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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02
Town Council.
Abbeyilie, june 21st 1882.

The Council met this day 10 calls
I'd session ; there were present. =
G smeces. Mayor. Solomon Wise:
Las'ie Br.ussard, o. Bourque and
ID. Abadie, aldermen.
The Mayor stated b seotjscs y
the meeting to b. for the purpose q
approprialing money 10 MD IN equip
ping the Abbeville Fire Company.
On motion Of Lastis Broussard,
received that the sum 81 One hun'
dred and twenty-five dollars Of the
funds now On h'nd ia tie treasaiJ
to tbs credit Of the Genera Fands
and not otherwise appropriated. .
given to tho Abbeyille, Fire Com
pany No. l for the purpose Of ASSIST
ing in purchasing a hook and ladder
truct for said company and further
that the Mayor snd Secretary are
authorized to issue a warrant in fav-
or of the Treasurer Of the Abbevliie &
Fire Company for said sum.
On motion the Council adjoueneo.
r.. G; SMEDEs, Mayor,
w. 3, Wu1rE, secty.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02
Notice.

NorIcE is herby given that the
Tax Roll for the year 1882, has
been deposited in my Office, and
that the taxes assessed in said year
are set forth in the ta1 rolls OF
file in my Office, and in the mort
gage Office of said parish /; that
they are now due, and that they
will become delinquent on the 3lst
day of December 1882, and will
draw eight per cent per annum in.
terest from that date until sold in
accordance with article 30 Of the
constitution.
Sheriff Office, Abbeville, La,
August 9Th 1882. .
G. B. SHAW.
Sheriff 4 Ts1.Colisctor.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

Every person owning even q
small garden spot should set. out
small fruits, and to know ,chen,
lew and ahat to plant send to A.
n. Pnrdy. Palmyra, N. Y, for his
catalogue, sent free to oil appli.
cams; or Is cents in stamps will
get his 81 page Small Fruit In.
%Structor." He also publishes a 20
page monthly paper called THE
FsUIr RECORDER AND CorrAGE
GARDENER" price tl.o0 per year,
or from this time to December
1883, only 800. He sends 4
specimen copy free to all appli-
cante.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

Judge Taylor Beattie seems to
be the favorite candidate of the
Republican party and justly.
Whe would hesitate to give the
preference on that side to the ma
tive born creole planter Of La.
fourche. 1t is high time that not
only the Republican party but the
whole people should actively a.
sert the fact that Louisiana has
within her limits sons of her own
rearing fully competent to take
charge Of her interests.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02
" I'd LIS Rice,
" :" Sd Miss n White

n ~ 40 AStOGS
Sd Miss NJ White,
The following persons are here.
|by requested to serve az visiting
trustees for the school in their res.
pectiye wards.
LIST ward LIST school Justilien
Chatsigner. I'd ward 1st school
MISUNDERSTANDING Moss
and Edmond Derouen, I'd ward
I'd school VIM Kuelhing, Leodias
Leblanc and Jules Thibodeaux,
4th ward LIST school J 4 Brous.
sard, Maurice Villien and Joseph
CLARK, 9Th ward lst school G n
Perry, TIL ward Sd school A
Ragazoni.
Resolved, that all persons living
on Or occupying echooi lands with
ia the limits Of this parish whose
leases have expired are hereby
notified to come forward aud re.
new the same. or parties who may
have more lands than their leases
call for will be benefited by COM
ing forward and settle for the
same. as our late Legislature pass.
ed aud act making it 4 misde,
meanor to occupy or appropriate
timber from school lands without
permission from the proper au.
thorities.
Mr. A Mouisset having pre-
aented a petition to secure the
position as teacher of school DO.
in I'd ward, the same was rejected
their being derogatory charges
against him as a teacher.
Resolved, that all public schools
in tae parish Of Verlnilion will be
opened on the 1st Monday Of Sep.
tember next, with the exception
Of those located in the I'd, Sd and
7th wards, there not being sufi |
eient funds to credit Of the afore
said wards, to justify the board
in opening the same.
Resolved, that all persons de-
of being examined as to
their qualifications for teacher.
will please be at the Court
House In Abbevi!le on the I'd day|
Of September next at 10 O'clock
a, m, as the board of examiners
will meet on said date.
On motion, the Board adjourn.
ed to meet on the lst Saturday of
next.
A. d. MARTIN, President.
j. N. WILLIAMS. Secretary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

