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Significant Figure.

> The year just ended will forever
be remembered for the number
and magnitude of its railway bank
ruptcies. During the twelve
months seventy four roads repre-
senting nearly eighteen per cent,
of the entire railway mileage of
the country, passed into receivers
hands. The same roads represent
over seventeen per cent, of the
entire railway capitalization of
the United States. These state
ments may appear incredible, but
the records bear them out.
Insolvency was not, however,
confined to the railways. The
panic year gave the death blow to
thousands of commercial, indus
trial and financial institutions.
Of banks and banking houses al
one 240 have been forced to sus-
pend, owing to restricted credit
and the boarding of funds and
their consequent inability to IL
quidate promptly. The assets of
these institutions aggregated SI00-,
100000, AMI the liabilities $780,
100000. OF commercial and in
dustrial failures during 1898 there
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'ableau.

Tableau.
JULES ROUSSEAU vs.. Ills CREDITORS.
10Th Judicial District Court.
No $3.50 of Probate Docket.
State of Louisiana. Parish of st. Martin.
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HOODS PILLS do not purge, pain or gripe,
but act promptly, easily and efficiently. Csc.
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Sherih's Sale.
OIICI III , CdIC.
State of Louisiana. Parish of st. Martin.
10Th Judicial District Court No $50.
Pierre Fauries VS.. Felix Berard.

By virtue of q writ Of seizure and sale
issued in the above entitled and num-
bered suit. to me directed by the Honor
able eth Judicial District Court Of the
State Of Louisiana, in and for the Par
ish of st. Mary, have seized and will
proceed to sell at Public Auction. to the
last and highest bidder, at the Court
House door in the town of st. Martin
vile, on
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 3rd 1894,
between the legal sale hours, the follow
ing described property. to wit:
all the rights titles and interest in
the north half of section % Township 8
S. r. f. The same being the undiyi-
ded half Of said northern half section.
Seized to satisfy said above mention
ed writ.
Terms and conditions. CASH.
Sherilf's office this 26th day of Decem-
Der A. ID. 1893. ID. REES.
Sheriff.
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St. Martinville, La,
June Sth 1893.
SHERROUSE MEDICINE
Company Limited.
Sirs; If my name or influ-
encc can be of any service in
making known SO fine a re-
medy as DR.. TICHENOR'S
ANTISEPTIC, you are more
than welcome.
Mrs. c. Durand.
A.P. RESWEBER. st. MartinviIle. La.
A. r. FRENCH, st Martinyille. La.
ADOLPHE RESWEBER,
HENRY PELLET. Loureauville. La.
ADRIEN GONSOULIN,
JAMES A. LEE, New Iberia, La.
l.. BAZUS.
DR.. ii. NJ. NEBLETT, Breaux Bridge,
JULES JEANMARD,
DIR. +. C. LATIOLAIS. BrOussardville,
MRS. Z. j. CYR & SON, Jeanerette,
PA. VEASEY, Olivier. La.
SEVERN LEBLANC. Abbeville. La.
A. L. DYER, Youngville. La.
A. LACOMBE. OpelOusas, La.
HON. II. l.. GARLAND. OpelOUsas La.
In. SATTERFIELD Lafayette, La.
VIC. RAGAN, Mayor of Thibodeaux,
HON. j. Y. SANDERS, Franklin, La.
1t is. but justice to ourselves
and the public that we warn
them against the many lMlMl-
TATION of DIR. TICHE-
NOR'S ANTISEPTIC.
Remember NONE guenine
without his name blown in
the bottle.
Respectfully,
SHERROUSE MEDICINE
Company Limited.
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How's This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls CataIrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & co. Props, Toledo. O.
We the undersigned have known +. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years, ami believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transaction and financially able to car
ry out any obligation made by their
firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O., WALDING, KINNAN Il MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
lv, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system.
rB-S Sold by Druggists. price 10 cts per
bottle.
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and my wife for my restoration to perfec
health.'' HARVEY HEED, Laceyvllle, q.
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Whereas James Simon, syndic of the
insOlvent estate of Jules Rousseau. has
filed in my office an account of his ad-
ministration Of said insolvent estate.
Now. therefore, all persons are hereby
notified to file their objections if any
they have to the said account with the
Clerk Of said Court. at his Office, in the
town of st. Martinville, within ten days
after the first publication hereof. other
wise the said account will be in due
course by law approved and homologat-
cd.
Witness, my hand and seal of Office. at
st. MartinvilIe. La. this llth day of
January A. ID. 1894. A. v. FOURNET
Clerk of Court
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DR.. TICHENOR'S
HNTISEPTIC


