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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-24

no time to look after his Waterworks,
but when my revival closed I would
take AiH il out of the wet and hang
him on the fence to dry, then set him
afre and take him into the Methodist
church"
But this is enough of the book.
Those who expect to read it would not
like for me to anticipate it too much.
We had the good doctor stationed
here for two years, and it was always
a pleasure to meet him and converse
with him, for he was great of heartand
great Of mind. I never heard him say
a foolish thing, and hardly ever make
a commonplace remark. He wasa pro-
found thinker, and his terse, vigorous
expressions reminded me of Boswell
johnson.
I see that DR.. Robins has edited the
book and that it is published at Nash
vile by the Methodist house, but lido
not know the price. Tt is good reading
from the preface to the end.
Two Mississippi girls have challenged
those Alabama girls to answer the fol-
lowing Bible enigma. It is a good one,
and kept me bordering for a day or
two. l can't neglect the children, and
this enigma will perplex the preachers,
too. I have lost or misIaid the verses
sent to me, but the following is in sub
stance the same:
God made Adam out of dust,
But in His wisdom made me first;
He made my body all complete,
But gave me neither hands nor feet.
No living soul in me did dwell,
Nor was I doomed to Heaven or hell;
But later on old Adam came
And gave me what is still my name.
And later still God chose to give
A living soul In me to live.
In course of time He did reclaim
That soul and left me just the same
AS when first m~ade-without a soul,
And now I roam from pole to pole,
A boon to man, though out of sight,
For in my death I leave him light.
Bill Arp, in Atlanta Constitution.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-24
without the Meouw.

Cats have been the subject Of some
queer legislation. One. Of the old
statutes of Wales was: oThe price Of
a killing, before it can see, shall be one
penny; till it hath caught q mouse
two pence; when it commenceth
mouser, four pence. It shall be perfect.
IN it's senses of hearing and seeing; be
a good mouser, have the claws whole;
If it faileth in any of these qualities the
seller shall forfeit to the buyers the
third part of it's value" This iA from
the anne statute made by Prince
Howell the Good, who died in the year.
949 A. D., after a reign of SO years over.
South Wales: eff anyone do steal on
kill the cat that guards the princes
granary he shall forfeit a milch ewe.
its fleece and lamb; or as much wheat
as when poured on the cat suspended
by its tail (the head touching the foorl
will form a heap high enough to cover
.he tip of the former."-Kansas CITY.
star.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-24
oF a C-oMPLIMErr
e Put Few Life Into . Little won
an Who Wa Becoming
Cynical.

