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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25
W8nted-A Boy.

Wanted-a boy. A brave, cou-
rageous, manly, hopeful hoy; one who
is not afraid of the truth; one who
scorns a lie; one who hates deceit; one
who loves his mother; one who does
not know more than his parents; one
who has the courage to say mo-" and
stick to it; one vino is willing to begin
at the bottom of the ladder and work
upwards; one who thinks it unmanly to
smoke; one vino thinks an education is
worth striving; one who is willing to
obey his superiors; one who knows his
home is better than the street; one who
doesn't believe the marvellous tales told
in the story papers, and will not read
tine vile stuff; one who won't cheat in q
fair game; one who won't be q sneak,
and do a mean act when unseen; one
who won't spend every penny he earns
or gets; one who thinks he should re.
spect himself, and keep himself in de-
cent appearance; one who won't attack
an old man because he is feeble and de-
fenseleSs; one who won't torture dumb
animals; one who won't steal one who
won't swear; one who won't listen to or
repeat nasty stories; ore who won't re-
vile and jeer at drunken persons on the
street; one who won't do dirty act for
another boy who is too cowardly to do
his own meanness; one who loves to do
right because it is right. Wanted-a
boy; whole-souled, earnest, honorable,
square boy. Where can he be found ?
Does he live in your neighborhood? Is
he a member of yOur family2 Do Won
know him ?-IniericnIl T.NOrL0r-
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25

The Boston Transcript asks: viii
the Holy land become a competitor
with the United States for the supply
of cotton to Europe? Tie culture Of
cotton is successfully under way in
the more southerly portion of the SEMI
tropical Jordan Valley, and several fine
plantations are said to be fourishing
in the vicinity of Jericho. 1t is
thought that with the projected open
Ing up of Palestine by railroads largo
aggregate of area will be devoted to
the culture of cotton in the land where
in oldcn times "finc linen" was per-
lection in the clothing linz.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25

Epauletcd statesmen are common in
South America, asserts the New York
Brazil has sustained a great loss in the
death of benjamin Constant, Minister
of War. He was rare man. An
early dcmocratic-rcpubIican, a teacher
in the Polytechnic School of Rio
Janeiro, he proved himself to be a
skilled and conservative statesman.
Constant had the North American
features. which is an exception to the
Spanish and Portuguese rule of hered-
ity.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25
An Illustration from Mythology

The Greeks had a fable concerning
the island of the sirens. They located
it near the south western coast of Italy.
There were two or three female mus
icians upon it, whose strains enchanted
all who came by, and when once allured
to land they were at once made victims.
When Ulysses went by he filled the
ears of his argonauts with wax and
dashed himself to the mast. He heard
the music and wished to land, but could
not. The rest heard not. and so passed
on. When Orpheus went by, the music
of whose lyre enchanted not only beasts,
but rocks and trees, he produced so
much better music than the sirens that
no one desired to land. They had bet
ter music on board. Ulysses is the
moralist dashed to the post of duty by
the thongs of strong resolution. He
hears the music Of worldly temptation
and wants to yield, but his resolution
holds him. Orpheus is the Christian
with better music in his soul. The love
of Christ constraineth him. The first has
o name to live while he is dead. The
second has Christ formed in his heart,
"the hope of glory" "For me to live is
Christ. H. f., in MsssiaRs Her.
0Lh
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25

An eminent bactcriologist at St.
Petersburg, Russia, has dicovered that
CHAMBERS may be cured by incubation.
This disease Is dangerous to human
beings as well as to horses. In the
experiments with it the statement is
made that five scientists lost their
Lives. 1t is said that DIR. Koch has
gone to Egypt to study leprosy. which
be thinks incubation will cure.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25
Slippers of Human Skin.

