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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-10-07
fruition.

fruition.
The pioneers come west prima-
rily to better their condition.
Though incidentally they helped
the cause of general progress, the
main object was to help them
selves. To own land, to have a
home. to accumulate a competence
for their children, in other words,
to secure wealth, was the actuating
principle of every man who cross
ed the Alleghanies and the Miss
issippi during the last hundred
years. All of us desire money, all
of us hope to be rich, every one Of
us would like to be a millionaire.
Take away this instinct, this long
ing and you palsy all ambition at
its fountain source. Wealth,
though it may be and often is
abused, is a good thing both in the
abstract and the concrete. A poor
man or poor country can do but
little for themselves or anybody
else. Wealth gives leisure, leisure
leads to learning, and with learn
ing comes the sweets of civiliza-
ton. A good man or a good wo-
man is all the better because of
wealth, as its possession enables
them to greatly enlarge the field
of their benevolences. Let not
our abuse of Rockefeller make us
forget Helen Gould or our haste
to criticise the Morgans and Sages
blind us to the grand charities of
the Peabodys and Hirsches.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-10-07
DR.. j. K. Olivier
st. MartinUiUe

Dear Sir: A great many people
will see your house in the nextten
years. We want it to show what
Devoe lead-and-zinc will do. We
should like you to paint it, and
then not paint it again for ten
year-uuless it needs repainting.
We'd like such sample as that
in every town in the country
9th notice about it in the local
paper: "Mr. divers house was
painted ten years ago with Devoe
lead-and-zinc, and has never been
repsinted. The color is not so
bright as it was; but the paint is
as perfect coat as ever, to keep
out water"
A good lead-and-oil job is ex-
pected 70 last three years; it is a
good one that lasts three years; it
generally does not. Devoe lead
and-zinc lasts as long, if not
IF you have any fault to find
with this paint, either now in put.
ting it on, or hereafter in the wear,
tell your dealer about it.
eve authorize him to do what
Is right at our expense"
We want your house as a SAM
pie, and you as a witness.
Yours truly
f w DEvOE & Co
IA L. j. Liable sells our paint.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-10-07
Love of Gold as an Agent of
Civilization.
The American Farmer.


1t has become fashionable to at
tack wealthy man and hold up oil
the accumulators of great fortunes
as enemies of the human race.
Rockefeller is an especial target at
which the magazine writer's and
thousands of minor scribe are hurl-
ing their envenomed shafts. Weare
liable to be misled by this TRADE
and lose sight of fundamental
principle while seeking for vicari-
Gus victims. Manifestly it is bad
symtems rather than individuals
which should invite the criticism
of reformers. The anarchistic
method killing rulers, simply be-
cause they are rulers. fails of its
object as there is always another
king to take the place of the one
destroyed. Even if we run down
our maguates no reform is accom-
plisbed we remove the scaffolding
which has made it possible for
them to rise. Wealth, of course
is not bad of itself and the philo-
sophy that SO teaches is false on
its face. The old Jewish notion
that a man should be sent to hell
because he was rich or to heaven
merely because he was poor was
the emanation of a semi-barbarous
age, wholly unsuited to the re-
qairements of the twentieth CEN
fury. The devil himself il never
as black as painted aud even the
worst of the millionares may show
a bill of particulars emitting him
to some set-of at the bar of public
opinion.
While an inordinate desire for
gain, for the mere purpose of &C
cumulating, deserves apprehension
and the miser has been u hateful
object in all ages, we must not
overlook the fact that love of mo-
ney has been the prime cause of
all civilization. 1t was not Chi
valry, but a desire to obtain the
"golden fleece" that sent the origi-
nal Argonauts on their expedition.
While the half-crazy alchemists of
the Middle Ages failed to find a.
method of changing the baser me-
tails into gold, they led the way to
modern chemistry and enriched
the world by many valuable Disco
veries. 1t was not love of the Ho-
ly Sepulcher but desire for gain
that sent the semi-barbarous Cru
saders on their wild expeditions.
They hoped to enrich themselves
by plundering the Infidel aud in
directly aided the cause of pro-
gress by carrying back to Europe
many valuable seeds and plants by |
whose propagation agriculture
profited. 1t was not philanthropy |
that sent the discoveries across
the Atlantic, but a sordid love of
power and pelf. The Eldorado
was the constant object of search
and the hoped-for reward of all
their perilous undertakings. The
discovery of gold in California and
Australia advanced the cause of
civilization UNNECESSARILY, though
the motives of the main actors
were far from altruistic. Though
intent only on accumulating lucre
Tor themselves, the roughs and
OF the mining camps were
the precursors of that marvellous
development Of which millions of
farmers are now securing the full Il
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13

