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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-02-08

The missionaries in the Central Afri-
can lake district are now in Il state OF
open war with the Arab slayers. the
Re-. NJ. white writes that they have
been compelled to fortify themselves at
Fwambo, on Lake Tanganyika. They
have built strong fort, surrounded it
with an aDatis of thorny trees and wire
ENHANCEMENT, and spread broken bottles
over the approaches. They are daily in
expectation of attack. On Lake Nyassa
the missionaries have been constantly
fighting slavc-raiding parties of late.
They always go out and attack the party
which has committed a raid and compel
the Arabs to release their captives.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-02-08

A German scientist proposes to deter
mine by means of photography if the
moon is inhabited, and it is said that the
King of Wurtemburg has decided, in
order if possible to solve this interesting
problem, to photograph the moon. then
enlarge the negative 100000 times.
This proposition has been mooted for
many years. Perhaps the Improvement
in terrestrial telescopes will yet solve this
question,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-02-08
Why We are Right-Handed.

Primitive man, being by nature a
fighting animal, fought for the most
part at first with his canine teeth, his
nails and his fists. till, in process of
time, he added to those early and
natural weapons the further persuasions
of a club or shillalah. He also fought,
as Darwin has conciusive!y shown, in
the main for the possession of the lalies
of his kind against other members Of
his own sex and species. And if you
fight, you soon learn to p-otcc. the
most exposed and vul nerable portion Of
your body. Or, if you don't, natural
selection manages it for you by killing
you off as an immediate consequence.
To the boxer, wrestler, hand to- hand
combatant, the most Vulnerable portion
is undoubtedly the heart. A hard
blow. we'll delivered on the left breast,
will easily kill, or at any rate stun,
even strong man. Hence from an
early period men have used the right
hand to fight with, and have employed
the left arm chiefly to cover the heart and
to parry blow aimed at that specially
vulnerable region. And when weapons
of ofTense and defense supcrsede mere
fists and teeth, it is the right hand that
grasps the spear or sword, while the
left holds over the heart, for defense,
the shield or buckler.
From this simple origin, then, the
whole vast difference of right and left
in civilized life takes its beginning. At
first, no doubt, the superiority Of the
right hand was only felt in the manner
OF fighting. But that alone gave it a
distinct pull, and paved the way at last
for the supremacy elsewLere.-Jour
Of Uea,th.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-02-08

According to a French newspaper the
Germans in Berlin, under the direction
of the editor, Paul Hennig, are about to
install a museum devoted to Bismarck,
and which is to contain only articles
which have been associated with the
Prince, such as books, biographies,
newspaper extracts relating to him,
photographs, busts, statues, autographs,
caricaturcs, utensils and articles of toilet
which have been used by the great man.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-02-08
A Steamship StOker's Life.

The stokers on one of the great oceln
steamers work four hours at stretch,
in temperature ranging from 10 to
100 degrees. The quarters are close,
and they must take care that while
feeding one furnace their arms are not
burned on the one behind them.
Ventilation is furnished through shaft
reaching down to the middle of their
quarters. Each stoker tends four fur
naces, spending perhaps two or three
minutes at each, then dashes to the air
pipe to take his turn at cooling oil, and
waits for another call to his furnaces.
When the watch is over, the men go
perspiring through long, cold passages
to the forcastle. where they turn in for
eight hours.
Oae man. twenty-cight years old,
who was interviewed by reporter. had
been employed at the furnaces since he
was fourteen years old. He weighed
$50 pounds, and was ruddy and SEEM
ingly happy. H, confessed that the
work was terribly hard. but sit came
hardest on those who did not followit
regularly. But if we get plenty toeat,'
he said, sand take care of ourselves We
are all right. Here's mate of NINE
nearly seventy years old. who has been
a stokcr all his life and en- do as good
work as can"
Stokers never have the consumption
and rarely catch cold. Their gro5 haa
been knocked OF on the English anu
American lines because the men got
drunk too often, and the grog did them
much harm.
"When l ued to take my grog la
work Just like q lion while the eiIec'
lasted. Id throw in my coal Ike
giant, and not mind the heat BIT;
bat when it worked of, as 1t did In
very few minutes. was tina: weak thai
a child could upse. me. Take man
dead drunk before the fires. aad 'he
heat would sober HIM of in hail an
hour or give him a, :rOko of apOplexT.
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4 metal that can hardly be distin-
guishci from gold has been invented.
1t is like the precious metal in
all It's points, Can be hammered and
drawn equally well, and presents
good wearing surface. 1t is
no. a compound, and gains its gold
color from Tie action OF a chemical. The
inventor ia, placed samples of his dis
covcry on the market, and expects to be-
gin It's manufacture soon. 1t can be
made fos sixty cent; Il pound, and may
b. ;s.i extensively in the manufacture
OF cLcaD icweiry.
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In Happy Days.

