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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-08
SMALLPOX IN TAMPICo.

La Patria gives a sad picture
of the effects Of the droughtA
rendering water very scarce ira
Tampico. the great heat and
presidential lnguna causing
fevers and smallpox. Ia De-
fensa draws attention to The
law regarding merchandise
from infected places and urges
that the health officers Of rheI
port take adsgqqa}ts rreca9
tons.
Get old newspapers at this Office
% cents a hundred.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-08
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Bowels alternately costive and laxl Headache;
Loss of Memory, with a painful sensation of
having failed to do something which ought to
have been done; Debility; Low Spirits, thick
yellow appearance of the Skin and Eyes, a dry
Cough often mistaken for Consumption.
Sometimes many of these symptoms attend
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-12
VIOLET AND GREEN

Bay city. Texas--Tap. tap tap. Pleasc.
may We come in dear Mr.. lInphanmer7
years and We live eight miles south of Bay
ely. our papa has long been a subscriber
to The Post. and We Away enjoy re ID
tencher and we study geography. gram
mar, Texas history, physiology. arithine-
tic and spelling. Boggy creek runs In
from H. At ppesnt o" The flats se'' on as niher
side are white with what we call boggy
lilies; they. are very beautiful and fras7
rant We have been blessed with plenty
OF flowers and vegetables all winter In
the color contest we cast our vote for live
OAK gre-n and violet. as those are modest
colors and may he worn by both girls and
boys. Whatever colors are chosen we
think II would be nice for every Hap to
wear them and then we would know when
We meet one wearing the colors that We
We're meeting Happyhammer We would
be much pleased to correspond with some
oil The Haps. Blanchc and Gay Savage.
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SOME SHORT LETTERS.

No.. 80 nrongn saJocfs htie
and orange for the club colors.
,,.o,. IIuddleston selects blue and pink
FOR cl,b rolors. Alter is 10 years old
Edward Rogers is a little 5-year-old Hap
who lives al l}obo. He has two pet.
pigeons.
Mary Hess ana John coyne are andeu 10
the list Of iiappyhamners' ihey vote io'
blue and gray.
Hope BARTHOLOMEW IL H'tle iious'pi'
Hap who wants blue and green to win In
the color contest
Fred Scharnberg Of Zapp Is a new mem
her VINO SENDS net 'o'e anu "e'e "'''N'
TO all the haps'
Annie Mccall OF Welis says her ,'aHiI'la
has 100 little chickens. Annie is gao Thai
spring mas come again
Marie DeLacy of Houston must write
again and use pen and INK. Marles coIoi
combination is blue and white.
CLAUDIA Rateman is n new member who
u,ns az Nnnnedoches. Claude selects blue
nrd u'hiie In the color contest.
az. ,yo,,,.s ,o,os for b,uo
Fannio Gray OF $3.50 10 know whv
ana price hovs don't write again.
Wv ruaro AVID Relic Byron and Annie
1ash. r 1,. - rennba They all vote
90" wi,, rive, Viii, n,pi,e in me color contest.
,,,,,, .u,r,v wu, exchange the song
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-12
AAFPYHANNGRS
Hammer happiness when and wherever you Can

you prove whether this Is a correct state
ment? Some big men who are always try
ing 10 find out little things like this say II
Is an actual fact hut IL n Happyhammer
can prove to the contrary we will take
our own experience in preference. There
must be some truth In II. though, for one
authority says IL seems to have become
almost second nature with birds to avoid
brilliantly colorcd caterpillars. A jackdaw
which had been raised In captivity and
had had no experience in Judging the edi-
bic qualities of caterpillars was observed
to regard tho brilliant caterpillar of the
figure of-eight moth with suspicion and
aversion, although II eagerly devourcd
dull. plain caterpillars placed within It's
reach. When It was driven by hunger to
attack the other 1t finally refused to eat 1t,
giving plain evidence that there was some
thing dstasteful about the prey.
Now, that's curious color talk, but II
shows one effect of color. and you know
anything with color In II Is considered n
subject for discussion during this con-
test. Your friend.
ha JTo, ai,nt
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-12
ABOUT DOGS.

