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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-01-03

on q sandy loam with some clay i
have found a good rotation TO be corn,
wheas, clover, blowing for the corn. but
not for the wheat. Some Of our beet
Michigan farmers are using this rata
Gon-Prof. G =. Smith.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-01-03

eyes; he proposed Miss Passay con-
tinued, blushing, and when papa coHae into
TIE room he found me in Mr.. Huggins'
arms"
"Ah, now / see" exclaimed Miss Speitz.
Il wondered what your father meant to-day
when | heard him telling my father that
Mr.. Higgins had an old head on young
shoulders. STRAY Stories.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-01-03
GratefnI Woman.

After expressing her gratitude to all who
administered to my dear husband in his
fatal sickness" a L~eavenworth women adds.
in her card of thanks: "And especially the
accident insurance agent, Mr.. Fairlock, who
assures me that congestion of the stomach
comes under the head Of accidents. Kan
sas City Star.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-01-03

as a rule, manure stays JUST about
where you put it, If Flowed under in
Jumps. it has not the power TO sink
nor rise, nor can It in any way intermtx.
itself, Thorough narrowing before turns
ing the manure under, rewards in large
crops.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-01-03

Tess-'He was pleased to say 1 sing like
a bird" jest heard him say that to
you, and just after that he began to talk 10
me about owls aud their bits."-Philadel-
phia Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-01-03

cap and a pair Of skates" What fory'
TO serve his own ends, Isuppose." Prince
ton Tiger.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-01-03

Has the doctor given up all hope?" 'Oh,
no; he thinks the estate will settle the bill
if his patient dies. '@Cincinnati Times
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-01-03

Provided the collar of servitude is thor
oughly modlsh and up to date, it doesn't
chafe the average man very mnch.-Puck.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-01-03

The Manila American has discovered Htha
champion circulation liar He IS acting a..
editor Of the laundering Dawn, a Buddhist
organ Just started ID Tokyo. Here is his
greeting to the public:
This paper has come from etarnity. It
starts its circulation with millions andmil-
lions Of numbers. The rays OF the sun, tbs
beams Of the stars, the leaves Of the trees.
the blades Of grass, the grains Of sand, The
hearts OF tigers, elephants, lions, ants, men
and women are its subscribers. This journal
will henceforth flow in the universe as the
rivers dow and the oceans surge.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-01-03

Mr.. Trucker-"I think i shall give up my
business, my dear. / might as well have
some good out Of my money" Mrs. Truck
US dies, I shall give up housekeeping and
see a little Of the world. Town and Coun-
try.
They who court fame never win it,
Rams Horn.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-09
HEARD ey AN OLD MAN.


Here in my easy chair sit,
An old. old man before the fire,
Deaf to all sounds of every day
And dead to every past desire.
Perhaps the failing outward sense
Quickens the spirits inner ear,
Tor sitting here before the fire
You'd scarce believe the sounds | hear.
All this long afternoon heard
The brook in the old orchard sing
Just as it used TO, on the farm,
When first the grass grew green in
spring.
You know that gurgling, gladstone
noise
The voice of water wild with glee
When it has burst its Icy bond
And finds itself alert and free.
The birds, too. in the beech-tree grove,
| hear them, as in days of yore
When l went forth at break of day,
Gall through the sunrise hush once
more.
And that one bird that nested high
| thought she had silver throat
A trickle of clear melody,
1t thrills me Oft her slender note.
by mothers voice, too--oh, so plain
1t calls across the fading light.
Come children, time to leave your play;
Come in the house, It's almost night"
sometimes when you have left the room,
And | alone am sitting here,
speak the answer right out loud,
Yes, yes, I'm comingp mother dear!''
Then there's one song comes back to me,
Your mother sang it, my dear wife,
A slender girl dressed all In white,
First time l saw her in my life.
She used to carol like a bird
IT'S an old-fashioned song, | know,
But day by day | hear her still
Singing, John Anderson, my Jo.'
| sometimes think that when | go
To joiq her in the angel throng
Her voice. above the heavily hymn
Will rise once more i'll that loved song
An old, old man-and> common speech
But seldom reaches my dulled ear;
Yet sitting here before the 6Ee
You'd scarce believe the sounds | hear.
Youths Companion.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-09
"THIRD STORY BACK COMEDY.
How One Boarder Managed to Pay Her
Room Rent,

