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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-28
A BY-PRODUCT.
Daily Item,

Daily ltem.
In the olden days of cotton
growing it was only the lint which
was marketed. The by-product
its seed, was used to fertilise the
lands and for feed to stock. OF
course, it was valuable for these
uses, and its disposal now, without
a cheaper fertilizer or food, would
be detrimental. But We have the
pea vine, and the cotton seed meal
cake to supply raw cotton seed in
these necessary things, and the
seed remains a profitable product
Once almost a waste, or used as
We have just stated, it now sup
plies a large profit in itself to cot
ton-growing. In 1870, 4 per cent
of the seed was used and 5000, 900
gallons of oil produced. In 1890,
Is per cent, or 10000, 600 gallons;
and in 1899, 81, 155, 900 gallons, or
43 per cent of the seed. It is esti-
mated that IS per cent of the seed
is needed for sowing, and most Of
the rest is unavoidable waste, thus
little of the available cotton seed
fails to be utilized. It is surpris-
ing to note that the majority Of
the cotton seed oil is exported, the
amount being over 100000 gal
Ions, valued at $12,O77,579. The
chiefmsrkets are England. France,
the Netherlands and Italy.
Estimating a cotton crop at ten
million bales, the seed which could
be sold and a suficiency left fol
planting, would sum into the mil.
lions of dollars-not less than thir.
ty. And this vast sum was once
almost waste.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-28
Letters from the People.
Put The Loafers to Work.

The ben and only way to force
the Ioafers to work is for the town
authorities to pass an ordinance
making the police officers labor
agents, and whenever labor would
be wanted application would have
to be made to the police who
would get all town loafers, offer
them work, and those. who would
refuse to work, would be run in as.
vagrant, and placed upon our
streets to earn an honest living.
A fine of SIS or five days Jail
and street work would soon rid
the town of the lazy loafers who
can show no honest way of living.
The police jury should also buy
q farm for its paupers, and upon
this farm all the loafers of the pa
rish, hobos and Migrants, could De
placed. The idea would be to get
them arrested, brought before the
court who would sentence them to
the farm until their sentence was
over.
If every parish and town would
adopt such measures there would
not be 30 many worthless Migrants
running about the country crea-
ting mischief and crimes. =.
There is q state vagrans law,
why not enforce il, it would re-
suit to the good of every one.
BUSINESS MAN.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-28
Heartburn.

When the quantity Of food taken Is too
large or the quality too rich heartburn
is likely to follow. and especially 30 il
the digestion has been weakened BY con-
stipation. Eat slowly and not too freely
Of easily digested food. Masticate the
food thoroughly Let six hours elapse
between meals and when you feel q
fullness and weight In the region Of the
stomach after eating. indicating that
YOU have eaten too mnch, take one of
Chamberlain's Stomach and Tablets and
the heartburn may be avoided. For
sale by T. j. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-28

We fear some few of our Louis
lana women do not sufficiently ap-
preciate their privileges. In this
conservative State she has the
right of way. She is, to use a
slang phrase, the entire outfit
While she has not the right, very
few of them ever having asked for
it, to put a ballot IN the box, she
may be able to cast two or three
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-28

The town authorities would give
much satisfaction to the people if
they would invest in good supply
of oyster shells, with which they
could repair our streets which at
the present time are all cut up and
full of deep holes.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-07-28
SATURDAY, July 20. 1900
AUTHORITARIAN
FARMERS TALK.

