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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-03-01
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We have taken some pains to ascertain the
quantity of Irish potato seed sold in this market
the present season. and find that not less than
$50 barrels have been sold. This is probably
the largest quantity ever sold here, aud indicates
that our people are beginning to look to other
crops than cotton for profitable farming
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-03-01

No, there is no reason why women should
after this endure the great and prolonged suffer
ing incident TO child bearing. II every woman
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ment, they will be convinced of the truth OF the
above statement Ask your druggist Tor it,
A lady from one Of the counties of Middle
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In every instance where it has been used, its
effects have been all that could ask. I consider
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Ion1 0n,
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-03-01

We have received large number Of lists Of
words. constructed from the word +" FLoRIDIAS,"
hut uost of them have reached Us 90 late that we
viii not Be able to examine them and 10 an
uounce the successful contestant in this issue, bat
veil do so in our next. We are sorry to diaap-
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There will be r business meeting of Governors
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important business All members IRE required
n he present.
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Wv SueciaItieS.

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New Advertisements.


THE COTTAGE FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY
l. me, and lately BY Mr.. Bsltzell, opposite Mr..
Rauey's residence. Apply to
]. c. KEMPER.
March l. l86l-1W
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Paints and Oils.


A BIG lot just in, at RAwLs.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-12-16

and presents valuable suggestions for fits inn.
prOvement. call your especial attention also
to the appended report OF the Adv ,y B"a aS
ures for increasing the efficiency of the navy,
and particularly to report as to the character
and number of vessels necessary TO place 1t
upon q footing commensurate with the ne
cessities of the Government. can not too
strongly urge on you my conviction that eve
~ consideration of national safety, economy
and honor imPeratively demands W;.s 9 t,h1or0Isn
citation of the fact that compliance with the
suggestions of the head OF that Depart.
ment and of the Advisory Board must
moneys, earnestly recommend such .appro.
priations as win accomplish the end which
seems to be SO desirable. Nothing can be
than Withholding the means necessary 70 ac-
cOmplish the objects fntrusted by the Constt.
tuition to the National Legislature. One Of
these objects. and one which of paramount
ia% % Sc the the
to the defense Of the United States ana Of
all O.T people s ss1a the %aSx
maintained with foreign gSvsrn1asnts
and that such relations may
BE sse e
teachings of history We shall not forget, In
the life of every nation, emergencies may
arise when . resort TO arms can alone save Us
threatens this people, nor have we any reason
to distrust the friendly professions OF other
governments; but. for avoiding - well as
fepellin9 dangers that may threaten us in
the future, we must be prepared to enforce
any policy which we think wise to adopt.
We must be ready to defend our har-
bors against aggression, to protect BY
the distribution Of our ships of war over the
highways of commerce various Interests OF
our foreign trade. and the Persons and prop
ertyof our citizens abroad 20 maintain every
where the honor of our flag and the disttn-
guished position which we may nghtfully
claim among the nations of the world.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Tho report Of the Postmaster General IL q
gratifying exhibit of the growth and efficiency
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-12-16
POsr-OFFICB DEPARrMBNr.

Tho report Of the Pc stmaster General IL q
gratifying exhibit of the growth and efficiency
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-12-16

A6kxCOkIUkBs
Thereport of the Commissioners Of AgTicul.
ture exhibits results Of the experiments in
when that department has been engaged
during tho past year, and makes tmportanS
suggestions in reference 70 the agricultural
Development Of the country. The steady in
crease Of our population and the consequene
addition 70 tho number of those engaged u
the pursuit Of husbandry are giving to this
department. Q growing dignity and import
ance. The Commissioners suggestions touch
ing its capacity for greater usefulness deserve
attention, as it more and more commence It
seN 70 the interest which Il was created 70
promote.
PENSIONS.
II appears from the report Of the Commits
sioner 81 Pensions that since 1850 7S9.063 orig.
inal pension claims have been fled; 25O,949
Of these have been allowed and inscribed ON
the pension roll; = $50 have been rejected and
abandoned. being 13H per cont Of the whole
number Of the claims settled. There ae now
pending for settlements 90. SO original pension
claims ~ .OlOof which were filed prior to July
i. 1881. These, when allowed, viii involve the
nayment Of arrears from the date Of discharge,
or In case Of IN invalid. from the date OF
death or termination Of prior right In ali
other cases. From all tho data obtainable, .
fCbatisse6 - StEfh Raeel
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-12-16

