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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-07-22
DISEASES OF THE SKIN.

The intense itching and smarting Incl.
dent to eczema, tetter, salt-rheum, and other
diseases ofthe skin is instantly allayed bv
applying Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment Many very bad cases have been
permanently cured by it. II is equally
efficient for itching piles and favorite rem
edy for sore nipples; chapped hands, chill.
blains, frost bites, ann chronic sore ewes.
For sale by druggists at % cents per box.
TryDy. Cady's Condition Powders, they
are just what horse needs when in bad condi-
ton. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge.
For sale by T. j. Liable. druggist.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-07-22
Notice to Mortgage Creditors.

Sheriff Office Parish OF st. Martin.
In accordance with Sec 63 Of Act IS Of
1888. The attention Of all Mortgage
Creditors interested in any Of the fore
going described property is hereby d.
rected to the above publication and No.
tice Of Sale of delinquent Tax debtors.
d. REES. Sheriff.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-07-22

The last quarter Of century records
many wonderful discoveries in medicine.
but none that have accomplished more fol
humanity. than that sterling old remedy,
Browns Iron Bitters. 1t seems to contain
the very elements of good health, and neither
man, woman or child can take it without
deriving the greatest benefit. For sale BY
"All Dealers"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-07-22
Dr.. cady's Condition Powders, are juI

what horse needs when in bad condi
ton. Tonic, blood purifier and verml-
fuge. They are not food but medicine
and the best in use to put a horse in
primo condition. Price % cents per
package. For sale by T. j. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-07-22
NOTICE.
lNO i INHs
st. Martinville, La. Jun,

st. Martinville, La. June Z, 1899.
In accordance with Sec 81 of Act los
of 1895. The public is notified that my
assessment lists are completed. and that
the said lists shall BE- exposed Twenty
(2C days in my Office for examination.
NJ. L. BROUssARD. Assessor.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-07-22

larger capital until we have the
hundred million dollar trust, which
is able to crush all competition.
Free competition has proven a
curse-a curse to the producer by
making it more expensive to sell
goods than to produce them, or, as
the term runs, to bring producer
and consumer together, for which
purpose a horde of middle-men
have to be employed; a curse to
the consumer by enhancing the
cost of distribution, which the
consumer must pay. To illustrate:
A certain agricultural machine
costs $25 to manufacture; $25
more has to be paid out in CON-
mission, discount or dealers pro-
fit and often as much as $25 in ex-
penses of travelling statesmen, ad-
vertising, etc. BY adding freight
charges and profit it will cost the
consumer 800. The large manu-
facturer, the trust, can't only pro-
duce this machine much cheaper
than the small manufacturer, but
can save practically all expenses
for travelling men, advertising and
commission, and should be able to
sell the same machine for SIS and
still make larger profits than the
small manufacturer. But will the
trust do it? That's the question.
People fear monopoly, because
it has almost unlimited power.
Trusts may prove a curse or a
blessing, according to the way
they are managed. 1t is quite ma
tural to expect that they will be
managed in the interest of the few
financially strong owners) rather
than in the interest of the many
the helpless consumers.
The history of the human race
is story of the struggles of the
weak against the strong. The
weak have always had sense
enough to seek protection of life
and property in combination
forming families, tribes, kingdoms,
empires, states, unions, and in
adopting laws and establishing
courts to administer them. Now,
when the financially strong have
taken or are about to take possess
sion of all the means of making
living, or at least of leading civil
lized lives, by forming trusts or
combinations for the control of
production, transportation and dis
tribution, it remains to be seen
whether the great majority of in
dustrially weak. ones will have
sense enough to combine to prof.
tect themselves again st these few
industrial giants.
Now, suppose the great army of
industrial weaklings-the farmers
and wage-workers-should decide
that their only hope of protecting
themselves against these giants,
the trusts, consists in forming big
ger and stronger trusts? Ha, ha,
ha," laughs the money kings and
captains of industry and their
sympathizers, "a rabble without
capital and without experience in
industrial AFFAIR." But don't
laugh quite so loudly. This same
"rabble" has under our constitu-
ton got the power to do so; the
majority has the taxing power by
which the wealth of the few
(trusts) can be made the wealth
of the many; not by confiscating
any body's property, but by trans
ferring the trusteeship of the
wealth of the nation" from those
who now abuse it to those who
will administer it for the equal
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industrial Evolution.
Editor Farm and Ranch:

