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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-04
Races Postponed.

BIDDEFoRD, Oct. Sowing to the .condi-
tion of the grounds at Saco today, the races
of the York county fair are all postponed
one day Tomorrow the 2.45 class, 235 .class
and four-year-old class will be trotted Fri
day, the 2.40 class, three minute class and
three-year-old. Saturday the stallion race
and free-for-all occur. The Boston and
Maine will run special trains from Port
land to the grounds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-04

The majority and minority reports will be
submitted formally tomorrow and VIII Dc
then made public
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19
Watches! Only One Dollar.

Remittances should be made by Regis
tered mail, which is positively safe for a
New Nickle Plated Stem Winder and Stem
Setter Watch. just patented. l make
this special offer so as to introduce this
watch into every home in the land, know
ing where one is ordered hundreds Will
be sold, because everybody seeing it will
want one. Do not hesitate and loose the
grandest opportunity of your life, but
write at once and you will never regret
it. Address ROY JACKSON, Box II 81
East 10th St.. New York City.
Please mention this paper.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19
THE PICAYUNE,
The Leading NEWSPAPER Of tie South

THE DAILY PICAYUNE
1e Independent and fearless in its edito.
nal conduct. IL has the widest and
most complete system of news gathering
~ telegraph ami correspondence. and
inc most accurate and complete mar
ket, commercial and financial state
ments published in New Orleans.
THE SUNDAY PICAYUNE.
which may be taken separately frog
the daily subscription service. il in
and complete in all news departmenta
With the added features of household.
fashion aud society talk. and a feast OF
cnoice original and selected literary
matter for home reading. The spcc al
writings of Catharins Cole, Henry
Hhaynle tParis correspondent. Jennie
June. Aollie Moore Davis. and MANY
others. appear IN the Sunday issue.
THE WEEKLY PICAYUNE.
This mammoth ls-page paper il the
pest and cheapest weekly paper pub
lished in the South. In a condensed
form It contains all the news of the
Week, the cream of all literary matter
Sno the best special features of the
sunday issue. with an important Asri-
cultural Department and the Latest
Market Reports. The Weekly is pub
hshed every Thursday, and reaches all
sooscrioers Tor Sunday reading.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19
Succession Sale.
In the matter Of the Estate of Fran
cOiSe Armand.
Probate DOcket-No. 1IOS.
2lst. Judicial District Court
State LouisiaDa.-PariSh of ST. Martin.

IL" virtue "f an order from the Honorable
the 2lst Judicial District Court of the State
of Lodisiana, holding .e->inaS in and for the
Parish Of s.. Martin, dated May 5th lsss. issued
in the above eatilled and numbered succession
and to me directed. | Adolphe Pinaud as Admi-
nistrator of said succession will offer for sale
and sell at public auction to the last AMI highest
bidder for cash AT THE PLANTATION OF
PETIT WILT on Tuesday the 18th. day Of June
next ISIS at ii o'clock a. IN, the following des-
cribed property belonging to said estate. to-wit:
certain tract of land situated in the Parish
of st. Martin containing fifty arpents in super
fetal area and being the South west Quarter ~
OF Section fourteen ~ in Township nine (q)
South Range six % East. And one branding
Iron. Cash as aforesaid.
ST. Martinsyille May nh 1855.
Adolphe Pinaud
LOUIS d. Noorhles-Attorney. Admir-.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19
Motto of Election.

Corporation Of st. Martinville
A vacancy in the council Of trustees of
this Corporation occurring by the resig-
nation Of Mr.. Chas Gueriniere, trustee.
1t is hereby ordered that an election to
supply the vacancy be held therein on
Tuesday the 22nd day of May A. d. 1888,
at the Court House, according to law.
Jean Neveu.
Pres. pro tenn of Corp.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19
Sale Of Contracts.

