The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-18
THE ADVANTAGE OF STUDY.
CLUB TALK.

NJ have had one subject offered for the
IN contest that 7 think viii be very In
&stng and yet simple enough for all the
Us to take part In. II is, "Who was the
'gRter man, Columbus or Washington
", you know that their greatness diff
td, and you must think which kind OF
f'atness Is the best I can tell You that
y contest is going to be a difficult one
|hecide, so the thinking caps" will have
He brought out aud put on, for you will
M them We will take up this question
ua you will have June and July 10 dis
rs II In. These months are very warm
Hs every year, In. with this contest on
- will be warm, indeed. l hope all
\ old Haps will take part, as 1t is a
Nat pleasure to me, as well as to the
4er Haps, to read their letters.
lou saw that the petition to the legisla.
&e was printed again last week, This
to give those who had had no copy
q y before an opportunity to get one, and
~ repeat the instructions for fear there
Eht De some of The Posts boys and girls
" ga not read them the trst time. Cut
ii the copy OF the petition; paste 1t OH n
Ee o. writing paper lit Is better to get
#al tney call legal cap" paperl, write the
&'ne OF the member of the legislature from
county after the word Hon and
~ taAe IL TO every man you know ana
MN TO read and sign 1t. Tell them
q state has only given enough money "a
II wire fence around the battlefield OF
~ !selnto' and we want the next legisla-
IN 70 give enough to put up a fence that
ge worthy of the battle fought there
IN nnost and the San Jacinto chapter OF
II rpaughters of the Republic OF Texas
" sn,oaston) together have offered a prize
q siO ten dollarsl to the box or girl who
"a lue greatest number of signatures by
"A ~ OF November OF this year ASK only
70 sign, Tor In this a woman's voice
a so. ~ count for much. as women have
s. , ,sny Patterson says they have a contest
IA III ~ club which is the most beautiful
try we pIayest flag of the Nineteenth cen
e. -, Now, Harry, how can a flag bC
i'll ~ Inc men who defend a flag mus
IN she, put the dag can not feel nor act
I'm, sWWG 9ul use your minds and think {
,nnln hS re- mat out before you start il.
strrv al lhlgpen sent me 4 spray OF China
~ MOVERS, and ] was very much pleased
S>sn,,sla say 70 see that she appreciates tn,
:|t,io' % them, We are apt to think verl
IN tyD1 uoWers and trees that we see al
"A TA no matter how lovely they ma,
Esrer say saVe OFTEN thought that II We MAJ
NAN n Seen Hover and some one were {
;1t Us one, how beautiful that one woul
III az ihefe are SO many common 1ow
n y I fal Trees around us that we do no
#rsrs SIMPLY because We have seen theI
III ~. Look AT the beautiful foliage O
AonsS ets9m tree. The leaf Is so prettil
II 4, ~ ahq hangs on such a slender ,steg
In ,rae least breath OF wind stlrs it, giyin
II foii me exquisite shading that futtel
i{opie ihsse always creates. but very fe'
&fause ~. btile a sYeetgum tree, Why
a nmsnu . .n, Well. there Is beauty |
y es ana iailhss II We would only open OF
nv ~ innehaha;" I will he very glad I
'fro Rn g tVa1Ialogue yon spoke OF.
|<ur enra, layloF: There We're flowers
S'' 80 am sure Of what I say.
N Margaret Hadley Foster.