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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-20

Claus would have been no celebration at
ali. so the PRINCIPAL of the Cranberry
sogo3i ara some of his Older pupils got
a result hey were appointed a commit to-
on arrangements for he cclebrn,ion :,
re-, uhSnhg ,;nders TODD that they We're 10 have
OF arranging the Dreaents ~ anu
rom that time on a dense cloud or co.
end his little band of helpers when ini
cIuded about dozen OF the Older hd,,
ara ara tiris-hed messing early v eSv y
plan wee discussed BY day thavy "a. ~, gre 4,
around WIKI wise glances at one an o ME-.
unt iirteIueni mysterious ronvers., tons
ali but wild VIII t eurio 81 the town we're
,innf 'oHir Of conversation among tn. c.iae-
n apSi Tor they were mo- allowed TO Know rG
bundles of all sizes and shopes "" Te safioi.s
req INTO the hall the Windows of wbint
n .ho, previously been closely curs9inei sn
rssr"VeH The secret. Two week, na, ,.,,u
Shf'Simas six Of he prettics 9, IL. Il, o.sN,o
~ ,o svooi, an OF about the slme size, VIZ
oral cloak OF secrecy IN me gen
and ded Al f o }rEssd n, HSrsns ana qrep
town hall were opened ana Di me
boys and girls who hld d. oeen e' Sa; 90, of
and ilcd ID the Rn f nSnf or more" sursed IN
there was little 10 he seen. for - as YET
shhin covered the entire rron, OF the MI
shuulnS out all view OF The stn,.e MI III
r,,Vnorrs Of tho committees bustlei abont
c!es. and cut again. shadow, fitt.saSSa bun,
we curten ana there were occasia lOss
All OF ,Sa bursts Of LAUGHTER al winch
on their tptoes ana fairly Shrek vii, hh'ani
WI yo.i.lon; But there was 0ns SOUND m,
every was Wholly nnexplain Shlc ana which Sc,
vnety on. 70 guessing lnl wondcrin,. y,
We slight Squeezing no!se Wbicb' a.
~ - Aan over heard before in co5ne'..in.OO
witn,a christmas celebration
Beiore O'Clock every seat in ,ha ,,o.,.
was hlled and a large number Of men ,v ana
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VISITORS FROM FLORIDA.

Hampstead. Texas. Dear Haphammcr:
desire to become member of your hap
Ply hand. 1 am Il years old | live in
Wildwood, FLORIDA, but | came to Texas
three months ago on a vsi. TO see my
aunt and uncle. They live on a farm
Last year my brother Earl and | Went
20 Rockland Maine, and had such a grand
time. | will start home on the 18th OF
December, and then my brother Earl and
are going TO San Francisco. Cal. 20 visit
our grandma. / cast my vote for the
Newfoundland and my brother Earl also
wishes TO become a member. lie votes
for the shepherd | will write again and
tell all about my trip 20 Maine and Cali
fornia also about my faithful Newfound-
land. Your friend BESSIE Armstrong
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'arl. Portion ana August Hawkins.
lie is Well AGAIN.

kose. Texas.-Dear Haphamrer. Here
COMES le-ycHr-oli boy wanting to oi:n
Your lani. wonder how many # you
have been through with what I have. l
was taken sick April 20 with pneumon =
and was ~ bel seven months. but an
able to sit up now and walk around the
room and mamma thinks II the weather
IS Very good can ride down TO papa's
ofiicc Christmas. ! do hone the weather
" u b" bright. for am anX Gus to 20.
Did not know how many good friends
mad until | got sick. ! hope none of You
1aps viii ever be sick so long. but If you
are hope you'll have as cool nhysi Ian
- our pr. w. c. Blalock to attend you,
and as gooi a papa, mamma and friends
tn nurse YOU back to health. want TO
cast my vote for the softer, as we have
such a smart Gordon ana Irish setter
named Tag He seems to understand
everything said To him and is spchdld
ward dog. Papa used 10 be a drummer.
am We always felt perfectly safe with
Ta2 to guard us at night. Enclosed Is 10
cents for, club pin, ana If this letter is
printed | VIII write again ami tell you
about some books I've been reading. Wish
ing each and all a merry Christmas ana
a pleasant New Year, | am your fr end.
W. clyde Proctor
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The Hsppyhamr.ers are the young
people who read the Youths Department
of The Houston Post. There are no fees
or charges OF any sisd connected with the
club. Boys ami girls who read The Pos,
may ne enrolled as Aciivc members by
senl!nc name. age and address
1t Is the object OF all Happyhamrers TO
hammer happiness when Hna wherever
possible" Hence the club name and motto.
The club flower IS the violet. the cluL tree
the live oak. ard the club pet Is the mock
Ing bird, all being chosen by the mcrloers
themselves
The club colors are rose and gray These
colors are intended to be worn with or
without the club button or pin. They are
made into badge by pinains CT sewing
together two pieces OF narrow ribbon. one
of rose pink and the other OF light gray
The club button Is made OF ceiillo.d. The
ground is white. with the words houston
Post II. II. club" painted in viole; color.
The clue flower Is engraved in the center
ard 10 Of yioe; color. The letter II IS IN
large type on each side OF the violet. It
makes a pretty little badge ard Will be
cent to any Happyhammer upon the re-
ccipt Of 10 cents. In ordering q button.
address your letters TO the HAphamme~.
care The Post, Houston. Texas
For every new subscriber scnt b.
Fappyhammor Tor ihe Sc.rl.Weckly post,
It club button VIII b. given free The st'b-
scri5cr secured can he either for three
months six months or a year. 10 matter |
which OF the three 1t is. yopr p, ise Wi |
nor cost you anything When sending a |
suoscrihcr send youe letter 10 me bu4.aess I
office OF Tho Post
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WHAT TAZ WILL DO