By virtue of the power vested in me by
resolution of the Board of Trustees of st.
Martinsville of April y, 1883. | the IN
dersigned. will sell at public auction at
the Court House door, in the town Of st.
Martinsville Oh saturday. June 2nd 1888,
at II o'clock NJ. the following contracts
for the term of one year each, to the last
and lowest bidder, viz.
For one hundred dollars or less, the
Contract for the printing of the Corpora
ton, 10 consist of publicatiOnOf proceed
ings of the Board of Trustees of notices
to delinquents, of printing of blank
forms, etc. but excluding advertisements
of tax sales.
For $500 or less, the Contract
for the Corporation Cart; the purchaser
to report every day at : Oclobk A. m. to
the Police Officers, that the work may be-
assigned him. such as repairs of streets
hauling OF lumber, removal of garbage OF
scad animals from the Corporation. re-
pair of main bridges, and building Of
small ones.
Purchasers of contracts to furnish thei;
bonds with good security for the faithful
performance of same to the satisfactior
of the Mayor.
st. Martinville La. April 9TH 1888.
+. 7. Baker.
Secretary.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19
LAND SALE

Lands bordering the cOrpOrated limits
of the town of St. Martinville, La, city
of 1000 population, near the Morgan
Railroad, will be sold in lots to suit pur-
chasers, and on the easiest terms.
.B- For further particulars address to
this office or to Edward Sillan.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19
Syndic Sale.
Alexandra NJ. Hebert vs.. His Creditors.
No. 1925 Of the Docket.
21st. Judicial District Court.
State of LOuisiana-Parish of st. Martin.

Ry virtue of an order from his Honor the
Judge of the Dist Judicial District Court of the
State of Louisiana. holding sessions in and for
the Parish of ST. Martin, dated May ith 1888 is.
sued in the above mentioned matter and to me
directed.
Louis j. VOORHEES, syndic of the insolvent
Estate of Alexandra NJ. Hebert will offer for sale
and sell at public auction to the last and highest
bidders, at the store lately occupied by the said
Alexandra NJ. Hebert in the Town Of ST. Martin
VILE Jon the terms and conditions and at the
property to wit:
LIST certain town lot situated in the Corpo-
ration of ST. Martnsville bounded North by
Church street, South by jefferson street. East by
Washington street and West by the property of
Pierre Fauries with all the improvements there
on erected and thereto belonging
2nd. A stock of Merchandise con sisting of
groceries, crockery, liquors etc.
Terms and Conditions.
The movable property will he sold on
Tuesday the 9Th. day of June next 1SSS.
for Cash.
The immovable property will be sold on Tues
day the 18th. day of Jane next Isss on terms cor
responding with the maturity of the respective
notes held by the Estate of the Rev. A. VI. jan
and secured by vendors mortgage; which notes
fall due in one. two. three and four years from
March 18th. ISIS, and for any sum exceeding the
aggregate amount of said notes cash.
st. Martinville La, May Eth. 1883.
LOUIS J. VOORHEES,.
Syndic Of the insolyent estate of A. NJ Hebar.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19

An active brain. sparkling wit, cheer
full mind, bright eye, a robust body,
pure rich blOO1 and vigorous bounding
circulation, add many charms ia female
sOciety-yet, ali, how few ladies' can
boast of all these signs of health! While
they remain victims to those terrible
female complaints, they will be complied
to be mere feeble, delicate drones upon
society. You can be restored to health
and happiness by the use Of English
Female Bittprs.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19

Home testimonials are most reliable
and if you will send your name and ad
dress We will send statements Of num-
bers Of the best citizene OF Nashville re-
garding the wonderful cures effected by
the Ethiopion Pile Ointment. 1t never
fails. 30 cents and 81 per bottle. Manu-
featured by Rangum Root Medicine Co.,
Nashville, Tenn. For sale by all
Druggists.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19
Extract from the Minutes.
OF the Police Jury of May 9TH.

