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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

Here's a calculation warranted to
make a man gray-headed with respon-
sibility: "You had two parents, four
grandparents, eight great-grand-
parents, 16 great-great-grandparents
SO for the fifth removed, Ga for the sixth,
1873 for the seventh, ESQ for the eighth,
512 for the ninth, 1924 for the tenth,
2,04s for the eleventh, 4,O9s for the
twelfth, 1912 for the thirteenth, 1B, 1884
for the fourteenth, s2,76s for the If
teenth, $3.50 for the sixteenth, 131, O72
for the seventeenth, 362,144 for the
eighteenth, 524,2ss for the nineteenth,
1,O4s,576 for the twentieth, 2,o97, 1852 for
the twentyIfrst, 4,194,3O4 for the TWEEN
ty-second, s,38s.8Cs for the twenty
third, 1s,777,216 for the twenty-fourth.
33,554,432 for the twenty-ffth, 67,1Os,-
s64 for the twenty-sixth, 1s4,217, 72s for
the twenty-seventh, 26s, 435 ,456 for the
twenty-eighth, 536,s7O,912 for the TWEEN
ty-ninth, 1913, 741, 824 for the thirtieth.
the total Of all these being ~2,147,4ss,-
64s.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

There seems to be no end af the num-
Der and varieties Of industries found
hidden in the bosom of the Mississippi
river. First came the clam-sheIl gather
ing, with its good financial results;
then the gathering Of pearls. Now an
other industry has been commenced
which promises as large profits as the
other two. A person passing up or
down the river can see many
men catching mud turtles which
are shipped TO Baltimore and Washing
ton. There. they are converted into all
kinds Of French dishes to suit the oc-
Casion and tastes of different people.
The industry is a paying one and is
furnishing employment to many per
soma.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

An Iowa girl had a misunderstand-
ing with a neighbOrs dog, in the
course Of it she not only spoke Sc
verely to the dog, but threw sticks
and stones at him. A few months
later the dog lay in wait for her and
bit her. She sued the dogs owner for
damages and got a verdict. The Iowa
supreme court sustains it. "a dog"
say the justices, 'has no right to
brood owe his wrongs and remember
In malice"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

Kansas men generally accomplish
what they are after, says an exchange
Of that state. At lola, in that state,
recentlyMr. McClelland told MI. Sharp
that if he didn't Keep away from Mrs.
MCClelland there would be a murder
and a funeral. Whereupon Mr.. Sharp
caused Mr.. McClelland to be lodged
in Jail on the charge Of homicidal in
tentiona, and then proceeded to elopo
with the prisoners wife.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

-Imperialism is not a myth. its
not q bugbear to brighten people. Il
is actual peril which the nation must
face courageousIy and fearlessly gran
pie with if free Institutions are to 6s
maintained and preserved. The fight
on the democratic side is for the peopla
and their republic; on the republicans
side is is for elevation Of the doTlag
above eheraeter.-Dubuuue Herald
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

Echoes Of the Boxer troubles In
China are being heard in New York'a
Chinatown, reports the New York Sun,
Of the city. OF the Chinese whI come
to this country only a small proportion
have any intention Of making It their
permanent abiding place. To them the
American is sim q foreign deviT'' to be
despised and hated, though regarded
with a salutary fear. OF course any in
dicatiOn of i'll feeling toward the Amer
leans would bring down swift and CON
dign punishment, SO the residents OF
Pell and Doyer streets content them
selves with making matters unpleas-
ant for their fellows who are known to
be in sympathy with American ideas.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15
Houma Courier.

MouMA LOUISIANA
rae government weather hureau
has conectea tie atatisuc5 81 death
BY lightning II
this country dur
Fhsnl-a ing 1899. The to-
cal IS 56s. the largest number ever
yet omcialy reported. a large per-
eentage Of the fatalities occurred in
August. a total Of 1ss, though in ev-
cry month they are reported. Penn
sylvania leads with Sc, Illinois coming
next with Al, other states showing the
following figures: Ohio, "a; Indiana,
Rsi Minnesota, "a; New York, 81;
Michigan, 21; Massachusetts,. Ii. Gu
riousiy enough the southern states
ahow the feweEt deaths, Florida hav-
ing only three fatalities and Louisiana
eight. Not one Of the Pacihc coast
states figures Is the tables. Some As
per cent. Of the fatalities occurred In
the open, "a per cent in houses II
per cent. under trees. and Q per cent.
"a barns. In one part Of this report
PpeG@Heae be compiler makes
these important suggestions: "Per-
eons in a house during q thunder
storm should avoid chimneys and
open windows. The middle Of the
room 10 probably the safest psrt. In
the open, persons should never seek
the shelter Of trees. Wire fences and
live stock should De avoided. II on
horseback, it would be well TO dis
mount and wait until the storm
passes"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

