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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

Dana'a 1.-TWO Years Before the Mast"
viii perhaps recollect that be gives
Fitch q roasting.
Fitch soon won the affections of
Josefa, at which the jealous Gov.
Echeandia was very angry. The mar
riage ceremony was announced and
when all had assembled IN the church
an objection was made to she performs
ance OF the ceremony and the priest
refused to proceed. 1t come from one
Of Josefa's near relatives, instigated. it
is believed, by the Jealous governor.
But this did not stop the dance thaShad
been advertised for that night at the
GARLIC casa. While the gran bale WIS
at its height and la jota was being
danced TO the soft strains OF
a native Spanish air the plot was thick
ening. A vessel was anchored in the
bay ready to sail; several horses were in
waiting in a grove near the casa, and
the plotters were within. At the con-
clusion of the dance Josefa was es.
corted to her horse by her cousin, Pic
Pico, and with several cavaliers. includ-
ing Don Enrique, they swiftly rode q
few miles down the beach, and the
clippers were taken out to the vessel,
which SAILED away" rtf4I
Don Pho Pico, who became governor
of the state, has related this man
The church records also bear testimony
to its correctness, and one of the bells
in the belfry is in evidence as a punish
ment of the crime" A few years after
ward Don Enrique Domingo and his
wife, Josefa, returned. The padre said
that an elopement was a sin, a crime,
and that they must be punished. The
guilty, happy couple were tried before a
church tribunal, and it was decided that
married. They had disobeyed the
church in going beyond their own
parish, and though they had been
legally married by a priest in Mexico, it
was still illegal. Yet, considering the
circumstances, the marriage would be
again legalized after they had appeared
at the church and received the sacra-
ment.
They were then CONDEMNED" to APP
pear at church together on three feast
days with lighted candles in their hands,
and to hear high mass; also to recite to-
gether for 30 days, one-third of the
rosary of the Holy Virgin. AS if this
was not enough Enrique Domingo a
condemned to pay to the church zone
bell of not less than 100 pounds weight"
Don Enrique sent to Mexico and had a
bell cast, and the newer n on the left
is pointed out as the "penance bell"
Gov. Echeandia having become dis
heartened at his failure to win Josefa,
moved the capital back to Monterey.
In this dead pueblo are buried volumes
of a Before the Spaniarda
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
bicycles i'm Austrnun-

American bicycles are the favorites In
Australia, according to the report OF
Mr.. Maratta, United States consul-gen-
eral at Melbourne. Last year Victoria
imported $1,47s, us worth Of bicycles.
which sold there at prices ranging from
$55 to $145 each. The American wheels
secured the highest price, and sre best
liked. It is the practice of some dealers
to sell wheels on time payment
for the exact amount of the
monthly suburban railway tickets.
so that at the end of a certain
time the buyer seems to obtain his BIZ
cycle free of cost. All the leading Amer
lean wheels are represented by agencies
n Australia, and there is complaint
that the trade is overdone, receiving IS
per cent. more bicycles in proportion to
population than any other country.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

governors palace" also. But that did
not help his suit. About that time q
slow, rakish craft the Maria Esther,
with so Mexican convicts condemned to
exile and a soldiers life. landed here.
under the command Of Henry Deiano
Fitch. known aa the Americana
Yankee" The early Spanish settlers
cannot explain how II was that an
American had command of a Mexican
vessel loaded with 6onvicts.
Fitch was q dashing fellow, and he
AZ once played policy by adopting the
ways Of the country. He was baptized
n the Mission church and was after
wards known as Don Enrique Domingo
Fitch he openeda saloon on the corner
d~tagonally opposite the church, which
Is still used aasuch, carrying the sign:
~~Aguardiento, mascai, y tamales,"
There Is a w~eIl-founded atradition" to
The effect that willis 4 young sailor
named Richard H. Dana and q COM
panion were taking in the town, or
pueblo one night they had also taken
Cd too much mescal. and Fitch put them
nnt NJ his saloon. Thnee WIN have read
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
USE OF TOE CLIPS.
They r of Real Value In Spite o
Old Traditions.


