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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-31
Taste and Color OF Rivers.

As all water Is naturally pure, any
thing which gives color to river must
be of cxtrancous origin, derive from
tho sell, from tho air. or from It's trlbu-
tarics, which again must hayc obtained
tho impurity from one or other OF these
sources. Hence tho Salt River OF Aus
tralia, or the Rio Salado and numerous
saltish streams OF tho Argentine Pampa'
must have imbibcd their flavor by the
feeders, washing into them tho saline
efflorescenco found so plentiful on the
soil in these rcgion7. The Athabasca
receives a saline feeder little below its
confluence with the clear water. II
rises in q natural salt spring OF
lakelet of considerable size and
below Athabasca is second saline
feeder rising in the Cariboo Mountains,
which contaiu vast deposits of rock SALT
and, according to the Able Petitot, a
cavern remarkable for its crystalline con-
cretions. A "salt river is also one OF
the tributaries of the Great Slave River,
In like manner tho alkali which charac
terizcs some of tho streams and lakes Of
Eastern Orcgon---thc klamath Lake and
its dcHIents, for example, is washed
out of the Garth Of the neighboring
country. Water which comes in col
tact with metallic ores undergocs a total
change by admixturc with acids, just as
mineral and other medicinal springs, for
exactly tho same reason, arc distin-
guishcd by various properties, duo en-
tirely to the substances which havo been
dissolved during their passage through
the soil or the rocks. The Rio dc Vim
agre-the "Vincgar rivcr'-of New
Granads, in Central America, is soul
from tho sulphuric acid in its water.
The Orange river in South Africa
which gives its name to the republic
through which It flows contains cup
rous matter, which renders it poisonous
to fishes in part of its course, though its
name is in honor of the house OF Orange.
In Algeria there is stream inky black,
and, indeed, only diluted ink, owing to
one Of its two tributaries being strongly
imprccnated with the iron which it im
bibcs from fcruginous soil, and thu
other, from mcandering through peat
marsh, being equally rich in gallic acid,
the two principal ingredients of ink. -
["Our Earth and ITS Story"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-31
Then and Now.

The wife Of recent governor OF far
western state used to take her blankets
and 90 cautiously out after nightfall to
some sheltered nook, there to sleep with
the stars for company. Her husband
was obliged to max, long frcighting
trips to some distant mining camp. She
has recently presided in her husbands
home at the state capital. while he filled
the highest ofTicc in the state. And
TN It capital has sprn II from few dug
outs to a.. 900 inhabitants since her days
and nights of danger, and her children,
yet in thei- teens, hav; hccn cnjoyins
the educa; .onal advantages Of a state
university.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-31
Facts About Telescopes,

"Oh, no, sailors arc not the only per
sons who purchase telescopes, said re
taller in optical goods to a reporter fol
the New York Null AMI Express recent
ly. "You would be surprised if yo'
knew how many there arc in this cit!
who take an interest il star-gazing, aud
a great many gentlemen have some vcr!
fine telescopes mounted iii a small OBJ
scrvatory on the roof Of their house
The sale of telescopes is rather on th
increase than the dccrci,c. Yachtin:
is getting more popular every year, an
every yachtsman, even if he Only has
small catboat. must haze telescope.
"What do they costa
ANY price you like. / can give yo
one for dollar, and Can make 20
one for just as much moacy Is you ll'
to give. The most popular Kind lu'
row is mounted on black or tan lcathe
case. 1t will shut up into about 81
inches of space ard only costs So. y
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-31
Che 1Orcklp 4flesscneer
Published Weekly
AT
st MartinsviIIe, La.
BY
EASTIM g. BIENVENU.
A MECHANICS VIEW.
Wages and Living as They We're
Forty Years Ago.

