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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-01-26

The rain this week has some
what interfered with field works
which were progressing very sa-
tisfactorily. The planters, in q
general manner, have profited OF
the favorable weather of the past
few days, and blowing and cane
planting was done rapidly.
The ladies of the town bave'
with Mrs. Atkin, of the Convent,
undertaken an entertainment
which will be given at Dnchamp's
hall on Easter Sunday, that pro-
misses to be one of the grandest
entertainments ever given here by
home talents, and as they have
ample time to complete all ar
engagements, we can expect some
thing above the ordinary. :
H% Notice-Oats at VI, 70 at u.
g. Duchamp.
/ We have learned that during
the past few days several patches
of rice lands have been secured by
persons who will engage in rice
culture. The Cypress Island
lands, which heretofore have been
consid cred of little value, are now
lin demand. and will no doubt
prove good rice lands. They will.
however. have to be irrigated by
deep wells; this first outlay Of a
deep we'll is naturally little high,
, being about twelve hundred dol
lars, but it is claimed that the
wells have several advantages over
: canals, and that one or two crops
+ will pay for the whole well irriga-
ting outfit. II one hundred acres
! of land are irrigated by q we'll,
land the rice sells for three or four
9 dollars, it will pay for the outfit
! in two wears.
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Il The dinner which was to be 81
: ven last Sunday, by the .Vigiian'
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-01-26
LOCAL NEWS.
Wall paper at L. c. Duchamp

Mr.. Dan. w. VOORHEES, was here
Thursday attending court.
DIR. and Mrs. W. j. Rhy mes,
returned home Wednesday.
Mr.. r. Martin made a business
slrip to New Orleans this week.
Mr.. jean Domec of the Fifth
Ward was in town Wednesday.
Mr.. Charles Gutekust is bull
ding his sidewalk on church street.
MIR. Luke Comeau has built a
substantial side walk in front of
his property. a
We learn that Mr.. Taylor Das-
pit will be employed in the asses
';sors Office as assistant.
Oats at $1.75-L. G. Duchamp.
The Southern Pacific Railroad
has built q substantial walk from
Main street to the station.
Adance was given at Duchamp's
hall last Sunday, by the boys of
The town, and it proved an enjoya-
BILE reception.
Mr.. Alex. Pellerin, who is now
the book keeper at Ruth, was in
town Thursday, and paid us a
short visit
The Knights of Honor, Lodge
1898 installed their newly elected
officers at their regular meeting,
Monday last.
Miss Elmire Broussard, of
Breaux Bridge, is visiting here,
she is the guest of the Misses Mi
schael and Anna Thomas.
Lafayette, Loresuville, Breaux
Bridge and New Iberia were well
represented at the dance given by
our young men last Sunday.
"A new side walk was built il
front of Judge Felix VOORHEES, pro-
perty, now occupied by Chief De
buty Sheriff, l.. P. Fournet.
The grand Jury has been in ses
.sioh this week, with Mr.. A. A
Morrow as foreman. The petit
Curry is called for next week.
A fair given last week at Don
jacksonville, for the benefit of TIT
Catholic church of that town, tina
Aetfed the handsome sum o
l,66483.
Wedding Suits at very reasona
BILE prices at J. B. Ferran, thos
who contemplate getting marrie'
should not fail to look at our fin
stock.
Sheriff Badon has removed her
with his family last week. Th
duties Of his Office, particularly a
thH tire, requires his continue
attention.
1GNOTICE-OATS at ST.
ut L. G. Duchamp.
A thief entered the house OF M
Alexandra. Hebert last Sunda
evening when the members OF I'll
Family we're at the church atten'
ing prayer, and stole twelve do
lars.
Mr.. Z. G. Duchamp has rente
the store adjoining the grocery
Mr.. L. v. Simon, opposite h
large store, and made that ne
sEore his pillow and implement d
paftmeht.
The Myles electric rallro'
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-01-26
HOW'S THIS?


