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CENTENNIAL
Exhibitors WIN Not Be Charged
for Space or Power.
The Nashville ExpOsition VIII Conn
pare Very Favorably with the Cllt-
cage WOrld's Fair-The NatiOn-
Al Event Of 1897.

The Tennessee Centennial and Inter-
national exposition, which will open at
Nashville on the LIST day of May and
continue for six months, closing Octo-
Der 30, was originated purely from pa
triotic motives, and not for the purpose
Of making money for its projectors,
and, therefore, exhibitors will NOT be
charged for space or power. All of the
principal buildings, magnificent in
architecture and ample in dimensions,
are now ready for occupancy, and more
than three-fourthso 81 the space original
" allotted to exhibitors has already been
taken, and in order to accommodate the.
growing demand for space, several Of
the large buildings have already been
extended, and that others will now have
to be extended or additional buildings
erected is quite certain.
In almost every respect the Tennessee
exposition will surpass the Philadelphia
centennial and all other expositions
that have been held in this country ex-
cept the worlds fair at Chicago. Over
half a million dollars has been expend-
ed on the ground and buildings up to
the LIST day of February, and the COM
pany does not owe a dollar. More than
as much more will be required for build
ings and promotion, and this amount
will be furnished without calling for
assistance outside of the city of Nash
vile and the state of Tennessee. The
Atlanta exposition of 1895 had raised
only 100000 in money, and was in
debt to the amount of $50O,000 before
the gates were opened. The managers
of the Nashville exposition have not
only kept clear of debt, but they have
profited in many other respects by the
experience of other expositions, and nc
enterprise has ever approached the
opening day under more favorable cir
cumstances.
The Tennessee exposition will COM
pare f%avorably with the worlds fair,
but will not be too large to be thorough
.1y comprehended, while the grouping
of the buildings and the general view OF
the grounds and buildings affords a
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
4 MODEL HUSBAND.
But 3 ReciteI Of His Manysyirtues Was
stopped by : Question.

L
But 3 Recital of His ManysYIrt1ea Was
stopped by : Question.
It was at a woman's luncheon, and
they had been exchanging opinions in
regard to the husband question, both as
n whole and with particulars. BY the
time ice cream was served the discus
sion had grown quite heated, and the
hostess was beginning to look anxious.
At the Top Of the table the woman in the
chiffon vest and her companion in the
fur1trimmed gown were at da8gers
drawn.
"Well, I don't care what anyone says,
my husband Is as good as they make
Them said the womanNin the chiffon
vest, excitedly. "He always rocks me
to sleep when 1 havea sick headache,
and he gets breakfast when the cook
IS away, and he always gets up in the
night if the baby c~ries!" She glared at
the woman in the fur-trimmed gown
triRmphantly, and she in turn glared
back and took up the parable of speech.
sWell, my husband she remarked,
with a strong accent upon the pos
sessive case, "never does any of those
things; / should he sorry to see him do
any of them. l detest a man who steps
over into his wife's province. But he
always looks after the furnace, and /
never have to worry about the coal bill"
The wcman in the chiffon vest smiled
d~isagreeably, and the hostess was about
to interpose when the pretty woman at
the foot of the table spoke up.
SEN r.. - - I L IL
have mentioned" she said, sweetly,
t'and a lot more. When we haveno girl
he washes the dishes and sweeps, and
I've never had to get dinner. once since
we've been married. I always knew he
was going to be lovely that way, be-
cause he said so little about it. 1 never
lave much faith in the men who talk so
much. When we were first married we
talked about it, and he spoke beauti-
fully. 4 don't say I'll always do it,
Jennie he said, the first time 1 was
without a girl, but I'll always help.
And he's been bettert than his wordright
along. Last night he even made the
porridge so it would be ready for break
fast this morning, and every morning
AC lungs mO Cup VI OOhCS DS1OAC
get up"
With the smile of a conscious con.
queror she toyed with her menu card
and smiled sweetly at the angry women
at the other side of the table. They
were speechless, but the woman in tbs
gold-rimmed glasses who sat in tn;
middle gave her a keen look and smiled
too.
Something has got to be done fol
the protection of us poor spinsters,
she said, merrily, land if anyone elst
tells a husband story / shall retaliate
with a tale regarding a wonderful ca
which Lpossess. Butfrst, before we qui
the subject, let me ask a question. How
long" turning to the pretty woman a
the foot of the table, have you beer
nlarried2''
The pretty woman blushed wildly.
NEARLY two weeks" she stammereC
out timidly, and the other women
laughed in the unfeeling manner the,
so often affect.-Chicago Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
NOT ATTENTIVE ENoucH..
But Somebody Kissed Hev Three Times.
in the Tunnel.

