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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-09-04
The Fourteen Great Mistakes.

Somebody has condensed the mistakes
OF life, and arrived at the conclusion
that there are fourteen of them. Most
people would say, if they told the truth.
that there was no limit to the mistakes
Of life: that they were like the drop in
the ocean or the sands Of the shore i'm
number, but il is we'll to be accurate.
Here then are fourteen great mistakes:
Ii Is a great III stake TO set up orr STAN
dard of right and wrong. and judge peO-
pie accordingly; to measure the enjoy
mcnt Of others by our own to expect uni
fOrmity of Opinioi in this world to look
for Judgment and experience in youth;
to endeayOr 10 mold all dispositions
alike; to yield to immaterial tribes; to
look for perfection In our own actions
to worry ourselves and others with what
cannot be remedied; not to alleviate all
that needs alienation as far as lies i'm
our power; not to make the allowances
for the infirmities of others; to consider
everything impossible that we cannot
per Orm; to believe only what our finite
minds can grasp; to expect to be able to
understand everything. -New York Star.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-09-04
A Tunnel From Sweden to
Denmark.

Copenhagen letter in the London
Standards: MIR. Alexandra de ROthe, an
engineer who has been working at Pana-
ma under NJ. de Lesseps has presented to
the Governments Of Denmark and Sweden
a project for submarine railway tun-
mel under the Sound between Copenhagen
and MalmO.
The tunnel is to have total length of
twelve klfometerS-three between Anne
ger and the small island SalthOlmen, IN
der the Strait DrOdgen, and nine between
SalthOlmen and Sweden. The ground
to be worked much resembles that in the
Channel between England and France
and is said to offer no difficulty to the
execution of the work. The cost Of the
construction is calculated TO amount to
100000 francs or el,2OO.OOO.
The Swedish government takes great
interest in the plan while the Danish at
present is keeping somewhat back. Mr..
de Rothe entertains sangUine hopes of
successful result of the negotiations.
The tnnnel would be Of the greatest i'm
pOrtance for the futu commercial con-
nection between Sweden Norway, and
later on of Russia and the whole CONT
nent, as laden railway wagons could
then run from the north Of Norway. Swe-
or Finland down to the south Of Italy.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-09-04
E. R. KNIGHT,

Takes this method of in
forming the public in general
and his friends in particular
that he has resumed business
at the old stand, and will be
happy to serve them to the
best of his ability, and with
the best of everything in the
grocery line. Call and be
convinced.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-09-04
Solar Telegraphing.
... I"tRY SIGNALS
~ USEIN ARIZONA.


Among yesterdays arrivals at the De
cidentaI was Lieut. A. VI. Fuller. Of the
Second Uuilrd States Cavalery. In De
cember last Lieut.. Fuller, with his troop.
x. left the pres:dio for field d6ty in Ari
zlna. where il has since been stationed
For the first four months after leaving
the lieutenant was with his troop, but
soon after Gen. Miles succeeded Gen.
Crook Fuller was assigned 10 special duty
az acting signal service officer in the
photographic service of the army. To a
Cal reporter he explained the method Of
army signaling by means OF rejecting
sunlight. The alphaOel used is exactly
the same az the Morse telegraph alphabet.
The instruments and mirrors USED in sig
mailing are Of the finest material. Under
Lieutenant Fuller fifteen signaling sta
ito : have been established i'll Arizona,
the distance between them varying from
five to forty miles according as cOnye-
nient peaks werefOund on which to lOca-
to stations. The greatest distance in a
straight line which the stations cover is
200 miles. The regular working free
o. each station is Two at the smaller and
three operators at the larger stations,
with a guard Of from ) to soldiers,
according to the location of the station.
The stations more remote from the rail
road are supplied with cOurriers, and or
ders from Gen. Miles TO the different de-
I cimcnts i'll the field are thus conveyed.
So perfected is this system of cOmmnni-
cation by sun flashes that trial mes
sage Of % words was sent recently Ov'r
The 300 mile line and an answer Of the
same length received at the starting
point in twenty minutes time. Another
test which Lieut.. Fuller said resulted
very satisfactorily TO Gen. Miles was
signaling 800 words % mites in short
space of time.
In New Mexico there are seven addi-
tiODal signal stations under Lieut F.. f.
bravo of the Sixth cavalry. A rec, mt
message 81 twenty five words was signal
ed from gen. Miles at Tubac, Arizona, to
Cave Valley. 400 miles and an answer of
twenty seven words returned in four
hours and ten minutes time. Lieut..
Fuller says that Gen. Miles has expressed
satisfaction with the rapid manner in
which messages are signalrd from sta
tiOn To- station.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-09-04
He Was a Good Loafer.
Merchant Traveler]