A recent report says that Tennessee
cotton planters T sending out large
orders for turkeys in an effort to save
the crop from destruction by grass
hoppers, which have appeared this sea-
son In enormous numbers. The turkey
eats all the time he is awake, and pre-
fers grasshoppers TO anything else,
while a grasshopper diet results in won
derfully fine turkeys.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

e Is said that gardening is one Of the
fashionable amusements Of the day
and that the shovel
and the hoe are
Oonnaenesa' acknowledgement
" appear in. the doctors preserp-
tions. II il also stated but erro-
neously, observes the Chicago Trib-
une, that 10 gardens people meet
upon a common ground and that
all flowers are loved by all peo-
pie. But a garden Is one Of the most
subtle means Of self-expression and it
Is this fact that recommends It ia pent-
NJ souls. When q man actually gives
his heart to gardening you have only
to peep over his back fence to learn the
story ofhis life. tits quite possible that
one may find the lonely bachelor Gull
tivating bleeding hearts and lady slip
pers and showing an inclination to dig
up all of the snOwbails in the yard.
Some married men may be discovered
cultivating bachelor buttons and root
ing up wall flowers, and perhaps these
will find some satisfaction in helping
the worm to turn. Crusty men, SEEM
ingly without sentiment, win give their
souls to the growing Of forget-me-nots,
while those who have been noted for
their colorless and conventional lives
will take to training the scarlet rum
ners. It is really an interesting study,
this photographed garden, and one
who would not wish to thus commit
himself ought to cultivate the c~ontrari-
ness that belonged to that famous gar
dener called Mary.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

The automobile has created a new
erime for which as yet there is no pun
ishment. A gay young man was ar
rested in Washington the other day for
having deliberately started a machine
which he found stahding by the side
walk, and though it tore down the
street all by itself, creating ~consterna-
ton in the path Of it's flight, the culprit
was released because there was no law
to ft the case. Now the city authori-
ties are drafting a a which will
provide a penalty for such an act.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

A Boston paper reports that an
Episcopal church Of that city has been
sued because It is not sufficiently
"high church" A certain person left
money to the church with the provi-
aion that the services should come up
20 a certain standard Of ~churchman-
ship. The minister has failed, It ID
claimed, to get as much ritualism into
the service and the responses of his
Jocks as the money calls for.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

immigration to the United States is
unusually large at the present time.
The figures for every month Of the cur
rem year show an increase over those
Of the corresponding period Of any
previous year with one or two excep-
lions. The total immigration for the
month Of May is given as 56,s12, and
the figure for the present month is
sure to be much larger.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

An Ohio man wants to sell the treas
ury department q mouse nest for s1OO.
he says he had that amount in bills in
9 bureau drawer, and that the mice
appropriated it in bits to build a home
"a which to rear their family.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

Mrs. Theresa Lynch, known in New
York city and the east generally as the
queen Of diamonds" was in court the
other day, says an exchange Of that
city, and it then became known that
Tor IS years she has not exchanged a
word with her husband. Mrs. Lynchis
one Of the best judges Of diamonds in
America and is several times a million
Rire by trading in the gems.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

]. B. Pioda, Swiss minister at
Washington, gave a public lesson in de-
mocracy the other day when he stopped
hi1 carriage to get some soda water
and brought out 9 glass Of the beverage
. the coachman on the box.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

The 10000 harvest hands needed in
Kansas have not been secured, and, as
a result the college students, boys and
girls, have agreed to take their places
in the fields. Students from Fairmont
college at Wichita, and the Southwest
ern Kansas college at Winfield are
prominent in this movement. They will
run the binders. Some of them have
worked at havesting before, but many
Of the girls have never lived on a farm.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

Il is reported that the immense or
ehards in Platte county, Mo-, which
usually yield enormous crops Of apples,
viii not produce one-fourth Of a crop
this year, on account Of the canker
worm having been at work upon the
trees
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

