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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-13
Number of Happyhammers
THE DOG CONTEST.
Total vote
SOME SHORT LETTERS.

Roscoe Brlnson OF Timnso, cont tour
votes for the Mathematician i0u'
Roma Josov of Waite horos ,h, ,-ar
fouriInnd win win IN tbe Az coutes; NV"
N,.- ,,,.., VS. ''"'e'',
.,. I.lvr liGusoh OF Arlspe iowa. wants to
"'na'sPohH WIN some OF the Haps. She
lars o'u'
l1ule hichardson ana Naieria Taylor of
Nounlae nave their votes counted for the
Ne"'ouhuiand-
Rachel Carpenter of Buttneld thinks
lhe scotch collie Is q very Intelligent dog
ana u serves iAdny votes.
Anne MitchAl Of Bcnchlev thinks the
Newfoundland Is the best dog. end has
her vote counted for him.
Allie pettus OF Charco votes for ,he
rat ccrrler. She has two ratters: one is
years old and Tie other 3.
Nvn1lo Penney. az r-ri,,i,, ,ht,,,. .,,. g.
Dernarl dcs5;vc4 10 me- chn,,rn .ae g., p,
lIaoiyhammers, favorit" do,' 'e' % '''e
M lto,i,r,rn -, vo',b,, l.. .a,
me la ~, Jt,',,'i ,,,,,s "..eu 10
ro,Int..j lnr ~ ytrC,', i,h t'' 4'' N''e
''' ~" va ''l''.N
LAURA Daniels OF sour Lake becomes a
iiiNppyhamm"r TINS week. She selects sh6
NeWiouhaland In the dog contest.
Clarence ana Ola Raney Of stampede
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FUNNY LITTLE BROWN OWL.
Funny ltila brown owl. looks so wonder
Gus Wise.
winkng and Blinking with your bis.
round eyes.
Funny little brown owl. loves tho hollow
tree;
Deep down in the INC ssy nest iittle owlets
three.
Funny LITTLE brown Owl. head Just like
cat.
Wonder II you didn't make your supper
on a ratY
Funny little brown owl flying in the dark.
Don't you want freely to Hight you with
his spark?
Funny li'nc brown owl. with " horny
Catclne helpless fishes swimming in the
creek.
Funny little brown owl watching FOR your
prey.
Darling ittle rabbits better run away
Funny llttlc brown owl, always crying
"Who-o-ow
Can nor gucss, you sturid7 Is Il or YOU
Funny little brown owl works 30 hard at
nrht.
Now you're sleeping soundly In tho broad
daylight.
--MurEnrct Coote Brown.
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A. n Wells In tho 81, Nicholas.
A QNllleR DUCK.


Tho qucerest duck that ever swan 10
owned by a Sau Ftsnclsco man who keeps
a biz farm iLtt outside that city. Tho
name of the ducks owner In Mr. ~ j.
Wilknson ana he Is very proud OF his
tcathcrcd pet
The duck s iu,t an sdinary appearing.
whitr. quackinG bird such as everybody Is
ihmdlar with and Yet It stands alone In
dnokdpm Na "a untuuo specimen. The queer
thlnK about this particular duck IL that
II has trek OF laying two eggs within
an cgE.
As II rule the shcll OF tho outside egg
measures about niue inches around Willis
tho inside Ngg measures about four inch
cs. The outside egg Ia lust like the ono
inside, with the execution that the yulk
or ycilo" part 20 slightly tattened out
from bon pressed against this shell of
the inside one a..
Sometimes this ficalty crenturc viii lay
two dnuhl" CHS each ono weighing lrom
quartet tu halt u ppund and measuring
from eight to ten inches around the out
side MI Wllr noon " worry proud uf his
particular pet. yud says that he will never
part with TIA. dpWny creature as long as
he has money om3uUh lofi to buy feed for
his talented bird No one has ever known
any kind OF fowl TO do the wonders Tint
this duck pcrfcsms regularly and though
several people have offered large gutns
Sor the ttoiis Mi Wilkinson stcadfasuy
refuses TO Nli her.
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NONSENSE SONG.

