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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-29

Doctor Ito attendantl- How many
dead this morning?
Attendant Nine, sir
"But how is that2 I wrote out ten
prescriptions yesterday"
'Yes, sir; but one Of the patients
would not take the medicine. Pick.
Me-Up
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-12-29

a love You almost better than do
my Iifel" he declared
That, She replied isn't saying
much, considering the way you've
been wasting IT,
Then he threw bis gof sucks
and told his papa be was ready t1
go to work in almost any capacity
Chicago Times Herald
The sun., 1900-09-16
Imperiaiism and the Courts.

The frst coherent definition OF "impe-
rialism" that we have observed we ina IN
n letter addressed TO the Hon. JOHN l.
McGRAw, the Democratic National COM
mitteeman Of West Virginia. by tho Hon
PERRY BEIMoNT OF New York. We quote
from IL as IL is found in the Baltimore sun
~Ths Republican idea, the impehalstle idea Is mat
ALI the millions OF people In our territories aho sianus
can in time Of peace be governed BY Congress accord
ing 10 its own fancy. unresusined BY the Cohsu'u
tlon and the judicial powers.
-such imperialism was by the Kansas OrW Ooh-
yentlon made the supreme issue
-The imperialism which the Democrats denounoe
q. the Republican desire and purpose TO govern 'he
ceded islands In disregard Of the Constitution
imperialism" then Is not government
OF the Philippines. but government OF the
Philippines unrestrained by the Constl-
tuition"
Here are three pertinent facts:
The Republican policy Is In accord
anoe with every legislative act applied to
territory newly acquired BY the Unlted
States since the United States began their
tremendous march OF expansion.
II. The Federal Supreme Court backs 10
up with exhaustive and Overwhelming
authority.
III. The issue Of imperialism" as defined
above, Is again before the courts to-day
II the Republican policy Is unconsti-
tutional therefore, 1t will be so decided,
and reversed. II it should be decided
adversely to the Democrats. as precedent
indicates, the Democrats will be Consti-
tutlonally bound to trample on their argu-
ments and respect the law IL follows
that imperialism must be bogus issue
in the eyes OF law-abiding citizens. 1t Is
no more proper as an issue of national
election than any dispute at law now under
the courts consideration would be.
Organism. on the other hand. Is not before
the courts, but threatens them.
Either Democrats like Mr.. BELMONT are
more Bryanite than they know, or they are
deliberately denouncing the Republican
foreign policy In order that they may
eventually pack the Supreme Court against
II, as 1t is proposed by Bryanism to pack
our highest tribunal for other purposes.
The sun., 1900-09-16
Galveston.

On last Sunday, before the waters had
actually subsidized from their streets. the
people Of Galveston declared In no half
hearted tones. that their city must rise
again. The whole OF Texas would repu-
diate the idea that there Is not bright
future before Galveston. The railroad
system Of the State was laid out with a view
10 facilitating access TO the only important
port OF Texas. In Texas there are four large
railroad centres from which lines radlats
TO all points OF the compass; and these
receiving points are all feeders Of Gal
veston's commerce.
They are Dallas. surrounded by great
areas OF cotton and wheat fields; Fort
Worth, the largest centre Of the Texas
cattle trade; Waco, whence much Of the
export cotton Of the rich Brazos Valley
Is shipped TO Galveston; and Houston,
on which 1000 miles OF railroad converge
and which has the advantage both Of rail
and water communication with tho port.
Without Galveston the entire economic
development Of the State would be thrown
into confusion The port also has direct
communication. by the Southern Pacific,
with the cattle ranges of western Texas
and the combination OF cattle and cotton
gives rise to one Of Galveston's conspicuous
industries the manufacture OF oil cake
for cattle feed Galveston will continue
TO occupy the old stand and do a larger
business than ever.
The sun., 1900-09-16
Tho Falling on OF the American
Bible society's Business.

