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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05

Swift. Texas-Dear lIaphammer: | wa
make an enOrt to write another letter i
guess my nrst found homage III the Was1e
naskct, put never 60. discouraged dhl
~ years old and oil the masculine genutE.
My grandfather takes The Post nut ne
does not get 10 read IL any until feiH
all the llupS letters. | am farmer AM
love 10 WORK on the farm. swift is Il beau
tlful little village OF two stores, one Slh'
a sch"ol ana Il posiofDCe. IL Is sllua.e
about ten miles east OF Nacogdoches. ,
VIII cast my y'te for June, tor II seeils
that in this month we have the most ana
sweetest flowers aud we nay make gen
eral average of all the months and we W''
not mud uue with q climate 50 peasant a.
June II Is In this month that Sol mikes
MS annual visit TO the tropic Oi cancer,
giving us his warm rays which makes our
crops grow. | ann so sorry i0r Wyatt
levin and wish | had some interesting
books 70 give him TO read | will answer
Anna Lena Bussey's riddle. "Mnat is a.
ways Invisible and never out Of sight.
II Is the letter Il" | would like to cor
respond with sOmp Of the liaps IN aincfcnt
parts of Texas | viii send some hclp 20
the FUND In my next letter. agree win
X. {. tunnel IN letter rev weeks
ago That small tax would nor hurt u.s.
and we don't know how much happiness 1t
VIII bring; rhe best happiness of life is
making others happy / viii close as III,
letter Is getting long aud weary. wishing
to become true Hap, with much lose 10
Mrs. Foster and the GIaps. Lee Judd
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05

Ncbo, Texas. Dear Haphammcr: |
thought ! would call In and vote. a. | was
passing by and heard great chattering
which surprised me very much aud after
lnqurng for some time, some one told ne
that the Hups were discussing Which Is
the hest month of tho Year ana why?" De-
CCmhrr Is my choice, because Christ :
birthday comes In this month and Christ
mas Is the time when all of the schools
are closed and the scholars all go home to
take in tho holidays. | will describe our
place. We live one mile east of the Necncs
river upon n mountain, And oh. what beau
tful scenery, on the mountansde lies
huge rocks covered with moss and fern
and at the foot Of the mountain flows A
fresh strcum with large sweet gum, wal
nut hickory nut, haw and chickapln trees
standing here and there upon Its banks
swayng "a and fro their rraceful forms
Opposite this Hes the prairie. carpctcd
with green grass and flowers OF many Va
rictics In the summer ! can walk out on
the prairie aud gather a two.gallon bucket
OF berries in a few minutes. But some
times the NcChcs river overnows and
comes clear ia orr field at the foot of the
mountain and stays UP so no one can cross
Tor many weeks. ilaps, ! wish you an
could see the prairie late In the evening
when the grass is covered with watcr
sparkling like diamonds and tue cows aaI
horses wNdlng through or standing under
a honcSsuckle bent over with It's pretty
blossoms Southwestern Coley, come again
aud tell MS another dream.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05

Ike my hooks also. and study hard, for
want TO get coed education. Arithme.
w Wy my fayortte study. Well. I VIII tel
very large city; has only tive dry goods
ana grocery stores, one drug store. black
sni ii shop a school and a dancing hail
aEd Texas railroad runs through COPELAND
lhough not large. stu our line town -
Dy no means a dead one. | live two miles
pick cotton. pull corn and tend the flowers
can PICK 100 pounds Of cotton In day
haps, ! have ordered me o parlor organ,
y does come III grind all the music out
or it. I'm not bothered with olive green
ireckles like our noted Hap. George Ford,
mouth which IL by no means charm
Ing companion. ! saw letter from Miss
Iillie Clark Of Unity. Texas. Wtite again,
would like 10 be enrolled as 4 true Hap,
Pearl Afford.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05
IL Restores Manhood.

