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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-01-28
Vol. II. No. 4e.

was accompanied by Sir John Chamber
lain the English Fish Commissioner and
that worthy was enveloped in as much
gold cord as any Of the other Foreign
Diplomats.
Things have been lively in the Senate
the pas: week. The bloody shirt is at
full mast and seems to he resorted to by
the Republicans to counteract the in
fluence of the free trade policy Of the
Democrats. First came the nomination
Of that conservative statesman and jurist
Lamar. The Republicans, b0ld-faced and
without shame, determine to oppose the
confirmation of their old associate In the
Senate merely for the purpose OF making
campaign literature. Many OF them
were at first disposed to vote for his con-
firmatiOI as Associate Justice OF the L.
S. Supreme Court but those opposed ma
naged tO have action withheld until a
sentiment of opposition could be worked
up in some radical clubs in some parts
Of the country SO as to whip the Others
into the traces. But the lash of the party
whip failed to bring all into line to de-
ltdt tlic Diii
Chandler" is again to the front this time
in the Senate, but is recognized by the
ear marks Of his Southern outrage,
mill. He introduced resolution Of in
quiry into charges of suppression OF col
Ored votes in Jackson Miss, at q recent
municipal election based upon letters
without any signature and regaled the
Senate for an hour or more with TRADE
against the whole South. He is working
up his war whoop for the coming cam.
paign and in his speciality is quite an ac-
QUESTION to his party. Everybody here
knows the hOllOwness Of his charges and
the narrow biased mind and vindictive
spirit OF the little petriiled specimen OF
humanity from the rock bound State OF
New Hampshire and so measure him ac-
cOrding to his size. The Senators from
Mississippi replied with warmth denOuni
cling the wholesale charges "a without
foundation and cOurted the fullest in;
quiry. The resolution passed by q strict
uarty vote
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III. G. Yarmouth.

The Republican convention has cleo
ted II. G.. Yarmouth as their candidate
for Governor.
Louisiana has seen enough under the
horrible administrations Of Kellogg,
in the memory of every citizen who has
at heart the welfare Of our great State,
and they will again rise with indigua-
ton and down Yarmouth and his asso-
ciates, the ennemies of the whites and
whose election would degrade the State
to the dark days of Republicanisn. We
say. no more Kellogg, no more War
mouth, 10 more Republicans for Louis
siana.
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They find here delightful climate, flow
ers instead of snow, pasturage where are
peacefully grazing cattle ready for work
or butchery.
Our lands possess an Incompatible fer
tllity; every year our harvest is abundant
and is sold at very low price. They had
been told that we we're enemy to stran-
gers and immigrants, and yet everywhere
they meet with sympathetic faces, every
where q cordial welcome is extended to
them. Schools and churches are net
wanting here more than III any OTHER
country. We have railroads, steamboats,
III word every desirable means Of trans
! port.
Saint Martin is that peaceful region
of the Teche that Earthly Paradise prais-
cd by LongfellOw in his pathetic Episode
Of Eyangeline. Her Lands like those of
her Sister Saint Mary possess a fecundity
without parallel. Sugar, Cotton, Rice
Tobacco yield luYuriant crops. Fruits
from the Semi-Tropical and Temperate
climates grow here in abundance, and to
the laborer who knows how, and wants
to work, Success" is the result. SO we
are not surprised to see immigrants
coming to US. Trusting in our own re-
sources, we do nothing to attract them
towards rs. Does not the prOverb say.
4 bon rim pas deHseigne.
Never b less they known us and are cOm-
ing TO us, before the wave OF emigration
will have deposited on our most deserted
lands its fruitful slime.
Advice to the loiterer: TO-dayw can
make place for the new cOmerS 10y. re-
straining our ranks, but soOn our fields
will be inhabited and we will be COM
PEELED to tell the immigrants: Go fur
ther.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-01-28

