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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-28
THE ARIZONA KICKER.

For the third time we have been elected
mayor of thH town by III" largest ma
iority over ,sivon n candidate for any Of
nee W., are hn only man eyer elected 10
"A third itsm as mayor. we thtnk we can
say without .Fpttsm and Without hcmihl
w" ar. the only human cri,ter In ms Ter
iltory who hns been picked IN by ~ en-
thihins,ic multitude after the ballots were
counted and carried hnlf II mile on tho
Shoulders %, eminent statesmen.
Tho reports icleRraphcn around tho
country the other day TO III" erect thht
the mayor OF This town twho IL ourselO
had been thrown ONT OF n window al a
Meeting Of tho common council contain
only n small grain of truth, AS presiding
ofi,ces az ME council we refused to enter
rain a niotiOu whdch was clearly ont OF
order. Simultaneously with our refusal
wn reached Tor our gun. but al One" dis-
covered .tnt II had been left at the offire.
Six aldermen Mt once crew on MS and de.
not being nnxions to he made n ilshret OF
We promptly aud checrfully COMPLIED. No
one was thsnwn out ot window: no ono
was shot No ono struck a blow. Six
,id.,,ncu simply blurred tho mayor to a
Fiunds,lll for tho frFt and only time In
his nfr nnl The business OF the corpora
lion proceeded after the usual programme.
~ the next meeting Of the council we
shall have al least two guns, but we do
rot anticipate any trouble There have
h.on several occasions when we held the
SIX aldermen M ard satisfied them OF tho
snundnos5 of our position. ana we nav"
fniih that wn can do II again. We admit
that We lost prestige I'm the affair hut
with SIX guns hooking mt us we had To lose
something or other and concluded TO let
tl.p prrstigs 70.
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A LITTLE BOYS WISH.

II all the Ienvos were dollars
And the dolalrs all were mine.
OH | would be q banker,
And the counters bright would shine.
And right upon tho windows.
In letters black and gold.
ia sny. ''ThIs is the poor folks BANK
For both the yorrg and old.
Ard all Of you that's needy .
lust thissigh this doorway come
For | got lots OF money,
nd you shall all have somc.'
And you'd SEQ old Pappie Simons,
With his l,ttle lame srnndrtrld.
nd you'd see the Martin orphnfs.
| With their eyes IS, soft ana MID
A-riding round in carriages,
a singing songs of glee.
And a-buy.ng peanut CANDY
Like ma buys for you and me:
And thcrc'd be no moro cold Fingers
For the poor should have good iires
And the softcst. warmest clothes.
ia get old grannie cushioned crntch-
She can't walk. cause her muscles
She told mo once she'd die wAth tho govt
IL ever she gut r'ch.
hone some time IN tho fall OF the year
They'll pepper down 10 me.
The iciyes all silver dollars bright,
From every forest tree.
THEN 10 every poor old hegEar
Ard the orphan cfhld III give.
Ard RI put a card In tho paper
Tor them 10 come to my town and live.
Ida II. c. Clarke. IN st. Louis Star
Sayings.
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...., ana Tho club min are
HAP TALKS

gu0 fIaphammer Has to Say to Our
Boys and Girls.
Bqpyhammers In order 10 bc a
IA letter writer IL. Is necessary
ht'due observer. added 20 the ahil-
iwIhs others what YOU have seen.
aRfad, Some of 'he best letters
IN appeared on this page have
INT something that member oh
n prund his or her own home. Write
n,Nu talk. DO not attempt Big
IN pretty phases. unless they come
nH, Our language has too many
Wth II, anyway. AZ n general
u n most forcofpl words ara the
rland those that are easiest to
1wrnnounce. Sometimes. though, u
nd b JUS: as hard to pronounce
VI one. isn't Il? In Englist. YOU
aisiys tell from tho spelling how "A
Will get itself" pronounced. all
the grammars give many rules
Hss certain combinations of con-
- md novels
n'''e co'hpoS'''oh 'ha' SHOWS
$3.50 Is o'' nv s"as anu ''""
q us rronNhciaiion' How many
''Au '''S CORY ely h' Jay
y tome chores 10 do and no choice
:"e"' '','o ''e sa''''i' o"'
.n,ou,A , ~" c'''-' '' 'N'' Wv
u 80 " q" ~ -,
81. r.. s ~" '"'''' 'p'' a. -
I, -, ~, "''' 'o''' '"' wa
am .,.,,. Ieo.', ''o"'Ne'' anu v
,u 1"e l'"h Il pear ""n
.,.. 49, ~ -
Ae"'' ""on loved mo-. II
'o'sh IN" gave me
ST.. "a' MOI houeht the ir''lt'
A.. ShP paek' fhere WAS m
a'sn' IN having a sour soul. so l
A. "'"e lourheE' making a tour
sn' MY wife had not been
WV, yet ! had intended TO SOW
con- but a SOW with har ,,.,or ,,,,
NJ s.u, ~ '''' ''''e' ''''
~" 'ne OWL came forth 10
nun the b vi. II being near noon.
u nj nv hook IN raj ar, ,,,.;,,r
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HER FAvoRITEs CHOSEN.

