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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-16
cur VISITED la PORTE.

1o.,utn Texas Dear Hsphammer; i has has
Neon iong time since wrote TO YOU. ! ma We
50 sil5 hsxa learned 10 write now. | viii tel
but put about sas my tip to La Porte, Mamma, ny
s svut and went in August and stayea III
weeks had splendid tune sG n,sy, ~ vita
ms sr,ners children, We got q lot o. prst-
,ne s s 10 brig home. do leys 70 20 !. u
bathing. think psA year wi p. dss'a say e
SWIM. soa soe1s the whole summer, we
we es ~ travel ali night bota coming snr go
nso 10 20 nut IN NEST of my time sieepins'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-16

Just q little Bit Of fellow.
SO dainty aud frsil snd small
WHO hasn't name TO 70 By
Aud stranger n TO M;
But MY were fond Of strangers
when they're little ana cute ana neat
With form like heavenly chcrub'a
And a mouth that's rosy and sweet,
ARTHUR j. Burdtek.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-16
A LETTER FROM NEW yoRK

st Regis Falls n. Y.-Dear Haphammer
! am little u-year-old girl. My birthday
wss last Saturday I have been playing all
cay and so l have only short time time
to write to the Happyhamulers. because
must 20 to bed pretty soon
Ny cousin In writing also. We like the
Happyhammer letters and my grandfather
reads them TO us once and while ! have at
any time to read them myself, because play
all the time and at night J am tired. We
made lack o. lantern aud il is light now.
live in Texas right near Where YOU are.
Your friend Bernice Lunp
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-16

An he ses, zone time wus like you
A-grunhlin' an growlin an didn't knoW
What life wuz fer. hut now do,
An ! say oil hoy. it's Heaven below,
An know some day you'll agree With me
u yeh wsnter git over s-feelin' glum
jest hustle an cit yeh some kids. ser he.
-. NJ. Lewis,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-16
A LITTLE STRANGER.

Just o little bit 81 fellow
Who hasn't even a name,
WHO comes to IN unknown country
And cant tell why he came.
jle hiinks at the faces near him.
With big and wondering eyes.
Put our mods and smiles and kisses
Seem to cause him no surprire.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-16

they are very reasonably excused after so
much worry both physically aad mentally
just wait untll tho cool autumn scphyrs aud
the thoughts OF being NJ home again have had
the desired effect on the tired nerves and
you will see letters sparkling with Wit, hu-
NOR and yivaclty and containlng more hon
mots than have appeared Cor quite awhile
There are exceptions to all rules. and my
letter Ia all exception that proves the rule.
Correspondence solicited. Haidei Heardse,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-16

rave pieccd one quilt and am riecing another
enc. | am learning 10 cook new aud can
inNse very good brad, but | don't Ike 20
Mssn dishes. Mr.. Hapharmei, ! woali like
10 see you'll imaslne you have long whiskers
oarE eyes aud aprk hair; and dear Mrs. rrlin-
rose, imagine she is so cute and nice, and
wears pretty yellow dress when she dresses
up. | remain a true Han. IneK Crawford.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-16
NEW nAppYIlAMMERs.
SOME SHORT LErrrRs

,s,y Willis Of De Leon is added 70 the
mars she Is IL years old.
y 1nia Baxter OF Orange says she reads
nap Page the first thing every week
Sarst Sand Of Fremont. Nsb., would like
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-16
A cHArTY LETTER


