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The Dread of Draughts.
CFrom the Philadelphia Record }

great many people have a dread Of draughts,
but few OF them carry their preventive measures
To the extreme practiced hy bookkeeper in one
of the large uptown bTeweTicS The opening of a
door or window will drive him to distraction. and
the slightest current of air in the little boX-like
Office which he sits will cause him TO put on his
overcoat. He has tackled felt over the cracks IN
the door. and the chinks in the window frames
are stuffed up with paper The thermometer to
him is object OF greater interest than anything
else in th4. world. His chief stroke of genius. and
one of which he is very proud, is feather
suspended from the ceiling by slight silkcn
thread When not busy with his books it is his
custom to divide his time between consulting the
thermometer and watching the feather Should
the latter move in the slightest degree he doesn
comes from.
The evening times., 1900-02-01
The Mierobe scare.

One Of the most amusing things to the
unconscientious observer of human socie-
ty, is what may be called the germ craze.
OF course. strictly speaking, the scientists
who have elaborated the theories regard
ing microbes have done great work and
It is necessary that the general public
should understand something of these the
ories in order TO guard against dangers
which were until lately not suspected at
all. The comparative freedom from conta-
gious diseases which our own country en-
joys is certainly due to these discoveries
and their application.
But all the same. the quaking terror
which many people have OF what they sup
pose ia be the deadly mierobe is rather
The evening times., 1900-02-01
An Excited Nutmeg Editor.


In time we may learn just what has occurred
at the Chinese capital, and what it pOrton0s.
The stories now at hand ave confused and con
ficting The young figure-head Emperor i dead
he was murdered; be committed suicide; he is
living but has abdcated in favor of a boy
of tender years; the fierce old Empress Dowager
did it; Russia did il. What i one to make Of
such farrago as that? If it Is really 80 that a
child Emperor has been put on the throne, and
that he is the son of as implacable a hater of
the foreign devils as the empress dOwager
herself the sequels may be serious
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CURRENT HUMoR.
Our funeral Poets.

(From The Atlanta ConstitutjCn)
The depth Of The 'idieulous in obituary verse
is reached in the following. which Te tind in
state exchange:
AT a quarter to eleven
He took the road to heaven,
And at twelve O'Clock they whispered, lie )
therc.'
The evening times., 1900-02-01
Where Cocaine Comes From.
From the New York Post)

(From The New YORK Fost)
Peru produces practically all the raw cocaine
that the world consumes. 1t is manufactured
from the leaves of the cocoa plant, and to supply
the demand in the United States the dry leaves
are either shipped direct and the drug manufac-
tured from them, or coarse native product made
from the leaves in Peru is imported and refined
by improved processes.
The evening times., 1900-02-01

The "Atchison Globe" enquiries who au-
thorized Rev. Charles N. Sheldon TO decide
what Jesus would have done in news
paper office. and the enquiry is a pertinent
one Still more TO the point is the re-
mark of a correspondent in regard to Mr..
Sheldons action in raising the price of the
Topeka Capital during the week of his
editorship The subscriber writes to ask
if the reverend editor thinks that that is
what Jesus would do
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a New Latin Dicfiouary
From the Buffalo Commercially }

Philologists in Germany have united 10 bring ou
complete Latin dictionary "Thesaurus Liugua
Latinae" and expect TO begin printing next fall.
The standard is still Forcellin and Faccioatfs
Lexicon Totius Latinitatis. compiled $50 years
ago. and revised repeatedly By Italian scholars.
The evening times., 1900-02-01
Dining the Oldest TownspeopIe.

Mr.. c. F. smith, merchant. Wells. signalized
the New Year in a novel fashion by inviting to
dinner at his own table half dozen OF the oldest
people to be found in Wells. The total age of SIX
guests totaled up TO 474 years giving an average
OF 90 The three above this age We're aged 81,
81 and 80 The old fellows spent very pleasant
ip,N
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Possibly.

(FrOr the CbicagO ITlUuht-I
Rlacckerstreet They say 1900 people have nys-
feriousIv disappeared in Philadelphia during the
last year -. II.
ed TO wake tiem up.
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The Force of Habit.

qrom the Philadelphia Reeord.)
Prison Visitor-Is there anything that you think
might be improved here?
Prisoner formerly labor leader)-Weli, yes; the
hours here are toe lorg, for one thing.
The evening times., 1900-02-01
Childish Erirkiness.

