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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27
A SPECIMEN CASE.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

The extravaganza of the present pen
sion laws is illustrated by case just
made public. a native of Norway was
married in 1855 lie emigrated to the
United States in 1861, enlisted the follow
ing year i'm a Wisconsin regiment and
died in the service i'm 1868. His widow,
who has never left Norway, applied for a
pension i'm 1894 and she has been award
ed one with arrears, aggregating over
81 900, from the date of her husband 5
death, From July !, 1880, until June Z,
1883, the law made pensions begin from
the date of the filing Of the application.
Since then the pension granted to a
widow commences from the date of the
soldiers death.
Tho allowance Of this pension Is strict
~ I'm accordance with law, but the law it.
self is improvident, not only with re,
spect TO such cases, but with respect 10
other provisions for pensions. The COM
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27
PROOF PROSPERITY.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
From all over the country the teSti-
mony comes that the Observance OF
Christmas was more hearty enthusiastic
and abundant than has been known
for several years past. There was "A
happier and more buoyant spirit evident
and more hopefulness of the future. And
when merchants come to balance ac-
counts it will doubtless be found that the
business done was larger than ever
known before This situation would not
exist if industries We're not more prosper
Gus and there was not more money to
spend which comes from more and stead
ier employment. There Is no better gauge
of the peoples temper than Christmas,
and the Christmas of 1897 says that the
American people are rapidly recovering
from the long period Of depression and
have started the nation on a new ca
reer of prosperity which promises to be
more fruitful than any similar period in
its history.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27
New Evidence Thai
Might Makes Right
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
~ ERMANY. it is plain. proposes to
| II keep all that 1t has taken and to
/ n take all that 1t can keep In emma.
\UJ The United States will wisely fol-
low its old and traditional policy
Of protecting its own interests ana
taking not lot or part in territorial loot
1t Is not our way. As President Mckin-
ley justly said, our moral sense revots
from such acts. Unsought, we have en-
tered no land.
But no American can disregard the
blunt, hideous fact that the act OF Ger
many opens a new chapter OF interna-
tional spoliation. The practice of the last
two centuries had drawn Il sharp, dis
tinCt line between savage, barbarous
lands like those i'm Africa, and Asiatic
countries, with organized governments.
Lands with mere tribes and no govern
lnents were held to be open to ciNilized
occupation. In dealing with Asiauc lands
q nation was permitted to take sum-
mary measures to protect its citizens ana
redress their wrongs This right was eN-
ercsed by England against Japan with
great brutality some thirty years ago.
when an open, defeEselesS port was bonn
barded. But a seizure of Asiatic terri
tory was held to rest on different
basis. II could only come through war
ana on GROUNDS Whlch JuStlheu "ut' rNt , tl'
IN lhdla, England mas lolo"tu ''ila ~ ,,'',,, ui,
France had ancient utles loT l's oiluuen, -
thlrtN years ago OF 'ampoulu anu inoi 1.C,' :. :
recently OF MadlgaScar u idiu n,iu"""E
in organization between Africa ana ASIA
No seizure of territory as fragrant, as
predatory ana as orutal us 'Hut Jus n''rue cl
nN terhlahE III emma mas ''NV" l.,,,, 'i''oS iot
hllf century anywhere an" II ,",l',V, ,',''
be matched on tne coast vi an Aoi".,- Iol..,
power since the NlpoieoIiIc war;. ~ o. ~,
EanlZauoh' III Ihc pfolec'loll sNtl W 80, : ~
iliu property anu III I'Ic POmei W 80,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27
Consistency,

From the Detroit Journal.
why" asked the Bold Spirit do YOU
wear that?"
"It's what everybody wears answered
the woman.
But why don't YOU wear this?'' the
Bold Spirit persisted.
"Oh. because everybody is wearing it,"
objected the woman.
A rule may work both ways and still nc
poor; labor does not invariably bring
riches.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27

The English bimetallist Moreton
FreWen, concludes an interesting let
ter in this fashion: The attraction of
your triumphant democracy for us
who live in these effete monarchies is
in its magnificent despotism Mr..
Cleveland borrowed four times the sum
the German Kaiser hopes to gel from
the Relchstag tor naval expenditures,
and he spent it that he might avoid
asking congress for supplies. lie did
not, in his now classic phrase, want
congress on his hands Our mere
Cars and Kaisers, and other little
folk, are obliged to adopt all sorts of
ridiculous constitutional devices. When
win your great nation be logical and
sensible?" This last question is some
what difficult to answer, but concern
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27

missioner of pensions recommends the
passage of law providing that no pcn-
sion shall be granted to the widow of any
soldier who shall hereafter marry. "A wo-
man who marries a soldier pensioned un-
der the disability act of 1890 Is not en-
titled to pension as "A widow unless she
were married to the soldier prior TO the
passage Of the act In question, whereas
the woman who marrles soldier PEN
stoned under the general law and there
after becomes "a widow Is entitled to a
Widows nensiOn.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27

The charge is reiterated that the Re-
publican state committee has been dis
tributing literature in behalf Of the
gubernatorial candidacy of Colonel
Stone of Allegheny. The state COM
mittee certainly would not be guilty of
such improperly in behalf of any can
didate prior to the nominating conven-
tion, but if any agent of that commit
tee has been abusing his trust there
should be no hesitancy in calling him
to account
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27
A Flash In the Pan.