The harvest moon stands on the sea.
Her shining rims a-drip;
She gilds TIE sheaves on many a lea.
The sails on many ship;
Glitter, sweet queen. upon the spray,
And glimmer on the heather;
Right fair thy rays to show the way
Where lovers walk together.
The red wheat rustles, and the vines
Are purple to the root,
And true love, waiting patient, wins
Its blessed time Of fruit;
Lamp Of all lovers, lady moon,
Light these glad lips together. q
Which reap alone harvest sown
Long ere September weather.
-Ed~in Arnold,
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When the youthful rulerof the Chinese
Empire was compelled to marry GER
tain daughter of a high caste nObleman
recently, he kicked most vigorously, but
his royal mamma persisted and was sue
cessful. Now the little fellow has as
serted his prerogative and ne vehemently
refuses to see either his mother or his
wife
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-02-08

Great enterprises are crowding one
upon another so rapidly in the South
that, according to the Manufacturers
Record, no one can take general view
of the whole situation without being
amazed at the magnitude of the revolu-
ton that is in progress. One of the
most striking features is the heavy in
vestments of Eastern and especially New
England capital, which is pouring into
the South as it formerly did into the
West
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HE STRANGER.

II was years ago, bessie, Wnen was
but eighteen, and just engaged to Frank
Fenton. If you want to hear about it,
sit down on the stool at my feet, and
prepare to be bored.
We had been swcethearts for a long
time. Went to church and singing
school together; rode, walked, danced,
and took long rows on the river which
ran past my fathers house. In fact,
this had bean going on for so long
time that we finally decided that we
might as we'll be always together, and
so the preliminary arrangements were
begun, and our wedding-day drew
near.
We lived on the banks Of a river
one of the loveliest streams in louisiana
"a quiet spot some distance from any
pl antation; but as soon as our marriage
took place we young folks were to re-
move to a neighboring parish, and
thithcr Frank went, shortly before the
wedding, to prepare our new home.
He left me busy as bee with the
rousseau and arrangements for the affair,
which was to be grand one for the
country, as my father was a well-to
planter and l the only child.
He had been absent about fortnight,
and was expecting him back daily,
when one day father came, with
troubled face, into the room where l
was sitting, surrounded by lace and
muslin and dainty necessaries of toilet,
which were just as much the fashion
then as they are now, Bessie, popular
cant to the contrary, notwithstanding.
'Lettie," said he, hurriedly, "1've
got 20 go over to Squire Bent's to see
about some titles. l came near forget
ting the appointment, and I'll have to
hurry right fast to get theA on time.
Can you do withou. me?' l laughed
and nodded; then suddenly an uneasy
feeling took possession OF me. 1 re-
mcmbered the moncy-quite large sum
with which Frank and l were to "be-
gin tie world" and which lay securely
hidden away in the house, the nest egg
Of our future fortune.
knew that l was destined to lonely
night of it, for father could not pos
sibly return within twenty-four hours;
the servants had all gone to a "break-
down." on a neighboring plantation,
except an aged crone, Aunt Dinah by
name; my mother was an invalid, weak
and nervous; Ifet that, alone as was,
the outlook was not very enlivening.
Father observed my troubled express
sion.
II don't zee how 1 can help it,
daughter he said gravely. "This is
! a very important matter, and admits OF
no delay. 1t is the fault of my treach-
erous memory; had l only remembered
the engagement with the squire / would
have kept some of the servants at home
as protection for you"
| But was no coward, and so I kissed
him and laughed away his anxiety, and
saw him depart with assumed cheerful
ness; but as he rode down the avenue
which led to the outer gates, saw him
turn in the saddle and gaze after me
: anxiously once more.
l returned to my household duties
ard my pleasant task amid the pillows
OF lace and muslin. ani SO sang aad
worked the long. bright day away.
! 1t was nearly sunset.
