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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-10-06
LIFE IN AN INSANE
1 ASYLUM. z w
JACKSON LOUISIANA.

When / entered the L. 8. I. A.,
as an employee, II was with . ire
pidatioa known to no one bat my
self. I resched there about 6 p.
n, in the summer OF 1897, and
was admitted by the Gate Keeper
who preceded ne b the ientEance
and announced my arrival to the
Ssperintendent, who introduced
ne 20 hh wife the Mstron, . tall
stately lsdy of commanding sp- |
pesrancs, seemingly we'll fitted for
the position she held. She gree
ted ,me kindly and after many |
questions and satisfactory replies,
she assigned 10 me my daties;
which 10 my snaecustomed mind,
| seemed beyond nae; % manifold
and responsible wefe they. N.Y.
Ikeys-aa immense bunch-were
| handed me end I wss duly INSTALL
"a oan snplpyee Of ths l. 8. L
4. feeling as Il I had the cares Of
tho x6rld resting spou my Young
shouAsla g FortanAaely 1 ~ u
lound sore old, friends already
smployed there, aid they ptocss-
ded with III possible kindness,
and / geess, tbs bet Of intentions
10 initiate ~. doing 90 in pretty
much ths sans style that We Col
Ilsge girls used to initiate new
|studeut and giving me just sboat
lee much pesce Of mind. They
told Of hair breath escapes from
the hands Of infuristed lunatics,
lof rare incidents and accidents, all
Of which. 70 my great surprise. I
found afterward to be really trua
II il hardly necessary to state that
j my firse night IN fach my nrst
week there wss spent in . state OF
continual horror, known only 10
those who experience fright 10
it, actual sense But gradually
my Drawer determined nature gain
ed the ascendency ana rear pc
came thing OF the past my
nerves we're under perfect control
and ny heart took . seat IN the
tack grosnd' oe,ng entirely nm
necessary IN ny every dsv nfe
4 l think Just hero snst . genera
description OF the Anssitut'on ana
it, immediate surroundings would
not come amiss. 20 shall give II
In detail - we'll - l can. y
!: First the Main building OF whss
- called Centre building 's . large
Tour story brick structure and pre-
J SCENTS IN imposing appearance TO
! tho visitor OF casual observer
Just inside OF the vide hait q the
the Main or Front Entrance are
The two Parlors Known q state
! Parlor and Private Psrios' TO the
night 10 the State fsrIor, simply
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-10-06
THE REAL ESTATE AGENT.

