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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-27
STRIVE For kNoWLEpGr.

;, Hlet Prairie. Texas.-ncar Haphammer;
aere come again, Knocking for Ambulance.
much like spring. The sun Is shining bright
y. hear all the little birds singing; know
they are glad that spring has come nave
liat finished reading chapter IN The Post
OK the serial story. "Wneu Men Were
scarce l am Very fond of novels and all
good reading.
am also very fond of ny school hooks
whoa ] am going TO school. tut do not like
10 study at home. | TANK every one should
strive to get an education. II Is something
thht can not be taken away from us. | am
also Very fond of music. / would rather near
music than ANYTHING else Thomas Taylor,
they ihNc very good joke on YOU; lei us
hear from You. Joe Farmer. your letter was
ca eedihely good. Write another one like II.
J think flowers are go nice and think nothing
looks better than a nice yard iull OF lowers
behita Denis, wrote to You, did you get my
letter? Paasy.
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kind words, though lightly spoken,
Have often healed hearts that were brl


regret SO much that our school is going
to close. Miss Fannie McCluykey is my
teacher and is with MS today. ! do hope she
will return next session. Papa has not been
taking The Post very long, Sister. little
brother and / were reading II ore day whilo
we would borrow 1t to read. But papa put
stop 10 that. He went To town and got the
postmaster to order IL for him Isn't he
good papa? Think so Well as my letter
is becoming quite lengthy, will close. Your
friend. Oracle Cain.
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FROM MINNEsol.A.

An9ka, Minn.--poar Haphammer; While /
vas looking through Tho fost thus evening
IAN asfoss Miss Nettie Ssoi:eld's porr, and
!, made me think that | had not written 10, a
long time We have had quite nice weather
TINS wihter Our school will DO olt In two
months. ] VIII be gad when II is. out. for /
Ike vacation very well. | Will answer Man
hing Henderson's questions. 1. What aud
where is tho highest LAKE III The WON'T Lake
TiticDca, l2,ls6 feet above the sea level. It
Hes between Peru and Bolivia .. What and
wnre are ts.e highest mountains IN the
Mor.d2 The Hiin5laya mountains They lie
between China uiId british lnd,a. With love
10 all, ] remain true Hap. Eveine BorS.
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THE NAME or con.
Hnw II Is Spelled In various Lam
RuaEcs of the world.

gnaGcs of the world.
Louis Burger. the French author and
philologist, once met on the street In Paris
his old barber peddling nuts
What! he exclaimed. "Why have You
turned peddler?"
An, sir" said the man, II have been
unfortunate and I'm barely keeping noul
and body together now
We'll. this is no business for man like
you anyhow, but II YOU must be a street
yender. let's see IL can't give you some
thing better than nuts 10 SELL He took
cLt notebook and pencil and scrubbed
busily for few minutes. Then tearing
out some pages he said: Take tins TO a
printing Office aud have 100 copies struck
OF and here Is the money to pay for the
work. Get license from the prefecture
OF police and sell these lists OF the name of
God In different languages at two sous
apiece 1t was the year iSe7 the exhibit
ton was in progress, ard Paris was crowd
ed with strangers. burger added, AN
these people. foreigners and Parisiaus, VIII
not refuse 10 pay a little tribute to the
deity in this way"
This is what he had written:
Hebrew ....,......,,,....,.,-... ..Eloah
Chaldalc -. '.,.................... Elah
Assyrian ....................,.,E Elijah
Malay 80. Observation-Disclosures.
Arabic Alan
Language Of the Magi ................ Orsi
Old Egyptian TeuI
Arnorlan Tauti
Modern Eevn,ian Tlenn
Creek 'rtena
Dnrio uas
Latin n.w
Inv Latin r'ie-
Celtic tx,
French - i,a,
Susnish n,os
Portue,,ese D I1eos
old German J,lot'
Proyencal Dion
Low breton noni
Italian ;,lo
Irigh ..... l)ia
olala tongue . i,su
German and swlsa. Go,t
Fl6nIish Cold
butch Godt
English and old sa.on cnd
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JUST ForR YEARS OLD.

