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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-09-28

weeks ago, but the promoters were
after a gusher and SO they order
ed the drillers to go deeper. The
oil found is of much superb or
quality to that found at Beaumont.
At depth of 1898 feet the drill
passed through the caprock into
the fine oil sand, and was allowed
to 90 down forty-seven feet
through q solid vein of oil-bearing
sand of the very finest quality
without striking any hard forma-
ton of any kind. Then they be-
gan to draw their four-inch pipe
preparatory to taking out their
drill and resetting the pipe on the
caprock. After drawing between
400 and 500 feet of the pipe the
gas pressure from below began to
spout the water out at the top.
The drawing of the pipe was stop
ped and pump pressure was put
on to it's full capacity until gate
valve could be procured.
The Jennings Oil Company de.
serves much praise for their pa.
thence in boring the we'll. They
have met with many difficulties
and have been subjected to much
ridicule. They are now rewarded
The oil is said to be of much finer
quality than any at Beaumont. az
it is rs per cent oil. The stratum
of oil sand is deeper than an,
other found in Texas. Thirty-si,
feet is the deepest found any
where else, and this is forty-seveI
feet in depth.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-09-28
Don't Want a Change.

The Donsldsonville Democrat
who is seriously opposed to the
proposed new apportionment OF
parishes to new Congressional dis
tricts says:
We are not prepared to speak
for the other parishes mentioned
in the Advocates plan, but % far
as Ascension is concerned, we can
truthfully say that it is we'll
pleased with its present locality
in the Third District and has no
disire TO be annexed to the sixth
or to any other district, but would
prefer to remain just where she
is, and would suggest that some
other plan of apportionment be
devised whereby Ascension would
be permitted to retain her present
position in the Third District.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-09-28

WORKING NIGHT AND Day.
The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made is DR..
Kings New Life Pills. These
pills change weakness in strength,
listlessness into energy. brain-fag
into mental power. They're won-
derful in building up the health.
Only Csc per box. Sold by I. j.
Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-09-28
Momou Well a Sprouter.
Four-Inch Stream Thrown Thirty
Five Feet in the Air.

Sp ecial to The Tines-Democrst.
Jennings, La, Sept. 2l.-The
to wn was thrown into intense ex-
element again today by the report
that the oil we'll on Mamou prai-
RE had spouted. One of the drill
lers, G. O. Noble. said to The
Tilnes-Democrat correspondent to-
night:
"When we knocked the gate
valve in the four-inch pipe we
then got ready to begin bailing.
When we opened the valve the oil
and water spouted to within ten
feet of the top of the derrick. A
stream of oil continued to flow for
some time. We then began to
bail again. At 1890 it spouted
again and threw q four-inch
stream of oil thirty.five feet high.
We continued bailing. as we were
lonly down about 800 feet. Our
bailer got caught in the cable
which we had put in the four-inch
pipe to check the flow of the oil
when We were putting the pipe
down. We have sent for q spear
hook to recover the bsiler. We
will begin this work Monday NOR
lining"
| Mr.. Noble said the oil today was
forced up through 1000 feet of oil
sand. As only the first eight hun
dred feet of the we'll is open this
would indicate that there was a
terrible pressure in order TO throw
the oil so high. I'VE are convin-
ced," he continued, that this is
as good q we'll as any at Beau
mont, and the oil is lighter and of
a better quality"
A great many oil men are in
ltown and have been at the we'll to-
day. They are very enthusiastic
and no not hesitate to say that the
Louisiana oil field will prove the
greatest in the South.
HISTORY OF THE WE'LL
Il When oil was struck at Beau
mont the fever spread to Jennings
There were good oil and gas indi.
cations on Mamou prairie, a tract
of land about eight miles north
east of Jennings. MessrA s. A.
Spencer, T. G. Mshsffey, I. D. L.
Williams, F. r. Jaenke, DR.. A. G
Wilkins spent several days look
ing up the indications, and after
/. the Investigation they we're salts
fed in their own minds that there
ives oil in Louisiana in large guam
3 titles and of q fine quality. They
at once organized stock company
d under the name of s. A. Spencer
They then purchased and secured
, leases on about seven thousand
4 acres of this Msmou prairie land
' 8. A. Spencer was sent to Beau
mont to try and intestest some o
l the practical oil men there. Aftel
looking over the field at that place
Mr.. Spencer was attracted by thu
, Western energy and push of W
Scott Haywood, and after securing
an introduction to him induced
him to visit Msmou prairie at Jen
nings. Mr.. Haywood looked th'
field over and was 90 we'll pleased
and satisfied with the indication
!. that he immediately formed 81
agreement with 8. A. Spencer 4
Co., in which Mr.. Haywood ant
his brothers became part owner,
in the land and Leases. Ae il Wal
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Comfortable Home for Rent,
the residence formerly occupy by Mr.. n.
Ducreet. Anv one desiring to rent .
beautiful home on the Teche. should not
fail to see Mr.. L. Bienvenu. the real
estate agent. Terms $40 per month.
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BUFFALO


