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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-01-30
A Unique Sermon.

Sta,cc.
Recently the Rev. Merle St.
Croix Wright, pastor of the Lee
nox Unitarian Church, New York
City, preached, by request, SER
mon on suicide, which aroused the
protest and Indignation alike of
ministers, physicians and lawyers.
One of the latter has given a legal
opinion that the reverend gentle
mans sermon would make him
amenable to q charge of msnslsu.
ghter, should any person follow
his advice. We append the fol-
lowing extracts from this unique
dsliverancs from the pulpit:
Man is swsyed by q power that
he may or may not be able to con-
troll, but which he does not con-
troll. We fiud by the statistics
that these powerful influences are
not spasmodic, but are regular aud
normal. We discover that suicide
is on the increase with civiliza-
ton. Is civilization, then, Q curse,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-01-30

and is it false that knowledge is
power? No! 1t is simply this,
that with the higher power there
is more danger of q misuse of it.
It is that the shame and remorse
of a cultured mind will not toler-
ate what ignorance and depravity
would bear. Suicide, along with
insanity, advances with the I'D
vance of culture and education. 1t
is the price of civilization. 1t is
the cost of progress.
1.-THE last survivor in Clusters
rally, surrounded by savages, and
with no hope of escape, was justi-
fed in killing himself to escape
an inevitable death, accompanied
by torture. We have q right to
kill ourselves or our women rela-
tives in such q case to prevent out
rage. in cases of sickness, incura;
bic and burdensome, where the
sufferer longs for death, and the
friends and relatives consent, ]
should advocate that physician,
with the consent of the State, be
allowed to kill the patient, under
the supervision of q Magistrate
and other trustees and witnesses.
As we have q right to live, 90 We
have q right to die, that no man
can take from ne"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-01-30

Mothers whose children are troubled
with bad colds. Group or whooping cough
will do we'll to read what DR.. R. &. RO-
hey. Of Olney, No., says on this subject.
He writes: For years We have used
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. and al
ways keep it in the house. 1t Is regsr-
ded in our family as a specific for all
kinds Of colds and coughs. The Is and
80 cent bottle for sale by T. ]. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-01-30
The Haven of Rewards.

Daily Item.
The rumors that Senator Blan-
hard will be named as member
IF the supreme bench to succeed
his successor in the Senate, Gov.
5. D. McEnery, have been rivived.
The Item said that this calami-
ty would be inflicted upon the
people the moment Mr.. Blanchard
was defeated for reelection to the
Senate, and the public can rest as
sured that unless Gov. Foster dies
or forgets his promise in that re-
spect the infection will come.
But this is q serious matter and
deserves not levity but serious
consideration. Our supreme bench
has been made a part and parcel
of political rewards heretofore,
and that in itself was bad enough
even if the recipients of the re-
wards were of character and abili-
ty, but to APPOINT Senator Blanchard
an associate justice can not be ex-
cused even upon those grounds.
His ability as q man has never
been remarked. As q lawyer he
has never been noted. Then his
appointment rest upon the sole
reason that he has done services
for Foster and Eosterism which
require this great reward. To
name men of legal and intellectual
merit for the exalted positions Of
supreme justices in consideration
Of political or partisan service is
bad enough. To appoint Mr.
Blanchard, a person utterly de.
void of either legal or intellectual
force-a mere factionsl partisan
endowed only with the quirks
quibbles and devious ways of the
mere political wire-puller, is little
less than a crime.
The Item has no respect fol
Fosterism, even If endowed witt
learned qualities, but if We are t.
have it, let its high judicial off
Gals be qualified, at least, will
some intellectual attachments. Tht
honorable and honest public would
then have respect for the wisdom
of our judges if it did entertain
contempt for their political prin
ciples and abhorred their politica
methods.
Mr.. Blanchard was an imbecilit
accident as q senator. He attain
ed that position in furtherance o
political rewards and not through
his qualities as a man or his mer
its as a congressman. His selec
ton as an associate justice, in de
fanoe of public opinion, and tn
protest Of his own immediat
neighbors in Caddo parish, is al
insult to the honor and intelli
gence of the commonwealth, ant
an insult that Fosterism onl,
would dare infiict.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-01-30

