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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-02-28

The House coinage committee has re-
ported adversely the Senate Free Silver
coinage bill, and recommend that the
bill do not pass.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-02-28
FOR DYSPEPSIA
U.c browns Iron lBitscrs.

Physicians recommend II.
All dealers keep 1t. sl.W per bot lie. Genuine
has trademark and crossed rcd lines on wrapper.
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J. w, ECkAR1
Matchmaker and Jeweller,

Main Street, New Iberia, La.
The leading repair shop In the Attaka-
pas.
All kinds cf Monograms and Badges
Diamond settings made to order and at
reasOnRhle rates.
A full lire of watches, clocks and jew
plry always on hand.
4 select assortment OF genuine Meers-
chaum pipes, cigars and cigarette tubes
Russia leather cigar cases, fine tobacco
pouches etc. kept in stock.
Ny prices are moderate. give me call
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-02-28

Transient advertisements, - cents per
.nch for first insertion; 80 cents for each
subsequent insertion.
Official or legal advertisements. 81 Der
1, inch for first insertion; and 30 cents for
each subsequent insertion.
~Brief communications upon subjects
of public Interest solicited. No attention
will be given to anonymous ,etters.
The advocate., 1891-10-07
WHICH WILL You TAKEs
10 the EDITOR Of The ADVOCATE:

IL money Do pEunCApAS La VP@A@OAVAS
and we mistake the principle for the
thing we use to represent 1t, perhaps it Is
worth our time 70 inquire whether our
fault may be dangerous. Sometimes
such errors are harmless. We habituRlly
gay Of deed to our land ut lS our title. !"
"What is that?" asks some one In regard
to paper. ats the title to my home" "
is replied OF course we all know this
is wrong, strictly speaking. II ia evi-
dence Of title, and is 20 called In law.
The title Ia very different thing from
the writing on the paper. So hRbitually
we say of bill or coin, "lt ls money" ,"
and many believe the stamped coin 10
money, and the law has made the bill to
represent some metal Of gold or silver,
supposed to be deposited somewhere.
One class have theory that money has
intrinsic value, somewhere, either in the
metal circulated or in that placed 70 re-
deem the paper. Another class says the
money is ''the fiat of the law" Both are
clearly wrong, because anything that
people generally accept does the work
of money, no matter what 1t is, and
money circulates just as efficiently with
out any law. Never in the world until q
trust is given can money exist. There
must be credit, confidence or faith before
money can exist. Bills, shells, metals,
hid away, are no longer money. They are
only such while in motion.
Credit is one Of the forms of faith, and
money is nothing else than this credit
put In motion to cancel the differences
that are ever arising In the commerce Of
man with man. 1t Is mere instrumen-
tality whereby commodities are ex-
changed, circulated. Even when gold is
used it passes current, because Of the
confidence generally had In it that every
person will receive 1t.
The people of central Africa had the
same confidence (fsith, trust, credit) in
beads, and gave millions Of dollars worth
Of gold dust for the beads. Why? Be-
cause they could get all the ivory, iron
ware and more gold dust with the beads.
That trade existed for centuries. This
confidence all the great caravans from
Persia, Arabia, Egypt and Russia, en-
route to China, had in the paper legal
tender bills of the Empress of China for
long ages, during which the empire ex-
panded her population and trade until
she became world in herself, the most
prosperous and happy that time has
known. Then came new dynasties, and
the specie-basis system, and the rapid
shrinkage Of all prices down to q stan
dard Commensurate with the amount of
gold; crisis, bankruptcy, decline, till
now China Is close upon her dark ages.
She duplicates the experience Of Eu-
rope. The internal decay Of China Is In
credible. If money Is really credit In
circulation and It is indispensable for the
use of society, what will be the result Of
limiting its volume to the supply Of the
precious metals? Certainly by the use
of clearing houses, checks, drafts, bills,
bonds, etc, we can manage up to q GER
tain point. We can expand on that basis,
but we run the risk of q sudden contrac-
tion to the size Of our base, and as time
is passing and population increasing,
The advocate., 1891-10-07

bonds by watering stock, thus absorbing
through interest the earnings Of labor.
What q miserable fatal error is this,
and what unfortunate results 1t may pro-
duca Thus to-day we stand on q road
which divides itself into three. One
leads to revolution, the other TO the con-
dltlon of the dark ages and the third to
progress and prosperity. Which will
you take? ALEX. GALrTzN.
Reading, Kas., September 8, '01.
The advocate., 1891-10-07
with His Thumb,