Pan American Special leaees New Or
leans 9:l0 a. M, arrives Buffalo next
evening 7:30.
New Orleans and Cincinnati Limited
leaves New Orleans 7:30 D. m. arrives
Buffalo second morning 1890.
Through sleepers to Cincinnati and
Buffalo.
Leave Shreveport 3:l5 p. M. daily, ar
rive Buffalo second morning 1890.
Sleepers. Shreveport to Chattanooga
where change may be made into New
Orleans and Buffalo sleeper.
Dining Cars en- route serving ell
meals.
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST TINE.
For detailed information apply to any
Ticket Agent, or the undersigned.
GEO. H. SMITH. X. J. ANDERSON.
T., G. A. A. G. P. A.
= New Orleans, La.
Sharp County record., 1901-07-12

A happy temper, like the Eo-
Ian harp, sings to every breeze.
During last May an infant child
of our nelghbor was suffering from
cholera infantum. The doctors had
given up all hopes OF recovery. J
took a bottle of Chamberlaln's Collc
Cholera and Diairhoea Remedy to
the house, telling them / felt sure it
would Go good if used according to
directions. In two days time the
child had fully :recoycrcd. The
child is now vigorous aud h ealthy
/ have recommended this remedy.
frequently and have never known 1t
to fail, ,"-Mrs. Curtis Baker. Book.
walter, Ohio. Sold by Snow, the
druggist. IS
Sharp County record., 1901-07-12
Victims of Heat.
Many Have Succumbed to
Heat in the Cities.

Last weeks papers contained
the news of many deaths and
prostrations in the large cities
due to the extreme heat. All
over the country the list is ap-
palling and as a period of torture
has not been equaled in many
years.
In the city of New York the
fatalities amounted to 148, and
200 prostrations. The suffering
caused by the heat was unpre-
cedented.
Pittsburg, Pa, suffered great
ly, fifty deaths and many pros
trations being reported. The
suffering there was intense.
Many horses were killed by the
neat, one ice company losing 56
head.
In Philadelphia so deaths oc-
CURED together with 300 pros
trations. The thermometer there
registered 103 degrees.
In Baltimore the mercury stood
at 103 degrees and % deaths
were reported.
In Kansas City the heat was
torturing and many horses fell
dead on the street.
Cincinnati, Toledo, Cleveland,
Detroit, Memphis and many other
cities suffered greatly from the
heat but few deaths were re-
ported.
Sharp County record., 1901-07-12
BRYAN PREFERS TO BE RIGHT

