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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-12-27
The Cleveland Idea: Bond
Issues and Debt.

On October 81, 1000, our natlon-
al debt, less cash in the Treasury,
amounted to s2,739, 596,759. Year
after year until the Republican
party and Protective Tariff the
debt was reduced, till 1894. When
Grover Cleveland, with his Demo-
cratic Free-Trade Congress, sue
ceeded Benjamin Harrison our in
terest bearing debt was only $685.
OBJ, 100, and the available funds
in the Treasury, exclusive OF the
SlOO,OOO,OOO gold reserve, we're
So, 45O,575.
During the first year of the De-
mocratic Free-Trade administrs-
ton our revenues declined by
nearly $50, 100000. and at the end
of the fiscal year 1894 there was a
deficit of nearly S7O,OOO,OO0. In
February of 1894 the reserve fund
became 80 low that Grover Cleve-
land sold $4,000, 900 Of bonds. at
5 per cent. to enable the Govern
ment to restore the gold reserve
and redeem the obligations of the
Government. In November Of
the same year another issue OF
/ S50,000,000 was necessary, these,
too, being 5 per cent. In Februa-
| ~, 1895, the Government was
again obliged to replenish the gold
reserve. which it did by the pur-
chase, under contract, of $780,
900 ounces of gold coin. which
we're paid for with United States
4 per cent. thirty-year bonds a.
mounting to 500, 915,4 400. Another
sale of 500, OO0,0 600 of 4 per cent.
thirty-year bonds was made
through popular subscriptions, in
vited in January, 1896.
Here we're bonds issued in time
of peace to the amount of $685.
BIG, 400 within two years time,
bearing 4 and 5 per cent. interest,
which will eventually cost the
Government $522,OOO,OO0.
Right here it may be stated that
two years after, during the Span
ish War, President Mckinley and
a Republican Secretary of the
Treasury, on being authorized by
Congress to issue bonds to the ex.
tent of S4OO, 100000, invited sub
scriptions at 8 per cent. to which
over 100000 individual responses
were received. The total amount
Of bonds issued under this act was
198,792,640. 1t can be further
said that under Republican sd.
miniatration and the Dingley law
a large portion of our interest
bearing debt has been refunded al
u per cent. and many millions of
interest saved annually. Under
Cleveland and the operation of his
idea in time of peace our national
debt was increased far more than
the Spanish War increased it, and
the ultimate obligation was fully
twice as much. Since 1899 VIC
have been paying off our deb
again, and to-day we have not on
ly gold reserve of $3.50, 900, 900
but an available cash balance il
the Treasury of s204, 100000, and
our 2 per cents, are at high pre-
MUM. We have been constantly
buying bonds under Protection
while the Cleveland Free Trade
idea compelled us to sell at S and
per cent. interest. Do we wan,
to adopt that idea again?
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-12-27
Bilious Collie Prevented.

Take q double dose of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and DiarrhOea Remedy as
soon as the Hrst indication Of the disease
appears and threatened attack may be
warded Of. Hundreds of people who are
subject to attacks of bilious collie use
the remedy in this way with perfect snc-
cess. For sale BY 7. j. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-12-27
NOTICE.

No trespassing or hunting Ia allowed
on the Oasis plaptaticn. or on the lille
des Cypress (old Materne) plantation; all
violators will be prosecuted.
CADE & SMEDES BROS.
Dec. 20, 1902.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-12-27
Low Rates on Morgan's Lou
isiana & Texas Railroad
and Steamship Co.

Morgsn's Lon siana & Texas Railroad
and Steamship Company viii sell tick
ets from ali stations to all Sunset Sta
tions In Louisiana and Texas and re-
turn Dec. % to 90 Dec. 81 to Jan. 1903
with return limit Jan. 3rd 1898. on ac-
count of Holidays at rate Of one fare
plus ten per cent where rate Is $500
more and at one and one-third fare not
to exceed $3.50.
For additional particulars, apply to
local agent, or to
G. B. ELLIS,
Division Passenger and Freight Agent
New Iberia. La,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-12-27

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.
To Whom It May Concern!
The commercial partnership hereto
fore existing under the name Of Olivier
Brothers. and composed Of George OIL
yier and Henry P. Olivier. has been dis
solved. by mutual consent.
GEO. j. OLIVIER,
HENRY P. OLIVIER.
St. Martinville, La. Dscembr 18th, 1902.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-12-27
NOTICE.

