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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-31
The CLUB.

e Happyhammers are the young people
ite chlldrenl who read the Youths De.
- ment of The Houston Post. There arc
ices or charges of any kind connected
4 the club. Boys and girls who read
4 Post may be enrolled as active mein-
4 by sending name. age and address.
is the object of all flappyhammcrs 10
Xmmer happiness when and wherever
&ible" Hence the club name and motto.
1 club flower Is the violet, the club tree
4 live oak, and the club pet Is the
tking bird. all being chosen by the
knhers themselves. The favorlte dog of
4 Happyhammers is the Scotch collie, or
/pherd.
he club colors are rose and gray. These
6rs are intended to be worn with or
khout the club button or pin They are
HE into n badge by plnning or sewing
<ether two pieces Of narrow ribbon. one
8rose pink and the other of light gray.
Rules for the Happyhammers' Club.
INV boy or girl in the United States can
fome q member of the club by sending
or her name to the editor of the page.
letters must be addressed Houston Post,
Ippyhammer Department, Houston Tex.
DO not write on both sides of your paper.
II you wish to use a fancy name send
In own full name to the editor No let
will be printed unless this rule is com
I'D with.
kpell the name ''Happyhammer' or
Hap" with capital letter.
fhe contest Is: What Is the best month
the year, and why?
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y G N : n 4 I i4lts01,
Sexual Decay. raii-
tng Memory, Weak
Eyes, StuuIel be-
yelapmsnt. Lack at
Euerey, fnlpoyer.Sn-
ed blood. plmpies,
1mped to Mar
riage, also Hood
and Skin DiaeAse,
Syphil.g. Efuptlsns.
Hair Failing. Bone
Palms. Spro Throat.
Ulcers. $ y @ BgS,
Effects OF Mercury,
kidpoy aud Bladder
Troubles, w o 8 X
Back, y urns o &
Uripe, lacontinedce,
GGnorrhga, 6 e q I,
Structure. r O c { ve
Searching 7 r G a l.
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mout, prompt relief and cure Tor hte Both
sexes treated conndeutiallS ana prvstely:
rNe2 F,stuia. Flssuro and Rupture cured
~ QUIZ new methp1e
Send for particulars. Address,
DRa. BETrS q DE1'rS & DyAR.
2IA 50. Charles 81, New Orleans. La.
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Giddlngs, Texas.--Dear Haphammer
Here comes another girl i6 years OF age
to Join your happy band OF boys and girls
l have just moved from Austin | like
nay new home all right. My brother takes
The Post and | enjoy myself reading the
Haps letters fine. Well, | will close Hop
ing TO be n hap, Ada Williams,
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place for It soon, will turn II into the helm
ing fund, II the Haps do not object
Margaret Hadlev FoSter
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Drs. Belts & Belts & Dvag
fhysictnns, Surgeons, Spccii,ftstx,
20 81. Chnrlra So MN nrIcnna

Iouag. middle aged ana old sugio mad
married men and an who suffer visa A5At
Manhood, Nervous DEBILITY. SpernGt0rFhea,
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EflInser. Texas. -Denr uaphammer. This
time we have not only two but twelve
gates BY which we may enter tho contest
I will enter by the glorious gate Of April
because believe II to be the incest and
best
believe what Philip only dreamed. that
zach month has something that you may
hold out AZ "a claim 10 be the best, but /
don't believe what be said about plan ling
Gotten aud corn IN APrl. IN thls part Of
Texas corn rs generally planted dnrlug the
last part Of February ana the hrRt part OF
March and cotton IN the second ana third
weeks OF March, 20 Ia April they are sew
cral inches high.
! might say September Is the best mouth
Of the year because most crops are gath
cred and schools open, which are very
strong arguments, but you could not har-
vest crops II W. had no spring and sum
mer months TO grow and mature them, nHd
scbo6is could BE- opened IN another month.
April IL the best MONTH because you can
al any time strp out Of doors aud see hun
drcds Of scenes more beautiful than this
finest productions 81 our great artists, and
while hundreds Of plants and flowers, hugo
trees rObed In green, ana all growing yege'
tation naturally inspire you 10 nobier
thoughts aud higher aims. the birds, With
their sweet and meiodions songs. cheer you
On from early morn till late nj night and
this too, from the beginning 20 the end Of
MAY IL generally known As "fIowery
May but IA Texas, especially Ia South
Texas aud also all along the southern part
OF Dixie" land, April has better claim to
tie title than May.
