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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12
"Shacktctt's" Political Pdftosop6v.

Shackett Waiter Bars and successful novel pub
hshed by the Appeons gives us tho following aphos Of
practical politics:
really like the woman in politics when she is poll
ican, for you depend on her
Oh you'll find quick enough If you'll remember N Iet
he other fellows do most OF the talking while you look
wise and bored and Jest rrun,l
never knew it to fail yet but when woman went into
politics and along far practical politics she went
to the very bottom of the
Success in politics corresponds to right in other things
and IT is hard to keep clear head when unsuccessful in
politics. as it is difficult plan well with guilty CON
science in daily life
Nothing makes work for you like fatterng him
by calling him out of bed in the middle of the night on
account OF the Importance Of your message the extent
his influence
The opposition by no means as simple thing as the
intangible force which opposed oppositons are always
complex unless they consist Of man each and then
they called cranks.
He told his wife much that he seemed to make her
his general manager and he failed tell her that
she knew no more about the engine running the hidden
machinery forming political Of bread and shaping
destnies of than the reader Of the newspaper does
\ on can climb out limb for distance all right
but II you crawl out far down you drop You set
pretty far away from the Ten Commandments in politics
but when get clear the door OF Hades you're mighty
likely get the sutng Knocked out Of YOU in the most
surprising way.
or all the preachers the Christian Endeavor
people and the Salvation Army OF politicians raising
CAIN The reormers against him but ever heard
OF reformer going primary You don't their
buzzing any than do for the roh bottle OF
soda pop, and it's no to lug that in.
You can't always tell what will do for there are
all kinds Of in politics but there only kinds
women the that run politics as they do a
church. but they don't much in results and the
that take the bull by the horns and do in politics
the politicians do and they go the whole thing
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12

Rir, ~, 'Ha'Neray manuscripts is The Rose and the
snd W. 'oS original drawings begun in Rome in issA
IN 'cu "a England for the following Christmas season,
Veniares Of Philip lecture on Swift CHARITY and
~, auuress' written in New York, Our Street" about
speech AZ the Commercial Travellers dinner note
60 Oh ne Vrginans and fragments Of manuscripts
rt most OF ihaekerays other books The manuscript Of
,t Rose and the Ring" being shown to Sir Theodore
Ia ny MRS Kitehe ne took away, returning it mounted
Spe'oy bound in red morocco additionally protected
ie cases OF morocco and soe-leahcr az This work
i Escape inc wrecks Of time said Sir Theodore q" will
VI suoh continued power OF pen and pencil as the
mas not hitherto known" The Thackerav aitoeraph
t include the series to William b. Reed above
iIy written to Mrs. Brookfeld not included in the two
ooheid volumes purchased by Mr. j. Pierpout Morgan at
INC Augustn DAILY sale for $1,000 for which Major am
was bidder many letters Macready to his publishers
chapman Hall and to his artist friend Richard Dovle
MAJOR Lambers original drawings by Thaclcrav include
we've from Vanity Fair" three from "Pcudennis two
~ nc 4\eWeomes not included in that work but copied
,'aHouu' Twelve from the Adventures Of W. Bondin .
i've rom me Count and Countess of Drages" and about
$50 o'herS together with Original Sketch Book con-
tanning many examples Of Thackerays skill as an artist
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12
Eccentricfies of ~ ~
~ ~ Men of Genius.

