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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-27
Platform of the Democratic
Good Government League
of Louisiana.
To the Democratic rioters of Lou

iStUnU:
The Democratic party of this
State has fallen into the hands of
men who have been untrue to the
principles of Democratic govern
ment, and unfaithful to the pre-
election pledges made to the Dem
ocratic voters who elected them iu
the faith of those pledges. The
time has come to eject these men
from power, and to nominate and
elect men to public office, and to
the leadership of the party who
will faithfully carryout the fol-
lowing principles aud policies.
First The overthrow of politi-
cal machine rule which has taken
from the people the substance of
Democratic government and left
them only the shadow.
Second-The Fundamental change
of the primary election law, so
that political bosses cannot con-
troll nominations, their heuchmen
cannot perpetuate frauds, and the
high officials of the party cannot
refuse to investigate such frauds.
Third -The adoption of strin-
gent anti-lobby law which will
drive the third house" from the
Legislative halls, aud thus relieve
that body from a baneful intiu-
ence which constantly strive to
shape aud to control legislation.
Fourth - The abolition of all
unnecessary boards, board attor-
neysbips and other public Offices;
the curtaifment of governmental
expenses within economical linn
it's; the cutting down of the exor-
bitant fees and emoluments of
public officials; and the Tightening
of the burden of taxation.
Fifth-The reform of our expen-
sive and inefficient judicial sys-
tenn, and the reform of civil and
criminal procedure 30 as to lessen
the delays and expenses of the ad-
mInistration of justice.
Sixth-The recasting of our sys.
TENS of assessment and taxation
which are antiquated, unequal and
unjust.
Seventh-The further and radi.
cal curtailment of the appoint1vt
power aud the restoration to tn,
people of each locality of the Dem
ocratic right of local self-govern.
ment.
Eighth-The separation of oul
public school system from pblitic.
and political control.
Ninth-The enforcement of those
articles of the Constitution which
prohibit dual officeholdiDg.
| Tenth-The maintenance of the
independence of the Legislative ant
judicial departments of the govern
ment from Executive control, ant
the maintenance of the indepen
dence Of each of the three princi
pal divisions of power into whicl
all American governments are di
vided.
These are the vital issues befor
the people, and must be settled be
fore there can be solution of an,
other questions of ordinary gov
ernmental policy.
Until these are solved the PEG
pie can have little or no hope tina
, their will can be made effective il
the affairs of the State; and unit
, they are solved, and solved in til
!, interest of the masses, these poll
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-27

For sale-62 acres of sandy land East
side Of the Bayou. mile from town at
$50 per acre. this is fine tract of land
see Laizaire Bienvenu,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-27
ocratic party.

ocratic party.
We appeal to you to organize ID
every parish in the State and every
ward in the city of New Orleans
In accordance with the plan adop-
ted by the conference which
issues this address.
We are not acting in the inter-
est of any candidates for office,
present or prospective. We pro-
pose to vote in the Democratic
primaries for men who will pledge
themselves to carry out the true
principles of Democrotrc govern
ment, and who by their character
will not develop into political liars
aud political prostitutes.
By order of the DEMOCRATIC
GOOD GOVERNMENT LEAGUE OF
LOUISIANA.
II FARRAR, chairman.
NORMAN WALKER,
ii. C. BRAUD,
HAMPDEN STORY,
J. S ATKINSON,
J. ID WILKINSON,
ALLAN SHOLARS.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-27

OFFICE OF THE PARISH SUPERINTENDENT
OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, OF THE PAR
ISH OF ST. MARTIN.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-08-27
REWARD,
500
500

The readers of this paper will be plea
sed to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages, and that Is
CatarrE. Halls Catarrh Cure is the on
ly positive cure now known to the medi-
cal fraternity. Catarrh being cOnstl-
tutiolai disease. requires a constitution
al treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is TIA
ken internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
tenn, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature i'll doing It's work.
The prOprietors have 50 much faith III
its curative powers that they offer One
hundred Dollars for any case that ii
fails to cure.
Send for testimonials free.
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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
Ready Replies.