The Springfield Republican publishes
n portion of the address of james Bart
lett, an old citizen of Detroit. ut the
semi centennial of Michigan. MIR.
Bartlett is an intelligent workingmnn
and no rhapsodist. He had long been
n machinist in Massachusetts, when
young, and spoke of things within his
own knowledge. His own recollection
went back forty-five years, for he first
began in 1912, i'll q machine shop EN-
ploying about 80 men on cotton nil
chinery for Lowell. He said
"The wages Of maclinist in this
shop were 81 to 81. % day one nabob
of pattern maker received the sum of
$l.50. They went to work ut O'Clock
in the morning and worked until 40 ut
night, with an hour for breakfast
and taree-quarters for dinner. 1t WAS
several years before we obtained eleven
hours a day. 1t has now been ten hours
day for twenty five years or more, and
we are hoping to get the same or higher
pay for working eight hours. L know
the condition of the ma 'hinist Is better
then when l first tho guild. He has
better pay, better houses, better educa-
ton, letter living; and j hope he will
keep on improving for the next fifty
wears. Large machine shops were start
ed before 1886. Oncin Lowell employed
over 1000 men on cotton machinery.
Now the country is dotted with them.
For my part, don't want any more of
the good old times. The present time
is the best we have ever had. though
hope not the best we shall ever see.
In fifty years We have reduced our hours
of labor from fourteen to- eight hours q
day, our wages are doubled, and the nee
cssaries of life ara much cheaper n
barrel of salt, which cost $3.50 years
ago, has been sold in Michigan for Is
cents. The great curse Of Drunkenness
is very much diminished. We live in bet
ter houses, better warmed and lighted,
and We are better clothed; a high school
education is within the reach of every
child; books are free to all; TIE poorest
laborer who meets with an accident in
our streets will receive surgical aid
that no king could purchase fifty years
ago. Our great railroads distribute the
fruits of labor 81 that famines are I'M
possible. Beef killed on the prairie is
sent all over the country, and supplies
the markets of Europe. Fish from the
salt seas and from our great lakes arc
eaten fresh all over the continent, and
tropical fruits are peddled round all our
streets"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-31
Origin Of q Common Saving.

"Thc divinity students broke out
again." said the young man that boards
Oh South Division street. 1--WE were
sitting at dinner to-day, and Miss Stages
she up and says one of her pupils will
never set the river on fire. The divinity
student looked up and said: 4 see
that you, like other good people, arc in
error OCCASIONALLY What do you meant
said Miss Stages, getting rcd Ia the
face. Imcan. said the divinity student
that when you talk about setting the
river Oh fire, you are using an old say
ing that's got off the track. 1t used to
be "hc'll never set the Thames on fire"
and people, when they said it, had in
mind the river Thames; on the trary,
it means mi!lcr's sieve, called a
tense, which was used IL the old wind
and water mill days. This tense had 4
wooden rim which slid back and forth
in a wooden frame. If the man that
worked il was energetic in his work,
he sometimes set the tense on fire from
friction. Hence it WAS sail Of dull
sow person, that he would never SCI
the tense on fire, and the saying ha'
been corrupted to its present torm- ~
Buffalo Courier.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-31
The Horse Remembers Kindness.

A writer in Wallacc's Monthly tells
good story OF the famous horse Messenger,
which had once belonged to Mr..
Bush, and which, after his transfer to
other hands, had acquired no'oricty for
his ferocity. 1t seems that years after
he was sold Mr.. Bush determined to
see his old favoritc, whom he found kept
in pasture surrounded by a fence ten
feet high, through hole In which the
food and water were passed to Mcsscu.
ger as if he were "a dangerous convict"
Mr.. Bush was warned not to enter the
enclosure for his very life, but lie went
in. and, unobscrvcd, concealed himself
bchiad a tree and whistlcd. With a
rci,h the grand oil fellow came bound
ing across tho field in search Of the well.
remembered whistle.
The horse raced around the pasture,
and when at. the height of his run, Mr..
Bush exposed himself and whis:led
again, Messenger wheeled and made di-
rcctly for him, while tho onlookcr:
trcmblcd in terror. But instead of seek
ing to Kill, the horse came up gently
and laid hi, head over his old masters
shoulder to receive tn" cu'tomaty caress.
When Mr. Basins time for departure
had come, he had proceeded bu; few
yards from the enclosure when there
was crash and ont Messenger came,
bounding through tn, strong bars. lie
followed his former owner to the stabl,
gently, where he was secured by strong
ropes, and for long, long dist'nct
upon tho road holncward, Mr.. Busl
could hear the noble animal neighing
ashing the stall, and struggling to b.
free and follow.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-31

ow that ladies have taken to wea'
ing bugs and beetles on their arms an
nccks, VIC shoull scarcely he surprise
to hca: OF any ccccair;city IN the ta't'
of the sex. Still, 1t Is so acwiIat oil
shock to learn, as W DO from u
Philadelphia Recorl, TINT Mcxlca
women choose for pets, not cats or pa
rots or bugs, but pigs! It is quite COZ
mon in that country to meet wom'
leading by string 'riG that 81
black az he can b., with which sh; q
pears to be OF chummy terms; q
long after the beast has case / his lu'
nile title he literally shares her bed -
board-[Go!den A'-'sy.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-31
THE ONLY FEMALE MAYOR.
How She was Elected, aud why
She Fails to Please Some People.

