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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

a s~uburbanite is thus quoted in the
Philadelphia Record: TT would be in
teresting to compute, II one could do
q, the thousands Of dollars which a
layer Of snow oyer the country saves
20 the inhabitants thereof. Where
does the saving come IN? Why. in
light. in my house before this snow
fan we had to light the gas at five
o'clock in order to read the evening
papers, but as soon as the snow came
we could see to read till $3.50. 1T IS
because the snow, you know, forms
the most powerful kind Of a reflector.
Row, there Is about is cents worth Of
gas saved to me every night by the
snow end 20 everyhouseholder wher-
snow IS lying there Is a like saw
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

One state Of the union, having a sur
plus Of q million dollars in its treasury.
for which il has no pressing use, pro-
poses TO deEotei it 10 the improvement OF
public schools. There may be little
practical politics ID such a ourse, but
there Is much regard for the welfare Of
the people.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

When Alderman Smith Robertson
(eolored). died al jackson, Miss, re
Gently the white mayor aud aldermen
acted as ~pallbearers, a tribute, it is
said. never before paid to a negro in
that city.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

The head Of large corporation says
that hei Is tired Of having letters fnvolv-
1ng thousands Of dollars delayed be-
cause hia stenographer's feelings were
hurt by 2 repro0f for hardness. The re-
mark sheds light On the fact that many
corporations are s%upplanting women
by meg employees, Too many women
have yet 70 learn that business is busi-
ness moi sentiment, and that places are
held, i not always won, by business
qualifications alone.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

e Washington observer has come 70
the conclusion that greater number Of
prominent men. foreigners as wen as
pass the corner Of Penn
aa avenue and Fifteenth s~treetin
4n lime than pass any other cor
II che country. IL IS the beaten
aeE g gre white honse 81 ambassa-
minister's senators ard repre-
nafEa8
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

"Aumob' is what they cali the horse
less carriage down in cultured Boston.
Who would have thought such thing
possIbIe?
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10
Nc Champion ln Hia line.

The St. Louis Republic tells about a
local railroad official who is an extreme
" absent-minded man. He frequently
forgets to go to lunch. and it is usually
necessary to remind him that it is tine
for dinner. His wife, knowing his little
peculiarities, is his other self. aud looks
carefully after his affairs at home.
She sees to It that he does not ga. down
town with one yellow and one black
shoe, and keeps his cuffs carefully sep
arated. The strange thing about it is
that he never, under any circum-
stances. forgets a business affair of any
sort, or c~onfuses Identities or anything
of that kind in connection with the
railroad, but he viii return his sister
in-law's bow with a Distant stare, or
an nbsenttminded touch Of hq hat.
One day, a couple Of weeks ago. he
ran up to the hikes to spend a few hours
with his wife and family. She had
arranged for a game of golf. Of which
he is p~assionately fond, and he spent
the afternoon playing ~foursoEle, win
ming with his partner against his wife
and another man. That night he got
on the train at the little station, his
wifeand the children having gone down
with him. He baGe them a fond fare
well, and then, after he had settled his
effects in the sleeper, wrote a telegram,
which he addressed TO his wife at st.
Louis, to this effect: "Wil be home
$3.50 Friday. Won golf game to-day"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

Mapdiin sympathy for murderers
does not seem TO go" in Canada. Up
there they have just hanged a Grim
inaL and the fact that she was a young
woman hardly out Of her teens did not
make the slightest difference, appar-
emily. She had violated the law, she
had g fair trial and her guilt was con-
ciusively established. That ended it,
and she paid the forfeit. Compare that,
remarks the Troy az. " Times, with
zee row-de-doW raised in this and other
states whenever a woman is appre-
nended for murder, no matter how cold
blooded aud revoltingi
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

has aued achicago hospital
for The loss Of her sense of.
ia stated. Is q mistake in
medicine Ihe other four
rathing 81 ths subnminal
Eeprefant g goue
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10

scientific men predict that patho-
ge1ic bacteria, or disease-breeding
germs, are destined to be exterminated
in civilized lands. along with man-eat-
ing beas1s and venomous serpents. And
why not2 Already the progress Of med
ieal science has gone far 10 eliminate
or cancel the poison Of typhoid and
~diphtheria; the bacillus Of consump-
ton p being hunted to its lair; and in
citias where sanitation is duly regard
ed the scourge Of cholera and yellow
fever need no longer be feared.
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CUBA WANTS NO HEROES
OBJECTION MADE TO USE OF MA
CEO'S NAME IN SCHOOLS.