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27

On Jan, The Tribune almanac and
political handbook for 1898 viii be
placed in the hands of the carriers
and on the news-stands. II viii con-
tain the usual complement of election
statistics, official data concerning city,
county, state and national govern
ments, civic, religious and charitable
societies, etc, and, in short, a concise
survey of most of the information to
which the average reader of news
papers during the. ensuing year will
have occasion to refer The already es-
tablished character of this annual
publication ought to secure for the
forthcoming issue a cordial welcome.
To the carriers it Is sold at cost; the
retail price will be 25 cents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27

ing NJ. Clevelands actions even Mr.
Freweu will admit that the American
people paid him off and discharged
him at the earliest possible opportu-
nifty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27

The Philadelphia Ledger announces
the belief that if the pension rolls
"were purged of frauds and Of persons
who have no equitable claim on the
United states the total amount expend-
ed for pensions could be easily reduced
so per cent" This estimate is prob
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27

If sharp opposition shall arise
against the gubernatorial candidacy Of
Colonel Stone II will not be personal.
hut rather an ineyitable development
from the methods used i'm his interest.
The wreckers in command of his can
diGacy are apparently the Bourbons Of
Pennsylvania politics, who neither
lCDIr nor forget
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27

It remains as peculiar feature Of
the postal savings bank movement that
nobody has yet devised 4 satisfactory
way for the government to utilize TIE
contemplated deposits SO rs To earn the
requisite interest. Until this obstacle
can be overcome. postal savings banks
will necessarily be imprlCtiCable,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27

ably very much too large. But wheth-
er they constitute fifty per cent or not
more than one-flftieth Of one per cent,
the frauds should go.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27

Gable advices from Madrid assert
that Spain is about to engage the
United states in another verbal duel,
apparently i'm pursuance Of the belief
that if it can get he Washington au-
thorities to barking they will be less
likely to bite
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27

If the report is true that the Ameri-
can newspaper correspondent, Sylves-
ter ScovCl, has been induced by Blanco
to carry prohibited overtures to Gomez,
he had better first make arrangements
to increase his life insurance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27

The best Republican" remarks the
Philad -lphi2 Press, "is the one who can
afford to tell the truth" There will he
many Republicans this year who will
speak their mind, whether they can
afford to or nos.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27

In commenting on this system Albert
Shaw says. This is government, not by
the municipal parliament, not by an auto
cratic mayor, nor yet by the familiar
American system of an executive and leg
islature counterbalancing each other. But
it is bureaucracy pure and simple" and
It's success or failure will, he thinks, de-
pend upon 1.-THE development of a sound
and true civic spirit" Meanwhile the
public will watch the experiment with
great interest.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27

American aid for starving Cubans
ought to he the signal for American
intervention to stop the inhuman con
test which carries starvation with it
as one of its chief weapons.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27

Opponents Of the Santa Claus myth
,an now VOciferate as loudly as they
please EN post facto iconocl7sm does
litth harm
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-11-06

broadcast sense, charity for an
others faults.
Mr.. Thomas had lived a life of
usefulness on the principle that
every one is in the world for a
purpose, and that purpose is to do
all the good he can. His duty was
we'll done and he can sleep in
peace and contentment.
After the dust and the MONDAY heat,
The rain is sweet;
And after the work in the furrowed field,
The autumn yield.
And sweet is sleep TO the tired eyes
When the daylight dies,
But when the heart is weary and sore oppressed
And long for rest,
The sweeter far is that slumber deep.
The brother of sleep.
A FRIEND.
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shutting out the trade from points
where they are endemic, and in
shutting out entirely, until the
season of danger has passed.
National quarantine laws to that
end are needed. But, regulations
for exclusive use in the interior,
and in times of the prevalence OF
epidemic disease in the country,
are entirely superfuous, because
thew could never be enforced.
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A TRUE MAN.
To The Lafayette Gazette:

