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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17
EVILS oF TIeHr sBoEs.
They Not Only Deform the Rest, Guf
Bring On Nervous E
hnustfons

Women are prone to extremes 81
fashion. a few years ago every
Of them wore light oOrsets; today
they an wear tight shoes While ID
used to be the custom % nut the ae8E
lace 81 8 faintinE woman. nowadays
the best restorative lies IL savsrine Tho
ahoestrings. says an exchange lac
ing her shoes too tight wearing shoes
too high in the heel and too uaGrow IN
the toe, these are the charges brought
against the modern woman, ID the
wake Of these evils follow nervous
troubles, chronic dyspepsia and alinal
neuralgia. Circulation ia the u
tremitles is interfered with, and there
by the stomach and heart action-
The process OF restoring shoe marredn
feet is one Of the most impor-
tant bits Of knowledge possessed By
the chiropodisL IN the arst place,
the bruised and cramped axtremi6es
are given a bath In strong rock salt
They are then incased in thin stock
ings Of pure wool and IN broad iu-
valid shoes, made OF soft kid.
The next stage Of treatment Is that
IA G1|AAAAd VA ~AADAA NAaAAAIHA 1NlGAAAaaa
or those having separate pockets for
the toes, like glove fingers. Shoes
with a separate compartment for the
| great toe are also used to aid in rec
tifying the irregular shape Of the foot.
resulting from too much cramping-
The daily massage is an important
point, and the patient must practice toe
and heel exercises every morning. il
she wishes to regain the prehensile
faculty.
The wearing Of fire wooden hose, and
preferably shoes OF suede, Is pre-
scribed by the foot specialist Patent
leather must be discarded, as its nom
porous character prevents the evapo-
ration Of moisture, and st has a SUI
perior tendency toward the cultivation
Of corns.
Digitated hosiery made Of silk, isle
and wool is worn by many women for
the purpose Of retaining the natural
beauty of the foot who do not rssorl
to the chiropodlst.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17

course, the third brother, Lord Robert
The duke Of Roxburghe 8 the only
manageable duke III Scotland. He has
q career free from scandal, and q rent
roll Of about $800.000 d year.
There is only one handicap. ROY
burghe is said not to have q clear title
All the ingenuity Of English chronicle
gists has failed to give ID indisputabie
claim to his title, and from 1909 TO 1873
It was not recognized, and is stil dis
puted n the English courts
Lewis Ker, a truelman in New York.
who for 46 years has bid for work a.
Greene and Grand Streets claims the
titles and estates Of the duke Of Rox-
burghe as his own. While Ker does not
expect to succeed in establishing his
right, he may vet resume the eight
SO good this claim seemed to him 20
be in 1880 that Hamilton Fish devoted
nearly I'VE years ia England to the case
in behalf Of Andrew Kers Lewis Kerg
father. Though Hamilton Fish did not
succeed IN establishing the rights Of his
American client, he did succeed In 90
completely breaking down the claims
OF Sir James Henry Robert Innes-Ker,
grandfather Of the present duke, that
the latter failed to have the dukedom
bestowed upon him and the title lapsed
for SO years.
Miss May Goelet has been the heroine
Of many stories. She has been reported
engaged innumerable times, and has
been the victim Of two known matri-
monial conspiracies, induced by impe-
cunious bearers of titles, one OF these,
it is alleged, being Prince Hugo Won
Hohenlohe of Germany, who agreed to
pay $4,000 to Capt Ladestas de Pork
ony If he could procure consideration Of
his proposal of marriage for Miss GOelet-
This was four years ago, and IL the
prince had not been so years Of age the
match might have come on.
However, Miss GOelet objected to 80
ancient a spouse, and the prince re-
fused to pay the $4,000. This gave rise
to suit for the money, thus spreading
knowledge Of the transaction. Tho
matter was finally settled by Hohen-
lohe's aunt paying several hundred
pounds to the d~isgruntled Porkony.
Prince Heinrich HaTon, OF Bohemia
also desired the hand and fortune OF th,
young lady, and also was debarred By
his age, so report goes.
The duke Of Manchester, the earl o
s%haftesbuTy and later the duke of Rox
burghe all have been reported betr0the,
to Miss Goelet, with resulting denial
from Mrs, GOelets until this authentii
news Of her engagement TO the duke o
Roxhurghe was received the other day.
In appearance Miss Goelet IS Petit,
and wears a charm Of manner WhicI
makes up for lack Of actual beauty. sh
Is a bright conversationalist, Is self-pOs
sessed and smart looking. She dresse
exquisitely, and has seen just 81 sum
mers Her mother and mothers sister
have always been noted for their beauty
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17
Q MANY PIcKEREL.
There AresAEOre Of the Fish ln North
eEn Minnesota Than the
Fishers Want.

