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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-01-17
Weak Men and Weak wome..

Men and women both suffer from weak ness
and loss Of strength. Women however suf.
Ter more than men. Men don't have thoee
bearing down pains, the bane of . weak
woman's existence. Both, however, have
their dizzy spells, both bemoan their loss Of
appetite. their lack Of energy, that feeling Of
WEAKNESS and constant fatigue. Both become
ianguid ,insipid, and life TO either hardly seems
worth living. Their kidneys are weak and
seem wasting away. Their livers are inactive
their stomachs disordered, their bowels irreg-
ular. Oh! foolish, foolish men and women!
why will you not seek the way to health and
strength. Others a. miserable as yourselves
are now in the full enjoyment Of happy, joyous
life, simply because they put prejudices aside
and began use OF that excellent Alternative
known as DIR. John Bulls Sarsaparlla. Ask
your neighbOrs who have used Il what they
think about il. Ask your druggist for bottle,
and don't take any other.
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Thrift IL the Sunday. School.

There is Sunday-school in Dexter
that trains its pupils not only in godli-
ness but in business rs well. A few
weeks ago each pupil received cents
to invest for the benefit of the SUNDAY.
school. Last Sunday these loans were
returned with interest and reports we're
given, of which the following are ex-
amples. "Bought one yard print for
cents; made nine holders which sold for
) cents each. Returned Al cents"
''IIired boy for cents to pick berries:
sold berries for 80 cents" "BOught
cloth for three children's bibs; sold for
80 cents" The largest interest brought
back by any one loan was gained by
shrewd small boy, who. by borrowing,
buying. and selling, handed over 81 after
paying his bills. One reported: Lord,
behold here is Thy cents which have
kept laid up in a napkin. Yours respect
fully, Wicked and Slothful Servant"
But this was an exception. As a whole
the return was unexpectedly large and q
handsome sum was added to the
treasury.-LD Dexter (Ae. Gazette
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A Magic Fish.

Make very small hole in each end OF
fresh egg, and after blowing out the
contents close one end with bit of
sealing-wax. Cut two pieces of cloth in
the shape of the body of fish, and sew
them together on the edges so as to make
pointed bag. Into this bag some sand
should be put for ballast.
The mouth of the bag must I've exactly
the size of the egg, which is to be fast.
ened into it with sealing-wax or glue, to
form the head of the fish. Having pre-
pared it in this way, paint two ejes on
the egg with black paint, and the magic
fish is ready to be put into a jar of water.
The weight of the sand in the bag
must be such that the fish will float on
the surface if left to itself, but so that Q
very light touch will cause 1t to sink.
Cover the jar tightly with piece of
india rubber, or any other waterproof,
flexible substance. When you lay your
hand on the covering, the pressure trans
mitted to the liquid will cause little
water to enter the egg. and the fish will
dive. The heavier you press, the more
quickly it will plunge. If you remove
your hand from the india-rubber, the
compressed air in the egg will force out
the water, and the fish will come to the
surface again. New York Journal.
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A Chalk Mountain.

Last winter the discovery of a huge
mountain of pure chalk in Union county,
ILL.,, one mile from the Alexander county
line. three miles from the line of the
Grand Tower and Carbondale Railroad,
and within three miles of the Mississippi
River, was announced; but until within
the past few weeks the magnitude of the
ind was not appreciated, inasmuch as
the work of development has not pro,
ceeded to any extent. The mountain is
about $50 feet high, and from borings
thus far made there does not appear to
be any limit to the chalk substance
The mountain is the property of Mr..
Jonathan Perry, whose residence is at
Mount Vernon, ILL.,, and who is just now
putting the chalk on the cars at s. per
ton. The chalk is found by scratching
away about foot Of soil, when the pure
white substance is exposed in solid
mass, unalloyed by any foreign element,
apparently as pure as the driven snow.
The discovery is the more important
from the fact that it is said to be the
only chalk bank known in the United
States, and as it is convenient to the
railroad and the Mississippi River, where
1t may be handled in barges, its value is
not likely to be Ovcrestimated.-[ New
York Telegram.
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lor instance, might be exactly the same,
yet one man will have to be allowed from
one to three inches more length in the
legs than the other. The man who is
naturally stout or fat. and the man who
mas grown fat late in life, may look and
even measure actually alike. but the same
cut OF cloth will never fit both. Herein
hes the great art of tailoring. The vari-
atlons In the construction of the human
body are marvellous. Now, the man who
Just left-he is a minister of the GOSPEL.
ne must have clothes to fit him and fit
ms business. His arm pits, shoulder
blades and arms do not correspond with
those OF any other man; nor does the
right side correspond with the left. He
probably gestures a good deal with his
right hand. He doesn't know that that
arm is fully an inch longer than the
other. This structural difference in men
Is more general than you would i'm.
aslne. "-LPittsburg Dispatch.
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SEE RUNS AN ENGINE.
Mss De Bars Trade is an Unusual
One For a Woman.

