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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-10-10

A vote for Jastremski is q vote
to place in power q man who isthe
friend of the people. and the eunr-
mics 81 the political bosses. Down
the bsssss BY voting for Jastrem-
ski, and hereafter the people alone
will have their choices of all their
public officials. AZ it is now the
people have to sstis4sd themselves
with candidates imposed upon
them by a few bosses. You can
destroy that power by voting for
Jastrenski.
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{ Where's Oscar Jean Louis Of st. Mar
tin Parish. has 6led mis- petition In this
once applying to be appointed Admin
istrator Of ssid above mentioned and
entitled SucceesioR.
Now therefore Phulc Notice is hereby
given to all parties ilttsscA to show
cause II any thsg have IN writing. with
In ten days from this publication why
said application should not be granted
and said appointment msde - prayed
for. ~ r 81 y
Witness the Honorable Z. Don. Foster.
Judge Of said$ MT. st. Nashville. La.
this Srd Of 0cto61 a. D. 1908.
stfj n0o.A RA6TiK,
Dy. Clerk Of Court st. Martin Parish, La.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-01-22
News From Winners.

The new contest announced on first
page, while the greatest we have ever de
vised, may, at first sight, disappoint
some of our friends. We refer especially
to the more limited number of guesses al
lowed.
As We have no bulls-eye prize in this
contest, there is no advantage whatever in
having an excessively large number of
gucsses.
If You made a $40 deal, for example. in
the last contest, you got 1924 guesses. So
did every other contestant who made $40
deal. No one had an advantage over the
other. Making $40 deal in this con-
test secures only 10 guesses, but that is
all it secures for anyone else Relatively,
there are exactly the same chances of
winning. The less number of guesses
makes the work of guessing easier, and
the trouble of awarding prizes much
easier.
The length of the contest (nearly--four
months, may disappoint others. \ long
contest has been requested by many. We
hope Il long contest will give time for and
encourage embarrassing. We make the
time long with this end in view. 1t is the
cheapest way for contestants to get
guesses, and it does us the most good. 1t
will be seen that the club-raiser gets a
guess for every dollar sent in, and that
lie can give each of his 81 subscribers n
guess.
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reports as follows: Born in Schoolcraft,
Mich, 1899. Worked on farm and clerk
ed until l was about 81 years of age, when
l took Horace Greeley's advice, and went
West, where l soon commenced carrying
| United States mail between Independence,
, Mo-, and Santa Fee, n. NJ. This was be-
fore the railroad crossed the plains. April,
| 1861, l joined the Lafayette Light Guard,
a militia company, at Paw Paw, Mich.
somebody or get shot, but Michigan's quo
ia was full, and we could not get into
any Michigan Regiment. Gen. Daniel E.
Sickes, of New York, who was raising a
brigade, heard of our company, and tele
graphed for us. We skipped at once for
New York, where we were mustered in as
Co. c, 10th N. Y, Excelsior Brigade, in
May, 1861. While going to the front on
transport We witnessed the fight between
the Monitor and Merrimac. On the PEN
insula we were consigned to Gen. Hook
er's Division, Gen. Heintzelman's Corps
Was with Hooker and Carney when they
took back the mile and half that Casey
had been driven in, two days fighting.
Nothing more until we drove the rebels out
of YOrkstown, and they made their first
stand at Williamsburg-Fort Magnolia.
Our regiment had big fight then. We
went into the fight 1913 strong, and came
out with 1863. Our Colonel was wounded
and taken prisoner. Some companies were
commanded by COrporals. l was wounded
in my left arm by spent ball. No other
fighting until Gen. Mcclellan swung around
to the James River on the 25th of June,
1862. While on skirIiish line I was
wounded in my right knee and taken back
to White House Landing, where my leg
was amputated. Discharged in October,
1862. Came back to Michigan as soon as
l could and learned telegraphing; was on
the NJ. G. K. r. for two years. In Jack
son, Mich, about 1865, l went into the
wood and coal business, and was 20 years
at that; was appointed q. S. Pension
Agent of Michigan, November, 1885, by
Grover Cleveland; served four and half
years. Then bought out pension attor-
ney business and have since been trying
to get my cid comrades and their widows
pensions, which they so much deserve. Not
surprised when l found that l had Won
Had made up my mind TO stick to you
u Ill did win prize. / have always said
that your management of these contests
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guns, and were marched down street -
building and halted. The Orderly Ser.
geant called the roll and ordered US to
march into a room. Three officers were
there. One of them said: Now, you are
mustered out for one year, and now you
When we were all mustered in they armed
us with muskets and sent us into camp.
Next morning we elected officers.
while in the Confederate service was
in the first battle of Bull Run, in the bat
tie at Kernstown, and at Winchester
when Gen. Banks was run out. l was in
the battle of Cedar Mountain, Aug. 9,
1868, and there the colors of the 18th N.
Y. and 9th Conn. were handed to me. /
was at the Reunion of the 2Sth N. 7. In
1895 at Niagara Falls, and told them my
story. They found their flag at Washing.
ton in 1884, and invited the 9Th Va. to
come to their Reunion and present them
