The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-11

fast a locomotive can ga m The fastest
time made BY a train Is is9 $50 miles in
hours and IS minutes, cpe mile beinS
made IN ~ seconds. on the Yves, Shore
railroad, New York Some seem 10 think
that a great many people are killed in
railway travel There is only one killed
in 10000, coo. Statistics show more are
killed by fallins out OF windows than BY
accidents, The passenger trshic is vesI
large Ia the United states, ias.o7o oaS pas
sengers being carried IN one year. rh-
freight trsffic IL $50 600 600 tons annually
The fetal number Of tons carried one ;niis
is about SO, 200 200 coo auuuelts. could any
other Invention ot the Niuetcenth century
10 the ssmeg Some pecpiss think some
time in the future ,herc viii Se-scmsthhs
invented 10 travel good deal faster than
the locomotive hut they DO not seem 10
be in hurry TO invent IL have been
testing the gun good deal % rabbits
instead ~ cats lately because they arc
thick as hors here n Is great sport. I've
never struck any large game 80 far Well
IL Is time to plant flowers again have
planted some more Jack beans and am
going 60 plant some more kinds. II Is
not go dry or cold either this year, Ike
last. Say. boys, now you must get a move
on YOU or the girls Of the Hap club Will
beat YOU in this contest. as they seem 10
be gaining on the BOYS. H,v long Is ths
contest going 10 lsstg We should set q
certain time for Il TO end SO that it will
be fair all around, We should have an 4.
other ons Just as soon as this one ends
Where are all the Haps7 There is nothing
like all Of the usual yotsrs writing !
suppose they got tired Of writing
Come again " c. sicckdek, Charles
Fuller, Sidney Carter and Karl Schopps.
I mus, close. You friend,
Philip Webster
Rrenhsm. TcNas.--Dear Haps, One and
All have come to this place siece las,
I wrote and am now tskins = commercial
course In the Evangelical lutheran cot
I lcge. You VIII remember that previously
resided at EllinEtr. Fayette county, Texas.
Ever since ! entered college | WAS Obliged
10 devote my whole time to my studies,
and consequently my absence Will be read
lily understood. Photographs is one OF
my favorito studies. We are studying the
Benn Pltman method Of photography, The
method Is simple. yet Il Is ono 81 the most
noted in America Although, however, The
new contest has opened yer shall not
join iT debating My opinion Of course
is that the most useful invention made IN
tho history of the world Is steam power.
Il is to be understood thai I mean by
steam power" tho locomotive as well as
The steamboat, But wait Was II my
intention TO Join in the debato' No only
cast my vote II the editre's OF our page
keeps them. Yesterday (January ~
ninety three years ago IN Wcsmoreland
county. Virginia. near the birthplace OF
George Washington was born the greatest
} figure OF the war between the States
namely Robert e, Lee a son Of Light
I Horse Harry Lee" He was not only con
sidered a great soldier by the Confederate
States, but by the civilized world. NJ
through the war he served AS faithfully
as ever man in history did Think OF It,
How often did he defeat his enemy when
they were doubly as strong In every re-
spect. Look at his portrait and behold
his noble countenance Il 1t possible tnal
some one viii refuse to admit that he was
among the worlds greatest soldiers?
think not. But no matter what some say,
l am bound TO say that Lee was brave
man and holds a secure place among the
worlds greatest heroes. His death oc-
CURED at his home in Lexington October
~ 1870 His death was incurred by every
citizen OF the South
Do any of you boys enjoy playing foot
ball? The majority of the club | suppose.
do. This is my favorite sport person
VIII get hurt once in a while, but | don't
Slind that, just so my team gains the
victory. a few days ago while We were
engaged in playing some one ran against
me and ! turned nearly seven somersaults
and NJ course several girls saw me- aud as
| perceived that they had seen me | felt
like 30 cents. to uso the expression OF the
street. Since then I took good care that
no one would run against nue. again
hope that we will soon have contest on
the greatest heroes Of the Confederat,
States. Henry r. Boyer.
Dime Box. Texas. Dear Haphammer
l..a a
wide awake. hut | think that's about the
/ way some OF our Haps do-drcam wide
awake. Say, where is Carl and his broom
factory? | never hear word of him.
That will never do 20 let some OF our
/ Hans drop out, and never know where
they went. If Carl Is living. I'd be glad
II he would write and tell us all about
how he is getting along Now comes our
contest Guestion-sccms VIC are moving
off rather slow in This contest, too ha
eh! Well | must admit myself that RS
a hard question for our Haps TO answer.
: Nevertheless We must never fall through
/ with anything. so come on. let's be voting.
! cast my vote Tor he locomotive. Now
! tust listen TO the ones opposing but let
! every fellow give his reason for not going
1 with me. Some viii say, how could We
get our things and receive things across
/ the seas. oceans. rivers. etc. hut every
/ fellow look out for No. 1, so let countries
do likewise let every country rslse us
own produce and keep iis own produce.
/ Look at the extent Of railroads; that's a
+ fair proof that It must be the greatest
1 invention. FOR II has the greatstt extent !
Cbink steamships ana steam engines
should come under tho same heading, but
some will uot think this, 50 that is the
( reason | put this argument FIRST but they
are both run by steam and both are trains.
/ What is a train Isn't II 20 carry pasfcn-
gers. freight etc? so what does a ship
( or locomotive do, hut carry the named
snove2 One IS run on water the other on
land. Why, II II was mo- for our loco
motives the people Of the land could not
( he fed. they would he starved 10 death
4 before you could supply them the way
got your COW in ahead Now, how do you
Things SIRE nowadays since you COW folks
I suppose you would set along carrying
! freight from one end ~ the United ststss
4 n the other with COVE. suppose ToJr
mother. father. sietsr or brother were At
some place in a dying condition, YOU q
( have 10 get on your con and get 10 thsuI
after they we're dead. Nav yoU can eei
on the train and 90 to them perhaps. 10
less than twentyfonr hours. Now you air.
/ ship folks you NAV spout awhile. but how
many OF you hat are going 10 vote for the
airship ever saw onc2 What has become
OF our airships anyway? We never hear
. word from them ana thst shows they
arc not making much progress We are
TO vote for the Invention that is the most