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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14

Among the eontrollabie causes Of il
health is the excessively variable or
foul indoor atmosphere due to the de-
fects in the mode of warming without
considering that of ventilation. The
different modes Of warming nay be die
vided into three classes-open fire.
places, stoves (~including furnaces) and
steam or hot water. A comparison Of
these various methods must include tho
cost Of apparatus, the cost of attendance,
of fuel, and Of incidental advantages
and disadvantages belonging to each.
All buildings being designed to lit
the necessities of the situation differ
in plan from each other, and in order TO
introduce a proper system of heating
and ventilation. each should be studied
by one who is familiar with all
kinds. The design accompanying this
is heated by hot air furnace, being the
best adapted and most economical for
this style Of house.
This house is "a feet 6 inches wide and
~ feet in depth. The cellar is z feet
high; first story, Q feet; second story s
feet. It's foundation is brick; first
story, c~lapboards; second story, gables
and roofs are shingles.
There is a cemented cellar under the
whole house containing the furnace
(Which is to be placed as near the north
as possible), fuel bins, vegetable and
store rooms. The first floor contains
parlor, d~ining-room, reception hall and
kitchen, the sizes of which are shown
by the floor plans. All of the above
rooms are supplied with hot air heat
from the furnace, with the exception Of
the kitchen. The registers for these
rooms on first story are placed in the
floor, being made of black japanned
iron, bordered with dark slate, so that
no walking on them wouli mar their
appearance.
On the second floor there are three
bedrooms, bathroom and hall. The two
fornt bedrooms are heated br a COM
bination iue from the cellar; 4he other
room and hall being heated W sepa-
rate fues. The registers of second floor
are placed in the wall about SO inches
from the floor and are white eaameled
iron, making a handsome appearance.
This design can be built facing any
-
point of the compass as long as the fur
mace is placed as near north as possible;
then the cold winds from the north DUR
ing the winter will not choke up the
hot air from the furnace to the rooms.
1t is a common belief with the inexperi-
enced builder that a house should face
the south in order to insure warmth.
While this is preferable, yet it is not ac-
tually needful as long as the winds do
not interfere with the draughts.
Including the heating apparatus, the
range in the kitchen aud mantels, a
careful estimate based on New York
prices for materials and labor shows
this house will cost s $500. In many sec.
tons of the country, where lumber is
lower or where the price Of labor is
cheaper, the cost should be much less.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14

harrow dirty streets to break the rude
force of the wind. Even here he must
calculate closely and receive expert adj
vice. But if he proposes to build a
suburban house, a frame structure,
in a more or less exposed situation, the
problem becomes one of administering
Importance. If he fails OF perfect sue
cess (apd this is too frequently the
fate of the builder) it may NEAR more
than unforeseen expense for fuel. 1t
may render his home weii-nigh unin-
habitable in the ~severest weather.
Those who are more likely to eX-
perience such troubles as this are, of
course, those who dispense with the
services of experienced architects, who
prefer to build 'out CT their own
heads" They hit it right the
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14

but it would falsify toseemingly make
out q stronger case for itself than 1t
has.
The Ledger then says that neither
Mr.. Bryan nor his supporters have pro-
duced a little of evidence t o prove the
truth Of the quoted position, that free
silver will help the American work
man. That is false. But without go-
ing into history, the Item will again
explain a fraction Of the facts shows
ing Mr.. Bryan to be perfectly correct.
Free silver increases employment.
II enables the people to get work. It
stops this closing down OF mills. It
stops these failures daily taking place.
1t cause q rising market, which is the
chief stimulus to the extension of new
and old enterprises It tends in the di-
rection of booming business of,all kinds,
for promoters see in it q chance to get
increase wages. II tends to give much
more employment to all classes Of
hands. It promotes construction Of all
kinds. It gives the farmer fair returns
for his labor. Itenables him to live. 1t
increases the value of farm property.
It increases the security of the mort
cages upon it. 1t enables the worker
to save something from his wages. It
increases the earnings Of railways. It
gives railways far more business. 1t
stops railway failures when failures are
the result of insufficient earnings. 1t in
creases the sales OF manufacturers. 1t
increases the sales of the wholesaler,
It increases the sales of the retailers
in all lines. Consequently all these
must employ more help, can afford to
pay higher wages. Even the banks can
earn greater dividends, because of the
increase Of general trade. Thus luxu.
ries can be bought, and the trade de-
pendent upon luxuries be stimulated.
All this and much more in the same
direction is the result of an increase Of
the volume of money now circulating
in the channels Of trade. Also, in pre-
venting q good many corners in the
money market such as the present
Also. in the stoppage Of this 100 per cent
bounty business in silver-basis coun,
! tries, which, il continued. win abso
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14

