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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-07-04

taken unaware, unprepared, he
made pretty, eloquent and very
appropriate address, after which
the Judge received the many con-
gratulations of the Knights.
When the entertainment was
concluded the hall was cleared
and a pretty ball commenced
which lasted until two O'Clock in
the morning.
The lodges of Lafayette and
Iberia were represented, Iberia
having large delegation, and 1t
was a pleasure for st. Martin
lodge to entertain the brother
members of neighboring towns.
This little celebration was a
complete success in every partlcu-
| lar.
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The Sisters Schools.

Last Sunday at the College hall
took place the closing exercises of
the schools of the Convent of Mer-
cy.
The program was long, varied
and entertaining, and the training
of the children in the different
plays and drills executed was very
good.
The attendance Notwithstanding
the hot weather was large, and
their repeated applause showed
that they were well pleased with
efforts of the pretty little children.
The opening addresses were
made by Misses Leoncia Tertrou
and Lucie Bienvenu, and the vale
dictory by Miss Jane Lacaze.
The three graduates Misses
Leoncia Tertrou, Lucie Bienvenu
and Jane Lacaze were awarded
gold medals and received their d.
plOmas.
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To Colorado and all points in
the North Uuest

The shortest. quickest and pleasantest
route to take. is The Fort Worth & Den
yer City and Union Pacific. Denver and
Gull Railways. operating through Pull
man Buffet sleeping ears. between Hous-
ton. Fort Worth. Texas. aud Denver,
Col. Summer excursion tickets are now
on sale. Sleeping ear reservations made
upon application. For full Information
regarding rates and etc, write or see
your nearest ticket agent. or
j. 2. DOUGLASS. GenI Agt.
fo+ Gravier Street.
New Orleans. La
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-Soulier keeps the Hamilton
Brown $3.50 and $500 hand sewed
shoes none better in the world.
At twelve o'clock to-day the
celebration will commence at the
Bots de Boulogne Park, where all
kinds of amusement will be provi-
ded for the entertainment of the
public. At eight o'clock at night,
the theatre will take place, and
will be followed by a ball.
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A Sir Oracle Discredited.

1t is alleged, upon the advice OF
the legal adviser of the Police
Jury-Robert F. Broussard-the
President of that body, Mr.. E. A.
Duchamp, refused to vote for the
election of parish officers, upon
the ground that he had no right
TO do so. His action in the pre-
misses has been questioned by
many disinterested persons, who
felt and believed that the legal
adviser of the Police Jury had gl-
ven an opinion that was founded
neither upon parliamentary law
or recognized precedents, and
when exposed to the search-light
of known and accepted authori-
ties would devindle into nothing
ness.
To effectively settle a similar
matter existing in neighboring
parish, it was decided to write to
the Times-Democrat, and here Is
the answer elected:
"A police jury composed of eight MEM
bers. president included, vote to elect
parish officer. aud tie results. Has the
president the right to cast deciding
vote. thereby voting twice?
He has not. He can only vote once,
The deciding vote is only used where
there is tie and the presiding officer
has not voted before"
| We do not entertain the least
doubt that, had the Times-Demo-
crat the faintest suspicion that
our sir Oracle had opened his lips
on this question, it would have
hesitated in answering the query
! and when it learns, as it will, o.
our sir Oracle's pronunciamento i
will wonder at its own temerity il
going contrary thereto. But TIT
die is cast, and the Times-Demo
crat is eminently correct in thu
position it assumes.
Now, whether the Police Jur.
will recall and reconsider the &C
ton taken at its last meeting o
not, one fact stares them in tn
> face. And that is, that Mr.. Du
champ has a right to vote, an
that it takes a majority of tn
membership of a body to elect
and that 3 is not a majority of {
, twist it as they may.
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The Election Bill.

