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Evening journal., 1897-01-16
Appointed General Passenger Agent.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. l6.-Mr. Edison J.
Weeks has been appointed general passen-
ger agent of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway company and its controlled and
leased lines. He viii take charge Feb. l..
Mr. Weeks has been engaged in passenger
service of railroad companies in western
New York for about 90 years and now
holds the position of general agent Of the
passenger department. OF the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad com
many in Buffalo
Evening journal., 1897-01-16
LIoroR nRALERs, orFIcERs.

The Delaware State Liquor Dealers
Association met in German Hall yes
terday and elected these officers: Presi-
dent. Anton Hauber; yice-presidents
George A. Millington, Dover; John
Bradley; recording secretary, Edward
Harkins: financial secretary, Thomas
Farmar; treasurer, Henry Blouth; ser
geant-at-arms. Michael Malloy; execu-
tive committee, James II. Kane. John
Bradley. j. B. Toman, George A. Mill
ington, Henry Pennington. ]. B. Nolan
of New York, made an address.
Evening journal., 1897-01-16
Macdonala's Election Declared Void.

WINNIPEG, Jan. 16.-The election of
Hugh John Macdonald as member of tho
Dominion house of commons for Winnipeg
was declared void on admissions made by
his election agents Only one witness was
examined, and his testimony related to the
hiring of vehicles to take voters to the
polls This is against the Canadian cleo
tion law Macdonald has entered an ap-
peal to the supreme court.
Evening journal., 1897-01-16
Receivers For a Street hallway.

a.aToN, Ills, Jan. 16.-A sensation was
created here by the announcement that
the St Clair Madison and 81 Louis Belt
Railroad company had passed into the
hands OF receiver. The decree comes from
the United States circuit court at st. Louis
in the name Of John e May, a director
and the local manager of the company. j.
f. Barnard Of Council Bluffs is named as
receiver.
Evening journal., 1897-01-16
STATlSTlClANs MEET.
Carroll ID. Wright Elected President to
Succeed the Late General, Walker.

BosroN, Jan lG. Twenty members Of
the American Statistical association gath
ered In the Rogers building, Institute Of
technology, in annual meeting There are
now AS mcnbers in the association.
The officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, Hon. Carroll
d. Wright of Washington; vice presidents
Richmond Mayo Smith, A. NJ, Hon Hor
nee Q. Wadlin, Professor H. @. Adams
Phi D., J. Wood Dean, A. NJ, Henry Can
nett, Washington; corresponding secreta
ries, Il. r. L. Gould, Phi. D.. John Hop
kins, Baltimore; treasurer, John S. Clark
Evening journal., 1897-01-16
GAS BUOY REMOVED.

The United States lighthouse in
spector at Philadelphia has given nc
tice that the gas buoy on the Elbow OF
the Ledge was removed yesterday and
an ice buoy substituted. The whistling
buoy on the Oyerfalls. Delaware bay,
which has been out OF position, has
been replaced.
Evening journal., 1897-01-16
Heart Dl.ea.a Relieved IN 80 minuts.--

Heart Disease Relieved In 80 Minutes--
DR.. Agnew's Cure for the Heart gives
perfect relief in all cases of Organic or
Sympathetic Heart Disease in 80 min
utes. and speedily effects a cure. 1t is
peerless remedy for Palpitation, Short
ness of Breath Smothering Spells, Pal
in Left Side and all symptoms of a
Diseased Heart. One dose conyinces.
Sold by Miller Drug Company 402
Market street: n b. Danforth, Second
and Market streets.
Evening journal., 1897-01-16
once nescuea comte ne rarIs.

