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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-10-14

The weather this week was
quite cold, it looked more like
Winter than Fall, and the early ri
sers we're looking for frost, som e
report that there was light frost
Wednesday; if this is really a
fact, it was too light to have it's
effect on the tender plants, but all
felt that the temperature was low
enough to produce frost.
The health anthoritiee of New
Iberia say they cannot trace the
origin of the fever that developed
there this week. The fever had
been under observation of the
doctors three days before it was
declared yellow fever.
DO not forget to visit K.
Schwartz & Co.'S store when you
need anything for the school chill
dren. There you will always find
the best at the lowest prices.
"A very painful accident hap
pened to Mrs. Felix Potter Mon
day evening last. While passing
a gate on the plantation she tum-
bled and in her fall she struck
against the ''latch' ON the gate
which penetrated her eye. cutti ny
it in such a fearful way that it was
necessary to completely removed
the eye. She was attended to by
Drs. George and Alfred Delau-
real, who made the painful opera
ton. Mrs. Potter is suffering a
great deal but is doing well under
the circumstances.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-10-14
T. l.. BROUSSARD.

The death of Mr.. I. L. Brous-
sard which occurred at ton o'clock
Thursday morning the 12th., was
a painful shock to his family, re-
latives and.friends.
Mr.. Broussard had been on a
bed of sickness since several
months. having been stricken with
paralysis which left him an inva-
lid and growing worse by slow de-
grees.
He fully realized his condition,
he knew his days in the world
were limited. and he was prepsr-
ed to meet his God like a good
and true Christian.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-10-14

features of this kind, but in the
aggregate the quantity of cloths
they would turn out annually
would go in increasing the demand
for the raw cotton and compel the
now dictatorialIy inclined great
manufacturers in this country and
abroad to cheerfully pay more for
it to the cotton grower than they
are disposed to no.
Electric motors are used to ope.
rate street and railway cars, eleva-
tors, printing presses, sewing and
many other sorts of machines.
Why can they not be used as we'll
for these small cotton manufac.
lures?
Louisiana is producing any
quantity of cheap fuel oil with
which the electric power eau be
generated at the lowest cost.
We submit that the Legislature
could not appropriate to greater
advantage to the people in gensr-
al, moderate sum to equip small
textile departments at each OF the
three industrial colleges, namely,
Ruston, Lafayette and Baton
Rouge. Nor could any more ben
eficisl industrial art be taught by
these institutions.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-10-14

Deafness Cannot be Cured
bY local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear
There Is only one way to cure deafness,
aud that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con-
dition Of the mucous lining Of the Eus--
tachian Tube. When this tube IL in
famed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing. and when it Is en-
tirely closed. Deafness Is the result. and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition. hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out Of ten ara caused by
Catarrh. which is nothing By an inflam-
ed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Deafness (caused BY catarrh)
that cannot be cured BY Halls Catarrh
Cure,
Send for testimonials free.
FL 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, 1905-10-14
HULLS.
For the next week we will
sell Hulls at So per ton.
St. rIartin's Oil Works.
LOCAL NEWS.

Miss Agnes Broussard of New
Iberia is spending few days here,
at the home of Mrs. P. L. Gull
beau.
Miss Maud VOORHEES, of New
Iberia is spending few days here,
visiting her many relatives and
friends.
At L. G. Ducbamp you will find
the largest assortment of Compo-
sition Books, Inks. Pens, Pencils
and everything for school children.
Half of one of the large smoke
stacks of the Oil Works fell Thurs
day evening, but the accident
caused very little damage.
There was a slight breakdown
at the Fournet ginnery Thursday
evening that caused delay of Sc
veral days to the ginning plant.
Several Second hand Bicycles
for sale at Bargain Prices at Bien-
venus bicycle stand, for ladies and
gentlemen; come and see them,
they are real bargains.
Mrs. w. j. Rhymes of Phoenix,
Arizona, arrived here Tuesday,
having been called here on &C
count of the sickness of her faith
er, Mr.. F. Rousseau.
Boys Schools Suits at Bargains
prices, a big display of the largest
stock ever shown in town, it will
pay you to come and look at them
at K. Schwartz & Go.
There was fine races at Bresux
Bridge last Sunday and notwith-
standing the bad weather and bad
roads q large number of our peo-
pie attended. They report that
the races were very interesting
and that an immense crowd was
on the grounds.
The oil department of the St.
Martins Oil Works was put In
operation this week. and the mill
has been running night aud day
ever since. The mill is now In
charge of Mr.. Duncan, a practical
mill man who comes from Miss's-
sippi.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-10-14

