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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-12

New Singer Sewing Machines just re.
eeived for SIS. 90 at Ladies Wheeler and
Wilson Parlor.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-12
TIE H0JMI COURIER.
- Theg MesI Eaan Manlh.

When They Meet Eaon Month.
kpghE Qt Rhythias1 LIST and SID. Thursdays.
As0. u m. 2nd. and 4th. Mondays.
knights Of Honor isl and ard. Wednesdavs
Mood1Aen % World lst. and 5rd. Mondays
Masonic Order, Tuesday on or before fun moon
of each W0mth.
Bednien 2nd and Ain. Wednesdays.
catholic knights LIST, and SRI. Sundays.
Town Council meets LIST. Tuesday.
1Dume gre Go. No. 2 LIST. Monday.
HOOK ladder Fire Co., LIST. Wednesday.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-12

Presbyterian Church.
Services on the first, third and hfth SUNDAYS.
OF each month.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-02-21
Notice For Publication

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, LAND OFFICE AT LOS ANGELES, Jan uary 6, 1903.
 Notice is hereby given that the following named settlers have filed notice of their inten- tion to commute and make final proof in sup port of their claims, and that said proof will be m ade before the United States Court Commis- sioner at San Diego. Cal, on March 4, 1903, to- wit;
 ISAAC w. VAN DORIN H. E. No. OTTO for the ER of NV 4, and NE of SWA Sec. 34, T 10 s, K l3 k, S. B. M. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land. NiZ;
 Daniel Scheil, H. o. Evans, Charles w. Jus tice John T. K udder all of Silsbee, Cal.
 DANIEL SCHELL, H. E, Mo- 9s35 for the NE 4, Sec. 35, T To $, K B E, $. B. M.
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz:
 Isaac w. Van Dorin, H. O. Evans. Charles w. Justice, John T. Rudder, all of Silsbee, Cal
 Al CROOKSHANK,
 Register.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-02-21
The Branch of the Southern Pacific is Nearly Com-
 pleted. The Track is Now Being eve ed.
Freight Load Lots Being Delivered to Imperial NOw Passenger
 Trains Will be Here Shortly

enced will have been forgotten.
 The day the first passenger train arrives here will make d new beginning for Imperial. AL ready signs of new life are in evil dence, the people who are here being anxious now to get things in readiness to aCcOmOdate the increased business which will surely come with the running of trains.
 So much can be accomplished, too, when freight trains are to be depended upon. Tine delays that have been experienced here tofore will not HOW be hiuder- ance to l rogress, and improve mentS will be more extensive and of d better charac ter.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-02-21

Track laying on the branch of the Southern Pacific leading to Imperial was completed this week and the citizens ot the town well comed the sight of the first train ever seen in this section, and even now the whistle of the engine seems rather strange to our ears, so unaCcuStomed are we 10 such sounds of the butter world.
 Workmen are busily engaged leveIing and putting in the sid inys here, and the roadbcd will be put i'll order as soon as possl- ole when regular Schedualed trains will be run. Then the days of that tiresome ride from Old Beach here by way ol stage will have been thing the past, and all the dust and dirt cX, erl-
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-02-21

Messages sent to or received from any part of the world
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-02-21
THE COCOPAh CLUB
Has Been Duly Organized and Officers
 Elected.
The Second Story of the Bank Build
 ing Leased for Three Years

The ''Cocopall Club" was for merly organized last Tuesday evening and officers elected. This is the new club alluded to in last weeks issue. It starts oil with a fair list of names and promises to be ''the" club of Inn perial. The club is to occupy the entire second story of the new bank building and will be fitted up in such shape as to be very inviting. Care will be taken to make the club useful to Imperial as we'll as to the individual mem bers and will provide for its mem bers amusements and entertain ment which is so badly needed.
 The officers of the club are as follows.
 D. H. Chaplin, President.
 Geo. A. Carter, 1st Vice-Pres- ident.
 Thos. K. Griffith, 2nd Vice President.
 H. E. Al!att, Secretary and Treasurer.
 The board of directors com prise the ubove named gentle men and Earl Heber, K. D. Me- Pherrin and w. D. Carey.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-02-21
Making Base Balls

