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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
THE TARIFF AND TRUSTS.
Protected Interests Are Allowed ia
Write the Schedules,

1EOLcShCU AAkGEG8ND AEC AAAOWGu ~
Write the Schedules.
It is becoming known that the agent
of each protected interest wrote the
schedule in the Dingley tariff bill. The
sugar schedule as it now stands was
largely written by Scion Humphreys,
Pierre Smith, John Farr, William 81.
Lefferts, Charles P. Armstrong and
John E. Searles, treasurer of the Amer
lean Sugar Refining company.
Thomas Harrison, for the Manufac.
turing Chemists association, wrote in
substance the chemical schedule.
Fl. B. Newton, president of the Ma
tional Association of the Brick Manu-
%facturers, prepared section SO of the
bill.
Green glass manufacturers wrote sec
ton "a, imposing a duty upon green
and colored bottles, and their demand
was literally complied with.
Simon Burns wrote section 90, and his
language was followed word for word,
Manufacturers of ~spectacles, eyer
glasses, lenses, opera glasses, ETC., had
their schedule as prepared by them
selves adopted without the change Of a
single. word.
Cotton spinners and cotton manufacs
turers demanded certain rates in writ
ing, and their demands were honored.
The section of the cutlery schedule
referring to pocket knives and table
knives vas prepared a month before il
was given out by the committee. 70
vas in the possession of a certain manu-
faeturer and he showed it to friends of
his in New York and other cities weeks
before anyone else knew what that Sec
ton was to be. AT the same time the
majority of the ways and means COM
mittee had decided to submit the retro
active amendment.
1t is a fact that the wool Gnanufacs
turers of the country knew on the even-
ing of January 6 what the wool schedule
was to be. The present boom in sugar
is directly traceable to the fact that the
retroactive clause is to be used to put
up the price Of sugar to the trade, while
the trust never intends to pay acent OF
increased duty on sugars imported prior
to the date the new bill becomes a law.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05

son advances. It is arranged in such a
way, by a simple adjustment at the
back, that the instant the rider is in
the saddle the skirt falls in natural
folds and has all the advantages and
none of the ugliness of the old-time
divided skirt.
In the matter of coats, blo,rses and
bodices the choice is simply without
limit, and every rider may easily decide
upon one whose style kindly lends it.
self to every requirement VI her par
ticular figure.
Many of the coats are very similar to
those of last year, excepting, of course,
the sleeves, which have dwiDdled to
about half their size. Some of the
newest coats for cycling fit quite snug
ly to the figure, are closed with Just
one button and cut away in a curved
shape below the waist, very much like
a g~entleman's morning coat. The all.
~conquering bolero has invaded the cy-
cling world, and many of the hand
soonest costumes boast this charming
little adjunct t o the bodice.
The sweetest thing of all perhaps
in the way of a bolero is the one in the
picture, made Of royal blue serge,
braided in black and gold and lined
throughout with plaid taffeta silk.
As far as materials are concerned.
there are few things nicer for cycling
wear than the new lightweight covert
cloths, tweeds, meltons and the useful
and ever-beeoming mohair serge, while
Il thu founrifo No10~. S-aIV,la - -
known shade of brown, soft gray and
deep blue, not to forget the lovely vfo-
lets and greens, shading from the light
est down to the darkest and most vivid.
When it comes to general utility there
are certain shades of tan, light gray
and medium blue which seem the wisest
thing to buy, for the dust-that enemy
of good looks and comfort when cy-
cling-plays but little havoc with such
colors as these, while, on the other
hand, there are shades of deep red, the
new Russian green, not to mention a
particular shade of blue, all of which
would prove vastly more becoming to
the majority of cycling women.
Venetian cloth is much sought after
on the wheel, also melton woven in a
sort of heather mixture. They make
most effective costumes when com.
pleted by ONE of the new mess jackets
with collar and cuffs of dark brown
velvet. Agenuinely tailor-made cycling
costume, and one exceedingly easy to
copy, is the second n in the illustra.
ton. 1t is made of Venetian cloth, in an
exquisite shade of tan, and has a natty
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05

n in a rather larger and snowy
term but the best makers do not
Ia out this style of work unless spe-
ply ordered. They take the stand,
a wise one it is, too, that any at
hpt at ornamentation Of the kind on
Outing dress is in not good taste, to
the least; and SO resolutely have
y Of them set their faces against
Plat two well-known houses will not
take orders for the braided cycling
The length of the newest skirt
ast to the instep and all, without a
RE exception, have the front and
widths lined with thin silk. To
D attempt to make a thing Of beauty
Of the divided sllrtseemed almosta
eless task, yet some enterprising
has just put on the market Q d.
garment that is really pleasing to
upon, and n that promises to
phenomenal popularity as the sea-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05

