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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-29

Avail AAA@aN III ~
W\N capital you should try to
W. spend az least one Sabbath
day here in order to have an oppor-
tunity to 60 to the Congregational
church and hear the blind organist,
Or. T. w. Bischoh. No matter what
may be your creed or home Affiliations.
you should hear BischoH.
The services ID the church the seq
ond Sunday in this month we're ia
honor OF the twenty-dfth anniver-
sary of his continuous services as or
ganist and musical director. Both
the morning and the evening services
were 10 arranged as to give prOmi-
hence to the music; and the dear, de-
voted, conscientious, religious, honor
able and noble man who presided at
the organ shook the pillars of the
temple with his rhapsodies Of har-
mony and melody. He is q living
symphony.
The morning ermOn was on THE
Relation of Music to the Religious
Life,'' and the eloquent pastor dwelt
particularly upon the almost absolute
necessity Of music for success in the
work Of every minister. The evening
sermon was on "The Manifestation OF
the Spirit;" and the beloved pastor
told the congregation of the many
manifestations of the Spirit which had
shone forth in the work of the blind
organist, who has given half of his
life to the work of the church. He
is so years of age, and has been 25
years experimenting the musical
work of the church.
Julius Caesar said that he would
rather be the first man in Capua
than the second man in Rome; and, SO
far as human ambition might measure
a mans pleasure, pride and content.
ment, DIR. Bischof has achieved as
great success as Caesar, for he is
facile princeps, first in the hearts
of the congregation which he has
served so long and well.
Twenty years ago. for the first time
the writer attended a concert in that
church for some public benefit, and
heard the blind organist play an ac.
compartment for Miss-Edith Abel
of Boston, when she sang "The Lost
Chord" A few days later he at,
tended the funeral Of a son of the
pastor, DR.. Rankin, and heard the or.
ganist pathetically lead his choir il
solemn sacred requiems; one of then
of his own composition, yelling out
of his love for the bereaved father.
This year will mark the completion
of the nineteenth annual session o.
Bischoff's concerts. The concerts art
directed and prepared by DR.. Bischoff
and all of the participants are his
pupils. They are always success
full, and have grown to be such a Gus
tom in the national capital that they
are looked forward to each year a.
a necessary part of the musical sea
son-and are, in fact, more firmly
established than any other series o.
concerts in Washington.
In the arrangement Of the pro
grammes and grouping and the Sc
lection Of singers for the concerts
DR.. Bischof gives another evidenc,
of his broad musical culture ant
musicianship. The programmes alst
show that DR.. Bischoff is an Amer
Jean Of the Americans, loving his own
nationality in music and loving al
that is artistic and poetic from thu
hands of his countrymen.
To be a singer, pianist, organis.
land member Of the A. g. 0), a mos
successful teacher, eminent in regis
tTation and in the art of transposi
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-29

During the last few weeks duela
have caused a perfect slaughter in
Italy. AS many as four duelists were
killed in different towns in one day.
During the last year 1900 dueis have
been fought in Italy and $50 aeatha
have resulted. Most Of these CONE
bats were between army officers, and
based on the most trivial pretaxts
NJ. -. World
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-29
WOMEN MggT SLEER.
Avoid Nervous Prostraaon.

If you are dangerously sick what 10
the first duty of your physician He
quiets the nervous system, he deadens
the pain, and you sleep well.
Friends ask, what is the cause 2 ?
aud the answer comes in plying.
tones, nervous prosbrati0n. lt came
upon you 50 quietly ia the beginning,
that you were not alarmed, and when
sleep deserted you night after night
until your eyes fairly burned in the
darkness, then you tossed in nervous
agony praying for sleep.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-29
Her Explanation.

George-How is it, Cousin Clara,
that you gave yonr age to the census
enumerator as %, when we were both
born in the same year and am 312
Clara-0h, that is easils explained.
You haYq livgd much faster than H.
Chicago Daily News
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-29
SMITH D. FRY.


sappington-Your sister looks awss.
enough to eat.
Little Rodney-shs dosv enk-
Judge.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-29
AN INTERLUDE
By Yirna Woods.