FARMERS TALK.
It's true it's raining q little too
much for cotton, but if the blind
est farmer would only make trip
from the Iberid line to the st.
Landry boundary, q casual look
will tell him that mo drain no
crop" is a certain sdsge. Where
ever there is drain or wherever
there is a ridge you find q good
crop of everything from the rice
which needs water to the cotton
which needs dry spell. Say
what you will the cotton crop OF
st. Martin parish is the finest crop
that We have had for several years
and fully twice as much as in
1899 The Grand Pointe Section
i 90 thi1kly settled that its crops
ere cultivated like gardens, this is
essentially a cotton section. the
drain being natural, the crops
without exception are verys good,
as it is all along the Eastern
slopesDf the Teche. Another evil
deuce of drainage is Anse La
Butte section, its rolling hills
and natural coulees, makes it dry
a few hours after the heaviest
rains. The reverse of the propo-
sition is shown at Cypress Island,
a fat country without drain, with
out crops worth mentioning. An
other such section, 80 only by lack
of energy of its inhabitants, is
that portion of our parish crossed
by the Branch Road from st. Mar
tinville to Parks. One single CO
nal at CLARK Roy's place would
drain the whole section at q cost
of less than five dollars per front
arpent on said road.
The last Legislature enacted q
law, j is said, to have Police Ju-
ries divide their parishes into
drainage districts. The Police Ju-
ry ought to take this matter up at
once, that we may have our drains
opened before the fall.
It is the custom of some people
to bank up natural drains, others
less Starring will build a fence
across coulees and low places in
such a way as to accumulate trash
and dirt until such drains are
stopped. Such practice should
not be tolerated.
1t is suggested that the Police
Jury enact an ordinance, with Q
penalty attached, making it an Of
fence to build fences across 'natu-
raj drains, 80 as to accumulate
trash and thus close the drains,
also to prohibit the planting of
willows and other trees in each
drains and to cause the drains
now closed or clogged by fences
and trees to be opened at the costs
of the owner, unless removed by
them within q reasonable time.
It is further suggested to the
Police Jury that they order their
Road masters to cause such cou-
lees aud other natural drains as
are closed or clogged to be
opened at once. We refer the
Police Jury to Sec. of revised
statutes. FARMER.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-14
Origin OF Term Mob

As indicating the populace, proverbially
tickle sand easy to be moved (mobfle, from
Latin mabillis) the expression "the mobil
people" is as old as the time of Chaucer,
says the Cincinnati Enquirer" But. in
its later sense that of disorderly crowd,
and in its contracted form, .'mob' it is
not older than the past Restoration per-
iod In Roger North's Examen, 174o.
valuable for the many original anecdotes
of English history that it contains. refer
ence is made page $40 to a certain club
{the Green Ribbon Club. 16So-s2J. and the
writer adds
II may note that the rabble first chang
ed their title and were called the mob, in
the assemblies of this club-first mobile
yulgus, then contracted in one syllable
1t was used hestatingly at first by Dryd-
en- Oon Sebastian, 1880, Drufy, Common
wealth of Women, 1889, and Shadwell
Squire of Alsatia, 1889, and Richardson
points out that Dryden uses both ''mo-
bile" and mob in the sense of rabble;
the former in the stage directions as the
common word, the latter as if it had not
long been introduced. In I'LL the Spec
tator'' instances 'mob'' as an example of
the popular tendency to curtail many of
our words in familiar writings and con-
versation. The verb 'fo mob" derived.
of course, as above, does not occur until
the period of Horace Walpole many years
later, and Shakespeare's expression, "the
mobled Queen" ("Hamlet'O, refers not
to the mob (mobiie), but to the head
dress in disorder.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-14
MORE SCHOOLS.
Hoboken Overflow Will Be
Provided For.

The Commissioners of Public Instruc-
tion of Hoboken, held a conference last
night to decide upon plan to provide
accommodation for the 300 children who
have been turned away from the public
schools owing to the crowded condition
of the class rooms. Superintendent A. ].
Demarest reported that the city was
sorely in need of more school buildings.
There are three annexes now being con-
Quoted. One of these is in an old fire.
house, one in the assembly room of the
industrial school and one In the armory
on the top floor of the City Hail. They
have been able to accommodate only half
of the surplus.
The Commissioners decided to open
more annexes at once A member of the
board suggested that a large tenement be
rented capable OF providing room for the
entire overflow. Final action will bsftaken
in the situation at the regular Meeting
of the Commissioners next Monday night
1t was also decided to establish asGourse
of Latin in the High School. Az present
the only language, besides English,
taught in the school is Germany The
proposal to install Latin course is one
of many changes which will be made IN
the High School during the present sea-
son with view to placing it on level
with the best High Schools in the State.
1t is said that the new course will be In
charge of Mr.. Joseph f. Brandt, who Is
at present an instructor in the school
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-14
TIME LIMIT ON TICKETS.
Suit In Middiesex Circuit as to Right
to Eieot Passenger.