Mr.. Broussard leaves a widow,
six sons, Gueriniere, James, Wal
ter, George. Henry and Louis, and
two daughters, Mrs. W. j. Sandoz
of Opelousss and Mrs. Albert P.
VOORHEES, of New Mexico, a bro
Their, Chas. Broussard and three
sisters. Mrs. A. V. Fleming. Mrs.
Casimir Wiltz and Mrs. j. Il.
Bienvenu.
Mr.. Broussard was born in st.
Martinville in 1842, at an early
age he secured a clerkship in the
then largest store in Southwest
Louisiana-Tertrou and Brous-
sard. 1t was not long thereafter
that his State called her patriotic
sons to her defense. He was one
of the first to answer the call of
duty, and at the age of nineteen
years was on his way to the field
of action in the Company CON-
M nded by Alcibiades DeBlanc.
He served mostly as Lieutenant
of Company G. Eighth Louisiana
regiment under Stonewall Jackson
in Virginia. He was severely
wounded in the seven days fight
around Gitteysburg. On account
of disabilities incurred three
months before the end of the war
he was retired from the field of SER
vice and assigned to duty in the
reserves under his first Captain
Alcibiades DeBlsnc.
After the cessation of hostilities
he came to New Orleans without
dollar in his pocket. He soon
obtained employment in a large
commercial house and subsequent
ly became partner, the firm name
being Pepln and Broussard. His
assiduous attention to business be-
gan to tell on him and be found
his health in a precarious state,
which impelIed him to resign his
interests, and be came to his ma.
tive town to recuperate. He en-
gagged in the saw mill business for
some years. He was appointed
sheriff in 1884, occupying the Office
four years, after his term he re-
NAMED in the Sheriff's Office as
chief deputy for eight years.
Leaving the Sheriff's Office he
entered the Office Of the St. Mar
tins Oil Works Limited where be
remained until he was stricken
by the disease that yesterday car
ried him to his grave.
He was appointed Colonel on
the Staff of General Eshleman,
Louisiana Division United Confe-
derate. Veterrns.
He took an active part in the
political affairs of this town, pa
rish and state, and at the time of
his death was a member of our
town council.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-10-14
Small Cotton Manufacturers,


The People.
At the Thibodaux meeting of the
Louisiana Press Association the
editor of The PEOPLE read pa
per advocating cotton manufsctu-
ring on the smallest scale in every
town or settlement possessing an
electric power plant. and he attri-
buted the slowness in the expan-
sion of this the natural correlative
industry of the South to the erro-
neous idea that extensive and cost-
ly plants only can be successfully
operated.
We can see no good reason why
small electric motors could not
turn q few looms aud spindles 10
q good sized room of cheap bull
ding. and give pleasant and steady
employment and living wages to
as few as six or twelve girls or
women, who, under present condi-
tons, find more or less difficulty
to earn a living in the Southern
communities where they reside.
For these small manufactures
there would be no need to import
operatives from other places, as
their capacity and the cost of these
manufactures would be regulated
by the number of operatives that
the locality could furnish.
A few thousand dollars would
suffice to start and operate manu-
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-10-14

He was Knight of Honor, aud
the local lodge attended his fune-
raj in a body, wearing the badges
of the order.
He was also Captain of U. G. V.
Camp Alcibiades DeBlsnc No
1903 and the veterans attended his
funeral in body.
He was buried from the Catho-
lie church at 9 o'clock Friday NOR
ming.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-10-14

THE ONLY
PLACE
TO GET
THE BEST
PRINTING
IN ALL
ITS BRANCHES
is AT
THIS OFFICE.
WE GIVE
WORK
THAT IS
NEAT
AND
ARTISTIC.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1905-10-14

Get your Oats, Bran, Corn and fIay
from Blenvenu's. Free delivery.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WIN Open Monday Mornlns-Teaeh.
er's Meeting Tomorrow.