The well known eeeentrcy Of many writers, composers
and artists has suggested Dr. Regnau Of France very
interesting article on the Mania of Authors published
the Revue Universee By mania" Dr. Regnault does
ish things when accomplishing their work authors He
writes:
For strong like Victor Hugo, Mstral. Ampere Ca
tule Mcndes walking is often sufficient stimulate the
ing near their desks Weak like Descares and Leib-
n on the contrary produce only when they lie down.
Cuas wrote lying his stomach Rossini found nspra-
ton only in his bed did AMBROSE Thomas, but
regularly.
Chaeaubriand while debating to his secretary was in
the habit OF walking In his bare feet Schiller and Crey
could not write unless their on ice Giuk had his
piano brought into the in the open Bossuet covered
ms mead with hot cloths The shirt frils and rules of Ruff
ion have demonstrated long since how great the in
iuenee OF the costume upon the writer"
To emphasize his concerning this influence Of cos.
tune Dr. Regnau gives list of addicted
trio dress who were well known for their literary achieve
mens:
"A monks hood was necessary to Baixac Theophfe
Gautier had TO red gown and Milton WOODEN cloak
Mendes only writes his shirt sleeves; Vcorien Sardot
would not think OF handling II not previously
put his black silk skull cap his head without his scarlet
vest francois Ooppec could write nothing even the
Pater."
Other varieties of mania follows needs only
hghti he writes, in daytime Gin which his blinds
closed surrounded with numerous lighted candles For
Cmarosa Nerlsine and John Stuart Mill nothing
would do to stimulate their brains Those who REQUIRE bs6
ute silence are however Carous Duran
begins paint until he PLAYED the violin Morot
plays the organ Darwin always practieed on his old fiddle
before writing. Finally the author composer
who can not arouse musical Inspiration without walking
his bare feet broken glass He often fills his shoes with
broken glass and then walks for hours until ready 10
gently comments Dr. Blanche the insanity expert it
better not 10 disagree with them
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12
Adams Commercial Geoaraphp.

The immensely of traffic the inland waterways of the
United States is pointed in the Commercial Geography
by Cyrus C. Adams published by the Appleons Mr. Adams
says
The Mississippi and its tributaries supply about two
thirds OF the river navigation than 5000 miles On
the Pacific the Columbia is navsable 500 miles
the Willamette Tor miles the Sacramento for $50 miles
and is tributary, the San Joaquin for miles The Hud
which floats large ships miles from its mouth
has freight tonnage 100000 a year
The Delaware carries 100000 year MAIN
y freight The Ohio and its tributaries carry over
100000 year mainly coal, grain. lumber tho
iron and steel and other products OF the mills and potcrs
their banks. About the of freight is
ried the Mississippi In passengers
carried the rivers of the Mississippi system
The Great Lakes the important feature OF internal
navigation. They provide an unhroken stretch OF
navigation from Duluth the foot Of Lake Ontario,
miles
The freight the lakes is the largest fca-
of internal transportation because the heads
the lake system akes Superior and Mchigsn)
the largest OF iron copper neludng that from
Montana), wheat -four and lumber.
For these the mileage the lakes is equal
nearly 40 per that OF all the railroads
Some Of tho largest lake vessels carry aSoooo bushel.
of wheat load More than FIVE times many vessels
pass through the 500 and Canadian canals every year
through the Suez canal"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12
"OG led Prontu. b."

The fashion being nowadays deal with stage products
in literature an old play which familiar to the Amer
can public years ago and which is running also has
been turned to account in "Old Jed Prouty fresh and
sparkling down East from the Dillingham; press
This play is of the and Richard Golden, the
original star of the has colaboated with Miss Mary C.
Francis and presented the theme in the form Of most
saging novel. M ,
with the quaint philosophy and homey wit OF the old New
England landmark Of thirty years The old Prouy inn
in the Penobscot valley is historical and the erse sayings
Of Ned are many of them remembered to this day The au
thors have given us touch however OF the pioneer
of Buckspor where the laid and the old pay
was hut the nenc sketch the finished book is the artistic
re with all the atmosphere and vaor added TO make it
a lasting creation o.,,r
It is scarcely an exaggeraou 70 say that odd Jed Prou-
% contains the best drawn character studies that have been
presented in twenty years and there such faithful po-
,sa of rural life the section depicted that one is car
ried back TO the times with vvidnes that ID almost Won
deru The New Highlander is broadcast over the whole Of
America and led Prouty will make continent smile The
bor OF the book been equaed and some OF the
stories and situations are sidespng hNed they are
With the provincial dialect Of that section Pinkeyed Purdy
Biu peasIee Jack Wlcox VIII Prouty and others are
niea characters the authors have left OF no phases
~ their makeup TO present them perfect OF their kind
throughout every chapter there something funny and none
- he b,ror is commonplace The hook is so altogether
oieasng and wholesome that it should have niche on
every bookshelf. N"N'-Io i'''-'''' -'f''
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12
John C.. Van DYKE.

