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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-12
AMERIcAN N sYsTEM.
Democratic in Its Tendencies and
Well Adapted to Needs OF
Vaut Territory.

Ever since Andrew Jackson Over
threw the Second bank of the United
States, the American banking system
has consisted Of a large number Of
small institutions possessing little de-
sire or power of helpful cooperation.
Large banks with mero branches.
such as exist in Canada and Scotland,
have been unknown in the United
States, save for a few transient en-
terprises Of ante-bellum days, writes
Prof. Charles ]. Bullock, in Atlantic.
"A central institution, enjoying fed
eral patronage and serving to unity
banking interests, has been a political
impossibility since Nicholas Biddle
rashly Ventured upon a trial of
strength with the masterful statesman
from Tennessee. National banks,
state banks, private banks, trust COM
panies, competing vigorously for pub
lie favor, have met tOlerably well the
needs of the country in fair weather;
but in times Of stress and storm these
separate institutions have been unable
to oppose a united front to the forces
Of financial disorder. Yet, upon the
whole, this decentralization Of bank
ing interests has been generally APP
proved as democratic in its tendencies
and well adapted to the diverse needs
Of our vast territory.
At the head of the system stand the
national banks, which possess the ex,
elusive power to issue circulating
notes. For 20 years following tbs
civil war this privilege remained sufi,
GENTLY Temunerative to gain for thes'
institutions a decided predominant,
over the banks of deposit and discOun
incorporated by the several states; bu
since the early eighties causes which
are well understood have reduced tn,
profit derived from the issue of notes
and have decreased the attractivenes
of a federal charter. In pOin
Of resources and banking power thu
national associations still retain thei
prominence, having nearly thre
times the capital and over twice tn,
deposits shown by the state institu
tiOns; yet banks of the latter class ar
increasing more rapidly than those o
the former, despite the temporary in
fuence of recent changes in the ma
NOnal banking laws.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-12
NEWS A CENTURY AGO.
~ the London Times Treated s1ch
Sensation as Expected In
yasiOn of London.

Interesting instance of the man
n8r in which newspapers have deveI-
oped inthe last 100 years is now being
furnished by the London Times,
which, since Its centennial anniver-
sary, has & day printed a quota
ton from he Of the same day 100
years ago
At this PERIOD IN the last century
Napoleon e was busiIy pre-
pairing to inFadt England with an i'm
mense army can imagine how q
modern newspaper would have treated
such a STORY as this. Here is how
the Times referred to it in 1903:
I'VE yesterday received the Paris
Papers to the Sd instant inclusive.
They continue 10 be filled with Ad-
dresses to the Fir8 Consul, and offers
Of gun-bOats for tie invasion of this
country, They also contain directions
for the ceremonial u be observed by
the Clergy Of the different towns.
which is to sanctify the reception Of
the First Consul. Among other forms
the Bishop of the place is to present
the Cross to him to be kissed, on his
arrival at the gates; that Cross which
he so grossly degraded and insuIted in
Egypt, by displaying it as subject to
the spiritual predominance Of the
Crescent.
Accounts from Dunkirk state, that
the preparations making for the expe-
dition against this country are on a
very extensive scaB. It is said, that q
Camp of 100000 men is to be formed
near st. Omers one OF $4,000 at C1ner.
boUrg, and another Of 10000 in Hoi
land"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-12
suielaes on .eRIue Mondnr.n

A scientist who has made a study
Of suicides has discovered that more.
women commit suicide on Monday than
on any other day Of the week.
Monday, Blue Monday, " asst has long
been called, is one of the most trying
days Of the week for women who are
housewives, principally because it IL
''washday." Breakfast is usually served
earlier than on other days and more
hastily prepared. The children are
early hurried OF to school and dinner ID
often picked up" Blue Monday is
the one day in the week when a house.
wife's troubles, hard work, and annoy
ances seem to come all at once. Hence
the Significant name for the first work.
ing day Of the week IN Y. Times.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-12

