davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17
FOR STORE woRKERs.
Large Department Coneern In Ohi-
caEO Gives Them Respite
Every Tive Hours.

do you know that in every we'll
managed department store there are
dozens Of employees who have to be re-
lieved about once in<two hours? That
brief respite Of 20 minutes, or even less,
is all that stands between them and
nervous p%rostratiOn IL or something
worse. There IS nothing that will az
feet the mind as soon as deadly mo-
notony. There Is such an employe
now
The superintendent Of the store point
ed to a colored man who was stationed
at the head Of the escalator, says the
Chicago Inter Ocean.
DO you see how ~nervously ne PAGES
the little strip between the moving
stairway ana tHe next counter -Td1sg-
are his boundary lines, and he has alb
solutely nothing to do but watch that
shoppers coming up those stairs 40 not
trip, turn dizzy and meet with some ac-
cident which would reflect on the stores.
management, The stairs are persectly
safe, but they affect some people pnac-
quainted with them badly.
Nov, II the man were selling gsods
or taking care OF stock, or cleaning and.
busting, the limit placed on his move
ments would not get on his nerves. You
probably think that the ever-chanefnR
tide of shoppers would AFFORD him ii
entertainment, but IN time an shoppers
look alike to him When he Is relieved.
the employee who comes to his rescus
will stand quietly enough, because he
has been on duty at another post Tor
the past 90 minutes. and does not have
time at any one place TO become nervous.
from the %monotony. But almost invar-
iably the employee who has been On duty
for two hours o. more begins to mace
the floor Just before the relief arrives.
for all the world like a lion or tiger al
the zoo. knowing that the feeding tfmo
Is az hand
Among the employees thus relieved are
the elevator men and telephone girls. I
do not know that every store has the
same relief system, as we pride our
selves on al organization that Is almost
military but some attempt a. relief IS
made By every management making 8
pretense to modern methods oforganira-
don
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17
ART IN FOOD ADULTERATIoN.
The Spirit OF Decoration Enters Into
the -PreDaration Of Canned
and other Articles.

There is great Indignation because
some Gamers Of vegetables paint green
tomatoes an alluriRg red in order to pass
them of as ripe, and use other paints and
corning matter to change the appearance
of worthless vegetables, Or. Warren,
Of the dairy and food commission, ia
right in regarding this deception as rep
rehensible. 1t is the more Objectionable
because it may create a prejudice against
some forms of domestic art. This age
is distinguished from former eras chief
ly by the widespread ambition to beau
tify the home. There are schools Of art
at which our women are taught to paint
delicate flowers (of original design on
coal shOvels and scuttles for parlor or
nament; the three-legged stool OF the
milkmaid is upholstered IN plush and
adorned with Kensington flowers and
~goldenrOd; in short, there is hardly an
object of household utility which is not
transformed into a work of modern art,
says the Philadelphia Record.
The spirit Of decoration has gone
further. The cooking schools have
discovered that the more beautiful are
the viands at table, the more palatable
they are. Hence their efforts are directed
chiefly to the artistic serving Of food.
Thus, pigs feet are smothered in flowers.
made Of sliced eggs; things are served in
scalloped paper cups, shrimps protrude.
from whipped cream as from sea foam,
and the like. No woman can be an eff
cient cook who has not first taken a
course in an art institution. One Of the
obstacles in the way Of the highest sue
eess is in achieving the exact shades of
color required for baked articles. Even
bread and rolls must be shaded from a
deep brown TO a pale tint, while it is im-
possible to select radishes, tomatoes, ber-
ries, and other vegetable -appetizers OF
sufficient brilliancy Of color. Here is
where the expert with the brush may
come in. Water cOlors are not pre-
cisely pleasing to the palate, and may
cause some uneasiness to a sensitive
stomach but esa
art is willing to sacrifice something for
beauty.
The painting OF food articles is the
more necessary at this moment because
OF the passion for pink luncheons, yell
low teas and other colored layouts. The
cooking schools, in their efforts to pro-
vide FOODS Of the proper color, have been.
obliged to place on the table things
which are not commonly regarded as
palatabIe or nutritious and to leave out
others popularity considered to be es-
sential. 1t is obvious that the resources.
of the hostess would be greatly increased
by the use Of the paint brush. As far as
the Gamers are striving to promote cul-
mary art by painting their vegetables
they are not to be censured. WHAT'S OBJ
jected to is their purpose to sell unripe
and worthless foods by covering their
defects with paint
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17
rHE hR ARROWHEAD.