To The Lafayette Gazette:
The death of anyone always
throws over us veil of sadness,
but how much deeper is the veil
when the death is the passing
away of a friend. 1t was indeed
with profound sorrow that l heard
of the death of Mr.. Chas. A. Tho
mas, of st. Martinville, which sad
event occurred last Saturday. 1t
was my good fortune to know Mr..
Thomas for several years, and
while the editor of The Gazette
has paid tribute to this good man
in a eulogium, beautiful as it is
true, l feel that if l do not give
some expressions to his worth l
will not be following the dictates
of frindship.
Mr.. Thomas possessed all of
those attributes that go to make
up a man. He was broad-minded,
honest, kind and charitable. When
l say broad-minded l mean all
that the world implies. He had
firm convictions Of his own, ex-
pressing them with the bravery
that was characteristic of the man,
but not with that bigotry which is
begotten of Observation-Disclosures.
He gave every one the right to his
opinions and views, and credited
every man with honest convic-
tons. He( was honest in every
detail of life, and in nothing more
honest than in his duty toward his
fellow man. He was kind to every
body with whom he came in con-
tact. IL was part of his nature
to be kind and gentle. His CHAIR
ty was that charity which st. Pau
called love. 1t was not boosted
charity that gave aims for a name
but he was charitable for its owl
sake, and in nothing was it 81
strongly exhibited as in tina
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-11-06
SATURDAY Nov. 6, 1897.
SVVvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
Tributes To The Dead.

Monday was All Saints day, and
Notwithstanding the very mud
DIV condition of the roads,
caused by the heavy rain the day
before, the people from every part
of the parish came to town as is
usual on that day, in very large
numbers.
And they all came here to pay
tributes to their dead, and the old
cemetery this year was one large
mass of flowers of all kinds, and
decorations and tokens OF every
descriptions. a
On such occasions we can Judge
that all beings however poor,
humble or ignorant, have some
good, tender feelings in them, and
even those who are considered hui
man brutes, could be seen going
to the grave yard with some flow,
ers or other tokens of remem-
brance, to place at the spot that
contain some one dear to them
Here little mound and some
flowers, there broken delapida
ted old tomb is whitewashed ant
some token of remembrance IL
placed thereon. The rich have
placed pretty and costly tokens
and the poor a bouquet or som'
other cheap and humble tokens
but no doubts with the sam'
feeling of love and remembrance
to the departed dead whom the.
also loved SO dearly.
1t is indeed day that awaken
in every being all their feelings 0
love and affection, and which esta
blishes the fact that our grief AM
sorrows heal up, but our dear dea'
are never forgotten.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-11-06

The Post Office and Evange-
line offices have been moved to the
Castillo hotel. Mr.. Greig's old
building will be demolished and a
new two story modern building
will be erected in its place.
What had been predicted by
many in advance, will probably
happen; the King Bridge Compa-
ny people and the parish may not
agree on the. quality of material
to be used, and the workmanship,
in the construction of the steel
bridge here. The King Company
has the reputation of using pool
material and giving poor work
The parish authorities shoulo
make a daily inspection OF the wori
and protest against everything
which's not strickly accordingto thu
contract, and if not complied with
refuse to accept the bridge unless
all defects are corrected.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-11-06
NATIONAL QUARANTINE.

Daily Item.
The Item was sure it was not
mistaken in the purpose of Sena-
tor Gallery and others in their
contention for a national quaran-
tine regulations.
Although The Item has favored
and will favor an intelligent sys-
tenn of national health regulations,
which,willl have ths.supreme pow
er of the national government en-
forcing them, it will insist that
these regulations must be enacted
to the end that infectious and con-
tagious diseases of dangerous or
epidemic character must be rigo-
rously excluded from the country.
In other words, national health
Regulations must have, for their
primary purposes, effective quar-
antine against points of disease.
infection beyond the borders Of
the nation. Public health is the
first consideration, for upon il
business, commerce and public
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-11-06

Our people can make up their
mind during the year to save $50
instead of s12 if they want a pew
i'm the Catholic church next year.
The demand for pews is increas-
ing and the price has to go up &C.
cording to the demand.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-11-06
Merit
intrinsic value of - NS
Hood g Sarsaparilla. y ~ u GASD

cure. Hoods Sarsaparilla possesses actual
and unequalled curative power and there
fore it has true merit. When YOU buy
Hoods Sarsaparilla, aud take it according
to directions, to purify your blood, or
cure any of the many blood diseases, you
are morally certain TO receive benc.it.
The power to cure is there. You are not
trying an experiment. II will make your
blood pure, rich and nourishing, and thus
drive out the germs of disease, strengthen
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-11-06
NOTICE.
Publication Of Tab1esu.
In the matter of the Succession q
JOSEPH v. DUGAS. deceased
state Of Louisiana. Parish Of St. Martin.

