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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-21
CAT E1GHTEEN YEARS OLD.

Poar.,sll, Texas-Doar Haphammer: ]
was much pleased to find my first letter
in print, and take pleasure IN writing
again. I sympathize greatly with all
crpples ! send 10 cents for little Geor-
gla's chair. Our school will soon be out.
and | intend TO read n great deal. / also
intend visiting my sister, whose home is
IN Aiascosa county
As some of the Haps are writing about
cats. ! VIII tell vow about one Va hsvr.
He Is is years old, and has been deaf for
fourteen years. He drinks milk with his
paws.
| will row toll the little dor story al
hded 10 In my first letter. a man While
on the street was met nv a negro. who had
three little puppies. The man asked tho
negro for them, and he gave them 20 hun.
He took them home and made a bel by
the doorstep for them. one morning when
called they did not appear lsaier n the
dav they ware heard under the house, The
next da.v ar old hen came out from unie,
the house, followed nv the nupples When
the mother hen would cluck the little fel-
lows ran Just as q. little chicken would.
Several days later n coyote causflt the
hen. leaving the puppies. motherless,
viii close az 7 am afr9id my letter VIII
become mcHotonous 10 the readers. am
a true Hap, HIKE DeNeViss.
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SELLING TIMOTHY TITUS.

'Dear me-" said mamma. II can't think
Of having four cats In the house all WIN
Il should say you couldn't" laughed
papa. You'll have TO give them away
iiut there was the old klttN, papa hlm-
self coUlan't thank OF giving her away.
She had hcon IN The house ever since II
Was bUilt, and th,rc wasn't a better
mouScr anywhere.
Then there woro Too,s and Jingle; 1t
did seem a pity TO part 'hem' mamma
Thcy wero back ANA white. and 80 near
allie that YOU couldn't ten them apart;
Unless yon looked at thc.r noses roots
nose VAS h4tck and whttc, too; but a
good dead moro white ana BLACK.
"Iio 10 an odd one laubhe,, mamma.
Nv might give Mm away inst
But Ava made a gfleNed Up, ana caught
"o-ohr' said she, Guiding him close TO
her mock, he's ~ sweet ANA cnnning'
mamma. / eant bear To part wteh him"
BV ana by. when The three kittens were
t,ttine ihur aftur dinuer nap hy the mr..
Al. hAs,s care IN, MI DAVIS u ga on
the other side of the river and peddled
upylcs. no looked down at thu httle
furry heap, and laughed
seems 80 nIv you We Bot moro thiin your
share of eats, said ne. Wo haven't
Avn may give you one OF ours said
mamma.
Ava looked down at her shoes. Mr., pa
vlG could tell which way the wind blew.
What say We makc a tradog ne Sad
10 Ava. Nm give y5a a peck OF sweet
upples for this ono" aud be picked up
Timothy Titus.
Ava looked up. A peck OF sweet apples
admit grow on every bin,h. bes.deS. may
Lii viii II maf,Inall int mo not give
Nv Too,s, ANA JImeie s.,ld IL she n'' S''
Mamma laugne1 sho didn't lao to
promis,-
"Weli see about H." said she; "Thrc.
cats arc less than -four. anyway"
SO MIR. Davis m.aaiifoi 'ont a neck OF
Hoet .irplo.. and gave thom TO Ava: and
AVA huTp.d and kirs.Al ANA cried oV.r
I1motuy Titus. and gave MIN 10 MIR
l.ayas. Who tied INN IN a basket aud lied
N h,p over MN.
II guess .paii be all Eight SAID Mr..
LAWS Good day. ana away rinhlei
he annie carr.
BuI Az soon as Timothy Titus was fairly
ort of thn wav Ava bernn 20 MORN.
shs stood at Il, rttndow van n verv
doloful face, looking across Inc river al
MIR. Davis big while holse.
The sI,v hnT ali al once uroyyn cloudv
npd 9 ih ."y r1p e az az 0I ho NV"
10 mako a had rilator worse Toofs woke
m, M ~ -" nra,,nd The. ro,n In !, ~,
,Itis Mi eau. he knows Timothy Titus
IL pone'' subbed Ava r,,nn.nr 10 hide
her face in man,ma's ian How'd feol
IL rad'iy ~. ,p1v,d sunv uhcre ia neyel
pitterish TOO. and / don't like 'em. on.
dear
Marina smiled I'm her sleeve, Lut she
oo,iidn'i halm ofteriny Avn a crl,mb of
comforf sic sid NV he rimoih1 MI n,
would come home AGAIN. though shc
r,1n't re,iiv heli"ve ia wouid hci.scIr
"i've bs.,yya Of s,,,,b him IA abc.
and then Tho told Ava n stoTy abott n cnt
,hat tr,veiea fortv ,niies hn,.L Ia her oIi
home
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blink. and you say that you ars drswsy.
After the sense Of SIGHT y fast aslesp
Tor rome time. Taste follows abe sight 10
sleep, and then come smell and hearing.
and finally, last OF all. touch. Touch nevcr
sleeps very hard unltss you arr worn Out
with fatigue. Frequently as you know,
u YOU so much rs lay your finger on a
friend who 10 asleep. UP he will jump.
wide awake. The quickcst way OF arous-
INK even a sound sleeper Is to lay cool
hand on his forehead.
With cats, however. Il Ii different,
Sight, hearing. taste and touch may all
40 to sleep and ~lccp very soundly but
OF you who have pot cats VIII md lots
OF fun In experimenting with them. whe,
puss IN fast asleep get iuicy bit OF meat
or nrouse and very quietly place II near
her nose Instantly her eyes will pop
open and she will be ready Tor dinner.
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SONGS TO EXCHANGE.

