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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18
oosT A SNAIL FoRruNE.

Dinner for Thirty for Which q Young Man
Paid Fifteen Thousand Dollars.
The most striking decorations I have
ever seen upon q dining table were
shown. to a few persons before the re-
past and after everything was in place.
1t was at a famous New York restau-
rant, one which is noted the world over.
There a young mar with a purse long
er than his pedigree gave the enter
tainment to a restricted number Of the
400, 80 in number, If rightly remem
bered.
For the occasion had been an i'm
mense oval table, with a large central
tank, in the similitude of a lakelet.
Bordering this sheet Of clear water
stood, as if naturally growing, water
plants, with graceful, dropping leaves,
lilies and iris. These were made to
give an artistic fringe, but not enough
to shut out q view Of the lakelet. For
swimming In it was q full-grown swan
with proudly arching neck and defiant
eye, king Of the pent-up waters.
From the edge of the lake to the outer
circumference of the large oval, Inn
bedded in moss and looking as If they
had always grown. there, were ported
plants In blossom, decreasing in height
as they approached the edge. Heavy
with fragrance stood hyacinths and
trailed rose sprays, while the outer cir
Gle consisted entirely of violets. These
ended in half circles, leaving just room
for the plates of the guests. Thus the
entire space was covered with q lake
and encompassing moss and blossoms.
From the edge of the lake rose slender
vine and r~ose-colored columns. termin-
ating perhaps a dozen feet above in a
kind Of Turkish kiosk Of q light and
graceful shape. Here were Gagged
canaries, singing enough to split their
little throate. The t~out-ensemble cx-
ceeded description, or even imagine
tion.
How much conversation could be
enjoyed about that Immense banquet
table, with the frightened wan in
front, the singing birds above and the
cyerpowering fragrance of flowers
about all, a be readily estimated.
Altogether it killed the royal bird.
Whether the guests all survived, de-
ponent knoweth not. With utilitarian
regard to cost It must be added that
the exposes Of this one dinner were be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 Happily for
the good sense Of the people, such q
lump OF money IL seldom expended so
fooliahly-Good Housekeeping.
China was the drst country 10 naanu-
facture harnoniums.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18
Interesting Manner in Which the Birds
Amuse themselves.

interesting Manner in Which the BarGs
Amuse Themselves.
Swallows can fly very fast and very
far. If it were not SO they could not
take the long journeys which they do,
leaving England in the autumn and re-
turning in the spring. This quick flight
enables them to catch insects on the
wing, on which they chiefly live; also it
enables them to escape bird enemies OF
the hawk tribe sometimes, and perhaps
shots which may be fired at them by
men. Often do we see them flying, as it
seems, just for the pleasure which they
have in rapid motion, going in circles
round the top of a lofty house or church
spire. dropping now and then, only to
rise again, tillthe whole party suddenly
darts off in another direction. A gen
tieman walking one morning across a
large park saw a number Of swallows
having quite a game with a hare, though
the poor animal did not seem to like the
performance. The hare was running
rery fast. and at first the gentleman
wondered why it was, as no dogs were
near, but directly after he noticed some
swallows coming close to the ground,
and they SKINNED past the hare's ears,
giving her the idea that they were go.
ing to strike her, though, when close,
bbey tsok a sharp turn. Then they
disappeared and the hare stopped to lis
ten; presently they returned and again
the hare ran until she got hid among the
nnderbrusn.
Still curious is the story which
a Clergyman tells us of ascene he wit.
messed between some swallows and a
cat. Pussy was sitting on the top of a
gate post in a sort of doze, in which we
often e cats when they are lazy and
not hungry. Puss' repose was inter
supted by the arrival Of q swallow,
which flew close to her head. She raised
her paw to strike it, but was too late.
Another swallow a minute after did the
same thing, and again puss made an un-
successful blow. More swallows dashed
past her just in the same way till ten
or eleven had gone by and each made
a sort of chirp which sounded like a
laugh. This was too muchfor her-she
jumped down and retreated. Swallows
have been known to unite and drive of
their great enemy, the kestrel, q kind
Of hawk, by whirling and tluttering
about him until he gets confused and il
not able to seize any of them-Chatter-
box.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18

