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me ciub flower is the violet, the club Tree
me I'VE oak. ana the club pet IL the mock
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ne club colors are rose and gray. These
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without the club button or pin. They arc
.hdue INTO 4 badge by pinnlng or sewing
tesether two pieces OF narrow ribbon. ono
Vi tose PINK and The other of light gray
ne Slub button Is made OF celluloid. inc
ground IL white. with III. words houston
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a. NC ciu} Hover II engraved In the center
nhu W OF violet color The letter II ~ IN
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Houston. TeNas-Dear Hapha mmer:
Here comes another lltle Hap who wants
admission Ia vour great hand. am n
years old. hmt VIII he 10 in August /
do not 70 To school now, but viii star,
again ~ september. | was promoted to
tho high third when | stouped.
VIII ask n riddle; 1t may mean little
II oft means much. and oftener means
nothing at all and IT'S always on ms soon
rs us on and it's never the same TO all
II von do NOT guess this ] will tell you
in my next letter. Your little friend
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and thstll rakc three-Luls and Joe
Mathcws-for wheat.
! will answer Onyxs questions: Ysle,A,
FL tNso county. Texas. Is said TO DO the
oidcst town In North America. II was
ssttlcd bv the Indians ST. Augustine,
Fla, is said to he the oldest town In ,ho
United Ststrs, too. Tho capital OF Texas
was named from Stephen H. Austin Your
friend, Eugene Mathews,
Box 90
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HAP TALKS.
-. uavhs amer Has to Say -
~ A., Boys and Girls.


.a,.nyhammers: The letters about
, - will soon he pouring in and pro'n-
he very interesting. There arc
- four pMnt talks from the mem
Nv ANY. aud these will give you some
mo valuable SUBJECTS that VIII be
49,, nv this contest. As the Hap
,.rm.r told you LIST week. there arc @4o
=, plants that are valuable and use
Won must now determine which OF
~ :. ,he mos useful or necessary to
Ln1 Wheat and cotton were sug-
-, ,,,s week. ami they are certainly
r.hable. 1t Is hardly likely, though.
w, Al the members wild agree upon
~. a, these two. Think a long time
w ,hx matter. read about all the
w., talk to your parents and teachers
-. ,hsm and then send in your vote
I'd ldver.
-. 90 valuable plants in the world can
.r-,nsel into six groups. according to
49, ,ses The first of these are the
80 ,l,nts. These include all the plants
a., eat either cooked or raw. These
=. nsrhaps the most important of all and
a.. us more wealth from tho ground
.,,,r year than any other group OF
,,,s,s we could not exist In health Win
| y, ,hc food plants, and whole nations OF
,,,sse depend wholly upon them. Next
!, rslpe TO these are the fodder plants
~ russes. oats, clover and others suit
M. for food for animals. This Is also
,sr large and important class and with
~, 4 we could have very few horses,
,Asp or COWS. These fodder plants bring
:: srcs. wealth every year by enabling
u 10 keep our ANIMALS alive and thus get
tod milk. hides and other valuable
.hass.
Next TO the fodder PLANS come the fol-
ii panls-the trees that give MS wood
Tough nearly all wood givirg trees grow |
vii We must call them useful plonts, Tor |
sca. is the next great supply of wealth |
We take irom our lands. Trees ara now
hing cultivated on farms for their wood.
10 mat many OF the trees we once found
ely IN thu forests are now cultivated In
sfs,es like 70 many apple or pear trees.
ne next great group is the fabric
,kats. or the plants like the cotton plant
h,a which we may gather materials
III may he woven INTO fabrics.
there is also one more group from which
sa.enals are gathered, useful in various
vtys. and thess we call the medicine
paula These inClude the hop vine. the
wpry. the indigo plant and others from
vsfh drugs or dyesturIs. are obtained
lAs,Y are the Towering plants. winch in
dss al the pio',ts jhat are cultivated for
IAsi seiuiy OF form. foliage or blooms.
ltssare quite a. much useful plants us
sI iar they are sold in the market for
iaae, Just like ouis or potU.nas. and
fa are a means OF winning wealth from
h srouhd
these six groups OF plants include all
. useful plants that can be grown ia
y part OF the world Not all In each
CUP are equally valuable. and N our
'ure talks about the useful plants we
u select only the NEST important and
iuable and those in most common use.
NV plants We shall nnd. may be found
WV groups-as the turnip and carrot
D0n food niautg and f.>i.l.. ..I,,,.
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a. j. ROSE. Commissioner.
A, q. RoBR. Gen. Ast..
Jl7if Main ST., Houston. Texas.

