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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-03


thing. A few words from you about
Nate Darrell and the game will be a
losing proposition for both of us.
That blow-up on the War Eagle trail
was the best thing that ever happened
for us. If you yield to any of your
mad eccentTicities now there no tell
ing what harm you may do"
This touched at vital point of the
Sturgis matter. Darrell longed to learn
more, but knew he could not question
without arousing suspicion. He made
no answer.
What have you done with that re-
Volver?"
Darrell took the ebony-handled
weapon from his pocket.
"Give it to me-" said Murgatroyd,
starting up and snatching it roughly.
Didn't you have one of your own?
You played hell using this that night.
Fiercely Murgatroyd pulled down the
cylinder and examined the cartridges.
! zone empty SHE'LL" he muttered
frowning blackly; "slugs in the other
five shells and the slugs marked" He
stamped his foot in a fury. How in
the DEVILS name did those marks come
there? Did you do it, you?" He
hurled the question at Darrell, who re.
ceived 1t silently. But you couldn't
have done that, you'd have had no OBJ,
ject in doing it. 1t must have beer
Darrell, when he sat In that ONCE
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-01-23
Saved From Terrible Death.

Saved From Terrible Death.
The family of Mrs. M. l. Rob
bit of Bargerton, Tenn, saw her
dying and were powerless to save
her. The most skillful physicians
and every remedy used, while con-
sumption was slowly but surely
taking her life. In this terrible
hour DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption turned despair
into Joy. The first bottle brought
immediate relief and it's continued
use completely cured her. It's the
most certain cure in the world for
all throat and lung troubles. Qua
ranteed bottles SOC and 81. Trial
bottles free at T. j. Labbe's store.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-01-23
IRRIGATION.
N 4 Enternrisa.

N. 1. Enterprise.
w. H. Junk, president and man
ager of the Golden Meadow De-
velopment Company, which owns
about $4,000 acres of swamp lands
in Lafourche parish, arrived in
the city last evening, after spend
ing several days there, and reports
that the work of dredging the irri-
CATION and drainage canal is pro-
crossing very rapidly.
Mr.. Junk came to Louisiana
over a year ago, made an investi-
cation and returned to Illinois,
where he interested capitalists in
this proposition, and after forming
an organization, began the work
Of retaining the lands.
1--WE have two dredges at work"
said Mr.. Junk at the Denechaud
Hotel last evening, ''snd have COM
pleted about five miles of the canal
which is to be ninety miles in
length. We began work in the
swamp on the east side of Bayou
Lafourche, just below Cutoff, and
when We have completed the canal
and levees, which we are building
from the dirt taken out by the
dredge, we will have reclaimed
Is, 900 acres of the finest rice lands
in Louisiana.
1--WE have a double purpose in
digging this canal, TO drain the
swamps and to use the waters for
irrigating the lands we reclaim.
This land has been partly under
water all the year round and SUBJ
ject to overflow at all times, hence
impossible of cultivation. When
We have completed this canal we
will bring into cultivation some
of the choicest and most pro-
ductive lands in the world"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-01-23
HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be-
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. Cheney & Co.. Props. Toledo. O.
We the undersigned. have known F. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years. and believe
him perfectly hOnorab in all business
transactions and financially able to car
~ out any obligations made by their
firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O. Walding. Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal.
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces, Of the system.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold BY Druggist. 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-01-23
NOTICE.

The Tax Payers of the Corporation OF
st. Martinville are hereby notified to
call at my Office aHd pay their taxes be-
Gore the 3lsi day Of December, 1903, and
in default thereof, their properties will
be advertised for sale In accordance with
law, as all Taxes must collected by the
Asst Of February. 1904. to meet the Water
Works and Electric Light Bonds matur-
ing on that date.
Edwin Delahoussaye, Jr.
Tax Collector
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-01-23

