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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03
Tree Roots as Sewer Distractions.

Tree Roots as Sewer DISTRACTIONS.
Professor +. ii. Knowlton of St.
Louis prepared paper on a case of
sewer obstruction by tree roots. A
map of fbrous roots was exhibited
which was taken from an INSTRUCTED
sewer in this city by Mr. Burns, of the
Geological Survey. The distance to
which roots sometimes penetrate. Pro-
fcssor Kaowlton said, is remarkable.
The roots of clover have been found
nine feet below the surface, and those
Of parsnips fourteen feet. Roots of elm
have been known to obstruct an aoue-
duct $40 feet distant, and in one in
stance tile drain was filled which was
45O feet away. Some roots absor b
moisture only from free or liquid water,
while others will die if placed in such
water and can obtain their supply only
from such microscopic water. or that
which adheres to the PARTICLES of or
binary soil. This fact explains why the
roots Of certain trees arc troublesome in
drains and ofothers not. - Star Sayings
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03

Gan extraordinary scene," says the
Nashville (Tenn.) Americ1n, ''to0k place
at the funeral, in Penzance, of Thomas
Oates, who had drowned himself in con-
sequence, it was said, of an unhappy
home. He had lived with his wife and
mother-in-law. Two thousand persons
attended the funeral. When the clergy
man left the mob tried to hustle the
young widow and her mother into the
grave. Failing in this, they stripped
the young woman of her widows dress,
bonnet, gloves and wedding ring. A
policeman got her into the sections
house, and he and three volunteers of
the peace saw her safely hcme. They
were followed by jecring and shouting
crowd, the worst among whom were
women"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03

haw| "GitT "Vamos pi-a-a-a" "Br-
"TRIP "Sec-ah! See-ah!' sc lang
the1er "Hoop-la-a-a-a"
At the sound of the voices and the
cracking whips, and at the sight of the
charging vaqueros, the cattle on the
outskirts of the crowding herd became
panic-stricken, turned and scampered
up the arrayo, or climbed the shelving
banks and dashed away across the val
ley.
The fright soon communicated itself
to the rest; and in few moments all
this thronging mob of stock had melted
away and were coursing off in all direc.
tions across the plain-forming what is
known in cattle parlance as q "blazing
star"
The siege being thus raised, I de-
scended from my little natural citadel
and looked up my gun, which had been
fairly trampled into the earth and had
both cocks broken short off. My bunch
of game had Jared still worse; and,
rather ingloriously, mounted behind
Charlie and rode down to the corrals,
fully resolved to follow his advice, al
though, as he put it, it had strong
flavor of an Irish bull.
Said he: "The next time you 60 out
shooting here afoot you'd better have
hoss under ye."-[Youth's Compan.
ion
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03

In the approaching evolutions of the
French fleet off Toulon, captive balloons
are to be employed-a new idea in
naval manruvres. The apparatus is to
be supplied from the armv aerostatic
school at Chalais- Meudon, and will be
sent to sea on board pontoon, which
will be towed by one of the vessels of
the squadron, and from it the ascents
will be made.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03
A NARROW ESCAPE
BY II. p. UFFORD.