office or
Commissioner of Agriculture, Insurance.
Statistics and History.
AuEtln. TcNas, May 10. 1891.
TO nll whom " may concern:
This r. Ia certify That tho
TBuEMGIA FIRE INSURANCE co.
o. Grfur', Germany. has In all re-
suecia fully complied win tho laws OF
Texas ~ conditions precedent TO ia do
INK business IN THIS State. and tina. said
company holds Il tcruiiCnto of Authority
from this ofhce emitting II 10 do business
In this slate from the 10Th day OF May.
ISL 10 the 3ist day OF December. 1877.
Gwen u1dor my hand AMI seal. Mt office.
in AuAiln. tho day and date ilrst above
writton.
RODT. H. POLLARD.
Acting Commissioner.
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, MOSCOW CONTRADICTIONS

Moscow. Tsxass-Dear Haphsmnsri En-
closed find money order for S215 Tor .er ,i,
Mamma, my three brothers a1d inyssl,
gave 6 cents each: the balance coiee'ea
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FROM CHARLIE PRICE.

brentwood. TerAs-Dcar Haphammer:
II has been more than vear since I
wrote 10 our department. Doubtless YOU
NIL have wondered what has become Of
me or probably YOU have forgotten iIs
We have, been 5n Texas over a year now
While has a position here and ~ doing
well. I had a situation also m 10 six
weeks ago. our factory has closed down
FOR the summer. consequently am lust
now out Of employment. but yerv ans-
lous TO get "A position of some kind. our
mamma ~ here with us at nreBent
have often thought OF giving the Hans a
description OF our voyage back to Now
Orleans. 40 here II ie. on the evening OF
November we tslde papa mamma and
Or. Uolne. 0le w.s the quarantine doc.
tor from Mobile. Aia.) good bve. ateppc1
on tho street car and went on boarJ ri
the steamer Breskwster, They were soon
through loading bananas. 70 the steamer
steamed ont aboT mile from shore nnd
a nchored. At O'clock we were wyakened
by tho anchor being drawn no. And NJ
looked al the light THAT was IN our house
oyer two niilt~ away (Which papa bad
Dl1csi 50 VIZ could geo II tho last thiny
IN Puerto Cortez. That Was the frat ts,na
We hi1 left mamma and mana Tor nav
ength ~ time and I tell YOU we fell ma
we arrived az Livingston early nerf
morning and anchored and coon the dorirs
> ere coming alongside The tfearIer win
heir frut 20 sell. They had cocoanuts. ]
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Office of
Commissioner OF Agriculture. Insurance.
Statistics and History.
Austin, Texas. April -. 1897.
To All Whom II May Concern:
This IN to certify, That tho.
flbELlTN AND DEPOSIT
Company nj MarNlnud, has In all
toapvcts fully complied with the laws OF
loNhs as conditions precedent 20 ila doing
business In tbs State. and that said com
uahN hoida a crr.lbcaie of Authority from
ms oficc emitting II 10 do husincis tn this
state for twelve months, from the LIST day
OF January, 1881, 10 The 5ist day of Ile-
Ccmber. i&'7.
Given under my hand and seal. at office
In Austin. the day and date lrst above
written.
a. j. ROSE. Commissioner.
A, q. ROBB. Gen. ACT.
Jl7it Main ST, Houston, Texas,
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a CAT TuIAr REASONED.


