The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18

Nineteenth century with heinous crimes
and diaboical acts which would have dis
graced the Fifteenth and which received
its lust punishment when ct San Jacinto
the army of Texas. Aired with the bravery
of Travis and with vengeance against his
murderers. rushed 10 victory with his glory
on their lips and thus the defeat OF Travis
was the victory OF Texas. But still his
memory lives in the hearts OF the people
he died to save and
Wreck nor change nor winters blight
Nor Times remorseless doom
Can dim one ray OF holy light
That gilds that glorious tomb"
send cents for Jimmie Edwards arti-
noial leg. remain a true Hap,
knight Rector
Evans Texas.-Dear Haphammer, A
silent observer of your happy hand now
asks for admittance.
Wnat an interesting subject we have!
Many OF the Haps award TO Travis the
praise OF having been the greatest Texa n
here OF the war of independence ana 1t is
not without reason that they speak of gall
iantry, bravery and patriotism. But we
might say the same OF his $50 noble COM
papions, who, to tho Goddess OF Liberty,
offered their lives on the same sacriical
altar
The thirst for revenge increased the
eagerness OF the Texans to meet the
enemy, but Houston's surprising wisdom
prevailed until such aa advantageous place
was reached that there might be no hope
for the defeated. Thus Houston caused the
capture of the tyrannical Napoleon OF the
West and saved the history of the Lone
Star State from being darkened with
] gloomy stories of other Alamos and Co
| lads.
Ere the fiery lord OF day had aban-
doned the celestial realms and sank to
rest beyond the western hills and the
silvery queen of night appeared, garbled
in her beautiful raiment on that mem r
of independence had risen on the land
of the free and the home of the brave,
pierced the tyrant with his speary rays
and drowened his tyrannies in his foods
of freedom
OH the beauty and brightness that ii
sent forth 1t was more brilliant that the
fiery lord of day, for it lghtened the
darkest heart and relieved the glo1miest
spirit, more lovely than the silvery queen
Of night, for it attracted the most care
less being.
The greatness OF man lies in his deeds
more than in his ability or undertakings
Houston accomplished the undertaking o
Travis and others.
The greater the occasion the greater the
man then most conspicuous. Just as Hob
son is the hero OF the Mefrimac an(
Dewey of the Nation, so is Travis TIT
hero of the Alamo and Houston of tn
State.
cast my vote for General Sam Hous
ton. and hope that he will win. Also
l send 10 cents for Jimmie Edwards aru
fetal leg Hoping that the Goddess o
Liberty may forever sway the scepter o
peace over the land of the Haps, BIZ
adieu for this time A new Hap,
Vincy Van Lieu.
4 Beeville, Texas.-Dear Haphammer: AZ
ter a long absence ! write again / viii
try to write some things on the art q
, printing.
! This is perhaps the most important OF In
} ventions. This art appears to have bee
discovered about 1890 by Laurentius, @
, Laurence Roster, native of Haerlem.
town in Holland. One day as he was walk
ing in wood near that city he began I
anuse himself by cutting letters out
the rind of the beech tree. Wishin
e to take them home to sho
: them to his children he lai
them on a piece of paper Bein
tired he laid down for a little rest an
r soon fell asleep and on awaking he w
surprised to find the letters printed c
2 the paper. He thought to himself, WI
: not carve the letters OF the alphabet {
t blocks, ink them and then stamp any wo
q in the language? He went home AMI pr
pared his blocks and printed a pamphle
e His success was so great that he en-
ployed John Gutenberg 10 help him. Tn
J invention has also been claimed BY 9th
& cities beside HGerlem, particularly
u Mentz, a city of Germany, and by 9th
n persons beside Roster, chiefly by Faus
d sometimes called DR.. FaustuS by Schoe
:, fer and by Gutenberg. II appears tn
II the art was stolen from Laurence Kost
g by one OF his servants, who fed to Men
q and began the art of printing In that cit
q Here the art was improved by Faust al
= Schoeffer by their invention of metal
y instead OF wooden types, which were nj
IL USED.
II When Faust was in Paris selling sor
Il Bibles he had printed at the low price,
Was then thought of sixty crowns ape
Ct thar is about $40 apiece 1t created gre
~ esfonishment. News was given to the r
W lice against him as magician; his lod
~ ~ Ings were searched and a great number
o' comics were found, and the red ink
o. which they were printed was said 10 be
~ blood. also that he was in company W
~ the devil and perhaps II ne nad not !
"a from that city he would nave suuei
l,y death for witchcraft.
Nv Great improvements have been ms
-, within the last 100 years in the art
Nv printing. stereotyping was invented b,
~ Mr. Ged, of Edinburgh. Scota1d, In
'N9 hut was not brought into general use VI
- after the beginning OF the present cent?
~. 7, is now used both in Great Britain
ie' the United States in the printing OF DO
Witch have large sale. Steam print
"a which Is now in general use. appears
80 have been first invented by Mr.. konll
yas German, about lsoi' 90 :,
The London Times Of November rs
was the first newspaper ever printed
a steam press. l..
: The mechanical part OF printing is
lns undergoing many Improvements, the la
We il the typesetting machine
=, Hanson. Texas.-Dear Haphamai
win You allow me to make the second
40 ,'snt mo your happy cireleY' read
i''' n1,,cb interest your cheerful letters
at,sn wish that ! lived near enough
oi =, vou so that we could visit e.
? OF SOM man the boys, OF course.)
Zen an the San Bernard river, twenty
ne niles south OF Richmond. love 70
now I'D 6sh can kill three or four sou
hen az aIn,nst any morning before breakfast
ring aanv snortsmen from North Texas II
'hty md Galveston come in here and
anu senr and turkeys that there very rev
Aas' 49,, left / don't like that game
eat ,nh we who live here are allowe
MS h.ne ~ ,rrkevs only for few NOR