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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
BaciIlt Thrive in Milk.

Hesse found that cholera bacilliunder-
went deterioration in raw milk; that
when kept in it at atemperature of 9Sde-
grees Fahrenheit they were entirely de-
stroyed in % hours. Caro-, of Naples,
states that anthrax bacilli flourish
abundantly in milk. Prof. Schottelius
confirms him and has extended his in
vestigations to the behavior of diph-
liberia bacilli in milk. In fresh milk it
seems that diphtheria bacilli find an
exceptionally satisfactory material for
growth and multiplication. In ster-
ilized milk, however, their growth was
less abundant. Schottelius concludes
in his paper in the ~"Centralblatt fur
Bakteriologie" with a warning of the
danger attending the consumption Of
milk in its raw, unsAerilized condition.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
FOOD N BEAUTY.
What the Seeker After Rosy Cheeks
Should Eat.

What the Seeker After Rosy Cheeks
Should Eat.
She may fill a whole cupboard with
lotions and spend half of her time in the
identifying bath tub, but success will
not crown the efforts of the seeker
after beauty unless she turns her atten-
ton also to her diet list. Clear COM
plexions do not wait on the tickle, nor
rosy cheeks on the morning griddle
cake.
The woman who intends to have a good
complexion must make a careful study
of the food question. 1t goes without
saying that sugary substances must be
banished from the bill of fare. Candies
are, of course, excluded. Cakes follow
in their wake. AS for pies and all other
compounds of -four and grease, they are
fatal to clear skins. Bread that is
doughty or starchy ranks almost as low
as pastry in the estimation of the seek;
er after good looks.
Alcoholic drinks are banished almost
entirely; their effect, even in small
quantities, being a mild form of con-
gestion of blood in the face, which
eventually coarsenS the texture as well
as ruins the color of the skin. For some
what similar reasons all sorts of mar.
cotics and stimulants are to be avoided.
Whatever excites the nerves or over
heats the blood tends toward the final
destruction Of the smooth, peachy tex,
ture which is the chief of every won.
ans ambition to attain.
Whatever has the effect of producing
a healthy action of the digestive or
gans is good for the complexion. Acid
and laxative fruits especially. if taken
at breakfast, are good. Graham bread
and toast rank high among the bread
beautifiers. Red and juicy meats, green
vegetables, milk and eggs, are all con-
ducive to the attaining of a brilliant
complexion. St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05

White and gold china enables one to
set . lovely table for a white and gold
tea az a white and gold dinner. using
g~old-colored flowers and gold-colored
ribbons for decorations. The ices may
Be yellow. the cake icings and trim
innings may be Of the same hue. and tall
lamps. with yellow shades. will throw
q soft. golden light over the festive
scene. Beautiful tea and dinner gowns
are made in white and gold, and if the
hossess has golden hair and a pure
sNhite complexion she will look like .
fairy princess at a magic banquet.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
me MOONS INFLUENCE
IL Has Much to Do with the Earth'a
Atmospheric Condition.

IL Has Much to Do with the Earth'a
Atmospheric Condition.
One of the old ideas which recent sci
entifc research has revived Is that b
weather is Influenced by the moon The
moon being $50 times nearer
than the sun, exerts a mora
powerful influence upon the tides
than the latter. 1t is believed
that a great tidal wave of air is swept
around the outer atmosphere twice
every "a hours, which influences the
weather. The particles of air and wa
ter are free to move among themselves
and may be easily heaped in these
wave forms, but the particles of which
the portion of the earth, which we are
accustomed to call solid, is composed,
are not free to change their relative
positions. When the moon is between
the earth and sun, or when the earth
is between the moon and sun, or, twice
a month, great force is brought to bear
upon the earth's crust. Where there
have been recent slight changes rom
cooling and shrinking, the effect is felt
most, and earthquakes result. Atleast,
this is the theory just brought before
the Royal society of London. The same
Investigation shows that there are more
earthquakes when the moon is in peri-
gee at it's nearest point to u globe.
The earthquake predictions of Prot.
Falb, of Vienna, which have so often
been fulfilled in a startling manner, are
based on the influence of the moon.
The fact hat some of his predictions
have also failed shows that other con-
ditions must also be favorable. Deli
cate instruments invented within the
past few years show that slight tremors
are constantly passing ever the EARTH
doubtless due to the influence of the
strain undergone through the attrac-
ton of the sun and moon.-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
WOMEN AND INSURANCE.
Arc just as Safe and Profitable
Risks as Men.