The Jack and tho lolick and the Jamborie.
ihey chnhed m into the banyan tree.
They climbed to the top,
But they had to stop
mpr no mora foothold could they sec.
me iaek and the Jolick aad tho Jemborie
TO clinlb etill farther aid all aprve,
So the Jack stood up on the topmos limb.
Ant then tho Jollck climbed over him.
over tht TWO went the Jnmhosic--
lie climbed up quickly the world to seq
Ana then the Jack from the tupmost iirrb.
VITA grin aud chuckle, climbed after him.
ro the top climbed he.
The world to see,
Ard there IN tho mir swung all tho three.
IN. Jollrk gleetully followed the Jack
ANA Quickly reached The tormost back
Ana then again went the .Iamborle
W TO the top. the world 10 SEQ.
on thoN ara going. and on and on;
lhcN u reach the stars before they are
donc
"A. II. Wells in the ST. Nicholas.
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" ~ Rubie Sellers.
THE ST. BERNARD CONVENT.

se.ly. Texas, --pcar liaphammcr Az i
has been a long time since wrote, |
thought | would write again. My brother
Eddie. 10 yeats old and my sister fthcl
years old. want to JON The liNps Ih'N
vote for the st. Hcrnntd and | do tco,
because he is so faithful VIII t,n you
a story which | read not iuns 1go Near
the top OF tho great 81 BERNARD nouu-
tains IS situated a convent pni II rs IS
une Of the most dangerous pt~s lhcS OF
thc Alps between switzerland snd savoy
The people who live there are good ana
always take Ia travellers who geek shvl-
ter. Though the day may look bright aud
clear, u storm comes on sdI tcniN ami
thc snovfalls thick and fast. and the trav-
olcr can not see foot before him By
and 10y he gets hcuumbed with the cold
and sinks IN the SNOW. and tie would
soon die q no hclp came to hun. But tie
monks OF 81, Bernard go cut on ouch
stormy DAYS and nights and took FOR any
strangers who may he I'm need e help
And they have some dogs which are
Willie kulb.
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CHIP. THE SNiTCHNENS PET.
A Dog Tint Makes Her Home Among
Halfway Cars.

~. tIau,.
a Dog Thht Makes tt"r i'o'h" H'"o''R
Runway '"I''
Kansas Clty star
ono rl,rnt fn February. four years arc
Mn g., a.. ,y,,,.,,s
a few of IN" n'th' "illt III tho N"'f"'
CITY, Fort Scott aud Memphis railway 8
,,.rJe wore sitting around A rod-hnt stove
,.,l.,, ,,n,. nm, ,,,
III tle N"' an" '"' "'"''' " ''N''
shauty among n network OF rIllVo'd
trucIs The wind Wa blowing bitterly
,,, ..i 49,, , ,,,r nf ,,ow over
WI" an" '"''' ''' 81" '"'"
the BLACK clndCrA OF me Nhih ne men
wore smoking aud one of them was clean
49,. ,,..,.,. ,,.,,, ID, ,.,,,,,,h az ,.,,,o ana
NIX NV 'un'''" WIN W
Singing Jerry go lie NE car huhu"h'y
he stopped In the middle of 4 Nolse ara
went To the door aud orfn"l H. pli'h
aud tam dog. shiNrrlnS WIN r9l H. i'"H,1
up Into Tho Uhp'R tev" ANA whiu"d 10
Gated tho dos ~ aud she lay down ~
the hot stove When tho mvp I'M phli
were opencd for luLsh me deg v ns itdi
and from thl' day 20 this ne r'itniy mas
been h-r home sne hes been fed ii"n tho
railroad mems I'm pals 1ud she has never
in'Ssrd q merl
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Temple. Texas.--Dear Haphamin'r' /
have beon thinking a long Tine OF writ
i've auafn think that We shuuid wear
,,''l1,,,,tinp IN memory Of Bessie and every
o,hor Han "that goes before Us 70 lead
tha ,ysv" We eSouI also write a letter
az coincidence "a iae!r plren's. relatives
or friends We shclli hammer happiness
in every way NC can az well as when ana
Wherever We can. for Il al mrans M
same thing doesn't g.. Mr.. HAP W"
shouid holm IN every way and help every
one we can. The wealthy onos g9ould seni
game or al the crippled 'Haps one At @
You. Mr. Hap, maybe, could ma a nee
one ana the poor Haps could help IN soma
way. could we not knii, sew or 40 some
,hi1g, Suppos- We build "A hosplta. Tor
tb ,.- disabled Haps. and rlghi 70 Houston.
100 Each and every Ianryhnmmer
should help IN some way | thinE every
IIan would sivc something for a Happy
hammer hospital. Please put Il before
Inc club In cur next meeting In the dear
~" Niule @. Patterson.
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to Lynchburg we had lovely ride to
Aunt Hates house. she was giad to see
us and gave US all the milk We could
drink. Two days | went to the cotton
Held TO see how much / could pick.
brought some home with me. | picked
thirty-ssN pounds one day and thirty
seven the next Aunt Kate said | Was
doing finely for beginner. The cotton
bloom is Il perfect flower, II Is one day
red and another day yellow. IL is bell
shaped and larger than a morning glory.
Aunt Kate went sailing on the Ella, |
don't know how far We went, but tho
boat sailed rlvt and we net the Tug and
bid our friends so1d-hye and SO ended
our very pleasant visit Your ir,crd,
Rob Roy Mulverhili.
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THE CLUB rs GROWING.