Especial to '4The Jersey City News."l
NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept a. 190o.-Tha
question of conductors right to reject
tickets, the limit of which had expired
and eviet passengers from railroad train.
was heard in court before Supreme Court
Justice ]. Franklin Fort. in this cftv
yesterday morning. The suit was brought
by Barney V. Wolfson, of Trenton. against
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
On october is, 1898, Wolfeon. having a
return ticket for Philadelphia, passed the
gateman at Trenton, and gave the ticket
TO the conductor on the train. The con-
ductor accepted it. On the return. Wolf
sons return check was accepted at the
gates at the Broad street station in Phila-
delphia He boarded the "owl,' train. and
the conductor punched his ticket Later
ne returned and told Wolfson the ticket
was not good, that he would have to nav
his fare or get off the car. He refused to
pay fare, and the conductor put him off
at North Penn Junction. The ticket was
a six day ticket, on which the time had
expired. The plaintiff claimed that the
railroad officials by passing him for
distance had waived the limitation.
Justice Fort non-suited the case. but
said he would grant a rule to show cause
why new trial should not be granted.
SO as to get the advisory opinion of the
entire Supreme Court. The point of what
constitutes waiver in such cases has
not been judiciously settled in New Jersey.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-14
OUT FOR MURPHY.
Colored Association Has a. Great
Tiyns at Schueszen Park.

The Franklin Murphy Republican As
sociation of Hudson County held its first
annual picnic last night, at Greenville
Schuetzen Park The association is a
colored organization and it is out for
Franklin Murphy heart and soul. The
crowd at the park broke out in cheers Iur
Mr. Murphy. More than once in the even
ing. Although the crowd was not as large
as expected there were about five hundred
people present at midnight and all were
having a fine time.
Mr.. George w. Bailey, the floor mana
ger, deserves great credit for the manner
in which he looked after the dancers.
Mr.. Bailey has had a long experience in
managing picnics and dances and goes
about it in just the proper way He and
his assistant, Mr.. James A. Jackson, were
on the floor from the start to finish and
the affair was finely managed in con-
sequence
The grand march was led by MIR.
Charles Leggins, with his sister, Miss
Lottie Leggins and about one hundred
and fifty couples participate
The officers of the assoc asion are
VIM. II. Rias. president; Philip il. Frank
lin, first vice president; john w. Tinker,
second vice president: August p. Hall.
secretary; James L. Merritt, treasurer;
Nicols Sickles, assistant secretary; Ed
ward ]. Jordan, chaplain; Oscar oliver,
sergeant-at-arms.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-14
FlFTH'S BANNER RAISING.
Great Time in the Ward Next
Monday Might.

The committee in charge Of the banner
that is to be raised by She Fifth Ward
Democratic Club. next Monday evening,
held meeting last night at the club 8
quarters, Montgomery and Brunswick
streets, and made final arrangements for
the event. President Sharkey presided
The banner will be raised at $50 o'clock
at Mercer and Brunswick streets, amid a
grand display of fireworks. A band of
music will be present. A grandstand for
the speakers will be erected at the south
east corner of Brunswick and Mercer
streets. Some well known orators will be
present After the banner has been flung
to the breeze a parade, headed by the
Fifth Ward Club, Four Hundred Club, T.
J. Aughney Association and the OBrien
Association, will be held throughout the
ward. 1t is expected that that section
will be ablaze with red fire and the houses
will be Illuminated. When the parade has
been finished speech making will be in
order.
Among the gentlemen who will speak
are:-Joseph r. rumilty, President
sharkey, Eugene Leake, James Hamill
and numerous others
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-14
DANIEL M'AGHON DEAD.
He Was for Many Years
Connected With News
papers In This City.

