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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-02
NEW HAPPYHAMMERS.
SOME SHORT LETTERS.

a koasntryman of Courtney says she has
Sapy brother named Dewey.
u xs sn OF Rancho says her school has
rs'n new teacher n charge.
AVE. OF Pelican says she learns some
TIME she reads the Haps' page.
rsyIor OF Colony is added 10 the
-'t'shammers. He lives on farm.
I,s, un a Of Stratton has been added
" happyhammers. She is 10 years
bovsah q GiadIsh, Texas, Is enrolled as
'her' Nora Is very fond OF pie
=. s q Dodge Is farmers laugh
ne land Is very fertile around
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VALUE OF AN EDUCATION.

Belville. Texas.--Dear Haphammer I am
glad you are having n holiday which will give
you rest from your work and trust you are
enjoying It. We are having some good lec-
lures on school days. We should IN nowise
forget the benefits OF study Mental culture
may be the most costly or the most valuable
giFt OF parents to their children, just MS they
care for It after they get IT, Education should
never be stationary. II requires great DEAF
of imitation TO keep II from becoming shrunk-
en- and knotry. One Is compelled to 20 either
backward or forward. I have not known
wLat school days were since March but what
I have lost In mental exercise hope ! have
geined physically
I do wish dishes grew on bushes and never
would have to be washed. believe their
wash hing is an invention to keen girls from
doing things they like better. Mamma hardly
ever trusts me to cook meal. but for wash.
ing dishes there is no hesitation. no matter
how many fragments ! make OF them
The hunting season has begun aNl we car
hear the hounds and horn once In awhile. al.
though not many deer are to be found IN
this part of the country.
Henry r. Boyer, ] judge from the candy
you have destroyed that you must be sweet
sixteen.
Intemperance IL an III wind that blows no.
body any good. therefore say II IS n greater
evil than war remain. as ever. a true Hap
Hernia Parthenia Burns
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TIE GREATEST EVIL.

Nursery. Texas,--Dear Haphammer: Here |
come again TO have n chat with the Haps. I
can't remain Silent with the debate IN prog
ress. and all THE Hups expressing their views
Ernest Keeling! | too had some idea of going
to the war, but as ! am only IA years Of age
ard weigh just ~ pounds, I decided In oonsid =
Grafton of my smsllness that IL / dnnuod the
soldiers uniform ! would never find my way
out, 30 ! thought better Of il ana stayed at
home.
Mr.. Hap. sec some Of the Hans want "a
vote for their favorite hero In the late war, !
hope YOU will consent TO this, for 1t would be
quite Interesting.
win take the affirmative side OF the ques-
Il a greater evil TO mankind than war"
will endeavor to give you some OF my reasons
for so doing. young man 10 called TO fight
for his country's honor. He goes into battle
with some chance of escape. but u killed be
has an honorable burial, 10 honor 10 his
family. md leaves an influence for good be-
hind him. A soldiers family Is looked after
by soeIety. but who looks after the diunkard' g
family
Let us take look at the other side OF tho
question. A young man In the flower OF hts
manhood is enticed 10 take a drink He ac-
oepts. and what Is the result. lie goes on
and on. and sinks lower in the estimation OF
every one until he Is summed hy all. He will
finally die and leave his family Ia pow
erty and disgrace We should also remem-
ber that yearly thousands upon thousands o,
souls are hurried into eternity by that great
est OF all eyils-lntemperance. The drunkard
many promising young men are following in
his footsteps. the downward road to ruin
Your affirmative Hap,
Willie +. Carpenter
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Mamie Roberts and Eva Patterson.
IN LAvAcA AND GONZALES COUNTIES

Houston. Teyas--Dear Iiaphammer: ] have
not written to The Post for such long timo
that | am afraid you have forgotten me, all
though hope am not entirely forgotten, for.
while | neglected to write. | never neglected
reading the letters each Sunday. | wonder
what has become OF our Louisiana girl. | en-
joyed her letter so much; and. Eunice Rather,
you write such interesting letters; come again
sotr I was In Gonzales at the time of Mr..
Knox Green's burial-in fact he was n great
friend of my cousin who is also a school
teacher. ] was visiting her ut the time. She
Is very sad since his death. He was highly
houored at Gonzales.
Since ! last wrote ! have been visiting In
Gonzales. Sinner and Diworth and all over
LaYaca and Gonzales counties and certainly
enjoyed my visit. have so many relatives
all over those counties. and | was feeling
very bad and thought n change aud country
btec2es would help me and II surely did 7
vent horseback riding every afternoon and at
tended a picnic, where | had n delightful
tmo and promised to come back In December.
hope that can and again ride over those
beautiful hills. | think that Is the most love-
~ country ! was ever In. With bert wishes
10 The Post and all the Haps, am. as ever.
pausy Homes.
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A DIP IN THE WATER.

