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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-05-21
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-05-21

TO CURE A GOLD m ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinihe Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II It falls
to cure. E. W. Groves signature is on
each box. % cents.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-05-21

Mr.. Edward Martinez is bull.
ding a pretty two story residence
on Port street.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-05-21
Notice.

Notice. Notice.
Comfortably to Article No. 50 Of the,
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana a,
notice is hereby given that, ) bill will
BE- introduced during the Present session
Of the General Assembly Of the State Of
Louisiana. after due advertisement. pro-
vidihg for the establishment Of a water
level Tor Spanish Lake or Lake Tasse, IN
Iberia and St. Martin parishes and the
protection and care of the said Lake; al
so providing penalties for the interior
ence with the water level when once
established; also providing for the me
thoc and manner of establishing tie
water level thereof.
May q. feOl.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28
TheIr FIsst Erperi.nes.

A day or two ago a Brooklyn clergy.
man received al evening cell from al
elderly man and woman, who ex.
pressed wish to be joined in the
bonds Ct matrimony as quickly IS
possible.
"Haye you ever been married be-
foreT asked the clergyman OF the
man. q good natured, weather beaten
person Of seafaring aspect.
Never, and never wanted to be be-
fore" was the prompt reply.
"And have ycu ever been married
beforef" ihe question came to the wo-
man.
NO, sir she replied with equal
promDmess, and with a touch OF humor
that appealed % the clergyman at
once she added: 4 never had
chance"
The marriage ceremony was speedl-
y performed and the clergyman re-
fused to take any fee. telling the bride.
with twinkle in bis eye, that It had
been an unusual privilege to odiciate.
New York Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

The Inventor who can discover a
cheap process whereby earth and clay
CT c road-bed could be rendered
inpervious 10 water viii be a public
becnfactor. So long as an earth road
Is smooth. impervious TO water and Of
easy grade. 50 long It is the most de-
sirable one for travel In fact. it is an
ideal highway Tor public use so long
as in that condition.
II it may not be possible TO construct
and maintain an earth road fhat shall
be in perfect condition at all times. yet
any inexpensive method that viii
shorten the length Of tie bad periods
materially is worthy Of consideration.
That this may be done so that the
lengths Of the periods during which the
roadbed will be soft may be reduced 10
one-tenth is now demonstrated fact
The process whereby this end may be
accomplished is very, very simple. and
exceedingly inexpensive. costing less
than s. per nIe per annum. Before
describing the method Of doing this I
VIII outline some Of the basic prinei-
pies that erter into il.
A roadbed saturated with a moisture
content Of 50 per cent. or more becomes
safe and non-reslstaut. the wheels OF
vehicles and hoofs Of horses sink into
1t; it is a mud road. withdraw the
moisture to a - per cent satura ton
and It begins to harden reduce the
moisture to 10 per cent. or Is per cent /
and Il becomes hard and firm.
Water must enter the roadbed either T.
by impact upon the surface. as when /
rain falls upon It. o. BY capillary action /
from beneath. Now II by any process /
IN the construction or treatment Of the /
roadbed we can prevent the entrance I
of water beyond a Is per cent satura-
ton. Il Is evident the roadway will re- I
main solid. Water enters the road by 1
or by capilhrity through
The interstlces or pores between the
particles Of earth composing Il. Hence
he proposition IS II possible to So close
ihese pores or interstiees by compac-
ion that the water will not ind access
Good Roads Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

Argentine Eepuhle Has vasr Arsas ~
Tnprodacfiye Land.

Argentine Republse Has vast Areas ~
Unprodaetise Land.
one Or tie foremost statesmen of Ar.
gentlna, Senor G. Pesiegrini. who vas
President 0f the Republic 10 1ssG- 1852
and afferward a Federal Senator, Is In
Washington. The Argentine Repub-
lc.r said lie. shas 5oo0.000 inhabl-
tants. nearly al of whom are OF the
European races. We have vast areas
of a. fertile and productive lands as
fhe sun shines upon. but we need In
migration 70 build up these sparsely
settled districts. Here y0u get s00.-
90 Immigrants q year where We get
only 1900 Y0u are complaining o.
excessive arrivals of aliens. while we
wish that more would come 70 o. ana
from the day that you exclude by
stricter laws a large proportion o. this
stream 0f immigration VIII be diverted
70 Argentina.
-Our present condition is IN the Aigh-
est degree satisfactory. Our four per
cent. bonds have risen from dffy-six
70 sixty cents. We have q stable gov
ernmenr. and there has not been the
slightest hint of public disturbance
for fourteen years. In some respect
think that our system of laws IS 50.
perior 10 yours. The civil and criminal
codes Of Argentina, enacted hy the
Federal Congress. apply uniformly
throughout aH our fourteen provinces,
corresponding 70 your States. The
statutes regulating commerce. the re-
latlons 0f debtor and creditor. matri-
m0ny and divorce are absolutely the
same throughout our Republic. The
same punishment foF the same crimes
Is likewise meted out everywhere 10
the United States there is confusion.
arising from the different laws 10 force
In various States.
while comparatively a near neigh
Dor. the United States gets but iittls
Of our trade On the other hand. Eng.
land has capital invested IN Argentina
70 the enormous total capital of ST.
O00.00o0O0. Nearly an the railways
cable lines. the gas companies. insur-
ance companies. mines and banks are
operated BY British capital EYery
year we pay to England S5oO00Ooo IN
interest on obligations. We also have
a heavy commerce with France aud
Germany. but outside OF some farmins
kerosene and hardware
our trade with the United States Is la
Boston Transcript
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