HOW One Boarder Managed to Pay Her
Room Rent.
The man with the bald spot at the
I back of his head was reading aloud
from the reflections of Marcus Aurelius.
liThe landlady told him to shut up.
7 It's all very nice" she said, but |
don't feel like listening to 1t to-day"
The bald man closed the book over
his index finger, which he generally
uses for book mark
What is the matter?" he asked.
Il have been imposed upon again."
said the landlady. The lady In the
third-story back room is the guilty par
ty this time"
The bald man said he was surprised
"She seems to be very nice wom-
an he said. She is very popular"
Exceedingly So said the landlady,
In acrid tones 1T is through her pop
ularity that she imposed upon me. Day
AFTER day streams of people have called
TO see her. They were all women, and
many of them came with bundles
There was one woman--the short one
with the scar on her chin-who came
regularly every morning about 9 O'Clock.
All day long L could hear sewing ma
chine running at full gait in there, and
thought the third-6oor woman Dlust
be getting ready to get married, she
was having so many clothes made. But
the clothes were not hers. | found out
about them this morning. They belong
10 the woman who came here with the
bundles, and the short woman with the
scar has been making them on the
third-fOor woman's machine. The short
woman has actually paid rent for the
! DOM and the machine at the rate of ~
or So a week, but not cent of compen-
sation have had for the wear and tear
on my carpet, on my door bell, and on
my servants.
II have Just been upstairs putting a
stop to 1t. If the short woman wants to
sew in my house, why doesn't she rent
a room from me outright, instead of
sneaking in on the pretense of visiting
a friend? Without doubt that was the
most high-handed arrangement / ever
came across. / have heard of tenants
in lodging houses carrying on all kinds
of business in their own n. oms, but i
never before heard of sub-letting a
third story back cupboard for enough
money to pay the first rent."-New
York Times.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-09
Trade Report.

K. G. Dun & Co. s Weekly Review of
trade last week says;
At the leading cities high temperd-
lure has stimulated the distribution OF
Seasonable merchandise, but dry goods
flOobers and commission houses report
only fair trade. Trading among all
mes is active, except some hesitancy
a1extile mills. in iron and Steel foot
wear, furniture, harness and clothing,
'nele is little idle machinery. Struc7
'aral work is vigorously prosecuted
and supplies of building material are
not allowed to accumulate. Mercantile
payments are fairly prompt, yet there
. less disposition to anticipate pay
uehts Tor cash discount than oc-
'aired last year. Exceptionally favor
aule conditions exist in the footwear
nuustry. Failures were 203, and in
canada 13.
weather conditions and labor dis
'alpances actual or threatened, have
oeen temporarily unsettling in the
uaae and industrial situation this
"0eh out great basic elements, such
eeneral business and crop condi-
ms remain largely favorable. Cold
e0.ner and snow in the west have
,ae.hed farm work. interfering with
GERS. anu io'''i U'u W.
"neat' including flour, exports for
rle wee week ending April 80 aggregate SO,
, no'lSS bushels against 1892, 64S last
\seeK' 5,S0S,l55 bushels this week last
70, ost and 6,1OO,76S in 1901. Wheat ex-
d, de- since July 1 aggregate 1876, 301,-
g. bushels against 215,864,4S8 bush
i las, ,aSe season and 176,761 ,101 bushels
III, CIV CIV Corn exports aggregate g.
ssap siO bushels against RABBIT last
ls szo FOR the fiscal year exports are
Ihnshss,9oo bushels against 25,52S, 900
bushels last season.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-09
CAPTAIN PASSOW A JOKER.
The st. Louis Skipper Is Humorous
and Long Headed.