One morning in August, after We had
been at the Sierra La Sal about five
weeks, set off to shoot "cotton tails"
took double barrelled shotgun, and
proceeded on horse back as far as the
corrals and log cabin of squad of cat
tie men, three miles below our camp.
Four cowboys and herd boss, named
Little, were here patrolling the upper
limo of an extensive range, on which
were grazing fifteen or twenty thousand
head of the half-wild Texas cattle of
these western ranches.
"A it was already past "sun-up," l
was not surprised to find no one at til,
corrals; the boys were all out on the
range. Dismounting and tying my pony
inside the horse-pen. 1iirst arranged my
cartridges and other equipments for
rapid loading, and then started forth
on foot over the rough ground beyond
the corrals.
Furrowed in a zigzag course across
the plain was dry, shallow arroyo, at
this time Of year we'll stocked with the
small game l was after, and in the
course of an hour or sol had as many
birds as / could comfortably carry. And
then, after a short rest, 1 climbed out
on the plain, and took short cut for
the corrals. My course led mo along
the upper edge of the cattle, who were
grazing in scattered "bun ches" all over
the lower end of the valley.
1 had gone perhaps half a mile, when
l became aware of strange commotion
among the feeding Thousands. For it
chanc that l had now come upon a
little swell OF land, somewhat higher
than the surrounding plain, and had
stopped for a monet to watch the pas
toral scene. Presently l noticed that
the cattle were no longer grazing
quietly in groups, but seemed, as by
common impulse, to be moving up tho
valley. 1 could see bunch after bunch
lift their heads, aad, after watching for
short time the movements of those in
front, join in the slow procession.
My first thought was that the cow
boys, for some reason or other, were
driving them toward the corral; but
then reflected that If such were the
case, those in the rear would be the
first to start, instead OF, as was the
case, following the lead of those in
front. Besides, instead of stopping to
snatch an occasion al mouthful of grass,
as they would do if they were being
driven, they came on with heads in the
air, as though attracted by some curious
sight.
1t was not long before the whole
drove was in motion, and, as l watched,
noticed that tho drift was not in
parallel, but in convergent lines, as
though they were attracted to COM
mon centre, and in another instant it
flashed over me that that centre was
myself!
A very strange sensation stole over
me at this discovery, and I now remem-
besed Little's saying once that while
these Texas cattle do not mind a man
on horseback, it would be dangerous
thing to go amongst them on foot-the
sight Of a dismounted man being almost
unknown to them, since the cowboys
invariably ride.
As ! looked at the slow-moving thou
sands. could we'll imagine that even
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03
A Ballad OF Moments.

All through the hours of night,
The unremitting rain
Beats with its footsteps ligb
Upon the window-Vane;
Again and yet again,
The raindrop' count Alright,
To ears of slumber fain,
The moments in their flight
How slow, alas, how slow
The reckoning they recite
As moments come and 60.
When Dawn leads up her brigh
Young Hours, a rosy train,
How ready for delight
The world and we remainI
For burdens that constrain,
And shadows that alright,
Old memories that complain,
And dreams in black bedight-
The presages Of woe
Have lost their dismal might
As moments come and go.
The moments that in spite
Distil The tears Of pain,
Descend like infinite
Raindrops, on heart and BRAIN
Each one a separate bane;
But moments that alight
Like dewfall on the grain,
Refresh us and requite
So gently, none may know
Or sound of them or sight,
As moments come and 60.
ENvoI.
Ballad, in black and white
Make now this sentence plain
Bear witness thereunto;
Wrong shall give way to right
And night of day be slain,
AS moments come and 60.
Portland Me- Transcript.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03

One of the most remarkable mechani-
cal changes of the day, declares the
Scientific american, is the setting aside
of steel and the readoption of iron for
some of the most important parts of To-
comotives on many railroads. 1t is only
comparatively few years since the
change was made, on most roads, from
iron to steel.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03

DR.. Robert Morris, who recently died
at La Grange, Ky., was one of the two
poet laureates which Freemasonry has
had in all its history. Robert Burns
was the first.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03

According to London Truth, the
mother of Germany's new Empress
would have married in 1852 the En-
peror Napoleon III. but for the opposi
tion of Queen Victoria and the Prince
Consort, to whom as Princess of Hohen-
lohe-Langenburg, she was closely re-
lated.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03

The decline in value of Hill town
farms in Massachusetts, is put by the
Chicago Times at fifty per cent. during
the last ten years. A well improved farm
near Greenfield, valued at $1,000, brought
recently $4,000 at forced sale. The
shrinkage in several town values has
been from $500, 900 to $500, 600.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03

The late Paris census shows six thou.
sand nine hundred and fifteen Ameri.
cans, fourteen thousand seven hundred
and one English, and thirty-fve thou
sand seven hundred and eight Germans.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03

An estate situated in the business por-
ton of the village of Port Chester, in
the township of Rye, n. Y, valaed at
SIS, 600, 600, and which was leased for
100 years, is about to revert to the heirs
Of its original owners, through the dis
covery of record which has just come
70 light
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03

A New York woman. Mrs. Schaffner,
has been giving bail for so many people
at the Tombs that the other day the Re.
corder refused to accept her as security
He said: 81 think Mrs. Schaffner has a
mania for going bail. She will &c all to
pieces some day and won't have cent left
in the world. to accept bail
from her."
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03

