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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-03-22
The Corn and Oats Problem.


The cost of grain for feeding
stock is always a serious matter
in the sugar district of Louisiana
and it is especially 90 this season
when the great drought OF last
year has about doubted prices.
The matter was taken up by the
sugar planters at their meeting
last week aud it was determined
to make it the subject for dis
cussion at the March meeting.
We have now taken the matter
up simply to accentuate our often
repeated remarks as to the scarce
ly appreciated value Of molasses
as stock feed. While all the
scientific world is now admitting
the great value of molssses and
sugar as food for man or beast,
some of our sugar planters still
sell their molasses at 2 or 3 cents
per gallon on the plantations in
tank cars to dealers who barrel il
and ship it to England to feed
the horses and cattle there. al.
though it reaches them burdened
with expensive cooperage, trans.
portation by sea of five or siz
Thousand miles and then inland
transportation in England.
We presume some of these en-.
terprising planters will inaugurate
the use of fuel oil. as they have
already done with electric lights
in their sugar houses, and hesitate
about getting fiat, shallow iror
tanks in which to furnish theil
mules a constant supply of mo-
lasses. There is certainly no &C.
counting for tastes even in matters
of economy.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-03-22
Night Was Her Terror.

II would cough nearly all night
long," writes Mrs. Chas. Apple
gate. of Alexandria, Ind, land
could hardly get any sleep. Ihad
consumption 50 bad that if l walk
ed block l would cough fright
fully and spit blood, but, when al
other medicines failed, three 81, 0C
bottles of DR.. Kings New Discov.
cry wholly cured ne and / gained
So pounds" It's absolutely guar
anteed to cure Coughs, Colds, La
Grippe, Bronchitis and all Throat
and Lung Troubles, Price SOC
and Sl,00 Trial bottles free al
L. j. Liable drug store.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-03-22
The Fight For Sugar.
Daily Picayune.

Oeiiy IlCaSun0.
The advocates of the administrs-
ton plan for the aiding of Cuba
at the expense of domestic sugar
and tobacco interests are not nearly
so jubilant as they were q day or
two ago. Although they conf
IDENTIFY predicsted that their COM
promise plan of limiting the con-
cessions to Cuba to period of two
years would be accepted. it 10 now
becoming evident that the major
ity of Republicans are az disincliu-
ed as ever to agree to anything
which might be construed ss an
entering wedge for tariff revision.
The prospects are now bright
that the Republican majority will
refuse to accept the administrs-
tons dictation in the matter of
reciprocity with Cuba. That
would kill the whole agitation, ss
the President conld not afford to
be dependent upon Democratic
votes for success. To insist upon
the passage of ubanreciprocity in
the face of the opposition of his
own party would hurt the Presi-
dents chances for a nomination
in 1904; hence, as Mr.. Roosevelt
is known to be DESTROYS of secur.
ing the Republican nomination.
it is not probable that be will risk
the chance of election to the high
Office he now holds, through acct.
dent, by direct vote of the people.
IN order to benefit the Cubans or
the Sugar Trust.
Should the efforts of the admin
lstration to aid Cuba at the az.
pense of the domestic sugar inter.
ests prove abortive, the outlook
tor the Louisiana sugar industry
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-03-22

