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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24
THE EXCURSION
TO LAKE CHARLES.

The Committee thatvisited Lake
Charles last week for the purpose
of making the necessary arrange.
mentS for the comforts Of those who
will avail themselves of the cheap
rate and visit the Oalcasieu city
on the Excursion, August 9Th,
were highly pleased with Lake
Charles. 1t was the first time
some of the members OF the com
mittee had ever visited that thrifty
city of innumerable saw mills, and
they were greatly surprised at
the wonderful spirit Of progress
that seemed TO pervade the very
atmosphere and which Is destined
to lead Lake Charles on to greater
glory.
These gentlemen think that the
Hook & Ladder excursion will be
a large one.
To those who have never seen
Lake Charles the trip will prove
a profitable one. At this time Of
the year the country between
HOuma aud Lake Charles shows
off to the best advantage, The
rice crop is we'll matured, the cot
ton and sane crops will prove Of
interest, and all nature is at It's
g%reenest.
In Lake Charles the excursion.
lists will find lots to interest them,
the saw,mills, rice mills, sugar
refinery, handsome buildings and
a beautiful lake on which they can
sail if they so desire.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

Mrs. NJ G. MeNabb, Of Memphis, Tenn.
"a guest of Miss Winder-ls soliciting
pupils for a select female school. I o lie
taught ut Miss Windcr's residence.
Miss MrNabb is II graduate and post
gra duate Of Higbee School, Tenn; earned
n degree in the Brownsville College, and
has an Alabama State certificate as teach
er, She has been very successful in the
course of study proposed-Art, Elocution,
German, Latin, Mathematics and the En-
fish branches. Parents wishing to enter
pupils for fall term, beginning in Septem-
Der, for terms etc. address
Miss MCNABB, care Miss Winder,
Box 13l HOuma, La,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-07-24

DR.. Sylgester's Hoof Oil ures cracked
Hoofs,. Foot, Evil-and all diseases Of
the Hoof-atJ. d. Wilson.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-14

director of the mint that the Klondike
gold may have been produced in like
manner. 1t is in the arctic region and
from glacial drift. There was, accord
ing TO the geologists, heavy, rapid, and
continuous pounding among the gla-
ciers of the arctic region at one time.
and it ground the rocks into powder,
which has since flowed down the
and mud.
Mr.. Preston has not developed his
theory, but Dr. Emmens' explanation
of how to produce gold from silver
suggests to him that nature may haye
had just such laboratory as Dr. En-
mems up in the arctic region some
thousands of years ago, and it produced
and stored the Klondike gold, and this
theory, wild as it may seem, is another
troublesome one to the director of the
mint, for if he should succeed in dem
onstrating that DR.. Emmens' argen-
taurum gold is not gold, he may also
demonstrate by the same method that
the Klondike gold is not gold but
some baser metal, and that the millions
of it now being delivered to the San
Francisco mint may be no better than
argentaurum. 1t would swamp the
mint and upset the gold standard.
There is no question about DR.. EN-
mems having disturbed the theories of
Director Preston, and he is not one OF
those who can find an explanation of
the DOCTORS claims that will not also
upset every security we have in gold
as royal metal. But DR., Emmens has
puzzled such men as Professor Crookes.
the inventor of the Crookes' tube,
which produces the X raw, and it may
not be unreasonable that he should
also puzzle the director of the mint.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-14
Keep Your Eye on tho Fact.
Spirit of Dakota.

Keep your eye on the fact:
That within thirty days after McKin-
ley's election, mills and factories, long
idle, began to open their doors and
re-kindle their furnace fires.
Keep your eye on the fact:
That within six months after McKin-
ley's inauguration every farm product
had advanced in value. Wheat 80 to 40
cents per bushel: barley s to 10 cents;
corn 5 to 6 cents; potatoes Is to 25
cents; beef to q cents per pound;
wool 4 to cents; butter to cents:
eggs 5 to cents dozen and every
thing else in proportion,
Keep your eye on the fact:
That the cry of famine in India" does
not account for the change. There is
no falling off in the production of East
Indian barley, nor East Indian corn, nor
East Indian potatoes. Tie East Indian
wool clip is as big as it ever was. The
COWS OF East India have not gone dry
nor the Hindoostanee hens ceased to
lay
Keep your eye on the fact:
That you are getting just as many
pounds OF sugar for dollar-and twice
as many for bushel of wheat--as you
did before Mark. Hanna and Nelson
Dingley turned the government over
to the sugar trust
Keep your eye on the fact.
That a dozen eggs will buy pound
OF coffee today, whereas it took three
OR four dozen eggs to pay for one
pound of coffee in September, 1886.
Keep your eye on the fact;
That agiven quantity of any farm pro-
duct will exchange for more, and gem
orally double the quantity OF farm ma
chinery, twine, clothing, hardware,
tinware, shoes or groceries than it
would one year ago.
Keep your eye on the fact:
That within six months after McKin-
ley's Inauguration every promise made
by the republican party has been kept
1t promised to stop the aow of gold
from the treasury. Not dollar has
gone out.
1t promised to stop the expectation
OF gold to Europe. 1t has not only
stopped. but the gold driven out by
former mis-management is coming
back.
1t promised to revive dormantindus-
tries. Read the commercial reports
for the answer.
It promised the farmer better prices
for his products. Read the market re-
ports for an answer.
Keep your eye on the fact:
That instead of two men chasing
after every job, the jobs are now hunt
ing for the men. and the enploye, not
the employer, is debating the wages.
Keep your eye on the fact:
That the great coal strike of f97 was
the first of any Importance in four years
which resulted in the laborers resum-
ing work at higher wages than when
they quit
Keep your eye on the facts:
And if you like these times better
than the four years OF adversity, turn
a deaf ear to the wild schemes of i'm
practical Missionaries and the vile SLAM
der of unscsupulous adventurers who
would poison your mind for their own
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
I'm Our Resular Correspondent.


