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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-19
Bursting The Bank.

The farmers national bank is
the most important institution in
all this country, and its safety is
being jeopardised by the habit of
many of the stockholders, of draw
ing from it continually without
making compensation deposits.
No bank can long submit to 90 I'M
business q method without partial
failure, at least. The assets of
this bank consists in the fertility
of the soil. and every man who
owns a field, large or small, is a
stakeholder with limited liability,
and to the extent of his invested
capital, is running q branch of the
main institution. We have known
farmers to draw out q living, from
the bank, until it become broken.
And we have also known a few in
stances of such wrecked concerns
being taken in hand, and by wise
methods rehabilitsted and made
sounder and better than before,
but few farmers are capable Of
working such results. As q rule
these banks once broken remain
broken until memorable necessity
compels q change of policy. Many
farms on our best soils have been
considered inexhaustible, but it il
distinctly noticeable that they are
not 90 liberal in their sccomoda-
tons as they once were. Even
our black-waxy lands that once
made 30 to 40 bushels of wheat,
and IS to Is bushels of corn per
acre, after twenty or thirty years
of service, yield only Is to 20
bushels of wheat and 40 to 80
bushels of corn per acre. Their
stock of nitrogen and potash has
been weakened by constant check
ing out in crops, without deposit
ting fertilizing material in their
place. When the average yield of
crops continue to decrease. year
after year, the fact should be &C
copied a. . warning that unless .
change is made the end will soon
be in sight. He is not the best
farmer who makes the heaviest
crops, nor the best banker who
gets the most money out of the
vaults. Banks and farms are both
wrecked by a similar progress
taking out without putting in
Farm and Ranch.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-19

4. Favored as Louisiana is, the
Monroe News gives long list of
needs that must be supplied be-
fore she reaches the topmost rung
of prosperity. Here they are:
"There are many things needed,
absolutely essential here, before
this section can move to the for
ward position it is entitled by ma
tural right to occupy. 1t must
have more public wagon roads and
and better ones; it must have more
mills and factories; 1t must have
more public schools and churches;
Il must have more small farms and
fewer big plantations; it must
have more white farmers who own
their own farms; it needs more
bread and meat and tobacco and
molssses, and hay and grain and
fruit and vegetables and fowls,
and goats and sheep and hogs. and
cattle and horses raised here. and
lees cotton and dogs; it needs few
or pistols and guns and brass
knucks and more books and pa
pers, it needs more preachers and
teachers and fewer losfers and
dead beats. 1t needs more read
ers and thinkers and fewer tat
tiers and gossipers. And when
~ get these needful things aud
get rid of the needless things we
will move forward, yea, We will
then, and not until them, be in
the front rank of progress. How
long, oh how long, will we have to
wait until We make up our minds
that we are going to get those
things and start out and get them?
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-19

1T looks as if our politicians
have forgotten the vacancy in the
Police Jury, caused by tho death
of Mr.. Eug. A. Duchsmp, why
wait 80 long to Eli the place? Are
our political friends short of ma
terisl for the Office.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-19
From New Zealand.

Rsetton, New Zealand. Nov. q. 1885.
am very pleased to state that since I
took the agency Of Chamberlain's medi.
cinss the sale has been very large. more
especially Of the Cough Remedy. In two
years have sold more Of this particular
remedy than Of all other makes for the
previous i've years. AZ to Its efficacy, ]
have been informed BY scores Of parsons
Of the good results thew have received
from II, and know Its value from the
use Of 1t In my own household. It Is 50
pleasant to take that We have to place
the bottle beyond the reach Of the chill
dren. g.. Scantlebury.
For sale byT. J. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-19
NOTICE.

Olivier, La, Nov. 9Th 1888.
Notice Is hereby given to the public
that will not be responsible for any
debts incurred BY Angelo Bonita. my
wife, who refuses 10 return to my matri.
monial domicile. ELOI B0UTTE.
Nuv.l2 ma.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-19
Hoods si ps:';i.
u he Ono True Blood Purifier. All druggists. o.
Hoodse Dill, are the best after -dinner
AAVO0 . IlAS pills. aid digestion. %.

