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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
Trespass Notice

The public is hereby notified that
hunting moss-picking and trespassing
e hereby forbidden under penalty of the
law on the Goatheld plantation, Lower
Bayou Black. SCOTT HATCH
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14

between the hours of IL o'clock a. m.
and 4 o'clock P. M, the following de-
scribed property to-wit:
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
IN THE WAKE OF ScIENcE

There ii no doubt that during 1.-The
s past one hundred years science has
made rapid strides. The many scien
tife discoveries have practically
re~volutionized life. Machinery now
does what mans physical proves
could not do, Steam and electricity
have entered into the every day life
Of mankind and can not be dispensed
with unless we relinquish all of the
charms of this modern life that we
50 dearly love and 50 proudly boast Of.
But in the trail of scientific diseov-
cries there is an aftermath distress
ing to contemplate. The thousands
Of dead and dying and wounded that
follow the progress of scientific events
would make an immense army. In.
the factory, the field, the mine; in the
scientific luxuries Of home and Of
travel, death is constantly reaping
a golden harvest.
One only has to read the daily
! papers to gain an idea Of the price in.
human life the world is paying for
the privilege Of enjoying the benefits
Of modern existence. Big headlines.
that are growing smaller as the oc-
currences become more frequent, tell
US Of a great loss of life in a mine
accident; Of another great loss Of life
in a railroad accident; Of a disastrous
wreck Of an ocean liner; Of the heavy
loss Of life from a boiler explosion:
Of several persons being killed by an
elevator; few more by automobiles
afew more by live wires a few more
ground to death by machinery ETC.,
etc. The true story OF the aggre-
gate Of the disasters that have &C.
CURED in this country since the
wheels Of science BEGAN to-revofve IN
dead earnest, would make a chapter,
bloOdier BY far than that Of all Of the
wars that occurred during the past
century.
Of IAN the disasters as a result
Of scientific discoveries, the railroad
accidents probably call for more CON
%sideratiOn, We all know that no sta
tistician publishes the true figures of
these disasters. Some Of the rail-
roads, as far as it is possible to do So,
suppress the results Of accidents.
Those on record, however, furnish ais
sad enough to review. \
The Statistical Report of the Inter i
cate Commerce Commission for the
ear ending June 80, 1901, shows ?
there were killed in the United
tates in railroad accidents, alone, q
,455, and that there were 53,339 !.
ersons injured; making a total of Il
], 794 persons killed and wounded ii
railroad accidents for 1901. 81
be killed and wounded for eight n
ears ending June 30, 1901, numbered d
l0,2l5. Il
This is a terrible showing, goodness b,
nOws, and ought to make it plain !,
ret the railroads are not doing all
lat could sbe done to protect the
Of the travelling public Acct
'nts Twill happen at times, but fe
ere can be no excuse for such al
l%olesale slaughter Of the innocent fu-
irons Of the roads. The railroads.
Europe are operated with much att
ger accidents, especially in those
untries where the governments SUI II.
rvise the operation Of the roads, 81
9 & is about time for this govern
to do something to minimize the
myers Of railroad travel ~
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Az styles Observing machines repaired
and warranted Needles oil, and at
tachments for an machines Al the
einge Office, HoHma Ia.
FIT sPRAGUE Agent
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-03-14
SHERIFF'S SALE.
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
10th. Judicial District Court, Parish oil
TerrebOnne.

Pierre Cenac Us. No. 81, Hilbert Montegut.
Ry virtue of and in obedience to Writ
Of Seizure and Sale, emanating from
the above named Court, in the above en-
Titled and numbered suit, and to me di-
Fected, same being of date, February 22d,
1908, | have seized and taken INTO my
possession and will offer for sale at Public
Auction to the last and highest bidder, in
front OF the Courthouse, in the Town of
Houma, La, on
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Caught in the Act,
On the New York Tribune

