The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-21
THE TEXAS PAPERS.

The Lullng Signal has entered it's TWEEN
ty first year and doesn't hesitate about
telling its age either
The Helping Hand Is a new monthly
published at Austin devoted to the inter-
ests Of the Farmers Improvement society.
The first number of the Flatonla Record.
with II S Menefoe as its editor, has made
its appearance.
The Milford Courier has entered It's
seventh volume.
new populst paper is talked OF for
Cuero
The Brady Sentinel makes this an
nouncement:
We have seen fit to change our manner
OF running the Sentinel and from hence
forth 1t Will be run as straight dem
ocratc paper.
The Calvert Courier says:
The verdurc of the streets and commons
is a very pleasing sight to the town COW.
and very soon she viii be able to feast
TO her hearts content.
Tho De Leon FREQ Press remarks for the
benefit of its farmer readers:
state when he must give HIS interest bear
Ing note for a new gang pow or har-
vester. for he must have them; but does
he not do worse when he leaves that I'm
plement exposed to all the lnclemencies OF
the weather, or does so even for a week
or two because 1t is not convenient TO stow
il away.
The Livingston Local notes the employ.
ment OF county convlcts In a way that
would be beneficial to many Texas towns
The Local says:
The county conyicts are setting out
trees along the streets. They Will help the
looks OF our town a lot.
Inc Center Champions idea OF running
country newspaper Is summed up as fol-
lows:
The ups and downs OF a country news
paper is far from being encouraging and
romantic, but is III fact rocky" ana reoj
lsuc In It's voluminous correspondence nc
easlonally some epistle from patent
neulclne concern, or book agency will
contain possibly a check for 81 so, though
'h'se are like angel visits and not like
mt'eorlc showers. Then too the ominous
card from some postmaster looms nm ia
u'eak the monotony. stating your paner
remains dead in this Office" reason moi
none and simply don't want her
man must be heartless 10 let a fellow dou,n
SO suddenly, but should gently ease hin,
"i inns way Find enclosed amount am
aue ana please discontinue"
The Austin Statesman says OF the Texas
Magazine:
ne February number OF the Teyas
N"sa1lhe VIII prove unusually inferestin,,
ny reason OF tho fact that /. contains
sketch Of Elizabeth Ney. accon1panicd u.s.,
picture of her statue of stephen II Aus,,,'
=, Ihe Father of Texas" Mrs. Bride Vii
iaSior me writer OF this pleasing sketch
o"n Whom Austin is proud to claim
h 'is taSIor mas known Miss Ney in her
1 ~, 'lle ana IN her busy working hours
IN her studio, and she fondly gives ,ba
ioVefS Of art throughout Texas cb,r,'' NV
ing glimpse Of this celebrated ,v",,'a,,
sculptor soJonrning among us today
TO the lovers of the heauttful a. A.
p,"s'lu ART VINO live In our CapitaI Ct,,
MISS Ney's unique studio in Iiydo ,, .s
mas long been the shrine of sincsre pam
unobtrusvc homage 'e'
NJ picture OF the statue of Austin oar
h.a',, wv. q rant Idea of the exauisite
~ w wv piasler cast as il stands in
husts aud heads in relief Of c,iemr,, W
IN" old world and this-eyen ~ ~ Vi
awaiting It's transformation into r,aas,,,
or bronze by the loving hands ~ ,,,n
and the daughters Of Texas '''e sons
me pleasing coincidence of tho v,h,,,,
worthy OF repetition The Texas uac Me- IS
~ an Austin publication the wr,,sr ~,
NV, ,np sNr'eh is an Austin woman, the SEMI
oor austin proudly claims for the nrosa,,,
~, WV statue Is Of Austin. our reversd
rather of Texas. 'e'ered