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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-29
A WOman'S New Shoes.

When a woman has new pair
of shoes sent home she performs
altogether different from a man.
She never shoves her toes into
them and hauls until she is red in
the face and all out of breath and
then go stamping and kicking
around, but pulls them on half
way carefully, witches them off
again to take last look and see if
she has got the right one, pulls
them on again look at them dream
lily, says they are just right, then
takes another look, stops suddenly
to smooth out a wrinkle, twists
around and surveys them side
ways, exclaims: Mercy, how
loose they are" looks at them
again square in from, works her
foot around SO they won't hurt her
quite 80 much, takes them off,
looks at them, 10 ks 1t the heel,
the bottom and the inside, puts
them ON again, walks up and down
the room once or twice, remarks to
her better half that she won't have
them at any price, tits down the
mirror so she can see how they
look from that way, backs off. steps
up again, takes thirty or forty
farewell looks, says they make her
feet awful big and never will do
in the world, put them on and of
three or four times more, asks her
husband what he thinks about it,
and then pays 10 attention to what
he says, goes through it all again,
and finally says she will take them.
Elk.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-29
$4,000 Waterway Body Is
Formed at Lafayette.
Rivers To Be Connected To Fur.
nish Water For Rice Fields.

Lafayette, La, Dec. %. - For
NAL organization of the Atchafala-
va, Teche and Vermillion Water
way Association. with a capital OF
$4,000, to connect the Atchafala-
va with the Teche and Vermillion
rivers, and furnish fresh water for
the rice fields of st. Landry. st.
Martin, Acadia, Vermillion and
Lafayette, took place here Thurs
day.
All of he rice growers in this
section of the state will be taxed
81 an acre a year until the cost of
the project has been paid. " ork
will be done by the government
under direction of the war depart
ment. 1t will be the property OF
the government until e25O,OOO
worth Of bonds authorized by the
South Louisiana Waterway Asso-
citation is retired
At thursdays meeting s38. 900
was subscribed. 1t is proposed to
maintain a depth of IL feet in the
Varc,;ll;o, onJ Taoha ~ oil <;unoo
Officers elected were: l.. o.
Broussard, president; Lieutenant
Governor Fernand Mou on, acting
vice-pres dent; Charles Gauthier,
j. B. Fournet, st. Lartinville; V.
l.. Caldwell, Abbeville; F. V. Mou-
ton, Lafayette, vice-presidents; w.
81. Hunter, Crowley, treasury and
W. B. Knox, secretary.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-29
Better Than Riches.

The desire to accumulate some.
thing FOR ones children is a CON-
mendable one; but it is we'll to
bear in mind that the best things
are to be given to the children
personally, is good examples, kind
words and thoughtful teachings. A
very sensible writer recently said
about this important subject ::
"Children must be taught what
the parents wish them to know.
Teach them truthful, gentle ways
and they will be true and gentle.
If boy learns bad language from
his father, he will repeat it just
as certainly as he has a tongne in
his mouth, and if a little girl hears
her mother gossip she II gossip
just as soon as she meets play
mate. People W devour their
food like cattle must not expect
thei' Oh ldren to have good table
manners Gentlemen and good
women are home made. There is
nothing on earth for which one
ought to be more thankful than
TOR having been brough up in the
atmosphere of pure home. Such
. home may be ma row and even
hard, it may be deficient in ma
terial comforts. A man, sturdy as
an oak once said. Il was the son of
poor parents and from my youth
up was injured to self denial and
hardships, but do not remember
of ever hearing word from either
the lips of my mother or of my ia
Their that was not as it should be.
Better such recollections than a
great inheritance. - The Enter.
prise.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-29

STATE 4 ONO. City Of lOiedO.
Lucas county, ~.
Frank j. Cheney Makes oath that he
1, senior partner Of the hrm Of +. j
Cheney & Co.. doing business in the City
Of Toledo. County and State SfOI esaid.
aud that said nrm will LAY the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each aud
every cass Of Catarrh that cannOt b.
cured by the use Of HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me aud subscribed in
my presence. this 9Th day of December.
A. d. 1885. A. W. GLEASON.
(SeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine IL taken in
terDaDly aud acts through the Blood OH
the Mucous Surfaces Of the System.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & Co.. Toledo. o.
Sold BY all druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-29

The man who is slow to act,
seldom overlook the best place to
land. Therefore do not be too
speedy young man, unless you are
sure you know where you are 60.
ing.-Ex.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-29
SUCCESSION SALE.
Estate Of Arthur Rigg.
No. 1859
18th Judicial District Court.