For Wounds, burns, bruises,
scalds, collie, cramps and hux,
and for collie and bolts in hor-
ses and mules. and bowel COM
plants, as also boot-ill and fs-
tula in stock, has no equal, as
is evidenced by the following
list of your friends and neigh
bors, whose testimonials we
have on file, and we would be
pleased to have you consult
them in regard to its merit.
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Notice.

st. Martinyille, Dec. 18th 1893.
The public are hereby notified that
am not responsible for any debts con-
tracted by Aspisie William.
Dec-23 sod. A. ID. WILLIAM.
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Transient advertisements, 70 cents per
inch for first insertion; so cents for each
subsequent insertion.
Official or legal advertisements, 81 per
1 inch for first insertion; and so cents for
each subsequent insertion.
CyBrief communications upon subjects
of public interest solicited. No attention
will be given to anonymous letters.
SATURDAY, JAN. I3, 1894.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10
MONTANA Has AN ICE MINE.
PrOspeotors Using It as a Refrigerator and
Meat Safe.

Meat Safe.
An "lce mine" is reported from New
York Gulch, Meagher County, Mon
tana. In early days the gulch turned
out So, 900, 900 worth Of gold, but Of
late years it has been nearly deserted.
Last summer, says the Northwest
Magazine, two prospectors uncovered
the mouth of an old shaft and glanced
curlously down It, They saw the ice,
which reached up to within four feet
and eight inches Of the surface. They
considered 1t curious, and thought
what good place it would be to keep
their meat, butter and other food
from spelling while they were work
ing in the neighborhood. They low
cred their provender into the ice
mine with the best results. Natur-
ally they told Of their find to other
miners, with the result that for q
radius Of three or four miles around
the miners came to the ice shaft,
lowered the beef and other provisions
into the mine, putting their tag on
1t, and hosting the rope from time
to time as provisions were needed. 1t
Is godsend to the miners, as it en-.
ables them to keep meat fresh in the
very hottest weather The miners
are unable to give any solution of this
strange phenomenon. The formation
of the gulch is shale, reddish in color
and full Of assures. 1t Is supposed
that gusts Of air from cold cave
may have underground connections
with the shaft and rapid evaporation
near the top may explain the con-
tinued formation of ice there as it is
cut away.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10
Promoted by His Horse.

James Byrne is a Swede who has
bumped around in all parts of the
world for twenty-five years, and he
landed at st. Louis the other day
direct from bombarded Rio The
story Of his life, however, occurred
during the Franco-Prussian war. He
was fighting on the German side as a
cavalryman, says the Republic. One
day during a hot conflict the cavalry
came to the top of hill, and on the
crest Of another hill, across a deep
ravine, the French had planted a bat
terry. Suddenly Byrne's horse reared
and jumped and started down the
hill toward the ravlne on a dead run.
Byrne tried to check the frightened
animal, but found t5bl thai 4 lac taken
the bit In its mouth and was wholly
unmanageable. Down the hill, across
the ravine and up the hill on the OPP
posite side the horse sped on like a
streak of lightning. The French
battery began belching out shot and
shell, and Byrne then realized that a
runaway horse was carrying him right
into the mouth Of hades. AS the
cannon doomed the screaming shells
whizzed by the head Of poor Byrne,
but some unseen hand of fate pre-.
vented them from harming either
himself or his horse. AS the horse
dashed up the hill to the very mouth
Of cannon Byrne concluded to make
the best of a dangerous predicament,
and drew his saber for self defense.
He was surprised to see the French
men leave their battery and flee like
panic stricken sheep But Byrne un.
derstood the situation when he
looked backward and saw his COM
rades dashing up the hill on their
horses. Byrne dismounted and held
one Of the enemy's guns as the prize
he had captured. When the other
cavalrymcn came up he found out
that they did not know his horse had
run away, but thought that it was
personal bravery on his part, and
that he had urged his horse to make
this mad race into the laws of death.
Did Byrne tell them that this bravery
had been forced upon him? Well,
hardly. Byrne accepted congratua-
tions and said nothing, He was pro-
NOTED to a captaincy, and all because
of his runaway horse. If he had not
made that ride the troops of cavalry
would never have attempted it.
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Don't Judge by Appearance.

