscerate the truth from
complex problems, and 10 instin into MN
the accurate trend Of detective Thought
aud nvcstgGtion." The work is now IN
the press of large publishing house OF
Cincinnati and from tie advance pages
roceivd BY The Post, it viii he volume
of inestlmable value to every young law
yer and detective.
Opio Reads latest novel. 1.-THE Jucltlins."
which was mentioned In this column last
week. bids fair to give the author quite
a literary reputation. Mr.. Read has been
pottarinc about with vaguely achieved
ideals for as many years as his hooks
have entertained an indulgent pnllic. but
In The Jucklins" he arrives at open and
delightful fields of forage and his 1T
erary worth is more sincerely expressed.
more admirably secured in this story than
in anything he ever attempted.
Tho book teens with that happy es-
sence of ngenuousness and ''shlrk' which
the Fasteners call "oountry-jako" hon
esty The story IS OF the South, Of
is whore Mr. Read lazily
hunts for themes and models. This time
there Is no white blow OF cotton nor
sloyen chant of darby dock help, hut
there are tapping buck dance feet mig
ger" banjos tinklng through the drsky
woods and silent hot moons and silver
nights of the pretty-soon country. The
story Is interesting in It's simplicity and
the drawing of the characters IS not only
true but impressive and fascinating.
Mr.. Read portrays two vigorous types,
one a noble, hulking giant who loves with
tho beautiful soulfuluess of poet ana
sulks at tho size OF his feet with the
hoylsh vanity OF a sophomore; the other
a lovable old renegade who chews plug
tobacco and confines his wilder dlsslpa
lions to recret cooking mains of befeath-
cred pictures tr,ness. Among the women
decorating and softening the story are
two real. live American girls, not bedlz-
eued after the timid, mpressionistic he
roino's serving ambitious LADY novelists
nor doformcd by the iatch-key habit Of
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