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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
SPRING Is HERE.

Rayner, Texas. Haphammcr Here
come again this beautiful spring morning,
knot King for admittance into your happy
band. II you will let me In promise you
NOT to stay long. Mother Nature has begun TO
put on her brightest robe. She Is beginning
10 hang up her beautiful green curtains at the
forest windows and spread her soft velvet
carpe, on the ground. Papa owns large
stock ranch here. OH which we are now nv,
ing. Haps. do you enjoy horseback rlding
do and 60 riding nearly every day. ! have
a nice pony 400,
VIII do YOU not write Thomas Taylor, write rue
T,,ry come again. ] enjoy reading your
nice etcrs pois stroud what o hnS be oef gIad
70 hear from YOU and Wilora Long, Sunrise.
you ana sunset must favor ele Won Tom n nien
vo,r initials ii. c. b. Tell me IN your next
letter 10 the liaps 4 am correct. o
liars, here are some qlolai.ens. uoh YOU YOU
mini. they are pretty: God has sown ms
name uron the heavens in e'itteTns stars
hut uron the earth He rianteth HIS name
In ttrder flowers. Simple duly gives no
pi"'S i"' $3.50 Moonlight.
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OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.

or any other distractions. II is claimed that
ue Instrument operates similarly TO the tele.
phone. scientists explain the transmission
OF sound over telephone wires by the theory
o. sound waves. The inventor o. the new
instrument, which is called ''fcrnsehcr. y.
claims that his appliance transmits light
waves Just as the sound waves are carried
ever the wirS By electricity. II the new In.
vention proves to be a success II may be pos
siblc for a person In the heart Of the United
states to see something that is happening on
tho opposite side of the world.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
APRIL.
Aprll's arriving:

April's arriving.
Natures ievlving
| ler long sleep at thy quickoning
heath;
Low in their bowers,
Awakening flowers,
rejoice at grim winters death.
Hillsldes uncover
Red and white clover,
i and tulip, and pale marguerite;
Up from the highways,
Hedges and byways,
are springing, thy advent to greet.
Out from the bushes
Issue the thrushcs.8
robin redbreast pcurs forth his glac
Png,
In gay apparel: =
List 10 his carol,
b It's sweetness, resonant. strong.
Loosencd brooks bounding,
Silver throats sounding,
Pnd and meadowland ring with thy
False
Favors requiting,
Nature uniting,
In tenderness gratefully pays.
George Beers King.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
ANOTHER HAP CLUE.

Katy, Texas Dear Maphcnmer: After n
short abvencc again wti,s to the grand old
Post. saw in last Sundays Post thut May
Newton Of Nashsilc, Term was goins 10
thin that It is an excellent lltn and vii
fellow her example. ] sincerely sympa,Illza
With Many Smith IN her loss. I am nruud
that our land is growing 80 rapidly, laps.
Cow many OF you ever went to candy
breaking ! went TO one last Thursdpy night.
Mr.. llarhanmor, don, You think il is time
VIZ had another cuiItcstl I 10. Doesn't our
club coNer lots of ground though, From
New York TO California and from Michigan
to Central America. true Hap.
iuitn SDnnrrr
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rIIREr nnrMnND dIAps.

premond, Texas.--Dsar Haphammer her.
come three Of the old Haps who want 70 cna.
while we thought we would wrlte, as ~
are not going TO school now Our school
closed the 4th day Of March and we had 2
concert that night. We were sorry tnst ',
closed because No like to 20 to school J
,Eanniel have three pets. have q little
cousin. n eat aud pig. Ny little cousin ~
Very cute aud pretty His nBnic Is less
aryon I,owrcy. / tNcttiel have three pets.
h,a.a LILLE brother q little calf and a dog,
Ne think some n the Haps write very inter,
eating lettrrs. The woods are pfantin'
around here with Wild flowers we are any any,
rortest audlf Fannie, and ! iSfticp favor
The contest about which Is the most useful
animal TO mankind. As all the iiaps are tell.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
vox POPuI.I.

