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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-17
BOILER EXPLOSION.

At a late hour the news of u
boiler explosion in Mr.. Desire
BOudreaux's Shingle. mill at Chaca-
hOllla Station reached HOuma. The
names OF the persons injured could
not he learned, but it said that one
man was fatally wounded, another
had his leg broken and several
others were injured.
LATER.-JOhm q. Smith, from
Alabama, was injured in the boiler
explosion died yesterday morning.
Death of a Beloved Citi-
zen.
Mr.. Joseph Gaidry, after a ling
ering illness died ut his late resi-
deuce OH bayou Black last week.
No one stood higher in the eyes
Of the people of bnyon Black than
did this venerable citizen whom
the Grim Reaper cut down after
a life of usefulness aud levO.
tion to his fellow man. No OHH will
he more missed than the deceased,
10y the many friends who sought
his counsel, when advice was
needed, aud who relied on his
-
good judgement in matters social
and political.
MIR, G.,i,lry, although no politi.
clan has hong been regarded IN a
power III his community. Tile side
he would esTonse would re
ceiye the endorsement, almost to
a man, IF Tho citizens Of his pre-
cinct aud, ward. socially he
cxerted j. good influence over the
younger nle4a, hy tis just dealings
with others, and the example he
set. lle WIS = devoted father and
husband, aud his death though not
unpxpectpd has bowed down ia
sorrow TIN. loving members Of his
famly. the deceased yaS77 years at
Of age. Must, it not all of his life
Was spent in this parish.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-17

When a cold is contracted, cure it
at once. One Minute Cough Cure will set
you on the road to recovery in a minute.
1t will cnre pneumonia, bronchitis, Group
and all forms of lung and throat troubles.
L. J.. MELVILLE.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-04-17

Unconditional surrender, is the only
frrnns lh,s', femous little pills know Rs
lAeWul'a Little Early Risers will make
with constipation, sick headache and
stonarh lfnnbles. L. j. MELVILLE.
q Relss Tho. gentleman who a
ia, saI rl,r congregation last Sunday by
continually coughing will find instant
rrIiff by using One Minute Cough Cure,
q speedy and harmless remedy for throat
sid Ing troubles. L. j. MELVILLE.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15
GEMS or THOUGHT.

Hail the cruelty % the world h the
iiroci result Of stupid lncapaclty 10 put
lne's self In the other mans place
John Fiske.
A vcll-plumod song has a market
'alue In excess OF the most welehiv
md deep drawn sigh ever lssuod.-pe.
Ter Peculiar
oi tae future VIC know nothing M
'he past little, Of the present less: the
mirror is too close to our eyes. and our
aWn breath dlms it.-i.andor.
Ihoc who always speak well a,
women do not know them enough.
those who always speak IN OF them io
90, saow them ail.--Lobrin.
Men carry Nelr mlnds a. for M,
most part they carry their wa.ches
content 20 be ignorant OF the consll,n.
ton and action within. and attentive
only TO the lltle exterior circle Of thln-
only TO the little exterior circle Of
things to which the passions. lie In
leSes, are pointing. Il u surprising
20 zee how little sclf-knowlcdeo pcr-
son. not waichnlly ohacrvant Of him
seh' may have galned In the whole
... Of an active Or even lnouislslve
hie.-John Foster.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

Invalids often need some object to
take their attention for a long time
We suggest. when they live In the
country and have land, that they try
experiments Ia planting trees. and We
suggest the black walnut as a tree
which grows rapidly aud will return
a profit. Il requires a rich soil. H.
which Il grows very fast w. J. Moyle
tells us that he has taken the measure.
ment OF twenty trees set out foriy-ont
years ago. They have attained .
height Of fifty feet. and for beauty ant
shade almost equal the elm. They fur.
nlsh. besides. many bushels Of nuts foi
the boys and girls OF the village. Fol
twenty feet from the ground the trunks
are without a limb. and an old logger
estimates that the lumber from each
tree is worth 500. The walnut is .
fast and robust grower. and when the
value OF the timber h taken into con.
slderatlon, Il Is surprising that thI
tree h not more largely planted
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15