will be greatly improved. Accord
ing to the advices from the country.
the weather of late has been more
favorable to the completion of plan
ting. and spring planting has now
been about finished. All accounts
indicate that both seed and stub
BILE are in good condition, and, as
the weather is now favorable to
rapid termination, it is reasona-
BILE to except that the rows will be
well marked in the near future.
A large crop is greatly desired
in this States, as the results from
the past three crops have been
disappointing, and the sugar pro-
ducers have found difficulty in
making ends meet, and some of
them have failed to accomplish
that much. A good, large crop
would go long way towards put
ting everybody on his feet. Rea-
lizing The fight for very existence
which confronted them this sea-
son, the sugar producers of this
State have gone energetically to
work to make the most of every
opportunity. Every possible eco
nomy is being adopted, and, pro-
fling by the great saving secured
by those planters who used fuel
oil in their factories last season, a
large number of sugar men are
preparing to install apparatus for
burning oil in their factories du-
ring the next grinding period.
A material reduction in the cost
of fuel, which is always an impor-
tsnt item in the expense of manu-
facture, will give the Louisiana
sugar industry some Offset for the
climatic advantages possessed by
other caue-producing countries.
If some solution of the labor prob
lem could also be arrived at, sugar
planters might have even more re
ason to feel cheerful at the present
outlook. As it is, the labor sup
ply il inadequate, and unless there
is material change in conditions
existing in this respect, planters
may look forward to a repetition
OF the embarrassment they suf-
fered during the past sugar grind
ing season, when the campaign
was seriously delayed through
lack of sufficient hands to take off
the crop and deliver cane at the
mills as rapidly as required. The
labor problem has, therefore, ia
ken high place among the prob
lens demanding solution.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-03-22

Some of our piscstorisl sports
have discovered q place on the
keystone plantation, back of the
residence of Mr.. John Peters, on
the canal leading to the lake,
which is said to be q an ideal To-
cation for a fish fry, it is q splen-
did little wood, high land. aud fish
in abundance. And some of those
who visited this place this week
told rs stories that sounded like
real fish stories.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1902-03-22
Marshal's Sale.

Acting under the stock ordinance Of
the town have taken possession Of aud
Will sell. for cash. to the last and high.
cot bidder. at the Courthouse square. be-
tween legal sale hours. on
Saturday, March aand, 1902,
the following described property. One
Bay Horse.
W. s. THOMAS. Town Marshal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

the zeal and perseverance" with
which they prosecuted the search for
the body of D. G. A. Venville, first
class apprentice in the navy, who was
murdered by Filipino insurrectionists
at Baler, P. /. The fact that the loss
of one naval apprentice says Secre-
tary Long, lin the multitude of fatal
and other casualties which have oc-
CURED during the instruction in the
Philippines could have inspired such
unselfish and hazardous service as was
involved in the search for the remains
of D. G. A. Venville is a high tribute
to the character of the soldiers of the
United States Army, and will tend to
unite the navy to it in closer bonds.
1 have the honor to request that you
will transmit to the officers and enlNt-
ed men above mentioned the grateful
appreciation and cOmmendation not
only of the Navy Department, 1ut of
the officers and enlisted men of the en-
tire navy. for this act, and for the
thoughtful remembrance of the family
of the boy who was SO cruelty muir
dered.''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22
A Student of War.


1t is still too early to estimate how
far civilization has been advanced by
the life work of Jean de Bloch, the
Russian writer whose death at Warsaw
was announced the other day. Practi-
cally throughout NJ. Blochs active life
he was devoted to the study of the sci
ence of war, it's methods, its causes
and it's political and economic effects.
His study of military equipments and
methods led him to the belief that war,
always a horrible thing, must be in
finitely more terrible in the future;
that, in fact, war was becoming SO
deadly that first-class powers could no
longer resort to it, opposing armies
being unable to exist within striking
distance of each other. His moral con-
victions led him to evolve a plan for
international arbitration. The car,
who had been strongly impressed with
M. Bloch's pictures of war, virtually
accepted this plan in outlining his call
for the peace conference at The Hague.
That conference failed signally to
bring any lasting assurances of peace.
but for the influence M. Bloch exer-
cised in bringing it about as well as
for his contributions to the entire sub
ject of international relations he will
be long membered.-Chicago News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22
Typhoid In British Amy.

In a recent discussion in the Royal
United Service institution on THE
Abolition of Typhoid Fever from the
Army" DR.. Rideal gave some interest
ing facts respecting filters and chemi-
Gals for the sterilization of drinking
water. The essential fact, so far as
South African experience goes, is that
the filters became instantly clogged.
With clear water they might have been
efficient, but they were of no use with
tbs turbid fluid which the British
troops had to put up with in the
Transvaal and Orange River Colony
Dr. Parkes and DR. Rideal have ex-
perimented with bi-sulphate of soda, a
very small quantity of which is said to
kill the typhoid germ, and 1.-The salt
is being tried on a considerable scale
in South Africa" 1t does not appear
from the official statistics of death in
the South African service from ty-
phoid, says the New York Times, that
the bisulphate of soda experiment has
been completely successful, but per-
haps it has not yet had fair rial. Sol
diers are not very prudent in the mat
ter of potable water, and will drink
anything wet no matter how much
good advice they get--Chicago News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22
story of the American Flag.

