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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-09-14
MANY Driven From Home.

Every year. in many parts OF the cOun-
try, thousands are driven from their
homes by coughs and lung diseases.
Friends and business are left behind
for other climates. but this is costly and
not always sure A better way-ths way
of multitudes-is to use DIR Kings New
Discovery and cure yourself at home
Stay right there. with your friends. and
take this safe medicine. Throat and
lung troubles find quick relief and health
returns. Its help in coughs, colds. grip
Group. whOOpihg cough and sore lung:
make it positive blessing SOC and $1.O(
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by all
druggists.
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Election Notice.
St. Martinville, La. :, 4

St. Martinville, La, Aug. Is, 1872.
Whereas the Mayor and the Town Council Of
the Town Of st. MARTINI lille, La. did at its re-
gular meeting ON the 9TH day of August, 1872, or
dain special election should be held in the
town of st. Martinville, La. ON Monday the BIRD
day Of September, 1912.
We the Supervisors of Election in and for the
Parish of st. Martin, duly qualified, commits
stoned and sworn, by virtue of the authority
vested in us do hereby give public notice that
Oh Monday September 2Srd, 1872. an election
will be held in the town of st. Martinville, at
ton, to-wit:
The Court House in st. Martinville, for the
purpose Of taking the sense of the prop, rty tax
payers of said town qualified according to the
Constitution aud laws Of the State of Louisi-
ana, u vote al sand Election upon the question
vfllevying a three and "a mills L31al per annun
tax upon all taxable property IN said town, or So
much OF 81, mills rs may be necessary during
the ten years beginning with the year 1913 and
extending to and including the year lS22 to
raise an aggregate amount of Fifteen Thousand
Dollars si5, 9UO. wi in said ten years fully sci
forth in the petition of the property tax payers
of said town, to the Mayor aud Council praying
for this election; making the amount tor three
years One Thousand Dollars ISIOoOOoJ per year
and (SI7I5.VO) Seventeen hundred and nfteer
dollars for seven years rs a bonus in and Of the
Louisiana Traction and Power Company. And
pursuant to the authority vested in us, We, the
Supervisors of Election of st. Martin Parish, dt
hereby name and appoint the following Com
missioners and Clerk to preside at sand Elec
ton, tO-wit Z. U. Broussard, Edwin Delahous
saye, ST., Iguace Bienvenu. 30. Halphen, Sr.
Clerk. who are instructed to open the polls q
six O'Clock A. NJ, and to close them at Sever
p. n. On the same day.
Signed
A. d. Roy,
&c. BIESvySu,
ALBEIT DAsHIy,
Board of Supervisors of Election
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State Board May Order
Weeds Cut.

Attorney b. 7. Waldo yesterday
sent tho following opinion to DIR.
o. Bowling, president of the State
Board Of Health:
Referring to your recent inqui-
ry relative to grass, weeds, etc.,
growing upon vacant property,
streets and sidewalks in municipal
litiss, l desire to say that l have
considered tho matter from every
viewpoint, and that it is my
opinion that the State Board OF
Health has, under Act 1872 OF 1898,
a. amended under Act 80 of 1906;
under Act 126 of 1912, which 10
effective Aug. 8, 1912; under the
acts anterior to 1898 and dealing
with the powers of the State Board
of Health, and under the general
jurisprudence upon tho subject
matter, the authority and power
to order the removal of these
growth either by tho municipali-
ties or by private owners of such
vacant property.
l understand, of course, that
these glowths are deletrious to
the public health and that they
are prone to harbor disease, or
disease breeding insects, and that
their removals is in the line Of
sanitation "A hygienic necessity.
Such being the case. there is,
find upon investigation, no distinc.
ton whatever between maintain.
ing or permitting . nuisance Of
this character and any other.
l might add that l have ascer.
tanned that many of the munisipa.
litiss in Louisiana have ordinances
covering this subject matter. there
is no reason, should you 90 desire
why the State Board of Health
could not proceed under these Or
dinancss, if convenient. Ii any
event, it is my belief, the STATE
Board of Health may proceed il
tho premises Independent of mum
icipal ordinances, if preferable t.
to the board.
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AGAINST a special tax of five
mills OH the dollar, per annum.
to be imposed and levied and COL
lected in aid Of a railway enter
prise. and in favor Of. for the ben
eft of and aid of the SOuthwes-
tern Traction and Power COmpa-
ny, its SUCCESSORS or assigns. said
tax to be imposed. levied and col
lected beginning with the year
1918 and extending to and inclu-
ding the year 1922 so as to re-
alize the sum of Twenty Five
Thousand Dollars (25.OOO.OOO. pro-
vided that in case the sum of Twen-
tv Five Thousand Dollars $685.
OOOOO) be collected and turned
over to the said company before
the expiration Of the ten (lO) years
that the said tax shall cease as
soon as this sum is collected and
turned over to the Southwestern
Traction and Power Company. its
successors or assigns.
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HOW'S THIS !?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. U.
We, the Undersigned. have known Ed.
Cheney for the last 10 years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to car
~ out any obligations made bv his firm.
National Bank Of Commerce,
Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly. acting upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
FL. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o
Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
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The Man Who Succeed

