The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-01

finished II, but make up vour MUD at ouce
70. 70 uo Your share. II matters not In what
10 agree With nobody but yourself 10 do 4
certain amount every month, OF at least to
90 your very best, be II ever 50 little, but
aont impose upon your conscience BY ylo-
auhe your own agreement With yourself.
me beaumont Happybamnnr clubs uietn.
90 u also highly coplmendable Now Hups.
wnetner or not ,eu. do your share 10 Not
S mya'n - my power o. decision. 50 yeu will
VIII suggest that the subject OF our next
contest BE- Resolved, That the wild bird
Is more useful TO man than the bee.'' Ii is
simple subject and win give the little one
chance to participate In the contest Yet
u Is not so easily exhausted. IL nalrat
oe said OF the bird that he does more good
~ destroying bugs aud destructive insects
man all the spraying machines IN toe
Mo,iu, ana Its song is not to be despised
and OF the bee Mr.. BRYAN says That ~
sets example Of industry aud rrugalty; II
n aatvs , Wen, put In addition 70 making Its
own hNlhx IL leaves a storehUuse full OF
honey TO testify TO it's activity" Aud 10
money IS surely very useful to man, so YOU
VII all sec that It Is not so easy to decide
wn,ch is tn more useful OF the two
Mrs. Foster, can not agree with YOU
that Queen Victoria was the greatest
woman OF the Nineteenth century. | admit
--eandldly ndinlt--fhat she was sreai
woman that she was a good and yirtuous,
kind and gentle woman aud that she wns
true aud faithful queen. l know that the
contest is closed, nor do want TO open u
i1t that would be among the things impos-
siblc. only want TO give you my reason
why did not vote for her, | do not claim
TO voice the sentiments OF any considerable
number OF Haps, Indeed. | anu not aware
mat any Hap agrees with me, but Ill
merely venture the opinion us my own that
II Queen Victoria would have prevented or
stepped the South African war she would
have easily been by FAR the greatest woman
Of many centuries. ! am not opposed to
war III general, ns 1t is only the battle Of
right and wrong fought by ride aud shot
instead Of zen and ink, nor does the fact
that blood and human ccrpses mark the
field upon which a battle has Just been
fought constitute the horror OF war, But
when war waged for commercial reasons
casts misery upon its victims and bankrupts
aud degrades Its yictors. then It becomes
horrible indeed, II Is true that the Boer
war was brought about and conducted by
the English ministers aud secretaries and
that Queen Victoria never sanctioned IT.
QuCen Victoria might nave naen mlslntOrmed
and that, Of course, would entirely alter
tue case, aud we could then easily mount
her on the highest pinnacle OF womans
came but, assuming that she was, or could
have been, informed OF the true state or
things appertainiug 20 that war, think
that she might have exercised her preroga-
tive and thus put an end 10 the misery IN
south Africa and saved England from IN
cvituhlc ruin and justified her act as sn
ot6cn act and protected herself from tue
criticisms Of the powerful men If England
by the royal idea that the queen can do
no wrong With love 10 all
Mendoza, rezas.--Desr Happyhammers:
Last summer | and several others hap
pened to take a notion TO ransack an ant
nest. We dug down In IT, but the ants
white objects and GU looking closer found
II to i've rce, which they must have slipped
little losnes On digging further We found
some pop corn seed and coffee and some
other kinds u seed, one that looked some
thing like wheat or rye BY the way.
The Post by ]. II, Lewisf always read
them, some are real funny Do you all
ever read about the other countriesf You
should read what Carpenter has been send
Ing In 10 The Post There IS German
lady living near here who has been IN this
country about year now | went 10 SEQ
her some time ago and | enjoyed my visit.
she told me MI about her country aud
showed ule some photos az The different
places, It Is 80 different from here. The
streets are decorated with flowers and
and no Wagons are allowed 10 enter them
that is certain ones, while the doors IN
the stores and restaurants are as bright
most beautiful parks, IN which any one
can always ind seat to rest around
the big trees. At picnit II Is different
SODA winter and cBndy aud snch Ike are
given free. ON Easter sunday all the chis-
dren SO OUT egg hunting Zach child has
basket They Solect smooth pateh "
wheat 1.-THE eggs are, Of course, aiready pnt
there before and here tncy ratnhiP about
in search for the GEES When they have
where they run races, climb tue nolo, nave
sack races, fat mans race and the ono
Who beats gets Vrlzv Ftw Nom u
do any cooking. as almost everything Is
leaves range from one to cightoou pounds
The l30y told me 50 much about their
churrAcs how beautiful they wcrc, They
we've always decorated al every meeting,
! Just Eish you cnGld meet Honi" one who
ha5 heeh there ana hear about their good
schools They learn manners and not iHst
90 rcnd ard write, From 10 ~ wears
tho schools are free aud they hNvc eNcel-
lcut teachers. The children arc not NJ.
lowed to enter With dirty handa ~ an
uucombed head aud sometimes tho tcacA.
ers have them sli 20 takc ~ thcir shoe.
and II ho hnGg any uncloan feet why tae
owner IL punished AZ "a they are I'd
cntcd and are 1itcd 10 teach school TIL "
learn TO write both German aud English.
/ believe their schools are unoquaed IL
would do Some good 10 go there theg
would AZ leHat learn 10 say their prayers,
songs to exercise their lungs. will say
Hap Sweet sixteen
Romney. Texas Dear Hapryhammcrs:
THIS being my frst attomp, to adj,
dress you, trust you VIA lend nm
attentive car ana az least Httlo
patience, though you may hnd use
FOR good deal. providing uf course, our
grave and selfish friend 10 the waste
basket does not prove too attractive 10
my letter before II reaches the delightful
columns of the Happyhnmnler page, 1nls
letter reminds me OF some criminal going
TO be tried for his life, Mrs, Foster being
Judge, while the waste basket Will le
the prlson--nay, the death house, II lie Is
not fortunate enough to escape, and take
refuge in me hRrbor Of the Hsps circle.
Well. Baps, this Rompey Is not very
picturesque place hut an energetic one.
rich farming country, aud on the whole
good place. but II Is quite lonesome enc
nevertheless. There are not many YOUNG
people 5ere, and no gulety whatever. II IS
what | style an extraordinarily dull place.
The trees here are low. scrubby and knotty
''black Jacks" aud post oaks' mostly, !
love large, stately trees. Mrs. Foster vas
commenting on the "unpainted and Vine
less houses and fowerless Yards she saw
on her recent Journey, agree WITH ner.
There is nothing | Ike better than 70 see
small vine-coyercd cottage. How much
wreathed cottages" and how daiuvily
picturesque they always are. Haps. Do
these things erer occur 70 youl. Just hos
easv Al is 10 avail ourselves Of what m.
ture offers u.s. My life has not been spent
In the most dowery Of paths. | am ~
morbid sentimentnlist or dreaming sntnu
siast III nature Intended NE for such
cold matter Of fact world has cheated me
out Of my birihright. hut | do love nature.
1 think we should train ourselves 10 love
suuents starg d0UprR Cl0tldE Of all kinds.