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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08

Preventing Foot and Month Disease.
Frequent outbreaks of the cattle
epidemic have occurred in Germany,
and more experience has been gained
than in most other sections. A recent
authority believes that the most i'm
portant operations are immediate re-
moval of affected animals, and nutri-
tiOus dieting of animals which have
been exposed. For the purpose of
preventing the disease It is urged that
susceptible animals be rendered as re-
sistant as possible by keeping them
in a healthy and well-nourished condi-
ton, and that the virus of foot and
mouth disease be kept attenuated or
be destroyed by abundance of fresh
air and direct sunlight. In other
words, well-fed cows in a sunny. airy
stable are less likely to take the dis
ease. or, for that matter any other
disease-American Cultiyator.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08

Al hopes of an adjournment by May
hive passed away and the question
shat is now being heard is as to whether
if will be possible to get through by May
l5. Because of the announcement made
by Chief Clerk Marsh as TO the status
of the business before the lower house.
the outlook is a gloomy one, and in place
of a short session, about which so much
MAS heard in the opening days. the ses-
sion of 1908 bids fair 10 become famed
more for its length than its breFity. Out
of total of go bills presented in the
Assembly but 2s4 have been disposed
of. and these have not been finally done
with. because many are coming back
from the Senate with amendments which
win necessitate further treatment in COM
mittees. That is particularly true Of aH
of the important measures.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08

After seventeen years absence Chief
Clerk Marsh revisited the scenes OF his
youth at Sun Prairie on n recent Sun
dav. Twenty years ago AIR Marsh grad
mated from the State University and
went north, and although he has been
in Madison many times since. he has
never had the occasion or the time or op-
portunitv 10 visit the scenes of his child
hood. II was a constant rcawakeniflr all
the time that he passed in sun Prairie.
Many Of the members who live AZ such
distances from the capital that u Is I'M
possible for them TO 90 home every "'.eA
have arranged q number Of itineraries
20 Saturdays and Sundays COVERING tlie
cities within short distance 81 VI. a.
sou. For this reason not maay re-, nm
at the capital over the Sabbath
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-08

ship from the southwest as fat stock.
only TO be fed four months longer
when it reaches Kansas City or St.
Louis 2-Farm and Ranch.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-11-14
GOING TOO FAR.
Thibodaux Sentinel.

lnlDOdau1 6eutihei.
In their desire to submit every
thing to primaries, it strikes us
that in some parishes the Demo
cratic Parish Committees have ex-
tended the principle too far when
they applied it to the appointees
of the police jury. by requiring
the parish treasurer, the clerk Of
the police jury and the road in
spectors to submit to the primary
election for recommendation to
the police jury for appointment.
The police jurors are elected by
the voters oftheir respective wards;
they come fresh from the people;
they are well acquainted with the
people. and the candidates for
subordinate Offices under them,
and can and should be trusted
with their selection. Nay, more,
they act as a deliberative BODY,
and are not apt to make any seri-
Gus mistake in choosing its subor-
dinate officers. Being responsible
themselves to their constituents
in an especial and direct manner
for a proper administration of the
affairs of the parish, there should
be no interference in the free ex-
ercise of their sound discretion in
selecting subordinate officers to
transact and administer the affairs
of the parish.
Again, the parish treasurer is
elected for two years; the road in
spectors and the clerk of the DO.
lice jury hold their positions at
the will of the police jury; how is
it practicable to nominate them in
a primary?
Truly, without desire to criti-
cize the acts of others or to inter.
fere with their business, we re-
spectfully submit that the submis-
sion OF the.minor officials to a pri-
mary rs a most serious mistake.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-11-14
LOW RATES.
Secretary.

MOrgan's Louisiana aud Texas and
Steamship Company will sell tickets.
from st. Martinville to San Francisco
and return October 18th to 18th inclu-
sive 1903. with return limit November
3Oth, 1903, at a rate OF $500 on account
of American Bankers Association.
Please add also one way to California
and intermediate points Sept. 18th to
November 30th inclusive, rate from st.
Martinville $30,5O.
For additional particulars, apply to
local agent. or to CD. ELLIS,
Division Passenger Agent.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-11-14
TOWN COUNCIL.
AN ORDINANCE.


