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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12
MusT KNOW THg STREAM.

"
The Information a Western River
PiIot Has to Carry in Has Head.
At the season of the year when the
river excursion business is at it's height
and hundreds of boats are carving
thousands of people to and fro along the
entire length of the Ohio river from
Pittsburgh to Cairo, many persons who
ordinarily never give the subject a
Thought + impressed with the won
derful way in which navigation on u
beautiful stream IS carried on. The
first thing noticed generally is the &C.
cnracy with which the pilot handles
the boat, avoiding the bars, which are
near the surface OF the water in the
summer, going from one side of the
river to the other. and, finally, without
a jar. landing them all safely at their
destination. When the excursion busi-
ness Is over these same men assume
similar positions on packets and tow
boats carrying hundreds of tons of
freight and thousands of bushels of
coal on every trip with the same ac-
curacy with which they handledthe ex-
cuIxion steamers during the summer.
A large number of pilots running out
of Cincinnati know the river from here
TO New Orleans, others from here to
Memphis. and other still to points up
the river as far as Pittsburgh. Know
the river" This phrase means much.
For instance, a man running from here
to New Orleans must be able to take
charge of the wheel of his boat at any
hour of the day or night at amy point
ON the river and on any stage of water.
He must be able to tell at a glance X
actly where the boat is at II point on
this long stretch of 1913 miles. He
must know every bend and chute, and
by day the different points by which to
steer, such as houses, barns, trees,
fences and even haystacks; by night
every light placed by the government
in conspicuous places as well as tAe
hills and their shape. He must know
exactly how long to hold the boat to
n light or object before changing to
another. When the Mississippi river is
reached a new feature presents itself
in the shape of the constantly changing
channel. To work here requires more
skill and greater Judgment probably
than all the rest Of the difficulties com
bined. Going down a boat may go on
n side of the river. Coming back it
doesn't go within two miles of that
place. When these things are appre-
~ciatcd-and they III only a few of the
things a pilot must know-then it is
that the pilot gets credit for what
he does.-Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12

The bodice is bloused with narrow
basque skirts of white satin. In front
it opens in large white satin revers. ia
reveal a short vest of the same material,
and below crosses to the left side. fas.
stening with three large pearl buttons.
Wash silks will also be much used this
summer. They make ideal shirtwaists.
if unlined, and keep the color much bet
ter than those of cotton when laun-
dered. To be Of greatest value. how
ever, they should be cut in the plain
shape.
Lace is an important factor in this
seasons gowns. It is worn with the
lightest, and with the heaviest, of1ma-
terials. Cream lace. both thick in de-
sign or very fine, is immensely used.
Pretty little velvet cloaks, for theater
wear, have a plating of deep lace sewn
in all around and down the fronts, as
well as inside the high. full collar. All
dressy black wraps have white satin
collars, and are further embellished by
founces of fine cream lace.
The newest trimming for skirts is a
flounce of lace, around the bottom. A
bodice may be entirely made of bands
of lace insertion, over a colored lining.
and have rufles of valeneiennes lace
down the front.
Organdies and wash muslins will be
greatly in demand. Many very exquisite
gowns are made up in these materials.
especially when they are trimmed with
real lace. Yet while real lace is fash
ionable, imitation is allowable, and
often makes up quite as prettily as the
genuine.
The girl who intends to wear many
thin gowns will do well to secur at
least one colored underskirt and waist.
They should be made OF silk. ~fpossible
If not, of plain lawn. Careful atten-
ton should be given to the cut of these
garments. for, with q well-fitted under
slip. it is quite possible to give a cheap
muslin gown a very elegant appearance.
Fourteen yards of silk or lawn,is neces-
sary. The waist should be cut low and
sleeveless. like an evening bodice; the
skirt should be scant, with a six-inch
hounce around the bottom.
THE LATEST.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12
P~EEsoNAL ANp LrreRARx.