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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-29

Welre tine largest makers 0f meuiE
end 08.B0 shoes m the world we MAKE
and ggumora IS and $3.50 shoes than any
other GWn mrmu6nDtunaHl the Us s.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-29

ia. j, w. Bisehoa, the Blind Or
ganist 81 Washington.
ais Life, Career ana suueeas should
ne a. -Inspiration Tor All who
Doubt Themselves and
Their MukeE.
[spseIaI WalhIagL0n LelsaE.I

NAV capital you should try to
AA spend az least one Sabbath
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-11
Costly Fly SpecIxs.

once knew couple of fiv specks IA
cost nearly 5000, to saw nothins 80 .
mans life in poker game" said a New
orleans turfman talking about big gam
Ding in the old days, according tn tho
Philadelphia Times. 1T was in 80 nv IN
forget the exact date-and the game was
played in clubroom on RovaI street
mere were four men at the table-a mer-
chant, railroad superintendent 6,
1ainmany planter and an ex-judge ali
pretty Wen TO do, except possibly the rail-
roeder.
The judge had three Fights and dis
Varued an ace and queen; the planter
, ,aN Aour HVes ana drew one card as a
pima. and l forget what the others held
The cards they were playing with u,ars
indicators with marks on the corneY,
ana as there were several spectators in
the room the judge held his hand very
close together and looked only at the in
oeX nnger on the edge. He saw that he
had caught another eight in the draw
making four. Then the betting began in
earnest and pretty soon the railroad man
ana the merchant dropped out
IN throwing Gown his hand" continued
the story teller, zone of the men who
passed out accidentally turned over the
straight.
Judge got glimpse of it, and having dis
carded an ace. he naturally concluded
that his four Fights were invincib1e
stralght fiushes not being played at the
time. ''''
Ihat at least was the way he told us
afterward he figured it, and he was on the
point of laying down; but there was a nos
slblllty of bluff, ard finally he pulled out
$aoo IN currency and called One of the on
lockers was standing right behind the
Jucse, ana as said before, he never look
ed at anything but the indicators in the
corners, keeping his hand punched 10.
gether. L have you beat he said. tossfna
the cards, face down on the table; I have
four Fights. They're good said tbe
planter; 1t serves me right for being a
fool;' and he began TO turn them over one
by one. What this?' he exclaimed sud.
denly, as he uncovered the last card
There were three eights, trey and a
four-spot
THE judge glared at the pasteboards
with face as black as thunder. This
won't do' he shouted at the same time
slapping his hand over the money. TT
take my oath | had four eightsv Mean.
ing to imply what?' said the planter. very
quietly. but sing frcm his chair. What
might have happened nobody can say, but
the good horse ssnSe Of the railroad SUI.
perintendent rose to the emergency. Gen.
tlemen, he said, we are not swindlers o,
poker sharps There has been some mis-.
take. Now let's keep cool and find oul
what it was.
That Gained things down, and an ex.
animation of the cards showed clearly
how the blundsr arose. One of the register
marks in the corner of the tray looked ex,
actly like an eight. owing to couple OF
fly specks in the open space of the fig.
ure g." g.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-11
BRIGHT BITS.