NoSSe, meNas.-Dear Haphammer. I
nave nor written 10 you In such n ions
me me- ! Huess you have forgotten me. bu,
having anpther contest, | viii vote FOR a., ~
81. BERNARD dog. Although never s,, vi" q
=. bernard. l think 1t would he best for
a very pretty dog, and IN very smhr, h, :,
he would not suit the club Tor n pet be.
cause he doesn't do so many brave ieeIs
- other dogs His name Is Tag He eot
his name from a doctor here who ravs
h,ra q. papa. Throw a stick IA -lnk cnS
he will bring II to you. This Christmas
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Hope, Royal ard Clinton stoner.


Lagarto. Texas. Dear Haphammer:
Here | come again 10 say Hurrah for the
Newfoundland'. may 1t live long and be
chosen for our pet
went to show about twenty-five or
thirty miles from here on the 18th Of
October. There was one side show and
there was a large Newfoundland dog
which was educated. There were lots OF
blocks of wood with numbers and let
ters on them. A man lsked the dog, How
many days in the week? 90 The dog brought
NO. Z. Then the man asked him, How
many days do we work 2" The dog brought
No. 6. He asked him How many days
do we rest The dog brought No. i. Then
the man said, any OF you name too num-
beers that will make eight. One man said
three and four, but the dog knew that
was wrong, SO he brought i've and three.
Then the man sad How many days
would you like me 20 work." The dog
brought No. 3. ana the man said, How
many days would YOU like to work." The
dog brought him zero. The man, in adding
something, made a mistake. Then lie said
some one in this crowd Is wrong who
Is it, The dog brought the letter e."
i Ken the man told him TO kiss him and
lie ia so and also TO make "A how.
Hap9 don't you all think that was
smart dog? That is the kind of dog we
she uld have for our club pet. With love to
ALL | remain true Hap
Ezza Chandler.
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SHEPHERn NOTERS-

The following boys and girls wrote let
tiers IA favor of the shepherd: Ross Mid
kin. Beiias. Texas; lone and Edith RobS,
Trinity Maud Thompson. Smackover
Ark: Mabel Wilkes, SIN lhv.lie; Wazue
2. Alexander. Cedar Creek, Mabel. Mar
raret and Jim Davis. Needy lie; Sam H.
Weaver. Sour Lake. Allane Phillips,
UVa.de. Ida, Lucy. Lizzie. Clara and Elina
Galloway. PraiVieu. VIII and Ne. VIII
son. Ciodine. Oneida Fuller stranger
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NEwrouNpl.ANp vorERs.

The following boys and girls wrote let
tiers IN favor OF the Newfoundland: Ida
ana Aunc Weodall Loasvsew. ANA CIR r
nth. Mary and johnnie Wahrenhcrgcr
Pearl Johnson ami Mani. Yarnell, Pasa-
dfna, Roy Mayiis,i. Roan's Prairie; Mary
L"c Hudson. Coilhtrp: Lcona Lockhar;.
sulphur SPRINGS; Annie Dengoles. sulphur
Slr-rrs
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three years ago old Santa Claus brought
US little cart and harness. We could
hitch him up ana we could ride around and
go anywhere in the cart.
Haps. do you all know 1t is almost
have | wish all OF the Haps could he
here and then we would have so much
fun Well. will close for this time. wish
ing YOU all a merry Christmas, remain
your friend, 1aez Procter.
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-FOUR BRAVE NEwFouNpLANps.