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ness. / shook her and callei aloud
and shriekel for hep, but no other
sound broke the stiffness save the low,
dread full laugh OF the robber, who hal
followed me.
'Stop that noisei' he grow!ed.
your, wasting breath, you know.
SHE'S drugged, and won't wake till Pm
safe out O this. 1 want that money.
Give It to me and l promise to leave
you in peace; refuse, and"
Thought of Frank and our future.
~ never wili!' ] ericl, as lI:avsly as
could. Again, that horrible, mock
ing laugh. He sprang forward and
seized my arm; one hand passed around
my waist and held me tightly, the
other prepared to close about my throat.
Just at that moment my eyes fell upon
the huge brick oven; something I'M
known in these days, Bessie; an i'm
mcnse structure occupying one side of
the kitchen. 1 noticed that the wide
door had been left open, and sudden
thought--an inspiration-darted into
my mind. 1t was worth risking at all
events.
The williams hand was pressing closer
about my slender throat; felt dread
full, choking sensation. Twas sure that
I should die. Now-or never-l
thrust one hand, quickly, into the
bosom of my dress, and snatching the
pocket-book therefrom with a quick,
sudden movement, 1 threw it into the
ovcn-,away in-I could hear it fall
upon the bottom, with heavy thui,
for most of the money was in gold.
With horrible imprecation the wretch
released his hold, and, darling forward,
sprang into the oven. darted toward
the huge door. l seized it in both
hands; with superhuman efforts /
pushed it shut and slid the heavy bolt
into its place. I was saved! Then
saak upon the floor in blissful insensi-
bility.
Twas aroused by the pressure of lips
upon my own; and felt my head
pillowed in somebody arms. Iopened
my eyes. Frank was holding me close
to his heart, his face pale and anxious.
He had returned Unexpectedly; and see
ing light burning in the house-an
unusual occurrence at so late an hour,
for it was midnight-and fearing that
was ill-he had ventured to stop.
told him the whole story; and, old as I
am, l have never forgotten the look on
his face as he claspel me to his heart.
1t did not take him long to ride to the
nearest town and summon the sheriff
with posse of men. The oven was
opened and the wretch within. inscn-
siblc and half dead, was dragged forth
and away to justice. He was proven to
be an old offender, and soon received a
long sentence.
j Twas quite the heroine Of the country
around, for long time afterward; bu.
heroes were not in my line, and never
wished for repetition of that nights
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-02-08

1t has been calculated that if the
United States cruiser Texas should be
constructed according to the present de-
sign, she would be sixteen inches further
under water than the plans contemplate,
thus rendering great part of her armor
q useless burden.
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The Narrow Way.


Tell me, We saints
And kings of old,
Where shall we find
The land of gold?
The heavenly land,
With joys untolif
Hear what the Spirit
Hath to say: s.l
at lies beyond
The gates of day
Just at the end
OF the narrow way.
"They who shall choose
To walk therein,
Must bear the cross,
And cast out sin;
And life eternal
They then shall win"
There are sharpest thorns
In this narrow way;
There are blacklist clouds
To hide the day;
But hear what the Spirit
Hath to say:
"Cheer up. cheer up!
On, heart of gloom!
For every thorn
Shall roses bloom
In the garden of God,
Where there is 70 IN.
"A crown for him
Who day by day,
With patient feet
That never stray,
Beareth his cross
In the narrow way"
Hrs. II. 4. Eiddsr IN tie Ledger.
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Members of the Iowa tribe of Indians
are very well off. They have been re-.
duced in number to eighty-three persons,
aud have 200. 600 acres of rich farming
land, which they are to sell to the Gov
ernmens-an average of over 240O acres
e,ol
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nor TO E- DUPLICATED

tie.c tgreatiy exci.ed)--"Don't YOU
,.ay'. B-B-Biiiie has got his c-c-cane
he.i fa>. IL MS mouth, and c-c-can't ge.
i. cas-"
Vanderbilt (cooly)--"Can't it be Gu.
ri.e:-,i!'
};e,c--''Y-Y-Yes, but B-B-Bifie
81 :. --{'ae..
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SIZE WAS READY FOE TIE QUESTION.

