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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-30
WILD HORSES IN AUSTRALIA.
Their Pursuit and Capture o Profitable
Industry in the Island Continent.

Their Pursuit and Capture o Profitable
Industry in the Island Continent.
As a rule the herds number from ten
to twelve, made up of mares and one
stallion. No stallion will allow another
stallion in his herd, and stubborn
fights frequently occur between horses
owing to this. The beaten males, after
being expelled, join herds exclusively of
stations. Onany herd being sighted by
the hunters, a good idea can generally
be formed by the experienced man as
to which route the animals will take
in their way to the rugged hills, for
which they invariably make when dis
turbed. A scheme is mapped out to
cut them off if possible, and the party
scatters, each to take up his allotted po-
sition. Of course, while doing this,
every advantage is taken of the natu-
raj inequalities of the ground so as to
escape observation. When the alarm
is given, however, all need for caution
is at an end, and each hunter puts his
steed at full gallop. The stallion, the
head of the herd, boldly comes out to
meet him, and ~endeayors to distract at
tention from the rest.
In some rare instances he is lassoed
and captured at once, but he generally
manages to rejoin his wives, which by
this time have trooped into single file
with his favorite mare in the lead. Should
the herd be turned and get into diff
c%ulties, the stallion takes up his posi-
ton in the van, and the great object is
to cut him off from the rest. The
lassoers often manage to take two or
three per man. Instances have been
known where horses have been thrown
to the ground by the hunters giving a
violent jerk to the animals tail, whenit
was making an abrupt turn. When his
quarry is brought down, either by this
method or the use of the lasso, the rider
jumps from his steed, whips a ''blinder''
20 handkerchief is used when there is
nothing else procurable) over the pros
trate horses eyes, and straps up one of
its forelegs securely. If this is prom
erly done, the animal may safely be
left until called for" for no horse
thus secured can stray far.
Should a man be so unlucky as to
capture a branded horse, or a foaI rum
ming with a branded mare he cannot
keep it; but all others become the prop
crty of the hunter, and after they I'M
dergo a rough-and-ready process of
breaking in, are sold at prices ranging
from 25s to Els. The latter figure is,
however, seldom reached, unless in the
case of exceptionally fine stations.
Great numbers of these horses die from
starvation in the winter time, but still
the herds show nc signs of diminution.
Chambers Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-30
vibration In Metals.

The notion that a constant EARRING or
vibration tends to make metals brfepRe
is n which is thoroughly imbedded
in the minds of the majorityAof So
called practical" men, n~otwithstand-
ing the evidence which has been pre-
sented at various times that no such
supposed effect occurs. To the people
who still adhere to this time-honored
superstition-we can call it little
else-we especially commend the paper
by Mr.. Outerbridge, in which the claim
is set forth that cast iron is actually
made tough by EARRING or shock, instead
of being crystallizedand weakened. The
interest of this new discovery from q
scientific point of view is evident, and
it promises also to prove Of no small
practical Importance. If cast iron can
be annealed without the use of heat
by simply ~subjecting it to light lars,
II is entirely possible that many cast
ings and forgings Of iron, steel, other
metals, and even OF some classes OF
earthenware might be anneaIed in this
manuer.-Engineering News.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-30

the faint dip Of paddles, SO soft Is
scarcely to be perceptible, gave evidence
that the Malay islanders were at hand
From the bridge the captain had al
ready noted their approach.
Each man gripped his Weapon more
tightly. Then on either side Of the YES
sci grated the bow Of a canoe. From
the bridge at that same instant came
the command:
sFire!''
The sailors of the Valentine leaped up.
A sheet OF fame from a dozen muskets
and rifles lighted the bulwarks. Quick
flashes from the pistols followed, their
sharp crack punctuating the be-
-verberations of the heavier pieces.
4 series of shrieks succeeded by
loud splashes as the men who
were shot tumbled into the water.
told how effective had been the fire. A
furious rain of blows from musket butts
and dubbed rifles and Delaying pins beat
off the few who had secured a hold on
the Valentines rail and were attempt
ing to reach the deck.
Aft the attacking party had met with
q similar fate. The Malays made a
dash to swarm up the vessels side just
as the fire was opened from the bow;
u they got so warm a reception from
the reyolvers of the captain and first
mate that the engineers and five men.
who stood ready to repel boarders with
whatever weapon they could pick up,
had no opportunity to make themselves
useful. The canoe, with at least half
its party shot, VAS turned about and
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-30