The December Haps will rest their claims
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Goldthwaite, Teyas-Dear Haphammor
] want to join your happy band My
father takes The Post, and read the
Haps'. page. / am IL years Old. | be
lieye your contest is (which Is tue best
month in "A year. and Why" | think May
is the best one. because the birds build
their nests and sing sweetly, aud thCwslow-
ers bloom. Perry Chapman.
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Hampstead, Texas.--Deaf Haphammer;
May l. my fsvcritc month Whyt Be
cause nature adorns herself in the iOvellcst
sarb OF green hedeoked With her prettiest
Flowers, the sky Is such A clear blae and
the birds sing their sweetest songs Every.
as II | would like TO he GYPSY roaming
In the woods until the first blast OF winter
comes with chilling breath. then am sat
warm corner reading the Hans' page.
Come. all YOU MAY Haps, aud send IN yoll.
votes. will send IN Tir dues for this and
next month. ! am one of the May naps,
Matte Neil Kcib.
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Trent TeKas.--Dear Haphammer: Here
comes another little girl III years ola wish
ing 70 be one of you. cast my vote for
May. because the birds sing so swoetly
and shink there are more beautiful flow
ers In May than any other and all the
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Merryylle, Ln.--Doar Haphammcr: The
best month ~ the year TO rs n the one In
which we eau do the most good for our
selves and our country There are months
that have one or two days IN them that are
sacred TO the Texas or the American people.
such MS 81 OF March aud the Fourth OF
July, but outside Of that neither Is very
much more than the others
Jerry Simpson (s0cklcss Jerry OF Kansas
said 10 one Of his speeches that n the
plows were 10 stop In the burrows that
business OF all sorts would suspend thar
all others we're a dependency On farming.
Hans don't you think that Jerry was cor
rect Tho plaws would certainly stop II
ali rho time was like January Now Hans.
let us choose one That stands between heat
and cold and knows neither One that *
better suited than any or the others TO
every occupation that mankind has 10 fol
low, The many loving zlimals that In
habit the earth that have neither food nor
shelter IN rough wlntry weather need some
month that Is agreeable 20 them. for are
they NOT Gods creation. toof Give the poor
soldier and fisherman o chance for their
lives are rnugh enough AT the best What
I month is there that wonld come nearer
suiting al things here 10 our north temper
with only three lettere--"noDe, Nav A.
the month that nature does more In than
any other. Il Is such dream OF lowell
I ness that there Is not even disturbance
I Of nnv kind Even the little bird that
/ doesn't know the name Of anything can tell
/ ~ rs feeliag when this Joyous month
/ comes Philip ] read your dream with no
/ lIttlo interest md thought Il RIGHT good.
Z please write MS another soon. Arthur Daw-
I son Il looks IKE you might brighten our
I mage once more With one Of your Interest
/ M letters A little scoldinf II nothing =
I sometimes ] get worse, than that. VIII
some Of the Haps. in their neat letter e
I the mage please give us q. n GieasOn's
/ ithe great horse trainer address A. eva.
/ Hap, Ike Nichols
Gardney. Tczas.- Dear HaPhamner; II
I mas heeB Two lang years since my last
1 importance ami u ! take a retrospective
! glance over thlse two years they seem q
! such an improvements siiscc ! last wrote
| and 50 many bright, strange faces, that
| almost feel debarred, bus<e, ! am still q
| and reading our dear old page. did not
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Rogers Prairie, Texas.--Bear HApaam.
mer; AS have been reading the "Hap's
Page for SOME time ! wiz endeavor to
write few lines. ] have often though I
would write, but was afraid couldn'i
write as nice letters MS others
think oar contest Just splendid ana
Will cast my vote for the beautiful month
Of April.
| have noticed In some letters Won men
tloH Philips Webster and In some YOU
talk real rough. ! do not agree with YOU.
