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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-26

excellent reputation. When President Harrison was looking around for a man from New York whom he might select for the interstate commerce com mission, then in its infancy, his choice fell upon Mir. Knapp. That was in 1891, and in 1897 he was again ap- pointed by President Cleveland. In 1902 he was called to third term. this time the choice of President Roosevelt.
 The best known and altogether most eminent member of the commission is Francis NJ. Cockrell, ex-senator from Missouri. He acquired national repu- tation in the civil war, in which he was one of the leading commanders on the Confederate side. When peace came General Cockrell was undoubted- ly the most popular man in his state. His friends wanted to make him gov ernor. but through some political mis- hap he lost the nomination. Then those
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-26

Of yellow yaCk was reported for over tEO years The records show that since I7sI no previous year hal pass ed with absolute freedom from the disease
 The Americans made a very thorough job of cleaning up at SantiaEo- Every house fa uhsch there had been a case of yeIIoE fever vas disiBfected three times Eighty-fve miles Sf streefs were swept dafly. and 1slss9 eutic yards sf susepinss were hsuled out q
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-26

yearly. that is about the same ss sagthWass EnzIand-
 The znnuzI rsvenue of the Ssez cz- nal ia shipping dues vas ss first IT, ssess Is is nsW szeSes ese-
 The frs- typewriter vas fnTeu-ei bT HesFr MHIs ia i5i4
 Te@ beSt foTra of steam e=@sne 1r- tgsIly ur1Iz.s 5s rer cent of the h-zt rrodzcea
 Ths s5vu list of Hazksn VII, ysr-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-26

yards If trzvslInx at a. in zss yards At @ miles il can be pulled up in 1ss yards.
 srsd his frxt ssceess on the stage to his exceIlent baEaWrifinr- He lad fsnf ln sn sften re5ettea Tisy e tks gSesz ManaE.m~nf for consiieFafbgr- and the nznus<TtYt wss throSn with sorn< afty c<her<. on the tzh<e- Ore day at reheArznz fh< chnxu1ng acfr<1a NI1e
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-26
~ HE interstate commerce com mission began recently to ex- iSt Under a new hill of rights

mission began recently to ex-
 ist under new bill of rights
 According to the rules and regulations of the Hepburn rate bill. which became law on Aug. 2S last, the powers of the commission were en- larged greatly. and the old board. with its limited authority, ineffective at best against the various forms of lodging invented by the acute legal advisers of the great corporations, became thing of the past.
 So it is that Aug. 2S may be termed an epochal date. Previous to that time the commission had but shadow of it's present authority. It could bring about as many investigations as it wished, could compel the attendance of wit nesses from all parts of the country. s,-uire corporations to show cause. but it was comparatively powerless to pre- vent a continuance of the very evils it managed to discover.
 In the new commission are seven men, and their duties and powers are defined with great particularly by the Hepburn measure. On the shoulders of these men now devolves the duty of carrying out the laws of the country respecting the regulation of its vast transportation interests. That will in volve a practical endeavor to super wise one of the most extensive indus tries of the world for the best interests of the public at large and in a way that is convincing to that general pub lie, That makes of the interstate com merce commission as at present con stituted, the most significant indus trial tribunal of the world.
 To give an idea of the scope of the commissions supervision it may be said that within its Jurisdiction are about 2,100 railroads. pipe lines and waterways. A conservative estimate of the value of this property would be $14,70O, 100000. The miles of trackage 46,743; cars. 100000; employees. 1,500,000; earnings, s25O0,o0o, 900; wages paid employees, sS00,0OO000.
 To keep track of the comings and goings of this gigantic industry re- quires a vigilance that is sleepless, and to rectify the wrongs that come from the constant jostling of conflicting in terests and the feverish competition that is so characteristic of highly capi- talized business schemes will tax the combined resources of the seven ca pablo men who constitute this new commission. No such breadth of in- dustrial supervision has ever before been delegated to a single body of American citizens.
 Of course the interstate commerce commission even now is not an absd ute tribunal. Supervision or regula- jon is it's especial function. The Hep burn bill is entitled "an act to regulate commerce. and it is the duty of the commission to see that it's provisions Ire carried out. One of its largest powers is to regulate transportation rates. According to the wording of the lct, it will have the authority to de termine and prescribe what will be just and reasonable rate or rates. charge br charges, to be thereafter observed,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-26