Give mo man broken down from
excuses. or from the result OF early
mistakes-one Of those men who have
los: the very essence OF manhood
and will make him feel like youth
Of 20 w.thin a month. Howe you ask
Simply by pumping a vltal stream Of
electricity into his body in the right
way while he Is sleeping. 1t does
wonders in q Few applications. It
arouses all the dormant energies, de-
velops muscular and nerve life, and
restores bat feeling o. youth, cour-
age and manhood II makes men
over; 4 makes men OF the puniest,
wsakeat specimens OF half men"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05

Loganspor'. Dear Uapbgnp,,r. tf,,rc
come Smoking &c your door ala a
ntiie Eirl - years ~ age. live 10 iho
u,i'r town of L"Eanspor. situated Oh th.
HaNnc river. Ike 10 live acre very
much g. tn school. Ny tcarhcr.s name
j. ffot Meadows I VIII close. sn ho,nnr
~ zee my name enrolled us Hap. 4 trnG
'i''"i' Bette foshee.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05

hrorcton. Texas. Dear Haphammcr: I
HlH gong 10 school and papa Is "a work.
J. hm ~ Fears oid. l.cf all of the boys aud
snI9 Z" ~ with their drcdms but 20
on 10 NY school. true Hap,
Frank Tlbias
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-05

COPELAND, Texas. Dear uanh,r,,ro.. -.
long time ! have wished tn he eproileh
as 4 Hap, hut have been afra.s 40 @,wr't /.
until now ! IKE the Haps' letters very
The Pest for a long time; so YOU soc thc
liaps are not strangers to me / am "a
years or age, uaps, AMI love candy ana
apples as dearly IS did ten years ago.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01
Giving Her . Lesson.

The habit of describing things az
lawfully jolly" was amusingly satir'
lied by a gentleman who came home
prepared to chat on events of the day
An acquaintance had failed in bust.
ness. He spoke Of this incident as de
liciously sad" He had ridden In an
omnibus with friend whom he de.
scribed as horribly entertaining" and
to crown all he spoke Of the butter
which had been set before him at his
restaurant as "divinely rancid"
"Why, dad. you are going OF your
headv' said his youngest and most i'm.
pertinent daughter.
mot in the least, my DEAR" he said
pleasantly. I'm merely trying to fol.
low the fashion. Il worked out 'di.
vinely rancid with a good deal Of la.
Dor. 1t seems to me rather more ef-
fective than 'awfully sweet l mean
to keep up with the rest Of you here
after. And now," he continued, 'let
me help you to a piece Of this exQui-
sitely tough beef" London Telegraph.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01
CAMELS HARBOR HATRED.
Will Wait Until nm Opportunity Ar
riXeH For Revenge.

The Aral who has angered camel
will throw is clothes upon the ground.
and the Infatuated beast, after stamp
ing on them and tearing them asunder
with his teeth, goes on his way, and
the driver is thereafter quite safe as it
seems to be an axiom with the camel
that no man shall be put in peril of life
twice for one offense.
The camel is stupid, save when angry,
and then seems to become almost pre-
ternatural in carrying out its vengeful
designs Palgraye relates the following
story of camel revenge, which serves
to illustrate this point: IA lad of IA
had conducted a large camel laden with
wood from one village to another at a
half hours distance AS the animal
loitered or turned out of the way its
conductor struck it repeatedly and
harder than it seemed to have thought
he had right to do. But not finding
the occasion favorable for taking imme-
date quits it 'bode its time. That time
was not long in coming
"a few days later the same lad had
to reconduct the beast, but unladen, to
his own village. When they were about
half way on the road and at some dis
lance from any habitation, the camel
suddenly stopped, looked deliberately
round in every direction to assure it.
self that no one was in sight and, find
ing the road clear of passersby, made a
step forward seized the unlucky boys
head in its monstrous mouth, and, lift
ing him up in the air, flung him down
again on the earth with the upper part
of his skull completely torn off.
"Having thus satisfied his revenge.
the brute quietly resumed it's pace to-
ward the village, as though nothing
were the matter, till some men, who
had observed the whole, though unfor-
tunately at too great distance to be
able to afford timely help, came up and
lillA,l it, London Telegraph.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01

The general impression one derives
from the accounts given is certainly
that savage tribes are not victims of
sullen despair, but on the contrary,
have large and abundant mirth
Their laughter and other signs of good
spirits are of the most energetic kind.
Darwin and a number of travellers as.
sure us on this point. The Tasma-
mans, Ling Roth tells us, accompanied
their loud bursts Of laughter with
movements of the hands to the head
and quick tapping movements Of the
feet. The loud, deep chested character
Of the mems laughter is sometimes
specially noted. A recent visitor to
central Africa regrets that under Eu~
ropean influence the deep chested.
hearty laughter Of the men ID being re-
placed by what is known as the mis-
sion giggle" in the younger folk.-1n-
ternational Monthly.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01

