davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-03-15
GREAT THOUGHTS CAN NEVER DIE.
Written for The american.


Great thoughts are monuments upon the shores
of time,
To cast long shadows from their heights sublime,
Their fadeIess Iustrei is the deathless cycles roll
To light with vivid splendor the worlds unfadlng
scroll.
They live beyond the deeds with knightly Yalor
crowned,
The marbled bust by sculptOr's hand
The crumblinE walls, the kings embattled
The conuuering squadrons, and the tyrants
ruthless power.
They live beyond the mitred churches creed
Beyond the truth, from papal error freed;
The earth does move and grand Calico dead;
His thought is master, though his soul has fed
They live beyond the martyrs t0rturlng death'
The sacred ashes and the fleeing breath,
To sit a crowned king upon the globes empyrean
throne,
And gather untold barvests from the seed that
thought has sown.
They live beyond the patriots glorious grave,
The rich libations, the willing blood he gave,
That future wears should halo living thought,
And dim the stars with deeds his valOr wrought.
Thew live bfy,nd the painless sailing ship,
The yeerf1g winds. the needles westward dip,
The sUIen crew, the shouts that welcomed land,
The fame, the shame, of SPANS imperial hand,
They live beyond the poets charm that pencils
every ray,
To gather untold brightness from the germs OF
cell decay,
To build through memories aisles a temple
wre4thed with fame,
Ephesian dome, Pindaric ode, Olympia's ancient
game.
They live beyond Athens ruined wall,
The Pnyx, Plato. the Stagarite, and all
That moulded thought from reasons throne,
immortal cradle, the birthplace of our own.
They cannot die one thought will lead to more
And vet the widening channel will wash the
n~oiseless shore.
The years are silent rivers that sweep inward to
the deep,
Where crude and subtitle fancies are reused from
dreamless sleep.
Great thoughts live on within each throbbinG
heart,
They have omniscient l~onglngs, are of this life a
part,
While centuries only waken the germs that are
not dead,
To build a store OF wisdom from ages long since
fed. -Junius L Hemp8te0d.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-03-15
Human Sacrifices in Africa.

From a book describing the experience
of Fred S. Arnot, of Glasgow, Scotland,
for seven years a pioneer missionary in the
heart of Africa: Among the Barotse moth
ing of importance can be sanctiied without
a human s=crifce, in most cases a child.
First the fingers and toes are cut off, and
the blood is sprinkled on the boat, drum,
house or whatever may be the object in
view. The victim is then killed, ripped
up and thrown into the river. The burn
ing of men for witchcraft is carried IN to
a fearful extent; not a day passes but some
one is tried and burnt. The details Of
s,enes that | Rave been forced to witness
in t lis ! ne are too horrible to put ON pa
per many a guiltless victim is marched
off to The horrid pile. A few hundred
yards from my Int there lies a perfect Col
gotha of skulls and human bones, f5aFTuF
to look upon. Yet one gets somehow used
to it and to all their numbering ways.
The trial for witchCraft is short and de-
cisive. If one man suspects another of
having Eewitched HMM fact, if he has
a grudge against him-he brings him be-
fore the council and the ordeal of the boil
ing pot,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-03-15
Stamps as an Investment.

Stamp collectors are commencing to
SILVER in their shoes over a report that
photo engraving is being called in for the
cOunterfeiting of rare specimens. There
is no improbability in this rumor, though
it at present lacks confirmation. How
ever, no man with an eye in his head will
be deceived by a fraud of this sort. All
others had better employ an expert to do
their buying for them still, with rare
stamps reaching the great values they do,
and the large fortunes locked up in stamp
albums, one cannot blame the philatelists
who insist upon the necessity for guarding
against forged specimens. According
to an English publication, a famous col
lector, who is collecting English stamps,
has an exclusive English collection that is
worth in open market $50, 1000. This sum
would be realized if the collection were
broken up and sold piecemeal, and there
are several collections IN England which
angel value from $4,000 to $3.50. 900.
What is undoubtedly the most valuable
collection in the world is the property Of
a German gentleman residing in Paris.
The holder of this wonderful collection
would not take 81, 25O, 900 for it. Money
would not purchase it. 1t is simply
unique Yet there are gaps in this collec-
ton, the owner of which is still n of the
most enthusiastic collectors, always on
the lockout for fresh acquisitions YEN
0Cine'S NeI8.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-03-15
His Breath To2k Fire.