The Daily Item gives some III
teresting account of how Repre-
sentatives Simon and Lafargue
abstained from voting for the cleo
ton bill, which they did not ia
vor, but being a party measure,
did not dare cast a vote against it.
The account given 10y the Daily
Item is as follows:
But all the energy displayed by
Mr.. Irrelevant could not secure the
votes of two Democratic members,
who were participants in the Dem
ocratic caucus aud promised to
abide by the result. These two
solons were pronounced in
THEIR OPPOSITION
to the new election law when the
measure was brought before the
Democrats in caucus. They sta
ted emphatically that their consti-
tuents were inclined to regard
the new election law with disfavor,
and while they would not oppose
the bill because it was a Democra-
tic measure, they desired to go on
record as having entereda protest
against its adoption.
These gentlemen have apparent
ly changed their minds about abid-
ing by the caucus decision and
yesterday
ABSENTED THEMSELVES FROM THE
so it said, in order to avoid voting
on the measure. Their actions
evoked considerable adverse com.
ment last night and particularly
| among those Representatives with
whom they have constantly affilia
ted. 1t was stated that one of the
members alluded to was taker
very i'll and for this reason was
compelled to leave the house sud
denly. The Democrats apparent
ly do not know of this, however
! for they are still scoring the two
l men who did not cast their vote:
l for
A PARTY MEASURE
when they had promised in
Democratic caucus to do so. Thu
parties referred to are Represen
tatives A. j. Lafargue, of Avoyel
les and James Simon of st. Mar
tin. The Democrats are angry
! with them because they claim the!
did not abide by the promise givel
in the Democratic caucus, tina
their opposition would cease whel
the caucus adjourned. 1t was sta
ted yesterday evening that the ser
gent-at-arms of the House wa
sent for these two Representatives
but they begged.and pleaded to b
let off and the tenderhearted ser
geant-at-arms gave in. However
. an assistant subsequently brough
the truants into the house, but
was then too late to have thei
7 votes recorded.
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INDEFINITELY PU,TPONED.

During the last few weeks there has
been a great deal of talk about ''im-
pending changes in the police force of
New Haven. This talk has included
pensions, proclamations and plotting,
especially plotting. Last evening the
sensible ones among the commissioners
decided that there had been enough
talk for the present and that less talk,
less plotting and more work would be
about the right thing. So there will
be no changes for awhile at least, and
all concerned win have chance to take
a needed rest.
The decision of the commissioners
who made the decision is right. There
is no such need of the retirement and
the pensioning of the present useful
head of the force as some of the inter-
ested ones have made out And there
is no need whatever of the success of
some of the plots that have been FORM
ed on the theory that he was to be re-
tired and pensioned
1t is to be hoped that there will now
be peace among the police, their rulers
and their payers. And it is to be hoped
that those commissioners who have
been squirming around in vain effort
to carry out unnecessary and costly
schemes win join hands with the other
commissioners in effort which shall not
be vain to improve the spirit and the
discipline Of the force. There is much
need of such effort, and we know that
some of the commissioners are ready to
make it, and ready to make it without
too much regard for politics and deals.
If they can all be Of like mind now
that the impending changes" no long
er impend it will be good thing for the
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FRATERNAL ORDERS.

During the last few years there has
been widespread tendency among the
people of this country to "join' some
thing. And some have joined so many
things that they find it hard work to
earn enough to pay the dues and the
assessments which are the penalties of
Joining" Fraternal orders In the
United States have, it is said, a mem
bership Of more than five millions, and
$25, 100000. OF these the Odd Fellows
lead, with more than million MEM
bers; the Masonic fraternity has at
least 100000; the knights of Pythias,
500, 900; the Order Of United Workmen,
$50. 600; the knights of the Maccabees,
10000, and the Royal Arcanum has
nearly 100000. Next in Importance are
the Improved Order of Red Men, the
United Order of American Mechanics,
the knights Of Honor, the Foresters,
the knights of the Golden Eagle, the
American Legion of Honor and the Or
der of Chosen Friends. The Knights of
the Maccabees distribute. through their
$500 lodges, more than a million dol
lars annually in sickness and death
benefits, and have reserve fund of
IS, 100000 for such benefits. The Odd
Fellows disburse nearly four millions
a year for like purposes.
The wonderful growth of the frater-
nal orders is attributed to three causes:
First, TO the increasing popularity OF
life Insurance associations and to the
principle of life insurance when APP
piled to sick benefits; second, to the
fact that these organizations are es-
sentially and exclusively social in char
acter, and third, that they eschew and
more strongly each year, any identifi-
cation with politics or with the politi-
cal ambitions of MEMBERS rock upon
which many otherwise promising social
organizations have split and gone to
pieces. These are good reasons, and
they probably account for most of the
growth. Put they do not account fol
| the antics of the professional ''joiner.' -
He joins for the same reason that
makes the goat butt. 1t is his nature
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SAD.

