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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-05-01
A Few Chips.

East Carroll parish does not owe
cent, and has 1900 dollars in the treas
ury.
E. A. Burke, can 60 to Congress, from
the Second District, If he feels inclined
that way.
The Opelousas Courier says that She
riff Duson ascribes the fact Of only one
prisoner being in the parish Jail to the
good effects of the Sunday law.
The Picayune very aptly says that ire
formers are persons who want other per-
sons to reform. The prohibitionist is a
man who wants his neighbOr to quit
drinking.
Representative Provost does not favor
appropriating the peoples money for the
maintenance of State militia, In as
much as the money spent for that pur
pose can be better employed.
An earthen pot filled with gold coin
that the cashier Of local bank values at
$4,000 was turned up by the plow few
days ago by farmer at work in his field
at Batesburg 8. c.
A petition from colored men has re-
Gently been sent to Congress asking for
the creation of a negro territory, the OBJ
ject being to secure place where the
negroes can live by themselves as the
Indian do in the Indian Territory.
The Democrat Tribune, of Minden, says
1T is better to have q majority Of the
Police Juries in fourteen Parishes Re-
publican than to have majority Of the
parishes under the government Of ring
politicians who care nothing for the peo-
ple." As soon as the coming legislature
adjourns we hope to be in position to
sling this query: "Where was Moses
when the light went out.
Real facts Of the Ford case, a complete
history Of the trial and conviction Of the
accused, the execution Of condemned etc.
Can be had at the Post Office, price 15
cents.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20

IL was the Pretty Prospect tract OF
Rosedale, and has been II part of the
Green estate since the settlement OF
Maryland. The house is built of stone.
quarried on the place, and mortared to-
gether AS It broke away under the blast
ing, so It's face is irregular to pictur-
esque degree. and the stone varies in
color from II rich seal-brown to dull
chrome'yellow. The two massive Chin
neys that hanked the east and west walls
have been run up on the base lines. d.
viding ON the second story about large
window and climbing into castellated
finish. The roof is steep, low-hanging.
and red enough to answer for a beacon.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20

"Gone to dinner take its place. to be
quickly followed by Gone to court"
and "Out of town" The hours vanish
ed and reappeared with startling rapid
ity. IS o'clock, 30 o'clock" "4:30
O'clock" 20 clock" came and went in
fash. The people grinned and went
away. but others took their places. They
were fascinated by the machine. and
they crowded around 1t and iostled each
other for closer view. At last it sud
denly became confused tumble of
words and figures, and then with IA whirr
and bang it stopped. Many who had
been enjoying the novel performance
waited n long time for 1t to start up
again, but they were disappointed. The
lawyer did not return after the matinee.
Late in the evening II friend dropped in
to see him at his house and told him all
about it. After the friend had gone the
rising attorney procured one of his sis
tePs croquet mallots, went down to his
Office, took off his coat and with II few
well directed and vigorous blows wound
up the career Of the Patent Automatic
Return Notice" forever Pr lodetphtd
Ifmss
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20

Il dearly love good cup OF coffee,
but until recently found it difficult to OBJ
tain one outside Of the best hotels"
said Brooklynite to an Eagle reporter.
"a few weeks ago made the acquaint-
ance of gentleman engaged in the cof-
fee trade in New York, who has since
supplied me with the best OF coffee
beans. My friend has given me few
points in buying coffee which may be OF
use to many readers of the Eagle. A man
who buys coffee ground Is fool. Whyf
Because In coffee sold in that manner
fraud can be easily practiced. Drowned
bread crumbs are often sold by I'M
scrupulous dealers as coffee. II you have
ever purchased coffee in the many retail
stores downtown in New York You
would find that all the coffee sold was
ground and put up in packages. Such
firms seldom or never, sell coffee in the
bean or roasted. BY buying 1t in the
bean one is sure that it is undulterated.
although he may pay more for the coffee
than it is worth. But few are able to
tell the difference between 50-cent cof-
fee and IA 20-cent coffee. II one buys OF
grocer he must rely on that worthy's
honesty"
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20
4 Compromise.