In many parts OF the country the
pickerel is regarded as a valuable fish.
In the neighbOrhood OF the WOman's
Lake chain in northern Minnesota,
however; it is disliked by residents and
visitors alike, says q report from that
section.
The trouble with It is that the vis-
itors are all fishing for muskallonge
and the pickerel is too plentiful. It
bothers them by getting on their
hooks and fighting hard only to show
up as a pickerel at the end Of the fray.
There is no known reason for the
enormous numbers Of pickerel in the
WOman's Lake chain, It would seem
that the lakes got a stock Of them
from the Mississippi many years ago
and they found the conditions favor
able and have multiplied tremen-
dously.
Sometimes an angler who would as
soon catch a pickereI "a a muskallOnga
Il 1t fights as hard, keeps a score OF
his take In a day, and some OF these
scores seem incredible. A man may
catch fya pickerel IN a day without
exciting establishment, he may even
take ten. II he should take is he
would be regarded as a remarkable
angler. When it comes to taking from
90 to 80 piekerel, big and little, IN a
day while fishing hard for something
else, all preconceiVed notions of pick
ereE angling go by the board, yet that
score has been equaled and beaten
more times than once in the Woman's
Lake waters.
Indeed those waters are not excep-
honal. PieksFei are wonderfully
plentiful in all Of the chains Of north
ern Minnesota, Just what a sclen life
pickereI angler could do with approved
pickerel bait, skittering in the weeds
morning and evening, and dshing deer
during the heat Of an August day, re-
mains to be seen. Il has never been
tried, but probably he would be get
ting en- and taking oil picserel most
q the time.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17
pRRU's NEW PRESIDENT.
he IL the First Chief Executive Ofths
RepublIc TO he ELECTED With
ont BlOOdshed.

The Peruvian consul in Chicago, Leo
poldo Arnaud. has received word from
his government of the election Of
Manuel Candamo, of Lima, as president,
and the announcement that the inaugu-
ration ceremonies took place in the
Plaza de Lima, the capital Of Peru, Sep
tembeE8 8.
This is the first presidential election
IA the little South American republic
that has not brought revolution and
~bloodshed. The election Of Candamo
places at the head Of the government the
first man who was unanimously chosen,
there being no opposition. Nicolas De
Pierola, who was nominated By the re-
publicans, withdrew when the civil
party named Candamo. The new presi-
dent is one Of the most influential men
Of Peru and is best known az the prest-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17
Hnan,l - 81 -.

'"rhere is an old negro living ia Car
rollton" relates the Bosworth Star
Sentinel, who was taken il several
days ago and called in a physician Of
his own ace to prescribe for him. But
the old man did not seem to DO get
ting any better and finally a white
physician was called, Soon after ar
irving DR.. s felt the darky's pulse
for a moment and then examined his
tongue. did your other doctor take
your temperature" he asked. "a
don't know, sab, he answered, feebly.
Il hain't missed anything but my
watch as yit b0sa-Kansas city
Journal
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17

society that cruises about the world in
yachts and gives big parties when at
home OF at its summer retreat at New
port.
It is not the first time that Roxburghe
has had his engagement announced,
Two years ago It was said he was going
TO marry Pauline Astor, daughter Of
William Waldorf Astor. But the re-
ports were denied and seemingly proved
baseless.
The duke, a soldier by profession, is
the first cousin Of the duke OF Marlbor-
ough, who married Consuelo Wander
bllt. His house is 100 years older than
that of Marlborough. The mother 81
Roxburghe is the daughter Of the
fourth duke Of Marlborough.
Roxbughe comes OF a lighting race.
One OF his ancestors fell at montrose In
the year 1926. He is devoted to his pro-
fessiOn. and his brother and heir. Lord
Alastair Innes-Ker, has followed In his
footsteps, as hopes also to do. In due
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17
90 go 81 -