BRYAN PREFERS TO BE RIGHT
At Roanoke, Va, Bryan re-
Gently made a speech during
which he gave his opinion as to
what Democrats should do. He
said the questions that several
years ago dominated the Chicago
platform he had stood for, be-
cause he believed in them. He
had not changed his mind when
the Kansas City platform was
enlarged to suit certain condi-
tions. The Democratic party was
all right when it came to addi-
tions, but not in subtraction. No
backward step would be taken,
but whether it did or not it would
be the same with him. He had
said the question was not whether
they should win but whether they
should do what was right. He
would do the right and abide the
consequences. The Democrats s
duty was to advocate principles.
The results would be beyond the
party. If the blood was bad and
a boil came, they would keep
coming until something was
taken to cleanse the blood.
He said in conclusion:
81 am fighting not so much to
win, for | would rather die fight
ing for right than win fighting
for something else."
Sharp County record., 1901-07-12
INCIDENTS OF THE PEARL
BUSINESS,

The Black Rock Blade says:
Many amusing incidents occur in
the pearl business. One colored
man who had always worked
hard by the day for his living
and probably never earned more
than S1.25 per day, was one of
the lucky pearl finders, He sold
his gem for $500. He took his
check to the bank. The genial
cashier asked him if he wanted
the money or wanted to deposit
it? He replied: 81 must have
all that money a little while. l
wants to take it all home and
show the old woman and the
children what | have been doing"
The currency was counted out, he
took it home, all the home folks
examined it and in due time it
was returned to the bank for
safekeeping.
A white man and his son, who
was in his teens, pearled togeth-
er. They made a find Of some
thing like 1925. They went to
the bank with their check and
the money was counted out to
the father. He counted out five
$50 bills, turned around and
handed it to the boy, saying as
he did so that was his portion of
the find. AS the boy handled the
money he acted as if he had an
elephant on his hands. Up to
that hour 25 cents had always
been the boys size.
Sharp County record., 1901-07-12
Should be in Every Office and HON

The Arkansas Gazette's map OF Arkansas, will
census of every city, town and village III Arkansas
the next sixty days we will serd by mail mounte
Arkansas, 24x3o (price of which is SOC } with 1900
population of every town in Arkansas, and The
Arkansas Gazette one year to any address or dHerJ
dresses for 81. Is, or the Weekly Gazette six mOr
the map for zoe, or the Weekly Gazette three mont
the ma D for SOC. This map shows the location Of
town and river in the state so it can be found at
Shows all the lines of railroads. and has map
world on the reverse side-the most complete map
kansas ever gotten up. Remember, this offer g
only sixty days. ..,nu
Little ROck
Sharp County record., 1901-07-12
Ibjrec'

RELlGl
ID the Metho
h IN each
astor. Ever
,hool every
r rIMethodist
DIne.
Sharp County record., 1901-07-12
A Great Newspaper.

The Sunday edition of The St. Louis Rpnbh|
n.ar vel of modern newspaper enterprise. The @d
ton of it's news service is worldwide, complete
depar tn1ent in fact superior to that of any other
paper. The magazine section is illustrated in d
tinted colors and splendid half tone pictures ThHs
contains more high-class literary matter than any
monthly magazines, The fashions illustrated in n
colors are especially valuable to the ladies. The 9
comic section is genuine laugh maker The tumI
toons are by the best artists The humorous stcr'
high class, by authors of national reputat:on shf'
sic, high,class, popular sorg, IS furnished tree
Sunday in The Republic, The price of The sunda
public by mail one year IS $500. For sale by all
dealers.
Sharp County record., 1901-07-12
Attendant TeLIs Some,

- d.
Sharp County record., 1901-07-12
UNkIND INSlNUATlONS.