A boy Is said to have saved the Netherlands
from inundatl0n. MultimdeS have been
saved from the invasion of disease by a
bottle OF Ayers SarS8parilla. This medicine
mpartS tone to the system and strengthens
every organ and fibre Of the body.
al have taken a great deal of medicine,
but nothing has done me so much good as
Ayers Sarsaparilla. experienced its bene-
fetal effects before had quite finished one
bottle, and can freely testify that 1t is the
best blood medicine I know Of."-L. w.
Ward, sr., Woodland, Texas.
"COnfned to an office, as am, from one
years end to another, with little or no out
door exercise, find great help in Ayers
Sarsaparilla, which have used for several
years, and am at present using, with excel
lent results. It enables me to keep always
at my post, enjoying the best Of health."--
II. G. Barnes, Maiden, Mass.
Ayers $arsapariIla
PREPARED BY
DIR. J. O. AVER & CO., Lowell, Mass.
Soldby Druggists. 81, six &S. Worth 4Sa bOttls.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-24
THE TWO WATER POWER COMPANIES.


Organization ST.
Water Power
st milling then took its first start in Minneapolis s9 and Calvin Tut
1852 Smith to an by E. B. Barnes the North
Accordingly months afterwad Capt
old
miStones old
building Mweingh sO
satisfactory from Illinois
and additional privilege granted HIM later the
buildings stood but also big
Smith claim ~as Largely due n a
sance of Hon H. NJ Rice then delegate congress from the territory
property r. p Russell them living ST. Paul was in the
would settle and take the land
which ANNOYING Others also acquired interests
r. p Russell NJ L. Odds George FaY Jacob Elliott and Morrison
tedious that preceded Robert
as cordial and gentleman against whom the posonpped
III the meantime
@ Steele the o h s carried h on As early
the upper end OF enpn island and thence the lower point of Nicoe
youy through William A. Chee Mr. Steele interested
and Hon Caleb Cghns the welhow statesman But while the dam
nmed apparently the more stirring field of politics to that Of
Cushing and his associates pad
o the privilege their Investment Such
leaving the pioneer umbman
field Mr. Steele hnpon sold ontwenet of the
superintendent aterwad A repur
o Davis epHaf A ssnfo S1p Sw
E yo a.. Richard Chute and Franklin Steele Anthony and JON"
Minneapolis
the developments in history the c milling
since their incorporation they independent The
s Ts a @ sl s' % % E
andano
would
r
consisting of 400 shares of hundred dollars each The
anything satisfactory adjudication interests been
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-24


tunnel the Hennepn
island and Nicoet
laid
ahead thence turning
crest OF the falls But
been dne together with the Nco
cause bed
by the operations on the Eastman tunnel that he served
what seemed impending
in
quickly obliged lives
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-24


the
all
apol Mill
senator from Minnesota eectedh
ton This also pnched Its
the MILL
that
Repeated calls
and the end of
Mr. Wasbbun
signed the R. Baldwin
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-24


Minneapolis the mills; mills
the milling the consideration the chain
eliminating jubilee
What would Minneapolis the m What
which
porting 100000
ing the transportation equal the business rail-
the wild
ed the Minneapolis
Psbury,
the eart Minneapolis
stands Justify tem but behind below all
milling foundation
history milling history period
explosions
future Minneapolis determined The history
prologue the drama which
Wilderness
cked with smile
old Smelling
of the
Northwestern syndicate There
mill stood the spot afterwards covered by the Lincoln MILL
ST. Louis supplied penstock
logs driving small futer The
mill had
little
Walton knocked
ground finally dfasoned
simply incident in the milling history full
milling
water from the respective sides of the river
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-24
REPRESENTATIVE 1IXLERS or M1NNEAp0LLs.

the water was SO great as to the limestone bed the
which
nigh me prevalent opinion was that the falls being swept
cordngy possible
the
occurred half This
the mills
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-24


satisfaction
ana balance
he Office for
STOCK was increased
with the increased
continued in the
ant improvements made Following
Barre the the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-24
THE GREAT DISASTER TO THE FALLS.


Interested with W. W. A
Judd and others Their object securing
manufacturing enterprises the island
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-24
THE EARLY DAYS OF MILLING.

