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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
A CHAT FROM MISSOURI CITY

Missouri City. Texas.-Dear Haphammer: II
has been more than year since joined your
club. and also a very long time since | visit
Ell you. but always read the letters and find
them very interesting. Thomas Taylor, your
letter of November 7 on Incompetence and
war was splendid. was for the negative side
OF the question. am an admirer of Miss
Nottie Paige Scofeld and think her poems are
excellent. Miss Nettie, give US another. Maud
Shelton. what is the name OF your cous 70
who lives In Uvnde? Probably | know her
Arthur Weathersby, / should have liked to
have been with you in your trip to China
town"
Who was the Hap who said he was attend
ing Prof. Peacoeks school? You have good
teacher l went to school to him three years
He Will easily remember me, and should
think his wife would remember my sister
having been her teacher Philip Webster and
Ing with me2 II not please write Henry
you and are nearly OF the same age.
went hunting this morning and Killed
field mouse and sparrow hawk. | wonder n
there are any girl members of the club who
90 hunting. My sisters go quite often. 30
nny of the Haps speak Spanish? | shall close
by promising TO visit Mr.. Hap the next time
go to Houston II have the time.
u. c. Schroeder.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
ABOUT PINS AND OTHER THINGS.

Daylla, Texas.--Dear Haphammer: ITO"
the letters are improving. Every week they
seem to improve some. think Guy Fagen
grave is nice looking, and l know he would
appreciate it so much If he knew In wat
tender memory he is held by the thousands OF
Happy hammers. Belle Harvey, I. too, like
"Ishmael" so much. 1t is such sweet story
OF a noble, life, Have any Of the haps the the
piece. l would like to have it If any OF the
Haps would be kind enough to send 1t to me-
had 1t once. but It got misplaced.
take the following from an old paper, but
put il in my own words: II is said that pins
have been used for only about 450 or 900 years.
IL 1863 they were prohibited by Edward w.
This was done to protect the home made
article. John Tilney of Bristol first estar-
lished their manufacture, in 1925 In Glouces-
ter Dibdin tells US In rhyme that:
1.-THE ladies, heaven bless them all.
AS sure as I've nose on,
In former times had only thorns
And skewers to stick their clothes on;
No damsel then was worth n pin,
Whate'er IL might have cost her,
TIL gentle Johnny Tillney
Invented pins In Gloucester"
Ever Hap, Velma y.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18

Tho ocilulold doll comes unclothcd In svery
instance He must be proud Of HIS shape. and
ter. he's indcstfuctblo Fancy anything In
desttuctiblc ut from 30 cents Ia $3.50
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
TWO NEW liAps,

Victoria. Texas--Dear llaphammeri Here
cones two little girls knociSing FOR admit
Our fathers takc The Post and think II a
grand paper, We read the Haps' letters and
think them very interesting We are cousins
aid live about two miles from each other
We no TO the same school and are desk,
mates. lAra9 am IL years old aud tsdna)
attn II, and We ife IN the seventh grade we
live in the country We had much rather 1--we
Ia the country Than In the city Well as this
is our first attempt, will bid yeu all adi,u.
lrl mud Ednn Slnan.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
,rs1r TO THE FAIR.

payilla. Texas Dear Haphammer; ,h ! nsSe
not written to you In some uni Nm, 80 member
must write again / was very sorry 10 Rh n,r
that Guy Fagea had to P so ,aasa 'v Of the
t1an q. pI hnia a monument in his homer II
You viii allow me space NJ Hap VIII VIII f's at
you short description OF one aay ''s'
the Dallas fair. o....a, 7 arrived at
the fair grounds rirst =, M M educational de-
t nsI,m nal, ' Where saw sres. many works
Of our different schools s musstahe n that
PAINTING, amt FOR inspection BY the people Lssv
Ing this department went ue 70 es sss tho
exhibit. whtren Texas Tex Seed ana Floral com.
Nsxs wsn, y e M ssasss prs Witch was
and saw sno her short rest. ! went TO the
hail She, vnI Iasy i we're Quite @asss a
Touno eo' rreertanguiar shape. The round bale
sssAsa only pSSsnd' i Tsss 4. sss.sS i
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18

