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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-04
some LATE MODES
Fresh Ideas In Things lori the Ladies'
TO Wear.

Fresh IDEAS IN Things for the Lndtea
to Wear.
In direct contrast to the red jacket.
hut wonderfully sweet, is the new black
cloth jacket. trimmed with white lace
applique. The red jacket is not as suit
able for dress uniform as the one Of
black and white.
Matronly women + wearing black
grosgrain silk for separate skirts, the
bodice being Of fine. white fabrics suit
able for warm weather. For state oc-
easions entire gowns of the beautiful
soft material, with lace trimmings, art
much worm.
Green leather shoes have reached us
via Paris. A black'or plaid silk stock
ing must be worn with the low green
leather shoe. Fancy Oxford ties, with a.
patent leather vamp and finish. are
made of MORE velour in various tints Of
blue. dull red and brown.
Street gowns Of tiny dark blue and
white and black and white checks are
Just as popular as the fashion forecas-
ters promised us they would be. Louis
ene.r a kind Of poplinette, is among the
new and popular materials that come
in small checks. It is an admirable
material for u dressy street gown. Mar
row ribbon velvet is the most approved
trimming for it.
Sashes of wide ribbon carried twice
around the waist and tied in front a
Ettle to one side are very fashionable
Soft silk scarfs. particularly the old
fashioned ones of the Roman stripe
with fringed ends, are seen knotted
about the waist of many an ~up-to-date
belle. With white frocks these bright
scarfs look particularly well. The silk
scarf is tied in a knot and hangs dowa
to the bottom of the skirt.
Little string ties to match the shirt
waist are very chic. The order for 9
shirt waist isgenrally accompanied thi.
season-so a maker tells me-with at
order for ''two ties to match" White
linen collars are invariably worn wher
the string tie Ito match is assumed
At least one JACKET of bright red goe'
into the summer girls wardrobe. Thi'
she will wear with her pique or othel
white when out of town, and tn,
evening air is chilly. The red JACKIE
has no trimming, and is cut after thu
simple short blazer model. American
Ionce scorned red coats. But this wa.
in the days when we were not as friend
" with the British as we are now Grim
son is the royal household color. Tn
queens Jubilee is responsible for tn
little red jacket.EChicago Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-04

serve in the marine corps until 81,
when they are bonorably discharged.
While serving on men-of-war they
swing in hammocks and mess with the
marine guard, and in all respects are
treated as if they are men; in action
they serve at the great guns as powder
boys-.powder-monkeys'' as they ara
sometimes called. The duty Of a pow
der-boy is to pass charges from the
magazine to the battery.
DrummerA are distinguished from the
private soldiers of the marine guard in
full-dress uniform by a scarlet tunic
with white facing and shoulder knots
tho only dress in our service like the
traditional red coat Of Tommy Att
kins,v the British soldier, which has
been worn by the army for nearly 300
years. AS 6 joke upon this distinctive
" un-Amerlcan uniform, it is related
that when the British were seen ap-
preaching Bladensburg, during the
war OF 1912, a wag in the American
ranks shouted: ,'Great Scottl boys
here comes the music. 1 guess / won't
wait for the armyl"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-04