II the forest clay,
Aas1 g sausv silent away
inter- SUMNER passed e Ger
eazqaen tWice e hundred years. or rnoEsf
imte oaks upreareds
Aa fono Hy rood the land WRa clears0s
lti Eiapt5ps fram the palelaces piaw
r WaAa te meet the world ~ N4W.
AND On my sturdy desk Il Hes
4lN ~ mute au1prssos
Where vanished 81 the emafald shaded
TIE aAles 81 the primeval Rlada2
Aus ae4ra ghrll snort the turkey caMl
tas Indians measures sutterai2
lae moccasin the copper lace.
tne WarWhoop INC . striped grimaceg
P~erehanee could but Thy tale bs toIa.
some Wrinkled a~rrow-makcr old.
Another M~innehaha'B sire.
Close crouchinE by his wfgwam IRE,
With patient labor. chip by chip
Slow wrought ~thee-barh, and edge. and
tips
And striding over trunk and BROOD
"a HtaWatha cane-and took.
The mind may paint, but cannot give
The breath to make its figures live.
Gone are the hands that shaped thee sos
Is the warrior and his bow
Gone 81 the quarry and the oaks
Gone ere the wild. red forest-folk
LIKE theft bolts forever sped;
Gone an thy world, q arrowhead.
Edwin ~ sabin. ia Youths Companion.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17

Rev. John Mathews, who was a piO-
neer Methodist preacher Of Alabama,
has been remembered for his strict
views and many p%eculiarities.
His wife. who was more liberal IN
her ideas, was fond Of dress. and once
sold a bureau and with the money
bought a new hat.
The following Sunday Brother
Mathews, being disturbed at the be-
ginning of his discourse by several OF
the congregation turning to see the
late arrivals, said:
Brethren and sisters. don't bother
to look around any more. I'll tell you
who comes In"
This he did. calling each one by
name, much to the modification Of the
tardy members. His wife was among
the last, and when she walked down
the aisle be said:
Make way there for Sister Mathews.
She is coming with a bureau on her
head, -Ldppencotts Magazine.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17

Joseph Rivett Of Denver. was mar
ried on the 18th Of June, 10 years ago.
Early last spring his wife wanted q
vacation and took it. being absent Is
days. On her return she showed par
tiality for a neighbor 26 twice f8t
years old, and on the 18th Of june
eloped with him. Her husband had
just given her his entire weeks
wages, $40, and while he was absent
she pawned an his household goods.
worth $500. for $13 and decamped. Jo-
seph brought suit for divorce on the
18th Of August ana the final hearing
Of the case il set for the 18th Of NO
Wember.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17
HAVE BETTER CHANCE.