There are few pct,icoat engineers in
tbe country. Miss Annie De Barr of
Chicago, is probably the only one. She
Is a tall slender woman, with light eyes
and delicate hands. but she can run a
stationary engine for keeps. Four wears
AGO she logan her rare occupation in the
White Swan Laundry, on Clark street.
She was then twcnty-one years old. Here
she shovelled coal in the furnace and
blew the squawkiEg whistle with all the
grsto Of man in greasy jumper. Few
persons knew that the engine in the
basement was being manned by a wom-
an, for the employees had been sworn to
secrecy and Miss De Barr did not talk
about her work, for she is a modest
creature and opposed to notoriety.
Two years ago Miss De Barr took hold
of the big twenty-four horsepower en-
CINE in machine shop on Lincoln avenue
and Wells street. The machine never
had better master. Day after day it
huns and Kisses as the pretty engineer.
in her bright print dress, rakes the fire
IN the furnace and fills the oil cups.
Miss Dc Barr takes care of all the
machinery attached to the engine. She
mends the belts. climbs around the shaft
inc like girl in cherry tree in cherry
time, and pOlishes the mouutings until
they shine like her own pretty ewes.
Most people would believe that a woman
in skirts and the like would get crimy
and hard-tisted at this kind of work, but
Miss De Barr does not. She is as neat
and tidy when she leaves her work as
the petted maiden she passes on the wav
to her home. She runs that twentv-four
horse power engine like sewing.
machine.
Miss DE Barr was born in st. Louis of
a French father and German mother.
But in looks and manner she is thorough
~ American. Her father is dead and
with her earnings she supports her wild
owed mother in St. Louis. Speaking
abou. her occupation, Miss De Barr said
| asked Mr.. T. Ball, the proprietor of
the nachine-shOp, for the engineership.
and he at first thought it very strange.
He felt doubtful about giving me trial.
although | told him had ample expert
ence in this line. However, persuaded
him TO let me try it, and the trial was so
satisfactory to him that he soon gave me
full charge of the engine Groom. / don't
think he has regretted it. There has not
been the slightest accident in the engine
room since | have run it, and l have
attended to all the repairing and mend
ing that was to be done now and then
In these two years. In fact, attend to
every sort of work that is necessary about
an engine. start the fire every day. |
shut down and rake the fires out every
evening, and l do my own firing alto
gethcr. y Chicago Herald.
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SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

A mill at Alpena, Mich, makes goo d
MANILA paper from pulp of tamarack.
An Iowa court has decided that
meteor belongs to the person on whose
land it falls.
Montana claims to have the largest and
finest jasper quarries in the world, re-
Gently discovered.
One Of the steel saws at the Washing
ton Gun Foundry recently cut through
piece Of gun-carriage metal four inches
in width. by five inches in thickness in
twenty minutes. The saw is of English
make.
Two chemists are experimenting at
Freeport, Penn, with the view of pro.
ducin2 carbon points for electric lighting
from natural gas. 1t is said that by
burning the gas in specially prepared
furnace pure carbon is obtained, but as
yet at cost too great for practical pur-
poses.
A twenty-two.iDch iron pipe which
was recently exhumed after being buried
in the earth for fourteen years, at Lassen,
Cal. came out as good as new. The
pipe was coated with asphaltum when it
was put into the ground. This may be
taken as a good test of the preventative
virtues of asphaltum.
An old sea captains argument is re-
called at the completion of the race be-
tween the steamships City of New York
and Teutonic. His was the view that
the City of New York would win the
eastward passage and the Teutonic the
westward, because the vessels are evenly
matched, and ono is better adapted to
English and the other to American
Goals.
The Buffalo On. W fire department
has lately received novel fire engine
which has excited much interest in that
city. The carriage is constructed en-
tirely Of papier mache, all the different
parts of the body, wheels, poles and the
rest being finished in the best possible
manner. While the durability and
powers of resistance possessed by this
material are fully as great as those of
wood the weight is, of course, much
less.
A new machine has been designed for
the excavation of sewer trenches. The
material in this system of excavation is
handled but once, and the operation is
continuous, line of loaded buckets
passing out and a line of empty ones re-
turning to be filled at the same time.
Ordinary excavating machines require
the empty buckets to be returned over
the same line over which the full ones
are sent out, end it is claimed that for
this reason the new machine can work
more rapidly and chcaply.
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A Hero in Overalls.