EUltCT dTu1 huu leduCu.
Will the industrial evolution
which is now making such rapid
progress in this countryside for
nation of gigantic trusts-end in
industrial revolution? Or will
State and National Legislation be
able to throttle the trusts and
bring about "a return to ancient
ways, to free unrestricted compe-
titiOn?"
Those who believe that evolu-
ton, which is only another name
for progress and Development, is
as much an immutable law of ma
ture as is the law of gravitation,
answer the first question affirma-
tively-answer it confidently, hope
fully, joyfully. Those who hold
to the contrary or are interested
in upholding present conditions,
answer the second question affirm
atively, but they answer it doubt
fully, despairingly.
From the history of political
evolution we may learn something
about the course of industrial evo-
luton.
Primitive man, like the African
Hottentot of to-day, lived under
the most perfect form of individu-
alism: Every one for himself
land the devil take the hindmost).
Whatever progress the human race
has made has been towards social
ism or social organization. The
first man who "took unto himself
a woman and commenced raising
a family about him, because he
believed that two or more weak
ones could hold their own against
one strong one, made the first step
in social and political evolution.
When several weak families COM
bined against stronger neighbor-
ing patriarch, and thus formed a
clan or tribe, another step was
made. In course of time tribes
and their chieftains formed ma
ton under a kind, and in our own
day we have seen kingdoms. duke
doms and smaller principalities
combine and form an empire-the
German Empire. This has been,
in outline, the progress of politi-
cal evolution in the Old World.
In the New World kings and en-
perors have been abolished. but
the progress towards imperial
ism" has been the same, only more
rapid. The original thirteen in
dependent colonies of North Amer
ca have developed into half a hun
dred States, Territories and colo
nies-"an ipdissoluble and ipde-
structible Union" the greatest
political trust" of modern times.
Industrial evolution has follow
ed in the wake of political evolu-
ton. Primitive man supplied his
few personal wants by his own
hands. As soon as a man COM
menced to live with a woman, d.
vision of labor commenced; he pro-
vided food and she cooked it; he
brought home skins and she made
clothes and tents of them. In
course of time certain men or fam
lilies commenced devoting them
selves exclusively to agriculture,
others to handicraft, trade, tran
sportation and commerce. From
the very first day two men enga-
ged in the same occupation COM
petition began, and hundreds of
years ago industrial competition
became so intense Tin Europe)
that it had to be regulated, partly
by laws enacted by the political
authorities, partly and more effec.
lively by organizations somewhat
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-07-22
STATE TAX SALE
ENJOYABLE PROPERTY
STATE OF LOUISIANA
DELINQUENT TAX DEBTOR
Parish of st, Martin.

DELINQUENT TAX DEBTOR
Parish of st. Martin.
By virtue of the authority vested In
me by the constitution and Laws of Lou
isiana, will sell at the principal front
door of the Court house in which the
District Court of said Parish is held
within legal hours for Judicial Sales, be-
ginning at eleven o'clock A. NJ. on
Saturday, August 18th 1899
and continuing on each succeeding day
until said sale is completed, all i'm
movable property on which said Taxes
now due to the State of Louisiana and
Parish Of st. Martin to enforce cOllec-
ton of Taxes assessed for the year
1895 1896 1897 1898
together with interest thereon from the
3lst day Of December of the year In
which said Taxes were due at the rate
of Two per cent per month until paid
and all costs.
The name of said delinquent Tax Pa
yers, the amount Of the Taxes due bv
each on the Assessment of said year. and
the immOvable property assessed to each,
to be offered for sale, to wit:
Amount Due.
Howcott Land Co., Ltd
Lot and 2NE sec 2OT15SR
Is
Lot 3 and IN W a sec 81 l5SR
10
N 4 and N Z Il sec II T Is SR13
Lots 3, and 5 sec 81 T 10 SR13
Nv a and X a sec IS T Is SRl3
S W a sec 10 7 Is SR13
frac sec 10 T IS SRl3
frac sec 30 T Is RIB
s E a sec II T Is SR13
For taxes OF 1895 1913 so
-. Interest IO7 94i 1884
I For taxes Of 1896 128 80
Interest a 10 2O5 80
For taxes of 1897 100 10
Interest 46 80 176 80
For taxes Of 1898 100 So
Interest Is 60 145 IS
On said day of sale l will sell such
portions of said property as each debtor
may point out, and in case the debtor
will not point out sufficient property,
will at once. and without further delay
sell the least quantity of said property
of any debtor which any bidder will buy
for the amount of the Taxes. Interest
and Costs due by said FAX debtor; The
sale will be without appraisement for
Cash, in legal tender Money of the Uni
ted States; and the property sold shall
be re-deemable at any time for the space
Of One year by paying the price given
with Twenty per cent and Costs and
penalty added.
Sheriff's Office this Bird of July 1899.
---r d. REEFS. Sheriff.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-06-28
Curing Tobacco by Steam Heat.