From the New York jTll'uhe.
Walter A. Wyckoff. professor of sociolo-
gy at Princeton recently married Miss
Leah Erich of Colorado Springs. whom
he met while, disguised q tramp. he
Travelled in order to study the lives of the
homeless. Some time after he returned
to Princeton he related an incident that
happened on a train which he was rid
Ing in the west The train was slow one
that ran twice a week between two small
stations He boarded it with two COM
panions and half an hour after starting it
entered very black tunnel. A man seat
ed across the aisle asked the conductor
how long 1T would take to pass through
the tunnel.
"Oh, about two hours the conductor
snapped and hurried through the car.
The man opposite fumbled among his
grips Soon he seemed to be struggling
with thing in the darkness. Sudden
ly the car was Illuminated with n glaring
sunlight, for the train had emerged from
the tunnel All eyes turned toward the
man opposite. The two hours of darkness
promised him by the conductor he had be-
gun to use in changing his shirt He now
sat thunder stricken. his coat, shirt, neck
tie and collar thrown over the next seat
as naked from the waist up man
about to take a bath.
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The train stopped short. with Migratory
joltinE of car against car.
1t was hot and still outside There were
no houses in view. only the sheer height of
the mountain wall on either side of the
track towering up out OF sight with the
train lying at the bottom of the gorge like
n new specie of giant serpent.
The sudden cessation of noise. after hours
of rumhling. was startling.
lis there an acCidcnt?'
Prince FlorenZ paused in his walk along
the rough gravel roadbed and glanced up at
tho car window whence the voice had come.
AS he raised his travelling cap. he was con-
scous of an impression of beauty and Vivid.
sparkling life In the bright girliSh face
that looked down on him.
1T is nothing serious. / think he re-
turned Some sort of small landslide on
the track ahead.
Its so dreadful when you don't know
what has happened. and the train stops
short all at once said the voice.
The prince smiled and gaZed thoughtfuily
ahead To where Haufenstcin and the colonel
had vanished around the curve of the track
on their hunt after the scene OF trouble.
Then he turned his tranquil blue eyes to
the more pleasing contemplation of the face
at the window.
Aren't the mountains glorious?" She
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cigar that emitted rolls of murky smoke
like a tugboat.
"Florenz says he will explain the cause
of the delay to his highness personally
The colonel stared at the white parasol
He had filled more Congenial posts and mis-
sions in his life than that of guide and
guardian to an heir-apparent on his first
tour of the world. Preparatory to the start
the privy council. presided over by his high
ness. Otto of Eidelburg. had provided for
all emergencies and contingencies which
might be encountered. The American girl
had not been provided for as quantity
dangerous in the concrete to the heir-ap-
parent. and the colonel felt his response
blity
The girl was adorably lovely. AS con-
noisseur of national type the colonel was
willing to grant that the prince had rOya!
taste. but If he We're actually in love
with her. there was telling what crisis
might occur In the line of hereditary sue
cession of the reigning house of Eidelburg.
Such things had been.
Haufenstein spoke suddenly.
There is Elfrida.''
The colonels eyes narrowed thoughtful
ly. He had forgotten Elfrda.
TELL her he said slowly.
"Elfrida." The mind of Haufensten was
not adapted to acrohatic stunts.
''No. no. The American. Tell her of
Elfrida. Privately. of course The col
onel bent forward and spoke lower, with
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a glance over his shOxIder "Tell her he
IL tuort,oua .n1 ;,,s, 49, -. cvtl,a II
har he * to he ,1Srr,ad .s econ as va
return And vnu raisrbt add tbat rho b.,r
a,narart * no, evnactod 70 en- ~ io,.o
uriti aIj.,e IT, 80. ,,,;I -.
am one :, - " '''' ''' WV VIZ"
tJ,Ita,ti,; '''i 10 ISL, p" - u" " ii''s ''i
Except Elfrida" The colonel blew a
pale wav.rirg chain of smoke. rings to-
ward the white chiffon purasnl Fight five
with fire Fight y WON, =, with :, unl,.,7
"Strobach" said Hauf.nst,-fn .l,nns,
tenderly you are great
II have fought fire. said the colonel
and the two smoked in silence and watched
the white chiffon parasol as it moved
leiSurely toward the casino
II WAS after dinner that ava,iro vi
mona stood in tn. rYr.Inr nf rf,. Int.I Gl,.
held :, card i'm r,,,. l,a,1 .,rj ..I.,,,,
amusedly from II To- Tho short stout cid
erly gentleman who awaited her.
you wished to sneak win mo H.ror
iaulei-Stcln!
me baron smiled d"pr"cattHgly. The
small. WAN"d TIPS Of his black mu~ftci!r
pointed straight upward when he smiled.
lhtN looked IKE inverted quarter notes.
y matter concerning his hiGi ness.
lfIlce Fl"r"nZ ! hav" the honor to hr his
AiSi.heES guardian, so to speak, on his
present tour.
mona : eyebrows raised ever 50 slight
~.
Yes then why don't Won sneak to hi.
hieucSs?'
All, MISS Devcrcux." Haufpustejn's
plump hands famed the air lesp,.ringlv:
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.F|RSTTR|P TO CAPITAL
How General Wilcox Secured
West Point Cadetship.
UNDER DIFFICULTIES
BREACH BETWEEN PRESIDENT
TYLER AND THE WIGS.
A Trip Across Country by stage-Ex-
periences After Reaching Wash
Observation-Disclosures
UNDER DIFFICULTIES

