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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-28

Haps | will ask another question or two
and close, for think YOU are tired of me.
How many battles was Bowie in? When
aid Stenhen #, Austin dicl What was the
population OF Texas IN 1897 am a true
Han, Arthur Jewel Wharton.
Groveton, Texas Dear Haphammor;
WIN ycu please allow two little country
boys into your hspry band OF boys and
girls? We have often thought of writing,
hut could not pick up courage enough 10
do SO we live on farm four miles vest
OF Grovcton and We heir papa plow and
hoe, We have good time for we have
gun and rabbit dog and 80 h1ntlng
when we have no work to do We are not
going to school nov When we won't we
had TO ride horseback as we live four
miles from school We think sam tIoun-
ton was the grandest hero IN the war cor
independence, We like Texas history the
best of all our studies We Will enclose ;
cents for jgmmic's leg. With love 20 all.
Two New Hars,
Roscoe and Albert johnson.
sunny Side Dear Mr. Haphammer;
Here Gene TO vote for General Houston.
went tn magic lantern show last night.
Showed All the hattcships and heroes OF
the Spanish American war, When Dewey
was showed he was certainly checred- |
wish was big enough to 20 TO war, but
reckon l VIII he farmer as have got
cotton patch, I send cents for Jim
nile Edwards. Your little friend,
Santa Anna. Dear Haphammer: Here
comes an old Hap have belonged for a
long time and have written several let
tors. see that our subject is about the
1 great men OF the Texas revolutions |
can not decide between Houston ana MI
lam. will answer part Of Nina Marquis
duestions some OF them nave been an
swered in other letters
4 Mram's grave Is in the Protestant
cemetery OF san Antonio, His grave l.
unmarked
?. President Jackson said Of flouson'
~ thank God there is one man OF my az
duaintanee who is not made by the tan
3. l.. S Ross was known as the no,
Captain" mas.
girl who was captured by the Indians, AM
She was held captive until she became AT
tachcd to thom. L. S. Ross captured he
when she had grown TO be laay'
B. I don't think our history tels
who snid II VIII meet you in tho halls 2
cor gress." It was said to John "A. keaea
nv a schoolmate as he was leaving scAoe
= 10 make a living for himself.
G. pave Culberson, father Of our OK
= Governor. was known az Honest LnNui
Z. Zavalla gave up his home as ho'p'
D tai TO the sick and wounded Texans.
D I viii answer Pinkic Cunningham
n question; Captain DICK Bowling was Pre-
o sented with a silver medal from Pre9loel
n Iefferson devils in honor OF the victor
AZ the battle of Sabine Pass.
= win ask two questions
= j. Where is Zavalla buricdE 80, o.u,
N Who felt that the LORD hau cai'
q Mn, 20 he a member of congress?
: I'h''''' Lille Brwin.
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Houston. Texas Dear Hnphammer: va, w1i
cstion Ia coming, Haps, and theh We WI
have good time HOW many OF you t 80
nf the cyclone at KirNville. ~ hi,ted
most of the inhabitants ana ulerly Iu't ,6a
The Town. Among the dead list ! saw tne
name Mrs. oliphaut. and wondered Is sue
anv relation to our Daisy o.? maps aeM
berrIes are ripe and / am getting n,y
share. | went picnicing Sunday win my my
Triend Miss Wood, and her parents. "
won't 10 Simms BAYOU in buggy w
found a few berries. My teacher anu
miss Kleiber's room gave picnic salu'
day at Shepherds dam. We had a speela,
car Inc bows furnishing the cariare ana
The girls the lunch. We left the schoD,
efea M MY teacher. Prof. Barnett anu
Mis- wife we're there. We mad ioYely tiIhe
crossing the dam, hunting ferns and mag
nolias. We found clans in the DaSO
INT YOU had TO dig your hands under ING
water and get them ont OF the sand anu
sometimes YOU get bit, too. We had ever
70 many lemons aud fiity pounds OF zee
II some one will send me the words OF,
Il Loved you Better Than You knew
viii send any / have in return.
Athena Harris
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promise, and also those that are of the
greatest interest to the greatest number.
Your vote is recorded.
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On JUI|e he First
DIR. w. w. LUNN

WIN move into the KAN building on nrst
ncct aboye Kiam's mammoth store. Wnere 40
viii. with the assistance Of Dr. Vahtine y.
I.uun. open the btst equipped Sanitarium tor
tho oure of ,hronic diseases IN the south.
Everything that skill can suggest and money
~ ocure for the treatment OF diseases WIN DC
found I'm this establishment IN this instltu-
lion viii be found special facilities Tor treat
lng catnrrh diseases OF women, rheumatism,
pnraly sis. tumo's and digestive troubles All
n Teieal dlsoaBcr, such a. plies ilstulaa, vari-
cocele and deformitios. full and complete
stool Of purcst drugs Will be kept IN stock.
A female attendant and separate waiting
ponms for men and women There will BIO
stairway from Main street and elevator from
prrctnn Avenue.
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CLUB TALK.

