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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-08
Representative Cattle Sales.

Below are given few OF the repre-
sentative cattle sales for today:
M Average Price.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-08
CHICAGO Livestock.

Chicago, July S.-Cattle-Estimated
receipts for today. 1000; market
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-08
REPRESENTATIVE hoa Sales.

Below are quoted q Few o. inc rep
resented sales:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-08
Hope for Amendment.

81 am opposed to the binding obliga-
ton Of q caucus and 30 voted. but
believe In party responsibility. and
while have. protested against going
too far in some directions and not go
Ing Tar enough Ia others, I can foresee
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-08
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July $500. 81 1921 1921. 1921. oO21 10
Sept. 49,. 81 .07i21 1921 .O5I2l .o521 90
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-02-15
No Need to Stop Work

When the doctor orders you to stop
work it staggers you. | can't. you say.
You know you are weak. run down and
failing, in health day by day. but you
must work as long az can stand. What
you need is Electric Bitters to give tone.
strength and vigor TO your system. to
prevent break down and build YOU up.
Don't be weak, sickly or ailing when
Electric Bitters will benefit you from the
first dose. Thousands bless them for
their glouriOus health and strength. Try
them. Every bottle is guaranteed to ga.
tisfy. Only soc at all druggists.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-02-15
Post Office Burglarized.

Monday night MIR. F. j. Eastin,
agent of the Southern Pacific at
Cade, telsphoned to Sheriff Wade
Martin that there were five men
who stopped at Cade and coming
this way who were suspected as
safe robbers.
The Sheriff notified the town
authorities who had the Police,
the Sheriff aud all his deputies
out all night aud special watch
mems placed 10 guard the banks.
Notwithstanding all these pre-
cautions, the robbers entered the
Post Office from tho back door,
broke the combination of the safe
with a heavy hammer and were
about to open it when they pro-
badly was scared aud ecspe, leav.
ing all their tools behind, includ-
ing nitro-glyceriue, fuse, etc, the
safe was badly damaged but not
opened.
The robbers forced open a draw
or in the desk aud stole abont $50
money belonging to tue Woodmen
of the World which was collected
by Postmaster Il. P. Halpben, al
officer of the local lodge.
The guards passed the Post
office several times but did not
notice anthing unusual The safe
is located in the rear of the Office
aud we'll protected from the view
of the passers-by by the fixtures.
This burglary shows this bold
ness of tho robbers and their abb
lity to do such work iu view of the
fact that q full force of men was
on duty to protect the town.
Sheriff Martin secured a de-
scription of the five robbers and
wired to every surrounding town
to keep a lookout for the burglars.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-02-15
Selling Cigarettes to Minors.

Section 2 of Act SO of 1900 says:
That any person who shall give,
purchase for sale, barter or ex-
change, tobacco, and cigarettes or
cigarette papers to minors, 10 the
State of Louisiana, shall be guilty
of misdemeanor, and on convic-
ton hereof, shall be fined not ex-
cseding one hundred dollars or
Imprisonment not exceeding sixty
days or both at the discretion of
the court. Provided that the pro-
visions of this act shall not apply
to the sale of tobacco, cigarettes
or cigarette papers to minors en-
gagged in business as merchants
for the resale of same"
The above is a good law, design
ed to protect the young, both ply
sically and mentally, aud to per-
NIT them to grow up to man 8
estate unstuned and with their ia
culties as strong as unhampered
growth will build them. Then
with such protective law, when
young boys are seen On the streets
smoking something should be
done about it.-Iberville Sentinel
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-02-15

DO you know that real danger turks in
common cold than in any other OF the
minor ailments? The safe way Is 10
take ChamDerlain's Cough Remedy. II
thoroughly reliable preparation, and rid
yourself of the cold AS quickly a. lo'si-
bic. This remedy is for sL!c hy al! ng-
gist.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-02-15

Some of the sore-head politi-
clans who were thought to have
been relegated to oblivion, have
made great effort to make poll
tics because the post office was
robbed. Only fools, empty heads
are today lead by such ridiculous
arguments and the fools are get
ting to be scarce nowadays.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-02-15
Surprise Your Friends