zone Of the most glazing faults 81
Dur age" said the doctor of d~ivfnifv
rs he stirred his Mocha and Java. Sd
the absence of spirituality"
eyes" agreed the professor, helping
himself to lamb chops and mullins
''peeple are growing more and more
material in their views Of life"
"It is not only spirituality, but in
tellectuality, that is on the wane,7
said the judge, eying appreciatively'
the Jersey cream that his hostess was
pouring over a saucer of strawberries
Look, for instance, at the thousands
of people who never read anything but
the newspapers, who are really dead
from q mental standpoint"
The doctor and the professor EN-.
phatically indorsed the noble senti,
ments of the judge, and the symposium
pursued it's course, along with the
courses of the breakfast. It was a de-
licious breakfast to eat and a charm.
ing one to look at. A crystal vase in
the middle Of the table held a stalk
Of white lilies; their petals matched
the snowy tablecloth, and their COLO
stamens the embroidery on the center
piece. There was a pretty array OF
delicate china and solid silver. The
red of the strawberries and tomatoes
and the brown Of chops, toast and
mullins made a nice color scheme. a
bunch of scarlet peoples and feathery
ferns looked into the mirror Of the
sideboard, and the morning wind came
In through the folds of fresh, white
curtains. It was a fitting place for
the discussion Of intellectually and
spirituality, says the St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
At the foot of the table sat a small,
t~ired-looking woman, who took no part
in the symposium. Calmly and indus
triously she poured coffee and sugaTed
Strawberries, furtiVely watching the
ehildren's table and her
guests needs. No one would have
dreamed that she had a soul above
mullins; but her brain kept up a run
ming commentary on the remarks Of
the judge, the doctor and the prUfes,
sor.
intellectually and spirituality, in.
deed! You look intellectual and spir-
ttual, don't you? Maybe you are; and
If You men ever get so intellectual and
spiritual that you don't have to eat,
then thereu be some chance for WON
en- to cultivate their intellects and
spirits. Not intellectual to read the
newspapers? Well, wouldn't L be
thankful if I just had time to read a
newspaper! And as for spirituality,
heaven knows I'm too tired at night
even to say my prayers. Haven't I
cooked and cleaned and"
MADAM" said the doctor, in his
most impressive tone.
The little woman turned to him with
a deferential manner.
MADAM, this isSthe best breakfast
Z have - q Eaa
And then, if you will believe it, all.
the bitterness went out of that wom-
ans heart in an instant, aud she bright
ened up as if the doctor had said: mad
am, you have written the finest Rovel
Of the century,"
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natural genius would have put him
in the way OF honors had it not been
for the ever present conviction Of the
inanity Of it all. Where was the use
Of %torturing oneself with Iogarithms
when poker was on the tapis at the
inn2 Self-immolation was no part III
his creed. HIS hasty resolutions for
good were repented at leisure until
the time came that there seemed no
longer S OF struggling against his
d1scontent, hope went glimmering,
and resolved rather than make a
mess of it, to be wholly, truly bad.
He broadly intimated that he intend
ed to inaugurate the most compreben-
siye drunk that his limited credit
would secure, and he forthwith carried
out the resolution to the letter. He
solemnly pledged himself never to do
another lick Of honest work as long as
he lived.
He organized a sophomore under
ground fraternity, the alleged pur-
pose Of which was the snbiugation Of
unruly freshmen, but the real pur-
pose was the encouragement OF every
thing that was bad and the demorali-
cation of everything that made for
law and order. The Flagstaff became
a barber pole one night, under their
treatment, and the chapel windows
were made to bear the inscriptions,
"Hair cut, Is cents" and "A shave for
nothing" The presidents historic
phaeton m~iraculously assembled to the
roof of Dickinson hall, and even had
the temerity to attempt the scaling
Of the huge dome when it was discov-
cred by the proctor, who was out for
his early morning rounds. To mis-
amazed eyes, it looked for all the
world like some huge spider suspend
ed by its slender thread midway tWixt
heaven and earth.
As a class, they daily established a
new record for unrighteousness, and
whatever was bad enough for them to
do at all they did with a will.
One November night they broke into
the rooms of two freshmen, whom
they compelled to stand at the open
window in the frosty air, night-robed
as they were, and sing love ditties to
the maid in the moon; but McSwatt
forgot to his dying day their
looks of fright, or how plaintively
their voices sounded in the still night
air, and. when one of the marauders,
in drunken glee, proposed to drench
them under the pump, somehow he
could not find it in his heart to enter
into the spirit of the thing, and when
he saw one of the ~innocents, a tall,
frail lad, ~terrorized by the ordeal, sob
bling to himself, he stopped the orgie.
1t was the next day but one that the
college bulletin reported the nights
exploits, and deprecating the lawless-
ness and the h-eartlessness that made
such misdemeanors possible, stated
that Edwin Cassells, one of the VIC
tins, was suffering with pneumonia
contracted by the exposure and seri-
fears were entertained. McSwatt
slept very little during the nights that
followed, and was seen several times
wandering about at a very late hour,
quite alone, and he occasionally stood
for a few moments at a time under
the window where the dim light kept
vigil over the fevered patient.
The fact is McSwatt thought, for
the first time in his life, seriously. He
thought of the tall, frail lad who had
come to the great university, not as
a s~capegrace, seeking to do himself
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-24
-LkE MorAEh usEp d MAKE