linton, 1e1as.--Dear Haphammer; Dismiss
ing the formalltes that usually precede the
introductlon OF stranger 10 host OF in
dlviduals. Will gIye tho merry Hsps bow
OF welcome recognition and beg permission
20 chat awhile. | am quite an old Hap aud
eagerly peruse the many bright letters that
appear In Tho Port. have been intending
10 'ioin the Eaps FOR quite awhile, but aS you
see have neglected TO do 90 but after read
10 tho letters in Mondays Post, which by
the way were good -btiter-htst. could not
Longer refrain from iolniaF e. me on aaage,
await orders note with delight the wei
come rendered the previous new Haps and
am presumptious enough 10 nope my com
ing Will be half as welcomely received as
theirs. r
war Is worse thau intempsranee WIZ admit
that my intellectual powers are very limited
hence Will not undertake 10 give my opin-
ions on sals subpects have notined Win
regret that some OF our very pest liaps are
nsflec.fng 20 fasor uH with their CHEEKY let.
ters. which are always read and appreriated
by me Miss HPtiie Paige Scoiitld IL poet
ess OF the firs; water. Taat last poHn was
sgsin' and nope you Will besiow some hing
as Interesting and enlishtaping every time
you come. / agree with the Hap mat stated
Inc BOYS we're surpsssing the girls IN letter
writing al the present time. but my, my. you
all krcw th1t we weren't doing our best ~
the boys Nfrlu nave tuph ltlp 'AAiit tnHlf-
nincange ages ago The idea Of boy sur
passing girl 10 anything they undertake
Tis really sb.uTd 10 think Of eueh thing
shame on you boys II you are that presump-
tiou5 and concsitnd. admit that some Of the
boys write splendid letters, but my. my. It's
Reasonable that the girls could aud DO write
Just as good ones ala not notice me an
ference until some time ago. But you know
fhe riris have Just returned from the nvrier
. rous pleasure nHorts and are bnkily em-
plosed rnpaeking trunks and restoring the
many little toilette accessories TO their va
rioue places soon to begin the duties OF the
school room Therefore. at the present time
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-16
REPLY TO "A LOUISIANA GIRL. .

Houston, Texas. dear Haphummer: You
will no doubt be surprised to learn that
am in Houston. but am. And ] am surely
clad to get back to the best State IA the
Union and the best city In the State. Now.
Haps of other States OF cities, don't take es-
cepttons to that remark Tor that ls my opin-
ion and ] will allow you to differ with me
II you wish
Now. I wish to reply through The Post 10
q letter from N Louisiana Girl, - You speak
as though the whole blame Of the sick men
at Chickamauga park rested upon me, Of
course the fact that there were more soldiers
at Chicknmauga than here made grca, d.
ference. There were very nearly fitty resi-
iments there. while here you had Two three,
Now tho houston people were anxious TO
have the soldier boys. while the great ma
lorty sent to Chiekamausa made IT hard on
ChattanuoRaus. Nearly everything IN the
way Of food was sent TO the park and the pao-
ple In the city had TO pay high prices for In
fefor goods. DO you wonaer that some I'D
not care for the soldlers? But they we're few.
The people OF Chattanooga did everything
possible. The Knighta Of Pythias rented a
place and established hospital for an who
belonged TO the order the Odd r liows
brought their mon into the city and disir,but.
I'D them among their families. the Epworih
League established a hospital. the Baptist
Young People estsblshed conyalescents'
home and tho Womens Christian Temperance
Union had n soldiers rect. Now, say the
people didn't do what they could. Then tho
ladies of Chattanooga had their different so
ceities. The Young Ladies Keller society
gave entertainments and raised enough
money 10 furnish sixty gallons of sweet milk
daily to the soldiers. Oh. dear. can't begin
to tell the good work done for the boys at
Camp Thomas.
You say "Ten years Of intemperance would
never have Killed one half the men that
these few months OF war have" or couFfe
am telling of ChiokamaUga--I know not Ing
Of other places II you have been n Chat
tanopga during June, July and August you
would have seen the effects Of intemBefaDce.
A great many Of the deaths at the park was
caused By intemperance After pay day the
men (soinc OF them. ! mean would come In
iay around the city for about three days. go
to the park ard get sick What eausei IT.
But ! must close before | tire everyone out
and lose all ehance OF my letter being pup
lished. Love TO all the Hnps from,
Violet May Hoskins.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24
As True As Preaching.