The Police Jury taking in cOnsidera-
ton the demand that has beel made to
establish for the public necessity and
the convenience, additional voting pre-
cincts in the Parish, now proceeds under
sections NOs.-- Of Art. NO.-Of the
General Assembly of 1877 to subdivide
geographically the Parish into voting
precincts, this is done in the following
manner.
Be it resolved . That hereafter all
that section of country in the LIST. ward
lying East Of Bayou Tortue, shall be
known and designated hereafter as voting
precinct No. of the lst ward of the pa
IRISH of st. Martin.
All that section of country in the 1st.
ward lying west Of bayou Tortue, shall
be known and designated hereafter as vO-
ting precinct No. 9 Of the LIST. ward of the
parish of st. Martin.
All that section Of country i'm the 2nd
ward south of Whisky Bay and Larampe
to upper limit of Iberia parish. shall be
known and designated hereafter az vO-
ting precinct No. of the End. ward of
the parish of st. Martin.
All that section of country in the End.
ward north Of Whisky Bay and Larampe
TO upper limit of the End. ward shall be
known and designated hereafter as voting
precinct No. 2 of the End. ward of the pa
IRISH of st. Martin.
All that section of the End ward living
south of Iberia parish shall be known and
designated hereafter as voting precinct
No. 3 Of the End. ward of the parish of st.
Martin.
All that section of country in the 3rd.
ward lying east of bayou Teche shall be
known and designated hereafter as voting
precinct No. of the Bird. ward of the
parish of st. Martin.
All that section Of country in the 3rd.
ward, lying west of bayou Teche shall be
known and designated hereafter as voting
precint No. = of the Bird ward of the par
ish of St. Martin.
All that section of country in the 4th
ward, lying East of bayou Teche and back
OF the 40 arpents from said bayou shall
be known and designated hereafter as vo-
ting precinct No. of the 4th. ward of the !
parish of st. Martin.
All that section Of country in the 4th. |
ward lying west of precinct No. l of the
4th. ward above described, shall he known |
and designated hereafter as voting pre-
cinct No. = of the 4th. ward of the parish
Of st. Martin.
All that section Of country in the 9Th.
ward lying east Of bayou Teche shall be
known and designated hereafter as voting
precinct No. l of the 9TH. ward of the pa
,ish of st. Martin.
All that section Of country in the 9Th.
ward. lying west Of bayou Teche shall b.
lnown and designated hereafter as votin.
'recinct No. 2 of the 9TH. ward of the p;.-
ish Of st. Martin.
There being no further business TO
ransact the meeting was adjourned.
true copy from the Minutes.
AUG. MARAIST,
Clerk P. j.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19
DIR. Boerhaave's Nervine Pills

Weakness of the UrinO-genital system
of either sex (nO matter from what cause
induced) this wonderful herbal remedy
speedily aud permanently cures strength
ems the organs, and renders their action
natural and vigorous again.
We will send box containing sixty Of
these wonderful pills, postage paid, in Sc
curely sealed package, to any P. 0. ad-
dress in the United States or Canada on
receipt Of one dollar.
The BOerhaave Medicine Company, 844
West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Md.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19

Said Senator: IF a limit is
not made at once to the aspirants
for Judgeships there will be no
lawyers left in this State.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19

The Item has received a circu-
lar from Judge r. H. Mari argu-
ing that the proposed amendment
to the Sunday law, limiting its
operations to towns of 1000 inhab-
itants or less, would be unconsti-
tutional. The Judge declares:
If it be not wholesome law, it
might be repealed; but it cannot
be emasculated by unconstitution-
al amendments and enactments.
Should the existing law be repeal
ed, the General Assembly would
be powerless to pass any law regu-
lating labor or trade, or manufac-
turing, or agriculture, to have
effect and be operative in certain
specified localities only, or which
would not be obligatory through
out the entire State.-City Item.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1888-05-19

We take the following sensible article
from the columns Of the LafOurche Star:
More towns die for the want of conf
dence in the business men and lack of
public spirit than from rivalry from
neighbOring towns or adverse surround.
iDgs. When man in search of bust
ness location goes into place and finds
everything brimful Of enthusiasm over
the prospects of the place all earnestly
at work to build up the town, he soon be-
comes imbued with the same spirit. and
as a result he drives down his stake and
goes down to work with the same interest.
When however, he goes to a town and
every one expresses doubt and appre-
hensiOn OF the future prosperity of the
place mOping about and iEdulging in
imaginary evils which are likely to be-
fall the town, he naturally feels that it
is no place for him, and at once shakes
the dust from his feet, and pulls with all
possible speed for another town. Con-
sequently try and make a live progress
sive town out of the one i'm which you
live. When you are working for or say
ing a good thing for your town, your
are accomplishing the more for yourself.
The man who works against the business
and it is done in various ways should
not receive its benefits and privileges.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-04-25
Nearly Perpetual Night in alaska.

