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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-01-04
Pimples, Sores, and Pains.

When hundred bottles of sarsaparilla
or other pretentiOus specifics fail to era
dicate Unborn scrOfula or contagious
blood poison, remember that B. B. B.
Botanic Blood Balm) has gained many
thousand victories, in as many seeming
ly incurable instances. Send to the Blood
Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga, for Book of Won
ders," and be convinced. 1t is the only
true blood purifier.
CIV. Messer, HOwell's x. Roads, Ga,
writes: 81 was afflicted nine years with
sores. All the medicine l could take did
me no good. then tried B. B. B., and
8 bottles cured me sound"
Mrs. S. NJ. Wilson, Round Mountain,
Texas, writes: A lady friend of mine
was troubled with bumps and pimples
on her face and neck. She took three
bottles of B. B. B., and her skin got soft
and smooth pimples disappeared. and
her health improved greatly"
Jas. L. BOswortf. Atlanta, Ga, writes:
'SOme years ago contracted blood poi
son. l had no appetite, my digestion
was ruined, rheumatism drew up my
limbs so could hardly walk. my throats
was cauterized five times. Hot Spring
gave me no benefit, and my life was one
of torture until gave B. B. B. trial, and
surprising as it may seem, the use of five
bottles cured me-"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-01-04

Our citizens, in this town, residing
on the east bank Of the bayou, who are
compelled to pay the levee tax, which by
the way is heavier than the state or cor
poration tax. begin to complain and
will probably refuse to pay same and
make test case of its legality. This
tax Is unjust, it should fall upon the
whole state or only on those whose lands
are subject to overflow. It Is unfair
to subject property In this town,
simply because located on the east bank
Of the bayou, running no more risk Of
overflow than those on the west side,
right to such heavy burden.
A property assessed $2,5C0 situate d
on the bank Of the Teche in the corpora
tion Of st. Martinville paying q levee tax
Of $40 is most unjust and we doubt its
legality.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-01-04

The money Of the special tax will
soon be available, a certain amount has
been appropriated for the steam engine
and the balance will be used for the
building of Hre-wells aud culverts.
But thus far we do not know that the
commission having in hand the dis.
bprsemnt Of that money has taken any
step to inform themselves Of the best
plan Of laying the culverts and what
material to use. and the same In regard
to the wells. Does it propose dig hole
in the ground and lower wooden frame
In it and call 1t fjre-well? Does 1t pro-
pose to continue the same old way In
building wooden culverts and bridges?
We expect something better than that
from them, and We will remind them
that all public work shall always be the
very best. Therefore, we believe Il
time that they should have a meeting
Of the commission once in while and
discuss these matters, and il need be,
call for the opinions Of men who have
experience in these works.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-01-04
It's a Mighty Cold Day.

In January when Pe-ru-an fails to
keep you warm. When the clustering
blasts Of Winter envelope your body In
their icy embrace and seem to freeze
your very marrow; when you shiver and
shake with the cold chills that creep over
you and pierce you to the very bone;
then it is that you will find. II you try
it, that there is nothing 80 comfortably
warming and so mildly invigorating as
this same Pe.ru-na Sending q genial
glow through your chilled system. it will
start your blood a-coursing through your
veins. put new life and vigor into you,
and make you feel altogether like a new
man. The effect Of Pe-ru-na in this re-
spect is wonderful, and is manifested by
no other medicine. As q Stomach Medi-
cine and Tonic it has no equal, and needs
only to be tried to prove its efficiency.
For record of what Pe-ru-na can do for
ills peculiar to Ladies', send for Dr. Hart
mans Ills Of Life" sent free by the Pc
runa Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio. To
keep the Liver, Kidneys and Bowels re-
gulated, Man-a-lin should be taken at the
same time. 81 a bottle. For sale by T.
], Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-01-04
The Grave Gets Tired Yawn.
ing.