But Somebody Kissed HeE Three Times.
i'm the Tunnel.
They were a young couple and had
been married only a few months. They
resided in the suburbs and were on their
way to the city-he to business,and She
to do some shopping. He hadevdentlp
been out the night before and did not
feel in a talkative mood, while she was
garrUlOgss. He trowned and read his.
paper. The tunnel was reached-the
long, dark tunnel--and not a light in
the car She made q few commonplace
remarks. He slept.
Their destination was reached. and
out of the car they passed.
81 was afraid you were angry at
me this morning. she said, adjusting
her bonnet.
No reply.
81 talked so much when you wantedtO
read" she went IN.
No answer.
"But your affection dissipated all my
fears, love-" she continued, ~buttoning
her glove.
"My afRectionl" he said, looking at
her quizzically.
Eyes, dear"
"What afection2 When did 4 show
any afection2"
.'Why, in the tunnel, George safd the
wife, taking his arm.
what do you meant"
sob, you innocent boyI" with pinch
of his arm.
you're speaking in riddles
"Of course; your kissed me in youE
sleep, I suppose? ?" with a laugh.
"Kissed you? I didn't kiss yop."
"Didn't kiss me in the tunnel2v
'Nol"
swell, some one did; three times"
The younghusbandh has sworn off read
ing the newspapers in the morning
and is preparing to read the riot act
to some one.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27


"But &c any rates, Il would seefa.
like the wilder had set her trap and.
fixed the triggers to take old man Seth
in out of the wet, and by some hook
n mererook she had played her hand
20 rs 70 mako d ~pluperfeet and yarie-
gated fool ont Of the stingy old thing.
One day last week the Widder she come
sailin along with all her higgins and
fnery and fxmeuts on and hailed at
the Marvin place and called for old
man Seth. Ia the mainline he had
went out 70 the smoke house to draw
a Jug Of molasses which one Of the
neighboFs had sent 1ver 70 buy, and
he had Jest set the jug down and pulled
the peg out when the wilder dFiV up
with a great swash.
Naturally Of course cid ma Seth
he forgot everything else and went
poHn out 10 the front gate and re-
sponded to the wilder. Moreover It
didn't take.tlie wilder more than two
minMits to wrap him around her little
finger and make him forget where he
was at and what he was doin.- The
widdeE, of 0ur she woaldn't tell
and old man Seth didn't know any
thing Tor certain right then, and 80.
.consequentially there amt no telliD
how long they stayed out there lalla-
gaggin and couDtin and carryin en-.
But when the wilder got ready to go
and driv eff up the road. and old stingy
Seth comeback o,his right mind oncst
more, bless gracious the jug was full
and every last bit OF the molassesshadi
run out and: split.
"Well, after that it want in nesvays.
surprisin to me when the news come.
that the stingy old scrapegrace had.
took sick and went to- bed, and raaey
the great wonderment is why he didn't
take somethin pizen and die. No tellin
how long it will take him to recover
from the loss of that barrel of fine mo-
~lasses, and as to. the widder-well, with.
old man Seth her cake is all dough
henceforwaTds and foreEermore."
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
THE o PLACE.
Struck a Hotel Where There Wasn't
Rea ly Anything to Eat.

Struck a Hotel Where There Wasn't
Rea ly Anything to Eat.
They were a middle-aged couple, and
evidently this was their first visit to the
metropolis. They wandered into a
fashionable uptown restaurant in a
h~csitating, hope-we-don't-intrude sort
of way, and after being ushered to apri-
waite table he picked up the bill of fare
and gazed helplessly at it for a few sec
.onds, and then dropping it he glanced
at the expectant waiter and said:
Reckon 1 don't keer fer any of yer
fancy vittles to-day. Ye kin bring on
"a couple, of good-sized hunks of billed
ham, some sourkrout an three or foul
slices of Johnnycake an some cows
butter (none of yer oily-margarine,
mind We, but jest plain butter) and New
Orleans molasses to eat on it,"
1t was pretty hard work, but the
waiter managed to keep his face
straight while replying:
''Very sorry, sir, but we are all out of
boiled ham and Johnnycake. Isn't there
something else you would like?"
'sWaal, yes; We can bring us a wood
chuck stew. USED TO nave IL purity
aoften. out home, but / hain't run across
"a fat w%oodchuck fer some time now, an
Z reckon a little of it would taste good.
whats that, out of woodchuck, too,
hey? WAL, / guess you'd better
bring us a platter of roast coon, with
onions and breadcrumb stufin', an a
side dish of danderline green's"
"Sorry, sir, but"
What! Don't mean to say yer out of
them, too2 Waal, that settles it! I
reckon we've struck the wrong hotel.
Come ON, Mandy, an we'll mosey along
out of here an hunt up a place where we
kin git suthin' to eat!,"
Before the waiter could recover his
breath his erstwhile customers were
cost to sight in the crowd.--N. x. Jour
nal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
r4E rENNEssEE CENrENN1 AL-CHILDRENs BUILDING

