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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-01
"A WESTERN WONDER.

There's Hill at Bowie, Texas,
that's twice as big as last year.
This wonder is w. l.. Hill, who
from a weight of 80 pounds has
grown to over $50. He SAYS: II
suffered with terrible cough, and
doctors gave me up to die of Con-
sumption. | was reduced to 90
pounds, when L began taking DR..
Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds. Now,
after taking IL bottles, l have more
than doubled in weight and am
cured" Only sure cough and cold
cure. Guaranteed by I. j. Liable
Druggist. SOC and S1,OO. Trial
bottle free.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-01
A MIRACULAs CURE.
ST. MARY RECORD,

The following statement by II NJ
Adams aud wife. Henrietta, Pa,
will interest parents and others.
"a miraculous cure has taken place
In our home. Our child had ecze-
ma 5 years and was pronounced in
durable, when we read about Flee
trio Btters, and concluded to try
it. Before the second bottle was
oil taken we noticed a change for
the better, and after taking Z bot
ties he was completely cureds' It's
the up-to-date blood medicine and
building tonic. Guaranteed. SOC
and ST. 90 at L. j. Liable drugstore.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-01
The Pride of Lake Charles,

The Press calls attention To the
advertisement of Walden's Bust
ness College elsewhere IN this
issue. This modern progressive
school, which is equal to the best
North or South, has decided to Of
fer special Holiday Rates, from
Jan. Z to Jan. IA, 1907.
One of the great advantages Of
fered by this school is, that with
moderate attenda nee and no
over-crowding Prof. Walden is
able todevote his nineteen years
experience to personal and class
instruction and supervision over
each pupils, which cannot he done
by the proprietors of schools ha.
wing several hundred pupils in
daily attendance. Not only this
frof. Walden has been able to
place every graduate in a protita-
bic position and has not been able
to meet the further demands made
upon him for stenographers and
bookkeepers.
With such a successful and well
equipped Business College in our
own State; al. institution that is
highly endorsed by all its pupils;
10y bankers, business men. Govern
ment officials and Congressman, it
is a mistake for any young man or
woman in Louisiana, to 90 abroad
for Business or Shorthand edu-
cation.
We trust that all of our Young
people will at least write for circu-
lars giving particulars of the Spe-
cial Holiday Rates.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-01
Vote Buying a Crime.
Daily States

Daily States.
A few Sundays ago Cardinal
Gibbons delived in Baltimore a
sermon, which was both timely and
Interesting, on what has grown to
be great and dangerous evil in
this country. In the course of his
sermon Cardinal Gibbons said:
mo man can be a good Chris
tian who sets in defiance the laws
OF the commonwealth. The man
that breaks down the laws of the
State is violating at the same time
some commandment Of the Deca-
logue. The citizen who BUYS or
sells votes, who creeps into politi-
cal power by intrigue and bribery,
is a'thief and is transgressing the
commandment which says "Thou
shalt not steal. >"
Greatly impressed by the words
of the eminent prelate the Balti-
more Sun remarks that that 80
accustomed have we become TO the
practice of vote buying that the
Cardinals sermon seems almost
startling and sensational" 1t is
a deplorable fact, however, that we
are not only accustomed to the
crime of vote buying, but are ac-
tually tolerant of it, Indeed so to-
lerant that few years ago when
Democratic Congressman from one
of the Western States voluntarily
gave up his seat upon the discove-
ry that the votes cast for him had
been bought, he was not applau-
led but laughed at AS a mark en-
irely too easy to have a part in
ne poIitical game.
However, at one period in the
history of England vote buying
cached a stage of shamelessness
ever known in this country, but
ne shocking corruption which was
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-01
Come And Look At Our Stock.
lllAAsIsslalk
King of All Cough Medicines

MIR. +. G. Case. mail carrier Of Canton
Center, Conn. who has been in the L. S.
Service for about sixteen years, says: ave
have tried many cough medicines for
group, but Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
is king of all and one TO be relied upon
every time. We also find it the best re-
medy for coughs and colds; giving Ger
tain results and lraying no bad after eff
fects. We are never without ii in the
house." For sale by T. j. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-01
SWEET MARDEl

Pay your Poll Tax now that
you are thinking about, do not wait
until you forget it and allow the
time to pass; if you do you will
regret it. You must have this
years poll tax receipt to vote at
the general election in 1908
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-01

Cut this out and take it tn LARBE'S
drug store and get a free sample OF
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Ia
bets. For blliOusness and constipation
they are uncqnalsd. They improved the
appetite. strengthen the digestion and
regulate the liver and bowels.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-01
NOTICE.

