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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-05-27
CANNED VILENESS.
Texas Farm and Ranch.

The manufacturers of adultera-
ted food products had better inter-
cede with some power capable of
affording relief to have the Senate
pure food committee stop its Sin
reference with commerce" That
committee has developed the fact
that most manufactured foods,
especially delicacies are not only
not what the label represents, but
are deletereous to health, and in
many cases actually dangerous.
1t would seem from some of the
expert testimony that the canned
beef furnished to the army in Gu
ba was really no worse than much
of the butcher stuff sold from the
block. Hamburger steak, bologna
sausage, and other manipulated
meats sold as dainties are kept
from putrefaction by boracic acid,
salicylic acid. formaline, and other
dangerous drugs, while jams, jel-
lies, mince meats, and the like,
are chemical compounds chemical
ly favored, few of them having
even q trace of the fruit from
which they are named. Food
adulteration seems to have been
carried to higher pitch of fraud
ulency in the United States than
anywhere in the world, and has
rapidly developed within few
years. All a factory seems to need
is few carloads of apple cores
and parings and other refuse from
the evaporators, and from these,
with few chemicals and much
skill, they can pack great quanti-
ties of apple jellies, ounce jellies,
grape jellies, and jellies and jams
of any name, color or flavor to
suit the markets. The report of
this committee and the publica-
ton of the evidence, and general
newspaper and congressional dis
cussion Of the subject, will GER
tainly have q disastrous effect on
the trade in such goods. This
country has been VIGOROUSLY weak
in laws for the protection of the
people against fraud in foods.
The personal liberty" theory has
been worked largely in the inter-
est of frauds. "Let people eat and
drink what they please. Out upon
sumptuary lawsr' and the like, has
been drummed into our ears from
the stump, and has confronted us
in political hand-organs, to whose
music political simians have dan
ced. Government was ordained
by the American people for the
purpose of doing all needful
things which the people cannot do
for themselves. The people can
not protect themselves against
fraud in food products, and gov
eminent that either cannot or will
not protect them is either con-
temptibly weak or else it is as
great fraud as any of the rest.
In the meantime safety for the
people is danger to the canned
goods trade. Perhaps, even in
these matters, it may be found
that "honesty is the best policy"
in tho anI
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-05-27
SHERIFF's SALE.
State of Louisiana, Parish of st. Martin.
10Th Judicial District Court,
BANK OF ST. MARTINVILLE
EMILE MELVILLE THIBODEAUX.

By virtue of writ of Seizure and Sale
issued in the above entitled and mum.
bered suit and to me directed by the hon.
orable 10th Judicial District Court in
and for the Parish of st. Martin dated
April 10Th 1899, l have seized and will
proceed to sell at public auction to the
last and highest bidder at the Court
house door in the Town Of st. Martin
vile on
Saturday the 18TH day of May
A. D. 1899 between the legal sale hours.
The following described property to.wit.
That certain town lot situated in the
Town Of Breaux Bridge, Parish of st.
Martin. Louisiana, having One arpent In
superficial area. bounded north and east
BY Public streets. north being Bridge
street. east being the Public Road lead
ing FROM Breaux Bridge to St. Martin
vile. east by Bayou Teche. south by
lands Of Charles Rees and west by lands
of A. E. Broussard, together Herewith
all the buildings thereon and thereto be-
longing.
Sold to satisfy said above mentioned
writ.
Terms and conditi0n-CASH.
Sheriffs Office this 22nd day Of April
A. ID. 1899. d. REES, Sheriff.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-05-27

Dr.. cady's Condition Powders, are just
what horse needs when in bad cOndi
ton. Tonic, blood purifier and vermi-
fuge. They are not food but medicine
and the best in use to put horse in
prime condition. Price % cents Der
package. For sale BY T. j. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-05-27
Advertise in the Messenger.
NOTICE.

