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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-03

With the view Of reducing the expen-
ditures in the Government Printing OF.
hce action is being taken In the Senate
to be followed by action in the house to
cut down the number Of Public Docu.
ments printed. Senators and Members
are entitled each to number of copies Of
every public document printed and many
OF them are Of 50 little value that the
distinguished gentlemen in Congress
cannot get rid Of them in other words
their constituents won't have them. Sen.
ator Vest says that the other day he offer
ed 45O volumes to junk dealer for @
and would have given them to him for
nothing II he had not offered that sum
for them. This Is cited merly to show
how the peoples money has been wasted
In unnecessary printing.
Such slow progress Is being made with
the work on the new National LibIary
that Congress has become very impatient
and the Senators are raising big rum.
pus over 1t. Senator VOORHEES, the Chair.
man OF the Library Committee defends
the Commission and claims that the
whole delay has been caused by the re-
lection Of worthless cement. It Is like.
ly however that much faster progress
will be made In the future.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-03

At the time of going TO press Friday
noon no return could be had Of the cleo.
ton of Thursday, as some Of the returns
were scaled in the boxes which will be
opened tomorrow.
We will in our next issue publish the
officials returs ia full.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-03
Notice.

have In my possession q white and
olaek sow not marked except the end of
aii cut. The owner Is unknown to me
s0d as said SOW has caused me much
trouble and damage, wish the owner to
claim property and paydamages.
Jan 8 SS HouOre Bastieu Jr
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T. |. N. C..

Don't suffer any longer, but use Tan
ner's Infallible Neuralgia Cure. the only
infallible cure on earth for all forms of
neuralgia and nervous headache. Rang.
urn Root Medicine Co., Manufacturers,
Nashville, Tenn. 80 cent per box. Sold
by all druggists.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-03

Several wealthy gentlemen from the
north we're in town this week, prospec-
ting view Of buying residences to pass
the winters here.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-03
Monumental Funds.

Collected up to date.
Acknowledge last week ...... e127 90
Pierre Damare .............. $500
HypOlite Barras. as.............. 500
Robert Martin .......... 1000
Clairville MelancOn ... so
Hervills Hollier. ier.....,.,....... so
Total. .........0 l6S.OO
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-03
The Branch Road.

In answer to . petition addressed BY
the business people of this place to the
Southern Pacific Company not to remove
the engine and crew from here and have
II run 10 connection with the Salt Nine
Branch ~ last year, Judge James E.
Aouton received the following answert
New Orleans Feb. %, 1850.
Jas. & Aouton. Judge slst Jud, Dist.
st. Asrtinville, La.
Dear Slr.
Mr.. Hutchinson has referred 10 me,
your favor Of Feb 9Th with accompanying
petition from the inhabitants Of st.
Martinsville and vicinity. Il Is our aim
always to give the patrons OF our road.
the best accommodations that We posi-.
bly, can, consistently with . fairly econ.
omical attention to the interests Of the
Company.
During the months Of dull business
when work at the salt mines and at
st Martinsville Is slack, one engine and
crew can do the work and We could not,
without Q ruinOus waste Of money, devote
the time Of locomotive and crew entire
ly to the st Martinsville Branch. think
l explained this matter to you personal.
ly before, but to show you at what loss
the train is maintained on the st Mar
tins Branch. beg to quote you our
passenger earnings for the months Of
June, July and August 1887.
July. .................. 10. DO
August. SO, 65
Total 8 22I.4O
This you will observe Is an average OF
about $3.50 per day, which is just about
sufficient to pay the wages Of the fireman.
The wages Of the train crew, the cost
Of fuel, etc. remain as sheer losses Of the
Company,
Trusting that this exhibit will con.
vince you and the signers Of the petition
that we are compelled to do such things
and do not do them by choice, l remain
Yours truly, j. KRUITTsCHNITT
Asst. Manager.
The gentleman seems to forget that
this branch does a tremendous freight
business, besides is paid a handsome
price to carry the mail; and had not the
passengers both ways to wait at Cade's
from 3 to hours for the trains on the
Main line, the amount Of travel would be
four times what it was in June, July and
August Of 1887, as in summer an ordina-
ry horse can make the trip from here to
New Iberia in one hour and o half, while
by train, il it run as last summer, will
take from 4 to 6 hOurs-Passengcrs could
even come from Cade's on foo: and be ,
hours ahead of the train.
We believe il the trains were run on
this branch regularly without delay, the
company would have no reason to COM
plain.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-03

The Belle of Anderson Whiskey is the
best. Audibert keeps it.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-03
For Sheriff..

