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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-04-16
Another Virginia Cave.

correspondent writes 4 cave has re
Gently been discovered! On Clear Fork. on
The land Of Thomas Walker. Having
heard # this cave, |. with s>me others
determined 10 explore II Leaving Mr. A.
Is. Shawcr's and travelling several miles in
an eas,efly direction, We rsined up our
sieesls al the =, Sderce of Mr.. Walker.
where We provided ourselves with lights.
matches. *. ee@sary for the exploration
oi SUCH huge, deep cavern, some Others
II the imn.e,:la,e vicinity accompanying
us. We soon arrived a, the entrance.
which IS about twelve feet in diameter.
After descending ti:iy or sixty fee, by
u.eans Of pole, which was al an angle of
slxiy-.lvc degrees, we found ourselves in
the main cave. lhs frs, thing which al.
tractet our attention was lot OF bones.
/ among which were some skulls which ssa
no doubt the remains of human bodies
iAai were ihroAu into the cave by the In
dians or some Other untielized cas- OF
peop.c III ancient times. Alter giviag
| these a careful examination We moved
| about lo examine the pet-liied snakes
n-hes and III cr phetofaena which We were
not ab.c u suiye So We .e!t them with The
mystery lingering on our minds We soon
CAME - al entrance Icat.ng into 4 neatly
| furnished ruom euhcilisned with 4 cho,ce
selection oi natural ornaments far superior
10 any artificial Work which We had ever
beneli. There was in i, u sui.icicn, uuan-
uit OF furniture IL ill up shc interior of
drawing rootn. From here We went Ia a
more cesolAsc part cs the cave. where the
Jagged, ialL.s,ic ro1ks looming up out of
tne darkness, seem 10 threaten danger
Here NC spent a long time ha.ioo.ng and
listening toNuuI tones cchoing and reccho-
Iag ~ We aladen caterns. We then pro-
ceeGc,h hon~ard. when suddenly We came
=. 10 nigh step-on, but not SD steep but TIA.
We could get~iown without much dtilcuity
w hen We Ut to the foot uf The stcp-off we
found the cave 10 be much wider and We
could see Us far AS our lights permitted
there We noticed small hoie III The bed .:
The rocks, into which We dropped a slon,
and listened for several seconds when "a,
last We heard il drop with Il loud splash
into a pool of water. We were now fully
a ntle from the entrance. anu had been
waking two hours without reaching the
extremity OF the cave. Becoming weary
from Walking and leing oppressed wi.A Ia.
damp, heavy atmospheric, We decided tt
return aud were soon lnhaiing the pure ali
tr )in without.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-04-16
All Mad.

A q meeting of the Detroit Ladies Be !
nevolen, Society. held the other day., it vas
resolved that Il committee OF tour ladies be
appointed 10 canvass for donations, aud IN
tnc couroe or their perambulations this
committee dropped into Mr. Wlxhan's
office. lie. received them as gentleman
should, and after the usual formantles one
oi them began:
MIR. Nlxhan, We are asking aid for b..
nevolent purposes
An, Yes. Benevolcnce is a bump which
should be cultivated Are you looking after
poor iolhs:'
We ars.'
"Very proper-vcry proper. You all
have children o. your 0wni'
Al Of them are well fed, we'll clothed
and well cared FOR, are ,hcy..'
Yes, SIR.
''Ihat's very proper. | presume their
stockinssare properly darnet buttons IN
! tlixiE places, and lLey say their prayers
when they 81 to bed Am | cnrrcctf e
The woL4eR looked at each other in
| sly way, and then al him, and one # THEM
| said. E
We sia.l be happy for any contriou-
ton
.1es'n,, yss IN. You don't want this
conllbdtlDsis your osn families, eh ;
No sr :" answered four yoices IL cAo-
rus
| We'll, am some what inclined - BE-
neyo.eucG HardlX. day passes that
don't 90 sotiie,ains Tor charity. Here's au
Old ahco,mp d s.t ag..ina hr -
-kne =. Ae'. as1a up and having close lime
- get al4Yz, and ses-e'd-y cance-et iAs
csUi-
Ole1ot TIC eansnssers turned r.f. wh.s
an blue, and .oJss oua ot ,lIe wln,io !.
Iha; aa- her husband, and Hi1Aau d.1u'
KNOW IL
And yesterday | found poor, foFio.n
.coains attic boy out here cry!u. a!ia hun
ger AM co.d. lie sad ul- uallle - as o.4a
my. and he lived a. - --s.Eeei. Ii
| hahn, .sea asard q ceG4b<d -. = wec.
aaa fell ss.i tor aita- / ~A- Gao. - ia>
aiaaa hoa.e and ted him. Sli IL aApys
away
An0.le. woman suddenly looked ~. G
the wludo.. a2d Ler pulse ran up - o.
hundred ala twenty minute, but ati
: aaa " As as .auo<ru, 50 laAo II al
! ANON icoge il.al il " 2s le. by.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-04-16
shinston Isl iOtLe- John