4 ranchman from Concho county
went into Nose SchIumhurg' Austin
clothing emporium last week He got
into dispute. knocked Nose down.
blackened the eye Of young Jake, and
used frontier language to Mrs Schaum.
burg. Nose had the ranchman arrested
for this and for slandcring him by pub.
licly proclaiming on the streets that he
was thief. The ranchman sent his law.
yer to Nose with n view to having the
matter settled.
"You offers me, said Nose. ten toll
lars. Mine gracious! dot vas an insult
Ten tollars vor my wounded feelings
Ten tollars vor Jakeys black eyci Ten
tollars vor dose pad words at Rebecca'
Und he ruin my character by CALLING
me thief Wy, my vriend, dot CHAR
acter by itself vas worth moro as ten
tollars. dells you vot We do. make II
dwelve tollar and halluf and We gals
1t square. "-1erds Sifings.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20
RINGS AND MiTTENS.
Both These Old Favorites to he In Vogue
this Winter.

Apropos to rings, the demand for col
ored diamonds and bright gems has
brought rings again into popular favor to
such degree that it is nothing remark
able to see the slender digits of society
lady with rings two or three deep. For
some years an excessive display of rings
has been considered vulgar or parvenu
and only diamond clnster or solit aire
or the wedding circlet has been consider
ed good form. The old-fashioned solid
set canoes, seals, and large sapphire and
emeralds, which belonged to back gen.
Grafton and have been assigned to the
inner case of the jewel box, are now be-
ing brought out and either worn in their
antique designs or reset in keeping with
the more modern jewelry worn by the
young possessors to whom they have
fallen as heirlooms. Fashion in its rota-
ton has placed value on them which
they had not before. The bellies of half
Q century ago wore rings on every fin
ger Of both or either hand up to the first
joint. Forty or even eighty handsome
jeweled circlets were not then considered
excessive, and we may expect In this
progressive age to see the number dou-
bled at least.
As rings cannot be worn under gloves,
unless the wearer consent to wear glove
two or three sizes larger than she is &C.
customed to, mittens are to be the fash.
ionable hand covering this season; not
the old fashioned red or gray hand-knit
mitten of our mothers day, but dainty
creations Of silk Of delicate or solid
shades. These mittens, which admit of
easy removal, are to be worn on all &C.
casions-in the street, at the opera, and
even for church. There is surely moth
ing more comfortable than mittens.
They are very convenient, for they can
be slipped off in a twinkling, allowing a
CLEAN Of the pretty jeweled fingers in
passing out the car fare, in depOsiting
the aims, or adjusting stray ribbon or
hair, and as quickly covered from sight.
How much pleasanter Il Is In shaking
hands to feel the soft, warm flesh with.
out the interposition Of piece of kidd
Detroit Tribune.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20
Wanted . Stronger Rope.

A couple Of London garroters were
sentenced to the gallows. One was .
Frenchman. the other . Prussian. The
fatal platform was erected few metres
above the level Of the Thames. The
Frenchman's turn came first. He pre-
sented his neck, the moose was placed
around it, and two seconds later he was
launched into space. But, unexpected
luckl the rope snapped. The bandit
dropped into the water and swan for his
life. The crowd applauded. The Prus-
sian had looked on meanwhile with per-
feet composure, then, turning to the exc
cutioner, he said, II say, find me bet
ter quality of rope-I can't swim. LA
Qvotrs Vents dc 2 Esprit
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20
PRETTY PROSPECT"



There has been u great deal Of misin-
formation about the President country
seat, The grounds have figured IA spa
cious domains. with velvet lawns. deep
groved and spring waicrrd and the
house has posed ~ cottage. % mansion.
II homestead. and fcudal castle. where.
rs, IN truth, the grounds are few acres
of gravelly land. Que grove uf really fine
oaks. aud the house resembles in its new
guise, Swiss chalet with an addition of
turreted chimncvs wide vrraudas and u
commanding view of the civ. the river
and the hills ot Maryland and Virginia
Those who have come hack To- the city
from the mountains aud the ~ca make
An early pilgrimage to Pretty Pros
pect The other night there WI. placed
ut the gate. in lien of the policeman who
was there for months q stretch of very
barbed wire and an iuipn~.nhlc twisted
metal barrier which prevented a closer
inspection hut that "mndc nothing" for
everything j. in the chios of renovation.
and partition lines are not defined per-
manently.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20