Hunting and trespassing on my plan
tatiOn is positively prohibited, viOlators
will he prosecuted. hence this notice Of
warning
Oct. q. SIDNEY JUDGE.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-01
NOTICE.

Hunting aud tfespassing on my plan
tation is strictly forbidden and the pub
lie il hereby warned of this fact. viola
tors will be prosecuted.
Oct. %. ANATOLE C.. GAUTHTER.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-01

If your fire insurance policy
is to expire soon let me know
about it, talk the matter over with
you, Z. A. Bienvenu, Fire ms,
rance Agent.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-01

FOR SAlE-Direct from Atlanta
factory to consumer guaranteed leath.
er quarter top buggy. special factory
price $49.Ul. Safe delivery guaranteed,
Write today for catalog 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, 1906-12-01

When in need of tirst-class
high grade ready mixed paint; use
the Duchamp q Ducresi's special
grade.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-01
FOR RENT.

THE OFFICE formerly occupied by DR..
Eug. +. Soulier. secOnd floor Dnchamp
building. having three rooms. entrance
in hall. roomy. airy. sanitary closets etc.
The very thing for dentist. Apply to
l.. G.. DUCHAMP.
Sept. 20. St. Martinvillp. La.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-01

P. ST. j. Liable soils our paint.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-13

ting, ting, ting" Another pause, then
'ting, ting,"-1-5-2. the number of the
box. This is repeated several times
In quick succession and then the buzz
ing stops. The alarm has been sent
1t may seem an age to the owner OF
the burning premises as he stands
there waiting for the firemen to APP
pear, but 1t Is a matter of only few
minutes. For within twenty seconds
this box number is ringing in all the
fire houses. and within one minute
and a half after he releases the lever
the companies are on their way to the
box. He waits couple of minutes.
Soon there appear from all sides APP
paratus from the fire housesin the dis
trict. The man at the box indicates
by pointing the location of the fire and
the driver Of the first engine to arrive,
who knows the hydrants in his district
as well as he knows the boxes, runs
his horses to a hydrant nearly oppo-
site the fire. The first company to
arrive dashes into the barn with a
hose. Then others come up and the
fire is soon extinguished. In review
Ing the events following the pulling
of box 1852 we find that within three
minutes an engine and truck company
were on the scene and that within
three more, another engine, the chem
jcaL aerial truck and several nose
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-13

for the horses there is a sliding bolt
to which is fastened the halter-strap
that keeps the horses in their stalls.
These bolts are operated by switches
located near the man on watch, which
when worked releases the horses and
opens the doors.
When an Alarm Comes.
A light is burning brightly beside
the desk. Inside the rallied Enclosure
fireman is sitting. Maybe he is doz-
ing. IL he is, he is sleeping with one
eye open. In the rear in one of the
stalls another fireman, pitchfork in
hand, is shaking up and arranging the
straw that forms the bed for the
horses. A few passersby stop for a
moment and peer in through the door
way at the spick-and-span apparatus
always in perfect order. Already
some of the horses are down on their
launches nibbling the hay and pre-
pairing to go to sleep. Overhead in
the bunk room" the men are prepar-
ing to turn in," but few in one cor.
ner linger to watch an interesting
game of checkers.
Click-one stroke on the instru'
ment, followed by a succession Of 9th
ers. The man at the desk springs tc
his feet and shouts get up" at the
same time throwing the switch: the
lever fies up, the horses are released
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-13