drummer TeNas, Dear Hnphammor: All.
| though l have not written ITO the ciuh
for some thine hope I am not forgotten.
and now want 10 toll YOU all abou my
new pct. would Ike 10 MAKE Won nll
guess whHi i is but | never could koep
seorsd. ~ ! VIII toll you at once thai
my pnt IL tho prcaticSt, cutest aud smart
eSt ilii"l shepherd puppy imaginable. Hn
| Is black With whitc feet and some white
In his faoe ring around hos neck and
the tip OF H4s tail * white also 10 is
| a full-bloo1ed collie. and VIZ have named
INN Ashbv FOR rhc Confederate hero of
chat name.
As cats seen 10 bo holding the place Of
honor on our page NJ present. VIII tell
YOU true NorY of ca, that lives IN
Houston. She belongs 10 a NAH who
krens saloon mar papa's of.lto aud sh.
catches n great many rats and mice. one
day papa and several other gentlemen
were N the saloon and the cat was qulrt-
~ resting on chair. when sorne one
cam, IN Wen mechanical ,nouse--onc Of
the kird that runs along the Iioor aud
looks, SO natural thot ladies' always iumr
win them INT the eat wls not nervous
Ike lady and che pad no attention 10
the toy inoutc when placed IN front OF
contempt and presently jumped down aud
vert ont OF the door. but In a few MN
ntes she came back with a large rat she
haI lnoi ceigh,. ana w"'kirs into mo
nn1 looked M IN the faces OF the men
about her with such, an intelligent ox-
press ION. Ent seemed To want TO gay
''T"i@ IL t',a KIND OF rat ,hai catcb."
and after looking around mt them all she
took M her rat ana len the room Now
whether that cat rca sonct or not | leave
FOR some ore wiser than myself 10 an
swer, ] have slmply told the inedcni ina
ar & happened. md. although | am poF
fond of cats. ! think that one showed
sonnet hing very much like reason,
am glad thar Mr. Hopbammcr has
written neAtrJ the use Of hcutions |
names. While II IL we'll enough for grown |!
ma, .,.f. "a mn ~
p1rurs whom they wish to conceal their |
identify, ] don't IKE to SEQ our club mem |
b.. r. DO ~ / think that every member |
oualr TO feel proud az hs or her snem-
bership and wish TO be known as such
and should sign their fun names az well
M nlpcc OF rcTdeurc md that reminds |
me 10 tell you all that have moved la
Brunner since nv last letter but still 10
To SCHOOL pt the convent ! 20 into town
every morning on the rtrcet car with
papa would IKE TO tell you what
dellyhtf,n nlh6r Drummer IL. but my let |
Ter IL too long. 50 ! VIII Close now. e7nh
love To all Esbel Maggie Lewis.
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officially stated at ZOO francs. The COM
pensation given her in Paris is said TO be
but 200 francs per month.
One of the attractions booked for the
Garrick is a Chinese tragedy. the plot of
which is said to be located in San Fran
cisco. The principal characters Will be
played by English actors but genuine Mon
golians will be drafted for minor parts.
Bassett Roe, who has been one of the
leading supporters of Julia Marlowe is
visiting his former home in London.
Nat c. Goodwin and his leading lady
Maxine Elliott, are frequently TO be seen
among the diners in the London hotels.
Daniel Frohman, who sailed for New
York this morning, took budget Of con-
ter In addition to The Princess and the
Butterfly which will open the season at
that theater in November, he has another
new play by Mr. Pinero. of the Sweet
Lavender" style, and also a comedy en-
titled The Trihes," by Gen. Arthur Jones,
q comedy by Mr. Parker, a comedy-drama
by jerome K Jerome, and play by An
thony Hope and Edward Rose.
Considerable interest is felt in the French
production of Secret Service" The adap-
tation is being made by NJ. Descourcelles,
Whether the action of the play is sutf-
GENTLY stirring to carry it without the
local coloring and accent, which will be
largely lost in a translation, is q question
An almost equally interesting experiment
will be the work of the English company,
headed by William Terriss, which will be-
gin short season at the Adelphi on Mon
day, Aug. 8.
The suit which was brought by Olga
Nethersol against the Messrs. Frohman as
result of business differences during her
last American tour has been settled. The
FrOhmans have paid sum of money into
court in settlement and the suit has been
discontinued.
German and French versions of THE
France. Germany and Belgium at the same
time the opera is brought out III England.
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THE PRICE OF A HORSE.
An Incident Which illustrates an Eff
feet of the Cycling Craze.
Washington Star.

