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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-22

Itedie Turner. Minnie lleslep, Amandy.
Rosa. Addic. Gussie. Willie. joe and Val
Ter burgers, $ X. Changer. Frank Niek-
cry, NJ. A.. j + Nni r.. y Williams
Hans | want to stnrt "a subscription Tor
poor Fan'dea saioue a chair. We have
bought three crippled HANS chairs and It
gives hem So much pleasure. WY
shouldn't we try tp make ouother Hap
happy? If the other llaps are " Hing To
help, We albert, Willie AND u Will do our
part We that have the use Of our limbs
ought to br happy ana try TO make the
poor cripples happy by getting them
chair. don't think a nickel or dime
from 5232 iiaps would he missed. and Il
may put some bright sunshine into some
poor little crppe's life. What do you
think. tlaps?' ! wrote 10 Miss Sadie Ross
awhile ha k aad tho letter was returned.
| W1ul Ike so much to have her ai lrcs-
/ wrDl- 10 Mad SONY Ille Texas a good
wh!c back read g Letter from two N'tle
children whose mother i.cd THOR family
raiue rs Fields bur forget thcir given
names would like very much TO nave
their address My heart goes out in SYM
pathy for them Dear Mr.. Hap. I was
Very sorry to boar OF yov beng sick.
will close 10y asking the flaps to please
heip 30 hammer hapiiu IN the lie or
Fannie Sn,onc. with my kiulest love to
all the dear lIaps and Mr. Hap | nm as
eyer, Il true Hap, polEe Stroud.
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and You don't know how glad ! am /
AID my saiers have 20 rlck more OF IL
tiun any other set OF girls ln Texas, and /
know ~. lapd IS ginurr, and ne IS mover
at home, only AT night and on sunday. l
wish SOME oil the haps were mere to hrlp
mo tLi ducks Papa has klird Vtgh.rgD n
the Inst two weeks. lie k.cd aN yestcr-
iny evening / remain, as ever, q true
ltp Huseie Breed.
\ BRAVE AND NOBLE DOG.
can. Texas Dear Haphammer. Good
evening" to you all How do YOU 30 this
evening? ] am glal the Newfoundland
is ahead and hope he viii stay. was
III ld 10 see A letter from Misc Ella VI than
/ was beginning to think she mad torgo--
know Size Inns not. what has become OF
Dai-ie and Wioraf Write soon. Tor YOU
arc alWlvF welcome. l wrote to Wt,ora
aud patste a short while aEo. and have
received no answer vet am very sorry
Wlnra's letter was returned 10 her. aud
| hope | may hear from her very snon. I
am very anN!oue Tor the NcNfouu ilapi
10 win IN our contest, ana trdst he may,
! ;hink he possesses all that Is bray" and
rohle IN a dog. He is great sVnpc-
thizer with any one when he thinks they
are la trouble. 4 few evenings RGo | wcG
sitting ON IN. frCut gallery with my head
Newfoundland dos) came NJ to me. licked
my hands. a. II he wanted go ask NE
what / was crying about. raised my
head up, patied him on the head ard he
looked at mo Ike nc Was 50 plen7oi he
h.iyl,N knew what 10 DO | will close.
with love and best wishes to al. Nour
little friend. Lotte Adams.
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ANOTnER cALINoRNIN HAr.


