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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-17
How LEY COMMUNICATE.

Marvellous Transmission OF News Between
Tribes of Savage Countries
By what occult means do barbariana
transmit news with almost the rapidity
of lightning? Again and again has
this puzzled the advance forces OF
civilization. In the Soudan, where the
worlds interest centers now; with tine
Indians on the western frontiers of the
United States; among the Eskimos Of
Alaska-in fact with savages in nearly
every quarter of the globe, the facility
with which information is spread far
and wide is marvellous.
Only with the utmost difficulty has
the intelligence department Of tho
British army learned of the movements
of the. dervishes. The Egyptians and
the other native allies OF the English
army seem not to have been possessurs
Of the dervishes' secret modes.
On the other hand Mohammedanv
everywhere were informed of the ad-
vance up the Nile to the Anglo-Egyp-
tian army. No more pilgrims are go
ing to Mecca, but all are fiocking to tho
green standard of the khalifa.
Long before the tidi1gs of the Custer
massacre reached Fort Abraham Lin
coin the Sioux had spread it among
their brethren of the northwest. The
scouts in Crooks column to the south
knew of it in a day or two, and those
with Gibbon, farther northwest were
not long without the information. Ter
RVS Crow scouts told their chief the
next day, aud the story was ~discredited
Two days later, when Terry reached the
battle field, he found his scouts had not
exaggerated.
In Alaska several years ago a naval
lieutenant on exploration ran short Of
provisions. He pushed N toward a
settlements, reducing rations every hour.
When he reached there he found the
inhabitants had provided against his
coming and had a bounteous store
awaiting him. The people in the vii
lage were of q different tribe from those
through whose domain he had passed,
and so far as he could learn were not
in communication with them.-Fishkils
News.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-17
Flower Glrls in london.

So seriously has the city of London
taken the custom of the buttonhole boz
quets worn by stockholders that it has
actually given the women who sell flow
ers recognition. The flower girls, as
they are all gallantly called, are per-
mitted by the regulations to set down
their baskets and sell the flowers around
the iron ratings opposite the Royal ex-
change. They are among the most re-
spected stall holders in the city. They
are uniformly polite, as they may well
be, since they may be said to be on
speaking terms with all the youth and
g~allantry Of Threadneedle street and
Throgmorton avenue, and they are very
skilled in the making Of boutonnieres,
Chicago Chronicle.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-17
The IC~orruption Tund.

The Mckinley managers are raising
the largest corruption fund ever known
in the political history of the world.
The money is to be used only as un-
scrupulous politicians know how to use
it. Much Of it will be saved to buy
votes on the day Of election. Other
sums will be used to hire democrats to
march in republican professions and
to attend republican meetings. We
adYise democrats to take all the repub-
1ican money they can get hold OF and
then vote the democratic ticket. There
is no moral or political wrong in this.
The trusts and combines and pinto
Gratis have combined to get high pro
lection and a single gold standard in
order to rob the people and grind down
tue poor. They will resort to any
eur Of corruption. Their cam.
paign is being managed by Mark Hanna,
who has never missed an opportunity
~ grind down the laboring man, and he
is the representative of thousands OF
others who are like him. Therefore we
advise democrats eve. rywhere to take
every cent of republican money that Is
offered them, and then vote the demo
cratic ticket.-Illinois State Register,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-17