No. 1889
18th Judicial District Court.
State OF Louisiana, Parish OF st. Martin,
By virtue of an order and q commits
sion granted in the above Estate. by the
Hon. the 18th Judicial District Court in
AMI for the Parish Of st. Martin. State
of Louisiana, dated Dec. II. 1917. and to
NE directed.
will offer for sale and will sell or
cause to be sold by competent officer.
at Public Auction. for cash, to the last
and higheet bidder, between legal sale
hours Ql a. IN. and 4 p. m.) at the front
door Of the Court House, in the Tewn OF
St. Martinvills. st. Martin parish. La.
Saturday Jan. 26, 1918,
the following described property, belong.
ing to the said Estate tO-wit:
T.r undivided OH half of that certain
,ract ! land situated Oh the east II
of Bayou rpchr in the Fourth " ard OF
Sa ut Ma,tin Parish. State of Louisiana.
auHr Hlsin,ng IN al. Oir Hundred and
~ ny ..Nr UZ7) up Ifir'i aiprntS.
Boo. %. go 80 nN d lis ~ Willie ST.
u,o. aaJ utu G.; y. uIh g., lands 81 Z.
Th iId. # VA. bahinrau pr assign; II
j. IL iyirt, and al o. pa ,"rmi-t:
Ea a., h,-ro Jn-ruiI Z. rTiu or Ss-
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-29

For sale-a horse SIS l.. Bienvenu
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-12-29
PLANT IN oAI CROP THIS FALL


USUAL hed o~fnS 4 has a - fssd tAa esk WIN
acreage sAosad b As ~
MeSs oAer%aos
Oats the hsaa ~ ssoas b The
'Daantfns and harvesting b. hbsrsa~ng machinery.
oeeesr RhntMe
~ paour a.. .vvh.-s
N LOUISIANA though N0vsnsss planting -
toahe
State. ~ -
PanHs-Pan from s.sh. - ~. .rsr
with . drill $500
osts md vsteh-wAa hsy h.rv v.>
Wsh the WIN make DECIDED In u
SsA-A medium
SOILS VIII
fer sHvAOa BY
w0 formann solution pint Of fexaln
PsparassnPew the land IN
possible disk
Fsr1zs-Oas should feaow
possible These lsgsmss
%sanuy OF the vsgseAAae matter n
Division louisiana Stas
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-12-15

Furono Miss Florence Nightin-
gal, la memoria della QuaIe e pc
rennemente legata all'Italia e
scritta a caratteri d d'oro nella sto-
ria della carita Sociale: il Dunut,
col descrivere al vivo mel suo eel
ebre Souvenir, l'urto dele ar
mate belligeranti nella giornata
del a giugno 1859, i pid grandi
cOOperatOri del patio internaziona-
lie per la neutralita l'assistenza
del feriti in guerra; patio che 81
firm6 a Ginevra neIl'agosto del
1864 dai rappresentanti di sedici
Potenze, prendendo a emblema di
questa nuova espressione di civil
ta la croce rossa in campo bianco.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-12-15

e poi mai! Tu dovrai sposare un
commensurate
Ad ogni modo Isabella tanto dis
Sc e tanto fece che riusci a condur-
10 nello studio dell 'amato:
-Vengo per farti piacere-dis-
Sc il feroce genitore.-Ma questo
non 'impegna a nulla... non con-
tare sui mio consenso!
Innanzi poi allie tele del pittore
egli non seppe trattenere il giu-
diziO della sua sincera opinione:
-Peuh porcheria
-Signore-rispose l'artista 10
amo vOstra figlia, ma non vi chiedo
di amar la mia pitturai vendo /
miei quadri..,
Eth Che dice? Lei vende queI-
la roba?
e glielo posse provare...
Isabella abbraccialo. Avete
la mia santa benedizione state
felici! Tn tipo che riesce a ven
dere del simili orrori E il primo
commensurate dell universe inte-
tro
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-12-15
1ietro la fuga austriaca moria :

