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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-19
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It is said that care will kill a cat; but
If a man doesn't care very much he will
probably ind a bootjack or a gun just az
eHectiVe.-Chicago Daily News.
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Sure to Happen

The man who takes the wrong side
is bound 10 come out at The wrong
end.-Chicago Democrat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-19

The doomed man had a last request to
make. Pray do not tell my parents, " Ne
implored. that ] was hanged" What
shall va say killed yOu, thcn?" we asked,
SuspectinE nothing. '"Phe dropsyl'' cried
Detroit journal
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-19

Lie is worth living better than
most men live it.-Chicago Daily
News.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-19

Ella-"I am carried away by Tennyson's
POEMS Stella-"l am sorry we haven't q
copy in the house. Town Topics.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-19
The MIIliOn Dollar Potato.

It's marvellous. Salzer's catalog tells, so
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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-19

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The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-30
Children, Photographs.

Perhaps the most trying part of The
Photographic operators life is the
handling of children, yet Miss Haskins
with infinite skill seems to find no diff.
ficulty in the matter
1t is surprising the variety of poses
the little ones are led into by her skill
full handling, all SO natural and de-
lightful.
Miss Haskins has a style of her
own, and her efforts are highly ap-
preciated by those who are competent
to judge.
King Bros. are to be congratulated
on having secured her services in their
new enterprise.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-30

Congressman Steele Of Indiana Talks
Ahcut important Measures

NJ YORK Nov. 3s.-Represents
tive George w Steele of Indiana 4
meaper Of tie House Ways ans
Means committee. IS quoted in Tn
bune special from Washington rs say-
| ing Of the work OF the approaching
short session.
Il express my personal judgment
only when | say that II would be a
good thing for Congress TO take action
toward materially reducing the RUM
Der and amount OF taxes being paid
By the people under the present rev
snue act
L DO not think there is much doubt
concerning the passage OF the ship
SUBSIDY bill during this session The
intention is 10 get this measure be-
fore the House as early as possible.
Il IS q bill that ought certainly 10
pass.
Under present conditions, am not
inclined to favor the establishment OF
an army of loo. 00a as is being adyo-
Gated in certain sections Under the
present law we have from 50. eco to
$500 men That is quite a large ar
my. How. when the conditions be-
come such that an army of that size
is not needed. we could easily reduce
the number. | am in favor of a per
manent army of 100000 just now. oe-
cause | want to ascertain before /
vote on the subject just how many
men we are likely to need when the
army in Puerto Rico has been redue-
ed. when troops have been withdrawn
from Cuba and - zen the war in the
Philippines resolves itself into some
tangible form or is concluded and
guerilla warfare is stopped.
Il think that the bill providing for
reapportionment,' so as to regulate the
membership of the house in accord
ance with the increase of population.
will be passed. Some states under
this law will no doubt suffer. while
others will benefit
Il do not think that the subject of
decreased southern representation as
a separate matter will be considered
al this session. There is no time for
the discussion of that problem during
a short session
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-30
Pleasantly Missed.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
We can at least observe with graft
tude that this campaign was the occa-
sion of the complete observation Of
the Hon. Coin Harvey.
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them, growing thicker az they descended.
Silently he offered his arm. and she TOOK II
gasping. ~ a.,
II AMI am a coward" she faltered.
have always had fear Of heights. and
yet-and yet l took that fia.. l thought
this house was fireproof. Let us get down,
down. down, and quickly. II one has TO
fall the distance will be less"
He smiled Rrimly. All they could accom-
pl.sh In descent would make little differ
ence.
You must not be afraid. Don't speak,
please. and breathe through your nose.
Better hold your sleeve against your race,
and breathe through that if you can.
But even as he spoke he saw that their
endeavor was hopeless. The girl leaned
more and more heavily against him, then
with moan sank helpless at his feet. he
lifted her. passed down the hall to q win
dow and threw 1t open. The cool air re-
vived her. but glance through the open
window sent her swooning to the floor.
They had not yet come down to the level
of the opposite roof that covered ten
lay Gilbert went down the hall and opened
the window at the other end. the wind
blowing through. almost clearing the pas
sage of smoke. When he returned she was
sitting with her brow pressed against the
sill.
Leave me-" she moaned. land save your
self-if you cam.
You don't mind being left alone?"
"Oh. no." Her face sank in her open
hands
all. My courage would fail if you left me.
Give me your hand and spring to your feet
In spite of tho open window this smoke Is
becoming sitting. We must make for the
roof
THE roof? No. no.
Life is impossible here. Come, or I'll
carry yon.'
She went with him, protesting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-30