will frequently be a distance Of six
inches from the acorn. In this re-
spect the behavior of this species of
oak corresponds nearly with what is
almost universal in Observation-Disclosures
seeds. Another early sprouter is the
common white oak, Quercus nlba.
These have not been known to sprout
OH the tree. but they scarcely reach
the ground before the little radicle pre-
pares to enter the earth. It does NOT
wait to get to the surface of the earth
before doing this. On shelves or boxes
where there is some number of them
together the whole will be a mass of
rorts a few weeks after gathering. On
the other hand, the nut of the burr oak,
Quercus ~macracarpa. will remain a
long time before showing any disposi-
ton to sprout. 1t is these varying
characteristics which make rules for
the transportation of seeds difficult
each kind has to have a method Of its
own. So far as the two. oaks ure con-
cerned, it has been found better to send
young plants long distances than the
acorns Observation-Disclosures Monthly.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
VARIATIONS N 8
How the Great oak Trees FAKE Root and
Grow,

How the Great q Trees Fake Root and
1t is said that in individual trees
scarcely two leaves can be found ex-
actly alike. What is true Of leaves is
true Of seeds-and indeed OF every part
of a tree. 1t is also true of the be-
havior of trees during their life career.
In acorns especially one may note q
remarkable difference in their he.
hav4or. Some species of acorn will pre-
serve their vital power without much
difficulty for a couple of years, while
others can rarely be found with life
after a few months. Some when put
into the earth will remain months be
fore sprouting, while others will sprout
before they are fairly out of their cups
on the trees. The acorns of the live
oak of the south (Quercus vivens) often
sprout before they fall. The process
of termination is among the most re-
markable of all American trees. The
root pushes out from the acorn to q
distance of many inches before it en-
tors the ground-the root then goes
into the earth while the bud or pulmule
ascends to form the incipient tree
trunk. The young tree of the live oal
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27

Thirty-three different kinds Of
pearls are found in various parts
of Russia, being peculiar
to the country. 1t would pay to
fish for them Systematically. but at
present most of them are found by ig-
norant peasants. who sell them for a
few rubles to merchants, to whom they
are worth a hundred or more.-Chicago
Times-Herald.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27

of in the Scriptures, would be a mere
kid as compared to me- So said my
Aunt Nancy Newton to mother and me
one night whilst she was up from the
Panther Greek settlement on her
Christmas visitation. Mind you, now,
il was then way up into the still and
solemcholy hours of night, and I was
thinkin to myself that I mought as
we'll wind mp the clock and set she rat
traps and go to bed. But aboUt that
time it would seem like Aunt Nancy had
took another bad case of breakin out at
the mouth. and consequentially /
couldn't do a blessed thing but lazy low
and Listen.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
Valuable shrnbe.

In winter valuable Towering shrubs
which need protection should be very
carefully wrapped in straw. They arc
often killed by the sap starting in
winter.
THE grass that grows in Janevere,
Grows the worse for all the year"
The same is true of every plant and
shrub. Tits desirable they should have
an unbroken rest from growth under
the frost and SHOWN. Y. Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27

And after the robbery you just
took a walk? ?" asked the prosecuting
attorney.
II object" yelled the excited young
lawyer for the prisoner, ITO any such
base insinuation. The walk was nailed
down and is stin there."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
How to Gain FLESH.

