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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-31

The ycllow-faccd sun-man pcered from
The sky
Al III, queer little mankind below him
And the sunlhcams rolled from his ROUND
TN ,hcy fsiily did o'erflow him:
And he Sioac very hot, aud said: II vow
Thcln are roonle ore can never pleasrl
You may LEAN ONT your hrghtest, or
hilc-nu, how.
You'il eot he ame erumhles from 'hes :
TAey re- ,loa..ti ,,.,. ami l,, pnNins. s"eh
yill W TO snve ma n.'S ffer'zy. some day.
Iull DER my ears iuyt little gray cowl
Aid 'h,y'fn chilly, or freezing
sirniehtway
Tn summers 100 hot. and the winters
too cold.
They've had Ill the seasons know o.
With ;.mpera ures evry degree they can
or SIX hllion thermometers show Of
Thcy,,yc 20, so' ne We, wno,e ear'n' 'p' 'nes
And II NV mla.ri orinion be stated.
If thcy had al the planets, in little Delft
rhdy'd wart rev system created
I've tried At the tropics. rye tried at the
sui fbcim Won cau't. though you glare
or loavc 'cm mat long In their little mud
hoes
Vnd.r ice. IN tho dark they stlll fuss at
Why. onco wien they'd whined MANY
moons without Skips.
fung thom the prefiies' sort OF
They 'G fn's i md rboy fumcd III went IN
And II sriveled a, that. hy the beard
of Nahomc'i
They would roest IN December ana shivor
If li-,ant,d to them; hut might as
Tina. philo my heads hot. to tho usual
rhis vea'herl work on. for I'm not
huilt that way'
Ara tho syn man srread himself out In
WIN fhc o.ns won't on nndor him
"lfn't It arm" s.,a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-31

iuie.o,,,np'e, La Annie Belle Hyatt. Ria.
~ me. Maif n Daniel Pollok Dora.
Hvly and Bert Anderson. oyster Crec;s
Dora Mueller, rln.onia ~ 9NV' N'NeN'
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THE CLl'n rEr's NEST.

Tunis. TcNas-~l)ear llaphtmmcr.
thonHht would step in aud have n chat
wi'h nc iiaps. voted for the mocising
bird and now | am going To vote for the
biie and white, but 40 much has been
said IN It's favor can not add unything
DO hope II VIII win. My twin brothers,
clyde aud Claude. my sttl. sister Myrtle
end also by baby brother RUFUS vote for
hihc und white. There Ia tree standing
close TO our back anllury aud our club bird
has II nest IN H. | think there are Some
young ones W 1t. for soc tho father bird
so thsre nnd Vie mother viii rise and
move 10 one side Then they VIII talk n
moment ana on he viii NY | think he
knows lie Is cur pct and is proud of II.
don toyu hapsgSsl wps glad Wilou got
her chair, II VIII ho such "A pleasure to her.
thinle the Ilnps are 80 Kind. viii send
and get me Il club pin sonn, think II viii
he 80 nice 10 wear ono. ohc nf the llaps.
lsracig Fruuu.
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roNt-rDERATE FLAG COZ

ua,lsville. harrison county, .rexas.--
Dear sphan,qS,.s mn g ae yrars
n ir Of your valuable paper. My. para
i. .ubseriber 10 your paper and hkes
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-31

Jcwe't, T,Nls. Dear Iihphnmmor; Here
com" once moro i,r4uckinp AT ynnr door.
Nov, hat an IL. ! Win cnet MY vote for
10 Sc iud gius, ! ihiDk they VIII make II
rtruy mp,paiicn. Manmn unyH gray -
not caior " thin teclf Lat thai It tni,'s
black and whitr mixed to nnlte gray.
Shr spyt they pacl 10 taxi gray wool
and whitc .ond IL to q he wool carAHr ana
90 tt niNad ana ended into lanE rolls.
hnn Epiu II AID make "A beautiful gray
rlcth for tho folders 10 wcnr Ia the war.
~ ns, Tow u any nf your nHfanias roultl
rnrlr cloth MY mrfnipa suya she could
r she hid loom aud wheel would lltr
to arc her M It ondrr lf II IS bicycle
whu'l2 I lhlnIs slnld spin on one OF
that KIDD If Ind / Woll mppiua hns
iust toid M shout nrnth'r color tnoN used
II mako N war tliurs They would cut
rprpkin open ara pui SOM eoppcras
in ". 1T II stand an igh' then nut wool
ar wool breed In II would dyn Il u ycry
prNty rcd. They called 1t aerrrssion dye.
Thcy Usei To psi u KIND Of rcd rock 10
dye wish. too. Mnmnih ,nn tell how they
n'ndo nj lsinda Of hv+s then. hut II tHkcs
too long. lIaus mamma Tays II you know
amy enc ly thc name Of Cochran Ia aeni
iheir address to her through fho dcnr old
Post. or through tho mail She win r"-
inrn III" favor my way she ran. l)nvis
ipiuF mo In voting for rosc and gray We
VIII send for our hnii Gus before The CON
iGst Is ont Your friend
Felix Johnson
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AMnNG rrE rRMEs AND FLOWERS.

