The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-15
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The book recently promlsea
johnson Publishing compapv =
Va. entitled Hampton ana M IA
ga" has Just been issued. ~ v
ceedingly interesting and at,r,...
It is very beautifully illustra.ss Z.
scmely gotten up In every wav
should have an extensive circu,..
North. in the South. everyxAs,s
give the rising generation son. \.
noble character Of both the lesda,.
followers In the Southern ConfeSs..s
sides giving graphic and inters.,,'1
OF the early history OF the Ham,s-+
1t traces General Hamptor's liz ~
ing the war and since. qencr.,
career since the war will prove ,s,s...
teresting and instructive. as be \. MAJ
recognized as a noble and good M, 4,
faithfully served his State and 49,
every place to which he has baso IN
THE Ladder of Fortune" by Fr.,..
tenay Baylor. isn't pleasant story' N.
It is told with skill. and is measur,s'.
to life. Indeed 1t is a more or ~ y
picture of life in this land Of oa,,...'
The author describes the rise IN ,o,.
| the uncultured son Of California ~.
marries a woman of no more culun
himself. but who is possessed az -,
billions and disposition to spend MAJ.
woman's husband does not cara 4,
success. but he Is generous az ~.
furnishes the means by which biz n,
daughter "get into the SWIM I'M =.
of the first part of the tale Ia ,ot,s,
the Pacific coast. and the latter II
Paris. where money has opened The ~,
society. While gay function Is at ID n,
this rather abused and far from N,
man dies. alone. his wife and daushts
fuslng to believe that his attack w,.r
serious-and seemingly not caring M,
ton. Mifflin & Co.. Boston and Nv n
81. 50.)
A new murder story by Randall N.
Tyler. entitled THE Blind Goddesss \
been issued. by tie Stuyvesapt PublishI,s
New York. 1t is novel drawn Ia 4
vein. but full of dramatic climaxes. Ia M
home the thoughts it contains to man n
never read murder stories. incidents IN \
familiar to all who have followed The "A
| poison cases. The title. as will be readlb 4
derstood. applies to the more serious ID
the novel. which has to do with prusscat
for capital crime: but the well-haudlsd
nance running through II all and ths ~
factory deneuement make The Blind III
dess" quite an entertaining book.
"Character Not Creeds, Reflections t2
Hearth and Plow- Beam" is the title d 4
interesting volume by Daniel Fowler D. wi
Published by the Robert Clarke conasi
Cincinnati, Ohio. The thoughts In ths hxI
ate carried by the device Of a County cllik
All interests: which, organized by da4
young men and women, graduates iron y
best universities, has now 5000 member u,
an auditorium. providing section roori
I different interests" The Domestic Ssa4
finally develops such interest In the sshf
Of Character building. the highest d
art but wholly uncultivated as subshtr
popular interest,"" as demands Its full iixa
sion. Accordingly the president. at ttiI
meeting held at one of the beautiful iu'1
which the new enterprise has occaaUA
states the social and patriotic mollvm ny
/ invite the leading members to discuss. ~ y
| ing their personal experiences and olst'q
tons, the question: "What are the rtlinz
1 Of the present sectarian organization to w
acter building?" etc.
1t is gratifying to know that John lau'
Lcng's delightful novel, "Mss chsry'R1
son." is to have its stage presentation y 4
manager best fitted to make 1t. Thi "
nc means the case, and both Mr.. knS
his book are to be congratulated upon
unsympathetlc hands the charm and ipls;s
Of Sakura-San might easily be lost, oF-sa
still--be sacrificed for something mereule''
Daniel Frohman will put 1t on at bis lS'''
theater in the fall He is entirely caIina
giving to the stage the very CherTy'ba'
of the book: and that Is delightful ALIVE
ton. There is an opportunity In the la'
OF the heroine for come one to make a. y
reputation-and money, too-as Mauds Aa \
made with THE Little Minister ins
plucotts have recently reissued tnc M'
though the two facts have no relation
The last literary work OF the lsls W
Parsons Lathrop, an American romance y
1.-THE Elmtop Mystery" is to pupi'slsa. !.
ally in the Gentlewoman, the first ins'a''.'
appearing In the May issue. Among o'pa
poytant contributors to the May issue y
eral B. f. Tracy. ex-secretary unl'ec =,
navy, who writes a valuable artlcis y
the law has to offer to men and womsl Z
ing vocation in life. incidentally w''
Tracy says many things from his ripe ~
ence which are of decided helpfulneH y 7
In any business or profession.
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