THE WEEKLY MESSENGER.
Official Journal. JUSTICE TO ALL. . lI.oo Per Year, Invariably in Advance.
VOL. V. ST. MARTINVILLE, LA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1890. No. 25.
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N. B. Inquire at Labbe's Drugstore. or
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LOUIS J. VOORHIES,
Atto 'ey-at-Law and Notary Public. bli
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Sr. ~IARTINVILLE, : LA let
Wll pr *ctice and promptly attend to pn
eoilet:o.a of claims In St. Martin and cat
a ialuing parishes. July 16, 1y y 1
L. A. DELAUREAL M. D. I
HIIOMOEPATHIST. H'e
!Tee at his residelnce an
Ca.ll proiptlly attended to.
CUlallwtai., it his office. ap 7" y t1
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"."rt " "'. Harrison,
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i uily I lte, Cigars, Tobacco, vor
A':tr' a.n:dware, Canned Goods
.e- !.:ii;iors and everything tial
.t I a Sst class Family Grocery. fen
EAiST SIDE OF BATOU TEC. )
St. Martinville, La.
are
J. W. ECKART, t'r
W t .strk', r and Jeweller, are
'.i St' ; . 't, New Iberia,La. are
i.,g repair shop in the Attaka- S
All ki.tds of Monograms and Badges
Diamond settings anade to order and at pare
tessnua le rates. and
A fall line of watches, elocks and Jew
e91i always on hand. new
A select assortment of genuine Meers. and
ehaum pipes, cigars and cigarette tubes ~,
Russia leather cigar cases, fine tobacco at D
poethes etc. kept i. stock. gra
ly prices are moderate, give m a call wh
HOt'EL DINICHAUD, Sn
56 to 64 O(Imadelet Street, Cade
NEW ORLEANS, LA. to D
Centrally located ear Cotton ichage. tie
Large and Airy Rooms.
Tate the street cars at the depot and
traci
the driver will pet you out near the trae
stel. Jan 14 ly bald
resel
P. J. MPOI'Y,
Carpenter, Contractor and Bailder Ie
Puraitare repaired with care, and at tht
Shop en Prt Street,
Ja 18 ry St. MARTINVILL, LA. depel
lag a
CONVENT of MERCY. bo'
St. Martinsville, La. on
This Istitute ofers superior advotne- ome
£5 to Parentsa desirose giving thier a yea
children a solid and resed Education. whe
Terms of tuiten, Mesc ete, moderat. were
pastlcalars apply to blish
stinase or Murac e
'The Wow Orleans Picayune has rv men
acecd the yearly salscriptio trice of alt
ltLIWeeklyfri as to a eaye.. It is LkO;
a splendid lKpae paper illed ith the wl
heat reading matter. emaple copy sent
&s to oy address.
r. Local News.
-Mesars. A. D. R,,y and A. II. igilheau (
of Arnaudville, were in town Monday.
-We assisted to a comedy in three acts
ice. on the excursion train last Sunday that
was highly interesting. 't
--Quite a number of persons from this ti
ly place took in the Opelousas excursion
last Sunday and had a grand time. It,
800 --Mr. P. L. Chandet of New Orleans. W
18 00 and his daughter, are here on a short hi
22 00 visit, the guests of Mr. H. P. Fournet. hi
26 00 0
~ 00. -We wonder what the town couneil
7300 will dowith its "market ordinance," leave to
- It stand on the books as an nlovalid moo- g
per umaent?
each -O)ur thanks are due to Hon. Andrew ot
Price, our efiecient Cotgreseman, for va- o
a per luable public documents addressed to the 1
Messenger.
s -Grayness, baldness, dandruff, and all dii
ition diseases of the scalp, and falling of the ul
hair can be cured by using Hall's Veget- he
able Sicilian Hair Renewer. rir
-Capt. A. D. Blane of the steamer ex ex
periment will make an excursion from us,
New Iberia and Loreauville to this place 'des
R. for the entertainment to-morrow. as
--"Cade station" cried a thin malici. '01
ons voice when the excursion train stop- phi
Dt. ped at Duchamp's station and several of tin
LA. the passengers who were to stop at Cades ply
got down at Duchamp's. sut
-Ayer's Hair Vigor is cleanly, agreea- .11
lic. ble, beneficial, and safe. It is the most am
elegant and the most economical of toi- ter
,A. let preparations. By its use ladies can tun
to produce an abundant growth of hair, wih
md causing !t to become natural in color, the
V lustre, and texture. "(
--Our editor tr ook occasion of the ex
cursion Sunday last to visit Opelousas. Al
He was very well pleased with the trip I
and extends his thanks to Brother San- Th
doz for his kind attentions. Opelonsas is ed
y -tll progressing and ere long will be an
Important commercial point.