~
a conspiracy by the colored
people in Alabama 10 massacre
the white population 10 some por.
|tions "a tho Statam1dissovsrsd
in time to avert the accomplishing
of the 6endish deed. Some Of the
ringleaders were tracked and Gum.
marily disposed Of by the people.
Such things do not go far to con-
.ciliate good feeling between the
two races or promote tie welfare
Of the country.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

Hon. c.. B. Darrall endorses
heartily the Hon. Judge Beattie
for Congress- This will be . great
auxiliary to the above mentioned
candidate in the coming campaign.
Things are most decidedly com.
bining and conspiring agcinst the
Hon. WIN. P. Kellogg, but who
can tell the result Uncertainty
is the gr0t feature of oil human
things.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

L cross, peevish fretful wife 10 quite
quite unhappy to herself aud to lei
whole household. But she IL to be pit
ied, shs 10 . sufferer from . multitude OF
female ills that have pssstratsd her
mentally aud physically. She need.
some great woodworking iron tonic
and female regulator, TO relieve the
monthly troubles, and for this purpose
ENGLIeH FEMALE BITTHRs stands ahead
Of oil others. Its acts upon the female
system With ursrring certainty, never
failing to give entire ss:isfaction to
married and single ladies. One bottle
often cures . coee..
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02
NOTICE.

The Board o: school examiners
will meet at the Court House a,
Abbeville on
Saturday, September I'd 1882,
to examine such teachers as NAV
apply for certificates to teach 10
the public schools Of Vermilion
Parish.
W. W. EDWARDS,
Chairman Of the Board.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02
N o T I O E

Tho undsfsigneA would respectfully
inform hls friends and the pablts n
general, that he 10 now prepared - Do
any aud Ill kinds OF hauling. % short
aotios. Terms very libsfSl
CLARENCE MAXWELL.
July 9th 1852.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

Our worthy young tovnsman
Isaac Wise left Switzerland on
last Monday homeward bound and
On the ether hand the father Com.
podors Sol. returned from his
northern TIP looking in better
health than - have seen him for
Z long while.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02
TEKxs.

The MERIproSAL, il Published weekly
d English and French, Ut two dollars
and atty cents pss annum payable in
advance.
Advsrtissnsnts Will be inserted ct 81 .OC
per square Of ten lines, OF Len, Tor each
insertion.
Advertisements pablishsd 10 English
sod French will be charged for both Ian.
guaIss.
No advertisement viii b inasste1 hs
less than two dollars aud Try cents.
Payment of all advertisements IL o
sfdered due. immediately after thsis 1rst
publication.
Advertisements not marked WITH the
number Of insertions required, Will be
published until otherwise ordered, and
charged for SocordanS1y.
Tn dollars In advance 10 required for
announcing ~esndidstes TO, once: end
election tickets or othsr jsb.woyk must
he paid for on delivery.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02
M r. II d.