know her again" He pinched the
cheek, teasingly, and she turned away
with a little blush.
stared at him blankly.
eve are going to take you away from
here" he went OF "And do you know
what day it ISL"
] shook my head.
Thursday, the 3Oth Of May, 1908"
"What2" raised myself out OF the
cot in my excitement.
Thursday, the 30th Of May, 1908, F." he
repeated. Don't you remember? 1t
Is your wedding day!"
The queer pain was racking my head
frightfully now, and sank back on the
cot. Was I crazy? The last thing
remembered was returning home from
the club last night-or, rather, on the
night Of the 23d Of June, 1902, nearly a
year before. And this was to be my
wedding dayi Why. it was impossible
] was not engaged, I-who was th,
girl? Then I caught a pair of roguisI
black eyes looking at me, and / LAY
very still, pondering, not at all i'll
pleased.
Two men took me out to a close,
carriage, supporting me as I walked
for was very weak. They opened tn.
door carefully, and / climbed in an,
sank back on the soft cushions. The
an arm-a soft, warm, plump arm
crept about my neck, and / was draw
toward a woman Her hair smelied o
wild lowers that bloom in the spring
time, and her touch was tender and ca
ressing. The perfume crept into m
brain and intoxicated me, and Ileane
over and kissed her full upon the re
lips.
AZ last the carriage stopped, and
was helped TO the ground. The ma
who had spoken to me at the hospita
and who had been riding outside, pal
the driver and dismissed him. Then b
and the woman and I went into th
building, which proved to be hotel
ny head was getting clearer nov
and I looked about me, woPderin
what 81 all nsan& We tookan elevate
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-12
BOOMERANG n NG.
People OF washing en- Up
with Novel Sport ckS
OF Danger
"A dog, bearing

Throwing bOomerangs-nOt the p0-
littcal kind, but the real ones1tseeom-
ing to be a popular sport in Washing
ton, or rather in the suburbs of Vash-
ington, for boomerang thtcWing IN
large cities is nearly as Dangerous as
rife practice, says a report om that
city.
The Washington Boomer club
with a membership of f1pee Die pro-
portions, has been ed, and
grounds for practice have been Sc
cured and the new snort in full
blast.
The men who ENC into the
fun say a person aeecme just as
much of a boomerads crank as a base
bali crank, or 4 fishing crank or a golf
crank.
Awhile ago, Prof. Walker, Of Cam
bridge and, who has been in for
neal kind Of out-of-dOOr
sporl to Washington and told
/ some men there that he knew
no bet than bOomerang-throw-
ing. and 8 addition to the physi-
cal exer eessary. the training
given the nerves was a little
/ better than ING he knew of.
More ths Prof. Walker had
some boon with him, and he
took the gen to a field in the
suburbs Of lon and showed
them how tht done.
The sport antly, and the
scientific men rowling around
lumber yards 81 white ash tc
make boOmer&
1t seems that ustralian will
70 into a stdre and Buy boomerangS
BY the dozen, but not the Ell.
quette Of the gams ported from
Cambridge to Was
More than half the IN the spOrt
is in making the bod ngs. It il
made of white ash, ste and BEN
into the desired shape.
OF course, the Washiu on aver
are not expert boomeranA maA yet
but they have got along 50 "a th'
art that any one Of them ca k'
a boomerang so wonderful p
structed that no mortal can tel
it will go when thrown wit
force.
After awhile. through the
of much patience, they hope to
business down to so fine a point
the boomerang will do what is =
pected Of it-describe certain NOV
ments in the air and return to the fe.
= Of the throWer.
Z Until skin has been acquired on u
part of the players, boOmerang-throV
ing is pretty dangerous for eyerybod
within a radius Of some hundreds
/ yards.
In the hands of an inexperienc'
thrower a boomerang may go an,
where except where it is expected
/ go, but wherever it does go it go
with tremendous speed.
When the boomerangs thrown
the Washington throwers come
\ earth they go into the ground so ia
| that it is often a task to pull them OF
Were one Of the things 70 hit
: man or even a horse a painful wouI
n would be the possible result, al
! should the blow be upon the hei
death might follow.
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what Nerve.

Taddles-I used to think a good deal
Of straddles, but
Waddles-You don't say so? What
has he done?
'"The other day I asked him to call
round and give me his opinion Of an
article Of mine on The Impending
Crisis Well, he came, all right; but
he brought a little thing of his own
for me to hear, and, confound him, he
wasted all the evening with his ego
ustical trash ."-London Tit-Bits.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-12

It is only in tropical stations, ac-
cording tOe Charles NOrdmann, that
any effect Of the sunspot period upon
mean annual temperature can be de-
tected. From the records of IL such
stations it appears that the annual
temperature varies Ws.h the sunspots,
and that the coolest years are those
Of maximum sunspots.-Science.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-12


