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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06
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SAM III JCNEs.
Luck IN TAE MINING CAMPS


Ghance ~ Often nm Important Fact H.
ehe Fortunes Of Gold Seekers.
II could have owned half the Enter
prise mine at Rico for 5000 IL telegram
from Denver had not announced the de-
cision Of the doctors 70 use the knife on
my baby boy for hernia. / lost more
than q million dollars, but / stopped
the knife and my boy Is healthy and
rugged
These were the words OF q gentleman
seated with a group Of p~rospectors a
few evenings ago which led up to a.
number Of stories relating to similar
incidents.
knew q man more fortunate than
myself, however, who availed his OPP.
~portnnity,'s continued the speaker.
"Dave Brown, of Aspen, gave 3 pros
pector SIS worth Of lumber and got one
fourth Of the Aspen mine. Brown was
then q store clerk. He is now a mil
lionaire, banker and operator"
1T is not always management that,
secures q fortune ventuTed another
Of the group. 1T was luck, pure and
simple that made Dave Swickheimer d
millionaire. He knew nothing about
mining, but a miner told him to sink
and HE did sink. He ran out Of money
several times, but others who were IN
terested in learning what greater
depths would encounter on Dolores
mountain loaned various sums and at
last . lucky lottery ticket drew $4,000,
and this money reached the ore in the
Enterprise mine.n
sYes, luck has q great deal to do
with it, said the third speaker. ssSev-
eral people in Durango had an oppor-
tunity q few years ago to get into the
Columbus mine in La Plata for a few
dollars when the Dutchman who To-
Gated it ownedit. know one Durango
who hada good chance to buy the
mine for less than $500, the price re-
ceiyed, who had spent twice as much
trying to find something like the CO.
Iunbus."
Chances like that are often over
looked in Durango. said another Of the
group. There was d little fellow down
here from McQuiety 4 couple Of years
ago showing some good looking ore
from q claim, which he offered to trade
. quartero Of for Hewentto the gun
STORE and al over town trying to trade
for q rifle, and the kind Of gun he want
ed was selling in secondhand stores for
five or six dollars, but the little fellow
couldn't get 4 rife. ! SAW the property
last fall that be offered to trade and
saw some Of the ore roasted In d black
smiths forge. Gold boiled out Of 1t
very freely and / doubt IL ALL the guns
IL the San Juan country would buy b
quarter interest in that property now
Durango (Col.1 Democrat
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06
MANINo oHAMaE ZOE TMo.EIFrY
AZ Will Break Up the syatem Of the Az
erage CaahIer.

AZ win Break Up the syatem OF the Av
ernge Cashier.
II was only little $3.50 gold piece
but it is surprising the amount d,
trouble q little thing a sometime.
make.
The young man handed it I'd
the cashier in she restaurant, and was
waiting for his change, while behind
him were two or three other people
waiting for him to get out of the wal
But cashiers are methodical, and
Furthermore, nine-tenths Of them have
one certain way Of making change that
involves dealing ia even dollars, as a
general thing. No matter what the
size Of the bill, they take the amount
of the purchase out of the first dol
lar, If it is below that figure, and then
hand over the rest Of the money in dol
lars, or bills Of larger denominations.
That was what puzzled the cashier.
10, two dollars and a half" she said,
while she was trying TO make d mental
calculation according TO her usual sys-
tenn.
that's what it is, replied the young
man.
"Of course, = she returned, slipping it
into the drawer. Check, 40 cents :
aud she counted out go cents in order
to get on the dollar basis as soon as pos
Rible, after her usual fashion; tone dol
lar, two dollars, three dollars-no;
that's not right"
She wa red in the face as she drew
the money back and began over again.
realizing that the paltry half dollar IN
the gold piece had thrown her financial
system out Of order.
She made three trials before she got
the right amount Of change on thecoun.
ter, and-well, if you don't believe that
q $3.50 gold piece will knock out" The
average lightning change cashier, try
It some time and you will be convinced.
Chicago Post.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06
THE R~AcEAoRsE ANT.
= ppncentrRted bundle Of Nerves and.
Muscles and BRAINS