Cnltwoll'N Store, Eaa!rop Colhty, TN!as.
-Danr IaphaInmcr: Here I come. truo
To- my nromise made to my dear little
irien,i, Viplei lIosldna of Houston
promised 10 Join the ilaps and vote TOT
vioiot and White. 40 write my name GOWN
md count my vote for those colorS.
i've ont ln the post onks, cedars. etc. Such
delicious. coo, shaded, lovely dtlsies, v,o,
LET'S and other flowers Tho mocklnH nlru
Sings and ilutters around ny YARD from
rnriy morn til late IN the cvening. say.
Violet, why haven't YOU answered my
Insi letter IN which ! made the above
pro,nisry Now, | do love TO get letters
nud also To write them, for yet lone
some, on so lonc9ome, sometimes nave
only n father and one sister-my twin
othrr prts lonesome and then we have
Ounler meetings. | went to hear sam
ionen when he WINS at Austin. hut lsked
3tunrt best. Your friend.
''' Violet liOuBtOn.
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In Forte Texas Dear iiaphammor: /
an tlad my iaNorI,e eolors hlIe and
ure IN SAVING blue aud red is gaudy. or
couts" mn upi going to .rittriso his
taste, southern boys are ST modest hut
WA let thr lovers OF those hoauttfDl cclnrs
judge iut themsclN -. Master Leo asked
for description OF this place aud hna
he audacity 10 call La Porte a hamlet q"
Hamlet maccd. In This town there arr
scNrn stores three nrst clusS boarding
houses and three iinn hctcs. The lart;-
est tho SYLVAN mas grove aid a bath
INK honac IN connection Ike the BATH
ing hero better than IN ,iaNcRiDn Jhr
laigcst bath house and the preitiest glove
n "a Porte ARE owned by i'r 'cn7lcY
aud y Ia charge of the proprietor OF tho
MINIS House The Mills House IL one OF
the incest places to board IA Ia Dorir.
The leNse is aituateadi on hil which
beautiful from this house Ia ihr grove.
when ~ right back Ct tiir house. there
are seats and Tables and iiilv PLATFORM
for dancing Everything rs free ahput
the grove. The people tn charge Keep
spirndid lunches and tine host Ice crrain
aud every other drllcafN, witch ~ Nptf
tempting to the hungry iionstoniAns who
com" 20 cur FAIR and airy town Tor iirsh
nir ana good bath Timer" WAS quito
crowd OF piruiciSors here nom iionalon
s,AIurd4N wan say for tine benefit of
That j. frcrsonnn that " ~ VIII mt
hcte ard ro NNhinc from ~. HeaHicN o
bathing rier h" wan agree with me, as
well as all others who have been IN.
mat INC hithius there ennno, be cx-
ceilcd Rorkiand. Maine my old home,
is on peuobscot bay. II supplies most
Of the lime used In tho hlnn,c states
Maine Is q great state. II oNccis IN hsh-
ms iufuli,r business. harvesting aud eN
rcrt of To- ami ship huilinr Tic iinc
snipa huilt fhue have spread ibr fame
of her Yhpwrigh,s 10 ail parts oi the
world. Maine 1850 proiuc"d the world
fo'toAnod and dorpv lnmrntri laiurA g
lillno lie would nAye mad" ihc boz
~ slatpt of sl with tho exception @.
liucoln had h. hr-a elrrirl iiop.nF ono
aud III of the ifappyanricrs wil : IN"
day base the pleasure OF vstinR Maine
and ~, Porte / ATE, ynur fflcnn
Roland Walitus,
H. s. Master Lee. inpesi ~ specttri.a
plcaso. Afy name Is Itplnnd ROT weary
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Rirfnr Jsfhand.
lInN, TIE NpOeTLES DIED.

Oak F'orcs. Texas Dear iiphaniner;
" Il write 4 Jew ines to answer Anna
II. Mar,ey's question She asks how dd
Inc twelYe arostirs dc. can answer as
far az xc have any history. st. stephen.
stoned To death: 81. Peer, crucilie1 heai
downward. ST. Thomas. killed by lance.
ST. Matthew. burned, 81. Mark was killed
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GLAp WHEN TUESDAY COMES.

