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, town. who said that one object OF her Bhop-
1rARTER'S IRON TONIC; that she had
used one bottle with such desirable results
that she would not bo without It.
| Next 10 be seen was tho wife of the editor
OF the Labor Advocate, Mira. J. n. i. Nose
ley She continued the enthusiastic com
mcndatien Of those preceding her. ana fer
nished a brief letter OF praise Cor the rem
ody:
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. March 10. 1898.
Editor Daily News.
DoAr Sir: | have used DIR HARTER's
IRON TONIC. and obtained the very hest
results from II, more than from any other
similar medicine. am sufficiently pleased
with II TO continue It's use.
MRS J. II. j.. MOsELEY.
Run down system and failing appetite had
induced Mrs. NJ D. Sparrow TO try DIR.
HARTER'S IRON TONIC. and Judging from
her testimony. the results had been most
gratifying.
Birmingham. Ala, March 10. 1898
Editor Birmingham News.
Dear Sir: DIR. HARTER'S IRON TONIC
has Increased my appetite and built IN my
system generally. / can heartily recon-.
mend II to others.
MRS. N. H. SPARROW.
25l7 Prospect Avenue.
maids were interviewed. who reported
marvellous cures indeed. in their respects
i've cases, as the direct result OF the use OF
the Tonic. Miss Eliza Jones. formerly
housokceper. but now acting AZ maid, said
that after paying a doctor 81 a week for
Blk months. with no perceptible benefit re-
sulting. she was cured OF catarrh OF tho
stomach by three bottles of DIR. HARTER'S
IRON TONIC. and Miss Lou Hicks, who by
reason OF her indIsposition was unable to
eat. sleep or work, reported like cure by
the came means
Going to the South Side, interviewed
Painter Hatfield and his wife, both OF
whom subscribed their names TO letters
telling OF the wonderful benefits OF DR.
HARTER's IRON TONIC. Mr., Hatfield
wrote:
Birmingham, Ala. March 10. 1898.
Editor News.
Dear Sir: Continual headache has been
my curse for years. without rel!e.. as the
cause was beyond discovery. DIR. HAR-
TIERS IRON TONIC cured my trouble,
Graduating II completely. That king OF
TONES Is boon 10 suffering humanity, and
the world should be made to know H. I
would not be without 1t for anything. Yours
truly, S. HATFIELD,
51s Nineteenth Street. South.
Years OF suffering from dyspepsia had
taught Mrs. Hatfield how to appreciate the
happiness OF relief when 1t came. She was
profuse in encomiums OF both the Tonic and
the mind that gave 1t to the world. Her
letter is a strong one:
Birmingham. Ala. March 10. 1898.
Editor Birmingham News.
Dear Sir; For years | have suffered tor
ment with dyspepsia. The only sure relief
and cure ! have found Is DIR. HARTER'S
IRON TONIC. look upon DR.. Harter az
a beDefactor u the human race have
taken pleasure IN inducing many others to
use his tonic. and 1t has invariably benefited
them as II has me. Yours with gratitude,
MRS. s. HATrIELp.
SIS Nineteepth street, South.
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LIVES ON A FARM.

Douglassville, Texas.--Dear Haphammer:
Please let little 12-year-old boy into your
club. like to live on farm and 90 hunt
ing MY papa takes The Post and like the
stories so much | am now reading 1.-The
Beautiful White Devil and it is very In
teresting so far | think the United States
will whip Spain soon. Joe Farmer, write
again. think your trip TO Klondilse so in
terestng. With much love to the Haps.
- Ernest w. Rutland.
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Pansy
FROM pANsY Ann VIOLET.

