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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01

chase. CrN Stop tief! Ze boy he r-run like ze meescheef. Before he reach ze end of ze street zey see him hand ze paper to a monsieur and receive ze penny in return. All zis vizout stop ping to get hees breath, and he haf sold eet before zey can catch heem! Now. do you not call zat ze good American beesness sense?'
 Cashmere Is ssIt.o
 It almost breaks my heart to leave this diversified sort of conversation and descend to mere fashion, but feel 1t my bounden duty to let you know that cashmere Is distinctively it" so far as semidressy gowns go. You may not like 1t, call 1t all the names you want maidish.'' "slinky," ''unbecom- ing"-but, take my word for 1t, 1t is smart. The becomingness depends upon the way in which 1t is made. The simpler the mode the better. plaited skirt--the material lends itself admira- bly to this-and full, soft waist with a wide girdle make popular pattern. embroideries are much used for trimming this sort of dress. and if you invest in a rather light blue cash mere ornamented with black and blue oriental trimmings take my word for 1t you will not be sorry.
 KATE CLYDE.
 New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
New Yoi
A VALUABLE TRIP.
Drink Scotch if You Would Keep Peace Sn the Family.

Drink Scotch if Yoa Would Keep Peace
 sn the Family. Baltimore Sun.
 Two municipal officials entered a cafe recently to transact other than city business. Each was aware of the convivial habits of the other, hence the surprise of the one when the other ordered Scotch whiskey.
 Whats the matter, JohnT' inquired the friend of the Scotch -whiskey ad- vocate. You can't play golf in winter"
 T am going home" John replied, pouring out his Scotch.
 q am from Missouri, and you'll have to put me wise. happen to know that you take rye in yours
 Take your dose first and I'll tell you something you'll remember as long as you are able to swallow alcohol" ex- piained John as he downed his Scotch as if 1t were so much medicine.
 T said l was going home. That means am going to sec my wife In a very short while As you know, she objects to my drinking; hence the Scotch"
 Well. am still from Missouri" re- joined the other.
 Well, it's this way. If you went home now your wife would know you had been drinking. Mlne would not. The difference is that you have taken rye and I have indulged in Scotch. My breath will be innocent of intoxicants That's the characteristic of Scotch whiskey. Remember this and it'll save you trouble. When you're going home and your friends insist on set ting them up make yours Scotch and all will be we'll"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
FIGHT FOR ISLE OF PINES.
Pressure VIII Be Brought on Congress
 4n RraranA Ceaainn An Cnha-

Pressure Will Be Brought on Congress
 to Prevent CessiOn to Cuba.
 Washington SpeciaL-The fight of the American settlers in the Isle of Pines against the treaty permitting Cuba to have that bit of ground will warm up after the holiday recess to a hotter pitch than ever before. Friends and relatives of settlers in the island are coming here from every part of the country to work on Senators and mem bers in the hope of killing the pending treaty.
 While this missionary work is going on great hopes are placed in the ex- pected decision of the Supreme Court on the question of our sovereignty ov- CT the island. The case was taken be- fore the court last Winter. If the court should base its decision on the treaty of Paris and hold that the island Is a possession of the United States. the opposition to the treaty would become more than ever aggressive. and there would be little chance of ratification this season.
 Secretary Hay has written letter to Mir. Jenkins. Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, declaring that, as no action has been taken by Congress in the way of exercising the rights of possession, 1t Is perfectly regular to cede the island back to Cuba.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01

least somewhat of mystery, and then as soon as she thinks she has you stripped of all your tinsel and furbelows she labels you ''Class A; very ordinary" and leaves you there So you see 1t Is justice as well to keep a few of your affairs to yourself.
 And don't tell your troubles. That is another good New Years resolution. Once you begin doing that you are lost The woman who has learned to choke down her troubles and keep them for her own delectation has won half the battle of life. and her popularity is such that she is in great demand.
 Can't you remember. for the matter of that, friends of yours that you liked very much, but who left you all tired out and with dry taste in your mouth every time they departed after a can' You felt strangely impressed, as if life was not worth living, and upon think ing 1t over you came to the conclusion that 1t was the conversation that had so woefully affected you, their conversa- tion which was devoid of even one ray of sunshine. but was simply a string of hard luck tales. I suppose every com munity every town, every village, has its Calamity Jane, but if I had my way she would be barred forever from cheerful society.
 There is only one variety of hostess who enjoys hard luck tales. To her sympathetic bosom you may flee. and neither the length nor the dolefulness of your stories, not even tears, will ap- pail her. But, my friends, she is the sympathetic soul who fattens on your
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
The American Wnr.