yours. was much amused az the inter
est Mr.. Browning took In Chicago. He
piled me with questions at dinner one
evening about Chicago, and seemed to
feel that his poetry was more fully APP
preciated in that city than anywhere else
In America. Mr.. Browning Is a charm
ing man. OF all my mementos Of En-.
gland value his letters aud the pins
given me by the Prince of Wales the
highest"
"What do you think of Wilson Bar
rett, Mrs. Puttcrf'
"Oh. | admire him very much. lie
was out here to see us Sunday night and
had to wait three hours at the station as
the train was late. | thiuk he Is very
remarkable actor. He has n peculiar
magnetism which always wins an audi
ence. Yes, | am very fond of Irving also
was speaking to him one night of the
great exhaustion caused by an evening
devoted to rccitations. Yes. he said,
the strain on an elocutionist is much
greater than on an actor. An elOcution.
list has to paint his own scenery. portray
various characters and bear the whole
load of the evening entertainment. An
actor has none of these disadvantages
and does not feel at the end Of long
DltNt lnt tAuuuSllbU Which, fOlntS OF
necessity to the elocutionist' His words,
| remember. recalled to my mind some
remarks of Miss Mary Anderson regard.
ing amateur theatricals. She said. Have
nothing to do with them. They are
tremendous strain on the nerves and do
not pay one who has high ideal of dra-
matte art.
But what am | to doy" continued
Mrs. Potter. 1T is almost impossible to
say no, when you are asked to play or
recite for some deserving charity. In
sane asylums. hospitals, &c. are con
tinually asking for my services. have
sometimes recilcd at three or four differ
ent institutions in one evening. The
physical strain is very great"
You do not look as though You had
received any permanent injury from your
career rs nm elocutionist."
No; don't think have. | possess
very elastic temperament. BY the way.
MunZig, u very brilliant artist, who was
originally from Boston, but who has
spent most of his time in Europe, has
reached New York with partially fin
ished portrait of me, which Is, from an
artistic standpoint, "a very remarkable
production It is in the Van Dyke man.
ner, and am in Henri Quatre costume
The artist has taken n studio in Wash
ington square. am very willing to 20
down to posterily rs this man has paint
ed me-.
Have you any special plans for your
season in Parisy"
mo. none at all shall devote the
winter to study and sightseeing. Ny
little daughter goes with me. She has
forgotten all the French she used to
know and | want her tn recall il -
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20
A Fair Woman.

Mrs. Horace Helyar belongs to that
famous galaxy of women who figure in
the fashionable chit-chat Of two CONT.
nents and whose beauty is advertised by
the press on both sides Of the Atlantic.
She Is an Englishwoman, the wife of O
member of the American legation, and
consequently an impartial distributor Of
her sweet presence between England and
the United States.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20
San Antonio Light.
WILL BE BACK At
HOW THE RETURN NOTICE WORKED.
IL Acted Like Charm at First and Then
Illustrated the D-prayity OF Imam

II was in young lawyers office The
lawyer himself sat leaning back in a
chair at his desk wondering why clients
were so scarce. when Il tall, rakish young
man walked briskly In and hogan to I'M
wrap paper package which he carried
in his hand. It's both useful an or
namental; saves time an trouble an
makes friends. call it the patent Auto
matte Return Notice. Lemme sell you
one. tn fix your
"Hold up; that'll do. Let's see what
you have" said the lawyer, yawning
prodigiously and slowly taking his legs
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20

She and her husband passed last sum
mer at Newport, In modest and srtis-
tic cottage on Claiming avenue, known
as "Garretson's."
Her beauty is in some respects not I'M
like that of Langtry, insomuch that it is
languid, highbred, delicately sensuous,
and at once stately and womanly. She
Is blonde Of a thorough English type,
with that repose which the English la
dies pit against the vivacity Of French.
women.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20
After a whof. Years Rest.