WASHINGTON, d. c.. Oct. s. 1887.
Secretary Sherman declines to
pres kcuss or IN any way TO indicate
land bat this government will do
ben Spain officially declines our
useo distance in bringing about peace
a'ee !, =, Cuba. That IS probably the
oliear - l''1oi Va - 'AiS eSei : Ses'i
cured state to take, but those who
$ this not haapered by their Official
popu ations are discussing the mat
VII with much interest since the
.ns m - " Spanish premier by his I'm
mone cial utterances has made it
0 this I'm that the offer OF mediation
ne tc ale by this government will not
thml accepted and that the most
80 It Spain will do for Cuba is to
,rtior all General Weyler and offer
5 who Cubans a sort Of home rule,
!, and der Spanish direction. It is
then general belief IN Washington
= = GU m the Cubans will not pay the
th;ne gktes attention to this offer
engtf 4 that.the war, which has al
work dy impoverished Spain, will
| an Fright along. That being the
ief, everybody wants to know
at this government intends to
ne td Will it try to aid Spain by
WI WI Fsuading, Cuba to accept the
onlat Ers made by the new Spanish
er in listry? or will it recognize the
alteaa ligere1cy or the independence
~ am Cuba? or may be go even
: - !, her and send armed help to
fnn Cubans? 1t is not difficult to
.ellen 4 III Washington men Of stand
d pee aud influence who advocate
:. need or the other of these steps,
those who have any idea Of
kt the administration intends
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-14

Evangeline Cisneros, the Cuban
ady over whom there has been
, much controversy, has been
Iberated from a Spanish prison
y correspondents Of the New
'orls Journal, and she is now
afe on American soil.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-14

I 4 large party of engineers,
lacked BY Boston and San Frau-
isco capitalists, have gone to
Alaska to ascertain the possi-
fifty of building railroad to
he Yukon gold fields.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-14
REPUBLICAN TICKET,
Judge OF First Circuit
ELLISON G. SMITH.
OF Yankton.

N. C. Nash of the Sioux Valley
ews, Canton, has purchased the
dvocate of that town aud will
1ite it with the News Novem-
Ii lst.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-14

idea of fighting, but there have
been a number of orders issued
concerning the preparation OF
ammunition for the navy which
indicate that it is going to be
prepared to fight, anyway.
It is regarded as significant
that the attorney general should
have taken the trouble to make
public statement saying that
the government had no connec-
tion with the reorganiza i o II
committee which expects to buy
the Union Pacific railroad at the
foreclosure sale to be held the
first of next month, and to accom-
pany it with the opinion that the
capitalists of this country and
Europe would not allow the
property to be sold at a price
much below its value. There is
a belief, although it is confined
to a few people, that the attorney
general has knowledge of the in
tent1on of other capitalists to
either buy the Union Pacific or to
make the reorganization commit
tee bid mitch higher than it had
intended doing to secure the
property.
The Irish societies have raised
quite a storm because OF the
omission of the name of Tom
Moore from the honor roll of
poets on the walls of the new
congressional library building,
the committee of officials which
selected the names has been
called on for an explanation.
Mr.. A. III. Spofford, who was
then librarian and chairman of
the committee, says there were
two reasons for the omission of
Moore's name, either of which,
in his opinion, was sufficient.
First, that Thomas Moore does
not rank as a poet of the first
class, and, second, that he wrote
poems containing scurrilous at
tacils upon the United States and
personal abuse of Pre- 81 d e II t
Thomas Jefferson. There may
be two opinions as to the rank of
Thomas Moore as a poet, but the
ranhness Of his abuse Of America
and of Jefferson IS apparent even
at a casual glance at . little book
now IN Mr.. Spofford' possession,
which contains Moore's poems
relating TO America and AMeri-
cans. In view of this showing,
the gentlemen OF Irish blood who
their intention Of ap-
pealing to congress to have
Moor's. name yut upon the wall
of the congressional library may
change their minds.
The eleventh hour refusal OF
England to participate in the.
sealing conference called to meet
in Washington this month, said
to have been brought about by
Canadian influence, is likely to
cause hard feelings in other
countries than the United States,
as official representatives from
Russia and Japan are now on
their way to attend the confer
ence, will, the understanding that
England would participate there
in. No public criticism has been
made by our officials, but it is
not likely that the matter will be
allowed to drop where it is.
Municipal campaigns do not as
a rule cut any figure in national
politics, but present Indications
are that the one in greater New
York will be an exception to the
rule. 1t begins to look as though
the candidacy of Henry GEORGE
would receive the official endorse
nent of the Democratic national
committee as we'll as its active
Influence, as the silver democrats
are asking that such a course be
taken to punish Tanlmany Hall
Tor ignoring the Chicago plat
form. The administration claims
TO be keeping its hands off, but
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-14

