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ard will try TO send more If you decide TO
send her 10 be cured. Haps. what do you
think Of the idea? | viii send a dime for
u, club pin,
Mr.. Haphammer. will send a piece OF
music have composed 10 the words
shepherd Dog" that Fulton McChre
wrote. If you think It is worth printing
and having It for a Hap sung, / would like
To See II ~ print IL IS not grand at AL,
so do not look for n grand piece.
Fulton, write some more poetry | like
your poetry. IL my music Is as nice as
your words, ! think 1t will De & nice Hap
song.
| think the answer to Bessie S!nclalr's
hiet riddle Is a fiat iron
j. II not TOO bad that Carl Stephenson
Is blind? \ true Hap.
Aryenta 4. Boiling.
Argenia's music was well written, ana
shows considerable talent. The Hapham-
mer Is sorry he could not reproduce 1t ON
this page, and hopes TO be able to do so
some time)
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A sPARRoW's ADVENTURE.

Terry, Texas.-Doar Haphammer; Wtll
YOU please admit new member INTO your
happy band? | have not walked since pc
cs,nhn- rs last, as I cut my knee on that
dav. SIX weeks Is a long SINE to a lively
lroy Of my age What has become OF Lee
Sft,art? i think his letters are :n'eresa,-
ING. With the consent OF the Haphammer
/ will tell the Haps u story reed In a
< sparrow few into the bar works fac
tory at Anderson, Ind, and, ge,ting, too
near small fly wheel, was sucked in.
The men who noticed Il thought the end
had come to the little sparrow and did
,ot ston the machinery, They ran on
49,, nom. about four hours after the
INC nc dent and had forso.ten the bird; ~, AMI
We're surprised TO hear IT ehirp. They
y rUoSV perched on ono OF the inside braces,
lie seemed little dazed but a., mcment
Tha wheel was estimated 10 have made
4, S0o EXECUTIONS In four hours, aad the
bird was carried around 1913 miles. With
seou Monroe Singleton.
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n Was Different.

"Yes," said Archie. 81 should admire to
be Il soldier. to carry sword and gun
ana lead my mon through businesses In tho
m0iata,ns. whore the enemy lie concealed
two 20 our one. and we would do lko
heroes with our boots on"
Archie" said h.s mother. go into tho
woodshoi and got me an arrnful OF kind
ling
WIN You hold the light. snamma7"
NV hat do you want OF a llght9" inquired
his mother
I'm a~f-r-a-i "
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When Baby Tim. who's very small,
Says grace for me. and nurse. and Paul,
lie asks the Lord to make us all
''TG-looly fankful"
And II we laugh TIL we are ned.
Nurse strokes his sandy -colored head,
And loves him more because no said
''rG-looy fankful.''
For when he's older. nursie says,
And grown from all his pretty ways,
She'll often miss his funny phrase.
'"Tor-looy fankful"
Norman Celia
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TWO PET DEER.

Hockey. Texas..-Dear Haphammer: We
70 10 school together and have nee
lime. tBertha) have two tstle pet deer
Ihey often follow me to school | d d
not Eet to vote IN the Cog contest, but
would have cast my vote FOR the shepherd
l tMeia) was very glad shat the shepherd
won IN the dog contest for he WAS my
week and like to read Them very much
especially those OF our dear little .aVulds
ieel very sorry for Irene lakewood, but
nope, she Will like the farm better than
she imagin,s. We each send cents TO
help buy Georgia's chair. With love TO
all. We remain.
Meta Kr.egel and Bertha Hegar.
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A KANSAS BOY.

Hiawatha. Kan.-Dear Haphammer; l
am little 10y only years old, 80 haze
TO get my mamma to write for me. ] ike
TO hear The little Happyhammers' LETTERS
Icad. Grandpa IS talking of going 70
Texas TO live, and If ne does, J. think l
VIII 20 TO see him some time. | have q
dog aud | call him Dandy. lie Is water
spaniel. He caueSt-a RABBIT the other
got several nee hooks and lots OF Other
things Christmas. | do not go - school
vet. Your little friend,
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MIR. PUP AND MISS TOM.