II is somewhat unkind to in
einuate, as one of our contempor-
aries does, that Admiral Sampson
must be a Christian Sciensist, be-
cause he destroyed the Spanish
fleet, if at all, by "absent treat
'ment. Pine Bluff Press Eagle
Sharp County record., 1901-07-12

Chicago has a women who
signs hers elf "Grace Jenkins,
Jr." But it is a safe bet that
Grace jenkins, ST., never does
anything like that.-Kansas City
Times.
Sharp County record., 1901-07-12
thing About the
Teachers.

glory IN the excellent manner Ill
which il entertained the three
score and ten "skule" teachers OF
Sharp county.
Great interest was shown by
those present. The attendance
was large when circumstances
are considered.
OF course in such a gathering
as this, representing the fighting
force of Sharp's army OF educa-
tors, there are many ardent work.
ers and few otherwise. And,
too, some one, must rise to the
Importance of the occasion and
create merriment as we'll as stim-
ulate thought for the teachers.
This honor fittingly clings to the
elephant" (Mr, Oliphant) Of the
institute.
There was talk Of arranging a
temporary menagerie in which
the chief attractions were to be
the elephant (0liphant) and
camel (Campbell.) But tho idea
was abandoned on account of the
fact that, although the elephant
was properly proportioned and
docile enough, the camel failed to
come up to the standard and was
hard to manage.
1t might be mentioned in pass
ing thai Geo. Flanary owing to
his extremely low(?) stature del
icate appearance and melodious
voice, disturbed the calm of the
feminine part of the institute.
Hon. w. E. Founders charmed
the teachers and visitors during
the night session with his we'll
rounded remarks on the Isthmian
canal.
Examiner Watkins in few we'll
chosen words, on the same oc-
casion, cleared up the uncertain
ty of what mode of government
is best in the Philippines.
Moss Aldridge and "Billie"
Campbell were the "long and
short of it, respectfully.
There was considerably rivalry
between Dolphus Jernigan, j. D..
Ragan, Luke Yates and Roscoe
Jernigan, each trying to see who
could be the most gallant.
Perhaps the man who took
things most seriously (?) was
'..'By" Andrews. The man who
laughed most was Prof. Watkins.
But after we've said all the
funny things we dare say-the
half has not been told. How
ever, there is serious to every
comic side. The majority of the
teachers took everything earnest
ly and mean to do good work
during the coming summer and
winter.
The following parties were in
attendance:
Dan Ragan, Marvin Stephens,
Miss Victoria Smalley, Miss Ari-
zona Smalley, C. M. Grisham,
Walter Johnson, Cleo Taylor,
Wiley Alcorn, Mrs. Cordelia Sim
pier, j. D. Oliphant, George
Flanary, j. A. Woodbridge, O, T..
Woodbridge, Moss Aldridge, Ira
Crabtree, Walter Crabtree, John
Abee, Miss Hettie Wood, Miss
Dora Stanfll, Adolphus Mcleod,
Will Simpson, Sidney Stephens,
Luther McGinnis, John Mobley,
r, B. Clear, E. B, Andrews, Will
Campb II, Will E. Founders, T.,
L. Steele, l., G. Steele, A.. M.
Metcalf. Adolphus Jernigan,
Roscoe Jernigan, Mrs. Dollie
McCord, Foster Kirby, Mrs. Lila
Spikes, Miss Bessie Meadows,
Miss Rosa Hansen, Miss Maud
Ritcaie, Miss Flora Hardin, Miss
Felia Walling, Miss Ella Carter,
G.. w. Alcorn, Lucas Yates, Miss
Annie Harrell, w, D. Miller,
Sharp County record., 1901-07-12
EDITORIAL ECHOES.

If Sam Jones were here now,
he would not be his customary
half mile from hell. -Texarkana
Courier.
Sharp County record., 1901-07-12

