THE WEEKLY MESSENGER,
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VOL. VI. ST. MARTINVI.LE, LA. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, I41. No. 3.
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DR. HENRY I): MAHY,
It Y.I'I %N IN! StURGIEON.
/te1,' it his reh!inen : ftormurly her
tra,,d's I!-:,'!.
jan 23 "T. MAtTt!tII.t-. l.A. A.
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i.'1 ,t:nity ff,, ,ny prjofes-i,-nal sr
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r. ntalc l o' i,,11 t tIry.
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T. J. ILABBII,
Si:s Insurance Agent.
". ;'tmiville, La.
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J. W. ECKART, i'
'' at-hm :'er and Jeweller,"
\i;in Stref't, New lberia.La.
a,'h' l'ladi:lg r.i.air -hlop in the Attaka- I
A!" kl;t-l of 1.nigramnt and Badgesu
linua.nond setlings made toa order andi at h
re;asolta Ie rate,.
A full liae ,of watches, clocks and jew 1
elry always on hand.
A se'lect a.sortmtent of genuine Meers.
chaullll p.pe,. cigars and cigarette tubes
Kussia Ieathter cigar cases, fl,.e tobacco t
pouclhe etc. kept in stock.
My prices are mnodelr..te, give tume a call
HOTEL DENECHAUD,!:
56 to 64 Carondelet Street,
NEW ORLEANS. LA.
Centrally located near ('otton Eschage.
Large and Airy Rooms.
Take the street cars at the depot and
the driver will put you out near the
Hotel. jan 14 ly
P. J. MOITY, ,
Carpenter. Contractor ad Builder" id
Furniture repaired with care, and at
Shop on Port Street,
jan IN ly ST. MARTINVILL, LA. C
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CONVENT ot MERCY. e
St. Martins ville, La.
This Institute offers superior advanta- a
ges to Parents desirous of giing thier
children a solid and reon, d Education.
Terms of tnition, Music etc., mowerate.
For particulars apply to
SItERtS OV MERCY t
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Local News.
-Grinding was commnwnred last week
on tile Keystore plantation.
- -Lr. F. It. Martin of Breaux Bridge.
W . il town Wednlr.sd;ay.
- Miss Elise Vautler return -d to her
home i. New Os leans last Sunday.
- W en will thel brass band recently
,*ganized in this town get their instru.
, Ients?
--r. J.ame Simon left Wednesday,
for New lricalins on pnfestsi.nal busi
---A club of the Fa hbirs' Allianre was
organized at C tahoula Cove, last week
with 1 nmembers.
-Tile publei schools, throlghout the
parish, will open on Mo.ndy, the 23n1
of Novenl-er neht.
Several of the penople from this plkes
went to Loreauville last Sunday to at
tend the Pro barbecue.
SMrs. J. J. listrot and daughter, Miss
Marie. of Mlarlin. Texas. were on a visit
to SMr. B. ~udlbrt this Week.
Mr. Valery Thlbwleaux of Breaaux
Brlldge was in town Monm ay. on blusi
bIess, and pal I us an apprielatedt visit.
Mr. A. V. Fouriet returned hnome
this wek after enjoying the debates of
the state cenltral exeealltiVe Cuentlttee.
Major P. T. G(ul'eau and Mlis Ga
bri,.lle Thotuas of Breaulx Bridge, spenx'
Saturday th':d Sunlday In town last week.
Messrt. ('has. A. Thoman and Homner
J. Mutntl delparted for New Orl ans last
SaturdaLy, probl.bl" to phis the winter
If yt:'s want a nite fit, go to .1. O.
itel.. rt & Bro.. and get Ten nent Stribling
hloe (o's tle.st. They guarantee the fit
every time. 1
Several of ,t "I hieylistta made a trip
t Loreant illh laI.t Sunday and took in
thie meting. Th1-y were well satistied I
crlth their trip,
- Mr. Alfred Boalrge, a native of this
parish, but re-ident eft NeW Orleans for !
5 ) years, was on ia visit to old friends
here this week. I
- lubcsine'-. is nut as briik a. it should
Ie' at this s.,a-elhe It in y le idue to tile
late iri, ws. ~hlce gem rally circulate
Inoney early inl this season.
-My wife huas tseed Bradyerotine for
lheadlache withll the tlet imaginable tl
-eits. I state this without sulicitatitch.
