The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-20
IN THE FIELD OF LITERATURE


beauty engaged to an American lover In
Japan goes out to marry him. and on the
voyage firts with a Japanese studeat who Is
going homo to marry the girl OF his parents
choice. The American girl ends by failing In
love with him. They arrive in Japan to mud
the American girls lover in 1--we with thu
Japanese girl. In clearing up the tange the
japanese student kills himself; the Ameri-
can lover throws over his American lass and
is married to the little japanese.
1t Is rather hackneyed bit OF romanciug.
but the fact that the scene OF It is laid In
Japan makes Il rather interesting.
This picture of the American heroine Is in
dicative OF the story:
Then. too. she was very beautiful. as all
coauettes are. She had sun-klssed, golden
brown hair--dsrk brown at night and In the
shadow; bright gold IN daytime and the light
Her eyes were dark hlue-somber, gehtle eyes
at times; wicked. mschievous. hooking eyes
al others. OF the rest OF her face you necd
not know, for when one is young and has
wonderful eyes. shiny. waxy hair and even
textures be sure that one Is very beautiful.
cleo Ballard was beautiful. With tho charm
Ing. versatile, chaugeable. wholly Fascinating
beauty OF an American sirl-an American
beauty"
The author is Japanese woman and pos
sesses some genius. She depicts the Oriental
character In an interesting manner
The scapegoat; a Romance ana Parable"
| b. Hall Calne. d. Appleton Co.. New
| York
| This story was written by Hall Game some
seven years ago. He has revised I: con
J siderably since then. and 1t is now published
by Appleton in cloth binding. making 1t a
uniform edition with other works by tails
| famous author While THE scapegoat" ls
not so Accordingly interesting as Mr. Gaines
Manx stories. It is a remarkable piece Of III.
/ erature and is especially valuable as showing
the striking features OF Moorish aud Jewish
characters In his introduction to the re-
ylssd edition the author says;
| MY opinions about Morocco and the re-
4 spontibility under which Europe rpsts with
| respect 20 K have in no way cnanged. and
| ! sttll foresee n great cloud on tire fore
| head OF the future whereof North, m Africa
and It's inevitable partition will be the psin-
| ciral cause. But sac more cleurlr than
! before that II Tho Scapegoat has any vaiue
| as literature its interest comes closer home
than any questions OF the c5nditi1n OF the
! Noes"
Tho interest In The scspegoat" is centersd
IL Jewish official and his da' ghter Naomi
| The latter was born blind. deaf and dumb
but nnally regainod all these powers Of sight.
sreech and hearing. For eighteen years she
lived without any OF these faculties. To show
how a human being would acJ when given
sGcl row ers, after 50 many years OF uttec
darkness of mind and ylsion. gives the author
a wonderful study. and he has developed the
rlot ia a striking aud original manner. The
character OF her father Is also wonderful
conception and is portrayed with much force
and power.
Notable New YeJkers OF lsss-lss9." Pre-
pared and published by Mess King. New
York aud Boston.
The Post has received this valuable publica-
ton with the compliments OF AtS God Violet
& Co. New York. It contains 2s37 portraits
OF the leading business and professional men
OF New York, the portraits being exact re-
productions OF photographs from life Tn,
uses OF such collection Will b. unlimted
It will be Of constant reference value in IL
braries. newspaper Offices, counting rooms,
etc.. and viii be especially useful for New
York people The printing and engraving arc
the very finest specimens Of book work.
Current History" Fourth Quarter. 1895.
Edited by A. s. Johnson, Current History
Co, publishers, Boston.
The volume OF this valuable publication
covering the opochmsking year 1898 Is coin
pleted With this number. The spalish-Amer
lean war is traced from beginning to end, and
full text of the peace treaty given; every
important Incident Included from the com
plIcatons arising out Of the Cuban rebellion
and the destruction Of the Maine to the rati-
J hcation OF the treaty Of peace Tho question
OF Imperialism, or colonial expansion IS pro
sented from both sides Other topics include
the far Eastern crises, the competition OF thr
European powers In China anl the orient, aud
the interests OF the United States there, IN,
DIeyfus case, a full account OF the orsiu
and significance OF this agitation, upitec
States army and navy matters; Auglo-Amcr
lean relations. Hawaiian snneAation progress.
OF currency reform; European political stu
alton.
"Ricroft of wlthens," bv IIailwei aut
elite. ID. Appleton & Co., publishers, New
York
Mr.. suteliio has strong grasp OF char
attcr and In this work he shows all the nag
rative and descriptive skill OF the born story
n teller. It is an exciting story Of tic York
shire mo7rs Some of the figures stard on
with unusual vividness, and the interest o
the narrative Is maintained TO the very last,
"A Trooper Galahad." by Captain Charlie
King, j. p. Lppncott company, publishers
- | Philadelphia.
The many stories OF Captain Charles King
l. | now BrlEadler GeueFal klnB-Rre Known I
e all readers Of fiction. "A Trooper Of Galahad
II is one Of his best efforts 1t is full OF n
II terest and excitement and Is charmiugly told
As In all OF his writings, love plays lis pat
In this narrative OF army life and helps l
the end to unravel the complicated tangl
into which the characters hnd themselves
= The army scenes are laid mainly In Texas
and the story opens at a frontier post 1
Fort Worth. A great many points brougb
L out in this connection are incorrect topo
n graphically. geographically ard historlealls
but who draws upon hts imagination for
lie plot can doubtless take the same liberty /
,e arranging his landscape and in developing hi
n, record OF alleged historical events.
- THE Procession Of Life" by Horace Az
10 nesley vachell. d. Appleton & Co., pub
J. fishers, Nav York.
y brightly written story, though Of y
;. tsltleular strength. The scenes are lail /
n california. and deals mainly With people .
l. the lower and middle class. Il adds one NOR
to the interesting list OF native fiction pr
at traying certain localities ana types Of Amer
l. lean readers.
rs Tempest and Sunshine" ana "The Home
l. stead on the Hillside" are ths titles OF tw
lie teuks written by Mary J. Holmes wale
3 have b,en received by The Post from bottle
= Brcs.. Houston. Mrs. Holmes works have