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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-05-04
Local News.

Summer latest styles of ladies
mitts at j. G. Pernollet
1t is no exsggeration to say
that st. Martinville- is the best
policed town in the State.
We call the direct attention
of our readers to the new ad OF
Mr.. A. V. Fleming in this issue.
Misses Marcilite and Anne de
st. German gave delightful sol
ree to their friends Friday last
1t is reported to MS that the
rain of last Saturday produced q
beneficial result on the growing
crops.
Our sports enjoyed the plea
sure of shooting at glass balls, last
Sunday. The score, we under.
stand stood high.
Mr.. H. J. Fournet has open.
ed his drugstore this week. We
wish our young friend success in
his new enterprise.
Go to church tomorrow and
later on, you can talk about the
fact that st. Martinville is the
best town in the State.
The lovers of the beauty oi
nature are many if we can judge
by the large number of flower
gardens that are in cultivation.
"A large new stock Of notions
dry-goods etc., Just received at j.
C. Pernollet
We are told that the sppara
tus for the manufacture Of sosI
at the Oil mill is being put up a
fast as possible, and operation
will not be long in starting.
Mr.. Albert Bienvenu and hi
son, Albert, left Sunday for Don
sldsonville, where Mr.. Bienven'
goes to attend the press conven
ton, being a member of the fourth
estate.
We heard that tho dolores
Baptist congregation will i'm
merse tomorrow, in the placid wa
tors of the Teche, several appli
cants who are seeking entrance =
the golden gate.
1t looks very much like tn
brass band is taking Q Rip Va
Wrinkle nap. Its sweet strain
are much missed by our people
It is to be hoped, that there vii
soon be an awakening.
WHEAT! WHEAT! WHEAT
Did YOU notice how high whea
has reached lately? Flour ha
gone up over 60 cents per barrel!
Edw. Soulier is your friend: II
bought his -four in car loads lot
before the rise and is glad to b
able to offer it to you at the oil
price, being satisfied with a sma
profit, he considers his gain. you
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-05-04
Spring
edicine

q necessity because the tonic Of winter
cir d gone, and milder weather, incrssssd
moisture, secumulstsd Impurities tn the
blood and debilitated conditlon Of The
body, opsn the way for thst tired telling,
nervous troubles, and Other M. Ths
skin, mucous membrane and the veRioue
orRsns strive IN vain 10 relieve Ne In.
purs current Of life. They Ill wGlcome
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-05-04

Adam was the first chsp that
got "a dig in the ribs"
Since the LIST Of May services
are held in the Catholic church
every evening, which are largely
attended.
Those popular young Bresux
Bridgians, Danton Domengeaux
and Paul Broussard were in town
Sunday; some one said they did
not call on the young ladies, but
this, we are assured, is q mistake.
While out riding in the coun.
try adjacent to this town, We obssr-
we'd that field work is we'll in hand,
the crops are free from noxious
grasses, and, Notwithstanding, the
late prolonged drouth, that was
but recently broke by a beneficial
shower. the plants seem to be full
of life and growing we'll.
The excursion season has OPP
ened in good earnest, and from the
public prints We notice, that seve-
raj of our sister towns have re-
ceived their visits. The MEssEN-
GER suggests, that our Board Of
Trade meet and extend an invita-
tionto some of these excursion par
ties, soliciting a visit here.
No pent-up clearinghouse can
hold our editor on his junketing
tour. Nothing short of a first
class hotel, like the Denechaud for
instance, will do. When he re-
turns We shall expect some hu-
morous disquisitions on steam ele-
vators. electric lights, and first
class fodder"
Richard Lynch, the oldest son
of our whilom fellow-townsman,
the late lamented Dr.. j. p. Lynch.
was in town Tuesday and Wednes-
day, calling on old friends and ac-
quaintances. Richard is from Dal-
las and is on his way to New Or
leans.
The pretty displays in the show
windows of some of our dry goods
merchants betokens the near ap-
proach of the holy first commu-
MON, at the Catholic church. From
the number of children in stten.
dance 1.-THE preparatory exercises,
there will be quite a large number
who will receive the sacrament
DIR. Jos. s. Martin had deter.
mined to practice his profession in
Lake Charles, but after visiting
the place, and finding twenty-one
physicians located there, returned
here, thinking the field more pro.
missing, and hereafter will be found
ready to answer all calls. His of.
ice is at the residence of his faith
or.
The Church and College an
painted and present q neat and
elegant appearance. How mucl
prettier would it look If the 10
in front would be put in shape
We already have . fund for tina
purpose of something like $8C
We belive it would be possible +
swell this sum if our people woul'
take it in hand.
The members Of Vigilant Hoo
} and Ladder Co No l, will enjo
; their annual dinner at Fleming
Hotel tomorrow. OF course, min
host Fleming will serve an appeti
zing menu, and a. the boys VII
probably not break their fast b
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-05-04
Purifies
The Blood

