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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-28

The IRE department answered two alarms
yestJday. But slight damage was done
az either Are. The irst was at 6is Rob-
bins and the second at 1904 Texas avenue,
An alleged defective hue in the trst In
stance and sparks from q chimney In the
second caused the alarms.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-28
Installation Of Officers.

|sys e'l be joint installation OF the
q Fen' Mcclellan post ana corps at
| sock, + aNs han New Years night at 4
sloned the post social which was
stnta Vh account Of the recent street
agram ~ VIII follow the installation.
" begin at 0.p. m.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-28
Attractive m.rn

|E,tu !, =, IS In receipt Of copy OF the
+ bot, .nrlstmas dinner at the Airing
ard = u MARLIN. The cover design Of
slnt ma, very pretty indeed, and most
eai waf served.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-28

buildings occupied by the Texas Lamp and
OIL company ana the Latham hotel and
erect a modern fvc-story business building
which they VIII occupy as soon MS COM
pictcd
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-28
NEW BUSINESS BUILDING.
Showers Fur ,iturs Company viii Erect
a Five-Story Structure.

The G. A. Showers Furniture company
yesterday purchased through the Mills real
estate agency what IS known as the latham
property at the corner OF Main and Capitol
avenue. a tract 100 feet by 100 feet and
owned by Mr. John II. Kirby.
The Showers company viii remove the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-28

able to the occasion will be rendered, and
there will be the usual Christmas tree, the
entertainment concluding with dancing.
The Washington times., 1902-12-06
Ter-vson and His lime

Tennyson lived in the hour when. 70
all mortal appearance. the whole of the
physical world deserted TO the devil.
The universe. governed by violence and
death, left man to fight alone. with a
handful OF myths and memories. Men
had now 10 wander I'm polluted fields and
lift up their eyes to abomlnahIe hills.
They had TO arm themselves against the
cruelty Of flowers and the crimes of the
grass. The first honor. surely. IS 10
those who did not faint in the face Of
that confundinE cosmic betrayal. 10
those who sought and found a new van
tage ground for the army OF Virtue. OF
these was TenuysOn, and 30 is surely
the more 20 his honor. since ne was the
idle lover Of beauty who has been por-
trayed. He felt that the time called him
90 be an Interpreter Perhaps ho might
even have been something more of a
poet Fl he had not sought TO be- some
| thing more than q poet He might have
written more perfect Arthurian epic
II his heart had been as much buried In
prehistoric scpuchers as the heart OF
N. B. Yeats. he might have made
more Of such poems as THE G0.don
Year" IL his mind had been as clean OF
metaphysics and t- trt' r. ... RUS
tlcity as the mind Of William Morris.
lie might have been a greater poet II
he had been less a man Of his dubious
and rambling age. But there are some
I things that are greater than greatness.
there are some things that no man with
blood In his body would sell TOT rha
throne of Dante. and one of them is 20
fire the feCblcst shot In "a war that really
awaits decision. or carry the mcaucst
muslet In an army that is really march
ing by. Tcunyson may even have for
fcitod Immortality. but he and the men
OF his age were more than immortal:
they were dliye.-From "TcuuvsOn. by
C.. K Chestertou. 10 the December Book
man.
The Washington times., 1902-12-06
4 True Doc Story.

Robert w. Chambers. author OF
Cardigan" and Tho Mald-at-Arms. "
IS. as is well known. a thorough sports
man as well as novelist. He returned
home the other day from a hunting trip.
and. being IN the mood TO write. he sat
az his desk without Kidding himself o..
his hunting outfit. and began pulling the
burrs from the tail of his Blue Belton
setter. As he removed the burrs and !n-
cidentnlly considerable hair from the
settlers tail. he dropped the punches
into the wastc-papor basket. The last
time . missed the basket and dronq.d
the lUrrs on the loo-. To his amuse-
meut and establishment the setter nick
ed up the burrs In his mouth and him - Il
dropped them into the basket In tell
ing the story Mr.. Chambers said he nd
not expect 70 be believed. but that
nevertheless this is true Incident ar4
no more remarkable than others he has
observed In his long association with
hunting dogs.
The Washington times., 1902-12-06
Particular Mr.. Ayres.