For Tho Pest,
IN arms, TO arms sc frecmon,
Aud icdIcas nuc cpun,fy's vropgsI
Lat no faint heart dlsSuads yoi~-
tr Disseycr Cubn thongs,
For three long years her pleading
Has waited DER The sea.
Wlllt bor sons die STARVING. bleeding,
On tho shrine of liberty
'GainM tyranncn oppression
Must She aupplirate IN VAIN
Down down with spanish lninlons.
And uvcngo our sunkcu Maine!
Valiant Miller lead on To battle.
cur South and North combined
Te death VIII ever follow
TIN the victory IL dcatipch.
Old grievances, long persisted.
tVen memory VIII csrilGw,
M IA lust cause commingi
Uniforms of gray aud blue.
Naught portrndR the nppoilaiion
on North South, East and West;
Trno hofris OF cur great Nation
1llrob as one within each breast
Strike for Columhia's honor,
'Cniist BudnCity ~ Spain
IN suhiectlng oar Union
To nl Europcs bold dadnin.
Anl immortal be The slogan.
AS SO sever tyfant's ohAlu,
''Kemember the Virglnlus
And our heroes OF the Mninc''
Ava Clay Bravo.
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LINES Isl rllE coINrRY.

Gideings. Tcxas.-Dcar Iiaphammer: Here
cemei 14-year-old boy who wishes to join
been leading the many rice letters for q
long time and though, at last would io,n
ani be Han, too, IL you would let MIC.
Of Giddiugs wish some OF the linps could
be With inc n few days; ! know we would
have nice time running RABBITS and climb
ing tfees.. would like to correspond with
some oil the liaps about my own age. With
love to all the ilaps ,lames W, llarrcii
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A HAP REUNION.

kosse. Texas, IIarhammcr: sup
posc you have MI forgotten me by this time.
| have not written TO your club in Ions
time, but as was reading the leiters tne
other day, / could not resist the temptation
of chatting with my unknown lriands Isn't
it strange TO say You arc chatting With your
unknown friendsa But nevertheless II IL true.
Chatting with friends whom YOU never have
secn or perhaps lever will SEQ IN this world.
dating with ili) friends scattered all over
the country; chlttirg WITH ni,nds thousands
Of miles away. Did yon ever think what a
large crowd OF friends thev would be sathci .
ed together II we could gather the 5000 mcn-
burs into one groni band? What beautiful
sight Il would be! How sunshine would
reign IN Houston. and above all, what y slori-
ously good time We all would havo aud what
room, 1t would give our old Ilappyhanmor
club!
Don't You think IT would be nice to have a
roEulaf Iappyhanmer reunion al Houston
ri some convenient time during vacation and
all meet together and have big timo?
think we could gF half of tho members to
come, at least and you see that Will bo 1000.
and why shouldn't we hive good time |,
What do you think about this. Mr., lihp2
Tell ne how you stand on the subject. Don I
you think II would be Il regular fair within
itself? Oh. l think II wo; ID I've grand meet.
ins a true Hap, Ernest Keeling
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sNow, Robbie said mamma. just before
company sat down 10 dinner. remember. you
must not ask for more pie"
Robbie didn't: but he 3nished his hrst piece
with much proinptnets. took iony breath
and addressed himself very audibiy to the
guest at his right: Amt that dandy pier
he naked. 49,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

Happyhammers are the young people
cad the Youths Department of The
IN Post. There are no fees or charges
lind connected witt, the club Boys
is who read The Post Hay be enrolled
he members by sending name, age and
the object Of all Happyhammers to
her happiness when and wherever pos
Hence tho club name and motto.
hub flower is the violet, the CLUB tree
4 oak, and the club pet Is the mocl.ing
hi being chosen by the members them
The favorite dog of the Happyham-
the Scotch collie, or shepherd.
club colors arc rose and gray. These
arc intended to be worn with or with
club button or pin. They are made
badge by pinning or sewing together
ices of narrow ribbon, one of rose pink
other OF light gray.
club button is made Of cclluloid. The
is white with the words Houston
r. II. Club thereon In violet color.
ub flower is engraved in the center
| Of violet color. The letter III" is in
kype on each side Of the violet. II
sent 10 any Happyhammer upon tho
| OF cents. In ordering button adj
tour letters to the Happyhammer, care
bst, Houston, Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