Cure.
f. j, Cheney & Co., Toledo o.
We, the undersigned, have known
! f. j, Cheney for the last Is years.
and believe him perfectly honoraoIe
| in all business transactions and H.
nauclally able to carry ont any OBJ
legations made by their firm.
West ee Truax, wholesale drug
plsts, Toledo, o. Walding, hlnnan
g. Marvin, wholesale druggists, To-
ledo, ..
Halls .Catarrh Cure Is taken III
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Price, 75c per bottle, Sold
bv all druggists. Testimonials free,
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Some men 60 through a forest
and see no firewood.
c!oFs TIE ::v,H AND wogzs OFF EEg COLD
Laxative Bromo. Quuine Tablet,
cure a cold in one day. No Cure
no Pay. Price 25 cents.
Ignorance thinks the rest Of the
world blind.
Those famous little pills-De-
Wits Little Early Risers compel
your liver ana bowels to do their
duty, thus giving you pure, rich
blood to recuperate your body, Are
easy to take. Never grippe. VIII
liams a Edwards.
When the fox is asleep nothing
falls into his mouth.
TO CURE A COLD IN cNE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Qulnlne Tab
let's. All druggists refund the mon
ey If 1t fails to cure +. w. GROVES
signature is on each box. csc
Luck is always against the man
who depends upon it.
You can never cure dyspepsia by
dieting. What your body needs Is
plenty of good food properly d.
gested. Then If your stomach will
not digest it, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
will. 1t contains al, of the natural
dlgestants hence must digest every
class of food and so prepare it that
nature can use 1t IN nourishing the
body and replacing the wasted tia,
sues, thus giving life, health,
strength, ambition, pure blood and
good healthy appetite. Will.
IIams 4 Edwards.
A pound of pluck is worth a
ton of luck.
What among human ills are more
annoying than piles? The Affections
that prevent active exercise are bad
enough, but one that makes even
rest miserable is worse. Women
are among It's greatest martyrs
Taber's Buckeye Pile Ointment will
cure the most obstinate cases. Price,
soc il bottle, tubes 75c. For sale
by Snow, the druggist.
Life is half spent before we
know what it is.
81 am indebted 10 One Minute
Cough Cure for my present good
health and my life. was treated
in vain oy doctors for lung trouble
following la grippe. | took One
Minute Cough Cure and recovered
my health E. H. Wise, Madison,
Ga. williams & Edwards.
Hope makes a good travelling
companion, but poor banker.
TIE BEST PRESCRIPTION FOR MALARIA
Chllls and fever is bottle Of
Groves Tasteless Chill Tome. 1t is
simply iron and quinne N a tasteless
form, No cure-.no pay. Price
so cents.
A laugh is worth a hundred
groans in any market.
81 wish to truthfully state to you
and the readers Of these few lines
that your Eodol Dyspepsia Cure Is
without question, the best and only
cure for dypepsla that have ever
come IN contact with and | have
used many other preparations "
John 6eam, West Mlddlesex, Pa.
No preparatlop equals Kodol Dys,
pepsia Cure as it contains all the
natural digestants. 1t Will digest all
kinds of food and can't helm Int do
Sharp County record., 1901-07-12

That barrel of whiskey that eX-
ploded and killed a man in Indi-
ana the other lay may have been
of special brand manufactured
for Fourth of July use in this
year of robust prosperity,-Den-
yer Post. -
Sharp County record., 1901-07-12
HEARTBURTT.

When the qantity of food taken is
too large or the quality too rich,
heartburn is likely to follow, and
especially so if the digestion has been
weakened by constipation. Eat
slowly and not too freely of easily
dlgested food. Masticste the food
thoroughly. Let SIX hours clapse
between meals and when you feel q
fullness and weight IN the region of
the stomach after eating, indicating
that you have eaten too much, take
one of Chamberlain's Stomach aud
Liver Tablets and the heartburn
may be avoided. For sale by Ssow
h e druggist,
Sharp County record., 1901-07-12

