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.AAPFYHANNGRS
,uammer happiness when and wherever you cam

carburettod hydrogen gas arising from
the decomposition of vegetable matter.
The latter supposltion would account for
many things connected with the phonom-
enon. az the gas spoken of is Not spon-
tanoously combustiblc, an additional sun
position must he made TO account for its
ignition. On that point the theory is de-
fectlvc. for we believe that no one has
ever made this additional smpposltion. at
least i'll satisfactory way.
ono OF the most remarkable thlnns
about the light is its movement, away
fiom any one who approaches H., and It's
following any one who moves from ii. ana
you may imagine how vhLs action
hus emphasized its uncanniness. In a
word. II acts as IL Il were guided Dy I,
purpose, as ii 1t were some,hin.. NOR,
,iiln a mere inauiinale production u. ma
ihIt. inns. however, may pc readily CA
planned. l ne liAiie is SO Aent, SO seusl-
i've, tnat II Is affected ny tho motion O.
Il Ludy ~ some INSTANCE FROM IL. ii one
moves toward IT. Inc agitation OF tho arr
lreuuccu by tnat motlou irives IL Tor
waiu. If enc moves away from II. the ual-
tat.on oi IN. air in the other uirvc.lun
makes IL follow.
ltv MiA-o -,Ac-Wlsp is not 4 familiar
phenomenon IN tins country, nor Is 1t
&C mnon Anywn mere but 1t Is more often
seen in The north OF Germany, IN the
noorland districts OF England and IN Inc
icwands OF Scotland IMAM anywhere else.
There are eases ON record IN W hlch IL has
done more inau ,Ngntcn people, Tor tray
clcrs nave been known to follow its lignt
III the belief that II was u lamp. and have
thus been led into swamps where ,hoy
u, iSltn
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THE CLUB.

...,hsmmers are the young peo-
~ va the Youths Department, OF
~, post. There are no fees
us" my kind connected with
yoys and sIrls wing read me
!, Se enrolled as active members
~ name. age and address.
- object OF all iiappyhammers
gmer, happiness when ana where,
[.,b,er Hence the club name ana
rss club flower is the violet the
The live oak and the club pct is
k,,r bird. all being chosen by the
themselves.
M hilton and the club pin are
ulp,, Si T. e ground Is white,
wn,ds Houston Post IL. H.
Iic.Sa IN vio,ct color. The clut
i' waved IN the c.nter ana
81, Guy c,lor The letter al" is
,sne on each side OF the yiolsi,;;
a beautiful little badge ana WIN
Ia AM i.appyhaminer upon 'na
N 10 rents. In ordering q pm VI
kasress YOUR letters to the hap
c,re The Poet. Houston. Texas.
Es,v n,w subscriber sent by n
minsr for the Scmi-W eelSly Post.
(ntten OF pin will be given free.
lsriier secured can be either for
Fans. six months or "A year; no
kheh Of the thfce II is, your
III not cos. you anything. When
a subscriber address your letter
EsIncss office Of The Post.
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A ROSE AND GRAY AppnAI.

III raao. Toxns- Dear iIarhnmmor: !
hive just received the Happy hammer
png" and was pleased aud surprised TO
Rad the Ieitrr from Sunaot Wool of
Houston. Ind thcnBht TIN, rose AMI
giAy was u combination whose merits
wore not u, NJ appreciated. but now II
stand by their rolorA they VIII have n
very g0 ! chance AZ winning. am
Hirn NAT We could ana no more Wiiubic
combinations GRAY ls not a bright color.
n'lthor r. IT by any means an ugly one.
have nryef considered the dark gray OF
tho conn d"ucY as other than leauu-
ful. Gray hairs nro always honOred and
are considered ae emhlemaiic OF wisdom
ana experience iley Are caused by
much study aud ~ trouble ~ care. as
wen as by age We WIN all have gray
as 70 1--we long enough and don't become
lHlu healed tn" long grny fesionns Of
Southern moss which hang from tbs
hnprhA of oar live oaks ar. DE arse OF
their grace and beauty more admired
than the troe. The Hight gray riodis that
thn through the shy arc ~ pre'iy hs
the bright blue of that element, and they
aie OF. much more Importance to us poor
nortala here below, FER they promise us
some rain for our cotton crops. whereas
the j. 'fc blue Sky would Let us perish
for the want of rain and not - nj a drop.
II q totally color blind person all coiors
are simply shades Of gray varying from
such persons though there are many who
nrc red blind nr green blind Red rDlora
appear tho same "a dark green or green
isn yellow ann yellow and orange seem
TO br OF - dirty prpeh color tn hose who
are red color blind. Red 10 the sumo az
dark yellow. green the same as pale yell
low ana yellow Is lighter than as we
sos II To those who are green co,or blind,
The standard white II the color of mag
nesium oxide held IN the sunshine. II
can he produced hy It piece Of glass held
over burning mnRnoslnm tape, Thih color
* whittier than snow. but the very whit
est white Is the sun light. All other
SHADES of white are gray compared with
n. Now, every Hap who wishes 10 see
IA rofe cnlored future" for our club vote
for rose and gray and every Han who
wants the rose for the club hower vote
for rose and gray, Your frieDd.
Georgia Wells
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"liow DO VOC Dor"


