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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20
Pineapple sponre,

Soak one-quarter of a box of gelatine
in one-quarter Of a cupfuI Of cold
water. Drain the sirup from one can
Of pineapple; if not sufficiently sweet
add more sugar; measure and add wa
terifnecessarytom make 1 u cupfuls. Heat
to the scalding point and pour over the
soaked gelatine and stir until it is dis
solved, Strain, and when it is cold and
begins to thicken, add one-half of a cup
full OF cream whipped to a stiff froth
and the whites of three eggs beaten un-
til very stiff. Stir carefully together
and when quite thick add one cupful Of
the pineapple cut into tiny bits. Turn
into wetted molds and stand in a cold
place. If it is desired to use the fresh
pineapple it should be cut into pieces
end stewed with the water and sugar
Tor Is minutes, as the uncooked food
contains a peculiar ferment which di-
gests and destroys the thickening prop
erty OF the gelatine. - Philadelphia
Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20
Rich MINES o. MEXICO.
nigh Average of Gold Ore Produced fol
the Tarros and Rosario.


the Tarros and Rosario.
In official publications of various
governments attention has been called
recently to the mining districts of Mex
leo, which are described as richer in
gold. silver and other metals than the
Australian, North American ndAfrican
fields combined. Some American Tnin-
ing engineers have claimed that the
southwestern portion of the state Of
chihuahua contained enough precious
ore to enrich every citizen of that prov
ince, provided the mines were worked
with modern appliances and improved
American machinery.
Investors in this country have been
slow to place money in Mexican mines,
simply because some of the companies
organized to develop them were engi-
neered by persons who we're either n
known or professional promoters. The
progress of legitimate enterprise, how
ever, has beeng gratifying to investors of
moderate means who expected to re-
ceive profitable returns within a eason
able length of time. Perhaps no other
Mexico-Ameriean corporation has been
more successful than the Gold Mill Min
ing company of Mexico, a corporation
under the laws of Iowa.
The properties are located in the
| southwestern corner of the state of
Chihuahua, in the Sierra Madre Jul
tains, west of the continental divide, be-
tween the Fuerte and Sinaloa rivers, on
the Pacific slope, and only 500 miles
from Ell Paso, Tex. They include the
Tarros and Rosario gold mines, La Bufa
group, the San Jose group and the San
Juan group, embracing 70 silver and
gold claims of recognized value. Four
railroads are projected through this
country, one being now under construc-
ton. The stamp mills of the company
are locsted at Rosario, IL miles from
Baborigame, the post Office, and the
smelter is at San Jose de Cruces {
The Tarros and Rosario gold mines
consist of ten claims, which are being
increased as rapidly as can be examined
and surveyed, the company being pro-
tected by a "zone" giving it exclusive
rights in a territory 10 by Is miles.
The vein is a great porphyritic dixie from
200 to 400 feet wide, cutting across the
side Of the mountain and exposed ON
one side by the erosion of the river for a
long distance, and from 300 to 500 feet
in height. 1t is penetrated in all direc-
tons by a network of veinlets, rich in
free gold. Prof. G. E. Bailey says that
these mines can be compared in size
only to such q vein as the Homestake,
except that the Mexican ore is several
times as rich as that of it's Black Hills
rival, the average production being not
less than $12 per ton.-Chicago Times
Herald,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20
SHE NEVER PLAYED AGAIN.
And She Probably Called Him a Btut
Several Times.

And She Probably Called Him a Bfut
Several Times.
She leaned forward upon the concert
grand piano and sobbed bitterly. He sat
with averted face and a cynical smile
upon his lips. By and by she somewhat
recovered herself, and almost forgetting
what had happened, began to play a
weird, dreamy fantasy, one that he had
always loved in the good old days
when they had never dreamed of family
jars.
Lightly her fingers sped " the
ivory keys, bringing out tones and mel
odies of which an old master might be
proud, and as the music continued and
became more dreamy s and and us sounded qtsl9a
shook with convulsive sobs.
She was at his side in an instant. and
sinking upon her knees before him.
softly asked:
Jack, dear, has my music melted
your hearth"
He made no reply, but still kept his
face buried in his hands.
Never mind, dear,' she went O n
placing her arm around his neck, IL am
sorry l called you a brute Just because
youwouldnitgetabo for the theater to-
night, and l will. never play that piece
again if it breaks you up like this"
1t wasn't the music exactly, my pre-
cious," he answered, ais he wiped his
eyes and prepared to light a c~igaretteF
1T was my thoughts that broke me
up"
Your thoughts, Jack? Come, tell
your little wife what they were"
i was just thinking, darling, that if
1 had all the money that has been
wasted upon your musical education
what a jolly time / could have some
night with the boys!n-N. Y. Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20