One of Lord Carmarthen's future
constituents once asked the youthful
candidate his opinion upon some alb
struse question of which he knew
nothing. LET him alonew cried an
other derisively. Don't you see he's
nothing but baby?" "What do you
Think" reiterated his inquirer, heed
less of the interruption and deter
mined to have an answer 81 think, "
said Lord Carmarthen, with ready wit,
chat it is high time for all babies to
be in bed," and so saying he gathered
up his papers and disappeared from
the platform.
Agatn-and this last anecdote is so
we'll known as to have become well
nigh historical-at a crowded meeting
just before his election, he was inter
rupted by the question, Does your
mother know you're out?" Eyes, she
does" was the instant retort, land by
Tuesday night she will know I'm in. !"
His prophecy proved correct, and he
headed the poll by large majority.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
The Roar of China's Ducks.

Tourists in China are always sur
prised by the number of ducks they
see. There are more ducks in China
than In all the rest of the world.
Their voices are a familiar sound in
every town and country spot of the
seacoast and the interior of the vast
empire. Even in the large cities ducks
abound. They dodge between the cool
les legs. They fit squawking out of
the way of the horses. .Xheir indig-
nant quack will not unsefdom drown
the roar of urban commerce. Children
herd ducks on every road, on every
pond, on every farm, on every lake, on
every river. There is no back yard
without it's duck house. There is no
boat, little or great, without its duck
quarters. All over the land there are
great duck Matching establishments,
many of them Of capacity huge
enough to produce $4,000 young ducks
every year. Duck among the Chinese
is q staple delicacy. 1t is sailed and
smoked like ham or beef.-New York
World
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
SORTING PEARLS.
The Gems Vary Greatly In Size, Shape
and Quality.

When the pearls are taken from the
dead fish they are first sorted accord
Ing to size. This is done by passing
sleeves, called baskets, with meshes of
varying sizes. Pearls of the first class
that are perfect both in sphericity and
In luster are called ami. Those of the
second class, that to the average OBJ
server seem equally without flaw, are
anitari, and most of the pearls we see
In the west and on general sale come
under this head. OF the third class,
called masauku, are those that are
somewhat irregular in shape and a
trific off In color, but that are valuable
for use in clusters and are largely
used by eastern artificers in mountings
Of various sorts. Rural is the double
or twinned pearl, which, when of good
luster and sufficiently freakish shape,
Is sometimes enormously valuable. In
this class the most wonderful speci-
men on record is the great Southern
Cross pearl, which is in reality nine
pearls naturally grown together and
forming a perfect cross an inch and
half long. 1t was found off the coast
of Western Australia in 1874. Many
seed pearls and reflections, called va
divu, are generally ground into chu-
nam and used as an Ingredient in a
favorite sweetmeat. From China also
comes heavy demand for seed pearls.
and in India bushels of them literally
are used in the decoration of idols and
sacred images and Of weapons as well.
-Everybody's.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
A LION HUNT.
Usually Case In Which Hunters
Goad the Game Into Combat.

Usually a Case In Which Hunters
Goad the Game into Combat.
There is a distinction I'm Africa be
tween ordinary lions and imam eat
ers," says I. R. MacMechen In Nc
Clure's Magazine. The ordinary lion
does not willfully attack man. The
presence of lions, roaming at night on
the veldt Is not disturbing to any ma
tive nor to whites who have come to
understand the beast Persons return
ing to their camps after nightfall do
not notice the roaring of lions or the
cries of leopards or hyenas.
1t is seldom that people bent upon
domestic errands carry weapons In the
darkness although at night the veldt
of British East Africa is alive with
roaming beasts, which may be heard
from the verandas of the houses.
Lions give the passing man a wide
berth, day or night, when it is appar-
ent that he means no mischief. An
ordinary lion, even when wounded,
will try fight before fight. When its
escape is disputed it will, especially If
wounded, try to maui its enemy with
teeth and claws.
A lion hunt is usually chase In
which the hunters goad the game into
combat Once a lion has tasted human
blood, however, it is no more afraid OF
man, but learns that he is the weak
est of animals and the choicest OF
meat Such lion is known as man
eater because now he hunts man.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
FAMOUS STAR GROUP.
The Constellation Orion In Legend and
Literature.

