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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-10-07
The criminal term of the Di,

The criminal term of the Dis
trict court convened here Mon
day, but - usual. there is not
much done the first week. There
are two serious cases to be tried at
this term, that of Armand Angel
for the killing of Fred Rsmsgozs,
and that Of JOHNNY Curry. for the
killing Of Tom Brown.
Mayor Liable had the police
to investigate the report that the
negroes were notified to quit work
at the Oil Works, last week and
after due and proper Investigation,
the report proved without founda-
ton. There was NO interference
at al with the labHrers of that in
stitution.
just received Four Car loads
of furniture, to sell at q small pro-
fits, at L. c. Duchamp.
The boat excursion and pic
mic, given in the Liable woods last
Sunday, was not very successful,
only q limited number of persons
attended. It seems to US that q
pic mic of this kind gives much
moro pleasure than day spent at
Bayou Alexander or any other
PLACES, yet, the sports never attend
these delightful pic MICS. The po-
liticians particularly, seem to like
music only in political times.
1t 10 curious how some people
DIRE always prone to give advice to
the newspaper people, to write
editorials on certain subjects that
concerns them directly, and it hap
pens very frequently from people
who are not even subscribers
to the papers, but they always
seem to know what the paper con-
taius.-sneakingly-we presume.
The Messenger always appreciates
informations of all kinds, and par
ticularly all kinds of news, and we
listen even to sdvices, but only
from those who have q right to be
interested in the paper.
"A trip in the country will con-
vince any one that the cotton crop
in St Martin parish is not near
the end, there lie not q field which
is not ss white Is snow and the
plants are yet loaded with green
bolis. The estimate generally
made here this year is q bale to
the acre which is an over yield,
and in some particular instances
the yield is remarkably large, Mr..
Ernest Bealin, for instance, has
patch of seven acres at Catahoula
from which eleven thousand
pounds has been picked, and he
expects to pick three thousand
pounds more; this is . remarkable
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-10-07

Parish Of st. Martin. State Of Louisisns.
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he could give him any tldings Of where he
lived.
well. no." SEE the giant; 81 heard OF
him only, and that was all. But I'll tell
you what I'll do" sez he. II have COM
mand Of a third OF the birds OF the air,
and it's likely some of them may know
something about him, and II they do, I'll
soon find it out for you," SEE he.
So with that he blew a whistle and i'm
mediately from all corners of the sky the
birds began for to gather, and very soon
they were all round the castle, making the
sky dark. Then the giant put 1t to them
did they know anything Of
The giant of the ba~nd-beggars' hall,
The greatest giant over them all,
or where he lived
But no, they said they heard tell OF him
only, but none OF them ever reached where
he lived.
We'll" the giant, seq he to Jack, "it's
bad enough. But I'll tell you what" seq
he, "Ill give you a pair of mile
boots, and with them YOUR reach an older
brother OF mine who lives a long way OF
entirely, and he has command over half the
birds of the air, and maybe he could do
something for you" Jack thanked him, and,
putting on his boots, he started away and
Travelled on, and on, and on, seven miles
at every step, till late at night he reached
the giants older brothers castle on a very
lonely moor, and, going in, he saw the giant
sitting by the fire. The giant got up and
he says:
You're welcome, Jack, the king OF Ire
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27

