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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-12
RLIrE ANn CRAY

salem, Texas Dear Haphammer. A
did not vote IN the bird cont est thought
| would vote In this ono. / viii vote Tor
the blue and gray, ~ | think tt ~ the
best combination. My father wore the
hlne uniform. lie was In Shcridau's CAM
ptith ~ thr Valley and | had an uncle
VINO wore the gray. My father IT. a Ger
man; hr was born IN Bavaria, and crossed
The ocean when only 1 years of age lig
mother died COON after his arrival here
Ills father settled IN New York aud ,n0n
afterward moved 10 Danbury Conn When
the oivil war broke out he enlisted AZ a
volunteer. He was onh year fghti..g the
Indians ON the plains After leaving the
plains he settled in Texas. where he has
been ever since have never seen papa =
parents, sisters or brothers ! WAS mined
for papa'S youngest sister and have n
brother named for his brother He liaf,
only one brother ant Two sisters.
How mHny of tho Happyhhmmers have
read through Tho Sow Testament? ] have.
twice. VIII ask some questions. How
many letters in tho niblt7 How many
times do the words Lord and reverend
occur In the IilheY Where was John when
hn wrot. tho Rovel,iious7 What Ia the
altar of Bothlehnnl and when and on what
occasion dld II appear What was tho
hroken2 What were Tayor's, j. O.,
Adams. Washingion's icfiorson's. Column
bus and John Albums last words? How
many have ever read tho Blue and
by tho flow Of the inland river,
Whence tho Meets OF iron have Ned,
And the blades of .he grave-g grass CULVER,
Asleep In the ranks of the dead.
Under IN. sod and dow,
waiting the Judgment Day,
Under the onc.tbe blue
Under the other tho gray.
Those are the whims of glory.
Those arc tho gloom Of defeat,
All with the battle blood CORY,
The dusk OF eternity meet.
Under the sod and dew,
Waiting the judgement Day.
Under the roses the blue.
Under the lilies the gray.
ny, the silence Of sorrowfni hours.
Tho deSolaic mournors 90:
Lovingly linden with iloWers,
Alike fer the friend md foe.
Under tho sod aud dew.
Waiting the Judgment Day,
Under the laurel the blue,
Under the willows the gray,
So with an equal splcndor.
The morning sun rays fall
with a touch lmpHrtinlly tender.
on the blossoms blooming for all.
Under the sod and dow,
Waiting the Judgment Day,
'Brodered with gold the blue,
Mellowed with gold the gray.
SO, when the summer callcth
on forest and field Of grain.
With an equal muimur falleth
The cooling drip Of the rain.
Under the sod and dew.
Waiting the Judgment Day.
Wet with rain the blue
Wet with rain the gray.
Sadly. but not with upbraiding.
The generous deed was done:
In The dawn of the years that are fading
No Drawer battle was won.
Under the sod and dew.
Waiting the Judgment Day,
Under the blossoms tho blue.
Under the sarands the gray.
No more shall the war cry sever,
Or the winding rivers be red;
They Danish our anger forever
When they laurel tho grave of our dead.
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the Judgment Day.
Love and tears for the blue.
Tears and love for the gray.
/ must close. Your little friend,
I<Otlle Adams
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AN ALABAMA COLLECTION

Bridgeport. Ala,--Dear Iiaphammer; we
receive The Post from a friend IN Hons,
ton and enjoy reading the liapphannlsrS
page very much and feel that 1t Is doing
a good work among the little folks. To
assist the kind wishes of the Hapham,
mer 1 started subscription toward
Wilora Longs chair. having had dear
sister who was an invalid requiring inc
use Of a similar chair, and knowing what
comfort she received from the use OF y.
decided 10 see what could do toward
the Happy hammers' contribution. MOI
having time 10 canvass thoroughly sen
what | have: y, =, Lawson loc nellie
Hamilton Zoe. George Hamilton i9c
Martha Berents Zoe. Grace Rerents ,or
Fannie Johnson loc, Georgia Hurmrhly
brook Zoe Mrs. s. Gilbert Zoe. Vina Bak-
ter Be-. Mary Douglass l5c, l.ottie Martin
ioc, Paul spiler lsG. Alma s% Hsns.r q so C.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Bender.
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COLLECTION FROM PHILLIP.

