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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-07

man.
"The - block, which cost me
more than a million replied the old
man.
"T appreciate your kindness, but I
cannot accept it. I don't need it,
and could not accept it if I did, was
the reply.
""Then, said the fa~ther-in-laW, Tll
give it to my daughter
"He was told he could do so it he
could prevail upon her to accept it.
He failed. Then the old mar, prouder
than ever of his daughters husband,
told him:
"'Tn sell you the darned block on
your W terms-yOu.'
Straight goods? asked the young
er man.
Yes was the reply; what's 0 u
OFFER?
'"The young man thought a moment,
then answered:
"'Tn consider your wishes. I'll give
you 500 cash.
"DOne,' said the old man.
"The second boy" said the narrator.
in conclusion, was named for hiz
grandfather"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-07
Medical Defense Of Coruetu.

The use of the corset is to transmit
the pressure Of the skirt bands to the
hips and the ribs, and so to protect from
their pressure the organs in the region
Of the waist. The conclusion is, that
so long as skirt bands are fastened round
the waist, corsets should be worn. They
should be sitter than usually made il
they are effectively to protect the soft.
MIDDLE portion of the body from the
pressure of the waistband. The front
should be quite straight and the waist
measurement should be at least as large
as the wearer's waist, measured over a
single, soft garment. Fashion in cor
sets has of late made a motion in the
right direction, in the straight, stir
front.-Medical Press and Circular.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-07
FACTORS
- NIECE
81 4 \. swEHT
60Bgagat - > Danya story Pr. oO9

THERE was music In the La
bou cabin that evening. music
mingled with the sound Of much
laughter and the shutting Of
feet: and IL one had gone a lit
lie to the windWard Of the cabin, there
would have been the odors Of lavish
cooking. Had not Pierre. the ne'er do
well. come home that day, Pierre, who
had gone forth singing to make a great
fortune. and who had come back I'M
shaved and ragged, but still singing?
why should there not be festivity2
Money was good, but it was such a very
small part Of life. 1t was Pierre they
were glad to have back, not the money
he had promised t bring. That was for
gotten. The only drawback was that
as soon as he got rested he would start
away once more in search Of the for
tune.
So Jean, Of the big black beard and
broad shoulders, who had put by $40
Tor the cold weather, threw half of II
upon the table, ard would have tok-
been excuse; and Baptiste, who shared
his means with every needy person he
met whether deserving or not, and so
had but $40, gave that; and, lastly,
Henri, the youngest and handsomest
ana most r-esourceful Of them all, add
ed $50 dollars as the half OF HIS saw
ings,
Maria. the merry one, the mother Of
the boys, the hiend.of everybody, gath
cred up all this money to meet the ex-
panses Of the feast and the music and
to procure new clothing for Pierre.
Should more be needed she would only
have to 90 to the boy who happened to
be the most convenient, and It would
be Forthcoming. And when Pierre was
ready to 90 away again, all the boys
would be sure to slip something into
his hand with a muttered apology.
That was the Labou way.
But at the big house a little distance
up the hill, the house whose large win
dows were always shaded TO keep out
the sun, and whose broad front steps
were never used except when the girl
polished them and left the front door
open a little for the neighbors to see
the fine furniture in the hall, things
were viewed differently.
The skinny-faced, g~reedy-eyed fac
tor and his wife, and the niece who was
staying with them, had been asked to
the merry making, for at such times
the Labous never excepted anybody,
friend or foe; but the factor had
snarled, az he always did, and refused
for himself and family.
SO this evening in the little back
kitchen Of the big house, the factor sat
scoWling at the merry strains OF the
violins and the stunning Of feet and
laughter.
'The imbeciles!" he snarled. 'The
lazy, shiftless spendthrifts! They
ought not to be allowed ct large. to en-
courage idleness. Every man, woman
and child within three miles Is over
there dancing and carousing, when they
ought 70 be asleep or at work.
Surely it Is scandalous," agreed his
wife. ~Fhat big Jean gave Francois,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-07
GET THEIR FOOD Az SEA.
WateF Fowl That Have TO Pursue
Their Prey 81 Order 70 Ma1n-
tain Existence.