standing a few years have only the heat
cost of apparatus, the costofattendance,
But if the exact facts could be known
the results would doubtless be aetonish-
ing. Hardly one house in ten but has
some added fireplace, CRATE or stove, or
else supplements the regular heater by
appliances for burning gas or oil. The
reason for this is that the builder will
not give the architect his W way or
else attempts an economy in a line
where he thinks it will not show. If
plans arc carefully prepared by those
who have had wide experience and who
always avail themselves of expert ad-
vice in every branch of construction,
and If they are scrupuIously followed
by the contractor, there is little chance
for failure in the heating line. On the
other hand, If q plan for a house in one
locality is copied OF modified for a diff
ferent location, or il an inexperienced
person draws up a pretty design" that
suits his individual taste and gives it to
the builder to work out, there are cer-
tain 70 be many expensive experiments
besore the house is at to live in during
Qua severe winters.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14
RRospEaITY ANp usuRY.
arsund Of the Struggle Between the Two
p-rffaa

arsund 81 the Struggle Between the Two
Parties.
The Public Ledger quotes Mr.. Nc
Kinley as follows: "No matter what
kind of money we have, we cannot get
it unless we have work. Whether it is
poor money or whether it is good
money, whether it is gold or whetherit
is silver, we cannot get one dollar of it
unless we have employment for our
hands and heads"
How about issuing watered stock by
the ton in Wall streetP
How about the ~"unearned incre-
ment," as it is called, of the Aston real
estate in the city of New York?
How about the railway that takes adj
vantage of it's monopoly to gouge the
public out Of fares ten times as high as
other roads charge for the same serv-
iceP
How about the stock and the produce
gamblers who get a corner on wheat
or something else, and sweat their vic
Tins out of untold millions?
Possibly Mr.. Mckinley considers all
these and a thousand other ways Of
plundering the public-all of which, by
the way, should rightly go to the pro-
ducers who make such values possible
las q reward for the employment of
their heads"
But aside from Mr.. McKinley's loose
way of talking, the Ledger printed it to
offset Mr.. Bryan's attitude, that free
silver will help the American workman.
The Ledger adds that if Mr.. Bryan were
correct, there would be no opposition
from intelligent people to 'substitut-
ing the silver standard for the gold
Standard
See right here how hard it lie for the
Public Ledger to confine itself to the
truth. Neither the democratic plat
form nor Mr.. Bryan has ever said a
word about such a substitution, and
the Ledger knows such to be the fact;
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14
NORTHERN AFRICA.