Beaumont Texas--Dc6r Hanhammer: ]
thought l would write to You again.
got - cents Tor Wilora Longs chair and
sent IT by express money order Papa
said he thought that We would get II up
HE people who giVe me the money; MIR
Sam King 25c; Mr Binney. Mr. Beatty
and Mrs. Fort. Toe each, Mr.. Fletcher, Mr.;
Holt MIR l.. ii. Wess. Mr.. Sid Levy aud
MIR. Jim Rivcl. Sc each. | send you some
violcts 'n my letter wish Wiiora Long
a harry birthday. Your friend,
Phillip Tuggle.
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EFFECT or COLOR ON PLANTS.

NJ. Fiammarion. In the course OF expert
monts on the radiation Of spectrum colors,
has made some interesting observations
on sensitive plants. -Four plants. sown i
placed under glass. excluding respectively
ali but lie red. green and blue rays. the
fourth plant being under ordinary white
piant WAS twice as high as any, OF the
others. the green came next. then the
white. while the blue had not grown ths
was healthy, but abnormaliy nervous.
curling up At a breath The plant kept
under white glass. exposed to the ordinary
sun rays, though third In the order OF
growth. was vigorous and stout
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WRITES HER OWN LETTER.

Surtartia. Texas - Dear Haphammer:
Here come again with two new names
TO swell The ranks of our band. Sister
Lily l.. Fields and baby Gladys wish TO
Join the Happy hammers aud we all three
N vote fof our colors TO he Nio.et ana white.
White means purity and violet means
modesty. A violet color can he obtained
by a union of red and blue colors am
not quite years old, but can write
letter now myself. Willie u. FieldR.
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WA, VIC nave finished our good
''ofa's behalf we must get hown
color contest In earnest. Some of
on this page and will be read with
y by every member. Karl Schoppe's
hon OF the Northern Lights, mr. An
Borealis, is especially well written.
hfiars' appeal for violet and white
good, and Ray Perrenot makes
talk for blue and gray. The blue
pay and the violet and white voters
Ping the hardest work. but the blue
5hitc combination still leads. Blue
ray comes second. ylole, md white
and blue and red is fourth, There
wv twenty-eight color combinations
ose from, and If your choice has not
named you can vote for any two
that you prefer and they will be
TO the list. Don't be afraid 10 vote
Tors that are at the bottom OF the
no matter IL your choice has only
te. there is yet time TO nut it In the
lb,ra ,"' 'oio's you prefer ana tay
rite va" 'po"' 'hem' 10" ran
kted n,,, ""s ,"'"s mat mas coior
Searanoo IT. e''her IN hame' history
gives n wid. .o.,
land the Uarh,r w., .'V'
(ill prove tho ,noa. T., u',''" ''"'
BIT. Some ono mon,,anaa , ~ ,o',
flag in b,s W. '"''e"
should REMIND ,hose 800, ,.,. WINS week
that the coming Eour,h " ., r ',,, 'n NJ,
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TRUTH AND LIFE.

,,,v,,n. Texas--Dear Haphammer:
Franz We are to have a color contest
am s'aM Nv color is blue and green Blue
nehtn, color of our flower and ~ the
IL tne me, ~ truth; greet tns the fayorite oak
emblem ,n ~ life. / see where the Haps
ana saasnding money TO buy chair for
WI wiora Long as Pir,MHs ia g.ssen,; ki w
send Iv birds here: the sweetest singer
Q, '9 IHvs y DIS mockIng bird. We hear
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,,.ppy IN MAKING OTHERS HAPPY.

