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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22
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HOv Birdie and Her Husband Prae'
ticed 1t.

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How birdie and Her Husband Prae~
ticed 1t.
AS Bloomly sat at the breakfast table
toying with his coffee spoon he slowly
gave vent to his thoughts.
"We have only been married six
months, Birdie, yet 1 notice a growing
tendency on our part to indulge in petty
disputes. L fear, too, that we are not
always as thoughtful of each other as
we might be. I'm in favor of turning
over a new leaf. What do you say, little
wife?"
THAT you're right, a youalways are.
You know that mother used to say there
should be two bears in every family
bear and forbear."
"And here there was danger of you
and I monopolizing the bear business.
But now we will be more consideratein
speech and act"
"And 1 will follow your noble exam
pie. I'm sure we can always be happy
even if we are not rich. Now, dear, if
you'll excuse me, I'll run and get some
kindling from the shed.'
mo, no., pet. I'll attend to all that
now. It's part of the reform movement,
you know. Sit where you are. 1 can at
tend to your chores in a twinkling.
Those little hands were not meant for
rough work"
But you have cares enough as it is.
I'll get the kindling and look after the
furnace"
81 must insist, Birdie, it's a mans
place to perform these heavier house
hold duties. Hereafter you must leave
it all to me-"
81 can't consent, dearest. Iwouldnot
feel as though 1 were doing my part in
making our way"
"You must not forget your solemn
promise to obey as well as to love-"
Don't be masterful, Mr.. Bloomly. ]
made a mental reservation in that part
of the ceremony and did not VOW away
my freedom"
"You didn't, hey? Well, I rather think
that I'm the head of this household.
lust bear in mind, madam, that the fur
mace and the range will be my special
care hereafter"
I'll do nothing of the kind. I'm the
domestic member of this firm and I'll
run my end of the business. Now, I'll
go for the kirdling."
mo, you'll not"
We'll see," and she snatched a basket
as she ran.
Go on" he shouted. "Have your own
stubborn, stiff-necked way. Reject my
loving overtures! Keep up your reputa-
ton for ~aggravating contrariness!
Make a fool out OF yourself and drive me
to desperation! You can run the con-
founded shebang, but I'll only call when
l feel Iikeit, and not o~ftener, either"
AS he banged the door he shut off the
maddening sound of ripping laughter.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22

A Sussex doctor writes to the London
Standard to say that the, ommo PEG.
pie in the rural districts in his neig-h-
borhood give their children such names
as Gladys Irene Florence, Doris Alma
May, Hilda Evelina Clemcntina, Ealeen
Oenide, Dora Vinita, Winifred Emily.
Olive Ruby, Marguerite Lavinia, Gladys
Elsie, ETC.; Norman Archibald, Archi-
bald Gordon Richmond, Cyril Granville,
Douglas Dennis Richmond, Stanley Yer
non, Albert Victor, Cecil Claude, Cyril
Dudley, etc. He opines that those top
lofty names will sound very funny 'in
our future scullery and other maids,
grooms, gardeners, coachmen and $50
forth" What of it? Why should not
a waiting maid or footman be just as
good a servant if her name be Gladys
or Cyril? Here in democratic America
it is not uncommon to find an Earl
Jones, a Baron Smith or a Duke Robin
son, whose fond parents invested them
at baptism with thesS resembling fore
names, and james G. Blaine used to tell
with glee of a Boston mother who
christened her SON out of a fashionable
novel V. de C. Brown, the initials stand
ing for Valet de Chambre, which SURELY
looks nightly aristocratic. = Boston
Pilot.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22
omemhnt

II don't see what there was SO re-
markable about him." said the man
with the cob pipe when a recently-de-
ceased acquaintance came up for dig
cussion.
That's because you don't under
stand all the circumstances" replied
the man with the cigar. "You know, he
was a bachelor"
Certainly. Everyone who knew him
at all knew that"
"And he was also wealthy"
eyes. Everyone knew that. What of
it?"
why, he's one of the very few
wealthy bachelors who have been able
to die without having a widow turn up
and sue the estate"
After a few minutes of reflection the
man with the cob pipe admitted that
there was a little something out of the
ordinary about that.-Chicago Post.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22
our oldest regiment.

