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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-08-17
REWARD
800
g business manner.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dread
ed disease that science has been able to
cure In all its stages and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fratern-
ity. Catarrh being constitutional disc
ase, requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directing upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system, thereby
destroying the foundation Of the disease,
and giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting ma
ture in doing its work. The prOprietors
have so much faith in its curative pow.
ers. that they offer one Hundred Dollars
for any case that 1t fails to cure.
FL. Cheney & Co., Props. Toledo. O
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
II Halls Family Pills are the best.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-08-17
Animals Or No Animals.


Animals or no animals-"that is
the question; whether it is better
that the cows which give susten-
ance to babes, and the new flesh
to emaciated invalids should be
allowed to partake of free lunch
of the luxuriant grass in the town,
or be forced to board at home and
feed upon cotton seed and such
other food as may be adapted to
their craving, capacious and COLA
psed stomachs; the horse with
joints made stiff by the hard usage
of man must stand in his stall day
and night when not earning the
food in his rack and trough, for
he is not permitted to rest his
weary limbs by strolling at will a
few rods from his prison the sta
BILE; the noblest of animals, some
of which are ever ready to give
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-08-17

Al. CottiDgham went to Washington
County, Ark. to STE his sister and while
there was taken with fiux (dysenteryl
and was very bad off. He decided to try
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarr
hoea Remedy and was 80 much pleased
with the prompt cure which it effected
that he wrote the manufacturers q let
ter In praise of their medicine. Mr.. Cot
tingham resides at LOckland, Arb. Thu
remedy is for sale by I. J. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-08-17
SMALL ST RIKE.

Tuesday the negro laborers who
were cutting rice for MIR. GAIN
gnie, getting one dollar per day.
all quit work because Mr.. Gam
gnie refused to pay them 81 70 the
price that most of the rice plan
ters are now paying for hands.
Some few planters are yet getting
hands at 81 per day, but these are
negroes from the country, the
town laborers. who are posted
about prices want high wages, but
as a rule the planters claim that
the majority of the town negroes
are worthless
| Mr.. Gaingnie the same evening
experimental with two rice har.
vesters and binders, and decided
| in favor of the Deering Harvester
which did fine work, and all thii
week Mr.. Gaingnie had two o.
these machines in operation in hi
field, and he says with this usefu
machine no rice planter should b
afraid of strikes. Several other
{ of our rice planters are using tn
+ Deering Harvester, and are Oh
tanning the very best result.
i This machine is sold by Luciel
VOORHEES, & Co., agents, at a rea
, sonable price.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-08-17
THE EUCHRE CLUB.

The married ladies euchre club
was entertained Wednesday eve
ming by Mrs. Edmond Bulliard, at
Duchamp's hall.
The games were interesting and
resulted in Mrs. L. V. Simon cap
turing the first ladies prize, soup
lsddle, and Mrs. Bergeron of
Lake Charles, winning the second
prize, an umbrella.
The gentlemen's first prize was
won by Mr.. Dan DeBlan, q clock,
the second prize by Mr.. b. l..
Fournet, a pocket book.
A delicious lunch was served at
ter the games.
The next entertainment ut the
club will be by M re-. j. S. Martin
on the 4th day of September.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-08-17
OBSERVER
Aug. IL, 1901.

The st. Martins Oil Works have
now all their boilers installed with
oil burners, and test was made
Wednesday, which proved to the
entire satisfaction of Mr.. F. Rous-
seau, the President of the large
plant. Mr.. Rousseau is q man
who has had large experience with
machinery and steam, and he says
he is satisfied that oil burners at
his plant will prove entirely salts
factory.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-08-17

The laws of health requires that the
bowels move once each day and one OF
the penalties for violating this law Is
piles. Keep your bowels regular Dy
taking a dose Of Chamberlain's stomach
and Liver Tablets when necessary and
Won will never have that severe punish
ment inflicted upon you. Price, z0cts'
For sale by T. j. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-08-17