They Are of Real Value In Spite OF
Old Traditions.
Many cyclists scorn the use of toe
clips as the fad of the scorcher. That
is where they err. A sense of security
is invaluable to the cyclist. If he is
we'll seated and feels certain of a firm
hold upon grips and pedals, the diff
culties and annoyances Of rough rid
ing are greatly lessened. The toe clip,
as applied to the old-time wheel, was a
most dangerous thing for road use,
and affected only by daring riders who
fancied imitation of the racing man
the chief end of cycling existence. But
the invention of the safety" and con-
seqaent passing Of the "header" adj
vanced the clip to a leading place
among accessories and gave it new i'm
portance. The common assertion that
the toe clip is dangerous may be re-
garded as wholly due to lingering mem
cries of bruised heads and bloody noses.
primarily caused by misplaced conf
dence in the ap-purtcnances in the days
Of it's use on the high bicycle. The only
fall a sane rider can get from a safety
is a side fall, the bad results Of which
cannot be much increased through a use
of toe clips.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
q CORNER.
C~Onventent hook Case Combined
with d Comfortable Couch.

Convenient hook Case Combined
with Al Comfortable Couch.
A couch is an Indispensable article in
a room tha* is frequentcd as the Giving
room" Of tha family. In cultivated
homes this room is apt to be the Ii
brary. Here modern taste calls for
low book cases, with broad top for the
accommodation of clock lamps, jar
dinieres and b~ric-a-brac. A.corner case
Of this sort can very easily be combined
with o couch after the manner suggest
ed in the accompanying illustration.
Here n may take his ease, with all his
~favorite volumes convenient to his
hand, while at night the lamp above
his head Will make reading and rest
ing especially delightful.
The bookcase proper is broken up by
drawers and curtained spaces, to take
away the "set' look that long rows of
book shelves can hardly help having.
beneath the couch are three capacious
drawers for the convenient holding Of
old magazines. pamphlets or files of Pc
riodicals 81 may wish to preserve.
Such drawers are exceedingly con.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
APPRgcIATEs as WIFE.
Why n Kentucky Editor Calls Her Rl
Dieter Seven-EiEhths.V

Why n Kentucky Editor Calls Her RNnl
Better Seven-Eighths."
Many of my friends have asked lne
and a few strangers had the CURIOSITY
to write and inquire: "Why is it tia
you always speak of your wife as YOU
better seven-eighths? ." In this brief r
ticle I will endeavor to explain, and
use the personal pronoun, that the read
ers will the better understand me. d
Christian fortitude she is as a fortras
capable of w~ithstanding any fusillade
/ put a rifle pit with many unguard&t
gaps in comparison. Her faith is thh
of la healthy tree in full foliage am,
-fruitsAmine like q tree blasted with II
occasional sproat that lends hope
fruition, but so frail that the first col
wave of dependency deadens and will
ers it. As a neighbor she embodies thos
qualities expressed in the words of til
Master: "Do unto others as you woul
that they should do to you;" l am 0
tent to do by him as well as he had don
by me, and too frequently fall shortb
that standard. AS nurse she is a sise
of charity reared in the Garden of Gel
semane Or in a nunnery of Nazare
shedding sweet sunshine through
sickroom / both impatient and ira
BILE. Endowed with almost super !
man energy, she is a living type of |
busy bee; 1, not so enriched, am too
quently a drone of disappointment.
day is never so dark but the brid 4
light beyond beckons her on as a bt
o of hope; dependency darkens 1 4
vision and obscures from view anythii 1
favorable the future might show. Thu \
in al the nobler attributes of life SIP
towers above me as the forest pill /
about the stunted fig bush. During
continuous companionship of over 2
years / have been sensible to these y
perior qualities, and l have been
ways honest enough to say so. s
combines characteristics quintuple
quality, and in her affections assum E
the place of mother, wife, sister, frien
AL in all, she is the apple of my eye, n
best beloved, in whom Lam well please Z
Such is my wife as / see her, and ha
known her in ali these years. She co
dones my faults, finds excuses for n
errors, sympathizes with nc in sd
row., and strengthens me in adversit
Hence, / say, "our better seve
eighths;" such she win ever be to m
Hazel Green (Ky.) Herald.
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Connecticut,a New

