The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22

1 billions by Arthur J. Brown. special cor.
respondent, aud pithy explanatory reviews
Of Important new books.
Tho ser'tempcr Issue OF the New England
Magazine comes In Colonial blue aud white.
and marks new departure in lts history.
Hereafter It's editorial offices are to bc In
New York, and lts scope Is to he broadcned
and n National Interest aroused. The
varied contents OF this number show the
purpose az the editor nut anto eflect.
1t Is crowded With readable articles. sto.
rics and verse, printed on coated paper
throughout so that the numerous niustra.
tons can be placed in their proper rcia.
tlon 10 the text
In the Rcview of Reviews for September
there Is an important Illustrated article on
1.-The Economics OF Cattle R0nchlng in the
Southwest by Robert NJ Baker This
Is cear-cnt exposition OF the cnttle bust.
ness as Il exists today In Texas aud other
cattle states. The article is the product
Of erst hand experience.
'srhc Universal brotherhood PATH" FOR
September Is creditahle number. contain
ing articles OF Interest and variety, There
are two exhaustive oncs upon the subject
OF thcosophy In practical Theosophy In
the Twentieth Century thc writcr r NJ,
states that IN the early DAYS the study OF
theoscphy was almost wholly along the
oretical lines. but that now the theoso.
phlsts care In position to meet the dc.
mands Of the world for practical tencll-
ings.
"onc Of the activities to which consid-
cradle attention Is now given Is the Ira.
matte work, and In this as In All else.
the methods adopted by Katherine Tingley
are quite original and contrary to much
that is usual on the modern stage" sue
cess has already attended this work "trn.
less the drama can help mankind 10 realize
Its own divinity II can do very little TO
help 1t UPWARD or onward"
The American BOY for September con.
tains spirited editorial on Its mission,
and Illustrated stories are The Grocer 5
Test" "a Proper Penance," Three Boys
in the Mountains" "Rob's Gymnasium
Ticket and Bravery that Made History. W
Leading articles bear the titles Notable
Naval Cadets,N "IIow to Learn Drawing"
"A Boys Building at the 81. Louis Expo
stlon Proposed" "Doys as Money Makers"
Turning Pon,s In Boys Life" "rhc
Boys Library" AZ Rowing skin for
Boys and THE Boy Journalist and Print
er."
The September issue Is typical mum.
her Of McCnre's. and Of course it's subjects
of discussion are particularly timely To
begin with. the Okapl, the strange newly
discovered beast found alive in the forcs $
Of Central Africa. is described for the
4. t.-
Sir Harry II Johnston, X C. B.. special
commissioner for Uganda, British East At
RIGA. The author contributes some sketches
OF this extraordinarily colored beast, from
which a striking frontispiece in colorS and
other Illustrations have been made. There
are others equally as important and on
topics OF current significance. In fiction
the magazine is well supplied with good
material
1t is curious how little the whole theory
Of problem stories" has been understood.
a problem story never yet settled a lues-
tion, say the critics This Is probably So.
yet the critics never seem to understand
that the true function of a story Of shis
kind Is not to settle8 problem but to raise
one The Moral Sense" a story appear
ing in the advance sheets or Leslle's Month.
ly for October, is a very good instance In
point.
Health Culture for September Is wen
nlled Issue of this publication. devoted 10
that which is Of so great importance to
humanity. This magazine has In its list
of contributors the leading hygcnic write s..
and Is doing much to educate the people
to the necessity Of right living as a means
OF securing physical and mental yigor. 1t
Is published by the Heallh-Cuture com.
pany, 4s3 Fifth avenue, New York.
The chmera Of the amateur photographer
is playing an important part in the world
of art these days A delightful rhase Of
it's value as depicter of nature is shown
in the Ladies' Home Journal for Septem-
her. In this issue two pages are given to
the last Of that magazines prize photo
graphs of rural scenes, and the collection
Is notable one, interesting alike to the
picture taker and the lover OF pictures
Some of the scenes have the distinguishing
qualities Of paintings, vita the added
charm of being true to nature
One Of the members of the publishing
house Of Doubleday Page e Co. when
aSh'u itEhlhluS the puDucatlou OF a new
magazine to he called Country Life"
which comes SO closely upon the com
mencement OF their not very new period
ical, the Worlds Work" said:
The Worlds Work has succeeded be-
yond even our own expectations. and we
feel IL we do not begin Country Life we
Will regret It all our lives Country ME,
with it's summer homes, farms ana gard
ems. and the study of nature. is a large and
growing factor In the everyday thought
and experience Of Americans today, and
the magazine, Country Life, was sure to
come sooner or later, We are glad to pub
lsh It, and have bought title and trade
mark which has been in existence for sew
eral years"
In the october womans Home Compan-
ion there Is an interesting story OF the dis
covery Of ancient palatlal ruins in the
queerest canyon In the world the Palo
Duro canyon, formed by volcanic action in
the vast alluyial plains. is FOLLY scribcd,
and the evidence which tends to prove that
the ruIus discovered therein are fhose