LODI. Tcxas-Dear Haphamfner: Good
morning, haps. 1t has been a good while
s.nce / wrote YOU last, and have been
sick and lots OF good, Interesting letters
have been written, TOO. in my absence. !
see You are having anothN contest, ana
an Interesting one, too. | vote FOR tho
Newfoundland, although 1 never saw one,
but | have read n great zeal OF them, ]
have no nrothpr--l have one sister ANA
one half sister living \ protractcd meet
ing Will begin here tomorrow. Oh. just
look at THE children that write TO this
paper, The first lettcr wrote was printed
aud IT made mo proud TO soc 1t, There
Were only "A few who wrote to this dcl0it-
ment then. Hasn't II improved iaStf
Just think. bO6i children writing TO tn :
good paper Miss l.unny, please write
again. We would Ike to have YOU wSte
all the time. wouldn't we. MIR. Harp School
viii begin IN n week or SO, and Will he
70 glad Where ate Wilora and Ella Ma
hanl They have not written in a long
time. My uncle and u young lady by the
name of Miss Eta DAVIS caine TO see us
on the 10Th. With love to all.
Sol
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men said; THAT dog mournod just the
tho same as Il she Ind been human,
l'r1m the dHy ths' i"rus was Killed
CHIP never was secn 20 go undsr car.
Before that she always watched her
chance and dpdre1 under ~ now she VIII
40 clear around the IND ~ string or
cars TO cross a track.
one Of chips favorite tricks IL to jump
on the foothoard Of a moving switch en-
eine and take "A ride over to some other
ward Or around the Belt line. The foot
board is Wide and nctr the ground. II the
engine Is moving slowly emp VIII run
e long beside Il .ind then jump np and ll-
down Sho made a mistake two weeks
ago. she got on the foOtb1ard Of an en-
zine that was being transferred to Fort
scott The engine got away Dut beyond
llnsedale before rhe engineer discpte cred
Chip on the hulr1. and then he went
10 Hll The trouble Of atopping an inbound
train and turning the dog over TO lts crew
10 be brought back 10 Kansas cay.
year ago CHIP cut an artery III one
of her front PAWS on a pic'e II glass ana
he yardmcn font her np to the Fort SHoti
hospital and the surgeon ife1led her ana
took as much pains with hcr IS II che
was a man. She stayed AZ he hospital
a week There was not SICK man there
who did not know her snd she slept with
them on their cots.
Win Reeves. a conductor. used to al
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MR.. BROOKS AND GIANT"