PARIS, Jan. l6.-M Alfred Mary who
rescued tho Comtc DC Paris from a mob in
the chamber of deputies I'm ls4S, is dead
Evening journal., 1897-01-16

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY talk
laxative Rromo Quninc Tablets. Drug
gists refund money IL il fails to cure. sc
Evening journal., 1897-01-16

Mrs. Ella Moore fell on the ice al
Shellpot Park on Thursday evening
sustaining severe injuries.
Evening journal., 1897-01-16
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thing to 7afent7 Protect your ide8e they ma
bring you wealth Write JOHN WEDDER
BURN & CO, Patent Attorneys, Washington
y c., Tor thsir Sl.600 prize cffcr.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
aEAR lis lN / \


eone Day the Advice Here Given
Aax keep o. krom Drowning.
The hnmanbo weighsa pound in the
water, and a single chair viii carry two
grown persons-that is, It win keep
the head above water, which Is all that
necessary when it is a question Of
lie or death.
One finger placed upon q stool n
chair, or q small box or piece Of board,
Will keep the head above water, while
the two feet and the other hand may
b4 used as paddles to propel the body
toward the shore. It is not at all
necessary to know how to swim to
keep from drowning. A little expert
epce Of the buoyant power Of the water,
and faith in II. is all that is required.
We have seen a small boy, who could
not swim a stroke, propel himself
back and forth across a wide, deep
pond BY means of a board that would
not sustain i've pounds weight.
Children and all others should have
practice IN the sustaining power of
water. In nine cases out of ten the
knowledge that what win support a
pound weight is all that is necessary to
keep ones head above water will serve
better emergencies than the greatest
experiences as q swimmer.
A person unfamiliar with the buoy
ant power Of water will naturally try
to climb to the top Of the floating OBJ
iect on which he tries to save himself.
If it is large enough, that is all
right. But generally it is not large
enough, and half a struggling group is
often drowned in the desperate scram-
BILE Of a life and death struggle to climb
on top Of a piece Of wreck or other
floating object, not half large enough
to keep them all entirely above water,
This often happens, when pleasure
boats capsize. All Immediately want
to get out Of the water on top OF the
overturned OF half-flled boat, and all
are drowned except those whom the
wrecked craft win wholly bear up. If
they would simply trust the water to
sustain ninety-nine ~hundredths Of the
weight of their bodies and the disabled
boat the other ~hundredth. they might
be saved under most circumstances.
An overturned or half-flled boat will
sustain more people in this way than
It VIII carry. It would keep the heads
Of as many people above water as could
get <heir hands on the gunwale.
These are simple facts, easily learned,
and may some day save your life
Golden Days.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07

lapsed balloon. If, however, the rub
Der sheeting Is caught by the fingers
In the middle and pulled downward the
inclosed bag will Immediately swell out
to its full size. This is because pulling
the rubber sheet makes the space with
in the lamp larger than the inclosed mir
can fill, or what scientists call a partial
The outside air rushes down
the glass tube to the supply the vacancy,
and in doing so swells the little bag out
to it's fullest extent. On the contrary,
if the rubber sheet on the bottom of
the chimney is pushed in by the finger,
the little bag folds up limp again. By
quickly pushing the sheet in and pull
ing it out again, the little bag initiates
and folds, out and in, in perfect time to
the action of the fingers.
Now, this is precisely the action that
takes place when we breathe. The sheet
of rubber on the bottom of the chimney
corresponds to the diaphragm in the
human body. The diaphragm Is the
large membrane which separates the
chest from the lower part Of the body.
The little bag represents the lungs nnd
-tnegf4sz tube Is tire windpipe. 1t is a
mistaken idea with many persons that
when we breath the air rushing into the
lungs causes thelungs and the muscles
surrounding them to expand. But a
precisely reverse action takes place.
We invariably move our muscles and
diaphragm first, thus expanding the
lungs, into which the air rushes to fill
up the space which would otherwise
become a partial vacuum. The action
Is all unconscious, and it appears to be
the opposite of what it really is, but
that's how 1t occurs, nevertheless. Thus
a lamp chimney can be made to perform
several actions of the human body. 1t
breathes just as truly, and its lungs are
a good facsimile of our own.
The other instrument looked some
what like a band saw. 1t consisted of
several sticks of wood arranged in the
manner of the illustration. The cross
pieces on the frame represented our
ribs and rubber bands stretched on
tacks on them acted precisely as
do our rib muscles. Over the lower
points of the frame was a piece of tape,
which had been stiffened by starch.
This represented the diaphragm. By
moving the frame so as to contract the
rubber bands the upper part OF the
frame (the lung cavity became smaller.
BY stretching the bands it became
large. Its imitation Of the human
chest movement is perfect, and the les
son it teaches should be appreciated by
every one.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
EFFORT OF A E A