Jose Echegaray, SPANS greatest
playwright is GA years old. He Is an
engineer and mathematician. He was
once q minister OF state. He has writ
ten So plays.
Princess Marie Won Hohenlohe, wife
OF the imperial chancellor, has per-
formed the notable feat Of killing a bear
while hunting on her estates in Russia
The princess is SIS years old.
IN. Andree, who means to try for the
north pole again next summer, has had
the size of his balloon increased by 900
cubic feet. which will enable him to
take along 400 pounds more of dead
weight.
Frederick Solomon, who died re-
Gently in Salt Lake City at the age Of
a years, was a native of Germany,
served through the civil war and was
made surveyor-general Of Utah by
President Grant.
William Bayly recently disposed Of
81 per cent. of the stock OF the Tom
Boy mine at Telluride, Col, to an Eng
lish syndicate for the sum of So. 225. 900.
The mine has paid 100000 in dividends
the last two years.
The death of Gen. Guadalupe Lopez,
whe died Of pneumonia a few DAYS AGO.
removes one Of Mexico's greatest gem
eralss He was a f~ull-blooded Indian
and was considered a great Indian
fighter coping with the savages with
their own tactics. His universal kind
ness had won for him throughout the
republic the title of Uncle Lupe."
"A model of the proposed statue of
Harriet Beecher Stowe has been placed
in position at Hartford, Conn. It rep
resents Mrs. Stowe seated in an antiC1e
chair. In the fingers Of her right hand
she holds a pen. and in the left leaves of
manuscript. The face has a Thoughtful
expression. Her feet rest on a cushion.
There is also the model of a figure of
Uncle Tom.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12
FLEA FoR TIE BIRDS.

Their Destruction Ts EndamgarAnR
the Forests and Orchards.
A plea for the birds Is being widely
disseminated, in the form of a circular
which contains some. earnest worda
arem Mrs. Caroline B. Hoffman, local
SECRETARY of the Massachusetts, Audu-
bon society. Mrs, Hoffman tells this
often-told story Of the mother heron
which must be killed when broodfng
TO ATTAIN the white aigrette which is
her decoration at that time, and of the
cruelty of sacrificing the mother-bird
and her little ones for the qualification
of feminine vanity. The Florida heron,
she says, is annihilated.
She bases her plea in this circular
more particularly upon the practical
ground of the great injury to plants and
forests by the wholesale destruction of
the little creatures so useful in destroy
ing insects. She sayss ALREADY in the
southern lands of Europe are the
\~forests p~erlshing in a frightful manner,
laEd not less are the orchards in danger,
tor ainst the increase Of injurious
there is no remedy when the lit
70 1a ane missing. And no land in
Ne world is safe against this
&Arfa @uction."
Quoting foreign criticism of bird
dSoration, she continues: SLOW for
eih lands think and write about it, a
Rgspaper from Toxic, Japan, will best
shy. 1t says: TT is not enough that
tn Europeans compress themselves
wiAsteel and whalehone; they also de-
NAL for adornment beautiful and
uzc5 BIRDS"
ShA concludes: Equally guilty of
this Rrbarous custom is every pur-
chase of these birds, martyrs unto
deathlMay these words meet with the
right heption; ma women at length
rehectpd acknowledge that there is
somethg better, nobler, more to be
desired Nan this foolish style, which
is boughwith the blood and life of
creatnTeashioned by the God Of love.
May Ameean women come to the
front ande the first to do away with
this b~rutapractice.
"Everywre our orchards, our. fruit
trees. wing ont to be delivered
from Msee@sts, Competent witnesses
testify thatl over our country, within
q generatfobirds have diminished IN
. most rapIhanner and the injurious
insects haze de Roadway in the same
degree. Setlg aside all sentiment,
the destruct of forests, orchards
and fields ougto be sufficient to deter
women fromldulging in this muir
Tnroraa nractik Free Press
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12
An InterentInr Itenn.

By reason of its mileage and location, the
Texas & Pacific Railway 10 the most impor-
tant of an railway hines in Texas. 1t trav-
erses the Lone Star State from East to
West, through the most progressive towns,
great forests of pine, and the broad prairies
and wellkept farms, afferding the most
beautiful scenery all along the line. No
other line affords such opportunities for the
home seeker or investor to zee and enjoy
Texas. Cheap lands for all. Low rate Home
Seekers Excursion Tickets on sale at all
points in Texas and Louisiana February
10th, March 2nd and 18th, April 9th and
Goth, May 4th and 18th.
For a handsomely illustrated book fully
describing the wonderful State of Texas
conceded to be the finest publication ISSUED
in recent years, send eight cents postage tx
CASTOR Meslier, Gent Pass'r & Tiki. Agt.
Dallas. Tex.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12
An Unfortunate Name.

