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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-11-21
LOCAL NEWS.

Elegant wedding invitation at
this Office.
Mrs. Robert Martin left We'd
nesday for New Orleaos to spend
a few days.
The incest and most complete
stock of fine liquors can only be
found at j. B. Ferrrn's grocery.
DIR. j. r. Melsnson and wife
of Arnaudville we're visiting rels-
tives in St. Msftinville this week.
FOR SALE-.One fipe roadster
horse $l25,00. L. Bienvenu, real
estate agent.
Judge James s. Mouton and
Mr.. Dan. W. VOORHEES, went to
New Orleans this week to plead
before tie Supreme Court.
Fresh Rice Bran 81, 10 per sack
at Bieuvenu's. Free delivery.
Miss Reua Picard, sister of
Mrs. Z. Schwartz, after several
weeks here, returned to her home
In Biloxi, Miss, Friday last.
The Freeze Thursday was a
heavy one, ice was formed fully
an inch thick. The standing cane
and all other vegetation are killed.
Fresh Wheat Bran S1,30 at
Bienvenu's. Free delivery.
Mr.. Rene Broussard of St. Mar
tinville was married to Miss As
paste Rees, of Bresux Bridge,
Thursday the 10th inst. Mr.. and
Mrs. Broussard came here the
same evening to make St. Martin
vile their home.
ESTRAY NOT1CE.-One yell
low setter with little white spot on
forehesd-will answer to the name
of Count. A reward OF $500 will
be paid to any one returning the
the dog to A. C. Bugs, Keystone
Plantation.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-11-21

TO CURE A GOLD IN 0ND DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quiuine Tablets
All druggists refund the money II 1t fails
to cure. E. W. Groves signature is on
each COX. 25c.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-11-21
REAL BARGAINS
READ AND SAVE MONEY

FOR SALE-l35 srpents arst ..ulass
land, adjoining Keystone plantation.
east side Bayou Tsche. Build ngsa Oh
the premises.
FOR RENT. l25 acres rite land. with
levecs already made. good dwelling and
out hOnses thereon, one mile from town.
at $3.50 per acre.
For Sale-0ne house and lot corner
Washington and College strrets... an
ideal location for residences, $4,000.
For Sale-Ons good combination. eafe.
$500.
For Ssle-One good size horse, gentle
everywhere. 5000.
For Sale-One open peddling cart. OF
delivery wagon. with harness and, .
good size horse. all for $500,
For Sale-C0rner lot fronting the
Court house. good location for business
and residence. Good two story building
thereon and outside houses. $500.
l.. BIENVENU,
Real Estate Agent.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-11-21
A Runaway Bicycle,

Terminated with an ugly cut on
the leg of j. B. Orner. Franklin
Grove, III. 1t developed a stub
born ulcer unyielding to doctors
and remedies for four years. Then
Bucklen's Arnica Sslve cured. It
is just es good for burns, scalds,
skin eruptions and piles. 25c, at
T. j. Liable drug store.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-11-21

Mr.. Editor:
I resigned the republican party,
some three month ego. through
the Secretary of the Rep
lican Parish Executive committee.
But l understand through some of
the Democratic bosses of our Pa
rish that it must be done publicly
and in a newspaper, hence this
notice.
My reason for so doing is. that
/ think the only means of fighting
for the good of the state is within
the Democratic ranks, as the laws
of the machine are such, as any
one outside of the ranks is practi.
caIly disfranchies. But like our
representative from the 3rd Con.
gressional District. I still adhere
to the principles of protection on
sugar. rice and lumber and other
of southern production.
D. G. Liable
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-11-21
SHERIFFS SALE.
Mrs. Malvina Fauries wife OF Gabriel
Gardemal,
!vs
Walter Carter.
No. 9773,

By virtue If writ Of seizure and sale
issued In the above entitled and mum.
bered suit and to lne directed BY the
Hon. the 18th Judicial District Court.
In and for the Parish Of st. Martin, La,
dated this Fourteenth day Of November
1908. I have seized and Will proceed to
sell at public auction to the last and
highest bidder. at the Court House door.
in the Town of st. Msrtinville. La. be-
tween legal sale hours on
Saturday the 5th day of De-
cember, 1903,
The following described property to
wit: One Engine and Boiler and One
Threshef.
To satisfy said above writ.
Terms and conditioDs.-CASH.
Sherifl's Office this 10th day OF No
MEMBER A. D. 1903.
o. BADON.
Sheriff.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-04

ercise of the same power by foreign monarch
The arbitrary of the OF coal and iron ana corn
extoronae transportation rate or oy
monster combination absolute OF the American people
than quaren army King George the American coons
Witho
Let us see be ripe for new declaration OF Amer
ican ndependencc building colossal fortunes granting
limited to corporate organization consolidating and
before the commercial history OF
losing control OF their
It's foundations being sappd integrity destroyed
republican institutions to-day the
control and national legislatures by the
wealth public corporations The national govern
men government government has Its proDe 70
solve-not at time but
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-04
PHILOSOPHY.