THAT new clerk Jones, is about the
most worthless man we ever had around
said the head of the firm to his book
keeper. Il never see him doing any
work. IdOn't believe he can do any
thing"
mo he doesn't work much, but | nevr
saw his superior in his way. There is
one thing that he does perfectly.
what is that?"
Loaf" was the reply.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-09-04
Post Office, St. MartinsviIle, La.

Opens daily, except Sunday, from a. IN
to 6p.m. Sunday from a. m. to 1850 a.
m, and from 3 p. IN. to 4p. m.
Money ordes issued daily, except Sunday
from a. m. to 3p. m.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-09-04

Chicago Mail: Pa, does God make any
thing ia vain? No, my child; why do
you ask such a question? Pa, didn't a
whole lot of generals in the war get beat?
Yes my SOD. Got licked every time
didn't theyY Yes dear. Never licked
the rebels once? No my son. Got scared
and run every time the rebels came near
'emP Yes. Well, didn't God make these
generals in vain? Oh, no, my poor sim
pie hearted child. He made them to
deliver learned lectures and write long
magazine articles and big books Oh
the mistakes of the successful GENERALS.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-09-04

Martial Bienvenu,
Dealer in
Dry Goods, Shoes. Hats, Fancy Goods,
and Family Groceries.
speciality of Ladies fancy goods, such
as Flowers, Feathers, ornaments and all
kinds of trimmings for ladies hats,
Livery and Feed Stable.
Main Street. St. Martinsville. La.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-09-04

The advice always aim little higher
than the mark" scarcely applies to kiss
ing. Nobody would want to kiss his
best girl on the nose Philadelphia
Call.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-09-04
NEWSPAPER AGENCY.

The Postmaster will receive
subscriptions for all American
and Foreign Newspapers and
Magazines.
For particulars apply at the
Post Office.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-09-04

CONVENT OF MERCY,
St. Martinsville, La.
This Institute offers supe-
rior advantages to Parents
DESTROYS Of giving their chill
dren a solid and refined Edu-
cation
Terms of Tuition, Music Etc.
moderate. For particulars ap-
ply to Sisters Of Mercy.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-09-04

All work will be neatly and
promptly executed.
We guarantee entire salts
faction.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-09-04

We have just received a
fine assortment of light tinted
cards of all sizes.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-01-30
A Good Short story.

fS is impossible to give a receipt for
The manufacture of a good story. The
chief ingredients are handsome girls and
young men Of various grades Of inteli-
gence. AS III the making of a cake, the
to do with the success Of the story.
About the best thing the writer can do
is to study the stories that have been
successful. The best short story
that was we written in America,
or anywhere else, is probably I. B.
Aldrich's tMargery DaW.n A splendid
story Of al altogether different stamp
is "a Man without a Country" by E:
E. Hale. Frank Stockton is very good
at a short story. 1.-THE Lady and the
Tiger is an example of what he can do
in that line. Mrs. Margaret Eytinge
writes about as brisk and breezy a shorT
story as an lady writer anywhere.
Charles Reade was good at short stories,
and so is Wilkie Collins. Some of James
PaVn's short stories are models
1t is a very good thing for the person
who sets u to tell a story to have q
story to tell.
Every newspaper and magazine is just
yearI1lng for some sprlghtly young
writer who can tell a good story. As I
said before, give some thought to the
matter-don't dash it off. Pace your
incidents in the best possible manner,
and don't LET the interest drag il You
can help it. Don't use too much
time describing gorgeous sunsets
nor beautiful scenery: get down to
your work, and when You get through
stop. Its useless to try the effect of
the story on your acquaintance. Those
who like you viii consider the story the
best ever written; those who don't will
tell their friends what nonsense it is, but
MI will tell you that it is frst-rate.
There is too little brutal eandor in this
world. Finally, mg brothers, ifyou write
areallv good story and it's rejected, the
loss is the papers, not yours, for some
other sheet will snap it up quickly
| enough.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-01-30

