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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
NOT THAT KIND OF a CAKE
u Looked sugsestive OF q Weddins
But was 1ntended for pif-
ferent Purpose.

An East end car was loaded down vita
shoppers, mostly women, Tor it was IN the
middle Of the afternoon. Conversation was
proceeding at a great rate. 1t was like a
pink tea or q session Of the sewing circle.
But all at once a hush fell over the fair chat
terers. a negro lad entered, bearing in his
arms an immense cake, three or four decks
high, and frosted over from pit to dome, as
they say Of a theater. There was a profusion
of flowers by way of decoration, and delicate
traeeries Of gauzy lace completed the EN-
bellishments. The cake was so large that
the negro could scarcely carry it.
The cake told the whole story Of the we'd
ding, the bridesmaids, the orange flowers the
flower girls and the banquet afterWard
Every feminine heart in that street car was
a-hutter as its owner gazed speechlessly
upon the evidence Of a wedding to be.
Finally, when the car stopped to let on
another passenger and everything was very
still, one lady took courage to ask the negro
where the wedding was going to be.
"Whut wedding" asked the negro, his eyes
protruding.
'"The wedding that cake is for"
"Dis. amt no weddin' cake"
"No?"
Nom. Dis yeres er cake walk cake"
There was a smile that reached from cue
end of the car to the other, and very soon
conversation was resumed as before.-Mem-
Dbis Scimitar.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
SOCIETY AT W-AsHINGToU.
uF. Bristol, Pastor Of the President,
says social A~tmosphere Thers
Is sweet and Wholesome.

DR.. f. NJ. Bristol, President McKin-
ley's pastor, contributes to the New
York World a paper on "Degeneracy
Of American Society," in which he
says: II protest against ths appIca-
ton Of the term society to that little
set OF fools who contribute nothing
but scandal to the annals of a COM
munity. True society of America, com
posed Of the brains and virtue BIZ her
typical men and women, to be found in
Washington, New York, Baltimore,
Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and in
every city and town and village ofthis
country, is worthy Of all honor and re-
spect. Husbands never had more vir-
tuous wives nor wives truer husbands;
sons never had sweeter purer mothers,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
WORDS OF CAUTION.
How to Manage H-andIebars and Ped.
ais When Riding over Wet
and Muddy Streets.

In the moist and muggy days, says an.
exchange, when a Shiny coating Of
grease too frequently appears on the
city streets and renders traffic riding
dangerous at all times-still more
risky, a few hints drawn from years of
daily street riding experience may not
be amiss. And first we urge the man
or woman who cycles at this season
to pump hard; so than for sum.
mer riding. The reason is obvious. The
hard-pumped tire, provided it be rea,
sonably small in size, more readily PEN
etrates the grease and reaches a solid
foundation, thus reducing to a mini
mum the risk of sideslip, whereas the
soft and big tire floats, as it were, on
the Shiny surface, and thereby invites
disaster. The rider should make sure
that his position a-wheel is right. and
pedal evenly at a moderate pace, and
steer as straight as possible, avoiding
sharp turns. When riding at the side
OF the street, where there is often a
sharp depression, it is advisable to nut
an extra amount of pressure on the
pedal nearest the gutter; this helps to
counteract the tendency to sidesIip
which is there apparent, and to preserve
an ever keel. Obviously, caution should
more than ever be kept in mind, and in
a tight place, where no outlet amid the
traffic is apparent, the prudent rider
will invariably make an immediate dis.
mount.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

8OMETHING NEW m TIRES.

the rim receive the weights, giving the
necessary spring and taking the spread
of the tire away from the tread, giving
only H-ineh to %-ineh running sur
face at the tread. This tire is made in
al sizes, and carries all weights by adj
ustingitselfinstantly by using only the
number Of disks necessary to carry the
weight. Using the best quality of rub
Der and only a single piece Of fabric,
this tire must have all the life and
resiliency possible to obtain from rub
her. Having no valve, there is no use
for pumps and tools to repair. The tire
needs no attention, and is as durable
rs any other part of a bicycle.-Cincin-
uEati Commercial Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

Bicycling-knee is the latest cycling
disease to which doctors are turning
dhefr attention. According to the med
6caI papers, a number are afflicted. 1t
As q pain something like govt, that af-
fleets the leg just above the knee and
comes on gradually. 1t is usually felt
after a ride is finished. The cause is,
naturally, excessive cycling, probably
bv people who have not taken to the
uastime till they were well on in years
and have muscles fairly set. One of the
most distressing things is to see small
haFa and girls struggling along on BIZ
EVeIes that are much too large for
diem. Their muscles are. o~verstrained
he youngsters priding~ themselves in.
aheir powers, think nothing Of exerting
themselves much beyond their physical
strength. Indeed. even with a bicycle
nf proper size, children should be all
Iwed 10 ride only occasionally, for
wheeling undoubtedly gives great exer-
i1e 20 81 set Of muscles and in nd way
the others.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
SCORE FOR THE MENU
He Guessed at the French and struck
Nothing But Eggs and
TOOtbpiCkB.

