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, 1903-01-02
How About the Ghostp

with your talent for the histriGnic.''
says the fat lady, 81 should think you
would have adopted the stage az h
profession" $500.
Il wanted to" answered the living
skeleton; Il wanted to. | even offered
my services as a supe in order to get
q start"
o. "And did they give you a position %
/" NO; they said l. was too thin for
an ordinary supe-said if they ever
needed a consomme they w(agd let
me zeal from them.1-Judge
, 1903-01-02
Tied with Blue.

Stubb-The little girl across the
street has some pretty blue ribbons IL
her'hair' this morning. IS
Penn-Yes, that is the editors littl'
daughter. .5t.4
Stubb-Ah, / bet he has received
some autumn poems from his female
contributors.
, 1903-01-02
In rhe Morning.

Rodrick-This paper says that Amer
lean alarm clocks are used in SLAM.
Van Albert-Oh, it is not surprising
that we should make the orientals oper
their eye
, 1903-01-02

l., DESIRABLE SOCIETY and whole
some restrictions that insure perma-
Enency- 49,. ,t.a- a. -
| BEACH CASINOS. affording q. great
variety Of amusenents.
+ OCEAN PIER. extending to deep wa
ter.
RUSTIC PAvILIONS along the
beach and in the Park
ARTISTIC COTTAGES no common
structures being allowed.
BEACH BOARDWALK, always APP
preciated. -" . ~
GRAND HOLLY PARK. not found
elsewhere on the coast.
TOWN. HALL and. efficient local gov
eminent
, 1903-01-02
moonY

moonT b
Who is the poor devil?" asked Jack,
lodging a penwiper and tossing it bach
10 Elizabeth. Now, seriously, sister, II
Is time to confess. Out with it,"
VERY well, who Is this MANI" And
she passed him the picture of a hand.
some, athletlc-looking chap which she
had found In an old desk of Jacks.
"Ye gods!" said Jack, tragically,
land does my adorable sister-ln-law as.
pire so high?"
stop your nonsense, Jack. and tell
us who he tsp commanded his wife.
"T obey, as usual. He is Arthur Shir.
ley, Jr., who was my college chum and
a crack athlete. After leaving college
he made a name for himself by devoting
his time to writing under the pen name
of Don James, which l see is familiar
to you. He inherited the Shirley for
tune some two years ago., and is at
present abroad, and when he returns to
town you will see him often. But, listen
and heed my warning, fair sister. He
has never seen a woman he cared TO
uldiil. dllilOu6h btoiShih6
have forced their daughters upon him
with great diligence. He is a catch,
Elizabeth, a great catch, with a capt.
tai c."
Thank you, Jack. | should say he
was just the man | have been looking
for Behold the future Mrs. Arthur
Shirley, Jr.," and Elizabeth swept trag-
lcally from the room.
"I1l be hangedw calculated her broth
er-in-law, and straightway he turned his
attention to his wife.
Six months later Arthur Shirley, Jr..
was. seated In. Jacks study, smoking
and waiting for Jack. and when that in
dividual entered the room he put down
his cigar and said:
"See here, old boy, l wish you would
tell me why Miss Martyr dislikes me
SO intensely. She is the most unaffect-
ed. interesting, ~vivacious girl imagin-
able. with anyone else, and If | appear
she stiffens into a regular puritanical
Bostonian."
what do you care?' asked Jack,
slowly.
"A great DEAL" replied his friend.
Hang it all. you must see that l love
her. Never saw a girl before that |
wanted TO marry, and now, when | do
really love one |hat does she do?
Snubs me so we can't even be decent
friends. What is the matter with me,
anyhow 2" and he looked SO downheart-
nd that look had moi tho ri RI laugh
"Ill tell you what to do, if you will
follow my advice"
IT'S a bargain" replied Arthur.
elizabeth is down in the garden
nice. secluded spot-you go down and
walk right up and ask her to marry you
before you nave time to think about
it. Not a word; 1t is the only way
said the benedict, authoritatively. 'Tell
her she. has got to marry you"
, 1903-01-02

A BEACH unsurpassed for driving
Of bathing.
STREETS, hard, smooth and Clean.
ARTESIAN WATER, in abundant
supply.
SEWERAGE that protects health and
ID q. great convenience.
ELECTRIC LIGHT, steady n brill
liant. +
FIRE DEPARTMENT, for the pro-
lection, OF property.
HOTELS AND BOARDING COT
TAGES that please the most fastidi-
sus.
LARGE STORES, stocked with the
eest In the market
CHURCHES. in charge Of able min
Aters.
, 1903-01-02