There's wisdom In dolls rs well As humans.
Instead OF OIL though this very wise baby
has brought her bottle OF milk. IL you're
ENRIQUE TO know what becomes OF tho milk.
" pumps back into the bottle.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18

stirring did Away Down w south a in in pixie
sds wSs. al We vsr Ts e ss
and lots OF old relics One thing that uo-
tiesd In particular was the skull of an Indian
tlans ,in oden times. That night | went to
Sc Sc Pains Battle OF MANILA which
thought was very line.
following for debate: Resolved That live.
" Imagination Is great misfortune. l think
u Is great misfortune to many. For fear
Boyer. Nj. q. Hind.
HOW FLY WALKS
Orchard. Tcxas.-Dear tlsphsmmer: WIN
you Let little 1i;year.oll GIRL toin yo,ir
band OF boys and girls? Ha7s, YOU have often
seen NY walking en- the ceiling or running
dered how Il could hold on. BY examining the
loot Of fly with powerful microscope. II
has been found that hy's foot is made up
hairs. These hairs are so very fine that thAre
The hairs are hollow. With trumpet SHAPED
aiiea With liquid glue. Wien the ay iV steps i
presses the liquid through these hollow hairs
out OF the little mouths. The moment the
AT every step the fly takes IT Clues itself to
the surface. When the fly lifts It's foot II
draws 1t up gently In sianting direction. lust
by beginning at one corner and gently draw
Ing It back.
Henry r. Boyer. Joe Farmer Il, c Stock
dick. Blanche Stark and Nettte Paige SEQ
field, come again. enjoy reading your let
tiers. true, happy Hap Addie Jones.
LOOKING FOR SANTA CLAUS
Humble Texas.--Dear Haphammer: II has
been long time since / wrote to the little
Haps, / joined in 1895. We are having some
very bad weather as 1t is Geld and rainy This
summer one of my aunts and cousin from
Louisiana came to see us on July and spent
month with Ill., We were all so glad to see
them. as we children had nevea seen them
before, and they found many lice things to
interest them here IN Texas. and went home
loaded with little pine trees and all sorts OF
wld flowers to plant in their yards.
1t will soon be Christmas and | suppose deGr
old Santa is filling his sled With oil kiads OF
nice things for the good little children. and |
hope he will come my way. as there are lots
of things would like for him to bring me
How many of you little Haps like 10 80 TO
school? like to 20 very much.
Some of the girls asked how many OF the
Haps liked to pick cotton? | like to pick II
Sc N etimes, but soon get tired. love to play
with dolls Well ] will stop my chatting FOR
this time. | am called ehatterbox at home as
| love to tell all the news Love to all the
Haps. / remain loving little Hap.
Rosa Trahan.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18

MIR. H. Smell Of Houston. He 10 a nice Ole
gentleman and We all like him very much.
let mo tell YOU what sing Song OF SIX
pence" mcanss The four-and twenty black
birds represent the twonty.four hours. The
bottom OF the pic Is the world, while the top
crust is the sky that overarches IL Tho OPEN
ing OF the pie Is the day dawn. when the
birds begin to sing. and surely such 4 sight Is
ut for king. The King. who Is represented
s,ttlng In the pntlor counting out his money,
Is the sun, while the cold pieces that slips
through his fingers as he counts thcm Nc
the golden sunheams. The queen, who sits In
the dark Kitchen, Is the moon, and the honey
With which she reeales herself Ia the moon-
light, The Industrious maid, who is In the
the gardenIat work before her king.--the sun
has risen, lis the day dawn, and the clotnes
sho hangs out are the clouds. The bird who
so tragicslly ends the song by ..nipptns on
her nose is the sunset. SO We have the
whole day, II not In a nutshell, in a pie.
Now. Haps. as have been writing things
! thought would please you all, Will now
tel you what like. l like to read, for one
thing. AT home they call me "the bookworni,'
because every book or paper ut homo have
read, | mean all those that arc worth my
thing ! like TO read Shakespeare poems
and dramas, Milton's, Sir Walter SCOTS ana
others. have read many novels by different
writer's, among them Dickens. Edward Bulwer
I.ytton and Marie Corelli I am also reading
the history OF Cuba. / like to read ~ IT
scems as II 1 am there seeing u ALI Aaron
Price. would like to correspond With you
for time, III you are willing, Will yoa ba 20
kind as to write firstg trma Trahan.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18

The Yankee rag doll Ia really nice, though
she's New Highlander In her bingham dress
and sunbonnct. rather than representative
call us.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18

The Zulu doll Isn't pictured a. stout ~ he
really is. He's much worse than hs'A paint.
ed, and evidently makes = god Of his palate.
AZ for clothes, he depends mostly upon the
climate, adding only his jewelry by way Of
expressing his individuality.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18

There are any number OF colored dolls. but
tho colored doll with straight hair Is the won
der Her red and white froek Is plain enough.
but where did she get that hairs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18

