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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-12-14
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,OBBINS ELECTRIC SOAP

Having obtained the agency o.
his celebrated soal, Tor y ihcv1lleI
nd vicinity, append the op'n-
VI Of some If our best people aS
o lis merits. We have hcen
sing for the last , months the
,ohbi"s' Electric soap. made ly
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a.. and tinL that it washes aud
:'caus the clothes. more 'apldiy
nd more thoronghl, aol i IN
he erd cheaper than any "tier
Dap we have ever used III orr
amily. We can heartily rer"m
mend it and a >inrlc r'al WI
.a,.vince AL of the correttncsS "'
,ur assertions.
WM. MoUToN.
E. | ADDISON.
ARCHIE YOUNG.
4. i,ACDUR.
I desire all my friends and Gus
toners to give This splendid soal
one trial so they may know Just
how good the best soap IN the
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am sure you will nse no other.
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! Abbe7s;lIe, La. So'e Agent.
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WM. MoUTON.
E. | ADDISON.
ARCHIE YOUNG.
1 | ,CnIIIl
NOTICE.

The assessment Rolls for the
year 1880, are now complete. aud
in my possession. Persons owing
taxes for said year are hereby no
tilted to come aud pay the same
without dely.
G. B. SHAW,
Sheriff & Collector.
Oct, 9th 1880.
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Livery Stable.
Al

The undersigned would respect
fully inform the public that he
has opened Livery Stable in the
Town of Abbeville, where he is
nreuared to hire horses, car.
r;a oes hacks etc. and receive the
ame at very moderate prices.
OpHlLIAs B0URQUE.
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want it,

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y.},,r soAnd raaa;na Tor old and
,,..;.r. a,,d it cnniaiu- q reliable
al.,i cpnr,,lchens ve summary OF a
the importent news.
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MoBiEY 4 CO. J. NJ ROBINSON.
NEW ORLE.4.N.>
Lightning Rod Works
lind Genfrol Fnrfo,y Agency,
Rtorgnmiztd
II. VI RAhiusSAn
!. VI. Robinson,


of florida @eneral agent.
Formerly of Savannah Lightning
Rod Factory Is years ago. Has
had 90 years experience in this
Branch of Business,
Manufacturers, Inventors, importers
and Dealers IN all Kinds Of
LIGHTNING RODS AND
LIGHTNING ROD NATE
RIALS.
The Oldest Established Company
Ionth and the only house Of the
kind in South western Country.
Robinson's Silver Cables" a
speciality. These Gables are con-
tinuous, having no joints. They
are the safest protector against
.ghtning ever invented. This
Company has been, is now, and
will be, for the remainder Of this
year. through the western and
northern parishes Of Louisiana,
represented by its gentlemauly
salesmen Messrs. E. E. Anding, Of
La; S. w. Greene. of Miss E. G.
Pritchard, of S. c., G. G. Pitch
ard. offs. c.; and }. NJ. Robinson,
Of Fla. This Company puts up
the Silver Gables and all other
Rods cheaper than they were ever
Ioffered to the Public before.
Skillful workmen employed
Orders promptly attended to and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Office, ,293 St. Charles St., cor.
Calliope. june 23-6m.
New Orleans.
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PAY YOUR BACK
TAXES

AND GET RID OF PENAL
TIES, INTEREST AND
COSTS.
The undersigned is prepared to
pav back taxes, State and Parish.
A liberal discount on all back
Parish taxes will be allowed yb
him and if settled before January
lst 1881, all interest and penal
ties will be RENTED.
W ". EDWARDS,
Ahbeville, aug 2Ist 1880
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Gns-L;t Life Illustrated

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The 57th Volume,

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sanuements y hch W. ar tnabi~d .
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-10-15

There is an impression that
rarely or never follow
mechanical pursuits or engage in
manual labor. The arrival in
New York of the prosecuted and
exilcd Israelites from Russia
disproves this idea Augustus
Binswanger, Esq, Of this city, has
been notified by the Union Of
American Hebrew Congregations
of New York that the following
tradesmen would arrive in that
city during the past week, and
asking him if places could be
found for them in St. Louis :
brewer, 2 painters, l jointer,
tinsmith, l glider, l carriage
maker, 7 tailors, l rope maker,
roofer, l cooper. l mason,
tobacconist, five farmers.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-10-15

The oyster crop Of the north
promises to be a failure this fall
largely to the late cold winter.
In Chesapeake bay the ice froze
over the oysters, sufocating many
of them to death, and afterwards
when it broke up raking the
beds and tearing the oysters from
their mornings. Prince bay and
the Statan Island beds, from
which New York derives its chief
supply of oysters, have suffered
greatly from the mussels and the
bore-worm, a very deadly parasite,
The northern cities will have to
fall back on the exteme south,
Our own dealers ought to rear
some Of the profits Of this oyster
famine.-N. 0. Democrat.
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The St. Louis Globe Democrs

