The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-09
CLUB TALK.

Remember we have not many weeks
9re in which to discuss the contest, who
as OF is the greatest woman born in
eNineteenth century,
1 have just returned from a visit to
Mtin, and on my way through the State
wuld not fail to notice two things. One
g that so few Of the houses in the coun-
u ! mean outside Of the towns. were
snted or If tLey had ever been painted,
'Nas so long ago that the paint is almost
" Now, paint is very cheap; 1t is not
w trouble to put on and 1t saves the
~, making 1t last ever so much longer.
~ DO not the people paint their own
~es should think they would have
vi mucl pride 10 let them be noticed from
q lralns' aus so utterly neglected it
wv Speah very well for Texas that
q homes OF the people who cultivate her
"A sou should be left year after year
H9ut coat of paint. | could not help
'paerIhg II any of my boys and girls
~ III those houses, and / made up my
I'M tneh ana there that | would write
%lehl ana beg them to stir themselves
&c what could be done
VIC other thing that | specially noticed
there were so few vines, rose bushes
SrhaWehtal trees around the homes that
~ ANA this was the case with the
~ III inc towns as well as the couu-
a now that can be so easily remedted.
Il oI nave not the money to buy trees
y vines, go out into the woods, and You
ma doGWood. yupon and cedar trees
N.Y. IKE cedar very much, they look
1uuTh ana gloomy, but they are better
" none. Then, there is the wild bam-
VINO OF sle yellow ltoneysu3Rle that
Wlld. Take them In and make
n NJ OF them. Give them care and they
" give you beauty
IN 70 mower seeds, / have several times
4 YOU mat you have only TO write to
" congressman in Washington city 10
an you need to make beautiful gar
Z you make application through some
SoII. loWnSmen. Why not have the
\ pylammer clubs, that | hope yon will
~, write 10 the congressman. telling
wnp you are and what you want?
Sute ne would reply promptly to that.
fTbtSe' u u you mention that you belong
. ~ houston Post club. Try it,
nu speaking Of IIappyhammer clubs.
4 Wlu see that the faithful Beaumont
j nas sent MS another handsome sun
or Itching Fund" Again and again,
H. ior the Beaumont Happyhammer
L.. 90 nope 10 hear of, other clubs
Iled throughout the State.
H. Vas very much pleased to read IN
4 Lee Rays letter, from Denpy. that
oiIIse was read out every week In the
Hrid eue attends. And that thought
H make our writer's very careful what
~ say and how they say il. wish
H. would read their own letters over
IT, tney are printed. noticing carefully
directions make In the spelling
II saannar In many of them. Each one
az gee me corrections made In his or her
mistakes. "'' 'P'"V
I ',idd Fashioned Girl" writes some very
NIple things, but I think n Is very
bnes mat she wishes To know the real
IL Of others, yet hides her own he
~ nom de plumel ~"
~ Herbert Woodland: Your letter
n Written on both sides OF the paper.
,ne printers won't stand that DO
agaln and notice carefully that the
/ ,, one Is written properly.
Ent Hrifhths gives a very nice nc
Eb OF now sorghum Is crushed. and ]
Itiru le or the others would tell about
A'ns sugar from sugar cane
Margaret IIadley Foster.