II we consider the inconceivatle
amount and variety OF impurities
which are constantly arising from the
surface Of the earth in the form Of
gases, created By the decomposition Of
animal and vegetable matter, we can
easily understand that the air must be
heavily charged with them, says the
Agricultural Epltomist. They would
indeed very soon suffice for the de-
struction Of all animal life. but for the
provision for their withdrawal from
the atmosphere and restoration to the
soil by the falling rain. The air Is pure
and sweet after a shower, because the
rain has absorbed and carried OF the
offensive matter with which It is
charged. and the rain water is raus-
eous and unfit for animal consumption
because it contains these impurities.
but II uttered through the soil It
emerges as sprir-s Of pure water hav-
ing deposited in the soil all the fertillz-
ing ingredients it contained. just where
they were within reach Of the hungry
plants which feed upon them. It would
be hard to find in the whole system Of
natures wonderful works a more beau
tiful OF perfect Illustration than is here
afforded Of the simple and quiet man
ner In which the most important re-
suits are attained, and the economy
which forbids the loss Of the smallest
particle Of material With which her
srorehouse is Oiled.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28
WORDS or WISDOM


The noblest question In the world is.
What good may DO In lt9-Beniamln
Franklin
A man who does not hate evil ter
ribly does not love good heartiiy.-C.
II. Spurgeon.
II your spirits are low. do something
and IL yen have been doing something
do something diGerent.-E. f. Hale.
Wide IS the field OF Art. but there 4
little room in Il for klings-nega.
tive men and omen.-Frederlck Dlel
man.
A small taient II it keeps within its
limits and rightly fulalis its task. mas
reach the goal just as wei as a greater
one.-Joubert.
The old hope rises. that this sorrow,
which et this hour seems more thar
! can bear. may dwell with me always
as-greatness from which my iife may
take its tone.-Ellen Watson.
A good book and q good woman are
excellent things FOR those who know
how TO appreciate their value. There
are men. however. who judge Of both
by the beauty Of the covering DR.
Johnson
Possibly want aud woe win be seer
hereafter. when this world OF appear.
ance shah have passed away. to have
been, not evils. but Gods blessed
angels and ministers OF His most
paternal love.-F W. Robertson.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

Dustanburg castle is about to be Of
fered for sale by auction. It was first
a British stronghold, then Roman
fortress, and at a much later period
was garris0ned for Queen Margaret,
after the battle Of Hexham, when it
was besieged and taken after an as
sault lasting three days. The legend
Of Sir Guy. the Seeker" told in bal
lad by ". G. Lewis, is connected with
the castle "Dunstan diamonds" are
crystals found IN the neighborhood.
A deep chasm nthe rock at the east
Of the castle is known IS the Rumble
Churn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

Certainly "the world do move" as
serts the South Bend QndJ Tribune.
What would the pioneers Of this re-
gion fifty years ago thought if they
were told that in the autumn Of 1904 a
party Of four people would start from
South Bend after a 2 O'Clock dinner.
visit Buchanan, Niles and Edwards
burg, Mich; Elkhart, Osceola and
Mishawaka, Ind, stopping to chat
with friends at each town and reach
home in prime condition for tea at G
o'clock, making a circuit OF sixg-fve
miles in four hours. Yet this one-tine
impossible feat was accomplished on
the other afternoon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

Here are some rules made up by
Thomas jefferson which have seldom
been seen il print.
You boys and girls viii enjoy reading
them:
I. Never put on TIL tomorrow what
you can DO to-day.
.. Never trouble another Tor what
you can do yourself
3. Never spend your money before
you have IL.
4. Never buy what you DO not want
because it is cheap; It viii be dear to
you.
). Pride costs Us more than hunger
and cold.
g We never repent Of having eaten
too little.-Boston Traveller.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