Vehicle owners Of the Corporation of
st. Martinville are hereby Notified that l
have now on hand and ready for delive-
ry the Vehicle License tags of the Town
of st. Martinville.
Parties interested are requested to call
at once to avoid costs. A.V.FLEMING.
Collector,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1899-05-27
Fighting The Trusts.
St. Bernard Voice,

St. Bernard Voice.
One of the greatest evils of this
country is the multiplicity of trusts
and combines, organized for the
express purpose of controlling the
sale of the necessaries of life and
forcing consumers to pay exorbi-
tant prices. These monopolies
were opposed to some extent by
the people in the different States,
but not, until very recently, with
that irresistible force and deter.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-09-08
AMERICA CA'SlSLAEDRULEH
How the Sultan of Sulu Was
Brought to Terms.
PART PLAYED BY ABDUL HAMID.

what the sultan of Turkey Did
when His Aid In the suIu NcEotIa-
tlons Was Invoked by the United
StGteS-BarGnin In which Minister
Strauss Was NcEotintor.
The success Of the United States In
extending its sovereignty over the ter
ritory ruled 10y the sultan of Sulu
marks 4 new era in the history Of
American diplomacy and already is the
subject of absorbing speculation
among the representatives of the Eu-
ropcan governments NJ Washington.
Attention was at first attracted to the
matter by the easy account which
President Schurman gave IN the inter
views had with him as he came across
the continent on his return from Ma
Mia, says the Washington correspond
ent Of the Philadelphia Public Ledger
That Lc should have found his ap-
proach to the island potentate SO sim
pie and devoid of apprehension on the
part of the honorable commissioner.
who is not man of war, but of peace,
seemed to those who professed to know
the character of the sultan to be some
thing like an extract from fairy sto-
ry. Again, when General Otis tclc-
graphed how General Bates had made
q thoroughly successful visit to the sui
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-09-08
AMAZING AGE OF THE EARTH
Scientists Told That 1t Il at Least
nNN. .OnN. 900 Ycnrs Oin

Professor H. ~ Fesscndru of Ale
ghany, addressing the American Asso-
citation For the Advancement of Sci
cnce at Columbus, O., the other day.
concluded that the earth must be At
least 1OO,OouOo0 years old, says the
Chicago Times Herald.
He said that biologists used to think
that there was unlimited time for cvo-
luton, but Lord Kelvin showed that
the time was not unlimited and must
be something Ike 2OO,OOO,0OO years.
Later he has brought the time down
since life was first possible on this
planet to less than 5O,OUOHO years.
Lord KClyin's estimates are based up
on certain assumptions, the most i'm
portant being that the radiation co.
efficient from the earth has remained
constant. If the radiation Coetticipnt
was several times larger than at pres
ent. the age Of the earth would have to
be increased very considerably.
a rought estimate Of all sources of
possible error has led him to the con-
clusion that we are Justified in saying
the age of the earth since life was pos
sible on 1t Is not less than 5OO,OOOOO0
years, perhaps less, and consequently
Lord Kelvin IS not justified in his
statement that life could not have been
originated on this earth.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-09-08
NEW ARMY TRANSPORTS.


Three army transports which were
used by the government IN the Cuban
and Porto Riran service are being re
modelled and WIFI be used hereafter 10
convey troops TO and from the Philip
pines says the New York Herald. They
are the Logan, the Meade and the
Thomas. The cost Of the proposed
changes will be: For the Logan, $242,-
coo; for the Meade, $22O,OOO and for
the Thomas, $2J3,000
1t is proposed to make model troop
ships Of the three vessels. Below the
main deck on each vessel will be seven
tiers of hunks, Each tier VIII contain
three metallic folding hunks with
pneumatic mattresses. 4 hG refrig
Grating plant VIII be in the hold. The
bridge and spar decks will be used for
officers quarters. On the main dccl;
will he quarters of noncommissioned
officers, the ships company, fire COM
pany and hospital with an isolation
ward. Two steam launches swung
from davits, four 81 foot lifchoats and
eight lfcrafts will be conveniently
placed.
The dining room for officers on the
spar deck will accommodate 60 per
sons. and on this deck also will be
writing rooms for officers and men.
The work IS to be completed by Nov. l.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-09-08
PULLMANS FOR SOLDIERS.
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-09-08