starts new lie throughout The entire
man. Il tones up the system and gives
strength and elasticity 10 tie muscles
and GinsWs Of the body"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-05-04

Hoods pills S ssiis sssSsssp 'a se'
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-11-06
Fowls in Confinement.

An important factor toward success in
keeping poultry is proper feeding and
watering. Fowls which have free range
of wood and field instinctvely select
what meets their ply ,ical requirements.
Under ordinary circumstances, in con-
dition of freedom, fowl travels I'M
mense distances, in effect, before it gets
all the food it needs, being ON foot all
day. The nearer one can come to nature
in treating poultry in confinement the
better. Nature does not feed in bulk.
Grain grows high on slender stalks,
swayed by every puff Of air. A hen, if
she had free access to growing oats. would
have to jump up and down until ex-
hausted before she could eat oats tn re-
pletion; indeed, she would have to stop
long before she could fill her crop. The
lesson of this is, whenever you feed grain
to fowls, scatter it far and wide among
cry litter of some sort, so that they will
have to hunt and scratch for it. the
more the BETTER as this furnishes health
full exercise.
A practical poultry keeper writing to
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-11-06
The Sitting Hen.

The nest-box for sitting hen should
be more capacious than an ordinary one,
giving her plenty OF ''elbow room" to
turn about in and manGuvre her eggs
to insure successful Matching. 1t is
claimed in recent article in Harper's
Bazaar that sod of grass, cut to fit the
bottom of the box and slightly followed
in the middle, makes the most whole
some and comfortable nest hen can
have, and one which enables her to keep
her eggs at Il uniform temperature. The
earth of the sod neither encourages nor
harbors vermin. Cedar twlgs and pine
needles are excellent to strew in nests as
they are also ti-verminous. The nest
box should be busted once a week with
airslacked lime by means of a small
powder bellows, and the hens body with
Persian insect powder as soon as she be-
gins sitting, ten days after, and just be-
fore the eggs hatch.
A sitting hen should have a spacious
"run" of laths and chicken wire of her
own. In it should be placed her daily
rations of food and pure water, also her
dust bath, as she needs more than her
ordinary comforts when sitting. Later,
when her little ones arrive, coop should
be attached to the run" taking the
place of the discarded nest. No dishes
of moist food or water should then be
permitted to stand around, lest the wee
chicks fall in and get damp and chilled
for cold and wet are fatal to them. A
simple contrivance to prevent small
chickens getting into food or water
vessel is to invert an ordinary kitchen
colander and set 1t on a shallow earthen
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-11-06

Harper's Bazaar, says wheat, barley, oats,
and corn, named in the order Of their
value, are good poultry foods. Wheat
heads the list as richest in the phos-
phatic, mineral. and heterogeneous prin-
ciples so necessary for building up and
repairing the waste to which the laying
hen is subject.
Fowls in confinement need plenty of
green food. If the "runs" are suffi-
GENTLY spacious to keep up a supply of
grass it will be great advantage, other
wise it will be we'll to periodically sup
ply fresh grass and clover chopped up
fine; also have all the vegetable rem
nants from the kitchen boiled ana chop
ped for the fowls. In the early morning
give mixture of middlings, bran, boiled
vegetable Feelings, and other remnants,
such as bread, meat and scraps from
the table. Scald the mlddlings
and bran, and they incorporate
with the vegetables; add a heaping
teaspoon Of salt for twenty-four hens.
Let this meal be made damp, not sloppy,
and allow tablespoonful to each fowl,
Middlings contain all the phosphates
and the principles of the best wheat
kernels, therefore it makes a fine egg
producing food. At noon, if the "runs"
do not produce enough grass and clover
or soaked hay and it worms and insects
are not accessible, twice a week finely
chopped meat. Before sunset give the
heartiest meal of the day-a grain sup
per, wheat one day, oats the next, then
barley and corn.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-11-06
Some Feeding Experiments.