We are requested to announce
T. l.. BROUSSARD.
as Candidate for Sheriff subject 10 the
Democratic primaries.
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For Representative,

w. A. BIENV VENU,
Subject to Democratic primaries Of the
parish Of St. Martin, by request of his
FRIENDS
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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
tae office Of the undersigned Collector
q the Court House and pay their Corpora
tion taxes for the year 1887.
A. Observation-Disclosures
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Transient advertisements, 75 cents per
.uch for first insertion; 50 cents for each
subsequent insertion.
Official or legal advertisements, 81 per
II inch for first insertions; and 80 cents for
each subsequent insertion.
UyBrief communications upon subjects
Of public interest solicited. No attention
will be given to anonymous letters.
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When your girl goes back on you call
for the Belle Of Anderson, at B. Audi
bert.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
Rendering Beeswax.

The following query was recently pro-
pounded in the -imerican Bee Journal
and answered by leading apiarians in
different sections of the country: ''In
rendering out the wax from old brood
combs does it make the wax darker if
it is boiled in cast iron kettle than it
would be if tin or copper kettle was
used." James Hedden replied: "Iron
should never come in contact with hot
wax" A. j. Cook said: II do not see
why it should. But should not wish
to boil the wax much in any kettle" j.
NJ. Shuck replied: "The kettle does not
color the wax. Excessive heating col
OTIS it, and, worse than that, ruins it.
Heat it just enough to get the wax out,
and no more; boiling does no good. !"
H. D. Cutting said: "Some grades and
mixtures of cast iron will darken wax
every time, while other grades will have
no effect on it. You will notice that
some iron kettles will always rust after
use and put away for few days, while
Others never rust. Copper is best, as
you are sure of the results"
The editor of the journal quoted from
concluded with: "Yes. The tin or
copper kettle every time. If the iron
kettle is old, well used and perfectly
clean, it might be used, but the ordi-
nary run of iron kettles will color the
wax.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
Bonner's Eccentric Advertisement.

Robert Bonner, says the Pawtucket
Or. l., Record, in the early days of his
struggle for fortune, began system OF
advertising that has since become COM
mon, but at that time created quite a
sensation. Single columns, then half
pages, then an entire page. and then all
the space that leading newspapers would
allow him appeared with an apparent
reckless disregard as to cost, economy
and common sense. Sometimes his ad-
vertisements would he made up of the
opening chapter of new story, some.
times single line would be repeated
until a column or a page had been
filled. The first advertisement of the
latter description appeared in the New
York Herald, following o refusal of the
elder Bennett to give the advertiser the
display he wanted. After few ad-
verti> ements of this kind appeared,
Bennett again protested. "What do
you want now?" asked Bonner. ''Not
so much display replied the sagacious
publisher. "t cry wel'," was the answer.
and the next day the Her"iI appeared
with one sentence commencing the new
story repealed and run in, profession
ally speaking. with no blank lines, form
ing one paragraph of one solid page, by
far the most conspicuous advertisement
in the Herald that morning.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
Compotes of Fruits.