Speaking of bicycles remarked the
drummer, Il presume it is largely in the
nature of a chestnut to mention the fact
that the bicycle has done more to render
this the horseless age than anything else
that has happened to It, but Ill say 1t and
illuminate my statement by an example,
which lately came under my notice.
Il was down in a West Virginia town
not more than a week or ten days ago,
and as / had jaunt of ten miles to make
into the country TO see rural customer
Of mine | hired a horse at the livery sta
BILE and proceeded thither on horseback.
The liveryman, being friend of mine,
let me have his own saddle horse, a really
fine animal. and / felt proud of my mount
as | rode out of town. Arrived at my des-
tination | soon transacted my business
and while waiting tor my customer, who
was going to ride part of the way back
with me. an old farmer came along and
htched his horse near the block where |
was sitting on mine, all ready to ride away.
He took a side glance at my nag and with
the usual freedom of the country began
looking my animal over.
What's he wuth? he inquired when
his investigation was completed
Oh. about SIS, said, thinking 1 would
surprise the old fellow and at the same time
have some fun with him.
But he never showed a sign in his face
and merely walked around the horse crit
i might give you fifteen he said with
great indifference.
If you do said l. hanging on. it will
I amt actin brash these hard times
he explained but mebbe we kin do some
thin in the critter bizness. Trot him up
the road a piece and less see what he kin
do
II hadn't bargained for this exactly. but
l was in for II and thought / might as
we'll see II 10 the finish. and 1 rode away
he directed. When l returned he took
another turn around the horse, shaking
his head as If not altogether satisfied with
what he was likely TO get in the deal.
Is fifteen yer lowest figger? he asked
Yes, it's the best l can do
Well he said with the greatest DELHI
Grafton, $l5 dollars is a good deal to pay
fer boss these days. but ride him up the
road agin on run till holler, an when
j holler swing him round and fetch him
back on slow walk an I'll git the money
somehow
Il thought it was fine joke and started
away on a dead run, expecting 10 get the
call at turn in the road some three hum
dred yards away, but l didn't and when /
had passed out of sight and still no call
came ! tumbled 10 myself and went right
back to where / had started from in the
morning. without saying word to any
body"
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Blowing Bubbles.

New York Evening sun.
The first thing she knew she found her
self among hundreds or others like herself.
And they were all blowing bubbles-some
lazily, some rapidly, some bIunderingly,
some skillfully, though most of all We're
they doing so perfunctorily. Here and there
she saw some little interest or animation
but only here and there. After a while she
thought she would blow bubbles too Pipe
and suds were ready to her hand The
bubbles appeared, trembling at first, and
small and pale, but gradually growing
stronger and bigger and brighter How
beautiful 1t was Suddenly it sailed off
alone-up-up--was it going to leave her?
She reached out as though to catch and
keep it, but al the first touch of her fin
gers it vanished. There was no bubble
there. She sprang to her feet, she looked
about her everywhere, but it was as if
she had never blown a bubble. She cried
aloud No answer Those around her Just
kept on blowing their own bubbles in their
own perfunctory way. Then she hid her
face and wept. 1t was so hard, so cruel
All she had done was to try to catch and
keep the beautiful thing. Well, one
couldn't grieve over it forever. She could
at least blow more bubbles. Pipe and suds
were still there. Blow more bubbles, there
fore, is what she did - sometimes lazily
sometimes rapidly, often blunderingly, but
always perfunctorily, just as those about
her. No longer did she try TO catch and
keep them. She had learned that bubbles
are-bubbles.
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The forthcoming issue of the National
Review will contain a long article on the
success Of the American bimetallic commits
sion. The article confirms what has already
been cabled on the subject and says: 1T is
now generally recognized by all except
ostriches that Great eBritan's chief con-
tribution will be the reOpening of the In
dian minis which all who appreciate the
question must regard a. a splendid sub
scription to the common pool"
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a seat, and when the pistols appeared I was
nearly dead from fright. But before a shot
could be fired some one grabbed my shout
der. It was one of the onlookers. who had
caught sight of me and who, picking me up
bodily now Held me up so all could see.
GentIemenr he cried, there are ladies
present. At the magic words the pistols
dropped instanter. The men turned and
femininitv perched upon my companions
shoulder. The humor of it was too much
for them The next minute they We're
laughing The fight was over; the day was
mine. I'm sure that the good old term of
restraint has never been used with more
telling effect. For more reasons than one
am l not likely to forget the first time that
/ was referred TO as q lady
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"There Are Ladies Present."
New York Evening Sun.