dietro la fuga austriaca moria:
Cnde:
arse di gloria, rossa mel tramento
i l'ampia distesa del lombardo pi-
anO;
paIpit6 il lago di Virgilio, come
velo di sposa
che s'apre al bacio del promesso
amOre!
Nella furiosa battaglia di quel
giorno che doveva cancellare l'on-
ia di Campoformio gridanno
... al diSsueti orecchi...
al pigri cuori, agli amici giacenti
Italia, Italia;
/ in quella generosa primavera del
la Patria, nacqua la Croce Rossa,
Ivi, quando tacque il vastissimo
campo, / villaggi le case. riso-
nanti poe 'anzi di urli feroci iii
colpi, mandarOnon voci lamente-
voli foche. Da Casa Marino a
Cavriana, da Medale a San Mari
10. eranO sparsi cinquemila cada-
veri ventimila feriti; le colline c
lie valli miseramente inSanguinate,
i campi devastati pesti, dirocca-
te lie case e, per tuttO, armi disper-
Sc, cannOni atterrati, cavalli gia-
cent? e traccie funeste di dispera-
zione e di mOrte. Qua Ia scintil-
lavanO primi fuochi del bivacco
illuminandO all 'intOrno uficiali e
soldati, .vincitori vinti; stesi per
terra 0 estenuati feriti o gia ca
daveri gil uni accanto agli altri,
come eguali ed amici.
Quelli ancora in vita, ma dolo-
ranti sui terreno, che fu il campo
del lOro valOre, cercavano fOrse
con gil Occhi strani Smarriti mel
delirio della febbre, il volto della
madre lontana, lie riarse Iabbra ne
balbettavano il nome. Flu mel ira
monte di quella giornata gloriosa
che all'epopea dele armi succe-
dette l'epOpea della carita.
Miss Florence Nightingal, Pin
glese audace e pietosa, aggirando-
81 fra lie tenebre notturne, a capo
di una schiera d'altre dome forti
e gentii, mel campo del dolore e
della morte, organizz6 con la pre-
stazione del soccorsi primi dele
successive cure al feriti, il primo
nucleo dele volontarie della Gro
ce Rossa.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-12-15
COME NACQUE LA
CROCE ROSA

II cole di Solferino fu chiama-
to la Spia d Italia perch6 di lassG
donde 81 erge La rocca otto vOlte
secolare, 81 schiude dinanzi allo
sguardO un immense panorama
che, cominciando dagli Appennini
lOntani, appena disegnati sull 'oriz-
zonte, svOlgesi via via per l'ampie,
ubertOso pianure di Cremona. di
MantOva, di Verona, di Brescia e
81 dlstende attraverso al bel lagO
di Garda, fin dove il ceruleo dele
suo acque s s'infosca sotto le immi-
nenti Ombre gigantesche dele me-
mori montague trentine.
Attorno a quel cole, che appa-
risce davvero come vigile senti-
nella avanzata, mel "a giugno del
1859:
languido il tuon de l'ultimo can
none
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-12-15
PER RIDERE

Isabella, la fglia unica di un
ricchissimo commensurate, 81 e in
namorata ALA follia dun pittore.
Quando ella svel6 la sua cocente
fiamma al padre, questi and6 su
lutte le furie.
I'm artista? Tn imbrattatele
Una specie d'imbianchino? Mai
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-12-15
Voters Catechism