This story deals with the sagaclty
and pugnacity Of the English sparrow,
and also shows how curiosity may get
an innocent creature into trouble The
Riddle mansion. that stands In Glen
Riddle. Delaware county. has for some
time been the nesting-place for several
families OF sparrows. and the birds
had become a regular pest. One day
last week Miss Riddle decided to get
rid OF the birds. and mounting a lad.
der. she tore out al least a dozen
nests from the caves OF the porch. The
old birds returning later and finding
their homes wSeked. held a noisy
meeting on the roof and then dis.
persed. A stray pigeon that had been
roostlng around the place for several
days came back late In the afternoon
and Few under the porch caves as usu.
al. The pigeon evidently noticed
something wrong. for several times he
few from the porch 10 where the dis.
mantled nests lay. This caused the
trouble. for the asgry sparrows no
tlced II and suspected the pigeon Of
being the cause OF their despair. The
hrst thing the unluoky pigeon knew he
was attacked by at least twenty
screaming sparrows. who began peck
Ing at him. and despite a brave resist
ance the sparrows came on victorious
and left a mangled corpse on the field
Philadelphia Secord
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15


Fuel was added 70 he Are Of italian
wrath BY letter from Prince Henri
published BY the Figaro. IN which the
following comments upon the battle Of
Adowa were made:
Not one Abyaslnlan has a bayone,
wound, and nearly al the Italians show
sword cuts. Now the Abyssinians are
not expert with the sword. An Italian
Of the highest rank Il seized by tho
collar by an Abysslnlan. The European
draws his revolver. Why should we
KIN each oihery says the Ahyssinlan.
Let us embrace. whereupon the Italian
pockets bis revolver and embraces the
Abysslnian. who takes him. Several
Italian soldiers were taken by women
Humble In battle. many Italians
tried TO show themselves naughty IL
defeat They made proposals which up.
set our ideas OF honor A certain
Frenchman has told me Of two prison,
ers who we're brought to him In rag
and barefooted. and when he strove 1,
aid them he was dnmbioundod to hear
these words from an Italian mouth
What swine the Italians nrel wha
have they brought "a to-"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15
chl.Esn.Ea,lnr Hoe.

A chicken catcher In a herd Of hogs
is most exasperating and expensive
writes T. l.. Irwin In Texas Farm
Journal. One such will soon transform
a whole herd into ravenous chicken
eaters Being troubled IN this way I
tried the following: A leather blind
wide enough 70 cover both eyes and
long enough 70 come well over the face
was cut from an old boot leg. The
chicken thief was then caught. and
pulling the ears forward. the top cor
ners Of the blind were fastened to them
by means Of plnchers and rings. such
as are put In the shouts OF pigs 70 pre-
vent roofing. This blind will not pre-.
vent the hog from seeing his legitimate
food. but Il does prevent him seeing
chickens unless they are under his
very nose. and then II he attempts
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

The Life and Letter" Of Charles
bulhnch. the architect. contain some
evidence that children. even IN the
early part Of this century. could b. a.
nonsensical ~ today. One Of the four
who made up the youngeF-pari Of the
Bulhnch household composed fh9-s
lines, very evidently parody on
Draw the Sword. scotland" A. Bul
hnchs biographcr says. They nght M
the scene Tor us. and sound a. II boys
.ould b. elamorous. even In those dig
alaed days"
Come In 90 dinner. dinner. dinner
up from the kitchen has pass'd the
roast meat
Eliza ls calling. ealing. calling.
Who heeds not her call viii have
nothing 90 eat
The potatoes are pecling poeilug. reel
ING.
The rtiaioea aye psollng. and nearly
are done
The cat Is a-squeallur. squesilnr
fQuCliing
Tor somebody's troldon her long IAN
unuu.
Come 10 TO daner dinner. ilnnefi
Eat a. we've eaten 90 days lang syn..
bring up tho puddins. the pudding. The
puidlug'
The meat We have eat. u was very
dne.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

TO Mrs DIR. James Fowler. Woods
grandmother. and wife OF the murdered
doctors partner In dentistry. Mrs
Cunningham made a conhdante Of Mrs
Fowler. because the latter had been
kind 10 her. Mr.. Woods said the secret
would not have been divulgcd but for
recent unpleasant experiences Il has
cost the Woods and Fowler families IN
making claims to the estate OF DR..
James Fowler. who died a year ago at
Bordeaux. France. where ne established
himself as a dentist one year before the
Rurdell murder. Tho claims OF the
Woods and Fowlers brought out threat
ening letters to Ar Woods. who was
one Of the most active claimants The
letters referred 10 made mysterious
references TO the Burdell murder.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15