"a. Swindle" IS the name that APP
pears over the Office door of a struggling
lawyer in a city of Canada. A friend
Of the unfortunate gentleman suggest
ed the advisability of his writing out
his first name in full, thinking that Ar
thur or Andrew Swindle, as the case
might be. would sound better and look
.Betterth than the signifieant"A "A. Swindle.r
When the lawyer, with tears in his
eyes, whispered to him that his name
was Adam the friend understood and
was silent.-Wisconsin Blade.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12

feature of the Mccormick roller bearing Is
seen in the form-or cage as It is called
which holds the rollers from running to-
gether, and If for any cause the cagei is taken
from the shaft the rollers will not fall out
and get lost. In order to avoid the McCor-
~mick~patent the other harvesting machine
company who claims to be the originator Of
roller bearings in harvesters has cut out the
metal in the ring at the ends of the rollers.
If the cage is taken out The rollers slip out
and become filled with grit, or worse, get
lost.
The methods of the Mccormick Company
result in an annual savingof ma~nythousands
Of dollars to the farming public. New de-
vices are not embodied in their machines
until long and oft-repeated trials have
shown them to be practical. 1t has been the
same with the roller bearings as with every-
thing else-McC ormick experimenting Il
done at Mccormick expense, and not at the
expense of the farmers, who are too often
duped by manufacturers who rush inv1
print for notoriety and bull the market with
impractical forms.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12

By local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only n way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness il
caused by an inflamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets intamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inhamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness leaused by catarrh) that
for circulars, free.
- #. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12

Illustration, and the tuck should therefore
be toward the heads, 50 that it win not pulg
out.
The hand binding harvester with men to
do the binding Is out of date, and 10 III the
left hand machine, which has been super
seeded by the Mccormick Right Hand Open
Elevator, the success Of which makes it seem
highly probable that there will Be no pro-
gressive manufacturer building left hand
machines in three years.
The application of roller bearings TO grain
cutting machinery was made by j. G. Perry
in 1863, and his patent, No. 1864, for an
improved reaper, showed and described
various ways of using roller and ball bear
lngs in harvesters. In view Of these facts
1T is somewhat amusing to read the claims
Of a certain reaper maker of the present
day, who says he was the first to introduce
roller bearings in harvesting machinery. AS
a matter of fact this manufacturer is com-
paratively q beginner in the art Of reaper
building and has originated nothing.
Unquestionably the most practical ands
lsfactory application Of roller bearings to
binders and mowers has been made by the
Mccormick Harvesting Machine Company
The Particular form used by them d spakent-
ed in 1882 and is now to be found in all Nc
Cormick machines. The especially valuable
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12

why McCoFmfck Changed Eram tAo
Le1t &c the pskht Hand Hfuder
It has been said that the c~ohveniencqs ~
one age become the necessities Of TIE next
but no ordinarily sane man VIII contend
that the necessities Of one age should be~
come the Inconvenience of The next. When
binding was done by hand the left haad ert
harvester was-a necessity. The grain EEL on
the platform Of the haTyt s1er and waR de-
livered into the receiver with rs heads
towards the rear Of the msehine. The men
stood in the receiver facing the grain With
the left hahd machine the heals 6f the
grain are at the left hand Of the man doing
the binding, 50 ID taking out the bundle
with the band around Il, whether the mkn
turned to the trent table or to the back
table he kept his position toward the
bundle itsef-that is, with the heads toward
his left hand; hence IN making TIE tuck he
showed the ends under the band coward the
heads. Grain is handled BY the shocker ~
gragping into the heads, IS shown 10 the
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12

with a narrow band of velvet or silk,
covered with passementerie or jet.
Acharming jacket is made over a deep
red cashmere gown. 1t is entirely Of
rows of black and white ribbon, Joined
together with white lace insertion.
The revers r of deep red satin and
the belt of the same, fastened with paste
buckles in front
Another jacket is made high in the
neck, of fawn cloth, stitched around the
bottom and trimmed with fawn braid
frogs.
The jackets may be made either with
or without sleeves.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12