Alfred Ayres. who died last month IN
New York at the age Of seventy-nve. has
been the subject OF a number OF well
vouched for stories. The doctor-thc
real name Of the old DuriFt OF purists
was Or. Thomas Embley Os-lun-let the
hobby Of correct speech and pronuncia-
tion so grow upon him that ne fell into
the habit Of picking friends up for faults
In the course Of conversation. and oven
gave evidence OF the ruling passion on
his deathbed. In Bellevue Hospital. one
OF his pupils. a young woman from
Cleveland, Ohio. who came on TO help in
nursing him. undertook 20 divert his
mind by referring TO the proper way OF
reciting Hamlet's advice to the PLAYERS
and giving the passage in an intentional
monotone. Immediately the dying cIo-
cuticnist reused himself. and. protest
Ing that the rendition was execrable
then and there gave 70 with all his old ex-
preston and vigor. An instance OF how
the serious pursuit Of perfection may In.
volve a memcntary loss OF the safeguard
Of humor was furnished when Dr. Osmur
walked into the Offices OF his publishers
one day and asked for n member of the
firm The clerk, strangely venturesome
In such a presence, replied that the man
wanted had flew dc coop"
Young man. cried the habitual men
tor. gravcly. you should say he has
flown the COOP"
The Washington times., 1902-12-06
A Libby Prison Experience.

Henry Haynie. author Of Paris,
Past and Present" devoJes himself to
sporJ as well as to literature, and is
fond Of golf. fishing. boating. etc. He
is also a great traveller. having seen a
good part OF America. Europe. and
Africa. and he has crossed the Atlantic
Ocean no less than twenty -four times.
Curious to say, Mr. Haynio saw his
first tidal water from a back window
OF Libby Prison about forty years ago.
a volunteer IN an Illinois regiment Of
infantry Nj Haynie was wounded and
captured az the battle Of Stoney River.
and was one cf many hundred OF Union
soldiers who suffered in that notorious
warehouse at Richmond. The night Of
his arrival at Libby, it was clear moon
light, and he saw the river James. wide
and beautiful. swiftly rolling past the
dreary walls Of his loath ome prison.
But when he looked out next morning.
10. the mighty stream had dwiudled 20
a narrow creek almost, and he was as
toEished. However. after thinking 70
over some time, it occurred to him
that there might be such thing as
sea tide In the James River. and In
quiry confirmed this belief The rise
and fan Of that same tide became an
only too familiar siFSt during the fol-
lowing weeks
The Washington times., 1902-12-06

VIII ~ Harden was occupied fouI
months in the practical writing OF abncr
Daniel. which has proved the most sue
cessful book Of his career He had pre-
viously flled up a notebook OF several
hundred pages with the actual sayings
and doings Of the Georgia folk about
whom ne intended 20 write. but not one
Of these notes was eventually used in
the novel Which goes TO show that the
making of notes for books OF fiction may
be Of more educational than practical
use to the author. Mr. Harden writes
only az his best moments. II only an
hour or two In the morning. He writes
down an outline Of his projected novel
on typewriter then rewrltos the whole
and perhaps uses a very small prouor-
tion or the material originally set down.
He gets hold OF his characters and situ.
ations by actually writing about them
in word, prepares for the writing OF
the real novel by writing an experiuen.
tai novel In this way, despite the work
involved. be reaches his best results.
The Washington times., 1902-12-06
Ruth Hall.