Lcckhart, Tcxas.--peAr Haphammer; Seeing
letters from nil parts ~ the Union, n you
VIII bear with US while. we will wfite n
few Fires 60 let you ell know we still exist.
W. have been silent admirers OF tho letters
Ali along. but our own letters have been few
Of var talk We ore. All you can hear NJ
lcckhrrt II war war; whr. We have one
corres popdent and would like 10 correspond
witt, some OF tho girls or boys about tho nso
Of IL cr IL Success 10 YOU. Guy. when you
start TO Texas on your wheel We sincerely
hoi.c YOU viii be pleased with our State.
With love 10 ALL we remain. trac hans,
pansy and Violet.
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tame is Prof. Thomson We are In the
sessntn grade. The school has>,a large at
at..''V lhere are 1--WE rooms. Our prin-
eipai is Prof. j. Il. Hickman. we are yery
misehievous and fun -luging airs ana some
lines we love TO do things that other folks
S s ilke. especially the school children.
- Prot Thomson makes us angry (;
~ we laugh he gets mad. Sometimes we
,,a . Ielp laughing. There are two boys
III our room who are monkeys.
Tuliu and Iris
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Dear Haphainmori Here come again, with
my chatter. This time want to write little
about our favoritc dog, the shepherd. show
About six years ago our uncle gave us a
little yellow pup, with white ring around
his neck. Ponto grow very fast. aud was a
smart dog. ! taught him the trick OF shak-
ing hands. Ponto was good and afIectlonate
with US. but be disliked 10 be bothered by
little children. He snapped at some of the
neighbors little girls, and SO we had 10 give
him back TO his original owner That was
about four years ago. He proved SO hard
headed" that he was In turn given 10 q Bo-
hemian. Ever since we tirst gaze him away
he has made US occasional visits. staying
sometimes a week or two. Not long ago his
master drove herd OF cattle through our
street. Ponto could not resist the tenpta-
however. our next door neiehbor heard the
man say: THE dog knows that place" Al
az once We. heard something go "bang"'
against the front door. We knew who II was
by his barking and sister ran 10 open the
door. but before she could get there. he had
run around 10 the hack porch and was fairly
hcwling with delight at seeing mamma. !
called him. and I being his fsyorlte. he ran
tn me. or course he had to shake hands an
around. We threw him some BISCUITS. He
had eaten one and was starting TO eat another
when he heard the whooping and hurrahinr
OF the men trying 70 get the cattle into the
stock pen immediately he dropped the bis-
work he came back and finished his meal He
was full Of business all the time the cattle
we're at the pen. going there several times
div.
was in a crowd who went 20 Bryan few
weeks ago On thr way was an Italian and
negro settlement. The bake-oyens OF the ftai-
fans were great curiosities TO me. They were
built In this way: There were four blocks
set in square o few fet apart: on these were
laid four logs. With planks across them form
Ing lind OF platform. On this Foundation.
was built the oven proper. N was made ~
brick and covered With ssnd ard mortar II
looked to bs ab,nt three feet In disrneteri was
round at the bottom. and curved ON -
point at the top. The openinR was cloeed with
4 Wooden door. propped up With stick. 20
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woop FROM THE GROUND.

Looncy, O. T.~-Dear llaphammer. Here
comes snother country boy to Join your hap
ny band OF boys aud girls. Please lot me IN.
W. live about forty miles from some nloun-
tains called Ait. Washiusinn aud thirty miles
from Mansum, the county seat Of Greor,
Greer IS very scarce Of timber, ! think the
Indians set the pr,ir.es on IRE and burned
nearly all OF the timber Oft The way W.
have TO gct wonl mostly Is 10y digging It out
burned or.
I viii, tell 70, about the pfn'le dogs, They
a,r about thce sire Of ,otton-taii rabbit.
the ground. Soma tlmcs they dig from 100
TO Lie foot deep. They arr Of the color ef
q squirrel and whom they see anybody they
win bark They make nice pets. but the
old ones arc hard TO pet tanned The young
ones arc easy TO tn,no used 10 have scy-
erai. Yoer friend. Thomas Floyd Cox.
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horn oN rupIsr,,.

manor. Texas. Dear Ilaphammer: VIII YOU
~ Nle IN! hepe you will. | am so glad thar
.au JOIN IN the good old time you are all
naNine am glad we are taking The Post
a., ehh read SO many nice things-all the
suers you write and all about war | am ia
hal tnts keep a store here. Nv sister Il ths
sper and help her when she has mora
e.nh she can do by herself l Ike 10 study
III IN, nlelle anq Texas history very much but
IKE my bookkeeping best
Harry paum,
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Blue Eyes who is Knocking for admittsnce
mo your happy band. after long absence
! T., see mat '''rilda Jane has come back again.
nay right Tilda Polly, you must come
neNt time. Joe Farmer. wake up and tell Va
a,nother dream about the Klondke Guy
ragen let us hear from YOU again Sunset
anu sunrise, write again. You write such
nice Ieiters, Tilda, ! am going To look for
you aud Polly Ann this month / know YOU
won come: VIII you please tell mo your
~, ,ne name. Tilda? l am going to West Point
WIS Week ! wish some Of tho Hnps could 30
would Ike very much TO correspond with
you Tilda jane. Well. my letter is getting
VOC lengthy, so | win bid you adieu Your
true hap, blue Eyes"
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took on our shoes and wadcd across but
The rain caught us and we were sure wet
when we got home. l would like very much
t. correspond with some OF the Haps about
my own axe, Hoping 10 sec my letter In
print. remain your friend,
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ENJOYS THE LETTERS.