They need no command, but are on
their feet even before the fireman
calls and rattle out of their stalls
and under the swinging harness.
Snap, snap go the collars about
their necks, and then the bit
snaps ON each side are locked
in an instant. Thud, thud! come
the men sliding down the pole
and striking the rubber pads placed
below. Bounding to the apparatus
they scramble into their various
places. The driver has jumped to his
seat on the engine and snaps the belt
in place that holds him there. the en-
gineer and fireman also spring on the
engine in the rear. The former
snatches up a long cube of carbon
like substance which the wind cannot
blow out and as he clears the house
lights it and throws it into the fire
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-13

wagons were at the fire. together with
rs or 80 men-a small fire department
in itself.
Let us now return to a fire house
and see how these alarms are re-
ceived. Near the door Of every house
is located a small desk, and at this
fireman sits. Nearby, somewhere on
the apparatus floor, another fireman
may be found cleaning out the horses
stalls, or keeping bright the metal
work on the swinging harness, but
ready in an instant to assist in "hitch-
ing up" should a call or an alarm
come ringing out from the array of in
struments ranged along the wall near
the desk. The nan sitting at the desk
is the "man-on-watch," who notes the
alarms. Just before the alarm sounds
on the great gong there is a sharp
click which, to the ordinary listener,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-13

box which is piled with excelsior and
wood. There Is steam up on the en-
CINE constantly, as it is connected by
pipes with a boiler In the basement
from which the hot water Is secured.
AS the engine pulls away from the
floor pipes valve in the latter Is au-
tomatieally closed and the water from
the boiler below turned into sewer.
Almost instantly 1t seems everything
Is ready and the driver leaning for
ward and taking up the reins gives a
slight pull toward him. This pull re-
leases a catch in the iron framework
that holds up the harness, and this
frame flies up to the ceiling, letting
the harness fall on the backs of the
horses. The man on watch shouts
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-13
NEW NORTH POLE EXPLORER.
0Musher'' VIII Be There First WheI
Gold Stampede Is STARTED.

NMusheFO VIII BE VheSe F1Fst w men
Gold Stampede Is STARTED.
There is popular belief in the ex-
IRENE northwest that the north pole
will be discovered by a musher, and
not by any scientific polar expedition.
This belief is based on the conviction
that gold stampede will eventually
be started toward north latitude W
degrees, and that mushers will rush
in where arctic explorers have feared
to tread. So completely unknown to
fame Is this newcomer in the race for
the pole that to the majority Of peo-
pie the name suggests nothing but
cereal breakfast food.
Gilbert Parker, the novelist, who
finds his most congenial theme in
French Canadian life, has made his
readers familiar with "Marche-t-en!'
the cry with which drivers of dog
teams urge forward their painting ami
mails. French Canadian trappers were
among the earliest white men in the
far northwest, and American prospec-
tors on the Yukon soon learned to goad
their dogs on with the same cry, with
out, however, understanding the
French, which, in their mouths, was
rapidly corrupted to "Mushon!' to this
day an Alaska dog drivers equivalent
for Gee up"
Dog drivers generally run with the
team and therefore from "Mush-on'
has come the noun musher, used all
over Alaska and the Yukon territory
to designate craftsman. The mushel
is generally prospector, stampeder AM
craftsman all rolled into one, ant
Alaska trails are such uncertain guam
titles that he has frequently to MAKE
his own precedents over newly frozeI
sea and trackless snow. The mushe
achieves most of his stampeding tt
new gold fields during the arctic win
ter, for then the rigid sea becomes
highway and mighty rivers need NJ
bridging Magazine.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-13
A CLOSE DECISION.