The French Lady Thought i Should he
Answered.
Nouth's Companion.
An American lady who spou, some time
in Paris says that she had fricua there.
Frsuch lazy, Who wshti 10 learn a
little English, and did SO. Among her ac-
QUESTIONS in the language was the eN-
PRESTON How 40 you do?" to which she
WAS careful to learn tho proper respasisa.
One day the AMERICAN lady mal her
hrehSh friend on the street The Amer
lcal iaGy sad, How do you do2n with =,
snliiS. aid passcu on. She did not stop TO
notice That she had left the Fteu.h lady
STANDING ~ the street in asionishment.
lady. As she did not know oi any reason
why the lady shouli he Nlanlied with her.
she pressed her to tell what was the mat
ter.
Have ! done anything to srieve youg"
she asked.
:. Anything to grieve me-" answered the
French LACY, you meet me on ihe street.
you ask me now am y II No uol wait 10
uni ont how am, you pass Oh. amt then
You ask mo whether you have done any
thing 70 grIeyr inri'
Then tho Am Nricau lady eXpiAined that
Il il not customary for Americans 10 wait
for an answer TO their inquiry. GLOW do
YOU 10 that they commonly utter the
woros aud pas on or II they stop 70 speak
Mt once begin to talk OF other matters
The French ndy could hardly cXprcss
her establishment. The Americans 10
many very. vry s'ranse things. she s,ti4.
but this IS the strangosi ct AM
Tho French When they are OF Tho Do
ercc of aequa.nfancc that jtisiifirs INJURY
as 10 the health OF another. stop and hear
all nb1ut Il. ard all about tho health of
the respective families. Whun MI this in-
formation has been exchanged. the two
persons part with many adcrN and c,a-
horaie good wishes for each others con-
tinued henl,h and happiness,
The Italians frequently embrace ono mn
other in puhlic places. and SNAKE hands
several times, and comm on another no
parting TO tho care OF God THE Amer
irans au1 the English are tho My people,
That question each other as to their henlih
without stopping TO find out anytmng
about r.
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SOMETHING ABOUT LAMPS.

r;o,,.
NV" Afsand Came to Invent Tho t;isss
Chimney,
To the Egvu,js,s ho, To-. -
horor ~, ,.,,''.. ',''-''S 'r' SsVn given the
Va '"NehNng the lamp but 1t seems
more Than probable that ih,v received =,
from the ola,, ,5,,,,..,1,. V''ea II
larn,,. ,,,,,..,.'.,, ''".""e'p' Oh ihuia. The
p,"t,,,, ,o,isiillllN used by the iieNrows. the
hi i,,"''I "'lH the Greeks were SIMPLE
and wv aSs,tiS Nlih stnah handle a. one end
mn d" 1a sne oiher iiitlo projection with a
is,',s. ',i',nS a noE2le In the back was q,
n,n,,.,a V,v lnS, INTO which the oil was
son,,;; uul' ncc9teing to Plny. il vas
sVii',e'''hvs OF lipuid hl;umen
,h. "r iainp commonly used IN EEyp, IL:
Ma a tube III the bottom. In which ia
ptM.,1 = wick of cotton twis,,a atonng
s s,m IN, COMMON lamp Of lmiia is a
s s,'.. eartnern saucer, with n bit OF
,m'S.Yu cotton for "a wick. rho ornnary
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SOME sMoRT I.ErrNRs.