Santa Cruz Cal.--Dear Ilaphammor: I
ask If | may be admitted into your band.
think the Hlppynammers have showed
Qul.o a great deal of Interest in voting for
the dogs. ] 10 So hope that the Newfonnl-
lana VIII win He IS such a bright. heauti-
think a good deal Of her We named her
Dana. My uncle Bcr, gave hcr 10 ue
suppoS" you all know my urclc's son. he
cause he Is strong lluupyhammer His
large NEWFOUNDLAND Hoy called pr.nre'
Will now write short story lbnut
wise Newfoundland one evening i Con.
.lcman aud his Ncwfopn Hand dos wen. H.,
visit friend, who lived about mile fror,
TINS scntcman's homo. and after III. gen
i'omen had enjoyed the evening In t1UtIn,s
ne aNl ~ oog S'nrlod howo The most
morning tho gentleman looked all oyer for
n $ cgnc, but t. was no where 10 be- fou1I
IN. 3 Newfoundland dog W = near ais r1t'i'
thers door and helrd him saw, 81 mus
hol So last night. because | can NOT ma
II anywhere IN The house I Wiil % o,-'r
mere tomorrow morning anl SEQ n 4, 49,
. .nts The dog heard what his master
tlid ond Started rght of 20 tho hoHsn
Wherc they had been the night b.ror, ~
get his masters cane. When the Snq. ~, ~
70 me gentleman's house he h1rked w., ~.
,oui' so that the gcntlcman could 49,
him, Tho gontleman dfi hear 'hin near
rpeh"l mo door The dog ia sho1 NO ~ ~
room where they were tho evening hnsa.'"e
~ ,, sbnI o., ep !nr cane In his month sui
NiSn,ti on; OF the door with IL. Tho 40
y,ith, T., 10 ne IN z great hurry Ia oct homo
SO T., Us ,trtStetS cane. hec9use he ven,
~ H. ~ W hen got home he won: 49,
masters feet rs II % s9V '"TtWauH n MS
- now dear llars don't Won thint,
wears % od nTe ~ -, elcNcr 1os2 am 'i p
nave three teachers. I woula ia. ana we
'espoha with anyone Of the Happyhssp r-
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For Fun nj IA rnrtx

when the fun N the party lags start up
ana tell those present quite confidently
mat you can place glass OF water on the
pAhle so THAI no one can remove IT With
oNl upsctiing II. or course. everyone WI
raN mat you can't do it. Without waiting
lot eNp'an9t."gs hll glass 10 the hrim
Ahl cover Il wa,h a piece of paper, which
colhns Wen over the edges Leave -he IA
Ter nat Place thr rllW Of the hand over
sie down upon the table. With1rayy tho
l.npvi .rntly. The water will remain in
,re EIsss. hmi no one ran move the tumh'er
n m,,noho spl.llng Il. With a little practice
easily. WIS er'eA very
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A TRUE DOG STORY.

lIurndahl. T.xas.-psar napha,nmer:
Hcre | como 10 ION the merry lighters Tor
the brave Newfoundland, 4 have never
all | have heard and read | think he de-
serves 70 hc the Haps' pet dog | have "A
true dog story TO relate and WiN make IL
as short az possible once upon time
not many years ago, gentleman lived
with hls wife In the country and had q
very faithful dog whose name was Rover.
The gentlemsrn,s wlfe and ch ldren went
OF on visit leaving HIM and Rover at
horae. After a few days the neigh boris
wers attracted by the peculiar Ways OF
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SOME SHORT LETTERS.

Nobel Boyer writes that she Is now at
her homo near Louise, Texas Mabel sent
SIX votes for the shepherd.
Lawrence Carniehae of Days Thanks
the common hound deserves more votes
and therefore votes for that dog.
Maggie Dutton OF Colmesneil says abe
has, been on a visit TO relatives at Temple
time.
Lockhart rightower, who will be . years
Old next Valentines day writes his first
hound.
Inez Pound. Of Lees Creek. La, saws
she has been watching the dog contest for
some DINO ati finally concluded to Vo;e
for the st. Bernard
U f. Maxwell, a new member OF the
club whose home Is az Prairie Lea, thinks
the Newfoundland should be the Happy
hammers pct dog.
Bruce Hoice ana, twenty other .Haps
Who liYc at Nile, Texas. signed n letter
champ'onug the Newfoundland for the
Climbs fayorlte dog
Elnh l.uleneld. just years OIL wrote
nioe aio mtter from sinner Her Nuts
is counted FOR tine Newfoundland. EIth
haas pretty Maltese kitten.
4 H4ppyhprmer hutton sent to Miss
Ninl NlihHWs. ion1Il.n Texas wns re-
iHfHei lf fh. wrong address was given.
NlHh iutst Wri'r for her button again.
Euesnc Erl,r ~ AuFi-ion is welcomed
as new m-uner of th. tiappYhAmmer
band Hni Dol vote counted Tor the New
Gov d0rd Write witn pen and ink next
Carrie. snrtler of Au,cr. Miss wrote a
nice lHle i.ttcr telling of Newfoundland
."f iAit iN.et wolf and thus saved the
iN0s of htlc boy ma girl who were
about 100 he ATTACHES! Icy the animal.
Tho uher who wrote under the as-
3uin'a name ~ SPIT tr"' must try uruiu.
NNt tt. written so many n1r" letters tu
Go nub 't4t inc liarhaurrr dlrs not
llN r. prl 'n, in WA ct she falls 10 10
A'rrDit justice.
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'NlN 9'il' 'Hl lpAS iuligS III t.1EllSn
spelling and pronuncha alton. and the knowl-
edge Of Them does not come by instinct:
IF an S and an l and an o and U,
Nl'h an \ ~ the cul spells Su.
Aill an !. ana q AMI an L spell an l.
ri Il{ what Is the spciler to do
non II &s" ~ and an and a G,
mere n"'h'nS much left fer the spaler
l'u' to 10 and commit siouxeyesighcd."
II is a curious fact that the letter ''E''
Is use! moro than any other letter in the
tnfhrh alphabet Each of the following
except the letter ~;
'ovai swain should not complain
pr any buNom fair
N.hp mocks h7 pain and thinks IT rain
70 1uiZ his awkward air.
lulNolic bows who look for lows
Q4iNotic hazards run;
lass lnroys With trivial TOYS
Opposing man for fun"
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HAP TALKS
what the Uapiinmmer Has 10 shy 10
Our nnNs and Girls

