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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-03-28
Plain White I'm ported Organ

PLAIN White Imported Organ
dies at E. E. Soulier.
Misses Lucy and Elmira Har,
are visiting friends in Franklin.
Miss Louise Berry of New
Iberia is spending few days in
town, the guest of Mrs. George
Eastin.
Our 36in mid summer Zephyrs
made a hit only few left. Call
quick before they are all gone
10 cents yard, E. E. Soulier.
The Messenger will print cleo
ton tickets, furnishing paper. at
$3.50 per thousand, provided they
are ordered and paid for in ad-
vance, because we do not keep
election paper in stock.
We have heard some very da-
maging rumors concerning one
candidate, going the round; we
have tried to ascertain their cor
reotness, but failed, though we
are promised the facts in day or
SO.
This Office is prepared to make
slips with the names of candidates,
gummed and cut, ready for use, at
Sl.50 per thousand. Those in
need of some should order soon,
because the rush of work will be
SO great in the approach of the
elections; that we might not be
able to supply the demand. 1t
requires more times to make slips
than tickets.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-03-28
The "American' Sabbath.

The "American' Sabbath.
There is an American Sabbath
Union, bnt is there an American
Sabbath? If SO, by whom and by
what authority was it instituted?
The object of the Union is believ-
ed to be to preserve the Christian
Sabbath.
The American Sabbath is to be
maintained against what is called
the European Sabbath. So here
we have three different Sabbaths
American, Christian, and Euro
pean. There are no such Sebbaths.
There is Christian Sunday, and
it is common to all Christian ma
tions. 1t has been set apart as a
day of rest and public worship,
and as such is observed all over
the Christian world. It is the
first day of the week-the day on
which Christ arose from the tomb.
Some people, and great many,
regard recreation as rest. It is.
In many countries the first half
Of the day is devoted to public
worship, and the last half to what
rational human beings regard as
innocent recreation, but which the
long-faced, sour and grim-looking
Sabbatarians regard as mortal sin.
They think it religious duty to
make everybody as uncomfortable
as possible on that day. They are
like the old Puritans, and think
that on that day everybody should
be made to suffer.
There is scarcely a man or wo-
man arrived at the age of fifty
who has not very unpleasant re-
collection of the old-time Sunday.
1t was considered sin for even a
child to exhibit any sign of enjoy
ment. 1t was a day of misery,
long drawn out, and the younger
people were always glad when it
came to an end.
There is the old Mosaic Sab
bath, the seventh day of the week,
which Christianity set aside, but
there is no American, European,
or Christian Sabbath. There is,
however, the Christian Sunday,
wisely instituted for man. 1t
should be the happiest and most
joyful day of the week to
which the young should be taught,
by the rational and truthful OBJ
servance of it, to look forward
pleasurable anticipation and not
with feelings of dread. The work
of a hundred or a thousands
Unions can never bring back the
old Puritanic day Of gloom known
as the Sabbath. Y. Mercury.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-03-28
Local News.


ing is interfering with garden and
field labor.
Information has reached this
town that there was one case OF
small pox in Grand Coteau.
You'd as soon think of adding
beauty to a rose as trying to i'm
prove Crepons. Right for all
times and places, E. E. Soulier.
The famous little Guiteau was
again defeated last Sunday in a
i've arpent race by Bessy, the
little mare of DR.. Guilbeau.
Candidates, if you don't want
to be short of tickets, you had bet
ter begin to think about it at once.
The MESSENGER can do the. work.
The ward meetings are get
ting to he quite frequent these
days, and will be that way until
election day, which is approach
ing fast.
-437 Five Centers, we counted
437 pieces of different kind of
dress goods at 5 cents a yards at
L. j. CARDINALS The Cheapest
Store in Town.
Mrs. F. Rousseau left for New
Orleans Tuesday. to spend a few
days with her daughter Miss Lau-
renee, who is at school in the city.
There will be a grand Demo-
cratic mass meeting at Breaux
Bridge tomorrow, which will be
addressed by Gov. Foster and
other prominent speakers.
Judge Gates is so far behind
that he Cannot even hear the mu-
sic" of the Robert Martin band
wagon. which is at the head of the
procession.
We again notify candidates
to order their tickets in advance,
because we will not keep an extra
stock of election paper.
If you want to knock Rees
leader galley-west and six ways
for Sunday, get him in a corner
ask him to define Democracy.
And yet some are kicking because
the Messenger in the goodness of
its heart is trying to educate them
up in their professed faith.
The Rees crowd are so white |
and pure that they are too good
for this world. They ought to be
angels in heaven. Although we
must confess that we have not |
seen any wings sprouting on their
shoulders as yet. But they might
be there, though.
1t is a poor rule that won't
work both ways, but the Rees fac
tioh have discovered one that
wont. it is this, II can do this,
that, or the other, and it's all
right, but you must not, because
it would be all wrong. In other
words II can tread on your toes
but you must not tread on mine"
1t would be interesting if the
X rays could be thrown on the
"insides" of the Rees faction, and
see the squirming going on in the
effort OF reconciling their opposi-
ton to the suffrage amendment
with the design to put Judge
Gates, the daddy" of the amend
ment, on their ticket.
1T is an open secret that Mr..
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Miss Louise Olivier of Du-

