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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-21
ANNA GouLD's GENEROSITY.

"
The Beautiful Memorial Chapel
Which She Has Built I'm Paris.
ID EFORE Countess de Castellane
ID ANNA Gould-left New York
for her Paris home after her re-
cen visit she gave out an interview
criticising severely her American cous-
ms for their lack Of good breeding,
and the lack of respect shown her.
Her interview set al America to talk
ing, and while we We're talking the
people Of Paris were making prepara4
tions for the dedication Of a handsome
memorial building which the countess
has given to the charitable institu-
tions Of the French capital.
On May 1, 1897, fire destroyed the
charity bazaar in Paris, and many
people lost their lives, among them a
number Of the French nobility. Il is
said that the American countess was
saved from horrible death because
she changed her mind about visiting
the sale on the day Of the fire, post
poning her visit until the following
day. This providential escape prompt
ed her to devote a few of the Gould
thousands to the erection of a new
building for charitable purposes on
the site of the burned structure and
as a monument to those who per-
ished.
For this purpose she gave 100000
francs, and now while Americans are
criticising her recent interview, and
saying many harsh things of her, the
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-21

The American coal now being
shipped from Newport News to Mar
settles is paying a freight rate Of $3.65
per ton, while the freight rate on
Cardiff coal to the same port is but
$2.43, yet so great is the demand for
coal at the present time that ALMOST
any price can be secured, and American
coal is selling at a goodproit.
The experience of the last few weeks
has proven that American coal sells as
readily as. Cardiff, or other European
coal, but whether or not it can compete
in the European markets under normal
conditions, and pay the difference in
freight rates is g. question for the flu
ture to decide.
Cardiff coal has sold at Marseilles as
low as $4.01, but the contracts for this
year are being made at an average
price of S6.Qs, and coal bought in the
open market is bringing an average
price of $500 and higher. American
Poeahontas coal is the quality that is
to-day competing with the Cardif coal
in France.
England is to-day producing more
coal than the United States, according
to foreign figures. The annual produc-
ton Of coal in England averages about
100000, 900, while the United States pro-
duced in 1898 but 100000 900 tons. The
coal consumption Of France averages
about 100000 tons per year, and Of
this England has been supplying about
5000, 900. OF the enormous amount Of
coal mined in England, there is but
S6,00O,C0o tens exported per year.
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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-21
MoMAN wao pIpNr woRRY.

She Was a member of q club
whose motto Wasi Don't W0rryl7
And daily to her loving hub"
She sweetly said: Don't wor ~"
Your hair" she Old her mat one day
Us falling out and getting gray
How fast the seasons pass away
But v mind-Donft Worry!'
I'VE haven't much put by she said.
For rainy days-Don't worry!
The hopes we used to have are dead,
Our plans are wrecked-Don't worryl
a few more and you'H be told
TO step aside because you're old,
And then some younger man will hold
The place you 6l-Don't worryi
''They tax us more from day to day
And year to year-Don't worry!
They'll take u little home away,
And drive us fOrth-Don't worryi
our oVercoat viii never last
Another year-its style is past
My sealskin, too, is going fast,
But what Of that?-Don't worryI
when you are So andI
Am 50-there, don't worry!
Wen have no hope but just to die
And be at rest-Don't worry!
There's nothing for us on ahead,
No help to be Inherited
Wen have to beg our daily bread
But " mind-Don't Worry!'
Day after day she. took his hand
In hers and said: Don't wOrryl
She kept his woes before him, and
Implored him not to worry!
From dawn till dark she haTped away,
And, worried and worn out, one day,
His spirit, fleeing, heard her say
Unto his corpse: sDon't worry!''
IS. e.. Kiser, in Chicago Times-Heraid.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-21
IN The PUBLIC
EYE ABROAD

Whether American coal miners win
ind IL possible to continue in this field
when the European supply once more
assumes normal proportions is a ques-
ton that is producing much comment
in shipping and industrial centers.
The coal operator argues that freight
rates will preclude the possibility OF
this, and urges his customers to tic
themselves up with iron-clad contracts
that will prevent his using American
coal ven If it is offered. On the other
hand, the consumer dislikes to throw
aside the opportunity that is seemingly
offered to throw off the yoke Of the coal
operators, and prefers to buy Ameri-
can coal if he is sure that he can getit,
but il he does not get it he must do
without, for the European operators
will sell to no n who buys outside
coal.
The whole thing hinges on a matter.
Of freight rates. America is importing
so little from the old world that yes
sels find it impossible to secure cargoea.
from European ports to America, but
must cross the ocean in ballast if they
are to carry coal from America to Eu-
ropean. ports. Cardiff coal, with which
Mediterranean ports have previously
been supplied, has had the advantage
OF cheaper rates, because vessels could
carry cargoes both ways, taking mixed
consignments to England from Medi-
terranean ports and returning with
coal, thus cheapening the freight
charges.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-21
Parrot That Talked Trenaon.