Gilson-Next time 1 take a girl to a French
restaurant l won't be so ALFRED smooth.
/ don't care a durn whether she believes
talk French in my sleep and take a French
newspaper, or whether she thinks l don't
know a French poodle from a dachshund!
Willets-What's the matter now?
"Last night l thought if I'd go right down
the card and pick out something every
couple Of inches. I'd strike it about right.
If there's one thing I can't eat it's hen
fruit. Well, the first round we got was
soup with a dropped egg in it"
"Well, you didn't have to eat it'll"
''The next prize package | drew was a
plain omelette. l fought shy Of it and said
/ was waiting for the real solid dishes"
Yes"
''Wel, next 1 got eggs broiled in butter
and then egg sandwiches! / couldn't play
off forever, and / had to eat EN-"
Poor old chap!'
Then l got mad and jumped clear to
the last thing on the list for dessert. And
what do you think the waiter brought US?
Toothpicks!"-N. Y. Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

out, tapering slowly toward the mug,
zle. On a telescope-sighted gun
it need not be over "a inches long.
This restricted length, together with
the amount of metal in the barrel,
would give it stiffness, would keep it
from excessive heating, would neu-
tralize recoil, and would enable the
man to hold steadily when shooting
from hip rest, which is the steadiest
of all offhand positions and as prac-
tical in the field as on the range.
4 = = 1t is a mistake to. use high
powers in a rife telescope. They re-
strict the field vision, lessen the illu-
mination and magnify errors of hold.
ing. So far as aiming Is concerned,
a power of four diameters draws a
man 1000 yards distant to within ESQ
yards Of the shooter, and this is close
enough for murderous accuracy.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
SOFT COAL AUTOMOBILE
Motive FovveF h steam Generated
" the Combustion OF the
Cheapest Of All Fuels.

An oddly in the motor carriage line
Is shown in the accompany ing nlustra-
ton Of an automobile. the motive power
Of which is steam generated by the
combustion Of soft coal. The vehicle
Is the combined work of George and
Peter Harris, OF Manchester, N. H., and
has already shown its PAGES on the road,
Two Of the strong points Of the new
vehicle are the steam condenser and the
smoke consumer and when in opera
ton under full speed not a suspicion
Of steam or smoke is seen to escape.
In the rear end is a small upright boiler.
In order to consume the smoke a cap
is placed at the top Of the boiler and
the smoke, passing into this cap, comes
out into a duct, which conveys it direct
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
opp Q cARRIAeR.

ly back underneath the boiler, thus
completing the circuit. An ordinary
condenser is used. The water tank is
the dashboard, while the space beneath
the seat is designed for fuel storage,
of which a bushel and a half Sufficient
to propel the carriage 100 miles) can
be carried at one time. 1t requires 90
minutes to get up steam, but once un-
der way, say the Harrises, there is
no danger of a lack Of power. The ma
chine complete weighs a triAe over
400 pounds and, with the exception Of
the tires and balls in the bearings, all
its parts were made in the inventors
shop in Manehester-Chicago Daily
News.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

to exist on land and sea, the total be.
ing placed at 100000, while there are
100000 c~ataIogued kinds Of plants.
The insects alone furnish 2Os,O0O spe-
cies, of which 12O,OC9 are coleoptera,
with ~lepidOptera, $4,000, and hymen-
optera, $4,000. The birds number 49,
600, the fish 10000 and reptiles $500,
Of which 1910 IRE serpents, 800 being
venOmous. The amphibians are 1900
in number, spiders, 10000; molIusks,
$4,000; worms, 5000; echinoderms, B.
600. The Museum Of Natural History
at Berlin contains 100000 species, the
collection numbering 100000 speci-
mems.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
ReeIpe for Home-Mnds sonn.