The constellation Orion is mentioned
in the literature of all ages. In'Egypt
it represented Horus, the young or ris-
ing sun, in boat surmounted by stars,
closely followed by Sirius, which was
shown as a cow, 1t has also been
found sculptured ON the walls of
Thebes 5000 years ago. And on the
men Of that early time it shone down
from the same position and with the
same brightness as it does on us today,
a striking example of the unchange-
ableness of the heavens.
From the days Of the early Hindus
to the present the constellation has for
some reason borne always q stormy
character. illusions to its direful in
6uence are found everywhere among
the classic writer's. Thus Milton wrote:
When with fierce winds Orion arrived
| Hath vexed the Red sea coast.
The loss of the Roman squadron in
the first Punic war was ascribed to the
fleets having sailed just after the ris-
ing Of Orion The group has also been
employed as a calendar sign, It's morn
ing rising indicating the beginning of
summer, its midnight rising the season
of grape gathering and it's early even
ing rising the arrival of winter, with
its attendant storms. In recent times
the group has always represented a
great hunter or warrior. Its present
title came into Greek astronomy from
the Euphrates and originally signified
the light of heaven.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
BABY TURTLES.
They Know Just What to Do and Do
II Without Guidance.

They Know Just What to Do and Do
IT Without Guidance.
Just so soon as baby turtle energies
from the egg off he scuttles down to
the sea. He has no one to teach him,
no one to guide him. In his curious
little brain there is implanted q streak
of caution based upon the fact that
until a certain period in his life his
armor is soft and no defense against
hungry fish, and he at once seeks the
shelter in the tropical profusion of the
gulf weed, which holds within Its
branching fronds an astonishing album
dance Of marine life. Here the young
turtle feeds unmolested while his ar
NOR undergoes the hardening process.
Whatever the young sea turtle eats
and wherever he eats it-facts not gen.
orally ascertained-one thing is GER
tain, it agrees with him immensely.
He leads a pleasant sort Of life, bask-
ing in the tropical sun and cruising
leisurely In the cool depths.
Once he has attained the weight of
twenty-five pounds, which usually oc-
ours within the first year, the turtle is
free from all danger. After that no
fish or mammal, however ravenous,
however we'll armed with teeth, inter
feres with the turtle.
When once he has withdrawn his
head from its position of outlook into
the folds of his neck between the two
shells intending devourers may strug-
gle in vain to make an impression
upon him.-Harper's Weekly.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
A Batch of Bulls.

An Irishman excused himself from
going to church by saying he had such
an excellent telescope that with it he
could bring the church so near he
could hear the organ playing.
1t was Pat who observed, after
watching two men shoot at an eagle
and kill 1t, that they might have saved
the powder and shot, as the fall alone
would have killed the bird.
And it was Pat again who, telling a
story as original and being informed
by one of his auditors that he had
read it in the translation of a Latin
work, cried out: "Confound those an
cientsI They are always stealing ones
good thoughts"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
Must Keen IL Dry.

The teacher had explained to a prt
mary class the difference between SOL
ids and liquids and illustrated her
points by objects kept on a table.
When she thought her pupils had
grasped the idea she held up her watch
and asked, "Now, children, must l put
this among the solids or among the
liquidsp' among the solids, teacher"
bright little boy replied. "Why not
among the liquidsT' she asked. BE
cause" replied the little fellow-"be-
cause If you do you will get 1t wet"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
WILLING to Be Reasonable.

do you believe in long engage
ments?'' he asked after she had con-
scented to be his.
Eyes, dearest" she replied. II have
always thought it was such a mistake
for two people to rush into matrimony
before they learned to really know
each other"
"Well, about how long would you
wish the engagement to be?"
Let me seel Would you think it
was too long If we didn't get married
until q week from next Thursday Pr
Chicago Record-Herald
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
a ShipWreck.

