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The Weekly Messenger, ST. IARTINVILLE, - LA. ALBERT BIENVENU - Proprietor. LAIZAIRE BIENVENU . Manager. OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE TOWN OF ST. MARTINYITIV g~USCRIPTION ONE DOLLAR PEa ANNUM INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE III----- -- ----- SATURDAY JAN. 28. 1899. - ---- --- ----- I JURY LIST. List of Jurors drawn for the February terms of Court. For the Second week. beginning on the 7th of February 18'J9. Ward. Ward. Alcide Sonnier 4 Sylves. Robertson 3 Anthony Goulas I Alfred Babb 4 Eusebe Bienvenu 4 Paul Rees 4 Alf. L.Billaud 4 A. C. Champagne 5 Edmond Coles 4 Edmond Pellerin 4 Wilfred Naquin 5 Martin Gauthier 3 Aston Patin 4 Paul Ducrest 3 John Fanugy 5 W. A. Roberts 5 Gustave Fournet I Vincent Huval 3 Alfred Delaune 3 Placide Ruval 4 Joseph Goulas 4 D. L. Pellerin 4 Louis Fangoy 5 Joe. Zimmerman 4 James C. Meage I Henry Hebert 4 Alex, Guidry 5 John Johnson 3 Peojamin Potter 3 Chas. Waterbouse 2 For the Third week, begninng on Monday. the 13th of February 1899. Wand. Ward. Dsarmu Castille 4 John Case 2 Godfroy Pellerin 4 Auguste Gulrard 1 Adam Potter 3 John Dwyer 3 Alfred Bitter I M. L. Cutrier 3 Jules Rousseau 4 J. Henri Berges 1 James A. Thomas 3 Joseph Sonnier 4 H. Perinux 1 John Salle. 1 Henry P. Olivier I L. P. Champagne 4 Outon Patin 4 Leonee Pel erin 1 Aloe Guiodres 5 Ernest GOllard 5 Onesiphore Badon 4 J. M. Faurles 1 John S. Coles 4 Leon Geofroy 1 Louis Potter 3 Albert Daspit 3 Felix Deguetaire 4 J. J. Resweber 1 John J. Burdin 1 Paul Castile 4 WitDess my hand and seal of ofilce, at 8t. Martinville, Parish of St. Martin. Louildana, this 26th day of February A. D. 18Y. WM. B. LEATIN, , Clerk of Court. La Orippe Successfully Treated. "I have just recovered from the second attack of la grippe this year," Mr. Jas. A; Jones, publisher of the Leader, Meais, Texas. "In the latter ease I used Cham berlain's Cough Remedy, and I think with consilderable success. only being in bed a little over two days against ten days for the former attack. The second attack I am satiated would have been equally as bad as the first but for the ee thbls remedy as I had to go to bed In about six hours after being 'struck' with it, while into the first ease I was able to attend to business about two days before getting down." For sale by T. J.Labbe. -We publish this week the ju ry which will serve at the next term of the District court, which will be a criminal term, and will cosvene on the 30th inst. -This part of Louisiana is get ting to be worse than Santiago, as far as rain is concerned, over there, on the Island they have their rainy season, but here the rainy season commencee every week, and the planters have some difculty in preparing their land. -The only businese we know of that gete along without advertis ing is the fish business, because we notice every Friday the people are running after the fish man, and some time the customers have to beg to be allowed to buy a fish. Some of our merchants should quit store keeping and go into the fish business. -The Messenger ofice is pre pared to do printing in all its branches, wedo everything and any thing in the printing departmnent, receipts, drafts, notes, checks, in fact anything that can be done with type and press. Our prices are the lowest, and our wo.rk guar anteed to please, we will submit prooL We can supply you with cheap as well as the best grades of stationary. pr. Oa4y'u Oeadltion ePowlis, mare laJst what a horse needs when in bad condl tMo. Tonic, blood purifier and vrml ape. They .re not food but medlein. and the best in use to put a horse In rleI eeonttioo. Price 25 cents per ackage. Foruale by T. J. Labbe. What Our Presidents Cost. It costs the people of the Uni ted States $114,865 a year for a chielf executive. His salary is $50,000 and "found" as our Wes tern neighbors say. The presi dent's findings is rather compre hensive, covering about every pos sible requirement of a family. His private secretary, the clerks, door keepers, messengers, and steward. and three other servants, cost us $33,865 a year. Then there is a contingent fund of $8000 