davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
HE IS A cnwnny

Wright shoro Texas Dear Haphnmtncr.
II has been about year since I wrote
to tho doar old Past. road All the let
tors and am very much interested I'm the
color contest voted for tho rnncker
hocau,e he sings 50 vol have two pet
mockers now. We very much .nternsioh
in IollIoffor oak"s' letter telling about
THO rai'l" md wish to sae her next letter
II Il iosoribes how the cowboys cnioh
wolves. as am n cowboy. Your friend
OF q "a ri
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
THE FIRE IN AUSTIN

iiornhY. reNas.- Dear TIaphnmmrr. "
had wri'ion IN time to vole wou'd have
vote for hlue md gray have ho.n go-
inc Ia schncl in .Nusiin This yonr hat ins,
two days before school WAC out II hoy
set The school building on fire / was go
ing to the West Austin graded SCHOOL
Gay Faran must write again. the price
boys also. VIII exohanpr The irfnl
Wedding or tho iidn Walks Of Now
yorl, and Old BLACK Joe or any other song
! have for iionrietta and Tho Sunsh ne of
'ar,ds' Aley. Your fr."nd.
Eva bcuson
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
rLIIr SI'NSI,I'

Houston Texas. pear l'aphammor !
WAS very glad TO " loia's pio:ur" ON
on page. Snc is a very pretty 3irl. /
think and ! am 50 GLAD She got mr. hHlr
] hope The Hans VIII not ian to send ~
enough 10 buy Easy olphint a cha'r
also VIII send m a nickol for her
VIII WI to Two verses about the sunset,
Nav the sun is sinking
IN tho golden wcst.
Binds ar1 b,es ard children
All nave gone To- rest,
And tho meirv Sircamlet,
As II runs alons
With a voice at sweetness
Sings its evenin; song.
Cowslip. daisy. oloi,
In their lttle beds.
All among the glasses
Hide thei' heavy heads
There they'll all, sweet iarlings.
Lie In .'iapoN dreams
TIL N. rosy morning
Wakes than with It's hoams.
was promoted to the NTH grade. and
my brother 10 Tho seventh grade ! VIII
cast my vote for olne and gray and honc
4 will win. send in fifteen votes for blue
ana gray. ] VIII close A. ever, Noer
II lond Maggie pponshaw.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
door a. thc ent,Nnce and tha, Iron door

door at the entrance and that iron door
was shut and fastened
Tho old baron buried there was fer
gotten. Only a few days ago the prescui
to DISPOSE Of tho old oak The present
Earon Won Thumnc happened along when
the hidd nc was opened. Jus, because lie
had nothing else to do he bid on IL and the
trNc was sold to him.
Tho baron went n -nc and mentioned the
fact Of tho purchase to a very old servant,
Tho servant remembered tho funeral OF
the original baron. and that led to the dis
,ovcry that thc iron door and the ccfiin
and wha, time had lcf, Of the dead were
still I'm tho tree.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
HIS GREAT r;DANppApA

Genoa. Texas. Dear Haphanlner: As
have never aeen a letter from this small
= little boy, 10 years old last pecomner.
ana can chop cotton and pillow | have no
reif except sweet little sis'sr 4 mouilir
Oh | haze a erca, grandma foi N,ars
old last month he l'Yes IN Alabama En-
clns"d tInd 10 crn.s for Daisy Oliphint's
char. Your loving Han.
Henry Rarksdilr
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
THEY HAMMER HAPPILY.

owe, TeXas.-Dcnr IIaph ,mmer; Please
enroll among the. liarryhanr,srs the
names RI 'hs'cr Johnson. nr-ed IL ve.irs
and Grover Johnson aged 9, Mamma
thinks We shrIid belonR tn thr IInnry-
hammer club bccarfc whlstlo while
hsmmering nails for her ana Grover
SINGS while he mounds oyT'cr shells for
the chickens Your friend.
Chester Johnson
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
A POOR SHOT.
Truth.