II Ia a significant circumstance that the
American Bible Society. the great organi-
cation for the distribution Of the Bible
which has been In existence for more than
three-ouarters Of century. is now medi-
tating the sale Of Its extensive Bible House
mt Fourth avenue and Ninth street and the
transference Of Its manufacturing and
pubNshing business TO some country place
where property for the purpose Is far
cheaper.
This Bible House. a spacious brick struct-
ure, wa. erected forty-elght years ago and
Il was long among the most notable build
ings In New York and as suoh was visited by
strangers generally. The supply of Bibles
in this country had been wholly insufficient
for the demand when this society was
organized In 1910 by the combination Of
smaller organizations Of the kind So
great was the scarcity OF the Scriptures dur
ing the Revolution that the Continental Con-
gress voted TO print 1000 copies, and when
it was found impracticable to print them
In this country the Committee Of Commerce
was directed TO import 10000 copies. on the
ground that the use Of the Bible was SO
universal and its importance SO great" 1t
being impossible TO obtain the Bibles be-
cause OF the embargo. Congress, in 1882.
passed q resolution favorng and COM
mending . privately printed American
edition - . pious and laudabse under
The sun., 1900-09-16
HEADGEAR FOR A s0UAW.
woman who Lost Her Hat Out OF Train In
the West Sees IL Year Later.

Talking OF buying expensive hats" said the
New York woman. reminds me Of what hap
pened 70 a cousin OF mine. She was young
widow with two children 20 educate. Her
income being small. she went TO Chicago from
her Montana home 20 study art In order 10 open
a studio herself. The lessons were expensive
and when the time came for her 70 return home
she was short Of money However. she saw
a hat in a shop window that pleased her fancy.
OF course II was expensive what pretty hat
isn't2 She knew the price was more than she
could afford. and for some Gays she resisted
the temptation 10 buy It. But the cay before
her departure for Montana she bought the hat,
and Ceci. oil 70 wear II on the train, thinking
Il woul be inlure ! less than II packed.
While changing cars az railroad Junction
In a gale OF win, her hat blew Of and went sail
ing over the plains. There was no time 70
run IL, as the train was late and movei right
on, BesiC Is this my cousin had both chill
dren with her, the younger one In her armS
Trying, wasn't Il? And now what o you think
happened a year after7 NV cousin came East
again and naturally as the train reached tho
place where she had lost her hat Just a year
before, she lookei out OF the car wipa ow. and
there on the platform OF the newly erected
little station stood sQuaw rRged out In all
the splenL or OF her native costume and on her
heaa reposei the very hat that had been such
an expense ana annoyance 10 my cousin. IL
was a comcal sight ana almost reconciled her
to the loss, especially as the glory Of the hat
had Ceparted. the feathers looking forlorn and
the trimming generally the worse for wear
The sun., 1900-09-16