For four weeks regular use DIR. Kings
New Life Pills. They stimulate the Ii
yer, improve digestion, remove blood i'm
purities, pimples and eruptions disap-
pear from your face and body and you
feel better. Begin at once. Buy at all
druggists.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-02-15

Mr.. Francois J. Beyt aud fam
lily arrived here this week. MIR.
Beyt will make his home on the
property recently bought by his
son DIR. j. l.. Bsyt from Mr.. j. q.
Broussard.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-02-15

Thursday morning the weather
was very threatening, with a little
slset aud indications of snow, but
it cleared up in the evening. There
was Ice Friday morning.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-02-15
A Renaissance.
BY A. c. KNIGHT.

full Of tho halcyon days of the long
ago! Those were happy days
the memory of which wa fain
should keep with us always.
Young, buoyant, and care-free, we
then were satisfied to live IN tho
present, and, thanks to the young
ladies of st. Martinville, with their
social functions, our existence was
not the existance of a dullard.
With a patty here tonight, dance
tomorrow night, a euchre party
tho next night-in fact, something
doing in the social line almost
every night in the wssk-ours was
truly a happy existence in that
long ago.
The boys were under obliga-
tions to Misses Mary and Kate
Fitzbugb, Miss Belle Robertson,
the Misses Bisnvenu, Misses Mar
tin, aud Miss Bertrand for many
pleasant evenings. L recall a par
ty given on the evening of the
April /, at Miss Mary's house,
among those in attendance being
Titus Gardsmal. Cake was served
first, and unfortunately Titus got
hold of a sRwdust cake, which he
did not discover until he taken
quito a liberal bite. He did not
lot it be known, though, that he
had taken a fake cake, but kept
on chewing, chewing and chewing,
until the liquid WAS passed, when
he soon got rid of the sawdust.
The writer himself we'll remem-
bers when HE was made al April
LIST goat, but refuses to narrate tie
occurrence.
And how mauy OF the embers
of the old BASEBALL club, which was
both our pride and our joy, are
still sojourning on this M undane
sphere? Not many of them, l
wesn for this "reminiscences carries
us back full forty years. And for
ty, added to twenty, spells sixty,
which is getting along some, as
agss 60. But in spite OF this
handicap. l participate in game
Of base ball each year, hitting
them out a. of yore, but a little
slow on the bases.
Those Of the old original nine
who have passed on should not be
forgotten by those of US who yet
remain; their memory should ling.
Or with US as a pleasant dream.
We played some baseball. too,
in those oldsn days! Going
through a whole season without a
defeat which was our records
proof positive that We were not
mollycoddles, aud did what was
expected of us-uphsld the honor
OF st. Martinvills.
Alfred French was our presi-
dent, Bud Boil our secretary, and
Howard Berry, if my memory
serves me right. was our official
scorer when hs was not in the
game. The players were picked
from the following; A. G. and ID. c..
Knight, Neville Bisnvenu, Charlo
Thomas, Eddie Simon, Gabriel
Gardemal, Etienne Theriot, Ed
win Delahoussaye, Robert Martin,
Titus Gardemal There were
others who played with us some
times whose names | cannot re-
call. however much | regret my
inability to do So. My will is
good, but the time which has ill.,
tervened between then and now
will have To aasums the rs5uousi-
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-02-15
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEONS
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chronic and hacking cough. relieves
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-02-15