Judge-Aro YOU crazy: You testified a
moment ago that the defendant was try
ing 10 kil him. and now ysu say The kin.
ing was accidental,
W.tness-Wal. that's all right. When he
hits anybody It's er accident.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21

problem gave before tho ~on' ,st? Ono
cat has nine tails. prove II. Answer: No
cat has eight tails. Now, II no cat has
eight tails and ono cat has ono tail, then
ono cat must have one more tail that, no
cat, and IL ono cat has one more tail than
no cat, one cat has n.nc tails. Witch all
goes TO prove that figures never lie.
Violet II osktns.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21

WENT TO SEE pAtslE.

NJ lam, Sabine County. TcNas Dear
iiapphammor; | have been to see bRisc
I spent two days with her. She was
pleased 10 see me for We had not met for
a long eime | saw that horiii river. too
We had fine time playing and talking
together. l gathered a fine lot of May
hnws as ] came home, Doubtless there
So, u any May huws. Those who have not
have missed u great deal at fun. They
E,"w on low trees ~ shallow ponds of
water. We take off our Shoes and wade
y, shake tnc trees and gather them from
the water. Thsy are % n bright ted
.clor and have fire flavor. cnclos,
81 81 for paiS,c's chair. being the amount
some ricn people gave mo for shut pur-
icse. They have my thanks, You, true
trend. Oue Nj ador.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21

h, notice nut -. go,
Abe star. and a more appro-
,'.r there S01 n,. ' nayay be been m'1r
81 such a .les,sn. I, ', w,lI =" he
i,ars represa,, ~.
bt IA +. nv I'VE Ter
oe admitted cam % ElS3
a.iaa aI's s, saaIas I've more rae
as thirteen stripes. which
'''or''
s,r cIoh ,ra" nave chosen the
Us OaL We, hey WIN no dorh'
'aA and Ivy Song, by Helen
r" We KING and the Ivy
I sSs that was swse, and airy
Aniy w y, Voices echoed the soag
olk shall Hl'i Ia "a ry
|s,,.. &c "'"s ana the Ivy
s%Hsa' Crown them with golden
|,
||'sss,stlsa and sof,,v -,,,.,s
scanlssnm,ai reign together. !"
4 rn,, "'' o'r gifts sent
''A"0na crown
came. with shower ard
y Of erm,n.
Sirs o oshhc ed r. q mag 9 ring
'As % ' ,hs WIN YIN Tho fairy Dix
! Z l s,ss, Ia. been securing a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21

Addicks. Trxns.-Dear Harhnminor: our
school closed last Friday. aud think all
of the children worc glad | think It would
he 50 nice for the liaps to NICE and get
acquainted with each other. | hnvc / /
tie pony and a calf The ponys name l.
Badly and the little caif's name is patsy.
Mamma has nine little ducks and abou,
- OF 100 liulc chickens. My papa gcts
The Post every sunday and spend the
whole day reading the letters. am u
years old think 1, is so kind OF. The
Post TO give a page Just for tho llnps:
We I've about mile from the depot aud
ride mp there every other evening 20
get The mail. would like very inuch to
correspond with some of the liaps. Hop
Ing thu liappyhammers success ~ every
thing, | remain ~ ever. your friend,
Mirgic Daniel.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
ANorllEn nnLINILl.M MEMBER.

Rellynle Texas Dear larhammcr; For
a long time | have been wanting 10 JOIN
The Posts ilappy MANNERS. nut hay" been
busy with nay school duties Now II il va
cation. 10 send in my name and 10 cents
for a badge. l am II years of age and am
a sixth grade pupil. My vote | cast Tor
blue and gray. not that | think they are
the nrctiiest colorS hut | think they are
bost for the Happy hammer club We
know that they once opposed each other.
ha. now rs the North and South are
united. these coIors are the proper ones
for our club | viii answer Two of charles
T.. Watson's uucstions Nebraska WI,
admitted into iho tnrin In ISL Tcnncs-
soc III iipi | am Il new but devoiod Hap
l,vlamiurr
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
-
THE ALAMO CITY.