They Arc just as Safe and Profitable
Risks as Men.
DR.. Clara Bliss Finley. of Washington,
is a daughter of the late DIR. Bliss, n
of the surgeons in charge of Gen. Gar
fields case. DR.. Finley quoted the fol-
lowing statistics before a convention of
insurance underwriters. She says the
claim made by insurance companies
that women between given ages are not
as safe risks as men is at variance with
statistics of the census, hospitals and
infirmaries. More male than female
children are born and more men than
women die between the ages of Is and
As. One physicians so years expert
ence showed a total of 1920 boys and
3,1S6 girls born. In England and Wales
women live about one year longer than
men. In London two or three years are
in the women's favor. In the census Of
1870 the percentage of deaths per 1000
was: Male, 1892; female, 2o.72. Our
own census in 1870 shows deaths be-
tween the ages of Is and As, men. 72,-
SIS; women, 63.l0O. OF our immigrants
between these ages, men, 1,210,5S3;
women, 674,1 100. More men than women
die of nervous diseases. DR.. Finley adj
mits that the books of insurance COM
panies show that more insured women
than men die. She reported interviews
with IL managers of large insurance
companies who, when asked if they re-
garded women as safe risks as men, re-
piled: Yes, if women had us rigid
medical examinations" She therefore
contends hat women in general are
made to pay for the results of lax ex-
amination,-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05

position, the lower portion consisting of
a magnifying glass SO focused that the
smallest print or handwriting can be
read easily at a distance of half an
inch.
Supported upon the inner frame is
the outer frame, and it is upon this
outer frame that the memorandum
sheets r supported.
The magnifying lens in the inner
frame of course permits the notes to be
written in. small letters, thus economic.
ing space, while the colored lenses in
the outer frame prevent the
dunn holder or rollers from being seen
by the audience.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05

fold rings has q diamond in one ring
and a ruby in the other. Price not
mentioned.
The rings when off look like two hoops
of wire. Upon the hand they are very
becoming. They hold their place well,
not permitting the stones to become
turned inside.
Wearing this ring with a glove is
troublesome. But as an engagement
ring it is very fine. The duality idea is
easily told, and, as a practical point, it
may be mentioned that such a ring can
lot easily slip off.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
THE HUMAN A
Recent Experiments Have Produced
Some Interesting Results.

Recent Experiments Have Produced
Some Interesting Results.
An elaborate series of experiments
have been made by experts chosen by
the Smithsonian institution, Drs. S.
Weir Mitchell, j. s. Billings and D. II.
Bergey. They first wished to determine
whether there are any microbes in ex-
hailed breath. They had a man breathe
through sterilized gelatine for 80 min
utes. 1t was then corked. If his
breath had contained microbe organ
1sms they would have adhered to and
bred upon the gelatine. Microscopic
barren.
Then came trials showing how much
ammonia was contained in the breath.
In the cases of a healthy subject and
of a consumptive, a man suffering from
tracheal ~fstula, the quantity of am
monia was small and of about equal
quantity. Persons with decaying teeth
had much more ammonia than those
whose teeth were in good condition.
Under normal conditions one man
may bite another without serious re-
suits, but under some abnormal cir
cumstances there is a morbific element,
yet unknown, contained in his saliva
which renders it venomous. Some oe
the saliva mingles with the blood of a
victim and resulting blood poisoning
ceuses death. An insane persons bite,
for instance, may prove fatal; or that of
a person laboring under intense ex-
element. If one person bit another i'll
a fit of uncomfortable rage he would
probably kill him.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
SOME NEW N
rhsx Are Not Less Amusing Because
they Are Instructive.