The manufacture of baSeballS, such as are usrd by the big leagues, has developed into sci enct. It is intricaty work which requires skill, with accuracy as to size and weight absolutely essen- tial. All baSeballS of this kind are made by machinery. A solid ball of rubber an inch thick is first placed i'll the machine and is automatically wound with wool en yarn, the layer being one lnch in thickness.
 The ball, two inches thick at this stage of manufacture, is then steeped in an adhesive fluid, hich solidities the yarn and makes it impossible to knock the ball out of shape. Then the ball is placed back in the machine and wound with yarn until it is exactly mine inches in circumference, after which the ball is again dipped ill the adh esive liquid.
 Covering the ball is the next process. The covering is made of alum tanned hOrse-hide, which is as soft as white kid. The cut ting is done by a machine, which works swiftly and accurately. The cover is cut in two pieces, each like the figure ''8" and IS then sewed by hand. Then it is rolled by another machine until the rough edges have been taken off, when it is ready for shipping. It takes about thirty minutes to make a ball, half that time being consumed in sewing the cover. It is estimated that several mil lion baSeballs are turned out each year.-New York Sun.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-02-21
Notice

Orders for Cottonwood saplings, seedling date palms and grap vine cut tings may be left at the office of the California Development Go. PRICES DELIVERED AT CALEXICO Cottonwoods, 5 cents Date palms, 25 cents Vine cuttings, 5 cents
 Jos. $. CARTER
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-02-21

Sorghum Hay-Finest quality sor- ghum hay bound in bundles, for sale on premises, four miles south of Inn perial Inquire on premises or of E. E. Foster, or K. D. McPherrin.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-02-21
ROCKy'S POgiS
 TOrmentOr>uzz~

Is a richly bred American Jersey Cattle Club Bull and individually a splendid specimen of his line of breed- ing. Owned by H. McKusick and kept at his farm miles south, H mile east of Imperial.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-02-21
Imperial Brick and
 Material Company
Notice of Removal of Principal Place
 of Business.

Notice is hereby given per>uamt [" d resolution of the Board of Directors of Imperial water Company No. of the removal of he principal plabe of buoi ness of said Imp, rial Water Company Mo- l. from the City of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, State of Call- fornia to rhe town of Imperial, County of San Diego. State of California. IMPERIAL WATER COMPANY
 NO. 1.
 By R. D. MCPHERRIN,
 Secretary. PA Stowell Block, Los Angeles, Cali.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-02-21
Keep your eye on this Ad from week to week. It's S$ in your pocket.

16O acres, 1 mile from Imperial, SIS per acre. GAO acres, partly improved, 5 miles from Imperial, SIS per acre. 32O acres 21a miles from Inn perial, S17 per acre. 320 acres 5 miles from Imperial considerable improvements, SIS per acre. 700 acres, I miles from Imperial. smooth and soft, $13.50 per acre.
 Write for terms and SNAPS
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Would you claim me-, then. as your
very own." she said with a SIRENS
smiles.
strength in the witchery of her
wiles
Bring to me the prairie passion-hower
in the flush of its crimson pride
Do this for me; and their blooms shall
twine ne brow of your willing
BRIDE
'T will bring you the blooms that you
wish" he said. though they bear
The deadly vapors which sap the Blood
on the verge Of the valley of death;
seek the waters of the ford;
Flood. fire fate. 1 shall bring the
blooms and claim of you my re-
AS the echoed beat of his mustangs
feet rang sharp in the gathering
She lightly laughed and murmursd
low: He goes to the gates OF
Where the passion flowers wave their
scarlet blooms. strength fails and
Man ne'er returned from that spot
alive; and L am well rid of him.
Bright was the room with the lamp
lights CLEAN. the rustic of silk and
lace.
garb reeied into the brilliant place.
Through the awe-struck dancers who
stood aside with hating step he
passed.
A bundle of blood-red crimson blooms
in his sunburned fingers grasped.
He paused with a dark and lowering
brow. at a velvet cushioned seat,
And flung the flowers, with a muttered
curse, at the paling beauty's feet.
The music stopped and the laughter
ceased his voice the echoes
As he cried: II bring you the passion
flowers to show l have kept my
word"
1T have won you fair. and I claim my
prize" she shrank from his mad
caress.
He reeled and fell. with his outstretched
hands in the lace of her silken
dress,
With a nameless horror she bent her
gaze on the rigid upturned face
And tore from the undertaking grasp the
meshes of dainty lace.
But the wonderful prairie passion flower
had sought and had claimed their
own.
She stroVe to rise, and sank to her knees
with faint, despairing moan.
She reeled and fell: and her unbound ha!n
swept over his haggard face
While her arms seemed clasping the
senseless form in a last contrite
embrace.
ind over all. like the kiss of death.-a
terrible. unknown power,
Hung the subtle scent OF the scarlet
blooms of the prairie passion
William James Clemence.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
GRATEFUL. HAPPY WOMEN
THANK PE-RU-NA FOR THEIR
RECOVERY AFTER YEARS OF
SUFFERING.