Daniel McAghon, of No. 1M Atlantic
street, one of the oldest newspaper men
in Hudson county, died this morning at
his home after a long illness caused by
a complication of diseases He was first
taken i'll about year ago, but he re-
covered sufficiently to attend to his duties
until the first of July, when he was taken
suddenly i'll. He was confined to his bed
until death came this morning at seven
o'clock. He made brave ght for life
and on several occasions when it was
thought he was dying he rallied. Until
his last hours he had a smile upon his
face, though he was only semi-conscious
While his wife and family were gathered
about his bed last evening he opened his
eyes family and his wife asked him.
Daniel, do you know me?" His eyes
opened wider and he said very family,
YES my wife"
These were the last words he uttered.
He became unconscious and died peaceful
ly this morning.
He had host of friends throughout the
county. His pleasant manner and con-
slant good nature gained new ones for
him day by day. His home was one of
the pleasantest in the city, and his first
thought was of his wife and family.
Mr.. McAghon was born in Derry, Ire
land, on June 10, 1886. His family came
from Ireland to Jersey City and settled
here. He received his early education in
old ST. Peters r. c. School, which was
situated at that time on Grand street,
where the handsome building of st.
Aloysius's Academy now stands He fin
ished his education in st. Francis Xavier
College, New York City and embarked
in the newspaper business.
His first attempt was with the old
STANDARD" in this city, which was at that
time under the care of Mr.. John Lyons.
He was a conscientious reporter and he
advanced rapidly.
The paper changed hands in 1875 and
Mr.. Michael Malone took charge of it.
Mr.. Malone knowing the ability of Mr..
McAghon, made him the city editor. He
held that position until the paper went
out of existence At that time he was
also employed as the Jersey City cor
respondent for the New York Tribune
He left the Tribune and secured the
position as local correspondent for the
New York SUM- which position he held
until his death. AT the same time he
was connected with the News"
He was clerk to the late Mayor Orestes
Cleveland for eight years. In the Police
Board he also served as clerk from 1869
to 1871 and again from 1877 to 1880.
During the term of Mayor OTNeill Mr..
McAghon and John E. Scott had a hot
fight for the City Clerkship, and it result
ed in a victory for Scott. In the last term
of Mayor Orestes Cleveland Mr.. McAghon
was the ast4ior and compiler of me-
mortal book which he presented to Mr..
Cleveland at a dinner. It contained a
sketch of the Mayor.
Mr.. McAghon leaves a wife and seven
children, five girls and two boys. They
are:-Angeline, Alice, Helen, Cecilia,
Katherine, Justin and Arthur.
The funeral viii take place next Monday
morning at ten O'Clock from st. Patrick S
r. c. Church, where a solemn high mass
will be celebrated. The interment will
take place in Holy Name Cemetery, on
West Side avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-14
FAIR ATTRACTIONS.
Secretary Reilly Announces
the Latest Racing
Events.

| General Manager Powers of the Tr-
State Fair announces the completion of
| the arrangements for the exhibit next
weke at Gutenberg. The details for the
automobile race meet which will be the
great attraction on the opening day next
Tuesday, and the exhibition of automo-
biles during the fair, are such as to insure
the greatest display of motor vehicles in
this country. The general programme in
trotting and running for the week is the
largest for the year in New Jersey.
| Secretary Reilly has made additions to
each days card, assuring the finest sport
for horsemen. The extra events will be-
Wednesday, September 19-Club race,
free for ALL trotters, in 3. silver cup;
| running, one mile and one-sixteenth, all
| ages; purse, 500.
Thursday, September 2o-2:1O trotting, q
| in 8, purse, $500; club race, gentlemen's
road teams, in 5, silver cup; running,
one-eighth mile hurdle handicap, all ages,
purse, 800.
Friday, September 21-2:12 pace, 2 in 8,
purse $500; club race, free for all, pace,
silver cup; running, hurdle handicap, one
and one-half miles, five hurdles all ages,
$780,
In the trotting events that have closed,
the number of entries received are:-
z:17 trot, 13; 2:3O class, %; 2:35 class, Is;
2:5O class, II; 2:14 class, 12; 2:15 pace, 8;
2:20 pace, II; 2:25 pace, 8.
Over $4,000 will be paid in premiums for
racing alone. The purses attracted some
OF the greatest horses in the country.
The special attractions will include
Robert F'itzsimmons, the famous pugilist,
In four round boxing exhibitions with Jeff
Thorne, the English middle weight cham
pion, in which they will go through their
great knock out act; the Marians, aero
batlc trapeze performers Mile zoar, re-
Volvlng ladder and ariel trapeze perform
er; Japense troupe of jugIers and aero
pats' Terry Family in their novel combi-
nation act; Belmont Sisters, in their
startling balloon ascensions and thrilling
parachute drop; the Davenport Brothers,
In their great burlesque boxing.
The exhibits will be the largest in the
several departments shown this season
Some of the largest exhibits are a car
load of fruits, 125 varieties of grapes and
other fruits 100 varieties of grapes 200
varieties of vegetables, 25O birds in the
poultry department, which is the equal of
anything ever shown in this country.
In the art department, DR.. O. H AL
banesius will have display valued at
over $25,e00, in oil and water colors, also
full line of stuffed birds, reptiles and
animals, among which will be the largest
moose head in the country, also tiger
over five feet in length. C. H Roster of
New York has received the contract for
decorating the stands and buildings. The
police arrangements during the fair will
be in charge of Captain Charles Cox.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-14
GERMAN AMERICANS oRcANlzE.
New Bryan and Stevenson Club in
Jersey City.

