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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-03
(sPIT)-(sPIT)-tsP1T).
Specimen of the siphOn-SIouthed Or
atOr whose words FlpRted
Out on the Stream.

We will not mention time, names, or |
place, but once upon 4 time in Oklahoma |
a citizen was made temporary chairman
Of convention. He is one Of the wild
products of the prairies, which the twin
territories would do well to keep in the
background, says the Kansas City Jour
nal. This fellow belongs to that class
of men who are easily Influenced by an
appeal to vanity, and this was the way
the bosses Of the convention got him
to become recreant to his lifelong pO-
litical beliefs and old-established party
Affiliations. He is q lawyer-politician
who considers appearance of great Inn
portance In his youth some sweet
girl probably told him he resembled
Clay or Webster, which caused him to
devote himself ever since to trying to
look the part. He keeps his vest open
and Cravat united. He affects laydoWn
collar to expose the supposed ByrOnic
curves of his neck. His hair is black,
/ long and flowing, in conformity with
the style Of the ancient statesmen OF the
| oratOrical epoch Of our history, but on
account Of the use Of modern headgear
stands out and curls up in the back like
the perky tail of a strutting drake. His
face has strained look-strained by
a strenuous existence, strained by look
ing wise, and strained, oh, so strained,
by chewing tobacco. He is the cham
pion cheWer Of the territories and the
sure-shot splitter Of the plains.
This tobacco chewer manifested his
peculiarities while acting as temporary
chairman Of said convention. His po-
sition, when speechmalzing, is either
standing on one foot with legs crossed
and weight thrown heavily on his fist
resting firmly on the table, or standing
erect but head down and scoWling wise
lly. his arms crossed and each hand
clutehing its opposite shoulder Thus
and then he speaks: Ladies (spitl
gentlemen (spit) and fellow citizens
Cspit), and members OF this conven
tion (spit), !" ETC. After he has talke'
and spit himself out he takes a drink o
water, sits down and rams home neY
uuid. Before the permanent ohairmal
relieved him he had circumvallated hi
front with an impossible are Of filth
while all the other men and ladies ol
the platform had moved away and be
Z yond the zone Of his expectorating fire
Olllahomans could well AFFORD to die
pense with the services Of such me
until they learn to practice the ordinar
usages Of polite society.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-03
MoDIsH FANCIEs.
Pretty Bita Of Fashionable Fiuery
That Are Now FilIinE the
Feminine Requirements.

Wool laces were never SO much in
vogue as this year, reports the Brook
lyn Eagle
Combinations Of shades are found ~
the new high-class laces, champagne Id
cream being one Of the prettiest of these
shaded effects.
The popularity Of shirring as form Of
trimming for gowns and accessories has
brought about the introduction Of shirred
bands Of mousseline de sole ready for use
by the dressmaker. These bands come
in black or white, bordered with JUDY
ruchings, fancy and plain braid or
fringe.
Dropping shoulder effects win prevail
next season.
For millinery use ribbon will be large
ly used during the coming fall and win
| ter, with three to five shades of one color
blended in some novel design.
Jet is conspicuous in fall iewelry,
4 long chains, necklaces, Old-fashioned
brooches, hearts, crosses and many other
articles being introduced in the latest
productions.
Macrame bands, principally in dark
ecru tone, are among the principal novel
ties in trimmings.
On the macrame order are some very
pretty new stocks
Some Of the latest effects in embroid'
cries show the Tenerihe design, either il
its original cartwheel form or an adapta.
tion.
In two-toned veilings exceedingly ar
tistic and effective patterns have bcel
introduced for the coming season.
Combinations of chiffon and marabou
are modish for boas.
Scarlet, brown. blue and green, will
white, are very popular color combina
tions
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-03
GOOD ENOUGH.

while the red rose leaves do carpet
AN the paths my feet do tread,
while the trumpet blooms are flaming
'Gainst the dark tree overhead;
Whilst my memory stays with me,
OF the good times 1 have had,
Ill be glad to stay in this world,
For 1t isn't half so bad
While nights come again like last nlgnso
And the keyed daisies bloom
In the me ow meath the hillside,
And breathe their faint perfume
And q memory walks with me
OF maid, and Of q day,
That the yester-year held for me
f4 he happy on the way.
tfAt8 t9uale-head TO meet mes
me 10 tFot home by my SIDE,
an laugh misfortunes from me-
Meet the moEroWs happy@eyed;
With her yellow curls uplifting
TO each gentle vagrant breeze
Pshaw! I'd like to live forever
When I get her on my knees!
Long as there be those who love me-
life viii be we'll worth the while!
Long as baby hands reach to me-
long as lips curve in a smile,
And are lifted up for kisses,
Just so long I'LL happy bev
Just SO long will this old footstoOl
Be quite good enough fer me!
u. M. Lewis. in Houston Post.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-03
MISTAKEN ESTIMATES.
Little Man Gets sPunIzy and Asserts
Himself, hut Better HalE Calls
Has BIuR.