MS usefulness IN tie face OF the neccs-
sites OI the case had become "a thing
Of the past. lie was advised OF tie
Importance ana patriotic advantage TO
his country Of "A prompt resignation.
nnd IN due time he returned home. and
the president had decided on the an.
pointmcnt of Mr.. Clcvclands former
minister TO Turkey, Oscar Straus.
who, during his previous sojourn in
Constantincplc, had ILet only made for
himself an cnyiable record as a Shrpwd
diplomat, but lad so mgratiatcd him
self in the good viii of the sultan that
he was regarded as the best diplomatic
card that Tie administration could play
at that juucture In the great and cN-
citing game of territorial acquisition
that was going on.
Mr.. Straus had no difficulty in gain
ing an audience with the sultan for the
purpose of advancing the request for
the friendly offices Of the head Of the
Mohammcdan church in pcrsuadsng
the savage sultan of the Sulu islands
to listen to the suggestion of American
domination over his realm. 1t Is not 20
be said that the sultan did not strike Il
bargain when the matter became the
subject of negotiations. The terms
and their nature or the effect to apprar
in subsequent relations with the Turk
ish government cannot be stated with
anything lEure than conjecture at this
time, but II is sufficient for the present
that the United States hns carried the
point, and the sultan of Sulu will obey
the advice he has received from Abdul
Hamid.
The allegiance Of the Moros from
this time forward may be taken for
granted. AgUinaldo at the time the o.t-
break ot the insurgents began, immr-
diateIy preceding the ratification hv
the senate of the Paris treaty, had sent
cmisSarics to the MOros TO secure their
aid, in the war which he was planning
against the United States The NoroS,
being SaVagos and sharing the hatred
of the Spanish, were only too ready 10
give assurances Of their co-opcration
In the struggle against n new invader.
That their active hostility had not soon
cr made itself felt was due to the fact
that the war waEed by Aguinaldo and
his followers had not extended over a
wide extent Of territory and drawn In
to its operations many of the distant
islanders. Before this could happen
Minister Straus had accomplished hts
fine work, and the sultan and Sulu had
been restrained by Abdul Hamid from
hostile demonstrations against the
United States and been made to see
thai there was as much advantage for
him in the new rulers Of the Phflfn-
pines rs he could expect to derive from
any source. The government will
checrfully maintain the allowances Of
money and revenues from certain ports
IN order that the sultan may make his
annual pilErimagcs to Mecca. where
the omiSSarieS of the head Of the
church Will see to It that he IS i'm
pressed with the power and ability Of
the United States to take care Of him
ana to govern his islands in peace and
with increasing advantage in trade
and the ways Of progress and civiliza.
tion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-09-08
BEAUrlFULo ORGAN GRINDERS
Five NounE Ladies become ItIncrnnt
MusiciCHs at HeIInur, y. =.

rive founE Ladies Bccouc Atincrnnt
MusiciCus at BeImHr, y. :.
Five young ladies gave busy Belmag
something 10 talk about the other day.
They held W n hotel and several
stages with barrel organ and collect
ed $l2.I5 FOR the organ grinder, who
would have gone away with only few
pennies if they had not taken the man
agcmcnt Of his business, says the Phil
adclpAIa Times. They were Miss Hell
en Deal Of Philadelphia, Miss Crollms
OF New York, Miss Ellen Poe, Miss
Ail,cns and Miss Carrie Lcfferts Of
Washington.
They had been watching the un-
profitable efforts of the grinder to
charm pennies from the pockets Of
the summer boarlers and resolved 10
aid him. They borrowed the organ
and attacked the Columbia, beginning
in the parlor, from which they were
driven by the proprlctrcss, who had no
ear for Squcal.ing Hello, Ma Honey"
or I'm the Luckicst Coon In Town"
Then they went forth into the high
ways and took t-lrns at playing and
passing the hat" Being pretty and
persistent, they collected Sl2.75 in the
first tour OF Ocean avenue, and, giving
the Italian, who followed them at n
respectful distance, the even money,
they kept - cents for ice cream soda
rs commission.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-09-08
NO. 20.
SOUTH AFRICAN AFsGlRs.
II. II. Clement. Tells of Boer Injus-
tice In the TransvaRI.