The Downrenter's SON." a tale OF a
strange movement in New York sixty
years ago. is the hfth novel 70 come from
the pen OF Miss Ruth Hall, and her read
ers may be interested TO learn moro
about her
She Is now living IN Catskiu. y. Y.
whittier her parents removed from Scho-
harie when she was very small Her
father was the late Joseph p Hall. G
politician and editor, her mother be-
longed to- the Oldest colonial families.
Miss Hall was educated AZ CatsklH.
partly at a private school but more by
the good books with which she has al
ways been surrounded. During two
years Of her girlhood she Travelled quito
extensively in the West and South. and
her home letters attracted so much at
tentlCn that they led 20 further writing
Her father published newspaper. %
the riitorship Of which his sons sue
ceeded. Miss Hall did a great deal q
writing for his paper In all fits various
departments. Her literary work has
been very varied; indeed. she wifi be
believed when she says that she thinks
there are not great many writer's. who.
~ the same time. have sold go many
The Washington times., 1902-12-06
A Bouguereau Sto.y.

Justus Miles Formau. The author of
"The Garden Of Lies" is painter MS well
as novelist. and studied for two years
under B0ugucrCau at the Julien atclicr
in Paris.
"T shall never forget" ne said once.
"1y first criticism from the great Bo1-
guercau. OF the horrible fright I went
through before it.. Tho scwi-weckiy
visits Of the .maitro' to one OF the big
Partisan studies such as JuHeu's is an
extremely solemn affair. The room VIII
be. as usual "a veritable stock exchange
Of howls and so-cauCd song when the al-
tondant comes in with up'ltod hands ard
a blood surdung SSH Then there will
be "a sudden ana holy calm which may
last five OF ten mInutes-dve or ten years
to the sh.vering rouveau-u.d the master
will come hrishly in-ConstaGt or Jean
Paul Laurcus. or whoever it may be
bowling with great ceremony and making
at once for the nearest easel.
Now it chanced that my familiar devil
had prompted me to set the easel for my
first drawing near the door and when the
gray, stout little gentleman with the
black cigar-end came in ne made directly
for mo-that black Cigar-Cud, l don't
believe he ever had but one. and I know
be slept with it, It was always going
out and having to be rCliEhtCd. and it
never seemed either longer or shorter.
He gesticulated beautifully with IT,
knew my drawing was awful, and I think
had a touch Of heart failure; but it did
not last, for the greatest draughtsman i'm
Europe put a hand on my shoulder-quite
as if l had been an old and favorite
student-and waved the eigar-end at my
study
"'A-ah. mon yieux" said he. In that
husky voice that so many hundreds Of
students know 50 well. and love so well.
I too. 'A-ah, mon vieuxn mon vieux' to
me,-'ca c'est pas NAL pas MALI
Now / knew the thing was very NAL
indeed, auite hopelessly so; but the
greatest draukhtsman in Europe said it
wasn't However. be wont on to take it
/ to pieces I'm his gentle. kindly way. and
by the time he had finished it had little
70 recommend it. Still. for some reason.
/ was in a beautiful pink glow OF pride.
and went home stepping very high. That
Us Bouguereau"
The Washington times., 1902-12-06
Marchmont and the Kodak.

Arthur W. Marchmont, author OF
'sariJa the Carlist." tells a story
against himself OF the snapshot fend. %
When he was in the Yosemite Valley
this summer. two lady travelling com
panions asked him TO pose for the cam
era. an invitation he politely but firm
" refused
On the following day the party were
on the top Of Glacier Point. and Mrs.
Marchmont referred TO her husbands
ability 20 stand on the brink Of great
heights "He could not stand on the
Glacier Point" said one Of the ladies
and Mr. Marchmont stepped close 20 the
edge. You dare not move and lift your
hat." she added.
Sect exclaimed the author, turning
and striking an attitude.
There was an omlnous click. Thanks.
II viii make an excellent picture-much
better than yesterday. You shall havo
a copy"
The Washington times., 1902-12-06
An Author Indifferent TO Fame.

n. s. Merriman. author OF The Vul-
lures, IS said TO be totally Indifferent
20 fame. He lives quietly. says little.
and writes much. He has never cared
for sport. even In his earlier years, and
on account Of threatened ill-health has
taken many sea voyages and Journeys, in
the course OF which he secretly wrote TO
mances. When his father placed him in
business in London his continued deli
cacy Of constitution sent him frequently
abroad. where he wrote stories and con-
cealed all knowledge Of them from his
faully and the world publishing them
anonymously After the death OF his
father. who was director OF the London
Graphic he avowed his authorship, and
devoted himself entirely to novel writ
ing. Ills books are among the most pop
ular stories OF the day The Harpers,
who publish The Vuitures." are making
a new edition
The Washington times., 1902-12-06
The Creator Of ,Mr. DoolsY.u