locomotive No. 90, of the Chicago
and Eric Railroad, exploded last Satur-
day night, while hauling freight train
Fireman Kirby was blown from the cab,
sustaining fatal injuries. Engineer Muir
ply, severely scaldcd, jumped from the
wreck, breaking his leg as he did so.
The train ran seven hundred feet before
hating.
When help arrived Engineer Murphy
was found crawling on hands and knees
along the track, carrying with him Ian
tern To signal passenger train which
vas due in few minutes. The train
sas warned of the danger ahead, and
thus saved from disaster.
Could any deed of valor on the battle
aeld surpass in merit the act of this
humble engineer, who. though his flesh
vas blistered by steam and his leg Srok-
60, grimly set his teeth and dragged
himself along the ties to avert the dan
ger which threatened others
Congress awards medals to those who
calamity rescue the drowning, and We
distribute more than hundred million
dollars annually among survivors of the
ate war. Engineer Murphy deserves
10Th medal and pension. New York
Telegram.
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MUSICAL.

There seems to be little going on
in musical circles of late, but there
is much talk, among musical people,
of the marvellous cure of Miss B
the high contralto singer, who has
long suffered from a severe throat
or bronchial affection, superinduced
by Catarrh in the Head, and who
has been perfectly cured by the
use of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy:
coupled with the use of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. For
all bronchial, throat and lung affec.
tions, and lingering coughs, it is an
unequaled remedy. When compli.
Gated with Chronic Nasal Catarrh,
its use should be coupled with the
use of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy
Of all druggists.
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MAKING FISH DRUNK.
Indians Have Unique Way of Har.
vesting the Finny Tribe.

The ChOctaws and all the Indian tribes
OF the Southwest have way of catching
fish without waiting for bites. Their
last great " catch" took place at Antlers,
a small town in the Indian Territory.
The evening before the day set for the
sport forty-five or fifty Indian men went
to the river at its most shallow point and
carried several great logs into the water,
which were laid across the stream, max.
ing strong and high dam, blocking the
river from bank to bank.
chant or room was then sung to in
sure good luck for the next day and the
company broke up. Early in the fore
noon of the day following the entire
company proceeded to the river side.
There were seventy or eighty people in
all, including Indians and whites, men,
women and children, most of whom
travelled in wagons to the scene of &C,
ton, it being some distance from the
little town. The men all carried bows
and arrows
Arrived at the dam, twenty or thirty
of the men proceeded to cut up the bait
This is strange, hard substance, called
by the Indians devils shoestring," and
which had to be cut into pieces with
axes. This done, the devils shoestring
was thrown into the water and the fish,
hundreds of which had accumulated dur
ing the night, came to the surface after
it.
1t was not long until it was plain that
the devil was in it sure enough 1t was
not long until shoals of fish came to the
surface and floated listlessly about on the
water. They appeared to be entirely
unconscious. The Indians explained that
the devils shOestring' had made them
drunk. and that it was time to begin the
slaughter.
Shooting with bows and arrows began
and for a time the arrows flew so thick
that one was reminded of the scene OF
pioneer war .are. As fast is the fish were
shot and brought to shore they were
carried to the camp. where the Indian
women. and the white women who had
been invited, cleaned and fried them.
About o'clock a grand fish dinner was
spread.
All the afternoon, until orr o'clock,
the sport continued. Sometimes there
would be twenty or thirty Choctaws in
the water at once. About 1000 fish
were caught Four or five of these
''fries" occur at Antlers every year.
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Trades asd Occupatieus.

The YOUTHS COMPANION for 1881 will give
an instructive and helpful Series OF Papers,
each Of which describes the character OF some
leading Trade for Boys or Occupation lot
Girls. They give Information IS 70 the Ap-
premiership required to learn each the Wages
10 be expected, the Qualities needed y order
TO enter, and the prospects. of Success, no Ne N.
will be sent free 10 Jan. l, 1901, and I0r q Jwa
Mar from int date. Address,
THH YOUTHS COMPANION. boston. MaeA
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Coniu,endable.