Take a pound box (sheet-iron, not a
Tin one) Of the concentrated I've, knock
off the lid carefully, and throw box and
contents into one gallon of boiling
water. Next morning add two gallons
more, and when the whole is boiling
throw into t four and a half pounds of
clean fat; boil gently for two hours and
ten minutes, then sprinkle into it a
half pint Is salt and boil for thirty-fve
minutes; add a half gallon OF hot water
and boil again for tel minutes then
pour it into a wet tub OF box. Ne4i
morning cut into cakes with a twi1G
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
.RIRLEs Zoe s-HARPsHooTERs
The Present Infantry weapon n
Not Wen pesiened fox
Long Range.


The Napoleonic maxim that "fre ID
everything is truer in these days Of
smokeless powder and long-range
weapons than ever before, says Cas-
sier's. An expert shot is no longer
blinded by his comrades smoke; nor
is his position revealed by his own
smoke when firing from cover Ten
sharpshooters nowadays are worth
more than so bunglers with the rife.
The present infantry weapen5
ever, is not wen designed for sharp
shooters.
If the sharpshooter is required to
use regular infantry ammunition his
rifle should differ from a common
musket in the following particulars:
Its barrel should be thick through.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

among living statesmen, Mr.. Go
schen writes probably the worst hand.
His figures are fairly clear, as one
would expect from so eminent a fnan-
cial authority, but some of his CORE
spondence would eclipse Dean STAN
ley's letters for being indecipherable.
Mr.. Goschen took up one Of his own
memoranda the other day, and, being
very short-sighted, exclaimed: "A
man who writes like that ought not to
be in the public ~servicei"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
VERY LATEST TIRE
~ DiReF widely from Those Now in
Use Both in Construction and
Materials Used.

The newest and most radical depar-
rture in Improvements connected with
bicycles and automobiles is a tire con
structed of rubber disks 3-16 inch thick
and ZIG inch apart, held in place by
three ribs at the tread and securely
v-ulcanized to the case. The 3-S inch
AOle at the bottom Of the disks near
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

More matches are used in England
than in any other country in the wocId.
It has been estimated that English peo.
pie use an average Of eight matches
each person per day, and annually oYsy
!, 200. OOQ, 200 900 are burned.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05
The best diplomat is too sharp to be cut.
ting.-ChicagO Dispatch.
New Use for wireless TeIegraphy.

New Use for Wireless T~eIegraphy.
Wireless telegraphy has had a new demon
g~tration for usefulness by the captain Of a
hghtship, who used it after ordinary signals
had failed to notify the shore authorities Of
danger. In a like manner Hostetter's Stom.
ach Bitters, the famous dyspepsia cure, acts
when all other medicines fail. It's superior
ity is quickly felt in the renewal of strength.
1t regulates the bowels, improves the appe-
There are some women who always use
the same kind of judgment in allowing q
poor steak to be passed off on them that they
exercised years ago in selecting a husband
Atchison Globe.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

and unsunied record Of that first home
Of the land from the glorious day OF
Martha Washington to the good and
happy day Of Ida McKinley.''
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

DeMuner-Of course, you can't be.
iieve everything you hear.
Miss Spreadsitt-Oh, no! but you can
repeat it!-Puek.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

III you had been at the Browns golden
Sweet Young Thing, you would have al
tered your views On matrimOny."
81 wouldn't, either said the Savage
Bachelor. "If matrimony were not a fake
there would not be such a powwow raised
over a couple that have managed to endure
each other for a few years, and don't you
forget it!"-IndianapOlis Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

One-Have you any idea of the hour
The Other-No. I have killed SO
much time lately that I am ashamed
to look a clock in the face-Ipdian
apOlis Press
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

The courtroom was filled with people.
The witness was a foreigner and was reply
ing volubly and at length in his native tongue
to the queries of the lawyers.
While this was going on a young wit en-
tered the courtroom, and stood listening for
a minute to the witness answers. Then he
remarked, drily: Say, what's he doing,
talking Observation-Disclosures Free Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

At the commencement of Berea col
lege, in Madison county, Ky, 1900 sad
die horses weIe picketed on the
grounds.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-05-05

The Animal Kingdom.
Die NatIr gives statistics of the num-
Der of species of animals now known
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-12-20
SPECIALIST
OFFICE HOURS:
From 1:3o p. m. Until 7 o'clock p. m.
FoRoNE DAY, ONLY, RETURNING EVER,
FOUR WEEKS FOR SIX MoNTHo Y