countries where lG Is not 1tSeu Represented.
This request has within proper limits been
granted. Our agents in Switzerland have
been instructed to protest against the conduct
of the authorities of certain communes in
permitting the emigration to this country OF
criminals or other objectionable persons.
Several such persons, through the co opera
ton of the Commissioner OF Emigration at
ers which brought them. continuance of
this course may prove more effective rem
edy than diplomatic remonstrance.
for the reg1iasion Of Consular privileges have
been concluded with Roumania and Servia
since their admission into the family of Eu-
ropean states. A is natural with contiguous
states having like institutions and like aims
of advancement and development, the friend.
ship of the United States and Mexico has been
constantly maintained The Government has
Government to Q beneficial realization of the
mutual advantages which win result from
more intimate commercial intercourse, and
from the opening of the rich interior of Mex
leo to railway enterprise. I deem It impor-
tant that means be provided to restrain the
lawlessness unfortunately 90 common on the
frontier, and to suppress the f0rays q the res.
Grande.
have preserved International Reace, and their
of intimate friendship. There are encourag-
ing signs of their growing disposition to sub.
ordinate their local interests to those which
graphical relations. The boundary dispute
between Guatemala and Mexico has ahorded
this Government an opportunity to exercise
its good offices for preventing rupture be-
tween those States, and for procuring peace.
full solution of the question. cherish strong
hope that in view Of our relations of amity
with both countries our efforts win meet with
success.
an engagement with Colombia for settling b1
arbitration tho boundary question between
these countries, providing that the post OF ar.
bltrator should be offered sucoeestyeiy 70 ehe
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-12-16

to that humane anu COmmeuU6UA0 engage
ment.
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
The State Department still continues ia
publish to the country the trade and manu-
featuring reports received from United States
officers abroad. The success OF this course
warrants its continuance and such apprOpr-
alton as may be required to meet the rapidly
increasing demand for these publications
With special reference to the Atlanta Cotton
ports was devoted to q valuable collection OF
papers on the cotton goods trade OF the
world.
The International Sanitary Conference, fol
which i'm 1879 Congress made provision, rs.
sembled I'm this city early In January last, and
the sessions were prolonged until March. Al
though it reached no specific conclusion At
fectin9 the future action of participant pow.
ers the interchange of views proved to be
most valuable. The full protocols of the ses.
sions have been already presented to the
Senate.
As pertinent to this general subject, call
your attention to the operations Of tho Ma.
tional Board of Health, established by act Of
Congress approved March Sd, 1879: Its sphere
OF duty was enlarged by the act OF June "a; N
Board was required to institute such meas
ures as might be deemed necessary for pre-
venting the Introduction OF contagious or in
the United States, or from one State to anoth.
er The execution of rnles and regulations
prepared by the Board and approved BY my
predecessor has done much TO arrest che pro-
gress of epidemic disease, and has thus rem.
dered substantial service to the nation. The
International Sanitary Conference to which
have referred adopted form of bill Of
health to be used by all vessels seeking to en-
ter the ports of the countries whose repre-
sentatives participated in iss deliberations
This form has since been prescribed by the
National Board Of Health ana incorporated
! with it's rules and regulations. which have
been approved by me In pursuance OF law
The health of the people Il Of supreme Inn
portance. AU measures looking to their pro-
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-11-19
Dons Gonffofrfs.

Les bons confed6res valent a
Richmond, de 8 a 7 piastres lie
miller. La Banque de T. Branch
& Co., en- a achete $5,000,000 a
3 ct a SIS lie mile. Sill sen trou.
vait parmi nos lecteurs qui en- au.
raient lis pourraient facilement
sen defaire en- correspondent avec
cette banque. Nous croyons que
les confederes vaudront d'avan.
tage dams quelque temps. Ces
banques qui les achetent les font
accepter en- Angleterre, en- echan-
ge pour de For, Get or est en- de-
pot depuis Ia chute de Ia confede-
ration. II y a plusieurs millions,
produits de la vente des cotons
confederes qui, etant en- circula-
ton en- Angleterre produit un in.
teret. Les gouvernemeuts ne
peuvent voler avec autant d'impu.
mite que les individus. Ce depot
ne peut etre achete qu'en bons ou
billets confederes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-11-19