Every woman So the story goes, car
rieB with her signs which to the eEnee
enced tell whether she will 1--we long
Here are some Of the supposed signs pf
longevity:
The eyes must be round and wide
rather than long and narrow, and M
they are brown or hazel life VIII be-
longer than If they we're black or violet
The neck must be full and pillar ike
rather than slenderg
The brow must be ample and slope
back slightly from an absolute perRen-
dieular. The head must be wide behind
and over the ears.
The mouth must be full and wen set,
and the chin square andhrm.
The nose must be widea and full through
its whole length, and have open, easily
dflatipg nostrils. This indicates o good
heart and good lungs
IL the orihce Of the ear Is low, denotiDg
! deeply seated brain, there is q better
chance of long life.
The woman who appears tallerm pro
portion when sitting down than when
standing has a good chance to live long
If the body is long in proportion to the
limbs, the heart, lungs and digestive or
gans are large.
The pulse should beat with full and
normal stroke. Limbs and joints ahould
be large and well formed, the flesh rel
Their too hard nor too soft
Those who resemble their mothers
may expect to live longest, and the first
born is longer lived than other children.
For example, a sister born ten years be-
fore another sister is supposed to have
six years greater duration Of life.
1t Is well known that women i've
longer than men, but so far there Is no
satisfactory explanation of why this is
so. Out of a million people, 225 W0men
and only 50 men reach the age Of 100
years. Maybe it is because q woman
gets more sleep than a man, for the
longer a person sleeps the longer viii life
last. Nearly all long-lived people have
been great sleepeEs. When NJ. de Les
seps was on the ocean he would sleep 20
hours at a stretch. Gladstone averaged
10 hours sleep a day. A man or woman
who would learn to sleep is hours G day
might live 200 years.
One Of the secrets Of longevity, there
fore, Is to take plenty Of sleep. Other
rules which the seeker after length OF
days should observe are these.
Sleep on the right side.
Keep the bedroom window open All
night.
Don't take a cold tub in the morning,
but a bath the temperature Of the body.
Don't allow any pots in the living
room. They may carry disease germs.
Take daily exercise in the open air,
and live in the country; If not all the
year, at least I'VE or six months.
Occasionally change your occupation.
Take frequent and short holidays.
Watch the three Distributing water,
dampness and drains.
Limit your ambitions.
Keep your temper.
Worry less, work more; rideless. walk
more; drink less. breathe more; eat less.
chew more; preach less, practice more.
IN. Y. Sun.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17
a aaIlant -

IN 1900 the Southern Music Teach
ers' association held a convention at
Atlanta. Gov. Chanler, of Georgia.
enjoyed the recitais and lectures, and
did all in his power to encourage the
movement The governor also held
a brilliant reception for the delegates.
During the reception and at the con-
clusion Of a musical number the gov
ernor exclaimed with much enthusi-
asm, What is Heavens loss Is our
gain.
Just the reverse, governor COR
rected q young lady, you mean our
loss Is Heavens gain
Mo, said the governor bowing
calamity, pc IS Heavens loss until
you AZ are dead. then 81 Is our los
Detroit Free Presa
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17

SeaWeed or seagrass paving blocks.
recently Invented. = being tried la
Baltimore. They are made BY com
pressing the seaWeed until Ct becomes
hard and solid. when It IS bound Tight
" with wire The loose ends 81 the
grass are cut of ard the block fs hn-
ished by being immersed in boiling
ritch Dr Ear.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17

Two EnglishWomen have received.
from Heidelberg the first honorary de-
gree 81 doctor Of theology GRANTED ~ &
German university % q woman. They.
are twin sister, Mrs Agnes Smith.
Lewis ana MIRA Margaret Dunlop CHS
sen undiscovered the Ginaihonaiimn.
sesl End have done Important Work a
Bible research
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17

.DWnHNY lp0Xk9 HHN I10I1kktY
by PROF. CHARLES r. HENDERSON,
ofme Chicago UnNenny
@A UNDAY baseball following participation IN Sunday
religious exercises is a valuable and an easily avail
able means Of promoting morality among young men
and boys Of limited opportunity.
rzr4S~M IInow that in taking this position / shall be con-
& sideTed morthodox and that other Protestant min
~ listers will cricise the stand that / take. But after
going over the entire situation the conclusion that /
have reached is inevitable,
We have here a great group Of boys passing through the years
Of adolescence They are entering new world, a world full Of new
energy They Do not know what to Dc with themselves. They must
therefore, be kept busy They must be given constant and active out
door occupation every day, including Sunday.
We Protestants are doing nothing adequate for the boys of our
slums. We are hardly touching the edge Of that great part Of our
population. On Sunday those boys, like all other boys and young
men, win do something, they will 60 somewhere-to the saloons if
nothing better engages their attention. How infinitely better it is to
have them either participate in or witness baseball games.
The Roman Catholic clergy all over this country as well as abroad
are right in the position that they maintain on this question. Catholic
priests even more thar. Protestant ministers get their boys to church
Sunday mornings and then they encourage them to play baseball and
engage in other sports Sunday afternoons. They know the boys better
than 90 the Protestant pastors, for the lads tell the priests at the
confessional of their temptations and sins.
The thing to do for boys at this age and young men a little older
is 70 give them healthful recreation. Keep them busy and they will
be kept away from vice and crime. If YOU can tide them over This
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17