HAVANA, June 23.-Now that the cleo
tions are satisfactorily over, Gen. Wood
will recommend the removal of an in
fantry regiment from the tsland.I Prob
ably the Second cavalry is needed in
the event of any trouble occurring which
is unlikely but Gen. Wood feels as he
has for over a year, that the troops could
be reduced by removing almost the en-
tire infantry, except in places where they
can be- used mounted, as in the Santiago
province. The removal of the troops as
proposed inspires the Cubans with feel
ing of contentment and confidence in the
Joint resolution of congress. They appear
to believe that each removal means an
other step toward Cuba's freedom.
The mayor has finally granted per1nis-
sion to the Spanish band to play in pub
licJ and they made their first appearance
tonight at the Central park. This causes
great satisfaction among the Spaniards
who have practically Joined the Cubans
in an endeaVor to perpetuate in Cuba
Spanish-American customs, apparently
fearing that American influence might
drive out these ideas, even eventually
making the language disappear.
The Diaria de la Marin editorially
says that its representatives have heard
a teacher In the schools teaching children
the history Of Cuba according to their
own wishes. This newspaper gives an
example where the children are taught to
say that Maceo was great Cuban gen
eral, who defeated the Spaniards in every
encounter, firally driving them off the
island. He was killed, but, according to
this version of Cuban history, his death
insured the independence of the country.
The Diario de la Marina complains
against the utter untruth of this, and
says that it wishes Wei of Cuba, but
that this is mere miserable exploiting in
the name of patriotism.
Some time ago the National party is
sued programme In which it was pro-
posed that children should be taught to
respect with veneration the names Of
Maceo and other Cuban leaders, and that
they should be taught these things in
school in order to produce national SEN
timent. Superintendent of Schools Frye
says that as yet he has no history of
Cuba, but that when one is written the
board of education will pass on it. 1t will
perhaps be difficult to get a history to
satisfy all parties.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow left on board the Mexico He
expects to have to return for a fortnight
in about a month.
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a SCENE ON THE BATHING BEACH AT WILDWOOD

that ere one has disappeared beneath the
waves another is in the air. while still
another is about to make the spring.
Women are more graceful divers than
men know how to be- a girl who swims
well and dives we'll is a colored illustra-
ton Of the poetry of motion, and one in
variably wishes for the means to perpet-
uate her, not merely in the black and
white of the kodak snap shot, but just
as she really looks, color and all
In watching the bathers at Wildwood
one cannot help being reminded of the
fable about the astounded hen whose
chickens turned out ducks, and insisted
upon swimming away from their fond
mamma There on the footboard of the
bathing houses sit not one hut dozen
astonished mothers, doing their best to
dissuade the daring young creatures In
the vari-colored costumes from diving so
recklessly into the deep, dark depths,
whose mysteries were never explored by
young women in the girlhood days those
mothers remember.
There goes the belle of the beach, 4
magntfcently formed girl about eighteen,
in a suit of crimson flannel that enhances
the beauty of the long dark name of hair,
and deepens the flush of buoyant health
in her brunette complexion. Her arms
are bare to the shoudler-arms of which
any goddess might be proud, arms to set
q painter wild with arts desire. There
she stands, poised for an instant at the
very tip of the high spring hoard, those
arms extended above her head. She shifts
her pretty feet a trifie, teeters the board
gently at first, then more vigorously, un-
til it is impossible longer to retain her
upright position. Then, on the upward
rise of the groaning plank, away she goes
in a graceful arc. Far out in sailing flight
she turns, her hands part the dancing
waves, and, with clean-cut glide that
scarce ruffles the surface of the lake,
down she goes.
The seconds hy-where is she? The good
lady on the bath-house stoop stands up
and gazes over the expanse of water
anxiously. Still that mermaid Of the ra-
ven tresses remains somewhere in those
hidden depths. The face of the guardian
mother assumes an expression of agonized
apprehension. Ten seconds, fifteen, TWEEN
ty, twenty ty-two-shade of Neptunei Is it
possible that this fair young creature has
gone to join McGinty at the bottom OF
the-Ah! there she rises, full fifty feet
from the dive, right as ninepence, and
shouting with merry laughter. The lady
on the bath-house stoop heaves a deep
sigh of relief and assumes sitting pos
ture A moment later the scene is re-en-
acted, a score of divers emulate the ex-
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-24
AMERICAN ATHLETES.
Those Who VIII Contest at Paris
Are Departing