rafting US, and swelled the error
column all down tho line, yet We
all felt honorsd by their presence.
And then there WAS Alec. Four
net aud William Eastin, who were
regarded by us younger folk as
baseball oracles! They had play
ed the game in the North, while
at college-at Cincinnati, if L re-
member right-and our success Oh
the diamond was In a measure due
to them. And l might say right
here that my baseball knowledge
was acquired in Cincinnati, too,
and that. after leaving 81. Martin
Vile, l returned to Parkopolis,
aud played on some of the best
teams IN that city, q glass arm
finally putting a quietus to my
ambitions to become professional
Never will l forget the match
game We played at Lafayette, and
which We won, but which smbroil-
Cd us in a controversy with the
editor of the newspaper of that
town for using, in our write-up
of the game, the word van
quished." Charlo Thomas and the
writer pooled their intellectually
in that contest with the pen. l
cannot recall the elimination of
the controversy whether we came
out with flying colors. or whether
the editor put one over us. The
treatment accorded us in Lafayette
Was royal, though. After the
game we were invited to q ban
quet, and then to a dance at night.
Aud that. was forty years ago!
Aud the ssrenading parties,
which were frequent occurrences
There was not much variety, of
course, 30 We had to intiict the
same songs upon the occupants of
the different houses We visited.
You'll Remembs Me" and "rwi-
light Dsws" comprised about all
of the English songs warbled, the
first being rendered by Alfred
French, while the second WAS vo-
Called by the writer, while of the
French songs "Ls Belle Crsols'
was worn almost threadbare. IL
fact, from hearing it rendered 80
often, the writer essayed to render
it several times, with what sue
cess dspousnt sayeth not. But il
epcomiums from the young ladiet
count for anything - aud surely
none of US would have the temer-
ity to doubt that it doss-I should
feel highly fattersd. While on
this subject. let me narrate some.
thing which occurred to me after
one of our ssrenades. Having q
tight pair of boots on, and having
made the rounds, which carried Ut
through miles Of dewy grass,
arrived home about one o'clock in
the morning, and spent the mex
hour, with the aid of boo,jack
In trying tc get my boots off, but
without success, went to bed with
them on. | hope our singing that
night was not as painful to the
listeners as the boots were to NE
in the drying process.
This reminiscence would be in.
complete did l fail to mention the
shoemaker, Fitzgerald, and Willie
Cozine, his able fellow-worker, al
whose shop we boys were wont to
congregate, and where we were al.
ways welcome. The latch string
was always on the outside at
Fits" shop, and a hearty well
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-02-15

Ever notice how willing people
are to assist you when you don't
need hslp?-Chicago News.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-07-17
He Couldn't Plow.

A certain incident connected with
the great Napoleon while he was in ex-
lie In Elba is commemorated In the is
land to this hour by an inscription af-
fixed to the wall of PEASANTS house.
A man named Giaconi was plowing
when the famous exile came along one
day and expressed an interest in his
work. Napoleon even took the plow-
share out Of the mans hand and at
tempted to guide it himself. But the
oxen refused to obey him, overturned
the plow and spoiled the furrow
The inscription runs thus: Napoleon
the Great, passing by this place in
MDCCCXIV. took in the neighboring
field a plowshare from the hands of a
peasant and himself tried to plow, but
the oxen. rebellious to those hands
which yet had guided Europe, head
long fed from the furrow."
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-07-17
The Mirror GaIvanometer.

Some interesting tales are told Of
Lord Kelvin's discoveries and how the
ideas of them came to his quick mind.
For instance, this is said to have been
the way in which he found the mirror
galvanometer: He was puzzling over
the difficulty of perfecting the ordinary
telegraphic apparatus used on over
head wires, which was not suited for
the varying current passing along ca
bles. The tagging of the electric cur
rents had the effect of making them
run together into one bottom current,
with surface ripples which correspond
to the separate signals Of the message.
The problem was how to invent a
means of interpreting clearly and easi-
ly all the delicate fluctuations. One
day Lord Kelvins eyeglass fell off and
swung in front Of the magnet, reflect
ing its movements. and instantly the
idea of the mirror suggested itself. So
monocle has had direct effect on
science.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-07-17
Nerve Rewarded

Nov, Billy" said the young mans
father, "l've found a fine job for you
a job which will. it you attend strictly
to business. give you splendid chance
to rise"
what is the nature of the job?'
you've seen some of the big build
ings in course OF construction. haven't
you?
Eyes"
"Have you ever noticed how the
great iron beams are lifted in their
placesT
''Sure."
swell. a friend of mine. who is a
contractor, has agreed to use you to
stand on the beams and balance them
as they are hoisted. told him about
the splendid nerve you had exhibited
in sitting around and permitting me
to support you. and he agreed that you
would be just the man for the job
Chicago Record Herald.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-07-17
SIGNAL MESSAGES.
Beacon Fires Were First Used, and
Then Came Semaphores.