Twelve years ago last month, in
August, 1871" said an old settler, "a nan
met death in a peculiar and horrible man
nsr in San Francisco. | believe that a full
and sucCinct account of this rare accident
has never been given the public. the pro
prietOr of the establishment where it oc-
Cured keeping the facts from the report
ets for fear of hurting his trade. They
are about as follows James Harley, the
victim, had just recovered from an attack
of delirium tramens. He had been a reg
ular sot, and was thoroughly soaked with
alcohol. His last attack of the Jim Jams
was the third he had undergone within a
few months.
On the morning in question he had
started on another spree. About eleven
o'clock in the day he had ali the liquor
on board he was able to carry. Stepping
into a saloon on one of the principal
streets, he called for a swig of bug Juice,
which was promptly refused, the bar
tender noticing the condition of the man,
and remembering his late engagement
with the snakes. Harley scowIed and
turned to a gas jet to light his pipe. A
second later there was a drunken moan,
a flash of alcoholic flame, and Harley fell
heavily on the floor, hts head and neck
yelled in smoke, while blue Jets of flame
were issuing from his ears, mouth and
n~ostrils,
GAS soon as water could be procured
water is a commodity rather scarce around
such Places it was dashed into the sui,
ferer's face, not in time, however, to save
his life. The face was as black as that of
a negro, the ears were charred, the inside
of the mouth black, and the tongue roasted
to a crisp. 1t was a horrible and uncanny
death-one for which a duplicate would
be hard to find"
With all respect to the author of this
story, there is something about it very
suggestive of the sudden complaint that
carried off Ananias.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-03-15
WHAT DO you KNOW"

You who imagine you are SO wise
Will please stand up In a row,
And III give you d little exercise
To learn how much you know.
No doubt you'll all be very glad
our presidents to name,
Or to tell the number we have had,
And the States from which they came
And next please answer without delay
For this is an easy one
How many States have we to-day
From Maine to Oregon?
And this is so simple It may muse
And ven make you laugh
How many letters do you use
In writing your autographs
TWould almost seem beyond belief
If one of you should say
You do not know how many teeth
You still retain today.
You're now dismissed, but ere you 90
Here's a memory gem for you:
1T sometimes happens we do not know
As much as We think we do"
Chicago Herald,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-03-15
A Sermon to Husbands.

Text: Husbands, love your wives"
/. Never find fault with her before
others,
2. Per contra, remember the counsel of
the Good Book: Her husband shall praise
her in the gates" that is, before folks.
3. Bear al the burdens for her; even
then she will bear more than you in spite
of you:
4 If you want her to submit to your
judgment, never ask her to submit to
your selfshness.
5 A woman's life is made up of little
things. Make her life happy by little
cOurtesies.
6. Love is a wife's wages. Don't scrimp
in your pay.-ErchAnQe.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-03-15
In q New Bottle.

A lank, cadaverous, unknown Swede
dropped into the postofice at Sparta, Wis.
the other day, and took his stand at the
end of a line of half a dozen anxious in
oqirers for mail in front of the window.
Frank French, the delivery clerk, was
busily engaged in stamping letters when
the Swede reached the window and in
quired "Haf you god a letter yer me p
Now, French, is Familiarity known as
shorty" because he has to look up tow-
ard the window when any n addresses
him from the outside. What is the
name, please p he asked as he psered up
at the Swede. For a moment the latter
regarded him with establishment, and then
he replied Gay tank you Wind mai mem
on de ledder," at which Shorty" fell
over on de floor and yelled.-CAicago Her.
aid,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-03-15

We should not forget to give Judge
Brewer credit for writing the opinion of
the Supreme Court of Iowa which decided
the Kansas prohibition law constitutional.
He may be still a friend of prohibition,
although, like John Bright, he thinks
brewers ought to be compensated in prohi-
bition States for the injury done to their
property.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-03-15
CHAPTER TX.
AT LONG BRANCH.

was a very wiIlful girl in those days,
always doing that which was very IN
pleasant to mysrends,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-03-15

The Governor of New Hampshire is
making his proclamation to enforce the
prohibition law.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-03-15

Ex-Gov. St. John, has of late been
booming in Minnesota with his usual good
success.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-28
No Bunko.