many a man will unconsciously swallows
such bait who would spurn the largest
bride ever offered outside of a New
York board of aldermen.
For three hours every afternoon the
walters in the senate restaurant are
kept very busy, and it is almost inn
possible for the cooks ia the basement
to keep pace with the orders which
are shouted to them.
. One large room is given M to the
public, but two small rooms are reserved
for the senators and their families. Dur
ing the past year these private rooms
have been invaded by members of the
house Of representatives, thereby dis.
turbing the dignity and DESTROYING
the privacy OF the senator's. But these
representatives 81 the people cannot be
ordered out without a public scandal.
and some time this session one OF the
committee-rooms win be set aside for
the senators. They are seclusive and
r~eclusiye, r these senators; and when
they are compelled to come into contact
with common people in public places
In Washington, tAeydo not likeit it. That
Is q rather sweeping assertion, but il
is a fact that some senator's, and many
Of them, too, + senatorially sensitive
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20
ELLEN 0sBORN's LETTER.
N3dwipter Novelties Which Mod
distes Of Paris Prescribe.

fcopyright. 1s99.I.

FarisZAfter q few days in Paris /
begin to get used to the imperative.
Elsewhere it IS, would you not like? y
Here it Is, you must have" The su-
periority Of French taste has been con-
ceded 50 long that Parisian dressmak-
ara have become autocratic, and il one
81 their DEGREES does not begin "it Is
necessary the only variation to be ex-
pected IS a polite decentralization for
you ought or syou should" l am
having *vous avez besoin d'avoir"-rat-
tied of at me so often and 80 glibly that
feel the need of passing it along, there
fore you have need of a velvet dress for
q beginning.
II insist" borrowing my ~phraseology
from the sources above mentioned,
upon velvet. Black is good, dark blue
is good, brown is better, dark green is
best Of all. 'sYou should line such a
dress with white silk or pale blue, vel
low or water green. You should show
the lining as you lift it, and, thatitmay
please upon exhibition, you must have
unlimited frills inside the hem. With
a skirt of this order cit is necessary
tkat you wear a silk blouse matching
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20

in Washington, although they may be
exceedingly affable to their neighborn
and friends in their several states.
Many people wonder what the sem
ators eat. Well. they eat just as you and
l and all the rest of us eat, and they
take the same food. Only a few Of
them call for ~terrapin and champagne.
They want frst-class roast beef, and
e rare, too. They want the best of
meats, and some of them are very fond
of fish and game; 1ut the majority of
them take oysters in some form for
their lunch.
Senator Allison, of Iowa, likes pump
kin pie and a glass of milk. Senator
Morrill,, of Vermont, now 50 years old,
likes crackers crumbled into a bowl of
milk. The best feeders in the senate
used to be Senators Henderson and Pad
dock; but they are no longer in public
life; Senator Joe Blackburn, of KEN
lucky, is a royal entertainer, and his
term expires in March. Senator Davis,
of Minnesota, to-day mixed up some
stewed potatoes and stewed Goldfish and
ate a whole plate full, with the appe-
tite of a schoolboy. Senator Vest, Of
Missouri, is fond of broiled lobster; and
SO is Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania.
Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota,
likes a hearty meal at midday here, just
as he does at home. The majority of
the statesmen have only light lunches
between noon and two o'clock. The
principal meal in Washington is eaten
between five o'clock and seven in the
evening, and it is called dinner"
Senator Sherman, of Ohio, is a very
light eater. He likes a rare oyster stew,
a small cut of beef and a piece of apple
pie. Senator Morgan, of Alabama,
whose life was despaired of last spring,
is a very large man, but he satisfies his
appetite with an apple or two.
Senator Allen, of Nebraska, the popu-
list statesman who spoke continuously
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20
an upnlLL gFEaRT.
circumstances over Which HAD Very
Little Control.