Copyrighted. 1899, by the s.. S. Mcclure Coz
Once upon a time, when there we're
plenty OF kings and queens in Ireland-it's
many OF them often we heard OF, but few
OF them ever were seen-there was a king
and a queen, and they had one son called
Jack. Now, this Jack, when he grew up,
was a fine, strong, Swapping, able fellow
and he was very fond of fishing. There
was one river In particular, alive with trout
and fishes OF all descriptions that Jack
would never be tired fishing in, but at
length the trouts and other fishes In this
river began to get so old fashioned for him
that when they'd find him fishing on one
side OF the river they would all swim to
the other side, and then, when my poor
Jack would take a boat and cross over to
the other side after them, back they'd all
swim, and be back to the other side again
by the time he'd have got to the opposite
bank, and they'd then commence wagging
their tails, the creatures, out OF the water
al him tauntingly. Well, 1T wasn't in human
nature to stand that sort of thing; no more
was 1t In Jack, for Jack, of course, was
only human; and then Jack would come
home in the evening In the very devil OF a
temper. and maybe m kicking the
cat out OF spite, bekase the trouts wagged
their tails at him. So this, of course, more
or less vexed the king and the queen, and
they put their heads together and had long
confabs, consulting what they could do to
mollify poor Jack; but the short and long
Of 1t was, they agreed, let 1t cost what it
might, that a bridge must be built across
the river for Jack, so that he would be
across the river and back before the trouts
could have time to get up their tails and
wag them. Well, the very next day after
this conclusion was come to all the masons
In Tho Npnntru not fnrothor and thu
bridge built. Early the next morning Jack
was up and out, and swearing that there
would be no more tails wagged at him, or
he'd know the reason why. But 10! and
behold you, when he come to the place
where the bridge was put up the day before,
the wasn't two stones of 1t atop OF other;
1t was tumbled to the ground and scattered
aist and waist, and there didn't seem to be
a trout in the whole river but was gathered
to the place, and as soon as Jack put in an
appearance you would think they were wag-
cling their tails for a wager. Jack turned
and went home, and he met the cat on the
hall doorsteps, and he hit her a kick that
knocked her clean through the bottom of a
new oaken milk tub his mother had out
on the steps airing.
"Well, jack" SEE the king, surely the
trouts aren't wagging their tails at you
this morning, now that we have built we that
beautiful new bridge, that there isn't the
like o. it in the country again?"
Aren't they, thought seq Jack, SEE
he. TITS a nice show, your bridge is this
morning, IL yed be so kind as 10 60 out
and look al it, and see how there isn't he
second Stone Of it together, and it's the
trout that know 1.-THE sweet %sorra,'' SEE
he, 'selze the little souls OF the rascals; /
never saw them going through such tam
trums; it's what one ould boy OF a trout
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bag, and hung him by the side of the chin
new. And as soon as the eagle had come
the giant welcomed him and asked him II
there was any news.
mo-" seq the eagle, ''where would I get
news? I'm dead with hunger SEE he;
land get me something to eat at once. 1t
will be better for me than gossiping new
with you"
So the giant went and fetched in a bull
lock and twelve lambs, and the eagle fell
to at once and ate them, bones and all;
and he then put his head into his wings
and fell asleep at once. And the giant went
to bed, too; and Jack was still in the leather
bag, listening and watching all that was
going on. 1t was late the next morning
when the eagle awoke after his big feed.
When he did he called for breakfast, and
the giant fetched in another bullock and
twelve lambs, and he ate them up quickly,
bones and all; and when he had finished
he stroked Town his breast with his beak,
and tapped his wings two or three times.
Now" SEE he, I'm myself again"
DO We know" seq the giant, seq he to
him. do ye know or have we met in all
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met you, and seen the uncommon clever
man you are entirely, you can have her IL
she takes your fancy, with a heart and a
half, and a handsome fortune"
Jack said nothing to this till he would see
her, for he had a fancy that no matter what
fortune she might have-and he suspected
the fortune such a giant could give with her
would be no missile could find nicer girls
In Ireland. But, machree, when he saw the
very sight of her, the beauties of Ireland all
flew out of his head and he was head and
ears in love with her at once. for the like
OF her for pure, downright lovliness he
never before laid his two eyes on. And
when her father asked her what she thought
of Jack. she couldn't contain herself, she
was that much in love with him. So the
thing was settled up at once and Jack was
thinking OF his poor father and mother
grieving for him at home, and couldn't think
Of any delay. So the giant of the band
beggars' hall counted out to Jack as a for
tune with the beauty, a sword that the man
/ who fought with it could not be beaten and
a loaf of bread that would never grow less
no matter how much was cut off it. and a
flask of whisky that would never be emptied
