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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-08

Kerens' Texas Dear Haihammcr:
have not written In such II long time
me but / hone not am so glad that
my favorite tree. the oak, won in the
contest. The Haps' letters this week
tho girls like TO ride horseback? l do.
for one. would like to sec all Of the
Haps together / know there would be
large number OF them. How many
OF the Haps can piece qull,sP can.
have two nearly done and when | I'm
ish | am going to help quilt them. |
win try In my next letter 10 tell some
thing about trees. birds nests, etc. l
would like TO correspond with some Hap,
aged 10. l will be glad when Tuesday
comes so I will have the iaps' letters
to road How many OF the girls have
planted their flowers? have and | hope
they will come up nicely. Little girls do
any of you want to exchange any Hover
seod7 II you do, write and tell me and
win save you some remain, true
Hap, Helen Cherry.
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ROSE AND GRAY.

huntsville, Texas.--Dear Haphamnicr; !
nave nave been wanting to write and join the
happyhammers for a long time. l am u
see the next contest will be choosing the
coiors for the club. l will choose the rose
ana gray. think they make very pref
~ comhination. All of US like roses, and
IKE the gray because our Southern
mems uniform in the civil war was gray.
w men the colors are chosen l shall get
me badge and wear II all the time. and
mink all the Haps should do the same.
Wen, l will close, with much love to the
Haps. Marion Clark
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THE HAT GAME.

The that" Is a simple and lively game.
The players are divided, as Tor ciumps.
into two opposing parties. They sit In two
half-circies at the same distance round
a hat, which In placed on the floor In the
center OF them Two differently colored
packs OF cards are then given. one 10 each
party, and by them equally dealt out TO
each player. The players try to throw
cards into the hat In the center. This N
by no means easy. The cards have way
OF living over n or around II. a
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WHY HE WAS BAD.

A little 4-year-old boy was bad the Other
day, ard his mother said:
SAMMY. why don't you be good r
"'causs I'm afraid" was the prompt re-
ply.
what are you afraid OFF,
Coed little boys get 70 be angels. ana
don't want to be an angel and have 70 wear
feeders. like heu.S
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our yard in tall sycamore tree. We
wNatcneu them picking UP straws ana
.hings TO make their nest, but we could
never never md II. until the leaves began to
All when we found the little nest. II was
no, not made upon the limb like other nests,
Dut Just hung down from the limb. There
We're many nests In our shade trees, but
.nls was the prettiest of all. send 5
cents 10 help get Wilora's chair.
Lille May Mercer
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LIVE ON A RANCH.

- Wilson Ranch, Oakville, Live Oak Co,
Texas. Dear iiaphammer: Here We come
asking TO join your happy band, We are
little twins, hoy and girl, aged years,
our names are Allie and Avis. our papa
have one brother named Fred who takes
The Post We enjoy reading the Haps'
letters very much, mamma teaches us at
nome. We are living far out on our
grandpapa takes The Post also This is
our first letter. so we will not say more
Your little friends,
Alfred Allie Wilson,
Avis Nela Wilson.
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nee n subscription has opened 10 pre-
n wurshp to thu government.
: disorders have ceased IN this city
.hu state OF Madrid has been tranquil
the university was closed
! queen regent was chnered today on
u church by the crowds IN the street.
, gondarmes dispersed n crowd who
.crowdinE IN front of the French
ilato IN Barcelona as an expre ssion
hope for n Franco.Spanish ailiarce.
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p11rE AND WHITE.

tIurtsviIle. Texas.-Dear HaphammeF. 7
..tnaa sha club last summer, am pleased
2 2SitS the frse name dover tree and ret Of
~ w." cl,,h / vote for blue and white ~
the contest One shade Of blue on Is msa1
i ,Ioi.s ;s used to color red. White is
ibs emblem OF purity and blue OF cop ,,,
send cents toward getunS "hord
Long a chair. Love 10 an. ,,.,,.
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NDREw lIAMMERsLpy DEAD.

York. March sAudrew Hammers
tho lawyer, died tonight Mt Iis homo
If city. He was 50 years old and had
sick for many months from n COM
lion OF diseasea, A brother of the de-
"a, Louis linmmerslcy was the first
nnd of the present Lady Beresford.
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MR.. BY-AND-BY.