The beginning Of American govern.
ment on the Pacific coast was made at
Champoeg, Ore, in 1s48, says a writer
in the Worlds Work. A monument
has been erected there to commemo-
rate the event. The vote by which
the settlers decided to organize under
American influences rather than re-
main under the control of the British
Hudson Bay Company was carried By
but a majority of two-and the ma
jority was made by British subjects.
From the time of first settlement the
Northwestern country had been gov
erned by the Hudson Bay factors. A
treaty of Joint occupancy" made BY
Great Britain and the United States in
1918, made no provision for any legal
procedure. The discontinued Ameri-
cans held "wolf meetings." ostensibly
to organize protection against wolves,
but in reality to find out the strength
of the American spirit.
At last out Of this report was
made to "the inhabitants Of the Villa
mette Settlement" on May 2, 1S43.
calling a meeting at Champoeg. There
one hundred and two men assembled
Americans, English and French.
Discussion over the question of or.
ganizing the civil government ran high.
In the assembly were many men who
had come West in youth, and who
had never attended any political gath
ering, and many other men who had
spent most of their lives in the woods.
OF the former was Joseph L. Meek. a
gigantic young Virginian. At criti-
cal point of the meeting, when the
question was before the house, Meek
called out:
who's Tor a divide, follow meW
He rushed from the house, followed
, by the rest. They quickly formed in
two lines.
. Far down in the line Of those op-
, posed to the question a stalwart
: French Canadian was seen In loud de-
/ bate and strenuous gesticulation with
, another. At last the other yielded.
. and together they stepped over to the
S American line.
= The sides were counted. The report
was adopted by vote Of ffty-two to
nifty, and by 80 close a decision, and
without the permission Of the United
States government, the first American
civil government on the Pacific coast
was established.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-13

would not be noticed at all, but to
the quick ear of the man on watch
and the equally well-trained ears of
the horses, there need be no second
stroke to tell that an alarm will fol-
low. This click is caused by the
opening of the electric circuit in
which the station is located.
Near the gong clock registers, by
the use of magnets, the time the alarm
ia received On each side Of the stalls
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-13

ure or ceremony, he is punctual, not
only to the hour, but to the minute-it
might almost be said to the second.
And yet His Majesty is never seen to
consult a watch. But his familiars
know that his habit Of passing his
hand along his flowing beard is only
a device for glancing at small watch
which he wears fastened to his wrist.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-13
A Kings Punctualfty.

All men agree in the abstract that
"punctuality is the soul of business"
but few act up to the maxim with the
strictness of the King Of the Belgians.
Wherever or however he may travel,
whether the visit be of business, pleas
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-13

the number of the box and its locality
to the driver, who pulls a cord above
him, the big doors slide open-and
the engine dashes Off to the fre.-Utt
ca, N. Y, Globe.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-13

For saying that the Kaiser had an
ugly face" Matthias Rohrmann, of
Phalszourg, Alsace-Lorraine, has been
sent to prison for two months.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-13

Ever notice that 1t seems to be
sacred tradition to paint every little
.hurch and school house in the country
whittier
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-01-13

Dress some men up in feminine ap-
parel and you couldn't tell them from
women.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-11-20
FEEL EVERY CHANGE
OF THE WEATHER.
A Bad Back is Always Worse
During Wet or Changeable
Weather.

Is your back like barometer?
Does it foretell every change of
weather?
Does every cold settle on your
kidneys?
Bring aching, throbbing pains?
Does is disorder the urine?
The kidneys are calling for help.
Use Doan's Kidney Pills,
Guaranteed by Hopkinsville testi-
mony.
C B. Fades. Of the firm of Fades
| & Davis, proprietors of the coal
yard on Seventh street and the l.. &
n. R. R., and who lives at 402 East
Seventh street, says: 81 saw Doan's
Kidney pills advertised and so highly
recommended by persons who had
used them that | procured a box
and gave them thorough trial.
had suffered for a long time with
heavy pain across the small OF
my back, sharp and acute at times
When | caught cold it always settled
in my back and there followed q
weakness of the kidneys which was
exasperating especially at night.
tried various remedies but none OF
them gave the satisfactory results
that / obtained from the use Of
Doan's Kidney pills. am pleased
to say that they brought me great
relief. have recommended Doan':
Kidney pills and will continue to dc
to all my friends and acquaint
ances."
For sale for all dealers. Price 81
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the
United States. Remember the
name-Doan's-and take no other.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-11-20
ARMS FOR REBELS
HOW SOUTH AMERICAN iNsUR-
GENTS SECURE WEAPONS.
The Unique Business Which Is Con-
Quoted in New York City and
the Storage Island on the
Hudson.

