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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13

Mckinney, Texas Dear Haphammer:
In a recent issue of The Post / notice a
letter written by boy OF Grapeland ia
which he states he Is different from The
boy who said II wasn't boys place 20
cook and plant flowers Also ( noticed
NJ. II. KS letter OF Houston, trying 10
run down the boys" No woader she or
he didn't put anything but initials
You seem to think that boys are made
10 stand ready to wait upon girls. but
a boys business Is to feed horses. cattle.
hogs or anything Of the kind around, and
see that they don't starve, and not dig
great holes in the yard for some unuseful
plant or shrub, such as an oleander. That
Is poisonous TO eat or have around. A
boys time Is not 10 be spent washing
dishes or sweeping while a girl Is daub-
bling on her face a fewscoats OF poisonous
paints and preparations. Some girls daub
paint, cream, buttermilk land would put
tar II they knew II would hide their
freckles) on their face six days out Of the
week 10 be ready for Sunday so as to
make people think they are nice They
do everything on the green earth TO de-
ceive people Some Of them. or all OF
them, take red hot pokers and burn their
hair almost up, They only leave a little
that curls up in q little wad They have
TO do all this Just 10 look nice DO you
think that will make them look very nice
They daub paint burn hair, do everything
but work! They paint so much they don' /
have time. Who docs the work then? Oh
we'll. | guess they put il off on their
mother and let her cook, sweep and 10
fact. do every particle OF the work while
he girls cit up and fix and put on airs.
When they meet a girl friend all they do
Is 10 talk and make fun OF the boys, so as
10 turn their friead against the boys as
boys and have that much more chance
themselves.
II the girl was the only chance TO have
a nice yard there would be very small
chance, They always are ready to wear
bouquets and pull flowers as the most
ardent flower lover. Ii Is a great deal bet
ter for a boy to hunt, swim and play base
ball and football than II IS for girl TO
paint herself up like an Indian and ruin
her hair. I've noticed that girls have
-FOUR lime or something OF the kind all
over their face. Do boys act 80 foolish
Certainly not. They think too much o.
themselves to do any such way.
a good many girls shut ihemselves ~
in an alright room so as TO be whitsr.
It's not really white skin they have then
IT'S pale. They won't stir about any 10,
fear OF getting a Whit OF good, fresh air.
They do not care for health, Just good
looks
They 20 10 dances and dance al night
long and think II is great fun and hrag
how long they can dance, but when they
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Every Man Should Know Himself.

The venerable Dr. OH. Carter, Presidentof
the ST, James Association iIas prepared ut
s gre n i1ssa's an s Trss'iso DE
upon the male systom, n
which the association VIII
send TO any male applicant
Every sufferer should have a copy of this
wonderful work. which will enable him 10
study himself
We never publish testimonials and will not
expose n patients name under any condition
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13

HUFFMAN, Texas,-Dear Haphammer:
Will you let another little boy join your
happy band of boys and girls? am a
little boy years of age. go to school
as all OF the Haps arr telling about their
pets VIII tell you about mine. | have nj
teen sheep; my uncle gave them to ME
| will not make my letter long. barause
! am afraid the old waste basket will get
1t. will bid you all good night
Hance Scott.
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Lockhart, Texas-Dear Haphammer;
After an absence OF two or three weeks
will call again to chat with the Haps.
Spring has come with its fragrant flowers
and the little birds chipping sweet songs
as they fly from tree TO tree among the
beautiful green leaves. do love to gather
wild flowers. Hon. Joe Bailey addressed
the people of our town on the 18TH. which
was quite interesting to those who were
fortunate enough 10 hear him,
! did not get a vote In the last contest
but am glad the locomotive won. Crops
are nothing extra In this section, az the
overflow on the 9Th did much damage. The
bottom lands were all under water and
cotton on the prairie will have 10 be. re-
planted.
George Ford asks II any OF the Haps
ever do any carpenter work was never
spoiled in learning the carpenter trade,
but will try my hand next week on tur-
key coop. | will not be as brave as he
start on an ice box--and do hope J viii
not dislooate any OF my finger nails or
saw my pants either. for my mamma dis
likes patching so much but do hope
viii get the cracks small enough to hold
the old turkey anyway.