=, Houston. Texas.-Dear Haphamr,er: !
,,Hiought ! would. write You abou, my dog
bu' everybody calls him Gcntry's his
plaek dog He is . years cid. lIe was
porn IN ISIS. the 22d of July, and Miss Tom.
my cat was born In 1850, the pa of Janu-
ary, She is s years old When ] was a
,naDy mamma would pue the basket in
KUN mouth. and the book. too. ami send
US 10 market. We'll. must close now, as
II Is time Tor me to 30 to school.
Mary f. Gentry.
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II very much. The Sisters are so ,e,na 7
IN ~ the Fourth grade and Willie Is IN
,he ,hird. Ella Highland of Stafford Mt.
tends school here. ~
~ neNs tlme write will tell the Hays
pretty story about a little Enuiisi, vii
away IN far off India. would do so now
out it would make my letter too long
,,Mlth love TO all the Haps, ana hop'ng
.Vus Georgia Anderson will soon get The
'o''ihs chair, am, your little friend,
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Reginald Klttrelle.


Opnenhcim, n. Y.-Dear haphammer'
viii try 10 write you "a few lines tonight
Us l have not written within twp Years
We have had warm winter for North
ern climate. We did not get any snow
at all before Christmas, but we are having
u snowstorm now.
Mr., Haphammer do you rot ,h'nk il
would he q good plan to carry unt the
idea that Fred Heakel suggested about
senling Georgia An1ei to some hos
iital TO have her cured? Then che would
not need chair and colld run and play
as We can all Of her life. l VIII send ~
cents 10 help the fund TO get her a chair
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DESERVES A CHAIR.

Milllcln, Texas-Dear Haphamnier: We
come Knocking for admitiance 10 your
happy band, We take The Post ara en-
bic, 20 TO school TO Miss Carrie Patterson.
We all love her very nncn. we nope
little Georgia VIII get her chair. we
lived at Dickinson two. years ago. ana
good. sweet girl, and well deserves, an IN
invalid's char, Enclosed please hmc w
cents for the fund. With love TO ~ the
Robbie Middleton.
Lille May Scrimshire
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- Saloyd KnIsel.
STAFFORD GIRLS AT SCHOOL

Halletsville. TeNas-Dcar Haphammer'
Here | come again to visit the Happy
NOT printed. / saw a letter last weef from
ono OF my little friends at stafford. /
love to read the iappyharnmars pace;
Ny dear papa sends my sister Wire ana
myself The Houston Post. so that we can
read the Haps letters. ,,
We attend the convent here. and IKE
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HOW HE EARNED HIS DINE.

Jnseerand, TeNas-Delr hunhamnler. ]
encluse 10 cents for Georg.a's char. |
earned the dine carrying wood for papa
when he was too busy or would get home
late from the mill. 1t VII soon be my otn
biithdey and mamma has promised me a
party, so | expect to have a jelly ttne,
How deliehted ! would be to nave me
Happyhs miners attend. DO come 1t Is
the 9Th of March. From, one oil tne nam
merers. vernon ltuuSpH 'hD~"'''
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Cure for Ink.

A medical man tells how an old negro
woman called him In to treat little child.
''Doctah," she said. de child hab Bwal-
Tered pint OF Ink"
Have you done anything to relieve
HIM" asked tho doctor.
Yes" replied the mother; Use made
him eat free sheets OF blottin' paper, doc
tab. Was dat rlte7"
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HER EXPERIMENTS

Bellvihe. Texas. Dear liaphammer: I
have been reading the letters for a long
time. but have not written but once. ]
am so glad TO see all Of the liappyham-
mers trying to hammer happiness Into
Goorgias sad heart. l hope II win not be
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Tho cat's n happy animal
When blows tho winter blum.
Because she purrs and dreams all day
Within her downy muff.
But ] am sure when summer comes
And roaSts us with its glare,
She'd like to be the Chinese dog,
That hasn't any hair.
--Iiarper's Round Table.
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..,n THE russIE CAT.