ID I'LL mOI Vol iLOu WIN "sA
has to wear the insignia OF free
lom or be shot in his tracts II
seen ON the street
These forbidden privileges do
not concern the beasts alone, but
the rights of the people besides.
They suggest an inquiry, where
do the rights of the people begin,
and where should the, unyielding
authority of a town council end.
To discuss this question fully
would take more space than l feel
at liberty to ask. There were one
hundred and ninety seven votes
cast at our last municipal election,
and one hundred and thirty eight
signatures appended to the petit
ton for the repeal of the stock or
dinance, seventy per cent of the
votes that represented an exciting
contest respectfully asked the re-
peal of an ordinance that has pro-
ven a great hardship upon many
and an additional expense to all
who own q horse or q COW. That
the majority should rule is one OF
the cardinal principles Of our gov
eminent, whether applied to the
nation, to the state, or to the town.
The right of petition was regarded
by the founders of our govern
ment as one of the most sacred
in fact an inalienable right, and
the ignoring of the petitions Of
the colonists by the English gov
ernment was one of the chief for.
ces that set the "ball of revolu.
ton" rolling. George the Third
and Parliament disregarded them
at first, but finally had to make &
} semblance of yielding, but tina
did not satisfy the people, l dc
not think that a town council
} stands on higher plane above thu
people than the King and Parlia
; ment stood previous to the revo
: luton of 1776. When we consi
: der to what extent the official mint
: of to-day is contaminated will
! presumption and arrogance, tn
town council made a bad prece
!, dent in failing to grant the lat
: petition regarding the stock law.
), Future councils will look bacl
to this refusal when inclined t.
: ignore the wishes of their consti
/ tuents, and say, "others did it.
: and perhaps one more given t
0 emphatic expressions than tn
D others will exclaim,-damn tn
people, we are running this coun
, Gil" If there should be any such
1 would say. the people ran you in
|. to Office to do their will as you IN
o derstand it and it does not take
very penetrating eye. or a YER
Q acute understanding to compre
bend the meaning and siguifcanc
| of one hundred and thirty eigh
:. signatures.
d Our town elections are seldom
y lacking in interest, but are genel
= ally fought on the lines of person
!. al prejudices, but if the stock Oh
IS dinance is not repealed before til
'. next municipal election there wi
70 be paramount, issue for th
q the people to consider, and it wi
be animals or animals on th
street..
i OBSERVED
Aug. IL, 1901.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-08-17
Just received 2 cars Of Fur
niture at L. C. Duchamp.
Comfortable Home for Rent,

the residence formerly occupy by Mr.. M.
Ducrest. ANY one desiring to rent a
beautiful home on the Teche, should not
fail to SEQ Mr.. L. Bien,enu, the real
estate agent. Terms SO per month
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-12
The sInx md woman.

AbhOrrent even TO the strongest "Slavo-
phie" is the position occupied by women
in the family and in social life, says a
writer in The Outlook. TO escape the
charge of prejudice | shall quote few
proverbs current among the southern
Slays, few out of many hundreds:
The man is The head, the woman is grass.
One man is worth more than ten women.
nan Of straw is worth more than a woman Of
gold.
Let the dog bark. but lit the woman keep ST.
lent.
lie who does not beat lis wife is no man.
"Nhlt shall I get when | rarry?" asks n boy
OF his father. For your wife s.ick for your
children a switch"
Twice in bis life is a man happy-once when he
marrits and once when he burics his VIE.
And the woman sings in the Russian
folk song. which ! have freely translated:
Love me true and love ne quick;
Pan my hair and use tie sick.
Although there are love songs OF anoth-
er kind. in which woman is praised for
her charms. She becomes virtually Il slave
as soon as She mariies, and the little po-
ctry Of the folk song does not accompany
her even 10 the marriage altar. She is
valued only for the work she can do in a
household and for the children she can
bear; and. should this latter blessing be
denied her, her lot becomes douby pitia-
blc, and she often seeks release by sui
eide.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-12
A MANY couesE nlNNsR.
Ito Eject ON the Orator Who Has to
Sncnls Aatcr II.

