The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-21
IN THE FIELD OF LITERATURE.

While the Hon. Robert L. Taylor was
serving his third term as governor OF Ten
nessee the State celebrated the Tooth ami
versary Of its admission into the Union. 1t
devolved on him as centennial governor"
to welcome distinguished visitors from
other States. and deliver addresses on I'M
portant occasions. His speeches created
so much enthusiasm at the time, aud were
80 fayorabily commented on by the press
and the people, 1t has been decided TO
Include them In volume, with some
other notable speeches. The book, which
also contains extracts from his lectures.
The Fiddle and the Bow" 1.-THE Paradise
of Fools Visions and Dreams" Love,
Laughter and Song has been issued By
5. Il. Williamson & Co., Nashville, Tenn
1t has already commanded large sale and
SIN retains It's popularity, bidding fair to
double the 47,000th copy, which 1t has
already passed.
let There Be Light" q. p Putnam's
Sons, New York;, is the story OF work
ingmen's club. its search for the causes
of poverty and social inequality, It's dis
cussion. and its plan for the amelioration
OF existing evils. II tells how six work
ingmen. experiencing the evils and imper-
fections of the industrial and social con-
ditions under which they labor. meet to
discuss those conditions and to seek the
causes OF these evils. Their Investigations
lead them to the conclusion that the eau es
of the inequality of which they feel the
burden are TO be sought in the defects of
religious systems. The debates disclose
truths which crystalline into practical
form. The truth seekers, rich and poor
calv 70 no ri nc
which they find revealed, and believe that
their discoveries will lead to tangible and
potent changes in the world of economics
and religion. They formulate their be-
liefs, they devise methods of promulgating
and perpetuating them. and they deliver
to the world plan for a new church, an
outline of a new social order. This book,
which follws somewhat the schemes OF Sir
Arthur Helps Friends in Council" and of
Cicero's 'Disputatons, is notable for its
originality, logic and holiness.
Lees American Automobile Annual for
1900 has just been issued from the press OF
Laird G. Lee of Chicago. is the very first
original work of the kind published in this
country on a subject that Is attracting
more and more attention the world over,
Every system-gasoline steam, electricity
The rules and regulations adopted by lead
ing cities in the country for the safe
handling OF automobiles on the public
highways are given in full, together with
monthly calendars, an automobile log
book, etc. etc. The size Is handy for the
pocket. and the work as a whole highly
creditable and meritorious This firm has
also gotten out a vest-pocket standard
Spanish English. English Spanish dlction-
airy. which Is a valuable little publtca-
ton.
Under the title Of 1.-THE Lust OF En-
pire." the Tucker Publishing company,
New York. has issued in convenient
pamphlet form the famous speech of Sena-
tor George +. Hoar OF Massachusetts in the
United States senate on the Philippine
question on April H. It Is a strong argu-
ment against the policy of imperialism
and severe arraignment of the position
OF the administration with respect to ~
Philippines, expressed in such manner
as only the venerable Mr.. Hoar can DO
wrapped as he Is, in this subject