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take tho pledge 10 do all In my power 70
make IL better \ have been going 10 school
and like my teacher, Professor Noble weaver.
very much. Ny favorite study Is Texas nis~
tory, for think We should try 70 learn ell
about the Lone star state and should know
who did the most toward gaining our indie
rendencc. Yes, Albert stroud. agree witu
YOU that II would certainly b. very nice TOT
ali the Baps to meet. | think 1t would AFFORD
this greatest pleasure TO every one OF our
about this, liapss This Is my nrst LETTER
since Mr. iiar's return. Mr.. Hap. ! think
you should tell us how YOU enjoyed your
trip. Dear Mistress Primrose. please write
us letter. and do not forget us, Tor we have
not forgotten the Kind words spoken by YOU
Nlnon Adsir OF Salt Lake cay. utahs l
hone YOU have not dismissed us from your
mind entirely Miss Ninon. also think
that our poet. Mir WIN ]. stack, has hot.
gotten us Aud whore IS Miss Ethel Maggle
irwisg renrl Hooper of Dickson. ienn.. II
may he possible that VIC nre relatives. Papa
SAWS he has some relatives IN Tennessee that
ho has not heard from in some ttmo, would
like 10 correspond with YOU, " YOU do not
object nollio stroud, allow me to compll'
mept your nfco letters. Mr. JACK ~, How
ard, Your description OF Houston was very
nice, and think this pare would he muct
better II all the letters Mere as nice as yours
Please write ngains soon, MIS- huster ahnstcr
your nice letters are missed lately, Thoma'
Taylor YOU ara antone our very best writrrs
Miss Lula 4. Ware of gana, Texas, 4 yot
chance 10 sec thia, rlease answer my letter
Nv sister. Dora Hooper, sec ~. Wishes y
become u member OF this hapry band; Many
fond wishes to all WIN wear tho clnh hutton
and great success 20 Tho Post J am true
Hap. Aliec Hooper
=. ST. want to correspond With some q
the iiaps. boy or girl. near MY own age
which Is sweet sixteen. AsWsh.
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noNKry FOR A PET.

Montell. Uyalde County, Texas.--peaI nap
hammer: Here / come knocking, Won't some
one listen while cha,' am litsie eir,, ,,n ~
Sshi s,,s ,,vo little brothers and little SD
y, ~ yon nnrs than myself we have donk cS
IND he is 10 years old We love him 50 muum
He has no, ps' =, me when she left 10 live IN
lady e worr my We comb and brush him WINE VIII
New or his breakfast His name y Timo t w
aid have dear little cats ss tna Nc se moved
the organ e home some bad boys killed them;
T. cur g new s nn they cruel s1w
this in The Post true hap s,sie stark.
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Notice of Registration

cnico nf Rceist,ar OF Iiarrin county at the
court house,
The office OF the registrar Tor the rcgistra-
ton 81 The loghliy qualified voters of tho
( city VI Houston tu- Tho general election TO
be hold on the 4th az April iSas, viii be opan,
according 10 law, On Tuesday, tho LIST day
o! March. 1895. ut s O'clock a. M, and 1t
viii continue 10 be open ior the registration
Of Che legally qualified voters for twenty
contueuiiyo days. Sundays excluded. from
o 'cIott a. m. till s clock p IA of each day.
and no longer.
no hc emitted TO register every male per-
sou must be II Ssais of ago by tho day OF no
crriiun 10 be held, must be citlktn oil me
Unitod Stgtcs AMI must lnNa resided IN me
state orc year next preceding thc oiecton'
and the last ak months In the city OF Hous-
tor lilo must furnish tba registrar WIN ms
name. color, nationality. the number 81 mo
ward Tho namo of the street Oh when no
lives, aud the number Of the house In when
he resides,
Voters must register IN person, and not by
letter or proxy Idiots, luuatics. paurers
supported by the county, ull perhons CON
victed OF felony nor restored to tho right OF
suffrage by tho governor and ali soldiers,
mariners aud snainen In the army or navy
OF tic United states are not allowed 10 reg
istsi. No previous registration certirento
wll be ncrcpted az the election for which THIS
repatriation is held Under tho law, MI per-
sous Applying TO vote in the city Of Houston
must H. registered first. and have the regis
,rarb certificate issued before they can vote
49, CHAs. Gi.uMnACIi
Registrar ot City OF Houston.
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"The burning soul, the burdened mind,
In books alone companions ind.