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= p~oncentrated bundle of Nerves and
Muscles and Brains.
Our Florida ants have not been very.
carefully studied, and / think it. quite
possible that this is an undescribed
species. Popularity he is known here AZ
the racehorse1 ant, and the name Is
certainly appropriate. OF all the fast
and Nssy little runabouts that his ona-
nipresent family affords, he ii far and
away the supreme. 1t would be hard to
find sven among the marvels Of the in
sect kingdom any such concentrated
bundle Of nerves and MUSCLES and brains.
He is q little black mite of d fellow.
three millimeters tabout an eighth Of
in inch) in length, and 1t takes 1862 Oh.
him to weighsan one grain. His ordinary
walk is a fast trot, but when he really
gets down to business even that kan
CARGO among insects, the flea, cannot
beat him in getting over the ground Or
1eing tn o dozen places apparently as
the same moment. Naturally lie is q
terrible nuisance to housekeepers;
horax, corrosive sublimate cayenne pep
per, and afl the other warranted
prophylactics against the plague Of anita
simply amuse him. Not long since L
tried all the devices / had ever heard OF.
and which do often o effective with
other species Of ants, in a vain effort to
keep this active little rogue out of a new
barrel Of sugar. A strong solution Or
corrosive sublimate was poured ID i cir
Gle on the floor around the barrel. He
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~
Ingenious Costume 81 3 ssiluf Who Wal
caqsht smussnnS Ram.
You would BE- surprised at fh.
amount Of smuggling that is done ii
the crews Of sailing vessels, said one 81
the customs Inspectors over on In.
BROOKLYN docks. sAfauv rich cargoc.
some in here from India. Sonth Amer.
ca and the West Indies, and The tempta.
tion to smHggle is too strong for ths
average sailor to resist. There Is some,
thing fascinating about Smuggling
which Is the only why / can accounl
Tor the fact chat many an otherwise
honest man doesn't scrupIe to defraud
the government whenever be gets 4
ehance. Among sailors this feeling Il
almost universal. Indeed. they seem h
think that their calling gives them the
privilege Of bringing IN q few things
on every trip, and they are apt to make
~ very uncomfortable for the officer
who attempts TO enforce the law, The
articles they smuggle consist mostly 81
liquors, cigars, fine silks and such deii-
caeies as preserved ginger, curacao, etc.
but let me tell you how i diseov-
cred one Of the most ingenious schemes
for smuggling that was ever devised. !
was IN the habit Of visiting a little old
fashioned saloon, and one day the prs
prietor asked me If / would sample
some Of his rum. 1t was fine old DEM
araras | began to wonder where he
got It, for he didn't keep it IN stock All
the time. Then i noticed that he got a
fresh supply every time q certain ship
arrived.
I thought1 saw a good chance for ii
seizure, and kept a close watch on ths
saloon the next time the vessel cameia.
] hung around the place all night, but
not a sign Of smuggling could / see.
There was no doubt, though, thatith had
taken place, for the next day the saloon
keeper was treating all hands to rum.
The only suspicious thing I saw was
that one Of the sailors made frequent
trips from the ship to the saloon. Twas
morally certain that he was doing the
smuggling, but how he did it was d mys-
terry, for | never saw him carrying any
thing,
One day when he was returning t..
the ship | drew him into conversation.
He had been sampling some OF his own
rum, and began skylarking. Al last he
made a kick at me. and / pIayfully hit
him on the leg with my walking cane.
There was a sharp metallic sound as the
blow fell. The mans face Thitencd
and he sobered up in a moment. 1T was
plain enough to me then, and / knew
that the wide trousers the man wore
meant more than q mere popularity Of
dress. There was no legal evidence
against the man, as no rum was found
"a the ship, but 4 made him show me
the contrivance. 1t was practically 4
pair Of hollow tin trousers Of the most
ingenious design, by which he could
carry gallons Of the liquor with little
fear Of detection. He never attempted.
~ work the scheme again, and some
time afterward he told me that lie hal
sold the contrivance Tor a good sum toa
smuggler who piled his calling 81 ne
Canadian border line N. II. World.
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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06