no matter how much was drunk from 1t,
and a purse that would always be full, no
matter how much was taken out Of it. He
then gave them two wishing caps that they
had only to put on their heads and wish to
be any place and they would be there. So
they took the giants blessing and putting
their caps on their heads wished to be at the
Oldest of the three brother giants house
that helped Jack and when they come there
Jack gave them the sword, for he said he
had no use for 1t, seeing there wasn't a man
in ireland he was afraid Of. They then put
on their caps and wished to be at the next
giants and when they come there Jack gave
him the loaf. for he said Ireland never yet
knew want. Then they put on the caps
again and wished to be at the first giants
house that Jack fell in with, and when they
came there Jack gave him the flask of
whisky, for. he said, the rivers in ireland
flowed with 1t. Then he kept the purse for
himself, saying that he could do good with
it. They then put on their caps and wished
to be home in the kings castle in Ireland
and home they were at once. And that was
the reception for them. And that was
the joy and rejoicing. And all the country
was asked in to the wedding. And such a
spread of eating and drinking and carousing,
lasting for nine days, was never known in
Ireland before. But Jack first went on the
bridge ant hooked the trout that put it's
tail to it's nose and winked its eye about at
him.. and he stuck that trout against the
wall with a corker pin through its body Cor
the nine days the feast lasted, till 1t saw
all the replacement. and wriggled and
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very well, them sez the giant. 81 sup
pose I must wait on my fate"
At last, after some time, the eagle seq,
seq he:
well, you know, I'm under an obligation
to you and your family, and l couldn't re-
fuse you anything; so, L suppose 1 must
take it."
So the giant took the bag into a room to
sew a burst that was in it; he told the
eagle. Then he put in with Jack as much
provisions as would last him for a twelve
month. Then he bid Jack goodby and
wished him godspeed. And Jack heartily
thanked him. He then sewed up the bag
again and gave 1t to the eagle. He took
it up and started away on his flight, and he
few on and on and on till the days turned
to weeks and the weeks to months, and
poor Jack thought they would never reach
their journeys end. But, at length, when
they were nearly a year out-though it
| seemed to Jack to be twenty years since
they started-Jack found the eagle slacken-
ing in his flight, and coming down and down
and down, lower and lower, till at length
| they touched ground, and Jack cut a little
hole in the bag to look out Of, and there
he saw a castle far greater than all the
! castles put together that ever he had seen
before, and out of it there comes a great
giant, and when Jack saw him he didn't
know whether to be glad or sorrow; for it
was no other nor
The giant of the hand-beggars' ball,
The greatest giant over them all.
you're welcome" seq the giant to the
eagle. 'It's so long since you were here /
thought I'd never see your face more"
cts seldom come the better" seq the
eagle; you'll never see it again il l have
my will. And, indeed" sez he, III it wasn't
D. 4h,. 49, 7 -o. cant u,ith t0 rnu uoa,
wouldn't see me now. There it is" seq
the eagle, land goodby."
So off he few, and the giant said to him
self he wondered who would be sending a
bag to him, or what was in it. So, taking
out a big clasp knife, he cut open the bag
and out my brave Jack steps, and
How do We d." SEE Jack, eez he, "the
giant Of band beggars' hall, the greatest
giant over them all?"
Well, the giant, when he caught a glimpse
OF Jack, was staggered and dumfounded.
"Well, Jack" seq he, at length, when
he come to himself, "ye're a most wonder
full fellow. This bangs all ever l knew"
SEE he. ~ surely thought thar I had the
better OF you, but I see we were too clever
by half for me. And I'll stand to my con-
tract, for you deserve to have your life
spared. And more than that" seq he, IT
have a young daughter that / never Intended
to let marry-for I couldn't think to get a
husband for her that would be to my liking
till I fell in with you-but now that Nave
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Up he jumps. and down he runs under the
bridge to see what was wrong with 1t, or
who was shaking it, and there. och, och, he
beheld the greatest giant he ever saw in his
life before.
who are ouY" SEE the giant, ready to
devour Jack.
I'm the kings son. Jack" seq Jack,
SEE he.
We'll" SEE the giant, "all rights to this
river belong to me and the king should not
have built a bridge over 1t. BY right SEE
he, II should take your life now, but l see,"
seq he, you're a smart, clean, acknowledging
boy, and would be serviceable to me. and
as l never yet took unfair advantage Of an
enemy, it's not worth my while commenc-
ing on you," seq the giant, SEE he, $50 I'll
give you a chance for your life" seq he.
Here's a pack Of cards now" SEE he, pro-
ducing a pack, land I'll play you a fair
game. II you win, you'll get your life, and
I'll let the bridge remain. but IL l win I
either take your life on the spot or put a
condition on you. Do you agree to that?"
Done" seq Jack, for he thought to him.
self 1t would be all the one anyhow,
whether he agreed to 1t or not.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27