Seemingly, for certain wfetched In
valids who toddle feebly along, though
always looking as il they were going to
die, but emitting to do it. They dry mp.
wither dwindle away finally, but in the
meantime never having robust health,
know nothing Of the physical enjoyment.
the zest Of that existence to which they
cling with such remarkable tenacity.
They are always to be found trying to
mend by tinkering at themselves with
some trashy remedy, tonic or pick me
up" to give FLIP to digestion. or help
the liver" II such misguided folks
would resort and adhere TO Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters 1t would be we'll with
them. This superb invigorant supplies
the stamina that the feeble require, BY
permanently reinforcing digestion and
assimilation. It OvercOmes nervousness,
insomnia, malaria, kidney complaints,
bili0usness, constipation, rher matisim
and neuralgia.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-01-04

Constable ]. O. Halphen arrested
Ulysse Hebert, Clepin Daigle and Cleo
Magnan, accused by August Verrett. of
Disturbing the public peace and firing
upon his house. They were brought
here Sunday morning and admitted to
$50 bail to appear before Judge DeBlanc's
court on the oath. of the present m onth.
Lodge No. 1923 Knights Of Honor,
will have public installation of the
newly elected officers at their hall at
seven o'clock tonight. In honor Of this
event. the members Of tie lodge and a
few envited guests will have delicious
banquet. after which the ceremony Of
publicly installing the officers will take
place. Several officers and members of
the grand lodge are expected to be pre-
sent.
We again call the attention of the
town council to the mud hole on the side
walk by the building known as the Mar
aist store OH Bridge street. It could be
easily drained or filed with very little
labor. and it is the duty of the council to
see to this. We have already called its
attention to this fact but nothing has
been done in the matter. We trust that
this time it will take the trouble to see
that 1t is done.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-01-04
Lawlessness.

We reproduce with pleasure the fol-
lowing article which we take from the
columns of the Morning Star and Catho-
lie Messenger. The endorsement of
our article by such an able paper, which
LAS in view the advancement Of MOrali-
i~ right and justice, is certain to have
=, good effect in restoring law and order:
.iBE WEEKLY MESSENGER of st. Mar
,vville. in its last issue has welcome
article headed Anti Regulators 1t
therein announces that call has been
issued by twenty-eight influential citi-
zens OF Lafayette, for a meeting of re-
> ectable inhabitans in the interest of
good order and tranquility. They repre-
sent that property interests are unset
tied by reason Of prevalent lawlessness
in that country, that confidence among
neighbOrs is shaken and that, through
perjury and criminal combinations, the
efforts of the judicial authorities are
thwarted and fragrant crimes 60 unpun-
ished. Hence the necessity for energetic
and organized action on the part of law
abiding citizens.
We agree with the Messenger when it
says: Such organization of law and
order should exist in every parish where
lawlessness has prevailed, not to make
their own justice, but to help and assist
the officers of justice"
1t would, indeed be of no special bene-
fit that one lawless organization had
been crushed by another equally devoid
of authority. The stability of the law
would be thereby in no degree vindicat-
ed.
But a lawful organization, to act with
in the law. and in aid of its officials,
might, indeed, be productive of the hap
piest results. The law officers would
feel their hands strengthened by it while
the evil doors would be to a like extent
discouraged. Perjury would become,
more or less abashed under a hostile pu-
bile scrutiny aud society would soon
find itself redeemed from its former con-
ditiOn of chaos and decay.
Organization is the keynote Of
strength and progress to-day. The evil
ly disposed do not fill to combine to ef-
feet their purposes. for they are fully
aware of the efficacy of such a policy.
They ride in bands through the gloom of
night, gaining courage for themselves
by their numbers and striking terror in
to scattered communities of twice or
thrice their numerical strength. |
the same unity or purpose, they
become potent political factor in their
region and exert a commencing influ-
ence over juries, if not judges.
If combination is in itself such DOW
nr, why not invoke it in behalf Of right !
and justice and decency. A band of |
twenty white caps or nightwaks will
ride boldly and insolently over a whole
parish Of nOn-cOmbatsnts when they |
would grow very prudent if fifty deter.
mined men are pledged to capture or ex-
terminate them under the orders of the
sheriff.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-01-04
The Clergy Recommend 1t.

