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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
NOVEL AUTOMOBILE.
Invented BY n fan Down Ia Maine
and Ready fOr Winter a. Well
as summer Use.

A. o. Lombard, of Waterville, Me-,
has just completed the work on q new
automobile which is il itself new and
novel. as well as being a model machine
in every way.
The principal feature Of the machine
is the in which the running
gear and boiler are hung on the ma
chine. Instead of having them hung
from the body, Mr.. Lombard has a
frame attached to the rear axle and
made fast to it, while the forward end
is ATTACHED to the forward spring Of
the wagon.
By this arrangement the running
gear is solidly fastened to the e axle
and is made rigid there where all the
Notwithstanding of the machine
T made, while the forward end Of
the frame is cushioned by being at
tached to the spring.
While the arrangement does not in
the least affect the riding of the wag-
on, it gives spring enough to the frame
so that there is no danger Of the ma-
chinery being injured by being Jared.
The power is furnished by a steel
boiler IA inches long and IA inches IN
diameter, with 3O1 half-inch tubes in
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

wheel, so as to project n inch from
edge of each wheel. The axle CO. can
be a scantling 2 or 3 inches square,
and rounded at ends to revolve in
the frame Cd, D.. Put tongue in
frame, and in backpiece of frame put
two pegs to handle by. In using this
marker, raise up when edge of plat
is reached, and weight of cross-piece
GAY will cause it to swing to under
side. Have cross-marks right when
beginning at sides of plat, and drive
straight. If rows r wanted 3 feet
apart, cut the wheels IL inches in di-
ameter, and set 3 feet apart in frame.
The edges of wheels and of cross
piece should be sharpened slightly
with a drawing knife, The illustra-
ton shows only one end of marker
and me of the four wheels, but will
be sufficient to guide the farmer who
wishes to make the device. Make it
now, while you have time. G. Ais.
house, in Ohio Farmer.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
LEAGUE sTOPs RACING.
The Step, some Seem to Think, VIII
Result in Increased Membership
Almost Immediately.

From Maine to California and from
the lakes to the gulf the press con.
graduates the League of American
Wheelmen upon it's divorce from cycle
racing. For four years the question
of whether the league should discOn-
tinue its control of a racing depart
ment has agitated the organization
and wheelmen generally. During the
past year the question assumed an
acute stage, owing to the opposition
of n purely racing body and because
of the stand taken against the depart
ment by many of the leaders of the
league. The statement was repeat
eddy made ~that9racing troubles were
the cause of the decline in league
membership, and that if the national
assembly discontinued this feature
the organization would receive many
applications from wheelmen who take
greater interest in the more dignifed
objects of the league, such as highway
improvement, securing of wheelmen's
rights and privileges, hotel accommo'
dations, road maps and touring faciI'
tiles and the many other objects for
which the L. A. w. has been constants
ly striving.
Since the assembly almost unani,
mously decided to drop the racing de-
partment those who have consistently
opposed it as well as those who IA
vored it have congratulated the
league and freely predict that the or
~ganization will Immediately feel the
effect of the action. In the centers
of population this effect is already be-
ing felt, and it will probably soon ex'
tend itself to the other localities Of
the country. The larger cities have
usually taken the lead in league re
cruiting, and as they have been the
most opposed to racing il is natura.
to suppose they will be the first tC
show the favorable effects of the &C
| tiOn.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
NEW COASTER RAK
Enables the WheeImRn to Hold Hll
Feet ON Pedals While the Machine
Spins. Along.

At the big cycle and automobile
show in Madison Square garden the
most marked departure in wheel con-
structiOn was the coaster brake, says
the New York Herald. This device is
shown by half a score of exhibitors,
and is fitted to both chain and chain
less bicycles. It's action is very sim-
pie, and excepting the brake spoon
and it's connecting rod, all the APP
parRtus is contained in the rear hub.
The coaster brake enables the rider
to cease pedaling on down grades or
at any time when a sufficient degree
of speed has been attained, the wheel
continuing to coast along while the
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
DanEer in WIG Fenees

