The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-17
HAP TALKS.
:. ~ Hapbn miner Has TO Say t.

Our Doys and Girls.
uanpvhammers Already some
,.,,h,y,ons for little Georgia Andersons
n, haye been received. and next week
1 ua ntemmer will begin to print the
|nss Of the boys end girls who are heip-
I IN this work. We have never yet ia'i-
i. eecure the amount needed when get
|, I'm A Cripple fund" and the haps
n m doubt come to our Dickinson men,
\ cid as quickly as they did when try
n hammer happiness for Ella Mahan.
Irra Long and Da.sie oiiphi1't. You
understand that these contributions
ALWAYS yo,Intary-thati is, no one need
\ bound to give anything. These mat
|, are brought before the club at the
,eestlon of the members themselves.
4 the editor is always glad when they
M such thoughsfulness. When several
'rdrM Happyhammers send in or ~
his apiece IL Is the means OF making
me unfortunate member happier and
Sre contented Think of the pleasure 1t
ID g.ye little Georgia to have beauta-
inyalis tricycle.. all her own, and
know that 1t was presented to her by
many boys and girls. 1T will give her
better idea OF the goodness and kindness
Ire Ia In the world and will make her
ppy and merry hearted for many day
come. At the same time every member
DO helped her to secure the chair VIII
tho happiness in Georg.a's heart. for
III know that the greatest pleasure we
Ne u In doing good for othera
rhsre are several Interesting letters on
b page this week. The Haphammer has
ught UP with his mail now and will be
10 10 print tho letters more promptly
reafter Write upon any subject that
~ think will interest the club. Try 10
prove upon your writing each week.
Itch the corrections that are made when
VT letter appears In print and try to
old making the same errors twice. New
write with pencil, and use only one
10 Of the paper.
Boys and girls entering college at the
ginning Of tho scholastic year will be
|aduated in 1900. a burning question IL.
Nv shall they be designated? OF course
icy are the class OF 1900, but 1t Is not
)stomary to use anything except the last
% figures IN speaking OF a college class.
p instancetwe will say the class OF ~.
)e class OF 80 and the class OF 90. Now.
pw are you TO pronounce the last class?
erious humorous terms have been sug-
fSted, such as the class of naughty
ought" the class of zero" and the
pouble goose egg class, The coming
|eshmon may be depended upon to settle
)e question to their own satisfaction, and
Is not likely that they will adopt any
Ptand]sh name If they insist upon hav-
e some familiar term shorter than nine
Pm hundred, perhaps they will take nine
lcn naught. This would harmoaize with
e designation Of the next following class.
|hich almost certainly VIII be nineteen
be-
|pid you ever hear of a stove being
Pea as washtub? \ clever inventor has
|ade towels out of asbestos or mineral
|ooi' They are thick AMI soft and white.
Pa when they have bcen used until they
soaled and greasy all that IS necessary
10 throw them into the stove where a
y hre Is burning and in few moments
the Int has burned away and they are
sc ana clean. AS you probably know,
fpes'os Is mined lust like iron. Its hbers
then beaten out and woven into cloth.
ou'aAt II have been n nice thing If the
Pss end girls could have worn asbestos