old and make st look as well as a crea-
ton of this season.
In making over, a bloused jacket with
basque skirts is one of the most useful
of the seasons modes. 1t is called n
bolero-why, it is impossible to say, be-
cause it looks little like one.
The blouse may be cut in different
ways, according to the gown you wish
to remodel. Say you have a plain, tight
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12
bodice, with small, -old-fashioned

fitting bodice, with small, old-fashioned
sleeves.
You may take other material of 6
contrasting color or silk or velvet for
the bolero. If the upper part of your
bodice is fairly good, do not cover it.
with the bolero. Make that garment
low on the shoulders, with large revers
that turn down over the blouse. The
back should be tight-fitting, with a
slight blouse in front. 1t is belted in
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12
JeIa Cheese.

Crate three noes of cheese, whip
two tablespoons of thick cream, and
mix with a takpoonful of gelatine
dissolved in a Ill cupful Of water.
When stiff stir the cheese, season
with pepper, sahnd mustard. Fill
small molds, graeheese over the top
and set on ice totden.-Good House.
keeping.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12
no

"You were right" she remarked.
sweetly, to the milliner, when you
said that new bonnet was something
stunning"
"You have worn it, them"
Eyes. / put it on to show to my hus-
band last night. I never saw a man
act more stunned. Star.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12
TIE LATEST FASHIONS.
Possibilities for a Cheap Gown In
Present conditionofsiIk Market
Uses to which Lace May ne Put-suE-
gesttons for FIounce Trimmings-
How to Remodel a GOwn-AbOut
organdies and ATusIins.

Fashions this season seem to be es-
pecially designed for poor folks. There
+ 50 many devices for fixing up old
gowns In fact, it is quite possible to
remodel a gown that is fully Eve years
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12

Some people give so much good advice
to Others, they have none left for their own
use.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
no hts after first days use of DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 50 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline, 933 Arch st.. Phila.. PA.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12

SIS the sail the only thing that guides a
ship?y asked the green passenger. "No,"
said the mate; there are rudders." - In
~dianapolis Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12

while Miss Fitz was away, George took
her parrot" Anything happen?" III
don't know; she keeps the parrot down eel
lar now, and the engagement is of."-Life.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12

People always want to do things, until
they find out that they can just as well al
not.-Washington Democrat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12

Piso's Cure cured me of a Throat and
Lung trouble of three years standing.-E.
Cady, Huntington, Ind, Nov. u, 1894.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12

When a man gets SO mean that his wife
won't live with him, he says marriage is q
f~ailure.-Washington Democrat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken. weaken or grIpe. Toe.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12

AS you chew tobacco for pleasure, use
star. 1t IS not only the best, but the most
and therefore the cheapest.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12
"star Tobacco,,o

just try a l0c box Of Cascarets candy ca.
thartic, finest liverand bowel regulatormade.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.

He-"Why are you SO sad, darling?" She
II was just thinking, dearest, that this is
the last evening we can be together till to-
mOrrow."@Comic Cuts.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12

Charity robs herself when she frowns
while bestowing a gift.-Ram's Horn.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12
1855

WHEN WRITING TO ADvERTHsERB
please atRte that you saw the Advertise
ment In this paper.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-12

a. n. K.-F
Evening journal., 1897-08-28
THE OLD sMITHY.

Don't you think that it is about time
for the tearing down OF the old black
smith shop at the Market street en-
trance to Brandywine Park?" asked a
prominent member of St. Johns
Church Of an Evening Journal reporter
Yesterday afternoon. 1T was condemn
ed by the city for park purposes a long
time ago, but IL still stands there, an
obstruction to pedestrian travel, for the
sidewalk in front Of it is only two feet
and a-half wide. Two persons cannot
pass on IL, and when they meet one is
forced into the gutter The work OF
tearing II down would not cost much
and the city would be well served II II
were done Immediately.
Evening journal., 1897-08-28
THEY TOOK A PLUNGE
Yacht Wenona Fouled With
the City of Chester.
FOUR OF THE MEN JUMPED CLEAR

