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+ M l. Il s.. L. m
rows grounds runs a raocway. two yards
wide and ns many deep. walled with stone.
along which PUSHES n stream of water two or
thren feet deep, the propeliing power OF n
min quarter ar a mile away. Beyond tho
raceway ~ tho public park. To accomino-
unto hts family the colonel constructed u
rolling bridge. or gang plank. which may ha
showed across the raceway and withdrawn at
pleasure. being so light Tint child can oper-
ate " When allowed across, the farther end
Of this bridge rohts securely OH tho opposite
bank Thus a stroll IN the park mny be had
without the labor OF Walking roundabout
through the streets.
But soon after tho thing WINS completed Ii
WIS often found showed across the chusm
when none OF tho family had used It, thus nf-
irulng entrance 10 trnnips and trespahacrs,
who were not slow 10 take advantage OF Il
How II wns done and by whom was ii mys-
tory. But az length the rogue was caught
in tho very act; n large Newfoundland dog,
operation until he could do It as well ns a
man. With his nose he would push e. till ii
struck y post designed to stop II, whnn he
would frot across and take an airing In tho
park; but upon returning would not draw tho
bridge back into position.
To defeat this IntermeddIng OF the dog tho
gang plank was arranged with a small hook
and stnplo To keep IL In place. But few
days study mndo 1t plain to him aud hc be-
gan to unbook II. roll it ncroAs and take his
strolls IN the park again. leaving II open on
his return, aB before.
But finally Colonel Harrow took tho right
course with tho intelligent animal; lie set at
tenching him to draw the bridge on returning.
In month the thing was accomplished. and
now the dog III M gcalouH for thu security VI
the grounds aA IL the owner himself.
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hammer hard, and let us make the weikn
rins with the giad chorus OF our merry din.
Joe Farmer
FROM our PRAIRIE FAIRY.

Houston. rexss.--It is not for lack OF intcr-
est In the club. that my name has not ap.
peared In X lately. Every Sunday when The
, family "our Boys and Girls page is passed
to me with the remark. THAT is what you
want" And II Is always read With SO much
every week letter that would All entirely
too much cc--precious space. where should
appear the full letters of the dear little Haps
who have worked SO hard. stealing an hour
from play to write But occasionally must
speak. and ! feel very thankful to the cd
itors for their gracious courtesy IN allowing
my rather long talks, which have always
boiled down. place on the chiidren's
page.
Perhaps the voters for corn will be pleased
to know two new uses for the most useful
product" One is to make an immense pie
ture for the great Parts. France, exposition
a ears and grains Tho other the use Of
the pith from the stalks to fill the outer space
in United States battlcships.
Thomas Taylor your letters show u keen
sense OF wit, and as born wit must be happy
AS witches were not permitted to i've hun
drcds of years ago. and the last remnant was
stamped out by the Puritana. II Is quito
right that the latter end century fairy. Ia
competing with her sister on the bicycle,
should take UP the broom ms an implement
that no other can supercedc for utility or de-
Tense, even where they arc so unfortunate
as to be unable to secure those OF Carl.
Grace Tcmby, won't you writo again. and
tell US about your trip 10 and your school
IN yenVcrEs .Can All inc cniluren VINO wish |
to 20 to school secure seatsg. Also look IN
Godey's Magazine for January, 1895, and see
your picture on page IS. "A study" won-
derod for some days who II looked like that
know, then was answered Grace Tcmby,'
by gentleman to whom referred It
In locking UP the old limo iIaps,. Cecil Stn- |
ley wrote y good and original letters about
four years ago and must nov have many In |
toicsting things 10 toll MS. Please don't for
get Us entirely, Cecil, though you are now Il 4
years 'yonng." at least and almost a young
lady E -2
must refer to the albatross aud ask some |
of the children 10 tell me where TO md the
Auckland islands, where those WONDERFUL, fat |
orr asns are left to keep house by themselves
while their parents so of on tour Of tho /
world. If You don't know Just where to put |
ldpk at the aniipodes. j read the clipping
several times, then pasted II IN my bird
scrap book" with other bird lore secured dur
ing that instructive bird contest. With UNI
written pages of good wishes for all the baud
OF HGppyhammers, ] am as ever yours.
= A rotr Nil |
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a cALL 70 THE HAppYHAMMERs