Quite large number of PEG
pie from the country attended tn,
Catholic church services this week
This office has just received
fine line of stationary from st
Louis, and we are ready to fill any
order in the printing line.
Raphael Kerlegant, the colo.
red man who secured the first
loan of the Building and Loan
Association is now building his
home. On the 7th of April next
another sale of $4,000 will take
place; this means that some new
buildings will be going up soon.
st. Martinville is today in as
fine a sanitary condition as any
town in the state; our streets and
yards, are well drained; and the
town and parish in very healthy
condition. After looking into this
matter, the authorities could find
no improvement to be made in
the sanitary condition in the town.
This speaks we'll for our people
and the authorities.
We are pleased to note the
live interest taken by our people
in the matter of vaccination. The
of people who were vacci-
mated in town is quite large, and
the number is being increased
daily. Now let the country peo-
pie make it their duty to call on
any of our physicians and get vac
cihated; it is wise precaution.
and no one should neglect it.
Nine out of every ten free and
Intelligent voter, in this parish,
who is not absolutely under the
numb of the Rees people, will
7ote for Robert Martin. Of course,
hose who are held in bondage
ike SO many cattle are not sup
posed to be free agents, and will
,ote as their masters bid them.
How many of this kind there are
n the parish is not yet clear to
my save to the serfowners.
Mrs. H. NJ. Bailey, of Lafay-
'tte, came to this town some time
go, sick to receive the care and
md attention of her brother, Ma
7or A. V. Fleming, who did all he
'ould to alleviate the suffering of
his christian woman; but her ILL
less was too far advanced; she
lied Monday morning, the 23rd
nst., at half past nine O'Clock.
Ter remains were taken to Lafay-
tie for interment. Mrs. Bailey
vas aged As years. She leaves
i've children to mourn her loss.
our sons and one daughter.
We publish elsewhere a COM
from DR.. Olliphant,
resident of the State Board of
Health, addressed to Mr.. E. A.
)uchamp, president of the police
ury of this parish, regarding
mall pox, and the precautions to
'e taken in case the disease should
make its appearance in any locali-
y. We recommend the careful
eading of the letter, and would
dvise that a copy of same be
.ept, and that the instructions
in said letter be strictly |
ollowed, if any of our people are
tricken with the contagious dis
ase.
The ladies of this town have
hopoyo1oo& ooooo:
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-03-28

the MOST remarkable cures on
record have been accomplished by
Hoods Sarsaparilia. 1t is unequalled
for all BLOOD DISEASES.
The record-union., 1896-04-26
A Hard Training.

Head of Firm-Have you had anv
experience in collecting?
Applicant should say I had T
used to be a country minister.-Judee.
The record-union., 1896-04-26
"Rnse,s marriage is off"

Roses marriage is off,
How embarrassing! Her wedding in
vitations were out"
Yes, but she just called them in and
made it 5 o'clock tea."-Chicago Rec
ord.
The record-union., 1896-04-26
Personal!

For those who are run down by too much
indoor life or by hard work, and who would
safely weather the coming month. the most
dangerous In the year. Paine's Celerv Com
pound is the true tonic. It str.n.th.r.
the nerves and purifles the blood. Tryit
The record-union., 1896-04-26

The May number of "Harper's Mag
azine" opens with an article on "Nark
Twain, by his longtime friend. Rev.
Joseph II. Twichell. The paper abounds
in anecdote, and is embellished with a
frontispiece portrait, engraved by Flo
rian from the latest photograph of Mr..
Clemens. The attitude of England dur
ing the civil war in America is strik-
ingly set forth in two letters written
in 1862 and 1863 by William f. Glad
stone to the late Cyrus w. Field: "A
Chapter in the Life of Cyrus w. Field. y
An analysis of 'The English Crisis" is
contributed by an Eastern diplomatist.
Howard Pyle last summer made a Jour
ney through inland waters by canal
boat from New York to Lake Cham
plain, sketching bits of picturesque life
and landscape by the way. The result
The record-union., 1896-04-26

