davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Press., 1897-02-04

KememDeT, aDOut
 Half Price to Close. DRUMMERS SAMPLES in Brus- sels Carpets, $1.25 quality, just what you want for rug. We sell them like this:
 Body, yard, II yard, and II yard lengths, at 50 cents a yard. Border at 374 cents yard. Best all-wool Ingrain samples at 25 cents yard.
 STRAW MArTINGs, over 600 rolls--our stock IS famous for best qualities and neat patterns.
 All short lengths of our 30, 35, 371, 40 and 45 cent goods to close at 10 Cents a Yard.
 Our best Fiber Carpets at All cents yard.
 A few made-up Carpets-bring in the sizes of your rooms. We can GOV CT your floors at half the usual cost Carpet Beaters at 10, Is and 25 cts Basement Carpet Room.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29

Inc Happyhammers are the yornr
people who read the Youths Department
Oh Inc Houston Post. >There are no fees
OF charges of any kind connected with the
etup' Boys and girls who read The Post
oe enrolled as active members by
sending name. age and address.
1t IS the object Of all Happyhammers to
hammer happiness when and wherever
possible" Hence the club name and motto.
The club flower is the violet, the club tree
the live oak. and the club pet is the mock
Ing bird, all being chosen by the members
themselves. The favorite dog of the Hap
pyhammers is the Scotch collie, or shep-
herd.
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. .nto a badge by pinning or sewing
together two pieces Of narrow ribbon. one
or rose pink and the other of light gray.
The club button'is made Of ceiuloid The
ground is white, with the words Houston
Post "A. II. Club" painted in violet color.
The club flower Is engraved In the center
and is of violet color. The letter III" Is In
makes pretty little badge and will be
sent to any Happyhammer upon the re-
ceipt OF 10 cents In ordering 6. button.
address your letters to the Haphammer,
care The Post, Houston. Texas.
For every new subscriber sent by a
Happyhammer for the Semi-Weekly Post.
club button will be given free. The sub
scriber secured can be either for three
months, six months or year; no matter
which of the three 1t is, your badge will
not cost you anything. When sending a
subscriber send your letter to the busi-
ness office Of The Post.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
~ members this week are:
Of Happyhammers
A CHAT.

N SIlAI.
" rensselaer, Mistress Prim-
!. mas been quite a while since
u'ten to the club, l thought 1
y : letter this evening, as 1t is
sAd have good opportunity to
lsS s plant contest has closed, and
"hu sorry, too; glad because
~ ~ work on the other one now.
oeuause 1t was so interesting !
~ cNse, and worst of all, be-
,paht ] voted for did not win
asps. we need not grieve. for 40
A. great deal better than none
u ~. mere are as Happyhammers
s'and by cotton.
asps voted dor scent cotton"
IN mat did and forty-iiye Others.
~ ohmy Kennedy, / viii ex-
song Just Tell Them That
NJ. for '.rhe Fatal Wedding, y
Eom not received 1t yet. Let me
W. son through The Post whether
*lta Rodocker. what e.as become
~, ~ qon't write any more.
V-one letter from you, and that
~ again. and see II you know
M Ne used TO have such flne old
- s!ph and Anna At your Aunt
~ oid Chocolate bayou. All!
= an "onyx." I wonder what
nope Il II ruby" for "ru-
N among l.recsous stones.
[ 70 you al a11sux until next
sk &zAps ssRoaohud. = .
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29

Is the Arctic car0lc, and In their tn,na siaso
journeys they pa4s at ~ great d helx ID
IN the Gar as u ne seiuoin seen. lucy
are touiau scatterco over ali North Amer
tca. They are extremciy any ana visihAa.t
and Il IL with toe srcatcSt tntnculty that
they are shot. pAu hsrSa h 4 great de-
stroyer OF fish, and Il ,lapally round hv
tie banks oil streams or along the sides
OF iakee and thcf islan,ts ana IN the
latter uArts OF autumn ana winter hy The
seashofe. In the latter sltuatssn they
take their station as soon az the sIhoais
besytn 10 be uncovered nv ina ecbl,,c or
thS ida. and when sataatcd WITH fces,,na.
rows OF these birds may he seer, on some
retir~i sand baaE' thssr hesas sunk IS.
tween Their shuulders cxhibitinr - pic-
tirp Of full.fsd IL zir,ess -
The curl.svss "a T,,rvcrs flork uvcr the
fields early in the sprluw 10 pick I'M worins
ttxat tho farmers plow I'M Tho kildecs
stay a,ou,st iaksa ANA Flyers IN All rartS
IA Ina vaar. thcv catch little frnua and
ps,nr~ws Nh ~ H., III az Mast AZ raw
~ ~, ,ha hars cra,,nd r,hc hiacknir,ls
arc ~arw ,r,irus Thev tsork after tho
riows n,ct ~, ~, ,s,,Sms ,nsl hugs rhe,,s
~ 81 sSts, ss ~ ,,ac,rt,irt~ it's a c,,-
rins,s.N ~ ~'~r w, rhatr nssi n a. rnn,i, OF
~ IVA ,,,,'S may mako fhn frn me
~fs,ra -, ~ Nv II y,,,h ',u,,d ~ ia -,
Uss ~ -, -" III, is 49,, ,satnr '"
uk III. N"s y Mu IVY 49,, ,oar,i,a 4
"c.v A,N Ivy ~, ns ~, =, r,i,, They
WI, oh.y spvaN ~ wy nS "TT,naw shanc
n n ,n.i' , ISIS III. S 49, sian,
aua vtt. h,s's nnv p'tv .a,ran..a n ia n
VIII noiv " :, ". az s,s., ~. ~ 10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
About a Wise Robin.