A somewhat extended biography OF
Finley Peter Dunno. which appears in
the "Pittsburg Dispatch" is likely to
interest readers OF the philosophy OF Mr..
Dooley. Il is suggested by the announce
ment Of his intended marriage. and. in
cidentally. the fact that his house viii
be in that part OF New York which pre-
supposes that the residents have in
comes Of at least S25. 200 a year. II goes
without saying that Mr.. DUNES income
was not always OF that size. He Is. as
most people know. one OF a group OF
brilliant young Chicago journalists who
served their apprenticeship in the same
school. school OF hard work. hard
thinking. somewhat precarious living.
and determined ambition.
This blographer states that ten or
twelve years ago Mr.. Dunno became ac-
quainted with Mrs. Abbott, Of Chicago
who was also a journalist. and had a
coy home in which literary folk were
wont TO gather. She saw social and lit
erary possibilities in Mr. Dunno. and
made him welcome. Il was at about thii
time that the first OF the Dooley sketche,
we're written. and their author thought
so little Of them that when the uIostior
Of publishing them in book form wa,
opened, he had not even preserved them
and until friend came to the rescu,
with a scrap-book it was a problem how
to get them together for publication
/ II is said that the two books containini
/ Mr.. Dooley's philosophy have thus fai
added some 800. 900 to Mr. Dunne's banl
account. Meanwhile. Miss Margaret Ab
bott, who was a school girl at the tim,
OF Mr.. DUNES first acquaintance witt
the family. had grown into a tall an,
stately maiden. with much Of her moth
er's wit and charm Of manner. and tn,
end Of this volume Of Mr.. DUNES biog
Taphy is q wedding.
The Washington times., 1902-12-06
A Compliment to pr. MitcheIl

Dr. S. Weir Mitchell in The Pilgrim
for December. tells this story Of an cx-
pcrience which he had I'm Europe.
while i'm Austria" he says. Il was
taken suddenly in. and fearing my sick
ness TO be a case Of aggravated nerves
l had summoned quite the most famous
nerve specialist I'm Vienna. Af;cr max
ing the necessary examination. he said
20 me. I see that you are an American
l confessed that I was. fearing az the
same time he might regret having an
swered the call that had been made on
him. 1t is quite extraordinary that an
American should consult a Viennese
physician when troubled with nerves
From what part Of the country do you
Gomez he inquired / informed him that
my home was in Philadelphia. At that
his eyebrows lifted strangely. and he
fairly gasped Philadelphia" he ex-
claimed. Come to Vienna TO be cured
Of nerve trouble when you live in Phil
adelphia' He made no effort to conceal
his amazement. the cause OF which
could not imagine. Why not?' I asked
Because he replied. you have in Phila-
delphia the greatest and most famous
nerve specialist in the world And who
is he, pray? I asked. Much to my sur
prise-and YOU can imagine the blush
that mounted to my cheek-he replied
His name is Or. S. Weir Mitchell-he is
/ the most famous I concluded then thai
he had not been informed Of his Ameri.
can patients name, and I consider tn,
l compliment he 50 uuwittingly paid me
quite the most delightful experience o
/ that European trip"
The Washington times., 1902-12-06
How Anthony Hope Writes.