IN every respect. once had cur dog
that would shake hands with me aud he
would gu to church with me and sleep
under my pony whi.e WAS n chnr ~, and
he would not lei anybody come near he
would also go up .ltn "a arg" tree una
sleep aud sometimes would try to read.
When We went anywhere he would want
to so - he was not tied. somebody
finally sho him. I am sorry TO say.
hope that Da'Nie Oliphnt has received
hei char. because know that II VIII bc
u great comfort to hor. School win soon
hcgn aed I VIII be glad W-ll. ! VIII
close. wish NIX the ST Bernard success
Edgar Clark
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TREES MAT WHISTLE.

Tho musical or whiittng tree ia found
IN the West Indian islands. In Nubla and
i ne son4In. ms y peSn'ia snSpe1
Tho wind pHasnE through thoNr scldH
out The sould which gNes The trc1 tta
peculiar name IN iaIbalo"s thor" =
the trade winis blow across the islands
constant muaning. dcep-toWeJ whistle
rs heard from n. which IN the alilI hours
0f the might haa very weird and I'M
plcasnnt effect.
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White Hall. Texas Dear laPhammer'
Here come again asking ipr aHU4 .'I.N'
hope / dou'i come tco oil 40 uo -,
come. enjoy the letters about inc u3E5
very much ana am very gao ma wv uoS
Is in the lead. havu f1a4 ~ ,H.ue
more vet ia tell about him. urea 10 Ert
my rtue brothers to vote for MN hul
ans, cot one of them IM'N wanlci 70
vote Tor the hound Now. how Wouiu Suyh
an ugly thing as that compare N5ln VI,
brave and beautiful Ntwtonhulni.' W., VIZ ~,
send some votes for him. enJoyeu my
litfNe friends Grin SIMPSON, Irt'tr very
much. Make haste and come noine; htth
am anxious to have MAY Win you
NV brother has had a scho9lmfUo lruin
LOO .',,yn visiting him HIS name X
IIarra, Int he Is called Han ana happy
-, | asked him Mr.. Haphhmm,F, II ne
was any kin TO you anu ne SN"
think Daisy and her lttie brother lopN
very sweet in their pic-ures and ! nope 20
sec another picture of llai@y soon III nti
Uappvhammcr chair liked the Gescrln-
zion of nor home 50 mucn. How would
like T. visit her there and go down IN IN.
cayes she spoke ,i am reading A book
called BLACK Beauty. IKE ~ VIZ
wuch mink it Is F99d ne? ,N,i i9r non, nom
~ nlv.,vs L., kind 90 animals liapf, !
am going to make me n badge ana wAen
/ get mo a pin am going 10 wear t' ny
cvory time | go anywhere for avn lHr,tH
"a III EVERYONE know shat ! belong to IhN
itoueton Posts Happyhamuer band nm
always SO glad TO q ihc uie iuffA 81 'Yi
KIND IN AZ HapAUmmcr y he Woull our
hi4 insure I'm The posi9 Th0re ere thouf-
nuhs ~ us who VIII never see him fNDrp'
i'm that way. ] would ask MIN TO SahI ih.
was asking too much. ! may fena my PIC
ture SOM, time fluu. / hope VCV 1!l are
not ,rrd Of this letter IL may be a i'nE
whila before can VIZ g. 1tln' as s'n9ol
v6rE Enclosed md 10 cents for club
hin Mr. Haphnmmer, viii you be k,ui
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LARor Ann rrsrruL.

Gatcsville. Texas. --Dcar Haphammor.
Hero come to Join your litt.e band.
am IA years OF age | like to read The
iost very much aud especially the Haps'
page. Vacation is passing away and school
WIN soon start, l will be very glad, for |
like to go 10 achool did not vote In the
color contest, though my favoriie colors.
rusc aud gray, won. so we are to have Il
dog coniestf | VIE cast my vote for the
Newfoundland. TOR he IN so large aud usc-
full. / VIII close. hoping the Ncwfound-
land viii win. Your friend,
Euddie Afford
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ms TR1P TO LYNcHnURd.