CADE - BRoussARp - IN the
town of Abbeville, on Wednesday
the goth ultimo by Rev, Father
M@hault, William Cade to Miss.
Odille Broussard, both Of this par
iA. No cards.
May bliss and prosperity at
tend them through life, and a
pleasant trip to them on their
bridal tour. Is,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

On last Thursday evening. An
lgust 24tb, our little town was
festive. The French Hall was
packed with the beauty and geo.
lmanry Of the town and country
|gathered to do honor to the piece
lentitled the War to the Knife" to
he acted 81 Che young men snd
young ladies Of this place for the
benefit Of the Hook and Ladder
Company No. l of Abbeville.
The Brass Band heralded the be.
ginning Of tho performances which
at tho raising Of the curtain. was
preluded b the kind and able
encutDa Of Mr.. J. G.!Ddl on HE
dulsome banjo, which he thumbed
in sweet accord with his voice.
The curtain drops, and after .
few moments sgsin it rises for the
main performance, the acting Of
the WAR to the Knife" which We
must say Was q complete ssceess
and such We would dare SAY, ss
va, never Witnessed in Abbeville.
As to he merits of the different
actors, We will not psrticularize,
'suaice it to say, that r. G. Snedes,
rs . young married man, W. B.
White - Z Bristol manufacturer,
Eli Wise Of the cosmopolitan coal
emporium, W. P. Miller as a de-
bective, Emile Bessan unattached,
Miss. L. Lyons a young wife, Miss.
81. Nouton a young widow, Miss.
E. Bernard, Mrs. Harcourt's
maid, Miss. S. Beer, Mrs. Della
cour's maid, all scted their parts
to the greatest satisfaction of the
public, bringing forth the %unani-
mons and repeated plaadits Of the
audience. This long to be remen.
bered performance wal followed
by the jolly music from "the
Judges" banjo and after that, the
dance was the order of the
evening and nerrily did old and
trip it on the light fantas.
tic until two in the morning
when oil vent home gay aud hap
over the evenings doings.
The performance netted q snug
little sum for the company. on
the part Of the Hook and Ladder
Company thanks to "tbe Judge"
10 tho able leader OF the Brass
friend !. J. ADJ
adis and last though not least to
J. +. Labit Who az direetor
md prompta', contributed 20
rreatIy to the success achieved.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

All the work done BY the New
Orleans Criminal Court, since
1879 is invalid, according to .
decision Of the Iouisiana Court OF
Appeals. This will release Q larxe
number Of criminals, but it can
scarcely help several hanged mar.
6erers.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

II your "head-sches," il You have
dyspspsia, or sre bilio~s, with torpd
bowels, one or two doses Of Bsiley's sA-
LINE APERlskr win euro you. 1t coola
tho stomach, acts pleasantly upon the
bowels and costs only 50 cents. It is
used by physicians in place of sicken-
ing, n~auseating pills, q ita sction 10
moro pleasantly and speedy.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

Owing to the ill.health Of Mrs.
Lastie Broussard, the marriage
ceremony Of her daughter Odills,
vas performed in presence Of the
members Of the family on both
sides only.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

i novelty in the way # purgstivs i
fIeileys SALINE AP1R1BNI. It eAerv~-
ces and spsrkles just like . glaa Of
soda-wster, il just n pleasant, aud for
constipation, sick hssdachs, scid stom-
ach and HEARTBURN, it 10 just the
ching.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02
4e4lDrtant Notice

All Ssssons ~ishiis to make publica.
tions Of tsblssux, etc. are hereby noti-
fed that from and after date said no.
tdces must DO accompanied by ths
pnnter1 fss. or same deposited 1ith
the Clerk Of Court, otherwise, they Will
not be published. We cannot a1ord to
work for glory. mach len promises.
ApE7l lot 1882.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

The truck of Hook aud Ladder
Fire Company Co., NJ. l, has
reached here. II is Of beautiful
workmanship and in the hands Of
those who compose the company,
will do good work. .
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

Are yon 81ering from indigestion
Il so SIX your druggist for . bottle Of
ehSImsp'S PHCILY Al DJTuRs. Ia.
ken - directed it viii cure You. Thess
BitteS1 have now BEEN before the pub
Eo foe = number Of years, have bsen
thoroughly tried, sad give entire 0tis.
fec ion.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

