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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-03-13
] lansue Franeaise Ell
Louisiana.

Y ai'lcle du bill sur les i'm
'as publiques portait que
y 'eralent publiees en- fran.
ssas W Journal francais quo.
y L Nouvelle. Orleans e,
y loarnal dc II paroisses du
4 Louisiana, savoir =
W Yermillon, Lafayette.
lberie, AvoyeIles,
e'pee, lberville, Quest
ge, Ascension, st.Jac.
1ptlon, Lafourche, St.
hste, Terrebonne. Pla.
St. Bernard.
sle n'stait que raisona.
ae comprenons meme
kgislateurs en- aient
srtie principale i: l'im.
J. lois en- francais dams
eises.
= i legislature etait
ssa evident. C,e,ait de-
= conhaissauce des lois
MAJ Ia portee de des
d nos campagnes oui
es lo francais. Ces
.oas les plus tranquil.
n ieS, les plus
ees..erneuent, CONNIE
Y sessortir lie ssua.
= dams son eloquent
=, ssar de Ia langue|
~ dams lssrs| rs
y "a 4
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-03-13
N o T I g E

l hereby notify the public and
my friends not to hunt in my pas
ture. 1t frightens, harnesses and
tatigues my cattle. Amy one found
acting in contravention Of this
present notice will be dealt with
according to law.
JOSEPH NuNEz.
January 81, 1880.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-03-13
REGULAR VERMILION
p A G K e IT

DIRECT To NEW ORLEANS.
,Hm@~A Shippers on Vermilion
An&A' Bayou are hereby Informed
uthat the Str. EXCHANGE
is thoroughly refitted and is Dow ready to
make regular trips to New Orleans.
Freights taken at Morean's Teche
rates, storage at Abbeville free.
Apply to j. E. Oarlin, agent at New
Orleans, or to the undersigned at Abbe-
vile, Louisiana.
SOLOMON WISE.
November 8. 1879.-tf.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-03-13
NecrOlOgie.

QUE phomme est peu de chose
ct que sa destin6e est triste ici-bas.
Ainsi pensait un grand orateur
francais qui Went de s'eteindre a
Page respectable de II ans. Celui
don't je vais essayer de tracer la
!, geographic n'etait pas orateur,
mais que de rares ct precieuses
vertus sa belle anne offrait CONNIE
examples!
AR1sr1DE- LEBLANC, qui Went
de fnir sa carriere, etait a peine
Iage de % ans !; il etait issu ade
Tune des plus honorables families
de la paroisse Vermillon, celle de
! NJ. Benjamin L Blanc, qui a pour
devise les deux plus beaux mots
de notre lang'Ie: Honneur ct ira
vail! Etant voisin de cette "a
mile, je TAI etudiee en- silence ct
j'ai reconDu que tous ses membres
reunissaient toutes les Qualities
civiques du citoyen discreet, int6-
gre ct laborieux. LIE jeune Aris.
tide Leblanc promettait d'accom-
plir de longs jours sur cette terre,
car il etait tres-sobre, premier
gage dune Tongue vie il etait ar
dent au travail, seconde assurance
dune existence heureuse, puisque
par lie travail lhomme peut Sc pro.
curer les jouissances qui rendent
la vie moins penible a supporter !;
la calomnie ct Ia medisance lui
etaient inconnues, premier indice
dun noble caractere. ST, a cote
du courage au travail du jeune
Aristide, je compare la conduite
de certains autres jeunes gems, que
vois.jc !? Je vols avec peine ces
derniers employer tous les moyens
possibles pour Sc soustraire a la
fatigue corporelte; rechercher les
places de commits, d'inspecteurs de
banquettes on d'offices publics plus
ou moins lucratifs, pour n'avoir
rien ou peu de chose a faire. -.
en- un mot des paresseux. Quill u
a loin de Ia a '6nergie de notre re-
grette Aristide Que vois;je en-
core ? J'apercois des joueurs en-.
durcis, des buveurs constants, des
libertins grossiers. Quill y a loin
de condnites 81 scandaleuses 4 la
sobriete d'Aristide /! Que vols;je
encore plus loin ? Des curieux,
des calomniateurs, des medisants,
qui cherchent sans doute a trouver
chez les autres des dGfauts Qui ex.
istent ou qui n'existent point pour
GU cacher leurs inquit6s.
Quill y a loin de Ia a la discretion
ct a la temperance de langage
dun Aristide I!
ST, au moment on ,''on venait dc
deposer dams la tombe les restes
mortels de celui qni fut IN modele
precieux pour tous, j'ai etc Fun des
premiers 4 repandre une larme,
cctte larme 6tait sincere, car je
'entais profondement la grandeur
1e la perte que la communaute
tout entiere venait de faire.
Aux parents du defunt, a SO
veuve ct 4 ses deux ch6res petites
lilies, a leurs nombreux amis, je
lis consolez-vous /; celui don't
nous deplorons tous le depart
l'etait pas incredible, c'etait, au''
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-03-13