gThe tax lists published this
ear in South Dakota ate the
nallcst for years, especially so
9Th farm lands, which shows
lat The farmers are in a better
plldition financially and that
rosperity has struck them as a
[ass Notwithstanding the claims
1 some to the contrary.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-14

Attorney General Grigsby rules
aat as c. S. Palmer was a
Pember of the legislature which
lacted the law enabling the rail-
pad commissioners to employ
ttorneys and making an ap-
ropriation to pay the same,
is disbarred under the state
Pnstitution from receiving any
improvisation from the state as
lch attorney.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-10-14


A Pierre special to the Argus
eader under date OF Oct. 18th,
Us: There is no longer any
lestion as TO the criminal prose-
ltion of Nipple, Mayhew aud
nderson. Mayilew will be ar
sted today, and will be the first
fetal prosecuted. 1t is Under
pod here that the governor and
torney general hayc reached
e conclusion that there is good
W for criminal prosecution,
ID that the present steps are
ken with the ADVICE Of prorni-.
nj attorneys Of both parties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-14
Blue Fox Farming.

fICm the st. Louis Globe Democfat.
A new industry that promises to become
quite extensive is now well under way on
the small islands of Prince William sound.
1t is the raising of blue foxes for their fur.
which commands a good price in the local
market The islands are secured from the
government for the purpose and fifteen or
twenty of them have recently been con-
verted into well-stocked fox farms.
Fox raising has been carried on by the
Alaska Commercial Company near Kodiak
for a number of years on a small scale. 1t
was not until last year however that the
miners and trappers commenced raising
foxes The government gives the use of
the islands for the purpose of fox culture
without charge, and the value of the furs
sent out this year by the individual fox
ralsers will run well up into the thousands.
Prince William sound Is well suited for an
Industry Of this kind. 1t Is 100 miles long
ard about half that distance in width. The
weather does not get very cold, and there
are no storms the sound. There are
numbers Of small islands of various sizes
scattered all over the sound. The islands
are quite mountainous and far enough sep
arated from shore and from each other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-14

that the foxes cannot get Off the islands.
To go about fox raising, a man secures an
island, purchases one or more pair of foxes
at cost of probably $780, and turns them
loose upon the island. Fish are very plen-
tiful in the waters of the sound. and all
the food necessary for the animals can be
gathered in with a net in a very short
time. The foxes make homes in the moss
and among the rocks and roots, and the
only care necessary is to give them some
fish every evening.
They increase very fast. at the rate OF
eighteen for every pair. and In no time the
fox farmer has big herd. 1t is very
profitable business, for the furs bring from
SIS to SIS for the blue foxes and from S75 to
500 for good black fox furs.
The foxes are killed when about a year
old. If their fur is in good condition. other
wise they are kept for breeding purposes.
Most of the fox island farmers have erect
ed substantial cabins. and are happy and
prosperous on their northern islands. They
have novel method of Catching and sort
ing the foxes at killing time. long box
is built near the regular fish feeding place,
with trap door in one end and the other
opening into securely built house. where
the foxes can be looked over and sorted.
The animals are easily caught, and all that
have good fur are killed. the others beIna
turned loose. There 10 no Trouble about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-14

The rights OF the city in relation to the
land between high and low water mark are
derived from the Dongan charter of 1855
ana the montgomery charter Of 100. Both
Judge Barrett, who tried the case and the
appellate division. on an appeal from judge
Barretts decision. held that the city OF
New York. under these charters had an
absolute ownership OF all the land between
low and high water mark, and that the con-
structicn Of an exterior street and bulk
head by the city gave no right Of action for
damage to an owner OF an upland, who, by
TINS construction, was cut on from the
water. This decision has just been affirm-
ed. as has already been said. by the court
OF appeals.
The case Is Of very far-reaching import
ance. as II Affects all the land around the
island Of Manhattan, which vxs formerly
In the tideway, and which II valued a over
forty-f1ve millions Of dollars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-14
BETWEEN HIGH AND Low TIDE.
Title Settled to FOrty-Five MfilfOE
Dollars Worth Of Property.

