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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-06-24
Keep Up The Fight.

The discussion Of the ASSESS
ment issue is taking AN eduation-
al form. II is opening the eyes of
the people to the glaring ineguali-
ties which exist uHder the prevail
ing system, despite the constitu-
tional guarantee that taxation shall
be equal or uniform. Below is a
publication in the st. Mary Ban
ner that will he found generally
interesting at this time.
Editor Eannrr After reading
Mr.. Xcnor'6 letter to DIR. Going in
last weeks Banncr, one is apt to
grow moditaiivr and ponder on
the comparison between taxation
as applied to- ON mammoth sugar
plantations and the number of
small farms and homes in the par
ish and State; III fact, to I've cor
rect, there Is no comparison, rs
can he seen and proved 10y looking
over the asscssor's books.
What do these small farm yield?
Luxuries? \ Thousand mays"
come forward with detected micn.
Comforts? The echo 90 the
last denial Is acccnNated. A liv-
ing? In some cases, yes, barely.
And the plantations, crowned
with many glories, overlooking as
the land Of milk and honey? Lux
uries, comforts and all pleasures
answer gaiiy to these questions,
and yet the great burden of taxa
ton rests on the small land owner,
not alone in St. Mary, but all over
the State and, as far as the writer
knows the world over. In 1892
the net profit, to many plantations,
was equal to the assessment!
n uSt assessment means Il low
rate of taxation and vice versa;
besides, the property does not
show to the world as, according to
the Assessors office it now does,
that the Investment is worthless.
New Orleans shows the only
equitable assessments in Louisi-
ana paying over 80 per cent of the
taxes. Is New Orleans worth as
much rs the rest of the State?
As Il government can only be
supported 10y taxation, the people
have the burden to shoulder, the
distribution, however, should be
equal, the rich man coming for
ward with his wealth, while the
poor one contributes his mite; but
no man nor 10 property should be
allowed To- escape the common
burden. SMALL LAND OWNER.
That sentiment, the embodiment
of justice and equal rights, will
meet hearty response in New
Orleans. Here. too, while the dis
crepancies may not be SO glaring,
the smaller property owners feel
that the Weather ones are not
commensurately taxed that the
range of valuations placed upon
large properties is lower than that
levied on the lessor ones.
Let press and people crusade"
for this important reform until
the spirit of the law is made a
practical reality, bringing the
widely ramifying benefits of lower
tax rates in Its wake. Daily Item.
I'M | n,nn nunctinn
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-06-24
BRICkSl BRICkSi!

nUGiS AND EAKER,
Bricks IN any quantity at their Brick
Yard. back ol The Jail.
First choice brick at 81 per 1000.
Second choice at 81 per 1890.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-08

with % good depth Of reservoir on anill
with porous uHo.l. aud consequently
with free movement Of tho soil water.
down in wiuirr aud up IN summer and
tho economical use OF soil moisture by
the prevention OF excessive evaporation,
a continuous sunny % moisture can DO
secured 90 The roOH even inudry season
Tho upward movement OF the soil water
by capillary action Ia DO free requires
compact but porous soil IN freshly stir
red soil the iutcfsticcs are too largo fos
uch action and here the upward move.
mont comes 10 % stop In explanation Of
tho foregoing is hero reproduced n com.
muncation from r. Grcinor 10 Country
Huutlmnau. in which hc says.
bad pirco O.! tough sod, clay loan,
which wis 60 hc planted 10 onions and
potatoes Myman plowcl DC DO lap7ylo
az shown zoo Wig Owing t0c0u.iuuoul
spring uiug 40 orr soils worked badly
during the eariy past OF Che season, and
IL was impossible 90 break zap and linc
them Aftar much work with dill; and
smoothing harrow Che mlu got tho sur
mccof the piece iu pretty good shape, but
%, tough spls wDru not broken, nud
hollow spaces were loit between mbsoil
and top auil, gs shown IN Fix. .
have seldom sgOn piece OF apparent.
~ well tl.rd soil thar was no quickly
Affected by dry weather ns this All
during tho season 10 became completely
dried out in % irw days Of dry weather
after every rain Tho explanation ia
simple enough Capillary action was
largely interrupted ut tho surface OF tho
ruhsol as May Boo soon In FIG 9. and tho
surface F0il rcgc.yci but little assistance
from the fOIl water beneath. When tho
powing Is done. nv shown ~ Zig q. and
tho soil compac'rl au that tho surface
soil rests clio Iy and firmly upon the sub
soil. thcsOil water movement snot inter-
rupigl Tho mulaiuraUones up into tho
surface soil, us shown iu Fig. !, and pro-
yidcs continuous supply Tor tho roots
Of unr crup
Evaporation ut che mrilcc. however.
would wurup thH mois. TO from bc.
low pretty fast and during prolonged
Drought perhaps exhaust tho supply Ia
The reservoir 70 capillary action Is not
interrupted % tow inches below tho sur.
0Ict uy Observation-Disclosures Of tho up
per- crut Tho time lnuu soil over tho
.omplg'rd ,uyor acts us mulch. Tho
wuiur irum below can pass through this
soil mulch 400 tho surface only iu tho
lum OF ,upur aud evaporation under
royer lu tho g0alUudm0ist surroundings
ls found 900 ihc lime between tho com.
pactcd layer aud thopulygg.zyd soil must
bo very slow
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-08