This is certainly a great country. We are nervous and excitable and, above all, versatile. While a certain percent age of the population is admiring Don Caspar, the Swashbuckler, as he struts before the footlights and kills two men with his right hand and four with his left, not to speak Of scattering Cad cooks and Bodkins. another portion of America is sitting in open mouthed ad- niration of Ibsen or trying to take in Bernard Shaw at one gulp. And the actors expounding the swashbuckling melodrama get just as many curtain calls as the artists who elucidate the last named gentlemen.
 So much for our national taste as to the "drammer"
 "But eet ees ze quickness and ze beesness sense of ze Americans zat surprise me-" remarked a French friend of mine the other day. Behold even zo children! l walk down ze street. I see a newsstand. Bien, by zat newsstand comes small boy. He seize a paper. he r-r-run like mad. Some one he give
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01

thin butter on a large piece of bread so that 1t will cover an entire column, and l see the impecunious young author pocketing the Ss which the column is worth and blowing 1t in all at one fell sw oop to counteract the doleful depres- sion caused by considering economy ev- en from literary standpoint
 They say Americans have no respect for authority, and it must be pretty true, according to a recent popular defi- nition-Authority, one who can bluff you beyond your limit! Sometimes I think myself that bluffing is the cor rect thing when I see how well some people make 1t work
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
The Literary Hablt.

me hhtEKhFy EhAUkts
 And third and last New Years reso- lution-don't write things The liter ary instince has proved a deadly one for many a we'll intentioned woman. If you feel that you must pour out your soul on paper pour 1t out in a story and then sign a false name to 1t and sell 1t for publication and get money for 1t. Thera is in one of the reigning musi- cal comedies very fetching little song which illustrates this charmingly. It Is called 'In Black and White" and 1t points out the insidious dangers of hav- ing things down in black and white. You can deny If brought right up again. st 1t that you ever did or said fool ish thing. but you can never go back on a piece of writing, which speaks louder
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01

than words, and, alas, far more permanently.
 So if you are wise deny your self this partic- ular luxury.
 If there is anything whict makes me chuc- kie it is to read an article writ. ten by an ambi- tious young space writer on how any wom- an who is a perfect lady can clothe herself on 2 cents a year. The article is spread out like
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01

NeA So SANJ
 ed this quality. She who wears her heart so that they who run may read and she who has no reserve are unlikely to be held in very high esteem. With all due respect to the average woman, 1t is not good policy to show her your entire hand. She val ues you so long as you are a
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
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world. while if she had been there fl your place
 Oh, no: don't tell your troublesl
 What is the use?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01

A happy New Year to youl In spite of this cheerful beginning 1t appears to me that New Years is not as cheerful a holiday as 1t might be. Some of us who are afflicted with consciences are apt to think of what we have left un- done during the past year. Viewed in the light of retrospection, the months do not seem as well filled as they ought to have been. What on earth have we done with a whole year, and what have we to show for it?
 have one ultra practical friend who takes account of stock on the 31st day of December somewhat after this fash ton:
 Number of friends gained....
 Number of friends lost. ......
 Good deeds performed. .....,.
 Clever deeds performed.....
 Idiotic deeds performed.
 Illnesses. .....-ss...".. ..
 Pieces of good luck. .......
 Talents cultivated. ............ and a few more of the like. She says she finds it very soul satisfying. I'm afraid shouldn't, for very good reas- on-I hate to be reminded that I frtv- oted most of my time away. and. then, reason No 2, I haven't a conscience which finds pleasure in self vivisec- tion.
 But to return to the subject of New Years conscience examinations. or course one makes multitudinous good resolutions Thank heaven. we have at least the blessed privilege of beginning a fresh page! Some of these New Years resolutions do not last through Janu- ary, but here is one which might with profit last through the entire year. refer to the resolution to be dignified.
 '"The resolution to be dignified!" I hear some one exclaim. well, yes. ex- actly that. It Is a New Years resolu- tion which would benefit many people if they had the sense to make 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01