FOotpaths are what roads are not,
natural productions, just as the paths
made by harcs. deer and elephants are.
No one really makes footpath-that
is, no one improves it. What is true of
central Africa is true Of England.
"The native pnths." wrote Professor
Drummond. ARE the same in character
all over Africa. Like the roads of the
old Romans. they run straight on
through eyerything-ridge and noun
tain and valley-never shying at OBJ
stacles nor anywhere turning aside to
breathe Yet within this general
straightforwardness there is a singu-
lar eccentricity and indirectness in de-
tail Although the African footpath
is, on the whole, a bee line, no fifty
yards of 1t are ever straight And the
reason is not far to seek.
"If stone is encountered. no ma
tive will ever think Of removing it
Why should he? 1t is easier to walk
around it. The next man who comes
by will do the same. He knows that
hundred men are following him. He
looks at the stone moment, and 1t
might be unearthed and tossed aside;
but no, he holds on his way. 1t would
no more occur to him that that stone
is a displaceable object than that fell
spar belongs to the orthoclase variety.
Generations and generations of men
have passed that stone, and it still
waits for a man with an altruiStic
idea. "-Spectator.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01
Block AIDED.
SOME IN EVERY HOUSEHOLD IN BARRE

SOME IN EVERY HOUSEHOLD IN BARRE
BUT THEY ARE GROWING LESS.
The back aches because the Kidneys
are blockaded.
r. elp the Kidneys with their work.
The back will ache 70 more.
Lots uf proof that DOan Kidney Pills
do this.
It's the best proof, for it comes fir m
Barre.
Mr.. A F. Smith of 10 West street,
saws: II believe ! came into this
orld with weak back: be that as 1t
may, for some years, with one exceI.
tion was compelled to take to my
bed winters suffering from my XII :
neys. l give Deans K'd .ey Phi S
the credit OF preventing that annual
occurrence. As look back over the
80 years Ct my life and think what l
might have escaped had known of
be value of Doan's Kidney Pills, 1t
makes me wonder why people when
they know Of remedy which acts
up to it's representations, will not
avail themselves of an opportunity to
prevent kidney complaint and It's con-
s quence ,+te too PREVALENT backache'
TO often l could neither lift nor
stoop without suffeling and added to
the annoyance there was an irregu.
larity OF the kidneys secretions. Du.
ring all these years l used lots OF
medicines and plasters, but Doan's
Kidney Pills did me more good than
anything else ] ever tried. The pills
are to be gotten at II. A. Drown &
Co.'S, No. 4s North Main ST., Barre.
For sale by all dealers, price % cts.
Foster Milburn Co, Buff 40. N. Y.
sole agents for the United States. Re-
member the name Doan's and take
no substitute.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01
A Youthful Financier.

A correspondent asks, Will some of
your mathematical geniuses kindly tell
me if l am absolutely devoid Of the
calculating faculty in not being able
to see through the following three
cornered trick, shall say? A beggar
boy asked an old gentleman In the
street for sixpence.
what will you do with 1t If I give
you one?" asked the old gentleman.
"Turn 1t into ninepence quick" re-
piled the boy.
How"
"Give me the tanner, and I'll soon
show you"
The boy got the money, darted off to
bakers shop and bought three
penny loaf, with which he returned to
the old gentleman and handed him
back 3 pennies.
Flows this? You said you would
make the sixpence into ninepence."
$50 l have. The bakers got three
pence, you've got threepence and I've
got a threepenny loaf. That's nine
pence" -Pearson's Weekly.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01
-. Young Of the Sea Devil.

You may find in the sea devil a curl.
GUS illustration Of natures system for
adjusting reproduction. The cod lays
several hundred thousand eggs at n
spawning because nearly all Of them
must necessarily be lost while floating
on the waves and those which hatch
are mostly devoured. But the sea devil,
which produces but single young one
at q time, retains the latter In it's belly
until the infant creature is from four
to six feet in length, SO that when born
1t is able to take care of itself and is In
NO danger Of being destroyed.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01
william Blacks Characters.


Sir Wemyss Reid notes that William
Black seldom allowed himself to be
drawn into conversation about his work.
One of Reds recollections runs thus
Zone day, in the farotf past, was
walking along the sea front with Black,
at Brighton, when he said abruptly and
with reference to nothing that had been
passing between us: I'VE are not all en-
gagged in running away with other
mems wives There are some of US who
are not the victims Of mental disease or
moral deformity, l do not even know
that anybody of my acquaintance has
committed murder or forgery. Yet
people are angry with me because do
not make. my characters in my books
odious in this fashion. prefer to write
about sane people and honest people.
and imagine that they are, after all.
in majority in the world.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01
Cure Too Expensive.