Besides his many other claims to dis
tinction, the good red grouse has one
which is often forgotten. He is the one
vertebrate creature peculiar to the Brit.
ish Isles. All the rest Of our fauna il
duplicated elsewhere. and even his
cousin. the black coch has foreign re.
lations. But the true grouse exists no
where III the world except within the
United Kingdom, and considering whai
a noble game bird be is. how hardy and
.pluckys and how magnificent ia biz
flight the fact Sc really something to q
proud pf-London Globa
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17

Cut the chicken into dice-shaped bits
and cut the fresh mushrooms into
quarters, II they are large; FRY them
very lightly a bit IN butter then
moisten with a chicken stock cover
tightly and let cook tin tender, Take
up. drain and set away to cool. There.
should be about half the quantity oE
mushroom that you have oE chicken.
unless you particularly care Ger =
greater proportion. Pat chicken ana
mushrooms on lettuce leaves crVcE
With mayonnasEe and serves tnrr.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17
DEFIEs NATURES LAWS.
Ohio rock Stands Balanced JUS Lilz,
a TOP Yet seems na Firm rs
Gibraltar.

One Of the most curious Of natures
freaks is the Devils Tea Table" the
noted landmark Of the Muskingum val-
ley, three miles from McConnellvsille.
o. It stands upright on its slender base
on the top Of a steep hill.
For years it has been watched with
great anxiety by the people living -
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17

The wheels Of a Pullman a ara
made Of paper. The body Of each
wheel Is q block Of paper about four
inches thick. Around this Is a rim Of
steel measuring from two to three
inches It is this steel rim, Of course,
which comes IN contact with the rails.
The sides are covered with circular tgoa
plates. bolted pn
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17

dent Of the Lima chamber Of commerce.
He received a thorough education
abroad and Is a man who, the consul
says. els eminenty fitted for Imposition
OF head Of the government Of Pert" The
consul says there is universal rejoicing
throughout Peru oveF the election Of
Candamo.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17

@SNgAA9AnHAAASs VI
the valley below, but it still stands firm,
resisting wind and rain.
The huge rock is only four by IL feet
at the base, while the top measures 20
by 80 feet.
Scientists claim that the curious for
nation IS caused by a process Of nature
which must sooner OF later cause its
fall. The upper part Of the rock is Of
sandstone and the lower part Of shale.
Frost and dampness have dislntegrated
the shale, while the sandstone sturdtly
r~esists the elements. Only little more
shale can be spared before the great
rock must fall, and it hangs like the
sword Of Damocles over the inhab-
itants Of the valley.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17

The Jungfrau railway iu Switzerland
hasnow reached the MgarUand, atanal-
utude OF about 1900 feet above Gee
level
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17
Raoer Plates 81 noafauraall.

In some Of the loW-Dricsd Sestau-
rants 81 German cities food is served on
papsr plates
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17
By CARMEN SYLVIA,

+ WHAT use is a Parlor without books or music7 Il is the
most mournful, coolest room in the house, the quintessen1e
Of the good room in which one does nothing but pratde.
Every room in the house can be made charming, even
the most u%npromising, by the use Of pictures and books.
They must only be the right ones and in the right places. /
am against luxury in homes, against too many ~hanglngs,
too thick carpets. We turn gratefully to the greatest sim
plicity, which always has the advantage that enough money
is left for a GOOD piano and books.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17

With smooth walls hung in oils or water colors or engravngs or
drawings, a chair, a desk, books where you can reach them, and above
tham pretty pictures, be they only photographs of good pictures, and
Igt enough from a large, high wmdow-what more can one desire?
Always I must return to this, that books are the main thing in a
room and in a house.
If one surrounds himself with the thoughts of all other men he
viii be exceptionally rich. Women would increase their Joys. if they
wonld read more and think less of their cakes and bed linen.
/ would prefer to live much simpler, eat less and drink not at all
III I could only have books. When in the evening the mother sits at
the table with her work and the children gather about her with their
bods. what priceless delight for ALT
Children who read much learn much, and are far more educated
than those who-do not 1 would not have brought to the table food
which the children cannot eat, nor books in the library which must be
denied the young. There is not time to read all the good onesl
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17

Miss May Goees Wh3 Has Been Wooed 81 Many Tiled Foseienes
Wen ~ Young Scotch Nosteman Who, Strangs f. Relate Has 8
Career Pee from Scandal and az Annual RsntRol IF $503ooo
Arizona republican., 1903-10-30
The Rcmsrds OF Literature.