3
Authorized by the state to treat all chron-
ear. nose and throat lung diseases, early
consumption, bronchitis, bronchial catarrh
constitutional catarrh, dyspepsia, sick head
ache. stomach and bowel troubles. rheuma-
tism, neuralgia, sciatica, bright's disease, dia-
betes, kidney, liver, bladder, prostate and
female diseases. dizziness nervousness, indi-
geStion, obesity, interruted nutrition, slow
growth in children and all wasting disease
the ears, loss of eyesight cataract, cross
eyes, etc. that have been i'm properly treated
or neglected. can be easily restored DefOrm-
tiles, club feet, curvature of the spine, dis
ease OF the brain. paralysis, epilepsy, heart
diseases, dropsy. swelling of the limbs, STRIFE
ture. open sores. pain in the bones, glandular
engagements and all long-Standing diseases
properly treated. Young, middle aged and
old, single or married men and all who suf-
fered; from lost manhood, nervous debility
spermatorrhoea, seminal losses, sexual. de-
cay. falling memory, weak eyes, stunted de-
velopment, lack of energy, impoverished
blood. pimples. impedimentS- to nAarrjage
also blood and skin diseases, syphilis, errup-
tions, hair falling. bone pains; swellings sore
throat. ulcers, effects of mercury. kidney
and bladder troubles. weak back burning
urine, passing urine too often. gonorrhoea
gleet, structure, receive searching II eatment.
prompt relief and cure for life.
DIR. Rea's system of curing cancers. tu-
mOrS, @goiter wens, hStula, hydrOcele, piles,
vericoocele and enlarged glands with the sub
eutaneous injection method, absolutely with
out pain and without the loss of drop of
blood, is one of his own discoveries, and is the
most really scientific and certainly sure cure
of the nineteenth century. There are no ex-
perimentS in DIR. Rea'S practice. able as he is
to doctor his patients for the wrong ailment.
No incurable cases taken. Consultation
sl.0O. DIR. REA & CO.,.
Minneapolis. Mimi Louisville. Ky
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-12-20

O TIC III
Bear. III. The Kind You Have Always BouCa
s's, = 1Hzzazsx
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-12-20

Two young men sent to the reforma-
tory for Assault and larceny, out on
parole. weye in the city on Wednes-
day. One of them was formerly a
resident of this city. They were UNI
der the influence of liquor when the
crime was committed. Both agree
that they have had enough experience
to make good, confirmed teetotalers
of them as long as they live. They
express a purpose of bracing up and
showing that they are not made OF
criminal material.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-12-20

A tramp stealing ride on the
"blindo was instantly killed at
Ogilvie, station on the ST. Cloud
& Huxley branch on Friday last.
When the train slowed down at Ogil-
vie to take water he jumped from the
car to escape discovery by the train
crew. In his cold and stiffened con-
dition, he slipped on the frosty steps
of the coach and fell beneath the
wheels. His head was severed from
his body. The body was buried at
Ogilvie, no inquest being considered
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-12-20
T SEAL
Cheap Rates to Montana, Washing
ton and Oregon via the Northern


Cheap Rates to Montana, Washing
ton and Oregon via the Northern
Pacific.
You can buy tickets to Helena and
Butte via the Northern Pacific Ry.,
for $40 one way and S35 round trip; OF
to Spokane, Tacoma or Seattle,
WASH, and to Portland Ore, for So
one way and $40 round trip. Cores.
pondingly low rates are made to other
western points.
Tickets are on sale on Novemb Der g.
Is, 20 and 81. Call on your local
agent of the Northern Pacific, Ry., foi
information and tickets.
One way tickets are. good for con
tinuous passage; round. trip tickets
are good for stopover going.
CHAS S. FEE,
G. p. & T. A., N. P. r.,
J. w. Ward, st. Paul, MINI.
Local Agt.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-12-20
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR
LICENSE.
STATE OF MINNESOTA ]
County OF Stearns,
City OF SAUK CENTRE.