A bill concerning the use of bicycles
was passed recently by the Connecticut
Legislature. 1t provides that a bicycle
rider shall not ride at a rate of speed
exceeding ten miles an hour in any
street, highway or park; that he must
have a bell attached to his bicycle; may
ors of cities, selectmen of towns or
wardens of boroughs may give permits
sion on special occasion for the riding
of bicycles at a higher rate of speed
than ten miles an hour. No city,
town or borough shall have power to
make any ordinance contrary to this
law.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

the Spanish name Of Pedro, claims to
be 100 years of age. He states that he
was there before the mission was built.
But the mission is not as old as is pop
ularly supposed. The missions of Cali
fornia were completed at from ten to
twenty years after they were founded,
and as the superficial writer dates the
age of a mission building from the date
of its founding he is invariably incor-
rect. And perhaps Pedro is. A few
years after the construction of the
brush mission edifce it was burned by
the Indians, Pedro's father being one of
the attacking party. The priest and
several others were killed and the rec
ords were burned, and the evidence Of
Pedro's BAPTISM Il any there was. 1t
is no doubt the second building which
he refers to. and that would make him
122 years OF age. This remnant OF the
oldest tribe in the state lives in a brush
hut in the oldest town on the coast,
where they were born, and are the most
interesting figures in the antiquated
village.
Near BY is the oldest building on the
roaat, aud It has more Of romance con-
nected with it than has any other. It
Is pointed out to tourists merely as the
ssmarptags place Of Mauloha." s1Shnse
who have read Helen Hunts novel are
interested in the old adobe on that ac-
count, but do not seem to question the
tnappropriateness of her having given
% her Indian heroine the Spanish name
of Ramona, and Of her Indian hero
the Italian name Of Alessandro, and of
marrying the Indian lovers in a Span
ish house, instead Of an Indian hut.
Perhaps this is poetic license.
For many years the building was the
*'palacio of the commandante gem
eral," for this spot was the first set
Element in California. and for a few
years was the capital Of the country,
and thereby hangs a When
Echeandia came from Mexico, as gov
ernor, he first landed at San Diego,
and was very Hospitality entertained at
the GARLIC casa, then the most aristo-
cratic and finest mansion in the pueblo.
The senior had a daughter. Josefa, 'and
there was none fairer than She" The
governor at once became smitten, and,
in order to prosecute his suit at short
range, ordered that the archives Of
state be removed from Monterey to
San Diego. And this casa became the
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
what q colIl.ion Means.

A man of $50 pounds weight, and
moving at the rate of ten feet per sec
ond (about seven miles an hour), has a
momentum of 1900 pounds, without
counting the weight of his wheel. This
is sufficient to have a surprising effect
on the ordinary pedestrian. A col
lision between two 15O-pound riders
wheeling at the moderate rate of seven
miles an hour would result in a smash
up with a force of 5000 pounds. No
wonder bicycle accidents are often Sc
Fiousl
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
HOW to Polish Your I.nmn-

do you want to know how to polish
the lens of your lamp?" asked the re-
pair a IF you do, here you are:
First clean the surface with a pad of
cotton waste and then cover the pad
with cotton velvet charged with fine
rouge. This will not only remove the
scratches, but will impart b~rilliancy to
the glass. Lenses in lanterns should not
only be clean and clear, but should be
brilliant as well, and brilliancy comes
partly from polishing"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

me-nots or other flowers, before it is
also stretched upon the remaining
shape.
Little now remains to be done save
to neatly sew round the blue-silk cord,
which will conceal the stitches, to make
two holes for the connecting ribbon
bows, and buttonhole them nicely;
while the single large bow which ties
the case when in use, must have been
sewn in under the cord, Countless pref
ty developments of this case suggest
themselves, besides the one. mentioned;
for instance, pale green satin with pink
May blossoms; pure white satin, with
silver cord and embroidery of silver
myrtle flowers, for a wedding gift; Or,
for personal use, with a trifing expense,
cream linen worked in Aourishing
thread, and lined with blue satin.-N.
Y. Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
WOMAN AND HOME
PRETTY vEIl 80.