In an article in the Journal of the
Royal Agricultural society on light
ming and its effect on trees, Mr.. Brodie
calls the attention of English farm
ers to a point of greatrpractical i'm
portance. In Britain and America the
Increasing adoption of wire fences has
given rise to considerable damage to
live stock from lightning. He quotes
on this MATTER the director of the
Iowa weather and crop service. "Un-
questionably, wire fences, as now con-
structed, serve as deUth-traps to live
stock, causing a vast amount of loss
every year. And it is also quite evil
dent that a considerable percentage
Of danger may be avoided by the S of
ground wires at frequent intervals in
the construction of wire fences"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

andhills, rending themand washing the
heavy metal dOwnwards. Gold seeks
the lowest levels when it is released
from the grip of the quartz. For prob
ably so miles along the coast of Cape
Nome the sands are enriched with pure
gold. We want the right to stake off
mines, not only along the coast, but
for a mile or more out into the ocean. I"
In reply to a question from the chair
man of the committee why they desire
protected rights out into the ocean,
Mr.. Osgood said: "Whoever finds 4
good strong clay or rock bottom to
the ocean along that coast will be able
TO scoop up gold by the buckets full.
1t is there, as sure as you live. 1t has
sunken down into the sands along the
coast, and it has sunken down into the
sands far out into the ocean. There
is no doubt of it in the minds of those
of us who have been there ard investi-
gated the conditions. The mountain
assures have been contracted by the
extreme cold, and they have been ex.
banded by the summer heat. The rain
snow and winds have liberated the
gold, and it has been ages and ages
Geepiflg down to its lowest attainabl,
! level, That level is along the coast ans
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
GOOD CROP TO RAISE
The Demand for white Beans Is Great
and They Are sure to Bring Good
Prices This Year,

Those who are in close touch with the
market are expecting white beans to
command high prices for a number Of
year to come. Stocks OH hand are
very much depleted, owing to a great
falling off in production during recent
years and an increased demand. For
example, the Michigan crop for 1896
was 3,O49,135 bushels, that of 1897 was
1855 IT'S bushels, that of 1898 954,064
bushels and the 1899 crop was only 1884,
600 bushels. In California and New
York, two states in which large areas
of beans are grown, less than one-half
Of full crops were obtained last year,
while in Canada and Europe the crop is
light. With very light yields the world
over, the United States and English
governments have been buying very
heavily for the army and navy. 1t is
thus apparent that the supply must
be quite limited, and several good crops
must be secured before there is a nor
NAL surplus.
In view of these facts, it would seem
as though beans would be a good croF
TO plant this coming seasOn if good
seed can be secured and one has suit
able soiL-Rural World.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

beyond lhe water Ane wea
to protect as from each other. s. pFa
that the rights q each msn 81
safely defined. We al know that
gold Is there, but we az n0t want rs
be SO far Il ON civilization without rer-
feet understanding 81 what we may
do and what we may not do. There is
a highway 90 feet wide, and we want
the privileges of mining across ~ under
that highway, for it is ful Of gold.
The metal is there, in fabulous guanti
ties. We must have it, and we want aA
Of our individual and collective rights
well defined by law"
Another one Of these gold seekers
Albert Dalzell, said: "The annular the
DRY Of the earth's Development is sure
" right. AS the molten world whirled
in space it bulged at the center; what
we now call the equator. The molten
mass, gradually cooling, permitted the
heavier parts Of the circumference to
sink towards the poles. That is the
reason such immense quantities Of gold
found lodgmenb in Alaska. in my opin-
ion, it can be found also ia Iceland. in.
Greenland, in Norway. Sweden, Siberia
and all about the arctic circle. Tha
same theory leads me to believe that
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
eRAss LAND.
TIE Best Way to Restore 1t to Fer
tiIity Is to Put In Some other
Crop for Several Years.

