The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-01


to have tickled Charles Fuller to death.
He laughed and leased them all the way
home. xhe two boys soon changed their
minds aud declared that they did believe
the steamboat was the most useful inven-
ton. Charles SAID that he knew II thcy
had had the chance they would have votssl
for the steamboat SO that settled II rit2t
then and there and the steamboat was
crowned queen OF all Inventions"
I'm glad am not locomotive Hap.
said, and the knight laughed.
They looked quito funny. cropping
around In the water" he said.
Il wish could have seen them. / would
have taken their picture With my camera"
Finally the doorbell rang. which awalS-
ened me and l found that | had been
dreaming the whole evening away Adiau.
Anonymous.
Grapeland Texss.--Dear Haphammer:
Please excuse me for coming basls so soon,
but ! just had TO come back to let you
know how ] appreciate being admitted
into your happy band OF workers. Now
ftaps, excuse me, but want to speak
fcw words about our name and motto
Happyhammers," TO hammer happiness
whenever and wherever we can" II
makes me feel proud to be member of
such band. Haps, Just think OF our num-
her, over 10000 of us, and of the amount
OF good we might do In helping POOR in
vailds, II each OF us would send one dime
year. that would be over $1,000. just
think how many poor hearts would be
made happy with that, and we would
never miss 1t, and II would more than pay
MS In Joy TO know they were happy, as
dear Edna was to get her chair Now,
Haps, come on with your nckels and
dimes, and let us see how many we can
,,alga A.~ a
forget 10 extend our thanks to the dear
old Post for being SO kind as to give us
this page. Some OF the Haps suggest tina,
we place a tombstone over deceas ed Hap
That would be nice. but we know that
that they are dead. are free from this
world OF sorrow, and we would not Wish
them back. No. not II II were in our
power we would not bring them back into
this world of sorrow. And there are so
many living who are suffering and need
our help that ! think We should let the
dead rest in peace without the monument
and look to the living, Well, my letter Is
getting lengthy. and l had better close,
as long letters take up too much room,
Haps. let us not become discouraged IL
we DO not see every letter we write In
print, for there are too many written for
every one TO be printed, Well, Oh waste
basket, you may get my letter. but you
won't get my voeo nor my dime for the
helping fund so hurrah for the locomotive.
lnelosed find my dime. A true Hap,
G. w. Wesinger.
Beech Grove. Texas.--Dear Haphammer.
Here come again, aud see that that old
locomotive won, | was certainly surprised
to see that result. How anybody can be-
| lieve that the locomotive is the most use
full invention OF the Nineteenth century
is beyond my comprehension. But here |
am gone of on the contest again. Let IL
go as 1t Is. For, indeed, this is one OF
the times when II can be truthfully said
that in defeat there is no disgrace, and
in victory there is no glory" And now
as that contest is over allow me to pro-
pose another one. II is this: Who was
the best Confederate general in the civil
war? / don't think that we could select
better subject for consideration than
this one. II will be suitable, instructive
and interesting. Suitable because II has
been subject OF vital interest to the
South In time past. Interesting, because
1t would give US more Insight into the
Incidents and happenings OF the war. In
| structive. because II would teach us all
many things that we do not know now. II
would give us more insight into these tonI
long years OF slaughter and carnage which
cost our fathers SO much blood aud treas
uTt. NO one Cdll duuru 70 We lHuUIdut vi
that Vital subject, for It Is still a subject
containing many unsolved problems.
think that we could get more knowledge
and Information out of this subject thar
any other. / see that old waste baske
coming! Here go full, full speed!
plow Boy.
Orange, Texas,--Dear Haphammer;
thought once ! would not write any NOR
until the contest was over. but Just car
not keep quiet.
Yes. Philip, ! am crosseyed. AS Ions
ago as | can remember my eyes shoWe'
an affection for each other and but for M
! nose expect they would have run int
one. Some say 1t was caused by my try
Ing TO see the bottom Of my milk bottl
when was quite young, but others CLAIM
! that 1t was caused by my trying to loo
both ways for Sunday. Either or neithe
! statement may be correct, but as there
no Cross without a crown / snail neye
! worry over the fact that | can see throug
: a keyhole with both eyes wide open o
: that ] can sometimes see a point lin argu
mentl when its brought UP real close an
plain. but fail to see the poiut when yo
} say l could not put UP tho telegrap
without a locomotive TO haul the poles
{ Why, my dear boy, the great Cape to Car
line in Africa was constructed indepenu
ent of locomotives and the wonderful rail
road which the editress told lis about las
, summer rs being built along the very rout
that this telegraph line has opened. See
The telegraph Is Independent OF the loco
! motive and nearly all other inventions, Du
your locomotive would not amount I
a fig without telegraphy. Figs are frul
, and locomotives as wei as the telegrap
are the fruit OF years Of hard labor. Fit
is the abbreviatlon OF figure, so you may b
: able TO figure out my meaning when
say / claimed TO have picked the winner
/ but did not vote for IL Just because
thought 1t was going to win. ! vote 70
. telegraphy because Its the greatest inyen
c ton OF the Nineteenth century and 70
those who are In doubt l will suggest tina
they read the article In last Sundays Poi
: on the same page with the Haphamme
q letters ! also find on the fly leaf OF lal
! years almanac tnat the first self movin
: steam enBine of which there is any recor
q was built by Mr.. Nicholas Cognot
France in 1863" and also that Mr. Naths
q Reed OF Salem. Mass. built an engine
z 1880.
Il With a hearty three cheers for the tel,
I graph and all the Haphammers / am,
ever. happy Haphammer.
Thomas Taylor.
. How Edison Succeeded
= Mr.. Edison learned telegrapby at a vel
= early age and became very expert in
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