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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-14
FARMERS CLUB.
Parish of St. Martin,
June 29th 1900.

June 10Th 1900.
The first meeting iu connection
With the above club took place in
st. Martinville, on Saturday 29th,
June. There were seven members
present, to-wit: Messers A. A. Nor
row, Robert Martin, L. G. Gauthier
DIR. L. Fourgsaud, B. l.. Four
net, L. C. Vautier, and A. ..
Wood.
The meeting being called to or
der. Mr.. Morrow was elected Pre-
sident of the club, Mr.. L. G. Gsu-
thier vice president and Mr.. A. s.
Wood secretary.
The President in q few words
explained the idea and object of
the club, and there Mr.. Robert
Martin submitted the following
resolution, which was seconded
and unanimously adopted.
Resolved; That this body be
known as the Farmers Club, Parish
of st. Martin; that the object OF
{ this club is purely to advance the
interests of the agricultural COM
munity of the parish, to establish
friendly relations between the far
mers to hold meetings in different
parts Of the parish. to discuss and
act upon all matters relating to
agriculture. Also to extend an in
vitation to the Farmers Institute
of this State to visit the club, and
hold yearly sessions of the Insti-
tute at the respective towns OF St
Martinville and Breaux Bridge.
Moved by Mr.. B. Fournet duly
seconded and carried; That MEM
bers of this club shall each make
. list with the above resolution a.
its heading, and personally invite
those Interested in agriculture in
this parish to join the club BY
signing said list.
It was also unanimously resol-
we'd, that Messrs Robert Martin.
L. G. Gauthier, Beaurgard Four
net and L. G. Vsutier. be sp-
pointed as committee Of four "a
wait upon the Police Jury OF this
Parish, also the town of st. Mar
tinville. to request the respective
bodies to aid rs in defrsying ex-
penses of the Farmers Institute.
DR.. Arthur Guilbeau Messrs Jean
Durand and A. s. Wood, were
appointed q committee to wait
upon the Town Conncil of Bresux
Bridge for the same purpose.
Moved by Mr.. Robert Martin
seconded and adopted, that the
proceedings of this meeting be pu'
blished in the local papers.
Finally resolved, that this club
will meet again in St Msrtinville
on Saturday the 14th of July 1900
There being no further business
the club adjourned until the above
date.
A. A. MORROW, A. S. WOOD,
President. Secretary
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EXTRAT.
Meeting of the Police Jury Of the Parish
Of st. Martin, held Tuesday, July
Bird A. d. 1900.

The Police Jury, now 10 Committee
OF the whole proceeds a. is required by
Section 2745 Of the Revised Statute Of
the State OF Louisiana, to make out an
Estimate exhibiting the various Items
Of the probable expenditures Of the Pa
rish Of st. Martin, for and during the
year 1900, based uyon the expenditures
Of 1899. said estimate to b published In
the Weekly Messenger. Onicial Journal
Of the Parish, during the full period Of
thirty days before being accepted and
the Parish Tax. for present year, definite
~ fixed, a. the Law directs:
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-14

Whereas Victor n. Aubrey Of the Pa
IRISH Of Iberia has fled his petition In
this Office praying TO be appointed ad-
ministrator Of the succession Of John R.
F0ulke deceased.
Now therefore public notice is hereby
given to all parties interested to show
cause IL any they have in writing with
in 10 days from this publication, why
said application should not be granted
and said appointment made as prayed
for.
Witness the Hon. T. Don Foster Judge
Of said Court. st. Martinville this 9TH
day Of July A. d. 1900.
A. ". FLEMING. Clerk
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-14

In connection with the Farmers
Club the following names were en-.
rolled by request:
Messrs. Jean Durand,
Willie DeLaloire,
Jno. DeLaloire,
T. J. Liable,
DR.. H. P. Guilbeau,
Albert Levert,
Lee Begnaud,
DR.. A. Guilbeau,
l.. p. Fournet,
Preston Guilbesu,
j. P. Guidry,
Frank Guilbesu.
L. G. Duchamp,
o. Bsdon,
Alex. Fournet
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-14
BRYAN For President.
States.

