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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-23
FOR THE CRIPPLED HAP.

Hampstead, TeXas.-Desr Haphammer /
fer staying at home and using the money w
would spend at reunion for the cripples
Everything is SO lovely flowers bloom
ing, birds sinsing-winter seems like A dream
planted Hover seeds set out lots of viulets
and the chickens have scratched them up We
have a beautiful locust tree in the yard I
am glad they can not scratch that up. There
are lots Of new buildings going up in our
tlwn. Farmers are planting melons and beans
to ship TO other markets, so every one wears
quite busy look. Our school Will be out the
couple of weeks with my chum She lives on
Il farm
I vote for brave Sam Houston. Harrison
sends his vote for Travis, Haps, am making
garden. We have sixteen little chickens and
five hens sitting, Mr.. Hap. come IN shout
June and We viii have chicken picking
With love to all the Haps, a true Hap.
Katenell kolh.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-23

Fine Grove Texas Dear uaphammer;
VIII YOU allow me 10 come IN and talk
"a few minutes Agnus McNelll. il was
Sam Houston who said | had rather meas.
ure deer tracks than tape. Mr.. Hap I
think Houston was the greatest hero OF the
Texan war for Independence. while r..
Carpenter has expressed my ideas exactly
on the Texas hero subject. viii send
what I think correct list Of answers to
the history questions asked some time ago;
What famous Texan lived TO be SO years
old? David g. Burnet. What public man
was killed by tho accidental discharge of
his own pistol? William A Wharton.
Where is General Sidney Sherman buried ?
Al Galveston, in the Lakeyiew cemetery.
Where is Burnet buried? In tho Lakeview
cemetery, at Galveston. Who made a race
for life? Ruben II. Brown and Grant.
Where is General Burleson buried2 At
Austin. Emma Jones. 1t was Santa Anna
who called himself the Napoleon Of the
West" Ex-Governor Henry Smith Is
buried in California. Texas history is my
fayorite study. | am glad when the Haps
ask questions in history. ! think taem
much nicer than riddles. Dasie Oliphint,
your poetry in this weeks Post was very
nice. a true Hap. Lena Layton.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-23

once a member, always member. unlas.
you ask to have your name taken off tbs
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-23

Nursery, Texas. Dear HsPhammer VIII
you admit another Hap into your band o.
over 1000. II you viii viii try nat to
make my letter too long know your
other two Nursery Haps willie Carpenter
and Clara McBride) and 70 10 scnOol with
them. VIC all have a nice time a. school.
was Is years old last February. | think
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-23

Nederland, Texas, Dear Harhammer !
have just been looking over the Happy
hammer page and could not resist The
temptation 10 write any longer. win be
ii years old tho ed day OF July. WE cana
TO Texas year ago and we like TcXae
life very VOL ! was SO taken with The
Hans page hat I thought ! would like to
he enrolled as member ! have no pets,
but | have one OF the sweetest baby sisters
IN the country Her name is MyTa Louise
As this is my first attempt viii close |
am ever true friend, Margaret Cooke.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-23

Brenham. - Dear HaphamIner: May
come in? | would like 30 chat with you
awhile and tell you what fine time We
had Up here on the 2ist and % of Feb
ruary. On the 2lst Green's brigade met
here for their annual reunion The gov
eruor. who had fought with them thirty
years ago, met them here. He came on
The evening OF the 2lst. | was small part
OF the crowd that was al the depot 10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-23

