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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-02

The appeals of the eastern press
for extended trade relations with
China. II illustrated, would make
hilarious showing in comic almanac.
In the meantime, the awful Chinese
live has begun to swarm, her manu-
factures are being rapidly extended,
and it will not be long before she
will be laying down in our ports iron
and steel and wooden goods and q
thousand other staple articles at
prices that will defy the competition
Of all generous nations.
Forty years ago there vas much
said about the impossibility Of com
peting against oriental labor. BY leg
islation, our government has more
than doubled the difficulties Of that
competition.
There is nothing to do except "a
demonstrate gold or to give recogni-
tion to silver. The longer this IL de-
layed the more baneful will be the ef.
fects that have followed the demone-
tization. Japan has driven English
and German ships from the trade Of
eastern Asia, because her seamen
work for half what they did twenty
live years ago, while white labor has
doubled. The situation has become 4
menace to all enlightened gold stand
ard nation. 3
"a few years ago the government
decided to have q secretary of a9rf-
culture. The live man In that office
IN the past twelve years has exalted
agriculture until 1t has become roy
81 science, and already the vision Is
tefore US Of doubling the product 81
| tue soil and nightly extending the
! are& "a b cultivated. ],
NEED or REPRESENTATION
Mining should be represented in
the same way. Had there been a
live and enlightened secretary Of
mining in Washington thirty years
ago, he would have sounded the
alarm to the country and the infa-
nous legislation which passed then
would have been defeated, and all
the mess that followed that legisla-
hon would have been avoided.
Such an officer is needed to gather
Lata of mining from all the world to
be a guide for men engaged in that
business;to be guide for financiers
and financial officers of the govern
nent; to keep up with the produc-
ton and reduction of ores; to make
needed experiments; to do for min
ing what Secretary Wilson has done
for agriculture and horticulture
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-02
BUILDING NEW BARN.
The Phoebe Transportation Company
Starts Needed improvements.

The Phoebe Transpoi tation company
has torn down the old .dilapidated
barn which was purchased from
William Culverwell and associates sew
eral weeks ago and the construction
OF elaborate modern stables begun.
The Fuller Lumber company will
furnish two or three cars of lumber
iar this structue.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-10-02
SILVER QUESTION IS
Up At COLDF|[LD.

Among the interesting papers read
before the session of the American
Mining congress at Goldfield
was one by Judge G. G. Goodwin, treat
ing on the silver question as it appli-
es to American trade with the ORR
ent. The Judge said:
There is a special reason for re-
turning to this question now. The
myriads Of men in the orient, Spanish
Asia and northern Africa will not
cannot and have not changed their
money. Some states have accepted
the gold standard, but this has been
with foreigners. The money of the
workers, who create the country's
wealth has remained the same. And
that money is silver money.
Though silver, measured BY gold,
has fallen nearly or quite sixty per
cent, employers in silver money coun-
tries pay employees the same weight
In silver that they paid thirty years
ago. The result is that they can sell
their wares to US at about one-half
what they could thirty years ago.
brt when they come to buy Of us,
the cost, In their money, has been
doubled, and exchanges have fallen
until our export trade with half
the worlds people has been practi-
cally killed The ships Of the South
ern Pacific, formerly engaged IL ~
icntal trade, are swinging idly Oh
their chains In San Francisco har-
Dor, and Mr. Hill of the Great North
!ern and Northern Pacific roads ad
fnits that he has no outbound cargo
| for bis ships to- China; that since
| The war between Jatan and Russia
| closed the exports to 10Th Japan arid
China have been confined to such
machinery and material as they are
obliged to have and are not yet able
to supply from their own works. East
ern manufacturers can no longer sell
their wares to the orient, their trade
with other silver countries is being
swiftly curtailed-countries that con.
tain quite half the inhabitants OF the
earth.
EFFECT UPON FINANCE
The, great financiers and bankers
see the decentralization that has "a
len upon the exchanges and are help
less to prescribe remedy the re-
portsof our consuls in China, Japan.
india, Turkey and Egypt, ALL show
that our export trade is dead with
those countries, and reports from
South America are almost as bad.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-05-22
Lived I52 Years.