rslles, Texas.--Dear Aaphnmmer: Here /
come topping Mt your door May come In
Just momentl am onl: years old, but
not too young to use my hammer IN amy way
toward doing good, but too young TO
write. Mamma will write lot me. Say. Mr.
Haphammer, may BIZ one of your little
Hars: If so, | shall expect to see this In
print Papa has taken The Post for two
years ami mamma reads the Happy hammer
page to me. Ike so ihlch to go to sunday
school. Cur class enrolls forty little pupils.
We have such sweet little memory gems.
also ltrcv good little lessna ve'se Here
isis:
Little acts of Kindness, little words OF love,
Make this earth an Eden, like the one above.
Bow mnny of gu little Haps can learn this
and Use 1t now and rs we grow Older, for II Is
the little. things that n,nhc great ones' The
little postage stamps that VIC Use on onr
common letters keep the world going ana send
out business ana news 10 every lund. Nov
viii bid you good day. | boPe We shail meet
again. With good wishes and handshake TO
all, your new but true friend
Elwyn L. Watson.
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She is Il good teacher ard love her very
mucl. While visiting graudYnn can iist,a
% M SIC all the fiale for frogs are good musis
cans aud they are numerous down, here
component parts OF calluloidg Your little
hiehui Iscluinay Smith
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Dear Haps, like your motto so much, and
now let's each and every one OF VS. try to
fnd some OF those hungry hearts and hammer
happiness into them by doing some kind act
or saying some kind words. Yes. Tor
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Natures Cure for the Kidneys and BLADDER
n,g URIC ACID or RHEUMATIC CONDITIONS

hearing
excellent xFavs to persons with Kidney Rhsu6
disorders rs tho best remedy known"
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rwo Gonn FRIENnS.

Greenvinc. Texas.--rear Haphamnicr; Here
come two girls to enter your happy band,
We are about the same age. though do not
favor In the least us one is a brunette, white
the other is n blonde, We are the best OF
friends. l saw not long ago where some
were talking OF the most famous poets,
take Lonsfeilow and Shakespeare 10 be the
best. | never tire OF reading Shakespeare.
II is Friendship
~ count myself In nothing else so happy,
AS IN n soui remembering my good friends,
AAnd, as my fortune rfpens with INV love.
Il shall be still thy true loves recompense,
There is aiso very nice piece written by
Mrs. Norton. II is entitled The King "
Deninark's Bride" II is very sad, indeed
Are you fond of rending9 am. I have
read great many books. | like the stand
ard reading matter, not these trashy novels.
wish our little Burton frond would write
again. Also Miss Harland. I have not secn
letter from her In a long TIME, Come again.
am very fond Of fishing. horse back ruling
and singing. They are the three greatest
pleasures to me tbrunettel. while TO me tthe
blondcl, Is dancing, reading and eating, AS
we are about TO freeze and the midnight hour
has come we win bid each and all ailcu.
Your faithful Haps,
Brunette and Blonde
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HAP TALKS.

Mt the Hnpiinmmer Has tn Say
IN Orr Boys and Girls.
VA Happyhammers-Nin new names
h put on our rolls today and hardly one
HOT the letters were opened. Here are the
members who want to help in the work
hnnering happiness, and who will be
~ hearty welcome by the band.
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saSer Of Happyhammers, ........ .s,sls

are usually inclined to think that an
sN1aout hands would be as absurd and
II Waterman without eyes. But
|L-seHsnman named John Carter, who was
rsss paraiytic. having only the use of
Aeaa' was an artist of world wide reputa.
The herald., 1898-04-19
THE five YEAR LIMIT
THREE YOUTHFUL CRIMINALS
GO UP THE ROAD
DRUNK ROLLER AND BURGLARS
A Severe Scorching Precedes the Sen
fencing of a Trio of Very Tough
Young Thieves

