The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-12
members this week arc:
SHORT LETTERS.


Burns of kenney is a new 1o-year-
Der who writes a neat little letter.
May Bla!ocE sent a list, which,
Eng as she could make IL. Minnie
to singing school this summer.
10 year old member, Walter 3.
From the Panhandle. writes a nice
ic enjoys the page very much.
fe Gentry Is 3-year-old member.
she thinks the sparrow Is the
b.rd and the hooking bird comes
8. Brown sent In a neat bird
". ote letter. He says his list
win, but he did his best, any
Alexander sends a neatly writ
list. some birds of winch are ma
soma come South only in the
m f. Volp Is q new member who
10 send in a bird list. William
The club through his friend, Cor
bmbs.
h.;ton Fisher is a new member
long waigied to join. He tells the
nul ry up and noe let the girls beat
ftter whiting.
Balm sent in nice bird list. She
ne redbird is the prettiest of ALL
the hooking birds nest Us made
and paper.
l.odeers wrote o very pretty let
asks why the Price boys do not
.ciih Loves the canary because it
sweet singer.
iudgins accompanies her bird list
{ler, in which she says she hopes
w.ll be tie largest and best. Rena
pew to trap birds.
Ilaunenbaum watches SO eagerly
Pest each week. Julia tells how
NE can recte and sing at enter
Is. and she wishes all the IIaps
PAR her.
NJ. Young writes AN interesting
lo'n Sunshine Ranch, Ellis county.
eiibcs the hons,i. built in the days
|mrcr was hard to get, of rock and
one says there are lots of Mexi-
|ar'es there. which are sweet sing
r. Hilburn, 12-year-old Hap, an
frea Becker's and Bessie Hurts
Martha is little granddaughter
r Green j. Clark. She thinks the
H the best in the word. Martha
Ike to correspond with some of the
u girls.
tSee sent list. including a descrsp-
El'e BIRDS. Among interesting BIRDS
|aolis the follow ing: The snipe Is
oir1 OF Grayish black color. with
n me threat ard under the stem
mas long legs and sensitive b.ll,
IN II RetS its food, 1t makes Il nest
|aoaild. The tern IS Il bird often
lne sea swallow, on account of BIS
/ nled wings and forked tail. 1t has
ieet and can, swim. but seldom
because u Is gifted with wonder
fsfs OF light. The sea gull IS a
cld with a good sized body and
Png w1ngs. 1t feeds on fish and
Mmch 1t sees when flying over the
ue wren is a very small bird. the
Tue Wren is buill-in any convenient
IAN IVY covered tree or the thatch
~. The nest is usually or an oval
niways covered on the outside WITH
'sa.efldl resembling in color the OBJ
rouih II, such as green moss, II
tnyhs Ivy, or brown Echen II built
~ or In the fork of wlthered
th> esss are SIX or eight in NUM-
nv. speckled with reddish brown.
'soW hammer makes its nest on The
aaiu lays eggs curlously scrubbed
"a chocolate lines as II child had
Aranlc on them.
ANOTHER BIRD LIST.
: ieAas.-Dear Mistress Primrose,
seeh some time since j have writ
! suppose the Haps have for
me Mistress Primrose, l send in
oi birds. The knocking bird is my
m, 40 enjoy hearing them sing 50
ne kildee stays about water. ii
~ nnnnows ana small frogs. n ha.
IN legs and a long bill. The par
ana tho dove are hunted for in III,
They both arc Very nice 10 eat
al or the dove is dark. while thai
is white. The larks are
sssVructive here In the fan. some,
IVY pun up the corn so badly thai
! ,aa, nave TO plant IL over. The
4 al ABOUT the size of a mock
49, y come IN the spring.
NJ Etheredge. come again, l thinL
',e sucn good letters.
f a any Of You picked any cot
h.,ohe nave. but l am not fcnc
ass ,ntss. Well, guess we vii
ars our vacation days and start 4
! .ike to go 70 school very
rst,t ~ ,ne seventh grade. How
huhS along with his broom out
ne ~ spending happy day
N. ~nu that he will be successful
- tne brooms. Love to all tht
Hattie Russell.