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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-09
The Cauaa sam Llres.

Those papers that greeted the returns
from the election SO gleefully and
characterized the result as a Mckinley
avalanche" a tremendous tidal
wave" the thunder toned voice Of the
people" and the like. are daily re-
wishing their original characterizations
in the light Of facts, facts which provs
that the republican electoral and popu-
lar majorities have no special signtd-
enc except as showing that tie demo
cratic party barely failed % achieve
q victory. In view Of the conditions
Of the opposing parties. in respect ta
organization. the vote for Bryan IS far
more significant than that o I his oppon
ent. It shows that a popular idea hna'
taken hold Of the masses, and chat the
most ~stupendous Efforts have been
powerless TO dispel IT. There IS plenty
Of life and hope in bimetallism yet
Binghamton (N. ~ Leader.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-09
Evolut,on 81 -. pin.

Thorns were originally used in fast
ening garments together, says the New
York Commercial Advertiser. Pins did
not Immediately succeed thorns as fast
eners, but different appliances were
used, such as hooks, buckles and laces.
It was the latter half Of the fifteenth
century before pins were used in Great
Briasin. When first manufactured in
England the ironwire, of proper length.
was filed to a point, and the other ex-
treInity twisted into a head. This was
slow process and 400 or 500 pins was a
good days work for al expert.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-09
oF rae pREss.

God still reigns, and the govern
ment at Washington will go right On,
even If we do have to sell more bonds
Illinois Skate Register.
Money is ''soundest'' when II IS
highest That's what Wall street
wants-money that is Sound" because
it is tight.-Atlanta Constitution.
We have been badly licked, but
we shall not blubber about it. Just
give us the date Of the next scrap. and
we will try and be there.-Memphia
Commercial-Appeal.
TModesty would have suggested IL
Boss Hanna the propriety Of permitting
Maj. Mckinley to outline his policy:
that is. she would if she had been near.
But modesty is not the handmade Ola
successful boss.--St. Louis Republic
The republican 'stidal wave
seems to amount practically to q mar
row escape for the g. Q. p. It is pretty
evident that the money power will not
be able to Withstand another siege Of
its acknowledgements (N. 70 Lead.
er.
The democratic party, however,
will survive this defeat, as it has
others. It will be more careful Of ita
leaders in future. It's factions viii re-
unite and battle for the principles with
which it has won so many glorious vic
tories in the past and with which it viii
win othersyicsories in years to come
Savannah News.
William Jennings Bryan lives in
the hearts and confidence Of his coun-
tTymen. He has proven himself tha
foremost American Of his day. and he
will continue to be the leader Of tha
people and the ablest defender of their
cause. His cause is not lost. His VIC
tory is but Acknowledgements Chron-
icle.
lis it any wonder that the New
York World. which did all that d great
paper could do to defeat Mr.. Bryan
finds itself compelled at the close OF tha
hot campaign to give this estimate o.
thedefeated candidate: "Mr. Bryan has
been defeated. but he energies from
the campaign one OF the foremost men
Of his time-strong, brave, manly-a
popular political orator without a rival
1.-THE representative OF the south and
west, young. stainless, t~ireless AVID
thirsty for power."-BufTalo Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-09


In the mainline old man Tommy
Pfclens and two Of his boys had driy
up to the bridge on one side, whilst
Bunk Weatherford and Lige Runnels
rid UP on the other side, and all stopped
to see the show out.
sHas the gentleman from Georgy
been TO breakfast this mornin2" says
the parson.
Hell Rcarin owned up TO it that he
was behind on kitchen physic.
swell. them the parsoa went on,
"know all men by these presents that
/, David Lester-called and sent forth
and predestipated from the foundations
to preach the Gospel to a lost and ruint
world-do now command Hell Roarin
Bin from Georgy to humble himself
in the presence of mortal man and eat
dirt"
Naturally ofcourse He'll Roarin didn't
want any dirt for breakfast. But it
was dirt or die, so he took the dirt.
"And now finally at last" says the
parson. 'as a plain American citizen, !
would remind Hell Roarin Bill Of
Georgy that the day and hour have
come for him to move his washin out
of this peaceful and pleasant country
hencefArwards and forever"
And then He'll Roarin he moved. Aa
to whether he returned back to Georgy
or went ON out west to build fresh
graves in a new country, the witness
could not say for certain.
But old Parson Lester-always good
and kind and gentle. but talxin no drag.
gin from any mortal man-lived his life
out right around in the settlement
where he was born and bred and brung
up. Now his works do follow him
particlar that famous dancin lesson
which he taught unto He'll Roarin Bill
from Georgy down there at Murder
Creek bridge-and everybody will miss
him from his familiar walks amongsi
the scenes and things of this green and
heetin world.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-09
a IArinr Tsauo.