Norwegian radicals are 10 favor Of trans
lerring a harbor on the Norwegian coast
to Russia voluntarily.
For my part ! am thoroughly con
WINGED that should this gift ever take
place. Russia would sooner or later
imagine she we're in need of the whole
Scandinavian peninsula.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-08

To no offered at cost for TWENTY FOUR DAYS under
~ Elorbeck TO iludo the interest OF Mr.
Hugh Maudn.
by Of authority In vested will oor at cost for =
Saturday, July and continuing
evenings July tho entire stock with tho single exception Of
tho j. H. Loyson Coz Jewellers lbs Main
will Boz q and
the uumportant exception noted, without
opportunity for tho purchase 81 Watches Diamonds,
Jevcy Silver will DO without precedent Ia this city regard.
hv what dealers ut whuoalo, and
the undersigned pledges himself that Ia no instance Will moro than
the cost u tho article be asked.
well known IL tho finest aud tasteiy
selected brought To this city besides which l. all new some
glass; has lust arrived and i from the
newest ratens tho Columbian display Chicago.
confidently believed that this ,e Will prove Of interest
tho people cy vicinity Mr. Maudn will be la attend
and will assist Satisfaction assured and article guAran.
teod. Terms Of sale CASH
Duriur tho sale repair work not solicited.
THOMAS H. ELLERBECk, Manager.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-08

STOCKHOLM, June To- Special D.
When you, my readers, are looking
through this letter, Dr. Nansen viii
probably be on his way to the North
pole
A prominent journalist, WHO inter.
viewed him the other day At his home
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-08
STOCK OF
JEWELRY, WATCHES, DIAMONDS And SILVER

To no offered al cost Tor TWENTY TOUH DAYS under the
" A. H. ECrbock TO lqudaic the interest OF Mt
Hugh Maudin.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-08

A. important Matter Made Plata with
Illustrations.
Evaporation Of water from tho surface
oi titled s1il during tho warm season
usually takes The vuioraway faster thnn
the clouds supply DO Our crops must
depend Tor their ucclsmoro on tho supply
u moisture stored up in ihe grclt rascr.
yoir beneath than ou tho rainfall during
tho main part Of tho growing SEASON.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-08