VIM. Parr-England's oldest man
married the third time at l2O, worked in
the fields till 1872 and lived 20 years long
er. People should be youthful at 80.
James Wright. Of SpurlOck, KY, shows
how to remain young. 81 feel just like
l6-year old boy" he writes, latter TAX
Ing six bottles of Electric Bitters. For
thirty years Kidney trouble made life a
burden. but the first bottle Of this won
derful medicine convinced me | had
found the greatest cure on EARTH" They
are gOdsend to weak, sickly rundown
or old people. Try them. 5Qc at Labbe's
drugstore.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-05-22
NOTICE.
To the E ditor of the Weekly Mes
senRer. st. Marti nville, La.

To the E ditor of the Weekly Mes.
senger. st. Marti nville, La.
Sir:
With a view of encouraging the
diversifcation Of crops necessita-
tad by the early appearance of the
Boil Weevil. the Secretary of the
Progressive League has been COR
responding with several large buy
ers of Irish Potatoes with the re-
suit that if there are any farm
ers who are DESTROYS of placing DO
tatoes on the market, they are cor
daily invited to call at the Leagues
office on Main street with a view
of making up car load for ship
ment. Yours very truly,
The Secretary of the Progressive
League, Duchamp Building.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-05-22
Pierre MERCER
HOME MADE COAL
Ia GUARANTEED FIRST CLASS.
Prompt Delivery. April 3
Sherif's Sale.
H. & C. NEWMAN Ltd
ALEX PELLERIN
No l0433


State of Louisiana, Parish of st. Martin,
18th Judicial District Court.
By virtue Of an order of seizure and
sale, issued out of the Hon. 18th Judicial
District Court of the Parish Of st. Mar
tin, La, in the above entitled and mum.
bered suit. dated this 18th day Of March
1909: l have seized and will proceed to
sell at public auction to the last and
highest bidder at the front door Of the
Court House, In the Town of st. Martin
vile, on
Saturday the 18th day of June
1909, the following described property
tO-wit:
l That certain tract of land with i'm
prOvements thsreOn, situated in the pa
IRISH of st. Martin, La, measuring one
hundred and seventy-five superficial ar
penis more or less, bounded North and
East by land of S. NJ. Walmsley or as.
signs, South and West by lands of Estate
of Treville ThibOdeaux.
2 Another Tract of land situated in
the Parish aforesaid. containing one
hundred and thirty superficial acres, be-
ing the North East Fractional a of Sec
ton Is in T 8 S. r. 6 East. S. W. Land
District Of La.
3 Eight certain town lots. situated
in the Town of Breaux Bridge, st. Mar
tin Parish, La, known and designated
as Lots /. 2, 3. 4, 5, g. and s, of Block
"a. AS per official plat Of the BrOussard
addition annexed to an act Of sale from
Armand Broussard to Henry Patin, duly
recorded under No 30762 of cOnvpyances.
Ten certain Town lots situated in
the Town of Breaux Bridge. La. known
and designated as lots 4. 5, 8. Z & 8 Of
Block 8, and lots. I, 2. 3. 4, and of
Block 8, of the said BrOussard addition
as per herein above mentioned plat.
Seized to satisfy said above order of
seizure and sale.
Terms and cOnditiOns-C Cash.
Shrriff's Office this 9TH day of May
A. ID. 1909.
A. +. RROUSSARD, Sheriff.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-05-22
Personal Mention
MMMMMN!MM

MIR. l.. j. Gardemal made a trip
to New Orleans this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. s. Broussard
of Broussard, were here on short
Tuesday.
Miss Louise Dauterive of Breaux
Bridge spent several days here
this week.
Mr.. John Comeau of the Valley
of the Teche, Breaux Bridge, was
in town Tuesday.
Miss May Liable who was at
tending school in New Orleans,
arrived home Wednesday.
Mrs. Alexandra Hebert of New
Orleans, was here this week visit
ing relatives and friends.
MIR. Pat j. Fleming who was at
tending the medical department at
Tulane returned home Tuesday.
Mr.. II. p. Pettebone owner of
the Keystone plantation, was here
this week looking after his inter-
ests.
Mrs. Maurice Patin of Lafay-
cite WIS visiting relatives here
this week, guest of Mrs. +. u.
Power, her sister.
Mr.. Berard Ducrest who has
just graduated at the Soule Com
mercial College, in Steuography
aud typewritiug, returned home
the latter part of last week.
Mrs. Andre Gsrnaud left Mon-
day for New York to meet II party
Of friends, with whom she will
leave New York today for al ex-
tended European tour. Mrs. Ger
maud expect to remain in Europe
until the month of September.
Mr. and Mrs. Rene Durapd and
children of Port Barre, were here
last Sunday. Mrs. Durand had
been here several days previous
on account of the sickness and
death of her mother, Mrs. Sevigne
Bienvenu.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-05-22
LOCAL NEWS.