Soon the weary churh-fuir stew
viii be coming intn view,
And to find the lonely hiyalvc will he fun
fun, fun;
He who gets IL in his plate
Win be singled out by fate,
For the merry oyster season has begun, gun
gun.
Henry Thoicns
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20

The city of Vienna. Austria. with II
population of 750. 0W has not II single
free library
Connecticut il said to he the only
State east of Nebraska where an at
tempt AT suicide il not "a legal INSIDE
meunOr.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20

INwO-Fine building lots for sale. size ll0xlT0
i feet, In block 1877, west of San Pedro creek,
adjoining Krisch property. Inquire of T. d.
johnson LIGHT Office.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20

Do'' A""'J OW' SCREWS, ana unally
an ornamental iron frame within which
appeared In black characters the familiar
legend, "OUT; BACK AT O'CLOCK"
Now" proceeded the tall man, you
just screw this here clock onto the in
side of your door there, attach 1t to the
frame on the outside, set the time on the
20 out an lock your door an come
back when you please. Seer
Eyes; but what has the clock got to
do with the notice2 How does
Let me explain. S'pose you We got
notice on your door now which says
you've gone out an II be back at 1
o'clock. Well, s'pose you don't get
back at that time, an somebody calls at
2 o'clock an finds you still out He
naturally says to himself you amt to be
depended upon; don't heY An he goes
away mad at you. Now, with my in
vention all that trouble is done away
with. You set my automatic return no.
tice ut clock, an when that hour ar
rives an you don't come back, why, il
just changes quick as wink to back
at $780, At $50 it jumps to back at o.
and so on all through the afternoon,
or until you come in. II anybody calls
while you are out the notice is
bound to read all right. You can never
be behind time. If caller should hap
pen to get here just before it changes.
and, after he waits few minutes. looks
at the notice again and finds 1t different,
he'll either think he made mistake in
the first place or Is losing his head. 1t
don't matter to you which, SOS your
reputation for bein' on time don't suffer.
The young lawyer was lost in wonder
and admiration of the mans ingenuity,
and he smiled and said go ahead"
almost as soon as the explanation was
finished, In twenty minutes the auto
matte return notice" was on his door
and the tall man had gone. That was
last Thursday, The invention worked
like charm that afternoon. Friday the
young legal light went to dinner at noon
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20

1t is very annoying TO have bald
headed barber try to sell you bottle OF
bic hair elixir.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20
IFmN.

"Cawn't You WEAKLY see without your
glawsses, AlgyY'
"'Pon honor, deah boy. aw couldn't
tell your face fwOm where stand
(suddcniy and forgetting tn adjust the
goggles There goes that stunning De
Grove gyrul' wish she Il look around.
Tfd- Bits
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20

same time he deity
tossed u French nov
ell onto the top shelf
of a bookcase. Then
he clasped his hands
b ehin d his head,
tilted back his chair,
and watched his Wis.,
itor unwrap his par
Gel. 1t was quite an
elab crate a air
which the man be-
gan to set out for
inspection upon the
table. First cam o
the works of a small
alarm clock, next q
number of bolts and
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20


tention to It at the time. At 10 O'Clock
he went to dinner as usual, and relying
upon his self-regulating notice to take
care Of his interests, spent the afternoon
Of . matinee. He had not been over
he had put out his single, which, brave
paint, outshone all Its neighbors, and he
That was where he made his mistake.
Al 12:4S o'clock client-a real, bona.
fde, brand-new client-approached his
door, read the notice, BLACK at l." and
waited. He lounged up and down the
hallway, whistled, did double shuttle
very softly, and then his eye caught the
notice again. II read: Back at 3d."
The prospective client stared hard at It,
rubbed his eyes, stared again, and with
An astonished "Great ScOttp' leaned
heavily back against the wall. Just then
he was Joined by Q tailors collector,
who had come to worry the young law.
yer for the ninth time that week. The
dun followed the direction Of the clients
pointing forefinger and then his eyes be-
gan TO bulge. There was something
wrong with the automatic return no.
tice." 1t had gotten out Of order. In
less than two minutes It had run through
the afternoon up to Q o'clock. It began
to skip two or three hours at time. Peo-
pie passing up and down stairs stopped
to look at the strange thing The occu-
pants Of other Offices poured out. The
news got into the street. In short time
the entry was crowded. Still the self
acting notice kept on in its erratic way.
Now the "Out" would disappear and
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1886-12-20

to be gone thirty
minutes. met some
friends and took
an hour and IA half
to eat it, played
a game or two of
billiard s, an d
reached his of.
fee al 2:45 p. m,
the notice regis
tering back at
g." That night
he let the clock.
work run down.
When he wound
it up again Satur-
day morning he
noticed "a peculiar
buzzing sound,
A-A Ill
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-02-24
A TREATY OF ALLIANCE
Reported Between Prince Bismarck and Pre-
f.rr mier Gladstone.
The Story Denied in Government Circles
The Police of Berlin Charged With
Provoking Social Democrats to
the Commission of Crime.