Thex Are Not Less Amusing Because
They Are Instructive.
Only bright youngsters can
fully play games like the two which
are described below, but when such
children take part In them, they are
not only interesting but also exceed
ingly instructive and stimulating.
The leader of the game prepares as
many paper caps as there r children
70 join in the game. Across the front
OF each a the name of an author or
8 book is written in large print letters.
The caps are then placed on the heads
Of the children-not by themselves, but
by the lcader-in such a way that no
one sees the name on his own cap. The
game is then a game of guess-that is,
each player is kept busy trying to
guess the name on his own cap, the
only clew being afforded by the ques-
tions asked of him by the other play
ers.
! One bright lad was much puzzled a
few moments by such questions as
these:
How is the word 'iugular' spelled?'
"How would you divide the word
nger,' please3"
HAS real one or two syllables?"
None of these questions gave the lad
any light, but the next revealed the
name on his cap:
Please give me the definition Of
pachydermatous,' and tell me whether
/ pronounce it correctly"
'Pshaw," declared the boy. 81 must
be the dictionary"
And so he was. Books is the best
name for the form of the game just in
dictated, but if the queries were like
those which follow, author Questions
would be a better title:
"What was it Bill Sykes kept seeing
after Nancy's' murder?"
"Can you tell me why Nicholas Mic
ldehy' whipped old squeers?'"
'sWby was Mr.. Dorrit' thrown into
PRISON."
Anyone who has read the stories
written by the Master of Cabs Hill
will know his own cap to be labeled
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
THE NV uMRRELLA

Oh, Ella!
With her first umbrenaL
She walked abroad like any queen
She held 1t proudly for display,
Admired It's handle, stroked its sheen.
And W little girl more gay.
Dear Ella!
Such a wee umbrella
One day Upon the market-placa
I met her; dripping were her curIs.
She looked. Despite her sunny face,
The most forlorn Of little girls.
why, Ellal
Where's our new umbrella p
Said I; THE storm has drenched ) our hair
Just see yeur frock! just see " ur haiti
And what is this you hug with care?-
A broom q fiddle, or a cat9"
Oh, Enal
With her first umbrelIai
She looked at me and shyly spoke,
The rain-drops pelting IN her vets
4 have 1t here beneath my cloak,
Because you see, 1t might get wetis
Agnes Lee, In st. Nicholas.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
SIMPLE NUT c

Made of the Flexible Branch OF Any
Hardwood Tree.
A nut cracker which will be found
very serviceable may be made of the
flexible branch of a tree-green hick-
DRY, walnut or tough oak wood pre-
ferred. In the center of piece of branch
selected, which should be seven or eight
inches long and about one inch thick,
cut a niche an inch long, and so deep as
to leave only a few ibers of wood and
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
POPULAR SCIENCE.
THE Alarm.

Announces a storm Two Minutes Be-
fore Its Approach.
A barometer designed automatically
TO sound an alarm when there is a sud-
den change of atmospheric pressure.
such as occurs in advance of a tornado,
cyclone or wind storm, is shown in the
illustration. Tests have shown that it
gives an alarm some two minutes be-
fore the first blasts of a storm occur.
The main mercury tube is represented
with a cylindrical bulb at the top, and
connected with the main tube, near the
lower portion of it's shorter member, is
q secondary tube, the connection being
made by means of a short tube which
connects with the main tube by a very
small opening. As indicated in the dot
ted lines, the connecting tube may be
formed into a siphon for attaching to
any ordinary barometer. The secondary
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
1aow 20 Curl Fenthera.

Feathers may easily be curled, if only
q little time and care be devoted to
4hem. A simple process is as follows:
Have a large kettle with steam pouring
Gut Of the spout. Hold the feathers
In this steam for a few moments, and
then with a blunt knife preferably a
metal paper cutter) curl each separate
plume, and when complete, hold the
feather in front of the fire to keep the
stiffness in. Professional dressers do
Htfle else. but. of course. they are more
axpert than a mere amateur.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
NEW RINo.

An Hnvention Thqt waII Not Bring Joy
to Lovesfck Chapptes.
A western gentleman has invented
an engagement ring that, while it viii
bring untold Joy to the feminine soul,
viii cause the same amount Of anguish
to the masculine purse. After purchas-
ing one of these new engagement rings
the bank account of the victim viii wear
mourning for more than 30 days.
This ring is actually two rings. The
gold is twisted in a ann to form two
connecting rings, destined to be worn on
the 'love" and 'pinkie" fingers re-
s~pectiyely. The prettiest of these two
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
working ana WAITING

If you have any waiting to do, work
while you wait. Working Is the only
thing that will make time fly. Watch
ing the clock is the surest way to make
q moment an hour, and working will
make an hour seem like a moment.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05

the bark intact. This flexible band win
remain as a hinge to connect the two
ends of the branch. Place the nut to be
cracked in the niche and bring the
handles together, and the nut will be
crushed as neatly as if the cracker was
of steel-Chicago Record.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05

-Tt's a strange thing" said Willie
Washington; every time / try to sing
my dog howls.s
Yes. replied Miss Cayenne; II have
always thought that dogs ranked al
most with human beings in intelli-
Henee."-Washington Star.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
save Your Egg Shells.

