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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16
CAPTURE OF A TURKISH
SLAYER,

A Turkish Sleve.ship was cap
tured the other day by an English
vessel, and the slaves it contain
ed, consisting Of twenty women
and ten men, were liberated. The
men Volunteered into the Egvy-
tan army, but it was more
difficult to dispose Of the women.
Under the treaty concluded bet
ween the English Government ard
the Khedive the importation and
expectation of slaves are forbid
den ; but the detention and sale
of slaves in the country are per.
mitted for about six years in the
Soudan. Several officers accord
ingly came to the Pasha of the
district with offers to buy some
of the female slaves, but the
Pasha declared he would not
part with them unless they got
married. He then announced
that any soldier or civilian wish,
ing to marry one Of the slaves
would have to pay six thalers for
her dowry, but that the women
would be allowed to choose their
husbands from among those who
should presen. themselves for
the purpose. A great number
of men, chiefly soldiers, assembled
on the day appointed for the selec-
ton. The women were so shy
that they "huddled together like
a flock of Sheep" and could not
be induced to move. At last one
of them, taking courage, advanced
slowly to a black Egyptian SER
GAM, who was any In1ng pnl
young or handsome, and put her
hand on his shoulder as a sign
that he was the man she wished
70 marry. Her example was in.
stant!y followed by the other wo-
men, who rushed forward to
choose their husbands as if they
feared to be too late. It was
now the mems turn to say wheth-
er they accepted the selected.
All were satisfied but five, and
even the five women who were
consequently obliged to choose
again were ultimately provided
with husbands.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16

Alexandria, a small town in the
parish OF Rapides, GA heu River
is by no means a healthy local.
ity for a newspaper. The average
Alexandrian has assisted in
pselng SO many newspaper Offices
that he is an adept ID the art.
More than one chap has started
a newspaper there and come
around to the office some fac
morning to find his material miss.
ing and a notice sticking on the
door to the effect that it may be
found in the bottom Of the old
Red, and that if he does not
move his stumps in another d.
tection that he will follow suit.
Freedom Of the Press and freedom
of speech are the safe guards of
the Union and the prime essentials
Of liberty, and that community
which tolerates such cowardly
to mazzle speech and
circumscibe opinion is sadly lack
ing i'll civilization and but little
from barbarism. We the
People, an Independent and Green
back paper, edited BY Frank
Connolly is the latest victim, and
makes the sirM newspaper Office
which has been demolished in
that town within the recollection
Of the writer.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16

ing Of the dissertation Of some
prominent citizens grave by a
horde Of soul-less body snatchers.
If the hospitals can not furnish
subjects enough for the rising
race of young sawbones to oper'
ate upon, why let the crop be
thinned out, for the country is not
in eminent danger Of going to
pieces for a lack of NJ. d.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16
UOMEN IND DEVILS.

Old Winston was a negro
preacher in Virginia, and BIZ
ideas of theology and human
nature were often very Original.
A gentleman thus accosted The
old gentleman one Sunday
winston, | understand !d
believe every woman has sevsi
devils. How can you prove it,.
well, sar, did yon never read
in de Bible how seven debbf
were cast out of Mary MagallnF
"Oh, yes ; I've read that"
Did you ebber hear OF 1
bein' cast out Of any odder wonp''
sab 2"
mo, l never did" !.
well, den, all de odders ga'
'em yet"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16
DEP Owing to the quarantine

1ET Owing to the quarantines
having been raised throughout
the country and epidemic declared
at an end in New Orleans, the
countless cart loads of mail mat
ter which has been accumulating
in the New Orleans post Office
for the last three months have
been started in motion, and on
Monday and Tuesday Abbeville
received a portion Of her share.
All the private boxes were crowd.
ed to over flowing and the gen.
eral boxes Jared no better. Our
devil had to make several trips
to the Office in order to bring all
our mail.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16