Major General Orlando b. Wilcox. U. S.
A, recently said to an Evening Star repre-
sentative: My first visit to Washington
was made more than sixty years ago. and
resulted in very important change in the
course Of my life. 1t was undertaken by
me for The purpose of securing an appoint
ment a cadet at West Point. In this
was successful, under difficult conditions,
and the final result has been that Wash
ington has been my place of residence at
different times. and under varying circum
stances. for many years. The trouble
experienced was through the breach be-
tween President Tyler and the wings in
Congress. My mother and myself had re-
ceived assurances from the recently elected
senator from Michigan, William Wood
bridge. The members of his family were
among our warmest friends and neighborS
in Detroit The other senator was Angus
tuS S. Porter. while the states only MEM
Der of the lower house was Jacob NJ. How
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Cure for the Talking Habit.
n the philadelphia Inquirer.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Formula: One part horse sense, Two parts
manly determination to keep STILL mix
well, with an unlimited amount of the best
quality of thought. 1t is impossible for
a woman TO talk all the time without say
ing a lot of things that she shouldn't or
without proving a jolly bore to everybody
about her This tattling habit is not con-
fined entirely to women, though. Some
men have the affiction terribly. Some
times It's May wheat, sometimes Il $ Roose-
velt sometimes it's chess, sometimes IL
base ball. A steady diet of one-kind con-
versation Is always tireSome. Take Il nib
BILE of this and a nibble of that and your
chatter will be more interesting-rarticula
ly il there plenty of rests between nib
bles. Talking improves when there silencS
by way of contrast,
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ALTO SHE REMARKED.

did not wait for him to answer. but Eeaned
farther out of the window and drew IN d
deep breath of enjoyment. we must be
right in the heart of the Rockies. ta.l you
reach that fiuwer-the red one, pledSe?
1t grew at the edge of the roddbed, where
the close, tangled underground came down
and met the gravel II" plckti II ana
handed it up to her. The face smiled down
on him
1t is 50 fresh and sweet and woodsy
after the long, dusty trip, she said Crate
fully.
He scanned the mountain side One smile
for one tlower-how many for a hole
bouquet? The bright scarlet showed here
and there In touches of flame among the
quickly. 1t was hot and hard work, but
he climbed higher ana higher and gathered
In" red flowers, until the green masses
closed upon him. The siri grew tired OF
Waiting and leaned back from the binding
sunlight that slanted' into The gorge ut
noon.
What is it. Nona?"
Nothing. dear.
Whom were you talking with"
Just a boy, mothelhin-
Mrs Devcreux replaced the handkerchief
over her face, and went ON with her nap
in peace.
\ warming shudder passed through the
train. and the engine gave "a short, sharp
shrek Winoua glanced out OF IN" viii
dow, Tw" elderly men We're coming o.! +.
irut around the curve. They did not look
used to trottiug. and ST." watched them
amuscdly as they swung up ON the hrSt
steps that presented themselves. ana the
train moved on.
Tic red flower lay on her lap. and she
glanced up 1T the aisle Tor the return of
the boy with the blue eyes vino had gone
for more. suddenly the train cam" to a
second stands i'll. and slowly backed
through th,. gorge. They had gone about
= milo and a half. Tho conductor hurried
through the car, followed by the two
elderly men She caught "a few words The
1HtH.4
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Sees 1.-the Governor"