DiMPLEs MADE W5.LE NcuH
Wnen N na H
Asy 80 AEzl1tl1liI
Any woman who has been
hy nature ~ the disfffbntIon ~
pies can have the deficiency ap4is
machinery
OF course, the wnchfp& nxH9 II
the hands DC q killed msH' auiatof.
the result would BE rs nns4hfl5
or possibly an open soze or eompHe
tons Of blood poisoning.
The new apparatus. the advent Of
which has been hailsd with Joy ~ fhe
world feminine, consists 81 a specially
designed knife, with a dainty but very
sharp blade, q TINY, keen-edgea scoop.
and a very fine needle. With ihese in-
struments a pretty liielske dimple can
be produced as effective as fhe genuine
print Of an angels kiss
a small, straight incision is made IN
the cheek or chin Of the ambitious 3
tient, representing the diameter q
proposed improvement. With the lite
Tie scoop a small portion Of the fat
underlying the skin IS removed; tha
delicate needle sews The edges together
again, and the o~perntion Is completed
IN two 81 three days The STITCHES at
removed, and within the week the
wound Is entirely healed. leaving
slight depression III 1he surface III the.
slin which poets call & dimple.
The operation S q simple matter oE
facial surgery, but it requires delicaey
and skill TO prevent a scar. n 81 be.
well done, it is only necessary to assist
the process Of nature by proper dress
ing and protection, and the wound
heals over so as to entirely obliteTate
the track Of the knife.
Not often does a woman in posses
sion of a natural dimple desire to have
it removed, but occasionally a ma who
considers the mark q badge
of effeminacy wishes to get
rid Of it. This is just as simple
al operation as is the other. Instead
of removing a bit of fat from beneath
the surface, a small portion Of the skin
itself is cut away. The edges of the
dimple are drawn together with
stitches, the incision heals, and the de-
precision disappears.
The artificial dimple, however, has its
drawbacks. It is too permanent. No
matter whether the owner be plunged
into the depths Of grief, whether her
face be darkened by anger, or distorted
by jealousy, the dimple smiles on. The
novelty o wears off, but the dimple
does not, and becomes a mockery and
-delusion.
Nothing we produce artificislly in
the dimple line has the charm Of the
real article" said a well-known uptown
dermatologist. "The duty Of a dimplc
is to punctuate a smile; it must come
and go, to meet the requirements Of
facial expression. A perpetual smile
would be an awkward thing to carry
around, especially at funerals, and /
look at an artificial dimple in the same
light. We generally advise against the
operation, although it Is perfectly
harmless. but anyone who wants a dim
pie can have it, with little annoyance.
Chicago Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-17
Bird murderers.

A flying squirrel had hidden himself
in 3 nest Of young catbirds in tree
bear the courthouse at Milford. Pa He
had eaten two of the young when the
mother discovered him. Her cries att
tracted q dozen robins, a cloud OF SPAR
rows, and a pair Of pugnacious wrenss
who made common against th0
foe. They chased the squirrel in and
about trees and surrounded him. The
repeated strikes Of their beaks brought
him to the ground, and they fought one
another to do vengeance. Even after
life was extinct the birds turned tho
body over and over. A large crowd was
attracted by the unusua, aight-N. Y.
Recorder.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-17
sc IS said thnt the democratl

1t is said that the democratic
nominee is too young to be president.
til very true that Mr.. Bryan has not
reached the stage Of second childhood,
which may be an objection with those
who have nothing but 'age" to their
credit. But fortunately he is old
enough to know what he thinks on the
silver question, and he is brave enough
to let other people know it also. There
are worse offenses than that of only
being SO years of age.-National Bimet-
aIliak
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-17
ABLY DEFINED.
The Democratic Nominees Idea of !
Business Man.

The Democratic Nominees Idea OF a
business Man.
Not the least striking and important
of the many sterling statements made
by William Jennings Bryan in his fa-
nous speech at Chicago was that in
which he said that too limited a defni-
ton bad been given to the term "busi.
ness man." He commended that the man
who works for wages is as much a bust.
ness man as his employer, the lawyer
in a small town as much as the counsel
to a great corporation and the country
merchant as the great wholesaler in
New York. The farmer, he claims, who
by the application of muscle and brain
10 the soil creates wealth, is as much q
business man as he who bets upon the
board of trade on the price of grain.
This is truth and democratic truth.
We have been too long the victims OF
misrepresentation and malicious misrep-
resentation in terms applied by the few
to the many. It was the belief Of our
forefathers that all men are created
free and equal, and upon that belief this
republic vas founded. Surely, in
America there should be mo class dis
tinctions and no unjust abuse Of ac-
copied terms.
We are all business men. Every true
citizen of America is a business man,
And not the least Of his business is that
which concerns the preservation Of the
individual liberty guaranteed us by ou1
constitution.
Verify, athis is. q young Daniel com,
out of the west. His Judgments are al
just as his attitude is fearless--Tam
many Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-17

mckinley has crossed the line Of
hcpefulness into the land of confidence.
He and Hanna have been in the conR-
dence business an along. Anything
he has crossed lately has been with q
Q Of gold.-St.L Louis Republic.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-17

"Julia's weddingis deferred until falls
'Yes, the young man who is to marry
her was afraid Julia would wear ashiHt
waist"-Chicago Record
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-17