Corpus Christi Texas.-Dear Haphammer: I
Joined the club that hammers happiness .
short time ago. | have been off on d cruise
with my papa and mamma and some friends.
Papas yacht Is named the Ella. after mamma.
and we all had n jolly good time on 1t, We
cainped at Englesioe, was rowing with
another little boy. who was fishing when my
oar fell and ] went over backward, but We
happened to be In shallow water where |
could wade out. I was scared, though. My
little brother Earl got kicked in the face by
his pet donkey. We teasei him about kissing
a donkey His face is getting well now.
Here is riddle; what Is it? Everything
has IL and so has a needle.
In my next hope to tell you about the
great sham battle we are to have here this
~eel on the bay. Good bye.
Gnni
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Democratic Ticket.

Democratic Ticket.
Governor,
JOSEPH ID. SAVERS.
Lieutenant Governor,
J. N. DROWNING.
r. ". FINLEY.
Treasurer,
JOHN w. ROnBINS.
Land Commissioner,
GEORGE W. FINGER.
Attorney General,
THoS, S. SMITH.
Superintendent Public Instruction,
j, :. KENDALL.
Railroad Commissioner,
ALLISON MAYFiELD,
Associate Justice supreme Court.
TiloS. J, BROWN.
Judge Court Criminal Appeals.
NJ NJ, BROOKS,
Congressman,
4. II. BALL.
For Representative edth Legislature,
JOHN 4. BROWNE,
NORMAN q, KirTRELb.
For Judge Ahth judicial District,
w. IT, WILSON.
For Criminal District Attorney,
]. v, LEA,
For County Judge.
H. H. VAsMEk,
For County Attorney,
It, LEE SCHWANnER.
For District Clerk,
JOHN II. WILLIAMS.
For County Clcrk.
E, Y. puPREE
For sheriff.
ARCHIE Il. ANDERSON.
For Tax Collector,
GEORGE l., GLASS.
For Tax Assessoi.
ALBERT w MCKINNEY.
For County Treasurer.
JOHN FARMER,
For County Surveyor.
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THE EVILS OF WAR,

Runge. Texas--Dcar Haphaanmer. 1t will
afford me great pleasure IL you will enroll
me as a Happyhammer ! am n years
''yourg" Am very much interested 10 the
letters concerning intampcraree and war
thiak war 10 the greatest evilwill tell you
why ! think 80.
Men are rudely summoned from their
houles REGARDLESS OF the most tender relations
of life and the claims Of natural affections.
They are bidder TO exchange scenes Of en-
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,ers we're always welcomed TO our page and
,ooiea forward to with delight by ourselves
h hnn an the other HAIRS. Guy was Que 81 our
sfRhtest iiaps though most Of us oniy knew
MN through his letters to The Post
We would like TO correspond with some cf
;he Haps OF our age If they Will write first
NJ Win love TO all, we Will close Tor this time
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HEP FATHER WAS KILLED.

Catching, Miss.-Dear Haphammer; 1t is
with sad. sad heart | write TO the club. My
father WINS assasspated on the 9th Of this
month. He was dead by the time we got to
him. Oh. It was such sad fate for one so
man that killed him never spoke TO papa. but
killed him as soon MS he saw him. When we
got to papa the man threatened to shoot us
II we gave any chase. Oh, dear. Haps, you
don't know how sad il Is for one Of your loved
ones to be cut off from the family they loved
SO well by such a ruthless hand without any
warning at all Our home is sad home.
without any father to help u.s. But we Will
look to Christ, our Savior. He Will help us.
for in the Bible He says Il will be father
the fatherless" That Is comforting TO read
| know the Haps will sympathize with US IN
our sorrow. | will close as ! can hardly
write Will write more next time. Your true
Hap, Henrle'ta oHi"uS''
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Tommy, AGED S, had been sent TO nearby
s,ors 10 purahase pair Of ghcestrings for his
mother .How long do you want them :"
asked the clerk. ~ don't want TO borrow
'eri" replied Tommy; II want to buy 'em for
keeps"
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erected by the Happyhammer Club OF
houston, Texas. IN honor Of
their loved member,
GUY.

