The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-26

land) TO the insignificant figure of one
crime in place of the 1G7 indictable crimes
per 600 of the population, which was
the rate for the year 1898, and which rate
will possibly be lowered to only 1850 crimes
in A. ID. 1900 This gradual vanishing of
crime writes Mr.. Schooling. Is depicted In
the concluding diagram OF this article:
and 81 appeal to all cyimlnals and 10 all
intending criminals to do their best not to
let this bright prospect of the future be
dimmed by a continuance Of their activity
in or towards crime, which Is, moreover,
one of the worst paid and most unsatisfac-
tory OF all the occupations open to the or
binary INTEL genco and industry of man."
Short Stories for October is chock full
of pleasant, entertaining stories. and is an
excellent number 1t contains, all told.
eleven articles OF various kinds The
Bachelor Husband" which is a translation
from the Spanish. is a story of a practical
Joke played upon an artist and Merry OF
the Righteous" by Beulah Name DIX, is
strongly narrated story OF fathers con-
victions in the time of one Of England's
wars. THE Nemesis of otter Creek is
pretty much Of an inpossiblllty. Neyerthe
less it is well told and really is very read
able. Some of the other stories are THE
Third Poplar to the Left and Prince
tsuT ana Tue maven
Worry aud its cure is the subject of the
leading article in the September Temple,
published at Denver. Col. After picturing
the nature of this complaint and its conse-
quenccs. the author gives cogent reasons
for considering 1t an entirely needless,
! avoidable and durable affliction. The log
| zeal remedy for worry is found in work; and
1.aN1 10 rtNHaA
Of work animated by faith with that which
IS merely mercenary In motive and purpose
An the work that is well done" Mr..
TNner declares; 'all the honest. noble and
beautiful work, Is done not for pay but in
spite OF It," The achievements OF our navy
are pointed to in proof OF this position,
When men shall become workseekers rather
than wage-seekers the evils of involuntary
idleness, strikes. lockouts, pancs, adultera-
ton and the sweat shop and bargain coun-
ter will disappear
Australian Experiments in Industry" Is
the subject of contribution to the Sep
TENDER Annals Of the American Academy
by DR.. Helen Page Bates. In this paper
Or. Bates shows TO how great an extent the
governments of the various Australian
colonies have taken a part in the industrial
development OF that country. She shows
how they have built roads and railroads,
telegraph and telephone lines and with
what success these have been managed by
the governments. The paper also contains
description OF the irrigation system and
explains in how many other ways the gov
ernments OF these colonies have endeayored
to benefit the producers
The current issue of Golfers Weekly
contains some more striking Illustrations
of life at the great army camp at Montauk
Poiia. The fronyspece. which was drawn
by h, West Clnedlns,, shows President
Mckinley at General Wheeler's headquar-
ters, on saturday September g. The dou-
bic page picture, BY II Dltzlcr represents
Physical Examination OF Solitars About
to he Mustered Out OF the Service
unique feature OF Lesles Weekly
this week is a double-page photograph OF
the soldiers barber shops In camp, showing
tho various devices resorsed to to lmpro-
wise something in the place OF the luxurious
barber chair. \ very excellent ana Ia
strUctive saries o. ull-page types OF the
army and navy also appears, The opening
| type shown represents the new uniforms
Worn by our army In Cuba.
\ new story by Mark Twain" will
, shortly be published in The Century. 1t is
entitled From the London Times OF
1904" and is based upon recent lnveatioa
IN which the author has taken a special
interest. 1t has an Incidental reference 10
the Dreyfus case.