The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10
Mu.,e BY " W. HERBERT

at 3 cents per yard; avery poor farmer
could not raise or did not raise, ak or
len bales of cotton by himself, and the |
United states could not produce her H.
600, 900 bales of cotton per year. one
hundred years ago We could not send a |
message from Maine to Georgia In hve
minutes or less time; we did not nave a
machine 10 listen to that would lmitate
the human voice, and we did not have big
i3-inch guns 40 feet long or any guns that
would sink a Spanish battleship every
pop A century ago We did not nave
great public school system, we could not
go to school nine months in the year, We
didn't have all the good literature TO
read and study then as we nave now
Books then were hye times as hisn ~
price as they are now; we did not nave
the corn mills. the saw mills. the cotton
gins. the postofices and the printing
presses so near and handy as they are
now Let any one look back loo years
ago and come on up to the present tine'
we will see how our noble country mas I'M
proved and prospered. until today we mo
/ her one of the grandest and most many
respected Nations on earth.
Hunserford. Texas.-Dear Haphammer.
1 am little girl 8 years old and am any
ious 10 ioin your merry band. ! go 10
fast We have rece times gong horseback
riding Our little town has severa, new
houses going up and Is nice little place
+ win write this time to join and If am
accepted will vote next time But u IL
hard thing 10 decide, is II notg NO one
has written to you from mere. SO l mop.
TO see this in print. My papa takes tho
Semi Weekly Post and l enjoy readlng
the children's letters. With love TO all
Hans i am. Margie Compton,
singleton Texas.-Dear Haphammer;
will endeavor to write again, as my n's'
letter found that horrid old waste basket,
have been silent admirer oi '"e fP'
page for several years
Wall Hans. the COW Is very slow, nut
che won the race. ! was very sorry io'
am In favor Of the horse wrote one
Hotter and voted for the horse. MY letter
was not published and ] dcn KNOW
am farmers daughter nearly 10
years old. / am papas only single
daughter and hrve one half sister married
Nv mother Is dead. | have i've brothers,
and IL keeps me busy 10 do the WORN anu
wait on them. ,.,.,,d
Hans. | wish to inquire about irleuo
, and rolative II any one OF you kno"t
! sha addrese of Mr.. Hose Holley or Mr.
j Iohn Ware. ] would be very much opi'see
~ ,o,, n YOU would send II to me through
our mage. when we left Alabama we lei
, Iohn Ware at Birmingham Ala. ah'
0 when we Iet, Mississippi we left MI HOS
HolIey at Raymond.
Y We'll Haps. live in the country am
l,;ua country life better than town Ire
e am very fond of reading and read every
thing from an advertisement to history
r wish that boy Il have forgotten nj
e manner would dream again. am
dreamer. too and perhaps viii dream yo
ali good dream when ] nave time
sleep - - NJ Taylo,
cnme again and Mr.. Fellow-with -lhose
nretty- freckles, let us hear from yo
" Enclosed find cents for the belpin
fund. Loll'o 'i''
v Davilla. Texas.-Dear Haphammer:
: am so glad you are gong 10 eet nu n,
a Fowler a chair KNOW her 'sa ~
VI having attended school with her LOT ,hl
% terms. She is now IS years old ana ~
n never walked since she was years OF
u Just think how glad she viii be When
J. eel her chair When We Npowed her Lei
~ Greqory's letter and yours IN reg
"a Post she was certainly delighted nns
70 eba will appreciate a chair as mucn
! anv nne could. Enclosed you will find
~ cents. My Uncle Scion Walker gave
cents. mamma 10 cents. my brother Ram
ion loc and l send 10 cents. Hope 20
will get her chair before christina, 10
"a friend, ""'hS''
III Cherokee. Texas Dear Haphamm'
iy ! wrote letter not long ago ana
st brother Paul wrote one, too, TO the ia
ar pyhammers His name was enrolled az
CHI member and his letter published NY
on fer was not printed. ! may have been
n. Young. ! am only 9. Paul Is u
nd am old enough l want 10 be HAT,
nd INV name down 50 that can see ina
ID am enrolled as a member. II Is ram
, IN here and a norther is blowing. r
and 1 gathered a lot OF pecans. The tr
:. are bare OF leaves and peeans too, nc
tie The oaks are full Of acorns and the n
are getting fat. We had little cot
patch. We made cotton to furnish
err: with Christmas money. Sister Frank
al a pet squirrel that lives In the WOODS
led comes to the house TO get something
n eat when II is hungry. II can get pee
t,,e and acorns this fall and 1t seldom col
49,. 10 the house now. Yours truly.
~ - Joseph j, BrowI
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