The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-03

tratcd by several graphic charts Of frost
lines, mean temperatures. rainfall. hulnlu-
lily and life zones The deductions rom
the article are that the South owinJ TO
the existence OF all the important HE zones
in broad belts running down the east anu
up the west side of the Alleghanlos, Is n
country capable OF producing the greatest
variety of agricultural and horticultural
products all those. In fact. belonging TO
tho temperate zone. reaching from apples
to oranges. from barley to rice.
The May number OF McClure's Magazine
Is especially abundant and interesting In
the matter of portraits of famous people.
In Illustration OF paper by Miss Tarbell
on the remarkable work OF G. c. Cox In
| Photographic portraiture, there are truly
speaking licensees OF Donald G. Mitchell
| ok MarvelJ. Walt Whitman. Eleanora
| Duse, Henry Ward Beccher. and others.
and a series OF life portraits of Daniel Web
| ster exhibit that most august and impress
| sive OF great men at close intervals From
middle life 10 the year Of his death. Some
OF the Webster portraits have never before
been published. and all have interesting
histories. which are set forth IN notes by
MIR. Charles Henry Hart.
The literary and artistic balance OF the
May Atlantic Is maintained not only by In
terestlng installments OF Charles Egbert
craddock's novel of the Tennessee noun
tains and OF Paul Leicester Ford's STORY
Of an Untold Love-" but also BY a study OF
Great Diaries" by Miss Reppler. funda-
mental explanation OF the methods which
must govern the Introduction OF art In the
public schools by Mrs. Sarah w. Whitman
review OF a group OF recent books OF
| fiction including the writings OF Barrie
and Crockett. QUO Vaiis" and castor de
Latour," and an interesting group Of lit
| erary papers under Men and Letters. by
John Burroughs, II. c. Merwin aud Kenyon
West.
In tho May installment of Mr. Howells'
amusing STORY of a Play" in scribner's
Magazine. the dramatic critics come in for
a share of the genial satire Of the story.
MIR. Davis Soldiers Oh Fortune has
reached It's dramatic climax In the descrip-
ton of the revolution and ngh, OF the
presidents wife 1t Is the strongest piece
of writing that Mr.. Davis has ever done,
and shows him a larger man In literary
way than even his admirers anticipated.
There is 4 stirring railroad story by Grace
H. Peirce, entited BetwiXt Cup and Lip"
Illustrated. A series OF six full page pic
lures by Maude and Gencyievo rowles
tells the story of "a New England May
Festival" Tho fiction frontspiece, by Will
lam Hatherell, pictures John R!dd and
Lorna Doone'
America has Its castles as Well as Eu-
ronean countries. and those on the Hudson
river have as interesting story in way
as the famous buildings on the Rhine.
John +. Ritter tells this story in a lib !
agt rnt. 4 ret ta1.a tt..l
American Castles" in the May number of |
Frank leslie's Popular Monthly Tho |
Fair Maids OF Morocco" are pictured and |
described by Frederick A. ODER In the |
same number Another important article
is "Iapan's Three lnvnsious of Corea,' by |
Tciichi Namagata. relative Of the great |
japanese marquis. II is accompanied by |
many excellent pen and ink drawings of |
Views in Japan and Corca.
The MAY issue of Godey's Magazine is
notable for many special articles of timely !
interest. The lending contribution is
Washington Favorites." by Carolyn Hal |
sted. and gives brief sketch of the promi- |
nent society ladies of the capital. Follow |
lowing this Is an article on Power Boats" |
which discusses tho gas engine and electric |
yacht question in a very interesting man |
ner This article is illustrated with many |
pers. "A EuloGy of the Vaudeville" Gov |
ers the recent developments which have |
MAJ kod the dramatic stage and calls at |
tontion TO much that is worth considering |
What exercise does for the body. and
just how far physical exercises and ath-
letic sports arc contributory to the pro-
longaton Of life is scientifically considered !
by Prof. d. A. Sergeant OF Harvard uni
vorsity. in the North American Review
for May Much stress is laid upon the prop |
or nourishment of the individual parts of /
tho organism by activity, Professor Sar- |
gent declaring that upon tho health and
tone of tho individual Hnits depend Tho |
health strength aud endurance of the body
as whole,
The Nav number OF Short Stories con-
tains Transitions OF tales by the noted
French writers-Daudet. Souyestro and
Anatole France. the latter being represented
by a carefully studied, though of course
imaginary. sketch OF the final scenes in
Hon er's life IA Churchman Militant"
clever translation from the Spanish of
Emilia Pardo Ba2an, is the stirring account
OF an attack by hrigands on priests
house. and pretty legend from the Ger
man hv Won Exchstruth also adds TO the
attractions of the number.
Anglers. golfers and devotees OF coach
Ing viii find features OF special interest in
Outing for May. We have no higher au- |
thority on golf than Price Collier. and
players, old and young may profit by his |
timely suggestions, A, II. Godfrey gives
the latest wrinkle IN "priving Fourth
Hand" while the angling department con- |
tains "A Woman's Trout Fishing In Vel |
lowstone Park" by Mary Trowbridse |
Townsend and Two Days Trout Fishing" |
by Ed w. Sandys,
In McClure's Magazine for May General |
Carl schurz will review the second admin. |
istration OF Grover Cleveland. In addition |
TO General schurz's exceptional capacity |
for dealing with topics of this kind there |
Is. 10 give special interest to his review. |
his own rather intimate relation with the |
Cleveland administration, The article will |
be embellished with n new portrait OF Mr. |
Cleveland. taken Tor this special use.
The April issue OF the Texas School Jour |