The st. Louis Skipper Is Humorous
and Long Headed.
, Capt Passow of the st. Louis was
being discussed at the Maritime ex-
change, says the Philadelphia Record
a skipper said:
Il have known Passow for years.
He is quiet and grave, but a joker
at bottom-a long-headed chap, whom
nobody can beat
There's a story about Passow in
his young days and a sailor who at
tempted to malinger under him. This
sailor, as soon as the ship was out
of sight of land. heaved a loud groan,
began to limp and said, with tears in
his eyes;
"'Captain, must lie up for a spell
This old leg of mine is being wrenched
and twisted cruel with rheumatism.
I'd like to work, but it's an impossible
ity I'll go to bed now
"Passow grunted and the sailor, kind
of smiling around the lips, hoped off
deck. He got in bed lit his pipe, be-
gan to read stack of old magazines
and novels-had high old time.
Ono, can't move. | couldn't walk
a STEP he'd say, when anybody ques-
toned him. and then he'd give a loud,
deep groan. But as soon as he was
alone again he'd resume his rea ding
and puff away at his pipe comforta-
bly,.
"Passow told the first officer he had
once heard a funny story about ma
lingerer and his detection, and he said
he'd put this story to the proof and
see il it would work in real life.
$50, at II O'Clock that night, he had
an alarm of fire sounded, and, by jove,
the first man TO come leaping and
bounding up on deck like an acrobat
was the sick man. The captain, after
he had told everybody he was just try
inc. the fire drill, said to the mallnger-
en- with hard look:
Sudden fright cured your rheu-
matism, didn't it? I'd often heard OF
such cures, but never believed in them
till now
"It certainly cured me, sir says
the sailor. Something's, cured ME. 1t
must be that. I'm certainly all right
again.
'sThe men all gave a scornful laugh
and even the captain sneered. That
malingerer was worked double the bal.
ance of the voyage"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-09
CARE OF CUT GLASS.
Ways to Avoid Breaking or Chi,o,n.
COatIy Pieces

"sys TO Avoid Breaking or Chipptu.
Costly Pieces.
a housekeeper whose table furnish
'ogs are always beautifully clear and
SHINING as If new gives the following
cints for the care of cut glasses, espe-
claily of such pieces as are too vain.
able to be washed haphazard with
the other tableware.
Use only tepid water and the purest
CASTLE or other good soap for the
cleansing and rinsing of such articles
and manipulate a small, stiff brush
during the washing in order to get
every particle of dust out of the cut
ting. Then submerge the niece In
lockwood sawdust and allow it to re-
main some little time so that the saw
dust shall absorb the moisture and
clear the glass. The softest of clean
cloth without any nap about it should
be used for the final wiping and pol
ishing.
Common white potato Feelings
should be used for cleansing the bot
tom Of carafes, decanters, and vases.
The shot frequently employed for this
purpose is apt to scratch the glass and
leave marks that show from the out
side. The potato peclings should be
left in the articles over night or for
several hours and then be washed out
with tepid water
Experience proves IL 1T the short life
of many articles Of rio ~ glassware is
due to the abrupt changes of temper
allure to which they are commonly
subjected. A tray or dish that has
been used for ice cream, sherbet or
any very cold substance If plunged
into hot water, is almost sure to
crack. Likewise a pitcher or tumbler
which has been filed with ice water
If put suddenly into hot water or
placed too near fire or hot stove,
will show the effects. There is no risk
of breakage where tepid water is used
for cleansing.
A piece of cut glass should never
be taken from a china closet or closed
cabinet where it has been in a pro-
tected atmosphere free from draughts
and put Immediately in contact with
marble table top or other cold sub
stance. If the earafe and tumblers
to be used for iced drinks be put into
moderately cool water for a time be-
fore they are used their safety is in
sured.
Something of the same forethought
must be taken in guarding cut glass
objects from harm as is practiced with
delicate child or pet animal. I'm
der ordinary rough handling the glass
will lose its luster and crack or chip.
But with a few precautions regularly
observed there is no reason why a
piece of cut glass should not be pre-
served intact and brilliant for genera
lions. Chicago Inter Ocean. r
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-09
A TALE OF A SALE.