-The "Progressive League of America" 1
was organized in New Orleans last week. Ti
it is a non-partisan organization and fa- gic
' vors the lottery amendment. It proposes I
to discuss matters in a talm and inipar- n'
tial manner, and object to foreign inter- F
rfe orec in our political affairs.
-The roads from this place to Cades I.
_ are in a very bad and dangerous condi- a
tion, and however, there are road over
BHu
e,.rs appointed for that section of the
parish; there is no reason why they
are not in a better condition i'an they Lux
are at present. They should , repaired F
before winter. The Terases which is ne- ai
a- glected, has several ugly hol, that need I"
rmmediate attention of the overseer.
pp No
---Do not miss the grand Firemen's ,,j
parade to-morrow evening. The Hook Bi
and Ladder boys. the "Vigilante" will -'
appear in their handsome and elegant
new uniform and will make a fine show, Sean
" and probably will captivate the hearts glali
of many of our fair maidens. At night, with
0 at Dnchamp's hall. the boys will give a other
grand entertainment for their benefit, ho1l
which will be followed by a grand ball. musi
-Some of our excursionists of last Oh
9 Sunday had two kindsof tickets, one from great
Cade's to Opelousas and from Opelousas
to Duchamp's station, otherwis a cross- fite
tie ticket from Duchamp's to Cade's. enthy
They had a first class cros-tie ticket but enth
had to go on a quite muddy and slippery tion
track, and when they reached the big thani
bridge over the coulee, had to take it on
"all fours" but got over safely. They for t
reached town at one o'clock Monday time,
morning, but notwithstanding this lit- s
tle mishap, they are well pleased with and a
the trip, except the "cross-tie one." t'tan
-A speecal tax was paid for the fire ward
Sdepartment, the culvert. and the digg- whict
ing of wells, but we have not heard moch man I
about the wells. Is the committee ap- the u
pointed for the disposition of said special same
tax money dying, dead or what has be- gle, '
Scome of them; we know they have about and k
a year ago held one or two meetings and Oh!
when we inquired what was done we and u
were told the proceedings would be pu- ly sot
blished, but they never were The tax- good.
payers would like t know what ispos- and II
tion was made of the money. Gentle-of wis
men, we call for a stotement of the spae- chers
dl tax money and would also like to bued
know what you propose to do about the do Tb:
wells. The money levied and collected also, I
for eertain pecial purposes cannot be tion a
applied to thlerq. Give n a ' t.m.,'nt. frl
Spiritual Phenomena.
wan, Of Which We Hear and Read so
Much Nowadays.
acts
that "Search and thou shalt find. knock and
thou shalt he opened unt,"--bld us Jesus
this the gentle Nazarene.
lion All spiritual gifts that have been at
tributed to the prophets of the OldTesta
ins. went stories, and Jesus at Naareth and
tort his immediate followers as miraculous;
have not as supposed or believed by many
ieli who are ill-informed-stopped wiL them
ave for good, which is a grat error; those
on. gifts were not realized, when people for
got and did not know how to comply
with the necessary condition, like any
PW. other rule of creation; but they were
• practiced by many as they are nowadays
thie n our country, in the Orient, India, and
CI hina as well as among the American In
all dians and other tribes ti other countries
he under many phases. Although it must
et- he understood that some of the Bible sto
ria art 'ui-unlerstoa d and have been
x exagge ..te :When Jesus awoke Lzar
em us, lie was not really death, but in a
ce death-swoon or trance, for several days;
as of late has occured frequently in this
.i- country. But those who practice these
p- phases, among which is the communlca- -
of ting with our departed loved ones, comw-l
es ply also with the condition of saueh a
subtile rule of ereation-necessary for a
such phenomena and live besides an ex- r
et amplary life, as the writer in the "Ban- h
- ner of Light" under the title "The Spiri- a
tual Facts of the Ages" by Dr. F. L. o
V Willis well proves; who concludes with P
r, the following beautiful verses: o
"Oh; most gloriou truth !
Heaven e eircles all. The bleat immortals
Near us, divine with loves poar beautyatand; &
R. Alluring us through faith's trmsleuant portals p
' Into the better land.
1 The friends we mour a n lost have nat depagt. ci
is ed;
They have but laid aside earth's diasule;
O'eryoordark way they pour, oh; bsely heart- i
ed, t
The light of loving eyes. el
" The saints and sera who made the de time st
glorious
a Dwell beautiful within our haman spheres; t
Serene the move, o'er doubt and eala vietoi.
DUN;
Paul, Plato, John anr hae. l
There livem no man, howeveraerademdedle .
ly.
Boued with t). yesa, immured l darkest st
cell, o
But with him, ministrant of inflense holy.
bome seraph friend coth dwell.
Each wondrous thought of Truth. or Love. or
Duty,
Flooding with munrise beams through minds
and hearts. an
Inspiring as with, Wisdom, and with sasty, is
Home Angel guat imparts.