clans and ringA end the distUrbeNn "a
the peace have multiplied until to-dav
both the republican and democratic
parties 81 split and divided. and
churches split and divided among them.
selves. In the Methodist church wo
have the holiness and the unhoiiness
clicks and clans and rings. We have
the p-ro4evangelist and ther nti-evaupeI-
iat clicks and rings. We have dog1natio
doctors Of divinity, from the peripatetio
dude in the pulpit to the ambitious new
beginner who is looking in the wrong
direction to see the thing be most de-
sires' Each click and ring has IT'D
champions, its cranks, with their dog
matisms. The democratic party rs.
day suffers more from the influence az
its friends than from any influence tbs
republican party can bring to bear up.
on it, Likewise with the republican
party. The devil first gets up discus.
sions, then dissensions. then divisions
then doom, and then damnation. one
follows the other as legitimate1y as the
alphabet beginning with Al follows on
with 3 and C and ID.
How to split the difference is tho.
question. There should be no differ.
enee between men who hold the sauna
essential creed and views. There would
be no difference but for The vaporfsms
OF cranks and the selfish ends to be oh
tanned by politicians and political heel
ers. The bitterness engendered, the
strife entailed, in both political parties
end in the churches is to be deplored
by all thinking men and should be con-
demned, and ali who contribute ia
these discussions should be condemned
and silenced. Al partyism that IS al
broad as patriotism and philanthropy,
. creed as broad as Christ and as pure
as His teachings, ought to cover in hui
manity like a mighty canopy, while the
angels look ON and say: ssHow beautiful
md pleasant 1t is to see brethren dwell
together in unity / wish it could al
ways be so that while men differ thev
might differ as brethren, and eliminate
personalities and strifes and bitterness
from their words and ways. The nncir-
cumcised Philistines in both church
and state enjoy a dog fight if the dogs
in the fight have only two legs apiece.
They throw up their hats and whoop
and holler when preacher hits preache-
or candidate hits candidate. and lose
sight Of the issues involved and throw
up their hats again for the man who
tears the most hide off his companion.
1T is the same spirit that makes the
rabble around the ring throw up their
hats and whoop and boiler when q Sui
Ivan or q Fitzsimmons has beaten ana
battered q fellow man almost TO death.
Whether there be much dog iii us ef
not we like q dog fight. And dogs de-
light to bark and fight. for 'tis their ma
ture to. But men should be men.
With q head to think and a heart To- feel
we should wisely follaw
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06

4ou should call in person, or at least
leave q card after an acquaintance has
lost . relative. Very probably you will
not zee any Of the family, but it assures
them Of your sympathy and remem-
brance 81 their sorrow. If you should
be the afflicted one for whom the card
of condolences is left, when the year of
mourning has passed. or whenever you
feel 70 go into society again. inclose d.
mourning card in an envelope and send
~ al whom you wish to number among
your friends.-Good Housekeeping.
The Dear Girl. ~How beautifully.
Miss De PompoR's dresses ftl. aYes,
I am told they are all homemade nas
Hpit Tree Fgess,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06
SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE
sam Jones Advises People to take
the Middle-a Ground.



ne middle ground between the two
ektremes constitutes the soIidest and
aefest ground on which we can walk
sna talk and act. The world naturally
alYlaes itself into classes and parties 81
alferent creeds and dogmas. The
eranks are the extremists. the mil
os0phers take the middle ground and
TOOLS follow anything with a bell on II.
we are now enjoying a discussion on
goid-buggery on the one side ana sill
Ner-alggery on the other side, Secre-
eary Smith representing one side and
exrspeaker Charles F. Crisp the other.
AZ several points in Georgia they have
met IN joint debate, Mr.. Smith epre-
senting the views Of the monometal-
lists, Mr.. Crisp on the other side the
views of the ultra free and unlimited
coinage Of silver. They seem to he
making no converts, for if a man is for
the tree and unlimited coinage Of silver
ne seems to be above logic and bevond
argument. He sees as clear as spn-
light that all the woes and calamities
that have befallen the race since Adam
and Eve took their first fall in the
garden have been on ccount Of the
demonstration of silver-the forbid
den fruit first and demonetized silver
next. About all a man has to do these
latter days is to to the world
that he has found the secret of our
troubles and the source of our inan-
cal embarrassment. I suppose any
other hobby would answer as wei as
Tree silver. 1 remember when high
tariff was the thing that was crushing
the life out of America, but when the
tariff was lowered and things did not
Q up then some other cause had To
be found for the trouble, and by MANY
~ IS said to be the monumental crime az
1878, which demonetized silver. Over
production and under-consumption
have nothing to do with the depressed
times. High or low tariff does not af-
feet them, they claim. Men holding
ultra views may meet and discuss the
issues, but the great thinking a will
split the difference on all political uues-
tons and all financial questions.
It is equally true in the religious
world. Each sect and the representa-
tive Of each creed have their nltr
views. The Presbyterians hold fast to
the doctrine Of election and reproba-
ton. The Baptists believe that INNER
sion Is essential The Methodists preach
and practice falling from grace. The
Episcopalians Sickle much for pown
and ritual and apostolic succession
tEkn TAtwaSNAa1s@E
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06