The Detroit Free Press says
that a Michigan tramp, and a
small man at that, sat down in a
melon patch during a slow rain
and ate seven water-melons and
FIVE musks, and then went up to
the house and asked them for
Gods sake to give a starving
man a biscuit.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16
Base Last month the African

s6@ Last month the African
citizens Of the little Danish Island
Of St. Croix, concluded that it
was about time to have an insur-
rection as it had been several
months since they had INDUCED
in one Of these gleeful pastimes-
and accordingly they pitched in
killed the Government officials
and ruined no end Of property.
Frede,fcksted, the Capital, is
entirely destroyed, not a house
being left standing. All the
planters are houseless, and the
total amount Of property destroy
ed amounts n the aggregate to
over SIS, 0OO 900. The insur-
rection has been quelled and the
ring-leaders are either in their
graves Or in prison.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16

Has| Ducks are now plentiful
in this Parish and the man who
has a good gun and can hit hen
sitting on the roost at twenty
yards range generally can manage
to bag enough Of these delicate
fowls to make a delicious dish for
his dinner table. Our devil went
out a few days ago and brought
home no less than twenty fine, fat
French ducks.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16

est and most solemn coupts,.S
you ever saw. came on ha.s
For two days lie saw unn a.s'e
by the other passengers. bps
of the sports" at last thouob, w
saw a chance to make som sa. o
out Of the sad and melanssaat!
man. The latter would onss
twice a day step up to the /, v
and with a voice that was a w,
and gentle as a maiden's, AK I Y
"a glass of soda, if you pleas )
then he would pull a roll Of M.
from his pocket, take a ou,, NV
from its interior layers, nav , T.
his drink, saying Thank w.
SIR" to the bar-keeper, as # usS ~
a thousand obligations, and v,p
aft again. This thing had gone si =,
enough, and the gamblers allnas
to approached him with %Wna
you like a little game of seven" |
sir q What is seven.up? pls..g
tell me, my good friend" sWl, !
a game of cards, you know, lust NJ
pass away the time ; let us pl,, L
game :" MY good friend, N
not know unything concerns v
cards; | cannot play them
We'll come along; we'll An
you how to do it." And the MIL
gentleman IN black, after sunls
further protests, length consents q
They showed how twas done, AM
they played severa! games. III
gentleman in black was delights
Gamblers want to know if he N
play poker, FIVE cent ante, JUST
fun Of the thing, Gentlenn !,
black says he can't play the gsnt
but they explain again and d
poker commences. The eepls
man in black iooses evervt te
There are six men iu the zane
each enc deals before gentIem,
in black, and the ante has ben
raised to a dollar. Gentleman n
black, deals a~wkwardly and Ioda
at hand. Next man 10 dealuE
bets five dollafs-goes round, aa
bets are raised to a hundrs 4
dollars !; gent in black sees i
and makes it one hundred dollar
better. Gamblers look surpria
out will not be bluffed. The bel
has reached FIVE hundred dollar
Ole thousand dollars ; gent i
black makes it two thonaMH
dollars. All draw out except
Pixies Peak miner, who sees and
calls him-"What have YOU
"W-e-a-l," answer the gent i
black, Il have-let me SEEK
NE see Veal, | have Ton
ones" The gamblers who bad
suspected something before, nov
looked wild, and the light begn 4
to dawn in the miners mind, HI
leaned across the table and said
in the most sarcastic tones Be
he could command 20, you ]
heave, heave yer-you goloanrt ]
sanc'imonlous son of a gun Tte
gentleman in black proved TO b
Bill Walker, of New Orlesa
one OF the most successful sharp
ers il the country.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16

B1@ Jokes must be scarce in
St. Landry Parish, from the looks
of a recent one in Washington
Neacs, on a colored, preachers
photographed specimen it is quite
unique, but certainly the spirit
and sentiment Of it are sensible
and to the point, to say the least.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16
B9@ At last that venerable old

ma At last that venerable old
fraud Tom Anderson, the Return:
ing Board Thief has been formally
squelched by the people of St.
Landry parish, who have elected
Hon. Theophile Fontenot over
him by q majority Of over one
thousand votes. Tom Anderson
and his crowd have for many
years been a foul blot Upon the
fair escutcheon Of ST. Landry and
we rejoice that her people have
asserted their right and so
thoroughly wiped it out.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16

Ba- sonliar Of the Gretna
Sentinel notices our advocacy Of
Baton Rouge for the State Cap
itol and asks: "Can you see the
expenses to be derived from the
change, if made ?" No. But we
can see the benefits to be derived
from its removal and the heavy
expenses to be saved by the
change.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16
THE GAME KNOWN