Life of the Arab BedOuins of the
Plains.
Only on the plains r the Arabs to
be found, but here their tents are scat
tered in every direction. From the At
lantic to the Atlas, from Tapgier to Mo-
gador, and then away through the fer
tile province of Soos, one of the chief
features Of Morocco is the series of wide
alluvialtreeless plains, often apparently
as fiat as a table, but here and there cut
up by winding rivers and crossed by
low ridges. The fertility of these dis
tricts is remarkable, but owing to the
msigovernment of the country, which
renders native property so insecure,
only a small portion is cultivated. It is
on the untitled slopes which border
these plains that the Arab encamp-
ments are to be foundZcircles or ovals>
of low, goat-hair tents, each covering
a large area in proportion to its height.
As the traveller approaches them he is
greeted by a chorus of barking, which
500 brings out some swarthy form
in The daytime usually that of a woman.
for the men will be away with the hocks
of cattle, blowing, sowing or reaping.
Unless they are travelling or fighting,
here ends the chapter of their occupa-
tions. In the evening they stuff them
selves to repletion, if they can afford ii,
with a wholesome dish of prepared bar
ley or wheat meal, seldom accompanied
with meat; then, after a gossip round
the cracking fire, or, on state occasions,
three cups of sirupy green tea apiece.
they roll themselves up in their long
blankets and sleep on the ground. The
first blush of dawn sees them stirring,
and soon all is life and excitement. The
men all go off to their varions labors, as
do many of the stronger women, while
the remainder attend to their scanty
household duties, lateron bagking in the
sun. But the moment the stranger ar
rives the scene changes, and the incea.
SAINT din of dogs, hags and babies com-
mences, to which the visitor is doomed
till late at night, with the addition then
of neighs and brays. Outside the circle
of tents is a ring of thorny bushes, cut
and piled in such a manner that their
interviewer branches prove an effective
barrier, and at night the only space left
free for an entrance is closed in the
same manner The roofs only Of the
tents are of cloth; the sides, about three
feet high, are formed Of bundles Of
rhistles stood on end. or Of any brush-
wood the locality affords. Inside, the
leaves Of the palmetto serve for plush,
being supplemented by a mat or two.
The furniture consists, perhaps, Of =
rude h~and-loom, a hand-miu and three
stones in a hole for a fireplace. Around
the sides are tethered donkeys or calves,
while fowls and dogs have the Of
the establishment. Dirt is the PREVAIL
ing feature.-Harper's Magazine.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14
luteIy eI0se nearIy an ths !. nssaosorlsa

lutely close nearly all the manufactures
in the United States.
Free silver means protection to Ameri'
can industry. Mr.. Mckinley and the
Public Ledger in opposing it, oppose
the republican principle of protection;
thus they stultify themselves by pre-
Vending to support the very opposite OF
what they actually do support.
If free silver will not increase tho
money volume sufficiently, then with
out doubt MI. Bryan will advocate a
form of money in addition thereto,
that will afford this nation a proper in
crease. The people, under the auspices
of usurers which Mr.. Mckinley and the
Ledger are sustaining, have starved
long enough.-Philadelphia Item.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14
Eject Of High AItltude..

Some German sayants have shown
recently that there is a notable in
crease in the proportion OF the number
Of corpuscles in the blood in persons
who go from a low to a high altitude.
This increase takes place in from ~
to 36 hours. 1t is possible that this fact
may be n Of the reasons for the bene-
fetal effects of high attitudes in cases
Of pulmonary -tubereulosis.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14
B~UILDINGAND SCIENCE.
%PRoFITABLE HEATING.
The Subject Discussed from an Architeot's
Point OF View.

The subject Dlscussod from an Architeot'8
Point OF View.
l%coPYRIGHT, 1851 :
It is only within the last century
that the attention of scientific men has
been turned to the subject of produc-
ing and maintaining a proper degree of
warmth in human dwellings on an eco
nomical and effective plan, One of the
most important problems thai con-
fronts the builder of a home in this
latitude is that of heating-to thor
oughly inaugurate a healthy system OF
warming; and at the same time, the
saving of fuel must engage his serious
attention. 1t bothers him even if he
means to be shut in by four brick walls,
with houses on either side, and with
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14

vIoRRoY II HUNG CHANG 70 v1oERoY HANNAa
How rich " you?
DidyOu make any of your money reducing wOrkingmens wages9
Hthef free coinage Of silver would, as you say, tend to reduce the wages Of the
wOrkingmen, why are yO~ opposed to 2
Who gives you all the money you Ire spending nowP
What do you promise in return for u2
How doyou make MI. Mckinley do what you tell him?
viii he keep on doing it when he is president?
How did you get hold of him first?
Do you consider that those notes are a good investment
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14
Plot.

Il guess I've found a way to take the
conceit out of that amateur actress
remarked the girl who is not always
good-natured.
How did you do it?"
introduced her to an amateur pho-
tographer who wanted to take her pic
ture. -Washington Star.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14
sGrounds for pIvoroa.

Poor Mrs. Sobsl It's horrible the
life she leads with her husband"
docs he ill-treat her?"
"nl-treat herl The brute absolutely
refused to allow her to make the CEN
tury run with usl"-Philadelphia North
American.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14
water and sepsit,va s,,,r.