The queen of the Belgians bought a
parrot a few days ago, which from the
moment Of its arrival at court began
to call out, to the horror and astonish-
ment of the Courtiers: "a bas lie roi
de ~carton!" C'Down with the paste
board kingl') "Vive la republiqueI"
The lords and ladies in waiting wers
all for strangling the bird, but the
queen would not hear Of it, and set
herself to teach the parrot to cry "Yiva
lie roll" and her efforts were success
fUl-London Mail.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-21

One of the interesting things in the
table, it will be noticed, is the extraor-
binary decrease in the number of ''au-
thors' of repute and in the number Of
Statesmen of repute, when the years
1866 and 1899 are compared. This fall
ng off il. remarkable; and, if the stand
ard of criticism of who's Who"b be not
Of a severer kind than that of DR.. Gal
on, we are confronted with the Pc
culiar fact that, though the number Of
authors and of statesmen has greatly
increased during the last generation,
Far fewer of them have obtained any
sort of distinction.
There are other classes in which this
same tendency is shown, though to a
less extent. But, on the other hand,
in 1899 fame came to many Britishers
through which were scarcely
recognized a generation ago. In 1865,
for example, no athlete, no colonial
legislator, nor country gentleman, nor
consular. agent, nor educationist, nor
fnancier, o contractor, nor railroad,
er, nor person in office, nor person fol-
lowing a political career, nor person
bearing a title, had attained sufficient
prominence to entitIe him to have his
name recorded among the distin-
guished men of the year; whereas in
1899 these avenues to fame were almost
all we'll filed. Twelve men only in COM
mercial life were in the ranks of the
distinguished in 1865, in 1859 "A Of the
distinguished were engaged in COM
merce; there yer only "A lawyers Of
prominence in 1865; in 1899 there were
IN. o. Times-Democrat
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-21
a Prettv Hnnne Co..

A house gown Of sufficient dignity
to serve as a little at-bome dinner
gown is very oddly arranged with q
fitted bodice in slightly surplice eff
feet, pouching ever so slightly over g
buckle of jewels, the fabric extending
down into a long front panel to the.
feet. The rest of the skirt is gath
cred with several rows OF shirrings all
about the waist line on the sides and
back, making a very slender waist
The fabric of the gown is a lavender
blue crepe de chine, lightly -incrusted
with white lace in bouquets over tha
sides and back of the skirt, in long
trails Gown the front panel, and in
even slighter motifs upon the bodice
The neck is slightly low, and has two
tiny little revers turning over in the
center of the front, these faced with
orange panne velvet, Of which, also.
are the sleeves under their tight cas-
ngs Of white lace, which are arranged
as mittens, dropping from the shoul-
ders in enticing fashion.-St Louis Re-
public.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-21

Il thought you were going TO try to
borrow only ten dollars from him, but
you say you got S2o."
eyes. I happened to remember just
in the nick Of time that anything worth
doing at all is worth doing well."-,
Chicago Post.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-21

stranger-What are they burning
that man at the stake for2
Natlve-He tried to make fools Of the
gang by springing that old joke about
Mobile having 40 horselesR carriages
when ghe aEto.-RaltlmogVNswB
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-21

Old De Whiskers-I have.had my life
insured for $500 in your favor. Is
there anything else I a &c to please
you?
Mrs De Whiskers (his young wife,
Nothing on earth, dear-Tit-Bits.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-21
AMERICAN COAL IN EUROPE.
arWilI 1t stnyg" Is a Grave QueHtlOn
for Consumer and Producer.