TuD!s. VcNtN, llrnr llhphhminrti tIerc
come again tapping at the door ! was
pAd to the picture of Wilnrn Long
seated IN her chair. which WAS pnplishe
some tlme aEo. J Gu; 1t out and intend
little liaps ARE cndravorus to Ave up 10
thrir motto, WON. rs We nre having "
color cnntoai. | VIII vote for nay favoritc
cnlors. tney are bmc aui white. I, thnls
they ought To win, as or club flower "
blue aud our club puNpn IS blur aud
white. | lgrrr with Wild Eri"r and Violet
io4kms about Tho blue aud gray. TN"
war To over aud wc do moi want anything
20 remind iia of It's horrors. We should
have somrihing that win blend IA
harmony with our Flower aud button.
Now ilaps. let's 20 to work and get our
iavorlir ahead agnin. am so glad every
1'uesslsly as that l., the day tina, We get
the lIappN hammer. Page always turn
no That page FIRST I lhnk the oditor Is
80 KIND TO allow us whole pngo of his
Valuable pnpsr to onrselvcs. Hoping my
iavoritc coiors win VIA and wishing the
ienr old Post every success, | sign my
self, one Of the llaps. Rcrthn Fra'in.
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fnl dye. l am glad Wilon LONE ras
her chair and , ,ninK The rest Is KIND
TO put her picture IN the paper 50 all
the Haps eau see her. Haps. | see IN
The Post there is another nttlc Grippe
who has MOI walked Tor ten years. Don't
you think mat is q long time Tot little
siri not 10 walk Mr. itaphammcr. dent
you think We could make another little
heart happy by all the iiaps helping To
get her a chairg We win start the ban
II rolling after the color contest IL over.
Her. name is Ola Cass | viii close With
love So the llaps aud the dear old Post.
Nolr friend, .Addio Htpprian.
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rhicago-~lfcar iiaphammer; | am little
houston girl who ia now living in the
great Windy city" My litt,c brother Ben
and h0vc a me time playing IN the cosr
of LAX" Michigan and WATCHING the
crowds pass on the lnkeshore arlvc. Papa
takes MS very often to thu parks, W. like
lansVln park best. because II mas 80 many
animals aud interesting Things 10 iock A.
We also Ike very much TO ride around the
park IN the cute little phnctors drawn Ivy
shetland ponies which they have Tor hire.
There are two baby Ions ut Lincoln park,
and the children are having a voting con
test In the Tribune 10 select names Tor
them. ! want to vote for blue and goiu,
II You please. because | think they go ~
prottily together, hope | have not made
my letter too long. am coming 20 iious.
ton scon TO visit my GRANDMA. | VIII be
years old The last day OF mis- month.
have Il little brother numed Hon who IL
years old, and sweet baby Sister Just 2.
Mamma reads the iiappyhamincrs' page
10 us every week and We enjoy 1t ever 40
much. with lots OF love to yourself and
all the little iiaps. am your little FREUD,
RAY l.arue Parsons.
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PIONEER AND BIRD coLoRs.

Liberty, rexas.---As | have no, written
q oar club IN some time. and az fear
The Haps VIII forget me. VIII not put Oft
lc1cr from Daisy oliph.n,. in which snc
III n;cned the death OF ncr brother I
iccl very sorry for her. and can, indeed,
brothers 10 bid me farewell until We meet
IN the next world. l have been violet
picking several times this spring, ana al
WAYS returned fully compensated for my
walk. Thtro arc so many coors hardly
Know which lkp best. hut will vote for
puc aud gray, as think they are mos,
arrrapriatc, as orr violet Is blue, and
iluc signifies true. and our PCT wears
gray d. css. have pony, which / call
"Iishtfoot." and 1 ride nearly every even
ins. Your friend. Eoise Morris.
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ENTERTAINING THE BABY.

