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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-04-19
The Voyage of Lie.

Life is beset by evils and changes on
every side. From birth to manhood and
from manhood until old age eternal vigi-
lance is the price of good health. There
is one remedy that has saved many a rick
ETY., headaching, blood poisoned, dyspeptic
mortal to life Of usefulness and robust
health. 1t is known as DR.. Bulls Sarsa-
parllIa and it is SarsApafills that is a
Ssrsaparilla. Not a thousand doses of
mola8ses and water for a dollar, but con
centrated essence of the best virtues of
sarsaparilla and other Alternative herbs 1t
heals, it cures where other sarsaparilla
and blood remedies have no more effect
than so much stagnant water. If your
system Graves an Alternative, if you value
life you do yourself a great injustice if you
fail to try this excellent remedy. Demand
it of your druggist and take no other
Sjdney Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-04-19
A Spider-Web Telephone.

While gentleman was watching some
spiders last summer, 1t Oc CURED to him to
try what effect tuning fork would have
on the insects. lie suspected that they
would regard the sound Just as they were
in the habit of regarding the sound of a
fly. And sure enough they did. He
selected large, ugly spider, that had
been feasting on flies for two months.
The spider was at one edge of the web.
Sounding the fork, he touched thread
at the other side of the web, and watched
the result. Mr.. Spider had the buzziDg
sound conveyed to him over his telephone
wires, but how was he to know on whicn
particular wire the sound was travelling?
He ran to the center Of the web very
quickly, and felt all around until he
touched the1tbread against the other end
of which the fork was sounding. Then
taking another thread along, just as a
man would take an extra piece Of rope, he
ran out to the fork and sprapg upon it.
But he retreated a little way, and looked
at the fork. He was puzz5I. He had
expected to find buzzing fly. He got on
the fork again, and danced nwith delight.
He had caught the sound Of the fly, and
it was music to him.-HGTper'S Young
PPODIe,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-04-19
Co ducRtion.

Olive Thorne Miller says in EarDer's
BGzGr: In my Judgment it is a good
thing for little girl to attend a school
where boys are also sent. believe heart
lily ana fully in COeducation. The Creator,
who placed boys aud girls together in
families, where the association of brothers
and sisters is mutually helpful. knew
what was best for humanity Wherever
the experiment has been squarely aud
squareIy tried, results show that school
work can be carried on by classes of both
sexes with an absence of silly self-con-
seiousness, without premature precocity,
and to the advantage of both girls and
boys.
If you want to sac sickIy sentimentality,
an absurd ideal of ''the gentleman" ut
terly false notions of love and marriage
and life generally, go to a girls seminary,
where daughters and sisters are ? led in
. Guarded as though their broth we're
S q X liaus, asskissg ssssaesL sthey -right
devour. Also, if you Want TO see -uoraI.
ity, bad habits, lowmindedness, ] dis
respect for women, go to boys school,
where the same policy is observed. Take
note also of another point: This system
of isolation keeps the young peoples
fore, to clandastina correspondence and
evils of many kinds.
On the contrary, let them work to-
gether There is no sentimental halo
about the classmate who misses in his les
sons, who blunders in his examples. There
is no diarespect and scorn of girls" frCm
a youth who sees them well able to hold
their own, and TO stand beside if not above
him in intellectual exercises. Beside this,
it works in another way almost as vAlua-
BILE; girls are bToadened in their outlook |
On lie, aud boys are refined and civilized |
in their manners Both learn the true, |
the honest the natural way of looking at
ea"h other, and arc prepared to enter life |
together as they Should and must. Be-
Iieve me. the Creator, who shows wis |
dom in the smallest atom that lives, di
not blunder when He put boys and girl
together INTO the arms of one mot her, t
come up under one roof
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-04-19
Not Good for Shingles.

Person Brown, who loves a joke, though
it be at his own expense, is fond of relating
his experience in circulating subscription
paper for the purpose of raising funds to
shingle a church. Among others he
called on a merchant who Is a liberal
man where the subject is pra1 worthy. In
the present instance he su Jscribed s..
Shortly afarward the parson called to
collect tH5 amount, but tie D chant,
having uad occasion to pay out all his
money that day, informed the clergyman
of the fact and invited him to call again.
This did not exactly accord with the par
sons views. Looking around the store he
discovered a kit of mackerel which he
thought might easily be converted into
cash.
Chow much for mackerel?" he asked.
Give dollars kit" replied the mer-
chant.
"Well, if you have no objection, I'll
take that kit for your subscription.
AL right, parson," said the merchant,
heartily. you're welcome to anything in
the store to the amount of s.; but though
mackerel are famous for making man
dry, l wouldn't shing1e my church with
them if | were you."-L0rist0n Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-04-19
Education and Despotism.