Nutriline Feed at l.. Bienvenu
The grand and petit juries 70
the June term of Court were draw
this week.
A new steele ceiling was put il
Duchamp's hall this week and ex
tensive repairs will follow, which
will make of this place a clean
neat and attractive place of amuse.
ment.
Mrs. Aug. Ledoux, Miss Corinne
Domengeaux. Mrs. l.. Bienveuu
and Mr.. A. l.. Domengeaux went
to Breaux Bridge Monday, to at
tend the funeral of little Winona
Tertrou, only child of MIR. and
Mrs. Albert Tertrou, who died
Sunday night at $50 o'clock at the
age of 10 months.
We have pretty samples of we'd
ding invitations as we'll as any
other line of stationery. Tell us
your need and we will supply the
rest, and guarantee satisfaction.
We do the best printing.
The little rivalry among the
onion growers of this section was
put out of commission this week
when Police officer Ed.w Eastin
brought frem Port Barre a white
onion weighing 20 ounces. This
was the largest and heaviest yet
put on exhibition.
There will be a game of base
ball tomorrow at Guilbeau's park,
between st. Martinville and New
iberia teams. The boys say it is
going to be fine game, and every
body should be on hand to see
how they are going to do up New
Iberia.
The planters report the cotton
in this section as being
serious. They report the frosts
in the early May injured the ten
der plant very materially, and at
the present time the weevils are
every where. There is not a square
that shows up on which cannot be
found several weevils. The plan
ters say the weevils are every
where and feel satisfied that no
cotton crop can be grown this sea-
son and many are said to be out
ting their cotton and use that land
10 grow corn or potatoes. They
seem to agree that persisting to
grow cotton under present condi-
tions would be ruinOus.
For Races and any other kind
Of large Posters We have the
best equipment to turn out the
best work. We have a large as
sortment of cuts for effective adj
When in need come
10 Us.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-05-22
,,oolI|lladS||l|

IRE than nine out of every
cases of rheumatism are
lply rheumatism of the
les, due to cold or damp,
chronic rheumatism. In
UGH cases no internal treat
ocnt is required. The free
of
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-05-22
ShamberIain's
Liniment

is all that is needed and it is Ger.
tain to give quick relief. Give it
a trial and see for yourself how
quickly it relieves the pain and
soreness. Price sc; large size, soc.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-05-22

For sale-Property formerly belonging
to Mrs. Cesaire Landry. for terms and
particulars apply at this Office.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-05-22
FOR SALE CHEAP

A 80 ton syrup mill. complete. any
one looking for a real bargain in
this line has the chance of his life.
A personal inspection of the plant
will convince you Of its value and
the low price the size of the bargain.
Everything In first class running or
der. Apply to
LAIZAIRE BIENENU,
st. Martinvillp, La
The Washington times., 1909-01-30
TORTURING STYLES
HOLD MAN IN BOND
ClingS to Stiff Collar and
Shirt Because They Once
Were Correct.

Why does the being we call a gen
Sstleman' wear around his neck q band
OF spotless Wilderness and unbearable
stiffness at his wrists similar instru-
ments Of torture, and before his chest
a rigldly starched linen pl.te.
No one outside Of a madhouse would
call these articles or apparel agreeable.
There Is for the custom no reason al
ali drawn from comfort. hygiene, or
usefulness. There is, however, the
ghost of a dead reason.
once upon a time a. gentleman" was
presumed 10 do 10 work, and he dressed
10 show this, by putting on these visible
signs that he never soiled his hands.
sweated his neck, OF bent his noble
back. it matters not that we no longer
believe In this definition of a gentle
man; we did believe IT once: its ghost
rules on. no man ie bold enough 10
appear in society without this mpos-
si0le harness
Only a professional humOrist. like
Mark Twain. or some one who wishes
20 pose as a mild lunatic, darcs rebel
Addison said the man who would c!othe|
himself according to common sense
would find himself in jail within a
weelI--Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washington times., 1909-01-30
Fever in Philadelphia.