10 >1~o -
a a.- hDs
on the first Aoor il = vide stair
way that extends TIE whole dis
tsnce 10 the fourth story. Here
10 smother smaller stairway lead
ing TO TIE tower. which caps the
too q Centre Buildinn the Clock
within ptoclaiming 10 no sad the
town 10 coming and going OF
time
On tho other sids OF Centre
stairway, on the first floor u the
privats kitchen on the left and
DINING room on the fights wide
hall between. forming the Back
Entrance. 80 .sal ri bsisf.s .ss )
On the second Acor over the
front arc the private apartments
Fof the superintendent, his family
and officials. Over the back, 10
the sewing room and store room.
Here IL made al the wearing sI'-
parel for the patients OF the Fee
male department and underwear
| for the Male department. The
continual hum Of machines. busy
click Of needles and scissors veri-
| fy tho fact that, tn no small I'M
dertaking. Here are also kept
| shoes, hosiery, broons, brushes.
combs and oil email articles nec.
esssry to the comfort Of both SEX
%. '2-
On ths third ,Aoor. over the
who'll front portion Of Centre is
what il commonly called Chapel
. misnomer) whore at times SER
vices are held By Minister'S OF all
denomination, chAtitably inclined
| or enough 90 to Try and improve
the spiritual welfare of the inma-
tee. Here also every Friday night
the patients dance TO Music fur
nishsd BY the IL s. 1 A. Band.
the members being employees Of
the Institution. Magic Lantern
exhibition too, prove great source
of amusement 10 such Of those pa
tieuts ~ are not dsprivsd Of all re-
ason. Every other Thursday night
. dance IL given for the Employees
alone, and the Chapel 10 q. invi.
ting . Hall - one could wish
Large, spacious and with floor
highly polished, IL makes "turn''
on IL truly one Of pleasure.
i b =.
On the fourth floor 10 stored oil
the Winter apparel Of the inmates
Each ward has it, separate apart.
ment and oil articles marked with
the Ward Nunbsf. thereby proven.
ting confusion.
To the right Of Centre and I'd.
Joining it u . three story bticl
building running lengthwise
Acroes Ut the end Of this b an.
other three story structure. the
1.-TWO buildings forming an "L".-'''
On the left Of Centre ere two
more buildings the exact countsr'
part of those on the right. These
are for the Male and Female pc
tients respectively and are. divided
into warda Each ward contain
from 10 10 a rooms, there beins
an equal number on either side Of
o hall that extends the who'll
length Of the building. Every
ward i fitted With : bath room
containing bot and cold wstsr ct
tachnsnt& The whole place It
self ID heated By steam.
| At the end Of the buildings on
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-10-06
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Observation-Disclosures
the groAnd floors are the kitchens
and Dining rooms for both male
and female departments The
seating capacity of DINING room
ID about 8f6. y s1r
The greater portion Of the cook
ing IL done by steam, and il In
deed q mammoth task, seemingly.
tho performed with the greatest
esse by the patients under the
strict supervision Of an attendant
Apart from the other buildings
are separate ones called the Cells, !
where the violent and runaway pa
tients are kept. Running cross
wise at the end Of the two SIS,
on either side Of Centre are, two
three story brick buildings cree
ted within the past year. in order
to better scoomodste the poor hu-
IMAM race that u every day losing
1.-The only thing great in man-7|
mind. The Institution ID nov
said 70 be full, containing. I think
Thirteen hundred or moro pa
tients. - = -ssss. ds1
Across the yard on either. side
lin the rear Of the male and female
departments are the wards for the
Colored Insane male and female,
respectively, called by us Africa"
the Centre building and White
wards being "Ameries". Lying
between the two Countries" 10 .
large two, story building. This i
the Laundry, ON the frat floor i
the Wash House. superintsnded
and the machinery run BY one fe-
male attendant with the help Of
eight or ten insane colored wo-
msn. Up stairs is the Ironing
and delivery department, supsrin-
tended by two female Attendants.
The Ironing . also done by colo
lred women, eighteen in number,
aud 10 on the whole . rather dam
|gerous position to hold a. We are
liable at any moment to be brain
ed with . Smoothing Iron in the
hands Of . lnnatic. The hest of
the place 10 intense, though means
has been resorted 10, 10 make il ~
cool ~ possible. There is the
furnace red hot, ct Ill times, con-
tanning three dozen Irons, the dry
ling room extending across the
whole back'of the Laundry is .
mass Of irowpipss Allsdwith steam
for drying purposes. Underneath
this are the furnshces and engines
for Wator Works, the Bakery and
Electric Light Plant The place
il lighted BY Electricity and has
its own Bakery and Ice Plant
The Water Works Tower or Tank
i said 10 b i've feet higher than
that Of Baton Rouge. and fully
meets the great demand made up
on it The Laundry and Kitchen
} are the most undesirable positions
on The place, on account of the
} risk attending, though there il
not . time OF place whore We do
not have to b on the alert or oul
life - mot in danger. But We b.
come accustomed 10 it and . mar.
row escape only receives . passing
thought from rs. our nerves being
% trained and minds 90 occupied
with the multitudinous duties that
are ours. Often when one Of oul
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-10-06
CONVENT OF MERCY

-Those in need of notes With
homestead clause and mortgaoD
notes can get them ct the Messen-
ger Office at 80 cents per hundred.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-05-31
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
MOB HILL.

Haying began last Friday on the farm
of VIM. Bracket.
w. C. Winner and Geo. Clark are COM
pleting the hedge fence on Miss Gull.
lands place.
j. f. Shannon lost a very valuable
animal recently by bloat, one he had
lately purchased for $500 and was of the
polled shorthorn breed.
The annual school election for Mob
Hill school district will be held on Sat
urday June 9th at p. m, at which time
one clerk aud two directors will be
elected.
Mrs. Schwartze has been having the
paper hanger at work since her return.
Her health seems very much improved
by her recent visit as she had COM
plete rest from care and WORRY OF home
duties.
The roads in this district have been
put in excellent condition and the pros
pect is good for their maintenance dur
ing the year, fact that is pleasing to
all those who have business this way.
The exercises at the school house last
Sabbath were very interesting. After
Sabbath school praise service was held
by Mr.. Ludlow who read portion OF
scripture and gave very interesting
talk in explanation as he proceeded.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-05-31

and divers noises He was unable to
account for them and concluded there
must be a circus in town and that some
thing was wrong with the menagerie.
Upon investigation, however, he found
that it was only the band boys taking
first lessons on their new instruments.
The citizens OF Sunnyside will have a
cemetery and have organized the Sunny
side Cemetery Association, with thirty
one members. Officers and board of
trustees have been elected, also ten acres
of land Just north OF town near the ditch
have been purchased. 1t is proposed to
beautify the tract, as the location is q
slightly one.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-05-31
SuNNYSIDE.