EMoCRACY first and silver
O) afterward is all right, but re-
publicanism first and silver
afterward is all wrong: so u m
cratic friends, the enemy, think" SO
says the Dillon Tribune.
Well, in description OF some OF the
Montana democrats, the Tribune's sum-
mlng-up Is not so very far out or the
way. But our ~neighbor in Dillon Is to
bear in mind the fact that its remarks
are not at all applicable TO the men In
our national politics who have done the
most for entertainments we mean.
The men who were so influential In
the democratic national convention or
1896 that they compassed the defeat of
David b. Hill and William c. Whitney
and Grover Cleveland and Roswell p.
Flower and who won silver's first vic
tory in national politics. are not the
democrats who are saying democracy
first and silver afterward." On the
contrary, these men-surely, their dem
ocracy was never doubted-are exhort-
ing the masses in the democratic party
to see TO II this year.. in anticipation
and in preparation for eventful 1900
| that silver holds the foremost place in
all their politics.
These national leaders have spoken
so frequently and with so much cam
estness that no citizen can be in doubt
either as to their programme or as to
their sincerity. Their well-matured
Judgment is that in the present subor-
dination Of partisan spirit lies silver's
hope.
Speaking for Its own party, the Dillon
Tribune says that mo fusion with dem
ocrats is wanted by any real repub-
Hcan." That's true, absolutely true
there is no disputinE it. To be a real
republican an American citizen simply
must be a goldbug; he cannot possibly
be for silver. The cardinal article In
the present-day republican creed is the
proposition that the single gold stand
ard must n shall be maintained.
Former democrats who were for gold
had to quit the democratic party as
long ago as 1896; they swallowed all
their partisan sentiment and prejudice
and, for COLDS sake, they voted for Nc
Kinley for president.
Latest on this point is the declaration
of the republican league of clubs which
held it's session in Omaha the other day
and which in the platform there adopted
announced that its members ARE un
compromisingly in favor of the main
tenance OF the single gold standard
and "unauanfedly opposed to the FREE
and unlimited coinage OF silver"
The Dillon Tribune brings us no new'
when 1t says that fusion with demo
Gratis IL not wanted by any real repub
lican." Bless you. the democrats II
Montana knew that years ago, and tn
democratic party in Montana. whicl
stands for silver's free coinage, is no
SO madly out of its mind as to suspec
that silver can count on the help o
any real republican" Our Dillon con
temporary is completely in the right !
its statement of the republican view.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

tiago this unyielding patriot was fight
ing for Cuba's freedom in the long-sgo
days when some of the Americans
whose blood has given the island a new
conservation were amusing themselves
with soldier toys In the w~ell-guarded
nurseries of wealthy homes. 1t IL a pity
that. in the supreme hour. when SPANS
colors were lowered from the Flagstaff
on Santiago's palace. and when a nag
OF freedom. ever though II was not des-
tined. for that occasion. to be the Gu
ban ensign, was first unfurled-indeed'
IL is a pity, and pitiable IL is, that THIS
was 40 ordered that Garcia
might not be there TO have experienced
the moments transport, to have felt In
his stout heart the thrill which, under
the first futterings OF freedoms flag.
must have swept every soul in that sub
lime presence like the music OF a ma
iestic anthem. Had he been permitted
to be present, II would have been
within Garcia experience at least TO
say. as said triumphant Paul 1t was as
II had been carried up to the third
heaven" Has Garcia earned the privi-
lege which his presence amid S%antiago's
familiar scenes would " afforded
him?
In wars grim actualities there Is no
sentiment. 1t may be that h We have
recently beer asked to believe respect
ing the Cuban soldier is true. II may be
that the insurgent forces failed to sup
port our troops-though that has not
been shown to the convincing OF the
American public. 1t may be that Gar
cia's followers are a ~vagabond cohort,
filthy even. as, confessedly, they have
long been i'll fed. 1t may be that there
was reason to fear conduct discreditable
TO modern warfare had Santiago, even
under the restraint OF the presence OF
our own troops, been thrown open to
the Cubans. 1t may he. too. that n
measure OF Cuban recognition at San
tiago's surrender might have crossed
the purpose Of those known to be
I. within our own country's official circles
whose scheme 1t IL to syndicate Cuba
presently and to pluck It.
But. however that may be, men who
admire courage grown gray will not be
moved from the conviction that prompts
them to rank Garcia among the chfval-
rous captains of the times in which we
live. And American citizenship will not
easily be persuaded that due homage
was paid to the sentiment of freedom or
gain scored for Cuba's cause, in a cere-
mony which flung the symbol Of eman-
cfpation over long-misruled Santiago,
yet forbade gallant old Callxto Garcia
to be there and look upon Its first un-
folding.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