tho workmen. Incidentally win como abb
stinence. without which the saving b Inn
possible. When" continues Mr. HEWITT
very significantly. one reflects on the
vast expenditures Of the working GLASSES
In all civilized countries for tobacco. liquor
and other indulgences, which. TO say the
least, are productive Of no advantage 70
them, 1t Is easy 10 see that In single year
a large fund could be accumulated for
investment In business enterprises. and
that In a generation the whole capital In
vested In Industrial undertakings might
be transferred to the wage-earning GLASS"
Confirmation of this Is furnished by the
two and one-half billions OF dollars depos-
tied In the savings banks OF this ooun-
try, and that sum would be Increased
vastly II the abstinence advocated by Mr..
HEWITT was general among workmen.
for now. relatively to their incomes, they
spend more for luxuries than the richer
part OF the community.
Mr.. HEWITT, In a speech in Congress In
1884, or six years after this address to the
Church Congress. pursued the same idea
In declaring that In this new Industrial
system we have now entered upon the
final struggle for Industrial freedom
The ultimate results Of this struggle he
thus described
The world will be nlled with wealth. partly the
aocumuiatlons Of past ages and more the product
OF the present age when the genius OF man has made
him master Of all the subtle forces Of nature Capital
will be superabundant, and therefore cheap But
capital will then be the servant. and no longer the
MASTER OF labor labor will no longer be hired BY
capital but will hire IL Il will no longer work for
wages, but for profits. which will be proportional
10 the natural resources Of each country. without
deduction for the support Of special classes OF men.
or for the advantage OF special interests at th ex-
pense Of the general welfare"
This, as Mr.. HEWITT said. Is no dream
Of an enthusiast, but a sober deduction
from the study Of the operation OF the
principle Of association which Is invading
and taking possession Of every domain
Of human affairs"
Again. in 1890, Mr.. HEWITT presented
these ideas in his address as President OF
the American Institute Of Mining Engineers.
He then called attention to the necessity
OF requiring by law that such industrial
organizations. like banks and trust COM
panies, should report the result Of their
business and be open TO the inspection
and scrutiny of public officers appointed
for the purpose" with view to preventing
-" the disturbance and dislocation OF in
dustry" Thus protected, the prudent and
Intelligent workman. through the facilities
offered by the distribution OF corporate
shares, will put himself on a level with the
capitalist. so that the time is near when
It will be discreditable to a workman not
TO be also an owner In the establishment
In which he works"
These views. thrice publicly repeated
by Mr.. HEWITT during the last quarter Of
a century, are statesmanlike in their con-
ception and Of broad philosophic compre-
hensiveness. Better STILL they are true.
The sun., 1900-09-16

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir; without
aiming 10 impair In the least the veracity OF
your Havana correspondent. generally so well
informed. would like 10 correct some OF his
statements as they appeared in the Sunday
issue OF THE sun under the caption Marriage
Free in Cuba" Not 10 do SO would affect by
Implication quite a number Of people.
The new marriage law. as promulgated by
Gen, Wood. settles. for the time being. Il ques-
ton which. TO quote your correspondent. dur
ing more than a year OF the Amer can occupa-
ton was a source Of regret and annoyance 90
the Catholic Church Of Cuba and to Protestant
Churches OF the United States which had rep
resentauves in the island" Civil and religious
ceremonies are now put on the same basis. and
we have ample cause for rejoicing. but he adds
further on: when Gen. Brooke became the
Governor Ganeral Of Cuba he found marriage
law which recognized as legal only religious re-
monies reformed by the Catholic clergy" And
here Is where his mistake comes in, as a simple
glance at the Spanish Civil Code wi reveal tArti-
cles LvI.. LVII.) As matter Of record. civil
marriage. entirely independent Of any rengouS
Interference has been legal function In CUBA
for many years--that Is, since 1883. And what II
more since the promulgation OF the law in
question. the religious ceremony was. " any
thing, suhservtent TO the civil one as the pres
ence OF the civil functionarv was actually re-
refer to the Spanish regime. and the real gain
reasons concerns principally the Protesant
denominations, which Will now have the legal
status denied them by the Spanish law in vgor
Although sp rit Of toe erance pervaded the old
law the most rank intolerance was the predon-
Ubat hsna too % s snd too Sss Sa S
tolerate even the semolance of equal rights or
iair play before he law OF S The land And
notwiiksfo ndtHo be cisii IGv, 10 force. ali mar;
a ns and o no
through the instrumentality OF the Catholic
Church, were nee ssSriy Of an unchaste char
Thelocal iress m d. gallant hGht at the time
to uphold the aldity as well as the sacI edness
as ind-solu6e as the Catholic one, but
was the b'rt6riSht oi sysry spaniafi
pre- udioe OF the uneducated class $, equally
combined 20 make the law rather ineneoins. N
your correspondents error T. de Still. tho
faot remIins that not only was the civil mar
rnGe, part Of the Spanish lay In Cuba, tut
pPsG pPs az a. the oca osa rSoord T%S a. vii o so.
niarv Tp IN motives Certainly not to be disoountod
Cubans did not wish to submit themselves
70 the exorbltant charges Of the clergy
which thew co Id obt IN at considerably less
trouble and expense. and with equal, II not bet
ter efficacy from the municipal Judges With
this la OF people the protest and slanders Of
the Catholic Church had no eneot whatever.
TO large extent
The new llw. II Appears does awav with ell
the drawbacks OF the old one. while Il has the
advantage OF recognizing other creeds besdes
the Catholic Moral a. W I'll poll teal consdera-
tions Justify The change II mems =, c,cS one more
NEW YORK. Sept 0. n. A. CARBo
The sun., 1900-09-16
coLosED SERVANTS
strongly Recommeu by a woman OF Ex-
uerlaucR.


