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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-16
CRoMWELL's HEAVY TASK.
Perplezed Situation Of the ParIia-
mentRFians in the Crisis
of 1847.

Mr.. Morley shows how heavy task
Cromwell had to assume in the crisis
of 1647:
In no contest in our history has the
disposition of the pieces on the politi-
cal chessboard been more perplexed
What Oliver perceived as he scanned
each quarter of the political horizon
was a parliament in which the active
leaders were Presbyterians, confront
ed by an army, at once suspected and
suspicious, whose most active leaders
were independent.
He saw the city of London, which
had been the mainstay of the parlia-
ment in the war, now just as strenu-
Gus for a good peace. He saw an army
in which he knew that his
gh but where EVENTS
M i show that he did not yet
al s6Ae fierce undercurrents and
dark and pent-up forces. Finally. he
saw a king, beaten in the field. bub
still unbending ia defense Of his reli-
gion, his crown and his friends, ana
boldly confident that nothing could
prevent him from s5ill hoidin ia
scale between the two rival bands Of
his triumphant enemies. FWe are fun
of faction and worse, Cromwell wrote
to Fairfax august 10, 1646), in a sem
tence of dark omen.
so stood things in England. Out
side the Kingdom he saw the com
bative and dogged Scots, who had Just
baau Ynares11af7 r., ,,a4.,s.,, a =, Al. -
country, still sharply watching Eng
lish affairs over the border, and stin
capable Of drawing the sword for king
or for parliament, as might best suit |
the play of their own infuriated fac
tions. Finally, there was Ireland, dis
tracted, dangerous, sullen and a main |
spring of difficulty and confusion, now
used by the parliament in one way |
against the army, and now by the
king in another way against both /
army and parliament. The cause. in
short, whether Cromwell yet looked
so far in front or not, was face to face
with the gloomy alternatives Of a per-
fdious restoration or a new campaign
and war at all hazards.
''There is no other cause in history
where the victors in great civil war
we're left so entirely without the
power of making their own settlement
and the vanquished so plainly umpires
in their own quarrel. The beaten king
was to have another chance, his best
and his last. Even now if we could
read old history like a tale of which
we do not know the end, whether it
should be that sentiment has drawn
-he readers sympathies to the side of
-he king, OF right reason drawn them
% the side of the kings adversaries,
t might quicken the pulse when hs
comes to the exciting and intricate
events of 1647 and sees his favorite
cause, whichever it chances to be,
trembling in the scale. Century.
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cultural stati0A wishes to experiment.
with the possibilities Of the semi-arid
region it could not find a better place.
The Russians have made a good living
in this county and the farmers who
have mixed their wheat with stock
have also done wen. The gold excite.
ment that was SO prominent few
months ago has also made the people
feel that their lands are rich ia value.
It will be disappointment to the set
tiers, who for years have been waiting
for the lands to be thrown open to set
tlement, to have it 60 to the state, but
the western part Of Kansas is rejoicing
that congress has acted as It has. It
means a new interest in two leading
state institutions.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-16
How Does Your Gir1 Enta

No prudent young man would think
OF marrying girl until he has seen
her eating several times, declares a
masculine observer. If she eats her
dinner in lazy, Indifferent way, as if
taking no interest in the operation, he
may be sure that she viii not take
an interest in his dinner. A man ad-
mired three sisters so much that he
did not know which of them to select
for a wife. He was enabled to decide
be seeing them all eating cheese on
one occasion. One of them ate a little
of the rind of the cheese. This dis
qualified her, showing as it did that
she was coarse in her tastes. A sec
ond girl cut the rind off, but took
much of the cheese with it. This cut
OFF her chance, for it indicated
disposition. The third scrapa5
off the rind carefully and won the dav
or the man. 1t was a near shave
but she scraped into matrimonv.-
Boston Traveller.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-16
A Story from GibraItnr,