LONDON, Feb. 2O.-Tbe Tories are to-day in
dustriously circulating report that a secret
treaty of alliance has been signed between Prince
Bismarck and Mr.. Gladstone. The negotiators of
the treaty are said 10 have been Count Herbert
Bismarck and the Earl OF Rosebery, Mr.. Glad
stones new Foreign secretary. Several telegrams
from Berlin to members or the Carlton Club are
exhibited in support Of this statement. These
dispatches assert that overtnres were first made
by the Earl OF Rosebery to Count Bismarck dur
ing the interval between Lord Salisburys retire
ment and Mr.. Gladstone's assumption of Office;
that they progressed rapidly and were soon taken
in hand personally by the two Premiers; that Mr..
Gladstone was the more anxious of the two to ef-
feet the alliance and that all the concessions that
were made we're on the British side.
The Tories claim that Prince Bismarck was al
lowed TO partially dictate the formation Of the
new Cabinet by Mr. Giadstone's consent TO his
demand that the former Liberal Secretaries for
Foreign Affairs, for War and for the Colonies
Earl Granville, Lord Harrington and the Earl OF
Derby-should not be reappointed to those off,
ces. BY this means, the Tories say the German
Chancellor removed from his path Earl Gran
vile, whom he regards with mixture of hatred
and contempt, and secured the appoint of the
Earl OF RoSebery, for whom he has a sort OF pat
ronizng affection.
The story is denied i'm Government circles, but
IL receives considerable credence elsewhere. rs
il goes far toward explaining the aggressive conf
denee with which the young Foreign Secretary
has grasped the difficulties of his new Office.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-02-24
OLD WORLD GLEANINGS
A Libel Suit Against tee Vienna Agent Of
New York Insurance Company. tl.h
The Suspension of EvictiOns Urged Until
the Irish Land Question is Settled
Discussion of the Polish Bill
in the Prussian Diet.

VIENxA, Feb. 22-The action for libel
against the Vienna agent of New York in
surance company for denouDcing ss forgeries
the statement in an article criticising the
American tontine system is attracting a
great deal of attention here. The plaintiff
in the case is Herr S,honenberger, news
paper editor He originally published, in
his own journal, the assertion that the Amer
lean tontine system was the greatest lottery
scheme in the world. The advantages it Of
fered were merely of gambling nature and
were swindle. He demanded tha. the state
prohibit agents of the system from doing
business in Austria. Herr Schonenberger' s
article was reissued in pamphlet shape in
both the German and French languages, and
was widely circulated. in February, 1885,
Herr Vonstahl the Manager of the Office
here of the American company referred to,
published reply TO Herr Schonenberger' S
article, which he declared was a collection OF
falsehoods and forgeries. For this he was
cited to appear in an action for libel. The
different sides OF the case have gathered an
immense amount OF evidence, and have c0l-
lected all writings obtainable on insurance
subjects, to be used at the trial. There is q
general charge bv the plaintiff OF corruption
in American finance matters.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-02-24
Fatal shooting.

NEVADA, NO, Feb. 22.-News has reached
this city of the fatal shooting, last Thursday
night, of tie Ray Aggerson by John Brasher,
al a school-house three miles from Jericho
IN Cedar County. Both men were about
eighteen years of age, and had grown up to-
getheT in tie same neighborhood. They had
gone to the school-house to attend prayer
meeting, and at the close of the services a
feud of several weeks standing between
them was brought up for adjustment. Brash-
er knocked Aggerson down with stone, who,
upon arising to his feet, threw a stone at
Brasher and turned to run. Brasher drew a
3S-calibre revolver and fired the ball taking
effect in the center of Aggerson's back. Dur
ing the excitement Brasher ran of, and the
last heard of him he was coming in the d.
rection'o1 this city on foot. A Deputy SheE-
if, who left in pursuit of Brasher a short
time after the shooting, said the wounded
man could not possibly recover.