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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-05

Hon. Henry J. stiles Z prominent
member Of the Kentusly bar. died a.
HopkinsviIle, . few darn since. aged.
about 81 years.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-05

ONE dose of Beecham's Pills relieves
sick headache in 20 minutes. For sale by all
druggists. % cents a bex.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-05

The opening Of the bridge across The
Mississippi st Memphis viii be duly
celebrated about April Is. 1t viii be
made 8 great event.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-05

THERE is always q hand of welcome ready
to be offered to the strange umbrella
Pittsburgh Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-05

TIE Public Awards the Palm to Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar for coughs.
Pixies Toothache Drops Curein one minute,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-05

THERE'S now an interesting relic on
exhibition at Mount Vernon, Va 1t is
the old family Bible Of Mary BAH Wash
ington, mother Of George.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-05

A resolution has been iatrbduced III
the Mississippi Legislature % nake Iuns
., the birthday q 9eHeFsoa ngis, Blss
aai holiday
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-05

A YOUNG MAN must bevery bashful indeed
when he undertakes to perfect himself in
palmistry just to get Rn excuse for holding
0 young lady's hand. -Somerville journal
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-05
STATE OF oBIo, err OF TOlrDO,

FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he Ia
the senior partner of the firm of F. J.
CHENEY Il Co, doing business in the City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December, A.
d. 1886. A. w, GLEASON.
SEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on tho blood and mucous sur
faces of the systom. Send for testimonials.
free. Ed. CHENEY e. Co, Toledo, o. :
G Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-05

HEAT is born Of light Even in the game
Of poker it is the raise that makes things
warm.-Binghamton Leader.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-05

THERE never was, nor never will be, q
chance 10 get square with the world, on ac-
count of It's spherical shape.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-05

THERE is no valid reason why the milk.
mans wife should stay away from the ball
if she wants to go, even II she does have to
wear understandable Journnl.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-05

THE mail train is seldom late, but the
train Of a female is always behind.-Glens
Falls Republican.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-05

Two THINGS a woman always Jumps at
A conclusion and a mouse.-Life.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-05
Best Of

THE man who can sign q large check has
writes that are universally respected
Washington Star.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-05

To cleanse the system in q gentle and truly
beneficial manner, when the Springtime
comes, use the true and perfect remedy,
Syrup Of Figs. One bottle will answer for
all the family and costs only so cents; the
large size 81. Try it and be pleased. Manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
only,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-05
August.
Flower"

clam ready to testify under oath
that if it had not been for August
Flower / should have died before
this. Eight years ago I was taken
sick, and suffered as no one but
a dyspeptic can. l employed three
Of our best doctors and received
no benefit. They told me thatI had
heart, kidney, and liver trouble.
Everything / ate distressed ME so
that / had to throw it up. August
Flower cured me. There is no med
icine equal to it." LORENZO F.
SLEEPER, Appleton, Maine. o
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-05

MIRRoRs are for the ~indolent; they en-
courage idle reflections.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-05

WHEN a girl refers her lover to her pa,
he feels that it Is harder to question the pop
than it is to pop the questiOn.-Texas Sift-
fngs,
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-09
Englandl,s I.anreates.

The first of EngIand's poet laureates
was John Key, who was appointed by
Edward Nv. about 1470. In 1880 Charles
I. ordered that 50 airy OF 9l0O per an
mum should be attached to, the office and
that the holder of 1t should receive a
yearly donation Of tierce Of Canary
wine. The duties OF the laureate were
defined, and he was expected to write .
poem for each birthday OF the sovereign
and to commemorate any single victory
or important national event. With the
exception Of Dryden, who, whatever
fault might be found with him ~ man,
was certainlya genius, the laureates down
to Southey's time were, as a rule, men Of
interior ability, and many Of them mere
poetasteris. Southey did much 70 raise
the laureateship in public estimation, and
the appointment Of Wordsworth Is his
successor was just recognition Of COM
manding merit. Tennyson, more than
any Of his predecessors, has conferred
dignity upon the Office, and now that be
il dead it will be difficult to decide who
shall succeed him Boston Traveller.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-09