nominated w. ]. Bryan as the
Democratic candidate for the Pre-
sideucy. This news did not surprise
anyone. A majority of the Conven-
ton had been instructed, and the
masses of the Democratic party
North, East. South and West were
practically unit for his selection
as the standard bearer in the war
against militarism, imperialism
and criminal trusts.
The platform adopted will meet
with the cordial endorsement of
every man in the Union who
stands for the Constitution and
our free institutions. We think
the specific resfirmstion OF is to|
/ was Q mistake. The circumssan-
ces under which that reaf6rmation
was made, however, rendered it
comparatively Of little significance.
1t was done to please Mr.. Bryan
and q few extreme free silver men,
and it was obviously contrary to
the better judgment of q large ma
iority of the Convention. The
chief objection to it is that it will
be taken advantage of by the Rep.
ublicans to raise the cry of cheap
and rotten money, and to thus
arouse the fears of the great mo-
ney interests of the country. The
issue, however, We are confident.
will be 80 handled by the Demo
cratic leaders on the stump and
the Democratic press that this
point will be robbed of most of its
danger.
Nothing now remains for the
Convention to do but to nominate
10 candidate for Vice President,
and that, no doubt, will be done
to-day.
Taken altogether the Conven-
vention has been q magnificent
success. Its platform is little
more than q reiterstion Of the De-
clsration Of Independence accom-
panied with pronounoements upon
new and vicious issues that have
grown up under the iniquitious re-
gime of the Republican party.
| Our forefathers in 1776 declsr-
ed against the tyrannous and in
famous imperial rule of England
over the American people. The
claration of 1900 is q declaration
Of the Democratic party against
the tyrsnnous and bloody rule Of
America over other lands, the i'm.
position of robber taxation and
plumber by the Republican party,
and the suppression of trusts,
fairfield foreign wars and its
hosts of evils.
That lie the status of the Demo.
cratic party to-day. What Amer
lean can stand with unblushine
brow against itP If the American
people are weary of republican
institutions; If they are no longer
ct for self-government, then le,
them say 90 by voting for VIM
: Mckinley. But if they are still
free people Jealous Of their liber.
ties; If they still believe in thu
Declaration Of Independence snt
are yet proud of and grateful TO
the American blood that was Oh OF
at Bunker Hill, Lexington aut
Concord, and are ambitious to per
petuate the American Constitution
and its glorious emblem, tn
American flag, ss one and INSOFAR
able. should vote for w. J. Bryan
on the Democratic platform.
The election day will close Of
the extinction Of the Republican
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-. FIRE
I have bean appointed agent for ths
CELEBRATED CLIPPER FIRE
ExT0NcUDeHeR
for this district.
100000
Every one having property to protect. SHOULD 1t
once see me about these wonderful machines.
Chas. Brouooard.
EXTRAT.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-27

Because YOU own COWS do you con-
slider Yourself daryman? You are not
\ duir,mun in the true sense Of the
word unless your COWS are making YOU
financially better of az the end ofe'ery
wear. Are they doing it?-George +.
Newell. in Rural World.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-27
CATCHING A BUNNY.

Dig a shallow trench just deep enough
10 place the trough in. Place the trough
In tranch inverted. as illustrated. and
cover with dirt. When the rabbit en-
ters the trap take small pole and
mish him out into a sack which should
he so placed as TO cover one end of the
trough. The opposite or entering end
should be banked over in part 10 make
an attractive entrance and not left ex-
posed as shown i'm the cut 20 more conn
pletely show the trough.-A. l.. Tints
nan. in Farm and Home.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-27

According to German statlsician'
Russia Is the nation which increases
tie fastest-her population will double
ii about forty-five years. Gerfnany
needs sixty-fve years. Austra-linngary
sc'enty. England eighty, Italy 10 pu'
Flancc can only do it in 500 years.
provided the present annual increase
daes not diminish, which unfortunate
Is seems to be the case. The loss OF
Aisace-Lorraine, with population OF
100000 souls ia nothing in view OF tno
Insignificant annual increase OF
frances population. During the last
f,c Years the population OF Germany
l0s Increased 100000, while Frances
increase has been scarcely 11o,ooo-a
considerable part of whom are more
over of foreign nationaNty.-far"
American Register.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-27

4 kindly Ola Gentie"a"'s Way ~
Prevent nn Old schooimate
Feeling BADLY.