To THE EDITOR OF THE suH-ST: was
very much interested In your article In last
Saturdays sun. Sept. s, called Negro Women's
Influence, and thought Il the people OF ths
North, the women especially. would only do
their share to help the negro race II would
materially aid In solving dif1cult rrobiem.
How help them7 BY employing them. Afcw
OF the leaders Of society could easily make II the
fashion to have colored servants some say
they are lazy nd dishonest-but there are peo-
pie In New York who never have anything else.
80 that II cannot be he case with all; myself
have employed no other kind for twenty years
and ] have never lost thing. whereas, my
al ter with three Irish women in her house last
wintr had constant Wyst rious disappear
ances. do not sly to discharge faithful lrish
servants but Il you are getting new Ones gINe
the coored ones tr al.
Why should Americana be tho only nation 70
import their = r ants2 The English feel they
are best served by an English butler or an EnR-
lish girl. the French by "A French maid, while
We who have our serving class at our own
door and in large numbers. refuse TO employ
them. They are tn Amerio IN servants.
IFS SECOND Av. Sept. ~. NJ ID, JOHNSON.
The sun., 1900-09-16

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sr: and 7
begin TO match for dollar a turn. They matca
twice and loses each time says TO Y. Lets
turn Il into a nve-dollar freezeout''' replies,
"AIl night" a nve dollar freeze out consists
in placing 1--WE markers on the middle OF the
table and matching until one or the other has
all the nve markers at each match the winner
taking one marker from the middle OF the table or
from hts opponents hand. when one or the other
has all the markers in his hand the loser pays the
winner s5 when said, IAN night" ave markers
were placed In tbs middle Of the table and took two
markers from the middle OF the table and placed them
in his own hand. The parties then matched until x
had all the Ave markers
O. How much does owe Xi
supplemental question. what did Y gain By me
whole uansactoni
Upon the nIst question contends that he owes x
s.. viz the amount Of the nve dollar
freer,ou, less the 81 lost BY X in the straight
The amount OF The freeLs-out. the nrst Transaction
being merged into the ireeIeout by giving two
On the supplemental question contends be risEed
and gained but So on the whole Transaction;
in The second contract Of fretIe-out and thus en-.
urey obltetated as a separate transaction, the acts
Hess Si s Ss SSnsGt SS"s ha By
game 10 freeze out, and winning the HeeLe-out
ssneSiI.ron @sH o% deb. Of 81, and s. cash on
the freete' out. "
The case is clear made 50 particularly by wha,
said 10 when they turned II into nvedol-
lar freeze out" and what did, with KS approval.
when he placed the two markers from the middle OF
the table IN his own hand"
After the nrst stage OF the game, after they had
matched twice for 81 turn. X owed 81
Then. said X. let Us change this transaction into
another, namely, a IS freeEe-out Five chips. each
representing s.were placed in the middle Of the table
,l,., to .ha Ala .
each. the matching. with It's winning and losing Of
s.: was merged into the freeze-out. took So which
owed him In the shape Of two freeLeout chips aud
the fIeeLe-out contest began on the basis OF that
transfer. with the approval OF x. Y by transforming
the advantage he had gained from the aching into
alead OF two In the fretIeou obliterated the nrSt
BY yielding these two chips paid the So which he
had lost SO the ireezeout became the only trans
action between them, and X won Five dollars
ma to him and no mora.
The sun., 1900-09-16
The Traitor and the Patriot

