The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-29

How glad all the little Haps must have
been 10 see the picture of our little Grip
pied Hap, Ella Mahan. sitting IN her
little chair. a gift from the children OF
our hand. and her letter of thanks was
SO sweet. Now, as our object is to ham
mcr happiness could We do better
thing, or one that would give more happi-
ness than for each member 10 send our
little invalid member 10 cents, as she
says she is poor and her father sick and
no money! Just think of what a sum
this would be for her--how little for
each of us; will send 20 cents TO start
this list of contributors. l made 10 cents
for washing dishes for Aunt Mamie
Berry and 10 cents is sent by my dear
invalid auntie Mrs. Hine) who has not
walked step in nearly two years. The
names to this list will fill whole page,
coming from every part of the country
where our Post is read. | am s IL
years old. When am . l want to join
the Methodist church. l expect to 90
home 10 Texas TO live with my mother
and little sister next year. l vote for
the oak. Your friend.
Ada b. Hughes.
TREE GOSSIP.
Ell Paso. Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
The contest is now very interesting. 1t
Is hard to tell which tree will finally
win. | selected the live oak because it
grows all over the South. l think we
should have tree with which we are
all familiar. | have been reading an
States. 1t was published when our
great State was Il Republic. AT that
time Virginia was the largest State in
the Union and Kentucky was the most
central. The exact size of Mississippi
had not been determined. The writer of
this old book says great deal about
the live oak. but he made a few mistakes.
Speaking of it he says: 1.-The consump-
ton has become three fold within
piled with difficulty Mchaux considers
it's disappearance throughout the United
States within fifty years as nearly Ger
tain. 1t is not found west of the Sabine. -
The kings oak was II large and majestic
old tree which grew near Woodstoch.
England. Henry ii often sat under its
lofty branches, watching the yearly ccle-
hrations of games and dances around
the May pole. The mangosteen is re-
garded as the most delicious of fruits.
1t is dark brown. spotted with yellow
or gray. 1t resembles an orange IN size
and shape. The tree is about twenty
feet high, shaped like fir and very
beautiful. 1t is native of the Molucca
islands. The deadly upas tree grows in
the same part of the wcrld. 1t inhabitS
the Eastern Archipelago and the Philip
pine Islands. Upas is Malay for poison.
1t was once supposed that the upas so
poisoned the air Ground it that neither
trees nor animals could live within four
leagues of it. There is narrow val
ley in Java where nothing can live. This
state of affairs is caused, not by the
upas tree. but by carbonic acid gas which
comes ont of the ground. 1t has been
proven that the upas does no harm ia
other trees which grow near it. The
Mnlays make terrible poison which
they put on their arrows by mixing the
milky juice of the upas with black pep.
per and some other ingredients. Sup
pose we have n song contest next There
is nothing more clevating good
song and song contest would make Tie
familiar with some of the best songs
Your friend, Georgia Wells.