1.-THE Critic" weekly review of
literature and the arts (New York;, was
established in 1881 It comes to us a
most welcome and helpful exchange. 1t
will be found by book lovers, by literary
students, by the thoughtful and reflect
ing, a pleasant companion, sound in
criticism and fair, elevated in tone bold
in expression and choice in it's English.
1t is a high-class and high-minded jour-
nal of literary news and criticism.
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-18

Semi o Onicinl Declaration of the Adj
minixtratiOn.


minixtratiOn.
Washington. July 16.-rhc Evening
Star says: Assistant Secretary Ham,
lin. OF the treasury department., gave
out a short statement to-day. in eX-
PLANTATION Of his position with regard
to the Democratic platform and nonl-
nations. Jnasmuch as Mr.. Hamlin
represented the administration forces
at the Chicago cOnye ntion. and has
been III frequent consultation with
Secretary Carlisle over the political
situation since the adjournment of the
convention, the statement made by
him will undoubtedly be accepted by
many as the scmi-official declarations
of tho position of the sound money
men of the administration. This I'M
preston is furthar strengthened by
the belief that Mr.. Hamlin has seen
President Cleveland since tho adjourn
ment of the convention. He spent
several days at Marion. near Gray
Cables on his way back to Washing
ton from Chicago. The statement re-
ferred to is as follows:
mo political issue is involved in the
coming election. The question to he
determined is far deeper and more
vital. The perpetuity of republican
institutions has been threatened
Every loyal citizen should ally himself
against the forces which controlled the
Chicago conventiOn-forces of lawleSs-
ness which are inconsistent with the
maintenance of the republic. Hence
forth there should be no Republican,
no Democrat. but a union of loyal cit
liens against til, combined forces of
reputliation and disorder. Whenever
this dangerous element has been
stamped out at the polls by an indig-
nant people, we can again divide and
discuss those political questions which
for generations have kept alive the
two great political parties"
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-18
"AMBULANCE CItAsERs."
PettifoRging Lawyers Who Hunt Up
CnAes in Which They Can Get

PettifoRsins Lawyers Who Hunt Up
CnAes in Which They Can Get
jobs.
Anybody who doubts the activity Of
the lawyers known as ambulance
cllasers" will be convinced of their
alertness after n short experience in
one of the accidents happening every
day. Victims of any sort of accidents
are very promptly deluged with cards
and advertisements of such attorneys;
but it used to be necessary for the law
yers to wait until the cases were pub
islled by the newspapers. Now such
delay rarely occurs. The method of
acuuainting themselves with such mat
ters has been brought down to sci
ence. and offers to obtain legal redress
reach the victims Of the misfortune
rapidly. One instance of especial
prolnptness happened the other day,
in Grand street. This occurred at half
past 8 in the morning, and before 10 a
lowyer had interviewed him and made
Such rapiCity is rather exceptional, but
ticed every day. Many of these acci-
dents from driving take place on the
crowded streets of the Fast Side, and
there the news travels quickly to the
offices of the lawyers who make a
speciality of such practice. They are
soon on the spot. and the victim is
readily traced to his home or the hos
pital to which he may have been car
ried. The "amEulance chaser" who
waits to learn of an accident from the
v,o,1,Spo ,,o,S io rooa rdo1 now no n Vnrv
unenterprising lawyer.-New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-18
NEW NATIONAL COMMITTEE.