@. q. W.-About August 20, 1793 a
tropical type of yellow fever broke out
IN Philadelphia. 1t was accompanied
by hemOTthage and delirium, proving
fatal in eight or ten Gays. if not check
ed before sc had run the course of four
days. There were several days in Oc-
tober when the Destnence was at ats
height; when a hundred persons We're
buried each day. Ia three months more
than 5000 succumbed to the disease
ON November IA Governor Miffin is-
sued a proclamation for a special
thanksgiving for the delfverauce Of the
city, and set date for it's observance.
For several months Philadelphia was
shut off frSm the rest of the world as
quarantine laws were passed by every
state and every city surrounding her.
The Washington times., 1909-01-30
NOTHING VENTURE
IS NOTHING HAVE

Ordinary men, who have only the av-
erage capacity OF ability and charactea
and no special temperament beyond the
usual tendency Of most OF us TO go
wrong Owe common temptations. best
serve socieu, and their own interests
on @ basis OF thrift. But thrift is es-
seuuauy a sign Of timidity that fears
the small evils OF life, and has no other
than small means Of protection against
them. Thrifty people are Malthusiaus,
and would keep down the population
lest food supplies should be insufficient
The English people have always been
rcckOucd among the uuthrifty people
wHu spend more on themselves and their
comforts and pleasures than those of
other nations would do. They have mui-
Iipiied rerIEIesslys they do not spend
their money to the best advantage and
thee do not look ahead at home. But
they swarm abroad ana found iucom-
parable colonies.
Even the Scotch who have done their
shore OF the work, only took 10 mp after
they had come into contact with the uu-
thrifty English, and had lost some Of
the ludicrOus RIGHTEOUSNESS which
marked them i1 their own Gentry
Nothing venture nothing nave IS
the maxim of those who do great things.
The thrifty do 40 great things. they
are afraid OF the risks and their virtue
lS rather passive than ara active one.
II is essentially feminine uOt virile-.
London saturday Review.
The Washington times., 1909-01-30
RABBIT SEASON ENDS
AFTER FINE SUPPLY
Quail and Ducks Only Game Now
Offered for Sale in
Market.

only quail and ducks are now left on
the game market The rabbit season
closed today, with practically no sur
plus stock remaining on the hands Of
dealers.
The rabbit season has been one of
the best ever known. say dealers, with
out an exception. From the time it be
gan until the law was out today, there
have been heavy receipts Of the molly
cottontau daily. and the consumer has
more than kept the market from being
oyersuppIied or becoming duh
Not only have the wholesale commits
sion houses cOnducteo a big business
iu rabbits this year, but every farm
eT's produce wagon that has driven
into town has been loaded with game
of this sort Apparently. there mas been
no limit 20 the supply or the public's
appetite for fl.
Today there was to- be found the
usual number of wagons around the
market corners, and the rabbits which
were offered for sale We're disposed of
rapidly In fact, there was hardly one
left by the time business closed this
afternoon. and the season came 10 ar
end without leaving anyone stranded
on his specuIatiOns.
The Washington times., 1909-01-30
Mason and Dixon,s Line

Silver Springs-Mason and Dixon's
line was not originally intended TO TX
the boundary between the free ana
slave States It Ions antedates the see
uonalism that gave rise to its adcp-
ton for that purpose. In fact. it was
by accident, rather lhan design, that Il
came 70 that heritage.
IL was a boundary line surveyed be-
tween November L.. 1868, and Decenlbsr
-, 1865 by Charles Mason and jeremiah
Dixon, two English mathematicians and
surveyors. The purpose Of the survey
was 10 settle the long-continued dispute
between Lord Baltimore and the Penn
family as 10 the boundary between
their American domains. T'hey were
the proprietors Of Maryland and Penn
sylvania, respectively.
The line runs along the parallel of
latitude - degree 43 minutes and 25.s
seconds, Originally it was marked bv
mllestOnes bearing on one side the coat
Ot-arms OF Penn ana on the other that
OF Lord Baltimore. In the long years
Of dispute between the North and South
that finally brought on the civil war.
Mason and DIXOn's line was adopted 70
designate an emergency boundary be-
You'd which slavery should not extend
The Washington times., 1909-01-30
Valentine Party.