No curtain hides from view the spheres ly- hit
sian
But thic poor of half transprenat crest,
AND ALL THAT BULNWI 0 lmPraTUaAL ro
Is a 'pride' and wAs and LUST" be
Seances or eirelee should be held at a re- o
gular stated hours and days ones a week,
with setters who are well adopted toeachlVal
other in harmony and thoughts; and
should be opened with a mild song or
music and with a like prayer as this:
Oh! our dear Father or Creator, Then at
great Spirit Jehovh, Whose word is love,
Whose rule is life, Thou Sacred and I Th
finite Presence, Who art ever in the di
midst of humanity, Whose being dot ma
enthrill every form and object in eaxe
tence, we Thy children, turn in aspira
tion to Thee, hear our pralaes sad
thanks-givings for life. beautiful lie,
for the pleasures and the experiences of
time, for all those tbhingp that Inaltet0
space doth afford of human eonceptlo h
and eturiy, for these are ours to under
stin. ' emulate and to aehieve. Obhl
our Father, we say, it we will, go for
ward exercising that potential energy
which Thou hast Implanted within hu
man life, to expand our natures, tostdlu l
the universe, to achieve greatnems, at the
same time to develop lke unto the ano
geles, who do Thy will in loving work
and kindly deeds.
Oh! we desire to come into sympathy of
and cooperation with them wise and he
ly souls, who are ever at work dlgdM
good. May we draw from their lives 6,
and inspiration. May we remelve pas
of wisdom and of truth from seek tea
chers a return from worlds beyad, im
bued with the desiare and the thought to A
do Thy willat all times; and asy we
also, from the abundance of ear aspir
tion and the fullnesm of our hearts, gasve Ant
fvrth unto tt'eCe refurnicrrdn7 moun 7th
of light and peace that sympathetic fel
lowship, that kindly welcome, that lov
ogl harmony of thought and spirit which
will be to them acceptable and helpful
iu their tasks.
Unto this end, Ohl our All Father, we
Ind desire to learn of Thee and Thy will.
MP We trust that our lives may be opened to
the reception of divine thoughts and that
at- we may endeavor to accomplish some
ta- thing day by day which will be helpful,
rmd not only to our own unfoldment, but to
Ms; others likewise. May Angels of Ligh tand
ay Love bring influence which shall bless
em and uplift, and may there go forth from
se our hearts to-day, and in all the days
or- that are to come, such a milistration of
cly peace and helpfulness as will be of aesis
ny tance to our kind. We ask Thy blessing
're to rest upon us all, In heaven and on t
rys earth, now and for evermore Amen.
i'd True spiritualism, Is not an obstrue- t
n- tion to true religion, but a great promo- g
lan tor for its gowth and welfare. d
st Inquirer. i
e Big Pay For Harrison. r
p
hi Salary Mounts Up to the Big P
s; sum of $132,500 a year.
Is -a
e "Taking one consideration with an
k. other," the lot of the premadeant of the
o. United States is not entirely an unhappy
a one, so far as his domestic arrangements
w are concerned, says a Washington r- w
r- respondent of the New York Star. He
1. has no occasion to bother himself mueb re
i. about market bills, or rents, or servants,
or gas or plumbers' bills, With ordinary fr
b prudence he can manage to pull through of
on the allowance made by congress with- ti4
out Involving himself in debt, as Jeffer- w
son and some of the eLriier presidents
I; are said to have done during their oceu- -
m pancy of the executive mansion.
A glance through the pending sundry a
civil bill supplemented by the regular
legislative and executive appropriation
bill, discloees that Mr. Harrison is likely
to be able to make both ends meet at the d
close of the coming fical year. As a
start. he has his salary of 0oo,00,
There is a further sum of $25,000 al
lowed him to spend as he sees fit in re
carpeting his rooms and making his do- OG
mestle apartments comfortable in the fin
matter of furniture.
Sixteen thousand dollars or there- rot
about is set aside to pay for his gas and
electric lights.
Three thousand dollars Ls allowed him
pr cal. sat
To keep his green-house in order so as "Ti
to furnish him with buttonhole bouquet. sat
and fowers to present to his friends $7000 coe
Is aopropriated,
A thousand dollars is allowed him for org
his front garden and 80000 for his back abt
Sarden. tly
If his kitchen pipes should happen to no
burst in the winter there is a two thou- so I
aned, five-hundred.dollar plnmber's bill na.
for him to draw upon. He has no ser- leas
vants to provide except a cook and scul- cial
lions and chambermaids. rem
Congress furnishes him with a steward the=
and everything else in the servant line Iitti
at a cost of about 1i5,000. of tl
He has not even to provide matches. thal
The appropriation for fuel and lights whs
distinctly speifiee that it shall include le a
matches. Try
He has to buy his butcher's meat and
groceries and his wine, however, when
he gives a dianner party. Pretty well all fr
else given him.