4 thief entered Mr.. Carlos Olivier's
residence Thursday night Of last week.
and stole about Sl75, in money, and
jewelry to the amount of about $40 or
$50 and also some valuable papers. The
papers and the bag which contained the
money. and a watch gold chain were
found the next day in the back yard of
DIR. Mayer, where man was seen late
that SAME night. There is not the least
clue to trace up the thief.
The Parish Executive Committee OF
81. Martin Parish will meet on Sunday
the 9Th. of February and will take in con-
sideration. the manner in which the cam
iidates for parish and ward officers will
be elected.
We are opposed to Conventions. and
in the name of the Democratic voters oi
the Parish of st. Martin. we ask the Com
mttee to order primaries in the different
wards Of the Parish, to give to the voters
the chance to cast their votes in favor OF
the candidates of their choice.
One of the brightest social events
among the colored people of this town,
was the marriage at the Catholic Church
Monday evening, the 23rd inst, of j. j.
Colin to Miss Annette Aulon, both OF
this town. After the ceremony at the
church. the guests followed the happy
couple to the Neveu Hall, where they
were entertained in most graceful man
ner.
The Messenger received with the COM
pliments Of the young and happy couple.
a piece of the wedding cake which was
delicious.
We extend to them our thanks and
wish them a long life of happiness and
prosperity.
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Local Lights.

B. Audibert is in love with the Belle
of Anderson.
Father Langlois is doing booming
business in the marriage line these days.
Three in days work, is not so bad after
all.
The Committee of Father JAMS monu-
ment will meet ut the Presbytery to-
morrow evening and every succeeding
Sunday.
The Messenger acknowledges with
thanks, the receipt of an invitation to
attend the inaugural representation of
the LOreauville Dramatic Association.
Tomorrow at the College Hall will
take place the meeting of those who
wish 10 Join the order Of the Catholic
knights Of America. y lecture Of the con-
stitutiOn will be made ut that meeting.
Oh. how sweet. The Belle of Ander-
son Whiskey.
A colored boy. a notorious character
named Paul, struck one Charles sam.
with a tunlbler in the saloon of Nathan
Walters last Saturday. while under the
influence of whiskey, on the forehead.
inflicting n very ugly and painful wound
but not absolutely dangerous.
Ladies will be delighted with the ac-
tion of DR.. DromgoOle's English Female
Bitters. 1t tsends red blood TO sickly
woman's cheeks, and 10y giving an appe-
tite and aiding digestion builds up the
system.
B. Audibert has just received the finest
stock of fine liquors ever received in this
town.
We would very much like to know
what is the opinion of our contempora ry
the Reveille concerning the convention
or primary question. We have touched
question on several occasions but oui
confrere, although a member of the Pa
rish Executive Committee, has not yet
expressed his views on the subject. Now
friend Reveille, let lis hear from you.
We publish elsewhere in this issue
the proceedings of the meeting of the
citizens of this parish, held at the Col
lege Hall last Sunday evening. Tor th'
purpose of selecting a committee to taxi
charge of the erection of a monument il
honor of the memory Of Father Jan.
A list will be at this office. and thOs'
wishing to contribute can call here or a
other places which We will mention il
our next issue.
DIR. DromgOOle's English Female Bit
ters act on the female system with uner
ring certainty, giving relief to marrie'
or single ladies suffering from function
al arrangement or monthly irregularity
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T. l.. Broussard.

We to-day insert the card of our po-
pular Sheriff, Il. l.. BrOussard, announ-
cling to the voters of this parish, his can
didacy for the Office Of Sheriff, which he
now holds.
We do not deem it necessary to COM
ment on his candidacy-let the voters
look at his administration, the prosperity
Of our parish. the administration of our
laws. and they will unanimously say-for
Sheriff, 7. l.. BrOussard.
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Memorial Association.

Pursuant to call of the Rev. Father
Langlois, the citizens of the parish Of st:
Martin met and assembled ut the College
Hall, on Sunday the 22nd. inst. for the
purpose of taking the necessary steps to-
wards the erection Of a monument to the
memory of the late Rev. Father A. NJ.
Jan.
The meeting being called to order Rev:
Father Langlois was unanimously chosen
as President; Mr.. Emile Laudry, Treas
urer and Mr.. Dan V0Orhies Secretary.
The following motions after being du-
ly seconded. were unanimously carried.
That an order be sent to the Messrs.
VerbrOuth 81 Co, of Paris, France to cast
a life size bronze statue Of the Rev. Fa-
ther A. NJ. Jan.
That committee be appointed to soli-
cit subscriptions, to organize fairs thea
tcrs &c, in order to raise and secure the
necessary funds. That the said commit
tee meet every Sunday after high mass
at the presby;ery. That majority OF
the members of said committee consti-
tute quorum.
The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed on SAID committee.
Aug. Maraist, A. V. Fleming, +. A..
Ducliamp, Carlos Greig, Emile Landry,
Valcry Martin, Alexandra FOurnet, Al
bert Bienvenu, l.. C. Gauthier, Felix
VOORHEES,.
The meeting then adjourned sine die,
The following amounts have been sub
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For Sheriff.
Democratic State Ticket.