vestigation is set on foot as to the
election Of Senator Payne in 1884, it
will show that Durbin Ward was &C
tually elected and deliberately count
ed out.
Scores Of American capitalists are
going into Canada to secure an inter
est in the valuable phosphorate fields
on the Lieyre and Blanch rivers. The
price has gone up to $3.50 per ton.
Arthur NJ. Saunders, president Of
the British India imperial railway
system for Madras, is in this country
examining the railroad systems with
a view to introducing American meth
| DDS in India. He is now in Philadal-
phia,
Peter Puschong, a soloon keeper at
Laketown, Ind, learning that his
wife attended the Methodist reyivals
il the town, entered the church dur
ing prayer and savagely dragged her
out Of the building, cursing the min
lister and people as he went.
Prof. J. Ell. Dana the eminent
g%eo1ogist Of Yale college, delivered
last week the first Of a series Of lectures
on "Eyolution," in which he took the
ground that the order Of creation
must, for scientific reasons, have taken
place as described in the Bible.
Ellery Albee Of Winchester, n H,
who stole 100000 from the Aashu-
eliot Savings bank, Of which he was
treasurer, has spent nearly five years
since his arrest and Imprisonment in
1881 in bed in his prison cell, sham
ming paralysis, in the hope Of gain
ing a pardon.
The proposed anti-Chinese ordin-
ance Of Sacramento, Cal, makes it
obligatory upon every Chinese person
to remove without the limits on o.
before the first Of March. Fol-
attempting to violate this ordinance
by living within the city limits, a fine
Of from $50 to $500 is provided.
The sixth annual convention of the
Mississippi Valley Sugar Growers
association, which was called to be
held ia ST. Louis Feb. Is, will meet
Feb. 4, in consequence Of the inability
Of Col. Colman, commissioner 0:
agriculture, who is president Of thu
association. to leave Washington OF
the former date.
It has been discovered that a cir
named Collins was buried alive a
Woodstock. Ont. Her body was ex
humed, when it was discovered tina
her shroud had been torn into shreds
her knees were drawn up to her chin
one Of her arms was tw sted unde
head, and her fea ure, bore evsdenc
Of dreadful terror.
L. E. Jaquith, senior member Q
the Rock Island passenger depart
ment, died suddenly at Chicag'
recently. He had been ailing fol
!, about a year, and on Friday felt j
when he left the Office. The con
plant was rheumatism Of the hear
Mr.. Jaquith has been in the passenge
; department OF this road for sixteel
; years, and was forty-six years Of age
His remains Will be taken to Lowell
Mass.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-01-30
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

During 1885, 1,375,O00 tons of coal
were mined in Colorado.
The New Jersey assembly contains
eight members Of the Knights Of La
Dor.
The effort to organize a Hendricks
monument committee in Cincinnati
was a fat failure.
A Chinaman died at Coulterville,
Cal, last week. leaving an estate val
ued at 100000.
Stock brands to. the number Of s.
254 were filed last year with the Col
orado secretary of state.
Chambers in a malignant form has
broken out among the horses in the
vicinity Of Lisbon, III.
The Associated Pioneers Of the ter
ritorial days of California banqueted
at New York last week.
Sine 1878 the mortality Of New Or
leans has reduced from 1856 in the
thousand to 1852.
A steel SHEEP null employing four
hundred men will be started at Pitts
burg by Eastern capt. alists.
During 1885 the total tide-water re-
1ceipts of sawed lumber at Albany, n.
Y, by canal, were 731,6a2,O00 feet.
The Maryland legislat ure is consid-
.ering a bill to reduce the price Of mar
rage license to 81. The present price
is 81 80.
tIhe New York Librar y club pro
poses that ten branch pub lie libraries
be established ID that CT ty at q cost
Of 81, 100000
The Texas state cattle convention
at Austin, last week, conc !uded that
cattle will, in the near future, be fed
exclusively on grain.
The January term Of the circuit
court in the Greensboro, Ky, district
began last week with 169 cases for
trial, five Of them for murder.
Minister Winson says it will cost
So expenditure for every dollar he gets
from the government by accepting the
Persian mission.
Francis Murphy, at two meetings
among the ironworkers Of the Mahon-
ing valley, Ohio, last week, got one
thousand of them to give up whisky,
The Southern Pacific railroad com
pany has made an offer to take Ore
CONS exhibit to London, for the
American exposition, and pay all ex-
penses,
British merchants fear they will
lose their Samoan trade, which
amounts to 81, 500, 200, by the German
explorations il favor Of the Hamburg
houses.
The federal authorities in West
Virginia are arranging for an extern
siye rade on the hundreds Of illicit
distillers in the back counties of that
state.
At Marine City, Mich, roller skat.
ing has received a stunning bios
through the sudden death Of Miss
Mamie Halpin. who skated herself
into the grave,
Ninety per cent of the bills passed
by the recent Cherokee legislature are
imperative, because Of the obscure
and bungling way in which they were
drawn up.
The st. Louis Grant monumental
fund have succeeded in coliectingS 81.
847.5O, and it is proposed to gel
Beecher to deliver a course Of lectures
to help the fund.
Old John Robinson, the circus man
lost his daughter-in-law in Cincinnati
last Heek. She was Minnie Marks o
Indianapolis, and at one time was
graceful and daring rider.
II iS hpliarnI in Ohio That if an in
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-01-30
GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE,
Northern Pacific Time Table
"Montana Short Line