I'll. native Wild dog of Australia is
called tho I}ingo.
The I.aplandcrs called the bear The
bog OF God"
rhc DOES of War" ara famine. sword
and fire.
rho mnstlfr ~ believed to be indigenous
10 Ihih"t
dog is fully grown at the end of his
socond year.
Tho dog Is mentioned thirty-threc times
In thu Rbio.
Cerher,is was the famous Three.
Headed Dog OF Hon.
Tho temperature OF the dog's blood II
10. Fahrenheit.
Irish and Danish hounds are the largest
dogs OF Europe.
The l.ycaon Of the Cape of Good Hope is
a native inuStitf.
In 1876 there were licensed ia Great
Britain 1862, iIG dogs
Tho dogs of orion were named Arcto~
phomus and PtophaGlts.
In Siberia tho Russian greyhound Is
used for tracking fiIttives.
The greyhound appears ON the oldest
Egyptian monuments.
In ireland there arc four packs at stag
hounds with iD1 couples.
Tho famous Cuban bloodhounds are de-
sc"udauts of the mastif.
only domssticated dogs bark, in the
wild state they howl or whine.
The pariah ours OF India are the direct
descendants OF Wild dogs
The fossil remains of four different types
OF dogs have been found.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-12
THE CLUB.

are the young peo-
read the Youths Department OF
rous.on Post. There are no fees
rres of any kind connected with
Nh Rows and girls who read The
Hrav he enrolled as active members
6d,nr the Haphammer their fun
aye and address.
tho object of all Happyhammers
INNER happiness when and where
(ossib,e." Hence the club name and
The club flower is the violet, the
-.e the live oak and the club pet is
boxing bird. all being chosen by the
hrs themselves.
c,ub button and the club pin are
of celiuloid. TIE ground is white
1.-THE words Houston. Post II. II.
|rolnted in vio,et color. The club
is engraved IN the center am
violet color. The letter III" is
,vne on each side of the violet.
Eos a beautiful little badge and VIII
ID to any liappyhammer upon 'lo
of 10 cents. In ordering a PIN OF
address your letters to the. Hap
pr c1re The Post, Houston, Texas.
| every now subscriber sent by Il
khammcr for the Semi Weekly Post.
hutton or hin will be given fires.
k,bscrihcr secured can he either for
Imonths. six months or a year. no
which Of the three 1t is, your
will not cost you anything When
a subscriber address your letter
| business office Of The Post.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-12

green gre. and blue. She says sixteen OF her
friends vote for that combination. but
forgot to send their names.
Willie Stroud of Burton Is not quite
years old. but has been n Hap for two
years VIII has forty-one little chickens,
ana they are all pure Langshangs.
Eva and Edna Weeks and virgie Dick
are new Haopyhammers. They live at a
ii'tle town called Ocee Eva and Edna
vote for blue and white and Virge for
blue and orange
Claibe Johnson of Nacogdoches says he
would like TO vote for red, white and blue,
he colors of the United state alag. but
as only two colors are to be chosen, he
selects red and white
Rome Headlee of Brewer asks these
questions: What bone In tho body was
named after an ancient Gcd? Who was
the bachelor PRESIDENT VIVA. treaty end
ed King Williams war?
Maggie Ward Of 1908 Texas avenue. Hous-
ton was one of the IIaps who contrib.
uted FOR Wilorn's chair Maggie Is a new
member OF thu club and must remember
hereafter that It is against the rules 10
write with n pencil
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-12