Al the present time. when the meth
cd Of feeding cattle and sheep on straw
and molasses IL being widely ADOPTED
siock-owners will be interested 70
learn that In Germany the fattening OF
cattle on molasses and peat null OF
moss. Is successfully carried on. IN
Germany there is plenty Of molasaea
obtainable at a cheap rate from the
suga beet factories, but one OF the
dlflcultles 10 be overcome was thal
Of finding a proper medium with
which to mix the molasses, In order
to countoract the purglng effect oil the
lreacle when fed to cattle In consider
able quantities Il Is found that the
molasSes-ln the German market
contain Injurious salts, which are
prejudlclal to the health Of the beaslA'
In the course Of report on the sub
ject. the British consul at siettln says:
"The moss turf. from which the dust
or null is obtained by being torn up
or leased out BY a machine for making
moss litter. called a Wolf Is taken
from the upper strata Of high-lying
peat moors. and consists largely OF the
dried but non-de-eompoaed lhre Of the
sphagnum euspldatum and tho Eric
phomm latlfollum. The following are
the advantages stated by experiment.
ers 10 accrue from the use OF mo-
lasses null fodder Il Ia 50 per cent
cheaper than the best fat-produeing
food. and yet equal In nouriahment.
Il tends to keep the animal In health
helps the digestion and wheta the APP
petite; Il Is almost equal In noufish'
ment 10. and IL a good substitute Tor
bran; Il prevents collie and other sick
ness; Il gives a glossy. healthy ap'
pearance TO the skin: In consequence
Of the large proportion OF sugar i
contains Il acts a. a stimulant. ans
increases the working capabilities an'
stamina: with proper and careful usl
for milk cowf. Il increases the produc
ton Of milk. while improving the qual
ity; when used for fattening. Il IN
creases weight. and improves the IA
vor OF the meat: Il lessons the ex
penses Of the farmer. both IN rcspec
10 fodder and az a manure. the larg
proportion Of alkali In the molasse
being especially advantageous In n
latter; Il will keep stored for an an
limited time" The consul advises tia
some caution Is necessary In fcedln
pregnant animals. the maximum Quau
uty OF molasses allowed for cows 1
calf being pound TO IA pounds %
day, but for the nrsi week from
third to a fourth Of a pound per hea
per day should only be given INT
the animals become accustomed 10 n
food.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

produce the pulIsss should be from =
pulies strain, and bred directly rom
an exhibition hen. His color Is a trihr
light. comb large, but evenly serralea'
II thin near the top. all the better
hackle well striped. but none In saddle
undercolor OF hackle and saddle may
be light gray or white: wing bows
should show more purple than req a.
too much red shows signs OF being breu
from bricky hen. To him mate exhi-
billion females having light brown pen.
clled with darker brown on back ana
wings. all one shade. free from shan'
Ing on back and brick on wings. These
hens should have the large comb lying
over. but firm and strong on the head.
so II does not lie close 70 the eye ana
face. The cockerels raised from THIS
mating are the birds to use for breeding
females the next year. by breeding
Brown Leehorns IN this manner We
have two distinct lines Of blood, and
they should never be crossed. The Bun
Leghorn Is the most recent acquisition
10 the Mediterranean class. II Is
beautiful bird. and one that viii VII
It's way wherever bred. Buf-coloreC
birds have many admirers, and thos'
who have bred them are pronounced u
their praise Of their qualities. Besides
having the general characteristics o
the Leghorn type. the Bun Leghori
cock has rich buff-colored hackle an'
saddle. in shade from lemon 10 CHINA
mon. but Of even solid color In keepinl
with the rest OF the plumage: the bael
and wing bow exactly match the plum
age: tail is OF the same general tint
but richer. deeper bun Is preferable. tn
standard giving for tail a rich. deel
bun or copperish bronze. The remain
der Of the plumage IL Of q slightl
lighter shade. but even In colo
throughout. with no semblanee TO
patchy or notified plumage. White an
black feathers In plumage are obieC
tionable; solid white or solid blac
feathers viii disquallfy the bird. tn
hen IL OF the same color az the cock.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

