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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-17
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-17
Laid on the Table

Mr. Allison moved 10 lay the amend
ment OF Mr. Allen on the table. The
motion prevailed. So to Il. The detail
ed vote was as follows:
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Judge Henderson Speaks.

After VIII R. -Sfbley Of the class of '9S
had rendered a tenor solo with beautiful
effect. Judge II. p. Henderson was intro
duced TO the graduates. He spoke of the
necessity of perma nent organization of
the alumni, and referred TO the labor that
II requires to support the schools on the
part of ali Of those concerned. He also
spoke of the obligations of graduates 10
their school. and urged the keeping of a
record Of the names of the graduates and
what they were doing in life
". y. Nelden of the board of education
followed in a few words, saying that the
association had no better friend than he,
apd that everything that he could do
would be done for its betterment-
After a guitar and mandolin duet by
Carl Mcdonald and H. Kempe, there was
a spirited and lively contest for the Va
rious offices, the following being chosen:
Alex Eberhardt, '9S, president; Edna Da-
Wis. 80, vice president; W. r. Sibley. SO.
secretary; George Airs, '96. treasurer;
Mary Hall, '93, registrar; executive COM
mittee Herbert 7. Hills, '93; Florence u
mer, 81; John U. Giesy 80; Alice Man
ming. sc; Florence Terhune. 81; Samuel
Russell, '9S; Waldemar Young, '99.
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BUILT BY CHILDREN.
Church I'm Wisconsin, owes It's Exist
ence to the Work and Economy
of Little Ines.

For a town to exist so years and
yet have only one church organization
which possesses it's own building is
strange enough, but when that build
ing has been built entirely through the
efforts of children and by money which
they furnished and solicited, it becomes
stranger still.
Just such an unusual condition of
affairs exists to-day, according to the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat, in Schofield,
a Wisconsin town which will soon cele-
brate its semi-centennial. The church
belongs to the Christian Scientists, and
the story of its erection.is a most in
teresting one.
In 1896 Miss Mary Z. Graves, a resi-
dent of Schofeld, organized in her own
home a Sunday school composed of
IS boys and girls Of the village, ranging
in age from s to IA years.
For about two years and a half the
school was conducted under the fos-
tering care of Miss Graves, and in the
latter part of 1898 its finances were in
such a healthy condition that its mem
bers decided to build a church edifce.
The surplus in the treasury amount
ed to exactly nine dollars, all of which
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

a child's recitation and launched into
a woman suffrage speech. In ringing
tones she said:
"You men must keep your promises
and give us a suffrage plank. You all
have been used to say: The hand that
rocks the cradle rules the world but
I say to you, gentlemen, if you do not
keep your promise there will be no
cradles to rock and no babies to put in
them"
The child visited the Boys Reform
school at Topeka, and there addressed
the 200 youths in the institution. She
spoke with a maternal air, and the bad
youngsters gave her most respectful
attention.
Miss Lease though a girl of gentle
manners, has strong convictions. She
is a vegetarian. She does not eat
meat or eggs nor drink milk. Her voice
is powerful in defamation and sweet
in song. She has written several songs
that have been set to music by Miss
Jessie L. Clark, the director o music in
the public schools of st. Louis. She
and her younger sister Grace, have
paraphrased some of Dickens Christ
mas tales, dramatized and staged them
in their old home in Wichita, Kan, Miss
Lease will doubtless swell the number
of young girls from tout of the west"
who will achieve distinction in New
York, which city her mother has re-
Gently chosen as her home.
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Pnnfahed Rnourh AIrendn.

A very subdued-Iooking boy of about
IL years, with a long scratch on his
nose and an air of general detection,
came to his teacher and handed her
a note before taking his seat and be-
coming deeply absorbed in his book.
The note read as follows: miss B.:
Plese excuse James for not being
thare yesterday. He played ~trooant,
but you don't need to lick him for it,
as the boy he played trooant with and
him fell out and the boy licked him,
and a man they sassed caught and
licked him, and the driver of a cart
they hung on to licked him also. Then
his pa licked him, and I had to give
him another for sassing me for
telling his pa, so you need not lick
him till next time. He thinks he bet
ter keep in school now" Under the
circumstances the teacher thought
James had been punished enough.
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Clever Rid for . Raise.