Many are the lies about Mr..
Bryan sent oVer the wires at the ex-
pense Of the gold bugs. we know
that the latter have money to burn"
but they have also fingers To burn,
which is somewhat different-Wheel-
ing Register.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-17

1t may be Mr.. Hanna's plan Of
campaign to have his candidate talk
tariff until after the contribution box
shall have been passed around among
the manufacturers-SN. X. Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-17
.The trusts and monopolies NON

The trusts and monopolies nomi-
mated Mckinley; If they succeed in
electing him they will rule his adminis-
tration. The men to whom Mckinley
is mortgaged represent special inter
ests, greedy4of profit from legislation
that shall make the public tributary
to them. The party which placed Nc
Kinley in the field is pledged to meet
the demands of the trusts and the fa-
yored interests and is even now trying
the fat" out of them for campaign pur-
poses. This 10 the Hanna-McKinley
campaign as it has been stigmatized, by
men high in republican councils.-Bos-
ton Post.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-17
PoiitIcal

Il never saw 50 many Of them be-
fore"
$50 many what2"
$50 many people who know exactly
how it happened Texas Siftnr.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05

The Free Coinage Silver Bill passed the
Senate on Saturday-the vote being Ayes
40; Nays 50 Paired and not voting Il
Senator Faulkner and Senator Elkins voted
"no." The bill passed as substitute for
the House bond bill provides that from the
date of the act the minis Of the United
States shall be open to the coinage of silver,
and the dollar shall be of the present weight
and fneness. 1t also provides for the issu-
ance of silver certificates and for the coinage
of the seigniorage now in the treasury, and
authorizes immediate issues of certificates
upon the same in advance of it being coined.
One section of the bill provides that no bank
note of less than ten dollars shall hereafter
be issued, and those outstanding of less
amount shall be taken up and Cancelled as
rapidly as possible Section 4 provides
that the greenbacks and treasury notes shall
be redeemed in standard silver dollars or in
gold coin, at the option of the treasury, and
the ereenbacks when redeemed shall imme-
diately be reissued. 1t has been sent to the
House, but there is no probability of con-
currence.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05
CoYGRESsMAY DAYTON
as Message to Farmers--Bnllettas
For Distribution.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
- 80


WASHINGTON, Jan. q, 1896.
To He Elnor Of The Free Press.
You will kindly say in your columns that
the Agricultural Department has given me
for distribution about 900 of their bulletins
which may be Of great value to the farmers
Of my District but it is impossible for me
10 tell 10 whom they viii be specially inter
esting or select from the bulletins what ones
would be interesting to the different indi-
viduals. aud that therefore desire to give
the list Of subjects that these bulletins treat
and say 10 the farmers that they can by
writing me on a postal card the ones they
specially want. have them forwarded to
them until the quantity is exhausted.
Please further say to them that the supply
of garden aud flower seeds has been cut OIL
by the Secretary of Agriculture and that no
distribution will be made this year, so that
it will be impossible for me to comply with
requests for them.
The subjects Of these bulletins are as fol-
lows;
1. The culture Of the sugar beet.
.. Tobacco Instructions for its cultiva'
ton and curing.
8. The rape plant; Its history, culture
and uses.
4. Some destructive potato diseases
What they are aud how to prevent them.
8. Legumiuous plants for green manuring
and for feeding.
G. Peach yellow and peach rosette.
T. Forage plants for the South.
s Important Insecticides Directions for
their preparation and use
o. Washed soils How to prevent and re-
claim them.
10. Barnyard manure.
n. The feeding of farm animals.
70. Foods Nutriye value and cost.
13. Hog cholera and swine plague.
IA Peanuts: Culture and uses.
IS. Sweet potatoes Culture and uses.
16. Flax for seed and fiber ia the United
States
l-. Weeds: aud how Co Kin them.
rs. Souriug of milk and other changes IN
milk products.
DO Alfalfa, OF iucern
20 Si,os and siiage.
I'd Peach growing for market.
Al. ibe supply of the bulietinsi- limited
and the design IS 90 make them Of che most
puc,ica, value, let each farmer who writes
ms .elcct only such as wi.. be Of special
value Co himself and write me promptly
before supply is exhausted
Very truly, your,
ASTON q. DAYTON.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05
Plead Guilty aud couric,ed.