Of Il. They have a trembling. motion ana
look like waves of light following each
other in quick successton. They are called
quicker in stormy weather. and some
times the whole northern part of the sky
is covered with them. All dancing and
trembling, at once, They are white pale
all tho colors OF the rainbow are seen In
Thorn. When several OF the streamers
unite they seem to shine brighter than AL
light somn times IL looks like q great
big wheel. Some times 1t looks like a
rich curtain OF light In thousand bright
colors. At other times they look like
tot of flags waving In the dark sky. OFTEN
Il lasts only for a few minutes ana some
times for hours. and appears for several
nights together. 1t In most plainly seen
seen As far south as Italy and New Or
loans. II shines brighter away up In the
Ice country than anywhere else. lieutcn-
ant Chappe.l. on n voyage TO Hudson DAY,
says II was formed in the zenith IN the
shape OF an umbrella. with the streams OF
light falling down OH all sides. Some PEG.
pie that know u whole lot think II is
to think they were the spirits or their
fathers dancing around. But think they
must be glmpscs OF heaven.
have never seen rain bow at night.
but have read about them. They are
made by the moon and are generally
white. but have often been seen with all
tho coora of tile rainbow IN daytime put
fainter A King or president or something
named Aristotle said he was the first one
that had seen rainbow at night. and ne
only saw II twice In fifty years read
in book about girl named IRIS. sac
was the daughter OF Thaumas ana Electra.
she was messenger to fellow named
Juno. She would Ride from earth TO heav-
ON on rainbow. But don't believe that.
20 you? don't SEQ how she could get up
OH the rainbow. /, IL said that the eoloNs
of the rainbow are seen Ia the human
eve. | wonder II that Is the reason th',t
part OF The eye is called "irisr' There Is
also IL pretty flower called the IRIS. Your
little friend. Kari IL. Schoppe'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-12
TO WAKE TME FLOWERS.

Meadow larks and kil.dces sing,
Joyous notes that enily ring.
Warm winds blow.
Soft and low.
To wake the flowers.
Sunlight warns Earth's frozen breast,
Where the flowers safely rest.
Sunlight Elows,
South wind blows.
To wake the flowers
Sparkling water flows along,
Ripping forth merry song,
Water flows,
South wind blows.
To wake the flowers
with wistflil eyes children go
DER the meadows 10 and FRO.
The children 70,
The warm winds blow.
To wake the flowers
with wistfnl cycs children GO
DER the meadows 10 aud Gro.
Eyes peep low.
Warm winds blow
To wake the flowers.
Catherine Zc!Clcr
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-12
PURE AND TRUE.

Burton Texas-Denr iinphammer: Al.
though IL has been long time since
wrc e you "A letter. you must not think
have forgotten you ana the dear haps; W.
have been hammering away on our nara
lesson and are yet. Free school was out
tho last day OF February and we. are now
attending private school Well Mr.. Hap.
/ am so glad we have another contest
Please count my vote for blue and White.
Blue is for true-let this color every re-
mind US 10 be true TO earh other--.ai'd
white for purity and Innocence, What
nobier asptia ton could "a Hap have than
10 be pure and true. ] send 10 cents 10
help get Wilora Long an invalids chair
| hope she can get It by the 18th OF April
and trust 1t VIII add many happy hours
TO her life. close with love 30 the Hars
and with gratitude to our MIR. Hap for
the Information he so kindly gives us on
different subjects. Your little Hap.
Dnllie Stroud.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-12
BLUE AND GRAY,

written for Happyhammers.
rncultured vines, In wild profusion
creep
o'er the unmarked graves where our
heroes sleep
The southern soil has hidden from
view
Many soldiers that wore the blue;
And side by side, their forms turned to
clay,
Lie the soldiers that wore tho gray.
Never again Will martial strain
Thrill the heart with JOY and pain;
Never again viii the fond heart yearn
For home and loved ones 10 return.
But the summer breeze Will softly sigh
Through oaks and pines rs IL passes by;
And the fuockers' most mcodious strain
sun foats IN sweetness DER our slain;
And violcis sweet have richly drcst
The mound that covers each manly bre asst
Alike on the graves of the gray and blue.
-Nctlic Paige Scoileld.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-12