! think that one or the worst iustru-
mouts Of torture that were over Invented
is the custom which makes it necessary
for a speaker 70 sit through II course
dinner, every minute Of the time feeling
sure that his speech is going to prove
dismal failure and disappointment.
! rarely take part in one OF these long
dinners that | do not wish that | could
put myself back in the little cabin where
was slave boy and again 20 through
the experience Thereof getting molasses
to eat once week from the big house"
Our usual diet on the plantation was
cornbroad and pork but on Sunday morn
ing my mother was permitted to bring
down little molasScs from the '.bir
house for her three children. ana when
1t was received how did wish that every
day was Sunday.
would get my tin plate and hold il up
FOR the sweet morsel. but would ALWAYS
shut my eyes while the moIasses was be-
ing poured ont into the plate. with thn
nope that when | opened them | would
be surprised to see how much had cot
When opened my eyes. would tin the
plate in one direction and another. so os
TO make the molasses spread all over II
In the full belief that there would be
more of il and that ii would last longer
II spread out in this way. So strong are
my childish impressions of those Sunday
morning feasts that it would be pretty
hard Tor any one to convince me that
there is not more molasses on n plate
when 1t is spread all over the plate thar
when It occupies little corner, if there /,
corner in plate.
AT any rate have never believed r.
"cornering" sirup. My share of the sirn,
was usually about two tablespoonfuls
unu 'hoSe two spoonfuls of moasses wer
much more enjoyable TO me than is n 1.
course dinner after which | am to speak
Booker I. Washington in Outlook.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-12

Invention has to be taxed in order to
provide something entirely new for we'd
ding festivities if one really desires to be
original. but that there are minds adapt
ed to that task may be guessed from the
following real occurrences
a couple in one of the New England
states had recently an ambition to hc%in
their married life under decorative cir
cumStances. The ordinary devices were
too old. SO instead of Il floral bell thc.e
was to be seen above the happy pair the
borrowed legend, United we stand"
The quotation has not yet been fin
ishcd.
Still later cones another aneodote,
equally true. which seems to embody the
modern spirit. Two happy young per
sons named perhaps Harriet Corspn and
John Eames, stood up to be married
Above her head was an elaborate floral
device, with her name in small electric
lights. Above the bridegroom appeared
similar decoration, save that it was his
name which sparkcd there. All through
the ceremony the lights burned brilliant
ly, hut at the words II pronounce yon
man and wife" Harriet Corson" was
turned olf.-Youth's Companion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-12
The Hest Hair Tonic.

1t is said that frequent sun baths are
the best known tonics for womau's hair
The Greek maidens of old who sat on tie
walls OF the city and combcd their hair
owed the beauty Of their trcsscs to the
suns rays. When the hair is washed. sit
beside lowered window. as the sun
shines stronger through glass. and allow
the hair to dry as it is being brushed No
bleach has been found so successful as
the sun, which strengthens and beauties
generally. says the Detroit Free Press.
When the hair shows a tendency to fall
out. the very best thing to stop its COM
ing ont and promote its growth is the
abundant use of genuine olive oil Sat
urate the hair thoroughly aud keep it sat
urated for week until the dry scalp has
absorbed all il will. then wash with pure
soap and water. If this operation is re-
pcated every two or three months, the
effect is said to be marvellous.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-12
Rnre beef IInsh

Rare roast beef makes an excellent
breakfast dish of hash. Cut the meat in.
to very fine pieces. but do not chop il in
the choppins bowl Put one tablespoon
ful Of beef dripping into the frying pan.
When hot, add two teaspoonfuls Of mine
ed onion and three tablcspoonfuls of
sweet Spanish peppers, using the canned
variety if the fresh are unobtainablc.
Cook for few moments. Do not let the
peppers brown. Now add the meat and
plenty of the beef gravy. Clear soup
stock may take the place of the gravy.
and even water may be used if neither
or the others is on hand. Season 10
taste with salt and pepper Cook lon;
enough to evaporatc most Of the moisture.
No potato is needed in this hash.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-12
"just ask your mistress If sne.n