Whereas. Mrs. Josephine Thib0deea1s
widow Of the late Joseph v. Dugas, Of
the Parish OF st. Martin. AdministTar
trix Of the succession of her late No..
band Joseph v. Dugas, has 6led N ~
Office her Tableau and account of ~
aforesaid succession.
Notice, therefore is hereby given -
the creditors and heirs Of said suceoe-
sion and to all other persons whom y
may concern; to show cause il any they
have, within the legal delays. why said
Tableau and Account, should not Do sps
proved and hOmolOgated.
Given under my hand and seal Of Of
fee, at st. Martinville. Parish OF BE-
Martin. Louisiana, this 22nd day Of
October 1897. 49,
VIM. B. EAsTIN, Clerk Of Court.
] MARTIN & VOORHEES,. Attorneys.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-11-06

The True Friends, a colored
benevolent association, which was
organize more than twenty years
ago, attended the service in a Boz
dy, with their badges, Monday
morning at the Catholic church.
This order, on All Saints day,
makes it duty to pay tribute to
their dead members.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-11-06

employment depends. Once the
public health is menaced or afl ic-
ted, commercial prostration will
follow despite national or other
legal regulations, for a maddened
or panic-stricken people are dan
gerous and deadly factors to deal
with.
Senator Caffery's bill, said to be
in crude form, contains the essen
tials of an interior quarantine; one
that would be of service in regu-
lating shotgun embargoes when
disease had stalked in at our
doors. This interior quarantine,
he proposes, the national govern
ment should control and enforce.
Any law looking to interior re-
qulation in time of epidemics
would be futile. What is needed
is law, imperious in its purpose,
with men empowered to enforce it
who will permit neither favor nor
affection to sway them from duty,
which will prevent the introduce
ton of epidemic disease into the
country.
commercial interests have
| ID ID a lesson in the present
visitation which should be lasting.
A Banana trade may be important,
but franks as nothing when we
come to consider the losses uirect-
ly traceable to the effort to main
tain it. When the season of these
fatal and epidemic diseases come
ore must be no hesitation III
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-11-06
Deafness Cannot be Cured

bv local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear.
There Is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infiamed con-
dition Of the mucous lining Of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube is In.
famed you have Q rumbllng sound o.
imperfect hearing. and when 1t Is en-
tirely closed. Deafness h the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for.
ever; nine cases out Of ten are caused BY
Catarrh, which Is nothing but an In
flannel condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused By catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
FL. Cheney & Co., Props.s Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists. pricB 75c,
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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10Th Judicial District Court.
Probate Docket. No 1856.
State Of Louisiana. Parish of st. Martin

By virtue Of an order and Commission
from the Honorable the 10Th Judicial
District Court, of the State Of Louisiana,
in and for the Parish of st. Martin. to
me directed in my capacity Of Datise
Tutor Of the minor children. Of Julie
Barras deceased widow of Oyide Y5efas,
l will offer for sale and will Fl
cause to be sold by any duly auth9
and qualified officer. at public aue4fo1,
to the last and highest bidder, at the
last residence Of the deceased in the Pa
IRISH Of St. Martin, between the legal sale
hours, on
Thursday the 7Sth day o. November
1897,
to pay the debts due by said succession
the following described property belong
ing to the Succession Of Julie Barra.
deceased widow of Divide Barras. being
in the Parish Of st. Martin. to wit:
Two horses, one mare, lot Of hogs
sows. and pigs, furniture, kitchen, uten
sils and other movable property, too nu-
merous to enumerate.
Terms and conditions-CASH.
EMILE MEIANcON, Dative Tutor
c. H. MOUTON, Attorney.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-11-06

THE ONLY True Blood Purifier
prominently in the public eye to-
day is Hoods Sarsapariua. Therefore
get Hoods and ONLY HOODS.
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NOTICE.
Demand Of Administration.
In the matter of the Succession Of
WILLIAM II. LIVINGSTON.
Probate Docket. No 1867.
10th judicial District Court.
State of Louisiana, Parish of ST. Martini
NOTICE.

Whereas. Mrs. Louisa GOzine, widow q
the late VIM. H. Livingston, Of the Pa.
IRISH of st. Martin, has lled her petition
in my Office praying to be appointed "A.
ministratrix Of the Succession Of h0g
late husband William H. Livingston.
Now, therefore, public Notice is hereby
given. to all parties interested, to show
cause if any they have, in writing with.
in ten days from this publication, why
said application should not be granted
and said appointment made - prayed
for.
Given under my hand and zeal Of
Court at st. Martinville, Parish Of St.
Martin. Louisiana, this 10th day Of
October A. d. 1897.
VIM. B. EAsTfN, Clerk Of Court
MARTIN & VOORHEES,. Attorneys.
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SUCCESSION SALE.

In the matter of the Succession of
JULIE BARRAS widow DIVIDE BARRAS