parte representation. but IL holds tnat
his first duty on arriving at Manila Is
ito offer such explanations as the cir
~cumstances will permit" and that I'M
III ne does this his reputation rests un-
der a cloud. That is a view Of the Ease
which the Standard fully shares and
doubtless II is shared by every man n
woman in Montana whose heart Is In
the right place.
Cases OF this kind have two sides, and
the Kessler side is yet TO be heard. But
last week brought a ~piling-up OF test-
mony which runs uniformly and severe
ly TO Colonel Kessler's d~iscredit. More
evidence from San Francisco is hardly
required. but, In the Gliddon letter
printed on this mornings page thirteen
are references to the incident, as also
to other regimental matters thai VIII
interest Montana readers.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

ers now with giddy gossip about the
mystic maze" the Japanese tea gar
den, the cyclorama and kindred frivoi-
tiles of the Omaha show. yet. UNIFORM
Iy. the commissioners testimony about
the pomp and vanity is all by proxy;
save and except the Rocky Mountain
Husbandman's seductive paragraph
about the dancing girl illusion
That" says our discriminating COM
missioner. lis not TO be described u
must be seen to be appreciated and
forthwith, he speaks the speech OF a
man who has seen. In general now
ever. Commissioner Sutherlin's testl-
mony is too copiously in the realm OF
hearsay.
Yet tbere'u come a time. Even IL our
Montana commissioner compels US 10
see through a glass darkly, the hour -
not In the far future when all the
shows enhancing truth will stand re-
yealed. 1t is announced that next sep
TENDER, when Montana's real day IS
observed. the governor of the state VIII
he there. Meagher county's unsophistiT
Gated editor OF hebdomadal horticulture
may pause upon the brink or leave 10
the Imagination a painfully large per-
| centage of a midway's w~itchery. But
when Montana's chief executive views
the landscape and the landscapes oer
we'll. when he does, as they say IN
the hfth story on the Helena club
c.est tout a-fait une autre chose. mon
sieur.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24
m Right View.

% n a,I.', IN San to ps tss ua,'' sn sss
eve Of the departure of the First
Montana regimen, for Manila. the Hell
ena Independent speaks with we'll
chosen words OF the splendid service
rendered in time of wal by the order
Of the Red Cross-how 1t feeds the hun
CRY. relieves distress and ministers to
the sick and wounded. On modern
battlehelds this order has given the
grandest proofs OF self-sacrifice.
Promptly when our war with Spain
started, its members equipped them
selves for service in field and hospital;
they cared for sick and starving Gu
bans even before hostilities began.
Touching the conduct charged against
Colonel Kessler, the Independent says:
TT IS beyond belief that Colonel Kes-
sler should nave treated with discour-
| tesy and insult the members Of this So
ciety. as reported. If IT is true. he dis
graces the uniform he wears, and We
believe he should be as promptly court
martialed as IL he had been guilty oi
a violent breach OF military discipline
The reports as sent out are discredit.
able to Montana. and II they prove L
be as represented this state viii have
no further use for Colonel kessler. anC
will be delighted to see him prompt!
shorn OF his little brief authority"
OF course the Independent declines q
condemn Colonel kessler upon any e.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24
What n Difference!