II fear" said the barber, finishing
his Commute m~onologue with an un-
requited plea in behalf Of his infallible
hair restorative, II fear, sir (yanking
the apron from under the chin of his
baldheaded customer), that your hair
will never come in again"
The released victim glanced at him
self in the glass, banged his hat on his
head, and, hastily striding to the door,
exclaimed: Neither will Il"-Boston
Courier.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05

bstume could possibly be. Time was,
hd not 20 very long ago either, when
hything was esteemed good enough to
ear on the wheel; and what frights,
BIT to use a harsher term, some women
d make of themselves while carrying
{ this ideal Fortunately
this is changed now, and the female
taries of the wheel have come at last
realize the fact that there is no rea-
on earth why they should not look
Il as chic and charming when on their
chimes as when dressed for calling
the promenade. AS a natural result,
the latest cycling costumes r
lish and smart, and, at the same time,
roughly sensible and womanlike in
ny particular. The skirts are for
most part made perfectly plain,
at first glance seem quite easy
simple in their adjustment, but
on the contrary somewhat compile
~ interior arrangement, ow-
to SUGGESTIONS of elastic bands and
nidivisiohs, which serve in a most
~14SAdCtOIJ MduuCG " Keep OAO 6h1IU
proper position, v should the
Ter be going right in the teeth Of a
III wind.
Many Of these skirts, even in the
eaper grades of goods, are SO cleverly
ntrived, by means of the straps and
nds, that when the wearer is riding
walking or pushing her wheel her
irt has altogether the look and hang
a smart walking costume. These
zirts Ire mostly finished in a severely
ain manner At the bottom some have
ix-inch hem, headed by three rows of
achine stitching, while others again
cut off and faced to the depth of
d inches with a bias band of soft
Their. This latter finish, however, is
ly seen on the models hailing from
gland the. French and German tail
showing a decided preference for
broad hem and machine stitching.
few skirts are trimmed by braiding
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05

a Observation-Disclosures
held by the college man who can make
the highest record for strength meas
urements. At the present time Lover
ing, of Harvard, holds the record, with
Arthur Hawks second.
In making the m-easurements the
most delicate apparatus is required.
Special instruments are made to test
the lifting and pulling strength; huge
calipers are used, and for asurem
of length and breadths there is a wood.
en- rod lined with metal and holding two
other rods perpendicular to it.
e. T.. GIINnT.ACR
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
GARDENERS CHAT.
Natty Costumes Designed for Fair.
Devotees of the Wheel.
The Foremost Designers Of the World
Are failing an Interest In Cycling
suits This seasOn-some
Charming Models.
Especial chicago Letter.I

The cycling costume plays a most inn
portant part in the wardrobe of the
up-to-date woman. She gives it as much
thought and attention as she would be-
stow upon her prettiest and most be-
witching house gown, and its style and
material and whole general effect are
ns carefully pianned.and considered as
The most elegant and fetching street
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
The nntiea I'M wool.

One of the chief objections to the
Dingley bill-that is, one Of the chief
objections by the gougees as distin-
guished from the gougers-is on ac-
count of its high duties on wool. And
yet these duties are not high enough
to satisfy the wool growers. Their man
Lawrence has called a meeting of the
Wool Growers association in Washing
ton to lay down the law to the senate
with regard to the duties on wool. The
Wool Growers association has been
holding meetings in Washington ever
since congress assembled last Decem-
Der. 1t made known to the ways and
means committee what was expected
and demanded, and it was thought, I'M
til this call for another meeting, that it
had got everything it wanted. The
president made a mistake, in the first
place, in ~convening congress to pass a
tariff law. He should have convened
the Wool Growers association. That
would have saved time, for no tariff law
has passed a republican congress since
the existence Of the Wool Growers as
ISOLATION that was not dictated by that
organization of feecers.-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
Not what ne Wanted.

