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erythlng must have appeared TO him: bow
impossible i seemed that he could ever
did not give mp, but kept pcrsistently on W
the face Of every difficulty He was de
tormined not 10 give up, and when be got
his ships all resdy for the voyage MS dlf,
easily get men 10 go with him Us thele
were few men who wero willing 10 risk
almost certain death. Then, after the yoy.
ngo was almost over nothing hut his
bravery and determination kept him from
turning buek when the sailors threatened
10 throw him overheard 10 be sure. II Is
might have heon brave enough 10 make tae
voyage. hut II was Columns who started
the exploring Even I soma one else hnt
discovered H. y Wonld peraent ha.e gSrn
been what Il is TO-DAY. Another thing Co..
lumhus wac pooc ana unknown. Nhile
washington E,s not Co!ppl9us bad ppE
ngton had lie bah many 10 help him;
Columbus die not wlfh The execution y
Queen Isabella every one was Aealnst MIN
II Was The dark age Of tho world, kn4w
Wusnlugfon WAS q gfoAt and brave man,
very patient aud good. 1nd thar 70 en-
duged bitter s,nlel ins' tsptc,allly a. Na',,rN
difficulties ! think Columbus had mauy
none than Washington. ! VIII vote ~
Columbus Have fny Of you ever irle
as thick - poseihlef II YOU haven't, cons
down bcfc. they win give you wclc y
and y will he quite new cxpcrience W.
have o concert every night free Ter ~
Quo. Some of thn mQsqutoes arc nice.
largo ones about an inch ong me ~
YOU Happyhnmmer8 Should como 10 vlst
some Of cur l4rge. nice farlns You wNlll
have enough water aud nnlsc and tiOgs Gft
mosquitoes 10 last you a fctHe They IRE,
TO all appearances, very fiiendly. Nc>Fi'
day was an extremely bot daf iaere
crIne UP heavy rain u the evening aai
cooled the air, but Il Is hot again l2jdy;
Hoelng cotton Is ovar this year for ns AMI
II VIII soon be time for picking The pros
pects are good cotton crcEs for THIS. ffrhty
! This year II the boil Geevlls dal niner
plagues don't get TOO !ndu'trious, HlSalhz
every one success and Joy, .ni - efsf,
trre Hapryhammef. MYTH Nnss'
| Dycontery Cured Without the Nd o.
Doctor,
II an juat W fsolp = heid efsli q ne
1us sdyseateryl. says cir, I, 4 piaacr.
well inown merchant Of Eiymmon0, TEN
II used ono small bottle Or Lhapsier'Ain'x
Cole. Cholera ara Diarrhoea kslsdS hna
was cured without hasirg aocsor, CON
slider It The Lest esolcrs mediciue In shs
world (" There is no prsi Of e:nployins 2
doctor nheu tkis re,ncoT Is sses, fer ~
doctor can rrtsc,ibs better ;*edieius icr
bowel coInplaInt ia any f,lm either for
children or adults II rsysy fails ara y
pleasant 20 take, For saIe b. ~ dtps
gistl
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10 India could ba solved by sailing west
SO be determined 70 risk his life on the
ocean and prove what learned men bad ad-
vanced as only theory But he was
poor man, SO the money to make this voy-
age must come from some other source,
First, tho noble hearted man went In his
went 70 Portugal, and Of his failure there
We ali have been told to, and OF how King
Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, after walt
ing hye years. gave him the money Now
Just think over your history Where did
Washington ever come 50 humbly 10 dinct'
ent nations for money TO carry his plans
10 give 10 the poor, the oppressed, home
Columbus was man Of only fow short
from her long sleep OF ignorance TO see
tho great good he had done rho world
could not rise from her stat" 10 the -Four,
teenth century 10 what n was az the end
~ Westinghouse life In one mans lie
Columhus was sent TO gtart the world 70
progressing The tmid sailors had from
him lqalned That these voyages could be
made without so much danger Continents
were discovered aud settlements were
made on the newly discovered lhnds untu
we had strong nation Of ogr own, 1T
tie children were taught that the world WAS
round, Religious and educational afairs
are given good attention, All Of this was
don0 from Columbus noble start. Now.