Liberty. Toxas.---Rap, Rap. Rap! oh,
do come. let me IN out Of the rain. / am a
girl Of Is and have never written TO The
Post; but Just the same have been reading
the letters for some time. and have en-
loved them ever SO much Joe Farmer. come
and chat again, | saw letter from my
friend, Ada Hooks. and her letter made ne
think OF our pecan hunt last year. One
cloudy evening papa took us into the woods
after pecans We left our wagon In search
OF nuts and walked about n mile. There
was big rain coming and we took near
route to the waron. when 90 our surprise
there at tho creek tho bridge was gone, II
was narrow and not kneo deep. SO we all
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WANTS TO CORREspoNp.

Wehberylle, Tcxas-Denr Haphammcr:
here ! come once more. | Joined the happy
band this year, and enjoy reading the liaps'
letters very much Fannie s. Shaffner says
o. The iaps would suggest u name | think
Lucille is pretty name, vet she may not
like II or the other Haps may have some
othor name suggested thnt they like better
Our school WAS out Friday. the 22d OF
Arril. and was glad because am going to
take u visit 10 my aunt In a week or two
| have little sister. She Will he years
Old OF the LIST day of October Her name is
Hazel. have another sister and one brolh-
er. My larger sisters name Is Dixie She
Is years old. She is In the third reader. MY
little brothers name Is Worth He Is 4 years
old; he does not go to school. would Ike
TO correspond with some of the Haps will
CORRESPOND with Emma Spark If she will send
ne her address. Your friend,
Dab, r,x1
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faded down TIL you could SOC only the tops.
The fabulous trees disappeared from view. 1t
was about ten miles OF, and The pr, al RAby-
Ion Proved only 20 be small house. This is
my third miragc and greatest u all. The
cowboys have been deceived BY mirage.
Seeing large lake Of water they rushed for
ward TO quench their thufsL but only finding
II was a mirage. and the water was far be-
yond the horizon. can give several instances
Of this kind, but lack OF space forhids
would tell the cause but you are tired OF
my talk and some onc else VIII tell Lot m
propose debate for the Fourth Of July. The
question Is: Resolved. That incompetence has
been a srcater cvi to mankiud than war.
Affirmative, Guy l'sgen aud joe Farmer; neg
ntive. Thomas Taylor and Sumptcr Etheredge,
Mr. Hap, Il YOU will accept this debate I'M
this corner. let mo beg you TO state In this
parer, so We can prepare.
Joe Everett. como asain. for your letter was.
very nice. will close. hoping my appontces
will accept Sumpter Etheredgc.
WILL. BE NURSES.
oNcrton Tcxas--ncnr Haphummer; Good
morning to you all. May we come In ana
chat for whileg We have been very busy
since we last wrote preparing for exauna,
viii close the 9th OF May, but We have not
been too busy to read the letters OF the dear
Hapnyhammers, Say. what has become OF
Joe Farmer We hope he has not deserted ua.
We agTce with Henrietta Shrader on the
war subject We had rather havo war and
honor than peace and dlshonor We think
w VIII 30 10 pt HhlhtS- NiilNti Will VA
, change the songs, 'The Pride OF the BAIL,
"Swees Bunch Of Daisies" or any other SONGS
| know for Pretty Bunch OF violets," Just
Toi Them that You Saw Me, "Ao, Timo IN
tho Oh Town Tonight" We would like TO
correspond with some OF the lians, i6 or Is
years old. either sex, II they will write ilrst
Dora McConrico wrote such a nice letter on
tho war subject. Como again, Dora. NO
euicy your letters so much,
We VIII answer Charley s. Browns ques-
ton Printing was inventeG In 1886, We viii
max n
marry What were Volts dying wordss We
viii close with much love 10 all the liaps
Your true Haps,
Clcmmio Branch,,
Olive ilRrdwickc,
Lizzie Morrow,
Naomi Still.
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cook IN them they hufld : fire inside. when
this BURNS out they take cut tho ashes set
IN the hrcad-,enough to LASS 4 week and u
Is soon baked. nf course these ovens arc
built not IN the hSuse. out IL the yard. fn-
stead 81 milking COWS, they lulik goats. From
1.-The mtlk they rct butter and chccae
question In rhetoric and VII close
Which Is correct, 20 say "rhs latest Post or
~ he last Pest meaning tho one Just cut
I believe Mr. Gcnptr says tho former What
cay you. Hnrss Yours truly beth.
READ GOOD ROCKS.
Millican. Texas Dear uaphammer; ! have
not written TO our club for quito long whilo
and 7 suppose the Hans have quite forgotten
me, so 7 Thought | would write again, Well,
Hans. are volt rong to have May day pic
Mss Thcre will be one here and We expect
/, have n nice time. ! think Onyxs letter
was very nice. aud quite aares with her M
10 cuitivating our minds by reading the his.
tory OF our ancestors and commenting on
their. raps. how maoy az Won like to roaif
do md ! like Augusta Evans and n, T..
Roc's works best OF all
Wish to contratulatc Tho Post on giving
more war news thnn any other paper have
read stree the war broke out nctwcon the
United states nrd Spain. Wo are very much
interested IN war news hero since seven OF
our hoys enlisted for tho war aud nrc now at
Austin.
Weli as l soc the Hans are tired OF my
chat, | VIII close by asking a question; Was
WASHINGTON ever wgundcd IN battle J re-
,,ialu your friend, Hattie saudei,
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wen more curious, because the adapta-
OF 1t to material needs is by no means
f-evident, is the capacity certain birds
I've Tor giving out light Huntsmen in
Prlaa have repeatedly seen lights moving
Put among flock of cranes, only to learn
fsn they drew near enough that the
fase OF the larger birds were luminous.
|'ons have the same capacity for self-il-
nhation, as has been observed by those
n nave wandered into their haunts after
IL. with them 1t Is TO be found in the
['n OF golden yellow, greasy-feeling
Tder covering the breast, under the
l'neFs themselves. IL will shine by its
|ne Tor considerable time after removal
IN the bird. None OF 1t seems to have
pen Into the hands OF chemist. SO that
composition is entirely unknown. Nor
II seem TO play any useful part in the
US natural economy.
no bitterns. many OF them. have similar
|nt-giying spots on their bodies, which
spt De expected, as they are first cousins
oo'n the cranes and herons. But in the
na OF Madagascar there is bird Of
s'ea entirely distinct which carries two
p'peorescent patches beside its tail; and
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ALL TAKE THE rosT,