business transitions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
| by their firm. j.
West & Truak. Wholesale Druggists. To-
ledo, O, Walding. Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
", acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system.
F.J. Cheney & Co.. Props. Toledo, 0
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
II Halls Familv Pills are the best.
If we are to judge from the talk
of. the witnesses who have been
called before the grand jury this
week, we can expect some sensa-
zion among the liquor dealers who
have been selling to minors, and
| those who violated the Sunday
law.
The suit of the st. Martin r.
rigation Company vs. Messrs. Ed
gar Marin and Henry Berges,
which occupied the attention of
the District Court most of the past
week, have caused our people to
take a great deal of interest in the
matter, and the decision of Judge
4 Foster is awaited with a great deal
of interest. Both sides of the Ii
tigants seem satisfied that they
have a good case, which means
that they will not be satisfied with
the judgment of the District court,
but will appeal to the higher
court.
Buy your school books at L. c.
/ Duchamp.
President T. J. Liable and Supt
A. s. Wood, of the school board
} of the parish are doing their best
: to place our public schools on
good system, they are meeting
t with some difficulty, as the teach
, ers make their reports in a mos
9 careless manner, in fact, in q man
ner unbusiness-like, which neces
: state the returning of these docu
Z ments for correction. 1t is appa
: rent, from what we can learn, tina
the management of school affair
of the parish were entirely loose
}. We believe the present schoo
board is right in strictly .enfor
- cling the rules that were adopte'
for the guidance of the teachers.
s The property of Mrs. Cab, Gar
9 DENIAL, near the Court house is 70
70 sale, and will 60 at q REASONABLE
W price. Apply to Cab. Gardens
W for particulars.
We made mention last week {
l. the criticisms that were beiD
g heaped upon the late assessor M
y M. L. Brousssrd. in regards to th
D. increased and changed assesl
'r ments which caused 80 much dil
y satisfaction, and which caused M
AZ Broussard to lose his temper an
al pronounce as lies all reports TIL
he had favored or increased Il
r. assessment of any one. He So.
as that the changed and increase
IN assessments we're made by the. p
nd lice jury against his protest. Q
n. der these conditions those who a
a. affected by the illigal action
Is, the police jury accuse the assess
r. wrongly, but innocently, becau
IL the law requires that the asse.
ep sed persons be notified when q
change is to be made to their
.ar sessment by the police jury, a
a.. lLon . cbocoo "a ,uodo withr
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-01-26

Clerks Office st. MaItinville. La. thio
cath day Of December A. D.. 1900.
A.v. FILMING, Clerk Of Court
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-19

IL believe that the Americans will
finally come to accept the German
method Of choosing mayors for their
cities" said M, l., Leitz of Stuttgart,
yesterday to q New York Tribune re-
porter at the Hoffman House. I'm our
country" he continued, "wl ~ a city
wants a mayor II advertises for one, II
Ia not uncommon TO find in the adver-
tising columns of Berlin newspaper
such q notice as this, Wanted, q
mayor for the city OF Mannheim The
mayor Ia employed the same as the
pastor OF n church or president OF n
corporation, He follows the mayors
business from youth Just as an Amer
lean would follow the iron or dry
goods business, Such man will gem
orally begin as the executive OF q small
town, II he shows ability In cutting
down the tax rate and at the same
time improving the town, he will soon
be called upon to larger community,
Thus such a man is advanced to places
Of high salary and OF honor as he
shows ability and worth, Surely such
system Ia better than the boss rule
which enthalls 30 many American
communities,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-19
lila OoMhnX HnbIt.

President Roosevelt Is credited with
a great deal of strength, but he is hav-
Ing a hard time Of II trying TO forget
the tricks he learned while he played
the part OF cowboy In that part OF
the country which he loved so well,
II may be well imagined that u cowboy
needs to settle his hat very firmly on
his head II he doesn't want to lose II
while aging across the praIrles In the
face of a strong wind, The president
learned that trick Of jamming his
hat on his head to be prepared
for the worst gale that could
happen and Ia ready to give undivided
attention to his companion, no matter
whom he may be, Guides and police
men around the white house draw the
attention of their friends to this Pc
culiarity OF the president,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-19
The Mushroom ssason.