A one-Iegged street beggar, who,
rain or shine, sits every day with
outstretched hand on the steps of a
warehouse in down town cross
street, is quite philosopher in his
way. He says that, so far as his ex-
perience goes, little can be judged
regarding the benevolence of men or
women by their appearance. Some
times, he says, he will see a man ap-
preaching who seems to he the per-
sonitlcation Of charity allied with
opulence. The beggar stretches
forth his hand with confidence, but
withdraws it with disappointment
Then there hurries by a Mephisto-
phelian-looking creature, seedy per-
haps, with a cynical smile on his
face, who drops a quarter into the
beseechi) e palm. Among women
the beggar asserts, the best dressed
are seldom the most charitable.
There are exceptions to the rule, of
course, but the prevalent theory that
a street beggar can "Size up" pedes-
trian by his appearance is erroneous.
New York World.
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Adopted Names.

Authors are apt to become very
fanciful about their names, as suon
as the latter have received public APP
probation, j. B. Jeaffreson says that
his friend, William Stlgand, was UNI
easy about his surname until he had
changed the spelling of it, so that it
stands thus on the title-page of one
book and "Stigant" en- another. Will
lam Hepworth Dixon did not receive
his middle name from his parents,
but assumed 1t at his own discretion.
Charley Shirley Brooks, formerly ed
itor Of Punch had no right, except
that Of adoption to his middle name;
and perhaps, had he foreseen that the
satirical humor of the day would
convert 1t into Shallow" would have
been willing to remain plain "Charles
Brooks"
Abraham Hayward a literary vet
eran, detested his own Christian
name, but an essaylst who was igno-
rant Of the fact insisted on address
ing him by it in an open letter on
some public affair. Mr.. Hayward died
in a few months, and a remorseless
joker worried the essayist by declar-
ing that the deceased had merely
been killed by this excessive use of
his Christian name,
George Henry Ttornbury, who has
done such good work in general liter
allure, was once asked why he had
taken to calling himself walter"
"As my ballads have made so de-
cided hit" he explained, IL have
decided to call myself Walter alto
gether."
The Questioner smiled, and Thorn
bury added;
Surely you must see that Hen
cry, Hen-e-r-y, is not fit name for
a writer Of ballads, and that George
is almost as bad, though no doubt
Byron was George. Walter is a
much better name for a poet; so
henceforth be good enough to speak
to me and think Of me as Walter"
A name seems SO irrevocable a fact
to some Of us that we do not stop to
consider how recently certain famous
ones have been changed or modified.
Tie Alcotts were not originally AL
colt, but Alcock; and the Brontes,
of good and great memory, were, not
so many generations before the day
of the famous Charlotte, an Irish
family named Prunty And thus
have decided or eccentric men modi-
fed the spelling Of their names, as
they might change the fashion of
their boards.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10

PEOPLE are scarce who think tlIae
the folds In the next house have re-
liRon enough
THERE are people who would do
more growing In grace II they would
try growing less.
ALL the science In the world can't
make bad man feel at home In q
good prayer meeting.
THE devil enjoys himself in the
company Of people who are well
pleased with themselves.
THE only kind Of a sinner who can.
not be saved to-day, Is the one who
will not trust In Christ.
DUSf On u CHRISTIANS Bible tsR
top dressing that the devil eau al.
ways use to make crop 4
No MAN can ever get religion
enough In his head to make the devil
let go OF his hands and feet
IF Christ is seen In your life, some.
body will DO convinced that God ID
still working miracles on earth.
WHEN an evil thought Is trying to
force itself upon your mind, the devil
Is knocking at the door of your heart
SOONER or later the world ls going
to be taken for Christ, In spite OF the
preachers who are Jealous Of each
nthar- g
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10

