The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-20
HAP TALKS.
the Haphammcr Has to say 4"
Our boys and Girls.

Haphammers: While quite
Of letters had to be put In the
column this week, there are sew
ak on the page that pleased the
rmer very much. and he is satisfied
II also be OF interest to the members
klub. The Haps are complying with
brest for letters upon subjects to
a In the animal. vegetable and min
brld. That letter about the lava Bad
extinct volcano in New Mexico is
lly priced and will no doubt be read
Interest by the grown up" folks as
by the boys and girls OF this club.
here arc several animal stories and
Ire all good. In fact, the Hapham-
well pleased with the pen talks from
bs this week. and is sorry so many Of
lad to be shortened.
recent flower show spectators were
bed at the sight of oddcolored flow
teen carnations, pink lilies of the
deep scarlet narcissi and other flow
It as remarkable. The coloring was
bully delicate and soft, and for a
very one supposed that some clever
Or would make his fortune from the
Try Of these now and marvellous VA
OF flowers AS q matter of fact, the
& OF the flowers was SO simply done
early any clever boy or girl could
nth success. The whole secret lies
hersIng the stems of the fresh cut
In various kinds of aniline solu-
ns scarlet dissolved in water to
he transparency OF claret has very
lction on the flowers. colorIng them
ID scarlet. Indigo carmine produces
u blue tlnts, The two combined gave
shades OF purple, with curious
effects, some parts of the flowers
ng pink and other parts blue aud
Greens are produced by using tie
Ee with yellow. Lily OF the valley
became beautifully tineed with
blue in six hours; narclssi are
from pure white to deep scarlet in
hours, and delicate shades of pink
parted to them in very short time.
daffodils are beautifully striped
TX scarlet in twelve hours.
oVer 1t is xtiemely interesting TO
TIE color creep into the pure white
Hover petals one by one, until they
aTich blue or pink or scarlet.
many members of the Happyhammer
Q You suppose, could prove them
more learned than were the teachers
nstEute held for them in the city OF
Where the following piece OF COM
was placed upon a blackboard and
''ers dictionary offered to any per-
could read end pronounce every
PT@tly The book was not claimed.
I've was the smallest number of
made In pronunciation. Here is
opposition: "A sacrilegtous son o.
VINO suffered from bronchitis, hay-
'A'psped his finances, in order to
700 the deficit resolved to ally him
comedy, ienient and docile young
we Malay or Caucasian race. He
wy purchased a cailiope and coral
Chameleon hue, and SECURING
" rooms a. principal hotel he en-
y neaa walter as a coad1utor. He
s'onea letter of the most unex-
csigisphy extant, inviting the
~ 70 q matinee. Sha reyolted Al
faused to consider her dime sac
70 nis wishes. and sent rolite |
's'uAa' on receiving which he pro-
fDine and bowie knife, said that
y not now forge letters hymeneal
sueen went to an isolated SPOT,
u's lugular vein and discharged
N. pne carDinc into his abdo-
Debris was removed b. the
S'niner has secret 20 tell the
'sV member come uiose and listen:
eamrose. who confused this page |
- mouths OF hast year, is now
w., .eAAs again and is In this very !
AZ WA II she doesn't make tho !
~ "i'Mn the next week or 50 we |
saas that her former expressions
A'naiy feeling for this band
Ap's phr--s. will VIC potg
!, ay WI be Thanksgiving Day |
"a Vlo OF the ssss Haps try 10 20 |
20 thoughtful act o, happy |