the palm of c~leverness over all the
other summer girls with their respec-
tive fads.
The medicine bottles in the box have
a distinct aim in the preservation OF
health. The box holds a dozen bottles
in all. In the first row there are tray
cling remedies, camphor, lavender wa
ter and aromatic spirits of ammonia,
the first for a headache, the second for
refreshing tired nerves and the third
for faintness. In the second row there
are simple remedies for common ills,
toothache drops, p~henacetine and filed
prescriptions from home physicians.
The third row is devoted to summer
ills, paregoric, hot drops and Jamaica
ginger for the green apple season-fcI
the medicine girl is nothing if not prac-
teal. The last row has arnica for
bumps, witch hazel AMI sleeping pc-
tions. And tucked in around the bot
ties are sticking plasters, corn saIves
and all the known remedies for sun
burn, chapped hands and that tired
feeling The summer girl can fix you
up in any circumstance, and If she hap
pens to be stopping at your place by all
means cultivate her acquaintance.
A little library of First Aid for the
Wounded goes with the medicine
chest. 1t consists Of three little vol
umes. One is devoted to bicycle acci.
dents, possible and probable, and how
to get the patient in shape to reach
home with the aid Of an ambulance.
The second is taken up with drowning
re-suscitations and mountain accidents,
which are both quite different from
bicycle falls. The last is a quiet talk
about maladies and a hint for their
diagnosis. The first symptoms OF
measles-that common complaint in
every summer hotel where children
are found-and the initial perform
lances of mumps, whooping cough and
l~chicken-pox are all set forth; so that
1.-THE man or woman who catches these
from the faxen-haired angel of the
house may not die a thousand deaths
from fright before realizing that he OF
Ibhe is afflicted merely with chicken
Ipox insteadof some dread scourge, 'The
best thing to do" is the title of the con
eluding chapters in each book.
The bicycle medicine girl-and she
, Is legion-has straps fastened to he1
box, which she attaches to the wheel
Tightening it as much as possible first
Very small medicine chests that will
10 in the toolbox come for bicyclists
For camping out there are large, square
] medicine boxes, very complete and very
!, ornamental; and FOR an ocean voyage
Ibr a cruise upon a yacht there is q
medicine chest with a distinct set Of
iemedies.
It is a very attractive fad, and one
: hat has a useful end, not always te
!, lie discovered in the semmer fad
trace Hammond Smith, in Louisvni,
Eourier-Journal
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-04
a DOC LA TALKs.
Canine Phenomenon Developed by q
Young French Artisan.

famine Phenomenon DevelODeU ~ q
Young French Artisan.
Papillon, a canine phenomenon resid-
ing in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, is
claiming notice as a rival to the parrot.
His owner, a young workman, has inno-
Gently Deguiled many a leisure hour
during the past five years in the en-
deavor to initiate the little animal in
the mysteries Of speech, and he now
processes to have succeeded after a
fashion. Al visitor whom he introduced
to Papillon relates that he heard the
dog give vent to various patriotic cries,
such as "vive rarmee! Viye la France!"
and evive lie president de la repub-
liquel'' and adds that when he took his
departure the words "Adieu, monsieur"
were politely uttered. It had occurred
to him that ventriloquism might have
played a mysterious part in this mar
vel, but he was able to convince him
self to his complete satisfaction that
there was positively no deception. Pa
pillon's kind teacher explained that be
had set patiently to work. and that his
pupil, who had naturally at first been
quite at sea, had gradually displayed a
taste for the lesson. Possibly the public
may some day be allowed a chance Of
Judging Of the progress alleged to have
been made by the wonderful dog.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-04
60 MExIcAN 9

VI Never Tnrns Ont for Anything.
Man or Beast.
The most vicious and fearless of the
brute creation is the peccary, or wild
hou Of Mexico said C. w. Bartlett, Of
Laredo, Tex. ssThis animal seems ut
terly devoid Of the emotion of fear. |
have never seen it turn a hairs breadth
out Of it's path for any living thing.
Man Is its special bette noire. 1t dis
plays an intelligence in fighting the
human strangely at variance with its
apparently complete lack Of any mental
attributes. save the very lowest order
of instinct. They are rarely found sing
Isl, but 10 in droves of from a hundred
10 thousands. Their ability to scent
men Il particularly marked. / have
known a drove Of them to scent a man a
mile oE and strike as straight for him
rs Sic arrow flies. There IS no use to
tty Ia brighten them with guns. The
c~annonading Of a full battery would
have ia more effect on them than the
popping Of q ~frecracker. The only
thing to do when they get after you is
tc rim away from them as fast as a
horse cam carry you. And then there is
no certainty that they won't catch you.
Ther are nearly as swift as Q horse, and
thsir endurance is IS great as their
~Eic|onsness.
B friend Of mine encountered q drove
So them IA a wild part Of Mexico q few
s ago, and his escape was miracu'
i60s. Its very fooIishly shot and wound
Number d thems Then he tool
ef6 ia a tree. The peccaries kept
tIm n fhe tree al that day and through
the alght. They circled around th'
kree. erinting and %squealing their de
loht at the prospect Of a feast. Hesoor
eansted his ammunition. anc
brought down q peccary at each fire
Hdk this had no terror for the beasts
AIpnR toward morning the brutes be
eansto emit the hes he had killed, anC
when they thus satisfied the craving
81 fheir stcrnachs they formed in lint
ana trotted on. If they had not ha'
some ct their own number to devoui
they would have guarded that tree unit
my friend. through sheer exhaustion
dropped from his perch and allowe'
4he1n to make q meal Of him. The wild
cats and tigers that infest the Mexican
uilds lee from the p~eccaries with n
flnctive fear, and even rattlesnake
Keep ont of their path"-St. Louis Re
mfhIic
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-04
NOT 4 SHOW PITCHER.