E mas
h when We SIT to dreamin' O the happy
DAYS O. yore
hen our ifeboat was a-aoatin' out from
bOyhood's golden shore,
treasures that we're haf-forgotten come
a-sailin' Into slight.
tartin al2 The soul to dancin' 70 the music
~ delight
- there Isn't one among 'em puts ayearn-
in' In the breast
pr mother Joyous season IN the sacred
OF home nest
ike them fragrant, smokin' jewels, diff'r-
ent from D modern fake,
3uckWheat cakes hi sassige gravy Ike
our mother used to makel
ised 70 Git up in the mornin' lus agin the
break o. day,
When the east was full o. color that'd take
the breath away,
iustle out an git 70 chorin', working up q
.hat'd throw a streak o. glory into every
luscious bitei
Fake q wesh In that tin basin on the bench
out In the yard
Underneath The OF mulberry by the hand
Of ages SCARED,
Fhen sit down fOrnenst a banket out o.
sight an no mistake
s~uckwheat cakes an sassige gravy-sort
our mother used to makel
Used to of'n stand an watch her beat the
batter hi the crock,
Commit Commit Comm! Comin'g' was
the way she'd make It talk;
zee her grease the smOkin' griddle with a
piece o. bacon skin,
hen pour on the brownish batter with a
dipper madeso' tin.
rhere ed lay with holes a-breakin' out
Xix measles from the TOP,
EIl shed loosen 1t an turn it with an OF
case knife, fkerfopl"
,! there amt a modern angel top o. all the
earth kin bake
3uckwheat cakes with sassige gravy, like
our mother used to make!
%Eppycures may chin till doomsday O. the
toney styles O. food,
Modern chefs may work on dishes that a
gold think was good,
Fancy printed menu programmes in the
taverns an cafays
Nay be full o. kitchen triumphs thatid win
a angels praise,
But II they should spread a blanket that'd
make a god rejoice
bide O. that OIL kitchen table an d tell US
a k our choice,
on would see no hesitation in our action
as we'd take
5uckWheat cakes an sassige gravy like
our mother used to make!
'-Denver Post,
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COLLECTING SNAKE VENOM.
How East Indians Handle Deadly
Cobra de CapeIIOs While Ex-
tracing Their Poison.

A cobra when thoroughly reused to
anger is by no leans a gentle erea-
ture. This one was a most formidable
beast to approach, striking out des-
perately at every movable thing with
in and ven out of his reach. But
even in this condition Kullan had no
difficulty in selling the largest of
cobras. He would hold up and shake
a rag in his left hand. On this the
Infatuated reptile would rivet it's gaze.
with his right hand from behind the
man would then suddenly seize it
round the neck about three inches be-
low the head and an assistant would
fasten firmly on to it's tail to prevent
it winding round Kullan's arm. His
right hand would then slide forward
till he had fastened his fingers round
the neck, just behind the Jaw. He
would then insert the rim of a watch
glass between the jaws, the grip on
the neck would be slightly relaxed
and the serpent would instantly close
it's jaws IN the watch glass, and in
doing so squirt the whole of its ven
ON through the tiny holes of its fangs
into the ~coneavity Of the glass.
In this manner snake after snake
was made to part with its venom into
a watch glass, says a writer in the
Cornhill Magazine. Often between 60
and 100 snakes were so dealt with in
the purse of a morning.
The watch glasses were then placed
on a small glass stand in a plate swim
ming with melted beeswax. Large
glass bell jars were heated so as to
drive out most of the air in them.
and these were inverted over the plate
on to the wax. The entire plate was
then placed on a shelf and the venom
allowed to dry in vacuo for even
days. At the end of that time the
dried Venom "a iaky yellow powder)
was scraped off the glass with a ster-
ilized knife, the powder was hermet-
tcally sealed up in small glass tubes.
the tubes labeled, showing the species
or snake and date on which the venom
was extracted, and the whole suppIv
forwarded weekly to Prof. Calmette.
In this condition the d~esiccated ven
ON maintains its ~viruIence for months.
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NOTES FROM THE PARIS Elk.
POSITION.

THE Singer Manufacturing Com.
pany, Of 149 Broadway, New York,
show their usual American enterprise
by having a very Creditable exhibit, los
Gated in Group XIII, Glass 70, at the
Paris international Exposition, where
they show to great advantage the cele-
brated Singer Sewing-Machine which
is used in every country on the globe,
both for family use and for manufac-
turing purposes. The writer was high-
~ pleased with this display and OBJ
served with much satisfaction that Il
was favorably commented upon by viae
itors generally.
The Grand Prize was awarded by the
international Jury to Singer Sewing
Machines for superior excellence in de-
sign, construction, efficiency and for
remarkable development and adoption
to every stitching process used IN
either the family or the factory.
Only One Grand Prize for sewing mae
chimes was awarded at Paris, and this
distinctionof absolutely superior merit
confirms the previous action Of the In
ternational jay at the Worlds Co
lumbar Exposition, in Chicago, where
Singer machines received "a distinct
awards, being than were re-
ceived by all other kinds Of seWingma-
chimes combined.
Should it be possible that any Of our
readers are unfamiliar with the cels-
brated Singer Machine, we would re-
s%pectfully advise that they call at any
Of the Singer salesrooms which can be
found in all cities and most towns in
the United States"
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Mrs Goode-YOu are the sixth man
who has asked me for something to
eat to-day.
The Tramp (sadly)-I s'pose so. If
de competition in dis line gifts any
wuss, some Of us'u have to GO to
Work-Brooklyn Life
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-24