Women who wish to gain flesh Should
keep warm. One physician puts his
whole prescription to such patients in
one sentence: "Eat root vegetables and
keep warm" Soft, warm, wadded
Iounging robes, deep downy chairs and
pillows to nestle in, should be apart OF
the belongings of the woman seeking
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Press
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27

around in this wide
and wicked world
till / git ready to
60 down into the
valleys and t h e
shadows Of dry
bones reckon.
when the last day
come that old pa
triot BY the name
of MetBuse / u m,
which we hear tell
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27

The more puff paste is handled the
better, says a cook, SO long as it is nan
aged as carefully as if it were made of
tulle, and so long as the one principle
to keep the air in, not to press it out
As borne in mind. But theless plain pie
crust is touched the better it is. The
same cook advises that the undercrust
common to a custard pie need not be
aoggy, if, before pouring the custard in,
the lower crust is praised over with the
white of ansegg beaten up with a little
water-N3Y. Post.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
Cd ROCKY.
Bhcft Stories That Come Fresh
om the People
AanF Fewtso With AHothoE
-Bas cass Of Breaking Qua &C
Hp4fhe Tim Reeves and
HiS WhisksrL

IF it was left with me to live as long
as I please-and remain over and tarf-v
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
Her New suit.

Wife-George, Mrs Herbert has got
a $4,000 suit
George-Oh, come now, Mary, that
won't Washl
Wifi know II won't, dear; it's a
suit for SANDER, you know.-Up-to pa2e.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27

The pretty woman blushed wildly. :,
NEARLY two weeks she stammered
out timidly, and the other women
laughed in the unfeeling manner they
so often affect.-Chicago Tribune,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-27
Objection

RCFUS'SANDERg
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-24
IcOnoclast Tragedy.

Waco, Tex. N,v.21.-Friday's bloody
dual between Col. Gerald and the Har-
ris brothers has been the sole topic of
conversation and discussion, in this
usually quiet city. Editor J. W. Har-
ris, who was so terribly wounded, died
today, and his body lies beside that of
his brother, W. A. Harris, who was
killed yesterday.
Col. Gerald, who left the field victor
ious, is badly wounded in the groin.
His left arm was amputated today and
tonight he is in a critical condition.
Other trouble is expected as the result
of the fight, and the Brann-Taylor
University affair.
After J. w. Harris had been borne
from the old corner drug store where
he fell to his home on south Fourth
street, he lay on a couch, his eyes wide
open, evidently plainly comprehending
all things, full of the details of the
battle he had fought and lost, realizing
the presence of impending death.
Although in a state of rigid paralysis,
he did not once forget his friends, and
strove to indicate that he recognized
them and appreciated their sentiments
of affection for him and sorrow for
his fate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-24

Mckinley is good man." replied
Governor St. John, with suspicion of
irony in his voice. ''He is one of those
real goody, goody men, but he is a
weak man. Should congress pass a
free coinage law, the natural impulse
of the president would be to sign it
unless he continues to be ruled by
Hanna. believe at heart Mckinley
is silver man today, but he had to
surrender his honest convictions IN or
der to gain the nomination for the Of
tlce he fills. Whether he has the cour-
age to stand by his record before he
was discovered by Hanna remains to
be seen. do not expect the slightest
relief to the country from congress
this winter. The lower house of con-
gress, as at present constituted, is the
most adject tool of monopo1ies and
trusts the country has ever known.
We can expect no relief until after the
election of 1898 and then there will be
a cleaning out all along the line"
Governor st. John is in the state
for the purpose of examining proper
ties in the Cripple Creek district. st
have no investments in silver mines,"
said he, ''but if owned a gold pro-
ducer, would spend the proceeds free
ly to hasten the day when this country
can be released from the bondage of
the gold power.''
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-24
ENDORSES
AUTONOMY.
Not the Tariff and Sound
Money. but Cuban War.
Mckinley Will Sacrifice Cuba, That
His Party May Have Smooth Sailing
In the Campaign Next Year.

New York, Nov. oO.-The World
this morning makes the following
statement:
''The World is able to say on very
high authority that President McKin-
ley will tacitly approve the program
for autonomy or home rule for Cuba
which Spain now promises.
'Second. That the president will ex-
press the hope that the Cubans will
not pro1ong their war for complete in
dependence, but will accept instead a
form of autonomy.
"Third. That if the Cubans do not
heed his advice Spain will be given
more time without interference from
the United States.
Fourth. The president says that he
ardent1y desires peace both at home
and abroad. War scares,' and 'belig-
erency resolutions disturb business,
retard prosperity, and do no good. A
new congress is to be chosen next fall
and everything depends on good
times A season of peace from Cuban
sensations is therefore almost certain.
Fifth. Spain has been infor med of
President McKin1ey's hopes and plans,
and as the first evidence of her own
doned and released the American crew
of the fi1ibustering schooner Competi-
tor, caught under arms off the coast
of Cuba on April Is, 1885,"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-24
CABINET MEE1ING.
Republicans Fight Over the Money
Question.