'I have just got down from Sitka,
Alaska, to-day" said John Williamson
at the American Exchange yesterday
"It is a weird, wild place up there. Il
is not so awfully cold, bat it is pretty
nearly all the time night there. You chi
see the sun till II o'clock in the day, and
and it goes down again behind t.ie
mountains almost inmediatly. There
IS just narrow strip of day IN great
big ocean OF night. Lamps have to be
kept burning most all the time, and men
can't accomplish anything much trying
to work. It is rather worse seVenty-tlve
miles farther north, at Killisnoo, where
I was for little while. Snow was abou
sight inches deep, and the lowest I So"
the thermometer was 5 degrees below
zero.
''There are only about 300 people now
at Sitka, and not over 600 or no at
Juneau. It is the same way at Fort
wrangle. The population has shri7eled
great deal. Many people have come
away. They hate to spend the winter
there, it is so fearfully long and dark.
a lot more people would Like to get taway,
but they have not got the money to
come on."-San Francisco Exmlner.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-04-25
A Strange Upheayal.

A strange upheaval occurred on the farm
of Mr.. Ecff, on Duck River, Coffee county,
Tenn, few days ago. 4 strange rum.
bling noise was heard by the residents of
Mr. Eoff's household There were thoughts
of an earthquake, and many were badly
scared. After the noise subsided Mr. Eoff
found,,a few hundred feet from the house,
strange cause for the unusual disturbance
and noise. Ae found for measured dis
tance of forty-eight feet that huge chunks
of rocks, weighing ten tons, had been shat
tered in many instances, and in others split
in twain. The work was done by no hu-
man hands, and there was nothing to lndi-
cafe that it was other than an upheaval and
explosion of unknown elements under
ground
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-04-25
Followed by Jack Rabbits.

An old hermit of Mound Valley, New,
has been adopted by lot of jack rabits.
The man lives alone in ranch and devotes
himself to stock raising. she doesn't try
to raise vegetables the rabbits could do him
no harm, and SO he has never tried to drive
them away. They soon became very tame,
and, SIS the jack rabbit is rather an ahec-
tionate animal anyway, they kept making
more advances and trials of friendship,
until they and the old man have become
quite socisble When he goes out after
his COWS two or three dozen rabbits will
come trooping along after him, leaping
around him. running between his legs and
nibbling his fingers. They often invade
his cabin. leap on his bed and skirmish
around after something to eat. He has
taught some of the more intelligent rabbits
g number of tricks, such as jumping over a
bar or through ring. walking on their
hind legs and jumping over one another as
in leapfrog.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-04-25
SAVED BY A BLUFF.
a Few Barrels of Gold Rolled In in Sight
of Depositors Stops Run.

A Few Barrels of Gold Rolled In in Sight
of Depositors Stops Run.
General Mike Ryan, in talking Of the
Metropolitan Bank failure, recently told
Cincinnati Telegram reporter good story
Illustrating the power of bluff. It was in
connection with his assertion that with lit
tie further aid from the other banks In the
city the Metropolitan might have been saved
He said:
CT have brother connected with bank
In Leayenworth, Kan. There are two banks
there, and the rival to that Of my brother
was in q shaky condition. The president
came to Matt and told him the circum-
stances, and that if there was run the
bank would be unable to stand it. Matt told
him to keep stiff upper lip, for he knew
that the failure of the other bank meant the
failure of his own. He jumped on the train,
went to Kansas City, got $40, 600 IN coin
gold and silver-in barrels, ran back to
Leavenworth with the specie, and got half
dozen drays to the depot to take the
barrels to the bank. Meantime the
crowd Of depositors had begun to gather
at the bank, demanding their money, and
the old man was talking to them to gain
time. All at once they saw the drays CON-
ing mp, loaded down with these barrels.
Matt was with the treasure, and shouted to
the crowd to wait about five minutes and
they'd get their money, as it was there IN
the barrels.
"In unloading the barrels, one Of them
dropped and broke. so that, through q
crack, the anxious depositors could see the
shining gold, and, as it rolled up the steps
Of the bank, s5-gold pieces kept dropping
out, and were picked up by the janitor.
When the coin was all rolled in, Matt came
out again and told all who had money there
to go IN and get it, as the bank proposed to
pay them all of and start fresh, and didn't
want such a cowardly lot Of depositors any
way. All the time he was pihng on the in-
6gnation be didn't want to be taken at his
word, as the bank had only $4,000 cash On
hand, against s90,CC0 of deposits made. BE
bad brought $4,000, bat there was still a
shortage Of $4,000. However, the game
worked. The people. were treasured by
the sight of the barrels of coin and went
away satisfied. The run was averted and
the bank pulled through all right"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-04-25
A Thieying While Rat.