A Happy New Year to all the
Observer readers, hoping they will
find more comfort and interest than
ever in reading their favorite local
paper-Southside Rockville Cen
tire, l.. ~ Observer.
All Of which the Herald heartily
echoes. A prosperous year to the
local papers all over the country
bright, readable, newsy sheets, from
which the Herald makes daily eN-
tracts Of pithy little paragraphs for
the benefit and the enjoyment OF ITS
readers. Here's to them all ! "A
happy New Year New York
Herald.
Imagine such sentiment coming
from the Providence Journal. The
policy OF that paper is not to ac-
knowledge, even 10y hint, the eX-
istence of any other paper in the
state. The New York Herald is
a greater paper than the Providence
Journal, and evidently with none
of the latter's small traits.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13
"DOUGlNG" EOOS.
Art of DiNination la the bowels az
the Earth Explained.

There Is undoubtedly u practical art
of discovering springs. Indians or
frouticrSmcn can find water in the dcs-
rrt wien u "icudCrfoOt" cannot McXi-
cans ANA experienced prosp"ctOrS can
similarly lind ore. These arts consist
mainly n the recognition Of superficial,
signs which escape the ordinary oh
server
1t Is not necessary that the operator
should consciously note these signs
separately and reason upon them. No
doubt he frequently does 50. though he
may not give away the secret of his
method 80 others. But i'm many in
stances he recognizes by association
and memory the presence of II group
OF indications. great or small, which he
has repeatedly found To attend springs
or ore d"uo-itS. This skill, due to habit,
is uftvl almost uuciring for n given
limited district but under new condi.
tiuuS il breaks down. bld miners from
california or Australia have often
nluGC in other regions the most foolish
ana hopeless attempts 10 tiud gold be-
N,'ItF'' llNN ll'Ntslll llliN w Nl'NN l'''''
looked Just like" some other place i'm
which they had mixed successfully.
Apart from the magnetic minerals
there Is no proof that ore deposits eN-
hibit their presence and nature 10y any
attraction or other active force. With
regard f. water, however. there may
be an action affecting the temperature
ami moisture of the everything surface.
Even here, however ii seems more
likely that such effects are manifested
visihly tu close observer rather than
by direct affection of his nervous or
muscular system. The favoritc fields
for water diviu"rs are regions in which
water is abundant, but not gathered
upon given horizons of impcrmcahlc
strata underlying porous rocks.-Cas-
sicr'S Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13
IMc IinhA nnclI.,s lrulln

If, at almuS, any time of the year. we
walk through the woods where the red.
scarlet black or pin oaks are growing
that is where we lind those that ripcn
their aCOruS in two seasons Hud there
fore belong in the pin oak group we
shall probably find ON the ground fallen
branches that vary i'm size from that of
n lead pencil 10 that of un"'S thumb or
even larger. These at the broken end
appear aS if cut away within thc wood.
SO that ouly thin portion is LETT under
the bark Within the rather uneven
cut. generally near the ccutcr OF tie
growth is u small hole tightly plugged
10y the powder post OF ~ beetle lHrv.L
Split open the branch or twig. when 20
hurrOw will hC seen. AMI the little
white. soft. hard iawcd hrya that
made 1t will hc found or perhaps the
inactive pupa ST Nicholas.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13
YOUR GRlP ON YOURGELF.
Retain ThIt Though You Ii"N" - Let
Escrythiug Else go.