Lebermuth & Israel experiment
ted extensively with d. "a aud d.
IS cane. They planted six rows
of each in cut of "a, IS creole
cane, with the following results:
Tonnage, D.. IS, 2l3; D. IA 223,
and creole, 234; Sucrose content,
creole. 12a per cent; d. IS, l34
per cent, and "A. Is per cent. Quite
q large amount of all three varie-
ties was ground and the result
showed that the d. "a is two per
cent ahead of the others. Mr..
Israel, from whom the foregoing
figures were obtained, expressed
the opinion that in a dry season
the imported cane will show to no
better advantage than the native
variety.-S. P. Journal.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-01-23
FOR SALE
One pair mules and several
Mick Cows, apply to
Michel DeBlanc,
~. . St. Martinville, La.
A CONFEDERATE SLAVE

Daily Picayune.
He was q colored man, but very
few of his race enjoyed the esteem
and confidence of his white friends
as he did, because he was q Con-
federate soldier aud had remained
true to the great cause which. even
to this day burns alive in the
hearts of all those who witnessed
the bloody conflict.
When his old master, Captain
Frank Weber left with the lamen-
ted Michel Becnel, Onisiphore
Schexnaydre, Barthelmy Haydel
and many others to join the South
forces, Lagroux went with them as
a cook, remaining throughout the
war. Those of the old soldiers
who live in st. James Parish yet
loved to recall funny incidents
of their camp life, when sometimes
the trusted cook was sent out for
aging to gather up whatever he
could for the mess table of his
masters, and who more than once
having wandered too far ont of
their camp, was made the target
for the enemy's bullets. It is said
that on one of these occasions La
groux was found in q barrel, where
he had taken shelter, in an open
field, amid the shell of the Yankee
cannon.
After the war was over he came
back to st. James where he was
employed az a Waterman for E. j
Csire & Co., who own q large store
on their plantation, and when the
owners clerks retired for the night
Lsgroux took charge, having &C.
cess to the keys and being left
free to enter the building at his
pleasure. Be it said to his credi,
that during the whole time of bis
employment nothing was founc
missing from the place and that
he remained the esteem and trust.
ed servant of his employers mp tc
the time of his death. He wai
laid to rest in st. John Catholic
Cemetry, where q large number Of
influential white citizens followed
his remains az a mark of respect
for the memory of their trusted
old slave.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-01-23

herself to the new conditions She
will meet the apparent difficulties
aud surmount them. Her natural
resources, her advantages, her en-
ergy, her intelligence, her inner
emit strength, her wonderfully re-
Operative powers, all declare that
she will hold the worlds produc-
ton of and meet the worlds re-
quirements for cotton. Then,
with the cotton factories in the
cotton fields, will the South be the
theater of that great industrial
development and prosperity to
which her natural coalitions emit.
tie her.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-01-23
Have You Heard Of the Lions
Mouth?

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rent month and answer the two or three
questions which are printed In each
issue, giving such opinion and such sug-
gestions as will aid In improving. tie
paper. C0LLER's aims in this way =
secure the assistance Of every one Of It,
readers in making the paper more =
their liking. Every reader. In fact. be-
comes one of the editors and has BIZ
voice in building the greatest illustra-
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The first prize each month. aWardea
for the most helpful suggestion. 10 90
in cash, with second prize Of Is n
cash. aud eighteen other prizes Of sets
Of books, ranging in value from 1ls
down to s.. making In all $3.50 Of value
given in prizes each month. There are.
in addition. cumulate cash prizes, foe
those who win prizes In successive
months. and big cash prize Of elOoo
for the most valuable suggestions dur.
ing 1903.
For the convenience Of intending con
testants who can not be promptly sup-
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sent postpaid. together with hsndsoms
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-01-23
Major Lees Views on the Cot
ton Problem.

