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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-12-26
Mr.. G. D. Domengeaux of

Mr.. g. D. Domengeaux of
Breaux Bridge was a caller at this
Office Thursday.
Mr.. Lucien VOORHEES, of New
Orleans was in town Thursday and
paid US q short visit.
DIR. Eugene Baylies left We'd
nesday, for Ellisville, Miss, to
spend the holidays with his fami-
ly.
We believe the time is ripe
now to push our new charter
through, by voting on it this ear
ly spring it will put the elections
always out of the way of parish
elections. thereby keeping the cor
poration elections out of politics,
which is a thing much to be de-
sired.
We are afraid if the Board of
Trade does not show more life and
activity than it has of late, it will
soon be thing of the past; and it
will be very unfortunate for the
town if the Board is allowed to
dissolve on account of the apathy
of our business people.
The talk of refinery is at low
tide just now. we heard not a word
about it at this time. To make a
success of anything or any enter
prise, you have to adopt the sys-
tenn of the blacksmith, beat the
iron when it is hot. Our refinery
iron was hot few days ago, but it
is cold as ice right now.
We presume our merchants
saw some of the New Iberia stores
advertising their holiday goods in
town this week, distributing hun
dreds of circulars, giving prices,
etc. Well if we do not celebrate our
Mardi Gras, and we allow our peo-
pie to 60 to New Iberia, you will
see them in town as in the past,
every week advertisingtheir goods
and Offering the greatest induce
ment to draw our country people
to their town, to the great loss and
detriment of ST. Martinville. Keep
your people at home by procuring
some pleasure for them if you
want to keep their business at
home. 1t is a matter of business
that should be treated in a bust
ness manner, by our business peo-
pie, and all citizens.
The time for the appointment
of the assessors has arrived, but
none has been made as yet. The
appointment for st. Martin parish
is still causing lots of comments
and conjectures, and particularly
80, since the visit of DR.. Arthur
Guilbeau to Baton Rouge, and his
interview with the Governor on
the appointment of the assessor.
We understand that all the facts
connected in the case were laid
before the Doctor, and he has
seen and learned enough to pu-
blish big book on the sincerity
of political friends" We fear that
this experience will drive the Doc
tor out of politics, because he will
be afraid to make and trust new
friends, when the old ones have
done him up. This is nothing
Doctor, it is only the inside work
ings' of politics.
1t was our idea Monday tC
bring before the Board CT Trade
the very unsatisfactory work which
=: loo ~ Tho hoyo,, hy fhe
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-12-26

MIR. and Mrs. F. T. Guilbesr
left for New Orleants Thurday.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-12-26

1t was our idea MONDAY 10
bring before the Board CT Trade
the very unsatisfactory work which
is being done in the bayou by the
dredge boat, and offer resolu-
tiou requesting that Major Quinn
visit the work in person. While
the channel is being dug and
deepened, the width of the bayou
is being reduced between fifteen
and eighteen feet, making it a
mere coulee. This is a matter of
the greatest importance for our
people, and matter that should
be looked into Immediately. 1t
would be better for us that the
work be abandoned than to CONT
nue. as it is being done at the pre-
sent time. We hardly believe that
two boats can pass one another in
the dredged portion, and we be-
lieve it impossible for a boat to
pass when a drag of logs will be
in the bayou. Immediate action
lie seeded.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-30
lie. giving names and dates of recOveries.

BILE. giving names and dates OF recoveries.
attributed 10 Ste. Anne.
The first church built by the hardy Bre-
ton is a bit of old-tine architecture with a
marvellous old canvas about It's altar. Just
beyond on the mountain side Is the Scala
Sancta or Holy Stairs. The staircase Is a
rae simile in wood Of the famous twenty
eight steps of white marble at Rome.
brought from Jerusalem about 32s by the
cure OF the Empress St. Helena and placed
in the palace of the Sovereign Pontiff,
where they are venerated under the name
OF the Scala Sancta. Ii is supposed at
Jerusalem they formed the staircase lead
ing to the Pretorium. and were thus six
times sanctifed by the footsteps OF the
divine Savior. As at Rome. at Ste.
Anne. these steps are ascended on the
knees, the faithful rausing on each step
10 mediate upon the sacrifice Of Christ.
The spectacle Is a scene that has no coun-
terpart in America. The view from the
top over the river and villages on the st.
eral staircases which visitors use I'm as
cending and the series of statues TO be
seen depicting scenes in the life OF Christ
are the equal of many objects voyagers
cross the Atlantic TO view in foreign lands.
We came back with the true pilgrims. The
rains descended and the floods came. and
the mere fraction OF room in the station
held only the aiiing babies and famed chill
dren. But OF the crowds that waited in the
rain,' not one murmered. not one complain
ed. 1t was not the forbearance of habit.
for the crowd was one showing prosperity
and fortune. in this worlds goods. 1t
was something hard TO analyZe. but
taught a lesson never TO be forgotten.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-30


