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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
WAY lie JuRY DISAGREED.
II was plain That the Members Meant
to Bent the Court.

n WAS Plain That the Members Meant
to Beat the Court.
The Jury in the case of Sam Davis,
charged with killing Pete Skinner, had
been out nearly three hours wrangling
and making a great dead of noise, and
the Judge, who had been pacing up and
down and muttering to himself for the
last hour, finally sent for them to come
back into the courtroom.
Look e Bill" he said to the fore
man of the jury as they limpedi in, their
appearance showing every evidence of
several free-for-all fights in the jury
room, ''ar' yo' fellers goin' to arger m
thar much longer?"
Hard to tell, jedge," replied the fore
man, as he tried to stop the flow OF blood
from his nose.
Seems to this court" continued the
Judge, 'thet yo' all must be a passel of
idiets that yo' can't agree in SIGH a plain
case as this"
Reckon we be, jedge."
"Waal, I'm jest gittin' dog tired Of
it. Shuck me, if l amt! Hev yo'
critters bin payin' aftenshun to the evil
ON OoJn SF1eSF \
Eyes, jedge, we hev."
"Was thar any evidence on the pris-
oner's part to show that he shot acci-
dentally?"
"Not a bit" Il
Didn't it all show thet he did it a.
pu'pose?"
EUR shore"
didn't he practically admit his guilt
on arraignment?"
"Yep, 1 reckon he did tibet"
"And, Furthermore, when l charged
yo' didn't 1 ask al a speshual favor to me
to hurry up, as I'm powerful anxious to
see tibet dawg fight ever at Bar Creek
at eight o'clock?"
eyes, jedge," answered the foreman,
"but we got to argerin' about the where
abouts of prisoners shootin' iron and
his boss, an then some of the fellers
begin to scrap"
''WaaI, I'll be chawed up by a grizzly
bari" exclaimed the judge, as he
slapped his leg and jumped foot high.
"Bin argerin' and fghtin' all this time
bout the prisoners boss and guns, Ell?
WAL, jest let me tell yo' all thet the
gums are in my desk and the boss is safe
in my stable, and yo' jest git back in
thet ioory room and bring in your YER
dict. If 1 hear any more bout them
guns and tibet boss YOU all gitfned 500
apiece fur tryin' to beat this court!"
The jury limped out and back again
in a minute with a verdict of guilty"
and three minutes later, with the judge
leading, they were on the run for Bar
Creek and the dog fght.-N. Y. World.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24

Al few sheep can be.kept very rheaply
on every farm, for they will eat much
that other stock will not touchs The
sheep Is, however. very delicate in its
taste, 50 far as refusing what is unclean-
Is. But It's taste 81 different from that
81 ether animals. Sheep will eat green
and bitter fruit that falls early. which
no pip can be starved into eating. 1t is
ap excellent stock to preventfand grow
ing up with bushes. as it browses down
nearly everything that grows, In the
winter sheep will thrive on bean fodder.
taking to it naturally. while other
stock. f they will eat Z, can only be
Taught to DO so.-American CultivatOr.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24

! The Iowa sthtion has been selecting
and breeding dorm with a view to Sc,
curing a varietyShaving large ears, with
long, straight, even rows Of deep grains
well carried to the tip, of bright yellow
color, on a stalk sof medium size, aud
maturing before ffost. The three best
varieties thus far produced are Early
Yellow Rose, So bushels per acre; Iowa
Gold Mine, 6Oh bushels pc sore; Capt.
tai, G01s bushels; Mortgage LITTER and
Nickel Plate each yielded so bushels
per a0ra.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
a N1oael sweepinr cnn.

A sweeping-cap hat is a model Of its
kind has a deep cape attached which
buttons under the chinS a visor piece
crosses the face just below the eyes,
b~uttoning at the unattached side, this
to prevent the dust from entering
mouth and nostrils. Such a cap is pros
yided by neat housekeepers for their
maids. use as well as for their WI oc-
casional handling of the broom. Ofthc
two the maid needs it the more. since
her dusty hair and skin are not likely to
be so quickly reznedied as in the case Of
the mistress, a point housekeepers
often forget or ignore, in failing to pro-
vide all possible aids to cleanliness in
the housework.-N. Y. Post.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
FEEpER FOR TURKEYs.

and six inches wide, putting legs on
X shape, making trough just high
enough so the chickens could not reach
the food, but the turkeys could. Lay
a board or plank on top, wide enough
to prevent chickens from reaching the
trough when they fly on top. Do not
nail the board on top, al you want to
take it off when putting in feed. Set
the trough neal the turkeys roosting
place and keep it well supplied with
food, 50 the birds can get all they want
at all times. / usesa mixture of corn
five parts, pats two parts andwheat one
part.-Ohio Farmer.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
story Of a Repentant Dog.