5AH| 1NSi
he sandidate or champfoh 81
some political measure ii. WheneveI
the peculiar views Of a denomination
are held up as essential TO the salvation
Of 3 soul, he who propagates such i
thing is the merest crank. Who but
2 bigot or a crank would believe ou
teach that nobody is saved unless they
have been immersed in water? Equas-
" true, who but an ignorant crank
would teach or believe that infant bap,
tism is Gods only method Of saving
babies and men who have grown IN
from babyhood?
The facts knock doctrines and tbeo-
ries sky high. know a fellow who was
baptized in infancy and who has grown
uptomanhood ia the Methodist church.
He is q pure, good man, fawless IN life
and character, on his way to Heaven.
4 know another fellow who was hap
tiled in infancy. He is in the chain
gang now. know a man who was bap-
tized BY immersion by d Baptist
preacher-after he was ri years old.
He joined the Baptist church. He is
to-day d Of the purest, noblest men
know. + knew another fellow that
was baptized by immersion after he
reached manhood. He joined the Bap-
fist church and they hung him.
Political creeds and principles, so
called, with church dogmas must give
place to facts. Until the millennium
dawns the world will have it's parties,
both in church and state. The differ
ences between men are born OF selfish
ness or creed d party views. Some
men are democrats because their fa-.
theirs before them were Jeffersonfan
democrats. Other men are republic
ans because they believe the republican
party saved the country and is the fos-
tering power to-day Of all that is good
ia politics and III the world. This state
OF things has obtained ia this country
until nartyism has gotten beyond pa
triotism; until the church IS bigger
than Christ, in the eyes Of bigots and
observation-disclosures. The wisest states
men, the truest Christians are not the
men who run into the ultraisms Of po-
litical creeds Of church dogmas, but
with 8 broader head and b deeper sym
pathy Tor humanity live and love for
The good Of humanity; and their SUI
premest effort is manifested not iii dis
casSion. but in doing for their country
and for their church, not in partyism,
but ia principle OH the one side and
prayer on theother.
These extremists wherever they are
fSsfMH mnV kr4rafrrv46 tHa su44NNnm% r4S&
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AhN NiEa~fF5ssaEq RaaR = #ur 81
uanEeh
There arc many people who zetf q
taney shat e children do not come
home from school with iaeir arms faI'
Of books ard with care~ora and
honghtirl expression 81 their faces
they aye not learnipg aaytbinx. Taesr
gauge 81 progress seeine e. be- builtona
h~igh-pressHre pians and they entertain
very serious doubts about The possible
ity Of any royal read 10 learning.
This being the cases T. 6 NOT "a afls0r-
TINT feaehers and school boards
should Indulge in various cfanmine
and erowdinR methods, and SHOULD nake
nneGorttopush the children forward Is
rapidly as possible. Indeed. they mast
do this to earn their money, 50 Il speak
The injury done BIZ this course IS past
computations children are o~veftaNed
and become worn ont. fretfu1 and frrit-
nble. They do not advance as fast Is
they ought to: indeed, itsis Impossible
for them to do SO. Then there Is. more
fretting and worrying on HE part 81
parents and teachers, and with the most
disastrous results.
Children break down. become dis.
couraged and inattentive; their minds
are incapable Of grasping the enormous
amount of material that is put before
them, and the inevitable reaction sets
IN. Instead Of making learning inter
esting and engaging their attention
and enthusiasm, they are made into
mere machines and pushed to their ut
most, even though. as Is often the case,
the teachers know 1t to be a hopeless
struggle.
An experienced Instructor has said
that q child will learn about 1--WE times
as much when the studies are made
pleasant and agreeable, and this amo.,nt
will be increased II anything like en-.
thusiasm a be awakened. Admitting
that this is true. ii is the most weari-
some and thankless Of tasks to force
upon young children such q compre.
hensive course of study as that laid
down in some OF our public schools.
The drill and monotony OF hard work
are inevitable, but a judicious and WELL
selected teacher will enthuse the pu-
pills either on the subject OF their books
or give an incentive in the way Of pro-
motions and preferences that is Ger.
tain to have q most happy effect on the
minds of little ones.
u Is the height Of absurdity to see
children Of ~ or IL years studying
philosophy and sirpilar branches.
There is time enough for this when
they have reached the ages Of is or is.
Fundamental physiological truths
should be taught to every childswhile
in it's cradle, and sho uld be followed by
the few important hlcts necessary for
= to know, until II haN reasaed at least
II incipient discietion.-N. XII
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81.
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Wy Aees 9AH f9llr
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Ases at2N t4e iA%e4iA sEs4s@ Prs
-est $50 z 4H Nss5aHt s
$500 fenH4spay
MsseaNis4 tn 9Ne ReHsg
HS+s4 Hesms e tees tee
es4ers we nervous tsm IS
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sickness -tAe litter la HApIessHl
age Ane two eaaet as@e
we saAs peses Aee eNesase mount
SIT
4. = eieaf krom THESE eqnslH4Fnti9n
te@s NOTWITHSTANDING a. mot fef
peos AhesE must ps hEst 9f AlA
sn1 sensn3A Ro4ss9as. eeAsiaefaels
e,snusa4ee ah4 5As eRpeeAtF fqF
.2H4s1 anu eAoft Aqt e
10y y ~ g esnsfaitt nnaerateea
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ssloPee anu HeH-eAsreisea
Naean-ls indispensable Ior any con-
Aiaet@ste mountaineering feata Hence
my Suspicion q structural heart dis
sAss san absolute contra-inuteatlon
ior any snsh exploits Further, she
heart must be not aulv striFrturhffV
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06