For the first time In the history Of
hunting in the province bears were
taken alive, without the use Of firearms
and in a manner which was remarkable,
sayst the Vancouver (. c. correspondent
Of the San Francisco Chronicle Jap
anese engaged in cutting shingb bolts
discovered a large bear in a holldV tree,
and in the attempt to GUST it the jnimal
chased one OF them. AS the bea5 came
up to him the Japanese jumped on its
back and held his position unit seven
Of his countrymen followed, ali piling
on bruin and securely holding down.
until it was tied. The she bear a~Ieared
upon the scene a few moments afr and,
elated with their success, they prang
upon her. She showed fight, bt they
captured her also. The bears Vll be
presented to the city zoo by Rev GorO
Kaburagi on behalf Of his fellow aOun-
trymen. The animals weigh $50 ad21e
pounds, respectively,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-12

A Japanese gentleman VINO has been
lecturing at the University Of Chicago
says his country could give US many
valuable pointers On marriage. This
may be true, says the Chicago Record
Herald, but we guess Japan can't tell Us
anything about the divorce business
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-09-12

Algiers has lJs Pompeii-the ruined
city OF Tfmgat, in which a number of art
treasures have recently been found.
They will be added to the Louvre coIee-
lions in Paris.-LOndon News.
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MARRIED SIXTY.TWO YEARS.
The Groom Now lOA Years Old and the
Bride S0-Eleven Of u Children Living.

OswEao. N. Y. Oct. l5.-Mr. and Mrs.
Zeh Bidweu celebrated their sixty-secord
wedding anniversary in this city vest erday.
The records at 81. Paul's Roman CATHOLIC
Church here show that they were married
by the Rev. Father Rogers, rector Of the
church. Oct. IA, ls4l. The bride gave her
age as n. Her maiden name was Adelire
Pullen and she was born in this city. The
groom had previously been married and
his age Is given in the records as AZ years,
having been born in the Pro vince of Quebec,
Canada, March ~, 1870, which made him
l04 wears old on March % last
Despite the advanced age Of both Mr..
and Mrs Hdwell they are hale and hearty
After receiving the congratulate ons Of many
friends yesterday they departed on the
evening train to visit their daughter, Mrs.
Della Wheeler Of Waterloo, who was unable
because Of sickness to attend the family
reunion.
Bidwell is the father Of fifteen children,
eleven Of whom are alive, with homes all
along tho trail from hatcher, Miss, to Barnes
Corners N. Y
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FOUGHT TO KEEP HIS FREEDOM
"St. Luke" Could Not Escape Arrest After
Serving Four Years.


TRENTON, Oct. 16-Alexander Ross, alias
ST Luke, a negro, who has Just finished
serving four years In State prison for
burglary, and who Is wanted to answer
fourteen indictments. made a game but
unsuccessful fight for freedom when re-
leased from the prison to-day. st. Luke
knew that he would not be permitted to
leave the prison in peace and frequently
said that he would never be taken alive.
As he stepped through the big iron doors
of the prison he was confronted by two
detectives He struck one of them and
darted back into the prison before the
surprised keeper had time to close the
doors.
The detectives followed and the negro
took refuge In a recess. where he stood
at bay cursing the detectives and glaring
at them like a hunted animal The de-
tectives were cautiously closing In when
suddenly "St. Luke" delivered a kick that
sent Detective Frank Munro sprawling
on the floor. '. The negro was threatened
with death il he would not surrender, but
he invited the detectives to shoot him.
Head Keeper Osborne declined to assist
the detectives. Policemen were sent for.
but "St Luke" remained ugly and threat
eninp for some time He finally yielded
to the arguments of Head Keeper Osborne,
whom he permitted to slip on a pair Of
har dcutfs.
st. Luke" had house in Philadelphia
where, after his conviction, several wagon
loads of stolen goods were found. Soma
Of the largest robberles Of private rest
dences in this State are laid at his door
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DOWIE,S HOST on THE ROAD.
Part Of HIS Followers Visit Niagara Falls
Incidents OF the Trip.