experiment of using oil heaters has
been tried in Connecticut and they
have proved successful In most cases
these heaters have been placed on the
ground around the shed, but in one OF
two instances a cupola has been built
or ventilator and the heat has been
placed in the cupOla and by this means
Il circulation of air has been produced
and the tobacco has been dried.
The first tobacco grower, so far as
we know of, attempting to cure Il
good-sized crop of tobacco in d build
ing equipped with artificial heat for
the purpose, is 3. NJ. Warner, Of Hat
field, Mass. The Connecticut Expert
ment Station has experimental along
this line. but we believe Mr.. Warner
the first to use artificial heat in a COM
mercial way. The beauty Of the syS-
TEN is the regulation of the heat as
well as ventilation If the tobacco is
becoming too dry, it is only necessary
any desired degree of both heat and
moisture can be obtained. The prime
object of the heat is to do away with
the dangers of pole sweating. When
a tobacco grower goes into his sheds
during those hot, ''muggy," fOggy days
in early fall and finds the water drop
ping from each tobacco plant, it al
most brings tears to his eyes, for he
then knows that in a short time pole
and that q summers work will count
for nothing. for rotten tobacco is good
for nothing but fertilizer. To be able
to dry the tobacco out at such time
means hundreds of dollars to the large
tobacco growers.
Mr.. Warmers barn is what is called
''three bent" shed. There are three
rows of beams. one through the cen
ter and two on either side. A pinch
steam pipe follows the outside beams
around the shed This is believed to
be sufficient to supply the necessary
heat to the whole building. The tobac-
co in the extreme outside of the shed
rarely suffers from the sweat. The to-
baccO through the center and especial
" that low down is always the worst
affected and the pipes are arranged to
throw the most heat into this part Of
the building. If the experiment proves
a success in preventing pole sweat the
time is soon coming when artificial
heat viii be used entirely in curing to-
baccO. for the even temperature and
moisture that can be obtained are just
what is needed for perfect cure.
Mr.. Warner is also introducing
steam pipes into room for artificial
sweating, and he hopes to have last
years crop ready for the market by
July l. This will save several months
and as the tobacco crop is picked up
very closely this year, it will mean
quite an increase in value. The eXper-
iment will be watched very closely by
tobacco men. 1t is something entirely
new. and if it succeeds the plumbers
will be busy next spring putting steam
heating apparatus into Hatfield tObac-
co sheds. Mr. Warner cOntemplates
connecting his other shed with the
in II 1i11u
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-06-28
in the tobacco crop without additional
buildings. American Agriculturist.
The Action of Lime.