tive, but Uaeful Also.
Many women find an added charm in
a gift that has been the personal handi-
work Of a friend. The article seems to
acquire a sentimental value far beyond
Its actual monetary one insnch a case.
Yet, with plenty Of spare time on their
hands, and all the necessary executive
ability, many giyers OF presents r
obliged to content themselves with the
purchase of their gifts ready-made be-
cause they cannot plan out anything
that shall be at once useful and orna-
mental, and so able to justify its anna
teur construction. 70 such a puzzled
devotee of the work table, the veil case,
shown in the accompanying sketch, is
offered for consideration. There can
be no question about its pretty APP
pearance, and any woman who has had
her good veilfngs spoiled with knocking
about in her drawers, to catch inevita-
bly, upon every sloYebptton or hook,
viii decide that such a separate recep-
tacIe for them would be of the utmost
service.
For q present that il to be as hand
some as possible, the veil case should
be developed in white satin, with pow
behring's of blaze forget-me-nots, a lin
ing of pale blue silk, and a cord and
ribbons in a similar shade. To make
the shape, the ubiquitous mill-board
must be again called into requisition,
and two palette shapes cut from it;
the size may be decided at the work.
er's pleasure, but generally useful meas
urements would be from w to 8
inches in length, and about six inches
across. This gives the veil comforta-
BILE space, if it is folded carefully.
Cut two pieces of the white satin,
and two Of the blue silk, the same shape
as the palette, only rather larger, to al
low for turnings. Then proceed to
stretch q piece of satin and a piece Of
silk on her side of a cardboard por-
ton, taking care that there are no
wrinkles; turn the edges of the ma
terials inward, and stitch firmly to-
gether round the edge of the palette.
The remaining piece of satin must be
daintily embroidered with single flow
ers and the word "Veils' in forget
Al -
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
IN CYCLEDOM.
NoVEL shoWER RATH.
A Device Combining Exercise and
the Morning Additions.

A Y Combining auu
the Morning Additions.
At the recent cycle show in Paris, q
prominent English bicycle manufac-
turer presented a novelty called a ''Vslo-
Douche," which is an ~eminently prac-
tical device for combining exercise and
the morning additions. Many wheel
men have doubtless often desired to
obtain a shower bath after violent ex-
'ercising on the wheel, so as to obtain
the sedatiye effect of the brisk reaction.
Many bicycle and athletic clubs r
provided with every facility for OBJ
tanning this end, but such means are
not always at the disposal of the rider,
especially in the country.
The device which we illustrate is
really a combination of the home ex-
erciser and shower bath, and it enables
the rider to obtain any amount of ex-
ercise desired with or without the bath.
The machine consists of a shallow tub
10 which is secured a framework car
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
DANGEROUS PRACTICE.
Riding Hands on n Handle bA
sbouId BE Discouraged.

u,as,r Hands on the Hnndle ~
should BE DiHcOurHged.
There are various reasons why the
r~snrebensible practice of riding with
bana- IF tbe handle bars should be gem
srsIIv abandoned. Chief among these
reasons. perhaps, is the fact q z y
not only to the rider nuns
seIf brt. to Others. To do the trick suc-
cessfulIv it is necessary to travel at 2
sneed which is lot safe, at least on q
street. which is liable to be crossed any
where by pedestrians OF other riders,
and r. is lust such thoroughfares that
the senseless hands-oH rider seleets -
show himself off. With the hands on
the bars the rider has no control Of the
wheel. and, particularly at crossings,
there is no telling at what instant ~
Is necessary to make a detour or slacken
sDoo5 Inst the fraction of time neces-
sarv to regain control of the wheel
often is enough to cause an accident
with no guiding power there IS no ter
ing what the front wheel IS gong 20
do. A small obstacle in the street whlcn
would ordinarily be passed over without
notice is enough to defect the front
wheel and, if there + any riders close
send it crashing into their bicycles
An old rider said: Handle bars are
made to hold gu to, and whenever l see
some crank-I call him by no other
name-come sailing along trying 70
show off 1 feel like taking a thump
into him. He is liable to cause all sorts
of damage, and a dose of the same sort
of medicine which he SO often intilcts
on others will many times do him a
world of good."--Chicago Chronicle.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
CORNER FOR REST AND READING.

venient in a library, and could hardly
be had without some combination of
this sort. The top of the bookcase
should be IL inches wide. This gives
plenty of top space, and also a chance
to have drawers that are quite COM
modious. The wood used for this COM
-bination should be of quartered oak
for top drawer fronts and end panels
no wood is richer-while for the rest of
the work ~unquartered oak can be used,
though of course the furnishing of the
room, if already furnished, may re-
quire another kind of wood. Oak, how
ever, appears particularly well adapted
for library use.-Country Gentleman.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

.'The doctor says 1 have tobacco
heart"
"Nonaense!"
Don't you believe there is such a
thing?'
"Oh, OF cours there is such a thing,
but If any doctor tells you that you
have it you can put It down as a dead
certainty that he doesn't know what you
smoke. II he'd said cabbage heart, it
would have been ditferent.'- Chicago
Post.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
New shaden .in stationerr.