lr Is hard TO convince WORDING
that a sin is black clear through, as
long as he can hear gold jingling In
Its pocket.
MANY a man who asks God to lead
him when he goes to prayer meeting
suffers the devil TO guide HIM when
he goes to vote.
DANIEL had time to pray three
times day, but some church men,
bers think they are doing well II they
pray once week.
EVERYBODY knows that the sun
has spots on it, and yet some people
always expect ten-Year.old boy to
be about perfect
The man who knows that h s scales
and measures are wrong, has all the
proof that God will give him thGt his
religion is not right
THE Lord has promised that out of
every true believer there shall flow
rivers Of living water, and yet how
many have an experience that re-
minds one Of very poor pump.
ADAM was put out Eden for COM
mitting one sin, and yet there are
liars and thieves who expect to be
made welcome in Heaven because
their wives belong to the church.
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in the cellar which, with the cistern,
supplies an unlimited amount of
water at the kitchen sink through
the aid of a pump. The attic is
very spacious, and will be found very
useful as a place for drying clothes,
or should it be found necessary at
some future time two rooms could be
finished of, which would b. almost
as good sleeping rooms as any in the
house.
There is but one chimney, which is
so placed that it can be used from
all the rooms on first floor; the stair
case is also placed in a position to be
easy Of access from all parts of the
house; two doors are placed between
the hall and kitchen, feature which
cannot fail to commend itself.
The windows in the hall and stair
case are filled entirely with ornamen-
tai and stained glass, as are also those
in the attic; the other windows in
the house have the lower sash glazed
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10

in two lights of ordinary glass, while
the upper sash has a white light in
center and small colored lights on
each side. The interior is finished
in a very pleasing, yet economical
manner, the castings Of doors and
windows are trimmed with back
mold, though they are not mitred at
the angles as is usually done, but
square block, ornamented with sunk
work to be picked out in color is
placed in the corner, and the mold
ing cut square against it; this is a
decided improvement on the monot-
onous mitred back mold which we
see in nearly every house. The
rooms are all of ample accommoda-
tion to meet the requirements, and
each chamber is supplied with a good
closet.
The exterior is very striking, the
front gable very handsome, and
free rendering of what is known as
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10

One Of the twenty-five children OF
James McMurray was the late Rev.
Jacob McMurray, who at eight years
age astounded the peop e of his
ocality by his precocious power in
discussing religious subjects and
questions involving nice theological
points, and of whom his mother
prophesied: ale will become a great
preacher and die in the Lords har-
ness" He did become a distinguished
and powerful preacher, and in 1885
fulfilled his mothers prophecy by
dying while officiating at communion
service in the church. He was the
author of the famous local option act,
which passed the legislature and dis
turbed Pennsylvania politics so great
ly some years ago.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10

the Queen Anne style of architecture;
the front veranda, and especially the
hood over entrance, is very pretty
in fact, this is one Of the prettily de-
signed cottages which will always at
tract attention.
An architect designs a building
with special reference to the colors
to be used In painting, and as color
is the life of design, his instructions
in this respect should be infinitely
followed if the desired result is to be
a.arrived at This cottage has heen
gainted venetian red, trimmed with
R indian red, the chamfers, cut and
Junk work being picked out in black,
making it very effective and showing
the detail boldly. The cost is 81, AGO,
and the architects doubt if there is
any one who can sho'V prettier
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10
Vic ICrn or NImscIe.

be strong The craze-for it has well.nigh
reached that stage-aifects both sexes and even
childhood. The pugilistic phase of this fad in
young America is by no means morally promis-
yigor and another to be Sandowed with muscle
Super muscularty is often induced by physical
effort porilous to health and calculated to
shorten life Tho vlgor which means n regular
and efficient discharge Of tho physical func-
tions is the first medium at which all may safe
" aim without causing rupturos or breaking
blood vessels. Hostetters Stomach Btters is
largely conducive to gain in vigor of this sort,
since it stimulates and assists digestion, pro-
bowels in order Sleep, that grand recupcrator
of nervous vigor, is encouraged by it, and it
remedies malarial, rheumatic and kidney
trouble
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10
CATARRH rs SYsTEMATIC