This little dog tried to make amends
for his sins. But unfortunately, he did
not do it in the best way, although he
did the best he could. A story comes
from New Haven about a black spaniel
that distracted a feather buster from
his owners house, mud while playing
with it tore u all the feathers. The
dog after being shown the ~featherless
handle. was given a severe whipping
with it. He then disappeared, and about
an hour afterward walked bravely into
the house with a brand new buster in
his Inouth. He walked up to his mis-
tress and meekly deposited the new
brush at her feet. By the mark on it
she saw that the dog had stolen it from
q neighboring fancy goods store.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
ne Art Of MiIkinr

Suburban Resident-Yes, l want a
useful man about my country place.
Can youmilk2
Applicant-Yis, sor.
(Which side of a COW do you sit on
when milking?"
s"Wull, sor, Oh niver MIXED but wan
cow, an she waz a kicker, sor; am,
bedad, a good dale av the tonne Oh was
on both soides av her, sor."-N. Y.
Weekly.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
FEEDER FOR TURKEYS.

"A Device THAI Serves the Purpose
Indicated by Ita Name.
I have had several years experience
in the poultry business, especially in
turkey raising. I find that it never
pays to keep ~fattening turkeys in con-
fsnement. The problem was how to feed
them without letting the chickens share
in food. l finally hit upon a device that
serves the purpose admirably. / made
a trough out Of boards six feet long
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
plealNa EARN WELLS.
How Horse Power Can BE Uswd to
Excellent Advantage.

Excellent Advantages.
Horse power is cheaper thhn hui
man muscle. To use the former in well
digging, set four timbers four by four
firmly in the ground ver the well hole
and bolt together at the top. At A at
tach a strong rope, run it through a
pulley, as at B, through another sus-
pended from the top of the framework,
and finally through a pulley at D and to
the whff1etree. The horse can easily
raise the dirt which is shoyeled into the
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

If.
II an the boys and girls you know
Would romp, and play, and run,
With you all day. I'm sure you'd say:
My, what a lot Of funi"
And Il all the little boys and girls
On days when they must go
To school, would study half as hard
NY what a lot they'd knowi
-WomanxS9d.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24

Iron is the only metal which appears
in more than one color. 1t is found.
Of every shade, from almost as white
as silver to as black as eharcoal.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24

He--It's mans privilege to be homely.
She-Weil, you've abused the priv
tlege.-N. X. Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-24
Farm AND GARDEN.
n FoR BEGINNERS
How oue Can Make a Sensible start
with neea.

-
HOW One Can make q Sensible start
with Bees.
The first step is to get a good text
book on Bookkeeping and study it
thoroughly. Then get another one and
study that Perhaps a third could be
probably added to the list. If a bee
keepers convention should be held near
by attend that; if not, visit neighbor-
ing bee-keepers and "talk bees" with
them-perhaps this would be better
than the ordinary bee conventions,
though both are good. After this, If
it is the intention to make Bookkeeping
a special business, much time may be
saved by spending at least n season
with some professional apiarist. If this
cannot be done, the best way win be to
begin at home with a few colonies, and
allow the bees and the knowledge to
keep pace one with the other.
The beginner is quite likely to make
some mistakes, and it is better to make
them with q small number of colonies.
Perhaps ten colonies would be sufficient
10 begin with. Many recommend buy
ing cheap colonies Of blacks in box
hives, transferring them to movable
frames and Italianizing them; but
transferring as usually done is a very
d-isagreeable job, requiring some nerve,
patience and skill, and seems scarcely
the proper work at which to set a novice,
In Italianizing there is also a risk Of
losing queens, particularly if the work
isdone by an inexperienced person. Still,
If one has plenty of determination and
little none this course may be advis-
able. 1t is much more pleasant, how
ever, for the beginner to begin with
Italians in movable comb hives.
Spring is the best time to buy bees,
and it is better to get them as near
home as possible, as express charges
are very heavy and long journeys are
likely to injure the colonies. 1 would
advise even a beginner to buy black
bees in box hives near home and then
transfer and ~Italianize, rather than have
bees shipped many hundreds of miles
The cost of beginning in Bookkeeping
might be estimated something as fol.
lows:
Bee literature. 3 y
Ten colonies of bees at IS, ............... so Ok
New hives for swarms. 10 q
Sections and comb foundations. ..s.... 10 OF
Total .$76 Sc
It might be well for the beginner to
produce extracted honey at first, in
which case an extractor would be
needed. This costs about ten dollars,
but no sections would be needed, nor
so much foundation, though there
would be needed some vessels in which
to store the honey. The one thing that
the beginner needs to avoid in produc.
ing extracted honey is extracting toe
closely, taking away too much honey
and leaving the bees short of stores
No honey should be taken from the
brood nest. A rock upon which the be
ginner is likely to split is dividing col
onies too early, too frequently or too
late. To allow each colony to swarm
once, # It will, and prevent after-swarml
ing, would be a safe plan for the begin.
ner To follow-Colma Rural World
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12
THE GREAT SALT LAKE
Clogging of the salt Rocks Causes Loss
Of saline strength.