Experiments in raising tobacco in
South Australia have been highly sue
fessful, and the crop will hereafter re-
teive much attention.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03

About 500, 900 persons hold Govern
ment tobacco licenses. Fully 500, 600
in addition find employment in raising,
handling and manufacturing it.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03

More than $500, 900, 600 worth of min
eral products came from the mines of
this nation last year, according to the
report lust issued
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03

Stilson Hutchins, the Washington
newspaper propr ietor, proposes to buy o
place at Amherst, where Horace Greeley
was born, and present it to the State of
New Hampshire.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03

The bad driving of the Paris cabmen
has impelled the "Syndlcat du Sport
Francois" to offer prize for competition
In driving.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03

There are a million more women than
men in Germany.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03

Except last year there has been more
railroad track laid so far in this country
than during any previous year.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-11-03

"A roar
Like Ocean on its wintry Shore"
their white horns flashing like the foam
on the breakers. The sight of me,
perched up there, seemed to madden
them. The foremost, impelled by the
weight of the swaying thousands be-
hind, were forced close against the
rocks, while those In the rear gored
viciously with their horns at those in
front. Everywhere about me was a tu-
multuous throng of clashinc horns, toss
ing heads and writhing bodies, seen fit
fully through clouds of dust.
was safe for the time being, and in
no great physical discomfort; yet
could but wonder what the outcome of
it all would be, or how I should ulti-
mately escape.
But suddenly, above the dull roar of
tho surging, believing throng, / heard
the sound of yelling voices down the
arroyo. The cowboys were coming |
and in few minutes Little, ''Bob,"
"Charlie," and "Kid" came in sight,
riding at full speed, their long cattle
whips cracking'like pistol-shots as they
charged upon my besiegers, while they
whooped in true cowboy polyglot:
"Hi! hi! "Vaca! vacap "Who-
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-08-24

Do not pay SIS. for sewing
machine; hut come to this Office
and get first class machine for S5s.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-08-24
CINCINNATI CENTENNIAL NOTES

The street-fakirs arc not getting rich.
The Government exhibit Is worth the
price OF admission.
The Art Gallery is not large. but in
quality it Is Of the best.
The electrical display beats anything
that was ever seen in this country.
biographical maps modelled IN clay
are to be seen in the Interior Depart
ment.
Tho Province OF Ontario, Canada. has
handsome display Of the products OF
that country.
The city Is profusely decorated and
brilliantly Illuminated in all parts in
honor Of the big show.
When the cheap railroad rates are OBJ
tanned, Cincinnati will see whether She
can take care Of great crowds or not.
In tho Department ~ Agriculture arc
shown samples Of all the cereals and
grasses which the fertile farms Of Ohio
can produce.
People visiting the Exposition can re-
eeivo their mail IN the Park building.
and get IT much quicker than II 10 Ia
directed 10 the general Postonice.
Music Hall is 80 transformed that 4, il
perfect fairy land. Promenade con.
certs, besides che spectacular perform
ances On the stage, are given nightly.
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AJEEB.