San Felpe, Texas-Dear Haphammer: !
sec that you have been trying TO collect
enough money TO get another cripple a
clyqir and I viii try to help as much as
I can. / can imagine how Glad Georgia
will he TO get her chair, / will exchange
tho song 1.-THE Drunkard's Lone Chi'd
Tor d0h save Ny Mothers Picture From
ths sale" Ears, am an agent for name
c1lds. and any of you that want Soma
cards write to me, and VIII send you the
prices OF them. ! Will have 10 close :
my lcttc. : getting long. Enclosed md
ia cents for dear Georgia's chair. A
tr,e Han Nellie r. Davis.
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THE WILD AND TAME CAT.

Longvlcw. Texas-Dcar Haphammer:
Mr.. Hap, you told us to write about cats,
so ! VIII. The Wildcat, which is to bss
found In the woods OF our own county.
and indeed in every part of the world.
Is much larger, stronger and fercer than
the tame cat. and kills poultry. and even
lambs and kids, well as verrnin. 1t
abidos much on trees. and prowls abroad
during the night. The eye OF the cat, m
deed, is well fitted to discover its prey In
the dark. The tame cat, though rot near
so fierce as the animal In valid state, re-
ta4ns enough of its savage nature 90 be
OF great use to man. by killing rats and
mice, and other vcrmln which would
otherwise much .nfest our dwellings and
prove very great nuisance 10 our prop
erty. Cats very soon feIrn to know the
holes whore their prey Is 10 p- found.
ana will watch there for almost whole
day. When at last they catch 1t. they
are not content 10 devour ~ at once. nut
seem 10 take a crnel delight IN teasing Bt
by letting X got away. and catching 1t
over again before eating Y IN. Your
friend, Annie Woo1all
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,Waidrip, Texas Dear Haphammcr;
Here comes l2.year-old BOY wanting to
ior tho chair furd. feel so sorry for
eeny one that can not walk, run and jump
Ike other children. A nice wheel chair
VIII heip Georgia 10 get around Some.
was so glad the shepherd won. for 1, is NV
iaNorite dog. | have known some such
snltrt shepherd dogs that think they
are the snlartest dogs IN Texas.
our school Will be oLt the last OF THIS
week and then will go 10 work yslth the
Lttle lambs and they Will keep me busy
Ior about two months. and then will go
nShlhg In the Colorado river which IS
not over three-fourths of a mile from the
house. true Hap.
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Ma ggle Young.
THE TOWN OF cRpEDMoRE.