W. H. Cline is doing a thriving bust
ness liz the implement line these days.
So me OF the farmers have started hay
ing but the unsettled weather has de.
layed the majority.
Among the late arrivals to our valley
are Mr.. Turner and family and Mr..
Thute and family. The latter has pur-
chased "a acres OF land and it is rumored
expects to start dairy.
New mem bers are still being added to
the church and Christian Endeavor go
ciety. For the accommodation of stran'
gers who visit Sunnyside over Sunday
the hours of service are as follows: Sun.
day school at 10 in the morning; preach
ing at II Christian Endeavor at 7:30 p
m. evening service at s 80.
AS your correspondent wended his way
home the other evening he heard strange
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-05-31
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE.

In the Superior Court of Yakima County State
OF Washington.
The City of North Yakima a municipal corpo-
ration, Plaintiff,
Frank Allyn and Nellie L. Allyn, his wife, de
PENDANTS.
Under and by virtue OF a writ of execution.
decree of foreclosure and order of sale issued
ont of the Superior Court of Yakima County,
State of Washington on the Goth day OF May, A.
u. 1900, in certain action wherein the city of
North Yakima, municipal corporation, as
plautif, recovered judgment against Frank
Allyn and Nellie l.. Allyn, his wife, defendants,
OH the 23d day OF May, A. D. 1900, ordering the
sale of the property hereinafter described for
the payment of the sum of Twenty seven and
60 100 (S27,62) dollars, together with interest
thereon at the rate of fifteen Q5) per cent per
annum from the date thereof until paid, aud
the further sum of fifty (S50.o0) dollars attorney
fees and the costs of suit taxed at twelve ($l2.00)
dollars, and increased costs.
am commanded to make sale of the proper
ty hereinafter described; said Judgment being a
foreclosure of lien for grading improvements
on the following described property, towit:
Lots Nos. II and Y, in block No l07 in the city
of North Yakima. according to the plat thereof
on file in the office of the county auditor OF
said Yakima county, state of Washington.
Notice is hereby given that on Saturday, the
S0th day of June, A. d. 1900, at the hour of 80
O'Clock In the afternoon of said day, at the
front door of the court house, in the city of
North Yakima, in said Yakima county Wash
ington, will in obedience to said execution,
decree of foreclosure and order of sale, sell at
public auction the above described property, or
so much thereof may be necessary to satisfy
said judgment and decree, with interest there
on. attorney fees, costs and increased costs, to
the highest bidder for cash, lawful money OF
the United States
Dated this 10Th day of May 1900
II. l.. TUCKER, Sheriff.
BY u. W. SINDALL, Deputy.
H. B. Rigg, City Attorney.
Date of first publication. May 81, 1900.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-05-31
Stake Races At The Fair

The State Fair Commission has ar
ranged for two stake races, to take place
on the track during fair week. There
will be . :l8 pace and 2: 30 trot, the
purse being $500 for each. Entries
close July /. Blanks may be obtained
from Secretary Gum at any time. The
fees are fixed at five per cent OF purse
and five per cent additional from money
winners. Entrance payable $1,000 on
July |, and $1,000 on September |.
Money will be divided so, 25, 10, and 10
per cent of purse. Mile heats, in 5
and hopples will not be barred. These
are only special harness events which
will be put on during the week OF the
fair. The commission proposes to offer
very liberal purses and make mp good
meeting OF horsemen from the states Of
the northwest.
w. A. Gliding, D. d. S. Up-to-date
dentistry. Office over old postoffice. 40
Muhollan & Mulhollan pay CASH for
eggs.
Go to kleis & Bonds, Yakima avenue,
for -four or feed. Prices the very low
est 6
Our ladies' shirt waist sale at cost was
great success. Now it is silk waists
and gloves. Saye 80 per cent by buying
at Coffin Bros. 1Stf
Mrs. DIR. Owens Adair. Office over
Coffin Bros store. Special attention will
be given, as heretofore, to diseases Of
women and children; also confinement
and surgical cases. soft
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-05-31
OUTLOOK.