Rutherford. TenE.-pear Haphammer; VIII
you let big 20-year-od Tennessean help
you hammer little happiness today? I'm
but little boy, too. but being little older
perhaps than some OF you. maybe ! can maui
more happiness AT least Ill venture that
ton. the home OF our happIness blacksmith,
shop Ny father used to I've near Houston
when Ii was but little town. before II had
a railroad. lie went down the Mississippi
river on a steamer to New Orleans, then
across tho Cuff OF Mexico 10 Galveston, then
lin Buffalo bayou to Houston. which was q
little village or course that was q long long
time ago. aud Houston has now changed 10
thriving little city. left Houston three
Years ago. 30 you see am a sort Of Texan
inyself and feel an interest IN every Happy
hammer | wish some of the larger ones
and smaller ones, too--who see this would
jcin us and hammer with all their might 70
make this the brightest, the hapDiest. the
most Interesting corner In The Post. We can
do H. Who will heIp2 Let US take pains 70
write our very best. tell the funniest. the
happicst the most Interesting things We eau.
TO everybody who win join In this, here my
hand Let's put this down In our revised list
OF good resolutions for the new year. Cut OH
this letter and keep i az pledge and 70
page the best one in The Post IN the year
1898 we can do II II we win only try. What
II h, that the hands and the brains Of 900
h,,sy little heads can not do? am going 70
watch for an improvement IN this DEPART
ment / am going 10 expect an effort from
you am going 70 come pretty often my
self I'li get 10 do most Of the talking II you
dont watch out. Let us hear from some Of
the longtime members OF our band. Netttel
seoieId. Nicholas Bclden. Dora Cordell Corr
nelius Combs Ssllie Wilson and host Of
ether admired Hammers. coma often ana
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~f--s-7-i s1Al--i1Ts' s-sal--s-s-H
FIRE HORSES.
The Quickest Ones in the World
Arc In Kansas city.

The Quickest Ones In the World
Are In Kansas CITY.
r. 8. Dcllenbnugh writes of "Thc Quick
Horse" In February SC. Nicholas his article
telling OF the training OF horses for the aro
department, MIR. Dellenbaligh says:
The quiehcst horeeg Ia the world were nj
one time IN Kansas city at the headquarters
OF It's fire department, directly under the Of
fec Of the chief, MIR. George q, Hale. To
Mr.. Hale's genius, more than to any other
factor, the quick horse owed hig first develop
ment; for Mr., Hale is the inventor Of the
earliest swinging harness~T which made tho
quick horse possible. When Mr.. Henry M.
Stnnicy and his wife were IN thia country
they witnessed an exhibition drill Of the Kan
aas City 1rc department. Tho drill 80 inn
pressed tho visitors that an account OF IL was
published III n London Journal aud this Eng
iish article brought an Invitation 10 Mr.. Hale
10 visit England as the representative OF the
American fire acryice az the International
fire tournament.
Mr. Halls and picked corps went 10 Eng
land. taking with them the remarkably quick
horses jog aud DAN and they became
world famous. As the quickest harnessing
time OF tho London fire brigade is one miD-
ute, seventeen and one.half seconds, and tho
Kansas City horses wero harneased In ono
md tbrec-qunTteT seconds, and were out Of
the engine house IN less than eight seconds.
there could DO no competition. In Kansas
city four fne bays were hnrnaSsed 70 tho
hook ana ihnuer truck Utmost ~ quichly "a
even Joe and Dan could Jump into their har-
nasscs. 1t Was a pretty sight 70 see these
four well kept horses hprlng TO their places
at the stroke Of the gong. aud IN two or thrce
seconds stand ready TO run with the appnr-
atls. Joe was killed by an.. accident; but
Dan, with II new mate, ~ still In service, and
as quick as ever.
Tlo record for quickest time from the en-
gine house to the throwing Of water ON the
Are Is held byfn Kansas City company. In
this instance the horses wore harnesHed. .
run OF a.ie4 feet IN little lees thar half q
mile was made, and water thrown from ths
hose In the wonderfully brief time Of one
minute thirty-onc and one-hnif seconds.
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THIRTY MILES FOIt An ACORN.
The Industry ~ Mexican bird in
3lnrIur In grnlinlnnH.