A man Is very lucky to have some of his own money spent on Q Christi mas present for himself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
Philadelphia Inauirer.

Half the neighbors criticiso a man when he whips his children. And the other half blame him of he doesn't
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01

misfortune because tf y furnish her with fine conversation
 with her How your ears would bur hear her as she relate r5 K and assigns her own T. '' usually your stupidity { . I " Fl owledge of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01
,,,Uortauce of Dignity,

Some of the most charming women have met were not social successes be-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-01

M. w.-Skin food: ounces sweet almond oil. 2 ounces cocoanut oil. 2 ounces lanolln, 1 ounce white wax. ounce spermaciti, melted together. Remove from fire, beat, adding gradu- ally 3 drops tincture benzoin and hrally ounces orange flower water. This with massage, will prevent wrin- kles. and will have tendency to whiten the skin.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-02
Neurology.

At fifteen minutes past four
o'clock Wednesday evening the
29th of November, Mr.. Martial
Bienvenu died at his home IN this
town at the advanced age of IA
years.
Mr.. Bienvenu was a native of
this town. and always lived a quiet
life, and raised a family of twelve
grown children who servive him.
He was a veteran Of the civil war.
His funeral took place at four
o'clock Thursday evening, and his
remains were followed to the grave
by large concourse of relatives
and friends.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-02

Catarrh Cannot be Cured
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is blood or constitutional dis
ease, and in order to cure 1t you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, and acts d.
rectly on the blood and mucous surfa-
ces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not a Quack
medicine. 1t was prescribed ty one OF
the best physicians in this country for
years and is regular prescription. 1t Is
composed of the best toDics known. com
binss with the best blood purifiers. act
ing directly on the mucous surfaces
The perfect combination Of the two in
gradients is what produces such wonder
full results in curing Catarrh.
Send for testimonials free.
Ed. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O
Sold bv all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-02
FURIOUS FIGHTING.

"For seven years." writes Geo.
w. Hoffman, of Harper, Wash, Il
had bitter battle, with chronic
stomach and liver troubles, but at
last won, and cured my diseases,
by the use of Electric Bitters, l
unhesitatingly recommend them to
all, and don't intend in the future
to be without them 10 the house.
They are certainly wonderful
medicine, to have cured such a
bad case as mine" Sold under
guarantee to do the same for you,
by L. J. Liable druggist, at SOC, a
bottle. Try them today.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-02
----7777-7777777777777777 -
THE CANAL.

2 The overflow this year of seve-
raj hundred acres of land in the
Cypress Island section, which
caused the planters of that section
to lose several hundred thousands
dollars worth of crops, poultry and
stock, the land being covered in
some places to a depth of four and
five feet.
This overflow was serious
blow to the people who live upon
these low lands, which are some of
our reachest lands, but they lack
proper drainage facilities.
During this last overflow some
remarks were made in these CO.
lumns regarding the condition ex-
listing at the time, and expressing
the opinion that if the Canal just
above town was completed as it
was contemplated before the war,
it would surely drain the lands, for
which this great work was COM
templated.
This week Mr.. L. j. Liable han
ded us copies of the surveys and
reports made at the time this work
was made which will be very In
teresting to our people at this time
when the interest of our people is
directed to the absolute necessity
of good drainage.
Coined from Book marked mo. l En-
ginsers Reports lSiS-6l. State OF Lou
tsiana," on file in the office OF the Board
Of State Engineers of Louisiana.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-02
NOTICE.
To whom It may concern:

To whom 1t may concern:
b. virtue of the power in me vested
and in accordance with an ordinance Of
the Town of St. Martiuville, La. will
proceed to offer for sale and sell at pub
lie auction On Monday Dec. 4tRA. D,
1905, at 1Ua. H., at the Court House door.
One American mule, Sorrel color, no
visible brand, about IA years old, height
IS hands; One Cow, red color. defaced
bran on right shoulder. about A years.
Both taken up on the streets in this
Town and impounded; and the owner, Of
owners, being unknown. anu no one
claiming either of said animals.
Sold to satisfy the amounts of penalty
and costs in the premises.
st. Martihville, La, Nov. q A. d. 1906
PAUL CLEMENT,
Police officer.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-02
SATURDAY, DEC. ?, 1905.
ToRTUE OF A PREACHER.

TORTUE OF A PREACHER.
The story of the torture OF Rev.
q. ID. Moore, pastor of the Baptist
church, of Harwersville, N. Y,
will interest you. He says: IL
suffered agonies, because of persis-
tent cough, resulting from the
grip. / had to sleep sitting up in
bed. / tried many remedies, with
out relief, until l took DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs aud Colds, which entirely
cured my cough, and saved me
from consumption" A grand cure
for diseased conditions of Throat
and Lungs. At t. J. Liable drug
gist; price SOC and Sl,OO, guaran-
teed. Trial bottle free.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-02

The Industrial and immigration
convention which will be held in
New Orleans Monday, promises to
be very largely attended. Gov.
Blanchard has appointed, through
the recommendation of the de-
partment of agriculture, for this
town, Messrs. r. Martin, Carlos
Greig, Chas. o. Broussard and
Albert Bienvenu. Matters of
agriculture and immigration which
are important interest concerning
the progress and prosperity of our
state will be discussed by some of
our ablest men, and measures
adopted that will result in the
in the general good of the people
of Louisiana.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-02
Respectfully,
+. G.. BURBANK,

After carefully considering the report
Of the Engineer and visiting the coun-
try to be benefited. l became fully con-
WINGED Of the general importance OF this
contemplated drain; and as the Parish
OF Lafayette was so much benefited by
the canal. l thought it best for the in
terest of that parish, and to reclaim IA
large body Of swamp lands therein, to
apply the amount appropriated by Act
No 2l7 Of 1858. towards constructing
this canal. 90 that with the addition Of
the amount coming to the Parish of St.
Martin, by Act No l23. should have
enough Of funds to cut the drain accor-
ding to the estimate.
In accordance with law. and upon the
approval of the Board of Commissioners.
l advertised and adjudicated the work
to N. P. Willard, the lowest bidder and
competent and responsible contractor.
who has already commenced operations,
and the work Is now successfully pro-
crossing.
The advantages which will accrue to
the section Of country drained by this
canal are incalcdlable. In the Parish
of st. Martin. between the high land of
the BayOus Teche and Tortus. is an i'm
mense basin. extending from the Lake
Tasse to the upper line Of the Parish.
and into Lafayette. which is subject to
inundatiOn after heavy floods of rain ;
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-02

and during the year 1856 the whole ba-
sin was flooded for several weeks. and
the crops of the planters residing on Its
borders entirely destroyed.
The completion Of the canal will sue
cessfully drain the greater part OF this
basin, aud this is, trust but the begin
ming of system Of public works in that
hitherto neglected section"
LAFAYETTE CALDWELL.
Commissioner OF Second District.
Next week we will publish an
other report upon the same mat
ter that will show conclusively the
feasibility of completing this great
work which will prove of the
greatest important of that entire
section, comprising an area OF Sc
veral thousand of acres of the very
best lands. The time has come
for our people in general to take
action and stimulate our efforts to
the necessity Of completing this
work which was commenced by
the State several years ago.
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st. Martinville. La. April IA. 1853
L. Caldwell, Esq.
Commissioner Second Swamp
Land District.