their flag. Eighty-three of US went to the
Reunion. Then last August both regi-
ments held Reunion on the same field
was there, and pointed them out about
the spot where l received the flag.
Our next battle was second Bull Run.
was wounded just before the retreat !
was shot through the left thigh, but the
bone was not hit. My next battle was at
Fredericksburg, and then went into Win
ter quarters. The next battle was at
CnancellOfSVlLle, tnen came the SecOu0
battle at Winchester; then TO Gettysburg
three days. There 1 was wounded on the
second day, out On the Hanover Road,
about $50 p. IN. A 24-pound shot struck
my gun, and the barrel struck me on the
head. 1 lay insensible until 10 o'clock that
night. If / had lain one-half hour longer
would have been buried on the field The
next morning we were in battle at Culp's
Hill; the next, Locust Grove, near Mine
Run, in November, 1868. l was on de-
tached duty awhile; then in the battles Of
the Wilderness, in a third battle at Win
chester; then at Fishers Hill, where was
captured. This ended my Confederate
service.
ITO make what amends 1 could for
service in the Confederate army, which
was forced upon me, as it was upon many
others, volunteered in the Union army,
and was sent to Norfolk, Va, and there
did provost duty until the first of May,
1865. Then l was sent to Dakota Terri.
tory, and was stationed at different forts
along the Missouri River. Our company
and two others were at Fort Sully. We
were stationed 800 miles from any set
Element and 40 miles from the nearest
fort. We remained at Fort Sully from
June, 1865, until June. 1866, when We
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MARY II. FROST, WINNER OF S@OU
ings. I was wounded at Chickamauga.
Have been living and practicing law at
Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas, for
more than 80 years: Past Post Command
er of Siverd Post. No. 50, Department OF
Kansas G. A: r., and member of the
Loyal Legion"
Comrade p Z. Weller, of Fairfax @. H.,
Va, winner second prize, $500, reports
as follows: "Born near Syracuse, N. Y,
1897. Enlisted December, 1861, in Co. FL,
18th u. S. Inf; detailed for recruiting
service, but joined the Regiment in the
field at Fredericksburg, Va, December,
1862; discharged in February, 1860; was
in battles Of Charlottesville, Gettysburg,
Rappahannock Station, the Wilderness
and Spottsylvania, where l was wounded;
have lived in Illinois, Nebraska and Iowa |;
moved to Virginia, 1895, and worked as a
CARPENTER in the Soldiers Home at Wash
ington. Fairfax is a fine town for old
Yanks-the climate is much pleasanter
than that of the cold Northwest. Only
thing about the town Yank don't like is
the name they have given one of the prin-
cipal streets-Bull Run Avenue. Have
closed, one of the girl 1 left behind me and
one of myself, taken when enlisted, you
are welcome to do so"
Comrade w. II. Newlin, Springfield, ILL.,,
winner, reports as follows: Born in Hi
nois, 1912. Enlisted in Co. -, I'D ILL.,,
July, 1862. Was in every skirmisf, scout
and battle in which the I'D ILL., took part,
except Missionary Ridge, which l missed,
on account of being prisoner of war at
the time; never rode in an ambulance dur
ing the war, though twice wounded. Most
arduous and dangerous service I rendered
was during the Fall of 1864, in the cam
ing the actions at Spring Hill and Frank
that of reaching Union picket lines after
my escape from rebel prison."
Calvin F. Clarke, son of veteran, Leroy,
N. Y, winner of two prizes, reports as fol-
lows: "Born in Leroy, and lived here all
my life excepting about 10 years, which
my father and l spent at Willow, N. D.,
where we kept a grocery store and the
pOst-Office. l am q farmer and q mail
order dealer, and let me say right here that
Tie National Tribune is frst-class paper
for selling anything. My father, Harri-
son Clarke, served in Co. G, 10th N. Y,
from August, 1868, to the close of the war
He suffered the unspeakaDle horrors of
rebel prisons for seven months"
Mrs. Mary e. Frost, Altoona, Kan,
winner of 5000, reports as follows: my
father, Albert Biard, was a soldier in the
war of the rebellion, serving In an Indiana
regiment. Ny husband. Geo. p. Frost.
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was so perfectly fair that a contestant is
bound to win some time or other, if he
keeps on guessing"
Comrade Geo. W. Tilman, Jasper, No.,
winner, reports as follows: at gratifies me
exceedingly to win prize. Fact is, cir
cumstances are such that it helps me out
wonderfully Just at this time. Have not
much to say about my army service.
was in Co. G, 10th ILL.,; was wounded
twice, and draw pension. My choice for
guessing is the Treasury receipts. l thank
you for the fair and square contests you
conduct"
George q. McEndree, Cumberland, o.,
winner, reports as follows: Born in Win
chester, Va, 1886. My father enlisted in
the Florida War when 1 was only two
years old, and was killed by the Seminole
Indians. l have only one brother. He
served 25 years in the U. s. service, and
is now at the Soldiers Home in Washing
ton, D. G. When I was nine years old
my mother died, and we were left or
phans. l was put out on a farm to live,
and remained there until was II years
old; then went to Salem, Va, and learn
ed to be q house painter. In October,
1857, Joined a Yankee Robinson circus,
and remained with it until December,
1859, when l left it at Charleston, S. G.
was in that city working at my trade
until April. 1860; then l returned to Vir-
ginia again, and worked at my trade and
lived at Brandy Station, Culpeper County.
] Joined Q military company they had Or
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From wartime pictures