The Homestead Law that goes
into effect the First day of Janus-
ry will cause q great deal of hard
ship to the poorer classes, because
it will have the effect of closing
the credit of all who cannot give
security, and to give such security
will necessitste an act to renounce
to the homestead which will cause
them heavy expenses. The ex-
pense Of an act does not look
much on q large transaction, but
but the poor farmer who will need
$50 worth of advances who will
have to pay the cost of that act
will feel it heavily. Such is Fos-
terism.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-19

Judge and Mrs. Felix VOORHEES,
are the guests of Mr.. Dan. W.
VOORHEES,, during tho term of court.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-19
FOR SALE.

One nice farm Of IS arpsnts. near st.
Nsrtinvills. on the Teche. will b sold
ct . reasonable price. half cash. balance
10 one ysar. Address Messenger
Nov-l9l-m.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-19
See our prices for JOB work

in 1887 Mr.. Thomas Mcintosh OF Allen.
town, Tenn. had IN attack Of dysentery
which became chronic. II was treated
BY the best physicians In East Tennessee
without q cure" he says. "Finally !
tried Chamberlains Collie. Cholera and
Disrrhoes Remedy. After using about
twelve bottles ] was cured sound and
WE'LL" For sale BY T. j. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-19
Much in Little

Is especially true Of Hoods Pills, for no medi
cine ever contained so great curative power in
% small space. They are q whole medicine
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-19
Poor and Weak

catarrh and Bronchial Trouble
Mad no Appetite Now Better In
Every Way-A Delicate Child.
"Some time since took sudden cold
and could not get rid Of 1t. Being subject
toeatarrh and bronchial trouble I coughed
terribly. lost my appetite and grow
poor and weak and did not feel like
work. began taking Hoods Ssrsaps-
rilla. In q short time the cough disap-
peared, slept we'll, had q good appetite
and I was better in every way. Last
spring was not feeling we'll, I had no sp-
petite and no strength. resorted to
Hoods Sarsaparills and soon felt moro
like work. Ny little nephew was deli
cate child and had humor which trou.
bled him % he could not rest at night.
He has taken few bottles Of Hoods ear.
saparills and now he has good appetite
and b able to Sleep" MIss ABDI1 J..
F1HENAx, South Duxbury, Mass.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-19

Weakness manifests itself In the loss Of
ambition and aching bones The blood 10
vaaeYy; the tissues are wasting--the door -
being epesed fog di:eaee. A bottle Of Browns
cerenetL. oootbe your nerves, make your
blood rieh sad red. Do you more good than
. sDeciA eousss Of medicine. For sale By
"All Dealers"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-11-19

chest, always ready, al -ooa
ways efficient, always sat Ia
lsfactory; prevent cold
q fever, cure all liver ills,

sick headache, jaundice, constipation, etc. &c.
The only Pills to take with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-03
Interrupted Service.

At small church in Maine the regular
organist happened to be absent, and the
congregation, in which were a few sum-
mer visitors, was obliged to sing the
hymns without instrumental aid and un-
der the PASTORS leadership. One hymn,
apparently not familiar to many, came
several times to a distressing halt and
finally died out altogether
The minister, rather irritated, sat down
as II determined not to continue the serv-
ice until the singing met his appreciation.
An oppressive silence fell upon the little
company, broken at last by deacon's
prayer.
20 Lord" he said, "touch the heart OF
our pastor, that he may be moved to go on
with the service"
Not to be outdone, the minister rose and
prayed earnestly that the congregation
might have their eyes opened to their
faults and be willing to do their part and
not put all the labor on their spiritual
shepherd.
Another embarrassing pause followed,
which seemed likely to last for the re-
mainder of the day. Finally woman rose
In the rear pew and family petitioned that
a spirit of harmony might rest upon pas
tor and people and move them TO union
and peace. Then shrill voice struck
up familiar anthem the ice was broken,
"all joined in the singing, and the serv-
ice went forward. Companion.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-03
Story Good. but Date. Wrong.