Noulton, TeXas,--Denr IfarhAHmHrs ]
will write short letter ,s ana send my
m h'dqr lar " The crippled girl. It Will be
c en- Hind doi and good OF all % help and be
sso 80 eth pleasant to think Of IN after
ne I'm I'm who send their nickels Blue
me ne White is my choice OF colors-blue
a srne. White purity. The sky Is blue and
sno" ~ dst colors or course. different
t urs have different tastes and that
makes interest 50 we hSpn 70 Slo save si AZ
inte'. x,,,s shes for ali and double portion
for the little crippled friend Wiior rIo,u
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a. S--'' Mrs. j. N. Bender.
HIT A BARRED WIRE FENCE.

Porters. Texas-Dear Haphammcr; WIN
YOU please enroll my name IN your haPPy
clubi | wish 10 cast my vote for the eoIoi :,
violet and green, because the violet Is our
chosen flower, and g,een Is the ia ,a,,,
color OF our mother Na,ure How I1 ,rr
are in bloom They Look almost Ike banks
OF snow was helping my brother ea,en
chickens the other day. and ran spank
bad cash over my right eye. A little girl
cried. "Get some wafer quick. Sam has
nearly killed hmssl ,s, aSd VIA ssa Fms
reminds me OF . funny question ! asked
my mamma when ! was yer. very little d 10Y;
II Xiii anyone when they are scared TO
death?'' Mamma says God gave US our
bodies to last us long time and that we
should not heedlessly rush into danger,
but / never think when I am playing
what I might run up against: Do you?
hope ! will never hit . barbed wire fence
Sam Iiayne Dixon.
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A MISSISSIPPI MEMBER.

okolona, Miss.-Dear llaphammsr: ak
am n little girl II years Old ana WISH
to ioin your club, and have my name IN, en-,
rolled as IA member. was reading the
POST this morning and there We're so many
40 letters in 1t, that had great desire
~ yyrite also. / was going to school near
Nome hut our school closed March I,
Nv uncle takes The Post, and u 10 ever
stu pIin for / enjoy reading the letters 40
n mneh' viii close with much love 10 the
Flaps. Your friend, Mnssie i,aNsn,
'cr,nnle. Wilora Long; | send Zoe.
ma my sister. Ella Lee, sends cents.
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THE SCISSORS.

Were a Jolly pair OF twins,
And we always work together.
We are always bright ana sharp,
However dun the weather.
Whenever little Maidje
Takes her work-boN In her lap.
We are always up and ready
with our Snip. snip Anap"
Chorut.-
snip. snip, snap,
SNIP, snip. snap,
We are always up and ready
with our Snip. snip. snap
We cut the pretty patches
To piece the pretty quiit'
Each squire the next one matches'
Their posies never VIII.
we trim the edges neatly.
with never u mishnp,
And what music sounds so sweetiy
As our snip. snip, snap!'
We cut the doly's mantle;
We shape the doily's dress.
on. half the clever things we do
You'd never, never guess!
For food or sleep or playtime
We do not care rap,
But are ready. night ana daytime.
with our snip. snip, anap"
Chorus
Snip, snip. snap.
Snip snip. snap,
nut are ready. night and daytime,
With our snip, snip, snap.
Laura II. Richards. ST. Nichoias'
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A LARGE COLLECTIONS.