ways new kinz. Is about sese.sss a year.
 Tbe wheat crop Of northueSt Cana sia this ysar Is uorIh at least ss9.see.- a,s3-
 Tie RHssizn state sesrfsr is of sriisi e.stl- is three fses ii1x and contains snrsar It~ 0Enzusents -54 Fsbse= and 15 eraeFzrds-
 A train trzveH1x e rnI'es an kour Gan be brszxns ro c stz11ssin l1 f39
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-26

which weighed thirty-nve pounds Such a ponderous mass of wool iron one sheep fs almost. if not quite. unr precedented
 A caterpillar win eat twice It's ows weight of fond Tn a day.
 Persia nov zrous f5se1 tons Of col ton yearly ard sends it all so Russia
 Tn spite of hzrakirf the suicfde rata fn yapnn fs lcw. Healy 177 c m113on o0nzngs oo9 in 0ermnnys
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-26

Bersn<srs. was attracted by the hand writing ani toOs up the manuscript. crying. What an excellent hand,- This caused her to read the play. and reefors tsf to iss rt1ssnx >Bd acrept- znc- hy theIa- Szrdo1 is now very veaIthy-
 A g<nfltnzn residilx near Hcrn- cs<tie. Engianf. has this year clipped c tvs shenr Incs1s r1n. fhe f1eecs ef
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-26

DrusIs. uhich bears ssrh evidences Q. their oocuFaf5O1 as an altar and 2 fcnt, carved out in the splid roek- q li1tle girl of three uso1lhs. th> dsushter = a t-lai farmer. hzs Ju<t bee1 csrfs- tered
 Thirty-sfx scr-s o9t sf every lt8 q, Rgsslz1 territory gre forest 1Dd
 NsEth Chfna has farty inch<s cf rain
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-26
BRIEF AND TRUE.

The first striking sfOsk vas made ia Persia about sss AD-
 BeeS can hy faster over short dis stanre=. up ts thrss urues. than can Ysz-unz
 nszriy tso feet i1 tzg1h
 On ths t-p ef HzFeoru1zh kil Der hHanwe sz s1ckn< haunt cf tk<
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-26

the city during the year. Tn a single week s5.ses gallons of crude petroleum. 60 gallons of caEboIic acid and l1-e90 pounds of chloride of lime were used-
 The condition of the city If Hava1a 90 far aS yellow 5aek is concerned has b-ea egusliy Erztifyfnx sincs the sx- s,1isipu sf ths Spanizris. There have ben reri0ss of considerable length
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-26

HE first install- ment of Uncle Sam's marines had scarcely landed at the Cuban port of Cienfuegos when that still uncon- quered scourge of the island. yellow jack. made it's ap-
 pearance. A some what nrDtraptPr.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-26

shown -results that should be oonvinc- ing to the most skepticalIy inclined
 So the medical authorities are com batting the disease from the standpoint that the nsosqriso theory is the true one and that there is none other xorthy fl consideration From pure Iy seientific 9oin; cf view this can hardly be correct IL Is a Bold asser-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-26

during which not a single case of the disease could be found In the city. a condition that was unknown before the arrival of the AnosEiezns- Most sig psszn carried cn against the scOurEe has been based on ths theory os trans mission isy the infected Faosguito. Five years of this form of prevention have
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-29
In PRAISE OF MERRIAM
COUGH REMEDY.