Just ask your mistress II sne'H
down for Il moment"
'Please don't trouble Mrs. Baines."
said the luckiesS Colmoraud. I'm afraid
Miss Ethel saw me coming and pethaDs
did net wish
stern chase. eh?" asked the captain
commi>cratingly. But here's my wif.
Have you seen Ethel. Lizzie? Here
Colmoraud wanting to get engaged. am
Ethel's disappeared"
Mrs Bainrs shook hands in her kim
liest way.
"lt was great presumption on my p:
great indeed" Colmoraud began. ~.
it's quite clear that Miss Ethel thin
So"
"You mustn't despair" said NJ
Baincs. She was sure in her own nl
that Ethel was purposcly hiding IT,.
she might escape what could only Le
painful interview.
"lhere's plenty of time" choruscd the
captain. as though year or two OF wait
inS in uncertainty We're mere hagatple
to a young man in love. You must look
us up again when you come back"
The angel in the cupboard hated her
father with an unGlial hatred for this
calm disposition of her affairs
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ran,s dis,,,,,..;,,t,,, 49,, @ ,me :, ~
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she b,d n.,.o,. tba,,'.I,+ ~ .,',,' VI ['
tho Iihror, a. Nom'I, H., - u ,,'E It o',"G
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tbo Ian had ro;1a1 - 'o' - :,
come from, H.. L,lc 'o,,l r.. = =
R.inos, lort o,,l.Io IT, th,, ,,,'',.. I,s
govn shrink nf torrn. '.'. Dt.i,%+a' ,,ir'''' ,. -.
Imbs ,nI i,v r;..;d an,,.. ,Ir'7''.,,', !, ''e'
"Rots" said Cantoi, r,inas ~ .,,
boIl dol,. 49,, i,,.I, n,'l'" ~ 'u'
"Ftbni" thon,,ht H. C,,.,,o,,,., .;,
donrerr tnd h. da.Lo1 I''''I' 1'aI. i,,'' ;,. ~. :,
Thr9rr NJ RI f'r,.;,,.. ''''p ''i,
win tho can+;n '',,,rs o,, n",'I' ;,,I I.o" y
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-12

nc Warned In TIme.

When the TONGUE Of trade is coated.
when the eyes and limbs of the clerk are
duh ANA languid, when the raging fever
tackles the empty vitals of the till. when
the spider ROOTS in the cash box and bop.
quets nf decay are Oh the chandelier il
is conclusive than the advertising doctor
has not been consulted Exchange.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-12
The LOn1 Resi- Of
Dunharn Greer.

VVVNVNTS'F'SV'SyN@ S'|'y'S'SVSs%S7@ @'"-.
For several days he had been bothcrv5
with a dull headache. His bones aclt3
too, and there were unpleasant spot.
floating across his eyes. \ feeling Of inn
pending danger seized upon him He
laughed at himself in vain. lie could
not shal1e it off. He wasn't homcsicl,.
There was no place that he could really
call home. True there were plenty of
friends in New York who would be glad
to welcome him and cheer him up. but he
fingered on in Cleveland. There wcrn
friends in Cleveland too, who would
throw wide their doors to him. Yet hc
staid on at the hotel
AS the days wore along the tired feel
Ing increased. He lost his appetite. 3v-
cry cXcrtion was distasteful.
81 need 4 good rest" he muttcrcd to
his reflection in the glass That's what
ails ne"
His father, he frequently reminded
himself, was somewhere on the Pacific
coast on an important business GRAND
1t would not do to annoy him with such
tritlcS as an attack of blues 1t WAS cut
Of the question. And yet he thought
about his father a good deal
On the sixth day he awolc to find the
room revolving around him.
"l'm going to be ill.," he said.
When the room Quictcd down Il little.
he arose and dressed himself with great
care. 1t was a slow and somewhat
painful process, but it was finally nc
compliShcd. Then he put his belongings
III .r I'N N"''Se'
.1 | '',. -, nv ,i'u' 'h"''u 10 ,lili'SGii'
NUS lace tlliS ullei,'lha Squarely. m
no,t- ~ w ~, M ""' &c, ,"',, doh |
n'"' - ~ u. nc,e' Hl'u ! u"h Waht 70
T.. ne Si'u"G'.,u S''Si'i
=! ,''Il ~ ''Ne nosP'"'S' ne au"'
S .I,..l .ie Snu,'n''Vu "E"lh ana went on
~ ' ~. - ou' "n" H''u some pace 70 n'
M ~ :. ,>9 ''i'ip 10 'oSP' ron want TO ne
n,,;nt I 's ou"'H 'S '"t Pl''e"'
(.,... ~ WV T''"''S"'H' , rdiS
'-.l.33 "a, ~ "i, "Ic",iN' ne a."S' niue
MI :. - "''o' "l' u'H oaS' '''' :,
- IN wv w, ~ ,he oii't' "nere ne pa'd
h.t 's ~, ,nVi nv """"e',u out OIL 'n'
no'', anu up tie street. ana, TO- Wheh ne
it','il'u :ne corner . SUBURBAN car was
"pi', "i 0,,.,'."1 4;, -, iie 'i''np'u "poard ana
smoke was left far behind. Then he
felt that he had gone far enough. He
alghtcd beneath great elm trce ana
sat on the little bench at it's roots for
a moment to look about and get his
bearings. There was a double row of
elm trees stretching away before him.
There were co2v LOOKING, bouscs ON either
side or the smooth highway. There were
smiling fields spreading to right and left:
there was plenty of blue sky to gaze
upon. and low down on the horizon there
were blue hills He looked about and
nodded his head with satisfaction Then
he picked up his bag and moved along.
He did not 90 far The fields in the late
spring sunshine suddenly took on a veil
of glamour. and the rows of trees march
ed toward him unstcadily. lie turned
abruptly and walked up the slope toward
a neat cottage in whose doorway stood a
woman. She was perhaps GO. with a
gentle mothcrIy face and soft gray eyes
that looked down upon him curiously as
ne came toward her.
Dunham Greer stopped ana took off his
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-12
Wrnne rnd Rite.