To rHE EDITOR OF THE sUN-sfr; IN rep,y 10
Germans of wlseon an tined to scare them by saying
,ha, Il they voted for Mckinley their sons would have
~ serve In the army. can assure Col. Bryan thAt
when the services OF the boys referred to needed
they will be in sympathy with tneh country and will
rally around the flag and volunteer one and an 10
defend the Stars and Stripes S. sCHoBNBRuN.
iSs LAWRENCE STREET Brooklyn. Sept IA
The sun., 1900-09-16
A Desperate Game.

The anthracite coal strike. TO a great
extent doubtless. Is a Democratic device
for bringing about the calamity which
the Bryan prophets Of 1896 predicted In vain.
1t Is a political blow at the prosperity and
industrial contentment which have made
the Bryanistio appeals for support sound
ing absurdties.
As disaster refused TO follow McKINLEY's s
election four years ago. It must be made
TO preoede election day In 1900 or his re-
election Is sure.
It Is a dastardly game. doomed from It's
very enormity to failure.
The sun., 1900-09-16
Fair Challenge 20 Bryan.

From the CHICAGO Times Herald
In opening the Republican campaign in the SIKH
Illinois district Con gresham Bouten uttered The 'ol
lowing pointed challenge:
rs Mr.. Bryan sincere In his apparent anxiety tfAt
no one should he governed without his consent IH'
US put him 10 a simple test.
81 challenge William Jennings Bryan, h"v.'7
and Nov 9, TO speak In the capital ~ each n '-"
old slave States urglrg the repeal 4 all clnslu'1's
and laws designed to dSiranchiSe the colorrd po is
ton restrict their sufirsgs. advising the EN'c pn
ulauon 70 live up 10 the Declaration of IutrgcH rrr
respect the PROVISIONS Of the Constitute. and submit
themselves to the rule Of the majority w.tr7ut reg
W race, color or previous condition OF Sery.tu."
III bryan declines this Ailenge then he Isl ,. m
ideallst lie is an ideal sham"
The sun., 1900-09-16
The Betting OF Tammanr,

Down into his belt the ChIeftAin
Goes a-Tummaglng for wsmpum!
Goes a-rummaging for wampum
wherewithal 70 meet the making
OF another bet on Dryani
10000 wAds Of wampun
YanRs he out and shakes his feathers
Shakes his feathers and his wampum
A. the foe with 10000
who Is backing up his judgment
with the plunks at such ratio;
And the Chleitain In his feathers,
IT, his feathers and his fury
That G o PIER warrior
Has the war paint In his system
Thus 10 offer $4,000
For a chance 70 pull In twenty.
Ducks him deep into his dugout
In among his hard earned savings
For another wad OF wampum
To investin booming Bryan
Bryan mighty, matchless leader,
Bryan chIef OF all the chieftains.
Bryan PEERLESS, prince OF powwowS
lie who gives 10 New YoTk's saehem.
Promise Of all kinds Of aces
For warriors who surround him
And who do the campaign shouting;
Promises 10 give the sachem
What he wants, when William Jennings
oets what he wants. II the saohsm,
In his fuss and n his feathers,
Waves h:S wampum al the warriors
OF the eager G G-O-Pters.
Thus to scare them BY his burnpg
TIN he makes them hunt thei ,eopeeA
Twice tue saohem. In his propping
OF the c USE Of William Jennings,
Has put up his 10000.
Making ~ 70 100.
Knocking out the famous ratio
or tie platform In It's glory
What Is sixteen ~ the sachemt
what's one 10 what he's after'
II Lis a. to lC0
Bring him that which he II seeking,
Sixteen Bryans ana the balance
OF the cfochetS Of the party
May aHse and go TO thunder
One and never ending thunder
WILLIAM J. LANProS.
The sun., 1900-09-16
In Memoriam. Sept. Is.