\, By.and-By.
n mari; him by his cry,
way he letters when
},sain and yet again
Se must leave his play
iii time be holiday.
M By-and-Ey.
M down and mouth awry!
imountalns NJ the moon
Known as Pretty Soon
VA cousin to Don't Care,
Doubt you're well aware.
Mr By.and-By
I has fretful "Why?"
|hs's asked to come or go;
u, sister-Susan Slow.
|se'll never-you nor l.
J Mr.. By-and-By.
Clinton Scollard. in st. Nicholas
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A LoIrIsyILLE FIRE.

nisvilie. KY. March 0.--Firc broke out
rarehouse No. OF tho Union Ware
10 company al o'clock this niornink.
hing a loss OF $4,000 ON contents, Z
N consisted OF merchandise. nay ana
ling, all covered by insurance.
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ANOTHER "HAMMER" FROM ALMA

Elgin, Texas.-pear II dphammer: have
just come back from school and am tired
We girls went flower hunting at noon
and found many pretty ones. Our school
win close the sth OF Mnrch, and we nre
going TO have social for the school.
1t has been raining here for the last
two or three days, but has quit now
will answer Gussie Kennedy's question.
1t was whether extracting the root OF
proper fraction Increased or diminished
the fraction, Answer. II In increases II.
Zollikoffer Cakes, how old are you?
would like very much to correspond with
you I am glad the Haps are taking
30 much interest In raising tho money
10 buy WilYra's chair and hope they
VIII keep on send. have collec.ad 81. is
(since my last letter. from my friends
Maud and Wilbur Austin send 60 cents
apiece Quinn McGinnls 10 cents; lula
Hausman OF Rungc, Texas, send me 3
cents. which / will send to you How
much Will tho chair cost, Mr. Hap?
AS mamma is calling me TO make fire,
win STOP. Your friend forever.
Alma Uarling,
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MUST IIsD AMERICAN.

drid. March S-United States Minister
,r has refused designations of SPAN
acting MS United States consuls
they were written In Spanish on
ground that that language IL not tho
al language Of the United States.
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Ella Afahan.
ALL ARO1rT LEAF YEARS.

LaGrange, Texas, Dear llaphammer;
Since reading the letter OF Louise, the
Hap of Dallas. ana what the Haphainmrr
had to say about her birthday coming on
the 10Th of February, ] have been thinking
a little about leap years ana NE extra
day which ia given to Louise Of Dallas for
her birthday, and propose TO tell the Club
what have learned about II. An astro-
nomicnl year Ia determined by the time &C
cupied by tho earth In making one revolu
ton around the sun and consists Of y65
days, 5 hours, A. minutes and AZ SECONDS,
or nearly $685. days, As II would be man
testify inconVenient for the purposes or 90
ciety to Introduce q fraction of II day INTO
yearly reckoning, II has been agreed 10
throw OFF the quarter OF DAY Tor three
years IN succession and Introduce whole
day every fourth year and reckon thnt
year at 36s days. This II called leap yenr,
and the. additional day Is given louise OF
her expressing the year IL not divisible by
I without remainder, the corresponding
year IL called common year ana consists
of go days Thus, 1863 Is a common year.
When the year ~ dlvlsibie by 1t is leap
year-thus 1864 and 1868 were leap years;
Now. there Is an exception TO this RUE.
Whenever the number expressing the cen
turtles is not dlvisible by the correspond
ing year IN not leap year but a common
year-thus 100 and 1900 were not leap
Years since II and ~ Ghe numbers cK"
pressing The ceniuriea) nre not divisible by
4 The year 1900 will also be common
year, but 300 viii be leap year. Thc Ich-
son OF this Is that WIN, " thrown TOW, on iron,
n quarter Of "A day Is not exactly a quar-
ter OF day, but only hours ~ minutes.
* seconds-a difference Of nearly IL MIN
utes. Now IN % years his would amount
TO three fourths OF day, aud, as fractions
are announcement, It IL counted as whole
day and every three centurial years out of
every four are not counted AS leap years
but as common years. Again, each Tour
hundredth year IN counted a leap wear LOT
the. rrasnn that what was counted as u
day in the previous adiustment ia not real
ly a day, but only three-fourths Or a day,
And SIN another adjustment has 10 be
o,ado Tor every four thouEandth year.
witch Is not necessary now 10 explain.
fuii explanation OF these points you WIZ
find In astronomy What are eau,nonyis
are the days and nights equal at these
''i'S'' AV'' Gussie Kennedy.
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Gladstone. Texas.--Dear Haphnmmer;
guess most OF the Haps are friends to edil-
cation, This Is subject Of considerable
Importance to us, Education is the full
complete and harmonious development OF
all the faculties Of the body am glad
thar the young people are alive to lts cause
and interest Dear Haps, we all have
every advantage, why moi Justly use themy
II We were as courageous as our fore
fathers were. doubtless our progress IN
education would be more rapid. Think of
the advantages we have today OF which
they were entirely destitute. Where they
had made log houses and benches. we have
fine colleges and desks and variety OF
books and good teachers. sometimes
think We have everything necessary but
the will KNOWLEDGE is a great thing
when properly used. Youth is the time to
prepare for all things We should all
write often and each time try to do better
than we did tenore would like TO es-
change songs with some Of the Baps. II
some one VIII be 50. kind as to send me
Sweet Marie" will send in return TOO
I.ato" and reply, My I.oyer," Two Lutte
Girls In Blue" Don't Forget Me. Little
Darling" and jealous Ever" Please en-
roll me as a new Hap. | am lg years old,
viii close by wishing you all a happy
life. Maggie JenkinBon.
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THE PRICE BOYS FOUND.