circumstances Over Which 4 Had Very
Little Control.
Il Jest tell We it's uphill work tryin' to
be anybody, fixed as / am" said q dis
couraged middle-age5 woman to a city
missionary who was calling at her
home. Il try to be a Lady, but things
are ag'in me-"
"Indeed?'i
eyes, they are. Now, you take my
husband. He amt got the first born in-
stinct of a real gent. He amt had the
raisin' of a gent, and he just gifts mad if
I tell i'm so. l thought / could make
something out Of Inn when / married
i'm, but 1 tell you it's mighty uphill
work. He eats with his hat on an
pours his coffee into his saucer to drink
It and eats with ais knife in spite Of all
/ kin do. What's the use of tryin' to be
q lady under them circumstances2o
sit is rather discouraging."
"Discouraging amt no name for it.
He jess sets down fat on all my efforts
to make a gent Of inn Do you think
you could feel an act like a lady If your
husband sot around of an eyenin', smol1-
in a corncob pipe, with his feet onyour
center table an a-chawin' t~efbacker?
Wouldn't you feel it was mighty uphill
work tryin' to feel an act like the prin-
cess o. Wales or Mis- Cleveland or any
other real lady under them condi ons?'
1T would be difficult"
swell, I guess! Then look where |
live! With a beer saloon beneath me
an a family of fghtin' Irish above me
an a soap factory the street an
a glue factory in the rear of me an a
junk shop next door, You reckon it's
easy to feel an act like a lady among
that combination o. sights an sounds
an smells?"
SIT is certainly not a pleasant neigh
borhood."
81 should say mott A preacher come
to see me the other day and he said l
must rise above my surroundings am
asked i'm pointblank if he'd ever tried
to rise above the combined smell of a
glue factory an a soap factory on q
hot summer day, an he changed the
subject. No, ma'aml 'Tain't nc use!
l amt a lady, am I'll be doggoned if
kin be one fixed as I ami"
81 fear not" said the caller, weakly
as she RISE to take her departure.-N.
Y. Herald.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20
where Ouixote We. rn,n.

Inc ruins were of IN important yen4a
sucn a caravanserai as was found ever.
rev leagues when all travelling and tras-
nc netween Madrid and Seville passed
on TINS royal highway. Should the in
genlous surmises of the learned. yyho
nave industriously erected their nom
Ioerous commentaries around Cervan.
tes' romance, be true, this yenta haa
the rare good fortune of being yisited
Dy Don Qnixote in the beginning Of hia
wanderlngs. He kept his night vigil.
at-arm IN its courtyard and o. The
morning following was by the rowdv.
canny i%nnkeeper made a knight. 70.
me let It be only what it surely is.
ana that is enough. One of the rare
pages OF the days of old-the mute Wit
ness OF the comedies and tragedies.
OF the pleasures and troubles, Of some
OF our predecessors in the human pro
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20

Overcome by the antics of the comedi-
an, the gentleman in the front row
emitted ordinations so violently that
his wig dropped to the floor and he
became the focus Of a thousand ewes
His first thought was to assume a 9aun-
~ air. Il viii laugh it off" he solilo-
'qui7ed. Then it occurred to him that
that was just what he had done, and,
arising hastily, he fled precipitately.-
Gncinnati Enquirer.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20

according to rule at the moment to have
iapels, epaulets collars and cuffs Of q
light shade contrasting with the dress
and on these to display black braiding
in vermicelli or much involved ara
besque patterns. Neither IAN you err,
if you desire a cloak of ground length,
in getting one of redingote style. This
shows that you fully appreciate the sub
sidence of skirt and sleeve. There are
not many new materials, but a new idea
in materials is exemplifed in q very
pretty evening dress just finished to
figure at the court of Spain,
A robe of black net glinting with
gold and jewels is lined with pink chif-
fon, and this again is cle7erly draped
in the loose empire style over a prin-
cess gown Of black satin. A very short
black satin bolero IS lined with pink
and edged with sequin lace; it is so
cut as to meet on either side the oppo-
site points of the fan-shaped epaulets
in luted and wired net that spring from
the shoulders. Garlands of pink leaf
less roses cover the short sleeves and
outline the square opening Of the bodice.
A few blossoms are strewn on the skirt
draperies. There is a bertha of finely
plated net sprinkled with ros petals
and pearls.
Another evening dress that seems to
me. among the best now on exhibition
is % a very delicate old rose brocade
one of the smartest colors of the sea
edged with gold and jeweled passemen-
terie and tied across with straps and
bows of old rose ribbon. The same pas
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20
nigh Handed.

