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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17
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The MERrpioxAL. is published weekly
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17
A Rochester Physicians Experience

A Rochester Physicians Experience.
R. Canlkins. NJ. D., of Roches-
ter N. Y, certified Oct. 6. 1879,
that he has used the Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure in his practice for
diseases Of the kidneys and liver,
aud the result has been satisfac-
tory in the extreme. He says !: Il
would now prescribe the same
remedy to all similarly afflicted,
and you are at liberty to so state
in your testimonials"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17
Special NOTICE.

The firm of Godchaux &
Abadie is this day dissolved by
mutual consent Mr.. j. J. Abadie
having purchased the interest
of G. Godcbaux, will continue
business on his account.
G. GoDCHAUx,
j. j. ABADlE.
March 1st 1880.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

Our ex.constable Jas. S. Cart
right has embarked in a more
peaceful avocation, and will be
happy to supply his friends and
others with the celebrated White
Leghorn chickens.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17
HEARD FROM.

HEARD FROM.
R. l.. Mosely, of Montreal,
Canada, certified Sept. q, 1919
that he had fuffered terribly from
dispersal, and was completely
cured by taking Warmers SAFE
Bitters. He says My appetite
is good, and | now suffer no
inconvenience from eating hearty
meals These Bitters are also a
specific for all skin diseases.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

Pere Gonellaz the venerable
curate Of Vermilionville was in
Ahbeville, Sunday and Monday.
His Reverence is looking quite
we'll and as benevolent as ever.
His recent trip to ia belle
France" seems to have improved
him wonderfully.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

Saturday night, during the pro-
gress Of q niger ball, opposite
the hotel, some mischievous chap
rotten-egged the dancers.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17
N o T | Q ~

/ hereby notify the pa'l's
my friends not to hons Y
ture. 1t frightens, hairs:
fatigues my cattle. Any
acting in contragea''e.
present notice will be &C.
according to law;
January 81, 1880.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

No boats at all last week, and
the bridge keeper "had a soft
thing of it."
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

Despair and postponement are
cowardice and defeat. Men were
born to succeed, not to fail.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Al! advertisements and communications
intended for tire MERIDIoNAL. must be
handed in by II O'Clock NJ on Thursday
to ensure publication. This is an 1mpor-
tant business rule, which should not be
overlooked or neglected.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

Calumny would soon starve and
die of itself if nobody took it in
and gave it lodging.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

Tolson's Drug store has a new
and handsome sign.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

Who lost a dinner on the Opel
ousas races ? Armand, asks
who?
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

Jury Commissioners will meet
Friday and draw the venire for
the June term Of court.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

MER a week in your own town. Terms
VUU and SIS outfit free. Address IL
Haliett and Co.. Portland. Maine.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

Chew Jackson's Best Sweet
Navy Tobacco.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

Com. on $267.5O 20 06
$3.50 $3.50
Respectfully,
GEO. E. LYONS.
Approved this 9Th day of April
A. D. MARTIN,
J. j. ABAD1E, Com.
Report of W. B. White, Trea-
surer of the corporation of Able
vile, for the quarter from Jany.
9th to April 5th 1880.
TO the Hon. Mayor and aldermen
of the town of Abbeville. Gen
tIemen the undersigned respectful
" submits this his report as Trea-
surer.
DR..
Jany $40 balance cash on
hand on general fund. as per last
report S24.15
Amt reed on same
fund to date in cash
and in claims, &c, 5000 385.05
Or
April 5th-By amtpaid out on
genl fund since last report to date
as per receipt & vouchers s306.S0
Bal on hand, gen'l fund S 1926
DR..
Jany 5th-To balance cash on
hand to credit of street d bridge
fund per last report 1000
Amt reed on same
fund since then to
date sos 1890
April 5th-By amt paid ON
said fund to date 1000
Bal on hand street d bridge
fund 4.SO
DR..
April 5th-To amt of special
tax On hand Ills
Respectfully submitted,
W. B. WHITE, Treasu er.
Approved April 5th 1880.
A. D. MARTIN,
J. J. ABADIE, Com.
Report Of R. G. Smedes, corpo.
ration attorney.
To the Hon. Mayor and aldermen
Of the town Of Abbeville, La.
In making this my report | charge
myself with
Amt taxes 1879 uncollected at
time Of last report $33.0l
Licenses 1879 uncol at
time Of last report 10000
Licenses 1880 reed since
last report $500
Total to be accounted for 708.0l
Accounted for as follows !:
Col since last report.
on taxes 10 5 l.31
Uncol on taxes 10 31.70
Col on licenses 10
since last report i'll
cash 1900
Col on licenses 10
81 ce last report in
warrants 5000
Licenses in hands
of the justice of the
peace GudgD $50
Uncol licenses '79 in
my hands 237.50
Col on licenses 80 1900
Uncol licenses 80 $1,000
Total 7O8.Ol 708.01
Account of cash collected by me.
On licenses 10 S 1900
On do 80 Is 90
On Tax 10 l.35
Penalty for adv roll 25
Total $31.56
By receipt of W. B. White
Treasurer up to date 5000
1al due by me in cash l.56
3l.56 l.56-
| have on hand a balance of
$3.50 as shown by the above re-
port ; all of which is respectfully
submitted. r. C. SMEDEs,
Corporation Attorney.
Approved April 5th 1880.
A. D. MARTIN,
J. J. ABAD1E, Com.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