There is no other medicine manufac-
tured that has received so much praise
and so many expressions Of gratitude as
ChamberIain's Cough Remedy. 1t is ef-
fective. and prompt relief follows its
Use. Grateful parents everywhere ii"
not hesitate to testify TO its merit for
the benefit Of others. 1t is "A certain cure
for Group and will prevent the attack If
given al the first appearance of the dis
rasp. 1t is especially adapted 10 chill
dren a. ii il pleasant to take and con.
tains nothing injurious. Mr.. +. A. Hum
phreys. IL we'll known resident aid clerk
in the store of Mr.. +. Lock. uf Alice,
Cape Colony. South Africa. says: 81 have
used Chamberlain Cough Remedy Ia
ward off Group AMI colds in my family.
1 found it TO BE- very satisfactory and it
gives me pleasure to recommend it. u
For sale by I. j. Lab6e.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-29
SATURDAY, Dec. 90, 1906.


With the passing of the old year
and the coming of the new one, it
is customary to make new resolu-
tiops for the future, which are al
ways based on the experience OF
the past.
The people of this town and pa
IRISH have nothing to regret for the
past, nothing has happened during
this year which is now passing ill.,
to history, by which our people
have suffered in any way. The
crops with the exception of the
cane have been good and sold for
high prices, and allowed our plan
ters to meet their obligations, and
the business of the entire parish
was very satisfactory, aud now
that We are about to enter the new
year, our planters about to get
ready for new crops, let them well
consider the wisdom of deversica-
ton of their crops. Had the cane
people planted few acres of cot
ton they would have been in much
better circumstances today and
this would have helped all other
branches of trade and industry.
We had u splendid year with
delightful weather to harvest the
crops, and all our business people
have done good business during
the year, and at the present time
are all being rushed, the coun-
try is prosperous and our hopes,
our expectations for the future are
that things will be still brighter,
increased business for all, bOunti-
ful crops for our farmers and prices
towering up the scale, happiness
and prosperity for all, are the best
wishes of their friend, the Mes
senger.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-29
In Prison Reform.

Mrs. Florence Maybrick. who
passed many years in English pri-
SONS is now trying to reform the
penitentiaries of America, discus
sed prison reform last night be-
fore the Young Mems club of DIR.
Parkhurst's church.
Il claim for all men," she said,
"human rights; the right to sun
shine, to ordinary decencies, to
labor. At Sing Sing strong men
are shut up in cells six feet by
three, without ventilation, SANTA
~ provisions or water, for thirteen
hours a day. l know what it
means. In England for nine months
l had solitary confinement in a
cell seven feet by four. with log
for a seat and my food passed in
through trap in the door. They
do these things for the salvation
of souls; they lead to damnation.
She declared the Eastern peni-
Tertiary of Philadelphia the worst
of the twenty four prisons she had
visited in America. There prison
ers are practically buried alive.
But at Trenton, N. Y, she found
strange contradictions.
They will have underground
dungeons, where not even step
of the warder can be heard. AS l
visited them l heard poor man
call: For the love of God, let me
out. l have been here five days
and can't bear it any longer" Yet
as l came up | heard a sound /
had never heard in a prison be-
fore.
Yes, said the warder, that's
our string band practicing'"
Mrs. Maybrick declared prisoners
must have more sunshine. She
asserted that at Sing Sing at high
tide one could write ones name on
the wall in the moisture.
In conclusion she put forward
an earnest plea for such an awak.
eniDg of public sentiment for re-
form as had already brought about
the separation of the first offender
and the habitual criminal.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-29
The Southern Pacific Railroad

The Southern Pacific Railroad
is experiencing another strike.
This time it is the iiremen who
have quit their work. The clerks
are still out. and will probably re-
main out MS their places have all
been filed The fremen will al.
So most probably lose their strike
as their demands are not against
he Company, but against couces-
sions which are made TO the Bro
thrrhood Of Engineers, and in this
case the Engineers will side with
the Company aud will help new
firemen employed by the Compa-
ny. Labor Unions when warning
against one another, must fail.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-29
MIDNIGHT Nj ASS.