To levy and impose an annual license
tax for the year A. d.. 1904, and for each
subsequent year, upon each person, as
ISOLATION of persons, or business firms.
doing and pursuing the business of bar
rooms, cabaret, cOffee-hOuse, coffee, beer
saloon. liquor exchanges. drinking sa-
loon. grOgshOp, beer house, beer garden,
or other place where anything to be
drunk is sold directly or indirectly with
in the Corporate limits of the Town OF
st. Martinville. La.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Town
Council of the Town of st. Martinville.
that there is hereby levied and imposed
an annual license tax of One Thousand
Dollars ($lo0O.OO for the year A. d. 1904,
and for each subsequent year, upon each
person, association of persons, or bust
nsss firms doing and persuing the bust
ness of barrOOm, cabaret. coffee house,
coffee, beer saloon. liquor exchange
drinking saloon. grOgshOp, beer house
beer garden. or other place where any
thing to be drunk is sold directly or in
directly within the Corporate limits of
the Town of st. Martinyille. La.
Be it further ordained. ETC., that this
ordinance shall go into effect on Janua-
~ LIST 1904.
Be it further ordained, etc, that all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved H. P. Fournet.
Mayor
Said ordinance was thereupon presented
to the Mayor for examination in open
session and after examination, it was
duly returned. approved and signed by
him with the seal Of the Corporation af-
fixed.
Edwin DelahOussaye, Jr..
Secretary
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-11-14
SUCCESSION SALE.
In the matter of the Succession of PAU
LINE NAFF,
Probate Docket. No. 5000
State Of Louisiana, Parish of st. Martin,
10Th Judicial District Court,

By virtue Of an order and a commits
sion from the Honorable the Nineteenth
Judicial District Court OF the State of
Louisiana, in and for the Parish of st
Martin. to me directed. will offer for
sale and will sell at public auction, for
cash, to the last and highest bidder, at
the Court House door in the town of st.
Martinville, Parish OF st. Martin. be-
ginning at II o'clock a. m., on
Saturday the 2Sth day of the
month of November A. D.
1903,
the following described property belong.
ing to the succession of the late Pauline
Naff:
l. Acertain tract of land In the Pa
IRISH Of st. Martin. State of Louisiana.
measuring ten superficial arpents, boun-
ded north by land of Mrs. Armstead Ha-
milton d heirs, south by land of Arthur
LenOrmand, east by that Of Numa ST.
mon and west by tract formerly of Ro-
bert Mclean now of Richard Mclean.
with the buildings and improvements
thereon appraised at the amount of
Three Hundred Dollars.
2. One lot of mOvables.
Anna Baumgartner,
3D. simon, Administrative.
Counsel.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-11-14
MANS USEFULNESS.
Daily States.


The age at which a mans use
fulness in the world ceases in
mooted question, but just now it
is being widely discussed because
short time ago the president OF
one of the largest railroads in the
country issued a circular to the
effect that hereafter his company
would not employ any clerks over
35 years of age. 1t appears that
a great many persons supposed
that railroad president believed
that man was not of much use
after he had reached this age, but
this was not the meaning. On the
contrary. he held that if, at the
age of 35, a man was not fitted for
any Office more important than a
clerkship he could never be of any
great value to a railroad corpora
ton.
The Augusta (Ga. J Herald con-
tends, however, that the age limit
of a mans usefulness is con slant
ly being extended, and where
formerly it was though to have a
downward trend at 50 years is now
considered to have reached the
fullness Of his intellectual strength
at 60 and 65 years. "Dr. Andrew
d. White" says the Herald, "who
Is. as someone expressed it seven
ty years young is just beginning
to gather material for what be
considers his most important book.
Here is case of each day, each
year, adding to mans usefulness
and brilliancy. Just SO surely as
mans active career begins ear
lier than formerly SO does it OK.
tend further into the rich, ripe
years of perfected maturity"
We are quite sure that our Au-
gusta contemporary takes the
right view of the matter. 1t was
only the other day that we saw
Senator Plat, of New York. at g.
and Senator Stewart, Of Nevada
at IA, taking unto themselves young
aud blushing widows, showing thai
the two Jolly old boys are as frisky
as they were thirty years ago
There is much truth in the ancient
Spanish proverb that man is az
old as he feels and woman al
young as she looks.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-11-14
CULTURAL METHODS.
Texas Farm and Ranch.