wo certainly could not do without them,
could wee They support us under solitude
helm us 10 forget the orossness OF men, COM
pose our cares and our passions and lay our
disappointments 10 sleep
books OF the right sort, aud none but lovers
OF good reading fully appreciate Inc pleasure
n brings into ones life. or coursc II we ln-
duigc In cheap. trashy books, impossible tales
Of Impossible heroes, thrilling plographies q
mythical characters this literature only VIZ
tistes the taste. lowers the standard Of NOR
ais and escites . craving ior unreal a n,e,u
turc on the other hand, masters OF hction
insensibly lnstill high ideal.
Joe Farmer, Judging from one Of your iet,
ters printed recently In another paper, ]
guessed you to BE- much older than your let
fran you often "Prairts Fairy. 6uBset
Wood, Violet Hopkins, Price boys, Cornelius
Combs. Guy Fagen and host OF others, wake
IN, come often and let's make this page one
OF which all viii be proud
But I fear have outstayed all welcome.
wishing The Post success and happy and
prosperous new year to every heart OF the
1870 'E,ueline."
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READY TO ASSIST OTHERS. ,

Anclonia, Texas.--Dear Haph"inn
vou allow me to join the band OF happy po, -
and sris have been n %sn tor lack * Of eour
the rage so' deferred il rrtil the present.
age ,a l hhse very much 70 be enrolled as map
w sas help The band TIA. + sappnss
thizipe boys ; ana s' we pass UNDECIDED that
How %ans s.ensiai 10 any one happiness s aS
seud y p loo late 70 be Of any use! How ys'
y recall e mind snss. %i Hsps s Why a Stun
have ieit phuy lei The COLDER moments gliae
be- on n sea should be on the ;,, sIer
s sSsunf seeds o. knansss x Il w I've through
thiohgh w. T agree with you, Joe Farmer,
epa,sss ,,tiA funny letters. and you srs va ~
s sea,.,,s IA hammer happiness WISH wv
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B LIVES NEAR 4 MOUNTAIN.

/ Mcntoil. Texas.--pcar Haphammer II has
heen quite time since ! have written 10 the
Hap page. but here ! como agan 70 have a
chat. Hans YOU all write such nice letters I
fancy number OF YOU hammer happiness in
this way We have pei donkey, which "
gentle and pretty We 20 to the field and Set
him every morning aud let our brothers take
"a ride. My little sister and | have begun
music lessons and we like Il very much. NO,
long ago we went out walking aud climbed q
mountain. which is covered With great old
gray stones and about these We found noun
tain ferns growing. AZ tho foot the Nuerss
river runs swiftly by. The water IS perfectly
clear l would be glad To correspond with
some Of the Haps. Your true Hap.
blanche stark
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THE LOVE OF coon pooKs.

oakalla, Tcxas.--Dear Haphamner: Here
comes q maiden, a perfect stranger to you
all. though she desires To be no longer a
stranger but through this letter TO secure
an Introduction to all the young people who
constitute this happy corner. After reading
so many nice letters In todays Post could
not resist writing any longer. ] live In the
country, but by no means think u The IDEAL
life 30 many OF my friends seem 10 think
who write about il, We have beci living
here year and yet i soems ! win never get s
used TO It's IonesomenesH. How DO you all
snsnd yoi,r leisure momentsg As for myself,
dream daydreams build air castles or reno,
Some OF my most beautiful aud cherished
dreams are in reality 'only dream and
alas never come TO pass. As for my an
castles, they are like the house built on 2
sand Foundation, that when "the winds and
floods descend" are as surely 20 fall. inc
wind seems TO whisper. rhli that time u
iost which might be better employed am
afraid hut few OF us value time as We should.
Let us bear in mind that ,the value o. mo,
meuts when cast up. Is immense, II wen
employed; Il thrown away their loss is ire
coyerable.
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One of the most interesting monarchs OF
Europe is bright boy, - years old. He
Is King Alfonso KIN Of Spain and he has
so many names and titles that one would
think it would make him dizzy TO remem-
Der them ali No doubt he spent day
or two learning them. as one OF our buys
would learn the capitals of the Western
States. His eight names are Leon, Ferii-
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raE MAGNOLIA.

linden Texas Dear Haphanimer; have
,e nsrnI reading The Post and saw so n/hy niee
is.,ers thought would try TO WY one 70
the Haps Il has been raining hS ere raven na nj t
III ~ snow this winter ] noticed uht
a some Of the Hnps wanted some one TO mention
the magnolia tree 50 VIII tell you a az !, nan Sas
applt y, ,as aud Is an evergreen tree II has
. hea,,,if,il white nower live in the north
e o.su' nart Of Texas, and It grows there.
don't know how much further sor.n y s'g~S'
Your friend, :. -
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Adolph NJ. schmidt.
WANTS An EpucArfoN.