(From the indianapolis Journal)
Scientists say the automobile is still in its
| infancy
.Ah, then that explains why il sometimes makes
dash across the street and tries to climb tree" "
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heartfelt Sorrow.
From Puck.)

Mrs McCorry-How did yez fale phwin dhe
dintist WAS pullin yUTe tathe?
McCorry-Hcw did I faie, is ut? Bedad. Oi
regretted wild ahi me hear-r-rt thot vi wasa t
born hen,
The evening times., 1900-02-01

The members of the humane society
who are making a to-do over the feeding
of live chickens to boa constructors once
in three months, at the geological gardens.
would do well TO take a walk along the
streets of almost any large city and look
at the restaurant signs They will see the
information that HOLSTERS are "broiied
alive" at the request of patrons. and in
their own kitchens they will find that
crabs are dropped alive into boiling wa
ter They will also by close observation
of the family cat. discover that if she is a
good active mouser she Kills her own meat.
and if they watch the chickens in any
farmers garden they will see the fowls
busily engaged in scratching up angle
worms and eating the same. without stop
ping to ask the worms permission. After
pursuing this line of investigation fort
little time they may perhaps conclude that
the safest subject for future agitation will
be the inhumanity of dehorning hydraulic
rams.
The evening times., 1900-02-01

The news from South Africa this morn
lug is not important enough to demand
extended editorial review, No change is
reported in the Tugela situation. There
are indications that Lord Kitchener is at
work in Northern Cape Colony, and that
within a few days there may be develop
ments ir that direction. Sir George White,
at Ladysmith, is full of pluck. but his
condition must be extremely desperate.
The London military experts do not ap-
pear optimistic as to any chance Butler
may have TO relieve him. AS far as We
are able to learn, the Beers have not de-
lieved any attack in force on the British
right at Cheyeley; but there should be
fighting at that or some other point on
the line without much delay.
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amusing. Ii is similar to the feeling which
medieval citizens entertained toward the
! basilisk. This resemblance was hit upon
quite accidentally by the Irish gentleman
who undertook to explain the nature of a
basilisk. He said:
1T is a rare and didly boog. 1t is found in all
countries and is known by different names In the
different countries and nations. 1t is pale
Crane in color and yellow sthripes. The basisk,
mon, Is what is called germs in Germany and par
asites in Paris, and i'll Oireiand they are called
microbes
This is just about as near the mark as
certain variations of the popular concep-
ton regarding the microbe. Fear of the
creature is generally confined to the femi-
nine half of society, husbands, brothers,
fathers, and sons arguing that they have
lived in the same world with microbes for
many years. and have not been hurt. But
to certain type of nervous lady the mi
crobe is like original sin, sure TO exist
in unexpected places. She is never with
Out terror of the animal. She boils the
drinking water disinfects everything. OBJ
jeets TO the proximity of perfectly unof-
Tending people. opposes the custom OF
and il is said that one energetic member
of this cult always washes and irons her
paper currency and scours her coin. The
families of these ladies dream of microbes
instead of breathing or swallowing them
While certain amount of precaution in
these matters is good, one should under
stand the reason for precaution and the
boundary line thereof II goes without
saying that the careful housewife will If
possible see that her house is sweet and
clean airy and full of light, without
heavy hangngs which cannot be cleaned
or dark corners and holes where unsayory
smells may be- She will, if necessary
give up having handsome furniture. that
she may command the service necessary
to keep her home attractiyely clean She
will not have complicated menus. but the
food will be wholesome and well cooked
She will not have an elaborate table
service. but her linen will be plentiful and
white She will take care that hot and
cold water abound for the use of the fami-
ly. and that the laundry bills are not cut
down whatever reductions may take place
in other departments. Dust and disorder
| of certain sort-are not dirt; and the
sensible housekeeper can distinguish be-
| tween the two. II is not always possible
| for woman of narrow means 10 keep ey-
erything in apple pie order if she has
| family OF children, but unsanitary condl-
! tions can generally be avoided with lit
lie planning. If the general health of the
! family is good. and all its members take a
/ proper amount of exercise and eat whole
/ some food they will be able TO resist the
1 attacks of the common or garden microbe.
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The situation at Frankfort.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 1900.
The evening times., 1900-02-01

Otojiro Kawakami and his as ociates
completely changed their bill yesterday az
ternoon at the Lafayette. Two compositions
of the "star" were presented. Scarlet
Snow and "Sairoku,' the latter piece pur-
porting to be Japanese version of The
Merchant OF Venice" A small audience wit
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-02-24
500 Reward, 500.