CT toweling. Yetnever, such is fashions
love of contrast, was linen worn so fine
and loose as the grass linens of the adj
vancing season Diaphanous as wells Of
mist, these grass linens are now made
up with elbow sleeves. to be met by the
long gloves worn at lawn parties and
other afternoon affairs. And beauti-
full
There was the green girl who only the
cther day made something of a sensa-
ton on Twenty-third street, gliding
along in admirably-acted unconscious
ness Of admiring eyes. Her outer linen
was Of the thinnest sort. Beneath it
was a green silk foundation SO harmon
izing with the knen that the two pro-
duced the softest simmer Of green, like
the translucent depths Of the tropic sea.
Nor touch nor bit of other color wore
she, for green were the ribbons at her
throat and waist, greenish, If paler, was
the coarse rush-plaited hat, and green
the ribbons and foliage laid upon it.
The skirt was marked by q. little drawn
work and embroidery, and the wearer
was aureoled by beautiful blond hair
which never knew the dye, and her
cheeks-well, green is a beautiful color
when q beautiful woman wears it.
We were talking about commence
ment and college colors. The gowns
most worn have been this year extreme
~ simple in cut, the tendency in nearly
all schools being to avoid unnecessary
display. The number is considerable
where some attempt at uniformity has
been made If by no more than sashes Of
the college colors. Cap and gown have
c~Leapness as well as picturesque effect
to commend them, and I look to see
them adopted in many girls colleges.
It IS not inappropriate that commence
ment month should also be the month
of matrimony; the career prepared for
in the lecturc-room begins SO often at
the altar. That there should be any
thing new in wedding gownsis hardly
to be expected. The traditional white
satin and orange blossoms are as safe
from interference as the Traditional
tears and kisses; but brocade has been
used oftener than of yore, and in the
robing of the bridesmaids all the In
genuity of the modiste is displayed.
Pink weddings. green weddings. blue
weddings-the words convey but the
kernels Of the ideas. The bridesmaids
are generally arrayed in picture hats
with hrims wider than the seasons
modest average. and In gowns Of iden-
tical material and similar cut.
And speaking Of hats, there never
was q season in recent years when so
much tulle aud net was used. About the
brims Of the light summer hats rest
rache upon ruche Of deecy lace or chif-
fon or tulIe, two, three or four, in bill
lows Of gauze, softeniug the roughneas
Of the straw and dissolving in mists Of
finest fabric at the upper edges. It is
o lace season an along the line. The
iehu Ia Marie A~ntoinette is fairly COM
mpns best proof Of an interest In laces.
And aa for parasolsl Plain silk with
covering lace used To be good enough,
but the swell parasols Of the season now
Under consideration are brocades Of
pink oT blue upon white. and covered
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18
ELLEN OsBoRN's LETTER.
Ine 0oBsge Colors and the Bloom.
ing Brides az June.
Vommenoement downs Galore crash
Toilets for Rough and Ready use ana
White Duck the Leading Ma
teriaI for Outings.

When oil is overS when the relations
of the true, the beautiful and the rood
have been once more settled for All
time and the graduation orations have
given the scholar in politics the place
he v yet has had in this country,
when the freed colts scamper to the
hills or sea for their long-iooked.for
outing, then / know a little miss-and
degion is her name-who will most con-
spicuously sport the crimson when she
goes boating with a Harvard man on a
Monday; who win wear blue for her
Yale cavalier of Tuesday, appear on suc
cessiye days in Boston u~niversity's scar
let and white, McGilPs blue and white.
Pennsylvania's blue and red. Prince
tons scarlet and black; yes, who will
wind up the week by going to church on
Sunday in Browns brown and white.
The minxI
Coquetry made easy was ever the
motto Of the shops, and it has for years
been easy to get the colors of the best
known nearby colleges, but never be-
fore has it been so a to tit a single
sailor hat with 500 different adjustable
bands, each representing some college,
tiny or the reverse, and to match each
band in the sober or flaming tints of a
yachting tie.
1t would be hard to name a fresh
water college tint so tiny or SO distant
that its colors couldn't be bought in a
New York hat band. Doubtless the pop
ularity of the gown Of plain, coarse
crash explains this craving for gay color
In n only places where it can be fairly
shown. Crash coarser than that used
this year never went into the coarsest
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18

in long ends away below the belt. There
are other costumes employing the same
quaint white bow, but stopping II short
at the waists.
The use of Jewels unblushingly false
is rapidly increasing. Their use as mere
ornaments in dressmaking, 1 mean; of
course, no lady would wear false Jewels
in her hair OF at her throat. Or, per-
haps-
Here is a fairer statement:
mo generalization is accurate-not
even this one" ELLEN OSBORN.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18
a MorninR sac.