Even under the improbable hy-
pothesis that a method will be de-
vised by which the boil weevil
may be exterminated, the cultural
methods recommended by the ento-
mologists and practiced with more
or less success by the best farmers
in the weevil infected sections
should be continued. The time is
coming when the ratio of produc-
tive acres to a hungry population
and waiting mills will render it
necessary that the protective pow
ers of the acres be multiplied by
two. Two bales of cotton can be
made on one acre instead of three
or four acres, or as has occurred
one bale on ten acres or more.
Many battle is lost by failure to
concentrate the forces, and keep
the entire army under the COM
mander's eye. 1t is thus in the
battle against the boil weevil. On
a field 100 acres the weevil will
win, while on ten acres be may be
so badly beaten as to discourage
him forever after. And the very
methods that beat the boil weevil
will enable the farmer to secure
more cotton from the small than
from the large area. When it is
found that the yield per acre of
cotton may be doubled by concen-
tration of effort, farmers will be-
gin, one at time. perhaps to APP
ply the same methods to other
crops. That any average crop
may be doubled is proven by the
fact that it is often done; indeed
largely more than doubled. To
double the product of the soil is
more than equal to doubling the
amount of land. The man who
owns 1OO-acre farm, and yearns
for one containing 200, can get his
wish by doubling the yield of his
100 acres. Cultural methods are
not only bad for the boil weevil
and good for the cotton and the
|, cotton farmer, but they are the
very essence of good farming with
every other crop. This is the on
ly possible solution of the land
question. for population is rapidly
increasing, AID the land cannot
increase. In fact the area availa-
BILE for production must decrease
as population increases, for large
quantities will be required for ci-
ties, factories, public works, parks
pleasure grounds and residential
reservations. Therefore, where
ever there are boil weevils farmers
should begin right away to prac-
tlce cultural methods, and where
there are no weevils or cotton, cul-
tural methods should be adopted,
Every farmer should study cultu-.
raj methods and adopt them that
production may keep ahead of po-
pulation, with large surplus to
overflow to other lands, where
there are more people than food
products raised, for they, too. must
depend for food and raw material
for their factories upon our Amer
lean cultural methods.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-11-14
( SCHOOL NoTES.
Z CONTRIBUTED.
.N~N~~~~~
CONTRIBUTED.

10 CIoWuOu w o'OAo"iu6 Win u
enrolment of 2l7 pupils and th6
large attendance of 1874.
Prof. Jas. F. Broussard has lin
ed up to and above his recommen
dations, displaying much life asd
enthusiasm about his work. TIL
present corps of teachers is con-
posed of six trained teachers, !
doing fine work. Prof. E. Ballad
Donnell, a Peabody Normal Gre
duate, will join this force netf
week as a special teacher in ND.
thematics. IA
The Sisters at Breaux Brides
are to be commended for the I'm
work which they are doing. Their
report for the past school mont
shows an enrolment of 227, witt
an attendance of 1873.
They will be furnished with al.
other teacher on Nov. 18th, 1909
which will relieve congestion il
that school, and enable them to al
still better work.
A new and modern school house
has just been completed at T. Auso
Judice where Miss Laure Gueri<
Mere is teaching, acquitting her.
self to the satisfaction of the p
irons of that school.
The School at Coteau Home NJ.
opened with Miss Mamie Murphy
as teacher, last week. to a vssy
poor attendance.
Mr.. Edgar Davenport has n
signed his post as teacher at lsIe
Liable school. Miss Amelie OH.
vier, has been placed in Temporary
charge, awaiting the coming 'of 4
trained teacher, from the PeabodJ:
Normal School, in the person d
Miss Ethel Seaybrook. who viii
take permanent charge Of Isle
Liable school Nov. 9th.
Miss Elma Sherman of Leblanc
school, has been furnished with al
assistant teacher, Miss Lucy Bien.
venu. Miss Bienvenu began work
on Nov. 2nd. The attendance &
the Leblanc school is large and
the school is prospecting.
Mr.. Fernand Dupuis' attendants
at the Cecilia school is very large
for the past month. Miss Roth Of
that neighborhood will begin work
at that school as Mr.. Dupuis' a.
sistant on Nov. 9th.
The patrons of Miss Nina
O'Donohoe's school near Qecko,
are certainly lacking interest il
educational matters, for the report
of the last school month shows ,
DOOR attendance.
Miss Pauline Mizzi will be far
nished an assistant teacher, Miss
Gabi Mizzi on Nov. 10th. We
can only say of that school, let tho
good work go on.
Mr.. Chas. Delacroix, Coteau b.
daire school, has a good enroll
ment aud attendance considering
inattractive quarters in which
school is taught at that place.
Miss Mary Cowan, Union Bayou
school, will be furnished with an
assistant, Miss Amilie Olivier on
Nov. 10th.
The Union Bayou school is one
of the best in the Parish, and no
doubt, is not going to lag in the
future.
A school is going to be opened
near Catahoula Lake, close to the
homo of Mr. Ernocf Rnalin- in
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-11-14

Corn Sl,25 per barrel in ears
delivered. In large quantities We
make special figures. Bienvenu's.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-11-14
FOR SALE.