But to business. or course my first duty
and pleasure was to see the governor.
as we still called Senator Woodbridge and
from him to learn the ropes. lie advised me
to see the President the first thing urging
me at the same time to make friends
with the negro messenger who dominate
the hall and doors OF the Presidents recep-
ton room.
Il introduced myself early to this So
called spub. func.. and told him Of my
travels in the stage coach, &c, and what l
had come for.
Cor Almighty he exclaimed, you
come alone all the way from Michigan to
see the President! Boy. YOU the men
Che did not say 'GentlemenD sitting around
dar. They are senators and members. but
they can wait. Some of 'em will never see
him. You shall see MaSSa Tyler fuSt of
all
This was my first successful coup-de-
main. But what was to follow?
ION being ushered into the great pres
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ard (afterward United States SENATOR.
lawyer of ability and a quas friend of our
family. Mrs. Woodbridge. wife of the
senator. "A daughter of John Trumbull
the author of 'McFingal-" Ny sister Julia
was named for this lady. Julia Ann Trum-
bull.
..The winter of 1912 had set in severely
when Senator Woodbridge wrote us d let
ter at Detroit saying that the Michigan
delegation in Congress had broken off from
Pres dent Tyler. and that if | wanted an
appointment to West Point. he knew
did, l would better come on to Washing
ton at once. as the delegation had no in
fuence with the President. / started at once
in the WarmeSt wra pS | could get for Cum
berland Md. l was bundled off in a stage
by way of Toledo My ticket secured me a
back seat, giving way to one new passenger
after another. l was transferred TO the
middle then to the front and finally to
seat with the driver outside who WAS civil
enough to say: You never can k II a boy.
Wind BLEW Big Guns"
This last outrage occurred in the woods
crossing the Allegheny mountains. where
the cold wind blew big guns But not
withstanding this rough experience l ar
rived safely at my destination and secured
a comfortable room at W Hard S, the prin-
cipal hotel of the city. 1t was squatty
buIldIns OF TWO or three stories. My lttIe
chamber was on the second floor. and there
| was foolish enough to deposit all the
money had brought along. about Sl'o and
during one of my loSrolling expeditions at
the Capitol White House. every room on
the floor pilfered-or so said the clerk
on my return. on rushing up to my room
with Bull Run racing speed II d panic. as
YOU MAY imagine. | became equally aston
Usher and delighted to lind my trunk intact
and the money safe. OF course. like a good
boy, | fell on my knees and thanked my
Heavenly Father.
..WaStlingtun was then place OF even
more magnificent distances than it * now.
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His Definite Position.

From Life
The labor troubles were under discussion
Said SpattS to DinSmore:
Are you a union man2'
We'll" replied Dinsmore, with smile
Il am engaged to be married in about a
fortnight"
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Buildings in West Section.

While on the subject OF structures of that
day / may as HeIi > y that th.T. wei, i
few decent buildings 1t the west nl the city.
particularly on q street souttI-amons them
the Octagon. into which President ami
brave Dolly Madison had moved after the
sack of the White House in IHI1. This
house still stands in equally as 9ood-ler-
haps in better-Shape, and = occupied by
the Architects Club. There were some
others that side of the avenue. while
some. perhaps many, Others stood on ii
street northwest and Were occupied by Off
GERS and clerks of the War and Navy De
partmentS with their charming families
Further down stood the treasury and pat
cnt Office buildings with dwelling houses.
principally north Of Pennsylvania avenue.
The property on the avenue, south, from
the treasury TO the Capitol. which space
spectators of early days expected would
form the heart OF the rising city, was
pretty much vacant. Bat there were nu-
merous and fairly good dwellings, all round
Capitol IIili-mOstly, bat with some notable
exceptions boarding houses. ana here most
OF the Sena tors. members ana clerks of the
two houses lodged. The Efllwuud on the
site of the present Raleigh Was The nearest
lot Il
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Child Lovers Gifts.

THE giving of gifts and sharing of choice
possessions is very common In this first
stage. The emotion in it's earliest form in
PRODUCES the element of self-sacrifce for
the loved one and this is inseparable from
the emotion IN All its normal stages Of de-
veiopment 1t likewise introduces the in
to monopoliZe the allegiance of the one
loved.
AN only child who, as a rule, is very
selfish. and will not share any of its pos-
sessions with others, readily gives up g.
liberal part to the lover. During the earlier
years of this stage the gift is appreciated
for its inherent value; 1T Is good to eat or
pretty to look at or has some other real
value. This inherent value continues to be
an element of appreciation in lovers gifts
throughout life. 1t Is given by the lover
as an expression of his love and 80 re-
ceivcd and priced by his sweetheart Every
thing else being equal the greater the real
value the more satisfactory is the love ex-
preston to both. In the sixth and seventh
years presents become of value because
the lover gave them. and on account of
their associations preserved as keep
sakes. AS early as the sixth and seventh
years presents are taken from their places
of safekeeping. kissed and fondled as ex-
pressons of love for the absent giver
This is interesting as evidence of love
fetichism in early childhood.
refractory children. whose parents
manage them with difficulty, become docile
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Finally Succeeds.

