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S1oo Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages and that is
catarrah. Halls Catarrah Cure is the
only positive curenow known known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrah being
constitutional disease, requires con-
stftutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally. acting direct
ly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation on of the disease, and Civ
ing the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature
in doing its work The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative pow
ers, that they offer One Hundred Dol
lars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of of testimonials.
Address, +. J. CHENEY \ Co.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Philippine conquest, has there been a
wholesale departure from our time
honored and approved system of volun-
teer organization. We denounce it as
an un-American, un-democratic and
as subversion of the ancient and fixed
principles of free people.
Private monopolies are indefensible
and intolerable. They destroy COM
petition, control prices of all material
and of the finished product, thus rob-
bing both producer and consumer.
They lessen the employment of labor,
and arbitrarily fix the terms and con
ditions thereof and deprive individual
energy and small capital of their op-
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public and the destruction of our free
institutions. We regard it as the para
mount issue of the campaign.
The declaration in the republican
platform, adopted at the Philadelphia
convention, held in June, 1900, that
the republican party "steadfastly ad-
heres to the policy announced in the
Monroe doctrine, (" is manifestly insin-
oere and deceptive. The profession is
oontradicted by the ayowed policy of
that party in opposition to the spirit Of
the Monroe doctrine to acquire and
hold sovereignty over large areas of
territory and large numbers of people
in the Eastern Hemisphere. We insist
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-12

For sale at the City Drug Store.
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spent a Good Farm Doctoring.

Mr.. A. N. Noell, of Asherville, Kan,
says he spent a good farm doctoring
himself for chronic diarrhoea, but got
no relief and was afraid he must die.
He chanced to get hold of a bottle of
q bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy and was perma-
nently cured by it. For sale by City
Drug Store.
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The Annette of a Goat

Is envied by all whose Stomach and
Liver are out Of order But such
should know that DR.. Kin's New Life
Pills give a splendid appetite, sound
digestion and a regular bodily habit
that insures perfect health and great
energy. Only s5c at City Drug Store.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-12
CITY BARBER SHOP.

Run by fiPst-class white worlSmen. We want
and are trying to Elevate the Barber Profes
sion in johnson City. Come and see us.
PatronIze your own Color
and help those that are deserving of your pat
ronage. Yours respectfully,
Russell g. Walden. Prop.
Corner Main and Buffalo Streets.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28
AN ARAB LEGEND.
story of the Good Deed That Cause
the Thorn to blossom In
the Desert.

Once upon time, away out on the
desert, an Arab was travelling with
caravan and large amount Of yaIuabls
silks and rich goods. He knew thas
the portion of the desers through
which they were passing was frequent-
ed by robbers, and he was anxious to
reach the end of his journey before
night.
The men and the camels were all
weary, for they had come long w
across the dry country, but now
were looking more cheerful, for
would soon be at a place where
could rest and not fear.
The chief was leading the cara
and looking carefully in every diree
ton, so as not to be surprised by
enemy. All 40 once he heard a cry
pain, and, peeping around, saw be8
not far from the path.
"Are you sicl12" asked the chief
81 have a thorn in my foot. aid
the boy, "and I cannot walk
Then the chief got down from the
back of the camel and went to the boz
and gently drew the thorn from lis
foot. He even delayed to q
sore and rub some ointme
wound made by the thorn
CURED about How far. the " IA ~
90 and if be Mad any money Nsarh-
ing that the boy had but littlet ne gave
him piece Of gold and then went on
his journey,
Many years after the chief died end
went to Paradise. What was his sur
prise to find himself at once in the
midst of the most beautiful roses.
"Why have I so many roses? ?' he
asked of an angel near him. 'Therc
are many others who have done, more
good who have not as many beautiful
roses"
The angel smiled and answered:
ssYears ago you drew a thorn from the
foot of boy who was crying in the
desert. That thorn has grown to be
a large rose tree, and the roses you
see around you are the blossoms froF1
that tree"
One good deed done here below i;
returned many fold in Paradise.
cinnati Enquirer.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28
INK ROLLERS USED m Io4I.
Not Until a Few Years Aga, HOvveveH
Were They Made OF Glue nnd
MOIuaseH.