Once upon a time there was a real
true gentleman Of humble and retir-
ing disposition, who always tried to get
along with as little friction as possible,
and who weighed 100 pounds, and was
three inches below the normal height,
says Tom Mason in the New York Her
aid.
One day he went to a prize fight, and
when it was finished on his way home
he stopped and bought new set Of
golf clubs, instruments that he had
never dallied with before, and when he
marched home ne said to his wife:
"I've turned over a new leaf. After
this / play golf, while you stay at home
and take care of the baby. After this
1 go to the club regularly and toy with
the chips, or learn to earrom on the red,
or sit in the front row and watch the
antics Of the chorus, or anything
please: while as for you, you can mourn
/ for me if you see fit and shed appropri-
ate tears for the lamb Of the flock that
has gone astray. After this you can sit
in church alone every Sunday, while !
! am at nOmes Win my ASGL AoAu4uG w ~
the mantel piece smoking large per-
fecto and reading the Sunday supple
! ments. After this I root for my favor.
ite ebaseball nine, go to all the yacht
races, swear at the meals and do the
gladiator act around my own premises
Do you understand"
In reiy his wife got a firm grip or
his collar and lifted him swiftly but
gently upstairs, and, shaking him al
many times as was necessary, while ht
began to look exceedingly sheepishs re
piled:
mo, Henry, you win do nothing o
the sort. You will do the same oil
stunts you have been celebrated fol
and 8ead-the quiet, humble life you hay
m. re Gro under my management
i0lgeaa know that your size an
weight are against you?"
Moral lit would have worked all righ
If he had been four inches taller.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-03
HABIT Of FEEIme POORLY
Leads one to MagniFyins Trinins Ene
dispositions ana Condueea
10 IndOlenee,

Few people realize that their ailments
are largely self-induced. They getintoa
habit Of not feeling well. Tf they get un
in the morning with a slight headache 81
some other trifiing indispoaitiQn instead
uf trying to rise abcYe thi conditions
they take positive pleasure IN expat.ais
ing upon their feelings to anyone who
viii listen, says Success. Instead Of come
batting the tendency to illness by hllinB
the lungs with pure, fresh air, they dose
themselves with headache tablets" OK
some other patent specific warranted 70
cure whatever i'll they think they are
suffering from. They begin to pity theme
selves, and try to attract pity and sym-
pathy from others. Internationally, by
detailing and dwelling upon their symp-
toms, they reinforce the first simple sug-
gegtions Of illness by a whole army Of
thoughts and fears and images Of disease
until they are untitled to do day s work
in their homes or Offices.
It is said that man is a lazy animal.
We are all more or less prone to indo-
| lence, and It is the easiest and most nat-
ural thing in the world for young peo-
ple to accustom themselves to lying
down or lounging on a sofa because they
think they are tired or not well, Much
so-called invalidism is simply laziness,
4 fostered and indulged from childhood
There is a great danger that girls who are
delicate while growing up, and lounge
around the house and lie down when-
ever they feel the least bit out Of sorts,
viii form a habit OF invalidism when
they reach maturity. How often do we
see such girls "brace up" at once when-
ever anything happens which interests
or excites them! An invitation to a re-
!, ception or ball, or any other pleasant
social function, acts like a tonic. Fol
the time being an instantaneous cure T.
effected. They are as well as anybodg
until after the entertainment.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-03

MAY he TaEen SIS ahe Fnr 8
- Wen m in the Hot
Iufusfou.