Isn't she pretty z 0newoman re-
marked 10 another Of young girl who
had Just passed them.
Yes, 2 was the answer. "But she'd
be ten times more attractive if shs
we're not 50 self-conseious.'
The pretty girl evidently is not aware
Of that fact. She has been told per,
haps that prsstsy face is !" vanity
and ought to be "a vexation Of spirit
but she don't believe it. Neither do /.
A pretty face Is something 10 be pray
ed for. But alas Such prayers are
answered. fayorably. tits better,
they say, not to have our prayers an
swered. Itnakes you nobler andlnicer
and loyelier-makes a saint Of you-
50 they say. Bnt does it
do wish, however, that the pretty
girl would be satisfied III the knowl-
edge that her face i lovely TO leok
upon Let Her do her hair becomingly
and put on her prettiest hat and her
most stylish dress. Let her thank her
stars that she has NO need to powder
and paint. But when she turns from
her looking glass let her remember TO
to forget all about herself. The culti-
walton of that trait wiliadd something
TO her beauty Which a mint q money
could moi purchase fer her. She can
afford ID be unconscious because Of the
sure Inconsistencies that her task Of
making herself charming IN the eyes
of all observers was finished in the
privacy Of her room. She las the
blissful feeling Of being all correct
and should not be offended il people
stare j little, for she must remember
that G A eat may lock at the Queen. Z
Ee
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AXE YoU lNTEREsTEp .

THE AMERICAN BUILDER, establish
ed 1880; beginning with January,
1898, will publish complete set Of
House PIans, drawn to scale Of 4-inch
to tile foot, with each monthly issue.
The subscription price has heretofore
been s1.00. but, as free trade is the
cry, they have decided to make a great
free trade offer for December. Any
body sending Is cents in stamps 81
silver during December gets the jour.
nal one year After the 31st Of Do
cember the price will be 80 cents pei
annum. Its established high grade
will be maintained. Address til,
American Builder Pub. Co., Cleve
land, Ohio. 12-7-3t
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-09
STATE BRIEFS.

Weston is to have new opera
house
Central City is to he incorporated as
part Of Huntington.
Huntington and Ironton, colored
middleweights. will shortly meet for
4 purse Of $500.
In Lewis county the other day DR.
Lewis, Superintendent Of the Insane
Asylum, was accidently shot by Guy
Camden while hunting together. His
wounds are not serious.
The vote in Braxton mt the last elee-
ton was nearly five hundred greater
than at the last Presidential election.
and still the vote was nearly two hun
bred under the number listed by the
assessors.
Joseph and Lou Wallace, of Cabell
county, who attempted to take pqk
session Of an Ohio river train trecen8 n
and who raised big rumpus, have
surrendered themselves to the Hun
tington authorities.
Miss Rene Bailey, a progressing
female moonshiner, was arrested on o
charge Of selling illicit whiskey in Nc.
Dowell county last week. She wa.
raised in the mountains of Mcdowell
county and is the daughter Of good
people. Early in life she manifested
desire to be breaker Of the United
States revenue laws, and demonstra.
ted her ability so extensively that SHE
II now in the hands of the United
States officers. She seemed as docil,
when talked to as the %most modes
girl in the State. She IS said, how
ever, to be perfect terror at times
and can handle rifle with tile 'knack
Of an old trapper. She is only about
twenty years Of age, but has been dis
posing of great deal Of illicit stuff.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-09
THESE MARRIAGES.