New Time Table Taking Effect Nov.
ist, 1884
TRAINS AREIvE FROM THE EAsT-5ELEEA
Ne. Pacific Express. 7.25 p. 10. Mountain time
TRAINS GOING EAST rRoA HELENA
Ne eAtisntic Express n
TRAINS ARRIVE FROM THE west
Ne Atlantic. Express rs . n
TRAINS GOING WEST FROM EELzEA
Ne 1-Pacihc Express :1ss y n
Wickes Branch.
Arrive ut Helena 7:za p II
Leave Hick6s 49, y AZ
Lssve Helena daily q u
Arrive at Wlckes .S:oJ q II
Helena and Butte Accommodation
LR&ye haiena,. l
Arrive at Grrrlson -lA.Lo pm
Lsavs Gssrlson ! 81 y II
ArrlyA At EsienA o y Ia
Pullman Palace and Dining Cars run through
Between st. Paul and Minneapolis and Helena
ana Portland on Atlantic and Paclnc express
trains.
Tims from Helena to Portland, SO hours; to St.
Esul, gs hours; Chicago. 70hours.
8. e. FULTON, General Agent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-22
THE CYLINDER BURST.
A Scene of Destruction at the cias-
cow Dye House.

AT 430 p. IN. yesterday afternoon the oc-
cupants of buildings situated on Plum street.
near Fore, were astonished by loud explo-
sion which caused the breaking of glass in
several buildings in the vicinity 1t seems
that short time ago Mr.. Stuart of the Glas-
gov Dye House had two new heads placed in
the cylinder used in the drying room of the
laundry. One of these heads was properly
made. The other was merely soldered in.
not rivetted, by the man employed to do the
job, so Mr.. Stuart states. Consequently, at
the time mentioned yesterday, while Mr.
Stuart was standing talking with Captain
Doughty, in the front office, facing on the
street, the upper head of the cylinder sud-
denly blew out, owing to the leather about
the water-cock having swollen and prevent
ing the escape of the waste steam, and the
lack of rivets failing to hold it, The explo-
sion was so violent that it tore the partition
between the laundry and front office to
pieces, scattering laths and plaster in every
direction, and threw the cylinder into the
front Office. Mr.. Stuart was blown into a
corner, and Capt Doughty forced out of the
great front window. Both escaped with
bruises and some slight cuts. The explosion
also shook the walls out of plumb, threw
the laundry work all about the rooms and
damaged it seriously. Mrs. Stuart who lived
overhead, in the upper story, was quite i'll,
and the shock was serious one for her.
The injury to the building is estimated at
$780, which will be borne by the owner, MI.
Edward Thomas, Mr.. Stuart loses $40 on
laundry work belonging to the Dominion
Steamship Company, and $50 belonging to
other people.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-22
The yeIIowstone National Park.