Columbus. Texas dear Haphsmmer; Here
i come again. TO pass few words with you
and my little friends. don't want you all
TO think ! exhausted myself on that last let
ter, which WAS written during the bird con.
test. ! have begun school again and my
mind has boon taxed to the fullest extent
although | have been sick for 4 week or SO.
which has given me a little reerontion, md '
thought would take advantage OF IL ana eN-
change n few words with you. First. want
to congratulate Master Eddie Morris for hav-
ing the longest list of birds, Next that |
have been promoted in my studies. which
I'm very proud OF, for u there is anything on
earth | crayn IT'S an education. ain 0 years
old and have hceu To school eleven months,
am In tho fourth reader. geography, Reed $
word lessons, arithmetic. Can work fractions
without any trouble. Don't thialS I'm boast
ing, but 1 havp an exception Of a teacher,
can't help but love him. With best wishes TO
MIR. Haphammer and little Haps, ! remain,
true Hap, Wayman Whitfield,
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A wnAnroN vALENrINE.

Wharton. Texas,--Dear Haphammer: It has
been quite while since ] have written TO the
Han page. but don't think that my silence
means that have forgotten you all. Ike
this town very much. indeed, but OF course
II viii never hold as dear a place In my heart
as m, old home, eujoysd my trlp out here
ysry much and was perfectly charmed with
no beautiful prairies aud lovely gray moss
tina. covers The trees We have literary ~,
~, vo,ing people The last time II met We
had for discussion Lonstellow, An essay , Sse
,hs members were asked which poem Of Long
fellows they liked best ara Why A Ass , ars
three Of LongfciIow's poems that ! nsve,
gro. tired OF reading they are rn, n',as' q,
ines. three '.The Bridge is my fayori,e. g
ore can see in Imagination so many iose"
We'll. Uncle Tom, l am IN Texas at las.,
and was quite surprised When WIS rea ,rn,,
letters from the Hans to see letter tron ron
VOC, and also that you had moved 70 anot lla
place Well, good bye. Hsps nope ha % d law
mi be remembered on st. Valentlnes nay
| am your sincere friend, s"enu"'
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cI1ArTy LrTTEl.,

absence OF some few months. ] Will once
again attempt 10 write to The Haps cory
corner. l have Just finished reading the dear
old Post and the Haps page MAS 10 nice
short letter myself. This page is gaining the
admiration of every one very fast, ana
agree with Joe Farmer that we should try 70
make Il better and brighter during the year
1895 then ever before. Mr.. Farmer. J also
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Referring to tho above, | desire to advise
th, d, mocrntiO voters of Houston that nrhsr
tne resoiution Of ihe City Democratic csecn-
i've Committee providing for the holding OF
eli dny Primaries on Maien n. Il - REQUIRED
az Ivory soicr. az q condition necessary 70
.rsctsiyntion certificate, M provided Tor u
tlo, htO,e notics which viii be stamped.
Noted at Primaries. ana tetufhen 10 nun
for use nj tho ,'entlhi election.
lherefore, don I tail 10 bring your registra-
tion certificate 10 the primaries
''''' d, a. RI5sNER,
Chairman city Democrats Executive -conl-
inlttee.
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nand. Marie. Jacques. Isidore. Pascal. An
toine and Alfonso. Besides being king OF
slain he bas twenty seven other titles;
King OF CASTLE OF Leon. OF Aragon. OF
the two Sicilies OF Jerusalem, OF Navarro.
OF Grenada. OF Toledo. OF Valencia. or Ga I
licla. OF Msjorca. Of Minorca, OF Seville. OF
Sardinia. OF cordova. OF corcega. OF Murcia.
Of Jaen. OF AIgrave. OF Aigeziras, OF Gibrsl-
tar. OF the Canary Islands. OF the EASTERN
and Western indies, Of India ara o. me
1cs,nic continent He Is an archduke Of
Austria, duke OF Burgundy, Of prabs1t'
and OF Milan. count Of Hapsbrrg. Of Flaa-
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would come over and help me TO break my
OLD brindle OK to tho buggy, He has been n
source OF trouble to me. II YOU can not come
you viii confer great favor on me by send
irr me some information how 10 manage a
Tennessee OK. Your friend.
.a.l.. Walter 1snnrsfnn.
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hundred tangled limbs. From the latter
there shoot out great clusters OF long pointed
leaves, which. punching themselves together,
eXude kind of phosphorescent light at night.
giving strange spectral appearance to tho
big tree. Travellers on tho desert, deserving
this tree at night. frequently mistake the
eiant-leaved thing for the illumined window
Of house or some lonely tower. The light
is not brilliant 1t is subdued. but volumnl-
Gus, and lasts until daybreak.
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A GREAr WARRIOR.