Houston. Texas Dear Haphammer:
7 have not written to Won IN a long time
wrnk | have not been very fortunate In
the last TWO contests. Although tho votes
that sem IN could not be coun'ed be
cause | broke the rules. my favorites
10 vote for blue and gray. but The color
ircsm turned The tide In favor Of rose
and gray" As tithAl Tucker of conro-
asked ahou; an Irene ! will write ~ her.
although ] am not the Irene @hN men
toned would like 10 correspond with
any other Hap Of my age. 49, ! enclose
o. cents for Daisies chair and hope she
Win &c, it SION, Your loyal Hap
IrpnG lOnnellX.
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rOI,n NEW MEMBERS.

Milano. Tc>as--pear HlpHlmmer.; nm
10 ioin vour happy band. which is ham
m m.f 3plr 50 much happiness in tho hearts
of others. / have been reading the Hap
pyhammer page for The last four weeks
nHd am very much Interested In IT. !
va houing that my favo,te colors blue
and whiteE would lead. yet am satisfied
With rose and gray. have three sisters
who want 10 Join your happy hanh. Their
na,ros are Fannie. clara aud Rosy SHAFT
n"r. I would like to correspond with WI
ora Long and Daisy ollph'nt, surely
symtnthige with them. Your friend.
- Nliic Maria shaffner.
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soMr SHORT LErrEns.

R,na Iosov Of Wallis viii exchange me
song ''Gamb,ing on a sabbath Day for
cine Dying Nun" Rena would Ike TO
correspond with Edna Earl Smell.
Bessie Smith NJ Franklin, aged ~;
would Ike to correspond WIN Elri OF
her age Bessie Ives on farm.
claude Davis # Wharton has his nnma
enrolled as n member Of the iiappyham-
mcr band claude is i gears old
PIKE Charlie and Mamie Dolen OF
Cvnr.ss Top sent 81 70 for the paisie
O'iphint chair fund.
clara Arnold. who lives At PAS Cochran
street. Hons nn is afdcd tn the big list
of HappyhammrrS.
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Two cATEsvnLE GIRLS.

Gatosvillc. TcAas-De,r lianhamme,r,;
NC 70 and Kate H. Alice IL taking
music Lessons and is In the seventh grade
in school and Kate is IN the itih grade.
We have no pets except ktttfn ana n
III, III. culf The kitt,,n's name IL swift
md IN" ralf's name is Winnie. T. Is a
,l,,ie rcd calf and very pretty, I WI ask
n riddle: what IS that which llycs IN
,,.,,,ier and dies IN ,he summer aud al
way, grows with the r1ots npward?' We
i,ye in lie cltv of Gatesvii.c on I.utt"r-
ioh avenue. We viii close fer this time
with much love to tho HANS, kos friends.
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ALL A MATTER or TASTE.

this county was ore day soon after his
ARRIVAL, says chattcrbcx, invited to a
garden party. His host thought that nc
would give him something to eat unlike
anything he had eser tasted before, "a
he bough, him a strawberry ice.
isn't that good:" he asNed the black
man.
"Yes. II am berry nice" was the reply
but did white man ever eat ants?"
The favorlie food In his country con
Jelly and baked. and the strawberry leo
was Sc. very good that 1t reminded him OF
This dol cacX.
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saii S.n stars form one Large 4thH
sne Union, and tho thirteok
b 81, center represent the thirteh
rnItsSs which form the nucleus
eax n, statcs. This arrangement
CITY, Miss Eleanor Simpson OF
MN 4. few Happyhammers know
rova mu,Uo-ooo pennies are coined
verv sl,hment every year. That
~ ths, 'arge number. but so many
fhs II Is hard to maintain
hanufs Profit to the government IN
mi sv,s,nnre is large. a tirm in
!. d. 'SSpnlies the blanks" that is
asis u.scs Of copper out of which
Nh r ere stamped. at n contract
ssr.,n the same WAY. the cos
4 ~ s each. All TIM pennies ar,
" Phtl,d sniladelphia mint. Gold is
ao0shanssaellphia and San Franeisco
y Mn, q i It comes into the New
Ma 10 make It's coinage there
u luS'ssss the list of counting out
sned last week about er.
'pply. Only one has been
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.N Observation-Disclosures POINT.