This is a sad world" said the pessi-
mistic boarder. Isn't it, thought
gurgled the cheerful idiot. Even the
heavens get blue over it.''-Indianap-
oils Journal
Fenderson-You say that man is a
deaf mute, and that he has an impede
men in his speech. Pray how can that
be? Fogg-Very easily A few months
ago he lost two fingers by a buzz saw
Boston Transcript.
Bobby-Popper, what makes them
call hard times a rainy day" and talk
about laying up something for a rainy
day? Mr.. Ferry--It is called that, my
son, because on rainy day there is no
dust in sight.-Cincinnat Inquirer.
Why for eez it Eat woman's face
eez used on zee silver dollar in zis
country" inquired visiting foreigner
Because" growled the impecunious
native, 'it is the idiom of our language
that money talks. Detroit Free Press
A Deep Scheme.-"She is that stingy,"
said Bridget Agnes to her caller, ''if /
wrap up the Taste bit of tay for TIL
folks at home, sure she misses it at
J.,
don't We take it out of the bottom av
the can?"-Indianapolis Journal.
Mrs. McSwat lat the theater)--For
PHYS sake, Billinger, what are you do
ing? Mr.. McSwat (quiet, but deter
mined)-Tm attaching a vacuum tube
to this pocket camera I'm going to
have a view of the stage through this
hat in front of me.-Chicago Tribune.
Now, look here" said the professor
to the Infatuated bull you are my SUI
perior in strength, I am your superior
in mind Let us arbitrate this mat
ter, and see which should by right have
the better of our controversy" "Oh,
no." replied the bull; lets toss up for
it,. The professor lost. -Tit-Bits.
Hiram said Mrs Corntossel,
(which kind o money do you favor?''
II"Well, Mandy" replied the old gentle
man, ter tell we the truth / kinder
hate ter express any opinion. I've seen
a lot O fellers sit down an worry bout
maxim chi'ce, an the fus' thing they
knew they didn't hev none of either
kind. ashington Star.
"Blest If can understand this cur
rency question. / asked somebody
what legal tender was, and he said
it was like this: If ] owe you two
dollars. aid I offer you a two-dollar
bill to settle the debt you must take
it." We'll, that's right" Yes; but
what blooming idiot you would be if
you wouldn't take it!"-Puck.
Sentimental Old LADY, witnessed a
sad scene this morning. You remember
the beautiful calf that / have been
petting. 1t became much attached to
me. but yesterday the butcher came
and led it away. 1t seemed to know
its fate, for it turned and gave me a
parting glance which plainly meant
"Au revoir on the bill of fare. "--Flieg-
ende Batter.
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ONIONS AND NnnIR-

