The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-07

The description Of your trio to m. n,s,s,
Mars was enough 10 charm mos, a,yhod,
would like TO correspond Win Nr
fhomas Taylor. the defender OF the nosls
horse and the most famous Of all our d.
batore. II that parsonage has no obiee.
ton. Hurrah for Arno 1indnusi Hes All
right in politics IL he is horse Hap.
Your Panhandle Hap.
CHARLES R Fuller.
Maxwell Texas Dear Haphammer.
Here comes another girl TO join your band
OF boys and girls l have been a silent
reader OF the Hsps page. am liz years
old and am n telephone operator. like
my work very we'll Wake up, Hsps, 1t
getting late Christmas will soon be
here and Miss Edna will not get her chair
for Christmas II we don't hurry. Send in
your nickels and dimes. You will never
| miss them. Just stop and think II YOU
were In her place few minutes you sure
would not mind sending nickel or dime.
Think how happy We could make her by
each sending such a small sum. feel
very happy | can help any one We
ought to be thankful that we are no;
cripples. | feel very sorry for dear Edna
but you must remember It is Gods viii.
! hope TO be enrolled. Good bye. new
Hap. Nora Mick
| Nebo, Texas.-Dear Haphammer. Won't
you all let me In 10 chat awhile? There,
knew you would. Well. our contest is
over and my fsvorite won. | am JUS. like
the editress about the word Hap" think
II should always be spelled with capital
II. Well, see you are going to discuss
| the great inventions. | think telegraphy
Is one of the most useful inventions, but
III have 10 think awhile before | vote.
Where In the world is Nettie Paige SEQ
field? She must be dreaming or Is married
or dead or somethng-anyhow. she never
writes. Come again. Thomas Taylor. Phil
lip Webster. Joe Farmer and all OF you
old Haps and tell me what you think
about contest How many OF you saw
the moon In eclipse last night? / d d.
Well. guess ia better go and give room
for better fellow" A true Hap,
Ruth Owens
Perrys Landing. TeXas.-Dear Hapham-
mer: approach your majesty's throne
with steady steps and unwavering cour-
age One OF the Haps said their courage
failed when they went TO write to the
page. have plenty of 1t, especially
when II comes to walking into Happyham-
merland and expressing my opinions on
different subjects. was sorry when MIS-
Foster announced that the COW had won
! did my best for the horse; l sent in my
vote, |, too. tried polling, but every one
preached horselsm to would begin prais-
Ing the good qualities OF the COW. Final
ly, | gave up in despair. Did any of yoy
think OF voting for the cat in the last
contest? ] did, for they are right usefu
in exterminating rats and mice. But
came TO the conclusion that some one In
arguing would bring in rat traps, rough
on-rats and rat terriers. So ! retrainet
from voting for the cat. Butterflies ave
all gone. but few days ago, when passing
By an old maid bush (zinniaj and wa
dwelling on the future, I saw : poor little
butterfly clinging to limb for dear life
| suppose It was the last OF a large family
II thought what IL ] am like that SOM
OF these days, would not doubt it
Mamma says that she has heard if an!
one evinced great liking for cats tina
It Is a sure sign they VIII he left dancinI
In the hog trough Some ops told m
once ] would be Madame Bonner II
only had the talent. But guess II that
lacking, all Is. We are indebted to on
edtrses whole lot for sugges Ing sucl
an interesting subject Tor discussion Their
have been so many useful things, bot
large and small, inverted that it render
this subject very complicated. Many IN
ventions have been improved during hi
century 10 such an extent as for them b
lose all resemblance to the original. Tn
printing press of hundred years az
would turn out $50 sheets per hour, The,
would be printed on one side. A mes
steam perfecting press will print 5000
four page papers folded, pasted an
printed on both sides will send In
list subject to your correction. as an
in doubt about the date OF soma which
send. Magnetic telegraph, steamboat
steam FIRE engine, sewing machine reaper
binder, mower horse rake .hresher, tel
ephone. phonogrsph electric lish' breech
loading gun, safe. telsgraphlc cable, ee
vator and electric street cars. ! viii al
a few questions regarding Inventions. B
. whom and in what year was the cam
boat cotton gin and telegraph inverted
George Ford, Maud F.. Felicia Mae Pope
Arthur Weathersby and many more mus
, come again. We all enjoy your breez
, missives. Wishing all a merry Christina
ard Happy New Year. I will close. Sin
cerely yours. Butterfly
P. s.--Please find enclosed rs cents 70
: mamma, 25 cents for Willie Mick. 25 cent
Q for NETS cents for Miss Edna's chair.
Nursery, Texas. --Dear Haphammer |
9 was Christmas Eve and sat wonderin
: II old Santa Claus would visit me tha
year. as I was about that age when h
begins to think we are too big. I shortl
retired and was soon in the land o
dreams. II must have been near midnigh
when I was suddenly awakened by lou
, knocking at my door. I was somewhs
, frightened on opening the door TO Sc
standing there old Santa Claus hlmseli
, Before I could say anything he motione
to me to follow him. J was afraid to re
fuse aud Immediately complied with hi
, command. lie led the way from thu
house to his sled and babe me get in
We we're soon gliding along over tn
! frozen mass Of snow and ice. Befor'
this the old gentleman had not giver
r,n auAn hint g 10 the natlIrn Of oil