In Porte. Texas.--pear ilaphammor:
vas much Disappointed 10 ser rose and
gray win. bur think | VIII manage 10
survive the DISAPPOINTMENT AZ least VIII
nv, he tried hard enough - dream II :
nolor into favor. are We TO have song
con,est next, | wonder I think a certain
Texas Han will PROPOSE Dixie" hut his
time WI Inc wasted for that song VIII
not win. / received several letters from
Maine. my old hcmc. his week. ThcJ
make me very home sick. Some OF my
low friends are going on hunting. OK
nc1ltion 20 MooSehead lake. From
,hsrn they are iuIns To Mars Iii'l ana
jInvsta k nnd camp for four weeks
aunt went there ONE. and surely did
a,ioy myself | wish 10 ask the Ilnrs
a fev nliestions: Who founded the first
AsSyran empire, ana IN VIM Yen. W "
nrdortook TO brew l.quor thar would maze
Hose who drank !; Immortal, bui unior .
,n,,,,,oiv for tho rest OF mankind, Own
,nfnro tho liauor WAS drlnkah.ev VINO
,. or,,n.us? When Was the world ere
a",adp when was tho Ffeneh monirrhy
Soundcl and hy whom Nueh WI I'" IT,,
n,ndnws first used? When ana ~
,o h,, wero thermometers invcntedf VINO
w, ',,dsJ f;roccr and when did Greco" sun,
10Y , w. Roman authority? Who inventor
M - ~ what battle and between
.hen was gunpowder first used. or
M npn, which side used powder Wien
ard by whom were spec' arins !, pn,,
WI p,r,s built? Who said ven. Won,
was nd on what occasion? VINO Was
| virl, md when did he -four, n nay
Aesop ,,,,m,ed lanterns? When did canute
klns 'Trnr.and? Your friend, ,.,
| THE BELL BIRD. IT..
| ras-Dear Haph ammtr. The
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ThE CLUB.

.umers are the young ysaot
tha Youths Department or
~. post. There are no ices
any kind connected with
oSrs and girls who read Inc
ktpVssrrolled as active members
- .me ace and address.
nv sSisct OF all Happyhammers
~. oSsnniness when ana where.
Hence the club name ana
y.,Ss .,uh flower is the violet, the
~ .i live oak and the club pet Is
". W MID ali being chosen by the
tbemeelves. .s ray
", are Intended to be worn with
~ the club hutton or pin. They
sSioto badge by rinning or sew
sx"r tvo nieccs Of narrow ribhon.
ss mink and the other of ltShf
~ button and tho club pin are
5a,iuloid. TIE ground is white,
anrSs "Houston Post III. II.
nd in ylo.et color. inc einn
~ color The letter 81" is
~. an each side of the violet.
Beautiful little badge ana VII
b any Happy hammer upon ms
Nm cents. In ordering a pin or
sldiess your letters to the Hap
sesre The Poet. Houston. Texas.
~ new subscriber sent by a
sSiner for the Semi Weekly Post.
k1utton or pin Will he given free.
Seriber secured can he either for
l1ths slx months or a year. no
c.vhNh OF the three 1t is, YOUR
gli not cost you anything. When
ubscriber address your letter
lpiness office of The Post.
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ORIGIN or THE FAN.