Crecdmore. TeNaS-Dcar Haphnmmer:
AZ l pi oriised 10 give description of our
little town in m next letter, | VIII en-
deaNor 10 do So this morning. Croedmore
is situated fifteen miles southeast of
and "A very large gin ana several nice
dwellings,. We have daily mails from
Austin; there Is a very large school, con-
sA5ifnS ii eighty-o1c 5 'hoiAr, enrolled.
Ihere Is also Il spring called Willow
spring, and nearly everybody hluls water
from II In the summer. / 20 to school
and Ike my teacher very much. His name
is Mr. Hatchitt. Please md enclosed 10
cents for Georgias chair. / am very sorry
for Georgia., for / am a cripple myself
but not IKE her. When | was IA little
baby my little sister dropped me in tho
fire and burned my hands, 80 1 can't
strais hten my fingers at ALL but can do
as much work as any girl my age | re-
main, a true Hap. Alice Clyburn.
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HER FLOWER GARDEN.

Houston. 1'exas-Dear Haphammer: I
fell 50 sorry TO see the shepherd dog win.
as was for the pug dog. Dear Lillemae,
| think IT Is very nice for the Hsrs 10
got Georgia a chair. ] think Lilliemae
thought n good tlNng. sndeed. | read the
letters every Sunday and like. them very
much. wrote this letter as ! sat IN our
window. I have garden and have a
few flowers in II. I have a pink, FIVE
lilies, a rose. a chrysanihemum and pansy
LILLIAN Ildstonc.
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sANTA ANNA,s MONEY.

East Bernard, 1'eSas--DeHT Haphammer;
Here / come with my liarle mite for Geor-
cia's chair | think We should ti'g 70
help all of our crippled members. know
OF another little crippled Hap who needs
our help, ! viii mention her name lI,cr
on, as we cnn help hut one az a time.
| could hardly cell the place In which I
live 1. town We have only three stores,
one drug store, two blacksmith shous. one
saloon and one cotton gin. II ~ situated
on the Southern Pacific railroad. IN a
bcauNful level nraire. and In spring Is
one solid Inass Of flowers. The West Ber-
nari flows on the north side. white the
flast Bernard flows on tho east side. II
WAS on this creek that a great many peo-
ME asy Santa Anna buried his money. 1
have seen great holes where people have
dug, trying to md II. We have nice or
etSrds and vegetables of every kind grow
well here. We have n nice gulf breeze
blowing all summer. This l. sad 20 be
one Of the richest counties 10 the STATE.
The club flower Is now IN bloom, My
favortte. dog, the Newfoundland; I'D not
win. ] hove very gremy ch, gu, ~, Inn I'm
and hope she Will send her photograph
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THE KITTEN WAS poIsoNrn

VIVA iv"a Park. Texas-Dear Haph,lnmer;
wan wan you let another eirl, 10 years Old. join
your harry band? | like to read the
ii@ppy ht.mmars' LISTERS SO much. / think
~ VAL be nice to buy Carl Stephenson
a httie brother years old and a little
sister years old.
am glad the shepherd won In the con-
u, U.s. ne Is my favoiite pet. Enclosed ind
stster had a little black Kitten she oallci
M.,ettle, and on Christmas morning when
we sot up 1t wes lying out IN the yard
true friend and Hap.
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DID you evc- think Of the way in which
you fan asleep?
II Is a gradual process. the senses sink
ing OF one at a time until they are all
unconscious. The first 10 be affected ID
the eyesight. The eyelids CULVER and
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STRAWBERRIES ARE RIPE.

Alvin. Tex1s,-Dear Haphammer: After
an absence of some months | WIN write
aga'n. Spring is here and peaches ard
near trees arc in bloom and strawberries
are rino. am glad the shepherd won. as
he was my favorte ! think an animal
contest would he nee. | will send n lime
for Gcorgia's chair ! hope she VIII soon
get 1t. ] Ike to read the Haps' page very
much. with much love to all the Happy
hammers. l am your true friend,
Tom McCaul.
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Miiiie NJ shafrner.
CAT TALK.