the possible danger OF q perms-
nent decrease in cotton production
in the South. many prominent
agriculturists from all the South
ern States have expressed their
views through the columns of that
paper, in the last issue of which
appeared the following from Ma
icr j. G. Lee, Commissioner Lou
isiana State Board of Agriculture
and Immigration:
In my opinion, the recent de-
creased production is not perma-
nent, but temporary, extending
possibly through the next several
years. In your letter you mention
three distinct possible causes for
this decrease. viz:
LIST. Deterioration of seed by
reason of the hest seed being sold
to oil mills; or
End. A decline in the fertility
of the soil by reason of bad Guilt
walton under the tenantry system,
or
Ord. A lack of farm labor since
the industrial development of the
South has drawn many hands from
the country to the cities.
It is my opinion that not one,
but all these causes. and more,
operating together and at the same
time, have produced the result of
decreased production. Deterior-
ated seed, doubtless, have contri-
buted partly, but in less degree
than the other two causes have
done.' The tenantry system, with
the farming methods incident
thereto, is a greater cause, and
the scarcity of labor incident to
the industrial conditions at the
South, drawing labor from the
fields to the towns and cities, to
the railroads, the mills and facto-
ries, ETC., is even greater cause.
All these factors are subject to
correction and improvement by a
campaign of education through the
agricultural departments, the agri.
cultural colleges, the experiment
stations and farmers institutes of
the several States, and by immi-
grafton into them.
By the intelligent and energetic
utilization of these means the
South can not only Increase hel
acreage largely, but by intensity
ing her system she can also in.
crease the production very largely
on the present and prospective
acreage.
| The use of labor-saving farm
machinery and a more general and
intelligent use of homemade sno
commercial fertilizers, the rotation
of crops, ETC., will increase tbs
soils productive capacity and
largely increase the production o.
the present acreage.
For largely-increased acreag,
we must look to immigration o.
the right sort. Small farms vel
titled, owned and operated by in
telligent white man. in contradis
tinction to the large plantation
the tenant system and tho negro
is the desideratum for the agricul
tural South and her development
1t is to these things we must lool
for the amelioratios of the condi
tions as they now are. And th,
tide of immigration now hither
ward warrants the belief that mucl
good will come to US from thil
source.
d. H.. IL
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-01-23

If your fire insurance policy
is to expire Don let me know
about it, talk the matter over with
you, P. A. Bienvenu, Fire Insu-
rance Agent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-02
CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF.

Next week. when the state golf cham
pionship battle takes place, on the links
OF the wannamoisett Golf club at Rum
ford. the principal event OF the year in
Rhode Island golf will take place. All
the prominent players OF the state will be
entered
The qualifying round, at IS holes. will
be played Wednesday. Sept T. the con-
testants being given all day 10 play. Six
will commence on the following morning
played in the afternoon. both 10 be at Is
holes, as usual. Friday afternoon there
will be the semi-finals at IS holes, and
Saturday will occur the finals. Is holes in
the forenoon and IS In the afternoon. The
entry list will close this evening with II
ID. Day, secretary OF the Wannamoisett
club, and secretary treasurer for the
Rhode Island association.
Beginning tomorrow the grounds OF the
club will be open for practice to all who
are entered in the tournament, and dur
ing the week all the privileges OF the links
and house will be extended TO the partici-
pants. The tournament will be conduct
ed in accordance with the laws OF the
T. g. q. A and the local rules Of the club
The committees are as follows: For the
Wannamoisett club, II. d. Day, chair
man: y. H Weeks, F. W. Shibley and y.
F. Briggs for the Rhode Island State as
sociation. George NJ. Smith. Agawam
Hunt: +. p. Sands, Newport: u. w. Bliss.
ChoppeQuonsett: j. W. Cass. Winnesuket
Howard D. Day. Wannamoisett
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-02
M'GIRR
INQUEST
CONTINUED

Another session OF the John r. McGlrr
inquest was held by Coroner Lincoln yes
terday
William II. McCaffrey. who resides on
Vinton street. described the fight between
McGirr and Tomasso La Nifa.
Detective Francis r. Johnson deposed
that the italian said that he struck the
young man with whom he had been fight
ing with a knife. the small blade being
open.
la Nifa told the detective that he had
been attacked by several young fellows.
and that In the course OF the fight he had
struck one OF them with the knife.
Johnson took the italian TO the hospital,
where McGirr identified him as the one
who had stabbed him. McGirr said that
some other boy had struck the italian In
the face previous TO his (McGirr's) en-
counter with La Mia.
owen King swore that he was on At
wells avenue Sunday, Aug. q. when soms
one said 20 him: "See those two men
walking down there; we'll. the outside one
has stabbed John McGirr." II was Jo-
seph OBrien who thus accosted the off,
Ger King at once arrested them. The
officer also said that the Italian told him
that young fellow had hit him and that
he had hit the young man. King asked
him what he hit him with. and was told
that II was with a knife. which the
Italian produced. officer King said that
the italian confessed TO have done the
stabbing. The officer identified the
weapon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-02
Complimentary SHOOT.