President Isaac Lewis Of Sabina, Ohio
ia highly respected ali through that
section. He has lived in Clinton &c. &c
years, and has been president of the
sabina Bank 20 years. He gladly testi-
fes to the merit of Hoods sarsaparilla,
and what he says is worthy attention
All brain workers find Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla peculiarly adapted to their needs.
1t makes pure, rich, red blood, and
from this comes nerve, mental, bodily
and digestive strength.
clam glad to say that Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla is a very good medicine, especially as
a blood purifier. It has done me good many
times. For several years suffered greatly
with pains Of
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-30

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padded away with a speed which
showed the terror of its occupants.
Capt. James CHEEKY voice was now
heard calling out for information as to
how much damage had been done; and
when he learned that not a man on
board had got so much as a scratch, he
fairly shouted for joy.
We made it too warm for them that
time, Mr.. Jackson!" he exclaimed tri-
umphantly.
Yes" returned Jackson, without en-
thusiasm.
"Why, what's the matter, man?"
cried the captain.
Nothing, only we've not done with
them yet" said the mate.
Come, you don't think that?"
81 do, sirl"
They've had too bad a licking said
the captain decidedly; and as if that.
ended the matter, he left the bridge.
A grim smile fitted over Jackson's
face; but he went about his duties
without a word on the subject till noon.
Then he lit his pipe and found a seat be-
side the captain, who presently re-
marked:
"They say they can't finish work on
the shaft SO that we can go ahead till
tomorrow morning?"
eyes"
The captain had something on his
mind. "You really don't think there's
any further danger from those yellow
~rascals, do you?" he inquired.
Il don't think there is" returned the
mate; Il know there is. They'll be on
US again tonight, and theren be two or
three for every one of them that tried
the trick this morning. They know
we're in a fix, and they have found out
we haven't any heavy guns. Do you
think they'll let a prize like the Valen-
tine escape them. What if a couple Of
dozen of them are killed? That won't
stop them. Mark my words, we'n have
to fight for our lives tonight"
The captain looked grave. 'Can't we
drive them off if they do try to board
again?" he asked.
The mate raised his brows. "You
know as much about that as I do. I.
have my doubts. But, of course. I'm
hoping I'm wrong" Then his face
knotted in a hard frown for a moment,
but cleared as quickly; the next mo-
ment he sprang to his feet.
"Itmight be donei Itmight be done!'
he exclaimed.
The action aroused the captain from
the abstraction into which he had
fallen.
The mate leaned toward him pulling
on his pipe in short excited puffs, and
explained the plan which had just come
to him.
For two hours before shutdown allthe
deckhands were engaged in an occupa-
ton rather strange on a vessel which
hundreds Of miles from port. They
were partly unloading the ship.
When darkness fell, the Valentine
Was slowly rising and dropping in a
swell. The current, such as
there was, set In toward the islands
from which the Malays had come.
was no wind. AS soon as night
had blo4ted the islands from aigEk the
first mate went forward. Ranged along
deck was a couple of dozen barrels Of
Ill.
Ten minutes after Nh. Jackson's APP
pearance three Of the barrels had been
wheeled aft on trucks and lifted upon
he gunwales, where they were firmly
secured with lashiAgs to the rigging on
The port side. Four more barrels in the
open gangway forward were tilted on
he sides and held there. "A few blows
rom a mallet on a spike drove in the
'ungN So fxed that their hung holes
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-30

A SHINING EXAMPLE Of what
may be accomplished by never varyS
ing devotion to a single purpose is
seen in the history Of the cCormick
Harvesting Machine Co., Chicago.
For s. years they have Simply been
building grain and g~rass-cutting ma
chinery, and while there are probably
forty manufacturers in this line, it IS
safe to say that the McCormick
Company builds one-third Of all
the binders, reapers and mowers used
throughout the entire world.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-30

in one eye and about my temples, espe-
cially at night when l had been having q
hard day Of physical and mental labor. I
took many remedies, but found help only in
Hoods S~arsaparilla which cured me Of
rheumatism, neuralgia and headache.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has proved itself a true
friend. 1 also take Hoods Pills to keep
my bowels regular, and like the pills very
much.n ISAAC LEWIS, Sabina, Ohio.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-30

as the West is, it is often malaricus. But
t is pleasant to knowthat a competent safe
guard IN b shape of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters exists, which absolutely utilities the
poison of miasma. Western bound emil
grants should bear this in mind. Norshould
it be forgotten, the Bitters is a sterling
remedy for dyspepsia, b~iliousness, constipac
ton, kidney and nervous complaints and
rheumatism
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-30
Careful Man.