a year which the president may use ac cording to his discretion. In furniture and repairs to the White House the sum of $16,000 more to be used by the direction of the president, is provided by the nation, and is always expen ded. For fuel alone $3000 is al lowed and for necessary repairs to the green-house there is $400. Altogether the presidential "fin ding" annually amounts to the snug sum of $64,865, nearly $15, 000 a year more than his salary. The two aggegate $115,865. This is an imposing aggregate, but it is small compared with other presi dents. The president of the French republic receives as salary $120,000 a year, $32,480 for con tingent purposes, and a handsome house, rent free. So we get our president rather cheaply, after all. -EL The Southern Paeific will sell tickets to New Orleans and return on February 10th, 11tb, 12th and 13th, at rate of one fare. Tickets good for return up to and including February 14th. Children un der 12 years of age half adult fair. Starting The Ball. The politicians and press of New Orleans seem anxious to open - the gubernatorial campaign and are casting around for moorings. The names of Snyder, McEnery, Kruttechnitt, Price, Blanchard and others have been mentioned in connection with the office of gov a ernor, and some little diekering, it s is said, is going on concerning the United States senatorship, both of which will be "stock in trade" for the next legislature. It is given out that the ball will begin to roll in earnest after Mar di Gras.-Ibbeville South. alsUae to Wemem. Espeeally valuable to women is Browas' t Iro Bluter. Backache vanishes, headache disappears, strength takes the place of weak nae, and the glow of health comes to the 1 pallid cheek when this wonderful remedy is Stakle. For iekly children or overworked men it has so equal. N.o home should be without Broeas' Iron Bitters. For sale by "All Dealers." -Our people, and particularly r the young ladies, all know who s will be the queen of the Carnival, but if they are correct, we will have several queens, as a half do zen young ladies are mentioned as the queen. They seem to be per ffectly puzaled as to the king. asusmase of the Dloes amd nerves. No oeneeed suffemr with ncuralgia. This edisee is quickly and permanently cared by ]BrowlaIroBa tters. Every disne of the blood, nerves and stomach, chronic or otherwis, succumbs to Browns' Iron Bit ters. Kaws and uned for nearly a quarter S a ecentury it stands today foremost amoang ear most vaiu remedies. For sale by "All Dealers." --A few years past hog stealing in the Catahoula section was such, that the supposition was that all the nesgroes of the whole section Slived on stolen hog meat, and the RBegulators, when they were in their prime, drove away almost every negro in the country, and would not even allow pic-nicers and fishing parties to take negro cooks to the lake. But after the negroes were gone the hog steal ing continued, until last week one Viincent Lasseigne a white man Wrme arrested under the charge of hFg stealing, the hog skins having been discovered buried in his yard. He was released on bond to await the investigation of the grand jury. See our prices for JIB work. OFFICIAL DECREE -o KING PROGRESS Of-. ALL THE Caows DUKES AND TO ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE REALM. Greeting: Our great and mighty potentate, King Progress, has received with the greatest pleasure. your report of your reception, as his Vice-Boys, by te.big hearted and wide awak eltisueof St. Martinville, a town of which be has grown very fond. Upon the reception of your report, King Progress convened his cohrt and Coun cll, and laid the matter before that Great and August Tribunal. Its con tents aroused wonderful enthusiem, and it was the unanlmous opinion that King Progress and Court, should, at once, lesue his Royal Decree to all provinces of his Realm. commanding the Crown Dukes to bid their offieials of Court to prepare to join their sovereign In a Ro yal Visit to St. Martinville, in a manner and splendor befitting his own magnifi cent Domain and Dynasty; and the gen erosity and culture of that town. Herald and proclaim this decree and