UROPEAN coal interests are
n watching the importation of
American coalinto Mediterranean
ports with considerable anxiety. Con-
sumers, on the other hand, are welcom-
ing It as a possible means Of relief
from the coal mOnoPoles Of England
and the ointment
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-21

Correct Attire Tor the BFiaerrooln.
The bridegroom at a morning we'd
ding wears a froclJ coat, white duck OF
pique waistcoat, trousers Of dark,
striped cloth, patent leather shoes
gloves, and silk ascot" tie-white o.
pearl gray-and boutonniere of gar
denias or other small white flowers.
At an evening wedding he wears dress
clothes, unless the bride is in q traV.
cling costume, when he would wear q
morning coat o colored tie, ana ng
gloves-Ladies Home Journal
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
KILLED BY FALLING WALLS.
Two Lives Lost md Five Per-
sons Injured at "a Fire In
Owosso, Mich.

Owosso, Mich, April 2.-Fire Sunday
destroyed S15O,OOO worth of school
property in this city. caused the death
of two men and injury to five others.
AT seven o'clock in the morning the
city's 10000 people witnessed the
burning of the central school, the
largest building in this county. The
dead are Fred Ross and Frank Tucker.
The injured are Charles Beatty and
VIII Ross, firemen, and Frank Rut-
ledge, Frank Davis and Solomon Nogel.
school boys.
The fire started from chimney
burning out. Sparks flew into the bel
fry and down upon the dry floor of a
large attic. The flames burned through
the floor before being noticed. When an
alarm had been sounded and the fire
department responded to the call the
firemen's work was Intellectual, as the
schoolhouse stood on a hill and the
water pressure was too Slight. In two
hours the building was heap of ruins.
a two-story wing was saved.
When the fire seemed TO be about out
Fred Ross, his brother. VIII Ross, and
Charles Beatty. all firemen, were in
the corridor on the third floor of the
school building getting out the hose.
A fireman remarked that the west
main wall seemed secure. No sooner
had the words been spoken than down
came the wal, with a crash. \ rush
was made by firemen for the mass of
ruins. The Ross brothers and Beatty
could not be found. Those who were
injured were found pinioned among
rafters in the west wing of the build
ing. 40 feet from where they stood
when the crash came.
Fred and Will Ross and Charles Beatty
were carried through two floors into
the basement of the building. Fred
Ross was killed instantly. The other
two men were horribly mangled. Their
condition is serious tonight and theiy
death is expected before morning.
When the crash came Frank Tucker,
Frank Davis, Frank Rutledge and Solo
mon Nogel, young schoolboys, were
hurrying down the stairs with arms
full of books. A timber fell, knocking
the boys into corner between the
main wall and the corner of covered
entrance. Bricks fell and struck the
boys, killing Tucker and stunning the
others. The latter. however, jumped
through window into the basement,
and were found there half an hour
later, unconscious and bleeding. Nogel
may die, having received internal in
juries.
Quarters have been found in the city
churches. and school will be opened
this morning. The burned building was
insured for 81 600.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
To Have N New poorbouse.

Marquette, March 30.-At the meet
ing of the board of supervisors com
mittee reported in favor of building a
new poorhouse at cost of from $12 O0C
TO $4,000, and was given authority to
hire an architect to get up plans and
specifications. The present building
was declared to be in such bad condi-
tion that il would be a waste of money
TO spend a dollar in repairing it. The
building has been previously con-
demned by the state board of correc-
tions and charities.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
state Must Refund.

Lansing, April 1.-The action of the
supreme court in declaring a single
section of the tax law unconstitution-
al, as it did in the case of the Citizens
Savings bank against the auditor gen
eral. is likely to cause the department
a large amount of work and occasion
the repayment TO holders of state tax
deeds Of a large sum of money. n tax
title dealer says that the decision will
cut down the big balance in the state
treasury, as the holders of the deeds
which are invalid will be entitled to a
return of their money.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04

Justus Stearns, of Lansing, sends
sherin n $4,000 Cheek to Be Paid
When White Ii Caught.

Lansing, March 30.-Justus Stearns
sent Sheriff Porter his personal check
for $4,000, payable when General
White, now a fugitive from justice, is
delivered into the sheriff's custody.
Early last month Stearns, who is chair
man of the board of state auditors,
assumed the responsibility to author
ize the sheriff to offer reward Of
$1,000 on behalf of the board for
Whites capture. Since then individu-
ais have spent time and money in
searching for White. Attorney Gen.
eral Oren decided that the board can
not legally pay such reward, so
Stearns made his offer good by doub-
ling it and will pay il out of his own
pocket, If il is earned.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
Barbers' LAW Upheld.