According to the. cable new5 John
Morley received from. the publishers
fee of $4,000 for his life Of Glad
stone" Just issued. This is the largest
SUM ever paiC for a copyright BIZ
oera uhy in England. Il is not large
rccompense for TASK taking three
years of time and involving the read
ing OF over 300, 600 documents. Fer
purposes of cCmPar son, there is the
American instance OF John G. Nicolay
and John Hay, who are credited with
receiving the same sum. $4,000, from
the publ ehcrs for their work CT The
Life Of Abraham Lincoln" published
in 1890. From his biography OF Lin
coin. issued soon after the war. Or.
Holland realized about S25.0O0. James
G. Blaine's Twenty Years in Con-
creas" brought its author $4,000.
General Grants family received some
thing like 100000 from his Memoirs.
It is told of the late Joseph Harper
that he wrote to Blaine while the book
OF the man from Maine was in p-cpar-
alton that TO the historian the pub
Iicncr came to the door and toes off
hi- hat a later W.T. ter has remarked
that the favor OF obscqUiousness is
now yielded by the publisher 90 thc
popular novelist Five fictica processes
Of the season 1S00-19O1 were reputcd az
bringing their authors $75.cc0. $i5.00O
$50. 0Oo. $4,000 and $4,000. respectively.
Probably some OF these figures nave
; since been beaten. Contrast the 81 SOC
which. as q first return from THE
Scarlet Letter. made Hawthorne
richer than he ever had been before
; New York World.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-30

Commander Peary is finding some
difficulty in raising the $3.50, 900 neces-
sary for his next arctic expedition, but
he will doubtless succeed in getting
away next year. as he has planned. In
cidentally. Peary in his lectures of late
has been making some curious specula-
lions concerning the country around
the pole which stamp him as a man
more open to visionary suggestions
than has generally been supposed. In
a lecture in Washington a week ago
he said: The existence of land any
where between the northern shore OF
Grant Land and the pole would so
greatly simplify my work that do not
let myself dwell upon it. But the pos
sibility is that there is an island con-
tinent, an Arctic Atlantis. with a fauna
and flora of it's own, with one day and
one night in the year, lying there
through the binding days and Opaque.
nights of countless geological ages, as
Arizona republican., 1903-10-30
CASTLE CREEK
HOT SPRINGS
HOTEL.

situated in the Bradshaw mountains,
1871 feet above sea level is now open
for the winter. Finest resort in Ari-
IONA.
Even temperature. No winds, no
dust Hotel accommodations first-class
in every respect. Modern plumbing
Hot water heating plant. Electric
lights, electric bells. Billiard and pool
room. bowling alley. Natural medicinal
hot springs flowing 100000 gallons ev-
cry twenty-four hours. Open pools OF
different temperature. Shower baths,
needle spray cabinet bath and plunge
tank under cover.
Four hours ride from Hot Springs
Junction on the Santa Fe, Prescott &
Phoenix Railway il a comfortable four
horse coach every day except Sunday.
Fine road, grand scenery.
w. NJ. SELL, Manager
Hot Springs, AI'iz.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-30
No Reason to Fear American Navy ?

The Novoe Vremya. the leading
newspaper of Russia, has been telling
it's readers some things about the
American navy. What the. Novoe
Vremya says has some significance
because of the semi-official nature of
it's editorial utterances. The censor
ship of the press in Russia is so Sc
we're that no paper can express an
opinion or make a statement of fact
of importance without the approval of
government officials. The Novoe
Vremya reaches the conclusion that
the navy of the United States is not
formidable. enough to be feared by
Russia.
american statesmen realize the APP
preaching danger of collisions with
ira ns-oceanic powers and theI efore are
insisting upon "a rapid enlargement OF
their navy. At present this navy is,
although considerable not large enough
to attain the objects desired and tbe
powers of the old world are not com
PEELED to reckon very seriously with
the United States. Their real force is
not very great. It is only when they
possess a navy that will command the
ocean separating the old from the
new world that the Americans viii be
able not merely to proclaim their
rights, but also to demand the recog-
milton of them. This viii not be soon,
and in the meantime American de
mands and threats ned not particular
ly alarm either Europe or Asia"
These words OF the Russian organ
no doubt state correctly the athc-de
of the Russian government. The Gym
teal and unscrupulous view expressed
is typicany Russian. Essentially it
means that American rights are not
worth considering. because America is
not in position to enforce her claims.
But is it an altogether safe position
for Russia to take? Evidently, the
Russians are poCr students Of recent
history. We have a distinct recol-
lection that views similar to these ex-
pressed by the Ncvoe Vremya prevail
cd in Spain q few years ago. Spanish
officials and the Spanish press were
fond of pointing cut that the ships OF
the American navy were rotten affairs,
thrown together by corrupt contrac-
tors, ard were manned by cowardly
AMI nutirous crews who would jump
into the ocean as soon as they saw
the muzzles CT Spanish cannon. But
somehow events did not sustain these
opinions. And to this day the mere
mention CT the Oregon" the Brook
Ign" or the Iowa is forbidden in
polite Spanish society. while the names
CT Dewey. Sampson, Schley, Evans.
Philip. Hobson and Wainwright are
used to brighten Spanish children to
sleep.
Within q few days there will be
cruising off the coast of Manchuria
an American fleet under the command
CT one Robley D. Evans, rear-admiral,
and we trust that it viii not become
the duty Of Fighting Bob" to prove
10 our Russian friends that the Ameri-
can navy is entitled to respect.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-30
Poet Nicholas.