What is commonly known as the
mushroom season is at hand, although
there Is really no special season, for
mushrooms may be obtained almost
the whole year through. But II is In
the early fall that they are most plen-
tlful and at their best, Those who tar.
ry In the country until late in the
autumn and rise at dawn, when the
dew is heavy, to gather In the deli
cate pink gilled mushrooms, have the
first right to natures gift.
Numerous rules have been given to
distinguish the good from the bad
fungus, but they are practically value
less to the amateur mushroom gath
erer, The only known rule which can
be relied upon ls knowledge OF the
different varieties, gained by study
and experience.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-19
~ Could Not lie.

Little Ham stood on the main deck
Of the ark, crying bitterly what Is
the matter, my SOM" inquired Noah,
pauslng in his effort to induce the
ptorodactyl to cease annoying the
Ichtyosaurus, 81 been all through the
animal quarters, and | don't see any
red lemonade stands or peanuts, and
think your old circus is no good"
walled the youth, How In the world
lid Ham know anything about cir
,uses, though2-Baltlmore American
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-19
Willing 70 plenAe.

A certain lawyer here in town en-
o!oys n stenographer who has the most
wonderful collars and the most elabor-
10 pompadour in all the business
orld, She has a personal theory Of
unctuatlon, and her spelling is
,arked with an engaging personality,
ut she's 30 even tempered that only
IN absurdly carpIng person would take
notice of such ccccntncltles. One day
she laid before her employer a neatly
typed letter to southern correspond
at, before signing It he glanced
yer It. "see here" he said "youve
spelled sugar 'suggar" The type
writer glanced at the sheet and smiled.
Dear mel" said she. How careless
of mel Why I've left out the h,"-
Washington Post,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-19
when Tonm Ia on tho BeaLer.

Does the foam settler" enquIred the
man who had just ordered q glass OF
beer 1T does" answered the mlxolo-
gist The man after drinking the beer
started to walk out, when the bar
keeper called him back to pay for It,.
"oh, no." said the man, you said the
foam would settle" The man behind
the bar thought the Joke 80 good that
he called the man back to have an
other" rs this on your" the man
asked. ut is," "All right, give me
whisky then, Albany Journal.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-19
Tho Cowthorpe Oak.

The Cowthorpe oak Is the largest In
England. 1t is reputed to be over 1000
years old, and Its branches cover half
an acre. AT the close Of the seven
teenth century It was seventy-eight
feet In circumference at the base OF
the trunk. Since then quantity of
earth has been placed round 1t as a
support. 1t is estimated to contain at
the present time seventy-three tons of
timber.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-19
MIatake in the Menu.

"Why, pa, this ls roast beef" ex-
claimed little While at dinner on the
evening when Mr., Chumplelgh was
present as the guest of honor, "of
course" said the father What OF
that2' "Why, you told ma this morn
Ing that you were going to bring q
mutton head home for dinner this
evening, philadelphia Press.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-19
ErhnnatIyn Comnetltlon

Before the Australian flag was
chosen more than $4,000 designs were
carefully examined, The competition
was originally started by the Austria
lian Review Of Reviews, and as many
OF the designs we're we'll worth notice
the government took the matter up
and offered reward Of e2OO for the
best suggestion, A board Of naval ex-
perts was appointed to examine those
sent in, aud a decision was reached on
October Sd.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-19
Tunnel rhrnurh tho sIerraa.

The herculean task of building a
tunnel through the heart OF the Sierra
mountains In California Is about to be
commenced. When finished II will be
he largest railroad tunnel in the
United States. The project which will
involve an outlay Of sSOOO,OOO to $5,-
100000, contemplates the boring OF a
uole 27,OOO feet in length through the
pountaIns.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-19
Homeaeekers tickets TO Arkansas
Arizona, Indian Territory, LOUISIANA
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas on
sale Dec. 18th.
Santa Fe Excursions,

Annual Meeting, Kansas State Teach
ers Association, TOPEKA, Kansas. rate
OF one fare for the round trip, tickets
on sale December g4th, 25tb. and 26th,
limited for return TO December 9Oth
1901.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-12-19
A Moan Thing.

He-"Your singing reminds me Of
my first home In the city at the time of
the Worlds Fair" She-"How IA
that?" Its little Nat, Fran
rIsco Bulletin.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
Rams Horn Blasts.