Gilbert Strong -ewoke suddenly. Some
thing was wrong of that he was certain:
but what the something was he had
but the vaguest idea. His fiat was on the
seventeenth floor of the tai! Zenith building
near 9Th avenue and above the seventeenth
floor there was nothing but the fat roof.
He liked this elevation. for the air was
pure thar further below. and the compare
tive quiet of the situation. high above the
turmoil of New York street, soothed and
conlforted literary man.
Gilbert dashed from his bedside to the
window, touched the spring blind, and IT
few to the ceiling. But one g.ance out and
down was needed to tell a New Yorker what
the trouble was. Tearing along the side
street, with alarm gong a-claEg, rushed the
fire engines. The lower sections of the
houses on the opposite side of the thorough
fare were aglow with the reflected light of
q conflagration just begun. and grim appIe-
tensions thrilled TIL scantily clad frame OF
young Strong as he realized that the fire
was in the first stories of the tall edifice he
occupied.
He was paying an exorbitant rent because
the Zerith apartment house was fireproof,
but somehow this remembrance brought lit
tie consolation to him at the moment he
stood by the window. 'Fireproof'' is an
elastic terms, and to the average New
Yorker 1t merely means that the SKY
scraper SO designated will occupy a few
minutes longer In burning than some others
that have not marble stairs concrete floors
and steel frames.
Gilbert Strong dressed himself speedily.
yet with more deliberation than man
might he expected to use in similar circum-
stances. He was thinking, not of himself,
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for the life Of aaother still more des< 10
him. He turned back from ths>parapet
; IL. i sss .sa o ds
heights returned to herwfee-open eyes.
You cannot make them hear?"
Some one may have heard me. and the
word VIII quickly spread that We are on
Then they will shoot the rope over the
housetop?'
"Will the something effect our rescue?"
Such IL my hope. OF course. mention.
ed that merely as a guess They understand
fighting a fire and / don't. cannot tell
the exact method they will adopt"
Nevertheless you are sure 1t will be sue
cessful?"
"Oh. yes"
What q master Of fiction you are!
Why DO you say thatT
Because as 1 said, saw that all hope
left you when we were at the open window
down below. And it has not returned"
rs my face SO expressive? In that case
I should be a master Of acting rather than
of fiction. Are you not chilly in this keen
air? Your door fs open; may l go down
and bring you up wrap?
"Oh. no. no. l am really warmly ciad
1t is awful to think of any one going down
into that sitting pitt
Then let us walk under the stars for
awhile
He took her ulresisting hand and placed
1t under his arm. They walked along the
fiat graveled roof as If they were old
friends, she shrinking little when they
approached the parapet, whereon he turn
ed. remembering her formerly expressed
fear.
at is so humiliating to be a coward.
she said. seeing he had noticed her shudder
You do yourself scant Justice" he re-
piled. II think you a very brave woman
THAT is delusion on your part. You
ere actually brave. and so l may appear
pale reflection of courage. If l am even
that. You are brave, and I am pretending
to be. How did you know my name was
Maud Colburn??'
door,
The girl laughed lightly.
so 1t is. 1 had forgotten. A lady friend
of mine presented it to me wnen took
that fiat, and it has remained where
she put 1t. There is no name on your
door"
No. May I introduce myself? I am
called"
You are Gilbert Strong, whose latest
book all America is reading. Such sue
cess must be very gratifying"
at was yesterday"
"Ah, you speak in the past tense. There
| is more truth in your was than in your
| optimistic remarks about our rescue. Then
1 was right-all hope has fed
Quite the contrary. Hope is newly
awakened"
why, what has happened?"
II am talking with you"
~ know. But what has that to do with
the FREQ
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PRIDE AND POVERTY.
The Woman Had a Good Reason for
Not Paying the Nickel.