The German-American Bryan a'u
Stevenson Democratic Cldp' met a'
Louis Gleichmann's Hall, Nc. ~ SHERMAN Il
avenue, and held largely a'tenueu anu
enthusiastic meeting on Tuesuay even
ing The meeting was openeu py iadiis
Miller, who explained the nature oi the
organization. Formerly the organization
was known as the Anti-Truss Siuo VI
Hudson County
Permanent officers were eiecteu as ioi-
lows:-Gustav KlingensteiE plssioeht' )
John Hunz and Mr. Bergnap h, wee presl-
dents; Captain Fred Fulie anox barry
Miller, German and Eng1 seeretarles
respectively; Louis Gleic l1l1'a hi's treas
urer; Jacob Reuner, seraea nf-at- al rms !;
August Bleier, assisfans sergeanf-at-
arms. VI ssf4.s
Messrs. Klingenstein it'll Heinz were
appointed delegat es. The Ffot t,tl il3tr mace
an address in which he az 3ltS4 ne I'M
perialist.c policy OF the "a l>iLiiey ad-
ministration. He also Il ttf RAfsa RAfsaa tne truS G y
and critized Republican q1stakes. Inc
crowd which overran the na Z! 2p plauded .s q
manner. August Bleier taSfessed the
audience in German pn fhe sams Enes as
those of Mr.. KlinsenStein' & aE8pments-
Capt Fred Fuller spoke m tne subject
of interior politics. " 1# @&zsSS.x
The constitution of ths Neaonal gY.!, As AS
s9catlen saatd ss e psf0t S01 NH Be Sela Waa
on on'Rssgal Mog + les eTenfa RIA d 5 s5sel '''
Gratis W sal Ale distrbafiosii Jf literature and
for Expense of big parade were
THANH ireceived,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-14
TO BUY The SAALE?
Government Officers Inspect 1t
at Hoboken Today.

Three representatives of the Govern
ment, two of whom were said to be cap
tains and the other a supervising engineer
of the army service, visited Hoboken this
morning and made thorough inspection
of the North German Lloyd steamship
Saale, which was partly burned in the
Hoboken fire of June so. The men de-
clined to reveal the object of their mis-
sion, but it was said on good authority
that the government intended to purchase
the vessel and convert it into an army
transport.
The hull and machinery of the Saale
was found to be in good condition The
men expressed themselves as being well
satisfied with the ships condition and it
is likely that purchase will be made.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-14
HIS FRIENDS OUT FOR FlAKE.

Mr.. Louis Finke the well known grocer
of Jersey avenue and Third street, who
is favorably spoken of to represent the
Democratic party in the new Board of
Freeholders elected next November, has
been resident of this city for over thirty
years, and has been in business here
very nearly that length of time. He has
always been hard worker in the Demo-
cratic ranks. 1t was he who formed the
German-American Democratic Club of
this county, which has proven its po-
litical strength on more than one occa-
sion. He is also one of the organizers of
the Bryan and Stevenson Wage Earners
Club that has membership Of over four
teen hundred.
Mr.. Finke is very popular German
His friends say if nominated his vote will
be very large.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-14
MISS H0RSLEYs BROTHER SAFE.
He Lived In Galveston and His Sis
ter Feared for Him.

Miss Jane v. Horsley, a teacher in No. /
pubiic School annex, is. very much re-
leved today because She received letter
from her brother, Charles A. Horsley, who
resides in Galveston, Texas Miss Horsley
feared that herr brother and his entire
family had been destroyed by the terrific
storm. She received letter this morn
ing stating that her brother and his
family were well and that their home was
secure.
'He does not mention his business" said
Miss Horsley, "and l fear that his hard
ware establishment has been destroyed.
He has been there in business for some
time in partnership with several others
1t is probable that he will remain in
Texas. feel very much relieved. ]
feared that he was dead