Few persons have noticed the inter-
esting evolution of our flag of the
stripes and the stars as depicted in the
army of the Ancients (Ancient and
Honorable Artillery, at the top of old
Faneuil Hall. Most persons are ia
miliar with the story of Mrs. Ross and
the making of the first flag of the free
But evidently it was not Mrs. Ross
who originated the idea of the stripes.
Down in the armory of the Ancients
you will see the broad red flag with the
old English cross in its field. Next a
very similar flag except that the broad
red becomes broad blue, with no red
but in the cross itself on the white
field Next the white flag with its pine
tree and Appeal to Heaven" whence
came our own state banner. Then it
would appear that the fathers went
back again, for the next flag has the
red and white longitudinal stripes, but
in the field there are crosses of ST.
George and St. Andrew worked out in
red upon a white ground The next
flag restores the blae to the field 1t,
too, has the longitudinal red and white
stripes and the combined crosses of St.
George and ST Andrew, as in the Brit
ish Jack, worked out in red and white
upon blue field It was not until af-
ter that, upon the assertion of indie
pendence by the colonies. that Mrs.
Ross flag appeared, and apparently
she only substituted for the double
crosses the circle of thirteen stars upon
the blue field. The red, white and
blue and the red and white stripes
were all in the flag generations before
Mrs. Ross was born, as the COLLECTION of
the Ancients demonstrates.-Bosto
Journal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22
Wartime Heroine.

There is a story connected with the
earlier life of the late John M Palmer
of Illinois that, though told before, will
bear repeating. 1t was nearing the
close of the civil war. Gen. Palmer,
on one of his visits to his home at
CarlinviIle,- had brought with him
negro boy. Martin, from the south, and
had turned him over to the care of
mis- family when he went back to the
army. 1t was not long before it became
evident that the whole proceeding was
obnoxious to the southern sympathiZ-
ers living in the little town. and there
were many. TheNPalmer family heard
vague whispers about the 'tguerillas,"
then fiourishing about the country, and
they kept Martin close at home. But
early one morning, when the sun was
just reddening the east a band of
about thirty masked men rode to the
house to demand the boy. There were
no men in the house-a fact the band
outside probably knew Then Miss
Bette, the 1S-year-old daughter of the
house, took command. Her brown eyes
flashed as the knocking became i'm
perative, and, taking down pistol
from the shelf, ordered the ashen-hued
Martin to go to his room, and lock
himself in. Then to the door she
stepped and opened it. What do you
want?" she demanded bravely but with
quick-beating heart I'VE want the
boy Martini" the spokesman answered,
land be quick about it, too. We know
he's here We'll, you can't have
him." snapped Miss Bette, land I'll
shoot the first man that tries to step
into this housed" and she f1ourished
the revolver unf1inchingly. The men
cursed a little, and made threats, but
no one offered to move toward the de-
termined little lady, and after whis-
pered consultation, galloped away.
Then Miss Bette went into the house
and wept. But she was called the
daughter of her father" and heroine,
and was presented with a fine pistol
that to-day she shows to groWn-up
children.-Boston Globe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22
The sad News From samar.

