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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-21
WHEN MOTHER TUCKED Us ~


Our little bedroom. way upstairs" eas
heated by the sun.
That did its duty gruGgingly when sum-
mer Says we're donei
VI dn rooeae sleam-heatsd ne'er win
aeA IS cozy. quite,
As ours was. when mother came and tucked
US in at nighti
How long the winter evenings were before
the open fire.
With rosy apples roasting there and sput
tering in their ire;
The popcorn swapping blithesomely above
the rudy bed
OF Goals. that glowed right furiously. with
good rock maple fed;
While father read the paper through. or:
when our %neighbor came,
Discussed at length CT church and state
Dispensing praise or blame
lmpanIailys 4nd mother sat, with needles
ciiciAng-fast
That 5heiped the staid old clock to count
me moments IS they passed
While htful hrelight flashes fell upon her
gentle face
That shone with steady light-the outward
sign of inward grace
And so the happy moments ran till brands
began to fall;
The ~neighbor donned his well-worn coat.
and tramped out through the hall:
Then father brought the Bible worn, and
read. with reverent voice,
Some 'p0rtionT Of the Sacred Word, to
chasten or rejoice
Our hearts. oh. while with him We knelt.
how glowed his face
As his petition humbly rose up to the
throne of grace.
The slow sonorous stroke of nine made
Lion lift his head
From shaggy paws; and mother said:
Come. children-now to bedH'
We left our sturdy ''copper-toes' the shin
ing hearth before.
Our daytime clothes in tumbled heaps
beside them on the floor, =
And. holding up our trailing gowns. we
~seampered up the stairs
Past the big chimney, where, we made be-
lieve, lurked polar bears;
Across the floor that creaked with cold
then into bed we hoped,
DraWirfe the h0mespun blauketa close
about each head closely cropped;
And there we listened, still as mice, for
mothers gentle tread;
Right well we knew that she would come
to tuck us NJ in bed.
Was ever such a tender ''knack" for max
ing life all rosy?-
A touch so deft, a loving pat, n we were,
oh. so cozy!.
The wind might rack the rafting sash and
twist the elm trees tall,
The storm rage,at the pane-to us II mat
tered not at all.
1t seemed a shame to go to sleep and lose
raathe dear delight
We had when mother came upstairs and
@@stucked u In at night!
Minnie Leona Upton, in Good House
Il - keeping. a
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-21


Condition ~ Tine @Iof4snamea cer4
stnntlg GrofFlns WpkNe.
just 10 show that prosperity has realz
ly come a Pennsylvania mime 81 which
Senator Hanna IS one Of the chief OWE
ers has reduced the wages Of its miners
from GO 10 81 cents This Is for coal co.
ing over q ono and on4fourth Inch
screen and IS the lowest rate ererpais
70 these miserable workmen.f III IS re-
ported that the miners have struck, bus
the report has not yet been confirmed
and Is not likely 70 be. for the men are
rs no condition IS quit work even ID
faee Of this out, The mine operators
say that the cut was made because other
mines were only paying s. cents, AZ
though al acknowledge that the rate
IS 80 mis-.
An officer Of the Mine Workers
union is said 10 have remarked that the.
miners are not amazed. They were not
Mckinley men. The times weTa get
ting harder every day. There seemed
to be no end to the men suferings and
the sun of their prosperity had set Yet,
he added. there must come an end The
men must live. and although he dread
Cd to say il, they would put an end to.
their sumerings with the musket and.
torch. One does not like to hear such
things even when the sympafhies are
with the oppressed people, but what can
you expect from o class SO downtrod7
dea2 There Is not in this country to-
day a class of workmen 50 oppressed as
the miners of Pennsylvania. Between.
the power of the mine owners to limit
the years output and their ability to
depress wages at viii the miserable
workman is having all his s~elf-respect
and manliness crushed cut. The reve1a-
lions made last winter and this spring
by legislative committees which inves-
tigated the miners condition in Penn
~sylvania. Ohio and other states were of
the NEST shocking character. Not only
were wages pitifully low, but the men
were cheated in the most shameless
manner by means of false weights and
unfair screens. The injustice Of the
mine owners in arbitrarily limiting the
output for the year resulted in the idle
ness of thousands Of men and the in
crease of the cost of the coal to the COM
sumner.
The condition of affairs has steadily
grown worse, although such seems al
most impossible. The miner has been
forced into the last ditch BY his en-
ployers, whonot only grindhim and the
coal consumers, but further enrich
themselves from both by manipulating
the tariff through such men as Hanna.
It cannot beswondered, then. that this
crushed class is at that desperate point
Indicated by the words Of the union
member. 1t is no wonder. thatits mem-
bers feel that they could not be much
worst off if, with musket and torch,
they outlawed themselves by actual war
upon their oppressors. This is still
further borne in upon them when they
realize that, depletedin purse and body.
they are no longer in condition to make
use Of their usual weapon, the strike
Chicago Chronicle.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-21
PRESS COMMENTS.

