The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-21
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"TnlCs OF the City Room Is n neatly print
Cd. Wen bornd little book written by Eliza
beth G.. Jordan and published by Charles
| Scilbners Sons, New York, rho tales arc
ton IN number aud are intended to depict the
trlas. fluctuations and trumrhs OF the wo-
man reporters employed by the New York
wort Miss JordNn DISCUSSES the World un-
dor the name of the Searcblght, and con-
seiously or unoonsciously makes he. fellow
workers. loom up In very Greditable colors. u
one were to judge Miss Jordan by her look
she could not be cinssed as u good reporter,
lite" so necessary to truthfuly picture news
| paper work and she does not know how TO
handle 'sltuatons." She treads on very doll
cate ground in AT the Close OF the Second
Day" rs she calls one OF her tales and she
beats hasiy retreat ami has her heroine do
thc same just when she has developed an OPP.
portnnity for sklllful maneuyerlng The im-
preston the reader of Tales OF tho City
Room gathers is that tho nuthoress lacks
confidence In herself as writer The Tales
arc rather pleasant, the Lone Affair of Chos-
terned lr,." being not half bad even II it
is ahGutd. but Miss Jordan is not likely to
set the World" aire unless she Improves con-
The second volume of the series by I'M
bert De saut-Amard upon the Second French
omI ire Is entitled Napoleon III aud His
Court" The author of this notable series Ia
yeiy exceptionally equipped for writing the
history OF his country during the reign OF
Napoleon III. He witnessed the ovation given
the emperor after Pianoris attempt to 0ssas-
sinate him. started his diplomatic career UNI
der NJ Drouyn de Lhuys, the minister OF for
elsa AFFAIRS and witnessed the rovews OF tho
returning Crimean troops after the fall of
Sebnstopol. This personal knowledge of the
three years which this volume covers 1888
10 1876. has combined with the authors ac-
Qua!rtaneo with every possible source OF In
furn'etion to make his presentation singularly
complete and rounded; yet his fluency and
tho entertaining qualities OF his writing are
ntver for moment hampepd by his fulness
of knowledge, II would be difficult to find a
more vivid, accurate. and sprlghtly account
of Louis Napoleon at the zenith OF his glory
Prominent In these pages arc the Crlmean
war. the great exposition OF 1865, the mutual
visits of the rulers OF Franco and England.
and Mt the close ,of the book, the birth of
tho Inflated Prince Imperial. Published by
Charles Seribnor's Sons New York.
George bronson Rea, field correspondent
durlns 1896 and last year for the New York
Herald, has written book which he calls
Facts aud Fakes About Cuba" published
BY George Munro's Sons. New York II gives
several interesting pictures of The Cuban
struggle. and shows that dospite the tragedy
and treacheiy and pitiablo meannoss connect
cd with Il, much OF the fighting and cam.
rasnlng has been Of tho same opera bouife
kiuu as tho mass OF correspondence written
ahon' IT, Aside from this the book, though
freluently somewhat dull, Is curious be-
cause OF the trade OF It's author and hs AZ.
titnto toward HIS subject ana toward hin
fellow -oorresponden,s- He had had the mis-.
fortune to SEQ things differently from all tho
other correspondents. Much of the boo,, A.
devoted 10 u vindcaton OF ia author ana
to tile dcnunclaticn aud hclittemeut OF mo
general, Gomez. because OF several |
hi't,r peraopal quarrels he had with thai |
irsscihle old man.
Appleton Co. OF New York have ,ust u.
sued volume entitled "New Letters Of Ma
polsua l." edited by II. Loon leicester A
L,testar has re-estnbiished the true ,cx, 4, |
osel $40 pieces OF Napoleou's manuscrint |
heretofore mutilated and has publtshea a.
TN frst time no less than SIS letters htthot-
70 unknown These letters give an insight
Into Tho true character Of Napoleon. ana
manifest the great man in his smallest and /
most seere, needs. They unmask hin, az n,
ieit and az no was; petulant with his mother.
bullying his brrthreu, speaking his mind 10
moaarehs and to unsuccessful mar /
shnis, menAcIns cajollng. stern. indulSont
exnof'inS, meddlssome. stenlthy. frank. Vii ~
'usAs - Inherent and occasion prompt. rhe i