Drug Clerk-Ahi Good morning, Mr..
Oldpatron. Haven't seen you since you
went to housekeeping.
Mr.. Oldpatron--No. Have you any
more OF that Digestion Enforcer you
used to sell me2
Eyes, sir. How much2"
II want about q quart"
eyes, sir. Gone back to boarding, ]
presume."-N. Y. Weekly.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18

SIS FRAT hot enough for YOUR asked
Satan. sPurty warm admitted the newly
arrived oldest inhabitant "but / remember
some 80 years ago, when Il was so durn hot
that The attendant imps, at signal,
seized him and showed him down seven
stories nearer the bottom which isn't thera
indianapolis journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18

"Just listen to that hen crowi" said
the city visitor. what makes her dc
that2''
"She wants to make folks think She is
tough" said the farmer.-Ipdianapolis
Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18
sTRANenR is a holy name.-walter Scott

CARE you q chess pIayerfp asked the
prefer to have my houses occupied by chess
Players emo, I am not a chess PLAYER,
and ! can't account for such a singular
preference SIT Is simple enough.l Chess
players move SO seldom, and ony after
great deliberatioh. N-Detroit Free Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18

PAT's LKAP-YEkR QUEsTroN.-At & festive
gathering OF February 20 a true son Of
Erin asked: "Has it occurred 10 any Of We
that It will be eight solid years before we
again see this day Observation-Disclosures.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18

SWISS PEAsANT.-"I was hiahlv pleased
with the conduct OF my city boarders last
year. The baron sawed ten cords of wood
Tor me, the baroness MIXED the COW and
their children took care Of the geese.s-
Fliegende Blaetter.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18

err man applies is ~tnergies,D said Uncle
Eben. "De bass drummer often uses up
mob muscle IN one chune dan de fuBt
fiddler does on half a dozen.n-Washington
Star.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18

THEsn songs Of May would touch the ear
With sentiment more true,
II with their coming every year
Our taxes were not due.
-Washfngton Star.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18

LEE your literary compositions be kent
rom the public eysfor nine years st least
Horace.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18

"BUT, Bertha, Il was only mstmonth that
I paid q dressmaker's bill Of ESQ. and here
Is another one for this month of e4O.o
stWel, dear Edgar, you see that shows that
! am beginning to spend ess. "-TitBits.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18

"WHnN or man has gs own way said
Uncle Eben. tthe's liable ter find fault 5es'
DO same, case folks didn't grab I'm an hold
i'm ter keep i'm out,n trouble. washing
ton Star.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18

CoNsrEpATIoN Cured BY Or. Caristedta
t3erman Liver Powder. Samples ard testi-
In0nials free. In Bottles only scents. The
Carlstedt Medicine Co., Evansville, Ind.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18

THE trouble with most people who ehnnFe
their minds on public questions IS taat they
cannot understand why everybody else
should not do Observation-Disclosures PoaE
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-07-18

China was the hrst country % manu-
facture harnoniums.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-01-17
The PAT MCNULTY CASE.
Conflicting Reports Concerning
the Truckee OUTRAGE.

The APPEAL continues to re, Give LET.
tiers from people ia Truckee reIarive r
the Pat McNulty case. The repor,
regarding McNnltv are very conflict.
ing. 1t is alleged that he is ont Of
the hospital and alive and we'll. hut a
letter received yesterday from a citizen
OF Nevada county states that the ma
1orlty OF people in the county believe
him dead and that the county officials
are making no effort TO ascertain tho
facts.
The fact that McNultv had Kerosene
OIL poured on him and was set on fire
while Intoxicated, is not denied nv
anybody. He was sent to the hospital
beca"s" of his injuries.
III he is really dead as the majority
or people in that section suppose, it is
clearly a Ease for the Grand jury IF
he is alive he has a good suit for lam
ages.
During all the tronble stirrel IN
over the affair there seems to have
been no Gttnmpt to set the mind Of tho
pubic at rest by having the Superin-
'nden OF the County Hospital come
out over his signature and state
whether Pat McNultv is alive or dead
The APPEAL also learns that theean-
t'eman who gave the APPEAL inform
alton relative to the matter has hoan
''ted to appear before the rarIors If
the Native Sons OF the G ,Idan Wet
as the parties charged with conplicirv
in the outrage are members Of tn # or
Ter.
we will STATE that the information
when ne gave us was at our personal
soilcltation in RESPONSE to letter from
tnIs office asking for the facts in the
case.
Any further Information regardino
the unfortunate affair will be gladly
at this office. The APpF.r de-
Slres TO an injustice to no one, bnt on
Of Mr.. McNu'tv, a former resi-
1ent Of this city, we propos" to Get at
facts.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-01-17
TIE OPIUM AFFAIR.
It will Probably go to the U. S
Court.