Coffee IS very commonly drunk 2lle
dinner, a custom which perhaps IS ius
titled, particularly when wine drinking
the meal, 1or coffee r. aD
antidote to alcohol. a hot drauBht of
coffee is undoubtedly a powerful stimu-
liant, enabling both mental and physical
fatigue to be borne. On the other hand,
q cup Of hot coffee disagrees with many
persons, their digestion is disturaed rathr
or than aided, there ia interference vita
the normal chemistry Of the disestiva
process. and the dyspeptic must eschew
hot strong coffee, as well as tea. The
excessive drinking Of conee Is in nny
case an eyil. says London Lancet
But it is often forgotten that conee
can be taken in other ways, and im
none better chan III the form ol jelly
clear coffee jelly after dinner is every
BIT as good az the hot Infusion while itls
free from some Of the drawbacks 1l the
latter. Coffee, unlike alcohol. dsmInisaes
organic waste rOuseg the muscular enr
ergy without the collapse which follows
alcoholic inhibition, and gelatin ln the
form Of jelly is cooling, assuagea thirst.
is soothing and has tendency 70 absorb
any excessive acidity of the stomach.
Gelatin is what is known as 9 ''proteid
sparer'-that is, It saves the deatruc-
tion Of proteId, such as albumin
Having regard to these facts, there
fore, coffee jelly should form g very
! suitable sequel to dinner, and an eXeel-
lent substitute for the infusion. More
over, the astringent pi eiples Of coffee
which, however, are didefent in kind
and degree from those present In tea
are nullifed by the gelatin, In short
Jelly is an excellent vehicle for coffee
but, as it is necessary in making the Ii.
fusion, the quantity Of coffee in the ielly
should not be stinted. Coffee serves
an admirable purpose in dietetics, ani
those with whom it disagrees when takeI
in the form Of hot infusion viii YER
probably find the jelly quite satialac
tory
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-03

A ribbon kinono Is the latest creation.
Forty yards is the estimated amount Of
material required, 20 yards Of hve-inch
and the same quantity Of half inch rib
bon. A most artistic kimono is made Of
wide pale blue satin ribbon "tacked"
together with stitches concealed by
strips Of violets fashioned from the mar
row ribbon, the two colors representing
a most effective contrast Ayoke Of blue
silk is covered with lace and from this
depend strips OF ribbon fastened to-
gether with the ribbon viOlets. The
sleeves are formed Of four lengths of rib
bon Joined by violets and around tha
neck is laid a folded collar Of ribbon with
cluster Of violets fastening 1t IN front
Gray satin ribbon and tiny button
roses fashioned from narrow pinksatin
ribbon and white satin ribbon and yel-
low button roses are good combinations
for kimonos Of this type-Broolkiyn
I Eagle.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-03

% and to be won over and their favor dstaVo To- pc asce
ed bv gses Of chance "To-y science and Christianity says
Dr. Gifford) clasp the certainty Of facts and forces TIE
GAMBLER rs AN ANNOUNCED PAGAN, AND AS SUCH HAS
NO PLACE IN A MODERN CHRISTIAN CIVILIZATION.
THE PROFESSIONAL GAMBLER is a LIVING LIE Ete
does not depend chance the ceduiy Of others w4 rs
dice are loaded marked his cuffbutto has ms
sleeves are lined with hoehair cloth and stocked with ne
the most scientific the city AS cheat he deserves
summary punishment
He is robber and a men3ee to society.
THE. GAMBLER STANDS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF
+ he FINER ELEMENTS OF CHARACTER The drunlSard'
when SOBER may penen aeconae and Pitu but the gambler
soon loses all finer sensbes which dried by the hot blasts
of sin. 81
GAMBLING is COVETOUSNESS We want something that
in time might be ours maey We cannot wait Honesty IS too
slow We gamble truly Consequently the habit
units one for Money that costs little counts iqr little %
easy go easy for business success onens garnng
at the races result Of paror billing, resort gambling
childhood training get much for little The entire method re-
peat is barbar pagan uperso dshoest and covos It has
no place in decent civilization 1T ought to be suppressed
uuarantned punished and help bring on that day.
It is debt we country and our God In Our ndYd
u circle we must to ourselves surely as to ou
/ Christian faith.
Nothing that is not soby earning, Or by beque q g
More land often means mortgages More style often NOR
bening More cash means often haste that tends to dishonor
and gambling stocks poolroom, at card table, or IN tn
chdrens play Keeps Of piece and unworthy the claim
nobility
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-03
BREAKING
THE JAM y
BY FRANK T. MANN

Sc I WILL do it!'' Tom Harding turned
from the door, where he stood hest-
tating, and a look of resolution, that vis-
tied his blue eyes only at rare intervals
mingled with the misery in them.
'cVben d mans wife tells him to his
teeth that he is a shiftless, drunken crea-
ture. and that she regrets the day she
8rst laid eyes on him, then, l take 1t,
that man has little to live for and moth
ing to lose. Anyway, shall accept
SQUIRE Johnson's offer, let come what
may"
He reached into the pocket Of his
faded, I'd eadbare coat, and drew forth a
crumpled sheet ofpaper. Slowly for the
fifth time, he went over the words
printed in large, fiaring letters, the inA
not yet dry:
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-03


