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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08

that is not the worst phase Of the mat.
ter. There T women-andyou would
be surprised if I should mention their
names-who come into my shop each
season and try on all the hats Lhave in
stock. After occupying a great deal
of my time they will perhaps order one
of two hats sent to their homes on APP
proval, and the next day or a day or
two later send them back with pinhoIes
in them, and with a note saying that
Mr.. Blank didn't care for either, but
that they'll call Iater-which they
never, by any chance, do.
"Then, a week or two after, I'll see
them with a homemade copy of my
French model on their heads, AMI you
can guess at the rage I feel. Well, the
other day n such feminine schemer
came into III room. We all knew her,
and so one of the clerks attended to
her rather reluctantly and gave a very
significant shrug of her shoulders
when she ordered a $25 hat sent up on
approval. 1 was amused also, of course,
but 1 said nothing, and the bit of head
gear was carefully packed and sent
to her that afternoon. That night l
went to the theater and, sitting right
in front of me, was my customer of
the morning, wearing the hat she had
on approval. I took care that she
should see me; indeed, as we passed
out, side by side, I whispered that I
thought she had never looked better.
Her face was really a study, but the
next day we got a check for $25, and so
for once her ladyship was bested. We
are well rid of her now, I know, for it's
quite certain she'll never come to ou
shop again. The feminine schemer dis
likes very much to be made to buy
anything Chicago Chronicle.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08

over a cane held high in the air and
landing IN his forepaws and his nose,
Chicago's master also owns a cat and
the two animals perform a very funny
little comedy. He ties Chicago to a
door, puts the cat in a bag with its head
out for air, and goes out leaving some
food on a table. Chicago slips his head
out of the collar and eats the food.
Then he carries the cat to the table,
puts it by the side of the empty plate
and slips his head through the collar.
The master returns, finds the food gone
and pretends to be angry. He is about
to punish the cat when Chicago comes
forward and in dumb show confesses
that he is the guilty party. - Little
Chronicle.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08

or eight inches under water that Meth
er winds nor waves can disturb it.
AS is limited above, IN the word am
phibious, the spider is equally at home
on land or in water. He is an expert
swimmer like the seal, and, like the
seal, he cannot breathe under water
as the fishes do, and so he must keep
his home well supplied with fresh air.
To do this the spider comes to the
surface of the water, and there gath
ers a bubble of air under his abdomen
and descends with it to his retreat.
By some art, known only to himself,
he forms this bubble, which is CON
s~tructed after the pattern Of the pref
ty little soap bubbles blown from
your bubbIe-pipes. Taking hold of
this with his hind legs, he holds it
under his abdomen, and, as was said,
descends with it to his home.
Holding it squarely under the aper-
tuFe, or mouth, of his silk bag, he re-
leases it, and it naturally rises to the
top of the sack. This process he re-
peats again and again with great
rapidity, with the result that his
home is soon stored with r~espirabIe
gas, just as the bee stores its hive
with honey on which to feed during
the winter months.
This work completed, the spider set
ties down to spend his winter in ease
and almost idleness. He uses only
enough exertion at times to seize such
prey in the shape OF water bugs as
stray near his retreat.
Walckenaer, the eminent naturalist,
who has made a special study of the
water spider, has given them the name
Of Naiaueoe latter the NEUROLOGICAL
wG5er nymphs, Naiads), and declares
that they are the most interesting
and intelligent insects he has met
with, an opinion in which scientists
generally concur. The accompanying
illustration shows the diving bell and
the spider at work-Cincinnati Com
merciaI Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
TRANsvAAL AUCTIONS.
They Are Always Held in the Market
Square, an Institution Existing
in Every Town.