Compotes are fresh fruits boiled with
very little sugar. They are much used
by the French, and are an excellent
mode Of preparing inferior or overripe
fruits.
Compotes of Peaches: Cut ripe peaches
in half, throw them into boiling water
for two or three minutes, then take them
out and put in ice water; peel them.
Put a pint of water in a saucepan. and
set over brisk fire; let boil, and put
the peaches in. As soon as tender take
them out, place on a dish, and pour
syrup over.
Compete of Oranges: Put pound of
sugar and half pint of water on to boil.
Boil ten minutes, and skim; add the juice
of one lemon. Peel a dozen oranges.
cut them in halves, remove the seed, aud
drop few pieces at a lime in the hot
syrup, and lay them out on a flat dish.
Pour over them the remaining syrup,
and set on ice.
Compete of Apples: Peel and quarter
large ripe apples. Put in pan to stew
with a little water and sugar to make
syrup. Add pieces of cinnamon bark
and lemon peel cut in strips. Let boil,
take up the apples, lay in adish to cool ;
boil the syrup thick and pour over.
Compete OF Pears: Quarter, peel and
cook some pears in q stewpan with a
little water and sugar When tender,
take the pears up. Boil the syrup down,
add handful of raisins and a sliced
lemon. When thick as Jelly pour the
syrup over the fruit.
Stuffed Compete: Select some large,
ripe apples; pare them, and take out the
cores, leaving the apples whole. Cook
them in syrup, take up, drain, and bake
them few minutes in very quick oven.
When done, fill the middle with peach
or ounce marmtlade. Then roll each
apple in the jelly in which it was bo led.
l.ish them in the form of pyramid ;
put whipped cream around the base,
and serve.
Syrup of Compotes Put a pound OF
sugar in kettle with pint of water,
the juice of lemon, little powdered
cinnamon. Set it er slow fire, let
boil, and skim. Continue to boil until
clear and thick; let cool and bottle.
This syrup will keep for months, and is
very convenient to have ready for max
ing compotes. S. Courier.J0uTmal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
How to Utilize Buttermilk.

Buttermilk is used in many ways down
South. There is nothing more health
full on warm day than glass of fresh
buttermilk. In our cooking it is almost
Indispensable used with soda in bread
making. CIabber is nice made into cream
cheese. If you do not have press made
of tin you can make bag of coarse
cloth, into which you pour the clabber
till the bag tightens and hang it up to
drip. In twelve hours the curd will
be ready for use. Serve for breakfast
with cream end sugar with little nut.
meg if you like or eat with salt and
pepper.
Buttermilk Biscuit: Sift together a
quart of -four and teaspoon of soda.
Work into 1t teaspoon Of salt, and q
tablespoon of lard or butter (not melted).
Add pint of buttermilk, little at a
time until all is used. Do not work the
dough longer than to collect it smoothly.
Roll out one. half inch thick and cut with
a biscuit cutter. Bake Immediately in
hot oven tor about ten minutes.
Buttermilk Egg Bread: One quart of
corn meal, one tablespoon of melted lard,
one tea; poon of salt, four eggs beaten
until light. Mix these ingredients into
one quart of buttermilk, into which has
been Dissolved one teaspoon of soda. Pour
batter into a pan, which has been heated
and we'll creased, to bake.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
Water for Stock in Winter.

For farm stock in winter, water may
be warmed easily by adding one pail OF
hot water to seven or eight of cold drawn
from the barn cistern. But with little
expense the cistern water may be kept
warm by connecting it with small
gridiron pipe folded three or four times
and fitted in the back of the kitchen
stove, where the heat passes over the
oven to the chimney. Water from the
house cistern may run through this pipe
to the barn, if the grade be right, and
into the cistern, keeping it warm always.
To prevent loss of heat from this pipe,
it may be laid in wooden box, resting
on small pieces of stene, to prevent
contact with the wood, and the air
space will cause the heat to be retained.
Strips of old woolen cloth wrapped
around the pipe, or thick roofing paper,
or dry sand in the box, will also prevent
loss of heat and cooling of the water.-
NsW York Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
Are You Pallets Laying 2

