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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-06

The name ''MurderkiH, applied to
an important stream in Delaware, is
explained in popular tradition by a
curious story that is told Of early set
tiers in another part Of the country.
According to the legend, the stream
took its name from the fact that an
early European explorer, having land
ed on the bank of the creek, persuaded
a dozen natives TO drag his cannon by a
rope tied about the muzzle and touched
of the gun with murderous results
when his dupes had got in line The
name, Of course, is merely a corruption
Of the Dutch Motherkil, meaning an
other stream, because it is a large creek
with many tributaries. There is else
where in Delaware a BroadkiI, which
has come to bespelled with a final n
apparently because the English settler.
took the last syllable to be the same
with the last syllable Of limekiln.-
Chicago Herald
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-06
MARGIE.

That lovely brook. ] see It
Still flashing in the sun;
And she and | are children
Once more in Ellington.
And Margie on me bank there.
] see a. she used % look,
Those summer days when she played with
me
On the borders OF the brook
What wonderful ships and shallops
/ made for Margie then,
With leaves and grass for cargoes.
And sticks and straws for men
And what brave names we gave them
Orlando" "Gcor-c-a-Greon.'
~Sir GaIahad." liking pellemore,"
The Cid" and "sir C~auline."
We cared not much for traffic,
Yet captains and our mates
Brought often the houeys Of Hybla
And Tunis figs and dates.
But when love called. OF honor.
We sent our vessels out
In aid Of all who needed them.
With many a cheer and shout.
We wrote to Robinsoa Crusoe.
That we hoped. now Friday was gone.
He would come straight over and see US
With all his goat dns on;
And bring the POI parrot with him.
So when they ste Iped on shore,
We should know them both and take then
home.
Never to wand e more.
As the season changed, so We did
In 4ring we -eamed Of fame,
And ia sumn r Of autumn's riches,
And wnen c .ober came
We stripped be yellow gold trees
And sent o. illgot gain
In c~aravels o Andaluce.
Across the spanish main.
That love , brook. 1 know not
Just where il comes from now,
But in those days it wandered
As Margie could av0w-
Right out from far Cipango.
And merrily ran on
TIL it came TO the fairy fields this side
The valley Of Avalon
Il heard in Sherwood forest
Brave Robins bugle calls,
And carried Of the music
To dash il on the walls
OF the city Of ManOa-
And could be seen afar
In clearest air from Samarcand.
And near TO Candahar.
Sometimes I see the windings
OF that brook. as IN a dream,
While IL flows away to the sunset;
And here and there the stream
Is touched with a light 20 tender
That il seems % my loving eyes
The course OF a beautiful human life
Ending IN Paradise.
And plans and schemes are the vessels,
And hope is the wind hat blows,
And all good aims are the Larbors,
And time g. the tide that flows:
And then again all changes,
And / see ourselves once more
Dear Margie and a litae BOY
Playing along the shore.
Henry Ames Blood in Youths Companion
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-06
meaning. of some Old words.

Many words once written with dig
nihed motive now cause us 70 read
passages of standard literature with a
Ruffaw. The word imp" was once a
term Of high honor. But how now
sounds the line from Spencer, "He
sacred imps that on Parnasso dwenf'
Over many a grave Of the old French
mobiles may be read the line, Here lies
that noble imp A sacred poem, writ
ten by Gascoigne three centuries ago,
begins a stately address to the posterity
of Abraham with the words, 20 Abra-
hams brats. brat being then a word
Of stately meaning.
Opening an old dictionary at random
n day my eye happened to fan on the
word tragedy" A note explained that
It comes from a Greek word which
E "a goat song" because the old
est tragedies were exhibited when goal
was sacrificed or given as a prize to the
best actor. The word infant" meani
literally mot speaking" Have you
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-06
Left Handed Compliments.

We may class among curiOsities a GER
tain epitaph of a Roman husband on
his departed wife. He mentions the
years, months, days and even hours
that they had lived together, and then
concludes, ION the day of her death !
gave the greatest thanks before gods
and men"
l have not come upon any tnser1p'
ton so heartlessly frank As this But
a good many husbands seem a little
formal in the expression of their grief
The Latin epitaphs especially tend
rather 10 conventional phrases wher
the virtues Of a wife are to be set forth.
'1ncomparabler Is a favorite epithet
"Of whom / make no complaint
strikes one AZ rather faint PRAISE
| Cornhm Magazine.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-06
A Few Honest Rogues.