"a RS, MASON is what we call in
lN in our village "a character"
and as such l dearly love a
chat with her when she is in the hui
NOR to be drawn out. The other af-
ternoon l called to remind her of the
annual rummage sale. She is a regu-
lar purchaser but priding herself on
possession of judicial mind, she does
not feel at all called upon to approve
in the abstract Of institutions in whose
benefits she is quite ready to partici-
pate.
"Roomage sales? | don't hold with
'em l call it a-nisultin' of the AL
mighty, the gentry offering Him their
cast-off clothes and what notr' size
said tartly. ''Teck my word for ri,
the gentry gets their fun out o. them
sales same as bazars, and times they
gets the best bargains, too"
Il don't see how that can be, said;
"the gentry don't buy at rummage
sales"
Don't they" she chuckled "Much
you know about 1t. The best bargain
ever l seed was got at a rummage
sale Sit zee down, and donnut fidget
wi ger chair, and I'll tell ZEE how it
cum about. Twas worth half-a-sov-
ereign to me.
Il was a slip of girl, in sarvice at
Squoire Hargreayes, at the hall. Well,
they had a guverness there for the
children; tall, handsome lass she was,
as proud as If she was a duchess.
Her father had been what they call
a millionaire, but he lost all his money,
and the daughter, who had been to
college and was a great schollard, went
ont to help earn living for the family.
Before that she'd been engaged to be
married but it was broken off when her
father lost his money.
well, one day | was cleaning the
outside windows of the schoolroom
when Mrs. Hargeaves comes in, and
Miss Alwyn, says she, 4 want you to
help the Wears daughter, Miss Rogers,
at the roomage sale So Miss Alwyn
said she would.
ION the days of the sale, Mary, the
housemaid, told me she'd asked Miss
Alwyn for any of her old things to send
to the parish hall. Miss Alwyn just
looked up, and said:
livery well, Mary, you can take
what's hanging ont the end peg In my
room; | have nothing else I could
spare"
"There was pink frock as fitted
Mary and a lavender muslin gown
MARY 1 said, there's mistake
Miss Alwyn's always kept that put by
40 careful in her drawer, with sprigs
of rosemary between; she don't mean
that
"But Mary wouldn't listen. She'd set
her heart on the lavender gown and
took It down to the parish hall herself,
for we two servants had a holiday fon
the afternoon.
.Mary took the dresses TO Miss Reg
ers' stall and got them priced So
bought the pink one, but the La, "a ::
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-09
Sure TO Come Later.

Doctor think you understand fully
now the directions for these medicines,
and this Is for your dyspepsia.
Patient-Why, 1 haven't dyspepsia,
doctor.
Doctor-Oh, l know, but you will
have 1t when you have taken those 9TH
er medicines.-T id-Bits.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-09

vas too dear. L can't think says Miss
Rogers, how anyone comes to send it.
| Its quite Partisan creation
| "There was a Mr.. Bartram as was
staying with the vicar standing by. and
i he laughed. Lets see the creation he
n said; and then he looked startled.
XWhere did that come from?' he says,
sAortlike; and Miss Rogers said from
Mrs. Hargreaves.' 'Hargreaves! don't
know such name! But it is--it must
be the same gown he muttered. Then
| knew that he was Miss Alwyn's for
meE young gentleman ana what Mary
had done.
MIR. Bartram tried to turn off all the
Seriousness OF the joke. Look herep he
says, that's too smart gown for your
village folk. In the interests of paro-
chial morality, want to buy it,
$50 he paid the price and went off
without seeing the other stalls.
Presently Miss Rogers. as was keep
ing the stall, wanted to go away for
eye on things. Miss Alwan had Id
her lot, and came round to see how ..e
was gettin' on.
"In a moment she catches sight of
the gown, and-'Oh.' she cries. My
lavender dress! How came that here?
| must have it back; there has been a
mistake! So | told Mary, miss, says
[; but now it's sold 'Soldr she cries,
with her face as white as my apron
No matter, | will buy it again. How
much was given?' Two sovereigns.'
says /. She seemed a bit set back at
that, but she pulled out her purse.
Fortunately have as much. she said.
Make it right for me, Betty And not
staying for IA BY your leave.' she
catches up the gown and offs with it !
hanging over her arm. / ran after her
to wrap it up, but, lor' bless you! she
never took no heed. So | came back to |
the stall. Mr.. Bartram had returned |
I've come for my bargain, says he, |
smiling it. oh, sir says |. Miss Rog- |
eIs left me in charge of her stall and !
I've sold it, Sold it?' said he. But it |
was sold! bought it, I'm very sorry. /
sir, says |; but the young lady as is
governess at Mrs. Hargreaves took it /
and left this for you and | showed him
the money. But / don't understand.
Why is she so anxious for it?' he says.
Well, you see, twas her dress. and
only sent by mistake, answered back.
Her dress-Mrs. Hargreaves COVER
ness! What is her manner he asks.
Miss Clarice Alwyn,' says l. And |
could have laughed out loud, for with
that he was off and away down the
lane and all the folks looking after
him.
'"They were leaning on the stile lead
ing to 'squire's fields, and the gown had
fallen between them. AS | came near
I heard him say, And you wrote the
letter because your father lost his
OF course l did. How could
| keep you bound to a beggar? she
made answer. And l thought 1t was
because you didn't love mel he cried.
oh, Robert, how could your she said.
And with that they looked up and saw
me. l dropped a curtesy. Misa Alwyn
blushed 'Please'm, you've dropped
your frock,' says I. demure-lika And
u that Ar. Bartram laughs quite
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-09