TRANSACTIONS OF some poetry recently
written by the car have been tele-
graphed from St. Petersburg, and it is
evident that Nicholas can be thankful
that he does not have to make his liv-
ing with the pen. Here is a sample:
My happiness was born at night and
succored IN the gloom,
My pleasures have dissolved in flight.
heart stricken at my doom.
My soul strives blindly for relief,
chilled as f by drifting snow.
By doubts which scott at the BELIEF of
finding peace below"
But the stuff is fairly goood as show
ing how a fellow feels the morning
after"
Arizona republican., 1903-10-30

ecy of still greater demands. Are the
colleges and schools in the south ade-
quately responding to the demand for
such men? Not at all. In my state we
are making ten professional men
lawyers, doctors, authors, teachers,
statesmen, if you will-where we are
making one technically trained expert.
The greatest boon which could come to
the south today would be the estab-
lishment of shops and Laboratories in
every school and college from Penn
sylvania to New Mexico"
Arizona republican., 1903-10-30

The later dispatches from Mexico
concerning the alleged attempt on the
life of President Diaz read as if cen
sored. Evidently, the Mexican gov
eminent wishes the world to believe
that the president was not in danger.
But if the first reports We're true, they
contained nothing of which Mexico
need be ashamed. Cranks and anarch-
lists are to be found in all parts of the
world
Arizona republican., 1903-10-30
His Best Love.

Tie sa-s he loves his daddy
Fur ez de cas- fun ives
But I bet you dat he lovin'
OF his nanny still de bes'.
Des / let him make de choosin'-
Don't anybody stir
I bet you hell be reachin'
OF his liz arms to her,
Kaze why. He sho' would tell you
But he des can zoo and creep,
En- now her arms is rcun' him
En- she rOcl.in' him ter sleep,
Atlanta Constitution.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-30

The army of Bulgaria, recently mo-
bilized, has been disbanded, and Tur-
key is withdrawing her troops from
the Bulgarian frontier. 1t is just as
well. War now would serve no good
purpose. probably. as most of the
Christians in Macedonia have been
masacred
Arizona republican., 1903-10-30

We met genuine old fashioned man
today: Speaking of d man who died
lately, and who had been sick n long
time, ne said: He has been perishing
away for some time. "-Atchison Globe.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-30
PRESCOTT BUSINESS TRIMS.
HoteI Burke
AMERICAN PLAN.

PRESCOTT. ARIZONA
LOG rooms. All modern cOnveai=nces-
A strictly i1r1t-cIsss and modern hotsi-
Sample rooms for comercial men
Arizona republican., 1903-10-30
Los 'ANG ELES
Pr z f r P Ed LIST
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James Jones Co. Brass Works

Telephone Main 93S Los Angeles, Cal
ELECTRIC RAILROAD BRASS SUP
FLIES Grass steam fittings brass
valves, irrigation valves office and bank
ratings. plumbers specialties. Prompt
attention given to all special brass work
Brass and bronze castings BUYERS OF
SCRAP BRASS and COPPER.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-30

completely isolated from the world as
if it were on Mars
Arizona republican., 1903-10-30
"REMINISCENCES HOME SCHOOL

c53 W. 9TH ST., Los Angeles, Cal.
Departments: Bookkeeping, Short
hand, College Preparatory, English,
Telegraphy, Spanish. Large gymnae-
ium. The only business school in the
city that has recreation grounds. Send
for catalogue.
F. BRowNSBERGER. Principal.