The following Chinese legend accounts
for The Invention OF tho fan In a rather
Ingenious fashion: "The beautiful Kan
sj. daughter OF II powerful mandarin. was
insisting at tho feast Of lanterns. when
she became ovorpowered By the heat and
Was against all rIlo and custom, 30 expose
her face she held her masI! before II and
gently fluttered II to cool herself. Tne
court ladies present noticed the move
ment. and In an instant one hundred OF
them were waving their masks.
From this instant came the birth Oe
the fan. and today II takes the place Of
the mask in that country"
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SEA NEST nI.lLpERs

Eagle Lake. Texas Dear iiaphammrr.
I viii tell YOU about something i Was
reading today ahou, tho birds Of the sea
some fishes are f-1-oalied because ihey
are water nest builders Among item
none are more beautiful han the paradise
FISH. Al the proper season the house
father comes to the surface Of the water
.,lcks N bubble of air carries ~ down
and enclnses Il in :. covering of saliva II
presently floats above the water, look
irr like n lovely SOAP bubble. He makes
euourh OF ihcso tiny hubhe-cups TO form
n closely connected raft, winch Is about
half an inch above the surface and sew
erai inches below In the pretty RAINBOW
hued sacs tho small eggs are Snugly
tucked. when the baby fish leave me
eggs the walls of the fairy IKE c"Stie
atirniv all tho food they want for time.
When II Is all gone they are large "nongn
nnd .tron. enough to swim away and ma
'hoir avn l.virg In sam they are called
n,nket tsh and are kept as pris Tnr'f
fns arc very handsome. Their scales AZ"
olive ,in,cd with oval snols IN m" sun
nghr They make one think OF ilnni-
il,g rainbow. Very fond of play are ,neY
kc children NJ hide and seek Ihey
chase each other In their tanks. Shonlf.
,h.ir owner hut touch The water with
us huger the pretty creatures follow ~
ns u Watching for al the fun and lrolio
they can rot from life. In sam these
make, fsh are carried about In large
water lars and nre fed upon the larvae Of
n,osou toes They can be trained 10 20
through all the ovouiions Of a mock iigh,.
Wc,i i will close for this time, Win NUN
love 10 The Haps. Your little friend
'N' Ophcl.n Simpson.
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HE WANTS. RAIN

Howard. La, Dear ltaphammer: We
are expecting sister lialictte home to-
has been attending st. Mary's convent
Para's crops need rain very hadly. Tho
corn IS beginning to look little yellow
Robinson. win leave for his home IN Bal.
timorc. Md. in week or more. I will
bo very. sorry to see him 80. Please find
enclosed fve cents for Daislc oliphant' )
rolling chair Your little friend.
Garland S.ringfcllow,
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A HATS MIS1IAP.

lu,, liza, 1tr
~ 10y ielF 81, And minbty dis"rcss,nely
nave pe'h SCH ,iiu his .,,.l.. r,ory INA
Slrh' 'oo' H'l! ~, or,,, ,y,.,nr win
NarH',s ~ ~ I'M .,,,o N ~ avs
me. Ny ~ raj nv
aftei Inc SUNDAY i"SN Wiz ~ ~ ~
cream IN ~ SOM puas 'tp'' 10
counted ihat nt'h'il.u ~ 49, ~
aeup'cn 'un' We ~! 49, ~ nn',,,,a d..
ludre u sue ild'l'l1' Sns ~,
tended II ara was sonuh,y WV ~, o,,v
! 'nlhk cam ON WIZ - & do'..
nH'utn 10 u" ri,,,i,,nI do,hter had 10 siav
Wi',t''s CIV, ~ ~. w. a,,rerta,o mat
WIN ms ma WON "tI at, va
Hans kndnsss. ne oipe W." W., ,n,,, a',d
laked my ici,ets' WY Srrs's yo,,
nappiiN IN inS lul,., ~ ~ ,,-ais. Tor hG;r-
ueferVe u vac "nii,''"' ,, w. ~ you had
ing rose ana trd> -, could
Kept Iule' ne s,,re a., ~. s,Innor, crs
nave been left am sn'r Nv, ~ ,',,, Il,
of rose and gray WIZ .ol,f ~, ~, ,n,os
kinhiy teMeui'r"h .,,,1,,sss And o,hrr
nut on account OF slcN, ,,o,na,. MN
things d;nn te' ,,l'll W - is.er and
u was TOO iaie. Mah'."' ~, ny ION Iii
! came nero Il'- u, ~ ;o,i,b,fui mao
spend the summer ~ ,roS dnwS las, week
Mamma wisneh 10 .o,,' ~" ~ ilnmston ,ii
NM hSis,en on s,ns,,S go =, orre If |
after sunday. 50 J coulh see =, T., ~ ,,'or
was gong 20 he dlsaIIo,',s'i III * c,,,d,v
.ot.,s,, "a ~ r.,itoi In" coming of The
Post boy WIN d more an ',mf' doyli.hi on il
than ever waited l2r mhS tiS Ia napo',
'hr rfh y, nio for i,,r ,,rn Win iremoi'ns
came looNeu 10. or r,S ro.e AMI gray
hn mas ana WI. nore co,,ldn't Rave heen
ahead am sur .i', Iis.an man Lee I
a happier hoy n lio"s'on W. 9sn,,noi,to cd
know 10, OF rIl,i,. sho,,,d "tntn ,he.r
that morning ph ,oys Sn ,,n n,t,enee ami
s en,,i,,, ana ' rs The W d"w Bedotie I'D
v.ses, admit ihcy VIZ 49, ,a,.s, rrom.
and be t"ppy In i2tmer r,.e' calrrmity
.ssd to 'f Feia' me in ennneSion WI his
y,. ban,o, me went 10 galveston N
March to carry my il,'. S,,'r ci,v sis ana
be IS. who resides o N 'n@ or ming and She
went down t aNs s 1nf ' nr eloIhos; In,
b bpushs "a" Mere long. i, was i,c rs par
of long pants FOR me me; aau INV wanting,
hs iad hen wa WTii vaays a ana d' years ni
long nreG Sn,,an noF ls, "Ts me Rav, them said
mam as no mos small, SIS said when a boy
NV ! va a Ne he vas plenty old TO dress like a
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11rn sEc0Np CHOICE.