The tariff bill is a failure, open
and confessed. Why mot substitute a
revenue bil?-N. ~. World.
Under Tom Reeds rulings q con-
gresham must die to call attention to
the fact that he is on duty-Chicago
Record (Ind).
Hanna says business il improv-
ing. As Hanna's business Is procuring
senatorial votes, the next pertinent
question is. are prices going up9-St.
Paul Globe
Congress is plugging away at tar
if, Cuba and Hawaii, and now the pres
ident proposes to toss another arbitra-
ton treaty into the hopper. Yet last
years campaign is alleged to have been
conducted on the financial question:
Washington Post.
MIR. McKinley'sn new treaty With
England might appropriately be an Of
f~ensive and defensive l~and-grabbing
alliance. To talk arbitration and at the
same time begin a policy Of conquest
that must result ii wars is the height
Of absurdity.-Kansas City Times.
1t is not too early in the canvass
of 1897 for democrats to bewareafroor-
bachs. Early as It is. the republican
machine is employing the services ~
some very able newspaper talent in its
effort TO disrupt and distract the de-
mocracy.-Albany Argus.
The tariff iastilI sbobbinE up as
a localissue. Protection New England
ers do not want a dntv % hides be-
cause it i~nterferes with their manufac-
turing business. 1t will be found now
as il always has been found, chat It IS
not an easy thing to carry an abstract
principle all the way through q tariff
law.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-21
REPgNrANeE 80 eoME


The Republicans Party Should See the
Folly o. Ita Courae
It is now absolutely certain that The
Jones-Aldrich tariff pin even ifit could
become law to-day, would not provide
revenue enough to meet q nses Tor
the next two years at the least.
Why, then, should it bacoms law 1t
alp
The present extra session was cons
vened avowedly forthe purpose Of pass
ing q tariff or other bill which should
provide adequate revenues Why should
it persist in passing one that viii cer-
tainly leave a deficit2
And if it does 50. how is the deficit
to be made good? is there any other
way than by bond sales and the in
crease of the interest-bearing debt in
time of peaee2
viii this policy be more acceptable
to the people nndeR, Mckinley than il
was under Cleveland?
Can the republican party afford at
such a cost to persist III D project Of
rewarding ana repaying Mark anna's
contributors by Tepeating tho
plumbers which led to the defeat OF
democracy?
What shall it profit a political panty
to reward men for buying one. election
for it, If in doing so it must lose the
next election?
Why should not congress low re-
pent itself Of the folly Of the last six
months? why should it not even now
use the simple and obvious means open
to it Of giving the country revenue and
rest and permitting it to secure re-
~cuperation for itself2-N. Y. World.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-21