The thing to do for boys at this age and young men a little older
is 70 give them healthful recreation. Keep them busy and they will
be kept away from vice and crime. # you can tide them over this
period Of restlessness they will settle down as strong, moral men, helpful
members Of society. Crime is always the misuse OF some good natural
impulse.
The Canton times., 1903-01-09
METEOROLOGICAL.
earthquake

Mar. 5-Owingsville, Ky, earthquake
shock
12-Tornado in Houston, Rosenberg, Ty-
Ter and New Boston, Tex, kills Several
and wrecks S. buildings. Cyclone in
Copiah and lincoln counties, Miss,
kills J and destroys much property.
destroys 100 houses and kills so persons.
17-Snowdrfts Is feet deep block trains
for u hrs. in Black Hills country.
May 1-Destructiye cyclone at Bayard,
16 injured, property loss. $4,000.
5-Cloudburst at Foss, O. T.. browns g.
1S-Hurrlcane IN south and west Texas;
Tex. practically destroyed; 9S killed
103 injured.
Jun 2-Destructive tornado at La Crosse
Wis
s-Cloudburst near Joliet foods city
browns and cause property loss of
$4,000.
1o-Tornado sweeps Becker and Clay coun-
ties, Mimi. Is lives lost. Tornado in
Central Illinois sweeps through Bloom
ington. Lincoln, Champaign, Peoria and
Urbana; 81, ,0C0, 900 damage.
Jul: 2-Cyclone in Racine county, Wis.
4-Snow falls "A hrs. at Evanston, Wyo.;
thermometer at freezing point.
1G-Hgh water in Woodbury. county, Ia;
$1,0QQ, $50 damage.
1l-Hundreds of people driven from their
homes by floods in Des Moines, la.
15-TornadoeS in MINI. and N. D. cause loss
of $2,GlD,0J0 in crops.
-Plattsmouth, Neb., nearly wrecked by
cloudburst
20-Mississippi valley from Keokuk, Ia,
south under water; crop loss, 5000, Ot0....
Hurricane sweeps Baltimore, Md; Is
killed and immense property loss.
s1--Floods in San Marcos valley, Tex.
killed, al5 81 100000 damage. Earth
quakes in Los Alamas, Cal, and vicinity.
Aug. 7-Raton n. Al, drowned by cloud
Dec. 5-Blizzard sweeps along Atlantic
coast.
The Canton times., 1903-01-09

~ vns se~State mine inspector for Shen-
|sssdoah (Pa.) district finds collier1as
lVOiep Y INpres. Roosevelt invites operators
Esnd pres. Mitchell to discuss at the
I'M sbite house means of ending strike.
A. white house conference Mitchelrs
|raer to accept arbitration by Pres.
'Poosevelt rejected by operators, who de-
|msnd troops to enable reopening OF
Emines n 4r
Honccssions are granted.
lnatroit conference recommends extra
kesson of congress to deal with strike
Mutation.
relt on behalf of operators to submit
Riferences to arbitrat ton commission to
n named by president.
k-Strike ends. President Roose-
keIt names arbitration commits
Zion: Brig. Gen. John M. Wilson.
budge Geo. Gray, e. e. Clark, Rt.
Rev. John l.. Spalding, Thos. Ill.
Watkins and Carroll ID. Wright.
u s-Commission resumes investigation
liter 10 days recess to allow disputants
ID get together.
adjourns until Jan. 6.
The Canton times., 1903-01-09
MISCELLANEO Us.