Cool mornings and evenings
now.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17
White LeghOrns.

Pure white Leghorn chic kens,
and eggs, half and quarter blood
Leghorns. For sale at reasonable
rates by J,s. s. CARTRTGHT.
Abbeville La. April 18th 1880.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

Wool gathering is in full blast
just now and the speculative
sheep is being relieved of his
snowy fleece and attendant cuckle-
burs. Prices rule firm and bury
wool is quoted at IA q 20 ;
Louisiana clear, IS @ 40, but we
don't think the shearers out
here ever clutch q sheep whose
clip is up to the clear grade.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

The committee appointed to ex-
anime into and ascertain the finan.
cial condition of the corporation,
make their report, which was read
and adopted, and on motion, the
committee was discharged.
Report Of the committee-To
the Hon. Mayor and members of
the Town Council of Abbeville.
Gentlemen - After examining
the reports of the Cons Collector,
Attorney, Treasurer and Justice
of the Peace, we beg leave to SUBJ
NIT the following report
Assets.
Cash on hand general
fund 5 1925
Street l. bridge 1880
Special tax Ills
R. C. Smedes l.56
W. B. White j P31.57 1876
Judgts for corpo-
ration uncol 1929
Taxes uncol 10 31.70
Licenses uncol 10 1000
do 80 $1,000 610.99
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

Bayou is yet quite high.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

Nc crazy Is players yet.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17
Total amount of licenses rec'd

Total amount of licenses reed
for collection for the year
1880 $6s2.50
Total amt col 267.50
Amt remaining upcol 4l5.0O
Total amount of fines collected
from the following named parties:
A. J. Lyons. $500 corporation
half $50
F. B. Patten $40 500
is. Primeaux l.50 IS
l.. Landry $50 1875
Coralie $50 IS
Total Of fines $1l.00
Total amt Of dog
tax 800 1.50
Recapitulation:
Total amt of licenses re-
ceived s $3.50
Fines col 1850
do do 1.50
Amount turned oyer to r. C..
lSmedes on licenses S $500
Nv. B. White on licenses 247.44
Licenses nncol on hand 5000
Fines tow. B. White 1850
Dog Tax l.5O
Com. on $267.5O 90 O6
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

Every body is back from the
races and as VermiIion's nag car
ried off the stakes they should,
and do feel supremely happy.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

Saturday we we're favored with
a call from our old friend Jules
Blanchet, the most enterprising
man in New iberia, in company
with Mr.. Williams, representing
the interests Of the firm Of Will.
liams 4 Titus, proprietors of the
Vevay cigar Factory, Vcyay, Ind.
This house carries a full line of
domestic and imported goods and
Judging from the Bombay sam.
pies left with us We should unhes.
;tatingly pronounce the quality
excellent.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17
JUST ON
HOOPS GRFlT, NJ.
OF THE war

Advance and RAJ,
Personal Experience,
Unite States and esst,,'
ate States Arais
BY e j B. Hon
Late Lieutenant. General
crate States Army, pohla
THE HOOD ORPHAN
ORIM FUND
BY
Gen. G. \. BEAUREaA
E ORLEANS, len
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