From Cape Town TO Alaska IA a long Jump.
but We must take u IL We next consider the
cosy little Kiondikcr all done up In brown fur
Though she's mild enough In tho face, the
busincsss'' Anyway, we'd better be nice 70
her. aho may COME home rich,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18

Among all these new folks Ne greet the real
infant doll with alec. She's the proper doll,
ANYWAY. Doll children shouldn't be born
However. the only real difference Ia her
makc.up from other dolls ia that she has
short hair. III f s;l IN
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-02-24
THE MARKETS,
CINCINNATI. Feb. q

CINCINNATI. Feb q
FLouR-Spring fancy, S465GD4s5; spring
family. aDA@I.SO; spring patent, IS. 1905 so;
winter patent s4s5G5.OO; fancy A4504 60;
family. sS.75d440; extra, $3 3O1la5O low grade
s275it3 10; rye, northwestern. $295l13 10; do
city s2s5lS3.l0
WHEAr-Saies: Sample red, landing 97c.
CORN lies: Yellow ear, track 3Sc: No
2mixed. track, 32c; No. yellow. track. &C
OATs-Salcs: No. 8 mixed, track, csc; car
do. 27..c.
HoGs-Select shippers, s1O504.lO; select
butchers. ~ O;Qli.l0; fair to good packers. a.
G4O5; fair to good light s39C@4e5; common
and roughs, 80. 40d385.
CATTLE-Fair to- good shippers, AE@i75:
good to choice butchers. 81 lO9 L63 fair 70 me.
dium butchers. S3.5OG4O0; common, g. a5OaS.4l
SHEEP-Extras. A.aDt65; good to choice.
siOOcE44O; common to fair g. 7513s5
AABs-Extras, S5.65G5.75 good to choice
s5.OUN5.6O: common to fair, AOO6D4.S5
VEAL CALvEs-Fair to good light q. OOC1s. rs:
extras. 500; common and large &3 75lo525
CHICAGO, Feb. 23
WHEAT-May. Sl.06; July, 9ixc; September
79hc; December, 7SAc
CoRN-February, @lsc; May, 30&c; July
3lAdL3lbc: September. 33c. 5..,r
oATs-February, aoA@as%c; May, ,2sa aa2ex o;
July. a4%@244c.
BARLEY-Cash, No. 8, SO to 4Oc.
RYs-Cash' 491fc; May b0h0bOzc,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-02-24

The third ten inch rifle of the Bal.
last Point Notifications at San Diego.
has arrived and will soon be mounted.
A large portion of the members of
battery d, Third artillery are now at
the works preparing to mount the
guns and get the battery into working
condition at the earliest possible date.
New Orleans shippers are advised
that no more Cromwell line steamers
will sail for that port from New York
until further orders from Washington.
The affair Is complete mystery. The
United States cruiser Marblehead,
which is at New Orleans for Mardi.
gras, it is reported, has orders to be
ready to move at a moments notice
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-02-24
"The Tornado"

Has cleared the wav of every doubt
as to the success of Lincoln j. Carter's
second production of scenic melodrama.
THE Fast Mail' was his first effort,
and before its presentation wise heads
scoffed at the things Mr.. Carter said he
could present to make it novelty, but
he did all he said he would, and made
d fortune beside. His announcements
for THE Tornado" were equally sur
prising, but the fourteen newspapers
of Chicago, where he chose to launch
his new work, were unit in pr 1nounc-
ing it as perfection of melodramat tic
work, the superior of every scenic melo.
drama before the public. The ener-
getic young author and artist was
called before the curtain after
the first act, and had to speak his graft
tude for the grand acceptance by the
audience, of his new work. Auditor
ium, Friday night.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-02-24
is THE OYSTER A FISH ?
Wise Men of Maryland md Virginia
to Discuss an Important @ question.

Wise Men of Maryland md Virginia
to Discuss an Important Question.
The question whether an oyster is O
fish will come up for settlement before
committees from Maryland and Vir-
ginia legislatures at their meeting in
Richmond. The committees have been
appointed to settle the ancient bound
AIRY dispute between the two states in
volving the right of citizens of either to
fish in the waters of the other state.
The point has been raised that the COM
pact of 1885 giving the people of each
state equal rights in Fishing" does not
embrace the right of taking crabs and
oysters.
This raises the question of whether
the oyster is fish and on this the bio
logian of the Johns Hopkins university
says whatever the oyster may be legally
or religiously, zoologically he certainly
isn't fish.
On the other hand Cardinal Gibbons
Gays the church has always regarded
fish, oysters and crabs as belonging to
the same genus, while legal authorities
refer to the supreme court decisions
which indicate that the courts also re-
gard. the oyster as fish.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-02-24
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. ]. CHENNEY & Co., Props, Toledo. o.
We the undersigned. have known +.
j. Cheney for the last Is years. and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by their firm.
WEsr & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
WALDINe. KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists- Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-02-24
NO EXPOSITION.
The Centennial Commission will RECON-
mend n Memorial Building.