contrairc, un bon chretien /; il nous
a laisse du moins la consolation de
lie croire au pres de son Sauveur
ct de pouvoir ainsi nous atre Ell.
core utile. Que chacun de nous
sevettue a inter sa conduite ici-
bas!
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-03-13
1. toupet da toupet ah grand
,,.s oui du toupet, ct au diable
I hj.nce-C Celia remplace tout.
ia ,humes epizotiques commen-
..,ti disparaitre parml nous.
r.,t uiea1, car avec la sante on ne
Il. annals se plaindre.

{ Mons ne p0uvons trop compli
.,,ter h ennd Jufi du zele, ct
aae impartial, quill a mon
! Il ~ ses recherches nom
lsst menutieuses quill a
.ikite. II a bien servi le
n Que toas les Grands Juris
4 fajr % fassent autant.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-03-13

Il LAEeUE FRANgA1sE.-La
zs fIaneaise await trouye dams
ceasention d'eloeuents defen'
ditpAbsiae, ct l'injuste pro.
(Szon don't ellie await etait frap'
Anrh i Constitution de 1868, a
Innplsete par une disposition
fhiie ! Ia legislature la facul.
pnner Ia publication des
5l 6Bs certains localities. Fin.
= annonces judiciaires en-
lie, Nous sommes heureux
later que la legislature Sc
IN auimee de dispositions non
M lavorables pour la langue
/. paflent les descendants des
sa'srs colons qui ont peuple Get
|EAt
\ Chambre a deja passe a Pu.
alnlA IN bill relatif aux an
a ]ndiciaires en- francais dams
n'olss d'Orleans. ct lie Senat a
pA le bill des Impressions qui
adsat ane clause pour la pabli-
laga dss lois en- francais. Plu-
n senateurs ont pris la parole
e'leoccasion ct ont chaleureuse.
y palde la cause de la langue
'a'a'ss, ct Ia clause a pass4 a la
aaananlmite des voix. Nous
s.0as lee senateurs qui Sc
les champions de la Ian.
vans laquelle nous ecrivons.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-03-13

eiles llsent est le Journal de leul
paroisse ou dune paroisse voisine
LIE seul moyen d'atteindre Ie
but propose, cc'est-a-dire de faire
connaitre nos lois a nos popula
tons cr6oles, e,ait de faire impri
mer ces lois dams le langue qu'
elles parlent, le francais, ct dams
les journaux qn'elles lisent, les
journaux de leurs paroisse.
C'etait du meme coup faire acte
de justice a la langue francaise, la
langue rationale de nos peres en-
Louisiana ct amener a la vie poll
tiqae la meilleure partie de notre
population.
Que de fois en- effet nation pas
reproche amerement aux habitants
de nos campagnes, leur tiedeur,
leur indifference meme, en- politi.
que. Quelle en- est la cause, siron
cette sorte d'isolement dams lequel
il Sc trouvent places, par lie fait
meme que, ne comprenant pas Pan
glais GU ne lie comprenant que
dune maniere tres imparfaite, lis
ne peuvent par la lecture, Sc met
tire au courant des 6yenements oui
les concernent lie plus. lis men
saisissept que quelques brides dams
les journaux francais de leur pa
roisse, quand lis ont up.
lie nombre en- efet de nos jour
naux mi-ang!ais, mi-francais est
assez restreint, beaucoup trop en-
raison da chiffre de la population
parlant le francais. Mais une mo-
deste feuille de campagne ne fait
pas fortune ct doit par consequent
Sc borner a deux petites pages
hebdomadaires. Les publications
officielles devant etre faites en- an
glais ct presque toat les annonces
etant en- cette langue, il ne reste
plus ponr la partie ffancaise
qu'nne bien petite place.
Eh bien! faire inserer les lois
en- francais dams les II paroisses
que nous ayons nominees, c'etait
dlsseminer dune maniere profita-
ble la connaissance de nos lois, ra-
mener a la vie politique la neil
leure partie de notre population,
assurant ainsi a pEtat un appui
solide, ct propager une langue
don't la Louisiana doit s'enorgueil-
lir. Au lieu dc celia qu'a-t.on
Une mesure bien peu efficace,
croyons.nous l'impression des lois
en- francais ct lenr publication en-
brochure. Mile piastres sont ap-
a Get effet pour chaque
session legislative.
81 la majorite de Ia Legislature
await bien compris importance
lu sujet, ellie eit montre moins de
oarcimonie ct EFT uti,ement place
! interet quelques sous de plus,
Jul Sc fussent bient5t Occupies au
profit general de tout l'Etat.
La faute men est pas aux amis
It defenseurs de la langae fran.
;aise.
lis ont bravemeut combattu.
Nais apres ce qui Went de Sc pas
'er a Ia Legislature, ne sommes-
IONS pas porte a croire que NJ.
usher, l'ex-Surintendant de Pins
ruction Publique o fait d'asance
'oraison funebre de la langue
en- Louisiana dams ces
ignes sympathiques "Heureuse-
nent, le temps nest pas encore
emu, Oh l'ancienne langue-en-
ore murmuree dams les chansons
aaternelles ct dams laquelle sont
Moore formales les s6rieux con-
ellis du pere-puissent etre en-
iarsment ignor6e dams nos pal
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-03-13
A V l s

