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PECULIAR roIsoNs.
GENERATED IN THE HUMAN BODY.
The Result Of Imperfect Digestion
of Food.

| Every living thing. plant or animal. CON
taiDs within itself tho germs OF certain
decay and death
In the human body tbcno germs OF dis.
ease and death tcalied by scientists ptO-
malncu). arc usually the result OF imper-
feet digestion Of food. the result OF iudI-
eoSllon or dyspepsia,
The stomach. from abuse, weakness. does
not promptly and thoroughly digest the
food. Tho result liz heavy. soddeu mass
which fcrncnts itha first process OF decay
poisoning the blood. making II THU weak.
and lacking Ia rcd corpusolcs: poisoning
The brain. causing headaches and pain in
the eyes
Bad diRontlon irritates tho heart, causing
palpita,lon and noally bringing on disease
of this very Important 0gan.
Po0r digestion polkODs ths kidneys, cauH-
ing Brighrs disease and diabetes.
Ana this Is 50 because every organ, every
noryo. depends upon the stomach alone
for nourishment and renewal, and weak di.
gesiiOn shows Itself not only In loss OF APP
petite aud flesh. but In weak nerves aud
muddy complexion.
Tho great Engliab srientist. Huxley, said
the best start In life Ia a sound stomach.
weak htomachs fall TO digest food properly,
because they lack the proper quantity Of
digestive acids tlactIo and hydrochloricj
and peptogonic products the most sonsi.
bio remedy In all cases OF indigestion ID
to take after each meal one or two of
stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets. because thcy
supply In pleasant. harmless foim all the |
clefnen'h that weak stomachs lack.
Tho regular use OF Stuart's Dyspepsia |
Tablets viii cure every form Of stomach |
trouble except cancer Of tho stomach.
They Increase flesh. Insure pure blood. |
strong nerves, bright eye aud clear COM /
p1exion. because all these result only from
wholesome food. well digested
Nearly all druggists sell Stuarts Dyspep-
sia Tablets at 80 cents. full sized package.
or by mail by enclosing price to stuart |
Co. Marshall. Mich. but AJAX your drug
yst first.
A little book on stomach diseases mailed
Tree. Address Stuart Co.. MArshall, Mich. |
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AN ILLINOIS GInI

nuroau. Il.--,pear Haphamncr: VIII
Won kindly admit a lN-ycar-old srl from
Illinois? | enjoy reading he llappvhrm-
mcr psGe am reading IN tha fourth
reader NV teacher 'r Miss Anna Norln
CuI school closed yesterday. NV mamma
has l7j yourg chickens Tue corn 's coin
ink IN now suppcse yo are ahead Of
NJ IN crops | gathered n large bouquet
os hOnoyHucklet YESTERDAY have
flower bod nlied with all k!nis Of flowers.
W. i've nenr = large poid, so we havc
lots NJ fish The water lilias do not bloom
here until Augusi, The HaIs wrte such
interesting letters. My pagd likes Tho
Post very much ] VIII close for lis
time, horing that may soon have m
other chat with tho llaps. Your frttnl,
Mary Rather me Krippos,
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NORTH CAROLINA HAps.

rnnnd n. C.-Dear IIaphammer, We
would IKE to he a1ded to me nj, IL, po o,
F,,,. ,,n,e and enjoy II very much.
tN,,,euva" ,hsre are many Hsps near here
NE ara having lovely weather n soy so NJ
@ j., h,oom We send 10 cents for Blind
cori ~ and wish u was more, Also hon,ng
,b,i he he viii got his broom QUIT we
have a nrcttv Scotch collie nainrtn MIN
H. 'p',the,fnri We will answer vonr
n n%s The boys who would not 80, ne
,i,g,s r,eat we're Dan'cl. Hannniah. Mlsh-
aeI and Azarinh We will close ior ,hs
'tue. hopine 10 come as''"
fo"rs '''S Jane and Alex Brown,
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HOW uE urIprD cAR1

