The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-30


Travis who gave his life for Texas, de-
serves the praise OF every Texan, will
close for this time and hope I will be
welcome In your happy band
Edgar Ireland
Chito, Texas.-Dear Haphammer: Well
Haps, The farmers are not doing very
much now. for the ground is too wet for
them to nlow Some have planted corn
and others have not got their land broken.
Vt has been raining all day today. am
we'll pleased with the editors selection
for contest What has become Of loe
Farmer Come again. Joe and tell au
other dream; that one was splendid, Your
true Han, Lewis Thames,
Oakland Texas.-Dear Haphammer: /
will answer few questions Luna nedman
asked, Who said Tho first act In the
great drama IS now performed-the Re
public OF Texas is no more" President
Arson Jones to Governor Henderson. Who
raised tho first cry, Remember the Ala
MOI" Sidney sherman at the battle OF San
jacinto. Robert o'Connor asked which is
the Oldest railroad in Texas? Buffalo
Bayou, Brasos and Colorado Hanna Dab
ney asked who made three requests OF
the MeXicans that were granted but not
fulhlled?" It was ]. w, Fannin Will ask
a few When did a pig cause trouble be-
tween Texas and France? What Mexican
general was false TO solemn promise?
Why did Lieutenant Musquez send Nolsn's
cars to the governor OF TeNas2
Enclosed find 10 cents for Jimmie ed
wards artificial leg, ! vii close.
Charlie S, Brown.
Whitesboro. Texas.--Dear iaphammer
Hello! VIII you admit another boy into
your happy band2 | would not ASK 1t, but
II have been reading the Happyhammer
page, and see that Mary Lee and Mabel
Galloway differ on the Texas history ques'
tions asked by Ernest Knopp. | also un-
derstand that the editor wishes some one
to say which is correct |. What FAMOUS
Texan lived to he SO years oldY Mary Lee
is correct David G. Burnet lived to be "
wears old. . What public man was killed
by the accidental discharge of his own
gun? Both are right ON this question
~ II. Wharton 3. Who made race Tor
life? Mabel you certainly thought wrong
this time Grant and Brown made race
for life Il see the editor ASKS "ha'
Brown. II was Reuben x. Brown. ',
Where is General I'D Burleson buried
Unfortunately history fails TO tell us TINS
hut | think that the Daughters OF the NO
public moved his remains from AUSTIN W
Galveston II I'm not correct the eu'Vo'
will please correct me NOW TINS 70 %
many OF the questions as J Know lneI ~,
fore | can not answer more see tha Una,
emma Jones asked some questions ! WI,
answer them L. Who called himself th'
s,Ianoleon Of the Vest Santa Anna
Who was the "old Alcalde?' untortuh'
ately history failed TO record TINS II u
| didn't I'm unable to Aud H. 3 What prvu.'
| mont Texan is buried in California smith
4 What eminent Texan was minister p'eh
! lpoteptiary to Japan? Hubbard Aho tn'
| difference between six dozen dozen anu
half dozen dozen is 792 ,t,.,
! Now. I would like for some oil tne MY
| - answer one for me. During whose a az,
W t.tatration was the first capitol buill
nna Mai became Of this building 81,
uoning TO SEQ this in print Wlll DIV
al odiev with best regards 10 tue nap
and portion 10 Jus Guy Guide.
u,hoelock. Dear Haphammer' Wnl wv oYY
usten 10 a letter from two hltle W.,,a,. n,
atrIs2 we will try to make our lev Ill,
stn,.osting as possible so VIC VIII WIZ ~
ahont some old relic OF santa re-
rho country around santa re, totor
was probably known to Wnlte a n,sn an,
any other part of the onlteu So,orado
| han .t,,p
W. 6rst Spanish explorer In the lnlei w
.,,s, tho curious old fashions OF that &c
'ino naa the way of building housee y
sInha Most of the former Residences
i ,he neople there In old times Weie
houses They were CONSTRUCTED a,
hind of clay which, when taken run w.
earth is soft enough TO De cut ~ W Wv,
with which the building IS quicN's NJ %'
easily constructed, the not sun 20
hut
. round soon dries the adobe Gay u u,l, :
t ~ nearlv as hard as stone, and bhiiolh
n,ade from it lasts many years IN odh'
10 q SIN standing an old ADOBE hpio
H. GOOD nreseryation. II Is known 10 ha'
80 hlilt in 1910 and is in more hapi''
HE shape than many erected IN tne -.
[ century Tradition says This noueo ".
/ accounted by Francisco Vasqueh ue vi
nado' the great explorer Close %
y stands the old church OF San ~, s.,n
= which was built In the hrst OF tne ~
a century hut destroyed in 1867 during =.
/ pueblo revolution. II was rebuilt ID !.
and is still used for purposes OF Worshi
Z ~ NaYicans and half breeds altendlll
!, ,,,ass in II regularly every Sabbath ne
!, arc many other interesting relics % spa
Q ian conouerors In Santa re- one 81
Il most notable being the sdohe louse a..
, hae been used as the executive riahsl
VI ever since looV' VIZ 81 N"'N -
a ard We thought n would Interest y lho
: The Hans We will tell our tsvorlte nc
rext time we write. Hsps, have fNy
yom been violet hunting we nave :
,. Ala NOT and very many. we wonld y
r. IN have a Happyhammer reunion ,hott
% live sumpter Etheredge says. how ma
n chairs we could buy With that money
al Udzzfe1 have very pretty little 5hephs
h dog His name is Happyhammer' ana
ic call him Hap for short. cDehel nsFs
10 nretty little dog. but some one sno' u
i tbis evening. His name Is Poilux NC
N Ing 10 have reunion. we VIII close fr'
~ ne ,r,,a Hans Dele Horton.
- '"o Lizzie Turner
y, Infkin Texas.--Dear Haphammer; w
"A was the greatest hero OF the Texas war
~ ,ndependenee? Had ten thousand tongu
4 ! would exclaim with them all, ira
m and his men al the Alamoi There can
IA he found in the anpals OF American
~ tory an instance OF more bravery
N Ieonidas was the inspiration OF all Gree
m after the battle OF Thermopylae. so !"
. tho men who fell at the Aiamo--and
N vet-the inspiration Of all Texas
he ~ the people OF Texas the name of Gro
oil Travis. Bowie and bonham VIII
he mill the end OF time! Leonidas al
~ mass of Thermopylae had one thousa
a men Travis at the Alamo had one a.
"a dred and eishty-two men, several OF WI
~ were SICK and wounded. Did that DC
m them from lighting 70 the Slt'er enc .