That ten thousand dollar prize! Great
Scott! that is worth winning! Start in
and get 100 subscribers for this paper and
make 100 guesscs. Just as likely as not
such an effort would get the big prize.
Comrade James McDermott, Winfield,
Kan, winner first prize, $1,000, reports as
follows:
"Born in New York City 1911; moved
to New Orleans at age of six, and to Ken
lucky ut age of II. Enlisted Aug. 3, 1861,
in Co. /, 4th Ky. At organization was
made First Sergeant, afterward Second
and First Lieutenant and was mustered
out for expiration of term Dec. 30, 1864.
Regiment was first in Gen. Thomas's First
Division, Army of the Ohio, under Buell.,
then.in the Fourteenth Corps, Army of the
Cumberland. In the Spring of 1864 Reg
iment was mounted and attached to Cr0x-
toms Brigade, McCook's Division, Wilson's
Cavalry Corps. Regiment was always at
the front and participated in battles of
Mill Springs. Chickamauga, Chattanooga
mission RIDGE, Franklin and Nashville,
and many skirmishes, raids and scout
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ganized in 1853; so, in 1861, when tie
State seeded, the company was ordered
out. We did not believe then that there
would be much war, but we found out
better before it was over. In November,
| 1861, our company was mustered out for
| want of numbers. We only had 45 rank
and file, but the G.. s. 4. regulations
would not muster any company in unless
they had 80 rank and file. So was ont
few weeks. l went over to Winchester
and had made up my mind to get out Of
the Confederacy. The fact is. my heart
was with the old flag. went out twice to
pass the pickets, but was caught by the
cavalry. The second time was sent be-
fore Gen. Jackson, and he told me must
get with some company. / had acquaint-
ance in the Staunton Battery, so stayed
with them a few days, and the officers
placed my name on the roll. So passed
the Winter.
''Then the army was reorganized. The
battery company had been transferred
from infantry in 1861. Now, Stonewall
jackson ordered them back into their old
regiment, the 9th Va, Co. L. Now, they
said to us: If you enlist for two years
longer We will give you two months fur
lough.' Some enlisted, but 40 of us n.
fused. We were ordered to give up o11
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JAMES MCDERMoTT,
also has been a soldier, serving in the Reg
nlar Army. Both of them get a pension
] call this prize my pension"
Robt McKinstry, Pension and Wal
Claim Attorney, winner, of Detroit, Mich.
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were relieved by the Regulars and sent to
Fort Leavenworth, Kan, where we were
mustered out June %, 1866, and given
transportation to our homes in the South.
My Union service was in Co. E, 4th q. s.
II went to Virginia and lived while
there; then in May, 1867, came b
Ohio, and have lived in Cumberland evss
since. l love to read The National TIL.
bupe and the war stories In Il )"
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WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY
LIST OF WINNERS.