The Third regimnet of infantry in the
regular army of the United States is our
oldest military organization. 1t began
its history as the First regiment, estab-
lished in June, 1854. 1t was with Mad
Anthony" Wayne in his Indian cam
paigns. It was also prominent in the
war of 1912; and spent a decade of its
existence in the great lake region. Then
it went to Florida during the Seminole
war, and had its place at Pala Alto. Re
SAGA de la Palma, Monterey, Cherebusco
and Vera Cruz in the Mexican war. The
Third also fought Nayajoes and Apaches
for upward of 20 years, and during the
civil war took part in 81 battles and
sieges, losing in killed and wounded and
missing 267 men. The fighting regi-
ment paid Pennsylvania a visit during
the riots of 1s77.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22
NORMAL TRAINING.
What 1t Does for the GirlDeprived CT
q College Course.

What 1t Does for the frIDeprivedG 81
u College Course.
For my w school education = tc
make a more personal ''confession''-i
had a desire for the seminary course
that some of my young friends entered
upon lit was before the days of the
multiplication of women's c~olleges);
but, in reviewing the results of school
life after the lapse of years l see no rea-
son to blame the dispensation of provi-
dence, which, by making me one of q
large family of children, caused the
financial straitness that sem me to 4
formal school instead. The normal
school taught me how to study and
deepened the desire for study that / al.
ready possessed. Even if the school
had done nothing else, it would have de-
served my lasting gratitude.
But it did other things for me. Ii
Fpened before me a definite line of work
worthy of my best endeavors. 1t gave
me a practical touch with some of the
phases of school work and saved me
from some of the crueIties and mis-,
takes that hamper a young teachers
efforts. 1t did not save me from all
such mistakes. 1t has been truly said:
mo matter what the training, every
teacher needs experience" But 1 am
sure that the normal school gave me
some aids to my work as a teacher that
1 should not have been likely to receive
j n any other kind of school.-Apple-
tons Popular Science Monthly.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22
TIE SOUND o. LITTLE FEET.

1 listened IL the morning
For the sound of the little feet
That patter'd along in the sunshine
Over the quiet street:
For the tones of the sweet voice singing
Some quaint lov'd strain of old,
As I saw the wee hands full of flowers,
And the sunny head erown'd with gold
1 watch'd when the noon wa over,
And the clock in the tow'r struck four,
As the children came slowly homeward,
The hours of school time Ger;
And 1 heard mid the ripple of voices
The one that my heart lov'd best,
And 1 saw a smile like a sunbeam
Stray'd out of the glowing west.
And now, in the hush of cleaning,
I watch and l list again;
But the little feet come no longer,
No more do 1 hear that strain;
For the dow'rs and the tir'd little child.
heart
Are hush'd into slumber sweet,
Tho 1 know that in Heaven the angels
Hear the sound of the little feet.
Augusta Hancock, in Lady.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22
BroiIed Herring.

After wiping the fish well upon a
cloth, cut three incisions slantwise upon
each side, dip them in -four, and broil
slowly over moderate fire. When done,
sprinkle a little salt over, dress them
upon a napkin, garnish with parsley,
end serve with the following sauce upon
. tureen: Add to eight tablespoonfuls
OF melted butter in a s~tew-pan, two of
French mustard or one of English, an
ounce OF fresh butter, and a little pep
per and salt. When upon the point OF
boiling, serve.@Good housekeeping.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22
RUFFs, TABS AND BOWS.
They Make the NecIs of the Newest
Waists Very Ornate,