EARLE Lake, Texas:-Dear Haphammer:
have have Just finished reading about me
,,in s,ill I am glad rose and gray won.
as ~,', :, was nv next choice; How many OF
The Hsrs have read -Aliee's Adventurss
incest Books / ever read Since my las!
lever have been camping: We all went
abcvt fourteen miles from here % sucn
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NEWS FOR GARDENERS.

There was a little gardener
Who spent tile summer days
Flaming rows nf buttons
no see whns nc could raise.
"If vines como up I'll got" said he
"Some button hooks for pales'
Iynt. digging down. lie. found instead
crop Of hutron holcs.
Anna NJ. Pratt in tho Yonlhs COM
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A 1APpyI,AlrNrR CANDIDATE.

Cc.rigan TcN1s-Donr laphammer:
Here ! an, again. liaps. have You been
reading Thn Posts Insurance contest:
Wall. Just lools over the contest reports.
You md r. +. A. candidate, Mlson's.
tailroad East Texas and others have their
candidate, but YOU don't ind Happy
BONNER candidate Wa must have one.
who shall n be- You all work together
for one He viii ha sure to win. In, "
we scatter out among four. or fivc minis
ter. then they won't count Zip much. Let
MS hnya Rev V. A Godbey Of Rusk,
Texas. as the lIappyhammer candidate in
The Posi- insurance contest. Now. We
must work for Bro @ obey Think Of tho
several Thousand votes which wcsc cast In
our late color contest Then We only had
one vore apiece. but here we can vote
all the coupons we can get. Hoping You
wll al vote for Bro. Godbey and wishing
success Ia Tho Post. ] remain, your do
voted Hap. NIaude Martindale.
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THE BEAUMONT noy.

Beaumont. Texas-pear iIaphammcr:
VIII send ten cents for n club PIN. We
had a nice rain Tuesday evening and "A
god ono Wednesday night Rev Son
field preached IN the Methodist church
Tuesday and Wednesday night The Port
Arthur road Is open now and papa went
there the other day. am 80 glad that
Wi,ura got her chair and her picture In
tho liappyhammer page. Her face looks
50 sweet. viii close with love to the
Haps. Your friend phillp Iuggle.
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ron nAIsIIi.H cnMFORT.

Hcmpifll, Texas Dear I,apilalnmtr; Ny
, ro,fsr While sister Belle ard myself
Ina Ok cents 10 help huv Ia sic Ollphnts
chair we have known Da.s'e a long tlmo
AID are glai The liappyhainmers are gong
a great comfort and much pleasure. TO
ber Your friend Scott Smith.
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WHAT BOYS ARE GOOD FOR.

Elderly Gentieman--WcIi. my son. car
you tell mo what little boys are good for.
anyway?
Boy. 'Es. sir. they're good to make
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Thousands OF eases OF rheumatism havs
been cured by Elmer = Amends Pre-.
tn : bottle Of ss1s G. W. Pyestop Q Co.
0slveetens TexaA oGeotA
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Mamie Noble and Cecil Tillman.
nrI.y ,,poN YoVRsELr.