Lest there should be something over
looked, a contingent fund of 000, which
he le at liberty to spend as he thinks ,ar
proper, rendering no account to anybody, lath
is added as a apeseaf. lawl
The total appropriatlons for the do a
mstile aonomy of manskion, excluding ici
the mslarles of the private secretaries and ao
clerk engaged soley oa omcial busine4, only
hoot up $132,500.--8 . and
A BARCAINI !
of high prairie land close to St. ai
Martinville, Worth $12 for sale at We
65,50 cash per arpent had
Addres B. Martin. re
ilt Martinville, La. Jtt
him
A few gentlemen met in Judge C. H.
Muton's oeae Wednesday mornaing and
eleeted delegates to the Baton Rouge
Anti Lottery covention which met on the ra
7th in.et
SCentral Refinery Wanted.
l The planters of this parish begin to
ufeel the necessity of a central refinery,
and on every side we hear of the willing.
ill. ness of the small cotton planter to aban
don the culture of that uncertain and
poor paying crop for the cultivation of
nsa the cane to which their land is well
ue- adapted if only they ,had a market for it.
u The only market which is possible to
t maintain a fair rate for the cane without
running any risk. is a central refinery
like the one which is being established
° at Franklin.
l3e We are confident if our farmers would
of put themselves together and mab an
estimate of the number of acres of case
og that could be cultivated in certain sec
on tions and present their advantages to
capitalists who are anvious to invest
le- their money where it will bring the lar
p gest revenues, we have not the least
doubt that before long we would see go
ing up in our midst one or more of those
refineries which would certainly be the
prosperity of our planters and the entire
ig pariah.
Mr. Chas. L. Gauthier, a succeesful and
progressive planter, full of energy and
ambition, knowing the great advantage
that such an Industry would be to his
section, offers to give the site for the
establishment of a central refinery to
any one who has the means and who is
r willing to invest his money in a central
refinuery in St. Martin parish, the "Sugar
Bowl of Louisiana." Mr. Gauthler's
plantation is situated about seven miles
7 from St. Martinville, on the west, bank
of the bayou Teche, in a beautiful see
Stion, which is not subject to overflow.
a Who will accept the offer of Mr. Oauthier
and give us a refinery.
- Dr. F. R. Martin, a prominent physi
clan of Breaux Bridge some time ago
made a like offer as Mr. Gauthier, to give
r a site for a refinery on his beautiful
i plantation a few miles above Breaux
Bridge, on the Teehe. Are these not in
dncements which are worthy of the seri
ous consideration of the capitalists who
wish to place their money in paying in
vestments?
We hope to soon see the offersof Messrs
Gauthier and Martin accepted and re
fineries go up among us, which is a sure
source of prosperity and plenty.
For Your Stomach's Sake.
"Take a little wine for your stomach's
sake," is a celebrated piece of advice.
"Take a little Pe-nr-na for your stomach's
sake," is a saying that bids fair to be
i come equally famous. The stomach is at
once a most delicate and a most abused
organ and, between its delicacy and its
abuse, it is no wonder that It is constan
tly giving its owner trouble. There is
no medicine that will hold the stomach
so promptly and so effectively as Pe-ru
na. Its action is very simple, and it
leaves no bad effects whatever. Espe
cially in summer time is it a valuable
remedy to have at hand. For hot wea
ther easily affects the stomach, and any
little imprudence in eating or disorder
of the system deranges it. Then it is
that Pe-ru-na will show itself to be just
what it is claimed to be-a general Ton
le and a corrector of Stomach Troubles
Try it. For sale by T. J. Labbe.
Neuwragfe Personm
And those troubled with, nervousnss reulting
One care or overwork will be relieved by takLn
Breen's Iron Biters. .Genine
bar trade mark and crossed red lines on wmpper.
-The suit of the Corporation of St.
Martinville Va. Eugene Bertrand for vio
lating or resisting the arbitrary and un
lawful ordinance prohibiting the sle of
meat outside of the market house was
decided this week by Judge DelBlane, in
favor of defendant. Mr. Bertrand is the
only butcher outside of themarket house,
and believing as we did, that the ordia
ance was unjust and unlawfol, trampl
ing upon his rights to conduet his bui
ness where he pleased, resisted the ordi
nance, forcing the Corporation to bring
suiat against him with the above resultai
We are please to see that Mr. Bertrand
had the courage and determination to
resist what he believed was wrong, mn
just and arbitrary, and we congratla
him on his victory in this case.
W DIWRrIS tROll BITTERS
cures Indigrc-ton. Bllontese. y.prpets. Meal
r.NTervsUas. arnd "eiral Inm.litvi. IPhyl
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