Corrlgan, Texas,--Dear Haphammer; l
have thought for a long time would
little girl years old I am not going to
school now, but viii start soon TO Miss
Lula Goodwin. Charlie and Willie Price
are not In Honduras now, They have been
here visiting their aunt, who lives here In
CorriEap. Their mamma came to visit us
one day aud ] enjoyed hearing her talk
about the nice fruit and pretty flowers
they have In Horiduras would like 10
go there on visit. wouldn't you. Mr.
Hap? We have a pair of hooking birds
that have been with three years III
the winter we put crumbs on the back
porch floor and they come in and get
them. In the spring they build their nest
In the front yard In the honeysuckle vine.
We watch after the young birds and won't
let any one take them until they can fy
away. We have lois of Mild vlolets here
In the pincy woods. They are blooming
nicely now. The oak is my favoritc ttco.
| have an aunt and three cousins living III
Houston. Your little ffiepd,
L. H.
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MOVED TO KILLEEN.

KuIeen. Texas. - Dear Haphammer: Here
u,, come once more We have NOV ed
since we wrote TO you last. We moved to
a prairie country. It is quite m ninsreh y
from the place we came from. Sa,,sa
We are going 20 school now; we have been
ling about six weeks. our teachef
name Is Professor Halliwell; we nks , hitn
xsrv well. we will be glad when school
,s n,tt we are going 10 Lampasas TO spehu
a week with our sister and brother' Tour
little friends, r,a.u roimes
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A PRETTY TOWN.

Houston, Texas-Dear Haphammer:
avn a little Lufkin girl, aged II years.
am in Houston Visiting my Granuma
Moore. Lufkin is a pretty town ana has
many nice business buildings and hand
some residences In it, The East Texas
college is located there. am going 20
tell you about poor old Mexican VINO
lived there about IA year ago. lie nNee
by himself In poor little shanty, anu
made tamalcs and ice cream TO sell. He
that they all loved him. and the grown
people respected him. too. for he behaved
so well. We were all shocked and sorry
one morning when the word went arounu
that he had been murdered and ropneu
In his shanty. Another Mexican was sus
pectcd of killing him. he wos arrested and
Is now in Jail awaiting trial. i will close
with conundrum: "What yegetaole ~
like a blind man7" wish to be admitted
TO your club Your friend.
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BLUE BIRDS ARE HERE.

Woods, Pamela County, Texas-Dear
Haphammcr: We will write again and
send cents each for Wilora's chair. We
are not going to school now. We help
mamma at home. We are going to have
letter to the Happyhammers inquiring
about mammals uncle. His daughter saw
our letter in The Post and answered II.
We are under many obligations to The
Post. But we are sorry to hear that our
uncle had been dead four years. We will
close now until another contest; then we
Will write again. We have voted In all
all except the club flower. Wishing The
Post and all the Haps success In this. n
new year, we remain,
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socIARLE WEAVER BIRDS.

