The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-14
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y II is written in an easy
M y y me talented Southern ,,., an;
peculiar - who has contributes
~ ~ s.s@s poems and sketch
sAsfIM',ussr ature. She has put INTO
our -. r 4 life and interest not ore, ,,.s,,
srsu'1, ook Intended for ana wen
d p w. lower grades in our puoac
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y %. s history than Texas. Ger
Ssslessn ION. IN which the American
y thsrs 7 And more Information OF real "a.
dsa q. ' arc seen. in striking CONTRAST
s' cher. tn. methods of. of 'e snanss,
, ~ BY the French. the 'pd I1ara
!'a0v s,ssy,h speaking people. Here
~ s .sr.,,ts adventures of the war;
D.eps .s VI s,ages of It's history. Texas
tae'~s state that was at one time a
y 0nn ., which finally joined Its for-
~ ~ IN. American Union. AS the
M SAYS. the history OF texas
% W. ~ hold conceptions and boIder
w. 20. story Of the discoverer pene-
= '. sovn wlldernesses; OF the p'o-
...n,nr his strength against the
- ot the colonist Struggling ior i,s
- :. VA bls rights. 1t is the chronnie
0u n..n a, people; the history Of the
y arosress of great state"
s'-., th.s book will have a special
w. ~ Texas children. but it VIII
deep interest for American
mo love stores of adventure ana
,ssr,lsm. In fact. It Will be fun OF
y everywhere. since it will intro
~, into the inner Gife OF one OF
mat states that make UP the Amer'-
rn!ca.
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~ sIseI Tn, Macmillan company:
.ssert New York. Cioth' i-'io''
IA. xorx Mrs. Steel has written
W" w.. whose scene is lad in tho
pMvard KipNng was the first 60
-. Anrlo-Hdian tales are
..,,re rather too numerous OF late.
~. authors story is touched With the
VI. 4"'.Y ..o- AVID can not fail to win
.ar,,ra.ion. In fact. It has
ps'.s .,ceedinplv popular. and
w ,hr,. editions were exhausted
~. sr., month of publication. 1t
~. =. ina great mutiny, and Is n
sna sXcjt,nr portrayal OF that
.,su+ 81 tie British Empires
-. Thers ,s no arrest in the
~ r.rrat,vs. there is no need
-. =, historical ,tnoyIeKlCa Her
!, ,,,,ve NE are very varied. ef-
~, ,lrc.rs The author has evil
\. ~, uuch IN India and studied
s..,,. from the STANDPOINT OF A famil-
,s,..,. and her opinions and descrup.
o. them arc interesting as WEI! as
AHA
NY We Punmuets, or reason Irr "
W. ~ " iaoss, Pnbllsh.ng company, St.
ana Minneapolis
n book Is one that every teacher,
vxper cstscs and every school library
rM possess. The whole problem of
amsion y reduced 20 tho fundamental
xipiu which control it. They are
b. rsspa. and the very numerous ex-
Pies and llustret.ons collected and ar
ID b. the awhor. instead OF scatter-
W impression CT the book. only con-
~ which control the subject. There
~, -
~ Of common sense cIearhass ana
NY about the work that ono can
= commend II. Ine traAsposil0ons
- IN MS illustrative 0uo'aN'ohs
npnads 10 the remark OFTEN made,
ues5 ono wrote sood EnSlish
'zu0n would be an easy met'er'
h Story Of Extinc. Civilizations" by
VT E. Anderson. d. Appleton & Co..
'aHs' New ioIk'
u ~. :. W. ,.,a, Sa''. =. 'o
a' Is fascinating stuay. ana
@''0' Ahderson's little book Will be
ftE' 1t vastly Increases ones knowl-
regarding several very early king
aind empires. The origin and races
nsasind ara first discussed and then
sp.hn, .,,,,.