The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-30
[lN The FIELD OF LITERATURE


As concise summary OF the worid's
news. coming once month, covering the
whole field lucdly and judlclously. divest-
ed Of non essentials, aiming only to record
the facts OF history without political or
sectarian bias, there Is probably no pub
LEGATION equal TO Current History, publish
ed In Boston, Mass. The contents OF each
monthly number cover the entire news o.
the world during the preceding month
! illustrated with an abundance OF authentic
maps. portraits and views. aud blographi-
cal sketches In the April number most
prominent space Is given to the South
African war. the reciprocity treaties, the
American colonial problem. including the
Cuban Puerto Rlcan, Philippine, Hawaiian
and Samoan questions; the general rela-
tions OF the powers OF Europe, the open
door in China. and the political outlook
| in the Orient, the coming presidential
campaign, currency reform, the work OF
congress, business and Industrial develop
ments, Kentucky gubernstionial contest,
Canadian affairs, Newfoundland fisheries
isthman canal question, progress OF
science.
Laird & Lee OF Chicago have just is
sued, in royal Svo. volume OF $40 col
umns, a work that is attracting attention
in scientific circles In this country and
abroad. 1t is entitled. "The Practice OF
! Palmistry, for Professional Purposes and
| Scientific Students" and the author,
Comte c. de Saint German, OF the Uni
versity of Paris, has achieved herein a
frEa rteal 41ss
we'll as scientific labor. For the first
time the ancient art OF hand-reading,
which has fascinated hundreds of gem
erations the world over, is presented In
| the spirit OF modern investigation. The
genius OF Standardization is apparent in
every detail of this curious work making
| 1t interesting reading, and as easy to con-
suit as the best conceived OF our die
tionaries. Every idea of mystery or oc-
culttsm, every tendency to connect palms.
| try and astroogy or kabalstie rites. is
| resolutely condemned by the author who
is satisfied to stand on basis OF purey
| physiological researches and results.
! ~
About My Fathers Business" Is the
title of book by Austin Miles, from the
press OF the Merston Co. New York Mr..
Miles In this book describes the church
as the Fathers Business" in which
there are employed many kinds and con-
| ditions OF men to carry out the work, He
has been for nearly ten years engaged
in collecting data, during which time he
has visited many different denominations
| in his extensive travels, and has made
personal observations as 20 their rea-
sons for falling to reach the masses; en-
bodying his experiences and receipt ius in
lot 49,.
ing living characters to represent diff
ferent conditions OF churcn life, and the
evils existing, through the desire on the
part of its members to bring It uown 10
the arena of pleasure. All through thus
interesting narrative there is carried on
an animated controversy between the So
cial and spiritual elements, describing
the lack OF force and power in spir'tlbl
life by the encroachment upon 1t of spc, al
pleasures.
would Christ Belong to Labor
Union?" is the title OF quite an Interesting
discussion OF the relations of labor ami
capital, by Rev. Cortland Myers, publish
ed by Street & Smith, New York. The
author writes as the friend OF all right.
wherever found, whether on the side of
the poor or the rich. The effect Is to
| drau ~ t,,r s,,t
ul"N Ihe "oINinsLiian i'lo me 'nurun au'
n's'uh tue nay VI eonplese p'other
n ~, rus V'so'ous nstnou OF attacking
az %lons L XIV upnoiu,ns an r'eht IS
worthy OF hlHnest commenuatioh. II q
nor doo, ~ 49,, IA TVs Sn N'nen IN, !,
to convince his readers. It is unique
and successful attempt to clothe the an
: swer to striking ana most important
question IN the garments OF most 'ntef-
eStins story
The Coming Democracy" by Orlando
J. Smith has been received from tbe
pra,dur % Non, vorl, nv .s
be,,ovos ,hat ,ovorrn, y. 49,, a,,.
is tho host and no th,,ts Tho, ~ oor,
ing Democracy will demonstrates this Hs
finds that business enterprises now CON
I Quoted by the Nation, or by local COM
munties in the interest OF the reopIe
: are by no means failures. The postoffice
Is fairly we'll conducted and considering
that 1t Is managed as a political maChiaa
4 is successful, The fire Departments OF
the cities are usually han ilei with eff
iciency, while failures in the public s;tcoI
system OF the country are few. IL these