The St. Louis Globe Democrat
says "A correspondent asks if
the President protein. of the Senate
has the casting vote in the event
of a tie. He has not. His name
is called on the roll with that of
other members, and he answers to
it as Mr.. Bayard, or Mr.. Anthony,
or whatever it may be. If there
is a tie vote when the Vice Pres
ident of the United States is not in
the chair the proposition is lost.
This frequently happened under
Andrew Johnson's Administration
when a condition of affairs similar
to the present existed as to the
presidency Of the Senate. The
President protein. Of the Senate is
not ex.oficio, Vice President Of
the United States, altho ugh he is
the "heir apparent" to the pres.
idency ; hence he does not ex.
ercise the constitutional preroga'
tive Of the Vice President in the
matter Of the casting vote"
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"LINES TO MY FRIEND C. j. E."
BY CHIQUITA.

I would give to you a token
To store in Memory's urn;
IT'S a flower whose name is Friendship.
Will you give me one in return?
IT'S a flower whose gentle fragrance
Will the breath of angels SEEM
Breathing joy and sweet contentment
Where pale Sorrow reigns as queen.
Cherish it with sweet attention,
1t with beauty will repay-
Bloom the brighter when clouds gather
Ger life's lone and sad pathway.
Far beneath its shining petals
Is a little pearly tear
Shed by sympathy for sorrow
To the wanderer ever dear.
Fame and fortune will throw round you
Many flowers Of lovely hue,
But you'll find none half so lovely
AS the one I give to you.
These flowers may be more brilliant,
And a brighter ray impart-
Touch them not! Thorns are on them
That will pierce and Mound thy hart.
Louisville, KY, July 80, 1881.
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What will become of the British

What will become of the British
tar, should his grog be stopped?
It may be, whatever the conse.
quences, for the reform has been
discussed in the House of Commons
apropos Of a resolution offered
by Mr.. Cairno, who said that
though the amount of spirit served
out to each man is small, teetotalers
are in the habit of selling their
liquor to those who are fond of it.
Grog is often given to petty
officers as a bride by men who are
anxious to escape being reported
and punished. Mr.. Cairno thought
that, although exposed to extremes
of climate, sailors work better with
out the stimulus Of ardent spirits.
Teetotalers in the ravy are always
selected for special duties on the
ground that they are more trust
worthy. The sailors get the eighth
of a pint of rum per diem, and this
might produce no drunkenness, if
the pratice Of selling rations could
be stopped. seamen also permit
their rations to accumulate for a
bouze on a particular day. The
new regulations forbid the service
of spirit-ration to those under
twenty years of age. The allow
anee of rum to officers is to be
stopped, as they do not drink, but
only sell it. Sailors who choose
can have hot chocolate, and there
is some talk of giving the
abstainers an equivalent in the
shape of increased wages.
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State Of Louisiana,

18th DISTRICT CoURT,-Parish of Yer
milion-No. 637.
Succession of E. Vilmond Breaux.
BY virtue of an order granted
by the Hon. District Court in the
matters of the above entitled and
numbered succession, notice is
hereby given that there will be
sold at public auction, to the last
and highestsbidder, at the late res
idence of the deceased. on
Tuesday 18th dayofN ovember 1881
the following described property
of said succession to wit !:
One certain tract Of land lying
and situated in this parish on the
west bank of the Bayou Vermil'
ion containing twenty arpents
more or less superficial area boun'
ded above by Adelbert Broussard
below by R. S. Perry, east by ba'
you Vermilion, west by Louis Thi
beaux.
One dwelling house.
One kitchin and out houses.
One lot of lumber.
One lot of fencing and garden
pickets.
One gentle horse, saddle ane
bride.
One skif.
Bedsteads. beds and bedding.
A lot of household furniture
and many other articles too MI
merous to mention.
Terms Cash.
Given under my official sigma
ture this 18th day Of October, A
D. 1881.
G.. B. Shaw, Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-10-15

There seems no longer any
doubt that there are Southern
cotton mills that can sell clothes
below the Eastern mills, and make
better dividends, Mr.. Francis
Cogin, manager Of the Augusta
(Ga.) cotton factory, says:
Southern mills can sell cloth
one.half cent less per yard than
the New Egland mills, and still
make more money than they do
Mr.. Bussey, Of the Eagle and
Phoenix mills, Of Columbus, Ga,
says the Southern manufacturer
has one nine-tenths cents pei
pound advantage over the North
These two gentlemen have nc
superiors as factory managers, OF
for solid sense integrity, in New
England or elsewhere. but theil
statements are borne out by the
actual facts, and are not denied
Meas.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-10-15