Use only what you can comfortably
afford in good quality aud ample
quantity.
Let your home appear bright and
sunny. II is not easy 10 be unpleasant
In q cheerful room.
A certain formality Is necessary 10
save everyday life from triviality and
freedom from looseness
Know how to talk ami how 70 listen.
how TO entertain and amuse
DO not forget your home should not
only be a well-c0nducted dormitory
and boarding place. but truly a home.
the centre Of focus for an interest.
pleasure and happiness FOR everybody
concerned with it.-Philadelphia Bull
letln.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

The Hungarian commercial museum
has officially informed the American
consul-general that there is an opening
in Hungary for from two thousand to
three thousand car loads Of wheat
bran. says the Atlanta Constitution.
The incident is strong piece Of eTi-
dence that the severity Of the drought
In central Europe has not been exag-
gerated The Hungarian farmers usu-
ally have plenty Of stock feed and
big surplus for export
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

The best timekeeper IN the world Is
said TO be the electric clock ia the base
ment OF the Berlin Observatory, which
was built by Professor Forester In
1863. Il is inclosed IN IN alright
glass cylinder and has frequently run
for periods Of two and three months
with an average daily variation Of only
fifteen one-thonsandihs OF second.
Astronomers are making efforts to inn
prove even this and to obtain ideal con.
ditions for the clock by keeping it not
only IN an alright case. but Ia al un-
derground vault. where neither charges
or temperature nor of baromeiric pres
sue shall ever affect It.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

Probably the first treaty Of peace to
be typewritten is the South African
pence document. The signatures Of
the Boer leaders form an interesting
part Of it. They are all in different
styles Louis Botha's Is described as
being in a fine hand, and though the
others are somewhat rougher, Della
rey's is the toughest Of all He has
spelled his name split into three sylla-
bles, de Ia Rey. Christian de Wet is al
50 spelled with a small d.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

alley 10 fhs rear ezzed abruptly 2 fsw
yards away In a steep elbazkle1t.
over whieL ths tsps 81 freight ears
moving 70 and fro and TIE Joag freight
trains passing thrF1<h tie Tzr1s
e9ult e see1- Weeds grew IL the
street = fr01r q tie h0ase and tie
alley e fLs rear vas 0verru1 With
rLeEu for r1e rW0 fA5r0ue1fares were
seldom fraTeleA Tie rarieks o. the
engines a. woFk In The yards could Be
heard aA dag and al night and the
rattle q the J4ngllrg ears. as hezvy
IS fhunder q first and gradually
dying away down ths tracks. Vas Z
familiar sou1d Fl the Lrfie house on
tLe hilL TIE wife 0f tie magistrate
sat frere hgErs AT g time. watching
tAe tops d fhs cars ana scanning the
frsisAt trains a. they came H. The
brakeDen Ezn siong the tops Of moving
trains. twisting A brake here and
looseDilg 01e here. waving their arms
and giving signals En- pant0mime.
II was because she once had heard
that their son became q railroad
brakeman that the wife 0f the justice
o. the peace s4k and War-hed the
trains az day and listened 10 their
noises a. night When Mica jzh B0leAn
was away from the house she Wept
silently many times ard felt as though
her Old heart would break. Il would
have been a relief 70 have talked
about the missing bog. tut his father
never permitted his name 70 be men /
toned
50 she watched the faces OF the 4
brakeman. hoping that the lost boy 1
would some day come back and steal 4
Into the house She was a prim Cd 4
lady. always neat and clean. but she
knew that II ever be came home and 4
slipped into the house while bis father
was away. she would take him In her
arms as she had when be was a child.
even though be were as black with
smoke and CRIME as any of the brake
men OF fremen she could see from her
window.
II had been twenty years since be
went away. and In all that time the
stern Old man had not once reIented.
The white haired mother had often
ried to imagine how her son looked
Tith those years added to his aes.
She knew he would be large and
Itrong, and she thought rs eyes would
It'll be bright and his face as cheerful
nd smiling as the boy she remem-
,ered 50 WELL
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

The British Government in India Is
Offering prizes to officers who will
learn the Tibetau language. Conzid-
erlrg the Anglo-saxon's normal averse-
ness ~ acquiring any other tongue
than his own it would seem more sen
sibie to spend the money in trying to
induce the Tibetans to acquire a knowl-
edge Of English.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

Despite the assertion which has late
ly been lterated that the President Of
the United States has more power
than the King Of England. the truth
remains that the King has privileges
in the way Of wearing red neckties
and plum colored breeches. declares
the Boston Transcript.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

A learned physician says that the
smoke nuisance Is the principal cause
of tuberculosis In the cities. II ls also
the principal cause Of the laundry
mans prosperity.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