An Angel.-'Do you think I will have
any difficulty in learning to float, George?"
she asked, mo, indeed" he replied, en-
Enthusiastically. why, with little prac-
tice, I'm sure you could fly ."-Philadel-
phia North American.
The Boston Boy-of Course Little
Giri-"Oh goody! I know something 1
sha'n't tell" Harold Meredith Bean
quite likely; we all acquire knowledge
the confines of the mind. Judge.
"A Boys Appetite .-"Aw," said the boy.
II don't see why you won't let me eat
as much on Sunday as on the other DAYS
of the week" my only objection" sa;a
the dyspeptic and unsympathetic father.
lis that YOU want 70 eat as much on
Sunday as on all the other six ."-Indian-
apolis Press.
He Felix 1t Keenly Elderly Spinster
horrified)-"Little boy, aren't you asham-
ed to go in bathing in such a public place
with such a bathing suit as that on"
Small Boy-"Yes'm; but me mother makes
me wear it. I'll take it off. though. If
youH promise not to say nothing to her
about it."-I-eslie's Weekly.
Giving Her Chance.-Mrs. Hoiack
(reading)-"The new British postal regu-
Lotions permit a foreign letter 90 be of
any weight, provided it is nos over two
feet long by one foot wide and two inches
thick Mr.. Hojack-"That ought to give
room for ehe postscript to a wonnan's aet-
ter"-Harper's Bazar
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-11
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Special Notices-New Confectionery
Store, The Imperial Candy Company. Pro-
prietors: 'Its Brick by Brick Etc. John
T. Evans & Co; Richard Baughn, On the
Merits of Suwanee Springs Water: Doors.
Sash, Blinds, Andrew Hanley Company;
Look, Savannah Building Supply Com
pany; Fine Goods at Low Prices, Drayton
Grocery Company; John Funk City Mar
ket; Levan's Table d Hote; At Joyce's; At
Chang's; At Gardeners; Sporting Eyes On
the Corcoran-Pierce Contest.
Business Nouces-Can Any Argument
Be Stronger Than This?-The s. W.
Branch Company; Our Time in the Old
Store-P. T. Foye.
Auction observation-disclosures Sale, by
I. D. LaRoche. Auctioneer.
Our Coffee DEPARTMENTAL MINISTER'S.
Saturday, Aug. 11.-At the Metropolitan.
Last of the season-Auctumn Vacation
Pleasure Tours, via the New York Gen.
trail.
Legal sales-Cfty sheriff's Sale.
Publication and-McNally Dollar Atlas
of the World, ct the Morning News.
CorsetS-ThomSon 'G4oVe-Fb tlnS Cor
sets.
Grape Nuts Food-Postum Cereal Com
pany.
Cheroots-Old Virginia Cheroots.
Baking Powder-Royal Baking Powder
Legal Notices-Citatious From the Clerk
OF the Court of Ordinary.
Medical-Dr. Williams Pink Pills; Lydia
Pinkhams Vegetable Pills: Tufts Pills;
DR.. Hathaway Company.
Cheap Column Advertisements-He
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-11
LOOKING FoR CAMPAIGN FUNDS


It was announced in Thursdays New
York papers that Chairman Hanna and
Mr.. Bliss had gone to Boston to talk with
the Republican leaders of that state. In
this connection it Yves stated in some
of the Republican papers that the Repub-
lican National Committee was fesful that
"over confidence win work harm to the
national campaign"
What the Republican National Commit
tee is afraid of is the apathy which is
apparent among those who are supposed
to desire the election of Mr.. Mckinley
The partisan Mail and Express is crying
CUT TO Republicans al the top of is voice
Wake up" Still, there does not seem to
be much life among the Republicans.
The truth is, many of them don't like
the imperial policy of their party, and
they are not disturbed about the money
issue They DO not believe that the Dem
ocrats would attempt to overthrow the
gold standard in the event of the cleo
ton of Mr.. Bryan. They regard Mr..
Bryans silence on the silver question,
when he delivered his notification speech,
SOAtSANtNA
the silver question of great importance in
this campaign-that he looks upon that
question as practically settled. Feeling
that way, ii is going to be very difficult
for Mr.. Hanna to arouse any great
amount of enthusiasm in his party. He
will need a great deal of money to arouse
the sort of enthusiasm that the Mail and
Express wants.
And il is probable that the reason for
his visit 10 Boston was TO find out what
the prospects in that city are for cam
paign funds. The heads of number of
great corporations live there and hereto
fore they have been liberal contributors
co the Republican campaign fund. No
doubt they will be liberal with their
money this year. The corporations al
ways want something in the way of leg
islation, and they expect to get what they
want from the Republican party.
The Republican papers are throwing out
the idea that as much money will not be
spent in this campaign as there was in
that Of 1896. They are not sincere. If
the money is not forthcoming Mr.. Nc
Kinley will run as far behind Mr.. Bry-
an as Mr.. Bryan ran behind Mr.. Nc
Kinley in 1896
If the Republicans did not expect to get
and spend vast sums of money they would
not have kept Mr.. Hanna at the head of
their National Committee. He is not
popular man. but he knows how to get
money from millionaires and trusts. 1t
is pretended by some of the Republican
leaders that Senator Hanna is wanted as
one of the speakers of the campaign. Sen
tor Hanna may feel 1attered by this, but
il is not likely that he will appear on the
stump. He would lose more votes for his
party than he would make.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-11
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-11
JOY IN KANSAS.