TT transpires that the day recently
observed at the Omaha exposition
as this states particular occasion
was not a really-and-truly Montana
day: the informal jollity vas simply a
sort of house-warming for the Montana
building. The calendar of the exposi-
ton is going to include a genuine day
for his state. Mr.. Sutherlln. who has
charge Of the Montana exhibit, ad-
dressed Governor smith on the sub
ject some time since. and the expecta-
ton IL that a day In September will be
selected as an occasion that will be
brilliantly in honor Of this state.
The fair at Omaha has its share Of
attractions. Writing to his newspaper,
the Rocky Mountain H~usbandman,
Mr.. Sutherlin remarks that you can
make the tour of 1.-The Streets OF All
Nations" for ten cents, and get the
worth Of your n Whether Com
missioner Sutherlin intended IT for pun
LEGATION or not. II is in his W. news
paper under his own signature. that
the newest thing in the midway Is n
casino where a charming attraction is
a chorus Of pretty girls whose singing.
II is said. makes ones lite longer" 1t
will be observed that. respecting this
particular attraction, Editor Sutherlin
guarantees ~nothing-he would not have
us think that he speaks as one whose
life has been prolonged; he makes his
statement under the editorial, all-com-
pretending at is said"
Indeed. II must be said that the editor
of our White sulphur Springs contem-
porary of husbandry and civilization
speaks not as one having authority but
merely as a scribe. In his skittlsh men
ton OF Omaha's mldway-the mental
reservation and the anchor cast to
windward find themselves put undo!
constant requisition In the commission
er's letters sent from Omaha for tbs
entertainment of his Meagher-county
~neighbors: manifestly, II is not his In,
tention TO let the impression find |,
place In their thoughts that he got ga,
while he was away from home on az
IdlTH VI EAdANs fSh AhcNohNNf ~ ~
the big See Saw" Our Montan'
commissioner says It's "the bigges
thing at the exposition and towers tn
highest" yet he does not tell US. from
personal experience. how the thin
works. on the contrary. his Husband
man letter states the case In thi
thoughtfuIly- planned sentences: Man
people GO up to come down and pa
twenty-five cents. It's simply a rid
and glimpse over the city and countr
around. / am told that the expense 4
operating this machine does not excee
, $3.50 per day, while the receipts al
rery large"
It's the same with the chutes. :
am told" writes our observing con
missioner. that shooting the ehutes
something that all visitors indulge
= even though the first start Is som
. thing like making a start for the de-
A list shop. But once the trip is ma
. the passenger is anxious to shoot son
. more chutes. and, as everybody SHOOT
o the chute are busy shooting peep
. over the chutes. / have not tried Z
q shooting. but hope ] may
So IT goes: the sedate Sutherl
= whose gifted pen ran on erstwhile aoo
fodder and the average earnings OF
l. lamb. rsgales the Husbandman's rea
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

Washington is said to be satsned
with Germany's attitude. But there Is
reason TO believe that Germanys repre-
sensations TO Washington ana Ger
many's instructions to Won Diedrlchs
are so far apart there's all the diner
ence In the world between them.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

We infer from his Interview that Mr..
Dingley a not yet fully made up MS
mind what the United States shall DO
with the Philippines blu that as soon as
he reaches a conclusion he Will take
pleasure In informing us.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

The official score. as revised cor
rected In accordance with the investl-
CATION into Cervera's hulls, makes some
very handsome additions to the BROOK
lyn's base-hit column.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

II San Juan wishes to avoid a
s~candalous spectacle Of herself ike Don
Juan. she viii respect General Miles
request and AXE an immediate tumoie.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

General Brooke is advised not to maxi
himself too numerous In the immediate
vicinity of his superior officer Genera
Miles is after Porto Rico n a Ieuteh-
ant g~eneralship, not one, but both.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

II the Santiago city council desires to
pass an ordinance providing the town
with a sewage system, 1t will not be We
toed by the military governor.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

II General Toral is at all uncertain
about his reception at home. he might
better stay in America and assist Al
miral Cervera in organizing a colony OF
despanishized Spaniards.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

General Miles will find his work in
Porto Rico somewhat simplihed by the
fact that no Garcia or Aguinaldo VIII
be around to insert fingers and fists In
the pie.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

According to the official reports, the
25th was the first regiment to enter the
stone fort at FL Caney and display the
American colors there. Black was one
of them on that occasion.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

If Miles gets there to-day he VIII be
right Il. line with those other great Sab
batarian ~evangelists, Dewey, Schley and
Shafter.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

Those Spanish politicians who are en-
ragged because General Toral didn't pro-
long the resistance and the agony at
Santiago, should court martial him on
the charge of humanity.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

The announcement that Commodore
Watson is going after Camara exclu-
sively will facilitate Cadiz breathing
operations more than Camara's.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

II the tropical hurricanes Will hold on
q few days longer, General Miles VIII
make considerable hay and history while
the sun shines.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

General Shafter should undertake to
see that the next thing that great
American face-slapper, Sylvester SEQ
Vile, turns his hands to is a
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

1t is understood that Genera Mics
and staff will register at the Juan
House about Thursday. and the pro-
prietor will please govern himself &C
cordingly.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

New York Onice-4s Tribune Buildlhg'
ch,cap 90 OfSce-tse The Rookery.
The q. c. Beckwit Special Agency
Sole Agents Foreign Advertising.
- Washington B~ureau-lfl5 q street.
n. w.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

It is to be inferred from some OF the
Santiago dispatches that the cher
strength OF Toral's army lies In It's
odors.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24

IL Il is true that the Garcia letter is a
forgery. ii devolves upon the Mole d.
Nicholas liar to prove an abb.