William F.-Have the rooms decorated
with wreaths Of green caught up at
intervals with red ribbon and from the
ends of the ribbon streamers of vari-
Gus lengths have hearts made of card
board and covered glazed paper in diff
ferent colors or tinted with water colors.
From the portiere rod between the hall
and reception room suspend three large
hearts formed Of heavy wire and care
fully entwined with evergreen. Above
each one have a Jingle. The first might
be BLOW your bubble right through
here and you'll be married before an
other year Above the second have
ITO become engaged this very week
Number two is the one TO take" and
above the third, "A sad and awful fate
awaits the one who seeks me, for he or
sac will ever a spinstor or bachelor be-
81 a table near by have a bowl filed
with soapsuds and also clay pipes deco
rated with little red hearts The guests
are irst 20 throw the bubbles OF the
pipes and then try 10 blow or fan them
through the different hearts. Pretty
little japanese fans should be presented
90 each guest for this purpose. 1t viii
not be easy 10 blow the bubbles through
the hearts, but lots Of fun Will be
created by the attempt and when a. bub-
bic goes floating through number three
when It was intended for number one
or two.
Another amusing game IS TO place a
low scrap basket in the center of the
room. The company should be arranged
into opposing parties, forming two half
circles around the basket. Cardboard
hearts in Two different cOlOrs are given
to each guest, an equal number to eacF
side. Then they are requested TO try TO
throw them Ia the basket, Of course
they viii have a tantalizing way Of
landing on the floor, but when all the
cards are exhausted, those i'm the bas-
ket are counted and the side having
the game
For supper serve chicken sandwiches
cut in heart shapes, fruit salad, ices,
heart shaped cakes, sailed nuts, ices
and cOffee.
The Washington times., 1909-01-30
Solitaire Games.

EIayeU-One simple game OF solitaire
IS played with ufJy-tWO cards. Nine,
i'm three rows Of three each, are placed
face 10 on the table You build up on
the corner cards. The first corner card
it the one YOU deal first. Suppose il be
the 8. ihe next card goes alongside Il,
but the third card does not 90 in the
words, the corners are not filled until
the hves come out OF the pack, but YOU
Hl the remainder OF tho nine spaces
On the corners You build up frCm the
first card with suit until you have COM
pleted the four suits. Ina the other
spaces YOU build down, but DC not have
to pay attention to suit but when you
can use one OF the cards in building
up the corner suits YOU do so. You run
off ali the cards in the pack. keeping the
spaces filled ana laying the cards YOU
can't use face Up ia one pack. When
YOU can use one OF these YOU do so.
Another easy game Lay out the four
aces ana build up. Shuttle cards and
deal lace UP in four piles under the
aces Cards not available must be left
in the piles, but any top card may be
used in building.
Another game leaves the aces I'm the
Pack until they come out naturally in
one of the four packs. At this game you
can run the cards over three times.
4 game called Foolish ifs rather In
teresting. Lay cards down In one long
row throwing cut every two cards thar
number or OF the same suit. Suppose
the first card is "a heart che next two
q spade and a diamond and the fourth a
heart. Then take out the spade and dia-
mOud- To have only two cards lelt is
q perfeet win.
The Washington times., 1909-01-30
WOMEN HAVE CRAZE
FOR SOMETHING NEW
Easy to Talk of Simple
Life, But Hard to
Live 1t.

It IS easy TO talk about the simple life
and so hard to live St. for life is not
simple any more. It's complications
seem unavoidable.
The trouble lies in ourselves; the ell
tire trend OF wOmauly sentiment is
away from rhe things the centuries held
dear.
1T was not so hard 10 keep life simple
when ones best black silk did duty for
a decade. Nowadays if the silk didn't
cut into ribbons the cut of the garment
would mean the patch box in at least
two seasons.
II is the craze for something new that
is the undoing OF simplicity. Novelty is
the keynote Of most Of our lives. Ever
friendships and matrimony are getting
infected with this microbe of restless
ness.
4 mother said not long ago: Baby
Louise is so flnnicky she will only play
with her toys two or three times before
she Is tired of them and I lave to send
them off 10 the hospital
And the mother seemed TO think
That II showed progressive spirit in
her child, sun a raving for novelty
can mean nothing but unhaDpiness, 90
matter what ones ability 10 Crafty
If we are ever to become simple
again without some dire calamity
forcing II upon our country. we muHt
change our views Of much that we
now think progressive
We VIII have TO learn TO draw a
sharp distinction between our neces-
stiles and our fTills. woman who is
noted for her restfulness and her
placidity in the midst of ? hard life
was asked how she managed TO Keen
unfretted
81 try 10 keep my life simple. Long
ago 1 learned that what women pos
Sess beyond the real necessities soon
grows 10 be a WEAKNESS to the nerves
The more Of the uneSsentials we ac-
qulre the more we want. Our most
coveted treasure soon grows insiEnii-
cant I'm the thought of something
still to be achieved. make my rule
or life less change and more FeDose'
That is "A good rule for any harassed
mother or business woman who has
come 10 think life too muca for her.