Penguins earn their food with per
maps the hardest work, az they follow
the fast-swimming Hsh Of the open
ocean Ga their own icy element and
capture them. The slim, e~vil-looking
G~aakebirds Of the tropical swamps also
dart through the water, but impale
fbeir victims on their ne~edle-pointed
bsaks. suggesting the FISH spears Of
manklnd Cormorants and sheldrakes
also dive and swim after the fish on
which they feed, says Nature.
Next fn The hst Of strenuous seekers
after fish Is tie osprey, which hovers
on vibrating wings treading the air
AZ IT we've over some favnrite spot, and
when a dnnY naek shoWs itself near
ahe surface the bird DROPS like g plum
I'll SEXES ita prey in los feet Waile
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-07

There are but three primary colors as
pigments, red, yellow and blue. The
other four colors, green, indigo, orange
and violet, shown in the spectrum and
the rainbow, are in art formed out of a
combination of the three primary col
ors- All others, brown, pink, BUT, Law
ender, etc, are based upon and derived
from the seven foundation c0lors.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-07

What did you contribute to the
shower for Miss Honeymoon the other
EVENING",
An umbrella indianapolis NJoEr-
nal
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-07

The Hare one day, laughing at the Tortoise 4
general unwieldiness, was challenged by the latter
Hare, looking on the whole affair as a great joke,
was selected to act as umpire and hold the stalk
and the Hare, of course, soon left the TortoisE
reached midway TO the goal, she began to play
heritage, and amuse herself in many ways.
even thought she would take a little nap in a s.
toise should pass her as he slept, she could
before he reached the end. The Tortoise meanw
and unrest1ng, straight towards the goal. The
herself, started up from her nap, and was Surprise
Tortoise was nowhere in sight. OF she went at full
ing the winning post, found that the Tortoise was
ing for her arrival.
MoRAL-Industry and attention to business make amer
wit
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-07

aunt &c saIa 4 have promised to
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-05
As TO OIL INSPECTION.

Gov. Mickey Gives Out Instructions to
inspectors.
Because sensational newspapers of
late have been severely criticising
his actions in regard to orders to dep
uty oil inspectors, Governor Mickey
gave out the following signed state
ment as a copy of the orders issued
to each of the deputy oil inspectors:
Do not accept for onicial inspection
any samples of oil which you yourself
(or someone deputized to act for yOu)
have not taken from the source of sup
ply. that is. from the car tank, from
the storage tank or from the barrel or
receptacle in which shipment was
made. The inspection of oil which ir.
responsible parties may hand to you
in bottles. and which is alleged to be
. sample from some tank or barrel,
but which you nothing about personal
ly. is absolutely prohibited. The in
spection of oil must be made to mean
all that the law contemplates in the
matter of safety to consumers. You
must not only know that the oil you
inspect and pass is fully up to the
standard. but you must also know that
the sample inspected has been taken
from the supply tank. This rule must
be rigidly adhered to.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-05

The Production os IN ECO.
Anyone. upon opening after death
he body Of Z hen. viii ind . clusesf
II eggs In formation much like .
punch Of grapes, and called the ovA'
rum (see cut). These. however. are
out rudimentary eggs, says the ASfF
cultural Gazette Of New South Wales.
Each Of these eggs II contained Win
IN . thin, transparent sac and at'
tached by . narrow pipe or stem TO
the ovary. These rudimentary egss
have neither shell nor white. con-
sisting wholly Of yolk. on which hoefs
the germ Of the future chicken; ana
~ they become larger and larger they
arrive Ut q certain stage when. oy
their own volition. weight or other
cause. they become individually de-
tached from the bunch, and fail into
. sort Of funnel leading into . pipe
or passage way called the oviduct-
this organ In the hen being from u
to Is inches long. During the pas
sage Of this egg or ovum to the outer
world Il becomes coated with success
sive layers Of albumen-the white
which II secreted from the blood-ves-
sells Of the oviduct in the form Of .
thick gliary fluid, and is prevented
from mixing with the yolk by the
membrane or sac which surrounded It
before It became detached from the
cluster. Il is also strengthened by
q second and stronger membrane.
formed around the first Immediately
after falling into the funnel. and hav'
ing what 10 like two twisted cords Of
! more dense albuminous character,
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-05
Reducing Water in Butter.