Rise
PIan
The first mill
shortvedwas
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-24

made $4,000 profit during the months Tey
-four During October 1866 instance wheat sold
bushel
miller
high thirteen
steadily value and its
milling
originally
golden harvest Oentme the fluctuations
The milling of
primitive
Continued on Page q.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-24

George Perkins,
with the early mills Later tine firm became Perkins
privileges she
he had
of the original
barrow Bros succeeded
erected by Perkins Dakota
Russell fuy being
King d CO. lt T. Bowman3 The Model mill which
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-24

HIS HARVEST FESTIVAL is necessarily connected with
the mills of Minneapolis Many of thought are
opened by the grand subject of magnificent harvest but
after all they Head to the great staple of the word-bread
and every turn passes the mills. For wheat is king in
the Northwest Other may be great but unless there
is abundance of good wheat the harvest in the North
west is naught Minneapolis is built upon the wheat
field for, though the mills before the limess wheat
of Minnesota and the Dakoas than Dreams
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-24


g from Russell, Root q Crawsop 70
Russell, Hineline d Co. The building
was remodeied from Mr.. RusselPs sash
and blind factory and occupied the
slSnt OF the present shops of the VIII
Iord d Northway Manufacturing COM
pany. Mr.. Crawson was unfortunate in
not continuing long as a member of rho
hrln. The Peoples mill was another
small hour mandatory erected about
100 Dy lhomaS Mobiles, adjacent to the
MORRISON saw mill at the end of the
dain. In 1870 Stamwitz 81 Schober ac-
CURED half interest in the same. The
Alaska. with six runs of stone. was
erected in 1866 by Taylor Bros. FbiIa-
uelphla men. This was more preten-
uous IMAM most of the early mills. 1t
, was afterward sold at auction by c. B.
Blair d Co., Chicago commission mer-
chants, to Gardner & Pillsbury. The
Minneapolis, with six runs OF Stone
was built by Frazee & Murphy two
young Indiana men who were attra ted
to Minneapolis by the profits of thp
mining trade. The old Washburn r
containing eleven runs of stone, went
up the same year. Gov. Washburn did
not operate it himself, but leased il tn
Judd u Brackets, who were succeeded
by Christian, Tomlinson & Co.. and
later by }. A. Christian & Co. Other
mills came in late in the Cos, or early in
the next decade. They were the EN-
pire, the Zenith, the Palisade. the
Holly, the Galaxy. the Hennepin. the
Humboldt,th Washburn A, the Anchor.
the Petit, the Standard and Others.
Limited space forbids an extended ac-
count of their erection. In 1866 the mills
at the falls numbered eight. The total
barrels of flour ground that year were
$4,000, and the value placed upon the
product, SI.661,5OO In 1867 the number
had increased to thirteen, and the total
output was 220,6SS barrels, representing
value of 81, S75, s4S.
Some of the early millers made good
deal of money. while others, with EQUAL
ly good chances, came out with greatly
depleted purses Croker e, Parkipo
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oped there, strange as it may seem to
those now familiar with the island.
This mill was the L. G. Rogers struct-
ure, erected in 1851, with one run of
stone, used to grind corn alone. The
next year, through the efforts of Frank
Lin Steele, it was enlarged and another
run of stone for wheat was added. For
two years this mill was the monarch of
the state, and even threatened the then
milling supremacy of Prairie du CHEN.
Its success led TO the erection of the
Island mill, really the first merchant
mill at the falls, erected in 1854 by John
Rollins. John Eastman and r. p. Upton
"a three-story mill near. the foot of the
island. There were many vexatious de-
lays in getting ii under way, but it final
Y succeeded. For the first few years
there was great difficulty in procuring
wheat to keep the mill running. The
mill paid SIZE a bushel and got S12 a
barrel for -four. Iowa and Wisconsin
furnished all of the grain. which came
by boat to st. Paul and thence by
wagon. with not even a bridge connect
Ing the island with the mainland The
III 1859, when 100 barrels were shipped
10 Boston, the freight being 1925 per
barrel. The mill had then weathered
the panic of 1857, and finally paid for it.
self. When 1868 was reached the mill
was enlarged and a cooper shop added,
and from time 10 time the capacity was
enlarged until the Island mill became
the largest in the community which had
sprung up on both sides of the river.
Other small mills were added, but all
were consumed in the big fire Of 1872.
island, prior TO that, had determined the
fate OF the island as milling territory,
and it was abandoned to the few saw
mills which still remain there. Mean
while the Farmers, or Power mill, had
started up on the East side III 1856, and
in 1864 Alessrs. StamwitZ IL Schober left
the Island mill and created the St. An
thony. The Summit followed next, but
subsequently collapsed, and the st. An
thony was afterward rebuilt on the East
side, where it now stands with the man.
moth PiIlsbury A.
West side milling, as has been stated,
looh d !ohS steep from the time the old
government mill closed down until 1859.
when the Cataract mill was erected by
w. w. Eastman and Paris Gibson, ac-
cordng to the Northwestern Millers'
narration.
The only sound that then disturbed
the. prairie-like silence of its sur
r0nndlngs was the hum of the old Leon
ard Day SAW mill, which had been run
mug for some half-dozen years. From
1853 to 1871, the mill was operated sue
cessively by Eastman q Gibson and w.
,. Judd, the last named as a partner
with George A. Bracket The next to
operate the Cataract was j. Wells Gard
ner, who leased the mill from Commo-
dore Davidson, the latter having be-
come the owner through mortgage
foreclosure. Then ID. X. Barber bought
Il e property, and, upon his death, it
passed into the hands of his son, f. r.
Barber, by whom it is at present oper-
ated.
The year following the establish ment
of the Cataract the City mill was built
Inv Perkins g Earron+ al,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-12
MORTALITY RECORD.
Deaths and Funerals of People We @- - - Known Here.