Save your egg shells and use them to
clean bottles, vinegar cruets, and
carafes. Put the shells away in a con
yenient box and, when ready to wash
the bottles, crush the shells up fine,
partly fill the bottles with them, pour
over them hot soapsuds, shake well, and
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
nrterminnhnr Carnet Mann.

Carpet moths do not like to make their
nests where salt has been, and one may
often get rid Of them by scrubbing the
floor with strong hot salt and water be-
fore laying the carpet.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05

Mrs. Buzzton-Ferdiaand, is Mr..
Smithersby g. thorough gentleman?
Mr. Buzzton-No; he's a gent.-N. Y.
World.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-06-05
He Was the Compass.

Little Eddie-Papa's the captain Of
our ship, and mammals the pilot.
Teacher-And what are you?
Eddie-I'm the compass, 1 guess
They r always boxing me.-N. Y.
Tribune.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-02-21
Virginia City.

Last Saturday the Editor OF the
ISDEPSEpEST took a run up to
Virginia City and put in Sunday
meeting old friends and renewing
acquaintances. Twenty-Five years ago
Sunday we first SAW Virginia City.
II was then the liveliest place on the
globe. The Constock mines vere
turning ont millions OF dollars
monthly and sronnd the slope of
Mount Davidson all was activity and
life. As we walked up Cstreet Sun
day the scenes OF twenty-five years
. ZANE WILDLY before US. Then the
streets were crowded with people and
it was impossible to get along unless
one went with the crowd. But how
different the scene last Sunday! The
streets were almost deserted. No
jostling crowd blocked your way on
the principal thoroughfare Of the
once busy city. No burly policeman
told the idler on the sidewalk to
move along as in the days OF the
past. The buildings also remind one
of the glories Of the past and the
gloom of the present. Fine business
houses are gong to ruin outside of
the business portion OF the town.
Old landmarks have been pulled
down to save taxes and the
rum time and legislation have
wrought in the once prosperous city
is in evidence on every hand. Old
timers greet You now and then and
speak in CHEEKY tones OF the Com
stock and its glories. They seem to
have found the fountain of eternal
youth when the mind associates them
with the past and the present. Turn
ing from them and strolling along the
once busy street tue heartstrings are
torn by the pictures OF ruin that con-
front you on every hand. Times Ct
facing finger has left many marks to
remind one Of the glOries OF the past.
Yet the people are c~ontcnted and live
in hopes Of seeing better times on the
old lode.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-02-21

When John G. Roid WINS monoyiny
editor of the Times, he had nm ogico
boy whose nerve and check woro
colossal. Greatness never ombpr.
raised bin, for he was no r~espector Of
persons. One day be entertained in
the receptiop room a waiting yisitor
whose patronizipp way uettled him.
All kinds OF questions concerning bis
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-02-21
TOW CHICAGO WAS CARRIED


The Chicago Tribune ius;sts that
iltgeld insults the Democratic regis
tration judges and clerks of the CHI
cago precincts in charging that most
of the increase OF Of llS.27I in the
registered vot" of that city was fraud
ulent.
Perhaps. But figures are cruel
things, Gays the St Louis Post-Dis-
patch. As soon rs the unparalle!e !
registration increase in Chicago was
announced The Post. Dispatch declar-
ell it unarcountable in View OF the
fact that the last preceding Chicago
school census, in spite Of desperate
padding had revealed Il stationary
population.
Tho Tribune says TINT the increase
iii the heavy Democratic wards and
precincts was rs marked MS in the Re.
publican ones. n fact. il was more so.
When the registration was comp tc
Tho Democratic managers pointed to
these increases as evidence OF coming
victory. They claimed to have regis
tered most OF tho new vote i'll these
wards and precincts. The
election returns did not bear ont their
boasts. Ii would be an "Insult" to
question their integrity, but. from the
a y
Chicago point OF view. would it not
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-02-21
Sutics "f Meeting.

y meeting Of the Salmon River
Mining and Smelling Go. will DO held
NJ ~ North Main Street, Butte City,
Montana, for the purpose OF olccting
officers Tor the term of ono year,
III. g. GRAMLiSG.
Secretary Of Salmon Riyor Mining
and Smelling Co., A n. Main St.
Butte City, Montana.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-02-21

Mr.. ID. Wiley. cx-postmaster, Black
Creek y. Y. was "a badly afflicted
with rheumatism that he was only
able To robbie around with canes, and
even then il caused him great pain.
After using Chambcrlain's Pain
Balm he was so much improved that
he threw away his canes. lie says
this linimcnt did him o good than
all ether medicines aud treatment put
together. For sale at 30 cents by NJ.
II. Miller.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-02-21
Lyman j. Gngr.