some people got along beautifully Tor
half lifetime perhaps while every
thing goes smoothly While they are
accumulatiug property and gaining
friends and reputation their characters
seem To bc strong and well balanced.
but the moment there is friction any
where. tie moment trouble comes a
failure i'm business. panic or ~ great
crisis In which they lose their all they
are overwhelmed They despair. lD>d
heart. courage. faith, hope and power 10
try again everything Their very man
hood or womanhood is swallowed up
by II mere material loss.
This is failure indeed. aud there l.
small hope for any one who falls 10
such II depth of despair. There is hope
for I'M ignorant man who cannot write
his name even If he has stamina and
bnck bone. There \ hope for cripple
who has courage, there Is hope for a
boy who has nerve and grit. even
though he Is 50 hCmmcd In that he has
apparently no chance i'm the world but
there is no hope for n man who cannot
or will not stand up after ne falls. but
loses heart when opposition strikes him
and lays down his arms after defeat.
Let everything else 90 if you must,
but never lose your grip on Yourself
10 not let your manhood or woman
hood 20. This is your priceless pearl,
dcarcr tu YOU than your breath cling
To il with all your might. Give mp life
Itself first Success
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13
UUNT RECOGNIZE DEFEAT.
Prove Your Manhood D., Battling ON
BrnNcIy After HeNcrse-.

Prove Your Manhood d, Battling on
BrnycIy After HeNcrse-.
After 1000 OF Napolcon's soldiers
had been overwhelmed by the advance
OF $4,000 Austrian troops hc addressed
them thus: II am displcasod with yOu
Nou have cvinced neither discipline noI
valor You have allowed yourselves 10
bc driven from positions where II hand
ml Of rcsolutc men might huvc arrest
rd an army. You are no longer French
soldiers. chief Of staff. cause II 10 bc
written on their standards, They are
no longer Of the army OF Italy"
In tears the battered veterans re-
piled: I'VE have been msrcprcsented
The soldiers of the enemy were three
TO one. Try u. once more. Place Ms
in the post Of danger and see If we do
not belong TO the army Of Italy IN
the next battle they were placed In the
van. aud they made good their pledge
by rolling bnck the great Austrian ar
my.
He Is n pretty poor sort of man who
loses courage and fears 10 face the
world Just because he has made u mis-.
take or slip somewhere. because his
business has failed, because his prop
crty has been swept away by some gen.
oral disaster or because Of other trou'
bic impossible for him TO avert
This is the test Of your manhood
How much is there left In you after
you have lost everything outside or
Yourself? If you lie down now, throw
M your hands and acknowledge your
self wOrstcd there Is not much in you
But II with heart undauntcd and face
turned forward you rcfrso 10 give up
or to lose faith In yourself. if you scorn
10 beat q retreat. you will show that
the man left in YOU is bigger than your
loss. greater than your cross and larger
than any defeat
~ know no such unqucStionable
badge and ensign Of u sovereign mind"
said Emerson "as that tcnaCity of pur-
pose which, through all changes OF
companions or parties or fortunes,
changes never, bates no iot Of heart or
hope, but wcarics out opposition and
arrives ~ its port"
II is men like Ulysses :. Grant, who.
whether in the conflict OF opposing ar
mics on the battlefield or in the wear
ana tear of civic strife, fighting against
rcycrScs. battling for u competence for
his loved ones. even while the hand OF
death lay chill upon him, bates no iot
of heart or hope" that wiring victory
from the most forbdding circum-
stances II Is men like Napoleon, who
refuse 10 recognize defeat, who declare
that "impossiblc' Is not in their yocah-
ularics that accomplish things Sue
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

1t is well To- take time i'm thinking be
fore making accusations
A woman who can use her eyes with
effect is dangerous rival
Women take fright easily over low
er's compliments To another of the fair
sex.
There is Il species OF treason in carry
lng water on both shoulders In n love
affair.
In every man there is a disposition to
do the grand where women are con-
Ccrncd.
lthurts a womau's pride to have an
other woman share with her a mans
attention.
When one man Snccrs ut another IT IL
fair to presume jealousy is at the bot
tom Of IL.
when man regards himself as ir-
rcsiStihlc IL is time to do some quiet
thinking and self ahncgation Philadcl
phia Bulletin.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13
Such sentiment. ar. cred;tsble

Such sentiments are creditable
to any man and show disposition
to legislate for the people and not
for patty. A few broad minded
Republican. like Senator Cummings
in the Rhode Island General Assem-
bly, in Ex-Governor Garvin's admin
istratioas would not have been amiss
and would possibly have saved the
party many votes. ust why 1t is
SO difficult for men elected to legis-
latures to realize that they represent
the people, instead of their party
machine is hard to understand.
The minority have some rights and
are certainly entitled to at least a
.emblance of fair treatment.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13