y fl,tlinrton If POI Rock wnr.a
one Of iin iiappyhamniars To help him
go set SOM kind Of work 90 do
I Nri,nafl snarks of Townsville saws he
IT'S hatire a Me time han,ing thosr ioiig
| days Earl SPARKS asks this 'idd!e. over
/ Nafeg nif under water, hui never gets
! wft3
! Virginia Mann and Alieo McNntt Of cal
! vcrt wrotc nice ,o'iors to the clAp and arc
bur ami white in the color contest.
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Goliad. TEXAS bear iAphan,incr; l
have boon silcn, admircr of the linps
come TO Join your club OF girls and boys
WAS II Years Old las, January. |
think the color contest Is very interesting
aud viii east my vote for violet and
white They would I've the most SUI
able for the club colorS. as the club
flower Is The violet aud che club pm white
and viola, also WA lsrlar Maud Mar
lindnlc, Violet liosiIins ana all ycu 'ihps
who are in faNoi 81 Violet and white lets
work hard and push our rllets to tbs
from, sc they may Win. I'm Ho glad
WilOra got her chair aud hope shc VIII
enjoy Riding in it, think Guy rirans
mud Nicholas Dodon's mliers are very
Interesting tiussle Kennedy. why don.
You writc agsmi | VIII now osN u trw
questions. Who WAS called the swamp
foNi Who were the two greatest gcn-
erals that c,cr Ncd2 We'll good 1--we
Next time write. VIII BRING few
voters. Love to All the linps.
l. Q. I.efn md.
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| QUEER LITTLE HEN.

4 once n little brown hen,
Nh. queer little hen.
work WIS TO lay
one egg every day
|S!d 1t, this good little hen.
IN IN a tree. aud right then.
1sflon branch. this queer hen,
egg she wcuid lay,
enc egg every day.
\ little, queer little hen.
ktrange thing 10 do. must say,
rg from n tree every day.
wha, good was the cgs"--
tell that, | beg.
from a tree in that way?
people do things lust as queer;
I've seen Il. my dear.
have a good thought.
n Jus, comes "a naught:
wrong place they drop 1t, my
lesson for YOU and for mo
hen that laid eggs In "A tree.
h DO a right thing.
good thought. we bring,
choosea wrong place. YOU ana
$. Sharp IN the Independent.
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WILL EXCHANGE SONGS.
A RIDDLE IN THREE PARTS.

n MIDDLE IN lftKEE fNNlo.
Anoka, Mimi liaphammer: Here
comes another little girl to Join your
happy baud. | win be- 10 years old the
slsi of this month. have Two little
brothers, one is years old and the other
tx year Old I am Nlad that am IN tiino
blue and white. az they are my favor,ts
volors. | am sorry that did not write
before so that could vote for my favoi-
Nc tree. The violets are In bloom now.
They have been in bloom for about two
weeks. I win ask riddle with thrae
INrts; What can 20 In face Of tho sun
and vet leave no shadow What .iics for
ever and never rests? What In wingcss,
lcslsss. yet fiics fast and In never i'm.
~ scnrdr 1 viii close now win love 10
The Post Xcoiiue Bork.
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A MINNESOTA GIRL.

Anokn. Minncsotn--D Hnphammer3
Here come To join your happy band. I
nm Al little girl II years old. My father
iiaps' letters. l think some OF tho letters
arr very Interesting. / am Emeline Bcr-
Hersin's cousin, soc her every day. will
violet Is the color OF tho clubs flower and
white is so pure. My little brother calls
eyebrows Fey cwhiskcrs.' ! would like to
correspond with some Of thu Iaps. I Will
send 10 cents for n badge. will close
nov. with love TO the llaps. Your fricnd.
EXnsInr BorE.
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ToMAro PLANTS FOR SHADE.

