The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-16

Pearl johnson.
| Rutherford. Tcnn.-Dear Haphammer:
am again with YOU, l heartily thank yo
az ior your cordial and repeated invi
tation 10 come agaia. To be insenslble I
, such Kindness as you have shown me, ia /,
DC unworthy the name of Tenness am
however, In all candor. must admit TIA
nave been somewhat flattered by m
, writer's OF this page, Still | confess tina
nattery is kind of INSTRUMENTATION. M
,ns most Objectionable q sort Of yeroa
connection We all have a weakness for
~ is Truly gratifying TO note the improve
Heht IN this page since my last visit |
tnere De any one great. unselfsh desir
mat predominates In my heart 1t is TO Sc
,ne upbuilding OF the youth OF our South
land, the sons end daughters of Souther,
farmers II there be anything glorious
any earthly sight worthy Of tho gods. IL 4
noble boy or SRI Struggling to the front
klng OF two hands" This band OF nearl,
sVoe, what could they do for the work.
Aad humanity? What possibilities ard cp
portunities lie before us? How will ",
| individually improve them? How man,
out OF this band will go on through life
with no fixed aim or purpose, high hopes
ana noble aspirations. maybe, but no pre-.
| else course in view, no one settled I'M
wavering aim or object to persue? Lack
| OF purpose, not lack of power is the cause
OF nine-tenths OF the worlds failure Viii
IL be the cause of mine and yours? \
few years will show. But l must not
/ preach l believe 1t is in order to debate
| How Will this do for subject sor debate
| Resolved, that The press Is yreater edu-
Gator in America than the public schools. e
| i merely suggest this and think IL would
be valuable. because we would DE com
2seed to do original thinkius OIL :his
subject, as l have never heard Of its being
debated or treated in any work. At q
glance il may seem that ii contains no
grounds 10: uebate but careful eSami
nation will slow it a fine subject, | think.
Joe FiYmer.
Avalon. Texas.--pear Haphammer. I am
! little girl 10 years old. ! Will vote for
David Crockett, one OF our bravest heroes
OF the Texan war. wrote once before.
you did not print it, Papa has got eighty
acres IN cotton and forty acres In grain.
Ii has been very dry. We have had rain
up here for two or three DAYS, | have no
flowers. have little brother younger
than i am. He can read fairly well. Papa
takes The Houston Post, read the let
tiers and enjoy them. ! will close. hoping
to write again, Maybell Reynolds.
Cooks Island. Texas.-Dear Haps: I
will call on you for a short time this
rainy morning. after long absence.
think our page is improving rapidly.
could not wait any longer TO write see
Mr. Hap wants US 10 select a subject 10
vote on. Hars book contest would be
nice l think the arithmetic is the most
useful book because ii helps us in every
branch ia like to hear some of the Haps
talk on this subject Philip Webster writes
that he thinks which animal is the most
useful TO mani would be a good subject,
but think book contest would be more
interesting. We were preparing 10 so to
the beach this week, We were to start on
Wednesday. but could not so on account OF
the bad weather. There was large crowd
there at the time. We heard from there
yesterday and feared there were some
drowned The water came out about three
miles. There were large crowds from
Wharton county and people from all over
the county, School has been out about s
month and We expect 10 have a brick
schoolhouse next session. AS the weather
has been so bad this week | have been
piecing quilt block. Our dogs caught eight
rabbits after the rain. ! read all the let
tiers last night with great interest and see
all the Haps are telling about their flower
gardens. | think we finger on one thing
TOO long so had better not take up TOO
much space and leave some for the others.
So adieu 10 the 1896 Haps-
Mary Ethel Johnson.
Wichita Falls. Texas. Hapham-
mer; ] will try 10 take up little space
on the page today. II Mr., Hap has no OBJ
jections The people in this section OF
the country have been busy for the last
three weeks harvesting their golden grain. (
They have been making music with their
binders and have kept the shookers busy (
trying 10 keep np. The Wichita country
will turn out 4 large crop of wheat this
year, the average yield being about seven
bushels per acre, The prospeest for d
good corn aud cotton crop this year was
never better and the farmers are feeling
iubiiant over the last good rain. II IL had
NOT come when il did the corn and cotton I
crops would have been i failure. for the !
corn was needing rain badly, Philip 1
Webster was not the only person that was /
Induced By Mr.. Hap's lectures 10 plant /
lowers. l planted a variety and because
MIR Hap wanted me to was the reason !
aid IL. Ny jackheans are higher than
yours, Phil. / "speck." Mine are fifteen
Ieet high and still travelling, | think I'll
,linab mine II they get big enough
A good many cattle in this country have
lied OF blaekleg. Some OF the people
round here have vaocnated thirs SO as
q prevent the disease. don't believe in
I much myself. Some people think that
/ Is a sure preventive. Have those club
buttons that you ordered arrived yet Mr.,
san4 Ny. Hap wants 10 know what the
Hans think about Charles Weiss sugges-
ion. / think IL Is a good one. ] think
4 each member will subscribe ) eelts a
month. we'll have a large relief fund.
,eartiIy indorse the plan. Come on and
.lye your opinion, Hans. Your Panhandle
lap. thomas Y moore
rimpson. exas--Howdy'do. Haps. How
,ay, YOU been spending the summer. Hur-
al far the Haps that voted for noble.
'-sve Travis II Il had not been for hose
~ ,vnuld have never known the bravery
!, tha great hero II he tRase) had not
sranea and told the story OF Travis ,
,rsyary We would net have known any
hing hut that he died for the Lone Star
,,sfs ana that was no more than the rest !
Z m. men dii. Some say that Travis ,
rss ma hrayer than his men. but be was.
vhat IL they had haa a eowardly COM
'snssr--they would have surrendered, but !
= vxas brayer than his msn He led them .
= hs brave think Il was right we'll
IA, posa escaped. don't YOU Mr.. Hap
ncts ~ the fund In last weeks paper. !
s ,s w,,h hin. think Il is the very
s,nr What II something was 10 hap
- ard we were 10 need the money inn !
,rsiarslys We could not possibly set !
,.,,'-h N less than a month. SO let's send
~, an and have Us a bank and MI Il =
sns,h money for the happiness OF others.
80 tight ahead. Haps. ] wonder why :
NNs ,,ha Ala Hans like Daisy Oliphant Q