wI
tHh long string Of pack mules
WenHade through the dark,
.narre ragiBe II the Hasayamrae river
canyon and tossing the dry bed of
the ssFaamtdisappeared behind a ledge
Of rocks iutting out from the over
hanging cliff. 1t was a lonely spot.
Ten miles below a quartz mill had been
erected, and five miles up the river was
a sheepraneh. But here no sign Of life
appeared, save the sinuous line of
mules vending their way across q
stretch of alkali plain to the foothills
jnst beyond. The alllali dust, dry as
finder, crushed under the feet of the
animals and was waited away in little
puts at each successive step
The straps fastening the load to the
back of one of the animals became
1oosened, and / stopped to- fix them,
Iheepther mnEas filed past and left me
ahput daarter Of a nile behind. AS l
wa Juggling away at the straps, with
the mule occasionally looking back at
me witha q~uizzical expression showing
piainiy on its face, Lheard usound asof
some one slipping over the rocks above.
The mule looked up, shifted the air,
gave a. sudden lurch, wrenehing the
straps from my hands, and dashed
madfy off toward the animals in the
lead. probably now a mile ahead, and
already on the summit of the nearest
foothilI. The tin buckets, provisions,
etc, that. formed the contents of its
load, were strewn over the ground quite
promiscuously.
The other animals in the train, who
previously had been walking along in
q sleepy, mechanical way, and only
~twifching their ears and swinging their
tails to vary the monotony, seemed to
be infected with the terror of the ami
NAL that had broken away from me,
and joined it in a mad disorder. !
stepped back under the overhangfng
ledge of rock, and gazed after the ami
mails, wondering as to the of their
sudden fright. Just then a sharp re-
port rang out. 1 felt a singing sen
sation in my right ear, and could hear
a distinct ping" I clapped my hand
to my ear; it was bleeding. Then the
reason for the mad fear of the mules
came to me. A mule that has been used
where Indians are around soon learns
to tell by intuition, it seems, whenever
one is near and, as they have an Unborn
antipathy toward them, never lose any
time in getting out of the reach Of their
rifles. This one had fired at me
through a crevice in the rocks, but had
done no damage ave to Clip off the
tip of my ear.
We were not then expecting a n out
break. A few months before Gen. Cool
had gathered in the hostile Apaches
and placed them under military con.
troll. The former horrors were for,
gotten. and we were at ease and off oul
gard The only weapon I carried wa:
a navy revolver, a poor instrument tC
cope with a rifle in the hands of q
bloodthirsty savage.
Iglanced up through the break in the
rocks and saw an Apache, in full wal
dress. peering down to ascertain the
result of his shot. As I kept still, hi
thought he had finished me, and-so
losing his caution in his cupidity fol
sealps. he yentured out from behind thu
rocks and began climbing down. Thi:
was myAopportunity, and ]. drew mJ
revolver and fired at him, and had tn,
somewhat gruesome s~atisfacp'on of see
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-21

This scramble for the fruits Of
robbery is the Inevitable consequence
of the policy Of comforting benefits upon
certain interests or classes of people by
legislation. The power of Legislation to
concentrate the wealth of the people
on the favored few by discriminating
taxation is so great that vast corrup-
ton follows in the wake of its exercise
fox that purpose. For this reason the
protective tariff and the slush fund are
~inseparable and we IRE treated to the
spectacle Of great trusts bargaining for
and buying tariff priyileges.-St. Louis
Republic.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-21
8 OF a cAPruRE.
wit of a wife Saved HeR Husband
from the OmcerA =

."If I hadn't seen it with my own
eyes," said. the old forty. miner, Il
wouldn't be a tellin' it. In OF camp we
had got kinder eiverlized ami unless q
Teller was strung up immedikte fur lift
in dust what didn't belong fer him, or
ridin' of. with q boss not havsn' title ter
tn same, we locked him ur and held
him fur a fair trial. We bad ayeg1er Off.
GERS an guards am theaconvitts had ter
work gettin' in wood an cieanin' up
round camp.
Zone fne-lookin' feller cars.e in there
with his wife, an she war rer lookin'
nor he was. l never knowed yet
whether he done it or not, but it war
charged that he was caught erawlin'o out
from a tent with his pardner's swag.
We caught him an put him inter tn
workin' gang till the gran jury could
| set on him. He had a mighty fine boss
that a lot of us wanted ter buy, but his
wife wouldn't sell an took care of him
as good as Il man could do.
ION a Saturday night that Teller
broke guard. While we wos chasin'
round a ChinermaRnoterf MS as how
tn man was at home with his wife.
They must have heerd Us comm, fur
there was a rush from th' back door,
there was as purity q spring into the
saddle as you ever see an all OF us went
clatterin after til, big boss while hia
rider waved hat an Knocked Al u We
follered fer miles, druppin' out one hy
one till me an th, sheriff had TIL trail,
We could change HOSES, but fur ten
hours that there big black kept tn
road a showed us his heels. Thea hin
rider jist coolly got on and set down on
a Loo ter walt fur us. We galloped up
with gums il both hans an ordered q
surrender. Durn ms Il II wasn't tn
purity woman, an we never see either
OF 'en again.ADetroit Free Press
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-21