Elgin. TeNas-l)ear Haphammnr; i come
again with big list OF Subscribers for
our little friend Wilora Longs chair. with
the assistance of our good family physi-
clan. DR., Austin have succeeded in get
ting the following:
Dee Lawrence So,, Winnie Davis re,
loc, Dave Echols 2,c. I'm Ward 25c. Tom
oliver 50c. W II. Condron 2jc, l.. Brymer
soc. Ada oreil &c. Chas. Price soc. Lee
25c Noble Jordan soc, Manic Ron ioc +.
NJ. Prince l0c, Belle Forbs zoe. Eva Muir
ray 81. Mamie Long 25c, WIN Lane s,c,
Oliver 25c. Netiir Anderson Sc. Betty Len
sing he, Polly Gardener zoe. HORACE Alb
hott 5oc, Ralnh Ahhot; zoe. ,tiula Barker
Erwin kanamnn poe. G. Hendrix 2sc, G.
Gaydon soc Nellie Frazier. &c. Dora Town
send 25c. Rube To~nsend 25c,. Ella Gun
nier 81. Ollie Long 2'c. Laura Brylneh 5oc,
Drew McWilliamg Pc. NJ. brymer &c. Mrs.
Drymer BE, C. Mccullough 2Sc, ! w; hob
inson nc. Clara Wilson 3Ic Mabel Wilson
&c Katie Anderson &C. Emory Anderson
DC: making u total Of $3.50 which win be
sufficient to bu, II nice chair we thlpk
for their kind consideration of our nttie
crippled friend. We especially thank Holi-
koffer oaks, who started NE snbscrlp-
ti0n. We also thank you. Mr. Haphnm-
mer. for the kindly Interest you have TAX.
en- in our little enterprise. We would now
ask that you order the best chair You can
get TOT tnf INpI'gs iihik'o "
Elgin, Texas. Perhaps there WIN be other
subscriptions sent In this week ana some
left OF what you already have, as u would
he almost Impossible to net a chair TO ~
the exact amount II SO, think We should
see what Wllora would have done with II.
Ionr friend. Alma Hurting.
BLUE AND GRAY APPEAL
Victoria, Tcxas--Dear Haphammer; ]
am back once more TO cast my vote Tor
blue and gray. Just think Of the reasons
We have for voting for those two. There
are Northern aud Southern girls and boys
In the club all united under one name or
HappyiammeTs. In the great ciyil war
blue and gray were separated. but now
they are united. Why not have our com.
noted Then too, It wiz show that The
children OF the brave Northern and South
ern leaders feel no III will because our
fathers. grand fathers and uneles rouxht
II is blue. Look at our club bird. 4 Is
gray. Haps. think Don't vote for other
colors. II we could vote for one color only.
would vote for gray NJ once; My futner
wors the gray. my grand-iather wore y
anc m4ny OF my uncles: ~ 70 fact tast
this subject carefully, am sure vsu VII
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HAMMERING AT LESSONS.

Fayetteville. Texas; Dear Haphammer;
therefore, concluded to let the Happyham-
mers know there Is beautiful little place,
by the name OF Eayeiteyille, where az
read with great interest. My papa has
been taking The Post for long time avn
I like to read everything In y. J am go
Ter. Gave been sick . long time and
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A wINDoWFUL or POIsONs.

There 10 lesson In the shop WINDOW of q
st. Louis druggist. says the Youeh'e Cenr
panion. The window 2 aqverusco - So RI.
contests are perts GreeM a{1enAe A1lls
e esrss. eisssessss ~ 49, 81 n y N
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SHE HAS HAMMERED HAPPILY.