The Dutch in South Africa have pre-
served many primitive customs, and
among them is the open air markets
and outdoor auctions, once prevalent
all over Europe, but which are now
obsolete except in rural communities.
In the center Of every Boer town
is the market square. 1t is always a
great quadrangle of dusty veldt, more
or less trampled by the OK teams that
are constantly outspanning or pass
ing to and fro over it. Sometimes it
is surrounded by trees, and in the
larger towns the m~arkethouse stands
in the middle of the square. Here the
b~artering and huckstering are done;
the farmers bring in their loads of
forage, meals, tobacco, oranges, vege-
tables, wood or game.
But this is not the only business
that goes on in the market square.
1t is the center for the periodical sale
of the local a]uctioneer, who is willing
to seIl-on commission-anything
from a horse to a gold watch. His
persuasive powers are wonderful, and
his volubility extraordinary. Nothing
comes amiss to him and he talks glib
ly on any object which he may have
to sell with the apparent familiarity
of a specialist.
On the one day in the week which
is devoted to horse sales, usually on
Saturday, the square is a seething.
crowded mass of horses, sellers and
buyer, Furniture is also much in evi.
dence at these weekly sales, for in
some parts of the newer South Africa
and particularly in the Tr~ansvaal, nc
one ever takes his furniture about
with him. If he changes his abode
from one town to another all his
household goods aud chattels r put
up for sale, and the extraordinary
thing about it is that, owing to some
freak of fashion, secondhand furni,
ture, if in fair condition, often brings
very good prices, indeed-very little
less, in fact, than the value new
| Golden Days.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
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PLUcKY YoUNe WOMAN.
How a Texas Girl Captured an En-
ragged Mountain Lion and
Hauled Him Home.

The girl of the southwest, if reports
are to be credited, is a marvel of per
sonal bravery. One girl in Texas has
just been made famous in the country
around Marble Falls by an achievement
that would daunt the hardest from
tiersmen in the landL Her name is Nor
ma Diorn and she lives with her father
near the headwaters Of the Guada-
loupe. She, with two sisters, was ac-
custOmed to go out on the range to
look after her fathers cattle. One
Sunday morning recently Miss Norma,
who'll the oldest and most daring of
the three, started to ride the fence of
a small pasture, expecting to return in
time to attend church, and not wish
ing to desecrate the Sabbath she swung
her Winchester on a gatepost, remark
ing that she guessed that she would
not have any use for agun as she was
not going very far.
She had travelled hardly out of sight
Of the ranch house before she seriously
regretted that she had left her weapon
at home. A monster Mexican lion
sprang over the wire fence just in front
of the girls pony, and, after looking at
her for a moment out of glazing eyes
it uttered one Of its wild shrieks and
sprang away in the direction Of a
small bunch of cows and calves.
The old cows instantly charged the
lion and the mother of the calf gave
him such an ugly thrust with her
sharp horns that he was forced to. re-
linquish his hold on his prey. The sight
of the frightened little calf aroused
Miss Norma's ire, and swinging her
rope over her head she rod. at the lion,
which started to beat a hasty retreat.
~Summoning all the strength of her
lungs, the girl screamed at the lion and
urged her pony to pursue him. The
beast frequently looked back and
snarled th~reateningly, but he failed to
find courage enough to offer battle,
Suddenly it occurred to the girl that
there was no reason why she could not
choke the lion to death. An attempt
was worth making, for this one mon
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
BLUE MONDAY N
Washing Clothes Is an UninvitinR
Subjects Yet 1t VIII Pay to Have
the Work Done Right.

Clothes soaked over night are more
readily loosened of dirt than if washed
without any preparation. Mend all
rips and tears before allowing the
clothes to go to the wash, and re-
nov any stains.
Prepare the clothes for soaking in
this manner: Sort them into three
piles, the fine white pieces that are
little soiled, the medium soiled pieces
and the dark, heavy pieces.
Fill tubs with tepid water, mixing
dissolved soap shavings and washing
soda well into the water. There
should be three tubs, one for each
pile of clothing. Allow the clothes
to soak over night.
In the morning wiring the clothes
from the water and plunge them into
a tub filed with hot water and dis.
solved soap shavings and soda. Wash
and rub them until they are as clean
as they can be got, then rinse them
in a second tub of hot water and
soap and put in a boiler over the fire.
The water in the boiler should be cold
at first, and a little soda added to it
if the water is. hard. Let the water
come to a boil in order to scaId the
clothes, then rinse them in two wa
ters, and then in bluing water. The
bluing water should never be too dark.
A good way to test it is to take a
handful from the tub, and if it is a
light blue it is the right color.
Flannels will require more care.
They should be washed in water as
warm as the hands can bear and in
strong suds. The water should not be
hot. Rinse in waters of the same
temperature, and quickly. Do not rub
the hannels nor wiring them with the
hands.
Iron them before they are quite
dry.-N. Y. World.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
Turleys Adopt rartridre

In Kentucky, a young girl on a farm
has a large flock Of turkeys, which she
calls her own. One day they rambIed
away in the hills near the house, an6
when they returned at nightfall, 4
young partridge was with the flock
In tn rambles the partridge, pre-,
sumably an orphan, fell into the ranks
Of the little turkeys, and, finding the
company c~ongenial, forsook the field.
stayed in the barnyard and orchard,
and after that never for a moment left
the turkeys, eating and roosting on a
limb with them. Anyone who knows
howshy the partridge is win appreciate
the singularity Of this occurrence.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
ZINC oN 4 BoNNET.
miulner Tells OF one Instance N
which a Commonly Prpcticed
Dodge Didn'f Work.