Lansing, March 30.-The supreme
court has denied the application Of
Fred Wass, a barber at Benton Har-
Dor, for a mandamus to compel the
new state BARRIERS commission to
grant him a certificate. Wass had not
been engaged in the business in Mich,
igan for two years prior to the enact
ment of the law, but he had been so en-
gagged in Ohio. The supreme court
holds that a barber must have been
engaged i'm the business ''in this state
for two years prior TO the enactment
Of the law in order to be entitled 10 Z
certificate without taking the exam
ination.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
Want Funds for National Guard.

Lansing, April THE new state
military board is making an effort to
get something out of the war fund for
the benefit Of the national guard fund
and the auditor-general will he re-
quested upon his return to the city TO
reopen the war fund and draw a
transfer order TO the national guard
fund for something over $4,000. The
military officials claim that this is the
sum which the old military board paid
out of the national guard fund for war
expenses when the war fund began to
run low.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04

ChicagOans Cause the Arrest at
Quincy OF +. w. Patterson, of
North Adams.

Hillsdale, March 31.-F. W. Patter-
son, the North Adams banker, who
closed the doors of his private bank.
was arrested Thursday night at Quincy
by Deputy Sheriff Chestnut and
brought to Hillsdale and lodged in Jail.
His arrest was made at the instance
of a representative of the Produce EX-
change bank of Chicago, who came on
here yesterday to investigate the con-
dition of the North Adams bank. He
did not know until he reached here
that Patterson had closed the doors of
the bank. The bank had deposits OF
about 5000. What has become of
these deposits has not vet developed.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
School Lnn,is Sold.

Lansing, March 30.-The state nd
commissioner on Thursday offered for
sale about 25,OCO acres of primary
school lands in Tuscola. Wexford
Clare, Alger and Missaukee counties
The lands had been appraised under a
special act of the legislature last year
and contained some very desirable de-
scriptions. The bidding was lively and
some of the lands brought prices CON
siderably above the appraised value
Representatives of lumber companies
were the principal purchasers. About
5000 acres were sold, and the receipts
were about S10.500.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
Woman Uses "a Whip.

Detroit, April IA dramatic scene
occurred in Oakwood Sunday after
noon. a woman with flaming red hair
stood in the center of the road wrapped
in a long cloak There was deter
mination in her eye as she nervously
awaited the approach of a team haul
ing a load of wood and man, evil
IDENTIFY farmer, seated on it. The
man attempted to whip up the horses
as he reached the woman, but she ran
beside the wagon and rained blow
after blow across the mans face and
shoulders with whip she had taken
from under her cloak. She said the
man had insulted her.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
Michigan Flour for ENGLAND.

Marshall. March 30.-E. +. LangCon,
one of the largest flour importers OF
London, England, has closed a con.
tract with j. f. Stevens, of the Mar
shall roller mills, for a large consign-
ment of flour. Langdon has visited all
the large mills in Ohio. Michigan, Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Minnesota, Texas and
North and South Dakota and placed
large orders with each of them. He
reports that the prospects for an inn
mense crop of wheat the coming sea-
son are excellent.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
VIII Leave Detroit.

Detroit, March 30.-Preparations are
being made for the removal of the
great Scotten tobacco mandatory
from Detroit. All the 1000 employees
have been notified that their services
will not be required after May !. The
machinery and appliances will prob
ably be distributed to other plants of
the Continental Tobacco company, OF
which the Scotten company became a
part two years ago. Managers of the
Scotten factory decline to state def
initely the reasons for the removal.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
Anxious to Pay Uonds.

Lansing, March 31.-The state au-
thorities are anxious TO pay the bal
ance of the $5,OOO.OO0 worth of out
standing bonds authorized by the leg.
islature of 1897. The amount is about
$4,000, and they ceased drawing inter
est in January, 1863. They must be
presented to the state treasurer on or
before May 81, 1900, for payment. II
is thought possible that they have
been lost. and the state is advertising
for the purpose of finding out.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
Flour for India's Starving.