II wish knew how 10 act when meee
n baby. I always feel like u fool.
IAN you have " do u " sct ~ -
you feel"
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In his church, st. Matthias. chosen 10 MI
the place Of Judas, was killed In Ethiopia !.
st. Andrew, crucsfled. 81. Bartholomew,
banishcd to Fatmos. IL we had the fun
b story OF the apostles we would no doubt
know thai at least ten OF them became
martyrs to the iat,h and loye and LOYALTY
which they manifested Cor their God.
Goodbye 10 ALL J. u. Caldwell
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JRrTM. FIpEIITY. rIfKIT,

Wh"e!ock, TcNus Dur liaphammer:
VIII "ritc you again. AS | wish to vote In
the color contest. My other letter w,s not
pnblisl.d, but know Nou can not possibly
not feel aigh,od My little brother wishes
10 Join the happy band of Ilaps, but he
can writ. any yet, 80 send In his name
nud voi. Ills p.tinn Is lrl Kirby Page aud
lie IL , Years of age. three years younger
tun myself We send i'll our votes for
hne and white nnd hope they viii win.
lihe Ia an emblem of truth and fidelity,
and white M emblem of purity. The an
gels are clothed in garments of white and
If We so live ne 10 reach that haven OF
finnl rort and happiness We shall be per-
mi'ttd 10 wear garments of snowy white
hcss, having been r,olnsed In the blood OF
Christ, win beat wishes to all the ltapa.
We are your friends.
Alex. Leak Page and lrl Kirby Page.
Moscow TeNas Dear lIaphammer: AZ.
ter u tong DELAY / viii once more attempt
Ia write To the dear old Post. do enjoy
reading lhe lritegN, from the linpa 80
much and | mayer fail to r.ad every one,
Wen, iinpe, can hardly decide what
roiofs Ike besi hut I Will east my vote
FOR blue and white as blue IA true and
white is pure and al he 'iapH sh9nlu ~
pure and TRUE. our school closed the 9Th
II Aptil with q grand Lnl and concert, My
.tonchors name waa Mr. Winston. l WAS
lgind to a", II letter from one Of my old
sohoolmntrs Maud Martindnlo. Come
ngnm, Mand. enjoy rcaaing your letters.
M Wl, s0' to q aon 'T ilr,ins," and vii!
s,nd ia return the "Cruei Has Enclosed
chih pins. Hoping 10 see my fnvori,. col-
ors come out ahead, ! am LOVING ,lnp'
=. s-My little brother; Herman. ana
my three little cousins. jake, Roy hhu
Winnie Goodwin. all cast their votes FOR
blue and white nlAo. NM.
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sssssS, theories H. accounting for
ssa MO-, one Is that /, is due 10
;*i,ior s'h sas generated iy
si AM Of animal matter in a
p Ia, 70, lossessing the power of
s. ss.nso on coming in contact
'h,,l, /. I,'ic air, The other
''@ combustion of ,,pb,
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HAP TALKS.

!. $. Sharp IL, the Independent.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-03-06
a Great Whistle

Warden Sage, of Sling Sing prison,
is having constructed an immense and
powerful steam whistle to be used TO
alarm officers and citizens In case of an
escape, an uprising in the prison or fire.
1t will also signal the beginning of
work In the shops in the morning and
the shutting down ut night. Tho wills.
tie Is known ms Fits patent twelve
Inch thrcc-barred steam gong, and is
the largest in use. 1t Is composed of
three cylindrical bells or barrels plnc
cd one above the other. These barrels
are fastened TO the steam conductor.
which passes through them. The entire
whistle is eight feet In height. and.
contrary TO ordinary whistles. the bnr-
rcls or resonators are inverted. Each
barrel has II different tone. thus produc-
ing blended sound, without car-splIt-
ting effects. 1t is asserted that under
favorable atmospheric conditions the
whistle can be heard mt distance of
thirty miles. Even under mfnvorablc
circumstances the alarm should bc
heard seven to ten miles away.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-03-06
PortusaI.s Kuier.

The King of Portugal, who is trav.
cling abroad just now, is well-built,
with n long, well-shaped head, some.
what closely hair, and brist.
ling, full mustache. In some respects
the resembles the King of Italy, though
he is not so fiercelooliing.
He has distinctly Southern air.
Happily for him, he does not often have
to write his signature in full, for he is
the possessor of no less than twelve
christian names, some of them com.
pound ones.
The titles of Carlos I. are reminiscent
of the ancient glories of his nation.
Besides his kingship Of Portugal and
Algarve, he is the Prince of Africa, and
Lord of the Navigation and Commerce
of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia, India and
many other places.
The titles were given to the Braganza
family when Portuguese seamen were
*he premier navigators of the world.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-03-06
cApEs AND CAPE PINS.

Giftsrun to sentimentality this season
in marked degree. The oldest pres
ent, and the most acceptable from n
useful standpoint, is capo pin, re-
cent invention, but immensely popu-
lar i'll months existence. The cape
pin is dagger with gold sheath.
The dagger has precious stone in its
hilt, or row of precious stones, and
the sheath, which dauglos from long
gold chain, is tipped with gem. This
is for keeping the rug shoulder cape
~ position. But word about tho
rug ,'ere may be nece sary first. This
is squai~s cape made rom one of the
beautiful wooden rug 80 plentifully
displayed. Its m,2st fashionable shape
is square with i,hahded ends, or
square ones. 1t is hun8 from the left
shoulder. Its lining is dull, to match
the dress trimmings, and the cape is
of the tone of the dress itself. 1t will
it can be brought around the shout
ders for warmth. The cape dagger
holds it firm, and is slightly orna-
ment. ---New York Advertiser.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-03-06
FASHION NOTES.