Wells, Texas. Dear lluphammcr: l will
write aud east my vote for the coors be-
ioir IL h too late blue and white are
my choice. | have not scen any Of tho
badges yet, bur am going 20 send and
viii hc to nee, up w!th II Han and have
u kood social chat. | would like for some
OF the little iians 10 correspond with me,
Eri 80 Ionoaoiu, out ON farm, away
off ~ the woods. There arc no iit,le girls
my age near me. ] help mamma with her
clfckens and cooking, but I get tired OF
that. Mamma has put out 10 little
chicks this spring. The hawks are so bad;
they have carried on great many OF
them. l'ii any OF YOU ever try planting
tomato pinnts ny the portico? They make
Rplend.d shade well a. bear tomatoes.
Hoping 10 hear from some of the Haps,
remain Your little friend.
Auuin Nfrt,ull
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II splcndidly for us advocacy of true de-
mucracy. l VISA O become a mcmber os
the Happyhnrnmpi club and shall chs,
my vote for the rel ana blue they being
eolors represented III the old Confederate
aud We love / SIN, though ii he tat cred
and torn, enclose 10 cents to pay for "a
club PIN. which | shall wear IN memory
Of the color contest and tho dear linnpy'-
hammers. My father Is n farmer and
takes great interest IN that department..
close with love to tho Naps aud the dear
Old Post. Estclle Kuykcndaii.
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A MnDlNA COUNTY MrMuEE

Gladstone. TcNns.-Dcar ,laphammcr:
as | have not written in long time. !
Viii write this evening. We had Il bad
storm this morning. /, blew down live
trees IN front OF our yard and also blew
school now. as school has been on, nearly
a month. ! dliaost felt like crying when
II closed. We celebrated Children : bay
me second sunday IN MAY There ,gas u
sood crowd Oiit and "A goodly combination
token VI for the Sunday school aud vo!-
portage work OF The state. Ecv. Duur-
rant preached SUNDAY night but, owing
10 the ram, there were but u few present,
diu not so. Three of the liaps took diu-
ne; with mo. They Wcrc Wessir Jank ms
ln.1 aud Mamie Lee lioWdcn of Hunts
vile. TROY nre sweet little girls. why
d2h you all write again | viii east my
vote TOT the hlur and white. Blue is true,
an1 al The ltaps shouil be true TO every
thuE they undertake, and white IS for
purity, whiuh should be an emblem lar
AN saw Wilora Longs picture In the
ihst Post. think she looked very happy
iiiirvd IN her nnw chair. | surely syi:ipn-
'ni"" WITH any ono who Il unaOi. to ret
atvunn. mad pet squirrel, hui 4, took
ti'k ANA died a few weeks ago Mv broth
lr mas pei CROW. ii mnlscS II iuss " hen
II Svts nnngS aud VIII keel, on ouarrrl,ta
mas hrconl" OF Ludia liclinrr of Kelly,
we used TO correspond, bat haven't
n''rH from lor III a long time Wtth acst
Wishes 10 Mr.. Hap and The. many i,tlc
lidns. ann your TREND
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Victoria. Jexas-Dear Haphamnler In
to spin weave ana dye their own cloth.
They used many different Kinds al weeds,
wood ana inrsacs such as red OAK. los
makes a purple dye and indigo makes a
blue. lniigo 10 "A very common but uHe-
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ousTED.
Puck.

Mrs. Catchinss-Join, think II ID -
outrage, Bridget entertains her young
man The entire evening. and every even
ing in the week. down AZ the garden sate:
Mr., ca,ehIngs-We,l. ! sec no oD,1 Srin.
10 That, II Is better than haVih9 heT o'i"b
MIRA. catchinss tndignantlyl-iss nns
our Maud never gets chance ~ inc sac
nj ALL
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Lake CHARMS. I.n,--pcar laphummcr: |
was very much pleased 10 see W,iora III
her chair | think sh, looked Pleased and
harry In II. aud | think 1t would he nice
to "hnmmer happiness for Daisy o.
phnt. | am sorry blue and gray can not
beat blue and white, hut am glad to see 1t
second On the list NOW. GTis and boys,
why vote vote for the blue and gray oar
club flower Is hluc and our clnh pet. the
mockine-hird Is gray. Some Of the Tap
rNtarimcrs say they do not want w'sl'
coors for otir badge. hut I do not arfee
with them. | think when they ARE put
together they denote Friendship and re-
union have received the club p,n sent
Tor. and am much pleased with H. and
viii hc glad when we know what color
% ribbons We VII, wear WITH them to
make complete badge We are hay ms
worry nice wrnihcr. hut it * much too dry
for crops ,o grow very fast. Int We think
We VIII have Il niro lot Of fruit our gar.
den gal. Is covered with hon".suclSle
vines, which ave four fce' broad on top
and from the gate Is an arhor that leads
10 an aid we'll The nrNor Ia covered with
gram vines. When are loaded with fruii.
!, T.. ALEC flVouto place for the hooking
birds TO build iholr hosts, have tried to
raise NY raj NoNns mo- kcrs. hut hRNc
NJ, srccacded. although ! had one until
u was half grown and n was 50 tam
that ooGll let tt 10 IN tho yard. and
when calici Il by name It would como
to me. Your loving Hap,
Maud Wilcox
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BLUE AND GRAY.