Lufkin. Tcxas--Dear laphammer' |
vote for the blue and the gray. because
blue WAS worn by the tederals and gray
by the Confedcrates. | am glad to see
spring again. because can gn,her flowers
and listen 10 the hooking bird as !, sings.
1 have got a flower garden; Il Is AZ pretty.
win be glad II we .an get Wilora Long $
chair by April rs. enclose cenis for
the fund ] was glad to see so many
Houston Haps last week. l Will ask u
riddle:
"Of flesh, blood and bones conceived be.
Neither flesh, blood nor bones remain In
me;
They took me from my mothers side,
where l was nnely bred,
And when | came tn u perfect age they
did cut off my head
They gave mo such "A dose TO drink. and
1t such virtue had.
Breeds strife between man and man and
makes lovers mad "
] would like To correspond with some OF
tina HAps. l VIII exchange songs with
some OF you. VIII send "Attci the Ra4
IN exchange for The Engagement Ring,
Your true friend, Leila T. Muller.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-12
THE NORTHERN Lights.

F'lafonia, Texas.--Dear Haphammer: ]
can tell you some thing that has color
about 81 ] read of II In big book oil
mammals There were lots Of hard words
In II that did not understand, but nam
ma explained them to me. so ! think
know what ! am taking about. l will de-
scribe the Aurora Borealis the best can !:
Away up In the Northern land, where the
Esatiimaux and Laliander lives there are
no song birds or trees or flowers and warm
sunshiny days, no pretty sunsets 10 make
them happy. They have night for SIX
all the time. inc snow and ice never
20 away. They don't even have daylight
like we have. 1t is Just gloomy. twilight
for six months. Goj felt sorry for those
poor pcop!e, SO he made tho Aurora shine
for them.
northern region OF the heavens In the
form OF an arch, The upper part Of the
cloud il often dark and thick with the
clear sky showing between II and the hor''
Ay Streams Of iisht ,hoot UP from IN parts
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11rAc Am npANGE.

I.ceompte. La.--Dear iiaphanmer; VIII
am N wears of age / am going TO school
and am in The fourth grade. My teach
or's name Is MIR Vaughan. ! nidn,t get
10 vote IN the tree contest, but VIII Note
in. Inc color contest | VIII vote for tho
iiiac ana orange l went out to the pine
woods sunday evening and got some Wild
nowera, Tho flowers In tho pine woods
arc very sweeisand beautiful. There were
lots az pretty tolets out there. go to
Sunday school md church; our pastors
name is Rev Mr. Turner. ! will close
with much love to the Huppyhammers.
Your friend, Hattie doom.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-12
AZ HISTORIC rowM.

Goliad. Texas-Dcar Haphammer: After
reading the interesting letters In The Post
| decided TO write and ask admttance 10
your club. We have been taking The Post
long time. and | have very often read
the letters. ! am Ia years Of age and
have lived In Goliad three years. We can
distinctly see the old fort, where Fannin
dence. ! see you are having color CON
test. We have hard time selecting two
colors among so many pretty ones.
will east my vote for red and gold. There
are only seven real colors which are:
Violet. indigo, blue, yellow. green, orange
AID red. White and black are not co.ors.
White reflects all the rays of tho sun
without separating them. and black alb
serbs the days. I was Interested In the bird
contest. but could not get to write. MY
favorite bird Is the red bird. which think
is pretty. though IT does not sing. ! IN,
close cents for Wilora's chair j VIII
close with hest wishes to ALL
Gertrude Martin.
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ron THREE HOUSTON HAPs.

3ip6 Harrisburg Road, Houston. Texas
Dear Inphammer: Three little iiaps.
Alice Esther and Robbie CANT wish TO
contribute - cents TO The fund for Ntiofa
Longs invalid chair and also vote for
M club colors, They choose the blue
and gray" as being the colors OF violet
and mocking bird and lyrical of a re-
united country. They Intended to write
themselves, and sooner. but have been
prevented Wishing YOU Il peaceful and
happy Easter and long lfe with health
and prosperity. am yours, truly.
N. a. Ganllt.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-12
THE MOONS BABY.

