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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-19
MISCELLANEOUS ITRlgs

Kansas has so7 newspapers, 81 Of
them being dailies.
One pound Of cork viii support
man Of ordinary size in the water.
Originally the common or domestic
goat was native of the highlands Of
Asia.
Compared to the waters of the
Dead sea. those Of the Salt Lake are
comparatively fresh.
Our new possession, Costa Rica, sup
plies the best and largest bananas
that come to the United States.
Without winds, heat and moisture
could not be distributed over the face
of the earth, and without the two
man could not exist.
In the various public institutions Of
the District Of Columbia, 1900 coll
ored people are employed who draw
an annual compensation of about
Si,OOO,OOO.
Burlington, N, Y, viii not collect
any taxes this year, the saving on
appropriations having gone on so long
that the township has sufficient funds
to run all departments.
The town Of South Newmarket, N.
H., is offered a $4,000 public library
on condition that its name be changed
to Newfelds, a title recommended as
shorter and more suitable.
A gigantic mushroom, weighing
three pounds, was recently found in
sonoma county, Cal The top was A
inches in circumference and the stem
II inches long and two inches thick.
Tarantulas are common in Santiago
Cuba, and sometimes make their way
into the beds of sleepers. In the best
houses, as a protection against these
poisonous spiders, a close netting sur
rounds every bed.
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The snme OId Remark.

One of the greatest sorrows of IA
nous personages is that it is impossi-
BILE to live up to the ideal opinion
which the people whom they meet in
the ordinary affairs of life have
formed of them:
1t is recorded that a certain liter
ary man Of high reputation had occa-
sion to remark to waiter in the res
taurant where he sometimes lunches:
Waiter, this beefsteak is very
tough"
The waiter looked at him with a sor-
rowful expression and sighed deeply,
perhaps you will tell me, said the
literary man, why you sigh in that
fashion, e.
''Ah, sir" said the waiter, ST took
you for man who always said orig.
ina. things, and here you come and
say the same thing that all the rest
of them do.'-Tit-Bits.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-19

Several kinds OF fishes have skins
that make excellent leather for some
purposes. For example, salmon hide
serves so well in this way that the Es-
llimo of Alaska makes waterproof
shirts and boots out of it-in fact,
even whole suits of clothing. They
also cut jackets out Of Goldfish skins,
which are very seryiceable garments.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-19
STe1icnn Thcater etiquette.

In Mexican theater women always
90 bareheaded and the men wear their
hats all the time the curtain is closed.
During the performance they remove
them. Frequently men rise in their
seats and sweep the tiers of boxes with
large glasses. Tt is considered some
thing of an honor to have the glasses
of a swell below leveled at your box.
Smoking is permitted in all theaters,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-19
Department stores i'm Germany.

Department STORES IN GeEmhMy'
The department store tax bill as laid
before the Prussian landtag divides re-
tailers into four classes. They may
sell either groceries, liquors, tobaccos
and chemicals or dry goods and cloth
ing or furniture and household utensils
or cutlery, jewelry, art goods, station
cry and musical instruments, without
paying the department store tax. But
shops combining these different classes
must pay a graduated tax, provided
their annual sales exceed SOC, 900 marks
Starting with 1900 marks for annual
sales of 100000, the tax increases ta 90
600 for sales at 100000. Then it adds
1000 for each additional 100000. Mu-
tual associations are exempt.
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where Women Can Learn dom Men.

Where Women Can Learn from Men.
Women when i'll suffer more from
the indiscretion and the over-atten-
tiveness of friends than do men; they
are i'll the more often, for one reason.
Then, too, men do not visit one an
other in sickness so much as women
do, not being fond, in fact, of the
sick room in any capacity. See man
call upon his afflicted friend, and ten
to one his wife or other female mentor
sent him, and that at considerable
outlay of rhetoric Herein man
shows at once his wisdom and his self
ishness. Common sense and cbserva-
ton, if not actual painful experience,
have taught him that a man sick IS
like a wounded animal, which drags
itself to some quiet, sequestered spot
to die or to endure alone; he wants
only his family about him, and he wants
them to be unofficious. He knows,
too, that a sick man is not entertain
ing; and, as for stopping a whole aft
ernoon to gossip with any other Wis
itors who might drop in, the idea is
preposterous; the sick man would
never permit it, anyway. Bland
Drummer Huddleston, in Woman'a d
Home Companion.
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There 60 80 silenea. and tbea

