The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-24
lNTHE FIELD OF LITERATURE

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As. owing TO Mr.. Croctctts illness. tn
Amerisan publishers dli not know until re-
Gently what was to be the title of str Toad,
LION their travellers were compelled to offc
< | IL 10 the trade without being able TO SHOW
, ! even Iroof OF tho title page, or cover
| bur simply an companion to 'Swccthcar
Travellers. !" Orders placed on this Indefinite
basis we're Increased from three to five tn,e'
by many booksellers on seeing copy oil
the lock itself
The book 10 another example Of rapid manu-
facturc MS the last Illustrations for 1t did not
| reach the publishers until about two weeks
before tho day OF publication, during which
time tho plates were completed and large
edition printed and bound. -Four sets OF cover
stamps were made and were used sinuitane-
ously. The process Of printing began before
the completion OF the typesetting. and that OF
biDcinr before the completion OF the printing.
thu result being that large edition was
TUNED out with remarkable speed.
Tina United States is called the .'lonst gov
crncd" country In the world, and most Amer
| leans feel the pressure OF government so
lightly that they would be surprised to learn
| how closely. and thoroughly their whole daily
i
ornmtnt AS Professor Eugene wambaugh
points out In the Atlantic, there Is no time.
night or day. when the supervision is re-
lbsed.
/ When tho average citizen arises In the
morning tho water for his toilet is brought
to him and the waste taken away by the
government. His clothing and table SER
| vico have been taxed by the government and
i lis food Inspected, Tho banks and corpora
lions that he deals with ARE regulated. the
streets he passes through cared for and
| lighted. by tho same power; which also fur
nisbcs schools for his children, hospitals for
| the sick. judicial police and fire departments
to protect his property, waking and sleeping.
/! And these hre but instances OF the innumer-
able ways IN which the control OF government.
| which IS continually enlargng It's scope and
! functions. is exercised
| The tenth number OF Great Pictures" con-
tainu tho following beautiful plates: I'm
| tho Harem" "a. Auble). Beauty for beauty
| sake is the argument that must be used In
| iustityiDg tho production OF this painting.
Firth Of Venus" Douguorcnu); "a Cytherc''
L. Roycr); this picture presents a
inc example Of Joyous cxultant freedom IN
the realm OF beauty. Mission of Santa Ines
ono OF the old ruins of our Western country,
photographed by w. II. jackson. McMounie's
Fountain from Grand PLAN. by W, H. Jack
son, This was ono of the beautiful features
OF tho Worlds Fair Tho White city Art
company, publishers. No Gil Manhattan
building Chicago.
Parasitic Wealth: or Money Reform" Is
the title OF a work upon social economies. by
John Brown, which is published by Charles
II. Kerr Co. Chicago. Statistics are given
to show the disparity of wealth In the United
States and the contrast between the few enor-
mohsly rich and the many wretohedly poor.
The author claims that the masses arc mere
puppets IN the hands of shrewd manipulators
mere tools to do the bidding of maators lie
shows that In the grinding Injustice OF pres
snt conditions there Ia fundamental wrong
somewhere As remedy Mr.. Brown offers
SO eral plans that arc ably set forth based
npcn the Henry George theory to certain
extent though differing In method, detail
and application Tho work il quite well
written aud though the suggestions may not
be feasible. they nre ably sat forth.
There is No Devil.'' by Maurice Joka. has
has been received from Rand, McNaIiy & Co.
chicago II is very remarkable story, fun |
Of stirring incident md pirturesn,,e doscrip- |
ZION, The scenes are laid In Hungary Eng
ian, ana France. covering Wide range of
nt,loh md Introducing many thrilling sttua- !
,ttons, Tho interest holds the reader until |
th' closing page.
"Reminiscences Of an octogcnarIan IN the
Fields of Industrial aud Social Reform, Il,
quite an interesting collection of papers. by
Joahna King ingalls,. The writer attempts |
to show tho following M essential To social |
auNanecnent frat; The superintendent of the !
iahn 40 as to allow no one to he deprived /
az ~ use WHO IL able and willing to utilize |
~ soVonui ne recognition nf the principle OF |
lplnt-ownership IN all Increase from Joint t
labor Third Equal freedom in tho choice |
OF occupation and association.
"a Living Lie" by Paul Boureet,n and
The Gamblers syndicatc." by Nicholas Car
TOR. have heen received from Bother Bros.
ueouston; Thoy arc published by Street 4
SS, n; New York, The hrst is mn interesting
trench novel. while tho second In a detective
story OF the usual MEX Carter style.
The Catalogue of tho University of Penn
eyNania for 1928. publication OF 4s2
pages mas Just been received, The general
summary OF students shows an Increase of
twenty three over tho registration aeures
sNon ~ Inst years catalogue The offcera or
Instruction number MS while the students
nave reached total OF sS3i or the whole
,nuihner Of students IN attendance n, Tho
university. 21s6 come from tho United states
ana " from foreign countries.
The Cornell University Register for 1895
nus neen issued From this publication II
IS noted that Cornell shows gain in num-
Esrs. thh totel to date being 1880 ma against
l'1' nj this time last year The Wniysra,t,
now shows the largest registration ever
a ~ nc THIS point in the academic year
~ ~, WIN the usual growth during the wear
~ VII have between 1870 and 1900 studsnis IN
VI. spring term. Four hundred and thirty
ny one ueRrees We're conferred In June lss; an |
N's's' W my over amy preceding year.
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