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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
TIE AMnRTcAN MlGplB
a Makea Iuat b Amuaing ana CIever
Q Pei - His Better-Known
Enr1IBh Cousin.


I FIRST made the acquaintance Of the
maybe many years ago IN England,
where the bird Is a historical charac-
ter, ranking with the English robin,
the blue heron and the psregrine fall
con. In fact, in the days Of faleonry,
the magpie was often haWked for In
open, ~bush-studded country, its strtk-
ingly marked plumage enabling the
spectators to easily follow the progress
OF the sport
Unfortunately, this wonderfully In
teresting and decorative bird is not
found In the eastern part Of the United
States, but in the west he Is repre-
scented by two species, the bIack-billed
and the yellow-billed magpies.
The blaek-bnled magpie is about 20
inches long, including his tail, which
takes up rather more than half the
total length. The greater part Of his
plumage Is glossy black, with bronzy
metallic reflections. nut the lower
breast and belly are white, and the
soapulars, being also white, form two
conspicuous patches on the wings.
Long streaks OF white on the inner
veins Of the primary feathers show
most conspicuously when the bird is in
flight.
Altogether he is 4 Of the most
striking birds to be seen in North
America. That he has not been ex-
terminated is no doubt largely due to
his intelligence, for, like his relatives,
the crow and the Jay, he is bold
enough to take advantage Of every
thing which is useful without being
dangerous, but crafty enough, as q
rule, to keep out Of trouble.
Another point in his favor is that
he can eat almost anything, and, all
things being equal, the animal which
can eat the greatest variety Of food
will survive the longest. In the win
ter he will eat literally anything, in.
GLIDING carrion, and whatever he car
steal from his neighbors. In the
spring he fares s~ulnptuously, his bill
Of fare being a long one, and inelud.
ing mice and other small mammals
small birds, birds eggs and young birds
crawfish and numerous insects; in thu
summer he does the farmer a gooC
turn by eating gFasshoppers and grub
and a very destructive black cricket
and in the fall he pays himself b.
stealing such fruit as he can get ava!
with without being shot.
AT most times of the year he is
noisy fellow, s~quawking loudly owe
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
AoDsE.


strap up the trunks, the satchels lock,
The train goes north at v o'clock.
And then we're ola jelly flock
Tor erandma's h the country.
Nherss milk to skim and cream to churns
There's hay to cut and rake and turn
And brown our hands and faces burn
AT Grandmas house IN the country.
There's water bubbIing clear and cool
AND specified trout u the shady pool
and not one thought OF books OF school,
AS Grandma's house In the country.
AND when It rains and Skies are gray
There's a big old attic made for play.
There are cookies, crisp with caraWays
AT Grandma's house il the country.
Each day is just brimful Of joysi
When Grandpa says: 'eTut, tut, less noise3'
Why Grandma smiles. Boys VIII be boys
at Grandmats house in the country
II you viii 60 just once with me-
I'm sure YOUTH every n agree
IT'S the only place in the world to be.
At Grandma's house In the country,
ALICE p Allen, ga Good Housekeeping
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

and $40 prize at the Milwaukee dog
show four years ago.
Herr Waldmann is, as far as known,
the only dog whose name has ever ap-
peared in a city directory. The
Dachshund is kind and a~nectionate in
disposition, and much attached to the
family where he makes his home, par
dcularly SO to Mrs. Mentzel, who
prizes him very highly.
And how does 1t happen that Herr
Waldmann has his name in the de
reetory When immunity from the dog
catcher was heretofore considered as
much of a privilege as any canine vas
entitled to? It was early last spring
when The directory canvasser called at
the home OF "A. w. Lynn, superintend-
ent of the Pueblo and Suburban Light
ing aud Traction company. He want
I'd the names Of everybody III the
house. and Mrs. Mentzel. who ia the
daughter Of Superintendent Lynn,
gave all the members Of the family.
eIs that all7" asked the directory
eanvaEser
AIrs Nentzelt not forgetting her
Dachshund. gave the directory man
Herr Waldmann'a name. occupation.
address. etc
ANA that Is how the dogs name got
into the directory.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

emo
toirpIt
lBiEa Onto
eA eelh Moas a as
tly cfieat lr1lae fte
ana alfe1 g eloss IL arl
2aaeraL were inaena
Corpin was one gtae ma1
haq e welt outside iaa
no matter who might 81
great tact end knowledse e. m
him ia good atead. cad hi
ability was largely responal
ever was cone fn a139 d bElns
out d the cnaos 8 ltaa war darat
he has made ct hls business f9s
years 70 get along WITH psonie
friction and the only iaisure
70 him was in tae case g Gem
Even inst Was net haa 2aai could
not get along with Miles, sluply teeass
Niles would not gee along with eie ana
persisted "a believing that CoEhln. who.
started out as his friend, Ws t3ing SCI
undermine him.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