chess and checkers with human intclli-
gence, and, what Is moro TO the point.
vanquishes all Corners Seated cross
legged on table, jeeb Is clad In Turk
ish costume, grasping pipe in the left
hand. The right hand hangs idly Mt his
side until 1t is lifted TO make n move.
mis- he does with strangely human
like action-especially, for instance. when
ne Jumps three men at checkers and re-
moves each of the prisoners to n basket
ut HIS side. In the game OF chess he
takes the first move, and 1t is ALWAYS the
same. He first moves the Queen. Pawn
TO Queens fourth, frequently following
with Kings Pawn to Kings fourth. and
seems TO be fond OF the Kings's Knight
10 Kings Bishops thir5. He works
quickly, apparently taking exactly the
same time to think as his opponents, who
generally work rapidly also. For "checkn
he throws back his head, and for ''check-
mate" he does the same twice. Before
each game an attendant winds a crank
and opens doors 10 show the people tho
complicated, clock like machinery within.
and to convince them that there is no one
concealed inside. He moves the table
nection with the floor. II there be a
man concealed within, as several good
people aver, he must be n salamander to
be able to endure the heat, and have q
stoic's Indifference 10 n crampeti position
for hours at = time. While Il might DO
within the bounds of human skill to IN
vent machinery that would respond cor
rectly to correct moves, IL would be n
superhuman achievement to perfect
mechanism that could aticipate an Ignor-
ant or laundering reply, and meet IL
with speedy check mate. Ajeeb's black
face Is unmovabie. but he seems to be in
deep thought. II is certainly strange
device, and can be seen without extra
charge after you have entered the portals
of the Centennial Exposition. Ajeeb
has beaten some Of the best chess and
checker players of the world having
been on exhibition first ut the CRYSTAL
Palace, in London. several years ago. and
later at the Eden Musee, in New York
City.
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and carries the mails between those
points. The Lain IL Of $500 tons bur
den and 10000 horse power. she il 4G5
feet long, 10 feet broad, and 20 feet 9
inches deep. To protect the vessel from
the heavy Atlantic seas, strongly con
structed turtle backs are placed at both
ends ~ the ship. She has accommoda-
tons for 22f frst-class, Jog second cInss.
and about 700 third class passengers. be
sides ample accommodations for officers
and crew numbering 10 In all.
The panels 81 the ship are made Of
exquisitely carved wood and the ceiling
and sides are embellished with fne oil
paintings. The electric lamps 1luminat-
Ing the saloon are imbeddcd in the cell
ing, shedding n brilliant but soft light
through convex ground glass The sec
ond- class dining saloon is on the main
deck aft and is lighted by an open well
from the ladies room on the upper deck.
with large skylight above. An elo.
gnntly fitted mp ladies bouddr r. placed
above the main saloon, and over these
apartments IL a promenade deck. about
two hundred feet in length, for tho ex
elusive use 81 arst-class passengers Ths
Lain makes the trip In ~ hours
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-08-24

structor Wilson, of the navy. The ex-
treme length of the Newark Is 32S feet;
breadth, 40 feet inch; mean draught,
Is feet 10 inches; depth OF hold, 81 feet
inches; displacement, 1858 tons: horse
power, $500; coal capacity, $50 tons:
speed, IL knots, or over 20 land miles. per
hour; armament, twelve 6-Inch brecch-
loading rifle guns, thirteen machine guns
The contract was signed October I2, 1887,
and she is to be completed in two years.
she cost: contract price, hull and ma
chinery, Tl,24S,O 900; rigging. probable
cost, SlOO,O 700; armament, so. 900; other
equipments, $52, 600; total, e.. 100, 900.
AN ocEAS MATL-cARHIeR.
a steel model Of this magnificent vessel.
the Lain, attracts unusual attention.
II phys between New York ard London.
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NOVELS.

Having secured the agen-
cy for the American News
Go. we are enabled to sup
ply our patrons with almost
any magazine publication
printed. A nice line of nov
els just received, among
which are choice books OF
the Seaside and Old Cap
Collier detective stories }
Libraries. Also III. Rider
Haggard's works. Price, 5,
10, 20 and % cents per copy.
Gail at the advance" office
and see them.
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FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE.

Comprehensive Common
tary OF the Holy Bible, new,
in five volumes. Original
price, $50; will sell same
for So.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-08-24

Tho authorities Of tho California State
prison have introduced a novel device for
the moral Improvement Of prisoners
through their stomachs According 20
The American Analyst convicts who 10
have badly havo ordinary faro. and tboso
who work diligently snd give no trouble
TO tho wardens get the best ~ meals As
might DO expected. tho plan works al.
mirably. though II is expensive Tho
road to tho heart may be said 10 lead
through the stomach In penal as well as
IN domestic concerns - New York Press
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-08-24
THE CHICAGO,
As abe will appear when fully rirr~d