After two more visits TO or ren-asnr,-
tative l had the good fortune to have
things put in proper form, and the ma n
purpose Of my first campaign in Washing
ton seemed TO be accomplished, and | babe
farewell to Senator Woodbridge and the
distinguished chief of engineers, and pre-
pared to start for home
Il cannot refrain from the surniSe that
Mr.. Towards reluctance to my appoint
n:ent may have been and probably was
due to a son of Harry Cole of Detroit be
Ing likewise candidate. l Surmise this
for the reason that young Porter Cole Was
actually appointed year aftcrward.
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Takes Back LOCO Emierants

1T is said official of the American
missionary board met Whitman on Jhe
street shultng along with his frozen f-ct
and ragged outfit. paid his hoard bill and
bought him a new suit of clothes. He "a
turned to Oregon with l,D" cmil;rants
among them several men afterward pruinI.
nent on the Pacific coast whom met l1f.r
on in California. Among these were Sen
ator J. W. Ncsmith. Lawyer Burnett ami
the ADpl.sIteS
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The Lower House 3"

"on my visit to the lower ho..se nd
the pleasure of listening to both "tleb
Gushing and ex-President John Quincy Ad-
ans Gushing was attacking Tyler but the
venerable Quincy Adams was up on an
other subject-the right of petition Both
We're whig champions. Cushing's oratorv
fell far below that of either CLAY or cd
noun 1t was perhaps on a level with that
of our lamented President Mckinley or
on second thought nearer to Hoe ,',urar'.
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I. From 2 to 3.
IL. From = to IA.
III. From II to % (maturity).
". From -; ia Old age.
Y. Extending through old age.
Woman's stages are:
|, Same as mans first stage
II. From to T.
III. From - to 20 (maturity)
~ I'rnnl 90 a Old

1t will be seen from these tables that a
girl may b" a. advanced in affairs of the
heart at tn" age of lively. as a boy is at
tn" age of fourteen: that the maturity of
Il woman 8 heart Is reached at twenty-five,
OF man not hrf"r" twcnty-four
''Nut every Individual passes through all
five stages, says tn" investigator. Ind
N!dWi differences also keep the time limits
of tl!r STAGES from being exact
New-York tribune., 1903-05-20

Philade onia.- 70
Philadelphia .........V
Batteries-Mitcheu and DOOM Mcfarland ana hSa
New-York tribune., 1903-05-20

The report that w r. Leeds had bought the
Handspring r-year-old colt Major Daingerfield
from W A Draper for S250o0 confirmed yes
terday. The racing man Will thus have a
very promising candidate in most of the big races
this year
John Boden. whose MISUNDERSTANDING FLY
Rosetint the Claremont Handicap Monday
in record time, yesterday received offer of
$4,000 for her 1t has not yet been accepted.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-20
RELIANCE OUT ON THE SOUND.
Takes a Spin in Light Breeze After Her
Cleaning.

New-RocheIle. n Y, Nav 19-In a light streaky
southwest wind the Reliance left her moorings
here at II O'Clock for sail on the Sound. She
reach with the wind blowing over her quarter
The Yacht moved rapidly in the light breeze, and
was soon lost to sight in the dense haze Her spin
took her only as far Glen Cove. From there,
after sailing about the few minutes. she
crossed the Sound in light air and tied up at her
mOorings here
The Reliance arrived here early to-day, and is
now i'm fine shape for meeting the Constitution and
the Columbia in the first scheduled race between
the q0-footers off Glen Cove Thursday. She lay
at her noorings off Premium Point this morning
with her mainsail raised ready for breeze. The
Yacht looked as clean as a wedding gown. Her hull
shone white with its first coat of paint and all the
straw colored spars were fresh and bright The
rnainsail taken on Bristol Just before the yacht
left for these waters set clean and without a
wrinkle
The Reliance was towed from City Island this
morning before aybreak. She had been hauled out
for cleaning at Jacobs's shpbuildtns yards there
since Saturday and was hoated off this morning.
Her bronze underbody had been polished until MI
Iseln was satisfied that she slippery as she
could be made.
In the hold of the Reliance is a new set of head
sails made at the City Island branch of Ratsey q
Iapthorns the English sailmakers. ma1nsall
has also been ordered from this firm for the Re-
lance but is not yet ready These salIS VIII De
tried during the preliminary season -, ,,..
Yachtsmen to-day estimated tldt ine Ieenii ne ny
Constitution d thirty mile course ana TWO
minutes and half TO the Columbia