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brefixcd to lines in the
Receive bank drafts this
sly printed Fife Crisler
{ was found to be Caleb
The Delta independent., 1903-01-09
Not ~, pax.

There was a dog fight going on
Just around the corner out OF sight"
explained the man who was telling the
story. and who always sees the funny
side of life. Back Of me. coming Az
fast as his little legs could carry him.
was a small dog not much bigger than
a rat. As matter of fact the biggest
thing about him was his bark. but his
every action seemed to say: oh. l
do hope that scrap won't be over be-
fore get there.' I and that small
dog came in sight of the fight at tine
same moment. There were six dogs
in the mix-up. and not one of them
was smaller than q calf. The way
that small dog suddenly stopped. took
one look and then turned and legged
It for home caused me to laugh aloud
He acted n II he. had suddenly re-
membered that It wasn't his day to
nght."-Boston Journal.
The Delta independent., 1903-01-09
Pursued by NJ Fortune.

For the seventh time during his ser
vices as 4 sateman on the Long Is
land railway James Hogan has been
taken to the Jamaica hospital for re-
pairs. He met with a mishap the
other day by which his right arm was
broken just below the elbow, the in
jury being inflicted by runaway
horse which dashed against the gate.
AT the hospital he knows everyone in
the place by reason of his bad luck.
The doctors promised to have him all
fixed up in month. and then. Hogan
says. he is going back to work He
is a philosopher. and has been &C
cused of trying for the accident record.
but he denies it. When he entered
the services of the road he had all the
arms and legs that any man wants.
and there wasn't fractured bone in
his body He is now artificial as to
his left foot and his right leg. to say
nothing of the cracks In his bones.
but he stumps about cheerfully. con.
f,dent that he will die of old age.
The Delta independent., 1903-01-09

Denver, Jan. IA Republican spe-
cial from Silverton yesterday says:
At Z o'clock this morning the body
Of James H. Robin. president Of the
Bank of Silverton. was discovered by
the train crew Of the early freight
from Durango. when 1t stopped for wa
ter at the tank, three miles south Of
Silverton. It was lying on the bank
not far from the track, with . bullet
hole in the temple. A .41-caliber re-
volver, the property Of Cashier Mum
dee Of the bank. which had been
missed since Mr.. Robin disappeared
Thursday night, was still clutched In
the right hand.
The train crew came to Silverton
and notified Acting Coroner w. D.
Watson. who brought the body here
and held an inquest. The jury re-
turned a verdict that Mr.. Robin COM
mitted suicide.
B. b. Calvin, the bank cashier who
represented depositors in an examina-
ton of the books Of the bank Of Silver
ton, as well as Cashier and Secretary
Mundee, announced tonight that de-
positors will be paid dollar for dollar
Deposits amount to approximately
$3.50. 900. ard of this amount. 1t is an
nounced. eighty per cent. can be paid
on demand from the cash available.
1t is expected that receiver will be
appointed and the bank reopened i'm
mediately.
The Delta independent., 1903-01-09
penxer unixersity Eund.

Denver. Jan. 5.-Eastern dispatches
In regard to the great Methodist $so.-
900 900 jubilee fund having led many
to suppose that the University OF Den
yer is about TO receive special dona-
ton from that fund. Bishop Warren
has published the following letter;
For the sake of perfect clarity OF
statement permit me a word concern
ing the dispatch from Springfield.
Massachusetts, in reference to the
$40 200. 900 thank offering fund and its
relation to the University Of Denver.
There is no general fund to be dis.
tributed. but each institution has gone
In to collect what 1t could for itself.
"The University of Denver owed, a
year ago. $150.0O0. To entirely relieve
IL Of that incubus Mrs. Warren offered
to give S25. 900 (not S75.000) and of.
fered to give $4,000 and raise $40. 900
outside OF Colorado. This money has
been waiting a long time for all Colo
RADIO to pay the remaining $4,000.
Twenty-Five thousand is yet lacking to
make up the amount. II 10 confidently
expected that the friends Of education
viii soon make a red letter day for
the university. by issuing . proclama-
tion Of its emancipation from that
debt. HENRY w. WARREN"
The Delta independent., 1903-01-09
v.n..uel.n Revolution Dangerous.