Malaria Is nothing more than q blood
poison and when Its attacks are felt
something must be taken to completely
eradicate the poison from the system.
DR.. Westmoreland's Calisays Tonic is thu
most efficient blood medicine in exis-
tence, and all disorders of the vital fluid
readily succumb to its influence. A mi
lister writes:
NASHVILLE, TENN,
Gentlemen-If find I need some tonic
as an appetizer, and also to fortifJ my
system against malariai influences; from
having tried it myself. and from the tes-
timony of others who had tried 1t, In
whom can rely. know Of nothing SO
good as DIR. WestmOreland's Calisaya
Tonic. Please express me three or four
bottles to the above address, and oblige
Yours sincerely.
WM. HENRY TsRICKCAND.
Pastor Edgeaed Baptist Church.
Buy DR.. WestmOreland's Calisaya Tonic
Of T. ]. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-01-04

Needing tonic, or children that want building
up, should take
BROWNS IRON BITTERS.
Ills pleasant 10 take, cures Malaria, Indiges-
tion. ana BiIiousnegs. Al dealers keeph
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-01-04
Hiqh-Pressure

Living characterizes these modern days.
The result is a fearful increase of Braio
and Heart Diseases - General De,
bility. Insomnia, Paralysis, and In.
sanity. Chloral and Morphia augment
the evil. The medicine best adapted
to do permanent good is Ayers Sar.
saparilla. 1t purifies, enriches, and
vitalizes the blood, and thus strengthens
every function and faculty Of the body.
81 have used Ayers Sarsaparilla, In
my family, for years. have found tt
Invaluable as
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-01-04
Many Persons
Are broken down from overwork or household
cares Browns Iron BitterS

rebuilds the system, aids digestion. removes ex-
cess Of bic, and cures malaria Get the genuine.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-01-04
A Cure

for Nervous Debility caused by an IN.
active liver and low state Of the blood"
Henry Bacon, Xenia, Ohio.
"For some time have been troubled
with heart disease. never found any.
thing to help me until l began using
Ayers Sarsaparilla. have only used
this medicine six months, but it has 70.
lieved me from my trouble, and enabled
me to resume work. j. p. Carzanett.
Perry, Ill.
II have been q practicing physician
for over half century, and during that
time l have never found so powerful
and reliable an alternative and blood.
purifier as Ayers Sarsaparilla. ~ Dr..
NJ. MaXstart. Louisville. XIV.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-01-04

Transient advertisements, Is cents per
.nch for first insertion; so cents for eack
subsequent insertion.
Official or legal advertisements, 81 per
II inch for first insertion; and 80 cents for
each subsequent insertion.
WBrief communications upon subjects
Of public interest solicited. No attention
will be given to anonymous letters.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-01-04
CONVENT Of MERCY.
St. Martinsville, La.

OCs NIdI CIIIO v IIIOJ ASUs
This Institute offers superior advanta-
ges to Parents desirOus Of giving thier
children solid and refined Education.
Terms of tuition, Music etc., moderate.
For particulars apply to
SISTERS OF MERCY
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1890-01-04
J. w. ECkART,
Matchmaker and Jeweller,

w dCCIII0dA6I dQV V6W6II6I,
Main Street, New Iberia, La.
The leading repair shop i'm the Attaka-
pas.
All kinds of Monograms and Badges
Diamond settings made to order and at
reasonable rates.
A full line of watches, clocks and jew
elry always On hand.
A select assortment Of genuine Meers-
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Russia leather cigar cases, fine tobacco
pouches etc. kept in stock.
My prices are moderate, give me call
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-17
A stern Rebuke from the Bench.