Marlborough. Texas.--Dear Haphammer.
We VIII come again to write of four grea;
dogs. on the coast OF Nova Scotia a ship
was in the midst OF terrible storm. She
was close TO the rocky shore. All at once
she struck p rock and fell TO pieces. and
the crew began to think how were they
going 20 save their liVes. IL was not long
before lay. and a gentleman passenger
bad on bolri with him four large New
foundland dogs. Theae were tied together
and were tied to a ring In the ship. \
sailor seeing them tied cut them loose and
united the rope which bound them to-
geiher and they Were free. The dogs. see
ship, swan out TO him, and carried HIM
10 the shore. The dogs kept ON this way
unti the whole crew was slVed. mum
brave deed for four dogs? ! Will send
three votes for the Newfoundland-Roher
!2lla and Walton Heard We will close
the good old Post.
earl Porton and Angust Hawkins
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The Royal Humane society awarded
me lal to Princess for her noble act, and II
was formally presented In the town hail
OF Bolton by Lord Stanley THIS is the first
time that medal was ever presented to
dog FOR AN act Of the kind though a
good many have been presented to them
for saviAg persons from drowning Prin-
cess May is a Newfoundland. as her plc-
ture shows. a speulos of which the lfe-
saving instinct $ Ems to be marked char
titertsiic,
The members must always write their
names and addresses very carefully when
ordering club buttons. Another button
was returned unclaimed this week. II was
sent to Nett!e G. Rsncy. Beeville, Texas.
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CHRIsTMAs is COMING.

1.agarto. Texas.-Dear Haphammer 1t
was a close race this week between the
Newfoundland and the shepherd but the
big dog managed to keep ahead | think
the Haps have taken such an interest In
voting for the dogs. | do hope the New
foundland WEI win In the contest. l think
he is worthy of the position as the clubs
pct dog. He Is often n friend in need and
a reno indcei. | love to read the Haps'
letters and seine of them are so interest
ing. Christmas Is coming. Hurrah, l
wonder what the Haps Will 10 then.
expect to have jolly time and hope every
one else will do the same. | hope they
Will have q Christmas tree here. but hard
y, !hnk they will. l guess all the, Haps
VIII be glad wien Santa Claus makes his
appearance We had a wedding in our
town. on November %. Miss jesse Lamb
ANA Mr. Charlie Reynolds We're united In
the holy bonds Of matrimony. My sister Is
the assistant in the school here We h..ve
q very large atteriance-forty scholars
enrolled. The schccl is progressing finely
and hope it VIII continue as it is now
Well Haps. l will bid farewell to all
hon ng my dog will stay ahead. As ever,
a true and sincere Hap
10 II tal,
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BEST AND MOST USEFUL.

Montell. uvalde County, Texas,-Dear
Haphammer: As We have never seen a
letter from here We thought we wouli
wri'e one. We have been Watching the dog
contes. with great interest. and now we
come to cast our votes for the dear old
shepherd. as W. think he is the best ana
most useful dog in the world. He can he
Taught to do almost anything that any
other dog can do. especially with stock.
hey seem to enjoy working with goats so
much The shepherd is also very good and
lraNe TO guard u house and take care OF
little children. We think the shepherd
viii make the best Happy hammer pet, be
g1nse he Is the best known over the
United States. both TO man and beast We
have shepherds that will guard food ard
fresh meat without touching II, even when
they are hungry. They VIII keep fowls
from the horses when they are eating
corr They will hunt wild animals and
hose and will kill every snake they lind
Oh. We could write SO mitch more about
the Intelligence of shepherd dogs that we
know of, but will close. Enclosed find the
names of our school friends who want TO
vote for the best OF all dogs for our
country and our club-the shepherd Hop.
ing the shepherd Will win, we are your
friends,
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some ones eyes will be opened. Some will |
be happy and some one will be- sad. w tn |
best wishes for the ST. Bernard remain
q true Hap. Ernest Keeling.
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THE FuIED-CAKE MAN.

Most alters when cooks bak.n'. she will
say, Now, list clear out
Don't want you chirren pestern' AN tag
GIN me about"
She shoots" MS out the kitchen. cause
she doesn't like our noise.
An drives us - the attic to hunt up our
blocks an toys;
But when she's cook.n' friedcakes In the
great big frY.n pan.
She lets. us stan an watch her while she
makes a friedcake man.
She takes an mixes UP some dough, a
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10 takes an mixes UP some dough
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-14
WHAT THE NEW SHAH IS LIKE
His Friendship VIII be for the Gear and the
Russian Nation.

