Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-08
LITERARY NOTES.


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EXPLOITS or BROADER GER
ARD-'rhe works or no modern writ
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out the English speaking world than
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No other work OF Dt. Doyle cXcels In
humor OF description and clever de-
lineatlon of character than the EN-
ploits Of Brlgadier Gerard. The vol
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PETERSON INSTRUMENTATION
subjects OF two new and interesting
articles IN the Peterson Magazine for
March. The Lincoln matter is con-
trlbuted by Mr.. Frank b. Carpenter,
the painter OF the celebrated picture
.,'rhe Proclamation OF Emancipation"
The MIXTURE OF this series of articles
ana the Short Life OF Robert n. Lee
Win he reminiscent, as well MS bio
graphical, for both writer's We're inti-
tnntoiv nssnciated with the men whose
"arccra thcy chronicle. Numerous por-
traits accompany these articles. and
the fact that they are OF simultaneous
nubIicatIon in one mngazIne render
ihem Of noteworthy interest. ono Of
the leading articles Is american Ma
val Heroes" which gives the early
history OF our navy, It's officers and
,,jctorias No other mag;agiue has talk
an mn ,bIa subject. although II Is rich
in hie,nricol and nnecdutal lore. For
haautIfuI uortraits of urominent people
mo Peterson Magazine for March cX-
caIs "peopIe Talked About" Among
I tba PLAYERS" and The Musical world"
nre t,rrr departments especially at
tr,o,,,'. In thta rcsnert An article on
ano'ican art and the national acnd-
c,nv with denominations from famous
,aiyttrc, b,, native "A rtistg liz a feature
III. p.tprson AInraylne. lOg Fifth ave-
: mo Nn,y York.
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BIPIJOGRAPHY or TENAS-"Blb-
,,,t,,r,th, AZ Tevas" ia the title OF n
| W., t',s, o,t nv g ". Ralnps. late
III Lei, In ITO depnrtrpent of HIS
-, otc for Toxas This book con-
| ,ai1a oGS noges and Is n descriptive
! IT, q, bonLs nnnphlets and docu-
; ,nc,ts reIptine 10 Texas I'm print and
llle ti,'i,s. .i,,co n i5gs II also
l .tratsN
,e',,' 80 .Tevns win nm Introductory
avs avs. o , ~ .,Niater,als Of EARLY Texas
History" one IL astonlshed, In read
,ma ,o ' Collected by The author and
nnndansea and presented in 50 prac-
tiraI and useful a way. The history OF
,roxos Tor 9G5 years Is necessarily
,.eimn,,no,,s and varied in eventa The
e1au'r havo beon rapid and many; to
,.ncn,5 ,hem task. Judge Raines. In
,his hook lg,s done more than this
tnsl, for he mas made complete in
yontorv Of everything either within.
about TEXAS or In Texas, The student
a. Te>as history will ind this book
axcaedinrlv Interesting and useful, and
~ nnt,int,c citizen will find II n
a,or,,,tuo Communion. To know where
~ anJ i,at what YOU need IA import
an V II what Won need Is anything per-
mining TO Texas. This book contains a.
II II Ia M hook contains IL: II It he
4, ,be line Of charts or maps. II will
~ sn,,d nero. n IL be about travels OF
aS,ent,,re YOU will find II in this book
a, 1, hn Octlon. poetry, song or music
ut boolt tolls of II: and II II be in tn,
nature of scientific investigation or ex
nerinent due mention Will be found II
mis- book. Not a recorded event
tbn,,pht- Idea or labor within the state
~ Teyas has escaped this grent drag
net only $40 copies are printed. Pub
iisbed hy the Gammel Book Co., Aus
In Texas.
49,
CENTURY MAGAzINE-The score,
torv OF the New York tenement house
conrlIsslon. Mr.. Edward Marshall, con
,rih,ites TO the March number Of the
ciptnry a paper entitled. "Stamplnr
81, he London sIums" This ia tho
6rs, sn,ount that has been written OF
~ cnterprise which. at the cost oil
I've ana n hhlf million dollars, London