tnt of n Queen,

"a cat may look at a king" runs the feeble
old Yaw; cat may also look ~ 2 queen, and
ono OF the finest grimalklns alive does u
every day. lie is the property Of Victoria OF
England and Is tho most aristoeratic.looking
member Of the royal household and has
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
SIZE ENJOYS I,EADINO.

nayilla. Texas Dear IiLphammar Ny
only cNcusc fof appearing again so som ~
thai i Just couldn't keep away any Longer
/ Eayt just finisaed reading The iiaps letters
prl, must compliment your nice, swsst
ir,ier " every ono would take Your advice
tlefe would lpdccd he far more happy homes.
~, naxIIla friends Yes ysima :. GER
tsi,,IT do remember the SUNDAY evening W.
Went out boating together We had 4 very
Mn. time. indeed iiaps. do Wish you all
would sigu your true names instead Of nom
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
HAP TALKS.
the Haphnmmer Has 10 Say
to Our Iloys md Girls.

Happyhammcrs: One Of the members
rice letter. this week suggesting that
ID have big reunion at Houston some
lis year. That is an excellent idea, ana
phammer would Ike to see it carried
The lIars live IN all parts OF Texas
WOULD be impossible for many to come.
lllu no doubt get several hundred to-
and It would no doubt be grand
F. What do yu think of it?
States Stored away in one OF the
OF the Un!leu States treasury are
stones, isre perfumes. tewcleu
and other articles OF historic and in
value that have Leen collecting for
Among the most priced treasures OF
'cc,ion are bottle of gems and a vial
i'h almost priceless altar of roses.
on mas 1t that the jewels are also OF
feot value. They were presented to
Ut Martin Van Buren, by the imaum of
III lsSs. Many of the swords have
its set with gems, and commemorate
Military events
lawyer, only 16 years OF age, has been
attracting attention by his legal skill.
ne Is j. Oscar Beck; he lives in Har-
T. ana is completing his studies In
zee OF l. j. Mosher. The i6-year-olo
gained his hrss success in defending
man who was unjustly sued. Attor-
SIX pleaded the cause of his client SO
u'ly that he won his case, as well as
INC surprise and admiration of his
opie by his excellent work. Lawyer
70 no VIII never appear as attorney in
mat he can not conscicr.ioasly SUP.
,or student OF the Western university
ie'oh Conn. recently discovered the
hh indian workshop. which Is sup
us'e back many hundreds OF years.
IN was walking along tho aank Q.
when he noticed that part of the
" peen ioosebed by the rains and had
way. Ia tho hole SO left were found
90 OF an indian. Near the skeleton
'u'noe' OF pieces of fat quartz, OF the
was used by the snvages in making
aug Further search discovered some
a'snod arrowheads. broken Indian
other relics. Come OF the nipple.
.una Indicate that they had been
least zoo years.
'nes II Is hard 10 tsli what . i,a.s
., % ~ the occupation h. pursuns
ne. You would hardly expect tho
- ncemative TO become ca. ebrated
81 chemistry. Yet Professor Morris.
''' ehsmical department " Cornell
T'' was orcc fireman on the New
luai railway. After being advanced
,osiuon Of engineer Mr.. Morris de-
'nat nc mus; nave an cducntion
70 sasceSd ia slse, ~. -s?ci his
ana studied between Working hours
ihaliy entered Union ccilcsc. From
y learning he wac graduated With
ne made chemistry his specially and
~ . very Important and hvro.ablc
'Auisn inventor claims to have In
~ electrical apparatus by tho use Of
i''soa may sir in cark room sad
ssene in another part Of the town.
o. corners. intervening buildings !
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A little girl was yieIiipg her cousins In the
country for the FIRST time, and everything was
so strange to her tina, e could mol help
showing her ignorance Her cousins ned
10 be amused ~ her unfamiliarliy with tAings
that they knew 20 well. and this veNcd be-.
Tho next morning. at breakfast she saw
chance TO show them that she wns no, so W
nornnt. after nll There waR dish of hnucy
on the table, aud she said, wi,h an air OF seIt-
satisfactlon
IAN, | SEQ YOU keep bret"
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Inc. when they Joined. We will tell pcn,ah
and Fannie Joined In 1895 and Scttic Joined IN
1896 We think the iiaps' page is very IN,
,,srest'ng and We like to read IL Your true
maps. Boulah MrCalcb,
'~ Fannie Obaniun.
Ncttie Lowrcy
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II needs 40 Soil.