In order to decrease the water con-
tent where It is necessary, the follow
ing rules should be observed, says .
Swedish buttermaker.
Churn at q low temperature. wash
the butter thoroughly and drain well.
Add the salt before the working is
commenced. After the salt has been
added. do not work the butter more
until after 1t has become hard, prefer
ably the next morning. but then
thoroughly and not in too large pieces.
Place the butter in an ice box or
refrigerator after the first working
and not in Eater. At all times in
making and working the butter the
quality must, of course. be considered
In the first place and the water con-
tent only in the second. High water
per cent is no hindrance for high quail
ity but must not be gained at the
expense of the quality. As one of
the requirements for high water per
centage is that the butter is to be
worked while 1t is still soft, the butter
after It is packed in tubs must ne:es-
sarily be kept at a low temperature. II
there are TO affective means for cool
ing the butter at hand. a method Of
working must be employed. which. at
the expense Of the water content.
gives the least grain to the butter.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-05

Value sf Stable Manure.
In q recent report Of the Oklahoma
station Director Fields makes the fol-
lowing statements regarding the value
of Stable manure. which apply to 9th
q portions Of the country - well -
10 Oklahoma:
On the outskirts Of every town In
Oklahoma may be seen 3 collection Of
manure piles tht have been hauled
out and dumped In waste places. The
plant food In each ton Of this manure
ID worth at least $z-that IL what
eastern farmers pay for similar ma
terial. and they make money by doing
It. And yet. almost every liveryman
has to pay some one for hauling the
manure away. This IL simply be-
cause farmers living near these towns
are missing . chance to secure sOme-
thing for nothing-because. perhaps,
the profit Is not directly in sight. But
from most soils there is q handsome
profit possible from q very small ap-
plication Of stable manure.
On the farm Of the Oklahoma Agri.
cultural Experiment station is IN acre
that has been In wheat for eight
yearA Il had never been manured.
In the fAll Of 1898 one-half Of the acre
was manured at the rate Of Is tons
per acre and the other was left un-
manured. When the crop was har-
vested. In the summer Of 1899. the
manured piece yielded at the rate Of
80 bushels per acre and the unma-
nured yielded but II bushels per acre.
An increase Of 18 bushels of wheat
was secured the first year from IN ap-
plication Of Is tons Of stable manure.
II Ill OF the effect Of the manure were
exhausted the first season there were
1S bushels Of wheat to pay for hauling
about 10 loads Of manure. But the ef-
feet - lasting and extends through q
period Of several years.
Here 10 q feasible plan to increase
the wheat crop: Put every bit of ma
nure obtainable into the soil. Eight
cen hundred bushels of wheat will
pay for one man and team hauling
manure for $50 days and the profit is
directly in sight.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-05
Desert Lizards.

There is no place like the desert for
lizards. As a man rides through the
white sands or over the black malapi
mountains In Arizona or Southeastern
California and sees the fash and
skurry of these brilliant and grace
full creatures the suggestion of death
and solitude is broken, and, behold
ing SO much life, he is brought to
wonder If the country is really des-
ert or only q land to which q man is
not adapted. For here are animals
which never drink, yet irfsk about
through thorns and cactus and fatten
on the bitter plants. Many q desert
prospector had laid down with his
burros to die ard seen on the rocks
about him the black heads of the
Chuck-walla lizards outlined against
the brazen sky. The Chuck-wallas
were happy and corpulent with good
eating. 1t was their country. For
thousands of generations their an
cestors had rever thirsted for water
and plants which the starving burros
passed by furnished both food and
drink for ths scaly natives on the
rocks. Next to the slow moving an6
deadly Gila monster the Chuck-walls
is the largest lizard Of the descent, be
from . foot to . foot and . half il
length--Courtry Life in America.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-05
How eiaekleg Spreads.

