The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-30
IN THE FIELD OF LITERATURE

ts potable for its descriptive papers ou ="
SPANISH war. and essays, editorials anu
historical articles on questions inNot'S"
thtrein, such as the acquisition 81 ro''o
Rico and the Philippines, appeal 70 NV Nv
reader 10 whom the present IS sesonn ...ss -
i,rportsnoe only To- the future. and thos2
wfo low 10 study the past. ct;hcr fnF rs
own satt OF Is cStain new light upon W.
rroblens OF today, and VIII ma IN ~,
handsome volume tMay-oolober' is'e'
much that is helpful in Prot; bfsse on
Equality" and Captain Mahan on ,ls
.Arruda. in Dr. p. d. Bripto;i on ~
sopesn superetitions." Preddcpt uillinan
OH Tocqucviile's ''DsmorrGcy In Anlsfiss9
and rrof. aloauc OH Bismarck~-ln Mrs Nhn
Ilcnsselaor on roil N,w York ana .N'o-
bassador WHITE on famous hasa'."
statesmen. thcugi, the past o. ~. W.T.
and Prof. ;,oane'a sIrtislss Is VERY ,tsss'
enc. Fiction is abundant,y and pFisi'ans's
represented by pr. MitchelIs "Franspis.
Mark Tw6in's ".rhc Austrian Edison rer-
nald's .,The yellow Barges, Long :
bic Fyes.'' the American Winston ehut0n'
Inns "Br order OF The Admiral, etc.
RIA. hest os ohndrens magazines ~
Nicholas, completes rs twcnty-iiith WV
Lime, with the two red books, whicn cover
.hc years from Noycrber, 1897. to- oetoper'
1915 This volume includes the tnree
..Just-so Stories Of Rudyard N'plns,
.,,rhe Buccaneers of Oar Coast py rlan.N
| Il. stockton, that excellent story ~ =. -
Troy; bridge, Two Bddicnt BOYS nv
t,.kerIrn Athletic Club and Through the
Earth" with the Black Prince py W. -
stoddurd. The very cleverest OF sroM"'"p
| writers arc attracted to this cNceiieh'''
| eaited -mayazino. and Carolyn Wells, oNsei
| 1terford md Gelett Burgess ere fesu's'
| contributors Of fun to these sanshiny pase',
while such writer's Us George he'na'
| James Whitcomb and Ernest ihseroo'i ns's
rive heir services 20 youthful readeie'
| and IN articles of general interest miSh.
~ r,ent,onel '.Thc cradle OF Cyclones,
..Bat,ling With Derelicts. Inc vanes y,
/ NANTUCKET" Running the Fast ESp'1sa
nnd papers upon travel and art anu sten'
| ,..,,,r. written In a manner To bcsuiie tne
,,,1 ,o.aer into learning unaware many
| Interesting facts.
| a., r,rrise Under the Crescent" the ti''e
of nu,te an interesting story oil travel ~
| ted tr,r, Rand. McNally & Co., Cnicaso
| and New York. The book is neatly pounu
/ and we'll illustrated with pen ske'ehe' ~
! contains we'll written personal chfoii.N'N
| =, trim from Sues to San Marco. Inc
| aptbor,s style is redolent OF gentieniah's
and scholarly leisure, observing WIN heen.
| eyed intelligence, and recording IN eiesane
ard luxurious sentences that sparkle WIZ
enieram and pleasant humor the most
striking features of Oriental ne do 80
now and has been from time immemorlal.
His greatest fault is the use OF the plohoun
I'VE which is rather oyer-worked.
Alfred c., Clark & Co. of Chicago nave
issued a very neat work entitled sermons
from Shakespeare" by William Day ST.
monds. IA message from the pulpit, In
spired by the beauties and high moralities
of Shakespeare" is what the writer says OF
his sermons, and the unbiased reader VIII
be apt to agree with him. There Is an In
troductcry address. in which the close re-
lation that should exist between the pulpit
and higher literature is defined and ex-
tolled. Then follows chapters on Noble
Brutus," Faithful Cordelia." "Faultless
Desdemona," Destiny Driven Hamlet,
and Lady Macbeth" in which all the
finer passages of the plays are practically
applied to the elevation OF mankind.
Opie Reads latest story is entitled "A
Yankee From the West" published by
Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago. The Post
. has received copy from Bother Bros
Houston. 1t is long since any American
novel has been enriched by such char
, acter- study as that of Professor Dolihide
In this story. He is sentimental. cultured
visionary, always enthusiastic and always
, impractical, and grleves because no one
, will take him seriously, while all the time
) he is in deadly earnest about the most ri
J diculous things We laugh at him without
restraint until the pathetic tragedy comes
, Then We pay the tribute OF tears TO tbs
hitherto latent herosm which neryed him
to die in the Icy waters OF Lake Michigan
, that his insurance might provide comfort:
, for wife who had henpecked him, and o
a daughter who had despised him. Other
taking characters are plentiful in the story
The oyer-handlcd theme of these days, hui
man love. is treated with excellent judg-
| ment, and in new way.
. our Country's Fiae and the Flag of For
eign Countries by Edward 5, Holden, ha:
been received from, D. Appleton 6 Co.. NeN
York. This little book is for young read.
! ere, but II has good deal Of Information
. for older ones. Part l Is devoted to
4 history OF the Stars and Stripes and ia
i evolution from The white ensign and tn,
. red cross OF ST. George. which flew as th,
!, I.iiag of the people in the early settlement.
. OF jamestown and Plymouth. Part 9 is de-
: voted to the flags OF foreign nations, be-
I" ginning with the standard carried by Alex
q ander tho Great. The book has some hand
some colorea plates and is bound in al
lractiyc covers.
o THE White Lady OF Khaniinayatka." b,
o Richard Henry Savage, and Jack curzo,
y 81 Nyaiorious Manila" by ArcbibaI CLAY
y oirg Gunter. are two late stories By popu
: lar auth-rs. which have been received b,
:. The Post from Bother Bros. They ar