unen the club motto, ms that expressed
iii ir oi ms duty 70 his companions about
w as anything | know.
NV, nave any other suggestion or any
VII please the children better, / shall
~. Ilaa to have you make them, and
W., wo,, nave anything done until hear
u thanking you and the club. am,
Mrs. Laura Fagen.
"apnanmer has written Mrs Fagen
lAs lettering and arrangement suggested
sui the club. for he knows every mem
ui aSree to this. Should any Happy
ever chance to visit the town OF
efuz' IN California, he or she will no
VISIT Guys grave and drop a tear or
AoWer upon the stone that marks his
ns place
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II one house fly is little larger than his
fellows occasionally. he happens simply 10
be a giant.
small fly liz more annoying than a
big one - its movements are quicker and
more evasive.
The small fly. however. cuts Nth its
wings and tickles in a most exasperating
way.
There Is another ny, sometimes called
the cluster fly. which is r<sponslble for
the unbeautifui decoration OF windows in
the fall. This fly Is sometimes called the
housewives fly" II is subject to fungus
disease which causes II 10 die on the win
dow panes, surrounded by a whiiish efflo-
resence. II may comfort housewives whose
souls are narrowed By this habit TO know
that this flys name Is pollenIa rudls.
The periods OF development and life OF
the common house fly are short enough 10
soothe sven tina. victim OF fly and humorist.
the bald headed man, The egg hatches in
a third of day: from the Matching CT the
larvae 10 the first mott takes one day;
frbt TO second mott, one day; e,conl mott
TO pupation. three days; pupatlon to issu-
Ing OF adult. five days; total life round.
approximately. ten days fly lays aho;'
100 eggs As twelve or thirteen genera
lions OF flies develop In summer. the
enormous number OF FLEA which can be
hatehfd 10 apparent.
II was a very hot day, and little Helen hav-
ips noticed her. father looking, AZ the ther-
"When it's away un." he replied. "ths
werthsr 70 hot. and when IT'S away down us
sDci wstE he went 70 consult 70 !. asa.n
what had become Of IT, why" she replied,
II looked rat old Thermometer way down In re
telisr. SO II would det tooler."
The Delta independent., 1898-08-26

that Montrose county's commissioners
will act with them, and will thoroughly
Investigate the claims, and then. on b.
coming convinced that good will result,
60 to work to get water. The county
commissionerao OF this county are body
Of progressive men who act when the
interests Of the country are at stake,
and Delta people can urge sctioo on
their commissioners without any fear
that our people will hang back. Why
not do something without delays-Mont-
rose Enterprise.
Lake Como has been entered - 4
reservoir site by private parties, and the
lakes at the head Of Poughkeepsie gulch
are being Investigated - to the FEAST
bility Of their being ressrvoired.
The Delta independent., 1898-08-26
Bern SAsssI Act.

In the matter oe IN Investigation into
the claim that reservoired water from
lakes at the heed of the UncoppahSre
can he turned into that stream and made
available st . sessoo of the year when
most needed. the people of Delta should
urge their commissioners to cooperate
With thcse of this country in investiga.
ton. We sssure the people down there
The Delta independent., 1898-08-26

third OF the bset. taken BY weight, - .
little higher than 10 the other tvo- thirds.
The effect Of alkali upon the compost
ton Of the beet, - shown by the ordinary
fodder analyses. u an increase in the
percentage of the ash. and the crude
portion. and . decrease in tho percent
age OF nitrogen free extract. The effects
Of the slkali are greater upon the com
position OF the beet than upon that of
the leaves.
The percentage OF ash in the fresh
roots is about Ito per cent. and in the
fresh leaves 10 rather more than twice e
much.
The effect u alkali upon the per cent
age Of ash in the roots 10 to increase Il
by about per cent, reckoned OF the
dry matter.
The amount Of mineral matter removed
BY 4 crop os stock beets 10 from two to
three times - great ~ that removed by
q crop Of sugar beets The amount Of
mioeral matter removed by the leaves 10
about the same.
.nifas :" tne oeet' tsken oy sei&n'' No.
tof the treen oee', httie nieher IN 'ns
upper tnifo tnan IN eithef OF 'h~ tS"
o'nef 'so tnirue' OUT 'ne or! matter
ITO" ,ne .ni1o' OF oo''om '"''"' "
r'enes 10 ssn snan ei'ner Oh 'ne "'her
'so tn'r"s.
nave iAi'eo 70 nna any relation De-
tween 'ne per cen'sge OF sugar and the
per oentASe OK ssn' ana ALSO "e'S.en th~
PER sotASe q sugar ana tne cou'p'~'''
|" tns ssn.
Inc o"mpos'tson % toe sen " sne
osess s's0s 10 nave oeen snec'~' ny the
o'"esso' cesrse.e' o. 'ne s"e's @xp-rf
"eoted WIN. essnes oscause tn~rr vas
% great an soondsnoe OF aSs''A"'"' and
70 the plant acceptable mineral matter
pSUOent tU0N u vi ~ DOT 1uectesI vne
The Delta independent., 1898-08-26
Meas nssIh,