Herewith, send you an estimate, in
cubic yards, Of the canal between Ba-
yOus Teche and Tortue. as per your or
ders. After making several experimental
lines, to find IL there was any material
difference i'm the elevation of the ground
near the Teche, struck on that which l
think to be the best location that can be
found north of st. Martinville. to accord
with the provisions Of Act No 289 Of
1858. The canal, as propose having 1t
cut, lies about half mile north Of ST.
Martinville. By referring to the profile
which / enclose you will see the differ
ence in the level Of Bayou Teche and the
ground back 500 feet. is about 81 feet;
also the difference Of the levels Of the
waters Of Bayous Teche and Tortue. ia
ken on the same day. is about Z feet;
which. after taking out feet for the
depth OF the canal, leaves about four
feet to be used as grade in the three
miles that 1t will be necessary to cut
the canal. The profile that ! send will
show the different high water marks. at
least that of the common high water
and the high water marks of 1916 and
1856. Both of these times there were
twenty or thirty families living ont on
the prairies between the two BayOus
Teche and TOrtue. that were driven out
Of their homes for nearly four months.
The mail from this place 10 Lafayette
was carried in small boats across the
country for five miles; when, had this
canal been cut. the water would not
have remained over three or four days,
being the length Of time the Teche was
up. would. therefore. recommend that
the canal be cut the entire way from
the Teche to the TOrtue; yet the distance
l have located it will meet most Of the
ends for which it is intended. There
are about 5000 acres land that will be
drained by this canal. which at present
have a very imperfect outlet through
the TOrtue and the VermilliOn.
have made out three separate esti-
mates Of the cost of cutting the canal.
all of which l send you, marked A. B.
and C. They were made out more to
get the work down to what l thought
you would like to expend. than what l
think Is exactly needed. submit them
all to you. You can adopt either or
none, as may seem best to you; but ca
nal with less area that the one mark
I'D C, will hardly do much good. By
cutting another canal at right angles to
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-02
FOR SALE.

Property of Mrs. p. Dupre, on Main
street, just out of town limits, bounded
on the North and West by Felix Bien-
ve"u. South by Numa Bienvenu, East
Main street. For further information
apply to MRS. T. DUPRE.
st. Martinville, La.
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all guaranteed to be the
highest class goods ......

this, startiOn at station ll2 and cOntin-
uing it about two miles south, would
drain all the swamp lands lying around
Lake Tasse. This canal would need on
ly to be cut In the deepest points four
feet. and would cost about 100000.
The work on each section will be quite
different, so much so. that l think it
would be best to let them separately.
The material in all the sections will be
stiff clay. Owing to the depth of Sec
ton No 1, l think it worth % cents per
cubic yard. Section No 2 may be done
for Is cents per cubic yard. Section No
will at all seasons be wet; think i.
30 cents per cubic yards. This section
is all in the woods. and will he worth
$4,000 for clearing and grubbing.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-02
April g..
SOULE BUSINESS COLLEGE

0OULE COLLEGE is the Leading an
Highest Grade Business, Shoxthan4 ~
Rn9lish Training school In the South.
IS is recognized everywhere - W!oos
Awake, Practical, Reliable, PrUIreseavos
Popular and Successfu1 School. II maeoo
no delu slve promises to secure students.
eOULE COLLEGE owns and occuptoo
the Finest Bssiness Scsoo1 Bui1ding -
Amerka. 10 Experienced Teachers Beer
keepers 3 nd stenographers recofn1nendo0s
Send for New Illustrated Circular
GEO. SOULE 4 SOM
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-12-02

The municipal election will take
place in May next, citizens who
take an interest in the affairs of
the town should pay their poll tax
at once and be qualified to vote
for the candidates of their choice, it
is important that all good, intelli-
gent and independent voters be
qualified.
If you are in need of
PAINT be sure to buy the
best, that is the AMERI-
CAN PAINT, sold only by
l.. G. DUCHAr1P.
Owing to the inability of one of
the principal players of the team
of the st. Martinville High School
the game of foot ball that was ad-
vertised to take place on Thanks
giving Day here, between the Alb
beville and st. Martinville High
School teams, was postponed to
some future date.