-Protectionists seem to avoid the
topic of distribution. In fact, they
have practically ieftit untouched. No
one pretends that there is any real
trouble about production. On IL
months notice the United States can
raise twice as much wheat, corr and
cotton as we ever raised. On a notice
of 80 days we can have a bigger output
of manufactured goods than the ex-
IRENE point of any past period Give us
customers and we will have the goods
rNady-Miuneapolis Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-21

r haven't got any case.s' said the
slient. "but r have money!
How much?' asked the lawyer.
'Ten thousand dollars" was the re-
oly-
"Phew! you have the best case I ever
aeard Of. I'll E that you Dever go to
prison with that sum. said the lawyer,
Observation-Disclosures Traveller.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-21

q clergyman.says that he Was one day
called down into his parlor to perform
. marriage ceremony for a company in
middle life.
Have you ever been married be.
'oge% asked the clergyman Of the bride
groom.
mo, sir"
"Have you?s to the bride.
wei, yes, 7 have, . replied the bride,
aeonieally, ssbut It was 20 years ago,
and he fell OFF d barn and Killed hisself
when we'd been married only a week,
y Il really amt worth mentioning."-
n Y. Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-21
ton. ind asked gentgf8
''Do Won know what your smile re

rN@@ 49, N-eI4f sq-NEE4Nf+r~
INC" she responded e~xpeetantly the
aforementioned smile thawing a little
in anticipation of a compliment, what
it, !,
tf0f the basement Of a cheap dry
goods store, he responded sweetly, his
clear voice travelling ali over the silent
car, and attracting the attention OF
every passenger in it,. 'sthe girls in some
Of the State street easements keep a
different smile on tap for every Gus
toner. and they regulate it by the
amount of your purchase. Twenty-Five
centa. a tiny smile; 40, and it grows
wideFs go and a touch of sweetness
Ecrpeps into its 90 cents and it spreads all
over the face. Your smile tonight re-
minds me Of the 69-cent variety"
An impressionable man sitting right
behind the couple, burst into a loud
and hastily suppressed guffaw, and
more than one passenger smiled. But
the girl addressed banished every trace
o q smile from her face, and her subse-
quent manner toward her triumphant
but trembling escort was so icy that the
conductor buttoned his coat quickly
and turned up his collar as he passed
their seat. and the policeman across the
ear evidently meditated following them,
as. they left the train, for the express
purpose Of protecting the rash young
man from sudden death by combustion
81 explosiyes-Chicago Tmes-Herald
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-21

& Al cmalmarE uevlce.
Young Husband-Dear. what was
THAI white powder For dropped into
the fire?
Young Wife (cookiag)-That was
baking powder, stupiCl I'm ready to
put the cake into the oyen.-N. z.
World
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-21

To be really fashionable one must
wear tucks. They are seen on every
thing, and tie work on some of thenew
blouses and bodices is Not
only are quarter-inch tucks closely set
IN groups an over the bodice ard up
the aleagesS but these are frequently
supplemented by p tucked bolero and
by . OF tucks on the skirt. Even
low cut evening bodices ATE arranged
svfthStacked draperies Of lisse. Some
times the tuelSs are horizontal, but more
frequently they are arranged to run
around the fgure.-Philadelphia Press.
Fruit JunsbEes.
One cupfuIbutter, two cupfuIs sugar,
one cupful rich buttermilk, Az enpfuls
Hour, three teaspoonfuls baldng po~-
der, one teaspoonfuf each cloves and
cinnamon, one eupful stoned, chopped
rasins. Mix soft as possible, lay a large
spoonful for each tumble on buttered
tins.and sprinkle with sugar.-Ladies'
World.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-21
MERE MATTER O. COURTESY.