4 don't like a friend to domineer over
me-" said the young man with the pa.
tient disposition.
"Who has been doing that?"
My roommate. He borrowed NV
evening Clothes"
That's a good deal of a liberty
Il didn't mind it. But when he asLad
Tor my umbrella. ] told him l might
want to use it myself. But he got it Just
"How?.,
II simply stood on his dignity and
said; All right; have your own wav
about 1t. They're your clothes that I'm
trying to keep from getting spoiled.
Tot ine.'"-Washington Star.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20
Cream Chocolate Carnmel..

Two pounds of granulated sugar
half a pound of glucose, two n of
paraf1ine, two ounces of butter, one pint
OF cream, one-fourth ~teaspoonful Of
cream OF tartar, four squares of melted
"frosting" chocolate; mix together and
o over a slow fire, stirring every in
slant until the candy is brittle when
dropped in ice water. The chocolate
should be cut up and melted over the
steam OF a teakettle.-Ladies' Home
Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20

swallowed a nickel.
Paterfamilias-o. well, it won't hurt
gold piece"
Heavens! Telephone for the docto,
Quick!"-N. Y. Herald.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-03-20
RIghts % women h Anstrln.

Although in Austria women have hut
few rights, they cannot under any cir
cumstances be imprisoned or COM
demned to death; instead, after sem
tence has been pronounced upon a
woman, she is sent to a convent and
kept there a certain number Of years.
There is no prison discipline, only that
Of the ordinary -couventual life.-N. Y.
Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-01-27
TREES IN THE STREETS.
"A Society In New York City 10 Beautify
the Avenues.

"A Society In New York City 10 Beautify
the Avenues.
Without doubt the Tree E Flanting as
ISOLATION of New York has undertaken
n most beneficent work. So far as it
proves to be practicable, il will contrib
ute as much as any other scheme that
could be projected for the embellish-
ment Of the city. The incorporators are
10 considerable extent the same as the
incorporators of the Botanic garden
men we'll known for public spirit and.
Intelligence. Thus the society beginsi
under the most favorable possible aus.
pices, for caution and determination as
well as for enterprise.
OF course it's work will be largely ex-
perimental There are streets, even resi-.
dental streets, in New York in which
II may not be wise to attempt tree plant
ing at all, for the reason that the space
cannot be spared, either from the side
walk or the roadway. for the boxes that
must protect the young trees or for the
trunks Of such as live to maturity. Even
IN those streets in which there is room
enough for trees there are many places
in which no trees can thrive by reason
OF the lack Of sunshine, and, indeed,
thero are scarcely any streets in New
York below the park in which trees can
be expected to do 40 we'll as in place
like Washington. where the streets are
so wide and the buildings so low as to
give all trees that may be planted fair
chance for life. Almost the only streets
in New York that are as favorably sit
uated are the Broadway boulevard and
the Riverside drive The boulevard has
been until within the past few months
q dismal monument to municipal neg
lect. Now it IL kept in order, but time
'is required to replace the trees that have
been allowed to die. and the double row
Of trees that were meant "high over
arched to embower" does not embower
at all. but presents upon the whole q
scraRgy and dismal spectacle.
This, Of course. comes mainly from
neglect. for there 10 no reason why trees
in this thoroughfare should not thrive
if they can be made TO thrive anywhere
in New York. The general introduction
Of electric lighting will do much for the
trees unless sas is still carried through
the ground for fuel. 1t is given out that
uncontaminated earth will be used for
the setting Of the new trees. but, judg-
ing from what we have experienced in
the opening of Fifth avenue for sewer
and the previous openings Of other ave-
nu or laying cables. the percolation
of tho gas through the fresh soil would
be matter Of only weeks ut the longest
The new association Is plainly destined
to encounter many obstacles II it suo-
ceeds in gaining even partial victory
over them, 1t will entitle itself to the
gratitude Of all New Yorkers. New
York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-01-27
Demand For Fiiutlocks.