|. N tbe attention OF the maps
! 81 nett sunday is the last
\, d the contest, VINO was
\ ,,ro d the Texan war Tor IN
u i has been so inleres''ps
|, !. zee 1t brought to a ''os',
.,,as Nv the limit set, ana
IN find other questions as
|. ,.,,xards. 1t has shown one
|. ,.,,I, and that is that the
h. !, Texas take a deep IN
n. thrilling history of that war
|sur,ss and determination to be
|,I,,y, End enthusiastic admira-
|-.-,,, hearts. Let the boys oil
LAM mink OF what those men
|, M for-the freedom of their
M, freedom they gained and
nd heritage to those VINO came
!; Nov what are you, boys Of
n, IA Al with It? Keep IL pure
|ys % the battle field or at the
! Il are you going to shirk your
|knbs taken from you?
BIZ. ballot box is just as surely
|anls WIEN right and wrong are
k.na:lns warfare, as ever was the
la lacinto. SO be as watchful
|yHl:ans we're camped about you.
E6sIy that every step you take
nj ast Is as we'll directed as II
|, gu to be fred at an enemy.
! ltns boy look upon the glory
Is as something that is hal
Dc glorious lives of the Texan
10 Do kept as free from the
:saunesty and greed as those
} from those Of cowardice and
n shall decide the contest b.
Ea 'clss cast-ln fact, the Haps
! General Houston is still
Colonel Travis has gained
y Tie past two weeks.
aIaanp Is mistaken about the
d duel between General Alber
''foa and General Felix Huston
ased by a Misunderstanding
'Ns BY a third man schemin.
ala'pOsss, As soon as the mat
a'sfiiood by the two general.
= lasl friends and remained G,
Ha'd room for two more nice
from ssllie NJ, Waddle ant
lister Katie Warner. salll,
many miles of railroad Their,
l'ia lu 1852 Which town il
'siil'hed the greatest humble.
4. Katie asks where am
: i's' railroad built in Texas p
Nrds the following con
| 1s fund for Jimmie ed.
4'n Lynchburg, Texas:
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Laneville Texas. Dear llaphammer:
] have just been reading the Haps' page
and I though { would write 10 see II YOU
would admit another hoy 20 your happy
hand, I am "A years OF age. sec that
you have very interesting contest az
present | viii cast my vote for Colonel
William r. Travis as | think he Is the
greatest hero Of the Texas revolution, and
! will give ms reasons for believing II.
First his noble defence Of the Alamo.
when he. The brave and faithful friend Of
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Las cuevItas.-Dear Haphammer: ! am
a Nttle boy years old We I'VE lhifty-
Ave miles from Rio Grande CITY Inero
are no Americans here but us. nave
a little brother and two niue sis'e'e'
We don't have anybody to play with be-
cause we don't talk very much SponiBh,
bus papa and mamma can speak, read ana
write il. Papa teaches at san Antonio
Viejo Coid San Antoniol where the Alamo
was first located. and mamma teaches
here. Most OF the scholars speak EnEilsh
now H. is very dry here aud there arc
no gardens or flowers but we nave hau
some rain lately and the people have
planted some corn. ] Ike TO read Texas
history. My great grandfather was one
Of Fannins men and was KILLED at Goiiad.
As this IL my fret letter J won't make II
long a new Hap. Edgar II. Sadmore'
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Sunny Side, Texas. Dear Haphammer'
l come again to chat again. There Is an
interesting contest going on. / vote fer
General Houston. The Haps have said
all there Is to be said about the w"T
Grandpa gave us cotton patch ano we
have just got through choppng 1t cNef
this morning. l guess we will get u
picked out by time school starts AGAIN l
send cents for Jimmie Edwarts' leg.
Love to Mr.. Hap and all the Haps
Amanda Cheaney.
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Gatesvilo. Texas Dear Haphammer;
We'll spring has come at last and every
thing looks 80 nice and green nave
two little pet squirrels their names are
Ben and Bunny. ! think william Travis
was the brayest hero. although there was
Bowie. Crockett and Bonham, who were
brave. but don't You think Travis was
the brayeste Ny sister. Ennice, aud
keen house. Eunico is fifteen and am
thirteen. We milk eleven cows twice every
day. We have eight little calves and over
seventy little chickens, and more hens
getting Jimmie Edwards. your letter was
good. know you have suffered a great
deal with your leg All OF our flowers
are ooming-up nicely. The rose bushes
arc all in bloom Mr. Hap. how mueh
money viii 81 take 20 get Jimmie an ar
Hncial log? The farmers are al! chopplng
corn and plowinz cotton. Cotton cnopplns
lime viii soon be here and viii have TO
help chop. our school was out on April
81 ! studied six books, but my fayorits
took was Texas history. ! don't Ike
the United States history true Hap
Nora Gambrell
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Lake, Texas.-Dear Haphammer: wen,
the question is the greatest hero for Texas
independence think Colonel Wllllan o,
Travis was the creates, hero. He died
fighting for his country and his was me
grandest speech history records Don
think l mean the others were not DrAFe'
Tor they were; but he is my favorlle,
Wei, Mr. Hap, you ought 70 see my yar1,
My roses are beautiful; they are nearly
all in full bloom. | have been gong 20
school, but have stopped now our sehool
won't be out until June. but Il Is going 20
stop through tho month cf May we are
gcing TO have n grand picnic here the ftn
q May in honor Of the Woodmen Of me
World. So come. Mr.. Hap Well Haps,,
you must let me compliment you on az
! your nice letters. Jimmie let me c-n.
graduate ycu. Ethel G.. yonr Letter on
mud FISH was nice. Thomas p hel,rs
Dyer. Joe r.. come again. Leona Henks
your riddle Is a blackberry WIN, tst 81
said TAKE care OF my little boy. Len.
Layton is right about Ex-Governor sml'i
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Skldmore, Texas.-Dear HaPSfsRnmer:
think Mr.. Hap has given US a good SUB
ject to debate upon. General sam
Houston is the greatest hero. see most
of the Haps are talking about flowers. we
have lots Of flowers in our yard, honey
sucldes, lllacs, roses, lilies. How many OF
the Haps like to pick cotton? | 40
have one pet rabbit, one pet chicken ana
one cat. | will send cents for Jimmie
Edwards. We have moved TO the ranch
1 like to live on ranch everything is SO
pretty and green. We live three miles ana
half from town. | have been Hap Tor
three years and enjoy reading the letters
very much. With love to all the Haps,
Josephine McFall
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srds the following con
~ ae fund for Jimmie Ed
4'l Lynchburg, Texas:
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Clarks Chapel, Texas, Dear Hapham-
mer; live Ave miles from the beauuiul
city Of Lockhart. Spring has come aga m
with the birds and flowers. ! tried 20
do what the Happyhammers said ABOUT
flowers | planted several KINDS oil 10"
ers hut they all got killed | think all Of
us ought to do what Pearl has done. !
think she has done her best. will STAND
in with Philip Webster about the re-
union because we all could not go TO
Houston. will exchange The Old Nan
Is Drunk Again" for Hot Times IN me
Old Town Tonight" viii clone WIZ,
love and wishing success TO the Haps an an,
the club. ! would like to correspond WIN
some of the Haps My age IS IS years
Avis LIE kord.
The Iola register., 1899-10-27
Good Advice.