Speaking of weird. uncanny gifts, the
other day pretty girl produced a pair
of house slippers, presented her by a
young medical student friend. They
were not SO remarkable looking, but as
she brought them in, balanced on the
ferule of her parasol, the company in
stantly recognized the presence of some
thing out of the ordinary. Gently drop
ping the dainty footgcar on rug, the
owner invited her friends to use their
umbrellas freely in turning her low shoes
over and examining every part.
They were admirably made, with mar
row soles, pointed toes. high heels and a
big monogram, embroidered in silk floss
half way up the instep.
"Of course, I'll never wear the horrid
things" the girl FASTENED to assure her
friends: "but-"
All. but that "but.' She will proba-
bly, marry the medical student.-[Illus-
tratcd American.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25

English writers have frequently re-
ferred 10 the phrase "too thin" as an
"execrablc Americana M" but, as q
matter of fact, discovers the New
York Tribune, its paternity is English.
The Rev. DIR. William Cave. who was
born in 1857, i'm his life of ST. Altman
asius. said: "For procuring synod
to be called at Antioch, Eustachius is
charged as hctcrodox in the faith,
though they knew that too thin 20 hold
wafer" And many years later Lord
Chancellor Eldon, in one of his opin-
Ions, declared: 81 cannot agree that
reasonable notice is q subject too thin
for jury TO act upon"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25
According to the Portland Oregon

According to the Portland Oregon
ian the seal for the State of Wyoming
contain the figure of woman, from
whose uplifted arm l-angs a broken
chain, while the motto of the state is
equal Rights" This seal was adopt.
ed by the first Legislature, and is en-
blematic Of tho political status of a
state which is different in the respect
symbolized from every othcr in the
American Union.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25

The discovery which Secretary Rusk
announces to have been made by Prof
Riley, in making sugar from sorghum
profitable, is matter of wider inn
portauce, declares the Courier-Journal,
than many may think. Whatever
helps to diversity farm Industries is a
benefit not only to the few who engage
in the new employment, but to the
millions who do not. If farming is
ever Improbable it is not because the
world has too much TO eat, or too many
kinds of good, wholesome food. More
likely the glut comes from growing
too little, and concentrating effort on
a few easily produced and therefore
unnaturally cheap articles. If sorghum
sugar can be made in competition with
the cane Of Cuba or Louisiana, or the
cheap beet sugar of Europe, the fact
will not alone benefit Western farmers,
but those of the East and of New Eng
land as well. Ii will decrease the
competition which the West now
makes with what are naturally best
adapted to Eastern farmers fields and
methods of business.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25
HOw's This

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for
any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by
taking Hail. Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY * Co., Props. Toledo. D..
We the undersigned, have known +. j.
Cheney for the last ID years, and believe HIM
lerfecily honorable IN all business transact
tons, and financially able TO carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
NEST 81 TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Iole-
do, o. xy,,
WAIDING, KINNAN g. MARVIN, Wholesale
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25

The brusque and fussy i'm.
pulse of these days Of false
impression would rate down
all as worthless because one
is unworthy.
AS if there were no notes
in sunbeams
Or comets among stars
Or cataracts in peaceful
rivers!
Because one remedy pro-
fesses to do what it never
was adapted to do. are all
remedies worthless?
Because one doctor lets his
patient die, are all humbugs !.
1t requires a fine eye and
a finer brain to discriminate
to draw the differential line.
"They say" THAT DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton have cured thousands.
They say" for weak sys-
tenn there's nothing better than
the Discovery" and that the
Favorite Prescription " is the
hope of debilitated, feeble
women who need a restora-
tive tonic and bracing nervine.
And here's the proof -
Try one or both. If they
don't help you, tell the Worlds
Dispensary Medical Associa
ton so, and you get your
money back again.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25
Gbe ll1es!iln hIrssenper
PUBLISHED " EEKLY BY
ALBERT ElENvENU.