From She Philadelphia Times.
t. Great salt Lake Is two feet lower
to-day than ever before known Il thu
history uf Utah, and according g. COM
Feteut observers II is rapidly chang
ing It's ohief characteristic aBd tutu-
ing into ala inland sea OF fresh water.
Every fail tha lake is several fset lower
than iu tHa spring, but this year the
waters make subsidized to such an extent
that many ot the bathing payiaons and
boatheus,s arr left high and dry upon
the beach II has always been be-
Iieved by experts that the lake had an
underground outlet. but no explorer has
vet been fortunate enough to discover
let's exist and that during the last six
months they nave gained notiCeably up
on the springs which supply the lake
on the northern slopes Of the lake s
shores ana down the western border
are numberles- springs which have al
ways run uHrr #tfan into the inland
sea. The =rflz= evidently come
through imruaHa5. tae es 90 salt I'M tn.
earth. and Is -=.nE through tham
they make tEa #A water intensely
briny by the fi# { reaches the sur
face. Their naa- sa GINS Of a change
IN these syriu 5r #..=3t ears SeV-
eraI times they hlst ceased to flow as
rapidly as usual and the water they
poured up appeared tfa@her They have
now become UaffIr ehoked up. either
with rocks sF e. and they no longer
give the same supply Of salt water as
they did vears a-a Ia several other
places-uotabIy Hf EE~- Antelope with
in fifteen fear ri enc trimming lake
basin-there are ulrE fresh water
springs that eusr up al all seasons Of
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12

was again undertaken For several
wears the winters in - Joseph We're
devoted 10 discussing haW the Missouri
could be kept in its channel during thu
summer The railroads We're HE Sefl-
Gus sufferers. and t. them rs due tue
,mbaukments which FOR WaHk YEARS
kept the river III its odd place. and
y hich gave the city more stable
steamboat landing than 10 mad had Ter
yeaIs But now that i@ threatened
The city has no money. - has a.
pea1ed 10 The railroad commissioners
for help, but there is nu luud ~ ~"
commission The Missouri legislature
has never been known ta vote ceEi
for he benefit of a city. and u VIII not
be- in session i'm time L. 88 # Joseph
any good If il were faN8raaiy disposed.
The people Of the town arr Tired q lne
antics of the Missouri Ilt E anu some
are preparing IL 20 AVA IL is q la
mentahle fact that the uncertainty ot
the river at this point has dean. more
to injurd business and II d@pres4atr tne
value 81 property here H#AH ALI the
ranius since the war.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12
Atamous Author ip-iu.s.