ut surprises me to see young man
like you here" said Texas Judge 10 a
fellow who had been brought before
the police court for being drunk and
disorderly the night before. you
filled yourself with an enemy that COM
mitted petit larceny on your brains"
Very sorry, Judge.
Nov, here you are," continued the
Court, In severe tones, "a young man
of intelligence, with good clothes on,
barring a grease spot on the elbow
where you rested it in the lunch table
soup. You doubtless have a mother
and sisters who think good deal more
of you than 1 do"
"Famiy's all fright" whimrered
the culprit.
You've been sent TO school and
taught how to earn good living. In
return for all this you go whoopiug
around the streets at midnight, tearing
down signs and making an ass of your
self generally. Is that like the con-
duct OF reasonable creature?"
No, Judge, it is not q"
"Of course it amt Now I'm goirg
to teach you lesson, young man, and
you will thank me for it some day.
You needn't turn ale and whiraper !;
that won't do you any good. Have you
got any chewing tobacco about you?"
"Here's a bit OF navy plug, your
Honor"
Thank you. Take my al ice chew
more and drink less, as 1 do. You're
discharged.
WHAT"
Discharged, l said, and the next
time you are tempted to take a drink
Eh? Go ont and join you? Well, 1
don't care if / do. Court stands adj
journed till to morrow morning. -
TeraS SiftingS.
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the description of the apostles he met
on his trip, points TO Utah and the Nor
mons.
There seems to be little room for doubt
that the Mormons of Utah and Nevada
are at the lotion of the new craze In
many OF its features il resembles the
Mormon faith. 1t bears the ear-marks
of MormOnism all over il.
One of the cardinal doctrines of the
Mormon faith is a belief in revelation.
From time to time the apostles of the
Latter-Day Saints, as they call them
selves, see visions and have all sorts of
things revealed to them by God. So that
not only does the location Of the new
messiah but the essential points in the
whole story point to the Mormons as the
authors of the evil.
Among the ArapahOe Indians I'm Wy
oming it is supposed the mcssianic craze
was first started. They talked OF IL i'm
the fall of 1889, during a visit Of Porcu
pine 10 Shoshone Agency. The doctrine
was preached by an Indian called Sage,
who said he learned IL while in the coun-
try TO the southwest of the Shoshone
Agency during the summer.
This man Sage described where the
messiah was TO be found, and intimated
that he had come on earth for the pur-
pose of restoring il TO its rightful owners
the Indians; that he would wipe the
white men from the face OF the earth,
and restore the country to tho condition
in which 10 was three hundred years ago.
The Cheyenne chief, Porcupine, was
naturally interested by this. He and his
companions determined to go TO sec this
new Rcdcemer. He sent several Indians
up TO the Indians on Tongue River, in
the northern part OF Wyoming and the
southern part Of Montana, to tell them
the good news. Then he and few com
paniOns started of on a long and peril
Gus journey.
IL must be remembered that Porcupine
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these is in light gray velvet with the
crown covered with spider-web of
jet, and, by the way, this spider-web of
Jet Is one of the most popular Partisan
novelties for crowns, and is particularly
dainty and effective. Above the edge
of this toque and below the crown is a
twist of rich, dark seal brown velvet
A cluster of parrot tulips in gray vel
vet, together with a donkey-ear bow,
trims the back. The other toque is of
a light and delicate shade of turquoise
velvet with the crown covered with
spiderweb of jet. About the edge is
an astrakhan band, so placed as to
have q soft, irregular appearance. The
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-17

Indians Porcupme learned that Christ
had appeared upon earth again and had
sent for him, thus explaining why he
unconsciously had started on his jour
ney. The Great Father was said TO be
with Christ, and eleven of the latter's
sons were also there.
At great pow-wow the Great Father
sent word 20 Porcupine, through the
sons of the chief, that in the course of
fourteen days he would visit them.
Then followed a most remarkable
scene, in which the hand of the Mormon
hierarchy is apparent. Two days they
waited in expectation. At the end of
that time n vast concourse of Indians
was assembled. A place near the agency
was cleared in the form of a great ring,
into which they all entered.
The sun was just setting. II was a
cold afternoon in November, and any
one who is familiar with the West can
imagine the scene. The snow-capped
peaks Of the Sierra Neyadas rose to the
west, tinted pink and god with the
glory OF the western sunset the dark
pines around their bases mirrored in the
still darker waters OF the lake, the vast
assemblage of Indians. clothed in brill
ant blankets, the blue smoke of the fires
rising among the tepees, straight up, up,
up into the cold gray vault above. The
silence is scarcely broken. The Indians
are sitting around smoking their pipes
and saying nothing.
just as the veil Of darkness began to
spread itseif over the pine trees in The
valley, while yet the light shonc upon
the mountains, a large body of men,
dressed in the garb OF civilization, ar
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-17