During the war stories in plenty
have been current of the sbratagems
and treachery which have imposed
upon British officers charged with
very serious responsibilities. Chang
ing the venue, we have the following
story from Gibraltar: Some time ago
q cOnsumptiVe German gentleman ar
rived there with intrOduetians from
influential people in England. The gov
ernor and other officials received him
Hospitality and every consideration
possible was shown him on account Of
his health, but, of course, he could not
be granted permission, as he requested.
to go to the top of the rock for the sake
of the purer air, as there is a regula-
ton that Foreigners are on no ac-
count to be permitted to walk about
the top of the rock. Further acuuaint-
ance, however, with the German gem
tleman, through the medium of din
ners and other social functions, result
ed in a relaxation of the strict rule. and
he was granted pass. The result Of
the visit is now to be seen at the Ger
man war office, which is in possession
of the most perfect plans from photos
of all the works and defenses of GibraI-
tar.-LOndon Saturday Review.
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WANTED 40 HUe zee cAsHEER
The Relief OE 1--WE Young women
Who Were EmbaFrassed IN
LHnchrOoua.

Two young women went into 8
downtown lUnchroom one Sunday
afternoon recently and ordered what
for women was a very substantial re.
past. They had a pot of chocolate,
some sweetbread croquettes, with
peas and potatoes, a salad, cheese and,
lastly, with recklessness for conse.
quences dreadful to behold, ice cream
meringues.
As they slowly consumed these
viands they chatted Of the bargain.
counter victories that had been theirs
that morning, for they were on their
way uptown from the busy marts OF
trade, says the Baltimore News.
All went well, as the novelists say,
until the waiter presented their check
and stood with his head respectfully
bowed and his little silver tray within
easy reach, waiting Tor the wherewith.
al to pay it.
"Iwo-ten," said the elder of she
young women, consulting the edres
on the check; = wish you'd pay Il.
dear, and when we get home we can.
stroighten up our accounts,
Pay it, I exclaimed the young, irl
in tones OF consternations
haven't bur 80 cents in ,re.
thought you had plenty with
but One English penny, It key
and silver -button 81 fou.
lard silk and such luxuries, But now wa
have lived riotOusly and haEe no money
and Wen probably have to leave our
hats as an earnest that we intend to
come badk and settle our account
while we igo and try to borrow funds
From reluctant friends"
wish you'd be serious" said the |
younger girl, Historically; 'the cash
ier's looking"
I'm more than serious; I'ni positive.
ly frantic. The cashier probably |
thinks we're bunlio people and will |
send for a policeman to carry us off
wish we hadn't eaten everything; it
would have looked better if we had left
4 little piece of cheese or one Gro.
luette," and both the young women
laughed half-heartedly to deceive the
cashier and the waiter into believing
their plethoric purses contained mon
~ and not samples.
Then they discussed the situation
nervously in whispers and finally, as a
asst resort, determined to take the
cashier into their confidence.
He proved a very amiable person in
Iced, when approached. Just give
ne your address," he said, reassuring-
y, land stop in and pay the account
some other time"
I'm glad I didn't hug him." the
gergirlremarked, as they emerged
rom the building. 81 thought l
would for one wild moment, but he
nightn't have liked it. 1 think, how
.ver, 1 never met so fascinating a man
n my life"
He wouldn't have liked il, said her
companion, terseIy. Lets go to the
irug store and get something for our
nerves with your so cents. 1 never was
o upset in my life"
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AFrER &c EleHr.


A9 vent away to fight his countryss foes.
Because he thought his country's cause
was fair;
NO elanlSing sword hung at his side he
chose
To march back in the ranks and battle
there
The orders that were given he obeyed,
Wherever he was told to go he went;
lie Waded through the swamps there yyern
to wade.
a unit In a loyal regiment
But they haven't put his name
On the shining scroll of fame,
He is working as he had to work before;
All he did was bTavely fight
For the cause he thought was right,
and the honor OF the uniform he wore.
He suffered in the rain and in the sun,
he plunged into the thickets with the
In the fercest Of the hghting that was
He shouted and he shot and did his
The man who gave him orders from the
Is aPplapded for the noble part he
When he lifts his hat the frantic people
cheer
2 for the reputation he has made!
They have proudly put his name
On the shining scroll Of fame,
He is honored where they knew him not
before,
For he bade them go and fight
For the cause they thought was right
And the glory of the noble flag they bore!
The man who wears the shoulder straps
returns
To glory and to office, but the one
Who charges and who loads and fires
learns
That the private's nothing when he
drops the gun!
The man who swings the sword deserves
his praise
And earns the fair reward they give him
when
He settles down again to peaceful ways,
But how about his brave and battered
eneu2
T6ey 10 exc not of his fame,
1Fhev yIyYs toll again the same
As thew toiIl ed and as they struggled on
before
Still. tbs " had eiae chance to fight
For the cause they thought was right,
And the Tory of the uniforms they wore!
IS. e. K lser. in Chicago -Fsrald.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-16