J. 11. V aehburn. ,\bbeville, Ga.
---W: at has become o' the two inter
slate builiing aeei'atiolns that were
,rga;niued here about a year ago, have
they turned out to be frauds?
-We publish this week, the promelga=
tion of amendment to the Co :sti tutien,
and commeneld its careful reading to our
readers and the pltblic in general.
- -Mr. Gabriel Ducrest and Mliss Elodie '1
Erwin. youngest daughter of Wm. Er I
win, were married at the ('atholic f
church, Tueeday evening the 20th iust, I
-Since the violators of the Sunday
law have been brought before she dis
trict court it is not only hard to get
something frolul them on Sunday, but an r
utter lnoumssibility. The Sunday law is a
now strictly enforced, not evten the back i
loor is open, and some of the 'regulars' t
find it hard indeed. c
--The Store of Mr. Albert Gabriel, at
Catahoula Cove, S-. Martin parish, was
burglarized Saturday night last. An
entrance was effected by breaking the
back door open, at about 8 o'clck while r
Mr. Gabriel was visiting a neighbor, and
about f0 poueds of candy were stolen.
-The citizens of Catahoiula Cove are i
taking steps to build a public school
house, whlich is a needed necessity in
that section. We hope they will succeed
and establish a permanent school in that
part of the parish, as the education of I
the children of that section has been I
totally ignor. d. 1
-3Mr. J. M. Salles ame very near
meeting with a serious accident Tuesday
morning last. He was in a cart to
wlhich a mule was hitched, and as he
was in Bridge Street, waiting for the
clositng of the bridge which was then open
for a tbat to pass; a boy on a bicycle
passed by him, the mule took bright, and
had it not been for th' timely assistance
of those who were near by, he would have
taken a phlrne i the hayou, a height of
l('ommunicmsted. ]
FRANCE and AMERICA.
A friendly relationship has ever mist
e l between France and America;: it has
existed since the first peopling of Amber
lca, as the French were among the first
r to colognize this country, they camne
over in 1524, explored all the Atlantic
rcoast, and formed settlements in North
Car'lina, Delaware and New Jersey,
they opened tra:tlc and were very friend
ly with thet Indians. 'Therefore, the
French had flrst claim to Americar by
right of colonization, one of the greatest
pointut in this relationnhip, is the colo
nizing of America by the French. 1 hbe
French were driven fronm America by
the British; whoms they have ever since
disliked, I may .-ay hated: When the
American revolution began the Anmeri
cans asked aid of France; who at first
refused itt not thinking they were pur
suing the right course. But at last,
Feb. 6th 1778, the French recognized the
independence of the Americans. And
sent over aid. This 'as brought about
by the unremitting labors of Franklin,
m ho was a general favorite at the French
court.
Through all the dealings of France
with America, there is one thing of
which the sbotlld feel proud. and that is t
the thought, that she helped to fight for 1
the liberty of this grand and beautiful
country, for this beautiful country of
ours is one of the grandest of nature.
To the French may be given some I
gr at honors of the revolutioti, especial
ly to La Fayette, and Count Dellach-.
ambcau, is this so, for to them mlay be D
given the honors of the surrender of '
e',,r\t :llik. at Yorktown. La Fa:yette a
was a pure patriot, and like all French, I8
he loved liberty, and hated the British t
fo several years after the revolution.
The French were very unfriendly to- a
w:ards the Americans, but at last they I
became peaceful and have ever since,
been the firm friends of our country. e
When we celebrated our one hundred
years of American independence, the
French had no mean place in all the ex
hibits. :and various pIroceedings of that P
great cct:asion. On the imorning of July t
4th 1876, there mighit have been seen an lt
:arch, spanning Chestnut street vying
in beauty and durat.ility the Trium
phal arcihes of the Cnesarh'. On this
arch were the beautiful and expressive
words "Welcome to Rochambeau.'"
Over one hundred yeatrs from the sur
remnder at Yorktown, to the great pro- g
cessionl at Philadelphia. There was a
growing hohd between the French and ,
A.meericetlis. On this occasion the bond
was specially emplhasized and the works t
o:f l.a Payette' reglorilfed. Not long l
since the great statue of liberty. A gift a
from the French peo,ple, was placed in
a conlluanding position near New York.