A new plant Of extraordinary beauty dis
covered In the IIImalayas, has recently been
cultivated. Placed on a shelf In moderately
warm room. tho dry bulb. without having
been planted. produces flower that unfoids
and blooms in midwintcr, This curious plant
belongs TO tho family Of the Gala lily. IT.
scIentifc name is sayromatum pedatum, and
,its bulbs arc round and Hat at the top,
The petal Ii OF rich, deep crimson, OK
tending from greenish yellow calyx. the
IuBer surface OF whose extremity shOxs Grim
son Z. OILS ON yellow ground. After bloom
ing the planted bulb hears long pointed
leaves on a spofird stem, while the implanted
one. soon perishee
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

IL Of the breed known ma blue Persian and
his coat Ia a lustrous, dclft-huod mass OF
beautiful long hnir.
No one who ever got on frifncly terms with
the queen has failed 70 noti' md pet Dick.
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wHEREels MRS. rRfMRosn,

Autot. Miss. Dear liaphainmcy: Joe Farm
or' think you had a very bad time tn your
has become OF Mistress Tfirisorys Shv has
not written to lis Stree Mir Hap cainr back
WOULD He vefy murh To hrar rom her.
i y !, =, ,hsnk ,sfe was such sweet lady think
all OF The tlRps liked her vcsy well i will
.iose, for this time saying goodbye to an OF
the iinrs and Mr. Hap. Carrie shrader.
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n .nlIiG ronr nlly.

Isir Foot Texas. Dear Hnphamfncr: Hers
! ccnsc To chat with thu Haps once more
! nave not written In long time. The last
nue wrote I lived III Bnstrcp county, but
1 itve now out IN the West Frio county, /
think This is n fiic country. II III Improving
very fast l am proud to Ind Gsa9 llaps hnni-
M rirs happiness throughout tho band /
thinN VT ought TO thank the editor for priu,4
ing so many nice letters, | will CLOSE, with
love to all tne Haps, oliver Sinimons
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Prescription no. cs5i. put up by Elmer
& Arend. sold by w. F. Schmidt. Houston.
Texas. viii relieve those afflicted With
rheumatism. Try bottle.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

Allen Crozicr.. iad,a
Minnie Simmons Observation-Disclosures pic 49,,
James w. Harrell .................at ;i.,nrs
CIV, Barren
Walter Peterson. Ccnteryilie ioNa
Belle Richardson. ,......,........si, uifalo
Eta Burton. + Troy
Harry Daum, -. sinnor
-Uenns Johnston ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS csi,io
~, SUSIE tolllns ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Portland
Olive Hardwickc, Naomi Still Clemmic
iltunch and Lizzie Morrow. s.,..... .Ovc,ton.
fiympton Wh!ttlcsey ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS short
New members this week s................ liz
Last week tosni. ,.....,..........,....., S.Sls
Number of Harpyhammers. ............. 6.ssI
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A sIrlpLE cATARRH CURE.