as heads Of large enterprises are men of
great energy. Success, to day. demands
health. To all is to fail. It's utter folly
for a man to endure weak. rundown,
half alive cOndisiOn when Electric Bit
ters will put him right on his feet In
short order. -Four bottles did me more
real good than any other medicine l ever
took" writes Chas. B. Allen, Sylvania
Ga. After years of suffering with rheu-
matism. liver trouble, stomach disorders
and deranged kidneys, am again
thanks to Electric Bittsrs. sound and
WE'LL" Try them. Only so cents at all
druggists.
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Lee Delahousssys 10 again in
the hands of the sheriff. The
charge 10 tho same one on which
he was arrested some time ago.
After his first arrest, in st. Mar
tin parish, he was released on
bond. Upon reaching Lafayette
parish be was taken in charge and
sent to the state insane asylum.
Last week he was discharged from
that institution. tho authorities
stating that he was not suffering
from insanity. Upon reaching the
parish Tuesday afternoon be was
taken in custody again and sent to
st. Martin parish.
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Notice of Election.
St. Martinville. La, Aug. Ii, 1911

st. Martlnvllle, La, aug. Id, 1919.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Pursuant u The authority vested in
NE by a r.sviuLiun vi tnu Mayor anu
Council of the Town Of st. Martlnville,
adopted Oh tue 18th day Of August A. ID.
1912, notice is hereby given that an cleo
tiOn Of the property lax payers. residing
within the CORPORATE limits Ut tile Town
of st. Martinvllle, qualified " Vote under
the constitution aud laws Ut tile State
Of LOUISIANA, will be held Oh Thursday
the 10Th DAY Of September. A. u. 1917.
to vote for Or against proposition tO
IMPOSE, levy anu collect speciai Tax Ut
tive (0) nlIis vu Lhe dollar, per annum.
Oh all as,essa0le PROPERTY alluated III
said town Uf st. Martinville, III aid Of u
railway enterprise, and III FAVOR Ut. for
the benefit, anu III AID Ut Tie SOulhWes-
tern Traction anu Power COMPANY, Its
succussUrs VI a,sIguS, said Lax " w L.
We'd AN collected DrgInnlnE with tile
year 1918 and extendlng " ami lnclud-
lng the year 1922, anu " realize The az
grrgatU amount Ut Twenty rive Thou
sand Dollars l$25, UUU.UOJ, PROVIDED Thai
III cass the Gum Ut twenty tNu InUu-
sand Dollars (S2o,UUUUU) bs Collected
ami turned over " The said cUmpahy be-
fore The expiration OF trn (IO) years, that
| the said lax snail cease anu LsrMlnalt
turned over, all Ut which wili We more
readily ascsrtalned ny Ieterunce ,O-tne
Urulnance Of the Mayor ami Council vi
the town Ut 81. MarLlnylils adopted On
the 18Th uay Vt AugusI 1912.
Saiu election " w held Ia accOruance
With The PROVISIONS vi All Vruluanco vi
the Mayor anu Council vi The Town vi
81. MarLlnvllie adopted Oh lie 18Th day
Of August. 1912 anu IN tho mannur piU-
vid.d ny the general election laws VI tile
State Ut LOUISIANA. the saiu LAX 10 bt
voted, levied, Imposed anu collected III
0CCOlu6uCo VIII bu0 VOL soo ouu CVuuA
lions sst forth In The petition vi more
than 0ns thru ~ Of the property taz
payers qualified undsr the CONSTITUTION
aud laws Ut Ihs state 0f Louisiana, hleC
with the Mayor aud Council On The It'll
i. day Ut August, 1917, requesting thai
such election bs called, aud the Ordl-
nance calling said election, adopted VI
the 18th day Ut August A. d. 1917.
Said election shall bs held throughout
the town Of st. Martinvllle, the polling
place Of said election being the COur
House in The Gown Of ST. Martinville
Parish Of st. Martin. Louisiana, tn,
place ut which tile last proceeding gen
eral election was held, and the hours U
said election shall be from SIX o. u. III
to seven 90 p. III.
The following is the form Of ballot Il
bs used at said election,
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Robert Dunbar, the little four
year.old boy who disappeared at
Opelousas over twelve days ago.
WAS still missing this week. $1,000
reward has been offered for bis
return to his heart broken parents.
A vague clue was picket-up DUR
ing the week, but it has not led to
tho finding of the lad.
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Don't Be A Dead One.