John Washington. Georges elder bI.ot1-
er, was the real 'lather OF his Country III
having made George what he Was. john
w ashlngton was a careful, metnodicai bus
mess MAN, and he had nletnodicaI busl-
pess man Of George. lie taught him care
1ul habits, 10 keep an account nl every pen
nv received and expended, The resuil vi
which is seen IN numerous meiAoranda
kept by that great isasi Tor q graceful cum
try. which always pays the highest lhick
FOR autographs. George was also plR--is
iearu surveying. not that he should oeeouie
[ q professional surveyor, but iii order 10 ii
hun Tor The career whlll his brother IN
| tended him 10 pursue, that OF Operating II
| lands How vel! John succeeaed III tais
lnay be seen 10y reference 10 any o@2era-
| phy OF George, which v ii. s.los thai 1t
| hau grea, ,a.eni for sel.c;iag good laad-
and lie exer,iseu liseiy 'ac11-iy III "Dla4a
lug item. Say wha, you siI 1ro'-'
" ashington had an eye 10 The niaii
cnauce, and ii some ot The pu-Ac men y
tbs Gay should Ie iound sipiolFlzs.ni i
| public .aaus rs nc did there would doubt
less &c = howl against the 'uaunoi-o4l>a
and demand .rom lne opposition press 10
an 1nveSsigatinH Coiulaikiee 10 s<Aa IL
persons and papers, anu, aA4..s IL
| u.eu4bcis of The coua4isIee were farAl,ae'
with share o. The pogs, they %o44i L
II very apt - get out aref%s-t oi o<e3 - ~
fascs a. lie expense ol Lie sAAs9! Is-
.Aser llic " sAnink.on lade aSeaas o'ii
. VARIOUS parts Vi tnr county survey IL al
.ec4i-g sAluaols uaGis ID lis sec5-n
Anu lie managed 50 sel the very l-ss III
: was 10 BE had foT q shiian1 All acre
, early lie Geurge " aai4lDgtoa ~sus q
with has surveyors anu pioneers hiu-ss
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-04-16
.usic Prod aerd by Plane.