Houston. TcXaF. Dear Haphlmmer: 1t
has been a loIs time since wrote 80 yon.
had down at Ign hburg We went
down on the iuI Enscne TIE bayou
seemed 20 have qM-rr LOOK nS ~.
was ,aavC- m the trees. That al DIS
spuearcd after VIC were some distance
Fcuu bccauSe the current vas 50 ffcr.
canned twenty-three turtles popp.ns az
rut of the water. but | was On one slde Of
Tie boat. and ! don't know how many
were ilmuing Up on the other eide After
while / rot around in 'front.' of the beat,
90 i could see both sides. When we got
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A IrSlcINltI DOC


Chappcn Inn, Texas. -ncar Haphnm-
MIR. / received my club hutton some
time ago aua Ike Il very much Haps,
/ No'vi TOR The ST l&rrnHrd because
think t IS Il brave dog and that ~ would
make Rood club pet. don't YOU, ldps?
J hope thnt ihc -, Bernard VIII VITA II
ts a useful dog for saving people that got
LOST IN snow storms and Is a good fellow
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stampede Texas Dear Haphasnncr:
am n little girl 10 years old and would
like 90 Join your happy band, AS have
seen some OF my friends letters, | thought
would write also. live On Belton, but
am visiting my cousin ola Raney, In
stampede / have been In stampede for
some time ana have had a splendid time
VIII le here. VIII return I'm few weeks.
a. my school opens before long ! am 10
the tunipr class at the Bebcn high school,
Baylor Female college, l VIII close with
best wishes to tho Happyhammcrs. Your
friend. Alice Turner.
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NOTICE no TnM CLUE.

y seek Of Hannyhammer club pins
Va, exhausted AMI unul n new lot
n ordered the members can only be
,sclub buttons. It seems that there
Ere girls than boys in the club and
ms dldnt las, long. There are plenty
s-aas on hand. The Haphammer viii
h he club when the new pins are re-
\ from the manufacturer.
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Montgomery Tcxas.--pear Haphammcr:
l want 10 become one of Your band but
can't claim ddmittance csher az a Chila
in youth OF in YEAR, but ~ccl my
"grcht cnfoldiur love- for the little folks
will admit me as IA bon cnmaiAde" at
least SO ! hope to lac cnroliod 60 che
or Your number and viii wilto YOU abou,
my uoga soon. Lucy ltion AlAriiss
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the other two Haps have their chairs. l
have Miss Ella Mahan's picture. Our
paper got misplaced and didn't get
Whora's sosigs. We have out nearly
eleven bales OF cotton and have about
thrive more to pick | picked 2is pounds
Yesterday. l have q dear old schoomate
living in Houston. Perhaps some of you
Houston laps are acquainted with her.
Her name Is Florence Sylcr, She Is liv-
ing with her sister. Mrs. Ice. With love
TO all OF the Haps and the dear old Post,
a true Hap, ELLA uolsticn
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TOMMY WISHES.

IIaiper's Hound Table.
Said Tommy 'rulpolo 10 his ma:
Il wish I We're a frog
Then ! could make a great big noise.
Aud 81 upon "A log"'
"You'll find my dear" his mother said.
More things than noise ana loB
Complete ihr sum Of daily NE
When you've h.cclre a frog"
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A nnG.s AVFECTI0N.

staubner. Texas.-Dear llaphammer: ]
N n VSte f5r the Newfoundland In the dog
rortest. This animal Is found m al. parts
no world Wherever man IS there Is the
A., a-h sVerywhcre ne is the friend ard
y l,r6,ranIon Of man The dog can guard
tgs bouse. watch his sheep, catch his
zane and DO more for him than can tel
you. There are many touching stores OF
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A BRAVE NEWFOUNpLANp.

