The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
Books and Their Writer'S.

WED by Mighty Waves" is the title of a
romance of Galveston, written by Miss
Sue Greenleaf and published by Laird &
Lee of Chicago. The story is full of ac-
ton, dramatic love-making, heroic rescues,
nalr-breadth escapes and narrowing de-
scriptions. The author affrms that the
main facts and personages are all taken
from life and thar she has simply grouped
together, in graphic manner, few of the
terrible incidents of the extraordinary dis
aster of Saturday, September s. 1900. The
dedication expresses the following; ITO
the new city of Galveston, which, sub
stantally and superbly rebuilt, and in no
further danger from wind and wave, will
have become, in ten years, the greatest
American port on The gulf of Mexico, this
volume is respectfully dedicated" The
author generously donates portion of her
royalties ito the Galveston sufferers"
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Beyond the Black Ocean is the title of
a new volume by the Rev. T. McGrady,
pastor of St. Anthony's church, Bellevue,
KY, and author of number of scholarly
and popular stories, concerning religious,
political and social subjects. Father Nc
Grady is apt In phraseoiogy, picturesque in
expression. convincing in his logic and
Beyond the Black Ocean" will, no doubt
add laurels to his reputation as a writer of
force.
The Post Is In receipt of volume X of
Texas Laws, compiled and arranged by
II. p. n. CANNED OF. Austin The classl.
ficatlon is excellent, and the printing, bind.
Ing and general appearance of the volume
is highly creditable.
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Laird & Lee are issuing new, entirely
revised edition of their "Edison's Handy
Cyclopedia and Universal Atlas" The fig
ures from the census OF 1900 are given In
full, together with all details concerning
the presidential election; exhaustive notices
of Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philippines
with latest statistics. are also included
The reapportionment bill of the United
States house of representatives is given u
page, and the articles concerning every
State and Territory have been carefully
corrected up TO OATS. These are only few
of the hundreds of subjects that render
this book, with its fifty maps In colors
an Invaluable reference work for all classes
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/ Inc most elltNl VI SutthH fiN
toria's death upon the book trade OF Eng
land seems to be in the necessity Of alter
ations In the Book of Common Prayer since
the accession Of Edward VII. This is {
far more important thing than Americans
are apt to think. The queen is mentioned
in the I.itany in the prayer for her queens
majesty Mt each service and before tn,
Collects both in the morning iThd evening
prayers. The same mention occurs IN thi
two Collects Of the communion service AM
in the prayer for the Church Militant II
all about twenty pages in different part
of the book are affected. and, of course
publishers will be hard pressed To suppl!
the enormous demands for the new
edition.
And now II appears that no one know
the dnal form Of the title Of the prince o
Wales. and that the Book of Common
Prayer can not be completed until this
announced. The question is, will the duk
Of Cornwall and York be created prime
If wales at once. or will there be M In
tarreguum? The royal viii has mot ye
been disclosed. and until some official an
anal proclamation is made upon the mat
Tor the clerical rcvlsers Of the Book o
Common Prayer must walt In patience.