Liabilities
Outstanding warrants not marked
paid on the book $3.50
Bal due officers to
April 5th 1880 5000
Due Lastie Brous-
sard, clerk costs 11.55
Cartright as
Bridge Keeper to
April 18th 1880 $500
e Dutel transf for
Bridge work $3.50
Due bal to Bernard
for lumber 1926
S Wise Is
Godchaux & Abadie lao 251.Se
Recapitulation
Cash inshand S 1916
Uncol claims $1,000
Total 1885
Liabilities
Amount due by cor
poration 251.S9
Total 251.S9
Leaving a balance to defray the
expenses of the ensuing year to he
collected of $526.46
Respectfully submitted this I'd
day Of April 1886.
t A. D. MARTIN,
J. J. ABADIE,
s. WISE. Com.
On motion of Mr.. Ahadie.
Whereas, Gustaye Godchaux
has represented to this body that
he is no longer engaged in the
business of merchandising. and has
applied for a reduction of the Ii.
cense imposcd on him as retail
merchant. and in consideration oi
the fact that only about onefourth
OF the year having expired.
Be it therefore resolved. thai
the Cons Collector be and he is
thereby directed to return the said
license G. Godchaux as retail
merchant, and the Secretary is di-
rected to Issue a license for the
first quarter of the ending
March 3lst 1880, in lieu thereof.
On motion, the Mayor appoint.
ed S. Wise 10 purchase a suitable
record book for the use Of the cor
poration.
On motion, Council adjourned.
A. D. MARTIN Mayor.
W. B. WHITE, Secretary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-04-17

31.56 1856
| have on hand a balance of
$3.50 as shown by the above re-
all of which is respectfully
submitted. r. c.. SMEDEs,
Corporation Attorney.
Approved April 5th 1880.
A. D. MARTIN,
j. J. ABAD1E, Com.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-05-27
Turkish Robbers.

Three robbers, armed to the teeth, re-
Gently broke into a PrusSian's house in
Constantinople. He gave up his watch
and $40 in Turkish money, but they
wanted more. They bound him hand
and foot, and compelled him to tell
them where they would find the key of
his business safe. This safe happened
to be in room on the third floor, at
the top of the house, and thither the
three robbers has tened, leaving the
and shoot him if he called for assist
ance. But as they went upstairs his
wife, who had teen watching what was
taking place from another room, slipped
quietly in and cut the bonds of her hus-
band. Aiming themselves with revol-
vers, the pair crept quietly up the stairs,
came upon the rob bers, and without a
word shot down two of them. The
third threw down his weapons and
begged for mercy. The Prussian bound
his late assailanl fast, and leaving his
wife to watch over him with a loaded
revolver in her hand, hastened to the
nearest station house. There he found
the officer in charge absent, and on in
quiring for a sub-officer was told that
both of the latter were also away.
Thereupon the Prussian asked four of
the men to accompany him to his house
and take the bound burglar into Gus
tody. Arrived in the room " here the
two men had been shot, the zapti eths
looked at the two corpses and the
prisoner, and recognized in the former
the two sub-officers, and in the latter
the officer of their own guard.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-05-27
HOW DRINKING Causes Apoplexy.

It is the essential nature of all wines
and spirits to send an increased amount
of blood to the brain. The first effect
of taking a glass of wine. or stronger
form of alcoholis to send the blood there
faster than common, hence the circula-
ton that gives the red face. 1t in
creases the activity of the brain, and
it works faster, and so does the tongue.
But as the blood goes faster to the brain
than common, it returns faster. and no
immediate harm may result. But sup
pose man keeps on drinking-the
blood is sent to the brain so fast in
large quantities, that in order to make
room for it the arteries have to charge
themselves; they increase in size, and
in doing so they press against the more
yielding flaccid veins which carry the
blood out of the brain and thus dimin-
ish the size of their pores, the result
being that the blood is not only carried
to the arteries of the brain faster than
is natural or healthful, but ii is pre-
vented from leaving it as fast as usual /;
hence double set of causes of death
are in operation. Hence man may
drink enough of brandy or other spirits
| in few hours, or even minutes, to
bring on fatal attack Of apoplexy,
! This Is literally being d "a drunk
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-05-27
A Child's Life Thrown Away.