! In every age of the world education and
| enlightenment have been the foes Of des
potic government The establishment of
| institutions of learning from the time of
| the ancient Greeks down to the press Mt
| day has ever materially intt rfered with
the conduct of government in which the
people had no part and in which the in
Controvertable will of one man alone was
he law.
Our readers will perhaps remember that
a few weeks ago, in view Of the many
things incident to his present position
which must be exceedingly unpleasant, We
advised the Gar of Russia to go out of
the "autocrat business" entirely, and give
his people written constitution, which
should be the supreme law instead of his
jpSs diEit.
More than ever are we confirmed in this
opinion when we read that nearly 60 (al-
most the entire number) of the students of
soHeof the pTincip pal uni tie3 of Russia
locStsa az MOSCOW, aSEre usEier aFfssS,
which means that without the formaIity
of trial they will De hurried off to the
inhospitable cline of Siberia, there to
drag out a miserable existence until the
hand of death shall have come to their
rescue.
AS popular education is the corner stone
upon which the fabric of free government
can alone be reared, SO also are ignorance
and superstition necessary to the continu-
anCe of despOtism. AS well might the
Gar of all the Russias arm his bItterest
foes with appliances of the most approved
pattern for wagiDg war as to establish
universities within his dominions. If he
would sit securely upon his throne, lie
must silence the voice of the press and
close the doors of all the institutions Of
learning within the vast terFitofy over
which he would reign with undisput
authority. We doubt if it is not nOy too
late to adopt this heroic method. Already
has the thirst fer knowledge become
pagt of the very existence of the Russian
youth, aud this will be luenched only
when he surrenders up his individual ex-
istence. In our opinion, before another
generation shall have been numbered wish
those that have gone before, the thTcne Of
the most despotiC of all despots Will have
crumbled into the dust and the expert
ment of free government will have been
tried, but with what success we dare not
prophecy. The millions who for so many
centuries have submitted to the worst des-
potism the world ever saw would seem to
be lily qualified to assume the task of self
government, and We may prepare our
selves to witness scenes of anarchy un-
paralleled in the history of the past liz.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-04-19
Fruit TreegCulture.

PLANTING, FERTILIzTNG, PRUNING. ETC.
Our section of country, as vet, is in it's
infancy as regards the planting, fertilizirg
pruning and cultivation of fruit trees 1t
is evident to our mind that the past year S
experience has benefited every one in
Southwest Louisiana in fruit culture
One fact has been demonstrated. we think
to the satisfaction of every one is the
planting of fruit trees Of +"ery variety on
perfectly drained soil lis is the first
thing to bs looked afl en yen detar-
mine to plant an orcF The drainage
should be perfect, an tile is used, so
much the better, as it tendency to
give warmth to the soil to the depth of
the tile. The next thing is the eultiva-
ton and fertilization. The cultivation
should be principally to keep down weeds
growth of peas that will shade the land
during he months of July and August is
good crop to grow in young orchard,
as i serves to shade the land, and at the
same time acts IS a mulch and feltilizer
As winter approaches, everything should
be done to stop growth. Whatever fer
tilizer is USED should be used in spring
after the blooming of the trees. The less
growth during the winter months the less
liable is the tree to be injured in any way
by cold.
During the cold weather we had on the
first of March showed that the new, ten
der growth made in orange trees was
nipped by the frost and trees that by va
riOus causes were not in this rapid state of
growth was comparatively uninjured.
Trees situated On the north 81 10 of houses
or under trees where the warm sunshine
did not reach them, and had rot started
growth, were found to bo injured less
than those in the open sunshine.
This lesson learned by our PEOPLE
should figure up in valuation many
thousands of dollars. A hillside facing
the south, giving a southern exposure
has been thought by many to be the very
place on which to plant an orchard espe-
cially peaches.
From this spring experience we are
taught to believe thai the Southern expo
sure gives earlier blooming, and the
earlier blooming incr. ases the liability to
injury both to trees and fruit. We believe
that the peach and orange especially
should be pruned so that the limbs will
shade well the body of the tree. This,
too, will have tendency to keep back
early growth, as the sun, not striking the
body of the tree, the sap will not be forced
to flow so early.
We believe Gudeirg from fruit that has
been exhibited here, and to our knOwl-
edge, grown almost without attentionl if
the proper precautions were taken here in
planting, fertilizjng, and pruning trees,
and the proper attention given to the pro-
lection of fruit from insect~, there is no
place in the South can compare with
Southwest Louisiana in fruits.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-04-19