In a Massachusetts court a few days
ago on complaint of the Massachusetts,
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
80 Animals, a man was subjected to a
Ane Of $500 for docking a horse. This
viii meet with the approval of all hui
manep erson
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

A Pennsylvania woman has left s10,-
600 for the benefit Of a horse and a dog.
One good thing about leaving money
"a this way IS that the ~beneBeiaries are
not likely 70 get drunk and quarrel
over The division Of 1T
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

R. S. Bell, a justice Of the peace IN
Wichita, Kan, performed the cere-
mony the other day which made him
husband Of Mrs. Sarah A. Miller. Bell
says the laws Of Kansas authorize
3 justice Of the peace to perform .
marriage, and that he had q right Ia
marry himself under thI
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

Congressman Long, Of Kansas, sent
one Of his constituents some radish
seeds several months ago. Now the
man has sent his representative a
radish IS inches long and four inches
in circumference to prove that gov
eminent seeds will really grow some
thing.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

A New York man has turned out
his one hundred and twenty-seventh
patented invention, consisting Of a
finger ring that cuts Irvine and grasses
marks on q package. It's a good
thing we are not all Inventors.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

The law passed by the Chickasaw
Indian nation providing that white
men must pay $1,000 license fee to
marry Chickasaw Indian girls is now
in effect, and win be rigidly enforced.
The law also provides that white men
wishing to marry must also prove that
they are Of good morals character.
There is a provision in the act which
gives a noncitizen the right to marry
Chickasaw Indians in Kansas or any
other state. He can only select an al
lotment Of approximately 800 r Of
land, one-half the amount be might
have shared had he married under the
Chickasaw laws. The measure was en-
acted to lessen the abuses Of inter
marriages. Since the bill was passed
by the Chickasaw council last Deem
Der it is estimated that 100 white men.
took out licenses to marry Indian girls
In order to escape the new tax Of ST.
100.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

The college maiden who contem-
plates m%atrimony would better make
note Of the fact that a your man in
Pennsylvania broke of his engage
ment because the girl, at graduation,
carried on the oratorical prize.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

10 state except Rhode Island and
Mississippi requires more than one
years residence for citizens. In Mime
sofa only four months % required.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

u0iand p. Falhnee. associate profes-
nor Of statistics in the University Of
nt-sv - s-s-.P snnsylvania. con.
tributes to the Fo-
rum q valuable ar
tcle showing the error Of the common
N accepted belief that crime is serious.
" increasing ID the United States. The
fallacy lies in accepting Census returns
at their face value. On the basis Of
prison statistics. writer's like David A.
Wells, Henry NJ. Boies. and Prof. LON
broso have been spreading broadcast
the statement that crime is increasing
more rapidly IN the United States than
in any other civilized country. and the
charge has generally been admitted
without question. The census figures
do indeed show a startling increase in.
the proportion. OF prisoners per 100000
Of population. In 1850 there were 6,737.
prisoners, and il 1890 there were So, 1929
ian increase from 90 to ls2 per 100000.
inhabitants, In this period the popula-
ton had increased only 40 per cent,
while the numbero of prisoners increased
As per cent The conclusion Of the
statisticians and moralists has been
that the country Is rapidly going to the
dogs. Prof. Falkner now comes to the
with a detailed study Of the fg-
ures, and under his treatment the dis
quieting charge against American
morals is reduced to harmlessness. He
shows that prison statistics r utterly
unreliable for any such use as has been
made Of them. An increasein the num-
Der OF arrests is not q trustworthy indi-
cation Of an increase in crime.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15

4ae government weather bureau
hes collected the atatisHca of death
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-05-22
Copper Conductors Make Attractive
Looking Perches, But Prove
Deadly When Utilized.