Warts are curious things. They
come and go mysteriously, although
their going Is frequently marked by
exasperating delays, and there are al
most as many infallible cures as there
are warts, the only trouble with these
cures being that they are useless when
applied to the particular wart you hap
pen to have. They are only good for
other peoples.
I'm my opinion" said clubman
who was discussing the subject with a
friend one day, "a wart is merely the
outward correspondence of some men
tai excrescence. Get rid of that, and
1t goes away.
"Let me give you bit of my own ex
perience," he continued. Last year
went to Europe. For about three years
l had had a wart on my little finger
ON which had tried everything l could
hear of. but without effect. 1t only
grew larger.
well, in the excitement of prepar
ing for the trip and Of the journey it.
self / forgot all about my wart, and
when l looked for it about six weeks
later it had vanished without leaving
the slightest mark. l simply forgot it
and it had no mental condition to feed
on. l see you have one on the back OF
your hand. Forget all about it for a
few weeks and it will 60 away of it.
self"
"Yes," said the other clubman, shrug'
ging his shoulders. ''but can't afford
to take a trip to Europe for the sake
of curing one wart."-Youth's Compan'
iNr
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01
tBvttOnholes Sold Here,~

"Button Holes For Sale Here IL q
sign which peers out through rather
dirty window Of lower floor tene-
ment on the east side. In view of the
possibility that 1t might mean just
what it said and that the dealer really
sold holes for buttons Tribune re-
porter investigated.
A woman whose dress was mixture
of bathing suit and ball gown answer
ed his knock.
"You sell buttonholes here" was
asked.
NAV, we make 'emr' she exclaimed,
with as much disgust as very squeaky
voice was capable Of showing.
"Well, the sign in the window says
"Never mind the sign" she snapped
back. "What do you want with me?"
She was finally persuaded to tell
something of her new business.
you see, it's this way" she began.
1.-THE working girls who live over here
have to dress pretty well and do It on
little money. Most II Ell makes thelr
own clothes, but they have not too
much time to do the work in. Now, II
you was woman you'd know that It
was mighty hard to make buttonholes.
specially by hand. Poor girls can't af-
ford buttonhole machines. They make
up the dresses and bring 'em over to
us, and we put in the buttonholes at
so much hole, 'cording to the kind Of
stuff and how well they wants 1t done.
And that's all there Is to it."-New
York Tribune.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01

The life Of the paper covered books
that accumulate on everybody's hands
and among which one sometimes finds
one she would like to keep may be pro-
longed by this process: Cut piece Of
bingham or print tr1fle larger than
the cover. Paste 1t to the paper COW
ers and trim the edges. Dry under a
weight and letter the title on the COW
er. The cloth should be in one piece.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01

Il had long suffered from indigestion"
writes G. A. Lei els, Cedar City. Mo. Like
others tried many preparations but never
found anything that did me good until l
took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. One bottle
cured me. A friend who had suffered sim
ilally put on the use Of Kodol Dyspepsi ia
Cure. He is gaining fast and will soon be
able to- work. Before pthe used
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. indiQes -ionthad
made him total wreck. E. %. Drown
4 Co. Y ~
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01

Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is not mere slim
ulant to tired nature 1t affords the stom-
ach complete ond absolute rest by digest =
ing the food you eat. You don't have to
diet but can e.ioy all the good food you
want. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure instantly
relieves the distressed feeling after eat.
ing, giving you new life and vigor. E.O.
Drown 4 Co. ,...-r ....
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01
Rev. D.. Morris We. hsjev,

Rabbi of the Cong. Bnai Israel.
New York, Jan. 3. 1901
Drs Taft Bros Medicine Co.,
Gentlemen: Your Asthmalene Is an excel
e mt remedy for Asthma and Hay Fever, and
combine with Asthma Its success is aston
ehing and wonderful.
After having it carefully analysed. we can
state that. Asthmalene contains no opium.
morphine, chlorofOrm or ether.
Very truly yours.
REV. DIR. MORRIS WECHSLER
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01
Origin al,

"W hat do you think of my ideas ?" in
Quirel the would be contributor.
"Well." replied the editor, handing
back the manuscript, you've got one
very original idea"
whats that?"
"Your idea that your ideas are origi-
al."-Philadelphia Press.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01
A Fallible SlEn.

