The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-07-04

day. 1t is wise and necessary precau
tion to have your property insured. i
costs but little to protect you from ruiz
and destitutiOn in case of accident
Consult Liable in this matter, it will b'
to your interest.
On the road to Breaux Bridge, a5Ovt
Garc0n Babin'S place, is Il patch Of cot
ton plants; OF some acres, which show.
up splendily. considering the pratracted
drouth that it has met. The plants are
about three feet high, full of flowers
and have any quantity Of balls, and pro
misses fine yield OF cotton.
While in Alexandria last Sunday. we
overheard a gentlemen from that place
remark "the girls from the Attakapas
are much prettier and dress more ele-
gant.y than thOSe of Alexandria" We
agree with the gentleman in that re-
spect. The Teche Country beats the
world for pretty and elegant girls.
The destruction Of dogs found run
ming at large. without tie regulation IL
cpIse collar. will soon be inaug1ratad.
The owner of valuable dog will not hesi
tate to walk up and interview the cOnstg
bic and buy Que Of the special protectors,
and if these having ours wish to preserve
them, they mad better plank down the
dollar.
One Of the towns prominent young
merchants who was on the excursion,
being exhausted by FATIGUE, fell asleep
before the train reached Cade's on its re-
turn, and was only awakened when the
train neared New iberia. Business ar
made it imperative that he
should reach town Monday early. SO
that ne WAS compelled TO hire buggy
at New Iberia and got here on time.
Bat the best part is that the young man
had been fiattering himself before he
fell asleep how he had made the trip
cheap. Now he finds it double, he wont
say that he had q great deal Of fun.
His name might be Tony and again
j: might not. Put on your thinking
caps and guess who he YVES.
A Lafayette special 20 the citypapers
last week gives the following infOrma-
tiOn, which shows that that parish is
still in the hands of lawleSs gangs:
Sheriff Broussari has arrested Ouczimr
Melanccn, william Benvit, Alexis Le-
Blanc, ElOi BrOussard and Jean C0meaux
charged with having whipped Alcide
and A!cee Address, Philogene Williams
and 0di!c Squire, negroes, as well as
Williams wife. They were bailed by
Judge Moutcn in $40 each. The cause
OF pretext OF the whipping was that the
Andress's were suspected of the burglary
Of some money from an aged negro. but
they were discharged for want of eyi-
dpnce.
Convenience to bodily comfort is
pretty apt to set the faculties agOg. A
scene was presented TO the view that
showed That at least one mans faculties
had not been allowed to lie dormant.
During this heated term, the gentleman
mentioned vino is farmer. finding field
free flow of perspiration, decided to lind
means to lessen that flow, and he did
BY the Use of straps around the body he
formed a receptacle for the insertion OF
an umbrella handle, and with the UNI
breila above his head he was fixed
When we saw him he was following a
plow, with a ring of shade thrown over
him. apparently satisfied with his dis
cOyery. And no doubt he was. Pretty
dear sighted, wasn't he?
The greatest sufferers from the oh
stinate drOuth are the poor cattle. All
the creeks, ponds. etc., that have alway:
had supply of fine running water, arr
dry, save now and then, puddle. TIL,
water in this is dirty and impure, ant
the ground around it is very boggy, wheI
cattle come to drink it is a great effOr
to reach the water and a greater one {,
get out of the bog. In many instances
takes hours to get out, and when don
the poor cattle are exhausted, and n,
doubt many die. Now it seems to u
that this state of things could be re
medied at slight cost, and by the sav