The use of lime i'll agriculture is as
old as the prOverbial hills, yet lime is
largely merely stimulant and may
well be compared with a whip used tC
spur a jaded horse. Used intelligently
it is a great aid to the planter, but il
is not always used intelligently. The
stimulant action of lime frequently
makes a great show which perhaps &C
counts for it's free use by the general
run of planters.
Lime acts in many ways when useC
on the soil. Perhaps it's chief value is
in improving the mechanical texture
of soils. by means ofWhich a serious
sandy soils are made more compact
thus preventing the water from pass
ing quickly through to the drainage
channels below; heavy clay soils are
made more open so that the excess OF
water held by such soils may drain off
Not only is sOdden clay soil thus
lghtened but a much more effective
tillage is thereby possible. From this
it will be seen that both light sandy
and heavy soils are benefited by J; ne
though they are very unlike i'll every
other respect.
The next important function Of Ii .e
consists in it's power of breaking ii
vegetable matter and lberat;ng The
fertilizing matter contained there II. II
is quite true that lime, on a sol l,cI
in vegetable matter is likely to liberate
ertility faster than the plants ,::.u as
simulate, and this is particularly true
Of the nitrogen in vegetable matter
though it is also more OF less true Of
the potash and phosphoric acid. Soils
heavily lined always suffer loss CT
valuable fertility which escapes hS
means Of the drainage water. light
and frequent applications, tsay 4
bushels per acre., would seem to ht
better than heavy doses.
The great error planters make i'll us
ing lime is in not recognizing it's true
object It is not plant food, but il
does hasten the preparation Of sucl
plant food as may be in the soil, fol
the use of growing plants. While linl>
will make a great showing, it is doing
so at the expense of the fertility, mi
trOgen, potash and phOsphOric acid
existing in the soil These are quickly
made available that is, water soluble
and if not promptly taken up by plants
pass off in the drains. Hence, lining
the soil is like scraping the pockets sc
to speak The continued use of lime
soon brings the soil in the point whel
it has no more fertility to submit t(
it's action. and plants fail.
Lime should be used on upturne(
sod or muck, OF any soil rich i'll vege
table matter: but by this means only
fertilizer nitrogen is made available il
any considerable quantities. The pot
ash and phosphates are deficient as
compared with the nitrogen, and con
seQuently they must be supplied in thu
shape of fertilizer minerals. It mus
be understood that nitrogen alone can
not make plants grow. If nitrogen il
liberated amply by the lime, but pot
ash and phosphates are not fOrthcom
| inc the nlants will fail and the Yalua
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-09-01
MIR. DAMON's MISSION

Mr.. Damon's efforts to secure
white laborers for Hawaii does
not meet with the approval Of the
official organ of the Government,
although this organ has posed as
the great white labor champion.
The reasons for this disapproval
are apparent. In the first place
the organ would oppose anything
proposed by Minister Damon, and
finally, it's cham pionship of white
labor is bowling farce. 1t bowls
for white labor when nothing is
being done and then bowls down
any tangible scheme pre- ,ented for
the actual introduction of these
laborers to the Hawaiian Islands.
Possibly Portuguese or some
other Europeans will make better
citizens than the Italians, but it is
a notable fact that the organ that
criticises Mr.. Damon's mission
has nothing better to offer. 1t
presents no tangible scheme
nothing but criticism of the only
sche me offered.
Minister Damon will be neither
baked nor upset by the petty
criticism apparently made with a
view to render him as uncomfort-
able as possible. At home he has
the universal support of the peo-
pie honestly 10 favor of promoting
white labor in Hawaii; abroad,
Mr.. Damon is old enough and
keen enough to look out for him
self and the interests OF Hawaii.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-09-01

The eminent Australian Star
II. r. Roberts scored a big sue.
cess in "The Silence of Dean Matt
land" at the Opera House last
evening
II possible he was greater than
ever, and the perfection and ease
of his mastery acting astounded
and delighted the large and sp.
+ recistive audience that greeted
the popular player in the splendid
presentation.
From his first appearance on
the stage until at the foot of the
cross he expistes his sin, he held
the whole house spell bound by
the power and perfect execution
of his "Dean Maitland"
Roberts enactment OF a murder
er's sgonizing struggles with his
tormepting conscience, in its living
intensity and awful terror left sb.
solutely nothing to be desired.
He was the play, the one actor
on whom all interest and attention
were centered, and by his genius
was the whole presentation an
immense success and will be a
lasting memory in the minds OF
Honolulu tbeater goers Of the ex
cellence and perfection of the
whole Australian Company.
Applause was frequent and en-.
thusiastic and the largest audience
of the season was present to enjoy
the great success of master actor
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-09-01

eral of the Philippines should ex-
clude the Chinese. 1t WAS done
because such action is in keeping
with American statutes and in
line with present American senti-
ment. One has only to follow the
action of Hawaiian officials in
wsrdipg off American laws to ap-
preciate the great difference be.
tween American officials, who Am.
erlcau only in name, and the
American official, American al
heart, who while not required by
law to enforce American law does
so OF his own volition.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-09-01
Mr., Qainn's Twins"