round the piers, though 1t IS Broken at the
wall and sunken in many laIces through
out the entire surface.
The consequences of His, A shown
throughout the partition lis q At riobt
angles to the eastern wall and Or an 5oor
iambs and window framsA. Hg, ing SET
tied so much at the foundati6c* kfSIIows
that all square openings al, own ont
by pulling down the eRste m fiC q a more
or less degree IN each for instan,e. SONS
are Il inches out of square some I or an
inch, and so on. Needle to " the
doors and sashes have all b a pie ed and
cut to suit and fit into the tesert shane
of the openings. Ali the j. IS Den
and it is a fortunate circums nee th, tbe
walls settled plumb, or tbs do2rs and
sashes would have required nIare lit q,
The plaster is in worse coadltion, be-
ing parted at the functions sga traversed-
over by large cracks rum a dieasnslIy
from the top eastern sidste tEa N on
the. side =
.els1 l.ssazl1 81 NJ sthe-
settlement shown, that chef Hpure mold
in the dining room is bent 3inta curve,
and the floors are sagged to such an ex-
tent that when a table is placed asRinst
the west wall ball of wool will ron off
it's top to the floor.
Summed up, the building is in poor
condition and shows too early dilapidation.
AS to the cause of this, it is evidently at
tributable, as stated before. to vibration
communicated, in this case, by the fire.
quent trains on Fourth avenue and by the
conclusion in blasting out cellars on the
street. The percePtble effect of
the vibration caused by the trains varies
with their different speeds and weights,
but it is always so noticeabethat q glass
of water placed on the floor when the train
is passing will raise wavelet Oh the sur
face of the water, and the heavier trains
often rattle the ashes in their frames
This vibration is felt all along the avenue,
and the buildings suffer NOR or Iess.-Ihe
i Manufacturer and Builder.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-04-19

In Europe, the principal supply of
sugar is derived from beets, the annual
production of beet sugar being now 700,
600 tons, Besides this large quantity of
beet molasses is produced, a portion of
which is distilled and a coarse sort of
whisky made. The stuff remaining in
-etort yields potassium salts, which are
used as fertilizers. Sugar, spirits and
potash have heretofore been the chief pro
ducts manufactured from beets but Vim
cent has succeeded in realizing from the
refuse that remains after the beet -molas,
ses distillstiOn combustible, gaseous
body, which is easily condensed into the
liquid form, and is called chloride of me-
thyl This liquid, obtained as stated from
beets, is used in the preparation of some
of the aniline colors, but is now especially
valuable as a refrigeIating agent By its
rapid evaporation a temperature of SO c.,
or 81 F., below zero may be maintained
which is far below the freezing point of
mercury (Which freezes at 39' F. below
zero). Prof. Huxley says that by this
means, mercury nay be frozen by the
pound. For the manufacture of ice, this
new beet-root promises to become of much
Importance. Scientific American
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-04-19
The Mole's Eye.

Carl Hess, the German naturalist, has
proved by minute microscopical investiga
tion that the eye of the mde is perfectly
capable of seeing, and that it is not short
sighted, as another naturalist (KadyD
would have US believe. Hess maintains
that, in spite of its minute limensions-1
millimetre by go millimetrt t-the eye of
this little creature possesses III the neces-
sary properties for seeing tlat the most
developed eye does-that it Is, indeed, as
well suited for seeing -ssItis eye of any
other mammal, and that inEFha matter of
refraction it does not differ from the nor
NAL eye -Kr.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-04-19
Fresh Facts About the Gulf Stream.

Many theories have prevailed in regard
to the s ,urce Of the my ys.erious current
known as the Gulf stream. As reported
in the Philadelphia Inquirer an attache Of
United States coast survey steamer,
which has spent two years in tracing this
stream, now claims that facss have been
established that knock in the head all the
old notions of it's origin. The most inter
es.ing of these are, first, that the true
source or beginning of the Gulf stream is
at a point between Fowey Rocks, Fla, and
And, second, that the moon affects the
troIled absolutely and arbitrarily by that
body.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-04-19
A Pleasing Sense

Of health and strength renewed and Of
ease and comfort follows the use Of Syrup
Of Figs. as il acts in harmony with nature
to effectually cleanse the system when
Costive or bilious. For sale in Soc and
$lOO bottles by all leading druggists.
apr9-1m.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-04-19
The Reouiaites Of a Husband.