The selection OF Lyman Gage to be
secretary of the treasury embraces
nothing TO encourage the people that
something is going to be done for their
relief. Government is not instituted
for the purpose OF taking care OF its
citizens, but Legislation and executive
policy can be directed so rs to be
helpful or hurtful. Mr.. Gage is a
banker. That fact, standing alone
implies no special qualification for the
treasury portfolio. \ very good
banker may be an ignorant or III.
different mun as to the general prin-
ciples Of finance. But Mr.. Gage is
SAID to be a reader and thinker on fl
nance, besides being a dealer in mon
cy. Ilo agrees with the financial the
ories Of the ultra gold men. Nice
things are said OF him.
Tho direct announcement TINT he
ID to be i'll the Cabinet has started tho
organs TO gushing over him. a good
deal OF space has been occupied to
say that he is a great man and will
make I'M admirable Secretary OF the
Treasury. but no bill Of particulars is
given. Mr.. Gage will no doubt be
found carrying ont whatever agree
ment Mr.. Hanna may have made with
New York Gold men, expressed or
mplie1 IIs may be. III accordance
With the ST. Ions platform, in favor
OF an international monetary ION
ference when it is sure that one can.
not DO had. MIR. Gage 10 agreeable to
tie Eastern gold men or he wonld not
DO appointed. Cincinnati Enquirer
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-02-21

Endorsed by tho Leading Firms OF the
Coast.
what ist
The INTERSTATE COMM gnCiAL
n COLLECrtpN AGENCY.
send your slow accounts to them for col
cCtiOu.
Omcc ViO Z nth Street. Sacramento. :cnl
Dont delay. Call At once and let ia bA,.
10 uf business
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-02-21
ChurnIng Done IN One Minute

] lave tried the Lightning Chi,r..
you recently described in your paper,
md 1t 10 certainly Il wonder. can
churn in less than one minute. and
b bntter is elegant, and o get
considerable more butter than when
yon use q common cbuTn. ] took the
GaeGc! ~. ~ c'.IsT hero rai cYery
butter maker that secs il buys one. /
have cold three dozen and they give
the best OF satisfaction. / know | can
G ! 100 this township, M they churn
80 quickly, make 10 much more but.
Ter than common churns md nro SO
cheap. Some Ono III every township
a make two or three hundred dol.
lars selling these churns. by address.
ing D.. T.. Caacy q Co, 81. Louis. you
q get circulars and full information
go you can make big money ripht M
homo. ] have made ESQ the past two
weeks and J have never sold anything
IN my life before. a FARMER,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-02-21
Marry This Girl Quick.

ca" '" vour r'n"r that 4 - year
80 .'y 4.,.... .,.-y 49, i.,sU iIUnr hC
worried selling the Perfection Metal
lip Lampwick. | ordered u samplc
and went to work and the first week |
cleared 80, the second week I cleared
$40: L expect 10 run up to go u week
IN the near future, ms the Perfection
lip Metal LampwIck makes such a
beautiful white light and does away
with smokey chimncys aud bad od0r
ana saves oil. it is easy TO sell. Ii you
wish to try II send 1.-two cent stamps
TO Miss 4. NJ. Fritz. Station a.. St.
Louie. Mo. and clio will send you
sample outfit, this il a good way 10
make money around home.
Mtgs TinA W.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-02-21

Attention ". L.. Cowics, Alvin Moore.
TX the above nn,nod gentlemen, ad.
dresses unknown, will communicate
with j. s. Triplett, Gold Crock, Elko
Co, Nov, they will learn something
10 their interest. 1w,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-02-21

The old und we'll established bust.
ness of General Merchandise :.nown
80 Arnheim's. Stock, ilxturcs and
real estate II desired.
Address,
A. ARNHEiM,
2.8.lm Carlin. Nevada