As long ago as the year 1041, 81
history tells us, a Chinese blacksmith,
Pitching by maine, made a paste Of
glutinous earth upon which he en-
graved separate characters. These
he baked, making movable type Of
earthenware.
EFan g this day ia China TIE inss
preston made by mixing the
with brush; chin absorbent papst
is then laid upon the face Of the type
and pressed lightly with q dry brush
We have now the irst way by which
ink was transmitted to type,
This way OF taking an impression
continued until about 1874, when pelt
balls We're introduced. If in perfect"
order these would do good work.
They were made in the following
way;
A piece of strong grain pelt or skin
was selected, and from this the grease
had to be entirely removed. 1t was
then soaked IA or Is hours and after
ward ''curried" by drawing it across
a post until every particle Of the
dampness had gone, Then long tread
ing by the feet followed
Wool was wrapped under the skin
and the pelt was tightly placed over,
but the great difficulty Of the opera
ton led to the introduction, about
1907, by Mr.. Maxwell, of Philadelphia.
of the dressed sheepsl1ins or skin
rollers as they were called. But
they, too, were abandoned, being
found too heavy for the hand
About 1915 Mr.. Fanshaw, of New
York, introduced an improved roller
made by wrapping a blanket some
eight times around a piece of wood
31s inches in diameter, turned true
and with an iron spindle on each end.
The skin was then tightly wound
around the blanket and afterwards
nailed to the wooden end.
It was in 1917, by the merest chance,
in one of the potteries in Stafford
shire, England, that the composition
of glue and molasses first saw the
light. This composition was used in
the potteries for what are commonly
called "dabbers."
Mr.. B. Foster, of Weybridge, Eng
land, was the first printer to apply
this composition to letterpress print
ing; but even he did not understand
its great usefulness. He merely
spread it, when in a liquid state, upon
a piece of canvas and then made a
ball of it. This is the only way in
which it differed from the pelt ball
The inventors of printing machin-
cry were not quite so slow, however
About 1880 the composition was used
as a coating on wooden cylinders
and here we have the first application
for printing presses worthy the nam,
Of a ''roller," without which printing
machinery could never have reached
the state Of perfection it has attained
| to-day.-Inland Printer
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28

to investigate was, not a bright,
penny, but a gold eagle-a shinii
treasure.
This, then, was what Uncle Eric h
meant by the gift Of the worn poelse
book, which had so sadly wounded
Sam's spirits and mortified his prid
Il always knew was Uncle Eric
favorite," he cried, ioyfully, as he SCI
off on q full run up to the house.
disclose his good luck to the rest
the family.
"Aha, Saml" said his father Whe
he had learned the story, .'let this b
a lesson to you, never hereafter
judge by appearances"
But no one ever knew whether
was or not, for Sam belonged % th
numerous class Of boys who nege
read the morals to their fables, and
who never learn any lessons by
perience.
And how do they expect to gain
wisdom ?-Golden Days.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28

asm and with unanimity. His party
was splendidly disciplined, and abso-
lutely sure Of success, But, unfor-
tunately, Mr.. Clay wrote a letter to q
friend in Alabama, in which he made
some ill-eonsidered aIlusion to the adj
mission of Texas; and that single sem
tenee caused him to lose the cleo
toral vote Of New York state, and thus
to fail of election 70 the presidency. 1t
was called the Alabama letter, and
was used upon the hustings everywhere
with great effect to the detriment Of
Mr.. Clay. Politicians of that day all
declared that nothing else could have
compassed Mr.. Clay's defeat.
Another notable mistake on the part
Of candidate was made by Gen. Ham
cock in September, ass4, when he wrote
letter saying; ''The tariff is a local,
not a national, issue. Although it
has since beer. demonstrated and adj
mitted by politicians Of both parties
that Gen. Hancock was technically cor
rect in his statement, it was taken up
at the time by the opposition and
turned into ridicule with such effect
that it insured Hancock's defeat.
For long time after Henry Clay's
defeat the political managers would
not pegnlitstheir presidential candi.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28

date. The most noted instance of in
judicious utterance was that of Rev.
DR. Burchard in October, 1854, when he
referred to the democratic party as the
party of "rum, Romanism and rebel
lion" That remark caused Mr.. Blaine
to lose many thousands of votes, there
by defeating the ambition Of his life
During the campaign OF 1896 Mai
Mckinley not only carefully prepared
every speech which he delivered at his
home in Canton, but he carefully read
every speech which was to be made to
him before it was delivered; and many
of those speeches were revised by the
major before he permitted his visit
ing admirers to be heard. Very few
speeches were made to Mr.. Bryan in
that campaign, as he preferred to do
most of the talking himself.
The first notable political mis-
take in the history of our repub-
lie was made by Henry Clay, in
1874, when he wrote q letter con-
tanning clause of less than a doz-
en- words that sealed his defeut. There
was probably never a more popular
politician than Henry Clay and his
election seemed a foregone conclusion.
BE had been nominated with enthusi-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28
WIZ AND WISDOM