In a certain Philadelphia store there
is a young assistant bookkeeper. He is
a steady chap, minds his own business
and is as shrewd as they make them,
The other day the senior partner of the
firm, who seldom comes around, made
a tour Of inspection, and as he APP
preached the assistant bookkeeper he
noticed the solemn expression on his
face. Desiring to be genial, he said:
How are you, young man? see you
are at work. That is good. Close atten-
tion to business will always bring its
own reward. Tell me, what are you
earning per week." The young man,
without a moments hesitation, an
swered: Twenty dollars, sir; but [
only get half of that"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

had been accumulated through weekly
collections averaging from n cent
to ten cents from each of the chill
dren.
With this sum in hand, the youthful
members Of the Sunday school appoint
ed a building committee from their
own number and proceeded to carry
out their resolution to build a house
of worship.
In a few days some well wisher of
the children donated a site for the
church building. A little later a ,un-
known admirer sent a check for ten
dollars, and on the heels of this con.
tributiOn came $25 in cash from an
other source. The head of large lum-
Der concern in Schofeld offered all Of
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
COURAGEOUS MICE
10 Protect Their Young Ones They
BFaved the Risk Of BEING Cap
tured and Killed.

A woman residing in the West end
had a remarkable experience with IA
baby mice. She went into the cellar
to a secluded corner, where no one
had been for some time, in search of
an ice cream freezer. She found it,
and inside was a nest containing IA
mice. One good-sized mouse was in
with them, and, although frightened,
would not leave the little ones. An
old piece of tape reached from the
bottom of the freezer over the top
and down to the ground. Mrs. B.
went upstairs to look for some Of the
boys to help her take them out, but
none Of them was home, and so she
mustered courage and determined to
60 down herself and turn them out.
When she reached the freezer the
light of the lamp she held in her hand
shone directly on it, and she saw two
big mice, each carrying a baby o
One Vas coming up on the inside and
the other was going down on the out
side. She was held s~peHbound at the
curious sight, and did not offer to dis
turb them. She watched until every
one Of the IA babies had been carried
to a place Of safety. Mrs. B. had a
large mouse trap on the other side of
the cellar, and so touched was she
by the scene she had just witnessed
that she took the trap upstairs and
threw il into the hre.-Albany Times
Union.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
THE BALLAp q RuFus JAMEs:

1e was chEistened Rufus James,
with a dozen other names,
And his cradle decorated was with goidi
And he played with costly hings-
Silver rattles-teething rings
All she lovely toys a little boy could hold.
He was dressed in clothes Of white,
Sung to sleep by nurse at night
And without a care his infant life began;
He could have a-silyer spoon,
And a pretty, red balloon,
But he couldn't have a birthday, little man!
When he reached the age Of two,
Very fond of toys he grew,
And he had so many picture-books to see:
Nurse would tell the stories DER
To his lordship on the floor.
And a very happy little boy was he.
Rufus, every morning bright,
In a carriage rode bedight
With a canOpies, beside his sister Nan.
She would softly speak his name,
But would finish: What a shame
That he ann have a birthday, little
mani
Three long years had rolled way,
When there came a happy day,
He had pockets in his trousers deep and
wide.
They cut on his golden curls-
Those he left for little girls,
And they gave him such a rocdng-horse to
ride!
There were cakes from Aunt Marie,
And a knife from Uncle Lee;
There were games Of every sort from
Cousin Dan;
All these gifts he could enjoy,
This most enviable boy,
But he couldn't have a birthday, little man!
Twelve more months have come and
gone;
Now of course, you might expect
That a birthday would arrive without de-
lay.
But most curious to relate,
By an irony Of fate,
He was born on February's final day
In h year Of n~inety-six.
ooh, that Fate should play such tricks)
Though his friends and parents for his
pleasure plan,
Yet their hearts are sad and sore;
He must wait for four years more,
Before he'll have a birthday, little man!
-GeOrgina e.. Billings, in Youths Com
paniOn.
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other 225 pounds, The length of the
longer, measured on the outer curve, is
10 feet 4 inches, along the inner curve
9 feet, and from base to top in a
straight line 8 feet 4 inches. The cir
cumference of the tusk where it be-
comes solid is { feet 2K inches. At 3
feet from the tip it is / foot 10 inches.
At 2 feet from the tip the circumfer-
enee is / foot s inches, and as close to
the end as / foot the circumference is
/ foot 5 inches.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
CENTRAL MEXICAN WREN,

dome-shaped nest a foot or so high,
with thick sides of interviewer thorns.
A covered passageway is then made
from the nest to the end of the plat
form in as crooked a manner as pos
sible. Across the outer end, as well
as at short intervals along the inside
of this tunnel, are placed cunning lit
tie fences Of thorns with just space
enough for the owners to push
through. On going out, this opening
is closed by the owner placing thorns
across the gateway, and thus the safe
ty of eggs or young is assured
Youths Companion.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
Cryine for Poor charlie.

Harry and Charlie, aged five and
three, respectively, had just been
seated at the nursery table for din
ner. Harry noticed there was bit one
orange on the table, and Immediately
set up a wall that brought his mother
TO the scene why, Harry, what are
you crying for?'' she asked. "BecauEo
there amt any orange for Charlie"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
BARBED-WIRE NESTS.
little Brown Wren Of Central Amer
Tea Fortiheu Its Roomy Horne
IN a Clever Manner.