It does not pay to keep fields in
grass long after they have ceased to
be profitable. One has but to ride
through almost any part Of u eoun-
try in June, even in the good years
for grass, to see some meadows that
utterly fail to produce the crops they
should. If the meadows could make
themselves understood they would tell
us that they have been run down by
constant cropping without putting
anything back, and have been also
further sinned against by being
trodden hard by horses, sheep and
cattle. With halfway proper are and
treatment from year to year such
lands would still be giving good re"
suits.
AS soon as a meadow begins to run
out it begins to get weedy, 1t is then
of little use to try to recover the
former conditions by manuring. It is
far easier to pillow the ground and put
it into some crop that will require
working Of the ground. In some To-
c~alities such meadows are turned over
and reseeded at once with grass seed,
but this requires a good deal of work
with the plows, c]ultivators and har-
rows, The soil that has not been
turned over for some years has a
strong tendency to remain in humps
and clods, especially If the sod is still
quite thick.
The most simple way to renew Che
land is to put it into some crop Other
than grass and keep 1t so for a NUM-
Der of years. If it can be put into
some crop that is to be heavily ma
nured so much the better for the sub
sequent grass crops. Rotation, how
ever, is not a necessity to the mead
ow. In Europe meadows are KEEP
permanently in grass and 1t is sale
that the oldest ones are the best
This result, however, is obtained BY
systematic manuring, and the keep
ing off of all animals. No attemp'
is made to make the meadow produc,
both a hay crop and serve as a pas
ture.-Farmers' Review.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
QnaIltv of seed Corn.

The yield of corn is dependent in no
small degree on the quality of the seed,
which should be selected before the
corn is cut, having regard to the size
and character of the stalk as well as to
the ripeness and type of the ear When
the season is especially favorable for
thoroughly maturing the ears, enough
seed to last at least two years should
be gathered, completely dried out be-
fore frost and stored in a warm, dry
place. A difference of two per cent. in
che yield of dry matter on two adjacent
acres was noted in favor Of the crop
grown fromwell-ripened seed, over the
yield from seed grown in a wet, cold
season-Clinton D. Smith, in Farmers
Review.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

PUMPING WATER INTO THE BARN.
difficult job, and the results are often
worth a great deal during a single
winter even. The pump a be low
cred again for summer use if desired,
setting the elevated platform away
for use again the following winter.
Few realize what an immense amount
of animal heat (and therefore feed
and milk is wasted when cows are
turned out to q watering place on a
cold day in winter. The animals come
in shivering, their backs rounded up
with the cold and every hair standing
on end. It takes an hour at least be-
fore they feel comfortable again. On
der such conditions the best results in
dairying cannot be secured. Where
water can be run into the barn in
the way suggested, it will, on stand
ing awhile; acquire the temperature
of the barn, being then much more
suitable for COWS to drink, while the
latter will also be saved the exposure
to cold winds.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
HANDY O R MARKER
Mark the GrOund Both Ways Bee
fore They Do Planting.

If the rows are to he 3h feet
apart, make as follows: From a 2
inch plank cut four wheels (B) IA
inches in diameter, and make a frame
of scantling Cd, D. Ia feet wide, and
long enough to hold the wheels when
3h feet apart. Now take a 2 by 4
piece (A), 1Oh feet long, and NOR
tise edgewise across from wheel to
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

Additional evidence comes from the
Montana experiment station to show
the usefulness Of the dainty lady-bug.
in a study OF the grain aphis, LADY
bugs were seen to prey upon these
pests. The, lady-bugs were observed to
70 down upon the roots Of grain in the
fall in search Of the aphis and to pass
the winter along with the aPhis in that
situation. The pretty lady-bug should
never be destroyed, as sheis at all times
the friend Of man..
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY.
1t Has Shifted the Worlds Sugar
Producing Area from the Tropics
to the Temperate Zone.

Two-thirds of the worlds sugar il
now produced from beets. Prior to
1s71-72 the worlds production of beet
sugar had reached a million tons; in
the present crop year it is, according
to Iatest estimates, $4,000 tons, while
the cane sugar crop, which in 1S71-72
was 1899 900 tons, is in the present year
100000 tons. Thus cane sugar pro-
duction has scarcely doubled during
the period under consideration, while
that from beets has more than quin-
tupled. Meantime the price has fallen
more than one-half, the average cost in
foreign countries of all sugarimportec
into the United States in the fiscal year
of 1872 being 5.37 cents per pound, and
in 1899 2.39 cents per pound. These
facts are interesting in view Of the
consideration of matters by congress
relating to the sugar-produCing islands
which have recently come into closer
relations with the United States.
The sugar-produCing area of, the
world has in less than MALI a century
been shifted from the tropics north,
ward, and the farmer of the temperate
zone has shown his ability not only ia
compete with the low-priced labor OF
the tropics, but in doing so to reduce by
one-half the cost Of the article pro.
duced-Scientihc American.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
wales Buys an AutomobiIe.