isvc spent renrly G'iy Yeas IN The
trenimeni ~ Catafrh. ana iinvc eIeclei
moro cures than any specialist IN the LIS
tnry az Medicine. As must sooa retire
from actiye life. ! VIII from this time On.
send tho intans Of trcltreni and 1n'o ~
rsed ~ my practice, FEE ana l'osspain
10 eva. reader 81 this Illlct who susierS
from this loathsome. dangerous AID dis
nusg,ue disease This " a sincere. offer
which anyone IS free 70 accept Address
PROFESSOR j, a. LAWItENGEi ia West
32l street New YORK.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

Mr.. ]. "A, LcScur, Atlanta's wcil-known
architect, says;
For years have suffered witt, Sciatic
Rheumatism and often iclt as il frag-
mcnt of bonbshell had passed through
my left hip. | could get absolutely no
relief, though many remedies were tried.
After taking :, few bottles OF S. $. S..
the disease grew less painful, and very
soon disappeared entirely
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

[suisn sn'snior claims to have In
r. ele''rirai apparatus by tho use Of
Nsoa may SIT in csrk room sad
seene in another part Of the Town.
q corners. intervening buildings
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

Tommy Tickictnm's Cure.
AMMO Lulu Aberkorn
Woke one day al dawn.
Turning mp her nose 10 seorn
when she had to yGwn;
But she yawncd so very wide
That her Jaw nhhlneed,
And poor Annie Lulu cried
AS her long face winged,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

Don't continue treatment which does harm than good
The only cure for Rheumatism purely vegetable a IN n
real blood remedy Take ;. 5. S. and be cured W. & W
Books Blood and Skin Diseases will be mailed @D Aw ~
ce to address, by Swift Specific Company Atlanta Georgia
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The
!. Right
Remedy.

particle OF potash mercury other minerals Half the hobbmg
rheumacs in the world made SO by mineral remedies
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

drugs IS like adding fuel 10 The 1ire-hcncc the in
creasing severity of the disease.
The right remedy for Rheumatism is a real blood
medicine-onc which is more than a tonic, promptly
reaching and curing deep-scatcd blood diseases.
Swift's Specific (S 5. So is the only known cure
for obstinate blood diseases, and is the only blood
remedy guaranteed bn'slp ssgetabk, containing not
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SOME SHORT LETTERS.

Number Of Harpyhnmmers.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-31
MONDAY. JANUARY 81, 1898.
Notes of tie Day

The week starts out with beautiful
Spanish hoodoo which goes a long way
toward showing the desperate straits
in which the Spaniards are placed. IL
must have taken The united wisdom
and inventive genius of Dupuy de
Hale. Eugene de LONE, Pie y Kohl
saat. and Blanco Y Havemeyer TO con-
coct The awful story that a torpedo
The size Of a hotel is right under the
battleship Maine, and only awaits the
touch Of a button ON - 20 60 90 OF
and lift our boat to the D.. vsns. When
our Spanish friends have got down
10 fairy stories like that b is time
for Uncle Sam to hay them across ms
knee and spank them. Torpedocs are
supposed by the Spanish government
i'm Madrid Ia have been planted all
about the harbor Of Havana. If Senior
Sagasta has anybody whom he can
trust. which is doubtful, he may sat
isfv himself that beyond a little wiz
ing on shore, which appears TO be con-
nected with submarine works some
where. and some old obsolete bombs
loaded with sand at the other end.
there is not even pretense Of actual
torpedo preparations. We are quite
aware that the plan Of most elabor-
ate torpedo defense system, supposed
TO have been constructed and ms allied,
is on file in the office Of the ministry of
marine at Madrid. The intelligence Of
ficers Of several friendly nations have
purchased the privilege Of inspecting
il. But it exists only on paper. Early
in his regime Weyler demanded means
to plant the bay with torpedOes. The
money was divided between the Can
tain General. the port admiral. and the
engineer in charge. If any uorpedoes
really had been sunk, the intelligence
office Of our navy would have known Of
it, or its responsible chief should be
court marIialed and cashiered. Certain
ly the British and German Intelligence
offices would know all about il. An
three do, and what they know is what
We have narrated. Elr. Dupuy de
Hale will have to make another and
better cali upon his vivid Imagination.
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