The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-22
LITERARY FIELD

vi ~ MAN u LIZ
-, 81 the Klondike discoveries
/. -rresred an book form. THE Gold
~ ~ Klondikc'' Is the title Of a
v J,hn w. Leonard. which has
~ ,.sred BY A. N. Marquis & Co.
1.--o III. 1t Is intended as the
\ .. r,,uter's guide to the Yukon re-
\. ss.ska and British America and
many questions that are daily
'.ted about the latest Ell Dorado
'.s mining methods. For those go
4 ~ mines the preparation to be
~ outfit required, the details OF
u. AMI tho methods of prospecting
80 are infinitely described, and
- laws, both OF Canada and the
d. oates, are also given.
.I,.l philanthropists will be greatly
"a n Professor WI. Hull's en-
90, account Of the George Junior
~ published by the American
~ a Political and Social Science.
Z:.s Hull writes from personal OBJ
~ n This interesting experiment.
41le. N. Y, where annually a
4 q city boys and girls from the low
ssers n New York City spend the
I, useful labors under a scheme
E,,,.svernment which would smack of
4. - N not an established fact.
nv lifs end duties of the colony
|,huly described.
s.,et Wind and Tide" is a STORY of
M usssion, published by Rand. Nc
TO-. Chicago. The story Is well
~. and the ciimaxes are skillfully
"a hut the ending Is unnecessarily
"a gloomy. 1t tells of the efforts
Beautiful young widow to avenge
ssbands murder. She attempts to
I. ths murderer, AMI ends by failing
wNh hin. herself There are sever
..atac sccnes and the various in
Z m skillfully worked out.
tshn NJ. Clay. owner of the famous
a thoroughbred stock farm near
-. KY, has written an interesting
,onance entitled "Some Little of
80 stu Left" The story is pub
X the Robert Clarke Co., Cincin-
~. Mrs. Clay is thoroughly at
Aer chosen subject, and her
~ knowledge and her fluent pen
a. 70 give her description a DIS
! reallsn. seldom achieved in these
Ner picture of the race. in which
~ Don Juan and his jockey are
v6rh victory almost Within their
= rema1 kable for its fidelity and
b power.
lueust number of Great Pictures
- the following works of art:
cation (P. Quingac), representing
ksmitul female figures In the back
4 and the figure of a man in the
uund, struggling with the forces of
rd evil; La Toilette" &c. Rousin)
herman Government Building" (W.
ktkson); ore of the most remarkable
foreign buildings at the Worlds
Az corridor of the Mission of Santa
sar a slecimen of that marvellous
stiure of the ancient missions OF
H. photographed by w. II. Jack
Nils OF Cod Is the title Of a
nWel III which the story OF a wo-
No Ayet! and suffered is we'll told
h Helen Davies, author of 'Reveries
epanster." The author writes of 6
ggH who av, d city life d whose
xas satisfied. Her marriage to al
-, merely for money and position
Ne dowly drifting apart of husband
10 are ratbetically described. Tht
Il defense of her heroine's indis
tlsps and lack of virtue are alto
wperfluous, and II would have
,kter u the expected detestation o,
IN and deceit had not been over
The work is published by f. Ten
Nicely, New York, and was re
n Tie Post from Bother Bros.
IA u Hagar" and THE Deemster'
y Of Hall Gaines most powerful
hat have recently been published
wsiitions. 1.-The Decmster' is from
~ Of Rand, Mentally & Co., an
Of Haear" has just been issue
Weeks Publishing company of Chi
They were received by The Pos
ottler Bros. Houston. Thes
NJ ave dra matte and show a fine