Wore Overalla and Was Not Pretty,
But He Could Twill u Ball.
MY experience as a baseball man
sger was down in the oil regions when
money was plenty and sporting blood
was at fever heat. The most formid-
able team with which / had to contend
was in a neighboring town, and whole
fortunes changed hands before the
championship was determined. The
crowds were so strons partisan that a
few dozen staIwart policemen were all
ways a necessity. We had to pay UNI
pires princely salaries. and |
knew one of them to preside at more
than a single game.
$50 close had been the seasons play
that we were tied with the decisive con-
tests 10 be had in our town. For some
reason that l have never been able to
fathom. three of my best players had
disappeared, and among them orr
crack pitcher. ! had enough men, but
they were not the right e / guess
there must have been wholesale Dood-
ling OIL both sides, for when the
opposing team came to count noses
they could find but eight. The Hover
of the Hook was missing and our fell
lows felt jubilant. The enemy made a
big effort to defer the game, but the
umpire, one of II selection. stood pat
en- the proposition that they must
either play or forfeit. Just to sim
ulate fairness, we allowed them to
choose any player they could find in the
enormous crowud, and they decided
that they would at least die fighting,
Their selection was a s~ix-footer,
slim as a lightning-rod, loose in every
Joint, red-headed, freckled, and wear.
ing a uniform that consisted Of o~veralls
and a check shirt. And he went into
the box while the thousands shed tears
because of laughtet. The first ball de
scribed the outlines of a rams horr
and then shot over the plate with a siz
Gle. He had more wrinkles than a rhi
noceros. He could start q ball toware
first base, toward third base, in any di
rection except behind him. and the mex
thing you would hear was strike Oui
fellows couldn't have hit him witt
Iewn tennis rackets or minnow nets
They simply paraIyzed us and carries
away whole train loads Of money. III
a matter of local tradition that the lonI
phenomenon was thrown into an o.
. we'll by the impoverished hackers Q
our team."-Detroit Free Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-04
cHEMIN DE Fable

present in profusion. An embroidered
center cloth, either round or rectangu-
lar, will take their place in a large
measure if a small iardiniere or vase Of
flowers stands upon It.
The inclination Of the moment in en-
broideries is toward conventional de-
signs rather than floral, and in accord
ance with this we give a sketch which
suggests the 5 OF figures of Delftware
and which must be executed entirely
in shades Of blue and white. It is to be
deplored that those who order such
matters should have decreed the with.
drawal Of floral designs, for they have
just reached a state Of such exquisite
perfection as to rival painted flowers in
their capacity for delighting the eye.-
Illustrated American.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-04
BATS FoR a


-ftMntterhorug - Going to eos
Fried Bat7 R~eetauranE
One Of the queeresN charac
Paris Is Matterhorn, 1e toad "a
and bat catcher. His i~avorite hui
ground is the great Arcueuil aquee
40 kilometers long, which brings
waAArs Of the Dhuys to thirsty Pa
SLAMS.
This is a regular place OF refug
bats, which hang by thousands q
roof Of the long tunnel, digging meiA
sharp claws into it's rough outings. and
Hooking for all the world in the shadows
like festoons of cobwebs. There they
are, in colonies of 40 OF 50, cold and still,
waiting for Matterhorn to come aa0ng
with his lantern and iron boz and catch
them between his ready thumb and
foFeinger.
In a night Matterhorn often captures
100 of them or more. and he sells the
bats to people who eat them, some from
necessity, some from choice for those
who have tried it avow that the flesh
Of the bat is delicious. Il is red and
somewhat fat apd. fried and served
with chopped parsley, it is said TO equal
the finest venison in flavor.
aWhy should not one eat bats ex-
claimed M~atterhorn, in reply K a ques
ton. "The little animal is scrnpulous
" clean and feeds on nothing but in
scots, which is more than CON be said
of many animals that are eaten with a
relish. l tell you the bat is a much
illuminated creature. although the
number of people who realize that is
limited"
'SThen, / suppose you sell Your bats
mostly to those who are very poor22
Eyes, mostly; although there are
gourmcts who have got beyond pOpu-
lar prejudice and pay me a good price
per Dozen"
"But you don't live entirely by catch
ing bats, do your"
'tOh, no / catch all kinds Of animals
that other people do not want. You'd
be surprised to know how many kinds
of animals there are to catch right here
in Paris. Why, the city is full of rab-
bits, for instance
"What-wild rabbits?"
E ''Why, certainly; they burrow all
over TIE C61uelcIlGSs OOAuC PCOPASAUA
like the idea of eating cemetery rab-
e bits, but pshawl what's the difference
+ when they're made into a sayory stew
$ Besides, who knows what a rabbit eats
anyway?
: "I1l tell you another thing You vii
wonder at. I've shot ducks in Paris
I wild ducks-on winter nights, just a
the day was breaking. When a pincl
c of bitter weather O they'r'
driven up the Seine as far as the city
d but are frightened away by the peopl
in the daytime. Yes, there are plent.
of owls there all through the year AM
q starlings and falcons"
After this Matterhorn went OH to tan
: about the green lizards, which aboun,
in Paris, aud the slow worms, to b
found at Montsouris park and the But
t. tes-Chaumont, and he told how h
IS hunts toads for scientists, and occasion
ally hunts rats for sport, ihut he doe
a not think much of a hunting.
II He remarked that he hoped to be abb
p to start a restaurant on the Boulevali
in a few years, which he proposed !
call "The Fried Batl"-Boston 90be-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-04
nsntn Tor Necktie wcnrers.