When that distressing pain seems
to grab you by the back of the head
and neck and your eyes seem fixed
on given point straight ahead, do
not make yourself sick by taking
Drastic Cathartics, but take small
dose of DIR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin.
1t relieves the pressure on the nerves,
centers of the brain and aids diges-
tlon by curing constipation perman-
emily. In 10c, SOC and 81 size at G.
b. Spencer IL Co.'S.
The Iola register., 1899-10-27
The Prairie Fire,

The latest and most accurate re-
ports OF the prairie fire which ragged
northwest of town: MONDAY, give no
clue to its origin. When first lis
covered 1t was under good headway
west of the smelters and ran its
Creek, burning every bit OF grass in
its way. One barn, that of Mr.. Van.
Arsdale on the old Hart place, was
burned. There were few houses in
the path of the flames or greater de.
struction would certainly have re-
suited, as the flames were uncon-
trolable. Quite number of fence
posts were burned and last night the
wind. famed embers made the black
waste resemble city at night. The
men who gathered to fight the fire
say that all they could do was to
whip out the sides OF the long fiery
V, the point of the fire running too
swiftly and fierceiy to be controlled.
The fire could have been much more
| W. '"N'i INV 9H""iN Pi"'O " W lhiiS
to everybody to exert the utmost pre-
caution.
LATER Since the above was writ
ten MIR. NanArsdale has been seen
aud reports the loss of 200 bushels of
corn, 100 bushels of wheat, II tons OF
tame hay, all his meadows and much
of his fencing. At one time it was
feared his house would go, but it was
saved by the eXerlIOns Of the neigh
bors. Mr.. NanArsdale had 500 in
surance on his barn, but all above
that sum Is u total loss.
The Iola register., 1899-10-27