=, Monserr,tc, IeNas-pear Haphnmmer.
We laps are d,lNlng III cat talk and his
,oTy al present, ana our iast page con-
tdlncd some very Interesting cuts and
aihs OF eats. t'uss has been very badly
treated by wiits4s, as well a,s by the BOYS
anu sitis oil our present generation.
, W hat Is prSitor than "A little kitten?
mol puppy, I'm sure Imagine anything
more cunning aud playful than a snow
WINE, ooNl black or tortoise kitteh, with
biUe RADON ana a little bell around rs
Geek lave We not spent the happiest
hours OF our childhood with themg incn
20 mink how the mice would cut the
clothsS, the rats the farmers corn ana
cora sacks some smart doctors tell us
cats carry diseases. Don't rats and mice
aIscY The cs,t iaters tell us she IL cruel
1hi treacherous. Don't you suppose she
lNthei II from our boys und girS and
practices what she has been taueht hy
us Shf sits on the back yard fence
aiM qudirels." Don't You suppose she Is
iolowing tho example OF some OF our
noNsF Rosa bonheur, the great artist.
lofed cats. ana had numbers T them for
models. The great Napoleon, who could
tare the cannon's mouth and wade In The
pcod OF his soldiers. trembled at the
sight of cat.
Get Your Peter Parley's history and road
about the battle IN which one side drove
all tho cats they could gr In front of
them, their enomy fearing 10 shoot M
them because they might kul one OF tho
cas-, ran away from the battlefield What
l'ople were they? IA what war, and What
9Nut Texan.
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rrrrR rROM cANADA.

Markham. Ont.--Dear Haphnmmer; !
lnow ii has been long while since
49, 80 at ChrisiInas and am only 9 years
~ age. stuffed quite hard and 80 |
~ !, 49,. lime snongh 10 write. Ny brother
AMI j are ve5y sick Brother Is s. &c ,n N
~. hu' ,i,a doe contest, but II had l
.Sts would have voted for the shsp,,
re Me- 10 have another contest. l WIZ
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A badly AND A KITTEN.
4 Maulcd Cat Hardly Ever Rcsenta n
Bnby's Insults.
Kansas City Star.

hHHSdH VIty sun
Child life on tho streets is well worth
observation. A man with n camera was
walking up South Grand avenue one day
las. week when he carna to n baby boy
playing on the sidewalk with a white KIT
te. and lttlo toy cart The cart had
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TIMOTHY CRICKET,

lle Is not hlaca.
with shiny back,
And hopping legs, Ike The little th!ngs
That chant and squeak.
Ana chlrrup and creak
Like a choir of WORKOUT nddle strings.
When The frost wbftens the grass at night
And the autumn moon Is nlgA and white.
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ls nearly the same,
Thorgn We add Timothy Just in play,
Ana without flock
He Is, or sleck.
a pure Maltese--l silver gray
OF tie very color TINT shines about
The willow boushs when the buds are out
He's a cunning pet.
Though Of etiquette
He knows 80 n,tle--saucy Tim
lie thinks IL right
TO scratch and bite.
III you but fondle or bother hlsn:
Ana lie tries 10 ct at inbic. too,
And cat when other people do
Al d when his eyes.
So round and wise.
And yellow as amber. glare at me,
| think wern
AZ tiny ana shy
AS n mouse or mole, or a ch!ckadoe,
] should CULVER IN all my little frame
AT the merest whisper OF his name.
just see him there
In cushioned chair.
Curled mp In caterpillar ring,
With shining FUR,
Aud sleepy purr-
Such a pleasant, drowsy, singing thing
Can You believe he thinks 4 right
TO catch tho birds and to scItttch and
bite?
Clara Doty Bates.
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y Hanhammer win leave this matter

napnammer VIII leave this matter
- with the club. Mr.. Roberts plan
wrlasnly seem wise one. II tho
's ieel like helping in this work
an write their letters OF suggestion
sY'o'a'' Any one having such ma
~, LOT sale, or who can furnish an
o. ITS cost, is requested TO adj
~ the Hapha miner.
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send the words of the sony er,,,,.d .r
long 20 500 the Girl ! Left Behind'' n
ssn;yb3dy will exchange with me. Your
i'-e'a' Sara II. luckcbt.
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HAP TALKS.
:. Ne Haphnrnmcr HIS to Say to


