The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-11
4 FIELD OF LITERATURE

~ hss =, which Nixon Waterman
tfllfa'v-. 10 be "a monthly maya
'r .s,,,rful thinkers IL IS no' 70 ps
'u a. any particular creed or
e'a', Iii commend the good whole
tH w. '..vortny wherever found. The
y ~. contains some clever oon'riDu. .
. .'ss which are articles by iiezekian
~. '.,h and opie Read
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programme of illustrated aru-
y ~. Of the Rhine--John Bach
papV -sann NJ articles on Daniel Web
= y, olctures, etc. the century will
~ s.,,uulng with this month the hrst
aaw volume, short novels and
u ',Ories by Il. Anstey' Mrs, Sur
\. ", Cable, winston churcnlii, Ea-
- nix. Hamlin Garland, David cray
y ~. Harris, Bret Harte. w. u
Nc nsnry James, Sarah orne Jewett.
Y, KIplng Ian Maclaren' s. We'r
rhomas Nelson Page. Bertha Kun
v ,rnie steel, Frank X. stockton,
x,rnery stuart, Gen. Lew wallace
dudley Warner, &c. Stuart Phelps
Mary E. wilkins.
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Ems ,sat the much desired illustrated
!, npayid Harum" is to be reaiity.
~, elaborate new edition is well
,,y with numerous text and fuii-
.,,,rrss by the well-known Illustrator
Z, r,,rsaInst, whose selection is GER
,or,unate one, in view of the types
~ in the book. 1t Is UNDERSTOOD 'ha'
r r has been engaged for long
The collection OF material. the Sc
u. models and the preparation OF the
j. which will make a complete ia
u..rrr nlcture gallery. 1t seems that
- npayld Harum' has been revised
,,.et and it is to contain a new do
NJ, study Of the lamented author.
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.,,t,ns instance Of expert appreciation
.sro IN the following letter written to
Marlin Garland by Southwestern cat
!, those tribute to THE Eagle S
~ rms AS follows: II wish to con-
nl,s YOU. your story "rhe Eagles
i, n shore all right you never made
brow but landed squarely over the
=. every time. This praise don't come
tender foot but from cattle man
Aas been through it all and is still In
bu.ness when your papers are printed
book form want a copy to send to m,
por. In Arizona. Pleas tell me wher
ut II and the prise, and If you ever
10 this part OF the country l want you
ny ranch Will give you as good
stew as you ever got out side of and
n enough bed with goose har pille'
it,
new and final edition of Herbert Spen
First Principles" is to be published i'm
auly by D. Appleton & CO.. A Loudoi
ID has said. In looking at the "Firs
neipiss' one is struck by the erudition
splendid capacity of lucid exposition, tn
mess Of the Illustrations and other gifts
e never before possessed by any phiio
heal writer" 1t is interesting to remem
that the first lines of this book wer
ten forty years ago, and the author ha
d to supply the final amendments.
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The Home Magazine for Novembe
punc,y Montgomery McGovern tells OF
i to the United States army provin
unds at Sandy Hook. The heading of tn
tlc, Toying With Death at Sandy HOOK,
quite suggestive, aud MIR. McGovern lind
teria there for an interesting story on tn
Il q the ordnance corps of the army
ing all the big guns, armor piercin
Us noiectiles and high explosives use
the amy at home and abroad. The al
Is rich in vivid descriptions, and ii
lst''tcns will surely attract attention
Is the frst time the Sandy Hook prov
grounds have ever been discussed in
pulir magazine.
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70 Illustrated article on the gulf coast r
Is, From Mobile to New Orleans" Leaf
ne International Magazine (Chlcago) II
'enbcr- F, W. Fitzpatrick contributes
uns Of 1.-THE Chinese Situation For
ais Ago" Newspaper Stories"
0ulas Bruce Thompson, gives the unin
20 glimpse behind the scenes of jou
i'n D Allen Wiley makes an int
Wy paper Of Raising Ostriches in Flor
ihe sketch. who Maketh Us to ID
WI appeal especially to lovers OF dun
mans The other stories in the Novemb
ss are The Minuet,s by Frank Wall
~ "A Cavalry Wooing." by Charles
'4o' The Forbidden Music" by Lou
s'sa Jones, and "The Miser," by t
w writer, Justus van Maurik.
y Thanksgiving number of Table Tia
"sslated with half-tone cuts OF pla
'aucy garnished dishes prepared a
''tlsphed for the benefit of its suoscri
ine Illustration OF dishes. we are to
ue Permanent feature of Table Ia
Ao'ember number is full of articles
W mat will interest the housekeeper.
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'Onnection with the many reports C
'1us the present editorsnip of FIR.
~ s monthly. the publishers state t
su'lor OF the magazine is Ellery Sc
4 Who for several wears has been
'ae with the editorial staff of
'u'a's oOnpapion.
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luAlin Fyles, for many years the d
~ critic OF the New York Sun, has W
W outsiders complete description
s"'y OF the theater from the inside.
''Sss ,heater-goer. who has but a h
! " tne detail involved in furnishing
an evenings amusement, will find N
'4sruct him in Mr.. Fyles' little be
s'.saay. Page & Co. publish it under
Z Inc Theater and It's People.
II, november number OF the Review
.,, sss marks the elimination of the pr
Aflpsign of 1900. It's various dep