The officers are hunting more evi
dence IN the opium find.
Lee Brooks. now ~ Jail at Reno foi
crooked work, brought the stuff over
from California by the P~lacervill4
ronte. He had 400 pounds Of crooked
opium prepared by some Chinese
expert in San Francisco.
He secreted some of it near Lake
Tahoe and some in Washoe Va'lev.
both of which lots are now in official
hands, the last being ressuriected in
q stall at the race track last Monday,
where it Vas buried. 1t was a wooden
box containing fifty small, square
oFass cans, each p%urporting to con-
ta1G five tacls, or nearly seven ounces
ESQ tte's in all. The top Of each can
bore red label Of the regular impori-
fFs, at San Francisco, Len Yuen& Co.
hnest prepared opium and small white
label on the bottom said 5 T-taels
Inc sides were m rked with charact-
ers everything hearing he semblance
OF straight goods.
Atael Of weight in China is an
ounce and $50 tdels of Orium wonld
represent some hundreds of dollars in
value. But ali Of Brooks oninm
was made simply Of mOlasses and
Hour, stirred up tn lex and the cans
all filled with it.
Out Of this lot six taels were gen
nlne and used as sample goods 10 sell
the molassos by.
The sequel to this work was when
he and Harry Butts ATTEMPTED 10 do
mp Chinaman last Fall. While one
was selling it the other would run IN
as an officer and then both would dis
appear with the money and opium
Butts was arrested, squared with the
and Brooks skiprad ont
Butts is now in Bodie and To
be in jail there.
they will he tried for ohtaininr
money under false pretenses ANYHOW
and probably for smuggling the six
genuine taels Of opium.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-01-17
THE BOND ISSUE,
Nevada Opposed to Issuing Them
in ANY Form.

The following dispatch was received
yesterday from New York:
Hon. JOHN E. JONES'
VIII you oblige The World" bv
t~elegraphing whether in your opinion
puollc sentiment in your State favors
changing Government bonds call 70
make 1t really a popular loan. Would
1t upset prices? Also whether to set
an example, your Stats would make a
subscription to the loan?
The Worm.
acting Governor Sadler replied as
follows:
The Icople Of Nevada are unalter-
ably opposed to the issuance Of bonds
IN any manner or under any pretense
by the Government, especially so in
times Of peace.
r.. SADLER, Acting Governor
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-01-17
kerrick- Bourgeois.

On Wednesday last Miss Nellie O.
bourgeois OF Empire was married to
Mr.. James II. Kerrick OF Coulteryj1Ie,
a The couple we're married at the
residence Of the brides parents at
Empire, Rev. Geo. R. Davis tied the
knot.
Everybody in Empire, where the
pride was a great favorite, congratu-
lates the couple. They will make
Coulterville their future home.
The APPEAL, acknowledges the re-
ceipt Of cake and wine.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-01-17
The 8lME TALLIC |: ION.
Silver Men Unite Under r
Banner.
The following speaks for itself

Lie following speaks for itself:
San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 10 1900
Dear Sir:-As you have doubles,
seen from the Press dispatches. a con.
soIldatlon was effected at Chicago. r.
llno1s, on the 2Sth of December. 1905
between the National Bimetauic
Union,' the american Bimetallie
League and the National Silver
Committee"
1t "hords us great pleasure 70 now
to you that the consolidated
organization will hereafter b. known
as the American Bimetallic Union
General A. J. Warner, Of Ohio. has
been chosen President, and Mr.. F.. r
Light, General Secretary, with Ma.
tional Headquarters at 1874 Monroe
st., Chicago
Branch Offices will be maintained
In the principal cities as heretofore
and all local Silver organizations will
become integral parts Of the "Ameri-
can Bimeta'lic Union
The Pacific Coast office Of the Amor
lean Bimetallic League is thus meroed
into the Pacific Coast office Of the
"American Bimetallic Union" with
The same officers and AZ
heretofore.
1t is expected that important action
Will be taken at the National confer
ence OF the leaders Of the Silver ca 1850
which is to be held at Washington. D
g., January 22.-of which you will be
duly advised,
An active and victorious Presiden-
tlal campaign is now promised. The
people OF the United States will have
long wished opportunity to vote
directly for Bimetallism.
Very respectfully,
GEORGE W. BAKER.
GEO. P. KEENEY, CHARM |
Sec'y, Pacific Coast.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-01-17
Prices to Suit the Closest Buyer
Ed, BURLINGTON.