1t having been rumored that u
prominent Dctroiter had been bunk
oed out of 800 in New York city. n
friend called upon him and told him
whatwassaid, and asked him if there
was any truth in the report.
"Not an iota, STRIP was the indig.
nant response.
ITS singularhow the report start
ed"
"Soitis, and if l could trace it back
I'd make the liar eat his words"
II thought it was odd"
$50 it is. The only thing can
think of to give rise to such q story
is the fact that met a young mon
in New York who said he had drawn
twovalndblc books in n lottery. He
offered me one of them if l would go
along and get it. Invent and found
they had a lottery drawing in the
same room. l bought $500 worth
OF tickets and drew a waterbury
watch, but was never lucky in such
things. The idea that / could he
taken in by such u bunko man! I'd
like to get my hands on some of
those fellows who start such lying
reports! Free Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-28
Noise.

81 Gun bear the heat very we'll"
said O student forced to spend q sum-
mer in the city, "but cannot en-
dure the noise" Possibly he did not
stop to consider that, in making
such a declaration, he placed. himself
In illustrious company. Thomas
Carlyle could not abide" noise
espe ,ially that Of the morning crow
ing of cocks. Wallenstein, accustom-
ed as he was to the din of battle, had
an unconquerable dread of the bark
ing Of dogs, and even the chatter a.
the large spurs fashionable in his
day. In order to ensure quiet, he
engaged twelve patrols to make reg
ular cir :uits about his house night
and day.
Neither julius Cesar nor the phi
losopher, Kant. could tolerate the
growing ofpoor chanticleer, who, in
deed, seems to have very few friends
among the studious and sensitive.
Schopenhaucr exceeds almost oil
lovers of quiet in the extravaganza
Of his denunciation OF nose. He de-
clares that the amount which a man
can bear with ease is in inverse rauio
to his mental power.
eff I hear a dog barking for
hours on the threshold of a house."
lie writes, ~ know we'll enough what
kind of brains l may expect from it's
inhabitants.
A writer in the Popular Science
Monthly asserts that noise is one of
the most injurious influences of city
life. 1t may not be sufficiently loud
to attract attention of those accus-
toned to it, but, ifcontinuous, it acts
as enevitably upon the nervous sys-
TEN, Us water dropping upon q
stone.
Experiments made upon animals
show that when they have been sub
jectcd, for Il number of hours, to the
vibration of q tuning-fork theirnerve
centers became irritated, as certainly
as muscular fibres would be affected
by an acid or an electric shock.
The injurious effect of ordinary
noises has been recognized by the
authorities of European cities, and in
some cases, the nuisance has been
suppressed. Heavily laden carts are
not admitted to certain streets of
Berlin, and in others they are only
allowed to pass on condition that
the horses walk. The street-cars of
Munich have no bells and those of us
who live in places where these bells
are not used an Sunday can testify
to the relief attendant on the conse-
quent "peace and quiet"
The amount of the matter seems
to be that the city dweller must re-
gard noise as one of tile necessary
evils of his condition,-one to be
borne philosophically, and requiring
large stock Of grace and patience.
1h1 ia are they who, through
disturbed in their morning slumbers
by the songs of the birds, or the
growing of cocks.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-28

eo1e Nm hSg4HG
ccuN heSe bseA n
, rS.,s. scS. . scsi(
storm.
.Thsss ,ssst 5 tsek q r. s,.b,r J
= human foes O. hor1s's h1o: ~ r ~
lttt were tn6Sed ~, and hsf vsfy 5potnsins.
are MED up, "eaid kats, u -sategiSe ~ SoSss
ead 4heking IL nov from III skirSe ~
ooh. deaot b. anxious; doubu.,, u,
youn9 nhtstea Of River.visw came we,l n
tenaed and veil protected from the snow
And U The hour y An odd owe, young heir
$500 Az privileged to BE- sccsntric,6 ssid
u hope Il saii right, said Kss,. unv,ll,pr
closing the door, a. Thoughts she halfiancisd
mat abe was shutting ont some honejese
wandsrsf.
,;.Ilis = not, you cannot help IT," said
-, But s, shst was that sh. pushed under til.
ut was little note for me; yon can read
Il, said Lionne, handing the alp Of paper to
her young hostess.
Kate took Il. resumed her seat By the ars,
and reud-
II have done all that is right under tho
circumstances Return to your forest home,
and wait the issue. All will b. we'll. A. L.
adelaide Lorne. 30 you see that even siie,
the unwedded wife, valves her claim in
Acknowledgements Of my greater one"
"She always was an angel But you; what
shall You do?"
"Foll0w her advice. The mission on which
came-the discovery Of Orville Deville'sr real
position 10 accomplished. lhavenothing to
do but to return to my poor father, and
wait the issue" replied Lionne, with a hor.
riblelaugh.
"I.ionne. be patient; since that sweet angel
says so, all will be WE'LL hope tho dear girl
camo In close carriage"
"Dou6tless the dainty lady took cure Of
herself"
"Oh, how bitter you nre Ifyou will not
be patient, ut least, will you go to he'd?
You are very tired, and It is after midnight"
g! will not keep yon IN any longer, Kate.
30 Just show me where l am to lie down, and
will bid you goodnight"
Come, then; We will all sleep on this floor,
because the upper rooms Leak" said Kate,
taking candle and leading the why across
the front passage to an opposite front room.
where there was poor, but Glenn bod, an old
chest Of drawers, and fog. bottomed chair.
II sleep IN there" said Kate, pointing to
door leading into. q back room; $40 II you
want anything call me" Aud setting down
the candle upon the chest Of drawers, she
bade her guest good night, and left her to
repose.
Did Iionne sleep that night? Did Kate2
[To be Continued
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-28