THIS LIGHTENED THE YACHT
AND PREVENTED HER FROM BE-
ING SWAMPED-THE TUG BRAN
MEL PICKED UP THE SWIMMERS
WHO RETURNED TO THEIR
YACHT AND PROCEEDED TO
PENNsVILLE.
AT 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
small sloop yacht Wenona left John
McManus' float, at Market street
bridge, for Pennsville. n. j. The party
included Quartermaster Harry
BoOtes, of the First Delaware Regi-
ment; COurtland G. Pierson. Sherwood
Hodson, ELI Shilling and George Car
ter.
No trouble was experienced until
Moore's shipyard was reached. The
steamer City of Chester was coming up
and the tug NJ. A. Brammel in the SER
vice Of the Atlas Dredging Company
was coming down. The river at that
point is narrow at all times, and was
made more so yesterday by a big scow
which was at the end OF Moore's dock
being fitted up for service The yacht
ran in close to the scow to enable the
City Of Chester and the Brammel to
pass. This necessarily blanketed her
and she lost steerage-way. Before the
oars could be gotten out to keep her
head up in the wind, her jib was filled
by a flaw and she swung around. The
wind Immediately filled her mainsail
and she began driving towards the
bows Of the Chester. II was impossible
to throw her head upstream as she
would have gybed and, at the same
time, have gone under the bows of the
! Brammel. She struck the City OF
Chester about fifteen feet abaft the bow
and was Tended off until about twenty
FIVE feet from the stern. when the mo-
mentum of the steamer and the swceI
of the tide threatened to force her un-
der. -Four of the five men jumped
clear and relieved the yacht of about
700 pounds This threw her stern
clear, and enabled Eli Shilling, who
was IN the bow holding fast to The
steamers stanchions, to maintain his
hold until the headway of the steamer
was stopped, when ne released his nO.s
and the yacht drifted clear.
The four men who went over the raj
were all expert swimmers and paddle'
around clear OF the steamer until thu
crew of the Brammell threw then
ropes and life-belts and took then
aboard The captain and crew wer
thanked and then the wet crew return
ed to their yacht, which had not ship
ped a cupful of water, and proceeded q
D PennsNi ille, drying out as they went
] and none the worse for their misad
venture.
Every man who jumped carried
4 gold watch with him, and every watc
3 stopped between 1926 and $50 oclocl
4 or wirnin a few seconds after tn
. plunge was taken which saved tn
whole outfit from being sucked unde
the steamer.
Evening journal., 1897-08-28
JUMPED INTO THE CREEK
DEAF MUTE WHO ASKED FOR A
MATCH AND GOT A PUNCH.

Tfespass was the charge against Ed
ward and John Thompson, both color
ed, in Municipal Court this morning.
The men were stealing a ride on a p,
W. & b. railroad freight train, when
Officers Ward and Ralston caught
sight of them. The officers called to
The men and they dropped from the
car and ran down Orange street with
the cops" in close pursuit Themenwere
unacquainted with the vicinity and
in the attempt to escape, plunged into
the Chrlstiana. They SWAN aDout for
some time and the officers fell back ON
the wharf The men, thinking that
they had given up the chase, climbed
out, and were nabbed by uhe officers.
They were given an Opprtunity to leave
the city. and left the dock thanking
Judge Bail profusely.
William Bush was charged with be-
ing drunk He get 81 and costs
Charles Nelson, William Cramer and
A. Williams were fined $40 and costs
each for assaulting f. e. Wilcox, a
mute, who halls from Detroit, Michi-
gan. Wilcox, through his interpreter,
Lewis c. Fell, said that he was going
along Front street to the Grand Union
Hotel He asked one Of the men, Cra-
mer, for match in mute fashion, and
for his request he got a punch on the
nose. He said that he gave chase to
Cramer, when the other two men join
ed in, and one of them, whom he could
not recognize, struck him on the neck
with a cane. He then told Officer Will
liam J. Massey and the black trio got
the wagon.
George Russell, the prize-fighter, was
arraigned on the charge of assault and
battery on John Lewis, also cOlored
Russell was dismissed, there not being
sufficient evidence against him.
The case of Chambers Heck was con-
tinued until Monday.