L
The American people are opposed to
trust combinations, and they feel that
leaders of the great political parties
have not respected their opposition
Bryan's strength lay not SO much in
silver as in the popular protest against
the unrestricted greed and unjust
practices of the combines, and against
the failure Of both Of the great parties
heretofore even to attempt the enforce
ment of antitrust laws which they had
enacted. Many gave expression to this
protest by voting for Bryan, but a great
number of people who were in agree
ment with them as to the trusts sup
ported Mckinley because they did not
believe that any disease can be cured
by a dose of arsenic. The election has
not silenced this popular protest
against trust greed and injustice, Mr..
Mckinley, and there are thousands of
good men who are waiting to see what
your attitude and that of your party
towards the combinations and the anil
trust laws will be. They know that the
exactions of many combinations are
made possible only by tariff duties,
and that before this campaign it was
the avowed purpose of your party to in
crease the very duties which are used
as instruments Of ~extortion. You
should think Of these things. The
warning is plain enough; the signs can
be seen by anyone who is willing to see
them.-N. Y. Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-09

The vital statistics Of London are the
authority for the statement that on
an average the life Of a jew in that city
is twice that Of q Gentle. DR.. B. W.
Richardson says that the Jews Of that
'aty are exceptionally free from dis
ease, and Virchow says that the race
''has at all times been distinguished by
great tenacity Of life. Consumption is
scarcely known among the Jews and
suicide Is three-tourths less frequent
among them than It IL among Gentiles."
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-09

A sun dial made for London would be
useless for either Paris or Edinburgh.
The altitude Of the pole star varies with
the latitude, and hence is greater at
Edint urgh and less at Paris than at
London, and as the stylus must always
point to the polar star, the angle it
makes with the dial plate must vary
with the latitude.-Cbicago Chronicle.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-09
I-n6 Met aHen-Roarin BIN"

-Re Met aHell-Roarin BILL
But whilst old Parson Lester was
kind and gentle and patient with
all mankind-never Iookin for a rucus
and never givin any grounds for e
If q man was out Iookin for a fight but
not particlar anxious to find one, |
would advise him to take the other fork
OF the road before he got to the Lester
place. They tell me that oncst upon a
time in his young and hayward days
the parson was bad medicine and tire
mendius big doses-hot stuff and a
whole passle of it. And in the primin
of his life-even in his old age-if
trouble come in spite of all he could do
and say to stave it off-if some ightin
had to be done in a case of pushency
and he was the onlyest man on the
grounds-the old parson want gone mo-
where's. He was right there every clat-
tef-standin six feet in his socks-full
Weight and honest measure-16 ounces
to tReNpound and three feet to the yard.
Before now everybody in the regions
around becky Creek have heard tell Of
the time when old Parson Lester and
~sHeii Roarih Bill from Georgy, met up
together atythe Panther creek bridge
'on the old Stage road. He'll Roarin had
took up a fool notion in the mainline
lthat he was predestinated to be a great
hghter, and to hear him tell it he had
started little private graveyard Of his
own back there in Georgy, where he
come from. anyhow, with his heavy
drinkin and hard cussin, he was a holy
terror to the surrourdin country. So
when he met up with the old parson
that mornin he put on all,the general
a~ppearments of a man out huntin for a
fight. Don't understand me to say that
He'll Roarin raley wanted to git into a
fight with anybody, but yet he was
lookin for some furious engagement
of that sort. He had to do that
so as to maintain the name and
fame which he built up in the land
! reckon maybe he was sorter like Jula
Nabors. you r~ecollect, that time when
he walked Is miles on a hot summer
day lcokin for work, but prayin tho
gYdLord every step not to let him find
~
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-09

this scope of
country have
gathered q p
their feet as It
were, like Ja-
cob of old, and
fell in line with
the great and
silent majority
old Parson
David Lester
a n d e r
Hunter. Every
body will miss
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-09
IT ina postnoned nrvnn,a i