The state veterinarian Of Missouri
says: II Is often very dimcult to tell
how blackleg gets introduced into Ger.
tain neighb0rhOOds. Il often breaks
out in q county where nothing of the
kind has ever been heard Of before
and where the manner Of its intro
duction Is not apparent. Yet 1t Is
known that the disease never breaks
out anywhere unless by some means
the germs have been introduced there.
Let US observe that the disease is due
to q very small germ. the swelling
which II causes containing millions of
them. Although these germs do not
thrive In the presence Of the oxygen
Of the air. they have sufficient vitality
to live. in the form Of spores, for an
indefinite period on pastures or any
grounds that once become cOntami-
mated with them. As q rule the hide
is taken from the carcass Of the calf
that dies with blackleg and sold and
the carcass Is left lying around on the
farm. Hogs. dogs. buzzaris. etc. eat
Of the CARCASS and spread pieces Of II
over the country. and In so doing
spread the germs of the disease. TAX
ing these facts into consideration IL
IL really strange that there is so lit
tie blackleg instead Of 50 much. Once
scattered over the surface Of the
ground. the germs are washed into the
streams and carried long distances.
and during overflows are spread over
low ground. When the carcasses are
left lying on the surfaces of tho
ground the germs have q chance to
become generally distributed.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-05
Hoo. on Sweet Potatoes.

Bulletin 122 of the Alabama Sta
tion says: From November 13 to De-
cember 1S, 1900. a period of IS days,
two shoats were penned on sweet Do.
tatoes growing on poor sandy soil, and
furnished daily per head with two
pounds ground corn and one pound
ground cowpeas, which was regarded
as half ration. The total weight at
the beginning Of the test was 231
pounds, and during the i've weeks the
Two shoats made total gain of 81
pounds, requiring besides sweet po-
tatoes. SIS pounds Of grain per pound
Of growth. The potatoes were not
eaten with much relish, and after be.
ing rooted up they were left on the
surface, some of them remaining there
until they decayed Probably the
waste would have been less II less
grain had been fed. The composition
Of tie sweet potato leads US to expect
that 1t would be advisable not at any
time to confire shoats to sweet po-
satoes alone, but to give them while
IN the potato neld little nitrogenous
food, such as cowpeas. peanuts. etc.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-05
The Status OF the Grange.
In the quarterly bulletin issued


In the quarterly bulletin issued
when the year begun. Editor Batchei
der said:
The grange enters upon the new
year In splendid condition In all Sec
ti0ns Of the country and prepared to
fight the battles Of the farmers In
every legitimate manner The sue
cess of the organization in 1902, both
In membership and influence. has
given the members renewed courage
and increased vigOr from ocean to
ocean. and will stimulate them TO
still greater work in the year to come.
II has finally dawned upon the people
Of the country that this organization
has assumed . permanent character,
which Is to be treated with
all the respect and consideration &C.
corded older and more pretentious
organizations. It has taken its place
by the side OF the school as an edu-
cational factor. Eext to the church as
q great moral power. and has demon
strated its right to q place in the
front ranks Of the worlds numerous
and worthy fraternal organizations.
The grange has won this reputa-
tion by an honest. earnest. straight
forward course, neither catering to
the sympathies Of people by the ad-
vocacy Of specious measures. nor de-
ceiving the people by shifting its
course with every shift in public SEN
timent. For several years this Or
ganizati0n has proclaimed to the
world its position in legislative mat
ters. and has not had occasion to re-
cede from the position taken upon
any Of them. This is more than can
be said Of any Of the leading political
parties Of to-day.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-05
NORMAL BONDS NOT VALID.

Towns In Nebraska Cannot Legally
Issue Them.
A town in Nebraska canont issue
bonds to secure the location OF the
new normal school. So decided Chief
Justice Sullivan and Judge Sedgwick
Of the supreme court The case was
that of the village of Ainsworth
against State Auditor Weston for q
writ of mandamus to compel the audi.
tor to register $4,000 worth of bonds
recently voted by the village. The
bonds were made payable to the state
rs a bonus should the new normal
school be located there.
The court held that the purpose for
which the money to be raised was to
be used is not within the meaning of
the statute allowing the issuance Of
bonds for internal improvements. The
bonds were issued by Ainsworth some
time ago when the normal school fight
began to warm up. When they were
brought to the state auditor to be reg
istered. the latter refused them. after
getting the opinion of Attorney Gen.
eral Prout as to the legality of the
issue. The attorney general gave Is
his reason that the bonds were not
legal. and was sustained by the SUI
preme court.
The action OF the supreme court in
refusing the writ may work q hardship
on AinswOrth in its effort to secure
the school. and 1t may knock out some
of the cherished dreams of several
other towns that are preparing to bid
for the school.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-05
Water for Planta.