Rainy to-day. drizzly an wet,
Thunder a-rumb1in' an rumblin;
People complainin': The wuss weather
yet!''
Kickin' an groanin an grumblin-
But OF Uncle Luke, with his rheumatic
bad,
He don't go biddin' for sorrow:
"Cisterns are film; ought to be glad,
An the sun'll be shinin tomorrow.
Hot as a furnace; earth parched an dry;
Every day surely hummer.
People exclaimin': "Jes burnin' up! my!
Never did see sech summer!
But OF Uncle Luke, as he hobbies aroun
Tryin some water to borrow,
Chirps: Hear the corn shootin out O. the
groun'!
An the drought'll be broken tomorrow
Funny OF chap-"contrary cuss,
People are ready to style i'm.
Yet | notice the man who should make the
mos fuss
Is the one who don't let matters rile
i'm;
An the folks who are scratched, not folks
who are cut,
Are the parties who holler an sorrow,
While others, hard-hit, don't do anythin'
but
Smile, and put faith in tomorrow"
Edwin L. Sabin. in Orange Judd Farmer
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-04
To THE END-SEAT HOG.
A Lesson That Was Juicy ana Enee-
tive Admin istered by an
Innocent Child.

81 saw an End Seat Hog get hls'n
the other afternoon in a way that gave
me much surcease of sorrow for the
remainder of the day." said the man
with the punky Porto Rican preVa,
SAYS a writer in the Washington Post
''He was one of these long, raklsh
crafts with knobby knees that pressed
against the back of the seat In front
of him when hewas sitting up straight
I know. for I'd been compelled to
squeeze past those knees myself, ana
even when he scroonched himself III
tie bit sideways to let me get by, those
knees of his bored dents in me that
haven't filled out yet.
cat Fourteenth and X streets the
car stopped for a little girl and her
mother. AS myself and the End Seat
Hog were the only occupants of that
sat, all of the others being pretty Wen
filled, the little girl pointed it out to
her mother and very politely mo-
toned to her to get on first, which the
mother did. The mother had troubles
of her own in squeezing by the End
Seat Hog, but she didn't do any muir
muring.
"Then 1t was the little girls turn.
The little girl grasped the brass hand
clutch with her right hand and swung
| herself aboard, in her left hand she
had a nice large, juicy cream pun that
her mother had just given her out OF
a bag full of them. The little girl was
trying to get past the End Seat Hog,
when the car suddenly started with
jerk. The little girls left hand, the
one holding the cream puff, shot out,
in her instructive effort to find some
thing to lean against or grab hold OF.
The hand found something. 1t came
| ker-plunk! cream puff and all, right
against the map of the End Seat Hog.
The cream puff smashed all over his
face and the gallery cream rolled in
rivuiets down his~chops and on to his
collar and necktie and coat and vest.
".'Scuse me- said the little girl,
politely, and the End Seat Hog glared
at her through eyes half-closed with
| punches of sweet sepia-hued stuff He
tried to police himself with his hand
kerchief, but it was no go, and he soon
| left the car, scowling, to get rerigged
somewhere"
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-04

AS a linguist this negro boy is prob
ably the most remarkable in the coun-
try. His face is as black as tar and he
is by no means remarkable for his ap-
pearance or intelligence. The negro lad
is James j. Mattingly, 21 years old.
James can talk in five different lam
guages, and is stu7ying three or four
more. The boy talks fiuently in Eng
Iish, French, Italian, Latin and Greek,
and is now studying Spanish, Portu-
guese, German and other languages.
He has a penchant for language
studies, and Cardinal Satolli, who is
now at Rome, but was formerly the apos-
tolic delegate to this country; Cardinal
Martinelli and Bishop Rocker, who for
many years was the secretary of the
apostolic delegation here, have all
helped the youngster. The boy S
parents could read scarcely line, while
he himself has had public school edu-
cation.
Mattingly, although he has just at
tanned his majority, has translated
Demosthenes and performed other
similar feats, is an accomplished pian-
list, and has composed some music.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-04
FUTURE OF THE AUTOMOBILE.
Some of the Changed Conditions It's
Use VIII Probably Bring
About.

