davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-12-09
Every Girl Should Work.

Mrs. Lillian Plunkett of the Sar
Francisco Women's Press Asso.
citation writes:
A girl should be trained to be
self supporting just as carefully
as boy and taught to look upon
marriages as a happy possibility,
but not the end and aim of her
existence. Many women are ply
sically unsuited to be mothers of
a race. Must they therefore lead
idle, purposeless lives, dependent
on fathers for support
Women should be treated with
courtesy and consideration, but
they need not be treated like
dollhouse plants and denied tho
experience that business contact
with the world would bring.
Could any woman with a particle
OF ambition or energy be content
to depend upon relation for sup
port if she were left a widow with.
out means? And what if there
were little Aes to provide for?
There is nothing which can SO
broaden a womsn's mind aud Dr.
ing her to a realizing sense of the
struggle of humanity as personal
in business with the
breadwinners of the community
in which she lives. I respect and
admire the girl or woman who
earns her daily bread in prefer
snce to 9 !:ts Of lazy dependence.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-12-09
Storm Prophet Hicks Paper


Many persons know Of Rev. Irl r
Hicks. the noted storm prophet, bot are
not so we'll acquainted with the fact
that his monthly paper, Word AND
WORKS. Is one Of the most attractive
and instructive Journals in America
and Is doing more to educate the people
10 science than any other. 1t not only
contaios Rev. Hicks monthly forecasts
complete and unabridged, but also ar.
ticles from bis pen on astronomy and
planetary metsorology. finely illustrs.
TED. There Is q sermon or religious ar
tlcle in each number. Q Home. Sweet
Home" department. edited BY q lady, a
louth and Beauty" department for
boys and girls. Queries" for those who
want hard nuts cracked and many
other good things. All this for the low
price OF u per year. All subscribers
VINO pay for years subscription in ad.
vance before Feb. 1, 1894 will receive
free. as premium. Rev. Irl R. Hicks,
Almanac for 1894. This book alone ia
we'll worth the subscription price. Send
Fix cents for sample copy Of the paper
or send 81 for years subscription To
WORD AND WORKS PUB. Co., St. Louis
No.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-12-09
Town Property for Sale.

The large two story hotel, Port Street.
near the bayou.
nice residence on Railroad Avenne.
new building.
residence on Main street, 9ue loca.
fion. opposite the church.
Another small property east Of the
convent. facing the bayou.
l will sell those properties on easy
Terms OF Will exchange same for good
improved land On the Bayou Techs.
For terms, price and particulars. al.
a.esS .Rc4cC t:.rry!ga.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-12-09

Witness the Honorable Felix VOORHEES, judge
OF our ssid Court at 1T. Martinville. Parish Of
81. Martin. Louisiana, this 2ist day of Noyem.
Dor a. d. 1893. VIZ. B. EAsrIN,
by Clerk of Court.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-12-09
Our Bad Consular Service.

It seems evident that reform il
needed in our consular service, be.
cause the numerous complaints
show that there are men acting as
consuls abroad who do not give
attention to the interests of Amer
lean citizens or properly represent
the United States government.
The case of the young man Ogles-
by who was arrested without
cause and thrown into a dungeon
at Havana shows that Consul
Williams was Indifferent TO his
fate, and despite the earnest ap-
peal of Oglesby, took no steps to
investigate the case and ascertain
the guilt or innocence of the pri-
soner, until the friends of Ogles-
by in this country brought the
matter to the attention of the
State Department. Down in Bra
zil, an Englishman named Grant,
who was representing this govern
ment in the capacity of a consul,
espoused the cause of Peixoto and
was captured and sent as q pri-
soner on board an insurgent man
of-war, leaving the Americans at
Desterro without protection. The
latest case is that of Consul
Leitch, at Belize, British Hondu-
ras, who has made himself such q
personal non grata to tho Ameri-
cans bv reason of his failure to
give any attention to their inter-
ests, and for other causes that
they have forwarded to the State
Department petition asking for
his removal. In q great many
foreign ports foreigners who know
nothing about the United States
or its citizens and care less, are
filling consular Offices, and it is
certainly about time to put q stop
to this business and appoint as
consuls only such Americans as
will discharge the duties of their
Office. It is not wise to place
such an important trust in the
hands of q man who is not in |
sympathy with the people of the
government he represents such, !
for instance, a. Consul Williams |
1t Havana, who is said to be q
with an English name.
States.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-12-09
FOR SALE.

