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The Weekly Messenger, ImPLISf.lD "ET SATUlDAT AT ly ST. MARTINVILLE, - LA. cI at ALBERT BIENVENU, Proprietor K LAIZAIRE BIENVENU, Publisher cl --- - 01 Subscription $i,oo a year in advance t SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1910. wi The New Orleans Board of Trade. Some time ago the New Orleans Board of Trade invited the dies- ' cussion of the proposed damming is of Old River and at that time the P1 matter was fully discussed and the P' large majority of those who are a supposed to speak with scientific ai knowledge and authority favored g the closing of Old River, nearly every engineer who is acquainted Ci with the condition of this impor- W tant matter, every man who has tc had personal experience, in this et section of the country, and every W man who knows the amount of a] lands ruined by the Atchafalaya B River, the state engineers, the 0 Mississippi River Commission, it all favor the closing of Old River, " and the New Orleans Board of 01 Trade after hearing almost a un- t animous opinion to favor of e damming Old River, comes out 01 and places itself as opposed to what the country at large demands, ti with a few exceptions, and the ex- 01 ceptions are from Monroe, Shreve- o1 port, a few steamboat men who do b not navigate these waters, Pointe to Coupee who have a complete eye.- t tem of levee. h Nearly all the engineers agree e1 that the closing of Old River h would hardly be felt below, why is tl the New Orleans Board of Trade to so fearful of the dangers threaten- v ing the lower coasts ? Why should the New Orleans a] Board of Trade because of a little t( imagination of future dangers, contrary to the opinion of our ablest engineers oppose a work tl that would reclaim millions of b acres of lands that have been a ruined by the Atchafalaya and that ac could be reclaimed without the in.- " jury of the interest of any one, not c' even New Orleans, on the contra- I ry, the reclaiming of the vast ter- Is ritory affected by the Atchafalaya, e' reclaiming millions of acres of our P best lands would be to the great-. t est interest of the City of New Or leans which depends upon the h success of the country, particular- r ly Louisiana, for its upbuilding ft and expansion. oi The people of the country affec- yI ted by the Atchafalays overflows must condemn the action of the tc New Orleauna Board of Trade as ei opposing the best interest of the c< country when all the best argu. ec ments from men with scientific tc authority to speak upon this mat- tc ter are favorable to the closing of o0 the stream that is causing so much injury to our state. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the of whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. 8 u c h articlee m should never be used except on prescrip- o tions from reputable physicians, as the th damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them Hall's Catarrh Cure. manufactured by t F. J. Cheney& Co.. Toledo, O., coutains no mercury, and is laken Internally. ac ting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Core besure you get the genu ins. It Is taken Internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Send for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. O0 Sold by all Druggists, Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation Si. Saved From The Grave. A "I had about given up hope, after near ly four years of suffering from a severe lung troubles," writes Mrs. M. L. Dix, of CAl Clarksville. Tenn. "Often the pain in my chest would be almost unbearable and I could not do any work, but Dr. or King's New Discovery has make me feel like a new person. Its the best medi er cine made for the throat and lungs." ma Obstinate coughs, stubborn colds, hay deo fever, la grippe, asthma, croup, bronchi- isti :e tie and hemorrhaoes, hoarseness and - whooping cough, yield quickly to this wonderful medicine. Try it. 50e and * $1.00. Trial bottles free. Guaranteed an by T. J. Labbe drug-store. I) d th. VOTE THAT TAX I in Contributed. The man who really makes a tle success of business is the man who wa is far-sighted enough to boy when gri 1s prices are low and hold until he e prices go up, then sell. It is such do re a man as this who can look forward, frc ie and see what an investment a d good school buildig is to a town. Br Wy e say we want more money in spi d circulation in our town. We say sad r- we want new industries in order the ts to offer inducements to people to qu is come to us. Very good; these are lec ry worthy wants and these are worth Or of all our efforts to have supplied. so fa But in this day and time. what the we man of family is going to be at tracted to our town, no matter at r, what financial inducements may be Th of offered him, if we cannot give him the proper inducements for him to of educate his children? If we do not ut offer the proper attractions first, sin to before we go too far towards get- Trn ting the industries, we may find bat ourselves with industrial plants on tno e_ our hands and no expert labor to sin 1o handle them. When a man con- anm to templates settling in a town, he doc invariably inquires about the alr health, moral atmosphere, and mi s educatianal facilities there. When rel or he finds out that in these respects Cot is the town is all right, he is attrac- cui Is ted to such a place, ready to in- ds vest money there and to live there. Where the educational facilities P1 are' not what they should be in a le town, there is a strong desire on the part of those citizens of the the in town who can afford it to send the k their