some Of the Hsps, and, in fact. all OF them.
I write splendid letters. | read all of the
Haps' letters every week ana enjoy them
very much, especially the long letters.
mink the question as TO who was the great
est hero OF the Texan struggle for indie
pendencc as very good one. OF course
hey were all good men. aud Il would ha
very wrong 70 say anything against the
men that so nobly Fought for our freedom.
think that Colonel Travis, tho commander
OF the troops al the Alamo, was the great
est hero of the war. He was born in North
I Carolina, but from Infancy lived In Ala
hama, He taught school and then studied
| law. After studying law ne came TO Texas,
lie afterward moved to san Felipe and
there practiCed law, lie married one OF
his pupils in Alabama. He was ~ years
old az the time OF his death.
Well, | guess had better close tor this
time, as ] promised not to write too long
letter, and know you are getting tired,
80 goodbye to all ! remain as ever your
Colonel Travis Hap, Oscar NJ, Fowler
Brooksh!re, Texas. Dear Mir Haphaul-
meriSpring Is nearly here, and tho trees
arc getting green and Il Is sure nice, There
were hardly any violets this year; the
freeze killed nearly all OF them. We live
two miles from school, aud enjoy the nice
morning ride very much My father atift-
stay all spring, aud we miss him worry
much. We have q debating society in our
school every Friday. The subject OF our
debate for the coming Friday Is: RE
solved, That Houston should have more
credit for defending his country than Aus
tin has for settling it, We also have
rotations and dialogues. With love 10
Haps and Mr.. Hap, yours ever true Hap,
Mande Brookshire.
Houston Texas. Dear Haphammer. II
you will take me In your happy band am
little girl years old have two pets,
one Is a dog poor fellow, he is sick today
have white bunny. One day tried TO
catch him, but he would not let me. /
win close by asking a riddle: White As
snow, red as blood, black as ink
Leona Henke.
Tlsklwa, nl,--Dear Haphammer: ! am
not a member OF your club, bat would
like to become one, ] am ~ years old and
go TO school in tho winter and anu gov
eminent water boy In the summer. My
papa takes The Post, and like to read the
letters from the fIaps. Papa works Tor
the government here on the Mississippi
and Illinois canal, We live at lock Il;
that is twelve miles west of the Illinois
river and is $40 feet higher than the river.
The summit is at lock "a. That Is sin
miles west OF here That Is 1915 feet. A
boat starting from the Illinois river has
10 climb hill OF l9s feet IN eighteen miles.
Then there is a level of twelve miles. aud
then down hill ninety four feet through
eleven locks into the Mississippi. | won't
write any more about the canal this time.
We used 10 live in Harris county, Texas,
and grandpa lives there now. He h "A
stockmaH and farmer. ! guess you talk
b,,Ilyl 1
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-23

Black Jack Syringe, rexss--nesr Haphan-
mer have written three letters TO Ire Hap
Tyhammers AMI have never seen any of them
in print, so I will attempt again aud soc II
you VIII. print it like 10 read The Post,
like the subject the Happyhammers have, 80
viii cast my thoughts | think Travis was
as brave man as there was in the Texas
revolutionary VAT. Tho speech he made 10 nls
men is q sad piece Ia think Of, ] will close
Carrie Farquhar.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-23

Orange, Texas.--l)esr Haphammer Here
comes a stranger. knocking at the door
begging for adnittance certainly ENJOY
reading the HsppyhammerB page Papa
takes The Houston Post all the time. NY
age is II years. and am small TO my age.
have . little baby sister. and l certainly
enjoy attending TO her while mamma docs
her work. | am going 10 school and am In
the third reader ! am going to plant SOME
flowers this afternoon, so | VIII bring my
letter TO a close Your new Hap,
Deli Crank.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-23

Whit Texas.--Dear Haphammer; Well.
spring mas come again and am so glad,
FOR | am so tired Of cold weather. Spring
Is my favorite season. Henrietta Holly
field, ] Will send you the words Of THE
Dying Cowboy" If you will send me your
address will answer some OF Emma
Jones questions: l. Who called himself
the Napoleon Of the West? Answer Santa
Anna 2. Who is the old Alcalde? Rob
erts 3. What famous Texan is buried in
California? Rusk. will also ask some
questions: Who wrote the Republic Of
Texas?" Who was called the Xenophon
OF Texas history? Who gave UP his home
as a hospital for the sick and wounded
Texans? Who are the Twin ssters2 who
said, II thank God there is one man OF
my acquaintance who is not made by the
tallor?" What general took the gunners
place in firing the cannon?
Well, see some Of you are yawning. so
I won't larry any longer. Success TO you
all. Annie Gaines.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-23

Thornton, Texas-Dear Haphammer; |
would like to know whether you viii take
another little bow into your club am D..
years Of age and eau do almost any kind ri
work on the farm | have little Jersey COW
aud calf and a mule "a years old,
! see you are debating on who was the
greatest hero of the Texas war for independ-
ence. | think Travis was, for he was so brave
at the Alamo where he drew q line with his
sN ord and asked VINO would cross H. They all
crossed but one man aud think he must
have been a coward or he would don't you?
Well, as this Is my first letter, | VIII go, for
fcnr have tarried too long, so I bid you all
adieu. new Hap, Willie W. Milstead.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-23

