The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-04

pony Will not work. We made 500 pounds
OF cotton last year. There are a good
many ducks on the prairie. but we can
not get near enough to- shoot them. I
killed good many squirrels until | got
my gun broken. We skated on a pond
back OF our lot this morning. true Hap,
Frank Gregory.
Santa Anna. Texas. Dear Happyham-
mers: l wish to JOIN your happy hama o.
boys and Girls. am a little girl l2 years
old. Now. 10 the contest. | think 1t Ia
hard question to answer There are so
many useful things we could not do with
out. ! will cast my vote for the locomo-
tive that IL always steaming and putting
all over the United states. although the
steamship Is very useful TO carry produce
TO other parts Of the world and from other
parts OF the world to us. Well. viii
close. for see that old waste basket with
its mouth wide open ready to catch my
first letter. new Hap.
st. Elmo. Texas.--Dear Haphammer:
have long beeu an admirer sof the Haps'
page. SO I thought at last would write
] am farmer boy. live ave miles south
OF Austin. ! go to school at st. Elmo. IL
Is about time to go to planting corn and
cotton, so | guess all the clodhoppers
will have TO go to work. saw in The
Post where you asked what great event
took place on March .. u is the sixty
fourth anniversary OF the declaration Of
Independence OF the people OF Texas made
at Washington. Texas. on March 2. 1896
Mr.. Hap, / cast my vote for the locomo.
tive. Success to the Haps' page.
Owen Wilson
Hampstead Texss.-Dear Happyham-
mers: AS We have UP another contest I
thought would send In my vote for tho
locomotive. as think 1t is the greatest
invention. Look at the progress our coun-
try has made since It was invented It
would take up too much space to tell Of
all the benefits We derive from il. I am
sorry so few have Joined the helping fund.
as many can help one where one eau not
help many. II all would join we could
help SO many that deserve and need help.
Mr.. Ford. think We Haps ought to help
you get face lotion to take those freckies
off before the March winds get whack
at YOU. Enclosed find 10 cents for the
fund. One of the Hsps,
Katie Nell Kolp
San Saba Texas Dear Happynam-
mers: / think the present contest is a
very interesting one. ! will cast my vote
for the steamboat. What is of more use
ocean and opener OF UNEMPLOYED lands? 1t
is the embodiment Of commerce. Without
II the products OF the world would be con-
| fined within the narrow limits of the
other great factor in trade the railroad.
which can not carry the products OF dis
tant countries. but must be content to
carry products which in many instances
are common in the country to which they
are carried. 1t has become almost a me-
! oessity to the modern world, so great Is
! the scope of Its power. Hoping the steam
beat Wall win. | remain. true Hap,
knight Rector
/ o'Daniel Texas, Guadalupe County
Dear Happyhammers: l will write a let
+ ter to your happy band. l would like
I very much to be a member OF your CLUB.
/ II can succeed in getting in | am II
wears old. ] send cents in this letter
| for the helping fund. I live on a farm
and we take The Houston Post. | think
/ The Houston Post is a very good paper.
4 have been reading the letters that the
children have been writing 10 the club.
and thought l would like TO be mem
/ Der OF the club u am sorry for the Grip
pie children. and l like TO help them ali
can. | am studying the Texas history
at school and think 1t is a very interest
ing book. Well. / suppose had better
close for this time. will always re-
member the Happyhammers.
Elmer Reese.
Morales, Texas. Dear Haphammer: I
will write and tell you what I think
about the contest. ] think the locomotive
Is the most useful invention OF the Mn,
teenth century. I see Charles r. Fuller
says the steamboat will be crowned queen
tof all Inventions, 1t may be so, but the
locomotive will be crowned king OF all IN
ventions. We locomotivers are ahead and
are liable TO stay ahead If IL were not
for the locomotive agriculture would be
"a failure. The steamboat only carries
goods across the ocean. | would like to
correspond with Charles Fuller or some
| OF his associates about the locomotive
and steamboat. Charles said "if'' United
States did not have any steamboat or
navy 1t would have been completely wiped
out in the war with Spain. Yes. IL; II tho
rivers were not crooked they would be
straight. true Hap. Ernest Kpopp.
Cat Spring, Texas. Dear Haphaminer:
Well. guess. Haps. you all have forgot.
i ten me by this time, because 1t Is about
four years since last I wrote. ! often
thought of writing. but never got at ii
until today 1t surely is cold today
don't like cold weather much. becaaso
nave to stay indoors too much. Mamma
thinks because l am the youngest child
can not 60 outside But am IL years
old. My birthday is on the 9th OF Deem
Der. ! see you have fine and Interesting
contest. After thinking over and over
again ] will vote for the locomotive. he
cause think the LOCOMOTIVES the most use
full invention OF the Nineteenth century
! Now, Haps. Just take second thought
! know most of you will all think tins
same. | would like TO correspond with
some Of you Happyhammer boys from 4,
to ID years old. Haps. do any of YOU like
10 20 hunting? ! like hunting very much
NV brother Tom has Two bird dogs. one
is named Bryan and the other BOB Well
my letter is getting long and | guess tbs
old waste basket will get 1t. SO l viii
close with love to the editor and the HAYS
remain true Hap,
Noah J. ID. Kveton.
p. s.--Inclosed find 10 cents for the help.
ing fund.
Beaumont, Texas.--Dear Haphammer.
The contest is growing very interesting
will now cast my vote for the locomo-
tive after having thought the matter ovsr
carefully The locomotive is more useful
TO the United States because we have
such a variety OF climate that we can
raise most anything we need and the To-
connective distributes them. In war w
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