Some years ago a Missouri
River steamboat left Fort Benton
with a party Of well-to-do miners
on board. Among the passenl-
gers were three or four brace
men," and before the boat had
arrived at Sioux City they had
generally cleaned out the miners
pockets. AT Sioux City a
ministerial looking parsonage,
dressed in black, with the long,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16

pa% Abe Rothschild, q fast
Cincinnati youth who murdered
Bessie Moore, his mistress in the
woods near Jefferson, Texas, a
year or two ago, will be tried for
the crime in Marshall, Texas on
the 3rd OF next month.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16

no Acklen has been elected
by a majority Of over 5000 in
spite Of that committee and Messrs
Heberu and Merchant.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16

n1S% Slosson and Schaffer, the
two champion billiardists have
arranged to play a public match
for $3.50 a side on the Goth of this
month in Chicago.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

All advertisements and communications
intended for the MERIDIoNAL. must be
handed in by ~ o'clock, M. on Thursday
to ensure publication. This is an impor-
tant business rule. which should not be
overlooked or neglected.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16

!. BDT When old man Brigham
Young, the lnuchly married
Prophet Of the Polygamous Utah
later day Saints, passed in his
checks several years ago it was
generally supposed that Mormon
ism was upon its last legs, but
the many accessions which have
been made to their ranks by
foreign converts does not justify
such an opinion. Last week l6
Mormon missionaries and $50
new converts arrived in New
York city by the Steamer
Wyoming. More than onc-half
of the converts are young people,
the number of each sex was about
equal. All were strong and
healthy.looking and seemed well
pleased with their future pros.
poets. An idea Of the growth of
this sect may be obtained when
it is stated that over 5000
Mormons have arrived in this
country since last spring and
that upwards Of 10000 converts
have been made during the past
season..
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16
M Mrs. Alexander T. Stew

M Mrs. Alexander I. Stew
art has offered as a reward for
the return of her husbands body
the enormous sum Of twenty-five
thousand ($25 000( dollars. This
has proven a strong incentive to
detectives aud many Of them are
busy working the matter up. In
a few days no doubt they will
unearth something. Noman who
is base enough, hyena enough, to
desecrate the grave of a fellow
being should be permitted to en-
cumber the ear. Ii with his vile
carcass.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16
HINTS ON M1LKLNG.

NlllCu COWS oIOulu OC ACpI oc
quiet and comfortable as possible
and no person should be employ.
ed in milking, whom the animals
tear. AS a general rule it is i'm.
portant that the milking should
always take place at regular
hours. The same person should
always milk the same cows, and
in the same order each day, SO
far as practicable. A good dairy,
man should know enough OF his
stool to be able to tell which of
his cows are more difficult to
milk than Others, and when any
new help is introduced, the easiest
milking cows should be assigned
them.
Owing to a spirit of rivalry
common among young and mex.
perienced persons, they make an
effort to get their pals filled in
the quickest possible time !; con-
sequently drawing from each COW
as much Of her milk as is given
down rapidly, and leaving a
considerable quantity behind in
the udder. They may ill their
pals rapidly, but the interests of
the owner suffer ultimately. The
dairyman needs to assure himself
by personal trial that one COW is
not left for another until she is
fairly MIXED out, since, though it
is proper to draw the milk rapidly
it is even more important to
secure the last drop.
Cows that are ;ll-treated or
roughly handled will sometimes
turn obstinate and will hold their
milk. Mixers should study the
disposition OF the cows under
their charge, that they may be-
come familiar with them. fond
ling them, patting and stroking
them, thus securing their con.
tidence. In driving COWS from a
pasture they should never be
driven or hurried. or made to 90
faster than a moderate walk.
The dairyman should insist upon
his assistants milking properly
from the very outset ; it is far
better to spend "a little time in
this way at the start, than to
allow the contraction of bad hab-
its which result in a certain
amount Of loss every day in the
seasons.
Briefly, the end in view in milk
ing cows IS to empty the milk
vessels completely, by means of a
progressive pressure, exerted first
by the thumb. and index finger
and subsequently, by the rest of
the fingers. Part of the milk
Will be left behind unless good
care be taken not to strangle the
as it were. at its base be-
Tore pressing it, thus rendering
part of the force applied Of no
avail. inexperienced persons
sometimes think that they get on
faster by proceeding hastily to the
alternating movement required
milking this is a very great
mistake, resulting in an incom-
.lete milking to begin with,
lnnecessar, fatigue to the opera
or and a good deal of distress to
cow. The mixers should always
AVE their nails cut short, aud if a
cows teats are painful from in.
or other cause, care
:hould be taken not to increase
Ter suferings. The teats should
'e Amounted with some fatty
free from salt, or with a
ew drops of milk simply. Those
Who exercise the greatest care,
'atience and geutleness in the
of milking cows, will be
ewarded with the best results
Cultivator.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16