Goodby, my summer hat good BY,
For fashions stern tehest
Without a wherefore OF why
Bids you - take a rest
The sun my shine with biludln, rays.
But an unwrItten code
Has placed limit t. your days
NemuNl dr. s. la mode.
Next year wen welcome y1u again,
When sgltrr grow the days.
But phthee, bring not 10 your tain
That 'orty shlttwal.t craze.
So au reyoir, your day Is done.
You've been welcome guest.
But, now the summer seasons gon>
We hhe cur asrbys besl
La TouCHE Hhyocc,
The sun., 1900-09-16

The deceit prActlSed on the Philippine leaders I,
not exceeded By any act OF national dupiclty Since
the butch fieS by PizARRo or the lniameS OF Give
and HASTINGS - ineiDRnu Enquirer.
This recalls the nursery rhyme written by the
Hon. john ROLL MCLEAN at CambrdR Mass.
a generation ago;
wicked old PIZARRo.
what wretch you are, o.
You uabbed the simple natives
And you billed EN- In a Jar, o."
The sun., 1900-09-16

The Republican campaign In New York city
opened on Friday night with The explosive
foroe Of four great meetings. The point now
is to keep 1t up.
The sun., 1900-09-16

Mr srAScHPiELD Is stnl young man. Burdio
Ttmss
But the hope Of former days has departed
from the young men OF the land
The sun., 1900-09-16

n osr frfsnds vho favor w pRh manu'erips ,0
publedtion vish 10 hare rsj'e;sd aries' 'b
,,.a N an ease, ,snd stamps for that rurpos.
The sun., 1900-09-16

pAus--Riosqus No. 10. near Grand Hotel and
Klosoue No, 10, Boulevard des capueinsa
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1900-04-28
A FIERCE HANIATSA.
SOON TO FROWN ON NEW YORK
WONDER MONGERS.
VIII BE Brought all the Way From
Vancouver and May BE Sent to the
Paris Exposition-Chief of the Canul'
balls of the North Pacific.
(Snecial I.etter.(

An attempt is to be made to bring
to New York from Vancouver for scien'
tifc purposes a speciment of the ham
atsa. This queer freak Is a vastly diff
fe"ent institution from the mahatma
to whom he is the antithesis in tne
spiritual world.
From physiological as well as from
psychological points of view he will
be the most interesting study WHICH
has been brought before civilization in
many years. He has been discovered
by a scientist of international reputa-
ton, and will possibly be shown in the
chronological section of the Paris expo
sition.
The hamatsa belongs to one of the
tribes of North American Indians
known as the kwakiutls, and is the
deiied monster who is the chief feature
or performer at the wolf dance, which
is part of their religious ceremonial.
This ceremonial is the quaintest ano
queerest affair which the mind of mar
ever devised. The dancers of the tribe
attire themselves in blankets and read
gear representing the wolf. While the
preliminary ceremonies are going or
they hide behind a screen hung in tht
rear of their outlandish temple. Wher
the singers commence their Incarnation
the wolves issue from the right-hanC
side of the curtain and disappear a
the other after the dance. Other fea
lures of their ritual have to be OBJ
served, and during the progress o
them when one of the singers makes
mistake in the rhythm of their song
in the way they turn, smile or chey
gum, the members of the wolf society
who are led by the hamatsas, juml
from their seats and bite and scratc'
the delinquent. He drops down a
once and feigns fainting, which is tn
signal for the wolves to surround hin
when he mysteriously disappears. Thi
shows that a spirit has taken him ava
to initiate him. The hamatsa is tn
chief of the dancers and is regarded a
a cannibal by instinct, with an invetei
ate desire to eat men. His actions ar