The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-30

MANAGES Of destructive criticism, but set
forth the best modern ideals OF tcacnihe.
man s,,nent and training. The author cf
tbIs s,,ggestive article. In which the wrii-
irer Of The great Dovclists are treated ran
new point OF view, poids tnat y Io1ps,
and Dickens arc the best interpreters y.
christs ideals OF childhood.
4 senator George r. Hoar OF Massacnu-
eetts, ono Of tho oldest and most conspic-
i,;o,,s OF tho members Of congress. begins
h,s "reminiscences OF the politicsl events
- tho rsst rftv years In the Fcbrunrl
n,fobef o. Scrihners Magazine. senator
,Hsar has known all the great men or the
period, and his Keen appreciation Of human
naturc and his kindly spirit have made nun
warm friends with many OF them. ncse
"reminiscences arc therefore intensei! PCT
sonal. Each instalrnents VIII STAND a,one;
conyentionn.' in which the senator was a
conspicuous figure, ana over. one OF wnicn
ia presided. Tho paper contains lot OF
tbe inside political history hack OF the
nominations OF Blaine, Garfield and HART
son. g. IA
prof. william James IN the February
Atlantic begins series OF Taiks 70
TEACHERS on Psychology. THESE ta'hs
have beop delivered TO classes OF teacners,
and cover educational methods IN .inelr
widest relations. especially as tney p pavp
receIyed help from psychology rro..
tam,s' nrst paper treats OF sPsychoiosy
and thc Teaching ari," He dehues wli VIA,
ho deno,ninates Tho Stream OF conscious
ness.- and he concentrates attcnt.un " ~.
The point that mans mind was given nt y.
"a aid him In his human life, ana IS " 70
approached and studied from that piaeu'
cal side.
The Centlcwornan in the new year Win
"a Rhyme of Cheer" by Louise Chandler
Moulton. Women vs. Nervous rroseia'
ton is the .itio OF valuable article py
the eminent nerve specialist Landon sa ,ia
ter Gray. NJ, D.. which every woman snouiu
read Julian Hawthorne contributes some
az the fiction, and there is an unusual
wealth OF matter suited to the season en-
bracing Winter Breakfasts. "Entertaih-
ments for Winter Evenings "MidWlnler
Bargains" etc. Puzzles and palmielry are
added for further amusement.
In the February McClures, Miss Tarbeii
gives contemporary glimpses and rem'nls-
ccnces Of Lincoln rs he appeared In and
about the White House, at cabinet meet
| ings. at the war department. before con-
gress, and in the camps. at the time OF the
! fall of Fort Sumter, the shutting on OF
| Washington and the gathering OF great
army to begin the war--a time when the
| problems he had to dea, with were all
| new and tremendous. and the country at
largo was still questioning whether he
| was equal to them The article ccnsHins
much Information of this personal kind
| that has never before been published.
| The February st. Nicholas transports the
youthful reader from the SHOWS of the So
called temperate zone to the heat and
| bloom OF the tropics, though the storm al
| Apia, which Mr.. Lloyd Osbourne describes
| in the opening article, "Amatua's Sailor,
| hardly tempts one to exchange the wintry
blasts of New York and Boston for the hur-
ricanes of the Pacific. The story has as
its background the Samoan storm OF ten
years ago that ground warships to pieces
1 as If they we're made OF pasteboard Iii
effective contrast to this tale of rack and
ruin Is Mr.. Leonard Bruen's sleep Little
Story" that follows it.
1.-The Writer" (Boston) for January has
a well-written article on Suggestions In
Literary Work." by Charlotte Whitcomb
which is followed by an article on THE
Need of the Subjunctlve," by Mary Hall
LcVudEu. All tultuTldl LOuCuSS Ou tut sup>
ject. Beginning Story More space
than usual Is given to the department,
headed Writers OF the Day." in which
personal information is given about well
known magazine contributors.
The Globe Quarterly Review opens with
an article on Reform the Reformation.
by the editor, William Henry Thorne. Mary
u. Springer recalls some interesting his
torical facts in Cuba Offered for Sale
Eugene Parsons analyses the power o
Gladstone as an Orator." and Rev. M
p. Hefferman discusses the Divine RICH
of Catholic Monarchy" Other articles o
merit are Hypocrisy versus Truth" by J
Gabriel Britt; ALFRED the Great In Rome,
by William J. ID. Crooke, and Gods
Night by b. G. Melvin.
The first number of the Technology Re.
view has just made its appearance. 1t l.
attractively printed, with quaint cover
in army brown, and has an able table Of
contents. Among articles of interest arr
a biographical sketch of President Crafts
a paper on The Function of the Labora.
tory" by Prof Holman, and description
Of the new Peace Building" by Prof. Ho.
mer the architect.
An interesting article on independence
Hall Restored leads in the International
contents for February. There are man!
fine hst-tone illustrations showing the his
,orical old building as 1t appears after res
toration to its original form Mr.. Juliu
AIoritzen. the author of the article. ha
evidently made a careful study of his sub
ject, and TO read his description of tn
place is almost as good as seeing it for our
selves.
The last issue OF the Southwestern Med
ical Record, published at Houston, contain
interesting contributions from DR.. r. l.
Treadway OF Lilac, Texas, and Dr. G.. r
SHail OF Houston. Editorial articles ar
given by Or. Robert T. Morris. who dis
cusscs q new disease or nervous malad
prevailing in this section. and also give
some opinions in regard TO State boar,
of health.
Miss Marie l.. Van Worst. young Amer
lean writer who is making reputation a
short story writer as we'll as an essayist
contributes short story TO the Fcbrtiar
number Of the Pail Mall Magazine entities
"The Wooing OF AmDta."
LITERARY NOTES.
Gertrude Atherton is spending the win
/ Ter In ttsehingf0n rnltpcttp. ,,,.ta,t,I -.