Find Enclosed 10 cents for the helping
fund. With best wishes 10 all the Haps
am. yours fraternally, Jack stubns'
To-. fsar,z !
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Starks, La.-Dear Haphammer Here
come again. The Haps page was very In
teresting last week. l would like 10 ask
the Haps to throw In their nickels and
dimes and buy chair for poor little
crippled girl that lives not far from hure.
l have been waiting for some one else to
ask about it that writes from Starks to
the club, but feeling it my duty wait
no longer. Her name is Winnie Drawdy.
Please find cents for helping fund.
must quit. Hoping to see my letter come
out, l remain, new Hap.
Frank Stephens.
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Hutto. TeXas.-Dear Haphsmmer: ! will
write about Texas and her heroes. Sew
eral OF the Haps have written about Texas
and told what March was no Texas I
have not said word about Texas since
the hero oonteet. But because | haven't,
don't think for a moment that / do no.
love Texas, for / do That name Is pre-
clous 10 me. 1t was made precious to
every lover Of freedom and heroism when
the Alamo heroes fell. Those who do not
love the name OF a Travis, a Bowie, a
Crockett a Bonham and a Fannln have
no love for freedom. They are not wor-
thy to live in the State these heroes
bled and died for. Those that do not love
Texas history and hold dear a. their mem
DRY the noble deeds Il records ara no
heroes. ] do not know what they are.
There Is no name that would do for them,
Is there ore. Haps? Well, Haps. YOU may
be astonlshed when tell YOU know Just
such a person. Yes, ! know one. Not a
child either, but a great big one.
Well, all the same Texas Is grand old
State and no other State in The United
States can boast OF heroee like those VI
the Alamo. Galiad ana San Jacinto No
other state had such a struggle for free-
dom as did Texas. Some Of the mos crae.
deeds recorded In history were witnessoe
in Texas The Amzricars who we're Try
Ing % change Texas from wilderness o,
lswleesness into a CIVILIZED STATE hid moth
ing but hatred shown them BY the Mex
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Niwot. Texas.-Desr Haphammer.
Spring has come and with It flowers aud
singing birds How glad we are 10 wei
come dear old spring back again, have
written 10 the Hans page once before hut
my letter was not printed, so ] thought
would write again Our school was OUT
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Smiley, TeXas.-Dear Haphammer: IL
Is sprng-time and you know we all love
10 have good time. The country is
lovely place and we have plenty Of water
and / go fishing very often. Haps. do
YOU ever 20 fshing2 DO you like pes?
/ have four pets; two dogs. one cat ami
a horse and one OF my dogs is nee. AMI
he is Il years old. and think 4 he has
good luck he will 1--we till he is srowa.
Ny cat is very large and black and white
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Laneville, Texas.-Dear Haphammer;
was much surprised the other morning
when picked up The Post and looked
over the Haps' page and found the CUB
feet fo- our next contest had been changed,
bu+ let il be as It Is, we viii discuss this
subject as best we can.
l think Il IS a good subject for discuss
sion, and after studying II over well and
thoroughly to the best OF my Judgment, J
think that Richmond p. Hnhson Is the
greatest hero Of the Spanish American
ware
Now. Haps. show me a greater hero
in the nited states today than our heroic
Hobson. In my humble judgment ! do
not think that any bero's name commsnds
a higher plsrh in history than orr gallant
Hobson. When st comes 10 acts OF great
heroisyn the act q Lieutenant Hobsnn Is
not equaled by Admirals Dewey, Sampson,
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Durango, Texas, Dear Haphammer.
have been reading the Haps page for
long time and find it to be very interest
ing. l would like very much to JON
your happy hand. have written once
before, but did not see my letter in print
must have addressed my letter incor-
rectly. / hope the editor will enroll me
as member of your happy band. I am
sorry l waited so long and did not get to
vote in the contest; IT was so interesting
/ guess ] had better close as this is my
first. Love to all Of the Hars. Bye-bye.
5. r. Hudson.
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ana his name is Mat l go hunting very
ottcn IN the winter. Haps, have you any
~ 10 your part Of the country?
Ihey are as thick as lizards In the snni-
mer My father is merchant and yoa
Know II Is very hard work to stay in q
store, but nevertheless | was In such
hurry 70 write TO the Haps | ran away
from the store for an hour. We had a
sood rain here yesterday, ard 1t got the
iake very high. | live twepty-three miles
rom Gonzales and we have no railroad
through here Well, 1t is Monday morn
ing and business is rushing, so l Will have
70 STOP writing. Your true friend
Fisher Bow.