Pine IIll. La,--Delr Haphammer: As
there is always room for one more.
presume / shall be welcome W,lara Il
very pretty | am IL years old and live on
a farm / vote for blue and gray. sent
for tho club pin and think IT g very
nice. would Ike 10 see all the laps and
have a chat with them would like 10
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:, ''7UsVVt1' '1TNsIE77 T7VNtT TlNIfNdIIlINtT.
Just car not remain silent any Longer. |
intend ic wrilc last week. but attOi read
irs our page IN Inc rus, SUNDAY and sea-
Ing my taNcri,c colors u; IN. head OF the
list for the inst time. | decided 10 wait
votes fer rose and gray. have hau sp.en~
ali success The aioiity .t my friends
VITO gave me thelr Votes read The Pos,
and are much interested IN cur color con-
test. They. too, think rose nnd gray make
the prcttieSt combination. | send li3 votes
and horc rose and gray win win. Your
little friend. Emma Hugse
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THE HEART OF THE TREE,

What does ne plant who plant. a rec
lie plants the friend Of sun ann shs
He plants the flag of hreozes free,
The shaft Of beauty towering hleh'
lie plants "A home TO heaven anisrp b,r,
In hlshcd and hurry 'Nllisni heard
TIE trei,ie Of heavens harmony
These things he plants who plants a tree
wlnt does he plant who p'anis 1" tree?
M YInnts .cel sha9r md tender rain,
And seed ana bud oi days 70 b1,
Md years that fade and fus1 AGAIN.
10 piants the giory of the PAIN
I,e j'ants ne forests heritage,
The harvest OF The coming nee
These things h. plenis who plants a tree
What does no plant who. plants a tree?
lie plants, in s.ip ana leai ana WOOD
In love of nome and Loyalty
And FIR cast thought Of etvie good
lis blessing on The neighhbor,hood
VINO In Ire hollow Of iiis hAhi
,Io1ds an Inc growth Of nj. our land
A nations growth from, sea to ga
'l"s :" ne III. c. Bunner.
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Haphammer Has 10 Say to on,
Boys and Girls.

hdNihlii'lef iiHS 10 say to Our
Boys and Girls.
|nrpysammcrs: The rose an,
rs made another nara f'shr , ss
did no. succeed IN pe,ti5 nc ,h r,"~
the head, although thew ,' ,n,une ''
d to second place ,' Fine ,e''' and
HEAD. b,inr ~ votes osa ahead 's q, " ,na
sr c yns ,sI eu'S a rhana o, no, s
and White ''I letters ' ,han " any
this his week eek bnt The the o, 'ha' ,n AMY
were mn, 10 ~ ,ho ' .or '' bv , ' fan,
seur g pDl b, 70 c tn1 '0P ny lew lew
.lved after that date will he
This leaves only ten days for
rs they prefer. The uanham-
was covered with letters this
large number Of them are
u several had 20 be condensed
ssDs '' n'honE 'l'r good color let
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WORE rIIN GRAY.

Fails City, TexaA- Dear Haphammcr:
I received tho pretty badge I wrote. for.
Milora, am glad you got your chair.
win vote for bh,e and gray IN our color
contest. My father wore the stuy. 30
did my grand uncle, General q. T.
look IN Swiutons nth reader lessen "a,
page COG. you viii see poem entitled
The blue and tho Gray" by Francis
Inv The blic an gray vim win In ne
contest, l will close. Your friend,
Aug, Il, BcaurcgoEd.
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rIINl-sANns ~ rNTrLI..