Some Of the greenest people on earth
are those who land in the Clerks Office.
and taking everything in a dubious
look demand one of '1them marriage
papers" The Yiyidly green stock come
mostly from remote points in Virginia,
and It seems to be grown into the
heads of some down there that no
marriage is legal except upon q trip to
Hagerstown and an interview with a
Hagerstown minister.
One old gentleman who appeared as
counsel to a prospective groom, who
was evidently under age, stated that
the young man was all right as his
mother, who was a widow, had set
him Free" He considered this an ex-
esllent excuse, but finally promised to
get the widow to forward by letter her
permission for the young mans we'd
ding.
A brilliantly emerald groom was the
one that landed Yesterday afternoon.
lie was a tail, gawky, young fellow
with an honest face. and accompanied
by a boy. and application was former
II made for the requisite;d document.
He hailed from Falling Waters, w.
Va, and the bride from Z Ingipe
spring 7 as he called it, and the pro-
ceeding went off we'll until the Clerk
asked the lady's name he was to endow
with his worldly goods, honorand pro-
tect. TWAS plain case of stuck. and
and the swain scratched his head in
vain.
Then he turned TO the boy, and said,
say, watts your. sisters namew Let
tie" said the boy"
well, what's the last names" The
boy hesitated long time. but finally
got the name when the groom obliging
" said. /. DON'T be afraid. bnb, no
g,ody's going to hurt YOU" Then the
aames went down in fnlL and the IL
cense was made eut. The ardent low
er FASTENED off to ''Ingine Spring" 70
confer uponhis loved one name that,
N all probability he viii not be liable
70 forget. Hagerstcwn Mail
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-09
STANLEY IA AM EXPLORER. Edison AS al

Stanley as an explorer, Edison as an
inventor, Miss Flora A. Jones as the
discovarer Of the Famous Blush Of
Roses for the complexion, are names
that will be handed down as benefac-
tors Of the race, to all recorded time.
A. NJ. Gilbert 81 Bro. comes in for his
share tof the profits as he always keeps
q big supply on hand, and sells it fol
- cents per bottle.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-09
The Kelley Gold Cure.

FOR
DRUNKENNESS. OPIUM. CIfLORAL. CO
CAINEA NERVOUS PROSTRATTON, TOBAc-
co AND CIGARETTE HABITS.
The Kelley Institute at Charleston. West vir-
ginia, gives the GENUINE KELLEY RENE
DIES--and they are administered by Physicians
who are not only skillfnI IN their profession
but who have had thorough course Of instrue.
tion at tue parent Institute ut Dwight
For full Information, REGARDING Sanitariam
Treatment and Home Treatment. x send to
THE KELLEY INSTITUTE.
Charleston, W. va.
A large and finely appointed sAnitarinm sup.
piled with all modern IMPROVEMENTS. Special
accomnodatiou for la0ie&sa st
LE' GAGE PRATT. Sec. and Gen. Mgr.
NJ. B. BOONE, NJ D., Physician IN Charge
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-09
Notice to Stockholders

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN TIE STOCK.
and Power Company Of Martinsburg, " Va
chat there will be n general stockholders rect
ing o! THE Company at the Offices saf Hayes i
Noble, No. 1la. Diamond street, PiitshurR Pa
on TUESDAY, DEGEM BER 20. 1882, al
10 o'clock a. M, to elect Board OF Directors.
make bylaws anil transact any other business
which may lawfully be done by the stock
holders IN general meeting.
THOS. A. NOBLE
s. j. MACFARREN.
i2-G-2w. RICHARD TICKLING.
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cosrs BUT 4 TRIPLE.

Jobbers manufacturers and Others your
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the PEpRIA PRINTING AND STATIONARY Co. of Pc
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whe rever tried y
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-09
THE. LArEsr song.

The latest and prettiest song now
being sung on the stage. i entitled
The Indian Sanm,e, Time. It's by the
popular author, Will Il. Thompson, II
East Liverpool, Ohio, The price is 40
cents. Send the aitAar halt ptice. an ]
ION wiil receive a copy.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-09
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

November 90 1892
The firm of Stewart and Thomas has this day
been dissolved By mutual consent A. II.
stewart will continue the business at the old
stand. The books OF the late firm are III tile
A. b. STEWART.
f2-5-iw E. ". THOMAS
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-09
yALuAEI.E ExrEnIENeE

Anyone WHO'S in business or wants to learn
how business IL dome will be greatly protifed
and helped by knowing the practical points and
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PUBLIC SALE
VALUABLE TOWN PROPERTY.