Considerable iIi.fesi LAS been aroused
IN German musical circles by Ffiednch
h .=tner pyropi4Jnc, no. being exhibited
II Large Jolln adjoining The Couvcrsa.
tl0us caa!. Of. Baden i5algn- The .us,ra
iacnt resembles al crgan II construction
and appearance, n lar As It's keSboafd
ani pipes afc JnCerhoi, nu. the latter
arr II a.ie 8! ya.s .ns.cad of meta! OF
wood, and -tIls ,oacs they gt,e forth Ia
Obedience so-iAc pressure oi the Players
i = oa The KY are rEo4lcei bJ The
.cltou ri s!n,g. upon tsiels atmospheric
&c liz ciss. Jels Il lighted aaa, divided
.ngo ii ce-sta4u nliII1er oi Small Iitues, arc
freed INTO tL.-@e glass eslisders, the
/ .s:l.ta aEid d.a4Ies er i which aFe regulated
! II .ccoflaacc ST tia depta " lsisni os
/ The note desired to ~ produced. aai the
I fera.i ~ segn AL s<rtees serses CT
suzsaiasai nusscal sounds, peculiar IN
/ tuasiGs, h.g Dca-.ag soaue aisialty 10 .aosc
/ eA.clssi !go.a al oEtiiaAff blast organ
,.ssder ihe i1s1uencr II tsls s-ctiona. OF
1ais.,,a s&op Ii. p5fo! a1sae a. sfcsrai On
. s.ex u. is.4e-l- Ds.e1l Las a cutD,Ass O.
ua4s .so Irtavrs aai = hall, AID con-
J -it.sfa1.c forc- - requisite 10 manipulate
sav krt Doard, Qn!ux u Tic weight os ,hs
,as ,ap1s -. - iaoiloa by eaeA pressure
tlrcss.ary - The prldlegtoa of hate.
,olae .. = gGass pipes a,c c,eLs isst long,
. and stae i1-A1.f2Qaa !ens. Ii " Tie soun1
sraera.lng nA11lc admitted 10 shetn II ~ <
/ .rra lncsatr- Tar e..cst u: performance
! apoa ii4is eslrsous iasIratneni. ~AsEa 1-l
s..c foasu Il winch !. Is &C. up ~i+h liEu
;. Ar4. a. soassd o; q Aifaase aad ucrasthI,
cIlA after. Is drscfIbcd III o-ranaa mu=1ca
Journals a. extremely impressive
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-04-16
TIE AFTERMATH

The CLAM our Of the aftei-light
Lay clear and fsir al ns tie sBy,
And ade the pathway very bright
As home we wandered-thou ou and I.
The meadow-nis.s were lying low;
A shadow tel the river side
The wat. took the western glow.
And peace, gray peace. spead far and wild
A ober hf arto jness was ours
So ETH the earth, the sky SO strange;
And We had Civ en- in su my hours
Our youthful hearts their widest range.
We fingered in the meadow-path
Touched By the tw'light's silent spell,
While from the sun = feet aftermath
A subtle glory rose and fell.
Dim, wis ful, thoughts within US grew,
ForebC dings Of the life to be,
Till with ruii len thIi we knew
Tines touch Of imm rtality
| For al the won Ter and the awe.
| Far-.dening within the west
! Seen g with a mystic point to draw
| Our hearts into is X ndly ret.
| Ytt still i faded, faded fast,
And nil ht crept up tt o eastern slope
| But o or our lives a Strength had passed
/ And l. + us with larger hope.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-04-16

Stories have often been told Of eagles fy-
ing away with ,hila1en, bu, there are very
lev authenticated Instances O. tie KIND.
Last wtth a genuine case OF this sort OF
child abduction tocA Place al Milton. \. {.
The lulaut child Oh Major " illiarn Daniels
Was leit b. liz nurse 81 tie Al.cLen door.
An age s@o.ped down and picked up The
taby. wlo ieu. h Cesr. rsieis, ou, ~i,hou;
avail. The eagle found ihc child rather
heass aL0 Lao difficulty In Using into the
ii; wlh II. v hen auou, SIX leei above
The gioaLu The child dress gave way and
Ia I'LL. blt Il 10 Tie ground, ~Al4e the eag.e
lev L wl.h pali u lie lEess Ii lis .a.uns.
lie 0aOs Was sou.e~ hat bruised, tut NO
LauIs L1il- he casse Vas SOON a.sel
sllu. an0 meas uTec seven feet from tip Il
TIP.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-04-16
The Observer,
HlIIsborough, N. c.

"ELP YOURSELVES by making money
III when : golden chance Is offered. thereby
always keep ng povert from your ioor TnoSe
who always take advanLa oi the Cd chance eS
tpf making money IN are one ed, generally
becone wealthy wht those who do not i'm
prove such chances rema II Ia pON erty. We want
many meu. women, boys and girls TO WORK LOT
Us ri int in tn ir own iCCa tiles The business
VIII pty lpofe than ten ines ordinary wages.
We furnish ali eXpcis I've outiit and all that you
need. Tree, No one WHO engages fall, TO make
money very rap."ly. You can utVote your
whole [ M to the work. or Only your pare mo
mems. Full inf1rInai ion and all that IS need q
sen, free. AddTe1s eIlNSON CO., Portland
Maine.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-04-16