WAA ne mas WAaAAeA
so great an influence there that IT had
never occurred to anybody outside the
department that he would have any
other detail before his retirement, which
comes now in about three years.
But the creation Of the general star
has established a new order Of things.
The office of adjutant general is no long
er the place Of power it became during
the period when the absurd fiction was
maintained Of a commanding general
with ample title and no prerOgatlve.
The chief Of STAN under the new system
becomes the guiding force Of the mile
tary establishment, and Lieut.. Gen.
Young, the chief Of stan, has taken the
room so long occupied by Corbin imme-
diately adjoining that Of the secretary
Of war.
There Is really very little for the adj
jutant general to do. He has become In
effect the adjutant to the chief Of stan,
and Corbin is altogether too big a man.
and has been the real thing IN the army
too long, to adjust himself gracefully to
such an arrangement So, with the
hearty acquiescence OF Gen. Young, who
is a close and loyal friend, Corbin leaves
the department to accept the most inn
pOrtant subordinate command.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

TEDDY ng a HaavyWsinh4 n 2 y NeAt t&
crease in weight
and about his anxiety lest he should
tip the scales at some extraordinary
figure. one story went out nom OyB-
ter Bay that he weighed 226 pounds
and was constantly growing. much 70
his disgust and alarm. Just why the
figure was placed at 226 instead OF 228
cannot be explained except on the
theory that exact figures would add
verisimilitude to an otherwise bald
and un~convincing narrative. 1t can
now be stated on the very highest
thority" that the president weighs a89
pounds and that he has not WeiEhed
any more than that this summer IA
fact the presidents weight has not
varied more than two q three pounds
since he entered the white house sx-
cept on the occasions when he haa
been making long trips BY rail. When
he Is of On.a tour the lacs 81 exercise
and the constant temptaton TO eat tend
to increase his weight, but sven al the
highest he has never run 40 g 200
pounds
It ls not g mALtaf q A4ftaAAH lM@
portance and the fate ot the nation win
not be affected one way 81 the other.
but ia the interest Of historic accuracy
It Is Just as well q make this rlght
There IS nothing in the ~prasidentsa
mode Of life 70 induce the acQuiremans
OF flesh. He Is constantly on the move.
II is rare that BE remains seated Tor
half an hour ct g time. When he IS in
conversation hs 81 constantly m0eins
meeting people and talking Is 1aem 81
the average man gets hy regular eoa.
s~tituhonols and hg pRae1ias With ths
dumh-bella Ha works hard but ft.
hard work Doesn't hurt h'm n t.
least
NoulaA III c9e
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

general command In Line Of Promotion
ing the entire army, and he win have
al opportunity to put into practice on a
large scale some Of the principles he has
been preaching for years. Under him
win come the greater portion Of the
coast Notifications, a problem which in
itself is worthy Of the best mind of a
military genius. He will be>directly In
line also to succeed Chaffee when the
latter retires from the lieutenant gem
eraIship of the army In 1905.
BY virtue Of rank Corbin would now
be entitled to the lieutenant generals
stars, but in view Of the fact that his
rank was gained In the stan, and Of the
further fact that his assumption Of the
rank would have barred Young and
Chaffee, his seniors In years, but his
juniors In rank, he waived any claim he
might have had and gave the others a
chance. Had he remained as a~djutant
general and been submerged in the gem
eral stan It Is conceivable that he might
have sunk out OF sight by the time Of
Chaffee's retirement, but there is no
such danger now.
Corbin will be about the last Of the
civil war veterans to retire from active
service. There will be in three years
nobody except himself and Gen. MaeAr-
thur left In the service Of all the officers
who saw service between 1861 and 1855
in any capacity.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
FIGURES N
How q DoE'a Name Came to BE In
serted Amons Those Of the Oiti-
gems Of Pueblo, Col.