Miss Muriel Armitage, Sc Greenwood
Ave. Detroit. Mich. District Organizer
of the Royal Templars of Temperance.
IN a recent letter. says:
81 think that a woman naturally
shrinks from making her troubles public,
but restored health has meant so much
to me that feel for the sake of other
suffering women it is my duty to ten
what Peruna has done for me.
I suffered for five years with uterine
Irregularities. which brought on hys,eria
and made me a physical wreck. tried
doctors from the different schools OF
medicine, but without any perosptible
change in my condition. In my despair
1 called on an old nurse. who advised mo
TO try Peruna. and promised good re-
suits if would persist and take 1t reg
ularly. thought this was the least I
could do and procured a bottle. knew
as soon as began taking it that It was
affecting me differently from anything
had used before. and so l kept on tax
ing it. 1 kept this up for six months.
and steadily gained strength and health.
and when l had used fifteen bottles
considered myself entirely cured. am
a grateful, happy woman to-day. -
Miss Muriel Armitage.
Peruna cures catarrh of the pelvic
organs with the same surety as it cures
catarrh of the head. Peruna has be-
come renowned as a positive cure for
female ailments simply because the all
ments are mostly due to catarrh. Ca
tarrh is the cause of the trouble.
Peruna cures the catarrh. The symp-
toms disappear.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
"JUST RUN ACROSS "
Some People Are Lucky.


Some people make an intelligent
study of food and get on the right
track (pure food) others are lucky
enough to stumble upon the right
way out of the difficulty just as a
Phila. young woman did.
She says: Il had suffered terribly
from nervous Indigestion, everything
seemed to disagree with me and l was
on the point of starvation when one
daJ happened to run across a demon
stration of Postum Food Coffee at one
of the big stores here.
II took a sample home and sample
of Grape-Nuts as well and there tried
them again and found they agreed
with me perfectly. For months
made them my main diet and as the
result am restored to my former per
feet health and can eat everything
want to.
when I spoke to my physician
about Grape-Nuts he said 1T is most
excellent food" Name given by Pos.
tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Look for the famous little book.
"The Road to Wellville." in every
package of both Postum and Grape
Nuts
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
Cooking by Electricity.

1t Is now announced that Mr.. Edi-
sons new charging machine" as he
calls his perfected battery, will at first
cost $3.50; but reduction in price,
says a writer in the current Harper's
Weekly, is promised. 1t is claimed
that this battery will run your auto.
mobile, light your house, cook your
meals, and do almost any other odd
Jobs of motive order that you like
to impose on it. Some details of the
battery have just been made public.
The cells are oblong in shape, four
teen inches high, five inches wide and
three and one-half inches thick. They
weigh fraction over fourteen pounds
each and three of them represent one
horsepower. These cells fit the body
of vehicle. side by side, and are con-
nected by insulator wires.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
The Letter "H."

Twas whispered in heaven. twas muir
INJURED in hell,
And echo caught softly the sound as 1t
fell.
In the confines of earth twas permitted
to rest.
And the depths of the ocean its pres
ence confessed.
1t was seen in the lightning. and heard
in the thunder.
Twill be found in the spheres when all
riven asunder.
1t was given to man with his earliest
1t assists Sis' at his birth, and attends him
in death;
Presides Ger his happiness. honor and
health;
is the prop of his house and the end OF
his wealth.
1t begins every hope, every wish it must
bound,
And, though unassuming, with monarchs
is crowned.
In the heaps of the miser It's boarded
with care,
But is sure to be lost in the prodigal
heir.
without it the soldier and sailor may
roam,
But woe to the wretch that expels it
from home.
In the whispers of conscience its voice
will he found,
Nor cen in the whirlwind of passion be
drowned.
It softens the heart and. though deaf to
the ear,
1t will make 1t acutely and instantly
But in Shades let it rest like an elegant
flower:
oh. breathe on it softly-it dies in an
hour.
II. H.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
Immensity of London.