A thing the general public docs not
know is that there are few, if any,
patents on surgical instruments.
When a physician gets up some new
device to meet the needs of the pro-
gression of surgery and medicine, he
docs not get patent on it, but any
one is free to mako it, and the pro-
fession gets the benefit of that fact.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25
How Many Ties are Required

Assuming the entire railroad system of
the United States to be 161,397 miles,
as appears from Poor's Manual, with the
addition OF the lines in construction dur
ing the current year, and taking 2G40
ties per mile of track, there are in use at
least 426, 0SS, $50 ties. This estimate,
large though the total appears, is under
the mark, for on the word of the Superin-
tendent of Pennsylvania Railroad con-
struction corps no road uses less than
2640 ties per mile, and many Of the roads
with heavy traffic have 2Sl6 and in q few
cases more.
In recent lecture on "Americau
Woods" Professor Bickmore mentioned
the enormous consumption of wood for
this purpose, but it is doubtful if the
real magnitude of it was properly under
stood by his hearers. The life of these
ties varies according tc their quality and
the climatic conditions. On the Eastern
roads, where only tae best ties are en-
ployed, the average life is found to be
six wears, while in the West, where poorer
quality of timber is often accepted, and
where dry rot and other disadvantages
have to be confronted, the average life is
from three to five years. SO that even af-
ter allowing for few exceptional cases
in which ties may last ten years, the aver
age life of ties IN the United States can
not be counted as more than five years.
Therefore it follows that the annual
consumption must be about IS, 217 GIG,
which, with steady increase of railroad
building, must soon exceed 100, 900, 600
"A gigantic demand to be satisfied from
the forests each year when one considers
the many other calls made upon them
Neu York Times.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25
A Girl Worth Having.

After having Mr.. Gray's experience IN the
trio Co, Englewood. ILL.,, for a platter. and
cleared S2l in a week. Isn't this pretty GOOD
for a girl? There is tableware and jewe!ry to
plate at every house; then, Why shouin any
person be poor or out of employment with such
an opportunity at hand. ASUDsCHibEH.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25

MALARIA cured and eradicated from the sys
TEN by Browns Iron Birters, which enriches
the blood tones the nerves. aids digestion. Acts
like charm on persons i'll general ill health,
giving new energy and strength.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25

FITS stopped free by DIR. KLINE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No fits after first day 5
use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 trial
bottle free. DIR. Klire, 93l Arch St., Phia-
delphia Pa.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25

Browns IRON BIrTERs cures Dyspepsia
Biliousness and General Debility. Gives
Strength, aids Digestion, tones the nerves
creates appetite. The best tonic for Nursing
Mothers, weak women and children.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25

Commercially and socially, it has
been the dullest season Paris hay had
for years; in fact, real "winter OF
discomfort"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25

How much information there is in the
world that is not at all informing.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25

Never believe the man who says he had
forgotten about that little loan you return.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25

Painters are not of military turn gener-
ally, yet they stand by their colorS.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25

The flag bearer of a regiment prefers to be
Judged by his own standard.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25

How to become re-handed-evolute bacl
to the monkey.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25

Millionaires competed for running prize
at Tuxedo Park recently-a well-to-do race
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-04-25

Beecham's Pills cure Sick Headache.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
THE BRIDGE WAS OPEN.


A Coupe Containing Three Person,
Plunges Into the Chicago River.
CHICAGO, Sept. 29.-At 8 p. m. the
bridge tender at Washington street
bridge rang his warning bell and turned
the bridge to allow vessel to pass. As
the bridge turned, coupe driven by
Rufus Terry and containing Marie Green
and Isaac Shelton, came rattling over
the viaduct. He was lashing his horse
to run. Shelton and his companion
saw that the bridge was open but before
they could escape the horse had plunged
over the abutment dragging the car.
riage into the river. Terry, the driver,
and Miss Green were drowned. Shell
ton, the woman's companion, was pulled
out of the water and taken to his home.
He was uninjured. Both Shelton and
Miss Green are mulattos. A few min.
utes after the accident Terry came to
the surface. He was alive when taken
out but died few minutes later. Mi.
Green's body was recovered an houu
after the accident happened.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
Republicans of South Dakota Meet
in Convention at Alb
erdeen.
State Senator John L. Jolley OF
Clay County Nominated for
Congressman.
Massachusetts Democrats Renomi-
nate Governor Russell by
Acclamation.