Blevins. Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
gently tap on the door for admittanee
into the happy band l live IN Blevins
and l 60 to school and l like my teacher.
will answer Angus McNeill's question,
Who said ia rather measure deer tracks
than tape? General Houston was the man.
will close by asking a question, When
did a pig cause trouble between Texas
and France?
With best wishes 20 Mr. Hap and others
let me sign my name as one of your band,
Nellie Weir.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-23

beat wishes 10 all or the Haps. ana tire
dear old Post. with love TO ali, remain,
true Hap, Leila Edwards.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-23

PortIard.-Dear Haphsmmer: Wen, 70
keen my promise. I'll tell you OF the muN
FISH. This is story | read not long eso
in a magazine. Here goes: "A very W
lions link between hsh and reptile is the
creature known as the mud fish. Although
he partakes OF the characteristics OF both
animals, he is classed as fish on aeeount
of his sealy covering and rudimentsry
fms which are in reality more IKE iest
than fins. as they are used both 10 support
him ard 10 direct his movements VI ~.
d,nsriIy sluggish he can he very swift
when occasion requires moving rapidly
backward or forward by means OF his tsli.
This strange fish Is long and narrow
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-23

Star Texas.--Dear Haphammer: have Just
been reading the letters and like them very
much so | have decided to write If Mr.. Han
has no objections live in the country, right
or the creek, and can fish and hunt when
ever / get ready have two large dogs one
cat, four horses and one COW My COW {
and my saddle pony's name ia Crockett !
have two sisters, both married, and one little
nephew named Howard Phelps. He Is 3
months old and is sweet little fellow am
rlammas only boy. am IL years old. Ny
birthday is June %. live three miles from
the office and 20 twice week 10 get Inc
Fest for papa ! am always glad TO read Tue
Ban letters like the name Of Houston any
Were I see IT, Hoping 10 see my few lines
ia print, / Will close with love 10 az Tue
HIPS hpS iaiNs'
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-30
A BLACK LEOPARD IN LONDON.
(From the London Graphic.)

(F'rom the London GraDhic.)
A leopard can never change its spots.
it is true, but it can sometimes be per-
fectly black or--in far rarer cases
perfectly white One of the black speci-
mems has been at the Zoo for the last
week or so, though comparatively few
visitors have been aware of the fact.
They have passed his cage In the lions'
house and found it seemingly empty.
But If they had looked closely at the ton
of the tree trunk in the far right hand
corner they would have discovered the
crouchng and apparently jet-black ami
NAL, with it's back toward the bars Of
the cage, and Its head, outstretched and
motionless fixed against grating in
ene wall. There he stays the
whole day long and all through
the week never moving a hair
save when the keeper brings his
iron rod into play. Then the head Is
swung around with snarl, and the
leopard, looking the very incarnation of
evil, shows It's cleaning white teeth,
Ordinarily 1t might well be taken for
dead. 1t comes down only in the night
time to devour its food The animal in
all probability Will not be at the Zoo
much longer. Like many other new
arrivals, it was sent there ION approval
and In company of another black Loop
ard. One Of the pair died before 1t could
be turned out Of the cage in which IL
came. while its fellow was found to be
not only lame, but so fierce and un-
manageable as to be more bother than
it is worth. So it viii doubtless be re-
turned.
The black leopard is nothing more
than variety Of the better known spe-
cies, as is proved by instances in which
a female of the ordinary color has given
plrtn TO a litter among which was a
placK CUB u mas been remarked, how
ever, that these black leopards are US
ually met with in the hill jungles. and
1t is reasonably supposed that such dis
tricts are more or less associated with
the abnormal development Of color.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-30
DO GOOD ON SUNDAY.
Sabbath Day Should Not Be Devoted
Wholly to RESTING.