JAN 4-National university endowed by
Carnegie for S10,G900GW Incorporated in
Wash >lgton as THE Carnegie nstitu-
ton"
e1-Prof. E. J. James (Chicago) elected
pres. Northwestern university.
Feb. 6-Ransom money paid to brigands
in Bulgaria for release OF Miss Stone. >,
24-Prince Henry CT Germany formally
welcomed to U. S. by Pres. Roosevelt at
white house
Feb. 23-Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the
American missionary, and Nine.
TsiIka, her companion, nre rel e as e Il
by their cnptOrs.
Anr 16-Archbishop Falconier (Canada)
selected by pope as papal delegate to L, s.
29-Postpone ment OF worlds S fair in St.
Louis to 1904 announced.
NAV S-Federation OF Women's clubs in
convention at Los Angeles elects Mrs.
Dimies Denison IN. " pres.
21-S E. Gross (ChicaSo) declared by L.
court to have originated "Cyrano de
Bergerac",, in his Merchant Prince of
Cornville."
Aug I6rFrank C. Andrews, of City savings
bank of Detroit, convicted of embezzling
sl.576,OO0; sentenced to 15 yrs. at hard
Sen s-Pres. Roosevelt narrowly escapes
death in collision between his carriage
and a trolley car at Pittsfield, Mass. Sc
cret Service Agent Craig, riding with him.
9sSPres, Roosevelt's northwestern trip cut
short at Indianapolis by necessity of
operation for abscess occasioned by Pitts
field accident.
Ocf. ar. NJ Snyder, banker and promoter,
Convicted of bribery in ST. Louis
&C. A. r. encampment in Washington.
Farmers Nat. congress, at Macon, Ga.
9i-Mrs. Lillian NJ. Stevens reelected pres
Nat. w. G. T. u, at Portland, Me.
of Chicago trustees vote to
segregate men and women students dur
ing first yrs. of their college course.
Nov S-Doukhober fanatics forcibly en-
trained and sent back TO their northern
villages after one of the most exciting
incidents in history Of northwest.
Dec. I-U s. navy begins war game in
Caribbean sea
5-Chas. J.. Denny, millionaire IT. Louis
brewer. sent to pehItentiary FIR . yrs.
for perjury.
The Canton times., 1903-01-09

2e-Cecil Rhodes dies at Cape Town; ageo
40.
Apr. 1-Boer generals arrange me mee.lhgf;s NJ;
to discuss proposed surrender put Hill
tary operations continue.
15-Boers ask complete amnesty 1or COM
batants and noncombatants
May 31-Boer war ends at 1O;SO p. n.'
peace being concluded at Pretoria'
terms include return of prisoners
to Africa without punishment, ex-
emption of Beers from war tax and
stocking of farms at British ex-
pense.
Jun. 4-Schalk Burger and Commander-n in
Chief Botha in open letter urge loyalty
to the new government.
1l-Limit in which the Beers and rebels can
accept peace terms fixed at July 10.
21-Lord Miner takes oath as gov. OF Trans
2s.Gen. Kitchener leaves Cape Town for
England.
9e-Gen. Cronje takes oath of allegiance to
King Edward on island of St,Helena.
Jul lO-Estimates place number OF Beers in
field during the war at 1900; 800 were
killed, and $1,000 became prisoners of
Aug. is-Gens. Dewet, Botha and Delarey
visit King Edward on board royal yacht
at Cowes. and are highly pleased at their
reception.
The Canton times., 1903-01-09

Io'H So"SbA'F zen. IlIS run 81
ang, who led attacks on Peking lega-
tions executed by order OF empress dow
ager.
May 6-Bret. Harte dies near London.
7-St. Pierre, Martinique, totally de-
stroyed by volcano eruption of Mt.
PeIee and en- rthqunke; 10000 Lives
lost and 10000 others in neighbOr-
ing parishes.
10-Island of St. Vincent partly depopu-
lated by eruption of Soufriere volcano.
17-Coronation of King Alphonso in Mad
Jun, New boxer outbreak in Chi Ii.
China.
19-King Albert of saxony dies at Dres-
den: aged 72.
24-Klng Edward in critical condition as
result of operation for pirltyphlitts, and
coronat ton is postponed.
Jul. 7-Pres. Castro, of Venezuela takes
personal command of army against rev.
olutionists.
12-Marquis of Salisbury resigns PREMIER
ship of Great Britain; Arthur J. Bal
four appointed to succeed him.
Aug. D-King Edward and Queen Al
exandrn crowned amid great pomp
in Westminster abbey in London.
1-Sultan of Turkey assures U. S. minister
that pending claims will be settled.
30-Morne Rouge, Martinique, destroyed
by eruption of Mt. Pelee; 1,060 lives
lost.
Sep. lin Algoa bay, Cape Town. SO
ships are wrecked.
19-Queen Marie Henriette, of Belgium,
dies suddenly at Spa.
26-Russia begins evacuation of Man
churcia
99-Emle Zola, French novelist, asphyxi-
ated in Paris
The Canton times., 1903-01-09