Prof John c. Van Dyke Of Rutgers is ardent lover Of
nature in her lofie manifestations He thinks the present
fad nature study reach up very hgh-in fact
goes further than bug and bird and that the great
beauty OF light air, color sky, clouds and mountain forms
is still and unknown.
1t point the natural beauties in landscape
that he his Nature for Its Own Sake" and his
book The Desert follows in the strain de-
scrbng the Colorado Mojave desert its lights and coors,
its weirdncss and silence its animals birds and plants its
barren mountain ranges its fiery heat dancing mirage
The hook the result OF years spent in the wilder
during which time the author Travelled all the deserts
OF the Pacific from Oregon TO the sthmus Of Te-
huanepcc He went alone-sometimes foot sometimes
horseback. When foot he always Indian moe
casn and they the only proper footwear for the
desert
Within week he had trained himself to go without
for a whole day with the thermometer at a
maximum OF ~ +. in the shade Heat, thirst sand
storms cloud rattlesnakes wolves had
for him because he novice at roughing It. He had
been Sahara years before and has been familiar
with border life Of great West from boyhood He
was in Mississippi basin before the railways, and in
Minnesota shortly after the great Sioux He knew
Dakota Wyoming and Montana in the buffalo days and has
ridden through all of the States and Territories lying
OF the Mississippi,
His brother T. S. Van Dyke, is the well known Cali
fonia "Sl Hunter and together they have hunted
regions from the pinerics Of Wisconsin to the table
lands Of Mexico. The book the Desert from man
OF experience in many fields.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12
Serial Fiction.

Miss Mary ohnsons Audrey" will continue its notable
course as Atlantic serial until the early spring OF 1909
This story of writer who has already singular
distinction in the field Of began in May 1901.
Rich in coorlng lavish in incident, and intense in its
human and passion Audrey has month by month
reached steadily widening circle OF readers he remain
ing nsalments will deepen the impression already made
nv this powerful story, compounded as 1t is OF genuine
poetry OF nature and moving drama Of human life
The Atlantic takes pleasure in announcing that the
completion Audrey the serial feature Of the magazine
will be provided by George William Gable. Mr., Cables
novel is short and will be printed IN three or tour
Mr. Cables work will be interested to know that its scene is
laid in New England It character novel Of the present
day dealing with attractive people in charming old town
The Atlantic will shortly be able to announce still another
serial story by well known writer beginning in midsummer
OF
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12

T. Baeon americas Inferior Place in the Scientific
World Carl Snyder Filipino Views OF American Rule =
Dr. T. II. Pardo dc Tayera Benio legarda and Jose Ruiz
de Luzuirihga Filipino members OF the United States Phil
ppine Commission The Sugar Question Europe" Yves
Guyot; lreands Industrial Revival" NJ j. Msgee, member
OF the Irish board OF agriculture Need of Permanent
Census Office, w R. Merriam director Of the twelfth
sus The Anglo Freneh-American Shore p T. McGrath
National Debts OF the WORLDLY. The Russian Debt A.
Rataoych; Some New Volumes of Verse W. D. Howells.
The January number OF Everybodys Magazine opens the
year with table Of that will satisfy the read
er and make him await future issues with impatient
The Criterion for January contains an interesting article
on the American diplomatic service by Walden Fawcett
Other features Of this number "Reeoections of Willard
Fillmore by General James G. Wilson zone Century Of
Acting by Charles Henry Metzer John Uri Lloyd and
His Country by Anna Blanche McGll,
The publishers of the Deneator announce that never
before have they been in the position subscribers
that they occupy today and the January number OF that
aznc makes good their claim OF having greatly extended
their facilities for obtaining the first information OF what
is being done in the ccnters OF fashion.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12
Tqvo Kinds of Dollars.

There's difference in dollars for pure and
wholesome and big and delightful
While others which in their hurry procure little
and furnished and frghtful.
The good kind bring riches that stand for with hores
intelligent striving;
The bring only that of distress that comes Of
unmanly connving.
IT'S the sorrest error TO gold by the number
Of dollars It's better
To think Of their quality find II they hold genuine joy for
their geter.
Tor good when win II Alright with conscience
and heart in dealing,
only counterfeit peasureess quite to him who obtains
it by stealing,
NIXON WATERMAN in the January National.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12
A ChfLd's SUGGESTION.