Ireland's son, for I haven't seen the face
Of a Christian for the last 900 years"
Jack wondered how he knew his name,
but he didn't say nothing. The giant then
put Jack sitting by a roaring fire and taxi
ing a knife he cut dow the quarter of a
rat that was hung in the smoke OF the
chimney and roasted 1t on the Goals and
himself and Jack made a hearty supper of
It, and then each of them slept on a harrow
with a goatskin under them and another
over them. and Jack slept hearty and we'll,
for he was very tired entirely. Next morn
ing he rose as fresh as a butterfly, and
after breakfasting on another quarter OF
the rat seq the giant, see he:
81 didn't ask you, Jack, where were you
going?"
mo more you might" SEE Jack; II might
tell you where I'm coming from, but I
couldn't tell you where I'm going" So
Jack starts and he tells him the whole
story about him and the giant OF the band
beggars' hall. And then he asked him IL
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27
What game will 1T be?" seq the giant.

"What game will 1T be?" seq the giant.
"Short, and be lone with it; we'll make
1t twenty-five SEE Jack.
"All right" seq the giant, "cut for DEAL
Jack cut and won the deal. He shufied
and dealt them, turned a five and won three
tricks.
That's sharp for me, Jack" says the
giant, as he shuffled.
Jack got a slashing hand again. Spades
was trumps, and Jack led with the ace, but
the big fellow covered it with the ace of
hearts, raised again with the fingers OF
trumps. and followed w with the knave. a
twinkle in his eye all the time.
Jack threw down his cards.
"Ha, ha Jack seq the giant. "too able
for ye? Eth? No odds, though" seq he;
you're not a bad hand at the flats and
have a deal of spunk in you, Sc III give we
a chance for your life yet"
Whats that ?" seq Jack.
Its this" says the giant. within a
year and a day from this you're to find out
my castle. where l live when I'm at home.
but if you're not able to find 1t, then I'll
have your life, toss this bridge and leave the
highest stone in your fathers castle the
lowest"
"And who are you?" sez Jack.
SEE the giant:
I'm the giant of band-beggars' hall,
The greatest giant over them all.
81 never heard Of your CASTLE SEE Jack.
Nor l hope never will" sez the giant,
well, that's to be seem" SEE Jack. So
the giant and he parted, and Jack went
home-for it was now morning-and told
the king and queen all that had happened.
They were greatly vexed entirely and cursed
it for a misfortune bridge, and tried to
persuade Jack to remain at home and not
go away on such a wild goose chase, to
the Lord knows where, looking for
The giant of the ban~d-beggars' hail.,
The greatest giant over them all.
But Jack wasn't to be persuaded, and,
whether or why, he would go, and never
rest till he would find him out, or else lose
his life. So he sDat on his stick and,
taking his fathers and mothers blessing,
started off that very day. And Jack trav-
eled on and on, for three days and three
nights, without ever once stopping or eat
ing a bite or sleeping a wink, and at night
fall on the third day he came to a great
castle on a lonely moor and he went in
and saw a giant sitting by the fire. When
Jack came in the giant got up and SEE he:
you're very welcome, Jack, the king OF
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That / nave mad my eye on Tor the last
month curled his tail actually round his
nose SEE he, and winked his eye about at
me- SEE he.
"Ye don't tell me so, Jack?" seq the
king. well, this is a pretty how dye
do" g. o..
WELL, Jack" SEE he. II suppose there's
no use crying over split masonry, no more
nor split milk, and all we can do is call
the masons together again and build 1t up
So, called together they were, and the
bridge was up again afore night. And my
brave Jack was up with the lark the next
morning and Town to the river with his
rod, but o, sorra seize the bridge, no bridge
was there. 1t was scattered to the four
winds, and the trouts, the wee rascals, they
were ten times more provoking than ever,
actually standing on their heads with de-
light. There was no holding of Jack this
morning. He came back from the river in
the very mischief OF a temper. and. not
meeting with the cat this ime-for she
found him coming back-he lifted the milk
tub that his mother had got a new bottom
In since and knocked 1t clean through the
hall door and the pertition beyond into the
parlor, where the king and queen were sit
ting at breakfast, scattering the table and
the fine spread of pancakes and tea all over
the room.
20, Jack, Jack" seq the king. seq he,
coming rushing out-'Jack, Jack" seq no,
"calm yourself, calm yourself. You have
frightened your poor mother out of a years
growth, and spoiled her nice pancakes on
her"
30, pancakes be hanged" SEE Jack.
Jack, Jack" seq the king, seq he, "What,
what's the matter this morning? Surely
that old trout hasn't been putting his tail
IN hts f,naa thiS .p,nrntpp anainp II ha has -
seq he, trust me but I'll soon have him
taught a trick worth two of that. He must
be let know who's master and who's man
here, and that he can't treat the kings son
with disrespect,"
90" seq Jack, SEE he, 81 wish you'd just
60 down and look at yon bridge of yours this
morning again. Maybe ye'd find reason to
understand, then. that not the kings son,
but the king himself Is treated with dis
respect and contempt"
Jack seq the king, taken abaek,
surely. Jack" SEE he, "ye don't mean to
insinuate that the bridge is dow againT"
Don't /, thought" seq Jack, with a sneer,
We'll" seq the king. shaking his head and
looking at the ground-'well." SEE he. that
fogs the devil"
"Ill tell you what II is" SEE Jack, you
put up the bridge once more and leave the
rest to me; IL 1t comes Town again I'll be
able to give an account of myself. and I'll
make some devil dance to a tune he didn't
call for"
The third times the charm" seq the
king. ''and the third line II will go up,
Jack. Then III leave the rest OF it to
you.'
So up it went the third time. and that
night Jack determined TO sit up and watch
the bridge. All went we'll till about close
on midnight, when. Jack being nodding
asleep on the bridge. he found 1t shaking.
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your travels, the giant of the ban~d-beggars'
ball?"
What would I know about him" SEE
the eagle. Then SEE he, II was there once,
but I'll never go there again, for it's away
out of the world entirely"
"Well," SEE the giant, che was here lately,
and he left that bag to be sent to his place,
and he is to behead me if ] didn't get 1t
there"
'rWell, I'll not take it," seq the eagle.
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twisted and heartily repented having ever
been onrespectful to Jack. From that day
forward Jack fished to his hearts content
off the bridge, and he caught no end Of
trouts, for they couldn't trick him any
longer, and none of them ever afterwards
wagged their tails out of the water at
Jack, and himself and his beautiful wife
lived happy ever after.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27