Haskell-What's Bobby crying for?
Mrs. Haskell-Ohi the poor boy
caught his finger in the pantry door.
Haskell-H'm! He evidently didn't
get the jam he was looking for that
time-N, Y. Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
Warm Reception.

"Did the old gentleman ask you to
sit down the other night, Chumpley,
when you called to ask him for his
daughter?"
mo, and / haven't been able to sit
down since, either."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
At the Thenter.

Wilberforce-Thls is an irterminable
act.
Tillinghast-It is, dear boy. 1t is a
long time between drinks.-N. Y. Truth.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
The Dingiey tariff bin is McKin-

The Dingiey tariff bill is McKin-
leyism to a superlative degree This
wage earners are finding out, and the
fact that D~ing1eyism will only permit
n dress where the Wilson bill furnish
es and only one suit of clothes
where the Wilson bill furnishes more,
while wages do not increase in proper
ton to cost of living, is coming home
10 voters and their familiss.-Nashvine
American,
New-York tribune., 1897-06-13

Although Robert Fulton's Clermont which be-
gan running on the Hudson in 1907 was the
pioneer steamship Of the world. and American
enterprise also sent the little Savannah across
the ocean in lSl9 the first regular transatlantic
line of steamships was British The Cunarders
began TO run liz 1910. Five years later Sir l. X
Brunei launched the first big iron steamship and
htted her out with the first screw propeller ever
used on an ocean liner. although Ericsson had
employed that means Of propulsion FOR a Thames
towboat in 1887
The great revolution in naval architecture
which the world has witnessed IN the last quar-
ter of a century is traccable u the influences Of
two incidents: The use OF four-inch iron plat-
ing on n vessel in :he Crmean War as early rs
1S,I. and the turrctted Monitor Gs Ericsson
France originated nickei-s;Cc! and America The
improved surface hardening process employed in
making aruor. Moreover the Columbia and the
Minneapolis are swifter than any OF the British
cruisers now in commission. Eut ENGLAND has
10y far the biggest ironclads afloat. and She has
pursued much more progressive policy than
any OF her rivals in the matter OF costly and
bold experiments for the perfection of warships.
In the matter Of offensive armament. il should
be noted. she has been greatly aided 10y Sir Will
lam George Armstrong, who. ii he has not built
New-York tribune., 1897-06-13

dred years old. Davy's researches into the nat
ure of poisonous gases in mines JennerS system
OF vaccination and Walkers friction match
came a little later. but distinctly antedate the
Victorian period. And. though John Dalton
lived until 1911, George Stephenson until 1913
and Michael Faraday until 1867. their service to
humanity so far announcements and demon
strations could go was rendered before the pres
cnt monarch ascended the British throne.
1t was during the very first decade of tho pres
ent century that Dalton laid the foundations OF
modern chemistry by teaching us the nature of
atoms and unfolding the correct principles Of
analysis and synthesis. Up to that time phil
osophcrs had been fumbling around helplessly
in the dark in their speculations about the COM
position of matter. I-avoiSicr. indeed. cleared
away many of the errors OF his contemporaries
and predecessors, and provided his profession
with u convenient and improved code of names
and phrases. But Dalton's doctrines were more
fundamental and far-roachinG. They have borne
"A rich fruitagc. especially within the last half
century. LicbS'S famous researches into the
nuIritivc qualities of various foods for instance
had the atomic theory for their starting point
Agriculture had been pursued for years before
this; metals had been refined: paint soap glass
and scores Of other commercial compounds had
New-York tribune., 1897-06-13