san Antonio, Texas Dear Haphammer;
must ten You what nice time / had
u'c"raHon day. I went ont 10 th. Mil,
AIRY cemetery AMI everything was 81
hl1eiy trimmed " IN all kinds Of ne mos
nr"uu'Hi now RS. There were no rfar.
nHlias ot wmch there arc so many in
tdsi Tesas. where once lived | think
they are tho largest ana most h,.,,tifmi
nnn"or ihrre IS; put some flowers on
bllans grave in Milan square Iii las
:. sung place. Is marked LIS u large - one
'hr"e ieel wide aud seven foot long ON
II Is inscribed ms name. dale of birth
n"afh. &C This is encirclcd WITH n nice
he1fo all KIND Of flowers aud evcrvihin
Is kept very nicely Alamo plaza * thn
reest aud rreuicst of all having all
kinds of towors. fountains. Conditioned
trees. &C. They ar % have two cork
trees soon. which MI .he great cdiio--
ly 10 those who never saw thcn Tho
Alamo nu7a Is in front o. the Wet KNOW,
Alamo hoIne thu ste where occurred
voted followers of Travis, CrockeI ana
li1wic. 80 nc Eight aud massfcr" Of lS}f
sixty wears ago Inc 9Th Of March. was
10 lh' aucicn, building on hat DAY There
il an old. gray Nhisknred man there thai
tolls voG n'l he knows. answers ell quee-
ms and represents a. organi2a ion 10
build u monument IN the plnza. He sells
and hopes -o9n - begin the erection ~ q
monument upon which VIII b. INSCRIBED
Al he heroes of the Alamo When This
ia finished Alamo plaza Will he ono of tho
most h"autilul parks IN TeNas. must
close Wits time VII writ" nax' time
having a. san Pedro spr ngs ms week
during tho Ehrisiian Endeavor meeting.
With best wishes to all. Very respectfully.
Thomas Feagdn.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
SHE AND pAlslE ARE pLAlMArEs.

Saplhetown, Texas Dear finphammcr:
NAY com" IN TINS morning ton awhile
i read the iiarpyhammcr Page IN The
oSt every week and enjoy 1t very much.
sent my name IN for enrolment ana
my vote Tor hlno and white last week
OFTEN | take llaisie in her little wagon
OF pussy and get under some cool shade
vi inc pretty green trees and among the
pcn"Niui wlld flowers ana play with our
noiIs or read. We are both fond OF read
INK, are Just the same age aud enjoy he
.hS together | am sure II YOU an could
&c. 'h.Sie in her helpless condition Your
hrhlts would melt with sympathy and
'ioS VINO c"nlithnte anything 10 tighten
harnN III SO doing. send 10 cents ana
another one OF Daisies frtcnds sends 10
tents To help buy her tho chair. II we
can not pu, in hut ht,le. let l.. be Z zen
Snserivily and God will bless YOU for IT,
now all You l'aps who hav. all III. com
iorts ana Injuries of lite aud the pleasure
nl heauh ms, think il YOU we're IN
l'"iSlcs circumstances and condition how
much 1ov Il would ada To yaur life 10 re-
.elNe roller cApir from tho Hans. and
~ n'S You will an seud in a continuation
ihough l,alsi' can not walk her example
would Lee a lesson To any ono and worthy
o. imitation. she * 30 mock and patient
we hrc gong % have school hrre this
summer ana hope Daisin VIII get her
mar so she IAN 20 The house won't he
TAR from her hous. and She can roll 4,
mar With the help of her little brother
i'ear llarhammor. why WIS not Onic'..
," cents put down in the lis, Of cou,r b,i-
lions Wishing YOU all success. am
6rhe llaphammor found 10 cents IN Ills
mail bon this week hat rcnldn'i h ac-
counted for Perhaps this Is tho dino fo,
winch no credit was given. If 50 pIoase
send tho little ar"s fnli nam and N,
W " be added 10 tho list of contrihI,ors
The iiaphammerD
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
r,,r MAPLE SUGAR LEG end.