where Is Washington,s honor Ia al these
thingsl / believe Washington Yves sent
TO carry out the plan which had 30 sue
ccssfully been started by our most noble
and Christian hearted Columbus, Wash
ngton accomplished great deal hut he
had so many learned men 10 help him form
his plans and see them carried out, Wnsh-
ngton Gid our country great good, but do
you al know lac believed that n man
(women were nor allowed votel mus, own
certain amount OF property before be
could voter Now Hups, how many Of you
could or would vote for him it he were
win, remain true Hap, 'Hyecinth
FL Campo. Texas,--Dear Happyhsmmers;
We have lest had two nice rains and we
needed the first bad; the last ono We ala
not need. but IS II was not o very heavy
one u did not do US any damage. Crops
look very well at present. as well as they
generally DO Grass Is growing hue now
IL was nearly dead before the n o. Almost
every enc Ia hnying 7 hope all OF you
Iappyhamners had good time tho Fourth
~ July, | for one enjoyed myself nicely,
FL Ccmpo had very nice celebration,
better than last year | attended lionie
not long ego IN the woods and I enjoyed
that almost as well as the Fourth. Georr
ana brave men. Both had many difficulties,
sec one writer say4 that Columbus ia
not deserve all the praise be won; chat ~
wss a mere ehance that he discovered
America. That may be ali true, but think
how patient and persistent hr was In get.
ding ships fitted out for the voyage, Not
naiy men would work as hard as he did
ana never give up. Think how be was rid,
culed.-nearly every one made fun OF him
ard called him crazy because be said the
world Yves not tat how diSccuraeing tv'
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sailing. along you can have some faint
IDEA OF the beautiful picture we saw.
we got on the steamer here and walked
over the glacier TO see the beauty OF its
surface. II was very strange to be walk.
ing over hills md dales of Ice, passing over
ueep cracks. formed by some nil on the
surface OF the earth beneath ana sklrtIne
tiny lnhes or the bluest water ever saw
river and back again. And viii YOU he.
ileVe that on the edge of the glacier grow
ing on the scaut soil that bad blown oyer
tne Ice was tiny purple flower that /
hau seen many time on our Texas prni.
RES II made me quite home-sick. Inf
Low tnat am In Texas, and It Is 70 very
warm, grow homeSick for another look NJ
snow-clad Alaska. 81
w WE hated e leave this beautiful place.
but mad to, Of course, for Time hurries MS
SO SO on we went from one grand view
10 another until we reached orr birhee+
point the Town OF Sitka. But I eXpecf
nave taken all the space there Is Ia
spure t9GAN' so VIII have to say, like the
next" '"'
ON. not bit sorry Tor big Jim" FOR
think ne Is very fortunate Indeed 10
nave so many cows to milk and TO know
how to milk them.
To While Mpyo: The noor eupsrrntsro.
ent OF San Jaclnto battle ground is not
10 blame. The legislature Is. because they
only gave him enough money 10 put a
VIE fence around the battlefield. But A
real fence We must have to save Texas frc,,,
shame and disgrace, so the more petitions
We have the better
George Ashford. Sidney Ewell and Ethel
Harris all wrote that they had put money
IN their letters. but found none And
Of the helping fund. Just to think last
sunday zoe, and today SOC! Can you won.
der that ! am ashamed OF e?
Margaret Hadley Foster.
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FLIGHTS OUT"

nv Je,nuie Pendleton EwIng)
1, I, Ne pride, the Flagstaff rears
I,s,d against the soft dark sky;
,Siler world at peace appears
Aarph no aercer mood We're nigh.
4 n same barrack banjo thrums,
Ishsp across the night that wraps
las In gentle gloom, there comes
ms,lng sweet!-the sound Of Taps
!, he sugle leaves the lips
m whose cunning walked Its notes,
Irirad windows know eclipse.