D. Have you read the Cons D. When the Declaration
ltion of the United States? OF independence signed?
r. Yes ~ 0uV - 1''o - =
D. What form Of Govern p Tao Ifono fs ~
lent is this! D. Which is the capital of the
R. Republic. United States?
D. What is the Constitution R. Washington
the United States? D. Which is the capital of the
r. 1t the fundamental law state of PENNSYLVANIA
this country. R. Harrisburg
y. Who makes the laws of D. How many Senators has
le United States? each state in the United States?
r. The Congress- R. Two
D. What does Congress con- D. Who are our u S. Sena-
st of? tors?
r. Senate and House of KEEP P Rose Penrosn and nore
7SehCauVeS' % T. Oliver.
p w1ibrr D c~of d. By whom they elect
y Who is thn chief executive ed?
E tho r1ri+od c+o+os9 r. By the people.
P President D. For how long?
D. For how long is the Presi- ~ DIX years.
ont Of the limited States elect d. How many representa-
- iVes there?
r. Four years. H. $50 According to the
Who takes place poPuaon one TO every ZIIOOO
President in casa hn dos he ratio fixed by Congress af
D rv vioo pia+ ter each decennial census)
n WI :! -: oo d. For how long they
y "ha' . Ills name elected?
H. Thomas H. Marshall R. Two years.
d. By whom is the President D. Who is Congressman?
the United States elected? R. Nathan L. Strong.
R. Bv the electors D. How many electoral votes
D. By whom the electors % ' 01Ve ol IennSylVaiha!
losen? s
r. By the people. two f Nv 44 w f 49, 11 ~
D. Who makes the laws for o w ' u ellSSi-
e State of Pennsylvania. D Ill., c
r. The Legislature. n ~ ~ LI
d. What does the Legislature 80 ~ " le - 0 000'
rSl0' VI , R. years.
D. Who is Assembly, D 1rt. - ~ % 11, o
an? ~ ~ ~ " N N'"usi'
. viln,or IT Wood D. Do you believe in organ
D. How many States in the lzed government?
lion? R. Yes
r. Forty-eight. D. Are you opposed TO or.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-12-15
ganized government?

ganized government?
R. No.
D. Are you an anarchist?
r. Nc.
D. What is an anarchist?
R. A person who does not Uc
lieve in organized government.
D. Are you a bigamist OF
poligamist?
r. No.
D. What is bigamist or DO.
lygamist?
R. One who believes in hav.
ing more than one wife.
D. Do you belong to any Sc
cret society who teaches to dis.
believe in organized govern
ment?
r. No.
D. Have you ever violated
any laws of the United States
r. No.
D. Who makes the ordinances
for the City?
r. The board of aldermen.
D. Do you intend to remain
permanently in the u. S.?
R. Yes.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-12-15
10, TOBIA E LA MOSCA

Sono pranZo con Nina e con la zia
lautunno e pieno di malinconia
IN un Vasetto OdOra una gaggia
un organO sOttil di Barberia
passa nella penOmbra della via.
suonando qualche antioa nostalgia
Fuma Ia Zuppa accompagnando pia
IL sQuilla d'una lunga Ave Maria
Yo!a una mOsca sulla tesla mia
Dorme una Bibbia sopra la scansia:
10 penso adessO al ceebre Tobia
tantO imbOttitO Iii filosOfa
mi dOmandO COsa avrebbe fatto
Sc lmsettO, rOnZando lnsOddisfatto.
gli tosse come a me, sceso mel piatto.
Afro che lie parole memoranda:
Va, poyerina il monde e COST grande!
81 sarebbe veduta una minestra
vOlar dala finestra
per incOllar nella crescente ombria,
un organO sOttiI di Barberia,
queSta densa autunnal malinconia
che fulmina lie mOsche mezza via
lie regala ALA scodella mia
ESOPlNO
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-08
COMPLETELY CURED BY
TWO MONTHS TREATMENT

!, Mrs. Josephine Christopher, be-
ing first duly sworn, on oath depose
and say: That | have been for seven
years a great sufferer from spinal
trouble and rheumatism, and paralv-
sis; that have been treated by DR..
- and Dir of Seattle for
three months and also by Dr.
of Tacoma, who told me that I never
would be well again as there was no
cure for for spinal disease such as
! had; that my husband has spent
hundreds of dollars having me treat
ed by noted specialists in New York
and Chicago, and by Dr.. Of
Battle Greek, Mich, a noted nerve
doctor, and can truly sag that none
did me any good until | commenced
treatment with Dr. D. Feldman, OF
1921 Colby Ave, Everett, who has
m less than two months completely
cured me Of spinal trouble and rheu-
matlsm, and nervousness, and now
can sleep all night, thing l could
not do for years before, and my
hands and spine which were nara
lyzed have regained their full feel
ing; and now, after never expecting
to get well, and often in my suffer
ing wishing for death, / am happy
to say that | am once more well, and
wear that the above is my true
statement.
(Signed)
MRS. JOSEPHINE CHRISTOPHER.
Subscribed to and sworn before me
this 18th day of December.
HARRY SPIEDEL,
Notary Public, Seattle.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-08