FRANCIS Il. NICHOLS Of Orleans for
Governor.
JUDGE JAMES JEFFRIEs of Rapides,
Lieutenant Governor.
Hon. W. III. Pipes, of East Eeliciana,
State Treasurer.
JUDGE WALTER III. ROGERS Of Orleans
Attorney General.
Col. JOSEPH 4. BREAUX of Iberia,
Superintendent Of Public Education.
Hon. o. B. STEELE of Union, present
incumbent, State Auditor.
Hon. LEONARD +. MASON of COncor-
da, Secretary of State.
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Washington Letter.
Washington d. C. Jan. 10Th. 1883.


To the Editor Of Messenger.
The law makers are endcavoring to
make the Capitol City model of mora
lity, and may they have success in their
laudabIe purpose although there are
many cities that cannot boast OF rs much
morality as Washington. But still the
people here want to leave as little temp
tatiOn as possible before the Statesmen
away from home and to clasp hands with
the Representatives in the good work.
One day during the week Representative
CutchcOu introduced a bill in the house
providing that within ninety days after
its passage there should be held in the
District an election to determine whether
any intoxicating beverage shall be made
or sold here. The temperance people
are pushing the measure to vigOr, and if
the bill passes Congress, the measure
will be carried 10y an overwhelming ma
jority. Later in the same week Sena
tor Blackburn introduced in the Senate
bill making it unlawful i'll this city
to bet, gamble, or make any books or
pools on the result OF race Of any kind.
The result will be to greatly purify the
moral atmosphere Of the city and make
it a desirable place Of abode for all Con-
gressmen the year round.
A bill that meets with general approval
in many OF Its provisions, is one intrOdu-
ced by Representative Mcdonald to SIM
plify the rules OF evidence in pension
cases. Ii provides that the acceptance of
soldier into the service shall be evidence
enough of his sOundness in body. at the
time Of enlistment, assuming that il he
is a good enough subject 10 be accepted
and to fight, he is entitled to pension
for disability incurred in the service.
At present the Pension Office requires
proof that the soldier was sound in body
when he enlisted. no matter whether he
served faithfully for three years, or lon
ger, and i. resolves all presunptiOns
against the soldier while the proposed
bill provides that all prcsumptiOns
shall be in favor Of the applicant.
The bill proposed by the great ObjectoI
Holman of Indiana. limiting three years
after the passage Of his BILL as the time
for presentation and payment of claims
against the Government has been repOr
ted adversely by the Committee On thu
Judiciary, TO which it was referred.
The reception Of the White House, OF
Thursday night to the Diplomatic Corps
was one Of the most brilliant ever wit
messed. The parlors were elaborated,
decorated with the rarest flowers AM
plants, and the court costumes WED il
their beauty with the beauties of natur
The attendance was large and the guest
assembled early and the reception Taste,
until IL O'Clock. The English Ministe
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-01-28
Our Lands and Climate.