Basiful Lover-'My dear, do you
know there are over 500 terms in the
English language to express the state OF
being in love-"
Impatient Maid-"And you cant think
o. one OF them!-R3me Sentinel.
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1t pays to have pedigree. Horseflcsh
sold in three counties of Kentucky the
past year yielded 50, 900, 900 to the farm
ers.
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0be fOrcklp 4flcssenner
PUBLISHED EEKLY BY
ALBERT BIENVENU.

Fan invention which may revolutionizc
discharging firearms consists in firing the
cartridge by electricity.
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4 hen Is coasc.entious. Her chief
cojcct il life Is TO fill the bill.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-11-12
PECULIAR lNFA1uATlON.


Different Methods OF Following the IN.
junction Glove Oas Another"
Do men ever fall in love with each otheri
Women do. Not long ago young woman
Ia New Jersey was married To youthful
laborer on her fathers farm. Sometime
sfterward it was discovered that the hus-
band was female; the young wife refused,
however, though earnestly entreated by her
friends, to give up her chosen consort The
strangest part Of the discovery was the fact
that the bride knew her husband was .
woman before she was led to the altar.
II men do not exhibit this strange infatu-
ation for one of their own sex, they ct least
oftentimes give evidence Of the fact that
they love one another. There are many in
stances on record where one man has given
his life for another. There are many more
Instances where men have given life to
another.
1t is q proud possession-the knowledge
that one has saved precious human life.
Heriden, Conn.,, 10 the home Of such q
happy man. John 81. Preston, of that city,
July 18th, 1890, writes; "Five years ago I
was taken very sick, had several Of the
best doctors, and one and all called 1t a
complication of diseases. I was sick four
years, taking prescriptions prescribed by
these same doctors, and truthfully state
never expected to get any better. At this
time, commenced to have the most terrible
pains in my back. One day an old friend of
mine, Mr.. R. T. Cook Of the firm Of Curtjs
& Cook, advised me to try Warmers Safe
Cure, as he had been troubled the same way
and it had effected cure for him. bought
six bottles, took the medicine as directed
and am to-day . well man. am sure no
one ever had worse case Of kidney and
liver trouble than had Before this was
always against proprietary medicines but
not now, oh, no."
Friendship expresses itself in very pc.
culiar ways sometimes; but the true friend
10 the friend in need.
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AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
PEACH TROUBLES.


Carl-Laaf-Curculio-Y ellows A Disease
Cor Which. as Yet, No Remedy Ii
Known.
Prof. L. a. Bailey, in Bulletin XIX
OF the New York (CornelD Experiment
Station, on the condition OF fruit grow.
Ing in Western New York, gives the
following of general interest on peaches,
which he says have suffered from three
enemies. The chief cause of the loss Of
fruit this year in Western New York is,
he says, undoubtedly the curl-leaf, a
fungous disease (Idphrina deformans;
also written Eroascus deformans and
Ascomyces detormans). Fig. shows q
diseased leaf. The leaves become
curled, crumpled and distorted early in
the season and soon fall. Nearly all
the leaves fell from peach trees last
spring over large extent of country.
This loss of foliage caused the death Of
che young fruits. The disease soon
runs its course and new leaves appear.
In vigorous orchards it seldom Injuries
the trees to any extent Its most seri-
Gus feature is its indirect effect upon
the young fruit in cases Of bad attacks.
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protection to peach growers. and no ef-
fort should be spared to apply it. yell
lows may be termed constitutional
disease. 1t progresses somewhat slow
ly in the infected tree, and for that rea-
son it is usually neglected.
1t does not, of course, cause the fall
ing or the blasting of the flowers or the
fruit, but as it is becoming . serious
menace to peach culture in Western
New York, it may be considered here.
A complete diagnosis is not necessary.
The disease is readily distinguished by
premature fruit which bears definite
reddish spots that extend into the flesh
and usually reach the pit. II the tree
is not in bearing the first symptom will
be the appearing of thin, yellowish and
small-leaved short shoots on the body
and larger branches. At first these
shoots may appear singly; one is shown
natural size in Fig. ?. Soon, however,
these "willow shoots" as they are
called in Western New York, appear
in punches, and each one has a ten
dency to branch the first year. Fig. 8
shows one of these clumps which
pushed out on limb an inch in diam
eter. Upon trees in regular bearing
these shoots are the second symptoms
OF yellows A yellows tree soon be-
comes weak and yellowish throughout,
the leaves are small, and in about three
years it dies. Fellows must not be
COMPOUNDED with yellowness. The
former is specific disease; the latter
is caused by any thing which lowers
the vitality of the tree. Orange Judd
Farmer
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LIVE STOCK HINTS.