The Industry ~ Mexican bird In
storing III pr0sisf0ns.
Fred A. Ober contributes an article to Jun
uary st, Nicholas entitled. "a Birds Store
house: or the CARPENTER Bird." Mr., Ober tells
OF the California woodpccker that borca holes
In trees and then fills them up With acorns
lie adds:
Down In Mexico there ilyos q similar wood
pecker. which stores It's nuts and ar0rna In
the hollow stalks OF tho yficGan and magueyB.
These hollow stalks are separated by Joints
into several cavities, and the sagacloug bird
has somehow found this out. and bores u hole
al the upper end OF eaeh Joint and another
at the lower, through which 70 extract the
acorns when wanted. Then II fiIla up the
stalks soiidly, and leaves liz stores there untii
needed, safe from the depredatioDa OF any
other thievIsh bird or r-footsd animal
The fret place In which this curioun habit
was observed was on d hiiI IN the midst Of =
desert The hill was covered with yuocaH
and magueyB, but the neareHt onk trees werp
these industrious birds hid to mako Hight
OF sixty miles for each acorn slowed thus IN
the stalks.
An observer OF birds remarks There are
several strange features 10 be noticed IN these
facts, the proyident instinct that prompts this
bird TO lay by stores Of provisions for the
winter the great distance traperfed 70 eoiiect
a kind Of food so unusual Tor its race; ana
Its seeking. in a place so remote from ~
natural abode, sfofehouse SO rtnarkable.''
Can Instinct alone teach, or have expert
ence and reason taught these birds that, far.
better than the bark OF trees or cresiecs in
rocks, or any other hiding place. are these
hidden cavities they make fnr themselves
within the hollow stems rf distant piantay
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II they are torn from their place whore they
have taken root, now growth win spring

There Is another pretty houseEold Of
polypes, or poiypidom. MS the united family Is
called. II is q pretty good name for these
poIypcs, isn't itg They Hive over their shous
nothing but their own skeletons. which they
have ovorgrown' They are now blooming
away on top. much alive. md Tor all the
world Ike q bed of sea~asters. tho babies Ike
buds, which afterwards open, and stretch Wide
their Ringers or prtala TO take In food ana
water and materials for their skeletons. They
never stop milking these, or We should not
have any more coral Islands.
Another pretty little sea-mothor like n
besl-shaped blossom with baby. bells attached.
II so small smaller than the fivo-hundrodth
part of an Inch that YOU would need n glass
to get acquainted with her. Around the rim
OF the bells Is fringe of hairs that ontch n
family dinner when II sails by. or keeps the
water In circulation. Thor long ceiling stems
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.'I'lle Wreck"

f .
Give me another glass, then I'll staggcr on
my way;
Why do tramp? Sir, what use have TO
stay9
No kith or kin have ! on this sad Garth,
No vacant chair awaiting me- beside a bIaz-
Ing hearth
Once n tender heart wouli have glddaened
at sight OF me.
But that bosom now is resting from care
and sorrow free.
Once bright-eyed boy. With rosy cheeks
and shining Eair
Would greet my eunting bat he lies beside
his mothEtS f1ierc
In that little churchyard, WHARF, all my dear
ones sleep.
Sir. hate 10 think OF this; It mulses my
old eyes weep.
All. you don't. know tho sorrow 'hat lies
In this old breast
Since that day they laid bcr down IN peace 4
full, quiet rest;
She died OF broken heart--they say. she
whispered my name,
Then gathered our boy 10 her bosom and
sank from care and pain.
They led me to Tho beds.ie, cir; my brain
was almost madl
bent and Kissed her face that even in
death looked sad;
Then | knew how had wronged her, how
my VOWS had been a lie.
Then foyer came Ger me, and they
thought I'd die;
While life fought with pain ana death, fc-
vcrcd fancy rachsd by brain,
and thought I'd KILLED my darling, and
upon my hands tho stain
or young life, pure aud holy, while my
hey stood by and begged me
no spare his mothers life. Then the de-
lirum cleared nway. and could nee
had been dreaming; thcn j called my
bcy's name.
And those who sat beside me loked upon
my wasted frame.
And tear rose to their eyes. but none
spoke a word.
Then II was knew the worst blight Ger
took the bud,
That the vine had died. But, sir, fate made
me live.
Ere long | Was strong again, and 10 thos~
graves give
Al my time until flowers bloomed above
them:
And turned to whore? ] do not know
Nor do yet, stranger; must try ana
wear
This old life out, and meet my dear ones
above,
Where God may forgive my Gin. hh. low
As he finished his story and raised the glass
to his head
The poor .'wreeky fell prone upon the floor
IT. Marion punasan. N. p.
Rogers, Texas.
II is a pretty general belief in China that
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KNEW THE PRICE poYs.

Colmesneil Texas.--Dear Haphammer. VIII
you admit new member into your cheerful
band for n little while this gloomy, rainy
afternoon? | have-only written once before.
and feel almost a stranger yet; when wrote
before Mistress Primrose was presiding over
the band, so suppose In, perfect stranger
to Mr.. Haphnmmer and ! hope he viii give
me welcome. Our school opened Monday,
with Mrs. j. Il. Ford as teacher, and I'm sure
] shall love her very much. My deskmate
is Pearl Jackson. l suppose some of you will
recognize her as member OF our band
noticed In Mr.. Hap's tnlk last SUNDAY
where he called for the Price boys. ! wish
they would respond. ! know them we'll. and
would like much to SEQ lcttor from
them. Their mother and my sister are great
where she Is now.
would like to correspond with some OF
the Haps about by own age which is 10 years.
Your friend, Florrie Mcdonald.
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A GARDNER HAP.