The Kansas people are happy. 1t is all
on account of the states big wheat crop.
The state papers do not tire of telling
about il. Accounts of 1t from local CORE
spondents are appearing in many of the
Northern and Western papers. 1t is as
serted that il will take 100000 cars 10
carry it to market, and the railroads are
wondering where the supply of cars is to
come from.
The people are beginning to indulge in
luxuries. Farmers who have been con-
tent TO ride in springless wagons are now
figuring on rubber-tired carriages. Girls
and boys who have been expecting moth
ing better in the way of education than
could be obtained in the district school
are now preparing to go to college. The
farmers daughters no longer attend
church in calico gowns. They have some
thing better. They are now studying the
dress patterns in the fashion periodicals.
Evidences of the farm mortgages are dis
appearing from the county records. The
rate of interest has fallen until now
money is freely offered at per cent, a
in the state on farm property.
Some remarkable stories are told of sue
cess in raising a crop. II is said that in
Bloomfield township. Mitchell county, a
man named Duncan leased a farm of 1870
acres last fall. the rent being one-third of
the crop. His family consisted of a daugh-
ter of is and a son of IA years of age
Soon after moving on the place he was
taken i'll. The girl and boy ploughed the
land, put il in wheat and then. during
the winter and spring, attended school.
At harvest time they hired a man to
drive the self-binder and they themselves
set the sheaves in shocks 1t was
threshed a week or two ago and yielded
1000 bushels, worth in the local market
s2400. There are stories of phenomenal
yields and of farms paid for with this
years crop. Kansas is prosperous and
has reason 20 be glad
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-11
MISS LUCY.

From the Boston Transcript
Miss Lucy was modern child
Extremely up to date
No superstitious trash defiled
Her most superior state.
No fairies lowered round her COT,
No giants barred her way
Old Santa Claus was quite forgot,
With all deceitful play
Her food was modulated milk
With graham bread and rice;
Her Undertaking was of silk,
That cost pretty price.
Her governess from Paris came
Her nurse was German born;
At English words they cried, "Fol
shamel"
And treated them with scorn.
She never went in car or shop
For fear of catching germs;
She could not neer a beggar stop,
On any sort of terms!
And now very curious thing
I must perforce relate:
And list. We parents, while I sing
OF poor Miss Lucy's fate.
Al twelve years old she went to school
And there, oh strange 10 say.
She seemed a little like fool,
In some mysterious way.
She could not read. she could not spell,
Her tongues were jumbed so;
'Twould weary any one to tell
The things she did not know.
And though no giants crossed her lot,
Or ghosts 10 cause her fear
She trembled sore, lest by her cot
microbe should appear.
At last one very windy day,
While walking with the maid,
In spite of all her silk array
She caught a cold tbs said.
o poor Miss Lucy! Microbes came
And sat down In row.
And germs, and things without a name
That all refused TO GO
For many a weary day and night
They had their wicked will;
Till nurse and doctor won the fight
BY patient care end skill.
All, in the MIDST enlightened schemes
Some difficulties Turk;
So uot arniss, Il sometimes seems,
To watch how they may work.
Isabel F. Bellows.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-11
PERSONAL.