A CUBIC inch fgold is worth 500;
a cubic foot $500, $50; a cubic yard,
50, 797,762. This is valueing 1t at
$1S an ounce. At the commence.
ment Of the Christian era, there was
in the world 100000 in gold.
This had diminished to $50, 900, 900
ut the time America was discovered.
Then it began to increase. Now the
amount-Of gold in use is estimated to
be $6, OOO,O0O,O 900. Yet all this weld
ed into one mass would be contained
in a cube OF twenty-six feet.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-28
The Protest and the Reforma.
ton.


There sometimes appears to be q
woful confusion, in the minds ofthose
who ought to know better, of the
Protest with the Reformation. His
torically the connection between the
two does not by any means appear
so very plain. Intact, for some years
the Protestant Church of England
was still completely UNIFORMED.
Henry VIII. wrote against and per-
secuted reformers; yet Henry VIII.
was undoubtedly the first Protestant
monarch Of England, tho first who
asserted, to its full logical conclu-
sion, the independence of Papal au-
thority which had been claimed by
English kings as early as William
the Conqueror.
According to the Dictate" of Greg
DRY VII, the famous Hildebrand,
kings only reign as fiets of the Pope
he is set over the secular powers,
and is liable to dethrone sovereigns
and to absolve subjects from their
allegiance; he can depose bishops
without synodical sanction. It is
curious to notice, from q recent SER
mon of Cardinal Manning, that this
eminent ultramontane holds that
such powers still divinely inhere in
the bisho oric of Rome, though the
stress of external persecution pre-
vents their exercise. Protestants, as
such, merely repudiate these claims.
The Reformation in England owed
much of it's success to the Protest,
but it is not an identical, it was
scarcely even a contemporary move
ment. It was, humanity speaking, a
distinctly intellectual reaction. 1t
resulted Immediately from the new
light brought by the revival of let
Jers, particularly from the study of
Greek, and the new means ofinterpre.
tation which o knowledge of the
original tongue of the New Tesla
ment supplied.
In the light and liberty OF the Re-
Nuisance mems minds, on a review
of Christian antiquity, turned away
from error and superstition just as
naturally as a renewed acquaintance
with the models of the Augustan age,
and the sources of Greek speculation
in Plato and Aristotle, caused think
ers and scholars to repudiate monk
ish Latin and monkish philosophy.
The Churchman
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-28
A Sharp Girl,

when I go after my Sundays
supply OF chocolates on Saturday
afternoon" said Genevieve to the
New York Evening Suns Woman
About Town, II always take Brother
Tom with me, unless I have several
hours tosquander in:standing at the
counter waiting to be served"
"What difference does Tom make
in the performance" asked her listen.
or.
"All the difference in the world.
Tom makes my purchases for me
Tom is a man, you see, q very
personable young fellow, and every
girl behind the counter will rush to
wait on young man as soon as he
enters, while the front OF the counter
may be lined with impatient women
who have been trying for half IN
hour to catch the eye of one of the
girls.
ut was some time before l saw
through the thing. did, though,
one afternoon after / had asked q
girl three times to serve me, and fin
ally saw her look right over my head
Mt n young fellow who had en-
tered that very moment and say:
What shall l give you, sir?'
II went out and walked down a
block to the Office Of friend and
said to him: Here is some money.
Please go over to KS and buy
two pounds of candy for me. See
how quickly you can get served He
was back within ten minutes.
"'Did you have any trouble?' l
asked.
".Not n bit,' he answered. Il
caught the eye of one of the girls,
and bought it over the heads of half
q dozen women.
"Then told him why had asked
him to go, and since thht time l have
never gone into Ms without tax.
ing a man to do my buying Tor me-"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-28
!Elsssknis &c