Sunny Side. Texas.-Dear Haphammer: I
have been member OF the Happyhammer
club for over a year and have written only
ono letter. but can not keep from It any
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HRPTRLkS.

mt the Hnpham Has to Say
To Our Boys md Girls.
(ear Happyhammers: Every boy in this
OF the world who has lived in the
Ptry knows what fireflies are. Nearly
~ one who reads at all is aware of there
Rg many more brilliant insects of the
e sort in the tropics, bright enough,
% last, so that four or FIVE OF them give
Fcient light for the economical house
per to read by and save oil and gas bills.
lost single glance at the ocean by
ht will show that it, too. is populous
r tiny animals which shine by their own
T. Chief of these phosphorescent things
the ocean Is the so-called torchfish,
|ch, Is known to science as ''Linophryne
PER- Living in the depths OF the ocean.
Pre- little light ever penetrates, this
FER specimen finds herself provided with
|outh which is long and full Of fine sharp
and drawn out into pointed nose. AT
lend of this again there is an apparatus
/ all the world like an incandescent light
r except that where man has TO THINK
then go and turn key In order to have
Pt' the fish simply thinks about it and
rs out its light. thinks again, and 1t goes
\ Down in the depths where she lives
Re are some other phosphorescent ami
rs which are regarded as delicacies by
Fir neighbors. So whenever Linophryne
+ the need for refreshing the inner fish
hnds an advantageous spot, opens her
laclous jaws, turns on the light and
Us Tor the performance to begin. Other
/ as greedy as she, but less wise, start
Fr the supposed delicacy, and find them
yes In large mouth whence they are
|edily put in the way of making more
p Tor the betrayal of their friends and
htions.
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OK BOYS AND GIRL s.