"Female mayors are no good, said
the ex-city marshal of Argonia, Kan.
"Why Mrs. Saiter has Just killed Ar
gonia. used to have n hotel there and
was the city marshal, hut / couldn't
stand it, so just scootcd. and l expect
I'm to blame for her election, too.
"You know she wasn't nominated in
any of the conventions. About nine
o'clock on lection day all us boys were
feeling gny, and agreed to meet at hall
and nominate candidate to knock ont
Wilson. Jack Quicker he is the tough
est man in the place and the undertaken
got up in the mcetin' and nominated
Mrs. Susanna Mcdo:r Saitcr for mayor,
and the nomination was made unani
nous. We rushed into the streets aud
commenced to work for our candidate.
At noon her husband came to liz and
begged us to quit the racket, sayin' it
was an insult to his wife. We worlln't
do it, and the voters commenced to
come our way in clusters. We got full
of whisky and enthusiasm. and ut
o'clock every one WAS vot.n' for our can
didate. Well, you know ms how she was
elected. We had joililication, anil
Nlttu Suc tODh ntr SsuJ Inc u Iilill I'LL
our fun was busted.
~ sent up to Kansas City for some
crab apple cider just to please the boys.
She hcarl of it aud askcI me 10 stop Il.
You can't fight woman and she tho
mayor. Then l started little poker
room, more for sociability than anything
else. Chips were only ten cents. She
heard OF it and came to me AMI l hal to
stop. Then the druggist. before she
was elected, used to keep blue grass bit
tiers, lemon rye and extract Of malt. and
n few other things like that He don't
do it now. The mayor heard of it.
Then the two billiard rooms were run
ming. They're closet up now. The
mayor don't think it is fashionable to
push the worries. That's the way it is
with everything. just couldn't stan,l
the town and 50 camo M here"
''She's the only woman mayor on
earth, is she notl"
"That's Just what she is. Iou ought
to see the letters she gets foreign let
ters and the likc-askin for her auto.
graph, and askin' her il it is true that
she is the mayor, and all questions like
that When WAS marshal | used to net
under her, and manv's the letter she's
shown ME from abroad. "-Indianals,in
Journal.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-31

FEANK HARTLEY of Taylor, Ga. while
taking care of his horse. dropped his
rockctbook from hi; coat. lie rirord
II mp and laid it in the Manager until he
should have finished his w,nf; bu. the
horse took II hiking t. it, and ..hewe,l anil
Swallowed the contents. exocptin.; $'a n
gold. Over 800 in green!mcks went
down the good steed's throat.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-31

like The rough, careless, reckless md
scadog life they live on the coast, or 10
the cabin of their littlo tug, or lounsins
on tho scashorc watching the far-awNy
horizon and its vision of coming shioa
---INcw York Graphic.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-03-31

IN doing what we ought we deserve
40 praise, because it is cur duty.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-11-23
Percentage Paid for Betting.

Comparatively few people are aware of the
percentage they pay the bookmakers of a
race track for the privilege of betting. Com
mon sense teaches that these men, having
such large expenses to meet, must have a
pretty sure thing on the books, but there are
not many who walk up to the stand and place
their money who realize the full meaning of
their chances. Bookmakers figure to get
about 30 per cent. of all the money bet. This,
of course, is sometimes varied, according to
circumstance, but it is on that basis they ar
range their books, and the natural result is
that man who goes to the races with $500
and bets regularly 500 each day, if he should
win the same number of bets each day that
he loses, the amounts of each bet being fairly
averaged he will find that in about two
weeks his $500 has dwindled away in percent
ages that the bookmakers have taken.
An average race is about eight horses, and
the odds are consequently 81 to 81 against
the better To make an absolutely square
book the odds should be SO placed that the
total would be equal to s64 to SIS. Instead
of this, however, they are placed to give
the bookmaker clear 30 per cent. This per-
centage in all gambling has been carefully
figured, and it shows that player cannot
hold his own with ordinary good luck pitted
against ordinary bad luck; he must have
from 30 to so per cent. more good luck than
bad to keep anywhere near even.-Chicago
Herald
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-11-23
Disposition of City Garbage.