wv ny h"o INV .shSHUh"
1.-THE truth Of the old proverb which tells
us that pride and po> erty are born com.
panions' was never SO forcibly impressed
upon my mind as 1t was one day last week
when / was riding in Broadway, New
York cable car" said a commercial trav-
eler to the writer yesterday. "A lady en-
tered the car accompanied by little girl.
The conductor came around for the fare
and the lady handed him a nickel Fare
for the child IL you please, remarked the
conductor. The lady intently observe
ing some object out of the opposite window
and paid no attention to what the con-
ductor said After few minutes waiting
the conductor again renewed his request
for the child's fare. Again there was no
attention paid to his talk. Finally in q
louder and somewhat impatient tone a per-
emptory demand was made for the fare
This apparently brought the lady to q
realization of the situation, and with an air
of offended dignity she replied: 4 suppose
| know the rules of this company, and
there Is no fare required OF a child OF this
size The conductor was politely explain
ing the rules that he worked under when
he was snapped up short in his eXpana don
by the lady, who loudly affirmed that she
had been travelling on the cars for months
with the self-same child and had never
paid any fare, nor had she ever been in-
than that l shall not pay 1t now she said,
as she compressed her lbs and settled back
in her seat with ali. of determination
which bespoke her intention of staying
there until the cable wore out. BY this
time dozen more people in the car
were Interested in the situation and were
anxious to see the outco ne of it.
II am sorry said the conductor Tut
the rules of this company must be en-
forced
with that he reached for the bell rope.
What are you going to do?' eXcitedly
asked the lady.
- L am going to put tn 1t child off, came
the reply.
What, right here in this crowded
street,? she shouted.
well, 1 am not going to run the car
into anybody's store for your accommodate
ton. coolly replied the conductor
Seeing that further str Iggle useless.
the lady's tone softene,, and. with the
blandest smile on her face. but all the while
a tear sparkling In her eye she said: !
would pay you in a minute, conductor. II
had the change with me. But the fact IL
l spent all my money up town except that
nickel
Well. If you had said that at first, my
dear madam, all this trouble would have
been avoided. I would have loaned you tho
amount of the fare willingly
The truth is said the woman. in an
undertone, I was too proud to admit that
L didn't have dime"
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1.-THE roof will be worse at the last"
ut cannot be eny worse, and the air Will
be breathable."
He assisted her. and there was need Of It,
the electric lights had gone out, and the
stairways were thick with smoke. In the
darkness he CROPPED for the ladder that led
to the hatchway, ascended, leaving her
cliDging to the foot of the ladder; flung up
the trap door and caught glimpse OF the
soothing starlit sky, whose existence he
had forgotten as he fought his way from
that murky pit.
"Can you climb the ladder?"
Il think so, if you help me a little"
He reached down a hand, and at last
lifted her through the square opening and
cloLed the trap door. Once on the fat roof
she swayed slightly and covered her eyes
cation of the dizzy height at which she
stood They seemed to be on q square
gravel-covered island far above the earth
and unconnected with 1t. or on very ma
terial cloud floating close under the sky.
Miss Colburn was the first to speak.
How divinely sweet the air is. It Is like
life | never seem to have appreciated the
pleasure Of mere breathing or mere living
beige How long-when will the fire-how
shnrNa time have WEI
Il hope our days will be long In the land
Miss Colburn. The fire may be put out
they may shoot rope over this roof: there
aster. ! count strongly on the ingenuity Of
the fire department. and on the bravery of
the men No soldier faces peril more I'M
| finchingly than a fireman"
The girl came closer to him, something
almost like smile softening the lines that
| fear had drawn about her lips
You are saying that to comfort me- /
| had glimpse of your face by the open win
| dow down below. and saw that all hope had
| left you. You know there is no chance for
US"
you are entirely mistaken, Miss Col
| burn. There are many chances in our ia
| vor"
| Then why have you made no attemp,