There is an Indian legend which laws the
discovery of making maple sugar to
mere accident. once upon Il me the
mighty hunter Wukiss set ont ON n hunt.
leaving imperative directions that a choice
cut of moose hc prcparod Tor his re
turn 'rhc squaw OF his bosom Eoi tue
juicy It'd hit no ling over the orcn mr."
and then proceeded TO lose herself IN the
romplcatiors of the patterns she was
cmhro,dcring on tn" moccnsins of her
renowned lord. All at once her scnsit We
OF scorchcd meat and she found that fresh
water w.,s needed immediately Ia rcpa +
the damage 1t WAS winter and all :lr
water she had used for days had con'
from melting SNOW. There MAS no time
for this however. now. 50 III sheer drS-
pcrnt.on she caught UP lar OF maple
sup urar IL, and poured II over the burned
dinner. rnrn she snicd rDmplnceutlN ana
returned 10 nsr Labor of love over the
hand caused her to forget all else ana th"
nest time she looked AT her moose meat
sh. found brown and shriNcl"d IN the
midst of sticky. sweet ii,iss wrl,i l.,
rlung tcnan ioiSlN to the bit at flesh In It's
center. 10 add to her grief the great
Woksis was seen rctifninr Jus, At th's IN
stant aud i.ho He'd 10 the forest IN tnliui,
Long ana tr'mhlnsN she VA iei ani
SIN her master came not in scar, II Of not.
a. last die nu"p.d ,ui. aud ,n h"r great
surprise sh. saw n,r hungry Eiuv. de.
Noiiring with iuhounu"d delight "a" con
t,uts OF the not h.fui" him. II - to"Gl"ss
t. add ,hri shn immediately returned ana
with u sweet. feminine tact. horD all
praise for the den, iuus rcpast she had
prepared for HIM.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
WITH MUNYON'S IMPROVED HOME.
OPATHIC REMEDIES YOU
CAN DOCTOR AND
CURE YOURSELF.
No Guess work-No Experimenting-Nc
Big poct,rs' Bllls-Each Remedy
Has Platn Directions, So There
Can BE No Mistake.
A SEPARATE CURE FOR EACH DIS.
EASE.
They Relieve Almost Immediately--Ars
Absolutely harmless and Should
BE I'm Every Home.

Your Druggist VIII Give You the Names
OF Hundreds OF Ills CuS omers VIII"
Have Rccn Cured by These Wonderful
Little Pellets.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
Cowslip. daisy, V olei,
eOJ,DIFR ANp BIryCI.Es

san Antonio. TEXAS Dear iihphainmor~-
How arc you All lodny2 wish thn' yuii
could H., Mhor" I am iu "A cool shady
rlocc listening TO the BIRDS * np NJ, aud
inera are such number here nul gong
ia Fort Sam Houston tomorrow evening"
v,h my grandla TO see the cafsts from
IN. West Texas Military college drili. "
20 up there about three times a week
Ia me morning tn see the cavalry drill.
teIi YOU. lear IIaps 1t IS nm. and then
ihoi. is dress parade ur there fwrc ~
werk wish you all could SEQ II. There
vas n bip bicycle race nj tho Jockey ciuh
grounds. That Is about four hooks from
our home and every orc had ia pass our
counted over 200 bikes coming back. We
All not go to the grounds AZ all. but could
80 everything that passed from our front
gallery ! am glad The Pos has new
home. / saw the picture of II IN yes'er-
day's Post. As ever. your liitie fronh and
nm Joe Garv"y,
.os River avenue San Antonio, Texas.
CATS AND FIGURES.
Uonsion, Texas. Dear Haphamiaer: !
have lust finished reading 'oday's Post
md was very sorry violet and white DO
80, ,N,n | gave IN all hone last SUNDAY
ga fully expected blue and gay 10 lead
We Alice C;oGwin. | said We did not want
blre and gray ~ remind us OF the late
,,1r hui that combination was ~ serord
rhnicp / 5 Ip7nse YOU are wondering
n.,,v / smoke about IT as I did was so
anx Gus about violet and white that l
wanted ~ other color whatever, but after
considering decided that blue and gray
was next. Hapa. do you remember the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
WHERE THEY ALL CAME FROM.