On the island of Trinidad. where ,ha &C..
pnait comes from, there Is n kind Of hayvt
caiied the oil-bird, from which 4 xo,,ahia
Is obtained. These also shine.
though not so very brilliantly The MOS,
viva OF all these strange creatures nrc tba
pirds known as boatbils They have eirb,
instinct places on them from which nyh,
may De evolved. Unquestionably. the sigb,
Oh one or more of these in full illumination
is responsible for some of the werdest k,,a
OF ghost stories.
Inc prevailing color among all the anil
mais mentioned is Hight yellow or lipb,
green. The Italian FREELY, however. Is
beautiful blue; the girdle OF Venus. ma
rlne creature, glowing crimson. and the
lantern fly purple. There are a number OF
mowers, all OF them orange in color, which
give out faint orange light at times. If
sheet OF mica is rent asunder in a darkene1
room 1t will shine for a moment, but this Is
due to electricity. One of the proofs of the
genuinensss OF diamond lies In its ca
paclty for absorbing the suns rays and re-
ANNNiHo tHSiu WIEN carried into dark
place Not infrequently water gives forth
light when in the act OF freezing rapidly
ana rain has been seen to sparkle in the
dark as it broke upon the ground Least
pleasant of all such things is the well au-
thenticated fact that certain diseases have
tendency 10 make the human body lumin-
Gus.
New members of the club were elected as
follows this week;
Thomas Floyd Cox. .Looney, o. T.
ooe aihs',. -. .....Nacogdoche5
Rosa Lee Edwards. -. -. go. PATRON
Jessie Rich. -. -. " Spurrer
pe.Sle Nnapmdn.. .......... Lyle
Rafael and Gilbert Lechenger. 80. Houston
may iope'..... .'.....'. $50. .....U nlty
Ernest w. Rutland. 80. 49,. .Douglassville
view HlenDers..... ..... 80. TO
Last weeks total... -. &c. ..ea15
Number of Happyhammers. 6425
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BIRMINGHAM is BETTER.
Much Better Since the Arrival in Many Households Of
Sample Bottle Containing Dr. Harter's
Famous Iron Tonic.
boring Signatures.

Speedy Cures in Cases Of Indigestion Constipation Dyspepsia
Loss Of Appetite, General Debility Stomach Trouble
and Other Ills Resulting from Bad Blood.
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CAUGHT In THE ACT.

Harry voitle Arrested on the Charge of
Theft Alleged to Have Committed Sew
eral Petty Thcfts Lntely-Other Justice
Court Items.
Harry Voitle, who lives up Woods
run short distance from Altenheim
station, was arrested yesterday even
ing about o'clock by officer I'D. Mich
aeis on the charge Of petty larceny.
lie was taken before Justice w. w.
Rogers, and On complaint OF b. Walker
Peterson was committed under bond
for a hearing tomorrow.
Voitle is the same man who about
year ago was arrested on the steal
ing an engine from the a. ID. Howe
Machinery Company, on the South
Side. The engine was found in
Geary's junk ship, in the Eighth ward,
and it is alleged Voitle stole the en-
CINE piece by piece and carted the stuff
away to Geary's. The firm. however
for some reason refused to prosecute
him. He was again arrested several
months ago on the charge of stealing
a set of block and tackle from the w.
& T.. G.. railway and another block and
tackle from the city gas works. He
was not prosecuted on this occasion.
lately the authorities have been
very much at less to find out who
has been the cause of several petty
thefts. Some one has been telephon-
ing to the grocery stores In town and
charging them to A. G. Whitaker and
sending word to send the stun to AL
tenheim. Some one also telephoned to
Robert Luke's livery the other night
for a horse and buggy to meet the
o'clock motor, giving the name of a
prominent gentleman In town. Mr..
Luke himself drove the horse up. and
not seeing the gentleman drove back
to the stable. Friday night some one
telephoned to Goebel's agency and or
dered keg of beer sent to Altenheim
for Mr.. Peterson. The beer was sent and
also a bill for II to Mr. Peterson. Yes
terday some one telephoned TO
butcher shop for a roast TO be sent 10
Altenheim and charged to Walker
Peterson. The authorities were notl-
fed and officer Ed. Michaels was sent
out to watch developments. The bas-
ket was set off on the platform, and
about O'Clock Voitle came down the
road to the station. He walked TO the
basket and looked at the tag. He
walked away, however, but returning
about two hours later picked up tho
basket and started up the road with II.
He was arrested by Officer Michaels
and brought into town. He may have
to answer to several petty larceny
charges.
OTHER ITEMS.
Albert Griffith was fined 81 and costs
last night by Justice Fitzpatrick for
profanity.
Constable Osborn Grey handed in his
resignation to Squire Dunning yester-
day afternoon.