The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-03
IN THE FIELD Of LITERTURE.

Current History for tho first quarter OF
'sss' being the beginning of volume o. has
been received from the Current History com
pary. Boston, Mass. The contents of the
pieeon; number include a full treatment of
the Issues Of the war. the arguments for
and against expansion" the samoan DIFF g..
Guilty. tho Hawaiian problem, tho Alaska
ncuhnafy' the Dreyfus crisis In France. the
political and commercial problem in the Var
East. tho disarmament conference the Balkan
Crisis the Museat incident. the partition Of
inc soudan, tho trust problem and stock
movements In tho United States army and
navy anairs, the French shora question
IN newfoundland. the isthman canal oues-
ton. the opprcsslon OF Finland Australian
federation, wireless telegraphy color photog
rnphy, new astronomical discoveries. thu
clarke art sale. the Anglican church crisls
rope Leo on "Amoricansm.' etc, with biog
raphical sketches OF many noted people OF
both continents
ino nity-soventh bound volume of the
Century for the six months ending with
April. has been issued. II Is especially in
toresting for It's war matter, .'LowelIs I'M
pressions OF SPAIN deal with period when
peaee prevailed even In Cuba and while mil
itary prowess is celebrated IN Professor
"peeiers notable series OF historical studiss
OF winch Alexander the Great ia the theme
,hr Macedonian's campaigns are too remote In
tune ana place TO come into the same cate.
CORY with the war story OF today James
Bryce. writing on England's colonial exueri.
ments' presents the observations OF one who
10 not only student OF the art OF govern
Heht' out also an experienced parliamenta-
rian' cabinet officer aud traveller Equally
EXPERT IN their several WAYS and of canal
popular interest are Walter Wellman's NO
count OF the BEGINNING of his expedition "on
the way to the North Poie:" Paul l.. Ford's
many-sided Franklin" with n CHAPTER on
saeh OF several Of the "inany sides" OF n
Character and career without parallel an
American history John c. Van Dyke. aold
Ehslish Masters" ACCOMPANYING Coles on
Ha'ihssi and Charles Henry Hart on en-
peri stuarts Portraits OF Women" with ~
cravings by Henry Wolf
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Geo Il. Miilen, Times building. Chicasu
nhA issued an excellent little work ON photoo-
raphy entitled New Pointers for Amateurs :.
It 10 devoted exclusively to amateur wa,,s
ana Is written In plain. everyday talk TAT
my one can easily understand. There arc
mary Illustrations 20 explain the subjects
talked Of. and as whole the book is exactly
what every amateur would want In his DOS.
session.
Howley. Haviland Co.. New York. have
Issued the following new music during the
past MONTH The old Homo Loved Long
Years AGO" tR. n. stults). and ,.Tho o'd
New ENGLAND Farm OF Other Days. fstile, g.
Furst,. both effective aud meritorlous sonr.
OF their class; Miss Amorinta Jaokson.s
promenade tcoie q Johnson. mo Cake
Comes Too High Sor Me- lReed Singh.
Jr'). and II Don't Want No Jonah Hsnrin'
Round" fIiuEh Cannon. are fne examples OF
the ever present coon song" ''The New
York Giri' tchattaway & Jerome). ana -on
re Piers at Mkt" Burke & saddier). are
both very good specimens OF the "walt.
sonx;' those 70 whom comic songs appeal |