Ne man proposes to remain single. When
he proposes be expects to get married.
PhnadelphA Record
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Prof. Simon Newcomb, writing of
stars which are so distant that they
have no measurable parallax, remarks
that one of these, the brilliant Campus,
can be said, with confidence, to be
1000 times brighter than the sun.
-Whetherweshould say 10000, 1O,OOOor
5000 nc nj can decide" The first
magnitude stars, Rigel and spica, also
are at an im-measurable distance. and
must, in view Of their actual bright
ness, enormously outshine the sun
Science.
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IL we were half az anxious az We try To
make people think we are we would accom-
plish twice as much as we do.-Ram'BH 0rns
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HonegtZ Of Frienaa.

No one is afraid to leave a ~ten-dollar
bill lying around where his friends are.
but every n is careful to hide his
cad peneiL-Atehison Globe.
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First Publication July %. 1901
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SAIL

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE.
Notice is hereby given that that certain
mortgage executed and delivered BY Matthew
f. GiIir.t MOI arageor, to Henry G, Gardner,
mo;lsaSre, dated !ha e? 2lth, DAY s. June, iSs5,
of Deeds of the County of Mclean and Ter
ritoty of Dakota, now the Stare OF North
crfled in book .sB" of Mortgages ut page
81, will be forecloSed by a sale of Zone 1iftll
interests Of the premises in such mortgage
and described hereinafter, at the front dool
of the courthouse III the county of Mclean
two O'Clock in the afternoon on the Sth. day OF
September, 1900, to satisfy the amount due
on such mortgage on the day of sale.
The premises described in such mortgage
which Shall be sold to satisfy the same, are
.dcs;Tihed as follows: Whole Sectis n twenty.
tive (.5}, Whole section tWenty-three i23), and
lots one ~, two (2), three CD II four ~, OF
section twenty-seveD (2D. east half (Elel, OF
east half tEis(, lE1s of 70. and northwest
lots q, two g, three g, and four ~, q sec
west quarter tNWA), SWA OF NWlD, OF
section twenty-sM l26(, in township one
hundred and f6rty-fve n451, north of range
'eiglity-four(s4,, west of the fifth 9th, princi
pal meridian. That is the one fifth interest
In and to the above described lanls-thc I'M
divided one fifth i~ntereI-oWled by E. c. Chase,
There will be Iue on such mortgage on the
day Of sale, the sl:n Of $l94.10.
" Dated July 81. 1890.
= HENRY Q. GARDNER, Mortgagee.
l. BOUCHER, PHILBRI0K 4 C~OcHKANE,
Attorneys Tor mortyagce.
-. Bismarck. N. d..
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First Publication July 81. 1860
N Office OF EXPIRATION
DEMPTION,

State Of North Dakota, County of M~cIcan-ss.
john j, tohinson: To all persons! co,apan!cs
or corporations who have or claim any
estate. right, title or interest in. or claim
or lein upon, the piece or parcel of liant
hereinafter described.
You and each Of you will. please take no
lice that the tract of land hereinafter un-
scribed, and which was assessed for tax
alton for the years 1892, 1888 and 1874 in the
maine of John Armstrong was on the 9Th day
Of August, 1898, duly sold by the Sheriff of
Mclean county at the sale Of laudS lur-
suant to Il real estate tax Judgment entered
IN the district court OF Mclean county on the
Sth day of July, 1898, in proceedings to infolre
the lyme of taxes delinquent upon said
real estate in said county and the period of
\ ctlehlltion from said sale will expire. 30 days
tom ana after the 21st day of July. 1900.
' Desctiution Of land-SOutheaSt quarter SCI
2f section Two lsl5h township one hundred and
3f the fifth principal meridian, in Mclean
county, North, Dakota:
Amount sold fOr--$G OF.
Amount required to redeem, including
subsequent taxes paid--S1GG.3o.
And you and each Of you are hereby notified
shit unless you redeem said land from said
Sale before the expiration OF the time for
Sedempt on; by payment. of the amount above
stated and the taxes. COSTS, interest and
penalty :icerlhng, including the cost of tliis
$0tice. tii!a' ehtnte herein expressed will pass
Il; the iQldeH Gi the tax sale certificate.
Witness my Hand at Wasliburn, N. d., this
SEAL Join J.lROBINsoN, l..
Holder and Owner 'of. .Sherif's Certificate Of
FAX Sale. w. -
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First Publication September 1, 1900.
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CITATION HEARING PROOF WILL,