Daniel Webster's son Edward must
have been precocious youth, If we are to
credit an incident which DR.. Hale related
in the Old South Meeting house as con-
nected with the delivery of Webster's ad
dress at Plymouth Dec. 20, 1920, web
ster had just asked, in his solemn and i'm
pressive manner, Will any man dare to
say2' when Edward, unused to hearing his
father opposed, piped up, No, pa
Such anecdotes are enjoyable II they are
unquestioningly accepted. 1t does not
really matter greatly that the youthful
Edward was then of the infantile age Of
only months and 2 days and the further
fact that the Plymouth address contains
no such interrogetory as "Will any man
dare to sayi" The point of the anecdote
is just as good, although the dates are out.
Possibly 1t was due to one of those errors
Of memory whose origin, as Professor
Power Cobbe tells us in "Fallacies of the
Memory" is but simple result Of per-
manent mental laws boston Tran
script
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-03
CONTEMPT WORSE THAN CRIME.
An Australian Judge and How He Main
tanned the Dignity of His Court.

tanned the Dignity OF HIS Court.
The stories of early Australian judges
are numerous and incredible. The follow
ing incident, which is vouched for as a
fact, Is of judge who had very lofty
idea of his own legal capacity and was, at
the same time, anxious TO sustain the dig
nifty of his court. A shooting case" came
before aim. There was no direct evidence
as 10 the perpetrator of the murder, but
the individual arrested was well known
and indeed confessed the deed.
When brought into court, the judge
cautioned the prisoner that he must re-
member his rights as free citizen. and
that, above all things, he must not inter
rupt the proceedings of the court After
this friendly warning the judge proceeded
to state that he (the prisoner) was accused
of having on such a date shot the deceased
Upon this the prisoner broke in, well,
and SO did,"
The Judge was annoyed at the Interrupt
tion.
Hold your tongue, sirP' he exclaimed
Haven't told you not to commit your
self nor interrupt meP shall commit you
for contempt of court If you do SO againl"
he added sternly,
He then repeated the accusation, upon
which the prisoner broke in:
Il have told ye afore that 1 killed.
The judges indignation was intense at
this second interruption, and he demand
ed, 'Mr. Sheriff, what is your evidencef"
have nothing but circumstantial evil
dence, your honor, and the prisoner own
confession.
Then" said the judge. II discharge
the prisoner on this accusation, but COM
NIT him for contempt of court. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-03
A RAPID DRESSER.
This New York Society Man Can DO the
Lightning Change Act.

The man who thinks he is rapid dress
or was or a cafe at Broadway and Twenty
sixth street with half a dozen friends at 9
p. m. He was In afternoon dress. Being
invited to stroll down the street, he an
swered that he was afraid he did not have
time, as he had a o'clock dinner engage
ment and must go home lin a few min
utes to dress.
II should think, " said one of the party,
"that IL you had far to go you would be
late TO your engagement as it Is"
,'Oh, no." answered the other. Its
true that l shall have to go to Fifty ninth
street to dinner, but have ample time"
''Wel,'' said another, IF l had z
O'Clock dinner engagement, / certainly
should not be sitting here at 6. I'd be
home dressing"
''I'll tell you what I'll do" said the
rapid dresser. II live at Fifth avenue and
Twenty seventh street. I'll bet you that
leave here now, go home and dress, come
back here, take drink with you all, walk
TO the nearest elevated station-three
blocks--go to Fifty eighth street, walk
two blocks to the house where dine, all
within ten minutes before o'clock"
"I'll not take the bet, was the reply,
"but / don't see how it can be done.
Why, you will need half an hour at the
least TO dress. require nearer an hour. !"
ON make you another proposition,
then," said the lightning change" man.
"I'l bet you that walk home from here,
dress, come back here and join you before
20 minutes past 9 O'Clock, and it's now
eight minutes past the hour"
"Done!' cried the other, and the rapid
dresser Immediately left the cafe.
Il guess I've won that bet, said the
taker, glancing confidently at the clock.
Il guess you haven't" said another one
of the group. Jack can dress in ten min
utes on q pinch. 1t will take him not
more than four, possibly only three, min
utes for him to walk to his home and back
here. Give him four for walking and IL
for dressing, and he still has leeway OF
two minutes Wait and seel''
At 23 minutes past 9 O'Clock the fast
dresser strolled into the cafe He was In
full evening dress, his hair carefully and
smoothly plastered, his tie fastened and
set to perfection, and his whole appearance
that of man who had a lot of time tc
kill.
"Guess / won the bet, " he said coolly,
drawing q chair to the table and removing
his gloves. New York Tribune
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-03
LIFE WORTH LIVING.
An Original Mind That wss Great In
Getting Rid Of Rats.