Does anybody know London, even
along one single level of its multitud-
inous planes of interest?
No bank manager knows all the
banks. No cabman knows all the the
aters and places of entertainment. No
policeman knows all the police, the
county and the coroners' courts. No
news agent knows all the publications.
No fiddler knows all the bands. No
gourmet knows all the restaurants. No
postman knows all the postoffices.
There is too much of London to be
learned in an ordinary lifetime. Re
porters who have been visiting every
corner of the metropolis for years find
it necessary to look up their directions
on the map, and even then the odds
are that they will be in doubt as to the
best means of getting liberalization
Express.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
The Thought of Old Age.

The late Stephen Crane. whose pos
thumous novel of Irish life is soon to
appear, had an Imagination at once
vivid and delicate.
One night, in a studio in New York
he was talking of old age.
II can imagine myself" he said,
in his strange, quiet voice, IAN old
man, a very old man, eighty, ninety
years old. l can imagine myself at
that great age, taken down with i'll
ness. My friends gather about the
bed. 1t is thought that l will die.
But grow better, l see myself re-
covering. The friends are surprised
and pleased. They urge me to get up.
81 can imagine, though. how the
weight of my years oppresses me, and
how, though l am well, death seems
so near that l say:
"'Oh, 1t is hardly worth while to
get up and dress myself again."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
THE FIRST AMERICAN BIBLE.
Was Published at Cambridge, Mass,
In the Year 1863.

Was Published at Cambridge, Mass,
In the Year 1868.
In 1868 the first Bible printed in
America was published in Cambridge.
1t was unlawful to print an English
version of the Scriptures, that right
being a monopoly enjoyed by privilege
in Massachusetts was Eliot's famous
Indian Bible" and, although 1900
copies were struck off, they are quite
rare and sealed books" as the
tongue in which they were written is
literally dead language" the tribe
and all who had a knowledge of the
dialect being long extinct.
Eliot's work is unique, being at once
n monument to his piety, persever-
ance and learning Its literary sue
cessor was Newman's Concordance of
the Scriptures" This was compiled
by the light of pine knots in a log
cabin in one of the frontier settle
ments of Massachusetts. 1t was the
first of its kind and for more than
a century was admitted to be the most
perfect. holding its place in public es-
TEEN until superseded by Cruden's.
which it suggested.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

greatest exhaustion. This is very COM
mon sight and is almost always due to pei
vic catarrh.
II is worse than foolish for SO many
women to suffer year after year with dis
ease that can be permanently cured.
Peruna cures catarrh permanently. II
cures old chronic cases as well as slight
attack. the only difference being in tho
length of time that it should be taken to
effect cure.
If you do not derive prompt and satisfac-
tory results from the use of Peruna. write
at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a full state
ment of your case, and he will be pleased
to give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman. President of Tho
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus. Ohio.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Mrs. GEORGE WALLACE, Jr.,
Of Elmira, N. Y, wife OF
George Wallace, broker, of
West Water Street, and living
at 667 Baldwin Street, says:
"In March, 1897, / was cured
OF kidney and bladder trouble
by Doan's Kidney Pills. Ny
physician said at that time that
my life could be saved only
by an operation. Night after
night / had been kept awake
for hours at a time with ter
rible pain in my back, and tho
secretions from tho kidneys
were in as bad state as pos
siblc. i suffered with hemor-
rhages frequently and was in
a weak state. -Four boxes Of
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me,
and l now gladly reendorse the
remedy, because during the
time which has since elapsed,
nearly seven years, l have never
had the slightest sign Of a
return of the trouble"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
WHAT SICK KIDNEYS CAUSE.

KIDNEY CoMPLAINTs.- Dia-
betes, Brighss Disease, Inflam-
nation of the Kidneys, Dropsy
dwelling Of the limbs or body,
incessant pains In the back or
loins.
BLADDER TROUBLES. In
fiammation of the bladder, in
famed passages. pain in passing
urine, incontinence of urine, too
much or too little urine.
URIC ACID TRoUBLEs.-
Rheumatism. Gravel, Gout.
Gall Stones, Lumbago.
NERVE TRoUBLEs.- Neural
gia, Sciatica, Nervous Collapse.
6leeplessness. Melancholia.
Many other disorders arc
caused directly or indirectly
by faulty kidney action, and
can be reached and cured by
Doan's Kidney Pills. This
remedy has cured every com
plant recorded above, and over
so, 900 testimonials prove its
surprising merit.
so cents per box, of all deal
ers, or mailed on receipt of
price, by addressing Foster
Giiburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
FIRST KIDNEY PILL MADE.
THE ORIGINAL DISCOVERY.
THE ONLY GENUINE.