Fur boas have lace and flower hang.
ers in front.
Spangles in gorgeous colors and all
sorts of glittering wings and buckles
and brooches of rhinestones, pearls,
jet and steel are used for ornaments,
and added to these are pins enamelled
in many colors.
Miroir velvets, either plain or shot
with another color, embroidered hand
somely with gold and jet, or patterned
oil over in Oriental co!ors, are dis
tinctive feature of the new millinery,
and are especially effective in the large
full crowns of the wide-brimmed hats.
The winter millinery presents many
very elegant novelties and some strik.
ing revivals of former styles among
the large picture hats, profuseIy
trimmed with feathers, and the quaint
Dutch bonnets, which are shaped very
much like child's hood, except that
they do not entirely cover the head.
The large hat is as fourishing as
ever. but between this and the small
fiat bonnet there is every imaginable
shape in medium size. Toques arc
very much worn, but they are larger
and moro deliberately trimmed than
they were last season; in fact, all hats
are very snowy and picturesque in
shape.
So long as sleeves do not decrease
in dimensions capes will lose mono OF
their deserved popularity. Jaunty
garments, reaching only the waist, are
worn even on the coolest days, q
chamois jacket worn under the waist
making this possible. The richest
materials are employed in fashioning
these garments.
Following popular English ca
price, costumes of red corded silk of
the "stand-alone" quality, rcd Terry
velvet, and red bengaline are made
into fur-edged tailor costumes for
receptions, calling, and even for
bridesmaids costumes at church we'd
dings. Very many people have do.
cided antipathy to this color, but on
a dull leaden winters day red in some
of its tones has the effect of tonic.
Very bright colors appear upon the
fronts of gowns worn upon the prom
enade. Brilliant cherry, orange, yell
low, green and other striking colors
are used in velvet for stock collar and
vest or plastron front. Instead of
velvet. however, very fine qualities OF
ladies' cloth or broadcloth are used,
the cloth being braided or overland
with spangled gimp or silk appliques
dotted profusely with iridescent
beads.
Fancy belts of fine gold plate not
more than two inches wide and fas-
tened with handsome gold clasps, are
worn with some elegant dinner and
reception dresses just brought from
Paris. Contrasting with these are
tho Empire belts of velvet or satin,
laced or buckled. or trimmed with iri.
descent garnitures with buttons tc
match. These belts are extremely
wide. and though often very chic and
pretty in effect, are becoming only to
the most slender form
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He Expressed His oniniou.

One of the most prominent physicians
in Washington owns farm somewhere
in New England, and whenever he gets
unbearably tired of his fashionable
patients in town he goes there. puts ON
his Oldest clothes, lays in stock of
corn-cOb pipes and rusticates. One dav
last summer he was jogging lazlly
along n country road in II rickety old
cart drawn by n horse almost as rick
ETY.. A countryman walking on the
same road asked for lift and the two
fell into conversation.
'Who are you working forf" asked
the countryman.
ooh, I'm working for DR.. J., down
there" answered the physician.
what doin'?"
"Oh," went on the doctor, az do cv-
erything for him. 1 take care of him.
you know. I dress him and feed him.
and even wash his face and put him
to bed. I do everything he needs done"
"How much dye get for it?" asked
the native.
any board and Clothes"
can you do all that for him-wash
him, an dress him, an feed him, an
all that?"
YES"
The countrymnn looked at the doctor
moment in silence. Then lie leaned
over the wheel and spat solemnly.
well, of all the dern fools | ever
see!' was all he said.-Washinston
Post
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THE YOUNGEST Ex.orrEN.

Young Princess Mercedes, of Spain,
who celebrated her fifteenth birthday
The other day, received on that COCA
SION from her mother her first diamond
in the shape of pair of superb ear.
rings. Hitherto she had been con-
hned to pearls us jewels, and hence
forth she is ia be regarded as grown
up and manageable. Princess Mer-
,edes, although SO young, is one of
the ex.Queens of Europe, for she bore
the title of Queen of Spain during the
SIX months that interviewed between
the death of her father and the birth
Of her brother, little King Alfonso the
Thirteenth. -Argonnnt.