The terrible prevalence of yellow fever in
Florida has naturally directed the attention
of the country to sanitary subjects Among
others the destruction Of town refuse is being
discussed by municipal authorities through
out the land. With the increase of popula-
ton there is an increase in the number of
town water works, and the pollution of fresh
water streams by making them the depository
OF garbage and other refuse filth becomes a
serious matter Next to pure water there is
nothing more important to a municipality
than the satisfactory disposal of the refuse.
If garbage cannot be safely and convent.
emily thrown into the water, as is very sell
dom the case, even New York with her unri-
vailed facilities in this respect, having
difficulty in dumping hers so far out at sea
that wind and tide will not bring much of it
back again to the shore; or if burying it. as
Rochester does the garbage from the area
drained by her water supply, is inconvenient
or too expensive, then cremation would seem
to be the only alternative.
T For this method we have a precedent of
high antiquity, as the refuse of the temple of
Jerusalem, and probably that of the whole
city, was consumed by fire in the adjoining
Valley of Gehenna 5000 years ago. Garbage
cremation has not as yet passed the expert
mental age in this country, efforts to this end
at Pittsburg and Milwaukee not having
proved wholly satisfactory. The matter is
attracting great attention in England, and
''destructors" are either in actual or expert
mental operation at Manchester, Birming-
ham, Glasgow, Blackford, Leeds and score
of other important points that 1 have seen
enumerated The domestic destruction by
fire of garbage is not satisfactory, as stoves
are not constructed to that end To nv
mind, the question of the cremation of the
refuse of cities and towns is of much more
vital Importance at this time than the Gre
NATION of the Commissioner Dudley
in Globe Democrat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-21

y 1t Is a fact, possibly surprising to
many, that the Council and Assembly
lopf the Territory of New Mexico debate
.se,nd pass laws in Spanish. Courts are
Opened and closed in that tongue. No
american holds an Office under the
clrerritorial government, with the excep-
hion of one or two. counties, except by
rthe favor of the Mexicans. Voting is
8 Aarried Oh in Spanish. They vote the
IOtet0 Republican, or the bOLetG Demo-
k:ratG. The vote is recorded in the poll
tDooks In Spanish, not for q delegate to
djongress, but for a delegate al Con-
lOreSSO; and if the name of the candi-
ate be American, it is changed into its
parish equivalent. For instance, no
4 trne in Mexico at the last election voted
Por Anthony Joseph. the present dele
state to Congress, but for Antonio Jose;
ust as though this fragment OF the
/, United States of America were pro-
Tince of old Spain.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-21

Parties wishing to send their children to
school will find these trains great accom-
mediation.
For tourists to see the most beautiful city,
valley and fort in the United States, take
this trip.
Outside city limits, parties wishing to stop
train can do so by giving an upward and
downward motion of the arm, being at the
time in sight of engineer
Trains will stop at all street crossings
in city when signaled.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-21

snow, FELLOW citizens, look at the
beauties of high protection, as Illus
trsted in recent history. See how beau
tifuily prohibitive tariff worked in the
case of Southern Confederacy. The
southern people, with the help of the
United States Navy, which had been
kindly placed at their disposal, sue
ceeded IN completely shutting out
British free trade and goods made by
the pauper labor of Europe. And
then, see how business and prosperity
doomed in the Confederacy. Why coffee
brought such high, price that people
began to manufacture it; and they had
parched wheat coffee, parehed potato
coffee, parched corn coffee, persimmon
seed coffee, AID several other kinds
The exclusion of the foreign article
established an infant industry that
grew like bean stalk.
"a Confederate shoemaker, in the
latter part of the war, when the pro
tective system was most perfect. could
get 50 900 for pair of shoes; and now
he's lucky if he gets $40. The shoe
!: business was so booming that some peo-
pie wore northumberland shoes, with
| iron strips nailed to the edges of the
! soles to make them more durable
Money was so plentiful that you ooul
take gold dollar and buy $50 with it
. and take any free trade country on the
! face of the earth land see how much
money gold dollar will buy to-day.
! Nov, there's no use for the Golden
ties to try to get around straightfor-
ward, direct, ,clinching argument like
that. Then, again, look- at the magnifi-
cent system Of protection which pre-
vailed in New York City during the
great blizzard. While al last the New
York hack-driyer, being thoroughly
protected from the pauper competition
. OF New Jersey, could get$15 day; but
now, with thousands of free traders
ohurrahing over Mr.. Cleveland's free
strade letter OF acceptance, the same
1hack- driver couldn't get over 81 day
gto save his life. And, ! tell you, fellow
pcitizens, when the short-sighted New
? York people cleaned that deep snow off
their streets and opened up their block
s.aded railroads, thus inviting a flood
tide of western competition, they made
/ big stride on the ruinous road to free
ntrade. "-bctract from q War Tariff
Speech
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-21