The public schools Will be open for
the fall term on Monday morning,
September 18th, and 1t is hoped all
pupils will be present. Only the
morning session will be held. The
kindergarten under the direction OF
Mrs. Margaret Barr will also open at
the same time. Tomorrow morning
at nine o'clock a teachers meeting
will be held In the High school build.
ing at which all teachers are urged to
be present. There will be only a half
day session on Monday. hence pupils
are urged to come promptly for en-.
rollment.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08
Good Well In at Wallace.

cLARKsBuRG. W. Va, Sept. S.
In the Salem district, this county, tbs
South Penn on Company has com
pleted and shot its No. 3 on the
Charles Lanham farm and the well
produced 20 barrels the first "a hours
In the Wallace district, the South
Penn has drilled its second test on
the D. s. Barker farm into the Cor
don pay and the well is showing for
a good producer. 1t produced 80 bar.
rels the first eight hours after the pay
was tapped.
Near Sardis. this county, the Fair.
mont and Grafton Gas Co. has com.
pleted a test on the H. A. Swiger farm
and has a fair gasser in the Gordon.
They are now drilling to the fifth
said. This test is located 450 feet
south of the Philadelphia Compapy's
very large gasser. completed a short
time ago on the D. L. Ash farm.
Near Peoria, P. O., this county, the
Philadelphia Company has drilled Its
test on the B. w. Harbert farm through
all sands and has a buster.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08
NEW YORK LIFE
IS UNDERGOING AN ExAMiNA.
TioN-EDMuND o. RANpoLRH
ON STAND.

NEW YORK. Sept. S.--Edmund D.
Randolph, treasurer Of tho New YORK
Life Insurance Company. was the nrss
witness called today by the commlt
tee. He explained In the course Of iis
testimony that Vice President George
w. Pr Perkins got $4,000 until 1900
when It jumped to $4,000 because j.
P. Morgan g Co. offered to take him
into that Arm and the New York Life
did not want to lose him. In 1901 be
decided to join J. P. Morgan & ca.
and then the New York Life. rather
than lose hfs services altogether gave
him s25. 600 a year for special services
in an advisory capacity.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08
G. A. R, ELECTION
(contInued from FIrst ssae.l

Continued from First esae.}
Brown. OF Ohio. The hominatIon Tor
the several elective Offices are as Toll
lows.
CommanderSin-chief Corporal Jas
Tanner, New York; Major George Bur-
ton, Missouri; General Charles Brown.
Ohio,
Senior Vice commander.in.chi
General George w Cook. Colorado.
Junior yice-C ommander-in Chief. J.
G. Everist Illinois: silas II. Fowler.
Minnesota: Charles G. Royce. califor
nit.
surseontin-chief DR.. Fred brother.
Iowa,
Chaplainin,chief Rev. Jesse Cold.
Iowa; Rev. j. +. Leary. Kansas.
Owing to the bitterness Of the neht
In the W. r. g. convention yesterday,
the election of officers was postponed
until this afternoon. There ARE ME
candidates for the presidency. and
each has formed a combination with
the candidates for lesser oiiices II
is expected that the women will not
be able to conclude the election be-
fore tomorrow night. The nominees
for president are:
Mrs. Kate y. Jones. New York,
Mrs. Carrie sharklin. Missouri; Mrs.
Belle G. Harris, Kansas; Mrs. GcrnI-
dine Frisbe. California, and Mira. Alb
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08
THE TEACHERS
tcon.Inued from Flrs. paae.,

things each day lust for discipline"
The five great subjects on which the
school programme should be based
are biology, physiology, psychology,
sociology and philosophy.
DR.. Call would have the age limits
for compulsory education three and
sixteen years.
Following Or. Call, State Superin.
tendent Miller spoke briefly congrat-
ulating- the teachers on the great sue
cess Of the institute, and wishing
them a pleasant and enjoyable year
In attendance and effectiveness the
secretaries report this institute well.
nigh a model and the teachers are
unanimous in %pronouncing this the
best institute ever held in the county.
Miss Davenport gave a brief talk
this morning and Principal Fleming,
of the Normal School, spoke for a few
minutes in a very interesting manner.
The institute closed at, noon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08
he SHOULD NOT HAVE SPOKEN
Marietta Millionaire Complains Of
High Reassessment and It May
Be Made Higher.