Muggins, gazing intently at dead
dog, in resigned tone at last said:
"Here is another shipwreck."
"Shlpwreckl Where?" blurted out
Juggins.
"Where. my dear friend% quoted M.
"There Is bark lost forever"
Juggins growled and passed on
London Fun.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22

1t is impossible for a man attempt
Ing many things to do all things WE'LL
Xsnophon-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15

of view of the interviewer, is no small
virtue.
II was bound to call Washington my
native city," said he, "but was cheat
ed. However, that doesn't matter, nor
does it prevent me from being the son
of a politician. He is a red hot poll
tician. Twice he insisted upon my
voting. I did, even though the effort
took me to Concord, where l was reg
istered. Both times that I voted the
Republican ticket Grover Cleveland
was elected So I quit.
Speaking of the vaudeville sketch
es,'' he went on, 'do you know the
class of writer's who make the most
dismal failures? Newspaper men. You
may not like that but it is true.
The reason is easy. Take-well. never
mind the name, but he's a good news
paperman. But he, like all the rest of
the talent, is an impossbility as
playwright. The reason is that news
paper mans experience leads him into
description. A play is action. The big
excitement comes at the end of the
sketch. The big excitement in news
paper story is in the head. There's the
difference. If l am not likely to be ac-
cused of egotism or of contradicting
myself, l may say that two years ago
there were just 126 one-act plays being
produced on the vaudeville stage. OF
these eighty-six We're mine; the rest
were written by practically two men.
One was Edmund Day, who, by the
way, eontroVerts my statement about
newspapermen as sketch writer's, for he
is a journalist, and George Conan.
How did l come to go into the
vaudeville business?
'It was during the yellow fever
scourge in Jacksonville, Fla. That was
ixyin tn II
where | am still a member of the firm
of Cressy & Co., flour dealers. 1t is
composed of my father, my brother
and myself. Anyway, there was ben
eft being pulled off in the town for
the Florida sufferers, and my brother
and myself did musical turn in the
show Next day I was lured from
my happy home by Whitmore and
Clark, minstrels.
Cressy meantime, had curled himself
up on his big trunk which occupied
the small room. 81 think" said he,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15

that my ancestors We're either Turks
or tailors, for this is my normal pose.
However, as | was saying, l was lured
from my home by this minstrel com
pany. My salary? 1t wasn't that! 1t
was just wages. Six dollars week.
| worked thirty-two weeks and got
paid just four times. At that l have
a feeling that | was overpaid. =
"I remember old Hank White. He
is now classic memory in minstrelsy.
Haverly came along and tried to get
him out of our show by offering him
the princely salary of $100 week, but
Hank wouldn't go. He was afraid of
the west, and besides he had swap
ping perquisite. Hank started out on
a tour of the New England states with
a jackknife in his pocket. When the
tour was over he had a COW and calf.
He traded his knife for a razor, the
razor for snare drum, the snare drum
for a pair of crutches, the crutches
for clarinet and so on until he had
acquired the COW and later the cali"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
ANEsTHEslA BY INJECTION

Spinal anesthesia-that is, insensi-
bility to pain produced by tie injec
ton of a drug irto the spinal tract
has been receiving considerable atten-
tion lately and DR.. Jonnesco, a RoI-
manian surgeon, is using stovaine and
strychnia for that purpose. These
drugs. in connection, produce local in
senslbility to pain without destroying
consciousness. The Roumanian sur
geon has been using them in London
and in New York to exhibit their eff
fects for the benefit of the medical
profession. The medical papers do not
agree on the safety or success of the
anesthetic in all cases, but hope that
further study may remove the present
objections. Spinal anesthesia, howev~
er, is supposed to have been first used
by Dr. J. L. Corning, an American sur
geon, in 1885. DR.. Corning experimental
on rabbits and dogs with injections of
cocaine in the spinal tract. Later he
tried it upon a man with such success
that for two hours after the injection
the patient had no feeling in his legs.
But cocaine and kindred drugs have a
depressing effect on the heart The
Roumanian surgeon uses strychnia to
counteract this effect.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
cREssY TELLS SOME STORIES