hearty. Betty says he, 4 see you've.
guessed the story. Here's half a sover-
elgn. Run along, and tell Mrs Har-
greaves Miss Alwyn's found a bargain
at the rummage sale, and won't be back
to tea New York Daily News.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-09

AS soon as a man gets rich, his wife
begins to hire a girl to do the cooking.
and he doesn't fare as'well as when
they were poor.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-09
Mad MulIah RepuIsed.

Tia, ~ arabia. May Tt is rumored
ed ,ae Mad Mullah recently attack
lana asn column at Galadi, Somali-
loss 1 ~ was repulsed with heavy
sidar.A,ue British also suffered con-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-09
|gH|NG SCHOONER WRECKED
N ASHORE IN DENSE FOG NEAR
WHALE COVE.
1,teen Of Her Crew, including the
captain, Were Drowned = Vessel
passed over Ledge, Struck Cliff and
cell Into the Sea--Three Reach the
sbore-others Cling to Rigging.

canso c. B., May S.--The American
ssbing schooner Gloriana, Captain
george Stoddard of Gloucester, Mass.
,on ashore last night during a thick
90 on the cliffs at Whale cove, near
white point lodges, and Is of the crew,
ircIuding the captain, were drowned,
out Of a total of Is.
When the Gloriana struck the ledge
Us passed over the outer ones but
wrought up on the inner reef, but
IA against a cliff of rocks and then fell
n into the sea. When the vessel
etruek the cliff, Richards, Leblanc and
Niekerson were on deck and they ran
forward, rushed out on the bowsprit
and climbed up the cliff of rocks to a
Mace of safety before receding wave
carried the vessel off again. Others
deck half clad and started to- lower
The dories. AS soon as a boat touched
The water it was smashed into pieces.
The high seas were breaking clean
side on the lodges and commenced
rounding heavily. Lines were thrown
ashore from the schooner several
times but they were either broken or
torn from their fastenings on the rocks
by the surging of the vessel
Four Jumped Overheard.
-Four of the crew jumped overheard
and attempted to swim ashore. but
they were caught in the breakers. dash
ed on the rocks and killed in the at
tempt The others who were on the
vessel took to the rigging and clune
there while their strength lasted. but
the enormous seas were more than
they could battle against, and one by
one they we're swept away. The three
men on the rocks could see their com
panions clinging to the rigging AMI
hear their shouts for help above the
roar Of the seas, but it was impossible
to do anything to save them.
The three survivors spent a terrible
light on the cliff. When Daylight
dawnel they saw one man still cling
ing TO The rigging and made their way
to the mainland for help. The shore
folks hurried to the scene and the man
was talm from the rigging, but he was
dead,
The place Where the Gioriana was
wrecked is one of the most dangerous
lon the Nova Scotia coast 1t is less
than a nile from where the steamer
Blammanden was wrecked last year
and only a. half mile from the scene
OF the wreck of the steamer Tiber in
February, 1902, when % lives were lost.
The survivors were brought here this
afternoon and are being cared for by
the United States consul. They say
nat the vessel is a total wreck None
Of the bodies have been recovered.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-09

The bigger the town the revivalist
Is from. the greater the distinction In
being converted by him
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-09

Those who love you: Have you any
other proof than their wordi
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-06-18
Bird Circular.

The Pennsylvania Department OF
Agriculture has just issued circular
in pamphlet form, under the title
" Birds around the Farm" that will
do more to protect the birds than all
the laws that have been passed for
their protection. The publication
shows that "bir1s are among the
greatest friends of the growers of fruit
and vegetation" and that from an
economic standpoint they ''represent
cash value far beyond previous be-
lief" Farmers are advised to attract
birds to their premises by the erection
Of bird boxes or houses, in order to
reap the benefits of the presence of
the active little bug pickers. The
circular should be given a wide cir
culation among farmers.