When a mother calls her boysS o gel
up in the morning, she has so VnucL
sympathy for them that she never ca
god and loud till the sixth timel
, 1903-01-02

FAST EXPRESS TRAINS, making
quick time to and from Philadelphia
BELL TELEPHONE, affording COM
munication with the outside world.
FISHING, SAILING AND CRAB
BING every day amusements.
! We confidently assert that at no other
place on the coast, with equal advan-
tages, can you purchase building iots
for less than twice the price for which
they are selling at Wildwood to-day
but this condition is rapidly changing.
You should see the drift and 60 with
the d
Further information Of BAKER
BROS. Wildwood, New Jersey, or III
Drexel Building, Philadelphia
, 1903-01-02
The FUTURE MRS. SHIRLEY
No answer.

= 1ACKr' No answer.
all "J-a-c-ki" with emphasis.
" Eyes, my dear sister-in-law, |
am coming" ~
when Jack has lived with you six
months longer he will learn the folly OF
trying to keep you waiting laughed
Jacks young wife.
"Well when l want things, | want
them at, once" remarked Elizabeth.
Now, Jack" she continued, don't take
possession of your wife as If she were
a bundle of dry goods, but sit down and
answer some questions, like a good
boy"
j. more questions groaned Jack,
Questions were a mania with Elizabeth.
=. YES" answered Elizabeth, calmly,
seating herself on the study table (she
did hate chairs sol, first, wouldn't you
like to have me settled In a nice little
home of my own. where l would be too
IWFEM ~ -
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-25
The Married Ladies Euchre,

This popular Sclub was most
charmingly entertained Wednes-
day evening by Mrs. B. l.. Four
net, and the popular game of eu-
chre as is usual with this club,
was the main attraction.
The result of the game was ia
yorable to Mrs. f.. E. VOORHEES,,
who won the first ladies prize, a
pretty silk umbrella. Mrs. Jos. S.
Martin won the second prize, an
elegant gauze fan. The gentle.
mems prizes were won by Mr.. T.
j. Liable, the first, a silver soup
ladle, Mr.. l.. V. Simon the second,
silver tray, the consolation prizes
went to Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Garde.
NAL and the boobies, to Mrs. I'll
de Hahy and Mr.. A. G. Goulas.
After the game of cards and the
awarding of prizes, Mrs. Fournet
served to her guests supper thai
comprised all the delicacies of the
season.
Two new members, Mrs. L. f
Gary and Mrs. K. Schwartz have
Joined the club.
The next entertainment will bt
by Mrs. Dan DeBlanc.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-25
A GREAT SENSATION.

There was a big sensation in
Leesville. Ind. when III. w. Brown
of that place, who was expected TO
die, had his life saved by DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption He writes: Il endu-
red insufferable agonies from Asth-
ma, but your New Discovery gave
me immediate relief and soon
thereafter effected a complete
cure" Similar cures of Consump-
ton, Pneumonia, Bronchitis and
Grip are numerous. It's the peer
less remedy for all throat and lung
troubles. Price Scots, and S1,OO
Guaranteed by t. j. Liable Drug
gist. Trial bottles free.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-25

Now we will see how much more
money the present police jury has
at its disposal. due to increased
assessment aud valuation of pro-
perty in the parish, We find the
budget of 1900 the first year of
the present police jury, budget
of 81, 1000, budget Of 1901, S2l-
$50, that of 1902 $25, 5000 and that
of 1903 $4,000, the reader will
please note the increase i'll the re-
venues of the parish.
The budgets show the present
police jury in Il term of four years
will spend s95.350 out of this ex-
penditure, the schools of the pa
IRISH according to the appropria-
tions got about $1,000 in the four
years, due more to the 'pleadings
of the President Of the school
board than TO liberelity ofthe jury
towards public education.
Now what can the police Jury
show for the balance of the money,
Ss5, $50, if they have any public
Improvement to show for it We
would be much pleased to hear of
it.
Before the administration of
President Arthur Liable, or in the
time of Mr.. e. A. Duchamp, the
revenues of the parish were only
$4,000 or $4,000, compare them
with the revenues of today, and
you will judge for yourselves if
you have right to expect more
and better improvements with the
/ increased revenues of the present
time.
1t requires good judgment, firm
ness and good business ability to
judiciously and probably expend
SO large an amount of money, this
is what we were driving at, and moi
to get into the discussion of parti.
cular or individual police juries.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-25
A Prominent Minister Recommends
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
DiarrhOea Remedy.