1t appears that when Tommy Atkins
arrives in India he has one rupee Der
month stopped out of his pay until Is
rupees have been collected for a coffin,
This IS rupees is invested in the regi.
mental soda-water machine, and should
he die the machiEe provides him with
q. coffin and buries him decently; but,
should he Survive, when he leaves In
dia he resolves back his Is rupees and
his share qf the profits Of soda waJerS.-
u. Y. Suns
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-16
No Use for a Throne.

Napoleon Bonaparte is quoted as
saying to DR.. O'Meara at St. Helena:
"If I was in England now, and the
French nation was to offer me the
throne again, would not accept OF
it, because if I was to do so 1 would
be obliged to turn bourreau (execu-
tioner), would be obliged to cut off
the heads of thousands to keep my
self upon it, which would not be pleas.
ing to me. Oceans of blood must be
shed to keep me there. No, no; [ have
made enough of noise already in the
world; perhaps more than any other
man will make; perhaps too much. I
am getting old, and only want retire
ment. What could I do in France? /?
Alone, to set myself against all the
powers of Europe. Madnessl"-Cen-
tury.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-16
BORN Alo BULL
HtEtNs Thnt have eoourrea
the Flying lHeailer ~
Ueutft

70 t. one Of LIES str@ge ir0uie
while battIeiields have hhe most i
bic Of death-rola they equally haee
their records Of births; ana ne us
guns which have taken their toll 81
have given the FIRST gressing to iis
newly bonn
This was markedly the ease in tbs
Frances 5ernEan war, says London. Ilt-
Bits, when hundreds Of children were
born in hamlets and villages hie5
practically formed part Of the h1t
tieldsl- and when the first sound that
newborn children in Strasburg and
other besieged towns heardIw the
roar Of the. Oannon laundering outaide
.he walls,
1t is little more than two years sinee
The Death at Birmingham of one Of oue
Oldest andimUs8 trusted railway guards.
who was actually born while the bull
let's were flying on the field Of Water
loo. His. fatier, who was in Highland
regiment, had gone out with our army
to fight Napoleon, and his loyal wife
followed him later, only reaching Wa
terloo in time te give birth to her child
when the bubtlb was raging at its fere-
est.
soIdta, aalls4 .t,,,,,, 7,s.st.
to boy on the battlefield Of Austerlitzg
while Napoleon's legions were moving
down Russians and Austriaus by thou.
sandsy and bB a sad coincidence th
boys father was killed by a cannon bal
800.
M A . s
VI e- 81
sil -s- rmy sac sdth irfep
.eae... es tie wife Ola coufedeaa
80, ,gho had bravsly followed
81; ia through the campo
4, "a to q daughter. who uniarfea
"a Il, ( in infancy; snd another
. battleheid n he tates ee
s5sssr Rn eminent aNgg ana p
misi mag aoneaiNa 1ly one
Vie hite house
eks since Mrs. M
ldest inhabitants Of Asl
e, 9leo al he. age Of 30. Mrs. Miles
eaFhesS naen1o5g pies were associated with
the horrors aad diseomforts Of war.
llet. q 4aInet' \ who was gunner, fought
t3e Peninsular war; and his,
sEiIe accoIlRp him with her baby
"a NJ ltsl, VINO mad been born at Wool.
wien, Mrs iles to the last remem-
ola 3sLsu sLe = Doo43lng OF the guns
Y Sussls l7Lsls, 3. stle fecelled the gruesome
/ 5looNlS y = L.ig listndeF whose legs had
oesl- sLlos On oeiOW Che knees. It g
/ 7e'.teSiy suI IlLlslhg 70 learn that
! %n.l9oH u ms ~, mart OLD lady 4
! !. l.1lns OuF OaUIles To-Day IN southi
m, La
nc wlle u one oL q tne most eloquent
I NJ iiu successIul ssul,cc.essIul OF the younger French.
auFOcates was introduced TO war in its
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-16