Yesterday was five-year limit day IN De-
partment one of the superior court. Ihreo
young men, none of whom had propapiE'
attained his majority, were sent to the san
Quentin penitentiary for that period oy
Judge Smith. Ed Wall was convicted Oh
grand larceny a few days ago. He had
"rolled' a sleeping man at the La Grande
depot. The catch only yielded up nickei
in cash, and the whole amount that wall
stole was not worth so cents.
Frank Harris and Edward Welch, the
two graduates of Whittier, who had also
been adjudged guilty by a jury of burglary
in the second degree, will also be inmates
of San Quentin for five years. They broke
into the house of Mrs. Lewis, kindergar'
ten teacher, of Thompson street. stole the
monthly salary she had just received. and
all the trinkets she possessed All of these
defendants were severely lectured by the
court before receiving their well earned
punishment.
Later in the day the attorneys for Welch
and Harris made an attempt to get the
supreme court to hear the matters upon
which they had unsuccessfully moved in
the superior court for new trial, in ha-
teas corpus proceedings, but the applica-
ton was denied.
The herald., 1898-04-19
THE FAwKEsEs DISCHARGED
Burbank Examination Stigmatized as
a Travesty on Justice

Judge Shaw yesterday gave his decision
In the Fawkes habeas corpus case, of
which he heard the testimony on Saturday
afternoon In ordering the discharge from
custody of j. W. Fawkes, jr., Mrs. ]. w.
Fawkes and F. A. Halburge, he said that
the examination had before Justice of the
Peace Gunnett of Burbank was the great
est travesty on justice that he had ever
heard of, and he scored Assistant District
Attorney Williams severely for his part
of it. Justice Gunnett was duly scored
also.
The Fawkes, jr., and Halburge had been
placed under bonds to keep the peace be-
cause the elder Fawkes had told a story to
the effect that the defendants had placed
dynamite bombs connected with electric
wires near their house for the purpose of
blowing them up. An examination showed
that the bombs were fakes, placed where
they were found for the purpose of soaring
the Fawkes seniors. Mr.. Williams could
not be persuaded of that fact, notwith-
standing the examination, and the Justice
of the peace was seemingly scared into re-
quiring the peace bonds.
The herald., 1898-04-19
SAM GILMORE AGAIN
The Husband of Mrs. Wright Causes
His Arrest for Battery

The Pomona WrfghtS and Sam j. Gil.
more, who attained some public prom1
nence when the divorce suit of the lady
against her husband was tried before and
denied by Judge Shaw last week, have
managed to place their private affairs be
fore the people again. Gideon ]. Wright
is quite content to mend shoes at Pomona
while his wife teaches dancing in this city
and keeps house for Mr.. Gilmore, who is
q bartender at the 400" saloon. The
Wrights have three children who reside
with their mother at 1894 East Twenty
seventh street. Last Saturday, after
Judge Shaw had ordered judgment en-
tered in favor of the husband, Mr.. Wright
concluded that he would call at the resi-
dence of his wife to visit the children
When he came out again he was consider
sbly bruised and mashed up, and he hied
himself to the district attorney to tell his
woeful tale, upon which a complaint and
warrant were issued from the police court.
Sam Gilmore, hearing that there was a
warrant out for his arrest on charge OF
battery, surrendered himself yesterday
and will be tried by Judge Morrison this
afternoon. being permitted, in the mean
while, to go about his business on his own
recogniZance.
Wright, who is very deaf, says that when
he was talking to his children at the
Twentyseventh street house, Gilmore
sneaked up behind him and biffed him ir
the ear. By reason of his surdity, Virgin
had not heard Gilmore's approach. and
being off his guard was knocked down
He grappled with his assailant, neverthe
less, but only succeeded in getting tossed
between a trunk and the wall, where Sam
having him at his mercy pounded him ir
the face numerically. Mrs. Wright Their
interfered, and pulled her lodger off he:
husband, who left in hurry.
The unpleasantness between Mrs
Wrights husband and Mrs. Wrights che,
ami will be ventilated this afternoon, and
Gilmore will have an opportunity to tell
his side of the yarn. 1t is reported tha:
Wright proposes to bring a damage suit ir
the near future against Gilmore for hav-
ing alienated the affections of his wife.
The herald., 1898-04-19
Essence of Gall