Walllsville Tcxas.-Denr Haphammer;
! would IKE to- ION your band 4 | may,
] Will try TO do what ] can TO make people
hnppy. Sometimes ! am naughty and
tha' makes my mamma sad, and then
am sorry. Last month ! was years old
eaddc and n birdie. l have q iittle sister
who viii he / wear old tomorrow,
think she IS the sweetest uni pretties I
baby over Jaw. She Gales me bubble"
My papa Is a doctor, and my cousin Am
mi" soon VIII be. and ! think will be a
doctor when | am man. Sonnet mes !
pretend to mix mp medicines now from
water and flowers.
have a dog--a fine poipter--and a kitty
Sister ana kitty nro great friends. asn
sure s.steJ Will be a Happy hammer some
duN. for she makes lois of sunshine now,
| can't Hhcol, but | can PICK mp the birds
after papa shoots them. 1 found letla-
pin ont IN tina woods Yesterday. Today j
let him loose IN tho yard and NOW | can
them walk. and when they think danger "a
near how quickly they crawl into ihrlr
house. Mamma says their shell is mir
bones and also their house.
send 10 cents for cars organ feel
very sorry for the poor blind boy. ] feel
very sorry for my little playmate, too.
lie lust lost his manmH. lie hrs three
brothers. a ittle sis.er and papa.
Mamma gives me dime every week Sh,
lets me snand one nickel the other nickel
/ num away: that II low | Gei my money,
Then ! Oxen gather tho vegetables and
mamma les me rpll what she does not
uoed | tell YOU this for II might give an
i,iep TO some other little bow huw TO make
money for carl and other shm-ins
think this letter is almost too long Tor
l!ttle boy, no good bye. .s,,...
Thomas Rodney Shefef
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THE BREAD FRUIT rerr.

belton, Texas Dear Haphammcr, I
W., Wi' wr,te ms damp, saturday evening,
maj organizations ond racS.ns 10 We
hone We college eirls are very borpy
thai II is only q week NOR, hcf,,ro we
m"'s baNlor for hrme-npt that we are
ip' nanny ana Contented here for EaN-lor
away from home ior i've 'S or i "g,'r 1 sshs
oi course We are glad school Is 80 neIr
lasts uniil the Sth ~
J am glad plants is tho sibic't now and
-, NIX We can learn many Interesting
mcrs ever hear OF Tree hearin, rlue
towels, cloth. finder and br,als 'fhere
~ 'eSt such wonder. II IS found ON the
IN "fth , Stands and IS called the bread
run tree il Is about as tail as "A three.
STORY mouse. and the branches come ont
straight from the trco Hike ~ mauy arms
iht' m" covered with leaves nearly TWO
rect lons and deeply gashed at the o,laeg
WINE half hidden amons Them are the
u WINS growing Ike apples ON short stems
Ihi larger ,re, "a. and having thick yellow rns
,,. NJ lrnit + hke bread and II ism season
uu'rhH 'Eht months of the year. the ma
tV"s fin'fng a good living In il Thsv
rhiher II while 1t IL green ,und bake II IN
an III, wen. scrai'ng of lts outcr blackenei
cruS'. they cosne to the loaf which Is
very nlich IKE nice white birad Rut Il
must he eaten soon after bdienK. else II
grows harsh and loses It's pheasant taste
As FOR glue. II oozes from The trunk OF
IN" tree and is found useful for many
pui'noses The leaves make cNccllen,
'oW.lS Tor The few nWives who care To
NHo uhem. AMI from the inner bark OF the
,rcf q knd of coarse cloth can he made
BESIDES this. It's dried blossoms are used
Tor ilndcr N fgbting fires ana the wood
Is IN great demand for bnIldsng purposes
with II few of th-ss. wonderful trees IN
tho front yard housekeeping nught 10 be
an easy mattcr. Don't You Hans think 500
Well VIII close for this time as the
supper bell is ringing. Your friend.
Tcnnye Hawkins.
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Pensions for Texans.