Mluiu.bur- Statesman: About fifteen
years ago tbe people of the southern end OF
,hf, county and those of Frederick county,
Va. were shocked by the Intelligence that
Robert Beeson. very popular young man
of chat section, had been detected In the
crime of forgery. He was the son Of highly
esteemed and zealously pious Quaker pa
rents. was educated and reared in a manner
that might have been expected Of such pa
rents. His father is now dead but his
mother is still Lying and is about seventy
five years Old. He has also several sisters
and a brother an of whom with his entire
family relationship are among the best peo-
ple of that excellent community. The for
gerv above referred 10 was the raising OF a
note of 500 with Mr. Jacob Rinker's name
and The name of the late William Hayslett
ON il. as endorsers. TO $1,000 The former
then lived at Bunker Hill, now li7ing in
Clarke county, near Vaudeville, and the lat
ter lived near Middleway, Jefferson county
The note was on the shenandoah Valley
Nation Bank, of Winchester, Va. He was
arrested. but WAS allowed to go in the house
for hi, coat and escaped by the back way
The bank sued Mr. Bjnker but he escaped
payment of the note after carrying it to the
Supreme Court at great expense
The Statesman, in a column or more
give. in detail much of the history of Bee
soon that surpasses fiction We are obliged
TO condeuse. He committed forgery in Cal.
ifornia-came back to Virginia and in s;
went TO Tennessee, and got busted in q
"Joom," losing $1,000. He was charged
with abortion, and also with forgery He
returned TO his old home, and later turned
up again i'm Barbour county and as forgel
of the name Of Moses ;. Grantham He
claimed 90 be a Democrat, but voted for A
G. Dayton borrowed from that gentleman
SO which he neglected to return. In 81
be forged a check on a Marion county man
and was indicted by the court at Fairmont
There's a catalogue OF crimes committed by
him in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland
Georgia, Alabama, and wa, finally arrested
in Florida and taken TO Baltimore. Two
week. ago he pleaded guilty there and was
sen, TO Maryland peni,entary for eight
years. There are said to many Indictment;
against him. The aged mother knows moth
lug of bi, career of crime, and it Is hoped
she may never hear Of it. There's moral
to all this The slickest Of scamps are like
ly 90 slip up.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05

The following story comes from Cincin-
natl. 1t looks like a joke: United States
Postoiiice Inspector w T. Fletcher has just
completed a singular inspection of postof-
fees at Georgetown Ind, and put in new
hands. This is a village of 500 inhabitants.
The postoffice, for more than a quarter Of a
century, has been administered by the Mot
weller family, father and daughter. The
father died fifteen years ago The daughter
Miss Louise Motweiler, now so years old,
has been in charge ever since. Inspector
Fletcher found the floor Of the postofIice
covered five inches deep with mail. 1t re-
quired two days hard work to clean i; out.
The old postmstress had waded through
this mass of matter Forty cart loads of
newspapers, some dating back to 1876, were
dumped out where the villagers could pick
out their mail. Over 1000 undelivered let
tiers, with unbroken seals, some Of them
postmarked twenty years ago, were deliver
ed Miss Motweiler lived in the same house
of two rooms and had for her companion ten
cats. Thirty-three pounds Of copper cents,
which. with silver coin. amounted to 500
we're found In the office
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05

For 10 days only we will sell for 4 cents one
cake Hoe Cake Soap, large box Enamel Paste
Stove Polish, large box Electric Shoe Black
ing, l good fire shovel. This offer is good for
10 days only at S. II. Landis's dry goods and
grocery store.
Gum boots will be sold at cut prices com
mencing to-day S. II. Landis's.
A good y. O. molasses for soc. per gallon at
5. II. Landis's.
Syrups 20, 30, 40 and Soc per gallon. The
finest line ever seen for the moneys at Landis's
If you wish canned goods of the finest quail
ity try the following brands
Columbus Lemon Cling Peach.
California Yellow Free Peach.
California Apricot.
Scottish Chief June Peas.
Heinz Baked Beans with Tomato Sauce
Extra quality Cream Sugar Corn.
Choice Beans.
Ashdale Apples
Maryland Standard Tomatoes.
The above brands are sold at very low prices
By s. II lands.
Childrens suits reduced to 75o. at Hirsch-
mans
Best place for shoes is Hirschman's.
Rubber boots and shoes closing out at cost
at Hirschman's
Immense reduction in underwear at Hirsch.
mans.
Five dollar suits at $3.50 at Hirschman's.
Overcoats, all that are left will be sold at
half price at Hirschmans.
SOC. carpet reduced to 35c. at Hirschmans
One dollar comforts at Csc at Hirschmans s.
Ladies coats at your own price at Hirsch-
mans.
Tip top knee pants for 25c at Hirschman's.
$50 pair mems pants will be sold at Hirsch-
mans cheaper than you can buy the goods for
Such great bargains as Hirschman's are Of
fering you never heard Of Everything in
winter goods must be sold.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05
RESIDENCE FOR SALE.