~ - outrt sent free 10 those who wish 20
u - tuga<e IN tie most pleasant anu
M ptonlaNle business known: s"ers,
W. thing neN. capital not required We
" III .ur Isl ou evetyth ng. $40 day ani up
wards is easily made with Ut staying away
tr1u h me ever night No rtsa whatever.
M1Ivnew workers waite! al once Many are
making furtuuts Al the busihe s Ladies make
a. II i, Il a men sni NoNnG boys nd eir 8
maAe great pay. NJ ne W Q 5 Wang 70 "oFA
IA u make more money every cav thai can
ne made II a Wee II any OriHafy employ t1.ni.
I'll - wa rka." At Cute " ! rni "A Tort road
All Z, Maine.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-04-16
S. l( }

S1n ou'rt furnished fr,e. with full In
''AO sitNSEouS lor ,oIdu ng the most
F4S4't.At4t tANiLt - that any t eusa - IN
! Ae puS n - j. 20 10 learn. alu car IN
stlu ttth> @rt 50 simple ana tia Il. thai any
uhe 'ah MAKE : CAL lsurt nom LIE yeIh art.
NJ on can ltit " no " ming 10 work Women
Z sutcs 5 Y. a ulrn. B0ss and efr : can
earn aisr sum. MsIE have in3dc at The bust
IA IS over ole hundred eausaJs IN q ngle " eS,
MOI hing ihe even Allow. ter re- All wt9 en-
gage are surprised al he cas- aid fapidi V
I'll wAlch Ia y ore abe . IL ke money "a
eau engage IN lhls business 0u iug your snare
time a great IiO. You 90 not atr 10 iuye {
capita Ia L We taAe ali the 1hose v uo
iced ready moLey shou Wit TO US at once
n! iurn shed fr> Address lkUE CO. Av.
guata. Maine
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-04-16

In .e.s turi1 aa4 va.zt exported.
x3ec ). ,uNt, teeI aud poEA. * po.ScI :
xi.. ..sJ -i1 COTTON III bales, ~ poFleu,
s-.- ,11u ,Lso, Gols. atla si.seT, pfoiues
II loou, So, 80 o%u, tobacco and IL
lnaLtlaetLc, expired, VI, AZ 1so ,
..e.Toleum. exported. .ior uaaI scaE,
80 .2ys, ,t25.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-04-16
Z / | T.

THE ORANGE COUNTY OBSERVER Ii pub
lshed at the County Seat OF Orange, and VIII
te furnished 70 subscriber for as per annum
II 81 90 for six montns.
Advertisements inserted a. the rate o. * 90
Der square dQ linrs) FOR lrst insertion, aDd -
cent, yer square Tor caca al III nal insertion
Local Eutiec ten cents pei lie.
An marx denote. your subscription b "a
xrirei or IS due AMI you are respectfully 70
,ucste1 70 settle
Tho Editor VIII not be responsible for views
entertained ana expressed by correspondents
Address all letters on Dusinessto
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-09-17
MAMMALS BADDIsH BOY.

BY HOWARD M. FULLER.
Cutting steamships on the chair,
Cutting off the dolly's hair,
Cutting paper on the stair,
Cutting capers everywhere,
That's Willie.
Making "doggies'' on the wall,
Making mud-pies in the hall,
Making ''horse lines" ofmy shawl,
Making trouble for us all,
That's Willie.
Hammering upon the floor,
Shouting till his throat is sore,
Making all youths batteries roar,
All OF this and even more,
That's Willie.
Selling all his finest clothes,
Stumbling out his "French kid" toes,
Dirty cheeks and dirty nose,
Caring little how he goes,
That's Willie.
All! my heart is sore and sad,
Thinking OF my naughty lad,
Other mammas never had,
Never had a boy so bad
But when cuddled down to sleep,
And his arms around me creep.
Asking God his soul to keep,
Then in tender love weep,
Then / know hold too cheap,
My precious Willie.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-01-29
The New York Commercial has

NVtAsA
discovered that the postal service
has grown some during the
century. 1t saws: If Benjamin
Franklin could look on for five
minutes at the New York postofhce
and see the wagons that 60 and
come with the mails he would
probably recall the time when, in
1854, he took the entire mail for
New York and Boston from the
Royal postofice in Philadelphia in
the top of his broadbrimmed hat
and carried it to the ferry at Della.
ware because the carrier couldn't
come around on account of the
deep SHOW.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-01-29