Anthony Hope who is very much
IN the public eye again through the sue
cess OF his clever novel. The Intrusions
OF Peggy" has evidently no desire 10
make a secret Of his literary methods.
Here is his record Of a days work. LLet
Us suppose. he says. that I am biddeu
to write a short story. 1 arrive az my
working den at 9:45 and read my let
ters. The rest Of the day is much as
follows.
1C. Put on writing-coat; find hole in
the elbow
1903. Lisht pipe and sit down in large
armchair br the fire.
1O:15. Who the deuce can write a
story on a bcostly day like this2 Gt
was quite nice weather. rcally-that's S
the artistic tcmperamentJ
1915. ! must think about that con
founded story. Besides. I don't believe
she meant anything after all
ISIS. I wish thc-these-people hadn't
asked me to write for ;heir-paper.
11.45. Hullo. VIII that dO2
12. Hang it, that's no uset
1880. I suppose il 1 happened TO have
a head instead OF q turnip 1 could write
that story.
12.4O. Yes, No, BY Jove, yes, Where's
that pen? Oh. where tn All right
here IT is, Now then. iScribble)
/. Lunch. Good. I believe it's going.
1:SO. Now I'll just knock Il of. (Scrib-
ble)
2.f5. Well. don't quite see my way to
oh, yes, 1 do! Coodl That's net SC
had.
. One, two. three-three hundred
words. a page. Well, I've put that In in
good time. anyhow! Where's that pipe.
S.l5. I think I'll fetch EN-. Pitched
in passion. by Jove,
3.4o. Oh. l say. look here, I've only
got about 1000 words. and I want 1000
What the deuce shall do?
$3.50 I must pad it, you know. She
mustn't take him yet. that's all.
e. She can't take more than a page ac.
cepting the fool. though; it's absurd
you know.
AIS. Oh, confound 81!
4;45. Now let's see-two. four. six
seven. Good. I'm I'm the straight nowl
8. Thank heaven. that's done, Now
suppose / must read the thing over.
know it's awful rot. Well. that's thei
lookout: they've bought IT,
SOB. It's not so bad. though. after all
5:11. I rather like that. I don't know
but It seems rather original
5:15. HIN, I've read worse storie
Than this
$50. No. I'm hanged II I touch a worO
Of it, It's not half bad
5:25. Pretty smart ending,
$50. Well. II there are a dozen men ii
England who can write better stcr
than that I should like TO see 'em. that
all.
5:25- Pun, puff, puff. puff! Well.
sha'n't touch pen again today.
There Il is-"How a Story is Writer
BY One Who Has Done Il " Thl
remark about the dozen men in Ems
land" represents a monetary phase
feeling. not a reasoned opinion.-HsrI
er's Weekly.
The Washington times., 1902-12-06
Mrs. Tree.

BY Laura Z. Richards, author
Of Captain January" J." Melody"
A companion story TO "Geoffrey
Strong" the great success Of last
year. The romance of a Maine
seacoast village. This authors
former books have reached a coll
lective sale Of 100000 copies, and
Mrs. Tree" is generally accept
ed as one of Mrs. Richards best
creations.
The Washington times., 1902-12-06
Two New Cabinet Edition.c
SCOTS PoemS-In Six Volumes.

Uniform with Cabinet Edition Of Scots Waverley Novels
with noduc gossare and notes for each by
Lang illustrated with than thirty photogavues besides
erous beautiful ecng by W. H. W. Biekne Six Volumes sold in
complete separate works.
This the Of
fere TO the public anticipate
the Cabinet Wayerley
furnished which lack The Of the Scotch Wizard
made his wide reputation VIII be
his
According to Lochart The Minstrel
considered as the mcst natural and original Marmn the
mantle picturesque and graceful Of his poems Twenty thousand
OF the Lady Of the
who
lay claim possessing the works Of Sir Walter
Complete volumes, cloth, gilt, $500; half calf
srocco $500.
The Washington times., 1902-12-06
Treasury Of Humorous
Poetry.

Edited BY Frederic Lawrence
Knowles. For the past fifty
years no such serious effort has
been made to compile a collection
Of humorous poetry. Mr..
Knowles has examined the whole
field Of American and British
hWmor and his anthology contains
over go selections from more
than l30 welI-knovn humorists.
Carolyn Wells says, 1t is, with
out a doubt, the best compilation
Of humorous verse cxtant."
Mark Twain says Il should not
be able to get along without The
Treasury of Humorous Poetry
now that ! have 1t and realize It's
value"
Handsomely illustrated; net,
SI.20; by mail. Sf.33: half calf
or morocco, net, $40; by mail,
s2.j3.
The Washington times., 1902-12-06
Famous Children Of
Literature.