4 huehs are checked In honest threats.
ram the horses thump their stalls,
La Tor wilder times. perhaps,
4, round the colo 5nj harmless balls
4 trickets leap, defying Taps.
buntaln throws It's cooling Jets
4 highter for the climbing noon,
Ihne drowned BY casta nets
4 low and then a loud bassoon;
|ntl marsh people are about
| brsak the silence that enwraps,
rore may nut the moonlight out
! any silver song Of Taps"
6u each hardy warrior dings
! til frame down, Us comes that song
ptisaUt news the bugle brings,
! uliler DAYS are hard and long.
3e's rest In small marsh sounds about,
|hyt' tide thar curls and laps.
o1e great lamp that none puts out
l,t shines. tonight, In spite of "Taps!'
From Youths Companion.
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TWO ROADS.

by Elizabeth Lincoln Gould.)
filsrtime It's straight and hard,
!oid 10 Know ledge Laud;
ktudy Lane and School1ook Place,
~ pencil In your hand.
Bes must see your ears must Lear
thltss there are 10 learn;
isyer to the right or left
p little feet must turn.
saen the summef comes. oh, then
w hni that Greenfield Way
wocdsy Path and Sunset Hill
had you DAY BIZ day
~ VIII look and listen we'll,
I nld on every hand
opA books Dame Nature leaveO
nit same knowledge Land.
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CLUB TALK.

/ contest Is who was the greater
christopher Columbus or George
lrony and as there is not much
ure for this question. as the con
snas On the first Sunday in Septem.
~ must send your votes In.
'ss'e 'ons. hot summer days love to
y cool places, and above all of a
.hp tnat l had once up into the
'll-Alassa. A party of us left san
~ cai', 90 an August day, sailing
we beautiful Golden Gate" Into
s'a Pacinc ocean. The Golden Gate
entrance of San Francisco bay.
rocky prcmontories that jut out
- aha on either side and as we
p, @,ypgn It, and I found myself on
s'unc ocean bound for Alaska. 7
,,ga p'nea myself to see If it we're
ktns VI u, like so many of our
!, r., WOULD awake to and 1t Just a
llcrsS 70, u was really true, aud
a M ~ enjoy the truth thoroughly,
'sas At Victoria Rrit,sb Co,r,ht.
ltsrpsn cry. by the way, where
/ It ESrtnS5a Gay and a half. visiting the
~ yatsbin u ~ ana going over a great
Ziogist lae Marsplte," we took
through the beautiful soruds
&Itnvu lhe Alaskan coast. n was NOT
i ~ We could not stay ont on tbe
Nh gs one minute did we iosn tbat
ot,S be avoided. we sImniv
kloy ~ iood so as to get back aaain
b;ts., pganty OF the scenery. And
tksnSa beyond any words OF nine
AN oueh exquisite colorIng
~ ~, @us Eele. The water wouii
hon paisst to deepest blue as we
n NM Jay enclrcled with snow.
Nus $500 70 q narrow passage between
vpsgas ~ with the dark foliage of
eiff-r tnat grows over the n1oun-
h sniIl SIe' Often when we we're
IA ,ys We would see no way bT
"a henaner could get out-every
ltienIt n In by the snowy hills.
% ID as We seemed to be steaming
s deen MI we would come 10 a
on dlslcni.pel that would take us
statsr e, aofta we got the wilder
% eytsr the scenery. The noun.
,tNbt va ae were covered with
lsassa held, and the I dark VT green nor Of
By cos,.-e the snow seem even
us Glaciers. You Know I hat "a a
= snytbiaesn river, and You can not
lhsse more magnificent than
'sanef frozen rivers glistenine in
.tsast,.ss sun They are diTcren} in
ger doesn't % instance, the David.
cpse ' ,,o It's edge Is O groy in'o ~ 'a r.
y Gown seeds blown into he soil
hat sea, y the Ice, called tie mo.
q tie ss saa 70 keep tile glacier from .
", slssl'y deep at The wate a@s e agsl
~ Ia ~, taR largest We saw md
IA a. h s,ggest In the World 1"T II t SmG
dove III III broad and over 100 feeft
water, where il reaches
sss ~ ssso san imagine this wall 90 loo
is /. surt iUe w mSq9tpi n. to noun.