The automobile is no longer an ex-
pertinent, and motoring is no longer a
pastime or luxury, says Worlds
Work
What is the probable influence of
the automobile upon contemporary
life? Every car owner has at once
vastly increased radius of movement.
The old coaching roads and coach
ing inns will once more be thronged
with travellers Weshallk know the land
we live in-its rural interests, it's
beauties, it's antiquities. The man
who has business in the town will no
longer be dependent upon slow and
rare service of trains. Therefore,
thousands of the town dwellers of to-
day will be the country dwellers of
tomorrow. This will bring into the
market at good prices great number
Of country places unletable and un-
salabie to-day. There will soon arise,
in consequence, an irresistible demand
for better roads The present absurd
laws regarding speed will soon be al
tered by abolishing all restriction upon
speed, and making every driver re-
sponsible, under heavy penalties, for
inconsiderate or dangerous driving.
One great organization alone-the
greatest Of all-the railways, will suf-
fer from the coming of the motor. The
motor will rob them Of passenger
traffic, of the transport of mails ex-
cept for long distances, of the carry
ing Of light goods and light agricul-
tural produce, and will prevent them
from opening up new districts, which
will be served by the light lines and
motor vehicles as to-day in America
by the electric trolley. To some ex-
tent the injury will be mitigated by
the motor bringing to them agricuF
tural produce from wider areas than
can produce it profitably to cart to the
rail; and, of course, the motor engine
or rapid succession of motor car
riages, as already planned in France
and Australia, will replace the steam
locomotive for suburban and light fast
traffic But on the whole, the stage
coach will be avenged upon the rail-
way by the motor.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-04

again in the wan checks. She never
had known life like that before-so
quiet, so peaceful, so restful. Paul
reveled in her presence and the
power of his own ideality invested
her with all the attributes of the
lady of his dreams He taught her
many ways to enjoy the country and
she told him many wonderful stories
of stageland.
One day when she felt nearly well
enough to return to her work she
pressed him to know from whence
came the funds for her outing. He
evaded her and, being a transparent
simpleton, and she ultra worldly
wise, she guessed the truth and mar
veled greatly. She had had many ad-
mirers not at all 10th to pay well for
her smiles, but the motives of this
supplemented country lad, who had
asked nothing, presumed nothing,
mystified her. Curious to know, she
charged him with the truth and
sought the reason.
With flaming cheeks he suffered
forth an evasion and, being caught in
a lie, told her in honest, manly fash
ion the story of his heart of hearts.
1t was a new story to her and he was
a new type. From the hot-house life
of sordidness she had known to the
rugged honesty and self-sacrificing
ideality of this simple farmer was a-far
reach. When he had finished he added
in a manly fashion:
'I know I amt fit mate for you,
Miss Markham, but if you would let
me care for you always it would be
nv only chance of happiness in the
world"
She turned very pale and grave.
'You do not realize what my life
has been-what the stage life is" she
said.
ST do not care" he said eagerly, eff
you can give it up
She gazed long and thoughtfully
over the peaceful meadows to the
woody hills among which ran the
sparkling creek she knew SO well. She
drew in her lungs fill Of the crisp
air laden with the scent Of uew-mown
hay. She looked into the clear, gray
eyes, So uli VI anu
and then thought of the squalid, ILL
smelling hotels, the stuffy dressing
rooms, the paints and powder and
pads, the glarish lights, the feverish
excitement, the coarse jests, the leer-
ing faces, the feverish pleasures from
cocktails to headaches, and great
desire came over her to stay there,
where it was all so peaceful, but she
must be honest with this honest man.
"But you must know that my life
has not been as these country girls"
she said.
Il only know that you are good and
beautiful" he burst in. "If / did not
believe that should die"
Then she knew that to disabuse his
mind would be to rob him of his own
dreams. She pondered for a long
time: then smiling family into his
eager face, said:
eff you want me just as I am, take
me-"
Then a great JOY filed Paul's breast
and a great wonder filled his mind.
Later on great excitement filled
Podgers Corners, for Paul Comstock
had ''been and gone and married an
actress woman"
And to Paul she was always the
golden-haired vision of the stage.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-04