In Central America are many
strange birds with stranger habits.
but probably none are more interest.
ing than a little brown wren who may
be e along the roadsides or on
fences. This little bird, about the size
Of a canary, builds a nest out of all
proportion to its apparent needs. He
selects a small tree with horizontal
branches growing close together.
Across two of the branches he lays
sticks fastened together with tough
fiber, until a platform of about six feet
long by two feet wide is constructed.
On the end Of this platform nearest
the tree-trunk he then builds a huge,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets intamed you have a rumbling
sound OF imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and thiJ tube restored to it's normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases Of of ten r caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an indamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
+. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
ORIGIN OF A BALLAD.
Conditions Under which Key Wrote
the Thrilling Words of the "star
SpamEled Banner"

1t was during the bombardment OF
Fort McHenry, September 10, 1914,
that the Star S~pangled Banner" our
most beautiful national ballad, was
written. A physician of Upper MARI
borough, Nd, had been taken prisoner
by the British after the troops had
raided Washington. There was a great
desire to obtain his release, and Mr..
Francis Key and Mr.. Skinner, of Bal
timore, arranged to visit the British
vessels and request that this gentle
man should be set ct liberty The re-
quest was granted, but the three
Americans were detained on board the
British vessel because of the coming
attack upon Baltimore. During the
night Of the bombardment of Fort
McHenry they witnessed the scene
from the deck of the enemy's vessel.
The roar of the guns went on unceas-
ingly and the flashes of their dis
charge CLEANED across the water. At
last the return fire from the fort
ceased, and the Americans waited
anxiously for the dawning to know
whether their country's flag had been
lowered or not. Mr. Key walked up
and down the vessels deck, and the
words of the famous song were framed
in his mind. When morning came it
was seen that the American flag was
still flying. During the day the three
Americans were allowed to go ashore
and the British ships sailed away. Mr..
Key, upon reaching the home of his
friends, wrote out the song which
since that time has been known and
sung in every part of this land.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
BIG ELEPHANT TUsKs.
they Are said to BE the Largest Ever
known and Were Bought by
American Traders.

The elephant tusks shown herewith
are the largest ever known, and were
purchased by an American firm in
Zanzibar, says the London Field. They
weigh 1856 and 225pounds, respectively,
and the price paid is said to have been
over $4,000, which is somewhat above
the market price. The larger of these
specimens weighs 1856 pounds, the
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

view to a politico-legal career. She is
tall, and has blue eyes, black hair and a
fair skin. She has engaging manners
and much personal magnetism. She
made her debut Al a public speaker at a
meeting of the peoples party in St.
Louis eight years ago. She began with
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
How 10 Frieassee Parshinr.

Two tablespoonfuls of broth, a piece
of mace, one-half cupful of milk, one
ounce butter, a little -four, pepper and
salt, parsnips. Peel and wash the
parsnips and boil them in milk till
quite soft; drain them and cut them in
pieces lengthwise two or three inches
long; put them in a sauce made of the
broth, milk, butter, -four and season
ingi simmer all together for a quarter
of an hour and serve.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
CHURCH BUILT BY CHILDREN.
le building material required at nom

the building material required at nom
inal cost.
just recently the church was COM
pleted and dedicated. 1t is a coy
structure, 20 by 40 feet, finished inside
in hardwood and having a floor and
pews of the same material. It's fur
nishings include a handsome reading
desk and apparatus for heating and
lighting. The seating capacity is 100.
On the day after the dedication
Treasurer Alfred Glasson, IA years of
age, announced with an air of dignifed
satisfaction that every obligation of
the building committee had been paid.
and that there was a surplus of S2.27
in the treasury.
The church organization is thor
oughly democratic, the children elect
ing their oyvn officers and managing
the business affairs of the reorganization
IN all its details.
With the exception tf Miss Graves,
ths first reader, the church offices are
filed by children.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
reninlne oonalatenev.

Mrs. Greene-They do say that Mi. SlydeF
gambfes. Isn't it awfull
Mrs. Gray-I should say it was. Why
it's almost as bad as stealing. If he wins,
he robs some other man; if he loses, he
robs has family.
AT any rate, it is terribly wicked. By
the way I forgot to tell you / won the first
prize at the whist tournament last night
4 beautiful silver cup"
ooh, you lucky woman! How I envy
VOul"-BostoD Transcript.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

Mrs. LasL-What did you get baby
for a birthday present?
Mrs. LASH took $3.50 out of the
little darling's bank and bought him
this lovely lamp for the drawing
room-Boston Beacon
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

1t is well to know that any strong,
pungent smell will keep away moths.
A mixture of cloves, cinnamon, orris
root and other fragrant things may be
substituted for camphor preparations
with less di~sagreeable after effects.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
LIS 49, 4
DaughteF OF the Famous Mary Elisa
beth, OF Kansas Fame, to ne q
Public Lecturer.