There was a bIank silence. and then
Myra said:
81 think can. e you will look on and
keep me from going wrong"
Arthur was thereupCn helped into
the sleigh, and just aboutthe time the
were hitched up he complicated
matters by declaring that he felt SO
faint he could not drive.
''What shall we do?" walled Stella.
And there we're signs Of regular
panic, when Myra said:
t'I will drive, if Stella will show me
the way"
And drive she did, with a speed that
made the girls scream more than once,
but with certainty that landed the
sleigh in front Of the Reeves mansion
inside of an hour,
Arthur was helped into the house,
and then Myra added to the prevailing
astonishment by volunteering to 60 for
the doctor.
"It is only a mile" she said, "and I
have my hand in now"
And off the horses dashed before any
one could demonstrate.
In less than 60 minutes she was back
with the doctor, who relieved every
body by pronouncing the injury only q
confusion.
You may be sure that Mrs. Reeves
and the girls made much of Myra for
the next day or two, and were as much
grieved as amazed when she announced
her intention of leaving them for long
and perhaps dangerous journey.
II thought" said Mrs. Reeves, in
quiringly, that you had no friends
besides your aunt?"
$50 did l." said Myra, quietly. "It
was the morning of the picnic that ]
received the letter announcing my
uncle's death.
"And you made up your mind within
an hour what to do?" queTied Arthur,
who was propped up among some cush-
ions.
Myra smiled assent.
"a very queer girl, y said Mrs. Reeves
to herself for the hundredth time.
She said, it again when Stella received
a letter from Myra, dated Cairo, March
10, 1885, telling her how she had admin
istered her uncle's estate, and winding
up with these words:
''You need not expect to see me for
some time, as have Joined the Rec
Cross society, and I leave for Khar.
toum tomorrow"
"With ali her money!" exclaimed
/ c4a18e tairnI1 i uaveri II was re7,sa fr
bhat H 0uld Be to Paris the eEs
\ month ftar he aia paght
news that the war in EGYPT was ptef
and then came another long and loving
letter.
Arthur was home again, taller ant
stouter than ever, and very anxious
to hear about the queer girl.
"Iu wager she's tired of the Rec
Cross" he said, with a laugh, She il
too young for such miserable scenes.
''She has left the Red Cross society,
said Stella, with look at her mother
Il knew it" cried Arthur.
"And," continued Stella, slowly esh,
has started for Chinese Tartary"
"What?"
"To devote her life to missionar!
work. Her aunt is amply provided for
and the remainder of her fortune ant
all her life Myra has given to tb,
heathen."
There was almost painful pause fol
full minute, broken by Arthur.
you're right, mother-she is quee,
grill The queerest I ever knew"
''More than queer" was Mrs. Reeves
quiet comment. "She is the stuff tina
martyrs are made of.''-GoIden Days.
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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-19

81 thoroughly dislike to see a MN
who has no occupation, said Mr., AfeelS-
toms wife.
$50 do L, Henrietta" WIS the reply.
81 always said that, no matter how
rich a man may be, he ought to open
up an office. SOS he can 60 away from
home during the day and not inter
fire with the societies his wife may
have at the house. Washington 6tog,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-19
pnhirree No OhstncIe.

"Percy Perkins is hunting up all his
discreditable ancestors.
''What for?"
Ellis idea is to show what a fine fcl,
low he Is in spite Of them. - Chicago
Record,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-19

"You's de inside of a bunghOlel''
yelled Jimmy.
'You's de center of, a crUller!" re-
torted Micl1y.-PhilRdelphia bulletin.
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AUTOMOBILE BATTER
The Record Run of the Illinois Ma
tional Guard Squad.
FROM CHICAGO TO WASHINGTON
To Determine the PracticabiIity of
Battery in War Times.
THE EXPERT GUN SQUAD