Je pr@viens le public ct mes
amis de ne pas chaser dams ma
savanne, a cause Gu tort que celia
tait a mes animaux !; autrcmentje
serai force de les poursuivre pour
violation de droits de propriete.
JOSEPH NUNEZ.
81 janvier, 1880.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-03-13

Chew Jaekson's Best Sweet
Navy Tobacco.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-03-13
THE wEELY CONSTITUTION.

THE GREAT SOUTHERN FAMILY
PAPER.
Price. -. .$,1 so per annrm
Clubs Of 10. ......12.5O +" !"
Clubs of 20. 5000 /"
The Cultiyator and Weekly to
the same address ESQ
Agents wauted every were. Lib.
eral commissiOnr. Address.
CONSTITUTION.
Atlanta, Go.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-03-13
THE SOUTHERN CULTIVA.
TOR.

Now is the time to subscribe
for the old and reliable Agricul.
tnral Journal. It is in its xxxvIr
volume and stands at the head
of agricultural papers. Is is now
published BY the Constitution,
Atlanta, Ga.
Price. .........$ !, so per annum
Clubs Of 10. 0......12,5O
Clubs Of 20. 1000 =
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1880-03-13
G. A. MouIssEr,
PUBLIC SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish Court-No. tI7.
Parish of Vermilion.

Succession of Alveline Landry.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-11-27
SOLID COMFORT.

A certain old darkey from the
second ward was in town one day
this week, and, after giving us IL
hearty shake of the hand, held on t"
our fist with vise-like Grip, and
asked us how the election bad gone.
His eyes expressed more than his
tongue. We could tell from tue
anxiety pictured in his wrinkled fea-
lures that he had been told of onr
defeat, and knowing that he was
a good Democrat, we determined
to put on a long face and give him
bad, bad news.
"Oh," said we, "th- news in TOT
b d to talk about. We are btste,
on all sides. Hancock didn't rutt
worth cent. Nav York went right
straight back on us. We are tn.
most thoroughly rnnt+d party tina
EVER cast vote. We are completed,
whipped driven to the very walls.
mo, SAIL" said the venerable ma,
uf African descent, yves NIL ri.h,
III de secou' ward. Mr.. Scales AZ
our Sqmr. m he, jes rs go,'d u
Drmercrata s eber liv'd. Tank Goo
we's got Dlmercrat in dis PARIS,
fer je'lge, too. Murray for Jeds.
Brigham aud Squar Scales"
We appreciate the cunsolln-
thought suggested by the good old
larkey. aud when lie left us w dis.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-11-27
A NEW WAY.
CLARION.

An indignant subscriber to n
New Jersey paper went into th'
Office few days ago and order, d
his paper stopped, because he diff
fered with editor in his views o.
subsoiling fence-rails. The editor
conceded the mans right tn stui
his paper, and remarked coolly, n
ne looked over his list:
DO you know jim Sowden-
Town at Hardscrabbie?"
every well" said the man.
"Well, he stopped his paper ias
week because ] thought N farruri
Was a blamed fool who didn't know
that timothy was a good thing to
graft on huckleberry bushes, and
ne died in less than four uourS.
Lord! is that SOP" said the as-
tonished Granger.
Yes; and you know old George
Erickson, down on Eagle Creek?"
"Well, I've heard of him"
WELL" said the editor. gravely.
he stopped his paper because ]
sud he was the happy father "I
twins, and congratulated him Oh
his success so late in life. H.. fe,
dead within twenty minutes.
There's lots of similar cases
but it don't matter. I'll just eros,
your name of. though yon don't
look very strong, and there's i
pad color about your nose"
"See here, Mr.. Editor" said th,
subscriber looking somewhat alarm
ed. Il believe I'll just keep on I'M
other year, because I alwa.:s did
like your paper, and come to tl.inL
of it, you're young man and some
allowance ought to be made" and
he departed satisfied that he mai.
"A narrow escape from death.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-11-27
RICE CULTURE.