The Newspapers are filled with des-
patches describing the deplOrable cOndi-
ton of the Northern States, but espe-
cialiy those Of the West, the grand Far
West, which the agencies of emigration
represent to their European Dupes as an
Ellen.
after a lamentable summer whose
scOrching sun despOiled the fields of their
grass, burned the crop, killed the cattle
by hundreds Of thousand, winter comes
along paradiDg his SHOWS, bis ice and his
terrible tempests across the stripped
plains of Minnesota, Kansas and Dakota
transformed hencefOrth into Sebirian re-
gions. Not only do animals perish but
also men succumb frozen in their beds.
In Dakota, in Minnesota, throughout
all the Northwest the Telegraph relates
the most deplOrable details of stages lost
in the snow, of men surprised by storms
in the prairies and thus frozen to death,
of cars stopped despite the most energetic
efforts to continue the railroad traffic.
The hinderence of trains i'm that climate
causes the want of coal and consequently
the death of men, of women and children
in isolated houses, where they die with
out any hope Of assistance.
Can we read without shuddering, those
dispatches announcing that at Fargo,
Dak.. the thermometer fell at 49, below
zero? Fort LOuisianians, il is imp0ssi-
Bile to realize the horror Of such ascOurge,
As below zero! Only those that have lived
in Siberia or have made an expedition to
the North Pole, can understand all the
meaning concentrated in those few words
"4S below Zero"
And yet we, inhabitants Of st. Martin
yesterday the thermometer indicated 32 :
f., we said to one another Lord. how
cold it is. The green grass is still
growing in our prairies, the young clover
shows its little leaves, and yet we think
it is cold. Thus far our cattle are fat
although abandoned in our prairies to all
the inclemencies of the weather, with nc
shelter but the celestial vault, and nc
food but the grass which the infinite
bounty of God has preserved for them
Our gardens are green with the young
vegetables sprOuting out; and in reality
our month of January. would be beau
tiful month of March for many cOuntrie:
who think themselves blessed.
Those facts are now known in thu
North. We meet in our streets peopl'
from Dakota, Kansas, from the West, wilt
come to visit our country, with the design
to buy our lands and settle here. The.
are nsible people who after having dis
covered the terrible trick to which the.
have been subjected by the Agents of i'm
migration, and having been rendere'
morecautious by their past deception will
henceforth believe but their own eye.
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Transient advertisements, - cents per
.nch for first insertion; 30 cents for each
subsequent insertion.
Official or legal advertisements, 81 per
II inch for first insertion; and 30 cents for
each subsequent insertion.
CyBrief communications upon subjects
of public interest solicited. No attention
will be given to anonymous letters.
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Notice to Tax PAYERS.

st Martinsville Nov, 9th. 1887.
The tax payers Of st Martinsville are
hereby notified and requested to call at
the office Of the undersigned Collector
at the Court House and pay their Corpora
tion taxes for the year 1887.
A. BIENVENU-COllectO
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Notice.

Ihave in my possession white and
black sow not marked except the end of
tail cut. The owner is unknown to me
aud as said SOW has caused me much
trouble and damage, I wish the owner to
claim property and pay damages.
Jan q SIS Honore Bastien ,Ir
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Who Wishes a Bargain?

"no cl5llc3 . 11ell s .ll!l!
A strong and substantial peddling
Hack, two Horses and the entire outfit
for sale. Address at this Office for fur
ther infOrmatiOns. dec 3
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Total

Total s HOBO
The Committee on subscription will
call upon the citizens Of the parish, and
we hope they will subscribe literally ac-
cOrding to their means.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-03
Shame Upon It.

Perhaps more odious term never
crept into politics than 1.-The Bloody
Shirt" The sooner it can be elimin-
ated the better. 1t is distasteful to the
sense; brutal and vulgar term, cap
able of misuse. And yet the way to its
elimin alton does not appear. 1t has
come to stand for certain qualities,
which shall be manifest, will provoke
the expression. When man is said to
have "waved the bloody Shirt" no
more comment is necessary. 1t is
known without another word that he
has gone back to the sorrowful days of
the republic when the blue and the
gray, each confident of battling for the
right, were Staying each other in the
valleys of the south. He has not spoken
of the peace which has settled over the
old fields of war. He has not assented
to the hand clasp of federal with con-
federate. He has strewH no flowers
upon the graves of common sorrow.
He has tried to open the strife anew.
He has mocked the spirit of forgiveness.
He has raked the old ashes over in the
hunt for a burning coal. He has
scoffed at those who fought against the
Union, and because they have come
back to it, called them insincere. He
has rebuked the veteran who forgave
them when together they laid down
their arms. This is called waving the
bloody Shirt" and to-day when many
of the men who are in active life can
not remember that time when the re-
bellion had closed and the boys were
marching home, there are legislators
and journalists who devote their efforts
to stirring up sectional hatred, which
without these efforts would be but
tradition. They traduce the now 10y
al south. They declare it hypocrite.
They rail at the decency which forgives
and forgets, and with venomous tongue
revile those alike who fell in the lost
cause, those who lived to repent, and
those who would grant pardon. So
long as men lost to honor will do this
the action must have a name. 1t will
be called waving the bloody shirt"
Abolish the act and the name will dis
appear from campaign literature
Omaha World
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-03
An-April Thunder Storm.