Thrusting the paper into his pocket,
Tom strobe hurriedly down the sloppy
sidewalk, and in a few minutes stood
before the large brick building which
contained President JOhnson's office. A
wave of indecision swept across his face
as he scraped the mud and snow from his
Well-worn shoes. 1t was a perilous un-
dertaking, and none knew the danger OF
It better than he. Then the recollection
of his wife's bitter words returned with
full force, and he hesitated no longer.
''Maggie is a good woman in most
things" he said to himself, and the blue
ewes glistened, ''and maybe haven't
done by her what might. For her sake
and the baby's I'll try II"
"Well, Tom, my man, you will under
take to cut the jam and save the mills?"
said President johnson moment later,
as Tom, hat in hand, stood before his
desk 'Do you know that it is danger
ous piece Of work? There is probably
not another man in Alcona county who
would run the risk for twice the sum
named. Indeed, it was not so much with
the hope Of saving the mills as it was a
formality to secure our insurance rights
that the reward was offered. However,
if your mind is made up it Is not my
Mace to dissuade you. If you are sue
cessful the money is yours, and will add
another hundred from my own private
purse"
"And If anything happens to me- the
money will be paid to Mag-my wife?'
'Tf the jam is broken, yes.
William Johnson was q kind-heartet
man, and as he watched the big, childish
Iumberman move toward the door sus'
picious Aim blurred his vision for mo
ment. and there was just the least huski
ness in his tones as he bade him God
speed
"Poor fellow" he murmured, as h
turned to his work, "life has not been al
smooth with him lately, and he Is in
great measure responsible for his owl
misfortunes, but 1 should greatly regre
# any evil were to befall him at thi
work"
In the smaller Of the two scantily fur
nished apartments that constituted thei
home. Margaret Harding busted herseI
IN the preparation Of dinner. GlanClll
at the cracked porcelain clock on th
mAntel, she quit her work for the twelft
time, and going to the door, looked VI
easily down the long, muddy street.
was deserted save for one solitary fgul
that came bounding along as fast as b
short legs could carry him, regardlel
alike Of the slush Of mud and snow b
meath his feet and the gusts Of wind ar
rain which came near upsetting him
intervals.
'say, you hearn?" he gasped, as
dashed up to where Margaret stood.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-03
TIE TnI,Inr way.

The Patriot fear lest we do not take
our rightful place among nations.
The World Politician-0h that's very
simple. We have only 70 take every
thing we see that is not already taken
by a nation bigger than We are.-Detroit
free Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-03

perkins" languidly called Fweddy,
come and take this beastly thing on
the hook
While his man disengaged the fish
from the hook and put on fresh bait.
Fweddy yaWned dismelly.
That's what makes fishing such q
boah, he said. ''Once in awhile you
catch one Of the slippery things, don't
You know. STRAY Stories.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-03

Put q cup Of sugar and one cup 81 Wa-
ter in an agate saucepan and bring to g
boil. Place in this "a plums which
have been skinned and halved and the
stones removed. Cook slowly Tor Ten
minutes, remove and place On thick
slices Of gold cake. Serve in q circle on
chop platter. Delicious FOR sunday
evening tea or luncheon. Washington
star.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-03
N95 8IIl
WARD

no the person who Wlll break the jam
eoilectinr In An Sable river two miles
above Curtis before dFmage ls done s9
the Iumher mills 81 mat pQlnt
pay one thousand dollsF Ail q
life and limb 10 be hpEn4 ay tn~ one uLl5 4
dertalring the work. -r,,el,,v
President Curtis Lumber Company
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-03
U1bat is ca nbling !?
BY REY. FRANCEs . ToWNsLEY.
Gambiiaa not 4 modern vice Out

Gambling not a modern vice. Out
side Jerusa one long ago day beneath
the shadow cross, Roman guards are di-
ridae ths ents Of the dying. To cut
one of tie ents is to destroy it, AS he
holds Il to tEs light the Roman soldier has
brigbf tlloug seizing a helmet from
Bis fellow head. lie shakes dice into it, rat
.tles die tinv bits, and announces the result.
he is carrying out the superstition Of his
time, for GANHT INC IS Ic OF
BARBARISM AND 86l,HtlNs TON
The Gods of The heathen were considered va
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-06-25
Modern Manners.