They Make the Necks of the Newest
Waists Very Ornate.
No dressy costume is considered
either complete or correct without some
sort of trimming at the neck. such as
Medlci collars, Stuart ruches, Josephine
f~raises, Vandyke points, Queen Bess
rufus, tabs and bows of almost every de-
scription.
The smartest sort of c~olIarettes are
being set up to wear with the spring
gown, and pretty, fresh spring hat,
which may be easily made at home if
one has ambition. First comes a wide
stock of ribbon, with rUches of nous
seine de sole sewn in at the top to setit
up very high at the back. Fur animal
heads are placed on either side, from
which are depended clusters of fur tails.
A more substantial shoulder covering
consists of double frills of velvet, made
in bias fashion so as to stand out well,
a trif1e wider at the shoulder than at
the back or front. A frill stands up
about the face in ruche effect, inside of
which is q second frill of lace.
Flots of lace mingle with the velvet,
on the shoulders, which are further
set off by thick tails of fur, as many as
can be gracefully arranged.
Achic floral collarette is made of loops
of wide black taffeta ribbon mingled
with clusters of purple and white vio-
let's with their green leaves and long
stems. Such a collar may be fifty worn
with any smart gown with good effect.
Another smart neck fixing has a wide
collar of white linen, worn with a stock
of black satin, with a fetching bow at
the front, from beneath which falls II
jabot of white mousseline de sole.
These collars are pretty when made OF
stiffened white muslin, with a bright
colored stock.-Chicago Journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22
THOSE GOOD OLD INES.
When Their Was Pleasure nndPrOft
in Stock Buying.

in Stock Buying.
"Just after the war Michigan was a
great state for Stock said a stock deal
er of Chicago. II began business life
on a Michigan deal which was the foun-
dalton of what the newspapers term
with a twinkling glance-'my princely
fortune. This method of handling
stock was SO different from that which
prevails to-day, with our people con-
trolling the price of the world and our
'say-so' more %autocratic than that of a
car, it may be interesting to speak of
an enterprise which was possible once
and impossible now.
1.-TWO of us entered Michigan, coming
as far as Ann Arbor. We purchased
5000 sheep and with another man and a
dog started to drive them to Iowa.
Different from methods of to-day, isn't
it! We paid $1.25 apiece for the sheep.
We had a wagon and in the back of it a
barrel of cider. Well, we were just four
months on that trip, but it was good,
healthy exercise, and 1 believe we en-
joyed every moment. OF course there
were anxieties. For example, when we
struck Illinois some of the roads weren't
properly fenced and the sheep would
scatter out all over the country. Then
came lively work, but, fortunately, the
dog was as good as four men.
81 often think of the trip and COM
pare in with the present. Now we would
bring that many sheep to Chicago in as
many days and less as it formerly took
months. Now, instead of personal so
l%icitation among the farmers, a tele-
gram serves. Instead of driving the
sheep and having that healthy outdoor
exercise on horseback, the cattle come
in cars and are here shortly after being
ordered. Instead of saying to the farm
ers and others: How much will YOU
give for these sheep?' we say to the
great United States: You will give so
much to-day for Sheep and no one can
or will contradict us, and our prices are
as fixed as the Rock Of Gibraltar. But
never have 1 earned $1,000 with so much
satisfaction to myself as l earned from
that first trip. 1t was the foundation
OF. a modest fortune"-with a laugh
sand a good, honest foundation it was"
Detroit Free Press,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22
Batavia CLOTH.

One of the most available elements in
the construction of spring rats is the
new Batavia cloth, a fabric like thin
horsehair with the effect of gauze. The
material is made of a vegetable fiber,
and in all kinds of windy or moist
weather keeps its firmness. 1t comes in
the popular colors and black. In some
instances the hat is made of the cloth
and trimmed with the same in soft loops
and bows. This is particularly adapt
able to a trimmed sailor for use ON the
water or in windy weather. - N. Y.
Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22
LoNE ANn lTs rokENs.