the OOhhhSSiOA
mend Memorial Building
1t is definitely settled that the report
of the Centennial Commission will
reach the Legislature Thursday or
Friday, and that it will recommend
the abandonment of the exposition
scheme in favor of a plan for memor-
ial building to be erected at Columbus.
The intimation that such will be the
report has been conveyed plainly
enough in talks by Governor Bushnell
and various members of the committee,
though, of course, such information has
not yet been officially given out.
Mr.. Ralph E. Peters, member of
the committee, said:
II cannot tell you what the report OF
the committee will be, but l have no
hesitation in giving you my views as
an individual. Should Ohio have a
Centennial Exposition it would be but
a comparatively small effort to carry
out time worn idea. Should Toledo
desire to hold an exposition there
could, of course, be no objection to it,
and l should favor substantial state
appropriation to help it. Toledo is
center of much historical interest, and
the Toledo Exposition would be fitting
event of the centennial year of the
state. However, there are number of
which are bound to eclipse
a state exposition in Ohio. New York,
for instance, in 1901 proposes to hold
an exposition, and the first appropria-
tion for it is proposed 20 be $1,000. 600,
of which the state is TO furnish 50, 00O,.
900 and Greater New York $1,000, 0O0
In 1908, the Ohio centennial year, there
is to be Mississippi Valley Exposition
at st. Louis, and in 1900 an exposition
is to be held at Buffalo and Niagara
Falls.
"a memorial building would be
new. 1t would serve
thousand practical purposes as an edu-
Gator, and it would give Ohio state
library, which is badly needed. 1t
might also be made to relieve the
condition of the statehouse,
and save that magnificent specimen OF
architecture from the disfiguring at
;empts of the enlarger. The ceremonies
attending the opening of the building
could, if they occurred, for instance.
Turing the week of the State Fair, be
made fitting celebration of the states
For 81, 900, 900 larger and
iner building than the City Hall could
,e erected. The city of Columbu
'ught to furnish the site, which would
ost probably 800, 1000.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-02-24
HE KIDNAPPED HER.
Stole Another Mans Wife and Says His
Home is in Marietta.

Stole Another Mans Wife and Says His
Home is in Marietta.
WHEELING, w. VA, Feb. 22.--A man
who says his name is John Smith and
his home at Marietta, Ohio, is in Jail at
Martins Ferry on charge of kidnap-
ping the wife of Robert Richardson,
Saturday night, SO Mrs. Richardson
says he cameato her home in the alb
sence of her husband and informed her
that she must accompany him, as he
was an officer and had warrant for
her arrest.
He took her across the river and
landed in this city and compelled her
to accompany him to a number of
places. The woman cried bitterly
when she was on the streets with the
strange man, and it was through fear
of detection that he permitted her to
return to her home. He then went
across the river, and yesterday the hus-
band of the woman brought about his
arrest. The case is one of the most
fragrant in local records, and Smith
will be held and severely punished.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-02-24
FOOT CRUSHED.
Charles sedgwick Meets with n Painful
Accident Mt Napier.

Charles sedgwick Meets with Painful
Accident Mt Napier.
Brakeman Charles Sedgwick, of the
L. tS o c. E., was brought in on cot
about six o'clock Wednesday evening
suffering from an injury which may
cost him the loss of his foot. He was
on othe incoming freight train at
Napier when the accident occurred.
1t is supposed that in jumping to the
ground he was blinded by steam escap-
ing from the engine and alighted OIL a
pile of wire chicken-coops. The spring
in the coops threw him backward and
his right foot was caught by the truck.
The entire side of the foot was crushed
in shocking manner and the bones
were broken and iammed together.
When the injured man arrived in
Marietta he was given immediate at
tention by Doctors McKim and Eddy
and it is hoped that amputation of the
foot will not be necessary.
MIR. Sedgwick has been unusually
unfortunate, having lost finger and
thumb from his left hand last October
by having them crushed in a coupler.
He resides on Lord street, West Side,
rnd has family.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-02-24
Returned Home.