Somebody has discovered that the
decadencc In modern manners does not
necessarily denote our increased bru-
tality or absolute Indifference to the
feelings and needs of other people 1t
is balm 20 the soul to be assured Of this
fact, says the Atlanta Journal
We have admitted to ourselves for
not the repose which should mark the
caste Of We're de We're and that we are
indeed frankly discourteous to each
other. We also know that many men
are no longer particular how they act
or what they say In the presence of
women and do not even observe the
sm3ll cCurtcsies of life where members
Of the opposite sex are concerned. Men
no longer hesitate to let woman wait
on them or to push her aside in &
crowd or to smoke in her face unapolo-
getically, as If that were their natural
right We certainly are less polished
and ceremonious than We're our fore
fathers.
Facing this fact it is pleasing to be
assured that the change is not due to
selhshneSs, but is simply the express
sion of our desire to be honest, to avoid
shams. Therefore If we sometimes
oyerstep the limit and cultivate I'M
pleasant freedom of speech and action
manifest unrestrained rudcness. we are
to be excused on the ground of our ex-
cessive frankness and honesty.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-06-25

The old lady who admired her pastor
because he said "Mesopotamia" SO
beautifully has been outdone by u
Broadway office boy.
He was not pleased with the sur
name of ,Mulligan, to which he was
condemned, and so when he applied for
new position In another office he de-
cided to give himself new name, and
for this purpose borrowed what he
thought was name from the financial
statements which he had to sort and
file in the office in which he was last
employed
What is your nameT inquired the
clerk to whom he made application for
work.
william Rccapitulation," replied the
boy.
That's funny name" said the clerk
after he had the boy repeat it several
times.
Don't you know General Recapitu-
lation?" asked the boy in surprise.
Never heard of him"
why, his name is in all Blank &
Co.'S Wall street reports" New York
Times.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-06-25

A contributor to q Boston paper says
that he always thought until recently
that the blushing cheeks Of bride were
certain indication Of either her en-
.bauassment or her Astounding health.
He was disabused OF this opinion by
what he saw at wedding the other
day. The wedding party was in the
vestibule, all ready to proceed TO the al
tar, awaiting the wedding march lie
noticed that the bride was very pale,
and the bridesmaid noticed it about the
same time and proceeded TO take the
brides cheeks between her thumbs and
fingers and give them good, hard
pinching Under this process they soon
showed q good color, whereupon the
bridesmaid carefully performed the
same operation on herself, and they
proceeded with glowing checks to the
altar.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-06-25
SelIiuu m Wife.

ITO BE Sold. - For > shlllings my
wife, Jane Heeband. She is stoutly
built stands firm and s sound, wind
and limb.
She cun SOW and reap, hold ploW
Ind drive team and would answer
any stout, able man that can hold n
tight rein, for she Is hard mouthed an
lheadstrong, but If properly managed
would either lead or drive as tame as
rabbit
Her husband parts with her because
she is too much for him. Inquire c. the
printer.
IN. B.-.tll her clothes will be given
with her"
The foregoing is an advertisement OF
over century ago and was first pup
lishcd in Virginia.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-06-25

brclla by Isaac. rs he too hard
upon the hGasry cav. He didn't hint
that Mrs. Cantwel was careless or
Mrs. Peabody impetuous. and the meet
ing between the deacons was passed
over entirely. He simply found Bib
heal parallel and worked it up for the
benefit Of both sides, and the result al
most wrecked the church. For the
next three months there was more
backbiting in the village than should
have been heard Of in ten counties,
and there were no signs of let up
when incident stepped in to restore
peace.
One day Deacon Peabody's wife went
ND into the garnet to overhaul on old
trunk. The place needed airing, and
she raised window A hand organ
was playing down the street. and she
held up the sash with one hand and
leaned out to see and to hear. Next
thing she knew she was hanging head
downward on the outside of the house,
while the sash rested on her ankles
and held her fast.
Deacon Cantwell's wife was sewing
carpet rags in her sitting room when
n series of shrieks lifted her out of her
chair and propelled her to the front
door. For few seconds she was over
come by the sight opposite. Then she
made run for it, and two minutes lat
er she was in the Peabody garnet. Co
lonial umbrellas, hungry cows and the
tongue of gossip were forgotten as she
tugged and pulled at the hanging bur-
den. When it was finally drawn back
over the window sill, both women faint
ed away and tangled up with each 9TH
er. and Silas Goodheart, who had heard
the last shrieks and come running,
stood over them with uplifted hands
and said:
Now let the heather rage, for UNI
brellas is nowhar, and peace is restored
to Chenille forevermore"