State of North Dakota. County of Mclean,
In county court, before Peter Miller Judge.
In tile matter of Sylvenns A Ellis, deceased.
Sarah p EVE! Vs.. petitioner
Ellis. r. Soaring, Rochester Trust & Safe
Num-. y. ", Baptist Union for Ministerial
Education. American Baptist Home Mis-
sionary Society. The Humane Society OF
Mutcs, Rochester, N. Y. Margaret f,
Crowcll. The First Baptist Church Of Nunda;
n. Y, The Trustees Of OakWOod Cemetary
Nulda. n. V, Clarriss l.. Morris, Rachel
T.. Hill, stephen w. Minidy and Mary EST.
nan Grand. Respondents.
The State of North Dakota, to the. above
named respondents and all persons interested
You and each OF You are hereby notified thai
Sarah +. Ellis, the petitioner herein, has filed
in this court a document in writing. purport-
will and testament of S%Hlyelus A. ellis, late OF
the city of Rochester in the County of Monroe
and State of New York, deceased. with Ills
petition. preying for the. admission to probate
of said dolicilment as the last will and tesla
ments Of said deceased. and for the issuance
on, and that the said petition and the proofs OF
said purported Will and testament will be
heard and duly considered by this court on
Friday the 10th day of October A. D.. 1900, al
10 O'clock In the forenoon of that day, at the
court rooms Of this Court. in the county court
house, in the town Of WaShDnrn. County Of
Mclean and State of North Dakota, and
You and each OF you are hereby cited to DC
and appear before this court at said time ant
place and answer said petition and show cause
il lh amy there nat I be, " G{t tie prayer v Ct fhe said Sh'r Petitlo1
PeTER MILLER
(sEAI0 Judge of tile County Court
Dated the 22nd day Of August A. ID. 1860.
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ordered and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
OLE SERUMGA"D,
Register.
IvER jacobson, PITTS. Atty. s-14
NOTICE.. OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF
Personal PROPERTY.

Notice is hereby given that by. virtue OF the
delinquent tax list for the County of Mclean
and State of North Dakota. having been placed
in my hands for collection as provided ny law
and for the further reason that one Joseph
itoarl, of Minot: Ward county, state Of North
Dakota, whose name Is on said list and Who
is indebted to the County OF Mclean In the
sun of five hundred, tMehty:three dollars and
ccrtS l$S,23 ,t3l principal and inter
est the same being delinquent personal prop
erty taxes for the year a. ID. 1898 and demand
haNin. been daily made upon the said Joseph
ROncil for the payment OF the said dellnqucnt
personal property taxes which was by him
refused l have destraincd as provided by law
the following personal property belonging to
the said Joseph Roach to wit: A heifers, from
one to three years old, four steers abuut one
year old and one steer two ynals-nld. All the
above described cattle are branded with the
letters G. U. OF the lrst side.
Now be 1t known that by virtue OF the power
vested in me and IN pursuance OF the statute
III such eases made and provided | Will sell at
the front door of the ccult house in the town
of WHsnburn, County Of Mclean an d Stat of
North Oak. on Saturday Che LIST day of Septem.
Der 4. D.. 1870 at ten o'clock in the forenoon OF
said day at public auction to the highest bid
der for cash the said personal rro,,e,ty or as
much thereof AS may he necessary to pay said
delinquent faxes. principal and Interest and
y Unreasonable expenses unless the same is soon
OF redeemed as provided by law.
Dated ut Washi,nrn. n. d.. this 18th day OF
August A. ID. 1900.
ALLAN Mcdonald,
Sheriff of Mclean Co., Nd.