Hens will ''steal" their nests in sum-
mer and lind come secluded location
where the ground appears moist The
fact has prompted some farmers to
believe that = moist location should be
preferred for hens that are incubating.
The selection OF the nesting places by the
hen is not because the ground may be
damp. but because she desires = cool
location or TO get rid OF lice in the
poultry house. In winter the hen
preferrs q warm and dry nest. Expert
ments show that e-ttine hens should
hatch out .s many chicks from the eggs
when the nests are up on dry hay NOV
- when they arc located on the ground
The Delta independent., 1898-08-26

II is poor management to have the
cows yielding milk liberally while on
pasture. but when on hay in the winter
season to be mere strippers. Give them
warm stables. the right kind OF food and
water in abundance. and the income
from them .ill be greater than that in
summer. Milk them earlv in the morn
ing and feed them. that the interval NAV,
not be % long as to make them hungry
and restless. All this pays veil. indeed.
The Delta independent., 1898-08-26

Mrs.. Shute has a squasn whoee keep
ing qualities cxcced the widest dreams
os even the men ~ho write the s~edcs'a.
lusues. IL 10 nearly year old no~.
and Il - jUss ne sound a. when il ~as
the star attraction Of the Delta county
fair last Septcmb-r.
II vas 60 have gone with the Delta
county car on an exhibition tour through
the esst. but that pruj-ct was sbanciou-
ed. aud the big curcurbita came 10 the
collection of state Horticultural suciety
In the capitol. These u he's stood on .
marble sisb ever eince. Il weighed 20
pounds when nrrt beoWght In. and has
lu~t little a its ~eight.-Thenvss Repub-
lican.
The Delta independent., 1898-08-26
eroa Ae klosdike.

Tbo todloWing letter was WHltton u
this paper by Mr.. John Brice while a
Dawson City. Mr.. Brice has sine.
returned from there. beating the lette,
hero. The letter is interesting il it il
old. and We give it to our readers:-
To he Editor of Ths Independent.
Dawson. n. W. T.. April q. ls9s.-l
viii give you brief description OF thil
country and the mines. Every thing is
booming and every thing 10 scarcer thar
gold. Wages are $500 = day. and mer
very scarce. There are lots Of men but
they won't work. There is plenty oi
provisions for every body. There is sil
restaurants in Dawson and meals $3.50
nails are scarce and are 600 per pound
butter and milk are scarce and outtei
sells at $1,000 per pound. Saloons must
pay 100000 year license. gambling
and dance houses will be closed the frs,
Of May aud all SALOONS At twelve o'clock.
Two thirds OF the people now in Dawson
are going to the American side in June
We have spent the entire winter il
American territory. lived in = tent and
travelled COO miles on the Yukon. We
spent Christmas north OF the Arctic
circle.
We had about 4 feet Of snow here and
it is impossible to travel without suow.
shus-s.
The Canadian Laws are 20 strict that
most ~ the pruep-c,ors are leaving
Tie U. s. side is the coming country; ~
have Gay placer claims and ten business
lots III. Alaska and Eagle City.
4 rsch discovery hss been made OF
Forty Mite Creek. t~o men have drifte<
out tjU!OUo this winter. Every bod,
has n,o.s~y here. there 10 no currency il
circulation, all change is made With
gold dust. There Was = man came II
fro,u the out side this winter with tws
dozen cans of frcsh oysters. he cold then
Tor eA ~ p-rcsn.
There 10 going to be about el4OO! !oO(
taken out of thus country this spring
haven't received any mail eince
lett Delta. but l expect some in July or
the iox.a.
A. II. Crampton and expect to CONF
out this summer and return before the
river clos~s.
The days are getting long. about u
hour. q day light Most OF the snow ID
gone aud mines will commence to ~ort
their dumps in two weeks. Only abou,
~ people have come in from the out
side this winter.
A man brought in a news paper this
spring. rented hall and charged e25C
admission TO hear him rerd it. since
that pspess have been brought in fo'
sale aud soid like hot cakes at 600 per
copy.
small boys are busy panning the saw
dust that b swept out Of the salooos
and make - high ~ 1900 per day.
Dogs are scarce. q good dog is worth
e40ooo
Beef 10 sellirs forSl.5o per pound,
mou-- and caribou el25 per pound.
chewing tobacco esW per pound.
Gamoling is at high pitch. thousands
Of dollars change hands every day over
the gaming tables-
DAwson b Q email town yet there 10
not as many houses - in Delta.
Every body thss came in last fall has
good claims 10 here. but every thing is
located for miles around Klondike.
Moot Of the new comers will go direct to
American territory.
JoHN BRicH-
Assan 1hAuAA AeA
The Delta independent., 1898-08-26