Deaths and Funerals of People We'll = ~ ... Known Here.
 Mrs Margaret Lawlor, aged 35 years, wife of Michael LawIor, died at her home at the corner of South Main and Jewelry streets at o'clock yesterday morning after a, short illness. At Il o'clock Saturday night Mrs IIawlor was stricken with apoplexy. Dr Hayes was summoned but the woman gradually failed and never recovered conscious ness. MT Lawlor, who was in New Haven, was notified of his wife's death and arrived home yesterday afternoon. The deceased was a sister of William J. Collins, Mrs William Darling and Mrs Owen Thompson The funeral will take place to St Patrick's church at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 Edward Robinson, aged CT, superin- tendent of the Joseph Binns Chemical Co, died suddenly at g o'clock last night. The deceased came to Water and boarded at the Scovill house. A | week ago he rented the house No 29 Kingsbury street and brought his fam fly hear to live. Yesterday afternoon while waiting for a car at Exchange place MT Robinson was seized with a nervous fit and fell to the ground. He was assisted to Cones drug store, where he revived and was able to walk home. At 7:30 o'clock a second attack com pletely prostrated MT Robinson. Dr tuscomb attended him and Dr Griggs was also summoned, but before his arri- 1 val MT Robinson breatheds J his last. Death was due to disease of the heart. | The deceased leaves a wife, and nine children. The remains will be, taken to Brooklyn for burial.
 William Hall died suddenly from heart disease, at his home on Camp street, at 7 o'clock yesterday morning. Shortly after arising he complained of feeling unwel and returned to bed. In a few minutes he was dead. Medical Examiner North pronounced death due to heart disease. The deceased was 6e years of age and leaves a wife and four children.
 The funeral of w. E.. Hyde of Tor rington, who committed suicide at the Franklin house Friday, was held at Tor. rington yesterday, the Rev MT Barber officiating. This was in accordance with the wish of MT Hyde, made, singularly enough, at the funeral few days age of Lieutenant Birge. Young Hyde was formerly a bookkeeper for the Case Lockwood 6 Brainard company oi Hartford.
 The funeral of Keron B. Bovally was largely attended yesterday afternoon tc St Patrick's church, where the funeral services were conducted by the Rev Father Brown. The Brooklyn Socia club and Hellmann's Advance drum corps, of which the deceased was z member, attended the funeral in a body The pallbearers were: Joseph Fitz patrick, James Curtin, Charles Curtin William Dumphy, Patrick Dumphy anc James Jackson.
 The funeral of Annie Dempsey tool place yesterday afternoon from her lat residence, No 4 Merry street, to SI Patrick's church.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-12
POLICE COURT.
Two Unfortunate Women Sentenced to
 Jail.