n -, a, 4 ,eafy green tree !,
!. ~ brsicn VI owhoo, III whoo.
"a -..,o wsoo, tn whoo: =,
- tu WEE M" cried the Owl IN
iIS ,ss person related f tG me n;.ne,"
vs,,,ss hcss eyes, so NNe "
ats !. BE- ssoo whco, tn WHO'D"
danced UP and caught sight
&; n; ;.ox. spi,z new, .,,.r,osa
ss \. nf ssr bsck, gave a tcFFi'iea
J, meow. SPITE mew sl,.ct like
4. s.Pors saw an oo'e'' ""'
-, and the wings of a pat
~ 'hawk and eyes sa ..n'" '
II meow, SPITE new
=, Il declare It's no h'"
", vhoo whoo. tn whoo'
" 70 wauU with evil design
:, s', Ehoo WHO'D, III WHO'D.
Z y Sstter that l go away,ou n
ra ~ u' creature might iaii u
!, oul quickly fed in dlsm,ay'
4, ~ u NV whtO whoo, tn whoo'
mite frightened gave vent 10
e. 4. meow. spitz new ,. $50.
y !, 'l helIsye he would pick out
az, .,,., newt
III u I Sp her back and puhcd out
X the house Ike a ship IN a
I, ouse. was poor pussie cats
q, meow, SPITE new"
~ n'' arthur ]. Burdlch.
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"Tol me something peculiar TO Yer
IN stone beds" said Hens. "Why, how
do YOU know that?" eslecd the teacher.
''rhe hook say great beds of rock III found
derc,'" said Hans.
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long before Georgia will have her chair.
! am glad the beautiful and noble sbep-
herd. with his long and shaggy coat, walk
ed In and took his place among the Haps.
AS you have told Us We may write about
our county ana town, VIII write as much
as | can.
name OF Bell. II was named 80 bocause
he owned nearly all OF g. land here. Aus
IN county wls nrsl set.cd at san Felipe
about 1871, by S,phen i. Austin. lie
brought most OF the colony from Louis
ana II was named for Austin.
! would like 10 HAYS "A shepherd, because
he u one OF our pets, and | would ! Ike TO
have a knocking bird because II e our
pet bird. | had n mocking bird but u died
because 1t was used 10 the open AR and
could not live IN a cage have two pets
a Parrot and Shetland pony. ] had two
parrots. but mamma sold one because she
thought one was enough. When | 60 10
feed Polly. she will laugh. cry. then sing
Il l do. We never d.d name them because
they were both alike and We could not
tell them apart. We haye two Shetland
ponies Mine lis name1 Glenndel and my
brother's IL NAMED Brewery. They are 70
gentle that a baby could ride them. We
play around them. but none of us has ever
been hurt by either of them.
/ have beea TO only four large cities.
but great many small ones. 1 went 10
san Antonio. Austin Galveston and Hous-
ton. ] was never out Of Texas. but hope
try everything I see on the Haps' page.
such as making the road kites. l tired tho
ex pertinent with the cup saucer aud
water and find that the steam draws the
wafer anto the cup. tried the road KITE
and succeeded. but could not succeed in
making the bubbles. That was only hard
luck. because / can make them almost
any tine, but l hope | will succeed the
next sime try.
As my letter is getting to grow long I
Will close hoping to see enough money
for the chair a., the close OF THIS month.
Enclosed IL 10 cents for Georga's chair.
a true Hap. Hannah May LEWIS.
DAISIES IAPPYHAMMER WORK.
Many, La.-Dear Haphammer: have
Just finished reading the Happyha,nmef
pice of this wesk and / ana so many
letters and some send.ag contributions for
Georgia Anderson a chair. l am glad 10
see the Haps trying TO hammer happ ness
for another LITTLE afflicted child and am
more than willing to do my part. have,
with the help OF some httle friends. raised
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Monroe Singleton.
WEST TEXAS WEATHER.

Cherokee. San Saba Co, Texas-peaf
tIanhammer: j too wish 20 join your bald.
7 an a little girl u years old. l reau
The post. / attend the West Texas NOT
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NAL Business college, located at this
Pssse, Fhsre are about ~ pupils; Pro.
often talks about 1t. He lived there once.
we have had very cold weather. There
MAS MAS much ice and snow. The creek was
frozen from bank TO bank and the girls
ahu boys had a jolly time skating. al
thoush none OF them had skates Some OF
them fell down ON tho tee several times.
Many chickens and hos froze TO death.
nave little brother named Paul lie
Is years old. He likes TO hunt rabbits.
l,e mas two dogs, one named Dan and
rabbits in hollow trees and ho
chops them out with his axe. lie has a
steer trar also. Christmas week he caught
IN his trap one rabbit and one opossii,.,.
! send. 10 cents for Georgia's chair.
send also 10 cents for club button
enclose a little story about a butcher bird
tnat may interest the ilapha miners Your
friend. Frankie $. Brown.
HOW THE CITY WAS TAKEN.
santa Cruz. cal.--Dear Haphammcr.
Geycus, cue of your correspondents.
told mo to write to The Post. lie speaks
so much about the Happyhammers MAT
became Interested l don't know Of much
TO write about, so I'll tell OF how the
queen OF the Carnival first took our city.
re sun rose on the morning of the lith
of June. iSg5. casting his rays ON the
scene of the future mimic strife. All was
excitement ,3 'n mt N the town, people harryi, 4
whether the widely heraldcd Water
carnival was TO be u success. Her ma
Jestys ships had gathered In the harhoi
and the booming of ponderous cannon
heralded the attack BY 1 o'elock the
streets We're thronged with people--ihc NJ.
tack had begun. If all soldiers had such
DC caused TO Join. Mighty shouts nllod
the air as the soldiers turned into Pacific
avenue, preceded by the band Up and
| down the avenue. then TO the throne by
| the water. Here midst the shouts OF
thousin ~, Queen Anita took her seit. one
OF her ma1osty's court favortcs read n
proclamation. our mayor then came for
ward and made a speech. then midst tho
silence OF tho multitude he presented thu
queen with the golden key to the heart.
or our people. Shout upon shout now
rose In the 0'r. our city had surrendered
From your friend,
Reginald Kittrclle
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| HAP TALKS.
!, H.phammcr Has 10 Say TO
No.. and Girls.