Potatoes came from far virginia.
Parsley was cent us from Sartna;
French beams low growing on tn" earth,
TO distant India trace their birth.
Bui scarlet runners gay and toll.
That climb urcn our garden wall
\ cheerful s,cht To all arount-
In South America were founi,
The cnicn Travelled here from Swain;
The lsnk from Switzerland we gain.-
Garlic from Sicily obtain.
Spinach TN far SNrin grows.
Two hundred years ago or more
Bra.l the nrtichokc sent Ger.
And Southern Europc'a scSic asst shorc
Rect roo, on us hcstrws
When Iisheih WAS rc,enins bore
Peas came from Holland and were dear
The south &c iuropo lays It's claim
To beans. hu, some from Egypt came
The radishcs, both thin ana stNut,
Natives of CHINA arc. no COUNT;
Hut turnps. carrots and SRA kate,
With celery. 81 crisp and pale.
Arc pro6icts of our own FAIR lanu'
And cnhhagcs--;, goodly tribe
Which ahicr pens might VOL ncscrinc--
Are also ours. understand,
--,;t ldthwnltc's Geographical Magazine
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
s 'ssr , did no, arrys until several days

n ,s,,sr did not arrive until several days
a''er me contest closed
hudia bowman lives In tho "eandy
III, !, IL yer, ven miles east of Austin. She SAYS
tine. V" no ram ior io's
Berta,, Beatrice. George and Tcss,c
who fh'p ,ivn =, are a., four new liarpyhnmmers
ID their teacher :" We "''-'
Tom Jacobs of sheldon saws he has -
wfsm he kerT 'S ysry wd, Henry snsSon
III rat the other day. 1t was eatins MS
nt,le chickens "
A li',ie girl Of Wallis sent in a club
or voters for pink ana cream. bu, wrote
her letter four days after the color con.
test closed. she also forgot TO syn n.r
name TO the letter.
w., Me ,n,s Emanuel of knish, was one OF
sent IN hor vote too late 10 be pr ntoi.
n rfer brother Harvey also preferred that
lem TO the llars: MULTIPLY my age hy
and take 10 from 1t, add /, diviio IN
T., mgll'n,N, by =. add 60, and YOU VIII
now W what is my axe"
Ncrne,ta Gihson OF llor,ense SAWS she
We va IKE to soc all the liappyhammcrs
AZ orc idtne. \crnc'ta and her brothers
Nj " H., ss,srs were among the blue and
Wti'e voters, hut VIII be loyal to rose
ana gray nevertheless.
Guy FaS IN wants all the Happyhain-
l n,rS VINO WIT to him to address 'n.ir
mt,ers care RoN A.. Santa Cru2. cal Guy
WI s,na the words Of the SONG. "'rhe
60. -, 'nd-Ciass Hotel Where l board Tor
a ra-ra oom-dc-ay."
liassie Clison is "a T-year-old Happy.
hnmher of Lone star who wrote iiiae
lci,er to the club. but forgot ia use pen
and INK. ilassic certainly writes Nell
iur one so yourg and must hunt UP the
INK to'rle next I'm o, Her sister Emma
aiso wrote to the club. Emma has some
nice songs 10 exchange.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
THE MAN IL TIE MOON OBJECTS

Number of liappyh"mmcrs ........ial
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1896-03-19
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

CONVENTIONS have been held by two
thirds of the counties of Wisconsin,
and all but five delegates were in.
structed for Mckinley. There was
thought to be no doubt that Wisconsin
would send an instructed Mckinley
delegation to ST. Louis.
DARLINGTON BOOTH at New York fur.
nished description Of the standard of
his new movement. 1t will consist of
a white flag; in the center will be a
large blue star; in the middle of this
star white cross; in the corner of the
flag, nearest the top of the staff, As
white stars in field of blue, repre-.
senting the states of the union, and
over the central large blue star will
read the motto: 1.-THE Lord My Ban.
ner." He has named his new organi.
cation Goods American Volunteers"
A DISPATCH from New York said that
the great Anglo-American chess match,
played by cable, ended by the Amer.
leans winning by score of ~ to 81.
At the close Of the struggle there wa.,
wild enthusiasm and cheers.
THE post office located at South Chi.
cago, with all the mail. was burned on
the 18th. An overheated furnace
caused the fire.
A MAGAZINE containing 400 pounds
of dynamite exploded with terrific
force in the Center Star mine in the
Trail Creek (B. c. district, imprison.
ing 90 miners. Four miners were tax
en- out dead and two others were fatal.
ly wounded. 1t was not known how
many more under ground are killed.
The most intense excitement prevailed
ut Trail
ACCORDING to the figures of the Reed
managers at Washington, of the 176
delegates already elected to the ma.
tional republican convention McKin-
ley has 90, Reed 3s, Quay l6, Cullom
10, Gov. Morton g. Allison and the
titles of 2s arc contested. While this
distribution apparently gives McKin-
ley long lead, it is commended by
Reeds friends that it is not as great as
it looks, as out of Go 20 are from his
own state, Ohio, while in Reeds col.
umn not single New England dele.
gate is included.
ALBERT WALLACE was hanged at Pc.
kin, H., on the l4th for the murder of
his sister, Mrs. Bowlby. Dissatisfac.
ton over the disposal of their fathers
estate was the cause.
A BERLIN dispatch stated that the
German himetallists had made an ar.
rangement with bimetallists in En-.
gland, France and Austria to introduce
iden tical motions, looking to the use
of both gold and silver as currency, in
their respective parliaments.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1896-03-19
DEATH BEFORE DISGRACE.