l hereby pledge that l will pay to
the County Executive Committee of
Snohomish County, Socialist Party,
the sum of one dollar ($1.OO) on the
first of each and every month for the
period of twelve months from notice
by said Committee, for the purpose
of maintaining an organizer in Sno-
homish County.
(Signed) ,.,.....................................
Address .........................................
Member ........-....-......-.......
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-08
How Australia Kept Sugar
From Soaring In Price

sugar lluat Va ttn.i INTO 49, iuatIu.
molt +" protecting NE prpucra on The
ONE haut And ~" consumers ON H.
other.
Nu' u''yr iiegc arrangements there
can be no more unfair dealing. cither
with IT,. growers - the sugar crn.
, 3umcrs. And oven tHcs. opposed to
the government interfering with thh
price ~ sugar admit today That the
government has done more to place
the sugar industry ON sound basis
than has ever been done before. This
because for the first time in Australia
history the industry has been freed
from the iron autocracy Of a private
monopoly which was responsible to
no one but its own shareholders.
In addition to this, the government
appointed cane price boards which
fixed the price Of the cane as between
the growers and the mills. Each dis
trict had its own price board, and
pointed to hear appeals. These boards
were elected on most democratic lines,
and once their ruling was arrived at,
it stood
Thus the labor government of Aus
tralia liberated the sugar industry,
and protected alike the whole of the
consumers of Australia from being
forced to pay famine prices for their
sugar at time when sugar was plen-
tifu in Australia.
AS is the case of the wheat and
wool industries, it is reasonably GER
tain to say that never will the sugar
industry be allowed to 90 back into
the old channels of private enterprise.
Government price-fixing has come to
stay in Australia.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-08

used good judgment in trying to
educate the working class.
Proletaria Bill says, at is our duty
to put education where the working
class can get it," but where is that .?
He says that understanding will de-
velop itself within the working class"
but we contend that a scientific cul-
tivation will help that development,
and to do this we must use the in
stitutions of learning for that pur-
pose. Hence we must get the votes
to capture the institutions. We know
that Proletaria Bill will disagree, but
what of it?
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-03-08

rar state treasurer.
The Socialist vote was some 5000.
about uhut it had been at the last
clocQGn ClglO.
Many Of Ia, lcaguc nominees were
Socialists, just as many were prUhIbl
!tjouIst, tut none filed IN ,,,lc' tho
trrohib1on on Socialist party tickets.
|, would like to see si"r'A''s's tai
the lead; sclcc, ,hcir 'au ,idhtrs PFC
ciscly as thoy did in "a" spring e.
1916, then lilc for nomination on tn"
Republican ticket in Woshingtou ON
the Democratic ticket in Texas. on the
ticket Of the dominant party.
\ majority of voters in the United
States are in moro or 'css hearty
sympathy with Marian socialism
but they arc still tied up, through
tradition, with the Republican or
Democratic party.
We do not ask men to leave their
old "churches' TO become Socialists.
Neither should we ask them to leave
their old "partes' to become Social
lists.
Parties are Just like idols nothing
whatever to us, but mighty important
to their wore hippcrs.
We may think men silly to bow
down to images of wood; but if
those men are IN favor of abollshing
unearned incomes by means Of public
owuership-why let the idoIatry alone
till IT dies a natural death.
Let us lead.
Let us insist on nothing but funda-
mentals-the abolition Of unearnod in
comes through public ownership.
Let us manage the Republican and
Democratic parties, by selecting bet
ter men and women than the non
Socialists can bring out.
But above all else, whatever differ
cnces there may be in proposed tao
tics, let US not quarrel with fellow
producers.
Government is mainly a matter Of
officials. Laws and constitutions are
very secondary matters. If we get
thoroughgoing Socialists in Office we
Will DE on the direct road to the
SOCIALIST state and the quickest way
10 elect Socialists to Office Is to care
iuIly select our best men-AnA women
by the early pre-prmary (wllhln-the-
Ieague) election precisely as we did
IN l9l6, and then have them file for
nomination at the primary Of the
dominant party.
nave no use for tuslan, comprom-
Use, dividing the spolls. What urge
IS that we capture the Republican
party precisely IS man captures and
breaks a horse to do its masters
work.
The Prohibition party is a joke.
The (non-partisan) Anti-Saloon
(prohlbltion) league is smifligating
the saloon.
The Socialist party gets nowhere.
The Non-partisan League in North
Dakota got almost every office.
W. H. KAUFMAN.
Bellingham, Wash.
Editors Note. would like TO