John Kernell, the we'll known comedian,
tells story that might very well be true
I'm never forget" said John In the
deep bass that is familiar to all fun loving
playgoers, "a kind of dramatic situation
IL real life that occurred at Steve Brodie's
place on the Bowery one night while was
In New York rehearsing.
"Well, while we were sitting In the lit
tie back room listening to the pianist
stout looking old man came In and began
to be sociable with us. He said he was a
milkman from Hoboken and the maddest
man in America.
"'This is why I'm sore, he said. Il
own a nice little house, which 1 left In
charge of an Irish hired girl while my
wife and 1 were In Chicago. One day
man came and asked the girl IL there were
any rats In the house. He said ho was
rat killer by trade and would guarantee
to rid the house of any number OF rats.
We'd never had any rats in the place, and
the girl told him so. He loitered around
awhile and then went away. In week
the house was alive with rats. The man
called again and offered to remove them
lCS $40. The girl wrote me simply that
the e'place was full of rats, and that the rat
killer would destroy them for So / sent
her the ten, the man came with a dog and
made a bluff at saying the rats, and she
e.. him the money. She's never seen
him since, and I've never seen him at all.
Our house is now hotel for rats. tell
you, gentlemen, If l could only lay my
hands on that rat nanp
THE Hoboken man took a big drink OF
whisky, and we changed the subject
Presently in came as hard looking
bum as ever saw He ordered whisky
and looked around at us. Brodie knew
him and asked, What are you doing for
living now, Muggsy?'
"Nawtin,' said the bum. Il don't have
to work. I'm rich. played a new gag
dis summer. l went over into New Jersey
and stocked houses with rats and den went
back and made bluff to clean em out for
So. Some places got ten. Der was one
Jay of milkman in Hoboken'-
He never got any further The Hobo
ken man was at him with a wild yell, and
the buns whisky glass struck the ceiling.
For three minutes we could see nothing of
the milkman or the bum but confused
mass of clothes, legs and arms rolling on
the floor When the milkman was through,
he dragged the bum to the door, dropped
him out on the sidewalk, strutted up to
the bar with his clothes in disorder and
cried out:
"'Have one with me, gentlemen Life's
worth living after all. Make it wine, bar
keepp "-Philadelphia Times.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-03
The Telegrapher,s Ear.

The sense of hearing Is developed in the
modern telegraph operator to an abnormal
degree owing to his use Of the typewriter
In his work. In former years, when he
copied his messages with pen or pencil, his
ears were accustomed to only one kind OF
sound-that of the telegraph instruments
while In these days of the typewriter he
must distinguish between the sharp click
of the ticker and the almost similar rattle
of the copying machine. According to an
old operator, the sense OF hearing soon
becomes 10 developed that the distinction
IA easily made. With little experience In
the use of tho typewriter along with the
telegraph instrument the operator ceases
tanatice any similarity of the sounds.--
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-03
Dangerous Picks.