The readers Of this paper will be plea
sed to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure In all its stages, and that ia
Iatarrh. Hill's Cstarrh Cure Is The on.
ly positive cure known to the medical
fraternity. Cstarrh being . constitu-
tional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure IL taken
internally acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the sys.
tenn. thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease. and giving the patient
strength By building up the constitu.
tion and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have 90 much
faith In Its curative powers that they
offer One Hundr; Dollars for any case
that Il fails TO cure.
F. ]. Cheney & Co.. Props. Toledo, o
Sold BY druggists. price 76c.
Il Halls Family Pills are the best.
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TOO LIMITED.

The town council at it's last
meeting passed an ordinance which
could have been extended to cover
greater limits, offering greater pro-
lection to the people in general.
We mean by this that q general
fire ordinance should be passed.
with the appointment of fire
board to inspect all fire places, FIRE
Hues, their condition and safety.
While we find no objection to
the ordinance just passed, in re-
gard to the erection of steam and
gasoline engines, we can say that
the gasoline stove and the neglec-
ted hues, and the stove pipe that
barely shows above single roof
offer more danger than the steam
or gasoline engine, for the simple
reason that steam or gas engines
are always handled by men, while
gasoline stoves and short stove
pipes are generally in charge of
careless cooks. ~e
Our idea in calling attention to
this matter, is to have the hoard
of councilmen to extend the scope
Of their ordinance, as we need the
enforcement of every measure that
will protect us against fire until
we have better fire protection in
the shape of deep wells or water
works.
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Communicated.
DIED..
On February Goth, 1900. at the ripe old
age of II years and 6 month
OH AM TO nnrvUD

On February goth, 1900. at the ripe old
age of II years and 6month
CHARLES POTTER.
Charles Potter, the son of an honofa-
BILE and esteemed farmer, himself an
humble farmer, has passed away, 70
spected and esteemed by the whole DO.
pulation. admired and loved by those
who knew him more Intimately.
His life has been an humble one, bot
one embellished and ornamented with
the greatest Of virtues: that Of Charity;
Charity. so sublime virtue. that II ex-
ats the human heart to level with the
purity Of Gods Angels.
Knock at the mansion OF the wealthy;
knock at the door of the miserable Ca
bin, and their occupants will tell you
that when disease had invaded their
homes. had taken hold of their loved
ones, Charles Potter was there, nursing
the sick and the dying, and consolin z
those In sorrow.
In the year 1857. during the Yellow
Fever epidemic that desolated hundreds
Of homes in the Parish Of st. Martin.
Charles Potter was, night and day, al
the bedside Of the afflicted, ministerina
to their wants, with a disinterednesl
and charity that would have done honor
to q st. Francis Of Paule.
Nayi during that same epidemic, when
terror had seized ALL. In the haste, some
dead having been buried too close to
the surface Of the ground. the stencil
arising from the deccmposed bodies. be-
came go unbearable. that Charles Potter
thinking not of himself, but of bis peo.
pie, went to the Graveyard located ON
the Bayou Teche near Bulliard. and
there. aided by colored man exhumed
Is Of these purified bodies and buried
them at proper depth.
We know not whether to call this Act,
Heroism; but We do know that in Eu-
rope, Charles Potter would have been
decorated for his conduct on that occa /.
sion.
II Charity be the most sublime of vir.
tues. what brilliant gem must now or
nament bis Christian Crown.
Charles Potter died without agon
Calm was his life, calm was his death.
His life reminds us of the humble rivu-
let that freshens the country through
which 1t courses with sweet babbling,
and then loses itself in the immensely
Of the ocean, with its same freshness
and limpidity.
II death be the sleep Of the just. Char
les Potter reposeth now in the Lord; in
the Lord who has received him with q
smile. him, the humble farmer. him the
man 80 generous, 90 kind. so charitable.
Peace to his ashesl
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Cemetery Association.