The gentleman who was conductor
on the first car that ran over the Fifth
and Sixth street lines in the antebelluIn
DAYS tells how the old time conductors
had a wonderful chance TO knock
down" untrammeled as they were by
registers or bell punches. Finally a
new superintendent called all the con-
ductors before him, beginning with the
conductor Of car No. l. Out of the
sixty odd conductors on the line about
one-fourth of them admitted that they
had been in the habit Of taking the
company's money. These honest roguei
were not discharged, but the three
fourths who ''never took a penny
were not allowed to remain on the car
another rip.-Philadelphia Record
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-06
10 orlrln ID vl.ltlnr caras.

1t 4 said that we owe the invention
Of visiting cards to the Chinese, and
that even 50 long ago as the Tons
dynasty Q61s-900 visiting cards were
used in China No nation observes 50
strictly the ceremonies IN regard to the
paying Of visits as the Chinese do. but
the cards they use for this purpose are
very different from our dainty bits OF
white paper, being large enough to fold
twice, and Of a bright red color. -Har-
perss Young Peonle.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-06

Printing of all kinds done promptly, neatly
and chez,
Samples or stook AMI estimates on all kinds o
work cheerfully given.
None but the best o5taiable workmen EN-
ployed in each department
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-06

The caterer has. Of all tradesmen, the
most dealings with what the Americans
call ''cranks," and probably always
will have unless those who provide
public refreshment all become Tysons.
The original Tyson opened the first res
taurant in Manchester A man of in
dividuality himself, he checked indi-
viduality in Others. He would not pro
vide vegetables. telling those who asked
for them 10 90 10 Shudehill market; he
would allow neither reading nor smok-
ing; anybody who came into his place
of business had to eat what vas pro
vided. without being too particular
about the cut or the amount of fat, and
without moving any of the chairs, and
then TO clear out and make room for
other customers. OF else he was asked
TO go. Such was Tyson's. but other
times. other manners, and. moreover,
competition is now so keen that we
may e another Wellington before we
see another Tyson.-London Tit-Bits.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-06
Medicinal ouaII.Is. Of strawbsrrls..

All herbalists agree in pronouncing
Strawberries as wholesome and bene-
fetal beyond every other English fruit.
Their smell is refreshing to the spirits,
they abate fever and are diuretie and
gently laxative. The leaves may be
used in gairgles for quinsies and sore
mouths. The chemical constituents Of
the strawberry are a peculiar volatile
aroma. sugar.. mucilage. pectine. citric
and malic acids in equal parts, woody
fiber and water. The fruit Is muei-
Iaginous. somewhat tart and saccha-
rine. 1t is especially suitable in IN
Hammatory and putrid ~fevers, and Tor
catarrhal sore threats Tit
Bits.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-06

Among the many stories that are told
Of superstitious Ignorance Of bells, the
following will probably take the
cake Near the little village Of Ra-
leigh there is a hollow. said 10 have
been caused by AN earthquake cen
turtles ago. which is said to have swal
lowed up a whole village, including the
church. To this place the villagers OF
Raleigh were in the habit Of repairing
every Christmas day morning, putting
their ears TO the ground and listening.
as they asserted, TO the church bel
ringing beneath theml What was
really heard was the bell Of a neigh
boring church. the sound being borne
along the surface of the ground. This
custom was in existence. we believe, a
late as forty years ago.-London Tit
Bits.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-06
when spurEson Took Nothing but MIX.

when spurgeon Took Nothing but MIX.
One day, while dining at the house
of a friend. the Rev. c. II. Spurgeon
was heard TO say that he had lived for
three months on nothing but IN
This gave rise among the compan
several questions as to what prove
him from eating solid food, from
complaint he was suffering, how
strength was maintained, what sol
milk was it. and in what quantity
be take it. After every ones eurios
was fully aroused, Mr.. Spurgeon, vita
a twinkle of fun in his dark eyes, said,
"Ask my mother, which reply wa fol
lowed by roars of laughter, every one
feeling they had been taken in, the time
being the first three months Of his life
London Tft-Bits
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-06

pug oogT Did you ever think his face
looks like that of a monkey The
monkey he most resembles is the pug
monkey. which gets its name from Pug
or Puck. as Shakespeare writes. the
sprite Of mischief Omaha World.
Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-06