The moon In her silver cradle
Goes rocking her way through the skies
Nobody sees when the baby l9ughs.
Nor hears when the baby cries.
The stars are her fair attendants
And ever q calm watch keep;
And the low winds hush her to SlssD.
I should think tho little, naoonlst
Would tire OF rocking In cir
And would look for . noor 70 creep On
And some one to play with her there
And q blossom to pick to pieces
And y rattle to make . stir,
And some one TO talk the moon lanGuaGo
And sing the moon songs 70 her.
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FOR W1LoRA's CHAIR.

Mlnden, Toxas.--Dear Haphammer: En-
closed YOU Will lind money order for 81. 10
l have collected for Wilora Longs invalid
chair. am In hopes this will reach you in
time and little Wlora VIII succeed in get
ting her chair for her birthday We are
now living at Minden, having moved from
Irloresville here four months ago. My
papa takes The Post and enjoy reading
the letters from the little lIaps. want
"a MT I'm my vote on the colOrs. | VIII
vots for violet and white. The town we
are living in is very small; only $50 popu,,
intto, Papa moved here on account of
our health. Love to you an; Your friend
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WANTS TO coRREspoNp.

Addicks Texas Dear Ilaphammer:
thought would write during the color
contest. / VIII vote for blue and white,
because blue means true and think all
the Haps tell The truth. and white means
purity, odell Hinc come again. Where
Dora Kimeke's letter In print. Where Is
oar JO-ycur-od Hap? Ella Mahan, come
again. | have sweet little nephew. his
name Is Henry Mocrs. l would like 10
correspond with some of the boys and
girls When writing to me, IIaps, adj
dress all my letters to Ottilie Hoffman,
Addicks, Harris county. Texas. Your
friend Ottilie Hoffman,.
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DYE FROM BLACK JACK.

Praha. Texas.-Dear Haphamuer;
have never written 10 You before, s" l
thought | would pen YOU n few lines to-
night | live on Il farm three miles east
.t rlatonia and liko tn, farm very well.
/ think the color contest IL very mice and
tlteiesting. ] will cast my vote for hina
ilnd white as / think they are the pref
rrsi colors for combination. sre some
oi the Haps prefer letter contest next.
I think II would he nice. too, ! notice In
The "liap Talks" something about trees
that ayes arc obtalred from; viii say
that a brown color IS obtained from the
bark Of the black tack tree hy boiling the
bark | would like TO see letter from
Nellie corcoran every week, AS she can
tell Ma something about mnnufaclories
and how 80 many things are made. ! VIII
ask a few questions In geography WHAT
grand division looks AS II II hat been torn
out OF the Gulf OF Mexico. ana what
Grand division look Ike 1t had been torn
out OF the Gulf OF Gnnna7 Nv tito sister
Mite wishes her name enrolled as
member OF your happy band sho
years old and send cents 90 halp my
Wilora's birthday preventative ,fiN ihi
chair. am IL years old, dark eoinpl'Ni,ii.
blo eyes and dark hair With love 10
May Criswoll.
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BIRD AND FLOWER.

Corn Illl. TcXas.--IDear Haphammer:
ors, the blue and the gray We vote for
the blue because II is the color OF the
violet and the gray is the color Of the
mockng bird. The soldiers in the civil!
war wore the blue and gray. Spring is
here at last and the birds have began TO
sing and the flowers are blooming. How
manY of the Haps have gardens. our gar
den Is growing fast, Mamma has seventy
five ntt,c chickens. We VIII send 40 cents
for the little cripple Wlora Longs chair.
We hope she Will get her chair before the
18th of April. Your friends.
stella Carrie, Ida and Bee Harris.