Elder Brunton and family we're Yak
ina visitors last week.
Mr.. Herons father, mother and
brother are here from Oregon on visit.
The agent for the Dayton patent hedge
fence was here last week interviewing
the farmers and met with considerable en-
enlargement.
The main canal broke nor tn OF Sunny
side one day last week, but Mr.. Chase
had it repaired and the water s again
running after thirty-six hours OF steady
work.
G. A. Christensen has just completed
the grubbing, blowing and fencing of
choice 20.acre tract of land for G.. A.
Lazerous of Minnesota. After leveling
and iitching it will be sown to timothy.
The grass crop was never better and
everyone is getting ready for haying.
Mr. Bunnell cut ten acres of alfalfa last
week but the cutting. as rule, will hot
begin until the last OF this week or the
first of next, and clover and timothy a
week later.
A serious accident happened on the
10Th inst while Norman Wallace was as
sisting Mr. Schmall in breaking horse
to team. The animals got the best of the
driver and in running through ditch
Mr.. Wallace was thrown out, the wheel
passing over his head cutting a severe
cash and otherwise bruising him. DR..
Harvey of Sunnyside was called and
thinks if there are no internal injur.
les Mr.. Wallace will pull through all
right.
A horrible casualty occurred at Col.
Dunn's on Sunday, May Goth, that came
near proving fatal to Miss Ethel Mason.
There was an old well on the place that
had partly caved IN and the colonel
deemed it best to fill it up He did fill it
! for a ways with earth and then dumped
in horse that had died some time pre-
vious, finishing the fill with dirt. 1t
! looked solid enough, but from where the
horse was the earth settled away. On
Sunday there were quite number ofyoung
people at the colonel's and in roaming
about Miss Mason stepped on the site Of
the WELL Her horror can be imagined
when she broke through several feet of
loose dirt and landed on the decayed
horse some sixteen feet below, where she
was partially covered by the earth that
kept falling in. Her cries brought Frank
Dunn and Jack Renehan to the scene,
who managed to get her out after about
twenty minutes work.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-05-31
YAKIMA CITY.

The Yakima City public schools will
close next week,
]. r. Schwartze and mother visited in
Old Town on Sunday.
Messrs. Barnett and Cartwright are
expected home from British Columbia
next week.
Yakima City schools were given half
holiday last Thursday and visited the
schools OF North Yakima.
The Eighth grade will give program
on Thursday evening and the lower
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-05-31
CLOVER LEAF SNAP SHOTS.
Continued from first page.)

pleasant memory to those who were for
tunate enough to be present. The mag
nificently decorated rooms we're crowded
from $3.50 to 10 80 p. IN. The music was
good, the refreshments were dainty and
daintily served. and beautiful women and
handsome toilets were in evidence every
where.
Women are classed as the weaker sex
but they are full fiedged Simpsons when
it comes 10 gathering OF this kind and
the few of the sterner sex who are brave
enough to appear at all meekly take
back seat and quietly watch proceedings.
Mrs. Eva w. Cove of Tacoma, ex.cor.
responding secretary Of the State FEEDER
alton, and Mrs. A. II. Stuart of Olympia,
who has the distinction of organizing the
first Woman's club in the state of WASH
ington, are being entertained at the
home OF Mrs. Alex Miller.
The ladies all express themselves as de-
lighted with the sovenirs supplied by THE
HERALD, and say they are much finer
than the Seattle souvenirs OF last year.
The photographs from which the half
tones adjoining the first page of the SOU
venir were made were selected from a
collection of several hundred kodaks
by Miss Edith Spain, a local amateur
who has achieved considerable reputa-
ton N that line.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-05-31
SCHOOL SECTION.

The road supervisor is doing good work
on the road.
Grandma Dillon is improving quite
rapidly and is able to be out again.
Miss Laura Moorhead and James Van.
Austin will be married at Bickleton on
Sunday June 3rd.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-05-31
TAMPICO.

The store near the Ahtanum academy
has been sold to Edward Taylor of YAK
ina City.
Fruit and crops in general are advanc-
ing slowly on account OF the backward
season, but we have prospects of warmer
weather now.
The trade at the Tampico store under
the proprietorship of H. Randolph is in
creasing continually. At its present rate
it will be doing lively business by the
middle of the summer.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-05-31

grades will occupy the time on Friday
afternoon. All are invited to attend.
Rev. J. H. Wood OF the M. +. church
OF North Yakima will preach in Yakima
City on Sunday at 2:30 p. m.
Mr.. Schwaitze has been retained as
principal of our schools for the coming
year. This will be good news alike to
pupils and parents for he has done faith
'ul and conscientious work the past year
and brought the schools up to high
state of proficiency. j. A. jacobson
and wife will WELD the rod in the inter-
mediate departments.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-05-31
THE ROSE CARNIVAL.