NOTICE is hereby given that Assessne.s
~ Lists are deposited in the Clerks 49,
and all persons are hereby notified t0ce.e
forward within thirty days from dae y
this publication aud make c0rrec1ous
Nave. 1879. AssssAef.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

Could not the Parish and Town
combined, afford to plant shade
trees in the Court House yard
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

Hon VIM. T. Blackman was
elected judge Of the 18th Judicial
District on the 10th ultimo.
Good vote.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02
WITT n

~ "a 7 u -.
Reed Of Isaac Wise, Parish
Treasurer 1925 90
% sBURsE EN- -
Paid for materials az per
bills of Messrs. S Wise A.
D. Martin aud Touche1 l.
Hardy 81 90
Paid Touchet l. Hardy for
hauling same 10 90
Paid Touchet and Hardy
for hauling same % 90
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

l25 90
Trusting this will meet With
your approval l remain
Yours truly,
CLARENCE J. EDWARDS.
On motion the Treasurer of the
School Funds of the Parish OF
Vermilion is hereby requested to
call on Mr.. G. B. Shaw tax-col-
lector for a settlement Of the judg.
ment rendered against said tax.
collector in favor Of the School
Board.
On motion the President of
this Board il hereby authorized
to make q contract with E. l. Ad-
Olson for the printing of the min-
utes, notice, &C., Of this Board for
the ensuing year.
The following teachers were EN-
ployed to teach the schools in the
several wards provided they are
holders of certificates Of competen'
cy from the Board Of Examiners
for this parish.
let ward 1st school G Labauve,
"a Emile lilly,
4th lat LII Bourges,
2d CD Edwards,
9Th lstss W Shepherd,
al q Miss NJ Edgar
9Th fst Ame Lacoua'
I'd Montague,
7h LIST Mr. & Nourse
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02
IMPORTANT NOTICE

1"1 OK51AxV1 "011V"S
ANAdvsstiseme1ts and communications
attended for the AsR1p1oNAL. n1st be
HANDED in by IL O'Clock =. Oh Thursday
to ensure publication. Thish n impor-
ta1t business rule, which hould not be
overlooked OF neglected.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02
Tho truck Of the Abbeville
Hook and Lad1er Company No.
l has been housed ct Wise's.

The people call for 4 rehearing
ixl@ho "War to the Knife" case,
ye hope it will be granted.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

"a Texaa the fare Of railroad
.~a.~aA-Ass
cents per mile and in Louisiana
the sJstem Of coumutation tickets
has been stopped
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02
JURY LIST

Jury drawn on The 12tA q i,,,
1852 to serre at the term Of q.
District Court for the pari,A 4
Vsrnilfon, to begin on tho III =
September 1882.
Grand ana 1sfs ysr5sFMe1k
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

A1a4v friend Of onrs Whose Life bad
49, ben 10paird Of, ~ entirely
osse4 BY the - At EysUL1 TENALD
Br31ERs.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

AystsrIcs, = nslanehaly sxnptom Of
iissrioss 1aonthly troubasA sasasnssd BY
ths uso Of Gy0lDn R1aftfe Bfrrrxs.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

Notice 10 hereby given thst I will
open the Office d Registra'ion g The
Court House on Monday September Ath
for the purpose of revising the registra.
zion books, by erssing the names Of
those who have died. LEFT the parish. or
from any cause become ineligible -
electors, aud enrolling the names Of
those who have become entitled to reg
lister since last repatriation: aud will
open my oMce 1t the following places
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

Aud will re- open at the Court HOUSE
1t Abbeville Oct 9 h-sud finally close
Saturday Oct 21st 1882.
u. II. LYONS, Assessor
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02
School Board.