A small farm. two miles from st. Mar
tinville. measuring about so arpents
Arabic land, aud "a arpents of timbered
land. The prairie land is all fenced in
and is we'll improved. all buildings be-
Ing new. It Is not subject to overflow,
and Is we'll drained. Conditions.
$500 cash. and the balance on easy
terms to suit the purchaser. for further
particular apply at this Office.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-12-09
Board OF Trade.

pursuant 10 q call made by several oil
our businessmen, meeting was held q
the Engine House last Sunday at II
O'Clock and the organization of tn
board OF trade was effected.
On motion Of T. J. Liable duly secon-
ded and carried, Louis J. Cardinal wa
elected as President prOtempore.
On motion Of T. j. Liable, seconded
and adopted. Albert Bienvenu was elect
ed secretary protempOre.
After a general discussion of the OBJ
ject OF the organization and the good
that will result from 1t. the members
present enthusiastically decided to 20
into permanent organization at once.
On motion Of T. j. Liable seconded BY
b. l.. FOurnet, ID. Cardinal was un-
animOusly elected President.
On motion of B. L. Fournet duly &C.
cOnded, kasel Schwartz was unani-
mously elected Vice President.
On motion Of r. L. FOurnet, seconded,
Albert Bienvenu was unanimously
elected Secretary and Treasurer.
The board then discussed Informally
several questions which will receive
their attention In the near future. One
Of them was the unreasonable high rates
OF Dire insurance as rated 10 July last.
which raise Is 10 many instances on
lifts per cent, and without any reasona-
Die cause or reason for the increase.
The other was the celebr rtion Of Mardi
Gras in style that will have the effect
OF keeping as many Of our people here
during the holidays instead of going to
the city where they layishly spend large
sums of money in very few days. The
idea Of the board Is to keep and amuss
our people at home and keep our money
home. These matters will be lengthily
and fully discussed at future meetings
of the Board
On motion seconded aud adopted, the
chair appointed James Simon, T. j.
Labte aud E. W. Bisnvenu members of a
committee to draw a charter aud by.
Jaws which will be reported to the board
Sunday the 10 inst, at II o'clock, a. m,
at the engine house.
On motion duly carried, tho business,
professional. trade and other people in.
ferested in the welfare and prosperity
OF our town and parish are earnestly
and cordially invited to attend the
meeting and enroll their names on the
list of membership.
The members who were present and
Joined tho organization are z. W. Bisn.
venu. Felix Bienvenu. James Simon, B.
L. Fournst. j. Fitzgerald, T. j. Liable,
B. Audtbert. X. Schwarts. j. B. Ferran,
l.. j. Cardinal, A. R. French and Albert
Bienvenu.
On motion the meeting was adjourn.
Ell to meet again on Sunday the 10 inst, |
ut the engine house at II O'Clock a, M,
ALBERT BIENvENU, Secretary,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-12-09

Rlpans Tabules cure the blues.
Ripans Tabules have come to STAY.
fdpans Tsbules cure flatulenoe.
Ripans Tabules cure scrofula.
Ripans Tabules cure dizziness.
hipans Tsbules are always ready.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-12-09
Land For Sale.

We are requested 10 offer for sale, a
acres Of first class land. adjoining the
limits Of this corporation.
Also. one fine property. with good bull.
ding, out houses, stables etc For fur
Their particulars. terms etc.
Address this office.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-12-09

Ripans Tabules prolong life.
Ripans Tabules cure hives.
Ripans Tabules Danish pain.
Ripans Tabules cure dyspepsia.
Ripans Tabules cure iaundicc.
Ripans Tabules for torpid liver.
Ripans Tabules at druggists.
Ripans Tsbules gentle csthsrtic.
Ripans Tabules cure torpid liver.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-12-09
VENIRE.

Drawn for the January term Of tho Nth Judi
oial District Court, holding sessions In and for
the Parish Of st. Martin, Stats Of Louisisus,
commencing on Monday the fifteen (is) day OF
January A. D, 1894. to Wit.
For the frst week commencing on the 18th
d.v - Iauuorv 1aol
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-09
Pay Attention.