Great works are but small ones
greatly done.
The muzzle does not cure the
dog of madness.
The absent Christ makes the
present salvation.
1t is always easier to preach
doubt than faith.
The best activity in politics is
shown at the polls.
Only the pure in heart can be
powerful and brave.
Dignity depends not on the
task but on the master.
Moral diseases breed in the
swamps of the impure heart.
A man shows his character
most often by what he laughs at.
The future and the past are the
powers that determine the pres
ent.
Men say that they die as brutes
because they want to live as
beasts.
If God gives death it will not be
less precious than any of his 9th
er gifts.
Dwarfed Christians are liable
to find their way into the
devils menagerie.
Only he can do Gods work in
the week who finds his rest on the
Sunday.
The mistake of the christian
soldier is in seeking peace with
out instead of within.
Many troubles may be Gods
spades digging deep for the
foundation of the temple in our
lives.
A license is the string we try
to put on the devil by placing it
about our necks and in his hands.
The church that is forever fig.
uring how to raise money will not
cut much figure in raising the
world.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
Harmony in Nature.

Naturalists say that when ex.
amined minutely with micro
scope it will be found that no
creature or object in nature is
positively ugly; that there is a
certain harmony or symmetry of
parts that renders the whole
agreeable rather than the re.
verse. So the most disagreeable
tasks in life, when viewed in their
proper proportions, reveal a
poetic, an attractive, side hitherto
undreamed of. Turn on the sun
light of good cheer, the determi-
nation to see the bright as well as
the dark side, and you will find
something pleasant, even in the
most dreaded task.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
Typical Weather in February.

February will mete out severe
winter weather, according to the
weather wise in general and Rev.
Hicks in particular. The storm
periods will be as follows, accord
ing to the latter's forecast: 2nd
to 9TH; 10th to 11th; 18th to 18th:
21st to 23rd; 9th. Wintry dis
agreeable weather will follow af-
ter these storms. The hardest
storms may be expected from
about Monday the 18th to We'd
nesday the Goth. AS counter
parts to tropical storms south
ward, no one need to be surprised
and overwhelmed by billiards. in
the north and west.
The month goes out with falling
barometer, higher temperature
and rain and snow advancing
from western and north western
extremes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
A Night Of Terror.

"Awful anxiety was felt for the
widow of the brave General Burn
ham of Machias, Me-, when the
doctors said she would die from
Pneumonia before morning." 4"
writes Mrs. S. H. Lincoln, who at
tended her that fearful night, but
she begged for DR.. Kings New
Discovery, which had more than
once saved her life, and cured her
of Consumption. After taking,
she slept all night. Further use
entirely cured her." This mar
vellous medicine is guaranteed to
cure all Throat, Chest and Lung
Diseases. Only SOC and $1.00.
Trial bottles free at w. S. Dick
sons drug store.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
"DlCkOlOSy." "

A Kansas duck which had so
faithfully stuck to her business
during the summer and laid sew
eral dozen of large fawn-colored
eggs complained that she was
not appreciated. "See that hen
over there, " said the duck, "she
hasn't laid as many eggs as l
have nor as big, utthe books writ
ten about her and verses written
in her honor, while nobody is
saying word about me-" "The
trouble with you is" said the wise
rooster that was standing near,
"that you don't tell the public
about what you have done. You
lay an egg and waddle off without
saying word, while that sister
of mine never lays one without
letting everybody in the peighbor-
hood know it. If you want to cut
any ice in this neighborhood you
must learn to advertise.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
A Perpendicular Traveller.

Think of travelingapproximatc
ly 5,105 miles year and yet not
moving out of your tracks, SO o
speak, says the ST. Loas Ecpub-
lie.
Impossible?
1t may be verified by aski, z
an elevator operator in aly Of
the large office buildings Of ST..
Louis. Take the Union Trust build
ing for an illustration, aud the
figures presented are interesting
l. B. Spencer, the starter, has
them down very pat. In speak
ing of the total distance covered
each year by the six cages under
his charge, he said:
"Our average working time is
nine hours a day. We run one
elevator on Sunday, so, to get a
fair raverage should say that each
elevator has 312 working days.
1t is really more than this, but I
want to be on the safe side, so
| will make a low estimate.
'The speed of the elevators un-
der full pressure is POO feet every
IA seconds. OF course the cages
do not make this speed, for they
have to make many stops each
trip, but it is the time that they
could make if there were none.
81 will take only one elevator to
show my figures. 1t is required
to make a round trip every 2!
minutes, or two of them every
five minutes. This gives us bet
ter basis to figure on, for if the
cage travels 500 feet in five min.
utes, we have $500 feet for one
hour, and since there are nine
hours in the days work, the total
is 86, 400 feet, or over 16 miles a
day. The way get the figures
to make my calculation on is by
taking the distance from the
ground to the sixteenth floor of
the building, which is 200 feet.
"Since each cage works stead
lily for 312 days, there is a grand
total of 26, $50, 800 feet for the
year. Reducing this to miles we
have, in round numbers, 5,1O5
miles, and since we operate six
cages, the total is 30,63O miles.
1t is something to think over.
The distance is sufficient to belt
the globe and go nearly one fourth
OF the way round again.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
Life a Century Ago.