years old when in 1856. he first obtained pur-
pie aniline. which he named ''mauVe." The en-
suing search for, and production of. other colors
from coal tar was pushed vigorously. and with
gratifying results. revolution thus
wrought in methods of dyeing. and the market
FOR indigo and madder has been nearly ruined in
consequence.
From cotton to steel seems n far cry: but Sir
Henry Bessemer's wonderful process which
some authorities regard the most important dis
coVery OF the century. is essentially i'm
proved chemical operation. 1t burns the inn
purities out OF n molten mass of Pig iron by
means of powerful jets of air driven into it from
below. and thus produces a high grade of steel
much more quickly and economically than the
older methods did When this system first came
into vogue, in 1S59-'60. Great Britain was pro-
ducing about $4,000 tons of steel n year Now
she makes fully one hundred times that amount
in the same time. and the United States does too
Forty years ago steel cost about 500 or $500
ton. Within the last few months steel rails
have sold in this country for SD and even less
1t is a gratifying fact that Sir Henry has him
self derived great pecuniary rewards from his
process His patents yielded him more than
SJ.OU.OOO. Other manufacturers. collectively
have made far greater profits out Of the inven-
New-York tribune., 1897-06-13

uon. But, after all. it is the cousumer-and. in
a certain sense. everybody is a Of steel
that has been chiefly benefited.
The wonderful development of the railroad
systems OF the world. the building Of ships. the
armoring Of naval vessels. the construction Of
our modern sky yscrapers and countless other in
dustrieS which vitality affect the convenience Of
mankind have been stimulated TO an inca a!culable
degree by this invention.
The sO-called basic process Of Thomas and
Gilchrist. which eliminates the phosphorus from
certain iron which were formerly unavail-
able must also be credited to Great Britain. SO.
too, with the 'regenerative furnace" Of Sir Will
lam Siemens. which. by interposng open brick
work in the way Of escaping products Of com
bus;iop in working steel. retains 10 or % per
cent of the heat which would otherwise escape.
New-York tribune., 1897-06-13

pe'n Manufactured: but all of these classes OF
WORK nave been conducted far more intelligently
anu successfully since chemistry has come to
thelr assistance than before
The invention OF our modern high explosives is
one OF the notable trumphs of this science
Sch"nbein. who discovered gun cotton in 1919
was WurtembCrgor; but Sir Frederick a. Abel
an EngliShman. had much to do with it's i'm
proVement. Sobrcro is credited with the first
production of nitro-glycerine. 1t was Nobel. a
Swede. however. who first introduced it into use
and who then devised dynamite and the blasting
gelatines which form the basis Of al our n,odera
smokeless powders.
Still another brilliant achievement in chem
istry is the discovery of aniline dyes in which
W. H. Perkin, an EngliShman. had a large share
This enthusiastic Investigator only eighteen
New-York tribune., 1897-06-13
SIXTY YEARS OF SCIENCE.
WHAT INVENTORS HAVE ACHIEVED IN
VICTORIA'S REIGN.

MARVELLOUS PROGRESS IN CHEMISTRY AND THE
APPLICATION OF STEAM AND ELECTRICITY
MEN WHOSE NAMES ARE FAMOUS
The contributions which Great Britain has
made during the last sixty years 10 the world
progress in science and industry are so great
that it almost seems if mat terial civilization
really began with Queen VictCria's reign. 1t
must be remembered, however, that Crompton's
spinning jenny and Arkwrights power loom, the
invention Of which has benefited all mankind
thai wears clothing. both more than a hun
Arizona republican., 1897-12-04
WILL DO WITHOUT.
Brilliant Scheme to Get 160- Acres of
 Kansas Land.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 3.-J. D. Simp- kins of St. Marys, O., a member of the Ohio state board of school exam iners, has written to Attorney General Boyle for advice on a scheme to get 160 acres of Kansas land. He says J. L. Simpkins pre-empted farm in Kansas many years ago. He died be- fore he had made final proof of title, and the property was patented by the government to his minor children.
 The .wIdter says the estate owed him $500 and the mother of the children is very anxious to give Simpkins the land Simpkins does not understand the Kansas law and wants to know how to proceed. He says he does not know whether the land is worth $50 an acre or $5 an acre, not knowing it's location. George Smelling, the assist ant attorney general, says he will do what he can to prevent the writer from gstting a foot of the land.
 ''I expect to write him." he said, ''thst the land belongs to the children under law of the United States de- signed to protect just such people, and the Kansas law protects them, too. He can't get a legal title to the prop erty in this state, and I think shall tell him to keep his hands off,
Arizona republican., 1897-12-04
PRINCESS POISONED.
One of the Favorites of Czar Alex
 ander the Victim