AAtN ~
II. y. Clements Of California,
nephew OF the manager Of the Kimber-
ley mines, who has just returned from
South Africa, talked about affairs In
the Transyaal the other day to u New
York Tribune reporter. The English
people" said Mr.. Clements, have ex.
pended an enormous amount OF money
Ia the Transvaal, and now they find
themselves in q position toward the
Beers analogous to that we occupied
toward the English in 17T0. Taxation
without representation sums up the
whole trouble. You have to live there
IL years before you are allowed to
vote, and one of the greatest COM
plants of the mine owners is that,
whereas American and English firms
in Cape Town can import dynamite ut
profit for S16 or SIT case, In the
TranSvaal the same dynamite costs
the mine owners So q case. the differ
ence being the import duties Of the
Beers. The Beers are race of farm
ers, In no way progressive. They have
not aided IN the development Of the
country or gone into any Of the new
enterprises although insisting on re-
ceiving the cream Of them. Some of
their impoSitions would be ludlcrous
were they not so Irritating For In.
stance, If you are an employee Of one
Of the Rand mines and want TO go into
Johannesburg the ticket costs, say, a
quarter, but you are late and have no
time to purchase one. For this over
sight you are fined S5. Then again, at
the postotfiCe, an uitlander may be kept
waiting weeks for his mail, but he can
get no satisfaction for the delay and
he's lucky If he gets his mail at all.
England seems to be just waking up
to the fact that she must protect the
interests Of her people there. Jane
sons raid was a step in the right d.
rection and only came TO grief because
OF the failure Of Cecil Rhodes lieuten-
ants in Johannesburg to furnish the
support they had promised Jameson.
The Beers are very intolerant Of all
uitlanders, both American and Eng
lSh, whom, without discrimination,
must give way is as true as our great
Chief Cetewayo,' to quote the favorite
Zulu expression"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-09-08
ELECTRICAL GLASSMAkING,
Revolution In the Method of Melting
the Sand Accomplished.


the Sand Accomplished.
Charles Macbeth of Anderson, Ind,
the big lamp chimney manufacturer,
recently patented q new and decidedly
novel process which will probably rev.
olutionize glaSsmaking, says the New
York Times. Heretofore the greatest
trouble in glass manufacture lay in the
melting of the sand. 1t has taken a
great deal Of time and requires good
fuel, natural gas being the best.
While passing through his plant re-
Gently Macbeth saw a globe on an arc
light break, and a piece Of the glass
fell over on the carbon. In second
1t was reduced to liquid and dripped
to the ground. That gave him his cue,
and he directed the construction Of
big vat, with sides and bottom COM
posed of carbons, over which he could
turn a current.
An arrangement was made to run
the sand through this vat 1t worked
perfectly, and the very best molten
glass Is now being turned out in al
most as many seconds as 1t required
hours for the old fuels to melt 1t. The
vat was patented the other day and Is
now being used. 1t is so arranged that
1t can be adapted for every kind of
glassmaking from plate to bottles.
This invention, in connection with
the automatic blowing machinery
which Is being turned out, is likely to
have great effect on glassmaking.
The cost of melting by this process is
not as great as with the use of coal or
oil, although 1t may be more expensive
than natural gas. At present it takes
Il hours to melt a pot Of glass and
sand
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-09-08
NOVEL COOPERATIVE HOME
How Some British WOrEmcn live on
I'm Ex-Orcnn Liner.