-, Boys and Girls.
ryyhaumsrs; So many kind let
I Nm written in behalf of little
I,s.ron Of Dickinson, that IL
| I our boys and girls had all de-
i make her the happiest Hap
k,,yhanmer land. The Invalid $
sAng chair that the club VIII
I M vill indeed be n happy ofer-
n nd much TO Georgia. pleas
r.ort one of the sweetest let
,sk i from Daisie Qliphint, one
81 members who was present.
| ,.ur some months ago. Daisie
,rDutIon Of $500 for Georgia S
n assisted in her collection by
iNy La, This was certainly
laulshtful act, and Dalsie has
n hat she is deserving OF the
nd praise.
hi Of Weimar has written
1Nss. that the Happyhammers
n to some big hospital up
Nv she could have hes limbs
enlightened out and be cured
81 ...,s- - ,....ss ,,.s.,.
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HOW CAMpnoR is oprAINEp.

Houston, Tcxas.--Dcar Haphammor: As
you suggested that we should say some
lhtnS about cainphor, l thought l would
write the llttle know OF IL. There are
TWO SORTS of trees that produce camphor.
one native of Boruco and Sugnatra, VIII oh
grows wis and as called the Indian lau-
rel TINS tro; produces the best kind OF
and China. resembles the bay tree, beNr-
tng black or purple berries The stem Is
gnck, the bark of brownsh color and
mo ramincaton strong close and extend
ca. me wood is sobt and useiuA for do
nestle purposes. 10 Obtain camphor, tho
Tree Is cut down and divided into pieces
ana the cslinphor taken out, II being found
n small whi.ish tiakes situated perpen-
dNuhrly In irregular vons near tine CEN
OF the Tree, II - thea. rclnsl. eddy soak
ed and washed IN soapy water To separate
iron, II AL ONtrdnvnNS matter. II Is then
passed through thvce sleeves of different
textures to divide Il into three sorts. Cam
phor oil Is camphor before the operations
OF nature have reduced 1t to concrete
luttn. and concrete canphor may he re-
duccu 10 oil by nitric acid. Camphor is u
Wnitish. translucent substance. which Is
somewhat uncduouS TO the feel. III has a
rlttcrish. Aromatic taste and very fra
grant smell, ana ts a powerful diAphoreUc.
Camphor is sometimes used as a disin-
Ie,iant-that Is, 1t Ia supposed to Keep
sickness away. For instance, tn Mexico,
whore typhus fever Is so contag Gus, the
cdmphor or sorle OF the powder on Their
persons. II Is also USED IN packing clothes
to keep off moths. | close with my very
Test wishes to Mr.. ilaphanmer and love
to all the Haps. Your friend,
Nicholas Bcldeu.
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u, y you havo been thinking
y week. You know that is
la subject for discussion
~ lew weeks. The cat has
',0'y' poetry and romance
ia As the dog, end II win
y % find something of in
or new subject. Long
,s'r'' cats were adored rs
~" as an emblem of The
cat died the owners gavo
n. @Ey funeral, went into
~ MAYED off their eyebrows.
o. Roman soldier who
. death for killing a cst.
j, Na'noy,es' king Of Persia.
N. y night the Egyptians,
n, y every soldiers breast ~ n
n, n y dared no, run tho
PEI pets and so
poets, religious load
ave al coadeso.ns ''hfi
a'ie lis, Of their names me
IN s book. Mohammea was
= Ia. al auezza that ,rco.
s,' ''seplss on his sleeve, no.
"a q, a., 's =. than disturb he-,
d. ss'r'rsl, painted o, b ta, n%.
y, !, ~ death had her 81" ssd, s,'
ssls = |, a treasure. Rione sNe,e,
las. s y, a splendid 'p A,'nea. $
hars, S'T * the table covered ~, =,
ssr o tsse when lie rsceIv .,,,I
sss Helen HIM hSou, his
''S TO the praise Of fE ca,s
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srounf. The red bird fought hsroically
Tor It's life but tho butcher bird soon Gu.
us throat with its sharp beak. Mr., VIA.
HAL had watched the light. and thinking
osi ne couid save the rcd BIRDS life. Drove
we VIGOROUS bird away. Ho was too
Ia'e The red bird was dead. us head
Mas s'rrpcd OF feathers ana skin ana It's
throat WAS cut
In little while the butcher bird re-
turned. hunted up its dead victim. and
tried TO fly away with Il. The red bra
was so heavy that 1t could only rise foui
or iiNe inches from the ground. but II wac
AIR. hall again interfered, frightening the
ntrd so much that IL ahalioncd It's prey.
However. after a few inmates 1t returned.
end when hopping about on the rrounA
my brother. Mr.. Joe II. Brown, shot 1t
wNh a Winchester rifle and both birds
made nice supper for old Tom and her
pet cat. Frankie Erown.
Cherokee, San Saba Co, Texas.
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OFF foa HE MINES.
A Big Crowd Left Last Night 10 90
on she Bristol