DR.. Z Klein. the bacteriologist Of
London. states that he inOculated two
cows upon the shoulders with the diph-
theritic virus The incubation was fol
lowed by the occurrence Of vesicles and
pustules upon their udders, and MI
crobes were found in their milk. Two
calves were inoculated with the matter
taken from the v~esicles and pustules,
and similar e%ruptions were produced
In them, followed by broncho-pneumo-
mia and fatty kidneys such as occurred
in the COWS. Two cats fed with the
milk from the COWS sickened with feline
diphtheria. and this vas followed by
an epidemic among the cats kept for
experimental purposes in the laboratory.
Fourteen sickened with it some OF
them dying.-Dr. J. Lewis Smith In
Babyhood.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-06
An Apt Reply.


One Of Mr.. Arthur Balfour's brothers
being an ardent apostle of the aesthetic
school. was once discussing the subject
Of art culture with Lord Salisbury
Finding the prime minister anything
but responsive to his theories. he OF
served. Il am afraid. uncle, you are a
sad Philistine." I'm that case" LORD
Salisbury responded. II am not the
first Who has suffered from the laW
bone of an ass. San Francisco Arg
naut.
He Rents Rings-
Apropos Of the increase ia the price
of diamonds a man from New York has
a scheme calculated to help the impe-
cunious young exquisite who wants to
get engaged, but who lacks the neces.
sary funds TO purchase a suitable dia.
mond pledge Of his affection. This
scheme il nothing more nor less than
to loan engagement rings for so much
per month
Its just this. said Mr.. Solomon
that is his name-"a young ma cant
afford TO buy a diamond ring. Very
well he doesn't need TO do so. he
/ comes to me. | take his note and lend
him "a splendid diamond ring at a rea.
sonable rental He gives il TO In;
6ancee The marriage takes place in
! the course of time. and in a few months
afterward the young man owns up and
takes back the ring, upon which be
has been paying rent. and gives it tc
me Riski Oh none at all | have
his note The humiliation that would
come from exposure should seek the
assistance of the law preciudes the pos
sibility OF his defaulting | have nc
lost a ring yet, nor a dollar Of rental
The business has been a paying one.
Chicago Post.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-06

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af aIi ~ NaIH uInnfE g. otAr
afn faIIHHH ~nrlunau auDuH tnNir
XIV nn1 nInIa fal f1Inrulaa Zee.
Hon ESQ Portland, a nlne
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-06

The YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL reaches a
larger. class of people in the city and surrounding
country and has a larger circulation than any
other paper. and is therefore the best advertising
medium.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-08-29
The Detectives Report.

Detective VIM. Carlton of the Boylan
Agency who was employed to work on
the Robertson murder, made his final re-
port. The report is minute and COM
pIete in its details.
The detective is Of the opinion that
the crime las been committed by one
man, and says i'll his mind Boy Cham
bers is the murderer.
The detective has made his case solely
against Chambers, Willie the popular
belief here is that Paul COrmier who is
still at large, is just as guilty. II not
more. than Chambers. Most of our peO-
pie disagree with the detective, that the
crime was committed by one man, the
popular opinion is that two or more per-
sons are implicated in it. There is,
however. but little evidence to sustain
| this belief.
! After reading the report attentively
and carefully, we have come to the con-
clusi0n that there are strong circhm-
| stances against Chambers. The contra
dictions are numerous which are indi-
cations that some one lied in their evil
deHce. which tend TO increase the doubt
against the prisoner. The human blood
found on his feet, on his pocket knife
and in his pocket. IS about the strongest
and most convincing evidence against
the negro, but we doubt that the evf-
iehce contained IN the report will be
sufficient for any jury to bring verdict
of guilty, not even qualified one. But
we believe the evidence art strong
enough to keep the man until further
Developments which are sure TO come
out In the near future, possibly whet
Paul Cormier is arrested the whole truti
will be obtained from him or from evi-
dence that can be collected after his side
of the story is told.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-08-29
Abusing the People.