Beacon Fires Were First Used, and
Then Came Semaphores.
Signal fire telegraphing. with it's very
limited scope of information contained.
seems to have been about the only
means of communicating quickly across
distances until relatively modern times.
1t was not until the days of the
French revolution that any material
improvement over the beacon fire tele-
graph developed. Three brothers named
Chappe devised the semaphore tele-
graph. This system got into active op-
Grafton in 1894. and the first real mes
sage ever spelled out and telegraphed
across country was in that year. and
the text was as follows:
"Conde is taken from The Austrians." +"
The same day the national conven-
ton, sitting in Paris, sent back the fol-
lowing reply to the army:
"The army of the north deserves the
gratitude of the country"
The semaphore operators attained a
speed of three letters a minute in fine
weather, with an average of one a
minute over long distance. This made
necessary the invention of condensed
codes, which came into fashion.-New
York Telephone Review.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-07-17
The Grand Manner,

There was a discussion in one of the
clubs on the use of farthings, and
somebody remarked that in a certain
Scottish town the natives, as part OF
their preparations for a visit to Lon.
don, used to polish farthings till they
looked like half sovereigns.
These coins were intended for tips,
and the story goes that when the Scot
fish express had steamed into Kings
Cross station one night too honest
porter got one of the glittering far
things from a passenger and was mis-
led into thinking it was a half SOW
ereign in the twilight of the station.
Begin your pardon. SIR" he said
to the man whose bag he had carried
to cab, "but 1 think you've made a
mistake"
"Not at all, my good fellow. not at
ALL" replied the other grandly. 81
never give less" ."-Pearson's Weekly.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-07-17
C0L0RS OF THE RAINBOW.
They Vary According to the Size Of the
Raindrops,

Raindrops.
Violet. indigo blue, green, yellow, or
lnge, red-the colors of the rainbow.
Any child knows that, and the high
school pupil can refer you to half
dozen textbooks to prove 1t. 1t is true.
however, of only a very few rain
bows. as c. Fitzhugh Talman demon
strates in the Scientific American.
The colors of rainbows vary with
their width. and their width varies with
the size of the raindrops, big drops
producing narrow bows with bright.
clearly defined colors, small drops pro-
ducing wide bows with pale colors.
Here are the colors as generally seen:
I'D When the raindrops average one
milimeter in diameter. violet. light
blue. blush green. green. yellow. orr
ange, light red, dark red; ~ when
the drops average three-tenths of a
millimeter in diameter. violet. light
blue, blush green. green. yellow, or
inge; 81 when the drops average one
tenth of millmeter. very pale violet,
violet, whitish blue, whitish green,
whitish yellow, pale yellow; az when
the drops average one-twentieth of a
millimeter fogl. white tinged with vio-
let, bright white. white tinged with
yellow, very pale yellow.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-07-17
CANALS IN HOLLAND.
Simple Scheme That Keeps Children
From Falling Into Them.

FROM FalIin9 INTO IneH''
The Dutch peasant lives with canals
all about him and reaches his cottage
by way of a drawbridgc. Perhaps 1t
is in the blood of the Dutch child. says
a writer in London NJ. A. p, not to fall
into canal. At all events the Dutch
mother never appears to anticipate
such possibility.
One can imagine the average Eng,
lish or American mother trying t,
bring up a family in a house surround
ed by canals. She would never have
a moments peace until the children
were in bed. But then the mere sight
Of canal to the English child sug'
gests the delights of sudden and up,
expected bath.
An Englishman inquired of Dutch
woman, Does q Dutch child ever by
any chance fall into a canal?
Yes" she replied, "cases bav> been
known"
Don't you do anything for it," con.
tinued the questioner.
'Oh, yes she answered. 1--WE hau
them out again.
But what 1 mean it," explained the
Englishman. don't you do anything
to prevent their falling into save
them from falling in again?'
YES" she answered; I'VE spank
them"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-07-17
His Profession.

Mr.. Justice Lawrence was once pass
ing sentence on man, and in the
course OF his preliminary remarks he
referred to him as "a professional
burglar"
The prisoner raised loud protests
from the dock.
Here" he exclaimed, II dunno wot
you mean by calm me professional
burglar. I've only done 1t once before,
an I've bin nabbed both times"
Mr.. Justice Lawrence beamed upon
him.
"Oh, did not mean to say" he re-
marked in his most suave manner,
that you had been very successful in
your profession. London Answers.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-07-17
OLD FRENCH COACHES.
The One In Which Henry of Navarro
Was Assassinated.