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Ny papa takes The Houston Post. | like
TO read the letters of the little Haps.
do not so to school, but l study arithmetic,
language, geography reading, spelling,
writing and read some in history every
day at home. This week l have been
learning to hemstitch. would like to
tell you about my trip to Indiana. as l
have just returned from a four months
visit there, but am afraid it will make
my letter too long and 1t will fall into
the waste basket. ] am years old ana
hope l will be welcomed among the new
Haps. Enclosed find 5 cents from new
Hap, Bessie Newman Cox,
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and drink if they were to land in London
that night.
WHAT is HE MADE OF?


that night
WHAT is HE MADE OF?
What Tommy is made of don't know
recau one brutal night in the veldt during
flving march when l was separated from
NV kit. and had only borrowed mackin-
tosh to cover me-or TO put beneath me on
the wet ground, as pleased. A whole army
Law in blankets around me, and as l could
NOT sleep / made half a dozen long tours
among nv neighbors. Certainly quarter
-nerhaps a third of the men-were neither
asleep nor trying to be. Some were stand
ing in groups, some were sittlns UP ana
gossipine. one was actually singing for the
entertainment of a little crowd. In the
morning 1 got on my horse fevered and
tired 10 the marrow but Iommy ola an
eleven miles march unuer blazing sun,
with repartee fiinging up and down the
ranks like heat hgntnlng IN d summer e'eh-
ing sky.
He goes about his work like cog In
machine. He may be awakened at half
past o'clock in the morning, or at o. put
he rises Just as readily with a ripple OF
good-natured comment in the ranks, broken
only at great distances by the snart OF an
ill-tempered, exceptional being. There Is
always a good deal of to-do about missing
bits of accoutrement, but he is fully har-
messed like cart horse, In ten minutes
time. and waiting for his Gomez or MS
for n blistering march, or for a quiet day
in camp, but his demeanor is the same,
precisely, under all circumstances. For
imperturbability he is wonder. He drinks
when he gets Il chance, as we have seen III
london. but lie goes without drop OF
srjrits as philosorhically as he gets tipsy.
In town after town that we have come 10,
he first order was to sell Tommy no spir-
It's. and at times Ii has seemed to me hard
en- the ell-behaved that they should SUI
fer for the otners-knowing by personal
feeling low welcome a bracing drink Is
atop Of q battle or wearing march
TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATION.
1t is said that some soldiers always man
age TO get drink, by hook or crook. Per-
haps they do; but have not seen six
drunken soldiers in the seven months I've
lived with them. And have only seen one
fist fight
Finally, Tommy is musical, but only In
way. In every group there seems to be q
man who sings the latest music hall songs.
| or ore who whistles well. But the men sell
dom sing In concert either on the march
or In camp-I mean, that I never have
| heard regiment sing. or even q full COM
pany.
| member what one OF you said to another
as you passed my tent one morning.
| ssWhen you wrote 'ome. 'opo pouf dton1
ten them how blooning Wpo pp - =
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A musical matter that should, and un-
doubtedly will, awaken unusual interest is
the fact that a stock company has been
formed with a capital of $4,000. for the
purpose of leasing and operating circuit
Of opera houses throughout this section Of
the country for the coming season. The
company, which is composed OF Indianapo-
lis people, has secured control of Barclay
Walkers opera. Minister Extraordinary,
for period of five years. Negotiations with
Eastern theatrical people are now pending
and IL is said that the cast and chorus,
when completed, will be excellent. Rehear-
sails will begin at once. and the season will,
In all probability, open here the last week
in August. Since the last production OF the
opera Mr.. Walker has carefully revised the
libretto and has added two new musical
numbers. The libretto is pronounced by
competent judges, TO be effective and
pleasing as the music.
The commencement exercises of the In
dianapolis Piano College will be held at the
Propylaeum Friday. June Is. The pro-
gramme is:
Midsummer Night Dream (Overture)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mendelssohn
Miss Beulah Snyder, Miss Lorena Blazer,
Mrs. Ernest Dawson. Miss Myrtle
DUNCAN.