Onions and sugar don't so together
any better than oysters and sugar do,
and this mention of them here with an
"and" between them has nothing to do
with any attempt to get them together
in the eating line. But it has to do
with great principles and policies of
government. We read that on January
l, 1892 in this country a barrel of
onions was worth fifty pounds of gran
ulated sugar. That was under Republic
can management. On the first of jan
uary, 1896, after the Democrats had
had ample opportunity to show what
they could do, a barrel of onions would
buy only seventeen pounds of sugar
We solemnly ask our thoughtful read
ers If they can have any confidence
in a political party that fixes things so
that barrel of onions will buy only
seventeen pounds of sugar.
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" tile pathos Sl~1lls reply, Captain Cox
aia not krn2IwWhat to say.
AIseJ-G moment of silence Sam looked
Upland said, "Capn, Wen you gwine
down homer"
"Pm going next week, replied Cap
tain Cox,
Den I'm gwine, too" said Sam, IAN
I'm gwineter stay down dere wild you
fer de ballnce er my days, eff you lem
me-
Yes, I'll take you, Sam" said Cap
tain Cox, land | believe you'll dc
what's right"
"Cap'n," resumed Sam. as he looked
at his striped suit, "hit amt gin de law
ter wear dere yere close an me dun got
o pardon, is it?"
"Oh, no, Sam, you can wear them till
you get ready to 60"
Sans face frightened after this ano
he seemed happier than he had been in
many a day AT the appointed time he
shed" his convict suit and stood out
in a civilians garb. He bade his
friends good-by, he had few among the
convicts, and in good time arrived In
Atlanta and went directly to the farm
where he was installed as head man
with the keys to the smokehouse and
the corncrih, and with the full conf
dence Of the family.
Sam took in the exposition with Cap
tain Cox and his family, and when the
day was done and they We're driving
home he was asked how he liked it,
''Oh, it's a mitey big thing, boss. but
it's too big fer me. De FARMS big huff
fer me an dere's whur I'm a swineter
stay"
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WITH Il DOG.
How an Alleged Mountaineering Tenant
Holds the Fort.

How an Alleged Nou-Rent-Paylng Tenant
Holds the Fort,
from the Buffalo Courier.l
From time immemorial house owners
and landlords have had trouble of va
ried kinds to collect their rent, but there
was once, or is still, woman domiciled
in the house at No. 629 William street,
who, 1t is said, can give rent jumpers
points on how to get a house and hold
it, too, against the landlord, deputy
sheriff, or the brass and blue coated
guardians of the peace. She does it
with a dog.
About month ago Mrs. Meyerson, Of
No. 1879 Prospect avenue, let the house
at No. 269 William street to a nice look
ing widow whose whole source of pro-
lection from thieves, cut-throats, burg
lars and bad boys was centered in
ferocious bull pup. But the nice looking
widow, it is said, could not, or would
not, pay her rent. Mrs. Meyerson first
sent her collector, who always failed to
find the widow at home, but reported
that the bulldog was very much in evil
dence, and that it was worth his life
to attempt to enter the house. Mrs.
Meyerson then sent the deputy sheriff
with the necessary papers to evict the
fair young widow The deputy could
never find any one at home, and on
Tuesday turned over his mittimus in
dorsed with the words mo service oh
tainable." Then Mrs. Meyerson got mad
and last night tried her hand at the
eviction business. She went to the
house, and was greeted with a growl
most suggestive. She beat retreat,
fell back on the bluecoats of the Eighth
precinct station house. Doorman Mol
oney listened to her tale of woe" and
then sent Patrolmen Curtis and Yearke,
in company with large white bulldog,
who, until last night, was the pride of
the patrolmen of the Eighth, to the
house to ascertain If the widow was
within and to evict the dog if she was
not. The patrolmen went and took their
dog with them. But they didn't evict
the Widows dog Patrolman Curtis led
the procession up the side alley at the
house for the purpose of gaining an en-
trance which they effected at the back
| door. The widows house WAS all right.
so was her dog, only he was hungry,
| and cold, and took PatroiInan Curtis
for slice of dog meat Curtis said to
Yearke, you go first" NO" said
Yearke, send our dog Curtis turned
! to call the Pride of Polacl1 town." but
| the mean, overfed cur was making a
| miserable sneak down the alley and
into William street. Yearke turned and
chased the dog and Curtis turned and
chased YearlSe, and then turned the
| chase" on himself. The Widows faith
| full dog held her house in safety. At a
| late hour last night the dog still held
possession. The widow. SO her neigh
| bors said, was visiting friends with her
mind at rest about 1.-THE comforts of
| (her) home" It'll be there when she
comes back.
| you'll have to be a little more par
! ticuIar in your choice of words" said
| the city editor, looking over the new re-
porter's copy. Here you say the fail
ure of a large consignment of vegeta-
BILE ivory to arrive on time has serious
| ly embarrassed Mr.. Stoneking, prOprie-
| tor Of the button factory. He has thir-
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In the delta of the Ganges mysteri-
Gus sound is sometimes heard, to which
the name of "Barisal Guns is given,
because of its resemblance to the dull
report of distant artillery. Similar
noises are well known to the lighthouse
keepers and fishermen of Ostend and
Boulogne, who call them the mist
pouffers," or fog dissipators, and gem
orally hear them on the evening OF a
hot day in summer. Although the
sounds are compared to the detonations
of guns, they are not very like these,
and they occur at irregular intervals.
Their origin is enveloped in mystery.
but some physicists regard them as
electrical detonations, such as might be
produced by flashes of ordinary light
ming or the explosion of globe lightning,
while others refer them to the shocks
of fluid matter in the bowels of the
earth, or the rumbling of slight earth
nuskes.-Public OBinioa-
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afraid to sit down. The coat was a
jaunty REFER just like her last years
only that it was cut little shorter at
the hips and was little more boXy in
front. "A double row of brass buttons
showed down it's front so that the coat
was as jaunty open as closed. Under
it will be worn a shirt waist, either
pink,white or pink stripe, with a
starched front. AS you guess, this
gown was meant rather for summer
and yachting wear There is another
bodice to 1t, a little riding habit basque
of the serge and with fur collar and
wide hat, this makes tailor street
gown before the yachting time comes.
The last and. alas! a gown we won't
all have much use for, is exactly du-
plicate of the blue serge REFER and
skirt only in white broadcloth. If you
will make it of white serge, mohair or
duck-the latter is entirely practical
then even ordinary folk may think of it.
FLORETTE.
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FASHION NOTES.
Thrce of TniiOr Cut.
to.