The undersigned, executors OF James M.
Ransom. decd, will offer at public sale, in front
Of the Courthouse in Charles Town, Jefferson
county, West Va, on
Friday, February II, 1898.
unless disposed of upon private offer (which
will be considered at any time), the desirable
Brick Mansion
with outbuildings and grounds, square OF
two acres. between 3rd and 4th avenues on the
map of the Improvement Company. known
as the Homestead House of the said James NJ.
Ransom.
Also Eight Lots
25 by 125 feet each, lying in front of and near
the same, and owned by deceased. The dwell
ing is of brick, with metal roof, constructed in
most thorough and substantial manner, with
fifteen comfortable rooms. Large cistern. IL
is located upon an eminence commanding one
of the most beautiful panoramic views IN the
Valley of Virginia; is within 800 yards OF the
elegant Hotel Powhatan, and few minutes
walk of Charles Town, the county seat OF JET
ferson, and the depots of the Baltimore apd
Ohio and Norfolk and Western Railways
This thriving town is noted for its reilned ana
cultivated society, and its proximity-only
about two hours-to Washington and Balti-
more, and salubrity of climate, have made 1t
a fayorite resort of summer visitors.
TERMS OF SALE.-One third in cash, aud
residue IN equal payments, with interest, ~
one and two years, secured by bond and trust
deed, and transfer OF insurance.
DR.. James NJ. Ransom, who is occupying the
premises, will take pleasure in showing the
same TO any one contemplating purchase.
THOMAS ID. RANSOM,
JAMES NJ. RANSOM,
jan. % is96-td. Executors.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05

The West Virginia republican state com
mitiee viii meet in Parkersburg February H.
10 decide upon the time and place for the
State convention % elect delegates to the re-
publican national convention. Is the date St.
Valentines Day, suggestive Of political love
ieastl No doubt there viii be much billing
and cooling
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05

From the Washington Star we have the
following description of a dwelling house to
be erected in that city for our former coun-
lyman, DR.. VIM P. Manning. Our citizens,
especially the survivors of go. b." will be
gratifed by the knowledge of the prosperity
that has attended our county man at the
Federal Capital. He deservedly stands high
as a practitioner of the healing art. The
Star says: "Plans have been prepared by
G. L. Harding, architect, for a handsome
residence to be erected for DR.. William p.
Manning on Rhode Island avenue between
18th and 10Th streets. The house will front
twenty feet on the avenue, and will have a
depth of seventy six feet and will be four
stories high, with cellar. The front is to be
of light marble There will be an oriel pro
lection from the second floor, terminating
in loggia on the third. The fourth floor
will have a mansard front, with two dor
mer windows and tiled roof The interior
finish is to be made OF variety of hard
woods, and hot water heating apparatus will
be employed On the first floor will be the
reception room and Office and operating
room, together with pantries and the kitch
en-. The second floor will contain the par
lor and reception hall, the dining room and
the buffers pantry. The third and fourth
floors will be devoted to living apartments.
In all there are to be sixteen rooms, includ-
ing laundry and servants chamber in the
| basement.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05

The Democratic members of the House OF
Representatives held a caucus last Thursday
afternoon for the purpose of perfecting the or
ganization of the Congressional campaign COM
mitttee. II was decided to appoint one mem
Der of the committee from each State which
has Democratic Representative in the House.
This committe will act with the Senate CON-
mittee, forming one organization, like the
Democratic Congressional committee Of the
last Congress. No speeches were made at to-
DAYS caucus. 1t is predicted that Senator
Faulkner, of West Virginia, will be reelected
chairman Of the committee.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-02-05

Cleveland has gone ducking again. Now let
The Turks and Spanish beware. as another mes
SAGE viii be forthcoming. NaTtiltbag Herald.
Before the Herald fred iis harmless sQuio
the President had bad his "outing. and was
again enjoying bis Ginning at The White
unren