The public lie warned that shooting
and hunting on st. John and the Banck-
or Plantations is positively prohibited.
and all trspasssrs will be prosecuted to
the fullest extent of the law.
Dec. 6. 1912. A. 0. LEVERT.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24

The states i'm which the evil OF
child slavery i'm cotton mills is most
trying are Georgia. Alabama aud the
two Caroluas Efforts have been
made TO secure legislation in these
states such as * enforced in all north
ern communities for the protection OF
the children hut thus far the unscru-
rulous methods Of the owners Of the
mills. hacked 10y the short minded and
foolish pride OF the people in the
growth OF an industry which is fed
by the tears and the blood Of little
children. have been sufficient 10 de
feat them. The mill owners boast that
they control and will continue To con
troi the legislatures. and their Boosting
seems justified by the fact that in
each of these four states they sue
ccedcd within the past years in de
foating mea Sures OF this character.
In South Carolina, which now leads in
the number OF mills and spindles. a
measure which proposed only TO pro-
hibit the employment of children I'M
der twelve years of age after May,
1908. was voted down i'm the closing
session of the last legislature. With
in sight of the capitol, within hearing
OF the lawmakers who voted 10 sacri.
fee young lives TO capitalistic greed.
mills were running employing for
more than twelve hours every day
fully 400 children under twelve years
OF age. some OF whom were only six
or eight years old and few of whom
had ever attended school. In the com
munity in which these children live,
place OF COCO people, the total en-
rOilment Of pupils in school was less
than 100 for the term, and the school
teacher said 10 the writer The mill
calls all the children out whenever it
needs them" The five mills in this
community are paying. if the state
ment Of one of the officials made 10
the writer is correct. from IS To 40 per
cent upon the capital invested.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
The rempernte Jews.

In an article in the International
Monthly on "Anti-Semitism In Eu-
rope" Rabbi Gottheil OF New York
dwells on the virtue Of temperance
which characterizes the Jews wherever
they are placed and makes them an
object OF envy 10 their non-Jewish
neighbors. The Jews home, says Rab
bi GOttheil. is not the church. but rath-
er the church is in the home The
Jews salvation is in nOwise dependent
upon rabbi or synagogue, but upon
wife and children. The deepest roots
of the Jewish faith rest on domestic
soil. No man becomes drunkard
with wife and children and aged par
ents near him for guardian angels
The jew, says Rabbi Gottheil, is nat
ural ally of the temperance advocates.
and If he is not in their ranks il is
simply because he never knew from
experience the need OF that reforma-
ton.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
ARCHITECTURAL FAOS.
Initiation and Display Instead a
Buildings TO Last

Initiation and Display Instead OF
Buildings 90 Last.
Excessive fondness for the pictur-
esQue and the overgrowth of hastily
adapted and transient fads are respon-
sible for many of the architectural
shortcomings Of the day, but n still
deeper rooted evil is the craving for
display, which shows itself in houses
exactly as it does I'm gowns and MILL
merry, says the Springfield (Mass.) Re
publican.
The costly Paris dress must be imi-
tated i'm cheap materials. which may
be absolutely unsuited TO the purpose
The house that costs $500 is expected
to look superhcially as nearly us posi-.
BILE like the five thousand dollar house
and this I'm turn must be Il paSsablc i'm.
itation OF the ten thousand dollar
house.
No matter how much IL may be nee
essary 10 skimp on materials and work
manship. each house must have as
many trimmings as it's neighaor. and
unfortunately the jig SAW has mad,
gingerbread trimmings one OF the
cheapest or luNurics. All this is only
one symptom OF a farreaching tendency
OF the time. tendency to prefer shod-
dy display TO honest. homely SOlidity.
II you want 10 hear incisive hear; 20
heart talk. get some old fogy carpen-
ter who has an obsolete liking for good
work TO talking about the difference
between the mushroom frame houses
OF today and the old fashioned houses
that were built 10 last
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT.
fine FIrSt step In THIS work II
CIcHuiinrSx.

