The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-01
Men Books Worth WhiLe.

"The Story Of the Trapper' the latest add
ton to the STORY Of the West series, being
published by Appleton 6 Co. is more In the ma
ture Of history than STORY" With grasp
Of essentials and an ignoring Of details It leads
the at first disappointed reader and on, as the
trapper Is led on and or by the trail OF his prey,
deeper into the book deeper into the prmeval
forests deeper into the lives of the men who
matched their cunning vith that Of the beasts,
and opened up 8 way for the pioneer, for the
settling Of a continent, and for the birth OF q
new race perussl Of this book will not only
prove vastly entertaining, but instructive.
The Story of the Trapper,' by A. I. Laut
published by ., Appleton & Co
Z =
Eagle Blood" (Lothrop Publishing company.
Boston,, by James Creelman, Is gloriheation Of
the all-conquering power OF American enterprise,
ideas and fervor of patriotism.
The hero Of the story Is heir TO bankrupt
earldom. the very last source OF his lordship's
income having been destroyed by the forced sale
brought about by American competition OF the
South London Boot and Shoe works,
The young man drops his title, takes his moth
er's name and comes to the States. Through the
influence Of credentials from his old family so
licitor, he gains business footing in New York
and makes MS way as JOURNALIST
Some light is thrown on the meaning OF the
books title by the following part Of eonversa-
ton between the self-deposed uobleman and a
chief on the editorial staff Of the New York
Mail
"The trouble with every Enslishman who
comes here Is that be looks American as a
sort of second-ha Brtisher, He doesn't know
the difference between lion blood and eagle blood
Now, when lion eats eagle, the eagle becomes
lion and, likewise when an eagle eats lion
the lion becomes an eagle. The bloodll mix all
right it all depends on which stomach does the
mixing, Do you catch the idea|
you mean that ! must become an American 2
That's the only kind of an Anglo-Ameriear
alliance you'll ever live TO see, my son You car
wear feathers or fur, but you can't wear both a
the same time"
But we Anglo Sa1ons have a common history
! Mr.. Martin. That ought to make It easier foi
us to understand each other and be good friends.
I'VE Anglo Saxonsl Why, the history OF thu
people you arc living among Is the history o.
! England OF ireland, Of Germany, Of Austria, o
Italy, OF Poland and Russia and Scandinavia anc
Africa our blood Is drawn from every country
| We are the descendants Of the whole world va
Anglo Saxons 2--there, there, my son, Away
slop over when get on that subject
There are many points Of impTobahility IN IN
book--a few quite impossible positions in fact
but taken altogether it holds an interest abov'
the average in this last years food of hetions
| mediocrity.
It is an ungraeious act 10 pu, in your thuml
and pull out all the plums in mans compost
ton and print them, but the "plums' iron
Eagle Blood" presented below are only few
from among many.
News is news only when you are the mrs
TO print it; after that it's history"
The present is better than the past, because
il our own and there's nothing in the thousan
wears Of feudal history romantic or 80 ehival
rous as the attitude Of the American man TO tn
American woman"
The war In the Philippines furnishes the ss'
ting for several of the storys scenes and whe
CHAPLAIN speaks of the Americans IN that wa
as being the soldiers Of God he is reminded b
woman that they were fighting the only Christ
ian people in Asia
, Somebody remarked that the Englishmsn ha
J looked blue when Helen ssHs The Sword {
Bunker Hill"
"You could hardly expect fellow TO fe'
, cheerful over his eountrys defeat, could youf
"Tut tut my boy When any outsider 'alk
10 YOU about those days, just look him straight /
the eye and tell him that Anglo SaNons hay
. never surrendered except 20 Anglo SsEonA
90 81 irfrfsnss, Until sNsf tho Hrs ~ ~
revolutionary war the old gentleman "aa within
70 asIss thai tAs Americans were AnSle-sd&en