The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-02
IN THE FIELD OF LlTERA1UlI

How to Prepare for Civil servtc.
amlnations," by Francis e. Leupp. u'.*
& Noble, publishers, Cooper Union 10
York. is a careful compilation. ana MI, NIL
out the proper course to take In at.srq
ing to enter any branch OF the cIvi,
vice. This index gives a conyenIen, - -
10 the subjects discussed, and In ~ ~
OF a ten weeks course OF study. co,.st
the branches in which candidates ar. ~
~ to be examined, Is excellent. -
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The CANNED Book company Of Avx,,
Texas. are general distributors OF "A ",
uaI OF Parliamentary Law or Rules q.
erning the Organization and Proceedlp,. !.
Popular Assemblies The author I. y
g Howell OF the Texas bar. The "a. x 4
carefully compiled from the most auih..a
itatiye sources. and adapted to the us wv =
nolitical, religious ana social organI,as.ss
and to the comprehension, wants and ns.s
Of the common people.
At the Farm school on Thompsons lain,
in Boston harDor the boys goyernm,,
which was there established as an esn.s.
ment some years ago has proven most MI
cessful. The dozen play houses OF .cr,
tage Row." as the little settlement n
called, were built by the boys thenaseI,s
and form miniature municipality, n,
Max Bennett Thrasher, for nearly ~,
wears connected with the Farm scho.,
contributed to The New England Mars,i.'
for April most interesting account Of M.
Government of Boys, for Boys, by Bow
and his paper is fully illustrated man, 3
the views being from photographs takas /
the Farm school pupils. Warren +. XII
logg, Park square. Boston, Mass
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The American Monthly Review Of ~
views for April has two important arsIcls
on the present situation in the far Ea.
MIR. r. van Bergen describes the dI,,a
vantages OF foreigners in Japan under N
revised treaties, and Mr., William n
Brewster. an American resident In Chin
outlines THE Warlike Policy Of the 81
press Dowager," warning the United Sta,s
that only the utmost vigilance can seeus
for This government the benefits Of n.
open door,
In view Of newspaper agitation concer
ing certain dramatic productions In i'll
metropolis. Mr.. A. c.. Wheeler's art,t
on "The Unseemly Drama" in the currr
number of Harper's Weekly, is Of sos
timely interest. No American writer II
perhaps, so familiar with the stage In tai
country as Mr. Wheeler, whose pseudonySl
"Nym Crinkle," has appeared on the paga
Is - q.
tlcle in the Weekly is an interesting siua
of much OF our recent drama. and presesa
excellent food for thought for those si
have in mind the elevation of our stage
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The Engineering Magazine presents, d
its April leader. a most interesting illss
trated account Of the Cape to- Cairo rail-
way. by Mr. John Hartley knight Nj
Knight gives a synopsis of the growth \
the conception ana the progress of the vsi
SO TAR completed. with sketch OF h
projected line, and the prospects bss
upon the returns of the railway working d
! Bulawayo. He gives a brief outline, sla
OF Mr.. Rhodts twin scheme. the Atrisu|
/ transcontinental telegraph.
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The United Brotherhood Path will intel
est the student of philosophy, ethics, VII
tory and science. In the April numte
many of tho more prominent follower Il
/ the Blayatsky thsory of the scheme Y
things contribute articles showing dEl
/ thought and research. Theosophical Pull
fishing company, 144 Madison avenue, Nd
York.
| The April number of st. Nicholm a
fully up to the usual high STANDARD \
I that periodical. Many high class illuinsl
lions and well written stories OF fact vi
fiction make ST. Nicholas entertaining 4
young and cid alike. The Century ctI
Union Square. New York.