It takes live men to make Q live
Parish. Dead men are only ft to
inhabit cemeteries. If they are
really decsntly dead, dead all over,
We tenderly lay them away in the
sleep of the tomb, but if they are
only dead in all enterprise and
spirit, outside of the narrow limits
of their own sel6shnsss, and yet
persist in walking around, moving
their calloused hearts and con-
sciences whore real business ID
wont to pulse and throb with vigor
they are really like tho drone
bees, in the way until are stung to
death and outside of the hive OF
legitimate industry. Twelve real
Iy live mon are worth more to q
Parish generally than a round full
thousand Of such useless material
that lays around like rubbish in q
rubbish in q rushing stream tina,
ia aching and foamiug to turn
mills and factories. Yes, live men
bless and dead men curse q Pa.
risb. --Meschacsbe.
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Few. IL any. medicines, have met with
the uniform success that has attended
the use of Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera
and DiarrhOea Remedy. The remarkable
cures of collie and diarrhOea which 1t has
effected In almost every neighb0rhO0d
have given it wide reputation. For
sale by all druggists.
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II you knew Of the real value Of Cham.
berlain's Linimsnt for lame back. sorsn.
ess Of the muscles. spraiDs and rheumatic
pains. you would never wish TO be with.
out II For sale by oil druggists
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Forget it.

II you sse a tall fellow
ahead of the crowd.
A leader of music. marching
fearless and proud.
And you know Of tale
whose mere telling aloud
Would cause his proud head to
In anguish be bowed.
It's a pretty good plan to forget 1t.
II you know Of a skeleton
hidden away
In closet, and guarded
and kept from the day
In the dark; whose showing.
whose sudden display
Would cause grief and sorrow
and lifelong dismay,
It's a pretty good plan to forget 1t.
If you know of a spot
in the life Of a friend
I'VE all have spots concealed.
world without end
Whose touching his heartstrings
would play or rend.
Till the shame of its showing
no grieving could mend,
It's a pretty good plan to forget it.
II you know OF thing that
will darken the joy
OF man or a woman.
a girl or boy.
That will wipe out a smile
or the least way annoy.
A fellow. or cause any gladness to clio
It's a pretty good plan to fOrg ct it.
National MagaziI
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Taxable Valuation $.................
Signature Of Voter. ..................

The following registered voters have
been appointed by the Board Of Supsrvi-
sOrs of the Parish Of st. Martin as Com.
mlssiOners of said election
IGNACE BIENvENU,
F.Z. POWER. and
A. G. GOULAS.
j. G. BROUSSARD.
Clerk of said Election
Notice is further given that the Mayor
and Council of the Town of st. Martin
vile, will. in open session. held in the
Town of St. Martinville on the day fol.
lowing that on which the Board Of Su-
pervisors make its return Of said cleo.
ton, at the hour Of Eleven uU A. NJ,
proceed 10 open the ballot box, examine.
and count the ballots therein, iP num-
Der and amount examine and canvass
the returns furnished to them by the
Board of Supervisors Of the Parish Of St.
Martin and draw up prOces-verbal de-
claring the result of such election aud
duly prOmulgate the same III the manner
provided by the General Elections laws
of the State of Louisiana.
In faith whereof witness my official
signature Of the Town of st. Martinville.
this 18th day of August. 1912.
ALBERT BIENvENU,
Mayor of the Town Of st. Martinvilie. La.
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Running up and down stairs. sweeping
and bending over making beds will not
make woman healthy or beautiful. She
must get out Of doors. walk mile or two
every day and take Chamberlain's Tab
lets to improve her digestion aud regu-
late her bowels. For sale by all druggist.
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A woman physician says that .
baby's sleep must not be disturbed.
This is easy enough to arrange
for; tho trick is getting it to 60 to
sleep in tho 6rst place.
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NOTICE.