A good Mathusek Piano. at reasonable
price. For price and particuiars.-ad-
dress 4. G..
Oct. 81. st. Martinvilie, La.
Sharp County record., 1903-10-30
= q.
Some Good Advice.

My son.. before the present
compaign' for governor is con-
cluded it is going TO get mighty
warm, judging from present indi-
cations, and between the partis-
ans of the different candidates
there is bound to develop more or
less bitterness and i'll feeling.
Keep cool, do not be swayed by
passion or prejudice, but investi-
gate the situation calmly and de-
liberately and show that you are
worthy the right of suffrage. And
above all, do not allow your zeal
for any candidate, who, the
chances are, never heard Of you,
cause you to insult lifelong
friends who may happen not to
look az the matter just as you do.
-Springdale News.
Sharp County record., 1903-10-30

notary public. He stated that he
had just received a letter from
Reporter Crawford Of the supreme
court stating that out Of 400 cases
tried by the supreme court since
he Rad been in office, 268 had
been decided in favor Of the peo-
pie.
No sensational incident oc-
Cured. At one time while he
was speaking Gov. Davis re-
quested Judge Wood to put in his
pocket his knife; with which he
was carelessly whiting. The
judge smiled and put the knife
out of sight.
Sharp County record., 1903-10-30
Wood and Davis at Wynne.

Wynne, Oct. 24.-Judge C. D..
Wood and Gov. Davis spoke to a
crowd of about five hundred here
this afternoon. Hon. A. F. Van
deventer was not here, havin 3
returned to his home from For
rest City.
Gov. Davis opened with a
speech of one hour and fifteen
minutes. He was followed by
Judge Wood in a speech Of one
hour and thirty minutes. Gov.
Davis then had fifteen minutes
rejoinder.
The governors speech was
along the same old lines. He as
sailed the supreme court, abused
the last legislature to a limited
extent. His language regarding
this was not 50 strongly put as in
speeches at other places, Senator
Killough and Representative Pat
terson being on hand ready, If
necessary, to defend the acts OF
that body. The governor ac-
cused Judge Wood of appointing
a negro jury commissioner eigh-
teen years ago. Gov. Davis
stated that out Of 155 railroad
cases tried in the supreme court
during Judge Woods term Of Of
flee, 115 had been decided in fa-
vor of railroads and only 40 in
favor of the people.
In his speech Judge Wood gave
a perfectly candid statement OF
why he had appointed a negro
jury commissioner, explaining
that it was the best for the party
at that time, and was done upon
tKe advice of the Democratic
leaders. He came back at the
governor by stating that he (the
governor) had recently appointed
a negro election commissioner and
Sharp County record., 1903-10-30
"pound NoleSc Into him."

A Springfield, (Mo.) school
teacher received the following
note from the mother of one of her
pupils Monday: "Dear Mis-, You
writ me about whipping Sammy.
| hereby Civ you permission to
beat him up eny time it is nee
essary to lern him lesens. He is
juste like his father-you have to
lern him with a clubb. Pound
nolege into him. | wante him to
git it, and don't pay no atenshun
to what his father says. I'll han
del him. "--Ex.
Sharp County record., 1903-10-30

P. S. Bennett, a millionaire of
New Haven, Connecticut, who
died recently, by his will left
$4,000 to W. j. Bryan and mem
bers of the Bryan family, and
now Mr.. Bryan is in contest in
the courts with the widow Ben
nett for the amount. We express
our surprise that Mr.. Bryan, al
ready wealthy, would want a cent
of the Bennett millions over the
protest of the widow. A whole
lot of poorer men would not touch
the money.
Sharp County record., 1903-10-30
SHYLOCk

Shylock was the man who
wanted a pound Of human
flesh. There are many
Shylocks now, the GONZALES.
cent, the consumptive, the
sickly child, the pale young
woman, all want human flesh
and they can get it-take
SCOTS Emulsion.
SCOTS Emulsion is flesh
and blood, bone and muscle
Itfeeds the nerves, strengthens
the digestive organs and they
feed the whole body.
For nearly thirty years
SCOTS Emulsion has been the
great giver of human flesh.
We will send you a couple Of
ounces free.
SCOTT 81 BOVINE. Chemists.
4o9-4i5 Pearl Street, New York.
soc. and 100 all druggists,
Sharp County record., 1903-10-30