Those who suffer from a sensitive
skin subject to frequent irritation and
roughness should never wash ii hard
water. Boiled water win often prove Of
benefit to delicate compilations,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14
NEW MEXICO.

E-
a Travellers Views OF the Countrywide
mains % Aborigines.
From the aborigines who are living
one turns naturally to the remains OF
those who have passed away, leaving
no record in words, but instead many
indications Of a manner of life that will
prove of unfailing interest to the stu.
dent. There were the human bank
swallows, for instance-the people who
dug holes in the faces of steep cliffs
when making their homes. These were
agriculturalists as are some modern
tribes, and their canals that carried wa
ter for irrigation in the old days are OF
intense interest because there is now
no water to fill the old bitches and NOR
than that the grade has been changed $,
that what was once down grade is nov
the reverse.
More curious still are the remains 0
a race that once lived in the valley Of
the Rio San Francisco. On almost ever
knoll along this valley may be found tn
remains Of houses whose walls wert
sunk in the earth-the houses were al
cellars, 70 to speak. In many place.
these houses were two stories deep, ant
in one case, a third story was reached b.
excayators. The remarkable feature o
these structures is found in the fac
that they were at first apparently o
only one very deep story-they were cell
lars from IL to is feet deep. But afte
some years Of occupation the bottom 81
the pit or cellar was filed in for five or
six feet and a new floor of adobe clay
was laid over the filing. Eventually an.
other ak feet Of filling was put in and !
new floor laid, and then last Of all the
whole pit was filled.
On almost every floor the investiga.
tor finds the skeletons OF the dead laid
out in decent order with bowls and
pots and trinkets about the heads and
on the palms. But in some cases death
seems to have come in strange form to
the people Of q household. There are
skeletons OF those who died while in
flight though their death was NOT from
violence, since every bone is unbroken
One man died as he smoked his pipe nd
leaned his back against the wall If hi.
house. A woman died as she was kneel
ing on the floor grinding corn with /
metate. She had one hand on tn,
metate and n in a bowl of corn wher
life passed away and in this position
searcher found her. While yet her dead
body was in its position the room has
been filed with fine earth that held
the skeleton in place. SO were the bones
Of the smoker with his pipe in his mouth
held, and so were many other skeleton,
heldZJohn R. Spears, in Chautauquan
Not Picking EN-.
Judge-Hou are accused Of picking
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14
claims q photorrapb Thouoht

A French professor claAxas to be able
to photograph thought. He declares
that by the aid of his hand on his fore
head he can project his thoughts or his
ideas on a Photographic plate in the
dnrL
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14
FOR M'KINLEY 70 STUDY.
An Example of the Workings Of the
Trusts Tariff.

An Example of the Workings Of the
Trusts Tariff.
Mr.. Mckinley in his letter of accept
anc declared the Wilson law to be a
failure, among other reasons, because
its duties do not cover the difference
in the labor cost between this country
and Europe. We have already shown
that in the great industries of pig iron,
steel rails and cotton cloth the exist
ing duties are more than the entire la
Dor cost. Here is another example:
The So stockholders Of the window
glass trust have been protected byR a
duty on foreign imports:
I n 1860, revenue tariff. ........ Is per ceat
In 1851, war tarifr......"....... 80 per cent
In 1884, republican commission
In 1890, Mckinley tariff. ........1S per cent
In 1886, Wilson .101 per cent
The price per half box (1sx24) in
this country was $3.50 in 1860 and 1913
in 1890. The trust kept the price steady.
The foreign price of our imports was in
1890 per half box $3.50, and we imported
19,O97,O57 pounds, for which wepaid:
The foreign, $780, so
The custom house duty. .............. 452.s05
So that to the original cost of thu
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14

half box of 1890 there should be added a
fine of 1886, making a cost to land OF
SAILS, SO that the trust could market all
it made at 1913. It would nave sold il
all at $4.12 but for q trust quarrel.
A duty of ten per cent. more than
covers the labor cost On a melting:
United States. Belgium.
Raw material. $4T.5S Raw material. $4s. q
Labor cost...... 10. Sc Labor COST. 1e.5a
- Add 10 per cent. 6.8
Total ......... s69. 2a
The additional $76.s2 was the "fat'i
Of the trust under the Mckinley bill.
This "fat" has been reduced to $60.74
by the Wilson bill. Does Mr.. Mckinley
really think that this bounty should be
increased? He had the peoples opinion
on it in 1890 and again in 1s92.-N. z,
| World.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14