The prince Of Wales has joined the
ranks of the motorists. He has ordered
a six-hOrse power Daimler phaeton car
for four passengers to be delivered at
sandringham, and the prince himself
intends to take lessons in its manage.
ment. This may give a flip to the mo.
tor industry in England, which has
been making slow progress
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

I 80 49, J
FAAsGARDEN.
FL WATER SUPPLY.
Row dun 1t from the Pump Right
the harm by Means of
Spout,

somumps need only a little ele-
vatio8 make it possible to run the
wateI a spout right into the barn,
wherhe cattle can drink without
bein9posed to cold or storms. The
cut Tvs a pump raised and the ele-
vatedatform boxed in, the interior
beinhlled with hay to keep the
pumErom freezing. This is not q
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26
Many Uses for ola Cycles.

There are many uses to which an old
cycle a be put. 1t is said that a the
ater manager has made a rather excel
lent chandelier out of his old wheel. He
also uses an old tricycle. for producing
the effect of wind, hail and railway
trains. A navy is said to have made a
clock almost all out of parts of an old
machine. The bell strikes the hours and
a length of solid rubber tire holds the
pendulum, which is a bicycle fork. At
one small place a man has turned a dis
carded wheel into a kind of pump and
the tires do duty for the pump hose,
Another has made a treadle sewing
machine out of his wheel. Agrocer has
turned part of a cycle into a coffee
grinding machine, and bell-ringer, be-
ing rather feeble in the ARM, has an old
cycle which he has raised and fixed in
one position, and so, by a pulley ar
rangement, he can, when gently pedal
ing, ring the bell vigorously. Many
folks use their old wheels for flower
stands and there is a man who is max
ing quite a decent living by turning old
bicycles into conveyances on which
washerwomencan take home the week
" load,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

Fertile eggs for Matching cannot be
obtained from crowded pens where
the birds have little exercise.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-26

An electric trolley win be laid be-
tween Milan and Varese, italy
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-22
DEMOCRATS ARE COMING
Many Prominent Politicians VIII be
Here From Over the state.

The democratic state committee which
meets here tomorrow to elect delegates
TO the national convention at Kansas City
Will be largely attended, not that there IS
any grave political exigency, but because
OF the concentration of democratic forces.
So far an organization has not been de-
termined upon, but II VIII probably be
tonight upon the arrival Of ]. Mack Love,
David Overmyer and ". h. L. PeppereI.
The only known fight is in the western
end of the Stewart district between OyIer
and Ftnney. which has been mentioned
before
Secretary Pepperel was expected last
night but he had not arrived tonight.
Today's trains Will bring the leaders.
Claude Duval. democratic candidate for
congress in the Seventh. came IN last
night on a commercial VISIT. but viii re-
main until the convention 10 Iningla
among the politicians. He is accompa-
MED BY J. NJ Jordan. secretary OF the
Duval Campaign club, and W. f Dean.
MIR. DuvaFs presence. however, Is Of no
great significance. Mr.. Duvsi knew Of
nothing new in the situation between him
self and his popuIst opponent, Mr.. Camp
bell
The Tammany club has perfected az
ransements TO entertain the visiting dele
gates. There viii be over 500 visitors. and
the hotels have prepared for the ener-
gency by providing cots. and no troble
IN finding sleeping accomu2o1a lions vii
De experienced. The convention IS expect
ed % dispose OF the business in one dsy
and night H ". Stewart, who 5 man
aging the matter OF arrangements has
been dubbed .'Tammany' Stewart BY the
Kansas City papers
Sor1e OF the noted democrats who WI
bs in the anSience are ). Mack Love,
chairman Of the state central couEiCree
and Secretary ". II. L Pepperei- J. r.
Atwood. Tally Scott. Dr.. BrandeabUrg o.
Colby. Judge sSpp of G2lsaa. Tosn Nor
gan OF the Eureka Messenger. H S. MAJ
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-22
WOULD RUN THE ENGINE
Stranger Runs An,uck in Missouri
Pacific Yards.