America is fortunate in possessing in
the Yellowstone National Park domain I'M
surpassed by any in the world for scenic
beauty and sublimity; and for those who
cannot visit this wonderland there could,
perhaps, be no better substitute than to see
its beauties set forth in eloquent word pic
turing and vivid beauty of illustration Such
they had an opportunity to do last evening
at City Hall, in listening to DR.. c. ID. Hen
drickson's admirable description, supple
menting the exquisiteiy treated pictures
which he presented upon the canvas. For
about an hour and half the lecturer of the
evening held the closest attention of those
who listened or observed, the enchanting
scenes and tints of the Yellowstone SEEM
ing to warrant all that the best art in words
or coloring could accord them. The scenes
in which the changing hues of forest and
valley, the mountain gorges and the rushing
waters were delineated were unrivaled in
the embodiment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-22
PERSONAL

Geo II. Murray, agent of VIM. j. Gilmore
Devils Auction company, is in town.
Rev. II. C. Munson has accepted a call to
the pastorate of the Universalist church at
Livermore Falls.
Mrs. II. A. Palmer of this city attended
the first reunion of the pioneer Raymond
excursionists to Mexico, in Boston, Wednes-
day evening.
Mr.. Everett B. Norton, of the Pennington
Chronicle, was in town yesterday, and
attended the meeting of the Maine Press
Association.
Rev. w. H. Fem of Portland will lecture
in Bangor next Monday evening His SUBJ
ject will be "reminiscences of Distinguished
CIergymen whom met abroad"
Colonel W. A. Cromwsll, who has just
passed through Washington ON his way to
Arkansas Hot Springs, declares that Col
leetor Chase will never be confirmed.
The many friends Of Vice President
Tucker of the Maine Central will be glad to
hear he has nearly recovered from his severe
cold and will be out today if pleasant.
The many friends of Mr.. Horace NJ. Jor-
dan will be glad to learn that he is rapidly
recovering and will soon be able to resume
his editorial duties He will make visit to
Portland soon.
II. S. Rice, Berlin Falls; G. S. Neil, East
port; A. Kimball, Norway; N. E. Butter
field, 0, f. Stacey, Boston; Louis Nelson,
A. S. Moses, New York; p. Caie Yarmouth,
N. S., were among the guests at the Fal-
mouth Hotel last night
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-22
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
BARLOW. WILSON & RANKIN.

BARLOW, WILSON & RANKIN.
This celebrated troupe of minstrels will
appear at Portland Theatre Saturday even
ing, fresh from their late triumph in Boston.
There was large advance sale of seats yes
terday. The burlesque "Mickey-Doo' is
said to be very funny.
NOTES.
Secure tickets at once for Rose of Cas-
tile" and Martha" at Stockbridge's
The violoncello played by Mr.. Giese, We'd
nesday night, is genuine Stradiyarlus, and
one Of the three now in existence. 1t cost
$1,000.
The seventh musicale in the course will be
held at the Gospel Mission this evening, at
7.3O o'clock. A very interesting programme,
consisting of vocal solos, duets, readings
and recitations, and an orchestra composed
of Mrs. M. A. Bent with other ladies and
gentlemen, will render some very fine music.
A Desdemona, with cold amused an au-
dience recently. Advent well until the cri-
sis of the play was reached. Desdemona
had been dispatched, and the Moor was Civ
ing vent to his feelings over the lifeleSs body.
In his most impassioned moment there came
from the corpse of Desdemona a clear and
decided sneeze. To the audience it was most
enjoyable.
John L. Sullivan, in his classic posing, and
Lester & Aliens Ministries in their humor-
GUS songs and speeches, are holding the
boards at the Boston Theatre. They will be
here soOn
In view of Mr.. Booths playing king
Lear" tonight and giving Friday evening
that version of Richard III" in which he
first appeared on any stage, it is interesting
to note that shortly after his first appear
ance with his father in Richard III, he
acted as Edgar to his fathers Lear,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-22
I'm Insolvency.

Court of Insolvency for the County of Cumber
land, State of Maine, January 81, A d. 1886.
In case of CHARLES w. II. PETERSON, Insol-
vent Debtor,
THIS is to give notice, that on the twenty-frst
IL day of January, A: d. 1886, Warrant in
Insolvency was issued by Henry G. Peabody,
Judge of the Court of Insolvency for said County
of Cumberland, against the estate of said
CHARLES w. Fl. PETERSON, of Portland,
adjudged to be an Insolvent Debtor, on petition
of said Debtor, which petition was filed on the
twenty-irst day of January, A. d. 1886, to
which date interest on claims is to be computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by said
Debtor and the transfer and delivery of any prop
erty by him are forbidden by law.
That meeting of the Creditors of said Debtor,
to prove their debts and choose one or more as
signees of his estate. will be held at Court of
Insolvency to be holden at Probate Court Room in
said Portland, on the first day of February,
A. ID. 1886, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon.
ten III. r. SARGENT.
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger of the Court Of In
solvency for said County of Cumberland.
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