SHE HAS t3Nl-hI'hi%' i'-'' -
Barnum, Texas-Dear fIaphanmer; Hero
comes another little Hap. come Win
gay and happy heart. because nave been
trying to make others happy. nave Deer,
watching the contribution list FOR our
little crippled Hap's chair with much IN
Iertst and decided would go out among
my friends and see what l could 10 to-
ward making up little purse. icit very
tiinid at ilrsr, rs II was my fret attempt.
but every one | called on gave nv 80
chcerfully 1t made my little heart throb
with delight to see many others no
willing 10 help our little friend. am
very anxious for her TO get the chair on
feel very happy My birthday comes on
the 18th of August will be 10 years old
ana look forward to 1t with much pleasure.
as | know papa and mamma Will give me
Il present they always do i have one
little brother and sister. Berthe and Stella.
cousins In Houston, John -. and Lille
Shcahan Enclosed please fnd check for
81 tn help get the chair for Wilora Long
Following In the names or those VINO con
trbuted. Anna Watson. Emily Turner.
Luela Barcey. Bessie Moses, Gertie
Moses and Hortense Morris. 10 cents each.
Aanese Carter. Erwin Carter and Harry
Garter ~ cents EACH Professor knley,.-lD
cents; $ T.. Barciey. 10 cents; DIN Barker
- cents. W. IA. Reed. ID cents. j. Thomas,
- cents; w H. Bullard, 10 cents; ed
w. IL. Cation. % cents; J. J, Ellis. u cents
Il. $. owen, % cents; Mrs. Bryant. 10
cents: Il. +, Dooley. 10 cents T. H. Chook.
- cents. j. II iIollcy, % cents; Or, j.. Is.
Parsons 20 cents; IDr. M J. Taylor, %
Is ely. 8 cents Mary Jane Kelly. q cents.
With love to all the Haps and The Post.
1 remain. your lille friend,
Mary Jane Kelly,
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them from early, morn until a late hour
at night. l will exchange The: Blind
Child" and '1he Dying Cowboy" with
odeli Hne for The Little Black Mus
tacho" and There is n Now Girl In Our
Boarding House" | think II would be
nice 10 have a letter contest next / Will
close, with much love to the Haps and
the edltor. blanche Watts
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A HARD RIDDLE.

Victoria, Texas-Dear Haphnmmer: 1t
has been good while since | wrote TO
you. am rather glad to see another con
test My cosors VIII be the gray and blue.
i like those colors very much. think We
ought to vote for the colors VIC IKE. not
the ones ahead. II is SO sweet to hear the
birds sing here In Victoria II viii he
three months before school closes. l will
tie sorry II Is such Il nice school ! go to.
wish to give a riddle; Il will be this
Young people like me when I am good ,
few people like me good or bad; when
am Of silver, people generally Ike us
love to the Haps. Your friend.
Allie W. Heard
p S.--You will ind enclosed 40 cents for
our little cripple. Those who sent II Were
Miss Mold tour tcacherl May Mathis. Net
tie Wadde Bridget Scot, and myself.
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rIECING A QUILT.