Said a man on street car who had
already given up his seat as ne nudged
a familiar friend who still kept his:
"Why don't you get up and give the
woman a seat?'
She, who was standing, glared at
him.
"Siri" she said, "I will have YOU
know | am a lady!"
"Ahi Beg your pardon. madam he
replied politely, 81 took you for a wo-
man!r-~Portland Oregonian.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-04

"A benenb performance VIII De
given Saturday afternoon at the Ly-
ceum for Viola Markham, who has
been doing ingenue parts in we'll
known companies for some years, and
who has been seriously i'll. Miss
Markham does not improve as rapid
ly as hoped and the physicians say it
is absolutely necessary for her to
give up all thought of work and seek
absolute rest and quiet and country
air for long season. Her friends
hope to realize enough by the benefit
performance to enable her to do
this"
ra"Ps heart sunk as he read. and
he marveled greatly that so falr a
divinity should not have legions Of
powerful friends who would jump at
the chance to aid her in distress, and
it was incomprehensible to him. The
idea of her being ill and poor dis
tressed him beyond measure.
And when, week later, he read
that the benefit had been only par
TALLY successful and realized far
from sufficient funds to send Miss
Markham to the country, and further
that the physicians feared she would
live but short time unless she could
be got into restful surroundings and
pure air, his heart famed with fierce
resentment against the cold, unaP-
preciative world that would let its
brightest flower fade and die for
want of few paltry dollars.
Then there came into ,Paul's soul
and heart and mind great resolu-
ton. He would succor her himself.
1t was bold thought and he shrunk
abashed as he contemplated the great
honor to which he aspired. But he
never faltered. He went to the city
again-to the great surprise of his
sister, and sought out the address of
Viola Markham. He was shocked at
the squalor of the third rate hotel.
He did not attempt to approach the
divinity herself, but learned from the
clerk the name of her physician. 10
him Paul went and stated that some
of Miss Markham's friends had raised
purse to send her to the country
and had arranged with his sister.
Mrs. Bingham, at Podgers Corners, to
keep her as long as mi ght be neces-
sary. He left a ticket for Podgers
Corners and sum of money with the
physician and asked him to send the
patient, explaining that the friends
preferred to remain unknown.
Then Paul went home and arranged
it with his sister, explaining that he
had accidentally met a person desir-
ing to send an invalid to the country
and he had agreed for Mrs. Bingham
to take her for a weekly stipend
of SIS.
SO it happened that Viola Mark
ham, pale, thin and haggard from
disease and dissipation, came to
Podgers Corners, wondering who the
angel could be, but exceedingly
glad for ''any port in Storm
Paul met her with a carriage, all IN
a futter and, while cognizant of the
great difference between this hollow
eyed. anaemic creature and the lady
of his dreams, attributed it all to her
illness. Week after week Paul hand
ed his sister the board money for the
actress, telling her it was sent him
from New York, and week after week
the invalid improved. The foundness
came back to her face and her enact
ated body and the color began to play
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-04
Letter Perfect.

Now said the professor, suppose
you had tried everything which your
knowledge of medicine suggested
what would then be your course?"
"Supposing the patient continued ia
fail?"
Certainly"
.sAfter having presented and coi
lected my bill would advise the pa
tient to take a trip to Europe"
But suppose you did not succeed in
collecting your bill upon it's presenta-
tion?'
"Then would stay right. with him
and depend upon the gratitude of his
heirs. Houston Post
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-04
Only Thing Necessary,

Prof. Langley's airship is mathe-
matical and a mechanical triumph.
The only question now, remarks the
Chicago Inter Ocean, is, will it float?
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-04
COLORED BOY A LINGUIST.
Negro Youth at Door of PapaI Lega-
tiOn Can Speak Five Languages;
Studying others.

For years there has been negro boy
in charge of the door at the papal lega-
ton at Washington. He has served
there since an apostolic delegate was
first appointed to the United States.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-04
womau,. Opportunfty.

The women editors, says the Chicago
Record Herald, should not overlook the
story concerning the Illinois man who
talked himself to death.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-04
The Truss Rule THE Nation
By HON. ROBERT M. LA TOILETTE,
Governor OF Wisconsin.