The man VINO has never made f1o8
81 himself doesn't appreciata sgm-
psthy. Chicago Daily News
She DO you believe that man
sprang from the ape2' He-''No. But
I believe an women spring from the
mouse -N. Il Press.
Coroner Was the victim conscious
when you reached him9' patYis.
Bor; he wor. But bechune JUS, I don't
behave he knew ut Judy.
The hungry man should keep Gus
Of society; less attention Is paid every
year to what is served to eat, and more
TO decorations. Atchison Globe.
Voice from the Inside rs naw hat gn
straight" cha, hal evidently wom-
an" That is where he made mis-
take. II was only Toppiedon, the drum
major Of the Steenty-s Boston
Transcript.
Mrs. Bragg We gave our daughter
piano for her eighteenth birthday.
She was playing on it this afternoon.
Did you hear her?" Mrs. Nexdore-
Yes, poor girl; she stubbed her toes
on the keys several times, didn't she? ?''
Philadelphia Press.
Jones That policeman is new
man on the force" Smith How do
you know?" Jones Some one told
him this morning there was fight
around the corner and be hurried
around in time to arrest both belligers
ents. Ohio State Journal.
and there didn't appear Is be anybody
home. Have they gone away2" "No,
the cook struck" "And they have
broken up housekeeping?" mo She
struck the second girl and the whole
blessed family had to go to court. ."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28

"What was the matter with that
young man who wanted to get on
the detective force?" asked the chiefs
assistant. she looked like an unusu-
ally bright fellow-in fact, judged
from his appearance that he had all
the natural qualifications for becoming
a first-class sleuth."
''He was bright enough all right, :"
the chief replied, "but when I asked
his name that settled it. I'm not going
to let the reporters have any more fun
with this department if can help il" !"
"What was his name?"
"Wilhe m!"-Chicago Times
Herald.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28
THE GOLDEN CITY.


From the days Of ST Johns revelation
Tie marvellous story is told,
And down thro' the ages has come the
The song Of the city Of 4o.d.
10 the innocent hearts of the children,
TO the toilers who faint meath earth's
sun,
70 the old who have fought out its prob
lens.
To the dying whose journey is done.
Comes the dream Of the mystical city,
With colors and Ioveliness rife,
Sridescent its jeweled foundations,
tIower~bordered its River of Life;
And the streets Of the city are golden,
And the sea as Of crystal appears,
And the sound Of he'harpers is in il,
And Il knows not Of sorrow or tears.
like a mirage out in the desert,
Like the fabric that fashions our dreams,
Like some many-hued mirrored reflection
The heavenly Jerusalem seems.
we grope mid the types and the shadows,
We fret at its yelling disguise;
But our hearts cannot grasp or conceive
it,
Its glory is hid from our eyes.
We catch but a note Of the music,
A glimpse swiftly passing and faint,
A hint of It's wondrous perfection
Low whispered to seer and to saint.
Yet the glow of it shortens the journey,
And our feet tread more bravely the road
Which leads to the sorrowless city
Whose Builder and Maker is God.
And thus as a gift-to the ages
The marvellous story flows on,
And the heart of man rests on the vision
That Hlumined the eyes of st. John.
Christian Burke, in the Argosy.
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HONOR I'm POLITICS.
shrewd Observers Say Such a Vtr-
tue Has No Existence.
Absolute se1nshness a PrereQuistt 4
70 succeHs In Political Life
lEonesty as Dangerous az
UnguRrded Speech.
LspseLaI washlngLon LelLeE.l
NRoPERLY defined, politics is ID