| to let those in the street know we are here
| on the roof? How can the fire deps rtment
| do anything for us If 1t thinks every ten
| ant has escaped?'
| by Jove. you are right! hadn't thought
of that. 1t isn't despair. 1t is merely q
mans stupidity"
| Gilbert walked to the parapet, leaned over
| and shouted. The air shuddered with the
| incessant palpitation Of the fire engines. He
| saw standpipes. which he knew to be tai
| pouring floods through the shattered win
| dows of the fifth or sixth stories; yet from
| his height the streams seemed to be on a
| level of those shot from the pavement
| Now and then the shrill whistle OF an en-
| CINE calling for coal pierced the throbbine
| air. The streets were crawling with human
| black beetles. ineificiently kept within
| bounds by the police How familiar the
| scene seemed. yet Strong had never wit
| Messed It from this point Of view, animated
1 by vivid personal interest. These men &C
far below were battling for his life and
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but of srother-the occupier of fiat 6S, his
own apartment being numbered 81. ne
wondered If she had come home the night
before. hoping she had not he had NOT
heard her come in; often listening for the
shu:iins Ct her Door. -Four t::InEs he knew
regarding her: She was the most beautil u
woman IN the word, her name was Niauu
CoilLrn: she was an artist, ana, 4sst!'
fiat he had never been able to summon
courage To speak to her Planning FOR a
formal Introduction. hui always lalEnS 70
fiud a proper intermediary. D!iiidence hieits
before a FIRE. Gilbert Strong STROBE down
the hall, and struck his INST Justify against
the parcels OF No. Is
who Is thet?"
Ms co!burn. come out as quickly as
you can; the house is on nre 1 am your
neighbor, Gilbert Strong.
There was a shu lder.nS cry from wlthih'
then silence Strong walked to the eleva-
tor, and, from futile habt, rang the electric
bel He heard the juggling tar oaiow'
Some thought cane 10 him OF kieklhs III
the door " the elevator. and pulling the
wre rope to bring up the car; b II throue n
the glass he saw the shaft thick with
SIN x and he knew that brea IN at IN .
top wuu.l but make roaring furnace OF
this smoky funnel while the chances OF
getting DOWN IN the car. even II IL came up
Wsr. Exceedingly remote. As yet the upper
hall m winch he stood was almost smoke
less al,A 1ugh strong smell OF burning
pine was IN The az.
Tho door If IS opened and Miss Co!burn
cam. OUT Arrayed with admirable disorder.
loose dressing gown OF fascinating color
and make around her, the abundant black
tresses proftise over her shoulders. He had
always seen her in fashionable garb. and
though her the mort superb woman or her
tins: bat now she eeemed adorable. her
beauty heightened by the augmented roses
In her cheek and the appealing glance OF
fear in her dark eyes.
"Oh you are not gone.
IL was waiting for you"
That Is kind of you. We are not In
DANGER are We? The electric lights are st.i
burning in the hall.
Yes. that is a good s.gn No We are In
no danger: but we may have 10 go dowr
the fire escape to the street
''Rut there are no fire escapes on this
building They said IT was hreproof.
THEY vii say anything in New York.
was meaning the wheeled escapes of tho
fire department and we must go down some
stories yet before We come within thei'
range Let me escort You to the stairway
A red lamp Indicated the stair. They
walked down the bic steps together
Strong noticed that the doors Of the fats
they passed on the landings were open;
Silence as OF long desortion hung about tbs
empty rooms and halls. The fire had mad,
further progress than he had surinised a
frst; perhaps the two occupants of the tof
floor had been forgotten in the genera
alarm; and If this were the case their stu
aiioa wa. more serious than he cared I.
down the choking smoke began to NEE
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dinners be held. John Tyler had difficulty
In crowding his largo family into tho up.
stairs rooms. The Grants. Hayeses. Gar.
fields and Harrsons occupied every bit OF
available space for their own families and
mad to double up whenever a guest arrived.
Mrs. Harrison used to remark that she had
left comfortable home with twelve bed
chambers for the White House. with but
five. Mrs. Cleveland, though her friende
were legion. could never entertain but two
at time overnight, a I'd these had to room
together. The Mckinle vs.. with no children.