1t PrOvOkes n Contraction of tho
Whole Human Frame.
One would conclude, to look at the
face of the accompanying figure, that
it was the picture of an old man. We
are assured, however, by DR.. A. Four
nier Ola Nature) that it is that of a Is.
year-old boy, and that the same exc
preston is assumed by everyone who
makes the effort that is necessary in
a leap. Says DR.. Fourier:
1.-THE effort provokes a contraction
Of the whole frame; the trunk and tbs
limbs, at the moment of the leap, form
u rigid and curved body.
1.-THE photograph represents a very
high leap at the moment when the inns
pulse is given; it shows the body in
full effort and in entire contraction,
We may imagine the violence Of the
effort by observing the countenance Of
the young lad as y~ears); the nose.
the lips, the eyebrows, the pupils, the
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07

The way in which sugar is made per.
fectly white. it is said, was found out
in a curious way. A hen that had gone
through a clay mud puddle went with
her muddy feet into a sugar house. II
was observed by some one that wherever
the tracks were the sugarwas whitened.
This led to some experiments. The re-
suit was that wet clay came to be used
in refining sugar. 1t is used in this
way: The sugar is put into wooden
jars shaped as you see the sugar loaves
are. The larger ends are upward. The
smaller ends have a hole in them. The
jar is filed with sugar, the clay put over
the top and kept wei. The moisture
goes down through the sugar and crops
from the hole in the small end OF the
jar. This makes the sugar perfectly
white.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
New symptom Of Hysteria.

Hysterical persons often have a mar
rowed field of vision and a certain de-
gree of local insensibility. THESE signs
allow a diagnosis of hysteria and a
connection with this form of neurosis
of symptoms that might otherwise be
due to different causes. DR.. de Stroz-
ewski, in La Medicine Moderne, notes
another Of these stigmata-the relative
insensibility of the canal of the ear
and of the nasal passages. With the
least sensitive persons, the tickling of
these regions with a strip of paper
viii produce a violent reaction. With
persons affected with hysteria, no SEN
sation of tickling, O. a very feeble one,
is felt, though the touch of the paper
is recognized. This symptom exists
in all forms of hysteria.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07


unmwer0um sport Followed ~ ah@
PnRnmmaqaoady indians.
In the northern part Of Maine aud ia
Nova Scotia there are stil many
Indians Of the Passamaquoddy tribe
and these Indians follow a pursuit that
is almost unknown to the outside world.
They shoot porpoises. Everybody IA
miliar with the sea has watched these
queer creatures. They are less shy
about showing themselves than any
other inhabitant OF the ocean, but to
see them tumbling oyer themselves in
their odd regular way Is all the world
in general ever has to do with them
the Passamaquoddy Indians, however,
only shoot them, but make their liv-
ing mainly out Of porpoise, and a living
well earned II is, too, for there Is no
occupation in the world that calls for
more bravery, skill and endurance.
The money is obtained by sell
ing the oil, and pure porpoise
oil brings the Indians about 90
cents a gallon; the oil obtained
from the paws sells higher; it is tried
out BY itself because of its superiority,
and Is valued by watchmakerE and
others, who want an oil Of very fine
~Iubricating quality. The Indians eat
the porpoise Hesh-it is very much like
fresh pork and many white fishermen
around the coast like it well enough to
give the Indians fresh fish in exchange
for it.
There are no game laws to protect
porpoise, and the hunting goes on tn.
year around, though the blubber il
something like two inches thick in win
ter, against one and a half in summer
but then the danger and suffering t.
the Indian, not the fish. are far greatel
in cold weather.
Make a guess as to how long a bis
porpoise is. he does not look, whel
seen from shore or from a steamer'i
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07