fine First Step In THIS work II
CIcHnIinrSs.
First in order I'm activities ~ this
kind comes cleanliness. Clean streets
ami public places. clean private prem
Uses with these secured the FIRST great
transformation in the community
takes place. says Sylvester Baxter in
The Century. When nuisance breed
ing rubbish heaps are cleared away
and vacant lots. covered with all sorts
OF litter. are cleaned up. everybody
notes the improvement and is interest
ed in seeing IL maintained.
Orderlin,ss of course goes hand in
hand with cleanliness. The latter can
not be secured without good order.
and with good order there IL mn aspect
OF neatnesS that commands popular re
Spect. IL pleasoS the public eye. Near
ly everybody will dcSiSt from throwing
rubbish into a we'll kept place and
from scattering torn up paper CT other
litter i'm Il clean street. Public scnti-
ment is easily cultivated I'm favor o
public cleanliness and order.
y notable instance OF its growth Is
TO be found in the agitation against
splitting in public places since il was
determined that the practice is Il
danger 90 public health. The posting
OF notices. with regulations against it,
and the frequent discussion OF the sub
jet in the press have made strong
impression up IA public sentiment. anC
In consequence the otfensc is NOT prac
ticed To any ching like the same extent
I'm communities where there has been
such agitation.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
Keep out of the Pnss.

Whatever you DO in this wonderful world
In business. IN church or at play
Whatever Of gain or OF loss YOU have met
With the others who go your way
Keep out OF the past
From the first TO the last
And away from its worries stay:
The present has wealth you would never
suspect.
II prudent you are and wisely elect
To live In the light OF today.
The things that are past did very well
once:
Today they are rusty and stale
That trouble you had with your fellow
man
Did you struggle in vain and fail?
What OF IL. indeed?
There is all the more need
That you start on a different trail
pon't take to the woods whatever you do
LIST look right ahead: there's a fortune
for YOU
In keeping a well trimmed sail.
So cramped can we be in our mental
states.
So burdened with might-have-beens,
That life will become a woeful waste
For its many outs and ms
But stop and reflect
You will never be wrecked
BY your own or another's sins
TX the past you viii keep in its proper
And meet what is yours with a candid
face
IT'S the man. OF today who wins.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
LABOR RlKES.
Statistics and Conclusions Submitted
ny ContclS>. son~r wright.

Statistics and CoDcio LESSONS submitted
1 ~ CoMcli>. son~r Wright.
STRIKES In the United States" Is
the subject OF an instructive and sug-
sestive article from the pen OF Colonel
missioner of labor. i'm the North
American Review. Colonel Wright
gives the history OF Industrial dis
turbances i'm the United States and
by means of classified statistics shows
the objects for which the strikes or
lockouts were rcsorted to. the number
of establishments closed and of men
thrown out of employment, the loss OF
employees and employers and the per
centage OF establishments i'm which
strikes succeeded. partly succeeded
and failed. The period To which the
writer confines himself i'm his statistic
al a''IlySis is the twenty years FIRE
1881 10 1900. inclusive. because before
then no attempt W5s made 10 collect
data relative e. labor controversies
In the early strikes the workmcn We're
treated with scant consideration The
first American strike occurred i'm New
York in lT4O or III. when the jour
neymen bakers united i'm Il demand for
an increase of wages. The instigators
were convicted OF conspiracy. The
participants i'm the sailors strike in
New York i'm 1906 had a similar ex-
pericnce. as had the journeymcn shoe
makers of Philadelphia i'm 1905 and
the cordwainers OF Pittsburg i'm 1919.
Colonel Wright S.syS:
Every effort that can be made 10 adj
just differences and deal with -riev
anccs in such = way rs TO prevent an
open outbreak should be encouraged.
Such attempts. where honestly and
faithfully made. are leading every
where, whether In the United States
or in other countries devoted TO manu-
featuring industries. 10 satisfactory re-
suits. The orSa rjzation Of private
boards OF arbitration now being resort.
eel Co in this country. following the
long successful sample i'm the indus
tries OF Great Britain. is meeting with
success. II * J,sOynized now that Ia
Dor conflicts grow out OF increasing in
telli-cncc. The avoidance OF adjust
mcnt of such conflicts must Ice The re
suit of Increased intelligence. Fools
do not strike. Ii is only men who have
Intelligence enough to recognize their
condition that make use of this last re
sort. With Increased intelligence. they
will look hack upon the strike period
rs one of development and when they
shall have accommodated themselves
TO the new conditions AMI when EN-
plOYcrS shall have recognized the in
creased Intelligence of their employees
these matters will be handled i'm such
a way as Ia prevent in the future
repetition of incidents like those which
are chroniclcd i'm the statistical history
of the strikes Of the last twenty
years
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
A Big remnernnce Yenr-

1T has been a great year for tenn
perance," says the Rev. Alexander e.
Doyle of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union OF America. The ordinary.
natural growth OF our organization
has been about 5000 a year. One year.
and that was the jubilee year. the ad-
dition 90 our membership was 0,93S,
but the past year we have pledged and
organized into societies and affiliated
with the national union 1896 new re-
rraiiS q %" u,icn now numbers near
/ ,..t.ikH rlri lhers"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
Are
Chicago Record-Heralt
what Trades Union. s,nud For.