Rev. Francis j. Davidson, pastor Of the
st. Matthew Baptist church and presi-
dent of the Third District Baptist Assoc
citation, 273l Second St., New Orleans,
writes as follows: IL have used Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy for cramps and pains in the
stomach and found it excellent. 1t is,
in fact the best cramp and cole remedy
have ever used. Also several of my pa
rishioners have used it with equally sa-
tisfactOry results" For sale at Liable S
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-25
Makes A Clean Sweep.

There's nothing like doing a
thing thoroughly. OF all the
Salves you ever heard of, Buck
lens Arnida Salve is the best. 1t
sweeps away and cures Burns,
Bruises, Cuts, Boils, Ulcers, Skin
Eruptions and Piles. It's unly
25c, and guaranteed to give satis.
faction by L. j. Liable druggist.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-25
The Past and Present.
franklin Waterman.

Duflng the war DStWeeH tue
states there we're twenty-five hun
dred and fifty seven engagements.
The number of men enlisted
amounted to three million, three
hundred and ffty-three thousand,
one hundred and thirty-two, of
which 2,S53.132 were in the Union
armies, while 100000 were on the
Confederate side. The number of
killed were: Confederate 437 ,232;
Federal 1856, ZOO.
With such odds of nearly five to
one it is no wonder that the tat
tered remains of the old Confede-
racy are classified as the greatest
soldiers the world has ever produ-
ced. None other except the South
could have stood so long against
| the continuous rain of shot and
she'll of Grant, Sherman, Meade,
McClelland and Thomas and the
murder and burning of Phil Sher-
idan. None other could have con-
tinued the war, starved down to
weakness, subsisting on parched
corn and the beans and berries OF
the trees, sleeping beneath the Ca
nopy of eternity with the turf fol
their beds, the stars for their CO.
vering and hope for their pillow
to rise and meet the foe at each
SUNRISE with determination borI
only in men of such metal as those
who followed Taylor to the City
of Mexico nearly a century ago
bleeding heroes left from the holo
caust after the conflict had closed
few returned to their homes, man,
Of whom could not recognize the
place they had left four years be
fore, SO complete was the devasta
ton and destruction. Their homes
were piles of smouldering ruins
their stock all destroyed. thei
crops carried away, their place
grown up with weeds, they set on
in places to build new destiny
The sword was hammered into th
plow-share, the gun and meta
transferred to machinery, and tn
lessons Of that day compared t
the results of the present, displa
manhood far in excess of the oil
pioneer who carved his home fror
the virgin forest, because the sc
verities of one case did not obtai
in the other.
No wonder the old soldier
looked upon as living monumen
OF excellence among his fellows
no wonder that each meets tn
other in fond embrace and spler
did affection and hospitality. Tn
severity of those times when me-
: touched elbows from Fort Stump
ter to Appomatox, welded ther
together by the heat of misfortune
from which they could not an
would not wish to forget.
The remnants of the old South
ern armies will meet in New Or
leans next month in annual re
union, and those of the younge
generations who wish to learn
good lesson from the chapter G
, humanity should go there to Wi
ness the sight.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-25
Residence for Sale.

A good residence in desirable portion
ottown, building having five rooms and
i've closets, with kitchen ETC.. for sale
for cash or on time. note to bear eight
per cent interest. for prices and particu.
lars apply at this Office.
April-4-1-m. a.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-25

The rice planters find it me-
cessary to wet their land and seve-
raj of them have been pumping
the past few days.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-04-25
SATURDAY., APRIL IS, 1905.
wvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv NORTHUMBERLAND
A COMPARISON.