ARCPERLK defined, politics is the
science of selishness. Men who
engage in politics, young nien
who have political hopes and aspiFa-
9ns, may as well understand THAT
only those who are selfish and self-seel1-
ing can achieve success.
There are exceptions to all rules, but
men who have had long experience i'm
dealing with politicians viii tell you,
they tell the truths that there is ho
notable exception to this rule, but th ht
absolute selfshness is a prerequisite
fq success in the political world.
All living political leaders have their
followers who believe in them implicit
Isl and who would not for the world
suspect their idols Of selfishness. They.
pose as the friends Of the dear peoTtte
andfassure their hearers that they are
lahoring BY day and by night to pro-
mote the welfare of the poor and OPP
pressed. it may be easy for the pso-
pie of the present day to believe tn at
Buchanan, Pierce, Van Buren, Jacks Pn
and other long dead presidents we're
politicians; but the people would npt
iiEe to have mention made of their liY-
Ing leaders IN that manner.
These reflections and the. following
statements are timely because the peO-
PIE Of this republic are soon to pc
irred to fever heat by political lead
in a great struggle for the control
of the government. When the candi7
dates for congress, for the Legislature
and for state offices are shouting and
rnnting before the people it may be
lust as well for the calm and cOnsiddr-
ate citizens to realize all the while tn ht
the candidates are not working theIh-
selves into frenzy without hoping fPr
their own preferment, primarily.
It has been truly said that ''the world
IS self and self alone, from surface to
Foundation stone. But selfshness 40
BUSINESS and in all other walks of ltfe
apnp ars bat slightly in courpari on u
it's exhibition in the field of politics
Men rend and tear each others reputa,
tions, as wild beasts rend and tear th9iI
prey. Every man endeavors to builC
himself up, and in so doing often dee1 ns
it necessary to pull down those about
him who aspire. For this reason
young men of real ability, worth ahC
forcefulness of character find it d5fi
cult to receive recognition. The older
men who manage political affairs in
their districts and states will not per.
init those young men TO rise who mani
fest superior ability. Only those who
dissemble, or sincerely truekle to tht
leaders are permitted to come to The
! 'front.'
No class of men exercises greater
care and precaution in political cam
paigns than the candidates for the i'm
portant offices. They not only prepare
their speeches carefully, but they scar
and criticise the speeches of those vii
are permitted to address their con
stituents. The utterance of a singl,
sentence has often marred the fortune!
of ambitious men, even when spoket
sincerely in the interest of the candt
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28

dates to make any speeches nor TO
write any letters. Zachary Taylor was
required to be as solitary as an oyster
and as silent as q clam. Only one let
ter gvns promulgated over his sigma
ture, ana shat gaA prepared for him ly
Thurlow Weed, ATillard Fillmore and
William H. Seward. Franklin Pierce
was kept in retirement, although he
had long been known as an orator OF
magnetic presence. His campaign
managers feared that he might commit
some fatal error in public utterance.
When Abraham Lincoln was nom.
mated in 1860 the republican managers
were perturbed lest he might commit
some error. Thurlow Weed went to
Springfield to see Lincoln and caution
him, to tell him to remain absolutely
quiet and say nothing about politics
even to his neighbors. After half an
hours conversation with Mr.. Lincoln
the great New York politician told him
the object of his visit, but stated that
he had no advice to offer. He returned
to New York and told the politicians
that Lincoln possessed the keenest
and most subtle intellect he had ever
encountered. He said that during his
half hour conversation Mr.. Lincoln
cleverly entertained him, drew from
him ali manner of information, but
never made any suggestions himself
He said to Mr.. Seward: 'This man
Lincoln may be only country lawyer,
and may have had no great political
/ l. ali
and we reed give ourselves no concern
about him during the canvass. If he
says anything he will say what should
be said, and he will say nothing else. {"
In 1865 the politicians had an easy
time of it with Gen. Grant, because he
was not speech maker; knew it, and
did not want to talk. He kept quiet
and allowed his military fame to speak
for him, and it spoke most eloquently
and successfully. In 1872 Gen. Grant
was again ''the silent man" during the
campaign, while Mr.. Greeley made a
famous tour OF the country, making
speeches.
In 1876 Hayes and Tilden were con.
spicuously silent. In 1880 Garfield and
Hancock left the speech-malling to
others, and the country was deluged
with political talk. In 1884 Mr.. Cleve.
land made no pretense as an orator
while Mr.. Blaine talked incessantly
without avail. In 1888 Benjamin Har,
rison made speeches daily, and all oi
thrm marvelously discreet, many o1
them eloquent. Harrison was, in fact
the only presidential candidate since
the days of Lincoln in whose discre
tion the political managers had abso
lutte confidence. In 1896 both Bryan
and Mckinley appeared daily before
the people, and neither one of them
was guilty of an indiscretion, although
Mr.. Bryan disappointed public expecta.
ton in his first speech in New York
city, because he read a long statement
instead of giving the vast audience an
exhibition of the eloquence for which
he had become famous in the nominal
ing convention. SMITH D. FRY.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28