Tomorrow night at the Opera
House the famouse Maggie Moore
H. r. Roberts Company which
have gained such wonderful
popularity in Honolulu, will
present "Mrs Quinn's Twins"
wherein delightful songs, charm
ing dances and 30 specially
trained children will figure to
the enjoyment of all. The mere
mention, now of Maggie Moore,
Roberts and the whole company
is enough to assure a crowded
house and a grand success.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-09-01
ORPHAN WORK IN JAPAN.

Three representatives of the
Oksyams Orphan Asylum arrived
10 Hon olulu recently to collect
funds for this institution.
The men OF this delegation
are Y. Wstsnsbe, Mr.. s. Hase-
gawa and Iwamra. Mr.. Hase-
gaws was taken by tbe asylum
when a child and can speak for
its good work.
1t is the intention of these gen.
tlemen to give stereoptican leo
lures, giving views of the asylum
and explaining its work as we'll as
many views of Japsn's beautiful
scenery. The first exhibition will
be given this evening in the Jap
anese Union Church and next
Thursday evening an exhibition
is to be given in the Y. M. @. A.
hall at 8 o'clock. Admission, 80
cents. Rev. o. II. Gul,ck will ex.
plain the views.
The Okayams Orphan Asylum
was founded by Mr.. Ishii, former
ly prominent physician in
japan. He became impressed
with the necessity of Christian
work by Japanese among the
orphan children and gave all his
property aud time to the work Of
the sylum which now cares for
over 300 children.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-09-01

The government organ of the
Great Boojum has enlisted the
Hon. Mr.. How Duck among its
baboon forces. Thus are the vol
unteers gathered in by the as sist.
ants and champions of the Akin
son anti.impsrial snake society.
Va trust Mr.. Atkiuson's cohorts
in Hawaii will fnd much pleasure
in their condemnation of the
Washington administration.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-09-01
FRIDAY, SEPT. l, 1899.

Government organs do not dare
endorse the pay meht of the Execu.
tive's special agent to Washington,
from public funds; neither do they
dare to oppose it.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-09-01

Will the Hawaiian Cover ment
allow habeas corpus proceedings,
to test lite action, to be brought
before the United States Supreme
Court Not for an instant.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-09-01

A government official is dispos.
ed to endorse the view that Score
tary Hay, in his letter dealing
with the land question, said moth
ing. We are pleased to be in
formed of the opinion of this
government, and shall await with
interest Secretary Hays view OF
the situation.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-09-01
Charity Association Omeer.

Mrs Berger, in charge of the
Associated Board of Charities
work, has secured an Office on
Hotel street next to the Y. M.
G. A. Building. This Office was
opened today and the work of
the Association may be said to
have fairly started. The Office
hours are from 3 to IL a. m.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-09-01

When the Government forward
ed it's instructions on the land
que ,tion to Secretary Hay, it is to
be pr, sumed that Mr.. Dole for
warded his interview in which he
notified the people of Hawaii that
the United States Secretary of
State does not know his business ?
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-09-01

IL it is true the Shamrock
hall is twisted, the next cup
challenger will not be quick to
ask for the right to tow during
calm weather. Sir Thomas Lip
ton may we'll begin to feel nerv-
oIs as a fchoolhoy.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-09-01
The Hawaiian Govern ment or

The Hawaiian Govern ment Or
gan finds pleasure in "uuders tand-
ing" most anything, if by the
publication of Its nonsen steal
understanding" it can create an
opportunity to misrepresent an
American official. The govern.
ment's organ has always been
thoroughly consistent in it's con.
staut attempt to cast discredi'
upon Immigration Agent j. X
Brown.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-09-01

Some say Hawaii's Government
is missionary government; some
say it isn't. At all events, it is a
government that, in its dealing
with American principle, sticks
very close to the text MY will,
not thine, he done.