If birds only knew better they
wouldn't do their love-making on cleo
trio transmission wires. The impru-
dence of that procedure has been fire.
quently proved, notably last year in the
case of two owls and the two eagles
which were cremated on the lines of
long-distance transmission circuit in
California. 1t will be remembered that
by a strange element of effectiveness
in the action of the current the owls
were unusually favored, being killed
without the slightest Disagreement
and falling to the ground with hardly
a feather rufiled, while the greater part
of the two eagles went up in blue
smoke, says the ST. Louis Globe-Demo
crat.
A similar fate has befa!len pair of
fowls which sought the shelter of a
! power house in Canada for their even
| ing roost. The power company which
! supplies the city of Three Rivers gener-
| ates its current 16 miles away and
| transmits it to the city at a pressure of
| 10000 volts. \ few evenings ago the
/ city lights suddenly went out. The
! lights soon started up again. and there
was 10 further trouble. The following
day the electrician went on tour of
inspection. Entering the substation at
Three Rivers. he noticed in a pro-
nounced form the smell of a badly con-
Quoted restaurant. Looking around, he
found the cause of the previous nights
interruption. A window had been
broken in the station. and through this
two chickens had slipped inside and
roasted on the bare copper conductors.
;, AS Chanticleer kissed Birdie good
night" he completed the circuit, the
lovers were elsctrocuted, and the lights
were put out
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-05-22
WOMEN LIKE COPPERS.
Not the Police, But the Indispe Asable
Little Red One-Cent
Pieces.

Every man in the east swears at a
conductor or ticket seller when one of
those officials unloads on him lot of
one-cent coins-pennies, as they are
miscalled. Women seem to like them,
probably because their bulk makes
them seem like lot of money. wom-
an makes quite a financial transaction
of it when she pays her toll for trans
portation. Watch her block line of
hurried business men at the ticket OF
fee of the elevated roads. Note how she
fishes around in her fat wallet for the
little coppers, jobbing dry goods sam
Piles, cooking recipes and similar port
able bric-a-brac into her moutlSto clear
the bank.
One by one she'll drag them out, and
finally scatter them over the little
| shelf at the window. She always saves
the coppers for that purpose, and the
| ticketmen and conductors are painful
ly aware of that fact. They never fail
| to get even when making change to a
woman. Lots OF women keep what
they call penny banks. These come in
handy for papa occasionally just before
pay day.
In the west and southwest one-cent
| pieces are extremely scarce. In many
regions they are not to be found in cir
culation at all except in the post offices,
The minimum price on small commodi-
ties is five cents and the nickel is the
smallest coin known. But, in spite OF
that fact, there are more than billion
of the little coppers in use in this coun
try constantly. They disappear rap
idly, however, and the mint in Philadel
phia is kept busy turning out 4.OO0,O0(
a month to keep up the supply.
The coin is not worth its face value
intrinsically, but nobody appears t.
worry about that. The government
makes a good profit on it. It contain
95 per cent. of copper and stiffeninl
alloy of five per cent. of tin and zinc
N. Y. Press.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-05-22

OFFICIAL REGISTER
State Of Nevada
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
U. S. Senators
J. p. Jones, VIM. Stewart
Congressman
Francis G. Newlands.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Supreme Court
NJ. s. Bonnifield, Chief Justice
W. A. Massey, Associate Justice
C. X. Belknay, Associate Justice
w. d Jones, Attorney General
Eugene Howell, Clerk Sup. Court
DISTRICT JUDO Els
T.. Muck, First Judicial District
f. Curler, Second Judicial District
l.. liESeGdlu, Hli'i d uttiFidI ''iNl'iS
r. Talbot, Fourth Judicial DISTRICT
J. BoE2itield, Jr. Fifth Judicial District
EN- ECUTIEE DEPARTMENT
inhold adler--------------G Governor
z. Davis Governors Private Secretary
r. Jut3- e--Lieutenant Governor
gene Howell, -----Secretary of State
thur Morris, Deputy Secretary of State
n p. Davis State Controller
nathan Doane, Deputy State Controller
w. Ryan State TrerSurel
L. Wilhes, neputy State TREASURED
D. X Surveyor Genera
D. Noteware, Deputy s. ~ yor Cen
d. Jones Attorney Genera
Wis Ring. Superintendent Pub. INSTR
drew Maute, Supt. of State Printing
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-05-22

Very dainty and pretty effects are
devised by the modistes in finishing the
tops of sleeves of gowns already in
preparation for the Eu...Elc- season, the
shape below the shoulder being, with
out exception, plain, trim, and ex-
ccedingly close. Gowns of net, lace
chiffon, ETC., have narrow tucks, alter.
mating with bands of insertion, or they
are shirred round and round the arm
spirally, or trimmed with folds and odd
ly placed designs in lace applique. In
every case, however, the sleeve is q
small one, simple in effect, and ont
with which most women are now great
. W rNoased.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-05-22
NOTICE

At the regular meeting of the State
Board Of Examiners held June 9TH, 1898
the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED. That the Board OF Exam
liners shall meet Oh the third day of every
month, for the purpose Of allowing
claims against the State, and all claims
not in the Office of the Secretary Of State
OH or before the third day in each month
shall not be considered or allowed by the
Loard until the next meeting which will
be on the third Tuesday Of each month
REiNH0LD SADLER
EuGEKE HOWELL
JAMES r. Judge
BOARD Of EN chimes.
Att, t:
ARTHUR MORRIS
Clerk.
Carson City, Nevada. June I. 1893.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-05-22
ELECTROCUTED BIRDS.