Postmaster Frank Mspes, Of Kansas City,
Kan, Deliberately Commits Suicide.
KANSAS CITY, Kan, March 10. POST
master Frank Mapes, one of the best
known democrats in the state of Kan
sas, committed suicide by shooting
himself at his home, tbs Washington
avenue, yesterday morning. The cause
of his suicide was the discovery OF q
shortage in his accounts with the gov.
eminent The discovery had just been
made by Inspectors Sutton and Reid.
Of the post Office department at Wash
ington. Rather than face the charges
of official dishonesty Mr.. Mapes took
his own life. The affair has created q
sensation in this city. The last time
Mr.. Mapes was at the post office was
Friday night. The inspectors ar
rived Thursday and began the in
spection of his books. They have not
yet completed the examination, but
have ascertained that the amount Of
the shortage will be between $4,000
and 10000. Thursday and Friday they
found some discrepancies in the book
accounts at the office. The postmas-
ter, SO the employees say, always kept
the books under lock and key and
would not allow anyone to handle
them. The shortage extends over IL
the inspectors say, and was
covered up by false entries in the books
and in reports sent to the department
at Washington.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1896-03-19
BLOW TO SCkLPERS.
Move among Railway Lines tn Discontinue
INTERCHANGEABLE Mileuge Iicketa.

Move Among Railway Lines tn Discontinue
interchangeable Mileage Tickets.
ST. LOUIS, March iG.--All the lines
in what is known as Central Traffic
territory have agreed to discontinue
the issuance of interchangeable mile.
age tickets, and it is probable that
their example will be followed by
roads in other parts of the country.
Thus is sounded the first note in the
death knell of the ticket scalpers, who
have SO long fattened and battened
upon the railways and upon the trav.
cling public. Without interchangea BILE
mileage books the scalpers will have a
hard and rocky row to hoe. When
conductors are instructed to enforce
the rules as to Identification and to
take up tickets which show evidence
Of manipulation the scalpers might as
we'll 60 out Of business.
The Coconino weekly sun. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1891-1896, 1896-03-19
PHOTOGRAPHIC THE VOICE.
Pictures of Human Vocal Notes the Newest
Scientific Wonder.

Pictures of Human Vocal Notes the Newest
Scientific Wonder.
WASHINGTON, March l6. Another
wonderful discovery is announced to
the world. This time it is not q
European scientist, but an American
who makes the contribution to knowl-
edge. He is professor Of physics at
Columbia college, New York. and his
name is William Hallock. For a long
time he has been experimenting with
a method. now at length perfected, of
making pictures of musical sounds by
means of the camera. Such perfect
results are obtained that the
voice OF tenor or soprano can
be judged with absolute accuracy
as to its quality and range without
hearing it-merely by inspecting a
series of photographs. Prof. Hallock
proposes to photograph large numb
of the finest voices obtainable; also, to
get as many more photographs Of poor
voices. BY comparative study of the
two series he expects TO be able
to reduce the peculiarities of a good
voice to basis of scientific under
standing. Incidentally comes the in
teresting question of articulate speech
in man and the lack of it in beasts.