One night man whose face was
covered with a fAick growth of beard,
in which there were streaks Of gray.
sl0uched through the streets. His
clothes were ragged. his eyes down
cast and his hair unkemp.. He was
vagrant. and as he walked be cast
furtiye gIauces about to see that no
officer was In sight. He came from
the direction OF the railroad yards
and crept through the weeds growing
rank and tail back Of Aficajah Bolean's
house. His feet. covered by ragged
shoes. made no sound as he stepped
upon the porch, where he stood looking
IN through the window
The vagrant uncovered his head as
be stood there. He saw Micajah
Bolean and his wife. sitting with the
weight of years upon them. He
waited for the sound Of their voices.
and when Micajah Bolean spoke be
noted the firm. harsh tone-the same
harsh voice that many a vagrant had
heard when be was sentenced to Jail
It was when the aged woman spoke,
in a sad. sweet voice, that the tears
started to the Yagrants eyes He
made a step toward the door. but drew
back when his ragged garments came
within range Of the shaft Of dim light
through the window.
Down in the railroad yards he could
hear the noise Of the moving trains.
the elang Of bells and the shrieklng
signals Of the engines. In an interval
Of silence IN all that jargon Of noise
an interval 50 brief that only a prae-
ticed ear could detect 1.-THE heard a
clear note whistled as a signal to him.
self. 1t sounded far away, for at that
moment the vagrant was dreaming,
and In the dream he was a boy again. /
He looked once more through the
window at the two old people sitting |
there. and with a sigh that would |
have wrung even the hard heart Of
Micajah BoIean. he turned away.
A few moments later the yagrant |
climbed upon a car loaded with coal /
and was followed by another man,
very like him in appearance. As he .
stretched himself out on the hard bed 4
the speed Of the train increased. His
companion crawled close to him and
asked:
what luck, Bill? Did you get any
thingy
The vagrant did not answer. He
was looking up at the stars, shining
down on them from a clear, blue sky.
He did not even hear the words Of bis
companion.-National Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

It viii De some satisfaction. says
the New York Evening Sun, If the
sloepm affair results in sweeping re-
forms which viii make such q dlsas-
ter impossible IN the future.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

Sir Alfred Austin. poet laureate,
says the British nation IS deteriorat-
ing in good manners. Some persons
think that In this age It shows a de-
terioratIon Of genius. especially in the
poetic line.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

United States Treasurer Roberts as
sertion that SO bills are popular Is
undoubtedly true. and the more a fel-
low has Of them the better he feels.
says the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

cAicag0 should have more night
SCHOOLS II there were more accom-
inodztigns q tAis character there
would BE- fewer holdups. the Chicago
Post ave-g
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

The kidnaper of Perdicarls having
raised the standard of revolt. the SUI
tan Is prepared. doubtless. 70 wish
that Mr.. Roosevelt had got lis ~Rai-
sui dad
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

A chiaso n1n las siTsa sIl00
.or a 1914 dollar some of rs CO.
caslonaily fssl that 1904 dollar uould
bs Worth Hors tEat 1hat
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-11-28

The boms in which MicaIah Boiean
lived uas great contrast 10 his
diugy office. Tor IL was clean and as
free from dust as the willing hands Of
his wife could make IT, Trees grew
aroHni I and vines covered tte long
porch. fhe street iu iront and ale
The daily tribune., 1904-01-13
Painted Pins in Fashion Again.

Miniature painted pins are again
in fashion. but this time they are OF
copper instead of china.
They are mounted in gunmetal. all
shapes and sizes. and are reltier than
any miniature pin shown in many
years. They are used for belts.
brooches, hat pins and coin cases.
The coin cases have the appearance
of being watches, aud the pictures aye
usually surrounded by tiny rhine
stones. On opening the case by the
spring, just as watch would open.
and touching an interior spring, the
coin emerges This is clever ar.
rangement, aud there is no danger OF
losing the coins
The daily tribune., 1904-01-13
Portland, Ore, and Return for One
Fare via Union Pacific,

Account meeting National Live
Stock association at Portland,
Ore. Jan. l2 to 10. the Union
Pacific will sell tickets Jan. Z, 8,
8 and 10 at rate of one fare for
round trip.
Tickets to Portland returning
through San Francisco (via Shas.
tn X. X. route or o. h. & N.
steamers from Portland to San
Francisco at rate $l3 80 higher.
Tickets limited for return un-
til Jan. 81, 1904, and allow lib.
eral stopovers. Ask the agent
for tickets via Union Pacific.
For full information call on or
address. 4. b. Griffin,
General Agent.
lee 81 94l nth st.. Denver
The daily tribune., 1904-01-13
Stomach Trouble.

Il have been troubled with my
stomach for the past four years. says
d. l.. Beach of Glover Nook Farm.
Greenfield. Mass. "A few days ago
was induced to buy a box of Cham
berlains Stomach and Liver Tablets.
l have taken part of them and feel a
great deal better" If you have any
trouble with your stomach try box
of these Tablets. You are certain TO
be pleased with the result. Price 20
cents For sale by all druggists.