eET From Cincinnati comes
the intelligence that DR.. George
a prominent physician Of New.
port, KY, and the head Of a
family, who abandoned the priest.
hood twenty years ago and mar
ried, has now by consent Of all
conce rned, relinquisiled his family
relations and entered the priest,
hood under a special dispensation
obtained by Bishop Treble from
His Holiness, Pope Leo XIII.
To the mind Of the ordinary
Catholic this story smacks of the
"6shy" and although there is a
bare possibility Of it's truth it j.
10 all probability the well-plannet
tale Of some clever Bohemian.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16

BET War in Europe is thought
to be inevitable. In Washington
the opinion expressed within a few
days, at one of the legations much
likely to he informed in regard
to the condition Of affairs between
various foreign governments, is
that wal between Russia and
England cannot be avoided, nor
very long delayed. As to the
complications likely to arise the
opinion is further expressed that
the indications all point strongly
toward a general European war.
If this be true the price of cotton
will continue to decline.
Our excentric friend Silas T..
Grisamore. editor Of the Thibo-
daux Sentinel has been elected
to the Senate from the district
comprising the parishes Of Assump-
ton, Lafourche and Terrebone, by
a large majority. Major Grisa,
more is an indefatigable worker
and will make an able Senator.
His popularity is wide and we
no1Iuo tuaI III va. .ou
he ran far ahead of his ticket.
If we only mad a few more men
like him
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16

Bsy The two returning Board
Thieves, J. Mad Wells, caadi.
date for Congess from the 5th
District, and Tom G.. Anderson
candidate for the senate from the
9th district as we'll as their
counsel Cullom and CastelIanos
who were candidates from the
End and lst Congressional
Districts respectively, have all
been most ANONYMOUSLY defeat.
ed. This election has truly
buried the Radical party beyond
all hopes Of a resurrection.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-11-16

1aT Among the numerous ex
changes which we received in the
big quarantine mail last Monday,
was an old copy of the Gretna
Sentinel Of September 7, contain
ing several articles intended for
our benefit, we suppose, but like
the school boys picture Of a
horse, they require considerable
explanation in order to make
any thing out Of them. We don't
exactly tumble to Patent, Pete.
Guess it will make us laugh, and
laugh, and laugh until our sides
are sore when we see the point
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-01-11
BUFFALO STRATEGY.

The b..H4.G COW =ee'fs to haze Lt-.e
maternal insdnc-: diferi1g. in this re-
spect. grea.ly from the domestic COW
Wien frightened, Il buffalo COW will
abandon her calf. aud. running away
leave it TO be protected b. the bulls, ,who
% heir honor. seldom fyrsake their
charge. An army surgeon once saw an
admirable illustration Of this paiernal
care.
One evening, as he was returning from
4 DAYS hunt, his attention was attracted
by the curious behavior OF SIX or eight
Duff,loes- Approaching them, he saw
thal they were all bills They stood in
a close circle, with their heads outwards.
At some twelve or hf.een PAGES distant
sat in concentric circle, dozen large
gray wolves. licking their chops. az if
impatien'ly waiting for supper.
In q few minutes the circle of bulls
broke up. but keeping in a compact
body, walked off towards the main herd,
half a mile off To his amazement, the
doctor saw in The center Of the guardian
bulls Iitle feeble calf, newly born and
hardly able to walk. Af.er going a hun
dred PAGES. the calf lay down. and the
bulls formed projecting circle abeutit.
The wolves, who had followed on each
side. sat down and licked their chops.
The doctor did not wait to see the end,
it being late and the fort distant; but ne
had no doubt the bulls brought the calf
BY It's moiher. safely to the
herd.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-01-11
WHO LOVES A RAINY DAY.