A man once gave this apparently
ambiguous maxim to his children:
''1f you cannot be great in this
world, pay attention"
The first boy went away for a day,
and when he returned home he had
procured a place in a mercantile estab-
lishment.
'How did you get it?" asked his
father.
''Well, remembered TO pay atten-
ton, and saw the man look at my
hat, which was on my head, so l took
it off and put it under my arm"
What then, SOM"
1.-THE man said: Right, my boy, )
and hired me-"
$50 you were paid for being polite, "
said the father with much satisfac-
tiOn.
Attention." said Lowell, sis the
stuff out Of which memory is made "
The large things Of this lite will take
care OF themselveS-it is the little
things that count. We grow and i'm
prove by paying attention to to the
affairs of life. the habits of good so.
ciety, the manners of the educated
and refined. There is a story called
IA Window in Thrums," the work
of popular author. There is char
acter in it named ''Leehy," of whom
her friends said: ats a pity she
cannot make use OF her eyes, if not
of her tongue" and they rated her
for having her eyes east down, and not
seeing or hearing what was going on.
Yet she was the only one who saw
there was mae carpet below the wax.
cloth" in the manse; "iuist a poker
in the dreplace-nae tangs." And of
the minister's new wife: ''She wears
her hair low on the left side to hide
scar, and there's two warts on her
right hand" She had paid attention
to her surroundings and was full of
mental notes.
To pay attention to the speaker is
the highest compliment that can he
paid. It saves one the modification
of being told of the fine points that
were missed. 1t was this faculty
which made the Dutch painters great
artists. They painted ali the little
details OF room, even to the string
of onions over the fireplace, and these
least became first. 1t is the capital
of detectives detroit Free Press
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-09
Is Our Civilization a Failure?

We are won't to boast of our latter
day civilization, and often hug our
selves in admiration of our long list
OF Christian virtues. so-called. In
spite of these facts the still more i'm
pOrtant fact should not be forgotten
that the most extensive manufacture.
ing establishment on the earth exists
solely for the production of engines
for the destruction Of life and prop
erty. The Krupp gun establishment
at Essen, Germany, employs over
%. 900 operatives, who with their
families make up a city of $1,000
people That the making of death
dealing appliances is profitable
business is shown by the fact that
Is, 300 OF these people live ia their
own houses. That the business in
itself is not inconsistent with Chris
tian charity is shown by the liberal
spirit Of the master slaughterer, Herr
Krupp himself. He has set aside a
fund OF $l25, 900 it is said, to be
loaned to his workmen to build
homes Of their own when so desired.
Unlike our own ten per cent Shy
locks Herr Krupp charges only 3 per
cent. interest on his loans. Thus
this great establishment, designed
and managed solely to ultimately
blow mems heads OF, is the present
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-09
The American Ivy.

The American ivy. or Virginia
creeper, Is perfectly hardy vine, a
vigorous grower, easily transplanted,
and will flourish anywhere, on any
soil. and under the most unfavorable
circumstances. 1t will come up from
little root by the side Of 4 stump or
fence or stone heap and transform.
in a season or two, into a wonder OF
beauty. 1t il SO rigorous and tena-
ciOus OF life that it is much easier to
allow it to grow than to attempt to
destroy it, ana no plant furnishes a
more dense or graceful shade. 1T is
the harbor of no insecbs, the flowers
are inconspicuous and late in the au-
tumn are succeeded by clusters of
black berries On the approach of
winter the leaves begin to change
color, and before falling are OF the
deepest scarlet; more brilliant than
any Of the autumn leaves, except
perhaps the sumach and the maple.
1t supports itself well in almost
any situation by its numerous spiril
tendrils, which are almost rs strong
as wire, and grasp any object within
their reach with a frmness that de-
fies the ticrcest winds and storms.
These tendrils not only wind around
any support within their reach, but
when the plant ascends a smooth OBJ
ject, like the trunk of tree or the
side of ii wooden house, they act as
rootlets and fasten themselves SO
rrmly that it is almost impossible
to remove them.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-09
Good Natureu Indifference.

a certain good-natured fatalism
prevails in Russia us to the one crime
OF theft. At Saratcff. on the Volga a
crowded steamer was about to start,
when the assistant captain, hurrying
through a crowd of third-class pas.
sengers, was suddenly stopped by a
peasant who had previously com.
planned that his money had been
stolen.
"Your honor" he said. ''the money
has been found.",
Found. Where?"
''Sewed up in that soldiers mantle.
l went over there to search for it,
and sure enough. there were forty
one roubles and twenty-copeck
piece in my chamois purse.
''Where is that soldier?"
''There he is, asleep"
swell, he must be handed over to
the police"
''!landed over to the police? Why
to the police2 Don't touch him. let
him sleep on. Sure, the money is
found; what more do we WANT"
And as the captain proved equally
Indifferent, the matter was dropped.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-09