Tailor girls flourish, no matter how
fashions change, and one of them of
unquestionably correct taste has or
dered, despite all the ornate Louis
street gowns she is having, three tailor
gowns that are almost duplicates of
those she wore last year. OF course,
the ordinary woman can afford to have
only one, but it is just as well to have
that one right, and these are as correct
as can be. The first one appears in
this picture, and was in brown cloth,
its moderately wide skirt trimmed on
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Bishop julius, of New Zealand, is
much troubled by the number of spu-
rious coins found in the church offer
tories of the diocese. In a recent SER
mon he said: II never saw so much
bad coin in all my life. To offer to the
Church-the cause Of God-money that
the baker or the butcher would not &C
cept shocks me. The man that would
do that wants the grace of God badly
or three months.
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both sides with triangle Of channels
leather, The jacket bodice opened in
front over a vest of brown chiffon over
satin, and the edges of the fronts as
we'll as basque We're finished with
straps Of leather. Belt and collar were
of Persian ribbon in brilliant colors,
and the sleeves We're strapped ana or
namented with ribbons, In reproduc-
ing this dress, channels oolored cloth
may replace the leather If it is pre-
ferred, but the latter win prove far
more effective.
The second tailor rig was a wiry
dark blue serge. 1t was silk lined, but
that isn't necessary. 1t would do for
most women il only faced up with silk.
The skirt swirled beautifully all around
and stood out in the back till you
would think the wearer would be
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miner, and so intense is the feeling that
the prudent foreman keeps out of the
public gaze az much as possible. The
most novel part of the affair. however,
is the disclosure that. under an old
State law, prosecution is possible on
the absurd charge
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This weather is calculated to make
one feel that war with Cuba might
have it's advantages. 1t wouldn't be as
cold for the warriors there as it is
here.
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The mills and factories established in
this country by the Salvation Army
give employment to 10,700 persons.