Abbeville, La. Aug 22d 1882.
The School Board net this day,
members present.. A. D. Martin,
President, and Messrs. N. G.
Broussara. John Morgan, j. N.
Williams, J. Nugier and Nathan
Perry. ,
Absent J. 81. Putnam.
Tho 1inutcs Of last meeting
we're read and on melton the same
we're adopted.
Mr.. c. J. Edwards having sub
mitted the following statement of
funds entrusted to his care, for
the purpose of purchasing material
to build q school house in the 18th
ward, the same wss accepted.
ABBEvILLE, LA, Aue. 10TH 1882,
To - Hon. Presdenksn9 ~~ssr
bsss, Pd,fsA EAa.5 R-A-
Nesmaiion Parish, La.
GENTLEMEN The undersisn-
ed. vho:was appointed BY a reso.
luton Of yoar honorable body tc
superiatend the erection of a pub.
lie sch0ol, hDase in the 9TH ward,
of this parish, and disburse the
necessary funds appropriated for
that purpose, would most respect.
fully report Is follows -
have purchased the necessary
materials and caused to be erect
ed on the lot of ground, 10 the
said 18th ward, donated by John
Conner, one frame building l4x2o
feet, having l door, 8 glazed wiz
dovs, and a floor OF dressed pine :
and have furnished the same with
table and benches. The cost Of
which quite covers the appropria i
ton as will more fully appear
from the following
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02
BUTTS D!sRE4sAR1
1saNla1Al a.7 u u u. 81 ss,a, 81, Iav4 70,

1saSui1d Isl7 I. I'll u. ssi Sssst. 81. tauHS. ~.
eNHE Pnysici.ns In o.,srSs Of this old and we'll kaoWn
i Institution are regular graduates in medicine AMI
surgery. Yeurs Of Experience 4. the treatment OF
Ohronic Diseases hAs0 nude their skiu and ability
% much superio. T. .th.t Of tho Ordinary nractiSioncr.
that they have acquired . natfoaal reputation through
fheil treatment Of complicated cases. 80
f;.odas.
-, .itheut usine Mercury or Poisonous Medicines.
YOUNG eaE6 : :eS d. t II .'d aSs : Il: n: q fF :
49, thas anht. re vietns Tor busiasss q @rnzss.
ssa wters pssihls,
oFHsnAl esasIIta6sn 70 preferred, which il FREE and invit.
q. List q susstiass 10 BE- Aaswsrsd hy patsnts desiring treat.
0esi mailed fs - an. aAdrsss en- Application.
1Pevoas su9s1sg foB Rapture sAoaId ssaA Ghsapo6aRontN
Na.d Learn s..sstiss g !tsir sa..1tsse: II - sar~l
IN. BUTTS, ~ " tn Sih St, - kssia, 10
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-09-02

] certify, Tire foregoing to bes
true and correct list ofjury, drawn
to serve at the uext tern Of tho.
District Court. as aforesaid. u
Given under my hand and seal,
this 18th day of July 4. D., 1857,
LAsTlE BRoussAap, ]
Clerk Of Court.
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$4,000 REWARD

Will be paid for the detection and con.
viction of any person selling or dealing
in any bogus, counterfeit or imitation
HOP BrrrERs, especially Bitters, or
preparations with the word HoP or
HOPS in their name, or connected there.
with, that is intended to mislead and
cheat the public, or for any preparation
put in any form pretending to be the
same as HOP BIrTEBs. The genuine
have cluster of GREEN HOPS (notice
this) printed on the white label, and are
the purest and best medicine on earth,
especially for Kidney, Liver and Ner'
vous Diseases. Beware of all Others.
and of all pretended formulas or recipes
of HOP BIrrERs published in papers, OF
for sale, as they are frauds and swim
dies. Whoever deals in any but the
genuine will be prosecuted.
HOP BrrTERs MFG. Co.,
Rochester, N. I.
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Cut i'm Silence.