Charles Homstreets successful history of New York for
young folks The Story OF Manhattan suggested
him by ehildS question,
%" should like to know something of the life of Captain
Kidd said the child can you tell me ?"
Now my knowledge of Kidd" said Mr. Hemstreet, tell
ing the the other day was confined quite closely
the fact that he pirate the details OF his life
sufficiently well known recount
80 that set thinking The historian, TO my fancy,
prone pass what he considered familiar
topics he for historians rather than for ordinary
readers SO decided write the city's history and in
the telling touch particularly the subjects that
usually sighted tell II to read like story and still instruct
the reader tell Of buccaneers OF spies OF Revolutionary
heroes, Of strange relics of the past tell such details
why barrel OF -four appears the seal of the city
write complete history and that it would be
hausting So the story of Manhattan.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12
Manuscripts IN America.

meteans realize how many letters and manuscripts
Fl ~. handwriting exist in this country We quote
IN @ucie by James Grant Wilson in the January
nv OF Thackerays manuscripts are owned in America
tie ferdinand J. Dreer of Philadelphia purchased
"A enu George w. Childs, at cost OF $asoo, the
n'aanSer'ft OF the lectures on The -Four Georges,
bened it to the Drexel institute Of that city.
Il rs ana her brother-inaw Leslie Stephen gave to
4Isloo Oh Harvard university the manuscript of the
&nck, Spers, and among the treasures of Evert A.
NM collection, bequeathed TO the Lenox library,
lisnuoned, is the original of Thaekerays preface
a NM rrie'ohs American edition OF his writings con-
Ina matter that had not before appeared in book
~ lea with rare discrimination. New York city
- I morgan, Reed and Trowbridge collections Of
a. T sa Fhiladelphis those of Frederick s. Dickson
IL "a u,'am H. Lambert, the latter believed by Mr..
q ee the competest in the world and including the
IN. snss' set Of FIRST editions known also COM
n ,h,, ne Constitutional" the shortiived English
q ruined Ihsekersy in early life. Among Major
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12
College Men and Literature.

~ the so"caed Kniokerbocker writer's Irving prepared
'kolumoa but did not enter. Cooper entered Yale and
fHpeed Bryant spent year at Williams and did not
'ffo complete his OF the New England men Of
M VINO took over the supremacy from the New Workers
zfalory we're graduates of Harvard, although two Of
@ost distinguished be credited Bowdoin When
important group in the history of American letters
" scene one by the who forward to take
places and who are the foremost figures OF our
2re are most Of them Southerners and Westerners.
.ew OF them are from New England or New York and
Me" OF them are college graduates But the younger
DIX, Tue generation now advancing most OF them
nave enjoyed the carly advantage Of college train
In other words the prominent American authors
w present day who happen to be years OF age
large majority college bred men, whereas it is
tne colleges that have come many Of the most promis-
I# .ne American of letters who have not yet at
'754 .ne dignity Of half a century.
the explanation OF this fourfod alteration in the
ns'ory OF American literature is not far to seek In
~ Oeslnnlng college education hard to get and
,t; was hardly worth the having Then in time with the
VI ue country the advance OF civilization and
oement in our educational facilities there to
.Ss Wy group OF men trained in the humanities and
.t& II supply to new people the olden culture and the
.sl tradition But the land kept on expanding and its
,; | eaVing crossed the great river and the great
ia. ~ 'he great mountains, and pushed on the Pacific
,s t, generation thrust themselves forward, in whom
81 was abundant, and who applied exact observa-
"a large vision 10 the wealth OF new material dis
III. ~ every hand. Now last the conditions to
ii s . H'tIe too complicated either for the academic
II ~ tne GIFTED student of life; and this is the reason
sS' o. the best of the younger men are seeking TO
,S N measure the qualities Of the successive groups
H3%y ScrtbEeys
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12
"Briqht DAVIS IN Me,rie ENGLAND. .