Miss Evelyn Louise is the youngest
woman lecturer in the United States.
She is the 1~7-year-old daughter Of Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Lease, the famous
woman orator.
Miss Lease bids fair to rival her
mother n the gift of oratory. She is
studying law in New York city, with a
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
~ - b - sltuntlon.

Professor (feelingly)-When first
began teaching music the wolf was
iften at my door.
Listener (unteelinglV Gracious!
Why didn't you pound the piano then
M Fou De now Indianapolis journal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens FOOt-Ease,
the feet. CuresC orns, Bunions, Swollen, Sore,
Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating feet and In
growing Nails. Aliens FOot-Ease makes
new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores, Csc. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
Not Tnttmntn mnnurh.

Miss Maison-Excuse my ignorance, but
ought l to call you Mr.. Bones or DR.. Bones?
The Doctor (irasciblyl-Oh, call me any
thing you like. Some Of my friends call me
an old idiot.
"Ah, but those are only people who know
you intimately. R--London Tit.Bits.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

we refund l0c for every package of
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES that fails
TO give satisfaction. Monroe Drug Co.,
Unionville, Mo. Sold by all druggists.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

SPeACA' hFOWWss RAPE Corn Oats
Five remarkable things. Bound to make
you rich, Mr.. Farmer. Salzer's catalog tells
the story. Send Sc. postage and this notice
to-day for catalog to John A. Salzer Seed
Co., La Crosse, Wis. RAJ
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

Bishop J. S. Key wrote: Teethina CTeeth-
ing POwders) was more satisfactory than
anything we ever used.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

Wise is the man who acts as if he ex.
pected to live a hundred years, but is pre-.
pared to shuttle off tO-mOrrow.-ChicagO
Daily News.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

1t is all right to change your mind when
wrong, but don't get into the habit of being
wrong.-Chicago Democrat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

1 do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumb.
ton has an equal for coughs and colds
John +. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb.
Is, 1900.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

The successful man, sometimes gives hi,
mothers slipper the credit of having frs
made him smart.-Chicago Democrat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

The Rest Prescription o ChIlIH
and Fever is a bottle of GROVES TAsTELEss
CHILL Tonic. tits simplyironand quininein
atasteless form. No Cure-no pay. P~rice,50c.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

MAYHEM, in February of this year, Miss
wv Kate H. Pier, mamberof the United
States supreme court bar, moved
that her mother and sister, Mrs. Kate II.
Pier and Miss b. H. Pier, of Milwaukee,
be admitted to practice before the supreme
court, the women members of that bar be.
came 20 in number, and four of these are
of the Pier family. The fourth is Mrs.
Caroline Pier-Roemer. Mrs. Kate Pier is the
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
speIt8. BrOmus, Rape, Corn, Ostr

The charms of solitude depend largely on
the man who is to be charmed.-ChicagO
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

Pearl-What do you call these bats that
hang by their heads, Ruby?
Ruby-Acrobats, dear.-ChiCagO Evening
News. =
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

widow of Col. Pier, of Wisconsin. Mother
and daughters studied law with the male
head of the family during his lifetime, and
after his death continued their studies. Mrs.
Pier has practiced in Milwaukee for a num-
Der of years, and is a court commissioner.
In the latter capacity she performed the
ceremony at the marriage of her daughter,
Caroline, to John H. ROemer, also a lawyer
Of Milwaukee.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

Sound Judgment.-The bandmaster'G.-
Harlem Life.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

CouIdn't mink OF VamDIr

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund moneyif fit fails to cure. 25c,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

"YOu's de inside Of q b~unghoIeII yelled
Jimmy.
"You's de center of a cruller!" retorted
Micky.-ChicagO Evening News.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-20
is ACCUSED OF
MURDER AND ARSON
Prominent Estherville Man Under Ar.
rest Charged With Lenious Crime
Makes Contradictory Statements.

Estherville, Dec. 19.-Fire destroyed
the residence of John A. Freeman and
wife yesterday morning, at $50. In
the ruins was found the charred body
of Mrs. Freeman, all dressed. Mr..
Freeman states that he got up, fixed
the fire, and went out to do the
chores, and that he left his wife in
bed asleep, as she was not feeling
very well, and, therefore, he did not
wish to wake her as he Went out. The
fact of her being found with all her
clothes on, the fire being fiercest in
the bedroom, and Mr.. Freeman's state
ments being contradictory, has arous-
ed a suspicion of arson and murder,
and accordingly, he was arrested and
placed in jail pending the coroners in
quest and other developments. Mr..
and Mrs. Freeman were married only
last spring, and both are well advanc.
ed in life. Mr.. Freeman is an active
church worker, and has charge of a
Biblical class, of which he is an able
instructor, being well versed in the
Bible