The Men Who Will Conduct the
Democratic CnmpniEn.
+ Chicago, July 1.-THE following Is the
vacancies except one having been filled to-
day and this ore-AIissouri-will be filled
Tomorrow:
Alabama, II. d. Clayton; Arkansas.
Thomas G. Mclsae; California, j. j. Dwyer;
Colorado, Adair Wilson; Connecticut, Car
los French; Delaware, Il. II. Kcnncy; Flor
ida, Samuel Pascoc; Georgia. Clark Howell;
Idaho, George Ainslee; Illinois. Thomas
Gahan; Indiana. John G.. Shanklin; Iowa,
Charles A. Walsh; Kansas, j. g. Johnson;
Kentucky, Urey Woodson; Louisiana, N. G.
Blanchard; Maine, Seth g. Gordon; Mary
land, Arthur T. German; Massachusetts,
John w. Corcoran; Michigan. Il. G. Steven
son; Minnesota, d. w. Lawler; Mississippi.
w. V. Sullivan; Missouri, to be chosen to-
morrow; Montana. A j. Mediation; Ne
braska, w. II. Thomson; Nevada. t. p.
Heating; New Hampshire, A. II. Sullo-
way; New Jersey, James Smith. Jr.; New
York, John G. Sheehan; North Carolina,
Joseph Daniels; North Dakota, w. G. Lus-
tikow; Ohio, John Il. Mclean; Oregon, ].
Townsend; Pennsylvania. William L. Har-
rlty; Rhode Island, Richard b. Comstock;
South Carolina benjamin Il. Tillman; South
Dakota, James NJ. Wood; Tennessee, ]. NJ.
Head; Texas, j. G. Dudley; Utah, A. w.
McCune; Vermont, Il. b. Smalicy; Virginia,
=. j. Otey; Washington, Hugh y. Wallace;
West Virginia, j. 4. McGraw: Wisconsin.
T.. q. Wall; Wyoming, w. H. Holiday;
Arizona, W. II. Burbnge; District of Co.
lumbia, Lawrence Gardner; Indian Terri
tory, Thomas Maroon; New Mexico, l.. A.
Manzanares; Oklahoma. White N. Grant;
Alaska, &, ID. ROdger
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-18
WHEELED by A GHOST.
Barrow Track. Which BADLY Fright
eneil the BOeFn

Barrow Tracks Which BADLY Fright
enell the Beers.
About three years ago wandering
cyclist threw a whole district 1f the
Transyaal into paroxysm of supersti-
tious terror. Travelling by night, bis
advent would have been unnoticed If
two young Beers, early abroad in
search of strayed bullocks. had not
seen the "spOor'' or track of th2 Wheel
man. With the curiosity of their race,
they followed it for miles. being ahx-
iOus to see "tlle man who cOul.l trun-
die wheelbarrow so far without a
rest"
After an hours tracking ore re-
marked:
"Tlis fellow must he thief; let us
go and tell the lahdyost maS:stTte..'
Accordingly. the worthy Dutch
"l,eak" was brought to the scene. aud
he was accompanied by n score Of
armed Beers.
The whole party followed the latl,
!Al,..u 10y our cycl:st. Hating ut Eooll,
while the horses glazed, tile mysteri-
ous trail was the object of much scr,l-
tiny.
Suddenly one farmer exclaimed:
"I.ook here, lapdrost. if it was IL bar.
row, where IS the spoor of tl.a man
WHO wheeled it?"
MY goodncssw exclaimed thar Off.
cial; II never thought OF that. Lets
sce--yes, hrrc is the wheel, right
enough; but where is the footprint
1t is, 1t muse le-ycs, yes; ride, boys;
It's a spook S,osU"
To this da! that portion of the road
is not tlaverscd by any of the Dutch
farj;lcrS,
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-18

or under It, have you beeny' And see.
ing our confusion. she WAS misled into
adding: I'VE began to think you had
run off with her." This, with would
lye arcllness, was to George, But this
was too much.
"No, by Jove! I wish I had! Fact
is, Maud, lin an awful fool! To
think of wasting such chance!
We've been shut up there two blessed
hours. aud told you I'd something
very particular to ask Edith"
well? she replied, looking dubious
ly ut me.
at isn't we'll. / haven't been able to
say word. You will Just have to ask
her for me, aud tlat's n fact. When
ever try to come to tue point, she
either cruslles me or freezes me. and
I've been talking the most awful driv-
ell yon ever hearl.'
''Then why didn't you col 1c ont? 2"
"Wc were waiting for the explosion.
don't YOU know, and l. couldn't ex-
plMle.'
Wlcrcupon Maud burst out laugh
ing. and l could not, for luy life, think
why.
"But for me there would have been
no explosion. When the last whistle
sounded the l,,cn flushed work for the
day. They all went home. We thought
you must have gone, too. at irst. while
as to finding yo.i-well it would have
taken weeks But guessed how you
were occupied" here George groancd
al0ud-"so by way Of rousing you got
the foreman TO make another bang,
just as shall have to
Size Looked wickedly at George, then
ran away.
And at that he exploded. and out it
came. with n rusll-how he had been
dying for days to ask me just what l
had been dying for days to hear. only
l would not have him know 1t for the
wOrld.-AnSwerS
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-18
RUDE ACT OF A KING.
Shah Refused to Dance With the
Princess of Wales.