Strange us 1t may appear. flintlook
muskets are not merely q record Of by.
gone ages In 1895 no fewer than
1890, 900 gun f1ints were produced at
the Lingheath mines, Brandon, Suffolk,
Engla These fints are chiefly to de-
light African and other savages, who.
having been SO long used to fintlocks,
are reluctant to give them mp.
The method Of manufacturing these
gun fints Is very interesting. In the
operation of "fsking" tho worker will
take n "quarter" in his lsft hand, and
placing it OIL his knee. around which q
protecting band of leather has been
strapped, gently tap the flint with a
hammer, giving it each time we'll di-
sected blow. At every tap q fake 8
inches long and inch wide falls into
his hand. and. IL q good one. is deposit.
cd in pail by his side. all bad ones
being discarded. The knappers work
these hints with hammers with long,
thin heads, oftsu made of old files.
transversely striking the strips Of 6int
Oh an iron fixed in their benches. ST.
Louis Globe -Demoorat
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-01-27
A PUZZlING PARIS HOUSE.
It Has Two Spiral stairways which Look
Like Ono at Times

hhhc OHb NJ
One of the greatest curiosities of Paris
Is the house with the double staircase.
1t does not figure in the guidebook and
is not among the places Of interest that
are photographed, but, for all that, IL
Is OF greater interest than mony Of the
things that come within this class.
This house has entrances ut 30 Rue
Radzivill aud at 1s Rue de Valois. Il is
IN the quarter of the Palais Royal-that
palace now given up largely to restau-
rants and cheap jewelry shops, and once
the residence Of the most licentious of
French princes, the regent d'Orleans.
The quarter is one Of the most central
IN Paris, and all Americans who have
been in Paris know It, but the house,
which is few steps from the Palais
Royal, the Rue de Rivoli and the Louvre,
escapes general attention because II faces
OH dark and narrow streets.
Each staircase begins on opposite sides
of the central space Of the house and is
continued separate right up to the roof.
They are in II graceful spiral form. The
house IL nine stories high, very con-
siderable height for one so old. As you
look up the wall you can hardly realize
that there is more than one stairway.
The result Of this arrangement is that
one stairway takes you to the first floor
apartment OH the right, the second floor
on the left, and SO on. The other stair
way takes you to the first floor on the
left, the second floor on the right, and
30 on. You must be very careful to
choose the right stairway when you are
going to an apartment, otherwise you
may mount az far as the sixth floor and
find yourself on the wrong side Of the
house. 1t is just ms we'll then to go to
the top and come down by the other
stairway.
/. il difficult to describe the puszling
effect Of this contrivance on those who
see IL for the first time. No more IN.
Renious contrivance for exciting pro.
family and causing confusion was ever
designed by architect. The beauty lies
In its simplicity. which gives it an ad
vantage over secret doors and such la.
borious devices
1t is u favorite trick with those who
know tho house to take moderately in.
toxicsted friends to see it. The mar
who knows tells his friend to 90 uI
stairs. Then he goes up himself by the
opposite stairway. When he has gone
up about two stories. he leans over the
bslustrade and tells his friend to joir
him. The inebriate endeavors to do so
running up and down stairs, but nevel
able to catch the other.-New Yorl
Journal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-01-27
The Mosaic Ago Highly Literary.

At first the Tel el-Amarna tablets
were declared to be forgeries, and Renan
gave expression to the "oritical" skep.
ticism on the subject In his annual ad.
dress on oriental discovery. Very soon,
however, the most stout hearted cham
pion Of the illiteracy Of the ancient east
was obliged to yield, and the "critics"
were forced to admit that on this point,
at all events, they had been in the
wrong. But 1t was with bad grace
that the admission was made, for it did
not require much penetration to see that
the discovery deprived them of what /
may term their base Of operations. just
a. VOLTS skepticism in regard to the
age and authorship Of Homer rested on
his belief in the late date of the use Of
writing for literary purposes in Greece,
10 the really strong argument of the
"critics" against the Mosaic aRe and
authorship Of the Pentateuch was that
neither Moses nor his contemporaries
could read or write. The Tel el-Amarna
tablets have come to upset this supposed
fact and to show that the Mosaic age
was highly literary one. II Is amusing
to watch the undisguised reluctance
with which the "critios" have swallow
cd the unpalstable fact that, after all,
Moses could have written the Israelitish
law. Review.