At Plymouth Church Sunday evening
Rev. Archibald McCullagh, D. D., de-
livered an unusually interesting talk;
his topic was "An important question
and great deed" His story bore on
Christs cure of the paralytic at the
Pool of Bethesda on Sunday, and his
text were the words of the master:
wilt thou be made whole?"
He referred particularly to the critic
ism of the Jews over the sick mans
obedience to the request of the Savior
to take up his bed and walk
1T is significant" said he, chat some
Of Christs greatest miracles were per-
formed in conspicuous places on the
Sabbath, and that they were not in re-
Spouse to appeals; they were self
prompted. Why did Christ commend 10
the sick man violation of the Jewish
law as laid down by Jeremlah:-'S See
that thou bear no burden on the Sab
bath day.?
1T was to direct attention to himself
and correct a misrepresentation that eX-
listed among the people as to the real
purposes Of the Sabbath There are
otper things to do besides resting on
the Sabbath; we are to labor among the
sick and unfortunate and do good
wherever it is to be done" He touched
upon the discriminating sovereignty of
God and referred to its workings at
critical periods of the worlds history
In touching upon the prodigality of
religious privilege that is offered to the
world today he expressed 1t as his be-
lief that the one privilege greater than
all others was embraced in the ques-
ton Of Christ to the paralytic, "Wilt
thou be made wholeY'
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-30

gan shooting into the herd, the object
now being to build a breastwork Of
carcasses and save the rear end from
the destruction that had overtaken the
front. The gully was nearly full Of
cattle by this time. They were snorting
and believing, crashing and tearing.
and still heaping up; and when the fir
ing began. the wounded ones tumbled
over the others, and in short time the
gully, like the sunken road at Water
loo, was bridged by carcasses. The
herd surged up In pillows, like an ocean,
ana bent now. because 1t could not do
otherwise. The semi-circle was formed.
and Wilson and his men crossed the
gully below and rode around the oppo-
site side and recTossed; and in a short
time they had the cattle halted. form
ing an incomplete letter 0, and there
they stood, blowing, believing and
shiyering. All hands remained on
watch all night and in the morning,
when a count was made, 1t was ascer-
tanned that. 200 head We're. missing.
There were afterward 200 pairs Of
horns taken from that gully. II was
called Stampede Gully for many years
afterward and perhaps VIM always,
with some people, be remembered by
that name"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-30
LAST SERMON.
Belmont Church Holds Its
Final Service.

The last service OF Belmont Church
as q body was held Sunday.
The church had been dissolved by the
common consent of it's parishioners
and all of the property had been sold,
although some of The church affairs
stth remain to be settled.
The closing sermon was delivered by
Rev. E. M. Chapman, associate pastor
Of Central Church, On the Comfort of
the gospel in the face of defeat He
selected as his text, Acts 21:14, 1--WE
ceased, saying the will of the Lord be
done.' He cautioned his hearers to re-
member that defeat is oftentimes the
first real lesson to success, the recogni-
tion OF ones own limitations The re-
sources of omnipotence are behind us
all and the ages of an eternal life the
working time. We have arrived at a
period that develops the crucial test
Or charaeter and it is we'll to remem-
per that greatness of soul comes only
through submission IN the light of
faith.
Rev. Roland A. Nichols of the Church
OF Christ will begin eyangelistic servi-
ees IN the ward room of the Belmont
street school next Sunday evening. and
beginning next Sunday the church of
Christ will conduct Sunday school ex-
ercises in the ward room at noon The
belmont Church Sunday school voted
sunday to cooperate with the Church
% Christ in the school services.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-30
DR.. MC'GLYNN TO FAX.
He Will be Orator at the xsrcises on
81. Pa rck's Day.

He VIII De orator at the xsrcises on
81. Pa rck's Day.
The divisions of the ~ Q. H. have
decided to have as their speaker for
st. Patrick's light Rev. Dr. Edward
McGlynn G Newburg, N. Y, whose
name was in the mouth of every Cath
olic some years ago, when he was ex-
communicated from the Catholic
Church for taking an active part on
the side of Henry ae pge on the single
tax question. His communication
was brought about by Archblsop Cor
rigan. His subject FOR the evening will
be THE Celt in the English speaking
world" There will be also concert in
connection with the address. and this
committee has been appointed u. ].
Rogers, w. l. McLougniin and Michael
j. Moriarty.
It has been decided that 800 seats
be Deserved. fer the occasion and that
the tickets be put into the hands of w.
/, 4. Mclaughlin.
The reception committee to meet the
speaker at the depot In addition to the
military escort, are Timothy Warren,
DR.. r. E. McEvoy and j. J.. Rogers.
w. !. Mclaughlin was elected chair
man on the committee of invitations
and was instructed 10 extend invita-
tons to all Catholic clergymen of Wor-
cester. The committee on securing
other speakers from Worcester and the
printing committee comprise Timothy
Warren, DR.. f. E. McEvoy. n. H.
tO'Connor, James Noonan and Philip
Kelly.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-30
THE BOOK OF HUMANITY.
Or. Scott Says biz is as Much the 5ooL
of Mankind as of God.