This question is often asked at this season
by persons keeping hens; and the answer is
too often: mo! and suppose they won't lay
until eggs get cheap next spring, just my
luck" 1t ought not to be your luck. Pull
lets hatched in April last should have COM
menced laying month ago; while May and
and June matches should be laying this
month. 1t is not too late even now, to force
the early pullets to laying in few weeks.
The late ones, even as late as July and Au-
gust, can be brought forward, so as to pay
WELL while eggs bring good prices Strictly
fresh, pullet eggs will probably retail
as high as so to GO cents per dozen, in
Boston and New York markets, bofore March
1st, 1889. Mrs. L. j. Wilson. of Northboro,
Mass, says: "In past years 1 have noticed
when my pullets laid at all, they would lay
litter and then, either want to set, or NOPE
around for ten days, often for weeks doing
no laying. Last fall and winter there was
no interruption of their laying. The results
were the best l ever saw i'll mn experience Of
eighteen years. My thirty pullets 'rere all
lust six months old when they commenced
laying. never saw such return Of eggs In
iu t eight weeks alter they commenced to lay
the thirty pulets laid 1887 eggs; which
ascribed to the use Of Sheridan's Condition
Powder, to make hens lay" The new and
enlarged edition of the Farmers Poultry
Guide ontains much information upon the
above subject. I. S. johnson 4 Co.. q Gus
tom House Street, Boston. Mass, tthe only
manufacturers of Sheridan's Powder. to
make kens lay will send Guide post paid,
to any address for rs cents in stamps; or two
25 cent packs of Sheridan;s Powder and the
pound can of the Powder for Sl.20 postpaid
and the Guide free: six cans IS, express pre-
paid They will send testimonial circular
free to any one.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
Log Cabin Success.
What ails the young men?

What ails the young men?
Robert CARROTS father left him fortune
of twenty millions. He was from childhood
reared in luxury; he received a splendid
thorough knowledge Of railroad management
and was expected to succeed his father as
railroad king.
Within three years after the responsible
ties which his fathers death threw upon him
were assumed, he is reported broken down
man, with mind and health permanently
shattered.
George Law is another young man left
with millions Of money, who is reported
among the wrecks" His father, bred a
stone mason, was Of gigantic size and strength,
with commensurate brain power, 80 be be-
came q great contractor. then railroad
king and left half dozeri millions for his
son to dissipate. The young man is sue
cess as dissipator.
The founders of both of these great estates
were born in the most humble walks Of life,
grew strong, mentally and physically, by
simple living and honest labor and developed
into financial giants. Their sons were reared
in the lap of luxury and developed into in
tellectual pigmies.
The great men Of our country have not, as
a rule, come from the elegant mansions Of
the cities, but from the Log Cabins Of the
rural districts Simple ways OF living, free
dom from dissipation ana enerVaIlnE pieas-
ures simple remedies for disease, effective
and which leave no po son in the system. de-
velop brawny, brainy men, who compel the
world to recognize their strength and power
The wholesome old-fashioned Log Cab n
remedies are the safest and surest for family
use Our grandmothers knew how to pre-.
pare the teas and syrups of roots, herbs and
halsams which drive disease out Of the sys-
tenn by natural methods and leave no after
ill-effects. The most potent Of these old
time remedies were, after long and searching
investigation, secured by H. II. Warner, Of
safe cure fame, and are now put out for the
'healing of the nations in the Warmers Log
Cabin remedies.
Regulate the regulator with Warmers Log
Cabi sarsaparilla, and with pure blood
giving health, strength, mental and bodily
vigor, you may hope to cope successfully
with the most gigantic financial problems of
the age, without wrecking health and man
hood
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
Degeneration of the Human Teeth.

The law of retardation exhibits itself
in the teeth of the higher races of man
kind in a highly inconvenient manner.
The greatly de, eloped brain requires all
the available room in the skull; there is
space left for the attachment of muscles
for powerful jaw. Cooked food also
causes degeneracy in the Development
of the Jaw. There is constantly no room
left for either the wisdom teeth or the
second upper incisors; the wisdom teeth
are retarded, often cause great pain, and
decay early. The second lDciscrs appear
in startling and unexpected places, and
o. ten Tin America especially, do not cut
the gum at all. Prof. Cope says that
s.Amcrican dentists have observed that
the third moiar wisdom tceGlI, are in
natives Of the United State; very liable
to i'm, crfcct growth or suppression, and
to degree entirely unknown among
savage or even many civilized races. i"
The same suppression has been observed
in the outer pair of superior incisors.
This is owing not only to reduction IN
the size of the arches of the jaws. but to
successfully pr longed delay in the ap-
pearance of the teeth. In the same way
men, and the man. like apes, have fewer
tee h than the lower monkeys, and these
again fewer than the insectivorous mann
mails to whEh they are most nearly
allied. When this difference in dentitiou
has been established, civilized man may
claim to place himself in new species.
apart from low savages as well as from
high apes.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
10 FARM AND GARDEN.
Contracted Hoof.