The day before Christmas the
town was full of people, the stores
were crowded, all were buying no.
liday goods, for presents and for
the entertainment of friends and
family reunions. The stream of
people going and coming was uu-
usually large and this lasted until
the midnight mass at the Catholic
Church, which was, we presume on
account of the beautiful weather,
though cold, the most largely at
tended midnight mass at this
church. The vast building was
practically packed. not even stand.
ing room was left unoccupied, and
the ceremony was most brilliant
one aud at the same time very i'm
pressive and imposing, the mum.
Der of communions at this mass
was very large.
Our people always make it a du.
ty, after spending their time in re.
ceptions and family reunion to end
Christmas ewes festivities by at.
tending the midnight mass.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-29
A MIRACULAS CURE.

The following statement by H NJ
Adams and wife. Henrietta, Pa,
will interest parents and others.
A miraculous cure has taken place
in our home. Our child had ecze-
ma D years and was pronounced in
durable, when we read about Elec.
trio Bitters, and concluded TO try
it. Before the second bottle was
all taken we noticed change for
the better, and after taking Z bot
ties he was completely cured. It's
the up-to-date blood medicine and
building tonic. Guaranteed. SOC
and 81, 100 at L. j. Liable drugstore.
Representative AdoIph Thibo-
deaux aud Mr.. Albert E. Brous-
sard, President of the Breaux
Bridge Bank, one of the flourish.
ing institutions of that town, were
attending to some business here
Wednesday.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-29
FOR SALE

good cane cart, l cultivator and other
farm implements. also pair mules, a
good middle size horse. l big gentle
American horse for ladies drive, also 3
milking cows. $50 barrels corn. also l
farm for sale or rent % acres.
Apply at this Office or to
j. B. GESSER.
Dec. s. Cade. La.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-29
Two fire alarms were souude,

Two fire alarms were sounded
on Christmas day, one was a Chin
ney fire at negro cabin, the 9TH
er was more serious and very
threatening, it was in the stable of
Mr.. Ferdinand Foti, caught in
some baled hay. The proprietor
says he cannot account for the fire,
but we presume it was caused by
some fireworks. The fire made
very rapid Roadway, in a very
short time the flames were shoot
ing through every crack of the
sides. the roof being of iron, and
when the fire department arrived
the flames had taken to the Elem
ing hotel which is only a few in
ches from the stables and only the
prompt work of the fire depart
ment saved this building. The
flames had taken the hotel and
were making Roadway towards the
roof when the fire boys turned two
powerful streams of water on the
fire and in minute were masters
of the situation. This fire had a
threatening appearance and look
ed very serious at a time but
prompt work with plenty of water
did short work of it.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-29
NOTICE.

The stock holders of the Bank Of St.
Martinville are notified that the annual
meeting for the election of board of di-
rectors will be- held at the said Bank on
Tuesday January 9Th 1907.
ALBERT BIaNvENU, Cashier.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-29

FOR SAlE-Direct from Atlanta
factory to consumer guaranteed leath-
er quarter top buggy. special factory
price $4,000. Safe delivery guaranteed.
Write today for cataIog A. GOLDEN
EAGLE BUGGY co. 100 Edgewood Ave-,
Atlanta. Ga. Jan. 3.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-29
New Cure for Epilepsy.

j. B. Waterman, of Watertown,
o., Rural free delivery, writes;
my daughter, afflicted for years
with epilepsy, was cured by DIR.
Kings New Life Pills. She has
not had an attack for over two
years." Best body cleansers and
Use giving tonic pills on earth. 25c
at T. j. Liable drug store.
Faithful, dutiful work is the sur
eat way to Sd honorable life.
GEORGE EvERAR D
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-29

Dealers say that those who have used
Chmaberlain's Stomach and Liver Ia
bets are quite loyal 10 them aud cannoI
be- persuaded to take any substitute.
Get free sample at I. j. Liable drug
store. give them trial and you. too.
will want them in preference to any
other. They cure stomach troubles, bill
iOusness and constipation.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-29

Get your Cotton Seed Meai from
l.. Bienyenu.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-15
Actress as LAWYER,