Shah Refused to Dance With the
Prlncexn of Wales.
A number of amusing stories are
told of the performances of the late
Shah Of Persia during his tour of Eu-
rope. On his first visit to London the
Shah was expected to open the Man.
sion House Quadrillc with the Prin-
cess of Wales. In defiance of nil eti-
quettc, however, he declined to do
this on the ground that she was too
thin, and in her place he led out the
Duchess of Tcck-there was so much
more of her.
A similar incident took place in
Paris when lie was received by Presi-
dent MacMahon in 1878. AS he ell
tered the great gallery Of the Palace
of Versailles, young girls in white
presented him with bouquets, which
he slowed away in n basket carried
by one OF his ofticersr. He stopped
for a moment before group of the
wives of some high state officials,
among whom was the stout and come
ly spouse of a member of the govern
lnent. Struck with admiration, the
Shah gave a new and polite proof
of the affection of orientals for opulent
natures by taking all the bouquets
from the basket, aid placing them in
the arms of this lady. His compli-
ment was greeted with n general burst
of laughter. in which both the Shah
and the lady joined
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-18
JONES' LITTLE TRICK.
How lie Managed to Get Button
Sevved ON His TrOuAcrs,

How He Managed to Get buttons
Sewed ON His TrOu.ers.
Jones well aware that his wife was
in the habit of rffling his pockets
when lie was asleep, but, like wise
man, he kept silence OH the subject.
One night, however, he awoke and
caught her in the act.
"Ha," he exclaimed, "what are you
doing, my dear?"
The lady started, her cheeks flush
ed. the trousers dropped from her
grasp, and she was about to make a
full confession, when u bright idea
entered her head.
Recovering her cOmpOsure, she said:
Il was looking to see whether your
trousers needed buttons"
"Ihey do, they do, my dear" he eX-
claimed. springing from his bed.
"Needcd 'em for wceks-months-an
wondered why you didn't sew 'em
on, but l waited, for was sure you
would get to it some time, and how
kind of you to get out of bed ut this
time of night to attend to 'em. Say
what you will. there's nothing in the
world like a good wife. Let me turn
up the gas q little. SO that you'll have
all the light You want i'll sewing 'em
on. Got your needle and thread and
the buttons? No Well. tell me where
they are and Ill get 'em for you.''
Mrs. Jones proceeded to sew on
the buttons, while her husband sat on
the side of the. bed and encouraged
her with words of praise for her wife
ly care and thought for his comfort,
occasionally remarking that, go where
he would. he would always say there
was nothing in the world like a good
Nife.-Snare Moments.
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-18
ONLY ONE KIND OF MUSIC.
Mistake of the Young Man PrOInOt-
ed From the Ribbon Counter.

Mistake of the Young Man PrOInOt-
ed From the Ribbon Counter.
The young man who had been Offici-
Ating at the ribbon counter had been
promoted to the sheet-rusic depart
ment of the big department store on
Fourteenth street.
The buyer of the music department
had contracted with a music-publisll-
ing firm. which may he called Staltiell
& Co.. to supply the department store
with "all the latest and most popular
songs of the day. and other gems of
melody. not late. but still popular. The
contract colnprelended the exclusive
sale of the Stalfeld music by the de-
par;ment store in question.
The young woman who had come
over from Hackensack to buy sailor
hat, a yard and half of China silk to
match sample. a lawn mower and
hammock. took advantage of her mis-
sion to replenisl her stock of piano
music for the summer campaign.
Hence, she stopped at the sheet mu-
sic department Oh her way from the
trimned-hat floor to the lawn-mower
and hardware department in the base
ment. :dj
The e4-ribbon-counter man stepped
forward to serve her. He still wore
the ribbOn-counter smirk of polite and
condescending inquiry.
But the Hackensack girl didn't mind.
She was having too good a thing from
feminine point of view.
'Have you got Mozart's Masses?"
she inquired.
"No; awfully sorry, but
'.Have you got any Of Mozart's mu-
sic:"
81 greatly regret 1t, but"
''Have you Chopin's Nocturnes"
Sorry, awfully sorry; but we haven't
anything of AIozart's or Chopin's. The
only music we handle is Stalheld's,
you knOw."-New York journal.
The Dickinson press., 1896-07-18
Boie.' Munger cho.en

chicago. July Is. = G. A. Walsh of
IOWA who SO ably handled the cam
palsn of Horace Boies in the national
convention. just closed. was today So
lec'cd secretary of the national Demo.
cratic committee, and the understand
ing Is that his appointment will be
confirmed and made permanent when
me committee meets again. Mr.
Malsll's appointment was somewhat
ot surprise to him. as he had not
Deen an active candidate for the no.
sltion. lie, was selected Saturday
evening and was notified that he couli
nave the position If he wanted it. AR
Walsh today met Senator Jcnes. the
new chairman of the national com
mittee, and told him lie would accent