This great Emblem of fraternal feeling t
be':ars on its towering sumuilt. a beauti
ful figure ii: whose hands, is the torch ,
of liberty. r
The special feature of the strong bond a
which binds the two great nations, both t
nations fully recognize the freedom of If
mltan, and are willing to record to them,
all the liberties thus represented. It is
this innate love of liberty that compels d
the two great nations to swear at one el
conmmnon altar.
They lote liberty and are willing that t
all nations of the globe, should share its B
benefactions. b
The greatest good to the greatest
nilmber is the motto of both.
On this broad humanitarian platfo.rm
both stand and grow stronger together
in their love for their liberty of all, and
thus standing like the great statue.
France has built in America.
They will beckon ill nationstothemn
selves, these two nations, are the exenlp
:lars for thile world in the Kreat cause of
liberty, thus far in the world's progress
they are the summary of man's best
ideas of the freedom of all. And as
such their lesson will be heeded. for as_
kingdoms and Empires change rulers,
their tendency will be in the line of De
mocratic Republics. A. E. J.
-Death has visited the household aft
Mr. and Mrs. Jules J. Mooton, of DI_
champ's station, this parish, on Monday
the 19th, and carried away their bright
little JosvPW 'lsatt, Aeed 1 sor ans i
11 lay
Mysterious Disappearance.
On Sunday the Ilth inst.. Mr. A. J
"- Wiltz, a prominent young gentleman of
"s this place, agent for tihe Waters Pierce
'r- Oil Co., and also interested in a butcher
't stand In town. went to the Railroad
me office an-l took a ticket for Lafayette.
Ic Mr. Wiltz is a young man of about 1W
h years. Hf left at hiut adsising his
Y+ mother or any member of his fanily, and
1 mdid not even take any clothing, except
Ie those he had on,. and when hle took the
Y train it was thought lie was going to
t l.afayette, and would return the niext
'- day, or the day after. but after two or
c three days he had not returned and hil
Y mother and family bega;; to be binxioun
e andt uneasy about him, they telegraphed
r to Iafayeite to know if tie was there, or
had been there; but .he news came that
ht e never was ill Lafayette. Telegrams
-were then sent to relatives in New Or
leans to inform as to his whereabouts;
e and the oily information that could be
obtained was that he left the house of
t his grand mother in New Orleans. Tues
inlay morning the 13th inst., saying he
was going to Louisville, Kv., tllis was
tihe last heard of him.
The Waters Pierce Oil Co., was notified
of their agent's mysterlious disappear
Sance, and Sir. F. A. Austiu, of Marshall.
rTexas, the General Manager of the Com
I pany arrived here Tuesday, and said that
I Mr. Wiltz's accounts with the company
were alright. that the colupany owed
him some money.
Mr. Wiltz is a young man of good mn
ral character, does not drink or gamble,
never frequented saloons or other places
of debauchery, and always paid strict
attention to his business, and was tile
Isupport of his widowed mother and iae
ters.
His sudden, and unaccounted for dis
appearance, has left his mother and fam
ily in a state of anxiety and uneasieess
which is truly painful. They cannot ae
count for hi- condunt, he has always
been a dutiful on, full of love and adfec
tio.n for his mother and sisters.
We are really astonished at the esca
pade of our young friend, but we hope
that nomthim.g selictus has happined to
him and that he will soon return to ex
plain lin conduct.
They Failed to Agree.
Tihe state central etecutive committee
closed its long and protracted sedelon
Saturday last. Much was expect. d from
the committee, but little was clone. A
solution of the lottery question was
watched with great interest by not m nly
the people of this state, but by every
state of the union. S. veral propoettons
were offered b both factions but they
were not accepted. The greatest differ
nece that existed between the factions is
that the Pros had a clause in the pro
position that would pledge t e persons
voting at the primaries to abide by the
result. The Antis would agree it defeat
ed to drop and withdraw their opposition
to the anendment, but would not vote
for it nor give it their support.
The amendment will be acted upon by
the nominlatilng conventtl.n, or will go
directly before the people at the general
election on the 19t11 of Apr.l next.
The comnmittee has called the nomina
ting convention to meet in the city of I
Baton Rouge, on the 16th of December,
but has adopted no rules or fixed date s
for the holding of primaries or conven
tions. It remains with the parish com
mittees to decide whether they will call
primari a or conventions, and the date
on which same will be held. and also to
amtpt rules ad regu:ations for the con
duet of the primaries or conuventions.