La FAMlLLE GRANT. La magni-
fique service d'argenterie don't le
Mexique a fait don au general
Grant, alors president, qui en- a
transfere la propri&te a Nine
Grant, va 6tre retire des caveaux
de la banque Oh il etait depose
pour etre transiere dams la resi-
dence princiere du general a New
York. 1ndependamment du SER
vice d'argenterie, NJ. Grant a recu
du Mexique IN buffet en- onyx qui
ornera dorenavant sa sale a man.
ger ct qui ma, parait-il pas son pa
reil dams le pays.
Quand il quitta sa residence de
Washington, lie general Grant fit
emballer ct deposer en- lieu sur les
presents don't il a etc comble PEN
dant So carriere publique. Cea
presents remplissent quatre.vingt.
deux enormes caisses, don't Nine
Grant a entrepris le deballage de-
puts quelques jours, avec l'objet de
connaitre en6n la valeur approx.
native des dons acceptes par son
mari. On dit que cette valeur est
enorme, ct qu'aucune maison aux
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-11-19

Les rues de notre village quot.
que ayant etc couvertes d'eau pen
dant Ia derniere avalasse, sont
seches. II est tres rare qu'elles
deviennent impraticables, ceci est
dd a la pente naturelle vers deux
points. lie canal qui emporte la
plus forte portion d'eau est celui
qui passe au Quest de la Place
Madeleine ct qui court vers l'ha.
bitation de M. Area. II est re-
marquable que depuis letablisse-
ment de Get egout notre village a
toujours degorge ses eaux en-
graDde partie par Ia. Nous espe'
rons bien que les autorites cont.
nuront dams leur louable mission,
de tenir tous les egouts de notre
petit village en- bonne ordre, car
ills comprendront bien que ce nest
pas engageant aux etrangers de
visiter un endroit au risque de
s'embourber dams ses rues !; heu-
reusement que de pareilles acci.
dents ne sont pas connues de nos
jours ici.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-11-19
A GREAT PAPER.
The National Family Paper OF
The South.

4S Columns. Do you Take it :?
The SUNNY SOUTH has been
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The last issue comes to us enlarg-
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every body should send for it
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all the papers of the day, and may
Justly be called the national family
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reading matter, with splendid
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for $500 each a year. A single
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Address.
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-11-19
NOTICE.
LAND OFFICE at New Orleans, La.
October 24th 1891.

LAND OFFICE at New Orleans, La.
October 24th 1881.
Notice is hereby given that the
following.named settler has fled
notice Of his intention to make
final proof in support Of his claim,
and that said proof will be made
before the Judge or Clerk of
Court, at Abbeville, La, on No
vember 26th 1881, viz: Firmin
Bauc6, Homestead No. 4532, for
the SW. quarter, Sec. 13, T. II.
S. 2 E., Louisiana Meridian.
lie names the following witnes-
ses to prove his continuous resi-.
dence upon, and cultivation of
said land, viz !: Eli Montague,
Jean NJ. Beauxis, John J. Abshire,
j., and John J. Abshire ST., of
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.
GEO. BALDEY, Register.
Oct.29-'Sl.(5D
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II y a une grande quantite
d'eau sur Ia prairie (; tous les cours
d'eau sont q deborder, beaucoup
de coulees Sc traversent a la mage.
Les chemins won't devenir affreux,
ct meme impassable. Les char
roles sur la vote publique, seront
tres desavantageux a cause de Ia
grande quantite d'eau ct de boue.
Heureusement que ceux qui en-
avaient a faire ont profile du beau
temps pour les faire. La classe
qui souffrira lie plus est lie sucrier,
dependant dix jours dc beauz
temps ct lie vent de nord ramene.
raient les chooses a Petat normal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-11-19