The progressive ladies Of west6eld.
Ind, issued q "WOman's Edition Of the
West6eli News, bearing date Of April 8,
1896. The paper Is q I'd with matter Of
interest to women. and we notice the
following from correspondent. which
the editors printed. realizing that 1t
treats upon a matter Of vital importance
to their sex: The best remedy for
Group. colds and bronchitis that I have
been able to ind Is Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. For family use it has no
equal. I gladly recommend it." Is and
so cent bottles Tor sale by T. ]. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-01-30

Persons who are troubled with Judi
gestion will be interested 10 the exper-
fence Of VIM. H. Penn. chief clerk in the
railway mail service at Des Noines,
Iowa. who writes: ut gives me plea
sure to testify to the merits of Cham
berlsins Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea
from indigestion, aud am subject to fire.
quent severe attacks of pain the sto-
mach and bowels. One or two doses Of
this remedy never fails to give perfect
relief. Price IS and 90 cents; sold by T.
]. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-01-30
Furnishing Supply, For Pay

Daily Item.
The Hon. W. B. Peyton. of De-
Scotland he ought to be In
position to know gives out the
information that the drought.stric-
ken sufferers of at least his sec
ton of North Louisiana should
not, nor would not, 80 far as his
locality was concerned, expect
State aid "as a Donation" but all
who wished assistance from the
commonwealth must expect to pay
for it. This reduces the chsrita-
bic efforts of Fosterism to q pure
ly commercial basis, and let's in a
food of light on the long delay of
its aid. It seems that the admin
istration does not propose to de-
pend upon . reputation for gener-
osity when It next applies for re-
wards It prefers cash in hand to
the prscsrious remembrance in
the future, Of deeds nobly done.
A full belly is likely to forget the
promises an empty one would
make, hence Fosterism limits it's
charity to spot cash and to those
that can pay 1t. At least BILLY"
Peyton tells rs 90. and BILLY"
ought to know.
The Mansfield Journal, from
| which The Item obtains the Pey-
ton explanation of Fosters mode
Of feeding the hungry with the
States money, is inclined to mild
ly criticise the ponderous legisi-
tor. and, while not denouncing the
quality Of speculative or rather
the ,spot-oash charity State aid
proposes, is inclined to fear that
it's excellent and worthy Repre-
sentative has fallen into ON error,
caused, no doubt, by the location
of his residence, it being far re-
moved from those sections of the
parish which feel the effects Of the
drouth most"
Surely the Hon. Billy has not
let loose the reins of his fancy
when he blsbbed the secret of how
Foster was feeding his starvingP
The Item is inclined to believe
the worthy aud excellent Repre-
sentative" from DeSoto spoke by
the card, but he told tales out of
school. Whispers have come from
amidst the cries of distress from
North Louisiana that the hungry
were being appeased for cash.
We have seen notices in country
journals calling on the country
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-01-30
DISEASES OF THE SKIN.

The intense itching and smarting incl
dent to eczema, letter, salt-rheum, and other
diseases ofthe skin is instantly allayed by
snnlyinp Chnmberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment. Many very bad cases have been
uermanentlv cured By II. 1t is equally
Efficient for itching piles and favorite rem
edy for sore nipples; chapped hands, chill
blains, fros, bites, and chronic sore eyes.
For sale by druggists at % cents per boz.
TryDr. Cady's Condition Powders, they
are lust what horse needs when in bad condi-
ton. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge.
For sale by T. J. Labbr. druggist.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-01-30

drought sufferers to como up to
the bank. deposit his money and
get his corn, but it remains for
the Hon. w. B. Peyton of DeSoto
to give the snap away.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-11

