The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-27
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Lord Roberts Of csndahar--Brinx IN the
Beers head ordered for our twelfth night
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Master Of the Buckhounds- It please
your iordship. General Kitchener reports the
animal has no head; all no can set from him
| Is brush.
The January magazines arc worthy Of cspc-
ciai con,mendatIon. their tables OF contents
ofording an unusual number OF interesting
and timely articles. one OF the most en-
Pertaining of those in the Century Is Mr..
Jacob Rtis' "reminiscences of the home Of his
Doyhood, Hamiets castle. To have known
Eisinore as Shakespeare knew It, or even
to see AZ through his eyes Is enough for
most of US. but 10 have grown UP within It's
wallis 30 have played IN the shadow OF the
flag battery where walked the poor ghost,'
| or loitered through the great picture gallery
which witnessed the tragic scene between
Hamlet and polonius; to have iivei amid
these traditions and breathed the atmos-
phero of this old home OF the Danish kings,
is au experience which must leave It's in
Dress upon even the careless, facle nature
* boyhood
| Mr.. Riis believes that Shakespeare him
self, when but lad. was at Elsinore with
q company OF strolling English players, ana
that his faithful picture Of the castle. drawn
sixteen years later. was from memory. The
article is So full of authentic data and
charging incident as to be well worth read
ing and TO make any attempt NJ condensa-
ton unfair and inadequate.
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Tho statement was recently made in this
column that the author OF Ron IIur was
most solicltous lest trivial errors should mnr
The accuracy and lessen The influence OF his
work. Apropos Of this the editor OF tho
Literary ouorst, in tho January Book Buy
er. tcst6es that the eccidonl in the chariot
race Is mechanical imposslhiluy.
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Perhaps tho most distinguishing charne-
totstie OF Queen Victoria has been the high
standard of personal and private character
maintained by her throughout her reign.
Herself a descendant Of z most immoral snd
vicious line. no breath OF scandal has ever
dimmed tho hoAor Of her womanhood or
married her dignity as ruler Tho eharac-
ter and practices Of her eldest son were
ever a great sorrow 10 her While she was
powerlesS 10 restrain him, she cunsesen-
tlousy strove 10 moderate hts vices never
10 condone them. " has always been clearly
recognized that the respective standards OF
conduct at Sandrnsham and Windsor were
widely dlsalmar. An Instance Of Victoras
innoNbilitv Ia this respect was afforded
when one OF the most brilliant and promis g..
ing officers Of her household troop became
involved in scandal which rung through.
cut the Kingdom. Tho queen, after a care
Iul personal examination OF tho evidence IN
The case ordered Ills dismissal from the
army. he was a close friend OF the prines
Of Wales aud belonged to prominent fam
lily. Every enfluenco possible was brought
to bear upon nor majesty in vain. and hs
LEFT England, dlsgraood and ruined man
He entered tho army Of the sultan ana af-
forwards that of tho Khedve, rising bv his
DISTINGUISHED services 10 tho highest rank.
but no subsequent achievement over served
TO mitigate the sentence passed upon him
and he died at last in exile.
But three women have OF recent times
been accorded tho honor OF burial in West.
: Minister Abbey. and al OF these were chiefly
distinguished for pre-emlnenre In domestic
virtues Lady Palmerston, Lady Stanley ana
Mrs. Gladstone each wore the crown OF do.
voted w'fehood and WAS helpmate to her
husband in the truest sense OF the word
Manifosuy the queen Of England and Bishop
! Green Of Mississippi were ono in their esii-
mate Of the highest and best In nfe The
good bishop was wont to say; "Belieys me.
. goodness Is far more TO be desired and
/ strIyen for than eioverness. The devil is
the elovorest OF all created beings"
: There is one other negro worthy 70 take
3 rank with Booker Washington as the true
D cmancIpator Of his race. the Right Reverend
. James Holly, bishop OF Haiti. This remark
able man, the son OF a shoemaker, was bora
: IN Washington. D. c. in 1873. and reared in
: New Haven, whittier his parents moved. He
worked At hts fathers trade. but his love Of
learning stimulated him to study Greek and
Latin IN addition 10 an English education.
His high character and studous hab.ts
brought b.m TO the notice OF good people
and he was early ordained in tho Episcopal
= church. When he came up for examination.
Bishop Williams said; Gentlemen, Mr..
Holly has not had the opportunities that so.na
OF us have had and we must be lenient IN
= the matter of Hebrew and Greok." Mr.. Holly
} immodiateiy replied; ''sir. / am ready for
the usual examination. and beg that ii nsy
proceed. could not respect myself did I
r not pass all tho required examinations" In
date acquitted himself most creditably.
In 1901. James Holly went TO Haiti 70 be-
e gin the work OF eyangellzlng that island. a
work 70 which he has devoted his life. 10
L 1874 he was eonsecra,ed its bishop by Bishop
Williams. IN Grace church, New Lork. Forty
years OF labor have given him powerful In
e Huence for good with the Haitien people and
we'll recognized Standing IN the world Of
n letters lie Is an evangelist OF high type,
deem thinker, man Of broad scholarship.
HIS ministry TO Haiti mas been a national
blessing and his Individuality sheds sreas
iustre upon his people.
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Half century h1s passed since with
Thaekeray aud The others SIR John Tennle
= gathered about the mahogany tree" and
now his long association with Punch is closed
BY his retirement from the stan Of thai
paper Every week he has been in touch
With the British public, through his Has
tratons. and It 5 safe TO say. no man has
ever surpassed him as political cartooplst.
HIS knowledge OF politics was wide, his
grasp vigorous. and he was a classical stu
dent as well as an enthusiastic shakesperean
scholar. He utilized this last attainment
most apsay ana ha2ply In his work. He WAS