William Hamilton Gait @.HisaIss aid
journalist. the author lt .# 'Gnaus
story about a white hots U=I r#zt-
healed girl being seen -.#-.##. =I#iy,
was iu court yesterdaX ~ lh@
prisoners dock. Judee I#a =atssr
became Interested iu CAT Aen
thu prisoner Was put uF-H =# =-4nd
h was allowed - tel his z#HE-
The white horse story. E#r sal Has
written by him IN thu Ig# CTS
tkast Times in the early Su-. Ta#-n is
ms reason 10 discredit tle -fHE al
though Calf Was acqu.trt. .n tNts-
criminal charges by reason N. insanity.
But I'm not insane 81 HH asn
the verdict was returned.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12

the year and pour into the lake These
fresh water springs have become larger
ANA more powerful since me- salt water
springs became olugged up. and il IS
supp yed The underground reservoir Of
water diverted from its usual course.
IS uoW seeking an adequate outlet
through the springs where Ha salt rocks
exist
lf this theory IS correct the Great
Salt lake Hill gradually turn 90 fresh
mater and the surface vii continue -
fan uufa th- Riut ana spring fresh
SITS from iha mountains fitl it again
TINS additional water Will add no salt
ta tho sIeaJ saa hut make ir greshet
than .eer 10 has been HHeH known for
many wears lhat the Great salt Lake
is frg-her FL The carly spring than in
the summer and the phenomenon IS
probably caused hy the addition Of
great quantities ri water from the
SHOWS AND streams IF the mountains.
These Eueazd Isl HanafaaturlHs salt
on the lake say Eh4t It takes SIX gall
IONS eli water ORR make oue gallon uf
san "a tHH sHr ns-r ami fall but that
in safl# sHEus. If atfeu takes seven and
even .5-Ha 4#Ieas - make thr same
qua-fl.
-e0### - Es..# rarss streams empty
ing la#a #- 4laat SAIL lake. rEr heat.
Web. aa 5..#au rts rS-put thes
make H" 0T@#o.e.I~ difference iu the
sa#efra=. - #a-= s8Aa. except early in
thu sUrna HaH fh@y carry the melt
ing saH#s e .He mountains down IL
the IEEs So 7vHE Is t5z~ underground
springs e sab eeut5#uH u pour their
brine Iutl fEs l4k- Il required an inn
mense volume - L6s-h water 70 neu-
tTalizs Them
TIM. Crest SgIe LAKE Il seventy miles
long and tfts W4lls across In It's Wild
est part aud lt has an area Of 2.ee0
square miles. Another peculiar change
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12

that has taken place in the lake is the
gradual upheavaI OF the bottom In
recent years its greatest depth is only
from twelve To twenty feet Fifty
years ago the bottom could not be
sounded in places, and lines 100 feet
long failed To strike bottom.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12

Boy-Nhy do YOU look 50 sad9
Turkey don't know why il Is. bur
something makes me feel thar about din-
uertime tomorrow | am going 10 feel
Jwfully euE up.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12

The Banda Rosa of San Severe,
italy. was better received in Boston
than ii was in New York. The eleventh
concert was given at the Boston the
alter last Sunday before a large. and as
a matter of course. a cultivated audi
ence. The Transcript. in speaking of
the organization, said: Judging hy
the immense audience present and the
enthusiasm displayed last Sunday
night, Maestro Sorrentino, one of the
best leaders this city has even seen. and
his finely trained body of musicians,
have made a lasting impression on the
Boston public. and this seems to have
spread throughout New England. as
from everywhere the band has appear
ed since leaving Music hall the same
story Of success and hearty appreeia-
ton seems to have come" The West
ern tour of the Banda Rosa will in
clude Butte
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12

The new Imperial theater is proving
a big success. The house has been
crowded nightly during the opening
week, and Manager Richie is giving
one of the best vaudeville entertain,
ments ever given in Butte. Among his
strongest features are Malay. the nee
romancer: Miss Bell, a graceful dancer:
the beautiful Reid sisters; the great
Harry Lund in limitations; Fdnchetti
and a dozen other singers, dancers ana
speciality people. The new theater is
not yet entirely finished but the work
is going on every day. and when COM
pleted will be a very neat ana attrae-
tive house.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12

Many persons who have seen Miss
Martha Morton's comedy "A Bachelors
Romance have noticed a similarity
between its story and that told by The
Duchess in her novel. "A Little Reb-
el." Miss Morton has emphatically in
sisted that her play was original and
that she knew nothing about the novel.
When her brother, Michael Morton,
was spoken to in regard to the matter
recently, he declared that his sister was
not in the habit of reading novels. and
he did not believe she had ever perused
one by The Duchess.
Il have not read A Little Rebel :"
he added, but so far as | can learn it
is like the play only because they both
tell the old. old story of a middle-aged
man falling in love with young girl.
The similarity is purely coincidental.'
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12