Judge-You are accused Of picking
pockets.
CriminalI plead not guilty.
Jndge-Not guilty9 why, you We're
discovered III the net.
Criminal-Your honor. / was not
picking pockets. I just took then as
they came-Washington Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14
Plan OF FIRsT Q

first time, but In this case they
are the ~beneficiaries of a lucky
accident. Heating is a branch
of practical science that needs as care
full a study az plumbing, as ventilation
or sanitation; in fact, it Is rather more
intricate and important than any of
these. The choosing of the method of
heating, whether by hot cir, hot water
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-11-14

Belgium
Raw material.A S. q
Labor cost..... 1a.5a
Add 10 per cent. Ga
Total .ses. q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-29

eral Nelson He has for several months
been studying the project. and few days
ago completed the plans for the model car
rage. II il now in course OF construction
and will be completed very soon The d.
mens.ons OF this new wagon will be twelve
feet long six feet wide and trifie over six
feet high. 1t will simply be small post
Office on wheels II will be fitted up pre-
cisely as in a mail street a steam
railroad postal car, except that the scale
will be smaller The body of the wagon will
be hang on springs ard counter sprir gs and
the wheels shielded with heavy rubber tries.
For a long time Mr.. Nelson has been en-
gagged in making Investigations OF the vari-
Gus means by which the mails may BE- trans
ported These Investigations included street
cars. pneumatic tubes and the electric horse
less wagons. 1t has now been definitely de-
cided by the Postoffice Department to en-
ploy the horseiess wagons in the transporta-
ton OF mails in city and country districts
where there are no railway lines and where
the service can be improved by making sep
arations'' tassorting the maiD between Of
fees while in transit. 1t is intended to place
these wagons In service in cities which cover
large areas and where separations be-
tween four or five stations will greatly ia
cllitate mail deliveries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-29
WAS A MEAN TRICK
LOCAL BASKET BALL TEAM
CHARGED WITH STEALING A GAME.
Man Returned to Prison from Muncfe
Delphi, Missing for Years.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSvILLE. Ind, Feb. 2s-The
second game OF basket ball between the Y.
NJ. c. A. team of indianapolis and this
city took place this evening in this city.
The first game was played two years ago
and was tie. The two teams lined up
this evening as follows:
Indianapolis--Chas. Pearson. /. f.; Henry
Fleming. f; hurry lehman, c; Robert
Neighbors. g; NJ. Pritchard g; j. Miller.
E. ID. Bishop. Frank Hester and Thomas
Farley, substitutes
Crawfordsville-Fred Alexander, f: Chas
Myers. T; Chas. Wilmington, c.; Alfred Nc
brink. Prier Wright, Frank Given. Harry
Evans and Robert Youngman, substitutes.
The game was won by Indianapolis by
a score of to 6. Charlottesville had seven
fouls TO three for Indianapolis. The UNI
pires were Fulgraff and Scott, from Indian
apolis. There was much Indignation among
the people over the decisions of the UNI
pires In calling fouls on the home team.
In one instance the Indianapolis players
even demonstrated against a foul called
against a Charlottesville player and there
were many who said to the umpires that
they were stealing the game. A man at
the hotel said that before the game was
called he had heard the visitors arranging
matters with the umpires. Prominent citi-
Zens versed In the game openly pronounced
the rulings OF the umpires as outrageous.
The least show OF foul on Crawfords-
vile was called. while fragrant fouls by In
dianapolis were mot seem in one in
stance the umpireS did not see" an In
dianapoiis man have hold of AleNopder's
arm and swing him around twice. causing
the umpire to change his position to keep
from being nit by the visitors feet The
best Charlottesville players being "fouled
OUT at the start is what lost the game.
Charlottesville will play at Indianapolis in
about three weeks.