A EXECUTOR FOR THE ESTATE OF TIE
IA late catharine Byers, | will sell in front
af the Courthouse on
SATURDAY. DEcEM8FR "a. 1899.
Nat > o'clock p. M, that valuable Brick House
and Lot formerly owned and occupied by Cath
arine Byers. deceased, situated on North Queen
street adjoining the property III William r.
Williams and Others, fronting on Queen street
30 feet. more or less. and running back = o feet
very good repair and also contains good els
tern and necessary outhaildings. Also. at the
same time and place, will sell the lot IN the
rear Of said property and adjoining same. and
fronting 0n the Il. & o. railroad. This LOT Is
0ex4a feet. and Is improved by a good stable
and corn crib. These pEuperties Will be sold
together or separately. to suit purchaser.
Terms will be made known on day OF sale.
JOHN vi. MARTIN, Executor. II
w. DoDD, Auctioneer.
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pIssoLurInn NOTICE.

Martinsburg ". Va. Nov. 2stlf fsGs.
The partnership heretofore existing under
the firm name Of Neer & Martin Is this day
dissolved by mutual consent John W. Neer
will settle the business OF the firm,
IoHN W. NEEE.
i;ssS92 ). IL, MAHTIN.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-09
DISSERTATIONS taken Il
No. 81

TssreaA4uRK. Att o'clock 4. ~. ssr
Maximum sso.
Minimum sso.
NfSns Force- Gentle.
Direction, from West.
STATros SsY: Clonding
Rain fall
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-09

For E. NY. n. \. j., Del, and Md. local
rains.
For p. G, ana Va, rains and south westwinds.
For " IA. and Ohio. local rains Or snow
hign west winds aud a cold wave.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-09
Peoples National Bank.


And Offers svcry accommodation consistss
with legitimate banking.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-09-02

Upon an occasion some years ago
friend took Senator Wolcott for Q drive
in the suburbs Of Leadville, and Vol
colt expressed suspicion that the
horses were perhaps too ffisky To be
trustworthy, Thereupon the friend set
about bantering and badgering Woleott
upon his excessive timidity, Woloott
bore this badinage patiently, till pres
emily they began todescend one pf these
steep, almost precipitous inolines ia
which Colorado roads abound,
"Will you let me driver asked Vol
colt.
"Certainly,p answered the other.
But no sooner had Wolcett got the
Teins than he turned to his companion
and said; "You have been shaming me
for my timidity. My turn has come.
Wen see who suueals firstI'
With that he flung the reins out over
the horses backs and began plying the
whip furiously. The frightened horses
dashed down the hill, swinging the
buggy around curves and against
bowlders in such wise as TO threaten it's
demolition WClcott continued to ply
the whip and to shout at the maddened
brutes, His friend cluug, white and
trembling, to his seat. II is marvel
that both were not killed. Finally the
buggy was overturned, the horses broke
away and Woleott and his friend were
left in confused heap, with broken
ann, q sprained ankle and a dozen body
cuts and bruises between them,
swell, how do you like itS' asked
Wolcott, gathering himself together
and emerging nimbly from the debris.
The other answered feebly but proud
ly, u hain't squealed yetli- Chicago
ws-Record.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-09-02

Lung power and capacity may be won
derfully increased and strengthened by
Q constant repetitipn of the syllable
"ah' on the three or four notes in tho
middle register of the voice; that is, the
three or four notes which one sings most
naturally and with the least effort, Let
the pupil get one note clear cut, round,
full and musical; then from that note as
a starting pointlet him go up and down,
gradually working out the huskiness
from the adjacent notes and sounding
them until they become pure and reso-
nant and can be delivered without strain
or effort.
Let him work systematically and.
above all, avoid the pernicious trick Of
learning ''pieGes" by rote or by ear, His
first effort should be to increase the
purity and range Of his voice, and TO
that end he should, as suggested above,
use the broad syllable f'ahN only for a
time, and on no account should he try
to sing an air until he can do SO under
standingly, with q full knowledge Of
musical notation and aperfect command
Of his vocal resources, Demorest's Mag
aziua
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-09-02
LAKE CHARLES, LA, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1892
LIFE's WEB.