We have noticed that the peo-
pie OF Lafayette, ladies and gen.
tlemen, most prominent in the
town, have organized q Cemetery
Association" to help Father Forge
to put and keep the cemetery in a
condition betting a civilized and
christian people. The Messenger
admires the action of the people
OF Lafayette, to such an extent,
that we would like to see the peo-
pie of st. Martinvill- follow their
good example.
The Fathers Langlois some time
ago took some steps to have the
people interested in the cemetery
to come forward, and contribute a
certaip sum annually to employ a
keeper who would give his alton
tion to the grave yard. but the re.
sponses made to the call of the
Rev. Fathers, we learn, were only
limited to less than q dozen.
Who is the family in this town
Or parish VINO Is not deeply iuter.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-02-24

estoL in tic cemetery, who has
not some dear ones slumbering in
eternal repose in this delapidated
silent city of the deada
Whenever we happen to visit
the place that holds the ashes of
our dearest ones, whom we keep
in our memory, it makes our heart
feel sorrowful to look upon the
ruins and general delapidsted con-
dition of the entire place. Only a
few enclosures are kept in proper
condition, the whole look as if en-
tirely abandoned by those who are
yet living.
The ruins are 81 complete that
it is now possible to make q new
drawing of the cemetery, establish
new alleys, and trace lots with
some system, and prevent the dis
orderly manner of burying.
We believe if the Fathers Lam
glois would call q meeting of Ia
dies and gentlemen for this pur.
pose, that our people, like those of
Lafayette, would make it their du-
ty to respond to the call. and would
give all their assistance to the &C.
complement of the good work.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-02-24
MARRIED.
BRoUssARD

bhOUbSAhD -bhOUbBARD.
Mr.. Seymore Broussard Of Ca.
rencro was married at 10 O'Clock
Tuesday morning, Feb. Goth to
Miss Rose Broussard, the pretty
daughter of Mr.. CASTOR Broussard,
at the Catholic church. Rev. j.
M. Langlois officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Broussard left on
the morning train for Careucro,
their future home, carrying with
them the best wishes of their
friends for a long life of happiness
and prosperity.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-02-24

Miss Belle Kearney, temperance
lecturer, was here Thursday. and
delivered q lecture to q small au.
dience. Miss Kearney would have
had q large audience had she been
advertised. She is an eloquent
speaker.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-02-24
GREvEMBERG-DURAND.

Mr.. Joseph G. Grevemberg of
Jeanerette was married to Miss
Felicie Durand, daughter of Mr..
0. j. Durand, Thursday evening,
at 8 o'clock, on the plantation
home of the brides parents. Rev.
j. NJ. Langlois officiating.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-02-24

THE BEST should be your aim
y when buying medicine. Get
Hoods Sarsaparilla and have the
best medicine MONEY CAN BUY.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-02-24
SATURDAY, Feb. "a. 1900.

FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
I am a candidate for the Office of Dis
trict Attorney, 10Th Judicial District Of
Louisiana, subject to the action Of tn
District Democratic nominating sutho-
rites. kindly tender to the public. as
one Of nv best recommendations, my re-
cord . such for the time I held the Of
flee. JAMES SIMON.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-02-24
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY

lam candidate for the Office of Dis
trict Attorney. 10Th Judicial District Of
Louisiana. subject to the action OF the
District Democratic Nominating auth0-
rites. As recommendation Of my can
didacy, kindly refer my fellow citizens
to ny past records as a citizen. lawyer
and soldier.
ANTHONY N. MULLER.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-02-24

The st. Charles College, Grand
Coteau, suffered sevrely by fire
Sunday morning last, at about 8
O'Clock. The fire was discovered
in the top story of the principal
building of the college, and being
uncomfortable, in four hours the
building vas burned to the ground.
The kitchen was also destroyed.
The loss amounted to $4,000 or
$4,000, with insurnce of only
5000. Many valuable books and
records were destroyed. some of
wn,en csnnOs 10 replaced.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-02-24