The Settlement OF n First ConSuEaI
Difference.
The old man was smoking his pipe
ana meditating.
$50 you're going to be married" he
yaupg nan al lastf SWELL
5on have Y0tr mind made up
youth do It, and there's no use o. my
sayin' q word. except mebbe to give you
a little aayiee." NRANm#4wHm
The Young man fntimafed that he
would be glad to have some advice from
one whose years were unquestionably
so full o experience.
Well said fhe Old MN theughful-
Isl, tle first question fhatsn come up
win be: Who's bossg' You don't think
50 now. but / know. for I've been
through il. That there qpestion's got
70 be settled afore there viii be any
peace in the house."
"But how Is it to be Settled? ~ asked
the young man, thinking it a good plan
to hu1por the elder a little.
Give Il up. returned the old man.
There amt no rule to go by that I ever
heard. Some settles it one way and
some another"
"You had to settle it when you were
first married, Sidn't you?" persisted
the young man.
You bet | did, answered the elder
eznphatically.
Eow did you doit2s
"Oh, the usual way"
The old man didn't seem to care to
so into personal "reminiscences, but the
young man showed no inclination to let
him off with anything short of that and
demanded to know what he called the
usual wags
"The way nine out Of Ten men settle
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-21

and then adaeds gsRR@.N.
'SorAe dern foil onue said Polites
ness paysSs
Thea he laughed scpfhfully-C hteas
no Post.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-21
AgR sxTY.NINE.cENT sMILE

whmt WAS What He Cal8ed Rt ana He
S4oId the Reason why.
They had been quarreling vigorously
all evening, and although they had os-
tensibly made up again, it was evil
dent from the chilliness of her man
ner that the reconciliation process had
been more shanow marlborough Her
smile in particular, Jelly sweetnnd pal
pablyT forced, annoyed him beyond
measure, and he presently resolved, be-
ing himself yet a little angry, upon re-
WITH this end in * leaned do
yatedly8oward her, as sheeIevatedtfahi
Hghieh TREY sri Elaekened Up 4 q sta
ton ind asked gentgfN
aaIln rnnn Enorr rlNaf rrnl1r rrniha re.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-21

'How? %
'We hadn't been tangled up on that
point morn about three minutes when
/ suddenly reelected that it's always
polite to give in to a lady. / did. Al
when a man gets the habit of being
-nnlite he can,th renlz hisself Of il .
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-21
was the answer
Hd i shd

eve got into our first tanglein about
two days. he said, "an'Iwas allprimed
for it. | knowed enough about human
nature, an particularly woman's nature,
to knowathat it had got to be settled
right thA first time the OMISSION
come Hn
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-12
THE DISTRICT CRURTS.
A Ridiculous Idea Promptly
Observation-Disclosures.

An effort was made this morn
ing to have the District courts adj
journ for the term. The reason
advanced was that it would be i'm
possible to secure juries in cases
that are to be tried, on account of
the yellow fever scare. This, how
ever, was regarded as ridiculous
reason for adjournment Of court,
and the courts will continue in
session until the regular time for
adjournment;
The f. A. Piper injunction case
to restrain the city from Interior
ing with the obstruction OF San
Pedro creek to protect a property
line was taken up and is being
heard by Judge Green. The ques-
| ton at issue is how much water
has been in the creek and how
much dirt has filled the creek since
the boundary line was established.
According to old settlers, the
Spanish government always al
lowed enough space on each side
OF streams for public roads.
In case Of Josephine Isaac
against A. B. Isaac, suit for d.
yorce, judgment was rendered for
plaintiff. "s "
Order Of dismissal was set aside
in case OF William Cassin against
Thomas Bond, suit on note and
foreclosure.
Judgment per agreement was
rendered in the damage suit OF Sam
Bell against the S. A. & A. p. Ry.
Co.
Ed. Newman is suing Mary
Newman for divorce in the Thirty
seventh District court.
In the Forty-ffth District court
the case OF the ThOmsOn-Houston
Electric company against the West
End Street Car company, suit on
notes and contract, is on trial by
Jury.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-12
ATTENTION DOCTORS.

Dear Doctor: Our state is seriously
threatened with an epidemic of yellow
fever. The greatest care and watch
fulness is necessary to avert 1t. The
prevention of the spread of the disease
depends principally upon the prompt
recognition of the first cases. You Will
therefore do your full duty only when
you use every power at your disposal
to arrive at correct diagnosis, when
ever a suspicious case presents itself.
For this reason we would ask you to
inform the health office of such facts
Immediately, as this office will endeav-
or to place at your disposal the most
expert and experienced physicians of
our city to aid you in your responsible
task. Under all circumstances,
though, have the suspect isolated at
once and the utensils disinfected.
B. f. HADRA, NJ. D.,
City Physician.
San Antonio, Tex, Oct. II, 'sI.