Iktood by the sad-eyed weaver old,
While pitiful story Of life he told /; ..
Watching the shuttle go and cOme,-
The mottled web as 1t grew In the loom.
Twas a checkered life of joys and tears,
OF toll and want IN declining years
OF blightsd hopes, of crosses and care,
With toaches Of sunlight here and there.
And, watching, unused In thoughtful way
At the sporting eolOFs, like elves at play ;
And feared the markings of lively hue
Would not be as plenty the whole piece thro'
My carpet, said, is a symbol Of life,
With its atful markings of joy and strife
A thread OF sorTow, thread of bliss,
Make up llfe's web of hit or miss.
Constant and silent, ss hours go by,
Llfe's loom is at work, and its shuttles fly
We are spiDneIs all, both day aud night,
And the thread we spin is dull or bright.
Like journal Of life the fabric will read
And hsppy the excellent spinner indeed,
When his piece ts u1Folled, If he hHd herein
He has furnished the weaver more good than
sin.
For we're told the kind old weaver grieves
O'er the careless spinning Of the thread he
weaVes
In the f4teful web of our destiny,
That will last through the years Of eternity.
The web is not 6nished.nOr cut from tie loom
Till the spinning wheel stops at the gates of
the tomb
And well for the life that has evenly run,
And the pretty bright colOrs hold out till done.
Selected.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-09-02


It is an error to suppose that rattles
are shed each year as are the horns Of
the deer, or that new rattle Ia added
each time the skin is shed, A friend Of
mine owned massasauga over one year,
and while the skin was exfoliated the
rattles remained intact and without ad-
ditions, Men who owned rattleHnakea OF
the diamond species in Florida informed
me that an adult might add one or two
rattles-that Is, sections to the rattle
in o year, or again not any, and that the
changing Of the skin exfoliation had
nothing to do with the new formation.
All agreed that the older rattlers 0f the
south were provided, as rule, with
longer rattle than the young ones, Said
one man, pointing to six specimens of
the diamond rattlesnake (Grotalus ada
nanteus) about sixteen inches long aud
possessed Of single rattle and button,
as the terminal and growing portion is
called:
"Those little rattlers were born ia this
house, and when they were few weeks
old I mounted them as you see thsn. r..
DR., Morris Gibbs in Forest and Stream.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-09-02
WHY CHINESE NEVER SAVE LIFE,
They Regard 1t as Interfering with the


They Regard 1t as Interfering with the
Intention of the Creator.
Much has been written of the peeuli-
arities and eccentrieities of the Chinese,
but IL is not generally known that the
people Of the Celestial empire will not
rescue one another from accidental
death.
At fire in San Francisco several
years ago siE Chinese were imprisoned
in a room by three half inch iron, bars,
which could easily have been broken
away. There were two or three ladders
in the neighborhood which could have
been placed at the windows and the un-
fortunates easily rescued from q horri-
BILE death. There were hundreds of
their countrymen looking on at their
frantic efforts to escape, Yet they Of
fered no assistance and gave no evidence
of sorrow,
A man who has saved many lives, in
speaking with Chinese once said they
were very heartless and cited this San
Francisco fire as an example, where
upon the Celestial exclaimed;
II tell you. You sabee Jossl Col
Almighty, allie samee, Chinaman call
him Joss; Mclean call him God. Call
him anything. ALE samee. Now you
say Col Almighty make ebletingT
Eyes, everything"
"Make allie emp
"Yes,"
'KnoW ebleting2"
eyes"
"Now, do you think you know more
than Col Almighty
mo, do not"
"He maKee alice men. He see one
man, He think him no good. He say,
You no usej go die You think you
know bette Col Almighty. You go
RWimi you no let man die. Col Al
mighty he say He velly smart. He
catchee man tell go die. Velly we'll,
that man begin new, He cally that
mans life all him sins, all him troubles,
all him bad luck, You hab heap good
thingsP"
'fNo."
"No hab much houses, much money,
much landT'
mo; not much"
"All light, you nebbe hab much luck
How many you saver
about fifty"
"Oh, you nebber get out. You cally
all fifty life. Ebleting you do, no fin
ish, work alice time heap trouble. You
nebbe get old You live long time, Sabee
fifty life. You live bundled years-had
bad luck alice time, Col Almighty he
sabee best."-Fire and Water.