Issue OF May b
oriplual-Christophe Finegan. Tcsar.
kama, Bowie county.
original widows. ctc.--Auna Rathtou
Henrietta, Clay county: minors OF Rhein.
art Bordoll. GARFIELD. Travis county
Chaunccy Spear tfather). Jarvis. I.ibort,
county.
Issue OF May a. =
original Michael Kehoc. Panhandle,
Carson county
original widows. ctc,--Spcciai May 10
Martha A. howom. Honey Grove, Fan
min county.
Issue Of May g.
Restoration and incrcasc--l. ccpold IT.
Bohny, dead, Dallas, Dallas county.
Original widows, ctc,--Christiana Bahny.
Dallas Dallas county.
Issue ot May o.
Original widows, etc Mary Il stillwelI
Alvamdo. Johnson county; Sarah nurns.
PooloNille Parker county: minors OF VII
liam II, Bnyca, Cullnsvilic Grayson coun.
y; l.ydin baycs. dead. Collinsyillc, Gray
son county.
Issue OF May =
Reissue aud William @. At
hne. sulphur Springs. Hopkins county.
Issue Of May s.
Incrsuse--Jamcs Lilies. Gainesville, Cooke
county
Widows, war 1sl?--Jula u. Freeman
China Springs. McLennan county.
Issue Of May 10
urlgininal widows. c,c~-Sarah. Rodman
Peerless, liopkins county.
Issue of Mny IL
Original widows. etc.--IIes,cr 10, Y.
Chamberlain. Fort Worth TArrant county
Indian war widows Sarah l., Green
WaNahnohlc. ELLIS county.
Issue of May 10
Original Special May 10. George Wash.
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LonrWew. TeNNs.--hcar Haplsamm@r
As have not written in long time.
tboncht j would step in Il few moments.
low mcny OF the Iiaps love nowcrsg
40. l think flowers are - lovely To look
az IN the snring. We have some flowers
tn,d bloom In the winter. they ARE snow
Mhtc. They look so cold on gloomy lays
l Ike flowers TO make bouquets that have
q sweet odor. do enjoy gong out m
the woods with my achoolmates and
gathering Nfolets for my teacher. we
haven't many flowers shis sprinE. How
many OF the HANS like honoysuckle for
q Hover in their yard? We have two in
ont ward and whom they are In bloom
house.
Well will close nv asking a riddle
What "a that which goes to eat but never
eats. goes TO drink but ueVer dtinks2
lluch success 10 The rvst. | remaiu a
true Hap, Roxcy KuykCndall.
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NEW HAPPYHAMMERs.
SOME SHORT I.r,rrns

he n, e'l1ng OF Bath. Texas. Is added 10
sr,e viii Happyhamm~rs He must
p,,,', peh aud ini next time.
W., ~ soon re. his broom OUTFIT.
tn wSn np Earl Dunn are two rev mem
,op Tn TSes.Ne At MadFe, okiahoma Tcrri-
fara '"ey sent a nickel apiece for CARTS
sioie 10 III Matlic Burford of Patterson
a little sari ~ about their pets. They have
sn s all a Leonard. who lives al Angle.
saa g ca-iIt to the list OF Hans lie
No wro, Mckinney is nt,le uuos,on gtr,
sek She little lo,ter to the Haps his
saeh, '' enjoys road .ng this rage very ,
as,I eoi i;oa sandel of Millioon saws she
aelssr. bur 'aek cat that Is a very good
Att ing caught her inasnn,a's ,I pe, red.
NJ VOTE naris Of Mooreville son, I'm the
70. thinks nsNelyed In the plant eontes..
Sshs sor l Iouon is the most useful plant
: esnbsrsa. ss Ssm Is one Of our new
hsiis srav vne Ives at bartlett and mas
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1,rrrNs AND Pups.