Dour ilnppyhamincr IT was IS 'io5e |
race THIS week hetweca tho No~iound'"nd
ana shcrAerl hgt jhe big los mln'fri
"a keep m ibe i.ai. having 'hia uci " |
good start rerhaps Il ihe 'ee h"i he0'
left open day lon ihe lih" ava grace
ful shepherd "ouii h'vo os o. fonn' Ie"
uaros ahca1, t0r hc gun,l tsfn i'"' ON tht |
Newfoundland daF'nr the N'rt ana 80
the clos" OF the laft 1ny wae only twenty |
three feet We ihe r''r lih''fn 'al,'f /
three behind laei w'c~ Tine race "Al 'e
hard rur.re each dog ,yll corer 81 great
a.ot az ,,a,rrd tnI tlffe ma. soou ho
som. aht.r.s 20 tf,..s tau1Iar ot tO. scyen.
teen ,hat have entered tA. contest ,,r
llnnrrlanmrr rayot,tsm The So Der
nard fos fallen g long way behind tl
two leaders. hut TINS dog OF the Alps is
-ta,t .ul lanv-w.aAoI ami mag take a
sruii t, 10, front yct m, Nllc rat tore |
r.,r .,,as TO- have stopped oa tho road |
calls. va.k .rid ii barn of nil... i.ut pei. /
hif. u4th 1t nttle acolraecmou. from hi- /
liti fr,ul- he may frot off again. and hy /
ie,p.ru "a, nuhfIly might yct catch /
ui .wftu h-4 bug competitions Th. English |
rasI0. which began the race with such
nvins colosi, ana amid IN, cheering of soy
oral auaae champions. must have neen
des.rr,d Pos h.s young fri,uds ~ uc uap
1th.mfn.r .i.b and has u o.re.lurur.
oIleI .t,g. u.In ta h- .t.f in tnr nest
W..t or twu r.e sr.h ,.r-.e- rr,,-
a..,,,h. bad ,l',..,. ,.',,,'.. ....,..., ,,,,',
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n.,r. t.,, .,. ,y,,,i... f.r ....,,... .,...,,-
u-,n,r, anal ,,... h.,y- .,-i ...r,, ,,t...
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TWENTY sHEpfirRD vorrns