II. r Mather is over from Denver for
. few weeks visit With HE parents and
brother. Harry will take . trip to the
Grand mesa lake.. He will remain
until after the fair next month.
The Delta independent., 1898-08-26

George c. Chstwin. of Telluride. has
fled suis sGainst the Telluride Journal
Tor e12.50 for libel. in = matter os HE
trial fos topersonatine an ofscer. he
being acquitted.
The Delta independent., 1898-08-26
Ss9as Osst la1sstsy.

A recent bulletin Issued from the
State Agricultural college at Fort
Collins gives the following summary OF
results OF experiments in the cultivation
Of sugar beets:
TIE object of this bulletin 10 TO present
the results Of ny study of the eject Of
sIkali upon the composition of the sugar
best snd to contribute TO our knowIedge
of the chemistry Of this plant
The best seed vii! generate freely in
soil containing - much - 0.l0 per cent.
Of sooic carbonate, but the young plants
are attacked by - much 0.06 per cent.
and it 10 doubtful II any of them csu
survive when there 10 - much - 0.l0
Per cent. Of this salt sslt present in the
soil.
Sodic sulphste Affects the termination
TO much los degree, even when II 10
equal 10 O.sO per cent Of the air-drisd
soil. but Il 10 injurious when present in
larger quantities. When both salts. sodic
carbooste and sodic sulphate. are present
IN equal quantities. the action oe the
carbonate. or black alksli. 10 only slightly.
OF not At all. mitigated.
Msgnssic sulphstc rstards. but dos
not prevent, germinstioe when prescott
in Quantities equal 10 per cent u the
sir dried soil.
sodic salts hasten germinatioo BY from
l6 TO - hours-
The eject oe the alksli. present in our
soil, upou the sugar content Il the beet
10. of itsslf. not detrinsntsl The
msiusicg. OF ripening. q the crop cor
s.spoods 10 m incrssss u fro0 2 70 306
pse csat q ssgas 10 the bsss. ssd about
ose-third os the tusal yield oe sugar.
Beets may remain unhsrvested. uodes
favorable conditions. without los Of
sugar OF weight of crop. In our csse
there vas .light gain between October
9. 1897 and January 9. 1873.
Tho difference In the average per. cent
age of sugar In the thirds OF beets. taken
by weight and numbering from the top.
10 less than 90 pes cest. in favor Of the
second and third thirds. while the Ell
ci.nt of purity 10 quite the same for the
respective thir,is.
The Dercentage Of sugar In the crowns
is about per cent less than the rest os
the bsss. and the CO efficient of purity 10
but little lower than that of the beet
Simple freezing do-s not affect the
quality Of the beet. The sugar 10 not
changed thereby. but the distribution of
The Delta independent., 1898-08-26

G. c. Compton. special freight aeent
os the ID. 4 r. CRY. was in town on
business this week.
New-York tribune., 1898-11-05

and multitudes go out Of employment. Those
who run at all are able TO reduce wages be
cause multitudes are begging for work. ana
many are forced TO reduce In order TO run at all
The simplest possible reasoning may fail TO
convince If every step of it Is not driven nome
by personal experience and suffering. But when
Il Is. the voter takes alarm as well as the capl-
talist 4 million or more In this one State nave
taken alarm already. knowing that votes Tor
free silver may bring on instantly any degree OF
prostra;ol. For everything depends upon the
certainty that the money in use will be souhd
and honest-the safety of all loans the profits OF
all capital and the wages Of every man who pre-
fers a gold dollar to 50-ccnt dollar There IS
no part of the entire Industrial and commcrcial
system which fear Of unsound money may not
shake without warning or delay and without a
possibility of repairing the error. Should this
great State the financial centre Of the Nation,
vote for free-sver candidates. no one can then
do anything to arrest the alarm resulting nor
tell how far IT may 90 in depressing business
and wages before confidence can be restored
The only way TO prevent that peril is TO vote
down such candidates and the party which with
shameless dishonesty nominates them on
dumb platform