: 1t In THE old days when Judge Thur
|E Ian and NJ. 'Conkling were in the Sen
|gae together, they were very firm
lends. and Judge Thurman often re-
n : arked, "Conkling is mighty good
schsmpany when he chooses" A scene
wicurred between them in the Senate,
10y )weVer, instancing a most graphic and
retort courteous. When Mr.
during a speech, turned re-
mbatedly to Judge Thurman, as though
folldressing him personally, with re-
wasrks that were not always of very
shsatifying nature, Judge Thurman, a
plather peppery old gentleman even
So len, at last lost his temper, excisim-
rg, "Does the Senator from New York
pect me to answer him every time he
2D0,nlrns to me?" Every one looked to-
DEllssard Conkling, expecting terrific ex-
|OIeosion, when, with an air Of exquisite
ssurtesy, he replied, When [ speak of
nae law, 1 turn to the Senator from
Seliio as the MussulRsn turns toward
T "a coca. 1 turn to him as do to Eng
h common law, as the world g most
1s o s,pious fountain of human jurispru-
nce.' The Democrats gave rousing
-, eer, and Judge Thurman walked
aier to the Republican side, and shook
lands with Mr.. Conkling.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-21
MISCELLANEOUS.
SALT LAKE & FORT
DOUGLASR'Y

Until FURTHER NOTICE, THE SALT
" Lake Fort Douglas Railway will rum
trains as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-21

orator comes along and co1vinces them
that if they vote for free trade their
names will be Dennis by big majority,
Then the third party apostle tells the,0e
that they must forsake the two Old
parties, because both are unworthy to
be trusted on general principles. And
finally the Union Labor orator comes
along and tells them that the country
ID rapidly going to the deminitien bow
vows, and asks them what they are 60
ing to do about it; and few are able to
| give prompt and emphatic answer.
This thing is repeated night after
night and week alter week, until the
voters life is made miserable, and he
! wants to seek some secluded spot and
kick himself for his stupidity and gall
liability in neglecting his business in
order to listen TO the cheap clap trap
and transparent sophistry incident to a
political conflict.
His GRANDPA her hat. vas too big for mis-
head,
So it hung on peg by the door.
1t was not wide awake" for it had long
nap,
And It's crown was bigger than its bore.
1t was bought AT the time what when log
cabins came in rhyme.
1t was always the whole family pride,
But it fell-hat-thatd dear old hat,
Then the old man sighed:
FIFTY years I kept that hat" and his heart
went pit-a-pat
When The high tarifities called him out,
For he thought surely now that hat'u make
row
And the thing would boost him with a
shout.
He watched IL hanging there, for his name
was in the air,
AS the monopolist at Chicago gave the
cue;
out fat
And we'll see what the old tile can do -
But it fought rather shy, for the time had
When a grsndfather's hat would be a
boon
For the low tariff boys. they made such a
noise.
That he felt it was gone with the "coon"
Fifty years he kept that hat, but it didn't
seem so pat,
At the present time to bring it into sight
For the Log Cabin season hae given way to
reason
And the hat knocked higher than kite
Grandfather had often said that if those he
could hire,
That days wages was 81 cents and found.
30 he thought he'd strike it high, when a
dollar he would shy
At workman and tell him that was
sound.
1t didn't seem to CO. so he said 1t wasn't so,
But the hat was still ali his pride
He showed it up at hone-he sent out
abroad
Still the G. O. P shut it's eyes and cried
Fifty years that has slumbered, we're afraid
he'll be encountered
When we come to count the votes time
will bring.
So we'll tuck it out of sight, and still keep
up the fight,
Yelling, High tariff forever is the thingw