BUFFALO, Oct. 15.-At $50 o'clock this
morning Lake Shore train OF nine cars
arrived in Buffalo bearing about three
hundred members OF the Restoration
Host Of John Alexander Dowie. which is
going to New York to redeem that city
from wickedness The train stopped IN
Buffalo for only few minutes and then
proceeded TO Niagara Falls, where the day
was spent.
During the brief stay at the New York
Central station none Of the Dowieites left
their cars except the Zion Guard. How
ever, the men and women who remained
on the train tried to do little missionary
work by distributing tracts from the car
windows. The guards, TOO. distributed
tracts and permitted curious spectators
to read the Inscriptions on their belts and
the cases containing the prayer books,
which the guards carry instead OF sticks.
we are in earnest, very much in earnest
In this crusade" said one OF the Zion SER
geants. "We would like to do little mis-
sionary work in Buffalo, and we intend TO
come here later
The crusaders will reach New York early
tomorrow morning. The men are notice,
able for their intelligent appearance and
neat attire. Many of the women had their
babies with them, many Of the babies being
only few months old. The little ones slept
IN naUlInOChS anu tneH pal Chlo oAOko oAA VA
car seats; otherwise the travellers seemed
TO have every comfort.
NIAGARA FALLS N. Y. Oct 15.-"Peace
to thee is the salutation the residents OF
Niagara have heard all day. 1t came
from the Zionist hosts. followers OF Dr.
John Alexander Dowie, who tonight are
going toward New York as fast as iron
horses can pull them. Their day at Niagara
was pleasant and they viewed the falls
and gorge from island and park. but did
not enter Canada because of the excessive
bridge tolls They kept away from the
Cave Of the Winds because DR.. Dowle tod
them to-
Between 2 and o'clock this afternoon
the uniformed companies, headed by the
band, escorted DR.. DOwie from his car 10
Prospect Park, where all had assembled,
and there he talked to them about the
New York pilgrimage.
While In the city DR.. Dowie visited tine
big power houses and was much impressed
by what he saw there. Starting at CLOCK
the trains left for New York one after the
other, each member of the big party re-
serving his or her strength for work 10 DE
done there.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct l5.-The inya-
sion Of New York by John Alexander DoWle
and his cohorts was augmented this morn
ing by large number OF Cleveland lionists
who joined the everal train sections OF the
pilgrimage which passed through here last
night and this morning There were many
Zionists waiting when the first Tram
reached tho Pearl street station. Most OF
them were women There was nothing
distinctive in their dress. There were many
girls on the train and there were some
Thar came dangerously near TO firting
with strangers The Il caves OF Healing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-16
DOWIE'S JOHN THE BAPTIST.
He's Good Business NJ an Who Has HELPED
to Build Up lions PrODerty,


William B. Kindle first apostle to New
York OF Elijah Dowie's Christian Catholic
Church and the man who has made all the
preliminary arrangements for the Restor.
alton Hosts descent on the city, has not
always spent his days in telling Of the heal
Ing virtues Of the new Elijah. A few years
ago no was travelling salesman for q
Michigan corset manufacturing company
and devoted his eloquence to urging on
buyers the beauties OF the straight front
corset.
Kindle lived for twenty wears in KaIa-
mazoo, Mich. He had a large salary and
was one Of the leading members Of the
Michigan Knights Of the Grip, a fraternal
organization OF travelling statesmen He
became so ardent a Dowieite that in 1901
he went to Chicago and then to Zion City
Old acquaintance think that there il
an explanation Of these things in the fact
tna "a. hindle was soon sent to New York
TO open sales Office and practically to
create business for the Zion lace indus
tries. Kndle says that he has built up q
PIG business In laces to tho glory Of God.
HIS Old acquaintance and friends on the
road insist that he was hooked by ennis
sarles OF Dowie, who is oonst antly on the
alert to obtain business men to take charge
WIG uuolA Aon W WHICH lie uOpSs6 10 UlAk6
ZION q permanent city and incidentally
add to the contents in the Dowie STRONG
box.
kindle 10 strong in his faith few
years ago one Of his children died without
medical attendance while q Dowieite
healer was praying over it. The Michigan
Board OF Health took up the matter, but
1t could institute legal proceedin 70. But
the death OF the child resulted in change
IN the Michigan law and the removal Of the
kindles to Zion. whore the officers of the Law
60 armed with the Bible and the covenant.
These are the guards who will be in charge
OF Affairs at Madison Square Garden.
hindle organized the Dowieite congre-
cation which has met In East Fifty-eighth
street. Last Sunday he prayed and
preached there for the last time He ex-
poets to need a much larger place to hold
the converts made by powie.
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DIVORCE FOR MRS. O. G. BACON, JR
Alimony, Too. Allowed to the wife Though
Husband Pleaded Poverty.