Gardner, Texas-Dear Haphammer: Hero
come to chat IA while. VIII you let me In !?
Please do, MS an, so cold this morning, /
am alone this morning. All the other children
have gone TO school. ! was half sick and did
not 30. have been going to school all the
fall and winter. Ny teachers name is Mr..
IIilyer. He Is, so kind and good to us, He
boards here, but he WAS absent last night
/ have some of the best schoolmates In the
world l think. Each one is so kind to the
rest What has become of all the older Haps?
Guy Fagen please send me some Of those
California flower seeds, and II there is any
thing can do for you in return will do IL
Mary Todd. If you see this letter, which
hope you will, i want you to write too. ! sec
the Haps are telling when they Joined Well.
have been q member OF this happy band
about two years. What has become Of our
California poet2 Write again, Willie. be-
lieye that is your name | wish you all, each
and every one, long and true life of sue
cess and happiness. A true Hap,
Katie Waddle.
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wants to correspond with some d Tho y,.n.
Wiiiie McCready OF Doucette bcrop,s. a.,
~ Sn,, .ne Haps this week. He likes to read the
sa annie Curmeal Of Gardner is eoinr "a
Hillyer. Mr. - ~
Charies Bumpuss is a I2-year -old boy who
at Scale. 'o''s' az iHes
Cora A. Vest Of Dawson says she likes to
r ,a sne Happyhammer letters Cora Is a
Wilder VIM is farmer boy who lives two
mics from the little town OF MARQUEE. He
Is a Happyhammer
ANA lnger OF Waxahache is a 9-year- old
member who promises to help the club ham
mer happiness from this time forward.
., =; Rusk Payne Of Pennington says he is
msins 20 get several boys and girls at his
school TO join the Happyhammer club.
Rene Hudgins of Hungerford says her nan,
mas four Jersey cows, and that they make
day. 1890 S" 81
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THREE NEW HAPs.

Sandy. Blapco County, Texas. = Dear Hap
hammer; | am not going to school this wins
ter, but ] lave my books. Ny fayorlte
studies are reading and spelling, Ny papa
takes The Post. l am IL years old We
have three dogs they are shepherds. have
a nice pony; he is nearly 2 years old. /
have commenced reading the Haps' letters,
kind enough to enroll my name. and also my
brother Joe, who is . years old. and my
sister Annie. who is years old. They both
wish to be enrolled with me as Haps, and
wa enclose Is cents for three buttons for us.
I hope the Haps bad pleasant Christmas
and happy New Year.
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JOINED IN 1899.

Burton. Texas Dear Haphammer: As
see so many inquring for me, ! thought i
would write and show you all have not for
gotten you. Haps. Joined the club while
Mrs Julia Trnitt Bishop was mistress over
our page | think II WAS In 1893 Joined the
cInb and have certainly tried to be true
Hap.
Cousin Kate Hillendahl / said tho same
sreech You said, entitled "Annie's and VIII
lies Prayer ! certainly think II is pretty
ana sad / said it at school the Friday after
New Year. PaIlic dear. my chum is not with
me this time, but I'll bring her next time IL
/ can do hope you all had nice time
Christmas. for ! certainly did, Hnps. went
TO nice party on the 18th and had nice
time We played some aud danced some.
Guy Fagcp, do believe you have forgotten
all of us for we have not heard from you in
n long time. Carl Stephenson. Ella Maban
anil Charlie Lightfoot, also Mrs, Humphrey.
| would be pleased to hear from you all again.
Some Hap living in New York II think ex-
pIdssed desire to correspond with me- /
misplaced the paper with the address In 1t,
bit Ct course am willing 10 correspond with
her Write to me and III answer your let
ter Haps isn't Lottie Adams q sweet cousin?
/ do certainly have Some OF the sweetest let
ters from her ! ever had from any one. but
had one OF the sweetest letters ! ever read
from dear Pallie not long ago. Love to all
the Haps and Mr.. Hap. | am your friend,
true and kind; hope and trust that you are
mine Doilie stroud
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.IIvE IN UNSATISFACTORY

Wickersham, wash.---Dear Haphammer: Ny
papa takes The Post and read the Haps
letters. / wish TO join your club. am a
little girl years old. l was born hero
on our farm. but papa and mamma were
raised in San Saba county, Texas have
three brothers and one sister. We all like
TO live here very much We have hyc
schools. Papa says he loves dear old Texas.
All our relations live in that State except;
one uncle and one aunt. We were very much
interested in the dog contest and glad TO sec
the shepherd win. We have me snspncr i
Lucky Baldwin's ranch, In Los Angeles coun.
an an ~ 7 frankie Doran.
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A REuNIoN WANTED.