They tell story about Mark Twain.
1t will serve as an introduction to Wi
M. Cressy the humoritst of vaudeville,
due at the Orpheum tomorrow.
Mark Twain was invited to banquet,
which he of course, attended. Through
the curling smoke of a battery of fat
cigars the toastmaster called on him
for a toast. The humorist was in his
best mood, and the result was witty
and characteristic speech.
Next on tie program was a toast
from the village lawyer. He was a
very pompous individual, and he thrust
his hands in his pockets while he
swelled up amazingly and became SEN
tentious. Said he
Il have often heard of Mark Twain
and at last l have seen and heard him.
l cannot tell you how delighted and
surprised l am to have fo nd finally
humorist who is really funny!"
So saying he resumed his seat, with
his hands still thrust in his pockets.
Mark Twain Immediately arose.
THE lawyer said he, expresses his
astonishment at finding a humorist
who is humorous. Will you permit me
to utter my amazement at finding a
lawyer with his hands in his own
pockets?"
Will Cressy in other words is quite
as funny Off the stage as on. lie is Il
humorist in his dressing room. 81 was
raised in Washington, d. c." he said
after a recent performance at the
Orpheum
Il thought you were born in New
Hampshire" he was asked.
Sure | was" said he, "but it was a
mistake. 1t really wasn't right 1t
was my parents first offense, and
when the event seemed inevitable my
mother went to Concord. There l was
born, but as soon as we two were
convalescent we went back to Wash
ington, where I subsequently spent the
next thirteen years of my life. Since
that time I have written 10S one-act
plays. How many have I appeared in?
only eight. Why only eight? I'll tell
you. The rest are awful"
But if Cressy's saving sense of humor
prevents him from taking dramatics
too seriously it also saves him from
being bore, and that, from the point
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
PROGRESS OF MEDICAL SCIENCE

Sir T. Lauder Brunton, speaking in
Edinburgh on the advance in medical
surgery and nursing, said he remem-
bered that in one ward with twenty-five
patients there was one night nurse
whom he found asleep on the hearth,
and when he reported the circumstance
he was told "shes was scrubbing all
day; can you expect her to be watch
ing at night" Their methods of dag
nosing diseases were different now. In
those days, when he was senior presi-
dent, there were only two clinical ther-
mometers in Edinburgh, probably in
the whole of Scotland, and these were
used in the clinical wards in the in
firmary These he used to carry about
like a gun-case under his arm. They
were two feet long, and took ten min
utes to record the temperature.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
MAY IS, 1910.

men spake through Their noses and
rubbed their hands and ran the tapeline
eestaticaliy over the bulge in his inside
pocket where reposed red nubbin of
corn with an even number of rows
And messengers bearing parces AMI
boxes streamed to his hotel on Broad
way within the lights of Long Acre.
At o'clock in the evening one de-
scended to the sidewalk whom Ulster
county would have foresworn. Bright
tan were his shoes; his hat the lat st
block. His light gray trousers were
deeply creased; a gay blue silk hand
kerchief tapped from the breast pocket
of his elegant English walking coat.
His collar might have graced laundry
window; his blond hair was trimmed
close; the wisp of hay was gone.
For an instant he stood, resplendent,
with the leisurely air of a boulevardier
concocting in his mind the route of his
evening pleasures. And then he turned
down the gay, bright street with the
easy and graceful tread of million
aire.
But in the instant that he had paused
the wisest and keenest eyes in the city
had enVeloped him in their field of
vision. A stout man with gray eyes
picked two of his friends with a lift
of his eyebrows from the row of
loungers in front of the hotel.
Inc JucleSI Jay We seen III SIN
months" said the man with the gray
eyes. Come along"
1t was half-past IL when man gal
loped into the West Forty-seventh
street police station with the story of
his wrongs.
Mine hundred and fifty dollars" he
gasped, "all my share of grandmother
farm"
The desk sergeant wrung from him
the name of Jabez Bulltongue of Lo-
Gust Valley farm Ulster county, and
then began to take descriItio of the
strong-arm gentlemen.
When Conant went to see the editor
about the fate of his poem Re was re-
ceived over the head of the office boy
into the inner office that is decorated
with the statuettes by Rodin and j. q.
Brown.
when | read the first line of The
Doe and the Brook" 3" said the editor
II knew it to be the work of one whose
life has been heart to heart with Ma
ture. The finished art of the line did
not blind me to that fact. To use
somewhat homely comparison. it was
as If Wild free child of the woods and
fields were to don the garb of fashion
and walk down Broadway. Eeneath
the apparel the man would show"
Thanks" said Conant. II suppose
the check will be round on Thursday,
as usual"
The morals of this story have some
how gotten mixed. You can take your
choice of "Stay on the Farm or
Don't Write Poetry"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
HOPE

Maybe the chantcleer craze will solve
the hat pin problem said the hopeful
man.
"In what way?"
ITO be consistent, ornamental spurs should
be used"