TT WAS a radiant March morning,
the ground all mantled with new.
fallen snow, the sparrows clamoring
at the window ledge for q 1mbs, like
bold little beggars as they We're, and
the sky blueF than the bluest ribbons
on little Phillis' winter bonnet. And
the children all looked at each other
0s they scrambled out of bed.
One thought was in all their minds.
This was the day upon which Uncle
Eric sailed, with his vessel, for the Ber-
nuda islands.
wish % goodness was guing with
fin, said Nathan. 'Id like to be a
sailor, and Ripe all hands on deck, and
climb up the rigging when the sea was
mountains high
"Po0h!'a said Sam, contemptuously,
"you'd take to your heels if anyone
threw a washboiIer full of water on the
decli!"
But he had to jump pretty nimbIy to
get out ofsthe way of the wash basin
full of CASTLE soapsuds, which Nathan
flung at him, in reply to this taunting
speech.
He's going to the summer land"
sighed little Phills, where there is no
snow nor ice, and where dear little
brides don't staTve to death. / wish l
could CO."
That's where the new potatoes and
the asparagus come from, " said Patty.
''And the nice Strawberries, before ours
in the garden have even begun to bios
som"
Patty thinks of nothing but things
to eat and drink" said Sam, ironically.
81 do, tool" said Patty, wrathfully.
81 can say my French verbs deal bet
ter than you canl And Uncle Eric is go
ing to bring me home talking parrot
from the Bermudas, when he comes
bacll!"
''Humph!" said Sam. "I should think
you were parrot enough for the whole
family.''
Sam was certainly very disagree
able boy. He was always teasing and
tormenting the other children.
just then a voice called up the stair
way to them.
Come, children, are you never com
ing downstairs? Breakfast is smoking
hot on the table. And here are -four
Little tile fEsfes4yell gifts which TJI I3Fie e
sent over for y9u' last night, after you
had gone to bed"
This piece of news had the effect Of
Fastening the toilets of the four little
people in a truly astonishing degree
And presently they tumbled down
stairs, one after the other, like foul
unruIy kittens, into the breakfast
room.
what is it, mother?" cried Phillis
"Let me see it!'' said Patty.
''Im the oIdestl' bawled Sam.
But Nathan tripped him deftly up
and leaping over his PROSTATE form
got to his mothers side first, leaving
the champion sprawling like an i'm
mense beetle on the carpet.
''Give us a look at it, mother" sal,
Nathan, hugging his mother aroun,
the neck.
''Not a look for one of YOU" tn
mother firmly answered, until yol
have eaten your breakfasts"
From this decision there was no ap
peal; SO the children sat down, re
1uctantly enough, to their milk ant
water, oatmeal porridge and broile
ham and eggs. And when even Ittl
Phillis, the slowest of the family, ha
finished her meal, and folded up he
napkin and put it into its ring, Mrs
Buddington opened a mysterious-looI
ing package, and gave Nathan itti
paper-box which happened to lie y
the top.
For n. Buddington, she real
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28

First Artist-Old Moneybags would
not buy my pictures-wouldn't even
look at them.
Second Artist-Never mind, old man.
He was more consFaerate of your fee'-
ings than he was of mine,
"How.is that?"
'sWhy, he refused to buy my pictures
because he did look at them. Brook
lyn Life.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-28

villa. / wish to ask favor OF you.
Mr.. De Villa (wealthy resiuent)-
Certainly, Mr.. Suburb. What is it?
Mr.. Suburb have called to ask
YOU to send your carriage and coach
man to meet me at the six o'clock
train this afternoon and I would like
the coachman to be in his finest liv-
ery, and / hope he'll drive the silver
plated harness.
Mr.. De Villa-Eh?
Mr.. Suburb-Yes, will arrive on
that train with a new servant girl, and
| would like to make a good impress
sion.-N. Y. Weekly.