Il think would 60 Grassy with pain
were 1t not for Chspberlain's Pain
Balm" writes Mr.. W. h. Stapleton, Her.
mimic. Pa. Il have been afflicted with
rheumatism for several years and have
tried remedies without number. but
Pain Balm lie the best medicine I have
got hold Of" One application relieves
the pain. For sale BY T. ]. Liable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-22

A French paper recently charged that
an atlas used in English schools con
tanned map Of France in 1910, show.
ing the departments from Calais to the
Pyrenees as belonging to England"
An English schoolmaster. James
Heating, gives a plausible explanation
he says that this stretch OF country as
belonging to England is shown in a
school history and adds: Our French
friend has, Willingly or unwittingly
transferred this N p from n remote
past to an immedia future. The map
in question represents English terri
tory in France at the beginning of the
reign OF Richard 1, when the whole OF
the western side OF France appertained
TO England and its Norman kings.
Note, too, how easily the error Is made
-1190 Is the date OF the map; trans
pose one figure. and 1870 becomes 1910.
the date alleged"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-22
Electric Amputation.

A saw is being introduced for surgi-
cal purposes which is driven by an
electric motor. The motor runs at
1900 revolutions n minute, developing
in the neighborhood of one-tenth horse
power. 1t is held in the hand OF an as
sistant by means of n leather strap so
that it can be made to follow the hand
of the surgeon who is using the saw.
Attached to the motor shaft is hexi-
BILE spiral coil incased in n braided
sheath. This enables the utmost free
dom of movement on the part of the
operator who holds the saw in his
right hand. This machine is being
used extensively in several large hospi-
tails. Its great value has been mani
tested in severe operations. where the
shock attending the use of the slower
acting hand saw is so likely to prove
fatal to the patient. The action of the
saw is clean. smooth and extremely
rapid. In the difficult operation of
craniotomy 1t has been found of special
service and has made a good record in
both this and resection operations. The
whole apparatus weighs about u
pounds and is thus easily carried by
the assistant. who stands near the
operator.-Chicag Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-22
An Australian Railway Pass.

1t is nice TO have a little gold orna-
ment attached to your watch chain
which every railway official recognizes
at a glance and which franks you over
the railways for life. That is one of
the perquisites of public life in Austria
liza. Every member of n ministry gets
one of these golden pendants on ap-
pointment. and thereafter he, his wife
and his daughters have no worries
about tickets. The latter have no legal
right to travel on parental pass, but Of
ficials prudently refrain from inconven-
lent inquiries. The question whether
this privilege should not be withdrawn
or modified is being warmly discussed
in Victoria. DR.. McCay, who was re-
jected by his constituents for opposing
the dispatch OF Australian troops to
South Africa, was minister of educa-
ton for only ten days, and yet he has
the free use of the state railways for
the rest of his life.-London Chronicle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-06-22
Sawduat Graduates,

Most of the circus acrobats and not a
few of the rough and tumble come
dians of the stage who have graduated
from the riaS were reared and learned
the rudimeuts of their business in the
lumber towns of the northwest. In the
business" these are known as saw
dust towns" on account of the saw
mills, which are their chief industry.
There are many of these in Wisconsin
and Michigan and several in Iowa that
have turned out the bulk of the aero
bats and tumblers in the business.
In the 'sawdust towns the small
boys have exceptional facilities for
learning to turn sOmerSaults and hand
springs in the great beds of sawdust
that surround the mills. Soon they be-
gin TO try the more difficult feats they
see done i'll the shows that visit the
towns. After school hours they tun-
bic until ii is time to go home and do
the chores" From out of them all
there generally rise two or three boys
who get the knack of the acrobatic
feats, and these work in constant ri
valry, each trying to excel the other.
One day along comes a circus, and
the best boy tumbler applies for job
and shows what he can do. Perhaps
he is given chance as top mount
err or the top man in n pyramid act.
because he is light and active. When
he gets older, heavier and stronger,
he may become an ''understander," or
the man who holds a mountain Of men
on his shoulders. And thus he gets
TO the show Exchange.