The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18
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-,Jeannette La ri'io
HAP TALKS.
,,.,ters on the contest have
..o not let them be lost
y I. ,0tes could not be counted
!, nesn. the only difference
,.sult would have been 10
bigger majority, for as you
LITER Of walter Armstrong OF
t,.oDe votes for Travis were
,sat town alone ,o..
t ", IN her excellent letter
~ touches on a subject that
' s.,.,ssi. am going to ask a
~, rsters to It and hope TO
....-a nv our students OF Texas
nv, territory was added to the
~. ,s result of the battle OF
ma In using the woro tefrl
~, Il in the sense of extent OF
~ !; applied to its form OF gov
= Indian Territory, Utah Ter
NV for the answers!
"a ne club not long ago OF the
i ne insect world of which l
,rily say too much. But this
World OF queer little beings is
inner to us. as we'll as of interest
!, boys and girls, inspired by the
a. heroes Of the Texas war with
Il. anxious to serve their State,
chance for them, Texas has
,,,,e-ous. interchangeable and willy
/, tie insect world, and girls as
sy can fight them. The warfare
arrIei on with other weapons
n used when the enemy Is man.
md rife, armored cruisers and
,O,s are all alike useless here.
IT get your weapons from books,
az and close observation must be
ki,;t these terrible little pests.
ahIs;, was suggested TO me by the
he Of the leaves on a pecan tree,
autltul foliage and grateful shade
Ia such a pleasure and comfort TO
lisss bot summer days. Some OF
;ass are being stripped of their
b one Of the numerous forces OF
", world. And the tree needs
arsi for they not only serve as
inush which it draws in the nour-
ton the air. but shade the fruit
\ I'LL ripen slowly and gradually
zone 10 perfection. But now the
rs ile many OF them hare of thir
n srtsn robes, and the little
mFtapping their eggs in a white
FE covering where they will hatct
fsnlis more Of their kind to dt
rRhist But while pecans are very
az and there is great deal o
mace out OF them in Texas. tn,
sI more valuable at present. .ant
'1e Of cotton in the insect worlC
numerous and powerful.
Miiole Tor a man to look over hi
nae few days before he haC
Prospect for good living for him
y lanily. and now sees only bar
" parched bolls. Now isn't tn
Wy wrought that ruin an enem,
nli while to arm against? TIL
a.al nghting 1t by sending GU
auay Its habits and to find on
1s'l' OF successfully waging wa
|a,i the word insect" I am nc
wet as hope some of the olde
\ Nv VIII know. but we are so /
III ], az y thinking of all those littl
Insects that | have fallen int
,S'.llaliy. Very few Of them ar
NJ. y the word means only thos
- % De made in sections, a
~ etc.. but l am using the wor
y, sl' you would understand bette
nv, ~ Oelore, girls as we'll as boy
w.. u ms warfare, and it woul
\, ,sa. lpf them to be giving SON
n. VasAt and attention to ii
N, :, sAys OF these enemies of the
IN 0e giving 1t all to the trim
b ~, OF the set" of a skirt.
v,,.. girl should be thoughtfi
IN, appearance-a boy, too, (,
ssss,. out there are other thin,
I. 80. ~, OF as we'll. and women a
h, !. ny. q are giving their time ar
No.. .nese other things, and ii
M, " LOT II. In your plans 4
..t.-lo s ,aen, give thought--serior
! iso, Jung good in the world, al
HI lssrs 'ats on the sands OF tim,
IA Ave q. behind you lead others
li.a aa,. nigh and noble as well
N, cunningham OF Amelia as
as,s. ' ,. When and by who
: Id Mi Il S', , and who buried him
satp'' Wnom was the first steal
70 ,o,. "iSon, Huntsville, Tex