Ny landladys brother sat on the veranda.
mending fishing tackle. and we had hard
" passed the time of day before IL became
apparent that he possessed one of natures
knowledge. With admirable ciyility, yet
with no waste of time breath he went
about his work, and long before dinner was
announced L had given him my name. my
residence .(my age, perhaps. but here recol-
lection becomes haZy) my occupation, the
object of my present journey. and its prob
able duration: some account of my pre-
vious visits South; my notion of New Eng
land weather: my impression OF Washing
ton. especially of the height of the Wash
ington monument compared with other
Similar structures "a Question of peculiar
moment to him. for some reason now past
recalD; and heaven knows what else; while
confessed ignorance. had never been to
Chautauqua, that was perhaps my examin-
er's most serious disappointment His in
naturalness and simplicity; he simply want
ed to know. As for the more strictly per-
sonaI among them, they were only such as
the most conventional Of us instinctively
introduced into any company" says EN-
erson, lone of the first questions which all
wish to have s answered is. bsrW How does that
thought of taking offense. On the contrary
1t was pleasure to be angled fer by so
true an artist If any newspaper should
be in want Of an ''interviewer''-a remote
contingency. so far as any newspaper that
L know anything about is cpncerned-I
could recommend lively hand. A candi-
date for the presidency might balk him
but nobody else. My own conversation with
him is still an agreeable memory; n mans
mind is like well, all the better for being
once i'm a while pumped dry And Vet
while 1 speak of him in this tone of Sin.
cere appreciation. Ii must be acknowledged
that in one respect he did me an i'll turn.
is second, where had supposed him an un-
disputed first
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-30
THE LOCAL MARKETS.
Trade Last Week Was Fair. with Low
Prices the Feature.

without question in several lines more busi-
ness was done in the week ending Aug. - than
IN any week since the summer weather prevailed.
bur this does mean that trade has been sat
isfactory for il has not In any lire. unless ii be
groceries Wholesale grocers as = rule have had
n remarkably good trade but they have had
siow pay to contend WITH Dry goods houses
last week had a fair trade for the duh times.
Druggists and boot and shoe men report some
Improvement trade: also wholesale confec-
toners. ON Commission more goods We're
sold last week than any week months. but
al such low prices that commission dis
satisfied with the whole business Cooler weather
rsceil.rs II fruits and vegetables daily were in
excess OF the demand and the commission houses
Ssns Tor Moneay The produce men had a
buster week. Receipts OF poultry increased and
or and prices advanced &c per Dozen ship
psrs on saturday paying ioc The provision mar
low. Packing houses killing more hogs than
An any former year.
port says: .-Regarding the local situation. there
las been no special Improvement compared
with last week There has been "a much graver
merous heavy failures throughout the country
and a possible collapse OF other great institutions
cItement in the local market. verifying the belief
that local interests firm foundation
The general condition OF affairs is thoroughly
Understood by local merchants Indianapolis
rznKs first In It's class measured by the few
failures which have occurred here This is re-
markable when the large number OF manufactur-
ting institutions In the city r. taken into con-
sIderation. as they feel the present s,rinzency
opening. owing 10 the hand to-mouth purchases
OF the country Snysrs and =, ~, merchants are dis
ations ,sz,nf q sa sr.s nd
nents or crooks and fruit Jsrs. caused by the
abundance Of fruit. which continues pour into
the market by the carload Commission men re
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-30

Philadelphia Times.
The fear has often found expression that
one effect of the asphalt pavements would
be to Kill the shade trees by preventing
moisture from getting access to their roots
and the apprehension has seemed natural I:
but Professor Collins, secretary OF the
Tree e-planting and Fountain Society. of
Brooklyn, has published a letter in which
he shows that the shade trees Of that city
give signs of unimpaired vitality. despite
their environment of asphalt. He thus
gives the other side of the question:
"Pavements. and especially asphalt pave
ments. prevent the moisture from passing
from the ground TO the air i'm the form of
vapor That is the reason that the earth
under tagging or pavement of any kind
impervious TO water or vapor Is moist i'm
Brooklyn or any place with similar condi-
tions beneath the surface. no matter how
severe a drought may be. Indeed IL Is
quite probable that here in Brooklyn we
may find asphalt pavement a benefit to
tree growth.
OF course the effect of the asphalt coat
ing tree life Will largely depend upon
the nature of the soil; but i'm general IL
may be safely averred that the experience
of Brooklyn has not been exceptional and
il might even be found, upon investigation
that the worst enemy TO tree life in our
cities Is not TO be sought I'm the character
of the paving. but rather in the leakage
from gas pipes. sewers and electric wires.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-30
Mrs. Sweets Revenge.