a iOTtuplutS ueSCTlpbioh Oh OuFtst ,
garb Is rather incongruous. Says he:
"Ife was dressed in white coat, with
stripes. The rest OF his dress was "A
white mans, except that he wore moe
casins,"
By1,his time IL was dark, and by the
light of the camp fires Christ began %
dance I'm the slow, rhythmic style OF tho
Indian. The others all Joined the dance,
Christ singing as an accompaniment.
Late into the night they danced until
Christ told them they had danced
enough. Porcupine had plenty of OPP
portunity of watching the savior. He
had heard that he had been crucified SO
looked carefully for the sears left by the
nails. There was one on his face and
another on his wrist, but his feet were
not visible.
ale seemed TO be the man." remarked
Porcupine.
Two days afterward Christ talked 10
them all day. He told them what he
wanted them To do, and explained what he
himself would do to aid them. He asked
them to remain at peace with the white
men. They must prepare for their
coming deliverance and spread the news
as far and as wide as possible.
The deliverance is to come about in
this wise; Some time during the COM
ing winter the messiah will come in all
his majesty. With Him will come all
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-17

again TO life. Wild horses will be ready
for their use, and the millennium will
have dawned.
This climbing out through the earth is
a sort of purgatory through which the
Indians will have to go in order that
they may be purified from every con-
Eliminating stain left by the white race.
Pain, tribuation and trouble will be en-
countcre1, but strength will be given
them to overcome the obstacles.
WHAT THE GHOST DANCE Is LIKE.
In preparing for the dance the Indians
cut the tallest tree that they can find,
and. having dragged il TO a level piece of
prairie, set it up in the ground. Under
this tree four of the head men stand.
Others form in a circle and begin TO 90
around and around the tree. The begin
the dance Friday afternoon II is kept
up Saturday and Sunday until shutdown.
During ali this time they do not eat or
drink. They keep going round in one
direction until they become SO dizzy that
they can scarcely stand, then turn and
go in the other direction and keep it up
till they swOon from exhaustion. This
is what they strive to do, for while they
are in swoon they think they see and
talk with the new Christ. When they
regain consciousness they tell their ex-
pcriences To- the four wise men under
the tree. All their tales end with the
same story about the two mountains that
are TO belch forth mud and bury the
white men and the return OF good In
dian times.
They lose all their senses i'm tho dance
They think they are animals. Some get
down on all fours and bob about like
buffalo. When they can not lose their
senses from exhaustion they butt their
heads together, beat them on the ground,
and do anything to become insensibe, so
that they may be ushered into the pres
ence of the new Christ. One poor Indi-
an, when he recovered his senses, said
that Christ had told him he must return
TO earth because he had net brought with
him his wife and child. His child had died
two years before, and the way the poor
fellow or led was most hcartrending At
the end of the dance they had grand
feast, the reve lasting all Sunday night.
They kill several steers and eat them raw
and drink and gorge themselves TO make
up for their fast. Every Indian has about
four war clubs made out of round stones
twisted in rawhide. They throw these
around during the dance, strew the
ground with them, and beat their heads
against them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-17
An Odd BrODOsition

One of the oldest contributions TO
the really large body of literature
called forth by the servant question"
is the proposal of Mrs. Frances Oar
win in an English magazine that a SER
want girl when applying for situation
should have the same right to ask Tor
references from the mistress that the
mistress has to ask them from the SER
want. For the purpose of meeting this
legitimate demand she suggests that
each mistress should name two referees
among her former servants who have
lived with her within year. This as
sumes judicial mindedness and power
of expression on the part of servant
girls which they hardly ever possess.
and it assumes also that the servant
girls do not already act as references
about mistresses for each other The
truth is that nearly every employers
character, as an employer, is pretty
we'll known to all the servant girls in
the neighborhood. They describe the
ways of the people they live with to
one another at their Sunday evening
conventicles with a minuteness aid
prolixity which leaves nothing to be de-
sired in the way of information about
temper, habits, kind and amount of
work. 1t would be q waste Of labor
for any housekeeper to appoint stand
ing referees, because their judgment
would either be superhuous or inef-
fective, and would besides this be
highly colored by the reasons of the
referee for leaving or staying in the
hOuse