Mrs. Housekecp-l don't know much
about the new girl. but she's good
natured and harmless, at any rate.
Mr.. Housekeep-uow did you find
that out?
Mrs. Housekeep-I notice that she
sings at her work.
Mr.. Housckeep-Hugh! That's no
sign. A mosquito does that.-Ex-
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01

turn t, surgery for relief. DeWitt's Wich
Hazel Salve will act more quickly surety
and safely. saving you the expense and
danger of an operation. E. .. Drown
4 Co.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01

Lewis Ockerman Goshen. Ind: "DeWittis
like other pills. but do their work thor
oughly and make me feel like q boy"
Certain. thorough. gentle. E. o. Drown
& Co.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01
AAtipr0fanity,'

In Switzerland and Italy good people
60 about with little cards containing
pledges against swearing. These arr
presented Whenever the bearers heal
some one INDUCING in profanity. The
penalty for violating the pledge is .
small self imposed flne. to be paid tn
charity. ,vse.s ,rs. -'s't r.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01

"It was almost a miracle. Burdock
Blood Ritters cured me- of terrible
breaking out all over the body. ! am
very grateful" Miss Julia tilbridge,
West Cornwall; Conn.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01

DeWitts Little Early Risers never disap-
point: They are safe, prompt. gentle.
effective sn removing ali impurities from
the liver and bowels. Small and easy
to take. Never grippe or distress.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01

w, T. Wesson. Jacksonville. Va writes;I
"Your One Minute Cough Cure gives per.
feet satisfaction My customers say it is
and lung troubles L. o. Drown & Co.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01

C. NJ. Phelps, Forestdale, Vt says HIS
child was completely cured Ct bad case
of eczema by the usa o. Dew tits Witch
Hazel Save. Beware OF all counterflts
1t instantly relieves pilee. E. o. Drewn
Il Co.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01

Monarch over pain Burns. cnts.
sprain., stings Instant relief. Dr.
Thomas Eclectric OIL At any drug
store.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01
ASTHMA CURED FREE!
Ashnalene Brings Instant Relief and Permanent Cure
in All Cases.
SENT ABSOLUTELY FREE ON RECEIPT OF POSTAL
weIrE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLAINLY.
There is nothing like Asthmalene. IT
brings instant relief, even in the worst
Eases. 1t cures when all else fails.

The Rev. G. F. WELLS. of Villa Ridge, ILL.,,
Ays Your trial bottle of Asthmalene re-
now thankful feel for the good derived
from 1t. l was slave. chained with put'id
ore throat and Asthma for ten years. des-
paired of ever being cured. l saw your ad.
rormenting disease, Asthma, and thought
you had overspoken yourselves, but resolved
to give it trial. To my astonishment. the
trial acted like charm. Send me full
sized BOTTLE"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-01
Avon Springs, N. Y, Feb. /, 1901.

Taft Medicine
obtained
taxing about the first very noticed radical
hat1 medicine
o. PHELPS NJ
Medicine
Gentlemen troubled WITH for % have tried
with trial bottle found usize
children
day. This testimony nnke
Home address, 235 Rvngton s. RAPHAEL.
Do delay Write addressing DR. TAFT MEDICINE
70 East 13Oth ST., N Y. City.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-11
INCREASING EXPORTS
a.yAxNAH's FOREIGN SHIPMENTS
SHOW LARGE GROWTH.
THREE SOUTHERN PRODUCTS.
,UMBER. PIG IRON AND COTTON
SEED GREATEST.

Lumber Exports Increased $50 Per
cent. in 1000 Over 1S99-Savan-
ual,,s shipments of Cottonseed and
II. Products Larger PrOpOrtiOnate-
" Than Those of other POrts-Pig
Iron Exports Increased 40 Per
Cent. In Year.
urha report of foreign exports from Sa-
xannah, compiled in detail for publica-
zion with Mayor Myers annual report,
shows a decided increase for the year 1900
over 1899 in regard to three Southern ar
,,cIes of commerce. the shipments of which
.brough Savannah give promise of a
healthy growth, year after year. They are
lumber. in it's several forms, pig iron and
cottonseed and it's products.
The report this year has been improved
BY the Mayors secretary, Mr.. Gample,
b, giving the figures in comparison with
The previous year. AS the statement was
complied by him directly from the Gus
tom House books, it can be regarded as
official.
The foreign exports of lumber are very
small. compared with coastwise ship
nents from this port, but for 1900 they
show an increase of nearly $50 per cent,
being $4,000 feet, against 1899, 71 feet
the previous year. The figures are as