Il ~ constant triesIIng ' % c wI,ts,i
ss q tie l ies' m melting q, the Ice {;
-. o q q. TIE water before 'i Il a ,oS
z Aafss,,sh me water icebergs ~ ali
shapes, like snow ships
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Allentown, La.-pear HAPPY hainmsrs:
want 70 Join your hand of girls ma boys.
! am j. years old aud live on farm,
80 10 school now. but Il Will Nc out IN
two weeks. We won't celebrate IT, We
nave TO walk about two miles on q rail-
road and u Isn't very pleasant this warm
weather, HOW many Hans went TO a pie
nc this "FourthT | didn't FOR one. but
! went to school ana was caught Ia 4 rain,
hut We happened TO be near one Of orr
ncighbors, so didn't get wet My oldest
sister takes The Post, which we al ll1e to
read. J have just been reading OF the cen
Test and VIII CnSt my vote for Columbus
lie was a poor and friendloss boy. while
Washington was rich and had many
friends, just think, Naps. how Columbus
struggled through poverty, sorrow and dis.
appointments; how he was laughed at by
AL because OF his silly Ideas" as they
called Thorn; how he struggled on regard.
less Of nll their scofhng aud rehukes until
ne last queen Isabella helped him get thrr
ships 60 try his plan, Al. Whist brave
man he was to start out ~ such wide.
unknown sra, and then after he had sail a
several days his men threatened 10 throw
hun overheard. but az last he won. Yes,
Columbus is my hero. Hello, Music Box
send me your name and address and VIII
send you Hello, Central. Give Me
You Love Another, Anna" Wei, Haps, as
this Is my first attempt | viii ring or
send nickel for helping fund, Hoping this
VIII escape the waste basket I remain
new Hap. Ethel Harris.
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Hammond. Texns-penr uarpyhnmmer.

Hammond. Texns--Dear Happyhammers!
Many thanks TO The ones who asked me
to call again. Bcrthle Eaton. ! thank YOU
very much for the song you sent me. But
YOU did NOT say that YOU wished any In
exchange. Perhaps did not have any You
wanted. ] have several more Maybe you
them My Sweetheart Wont Down With
the Maine, IN tho shadow 81 the Pines
oqs.Hearted Lover" "shennondd cyclone.
Baggage Coach Ahead" sunny 'Tenncs.
ssce,'' I'm Widow in the Cottigc bs the
and bad a grand time Left home az 7.8o
o'clock In the morning and returned ut
1870 a. night noticed some Of the
iheir mothers would tell them 10 Get 10
md take exercise. Now ] like to read
but ] IKE to do other things as wen / Ike
80 much on her Do YOU girls ever think
that YOU can only have one mother and
when she Is gone YOU have lost your all 10
Will he rewarded for IT, / know eir!s In
tnis country that never help their mothers
on o!m pit' II asked To- help wash dishes they
VIII say; Il don't want that old greasy
watcr on my hands. or get . load " wood
THAT old trash YIN get on my hands, or
want that dust and stun in nv nv }aec.' etc
Then who. has al this 10 do? why mother
has to Dc Why should you not help her
oh, we had guch a nice little rain here last
week and IL has helped the cotton 40 much
inc corn was so badly burned that II was
planted some more corn this week ! ,vis6
Mrs. Foster would have her picture on the
page, FOR US, don't YOU, Haps7 | wish all
you Haps would send me your photos VIII
you all please send me piece OF WOODEN
goods three inches square with your names
ana addresses worked on them? Now,
boys, don't think that didn't mean YOU;
" you can't sew, Your mothers or sisters
can am sure. Send your pieces on all
ne same viii put them in the quilt lust
the same. So with love 10 all the Haps
and Mrs. Foster also Miss Mary I viii &c
on true Hap, kA.P.