In illustration of the remuneration
to be expected from rice culture
in Lou siana, We take pleasure III
furnishing to our readers the in
formation that has been given us on
the subject by Mr. George Fortin.
of Munchac, WHO acted as the book
keeper Of Mr. Ben. Gibson, the wei.
known enterprising planter Of A.
cension
Five hundred acres of laRl pro-
,iuced 5000 barrels of rough rice.
an average Of about IL barrels to
the acre.
Seven acres produced 200 sacks
IF rough rice. weighing It's pouads
which il over 80 barrels of 1872
pounds to the ucre.
Five Thousand four hundred and
seven sacks rough rice. weighing
It's pounds each. equal to 1854
barrels Of 1872 pounds each, sold al
the rate of 81 IS a sack.
In addition, 1457 sacks Of It's
pounds each, equal TO 1889 barr -
Of l62 pounds each, We're sent to
the mill and sold for 81 cents per
pound clean.
The balance Of the crop is await
ing q better market.
Mr.. Gibson purchased a Cham
picn Press from Messrs. Allen 4
Syme with which he has been beat
ing the straw, which brings $l4 per
ton for first, and from $40 to $l2
for second quality. Two Ault,nau-
Taylor threshers and engines, pur-
chased also from M-ssrs. Allen &
Syme, the popular rice millers Of
New Orleans, have done the work
in admirable style.
The above shows tina Louisiapa
does not depend solely ON her
sugar cane and cotton, and that
there IRE millions in the culture of
rice.
We have given the above sketch
for the b.n-ht Of the planters and
farmers Of tins parish. who can. il
they will. very easily adapt THEN
lands to this developing article OF
agriculture.-Capitoiian.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-11-27

BY virtue of an order of sale to me di-
rected by the honorable the Eighteenth
judicial district conrt in and for the
parish Of 81 Tammany, State Of
Louisiana. in the above entitled
succession. bearing date October is.
1880, / will proceed to sell ut
public auction. at the door of the Court
nous. in Covington, "a SATUR-
DAY. the l1th day OF December, 1850,
between legal sale hours. the following
described property. to-wit:
l. The old homestead Of deceased,
situated on ronchatolowa creek. in this
parish, containing three hundred acres,
more or iess. beng part of the tract Of
band acquired by deceased from the suc,
cession Of Louisa Schultz. on the third
day of November. 1871. with all the
buildings and improvements thereon.
2. One jersey Wagon and Harness.
8. One lot of Furniture, etc., in the
steamer New Camelia's warehouse.
4. One lot of Crockeryvare. consisting
of plates. iisiies, knives. forks. etc.
3. One lot of old furniture.
Terms If sale-On twelve months
credit. with Lond approved security. -
the Law directs.
w. b. Cook. Sheriff.
Covinyton. La. Noy. 81. 1880.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-11-27
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

We see in the Ouacl ita Telegraph
Of last week a very important de-
cision of Hon. r. w. Richardson.
Judge of the Fifth District Court,
which! stated III brief, although the
opinion is quite lengthy. that where
a laborer works for part of the
crop, his part Of tue crop Cannot b..
seized for debt, the Judge consider
ing his STARE of the crop as
wages, aud basing his decision upon
the law which forbiis the seizure
Of wages for debt.
Tins isl very important decision
10 laborers. planters and merchants.
which will no doubt create quite a
sensation among all classes Of on,
people; and if sustained by the
Supreme Court, will result i'll II
complete revolution III the business
affairs Of our cou try. 1t will no
doubt work considerable injury t.
merchants, but will ultimately re
suit in good to all. by preventing
merchants from making many bad
debts, and the iahorers from run
nIng in Richiand Beacon.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-11-27

off when the last one has gone tn
Kansas. He is unreliable rs a
worker, and he is incapable as All
official. He is the tool Of mean
white men, aud prefers as political
leaders men VINO are ON the same
social and moral plane with him-
self. What will the Inter Ocean d.
towards welcoming to Chicago a
few thousand of the lazy vagabonls
who are now loafing on the New
Orleans levse, asking for $l50 per
month as ronstabouts?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-11-27
INTERESTING LETTER FROM PROFESSOR
8. wATERHoUsE, OF THE WASHING
TON UNIVERSITY, ST. LOUIS, Mo.