What is the distance represented by a
Sabbath days Journey" asked the teacher
OF the junior Sunday school class.
Il guess it must be from the beginning
to the end Of a Sunday newspaper" replied
the bright little fellow at the head of the
class.
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PRATTLE OF THE YOUNGSTERS.

Don't you know there's a deadly microbe
in tobacco" said the good boy.
Course" e the bad boy. That's
what bites yer tongue when We smoke q
stump"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27

Bobby, aged 5, who had just been severely
whipped by his father for disobedience, ran
to his mother and said: Mamma, were
all the bad men drowned in the fiood?'
Yes, my son." replied the mother.
Bobby seemed lost in thought for a mo-
ment and then asked: Mamma, do you
think there will be another flood anyways
soon?"
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Mamma-You must be a little man.
Johnny. Don't you remember how brave
Tommy was when I took him to the dem
lists?
Johnny (scornfully)-He never was there
before.
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Nov, children" said the visitor who was
addressing the Sunday school, "let me give
you a simple illustration of what faith is.
You see my watch chain. You would not
have the slightest hesitation, now, in ask
ing me what time it Is, because you have
faith that I have a watch"
mot unless we see the works." replied
the children, as one boy.
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that / have had my eye on for the last
month curled his tail actually round his
nose,' SEE he, land winked his eye about at
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Freddie (whose pa is a strict discipline
rian)-Ma, can you have a man arrested
If you think he's going to kill you?
Ma-Certainly, my son.
F~reddie-Then I'm going to get out q
warrant for pa.
Ma-You shock me, Freddie. What reason
could you possibly have for such action
against your father?
Freddie-Why, 4 heard him tell the lum-
herman this morning to bring him a cart-
load of shingles.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-27

"Ye don't tell me so, Jack?" seq the
king. well, this is a pretty how dye
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-31
Examination Of Teachers

For tho public schools OF washington Counti
Will be held iu the Marietta High School Raon
on the sec0na Saturday OF each month etcepl
January July and August
A. M fARLsoW. Barlow. Ohio
President Board OF school Gxamlpers