The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-06

| aVh ozark proposes. as The Ultimate
trust Cure" that the people should i'm
pose an annual tax Of per cent on all
| property.
| In the June number OF McClure's Maya
Zine Professor Laneley's account Of his ten
years OF hard study and experiment In the
construction of flying machines. crowned
at las; with a machine that actually solves
the problem and proves mechanical
| flight to be both possible and practicable
| is positive contribution TO science; hut II
| Is at the same time most interesting
| story of heroic patience and effort directed
to a noble end. The paper is illustrated
| with pictures of Professor lanEicys own
machine THE only flying machine that has
ever flown) made under his direction.
Ellhu Burritt, 1.-THE Learned Blacksmith
worthy characters that New England has
produced during the century. The extent o,
his linguistic attachments. self-;rained as
| he was without the privileges of the
schools was something remarkable and al
most incredible. But he was not simply
machine for learning languages; he was a
man of most virile mind. OF great public
spirit and OF worldwide sympathes. His
abors In behalf Of cheap postage and OF
| International arbitration were more fruit
tul than the labors OF almost anybody else
In his generation, and in this time when
| the cause OF international arbitration is pc
| culiarly ut tho front, 1t is worth while to
study Burritt's We again. Miss Ellen
Strong Bartetts article upon him in the
June number of the New England Magazine
IS most opportunc, and will be widely read.
| National 4 Ne
table of contents with an unusually inter-
esting illustrated article on "Antitoxin" by
III. b. Bouldcn giving an account OF how
1t is made and how utilized by doctors in
tho dangerous diseases."A Century of Har-
ward College. ~ with illustrations, is tho title
OF Or, Edward Everett Hale's June install
ment of his seris,, "Some Recollections OF
the Century" which Is appearing In the
current issues OF the National. An article
Of rather unique interest Is that entitled
| THE Story OF Mary and Her Little Lamb"
which gives an account OF the origin OF the
Well known verses and OF the life of the
| woman who was tho Mary, The sketch is
| written by niece OF this woman and the
| illustrations are OF the schoolhouse, of Mary
and of her home Some Railroad Engln-
eering in California" by Mabel C. Graft. Is
a short descriptive sketch OF a recent en-
gineoring feat in the way of steep grade
railroad construction.
The Magazine Number o. the Outlook for
June is the Recreation Number. 1t con-
tains nearly 200 pages and has about fifty
Illustrations admirably printed. The lead
ing feature consists of group OF pleasant
articles brought together under the fanci-
fun title Country Roads and Inland Wa
tens" The several articles OF tho group
deal with the possibility of taking quiet va
cation outings away from tho crowd and at
moderate expense Vacations on foot. in
carriage, by the bicycle or horseback, In
houseboat. by camping aud other equally
delightful ways. arc described by Henry
van Dyke Ernest lngersoll Charles l.. Nor
ton. Mary Tracy Earle, w. w. Ellsworth,
| !. Cleveland Cady and Others, All these
articles are essentially readable they also
contain many practical hints and valuable
suggestions.
Much has been said Of late about the
prevalence OF eye disorders among Amer
lean children, but very little has been done
| in the direction of practical reform. One
| OF the few hopeful movements on this line
is that recently organized in the Minreapo-
| lis public schools under the direction OF
Dr. Frank Airport, who contributes 10 the
| June Review of Reviews u valuable and
| suggestive account of what has been nc
complished there
| German fiction is apt TO seem trihe
heavy TO us who arc used to a different
| style of writing, but the story complete, In
this months lnternationl Family Jew
els" by Mori,2 Won Reichenbach is strong,
and fresh AMI good, story that has power
and at the Same time is light enough 10
| picase anyone. II gives an interesting In
| sight into home life in Germany. and
whether II is because Of the good work
of the translator or the style OF tho au
thor 1t is entirely free from the stiff-
ness 30 common IN the work Of German
writer's when dressed In English garb.
The juno number OF the Rosary Maya
zine contains a special article upon Spain,
cuba and II. United States" by Hermann
schoenfed Phi. D.. In which the writer
attempts TO prove that Spain IL IN the
right in the present war, and that the
EMBEDDING" by the United Stsies is en-
tirely uncalicd for.
outing for June devotes much space to
the wheel. 1.-THE Wheelmans Fairy |
Queen" by Charles Turner; Wheeling in |
the Mikado's Land" by r. Philip Terry; |
intercollegiate Cycling Championships"
by ID. Hines; ACROSS the Aileghanies |
Awheel" by John -, burlington, and "a |
Bicycle Factory" Will appeal to all lovers |
of The silent steed. other notable features |
of finely illustrated number include
valuable paper on Bass and Bass Fish
ing" by Ed W. sandys; Champion Canoes
OF Today" by r. u. Buchard; Inter
University Rowing" by Chase Mellen, and |
Driving Four-in- Hand" by A. II. God
frey.
one of the most suggestive articles In
the Juno number OF Southern States is
paper on cotton growing, in which Mr.
~. A. Tompkins OF Charlotte. N C.,
draws upon mine OF personal. practical
experience and observation for informa-
ton about a staple crop, full OF valuable
suggestions for the newcomer TO the South
Raising all home supplies Is advocated,
and the immigrant Is warned against the
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