rere, eyas--Denr lfspllammcr: VIII
Won admit me into '.our happy bandY |
am j? wears old have been reading
vour letters q long ,irc ana enjoy, them
vrr, much. We have TWO cats vain fouf
,,tiens each. one cat has moved her
KITTENS to six lincrcnt places anu now she
It,s taken th.ul N, ard We haven't found
them vet w" havc two iit'ae pups, ana
nv sis,er ie 50 Halle she has 20 carry
RON hy tho head Whenever she SIS
sn,rn On thS io,r thev both get i'm her
Ian and go 10 sleep. When WE CAM came here
,m.,,. e,,,g,y olI hut twenty and we dlf
not know n, Now. as my letter u getting
80 ~ .'oa Is nv FIRST, wiz Gnti' IN;
closed nnd 10 cents for the hline ,h'i
fund true Hap, wa """
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pireapplcs and oranges. Their boste were
manned by natives. all yellow men and
BOYS, and the way they MANAGED them
was quite a sight to SEQ. The next place
IL Funta 0orda. 1t Is pretty place.
with snysn hills living Just back OF tho
town, The reSt stopping place - Monkey
river the next Siam creek. all tn lirit-
NH Hondures, AZ all thetc towns tho
xteamer anchors quite q wavs from shore,
The last place Is Bel'ge. tho caritai OF
nmusn Honduras. There was an Engllsh
her Soon there were lots OF sail boats
that coine ont to get nasScncsrS to 40
20 tho town. for which ahev charge 10
cents each. Several OF our passcngcrs
went ashore. Rcfse " quito the largest
town In thcs, parts, aud looks very prct-
". all tho houses being white and sur
rounded hy green trees,
Fur fear my letter will be too long l
will iinish describing our trim In my next
letter. 80 we are now at Rclixo on our
voyage" A truo Hap.
Charlie prh,sc
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CupN tuclr tnouEntS,o ana
their one object Ia Ia get well.
They have no confidence in them
selves, and only too often lose faith In
their physicians.
All Irregularities, whites, bearing.
down palma, nervousness, headache,
baclsacho, "blucs, distusto for society,
sounds In ears, palpi,ation, emncia.
oon, heavy eyes, "all gone" feeling,
dread of impending evil. siccplesspess,
etc, should ut once be removed and
vigorous health assured.
Lydia u. PinlSham's Vegetable Com
pound has for twenty years saved
Women from all this Hear this wo.
man speak: -
wish to publish what Lydia Fl
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
Sanat'vc Wash have done for mo. lind
falling of the womb and leucorrhuS.
and they have cured me of both. am
a well woman. l suffered dreadfullv
with such dragging pains In the lower
part of the bnels aud extending around
the body, irritation Of the bladder,
pain when walking and painful men
situation, l weakened terribly. | had
been treated by three doctors without
much help, and it only took Hva
bottles of Your Compound and three
packages of sanntivc Wash TO cure mo.
cnn recommend them To nh women
suffering with complaints like thcse."--.
Mrs. V.NS,rrA, ESsT N. Broad 81,
philadelphia. Pa.
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HER TRIP TO GALVESTON.

Huntsville Texas--Dear Iiaphammcr:
Here comes another liptle girl to ioln
Your happv band. I am II wears old
School closed on tho 18th of MAY, NV
teacher was Miss MorTic Gay | went 10
GolVoston last month. | win toll YOU
something about IT. We lcft here at /
o'clock and reached Galveston a. about S
o'clock. We got our breakfast nj the
fremont hotel ana then W. got on u
street car ami went down to the gulf.
From the gulf Wa came hack to the Tire
mont and from there we went TO the
medlcal college. Then we went over TO
the bav and boarded n schooner and
went out TO the battle shlp.
Now ! viii ask n riddle: AS I was go
ing to 81 Iris. I met IL man with seven
wives, each wife hal a blr, each bag
Ind n cat. each cat had Kin kits. cats
bags. wives. how many were there goinE
to ST lrisY
Maggie Rogers. why don't YOU write TO
me- ! wrote YOU last Give my love to
oil the little crlppes. and n whole lot FOR
Yourself Mr.. Hap. Your loving little
Hap, Ruth Lee
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from our nciehboe In town. except 20
cunts which MIR. Ike Gibson. a DRUM
nier' gave mo. He said he never lei an
ophSrtnniiy pass 10 helr the hlind, and
uont see how ANY one can who is able
!" nelp thcin. for If they were surrounded
Win all the Injuries OF life, then their
eohIiiion would be pstlfu, compared to
10 the poorest of Gods creatures who
my" heal;n and evesight. am It'll,
much for Carl with very little trouble
so would advise other ittle Hans TO try
" ana he viii soon have his broom ma
cmnory. With hest wishes for Carl and
an the little Happvhlmmers and The dear
GU iost without which our evenings
would be very dull, / otu.
Winnie Goodwin
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WHEAT HIS CHOICE.