A new series edited by Fred
eric Lawrence Knowles. These
charming little books are de-
signed as an introduction to the
masterpieces of modern lcuou,
and present in a plain and con
else way the histories of the child
heroines apart from the large
mass Of unrelated matter with
which the stories are originally
connected. The tales will be told
as nearly as possible in the exact
language of the authors.
LITTLE EVA. by Harriet Beech
er stowe. BeautifuHy illustrated
from new designs by Miss Ethel
dred d. Barry.
The world-famCus story Of little
Evangeline st. Clair, as told In
Uncle Toms Cabin" introducing
also the laughable character Of
Iopsy. whose funny pranks furnish
"a relief TO some OF the pathetic
features OF the narrative. Net.
IJC. by mail, sac,
LITTLE NELL by Charles Dick
ems. The illustrations are drawn
especially for the book by Mrs
Etheldred b. Barry
The familiar and touching his
tory Of one Of the most remarkable
child characters I'm fiction taken
from the "Old Curiosity shop" OF
Charles Dickens. Net. 75c; by
mail. Sic.
Other volumes in preparation
The Washington times., 1902-12-06

VOYAGE OF THE CHARLIE
MAGNE by William o. Stoddard.
Every boy fascinated by electricity
Will wish 10 read this latest story
by Mr.. StCddard. The story is full
of action. the plot exciting and
original. and the book one of the
successes Of the year. Net. $l.OO;
by mail. S1.12.
UNDER SCOTT ~ MEXICO. by
Capt Ralph Bonehil. complete
story OF the Mexican war an ideal
boy story. clean. wholesome. and
instructive: illustrated with half
tones Net. $lO0. by mail. $l12.
MAID SALLY. by Harriet A.
CheCvcr, a charming story Of a
loyal little Colonial maid which
viii appeal TO all girls. a sweet.
piucky. red-cheeked. beautiful
Southern girl and her adventures.
Net, S100, by mail, S110.
The Washington times., 1902-12-06
What the Critics Think
of Ii:

quite equal IN interest TO Cap
tain January Norwich Bulletin.
Mrs. Tree is the most fascinat-
ing character Mrs Richards has yet
discovered. Christian Register.
Mrs. Tree is easily one OF the
most delightful old ladies' in fic-
ton. Louisville Courier Journal
Mrs. Richards latest venture
into fiction must be accepted as a
masterpiece Of it's kind. '-Milwau-
kee Sentinel.
Full l6mo, unique binding,
gilt top, I5c.
The Washington times., 1902-12-06
Five New Juveniles.

Lucky Ned" by Edward S.
Ellis, relating the exploits Of a
thoroughly boy-hke boy, a plot Of
unusual interest. Boys who love
outdoor sports viii be devoted TO
this story.
Net. $l.00; by mail, Slip.
The Washington times., 1902-12-06
The Works Of Alfred Lord Tennyson.

The finest edition of this great Victorian placed
the American market Issued twelve volumes and
edited by Prof William Rofe serupuous which
has made his synonym for accuracy It contains
and other critical memoranda invaluable Coate with
the approval and cooperation Of Tennyson family
Handsomely illustrated with ecgs and photographers paint
ngs by Edward Lear the poets lifelong friends and also
from landscapes and figure paintings by Do Edwin A Abbey
Frederick Dielman and others.
Sold only Cloth gilt tops $500 volumes half
calf morocco (any color S56OO
The Washington times., 1902-12-06
PERSONAL GOSSIP ABOUT AUTHORS

sorts Of work. She originated and Alleo
for a time the Between Us Women
column of the New York Mail and Elk
press" and has contributed stories.
verses. and puzzles to Juvenile maya
zines and serious and humorous verse
and prose to nearly hundred magazines
and papers