The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-06

Of our modest Yankee admiral has BEEN toi !
la print with any completeness. his poyhgs9u
days IN Vermont his schooling az Annapons :
and later stirring experiences under larra-
gut In the civil war, are all passed ~ re-
view Mr.. Churchill II himself graduate
OF the United States naval academy ana u :,
author Of the very successful novel emitted
Tho celebrity" lie has had unusugl faeii-
Ties for getting iBformgt.on relative to Al
miral Dowey's career and antecedents
"Torpcdocs and Torpedo Boats" ls the sub
jeet of the leading paper In the June number
OF Frank Leslic's Popular Mon,hly. H. -
crorut tells the history and progress Of thesc
little engines OF Destruction. and deserines
their manufacture, cost aud munlpuiatiss' y g
article would be interesting al any u!nc. ana
is particularly so Just now IL Is linera'y
illustrated with views o. mort az i"ls ~,
and other countries. and interiors OF ,oipeeo
factory. Another timely article u one on
THE Naval militia ny Chnr'ey Hsu ,tay
Of this excellent auxiliary arm OF our navy
The illustrations include portraits apd group /.
and ,laws OF some Of the vessels manned D.
the naval militin.
An excellent likeness Of Miss Maude Adams
looks at us from the cover Of Evry Month ior
June. and serves as an Introduction to al In
terestIng article on THE Little Minister -
Novel and Play. In which Beaumont Eletrher
shows the difference between thu book Nnh
the comedy, giving the dramatic reasons Tor
the changes. and explaining how n good play
cnn be made from successful novel by an
author who combines the talents OF bo.h
novelist and playwright.
Table Talk for June opens with an article
on Food and Fuel Economics" By Mrs. Colt
Elliott, giving therein some personal expert
enccs II IN followed by I'm Search Of the
Blue Dragon" by Martha Bockce Flint. the
description OF delightful summer ouiipg, m
stttuted by enthusiastic collectors Of olld ana
odd china, In thiB issue Mrs. Grinneil gives
the last IN her series Of three papers" Moth-
ers. and What They Eat"
The independence day number Of tn,
Youths Companion, 10 be published the week
OF June go. will contain. among other good
reading. Charles Il. Towards graphic de-
scripton OF people, manners and customs 1t
Manila, and "Alieghany,' story d sciibe'
Henry q. Catln. author Of yellow Pln'
Basin"
The Gulf Messenger for June is the frs
number issued since its recent absorption o
the Texas Magazine The froptisplcce is
Sacrifice OF Roauty," by Alice Joyner; Ma
cogdochcs." by ] n. Ingram; The Seeon
WooIng, By Caroline somers, ana z p,ett
gerry l.. Kendall, arc also given.
Ansee's Magazine Tor June opens with
sketch OF Gilbert Gaul, the well known paint
er. BE Blessed" is story by Henrlk sien
klewlcz, Where Batueahips ATE Built b
llGwarh Al, Is nm illustrated account q
| Cramps shlpyard. The Duchy. of Deodo
ruto' IS a story by Anthony Hope. "Mul
yaney Regrets" d poem by KiplIng, is wort
| reading.
In the Black Cat fer June will be fouh
| The Storm Warrior" By Max Wagner; IN
Awful Aunts," by Sam Davis; The SceGt {
Jcssgnine, by Liylngstoao Motse; ''Tae 10
Star" by 7. l.. Pollock, and "A Baratarla
Elaine by IL. l.. Chambers.