NEW MARTINSvILLE, w. Va,
Sept. s.-The county court is sitting
for the purpose Of hearing petitions
relating to the assessment of real es-
tate. Quite, a number came In, some
left without asking any change, but
some Of the large real estate owners
are fling petitions, notably Col. Mills,
of Marietta, who owns 1000 acres of
land. This land is valued at $35 per
acre, contains nearly 100 oil wells and
is well timbered, and a valued here
tofore at Sc per acre. Mills thinks
ss5 per acre too high. but reasonable
estimates place 1t at those figures.
and it is thought that the valuation
may be raised instead OF diminished.
In this city the real estate increased
about four times over the old assess.
ment- Some tracts seven times, but
the general average will be about 400
per cent. increase.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08
STRONG TESTIMONY
For suildins and Loan Associations

Z A celebrated financier who was once
president of the New York Chamber
of Commerce in abiding to the panic
Of '93, ant the failure of hundreds
of banks, the almost complete disrup-
ton of the mortgage companies and
"old line commercial houses tottering
to their fall in every CITY," said In
short, about everything was involved
Except Building and Loan Assoeia-
stions. which pursued the even tenor of
their ways almost unchanged, paying
Withdrawals promptly, accommodate.
Ing shareholders with short time loans
and in addition loaning heavily on
realty. making for themselves a rec
ord unsurpassed, and one which
should put them in the front rank of
financial institutions" He alluded to
the local building and loan associa.
tions of the country.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08
CENSUS euREAu
Sends Out Bulletin Showing Hurnbe
OF Bales Of Cotton oinned.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Sep. ~
The Census Bureau this afternoon h.
sued a bulletin showing that the totul
number Of bales OF cotton ginneo u
the United States from the growth OK
1905. to September first, fcountlnE
round as half bales) was 4Gs. 500 as
compared with s74,s2i to the CORE
spending date in 1904, ginneries nnnr
bered 7.725 as compared with 1851.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08
YOUNG MERRICE
BEHIND THE BARS
EDITOR or THE REBEL, or MA.
TioNAl GUARD FAME IN
CONTEMPT OF COURT.

y 10
PARKERsBuRG. w. Va. Sept. 81
"The trial is a farce and its methods
of obtaining such information as you
want from me is a farcial procedure
and l refuse to answer your ques,
TONS"
/, Fritz Merrick, editor of the Rebel,
o Socialist organ, public speaker and
member of a prominenet family In
this city, thus deaed .he criminal
Squirt judge yesterday and was re,
manded to Jail. He will either be com.
PEELED to answer questions by the
jury to-day or be sentenced to a def.
mite term in jail. and fined for con,
tempt of Judge Showalter's court. He
is in jail now
Merck, through his paper last Sat.
urday. accused public officials and
private citizens of bribery. The
charges We're made the basis of an in.
vestigation by the grand jury.
Merrick's father has made vain eff
forts to keep the young mar out OF
trouble through his impetuous man
ner and the varied charges he makes
against citizens of the city and State.
Merrick was arrested and placed in
the guard house during The National
Guard encampment here two weeks
ago after exciting the soldiers by ac-
cusations against the military.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08
Deeds Recorded.

Deed dated Aug. II, 1905: G. w.
84lker ct al. conveyed to c. w. Haw.
kins. in consideration of the sum OF
$500. their 2-3 interest in a lot In the
First ward. :
June IL, 1905; Reverdy Gallagher
to- William L. Gallagher; s2,266.6G;
I8 interest in 8 lots, Warrington.
Issept. s. 1905; w. M. Delaney ct ux.
70 George NJ. Price ct ux.; $500; lot in
Barnstown.
= Aug. 9, 1905; J. L. Merrified to Ar
'fheIia B. Carpenter; $1,000; lot on
Coleman Avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08
Another Attachment.

The Elliott-Herrick Lumber Co., of
Warrington, are the defendants in an.
other suit in ~chancery and attach
ment brought in the Circuit Court yes,
terday afternoon The suit is brought
by the Sun Lumber Company of Yves.
ton by its attorneys. Nicely & Lively.
zeb n. Reese etc. VS.. Board Of Edu,
cation, Grant district; writ Of man,
damus; October; b. L. Butcher.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08
COTTON PlckERs
aAee In Demand to Gather the Large
Crop Of This Year.