A certain pretty little girl, with great
big, ssrious blue eyes, was telling her
companion on the street car why she was
going to marry George. You see,
Mamie, " she said, George is awtuliy good
looking; he always sends me flowers
when we go to the theatre; he never
seems to be so shockingly busy, don't you
know he's got plenty of money, and he
does Just like tell him." Prospective
husbands there is a catalogue of the re-
quisites. Memphis Times
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-04-19

Our little boy, six years old, was sent to
school last week for the first time, and on
his return home he asked his papa. "Who
taught the first man his lettersG"-Ameri.
can HebTelc.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-04-19

Does the captain say whether we shall
break the record or not2" YES He says
the record of the boiler must CO." How
lovely" - KunseV's Weekly.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-04-19

A man IN a West Virginia city goes
about with hand-cart, distributing daily
newspapers. He must be the ''Wheeling
Intelligencer. lionel Courier.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-04-19

Get the best DR.. Bulls Worm Des-
troyers are the best. They taste good
They are safe. They are sure.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1890-04-19

What is better than promising young
man3 A paying one.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-30
WATERAiLL.OX RHAPSODY.
, Tho A,l,pt, Constitution.

From lie Atlanta constitution.
We do nci. wc trust approach the watcrmcl9}n
season in any such frame oi mind envy OF The North
tTurr, 10 whom our first crop goes serenity, u n"
,por j. ago9g"N 5 ,h r,,nc - m, "@y croS ia caTc for
coneratulaiion suppose m" first Of the crop suits
thoc who are wiling to buy i. but We may SPEAK
without offence In behalf of the "Apcris-the epcu-
rclu,. 70 -pea,-aud remark that the second crop
~ many poets snPer@io, @ to ,t ,h@ & which houF''he'
Yet IL Is not wise 10 inlnrc the watermelon In any
shape. first crop or second, II may be mere habit
with t.. worry along without taste OF melon until
the Fourth Of July crackers warn us that the genuine
middle Georgia article IS on sale that IL has been
whcttcd appetite knows what It waits for. and the
mouth Of expectancy waters not IN vain.
We do tot blame our Northern friends for gobbling
advantage in getting the first and The last. perhap'
not used 10 the bcst, or II We had 70 wait
for the New Jersey variety. which IS smart variation
Of the green gourd ~ commerce. vl!aDous cross
between tho nnrpe pumpkin the squash the cucumber
and the bonnet mclon-pcrlaps. II this sort of u
rhallcc wcr forced 10 our llp, should enjoy what
the North enjoys and be- thankful for 1t.
tlnecncy. We have used ourselves 10 wait foI that
pccnl,r ripenng and that peculiar variety Of melon
that sarni,h the July barhccuc II is not every melon
that I, good IL Il not every person tdt knows
how 10 eat melon, whether 1t 10 good Or bad w, W.
subject but that arrangements have been made 70
place within reach Of the poorest this most magnli
cent production of and soil we feel Ike meeting
them on common ground and swapping experience
We are Of the opinion that the Georgia melon tho
watcrmuon is destined 10 be the great rcconstrncor
~ Nation,
those who inclined 10 tho fruit should know how
10 approach IT,
n is said I'm Florida that the way 10 eat an orange
e 10 nut yor nose I'm II. This advice applies TO the
wotrrinIIon in the most emphatic manner. There
IS nothing III 10 eat In She melon but the heart and
that should be torn out and devoured bodily. and II
The jnces should run down the neck and into tho
ana nothing could be swecer than these juices. which
cmloiy tho frution OF the year. and all that Is best
I'm the seasons. The knife is deadly weapon. IT
DESTROYS the flavor, and has deadly effect on the
fruit People who understand their business never
u.c knife but 90 a IL like puelllsts ana thc more
harbsrou, the attack the finer The feast -.
Wc make these notes IN passing when poor Nr
Harrison gets through nursing contrary granccmid
and conclIdes 20 sign the silver bill, We may have
TO -
New-York tribune., 1890-06-30
JUDGE TCLEY WRITES TO TIE ICRNERS.