One hundred years ago a man
could not take a ride on steam
/ boat.
He could not go from Washing
ton to New York in few hours.
He had never seen an electric
light or dreamed of an electric
car.
he could not send a telegram.
He could not talk through the
telephone, and he had never heard
of the hello girl.
He could not ride bicycle.
He could not call in stenog-
rapher and dictate a letter.
He had never heard the germ
theory or worried over bacilli and
bacteria.
He never looked pleasant before
a photographer or had his picture
taken.
He never heard a phonograph
talk or saw a kaleidoscope turn out
prize fight.
He never saw through a Web.
ster Unabridged Dictionary with
the aid of Roentgen ray.
He had never taken a ride in an
elevator.
He had never imagined such a
thing as a typesetting machine or
typewriter.
He had never used anything
but wooden plow.
He had never seen his wife us.
ing a sewing machine.
He had never struck a match
on his pants or anything else.
He couldn't take an anesthetic
and have his leg cut off without
feeling it.
He had never purchased ten
cent magazine which would have
been regarded as miracle of
art.
He could not buy paper for a
cent and learned everything that
had happened the day before all
over the world.
He had never seen a mower.
reaper or a self binding harvest
er.
He had never crossed an iron
bridge.
In short there were several
things he could not do and sever
al things he did not know.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
What Ants Can Do.

From the New orleans Tmes-Democrat.
"There are u good many ants
of different varities on the lot at
my country place near Coving-
ton, "said New Orleans business
man, "and last year | began to
make systematic study of'their
habits found ita mostfascinat-
ing pursuit, and have resumed it
with much enthusiasm during
several visits this year. A little
investigation will convincealmost
anybody, | think, that the ant APP
proaches nearer to man in point
of intelligence than any of the
lower animals. Some of the things
| have seen are so marvellous that
| would hesitate to speak of them
if similar wonders had not been
fully recorded by trained scien-
tist. Near a flower bed is
colony of small red ants that are
extremely industrious in collect
ing food, and they frequently
performed the most astonishing
engineering feats in transport
ing heavy burdens to their homes.
Not long ago l watched a party
Of about dozen that had found
the body of small spider and
were dragging it toward the nest
The spider had hairy legs, which
stuck out in every direction and
caught on obstacles, greatly re.
tarding progress. For several
minutes the ants rolled away with
their awkward booty and then
stopped and seemed to hold
council. A minute fragment OF
dry leaf was lying on the ground;
presently they all laid hold and
pulled the spider on top of it
They then seized the edges and
slid it along without difficulty.
On another occasion | saw a large
body of the same ants start out
for a raid on another colony.
They marched like an army with
scouts thrown out at the sides,
and when several feet distant
from the nest divided into two
parties. One kept straight on
and was soon ecgaged in fierce
combat with the other tribe, while
the second detachment made
a detour and fell upon the hill
from the rear. The result was q
great victory for the invaders.
Anybody who feels interested in
the subject and who will put in a
little time at close study will be
certain to witness exploits fully as
astonishing as those l have de-
scribed."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07

A powerful engine cannot be,
run with weak boiler, and we
can't keep up the strain of an ac-
tive life with a weak stomach:
neither can we stop the human
machine to make repairs. If the
stomach cannot digest enough
food to keep the body strong, such
a preparation as Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure should be used. 1t digests
what you eat and it simply can't
help but do you good. Trout's
drug store.