glad tiding in every part of our sovereign Realm. Invite all loyal subjects to decorate their carriages, with flowers, and invite the ladies toj ride in the procession which will be formed at my arrival in the lovely city of the Teehe at 1 o'clock p. m., Mardi Gras, which will be followed by a second grand, gorgeous display at 6 o'clock p. m., after which his Royal Highneso will bold a grand, brilliant re caption at Duchamp's hall. You may therefore, announce to His Ezcelleaey.'T. J. Labbe, Lord ,Mayor of St. Martinville, that his Majesty.will ar rive in St. Martinville, on Mardi Gras. 1 o'clock p. m, to entertain the good peo ple the whole of that day. By deerm of KING PROGRESS. Attest: COMMERCE, Secretary. To The Public. We are sathorise to guarantee every bottle of Chamberlaina Cough Remedy to be as represented and if not satisfac tory after two-thisds of the contracts have been used, will refund the money to the purchaser. There is no better medicine made for Ia grippe, colds and whooping cough.` Pries, 20 and o0e per bottle. Try it. For sale by T. J. Labbe. -There was a meeting of the School Board Monday, their deli berations will be published in the Valley of the Teche today. There is an impression prevailing among some of the members of the school board, that their doings is none of the people's business, and claim that there is no law compelling them to publish their proceedings or the financial condition of the public school funds. The Messen ger has never given much atten tion to school affairs, and it does not know much about school laws, but pure common sense tells us that the school board is nothing more than administrators appoin ted to spend money that belong to the citizens of St. Martin parish, that they are the servante of the people, not their masters, there fore they are bound to give an ac count of the manner in which they have administered the affairs en trusted to their care. The public officers hereabout have a wrong interpretation of their powers and duties. They are public servants and not bosses of the public as they have it in their minds. We trust, however, that the new school board will give more satisfaction to the public than did the old board, as some of the members an rwell disposed to know and to let the public know somethings of the afairs of the public schools. Hew to Prevent Pneumonia. You are perbaps aware that pneamo nia always results from a cold or from an attack of Ia grippe. Duriug the epi demic of Ia grippe a few years ago when many cases resulted in pneumonia, it was observed that the attaak was never followed by that disease when (hanm berlain's Cough Remedy was used. It counteractse any tendency of a cold or la grippe to result In that dangerous dis ease. It is the beet remedy in the world for bad colds and.l giyppe. Every bot Stl waranted. For eali ty T. J.Labhe. Dont Blame Us TEMPTATION WAS TOO STRONG Goods were so cheap that we had to buy them And Now We have to sell them, before we build our NEW STORE. But it will be an easy task-as soon as you see them you will want to buy-at the prices we are selling. Come and See A BIG stock at small PRICES- ridiculously SMALL. It is an actual fact that we are ready to prove at any time, that we are now selling goods cheaper now then we sold . . . the last at . . Cost Price WHY? Because we bought them cheaper then the first lot. AND ABSOLUTELY THE LOWEST -PRICES. Yours as ever for LOW PRICES, L. T. GARDEMAL, THE CHEAPEST STORE IN TOWN. J. B. FERRAN calls attention and invites inspection of his large stock of Winter Goods. All lines are complete, nice good goods at moderate prices. LUCIEN VOORBIE. MARTIN J. VOOR1E. Lucien V9orhies & Co. ,1 Hardware .4 General tlerchadise. Corner fain and Hamilton street. CHIB LUMBER, *hingles and 8 feet Boardes Pine Lumber and Brloks. J. 3. BURDIN, Maager of the Hall & Burdin's saw mill, announces to their customers and the public, that they will keep a full stock of hlum ber and shlangles, flooring, ceiling, siding, finishing, etc., In cy press and pile lumber . . . . . . The loss of their mill by fire will not stop their lumber busi ness. nor change their price and termns. - - -