Louise-How do you come on with
that Leap Year proposal?
Emma-I don't know yet Harry
il still examining my letters Of recon-.
mendation.-Judga
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-30

A CROWD is not company, and faces are
but a gallery of pictures, and talk but a
@nkltng cymbal, where there is no love-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-30

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Nerve Restorer. No fits afterfrst davis use
marvellous cures. Treatise and 50 trial bot.
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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-30

"YoU fairly take my breath away" muir
INJURED the red-nosed man, as he swallowed
Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-30

SOME people have moral sentiment who
nave no moral sense. There is a distinction
and a diference.-N. Y. Mail and Express.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-30

OUR dangers and delights are near allies,
from the same stem the rose and prickle
rise.-Shakespeare.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-30

MOST men have more courage than even
they themselves think they have.-Greville.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-30

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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-05-30

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successful remedy.-M. p. DIETER, 81
Throop Ave, Brooklyn, N. ", Nov. IA '944.
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-27
ANTE-ELECTION BRIBERY.
PoPULIST CHAIRMAN ROsELLE IS
 PREPARING EVIDENCE,
To Present to the Grand Jury-He Be- lieves Several Republicans Will Be
 Indicted-Speclfcati

St. Louis, Mo-, Oct 26.-Chairman Roselle of the populist state committee is preparing evidence to present to the grand jury, which he believes will prove several prominent republicans guilty of ante-election bribery MT. Roselle says that, as chairman of his party's state committee, he was offered $10000 as a campaign fund if fusion with the demo- crats on the electoral ticket in Missouri were prevented.
 He further states that Judge o. B. Jones, candidate for governor who re- tired in favor of the democratic nominee, was offered 5000 to remain in the race. Other incidents are cited by MT Roselle. He says he will give names and dates to the grand jury. All the alleged offenses are punishable by five years imprison- ment under the provisions of a law pass ed by the last legislature.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-27
SPLINT COAL. Virginia & Alabama Coal Go. Office: 2Ol5 First Ave.
 Phone GA. Yard: 24th st. and Powell ave
 Phone ll45.
10-15-tf
MIR. wEAKLEY's LECTURE

A very large and intelligent audience assembled in Seals hall last night to hear MT. John B. Weakley, Jr., deliver his H. lustrated lecture, Among the Rockies" Judge Banks introduced the lecturer in a few well chosen remarks. MT. Weekdays sonorous voice filled the hall as he de- scribed and explained the pictures il- lumined by limelight. The great west is always interesting, and when presented by one who has seen it and brought back hfe-like views,it becomes doubly interest ing. He carried his hearers across the plains to the great Rockies, and portray ed the grandeurs of Pike's Peak, 14000 feet above the sea. At this height the air is so rarefied that an egg will not boil. The peak Is reached by railroad, and on the summit is a government station. This railroad Is one of the most wonderful achievements of engineering in the world. Down below can be seen Cripple Creek, which turns out $1 ,000, 900 worth of gold @ month, and in a few years will produce more gold than the United States now produces. The silver mines are also near by, and the output is very large. The stock and agricultural interests of Color ado exceed it's mining interests. The Mount of the Holy Cross was described by the lecturer in eloquent words. He frightened his lecture frequently with witty remarks, which were warmly ap- plauded. The lecture was not only en- tertaining, but was highly instructive, and the audience was delighted.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-27
TRADES COUNCIL.
Union Clerks and Union Labels to Re-
 ceive Unqualified Support

Union Clerks and Union Labels to Re-
 ceive Unqualified Support.
 The regular meeting of the Trades council was held in the new hall in the Fox building yesterday.
 The complaint of the Clerks union was taken relative to union men not inquiring for union clerks when making purchases, and the following resolution passed:
 Resolved, That each and every mem- Der of the Trades council buy nothing but union labeled goods, where same can be purchased and from union clerks only, and that this motion be brought up by the delegates before each of the locals.'
 The council was asked to assist in the organization of a canvassers' union, to take in books, maps, furniture, jewelry, clocks, etc.
 Communications were read from pork packers of Kansas City and National Biscuit Makers of the United States re- questing boycots on certain firms. h. dorsed
 Legislative committee was appointed as follows: W. H. Stanley of the Plas- terers' union, chairman; A Brandt of the Plumbers union and H. l.. White of the Clerks union.
 A committee of one was appointed to get up evidence in the way of facts as to the commlssary and monthly pay day doings in the district. The ruling prices in the commissares and the effects of monthly pay days will be secured and presented to the legislative committee. who will bring up the matter in the next session of the legislature.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-27
BUY CORONA COAL. John K. Warren, Manager.
 Telephone 1920.
6-5-tf
LOGGED TO THE DEED.