Everybody not TO England but all who can read
may enjoy immensely descriptions of actual travel like those
Bright Days in Merrie England which picture OF
delightful portions of England from the top
coach and in walks about the cities and towns visited
This book embraces many OF the important historical and
literary associations connected with twelve counties Of Eng
land including the Shakespeare country the English lake
district King Arthurs Land and the Isle Of Wight Those
picturesque parts OF Britain become luminous in It's IA
crossed the while to those who
have actually visited the described the delight OF the
reading the from the letters Of dearest
friends For friends do the early kings and aueep
Merle Engisnd become when the reading h fnfAs&
(Hsnsynan 4 Ca. rlsinAeA N. J. puhllshexA 81
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12
Her First Iona MopeL.

Edith Wharons long expected novel is at last in hand
and may be looked for in February II is entitled The Val
ley OF Decision and will than 600 pages
Of much interest since than doubles her longest
story, "The Tombstone"
The novel brilliantly usthes her choice of larger
and popuous picture. Il is in every
large performance OF sustained fight and muarious in
The is laid in the Italy Of the latter half Of
the Eighteenth century mainly Of the little
which such epitomes of life ana civilization Many
characters crowd the story
The author is herself saturated with the history and ou
which she represents and the book CLOVIS with Italian
local color the time that the passions and incidents
describes have the universal interest of work OF hetou
Of the highest class
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12
LIE Mean EnnLis6 Maaaztne.

The January number of the New England Magazine pre-
s.nts he following subjects; FTontspieee-Ameri
Sbj,es P1ynouth Rock; The Governors of Massaohu-
sets" Part l. Alfred s. Roe The First SNOW poem
Waiter A. Dyer; "The Schoolmarm, story FRED W.
women Ellen Strong Bartlett; Faulkner Farm Brooke
Fisher aThe Hallueinaton Of Mons Besudet' story
Shis,is " Puliwinkle Washington-Greene Correspon-
@ IL p,ns Acquaintance" story, Virna Sheard
Frederick Wellington Rucksuh Sculptor Richard Ladeg9s
"on January First story. Estelle NJ Hart Wonds'
sorrow Know" poem, Charlotte w Ihurston me Loh'
-, TndustYy in Maine" Lawrence I. Smyth
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12
Accented IN First READING.

Josephine Dodge Daskam. whose Fables for the Fair
proved popular holiday book, has had according TO
the Boolman the unusual experience of having
eeved back her manuscripts from the different publishers
o whom they Commenting upon this she
marks humorously:
fused by eight publishers II might have into the
100000 stage subsequently; bat il promptly and
uneventfuly accepted have hope Of its making
much splash being enough TO be misunderstood
Miss Dasksm finds her chief title fame in her
omission TO write historical novel OF this she
Being the young American who hasn't written tho
American Of the to to carry
certain eventful prestige"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12
The Great Round World.

The January magazine number OF The Great Round
World contains especially complete review OF the leading
articles in the January magazines Each article is sum
married. that It's main points quickly attsnabe although
the general stimulate interest in the articles
whole Another important feature OF the issue the special
article An Explanation OF Wireless Biography. which
Of the subject broad terms and takes saney
sentative view Of sgnor Mareouis achievements in
signaling the Atlantic fhe Fsguisf dspsrtmsHts
full and complete IN scope
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-12

If the old saying "A the world loves lover" true
then the fiction in the Cosmopolitan for January should be
popular indeed All the vary in plot and
action from Frances Courtcnay Baylors charming story
"Cupds Practical Joke" Maarten Martens strong do
nestle tragedy Her Fathers Wife but all have love for
central theme
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-03-25

Lady Barter" written by the late
Charles Coghlan, is this season having
revival by his sister Rose Coghlan, for
whom it was especially written. 1t was
in Lady Barter" that this clever actor
author appeared as Colonel Pearce, and
the audience at the New York Fifth
Avenue theater, where the play was first
produ ed, granted the lions share of
their applause and commentator to his
beautiful and accomplished sister, who
appeared as Lady Barter. Her superb
acting, exquisite gowns and experienced
handling of the title role, earned re-
peated expressions of approval from q
fashionable first-night audience. Lady
Barter and Countess Stephanie De Mohr-
ivart in Forget-Me-Not" are welcome
characters when portrayed by Rose
Coghlan, who has created, improved and
brought all the splendid power and
knowledge that experience gives to bear
on these two parts. Rose Coghlan and
her exquisite company will appear hero
Tuesday, April LIST.