rsviugs,on. Texas--Dear Haphammer AZ
Il has been quite while since ] called
up, tnock again ] have been watching the
Han mage with interest. and. IL know any
thing al all. know the Hap page y impro o,
M M ,xbo seem TO have forgotten us all :
e exen their promise to hammer happlness
have been looking closely for some letters
from. a certain cego Hap but,asspli e. guI Nv
.,,ss,n 40 long. has fallen upon sure plan
~ tsom our page. Prairie Fairy only OMIT
IN. mart OF her letters and that Is INC paf'
I'M. az iohn Of Austria was the most ilusti :
,,, no marrior Of any age or country given ~
history. He was son Of Emperor cnaT'e g ~
pc'' e. ~ bis brother, Philip II OF spaiu,
WI. land against and subjected the Moors p,
Grndans' On October 2 w. hs gsined "a
s,est naval victory over me , ,sn y'orer
psnso. which psEaiyEed the o''omSu 49,
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!. THAr TRip 10 sourm AMERICAN

HARRISBURG ,Texas.--D Dear Ilaphammer.
Here | come again To continue my South
American tfip On the seventh day we landed
! In Puerto corteS. MI. Bmnherg was thcros 20
meet u.s. We stayed ia Puerto Cortes day
and night Iii the morning VIE started for
san Pedro on the train with our COW, chick
ems. dog and the other things IL took tue
train four hours to make the thirty-eight
miles. II was 1elook I'll tho afternoon
when wo reached San Pedro Mr.. Groen, my
uncle. was there to. meet us, we then went
to Mr.. Bamberg and Mr.. Green's house aud
stayed there week. During that time We
went out hunting IN tho mountains and saw
a lot OF monkeys and papa killed one OF them
and Mrs. Green and Mr.. Bamherg ate II. Then
We moved back To town,
Adnlph NJ Schmidt.
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DUR BOYS AND GIRLS.

master OF the world. He was as old as Sc
sostris, the pharaoh. when he conquered the
Hittites and prosecuted the children OF Is
rael as Hannibal when he gave up the hope
Of conquering Rome and left Italy to defend
Carthage against Sciplo.
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Thence 70 Tunis, Africa. and other elites, con
qutrinE everywhere. In 1913 ne became vice-
roy OF the Netherlands and won Tor himself
greS, success over the rovoited subjects OF
The King his brpther,1 lie died OF poison IN
las. Your true Hap. s3s s1..sa. q,
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,nrhammers are the young people
Ythe Youths Department Of The
post TEtre are no fees or charges
M connected with the club. Boys
~tn read The Post hay he enrolled
members by sending name, age and
i ohie,,t of all Happyhammers to
Tharpiness when and wherever pos
sjence the club name and motto.
flower is the violet, the club tree
NJ and the clib pet is the moching
Heing chosen by tho members them
ma fayorite dog of the Happyham-
Scotch collie, or shepherd.
IN colors are rose and gray. These
Intended to be worn with or with
j,nb button or pin. They arc made
sdgs by pinning or sowing together
1 Of narrow ribbon. one of rose pink
ktber OF light gray.
N hutton is made of celluloid. Tho
| white. with the words Houston
IN. Club" thereon in violet color.
flower is engraved In the center
| violet color. The letter III is in
n on each side of the violet. 1t
IN to any Happyhammer upon the
( cents. In ordering a button ad-
4 letters TO the Happyhammer. caro-
| Houston, Texas.
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HAP TALKS.
the Haphammer Has 10 Say
10 Our noys mud Girls.