1T has postponed Bryan's cleo
Mon only four years. If four years
more Of the gold standard. Mckinley
and Mark Hannaism do not drive
the majority Of the American people
to a realizing sense Of the infamous
wrong inflicted upon them, then-well.
~plutocracy, the world is rAine.-WheeI-
ing Register.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-09

Parson Lester from his familiar place
amongst the scenes and things Of this
aeetin cid world. He was a plain, open
hnd-shet, fint-and-steel good man-no
side shows OF fly wheels or fancy trim
rains to speak Of. but true IS steel and
honest as the sunshine itself.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-09

In India the flesh a the elephant 10
q favorite dish, while IN Arabia the
horse and in Egypt tie camel are eaten
with relish.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-01-09
DOWN ON ROCKY.
.fus Sa@deis Among tho Living
and the Dead
BISON Lester and Abner Hunter Have
Gathered Up Their Feet, As It We're"
Only Ons syYimmtn Pint
Good Time to Quilt.

Here lately in the past few days two
the most widest known men in all
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-06-19
BIRDS AND
An Authority Who Thinks Birds Incapa-
bic of Carrying Contasion.

bic of Carrying Contasion.
Persons Interested i'll birds have re-
Gently been debating the question
whether these creatures are capable Of
contracting diseases from human beings
or of transmitting disease to human be-
ings. Expert opinion seems to Le ai-
vided. On the one hand Dr.. X. Ruff,
director Of Ge1ierdertc Welt, Ill d recent
letter to the president of the Acclima-
tion society, asserts that the transmits
sion Of any disease from Il bird to a
mar and vice versa is absolutely impcs-
sible. Says Dr.. Ruff:
Fer more than 80 years ! have been
occupied in keeping, observing and
raising exotic birds of plunage; conse-
quently I have had occasion TO deal with
them when Ill. Every bird that has died
has been examined, and / have thus dis
sected during about 80 years several
hundred paIak,ets. | have always kept
these birds during their illness,
times for a considerable period, i'll my
apartment, which is somewhat restrict
ed i'll size, being composed Of only six
con for four grown persons ard four
children. During all this period 7 have
rot had a single case Of sickness il my
family, although the birds have had all
possible kinds CT maladies. I am also
confirmed in my belief by the fact that
I have allowed no opportunity to PASS
Of asking for Information Oh the subject
from the principal dealers il birds at
Hamburg, Cologne, London, Liverpool,
Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Mar
! settles and Bordeaux whenever they had
sick birds III considerable numbers. In
DC case was I informed that any enc,
either . member Of the family OF an en-
plOyGe, had been attacked in the house OF
one Ct these merchants, and l obtained
The same information from the directors
CT the great geological gardens at Paris
and london. No contagion-and ] can.
not insist too strongly on this point
could ever be established"
These, however, G1e all negative fact
and would fail to stand against ever
che authenticated case Of the transmits
sion Of disease to Or from pet birds
Such cases, L is believed, have beer
proved TO exist ty Or. Laboulbene, wh'
communicates an account Ct his investi
cations to the bulletin Of the Acclima
tion society.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-06-19
RAKED UP HIS LATIN.
And Succeeded In Unearthing Terms a
Startled the Waiter.

And Succeeded In Unearthing Terms That
Startled the Waiter.
A western lawyer went into the
Planters cafe a few days ago. He had
not always lived i'll the far west and IN
his college days in the east was well
enough acquainted with the French
bills of fare of swell New York restau-
rants. But out in his new home he had
forgotten about soup au pot gras and
pomme de terre a la duchesse. Ihe TACT
that he could not read some of the deli
cacies OH the menu exasperated him,
and he proceeded to have fun with the
waiter.
Nothing here that I'd care for"
said he to the claw hammered attendant.
ave can serve you anything for din
ner, sit" said the waiter, confident that
he could please his customer before he
got through with him.
"Have you sine qua Il
TIE waiter stared.
"No-o-o, sir" Re answered.
"What about bonmots? Have you
any:"
mo, sir"
'eThen LET me have scrne nice ignis
fatuus. That's good at this time OF the
year"
Eve haven't got it."
Bring me some tempus fuSlt then Nj
s'That's out, soo, SIR
"You must have e plurihus Unum.
This time the waiter looked bright.
eve heard them speak about it i'll the
kitchen. Ill GO and see
He came back empty handed and de-
jected. "We haven't got it, he STAN
mered.
Strange that 7 can't get any Of these
~seasonable things. Try once more and
find out il they have pro bono publico. !"
'I'll call Mr.. Weaver" said the
waiter, almost crazy by this time.
"Perhaps he can tell what You want -
The guest from the west caught him
by the coattails.
'tAll right" said he. "and in the
meantime bring me some roast beef and
fried potatoes"
1--WE have it!'' yelled the waiter in
his delight at hearing Of something that
was obtainable, and he flew off to the
kitchen and came back with the beef
and the potatoes and Landlord Weaver
in the wake.
The attorney and the hotel man had
a good laugh ut the expense Of the I'M
fortunate waiter, who confided to the
chef i'll the kitchen that he had struck a
man who must have been eating at Del
monico's all his life.-St. Louis Repub-
lie.
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PRAYING BICYCLES.
Japanese Attach Prayer Wheels to the
Hubs of Their Machine