ABERDEEN, S. D., Sept. 30.-The Re-
publican congressional convention was
a short but sweet affair, a harmonious
gathering of representative Republicans
of the state. At 3 o'clock Chairman
Clough, Of the state central committee,
read the call, and Rev. DR.. Shetland in
voked the divine blessing. Hon. Carl
G.. Sherwood of Clark was unanimously
chosen temporary chairman. He
thanked the convention for the honor,
congratulated the party of the state
upon its principles and platform. and
declared he was proud of its present as
we'll as its past. When he spoke of reci-
procity and the "magic influence Of that
matchless statesman" cheers so long
and loud as to rock the house mingled
with the most vehement cries Of
"Blaine, Blaine, Blaine"
G. B. Murphy, of Bookings. and H.
P. Packard, of Sphinx, were chosen Sec
retaries. Committees were appointed
on credentials, resolutions and perma-
nent organization. The report Of the
first named was adopted without debate
or contest, showing the voting strength
Of the convention to be 839. Temporary
organization was made permanent.
There was no speech making over candi-
dates, and an informal ballot taken
without delay resulted:
Jolley, 1873; French, 10s; Lucas, s6; Starr,
50; Kennedy, 40; Gardner, 46; Coad, "a;
Preston, 10; Goodykoontz, a.. Melville, 8.
The first formal ballot was a walka-
way for Joiiey. When Marshall coun-
ty was reached 1t was seen that Jolley's
nomination was assured, and motion
to make it unanimous went through
with whoop and hurrah. Colonel
John L. Jolley, is the present state SEN
ator from the Clay county district.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
THE GILLIAN RuMOR,

A Statement That American Citizens
Have Been Arrested at Santiago.
WARRINGTON, Sept. 29.-For two hours
the president was in consultation with
the representatives of the state and navy
department. It is conjeotured that the
matters under consideration were state
ments from Minister Egan and Captain
Sohley Of recent occurrences in Chill,
which are also conjectured to accord
with the dispatch from Valparaiso
printed in the New York Herald. This
dispatch stated that three United States
citizens had been arbitrarily arrested at
Santiago by order of the junta; that q
Gordon Of police had been posted around
the United States legation building;
that access to the legation had been con-
trolled by the junta, and finally, that
; the United States minister to Chill was
being harassed and annoyed in his
efforts 70 care for American intsrests
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
An Immense Amount of Timber
Des royed in Northern
Minnesota.
The Chief of Surveying Party
Killed and Many Other
Fatalities Feared.
Half a Million in Property Destroyed
and Eight Firemen Injured at
Philadelphia.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mimi, Sept. 29.-It is
learned that a most destructive storm
passed over the northern part of this
and Beltrami counties, telling an i'm
mense amount of pine timber, and with
out doubt attended by loss of life. The
particulars are impossible to get, owing
to the remoteness of the section. A
whole township is known to have been
swept over, the timber being leveled as
grain before the reaper.
One man, who has reached here, re-
ports an almost marvellous escape, and
says the chief of surveying party was
struck by a tree and died while being
removed. Several United States survey
ing parties were at work in the region
devastated.
If half that is reported is true, there
has been a damage to pine timber
amounting to many thousands of dol
lars, and if it is not Immediately cut a
loss of hundreds of thousands as near as
can be estimated. The center of the
destruction was thirty to forty miles
this side of the boundary line and i'm
mediately north of this place.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
The Rush For Lots,

