The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-25

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BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.
Frank Lesies Popular Monthly for
February has a lons list OF good articles
land capital short stories. The opening
paper as a sketch of "Lfe Ia Russia ny
Sophie Friedland, describing a month
whit at a Dltu.e Russian country Noise.
There IL an cxccFleid article on 'The Oni-
yersity OF Pennsylvania" by Or. Lewis Il,
Harley, forming the fourth paper u me
| Mohhly's series on "Ameilctn unis.isl-
ies aud Colleges which has previously
treated of Yale, Cornell and Bryn Mawr.
Other good things of this number are a
N.s.t to the Syracuse salt Works ny >.
Turner WINS; Ants OF the Tropics, hy
| a. James Miller: The Development OF the
Modern Hotel" by John p. Hgter; Some
Stories of Cats showing their HABITS,
characterisuIcs and affections; The Char,
jennings Lee; "A Ralway Hide from
Edinburgh to Balmorai.' by VI. b. Leces
ter Adds. etc.
The Texas Magazine for January. pub
lisrer at Austin. has br ght new cover.
tho title page being decorated with the
flag of Texas, showing the exact cohnrs
and the true arrangement thereof The
contents of this number include some very
| entertaining and Instructive rgid%lg. The
snort story by Evelyn Snead Barnett. en-
| titbed The Gold Uncle is Well written,
and L.: r. Hamber5n's poem. Kiss Me
Rse & Of ,i'' s gem Anna M9]o e,1 q m
OF absorbing interest and the last chapters
tell the story OF Fanmn's surrender and
| ,nc urutai massacre OF the general anu
1ls soiulsrs by order OF santa Anna. Inc
san Jacinto campaign is also described,
dmd many now facts OF historical vaiue
@ sa.,o ueVGiope,d IN this narra'ive OF nat
at,le poem contributed by Maggie y. Rich
ard
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