I am Selling Below Cost,
my Entire Stock of Dry
Goods, Notions, Hats, and
Fancy Goods.
SThese Goods must go, and
will go. If you want a bar
T gain call soon.
,, l P.'\rI T
The White Plrirnaris.
Tho'lgh the propos.ition for the settle
ment tof the lottery question by the whlite
nlemorratie voters of the state failed to
secure that unanimous sanltijoilln liI tilhe
state cent at cotmnlitte which wat .."s
sential to its Auiccess, it has by In. Iieanl,4s
been abandoned.
While it mnay not and probablly will
not come up again at the 1le'emher
meeting of the clmmnlittee in Baton
Rouge, there is ePtry prospect that it
will be presented to the lDemocralic state
convention and that a strong eff!rt will
be made to secure the r,'n .ent of that
body to the plan.
The idea originartes with licbrainind
ed anti-lottery men, who say in its sui,
port that the convention would Iillllpu.
tionably have the authority. which the
commnittee lacks, to make the ,lcieti',1i a
party question and to providel this nleansl
of settlement. Thle coneltiol it ithk
tarty, they argue, and its bellest- ar,,
binding.
It is suggested that the, election ine
ields towards the close of l'ebh ary and
under such rules as shall guarantee an
absolutely free election and a fair count.
-Picayune.
Serious Danger.
Threatens every man, woman r childi
liing in a region of country wherefe ier
and agile is prevalent. since the germs
f malarial disease are inhaled from the
sir and are swallowed from the water of
euch a region. Medclinal safegntard is
ibsolutely necessary to nul ify this dan.
ter. As a means of fortifyinig and ac
,li, ating the system so as to he bhie to
-e'lst tile malarial poistn. Ilt.ttt' s
tobliachi Bitters is inconmparaltly the
teat and the most popular. Irregulari
ies of the stomach, liver and bowels en
oturage malaria; but these are speedily
,etifed by the Bitters. The funcltlorns
f digestion and secretion are assitced
y its use, and a vigorous as well as re
pnlar condition of the system, p onnted
y it. 'onstitution and phI-lqqne are
hus defended against the inroads of
nalaria by this matchless pret'entive,
•hieh is also a certain and th:roulgh re
nedy in the worst eases of intermittent
Lnd remittent fevers.
Startling ,acts.
The American people are rapidly be
aouing a rare of nervol us wreeks, and
ie following suggests the best remedy:
Llphohso IH mpfling, of But'er, Pa..
wears that when his son was speechless
rom St. Vitus dance Dr. Miles' great Re
torative Nervin eared him. Mrs. .T. R.
Diller, of Valparaiso, and J. D). Taylor. of
ogansport. Ind., each gained l pounds
rom taking it. Mrs. H. A. Gardner, of
istula. Ind.. was eared of 40 to 51 con
'ulsiona a day, and much headache, diz
iness, headache and nervous prostration
,y one Lottle. Trial bottles, and fine
nok of marvelous cures, free at T. J,
Abbe's drugstore who recommends and
uarantees this unequaled remedy.
-We are told that Mayor Brolsard
ad a dog that died after a few days
lekness, and after its death was hauled
n the prairie by the Corporation c'art.
int it appears that the dog was not real
v dead. belt only in a trance, and a day
r two after, the dog returned hinue ap
arently well and unconcerned of wh:,r
,as transpired during its death-like
lumber. This is no dog story, it was
iven to us by a young man of undoubted
eracity, and we believe him.
Flower Pots.
Hanging and plain Flower Plots of all
arieties and pries at Labbe's.
Sudden Deaths.
Heart disease isa by far the mnost fre
Itlent cause of sudden death, which in
Lhree out of four eases is unelSnpected.
The symptems are not generally llndler.
stoode Thee are a habit of Iving on the
right side, short breath, pain or d-itress
in side, haCk ordhomllder, irregular piilse,
athma, wleak and hungry spells, wind
in stmlath, swelling of allklesor dropsy,
oppreson, dry cou~rh aind sainothnerlng,
Dr. Mile' illustrated book oth Hiart lIis
tease, free at T- i. Labhl's Drugstore who
sell and guarantee Dr. 3llies' nneqlaled
New Heart Cure. and his Ite~storative:
iervine. Which clarer nervouel·..·o, head
ache, sleeplgiYgeI, oe f "'r'iklinkt
,'r. It c.nt~lg lto ge