A CHICAGO JURIsT THINKS PEfss NAL LIBERTY
IN DANGER in THE UNITED STATES
Chicago June 2o-Ten thousand people assembled
to-day at the annual games Of the Turner societies OF
Chicago listened 10 a letter which aroused decided
interest II was from Judge Murray +. Tuley ana
read 5 follows:
regard your organization as ono Of the most i'm,
portant factors in the preservation OF the liberties "i
The people now existing in this country -. 49,, cha
the peoeryation OF personal Ig terms, anu Just
far an individual Is deprlNeN Vl & ~, pcI@sDma @
rights, jus 70 that extent i he III siaVery' hnery
Of or abrdrc, a mans personal rights dcprlves nm
10 ,ha, extent of his liberty. When such a6rldemen'
pie it becomes unjust aud tyrannical legislation.
But the danger To liberty is not :" much iron; ur'
canal or tvrannical legislation IL Is from thc iglor
ne OF written laws and the usurpatOn-by executive
oncersof power, and authority H1' y i"eS & T nor rio
arrest bare suspicion aud without warrant person.
not found in the act of violating the Ia" Wien I'm, il,
polce undertake - determine who shall aud Who sall
not meet IN open public aSscmblage 10 discus plH'al
economic questions when iaft"r one hundred yer'
~ liberty in this country czcn i arrested Wltloub
warrant consigned to prison cell Tor eeht "hs n"y
"a recent I'm connection with dynamite ii'ld ~
The Uavmarkct monument and j. prevented rom
communoat atng with hi, friends denied the privilege OF
consultation with hi- legal adviser and i no, even ever,
Informed of the nature the accusation against him
and when, in answer to a judicial mandate" tic door
of his prison cell Is opened ana We oieef1 Gi 'h@
the czcn'- personal rights. the chc eNcsutNc once
II the police make return I" NM 10 M ic man man
writ Of haLcI> corpu, that he arrested this citizen upon
the letter Of an unknown party and detained the ctHcn
in prison while uNing e. lind such unknown parry
a return the like Of which never before dis
graccd tn records OF civilized country when
trial hv new paper" is .titutcd for trial hy
jnrv- when ~olieinal packacc~8 Of slandcr and
vilincation hurled at the highest court Of the
Nation because o il, decisions fa,"rlng personal
rights" arf me f-ccGcm ~ commerce. when upon
almost every article of food of drink and ~ clohnc
nciitlolS nricc j. made Nv means Of unlawful trusts
and comlinatonsr is time. say, not only 10 call
halt" but also to establish personal rights leagues
in evcfy soSool d rict in ever, coupty. in every
state Of this Union. Let Vou Organization pro
claim II ~ be the first dufy Of every citizen 10 obey
the law. whether he be official Il private
citizen.
Demand that there shall hc absolute equality of
citizen before me law percvcIc IN NCur Oppo>i
tion 10 all ,umptuary and other N0ons legislation.
and teach the people That T. they wish 10 preserve
their lbcrc, there must be eternal vigilance in
the protco tiOn Of icrsYnh rights
New-York tribune., 1890-06-30
4 WOMlN'S REMEDY FOR DOG BITES.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: should like 10 say few words the sub
tcct Of dogs and dog bites. am lover OF animals
especially Of dog. There are six dogs lying around
my feet while | write Three belong to a neighbor
three arc mine Two Of them took oil the street..
old and Sick six years ago. In their day, they
had been valuable settlers.
have been bitten by dogs repeatedly. once severely
y pet dog of a neighbor's very sick and was
attempting 10 relieve IT.. II BIT I'm rho loft thumb
just below the nall That member became black a,
iar down the wrist. = remained 50 until the nail
came of. The owner talked II hydrophobin and said
that the dog had not tasted water for two weeks
Had / been afraid should. doubt. have taken
hydrophOhia7 hut | simply applied solution Of
ALT and vinegar, - little more vinegar than salt
washed the wound with II. then tied a clean rag
around the thumb. keeping II saturated well with the
solution. aud moved the rag thai fresh part
covered the wound. at Intervals. THIS remedy WA
ono, applied i0 mi wrist by cilprrd woman. IN the
and painful. Ihe remedy acted Ike a charm. In two
hour, fNc diScootailOn had disappeared. and with II
the D. d only The needle mark where the fang
had ,utcrI visible.
A-t. bitten by weasel In the Grand
Crni.f ID, Yot. 4 grl had II In u bag and had placed
u O.. a set next 10 mine. renal ding that II W. a
httcn. ! placed my hand II. Quicker than
thtsirM. couple of teeth punciur IN" joint o; ny
90 iprcfngcr u the bone. | compelled the girl to
tcll me what va, In the Tag. Ny hngo. badly
hour, after. / n-cd the ,amc ,impo remedy. with
The same speedy result. have also app,d II sue
ccss fully in other a AWDMAE.
New Ro, hclle, June p, 900.