The bicycle is now employed to aid
the pious Buddhist in praying with
greater ease, but yet, as he hopes, with
great effect. 1t is from the ingenious
and enterprising country Of Japan that
this new departure is reported.
The Buddhist has always done his
praying with the assistance Of a wheel.
The prayers are placed inside the wheel,
which turns round, following the di-
rection Of the sun, and delivers up to
heaven the prayers of the owner, or Of
all whose thoughts are fixed upon it.
Some enormous wheels are capable of
praying fer thousands of people. This
mode Of worship may seem somewhat
irresponsible to western people, but the
Buddhist, who is a subtle r~eascner,
would be able to explain why it is sat
isfactory.
In various parts of the vast territory
in which the Buddhist faith is held
different motive powers are used in
these prayer wheels. Some humble per
sons turn the wheel by hand, but not
if they can help it. On the hills Of
LtDNN, q SlNGt GlA1ES4iO1h VI pun
Buddhism, the wheels are usually SO
built that the wind turns them. In 9TH
er places they are moveu BY water pow.
or.
But II IS obvious that wind must fail
occasionally and that this may happen
when the Buddhist is particularly in
need Of copious prayer. Water power,
too, is often lacking,
So the ingenious Jap now attaches a
small prayer wheel to the hub of his
bicycle, and when he takes a ride be
combines worship with recreation. BY
giving n glance ut his pedometer he ear
tell inst how much praying he has lone
He can also keep an accurate daily rec.
ord, which will enable him to tell after
a number Of years just how much pray.
er stands to his credit. In this way
Buddhism seems to have given a yes,
to bicycling which no other religion
can supply.-New York Journal.
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.rh,s masculine stomacher seems from

'rhls masculine stomacher seems from
other scaut mention thereof iii early
writings TO have been a sort CT skeleton
inner waistcoat, perhaps not much more
han the chest protector Of today.
There is NJ more vivid appreciation
of existing conditions Of society than
that which springs from their comparl-
son with life relatively OF the same de-
gree in another age and environment.
As a suggestion of such fruitful study is
this glimpse of the shopping OF Mar
garet, later Lady PASTOR OF Castor
Mauor.-New York Post.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-06-19
E[SE WITH WINGS.
Ir:ese scaIy Eliers Are Plentiful In aropIc
Deep Waters.

The flying fish loves deep water and
is found throughout the length and
breadth of tropical seas. He is fond of
feeding neal the gulf weed of the Sar-
gasso and deposits his stringy, glutinous
spawn Oh its yellow branches. Vessels
bound from New York to the Caribbee
islands, upon reaching the .hoIse lati-
tuGes, sometimes encounter vast guam
tites Of drifting weed, strung out into
Icing ribbonIike patches about an eighth
Of a nile apart. Among the golden
weed, with its delicate leaves and g1ob-
ular seeds, exists a curious family Ct
cuttletsh, crabs. mollusks ard small
fishes. Upon these the flying fish preys,
and they in turn deyour its spawn.
Every plunge # the steamer as she
plows through the blue tropical waters
frightens dozens Of flying fish into the
air, where they scatter in all directions,
with the sunlight g%listening on their
gauzy wings.
The flying fish of the Atlantic attains
a length OF rea1ly one foot and a breadth
between wing tips Of IL inches. lie
has Il round. compact body, about abort
L inch i'll diameter near the pectoTal
fins CT wings. There is also all au4il-
iary pair Of ventral fins or wings, nor
nearly SO large as the pectoral pair,
The wings are formed by "a thin. trans
parent membrane stretched over a deli
cate bcny framework and are either.
black, White or notified with both.
The upper half Of tie entire fish is Il
metallic blue III colcr, while the lower
portion is | nacreous white. Black,
prominent eyes; a small, prehenslle
mouth; forked tail, dorsal and anal fms,
complete the picture Of one Of the most
interesting little fishes in all nature
vast aquarium.
IN flight he darts from the water to q
height of 90 feet and goes scudding
away before the wind, beating the all
rapidly with both wings and tail. He
sails straight away for 1000 feet O.
. even more. occasionally touching the
| crest Of a wave, aud seeming to gain &
new impetus by the contact.-Fcros
and Stream.
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dhibooaux 5entiMel.
TECHNIC PERFECT.