II the question has ever arisen In
your mind as to where the revolution
lists of Cuba and the South American
republics obtained their guns and am
munition. it can be easily answered
by saying that when the insurgent has
the price he can get the goods he
wants in New York city. In fact, the
supplying of the sinews of war is a
simple matter of everyday business
and merchandise There is a big store
on Broadway with every floor packed
full of military supplies from rapid
fire guns and cannon to saddles and
uniforms, which anybody has a right
to purchase If he has the money to
pay for them.
Fifty or sixty miles up the Hudson,
in plain sight of West Point, is a love
ly little island of 13 acres in the center
of the river, nesting between Storm
King and the frowning mountain crags
opposite. On this island are stored
ammunition cartridges, gunpowder
dynamite, cannon and immense guam
titles of military supplies. such as uni
forms, saddles, gun carriages, rifles
in fact, everything neede ed to fit out a
government or a revolution.
The story of a vast business of sup
plying countries and revolutions with
war material in legitimate way is
interesting The story begins 40 years
ago, at the close of the civil war,
when the late Francis Bannerman, Sr.,
of Brooklyn, returned home from
service in the United States navy,
and with his son, attended the auc-
ton sales of naval stores at the Brook
lyn navy yard 1t occurred to them
that there might be money in buying
war material and selling it again to
foreign governments. The venture
proved a success and for 20 years
thriving business was done over there,
in Atlantic avenue. Next came an
establishment in Broad street, near
Front, and finally Broadway, near
Broome street, was occupied with the
business, where 1t now flourishes
1t is well known that the govern
ment sells its surplus war supplies
from time to time. Thus 1t was that
when $4,000 of the old Springfield
rifles were put up at auction, the Ban
nermans bought them. One day a
man came along and purchased them
for a foreign government, he said.
How to get them out Of the country
was easy enough, though the Banner
mans do not deliver cannon and am
munition outside of the United States.
How the agent managed to reach
South American revolutionists with
the guns is another story The usual
way is to make a bluff of shipping
them to Germany or elsewhere, and
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-11-20

q a - n @ III 4 A..
Rs.,.,h. <>Tha Kind You Have kIMaE BOVgtn
''',;'''' I U(zxzZEM1
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-11-20

Inch Shells.
later transferring them to whatever
part of South America they are most
needed. Thus the business of selling
war material in New York has
thrived
During the last insurrection in Qua
temala it was reported that this
Broadway establishment supplied both
the government and the revolutionists.
The same was said during the war in
Nicaragua, and similar reports are
now circulated as to the arms received
by the Cubans, government and rev.
olutionists. 1t is a fact that the
discarded arms which the American
government has sold at auction were
at the time good enough for American
marksmen in the field So 1t is not
difficult to imagine that the agents
who bought these arms in New York
for shipment to foreign countries had
no difficulty in supplying the revolu.
tionists in South America and else
where with superior weapons of war.
The ordinary reader has little idea
OF the various kinds of material in
cluded under the name OF munitions
of war;" beginning with the harness
for artillery, field guns and all the
accoutrements for fitting out the ar.
tillery. A few government auctions
meant the selling of 100000 guns. 30,.
O00 revolvers. 10000 saddles, $4,000
swords, $4,000 canteens. 100000 belts.
| $4,000 cartridge boxes, 10000 900
cartridges, $4,000 stiIrups. 10000 gun
| stocks, l75,000 new uniforms, sold
when the fashions changed; also hun.
dreds of tons of gun barrels, parts
ani equipments, Gatling guns of all
Kinds, cannon from the old parrot
guns to the late armor penetrating
guns of modern expensive make.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-11-20

suffer with Asthma Hay Fever or troubled respraton
thcutt's Asthma Elk.