If the officials of the War Department
adoption of the automg bile battery by the
remarkable trip which one of these ma
chimes is now making from Chicago to
Washington, the practicablity of this in
teresting type of artillery for exacting
service will at least have been conciusively
demonstrated. This particular auto bat
terry is the which has been used for
experimental work for some months past
in the Illinois National Guard, under the
direction of Major r. p. Davidson of the
Northwestern Military Academy a High
land Park H.. who is in command of the
bicycle and automobile corps of the guard,
and who is. by the way. in charge of the
present trip to Washington as the bearer
of message from Gen. Wheeler to Gen.
Miles
This latest novelty in fighting machines
consists primarily of a Colt machine gun
mounted on automobile carriage, which.
it is claimed is capable of a speed of four
teen miles per hour on the toughest coun-
try roads, and can attain to thirty or
thirtyiivc miles per hour along ordinary
thoroughfares. A gasoline engine furnishes
the propellng power for the automobile
and the gun and full equipment weighs
considerably more than a ton.
The Gun Squad.
Occupying places with Major Davidson
on the gun during this trip are three cadets,
for the carriage, in addition to seating four
men, is provided with accommoda lions for
tents, blankets, supplies and rations for
two days. The Colt gun is of the ordinary
caliber used aboard American war vessels
and in connection with the United States
land service, and differs only in the motive
power. 1t is capable of discharging upward
of 800 shots per minute. and can be ele-
waited, lowered, loaded and fired without
being detached from the carriage. Smoke
less powder is used, and a detachable bull
let-proof shield protects til" operators of
the gun and machine The automobile is
provided with tanks for carrying gasoline
sufficient for a run of over loo miles.
The present trip of this automobile bat
terry to Washington is chiefly interesting
because it will direct the attention of mill
tary officers everywhere to some of the
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down from the mountains mas experienced
thls feeling-if he be capable of feeling
anything. Here is the fountain, where the
slender, merry maidens met a shutdown, to
gossip and fill their water jars: here is the
cafe where the old men gathered together
under the plantain tree and smoked and
dreamed of the long ago; here is a secret
hook, guarded by sweet poverty vine, V here
lovers held tryst in the fragrant twilight.
But all is lonely. lonely
Galata was deserted because its inhahi-
tants had fled two days before from the ter
rlbie Turk. Thanks to timely warning
most of the people had succeeded in get
tlng away, though an occasional corpse
proved now narrow had been the escape of
the entire population from sudden Goom
kostakes and his little troop now marched
through an olive orchard. whose gnared
and venerable trunks had perhaps wit
messed the crueltes of the only oppressors
worse than the Turk-the naughty, treach-
erous and inhuman Nenetians; they climbed
flight of steps cut in the natural rock and
followed a street paved with cobblestones
from the walls of partly ruined houses to
the village square.
Here the men stacked arms and dispersed
among the houses, looking for temporary
quarters. Curtis could not help admiring
the soldierly way in which everything was
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wonderful things which have been accom-
plished with the auto during the trials in
Illinois Major Davidson has made spe-
cial study of the use of the automobile and
bicycle in warfare and he is confident that
there will, ere long, be universal realiZa-
ton of their great value for accommodating
and message service, as well as in skirmish
attacks.
An Expert Bicycle Corps.
The gun squad of Maj. Davidson's COM
mand executes practically all its maneuvers
In connection with what might be termed
an infantry bicycle corps. This latter body,
which is without question the most expert
in the United States, was organized sew
eral years prior to the artillery branch. and
the whole course of instruction has been
with view to enabling the members to
wheel across fields and along roads almost
impa sSa BILE for ordinary vehicles and over
obstacles which would be considered insur-
mountable by any ordinary wheelman. The
bicycles used are of special construction.
being provided with tires of such thickness
that they virtually puncture proof.
unique feature of the operations of the BIZ
cycle squad of the Illinois National Guard
is found in the fact that the men never for
sake their wheel in maneuver. They may
be compelled to climb fences. ford streams
or scale walls. but wherever the soldiers go
they drag their bicycles with them, even to
the extent of using them miniature
breastworks on the sktrmfsh line. Tests
which have been made prove that whereas
the wheels may be struck with bullets
many times while lying nat upon the
ground. they are seldom damaged beyond
Immediate repair by means of the especial
| complete quick repair kit with which
| each soldier Is provided.
Thorough Tests.
The automobile gun squad has. however,
fully kept pace with the bicycle corps IN
the matter of surprising achievements, and
the auto battery. with its full equipment of
men and supplies, has actually accom-
panied the cyclers in all sorts of forced
| marches across country. AS has been
stated. the gun and carriage weigh about
1900 pounds. but sufficient power has been
generated to drive this unique fighting ma
chine through mud and sand several inches
deep. On other occasions satisfactory tests
were made with the gun IN stubhle fields,
and finally the machine in numerous runs
over pasture fields has demonstrated its
ability to cover a stretch of level ground
more speedily than horse could trot over
the same surface.
The automobile is handled exactly after
the fashion of any of the other horseess
vehicles. two members of the squad being
detailed for this work. The balance devote
| their attention to the gun itself. In trials
| made in Illinois when the automobile was
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ment of the corps. and consequently afford
no evidence of the utility of motor vehicles
as lighting machines.
In Other Lands.
Other nations have. however been less
conservative in the introduction of the nov
city, and, whereas the squad now Journey
ing to Washington enjoys the honor of
being the first automobile battery organ
lied anywhere in the world the British
had in their operations against the Beers
the first opportunity for the employment
of automobiles in actual warfare. The gun
of this class upon which the British
war office has thus far looked with most
favor is the invention of Frederick G.
Simms and is a stanch steel vehicle pro-
PEELED at a speed of twenty miles per hour
by a horsepower petroleum motor and
mounting a Maxim rapid-fire machine gun
Over thousand rounds of ammunition
may be carried in a miniature magazine
the front of the carriage.
The French successfully constructed ALL
tomobiles for war purposes fully eight
years ago. when a vehicle capable of carry
ing gun weighing a ton and a half was
constructed. Germany and Italy speedily
followed the example of the French repub-
lie, and 1t is worthy Of note that in all
these countries. as in the United States the
automobile battery was considered only
with reference to the possibilities of its
opera tons In conjunction with flying
battalion" CT military wheelmen.
After all, however, the automobile bat
terry now making the trip to Washington
is said to be, in many respects, superior to
anything to be found in military establish
ments across the water Some idea of Its
thoroughly up-to-date construction may be
formed from the fact that It is provided
with a wind!ass and tackle which enables
1t to pull itself out of bitches and over
embankments. Then, too. there is room on
the vehicle for 300 rounds of ammunition,
or more than double the quantity which
can be loaded on many of the foreign ma
chimes. The running gear Is exceptionally
strong and not only is the fuel storage
tank placed under the floor to afford every
possible precaution. but this receptacle is
sheet iron and practically bullet proof
w. F.
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AN INDIAN ARSENAL.
Two Thousand ArrOwheads Fouu
Buried Under n Stone