The press of the Southern State,
ii respectfully requested to publish.
the following letter of Prof. Water
house on jnte:
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY.
St. Louis. November AZ, 1880.
To the Editor of the Democrat:
wish, through the courtesy of
the Southern press, to ask those
planters to whom I sent jute seed
last spring. to report to me the re-
suit of their experiments. Tie
,eed was furnished on the express
condition that all the circumstance
of it's growth should be carefully
recorded. The locality, kind OF
SOIL, average temperature and mois-
tire amount of t;IIage, cost of cul-
aviation, time of planting and cut
ling. height of plant and quality Of
fibre, are the main facts which the
report should embrace. It is be-
ben-yed that the records of these
exp, riments will afford incontesta-
bic proof that Indian jute can be
successfully raised in our Gnif
States. An early compliance with
my request will greatly facilitate
II ats which are froel y given to the
promotion vi this important inter-
est.
The result of personal investiga-
TONS in India is u positive assurance
tua, Indian jute oan bs nnt,,Iai.zrd
IA, this country. There is sub
Ia, tial identity of conditions. Tie
aem,-trupical climate, the moist
a..uvial soil, ana the humld slmos-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-11-27

The Chicago Inter Ocean, which,
is GER ainly one Il the ablest of the
stalwart Republican papers in TIL.
West. is wearing out its lachrymal
glands shedding tears over the
coming negro exodus from the
South. and lamenting our condition
when the "lahor" is all gone. The
Inter Ocean and all of its class of
Radical workers persist in misun
Outstanding or incorporating the
South on this question Of colored
labor. They struggle with the idea
that all the c, ton and sugar of the
South is raised by the blacks. whe,
the truth is the greater part of ali
the work il. the Southern States j.
done by white men. In this parish,
st. Tammany, the Republican, par
ty, composed Of blacks and fe
white men, once had control Of
all the offices. WIN those "twii
relics OF barbarism," the bayonet
and the Returning Board, were re-
moved, they lost everything in til.
way Of Cfice, and large plumbers Of
blacks left the parish for the citv
Of New Orleans. At this date near
~ twice AS many cotton bales have
been shipped from this parish as at
this date last year. This increas,
ip the cotton crop is produced by
white men, whiles'the blacks VIII,
once raised cotton in this parish ar.
on the leyees of New Orleans, liy.
ing Oh credit at the barrel houses
while they demand one hundre'
and fifty dollars per month Al
roustabuuts on steamboats,. The
negro can b. kept IN Louisiana f"l
while. by giving him c"ntrol o
the government, and putting {
black man in every Office in til.
State. This will not be lone
therefore lie can leave when b.
wants to. The South will b bette,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-11-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Tinslty were di-
vorced years ago, a, Columbus In,
Both made subsequent matrimonia
ventures, he taking four wives il
recession, and she two husbands
1t length. both being free, they dis
cussed their varied experience, nd
mitted that neither had been happ,
since their parting, and finally wen
r..nnited.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-11-27
InaraRsSrs.-Louisiana will sooI

Recommendations will soon
have some laborers from Spain to
work on her sugar plantations. Mr.
Nathan the immigration agent, re-
t,rned from Spain few days ago
b, the steamship Montreal. He
says that the poorer classes. e.
pecially in Galicia, are in state OF
great restitution. and fare miserably
on vegetables. meat being very
sssrce. Most of them gre wiling
to leave for Louisiana, And orders
for about 800 plantation hands have
been received.-Cuy ITEM.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-11-27
Stockings are now of greater e

Stockings are now of greater con-
sequence, pernt.'s. IN u lad, s
toilet than they have been since they
wer. invenred.- New York Mail. |
This spea well Tor the progress Oh
New York. In this part of tia,
country Stockings have always b, en-
considered as important articles OF
dress. IN fact no lady could b.
considered as we'll dressed If sh.
did not have on pair Of stockings.
Picdyune.
Stockings look very nice, $50 ia,
AS they go" but it strikes us that
something else is necessary, to con-
stituts . well-dresssd lady.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-11-27

A horrible kerosene accident oc
Cured near Bordell City. Pa, We'd
nesday night. A number Of men
were sitting around FIRE. and one
of thern.. to make it burn better,
poured capaf kerosene on it. The
remains of the oil in the cup took
fire, and the man threw it down into
the open pail of kerosene, which at
once exploded, GOVERN, all the men
with the burning oil and setting the
house on fire. The men ran out
Of doors with their clothing in
flames, and four ont of FIVE were
burned to death. The bodies oil
four other men were found in the
burned building.