An lrislrau WAS once King OF Por-
tugal. or NJ least hC once ruled i'm the
kings stead over that country. In No
vcmhcr. 1910. There WaS q revolution in
Portugal, brought about 10y the tyran-
nical cXactionS OF Miguel NascunCcllos,
the secretary of state. The hated min
lister was shot and the vice queen, Mar
garet of Savoy. abdicatcd. The crown
was offered TO the Duke of SraganZa,
who was living at Nilavicosia Mean
while. until the duke should accept the
crown. the people Of Lisbon elected a
popular and influential Irish merchant
named John Darcy, who resided i'm the
city. as their nominal king. Darcy ac-
copied the honor conferred upon him
and bore the tito of king of Portugal
from Dec. To Dec. Is. lGln.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13
,orrcgEiu aud MS Life.

Little is known of Corrcggio, which
would argue that he was of q retiring
disposition. lie was born i'm the little
town Of Corrcggio. twenty four miles
from Parma. In the latter city he was
educated but in his seventeenth year
an outbreak OF the plague drove hi.
family to Mautua. Ry lall ne was
back in Parma For some years he
worked here and painted many famous
pictures. 1t may have been because of
grief over the death of his young wife.
but at the age OF thirty-siN. iuditfer-
ent To fame AMI fortune, hc retired to
the little town where he was born. All
that Is known regarding his death Is
the date. March =. 1884. Charles III.
Cafiiu I'm st Nicholas.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13
The Providence Fire Department

The Providence Fire Department
has proved its efficiency this fall in
several large fires that were exceed
ingly difficult to handle, and it cer-
tainly deserves all the credit that
has been so generously given, but in
the fire in Olneyville Square last
week, those in command showed an
ignorance of the locality, or If they
knewthe geographic conditions they
took a method OF fighting the blaze
that was peculiar, at least. The
fire il the rear oil Banspach Bros.
store could be approached by the
way of Tan Yard Lane with ease,
but instead of fighting it from that
vantage point, the west side, the de-
partment laboriously tugged the
lines OF hose over the roofs in front
and got at if by more indirect way
on the east side. Oh course the fire
was extinguished before great dam
age was done, but to the uninitiated
it certainly looks as though it could
have done in much less tine and
with less labor, ithc most accessible
path had been utilized.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13
IaIIT or TwO-thirds.

The bishop OF Kcnaiugton ut "A prize
distribution recently told Of case i'm
which Il boy got the better of the ex-
amiucr. suppose asked the exam
ncr. Il offered you half an orange and
two-thirdS Of an orange which piece
would you takc?" Please sir. the
half"' shouted the lad. Stupid boy
exclaimed the examiner. Il shall put
n black mark against you for that"
Subsequently deputation of scholars
waited on the examiner to convince him
that he was wrong. "Why am I
wrong" he inquired. Because Tom
my does not like oranges at ALL" was
the conclusive answer-St. James Ga
Zettc
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13
Why SniIorS Wear Collars.

Probably not many people, including
the wcarcrS themselves, know the or
igin OF the sailors collar. Many years
ago when Jack TarS wore their hair i'm
plgtailS. which they were i'm the habit
OF keeping very greasy the backs Of
their coats used to get iu a very dirty
and mtjdy condition owing 10 coming
In contact with the hair. consequently
the order was given Tor - detachable
and washable collar tn hc worn. 81 that
they might look more tidy London
Standard
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13

Games help to form character To n
any means 10y which YOU can So quick
ly arrive at an estimate of human
character. of individuality. of person
ality. rs you can 10y watching people ut
games or engaged in any sport that
calls for endurance. patience celebrity
Of mind and body. The school with n
good record for games i almost al
ways in the front rank of scholarship.
DR. Ware
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13

The spirited contest for the Judge
ship of the Third District Court in
the General Assembly on Wcdneh-
day is a cheerful and inspiring sign
that better days are ahead for Rhode
Island ina political way. The de-
feat of Judge Sweeney or the cleo
ton of Judge Williams is of little
consequence, compared with the now
established fact that II contest Is
possible IN the Rhode Island As
sembly. The first intimation tie
people get ofthis sew state OF things
was during the last session when
there occurred a fair fight for tie
clerkship of the Court of Common
Pleas, and now the same thing Is
repeated it shows that all idea of
independence has not departed from
our legislative halls. The old "cut
and dried" machine-made methods
have got to go sooner or later, and
it begins TO look as though it nigh
be sooner than many expected.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13
Enrrrt Once In AMhiIr.