Contraction is not a disease of the
hoof, but the effect of internal disease of
the foot which interferes with the gowth
of horn and causes shrinkage from the
excessive heat of the Inflammation.
Horn contains forty per cent. OF water,
and if this is dissipated by the fever of
the foot the horn shrinks and becomes
hard and rigid. 1t then presses on the
interior of the foot and causes lameness.
The remedy is to give coolirg g medicine
to remove the fever. Apound of Epson
salts, followed by one-ounce doses of
hyposulphite of soda, will do this. Then
keep the feet enveloped in cold wet
bandages; put wet sawdust under them,
and anoint them daily with mixture of
neatsfoot oil and glycerine. -Ne1 York
Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
Homemade Toilet SOAP.

Careful housewives save even the
small bits of soap that have become too
little to use. Melt the pieces all together,
put in a small bit of Indian meal and a
few drops of perfumery. Let this
harden in any way desired, stamp on a
pattern, or cut with cake cutter, and
the result is u pleasing soap for toilet
use. Other bits of soap can be melted in
water, and while the mixture is hot stir
in oatmeal until there is stiff batter.
For hand soap this is unequaled when
much dirt or deep stains of ink or berries
are to be removed. The common yellow
soap melted and thickened with securing
sand makes an excellent soap for scrub
bing and securing. Graphic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
Pearls in the Blue Grass Country.

For some time past it has been more or
less vaguely stated that pearls of val
liable character were being picked up IL
Kentucky and sold at a good price to
jewelers. and others. No systematic
search, it seems, has been made. the
finds having been confined principally
to boys living along the streams in GER
tain sections. Recently State e'eologist
John X. Proctor, las taken hold Of the
work and is laboring to have the re-.
sources fully developed. In recent
interview Mr. Proctor said: "les, it is
q fact that the most useful and most
valuable pearls in America are to be
found right here in the limestone streams
of Kentucky. They are of great value to
jewellers, who can utilize to good ad.
vantage all the pearls of shape and size
they get. They abound in the lime
stone region of Eastern Kentucky and
portion of Western kentucky, and
among the counties in which they are to
be found are Warren, Logan, Christian,
Todd, Simpson, portion OF Trlgg'
Crittenden, Livingston, Hardin, Hart,
Allen and Boyle. Some of the pearls are
simply beautiful when touched up by the
lapidary. Hundreds of beautiful stones
have no doubt been found by the boys
along the banks, who, after keeping
them for few days as "pretty thing, u ,
would throw them away. ignorant OF
what they had found. But I am going
to bring before them the true significance
of these pearls, and more systematic
searches for the precious stones will be
made. lam preparing an article about
pearls which will enable those in search
of them tc tell fine stone when they
see it, and will give them other informa'
tion about pearls that will 60 largely to
develop this resource, which to many ia
a new one. In the article shall have an
illustration and description of small
instrument by which the ordinary coun-
try boy can force open the shells and
extract the pearls without injury to
either pearl or shell, so that the latter
can be returned to the stream unhurt.
Some of the pearls already found and
disposed of by jewelers. have ranked
well in appearance with any I ever saw. "
Times Democrat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-07
A Barber-Ous Contrast.

There are BARRIERS in this town, says
the New York Sun, who ought to take
lessons in Paris. They lather and scrape
through the first course, and again lather
and scrape through the second, after
which the rum soaked towel is brought
into play, and then come comb and
brush with pomatum, to be followed by
yet other fandangoes, all of which cause
doior aud waste of time In Paris a
dexterous operator uses the lather brush
but once, and lightly, and the ra >or but
once, and lightly, after which he hands
the GU toner porcelain bowl of water
with small soft napkin for use on his
face. We have some BARRIERS in New
York as expert as any in Paris.