Yesisr dock last night was the scene Ok
another hlg oEtpoartag Of the people 70 Sc
the crowd who had taken passage on 1he
City OF Seattle borna fer Victoria, 81
winch I.osnt tEey ara TO embark or tns
steamer Bristol fer s. MscBae2s, having II
tDw the commodfouH stefn-xheef stea N
boat Elgene. which takes her place or the
Gkon river Ia the servics Of the Portland
and Alaska Transportation Company
I. MAS w1th great satisfaction President
H p MctsgIre, Of tne Portland and Alas
ka Transportation and Trading Co, upon
entering his cf1sce al an early hour yes
te-day morning, received . telegram from
Capt. Lewis. dated 81 Port Angeles. say
Ing. Arrived here safely and or time cal
culated last evening. Awaiting steamer
Bristol Capt. IewIs, UEso Is 70 command
tire Eugene on the yukon. Is one Of the
oldcs: and most txrSrlsncesi navigators on
the Pacific coast, and IN the waters Of
Alaska Is probably one OF me most effi-
clent and capable plots known 10 that Sec
ton. Or arrival on the Yukon Capt. Lewis
vii remain In the employ IF the company
and operate tas Eugene On that river.
The United States survey steamer Hasz-
ie- Is now the property or this company.
and on completion Of intended improve
nlents - be made on her. viii be placed in
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ONE GRAND RUSH FOR GRUB
Linn Reife Says Football Men stand
the Best Chance on an Alas
Kan Steamer.


The pleasures Of life on bo7rd ship.
bou.sd for IN. Norm. are graphically set
forth in a letter from Linn Relfe To his
mother. AIr. Helfe writes as follows. un-
DER date OF August 10:
The frst-class mess room is all right. LII
you are a good rustIer and something of
tootpaA player You can get your grub
All right. tut the sccond-ciass ID. not so
lovely. Ina CINE. II you can. u circus next
door TO butcher shop. with the wrong
ind Of hotel kitchen on the other side
Inen imagine 400 men trying TO sit down
90 forty cnalrs, and you have n very fair
loFa OF dinner time Ia the second-cIass
mess room. | never before knew why they
called Z a mess rooln In the nrst-ciass
cabin they ring a gong fifteen minutes be-
fore meals, and then after all the ladies
are seated the men are let in and Of all the
center plays and flying wedges you ever
sew ~ 4 football game. they are the worst
Your Uncle Charlie so Tar has always man
aEe1. ~ hood Interference and low tack
Luf 20 down chair and make toucn-
GOA OF a knife fork spoon and rlate bnt
there are others who have not heen Sd for
tanAte, ana they have 20 take what is left
We have seen several whales and two
leebefga, aud some declare they saw a sea
Livery day thu crowd gets up on deck
aud forms a ring. Then two volunteers
put an the gloves and have a few rounds.
W1eR they are succeeded by two others
Then they sling and recite. and altogether
Il IS the tol!iest crowd you ever saw.
"A man 90 board has registered every
9as giNlng age, residence and nativity. /
booked II over yesterday. and there are
people hste from almost every CIVILIZED
country in the world
Fully g per cent. Of the people on board
VIII never see Dawson City until spring
Tor they are either counting on packing
thelr stun over en- their backs or having
iflaians 30 pack Il, and either way IL will
take them six weeks a. the very shortest
Ii = too bad but people will rush IN Ike a
lot of sheep, without stopping 70 figure out
the consequences We expect To ref
through IN about three weeks. and to make
Dawson City about September Is"