DR.. Willard Scott of Piedmont Church
preached last evening on 1.-THE newer
feeling for the Bible" Acting in ac-
cordance with the pastors advice, the
congregation assembled earlier than
usual to listen to an organ recital pre-
vious to the services. The innovation
seems popular and will be continued
in the future. The practical nature of
the evening topic had the effect of
drawing large audience. DR.. Scott
said in part:
Il wish to emphasize tonight a few
OF the more modern conceptions of the
Bible which have gradually come in of
late years with the growth of truth.
Time and study have changed many
ways of looking at things, and men of
this generation see certain truths far
more clearly than did their fathers.
The first point I wish to bring oit
is that the sacred book is not intend
ed so much to teach US of God as of
goodness. God is not presented us as
mystic and awful being so much as
ne is as a divinity taking an active in
terest in men and having definite rela-
tons with them. The God is made
known through his attributes, that is
through goodness. We study his rela-
lions with the 1sraelites and by finding
out what he expects of his creatures,
we discover something of the divine
nature itself
Another thought quite new about
the Bible is that it is not so much the
word of God as it is the word of man.
The prophets who wrote the Bible were
not mere mouthpieces of divinity. They
had gained knowledge of God through
experience and with that burning
knowledge wrote the gospels. l cannot
believe that the prophets wrote at the
dictation of the divinity as the short
hand writer does at the dictation of
another. They wrote through expert
ence and put no small part of their own
human nature, sutferngs and trials
into it. The Bible is quite as much
the book of humanity and mankind as
it is of God.
Z The third thought is that the Bible
is not so much the will of God as it
is the way of the world. Gods will is
to be studied not so much by relation
as by studying it's operations among
the various races of men, particularly
the chosen race of Israel.
THE last point IS that men don't
study the Bible so much to be
good as they come TO it for aid after
they are already good. No man not
already in some sort of harmony with
the Bibles teachings, can. get much
good out of it. Just as the singer or
musician refuses to give his best eff
forts to an unappreci4ti re audience, so
does the Bible fail TO yield it's supreme
treasures to those approa ching it in d
carping, critical, ;skeptical or light
minded spirit The Bible refuses to
cast its pearls before swine The man
must first tune himself to the spirit
of the Bible, then the Bible attunes it
self to him. The Bible is the meeting
place between man and God 1t is sit
uated on a hill towaring above the or
binary plane of human existence. God
descends to that hill Man must mount
to it. He must do Ills share toward
diminishing the distance between God
and man. God cannot descend the
whole distance" --tt
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-30
THE AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COM.
PANY

In commenting upon the annual state
ment Of the Aetna Life Insurance Com
pany Of Hartford, Connecticut, which APP
pears In another column. Il Is worthy OF
note that while there were such marked
gains In all essential particulars the total
business was conducted at percentage OF
cost no greater than in previous years.
There must be a cause-a good and sur
iicient reason-for the remarkable fact
that the stormy and warlike year Of 1893
was the most prosperous and successful
one In the history of the Aetna Life There
must be some logical explanation OF the
fact that last year the Aetna compassed
results exceeding those Of any year
through which it has come, increasing It's
assets over So 6l2, 900 co. it's surplus over
1851. 0QJ,00 ana it's total insurance In force
over SIS. flS ,9S4 %. The total income Of
s., 1858, s95 o. the largest IN It's history, ana
over s366,S33 larger than II was In 1897,
makes this great life and accident insun-
ance company the largest and strongest
corporation OF it's kind In the New Eng
land states We think II must be appar-
ent TO the sincere inquirer that these sur
prislng results are due to the strong,
steady, conservative policy OF the com
pany's fuanagcmcnt--to the entire ab-
sence ~ boom" or racing tactics and
the substitution therefor Of steady pro-
gressive Systematic etfortto wise CAM
paigniug and cautious linancerlng TO
everv gan that this great company has
made " Is Justly entitled. and, truly may
II ba recorded that its uosltion has been
honoraby and faithfully won.