NEW YORK, n. Y, Marc h15.-In
order to rid herself of the fervid COM
munications sent to her by an admirer,
Edna Wallace Hopper has had Max
Hilderbrant, a musician, put under
$500 bonds to keep the peace for a
period of three months. The actress
was her own lawyer and conducted the
case in a manner to attract consider
able attention in the Jefferson market
police court, where her annoyer was
arraigned.
Miss Hopper, after she had won the
case, proposed to the attorney for the
letter-writer that if he was sent to
Bellevue to have his sanity inquired
into she would withdraw the charge of
disorderly conduct, but this was re-
fused, and as the defendant was I'M
able to produce the bonds he will
doubtless be sent to Blackwell's island
for a period of time in which he can
think the matter over
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-15
NO HEIRS FOR ESTATE.
South Dakota Pioneer Leaves Property
Valued at $1,000.

YANKTON, S. D., March 15.-An cs-
tate valued at $1,000 is awaiting
claimant here, and it now appears the
money will go to the state. The es-
tate is that of Lawrence Lindstrum, an
aged pioneer, who died a few days
ago in the state hospital for the insane
He came to Dakota territory in 1873
from Norway and filed on a homestead
in Yankton county. This recently was
sold for 100000 and of that amount
there remains $1,000 for the heirs
should any be discovered. Lindstrum
was single and so far as known had no
relatives in this country. 1t is be-
lieved however, that several relatives
live in Norway.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-15
TELLS COURT HIS STORY.
Iowa Boy Arrested as Vagrant Wins
Friendship of Judge.

CLINTON. Ia, March 15.-Patsy
O'Neil. a little Iowa boy, is one of the
Quickest youngsters in the country
This is the opinion of the Clinton po-
lice. Patsy, who is IA years of age
was arrested in the Northwestern
yards last night and taken to the po-
lice station, where he was locked up on
the charge of vagrancy. In court to-
day he told Judge Fink his story, and
the Judge Immediately released him
The boy lived at Eagle Grove till three
years ago, when his father died. His
mother soon followed and the boy was
thrown on his own resources. Nothing
daunted, he started out to earn a liv-
ing, and in the intervening years he
has travelled all over Iowa, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana. do
ing odd jobs and endeavoring to put
by enough money to enable him &c
complete his education.
"Twant to be an electrical engineer"
he told the Judge. The manly bearing
of the little fellow won for him the
friendship Of the judge, officers and
others in the courtroom, and Patsy de-
parted with the best wishes of many
new friends.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-15
WILL UNITY METHODIST MISSIONS
All Branches Now Being Conducted in
Japan Are to Be Brought
Together.

BALTIMORE. Md, March 15.-The
joint Methodist Mission commission
met here today at the Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Episcopal church, for
the purpose of perfecting the union
Of the various Methodist missions in
Japan. At the present time all
branches Of Methodism are doing work
in that country and, in consequence,
their strength is divided and they do
not accomplish as much as they
should The churches interested in the
movement are the Methodist Episcopal
the Methodist Episcopal South, the
Methodist Protestant, the Canadian
Methodist, the United Brethren and
the Evangelical association. Among
the prominent delegates who are at
tending the conference are Bishop
Earl Cranston of Washington; Bishop
C. w. Galloway, of Mississippi; Bish-
op A. w. Wilson, of Baltimore; Bish-
op Kephart, of the United Brethren
and others.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-15
FOLLOW LA FOLLETTE'S LEAD
Marked Parallel in Politics of Two
States.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, March Is
That there will be no healing of the
rupture between the republican party
of Iowa became certain this week with
the defeat of Governor Cummin's pri-
mary election bill in the senate at Des
Moines That the split is inevitable
is conceded, and that Governor Cum
Minis has concluded to follow in the
footsteps Of Senator La Toilette is
apparent.
With cries Of treason, anathemas
and bitter personal charges assailiHg
him, Governor Cummins has determine
ed to proceed resolutely along what
he says is the right path to reform.
And the parallel between his program
and the difficulties that surround it,
and the program Of La Toilette and
the difficulties that surround it, is cas-
lily apparent.
Governor Cummin's first demand IS