There is a name In the Pueblo (Col.)
city directory that would never have
been printed had the directory can
vasser known the owner-but he
didnt-and on page 4O1 is the follow
ing:
"Mentzel, Waldmann Lynn, BIDS. 515
West Abdiendo ave-"
Since the publication Of the d.
Fectory the owner Of this distinguished
name has moved. He now resides at
BIT East Evans avenue, and does the
same there as he did at the former
residence-just boards. 'TWaldmann
Mentzel," he can't be called a dog, for
'Waldmann" is too a~ristocratic, too
Intelligent, too much loved by his
owner to be spoken Of so vulgarly.
But sWaIdmann, nevertheless, is a
dog, a Dachshund, and his fun title
IS Herr Waldmann Lynn Mentzel.
This %aristOcratic pet is the property
of Mrs. Alfred f. B. Mentzel, and she
thinks the world OF him, always re-
ferring to Herr Waldmann" as a
retired gentleman of Koeln)
Cologne He was born OF the gold
medal winner, Alex, at the Cologne
bench show. Herr Waldmann'' was
called Alex when first notice was
taken Of him at the kennels OF Baron
H-auserman's villa by H johnson, Of
Cleveland, o., but later Mr.. johnson
changed his name to Herr Waldmann,
After Mr.. Johnson had travelled
through Italy, France, Spain and Eng
land with Herr Waldmann as his pup
decomposition he brought him to his
hOnal4n Cleveland. From Cleveland
to Milwaukee Herr Waldmann was
taken by Mrs. johnson and there given
as a present to Mrs. MentzeI.
Herr Waldmann is nine years old. He
has quite a record as a prize winner
getting first money at the Cologne
bench show in the puppy class when
but six months old; SIS prize at Cieve-
land bench show, when two years old
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

there has been a bitter feud between
the Hohenzollerns and the Guelphs Of
Hanover for the last So years. In the
war Of 1866 the king OF Hanover, the
grandfather of Princess Alexandra,
was led by his warm friendship for
Emperor Francis Joseph to take the
losing side, with the result that when
Prussia had crushed Austria he was
dethroned and his dominions added to
the Prussian crown. There Is still a
Guelph party in Hanover and every
year on the duke Of Cumberland's
birthday a deputatiOn comes to Gmun-
den to bring him the greeting Of mis-
"loyal subjects In Hanover" The
GueIphian movement in Hanover, how
Y is suppressed with an iron hand
by the most approved German police
methods. Since the crash, the royal
family has lived in Austria, at Penzing,
near Vienna, and at Gmunden in up
per Austria. The head of the family
uses his English title, Cumberland, but
keeps up all the state and ceremony Of
a king at his residences.
Princess Alexandra is a tall, pleas
ant looking girl, but not particularly
beautiful. She IS an enthusiastic
yachtswoman and sails her own boat
over the waters of the treacherous
Gmunden lake. She has been much at
the Austrian court where the Cumber-
lands take the precedence of every one
and are treated as a reigning family.
She Is Protestant and therefore re-
ligiously eligible to be the German
crown princes bride,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

2HGA a4l4 AAaAA
dangerous. They are just 3 little
in the upper story and they
are either sent out Of town to their
friends or else deposited in the govern
ment asylum at ST. Elizabeth there
to mediate on the indimersnce of the
world to great ideas and to compare
themselves to Calico and other maE-
tyrs to the cause Of mind
Over 400 cranks were arrested So INC
white house last year and ever 300
were arrested the year before Ihe err
rest Of any one Of them might have
been given a sensational s~ignidcance
II the proper coloring had only heon
supplied by an imaginative newspaper
man, and with Just Is much reason e
IN the case Of the poor devil who Wsa
hustled out OF the white house vsnhbulo
few days ago and broke q cab window
in the attempt to get away from hia
captors.
The white house ushers are eXpertR
in this sort Of thing. They can tell "a
crank on sight, and Il Is a very rare
thing indeed for one 81 them "a get
BY them even IN a crowd. They rec-
ognize also that the variety Of crank
which comes ia Washington s. nos
dangerous as q rule. Most 81 the nn-
fortunates have some patent Or schema
upon which they have been working
for years until they are mentally upset
and conclude to come TO the seat Of
government In order to set somebody
in authority to recognize them They
swarm about tie capitol and they are
sized up for just about what they are
worth.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