Nhtat irhucS mons Ntnuu 4 Sr.
The trades unions give mcu the hope
OF better things. They educate men i'm
the sense Of human solidarity and
teach them they have duties as well as
rights. The trades union objects TO
standing rs sponsor for all strikes
that take place. II stands FOR the vital
principle that the community OF labor
should have the power To determine in
degree the conditions under which that
commodity shall be disposed OF. This
is the ethical justification of many
things in the labor movement which
TO the outside world may seem Hog
zeal and unwarranted in the accepted
political axioms.-Frank X Foster.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
Tia Picnic

Under the spreading chestnut tree
The well filled baskets stand,
Containing chicken. pie and thing
The work OF mothers hand.
And way or in the distance there's
: blaring country band.
Ok battles with a bamblebee
And Bob. with youthful zest,
Falls from the lofty chestnut tree,
And papa and the rest
Proceed TO eat the lunch upon
yellow Jackets nest
The gentle rainstorm rolls around,
And when the day is late
They homeward wend their weary way
And turn inside the gate
And lie in bed and wonder just
How many ants they ate.
Indianapolis Sun .
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
BEAuTiFiED BY PAINT.
The Color scheme Made Erhotn e,
Attractive village


Attractive Village.
Echota is village I'm New York OF
127 houses, inhabited by workmcu ct
tho big Niagara Development comrsa~
and owned by that corporation How
IL was converted into thing az beas:,
ty is an interesting story FOR All wi,1
are interested I'm village Improvements.
1t is an attractive little town. but ia
beauty was formerly married lay tht
uniform painting of yellow and white.
says Forward. Some weeks ago tsc
corporation asked Reginald Coke. thr
president of the Buffalo SOcicty ~.
Artists. 10 devise color scheme l.f
painting the whole village. When ass
direction had been carried ont. the e.
suit was even more pleasing than ...s
been anticipated.
The color scheme is combination, 2
grays and green's interspersci vita
enough of other col0rs TO prevent ,'''
notOny. Even the telegraph poles sa,,'
been painted so that they are 10 10 a,,r
conspicuous.
Such wholesale renovation is p;;';.:i s.
possible only i'm village owned 'r'
ly by one company. but the result rp.'s
a suggestion for all village improve
ment societies.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
First strike In 27o Years.

With a company OF fishermen from
Dorchester. England. the Rev. John
White In lG23 founded the MasSachu-
sets Bay Colony on Cape Ann. and for
279 years there was not the Semblance
OF n labor strike. But now the Fish
SINNERS union has struck.
These men skin and cut the sailed
fish for homeless" About two months
ago they asked for higher wages. Con-
fercnccS were fruitless. and every
union fish skinner in the city walked
out. To the number OF zoo
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
"MiIIions More" Like Him.

IT'S not thy beauty makes me sue;
never did just care
For eyes tween shades OF green and
blue
And Turner sunset hair.
And yet my passion is sincere;
Ny love is ever bold,
And to the test IL rings as clear
AS newly minted gold.
But hadst thou not the Midas touch
The thing would be bore:
could not love thee. dear. so much
Loved not millions more.
Life
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
The Treasure of Today.

81 don't know what it is dat makes
people so willin' to trust me-" said
Meandering Mike.
"Who has been dat innocentT asked
Flooding Pete.
Lots o people. was asked to car
ry In ton o. coal no less dan four
times yesterday."-W Washington Star.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24

Let everything in the garden be plant
ed In long rows. The long rows make
II possible for us TO do most OF the
work with horse.
onion seed for growing. according to
the new onion culture. may he sown at
the close OF March.
Peppers may 30 sown late In March.
Plant peas as soon us the ground can
be worked.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
A FEW
WORDS ABOUT
JOBPRIN7INC