Gar and the captivity Of the Italians.
IN bound TO say that I am no longer
hdlenant but simply Disguised Al
shat hear each day about them. Out
II respect for a nation with whom we
we're friendly I should have been sill
mt n the Italians had not shown. In
ferard 10 ourselves. the most repre-
lcnslhle conduct. Have they not
fonfcased that. had they entered Adds
khaha VIGOROUSLY. they would have
flvon no quarter 20 any Frcnchman.
cot even the small tradosmani They
added. moreover. with an lronlcal air
that they would not have inflicted the
death penalty on the French women.
Events dld not permit them to accom-
nllah their wishes. Although they
came TO the capital AZ prisoners. they
10 not seem to realize Il; some of their
Officers aefe not ashamed to take part
N the celebration Of the anniversary
u the battle Of Adowa; others wore
a. Gun buttons coins with the image Of
Menellk. Il was Aloerlone himself
Who. drinking a toast 20 the health
AZ the great emperor. turned toward
one OF our fellow-eountFymen and said;
Are we not courteousf TO which the
Frenehman replied; Mon dleu. air.
never saw a Frenchman drinking TO
The health OF Emperor William This
same Alberlone received from tn on
poror q music bon. which Menelik had
loaned him TO amuae him. On the
departure Of the general the music box
disappeared. probably carried on by
some subordinate. The empress asked
II people had the habit Of doing such
thlnen IL Europe. No, everywhere
was the answer she received. Il seems
that these Italians DO not have much
confidence In their fellow-countrymen
The officers asked the Abys1lnians 10
give them guards 10 prevent their men
from deserving while going back 10 the
coast"
This letter aroused In France great
resentment toward italy and the ltal-
fan army. and 90 writer AZ once became
q popular Idol though ne vas siill FAR
from home The announcement that
fhr Italians had Intended an awful fate
Tor these French women found In Adds
Ahaha had they entered that city as
ronoucrors. made French blood boil.
French lre vas soon directed toward
Rome rather than Berlin. But n the
letter aroused a storm In Paris. Il ere
aicd a simeon In Rome. An Insult had
been put ON the entire Italian army
such ~ required blood 10 wipe out.
Certain Italian papers replied 20 Prince
uenrl'a letter with epilhcis thar were
100 low for reproduction In ne Paris
ian press.
Then fhc italian Officers just back
from their captivity At Carrar drew lots
10 determine which Of them should de-
mand reparailon from Prince Henri
Ihe choice Ten upon Lieutenant PM.
lha brother 81 ihc celebrated maltrc do
nrmcs Lieutenant PM. IN spite Of The
stock from which be comes. b a physl-
cal aoakllnE. and moreover he Il Gar
below Prince Henri IN rank. hcnoe
Ihls challenge was overlooked. But
hen one written By the Prince Of
,rIn reathei ne ilailnEuiahct
hmnn 4 vas quickly accepltd
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

One Of the most singular instances
Of punishment for an oversight vas
that shown by the commitment Of an
almanae-maker to the nastile In i7i7.
u was made by order Of the Duke Of
orleans, regent during the minority Of
Louis XIV. Of France. and read a. fol-
lows Laurence d'Henry. Tor dlsre-
'peei to klng George I. In not men
uonins him In bic almanac AZ King Of
Treat Britain How long this unlucky
almanac-maker remained IN prison Il
unknown. The register Of The Baaiille
examined a. The time Of the Revolu-
lion, failed to throw any light on the
subject
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

Il was long ago the rule IN Euro
pean fruit growing that gooseberries
could not be grown In climates suit
able for the ripenlng OF grapes, says
American Cultiyator. The heat re-
quired for the grape crop developed
mlldew. which destroyed the leaves Of
gooseberries and prevented the fruit
from periectlng. Thus England grew
the goosoberry. while France. Italy
and spain ripcned crops OF grapes.
The American difficulty In growing
goosoberrloa comes from our hot dry
summers, which are just what are
needed for the vino. We have had va.
rlous now varieties OF goosoberrleo
claimed 10 be mildew proof. but wc
have little faith that any will prove
entirely so when conditions favor mil.
dew. This however does not matter
30 much. since the bordeaux mixture
which has proved 30 good a remedy lor
mlldcw on the grape. IL equally GOOD
TO protect tho goosoherry plant from
the same enemy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

In mating Brown Leghorns onposites
mast be considered. should the male
be fine In all points except comb or leg
ielect females strong In this point TO
nate with him. The most successful
breeders use a double mating. one pen
20 produce exhibition birds OF each sex
Fine birds. both oockerels and pullets
,an be bred from the same pen by using
slightly different types Of females. Tho
same male often will breed the finest
OF both exhibition cockcrels and pull
lets. but Il Is a rare case to have a e.
male breed both sexes OF a remarkable
quality. when two pens are used. at
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