The Sad News From Samar.
You've brought us a letter. 1 reckon,
An it may be one from son Jim!
Why, mother an me have been waitin'
for weeks, to hear something bout
him,
He's still in the Philippines, fighting,
but ought to be home here to stay,
It's years since he up an enlisten,
then proudlike, went marchin'
away.
He's in the. Ninth Regulars, bless him!
Our Jim is hero to me,
There isn't a day, night an mornin'
1 don't pray for Company C.
You know Jim has been clear to China,
an fought at Tien -Tsin, on the
wall
Three times was the lad badly wound
ed, an once, twas a mighty close
You say it's a telegram, neighbor?
Then Jim must be on his way
I'll go an fetch mother to listen, her
poor heart has been on the rack.
What's that? 1 should first look it
over? 1 can't, when those joy
drops SO blur.
It's good news, of course long in COM
ing, and, oh, what a blessing for
heri
A massacre there in the Islands? 1t
must be an awful mistakei
Why, amt the war now nearly ended?
And are there more fond hearts to
break?
You say it's in all of the papers? Well,
not the first line have we readi
And only three words in the messagei
Our Jim-Oh, Goa, Jim is deadi
Mrs Findley Braden, in Leslie's
Weekly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

At one of the reunions of the Army
of the Cumberland several ex-off1cers
of the Union army fell to discussing
the wounds they had received during
the civil war. At last one of their
number turned to Colonel B, tall,
fine, soldierly looking man, who had
remained silent during the discussion,
and said: We'll. colonel, you seem to
be the only one of the party who es-
capped uninjured." "Oh, no. 1 didn't"
answered the colonel quickly; 81 was
shot at Antietam. A bullet went
through my nose, taking the gristle
out" He wiggled his nose to prove
the truth of his statement. "Ah, well,
you were quite fortunate, after all" said
Major M consolingly; eff the bull
let had struck a half inch farther in
your soul would have been launched
into eternity" Yes" said the colonel,
'-and if the blamed thing had gone
half inch farther out it wouldn't have
hit me at all. "-Lppincott's Magazine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22
Admiral Montt.

Admiral Montt, who presided at the
banquet given in honor of Sir Edward
Reed at Santiago a short time ago,
was the choice of the Chilians for the
presidency when Balmaceda was driv-
en- from power ten years ago. The adj
miral belongs to one of the oldest
families in South America and long
has been one of the most popular fig
ures on the Gillian coast
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

Secretary Long recently wrote let
ter to the Secretary of War highly
commencing the conduct of Captain
G. A Detchemendy and Lieutenant
Parker Hit. Twenty-second Infantry,
ana the mem under their command rOr
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22
This Captain Saw Service.

Captain Charles H. Greene, u s. A.,
who died a few days ago in Baltimore,
served through three years of the civil
war and figured in most of the battles
of the Army of the Potomac He par
ticularly distinguished himself at the
battle of Antietam- He afterward saw
much service on the frontier.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

Old Lady-Now. little boys, can any
of you tell me what commandment
Adam broke when he ate the forbid
den fruit?
Tommy = Please. ma'am. there
wasn't any commandments then
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22

con A WEEK Straight salary and ex-
. ~ penses to men with rig to Introduce
our Poultry Mixture in country; years con-
Monarch Mig. Co, Boz 81 Sprins. field. III.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-02-22
MORE FLEXIBLE AND LASTING,

won't shake out blow out; by using
Defiance starch you obtain better results
than possible with any other brand and
one-third more for same money.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04
Hals And Hearty Old Man

Eairmont is ahead of many other
owns the line of very old people
MO are still active. Old Uncle JOHNNY
.Prickett who lives back Of the first
WARS, Is a2syears of age andstill works.
TIE is; Ia bask et-maker and last winter
Me made over one hundred baskets.
3He ccmesof u long lived family, is one
g0f ten children all of whom lived to be
1overs5 saats Of age. Atthe last fun
3eral thathas occurred in the family,
the youngestof the children was 10
years b: age, Mr.. Prickett does not
attriautehis many years to the use of
tobadc6 Or whiskey but to regular
hours and plenty Of work. He is as
spry as most people Of sixty and can
{ make baskets better and fucker than
I any of the younger ones who pride
/ themselves on their skill as manufac-
turers OF that most useful article. Mr..
sPrickett has always lived on farm
{ and has raised family of children
Who are respected and well off. He is
ian uncle Of our townsman, Miles
\ Prickett. The old gentleman is able
to walk 2miles each Sunday to church.
Evening Times.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04
Nis'
An Aching Tooth.