part. The game lasted two hours. Herr
mann's life study OF and practice with
cards in his profession gave him complete
mastery over his victim. The card tricks
he played on the young man were more
numerous than those worked by Hartes
Heather Chinee ON Bill Nye in the famous
game of euchre OF course to avoid a too
bare-faced swindle and at the same time
lead his antagonist to greater recklessness,
the magician threw of game after
game, and the young man pocketed the
money won with "a pleased smile. Be it
said to his credit he never once fiinched at
his losses and Hermann was the first to
cry quits.
Then came the moment of triumph. The
magician arose and in his suave manner
rendered the youth his lost money, with the
explanation OF the swinde practiced uDon
him. To the establishment of all present
the victim refused the money, some $500
In all. stating that he was child and
never pleaded baby act; that if any man
could cheat him before his eyes he was
willing TO suffer his losses and part with
his money for the experience. He bowed
himself out. not even waiting TO partake
of the champagne ordered in celebration
of the event. This was "A denouement not
contemplated, and the disposition of the
ilI-gotten gains placed the company in
quandary. AT last it was decided to con-
tribute them TO some public charity after
deducting the wine BILL The wine was
drunk amid hilarity and a twenty dollar
bill of the victims money was rendered in
payment. As the party was leaving the no.
tel the waiter tapped Hermann on the
shoulder, with the announcement that the
bill offered was counterfeit. Another and
another bill Of like denomination offered
proved likewise spurious. and the truth
dawned on the party that the biters had
been bitten. The guileless youth had pro-
vided himself with one pocketful of coun-
terfeit bills. from which he paid his losses,
depositing his gains in another pocket I'M
touched during the game. Hence his anx-
iety to use the money only and not the
customary chips. He had just $500 of Herr
mann's money, which the magician never
recovered.
So far have escaped stage detection and
social imposition, but / ever on the
alert, and when my time comes l hope to
take my medicine quietly in the manner of
other magicians gone before.
FREDERICK BANCROFT.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-11

Faversham. as the dueI-fighting and love-
making hero and Miss Viola Allen, as the
sweet-natured Gallo maiden. whose heart
Is completely won by the handsome-hgured
and iovelace-tongued swash-buckler. are as
successful realizations of the chivalric and
sentimental creations of the novelist as IL
is possible to imagine. and their love scenes
get a half dozen curtain calls for them
every night. The tremendous bit OF this ro-
mantle play. which surpasses The Pris-
oner OF Zenda" in the skill with which 1t
reflects the thrilling and charming chapters
of the book, has led Mr.. Frohman to de-
termine on making 1t the only piece in
which his stock company will appear dur
ing its forthcoming tour.
Never Again. which is turning hum
dreds away from the Garrick Theater ev-
cry night. and which will run there all
through the season at the same gait, after
which 1t will go to London, is comedy
sort of high-class faree-comedy would.
perhaps, be a better definition-taken from
the French. without loss of a single parti-
Gle of the abundant bubbling fun of the
original. and given the most extraordinary
cast even New York has ever seen in
play meant 10 be merely amusing. r. NJ.
Holland the famous character actor from
Palmers company, who is also enc of the
well-known Holland brothers, who starred
i'm "A Social Highwayman'' last season, is
in the piece. and with him are Agnes Mil
ler Elsie De Wolf. Fritz Williams, May
Robson, of the Empire Theater Stock Com
pany, Ferdinand GottschaIk and Jessie
Mackaye OF the Lyceum Tbeater Com
pany, and other well-known players. All
these people. whose best work is familiar
n find he
characters of Never Again the finest We
hicles they have yet had for expression of
their artistic abilities. The story is a
busting one of a gay old fellow who Skin
mishes now and again into undomestic
ways. and who is surprised in the very
midst of one of his adventures-and the
most innocent adventure OF all. at that
by his confiding wife, his nervous but ex-
perienced son-in-law, his daughter and
many others, not to see whom at, the mo-
;nent ne would have given the wealth of
all the Asias. But he is caught, and the
son-in-law agrees to help him out. Such
screams Of laughter, such excitement, such
whirling, changing, clashing scenes-all
sparkling with fun and absurdity-as
sue one has not breath left to tell about
after the laughing and shrieking are over.
The town got wind of how good thing
Never Again was before twelve hours
had passed, and as a result throng ap-
peared at the door of the Garrick the sec
ond night that would have filled the thea
ter four times over. Ever since then it has
been nightly case of turning away hun
dreds. It's success, financially and other
wise is away ahead of ..Charley's Aunt"
which yielded Mr.. Frohman fortune in
its first season alone, well of THE
Gay Parisians' and TOO Much Johnson -.
these three being the standards by which
New Workers had up to this measured the
fun qualities of every comedy offered Mr.
Frohman is satisfied that it is the greatest
comedy he has yet handled.
ALT HAYMAN.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-11