Chicago Rpooru. ,.l.a
More than a mois4h ago q pair OF robins
annie tree lust beyond tho back fence of
an oak Park home, Mrs. Robin lad the
eggs and Mr. Robin scratched for worms
in the garden, and the TWO boys VINO
lived In the big house moi far away watch
% The nest every day. They were m'ch
interested In the housekeeping OF the rob
ins. and they waited rly Tor the hrst
appearance OF the little BIRDS.
one morning before breakfast Harry
stepped out on the back porch aud pccied
through the limbs Of the apple tree,
"Oh. George: conc here, he called eN-
citedly.
when George appeared. Harry pointed
out the nest. from which the heads OF Ave
mouthed little robins were lifted
While they were looking something stirred
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
SOME SHORT LETTERS.

Susie Stark of Montell Is new member
who enjoys reading the letters.
Sarah Dewberry writes very nicely for
g. 9-year-old girl. Sho promises to send In
a bird list
Clint Shaw. / will find out about the
tricycle. for YOU as soon as possible.-Mis-
tress Primtse.)
Virda Mildly OF Morales says she has
three pet mocking birds. one of which is
lust learning to sing.
Eta Cain Of Adina is a new member
who Is interested In the contests. She was
glad to see Georgi1s picture.
Joe and Perry POWELL Of Bartlett, and
II years old, are interested in the bird
contest and intend to work on 1t. .4
Birdie Henderson y a lS t,y,c Hap
who writes neat letter Birdie Hives on
q ranch and rides horseback often.
Fannie Mcdonald OF Terryvllle writes
to say that she hopes the Haps have not
forgotten her Fannie Is glad corn won.
Kate Baer of McComb Miss Is pleased
with the Happyhammer page and sends
for a button. Write about the bird con-
test, Kate.
the fifth grade when school opens She Is
only years old. She is delighted to know
that corn won in the contest.
Texas Harry Myers writes after. q
very long absence. He Is 10 years old.
what we want above everything else.
Elsie Stewart of Elgi, Il new member.
She has been reading the Happyhammer
rage for some time She says: sunrise.
call again; you write such nice letters
Bessie Elmo Hurt sends a bird list and
asks this riddle: There were twelve pairs
hanging high, twelve men came riding by;
| each man took pair and left eleven
hanging there
(Amie Mccall of Wells, the next con-
| test Is a list of birds of your State, not a
| National flower. We Will save the ,ad-
dress of the little cripple and consider him
| later Mistress Pr.mrose)
| Leslie Burkett of Sinner Is q. new IL
year-old Hap who says that his choice
would have been wheat. Leslie thinks
| the Haps have done some noble work
| among tine afflicted members
| I.lzae Schetromph OF Seward. Q. T.;
writes a nice letter. She is so interested
| in the Haps and would like to correspond
| with some of the boys and girls. She says
| Oklahoma is a great peach country.
| Is. e. Morris, in come way your letter
was lost. ] remember the. name and adj
dress however. We are glad 70 weicoms
| YOU and wish you success In your plru
| list The club button will be sent,--M's-
| tress Primrcsco
"a L,iling Girl" asks: Why. are teetn
| IKE verbs? She Is Interested In her scnooi
| Minnie Green Is new member 1ryhl
| Bartlett She has much sympathy TOT N. h
| afflicted and her heart goes out 10 al ths
| fatherless, for she Is one herseh.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
"she Ran Along Crying plteously."