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With npch love to All tho Irsps and Mira
Foster kcg.nil Chopper,

WITH Eueh icyc to all tho Hans and Mrs
Foster kcg.nai Coopcr,
Hesdsvilic. Texas. Dear Hsppsnamners,
Again ! VIII enfeavor TO drop IN for fe.s
momtnts with you all Thank YOU, Aino
would like the best In the world 10 sec
your picture also, Hurrsh fer WILLIAM
Naughl am glad ~ see your letters
aud especially when they ere ringing Win
shouts for Columbus htvc locked for 4
lcttet from SOM az The boys hut they are
few ] anu q c,rl, bur J love 70 see the
10y stand hts part Ncvvr boys. W, uld /
give the page up TO The gitls I am grow.
ing fond OF the pare--svtry day | like y
better Viva Mctiowan you said You lived
tl the country ! do, too; and wouid no,
give II nr 70 60 20 town for anything Mrs
Foster. We are glad you have returned.
Aithorgh Miss John represented you we'll.
NC had rather have yen vita us, hope
You enjoyed your trip. ] am very toad
81 residing; l have read every book and
paper IN cur house Not vesy long ago |
saw letter FROM Arthur Watts. III | am
not very badly mistaken, know you DID
you not live here until this yesrf IiEzla
Montgomery, ia be glad 20 see letter
from gu len and are what they wo1ll
cali strange friends" l suppose. Here Is
40 album verse for some one
Remember long
And never forget,
That YOU have y friend
In Headsyllle yet
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Dlh0lL Texas.-Dear Happyhanmers; I
am 10 years old. Papa takes The Post. |
like to read the Haps' page, ! have one
pet. Ii is cat his name ls Tom Love
TO Mrs. Foster and all the Haps. new
Hap, george ASHFORD
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Navasota, Texas.-Dear Happyhammers
I live on a farm; ! had rather live IN the
country than in town. Our school was ont
Nav . and we had picnic at the close OF
school. nv uncle gave me a guitar for n
present and l can play IT,.
Lucy Maud benson.
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Waller. Texas.-Dear Happyhammers:
have not pet 10 write about, hut how
many Of you Haps like TO pick cotton? !
do. As this Is my first letter ! will round
up. CallIe posler'
Alto Texas.-Dear Happyhammers: l
have been reading the Hap page for good
while, but have Just got up courage 70
write / am Just Texas boy. y years old,
l have no pets, no dog. Bye-bye,
Ernest +. Spears.
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Jasmine, Tcxns.--Dear Happyhammers;
This is my first letter to the Happyham'
mers. love to read the letters. l wish
some of the Haps would send me the song
try where / live. My age is 10.
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Form of petition to be Happyhommer Club of
Member Legislature
urge influence during the coming
session appropriation Of $500 r renee
made but the state aud the OBJECT for wheh
draw
tsS the fact that the ne on
sfoughts blot on tae eSunn our
for historic Spots
lgh TO
mat
dscredt all alike
legislature ana DO an IN
any cover mentioned for the boundary of the
battlefield a., :. -, -. .u. ,.,.r for dxuaturn1
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Novasota. Texas.-Denr Happyhammers;
Reiio Haps! / guess you all have forgotten
mo hut / haven't you. / read In The POST
where some Of the Haps asked, why does
NJ Roosevelt object 10 be buried in En-
Gland" Because he isn't dead. Wake up
some Of YOU good dreamers and come again.
With much love TO Mrs. Foster and al the
Haps. annie uolusli''"'
Viesca, Texas.--Dear Happyhammers;
have been reading the Haps' page for some
time and always look for It. Ny papa Is
a farmer l go TO Sunday school every
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Remember long
And never forget,
That YOU have y friend
In Headsvllle yet.

remain lov,ns aud true Happy
hammer. Jessie Texas mi
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Houston. Texas-Dear Happyhammers;
live in Houston. My papa tnkes the
Post ] enjoy reading the Haps letteIs
verv much. have a sweet little sister 20
1--we ard play with: we have so much run
Love 10 Mrs. Foster and all the Haps. a
new Hap, Luei'le SP''"
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Houston, Texas,-Dear HappyhaImIme Is;
win Won admit two more girls? one OF
ne Is IA wears and the other IA years old.