GUTHRIE, o. T., Sept. 30.-Couriers
who arrived here give the following par
ticulars and horrible details which at
tended the opening of the government
town site Of Chandler, in the Sac and
Fox reservation which was opened to
settlement one week ago. The town
site was opened to settlement at 12
m.. and the scene which followed the
volley of musketry which announced the
opening Of the town site beggars de-
scription. A mass of 5000 excited men
and women intent upon securing lot
had gathered about the boundary of the
town. At 12 o'clock sharp the signal
was given, and with mighty yell from
5000 throats, and, amid the cracking of
whips, and volleys of oaths, shouts and
curses, conglomerate mass of men and
women on horse and foot
Rushed Like Maniacs
for the town lots. The line was one
mile long on each side and half mile
long on each end. The rush was toward
lot S8, which was reserved for court
house. As the angles of tho advancing
lines met, many riders were unhorsed
and hurled pellmen into the road. Many
persons are reported killed, and others
as having received severe injuries. Miss
Daisy, representative of the Guthrie
News, was thrown from her horse at the
beginning Of the race, and, striking her
head on rock, was killed. AS there
were three or four times as many people
as there were lots the result could be
easily foretold. There are from three to
six claimants for great many of the
good lots. An Indian killed a white
man over quarrel in one of the tents
where liquor was being sold.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02
AROUND GREEN BAY,

Forest Fires Raging on the Peninsula.
Fifteen Farm Houses Burned.
GREEN BAY, Wis, Sept. 2s.-All day
the smoke from the surrounding forest
fires has hung like black pail over the
city, and during the night away to the
west the flames could be, seen as they
leapsd from tree to tree in the great
pine forest. The situation on the Upper
Peninsula, especially in Abraham's dis
triot, is growing desperate. Thousands
Of men are out battling with the fire in
an almost vain attempt to stop it's
course. Southwest Of this city the little
hamlet of snyderville is threatened with
destruction. It is reported that fifteen
farmhouses to the southwest in the path
Of the fire were destroyed. At Peshtigo
all the Inhabitants are engaged in dig
ging fire trenches as safeguard
against the fire, which is drawing
dangerously near.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-02

A PEACEABLE ADJUSTMENT,
The Present Trouble with Chilli Will BE
Settled Throuph Dfplomatie Channala.

The Present Trouble with Chilli Will Be
Settled Through Diplomatic Channels.
WASHINGTON, Sept 3o.-It is now un-
derstood that the Chilian situation has
simmered down to a position where it
can be treated through diplomatic chan
nels. Monday the situation was critical
but further details of the matter cabled
to the state department by Minister
Egan have eased the minds Of the presi
dent and those who attended the hur-
rledly called conference and a peaceable
adjustment of the difficulty is looked
for. But the government does not in
tend to take any chances in being un-
prepared for trouble, and dispatch has
been sent to the commander of the
United States steamer San Francisco
which has just arrived at Psyta on her
way north to San Francisco via Acapul-
co, to either remain at Payta or return.
The government, it is understood, con-
siders the arrest by the authorities of
the two servants Of Minister Egan's Of
fetal household, serious affront that
must be dealt with firmly.
Says Egan Is Responsible.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-At the head
quarters of the Chilian junta legation
here it is stated that nothing bearing on
the Santiago trouble has been received
from the home government. Secretary
Julio Foster said he did not believe there
was any serious trouble between the
United States and Chill Mr.. Foster
was particularly severe in his structures
upon Minister Egan. The people of
Chill, he said, knew Mr.. Egan and had
no confidence in him, nor respect for
him. They felt that he was largely re-
sponsible for the war, because as a
friend of Balmaceda, he had encouraged
him IT,: cts of hostility and assured him
OF the sympathy of the United States.
He had excited the displeasure of the
people Of Chill by his extraordinary
course, and If there was rupture be-
tween the two countries, it will be en-
tirely his fault.
''Mr. Egan should have been recalled
long ago" Mr.. Foster continued. Had
another man been sent to Chill as soon
as it was discovered how Mr.. Egan was
meddling with Chilian affairs, there
would be no sort of trouble between the
two countries. I cannot understand
why the administration keeps him there
to affront our people,"