All claims not consistent with tho high char
actor of Syrup of Figs are purposely avoided
nv the California Fig Syrup Company. 1t acts
centlv On the kidneys. liver and bowels. eleens.
ing the system efrcctually. but IT is not cure
all and makes no professions thai every bottle
viu not substantiato. ----
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Art Of the Tailor.

mo two men, even of exact height
and weight, said prominent New York
tailor the other day. ''can wear the same
clothes ard be fit. II the measurement
were exactly the same, which it never is.
they couldn't do it. Why? Now. don't
Know. But have found it to be fact
The measurement for pair OF trousers,
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never was strong and married delicate
little lady. We Travelled much in search Of
health but we remained invalids until we be-
gan a use of DR.. Bulls Sarsaparilla. We both
are now in better health and feel stronger
H. 4. dthers Harrisburg. Pa.
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FITS stopped free by DR.. KLINEs GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No fits after first day. use
Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 trial bottle
fres. Dr. Kline. 93l Arch ST., Phila-. Pa
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Thirteen is always an unlucky number
Adams thirteenth rib was the cause of allf
his troubles.tTexss Siftingsl The moral O.
this Is Never take out a rib for the sake of
having only twelve
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MANY persons are broken down from over.
work or household cares. Browns Iron Bit.
tiers rebuilds the system. aids digestion, re-
moves excess of bile, and cures malaria. A
splendid tonic for women and children
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Lee Was Chinese Headache Cure. Harm
less in effect. quick and positive in action
sent prepaid ON receipt of 81 per bottle
Adeler 81 Co, 81 Wyandotte ST., Kansas City Nj
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Moody says if Christians wouln DO their
iuty revivals would be impossible -lChurch
Work. Sam Jones las frequently COM
planned of the hindrances clergymen nave
out upon his revival work.
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"Wen,n said the baseball captain, "our
Tor itr We haven't good batter"
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The headlines a telegraph editor does no
like are those placed by time en- his own for,
head.
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DO You Ever Speculate 2

ANY person sending US their nAme and ad.
dress will receive information that will lead
to a fortune BENT. Lewis 81 Co., Security
Building. Kansas City. Mo.
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The American turkey will need protection
until after thanksgiving.
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LADIES needing q tonic. or children whr
want building up, should take Browns Iror
Bitters. 1t is pleasant to take, cures Malaria
Indigestion, BilOusness and Liver Complaints
makes the Blood rich and pure.
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Teacher-Cannot you write legibly.
Yes, sir. L-e-g-i-b-l-y
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Woman, her diseases and their treatment.
- pages. illustrated; price Soc. Sent upon re-
ceipt Of lOc.. cost Of mailing, etc. Address Prof.
K II. KLINE Md. o8l Arch St.. Phila.. Pa.
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A man all broke up must feel as if he had
gone to pieces.
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There never was a remedy that gave so goo
satisfaction always as DR.. Bulls Worm De
stroyers. Physicians recommend them.
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III amicted WIN sue eyes, use DIR. Isaat
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists eli Al
25c per bottlaL
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The man who comes home full and lat
plays the mischief on his watch
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If you take mans advice you can d.
without his example.
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Timber, Mineral, Farm i.aiius aud Rancho.
in Missouri, Kansas, Texas and Arkansas
bought and sold. Tyler & Co.. Kansas City, Mo
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II was leap for death that the train rob
Der Jackson made at the Mississippi peniten-
tiary.
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Marriage is lottery in which we all draw
something-usually a baby carriage.
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Oklahoma Guide Book and Map sent any where
on receipt Of 81 cts. yler & Co. Kansas City Mo
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-09
HER BLOOD WAS UP.

"There is aman acrossthe street want
you TO arrest" said the youngest Of two
well dIessed women accosting PATROL
man DugA on the corner of Monroe
and Ottawa-sts- last evening. eyes cir.
] mean what / say. He struck me
square IN the face ~ he could. It
happened in front of the Morton house
IN the presence OF 40 many ~ nifty men
and not one OF them raised their hands
To protect me. Every one of them
should Be arrested, the brutcs-"
The woman's good looks appealed to
the officers big manly heart. She
spoke hurredly, excitsdly, and impor-
tuntd the policeman 10 make haste be.
fore the william got away.
"What caused him to hit your asked
the officer. "What did you do"
"You see be 10 an old lover Of mine.
Actually he has told me more than q
thousand times that he loved me better
than anyone IN the world. l believed
him, but tonight I saw him waking up
the street with another girl. L went up
to him, you know, and caught hold or
his arm. Says Come with me and
lot that girl alone Says ne, Keep
AWAY from me or you will get hurt
Got hurt says /. Il guess not With
that tried to pull him along with me.
Would you believe It, he pushed me
away. l grabbed hold OF his arm again
and he hit me right in the face. Just
think of it. A man hitting woman in
The face. Come with me aud l Will
show you where be IS"
II am extremely afraid, my dear
lady, that have 10 authority IN the
prem ses, and that u will be necessary
Tor you first to swear out warrant"
POLITELY spoke the policeman.
"Ohl you coward. Dasscn't arrest
man when he assaults poor. defense
less woman. Very well, will report
you to the mayor and we'll see how
long you hold your Job. The idea."
Inc two ladies wheeled on their heels
and sputtered until they were los, sight
Of ia the crowd.