black can. wings and ta.' the wings ana
tall being sfrcaked with white The fc-
male Is an olive yellow, with a brown.sh
titge on top and gray wings and tail. The
Its cali note IL a weak Dear" drawn
oait long; It's song when dying % an IN
II anss ike the canary. with many differ.
ent MARBLES. II does not mate TIL the Last
two weeks In June. but stays IN small
fiocks. looking for nests. r4.
singing sparrow.
Chicago Record.
naturalist of France gives an aston.
ishing but very interesting account OF q
] o sDsrw y wss hs caught wh Sc
hand" II seems THAI his object was 70
test the vocal ability OF the blrd-or: rata-
err. Its vocal trend--for AZ sonn ~ x was
a caxe eontainry q chaffinch, a golditnch
and two canaries IL was thus shut on
from other sparrown. having never had q
chance to hear their notes.
This was q necessary condition OF the
experiment that the naturalist was maxi
ing, for HIS special object was 70 Sec
whether the sparrow would utter the NOTES
peculiar to hb kIId, or would acquire
those OF ots cage compartments. strange g
soy, II soon tanned out 70 he songster OF
the first class, for IL warbied Ike the
fnches and tr9led like the canaries. and
80 perfect Was the imitation that It COM
pletely deceived thc ear.
Another remarkable thing about this
bird ie that II took up the cry OF acme
cr!skets that were 4. box near ~ its s cage
and the canares never attempted to d<
that. Fur . long time after the crlckett
had been removed the sparrow rcuIeelA
tered and repeated their cry.
il would appear, then. that the notel
REGULAR 10 the spArrow are learned by ~
sociatton, Cor not once did Shts one ute
them. its vocal efforts being reagrtcted X
the songs OF the fincheH and the canarie1
and the cry u ths cr3clksta- Why, tfyoo
may We mt tna1n the spagt1fo9oG6 apar
row. - - . soaehara1
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
= GO FISHING.

VE GO FISHING
hing in the brook. 4
\ and /.
our only hook.
seni! Sometimes We tie
10 a willow limb
biggest minnows swim.
m there In the shade,
hobs that tip and float;
Are of rocks we made,
sftle and a moat;
Z Is we begin,
land tumbles In.
,shtened fish they hide
rcks and in the pool.
ninnow to be spied!
etles clear and cool
Tween the rocks and foam
hust take joey home.
RES at mammals look.
this the only fish
catch In Silver BROOKE"
Though, we'd get all she'd
Istring and pail and pin
tumble In!
st. Nicholas,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
The Go,dancI,.

The eoldnnch is often confused with the
yellow warbler. TO which Il bears no re-
sembiance except In color The nsnnmlng
comes about In this way: The gpldfifirh ~
called the yellow bird and the yellow
warbler the summer yellow bird. because
"A stays only IN summer while the gold
finch atays the year round.
The male goldnnch 10 yellow with u
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
THE WORD "AND.

Iockhart. Texas Dear Mistress prim-
rose: VIII you permit ms to have little
chat with you this morning. y n II ram We NJ
MI ask a question: How many times
does the word land" occur In the BibleY
We will also answer Mae Emerson's rd-
die. II Is a watermelon Love TO all inc
Hans. Your frerds, ,,,,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29


hammers: There have been
sent In SO far. They all
deal of thought, as we'll
rvation in the woods and
ide river and sea. One list
ebraska, and l am sure all
Is and girls are glad to COM.
see what birds Eve in other
not visit Texas.
cularly pleased to see how
Is have been arranged. They
without exception, written
the paper only. each name
Inc and they were numbered
p Of the first page was writ
e, age and address of the
purse. I am not going to tell
longest list up to date. l
| you that until after Sep
have contributed lists DO far
y Etheredge, Kyle; Fred
he; Matte Campbell, Borden;
henia Burns, Bellville; Ethel
Pendletonviile; Thomas ].
lam; Bessie Elmo Hurt; Mar
Fremont, Neb.; Ethel Myers,
little story about a mother
ness In protecting her young
Who has ever seen such a
pnr letters, tell as much about
can, and we want especially
own observations about your
bed neighbors.
which govern the contest arc
printed, so that those who did
\ before will know what to do.
|rs of the Happyhammer club
10 make lists of the wild birds
pit or pass over their State at
kmes of the year.
who sends in the longest list
|smber ~ will win the contest
her list will be printed and he
|ccasion to feel proud of him
|seeond and third lists will also
entitled to send in a list UNI
ne Is a member of the Happy
uh.
! list ON a separte piece of pa,
our letter, and write your full
and address at the top of the
Mining the list.
line for each name of a bird.
ne side of the paper only, and
", Number each name.
must reach The Post on or
Number %.
lHhing interesting about your
y letters. No lists will be pub
Y After September %.
'qfe Is more beloved and more
w the bird. We say. Happy
Free as a bird" and our
20 and stories are of birds.
humble a little creature 1t ID,
ways something interesting
'osy home life. its happy songs
ways to interest everybody.
y Is such an affectionate little
aaustrous, dutiful and 30 per.
lat man may take many a les
ne humble little hester. Then.
our link with the great world
IND space above us, into which
care venture. Their power OF
Ways a source of wonderment,
y marvellous a thing than the
'r,lls and ripples of melody
slender little threats. Quite
" praise we give to our sing
hey can sing like a bird"
y the large and fierce birds.
o. which are strangers to us.
sfe none the less interesting,
'e'l something of the habits OF
IN their native State? Who
'out the ostrich and the stork
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
LOVES THE MocKING BIRD.