N soo NHA appear Wncn fulIy rgCe6
meet the requirements of the second Ma
val Advisory Board OF 1888 Her dimin-
ions and armament are as follows. Length
OF hull over all, 3fl feet 9 iuchcs; ex-
IRENE on load water-lino, 325 feet 10
inches; breadth, extreme AZ feet l-2
inches; depth from inner bottom to lower
side OF spar-dcck, 81 feet 8 1916 inches:
mean draught OF water, - feet: dis
placement To load water-line, 4, 800 tons:
area of plain sails, II, $50 square feet;
armament, four S-inch, eight 6-inch and
two 5-inch Greechloading rifles: diane
ter Of screws, - feet; indicated horse
power, estimated, 1000; estimated maxi
mum sea speed, Is kuots; coal capacity.
900 tons.
TIE NEWARK
Is protected, double bottom, steel
cruiser. II is being built in Philmlelphis,
and was also designed by Chief Con
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GREAT OCEAN VESSELS,
THAT COST MILLIONS OF DOLLARS,
NOW BEING coNSI RucTEo BY
THE GOVERNMENT.

Elegant Models OF Thsu In tho Naval
Department Exhibit Of the Cincinnati
Centennial - Tho Baltimore. Chicago.
Newark and Lain.
Nothing in the Exposition at Cincin-
natl attracts moro attention than the
models, under glass cases, OF tho ocean
steamers that are now being constructed
with the exception of the Chicago, which
has been completely ut thu ship yards in
Philadelphia None OF these models are
less than five feet I'm length. some OF
them twice that size, and crowds are con-
stantly standing near til I'm, sdmiringly.
Sketches OF few are here given:
THE CRUISER BALTIMORE.
The twin-screw cruiser baltimore Is be-
ing built in Philadelphia. Her dimensions
are: Extreme length, 335 feet; mean
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-08-24

NJ ASTED Travelling and LQ-
w cal Salcsmcn
For Agricultural aud Machinery 5psclalues
. sell 10 the trade. state age references,
amount expected for salary and expenses
>ddre,s, Massey & Co, Montezd niEs Ga.
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The BEST PIANOS and ORGANS

Are manufactured and gold for the Icast money
by
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has been placed = model post-ofice, per-
feet IN every detail, and in which all
business connected with that depart
partnient OF the Government can 10
transacted Just the same as though you
apply to one of the main Offices.
The odel,~which is about twenty feet
square, was built ut Lake Geneva, Wis
cousin, and is under the control OF POST
master Riley. of Cincinnati, who has de-
tailed sufficient number of clerks to
look after the great volume Of bushes,
done there daily.
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drausht OF water, 10 feet inches, dis
placement, 4, 400 tons; indicated horse
power, natural draught, 900; compile
ment of officers and men, 300, total ca
pacity, $50 tons; speed, 10 knots, or over
81 land miles per hour; main battery,
four S-inch breech-lo loading rifles, six
6-inch breech-loading rifles; secondary
battery, six 6-pounder rapid firing guns,
four Hotchkiss revolving guns, two Cat
ling guns, two lpounder rapid firing
guns, three electric seurch-lights. The
contract price for hull and machinery
was 81 ,3o5, 900.
THE CHICAGO
Is United States twin screw, steel
cruiser, and was designed by Chief Naval
Constructor T. d. Wilson, L. ). N, to
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-12-13
Leasing the County Farm.
BellevIew, Mo.

Notice is hereby given that sealed propos-
ais or bids will be received by the Clerk of
the County Court, until January 18th, 1889,
for the letting of the County Farm, contain
10 or so acres of good land in a good state of
cultivation; and the letting of the county
poor thereon now, and all others that may
be sent there by the county court at any
time hereafter-t the letting of both to be as
follows: The farm to be let to the highest
bidder per acre, cash, to be paid on the first
day of December, 1889, and the poor to the
lowest bidder per week-per capita-to be
clothed, fed and trealed humanely; payment
for the same to be made quarterly by the
county court to the keeper of the poor.
Bond with approved security will be requfr-
ed by the county court for the faithful per-
Torrance of said contracts. The proposals
or bids to be opened and passed upon by the
county court at an adjourned term of said
court, to be begun and held at the court
house in the City Of 1ronton, January 14th,
1889. All bids to be directed to the County
Court to the care of County Clerk. The
county court reserves to itself the right to
reject all bids, and 20 make the award to
whom it may consider best for the county.
Possession to be given LIST of March, 1889.
By order of the court.
I'd w. A. FLETCHER, Clerk.