Mosquitoes are pretty bad on
the prairie, especially early in the
morning before the heat Of the
day and in the afternoon late.
Horses appear to be annoyed a
great deal by them. They collect
in droves Of fifty and sixty heads
in order to protect themselves.
This last week the thing was gen
eral all over the prairie. There
has been so very little rain this
year that these insects were scarce
on the prairie, but since the last
rains ; it seems they have bred
rapidly in the grass and fiat ponds
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-10-15

The sugar farmers Of Vermilion
are rapidly making the necessary
preparations for the rolling sea-
son which will soon be on hand.
Messrs. Webb and Hebert Of
iberia, having got through in lay
ing the foundation Of Messrs. Bag
ley Bros. new sugar house F.; have
been working Oh Mr.. Areas sugar
mill foundation. since a couple o.
weeks. Mr.. Area has bought 8
steam engine, the same will be in
readiness to grind this coming
crop Of cane.
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ForSale.

A desirable little properly r.
uated at Perry's Bridge, ~
miles from Abbeville, messa.'1
23s feet deep by 264 feet llO ~
dwelling house. kitchen ana !. a.
out houses. This pro roper. , 4
fine business place and Is v o. J
west bank of the Bayou .s,st
ion, all improvements ls .rs "a
" new. Around said PIae a.tresl
a number Of umbrella CHIMES hn t.ess
growing, peach trees, p pun snotba
and orange trees. AAnno c :
tract Of land and ln imp ~ : %
measuring about s 8 a;Tss = B.yea,
about do,u 200 yards from the e 'tbisof
For particulars Apply
fee or to :. N. Fss!s.
Perry's Br'oss'
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-10-15

A drove ofcattle, mixed, passed
through orr town Sunday, en-
route for market. Our prairies
furnish a fine article Of market
table cattle, at this season Of the
year. There is no better market
cattle than the Attakapas stock.
They are slick when they arrive
on the market, and they have not
lost one pound of flesh.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-10-15

The bricks to be employed in the
building Of the Parish Jail, have
been hauled up. We expect soon
to see the contractor at work, en-
ploying hands, masons, day-labor,
etc. These can all be found right
at home. W. suppose, Of course
that a great deal Of the money col
-lected for the above work, vii.
remain here.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-10-15

ONLYA PRINTER.-The follow
ing tribute to the noble preserv.
alive art we find in a contemporary,
and we commend its strong
contrast to the intelligent reader.
"He was only a printer" Such
was the sneering remark of a
leader Of aristocracy. Who was
the Earl of Stanhope? He was on.
ly a printer. Who is Prince
Frederick William-married to
the Princess Royal of England ?
BE, too, was only a printer. Who
was William Caxton, the father
of literature ? He was only a
printer. Who were G. P. Morris,
N. P. Willis, j. Gales, G.
Richardson, Horace Greedy,
Bayard Tylor, Charles Dickens,
Theirs, Jerold. George D.
Prentice, and Senators Dix,
Cameron, and Niles? They, too
were printers. What was Ben.
iamin Franklin? He also, was a
printer. Every one cannot be a
brains are necessary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-10-15
POLICE JURY.

On Monday, the Ord day Of o.
tober, A. D., 1881, the Police Jury
met in regular session at the court
house.
Were present Howard Hoff-
pauir, President, and the follow.
ing named members, viz Messrs.
Severien Primeaux, Joseph Ira
han and A. Vanslyke.
Assent Messrs. D. Nunez, L..
Thibeaux and J. T. Broussard.
The minutes of previous meet.
Ing were read and adopted.
The Finance Committee made
the following report
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
To the Honorable President and Members
Of the Police Jury Of the Parish Of
Termilion.
Your finance committee beg
leave to report as follows :
That since the last report they
have examined the tax collectors
books and vouchers and from
them it appears that since the last
report the tax collector has col
lected as follows:
From Licenses ofl881 $195.0U
Taxes 1880 currency
Taxes 1878 currency 2.326.73
Total in cash 2.511.73
In taxes of 1878 probably war
rants $50
In taxes of 1875 probably in
warrants 3.91
In taxes of 1876 67.92
1877 1899
Total back taxes 245.2 %
The amount arising from the
sale of delinquent tax lands not
given, the committee was referred
to the acts OF sale on record which
the committee had not sufficient
time to examine.
The committee were shown no
vouchers for the payment of any
OF the above sums into the parish
treasury, the tax collector not
being present himself and his dep
uty having none.
All of which is respectfully sub.
mitted.
A. VANsLYKE,
W. W. EDWARDS,
OF the Finance Committee.
Received, read, adopted and
ordered to be published this 3rd
day of October A. D., 1881.