Detroit Free Press.
James" said Mrs. Merrill as she sat at
tea with her husband. Il heard something
about you to-day that has distressed me
.'Heavensr' thought Merrill with
sinking heart, ''how L wish L knew what
it was.''
But he merely said aloud with bravado
he was far from feeling: What was 1t,
may / inquire"
II never could have believed it of you
never" she continued. with that aggravat-
ing mysterious manner that has driven
my husband was a gentleman.
''It isn't going TO be as bad as / feared"
said Mr. NJ to himself, and he assumed
an air of virtuous Indignation and swelled
out his shirt bosom.
when you tell me Of what 1 am accused
it will be time enough TO deny it, / sup
pose.'' he said.
you kept your seat in a street car yes
terday and let Mrs Sweet stand up in front
Il didn't tell her where to stand"
''She SAYS you didn't see her.
..Ohov' thought Mr.. NJ. then my little
dodge workeG?' Aloud he said: You don't
imagine for a moment i saw her and al
lowed her TO stand. do you Amaryis? ?"
''James''-AIrs. Merrill,s voice rang out
like cathedral bell-"why did you not see
herr"
James. why were you resting?"
because" He was just going to make
a clean breast of IL and say because
saw the cid cat standing there when he
remembered she was his wife's friend
because 7 tired.
Yes, and she knew it..
Then Mr. Merrill realized the fury of a
woman seorned s.S for Mrs Rs Sweet had found nd,
wife in a brittle tone, that you had been
drinking and couldn't stand"
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-30
Elsewhere.

CHI CHICAGO. Aug. 2s.-There were not enough
that offered for sale were disposed of readi-
~ at unchanged prices. Quotations are as fol-
SS75a4s5: stockers and feeders 81 56clS.6S bulls.
cows and heifers, S.T5G.3.S5; calves, $3.50Q6.l0;
Texans and Westerns, 81 ioQ3so.
is not very bright. The heavy receipts have un
set the short-crop theory and liberal receipts
expected right along Sales were made today Of
$40, and light hogs at sS.25QS.45.
Sheep sold at steady prices to-day. the market
retaining the frmness characteristic of the week
Sales are made at s2.25d3.6O for common to
choice 1ocks, Westerns selling in large numbers
s2.50Q275. Lambs have been too plentiful and
did not sell well sheep current sales being
az s3q5.60, with feeding lambs wanted at $3.50
Receipts-Cattle. eco: hogs. 5000: sheep. l.5cO.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. s.-Catte-Receipts. l.2oO:
small supply. Shipping beeves, ss.eOdi.eo: dressed
beef and butcher grades. sS04.25; light steers
ss4cas.6S: cows and heifers. s2asio: Texas and
Indian steers: g. 2.2sas;so; cows, si.soa2.75,
SC lower Light. s325g3.4o; mixed. sse3.2S: heavy.
sheep-Receipts, LEO; shipments. 2Oo Market
firm. Native muttons. s2.75G3; common stuff.
s1.5oG 2 %; lambs. $3.5oJ5-
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 2e.-Cattle-Receipts. 900:
shipments, 400 Market unchanged: only local
trading 800
steady to strong. Bulk OF sales, ss@3.25 heavies.
S2.Seff3.10: packers, SST315 mixed, ss05G3. 25;
lights. s3loa3.3o: Workers. SS.20G3.So; pigs $s.O5Q
so
Sheep-Receipts. 500; shipments. 500. Lambs
S2.90ll4.65; muttons. S2Q3
EAST LIBERTY. Aug. 29-Cattle strong.
Prime. S.50Q465; common, s3Q3.50; bulls. stays
and cows. s2T3.5O.
Hogs fairly active. Prime light 50. rs; best me-
dium, s3l0f3. 70; common TO fair Workers. s.. 65Gi
80: heavy. 50. 25G13.40; roughs. 50. 256325.
Sheep steady. Prime. S3.65d3.S0: common. $26
2.75; cuis. soc@s1; common to good lambs. s3lp
4.50 Veal calves. s6.259650.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 29.-Hogs strong at s2.4O@
n Shi 0n
Cattle strong at s2.25qf25; receipts, 100: ship
ments 300.
and lower $1.50603- 40: receipts.
7Co; shipments, LOO. Lambs weak and lower at
g. seas.
LOUISVILLE. Aug 29-Cattie steady and un-
changed.
Hces-Market dull and 5aloc off. Choice pack
ing. ssd340.
sheep and LAmbs-Market 25c off. Good to ex-
ira shipping. S2.4O4265; extra springs. AQ425.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-30

Nineteenth Century.