Willard, Texas. Dear Haphammer.
saw letter In The Post iew week, ara
from my cousin. John Stoed Ho yoto1
Tor the shepherd and wrote to me asl<int.
ne To- 40 me same. John. have iono liz
nnM l could for old shep, enclose a
cup OF twenty boys, and rls which /
votes for, the shepherd GUY Faren an
his appeal to the Happyhanmerr Tor the
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The Happyhammers are the young
people who read the Youths Department
OF The Houston Post. There are no Zee
OF charges of any kind connected with INC
club. Boys ana girls who fead Ihe iVst
may be enrolled as active members Ny
sending uame, age ana address.
II 10 the object Of all pSlamWrTs ~
hammer happiness when and Wn"trNo'
possible" Hence the club name and mot
The club Hover Is the violet. tho cluh tree
the live oak ana the club pet + the moek-
ing bird all being chosen by the menlucIa
themselves
Tho club coiors are rose and gray Ihesc
colors are intended to be worn Win or
without the club button or pin. They are
made into ba igc by pinn'ns or sewing
together two pieces Of narrow rippou ono
OF roec pink and the other Of lEht graz;
The club hutton Is male OF cellulod- ne
ground is white. with the woris HONS ioh
Post n. II cub" painted In violet color
The clu1 flower i engraved ia The center
ard ta OF violet color The letter ~ - iI
large tyre on each side of The violet ~
makes q pretty little badge nrd VIII pt
sent 20 any Happy hamrcr upon thc re-
Ceipt Of ~ cents IN ordering pNtlNl.
u 1drc-4 your letters TO The i1phamine''
caro- Tho Post. Houston. Texas.
For every now subscriber s'nl ny a
Happyhtmmor for tuc Sen weekly F".it
q club button VIII be given free. INA" sub
scribcr scrur,d cnu he either for 'ul""
months aiS months 0r q your. u" mll'' ~
which OF the three IL IL. your hn ig" wv
not cost You ANYTHING when sending a
suhscrlhor send your letter 20 me pualpc's
Office OF The Post.
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the dog, running from one house 10 an
other and back to the WOODS. AZ las,, uv
tcrInneu 70 ind out what was VILE,
they ioaowed the dog and soon foMiu IN.
POOR gentleman dead beneath Tree Wh.I
he had oeea at work. caused the doctor
s...d. from heart trouble. lie had ot<i,
dead at ieas, three days, and faithful
Rover who. by the way. was only cur
dog. had never lett him oniy to get ald.
Miss tirkscy is my teacncr. love her
very much enclose 10 cents for a PIN
Your little Hap. josie Jan@S'
THE SHEPHERD a FARM DOG.
Quarry Texas.--Dear Haphnnmer; The
dog coatest is becoming very interestins
now and | Will east my vote for the uSel"'
shepherd tie is ahead now and US >hei-
herd voters must work hard TO Keep cur
favoiftc In the lead. was amused az
the doctors dog story / suppose an me
iIAps remember reading about the dog
sucking a pig. Am so g!ad Daise Sot hei
ch@.r, and nope, the mars wall % a.! 'eey
can for the little rpple gr., FANNIE oaI
lone OF Nacogdoches. am gong 10 scnVll |
now Ny te9ehsr's anne liz liz
the shepherd is a farm dog and Tor ina!
reason | vote for him Our two dogs
names are Ring ana King, They never
wait for any one to open gate tney
just jump over and when # Is cold thsy
VIII scratch on the door and whine. II
some one doesn't let them n they jump
here one day 10 get some water aud Rne
tried to bite 'rim. King got hm by the
the poor fellow didn't want any water.
am 10 years Old and hope | VAL be wei,
coined as Hap. Now viii close as
have written quite a long letter for httle
your friend, Robert Wallace.
WHAT A SCOTCH COLLIE DID.
san Saba. Texas.--Dear Haphammer:
Here ! come to JON your itpp! band
VIII vote Tor the shepherd in the dog con-
tcst. Don't let the Newfoundland dog get
Har q 4sr. if.taI ttsl
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sh"phcris resumed the hunt That ana
ne following IaYs We're spent IL a vain
t' follow Tho dog, VINO ram on after every
~ a. so The next mctl he followed linn.
Ih" Dig saokcnci his pace when he saw
MS master was following. AT last they
came 40 rocky descent. down which tho
uoS Went hts MASTER close behind At the
h9'loln thcr' was "a waterfall. ny the ode
oi Nnlch there MAS y cavern. Inside of
thiS tht shepherd saw his child The dog
nal carried me child food each day. Your
Trend knight Rector,
THIS DOG CHuRNS AND FANS
JosSerand TeNas.--Dcar Haphammer:
!olhei the club some time ago. hut have
ne NSWfoundland dog Is not heading the
lst; nave large black Newfoundland
with white breast His namc is Lou ;
very smart dog. We have a treadmlu FOR
nun 20 worn on ana H. churns for mamma
N'tE DAY end runs fan over the table
w we ,diMrS room while We eat The
lr0dmtl IS situated In a little outhous,
ett me x iehen, aud the churning IS done
= also connected with the fan In the
G,ning room. II Louis sees mamma fixing
the ohuin to, the shaft he will 80 and eoi
on hs treadmill without being toii' II
r nrt,Ilro Is n h9r room and hears the
Is 10 say, Louis. chickens" ami the next
thins you hear is mighty commot On in
!hat dire,tl9n. lie won't hurt ono. but
ne EetS alter th"n. l also have Wilde
M1Aol that hitch Louis TO and ne pulls
ma M Soeut IN H. lie can pun almost as
I Newtoundlana, also my little aunt Hattie
unison Oh "reNeton, votes with ne, max
! thlnk he deserves 10 ho In my last
| ltticr told you was years OH | am
! WI soon he able 80 write often. Your
! little friend, Werner Hudson Mccall.
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SAWED FROM pRowNtNc