Wednesday at Newport the Aquidneck
Gun club held an open shoot COM
sional shot. and 20 shooters from all parts
Of New England came together TO well
come him. All OF the Rhode Island clubs
were represented, and Griffith. the state
champion. was in attendance, shooting
the program out and coming within three
targets OF the score made by Gilbert, who
was high gun with 147 out OF $50.
The sweepstakes were taken by Gill
bert, while the money prize offered by
tho club for the first three high anna
teur guns went 10 Griffith, Rite" and
Manchester. Rite" Is from South Man
chester Conn. and Manchester is OF the
local club. Gritty made the long run
OF the day. breaking every target I'm the
last three events. 60 in ALL
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-02
OLYMPIC EVENTS.

one worlds record and three olympic
records were created yesterday at st.
Louis. the fourth of the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition revival OF the olympic
games by American athletes one Of
the greatest races OF the 1904 Olympiad
was the SO0-metre race (s74.s9 yards).
Entered I'm the race were representatives
OF the United States. Germany. Canada
and New Zealand. but the first four
places were claimed by men running
under the colors Of Chicago. New York
and Milwaukee clubs.
Not only did James -. Jightbody %
the Chicago Athletic association lower
the olympic record by rs seconds. but
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-02
ANOTHER PLAYER SOLD.

The National Baseball commission met
at the Grand hotel in Cincinnati in It's
annual session with President August
League club presiding. President Ban b.
Johnson OF the American league and
President Harry @. Pulliam oe the Ma
uonal league and other members were
present
Secretary John E. Bruce reported the
list OF players purchased by the National
and American leagues from minor
leagues.
The National league has purchased So
and the American league 30 players. max
ing l02 cases for the commission TO set
tie.
Brooklyn had the largest list OF 23
Most OF the clubs in the major leagues
and some OF those in minor leagues were
represented.
Hermann was reelected as president
and Bruce as secretary.
II. Pastor of Nashua was disqualified
until he pays the Cleveland club s125 ad-
vanced. The Cleveland club drafted Pas
tor, but after returning from their train
ing trip gave him back TO the Nashua
club. which agreed to return the t125, and
has failed TO do so.
The purchase OF Player Fairbank by
the Philadelphia Americans from Provi-
dence was approved.
The care OF Players Olmstead OF Co
lumbus. Stricklett or Milwaukee and
Grimshaw OF Buffalo TO the Boston
Americans were left open.
The New York American club was
given until Sept. 20 10 pay one-half OF
the PURCHASE price for Players Yeager
and McManus OF Montreal
The purchase OF the Brooklyn Nation
al from Jersey City was thrown out, no
agreements OF sale having been received
by the commission.
volz OF Manchester was drafted by
Brooklyn Nationals.
The Boston Nationals drafted Young OF
Concord.
The Philadelphia Nationals drafted
Van Zant OF Nashua
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-02
NEW ENGLAND CLIMATE AT THE
WORLDS FAIR"

The Royal Blue Line party who have
just returned from the Worlds Fair
at st. Louis after delightful trip of
eleven days inform us that the climate
compares very favorably with that OF
New England. The party were quartered
at the Inside Inn. the only hotel on the
fair grounds. located about four miles
from the city in a natural park. and a
place where absolute rest can be OBJ
tained.
Other parties will leave Boston Sept.
10th and Gath, and $500 covers all ex-
penses for the entire trip.
The annual fall Gettysburg Washing
ton tour will leave Boston Sept. 16sh,
also personally conducted for a trip OF
a week at rate OF $1,000.
For itinerary and fun details send a
postal 10 Jos. p. Taggart. N. IL p. A.
$50 Washington ST.. Boston. Mass.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-02
EASTERN LEAGUE GAMES.