Nacogdoches. Texas Dear Hapham-
mer: AS ! don't see many letters from
one and see II you would let me Join your
happy band. l am boy IA years old. /
have two sisters / will tell about the
colony of two or three hundred and con-
struct In tree n huge soping roof i'm
pervious to rain. beneath This side by
side, each female makes her nest. three or
four inches In diameter weaving II to the
roof When completed the lower surface
OF the umbrella-lke structure appears
perforated by small openings like the cells
Of bee hive, all the birds living In per-
feet harmony. My father gave me a
cotton patch this year. think 1t will
make a bale. | will close with much love
to the Haps and Post Your friend
Fillmore Sanders
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Orange, Texas-pear Haphammer; As ]
have not called 10 see you In long time
and see what contest we are going TO
have next. | Will answer Mary V. Hud-
gins riddle. 1t was; Love l sit, love ]
stand, love hold in both my hands and
this riddle you may hang me-" There was
a lady going TO be hung and the people
that were going to hang her said II she
would make a riddle which they could
not guess they would not hang her. so
she had little dog whose name Was
Love" She had some people 70 Kill him
and she took some OF his skin IN her
hands, under her gloves. some In the
chair in which she was sitting, put some
In her shoes and some OF his skin on a
tree. They could not guess II. Will ask
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'1'' carew and Udell Holmes,
MILp CANARY NEsTs.

Chappell Hill. Texas-pear hah i,a sanary
h,rds which built their nests In front oil
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T. s.-Hore Is ) cents for Wilora's chsir
WORKING FOR wtLoRA,


come again TO see how the Haps are
getting along, l am very anxious to know
what the next eontest VIII be and am so
glad the oak won IN the last. Mr., Hap
for Wilora's chair. She is very dear
little friend of mine, ! am her nearest
neighbor. II all the Haps could see her l
know they would be willing TO give some
Trims TO get her chair. She is 10 years
old and is very pretty and smart She
can. not use her rant hand much and
can't walk either. | feel 30 sorry for
her | wish We could get tho chair by
nave always had picnic for her. hut II
we could get the chair II would 10 n
greater pleasure for her than the picnic.
1t would lee tho s'rst birthday In three
craving. Mr.. ilaphammer. there ara
lots or different; kinds OF chairs and 1t
would be much nicer 1t, you ,.ouid set
the easiest to roll. so she ooild use 1t
much pleasure, aud now. little haps, let
all OF us Try to hammer happiness In her
Ute lhis year. My school viii he out the
on of March and viii be very sorry,
to the club Ten cents WAS sent TO "'ilcra
by Iullikoficr Oaks, which ! Nill send
with tho club: Or. Jarm,n, 81; Mr. Theo
harmon, 81 Mira Rillingsly, 80 cents
Henry Ende;s, 70 cents; Nn'io west
brooke. - cents; Myrtle rrookt 10 cents {;
liza liumphrics, 10 cents; Edna Ccndrou,
. cents: iibhte Wade, 10 cents; Lucy
Eldred Miles, 10 cents; Jamie OWNS. 20
cents; Birdie Miles, 10 cents. clyde
Owens, 10 centsi Gladys Greenway. 10
cents; Howard Craushay, 10 cents; Lee
Falls. : cents. Jcrnie lindsens. 10 cents;
Mrs. Susie HUMPHREYS. 10 cents Elmo
Condron 10 ceuts; Mary Davis. 8 cents
and myself % cents, making n total OF
$3.50 with much love 10 all the Hnps
and MIR. Haphammer your little friend,
Il Edna Smith
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collection made by r. Edna Smith
of Elgin...... ...... ...., ..s $50
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exchange with the Haps '.Comrades' for
The Dying Cowboy" With much love TO
all. am your friend. Josie Egan'
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Jessie and Lucy Moore.
WHERE ARE THE PRICE Boys7

'IUI0VV'ri IUNHs'--l'eIf FlApfIaIbfIlcT' IHo
Happy hammers do write such interesting
letters about birds and their nests, and
some of them are very wonderful The
Hans live in 80 many different places they
of course know of many different kinds of
birds l am like some others / would
like the Price boys would write agaiI, as
they live Ia "A far ofG land ard what they
write is so different from what we see
here. Would ike also for Ella Mahan to
write again. Mamma thinks Ella is A rel
alive of her old school teacher, who has
been dosd many years. His name was
Leonard Mahan | did not get TO help
Ella with her chair, but 1T was my wish
to do so. Please find inclosed n nickle for
Wilora's chair. ! hope she will get It by
her birthday; how old win she he on that
day? Clarice Arsena Jones.
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a Few questions. Why Is a man locking
Tor Philosophers stone like e,eptunc Z
Where can happiness always bc iound?
Wny docs miller wear white hat
What boys game names the moving OF a
vessel IN a storm? When is silence likely
10 get wety will write u short sketch OF
the tailor bird. II takes couple OF leaves
the edges together. SO as TO make a Gag.
or perhaps II takes one large leaf ana
makes q bag out OF Il. 1t has long
spiked bill with which II makes ahe holes.
and then IL fastens tho edges together
with the string like parts OF leaves. 1t
then pads tho bag with fun and cotton
stun, Ike the tops OF thlstlcs. and the
nest Is made. Tho tailor bird IL a native
OF the East Indies and tho Eastern Is
lands, l Will ask n favor OF Guy Fagen:
Guy, would You please send me some
violet and geranium scedg. Good by Air.
Hapharnmer and Haps Your friend,
Cora Erbeldng,
p S-unrc il & nnnts Tor Wilnra q rhnir
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Castoria.