A child SIX years old was scalded to
death in bath short time ago in the
English town Of Clifton. Little Herbert
appeared to have cold, and his aunt.
Miss Laudale, ordered hot bath to be
prepared, and in the presence of the
nurse, after testing the water with her
hand, placed the child in the bath. He
struggled and screamed, but as she had
no idea that he meant the water was
too hot she kept him in it six or seven
minutes. He was OF highly sensitive
temperament, and was accustomed to
get excited and cry out at anything
strange, SO that his screaming and strug-
Cling when kept in the water did not
excite any alarm till he had been in the
bath some minutes. when the nurse,
thinking his eyes looked strange, and
that he was going to have fit, drew
Miss Laudale's attention to their appear
ance, and the boy was taken out and
placed in bed, and doctor was sent
for. The lower part of the body and
the legs were very badly scalded. He
died two days afterward- The doctor
attributed death to the shock to the
nervous system caused by the extensive
scalds. He added that the hand was .
very unreliable instrument to test hot
water. Nurses often used the elbow, and
this was much better when thermom-
/ etar could not he obtained
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-05-27
Water Supply,

OF the danger of injury to health from
polluted wells, it is hardly possible to
say too much. In one cholera season
in London six hundred deaths were
traced to the use OF q single street Pump.
Typhoid fever has been repeatedly, in
deed many times, known 20 affect whole
families who resorted to well for a
common supply, while others in the
same neighborhood, using different
water, were not attacked. Worse yet,
perhaps, seems TO be the subtlety with
which organic poison may be con eyed,
by water, through milk in dairymen's
supplies. Several times this has hap
pened in London and elsewhere in Eng
land. In one instance, so far as ap-
peared, the only mode of Contamination
was by the milk-pans at the dairy being
washed in water from a stream into
which leakage had occurred from q
neighboring vault. At another time,
several well-to-do families in London,
one of them that of a physician, were af-
fected with typhoid fever. 1t was
found that they were all supplied with
milk by company which furnished
milk from several diaries. At last it
was ascertained that cases of fever oc-
Cured only in those families to whom
had been sent the milk of one particular
dairy; and local cause of contamina-
ton of its supply was also traced.
What exquisite cleanliness OF all things
is enjoined by this experienced Meth
ing is more sensitive than milk and
cream to all impurity. Even the water
which COWS drink, when marshy and
bad, has been known to make their milk
unwholesome Butter can be made good
only where the most scrupulous sweet
ness, cleanliness, and freshness of every
thing is maintained. This is the chief
secret of good butter-making; and the
moral Of it may be extended and ap-
piled by saying that perfect cleanliness
OF water, food, air and person, is every
where absolutely necessary to perfect
health. american Health Primer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-05-27
Obtaining Salt from the Ocean,

Among the prominent local industries
in Alameda county is that of salt manu-
facture. For long time the consump-
tion of salt by the packers and butchers
of San Francisco was entirely SUPP lied
by the Liverpool and other foreign
manufacturers and it is not until very
recently that local enterprise has inter-
posed in favor of home production.
The works are located on the bay shore,
near Newark, and the salt is made by
solar evaporation.
The salt ponds are eighty acres in ex-
tent. which are divided into water-tight
compartments, each compartment being
provided with gate for the purpose of
admitting the water supply. The pro-
cess of salt making is comparatively
simple. The pond is connected with
the waters of the bay by ditch This
water is then passed from the pond into
the upper end of the vats by windmill
pumps, and from this point the water is
gradually distributed into the various
receptacles, or lower vats, as eVapora-
tion goes on, the water, becoming more
impregnated with salt as it passes to-
ward the lower rows.
From these vats it is again pumped
into others, where it remains until crys-
tallized, and layers of salt half an inch
thick are formed. The residue of the
water is then let of. and the salt taken
up and put into small cars, which run on
wooden tramway, and carried to the
receiving house and there manufactured
into the various kinds in use, which is
done by thoroughly drying it in heated
pans and crushing the salt in mills.
Several thousand tons are made in this
locality annually, which is carried in
schooners direct to San Francisco and
sold to the jobbers. The works give
emp 'oyment to large number of per-
sons.-Sars Francisco Chronicle.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-05-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