:. pappyhammcrs: The clubs fourth
'.rsamma gift will soon be ready for
'.,at,on. The chair has been ordered
,s,be end Of this month little Geor-
larson will be rolling herself every
NIT. This chair, or invalid's tri-
sit Is called. Is made so that II
/, EASILY rolled by u cripple. There
Y detachable handle. which can be
xeen any of Georgia's little friends
"a push the chair for her. The Hap
~ thinks the outfit will give our
[,.soo member much pleasure and
M, and knows every Hap is glad
De club did this good work
wert issue of the Welrnar Mercury
uiusd Q very nice article about our
hssud. Fred Henkel. He. you know,
he one who sugges ted that Georgia
,sN to some surgical institute for
neat. Fred used 10 be IL crooked,
.tacei boy, who could not walk across
for without oIUtches. and was in
rxt Of the time. After he came home
The big institute he was a new boy,
As father says of HIM now: "He can
b q mile to school, carry his own
Ae, and is as happy as u June bug.
wnier he takes SO much interest in
II ua.ortuna.es." Fred is very sorry
n.,rv,a,s case Ia M, curahla ono
hopes that the club may be able TO
,r. o,her das.rvsng cripnla 10 tina
.r,. Pred's father closes a letter
4, H.pham,ner as follows.
!, IA yourself and The Post mus.
ron could not pursue a nobler course.
", and invalias VINO could ba cured
Men allowed TO eo mast REDEMPTION
In because the uarents hayeuit the
\ and are roo nro,,3 IN call for helm.
uuearth the poor cripples: bring
% the notice of the sympathizing
sad no, only the Haps. but their
In mothers. sisters. cousins and
I'll helm Won to make them happy,
' 'oD " '''''H w. 49, 80, arp !,
,,,,,,ors a., ,,., o,,, ,o, witt
nm synpath.zing with our blind
n Gti Stephenson, that the following
N -. ao,ts, ma, ,,t,h ,h,tr ,,,o r,,
$500 "'N S''N''
nE Texas, March 10, lSI.-Dear Hap
~. Rooainr The Post ~ today
-
looked 10 see what the HHle
1rs Were about, and came across
,nn,sl.io, ,,,,,,,,,,.d 49,, c,,.,,
:. sa'''''''O' Wy Sunset
Ans lfst ieeHhs was one OF glad
o BEE how readily they respond TO
M. ~ s,.,,,,>,th. -
H'i@''"S anu sNait go truo
aaaaint motto chosen for this bright,
,asye band OF young people. The
houph, :, &c ,,.,,., .,'a,d .t,,., -,
. ""t'' b iN''' '"'"s ~
~~ able 10 send broadcast over SO
X country such a paper as The Post.
N an ,o.,r, g.. =, =. -, -, r.
'e'"' io' so'u IL His peSh' IL
~ been sc long that we have for
va the free scholarships at noted in
ksxs FIR ,,,-l,, 90 49,, !. - go
wss,eu boon, besides all its other
Irtier ,Sen Ne,.iy Uhe pen
va In good cause, who can estimate
,sr'h!
IN usr; Ss'sss'lg' want 70 G4k
al The pleasure that Ills World has
ni0d, and that comes through the
''f>' dIll tine ORGANS OF ntaf.I
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soon. Gcycus, No are always glad to hear
from you. What has become OF ON Huu-
geeford Harsf Your friend s0d Hap,
Alma Str1nGer,
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WHERE GEORGIA USED TO LIVE.