yeryfew people stop to think Of the
pain, unpleasantness and misery that
q tooth often gives when neglected
after nature has given her timely
warningof the approaching trouble
andmany one through neglect and
caraessness puts or going to the dem
fist to have his teeth attended 10 I'M
til the awful pangs Of bad tooth al
lnostdriye him frantic and often too
in the stiffness Of the dead OF night
one is aroused from his peaceful SUM
bers to nurse and doctor the effected
member that he might alleviate the
pain and when neglected too long
teeth often suppurate and abscess and
most painful cases of neuralgia and
sore jawresult. 1.-THE old adage "a
stitch in time" as in othe. things. APP
plies very tittingly to dentistry. The
sooner your teeth are attended to, less
the expense, time and trouble it will
take to put them in good condition.
The New sYork Dentists, Leggett
building, Ciarksburg, are equipped
with tie best appliances to make
teeth, treat or extract bad teeth pain
lessly BY air, gas or obtundo. Our sys-
tenn for cipWn and bridgework treplac-
ing teeth without the use of Plates is
unexcelled. Call and see us. No
charge for consultation or examina-
tiOn.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04
Richard carvel.

The popularity OF the play, Richard
Caryel,n is even greater than that OF
Winston Churchill's novel upon which
1t is founded. 1t reflects all the at
tractiye and interesting phases Of the
book and Andrew RobsGn's imper-
sonation of the romantic younggentle-
man who is the hereof the story is q
perfect embodiment OF the intense
lover and irfpulsive partior that Mr..
Churchll.has so charmingly created.
1t is oneof the most attractive roles
In (which Mr.. Robson has ever appear
ed and he has convinced everybody by
the spirit and dash and heart and
force with which he Invests the char
acter that ne must hereafter be reck-
oned as one OF the leading romantic
actors Of the American stage.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04
The farmers Institute.

The Farmers Institute, as adver-
tised by the Telegram met at Bridge
port Wednesday and Thursday of last
week. The attendance was small,
owing partly to the few nice days in
which the farmers could work on their
farms.
A good program was gotten up
which was partly taken up and some
interesting talks were made bymem-
bers OF the Board of Agriculture and
BY Mr.. Alva Agee, of Ohio Mr. Ge"-
w. Southern was present with some
fine specimens of his fruit. Mr.. Agee
is the most interesting speaker that
we have ever heard talk on thesubject
Of farming, and is well worth going
miles to hear -.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04
MlcAleAR SCHOOL TEACHERS
Passed Through Here Enroute to The
National Capital.

a R., 3 D. special train composed
OF sixSPullman coaches In which were
Comfortably contained two hundred
and fifiy-seyen Michigan school teach
ers, pated through thiscity last Sun
day mkning about2 o'clock. The
tripwasmsde up in Grand Rapids and
Saginaw These teachers are enjoying
theik REGULAR spring vacation. most OF
thetimawhi win thisyea be spent
in Washington. D. G. The excursion
ist are principally women, there being
mdtS thin two hundred of that sex
aboard, The purpose Of the trip IS TO
Wit the Capital for the benefit that
WIN be derived from seeing the many
interesting sights in that city. The ex-
curston will return next week.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-04-04
.iSessIer Hospital Notes.

4 Riley Arbogast, of Gilmer county
Who underwent treatment for blood
poeoning, was discharged, cured, last
3atnrday.
! !. NJ. Martin, of Gypsy, was able t.
leave the institution last Saturday
morning. He submitted successfully
boa delicate operation.
Mrs. Mary A. Parks, wife of Ira G.
Parks, ofSalem, has undergone very
aiificult operation. For some months
hhe has suffered from an abdominal
lsbcess. This was successfully re-
moved and her speedy recovery is
kooked for, She had become greatly
reduced in flesh.
u Miss Berthe Talbot, telephone OPP
Ierator. a.typhoid fever patient, has
Ifuily recovered, and she resumed her
isyork Tuesday.