How many ofsyou would Ike - be teas
"a as you have teased me? "Do unto
others, as you would have Others J. m
10 you" am sorry for Philip and think
You should be-
DO any OF you Haps know little Cir
by the name Of Mary Story7 II So i
would Ike 20 know where she lives
Rogers Prairie Is small village situated
on the boundary line between Leon and
Madison counties, Is thirty miles from
Bryan ~ about fifteen miles from Mar
quez. There are three dry goods stores
two blacksmith shops. two drug stores
one gin, one saddle shop. one tailor shop
a large school and church
I DO not believe In fancy names SO
will sign my real name with love 10 ali,
remain true Hap"
Christian Coliard
Trent. TeKas.--Dear Haphammer: Here
comes another little girl II years ola xglah
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Genoa. Texas.-Dear Haphammer; Would
YOU take a little girl - years old into your
band Of girls and boys? Mamma does not
fake The Houston Post, but when get
a chance | read the Haps' page July Is
nav faYorlte month, because We can 20
10 the Fourth Of July celebration and have
a nice time If we try 10. live In the
Is nv first letter, ] will close, hoping 10
join the band. Your true friend.
Mary Palmer.
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Ogden. Texas.--Dear Haphammer; / have
been reading the HIPS letters for long
time and enjoy them so mucn. would
Ike to Join your happy band and help to
hammer happiness. | am 10 years old !
so to school at Eureka. AS this is my
first letter | will close. | send cents
for the helping fund, VIII vote next ttnle
IN the contest. Myrtle Hckerson.
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Clean. Texas.-Dear Haphammer have
written to the Haps once and my letter
was not printed. | guess the waste basket
got il, so | win try again Now for our
contest, (which Is the best month IN tae
year, and whyf" / like May best Of all,
for the flowers are all In bloom. Ny papa
takes The Post and l read the Haps' let
tiers first. / win say adieu. A would-be
Hap. - So,
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,Corbon, Texas.-Dear Haphammer' HF!s
,o-nss another little hoy . years old 20
join your happy band O. boys s saa g p5ss
: nav 49,, time / live In the country. ]
iol = gsrmsr boy aud like 10 live, In the
enantrT' / viii cast my vote for May, s si
cause the birds sing ana ne pe flI y
. 10y In Nav the fruit Is getting ripe ana
Joy, X nretty. win fsli you about
NV pets have two pets; Vain ? a"s ana ana ny
ca. nams e John. l have little nlees
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Houston. Texas.-Dear Haphammer; II
has been a long time since wrote Il
YOU. / ike June the best Of all the months
Tor then we have more flowers TO bloom
Than auy other time and we have lots q
f,Uit and berries. and fishing Is dne then
FOO and we have vacation, and We ar,
free 10 enjoy all these good things
bnve Two cats ana q dog and lots Of mn,
nSicks / am 10 years old. Ibciosed hu,
4 cents for the helping fund.
Hrnestine Mack Randall.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-17
NO MORE LEvEELAND
CITY HAS LEASED LAST OF IT'S
HOLDINGS ON WEST
SIDE
IS GIVEN FOR BOX FACTORY
Assembly Committee on Streets
Grants Application of C. e.
Ward-Leyee Landing Is
Wanted Now

In the approval given yesterday by the
assembly committee on streets of the re
quest of c. E. Ward, local box manu-
facturer, for a levee license, st. Paul
parted with the last of its West side
levee holdings. All that now remains is
a small landing just below State street,
and this is exempt by reason of iegls-
lative enactment
The ground in question has for the
past four years been in the possession
of J. w. McIose, who secured it for
the purpose of erecting mattress fac
tory, but the structure failed to mate
rialize, and it was taken away from him.
The grant consists of four lots, and is
located in the rear of the Gedney Pick
ling factory. Ward promises to have a
two-story building on it in the next SIX
months and to employ not less than
twenty men.
The fact that the city has parted with
the last of The levee land In its posses
sion seems to have started an acute de-
sire ON the part of many to secure a
levee lease and requests for the same
are being received weekly. There are a
few scattered lots along what is known
as the fats, but they are practically use
less because of yearly flooding and the
lack of railroad facilities. At the next
meeting of the legislature steps will be
taken to have the ground set aside for
a landing thrown open to entry. 1t is
claimed to be practically valueless for
the purpose for which it is reserved.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-17
SENSATION IN COURT
ATTORNEY IN CIRCUIT COURT
CHARGES OPPOSITION WITH
CONSPIRACY
ECHO OF BANKERS LIFE CASE
Attorney of Mutual Life Company
Says Suit of Iverson and Wright
Was Brought to Wreck
the Company.