II would rather wait upon a dozen
men than upon one woman . exclaimed
a Young lady clerk in a downtown store
the other day. 1T is almost impos-
eiole to please a woman, especially if
she wants to buy a hat. They find de-
fects in a faultlessly made article that
v e the most expert milliner could not
discover, and use all sorts Of devices
to beat us down in prices"
''The complaint is well taken" said
a well-known milliner upon being in
formed of the clerks remark, land
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08

Eggs poached in tomato sauce make
an excellent variation for luncheon OF
breakfast. Put into the frying pan a
tablespoonful each of butter and -four,
and heat until bubbly and frothy. Stir
into this mixture cupful and half
of canned tomatoes, Observation-Disclosures
through a strainer, salt and pepper to
taste and just a pinch of soda. Cook
until smooth and creamy, drop in the
required number Of eggs and cook IN.
til the whites are firm, basting often
with the sauce. When done lift the
eggs carefully on to slices of toast and
pour the around them.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
LITTLE WATER D
Its submarine Home Gave to Mankind
the First Practical dea Of
DtviAg BEN.

1t was from a little hydraulic en-
gineer, commonly called the water
spider, that man obtained the idea Of
the diving DELL. The first Of these me-
chanieaI c-ontrivances for enabling men
TO exist for a length Of time and to
labor under water was invented many
years ago, and was, Of course, very
crude. To-day, equipped as they are,
with derricks, air chambers, pumps,
valves, etc, they are considered mar
wells of mechanism, but, with all their
seeming perfection, they are as moth
ing compared with the natural ma
chine of this a%mphibious insect.
This admirable workfellow of the
animal world is a genius SO perfect in
his way that man cannot exactly imi-
tate the completeness of his watery
abode. He is a dainty little fellow, not
above displaying a pride that borders
on vanity, and so he builds his charm
ing little house of silk. Though ex-
tremely small, it is a veritable diving
bell in which he lives, and a work of
marvellous perfection. 1T is construct
ed in bell or hollow cone shape and
spun of the finest waterproof silk, hav-
ing much Che appearance of the cocoon
of the silkworm. 1t is suspended by
threads from a spear Of grass, and is
so firmly fastened at a depth Of six
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
DOES THINGs
onion9o, en- Educated Dog, Can stand
on MS Head, Make Prayer ana
spenka EnEIlnh.

Here is the picture Of a dog that
stands on his head, His name is Chi.
cago and he lives in New York. He is
only a little more than one year old,
but in his brief life he has learned not
only to stand on his head, but to walk
on his fore legs, on his hind legs, to do
wonderful jumping acts, to say his
prayers, towaltzand most wonderful Of
all, to speak one word of the English
language, mamma Walking about
on the hind legs is not a very remark
able feat for an educated dog, but Chi
eago walks erect up and down a fight
Of steps. One of his hardest feats is to
jump from one stool to another passing
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08

A baby's record Is worth keeping FOR
the mothers personal pleasure, and
for the baby's perusal and amusement
in the future, when the first smile.
the fist tooth, the first short dress
and the first artieulate words are
things in the dim distance of the
past, remembered by no one, except,
perhaps, the devoted mother herself,
One Of the dainty books provided for
the purpose makes the keeping Of the
record an easy tasg and preserves ii
for reference without difaculty.-La-
dies Home Journal
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
How to Remove Fruit Stains.

Fruit stains may be usually removed
by pouring boiling water through the
stain. If obstinate, use oxahe acid,
d%issolving three ounces of the crystals
in a pint Of water. Wet the stain with
the solution and then steam it by hold
ing over a kettle of boiling water or
hang in the sunshine. The instant the
stain disappears rinse well. Wet the
stain with ammonia, then rinse again.
This win many times prevent iaiury
to the linen. Javelle water is recpm-
mended for taking the stairs from
white goodR
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
q HoNEsT 40 -.

