The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-14

independence Of our country was declared. |
battles against the tyrannical treatment u
England. Before the Declaration II la
dependence they had only fought TO pro.
Nc Ss as our forefaihefs saw that Ensiani
would not cease 70 wage war against them
SO they declared Themselves free people
heard OF this wild Joy was created and
every one took his gun and Went TO aght
for the right. Though they had 70 nght
Nan sn nat st today is called the Gnted states
I'm sure this day will be celebrated as long
American sa car ptrSsTg p syA ni.d ps stsls
as the I'd OF March is 20 Texas There
fore we as Haps shond also try 70 do
something good for our country as our fore
fathers did Nour Lavaca county Hap,
Frank Sturm, Jr
La Grange Texas.--Dear Haphammer;
As this il our dear old Sabbath day and
everything seems so refreshing and cool
this afternoon. | win try and write O few
Hines But J am almost Ashamed to. tor
tiers that would Interest the Haps more
than mine But. dear ones, you must re-
mGs ska this Is @ @ abs s9s n spd sbsd
grand thing Ana think II Improves every
4 week, Ny papa does not take The. Hous.
4 live one mile from him My grandparents
are very old. They celebrated their hftieth
Z Ntuulhk anniversary luNt ONANufi- we i've
/ eight miles north Of La Grange In a Ger.
! man settlement, and l think II is fine
/ place. We have dance once q week, How
surely do, and think It is fine thing
1 when You can go and dance, hut mamma
does NOT Ike for me to go So often WHAT
/ | suppose they think they are too old TO
| write to the chlldrens page. How many
4 Of the Haps, like music az home: ! Get
/ tainy do, Ny papa plays the Violin ana
brother plays the guitar, Wen. as this Is
my first. | guess had better close, for
see that waste basket Looking right at me,
the Haps and dear Mrs Foster, ! am
true Hap. Scotte Killen.
4 Brandon Hin County, Texas Dear Hap.
1 hammer: After an absence OF some weeks
VIII again visit You ell, Haps aren't
the poor littie cripples / know that theS
/ and their parents VIII never forget the
1 Ilappyhamiher club II would he great
battle field. But Haps, think II over well.
/ Don't you think we could make more Grip
pies happy by Just sending all our nickles,
much loved and honered editress, 10 get
chairs and other needful things Win?
think so. and know some Of you do. VIII
words Of the song Where the Sweet Mag
n9lias Bloom and, the words to the song
| The Great Rock Island Route ! VIII
exchange old Kentucky. Home. Cast
Aside" The White Pilgrim or any otn
ers have. Haps, ] am going TO tell YOU
want some of YOU all 20 express your opin.
ions also, do not think there is any
harm IN dancing whenever u is carried on
I right; but of course you can make harm
/ out Of nothing. l Ike To see people en-
JOY themselves in any nice game I have
donGed and spent many happy moments
ever dance any more. Well. ] guess / have
said enough In regard TO this subject and
other subjects, SO | viii close by asking
all 10 write again. AS
Emma q. Megginson.
Mndeu, Texas Dear uaphammer II Is
d fact that ! want to make a man, saye
one. Wen, my friend, II you do you must
work to that end, To make man we must
be developed take exercise and make a
stout, healthy mar We should take care
Of on, our bodies, for they aye me temple IN
should take some time trying to heautfy
TOO much time in thls to the nrs'ect o. the
carc Of our mental faculties, Especially is
this the case with girs they sme {
them spend too much time IN lrjrt OF the
mirror Nov, this is q plain fact hut II
call nee Arthur Dawson. but look nj SELF
aht 81 u ] am nor right NM b. b-ys
rnsa rerfaiu aSfapr s sfiffithT buF f7 qti
engage "a keh uilh fhHh ~ paras sHtN.
/ While Il L. vets nageazarFf tE Uo aate
have a trained mind SHAttihNs v'e 1851
wrong IN culiVG,iuC' oNt DiWds W. SiUt"
by beginning tH tead iN acuf nUNt't 51
! is nor very sure H1n az VS. .frievdr y-t
: fast, for the hrsf timing He snow rnl
minds are confusca 3ld ifar'. frv ~ afuHt
iuyfhing else vr UEu't| "&hr. .Np fEIl
improve our time hat'arflhh taBt. l1HHt
S arr 700 many good h1Gss Us tbe v.tE5l ~
VS. 70 be. foolina nTly our tlnie yum
s novels. Hnps. time - 7tr' Freedoms Hld W.
. t4uuld never Kill time i Nc 90 tuP idt
san turn and limo WtN 0iI us W. aug
! go in school and oat gbegl Improve
t general ikSnro5wledee and " lave mis- 4
: viii take every moment a our hlc W.
never get too old 10 learn. S" we sse 1t I,
t mind, bug that Is not " I ases to max.
! character This is Ap mos essential pd-j
: Of a true MAJ. v. n,nst labor TO build =
character 1t takes lifetime 10 build
Gharaoter but n9t IoP * % 5eaT 9ne d9w DE,
i are a great many things connected viii
milking a man, but haven't time TO mon
: ''9" '"'" now AVl' = II roc IIIoneman.
Vernon, Texas. Dear Haphammer Al
/ diversiication seems to he the latest fad
!: among the farmers I'm going to try ttol
j this letter and see II i does weil Now :.
. diversifyiug and farther than planting
. wheat and oats. corn and cotton. First
! want 10 talk 20 Charles Il Fuller awhile
Z II he viii kindly lend an ear You say tina
D Wichita Falls Is the market for all thu
wheat of severdl counties but you die
not tell me that the reason Of e was tina
e wheat to supply the demand Of The mills
q You know each one must take mp for hi
z own town. Vernon Is on "huom now
e We will soon have a new railroad and
y there are ave new brick buildings goini
u ~ and everybody Is happy We hav,
\ three schools, the city school, which will
h close May 81 the West Vernon school ant
e me college we will have seven graduates
o Ia the city school and one Of the schoo
y BOYS got the appointment 10 the Annapol
II military academy. We have an eleCtrl
,e light plant, local telephone (but hope II
Ir the near future 10 have long distanc
b one) and several enterprlsing business men
% Now. Charles, u you ever come up tHis wa.
4 Won will see q modern town In every res
d pect and also one which we are yeFy pr0u,
70 or The "meffy, merry month Of May
d has reversed things here ana has heen tn
,e rainy rainy month Of May, for nearly
b week what has become Of our club o
II lang syneT' Everything used 70 he yer
lively but II seems that the old member
have lost interest. We used 10 only have
3 contest now and then and everyone wrot
about anything they vented 20. No" the
,e have reversed the order OF things and
- Is contest" all the Zine and ] believ
a. that aachanee would help everybody, No
i long ago ! found letter entitled Men
" dryn Won know the letters used 10 have I
81 ties al the tOp) written IN 81 ana slgne
r. 'MArgery" Now / wish the club woul
N wake up and see II II can't improve taste
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