Atmore; Ala Dear Haplammcr. Hur.
t.sH inr me shepherd dog. !, has been at
h94o it VIII continue In the lend
Ihcrc was once = man who ownad a
p"tauie boat, In which he often w.n-
N1llls' one day he invited several n.o-
pie Ia accompany him on an exrurs,>n
across the river Among the number wer,,
, ,, man $ VI" aud little girl. Tho child
MS dclishicd with the boat and wafcr
Niles that hottcd ON the water. li~1n.
Wnhe me dog trotted along the bank ~
me strr4m. After little the lfttln t-Irl
.nc lost her balance ana fell into die ri,,r
40 one took any notice Of the dog. nj Ia.
lal kert hls eye on tho boar n seems u,
puhsyl 10 the bottom OF the river ma
catching her dress IN his teeth he hlot,'.i,; .
her up 60 the ade of the boat and d,,;l,,s
Sryd her INTO, the hands OF her astoui.h.,
Old shepherd. d = P- ~, liui
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CThe sultan, riding one day through the
streets of his city. came upon woman
whom an infuriatcd crowd were driving
outside the walls there TO stone her to
death, accord!ns to law. 1t was day OF
sultrN heat The very crows We're gasping
and the k.no went up Au,i down with loll-
ing tongues. a wrrtched dog had dragged
hin'sclt to the neighborhood of a tank,
but. exhausted with the heat, could get No
nrtrer The condemned woman, on her
way to death. took the slipper from her
foot and dipped IL INTO the water)
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liut the king.
Riding within his ! tier. marked this thing,
ana how the woman, on her way to die.
liad such commission for the misery
OF that parchcd hound. Take or rer
chains. ana place
The ven once more above the sinner
face.
And lead her to the house in peace" he
The law is that the people stone thee
dead.
For that which thou hast wrought. int
there Is come
rawninG around thy feet, witness dumb
Not henrd upon thy trial: this brute beast
Iestines for thee, sister. whose weak
breast
Death could not make ungentle hold
rule
In Al!ah's stead, who Is the mercirul,
And hope for mercy, therefore get thou
free
| dare not show less pity unto thee"
Sir Edwin Arnold Pearls of Faith"
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Newfoundland. said to vote for dog You
knew, not one You had jus, read about.
Wen, Guy, you must agree with me tt1t
poor as well as the rich. and Is as faith,
iul to one as the other For that reason !
think he should BIZ our club dog. II
the Newfoundland and 81. Bernard, thoueh
these !sn't any one that appreciates ,neSy
nYble dogs more than myself How many
o: you haps would like 10 walk two IN les
have TO do. and though ] DO not mnnI
the Walk | haven't lived In the comnrS
long enough to get used to the cows. There
are three Of US who so. but we are AZ
girls and when we see burch OF cattle
In the road we quake with fear ana < I've
them wide berth and how we do wish
was here to 20 TO school with us. With
best wishes to The Post and all the Iaps,
your friend, Laurie Crist
SHEPHERD VOTERS MUST WORK.
Willard. Texas.--Dear Haphammer; l.
TOO am n shepherd voter and ! send a
lst of names, all of whom vote ns ! 40
Adler pens than mine have described his
him. only viii say TO n shepherd vnters
don't think because our choice is n the
lead now that he is sure to win. The -,
BGrnard aud Newfoundland both have lots
Of friends. ana the first thing we know
the large clubs VIII come pouring IN and
when we anxiously scan the list we VIII
see that our faithful old Shep has been
TUNED down. SO don't stop working until
the contest closes.
How | wish you could all see our pet
deer. He has lad aside his pretty spotted
coat. which he had on when papa found
HIN, u little bit OF a fawr, ana has now
put on his heavy winter coat of blue. you
have all read how Wild ana shy The deer
IS: DO you know ihey are easter tanned
than any other wili animal II YOU catch
them when they are small? Hoping the
S,llie Crist.
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4 TRrE HApPYHAMMER