0OM0 I00ulnS Experiments
The New York Experiment Station
has been making some feeding expert
ments with laying hens, to determine
whether whole or ground grain and
large or small breeds gave the most profit.
Following are the conclusions reached:
l. Two lots of laying hens, of large
and small breeds respectively, having
their grain food only dry and whole, ate
more food at greater cost per fowl and
for the live weight than did two similar
lots having about 81 per cent of their
grain ground and moistened.
2. A pen of Leghorns which had for
the year 81 per cent of their food ground
and moistened grain produced eggs at
greater profit than did an exactly similar
pen fed whole grain.
3. Of two like pens of Cochins the one
fed whole grain produced eggs at much
less cost than did the pen having ground
grain, which result is attributed partly
to the exercise assured in feeding whole
grain.
4. With the kinds of whole grain Or
dinarily available it is not possible to
feed largely grain ration having as
narrow a nutritive ratio-thaJ is, con-
tanning as large proportion of the nj
trogenous food constituencies is per-
haps necessary for best results from lay
ing hens.
5. BY using some of the highly nitro
genous by products with ground grain it
is possible to feed somewhat narrow
ration without feeding an excessive
amount of meat.
6. With hens fed similar rations, when
the hens of smaller breeds give only the
same egg yield as the hens of larger
breeds, the eggs are more cheaply pro-
duced by the smaller hens, but taking
into consideration the cost of raising
and the ultimate poultry value of the
hens the profits will be equally or more
favorable for the larger hens.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-11-06
To Make Hens Lay in Winter.

Good breeds of fowls are becoming
are using more purely bred males. A
greater interest is taken IN the improved
flocks and better quarters. The results
are so encouraging that the poultry yard
is coming to be considered of the pay
ing departments of the farm. There
are but few farms where 100 hens will
not support themselves nine months in
the year upon that which would other
wise be wasted. Two cheap houses,
boxed, battened and lined with tar paper,
with shed attached to each where the
fowls can scratch and exercise on stormy
days, will keep them comfortable and
inclined to lay all winter. The sheds
may be pole frames covered and sided
with straw or shock fodder. The houses,
If open, may be made comfortable by
setting fodder around them to be re-
moved in summer if troubled with mites.
A good house is cheapest to begin with
IL OuC O1A oAOAO AGS OuU q ODCGp oVA0W-
covered one will answer if warm and
clean.
The fowls should not be let out on
stormy days, and yet they need exercise
to keep them laying and healthy. So
the shed, protected from the cold winds
and open only on the south, gives them
a place, and small grain in the sheaf or
scattered in the straw gives them an in
centive to work. A piece Of meat hung
just high enough to give them little
trouble in reaching it interests them
amazingly while few bits thrown into
the shed causes race that is healthful.
Water with the chill off should be pro-
vided several times a day in cold weather.
Throw your coal ashes around the doors
and under the sheds. The hens like to
pick among them, and they form hard
dry surface not easily made muddy.
Grit is indispensable. Coarse sand and
broken dishes broken fine will meet this
need. Many cases of so-called cholera
result from indigestion, caused by lack
of grit to grind the whole grain. find
ground oyster shell relished in small
quantities, especially by the Leghorn
family. 1t furnishes material for the
egg shells.-S. N. W., in Am. Agricult-
urist.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-11-06

pie dish two inches larger in circumfer-
ence than itself, placing heavy stone
on the colander to keep it stationary.
This will provide circular space an inch
and half wide and deep for water just
in their reach, and not deep enough or
wide enough to wet their wee downy
bodies,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-11-06

ANTED-A MAN
in every section, at once, to sell staple
goods to dealers; no peddling; experience
unnecessary; best side line. $500
month. Salary and expenses or large
commission made. Address, with 2 cent
stamp for sealed particulars, Clifton Soap
and Manufacturing Company, Cincin-
natl, Ohio. BIN
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-11-06
POULTRY DEPARTMENT.