It sounds incredible nevertheless Il is
said 10 be true, that Eng a female rlc.
plant IN the Geological garden OF Cop
guhlgcn recently came 10 her death by
committing suicide, The animal was
suffering from contraction Of the bowels.
and one day, while set ON by the pains,
She was seen 10 deliberately throw her
bl kheJd against one Of the immense
iron pegs attached To the upper parts Of
the walls ln the elephant house. The
peT penetrated the head iuiurug the
brain, with the result that the animal
died shortly afterwards The verdict of
the Jury, who made the post moucm
examination was TO the end that
deceased, while sick and Respondent.
committed suicide by hammering an
iron peg into her head
NORWEGIAN RADICALS rAEES TO rAsE.
The dissolution Of the union between
Sweden and Norway would. without
doubt, bring the result that Russia
would seize a portion Of Norway in
order TO be able TO reach the North
sea-
The Norwegian radicals who insist
upon tb., dissolution of partnership
seem 20 have found no sympllhuug
friends iu any foreign country except
Russia Not even 90 lI1uce, uotNith.
/ standing lhat powers friendly relations
| 10 the Russian empire Is there p1,i,i
can who approves OF the doctrines OF
/ the uNfrtWr .ult
The prominent puisilnpaper Journal
/ DIES DyblH. takes the Norwegian nIi.
I IHH1. HrH.fIr In fu.lH AMI cali. fr..#
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-22
HALFWAY.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Arm spent Sunday
at Newtonville the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. ID. Newton.
Miss Mary Ranbach returned hcme
from Calumet Monday. where she has
been attending confirming school
for the past two weeks.
Martin Messner Jr., and the Misses
MCCLELLAN and Messner took in the
colored 400 at Houghton Saturday
evening, returning Sunday. All re-
port having a splendid time.
AS Martin Messner ST., was driving
to L'Anse on the ice Friday, in COM
pany with the Misses MCCLELLAN and
Messner and Martin Messner, Jr., they
met with an accident tina; might have
resulted in something more than it did.
About mile from Newtonville the
horses accidently slipped into fish hole
that had teen left uncovered by some
fishermen who had removed their nets
the day before and failed to mark the
dangerous place. The horses taking
fright ran away upsetting the sleigh
and throwing the inmates out. But
they very lucky as none Of them were
injured. Help came from Fews.
vile and the horses were caught near
Newtonville. The sleigh and harness
were taken to Baraga to be repaired
and the young ladies took the train at
the Catholic Mission and reached the
end of their journey in safety.
w. J. Wyckoff of Jacobsville &C.
companied by A, Fl. Andrews and J,
Stockley the company's surveyor, were
looking oyer the quarry Thursday.
Martin Messner Sr., received let
ter from his son Chris who is attending
the Cleary Business College at
Ypsilanti, stating that the college
building was entirely demolished by
the cyclone that struck the city last
Wednesday. He also stated in the
letter that if possible p. r. Cleary
would rent some large building in
which to continue school, but if not
the students would return home.
Miss Allie MCCLELLAN was the reci-
pent of box of cut flowers last Satur-
day from friend in Ocean Springs.
Miss. Flowers are rare at this time OF
the season and SO they are highly APP
preciated.
Mrs. M. Messner left Wednesday on
the noon train for L'Anse to see her
son, Johu Messner, who * seriously
i'll with the measles.
John Finn, second foreman at the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-22
The Best Is None To Good

and the very best of accommodations
are furnished on the fast express trains
of the Milwaukee & Northern r. r. for
Green Bay, Milwaukee, Chicago and
the East and South.
Pullman's Palace Buffet Sleeping
Cars are run through from Champion,
Iron Mountain, Republic and Pembine
to Milwaukee and Chicago, and meals
are served on train while enroute, thus
making the Milwaukee g. Northern r.
r. the favorlte route from the copper
country and Northern Michigan gener
ally, for business men and their families.
Try it and be convinced.
For further information. tickets and
sleeping car reservations, apply to the
nearest coupon ticket agent, or address
W. e. TYLER, Commercial Agent,
Republic, Mich.
GEO. III. HEAFFoRD,
Genl Pass'r Agent, Chicago. Ill,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-22
Chair seats at harness shop.

Chair seats at harness shop.
Eugene Brown returned Monday
from the Mesaba range.
A snow storm with blizzard struck
this region last Thursday.
III. Nesbitt returned from lower
Michigan last Wednesday.
w. G Brown, of Marquette, was in
town few hours Thursday.
Mrs. p. hester left Sunday evening
for few days visit in lower Michigan.
DR.. A. j. Braden. of Munising, was
around among his Baraga friends last
Thursday.
Baraga people can reserve seats for
minstrel show at S. II. Harris & Co.
Baraga.
The work of excavating for the
foundation OF Mcmahon & McArthur's
new block was begun last Tuesday.
A large amount of dirt will have to be
removed.
A party consisting of six men and
one lady, styling themselves the
Theater Royal Dramatic Co., struck
town Wednesday and gave show at
Foucault's hall in the evening tot fair
sized audience.
The performance given at the rink
Thursday evening by the Cyr Bros.
Specially Co. was one of the most
ever given here. The
feats reformed were something wonder
ful il the line of athletics. The hall
was crowded and all present were
we'll satisfied with the evenings enter
tainment.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-22
Who Says Rheumatism Can Not BE
Cured!