Most travellers in Persia have seen by the
roadside the little pillars in which robbers
have been built UP and left to starve and
OF crucifxions and other cruel punshments.
Nowadays these things do not happen. but
there seems no reason to doubt that ex-
traordinary bsrbarities attended the execu-
ton of the Babees in Teheran. / have been
myself told by a nomad chief. who had
been eyewitness, with whom I camped
in Ears. that some were shot like horses
some cut TO pieces with knives and whips.
ard some made to carry torches in aper-
lures made for the purpose in their bodies
My informant may have exaggerated. but
il is certain that extreme cruelty was the
rule. Nothing that is related is beyond be-
lief. To this day robbers are starved TO
death in cages in China. and parricides are
sliced TO death Oing-chih), while the purest
and highest morality is the ideal set before
the Individual Chinaman and the imperial
government alike No tortureS that inge-
nuity could devise sufficed to shake the
&C nstancy of these martyred men women
and children. who died repeating the fami-
lar Arabic text. Verify we are Gods and
TO Him we return" In the provinces. as
well as I'm the capital. all suspects were
hunted down. A relative OF my friend the
nomad chief, was particularly active I'm this
service and conceived the idea of handing
ferent guilds. whose professional instincts
might devise some distinctive and charac-
tert.tfc torture.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-30

port their trade Iittie dull and dragging. with
rrices low. Groceries show no special improve
ment. though steadier than last week Prices
are the same. and collections improving caused
BY the marketing Of small grain snd produce.
improving. Boot and shoe houses are still ship
ping fan lines. and have no complaint TO make.
ware has had normal week. as also has the
harness and saddlery trade. who quote lower
Millinery houses opened the fail season with
prospects good for fair attendance; Local mer-
chants are showing large line. and will attract
many country buyers TO the city. Dry goods are
s,2newhat stea9leT and s1lonseI, us1s Win safes
lots. depending on the jobbers 10 keep up stocks
for future use. There is a growing disposition
among purchasers to rely largely on the judg-
tons remain the same. Merchants generally hope
that the convention viii bring country buyers TO
market ana stimulate trade TO soTne extent
Llquidations on past balances continue slowly
Trading on a cash basis is the rule. and the out
increase in the number OF failures reported is
causing uneasiness; otherwise the week
Tie local grain market has been fat all week
Wheat on Saturday ranged about the same as
on Monday. but corn all grades. from Ic
throughout the week. Track bids yesterday ruled
wheat-No. red. SIC: No. , red. 4sa5lc: No.
4 red. 40G43c. wagon wheat, &c
white 2Ic: No. 2 white. mixed. 31c: No.
white myed. 2lc; No. yellow, 2lc: No yell
low 2ic No. mixed. 2lc; No. mixed. 2lc:
Oats-OId. No. white. pc: No. 9 white. 22c:
No. mixed. zoe; No. mixed, 1Sc; new No
white 19c No. mixed 1eizc.
Hay-No. 1 timothy. s11G12: No. timothy. $50
61o50 new timothy. SSq9; new prairie. s5q6.
Poultry and Other Produce.
O'rices paid by shippers)
Poultry-Hens. 7c; springs &c; cocks. &c:
turkey hens. Sc: toms, 7c ducks. &c: geese. 40c
each for :ull feathered, 30c for plucked.
ButteT--Couniry, sc; choice. TIC.
Eggs-Shippers paying 1Oc for fresh stock.
Fcathers-Prime geese. 3oc per ID; prime duck.
2Jc per 10.
neeswax-30c for yellow: CSC for dark.
Wool-AIedium unwashed. 12c: fine merino. n
washed, 10c. tub-washed 2ol23c; bury and
merchantable. &c less.
HIDES TALLOW ETC.
Green-salted h.des-No. ], 4%c: No. 2. &c; No.
calf. 6I2c: No calf. sc.
Green Hdes-No. l. &C; No. 2. &c.
Grease-White, 3s4 C; yellow. 2S.c: brown. 2Xc
Tallow--No. l. 2ikc; No. .. &c.
Bones-Dry. s12913 per ton.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-30
! futures ranged as follows:

Cash quotations were as foiiOWs- f1our STEADY,
winter pltents. S.l5ff3.f0; straights, S2.s0q3lO;
spring patents s.. .soa33O. straights. s. 4oQ2 30:
bs kers. 81 -SoG- :; spring special brands. $50
No spring s6izc. No spring wheat.
E2G5ii.c: No. 7 e09sU6issc No corn 20;sc:
No. white. T. D.. Io@1Sizc- No rye. 51i4c-
No barley nominal No 3. {. o. b., 22a3lc; No.
4 T. O. o. lSde0c No. I fiaxseed. 6iizd65c.
Prime timothy seed. 81. 5oQ2. .55. Mess pork. per
hri. ssse.q5.s5 Lard PEI. per 10; s;ssqs.sI,.e;;
shoulders sboxed). 3&6fc. Short-clear sides
tboxed). 3fSGSssc. whisky, d.stiliers finished
uiated 545c.
ReceiptsHErcur. 5000 brls wheat. 111oo0 bu:
corn. e90 bu. oats. 409. 900 bu: 5000 bu.
barley H.00e bu. Shipments-Fiour. 5000 brls;
wheat 1ds coo bu. corn 176. 600 bu: oats 2Se, 900
bu: rye. none. barley. 5000 bu
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-30
Ignorant English.
Critic I.Oungcr

Crltlc LOungCr.
The better class of English people have
learned that America is big country and
that there are more cities in In than one
but the uneducated class is still as igno-
rant on the subject as its betters used TO
be. The neat little English chambermai.l
who stopped" my room in London U use
aunt and "A cousii in America Indeed.
said l. 'and whereabouts I'm America ?''
"In Cherry street" ans'sered the girl.
promptly. I'm Cherry street, But where ?''
II have forgotten the number. We 'ayen't
card from them for many years. though
We ave sent several letters to Cherry
street" I tried TO explain to her that
America was "a big ,,lace, much bigger
than all the British isles put together but
that 1 didn't know. Cherry street wrote
me down an ignoramus
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-30
Ru;Iding Permits.

Louis Ntedert addition TO frame house, 1Oi
Bevelle avenue. $50.
Frank r. Need, repair frame dwelling, 42s
North Illinois street. $3.50
John W. F-iltz. frame dwelling. Sixteenth and
Andrews streets 81. .z7z.
c.. Poirer. frame addition. $50.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-30
Marriage Licenses.

Frank II. Schrader and Ella Holmes.
Philip Lehr and Rosa Bowers.
Don A. Robinson and Lou Haney.
Louis Williams and Adele Gibbs.
George w. Tingle and Jennie Ferguson.
Dudley Morris and May Taylor.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-30
Best Method of Teaching Literature

Prof W. T. Trent. in the Atlantic
IL / may judge from my experience with
college work covering several years and
from my briefer experience with school
vorn | am forced TO the conclusion that
sympathetic reading on the part of the
teacher should be the main method OF pre-
senting literature. especially poetry, TO
Young minds. | have never got good re-
suits from the history of literature or from
criticism except in the case of matured stu
dents. and i never expect 10.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-30
VITAL STATISTICS-AUG. 20.
Deaths.

Florence Farson nineteen years ss Jones street,
Oedema.
Ash Goodell sixty-four years. 5s4 Udeil street.
nephritis
W. B. Ramsey. seventy-eght years. 10 McCau-
ley street. old age.
Infant jackson. six days. lois East Washing
ton street, cerebral meningitis.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-30
Births
Births.

Lima and Louis Dubowith, 346 South Illinois
street. girl.
Mrs and Joseph Santer. S. Lincoln lane boy.
Lizzie and Amos Bybec. 81 Howard street. girl.
Emma and William Andrews 430 Martindale
avenue. boy.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-30
LIVE STOCK.

Cattle Scarce and Steady-HOgs n
shade LOwer-GoOd sheep steady.
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 29.-Cattle-Receipts
light; shipments light. There were hardly enough
here to establish market The prospect favors
a steady market for the coming week all
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Sheep and Lambs-Receipts light; shipments
light Most all the offerings were of common.
stale stock which slow OF sale at mean
Irices. Good. fat grades are in demand at steady
prices.
Sheep and yearlngs, good to choice. So s0fl3 %
Sheep and yearllngs, common TO medium 115el2 10
Lambs, good TO choice. 375GI 800
Lambs. common TO medium. 25eff3.50
Old bucks per head. 20Clfi.0 90