The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-13

luded mortal has been seeking for the
lost treasure OF Grand Quivere, That place
is forty miles from here. Every summer
excursions are made 10 that place. II is
very pleasant place to camp. In my
next l viii tell YOU what life is in the
mountains Of New Mexico. With best
wishes for all the Happyhammers am
truly yours, Fred Roberts.
Gonzales Dear Haphammer: Hello. to
you 1893 ISaps! How does this hot
weather effect you? l guess some of you
Haps don't know anything about real hot
weather, Some of you live in cooler cll-
mates than we Texas Haps DO, but dear
old Texas is all right anyway, isn't nY
wonder how many of the Haps have vis-
tied our department of The Post. | have.
for one, and enjoyed the visit very much,
went all over the whole building. When
first Went they were" setting" OF making
the type for the Next days paper 1t GER
tainly was interesting to watch them. and
they We're SO nice about explaining and
showing us the machinery / thought l
understood little about 1t when they
were explaining It, but am quite sure
If explained to me now 1t would all be
new, One OF the men that We're fixing .le
type made our names. each ON piece of
lead, oh, SO quick. | prize mine very
much, MIR Hap, you We're not in your Of
hce when | went there, | went expressly
10 see you and was real sorry didn't see
you, There was gentlemen in, though,
who said you would not be gone long, but
could not wait SO l enrolled my name
two things that | missed seeing in MIR
Hap's office. 1t was as have said Mr.
Hap, and what i thought would be so big
and in such good place, handy, YOU know
the horrid waste basket. The latter
may have been there but If 1t was | did
not spy it. Prairie Fairy" must be hid
ing in a clump of the tall grass of her
native land. Come out. Fairy, and Join
us in our next contest, THE Story OF
Hap's Letter" was nice, Thank YOU
Mrs. Foster. ] hone our next contest will
be about What Animal Is Most Useful TO
Man" l think heard some one say she
talks too much and / guess have.
sincere Hap. Fay Woolsey,
Camilla, Texas.--Dear Haphammer:
Here l come TO chat with you. VIII you
let me in9 | have been wanting to write
for long time and now would like to
join your happy band Of boys and girls.
My age is ii years. ! am very sorry the
debate is over 1t was such a nice one,
am too late. | didn't get to vote. AS
see good many of the Haps are asking
questions in Texas history / will ask one:
Who was president ad interim of Texas
! will close, hoping that old wastebaslet
Jennie Cleveland.
Houston. Texas.-Dear Haphammer;
Here ain again to talk a while with you.
William Holland, think can answer one
of your questions: No /. When and
by whom was the telegraph Invented?
Answer-,In 1876 by Samuel Morse.
! vote for the animal contest. because
think the most of us know more about
nj nj
named. know i do.
l think 1t very kind of Mr. Haphamme
to give us SO much room for our letters.
/ go to Sunday school every Sunday
| will close by asking question, When
and by whom was the lightning rod In
vented. ] am sincerely,
Robbie Dale Tips.
Keachie, Texas--Dear Haphammer: Here
l come again to talk with you We are
now undecided as to what course we viii
pursue In regard to our next discussion.
Joe Farmer suggested a splendid subject
Which is the better educator in America,
the press or the public SCHOOL," This is,
indeed, very prolific theme, and one could
say great deal on that subject. Some
time since in one of my letters Tor rather
Dorahs, Aimee's and mine) / suggested
our discussing the Louisiana purchase,
but no one seemed to like 1t, so, Mr. Hap
you will please erase that subject, and now
cast my vote for our worthy member,
Joe Farmers subject. Two months ago,
had / been asked which did | think the
better educator OF the boys and girls OF
America, the press or the public schools,
| would have replied in favor of the lat
ter, but now | take an entirely different
view OF the subject. Not more than ono
month since, when the teachers of our par
ish were examined graduate OF one OF
l.. III, ttss,x fs.r
a second grade certificate AS matter OF
course, there were some few questions that
she was unable to answer perfectly and
there was one that stalled her completely.