Communicates here, CONDUCTOR I'VE
torn my coat on that broken car-seat.
DO I get anything from the company
for it2
Conductor Wei, there's chance Tor
Is suit~N y World.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06
SHOOTS WITH ONE ARM.
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na9 IL Seven.


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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06

FGpa what IS posthumous fame ~
1T Is getting what yuu want after
YOU have ceased " want 1T chicago
Hecp
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-06-06

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One
tn 9he nountas
scnoois ahe sil1 mointa1
subscription Plan, a. travelling
yass returned 2 ~hatsection gave the
1oHoWlng account of an examination Of
az applicant for school:
was stopping at z cabin All night
salu re- and 2 pale, slender young
man came during the evening to talk
Win NY PSI;
am thlnkIng 81 starting a school
mere rs sald' and | wanted to see II
yon would subscribe
MD 70 readT
III.
ND W. writer
gertainly
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" course.
al yos marrledF
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49, W. ala want married man
Ssans Is Is tnree feachers has
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II z I~NU-|IT - ~ :"
she many aseents which Involve actua
danger-danger usually a~yoidable and
teldona extreme, bat not TO be lightly
encountered by those deficient ia stead-
mess aud sclfoontrol- london lancet.
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LINCOLN Neb.. Nov. g. complete re-
turns from forty fom' Of the ninety
three counties in the state received at
Populist state headquarters give Bryan
1866 majority and IIolcomb (fusion)
for governor, 1903. II is estimated
from these figures that Bryan's ma jor-
ity in the state will be about $1,000 and
HolcOmb's about $4,000.