Washington, Nov. 2O.---The cabinet
was in session two hours yesterday.
The session was largely devoted to
reports Of different members. The
two questions specially considered
were the Cuban situation and Finan-
cia1 Reform. Much apparent satisfac-
ton was evidenced over the prospect
of an early settlement of the Cuban
difficulties, and the attitude of Spain
as affecting the United States.
A wide variety of opinion was de-
veloped as to the policy to be recon-
mended On the financial question.
There were almost as many views
expressed during the discussion as
there were cabinet members, and the
discussion became, at times, almost
violent. AT the close of the session it
was given out that while the president
would make currency reform one of
the features of his message to con-
gress, it was mistake to assume that
he would commit himself to any par.
ticu1ar scheme of reform.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-24
The Iconoclast.

st. Louis, Mo-, November 2O.-A
special to the Republic from Waco,
Tex, says:
J. w. Harris, editor of the Waco
Times-Hera1d, morning paper, and
W. A. Harris, brother, on one side,
and ex-Judge G. B. Gerald, promi-
nent citizen, on the other, fought a
duel to the death on the street Friday.
w. A. Harris was shot dead, J. w.
Harris wounded fatally, his body be-
ing paralyzed, and Gerald was shot in
the side and may die.
The trouble was the outcome of the
mobbing of w. c. Brann, publisher of
the Iconoclast. Gerald was an ex-
county judge and one of Waco's most
prominent citizens. He had written a
bitter criticism on Baylor university
with reference to the recent mobbinp
of W. c. Brann, and had filed it with
Editor Harris for publication. After.
wards he asked to have the manuscript
returned and became incensed at the
EDITORS delay in complying. Bad feel
ing resulted. and when Judge Gerald
was crossing the street at the corner
of Fourth and Austin streets at {
o'clock, Editor Harris came out of a
drug store and opened FIRE on him
Gerald Immediately drew his revolver
and returned the FIRE.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-24
MORE PROSPERITY.
The Heaviest Failure I'm Years, and
the People Left to Hold the Bag.

The Heaviest Failure I'm Years, and
the People Left to Hold the Bag.
English, Ind, Nov. 21.-The triple
failure of private banks at Marengo
and Leavenworth, Indiana, is worse
than at first supposed.
II is now estimated that the syndi-
cate that controlled the three banks
has sunk not less than $500, 600, 900, a
large amount of which was lost in
promoting telephone enterprises in op-
position to the Bell company. Among
other losses was about SIC, 900 of pub
lie money, which had been deposited
in the banks by township trustees.
The depositors threaten to break into
the banks to see what, if anything,
was left, and to- prevent trouble the
sheriff was compelled to place deputies
around the buildings.
Four weddings have been postponed
because the prospective bridegrooms
have lost the money they had saved
up to begin married life with. One
bride has been deserted because her
patrinlony was swallowed up, and
| there is many little tot who is look
ing forward to a visit from Santa
Claus who will be disappointed. Three
fourths of the families in this county
have been affected by this failure, and
hundreds of honest men cannot pay
their debts.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-11-24
Pensions for Kansas.

Washington, Nov. Pensions
have been granted as follows:
Original-A1bert McClain, Topeka;
Chas. P. Lee, Grenola; Francis M. Ha-
maker, Lebanon; Robert H. Ricketson,
Leavenworth; Matthias Holmes, Baxter
Springs.
Additiona1--Jonatha Meacham. Ar.
cadia.
Restoration and supplemental-Jere.
miah O'Connor, National Military
Home, Leavenworth.
Restoration and increase-WilIian
Christolear, Mineral.
Renewa1-IsaacP p. Peppard, Leaven.
worth.
Renewal and increase-Daniei Dur
finger, O1athe.
Increase-IsraelG G. Alexander, Ham
mond; Thaddens A. Hoyt, Leaven
worth.
Reissue-Andrew ]. Hungate, Tope
ka.
Original Widows, etc.-Nancy A
Christolear, Mineral; Supplemental
special, November 6, Permelia e
Harris, Ottawa.