City OF SAUK CENTRE.
Notice is hereby given, that applica-
tion has been made in writing to tbs
Common Council of said city of Sank
Centre, and filed in my Office, pray ing
for License to Sell Intoxicating Lii
quors for the term commencing on the
First day of January, 1901, and termi-
mating on the First day OF January,
1902, by the following person and at
the following place, as stated in said
application, to-wit:
JOSEPH MILLER,
at and in the front room of the first
floor Of that certain two story and
basement brick building, owned by
said Joseph Miller, and known as the
Joseph Miller Saloon Building, situat-
ed on the west ends of lots numbered
eleven (1D and twelve (12) in block
numbered seventeen an in the city Of
Sank Centre, in the County of Stearns.
in the State of Minnesota.
Said application will be heard and
determined by said Common Council
of the city of Sank Centre, at the the
City Clerks Office, in said city of Sank
Centre, in Stearns County and state OF
Minnesota on Friday, the 18th day of
December, A. D. 1900, at 1880 o. clock
p. M, of that day, and any person
may appear at that time, place and
hour and state why such license shall
not be granted.
WITNESS my hand and seal of the
city of Sank Centre, this 10th day of
December, A. D., 1900.
j. F.. COOPER,
SEAL CITY CLERK.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-12-20

SheI iff,s Sale of Real Estate under
Judgment of Foreclosure
of Mechanical LienI
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
sTEARNS.-ss.
bfsTRIcT COURT. SEVENTH JUDICIAL Dis
TRICT.
vinet A. Whipple. Plaintiff.
Frank Dickson and Frank Dickson.
Dewey F. Dickson. Grace M. Dickson,
as the heirs at law CT Nellie B Dickson,
Deceased Defendants.
Notice is Hereby Given. That. under and by
virtue of a Judgment and Decree entered in
the above entitled action on the 9TH day OF
= December 1900, a certified Transcript or
which has been delivered TO me, i. the UNDER
signed sheriff of saio Stearns county. will
sell at public auction. to The highest bidder
for cash on Saturday the eth day or Janu-
ary 1901. at 10 clock in the forenoon at the
front door of the Post-Ofice I'm the city OF
Sank Center in said county. in one parcel, the
premises and real estate described In SAID
Judgment and Decree, to-wit: All that tract
or parcel OF land lying and being IN the
County of Stearns, and state OF Minnesota
contained within the FOLLOWING described
meets and boundry lines to-wit:
Beginning at a point where the East line OF
the Northwest quarter or the oouLmeasC
Quarter OF section numbered three 90, IN
1ownslip. numbered one hundred and
twenty-six (i26) of Range numbered thirty.
four GA west. crosses the center Inc o' SilS
BirchdaIe road. thence running South on said
East line OF said Northwest quarter OF the
Southeast quarter four and ninety one-hun.
dreths chains a 9o-lool. thence wess , 70 Ine
running northeasterly along and following
the center line OF said road to the place OF
Dated this isth day OF December a. D.. 1900.
Piaintiffss Atty. sheriff OF Stearns County
Est pub. Dec. -.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-12-20
HANSON g. EMERSON.
The Light Of the World,
/. or
Our Saviour in Art.

Cost nearly 100000 to produce.
Contains nearly 100 full-page engrav-
ings of our Saviour and His Mother
by the world sgreatest painters. True
copies of the greatest masterpieces in
the art galleries of Europe. Every
picture is as beautiful as a sunrise
over the hilltops. Contains descrip-
tion of the paintings, biography of the
painters. the names and locations of
the galleries in Europe where the
orig mails may be seen. Also contains
a Child's Department, including a
child's story of the Christ and His
Mother, beautifully written, to fit each
picture. This wonderful book, match
less in its purity and beauty, appeals
to>eyery mothers heart, and in every
Christian home where there are chill
dren the book sells itself. Christian
men aud women are making money
rapidly taking orders. A Christian
man or woman can in this community
soon make $1,000 taking orders for
Christmas presents. Mrs. Waite, our
agent in Massachusetts, has sold over
So, 900 worth of the books in very
short time. Mrs. Sackett, our agent
in New York, has sold over ST, 500
worth of the books in very short
time. The book is printed on velvet
finished paper, beautifully bound in
cardinal red and gold, and adorned
with golden roses and lilies. 1t is,
without doubt, the most beautiful book
of this century. Write for terms
quickly and get the management of
that territory. You can work on sal
airy or commission, and when you
prove your success we will promote
you to position of manager and COR
respondent, at a permanent salary, to
devote your time to attending to
agents and the correspondence.
Wanted also state manager to have
charge of Office in leading city of the
state and manage all the business of
the state. Send for terms. Address
THE ITISa-AMERICAN co.
Corcoran Building, Opposite
u. ). Treasury. Washington, D. c.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-12-20

No one can reasonably hope tor good
health unless his bowels move once day.
When this is not attended to, disorders of
the stomach arise, bliousness, headache.
dyspepsia and piles soon follow. If you
wish to avoid these ailments keep your
bowels regular by taking Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets when required.
They are SO easy TO take and mild and gem
tie in effect. For sale by Hanson & Emer-