are more fortunate. Tut Mrs. Bryan. with
her three little ones. would find the White
House living apartments q crowded little
nat in the upstairs corner Of a busy two.
story office building
JOHN ELFRE'rH WATKINS. Jr.
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ITO tell the truth, I was not thinking
of the fire..
II do not understand you. OF what,
| then. were you thinking?"
of the pleasures of hope, to use an
old literary title. And now that books
are our subject, may l ask what will seem
a conceited question: Have you read nv
last?"
Your latest. you mean Yes: and T
have wanted to speak with you about its
title. Why did you call it Inspiration
suppose l am very dull, but | could find
little connection between the name and the
story"
! We'll, one critic said it was because I
had SO much self-esteem that I thought
myself inspired another that l supposed
II was catchy name: and third that it
cost less TO advertise book whose title
was single word than one designated by
q phrase
Yes. but what was the real reason?"
The first man was right.
| spired?'
y was inspired"
Are you very much shocked? 1t is the
| truth. and 1 wanted to tell you about it
| II thought the recital would not tire you
| May I?'
| I'm tell you when I'm tired Go on"
THANK you. Well, to understand the
| situation. you should have read one or
| more Of my other books; but they are vol
umes nobody bought
| Maud Colburn laughed.
Il have the six on one shelf all by them
| selves. Having wrung that admission from
me. please go on. Don't be professional
| with your To be continued In our next
suspense. I'm impatient fog climaxes, anu
that Is why I never read story in serial
| FORM
| You shall have no further complaint to
| make of my diff1dence. Bet an author
thinking of his immortal works and he
| never knows when to stop. The first five
| books were deserved failures, because !
| could not depict & woman. With the men l
was reasonably successful, but the women
| were simply sticks
| "Oh. don't agree with you. Mr.. Strong.
| You are now going to the other extreme,
| and self-depreciation Is almost as bad as
| self-conce!t. Your women were always
| charming-a little too good, IL anything"
| You mean too soodygoody; in truth
| they were not alive at all. Thsy were not
| fixed IN my own mind, and naturally !
| could not write convincingly of them so
| that they might remain for moment in the
| readers recollection. Why, in one Of my
| books the heroine has black hair in the
| frst chapters, and is blonde toward the
| end OF the volume!
"Oh, that Is quite true to lifs.' said Maud
| with laugh.
mot with the kind Of girl was trying
| to picture" replied Strong, Joining in the
/ merriment of his companion However
| that girl does not matterj she was mere
| phantom, like all her sisters. But one day
| saw q real woman. tremble now to
think how near came to taking car. fol-
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A NATTER OF SPECULATION.
Why It's Harder to Say No Than 1t II
to Cn


That he was most exemplary young
man and in every way worthy of the favor
of any woman whom he might seek In mar
riage there was no denying, but he was
slow some points of reciprocal affection
and he needed to be shaken up bit. He
was fond of discussing sooiologic and moral
questions and once started on his hobby he
could scarcely be headed IN any other d.
rection. He had been quite devoted in his
attention to one young woman for as much
as six months, but she had been unable to
willing to confess that she had tried re-
peatedly to do so. OF course. she had
done it in the delicate ways women have in
those matters, but what he needed q
club.
Not a great while ago he was calling as
usual. and usual he was neglecting sen.
timent for something that Only made a girl
tired. This time he was moralizng on the
temptations of life and the proneuess Of
effort against them in whatever form they
might appear
However, he said. in conclusion. dis
playing commendable spirit of charity for
the weak, cit is a very difficult thing for
any one to say No A."
Here was unexpected chance for her.
"And conversely" she responded slowly,
so he could get the full force Of It, 1T
should be very easy for one to say Yes"
He looked her straight in the eyes at last,
and hush fell upon the scene.
"Um-er-um,' he hesitated, Miss Kate.
am 1 chump?'
ut is very difficult for one to say Me-"
she said with pretty little smile and later
she found 1t quite easy to say Yes