"Andante ct Polonaise." op. 22-..-Chopin
Miss Bertha Towey
Summer Eve. ......................... ..Gade
Rcssini ouartet-Mrs. Laura Pritchard.
Miss Nettie Murray, Mrs. Maud VIII
cox, Mrs. Eva Hadley.
Concerto" Op. 19.................Be Beethoven
Miss Myrtle DUNCAN.
The Place of Music in a Literary Edu-
cation ....:......-.... DR.. B. A Jenkins
"concertstuck.' op. Weber
Miss Ida Barber.
Presentation of Diplomas.
SerendQe OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. NOgrlcn
Rossini Quartet.
The graduating exercises of the Metro
politan School of Music will take place to-
morrow evening. at the Propylaeum. The
following programme will be given. the
members of the class being assisted by
Miss Emma Igelmann. Miss Helen Swain,
Mrs. Arthur Williams. Mrs. Jessie Louis
Cooley. Miss Frances AIoffett, Miss Bertha
Bergen:
Piano duo-"Airs Bohemiennes" $50 .Pirani
Misses Moffett and Bergen.
Ralidde in minor. .....................Gr ieg
Tull z. Brown.
(a) ''Mystere'' .........................G rieg
Oh scherzo valse. from "BobadiI'' -.
Miss Maude Barrett.
Vocal duet-"Love' .......... Moderate
Mesdames Williams and Cooley.
ca Meditation" ..............T schaikowsky
CD ''Tarantelle'' from Venice and Ma
Miss Helen Kunz. -'''
(a) Adagio from Sonata. OPP. 81. No. o..
..-....-.. -......-.......- Beethoven
(b) Witches Dance . MacDowell
(c Scnerzo Is nat minor: .......-....C Chopin
Miss Ruby Bell Lane.
Presentation of diplomas.
Vocal duet-"The Gypsies'' Brahms
Misses 1gelmann and Swain.
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New York Tribune.

New 1ork Irlbune.
The advent of the transparent collar is a
thing TO be hailed with JOY The mere
thought of a stiff1y lined stock of silk
around ones neck with the thermometer
at 30 degrees in the shade is enough to
make one shudder. The transparent collar
is pretty and comfortable, and easily made.
The best material Is "all-over' lace or.
for wash goods, al-over embroidery IL
may be cut by any collar pattern. pointed
or round, and faced on the edge all around
by narrow wire tape such as miliiners use.
A strip is sewed vertically on the middle
under the chin and half way between that
and the back on each side to prevent the
collar from wrinkling. tiny ruching OF
ribbon or lace edge may be put on the edge
of the collar and used TO cover the strips OF
wire tame
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London Letter in New York Tribune.
Some time ago Lord Salisbury made a
tremendous attack upon the officials of
the treasury, and blamed them for all the
mess that arose early in the war through
the lack of supplies. A leading treasury
official is said 10 have gone to him to
demonstrate aud point out that the treas
ury was not TO blame. Whereupon his
lordship said: "Oh, 1 meant 1t all for
welby,'' or something 10 that effect.
'But Welby has nothing TO do with IT,
was the reply.
what. is he not still at the head OF the
treasury?
"No: he retired years ago.
Lord Salisbury had forgotten or never
knew of the change. I can't vouch for
this tale. 1t is only given to you to show
what can be said about this aged and
gifted statesman, whose will power and in
teliectual energy both sometimes give
painful indications OF decay.
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Because I seek Thee not. on seek Thou mel
Because my lips are dumb, oh hear the cry
do not utter as Thou passest by.
And from my lifelong bondage set me free.
Because content perish far from Thee.
Oh seize me. snatch me from my fate and try
My soul in Thy consuming IRE, Draw nigh
And let ne. blinded. Thy salvation see.
II were pouring at Thy feet my tears,
II were clamoring to see Thy face.
/ should not need Thee, Lord. as now I need
Whose dumb dead soul knows neither hopes nor
fears. =
Nor breads the outer darkness Of this place
Because I seek not pray not. give Thou heed
Louise Chandler MouItoa
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necks we are in blood? No? That's right.
They git enough of that out O. the dolly
poipers."