Was Assassinated.
AS regards the history of coaches in
France, Henry w. was assassinated in
1910. Soon after his death some en-
cravings were published representing
him being murdered in his carriage by
Ravaillac. 1t is from these that we
get fair idea of the coaches
They are simply square boxes, meas
uring by scale six feet in length by
three and half feet in width, on four
wheels of the same diameter, without
any spring or straps and seating six
persons in all-namely, two with their
backs to the horses. two facing them
and two more, one on each side of the
two boots" at the side. Each vehicle
had a roof resting on light columns and
curtains to draw or to 1et down.
This agrees well with the received
accounts of the incident, according to
one version of which Henry rode in an
open carriage, and according to anoth-
er that as soon as the fatal blow was
delivered by the assassin the kings at.
tendant who rode with him in the car
riage drew the curtains and. hiding the
king from public view. assured the en-
ragged people that he was only wound
ed.-London Notes and Queries.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-07-17
HAD A TART TONGUE.
Northeote, the Painter, Was Not Over.
powered by Royalty.


James Northcote, the English portrait
painter, said fine things and malicious
things almost in the same breath. He
is a bottle Of aqua fortis," observed
some one to Hazlitt, the first critic of
his day, that corrodes everything 1t
touches"
Except gold," said Hazlitt HE
never drops upon Sir Joshua or the
great masters"
"Well, but is he not overfowing."
persisted the other, with envy. hatred
and all uncharitableness? He is as
spiteful as a woman-and then his mig
gardliness. Did he ever give away
anythingT
''Yes, his advice" said Hazlitt, land
very unpleasant it is"
This is not the picture Of a charm
ing man. and yet Northcote was not
without his redeeming virtues. For
one thing, he was refreshingly free
from the worship of mere prestige in
an age when men were careful to ap-
portion respect according to rank and
station.
The Prince Of Wales, when he was
young man, met the painter and was
much pleased with his conversation.
What do you know Of his royal
highnessT inquired Sir Joshua Rey-
nolds later.
Nothing" answered Northcote.
Nothing, sir! Why, he says he
knows you very WELL"
"Poohp' said Northcote. ''That's
only his brag."
The president Of the Royal academy
smiled "Bravely said." he muttered.
"bravely saidp'
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-07-17
An Orator on Oratory.

w. Bourke Cochran was discussing
oratory once at dinner.
THE modern style Of oration." he
said. lis plain, direct and simple. The
old fashioned f1owery oratory, with it's
Latin quotations, no longer impresses
any one. Once, in my early youth. /
introduced a quotation from Yergil into
a speech. Instantly shrewd looking
workingman in the audience shouted:
Translate, translater
$50 l complied. adding, The transla-
ton is merely a loose one.
YES said the workingman, loose.
but not lucid New York Press.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-07-17
Jos, RuinI

A darky who had witnessed an exc
cution by law came forth from the
scene pop eyed with horror and pro-
ceeded to describe the dread scene to
some Of his friends.
"Dey tex an strop you down in a
cheer" stated the eyewitness. "an'
den dey clamps some things on to yore
haid an yore laigs, jes' so. An den
one O dem wife men go over to de
corner where dey is a little jigger set
In de wall, which he gives it one little
pull lax dat, an she go 'pst-tv" He
paused.
can whut den?" demanded one of
the audience breathlessly.
"Nothin' but ruin" he said. ''jes'
enthusiastically Evening Post.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-07-17
HE DIDN'T KNOW THE GAME.
" He Had He'd Never Have Asked
the Question.

" He Had He'd Never Have Asked
the Question.
assistant district attorney was
"A conducting case in the Grim
inal court. A large, rough shoul-
dered negro was in the witness chair.
An then" said the witness. I'VE
all went down in the alley an shot a
few crap"
"Ah!" said the attorney, swinging
his eyeglass impressively. Now, sir
want you to address the jury and
tell them just how you deal craps"
"Wass that?" asked the witness, roll
ing his eyes.
Address the jury, SIR" thundered
the attorney, land tell them just how
you deal craps!''
"Lemme outen heah," said the wit
ness uneasily. "Firs' thing l know
this gemman gwine ask me how to
drink a san n'wich."-Argonaut.