. VIII De buying no out-oc- late t1ck in pnr.h
h"es must De sold early so call and select your size
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-01-17
he Buckeye Sale.

The APPEAL declines to hcIiava tho,
the Buckeye deal is off. For weeks
the people who made the first deposi,
on the property have been throuob
agents getting hold Of everything in
sight. They have left a man in
charge OF their tools and will resume
sinking.
The present appearance Of abandon
ing the district is regarded as a fake
by mining men and few are deceived
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-01-17
The Governor Improving.

Dr. Guinan returned from Sar
francisco yesterday morning n.
called at the Palace Hotel TO see The
Governor, but was unable to as the
Governor was asleep. From Mr. Han
ford he learned that the Governors
condition was favorable and hat he
a been resting much easier. Word
that was received here yesterday was
IN the same line, and ~everycne who
a any infor nation to impart was Of
a cheering kind.
The following was received last eve-
nlng by General Beatty:
Governors condition looks favorable
Early dispatch tomorrow, tell Howell
VIM. t. Hanford.
According to the San Francisco
Chronicle Colonel F. S. Chadbourne Of
Governor Bndd's staff called on Mrs
Jones Monday and extended the syn-
pathy OF the Governor and at the
same time the hope that Governor
might survive his illness.
The Virginia Chronicle saws tbere
is no truth in the rumor that Father
Tubman will take the Carson parish
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-01-17
ALL SORTS.

H. NJ. ~Yerington has gone below
Miss Kate Pagan died in yjrcipia
City yesterday.
Governor Drake Of Iowa was inauc.
urated yesterday.
10 yards of fannelet.a for one do,1a,
cash at Olcovich Bros.
10 yards of teazle down for a dollar
cash at Olcovich Bros.
A big storm is on the tapis and it
promises to be a corker.
Ihe Democratic National Conven-
ton will be held on July 9TH.
Morgan, the big New York banker
was not able to CONTROL the big pond
deal,
). Belcove still has a fine assort-
ment Of clocks. They are all beauties
and the price cheap.
W. c. Rippey the crank who some
years ago shot John Mackay in San
Francisco is now dead.
At the Ozark these stormy nights ia
the place to find all sorts of warm
drinks. and only 10 cents.
What business would you advise a
young man to go into. askes a CORES
pondent, Calling gold to the Govern
ment.-Silver State
Joe Plat has a new line OF suits and
hats which he is selling at remark-
ably low prices. Suits, Sc, 81, and SO
and Fedora hats from 81 to So.
Miss Gertie Hollingsworth Of Reno
Is the author OF q musical composition
called "The Catsts March," II is
said to a very catchy piece of mu-
sic.
Messrs Gould and Chalmers are in
the mountains surveying water sites
for LIE Grande Ora Company. Bruce
Coffin and Fob Gordon are also in the
party,
The Ozark has been fitted up in
very elaborate style and the bar
partitioned off from the rest and. sep
crate card rooms made. All drinks
are ten cents.
Gov. Budd Of California is the RIGHT
sort OF a man. He caught one of his
relations demanding commissions on
State contracts and promptly bounced
him from his place.
The Truckee Ice Palace is no mora
Rain has been falling there for tho
past "a hours and completely demoli-
shed the concern. The frs. cold night
it will be frozen over again. ,
The Bulletin compliments the FIX {
OF San Francisco on its enter
prise in sending Charles Michaelso,
10 CUBA to give advanced news of the
rebellion. This shows q liberal spir;
on the part Of the Bulletin, almost nm
known in San Francisco newspaper
Eugene Gregory e1-Mavor OF Sacra- !
has not been seen in California c
[or over a year. 1t has been recently :
that he is short in his &C. I
counts with the River Improvement L
Association. He vas Treasurer Of the c
and once a candidat, for d
Governor. t
il
Dr.Guinan returned from San Fran \
yesterday, where he took VIM =.
for treatment. The patient
an operation at DR.. Nc n
leans hospital. DR.. Guinan says that
operation Yves highly successful r
IND that Mr.. Houtman will be able
o return in a month.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-01-17

"nan BABY was sick, we gave Der Castaaia.
When she was a Child, she erie, o., Css oria-
when she became Miss, she clun to astoria.
When she had Children, she gave them caStor,o
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-01-17

A silk handkerchief for a bit at
Chas. d. Kelly's. also a line Of elegant
peckties at way down prices.