Address all communica tons to Poultry
Department, Box 200, DeLand, Fla,
The morning times., 1895-08-19
Dance Floor
To cloister
UNIQUE SIsTRRH00D OF THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
"Congregation of the Sisters of
the Holy Family" in New
Orleans.

Within the boundaries of Bienviles
street New Orleans, or, as II is called, La
Vieux Care" (the Old squarel, al the cor
ner OF les rues X oval and orleans, adjacent
to the historic St Louis Cathedral, stands
an extensive brick euhding, ST John
Berchman's Asylum knownalsoas the moth
er house OF "the Congregation Of the Sisters
of the Holy Family. i. This prosperous
house, which is the home OF a unique sister
hood, is situated on the site Of what was once
known as the Orleans Theatre, famous in
ante-bcllum days as the scene of quadroon
balls
As the quadroon balls We're a peculiar
product of Louisiana soil, 50 this sister
hood, chiefly of quadroon or octoroon
women. is an outgrowth of the Pelican
state. 1t is strangely coincident that the
same spacious portal and broad stairway
The morning times., 1895-08-19

low, broad, wooden partition III the rear
of two massive pillars that marked the
opening to a marble-paved hall beyond,
where an imposing flight of solid walnut
stairs lead to the floor above, over which
it is necessary to pass to reach newly
built chapel, or rather miniature church,
a sort of memetial to the negro ph'an-
thropist, Tony Lafon, who, besides many
benefactions bestowed while living. upon
the sisters, left to the order generous
share of his large estate.
ASIMPLEC ECEREMONY
An interesting glimpse of the colored
upper tendon of the extreme South can be
enjoyed by the interested at any one OF the
assembIages within the nunncry chapel. On
recent occasion, when the taking of the
veil" drew together large congregation OF
the friends of the sisterhood it was noted
that among about 900 women-there were
not dozen mon present-the purely black
were hardly in evidence. and as to tie
bandanaed aunlies, there were but eight in
the chapel, and they were very old and OF
the creole type, as were the entire as senlbly
The reason of this conCOurse, as SAID
before, was the taking of the veil. y Nine
young colored girls took VOWS for life and
seven became novices. OF these sixteen
five only were without the white tincture.
They were not all Louisiana born; III fact.
the majority were of other states or far
distant countries.
One came from Spain, another from
British Honduras, two from Mexico, ana
four were from the city of Baltimore.
The taking OF the veil by the coiored SIS
ters is a less elaborate celebration than
is general in like orders among the eau
casians There is an entire absence OF
formality, the ceremony, in its SiInplclty'
reminding one of reception lhto 1t So
dality The newly-eIect wore the tradl-
tional bridal toilets, trailing gowns OF
soft white wool, with the stereotypeu ac-
compartment of tulle veil and orange bIos-
som. The usual mimicry of the less re-
fined darkey was not apparent. But the
Church of Rome Brought to this celebration
the usual glamour of her imposing fltes'
for the simple office of reception was
precaled by high mass and followed by
the benedita-on of the Blessed Sacrament,
at which two bishops, eight priests ana
ten acolytes, the latter part quadroon
boys and part white boys, officiated. The
choir was composed entirely of Afro
Americans, ana even to the critical the
music was more than acceptable.
ONLY TWO ORDERS IN EXISTENCE.
The present superioress, of the or6ef'
Mother Austin, in the world Mary Ellen
Jones, who. although she has Been eigb-
teen years professed, is still young wo-
man. having reneunced'the world when IN
her early teens, is authority for the infor-
nation that there are possibly but two
orders of the Kind in existence, the othsr
having its origin in Baltimore and known
as the Sisters of Providence, Oblates OF
Mary.
The order in Louisiana is not something
The morning times., 1895-08-19
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