My wife was confined to her bed for
over two months with u very severe at
tack of rheumatism. We could get
nothing that would afford her any re-
lief, and as a las resort gave Cham
berlain's Pain Balm a trial. To our
great surprise she began to improve
after the first application, and by
using it regularly she was soon able to
get up and attend 20 her housework.
i. II. Johnson, of G. j. Knutson a.
Co., Kensington. MINI. so cent bot
ties for sale by S. L. Harris g. Co.
L'Anse and Baraga.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-22
TO CONSUMPTITES.

The undersigned having been restored to
health by simple means. after suffering for
several years with Il severe lung affection
and that dread disease CONSUMPTION, is
sufferers the means of cure. To those who
desire it, he will cheerfully send free of
charge) u copy. OF the prescription used,
which they will find a sure cure for CON
SUMPTION, ASTHMA. CATARRH. BRoNCHI-
tbs and all throat and lung MALADIES. HIT
hopes all sufferers will try his remedy. as i
ton. which will cost them nothing, and may
prove blessing, will please address,
REV. EDWARD A. WILSON,
Brooklyn, New York.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-22

quarry is dangerously i'll with inflama
tion Of tie lungs brought on by u
severe cod. Dir. G. L. Finch Of
Jacobsvile attends TO him and pronoun-
ces him to be in very critical con-
dition.
W. X. A. M.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-22
Genl Pass'r Agent, Chicago. III,

Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment
Is a certain cure for Chronic Sore Eyes,
Granulated Eye Lids Sore Nipples, Piles,
Eczema, letter, Salt Rheum and Scald Head,
% cents per box. For sale by druggists.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-22
BARAGA.

NoTICE.-The Baraga department OF the
I'ANsE SENTINEL is under the care and
management OF Harry COddington. A ii com
munications and local notices intended for
publication on that page should be addressed
To him.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-04-22
TO HORSE OWNERS

For putting horse in fine healthy con-
dition try DIR. Cady's Condition Powders.
They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure
loss of appetite, relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving
new life to an old or over worked horse. %
cents per package. For sale by druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28

her face turned from me half-hidden
by her hand. More than once gasp
ing, gurgling sound came from her
heaving bosom; passing the rosy por-
tails of speech, but leaving no word on
them. Deeply contrite-pitying her
emotion, tenderly repentant for the
sorrow had wrought, SO selfishly If
INTERNATIONALLY grew pathetic and
seized her unresisting hand. Then
impelled by fate, or chance, or habit!
my face drew nearer, and my lips
pressed long and loud upon her rose
bud twain.
s'Oh, Lord!" screamed the daughter
OF King Agenor, glaring wild-eyed
past me to the road. Then, with sud-
den writhe. she slipped through my
arms and fled into the house.
Sad, self-reproachful, turned away.
Full in the open road behind me stood
Jock Hardy, the young smith of the
village near; a 1.-the and muscular
Apollo of rustic pattern, albeit now as
grimed with SCOT as limping Vulcan on
Olympian Saturday night Coolly lii
a cigarette, strolled slowly by, drew in
and sent blue clouds through con.
temptuous nostrils, nodding to the cad
as passed. He seemed going my way.
for heard the heavy thud OF his feet
behind me. 1t was near tea hour. SO
fastened my pace. Jock FASTENED his,
soon passing and standing in the path,
full before me. Then he asked grimly:
"Does you city fellers alters kiss
gals?'
What do you mean, fellow?" This
loftily from me.
Muffin much" the young smith re-
piled, doggedly. "Only yer kissed my
sweet'art; an I'm gone ter lick yer,
rite now"
Now, was no small dab of an athlete
myself, and especially proud of my
sciences" but glanced at the long,
huge-muscled arms, swinging at his
sides; at the great. sledge-hammer
hands that ended them; at the wondrous
depth of chest and flank, as he stood
quiet, backed by the cleaning. And
had fully made up my mind to end
Betty's suspense that night-to engage
myself to her, and fix the wedding just
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28
MOTHERS FACE.
LOUISIANA.