One of the of revolution proclaimed in the dcaratio
independence Imposing without consent
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-09-04

day great aggregations Of corporate Wealth buy
immunity from taxation in our legislatures and
throw the burden which they should bear upon
the individual taxpayer of every municipality
and state Betrayed by his representative, the
individual taxpayer is overtaxed for the benefit
of the corporation
TAXATION WITHOUT REP R E.
SENTATION IS AS MUCH A CRIME
AGAINST JUST AND EQUAL GOVERN
MENT IN 1908 AS 1T WAS IN 1916. Gov
ernment by corporations is as destructive OF the
liberties of the people of this country as the ex-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-22

illinois people, who formerly Went
to Iowa and Nebraska to purehas
cheaper farm lands. are now coming
to the NorthWest," said John +. FRANC,
of Freeport, Ill.,. lat the Merchants. last
night. Mr. FRANC is at the head or
party OF land seekers who arr1Ysa IN
the city last night from Freeport, Ill:
for the purpose of looking over the
farm lands of Minnesota.
sour people are beginning to learn
that Minnesota holds out far better IN
dueements to the land seeker than any
other point in the West, and the tide
has turned in this direction We learn
that we get better lands for less mon
ey in Minnesota than we can in Iowa
or other sections where our people
formerly went During the past year
hundreds of people have come to Min
nesota; far more than have gone to
Iowa or any other states. Minnesota
seems to be the favorite section for
the people ia our part OF the country
who are leaving their homes for the
purpose of. buying cheaper lands. We
are here to look over the situation.
and. like many OF our neighbors who
have come befoEeS us, will undoubtedly
make some investments before we re-
turn" ~, id ~.
Those from the Northwest at the
Merchants yesterday We're: E. Strahm.
John F. Frang!n q. A Keunkeimer.
F'reeport. ILL.,; MS Gordon. Crookston:
F. M. Mcdonald. La Crosse; F. c.
Pierce. Mason City G.. Granger, Grand
Rapids. sd
At the WindserLJames K. Shepherd.
Browning. s. d: Richard Fischer,
Madison. Wis; i. G. Kent. LIE Mars,
Iowa; Herman Hams. Salt Lake; A.
Fl. Jones and wife, E>2binson. ILL.,; Fred
S. Warner. Redwood Falls; M. Moran.
Butte. Mont. 70, f
At the Ryan-rM A. Millard. La
Crosse; j. B. .Frahm. Davenport. Iowa;
D. A. Clark Jr.14 Butte. Mont: James
Damson and wife! Helena, Mont: w.
N. Harris, Fresno. Cal: Miss Emma
Spencer. Miss Ethel Case. L. S. Case.
Chippewa Falls; T. d. Tucker. Aber-
deem. S D.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-22
LAwLEssNEss IN KENTUCKY.

Just by way of demonstrating that 1awlessness in
Kentucky always inspired by the color of the OBJ
jec of mob vengeance the people of Foxpo that state
have hanged white 1t appears from the dis
patches that the lynchng an orderly affair." and
participated in by the "best people"
There is the impress of untruth in the statement
1ynching be orderly affair 1t is essentially
dsorderly affair, for it is in contraventon of law and
that good order which is ordained for the benefit of
cety Nor is possible that it participated in by the
best people The best people of Kentucky orderly
a set as the class anywhere else.
There must be something wrong with society as it
is organized in Kentucky, and it is very likely that the
fault is in the Else the people would respect the
constituted authorities and depend the the
administration of justice. For weeks the papers have
been filled with reports of lawessness in the Blue Grass
state The courts have been dehed and whole commu-
mites errorized by lawless who fight beasts and
pay attention all the rights of life and property
Heinous crimes have been committed in the of
justice and far, punishment has been inflicted
their perpetrators The elimination in the quiet
and orderly hanging of wretch who had been able to
secure continuance of his case-by the of money,
is said sss~-[>
The state of Kentucky is reproach to the Union.
Under the constitution it is possible for the United
States interfere the internal affairs of the state
it is to be regretted that action be taken
The world is likely to judge of the whole by portion
of the Union and Kentucky is national reproach What
the state needs and what the best people should insist
the establishment of Judiciary that will deal fear
sessly and impartallyr with wrongdoers If the mem
bers of few mobs hanged for murder and of
the mountain bandits prison, better order would
be established in Kentucky. The of the coun-
try undisurbed when justice halts and the people
take the law into their hands for the punishment of
criminal whose crime is reyoltng in its nature but
when informed that the "bes people" have lynch
ed in orderly manner" must appreciate the
fact that there something rotten the state 1t
time that Kentucky did something to maintain order.