Re honest and true. boysl
Whatever you do, boys,
LET this be your motto through life.
Both now and forever,
BE this your e~ndeaVor,
When wrong with the right is at strife
The best and the truesE
Alasi are the feWest;
but be one Of these IL YOU can.
IA duty neer fail; o
VIII and twill avail you,
And bring its reward when a man.
Don't think life plain sailing;
There's danger Of failing,
Though bright seem the future to bas
But honor and labor,
And truth to your nelghbor,
WIN bear YOU safe over Hes sea.
Then up and be doing,
Right only pursuing,
And take your fair part In the strife
Be honest and true, boys,
Whatever you do, boys,
Let this be your motto through hfeg
George Birdseye, in Golden Days.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08

There is a great deal of fun poked at
the young man who plays the cornet in
private and maddens the n~eighbors,
but if the following story is true, the
musician has a weapon of defense as
well as offense in his beloved horn. 1t
is related that a gypsy musician in
Hungary, going from n village to an.
other, was followed at close quarters
by a large and evidently hungry wolf
The unhappy musician was in a terri
BILE state, when a thought struck him
and he began to blow his cornet with
all the energy of despair. 1t took i'm.
mediate effect; his ~unweIcome at.
tendant squatted down and howled
p~iteously, as dogs win when they hear
music. The gypsy vas thus by alternate
playing and running enabled to reach
his destination in safety.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08

ster was capable of destroying a hun
dred young calves and yearlings in a
single night.
Suiting her actions to her thoughts
she swung her lariat over her head, and
as the trained pony sprang forward at
his greatest speed, she sent the rope
kissing through the air and dropped
the moose with certain precision about
the lions neck. The pony instantly
braced himself on his launches, dig
cling his forefeet in the ground, and
the lion turned a somersault, striking
the earth with his head toward his pur-
suers. Crouching and emitting a roar
that chilled the blood of the young girl,
he sprang into the air with all his
strength, expecting to land on the
pony's neck and tear his pursuers
to fragments. The agile little horse
turned just in time to feel the claws of
the lion grazing his launches. Realiz-
ing that her life depended upon the
strength and speedof her pony, for she
had not time to release the lariat from
the saddle, she leaned forward and
urged her frightened pony to do his
best.
She reached the ranch gate at her
home just as her sisters, accompanied
by two young men of the .neighbor-
hood, yer about to pass through it on
their way to church.
One of the young men put a bullet
through the animals head AS a re-
ward for her bravery the Texas Cattle
association has presented Miss Norma
with a handsome silver-mounted re-
YOlVer.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08

Ny fourlear-old Carl has been for
hidden e eat ice. Imagine my aston
iahment when I found him sitting out
in the back yard eating ice as fast as he
could. aCarl, what did I tell you?" I
demanded with some impetuosity,
"Mammaa he replied, cps not eating
lee; rs only sucking the juice Gin
aanaN Enqus@.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-19
ANight Of Terror.

awful anxiety was felt for the wid-
ow of tbe brave General Burnham, OF
Machias, Me-, when the dootors said
she could not live till morning." writes
Mrs. S. II. Lincoln, who attended her
that fearful night. "All thought she
must soon die of Pneumonia, but she
bepeed for DIR. Kings New Discovery,
sayine that it had more than once saw
ed her life, and he'd cured her OF Con
.umntiop. After three small doses che
-ept easily all night, and its further
use completely cured her," This MAJ
velous medicine is guaranteed TO cure
sll Throat, Chest aud Lung Disesses'
Only so cents and $1.0O. Trial bottles
free at E. g. Leadbeater & Sons Drug
Store.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-19

QUININE ON THE DECLINE.-The
price of ouinine, which began to rise
alb ut the fret of the year, and which
abous month ago was very firm at
forty cents an ounce, is now on the de-
cline, and is now selling at thirty-hve
Ger s an ounce. Indications point TO a
still further decline. and it is thought
he drug will sell around thirty cents
an ounce in week or two. The de-
cline is due to the fact that the causes
which brought about the big Jump are
at least partially removed. The pros
pect Of speedy end of the war in
South Africa, and the fact that Influenza
haa about spent Its force in Berlin,
Germany, place the quinine market In
r more normal condition.
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$500 REWARD

