The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-19

townsville, Tcxas.-Doar flaphammor: 1t
has been some time since have. written 10
The Post The subject upon which 7 write
VIII be topics which ! have learned from
books and papers that ! have read. Some OF
them. perhaps. viii be very interesting TO the
Haps who have not before read them
The most perfect echo in the world Is said
70 be that Al shlpIey, In Sussex, South Eng
land II viii repeat twenty-one times.
The oldest apple tree in the world is In
Cheshire. Conn. The seed was planted 10
years ago. II still bears apples
The tallest chimney In the world IS that OF
. chemical manufactory in Glasgow, Scotland.
II Is f14 feet high.
:. The largest known clock is IN Buffalo, n. Y.
Its dial is twent, five feet Ia diameter.
The Mammoth cave. in Kentucky. is said TO
be tile largest I'm the world
Relative to size, tho strongest creature Is
the iiea which can leap 200 times It's length.
u man could Jump accordingly, one leap
would take him from Sc Louis to Chicago
But perhaps you are tired OF rfading such
things, but to my notion that IL very nice
subject 10 talk on. Let every Hap tell some-
thiue that he or she thinks would be worth
telling the Haps, and probably be beneficial
10 some know quite . number OF others,
but viii tell them another time. ! have
Pc book fun Of such things, upon which I
h la, my paper lying; ! have the dates Of all
iards had. about the Maine being sunk. etc.
an az ever u true Hap Alma Spsrks.s
san Antonio. Texas--Desr Haphsnmer:
found my old writing pen today and a. /
Rhzed nn It's rusty point and the print OF my
teeth in tbs staff where usad 10 gnaw IL
when could not think thought worth writ.
ing, IL awakened memories OF by gone DAYS
the days when the plant contest was 20
fierco and I fought so hard with this same
old pen or my fayorfte plant. wheat II re-
called the days when Lillian kimpton GUY
Pagan, Edgar b. Clark and many others wrg u
such Interesting letters about their respective
favorites.
Then came the bird contest and read. II
seemed to me. about all the birds that ever
new. And then the debate on the tomato on
which decision was neyor rendered. and
am not yet cure whether IL Is a fruit. yegc
table or both.
The old pen recalls the appalling news OF
Guy's-our beloved Guy s--death, and also bis
monument and now we are once more CON
fronted with an opportunity for haminerins
happiness, and say tn myself: Look here
Thomas. wake up and be a doing, step
dreaming Of the past and act IN Inc present
Wha; have you done TO earn membership in
the club
Well, / Will do all can and enclosed ins
~ cents TO help buy Jimmie's leg. ana hope
we viii soon have our little friend on batier
footing. But contributions are not my OILY
means OF hhmmeriDg bapDinsss. Ye GOT
A smile about the shape ana size ~ Tin plate
that | generally carry with me wherever
20. and | don't conceal II under my coal;
either: / keep II on the slick side OF my bead
and show Il 10 every one that chances to come
near me.
woman away out on Alamo Heights, which
is suburb addition TO our city. She had
wandered away from home and lost here way
and the walk lat least hye miles, had ex
hausted her strength and she had settled
down by the roadside when darkness osine
on. 70 await her fate. which was myself IN
/ hooked at her and said to myseif. well.
! have always wanted sn opportuoiy 20
| hammer happiness, and here II rs Inv. pooi
| old woman viii freeze or starve u sne Is 'eil