SoOufS IllnC ago Hucu tuO NhOo
senger mentioned the Importance
of the people of each ward selec-
aing their own police juror, instead
of being imposed upon by the po-
Iliticians, we had ne intention of
going into any discussion with the
papers of this parish, neither with
the members of the police jury,
but since the matter was taken up
.and president j. l.. Ducrest OF the
police jury has made a little exhi-
ibition of the liberslity of the pre-
sent police jury, We have looked
at the records, and have cotton
some data, and we will make some
comparison of the present and
past police iuries.
The records show that the pre-
sent police jury was not very much
in love with public education,
though President Ducrest dwells
upon the appropriations made for
schools as their greatest achieve
ment.
The records show that the pre-
sent police jury went in office in
1900, the budget of that year was
.$2l, 900 aud appropriation for pub
lie schools, was $1,000. In 1901
the budget was 81, $50 aud the
appropriation for public schools
was 1000 again, at this time Pre-
sident L. j. Liable of the school
board appeared before the police
jury to plead with them the me-
cessity of more liberality towards
the public education of the parish.
and he succeeded in getting al
appropriation of one mill of the
tax which gave the schools about
$4,000.
In 1902 when making the bud
get of that year the school board
again displayed its liberality to-
wards public education, and redu-
ced the appropriation to 81, 200.
At the next meeting of the police
Jury President L. j. Liable again
appeared before the police jury,
touched the tender spot of their
feelings by their sweet talk, and
got from the jury the same one
mill tax which gave the schools
about $1,000.
In making the budget of 1908
they again reduced the school ap-
preparation. and President L. j.
Liable and Hon. Robt. Mar
tin appealed to them and secured
two mills of the tax, which will
realize about $4,000.
President Ducrest errs when he
says the old police jury gave only
$500 to the schools, we find in the
records that in 1897 the school ap-
preparation was $1,000 and 1895
$1,000 and in 1899 $1,000.
We will now make compari
sion of the revenues of the old and
the present police juries we fnd
the budgets as follows: 1897, bud,
get of expenses $4,000 in 1898
$lS,625 and in 1899 $4,000 thi;
was during the time of the old po
lice jury, at the time that Mr.. A
Liable was president, and that ole
police jury that went in debt, anC
was SO much criticised for Their
expenditures, left something te
show for the money they expended
they built the half mile Ions
bridge over the lake marsh at I
cost of $1,000 they built the steele
bridge at st. Martinvile at cos
of $4,000 they built the steel,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-29
ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS.
Executive Committee of Elective Rail
road Commission Meets Here.

The executive committee of the Elective
meeting held in Birmingham last week
adopted the following resolutions:
ITO the Honorable Railroad Commission
of Alabama;
1--WE, the undersigned citizens of Ala
bama. respectfully petition your honor
able body to establish in this state the
same classification as to commodities and
freight rates as are now in force In the
state of Georgia.
I'VE further ask that just and rea-
sonable rates be made and maintained
for the carrying of freight by railroads
from points on the Tennessee river In
this state where said railroads connect
with such points.
we further ask that reasonable Joint
rates be established between boats plying
said river and railroads which connect
with them in shipments within this
state"
Those present at the meeting were:
Capt Frank S. White, chairman; Frank
s. White Jr,, secretary; Charles Hender-
SON. Troy; J. c. Sproull. Admission; w. H.
Tayloe. Unontown: G. r. McEldery. Tai
ladega; E. Wilkinson, Birmingham s. p
Rainer, Union Springs; DIR. w. f. Quinn
Fort Payne; B. B. Conner. Birmingham;
d. W. Waite, Easonville; c. S. Simmons,
Birmingham; G. Weatherly and Mr.. Good
win, Admission.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-29
Next Years Electoral struanIe.

Tho favorite democratic scheme for
carrying the country in 1904 consists
in a union of the south with New York,
Illinois, Maryland, Delaware and New
Jersey The south casts 151 votes, and
SO more are needed. New York's
electoral vote is 80; Illinois, 81; Mary
lands, 8; Delaware's, 3, and New Jer-
sey's, 12-total, SO.
A nominee who could carry New
York could probably carry New Jer-
sey. The majority of Governor Odell
dwindled to 5000 votes last fall, and in
New Jersey the republican majority
fell from $1,000 in 1900 to 1900 next
year. The two states are normally
and naturally democratic, and they
seem to be swinging that way very
rapidly, and Connecticut may go with
them. Maryland and Delaware can be
carried by the democrats In a presi-
Dental campaign, and the real diff
Guilty is encountered in Illinois, where
the immense vote of Chicago is con-
trolling. This vote is very tickle, and
a rush of sentiment can change 1t in
a single season. If John Mitchell
should be nominated for the second
place on the ticket, it would indeed
be probable that Illinois would go
democratic, and the votes of the little
mountain states-Colorado, Montana
and Neyada-would not be needed.
There are, however, many possibili-
ties in the case. A popular struggle
in vast electorate is never certain,
and men will not in 1904 be closely
tied to party. The Independent voter
will be very powerful in that year, and
the man that asserts that Mr.. Roose-
welt cannot be defeated next year is
speaking beyond knowledge. The cleo
ton of next year will not be decided
until the votes are cast and counted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-29