Company, Street, New York City.
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A COOL ENGINEER
FALLS FROM a FHEisiii Luuu-
MOTIVE IN MOTION.
with His Finger. Cut on He swings
ON 10 the Caboose M IL
Passes.

Taylor Tex, Feb. i2-(Special.)-E
gineer Thomas O'Rourke. one of the
Oldest employees on the Katy railroad.
met with painful experience while
ON his run between Taylor and smith
Vile ut an early hour yesterday morn
Ing, While pulling freight train up
n steep grade near COPELAND he LETT
the cab Of the locomotive while the
train was In motion and went upon the
running board surrounding the boiler
to tighten loose bolt. Losing his
balance he fell OF the engine to the
ground, the driving wheels passing
over one of his hands and cutting on
two fingers Quickly regaining his
feet, and before his absence had been
noted by the fireman, O'Rourke with
great effort caught and swung to the
steps of the passing oaboose. and again
boarding the train notified the conduc-
tor OF his accident. Missing the en-
Eineer from the locomotive the fire.
man finally stopped the train, and in
going In search to the rear was sur
prlsed when he found Engineer
ORourke In the caboose in charge OF
the conductor and brakeman. He was
brought to Taylor. where physicians
dressed his wound. after which he was
taken TO his home NJ smithyille. He
VIII lose two fingers. but II is not
thought that amputation OF the hand
Will be necessary.
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BOARD IN SESSION
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS oF THE PENI-
TERTIARY REPORTED.
The OLD Controversy with John
viewed by the Board.

Austin, Tex. Feb. 12.--(specIal.)-
The report of the financial agent sub
mitted and approved by the peniten-
tiary board today shows the balance
on hand to date to be 97.6653O. The
expenses for the month of January
We're about forty-two thousand dollars.
The board has under investigation the
settlement Of the account of the peni-
Tertiary with John Dickson of Houston
for iron froth the Rusk furnace in 1889
and 1890. Mr.. Dickson contends that
thesstate is idebted to him several
thousand dollars for over charge on pig
IRON. The opinion OF the governor on a
former discussion of the matter was
that the present board had no jurisdic-
tion in the matter, the contract having
been made and compiled with by a
former board. The claimant is repre-
scented by Ex-Governor Hogg The
board decided to have Financial Agent
Rice audit the account and present the
matter fully for the boards considera-
ton at its next meeting in March.
The Saron City OIL. Paint and Cheml-
cal works of Trinity. Tex, closed con-
tract with the board TO furnish plans
and specifications for the erection of a
plant at the Rusk penitentiary for the
manufacturing of charcoal. etc, by a
new process.
The Palace Literary club of Decatur
was Incorporated today with incorpora-
tors as follows: Charles r. Dunbar.
w, r, Taylor, W. Il. Logan, Il. B. Far
gason and Harry May.
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COMMITTEE MEETS
non. VI. VI. PRuiTT's REsIGNA-
TION WAS HANDED IN.
his Successor Nnmcd--The Primaries
Are Ordered 10 settle tho
Financial Question.

Linden, Tex, Feb 12.-tspecial,)-Th
Democratic executive committee OF
Cass county pursuant to the call Of the
chairman NJ. NJ. Prultt, met in execu-
tive session here today, each beat be-
Ing represented. The Hon. NJ. NJ. Pruitt
being candidate for district attorney.
rendered his resignation. and the Hon.
ID. ID, Dodd was elected his successor.
A primary election was ordered for the
9Th of June to vote upon the financial
question In accordance with the rec
concentration Of the state committee,
and to elect delegates to two county
conventions, one on the 18th of June
said convention being called TO elect
delegates to all state and district CON
vontions, and one on the 18th OF July
to put out county ticket
The free and unlimited coinage OF
silver at the ratio of 10 to /, regardless
of the action of any other nation, IL In
the saddle In Cass county, stampedlng
for Charlie Culberson for governor and
Jim Hogg Fir vice president.