1t has heen found that 0 1000
newspapers are published, iuclud.
ing under that name periodicals OF
all kinds. About onehalf of these
are published in the English
language, the United States con.
tributing no less than $500 !; Ger.
many comes second, then Great
Britain, followed by France and
Italy. The greatest newspaper
city in the world is Paris, where
no less than 1900 are published.
London is but little behind while
the largest American city, New
York, is responsible for only 500
Exchange.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-01-29
N,t;ce.

I would respectfully inform my
customers who owe me, that it is
time that they should return the
assistance granted them during
the past year by coming up and
settling their accounts. Thanking
all for their liberal patronage, |
am pleased to give notice hat on
Monday, the 18th inst, | will
commence and continue to sell at
cost, for Cash alone till Mardi-
Gras, when / will put in New
Stock, Cheap, Cheap for Cash.
A. D. MARTIN.
Jany. 1881.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-01-29
"The Beautiful Snow !"

Hvt ne ro.. disputed poem
bearing thai ialDs, but tn. verlta'
bic, genuine pure and unadultera-
ted article itself, fresh from the
celestial labratory, came to US III
thin drifting aeeces, about 5
O'Clock Sunday evening, the wind
then belug east, southeast /; speed
lily changing to the northeast,
filling the cool air with heavy
fakes which soon coated every
thing an exquisite, white hue.
By morning everything was Gov
cred, and the scene presented re.
sembled a winter in the Gland
o'wooden nutmegs' more than in
the Solid Sunny South. Chickens.
cattle and domestic animals seem
ed at a loss how to account for the
unnatural condition Of the ground,
and were loathe to stir from their
lodging places.
In town the boys took posses.
sion and snow balls few thick and
fast, the mania for snowballing
was not confined to any class but
was general, lawyers, merchants,
clerks and big boys, participating
with a zeal which showed plainly
that they relished the sport.
The average depth of snow was
at least four inches, and in places
where it had driftcd it was from
6 to 7 inches. in depth. This was
the first heavy fall of snow since
Dec. 81, 1876, when the fall was
nearly if not quite equal to the
present one.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-01-29
Martins Patent Moss Collar is
the chapion Collar of the South.

President Garfield will be the
FIRST President of the United States
to enjoy the unique pleasure of
of entering the White House
accompanied by his mother as
well as by his wife. A proud
moment for that mother She is
now rs. 1t has been one of Gen
Garfeld's peculiarities to attend
all the great base ball matches
played within easy distance Of
him. At Washington he used to
slip out of the House late on after.
noon sessions in order to be in at
the finish Of a game. Unlike Sir
Edward Thornton, who nsed to
view the sport in the out6eld from
his carriage, Gen. Garfield went
straight to the front row of seats
in the grand stand, and kept tally
for himsslf, watching the game as
inteutly. and getting as much in
terested in it as if he had thou
sands on the result.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-01-29
ANI>pNNN ~ ~
November 8. 1879.-tf.
POLICE JURY.

Monday, Nov. 18th 1880.
The Police Jury met this day
according to adjournment.
Present: Howard Hofpanir,
President. and Messrs. Broussard.
Trahan, Vanslyke, Nunez and
Primeaux.
Absent : 1'hibeaux.
Minutes Of previous meeting
read and adopted.
The official returns Of the spe.
|cial election held at the different
precincts in this parish on the I'd
day Of November, 1880, in order
to take the sense Of the property
taxpayers as to levying a tax to
build a Jail were submitted and
compiled BY the Police Jury, and
showed the following result
For Jail Tax" $50 votes
Against Jail Tax" 100
Maj. for Jail Tax $50.
And it was thereupon ordered
that the Clerk of this body cause
to be published and promulgated
in the official Journal a detail re-
suit of said election according to
Sec. 4. act No 81 of the General
Assembly approved April 10th
1880.
Art LIST Resolved. that J. O.
Leg6 surety on he bond Of Fert,
gns l6ge, in the case Of the STAT
of Louisiana vs. FAregns Lege
which bond was declared forfeited
onetbe 7th day of Sept. 1880, be
allowed 70 settle the amount due
the parish on said bond, viz
Eighty dollars by crediting tn,
parish with the sum Of Eighty dol
lars on the judgement in favor of
eaid J. 0. Legs by the Parish Of
Vermilion, and paving the cost,
of the forfeiture OF the bond and
the fees of the District 4 attorney
Art I'd Resolved further, thu
the parish Treasurer he authorizes
10 settle viii J. o. Legs by Civ
ing him 2 receipt for sald So
upon Bald Leee giving him sac
Treasurer a receipt for said
amount in account Of bis juagmeb.
against the parish and endorsing
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-01-29
ALL IT.