WV O4 n 4NFNIEt4AS N'N84tt
Never" said an elderly woman, shall l
forget the first time that l was called a
lady which term, in my day, you must
remember, was all distinctive. AS a very
little and green girl looked forward to the
far-away time when / should attain it as
nothing short of an epoch 1t came to me-
however, much sooner, and in quite a diff
ferent way than l had expected. l was
travelling in the far West and alone My
father had put me on the train, the con-
ductor was 10 keep eye on me, and my
uncle was 10 meet me at my destination.
The train was crowded with rough Western
miners. Little as | was | was iAe only
representative of my sex on board. For a
While the journey was uneVeatfu Then
some little alteration expanded INFO a dis
pute, and before you could say Jack Rob-
inson we We're IN the midst of Il free fight
At the FIRST loud word had crowded behind
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TERRIBLE HUMOR
A Little Boys Sufferings.
Covered with Sores and
Raw from Scratching.
Cured by Cuticura.

About eighteen months ago my baby boy
(now three years old broke out with horrible
sores ali over his body. which tortured him
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night and day. He would
scratch to such an extent,
that his face and such parts
of his body that ne could
reach with his hands were
almost raw from scratching
After being under treat
ment by doctors for three
months the child got worse,
and there seemed nothing
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that would relieve him.

that would relieve him.
He had wasted away to a mere skeleton,
from want of sleep. A Mr.. j. G.. Ahern, of the
Gate City Loan Co., who happened TO call at
our residence, was attracted by the fearful
screams of the child, and asked if he might
see him. He was brought in, and upon seeing
him, Mr.. Ahern said, that " while it was the
worst case he had ever seen. he felt satisfied
that it could be speedily cured by the use of
the CUTICURA REMEDIES | finally con-
sented to try Them purchasing the CUTICURA
SOAP, CUTICURA ointment, and CUTICURA
REsOLvENT, and used them according TO
directions. Before we had been using them
three weeks, we noticed a decided change
for the BETTER the itching began TO subside
and a healing process had set in. IN screen
7Ceets from the time lCe began nth CUTICURA
REMEDIES, ma little one l0dS completely cured,
and without sign of the trouble left. II Is
over year since he has been cured; there has
been no return of the trouble. and the little
man is now fat and hearty, with a beautiful,
clear skin.
MRS. L. NJ. RENFRE, 1873 Mills St, Atlanta, Ga.
Sworn to before Jos. f. Anthony, n. p,
Atlanta, Ga, Aug. %, 1886.
SPEEDY CURE TREATMENT Warm baths with CUrT-
the great skin cure and mild doses of CUTcURA REsoL~
VENT, greatest of blood purifiers and humor cures.
Sold throughout the world. POTTER D. AND c. CORP,
Sole Props, Boston. How to Cure Every Humor, free.
BEAUTIFUL HAIR Win S1 G Gssr Sffs P sSHf
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But why did Mr.. Pingree wait until the
last moment to tell the President the tariff
bill is an outrage2 Why didn't he speak a
few days sooner, so that the measure could
be withdrawn? The country may hold Mr.
Pingree responsible for this.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25
Many Building BUS.

Washington. Dec. 2O.-There are bills
before the committee on public build
ings and grounds for the erection Of
custom houses and postoffices In more
than 200 cities of the United States,
and for the extension or enlargement
of existing buildings in fifty other cit
les. During the last three or four
years, while there has been . deficit
In the treasury, Congress has passed
very few such bills, but there ID going
to be a determined effort this session
upon the part Of representatives who
need buildings In their districts to se-
cure authority for their erection and Z
small appropriation to pay the expense
Of making plans, leaving the bulk Of
the cost to be appropriated when the
government receipts recover their nor
NAL condition. II b proposed to make
an omnibas bin. after the manner Of
that for F1vefs and harbors, In which
all the mslnbsrs interested may pool
their issnss and stand, to win o. losf
together. T