~, you have earned my
isGting gratitude. Without your
skillful. untiring and watehhl care
I feel that I should never have ~
covered. We are indebted to You,
oh 20 deeply!"
The beautiful young convalescent.
pale but never more lovely, was sit
ting up for the first time since her
illness had taken q favorable turn.
She leaned back In her easy chair,
comfortably propped with pillows,
and looked with ardent gratitude at
the young physician who had called
to mako his last professional visit.
"Don't speak Of it in that way,
Miss Winnie" he replied. "In your
happy recovery / feel more than re-
paid for the exercise Of my highest
skill"
"But it would be ulprofessional to
let your feelings be a sufficient re-
muleration," rejoined the fair Miss
Winnie, with q gay smile. "There
must be q fee besides, and I think
you need not fear to make it q large
one."
The young physician moved for.
ward on his chair.
~ fear il I should include in my
bill one item-that-that occurs to
me, Miss Winnie, it would he thought
presump-that is-Imean-exhorbit.
ant, he said with a voice that trem-
bled and chin that showed q singu.
iar tendency to wabble.
81 hardly think it possible, doc
tor" she said, still smiling brightly,
"that you can ask too great q COM
pcnsation for your
"Winnie Greenup!" exclaimed the
young man, hoarsely. talk not to
me of fees! What are fees to me! I
want something indefinitely more
valuable than sordid dollars and
cents. It1-1-Winnie, may I ask
your iatlie r"-
Certainly, DR.. Pyll," said Miss
one to pressed the accounts to, OF
course. He q WAYS settles the bills.
Good mornin sir"
In the pri; hcy of his office down.
town few Minutes later the young
DR.. Pyll ght have been seen maxi
ing out, With n most determined ex-
preston countenance, q doctor
bill that viii simply paralyze Papa
Greenup when he sees it.-Chicago
Tribune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-28

IT'S sud to rec woman growing old before
her time
All brokeu.lown and hopeless when lie should
hold its prime;
She feels herself burden when O blessing she
should he
And longs for death.to bring her rslease rom
misery.
If these poor, discouraged women who suf.
fer from diseases peculiar to women could
only know that health could ha r..gained by
the usr of Dr. Perce's Fnvorite Prescription.
themselves OF it. They ought to know il,
and try it. Every woman who 10 still healthy
ought to he told about the wonderful virtue
in this medicine. and understand that It Ia a
sa guard against the terrible diseases com.
mon to her sex. 1t is guaranteed to give
satisfaction or money paid for it will be re-
funded
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-28

TAMAoSo, the great tenor, who
gets 100000 for so performances,
and has other valuable perquisites,
including eight seats every night he
sings. has q brother who sings
in the chorus for the affluent in.
come of ST. per week. The brothers
do not travel together, neither do
they have any associations save when
the stage business demands.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-28

The Rev. Mr.. Exhorter- My dear
young brother, in thu midst OF the
wild, reckless career you are pursuing,
why do you not stop to think? Dear
Young Brother-Because l can'tever
think to stop.-Toledo Blade.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-28

Chicago Tribune: Customer-Here is trade
dollar you passed on me by mistake the other
day.
shrewd Nerchsnt-1 shall BE- glad to set Il,
back. That dollar, sir, ones belonged to Johr
J.. Sullivan.
\ Customer tmovins oa)-l think I'll keep 1.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-28

No SAFER REMEDY can be had for Coughs
md Colds, or any tronlte of the Throat,
than Browns Bronchial Trorhes.'' Price
25cts. Sold only IN boxes.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-03-28

had lost her shoe, started toward
the retreating cur to regain it. But
the polite conductor, to spare her
the trouble offecrossing the mud and
himself the trouble of stopping the
chr, threw the overshos to the lady.
His aim was good and the result was
that she received the muddy shoe
directly in the breast. The conduc-
tor grinned the pleased grin of one
who in conscious not only of having
done his duty but having done it
nobly, the chr rolled on it's way, and
the lady was left in q state OF mind
which may be imagined. =