WHERE GEORGIA USED TO LIVE.
Milano. Texas-iere come again, after
short absence. My favorite did not win
W 'hts contest. but l am satisfied with
who want TO joln our band.. Their names
are Mary and Matte MON ely. Jennie and
Susie Meadows and William McNseiy.
Georgia Anderson. Matte and Mary nay
they know yon and that YOU used to live
close TO Bryan, and that Miss Johnson,
who lives In Bryan, IL related to You.
Have You got a sister iYamed Lucy Ander-
SOM Poass answer this, for Matte and
Mary want to know whether you are the
one or not. nais.c. didn't you get tho
letter that wrote before you novedT II
YOU didn't, l Will writ. another one In
place of It, ! would like TO correspond
with some OF the Haps. We'll, Mr. Hap,
what VIII the next contest he7 4 think
a book contest would be nice and inter-
esiing. Don't you think So Haps?
WI close by asking two riddles. L Goes
through the woods and kills. but does not
catY :, As | went over London bridge
me- q little girl crying aske, he's what
was the matter and she said her mother
was dying. \ true Hap,
Mile NJ ShafYner
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We you one of ours" said

moro th,in your
g., We haven't
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08
NEWT SEASONS PLAYERS.
SOME OF THE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES
WHO WILL BE SEEN HERE AND
PLAYS
THEIR PLAYS.

The coming theatrical season will be busy
one The casual observer who walks through
the theatre section Of the city and sees closed
boarded entrances and dark Hobbies, and notices
the air of desertion that hangs over all the
theatres. has little idea of the hustle and stir
that exist behind the desolate-lookins exterior.
Rehearsals are now the order of the day. Com
panies are being whipped into shape for the
coming season Books are being revised and
the utmost care and pains being taken to have
everything perfect by the time the season opens
one Of the most important ventures OF the
season will be the starring tour Of Miss Maud
Adams Miss Adams has a place in the
hearts Of theatre-EOers by her careful and con-
scientious acting She has always been looked
upon however: as something inseparable from
John Drews company. Her venture as star,
therefore is still hazard, and she will be
watched with interest in her first attempt to
carry a company j. ". Barre's Little Min
lister" is announced as her opening piece.
Robert Eicsen VIII support Miss ADAMS this
year He is well known t. the stage, and last
wear was a member Of the Empire Theatre Stock
COmpany He attracted notice by his work in
the English sporting comedy, Thoroughbred"
Last season he played the part Of the Sergeant
in "Uuder the Red Robe" and when the play
was prolonged beyond its announced rum he
took the Mace Of Mr. Faversham as leading
man when the former retired from the company.
John u Sparks has an infectious humor, and
is known far and wide as an irish comedian.
Last season he was with May Irwin, but this
year he goes with the Rich & Harris forces IN
the play The Good Mr.. lest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08

locations suggested the Commission decided "a
recommend a beautiful spot among the hills on
the central plateau of the Republic IN the
State named, which may be described as the
dome Of the continent 1t Is almost the exact
centre of the continental watershed, within
few miles Of the sources Of the Paraguay ana
the great fuvial system of the southern portion
OF the continent, which pours INTO the sea
through the Parana and La Plata rivers. 10
the northWard within a few miles. are tho
sources of the Amazonian system, which drains
the central and northern part Of Brazil ana the
eastern slopes Of the Andes Within a single
days journey man may toss into one stream
a chip that will float to the Atlantic Ocean by
the southern system of rivers, and into another
a chip that Will reach the sea through the great
delta OF the Amazon. There are beautiful lakes
and other natural attractions near the proposed
site, the hills covered with magnificent I'M
ber the valleys are natural parks, the altitude
is four thousand feet above the sea- and the
climate is said to be the most healthful in all
South America.
1t is expected that the Congress Of Brazil dur
irg it's present session, will take measures for
the construction Of n capital at this point 1t
will be laid out upon a grand scale. buildings
will be erected for the use of the executive
branches OF the Government and IA maGnilicent
capitol to contain the halls of Congress. private
citizens will be invited to erect residences, and
as soon as the railway is completed it is expect
ed that there will be n rush of immigration
toward the locality. The new city is to be
purely a capital. Commercial and manufacture
ing enterprises will not be encouraged but gem
eral immigration from foreign countries, as well
as from other parts Of Brazil, Will be invited
into the surrounding country.
A similar enterprise upon smaller scale has
been carried out recently in the state OF Minas.
which is the most progressive and populous or
all Brazil and lies in the centre of the republic
A new city. named BcllohOrisone, which means
beautiful horizon" has been built within TIA
last three years in the midst of a great plain