Guatemala, Dec. 3.-A report which seems well authenticated comes from Salvador, that Princess Dolgorouky, who claimed to be widow of the CZar Alexander H., was poisoned in Salva- dor by her secretary and an adven turer named Count De Cabtro Sor- men[ho. She died suddenly and her death was given out as yellow fever, but the body was disinterred by the authorities, whose suspicious had been aroused and an autopsy revealed that she had been poisoned.
 The alleged princess came to this country from Paris under contract to play the violin at the exposition and left here about two months ago. She was heavily bejeweled and, it is thought her diamonds and the money she carried were the objects sought by the criminals.
 The count said he was a Portu- guese grandee from Brazil, but he was apparently of doubtful amtecedents. The count has escaped, but the secri- tary is under arrest
Arizona republican., 1897-12-04
Louder and More Urgent Than
 the Voice of Nature
CALLS THE PRESIDENT BACK
From the Bedside of His
 Dying Mother
Congress Cannot Be Opened With out the Presence of MT. Mckinley tths Capitol An Unprscedontsd d Case In Our History.

Canton, O., Dec. 3.-President Me Kinley will be- in Washington for the opening of congress next Monday whladeNer may be the issue of his mothers illness. Although there has never beem in the history of the gov ernment case exactly similar. it is necessary for the president to be at the capital in person for the opening of the session of congress, to receive two joint committees from the two houses and until the committee has waited om the president and received his communication. the regular busi- ness of congress cannot proceed.
 Mother Mckinley is unconscious and attending physicians can give the family no hope that she will ever re turn to consciousness. The president cam do absolutely nothing for her by remaining here. In view of the fact that it lis his duty to return to Wash ington so as not to delay the opening of congress at the regular time. ha
 
 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in spe- cial car provided for him attached to the regular Pennsylvania train. which reaches Washington on Sunday morn ing
 Assistant Secretary of State Day ex- pects to return to Canton early next week. He will leave Washington as soon as possible after attending the functions of the opening of congress. At midnight no material change had occurred in the condition of Mrs. Mckinley or in the course of the dis ease. It is surely wearing her out and she shows greater weakness every hour. The president is still in her room, but will retire Ito his room at 1 o'clock if there is no material change at that time.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-04
GROW ON TREES
Oysters Found Clinging to Submerged
 Branches

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 3.-Ernest Kemp, oyster expert of the marine and fish cries department of the Dominion. has returned to the capital. He has lately been inspecting the oyster beds of the Bras DOT lakes in Cape Breton, northern Nova Scotia. In alluding to this matter he reports upon the pc culiarity to be found among the oyster beds of that region, of oysters grow ing upon the trees bordering on tha lakes. He says:
 'It is one of the few places in the world, I believe, wheie the sprat of the oyster is found deposited on sea weed and on the branches of trees that extend down or have fallen into the brachish waters of the bays. Not long ago, at river Dennis. surprised
Arizona republican., 1897-12-04
STATURE QUALIFICATION
Fixed For Girls in the British
 Postoffice Departmeet
Tho Crazy Postmaster General Diecrimi,ates Against Females Under Five Feet-The Order Wili Be Taken oef0re Parliament.

Londom, Dec 3.1The Duke of Nor folk, postmaster general, and who every month or so, creates a stir in the department by issuing new rules and regulations more or less cratic. has capped the climax during the present. week with a new regulation that all girl candidates for the posi- tion of postal clerks must be five feet in height, and tlpat all present women clerks who have passed their mime teenth birdhday and are not five feet two inches i'm height shall be dismissed from the service.
 It is further provided that girls who enter the service under nineteen, be- ing then five feet in height and who do not acquire the two additional inches by their nineteenth birthday, shall be given their walking papers. The champions of the women propose to bring the matter before parliament.
Arizona republican., 1897-12-04
and convinced skeptic on that score by pulling up tree branch with sev-
 eral fine fat oysters growing upon dt."
THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY.

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 3.-Hon. Clifford Sefton, minister of the interior, has returned from an extended trip to Klondyke. Speaking of the Alaska boundary question, he said: "There are certain phases of the question which have to be looked carefully over. JAS to whether there will be- a commission on the question appointed by the United States and ourselves l don't know. The subject is very grave ome." MT. Sefton will cause the mounted police force in the district to be increased.