hIilano. Texas.-Dear Mistress frim-
rcse. Az have NOT written for awhile, !
thought / would send IN my list OF wild
iirds The clubs ret the H.ccklng BRO
very often sings me sweet tune, ti" lh.
mocking bird? I, for one, could listen 10
'hS'A Tommie Shaffner.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29

moment later great gray cat stepped
cautiously out Her eyes we're ON fire and
gle spring she reached she upper stringer
OF the fence and fixed her eyes On the
nest. The two boys held their breath.
Just as the great cat was ready to spr'ng
from the leafy depths OF the tree. mos
ment later Mrs. Robin came timbliBF
down from limb almost on the cats
head. She ran along the strInger. crying
w.s ase,. ,,r, -, l.. ~ s,rrowtnuv
The cat INSTANTLY turned and crept after
her, One grown robin war better thas a
whole nestfu' OF little birds. Hut ths
faster she crept the faster struggled Mira.
Robin until she reached the end OF the
The was about % fan 70 the ground. But
the moment the cat ieaped after her, sure
of tho prey, she darted iip into tho air
with shIiIl cry. OF triumph And the
cat. with crestfallen arr, crcpt on down
Al tbs George and Harry saw, and
when they told about II they found that
robins IS well az other birds Otter pretend
along the ground IN order TO lead an enc
nv astray. A cat may be very clever and
daring. but she ~ no match for a brave
little. mother robin when the Efe Of her
family Us at stake.
Cay Coi0red Nest.
Olive Thorn Miller. Upon the Tree Tops"
case wh.ch interested me greatly was
OF "panpsrizlng" a bird. IT was a least
Hycatcher. and hci undoIng was her ac-
ceptance Of nesting material. which her
human friend. the local bird lover sup
piled To secure a unique nest for herself.
when the flycatcher babes should have
abandoned Il, aahis willy parsonage, who
vtas the accented providence OF half the
hir1s N the vicinity. and on terms OF
areat Familiarity with rome OF thfm.
threw out narrow strips OF cloth Of Yeri-
en- oo1ogs 10 tsmpt IN ssaAh nest na2asr.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
oI.rsr,oNs on THE CONTEST.

,.amrasas. TeSas.- Dear M.stress Prt IN,
r ,,o,h the Hans / am 30 glad Georgia get
Ne. chair. Dark Eyes, why don't you
write again: ! like your letters very
sAuch. . name all the
LIE ~ one family az different ones uor
!n,s, o snafroy' hawk. fish hawk. etcil,
or shsiI wc tneluds tire whole sd dsm'; !, ba
ONE anu yeys ms, one list for my brother
ana myseh Hazel Brady.
eyes, you may name all the BIRDS ns, ., m ons
family as separate birds Eacn ~
he sent N under ohe
I'yimrose)
ANOTHER CHAT
cs,i. Texas.--Dear Mistress Frimso ns.
H. 4 YOU so, VII, s shaii appreciate your nd-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
A GOOD IDEA.

Katy. Texas.--Dear Mistress Primrose;
Affer an absence Of a few weeks come
again to congratulate q g9odly number o.
=, he lead. After reading the results In
the CONTEXT just closed, was astonlsned
~ see s,,s,h . majority. Perhaps you IN
the minority win be on the wnnins S,ds
MT time. hope -. any Wy W
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
MANY BIRDS.