List, all we of weighty and serious air!
Come to the Carnival, throw away care.
All the cares that beset him a man may forget,
And not be the worse for forgetting. So let
Beauty and fragrance and music, and mirth
Combine for one evening and pay their true
worth.
Our fair gracious queen and her whole retinue
Will all do their prettiest to charm and please
you
The knights and the maids, the fairies and
pages
Will sing sweetest songs and crate like sages.
They will be assisted, and tn at ably, too,
BY Mesdames Hauser and Crow, and-'tis true
BY Miss Ross, and that slayer. His Honor, the
Mayor,
Whose reputation is wide as mighty care
slayer.
All this for quarter you pay at the door,
And when they are thro you'll wish it were
more.
But we'll not dissppont you, so don't take it to
heart,
Our COOKS have been mindful and have all done
their part,
with cake and ice cream and the rudy straw
berry,
So pay one more dime, eat drink and be merry.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-05-31

Queen Quality, ladies' finest dress
shoes, cost 49, They are equal to any 81
shoe in the world. Coffin Bros. 1S-tf
Don't fail to see the new patent
Heeken coffee pot, using pulverized COT
fee; the sickest thing out, at Mulhollan
& Mulholan's.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-05-31

The Modern Woodmen OF Zillah are
making extensive preparations to cele-
brate the Fourth OF July and will invite
the people from the neighboring towns
to join with them in celebrating the day.
The days festivities will close with a
grand ball. l7-4t
Buy your -four and feed Of Kles &
Bond Prompt delivery.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-05-31

For first-class undertaking call on l.,
F.. LaWrance. Zillah. !S-tf
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30

district, Thomas !, Bird; Second dis
trict, Curtis l.. Talley; Third district,
+. Horace Lirermore.
Seventh district First district, Hugh
Garrett; Second district. George T..
Nansant: Third district, Jchn Deery /;
Fourth district John p. McCullum
Fifth district, Dennis "A. Rose.
Eighth district irst district, Irwin
a llnorn Second district, William Little
Third district, Samuel Geary.
Ninth district First district not
named; Second district, William w.
Smith Third district, James r. Mar
shall.
Tenth district--First district, Joseph
LeFeyre; Second district, Owen F..
Sheridan; Third district, Lawrence
Walls; Fourth district, Caleb V. Steon.
Eleventh distfict-First district,
George G. Brown; Second district,
Charles Crompton.
Twelfth district = First district,
Woodward W. Cheairs; Second district,
Harry G. CLARK.
Thirteenth astriet--Fiist district,
franklin j. bennington; Second dis.
triot, Samuel b. Bender Third dis
triet, Edwin r, Cochran, ST.. Fourth
district, Andrew S. Eliason.
Fourteenth district
Fifteenth DISTRICT
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-30
OBITUARY.

Alexander Laws, agad 50 years, died
on Sunday at No. iii Ta.nsli street.
Sadie Butler, aged "a yesrs, who died
on Sunday, was buried at Asbury ceme-
terry Tuesday.
George B. Massey, a child, died Of
appendicitis last Saturday, at No. 936
Scott street, The funeral took placa
Tuesday, interment teing made 1T Mt.
Salem cemetery,
John Shute. aged "a yesra, q fireman
on the r., W. X h. railroad, died 10
the Proyident Hospital. Washington gu
Monday of typhoid feVer. His body
was sent to his widowed mothers resi-
dencs at Glsymont Tuesday lie had
been fireman only few months. Fer
several years he was an engineer for
Hughes Bros. II Bangs mt the BELLEVUE
QUAR- les. He was born and reared at
Glsymont and had large circle Of
friends. The sympHthies of the COM
munity are felt for the mother and
family.
DR.. Joseph e. Traynor, % years old,
died Tuesday afternoon at the resi-
denoe of his parents, Mr., and Mrs.
Andrew Traynoi, No. 6l5 West street.
He had been i'll for some limo with
consumption. About two weeks ego be
returned home from trip to Colorado.
DR.. Traynor was a graduate Of the
Wilmington High School and of the
University of Pennsylyania. He stood
high in his class in the medical de-
partrnent, receiving his diploma last
spring. He had passed the State ex-
amining hoard and had a bright future
before him, .J,ja Z.