London, May 13.-That the new Shah
just proclaimed will be permitted to re-
main in undisturbed possession of his
throne is in the last degree improbable.
For not only must the rival interests OF
Russia and Great Britain, each of which
regards Persia a. the key to her Asiatic
empire, be taken into consideration, but
there are also two brothers of the new
Shah, each more ambitious, more veal
thy and more INSCRIPTIONS than him.
self, who realize that not only their for
tunes, but their very lives are in peril,
since Oriental rulers, and especially
those OF Persia, invariably make it a
practice TO put out Of the way relatives
possessed OF sufficient power and i'm
portance to constitute a menace TO this
trone. Finally the fanatical influence
Of the clergy is likely 10 carry great
weight at the present juncture. The
priestIy caste enjoys a far greater au-
thority in Persia than in any other Mus
sulman country, and, although humblAi
10 a certain extent by the late Shah, has
awaited itself Of every opportunity to
exploit popular discomfort for the fur
therance of its own ends. and for the
revival Of its prestige. Never tired Of
denunciating the alleged subserviency
OF the late Shah to European influence,
and impressing upon the people that
every one of their subjects of complaint
was attributable to the unorthodox aud
in every way censurable assication of
the king with unbelievers, the clergy are
reported 10 have quite recently common
ced TO omit the Klutbeh or prayer for
the Shah from their liturgy, a somewhat
ominOus piece of disloyalty, the fore
bodings caused by which were speedily
realized in the murder of the Asylum
Of the Universe" by a religious fanatic.
An idea OF the situat ton may be gath
cred from the fact that for months past
not alone the clergy. but likewise each
Of the three eldest sons of the late Shah
have been popularity reported to be en-
Pertaining designs OF deposition and Of
assassination against the late Nssr-ed-
Deem. Moreover, II is a significant fac:
that each of the three sons in question
has been declared IN diploma tic dis
patches from Teheran TO be in secre;
sympathy with the malcontent clergy,
and there is actually official authority
for the statement that. by order of ae
late Shah who knew his life TO be in
danger. the grand vizier himself entered
into secret negotiations with the chiefs
OF these celestial -nalconients, in the
hope Of persuading them that the depo-
sition or death OF his majesty would in
volve the occupa ton and partition %
the Kingdom by the Europeans. whose
presencs is so loathful 10 every right
thinking Nussulman.
The new Shah IS devoted to the inter-
ests OF Russia. and although subject 70
Muscovite influences, at any rate in so
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CONNECTIONS.

No. 1-Connects at Burton. Kan,
with A. T. & S F for points in Kansas.
Has reclining chair cars (seats free),
aud Pullman drawing room sleepers to
Burton, Kan.
No. 2-Connects at Monett for points
IN Arkansas, Indian territory and
Texas. Connects at Grand Union
Station. st. Louis, with all lines for
the east, north and southeast. Has
reclining chair cars (seats free and
Pullman drawing room sleepers to st.
Louis.
No. 5-Connects at Burton with A.
T. & S. f for all points west and north
west. Has reclining chair cars lseats
tree) Pullman Buffet drawing room
sleepers to Burton. Through Pullman
Eleepers Burton TO Los Angeles, San
Diego and San Francisco. lon sundays
has Pullman Tourist slee3ers through
TO Los Angeles without change.
No. 6-COnnects at Monet for points
in Arka nsas and Texas. Connects at
St Louis Grand Union Station with all
lines for the east, north and southeast
Has reclining chair cars (seats free)
and Pullman Buffet drawing room
Bleepers TO St. Louis.
Throught tickets on sale TO all points.
For further information dali upon or
address w. IORREY,
Ticfet Agent
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The aalieha Daily Eao ghursaau 7elorin ausy a.
MISSES THE MARK
BEPULsIVE SCENE AT EXECUTION
IN CHOOTAW NATION.