Burton, TeNas,--pear Haphammer: En-
closed are twenty-ouc votes for the New
founiland. Their names are Aalle Mary
Ada and Esse Sims, Amanda, Archie and
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So hlled tn embroidered shoe. and

So allied tn embroidered shoe, and gave
drHuEht
To the sicnt beast. which whined an,
faWncI and qUaifed
Her kirl z II to the dregs-
Then at her feet
He followed close all down the cruel street
Her one friend in the city.
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Lockhart nigrtower, who viii be years
letter from Cleveland. Ills vote 30 for the
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EE
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| lnrz Pound. of Ices Creek La, saws
| she has been watching the dog contest for
some DINO ati finally concluded to Vote
| for iNn 81 Il. rn.Lr.I
The herald., 1896-10-18
Testimonials for ss#
Grants System Tonic

months. Grants System
positive relief
consider it the best
49, - Supplies,
The herald., 1896-10-18
ARCTIC DISCOMFORTS
According to DR.. Nansen, Thirst Is the
Leading One

DR.. Nansen, who has just returned
from an Arctic Journey says the thirst
induced by the irksome labor of sledge
hauling is the severest discomfort to
the explorer. Though the Polar world
is covered with frozen water there
is none for drinking purposes save that
which is thawed, and on the march il
is almost impossible to thaw it, Other
explorers complain bitterly of the
effects of the wind and sun. 1t is we'll
known that a very low degree of cold
can be borne without discomfort so long
as the air is still, but the moment it
gets into motion it strikes the skin
like the blast Of furnace.
Its effects have often been described
as precisely similar to those of a burn
The sun, when it is visible, is hot, and
peels and blisters the skin, making it
infinitely more sensitive to the attack
of the wind. Others, again, say that the
warm relaxing damp of the Polar sum-
mer, with all the diseases that 1t brings
is infinitely worse than the intense cold
of winter; but, perhaps, after all, the
greatest evil and misery which confront
the Polar explorer spring from the fear
full depression, mental and physical, of
the long nights of two or three thou
sand hours of gloom and semi-dark
ness.
Under its influence men seem to suf-
fer like plants deprived of sunlight A
their characters, and the enforced idle
ness, universal gloom, and bitter col;
combined, reduce life to its lowest terms
and make 1t so miserable that many
have found refuge from it in insanity OF
suicide
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ORIGIN OF WHITE HOUSE"

There are a number of stories In cir
Yculation going to show why the execu-
tive mansion was called the White
House, and by whom it was first called
such," said local historian to Wash
ington Star reporter, but think the
best eevidence tends to give that credit
to James Madison, who was the fourth
president, and who was driven out of
the executive mansion when the British
burned it in 1914. The executive man.
sion is built of freestone, which was
quarried down on the Potomac river
The capitol proper was constructed out
of the same stone, though of course the
wings for the senate and house of repre-
sentatives are built of marble with
sgranite foundation.
"At the time the British burned the
executive mansion they did a lot of
other damage and the country was
pressed for money to repair the same.
The walls of the mansion were but little
damaged, other than being blackened
by smoke. AS / said, money was scarce,
and congress n ade an appropriation to
have the outside of the house painted.
White was selected as the best color.
The capitol was not painted for nearly
twenty years afterward. Madison, in a
letter to personal ana political friend,
wrote: Come in and see me at any time.
You will always find me in the white
house..
The executive mansion may have been
called the White House before that, but
I have never been able to find any rec
ord of it. The letter from Madison had
an important political bearing and was
very extensively circulated. If, there
fore, Madison did not off1ciate at the
christening he certainly took a promi-
nent part in publishing the fact that the
White House was forever from that time
to be the name of the executive mansion.
Up to that time the executive mansion,
which is the legal name for it, was gen
orally spoken Of as the presidents
house,