The sentence of ]. T. McMillard, commit
ted to the county Jail from Pasadena for
$50 days for stealing laprobes out of bug
gies. was affirmed yesterday by Judge
Smith. Attorney Ladd appealed the case
on the ground that the evidence did not
warrant the verdict of the jury and that
the instructions allowed by the lower
court had been erroneous. After McMil-
lards' arrest the business of stealing lap
robes which had been of the briskest kind
in Pasadena suddenly stopped. At the trial
the city marshal was allowed to testify
TO that effect and Mr. Ladd claimed that
such evidence had a tendency to prejudice
the jury. AS Mr.. McMillard had confessed
to Mr.. Ladd that he really nad stolen all
the missing laprobes 1t is to be inferred
that the prisoners himself will conceddnow
that he is getting his just deserts.
The herald., 1898-04-19
Supplementary Proceedings

Old David Gates was up before Judge AL
len on supplementary proceedings yester-
day. Not long ago jury in Department
six rendered verdict against him in favor
of Isaac and Rebecca Thomas of Gardena
for $500 damages and s16s costs because
he had pushed Mrs. Thomas off a disputed
hencoop and struck her with it. The wo-
man was at the time in delicate condition
and the violent usage to which she was
subjected at the hands of Gates resulted in
a miscarriage. During the long examina-
tion as to what he had done with his mon
ey and property, which he underwent at
the hands of Attorney Pope, old Mr.. Gates
became somnolent at times and Judge AL
len had to invite him to wake up. How
ever, it could not be discovered that he
owned anything although his wife now
has plenty of property, and the proceed
ings were adjourned to be taken up again
at later date.
The herald., 1898-04-19
POLICE COURT CASES
What Was Done by the City Justices
Yesterday

M. H. Wells paid fine of 81 yesterday in
Judge Morrison's court for violation of
the hitching ordinance.
Wong 81 King sold a lottery ticket to
Officer Talamantes, who was in citizen S
clothes, and Justice Morrison fined him
$50, which he paid.
Nelse Tate was found guilty of battery
by Judge Morrison and will be sentenced
this afternoon. Tate is a colored gentle
man who smashed Gus Duval, another
darkey, in the right eye. Tate had been
burlesquing Duval to which he objected and
threatened to compel him to desist. Tate
was too quick, however, and got in the first
blow.
Chas. Mootry was before Judge Owens
on charge of battery, preferred by his
| wife. Mootry has been living away from
his wife for some time past and went to
their house on Commercial street to get a
lamp. His wife objected and he pushed
her aside Mrs. Mootry claimed that he
struck her in the stomach and beat her
generally. Judge Owens decided that it
| was nothing but family quarrel and dis
charged the defendant
Old Benjamin Evans, the shoplfter, will
not have to stand prosecution on the charge
of disturbing the peace, as the case was
dismissed in Judge Morrison's court. Mrs.
Cantley caught Evans stealing her milk
out of the kitchen and compelled him to
put it back
| All Hoy's bail of s. was applied as fine
| by Judge Owens for having violated the
| license ordinance.
| Justice Owens held John Plummer to an
swer for burglary in the sum of $4,000 and
| Thomas Hines to answer for similar Of
| fense in $1,000 Plummer is charged with
| having entered a saloon and stolen some
whisky while Hines is alleged to have
| 'Swiped' a mandolin.
The herald., 1898-04-19
Delusions Of a Chinaman