Willemstad, Jan. 5.-The forces Of
the revolutionists are advancing in
three columns on General Castro's
army. At La Guayra there is already
much suffering and hunger and those
who can are fleeing before the ad-
vance guard OF the rebellion.
A desperate night which occurred
last night within eight miles Of the
city Of Caracas resulted favorably to
the revoiutionists. They are cutting
all telegraph lines. tearing up railroad
tracks and are hourly expected In the
immediate neighborhood Of the city.
I, A condition OF extreme panic pre-
walls among those who have hereto
fore believed that Castro was invinc-
ible. A committee OF the most promi-
nent citizens has gone to President
Castro and made representations to
him Of how hopelessly untenable 10
his position. but he insists on holding
on until his forces are defeated In =
decisive battle.
The Delta independent., 1903-01-09
Power. Demand Pound Of EIesh.

Pekin. Jan. 5.-The signatories of
the Chinese peace protocol. except the
United States. have consulted their re-
spective governments and practically
have decided to identically notify
China that her failure to fulfill the OBJ
legations provided for by the protocol
will entail grave consequences.
A strong sentiment exists in favor
Of compromise II China will admit
that the protocol demands the pay
ment of the indemnity on gold basis.
and confines her arguments to the
hardships resulting from the increase
OF the debt by nearly twenty per cent.
since the signing of the protocol.
through the depreciation in the value
OF silver and the probable further de-
crease from the expected adoption OF
the gold standard in the Philippines
and in the Straits Settlements.
But the powers refuse to waive the
plain Interpretation OF the protocol.
The danger exists that IL China main
tains her position. some of the powers
may demand territory or other con-
cessions for compensation
The Delta independent., 1903-01-09
SUICIDE OF PRESIDENT ROBIN
OF THE BANK OF Sill VERT0N

The only opinion entertained to-
night Is that Mr.. Robin was insane.
Cause for his arrangement IL not ap-
parent, unless 1t be ascribed to worry
over expenses of the past year, with
reduction of income, and as a climax,
failure, to carry out the financial
scheme to which he had devoted his
whole energy.
The venture in which Mr.. Robin was
wrapped up was the development and
sale of his Silver Ledge mine to the
GuRgenheim syndicate. During the
past year Mr.. Robin had spent $4,000.
practically all his available cash, In
the erection of a mill and extensive de-
velopment of the Silver Ledge, which
he counted his largest asset. His plan
was to make a great showing and ef-
feet sale to the Guggenheims. This
transfer was thought to have been ar
ranged. when the prospective purchas-
ers sent an engineer to make a final
report. This is said to have been ad-
verse and negotiations were terminal
ed.
The Silver Ledge mill began opera
tions to-day upon the vast ore reserves
OF the mine. The mill cost $4,000 and
it is estimated that the ore in sight is
sufficient to keep it running for years
Conservative mining men rate the
property as the most valuable asset OF
the Robin estate. Though the profit
will not be large. it is considered a
sure money maker.
The Delta independent., 1903-01-09
.'snobbep."

There is story extant of very
exclusive nobleman who put his foot
through hole in the door of his
room when his bootmaker called to
fit him.
Assam example. of vanity and snob'
bishness this is equaled by the story
of lady VINO once wrote to a popular
dean. Anxious to let the dean see
that she was in the habit of CORE
spending with persons of high degree
the lady began her letter Dear
Duchess only to draw her pen
through Duchess and substitute
Dean" The dean. hater of snob-
berry and a wit replied in a brief note,
beginning Dear Queen but with
Queen" scratched out and his CORE
spondent's own name put in.
This brings to mind once more the
story of the great nobleman VINO.
finding his bride poking the fire a
few days after her marriage. took the
poker from her hands and reminded
her. with something of pain in his
voice, that she was a countess.