Queen Victoria's knowledge of every
also of the parks and gardens connected
with the many royal palaces, is said to be
wonderful Within a very few hours of the
court arriving at Osborne the Queen
makes tour of those gardens which are
close to the house, her first visit generally
being paid to the lovely myrtle planted by
the Prince Consort in 1858 from a sprig
taken from the Empress Frederick's we'd
ding nosegay. The sprig f1ourished and is
now fine bush and during the last for
~ years it has supplied innumerable pieces
of myrtle for the establishment of royal
bridal bouquets.
The dean of the colonial representa-
tives in London is Lord Strathcona of Can
ada. Next TO him comes Gen. Sir Andrew
Clarke of Victoria, Australia, noted as a
soldier, statesman, administrator and en-
gineer. Sir David Tenant, the represen-
tative of Cape Colonoy, was speaker of the
Cape Legislative Council for twenty-five
years. Sir Walter Peace, representing
Natal was formerly a merchant in Dur
ban, and is thoroughly posted as 10 the
needs of the colony. Sir Julian Calomons
of New South Wales. is a keen and brill
liant lawyer, in the prime of life w.
Pember Reeves, who represents New Zea-
land, began as editor of the Canterbury
Times, has written some creditable verse
and Is good cricketer. Sir John Alex
ander Cockburn of South Australia was a
physician before he went into politics, and
is a keen imperalist. Sir Philin Oakley
F'ysh of Tasmania was formerly premier
of the colony. E. H. Wittenoon of West
ern Australia, began life as ''squatter," =
and ended by becoming premier Queens
lands representative is Sir Horace Tozer
who, at the head of 1000 men, suppressed
the great maritime and shearers' strike in
Queensland In 1894
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-11
SUGAR CANE IN GEORGIA.

At the meeting of the State Agricultural
Society in Dublin on Thursday Prof. H.
e. Stockbridge, director of the Florida
Experimental Station, delivered an address
on the cultivation of sugar cane in this
state that was interesting and instructive
The Morning News has devoted a good
deal of attention 20 the subject of grow
ing sugar cane in Georgia, because it be-
lieves that if the cane is handled proper
ly it is a profitable crop in any of the
counties south of Macon. There ought
to be sugar refinery in Savannah, in
order that the Georgia cane growers might
have a sure market for their cane crops
a market in which remunerative prices
could be obtained. No doubt a refinery
will be erected here as soon as capitalists
become satisfied that il would not excite
the hostility of the sugar trust
In the meantime farmers can cultivate
Gene with profit If they observe a rule
laid down by Prof Stockbridge for max
ing syrup. Heretofore it has been diff
cult matter to get a price for syrup that
yielded fair profit. One reason that a bet
ter price is not obtained, is the difficulty
in keeping the syrup sweet. Prof Stock
bridge told the farmers how he handled
syrup so that il would keep sweet for
years in open barrels. His method Is a
very simple one. and is within the reach
OF every farmer in South Georgia. 1t is
this: Fill barrel with the moss that
grows on trees and run the cane Juice
! through ii before cooking Prof. Stock
bridge stated that he has kept syrup thus
treated sweet five years, unsealed He also
made the statement that he had recently
sold syrup in barrels at 60 cents a gal
Ion.
That is certainly remunerative price.
Most cane growers in this state think thew
are fortunate if they get Is cents. But
they have not made the kind of syrup
that commands the best price. 1t is In
their power to make such syrup how
ever, 1ands il in future they fail to do SO
II VIII be their own fault if they do not
| get more than IS or 20 cents gallon for
the product of their cane fields
syrup refinery is TO be established
in Baxley. That is a move in the right
direction. That it will pay big interes,
on the money invested in il there is nc
doubt II will be the forerunner of other
similar factories Such factories will as
sist the cane growers of South Georgia
greatly. It will insure them good mar
ket for their cane crops. South Georgia
can produce enough high-grade syrup "a
supply the entire country.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-11

Some years ago a wise man. whom no.
body remembers now. Invented what he
called a universal language, which he
named Volapuk. Nobody ever used il,
and nobody ever will. Now another wise
man, who resides in Paris, has invented
another universal language. which he
calls Bolak. He claims that one can
learn TO read it in three minutes. trans
late ii in three hours and speak it in
three weeks. The chief difficulty with
this new language would probably be
that when one had learned it. he would
have to teach it 20 the foreigner with
whom he wished to employ it in converse
ton.