The REGISTER Is informed that the
committee ia planning to hold the re-
ception for the soldiers in lola Satur-
day. Gen. Funston, Col, Metcalf and
Liut. Col. Little and the band have
been invited to be present by tele-
graph and the railroads have been ap-
preached on the subject of special
rates to accommodate those in sur
rounding country who may wish to
attend the reception, This looks like
business and with the same kind of
energy and push the reception will
be q success.
The Iola register., 1899-10-27
Back From the Army.

When q mans nerves have been
strung up to g for nearly u year, it is
no reflection on his courage if they
twitch little once in awhile. And
80 DIR. Earl Chastaiu doesn't deny
that when he heard the heavy boom
of blast over at the Cement works
last Friday he started very pei
ceptibly, and then he remarked to
the folks, "Ill bet Hobart is behind
O rice dyke"
The bye say they never had any
intention of staying at Manila, tut
were discharged there because as
passengers they could get along a
little more comfortably on the trans.
ports than as soldiers. And also be-
cause they could come right home
without having to hang around san
Francisco month.
They are both ardent partizans of
Gen. Funston. And they smile a
good deal when Little Is mentioned.
Especially when they repeat a story
Little is fond Of telling about his
charge across bridge near MalOloe
that threw NapoleOn's charge across
the bridge at Lodi into the shade
They admit that Funston went to the
remember that it was always during
lull in the fighting. When there
was any trouble on at the front he
always managed TO be there.
They say Capt. Boltwood's griev'
ancs is because of his failure to be
promoted. And that one reason he
wasn't promoted was because he
couldn't always remember to obey
orders.
They say that II the question haC
been put to the rank and file of the
regiment, more than ninety per cent
OF them would have voted for Met
calf for Colonel when Funston wal
promoted.
Without claiming to know any,
thing about his plans, they have al
idea that Funston will go into bust
ness rather than into politics
And here ie the most interesting
thing yet: when the time of tn,
volunteers expired the Montana reg
ment proposed that the two regi
ments lay down their arms and de
cline to fight any more. But tn
Kansas boys God bless them !! saiC
they guessed not; they had got tn
fight started and they guessed the.
would Keep it going until somebody
came to ttSe tn ar piares That i
the kind they wete.
The Iola register., 1899-10-27

Z The Propitious Time


having once entered the open door it
is surprising what numbers of beauti-
ful duplicates pour in on every hand.
The great supply of art goods in the
city shops has overflowed into the
country stores, the magazines bring
nearly every month good engravings
from master-painters, and even the
advertising calendars often give us a
really fine thing instead of a bright
fancy picture.
The time of the gaudy chrome has
well gone by. 1t had its uses and we
give it thanks, but now the love of
co or in our hum bier homes has the
ministry of the water color and pastel
repliras which mark 30 great All adj
vance, Our walls would he too
somber If we had nothing but the
priutz, and in the embarrassm, mt ei
riches we have the greater need o
that knowledge and pei ception which
insures = really wise aud carefu
choice. If one gained nothing elst
from the suggested study than t.
take the right advantage of all thes
pictures-opportunites it would b.
well worth the effort, And whel
these treasures are considered a
helpers to the higher ends then
seems the greater pity to ignore TIA
prodigal influences that crowd upo
us, asking so little money and passin
beyond any earthly price.
FLORENCE l.. SNOW.
The Iola register., 1899-10-27
Cement Plants Growing.

In all the work connected with the
big cement factory being built across
the creek south of town, more than q
hundred men are engaged. They
haveabeen working for weeks and as
an evidence of their untiring efforts
there are visible foundations, And
only parts of the foundations are
completed. When it takes a hundred
men nearly month TO build a
foundation, what is the use of repeat
irg for the benefit of the outside
world that lola has in process of con-
struction one of the blggest factories
in Kansas. No idea of the size of
these walls can be obtained save by a
personal inspection. There is moth
ing in Allen county to compare them
with.
The head push in the mortar de-
partmept is little, dried-up colored
man, and he is q hustler. Saturday
he superintended the mixing OF
twenty large beds OF mortar. And
what mortar A barrel of water, a
barrel of lime, several sacks Of ce-
ment and sand crushed rock and
smelter cinders, The product is
finished and served while still hot
from the Stacking of the lime, and it
is Of q hue which reminds one of the
mud pie days of infancy.
The Santa Fe switch is nearing
completion, but another weeks work
will be required / comes in one
line to within block Of the works
and then branches, two spurs run
ming between the buildings The gas
pipe line is laid into the grounds and
its magic touch will put life into the
completed structure.
The long continued dry weather
makes the continuous teaming dis
ageeable as the air is full of dust,
but it has enabled work to be pushed
increasingly. The excavating and
foundation building especially have
been expedited by the drouth.
lola is most certainly in the band
wagon
The Iola register., 1899-10-27
Keening COWS For Profit.