Title Settled to FOrty-Five Million
Dollnrs' Worth Of Property.
From the New York Herald.
The court of appeals today in the case of
Henry W. Sage against the mayor handed
down a decision in what is the most i'm
portant case which has been tried for many
years. involving the rights Of the city Of
New York.
The suit was brought by Mr.. Sage, who
was the owner of certain land on the Har-
lem river between oath and 95th streets.
The city. in carrying out Its plan of inn
provement. filled In q strip in front of Mr..
Sage's land In what Is known as the tide
way" that IL, the land lying between the
high and low water mark. Mr.. Sage
claimed that the owners OF land fronting
ON the river either owned the land in the
tide-way when 1t was filed in by the city,
or II they did not own IL they were entitled
to the right Of access from the water to
their own upland. even II the land should
- held to extend only 70 hfgh-water mark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-14
keeping them on the islands. as they will

not swim IN salt water.
Among the prosperous fox farmers of
Prince William sound may be mentioned
M. L. Thurstinson and ]. NJ. jacobson, who
have taken up Goose Island. They had 12i
foxes at the beginning Of the year, and
will kill a large number of the amin ais in
the fall. They feed their foxes fish heads
from nearby cabnery. Goose Island IL
about two miles in length by q mile wide,
and is quite close to the head Of the sound.
a number Of chickens. p Cloudman and
VIM. Bausby own Blige Island, about ten
miles from Goose Island, and have 100
breeding foxes. They made considerable
money last year from the sale of furs. VIM.
Byers, en- Byers Island. Is another of the
prosperous farmers. The other islands
have but recently been stocked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-14
ton on the Lake Erie and Western rail-

,.oaa 'Ae Aahe Erie ana western rail-
ASseA-' ar - f,-s-'t- 5.ff
year ago Mrs- Shannon lived at Mont
pener and her husband had charge Of a
, M,.s section between. this city and
road accident ana the, widow was thrown
upon her own resources. She was familiar
%Mn ralroad repair work. having been the
daughter OF one section boss and the wife
OF another. and in some way she succeeded
IN convincing the company that was re-
sponsiDie for the death Of her husband
that she was capable Of taking charge Of
section. The company appointed her to
succeed her husband ~
Every working day Mrs. Shannon can he
seen ON her. section directing the gang Of
which she is boss. Clad in bloomer over
ais. with the bottoms laced around the
Tops OF cowhide boots. her head sheltered
shannon does not seem 20 much out OF
place us would be expected. The roadmas-
YET OF tne Lake Erie and Western says
line. -. A'1s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-14

he Chicago Times-Herald.

From the Chicago T1mes-Herald-
Mrs. Mary Shannon Of Hartford City,
Ind. wears the bloomer costume, but she
would be surprised to hear herself called a
new woman" Her bloomers are overalls,
and instead Of disporting them astride q
diamond-frame bicycle she wears them as.
she attends 10 her duties AZ boss OF q Sec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-14

J. Waits Kearny. grandson Of Gen. Phil.
kearny 10 to be taken into custody by ;ho
sheriff OF Hudson county because he % .
common drunkard and unable 10 take care
OF himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-14
DR.. Craig's New
Discovery
THE CASE OF COL. AVERELL
OF WASHINGTON, ID. G.

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-14

Atlanta has coal black woman doctor.
Eliza Ann Grier. She Is the first OF the fe-
male sex OF her race to apply for license
to practice medicine in the south. She
holds diploma from the Woman's Medical
College at Philadelphia. where she studied
the human frame for four years.
The J. I. Case threshing machine wofks
at Racine. Wis, have been sold to q syndf-
cate for $2,OO0,OOO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-14

Because there was no record of the fact
that Lord Salisbury had agreed to the ad-
mission of Russia and Japan his lordship
coolly declared that such thing had never
been thought OF. And SO far as England is
concerned. that letter from the ambassador,
which the foreign Office suppressed, has
rever had an existence. Even at London
newspapers have refused to print it, al
though supplied with copies from one of
their press agencies: they have persistent
ly declined to mention that such a message
was ever written. and in bloodthirsty and
abusive editorials have accused the Ameri-
cans of scheming to draw the English into
conference with other powers unknown
to them.
This is a chapter In her diplomacy of
which England may be proud. Americans
on the other hand, might be quite as WILL
ing that their Secretary Of State should &C.
casionally commit the unpardonable In
discretion OF calling spade spade In his
omcial correspondence as that he should
conduct the business of his once alter
Lord Salisbury's standards.