the Hnphammer Has 10 say
20 Our Boys md Girls.
Piappyhammers: Twenty-one boys and
70 added TO our list this week; max
pal Of $50 Happyhammers, This Is
and OF young folks. and II you all
carry out the clubs motto there
much sunshine and happiness in Hap
isr land, Many of the members seem
fenewed interest in the clubs work.
'nise to undertake many good deeds
'as year 1898. There are several
'srs on the page this week. and many
IN store for next weeks paper
~ Tuesday IS Washington's birthday.
Nfy scholars may he interested IN
|avlns item; Al the foot of Wards
Na'pe Of Washington on the high
ne subtreasury building In the Dis
eolumbia, is a broad piece OF stonr
covered with wire grating,
me protecting grating can be read
's'ng dim inscription. STANDING on
~ In the balcony OF Federal hall,
hss. George Washington took the
lfst president of the United States
''ea when old Federal hall was
20 The sacred stone was carefully
= and II now occupies as nearly as
zoe same position as before. Few
nv ever noticed 1t on the high base
ss'ue, whore It is fittingiy placed as
isiics OF the Nations birth.
Apother Washington item that some
.ser haps might commit to memory
nest history lesson: George Wash
~ y when he drew his sword under
AZ" e'in at Cambridge as captain
- commander In chief" OF the
s'es. lie was Just the age OF Julius
~ ~ took command OF the army
= Napoleon when he made the mis-
~ NE and started in TO conquer
ae was 10 years older than Alex.
men he wept because there Were
'as to conquer Charlemasns
~ age when he oyercsme Witt
s'fon chief, and made all German,
tao The captain general OF ths
was Just as old as was Con
= dstermined 10 make himself
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Among the worlds c,iriousIy formed trees
the Asiatic star tree is not conspicuous, but
among natures freaks in the tree class 1t
stands alone. Its properties are entirely be-
cular to itself. Its history is clouded. its
attributes unlike anything seen in other
trees.
Enormously tall. man of ordinary height
is dwarfed into nothingness beside it's trunk.
Bare from the ground UP to a distance OF
about forty feet, 1t puts forth at that place
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In MnAt Afric,,.

a feature OF Western Africa is the giant ant
hills curions triumphs OF insect architecture,
Otter they attain a height OF fifteen feoi. and
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-13

a conference with Admiral Miller and the Hawaiian Government he will make no announcement regarding It. These probably will be made some time to- morrow. One conference with the Ha- Waiian Government will be held this afternoon after the departure of the Aorangi. Many people here believe the flag will not be raised until the com- missioners arrive on the 1lth inst. Others think the ceremony will take place on the .th, to allow sufficient time for preparation Of suitable pro- gramme of exercises.
 F. M. Hatch has resigned the position of Minister to the United States. MT. Hatch has the distinction Of closing the volume of Hawaiian diplomacy in Washington opened by Alexander Simpson and J. F. B. Marshall in 1S43, when they went to Washington to lay the case of British occupation before the United States Government
 The Honolulu Chamber of Commerce recently held special meeting for the purpose of making acknowledgment to the San Francisco Chamber of Com merce for the gift of splendid Ameri- can flag. It was agreed the flag should be raised over the rooms the same day and hour set for the flag-raising on the executive building.
 The Eva plantation. the best paying sugar estate in Hawaii, has decided to increase it's stock to $2,000, 900. The present capital stock of the plantation is $1 ,000, ,0OO with privilege, according to the charter, to raise to the amount de- cided on.
 The Japanese imbroglio of 1897 has been settled by the payment of $75,000 to Japan In making payment the Government does not admit the justice of the claim nor the right of Japan to indemnity.
 Queen Liliuokalani returned by the Gaelic on the 2d inst, glad, as she said, to see her friends and be back in her own country and among her own people. Early morning as it was when the Gaelic cane into port, and unusual as it Is for mail steamers to come to the wharf in the night, a large number of her frieI-1s were there to greet her while the vessel was still in the chan nel By the time it reached the wharf about 250 people were there, mostly na- tives Liliuokalani declined to be inter- viewed To her friends she said her health was good, but the trip had much fatigued her