(This Outfit Represents an Outlay OF $Ilo)
and worn with q series Of vests and
shirt fronts.
It sounds very simple just to say: II
shall order at least three vests for my
new bicycle suit" doesn't it? Well,
that is what the ''miIlionairess" in
question did, and these three vests IN
going to cost SIS apiece. The principal
Il her suit is green, SO she has or
dereu oke vest OF sage green, one of
geraninV 1nDroideredm Hnu-
gold, and one Of white broadcloth, EN-
broidereI in silver. With these vests
she will wear snow-white linen shirt
fronts and black satin ties.
And $2S is not so very extravaganza for
a vest. when you stop to consider that
the garment is made when the material
is wet and has to be nodded to the
figure.
A Panama straw hat, fawn color and
trimmed with scarlet and green, will
add one $40 item, and bicycle boots of
finest leather will add another of $1s.
sGolf stockings in mixed greens and
tans will be worn in place of the high
top boot. An entire box of these stock
|ings has been ordered, as it is difficult
to match them exactly. Fifteen dollars
a half dozen will buy the softest and
best in the shops.
But the browning extravaganza of
this particular ''biking" maid is yet to
come. belt of elephant green leath-
er is clasped with a buckle of oxidized
silver set with emeralds. The buckle
is in the form of two bicycle wheels; the
rim Of each wheel is bordered with
small green stones, a large single em-
decoration to adorn the Slender waist"
Of the pretty wheelwoman will cost
treble the price of her wheel; that is to
say. exactly SOON. Y. Sunday jour
nal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
EnIsoN.s LArEsT lDEA.

@
Ppopoaea a wonderful Untom @s
and K~inetoncOps,
Edison is said 70 have remarked;
telieve it will be possible 70 presens
grand opera on the stage 9 he Metro
politan opera house in all the perfection
Of it's detail, with nothing more than
a big sheet, a lot 81 monographs, and 2
big microscopic machine. | am nos
poinr to give up until l am success
full" he says, "and every experiment
make brings me appreciably nearer the
mark" While we have only a memory
of the great actors Of the past, the
voices, acting and gestures OF their sue
~cessors may be preserved to us. MT.
Edison states that the kaleidoscope was
only one step in the great scheme which
he has long held in mind. He has fof
years had many experts working out
his plan. The great difficulty to be
overcome was the metallic character OF
the tone of the monographs n the
change of its timbre to that Of the hui
man voice, so that the modulations OF
the singers md actors could be easily
reproduced. Another trouble was the
experimentation Of the Photographs
with the k~inetoscope reproduction. Il
is much easier in theory than IN prac-
tice.
A stage is to be cleared in . thea
ter, sheets to be placed at the back
and sides. Behind the curtains are 3
number of monographs capable OF mul
tiplying sound a hundred times, one for
each actor in the cast. Each is loaded
with the dialogue of its particular
player. In the gallery is a huge kineto-
scope, containing hundreds of yards OF
film, upon which Is the whole play,
actors, costumes and scenery. The
orchestra plays softly, and out from
the wings steps an actress, slowly and
easily. The play runs to the end OF
the first act, and the curtain falls to
rise upon the second. From the film
375,0oO distinct photographs at the rate
of 4S q second are thrown upon the
sheet, so fast as to seem like n realis-
tic scene. The photographs are worked
by electricity, connected on the same
circuit that works the kaleidoscope, the
timing OF a persons voice and actions
perfectly corresponding. A man in his
own house will be able to enjoy any play
by his favorite actors.-Chicago Intel
Ocean.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
Machine for slicing Rool.

A new machine, invented by Prof.
Dwight, of Vassar college. is said TO
slice rock to the thickness of ONE
fftieth of an inch. THIS is accom-
plished by can of a series of tin disks
with edges charged with diamond dust.
A paleontologist objects to destroying
a fine specimen by breaking it with his
hammer and often the points of great
est value are not shown upon the sur
face of the rock. The beauty of many
varieties of stone increases as its
density is lessened. Prof. Dwight's in
vention makes it possible 20 study the
composition, grain and history OF rocks
in a manner never before supposed pos
sible.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
WOMAN AND HOME
20 D. We We.