children away to school, even Ho of before they reach that degree of gri in advancement beyond which a high ove at school does not go. That means n- so much money taken out of cir t clation here. Again there are col R many who move out of town to a thi r- larger centre altogether for this Pe , same purpose. Again, with the ce( ir proper school facilities, what a ei strong inducement we can offer to thi r- the men or woman who lives off tb his or her rents to come here and po. r- reside with us, and thus throw of from one to three thousand dollars sid or more into circulation here each tie e year. we In addition to this, there is also Is Sto be considered the ultimate great cit Ser earning power of a town, on sac- id oont of the better training and th education of its citizenship. Add lie ic to this the satisfaction that comes w to us for having done our duty by u' our children, and it would seem bu b that further arguments are super- rej fooOs. ric SObject To Strong Medicines. tre Many people object to takling the strong if 1 medicines usually prescribed by pheysi cians for rheumatism. There is no need g of internal treatment in any case of reel muscular or chronic rheumatism, and t a more than nine out of exery ten cases lai Sof the disease are of one or the other of whi these varieties. When there Is no fever den e and little (if any) swelling, you may I know that it ia only necessary to apply bru ' Chamberlain's Llniment freely to get - ' quick relief. Try it. You are certain to be pleased with the quick relief which Sit affords. Price, 25 cents; large see, 50 cents. For sale by all druggists. Ba n NOTICE. ret No hunting and trespassing .on my place Nicolas Seiber. u Si. Martinville, La, March 12, 110. ( _May Lecture on Broussard Bill CAPT. DUQUESNE AND CONGRESSMAN BROUSSARD HAVE CONFERENCE AT GAME COMMISSION OFFICE. On Monday morning Congress man Broussard, along with Presi- C dent Frank M. Miller, of the Lou- f istana Game Commission; Attor- f ney Amos Ponder, Captain Fritz . Duquesene, late of the Boer Army, = and Mr. Prndin, a capilatist from & Dayton, O., talked "menagerie" in d the office of the game commission in the Maison Blanche building. i For about two hours these gen tlemen spoke upon the bill which f was recently brought before Con grese by Mr. Broussard, in which I be proposed to import wild and Sdomestic animals into Louisiana from Africa. When seen this morning Mr. º Broussard did not have time to t speak upon the subject except to say that he had been discussing the matter of having Captain Du queene give a series of illustrated o lectures upon the animals in New i Orleans and throughout the state, so as to educate the people upon t their importance. Captain Duquesne will lecture r at the Progressive Union Hall on Thursday evening. Best Treatment for Colds. "Most ordinary colds will yield to the simplest treatment," says the Chicago Tribune, "moderative laxatives, hot foot I baths, a free perspiration and an avoid ance of exposure to cold and wet after treatment." While this treatment is simple, it requires considerable trouble, and the one adopting it must remain in s doors for a day or two, or a fresh cold is ! almost sure to be contracted, and in many instances pneumonia follows. Is it no better to pin your faith to an old reliable preparation like Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, that is famous for its cures of colds and can always be depen ded upon? For sale by all druggists. gf1 PHOTOS I PHOTOSl I 5 for 50 cents Any body wanting any work done in the line of Pictures will do well to visit the Studio of Harry Penne facing Court House. Satisfaction guaranteed in high grade portraiture and view work. Come over and look at work. Prices very low. There is a town ordinance which compels property owners to build their side walks at their own ex pense and many people were for ced at great expense to build their side walks. We do not believe this ordinance was repealed, and the poor people, many of them poor widows who are not yet out of the debts contracted for their side walks see the town authori ties building and repairing side walks at the expense of the town. Is this right and just, that some citizens be forced to build their side walks and the others have their side walks built at the pub Ilic expense? We say no. If this , was to be practiced the town would Snever have enough revenues to ,build side walks, they would only repair as they are doing now the ricketly old plank break-necks. Let us do away with this adminis tration and try a new one and see If they cannot do better. Every family and especially those who reside in the country should be provided at all times with a bottle of Chamber lain's Lliniment. There is no telling when it may be wanted in case of acci dent or emergency. It lis most excellent in all cases of rheumatism, serains and bruises. Sold by all druggists. HOUSE TO RENT The old Bassett's place on Bayou Teche near Town will rent for j7 per month. Apply to Oswald Durand, Rural Route No. 2. Good hay for sale, L. Bienven. ti K. Schwartz & Co --j Spring suits: All The Latest Styles Easter will soon be upon us Be Prepared for the Spring Open We request a vis. It to our store to look at our Spring OBeauties. -A complete line of Shoes.E l MARTIN J. VOORHIES, DEALER IN SHELF and HEAVY HARDWARES ALL KINDS OF ....OF .... Aglricultural Implements Sole Agent For SHERWIN-WILLIAMS Celebrated Paint J. C. BIENT YE NrU, LIWERY STABLI __ _ AND - ~ UNDHRTAKER. ' Has just received a new Hearse, and a complete --i- line of Coffins. 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