I'm EN-Occnn Liner.
An attempt on novel lines to solve
the problem Of housing worlingmen
adjacent to their work is being tried at
BarrowIn-FUrnesS, Lancashire. Eng
land, by NN'llcrs " Maxim, the great
shipbuildinE firm.
The Alaska, the former Guion liner
and first of the Atlantic record break
ers, has been purchased transformed
into n temporary wOrkmen's home and
anchored off the shipyard, says Lon
don dispatch to the New York World.
Excellent sleeping accommodations are
provided for 100 men, with dining,
reading and recreation rooms. at an
inclusive cost for board, lodging. wash
ing and meuding clothes Of So weekly.
The men get breakfast of tea, coffee,
eggs, bacon and fish; E0r dinner, beef,
mutton and two vegetables, and for
tea, bread and butter, jam. cheese and
cold meats. Everything is Of the best
quality. 4 man can have single
cabin for % cents weekly additional.
The Alaska house Will be managed on
n cooperative plan by a committee ap-
pointed by the men and their employ
crs, and all the profit will be applied
to reducing the cost Of living. 1t was
opened n few days ago
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-09-08

An ear Of green corn Of novel shape,
found on the Rural farm at HcWhttS,
L. l., the other morning, has attracted
much attention. according to the New
York san. The butt Of the ear Is I'M
usually large, and ut about the mid.
die Of it five distinct ears, each one
covered with kcrnals Of gool size,
grow out like the branches Of Il tree.
Nothing like It has ever bcCn seen be-
fore around HCwlrtts.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-09-08

Stock flies are so numerous and so
aggravating and the weather 80 hot
that it is more or less common in this
country now for farmers to plow by
moonlight, says Il Columbia (rennD dis
patch to the Nashville Banner. Those
who have tried it say their stock can
do more work with less fatigue.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-09-08

Not In the cloudy mountain top,
Majestic and alone,
1ruth lltts her ponderous sceptcr up /
And rears her awful throne,
But in the crowded market place
And in the prison pen
Her Judgment seat is on the street
And in the haunts Of men.
She hacs the mighty to her bar, -
She bids the low arise,
For craft and power are all in vain
10 blind her piercing eyes:
Before her still and serious gaze
The naughty take alright
Their lust sld lore and golden store
Are ashes in her sight.
She watched them mass their frown!ng troope
And fling their banners high;
She saw them brand the innocent
And cast him out to die;
They stripped the buttons from his coat.
They marched him round to view
And aimed a sudden ringing stroke x
At sword and spirit too.
And only she Of all the throng
That watched his sore disgrace
Let foil pitying tear to match
The anguish OF his fate.
From loneliness to loneliness
his barren pathway led,
And none pay know the stihed woe .
That shook the prisoners bed.
Tho love of God. divinely great,
Is yet diyinely small.
1t notes the eagle In his flight,
The sparrow in his fall
Away from those who wrong the weak
1t turns its patient face.
But bears relief to bitter grief
In the fur desert place.
It sweeps across the tropc sea,
1t sought the captive out
cheorea him on his lonely strand
And compasscd him about.
And TRUTH who works her miracles
Within the sight Of men.
Rebukcd the foes that round him rose
And bore him home again.
Shall earthly pomp and earthly plot,
Or yet the assassins wrath.
Avail TO check imperial truth
Or turn her from her pNth2
Through all the army's tented fields
Her silent couriers run,
And soon or late, as sure as fate,
Gods Justice will be dope!
Henry Robinson Palmer in New York Sun.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-09-08

A new metal has been discovered in
the bottom Of tie Detroit and Dead
wood company's shaft in Two Rt
which thus far has puzzled the mining
experts Of DeadWood, S. D., says the
Chicago Record. In appearance it is
white and resembles platinum. 1t is
malleable and perfectly indestructible.
All of tie known acids seem to have no
effect on it, although it answers the
description of several we'll known
metals. 1t carries some gold, and there
seem to be large quantities Of 1t.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-09-08

The interest taken in the Shamrock
by the general public is much greater
than that shown in the case of Lord
Dunraven's Valkyric, says the New
York Evening Sun. This is already q
proof Of the general impression that
the contest will be the greatest of them
all, and that our victory will he the
most notable in the history of the
Americas cup.