Jersey City and Newark began a fight
yesterday at Jersey CITY for third place I'm
the closing round OF their inter-city
series. the Jerseys winning by n shut out.
This stretches their lead over their rivals
by two games. IL was the 14th game be-
tween them. and the result made the
break an even one. with seven games each
way The victory was due 10 the superb
pitching OF Pfanmilleer. who was poorly
supported. Twice there were two men on
bases and none out and again the bases
were all occupied without put out. hut
Pfenmiler each time retired the side
without a run. tanning out eight men. At
tendance 1900 Score:
Innings ........ 2 6 50
Jersey City .... 0 o 0 0 o 20 1 o. 3
TORONTO 4. BUFFALO 2.
The Bisons lost the first game OF the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-02

The United States Marine Corps team,
numbering Is men, arrived this evening.
In charge OF Lieut.. Frank r. Evans.
Lieut. Giles Bishop is also with the de-
tachment. The team OF the Second Troop
OF Philadelphia arrived today Gen. Il.
w. Spencer OF New Jersey Is the execu-
tive officer OF the meeting. Lieut.. r. II.
Sayre OF Squadron A.. New York. and
Lieut. Robert Hale OF Massa chusetts, are
in charge OF the revolver matches. and
Harry Pope OF Massachusetts and
Thomas II. Keller OF New York art in
charge OF the Scheutzen matches.
In the Gen. y. +. Meany match today
Lieut.. X X. V. Casey OF Seventy-frst
New York made 81 out OF a possible 35 al
500 and at COO yards.
The Columbia match will he shot by the
New Jersey regimental teams today at
300 and 500 yards.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-02
FIRE CAUSES
LOSS OF
$4,000

Boston, Sept. 2-Nourished by nearly
5000 gallons OF varnish, hundreds OF bales
of excelsior and an immense amount OF
seasoned wood and finished furniture. a
fre ragged for three hours in the chair
factory OF p. Derby & Co. in Charlestown
last night. causing the ruin OF oil the
stock and finished product OF the COM
pany and burning out the two upper
floors OF the building. a hve-story brick
structure. The loss is estimated at $780,
o0o
During the course OF the fire three men
were slightly injured Charles j. Flem-
ming, an employe of Derby & Co. was
overcome by smoke. Ledderman Murphy
or Ladder had his eye injured by hot
cinder, and Samuel A. Wheelock OF the
protective department had a bad fall In
the burning building, receiving number
OF cuts and bruises.
The fire broke out in the upholstery
room OIL the fourth floor from an un-
known cause. The excelsior in the room
burned like tinder and in a few minutes
every window on the floor was belching
forth great tongues OF flame. Four
alarms we're sounded, bringing out more
than half the fire apparatus In the city.
From the fourth floor the fire worked Its
way 10 the varnish room on the floor
above. In this room were several tanks,
each holding about 1000 gallons OF varnish.
When the flames reached this part OF the
factory they could not be checked. Tons
or water were poured into the building,
but the only result was TO spread the
varinsh, which burned hercely until II
was consumed. The fire then burned tt
sals cut
A great part OF the damage was caused
by water which, pouring through the
hui ha M
terial as we'll as the finished furniture.
All Of the stock is considered wholly
ruined. Water damage amounting to
$4,000 was suffered by Potter & Wright
ington, manufacturers OF cereals. who oc-
oupied an adjoining building.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-02
SHOOTING AT SEACIRT.

Representing many OF the National
Guard organizations in the country, rifle
men assembled at Seagirt yesterday to at
tend the S2d annual meeting OF the Ma
tional Rife association. which opened at
10 o'clock. The meeting began under IA
vorable auspices, the weather conditions
being excellent for shooting on all ranges.
and the attendance fair The inspectors
match. which was shot this afternoon,
was the first match OF any interest. 1t
was shot at 500 and 600 yards 10 shots at
each range. The match was won by
Lieut.. w. w. Cookson OF the District Of
Columbia National Guard with a score OF
95. The scores OF the contestants follow:
800 600
wards va rds TIL