.ru never furgit IT," begin the old
,.ai,lent. who had just returned from
attendance upon the graduating exer-
ci,es OF his grandson. "iou folks here
IN Detroit, afightin' over your schools,
don't know nuthin' about what trouble
49,. used To have in gcttin' little
,aornin' i'm them early days out west.
few winters in a deestrick school
!, : The best we could expect. and II
,,,s frum one of them schools grad
mated. mean graduated, jest as
s,.ah il. fur there was ! young fellc.
Nm out frum the east that winter. and
~ stirred up up proper. lie was right
-, Ter date. ulster to read and talk on
cr.rytling there was In the text books.
and ranged il so that the scholars
could pass a certain examination ~
,n, end Of the winter was TO have
diplomeys.
..rh, thing worked so well that
school was run right along till June.
Trcr, was four girls passed and N.
ma the son of the richest man in the
.nrrty. My folks was poorer than
Jol's turkey. and when II kim to the
commencement felt cheapern .
brass watch, fur the other chap gos
about half greenhouse in flowers, U
,ii.,mon' stud and lot of books with
.ancy bindin. l got nccktie my
rinther made herself, and big bunch
q Johnny jump-ups frun the girl
t,at's now my wife.
II made my fortune in Californey
hecpin' store in the flush time begin
mo- with 40, and kim here ter Detroit
to enjoy it," 49,.
And the other man Of your class!
"ne clerked fur me in Californey.
ana now ! call him my private sec'e-
t,ly. so he won't think he's livin OIL
crarity." Detroit Free Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-27
A DAZED WESTERNER.
A Mesterner Loses Ills Breath IN
New York Just before the
SHINING Process Begun.

..Vhat kind of a town is this you are
r., tting?" breathlessly asked Devil
drrrc gentleman from the west as he
arrived ten minutes late AT an impor-
,aitt appointment. looking as II he had
undergone a severe shock of some kind.
.Whv. has anything struck you az
l.,,.g ont of the ordinary responded
M. New York friend. who was not a lit
H.. Dlcased TO find that that there was
,mething in the east that could d's-
tusb the equanimity of a man from
tie west.
"IInh," said the westerner. II
shoulc say that something has, sew
An times, in fact, and this is why
an late getting here. TO begin with,
/ was almost run over over by ca"'e
ar wien / was crossing Broadway at
r,,cuty-third street. That was haa
,itouph for man who has always
ed horses and has lived among them
ali his life. but il is not the worst. As
jumped out of the way OF the capie
car bumped into horseless car
riagc. and while ! was getting awey
from that was almost run over oy 4
man on bicycle"
That was rather rough said inc
New York gentleman. with affecteo
:, mpathy and a secret glow OF salts
faction. but you must not be hard on
Us We are in "a sort or transition Pc
Rod ms, now. But think that may
sptcly predict that If you come back
IN few years and get into a nix IKE
tnar YOU will rescued by man on
iying machine"
and then the New iorker proceed.
al 70 skin that dazcd westerner out oi
his eve tecth.-The Criterion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-27
FOOD FOR POT PLANTS.
sutps tances Quite M Good ms Those
Sold In stores Can BE Prepared
Easily Mt Nome.

The great demand for plant foou
which is in convenient form for use and
Is also cleanly has caused many such
articles 10 be placed on the market.
Most of these are very good. but one
can prepare them at home. making the
cost less while they produce the same
results. The following are both used
in the water given the plants. though
hey can be used dry by digging small
quantity into the soil around the roots.
The former method is safer. however.
as one can more easily tell what guam
tity is being used.
Take a gallon jar and fill il with
bones. packing them in closely: then
add one cup of potash which win fill
in among the spaces. Cover with water
and set away for a time Before long
the bones will all be dissolved and the
substance in the jar will resemble soft
soap. \ tablespoon of this dissolved
in the water given each large plant
will be suitable dose: other plants
being given quantity suitable to their
size. The following formula will also
be found good: To one gallon hot water
add four ounces white sugar. i6 ounces
sulphate Of ammonia and eight ounces
nitrate of potash. When dissolved,
place in bottles. cork tightly and use a
tablespoon and half in each gallon of
water used on the plants Water only
the soil as many of these fertilizers are
too strong for the foliage. leaving I'M
slightly spots on it.-Marion Meade. in
Farm and Home
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-27