Kyle. Texes-Desr Mistress Primrose:
have finiahed my list OF birds. after hard
can't. have every bird on here that l
know Of In Texas I viii try to writs
something OF eas4, bird that know about,
You need not expect much, for am not
me cranes Migrate yearly from eouth
Anesiea. snd e0imettm0 ~ - ~ nefSn
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29

Diseases syphIlis. isruytons, na,Tr r roat
Ulcere. Nffcois CT Mercury: Kidney Anu
Bladder Troubles, Weak Eack. bu aincsf
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ssnrrhlnE treatment.
proinpi relief and cure for LIE. Both haxeS
treated coniidentisliy and pr,eately.
Rupture cured by our new methods. send
DTtS. BELTS Il BEr'rS,
% tNew No. 2iO 81. Charles Street, Kew
Orleans, La
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29

ness very much, as am very lonely I
DO not think oisr last contest was Very
interesting, there were SO few votes cast.
think fruit contest would be very In
teresting. Do YOU rot agree with me?
you on your splendid compositions. Your
letters are among the very best. Come
oiten; for your letters are always appre
think little Georgia looked so sweet in
her chair. and hope she may spend many
pleasant hours. Her sweet. innocent smile
u enough to repay our Kindness.
NOW good bye until come again Your
httie tnend, Sunrise
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
DRS. BELTS & Belts.


nged and old,
single or married
men. and all who
Euner with Lest
MANHOOD. Nsr-
yous. ps.6. !! I
Seminal Losses,
sexual Dee y.
Failing Memory,
weak eyes. stunt
Cd Development.
Lack of Energy,
7 "a n ov ished
Is o. o d. plrnples.
lmpedinnents TO
Marriage; ais Q
Flood and sk,n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
SONGS RECEIVED.

Borden, Texas : Dear Mistress Prim-
rose; I see corn came out victorious: !
guess the corn voters were glad II won,
but / am not; j wanted cotton to win.
! am glad Carl got his broom outfit and
hope he IS making brooms all right now.
l saw your letter in The Post. Dora Cor
dell Write again. l never see any letters
from Lizzie Taylor of Clarkson; would
like to see letter from her. / got let
ter from a lady asking me II could get
MY Willie On the Dark Blue Sea-" or
something like 1t. 1 thank you, Prairie
Fairy" for sending me Lilly Dale" also
the Hap at Independence | thank, too.
a true Hap, Matte Campbell.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-07-28
ADJOURNED SALE BY TRUSTEE
OF Real Estate Near wheeling. ohio coun
~, West Virginia.

nv virtue Of deed Of trust made b.!
DAVID VI. Alexander and X. r.. Alexander
ais wife. to the undersigned trustee, datet
recorded in the Office OF the clerk OF th
County Court OF Ohio county, West Viz
gfnla. In Deed Of Trust Book No. -. paH
~ i will, on Saturday. the Zfth day 81
April. 1887, commencing az ~ q m. ,, seh
az the Ohio County Court House, the fol-
lowing described tract or parcel or land,
situated about Zjz miles cast Of the city Of
Wheeling, VIZ: certain i1 rs or Parcel "a ~
Edgington run, Ohio county, West VIZ
ginia. being all that part o. SAID -. ~.
Alexander's farm. lying south OF certain
branch Of Woods run and known as Had-
dies rlin. Poorhouse run and Po!ecat run.
Al Creggsvlile. IN said county, adj0inlne
lands OF the late John Woods. the EdSing-
Ton land, Elzey Green Carter and others,
containing three hgndrte serf1: more %
land reference Is hereby had - the tile
~ uers OF the late Alkaline Caldwell DON o.
record IN the land records Of Ohio county.
West virginia, BENG me saEe LaIm ~
Lire Caldwell. and Is nov rented 70 Wesiey
bowman and was formerly occupied y
Mysr Nickerson and rad bowman sara
land Is uDderlaid with coal ana Wei auape-
ed for dairy farming or gardening.
TERMS OF SALE-One-thirc. or az
much more OF the purchase money as ne
purchaser may desire 20 pay 10 casD on ~
dav az sals: the balance IL Two equal year
iv Dayreuts with interest for which tns
purchaser IS 70 give his notes secured SAL
iefacsorily 10 said trustee and the tile u
be retained until said notes are paid.
W Y. HOGE Trustee.
J. G. HERvEY. Auctioneer. marzei
IRE above sale Is adjourned until Satur'
day. July 31st, 1851. al the same piacs
an which time said and viii BE- offered :,
eeparate lots az follows: About q acre
on The run adjoining Harlan Carter an9
Others: about III acres between said q
acres and adjoining Fisher 8forch ant
Others: acres joining Geo. Hibbard. Afs
PauH and others: acres northeast 81 kals
acres. and 81 aeree Joining Woods ane
Fisher fronting or Waddies run. PaE
n land can be seep at the Office Of 9
Hervsy, ". ,. " fowden. Geo Z. y B ,'!o.
ago. ". HocE. Trustee
. = hhH' : = : '''s 5yndssras