1t used to be that the quality of
job Printing did not amount to
much, SO far AS success in business
was CONCEIVED. Any business man
or woman could get along fairly well
without it. Bat We live in another
and altogether different era.
Today it is necessary for business
people to have heat stationery if they
intend to occupy prominent place
among their competitors.
When You See piece of job print
ing crowded and the type jammed
too close together, with dirty looking
INK aud finger marks sueared over
1t, ON low grade of paper. it doesn't
speak we'll FOR the firm which uses il.
In fact, YOU don't have the same
opinion of that place as you have of
the m"u ~ ose stationery is clearly
printed with good ink on the best
grade Of paper.
The quality of stationery reflects
the staud'' g of ones business. II is
there. ore duty you owe to yoursr +
to have good printing.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24

alone has sorrow that is cutting into
her heart. and the. tears that come In
solitude simply save the heart from n
never healing wound
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
Higher.

The Other Man Hello. arkevi Rnj,d-
M aA'lher SSyscraper. as usual?
The Busy Contractor No: it's a sky
pirrcer th'S time I'm building a cathe.
dral.-Chicaeo TrihU.e.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24

Hapley-Thcre seemed to be some
excitement at your house last night.
Popley (dejectedly)-Yes; we had a
deuce OF time.
Hopley-A deuce Of time. Ell?
Popley-Yes; twlns-Ohio State Jour-
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
THE COURIER


The COURIER, as you are aware, is
the only newspaper in Clarke county.
There is no need If another, because
this journal covers the local field so
completely and promptly with univer
sal satisfaction, shat it has long since
been recognized as permanent in
stitution,
We are rndeavoring to get the
COURIER into every Clarke county
home, and our efforts are meeting
with great deal of success.
1t will cost just ONE DOLLAR
to have tie oCRIER mailed to your
address for whole wear. Wv AL
then get ali of the county news.
Send for f''c s,n ,le COPY.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
Sheer mt the Tragedian.

Woodby Booth-Why. she's in the
same company.
Grinand Barrett know; but when
she's of the stage / shoCld think she'd
prefer to be in some other company
Puck
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
.The Sun at One Cent
Is ruE CHEArEsr llIcH-CLNss PAPER
~ THT UNITED STATES.

THE suns special correspondents tbr.upb-
out the nited States, as well a. ia Europe.
China, south Africa, the Phlippii e. Porto
Rico, Cuba, and ia every other rart of the
world make II the greatest newspaper that
can be- printed.
Its Washington and New York bureaus
are among the best In the 'nitod States. and
give lnE suns readers The earliest informa-
ton upon all important events in the LEXIS
lailNe and financial centcrs ofthc country
iHE Sun market reports and commercial
columns are complete and reliable, and put
the farmer The merchant and the broker i'm
touch with the markets of Baltimore Nor
folk. Charleston. New York, Chicago. PhiIa-
delphia and all other important points In
the nited states and other countries
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24

Il new linen be rubbed over with fne
white soap. 1t may be embroidered
more easily. This prevents the threads
from; cracking
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
Indian sIumber Song.

An SlumDSE song.
Sleep. little papoose. the night shades are
falling;
Slowly the darkness blots out the great
herds.
See! The big moon In the treetops beholds
thee
Still are thy brothers. the beasts and the
birds.
Sleep: little love blossom. ManitOu guards
Watchfres burn dimiy against the night
sky.
Here meath my blankets fold warmly
hold thee;
Hush. for the slumber chief now draw
eth nigh.
Sleep. little councillor. braves without
number
Walt for thy wisdom IN peace and in
war
Strong must thy limbs grow. o sachem OF
nationsl
Sleep. little sachem; the day is still far.
Sleep. little son OF mine. Mani;ou guards
thee
Day may be restless. but slumber is
deep.
Here in my blankets fold warmly I clasp
thee:
Councillor. son OF mine love blossom
sleep!
Helen Hicks I'm Household.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
A Pertinent OnerN.

Summer Boarder-Is this what you
call five minutes from the station?
Farmer Geehaw-Yes, sir.
Summer Boarder-How many miles
an hour is that?-Puck.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-24
Temperance Worker Many Year

temperance w Orker Many Years.
Mrs. Esther Mcneil OF FredOnia
n. Y, recently celebrated her ninetieth
birthday. The local WOmans chris
tan Temperance union. OF which Mrs
Mcneil had been president for twenty
three yeas a longer term OF service
than any other local president made
II red l.tt,r day. Mrs. Mcneil was
one Of Tie riginaI CRUSADERS