The health Of the body ~ we'll rs OF
the m.ud depends upon forgetting. To
let the memory of u wrong, of angry
words. or petty mCanncSS. linccr and
ranklc IN your memory will not only
diSsipatc your mental energy. hut II
will react upon the body. The Sccre
tious will uc diminished. digestion inn.
paired. sleep disturbed and tie general
health suffer in consequence Forget
ting Is splendid mental calisthcni"
and gnnd medicine for the body.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13
ONE CAUSE OF ILLNESS.
Ridiculous EndS That spring From n
smnttcring of knowledge.

\ famous physician upon being asked
recently what is the chief cause of I'LL
health replied: Thinking aud talking
about IL all the time This ccaSClCSS
iutroSpcctiou In which 81 many OF the
rising generation of nervous folk in
Lulgr i certainly wearing them out.
When they are not worrying as to
whether they sleep too much or too lit
tie they are hdgcting over the amount
Of food they take or the quantity of eX-
crCisc necessary For health. In short,
they never give themselves Il moments
peace. cur grandfathcrs did not con.
cCrn themselves with these questions.
They ate. drank, slept. HS nature
prompted them Undoubtedly they
were healthier i'm mind and body for
their sublime Indifference. and II we
asked ourselves fewer questions we
should have less time To aualy2c ar i'm.
agiuc ailments.
That medical science has made re-.
markahlc progress in the last few dec
AIDES cannot hc denied The fault for
some present day undesirable conditions
lies not with the doctor but with the
patient There has been too great
tendency on the part OF the laity to ac-
uuirc smattCriug OF medical knowl-
edge through the reading OF so called
health" magazines and pamphlets and
TO put into practice on their own ac-
rount that little knowledge" which, II
raunot Ice denied. Is dangerous
thing" The following of some most
ridiculous fads along the lines of eat
Ing. drinking. sleeping and exercise has
assisted in swelling the mortality sta
tistics. our grandfathcrs would hold
up their hands I'm horror at many OF the
foolish things we do In the name OF
Health" A little more OF the com
Portable nonchalance OF our healthy an.
ccstors would do no harm 10 the rising
! generation. n.-lIousckceper.
a. ann asked the question. DO we
get our dcscrtsg'' | will boldly answer.
"No. we don't. and we never shall,
,pcaking Of humanity as whole and
! taking account OF the prepondcrating
multitudcs TO whom life is only another
word for misery" hut " am asked.
/ "Do We get what is best for usf' I say.
/ "lcs. always and everywhere. taking
our lives through and through. and
having account not merely for our ma.
tcrial. hut also for chr spiritual wei.
fare Hall Cainc "'t OFT
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13
Living stones.

The visitor u the Falkland isles see.
scattered here ana there singular shau
cd blocks of what appear to hc wcrH
er beaten ana moss covered boWl'y'
in various sizes. Attempt % turn CO.
Of these powders over, and You WIZ
meet with real surprise. because the
stone is actually anchored by roots OF
great strength; i'm fact, YOU will find
that you arc triAiug with one of the nl-
tive trees 80 Other country IT, the
world has such a peculiar forest
growth
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13
NeusDnners.

II has been calculated that. taking
the population of the whole world,
there is one newspaper 10 every $1,000
persons. The United States supports
1900 newspapers. of which 1000 are
dailics, these being round figures, Ger
many has 300 Journals, of which 500
are daily. England takes second place
in the European record with 5000
newspapers, of which 500 are daily.
France. has nearly the same number.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13

"Say. ma" asked little Willie aftcl
he had been Ia conjunction with thc
patcrnal slipper. "lid anybody besides
m ever ask YOU To Ice his wifcf"
"Oh. YES | had lots of proposals he-
fore your father came along
We'll 10 YOU think you gained any
thing 10y waiting ?"-Chicago Record
Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-13
away.

According to the New York pa
pers it has now come to be neceS-
sary for customers in the big retail
stores over there to tip the clerks
behind the counters, # they want to
get anything in the shape of prompt
and polite attention.-Boston Her
old