A leading stationer shows a winddl
full of o~palescent shades in new st
tionery, some of which have peculiar
paradoxical names. They are all
Grecian bond paper. One, a darker b1
than the others, is called Turkish bid
and a certain pretty sized is called t
Victor. They are all absolutely neg
and pretty indeed. The new salmd
pink, called crevette, a sort of pin
cream, is one of the prettiest, while Il
colonial buff for colonial danes is al
very dainty. The violet shades are
popular as the yiolets themselves.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
Hoo MIL na Nutriment.

If anyone doubts the nourishi
properties of milk, let test be made
the following preparation of it: WI
very weary or weak from e3haustid
heat some milk to the scaiding poi
until a thin skin begins to wrinkle up
the surface, and then drink it as hot
possible. It refreshes almost instant
and restores the exhausted vitality I'd
surprising extent as soon as it is take
1t is NOR nutritious than any of t
beef teas made from meat extracts.
that made from fresh beef.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

In Europe at the present day about
1000 plants are collectedfor commercial
purposes, 400 of them being sought
for their perfume. There are gathered
1,124 species of white flowers, O51 of
yellow, 1923 of red, 594 OF blue and S0a
of violet, and 1877 Of tie white flowers
have pleasing odors, n of the yellow,
"a OF the red, 81 Of the blue and 10 Of
the violet.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
TEsTINe THE waive.

1t Should be Done Before Laying
RIRnns- ON the Tire.
Ma Ineffective tires are only con-
sideredAs 0ahesausest ha valve leaks and
the rider doesn't know it. Be sure the
valve is all right before you blame the
tire. 1t isn't necessary that the valve
proper should be perfectly air tight
most of them are not-but the ''cap,'
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
a PICTURESQUE SPOT.
Made Famous ~ Helen HUNT and
Other Writer'S
toEd iowa. Now q suburb OF san
Diego. Once was q PrOsperous
Preblo-Noted Tor the LOn-
Eevity Of ITS People.
lspecIal Sd plego Oh Iet1arl

nOld Town" three miles north OF The
present SIM Diego. is perhaps the most
interesting and picturesque spot in the
west. 1t is the oldest settlement in Cal
lfornia, and contains the oldest inhab-
ltanta to be found anywhere in the west,
or perhaps In the world. They are the
remnant OF the Dieuquto Indians, which
tribe the spaniards found here In 1863.
The immediate descendants Of this tribe
are the connecting links between the
past century and the present. for sew
eral Of them are more than 100 years
old. One Of them, who has been given
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

Mrs, Best Friend-What do you thin
Clara, that horrid Miss Buckbite sd
that she didn't believe yos woreyo
own hair.
Bobby-Yes, but my mammSsaids
knew it was yours cause 81 saw
PAY for it.-N. Y. Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
Zoe Her nenr SOC.

Coral hate to meg ton it, love, bns
really you don't seem to dress as well
as you did when we were first engaged.
Merritt-That's because / wish you
to get accustomed to the way I'll look
after we're married.-N. Y. journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
Thonn arreef Gfrln.

Miss olde-Yonr iance and / went
to school together.
Miss Cutting-Did you find him hard
t. teach?-UD-to-Date
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

when screwed on tight, should seal it
perfectly. To tell for certain whether
it does or not, try it with a glass Of
water, as shown above. Be sure there
is enough water in the glass to come
well up IN to the valve stem.--L. A. W.
Bulletin.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

what makes YOU think 50 r.

"Bosworth would have made a for
tune as a novelist"
What makes you think SOP"
II was with him the other evening
when he was telling his wife why he
happened to be 50 late in getting home"
Cleveland Leader.