The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-31
HOUSTON DAILY POST: SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 81, 1901

participate In the last three ccnteS,A pp
7 my heart aud uind were directed g. tAp
I by those who did There were w,aay
Z splendid aud many NOBLE thoughts tA.
pressed On the subjects, Watch Is ,ee
I host month Of the year Uad WHY IL Is q
I hasd question 60 decide, but | think June
I Is the most important. because our wheat
and coru are made In these months, and
also base flowers. In the frs, three
months OF the year nature opens In all OF
oSs s MneS a and y ,ns SSa aa arI Sr
/ gin TO array themselves In sweet scented.
( bright coored ralmcnts. We harvest por
/ autumn, such as cotton, potatoes etc
/ After autumn then comes the chilly. mclan'
eholy days OF winter. Amidst the cheers
/ and joyful shouts ~ school children we
7 hal the Christmas holidays. Then the
new year comes, when we must direct our
/ thoughts :. the misty future. which con.
/ We have q rep" that viii endure not
! only this new and progressive year, nut
ior many, such wears 20 come, shall
/ ny TO take more interest In our page
I this wear than I did last, what has NO.
come Of all the old HAps2 1 see we have
another LITTLE heart 10 make happy, am
/ 50 glad when each one gets their chairs. I
I have gil OF the Naps pictures that We have
/ bought chairs for, and cherish them as
( OF the girls have planted dowersS am
1 going TO plant good many this year
! Since | last wrote have read good
SPRINGS @%RS good 9 SPa; no9ER %SSS u
I Life" stan and scrip and some taat
are 81 less Importance, "Tho Life q Hons
/ man. and several others. like so much
/ TO read good literature, and | Ike to real
/ poetry incloscd nnl cents for the help.
/ ing fuud. Katie Waddlc.
II Cleveland. TcXas.-Dear Haphammer.
| east my vote Tor the glorious luonth Of
4 SnlN and why uotl We all look forward
FOR the coming Of July for then the fruits
aud meluns are ripe aud We ~ 20 pcnics
ana nave hnc times, especially when the
Fourth OF July COMES for then every true
hearted American celebrates the nnuiVcr.
sary OF the Declaration Of Independence
Of the United States. also uu the third
day of July, iS2s, the hrate aud 3liusirious
Schlcy Won the most brilliant victory OF
the Spanish American war when he DIES
trorCd Cervcra'a ncct, which convinced
Spain that she had nothing TO do hut Weld
to unclc sam aud lose the Pearl Of The
was in balloon aud It was golng up
very iAS1 at the height OF about O0l tCct
II suddenly stopped ascending aud aoatcd
/ toward The Pacific ocean.
was soon far out over It's dccp waters
and the balloon was floating toward china.
When ! had nearly reached Chlna a
strong Wind began 10 hkOw the balloon 10
ward the north pole. After the balloon
travelled IN that direction about four hours
iro Same u siset , Of large holy IN the
e
side to the other side, and near ghe hole
was large sign with thess words on f.;
North Pole has gone 60 visit the South
When my balloon Nas directly over the
hig hole II heaan TO descend aud wSy on
down into the hole; when It had gone
river and was soon boating along down
( the oil stream al the rate Of about srven
~ miles an hour; fortunately had plenty
Finally ! saw where the oil river ran into
nm oil lake about one nile long mud about
one. half Of mile wide
There was strong current that ran
through the take, II drew my balloon along
down To the end of the lake, There saw
n stream Of oil about i've feet In wldth
flowing downward through a large crack.
my balloon strucl, large piece OF gold mud
| was thrown ont into the oil, drirtcd on
down through the crack; then snddenN
felt myself darling upward hut soon hn.
gan go fan and pretty soon ] found myself
/ In large oil lake
had lust started 10 swim ont when
heard fellow say. that Is the Lucas or
/ Gcyser. then I woke aud found myself op
/ the floor 10y the side Of my bed. Haps, |
( think suitBble subject for the next con
credit far des,royiug The spanish dcet
under the command Of Admiral Cervera,
I July g. 1898. Schley on sampson; Wei as
! the waste basket IL getting hungry ! had
Southwestern Coley.
MeAiahan. Tcxns.-Dcar Haphammer:
! There are twelve different months 90 select
l from to vote upon but She middle mouth
/ of the year June. TX the most pleasant
| and Interesting month OF al the year N.
! most every poet wfltct OF scrlbblr u
seems have made the same mistake, put
/ MAY before June, but II you win observe
! more closely yuu viii notice that the heSi
| ponts have devoted consldrrahlc interest
| ever stop 10 think OF how rainy nnl dis
/ agreeable May lsi While April Is almost
does blow 10 March Just think Tor oniy
] one moment OF June. nat pleasant sun.
shiny. agreeable aud ~ mild month You
are not suffering from lao heat which Jnly
ana August VIII bring or the cud thai
! winter win bring The birds sing IN
! june az well Ms MAY, while tine flowers
another good feature Of thar month. Now
/ Ilups, consider this question u little AMI
am sure you WIN not entertain ne
| thought that April or May IS better than
June. IN Fact loo can got be sur ossrd.
| few weeks ago "Woodblne,' Vie.
torla Hap made 4 appear that was the
she VIII please explain the mqtter more
fully. Almost any Hap would knoN 1or
ter than that. II she VIII only no ~''
| viii find that Arthur Dawson 1--we Pr
! Kinney. can mol imagine VIA. tl Aef
| Intentions In making such report d f~.
she was on the affirmative side In tpe enh.
! test, 'Should women voter she $3.50
| makes the proposition that all the liapH
drop their nom de plumes. ] second H4t
motion. ! un IN tANuf or 10 moro HHfl
| dc plumes, and would like to see II Hu.
10 n vote G. q. F's poem upon MHy 81
really excellent The editrgss VIII hnd "
she looks close that said cotton was
planted IN April, while I said nothing
about corn The following were my exnet
words as appeared 10 The Post: He
claimed April was better than any other
! mouth for tho reason thar In April IL was
| splendid climate and thai cotton was plant
| cd" also many other things. ! suppose
| you misunderstood my meaning. but az
I least 90 70 u per cent Of the cotton Ia
I Texas Is planted during April some as
I late as June 20. And about - per cent
NJ the remainder Is planted during May.
! Whilc but very little Is planted during
March I mink I am justified In saying
that April IS the cotton planting month.
I / would he pleased N Won would make n
correction. The cllmnte at Houston may
be suitable Tor cotton planting IN March.
but any well Informed farmer win walt
nntii April Now Haps don't make the
same mistake as others nave and he con-
( yinced that Nav II pleHEanter than June
aud the ike bur vote sOr the best month
June uurran Or Jalci fhc month ~
fruits This, with one more letter, win
be my last letters 10 the liu& | am,
your friend. fhllip webster.
EiInger. Texas Dear HaphammeC. This
time we have not only two but twelve
gates By which we may enter the contest.
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