Why should Hartford be the center
q Insurance in this country. instead OF
NV York? Why should Boston he the
center Of the copper industry? There
\ no copper within 1000 miles OF the
HUB Why should majority OF our
Shoes be made ut Lynn We can I'M
t,rtland why Pittsburgh should be
'hc center Of the iron industry, sitting
as she Goes In the heart of the ore ana
coal region. but why should she make
nearly all Of our glass when there 70
better sand elsewhere? Why II Provi'
n'nee the great icwclrv-makinv sityS
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-27
SAYINGS OF SAGES.

To the pure al things are pure
Shelley.
A good laugh IS sunshine in house.
--Thackcray.
Children have more need OF models
than Of criticA-Joubert.
He who believes in nobody knows
that he himself il not to DE trusted.
-Auerbach.
Drive prejudices out by the door,
they will rccnter by the windows
Frederick the Great.
Minoritics lead and save the world,
aud the world knows them not till
long aftcrward.-John Burroughs.
We sometimes think that we hate
flattery, but we only hate the way In
which we are hattered.-La Roche
foucauld.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-27

The statement is made that there
are 100000 mites Of railroads in this
country and not exceeding 10000 miles
Of good ordinary roads. This sug-
rcsts wide field for Improvement.
A great many more people use the
ordinary than the railroads. Con-
sidered from an economic view point,
the loss sustained by the country on
account Of bad roads is incalculable.
II amounts annually TO multiplied
millions. Considered from the stand
poirt Of civilization no country that
is progressive can afford to neglect its
ordinary public highways. The time
has come when the good roads move
ment should receive universal aid ana
encouragement. II is Of great deal
more importance now than new rail-
roads. There are railroads needed
and that will be constructed; but the
necessity for good ordinary roads Is
greater. Knoxville (Tenn) Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-27
MONEY IN OUNCES.
should MOI he Grown Wherever
Apples Thrive.

One OF the fruits that shcnld be more
generally grown than il Is is the
ounce, which Is nearly always in good
demand for canning and sells at good
prices. Ounces are not SO dear as they
were years ago. when they were he Id as
a monopoly by farmers IN certain see
tons. owing 70 the belief that this
tree was easily killed by severe cold
weather This was the fact until il
was learned that this winter killing
was due TO The freezing of the roots.
ounce roots run near the surface. and
even when the soil onl, freezes A few
inches deep. that freezing SO cuts or
the supply of sap that even The slight
circulation which exists in all live
trees during cold weather cannot be
supplied, and the tree cannot be saved.
u was once thought that ounce trees
needed low. wet ground. mainly be-
cause snow lies here when it will not
On high land unless protected Where
ounce trees are planted on high and
dry soil it should be somewhere near
fence, so that snow may bank IN
against II and protect the trees. This
snow protection exposes the ounce
tree 10 be in iured by mice. and IL "a deep
bank forms around the tree il will
break down the. limbs by crushing
them 10 the earth. Probably the hes {
protection around n ounce orchard is
row OF evergreens, whose branches
are so near the ground that snow will
not drift under them. On dry land the
ounce roots 90 deeper and the soil will
stand pretty deep freezing without be.
ing injured American Cultivator.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-27

"The Eobstrays are such good heart
Ell people. but they have no Judg'
ment"
What have they done now?'
"Why, on Christmas Day they TOOK
Ia wrctchcd dog right off the street
a miserable mongrel that never had Q
square meal in his life, and choked him
TO death with turkcy-and-mince-ple
cirl or.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-27
ODD FACTS ABOUT EcLIpsEs.