Ne have pet mocking bird and a PET
hon We love to play out on the green
Win o'NN Mary Donovan,
Nellie Mechen.
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HOUSTON DAILY POST SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST TO- 1902
enrolled as new Hsp. | an rssgesttully

enrolled as a new Hsp. am respectfully,
Emma Vernon
Muisno Texas-Dear uappyhnm,nersi
I have been reading the Hans page long
time. but could not rake M enough courage
to write I have been going to school In
Rockdsie I stay With my aunt school
il ont now. A was out May 80 We live
three miles from the little town Of Mllnno
/ viii describe Il Two churches. four
stores. two hotels: one saloon one restau.
went nsbing; caught a turtle. We pulled
him ur two times before We could catch
him | pulled him out on the bank and
his tail and Lester hold Of the piece OF line
and we nnally managed TO get him to the
house. We had nice rain not very long
Mrs. Foster aad the Haps, A new Hap
Arthur Pritehard
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Stnrks La.--Dear Hapnyhammers; VIII
you please admit another little girl from
Louisiana into your happy band? haven't
any pets ] am not going to school now.
hut / do wish II would soon start for !
have 4 good time on the Fourth7 did
not. but went 70 a wedding on the 90
nnd had a ire time. Well, Hnps. how
many Of YOU like figs? l do. We hnfe a
GOOD many this year and have plenty
nearhes and pears, but all our early pear
trees died with blight or sometime Well.
I promised nor TO stay long, SO ! Viii take
my departure. would-be Hap.
' yellow Flag.
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LnpaTa. Texas.-Dear Happyhammcrs;
Hello, Happyhammers. We had very
nice rain on the It'll Of this month. see
the present contest IS Who was the
greater Columbus or Washington ! viii
cast my vote for Columbus because. MS
Mr. sim Moore said. he overcamo grenter
obstacles. | lost NV dear aunt On May
90 We have not commenced picking cot
ton vet, but ! think we win commence
next week Are not some OF these dreams
awful? II | dreamed such dream I would
be sick for a week A true Hsrpyhnmmer
Ema Sexton.
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Sunday. have one little sister: her namc
is Edna she Is years ola. | like dow.
eis very much. ] have been to two picnics
this summer and did have q nice time.
Goodbye. A new Hap, Mona Norris.
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Petteway. Texas.-near Happyhammers:
! am 10 years old, but ! don't 60 70 school
very much. | live a quarter of a mile
from Pettewav and will describe our little
town. IL has two stores. two gins, q bar
her shon, one saddle shop. two churches
a school house and q BLACKSMITH shop |
woul5 like to exchange songs with some OF
you Haps: / would like to have "Goo-Goo
Guitar" or others. With love TO the Haps
Lee Hand
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Ia Porte, Texas.--pear Happyhammers
Her, comes new H'ppvhammer, one with
small experience at writing, but with great
experience In speaking, that is, In n child
IKE way. | have no pets, but my brothar
has a dog he calls Mig. he Is quite old
and like nu old soldier in the way of
winds. lie has been shot through the
sides; his leg Inns BEEN broken, and he has
hecu scaded twice. He Il one OF the fam.
iiV. on the Fourth If July we hid n grand
tln,a here. There were about 5000 neopln
hero We had a fue day for II Ind the
trains were nassing very often. am a
true Happyhammer. Emma VI stout
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Houston, Teas-Dear HanpvhHmmers.
enjoy reading the letters printed In this
mare every week and want TO ioin the
Hnps, and hope ! will not be nm IN
Welcome member. sincerely hone Wood
bine won't have another adventure RS bad
MS the last one What has became OF Ar.
thur Dawson Phillp Webster, Pet and all
The other good writer's and dreamers?
Hans. lust think of the noble work being
done bv the Beaumont Hnppvhanmers'
club I think they deserve three cheers
! would like TO correspond with some OF
the Hnps fcirlsl about "A vears Years old
Love 10 Mrs. Foster and all the Hans A
new Hap. Edna Earle