NEW YORK, June 23.-Two more teams
of the unprecedented gathering of Amer
lean athletic talent to seek international
hOnors abroad, sailed for the English open
championship and French Olymian games
today
The New York Athletic club men, in
cluding practically the Yale representa-
ton, also got away on the Hamburg
American liner Patricia. The members
of the team, who all looked fit, were:
Richard Sheldon, champion shot putter
and discus thrower; John Flanagan,
champion hammer thrower; Maxey Long,
Of Columbia university, quarter mile
champion of America; Dixon Boardman,
of the intercollegiate association, and
BascOm Johnson, champion pole vaulter
of the intercollegiate association; Shell
don and Johnson are also Yale men
With the New Workers just mentioned
sailed A. L. Newton, winner Of the Mar
athon race, who IS sent by the Metropol-
itan association, of the A A. u.
The Chicago university team sailed on
the Cunarder, Servia In the team were:
w. A. Molloney, Western intercollegiate
quarter and half-mile champion; F. A.
Molloney, hurdles; f. Arbuster formerly
quarter mile champion, and F. NJ Start,
formerly quarter mile international cham
pion. With them sailed Trainer Stagg.
The Pennsylvania Georgetown, New
York and Yale athletic men have now. de-
parted. The Boston men, including the
Harvard contingent, will sail from Bos-
ton next Wednesday,. Dick Grant. of
Harvard; Mcdonald and MCGUIRE will
enter for the Marathon race.
The Ann Arbor crowd Will leave on the
Saale on Tuesday: - .-|
On July 6 EVERY, the champion stand
ing high and broad jumper Of America,
will sail. This will wind up the depart
ure from this country Of the greatest
team of field athletes that America ever
sent abroad.
The English, open championships. will
begin near London on July IA, II and -.
All the Americans will go info training
on the ocean and resume their work on
both the suburbs of London and Paris.
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or possessed the least a3tractiveness in
design. That some few w5men knew
how to swim, and persisted in swimming
despite such restrictions. as hedged the
pastime proves merely that the sex is
not to be debarred of its pleasures by
the dictum of unreasoning prejudice; and
the practically complete eradication of
that prejudice from the minds of West
ern people shows that the. old world
do move" Today the most tasteful bath
ing costumes for ladies' that ythe5 art Of
the modiste can produce are to be found
on Western beaches. The old Mother
Hubbard idea is gone, forever, and the
neatly fitting, well constructed bathing
costume has taken its place In the fernf4
nine wardrobe along tWith--the tailor
built bicycle shirt the natty walking
skirt, shortened to degree that would
have sent a thrill of; holy horror through
, the community ten or stWefye years ago.
end .thel gy ypipas UNI acSStume that isR PART
and parcel of the forward movement.
There are few states SO favored by
nature as Minnesota in the matter Of
beautiful lakes with ideal bathing beach
es, sloping, sandy shores that deepen
gradually and. afford as well security for
the novice as the. good depths sfor the
experienced swimmer. Nor are there
many cities in the country. able to boast
bathing resorts of equal attractiYenesS
with those accessible from Minneapolis
and st. Paul. Take Wildwood, for in
stance. This delightful beach, almost
perfect as nature left it, but improved
to the limit of its opportunities by arti-
fictal means, is one of-the favorite bath
ing resorts of the state, and with ex-
ceIlent reason. Imagine a eoye Of horse
shoe shape, surrounded by a sloping
beach of soft sand; washed by the lin
pid waters of White Bear, backed by
green woods and overhIing' by summer
skies. Then picture this lovely spot,
which might we'll have furnished a theme
for the worlds fairyland 1stories, throng-
ed with merry men and maids, running
races on the yielding shores, swimming,
diving, laughing, shouting; happy as the
fairies themselves, and fair twice as
Substantial. There are costumes of all
the varied hues that make the rainbow,
and scores of others which no rainbow
ever wore. There are costumes of red
of blue of black. of white, of, green. of
yellow, cerise, vermillion and modest
brown. There are stripes THAT run
lengthwise, stripes that srunS crosswise,
crossed stripes, meaniering stripes
There are polka dots, Gats that are not
polka, and, in fact, every conceivable
variety Of combination that can by any
construction of a bathing suit.
The bathing beach at Wildwood is gay
er than that at Marseilles when the sea-
son is at It's height The famous Bright
on Beach Is but a feeble comparison,
and as for scenes of equatic diversion
in sedate old England, such as Margate
or Ramsgate, which are, after all. while
the least fashionable, the most frequent
ed, their antiquated bathing machines
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GIRLS WHO GIN SWIM
THEY MARK THE BRrHNG BEACH
AT WILDWOOD WITR UNIQUE
INTEREsT
ROBUST YOUNG woMANHooD-
&sg
DispOrts Itself In the InvigOrating
Water of the Lake where
the Ideal Beach sfSpes
Away