On motion of the defendants in the
case of j. c. Iverson and Samuel Wright
against the Mutual Life insurance COM
pany, of ST. Paul, which is now pending
In the United States circuit court, Judge
Lochren yesterday filed an order requir-
ing that the plaintiffs, who are neither
OF them residents of this state, shall
furnish bond in the sum of $3.50 to in
sure the payment of any costs which
may accrue against them. The original
motion was that the bond should be
$4,000. but the court thought that one
fourth of that amount would be suffi-
Gent.
incidental to the argument of the mo-
ton Attorney Mitchell, representing the
insurance company, took occasion to lay
before the court allegations of a rather
sensational character regarding the plain
tlfts, with special reference to their pur-
pose in bringing this action.
The suit, he declared, was not brought
in good faith for the purpose of winding
up the affairs of the Bankers Life com
pany, of which the defendant company
is the successor, but as part of con-
splracy to wreck the new company. The
instigator of this plan, he said, was Ed
mund c. Carter, whom he declared to
be either a "blackmailer or crank -
Attorney Bayard, for the plaintiffs, re-
Piled that. the suit had been brought in
good faith, after a conference with a
number of the certificate holders of the
Bankers Life company. He said that at
the time of the change of name and
method of doing business the Bankers
Life company was really insolvent ard
had been for some time previously. If
the officers were desirouS to change the
company's manner of conducting it's busi-
ness the proper way would have been
to close up the anairs of the Bankers
Life company regularly and organize an
entirely new company.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-17
THE BOSTON TEA PARTY
SONS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
Reception Rooms of Commercial
Club Crowded-EII Torrance
Greeted by Nearly Three
Hundred Guests.

The 12Sth anniversary of the Boston
tea party was celebrated last night by
the ST. Paul chapter Sons of the liner
lean Revolution by a reception to Gen.
Ell Torrance, ex-president of that organ
ization.
The reception was held in the rooms
of the Commercial club and between 200
and 800 invited guests assembled to pay
their respects to the new communicating
chief of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie.
The beautiful new rooms of the club
were profusely decorated with flowers
and palms, and a stringed orchestra sta
toned in the main parlor furnished mu-
sic for the evening.
Gov. and Mrs. Van SAINT, Gen. and Mrs.
Bishop and E. c. Stringer, president of
the chapter, formed the reception COM
mittee, and received the guests. Jesse
Gregg had charge of the entertainment
and arrangements.
The reception was entirely an informal
one, and after the guests had assembled
a light collation. was served in the main
dining room or cafe
Delegations from Saltwater, Albert Lea
and Winona chapters of the Sons and
Daughters were present, while a large
delegation from Minneapolis came over
in a special car.
The chapter happily combined the eel
ebration of the tea event with a recep-
ton to Gen. Torrance, resulting in a
most enjoyable evening. No speeches
were made, the entire evening being de-
voted to general visiting in an in-ormal
way,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-17
ARE NOT GRATEFUL
CITY OFFICERS Do NOT TAKE
KINDLY TO GEN. POPE'S
SUGGESTIONS
THEY ARE IMPRACTICABLE
City Treasurer Bremen Says He Cam
not Improve His Office System
With Reference to
Licenses.

While Bank Examiner Pope's report on
the several city departments, printed N
Yesterdays G O b e, was not in the ma
ture of criticism, the majority of the
officials involved resent in a general way
his suggestions of reform. They say the
methods he advises are not practicable.