been read and used as we find in
Shakespeare Alone" DIR. Countermine,
for that is the Kansas preachers name,
rejoioes that the greatest of poets and
dramatlsts, the man who fathomed the
human heart to its lowest depths, was
the greatest Of Bible students. The
Bible probes and analyses the heart
as no other book ever did, and here
it was that Shakespeare, perhaps, ac-
quired his wonderful knowledge of
human nature.
At any rate he refers again and
again in his plays to the Old Testa-
ment stories and characters, and he
often spoke of the Bible as Gods
book" He never questioned the diyin-
ity of Christ. He put these words in
the mouth of King Henry ":
over whose acres walkd those blessed
Which, fourteen hundred years ago were
nalrd
For our advantage, on the bitter cross"
In King Richard II. he spoke of "the
worlds ransom, blessed Mary's son."
and In King Richard III we find these
words: 81 charge you, you who have re-
demption by Christ's dear blood, shed
for our grlevous sins, that you depart
and lay no hand on me-" And best of
all, no irreverent line expressive of the
poets own thought can be found in
any of his works-no irreverent line at
all that went unrebuked. The Kansas
preacher is glad, therefore, that the
study of Shakespeare is annually be-
coming more and more thorough in
school<and college, anu that this won
derful analysis of the human heart in
al its moods and methods is unmarried
with irreverence, skepticism or agnos-
ticism of any sort.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-29

waited until in the fullness Of time
Justice to General Lee would be fully
recognized and freely granted. 1t may
be that the balefll fires of sectionalism
will be fed by the act OF the Virginia
legislature, but the chances are best
that all will see and say that General
Lee was an American who was a
credit and glory to all Americans, and
that Virginia has right to honor his
memory, trusting that all will yet be-
come possessed of that fair mind which
will do justice to the great soldier of
the Confederacy. General Lee needs
no monument, but the young men of
the country need a reminder of his
splendid example alike in the army
and In private life.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-29
Shakesneare a Believer.

Out in Kansas a Topeka preacher
discussed last Sunday "The Religious
Belief of Shakespeare" before large
congregation in Presbyterian church
in Kansas City He showed that the
immortal poet believed in Christ, and
received Him in His three-fold office
as prophet, priest and king-that what
he believed he assimilated, making it
a part of his thought and life.
Take" said the Kansas preacher,
1.-The entire range of English literature,
put together our best authors, who
have written on subjects not professed-
ly religious or theological, and we shall
not find, believe, in them all united,
so much evidence of the Bible having
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-29
laeJ0
GOLF TOURNAMENT.
First Qualifying Round VIII Be Played
Wednesday, May 20.

Chattanooga March 2S.-The programme
for the Southern Golf tournament to be
held in Asheville in May has been COM
pleted and announced. 1t is as follows:
Wednesday, May 20-Qualifying round,
&c holes: medal play, IS holes to be played
in the morning and IS in the afternoon.
First Is scores to qualify for the cham
pionship cup Second Is scores to qualify
for the Dixie cup. Third 16 scores to
qualify for the consolation cup.
Thursday, May N.-First round cham
pion cup. IS holes; medal play, first round
Dixie cup IS holes match play, first
round, consolation cup. IS holes; match
play, second round championship cup IS
holes; match play, second round Dixie
cup, IS holes; match play, second round,
consolation cup, IS holes.
Friday, May 22.-Four ball foursomes,
partners from same club. IS holes; medal
play, added scores to count; cups to pair,
making lowest added score semi-finals
championship cup, is holes. match play;
semi-finals, Dixie cup, 1s holes; match
play semi-finals consolation cup, Is holes
match play,
Handicap tournament, open to all men,.
bers of the Southern Golf association, 1S
holes, medal play cups to lowest gross
and net scores; finals championship cup
Is holes match play; finals, Dixie cup IL
holes, match play; final consolation cup
Is holes, match play.