Monday morning we remarked THAI
an unusually large number of people
from the country were coming to town,
most of them in carriage. We wondered
what was up. was it politics, After tho
crowd was all in, cOngregated near the
Court House, we dispatched represen.
tative of the MESSENGER to find out the
object of the gathering Of those people.
who were mostly from the fifth ward Of
this parish, and learned that they
were informed by speaker at
meeting in that ward, on Sunday, the
day previous to their coming here, that
the negroes who are held in Jail accused
Of the mu: der Of the ROberts0ns were to
be tried and the presence Of those people
was necessary, and were requested to re.
port here.
We further learned that many Of those
who came here were notified late during
Sunday night TO report to st. Martin
vile Monday morning. Many of them
told persons here and on their way CON-
ing. that they were informed the
people of this town We're going TO hang
the negro murderers and their help was
asked. Others said they We're coming to
force an entrance TO the Jail, get the
prisoners and string them.
Now, every one is asking why did
those people come here for, who request
ed the speaker to notify those peO;
pie that their presence was necessary
here, what was the object of making
those people leave their work to come
and loaf Il whole day in st. Martinyillep
Does ii not look as if there is some poll;
/ ties in il, is it not an effort made TO try
and rally those people together, put
them under the control Of some leader,
and by misrepresenting things as was
done in this instance, Use them for poll
teal purposes? IL such was the inten-
ton, we believe it failed, for many OF
those who were here Monday returned
home very dissatisfied. There was no
trial of the murderers, not even q preli-
minary trial, and much less any negro
hanging.
We therefore come TO the conclusion
that it was political move. and Il poll
tical failure. The people are getting
tired OF being abused IN that way.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-08-29
The Parent of Insomnia.

The parent of insomnia or wakefui;
ness is in nine cases out Of ten dyspe-
ptic stomach, Good digestion gives
sound sleep. indigestion interferes with
it. The brain and stomach sympathizes.
One of the prominent symptoms OF
weak state of the gastric organs Is dis
turbance OF the great nerve entrepOt, the
brain. InvigOrate the stomach, and you
restore equilibrium to the great centre.
A most reliable medicine for the purpose
is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which is
far preferable to mineral sedatives and
powerful narcotics which, though they
may for time exert sOpOrifc infiu-
ence upon the brain, soon cease to act,
and invariably injuTe the tone Of the
stomach. The Bitters, on the contrary
restore activity to the operations of that
all important organ, and their benef'
cent influence is reflected in sound sleeI
and a tranquil state of the nervous sys-
tenn. A wholesome impetus is likewise
given to the action of the liver and bow
els hv its Use,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-08-29
How to Succeed.

This is the great problem of life which
few satisfactorily solve. Some fail be-
cause of poor health, others want OF luck,
but the majority from deficient grit
want of nerve. They are nervous. ire
solute. changeable. easily get the blues
and take the spirits down to keep the
spirits up" thus wasting money, time,
opportunity and nerve force. There is
nothing like the Restorative NerSine,
discovered by the great specialist, DIR.
Miles, to cure all nervous diseases, as
headache, tn blues, nervous DrOstration
sleeplessness, neuralgia. st. Vitus dance
fits, and hysteria. Trial bottles and fine
book Of testimonials free at 7. !, Liable
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-08-29
DIED.

At the residence Of the parents I'm st;
Martin parish, on Thursday August 20,
1891, THOMAS ALBERT HANtAY, son of
P. Hanlay, aged years and 10 days.
The funeral took place In the evening
from the Catholic church.
Mr.. Hanlay, the beareaved father, is
the esteemed foreman of the section ON
this branch road, who has had charge Of
this work for the last few years. and
who by his aniable manners has made a
host of friends in this town and parish;
who deeply sympathize with him and
family in the loss of their little idol,
Thomas Albert.
The MESSENGER tenders 20 the fuinils
I ITS heartfelt SvDpathv
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-08-29
The Robertson Murder.