An unusual incident occurred in
the City Court at Savannah, Ga, a
few days ago Judge Mcdonnell was
tardy in putting in his appearance.
for which he fined himself $40, and
promptly RENTED the fine. His
Honor went to see his physician to
have his arm, which he recently in
jured. dressed, and the doctor kent
him a little longer than he h I'D
counted on. When he entered the
court room the hands on the clock
above the Judges desk pointed to
just ten minutes past 10. Judge
Mcdonnell took note of the fact and
said: "1n accordance with the rules
OF this Court every officer who comes
in late Is subject to a fine. The
clerk will, therefore, enter q tine of
$40 against the Court for hardness,
to be paid into the registry OF the
Court. Owing to the fact, however,
that this is the first time this thing
has happened, and also that the Court
had to be detained in order to have
its arm dressed. the clerk will remit
the fine. baltimore Sun.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-09
DRAGGED TO DEATH BY SHARKS.
A Sailor Secs His Two shipmates Eaten
Before His Eyes.

A Sailor seos His Two shipmates Eaten
BEFORE His Eyes.
A few days since the telegraph
brought to San Francisco from the
north a brief account OF the tragic
death of two sealers, IsadOre and John
Sheldon, in Japanese waters, and the
rescue of Theodore Anderson, who
was brought from Yokohama to Vic
toria still suffering from his terrible
experience. Anderson has written
to friend a few particulars OF his
thrilling adventure. The three men
mentioned left the schooner ArietieS
on June !, eighty miles of Yen-os-
Kuna. and after getting dozen seals
lost sight of the schooner. At night
fall they heard the vessels guns and
Next morning they heard the guns
again, but the sound was as far on as
ever, and finally they lost the schooner
altogether. The adventure is best
told Anderson's own words:
THE water every hour was get
ting worse and we could see gale
was rising, so we prepared for 1t.
Ne took the fifteen skins that were
in the boat with the mast and oars
and tied them securely to the painter
for a sea anchor. A shark, however.
soon made away with the skins, and
we were obliged to replace them with
our guns AS we we were flashing
the ammunition DOx also to the rope
we capsized. The air compartments
in the ends righted the boat at once.
q - ~<~h In, md
started to bail out the boat, but soon
had to give it up as a bad job In
spite of all we could do the boat cap
sized repeatedly, and each time left
us weaker. The fourth time Johnny
was lost ! noticed him a short dis
lance behind when I was swimming
for the boat, and just as glanced
around on getting to the boat l saw
the swish of sharks tail and knew
that Johnny was done for. The
same shark got all our provisions
when the boat wen: over first The
sixth time we capsiZed Isadore was
lost
"As midnight came on it grew
calmer, and, after bailing out with
the compass box, which, being dashed
w Vic OOdVt was C0IIICu away,
sat down to wait. Two days and two
nights l sat there helpless and alone,
without particle OF food, drop of
water, an oar, or sail. Then l was
washed up on little island. l
crawled out on hands and knees and
little wav up the beach found two
baskets of gull's eggs which the ma
tiyes had been gathering. They
found me soon, and when l said 'Yo-
kohama, they nodded their heads
and beckoned. Then, seeing l was
too weak to walk. they took time to
carry me. They took me to their
fishing village, cared for me several
days. and then gave me donkey to
ride to Yen-os-Kuna, whence l was
sent to Yokohama. The British Con.
sui paid my passage home"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-09
The Wild Turkey.