Our friend the scientist states that
for land to do its best its water con.
tent should be steadily maintained to
within from 40 to so per cent of satur.
alton. Prof. King tells us that where
this has been maintained by the ap.
plication Of the needed water their
smallest yield was four tons of dry
matter per acre. and the largest seven
teen tons. and an average of over
seven tons when twenty-five cases
were tried. We all know that that 10
very much in excess Of what most Of
us are doing. We also know that all
plant food in the soil is soluble in
water under certain conditions. and
that all plant food with perhaps one
valuable exception, that of carbon) IL
taken into the plant through the mois-
ture that Is In the soil. This being
the case. no matter how rich our soil
may be, II 1t is perfectly dry the plant
has no means Of getting hold of the
plant food. The vegetable matter II
made available through the millions
of bacteria that are In the soil. Our
flint corn takes $3.50 gallons per acre
each day less moisture to bring 1t to
perfection than any other crop We
grow. using some 230 tons of water
to grow one ton Of dry matter: Dent
corn 800. and other crops varying
amounts, till we reach oats, which use
from 500 to 700 tons. An apple tree,
during the time it produces its fruit,
will use $50 gallons per day. or on an
acre. with the trees IS feet apart,
$3.50 gallons per day. Prof. King tells
Of four stalks of corn that used In
thirteen days as they were coming to
tassel 1906 pounds Of water. or nearly
three pounds for each stalk per day.
This gives us some idea of the i'm
portance which moisture has in the
growth Of plants.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-05

II you will take two pieces Of pol.
ished marble and put on each some
soil. moisten 1t every day and treat
them just alike. except that in one
you put some grains. and when the
grain has grown some time remove
the soil from each, you will find the
piece without the grain will be As
polished as ever. but you will be able
to trace where the tiny roots have
taken some Of the plant food from the
marble and appropriated 1t to itself.
Nature has furnished the plant with
an acid in the tiny roots. which. act
ing with the moisture when the root
comes in contact with the soil par.
ticle, enables IL to make some CT the
mineral substance soluble and appro-
pirate them.-F. n. Lewis.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-05
Fertilizers on Farms.

That the fertilizer trade has grown
to enormous proportions Is shown by
the figures given for the year 1899.
In that year the total expenditure for
fertilizers in the United States was
$54.7S3,757. or about SO per farm.
This was about IL per cent Of the
value Of all farm products. The out
lay for fertilizers Increased AZ per cent
in the decade 1880 to 1900. Sugar
farms spent an average of $3.50 for
fertilizers. For some other classes a
farms the figures were: Nurseries.
$50; florists establishments. ISL:
vegetable farms, $33: tobacco farms,
ST: fruit farms, 81; rice farms. SO:
coffee, cotton and dairy farms. 81:
hay farms. IS: stock 1zns, IS.
The Columbus journal., 1903-08-05
MlM2ksZ2E
TILES

Trust.
know not II or dark or bright
Shall be my lot,
Il that wherein my hopes delight !
Be best or not.
It may be mine to drag for yeas
Tolls heavynchain.
Dr. day and Min my need be tears
On bed OF pain.
Kind faces may surround my hearth
With smiles and glee.
Or may dwell alone. and mirth
Be strange to me.
Ny bark 10 waited to the strand
BY breath Divine.
Ind on the helm there rests q hand
Other than mine.
One who has known In storms to sail.
I have on board;
Above the raging OF the gale
I hear my Lord.
He holds me when the billoWs smite.
I shall not fall.
II sharp. It's short; II long. 'tis light
He tempers ALL
Safe to the land, safe to the land,
The end 10 this:
And then 20 with him hand In hand
Far into bliss.