1t is not often that one hears Tommy
make a remark like that, suggesting that
he realizes his situation. Rather does his
mental attitude always call TO mind the
bearing of the man who said to one who
quarreled with him: IF you hit me and I
find 1t out, shall do something TO you"
Tommy may be hit by bullets, exposure,
heat. frost, fatigue. and all the rest, but
he never finds Ii out
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Ethel Hutchinson. Maud Essex. Lorena
Blazer. Ella Hodson. Cora Hartman Edith
Mendell. Lottie Ingils. Myrtle DUNCAN,
Bertha Towcy. Grace Remodel. Mcneil
Kirkpatrick, Beuiah Snyder. Cleo Hunt.
Maud Parkhurst, Elsie Ault, May Baron,
Jean Lowey, Vera Moffitt. Pearl Parsons,
May Sellers. Lena Harold. George Bow
man. Chas. Mcdowell, Mrs. Hedges and
Mrs Ernst Dawson The Mozart Club will
also sing
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We must be here to work:
And men who work can only work for men.
And not 70 work In vain. must Comprehend
Humanity. and work humanity.
And raise mems bodies still BY raising souls.
A. God did. first.
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trude Coghlan's play. Vanity Fair" next
season Miss Coghlan's father intended to
create the character himself.
XXX
Henrietta Crossman's appearance last
week in Denver in the play Mistress Nell"
by George Hazelton. jr., was in the nature
of trial of the piece. IL proved success,
full, and now il is said Miss Crossman will
present IL in New York in the fall.
NJ. Coquelin has revived "Cyrano de Ber-
gerac" in Paris with remarkable success.
while Charles Wyndham recently made
disastrous failure Of the same play. Wynd-
ham is almost as prominent il the English
metropolis as Coquelin is in the French.
Ellen Terry is reported 10 have secured in
America a play called Fine Feathers"
for her use in London. comedy of the
same name was written by the late Henry
j. Byron for Henry ]. Montague and pro-
duced at the London Globe Theater in the
early seventies
''Billy" Kersands, Tom Brown, Smart and
Williams. Mallory Brothers and Brooks,
the Brittons and S. II. Dudley are some Of
the colored artists who will be in big
company next season under the manage
ment of William H. Isham. King 'Ras-
tus," new musical comedy, will be pro-
duced.
XXX
George Beauchamp, a London comedian,
bested gallery god'' recently in con-
test OF repartee. Beauchamp had been din
ing little too we'll and showed the effects
Of his conviviality pretty plainly when he
appeared on the stage. A hawkeyed boy
in the gallery observed the ''lay of things"
and cried out, George, you are 'boozed.' :"
Il know 1 am quickly responded the
actor, ARE you jealous?'
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LOCAL MUSICAL WORLD
MOVEMENTS OF SINGERS AND MUsI-
CLANS FOR THE WEEK.
There VIII Be Considerable Activity
I'm Musical Circles - Some
Personal Mention.

Music, when soft voices die,
Nibrates on, the memory;
doors. when sweet violets sicken.
Live within the sense they quicken.
Shelley.
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Mrs Il H. Rowland will sing 20 Rest in
the Lord" Mendelssohn, at the Central
Christian Church this morning.
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Mrs. Alice Fleming Evans will go to Sa-
lem. Ind. June 10 where she will give
concert and recital.
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The Montani Brothers Orchestra will fur
nish the music. this afternoon, at Broad
Ripple Park.
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Mr.. Walter Raufft, Of Berlin, Germany,
will sing Nevins "Jesu Miserere at the
Christian Scientists meeting this morning.
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Prof. Charles Schultze has gone to Column
bus, Ind. where he will play the organ
at the new Christian Church at both serv-
ices to-day
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There will be recitals tomorrow and
Tuesday evenings. June II and IL. given by
students OF the Indianapolis Piano College
Cor the benefit Of the Neighborhood Mission
Church The following pupils viii play:
bertha and Hattie Leonard, Margaret
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Mr. Frank n. Taylor has been engaged
as soloist for commencement exercises az
Butler College, which will take place Thurs
day evening
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: At Christ Church this morning the
Wagner TIE Deum will be sung. the solo
parts being taken by Miss Lulu Fisher
Miss Fisher will also sing Lead. Kindly
Light" Shepard. for the offertory. Miss
Mignonette Cook. of Danville. Ind, will
sing 20 Eyes That Are Weary" Bracket,
at the vesper service this afternoon.