Gol'ad. Texas.-Dcnr Haphammer' !;
is no, without dftidence THAT | enter M"
the realms of SO many contributors 10 NM
Happyhs mmcr page. Brt certainly II
never make "A beginning will never sue
coed VIVA, do you think OF the hoy or
girl who looks forward to the help " MS
or her b.sa, FRIEND What Il this friend
forsallo them They are loft IN n nad
condition Rely on yourself ii You wish
20 succeed in lie. Try one, aud If you
fail. Try again n Won do this, yoi are on
tiit. road that leads TO succ. IS ! think
Nicholas Beden writes IL good Letter. also
Guy Pagan. Hope they VIII wrlTe again
so u. | am " years OF aye. ana hnd
pleasure I'm reading the leTers IT the
ii ,ps The color contest has been very
Interesting I think and hope all tho Hap
pyhammcrs Will be satisfied with the
rosors thai, won. Wishing the lliiis
Nav White
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NEW HApPYHAMMERs.
Number Of nappybammers 49,.

no rrIIL, ,pDvIIANt&ft,t,s
~ ihh HAPPY hAMMhHs.
no you know l Ike your MOTTO very
muoh2
AS read it. II is rich as will bring you
-, peace and love.
To UNFIT M fallen. to Ease mans VIE,
:. door.
su,h morto is fit for heaven.
"Llltle Happyhammers.. What a tale IT
tells
OF faces bright busy hands and merrv
feet
" hose mission is to be ALWAYS good and
- sweet i':'''''' - " away e''N "'>
No shadow or frown must rest on your
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minutes past H. All along The tvuck 7
saw what ] supposed to bc n wide s,,c,,
was, me me kttie miss insinuated that II
inv, shei rod and asked me II I could
; ;,nnn u. i told her I could try. Where
~ v ~ sire asked me 10 jump IN the middle
S oa,, ,ma roau-sasd she'd bet / co,i,dn't land
Suuareiy IN the mtddle. bet I could ana
,nsads enc Train stopped jumped for the
, ~, on the road. | Mndcd in mud and
49,. Two and one-nalf feet decp. NV
ss, v,,,hT shoos went down toes first aud
S nn natd and fast in the mud I fell
VT on my back and rolled over and
over BEFORE | could get my shoe POINTS
o,'s s,, and that little girl-,he cause
". a., my miscry-stood on tho platform
anu ihnsned TIL thought she'd go into
u"nVuls ons or something. l haven't seen
ny ucrny from that day 10 this. NV
iuur IN. hand and my needle points I
cropped out the window between La porte
anu houston | changed clothes MS soon
as POSSIBLE and haven't had n long pai,.
OF pants on since My nice suit was a
.oVui wreck gave II TO orr wash
woran's hoy, In Jefferson. l thought ia
never go near La Porte again. hut here
. am and ! am having as fine a time
az az ! ever had IN my NE. The bathing is
S,,npiy, grand: boats Galveston. | think.
rave been fishing several times with my
s,s,ers- didn't catch any fish. They say
" because ] talk so much I haven't
mo- any La Forte Hans yct hone Mi
small liaps will enjoy their frst pair of
lohg pants and pointed Shoes with loss
'".sery than J. Your frjcnd
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For he is out,
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A COLLECTIONS FOR pAIsrr

Pa'roor. TcN,s Dear Harhamm"r; We
thought we would write YOU n short lot
ter. - we have never written before. We
send g 10 help buy Daise oliphint's chair
We I'll wsnt 20 Rirc lake last Wednesday
morning and stayed until Friday morn
ing We had 4 nice time, rs Y Is such "A
beautiful place Miss Ada Tillman Is IN"
eight scholars We give YOU The Est OF
names Of those who gave something 10
h.lr buy Daisies chair: Molie Chambers
n cents. Willie aud Bessie pouthi,, 10
rta' Mahic and Nrnrl Britain. % cents
P"ttie. Eva and lett'e I,cl IS cents. Lii
lie aud sophie He'll 20 cents; Frances
Gravy. cents: Elite Msurine Hicks. +
contS: Rosa Leo Edwards. 10 cents: una
'rillman. 10 cents. Miss Mary Roberts. IL
cents. Katie and Ann,c rorcher % cents;
Nora Woods N cents; tNannil send IL
cents; fcecin send 10 cen's--total amount
SEQ Please enroll us ms llappyhammers.
Your friends.
NnnIe Noble and Cecil Whitman.