The bored editor; who in slippered
feet, controls his arm chair, exchanges,
and inksland; who has time to hunt up
delinquent subscribers; time 20 deciph
er manuscripts; time to make bonfire
"f bid poetry; time to settle the long
standing quarrel between the typesetters
and the foreman, and time to get up a
new hImb 'g prospectus for the dear,
con ding public.
Who loves rainy day?
The tidy little housewife, who in neat
cap and gown, overlooks the short-com-
ings Of careless cook and horsemaid; ex
plores cupboards. cellars panlries and
closets; disembowels old bags, old bar
rels, old kegs, old boxes; who with her
own htnd prepares some dainty morsel
for the toillng husband, sews on the
missing string or button, or sings to
slumber pair of violet eyes.
Who loves a rainy day?
Id! Let the rain fall; let the wind
moan; let the leahess tree tap against
my cas-ment Wheel up the arm chair
Not bl- ssed son or daughter of Adam
can get in Lere 70 dsv.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-01-11
No Rubbing II Out-Not Gwine to Leab
Dis Worl' to Play Snowfall.

While they we're resting from work
noon Yesterday, Amos said:
Il heah'd er white man reediu' in d.
paper dis mornin' dat foxes was 'ba'ir
now whudder dere wuz emmy he'll OF
not"
"Shucks." said old 81; "you'se got da'
wrong eend fo'must, sho''
"No, sab; dat wuz what he red in d.
paper"
"whudder der wuz emmy help r.
peated 81.
Vas sab; whudder when er man giv,
Dut up here he went ter hell, or j-ss III.
solved ter dust again.
locke heah, don't want 10 'spu',
sid nobody, but If emmy man con.s-
fu!in' round me wid dat sorter skriptr-
mes gwine ter heah me git up ysnde'
in;er shoutin' tonea," said 81.
-Whg is dat?"
"Aase taint gwine ter do, Yer y.
make er nigger belebe dar amt L
heaharter an see what yer come tei
Ebery secon' house7l be er court hO-s
and de houses txixt 'emll be Jail house
Hits monghty hard Ter keep 'em s'rat.
now wild de sheriff an he'll bofa fore Ia
eyes,
Den you's on De side Oh Ge ii2h II
brimstore-
--Youse right. honey! Ef yol ,ilk
you'se gwine ter leebe dis wurld e. p'sv
SNOWFALL somewhar you'se 'rong D,r's
er warm place Jess beyant heah fer lie
manigors OBJ de Freedman Bank an'
chicken lifers ginrully, else Use gv!ae
ter swap my him book for er Paek eE
kyards s'-Ahdnta C0nztUtion.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1878-01-11
poef raj
THE TRUE LOVER.

l.
Do YOU ask me-. starry eyes,
To describe the lover true:
Wonder not at nv surprise.
Who should know as well as you!
Think Of all that you have seen.
All the lovers that have been:
He is true whose love is shown
For her sake and not his own.
What he does he dhes alone.
Yet he hopes il wins her thought.
All that in his soul has grown.
To her sovereign feet is brought;
To his soul her image clings,
She seems woven in all things,
And each thought that in him stirs
Is not for his sake, but hers.
For her sake he will endure,
For her sake he will sacrifice;
Bravely bearing, her love sure,
Censure, slander, scorn, advice.
If another wins her heart,
Sadly he will from her part;
Sadly, bravely, true love is.
For her sake and not for his.
w
This is the true lover sweet
True as ever | am true;
For my love is all complete,
Perfect since it come from you.
Darling, yet tits not true-no.
For could not let you go,
must keep you where you've grown,
For my sake, and for your own.
v.
For your own, because lore
More than any other can;
More than ever love could move
Heart of any former man.
Look at me and then agree,
None have ever loved like NE:
For whatever may do
l. because live in you.
Kiss, and so shut speech away.
When old age Our life has spent.
Twill be time enough TO say,
What Is love in argument:
For the present all stars shine:
You are here, and you are mine.
Love makes light, and song, and flowers
For whose sake: Dear love, for ours.
F ". Loring.