AS far as his suggestions concern my
department" said City Treasurer Bremen
yesterday, Il will have to refuse to adopt
them. He wants me to keep a separate
account of money paid for saloon licenses
until after the licenses are granted by the
council, instead of crediting it to the
license fund direct. By this method he
figures that my books and the city clerks
will tally to the day, on the payment of
the money and the issuance of the
license. L want to tell you right now, if
any saloonkeeper, or anyone else comes
along and pays in LOCO and asks for a
receipt / will take the money and he
will get what he asks for. If he fails to
connect with the council In securing his
license then that is his mistake. If the
proper charter course is taken his money
will be refunded. I cannot refund any
money unless the council says so. The
charter names a fund to which all license
money must go, and I have no other al
tentative. In the next two weeks nearly
$50, 900 will be paid in for saloon licenses,
and it will be taken in before the licenses
are issued. The city needs all the money
it can get, and 1 won't refuse it. If they
are satisfied to pay several days ahead
Of the actual issuance of the license they
will get receipts
City Clerk Jensen says he will adopt
some of the methods recommended by
the examiner relative to the issuance of
licenses, but he does not think they are
any better than the system now in use.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-17
TRADE WITH CANADA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BEGINS
AGITATION FOR RECIPROCAL
RELATIONS
PETITIONS BEING CIRCULATED
Senator's CIapp and Nelson Are to BE
Urged to Use influence in
Behalf of n ReciprOc-
ity Treaty.

The efforts Of the Boston Chamber of
Commerce to arouse interest in the move
ment for reciprocity with Canada is
meeting with success in st. Paul. At the
regular meeting of the st. Paul Chamber
of Commerce held yesterday morning
resolutions were passed favoring closer
trade relations with the dominion.
Last November the Boston Chamber of
Commerce sent Osbourne Howes west TO
bring this matter up before the different
trades associations He delivered an adj
dress in this city under the auspices of
the Chamber of Commerce, which re-
ferred the matter to the committee on
agriculture and manufacturing, of which
A. K. Pruden is chairman.
Yesterday morning the committee pre-
scented it's report after the adjournment
of the board of directors, and the report
was unanimously adopted. The commit
tee has also prepared a petition which
will be circulated among the business
men of the city for their signatures
The petition is as follows:
The undersigned merchants and manu-
facturers of st. Paul, Mimi, represent
that reciprocal trade agreement with
the Dominion of Canada prepare on a
basis of equivalent concessions. would
be of great benefit to the business inter-
ests of the United States, and they. re-
specially solicit your active influence to
tiated and ratified"
The petition is addressed to United
States Senators Knute Nelson and Moses
E. Clapp. These petitions have been print
ed and bound by the committee and will
be sent out for signatures early this
week.
The following business men of st. Paul
were yesterday elected to membership
Freeman P. Strong, J. McGill Smith ard
Joseph M. Hackney. Several commani
cations were received by the chamber
and were referred to the proper COM
mittees
The resolutions adopted yesterday
morning were as follows:
Whereas. 1t is essential for the main
tenance and future extension of our eX-
port trade that the United States should
make favorable commercial agreements
with foreign countries; and
Whereas 1t is peculiarly desirable that
the United States should cultivate the
most intimate trade relations with the
countries of the American continent; and
Whereas, The Canadian people are rel
atively the best foreign customers that
we have, and an impairment in our trade
intercourse with them would be serious
ly detrimental to great variety OF our
business interests; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the st. Paul Chamber
of Commerce earnestly requests the au-
thorities at Washington and trusts that
the merchants and manufacturers of t4l.s
city will associate themselves In this Pc
tition, to endeaVor to make, on the bass
of mutual concessions, a reciprocal trade
treaty with the Dominion of Canada.
be sent to the president of the United
States, and to the two senators repre-
Senting the state of Minnesota in the
United States senate.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-17
In Labor's Field.


The meeting of the Building Trades
council last night was of such a nature
as to speak volumes for it's success dur
ing the coming season. AS an executive
body it always wieleded powerful in
fluence in all questions affecting the well
fare of the building trades. This was
last nights meeting, when five organlza-
tons which withdrew from the council
during the past sumner made application
to be reinstated. The organizations In
question agree to abide by all the rules
and regulations of the council, and it is
believed their applications will receive IA
vorable action at the next meeting. The
business agent reported that there were
no grievances of any kind pending, and
that trade was good for this season of
the year President Hughes says the
council proposes to proceed along con-
servative lines; that extreme caution
viii be exercised in all its undertakings,
and that it's influence for good will be
made manifest to all members of the
building trades before the new year is
very far advanced.