Husband in Frenzy Fatally Wounds a
 Faithless Wife.
 Chattanooga, Tenn, Oot 26.-Mattie Boger, an inmate disorderly house, was fatally shot tonight under very trag- ic circumstances. James A. Boger, for years a head blacksmith in the govern ment service on the lower Tennessee river and later at the Chickamauga National park, three years ago married Mattie Smith. a pretty 14-year-old girl. in this city against her parents wishes, for the man was twice the girls age. During the past year he discovered that she was faithless, and sent her away. The woman carried their only child with her and re- fused to give 1t up, yet with studied mal- ice she dogged the husbands steps from town to town, living a life of shame and persisting in retaining his name.
 He discovered her whereabouts today, and tonight demanded the child. The woman reviled him with oaths, denying that he was the child's father Boger drew his pistol and fired three shots into his wifes breast, which will prove fatal. He expresses no remorse, and says he did it to save the child and his good name. The murderer gave himself up. He is highly connected one of his brothers be- ing wholesale clothier in Cincinnati.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-27
SPLINT COAL. Virginia & Alabama Coal Go. Office: 2Ol5 First Ave. /
 Phone 6l4. Yard: 24th st. and Powell ave
 Phone ll45.
RECKLESS DRIVING.
10-15-tf

Two Children Seriously Injured Through
 Carelessness of Jehu.
 The following story of reckless driving was told the State Herald by citizen of East Lake:
 MT. Tubbs of near Huffman works in the Alabama Great Southern shops. Last Saturday afternoon a young man living with MT. Tubbs hitched up his one horse wagon, and taking three of his children started to meet the father, as is the com mon practice, at the dummy station at East Lake. On reaching Underwood ave- nue he young man, as he drove upon a bridge, saw two horse wagon coming towards him at full sweep, and so near he had no time to back his wagon off the bridge and get out of the way. He hailed the driver and asked him to hold up until he could cross the bridge No heed was paid and the two horse wagon dashed into the wagon containing the children, knocking all into heap by the side of the bridge. One of the children had a knee dislocated and the thigh of same leg broken; another had its thigh broken and was otherwise injured. The youngest child and the driver were not hurt
 The name of the party driving the two horse team could not be ascertained.
 There is law against reckless driving on the public highways. and the matter will doubtless be investigated by the grand jury.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-27
IN THE COURTS.
10-15-tf

Tn the criminal court, this being the date for non-jury cases, number of mis- demeanants were convicted.
 CITY COURT.
 Juries for the week were empanelled in the city court as follows:
 Jury No. Pat Fulton, R. D. Davis, w. T, Tanner, T. B. McDonald, G. w. Childs, B. c. German, Simon Scharff, J. l.. Linn, J. J. Chandler, T. H. Gallagher M. J. Croker, G. w. Dougherty.
 Jury No. 2-N. G. Gilbreth, w.. T. Pledger. This jury was not completed.
 The case of Mincey vs. Copeland & Berry resulted in verdict for the de- fendants.
 CIRCUIT COURT.
 Juries were empaneled in the circuit court as follows:
 Jury No IL. F. Black. w. R. Guthrie, J. M. Roebuck, J. M. Hamilton. F. J. Bailey, J. M. Cutlery, J. c. Hood. B. J. Hudson, w: T: Armstrong, J. A. Tucker, z. T. Blalock, s. M. Hale.
 Jury No. 2-J. H. Parker, Jr., P. O. Clements, J. A. Laird, Hugh Scott, R. ID. Cook, J. M. Foster, J. W. Crawford, J. M. Huey, J. M. Cartwright. Jury not com- pleted.
 was with the jury, and that of Steiner Bros. vs. P. Gilardoni was on trial at ad- journment.
 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
 The following land papers were filed for record in the probate office:
 J. M Elliott, Jr., to Nena Kyle Elliott, quit claim to six acres in Birmingham. described in deed of George s. Cox to J. M. Elliott; $7000
 A. J. Sharitt and wife to W. s. Brown and wife, four acres in west half of north west quarter of section 5, township IF, range west; $1.
 E. and J. D. Todd to J. T. Milner, lot IS, block 8, city cemetery; $175.
 F. D. Nabers and wife to E. Tood, above; S100.
 E. D. Ratliffe and wife to Hiram Simons, eighteen acres of west side of northwest quarter of northwest quarter of section 13, township 20, range west; $200.
 Much interest is manifested in the negro Oscar Calhoun, who was arrested last week at Springville for the attempt ed rape of Matte Finney.
 The many friends of Uncle Tom Parker will be pleased to know he is up and able to resume his duties as city court bailiff. MT. Robert Warneck, chief deputy, and MT. Robert WaldrrD, one of the riding deputies of Sheriff OBrien's staff, feel a little tired yet over their recent ride, but are bearing it bravely inasmuch as 1t re- suited successfully.