Lue Ngen Way, an elderly Chinese laun-
dryman, arrested last Friday morning by
Officer McGraw at the request of other
Cinnamon. who claimed that he was insane
and had pursued them with big knife,
was examined before Judge Van Dyke and
temporarily committed to the county hos
pital. Way has laundry at the corner of
Apablasa and Juan streets, but has neg
lected his business of late and roamed
around in a rather irresponsible manner.
When arrested by McGraw no knife was
found on him. The other Cinnamon who
gave their evidence against the old fellow
believed him to be possessed of an evil
spirit. Lue Ngen Way is violent and de-
structive at times, thinks he has plenty of
money, thirty-six children and two wives.
The herald., 1898-04-19
No Need of English Courts

Judge Ross yesterday granted an in
junction in the United States circuit court
at the instance of Mathew Gage of River
side, by which the North Counties Invest
ment Trust and English company is pro-
hibited from bringing a suit against him
in the high court of justice of Great Brit
ain. Mathew Gage is now in litigation with
the Riverside Trust company, Oimited)
for an accounting and the foreclosure of
land and water rights. The North Counties
Investment Trust having some interest In
the property involved in this suit proposed
to let the English court decide what this
consisted of, but as the property lies all in
this country Judge Ross held that only the
federal courts have jurisdiction.
The herald., 1898-04-19

signed A. Wolfarth for a half page adver-
tisement in the Los Angeles directory. for
the purpose of obtaining commission
thereon.
There was no doubt that the canvasser
was very much under the influence of liq-
uor at the time, and this was the reason
that Harnessmaker Wolfarth principally
refused to have anything to do with him.
After Farwelrs arrest. when he was In
the county Jail and the supply of stimu-
lants was suddenly stopped on him. he
was for several days lowering on the verge
of delirium tremens.
The herald., 1898-04-19
the granting of pre-emption rights in the

the granting of pre-emption rights In the
Butte quartz mine and mining claim.
An opinion was yesterday filed In the dis
trict court on a demurrer to an amended
complaint, brought by the California Saw
ings bank of San Diego against the Ameri-
can Surety company of New York. The
original action was taken by the bank to
recover from the secretary Of the company
for defalcations of one Collins, who suicided
In March, 1892, as vice-president OF the
bank, and Frederick f. Hill as cashier The
surety company demurred to the complaint
and the demurrer has been sustained In an
opinion by Judge wellborn, on the ground
of the plaintiffs failure to give the pre-
scribed written notice II the fraudulent
acts of the employe and said failure is
such non-performance of the contract on
the part of the plaintiff as to defeat its re-
covery.
The herald., 1898-04-19
The Allreds Come to Terms

The suit of Mrs. L. M. Alfred against her
husband, A. L. Alfred, brought on Satur-
day was dismissed by her yesterday, she
having in the meanwhile brought her hus-
band to terms. Their possessions consist
of two lots on Thirty-second street and
Central avenue and the two drafts for 5000
each which so mysteriously disappeared
from Allred's pocket while he was taking a
nap. Mrs. Alfred says that the old man is
a miser who would not provide the neces-
saries of life for her and that she has for
some time been dependent upon her
friends charity. Her suspicious became
strongly aroused whe she found that he
had packed and roped his trunk and was
on the eve of leaving her in the lurch for
ever
The herald., 1898-04-19
DISTRESS AT SKAGUAY
An Urgent Appeal for Help for the
Unfortunate
24S N. GRIFFIN AVE.