We have on Keystone Plantation q
black COW about 8 years old. tip Of horns
cut. and branded A The owner 10 re-
qussted to come \ aud prove bis pro-
perty and pay the costs.
KEYSTONE PLANTATION.
per Oswald Durand
Sept l, 1919, R. r. No. 2.
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WISDOM.

WISDOM.
Alwsys think twice before you
speak once and then be sure that
you talk to yourself.
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE
My residence on the East
side of Bayou Teche, Bridge
Srteet. For terms apply to
P. A. Bienvenu.
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Sept /, 1919, R. r. No. 2.
The true Democrat., 1912-06-08
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

st. Francisville, La, June 5, 1912
The Police Jury met in regular
monthly session with Hon. C. F. How
ell, President, and the following
members present: Thos. w. Rayn
ham, T. D. Bickham, w. H. Richard
son, D. w. Wright, Jas. D. Sadden,
N. H. Barrow, S. L. Layergne, Chas,
Weydert.
Minutes of the last meeting were
read and adopted.
The following bills were read and
ordered paid:
Attendance Police Jury.
The true Democrat., 1912-06-08
BIDS WANTED.

To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
Municipal corporation of Bayou Sara
will on the 10th day of July, 1912, at
the hour Of II O'Clock a. M, award
to the highest responsible bidder the
privilege of conducting the ferrying
business between the town of Bayou
Sara and Pointe Coupee for a per-
Ipd of one year.
Sealed bids are to be submitted to
the Mayor of Bayou Sara at his Of
flee on or before that date, when the
privilege will be awarded and con-
tract entered into.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
GEO. BAIER,
Mayor Of Bayou Sara
The true Democrat., 1912-06-08
POLICEMEN ARE FRIENDS
NOT ENEMIES TO PEOPLE.

A child lost in an eastern city the
other day fled from an approaching
patrOlman, fell under the wheels Of
a street car and was killed. The Of
ficer of the law, instead Of being
looked on as a friend and protector,
was viewed by the childish mind as
a person Of dire purposes to be shun-
ned How many parents are bring
ing their children up in fear of po-
licemen? The number doubtless is
considerable, says the Cleveland
Plain Dealer. 1t seems somewhat
prevalent habit among fathers and
mothers to try to restrain the ex-
uberance of their boys, for instance,
by telling them that unless they are
good the police will get them. Ihe
habit is cruel, as we'll as dangerous.
It plants fear in hearts that should
be taught confidence. Children
should be taught that a patrOlman is
their friend, their protector against
wrongdoers and their guide in time
Of trouble. The mother Who in Or
der to hush a noisy child, threatens
him with an appeal to an officer in
uniform, is implanting in the child'S
mind fear which may some day
bring the child into peril of death.
1t is a wicked travesty on truth and
justice for a parent thus to play up,
on the natural timidity Of child. If
the parent does not live to regret
it he has merely his good fortune to-
thank for the escape. The risk is
not worth taking, at any rate.
The true Democrat., 1912-06-08
WON'T PUMP TOWN OUT
TILL WATERF FALLS MORE

This has been "clean up" week
with the people at the foot of the
hill, and the owners of property that
was overfloWed have been industri,
ously at work putting their premises
into a habitable condition.
The water has so far receded that
the elevated sidewalks are no long
er necessary and have been taken
down. The elevated flooring in the
stores at the foot of the hill have
also been taken down and every
store in that locality is again down
to the ground floor, with the excep-
ton of Ben Mann's bar-room.
Train service has been considera-
bly, improved since Sunday, though
1t will probably be a week or ten
days before all trains resume their
regular schedule.
Trains Nos. and on the L. R.
& N. were put back into commission
between New Orleans and Bayou Sa-
ra Monday. Train No. 8 will be run
to Angola as soon as the condition
of the track will justify this move.
1t is said that the night trains on
this road between New Orleans and
Shreveport will not be put on again
before June Goth, on account of con.
dttiOns on the other side of the
river.
The mixed train on the Y. & M.
V. went through to Slaughter, Tues
day, for the first time in about six
weeks, and is now running on it's
regular schedule The Woodville Ac-
commodatiOn, which has been out of
service for nearly two months, so
far as Bayou Sara is concerned, will
run through to Woodville Sunday
night.
Contrary to expectations, nothing
has been done toward pumping the
water out of Bayou Sara. Mayor
Bafer informs The True Democrat
that nothing will be done in this di-
rectfon until the water gets down to
the base of the levee, as to pump it
out now with so much pressure
against the levee would surely re-
suit in other crevasses, and a pos
sible total destruction of the levees.
The true Democrat., 1912-06-08
BIDS WANTED.
To whom it may concern:

To whom it may concerm
Notice is hereby given that the
Municipal Corporation of Bayou Sara
will on the 10th day of July, 1912, at
the hour of II o'clock a. NJ, award
and lease to the highest responsible
bidder the privilege of conducting
the wharf business in the town of
Bayou Sara, for the period of one
yeas.
Sealed bids are to be submitted
to the Mayor of Bayou Sara at his
office on or before that date, when
the privilege will be awarded and
contract entered into.
The right is reserved to reject
any and all bids.
GEO. BAIER,
Mayor of Bayou Sara.
The true Democrat., 1912-06-08

II Was ulONeu duu CdIllSu, Ad'
the offer Of JnO. F. Irvine Co. be ac-
cepted on coffins for paupers.
1t was moved and ordered, That
Board of Reviewers meet, Monday,
June II, 1912, at 10 o'clock.
1t was moved, seconded and unan-
imously carried, That scholarship
be offered to a young lady of West
Feliciana to attend and complete her
education at the State Normal, Nat
chitoches. Competitors are required
to stand an examination, in the PO-
lice Jury room, Wednesday, June rs,
1912. Examining Committee: Rev. A.
w. Skardon, Prof. G. w, Newman
and Mrs. D. |. Norwood.
Committee report, relative to road
controversy between Messr@. Bick-
ham and Daniel, was accepted, and
the sum of $500 was appropriated
to complete the road and build bridge
Harrison West, road overseer, from
HamiltOn's upper gate to Hamilton's
store. All hands except Hamilton
and Taylor places.
The treasurers report was receiV-
ed and reads as follows:
st. Francisville, La, June 5, 1912.
Report of L. p. Kilbourne, Parish
Treasurer, in account with the Police
Jury, Parish of West Feliciana.
Cash on hand. last report May /, 1912 S5Se6ls
Receipts since
Parish taxes. Tell. $693sS
Interest " " .......... 1921
Parish licenses 19l9....,~ 1926
WTForrester Agt, loss
on Court House .....~ 22O6
Southern Insurance Co.,
Receivers ...,......... 5Sl 7946l
Total,............. .......,.. .... S836O. 80
Disbursements since
Police Jury warrants 0I.30
Credit balance, 6-5-l2.. ... 1858. 80
June l.l9l2 cash in PeO.
pies Bank -. 2239.77
June i 1912 cash in bank
Of West Feliciana~.. 1888 S5653.50
The true Democrat., 1912-06-08
DEATH OF MRS. DART.

The death of Mrs. Henry P Dart,
which took place Saturday, will griev
many in her native East Feliciana.
Mrs. Dart was member of one
of the most prominent families of
Louisiana, being the daughter of the
late Judge William F. Herman and
Sarah Wall, of Clinton, East Felici-
ana parish In 1882 she was mar
ried to Henry P. Dart, of New Or
leans. To them were born seven
children: Messrs. Henry p, Will
liam K, John and Benjamin w. Dart,
and Misses May, Sallie and Edith
Dart. Besides she leaves two broth
ers, Fergus and Benjamin w. Ker-
nan, and two sisters, Mrs E. l.. IT.
win, of Clinton, La, and Mrs. J. w.
Joffrion, of Marksyille, La.
The true Democrat., 1912-06-08
HELP FOR POINTE COUPEE
FLOOD SUFFERERS.

In response to the appeal for help
for the flood sufferers in Pointe Cou
pee published last week, we have re,
ceived large bundles of clothing
from Miss Hannah Town and Mrs
Max Mann.
AS intimated in our comment up
on the appeal, the people Of West
Feliciana have themselves suffered
considerably from flood, not only
those who experienced actual yicis
situde, but the public in general has
lost much in the consequent dem0r
alizati0n of business. They are not
therefore in a position to help much
especially in money, but almost every
one can spare a few garments fol
a fellow wcreature's need, and these
if sent in, will make in the aggre
gate a goodly Offering. If you in
tend helping, do so at once, as he
gives twice, who gives quickly.
Since the above was put in type
a dollar has been sent in and we
therefore take great pleasure in start
ing a list:
Mrs. N. B. Riddle ............S1.O .OC
Who'll be the neXt2