The lake resorts adjacent to Mime
apolis and st. Paul have been responsible
for an important addition to the educa-
ton of the feminine population, an ac-
compHshment now being. taught in the
best colleges for girls all over the world
the art of swimming.
There was a time, and not SO very
many years ago. when no lady dared
disport herself In the waters of the
earth unless robed in a. garb so lugubri-
Gus and cumbersome that dts use de-
prived the diversion of whatever pleas
ure it might otherwise have afforded
Western conventions. more strict than
those Of the East. frowned on any bath
ing attire that promised ease of motion,
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-24
WRECKED BEYOND REPAIR.
Chinese Government Is in Need OF n
Complete OverhauIInr.


SHANGHAI, juno 23.-Forefgners ana
commercial men at all oP the traatV,
ports are Of the opinion that the Chinese
government has been wrecked beyond re-
pair and that the only solution for the
existing anarchy will be the establish
ment or a new government controlled bv
the civilized nations. Attempts to re-
store the empress on the basis Of her
1ore-ordained promise of good behavior.
would make the position Of the foreign
ers worse than ever. A popular plan is
the restoration of the emperor. if found
alive With liberal advisers he could be
held subject to strict supervision by
some council representing the foreign
powers. The personal punishment OF
the highest officials concerned in the
anti-toreign movement is considered es-
sential
Interest is focused on Russia and
America
1t is the universal belief that Russia
instigated rioting, expecting to march an
army to Pekin and proclaim herself pro-
tector OF China, under the euise of re-
storing order, but achieved a fiasco on
account of the prompt action Of the other
powers. America, who is considered tn
hold the key to the situation, because be-
ing beyond suspicion OF land-grabbing
motives,is in the best position to take the
lead in making proposals for a perma-
nent arrangement.
There Is a practical Anglo-AmerIcan
alliance, in China. The commercial or
ganizations of both nationalities are urg-
ing their respective governments to hur
ry more troops The presence of enough
soldiers TO enforce the demands upon
China, besides being check to the am
bitions of rival powers, is deemed vital.
There Is an insufficient number Of Eng
lish troops available to protect the inter-
ests at stake in the treaty ports The
English and Americans confidently ex-
pect that several regiments will be sent
from the Philippines without delay.
No confidence Is expressed in Ii
Hung Chang, who is expected to follow
whatever policy is likely to result In
personal aggrandizement Many mis-
sionaries from the Yangtse ESiang valley
are coming to Shanghai for safety. Three
Chinese gunboats recently built by the
Armstrong; have arrived at Shanghai
from Taku, fleeing from the foreign
fleets, leaving a captain behind In their
haste. Two Chinese cruisers at Kiang
Ying fort, fifty miles up the river. are
kept under steam The forts are pro-
vided with modern artillery, and are in
structed to watch for the approach OF
foreigners Six American Presbyterian
missionaries from KIang Ying have ar
rived at Shanghai
A wealthy Chinaman who fed frem Pc
kin on the 14th says that ell the legations.
except the British, Austrian and Belgian,
have been burned, the foreigners taking
refuge with those three.
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DORIAN WON GORDON PRIZE
In the Golf Comp etition at Town and
Country Club.