In reply to an inquiry, the Home
stead states that the wild turkey is a
native of North America. and was
probably the first introduced into
Europe by the Spaniards. 1t is said
the nrst one served up at banquet
in France was at the wedding of
Charles TX in 1870 William Strick-
land, the lieutenant of, Sebastian
Cabot in voyage he performed un-
der the patronage of Henry VII. car
ried them from this country to Eng
land. Since that period they have
spread with great rapidity, and they
are now found throughout the whole
civilized world. A writer some years
ago said: I'm its domesticated state
the turkey has undoubtedly degener-
ated--the wild birds attaining to
larger size, and showing more beau
tiful plumage." 1t. may be that at
the time that sentence was written
the turkey was inferior in size to the
wild bird, but the present Mammoth
Bronze variety is certainly equal to
the wild species.
The wild turkey was formerly
abundant in the Middle, Southern
and Western States. but we believe
never have been found west of the
Rocky Mountains They are now
found only in thinly settled regions.
In their wild state they congregate,
at certain seasons, in flocks of many
hundreds, frequenting the woods by
day and feeding on acorns, all kinds
Of grains, buds, berries, nuts. grass,
insects, and even young frogs. They
cross the largest rivers by mounting
to the tops of the trees, and then fly
ing across. A clipping before us says:
benjamin Franklin thought the
wild turkey should have been the
emblem of the United States, being
truly indigenous and national bird;
in his time the log cabin pioneer was
surrounded by these birds, saluting
each other in early morning from the
tops of adjacent forest trees, as is the
farm thouse nowadays by the chan
ticleec"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-09
SUICIDE OF RATTleSNAKES.
Prof. Holden Records Well Authenti-
Gated instance.

Prof. Holden Records n ll-Authenti-
Gated lnstance.
Mr.. z s. Holden of the Lick OBJ
servatOry writes to Nature as follows:
II notice in your issue of June 1,
1893, p. 1O7, an inquiry by r. l. Po-
cock as to the suicidal habits OF scor-
piOns. His conclusion is that il scOr-
pions sometimes kill themselves the
verdict must be accidental suicide,
or suicide while Of unsound mind I
have no evidence to offer as to the
habits Of California scorpions, but
have myself witnessed the deliberate
suicide OF a rattlesnake, and think
that a brief account OF 1t may be
worth recording. In the summer of
1883 Prof. Keller saw large rattle
snake with seven rattles) crawl under
the foundation of the dome of the
six-inch equatorial. With the nice
manipulation for which he is famous,
Dr. keeler fastened a pair of black
smiths tOngs about the animals
neck, and brought him into the large
marble vestibule Of the observatory.
The snake was furious and practically
nninjured. After every ono had seen
n.m it became question what to do
next 1t was resolved to put him
into a gallon jar of water. DIR.
Keeler had the task of getting the
very lively animal (which was some
three feot long, into the jar, and of
letting 90 with the longs while
undertook to put 1.-THE stopper Of the
bottle at an suspicious moment. All
this was accomplished very nicely and
the next step was to drown the snake
by inverting the jar at intervals.
After little time 1t became obvious
to every one, the snake included, that
the animal must soon be drowned.
At this moment the snake ceased
any attempt to rise to the surface of
the water in the jar, and in the most
deliberate manner struck its fangs
deep into its body. have no doubt
whatever that the blow was inten-
tional and with suicidal purpose. 1t
was a single deliberate blow. There
see the animal was Of sound and dis
posing mind and memory 1t had
been full of fury at first, but latterly
had only sought to escape from the
water to the air at the top When
this became hopeless the snake ended
its own struggles. had often heard
that snakes land scorpions) put an
end to their own lives. Here is an
instance which occurred before my
eyes. The snake is now preserved in
alcohol at the observatory and the
marks of the fangs are plainly to be
seen.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-11-09
ApOIOgizing to the Bear.

With the Navajo Indian the bear
holds the very first rank among
beasts. According to the credulous
savage, this wisest and most power
full of brutes even surpasses man.
There is only one case in which a
Navajo will meddle with him, and
this, says Charles 4. Lumms is when
he has killed a Navajo, and the In.
dians know exactly which bear is the
murderer.
Then strong, armed party, head ed
by the proper medicine men," pro.
coed to the bears cave. Hating
short distance in front OF the den,
they go through strange service OF
apology which would seem entirely
ludicrous to us. but which to them is
unutterably solemn.
The praise Of the bear, commander
of beasts. are loudly sung, and his
pardon is humbly invoked for the
unpleasant deed to which they are
now driven.
Having duly apologized beforehand,
they proceed to kill the bear, and
then go home to fast and purify
themselves.
Their greeting Is:
IL beg your pardon. and hope you
will bear no resentment, but we are
compelled to kill YOU" which is quite
as funny as the phrases of an old
New Hampshire farmer who was none
TOO polite to his wife. but always adj
dressed his oxen thus:
Now. If you please whoa, hish,
Barry. Also BOnny' There! Thank
you"