Coon, nice fat cattle will bring the
feeder money this winter as sure as you
live.
PERHAPS now that the corn crop is
short, the animals will not be burned
up with steady diet of corn.
WHEN q cow begins to cough and run
at the nose, the condition is not neces-
sarily dangerous. She has cold.
NEVER require a horse 10 drink or eat
from a filthy pail, trough or mangeE
1t is a very fastidious animal.
SCRATCHES indicate a wrong condr
tion of the blood as we'll as some other
things. All such diseases do. Attend
70 the blood while making local appli-
cations
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FIG. 2-YELLOw SHOOT. FIG. 1-CURL.
LEAF.
No remedy is yet known, and even If
we knew one it would probably not be
generally used as the disease is uncer-
tain in its attacks Burning the diseased
leaves may be practiced in small plan
tations.
Prof. Scribner suggests, as an expert
ment, spray of sulphate Of iron in
spring before the buds swell. What
ever fruits ran the gauntlet of the curl
leaf were attacked by curculio, the in
sect which produces the worm in the
fruit. This pest is becoming very
abundant and growers must persistent
~ fight it or give up the growing of
peaches. 1t is readily held in check by
the familiar process Of jarring onto
sheets. Paris green, at the rate of one
pound to three hundred and fifty gal
Ions, applied several times, beginning
just after the blossoms fall, will un-
doubleday be found useful. The third
enemy to peach growing in the State Of
New York, and by far the worst one, is
the yellows. The cause OF this disease
is not definitely known, but it attacks
trees of all varieties and ages and under
all conditions, and it spreads from or
chard to orchard. The only remedy is
to cut out every affected tree. This
must be done systematically and thor
oughly, or peach cultur is doomed. |
And that tho law ia not heinU on fOrced
e. vigorously as it ought; it can afford
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800 Reward. 800.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that IL Catarrh. Halls
!Catarrh Cure b the only positive cure noV|
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires I
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature n doing its work. The
proprietors have 80 much faith in its cura-
tive powers, that they offer 800 for any case
that it fails to cure Send for list Of testi-
monials. ~. CHENEY u Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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THE PLAN.

into room c. The bin is made with
sloping bottom, so all the oats can be
drawn out The front of room is for
harnesses; d is an alley through to
threshing floor; are box stalls, 12x14,
( the threshing floor 14x4S with doors
at both enda Hay can be drawn in at
either end and carried each way with
hay fork. G is an alley, h is a granary
12xl6, tool room laxS2, jcow stables
14x4e, facing the feed alley, k, which is
Sx4S, wide enough to drive in with
wagon. In the center of this alley over
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head Is . chute which extends nearly TO
the top Of the barn, leaving room
for the hay to pass over. This caut. Ia
made with openings about feet apsrt,
where hay can be thrown. Itthen falls
10 the center Of tho feed alley le-
low. This barn with "a feet posts, tie
lower story being9 feet makes room
for an abundance Of hay above.-fars
aAd Home.