Two Unfortunate Women Sentenced to
 Jail.
 Judge Cowell presided in the police court this morning.
 Mary Daley and Ann Lynch, were each charged with drunkenness and with being common drunkards The former had been arrested twice last month. The court sentenced each to thirty days and costs for drunkenness and sixty days and costs for being common drunkards. James Kennedy and Joseph Russell were each fined S1 and costs. for drunk enneSS.
 George Pullen, a toolmaker at Plume 6 Atwood's, was charged with assault ing Robert Maton Saturday afternoon. The case was somewhat complicated. The court suspended sentence.
 Robert Healey, charged with the theft of gold watch, was fined $10 and costs and sentenced to ninety days in jail.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-12
NAueATuck AND vlc,NITy.
A Bad Man With a Gun Makes Rom
 Howl and is Locked Up.

A Bad Man With a Gun Makes Rome Howl and is Locked Up.
 NAUGATUCK, October 12.-Rudolph Breeder went on the war path Saturday evening. After whipping two or three Breeders and a neighbor, he got a double barrelled gun and paraded the neighborhood until arrested and placed in the lookup.
 s'Uncle" Daniel McKiernan, a we'll known resident of Union City, died yesterday. The funeral will take place Tuesday morning.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Con- gregational church will hold important meeting on Wednesday. There is considerable sickness on Water street, mostly arising from | typhoid fever.
 The new board of fire commissioners are requested to meet tonight at room 3, town hall, to organize and attend tc other important business. A large bus load of ladies went tC | Waterbury On Saturday night to attend
 the fair of circle of the Companions ol the Forest.
 | Charlie Brush and Wm Conroy havt returned home after closing the season as bill posters with Walter Mains circus
 The police have received orders t.
 keep the postoffice block, the street cor
 ners and center bridge free from loun | gers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-12
ANOTHER RAILROAD.
A Cross County Line From Danbury to
 New York.

Cross County Line From DaEbury to
 New York.
 A company has been formed at Dan bury with good backing, to construct a railroad from Danbury to Katonah, near the state line. to connect with the liar lem road. The new railroad link is supposed to run parallel with the New England road from Danbury as far as the fair grounds and will then branch off towards Ridgefield and over to Katonah. The new company anticipates trouble from the New England and Housatonic roads, but is ready to meet it. It is said, however, that the New England will not fight the new company, for the reason that it may eventually give them a di- road will save twenty-eight minutes of travelling time.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-12
A BULLET IN HIS HEART.
Dr Everett A. Towne Found Dead in Hi
 Office on Bank Street.

Dr Everett A. TOwne Found Dead in His
 Office on Bank Street.
 Dr Everett A. Towne was found dead in his office over F. J. Bolan's hardware store on Bank street, Saturday evening, with bullet through his breast. He had committed suicide with 32 calibre revolver which was found lying by his side and had evidently been dead for several days. He left the following note in his own handwriting:
 Can't express myself. Every heart knows its own bitterness. Mine surely does. Goodby. Forgive. have tried hard, but failed. La grippe, etc. Thanks three times untold. Weary, sick. Dr Towne came here from Unionville about twelve years ago. He built up a good practice, but fell victim to liquor and opium and for several years has been on the downward path. The doctor occupied an office adjoining that of c. F. Downey at 90 Bank street, but was in | arrears for rent and had been notified to secure other quarters. For several days he had not been seen about the place and Saturday evening it was de- cided to force open the door of his room. The discovery of his dead body was no great surprise as the unfortunate man had often threatened to end his life. Medical Examiner Axtelle was notified and gave verdict in accordance with the facts. The parents of Dr Towne who live in Springfield, were notified of his death. The deceased was about 5C years of age. He was married iu Unionville, but it is said that his wife secured divorce six or seven years ago. The remains of Dr Towue were buried in Riverside cemetery at 3 o'clock this | afternoon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-12
DISTRICT COURT.
List of Jurors for the Term Which |
 Opens TO'Morrow.

List of Jurors for the Term Which
 Opens To'Morrow. The jury term of the district court will open at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn ing. The following panel have been drawn:
 Woodbury-Ackerman E. Judson, Aberthy Stone.
 Thomaston-George A. Stoughton, Thomas E. Sanford.
 Plymouth-Aaron P. Fenn, Edgar L. Pond.
 Prospect-WilIiam E. Clark, Harry L.. Payne.
 Watertown-George M. Somers, Will liam G. French.
 Cheshire Guilford, Charles s. Spaulding.
 Middlebury-George s. Post, George B. Bristol.
 Wolcott-Elliott Bronson, Alden Mil lard.
 Southbury-Samuel L. Futile, Isaac Wentsch.