Al new sort Of so0undrel has devel-
oped ID New London, Conn He's q
man who seems possessed Of a mania
for collecting kittens and dropping
them at houses ia different sections
81 tEs city. The fellow goes about
with a bag fun Of kittens and de-
poslts but one at a house. Perhaps
be runs 8 kitten Incubator M he does.
BE ought to be compelled Is dispose
81 its product where % is wanted.
1he fellow has been on several Of the
principal streets dropping httaDe here
ana there Ke explanation sc his curi.
ous hahit has 81 grt bean gFsn
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
Meaneat 80 81 mIinoia.

The Leaf River (Tl) Mirror thinks
the meanest imam in Illinois lives at
Centralia. He put a large proclaim
egg in the nest of an ambitious hen
and found that the eggs she had after
ward laid we're increased IN size. Then
he put a goose egg IN the nest; the
aforesaid hen laid an egg Just as large.
He was SO pleased with the scheme
that be put a w-hitewashed football In
the nest and awaited results. When.
he went the next time to search for
eggs be found q as high as q football.
but no hen ia sight. Securing The egg.
he saw engraved on it BY the hen
photography these words: "Tm no
ostrich, but 4 have doas my best"
Later be found the hen inside the esq
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
m T
@a&5gB~
MAEcH woULD d LDEAL.
RumOr Hna Il That German Grown
Prince May wed Prineess of
CumberLamds


Again Is the gossip revived In Ber-
lin that Emperor Francis Joseph Of
Austria has smoothed away the OBJ
staeles that have stood between the
crown prince Of Germany and Princess
Alexandra Of Cumberland, and that
the Hanoyerian girl has good prospects
of becoming empress cf Germany
some day. The fact Is that whereas
the crown prince is now Of marriage
able age. the crop Of ~princessea suit
ed to him Ia years. health, religion
and politics is extremely limited Two
or three English -princesses are svail-
able and suitable. and rumor has re-
peatedly engaged him to one cor the
other Of them, and Emperor William
is understood to be rather in favor Of
such a match. But the emperor re-
members the appropriately Of his moth
er in Germany, and the rooted Objec-
ton of the German public to have an
English empress. So It is that the
name OF Princess Alexandria comes up
again.
II the crown prince Of Germany mar
ries Princess Alexandra Of Cumber-
land it will be a romantic match, for
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

has been given a
command Of great
Importance in the
line, and for that
reason, IL for no
other, It is memor-
able.
But Corbin is &C
customed to figure
in m honorable
events. AS COM
rnander of the de-
partmento Of the east
he will have under
him more men than
Bchofeld command
ed as lieutenant
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
~TRNFRIFFE REVIVAL.
OId-TIme Needlework Once More in
High Favor for the Trim-
ming Of Gowns.

Tenerine ~needIswork is %iourishing
to-day in these parts to an astonishing
degree, and the influence Of those cob
webby wheels Of thread which are its
characteristic manifestation is making
itself felt in dress garniture Of all kinds.
The Teneriffe lace collar, or the linen
centerpiece. table cover, bureau scaTfs,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

Not since the civil
war has any other
officer made So
great an impress
upon the military
establishment as he.
And he has done 1t
BY the display Of.
duRIttieswhlc
would have o
him distinction
anywhere
He came to Wash
ington in the time
Of Hayes, who knew
him as an Ohio sol
dier and was great-
~ attracted "a him
es a young omcer.
w asa nawn~lT
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

came to The white house Corbin came
into even closer and more confidential
relations with the president and was
speedily recognized as a member OF Car
aeld's kitchen cabinet He was az that
time regarded as 8 prince Of politicians
among military men, and ne has never
o~ntgroWn that reputation Lt happened
tAat he Waa very near Wa center e ha
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

lcally than ne has
been at mi time
before since he
has been in the
white house. He
is what the Eng
lish call mt"
That Is he q IN
the pink of health.
without an ounce
Of s%uDerhuous hesh
on his bones and
with every muscle
in prime order
It Is quite the
fashion To- print
stories about the
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

department ia a
long time than
the announcement
made few days ago
that Adjt. Gen. Cor
bin was to take Gen
ChaHsss place Is
commander 81 the
department Of the
east, with head
quarters ct Gov
ernors leland, III
New York harbor
Corbin has been
SO much fixture at
the war department
forthe1agf ~giwveare
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