hNNIllllS NOho Ibl IbliNs
keeping Cows For Profit" is the
well chosen title of the newest work
on practical dairying to come under
our notice. We understand that a
large issue of this little publication is
being gratuitously circulated with
the compliments of The De Laval
Separator Co., "A Cortlandt ST., New
York, which concern offers to send n
copy to every reader of the REGISTER
upon request.
The book treats of dairying as a
manu- ufacturing business and discusses
its problems from the standpoint that
every dairy farmer is just as much a
business man as though engaged I'm
any other manufacturing or CONNER
cial undertaking. 1t is compiled IN
terse, practical manner, is easily
readable, and can hardly fail to be in
teresting and instructive to every one
in any way concerned in dalrying
The editor of this paper, who has
"home made milk from home made
cow" as Uncle Jolly puts it, has read
the book vita much interest and
profit.
The Iola register., 1899-10-27
eIVE TAE CHILDREN A DRINK

called Grain.O. 1T ia "a delicious, APP
petizing, nourishing food drink to
take the place of coffee Sold by all
grOcers and liked by all who have
used it because when properly pre-
pared IL tastes like the finest coffee
but Is free from all it's Injurious
properties. GrainO.O aids digestion
and strengthens the nerves. 1t is
not q stimulant but health builder,
and children, as we'll as adults, can
drink 1t with great benefit. Costs
about as much as coffee. Is and rs
OF
The Iola register., 1899-10-27
From an Old Soldier
Knox, Ind, Jan. IA, lS9

Knox, Ind, Jan. IA, 1899.
GENTs:-I have every confidencd in
recommending your Syrup of Pepsln.
am ~ years Of age and am broken
down, the trouble having been
brought on by experience in the wsr.
Your medicine has done me more
good than hundred doctors and
am just about well OF stomach troub-
les. Yours truly,
JEFFERSON WILHELM
G. h. Spencer d. Co
The Iola register., 1899-10-27
Halfof Happiness

depends upon the stomach. If you
have no constipation, indigestion,
chronic sick headache, summer COM
plant or any orher trouble of stomach
or bowels, you ought to he happy
usually are. DIR. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin rids you of these ills. It's
pleasant and powerful. 1t doesn't
cost 81 to try it.. 10 doses 10 cents, by
G. b. Spencer ~ Co.'S.
The Iola register., 1899-10-27
IL Saved Her Life.

Misc Mamie Smith, Middlesboro
KY, writes: my little sister had
the Group very bad. gave her sew
eral doses of Foley's Honey and Tar
and she was Instantly relieved. 1t
saved her life.n Evans Bros.
The Iola register., 1899-10-27

Sour stomach, fullness after eating
flatulence are all caused by imperfect
digestion. Prickly Ash Bitters cor
rects the disorder at once, drives out
badly digested food aud tones the
stomach, liver and bowels. For sale
by Chas. B. Spencer &,Co.
The Iola register., 1899-10-27
Advertised Letter List.

List OF letters remaining in the lola
post-oflice and unclaimed for the weeh
ending Oct. l6, 1899,
LADIES:
Bayless, Miss Iva Mitchell Mis- Mary
Boroman. Mrs Charles Miller, Mrs @ d
Corborn, Mrs Lucy Madux, Miss Lulu
Geers Mrs aura Rice Miss May
Hanna, Mrs Laura b snapp Mrs J T
GENTLEMEN:
Arnold, Harvey Morrison. Charles
Bartling Chas Norton, w II
Biddison. 5 Northup; John W
Boschart e williams Potest James
Ferguson, l. p Powers, Eugene
Fisher FTedk Pearson, l.
Gardner, S Z Reed, Joseph
Graves, S Z Rogers, l. J
Mackbey, Loren Roper, WIN
Mcdonald, Isaac Russell Harry A
Miller, Nv Scott, S f
Mills, W W Wolf, Walter
Miller, 5 Wolf, S
Parties calling for these letters will
please say advertised, giving date.
II. l.. HENDERSON. p. NJ
The Iola register., 1899-10-27
The Banner Pile Cure.

Is Banner Salve. 1t gives i'm
mediate relief and will soon effect a
cure. 26c. Evans Bros.