why Gowns Made a. Home G.nok cate
and smnrkhesa.
why Is it that professional dresa-
makers, who are, presumably women
Of little education, and no particular
talent, can produce satisfactory gowns
with a pronounced chic in cut and style
that proclaims them at once to be -eus-
tom made" while the amateur, with
greater taste and cultivated artistic IN
telligence and perception, should make
such abortive creations whenever she
tries to make her own dresses, is a prob
lem that Is often commented upon
"Home made" gowns are certainly not as
smart as those ''built" by professionals,
and why not? Why cannot women Of in
telligenee, who have straitened In
comes, dress themselves and their
daughters without calling in extraneous
nid2 1t seems such a simple thing to
do, especially in these days when the
most reliable patterns of the latest
fashions may be had almost for the ask
ing, and materials cost next to~ nothing.
What is it that stamps it, as it undeni-
ably does, a dress made at home. as &C.
ond-rate?
In the first place, the trademark, as
it were, is wanting in amateur work.
A dressmaker does everything by rule
and rote, but this want Of technical
knowledge could be easily rectifed
either by taking the trouble to learn the
trade, which is taught in comparatively
few lessons, or by copying in detail the
construction of a gown from a good
dressmaker's. Finish" is also n of
the great essentials in which profess
SIGNALS score to advantage. Take the
wrist OF an amateurs sleeve, for in
stance, and that of a professional OF
1 good reputation. The difference is
most marked. The bottom of the skirt,
too, almost invariably betrays it's or
igin, besides many other little details
dependent upon the character Of the
dress. Finally, another marked diff
ference between amateur and first-class
professional work is in the generous
use of material. The former never
"skimps," whereas the latter, If she
makes her own gowns, obviously tries
to save every penny. In homemade
millinery, especially, this skimpiness is
very apparent. A young woman with
q pretty taste in trimming bonnets who
could easily have half a dozen hats fol
the price she pays for one, confesse'
naively that she is obliged to buy he1
headgear and give large sums for each
CONNECTION, because she simply cannot
make up her mind TO buy as much rib.
bon or as many flowers as is really re
quired.
MY hats always look economical
she declared. "but when / am buying
ribbon by the yard / cannot bring my
self to buy enough" So this season
she pays SIS for a hat that she might
easily nave made herself If she would
purchase the same materials.-N. X.
Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
Hon AZ NOTICE FouNrAIN.

The hot mir motor patented by M. Heinz
rici works without steam, and, there
fore, many of the shortcomings of
small steam engines are entirely OBJ
waited. The hot air motor has a re-
markably regular and soft motion,
quite contrary to the steam or naphtha
engines, where each ssxoke of the pis-
ton occasions a shock. The main EN-
ployment to which the Heinrich hot air
motor is pu: is the work of a pump in
the center OF the flower stand, as shown
in our illustration. The benefit of hav-
ing a continuous jet Of water in a room
during the summer is obvious.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
PARLoR FOUNTAINS.

They ~ Operated by q Dtmimuttve
Rot Air Enwine.
smnM hot aj haAtnE
quently employed in European houses
to run a tiny water fountain in nm
aquarium flower stand, md the sim
.plicity of its construction. as well as
its arrangement within a handsome cab
met or underneath an ornamental
stand, permits its being used in the
parlor without appearing out of place.
These hot air engines are constructed
in different sizes, representing from
one-sixtieth to one-ifth horsepower,
and their price in Germany is very
small, varying from nine dollars to
500 each, according to size and style.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
&c MERRY-oo-RoUNp.

slew she #gNp ANA Girls Can Mako
Sometimes we see q merry-go-round,
or revolving swing for children made
by simply pivoting q strong board on
q post. Al better arrangement is that
shown In our illustration. 1t, revolves
with greater ease and does not neces-
state the children sitting on opposite
ends to balance each other.
Let the board be at least 16 feet long,
and at the center attach, by mortising,
q four-inoh post eight feet long, which
IS braced in an upright position by
means Of wire or small iron chains
passing from near its top to a point
well out toward either end of the board.
In the base Of this post a one-inch
rod should be firmly set, and project
several inches below the board. This
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1897-08-07
Immense Loss OF Power.

Prof. c. II. Benjamin, of the Case
school of applied science at Cleveland.
O., has given a detailed account of his
recent experiments in determining the
loss OF power through friction in the
transmission by belts and shafting.
These were made in 16 different fac
tories. In a bridge material factory so
per cent. OF the engines power was lost.
In a planning mill the loss was 73 per
cent, and in a sewing machine factory
1t was nearly 20 per cent. 1t was N per
cent. in a stamping mill, and 65 per
cent. in a boiler and machine works.
The average loss for heavy machine
shops was a little over 60 per cent. the
average for light machine work was
about IS per cent.