san Marcos. Texas-Dear Haphammerl
Well. I've decided TO vote for when'.
Whoas IL the most va.qahle, and next 10
maze the most productive ~ all cereal
era sscs The native country of the cutl-
Vatel wheat has generally been supposed
10 h., the central part OF Asia. but a dis
covery was made not many years ago
that neglops ovah. grass OF the re-
glons rear IN. Mediterranean, and OF the
wheat OF Asia becomes transformed ~
cultivation into whcst Wheat has been
cultivated from the earliest ares aDd
was chief crop IN ancient Egypt and
Palestine as u still II IN all the tcmrcr-
ate parts OF Europe. Asia and AfrIoa. II
Is cultivated 10 Q. considerable extent in
the north OF india, In North America
II Is very extensively cultivated and
many parts OF the United States and Brit
ish provinces. are admirably adapted 10
It WIDE regions OF South America ara
equally suitable and wheat OF thu fines
quality r. produced In Australia. Common
wheat grows to n height generally OF
or 1 feet and has .ars or SPIKES or
inches long. In consequence OF long cui
tivatio1 In n great variety of climates
the cultivated varieties OF wheat are very
numerous moro 80 than any other Kind
OF grain New varieties are continually
g, mirg into notice. Besides heins clhrsi-
fed ms bearded and a-dltss. the yarse-
cordlnR to the color OF the grain. az white
and red wheat Some having the ears
covered with. IA snft down are known as
Ponds mainlS on the qualiity Of fine nour
which II Yields. the beat wheat WELDING
III 10 50 ner cont. sometimes even S nor
cert o. fine nour The greater part OF
The bulk OF wheat 10 senaraied from the |
-four by tbs miller and IL known as brsr. |
That portion ~ the bran which rs more |
finely divided than the rest. receives the /
%, yDn.oS acres devoted 10 wheat In the |
United States. and hooooo.0c0 bushels are
raised annuelIy, Odessa, Russia IL DE |
greatest wheat marke' In the world. |
Wheat isn't raised w this part OF Texaa.
Corn generally makes good crops. Wen,
! Will send In two votes besides myself i
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RIDDLES ANSWERED.

kenney. 1>eNas'-Dear Haphammer. Here
"" come once more, though we suppose
the cousins have all forgotten us. as We
nav" not written 10 YOU since the tree
contest. our school was out in Apml. We
did not have IA concert, as our school
only ran SIS months.
We hldd picnic tho 81 of April There
were about eighty present W. cuIoye|l
ourselves immens"ly. We VIII tell about
Our cat. He ia oyer nine years OF are.
When IT la cold he Will come in TO the
fir" and as he Ia a pct. he .llwuVs finds
a place TO rcst but II he comes and finds
the door closed he will scratch and new
until the door .s opened for him.
In last Mondays Post there were three
riddles asked. which were as follows;
/ What IL II that Is no use 10 a wagon.
but the wagon cant do without it3 The
noise. III tough hccfsteak could speak
what poets name would II pronounce
Answer, Chaucor. 2. once two beSgars
came along and man gave each of
them a quarter. What time of dav was
1t? Quarter to two. Love to all the Hans
We are your little friends.
MngVip n nj Mock ip r,rtIu,p
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Guy lHaEcn.

UnlcARO II'Fr UftHH.
Tho farmer who despisos the hons Is
making big mistake. no matter II he is a
big grain farmer or big stocknan. Ap.
paarnscer are deceitfui, and the Last few
years, yes. for many years. the breeder OF
fowls has made Infinitely more money for
the amount Of money, caro- and thought be
has put into bis business than some OF his
more pretenrious brethren. I do not ace
that tho prIoes for frseh sggs and market
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THE SEA HtI'H ms WOES.

ne peace Of tho rky iioF light on the sen
WIN q nd that s soft az u sons
ana lho spray of the ocean pertaining the
Ana 'he go of a pnutor or pdsst nee saw
NJ vls,oh Of Swec,cr content
Than ne plue Of the sl'y and the gnoy OF
In the hues Of the green ynve blent.
l'"l down In the heart OF the fathomioss
dcCp.
The grim old mariner knows.
There's @ moan chat tho brcnkers WIN
sound on tbp shore.
For the Aeu. though Il smile. hath It's
woes,
Tho song of tho surf IA 1t romps on the
Is a toy to aho children at play,
For II Hnlasbe's AMI bushes and dimplc-
IN" Eand
In 81 daIapg aud rrolicso.no way.
Ana %" maiden who watches tho saii DIP
ON The rim OF ,he sky liassod sea-
Hears message OF love ON the Whisper
Ing wAV'e,
Aud tho chimes OF n wedding 10 be-
But tho cron" at her side hears "a sad un
dcr10ur
For IN sorrow her old heart knows
yh"rur inoNn Ia tho sound that the surf
hnnas home.
For tho Ssa. though It Laugh. hath It's
woea
~ the Wln rides high or tho moon awnings
low.
And ghe wind sweeps the harp Of the
Rpn
Tha clalidron viii play or Tho maidcn VIII
sing
And tho waves hap low IA tho lee.
But the grim old niBfinor our on the main
Scte down in the futhh,nluss deep.
AMI tho gray old ciunc hears tho moan In
thu surf.
Ana tho twain and the, sad SEA weep.
The ponco OF the slty Hog over II all. |
The wind unerrlngly blows; |
Tho sailors como home and the orono 10
conEued,
Hut forever the sea buth It's woes.
-- Claroncs Ousey. IN Boston Transcript |
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conn 10 A USEFUL PLANT