Many the ways that man must fare,
The roads run un and down:
Some third the country hillsideS fair,
Some stink within the town.
Some tortuous are and hard TO keep,
But others slip along
Where gardens grow and fountains leap
And speech is sweet, and song.
Some stretch away midst alien sights,
Midst strange. far-lying things.
Others be near the native lights,
Nor reck OF Journeyings.
And oh. the lingering, long quest,
And standings. triumphs. pain,
The while man fares IL east and west
Ere he returns again.
But one boon. one. is sure to be,
How far soc er he roam:
AT last the wandering ways agree,
At last they lead him home.
Richard Burton. In the Outlook.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-05-26
forever I Wouldn't give you a cent for
the whole farm"

the whole farm.
AS the commission man departed
Jones rested his chin upon his hoe
handle and reflected.
Those turkeys in due time exasper-
ated Jones himself. They learned
that there were good grubs in the new
furrow behind Jones plough and they
followed it. Every time Jones said
Gee" there was a chorus of Sob
BILE, gobbfe, gobblc." :,
Every time Jones said "Haw"
there was another "Gobble, gobble,
gobble."
1t made him so mad that he cusscd
the mule and jerked on the line until
the mule himself became cxasperated,
and out Of spite kicked Jones in the
pit of the stomach and laid him up.
Jones, as he lay in bed, thought of
the sale he had missed, thoughtof the
blow of the cruel mule, and all other
Of the many annoyances he had borne
because of the turkeys.
When he got we'll he dug a mine
under the turkeyhouse, put dynamite
in it, and covered the earth with
drumsticks and feathers. This was
the week before Thanksgiving.
And then he Dragged about it, and
that's where he lost his good judg-
ment.
Mrs. Jones cried all night, left for
her mother the next day and is now
suing for alimony, leaving poor Jones
alone with his two bench-legged bull
dogs.-F2ortda Times Union.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-05-26

= Every tear shed in sympathy sor
others makes US better.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-05-26
At \ big dinner in London. nc

At a big dinner in London, not
long ago, William Waldorf Astor had
something to say Of the immense size
of the redwood trees of California.
The other guests laughed somewhat
incrcdulously at his story, and, some
nettlcd, he offered to bet thath C could
procure from a tree a cross-section
large enough to form a table that
would accommodate all of the party
guests present. The wager was ac-
cepted, and last week there arrived in
London from California. the promised
cross-scction. 1t was 14feet 6 inches
in diameter and weighed II tons. AS
tor won his bet.
-"Look here, do you know I be-
lieve Parson Downycouch CANDLES p
remarked one gentleman to another.
Good gracious! I hope not 81
hope not, too, but a suspicious circum-
stance occurred last Sunday when he
was reading out the service" "What
was it ?" "Well, instead of ooh,
Thou, who hast the hearts Of kings in
Thy hand what do you suppose he
read ?" tive no idea" "He read {:
ooh, Thou, who hast the king of hearts
in Thy hand"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-05-26
Running Yet.