For sale at Nevada Drug Store.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-05-22

deo. A. Tyrrell always has on hand
fresh chocolates, creams, ban bops, taffies
fruits and nuts of all kinds of the finest
quality. Alss on hand . nice line of
goods suitable for Christmas presents
Fresh Eastern oysters so cents per can.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-05-22
STATE INSTITUTIONS

}, II 2u ylerson. Warden State Prison
y. E. Stubs, President State University
z. Patterson, Supt. Hosp Mental Discs
s. Josephs, Supt., of Orphans Home
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-05-22
BOARD OF PARDON

BOARD OF PARDON
inholl Salder, Governor; NJ. S. Boani-
d, Oh ief Justice of Supreme Court;
\. Massey, Associate Ju~ ice of SUI
nme Court; c. II. Belknap. Associate
,tics of Supreme Court; w. y. Jones,
toruey General.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-05-22

II :,.,,.ots .Iou-h tonsuinpti,'ss ft. which
is soia sci the small price of 70 cts 5 end
slU GOES not cure take the hottie ''sc. and we
viii una YOUR money. SOiC TO! Owe itft' years
Oh ti='s aFGiiee. PRICE = cts arc
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-06
DID NOT FILE COMPLAINT.
Patrick and Jones Held in $4,000
Bail by Magistrate Mott.
nv Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-When Larger
Patrick and Charles f. Jones wer- ar
raigned in the court this evening, As
sisTant District Attorney Osborne did not
sile any complaint Derectiy'- cary SUP
nlittzd an affidavit in which he swoEe
Patrick and Jones TO be guilty OF forgery
acting as attorney and secretary OF oiE'
William. Rice now deceased, whose sig
nature they are susEs lcted of having
forged by acting in concert
Patrick and Jones were then arraisn led
and Mag .strate Mott md them in S1Ao'o
each for examination Monday. wfen
Magistrate Brann Will be the presiding
ma gistrate
M. House wanted the bail made 5000.
but Mr.. Osborne objected, stating that
the men are suspected OF forgery in TIT.
second degree, in the matter OF checks
presented to Swenson and Sons for $500
and S25,OOO; thus intimating that 1t would
be on the complaint of forging those
checks that the District Attorney was 10
proceed.
Mr.. House asked that bail be com,
promised at $3.50 but Mr.. OSBORN would
not consent.
Mr.. House said ne would furnish the
bail.
The men were then taken to tn. Tombs
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-06
CAPTAIN KEEL DEAD.
Was Executive Officer or the Famous
Alabama
by Associated Press.1

SUNNYSiDE, GA, Oct. 5.-Captain John
Mcintosh kell. adjutant general of Geor-
gia, and one of the most noted men in the
South. died al his home near tbs place
this evening al $50 o'clock.
He had been IN bad health for a long
time. He was seventy-seven years of
age. Al the age of sixteen Kell was a,o-
pointed a m.dshipman in the navy. He
served with distinction IN the Mexican war
and was present al Mt. Airy, California.
when the United States flag was hoisted
over the territory.
de was later an officer in Commodore
Perry's expedition to Japan. In October,
1856, he married Mss Julia Blanche Mon
zoe, of Macon, Ga. A brief service at Nor
folk and eighteen months at Pensacola
constituted his only duties ON shore while
a member of the United States navy
Upon the secession of Georgia he rendered
: his Services 10 his native State. and in
May, 1861, reported for duty to Captain
Rafthael Semnes at New Orleans, where
he served with the Sumter. Later ne was
with Captain Semmes as executive officer
of he Alabama. the famous Confederate
5attIeshp.
After The loss of the Alabama he re-
turned to the Confederacy and was given
command Of the ironclad Richmond. In
1855 he was appointed adjutant general of
Georgia, which office ne held until his
death.