him more until he frat paid what was
duo.
And az he goeth up and down upon
the face OF the earth. seeking how he
might get gold without labor. he pass
eth BY the place Of the man who sell
eth milk.
lie stoppeth In the street. for behold
he heareth the sounds Of strife, and
when he goeth into the house Of the
milk dealer he hrdeth that the milk
dealer refusth 10 take the milk that
the farmer had brought, for II was
sour. and the farmer was exceeding
wroth.
Then this man goeth into his home
and saith 70 his wife. Eureka" which
being interpreted means, / have a sof,
snap, and he telleth her 10 90 unto the
physician. and get an omer OF a certain
kind OF acid. Now an omer is ten
asnts' worth.
Then this man getteth ten boxes and
writeth on each one sweeialine. and
he putteth a tenth part Of the omer OF
his acid In each box, and goeth unto
the land Of the farmers.
And when he meeteth the farmer.
whose milk had been sour. he showeth
him one OF the boxes. and telleth him
TO put tenth part OF the substance In
the box into the milk. and Il viii keep
sweet for the space OF three days.
And the farmer paid the man an
ephah. which IL ten omers. and he did
unto his milk as the man saith. and
behold Il was sweet unto the third day.
a. the man had said
Then after three days. cometh again
this man and sayeth unto all the farm
srs. why now trouble you yourselves TO
keep clean the vessels wherewith you
carry your milk 10 the city. or where
fore do you labor serubblng your milk
pallsi Behold. for the sum Of an ephah
l win sell unto you a substance which
will keep dirty milk clean.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

And some Of the farmers hearkenod
unto the man. and bought OF him. but
others said: I'VE VII not do 80. Tor
behold We have read that this substance
that you sell is poison 10 children,
But there were enough farmers. who
cared not for the children Of other peo-
pie. TO buy large numbers Of boxes OF
sweeialine. and the man got gold. yea
much fine gold. for he selleth his stun
unto this day.-Natlonal Stockman.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

Miss Irene stockton OF Lambcrtyllle
n. y. Is a social favorlte and a lover
OF sports. She can row a boat. play
ball. run a foot race, Ere a gun, and
hold her own IN an argument About
a month ago gang OF men came onto
her property TO place poles and wires
for the Western Union Telegraph
Company. One Of the gang was Percy
Cunningham He met Miss stockton
and Il proved a case Of love at hrsl
sight. They became engaged and the
wedding day set. but before Il arrived
Percy's father came and took him
home.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

There are a great number Of laws on
the statute BOOKS which don't seem TO
command much attention" remarked
the political pro,ege
Young mar" replied Senator sorg-
hum. "you are looking In the wrong
place. Some OF those laws may not
amount TO mnsh on statute books. but
they have nads a heap OF difference
IN bank bOokAS Washington Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

suggestions printed "a 20 how the borer
can be extormInaied ln other WAYS
than that q dlgg.ng them Out with
knife and wire, bat Sc seems that
ef;cr you have tried them you have
10 80 around and examine the trees
as oarc.a..y 90 sec u yuur wash" has
been cfeciual as you would TO dlg them
cut. which makes the application OF the
washes which have thus FAR been made
public rather expensive things 10 use
The operation OF hunting ths borcr a.
not a particular slow or i.moult lob.
but u ought 10 be- done thoroughly.
and by the man who owns the trees.
or some one be can thoroughly trust
Central States Fruit Grower.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

A brooklyn oiri ami uer noy Husband
Tramplna "a TO Florida.

A brooklyn oiri AMI sIer Iloy Husband
rrampina IL to Florida.
James Dewitt Pierce. - years old.
and bis wife. one year younger. both
OF Brooklyn. n. Y, are in the county
jail at Lancaster. Pa, because the
woman was found by a Columbia con
stable dressed In male attire. The sto.
~ they give Is that the woman Is the
daughter OF Joseph Y. Jarvis. dealer
In tobacco at Clinton and Water
streets. Brooklyn. who objected 10 the
girl marrying Pierce. but whose oh.
iectlOns were ignored. Pierce met mis-.
fortune after misfortune. and finally
determined 10 beat HIS way to Florida.
where he thought he could set a Job.
His wife decided 10 accompany aim.
and TO better facilitate her movements
concluded TO dress In male attire. pass.
ms herself on as a boy. They reached
Columbia In this way without creating
suspicion. but there the constable saw
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15

pursuit the chances are that he hrlnes
his nose In violent contact with the
fence or some other obstruction. A
few such lessons and be concludes that
he Is no longsr partial TO chicken. A
mouth Of leather specs" oured our
most ravenous thief. and by bllndlnz
only the ring leaders the whole herd
was soon az doclle as well behaved
porkers should be.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-15
MURDER WILL our.


Last KEplainnd.
The Chicago Journal the other even
ing published an interview with VIII
liam " Woods Of Chicago. purp0rting
10 give the secret OF the famous Burdell
murder Dr. Harvey Burdell. a den
tist, was asaaaslnated In his ONCE. No.
81 Bond street. 20 years ago. Mr..
Woods in his interview says that Doc
tor Burdelrs housekeeper. Mrs. Emma
Augusta Cunningham. confessed her
self the murdercss. strangling the doc.
tor with a cord. while John J. Eckel
her paramour. stabbed him with a den.
lists excavator. The confession. &C.
eordlng 10 Mr.. Woods. was mad,