HOW A MAN GOT TWENTY YEARS
FOR A PERFECT FORGERY
Reed Completely Fooled the Man Whoss'
Name He Wrote, but Was Too Previous
In His Dates-A Signature Involving an
Amputated Arm.
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a Lynx Routed by a Broad Trimmed Hat

- 81 Ia - ~ 80
Tho value of q broad briIamed hat
that flops i'll the wind was shown near
Fort Mcpherson, Ga, according to The
American Field. A cotton farmer
named j.. E. GruEer was crossing a
shaky bridge over a swamp creek when
a lynx came out from beneath it. spell
ing for q fight. t7ruber didn't have 50
much as a four inch Kentucky tooth
pick with him, and consequently felt
lonesome. Tie lynx made fer the MAJ
with a yell. Gru5er was game, though.
He grabbed the big black hat from his
head and shook it at the beast.
The beast stopped. Gruber was not
slow to take advantage of the beasts
doubt and gave his hat an extra flop
and wave that made the lynx draw
back. Gruber whooped at that and did
some extra filings with the hat. The
yell, the hat and Gruber's gyrations
put the beast on the defensive, and it
backed away as if afraid it was about
to be seized. When the lynx was out Of
sight, Gruber, with his hat in one hand
and a stick picked up for defense in the
other, made his way to the nearest
house.
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GOOR Tvs.

With . view 81 e late ~ the ieo snts,iun
port. | have diyiCed my hre snah asan La
measuring five arpen's ffgit on gsssna 10
fGurche, situated between ,At;eb ire
Catholic Church. into town lots, ~hioA
offered for sale to&ateiR
Persons desiring 10 hry and 70 esIl "a
that beautiful rillsge ] ma wfHe
one for fullsparticutR's nutvIUX
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Professor Bailey Of Ithaca has sue
e IN grating tomato on fctato
vines. In this case the tomatoes grew
TO full size, but the potatoes remained
email.
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"A man is relieved I'M gay when he
has put his heart into his work and
done his best, but what he HIS said or
done otherwise shall give him no peace.
Emerson.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1897-06-11

Wabl," fiel linn bas lJldoden in's
Mort. r@ewalt gebt iiber @eipalt.
Sanbeln sic meinem 8atbe 9emdB, 10
iperben sic e5 ni6t bereuen."
rSie leben in elmer oerbdngnibpots
len Gage, ueriette Graooon unter Der
glnlpanolung zines gefiiblS Der Oants
bartlett, nfann i9 etluas fit sic tbun,
Sbnett ben gSes in li9tere S1eile
ebnen?"
rNidts. Sd seb0re nidt mebr in
li6tere Sreiie," flop eS ipie cine 1ooz
tenfla9e uon Ben oerblilbten 2ippen,
pmein zoos lit, Binter einem .3aull 3u
fterben, menn i'd nidt 9ano on mid
ielbit lese. !"
0raoSon bate feline 8rieftalde ber>
uorse5osen. Mebrere @orte idrieh er
auf Elm leeres 8latt, unb es aus
reiBenb, iiberreidte er es bem Mdbden,
inoem er hiuSufiiste: n0ier lit Die
Nbreiie meines gflesepaters, zines
Wiannes, Ger nod ME einen SilfSbe.
biirftisen bon ieiner 9biir fOrtmies.
Oeifen ieien sic einsebenf, ipenn bie
gBoeen Der Ser;weifluns iiber Sbrea1
Saupte 3uiammen3uidlasen broben. Z"
Sortiesuns fotst.