Ann Arbor, March 3O.-Representa.
tives from all of the city churches met
at the Y. NJ. c. a. rooms Thursday
evening and set on foot a movement
for sending a carload of flour to the
famine sufferers i'm India. Prof c. +.
Greene acted as chairman. n. ID. Carr
as secretary. Fred II. Belser was
elected treasurer. Committees were
appointed and arrangements made for
a public meeting in the near future.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
ArbOr Day.

Lansing. April 1.-Gov. Pingree has
issued proclamation naming Friday
April p, as arbor day. He calls the at
tention of the people of the state to
the Importance of planting trees upon
that day, and recommends that the
state school boards. faculties, teach.
ers and students of the public schools
colleges, normal schools and other edu.
cational institutions observe the day
by the planting of trees. shrubs. vines
and flowers. with suitable exercises.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
Changed Its Name.

Grand Rapids, March 30.-Michigan
is the fiEst state to recognize the valor
of the Beers by christening town
after one of the famous leaders of the
South African republics. The people
of North Holland, i'm Ottawa county,
have determined to call the place
Cronje, after the Boer general who
held 10000 English soldiers at bay with
a handful of patriots for ten days.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
CoIonists Leaving Michigan.

Owosso, March "Wednesday noon
train OF three sections. containing IS
passenger and freight cars, left this
city en- route to the northern part of
North Dakota. The passengers were
colonists, about 300 I'm number. from
OwossO and other parts OF Shiawassee
county. being chiefly farmers. Many
of them took with them household
goods, farm implements and horses
and stock. 1t was "a great northern
colonist party.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04

Lansing, March 30.-The state board
of auditors allowed the claims Of about
sixty Michigan soldiers who lost their
overcoats during the Spanish-Ameri-
can war through no fault OF their own.
Some of the soldiers were charged
S11.49 for the overcoats, while others
paid but $3.50,
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
Death OF n Pioneer.

Stockbridge, March 3O.--Miner Rose
an old and respected resident, died al
his home in this village Wednesday
afternoon at the advanced age of SO
years. He had for 60 years or more
been a resident of this place and vi.
cinity, and in his boyhood days was a
playmate many times with the Indian
Okemoa
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
Michigan Convention.

Detroit, Mich. March 2s.-The state
convention of the democrats to select
four delegates at large and alternates
TO the Kansas City convention, besides
selecting a chairman of the state CEN
trail committee, will be held at Port
Huron on May 1.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
DrOpped Dead.

Benton Harbor, March 30.-Bush-
rod Sutherland, aged 72 years, dropped
dead Thursday at his home in Balm
bridge township, this county. Mr..
Sutherland has been a resident of this
county for sixty years.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
Aflnnfn .JonrnnI Sold.

Atlanta. Ga, March 2s.-Former
Secretary of the Interior Hoke Smith
has sold the Atlanta Journal to a Bos-
ton syndicate, of which I. Jefferson
Coolidge. Jr.. is a member
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
Estimate for Msrouette Port

Houghton, March 30.-General Man.
ager Harris, of the Lake Superior &
Ishpeming railroad, estimates ship
ments of fully 100000 tons of ore
from the port of Marquette this year,
the figures being based on n careful es-
innate of the probable output of every
mine OF the Marquette range.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
Mexican Congress Opens.

City of Mexico, April 2.-President
Diaz opened the spring session of con-
gress. His message gives general salts
faction as showing unchecked progress
of the nation in every branch of the
service and demonstrating the superb
condition of the national finances.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
ONLY Three Advance Prices.

Washington, April 2.-The last bull
Ietin of the department of labor shows
that of 10 necessaries of life controlled
by trusts only three have advanced in
price since 1890.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04

TnnIr HIa DUN Life

2 Waterloo. Ia. March 81. - Lore Al
I. .Hord. leading lawyer and former
speaker of the Iowa house of repre-
sentatives, committed suicide at his
home here because of poor health.
The true northerner., 1900-04-04
II Is a critical period.

nREPARE for the turn of fe II is a critical period
Asndcatons the change appear be your physi-
cal condition is good. The experience is a wonderful
and under circumstances full of Mrs Pink
ham. of Lynn Mass will give you her advice without charge
The true northerner., 1900-04-04

IN and he now on nv fourth bottle
feel that entirely cured day Ican hardly
realize that such wonderful possible Lydia
hams Vegetable Compound is the medicine for women"
Don't wait until prostraed mysterious
dition known as Change of Life Mrs Pinkhams adj
vice and learn how other women got through