The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-28
THE LATE MAGAZINES.


Some Famous Naval Battles" appropriate
~ opens the July number of Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly The article contains
graphic description OF the battles OF Trafal-
gar, Mobile Bay Albomarle Sound. Lake Erie
ami ialu river. There are many excellent
illustrations, including number of FULL
page naval battle scenes among them
Dewey's great victory at Manila. Another
timely criticize of great interest is Life in
Manila in which Charles b. Howard gives
iuil description OF that Philippine island
city. Among more than dozen ilIustra
M LIONS is good map OF the famous islands.
iehdS interest TO the article on THE Making
OF FIREWORKS, by Henry j. Pain who can
certainly be considered a good authority on
that subject.
MI II, w. Wilson, the eminent author of
'lronclads in Action" and naval expert
second only to Captain Mahan, contributes n
SURFING article to the current number of
tue fall Mall Magazine on the Naval Prob
lens to be Solved in the War" Mr.. Wilson
thinks our war with Spain is copy on very
ieupceu scale and with some slight modifi.
- ~ lions OF war between England and
per,nritv al ms opinion the great British
cruisers as against France is faithfully re-
Iiodrced In the American navy as against
a ain. ana the great French advantage in
sInored cruisers finds it's parallel i'm tho
Spanish navy. 40 INV
Inc Atlantic Monthly very appropriately
eEes its opening place for July to an elabo
rae article upon the career and character of
Mr. Gladstone and his probable place In
hlatcry' The article gives with sufficient
iu'lhess the principal events of his life. and
ue'alia the sequence of his various ohanees
OF olAnlon WHICH fall into series of epocbs
rs IL WERE and it discusses his action vpo "s
lneihodf Judcially though sympnthetic.iIv
w Wv, '1lis with keen but impartial summing
a ap ol me nature and Limitations OF the char.
cSusis oi man VINO with all his apparent in
Ss,1,nsistehcies and even lin this Questioning
Nslhtteehth century. found well-springs Of
iaith IN both God and man. and drank %
them TO the end A VI
me July issue OF Ainslees Magazine su,.
Jams the remarkable promise of this thriv-
Ius young publication. The cover design. nv
warren b' Davis, pictures that very solemn
"ni inspiring ceremony Hosting the Col
OTIS aboard man of war II 10 n -.
a. once artistie. latriotic. attractive and
ii,'' ~ introduction TO the worthy and ti,n. -
VI Tue ooay oil the magazine.
ohi,. e uiullaAltailan for yunc is. ms ,suo,
son ,p,S eui!ed and fun of interest. T. Itnh,
Mans AinrcH,s,ra notable article On Rich
Il
N Mf'e 6 Of The Preventive Work Of tne "
n. ~, a. +. G. Muliiean discusses tho |
AZ 'Ss,onvV OF the Seasons on Great Writers - |
ISL. ~, -. knowlson tells Of MaterlincI's |
s'"uc Iheater' scheme. eN
,n I'm, Robinson. the war correspondent of
'"e raj Mall Gazette whom the s,oniaras |
nave put into jail at Matan,as. is one Of tho
c,ievetest writer's on out-doo subjects IN ,bo
"sea, magazines HIS latest contribution |
So9e Notable Dogs in Fiction" Is renr,ntca |
IN the Living Age for June ii from ~ , mon
temporary Review. ZIG oon-
me Texas School journal for June has I.
nshoer OF interesting papers Memory
WORK for the Schools" by C. d. rice
thoughts Of the WILL" by p. 7. ph,nno
~, .I PATRIOTISM in the Public Schools, )" nv
russed. Hs tue subjects dis
me southwestern Medical Record pub-
'shea at Houston, has an interesting naner
lV-h Dr. T. d. King OF this city. and an
Tlhuer from Ernest Weigle, NJ ID NJ Eric
ny E,.tr Is further discussion az pro,
\ In h'nsk theory in regard to the determine.
~ s"a'nern sportsman is the title of an
aas'fa'ed monthly magazine devoted 10
'h.ouhg. fishing and kindred sports I, &c
un,,s ,puoncation and contains much
"uishea AZ New Orleans.
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Puxzling Periods,
ne e-Inere are two periods in a mans life
o. ~ never understands woman