In all cases There Is such thing as 4l6euf
catarrh. There is no such thing as catarrh
gf-Che head only, or catarrh of the stomach
only, OF catarrh of the throat only, or ca
tarrh of the bladder only, or cataTrh of any
other part or organ only. Catarrh is system
attic first, last and all the time. Consump-
ton might as well be called a local disease
because the lungs appear to be the parts
most affected. Catarrh in any case is as
systematic as consumption. The whole sys-
tenn is contaminated with catarrh matter.
Every drop of blood in the body is charged
with the poison, which is picked up from the
stomach by the blood and carried around in
circulation after dropping down from the
head. Under these circumstances it would
appear worse than nonsensical to expect to
cure your catarrh by poking, squirting,
snuffing or inbaling something or other up
your nose If you ever get cured of catarrh,
it must be by an inward medicine that is
competent to take all the poisonous catarrh
matter down and out of the system from the
inside, putting your whole system in the
proper condition and purifying the blood, so
that you are not catching colds to produce
catarrh or any other disease. What Is the use
of throwing your money away or losing your
time, month after month or year after year,
when you can get cured of the most aggra-
waited case of catarrh of any kind in one or
TWO weeks by using the Red Cross Constitu-
tional, the only medicine known at the pres
ent day that is competent TO cure catarrh In
this the proper and only way that ii can be
cured. Cures guaranteed in all cases. Write
for circulars of general information.
Red Cross Constitutional Medicine Co.,
10qO Min gtrapt Konaaa CitV. Mo.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10
An EIght-Room Cottage.

For compact arrangement this
handsome house, from Palliser's
American Architecture, cannot be
beat There is a splendid cellar UNI
der the whole house, arranged for
the storage of fuel and other pur-
poses; a well has also been put down
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where Ola English survives.

A correspondent of the Boston
Herald writes from the Hot Springs
in the North Carolina Mountains;
"This is the land of the poor whites,
who dwell in windy cabins among
the mountains, and seem to have
nothing to live upon. A kindly,
hardy race of mountaineers, they
live usually to old age, in spite of
what seems like great privation; and
they retain in their usual forms of
speech many of the old English
words which were common In Shak-
speare's time. They are apt to ap-
peal to the rifle or shotgun in settle
meat of a feud but convictions for
murder are rare, although many cases
come to trial. Recently in this vi
cinity one mountaineer was arraigned
for fracturing a neighbours skull; and
venerable woman from the noun
tains was called to the witness-stand.
Did you ever hear Jim threaten to
hurt BillP' asked the lawyer. Il
reckon l did, answered the witness.
Il heerd him say he'd bust his MAJ
card one day when he was right
smart ambitious.
"Here is the survival of an ancient
word among the mountains of North
Carolina. Hamlet says in the grave
diggers scene:
"Why, cen so; and now my Lady
Worms chapless, and knocked about
the mazzard with a saxton's spade;
here's fine resolution, and we had the
trick to sect
Ambitious mean ugly in the
vernacular Of a mountaineer, and it
is more than probable that some re-
mote ancestor of the venerable wit
ness was transported to this part Of
the world for busting the mazzard'
of some fellow Briton.
"The people Of the lowlands com
ing into constant contact with those
whom the Shakers call worlds peo-
pie, have lost the language which
their progenitors brought with them
from England when they landed and
forced the convict settlers back into
the mountains But the mountain
men, seeing few strangers in their
rocky homes, have retained much of
the original speech which they in
herited from the exiles Of Elizabeths
reign"
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Sure to DO Seen. Merchant: wish this
dry-goods advertisement put in some part OF
tho paper where the women will be sure TO
SEQ It. Editor; Why, great snakes, man
When we want TO print anything where tho
women will be sure to see II we put il along
side Of a dry-goods advertisement. New
York Weekly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10
The Ladies,

The pleasant effect and perfect safety with
which ladies may use the California liquid
laxative, Syrup of Figs, under all conditions,
makes 1t their favorite remedy. To get the
true aud genuine article, look for the name
of the California Fig Syrup Co., printed
near the bottom of the package.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10

]. s. PARKER, Fredonia, N. Y, sayS,
"Shall not cal on you for tho Sl00 reward,
for believe Halls Catarrh Cure will cure
any case of catarrh. Was very bad. Write
HIM for particulars. Sold by Druggists, 75c,