The Virginia City Chronicle tells this
pretty good story 4 gentleman from,
Nevada stepped into Philadelphia ton
serial saloon to have his hair cut. The
officiating artist, having enveloped his
victims neck in towels and compressed
him securely in the chair, opened the
conversation by saying:
You are little nervous, sir. | per-
ceive. Allow me to say that our 'Ca-
pillary Elixir not only covers bald
spots with luxurious growth of hair.
but Gains the mind and restores the
whole nervous system to healthy
equilibrium. What do you do for merry
BUSINESS in Nevada @
The representative of the Comstock
looked up serenely and answered:
We usually go out and kill a
barber"
AN ACTORS JoKE.-About Benjamin
Webster, the English actor, just de
ceased, there was something of the foxy
nature of Cardinal Richelieu. One day
he was at the point of death. Two oil
his old friends had come to see the last
of him. The end, they thought, had
come, so they reverently covered his
face with sheet, and went down stairs
to console themselves and discuss his
character. They found ont his whisky
and cigars, and had sat down to make a
night of it under the dead mans roof,
when suddenly TIE door opened. There
stood Benjamin Webster in his winding
sheet. ''I am not dead yet" chuckled
the invincible old man, "but | see you
know how TO enjoy yourselves"
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Comfortable Philosophy.

Once a woman, who was called in to
do Garibaldi's washing, ventured to re-
mark that she could not find his shirts.
My shirts | have but two," he re-
piled. You must have one in the
wash; l have the other on. With q
little order and calculation, two shirts
are plenty !" Garibaldi's philosophy
was never surpassed, unless by that
Kentucky gentleman who possessed but
one shirt, and was accustomed to lie in
bed one day each week to have the sacred
garment washed. One morning while
he wac at rest, his wife rushed in and
cried: "Bill, the burned cali hez ct
your shirt !" Upon this Bill remarked
TRANQUILITY that "thcm ez hez must
lose p
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The Cost of Living.

The average earnings of able bodied
freight handlers at New York working
all the week have been about $40. so
Work is not steady all the time, and on
some days the whole time is passed
waiting for job. Until recently $40 a
week was sufficient to support a man.
wife and three children, but at present.
even with the strictest economy. the
men say that they cannot live on what
they earn. Meat they gave up long
ago, aud potatoes cannot be bought for
less than 70 cents a peck, turnips the
same price, cabbages 20 cents head.
carrots % cents dozen, and butter %
cents a pound. Rent is about 10 per
cent. higher than last year, there being
no respectable tenement OF three rooms
to be found at less than So month.
Ii the freight-handlers did not have to
do hard physical work, any one of them
being required to lift 400 or 500 pounds
dead weight dozens of times a day, he
might get alongeon q diet of oatmeal
and rice and soup, as advised by Miss
Corson IN her book, " Fifteen cent din
ners." But what befell sturdy stone
cutter who followed her advice might
be expected with still more reason to
happen to the ght-handler. This
worthy stone-cutter bought Fifteen
Cent Dinner book and began to live on
soup and save money. The result was
that in month he became SO feeble
that his employer discharged him as un,
fit for days work, and it took months
rations OF beef and beer to restore him
to normal condition and enable him to
get another place. For all of which he
sues Miss Corson for damages, having
lost good place and one months work.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-08-12

All the expenditures, added up, being 81, $40
for getting one poor mortal to his last
home Perhaps it would have been all
well if they had been able to meet the
expenditures but when it was known
they could not, it was a villainyl There
are families who. in the effort to meet
the ridiculous, outrageous and wicked
customs of society in regard TO obse-
quies, have actually reduced themselves
to penury. They put their last dollar
in the ground. They wanted bread,
and You gave them a stone. There is
in England what they call a Funeral
Reform Society. 1t is high time we had
such reform society in our own coun-
try.
This widespread extravaganza ac.
counts also for the poverty of religious
institutions. Men pay so much for
show they have nothing for God and
religion. We pay in this country go.
600, 900 for the great benevolent socie-
ties; but what are 500, 900, 900 compared
with the S95, 900, 900 for tobacce. ard
81, 483, 600, 900 for drink ? How do you
like the comparison Great lavishment
for the world gread niggardiiness for
God.