There's feelin' comes across me-
Comes across me often now
An 1t deepest seems when trouble
Lays her finger on my brow;
Oh, IL Is deep, deep fcelin',
Neither happiness nor paint
IT'S mighty. soulful longin'
To see mother s face againl
IT'S, 'spose, nat'ral feelin';
Wust Of me, can't control
Myself no morol II seems to stir
An thrill my very soul
Try TO laugh II on-but useless!
Gee! my tears will fall like rain
When git this soulful longin'
Jes' to see her face againl
You won't know how much you love her
fYour old mother) till you roam
Way on. where her voice can't reach YOU.
An with strangers make your home;
Then you'll know how big your heart is,
Think you never loved before
When you git this mighty longIn'
Jes' to see her face once more
Motheri tender, lovin' soul!
Heaven bless her dear old facet
I'd give half my years remainin'
Jes' TO give her one embrace;
Or to shower love-warmed kisses
On her lips, an cheeks. an brow,
An appease this mighty longin'
That git so often nowl
james Rowe, In Yankee Blade.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28
USE OF BEACH PEBBLES.

They Are Caught Up In . Funny Lookina
Scoop and Sold for Gravel.
Bright beach pebbles that have been
rolled back and forth on the sandy
shore of Lake Michigan nobody knows
how long are used as commercial
commodity in Chicago They eventual
ly find themselves sticking In hot tar
and making the gravel part of gravel
roofs; crushed under heavy rollers for
street navements; and packed away
solidly as the base of maidstone side
walks.
The most interesting operation
through which these bright-colored
bits go is the gathering. Men clad in
trousers rolled up to the knees, shirt
and straw hat, wade along the beach
where the water line makes the peb-
bles show clearly. In their hands is a
sort of net and hoe combined. The hoe
part is an open iron frame with thin
shoe where the edge of the blade would
be. Stretched on this frame and bend
ing at an angle of forty-five degrees is
a stout wire net. With the shoe the
gravel is lifted from the beach and
drawn back into the net, through
which the adhered sand percolates.
Having filed q net the workman
with a peculiar fling lands the load
against sieve perched upon wagon.
The sieve allows the pebbles of COM
mercial size to pass through into the
wagon and rejects those too large,
which fall back pattering into the road.
1t is common thing to see two and
three wagons at time punched along
the beach in Lake View, each attended
by a bare-legged man with one of the
peculiar gravel scoops in his hands
Chicago Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28
The white House Carpet.

If any ocular proof of the persistence
of office-seekers is needed, it exists in
the White House carpets. They look
as If they could never be made to smile
again. The one ON the stairs leading
to the Office best shows what the impa
tient feet of the ninety-nine thousand
would-be government employees have
accomplished. 1t is heavy Administer
held in place by long nails with big
steel heads, instead of stair rails. The
nail is fully three inches long, but since
the rush there is a decided scarcity of
the shining heads, and the tread of the
office-seeker has pulled out even these
great spikes, and a couple of dozen of
them have been picked up and put
away. The carpet looks as if a regi-
ment of giants had been executing a
double shuttle on the stairs for the last
month. Any extra demand for stair
carpet at the White House ought to be
granted without demur by the con-
gressmen who have brought the office
seekers along and helped add to the
wear and tear.-Kate Fields Washing.
ton
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28

my hand; twas on me she smiled. a,
her middle-aged escort mounted like a
cavalryman, and the pair cantered off
through dim vistas of trees.
WHO is the colonel?' asked Hal
carelessly, as he handed me cigarette
and struck match.
odd friend of mamma's-good soldier
rising man in politics" my chum an
swered, between the labored puffs of
hrst ignition. "But say: Mamma wants
me to walk over the place Haven't
been down since last term, you know.
viii you come? If not, there's the
latest novel, or freshest magazine"
Miss Rettv's ride was to be brief: the
mill-dam but one short league away. I
Fnew Hal's lettering habits about the