Il Ii the Suffering Element Which
Measures True Devotion.
There is in certain quarters a pitiable
rarrowness as to the Importance which
many attach to the formal expressions
of love. In some families there is a con-
stantstream Of "darlings and 'dearies, "
accompanied with all sorts Of personal
caresses. In others kissing and pet
terms Of endearment are almost UNI
known; yet the members of the latter
might suffer hardships for each other
which the more sentimental family
would never thing of bearing. These
are matters of habit, of temperament,
even of race.
A class of mothers believe that they
impress their goodness upon the world
and upon their children by making the
latter feel as though they could have no
pleasure away from home. In conse-
cuenee such children usually suffer ag-
onies Of Inconsistencies whenever they
are absent from the family hearthstone.
Their mothers point to them as eX-
amples of what properly a~ffectionate
children should be. In point of fact,
though there are exceptions, the feel
ings of young people in such cases are
largely a matter of training. Thus, an
ether mother may feel it to be her duty
to instruct her family that wherever
they go they will find people who are
to be made happy, and that making
others happy, and not ones WI peace
and comfort is the main business OF life.
She teaches her children that they must
be separated often from those they love,
but that there are many compensations
in such separations.
There are new people and new ways
to be studied, and she tells them hat
it is the height of rudeness and unkind-
ness to show to good friends who are
trying to entertain one that n is
homesick. In a certain instance, where
a mother had all her life taken especial
pains to so teach her child that he should
never suffer from this distressing NAL
ady, the comment was made: Il never
saw a child who cared so little for his
home and his mother. Why, he was
here a week, and he never seemed to he
homesick once.'' Yet there is probably
no child in America who has grown up
with more devotion to his home than
this one, and no home in which the
children are reader to deny Them
selves for each other and for their par
ents. Some one was it Phillips
Brooks?-once said: "You never know
how much one loves until you know
how much he is willing to endure ana
suffer, and it is the suffering element
which measures love-
Life and conduct are the test of love.
and all the emotional demonstration in
the world is nothing without the steady
devotion implied in the daily doing OF
the viii of the beloved one-the ia
ther, mother, brother, sister, husband u
wife.-Woman's Home Companion.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22
Good Lirinn.

A Swansea gaol-warde< used to tell
the following story:
There is, or was, a observation-disclosures
dinner given periodically to the pris-
oners. One day an old gaol-bird, after
gazing pensively on the moderate al
lowance of bacon compared with the
beans on his plate, shouted to the
warder:
Hey! I've got no baconp" AS tbt
warder turned, the prisoner corrected
himself hastily. "Oh, yes! I beg par.
don. It's got under one of the beano:'
Chicago Post.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22
Annie nIfckIe.

Soak a half loaf of bread a few hours
and press out the water. Then take
about six cooking apples, pare, core
and cut into dice, and mix these through
the bread. Sweeten to taste. Flavor
with a little cinnamon or nutmeg. Also
mix in a few raisins or currants if
liked. After mixing well, bake one
hour. 1t can be eaten with or without
SRuce, as preferred.-Boston Budget.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22
T1-T0-nao for Fifty Gents.

Over 4O0,O O0cured. Why not let No-To-Bse
regulate or remove your desire tor tobaecos
Saves money, makes health and nho
Cure guaranteed, SOC and $l.00, all druggists
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22

I'm really worried about the baby"
said young Mrs. Torkins. "Charley's
worried about her, too.'
rs her health failing?"
"Oh, no; it's her future that bothers
Us. We found her the other day trying
% put her foot in her mouth, and we're
afraid she's going to grow up to be a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22

Nothing humiliates a man more than a
woman to find it necessary to take him DOWN
q peg.-Atchison Globe.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22

Gazzam-Do you know what the
greatest mistake of my life was?
Misunderstanding born, I suppose
Harlem Life.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22

Nothing can be as good as the BEST. Msla.
cura Choclats are the best malaria killers
known. Get a box at druggists or WIZ
tbe Malacura Co., st. Louis, for free trial
package. See advertisement in this paper
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22

A poor free lunch costs more than a good
dinner.-Ram's Horn.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22

If there is nothing in a man, his "op-
portunity'' never comes.-Ram,s Horn.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-05-22