From the New York Journal
Ans unnatural chill comes into thu
air.
Chickens so to roost as the darkness
approaches.
Birds flutter about in CONSERVATION
and seek their nests.
Beasts OF prey grow feroclous and
attack human beings boldly.
People are nervous and excited,
while children cling TO their mothers
In fright
Dogs run to their masters and cover
and whine piteously between their
outbursts of yelpng.
Such natural sounds as waterfalls
and the whistling Of the wind seem
excessively loud and alarming
Cows go home from pasture. They
stop chewing their cuds and sniff the
air as if fearing great storm.
Ignorant and superstitious people
have an abject fear of some great ca
lamity. they know not what.
Horses in harness are frightened at
familiar objects. and those loose in
the fields run about distractedly.
Trees lose their usual look and
color, and the light Sits down through
them in fantastic round blotches.
just before the eclipse becomes to-
tai the suns feeble light seems di-
vided into separate beams that come
down quivering and slanting.
The young of all creatures run to
their mothers in fear, while the males
among the animals seek their mates
to protect them.
The sudden changes of light and
heat make peculiar electrical condi.
tions which are probably the cause
OF excitability in all living things.
In the total eclipse of July 20, 1878
in the United States negro seized
with frenzy killed his wife and three
children.
During the eclipse Of May Is. 1877
in Europe the Turks raised a riot anf
fred guns and cannon at the sun t.
deliver it from the claws of the cup
posed dragon.
While the darkness lasts there is I
brooding Of illness among all living
things except dogs and wolves. Thes'
set up a snappish yelping quite diff
fereps from the ordinary bark o.
night howl.
At Peking. on January %. lsss. a
the beginning Of an eclipse. an uproa
occurred like that heard in Chinatown
on New Years day. The mandarin
ordered the drums TO be beaten 10 pu
to flight the celestial dragon that wa
swallowing the sun.
At the eclipse Of August IS, 1865
which NJ. Jansen. the French astror
omer. went to India 10 observe, Z
queer incident occurred. The native
whom he had engaged to attend TO hi
apparatus all ran away at the me
ment the sun began to darken an
went into the river TO battle.
heather religious rite command
them at such times to plunge int
water to exercise the influence OF tn
evil spirit.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-27

Oarnest Letters from Women Re-
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"DEAB MRS. PISKHAM Before
commenced to take your medicine
was in terrible state, wishing myself
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of my body seemed to pain in some
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thought there was no cure for me, but
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4. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound all
my bad feelings were gone. l am now
we'll and enjoying good health. shall
always praise your medicine. MRS.
Amos FEscHLER. Box 226, Romeo, Mich.
Female Troubles Overcome
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-Ihad female
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. year ago l happened to pick up .
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of Lydia 4. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
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No r1Ore Pain
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM Your Vege-
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-27
FOR CATCHING RABBITS.
COntrtvnnce which II Very simple
and az the same Time ususual-
~ Effective.

A simple. easily made and sure-catch
rabbit device is made by mailing to-
gcther two six-inch boards in the shape
Of letter v. Use boards ten feet long.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-27

~ indications point this year to an
enormous plant Of broom corn. from
reliable information on hand, there
viii be enough raised to supply TINS
country for four years. Prices on
same will hardly pay rent, seed ana
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-04-27

Do YOU realize tha; the dniryman
who can ret % cents per pound for his
butter the year around need never fear
hard .lm-s9
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-01-31
Discovered by a Woman.

Another great discovery has been
made and that too by a woman in
this country. "Disease fastened it's
clutches upon her and for seven
years she withstood it's severest
tests, but her vital organs were un-
derminded and death seemed immi-
nent. For three months she coughed
necessarily, and could not sleep.
She finally discovered a way to re-
covery by purchasing of us a bottle
of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, and was SO mnch
relieved on taking first dose that she
slept all night, and with two bottles
has been absolutely cured. Her
name is Mrs. Luthur Lutz.' Thus
writes w. C. Hamnick & Co., OF
Shelby, NJ G. Trial bottles free at
Owen, Frost & Cos drug store
Regular size so cents and ST.. Every
bottle guaranteed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-01-31
Glorious News.

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caused her great suffering for years.
Terrible sores would break out on
her head and face, and the best
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ands have proved, that Electric
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