wheelock. Texas. Dear Haphammer:
Here comes another little girl to join your
and 1 enjoy reading the Haps letters
vcrv much. l am II years old. l have
one sister and five little brothers. Sister
and have fine time playing with our
dolls. l Will vote for the colors blue ana
white. l think they make such pretty
combination. Leila nm asked IL any OF
the Haps pieced quilts do. have
pleced nearly Two. | am pccing one now
out of blue and white the colors voted
for; haven't any pets except n sweet
little baby brother a puppy and a little
squirrel My little squirrels name IL
Bunny. viii ask riddlc Black upon
black, black upon brown three legs up
and SIX legs down. Love TO all the Haps
and tho editor. Your little friend,
Lizzie NJ. Turner,
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had to miss school four months. so l
have TO hammer at my lessons more than
ever now. I think blue aud white would
be pretty color combination for tho
club. I win close by asking few aues.
lions " history: Where was the State OF
Franklin, and where did II exist? Which
OF our presidents were related as father
and sony with love to all the haps. your
friend, Charles A. ThRnhciscr
4. ST. will enclose 30 cents for Wilora
Longs chair, cents each from my little
vousins Grady and Louise shaver. 8 cents
from my little brother and 10 cents each
from my sister and myself.
Charles A, Thanhciser.
WORKING FOR VIOLET AND WHITE.
Houston. Texas.-=Dear Haphammer: l
have Just finished reading tho Haps' page
and | thought l would write. ! said
would give the answer to my cat
problem" the next time l wrote but have
decided to walt until the contest ends.
Those voting for violet ana white. onght
to 10 to work at once II they want II 10
win. have gotten two girls TO partly
promise they would write and vote for
1t. II each Of the iiaps voting for violet
and white would try to get two or more
boys or girls to vote for II. we should
soon be ahead. Try II, please. would Ike
to correspond with Violet Cameron. her
her address please. l enclose 10 cents FOR
a club pin; the same for Wilora,s char.
Haps. l want to make n proposition; Let
us not refer To the fiaphammer's waste
basket doubt whether no hns one OF not,
and II he has don't think he would Ike
to have us constantly refer to It. VIII
close. am, one of the I Maps, u,s,s,,.
My address lis lIl6 Hadley avenue. Hous-
T,xnN
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own heart. A female who never
felt at any period of her life a desire
to engage in the duties or share in
the delights of that state to which
all human beings are drawn by force
Of nature and reason, must be utter
ly devoid of tenderness and the
heaven-bOrn instinct with which all
creation is rightfully endowed. l
do not expect that this sentiment
will meet with unqualified endorse
ment from the spinsterhood; but
certain 1t is that in every true wo-
mans eye there peeps out a longing
to have d home, and a husband, and
babies of her very own; and it is no
less true that thousands of old maids
would have made most excellent
wives and mothers. That the in
stinct is strong within them is shown
by the unaffected feeling which they
display in contemplating the domes-
tic joys of their married friends.
Not all the gOodi sisters who de-
vote their lives to works of mercy
wear the hood and gown to pro-
claim their mission to mankind.
They are everywhere among us and
are often the butt of sneers and false
imputatiOns from the careless and
unthinking. Some of the most emf.
nent women of every civilized land
are found in the pursuit of science,
literature, art, on benevOlence, and
are welded only to their calling.
The tenderest miuistrations to sick
and suffering strangers in our hos
pitals and on our battlefields come
from the hands of the sisterhood.
Are they not worthy of all honor?
And because there are weak and
silly, curious and gossipping old
maids Gust as there are weak and
silly, curious and gossipping mar
ried women), shall all old maids be-
come the subject of Anticipated jest?
That a wOman's reason is best known
to herself may apply to matrimony
as we'll as to other affairs in life, and
it is a matter into which idle curl
osity has no right to prey. The
good there Is in the old maid COM
mands our love and respect; for the
sorrows which may have been hers
she deserves our sympathy, and
common justice, which is the COM
mon right, requires that we render
unto Caesar the things that are
Caesars.
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A woman's Letters.

There are only two classes-busl-
ness letters and letters which are
strictly confidential. She seldom
writes business letter, but when
she does it is very short, occupying
about five lines on the first page of
folio note paper. 1t is usually very
stilted, and the reader feels as
though she had, in writing, stood
ten feet distant and used a fishing
pole as a pen staff. She confines
herself strictly to the rules of rhet-
oric; and commas, semicOlons and
periods are adjusted with painful
nicely. She never forgets to name
pOstoffice, county and state--where-
in she is ahead of good many bus
mess men--and subscribes her name
with a precision that makes a man
feel as though some one was filing a
saw. AT least, that is the feeling
one man told me it gave him. In
all other correspondence the char
acteristics of the business letter are
conspicuously absent. She doesn't
trouble herself to think when writ
ing a confidential letter-the action
seems almost involuntary. She be-
gins at the upper left-hand corner
of the first page, and the name of
the person addressed is usually pre-
coded by about four adjectives.
Line after line is written until the
third page Of the last sheet is COW
cred, when the letter is closed and
signed, "Your own lula or Your
true friend, Nellie"
Then she begins to think! There
is something she has been dying to
tell--what is it?
o, yes! and she adds postscript.
After P. S. No. has been added,
the page is full, and, as if in fear of
a strike at the paper mills, she
economies by writing all around
the margin, and, turning the letter
upside down, she fills the blank
spaces above the headlines. She
then overhauls it, understanding adj
jectives, supplying deficiencies, ETC.,
and after sealing the envelope, pos
sibly puts the stamp according to
stamp filtration rules.