"Stop chewing toothpicks, young man,
II you value your life, +" said physician to
one of his patients. "You unconsciously
swallow little shreds of tho wood, which
are not digestible, and which become com
pact In the stomach. Finally you are an
noyed by a hacking cough and the splitting
Of blood, and you do not know what Is
the matter with you. You Imagine you
have consumption or some similar affiio-
ton when it Is only the foreign substance
In your stomach that makes the strongest
protest against your carelessncss or ieno-
rance In allowing IL to accumulate there.
Stop chewing wooden toothpicks and
swallowing quack nostrums, and by TAX
ing ordinary care Of yourself you will live
out the allotted threescore and ten years. "
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-03
WHAT CHILDREN TALK ABOUT.
The Boys Talked of Girls and the Girls
of Their Studies.


"I once occupied two rooms on the
ground floor of an old fashioned house
which stood on a corner where large
number of school children passed, said
lady recently. lone day it occurred to me
that it would be interesting to listen to
their conversation. So, as the pupils
reached my front windows, walked with
them to my side windows, and so to the
length of the house, / being unobserved
behind blinds and sash curtains.
After three weeks observation found
that boys from s to IA years of age were
Dragging continually Of their superior
prowess in the line of 'lickin, baseball
bike ridin, and big brother Never
word of their studies.
"Girls of the same age talked: And
mamma-said,' 'And-teacher said, L
don't care, my numbers are too hard; I'll
tell mamma, And she says, And my doll
Is as pretty; mamma said so, ETC., In the
same strain, with mamma coming in at
the beginning or end of every sentence.
Both sexes of this age talked as fast as
their tongues allowed. Evidently there
were no listeners.
"Of the ages from IA to II the girls
talked with scarcely an exception of their
studies, and there were plenty of listeners.
The boys of the same age talked with
scarcely an exception of girls, girls, with
plenty of listeners.
Now, 1 confess, this surprised mel I
had always been taught to believe just the
reverse, and 1t took various listenings and
peeps before would believe my senses.
But the truth was before me-the boys
talking girls, girls, girls, and the girls
talking studies, studies, studies. Kan
sas City Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-03
Ready 20 BID.

'.Ncw, than, exclaimed the businessiike
inventor as he grasped his hat and placed
carefully in his pocket his latest improved
X raw apparatus, warranted to enable the
operator to see through 9 inch plank
"I am ready"
where are you going dears' asked his
wife.
"I am going" he rejoined, Ito attend
an auction sale Of unclaimed express pack
ages. Chicago Tribune.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-03

Elevators are largely used In Paris,
especially in private and apartment houses.
A great many Of these are automatic.
You get In at the ground floor and push
button, designating the floor desired
Then when you alight you push a but
ton. and the elevator returns below.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-09-08
The
Kansas CITY
Times.
Western in Location and
Sentiment.
A Daily Paper Devoted En-
tirely to Western Interests.
Read this Offer to Readers.

Uncle Sans new colonies will prove a
source OF great interest to the American peo.
pie generally. and particularly with the
residents OF the great s0uthwest-the chosen
field OF The Kansas City Times. The war has
impressed on nearly every reader the
necessity Of having live metropolitan daily
newspaper.
The second invasion Of the Philippines.
Porto Rico and Cuba by the commercial
forces OF the United States will be attended
BY many interesting events. Yankee enter
prise, with It's complement OF improved
machinery and wide-awake business meth
DDS, will effect as startling a revolution as
achieved by Yankee sailors and soldiers In
the recent Campaign.
The progress of this peaceful army OF busi-
ness men Will be chronicled In the columns Of
The Kansas City Times. In addition, there
will be congressional elections In all the
states of the union this fall.
As an Indication Of the prevailing senti-
ment OF the country, this contest will be
fraught with al unusual interest. and IT,
order 20 keep up with the moves OF the
political chess board, western readers should
keep In touch with events daily transpirisg.
BY means OF fast mail trains. The Times Is
distributed over the greater portion OF
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma,
Arkansas and Indian territory.
II you want live, up-to-date paper. print
ing all the news an uncomprOmisingly demo-
cratic In the broad western sense OF the
word. You should send your order without
delay for The Kansas City Times.
Daily and Sunday ] year. o.
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Daily and Sunday months. "
Twice-a-Week Times year ..............N.O C
Address Kansas City Times, Kansas City,
Mo.