Townsville. Texas-Dear Haphafniher
As have not written TO YOU ali ~ 80
long a time, sunpose YOU VIII ,1i,ns !
am lit'lc stranger hn, never, nv eoire
am ~. snothcr contest, thirk u -
very v interesting subject Mr. hap Las
chosen. ,,..o, ,,,li hive
",,, ne her address again. as j lost
10 lost tho number Of her box, MI
,Ion a. Vol know her ard hspnen 70 sec
her tell her to write and send u !" Vim TX
nsatn az we were corresno1hhe WI
atsh o,her Wen. win not vote TINS
lime IS don't want N ne the hrsi one .il
10 east vote but think corn Is me
most useful plant. because W. na sa, ~ ~
ia onr horses on II and make mea, OF
Il viii close. for fear OF the "as'e
basket io"'s "s Alma Sparks.
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RobT. T.. POLLARD.
Acting Commissioner.
Ofncc OF

Ofncc OF
Commissioner OF Agriculture. Insurance.
Statistics and History,
Austin. Texas. April 30. 1897.
To all whom II may concern 4
This ~ TO certify, Tint the
MASSACHUSETTS, BENEFIT LIFE
Association OF BOSTON, hiasu.. has in
Of ToNas nN conditions precedent 10 Tia
doing business IN this state, and that said
company holds ~ Certificate of Authority
from this ofne eG,tling II 10 do business
IA this State for twelve months, from tho
Ut day Of January, 1897. to tho Dist day OF
December 1897.
gwen under my hand and seal. al office.
in Austin. tho day and date first above
a. J. ROSE. Commissioner.
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COTTON THE MOST USEFUL.

l.ytton Springs, Texas Aapham-
mer: 1 guess YOU have forgotten me, but
1 VIII write and lot YOU know that l have
not forgotten YOU, II has been quite a
lit,lc band OF workers.
l was GO glad that Georgia got her
chair do feel 80 sorry for the dear
httlo crpplcs. l do hope that Georgia s
chair viii I've n comfort and pleasure 10
her. Wei. MIR. Hap, YOU told us 10 de-
eide which was the mos; useful plant in
the world think cotton is tho most
useful plant we have. Cloth OF all kinds
Is made from cotton. from the cosrecst
of duck down to the finest OF lace he
sides tha;., Al Is a lovely nlant II has
there is the pretty ficccy cotton. Its evri.
age height Is about fonr feet II grows
In warm climate. When the cotton
onens laborcrs 40 into the ncld with sacks
ana gather II and then take II 10 the vim
where 1t is ginnei and nut Into bales
" Is then sent 10 marke, and mold ANA
shipped TO tie factories, where II is made
INTO many kinds OF cloth,
We had Il heilstotrn a few weeks aso
which injured the crops ana gardens very
much; several OF tho farmers had to
plgn' most OF their crops over
vert TO n picnic at this place some
about q week after that my nice time
turned TO the mcs,slcs which | caught
nj N" picnic. The measles was not n,N,r
so nice as the picnic AMI the lemonade
VAS not near so nice. eth"r, Tor at the
picnic took IT Iced and Tor the measles
took II hot
hope the April Fool Baby' viii write
again. He writes such cute letters.
KNOW he Is q sweet baby. but not ne ewcat
as my little nephew, Bruce Holland.
ier! so so.rv FOR poor nlird CNrl. II
seems So hord that any ono hne 10 I've
thu' IN from all the bcautiful world. their
parents and All their frl.h,isS
M@iuma mas a mice garden nnd rapa
n m.M a YinrN pretty CROP until the hail
came iie planted most Of tho cotton
W. WIN much love az tho napuyham.
meiS' l remain, true HAP
VIM Nrhn,As