Omene is featured at a Victoria. i.
c.. vaudeville house.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12

production comes to us with the plau-
dts of many thousands. and with their
new scenery, beautiful costumes. tune
full music, catchy songs. gleeful COM
edy- witty and up-to-date new IDEA
specialties, VIII provide an enjoyable
evenings entertainment Manager SUIT
ton will offer this big New York pro-
duction at the usual popular prices.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12

CrimminS and Gore a popular team
of vaudeville artists. are filing an en-
gagement at a Tacoma theater.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12

The Gay Matinee Girl will be at
the Union Family theater all this week
with those famous and exceedingly
clever comedians. Monroe and Hart. as
the stars. supported by an extra strong
company OF - carefully selected high
salaried artists. many Of them being
well known to our citizens. The entire
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12

The tenth anniversary of the Boston
& Montana First Rsgimental band. n.
G.. NJ, will be given at the Mcguire
Opera house a week from Monday
night The band has been outfitted
with, new uniforms and it will be as
great in appearance as in musical
skill
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12

frankie Sawyer, a beautiful, inexper-
fenced and a sort of what would
say" young woman. fresh
from down on the farm, made her de-
but as a vocalist at the Union theatcr
the past week and Was well received.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12

1t is stated that John Mcguire made
a small barrel of money with his Cor
bett and FitzsimmonS yeriscope eXhi-
bition throughout Montana and British
Columbia.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12

Klondyke Lahore and her Esqumaux
sister are still strong attractions AT the
ca iln
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12

The FraWley company will return
from Honolulu this week. They viii
be in Butte in January.
Frederick Warde has resumed his
tour with his new play, "Iskander.3
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12

1t is said that James j. Corbett is
making a conscientious and praise
worthy attempt to succeed as an actor.
No company that travels is so COM
pletely equipped as his Naval Cadet
organization. and those who go 10 his
entertainment expecting to see a
slouchy. makeshift production are sur
prised by the care of detail. the excel
lence of the company and the immense
Improvement of Cofbett,s acting. Hen
~ Guy Carleton. the author VI Maj
Goodwius "Gilded Fool. and and John
Drew's Never Again is OF the opinion
that Corbett's ability will sooner or lat
er force people 10 recognize him as am
actor Of prominence. Carleton IS WIT
ing Corbett's new play. which viii be-
done at a Broadway theater in New
York early next season.
The record-union., 1897-10-28
Celery Trays, l8c.

death of his wife. The Duchess of
York was the only other member Of
the family present at the death of the
Duchess, as until late last night fatal
consequences We're not expected. When
the condition of her royal highness grew
more serious, her relatives We're hastily
summoned, and they have been arriv-
ing all morning.
The Duchess of Teclx was the daugh-
ter of the Duke of Cumberland, seventh
son of George III. She was born No
vember q, 1888, and was married June
II, 1856 to Prince Francis, Duke Of
Teck eldest son Of Prince Alexander Of
Wurtemburg), who was born August
27, 1887. The Duke and Duchess of
Teck had four children, of whom the
eldest. Princess Victoria Mary, born
May 26, 1865, is the Duchess of York.
The Duke of Teck served in the Aus
trian army, vas in the Austro-Italian
campaign of 1859, was mentioned in the
dispatches for gallantry. but resigned
after the campaign in 1866. He served
with the British forces in Egypt in 1887
for which he received the Egyptian
medal and the Khedive's star, was
mentioned in the dispatches, and was
promoted to the rank of Colonel, unat-
tached The Duke is honorary Colonel
of two brigade regiments, and President
of the Royal Britannia Society of Lon
dom
The record-union., 1897-10-28
Women's Combination
Union Suits.

Have you ever worn the Flor
ence Union Suits? They are COM
plete undergarments (shirts and
drawers in one) made to cover the
entire body. They fit as perfectly
and smoothly as a glove, but with
out pressure. Button across the
breast instead of up and down the
front as did the old style. This
method avoids the possibility OF
corsetS pressing against the but
tons. With no other underwear
can woman obtain such perfect
fit or wear comfortably so small
a corset.
The Florence Suits in white or
natural gray and in sizes to fit
all forms. The best grades are
81 so per suit, but we have lower
priced ones as well.