During game 0f baseball az Bain-
bridas GA BAH hot from the bat struck
JahnB stesaieln the side causing death
lna az hour. The victim Was one az the
nfaFers AGED 1H years.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

given to two 81
three lately Is due
simply 70 the lack
Of exciting news
elsewhere The
truth Il that hard
.ly a day has passed
Ia years without
the arrest of one
or o queer fn
d~ividualB who.
want 70 see the
president So far
as the officers
know none Of
these can be
called dangerous
any D than the
avrero 90 ernnlr fa
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
BIG FoR LTILE IoB.
NhR &diutana een@raNa PpsfSf6m 10
LONGER g Great Importance-A
Faverifs Resort tor CFanka-
Prestdent's &voirawpofn.

Washington-No more interesting.
piece of news has come out be ths var
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

Corbin's caree has been n Of brill
liant success as a military administrator.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

etc, with its border Of hlmy wheels the
size Of a silver dollar, is familiar to all
who keep 81 touch with the develop
ment Of the fad for this sort Of work
Somewhat newer, and, in some re-
apects. more effective. is the combina-
ton Of braid and Tenerine stars shown
in the accompanying illustration Of a
c~enterpieee that is a welcome change
from the embroidered example that mas
been s. evidence go many moons
brooklyn Eagle
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

cranNs a she Waite H1sr
Cranzs around the white house s
unusual thing. The pfcminenca
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

This is said to be the first time n the
history Of the army that a stan officer
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14
10 Pre.Identla -

President Roosevelt zane back to
Washington in better condition phys
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-14

any more tnan the
average crank is
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-26

A large crowd assembled at Athletic
Park this afternoon to witness the bat
tie for supremacy on the gridiron be-
tween the Cheney Normals and the
Lewiston Normals.
The weather was ideal and the
grounds while slightly soft from the
recent rains were in excellent condition
for the game.
The crowds began to arrive early on
the grounds and when the game was
called the grandstand and bleachers
were completely filled. AS the Cheney
team marched onto the field it was met
with an ovation. When the Lewiston
eleven appeared they were also loudly
cheered.
A big delegation from Asotin was
present, and the rooters were led by
that infallible fun-maker, Kay L.
Thompson who kept the crowd in an
uproar with his characteristic coach
ing.
The gridiron was roped off in excel
lent shape. A space for carriages was
arranged which was taxed to it's capac-
ity. Every available space around the
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-26
TERMS OF AGREEMENT
IN STRIKE settlement
Arbitration Board to Meet in Ten Days to Take
Up Wage Schedule and Fix the
Hours of Labor

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller)
CHICAGO, Nov. 26-The strike
agreement as it was finally ratified
provided for the appointment of a
board of arbitration within ten days
to take up the wage question. The
decision to date from yesterday. A
days work is to constitute from eight
to eleven hours and the maximum is
to be fifteen hours. Neither side is to
discriminate against union or nom
union men. A joint grievance commit
tee will hereafter hear all complains.
The most important guarantee in
connection with the settlement was Sc
cured from Mayor Harrison and the
aldermanic mediation committee which
is, if any man is unjustly treated iE
reference to being taken back the
mayor and the committee will stand by
the carmen and see that justice is done
by the company in his reinstatement.
The company agrees to reinstate all
except those guilty of violence.
The decision is practically a defeat
;or the union as the greatest conten-
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-11-26

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller)
OMAHA, Nov. 26.-Firemen William
Burneister, Herbert Goldsboro, William
Barrett, Perry Lester were cremated
in the fire which started early this
morning in Allen Bros. wholesale gro
cery and caused the loss of half a
million dollars.
The fire started in the boiler room
and as the firemen entered with hose
the floor fell, precipitating the men into
the flames. Burmeister and Goldsboro
were both young and recently married.
In each case the reporter this morning
broke the news to their wives who were
preparing Thanksgiving dinner. 1t is
especially sad in Burm-isrer-s case. 1t
was his day off and his wife rushed to
the door expecting to greet him. Lester
is single. His father is engineer on the
steamer which was throwing the
stream and witnessed his sons death.
out refused to leave the engine and
continued to work though tears were
streaming down his face; although the
chlef told him to go home. Ed. Bur