La Vsrite public quelques reflex
ions assez plaisantes sur la queu
de NJ. Gambetta. Nous y lisons
NJ. Clement Laurier est Phom.
me qui lie plus intimement con-
nu NJ. Gambetta. Un jour qu'un
modere lui demandait "Mais en-
fin, ce Gambetta pourquoi ne
coupe-t-il pas sa queu 2" Couper
sa queu repondit le negociateur de
Pemprunt Morgan. Gambetta
couper sa queu. Vous ny songez
pas! II est CONNIE lie kangourou,
il marche avec. Nal eleve, vio-
lent, gfosseur, intemperant, pro-
fondement ignorant, il ma pour lui
qu'une fougue oratoire a laquelle
les gems serieux ne SO laissent ia.
mais prendre. II ne sera jamais
accepte par eux que 81 on le croft
capable d'exercer sur la fraction
la plus avancee ct Ia plus turbu.
lente de Ia democratic ,une infu.
ence decisive, soft CONNIE mode.
rateur, soft CONNIE exciteur. Cette
influence qu'on lui suppose consti.
tue tout son prestige. LIE Jour Oh
il sera assez bette pour couper sa
queu, il tombera a plat pour ne
plus jamais Sc relever.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-11-19
NOTICE.
u. s, LAND OFFICE.

II. S. LHVD OFFICE,
New ORLEANS, La. Oct. 81, '8l. :
Complaint having been made at
this Office by Cesaire Meyers
against Miss Maggie Jamison, for
abandoning her Homestead Entry
No. 477l. dated June 9th 1877,
upon the South East quarter, Sec
ton "a. Township Il, South OF
Range 4 East, iu Vermilion Par.
ish, Louisiana, with a view to
the cancellation of said entry the
said parties are hereby summoned
to appear at this Office on the 29th
of December 1881, at IL o'clock
A. NJ, to respond and furnish tes.
timony concerning said alleged
abandonment.
GEO. BALDEY, Register.
w. N. BURwELL, Receiver.
Oct. 29th 1881.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-11-19

Etats.Unis ne pourra rivaliser
avec celle de l'ex.pr6sident pour
Ia richesse de lameublement.
LIE colonel Frederick Grant, sa
femme ct leu1s deux enfants dow
ent demeurer a l'avenir dams Ia
meme maison que le general. M.
Ulysse Grant, fills, ct sa femme,
battlefront Ia maison Chaffee. NJ.
Jesse Grant ct ga famille occupe.
ront un fiat. N. ct Nine Sartoris
ct leurs enfants, attendus le mois
proclaim, s'installeront probable
ment dams la somptueuse residence
du general.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-11-19

DEPUIs quelques jours les oies
ct les outardes qui nous 6taient
venues il y a trois semaines des
confns du nord, nous rappelant
les approaches de Fhiver, semb!ent
etre rassaziees de notre climat
tempere. Files ont du decider dams
une de leurs conciliabules que les
lacs du nord valent encore mieux
que les marecages du Collie, ct de
ces decisions tres a propos les
voil a qu'elles retournant au nord
par crosses bandes, decrivant leur
triangle, tant connu, ct faisant re.
tentir Pair de leur voix sonores.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-11-19

DEpU1s une semaine lie temps a
subj divers arrangements. La tran.
sition du froid au chaud ct verse
versa a eu lieu. Quoique Ia sal.
son soft fort avancee, il ny a pas
Gu de rigoureux froids, settlement
une glace bien mince etune gelee,
cette saison tardive q ses avanta.
ges. Les sucriers ont le temps
d'emmattelasser des cannes pour lie
plant de pannee prochaipe ct ills
pourront sans precipitation allu.
mer le feu a l'equipage. ct a pepo-
que des glaces la recolte sera
prete a etre expediee au marche.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-11-19
Town Council.
October Sd 1881.

October Sd 1881.
The Council met this day in reg
ular session /; there were present !:
Leonce Perret, Mayor, Joseph j.
Abadie, J. 0. Lege and O. Bour-
que absent: Solomon Wise.
The minutes Of the previous
meeting Of the Council were read
and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Abadie, re-
solved, that a tax Of ten mills on
the dollar be assessed and collect.
ed on all property subject TO tax.
alton within the Corporation of
Abbevllle, for the year 1881 !;
that said taxes when collected shall
be distributed and appropriated
as provided by existing municipal
law.
On motion the collector was
directed to deliver all uncollected
licenses for the year 1881 to the
Attorney who will proceed to en-
force payment Of the same.
The claim of Geo. E. Lyons,
jailer, was allowed. for the sum
Of $500.
Joseph J. Abadie and R. c.
Smedes were appointed as a COM
mittee to examine the reports of
the officers and report at the next
meeting of this body.
LEoNcE PEaREr, Mayor.
". B. WHITE, Secretary.