When bilious or costive eat a Cascaret,
CANDY cathartic, cure guaranteed. lOc, 25c.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-24
DOCTORS GOLDEN JUBILEE.
American Medical Association Meets
Next Week in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, May 23.-The golden
jubilee meeting of the American Medical
Association, which will be held in Philadel-
PHO on June l, ?, and H. promises to be
not only the most important meeting ever
held by this great organization, but also
the largest gathering of noted medical men
ever before brought together in this city
Apart from the large attendance of ply
sicians from all parts of the country. the
numerous able and interesting papers
placed on the programme insure a meet
ing of important scientific results, in the
contributions to medical literature and in
the priceless hints that will be given from
experience of the practical workers in the
field OF medicine and surgery
While the actual meetings of the asso-
citation do not commence until June J. the
committee on arrangements has arranged q
series of clinical lectures and demonstra-
tions. free 10 members, for the week pre-
ceding and that following the association
meeting. This course of instruction by the
faculty of the teaching colleges Of the city
and of the laboratory, dispensary and ward
hospital and medical institutions has been
designed for the considerable number of
physicians who would be glad Of he op-
pOrtunity of brushing up on the various
branches while In the city. The college
courses will begin tomorrow at all the col
leges and hospitals in the city, and besides
clinics opportunities will be given to see
the practical working of the Roeut3en rays
at all the hospitals.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-24
ROSENA FURNACE BLOWN UP.
Thirty Men i'm the Debris of One of
Mark Hnnna's Mills.

NEW CASTLE, Pa, May 23.-This morn
ing the big Rosena furnace in this city,
owned by Senator Mark Hanna and ex
Senator Cameron let go, and the next in
stant heavy volume of coke iron ore and
coal came crashing through the roof of the
casting house, burrying in the neighborhood
of thirty men under the debris. The in
jured are
MANAGER REFS, taken out with skin
hanging in shreds from hands and arms,
his legs terribly burned and bruised.
SAMUEL MOODY, burned and bruised all
over body.
places; bruised and burned. about the hands
WILLIAM HANNA, head cut, arms al
most severed by falling sheet iron.
JOSEPH LOVE, head mass of cuts
laying the skull bare in three places.
FRANK SHEARD, head badly cut, legs
bruised back burned and arms terribly
burned; injuries very bad and may result
in death.
Half a dozen other men were also more
or less injured, but the above are the worst
cases.
The second accident of the day occurred
about twenty minutes after the one at the
Rosena furnace. 1t was q cavern at the
big seventy-foot cut of the New Castle
Traction Company, that is engaged in max
ing a track to the New Cascade Park.
Michael Kurdy was buried under at least
rocks. and was dead when taken out. Peter
Herinsl1y was terribly crushed about the
shoulders and hips while his chest was
crushed. He will likely live.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-24

volunteers the government has hastily re-
called the force or gendarmeS sent to Arta,
and Will take measures TO deport these dan
gerous allies to their various countries at
the earliest possible date Most Of the vol
unteers making up the Berthet column are
Anarchists, and the government has done
wisely in refusing to allow them to come
here although they insisted on the priv
to ZaVerda, and there disarmed them, with
orders TO leave for Italy in Greek vessels.
Thereupon they began to indulge in all sorts
of eXcesses, and got INTO conflict with the
was killed and six We're seriously wounded.
Finally after a great deal of trouble, they
were sent to Brindisi under the escort of
two Greek men-of-war
'',Phe forces of the Ethnike Hetairia have
distinguished themselves more since than
during the war, and bands of irregulars and
deserters are pillaging and devastating Phi
thiotis district, where the condition of the
villagers is most lamentable."
The correspondent OF the Daily Telegraph
in Epirus gives a terrible picture of the eX-
cesses of the Italians while travelling from
Arta to Zaverda. He says: They stole
brandy and drank it like water. Armed
only with revolvers and bayonets, by the
time they reached Zaverda they We're quar-
reling fiercely among themselves. The viii
layers thoroughly alarmed, gathered in
readiness to fight the Italians, and the sit
uatiOn became serious.
A Greek tried to pacify Garibaldian who
was about to dash his brains out with
stone, whereupon an Italian fired and
wounded the Garibaldian.
Instantly the cry was raised, "A Greek
has been killed, and the villagers began to
fire their rifles The melee became general,
but the italians displayed a flag of truce
and the embarkation was effected; though
with great difficulty. Several Italian Off
GERS told me that they did not expect to
reach land alive, as their ruffianly soldiers
would surely kill them.