The infamous character, Louis Michel,
upon whom suspicion was placed as be-
ing implicated in the Robertson murder,
was arrested in Plaquemines, last week.
Sheriff Gardemal was Immediately nOti-
fed Of his arrest, and deputy sheriff A.
V. Fleming was sent after him, and ar;
rived here Saturday last with the pri-
sOner. Michel was placed In a steel
cage.
Sunday night, negro believed to be
Jos. Pierre, another bad and suspicious
character, was seen at Cypress Island,
and on being detected ty another negro
he took to the swamps. This fact was
reported here the same night and sheriff
Gardemal with posse went to his pur.
suit, but could find no trace of the man.
Louis Michel was examined Tuesday
morning, in the Jail, but nothing relat.
ing to the murder could be had from
him.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-08-29
Regulatorism VS.. Justice.

We are informed that few days ago
an attempt was made to burn the house
of Mr.. Colin Juberty, in the fifth ward of
this parish. The fire, which was discOv-
red under the house, where quantity
of matches and kindling were found,
was put out without damage.
A search was made to discover the
incendiary who proved to be color
ed woman who confessed the crime.
After her confession the regulators
started to hang her, but as she was preg-
nant, they took under consideration
her position, and after deliberating over
the matter, decided no: to hang her. but
gave her good whipping after which
she was driven out Of the parish. going
we presume to st. Landry parish.
Such proceedings are entirely wrong
and their baneful influence will sOOner0r
later be seen, and to the regret of those
very same people, who take the law in
their own hands.
The crime Of this negress is capital
one, punishable by death, and instead Of
whipping her and throwing her upon a
neighbOring community, who now run
the same danger as did Mr.. Juberty. she
should have been brought to the authO-
rites by those persons and put in the
hands of justice, and If the evidence they
had, were sufficient, she would have
been convicted, if not to death, at least
to The penitentiary for life. There she
would not be a constant and menacing
danger to any community.
Those people in acting as they did,
lave done a wrong to themselves. to
the community upon which they have
thrown the criminal, and have deprived
justice of the privilege of giving the
proper punishment to the criminal.
Gentlemen, lock over the matter seri-
Ously, consider the seriousness of your
action, and we have no doubt that in
the future instead of taking the law in
your own hanlls, you will assist the au'
thOrities to punish criminals through
the legal process of law.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-08-29
The forepart of last week the COM

The fOrepart OF last week the cOul-
mon expression was "hOw warm 1t is,
have never seen the like" and the FORE
part of this week was 'hOw cold, have
never seen the like at this early date"
The time and weather change, so does
politics.
Our politician friends are receiving
terrible side blows these days, that ought
to make them regret the past and trem-
bic at the present. The coming CAM
paign will be one of fact, not illusion
as IN the by-gOne days. The thing is
straight, no water in it..
We are told that certain persons are
claiming the credit of having arrested
the negro Boy Chambers. possibly for
political effect, but the fact is the negro
Chambers was arrested and jailed by
Deputy Sheriff Theodore Laperuse. by
order of Judge JAS. +. M0utOn.
The numerous friends of the charm
ing Miss Alexandrine Daban, who by
her amiable and winsOme manners has
won the love and esteem of our people,
will be pleased TO hear that that fasci-
mating young lady was married to Mr..
Gustave Correge, editor of LA Republi-
que des IIautes-Pyrenees," of Tarbes,
France, on the sth of the present month.
May her married life be one of love, JOY
and pleasure. and accompanied by ab,n-
dant success is the wish of her many
friends in Louisiana.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-08-29

We are requested by Sheriff Garde,nal
TO state that having been Informed that
report Of Detective Carlton was received
and filed in the Clerks Office, amt some
allusion made concerning him Ia con.
nection to the calamity that befell out
community, he called 1T the Clerks
Office with the intention Of reading and
denying same, but by order of the Clerk
the document was sent I'm the country
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-08-29
The Fifth Organizes.
We have been requested to inser the
following:

We have been requested 10 lIlSer l tae
following:
Parish Of st. Martin,
L'Anse Charpentier.
August %. 1891.
The people of this vicinity, met this
day for the purpose of organizing an
anti-lOttery club.
The meeting was called to order by
the Hon. Sosthene Zeringue, who all
dressed the same, stating its purpose.
On motion of A. y. Roy the name Of
the club is designated as the white De-
mOcratic Anti-LOttery Club No 2, Of the
Parish of st. Martin and its organiza-
tion Is effected for the purpose of OppOs-
ing the adoption of the Morris revenue
etnendtnent to the constitution of che
state of Louisiana.
After remarks by several members
the club adjourned to its next regular