The people who wear neckties-and
who does not?-wiI be pleased with a
little arrangement to keep them from
riding up to the top Of their collars.
This consists Of a tiny wire hook.
much like a dress hook, with the ad-
dition Of several little teeth projecting
outwardly in the opposite direction
from the hook side at the other ends
and bending backward a little. This
little article is put on with the hook
hooking under the linen collar, leav-
ing the little teeth to fasten them
selves down outwardly into the neck
tie. This keeps the necktie and lowez
edge Of the collar on a line.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-04

There are bicycle parties and bicycle
luncheons. and bicycle weddings, but
q bicycle funeral is a new as well as
rather startling idea. Such a one re-
Gently took place at Elizabeth, N. J.
The mourners, men and women, fol-
lowed the hearse containing the re-
mains. from the house to the church, on
wheels. After the services were over,
the mourners again mounted their
wheels and rode slowly to the GENE
terry, three miles distant. There was d
great saving Of carriage hire in that
funeral. and. perhaps, in time, such af-
fairs win become so common as to
provoke no comment. AT present, how
ever, it has anything but . funereal
look.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-04
ROYAL SUCCESSION.
How 1t Is Governed i'm Various Euro
uenn Countries.

HOW AZ II in various EURO
Uean Countries.
The empress of Russia has presented
the czar with another daughter. The
car is said TO be elated as a father. but
to be disappointed as a sovereign. This
is but a way Of saying that his next
brother, Grand Duke George. is still
heir to the throne. The grand duke is
probably no less disappointed than the
head of the house. His health is very
delicate, and he has to pass most Of his
time on the Mediterranean. The two
infant daughters have but extremely
remote chances of the succession. They
are not wholly excluded, but all posi-
BILE male heirs take precedence of
them; that is TO say, in the present in
stance the ears two brothers, and any
male children or children's children
they may have, to say nothing Of the
possible male heirs Of the czar. At
present, however, neither of these
princes is married. On the extinction
Of the last male line. the throne passes
into the female lines, according to
their degree of proximity to the EN-
peror who reigned last. This was the
system established by Emperor Paul,
and it is one of the three existing in
contemporary European states. MN
der the Salic system, which prevailsin
Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Italy, Deb
mark and Prussia, females are com
pletely excluded. In England male
heirs in the same degree of relation to
the sovereign exclude females. without
any regard to priority of birth. Thus,
though the. son of a king may be
-Fe~Hsrt hHn a daughter, the SON sue
ceeds, as being in a closer degree OF re-
lationship. This is also in practice in
Spain and Portugal, and it is called
the cognate or CASTLE system. The
RUSSIAN system also prevails in HoI-
and, Greece, Bavaria and Wurttem-
burg. Peter the Great discarded the
system under which he ascended the
throne in order to disinherit his DISC
beient son Alexis. He deereed that
thesuccession should be determined bv
2 Elementary disposition of the SOW
ereiA. Unfortunately, however. he
forge to make a vial, although the
quidHncs Of Europe fastened to repair
the onission for him by publishing 4
spuriqs will of Peter the Great, which
IS supposed to govern Russian policy 10
this df. His nearest successors, how,
ever, ahered to his plan. until it was
found bat in ~bequeathing an heir to
: the thine they generally b~equeatRed
; a civil ar at the same time.-London
. News.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-04
i MEDICINE FAC.
latest WhIm OF the summer Girl ~
a Commendnble One.