The occupants Of three houses on Cottage
street, Boston, having been annoyed by the
mys. erious disappearance Of small articles
AND the smashing of windows, upsetting of
crockery, etc., finally discovered that the
offender was large pinkish-wbite rat
Subsequently the captive was identified as
the famous Charlestown Penitentiary rat
Some years ago Harry Jennings, one of the
inmates, captured young white rat in his
cell and made pet of it. He taught it to
60 ard come at his command, to carry
messages, and finally to steal cigars, to-
bacco, etc., which it faithfully brought
back to his master. 1t finally grew such a
nuisance that the warden ordered it killed,
but Jennings pleaded so hard that its life
was spared, but it was put out of the build
ing, and then evidently went to stealing for
a living.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-04-25
DARING EXPLOIT.
a Texas Cowboy Rides Furious Bull In
Mexican Buu-RiHS.

a Texas Cowboy Rides Furious Bull In
Mexican Buu-Rins.
The bull-fghters at Paso del Norte were
recently enlivened during the proceedings
by the daring exploit Of Texas cowboy,
says the Seymour (Tex.) Crescent, who was
cheered to the echo by the densely-pacEed
audience who filed every accessible nook
In the vast amphitheater. The performance
Jagged little, and the bulls would not
fight in spite of all the picadores might do.
One or two of the bulls, after having been
successfully goaded and worried without
working them up to the proper fighting
point. had been ignominiously driven out OF
the arena, and new one, full Of fight and
fairly believing with rage, had just been
turned into the amphitheater, when Texas
cowboy who was present announced, for the
honor and glory of Texas, that he would ride
tho bull, his legs tied around the animals
neck, his face to the tail, if they would first
throw the bull so that he could get his legs
properly around and underneath the beasts
neck.
BE was at once taken at his word, and
the mounted Mexican bull-fghters soon had
the animal lossoed and thrown. The cow
boy then had himself fixed in the proper
position, and now the furious bull was
turned loose. To the wonder and astonish-
ment and intense delight of the audience,
the animal was unable TO shake the daring
cowboy of, who not only kept his perilous
seat, but, after some wild plunges, succeed
ed by some means in so manipulating the
beasts horns that he was thrown. The
Mexican performers rushed at once to the
struggling mass and in twinkle had the
Texan united and released. 1t was Won
derful piece of daring and dare-devntry,
and exceeded any thing done by the Mexi-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-04-25
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Texans Want to See the Pre.ident.

AUSTIN, Tex, April 16.-The manage
ment of the International and Interstate
Drill and Encampment to be held here
from May "A to May 10. on the occasion of
the dedication of the new capitol building,
expect to have President Cleveland and his
wife as their principal guests. The entire
Texas Congressional delegation, headed by
Senator Coke, will bear the invitation to
the White House, and, if accepted, they
will be the escort to Texas. The Presi-
dents invitation is beautifully bound
volume, with leaves of satin and hand
painted. 1t will be forwarded in a few
days. A similar invitation will be sent to
President Diaz and wife through Minister
Romero.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-04-25
A Well OF Boiling Water.

Liberty Hill, Ca, small station on the
Northeast Railway, is the scene Of pecu-
liar phenomenon. A well on the premises
of Hiram Lee went dry just after the
earthquake of 1886 and had to be sunk
eight feet deeper before the flow of water
was resumed. A few days ago the family
of Lee was much alarmed by loud reports
from the well, sounding like powder blasts
or the firing of cannon: On Saturday
night another detonation was heard, and
the wster suddenly shot like q geyser
nearly to the top of the well, with rise
and fall like the drawing in and e1pelling
of the breath in buman respiration The
water thus expelled is boiling hot. People
for miles around are focking to the scene,
and the scientists are much excited over it.