Chaunn w. Texas Dear inphammer,
Which one OF our. liappghammera can
tell us Tia. nartn OF the po"l VINO wfato
nv following IA tasor OF me red
Tho rain drops heavy Ia the brook.
The wlnd went hoMlig through the
wood,
rhc sun Set in sen of blood"
Though rei is thr nrcMiest color. 1t Is
not appropriate for a hadgc for nv so
v II sote TOR tne blue ana whitc | also
,nclcsc II Z me Tor Daisy oi4phinrR chair
and - GEMS for button Now is the
1Tne for tlo great y. L. i. cattle syndi-
etie 10 SltlAr thcir yonNg ca tie "a drive
of Montaun. Wneic HEY arr KEEP on ihr
rfaas tor iuni OF I'VE years, aud then
they aie anippHd 10 thf nlnrke Of the
world Tor berf. II looks like hoy havo
enough cattie To reach to Montana IL
lit"Y wrir f'fiWg OH uii The WAY Nj
!ipy2r IL ihr cifei nlan1sts. iui al. az
N'll nGi otNors uf Chicago nru ne owl
srs They built ne capitol "A AG.tln AID
bough JeHtV1 acres ni land from the
= ale. nNi It e>lcnda lear through ne
Panhandle aud is about 40 miles lang
Al FENCED wliA y ic iind d. del mo many
PASTURES, an nled " TN caiiie. They arc
nav fiNckiNE lnr rd.cn WIN me h.cud -
Guto imported from Enslanl.-l icfeiordi
f"'aneus AMI such sock. The cowboys
ar bringing All he young ste rs up ilese
Afere fney assemble 10 lrepDre 10 drive
lhom TO Mon ana NJ soon =, The grass
~ grown enough 10 inr1 Tho - Each hfid
,rriaipS 5000 sfoevs and has ono boss
manager and ten or twelve cowboys to
drive them Ihcg have ab ~ no horses
for rho boys to ride Each ilcrl ls- one
Wagon TO Auul The bedd ng AMI pruVi-
oua and one cook They gent I'VE hcris
ms time. II WIS Il hcmuifI sight To zoe
20 many ca;i.r stretched out over the
prairie na laf 49, you rouii Her. 1t ~
about ave months before the cowboys
get hrrk honid. l love 10 read Alma Iur-
thg's lrtitrf. for she writes just ike she
Vas talking tn you. bur q p, very hArl for
me 10 WI 10 a letter, Tor ! am nniy 10
years Old hnG have written worry few ieE-
t"rs also 30 70 school AMI am in the
arm grade, so II takrs all my Tine 10 gci
my leafona. But, Alma. | assure you.
VIII li,e to correspond ~Nh you Just az
soon as | cum wrlie well enough. ! am
50 Hiad Ni!on col her chair ana now
1oDe tho Iiaps VIII not fal TO send mp
enough 10 buy Daisy Dliphant char 1
am wondering II there Is not an thcr
iiipny hammer Ike Alma Hurting. am
w.il 80 ont and ask people 10 holp buy
he chair Tor The poor afflicted little l. r.
just rs soon as Alma OAK NJ the baainesii
4 was done quickly Some Of my Fl lends
have boon asking me how | got my
narln. Wei, l VIII answer for all lily
grandfather aud my grandma her gave
me my name and I was named IN honor
3f my graudpnelo. General pc tx X. Io,l,-
knffer Of Tennessee. Iy gran mamma
Wliher= Is his Sister. He was killed in the
war II. wnS d general ON The Southern
side. The family came or alnGly from
Switzerland. Good hyt Alma and all the
Haps for THIS time. Ne1t ! want 10 tel
now the cowboys each wolves
Zollikoner cakes.
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ron wife AND WHITE.

rh. rn.rowtrg Harpyhamncfs wre,e iet,
tors nc a. fovor Of Blue ard white; MIMI
i.oskman. Houston; !; =, l.ie e.. d ndom
Alice and lessee Hale. honho' L"'~ oo''
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will ask IA question; why did Adam nG1no
his wife Evc7 Your friend, .
TRUTH AND PURITY.

Addlcks, Tcxas--Dear iaphamuict: A.
you all are voting for colors thought I
blue and white, because white Is fot
purity and blue Is for truth. Our school
closes June II. My teachers name Is Miss
viii he sorry when she leaves. hope
this little letter win stir some moro OF
the Bear Creek children up and mako
Long in her chair she looks very nice.
Your true cousin, Katie Thompson.