Two Thousand Arrowheads Found
Buried Under n Stone.
Chester Comm Corr. the Hartford Courant
Among the collections of Indian relics
owned in this state probably the finest
with one exception, is owned by Herbert
Southmayd, who lives on the Haddam
Quarter road, in the town of Durham A
large part OF them We're found by Mr.
Southmayd himself as he is a confirmed
relic hunter and knows many of the caves
and camping grounds used by the tribes of
this state. White flint black flint rose
quartz, red and yellow jasper limestone
and glass stone We're the stones used in
the manufacture of three thousand arrow
heads varying from the size of a thumh
nail to those nearly as large as a hand
His axes include the fine-edged highly mol
1shed tool to the rough unfinished specf-
mems. He has thirty of these, one of which
weighs seven pounds. while the smallest
turns the scales at sixteen ounces
OF his eleven pestles the longest mons
ures fourteen and one-half inches in length
Gouges used by the Indians in working out
the inside of logs which they had first
charred, in making their Canoes. number
twenty. There are ten fine specimens of
adze and twelve chisels. OF his three pipes
the one he values most highly is short
stemmed, perfect-bowled and was found n
few miles from his home. 1t looks much
like common clay pipe of today, except
ing the color, which is that of red CLAW
The. breastplates are notched around the
edges q notch for each battle the wearer
was engaged in. On one of them can he
counted siXty-fve notches, denoting either
a chieftatn or one much given to fighting
There are three war club heads and n
dozen hide scrapers. used in cleaning the
hides from which their Clothing and tents
were made. Among the most interesting
specimens to the ordinary man and which
a peculiar sensation as their use is
explained the three scalping knives
string of wampum was taken from a
skeleton found in Portland red CLAW ket
tie is absolutely perfect A bone ornament
found in cove is considered very valuable
as but few of them are in existence The
drills used for making the hoes for the
leather thongs in their moccasins and skin
canoe show great skill and patience as
they had nothing but stones with which
they tapered these from about the size of
a pencil down to a sharp point OF these
he has fifteen.
Brass arrowheads and a culver divide
honors with two iron .tomahawks During
rain storm a year or two ago Walter
Lane sought shelterSunder a shelving rock
at North Guilford and while stirring the
ground up to ascertain what depth has been
made by the decay of leaves he was sur
prised to find an arrowhead Renewed eff
fort brought out thirty-five of them. Re
turning the next day~with spade and sieve
he dug out LOO specimens and from evil
dences found it was doubtless a SPOT where
they were made and laid away against the
time Of need. Over 1000 have been taken
from that spot