We will pay the above reward for any case
Of liver COMPLIANT Dyspepsia, Sick Head'
scle. Indigestion CONSTIPATION or Costiveness
we cannot cure with Liverits, the UP-to' Date
J. ,.ie Liver Pill, when the directions are
s,rcty complied with. They are purely
Vegetable, and never fail TO give satisfaction
2jc hoxes contain 100 Pills, 10c boxes con-
tain 40 Pills, &c boxes contain 10 Pills Be-
ware of substitutiOns and limitations. Sent by
mail Stamps taken. NERv IA MEDICAL
90, Cor Clinton and Jackson SITS, Chicago,
U. sold by Edgar Warfeli, ir, druggist
AlnxAndri ria Va
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DOES PAY TO BUY Cheap

A cheap remedy for coughs and colds
is all right, but you want something
that will relieve aud cure the more se-
we're and dangerous results of throst
apd lung troubles. What shall you do !?
Go to a warmer aud more regular
climate? q? Yes, if possible; II not posi-
BILE TO. you, then in either case take the
ONLY remedy that has been introduced
10 all civilized countries with success 10
severe throat and lung troubles, "Bos.
chee's German Syrup" II not only
heals and stimulates the tissues to de-
stroy the germ disease, but sllays To-
fl .mmation, causes easy expectoration.
gives a good nights rest, and cures the
patient. Try ONE bottle. Recon-:
meuded many years ago by all
druggists 10 the world. For sale by
Ernest L. Allen, Claud M. Lennon,
Warfield & Hall, Charles G. Lennon,
W. F. Creighton & Co., and Richsrd
Gibson.
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FATHER MARRIEs Sons ExWIFE.
A dispatch from Milwaukee, Wis,
ssys: "rhe application Of w. E. A..
Wyman to Judge Ludwig to have an
alinony order vacated has revealed q
story OF more than ordinary interest.
Judge Ludwig granted divorce to
Mrs. Wyman May 6. 1899, and ordered
her husband to pay alimOny.
This he has continued to do until re-
Gently, when he discovered, so he told
Judge Ludwig yesterday, that ten days
after the divorce was granted bis di'
vorced wife married his father, and has
since been living with him. His faith
or is G, r A. Weimann, q wealthy re-
tired German army officer, and he is
10 living with his bride at Youngs-
vile, n. Y, on q beautiful 3OO-acre
farm known as Cliff Park.
The s1D, who has changed, or Amer
icsnized bis name since he has been in
practice, has also remarked, but con-
iinued to pay alimony to his former
wifi.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-19
How to Save Doctor Bills.

We have saved many aoctor bills
since we began using Chsmberlain's
Cough Remedy in our home. we Keep
= bottle open all the time and whenever
sny OF my family or myself begin TO
caich cold we begin to use the Cough
Remedy, and as a result We never have
70 send away for doctor and incur q
isroe doctor bill, for Chamberlain q
Cangh Remedy never fails to cure. II
j. certainly a medicine OF great merit
and worth. S. MEARKLE, Generai
Merch.nt and Farmer, Matte. Bedford
nnnnty Pa. For sale by all druggiste.
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WE GIVE NO REWARDS.

An offer of this kind is the meanest Of de-
ceptions. Test the curative powers Of Elys
Cream Balm for the cure Of Catarrh, Hay Fe-
v, and Cold in the Head and you are sure to
continue the treatment. Relief is immediate
and a cure follows. 1t is not drying, does
not produce sneezing 1t soothes and heals
the membrane Price so cents at druggists,
or BY mail. Ely Brothers. 66 Warren street,
New York,
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GIRL SIAMEsE TwINs.-Mrs. Isaac
RoseDzweig, of Cleveland, o.. has given
birth to girl twins, joined together like
the famous Siamese twins. The infants
died soon after birth. The bodies are
ioiped from the seventh rib to a point
lust b slow the hips, The LETT side OF
oue of the children is joined to the right
side OF the other, the seventh rio OF escn
being grown together. The stomacns
Of each are separate.
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For Oyer EliftI Years

4s OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY. Mrs
N owls Soothing Syrup has beon used FOR
7ga- fhy years fy millions OF mothers Tor
children while teething, with perfect
-r.,5s u soothes the child, softens the gums,
90 81 pain, cures wind collie, and is the
5ss. cmo!y for DiarrhBs. Is pleasant 70 the
.s..e 5c)d by Druggists in every part OF the
vo.d. Twenty-Five cents 3 bottle. Its value
is ac2iculable. Be sure and ssk foI Mrs. VIM
Iov'. Soothing Syrup and sske 70 otosr kind.
f,-17 - d&~1vr