II. B. MCCARvER of col
Cherry Street, Portland, Ore
gon, inspector Of freight cars
for the Transcontinental Com
pany, says: II used Doan's
Kidney Pills for backache and
other symptoms of kidney
trouble which had annoyed me
for months. / think a cold
was responsible for the whole
trouble. 1t seemed to settle in
my kidneys. Doan's Kidney
Pills rooted it out. 1t is several
months since l used them, and
up to date there has been no
recurrence of the trouble.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

VIM. H. NEIGHBoRs, the we'll
known jeweler of West Main
Street, Wytheville, Va, says !:
"Some four years ago an attack
of grip settled in my back, and
l have suffered off and on ever
since with a dull, heavy aching
across the small of my back,
always more severe in the
morning. 1t was difficult for
me to stoop or straighten, and
if sat down for any length of
time it was hard for me to
arise. ! took two boxes of
Doan's Kidney Pills, and the
dull, disagreeable aching left
me-"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
Female Weakness is Pelvic
Catarrh.
Always Half Sick are the Women
Who Have Pelvic Catarrh.

Catarrh of any organ. if allowed 10 pro
gress. will affect the whole body. Catarrh
without nervousness is very rare, but pelvic
catarrh and nervousness go hand in hand.
What is so distressing sight as roor
half-sick, nervous woman, suffering from
the many almost unbearable symptoms of
pelvic catarrh? She does not consider her
self i'll enough to go to bed. but she is far
from being able to do her work without the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
IrArr OF ONO. CITY OF TOLEDO.

state or ONO. oITI OF ToInDo,l...
FRANK J, CHENEY makes oath that he fs senior
partner OF the frm of r. J. CHENEY q Co., doing
business in the City of Toledo, County and stats
tfors,ad, and that said nrm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of
cAyARRH that cannot be cured by the use of HAIt's
CArAaRp CuRE.
FRANK j. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence,
this 9Th day of December, A. d. 1885.
@I A. W. GLEASON,
sHAL Notary Public.
Hairs Catarrh Cure IL taken informally, and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family pills are the best.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
A Rare Good Thlno.

cam using ALIENS FOOT-EASE, and
can truly say would not have been without
1t so long had l known the relief it would
givc my aching feet. think it rare good
thing for anyone having sore or tired feet
Mrs. Matilda Holtwert, Providence, r. l."
Sold by all Druggists, 25c. Ask today.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
THE PASSION FLOWER
A LOVERS PROMISE AND ITS
FULFlLLMENT.

"And Over All, Like the Kiss Of
Death-A Terrible, Unknown Pow
er-Hung the Subtle Scent of the
Scarlet Blooms of the Prairie Pas
sion-FIower."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
lother Grny.s Sweet Powder. for Chill,

Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
in the Children's Home in New York, cure
Constipation, Feverishness, Bad Stomach.
Teething Disorders. move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 30, 900 tes-
timonials. At all Druggists, 25c. Sample
FREE. Address A. 5. Olmsted, Leroy, Y.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
Why II l. the Best

Is because made by an entirely different
process. Defiance Starch is unlike any
other, better and one-third more for 10
csnts-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Biggers-what is meant by 1.-The 400" In
tpeaking of society Jiggers-It is the
average weight of the matrons.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
Hereford and Shorthorn Bulls

10th registered and high grade; also range-bred
c&IVesfo sale. Address THE WESTERN BhEED-
Ahs' AoSOClATlON, A. J. Dothwel eieneru Aan-
aGeri Union stock Yards, Denver, Colorado
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

well and was drowned He should
have attended the sick and let the well
alone.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

1T beats alr' how good a cigar you can
buy for cents If YOU buy the right
brand. Try "Bullhead."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Has Mrs. Lowboy any marriaEeable
aauEhtersf' mo. but she thinks she
has"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Willie-Does your papa have turnover
collars? Robbie-Yes: they're all turned
over to me when he gets through with
them.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Those Who Have Tried II
wM use no other. Defiance Cold Water
Starch has no equal In Quantity or Quail
ity-l6 OF. for 10 cents. Other brands con-
tain only IL OK.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

II you have smoked a Bullhoad scent
cigar you know how good they are: II
you have not better try one.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

England may be the mother country.
but the United States seems to be the
father -in-law country.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

Probably the mule kicks because his
owner doesn't use steam plow.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

To Cure n Gold in One day.
Take Laxative Bromo QuinIne Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure 25c
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08

No woman ever makes a fool of a
man; she merely develops him.