Burton. Texas Dear Hapiia;nmer As TO-
day ic Saturday and have no lesson 10
study. | will try to write you a short letter
to let you know have not forgotten you We
ara having some bad weather now, but then
IL Gcesn't keep us from school am glad 10
see some of the Burton ehilGrcn's names on
our PAGE and hope they VII. visit us again
soon. Guy Fagen, certainly believe you
have forgotten us altogether, but hope you
haven't for do enjoy your letters so much.
Cousin Carl, we would like tc hear from you
agsiii. ] do wish we rould have "A reunion
and all OF us Haps meet. Wouldn't that be
nice? With love TO Mr. Hap and all the
Hals, am your true Hap
Albert Stroud
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WIZ EXCHANGE SONGS.

brownsville, Texas Dear Haphammer; I
want 10 thank YOU for the nice little badg,
You sent me. which think + s very s h,'e avs
.sas 80 vo,,ld like the words 70 some songs
LEA can ss send her the words Of Just Ten Them
That You saw Me- IN exchange for Sweet
Antoinette have aiso Eooa mann o VIII
n a so1 ~ IN III Hans viii send he words Of
s sshe rs.s, yTeddiuz, .Fallen by the Way,
side Don't Want @ Play r. i e sxs nam
and kiss and Lets MAZE . ". !" rsnnrh cf
iS s Never Aions and .Psskass Il, q
old Letters wish Nicholas heid .ss.e wSu'
vrite oftener. he writes such nice 'e''s's'
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SIZE IoINED IN "a

Bellvile, Texas Dear Haphammer: My
first letter to the children's page was written
few months before l was . years old, in the
year 1894. We had no particular name, no
motto, flower, button, tree bird, dog or colors
to be distinguished by. We still have a club
song to vote on before we are ready to storm
the people of Houston. We have grown into
wonderfully large band OF boys and girls.
which only emphasizes the grandeur of our
Houston Post. And the pleasure the chill
dren find in reading and writing through it's
columns We feel tie OF love which will
bind the days of our childhood TO the Houston
Post forever. A true Hap.
Hernia Parthenia Burns.
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Fon THE TIELD MnMoRIAL.
\ Design for the school Childrcn's
Tribute.
Kansas city stal

Tribute.
Kansas City Star
This is the first design submitted for n
monument In memory of Eugene Field to be
erected by the school children of Missouri,
The plan, as conceived by j. West Goodwin
of the sedalin Bazoc about year ago. is to
have the school children OF the State con
tribute the amount necessary to erect tile
memorial, which viii be placed on tho campus
in front Of the State university mt Columbia
This design was sent to Mir. Goodwin a
week ago by HOFFMAN & Prochazka of New
York. The estimated cost is $500. This hase
Will be of rough Missouri granite, 6x7 feet
and the shaft win be polished granite. Thu
figure OF The pChiidrens Poet. sitting In n
Grecan chair. will be cast In bronze
The first contribution towards the monu-
ment was made by the school children last
November. The amount given was about $500
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FROM nKIA1lnAIA

Seward, o. T.-Dear Haphammer: have
thought l would write to the Hap page again
~ mas been bad weather up here but 1t is
verJ nice today. suppose YOU all had a
NICE time Christmas and New Year. Joined
the Happyhammer club in 1897. would like
lor some of the Haps to tell me the history
OF the magnolia tree and how far north II can
DE grown. close with love to ALL
..e... Lizzie Srhnfrnmnf =
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COINED FouR WEARS AGO.

j, haywood. Texas-Dear Hnrhummer. have
have decided to take little chat with tae
hars AS see you asked us to tell the year
We Joined, will say joined the Haps In the
In the numerous contests aud have cnjoyed
rvae ing the letters very much. II Is very
RAINY and bad here now. I go to school when
!, = not too rainy. ! have three miles TO so
md 60 horseback we have new srhoul
ho,ise. IT is in Haywood We moved into 1t
Two Two weeks ago. have not decided which was
tl% greatest historical man before the year
women are smarter now than they were be-
teic 100. l will close with love 70 Mr. Hap
manner and the Haps. remain true Hap,
Clara Welch,