In a community near Raven
den Springs the people some
years ago built a house to be
used alike for church and school
purposes. Ill-feeling over this
arrangement grew up in the com
munity, and last week fifteen
men visited the building, armed
with axes, sledges and hammers
and battered it to the ground. OF
course that part of the country is
in a great stir over the matter,
and greater ill-feeling will natur-
ally be one of the results. The
Record has observed that there IS
n6 difference so hard to adjust as
a church or school wrangle. Why
it is so must be just another pc
culiarity Of obstinate mankind.
Sharp County record., 1903-10-30
The redoubtable William Chill

The redoubtable William Chill
ders of Lawrence county has an
nounced his candidacy for sheriff
of Lawrence county, and in do
ing SO he says: 81 am now dead
broke, and earnestly request a
favorable consideration of my
candidacy in order to get on my
feet once more. If elected, poor
men and widow women can pay
their taxes with young cattle,
corn, meat and coon hides" The
above sounds exactly like. Col.
Childers. He is corkor, crack
erjack, or something of that sort.
Sharp County record., 1903-10-30

A wealthy citizen of Chicago
who died recently left $1,000 to
the Boston Investigator Company
for the purpose of distributing
Robert G.. Ingersoll's lectures
among Christians in order to civ
ilize them" His daughter says
he was out of mind when he made
the will, and a vast majority OF
people readily agree with her.
Sharp County record., 1903-10-30
THE COURTS

Circuit Court, Northern Dis
trnt-First Monday in January
and July. Southern District
SECOND Monday in February and
August.
County Court--Third Monday
in January, April, July and Oc-
tober. No County Court in the
Northern District.
Probate Court-Northern Dis
triet-Third Monday in March,
June, September and December
Southern District-Second Mon
day in March, June, September
and December.
Sharp County record., 1903-10-30

j.. V. Bourland says his friend,
Governor Davis, is afflicted with
locomotor ataxia, and this ac-
counts for his doing and saying
many foolish things. Judge
Bourland should be ashamed OF
such a statement. While we are
no doctor nor the son OF doctor,
we never heard Of locomotor
ataxia causing a man to do things
Governor Davis has done or say
things he has said. Judge Bour-
land is entitled to another guess,
Sharp County record., 1903-10-30

Edward Seidel, a young man
of Chicago, recently tore to
pieces that part of his deceased
fathers will which bequeathed
him S25, 1000 more than was given
his brothers and sisters, as he
said to avoid family troubles. He
is an exception, as heirs in these
times generally scrap for the coin
to the court of last resort.
Sharp County record., 1903-10-30

The Ravenden Hustler says,
"there's but one way to put Gov.
Jeff Davis out of business, and
that is to let the ladies to the
polls" A whole lot of political
calamities would be averted If the
good women were allowed a voice
in the management of affairs.
However the idea of the good
mothers and daughters OF the
country mixing up with politics
and its inevitable filth is repug-
nant alike to the men and wo-
men.
Sharp County record., 1903-10-30

A candidate for public Office
vino is a libertine, and desires to
confess it before the people,
should do so of course, but we
object to such "a candidate in
Guiding every other man in with
himself. There are many good
men, although the dissolute man
may have no acquaintance with
them or understand their ways.
Sharp County record., 1903-10-30

Gov. Yates of Illinois is touring
his state seeking "vindication"
and abusing the press, Yates
has caught on by observing af-
fairs political elsewhere.
Sharp County record., 1903-10-30
A Bit OF History.

Caesar had crossed the Rubi-
con.
81 can take care Of myself in
the race" he said. "The only
thing that worries me is, Whom is
Senator Clarke going to sup
port?"
Without waiting to find out, he
pressed forward to enter the cam
paign. Gazette.
Sharp County record., 1903-10-30

The race for governor in Mis-
souri, is between Joe Folk Of St.
Louis, the boodlers' never-t firing
enemy, and Mayor Reed of Kan
sas City. Folk it is believed will
practically sweep the state.
Sharp County record., 1903-10-30

A negro suffrage convention
has been called to meet in Wash
ington City next December for
the purpose Of devising means
that will break up Southern dis
franchisement. That convention
has a huge task on its hands.