Yesterday evening a man named Frank
McKensie was arrested by Officer Stew
art at the Twelfth street depot. The man
was charged with disturbing the peace
1t is said that he was intoxicated and got
it into his head 10 run the switch en-
CINE. 1t is alleged that he first got a
brick and was going TO throw IT at the
engineer, but did not. Then he tried TO
climb UP into the cab. The engineer tap
ped him on the head with a coal pick.
and McKensie probably decided that the
cab was not the place for him Next he
got coupling pin and tried to run the
operator out OF the station. Several men
came TO the operators assistance and
carried McKensie out He was san
hunting trouble. however. and went out
in the street where one OF the street rail-
way gangs was working and tried TO get
mixed UP with soma OF the men. They
made short work of him. Two OF them
simply took him down and sat on him
until the patrol wagon and officer Stew
art arrived on the scene. Mr.. Stewart
took charge OF the man and took him %
the police station. where he viii be allow
ed to settle accounts with Judge Nit
chell
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-22
LOCAL TREATMENT
For Catarrh Is a Failure.

Local applications for catarrh II they
accomplish anything at all simply give
temporary relief; q wash. lotion. salve.
or powder can not reach the real cause
OF the disease. which is in the blood.
Catarrhal poison IS discharged from the
blood through the mucous membranes OF
the nose and throat, the discharge some
times closing Up the nostrils and i'm
tating and innaming the throat and
bronchial tubes and aging the foundation
for serious lung troubles.
The most successful remedies for ca
tarrA are taken internally and should
consist simply OF satlsepti=s 10 cleanse
the blood Of catarrhal poison ard remove
TIA fever and congestion from the 1nu-
cous membranes OF the nose and tAroat
Fur some years andseptic applications
have been used IN washes and sprays
applied locally. often giving welcome re-
LIEF. but not until recently has a salts
factory antseptic preparation fer inter-
nal use been nrodnced-
Il has Seen accom- p}ishsd and the rem
ecy under the name q Stuargs Catzrrh
Tablets has been SO successful IN the
cure q az forms % cztarrA and has he-
come 50 popular among every class o.
catarTh sufferers that = Is now sod BY
druggists everywhere
Il Is the oniy cstarTh cure II table:
fern, and being pleasant % fhe taste.
containing 10 co1Aias CT SPiates. Il Is
perfectly safe and T2iataols sor eAg8rsn
as vel as zsuI,s.
Chron.c c&tarrA Sssersrs Should ts4a-
n zaia9 that the BEST tine 70 at,@uapt
70 esVe So obstinate Z disease Is IN ;he
s7TtnE zn4 sgs-aze- ans prsazk3y 30 rgr-s-
e1y 9s SAFE and 50 certain - srizg zaoz.
. PsTuaaea; cure a. sezzrs's csta-za
T2sIstz.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-22

when the law was passed. until late In
1873, no action was ever taken against the
city in this matter, and then the fourteen
cases which were settled yesterday were
tried before Justice of the Peace Tucker
The decision was IN favor of the plain
tiffs. The city promptly appealed the
cases to the district court, where they
have been ever since, waiting for the su-
preme court to pass on the constitutional
ity OF the law. A case in which this law
was involved came up last January and
the law was held to be constitutional
The cases in this city were then placed on
the docket for the May term.
The case made byCityAttorney Helm
was that the law made mo provision for
the payment of overtime except in cases
of special emergencies, and that in these
cases none of the work was done in time
of such emergencies, and for that reason
the men were not entitled TO extra pay.
The court decided in favor of the city.
These particular suits amount to about
$1,000 but in reality there was a much
greater sum involved, for if the decision
had been against the city many more
suits OF exactly the same nature would
have followed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-22
$4,000 RAILROAD TAXES
Taxes on New Proposition Would Pay
Interest on Bonds

II IS argued that in the event that
county construction aid bonds are voted
20 the proposed new railroad. the revenue
through the tax rolls world more than
pay the interest on 5000 IN oond& TIE
Wichita people VINO are interested n Sec
ing the road come through the ci-y have
carefully gyne over The question The
Rock Island road opeTates a frartton
over thirty-two miles u trark ln tn
cyunty and pays 8. Al n taxes. taking
the Assessed valuation % rs1lToad prop
erty for 10 a. = basis u - 81 f7llowH.
Rock Island railway has z = mics IA
sedgwick county. Valuation ss.go pr
nile Total Valuation. 10 81 Taxes
=. 81. = IN re