Georgeanna Morriss, an aged colored
woman. living at No. 316 North Henry
street. yesterday reported that she had been
swindIed out of $40 by two colored men,
whose names she did not know. They
claimed they could cure her by a spell She
was TO give them all the green money she
had in the horse amounting to Sl9, which
she did, and they disappeared with it.
Officers Atkinson, Dean. Wilkerson and
Towson made a raid upon gambling den
near Masnes wall on Fayctte street, early
yesterday morning. and caught a party OF
ten negroes shaking the bones, deep in the
mysteries of craps. The whole party was
captured.
watchman Lee Gcntzberger about mid
night Saturday night discovered a side door
of n. Lindsey & Co.'S big warehouse, on
Union and King streets, wide open. The
officer, hearing some noise in the build
ing fired twice in the direction of the noise
and afterwards, with Mr.. Lindsey, made
a search of the building but no trace of the
supposed robbers could be found.
The colored Baptists OF all the Ale Sandria
churches had big camp meeting at Wood
lawn, Fairfax county, yesterday.
Messrs Charles Kans, J. Postefield Stein
er, James Nowland. Admiral Gaines. with
a large party of guests of the Big Four
Club, left yesterday morning for trip
down the river in the steam yacht Americus.
Bin Carey, who made his escape from the
chain gang some days ago and went TO
Georgetown, yesterday ventured to return
to town and was arrested by Officer
Arlington.
Mary Harriss, colored, is confined in the
police station on charge of assaulting and
beating Jeff Porter, colored, who looks as
If he could pick Mary up with one hand.
Tonight Belle Haven Council, j. o. U.
A NJ, will have a visitation from National
Counsellor E. w. Tyler, of Richmond,
and also from Past National Counsellor w.
E. Orange, of Richmond Alexandria
Council is nov iran ging for the celebration
of its fifth anniversary on September 19.
Mr.. Frank N. Anderson, of this city, will
deliver the Grafton of the occasion. Frank
Miller, DAD Corcher and others, of
Washington, will also speak. Mr.. w. ID.
Zimmerman is now at work organizing u
council in West End, Fairfax county.
The morning times., 1895-08-19
TNDFRTAKFRS.
I NIItIAM LEE,
q I-NDERTAKER.
80 Pennsylvania avenue northwest
First class service. Phone 1888. !y5-Smo
srndur at Rirnr Wow

Beautiful River view yesterday enjoyed
one OF the bisgcs days of the season. The
broad acres Of this lovely resort and the
many fDatIres OF amu>eneaUs therein werea
tested 10 their run capacity 10y nearly
three thoIsand lolly Germans. BY far
and away 81 Wa : the banner excursion ofthe
commandments ortheyear The united
singers embraced the Arions, SaengeT-
bGnds and MaennCrchOrS, and great was
the chorus SINGING and prize bowling
The handling OF such a large crowd gave
evidence OF the thorough system OF man
agenlent that Capt + 5. Randall has in
force. During the nine years Of r iver View
as a pleasure resort and the sixteen years in
The Potomac river transportation bus mess
DOT a single life has been lost due To neg
iect, an euvIable record when Ia king into
consideration that within this period, ac-
cording to the custom house reports, over
four million happy eNcursiunsts have en-
joycd themselves on Capt Randan's s
boats OF all his employees, Capt. Randall
pins his faith on Capt. Barker, the mas
Ter OF thc Saml. ]. Pe8tz. This Sturd.-
veteran OF the wheel OF navigation Is one
OF the best known steanlbpatmen on the
Potomac, Atlantic coast and the Chesa-
peakc. and his thirty years OF faithful serv-
ace is the cause OF the present respect and
trusuul confidence that he now cnjoys.
The morning times., 1895-08-19
DIED,

McGINN-On August 18. at 1918 a NJ,
Mrs. j Cooper McGinn, wife of the late
J. Cooper McGinn, and daughter or Mary
Waddington and the late Thomas Wadding-
ton.
Funeral from the residence Of her sister,
SI3 North Carolina avenue southeast, Mon
day, August 10, at + O'Clock Friends
invited
Philadelphia Ledger please copy.
SCHLUETER-Die August Is, 1885.
son Of j II and Angelina SchIueter, aged
two years ana five months
Funeral Monday August 18Th. at 3 p u,
Private.
Baltimore papers please copy
GRAY-Edward Cray, infant son OF
andrew and Josephine Gray, departed this
life on August II, 1895. aged ten months
ana three days
Funeral private.