"Whcn I was fishing in the West
Indies some years ago. said the man
with the cigarette, "a whirlwind came
along and carried off my vest that wa
hanging on a limb just over my head.
1t had my watch in it-and a tallor's
account. Well, the whole outfit sailed
out of sight in less than a minute.
Seven years after a party of US
we're camped On the same river, only
a 100 yards further up. 1t was my
turn to do the cooking, so [ started
out for some dry wood, stepped on a
log which caved in, and there lay my
watch, that same old %tailor's bill twis.
ted through the ring. 1t was still
running
ooh come of You want us to
ask how such a thing could be, and
then you'll explain that the whirlwind
wound your watch up so tight that it
ran for seven years
II didn't say that the watch was
still running" said the story teller, as
he lighted another bacillus extermina-
tor. II had reference to the tailor's
bill. 1t is running yet, in Fact
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-05-26
: Bert P. Walker, postmaster al

Bert P. Walker, postmaster at
Logan, in Phillips county, Kansas, a
reputable citizen of that town, is
authority for the biggest snake story
ever told of Kansas, and he tells it in
all seriousness. He says last Sunday
a farmer who lives on Crystal Creek
came to Logan, reporting that the
night before his premises had been
visited by a reptile which made a trail
eighteen inches wide and that it had
eaten sixty of his chickens. Another
farmer confirmed this story, saying
that on Friday and Saturday nights
he had lost forty young pigs. A third
farmer testified that he had seen the
monster kill with his tail a pillow horse
which was feeding in his pasture near
the banks of Crystal Creek.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-05-26
A Noted Atlanta Case.

For four years I have been afflicted with
a very troublesome nasal catarrh. So
terrible has it's nature been that when |
blew my nose small pieces Of bone would
frequently come out of my mouth and
nose. The discharge was copious, and at
times very offensive. My blood became
so impure that my general health was
greatly impaired, with poor appetite and
worse digestion. Numerous medicines
we're used without relief, until | began
the use of Botanic Blood Balm-B. BIB.
and three bottles acted almost like
magic. Since its use, over q year, not a
symptom has returned, and l feel in eV-
cry way quite restored in health. l am
an old citizen of Atlanta, and refer to al
most any one living on Butler street, and
more particularly to DR.. l.. NJ. Gillian,
who knows my case.
MRS. ELIZABETH KNOTT,
Atlanta, Ga.
Don't buy substitutes, said to be Just
as good" but buy the old reliable and
standard Blood Purifier Of the age. B.
B. B. s1.00 per large bottle. For sale by
Druggists.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-05-26

ASA protection against the dreaded
cyclone, a movement has been Inaugural
ted in many school districts in Kansas to
build cyclone caves. so that upon the ap-
proach of a tornado school children may
not be turned adrift upon the prairies.
The patrons of the Altavism and other
schools in Central Kansas will meet on q
given day and build a cyclone cave, and
therteachers are directed to house their
pupils there when a storm approaches.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-05-26

PIP. IN. "A" a. III.
Trains Q und 10 carry elegant Pullman
sleeping ears between Columbia and Asheville,
enroutc daily between jacksonville and Cincin.
natl.
Trains leave Spartanburg, A. & c. division,
northbound, 6:42 q. m, 3:4i p. m, 8:lS p. m,
(Vestibule Limited); southbound 1928 2. m,
8:l5 p. m, II 81 o. m, (Eestibule Limited.l
Trains leave Greenyille, A. and G. division,
northbound, 5:45 a. m, 2:3l p. m. and $50 p. M,
Westibuled Limited) southbound, Lao 4. M,
40 p. NJ, 1873 p. m. (Vestibrled Limited).
Pullman Service.
Pullman palace sleeping cars on Trains IS and
90, 81 and 80, on A. and @. division.
W. II. GREEN, I'M. CULP
Gen. Superintendent, Traffic Mgr,
Washington, D. @. Washington, d. c.
W. A. TURK, s. Fl. HARDWIOK,
Gen. Eass. Ag't. Asst Gen. Pass. ACT.
Washington. DO Atlanta. Ga
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= The crater of Mauna Loa, in the
Sandwich Islands, the largest volcano
in the world, is 20 miles in diameter.
Sometimes the stream Of lava flowing
from it is so miles long.