On the report Of Nathaniel A. Elsberg.
as referee. Supreme Court Justice Scott
signed yesterday a decree granting Mrs,
Edith B. P. Bacon divorce from c. Graham
Bacon, Jr., whom she married in April,
1895. The decree allows Mrs. Bacon $35
a week alimony and gives her the exclusive
custody of their two children, Clara and
Helen, aged and respectively.
Mrs. Bacon is the daughter OF W. H.
Payne Of 90 Park avenue, one Of the original
members Of the Union League Club, and
grain merchant. c. G. Bacon, Jr ia
also member of the Union League Club
and resides at the Royalton. He has been
assistant superin tendent Of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company. He failed in
business In 1893, and his mother obtained
Q Judgment against him for $4,000. Since
then he has been supported by his mother,
who, it is said. allows him IS 900 a year
The referee reports that he has been able
to support another woman, although he
Gays he is unable to pay alimony.
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were sonstimes accompanied With pleasing
smiles. The guards showed little interest
IN tho proceedings. but stood solemnly
Zion. ~
ALTOONA, Pa, Oct 15-The only Dowie
train over the Pennsylvania Railroad
passed through here at clock this morn
ing, stopping half an hour for breakfast
1t carried 800 guards in uniform. The
train was in charge Of Deacon Jasper
Heman Depew, City Clerk of Zion City.
While Deacon Depew and his wife and
several other important members of the
party were eating breakfast at the Logan
House a waiter put a plate Of ham before
the Zion leader
Take it away" he cried, attractin
the attention Of the people in the dining
room. Take it away, say; it is I'M
clean"
The train was two hours late. having
been detained by wreck at Mineral Point.
thirty miles west Of here
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ROAOURARI.ES SAIL FOR HOME.
Some Of Them Robbed At the Fs-ewell
Dinner In ROstOn.

BOSTON, Oct. l5.--The Ancients stood on
the Water street dock Ia Charestown this
afternoon and waved adie,i tc the mem
beers Of the Honourable Artillery Company
OF London who have been their comrades
for nearly two weeks and were beginning
their horaeward Journey aboard the steam
ship Columbus. Quito number Of the
Britops remained behind to visit Places Of
interest missed on their trip. Others have
business interests in this country, among
these being Lord Denbigh, commander OF
the Hcnourables who, with Lady Denbigh,
will make a trip TO Mexico.
The morning was spent In making prepa-
rations for the voyage ard early this after
noon the Arcients paraded with full ranks
to tho hotels where the Londoners were
the Boston company led the way across the
city to Chl-lestcwn. Before going aboard
the steamship, the Honourables cheered
President Roosevelt, the people Of Boston
ard the State, Col. Hedges and the Ancients.
When the Columbus pulled out into the
stream the Ancients sang Aud Lang
Syne.'
The -Ten Of De Club Of the Ancients sent
aboard the steamer as q Parting gift to the
Honourahles large silver loving cup.
The cup Is IS inches high and will hold ten
quarts
Professional pickpockets in the guise of
walters and wire pollrers are believed to
have gained admission to the banquet ball
at the Hotel Somerset last evening and to
have proved on the members OF the Hon
durable Artillery Company and the Anclents.
Gerald 8. Phillips of the London organize $
zation was the heaviest loser, some one
getting away with his purse containing
5000, IA letter Of credit for H50O and his re-
turn passage ticket; Mr.. Phillips remem-
bered that one Of the walters rubbed up
against him once during the banquet in a
suspicious manner.
Charges numerous and rife were af1oat
this morning against the walters who
served the banquet 1t was said that one
Colonel had his menu taken by waiter
and that another Colonel demonstrated
with the waiter While he was repri-
manding the waiter, his own menu was
taken. A diner named Frank Crossmith
is also said to have lost some valuables.
The police declared vengeance upon the
crooks who did the stealing. Last night
detectives were in the dining hall and all
through the hotel, while uniformed police
men surrounded the hotel and stood guard
at the entrances.
Another Londoner lost purse containing
$500 when the corps was i'll Montreal, Just
how he was separated from it he cannot
tell, but he is quite confident that he did
not lose it.
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Holy Trinity Calls tho Rev. 8. Billings.

A unanimous call has been extended
on behalf Of the vestrymen of Holy Trinity
Episcopal Church. Montague and Clinton
streets, Brooklyn, to the Rev Sherard
Billings OF Groton School, Groton, Mass.
Rev. DR.. 8. d. Mcdonnell who resigned
some time ago to become the rector Of
All SOULS Protestant Episcopal Church,
Manhattan The Rev. Sherard Billings is
about 40 years old and ranks next to the
headmaster in the Groton School. He was
graduated from Harvard in 1880, and is a
master Of arts Of that university and was
honored with the same degree by Trinity
College, in Hartford also