Scdly. ISNNS.-l'oa liAhnaininNr. AS II
has been long time since | wrote.
VIII write again to the Haps. | see now
they are having another contest | will
cast my Vote Tor the Newfoundland, as
lie r. one of the most Intelligent dogs. |
VIII tell The Haps of IA story read about
the Newfoundland dog. There was once
q little girl named May and her cumpan'on
was a Newfoundland. She lived with her
parents N a small cottage Just outside
OF the village. The railroad trick was
and May had often tccn told not to 20
to the track She had many good WAYS.
hut one naughty habit she had was run-
Mug away from home. bui cVcryW here
she would 80 her dog was with her. The
dogs name WAS Carlo So ono bright.
sunny morning May went oW to play
with Carlo and her dolles. hut she got
weary aud she went duWn the TO "a. Carlo
was in great trouble and he plAc vt HIM
self in her way and oarKet. VI ~ wan
dUrcd ON. picking fhlWcvs ly he rauds i3c
aud singing ga,y to herself until size
reached the railroad ira, k. Here she
sat down and began to play. Soon she
fell asleep upon the track. carlo lay 10y
her side watching her carefully AVID WHOM
he heard the roar of a train he spiaug
to his feet The train came dhshing
around the curve al niil speed. Little
May slept on. Carlo baiked a. loud as
he could TO stop the train The ,uguccr
saw the littlc girl. lie put ON hrak IS a' Il
closed his eyes tor he 'pud not hear to
see tho luilc girl crushed go pieces carlo
turned ard grasped the lillc rirl and she
was unhurt but the brave dog LOST his
life for the little girl. Your friend.
l.lXaln hDlD,
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$40 rodn nlonr the rond


In costume a IN molo
And threw CLEAN OF sunshinc on this
piho
As she rrlppcd tho handle bar
And she hcat the trolley car
And her i1olden hair war hanging down
her bike. -boston Courier.
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friendly to his race. There are few things
more 'ouching in the life OF this rrea,
i""h thdn the fact that. when he walked
~ 'ne streets Of Edinburgh. nearly every
oos he met came and fawned on him
"agsed h tail at him and thus show. a
MS recognition OF the friend of his race
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the affection OF the dog. remember ono
you may like to hear. about dog whose
master wanted to get rd of h nj This
man was not a cruel master. indeed lie
loved the fahhful animal. but he was very
poor, so poor that he could not AFFORD the
little food his dog needed At last. with
a sad heart. he made mp his mind t. drown
the poor creature. Lifting the dog In his
arms he walked the river hank hastily
tied n STONE around the dogs neck and
threw him out INTO the deep water. But
just "a the man d d this. his foot slipped
aud soon he himself was struggling in the
rapid stream. The water was very deep
and tho poor man could not swim lie
shouted Tor help. but no help was nigh.
He thought he had drowred his dog the
only friend he had( and now he too must
perish Ia the same way. Ilut his dog was
not drowned. Just rs his master wqs gv-
ing up all hope, he felt 'ug at his coat
collar. The dog had shaken of the stone
and rs soon as he saw that his master
was in the water too. che loV ne creature
sN am quickly to him and dragged him
safely to tho shore. Brave, faithful dor'
What do you think his master did with
him? lie took him home again and kent
HIM, as long as he lvod. ! would like {,
correspond with some of the Naps. about
Il or Is years old. am as over your friend.
Elmo Hodge.
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Through snow drifts high he'd plOw his

'Hc'd swim tho waters deep.
Nor mind the dark nor stop, nor stay,
But on his way 50 bravely he would
keep
TIL safcly he'd BRING you home at dawn
of day.
send the names Of four litle folks
who wish 20 be enrolled as Hans ann cast
thair votes for the ST. Hernnr3: Myrtle
Wai,er d.. M!ckle and Earl Cunningham
""'- ' Linden Grey.
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, EINn-urARTED MEMBER.

Cuv Pagan. boy who lives In SAINT
cruz. Cal, sent the v'oletsl