latest Whim OF the summer GIRL n
a CommendnbIe One
Not the least fetching fad OF the.
summer girl is her medicine chest
The large shops that cater TO fads are
showing handsome leather boxes in
tan. green OF brown about six by ten
inches square continuing from eight
70 a dozen clear-eut bottles with ground
glass shoppers. Over the ground glass
stopper is a silver screw top. The box
fastens with leather straps, and when
closed has a very professional look.
Inside the cover Of the box there are
small straps in which r slipped q
pair Of surgeons scissors with a Tat
head on n point, 50 that the scissors
can be slipped under a bandage with
ont piercing the patient. Two rolls Of
surgeons bandages ready for use, q
pair Of tiny steel forceps and a small
lance complete the surgical tools.
This is the "kit" Of the summer girl
who has the medicine fads and all who
come ii contact with her claim for hen
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-04

TIE raising Of goldfish is a special in
dustry, and n Of the largest goldfish
farmse is at Spring Lake, Ind. When
young the goldfish is said to resemble
ii color and general appearance an or
binary minnow. After awhile they turn
dark, becoming occasionally almost
black. Then a reddish hue begins to
appear. the true golden color being de-
veioped at the average Of year or
less. Anew individuals however, never
change their original silver coief. and
sometimes the red and GOLD hnes
make their appearances only in catches.
Not lnfrequently goldfish deyellp two
ot mcre tails-Ycuthss Comnanion
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-04

Instead OF having recourse to appii-
cations of tincture of a%rnica, spirits of
camphor. and to strong compression OF
the swelling, in the treatment Of light
bruises, DR.. Anger prefers the use of
olive oil. both in children and in adults
He applies the oil freely to the confused
parts, and rubs the latter lightly with a
rag, absorbent Gotten, or with the
fingers, and covers the bruise with a
compress saturated with olive oil. The
author claims that this treatment gives
immediate relief, and that the forma-
ton of a bloody protuberance is often
prevented; while excavations and
superficial woundsvwhich may be pres
emit, heal very rapidly.-Popular Sci
ence News.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-04
TAE DRUM 81 sHlPaoARD.
a. Plays nm Important Part N the
Dnlly Routine 81 Dnty.

a. plnyn an 1mportnat Part IN the
Deily Routine Of Duty.
nThe Last Of the Drums, is the titl9
o. an article written By Lieut.. Con Mar
rast Perkins for St. Nicholas. Lieut..
Perkins says;
Iii the navy as wen as in the army
the drum IS hanowcd and gloritied by
traditions of victory; and from the day
Paul Jones ran up the first flag Of our
country. with its liberty-tree and its
motto. san Appeal to Heaven" down
to the present. a man-of-war's drum
mer. though the smallest mite on board,
has always played an important part
in the daily routine Of our nations
n5ating hulwarks.
From the rolling Of 'gun bright
work. in the morning, and the long
drawn, solemn beat to quarters" to
the last incident OF the day-taps," or
..extinguish lightsv-the drum retains
its place here; ana the little marine
drummer, with his baby face and red
cont. is the last to carry his drum proud
IL at the head OF marching men and to
blend its martial rattle with the blare
Of the trumpet. which has usurped the
place Of the fife.
These boys are enlisted at Washing
ton, and are taught in the music school
at marine headquarters, after which
they are drafted to the several marine
stations at navy yards or distributed
to vessels in commission all over the
world.
They are enlisted at from "A to Il
years Of age, and are bound over tc
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-12-04
ne wnn Her Huaband.

The other day e mar was witness
to q collision between a man and a
women, both cyclists, ahead Of him.
The latter got the worst Of it, and.
indeed, was knocked over, while the
other wheeled away as though nothing
had happened. The witness came up
ana assisted the lady to rise and re-
mount. sNow / am off after that
fellow" he said, TO get his name and
address" "It's not a bit Of good" sha
quietly replied, ''he's my husbandI"