Batience-So you accepted Will, last
night?
Patrice-Yes.
You must look at him in a different
light than you used to.
To tell the truth, when I accepted
him, there wasn't any HghtfaA aIl."--
XOnkers Statesman.
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; JobsOn Gets Sick
"a

7oBsON looked very
ahd resigned lgAea'-ss
face about ebos d
ial time otber Al
oooson r3 met Rinl.at the door
WY" she inquired xiously
what is the"
elF. Jobson smiled ss5l, he inter
2ted her. 9'oi - = - ~
ont you bother Isle Wora2 ),
r.. = z weak, far-agay voice, and
ag. I ls, J9Dson felt sure that some
A sautul 'l,! allied bim-he hadn't
a6atla& nttle woman" for years.
Moses WoEp5y at all AID don't
gha se to me, either. I've got
esek II, that's all, and / guess my
3ut run"
gI,8 in the world makes you :
", kindly refrain from giving
ay to any expressions of alarm, f" cut
ia Mr.. Jobson, with a wan smile. "TYe
felt it coming on me for some time
past, but haven't said anything about
1T, because I didn't feel like Worrying
you. I've always been afraid of ty-
phoid, which is perhaps the redson why
fate has been so ironica1 as to hand me
out my dose Of it. I've got AN the
symptoms -had 'em for some ttrde, but
now it's case Of go to bed and stay,
guess, with me. I'm Sc. weak that"
Mrs. Jobson had him bundled up ia
bed in JIG time, with a hot water bag
applied to him (N. B.-What ailment
in life, up to blighted affections, does
not modern woman use the hot water
bag for2) and a tOddy steaming over
the spirit lamp, and the servant girl
post-haste out the alley gate for the
doctor.
Mr.. Jobson took it all with an an
gelic smile of gentle reprobation.
Its all no use,'' he said, still in that
thin, faraway tone. "Of course, it's
good of you, my dear, to set about in 4
an endeavor to pull me through, but
I've a feeling that I've about. reached
the end Of my tether. Now, never
mind weeping Mrs. Jobson had her
handkerchief, done up in little wad,
at the corners of her eyes for it had
to come some time, you lmoW-it had
to come some time, y repeated Mr.. job |
son, in q voice that seemed to demand
the accompaniment of slow, tremolo
music on the z. string the bridge of |
the violin. when tie typhoid gets
you, you know, the chances are about
i've TO one against you ever living
through it, and there isn't a doubt in /
life that I've got the typhoid fever
I've"
@But your head doesn't feel warm"
said Mrs. JobsOn, anxiously pressing /
her palm against his forehead.
''Perhaps not yet, said Mr. Jobson,
but III be in a raging fever before the
night is over The fever comes lateF. 4
Ive got the preliminary symptoms
dull pain in the back Of the head, sh
cry feeling along the spine, no apf
tite. lassitude, aIl-gone feeling in I'd /
eral. and finally a strong presentinebt
that this all marks the end of my days /
I've looked the subject up ia a book i
pEe got down at the Office and it win 4
he simply a waste of doctors time to I
fool around attempting to make amy /
other diagnosis Of my case. Now, be-
fore I iapie into unconsciOusEess, my
dear-you know people with typhoid
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-06-16

The Son-Pop, the hay in the barn
IS all scattered about terribly.
The Father-It is the work of
tramps, my son.
why, pop, I thought you told me
tramps never wOsksdl'' -YQnkera
Statesman, 81
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-05-24