Allen Halverson of West Prairie
Wis, says: "People come ten mles
to buy FoIey's Kidney Cure" while
J. A. Spreo Of Heimer, Ind, says:
cit Is the medical wonder of the
age" Williams q Edwards.
A light heart, light task.
The lack of energy you feel, the
backache and run down condition
generally, ali mean kidney disorder
Foley's Kidney Cure will restore
your strength and ylgor by making
the kidneys well. Take no substi-
tute. Williams & Edwards.
Doing nothing is doing i'll,
A fox should not be on the jury
at a goose's trial.
Imperfect digestion and asslmia-
zion produce dlsordertd conditions
of the system, which grow and are
confirmed by neglect, Herblne
gives tone to the stomach; and
causes good digestion. Price scots,
For sale by Snow, the druggist.
Despise school and remain a
fool.
Sharp County record., 1901-07-12

A Chicago woman has received
$50, 900 from some unknown per-
son. Making the proper reduc-
ton for mental anguish due to
unsatisfied curiosity, the gift is
worth about $4,000 to her.
Minneapolis Times.
A unique war is being made
upon Sunday saloons in Kansas
City. Certain steady imbibers
have resolved that they will not
patronize any saloon during week
days that keeps open Sunday.
If enough of these fellows can be
got to "jine,' Sunday closing
will have a clinch in that city,
st. Louis Star.
Speaking of the heat, that erst.
while party dictator, William j..
Bryan, is getting unseasonably
sultry in his remarks about Dem.
ocrats who don't believe in him
or his isms. Comparing people
to burglars because they don't
hold with mongrel alliances and
sagebrush craftsmanship doesn't
go we'll with a dog day tempera-
ture. Memphis Scimitar.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-03-04

The newspapers of Montana should
make careful note of the man who
introduced senate bill No. III, which
provides for sending the official print
ing of the various counties out of the
state if it can be procured at lower
rates in that way. They should also
carefully note the men who support
ed such measure. 1t was intro
duced and is being pushed at the
behest of eastern publishing houses,
who pay starvation wages and are
consequently able to do the work at
much lower rates Than the Montana
printers. 1t is most unjust measure
and ought to be killed. If support OF
home industry is the proper thing,
and it is, the newspapers of the state
deserve the most consideration in
tead of such knock as is cOntem-
plated in senate bill No. Ill.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-03-04
THAT PRINTING BILL.

The action of the senate committee
OF the whole in recommending for
passage the bill permitting county
commissioners to let contracts for
printing outside the state has caused
considerable Indignation among To-
cal dealers, and especially in labor
circles. 1t is propnesied that the
bill will surely be killed in the house,
says the Helena Record.
Agents of eastern printing estab-
lishments are here now, lobbying for
the measure and doing all in their
power to secure it's passage by any
kind of means.
1t is saia that the bill is aimed at
montana printing firr,~ and those
who support the measure say that
Montana will not do the work as
cheaply as eastern printing establish
ments.
Under the provisions of the bill in
troduced the county commissioners
may let tenders to the lowest bidder,
whether that bidder is in this state
Or elsewhere.
State Senator Jerry Connolly said
last night that he would certainly
oppose the measure. 1T will be kill
ed in the house, anyway" said the
senator from Granite.
Representative j. e. Martin is
one of the supporters of the bill. He
says that in his county the printers
are making too much profit out of
the WORK that is required to be done.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-03-04

In the last issue of the Livingston
Post appears a call for bids for the
erection of a new Office for the Post.
The new building is to be a hand
some structure of brick and stone,
and the Post will be issued therefrom
as soon as the building is finished.
Among other improvements the Post
will also have a brand new CranstOn
newspaper and the stlye of the paper
will be changed from the present s.
column folio form to a 6-cOlumn quar-
to. These evidences of prosperity
are gratifying to the many newspa'
per friends of the Post throughout
the state. Besides being one of the
oldest and ablest newspapermen in
the state, Mr.. George Anderson, ed
itor of the Post, is president of the
Montana State Press association, to
which position he was elected at the
last annual meeting in Livingston.
Mr.. Anderson has been in the har-
ness so long that he has we'll earned
rest, and he is getting ready for
it by gradually shifting his editorial
duties to the shoulders of his son,
Dell, young man who gives every
promise of being able, in time, to fill
his fathers shoes worthily and well.