lean authorities and traveller, breaks Him.
alaya mountain climbing record by as.
csno!ng Loongma glacier. -
oGt; a-,Nat. Baseball league season closes
Fittsburg wins championship: Rrooklvn
~, Boston, Sd; Cincinnati, 4th: Chi.
ocago; 9th; st: Louis, 9Th; Philadelphia
,,Hh; Rev York Sth
io-G9nWara Silver breaks 2-m. racing rec.
I6.Sir Thos. Lipton's Cd challenge for
americas cup accepted by N. Y. Yacht
o. -cl4p; Isl race to be run Aug 20 1908.
Hrrprince Alert paced " m. at Memphis.
Tenn, in 0:57M
SSI-Cresceus trots m. in All at Memnhjs
NOV. l-Heatherbloom cleared in high
Jump at Chicago horse show fl. 8 in,
o.6en en- Stell made bowling score in Chicago
l4-Princeton Qll.) football team won
championship of athletic club teams Of
22-Yale wins. title to American football
championship, scoring 23 to 0 agains
21-Michigan university wins western
championship in game with MINI. at
- Ann Arbor; 20 to G.
zsIArmy wins over navy In annual foot
pa pail game bet West Point and Annapolis !;
90 to s.
Dec. 13-Geo. Leander wins 6-day team
., cycle race in New York; 2,733 miles.
lake Shore train makes 1874 m. in 127
The Canton times., 1903-01-09

Charleston (S C.) Exposition Co.,
placed in receivers, hands; $45O,000
S0.Murdock. Neb., German state bank;
Jul New York city. NJ P. Anderson.
real estate operator; $1,535.212.
29-Brooklyn, N. ", Malcolm Brewing
Co.; $S00,000
Aug. 16-Elgin, ILL.,, Obadiah Sands But
ter corporation, $4i5, 600
20-Cleveland, o., Forward Reduction Co.,
booming Texas oil; $50o,000.
2i-Elnora (Ind.) bank: $4,000.
Sep. New York, American bicycle trust.
4-Pittsburg, Pa, A. J. Cummings, brok-
& COS ID department store; sill, 600 -
Oct. 7-Oto. Ia, bank of F. II. Cutting G
j. T. Willett: $4,000.
16-New York Gilman, Son 6 Cos bank
ing house, 5000, 600.
Nov. 5-Richmond Va, Leon l.. Strause,
leaf tobacco; $500, 500
13--Boston. Central national bank.
lS-Marshalltown, Ia, c. c. Bigler & Sons,
stock raisers.
Dec, S-omana, w. H. Bennett Co.'S. de-
partment store
The Canton times., 1903-01-09
BUSINESS FAIL URES.

Jan. 10-Cleveland. o., Euclid Trust &
Savings Co: Sl,500,0oO.
l1-Painesville, O., Peoples bank; Sl7S,O0l.
l4-Chicago, Geo. II. Phillips, corn king"
fails for second time in months.
17-Albany, Ga, Commercial bank; WIS.,
900.
2S~Bellwood. Neb.. Platte Valley state
bank.
Feb. 10-Detroit, Mich. City savings bank.
on account of shortage of Vice Presi-
dent Frank c. Andrews.
25.-Belmont (O) national bank.
26-Burnett Tex, private bank of W. H.
Westfall & Co.
Mar 3-Elkhart Ill. State bank.
l5-Wanatah. Ind. Julius Conitz. banker.
20-Americus. Ga, Peoples bank; $4,000
Apr. 4-St, Paul, U. s. Saving & Loan
2EAigonac (Adich) Banking Co.'S bank;
So, 900.
Davidson. marble contractors; N.ss1. SIS.