The quantity of cotton consumed In
1873 was ffty-four times greater than
ITS.
1t is estimated the st. Gothard tunnel
will augment trade between Germany
and Italy tenfold.
The boy who was kept after school
for bad orthography said he was spell
bound.--LosOeH Sun.
Our market reporter informs rs that
" there is remarkable downward ten
deney in lamp-wicks on Sunday night"
-MGrathor Independent.
1t is illegal in England to sell crabs
measuring less than four and one-half
inches across the back, and persons sell
ing them have lately been punished
A commission appointed by the
disposition to be made Of the Tuileries
vert it into museum.
"Anxious Engineer asks US how he
may learn to write well" !" Write it
we'll, my son. There may be those
who write it with one 1; but the best
authors double the final consonant--
Grip.
A man was struck down by paralysis
in Michigan sawmiQ. He fell across
log which was being sawed, and was
carried with it slowly but surely to the
saw. He was conscious, but utterly
helpless. The saw had cut half way
through his arm when his aWfullpre-
dicament was discovered.
A PRUDENT LOVER.
The thrush in the thieket Is singing,
The lark Is abroad on the lea,
And over the garden gate swinging
A maiden is waiting for me.
She will wait till Tshe's weary, Pm thinking,
Though eager / am for the tryst;
She viii wait till the bright stars are blinking,
And sigh for the kisses she miss'd.
But her lather is watchful and wary,
A very ill-tempered old churl,
And am not the sort of canary
To be kicked for the love Of girl.
-.andreles' BazGT
A teacher asked a bright little girl:
What country is opposite US on the
globePn Don't know, sir" was the
answer. "Wel, now,n pursued the
teacher, "if | were to bore a hole
through the earth, and you were to 20
in at this end, where would you come
out?" 'Out of the hole, sir" replied
the pupil, with an air of triumph
A party that moved last Saturday
hung Brussels carpet on the clothes
line for an airing, and goat came
along and ate a couple of yards of it be-
fore he made the discovery that its
flowers were not natural. The re-
marks of the owner on making the dis
covery are not printable.-S Sss7ssyside
Press.
A downtown man went fishing the
other day, and returned with three
small trout. He carried them through
hese the see1 aa pofuy ~ enu Mfn asv asfva
mitted that they were. The neighbors
gave him pleasant surprise last night.
and presented him with the beauti-
fully carved motto, " An holest fisher
man is the noblest work of God. r.
Near RdUe,1 Register
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-05-27
Changes of Life.

Change is the common feature of so
ciety-of all life.
The world is like magic lanter, or
the shifting scenes of panorama. Ten
years convert the population of schools
into men and women, the young into
fathers and matrons, make and mar for
tunes, and bury the last generation but
one.
Twenty years convert infants into
lovers, fathers and mothers, decide
mems fortunes and distinctions, convert
active men and women into crawling
drivelers, and bury all preceding gen
erations.
Thirty years raise an active genera
tion from nonentity, change fascinating
beauties into unbearable old women.
convert lovers into grandfathers, and
bury the active generation, or reduce
them to decrepitude and imbecilitY.
Forty years, alasi change the face of
all society. Infants are growing old,
the bloom of youth and beauty has
passed away, two active generations
have been swept from the stage of life;
names once cherished are forgotten,
unsuspected candidates for fame have
started from the exhaustless womb of
nature.
anu LII nety yOdIo- IudDuIt, T1p6 ulby
years-a half century-what tremen-
dous changes occur. How time writes
her sublime wrinkles everywhere, il
rock, river, forest, cities, villages, ham,
lets, in the nature OF man and the des-
TIMES and aspects of all civilized So
ciety.
Let us pass on to eighty years-and
what do we see in the world to comfort
us? Our parents are gone; our children
have passed away from US into all parts
of the world to fight the grim and des-
perate battle of life. Our old friends
where are theyP We behold world
of which we know nothing and to which
we are unknown. We weep for the
gen erations long gone by-for lovers,
for p arents, for children, for friends in
the grave. We see ev verything turned
upside down by the tickle hand of for
tune and the absolute despotism of
time In word we behold the vanity
of life, and are quite ready to lay down
the poor burden and be gone.