AUSTIN, Tex, Sept. s.-cotton
pickers are so scarce in this State
that there is serious delay. in gather
ing the crop. Idle negroes are being
driven out of many of the towns and
forced to go to work.
8 Hundreds Of Mexicans are being
shipped from the Rio Grande border
Do interior points Of the State to re-
lieye the labor shortage.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08
raken 70 Weston.

Henry Pyles. of Pennington, IS
years of age, who was adiudged In
in an examination held Monday,
was turned over to Guard ]. Madison
Henry. of the State Hospital and
taken TO Weston last night.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08

will be a survival OF the fttest, Even
If you don't desire to play and are in.
terested go to the meeting anyhow
and perhaps some suggestion you may
make will help things along some.
one thing is sure: A rafting good team
will be placed in the field.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08

Mrs. Ellis Rowan. the w~ell:known
flower painter, has a collection OF 500
pictures of Australian flowers. for
which the German government has
offered her $4,000 on condition that
she take up her residence in NGer.
many, and devote all her time to that
country.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08
SPORTING NEWS

The Texas Leaguers who play here
Sunday are all the money when 1t
comes to the great national game.
These men have played together all
year and are in the best of condition,
Captain Willig knows what they are
and is not dlscounting their abilities.
He expects about the hardest game Of
the season SO far.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08

The Earl of Gosford, since the age
of 20. has sat in the House OF Lords
under the double title of Baron wor.
lingham and Adhesion, and he is old
enough to remember the two titles
being separately represented in that
chamber by his father and srandfath.
Ell.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08

oh. woman. in your hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy and hard to please,
In all the other hours we name
Also. why, you are Just the same.
Life.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08

Here's a peculiar affair. Wagner,
of Pittsburg, and seymoE of cincin.
natl, are fighting it out for champion
batsmen of the National League.
with but few points separating them
Yesterday they were opposed to each
other and out OF Ave times each at
bat. both had a single. a double and
a triple to his credit. That's divid-
ing even.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08

The advance sale of seats for "The
DEVILS Auction opens tomorrow
morning at nine o'clock.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08

Jerry Sullivan, the pickaninny
Nose" in. the Simple Simon Simple
show, the attraction at the Grand last
evening, is quite a baseball player.
The show had not been in the city ten
minutes when Jerry. looking from his
room in the Jackson, espied some
twenty or thirty kids ranging In age
from eight to fourteen years, and
ranging in all directions for color,
playing ball in a. lot in the rear OF
the hotel. He carries his wi glove,
and 1t wasn't two minutes until Jerry.
was out in the lot and up to his neck.
in the game, much to the delight of
the youngsters. His strong point Is
batting, and the way in which he ham.
mered the sphere around the lot was
a revelation to the kids. He spent
the better part of an hour at the
sport, and seemed Ito be not in the
least fatigued.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08

Statesmen WANTED-To look after
our interest in Marion and adjacent
counties. Salary or commission. Ad.
dress Lincoln Oil Co., Cleveland, o.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08

Lost anything? A West virgInian
want ad. will find it for you.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08


Manager Don Curtis, Of the all.star
Texas league team, which is TO tour
the east as the Dallas, Texas, League
team, playing in the white uniforms
of the Giants, is in Dallas to-day with
the Waco club and announces his
bookings for the eastern trip as fol-
lows:
Fairmont, w. Va, September 10 and
II; Elkins, W. Va. September IL and
10; Cumberland, Md. September ii.
Is and 16.
The players who will make the trfp
are as follows: Hickey. catcher; Metz,
first base; sapp, second base; Blgbie,
short stop; Bero. third base; VIII.
liams. left field; Doyle, center field:
McDermott. right field; Rodebaugh.
Lower and Blumling, pitchers
Times,Herald. Dallas, Texas.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08

FOR RENT-seven room house, all
modern conyeniences. Inquire H.
shain, office Peoples Bank building.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-08

Captain Willig is in receipt Of two
excellent offers for next season. One
comes from a team in the Eastern
League and the other from the West
ern. These leagues are about equal.
and are regarded as the two strong.
est minor leagues. It is hoped that
enough inducements can be offered
Willig to insure his return to Fair
mont next year.