The Recorder, Americas. Ca,
saws : CLERKS, Senators, Repre-
sentatives, Doctors, Lawyers
Citizens, in public and private
life, are testifying by the thous.
ands, and over their own sigma
lures, that a remedy has been
found for Bright's Disease of
the Kidneys and for Diabetes :;
these are respectively known as
Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure and Warmers Safe Diabetes
Cure
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-01-29

Mortons Western Farmers al.
manac for 1881 is ON our table
and a neat little work it is almost
indispensable to the tiller of the
soil, containing as it does so many
useful hints and items. Enclose
10 cents to J. P. Morton & Co.,
Louisville, Ky, for q copy.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-01-29

In the war Of the Rebellion, the
contending armies, as recently f.
cured up by Gen, Marcus J.
Wright Of the Federal service,
numbered each, Union forces
100000 F.; Confederate forces
100000. With such wonderful
odds the "Johny Rebs' held the
boys 10 The blue a pretty stiff
fight. TIE Rebs may be "sorry"
tina. they fought, but they are
ceraMl> not ."ashamed' Of the
way they fcpglt. >,.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-01-29
+ Il NJ s.,

The ugsloioSA1, g published weekly
in English and Trench, at two oclt'Fs
a.. .Ftr cents pea slaCD payap'e II
advance. ,o m
Advertisements Willie inserted at si.OU
Der arr~ . II ten Ines, or less, Tor each
insersioW. Mt,
Advertisements published in English
Md french will be charged for both Ian
guages. =
10 .;ver.isemant wiii ne i7e,iied for
less than two dollars and fifty cents.
PAYMENT OF all edvertisemenfs is con
.idered due Immediately after the's first
pnbii" .tiol.
Advertisements not naked With the
-onhar Of insertions required, will be
pub,isbed until otherwise ordered. and
charged for accordingly.
TE. dollars in advance is required for
Announcing candidates for office; ana
election tickets or other iob-woik must
be paid for on delivery.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-01-29

Evariste Trahan has opened a
coffee house. in Hall house, and
will keep a choice stock Of wines,
liquors. cigars. Mazerolle's sad
dler's shop, and Hebert's barber
shop have been removed TO Vic
tor Guidry's old barber shop.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-01-29

Game has been very scarce IN
this parish this season, and how
to account for it is a puzzle to the
Oldest sportsmen and hunters.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-01-29

The New Orleans Times cele.
brated the New Years advent by
DOMINIC a new dress Of agate,
which makes the advertising col,
umns look beautiful. But why
not discard, all that old Brewer,
and Nonpariel. and have spick,
apau, bran new outfit.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-01-29

A correspondent of the Cincin-
matt Gazette desires to induce
popular discussion Of the wisdom
Of substitn ing viva voce voting
for the methed now in vogue.
He recon"ts the mnitifarious ways
successfully employed to defeat
the will Of the voters as expressed
by the secret ballot, and declares
that statutory remedies are
Intellectual. Voting by word Of
mouth, he thinks, might furnish an
approximate If not a complete
remedy for the electoral abuses Of
which almost all sections of the
country complain more or less.
The suggestions of the Gazette
correspondent have been re
peatedly made and often discussed,
but for some reason or other the
people never seemed to favor the
plan. Discussion, however, while
it can do no harm, might do some
good, and lead to the Improvement
Of the election laws their pefec.
ton nobody expects to see.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-01-29
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