24S N. GRIFFIN AVE.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, April is, 1898.
To the Editor of the Los Angeles Herald:
In the interest of humanity beg that yon
will publish the enclosed letter from Bish-
Cd Barker of Tacoma, in which he gives
the substance of a letter from Bishop
Rowe of Alaska, dated April 5th appeal
ing for aid in establishing and maintaining
the hospital which has been started at
Skaguay.
Henry f. Brett, ia North Spring street,
will gladly receive, forward and acknowl-
edge any sums which may be sent to him.
A. G. l.. TREw.
"TACOMA, Wash, April 11th. 1898.
"My Dear Mr. Trew-I have just received
most important letter from Bishop Rowe
of Alaska. dated Skaguay. April 5th. in
which he writes as follows:
The people of Skaguay have been
forced to start an emergency hospital,
called union. The need Of it beggars de-
scription. 1t has aided and relieved many,
many cases of the greatest distress. The
people have responded to the cries and ap-
peals to their humanity nobly.
Impressed with the importance of the
institution, the representatives of the pub
llc nave aSkeu Iit W tame SAdi &c VI ~,
and 1 have done 1t. They have trans
ferred it all into my hands. The emer-
gency hospital Is simple log cabin, thirty
feet long by eighteen wide. 1t contains
two rooms, one the whole ground floor.
containing kitchen and cots. the other half
story or attic above. In this room found
twelve cots and ten of them were occupied
with men in all stages of pneumonia and
meningitis. Yesterday while visiting it a
young man was brought in from the sum-
NIT, eighteen miles, on a sled, tied on 10
keep him from rolling off. dragged over
rocks and through mud all that distance.
Last night 1 was with young man
from New Brunswick who died in my
arms. telling me what to say to his father
and mother and sisters.
cit was most sad, most pitiful. The
sickness is going to increase. The appeals
to our humanity cannot be ignored. The
sick are absolutely helpless and friendless
and without a hospital would simply die
by the way.
"'We have one woman nurse, two men
and cook, in charge. The Skaguay doc
tors are attending for little or nothing, as
expenses will permit.
"'We must build an addition-only Of an
inexpensive and temporary character
am going to begin this Immediately. The
present accommodation is totally made.
quate and unsuitable.
1--WE have assumed great responsible
| ity What I want of you Is this: Telegraph
these facts and make them known to ou
generous people, and say that we neet
money at once to carry on this work.
"'P. T. ROWE. Bishop
81 gladly comply with Bishop Rowe:
| request to make these facts known. neeo
hardly call attention to the fact that timt
is of the greatest Importance in this cas-
of pressing need. I will receive funds ant
| will forward them promptly to Bishop
Rowe, and will render a full statement te
every donor of money or supplies.
"WILLIAM NJ. BARKER, Bishop"
The herald., 1898-04-19
Pensions and Postal

WASHINGTON, April 16.-California
PENSIONS Orginal-Henry B. Shaw dead,
San Francisco, Sc; Russell Wilcox, Santa
Barbara, Sc. Additional-Phillip Muller,
Veterans home $6 to SIP; John Larmer,
Nordhoff, Sc to $12. Increase-Robert D..
Duncan, Los Angeles, Sc to SIS.
James Kipp has been appointed store
keeper and gauger in San Francisco inter-
nal revenue district.
James Gilis was today commissioned
postmaster at Pleasanton and Charles S.
Beath at West Plaindeal, Cal.
The herald., 1898-04-19
DEATHS

DE FRAIM-At $50 a. m, April 18th,
Bridget O'Malley, aged GA years. native
Of County Mayo, Ireland. wife Of Pc
ter de Fraim.
Funeral Tuesday, April 18th, at 1890 a.
m, from Cussen & Cunningham's under
taking parlors. 21S S. Main street. Friends
invited. Chicago and Wisconsin papers
please copy.
DOBYNS-George Washington Dobyns
died at Ell Monte. Monday morning ct
3 q. m.
He will be buried by Lexington lodge
No. 104 F. and A. NJ, on Wednesday oil
10 a. m. All Masons, Workmen and friends
are invited to attend.
PELLETTIERI-At 61s Alpine street
April IS, 1898, Michele Arcangelo. infant
son of Josef and Theresa Pellettieri