AS is the Custom Among the Tribes,
Charles Holmes, Murderer, lis Set Up
as a Mark and BIindfolded, a Man
Holding an Arm at Either side-The
ExecutiOner Becomes Nervous and
Misses the Red Badge Over the Heart
and the Criminal VIRTUES in Agony for
Ten Minutes-A PitiabIe Sight.
Guthrie, o. T., May 13-The Oklaho-
man Of Oklahoma City publishes the
following special from Autlers, Choc-
taw nation:
Yesterday at the Tushmataha court
grounds, thirty miles west Of here,
Charles Holmes, a full blood Choctaw
about IS years old, was shot legally fer
the murder Of Charles Kiotubby, his
stepson-in-law. Fully 5000 persons were
present.
"All Of the morning was spent in con-
Quoting religious services, in which
Holmes seemed to be very much inter
ested. Then he shook hands with the
crowd and expressed a desire to meet
He advised all TO take warning from
the result Of his case and lead differ
ent life to what he had. At the expir-
alton of his talk he offered an earnest
prayer.
AT 1:4O O'Clock Sheriff Kennedy Law
renee read the death warrant and then
said that If Holmes had killed the
Choctaw lawfully he would not have
been shot, but as he killed him for his
meanness he must die.
cat 1:53 o'clock Holmes was lead out
Of the court house, where religious SER
vices had been held, and placed on a
box just five PAGES from the door De-
putty Sheriff Bob Jackson did the shoot
ing. He used 44-calibree Winchester
rife and stood just inside the door.
Two deputy sheriffs stood on either
side OF Holmes holding his arms. A
blindfold was placed over his eyes and
al the crack Of the gun he fell back AMI
blood pushed out of his breast. He live l
for ten minutes and seemed to be in
great agony. The deputy missed the
mark placed over the heart about two
inches, shooting under.
ELECTION NOT HELD.
The citizens of Ardmore have been
agitated for some time over the ap-
pointment OF a postmaster at that place,
the former incumbent having resigned.
There were many candidates for the po-
sition and finally the applicants agreed
to submit their claims to a vote of tho
people and the one having the highest
number of votes was to receive the I'M
qualified support of the defeated ones.
The election was to be held yesterday.
Friday night the candidates met in the
Office of Moran Scott, one Of the candl-
dates for the postmastership, to discuss
final plans for holding the election. The
next night Moran Scott received a tele-
gram from Washington that he was ap-
pointed postmaster.
1.-THE Ardmoreite was backing r. T..
Nisbett for the position and had ar
ranged to publish a paper Sunday
morning booming their favorite. The
paper was issued per arrangement when
all the time, without the Ardmoreite's
knowledge, Scott had the telegram an
nouncing his success in his pocket"
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The
Greatest
Medium.
THE WICHITA WEEKLY EAGLE

Established in 1872 and for twenty-four
years has stood at the head of all Week
lies in the state. There are people in
this county who have read il from Its
first issue and are readers today. Why
dc they read Il? Simply because they
are after the reliable and latest news
and can only get 1T through this medium
1t has more columns Of live reading
than all the Weekiies in the county.
Business men are approached daily by
representatives and even proprietors Of
these local papers with the stereotyped
expression that they have the largest
circulation in the county. Well, We pay
the postage They do not. II they
are the local papers they claim they are
hard to locate. There have been nun
dreds Of them IN the twenty-four years
that the Eagle has been in the field and
have died as many more must do IN
der their false representation You
want a good medium to do your adver-
Using in: you want
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VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY.

You want an established medium; you
want to patronize those who are capa-
BILE OF patronizing you. You receive
the benefits from the seventy employees
Of the Eagle: you get more circulation
from the Weekly Eagle than you can
anywhere else The readers Of the
Weekly get four times ss much live
news for sec as they get from the other
weekIies for 800 and $3.50. This Is the
time when price and quantity tell You
get all you can and pay as little az you
can. Therefore the Weekly Eagle e
the paper Tor the advertiser and reader
alike.
Rates made known on application.
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The Cheyennes and other Indians o.
the plains believe that thunder is cause.
by the tapping Of the wings Of al i'm
mense bird which flies across the sky
bringing the storm All the ideas Of
savage tribes are based or such slnpls
conceptions OF nature. The ideas o,
young children are often identical Will
savage myths. as a result OF minds OF
the same plane OF development at
tempting TO explain the same thing.
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The Water IaIr

Several specimens of water lilies have
the very curious popularity of bloom.
ing all day AID at evening closing their
blossoms, and. b. Tetrscting the stem
drawing the eour entirely underwater
There is no more singular fact in the
history OF flowers than this o-ddity Of =,
water lily.
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WICHITA AND WESTERN.

ARRIVE PROM WEST.
No. Pratt ard Kingman passen-
ger daily except Sunday ...-..... 1000 m
No. Pratt and KiDeman accom-
mediation, Tues., Thurs. and Sat. 200 p m
DEPART WEST
ger tdaily except Sunday -. $40 pm
No. 3 Kingman and Pratt accom-
mediation, Mon. Wedn. and Fri. e'l5 6 m