Mr.. and Mrs. s. R. VanMetre and
daughter, Mrs. Stowe, Of Beverly re-
turned yesterday from Columbu where
they spent week stopping, at the
Park Hotel. Last Tuesday and
Wednesday, the nineteenth annual
convention of the Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance Associations Of Ohio
was held at this hotel.
These associations now number
niuety-niue, an increase OF nine dur
ing the last year. The amount of
property insured in each of these as
sociations runs from $3.50, 900 to 81, 5OO,-
600. The average cost for losses dur
ing the twenty-five years of the ex-
istence of these associations has been
about two and one-fourth mills per an
mum. One association insuring oyer
$1,000, 900 made no assessment for eight
years.
The largest assessment made by any
one company for year was about
seven and one-half mills.
On Tuesday evening the convention
was favored with talk by Mr.. Mat
thews, the Superintendent of Insur-
ance, and on Wednesday evening by
the Attorney General. These talks
were instructive and encouraging and
very much enjoyed. A committee was
appointed to try to secure some needed
legislation in the interests OF these as.
sociations. The twentieth annual con-
vention will probably be held in the
same place next year.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-02-24
Mckinley Recital,

Mr.. j. Henry Mckinley, whose voice
in oratorio and concert work has given
him international reputation, will sing
here in recital, at the Auditorium,
Thursday, March Sd.
The Warren, Pa, Union says of him:
"Mr. Mckinley, by means OF his fault.
less tenor, has found prominence in the
musical world attained by few others.
His easing appearance, combined
with his exceptional vocal powers,
make him the hero of the hour. His
style is refinei, his phrasing is perfect. ,
Tickets, rs and so cents, will be or
sale Monday at Beagle & Lytles drug
store.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-02-24

that Will be q candidate 1Or tne OInCe Ol
JOHN KAISER.
FOR MAYOR.
Mr.. EDITOR: Please announce my name
for the once of Mayor. subject to the Will VI
the voters of Marietta City. B LITTLE.
EDITOR LEADER: The undersigned will be q
candidate for the Office OF Mayor of the city OF
Marietta, subject to the will OF the voters.
JOHN ". TRAUTAAN.
FOR CITY ENGINEER.
Please announce that will be candidate
for reelection to the office of City Engineer, at
the coming election. -
signed will come before the people in April
O'' E. FRANK GATES.
EDITOR LEADER-Please Announce nv name
for the ONCE of City 4 ivil Engineer, subject to
the will of the people at the spring election.
j. p. HUBERT
FOR COUNCILMAN.
Mr.. EDITOR: Please announce that will be
candidate for reelection to the ONCE of Coun-
Gilman from the Fourth Ward, and oblige
j. Z. HARDY.
EDITOR LEADER: Please announce the name
of b. f. Wood, the peoples candidates, for re-
election to the City Council from the Second
Ward.
EDITOR LEApER-Please announce the name
of H. A. Wagner for the office OF Councilman
from the Fourth Ward, subject to the vote OF
the people at the April election.
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE.
EDITOR LEADER-Please announce the name
of the undersigned as a candidate for Trustee
of Marietta Township. subject to the will OF
the voters at the coming spring election.
WIN. A LANCASTER.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
EDITOR LEADER-kindly announce that
will be candidate for member OF Board OF
Education, subject TO the will OF the voters.
WRIT DYE.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-02-24
LOWELL.

Married, at the residence of Jos
Bartmess, Saturday evening, by A. G
Bell, j. p, Miss Mamie McCurdy and
Mr.. Ben Bartmess
Washington's birthday was verv fit
tingly celebrated by the pupils of the
publ schools. At o'clock a. m. all
the bells in town were rung and in the
evening an excellent musical and lit.
erary program was rendered to large
and appreciatiye audience. The exer-
cises were held in the M. E. church,
which was filled to it's utmost capacity
although the entertainment had had
no advertising whatever. A free-will
collection was taken at the close which
amounted TO almost SO. This will be
added to the fund on hand and applied
toward the purchase of an organ for
the school, which they expect to put
in in the near future.
Mr.. r. R. Shawhan, who was called
to Pittsburg by the sickness and death
os his brother-in-law, Mr., Geo. Powell,
has returned home
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Mason left the
fore part of the week for Allegheny
City, Pa, where they expect to make
their home.
Miss Laura Viking is spending the
week with her sister at Marietta.
Wesley Ray, of Ridge, has moved in
TO the house below town formerly oc-
,upied by Chas. Stowe. Mr.. Stowe
md family are in town for the present,
out we understand will shortly move to
Marietta. ,rr.,-