MI Ascum = hear your old minister
has ronr in for rituaism.
NJ lochurch 'disgustedly)-Yes. he's
gon' wrong completely.
Ar Ascum-llow con YOU say thar?
Hes all rite now Philadelphia Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-12
Modern Poetry,

Ardent YOUNG Woman From what
hidden sources Mr Barddc do you seek
your inspiratonl
Poet-My dear girl, I'm too much rush
ed with my writing even TO waste tile
CHASING around after inspiration --Chica-
go Record
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-12

guess mats right" said Dunham
drowsily. Been walking around in my
sleep. | think. Couldn't find the right
sort of bed. Never do to be i'll in a hotel,
you know, and hospitals are quite-quitc
out of the question"
The doctor looked around. The moth
ery faced woman stood at the foot OF the
stairway.
"The room is ready, DOCTOR" she said
Ten minutes later Durham looked uo
from his cool pillow with deep sigh d.
satisfaction.
You'll take the case doctor?" he asa,
IN take the case"
"And you'll do your best, | know. Ya
see. il wouldn't be fair to father To ne.
lect any points that might aid in my
covery. I'm his only child and owe l..
everything. even my life"
"I'l do my best. my boy" said the d..
tor gently. WHO is your fathcr?'
THAT'S what | want to get at" Saa
Durham. with little effort. He waa
ting dyowsy again I'm the breast pu.
ct of my coat you will find sealed g.,
vclopc with all the particulars yon u..l
Do not open it unless you find I'm ia De
pretty had way. Then break into il !.
Telegraph to my fathers New York sd
dress. You will take charge of the "a.
pers. doctor aud please understand ;l.t
my father is not 10 be informed or .f.
illness unless ii is quite necessary. ie.,
too busy to be annoyed unless there
the most serious reason for it. ca"
trust you, doctorE"
You can trust me-" said the old N so
rs he stopped and laid his cool fingers .a
the boys hot wrist.
There is some money in the pocl
book" continued Dunham, "and | want
the lady to take that and use it rs s.r
thinks best" lie paused moment a.
with an effort collected his thnH-' IS
'When fcll by the waySidc," hc u'!
tered. "thc - good Samaritans-wer
cloSc-at-hand."
The doctor bent his gray head still low
er. What-l-necd," said nuuiWr
family, with the ghost of Il smile, lis
rest. -will-do-me-g good
/ -do--me-go,d The heavy lids drop
! ped down. The feeble voice ceased.
"No1il get it, my boy" said the doe
! tor grimly.
| There was a robin piping in the peach
| tree. nm insistent robin that pippd in
way that hrooked no contradiction Was
he calling somebody? A watt OF sum
mer air came in through the open win
| dow. a gentle breath that lightly moved
| the struggling locks above a white fore.
! head that kissed the heavy lids that
! tremhcd above the tired eyes. Was tho
robin calling?
The heavy lids struggled upward. I'll.
tired ewes looked forth. They saw q
long Llun vpinal hand thnt rsstrd on fhn