A dispatch to the Associated Press
from Tienesta, Pa, says; During the
frigh tful thunder storm that passed
over the oil regions on Friday after
noon, April 6, Simon Frey was in his
barn, looking out of the door. A blind
ing flash Of lightning was followed al
most Immediately by terrific thunder
clap, and Frey saw ball of fire run
along wire clothes line from a post
in the yard to corner of the house, to
which one end of the line was fasten-
ed. When the ball struck the house,
Frey saw the splinters fly from the
timbers, and the ball disappeared.
Frey's wife and baby were in the
house. He ran to the house to see il
they were injured. He found the baby
lying in one corner of the kitchen and
his wife in the middle of the floor.
Both were apparently dead. He dash
ed water in his wife's face, and she
slowly recovered. Frey then succeeded
in restoring the baby. His wife's shoes
were lying under the table. When
he lifted his wife from the floor he
found a round hole burned in her dress
between her shoulders. He stripped
the dress off and discovered red spot
on the flesh, from which two red
streaks led, one to the right hip and
down the side of the right leg to the
toes: The other streak led in the same
way to and down the left leg to the
toes.
AS soon as Mrs. Frey was able to
speak, she told her husband that she
had been sitting in one corner of the
kitchen, holding the baby, when she
suddenly felt great shock, and that
was all she remembered. She had her
shoes on at the time. The electric
fluid which Frey had seen had evident
ly struck Mrs. Frey after it entered
the house at the corner, separated and
passed down each side of the body,
tearing off her shoes, and leaving the
marks of the passage as described.
No marks were found on the baby,
which had been hurled across the
room
On looking for further traces of the
electric current, Frey found that it
had passed through the floor into the
cellar, where it had burned the iron
hoops off a vinegar barrel and made a
kOle in three milk pans.-Scientifc
american.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-03
The Littleness of Man.

There are 1,4OO, O,OOO, 900 people living
on the planet which we inhabit. And
yet there is now and then a man who
wonders what the rest of us will do
when he dies. There are people in
society who honestly think that all
the world closes its eyes when they lie
down to sleep. There are men who
fear to act according to thir own con-
victions, because perhaps ten persons
in crowd of 1 400, ,00O, 600, will laugh
at them. Why, if man could only
realize every moment what a bustling,
busy, fussy, important little atom he
is in all this great ant-hil of important
fussy, little atoms, every day he would
regard himself less, and think still less
of the other molecules in the corral
Burdette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-05-03
ed by the convention:

Gu ny Gn6 COnV6uIlOQ.
To the chairman and republican
county convention of Barton county
Kansas. Your committee on resolu-
tions would submit the following:
ResolYed-1st, That we heartily en-
dorse the platform of the national
republican party as adopted in 1884,
and the platform of the republican
state convention adopted in 1886.
ResOlved-2d, That we endorse the
administration of Gov. John A. Martin
as Governor of Kansas, as being wise
and economical and in keeping with
the growing Importance of our state.
Resolved-3d, That we heartily en-
dorse the course and action of Hon.
John j. Ingalls, and Hon. p. b. Plumb
in the senate of the United States, and
especially the speech of Sen. ingalls, on
the arrears of pension bills.
Resolved-4th, That we refer with
pride to the record of Hon. Samuel r.
Peters, congressman for 7th District of
Kansas, and the delegates to the con-
gressional convention are hereby re-
queSted to use all honorable means to
secure his denomination to that Office.
Resolved-5th, That we endorse the
administration of Hon. Timothy Nc
Carthy as auditor of State, and recon-
mend that the delegates support him
for a second term.
ResOlved-6th. That we heartily re-
commend and endorse Hon. E. l..
Chapman for presidential elector, and
the delegates are requested to use all
honorable means to secure his nomina-
ton.
Resolved-7th, That as republicans
of Barton county in convention as
sembled, believing that the principles of
republicanism tend to the highest civil
ization, and the general advancement
to united effect for the success of
republican candidates, national, state
and county. w. w. CARNEY,
g. w. NROCKs,
GEO. MILTINIORE,
r. G.. CUOIMINs.