C1uDs
M Doran- Jr won the c. W. Gordon
trophy on the Town and Country links
last evening.
Some time ago c. w. Gordon present
ed cup to the Town and Country club,
which was to be played for in a match
one club to make the round. Yesterday
afternoon was the time decided upon for
this trial of skill, and, strange to relate,
some very fair scores resulted from the
match. NJ. Doran Jr was the winner in
95, and B. F. Schurmeier was the runner
up in SO. Mr.. Doran used mashie cieek
in the contest, while Mr.. Schurmeier, the
club champion confined himself to the use
of a midiron. The course was in excellent
condition, though the fair green was a
trife faster than it has been during the
past week or two. 1t was the first con-
test this season to be played over the
permanent greens, which will be in use
from now until autumn. The drought
does not appear to have attacked the
interurban links with the same vigor that
it has the others in this vicinity. and
that course is in by far the best shape
of any about Minneapolis at the present
time. Since the addition of the permanent
greens 1t IS somewhat more difficult than
heretofore, and it is doubtful If the for
mer low scores will prevail in the fu-
ture.
The feature of the play yesterday aft
ernoon was the making Of the second lple
in one, which feat was accomplished by
charge of the links Of course, the
stroke was a 1uke, there Is a hill be-
tween the teeing ground and the green,
but it showed good judgment and is
worthy of going on record for that rea-
son; The following is the result Of the
NJ Doran Jr., 90; B. F. schurmeier, s5;
II. E. Thompson, 98; E. q. Halbert, 101;
N. P. Langford Jr, 1O2; w 2. Trow-
bridge. 104; Z. w. Durant Jr.. 1e4; 7. w.
Grigs, 104; &C. w. Gordon, 106; W. V. S.
Finch, 107; A. McQuillan, 40; G.. L. Bum,
Ill; V. Rothschild, ia; a. Hall, LII, and
C. w. Bum, 12S.
Miss Bishop and Miss NJ. Livingston
tied for the first place in the regular
Saturday afternoon Womens putting com
ing the round in 81 The other entries
were:. Miss E. Pope, 50; Mrs. w. H.
Lightner, 3d. Miss Bancroft, st; Miss A.
Pope, S. and Mrs. H. P. Bend, SO.
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would throw wheels In q fine frenzy if
they could only be truAdleds,te= an ad-
vantageous position on the sands of Wild
wood. When one hearssref the pleasures
of foreign beaches it is ia case of green
hills far off. The writer; of ethis article
has seen them all, and can hsay truth
fully that for the exquisite beauty of its
surroundings, the superb coloring. the
contrast of natures own provision, the
shapeliness and tastefulness In costum-
ing of its bathers, and for animation
and gayety, there is no beach in Europe
that cam, eolloquially speaking, hold
candle to Wildwood. A visitor TO the
Wildwood beach last week. lady who
has spent the last ten years of her life
in Honolulu, remarked when confronted
with the dainty beauty of the beach at
WILDWOOD: We'll, If did not know pos
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ample of the belle Of Wildwood, though

ample Of the belle Of Wildwood, though
few approach her in grace Of motion.
Full half the pleasure of bathing Is In
having properly equipped dressing room,
and perhaps the tremendous popularity Of
the beaches at Wildwood may be ac-
counted for in the fact that wildwood
has such splendid bathing houses The
Twin City Rapid Transit company has
put In brand new houses for the bathers
this spring, and they are thoroughly up
TO date in their equipment. The bath
houses are further down the beach than
they were last season, and in a much
more advantageous position. The beach it
self has been dredged. and all the weedy
spots cleaned off. so that It is now one
splendid stretch Of gently sloping sand as
far out as the bather may walk with
head above water.
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ATHLETIC ENTERTAINMENT.
olson and Ryan, Two Chicago Pugs,
Are Fentures.

Next Tuesday evening the ST. Paul
Athletic club will give an entertainment
at the Auditorium. The feature will be
a ten round sparring bout between Adam
Ryan, of Philadelphia, and George Stead,
better known as Ole, Olson. Of Chicago.
unless an accident that befell Olson in
Chicago last night should prevent his ap-
pearance. Ryan and Olson have figured
in some of the preliminary contests. to
athletic shows given in Chicago, In fact
they went six rounds Friday night at the
Star theater and gave a satisfactory ac-
count of themselves, although Olson is a
lightweight and Ryan ten pounds lighter,
Last night they appeared in the pre-
liminaries of the McGovern- Dixon CON
test, not. however, opposed to each other.
Ryan got the decision in his bout, but
Olson was disabled by blow on the
groin and as he could not resume the con-
test got the decision on a foul If the
police should allow them to go ten rounds,
they will probably give a fair exhibition,
but no better than half a dozen of the
local men could put up.
Patsy Conroy. the well known local re-
feree, will off1ciate on this occasion There
will also be a number of good pre-
Iiminaries, including four round bout
between Charlie Williams, of ST. Paul,
and Tommy McDonough, also of ST. Paul.