The ancients believed that rheu.
matism was the work of a demon
within the man. Any one who has
an attack of sciatic or iDflammatory
rheumatism will agree that the in
Fiction is demoniac enough to war
rant the belief. 1t has never been
claimed that Chamberlaiu's Pain
Balm would cast out demons, but it
will cure rheumatism, and hundreds
bear testimony to the truth of this
statement. One application relieves
the pain, and this quick relief which
it affords is alone worth many times
its cost. For sale by all Druggists.
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his study, there To commune with his
Father. He was growing old very fast
in these first few weeks in his new
parish.
Tuesday evening of that week Philip
had been writing a little while in his
study, where he had gone Immediate
ly after supper. 1t was nearly
o'clock when he happened to remem-
Der that he had promised II sick child
in the home of one Of his parishioners
that he would come and see him that
very day.
He came down stairs, put on his hat
and overcoat and told his wife where
he was going.
ITS not far. shall be back In
about half an hour, Sarah
He went out, and his wife held the
door open until he was down the steps.
She was just on the point of shutting
the door as he started down the side
walk when sharp report rang out
close by. She screamed and flung the
door open again, as by the light Of the
street lamp she saw Philip stagger and
then leap into the street toward an elm
tree which grew almost opposite the
parsonage. When he was about In the
middle Of the street, she was Mortified
to see man step out boldly from be-
hind the tree, raise gun and dalib-
erately fire at Philip again. This time
Philip fell and did not rise. His tall
form lay where the rays of the street
lamp shone on 1t, and he had fallen SO
that as his arms stretched out there
he made the figure Of huge and pros
trate cross.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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necessarily condemned all those men,
bers of his church who rented proper
ty to the whisky element. Again. as a
month ago. these property holders
went from the hearing Of the sermon
angry that they as we'll as the saloon
power were under indictment.
As PHILIP entered Gn the weeks
work after that cvcntful sermon I've be-
gan to feel the pressure of public feel
ing against him. He began to realize
the bitterness of championing a just
cause alone. He felt the burden of the
community's sin in the matter. and
more than once he felt obliged TO come
In from lis parish work and so UP into
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REDUCED RATES TO PIIII.A.

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NENTION.
On account of the Republican Ma
tional Convention at Philadelphia,
June 10, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will sell excursion tickets to
Philadelphia from all stations on its
line at rate of one fare for the round
trip minimum rate 80 cents. Tickets
will he sold and good going June ID to
10, inclusive, and returning to June %,
inclusive. 5-l7-5t.
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TO BE CONTINUED.
An Epidemic Of Mhooping Cough

Last winter during an epidemic OF
whooping cough my children con.
tractcd the disease, having severe
coughing spells. We had used Cham
beriain's Cough Remedy very sue.
cessfuily for Group and naturally
turned to it at that time and found
it l., lieved the cough and effected a
complete cure.-JoHN f. CLIFFORD,
Proprietor Norwood Honse, Nor.
wood, N. Y. This remedy is for sale
by all Druggists.
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W by. In,lccti.

Bramble-l see Rantcr is down on
the programme for an imitation Of n
seconG-rate actor rcciting llamlct's So
liloquy.
Thorne-I wonder why be- calls it
an imtation.-N. Y. Journal,
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Paris and the
Exposition
Illustrated

PARIS, the most beautiful city in
the world. presents this year the
most magnificent Exposition of the
marvels of the Nineteenth and a
forecast OF the Twenty Century ever
known. Millions of people will Jour
hey thousands of miles at vast ex-
pense to see h g MATCHLESS
WONDERS Of the Far. Millions
more can secure, at tritling expense,
beautiful
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Signs.

She--lt is said that man cannot be
great il he mas no enemies.
Ue--And "A woman need not believe
she is beautiful if other women do not
go around saying she is made up
Chicago Times Herald.
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An Debtor.

The man who borrows trouble keeps
His neighhors ever on the rack.
For every time he meets friend
He tries to pay some OF 1t back
Washington Star.
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Husband-Why don't you bake bis
cults like mother used to make?
Wife-Why don't you buy me hats
like father used to buy?-Baltimore
News.
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Penn-Hello, old man! Still climb
ing the ladder of fame?
Brushe-Ladder of fame be hanged!
It's q CREASED pole.-N. Y. Journal.
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The Real Good Thinus.

The Missionary suppose you like
good things to eat?
The Cannibal Chief-Oh, yes; they
are not, as rule, favored with to-
bacco or alcohol.-Town Topics.
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Protecting Himself,

Mrs. Keyboard-Why do you always
sit at the hotel piano? You can't play
q note!
Old Stokes-Neither can anyone else
while I'm here.-Tit-Bits.