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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-12-30

Mr.. E. Trahan's coffee house
is opened. This gentleman has
exhibited great taste in fixing up
his bar, everything looks neat and
tidy about the premises.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-12-30

Last Monday, Christmas, was
one of the loveliest days of the
season ; people Aocked in at an
early hour, to attend divine SER
vice. The juveniles had a merry
time with fire crakers, Sunday and
Monday nights sky rockets and
roman candles were whirled in the
sky with many an effusion Of
mirth.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-12-30

And that the clerk Of this body
issue notices to said psrti,s Of tlsir
appointments.
Resolved that we give 10 the cher.
if the fol'nwing cred IS on fines
charged against bin by the Finance
committee, to wit
Fines against Victor Guidry for
1880 S liz w
Fine against Walter Hen
derson for 1880 10 90
Fees due Charg is dist at'y
atSept term of dist court 50 10 W
One jury no ice of Perry
Trahan " w
CONS due Chargois on for
feited bond of Stephen Fore
man of s125 at 20 0I0 e.
also the sum Of 81 05
error in CONS allowed
sheriff on licenses for year 's2 I "
Fine of Levy rs ~
ZMM $50
Receipt for fees by him
col for 'SO-'81-'s2 625 W
Receipts for taxes collected
on rolls of '77-'7S--'SO -'81
}-.'s2 1881 Sc
Receipts for licenses of's2 3N ~
&c. forfeited bond
Of Stephec Asbwo'th for %
CONS for col of all fines tc
date at rate of 10 0lO on
amount Of 1921 90 max
ing the sum of " y
Total amount $2,9ssH
As per report of finance
18s2 ch.yges col, 3,24s ~
By credit as above stated ZOO =
Leaving bal against a.ou
sheriff a. tax collector, zoo 81
Resolved that the finance con'nI,
tee be instructed to investigate ~
ascertain how this discrepancy ~.
and make report at the next mes''s
of this body.
Be it resolved that the sufp,..
funds in hands Of the Treasurer :.
years previous to 1882 to the sDos..
of Two thousand dollars be spp,.
rriated and paid pro rata Cd I'VE ~.
ments and claims which have ~
presented to the finance olnnl''s.,
said pro rata to be made BY !Ds
nance committee making then
port to the Police Jury at TIC w.
meeting. -,.r.d
To D. NJ. Lyons. Assesses, y
of Mag. Phys. Coll. q As .ss 50
funds of 1882 -;sl
Pros. fand 1882 liz
On motion the Jury sdjoursssasss
the FIRST Monday in December l0
HOWARD HOFFPAOif
l.. C, O Clerk. Pho Is1'
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-12-30

Some Of our sugar houses are
still smoking, at Putnam's, Bag
ley's and V~anslyke's, they are yet
running, turning'o but s,e.od arti.
Gle of sugar and molasses.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-12-30
Oct. 9th 1882

MONDAY Oct. yin 1882
The Police Jury met this d.y
according to adjournment at liz
Court House in AbbevilIe.
Were present Howard Hofpauir.
president and the following mepbs,
viz :-Messrs, Broussard, TfaA,n
and Vanslyke. Absent ;-Messn
Thibeaux, Nunez and PrimeauY.
On motion L c Lyons was y.
pointed to act as Clerk Pro TEN.
The minutes Of the previous meet.
ing were read and approved.
The following appointments Is
Clerks at the differing precincts zen
made as follows. viz :
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-12-30

Mess. snider and Holmes Mfgs.
and wholesale paper dealers, will
please accept our thanks, for the
very beautiful and convenient cal
ender for 1883.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-12-30

HOMES FOR THE MILLION
Ill in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.
Never overlooked. Send stamp for de-
scriptive circular to
IMMIGRATION ASSOCIATION,
Ahbeyille, La,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-12-30
Art, 9Th be i. further -,

Art, 9Th be it further reso,..r
that the President Of this bod,s
Ipoint a committee of shree p
Including himself, to consult ana
wise with the committee n ~ rs
pointed by The Police jury ~ p
parish Of Lafayette. should that h.% ~
see proper to do SO. aud that \!
Joint committee make due reno. .'a
! their respective bodies at an a..,;
date as possible.
The President appointed with ii,
self, Mossrs. A V"nslyke aud
B%roussard.
The following claims were ,llo-..
and ordered paid out Of their :.
pective funds, viz - rs
Criminal funds of 1887.
Lastie Broussard 4 Oh
G B Shaw, sheriff "a
L Broussar1 assignee (see list So !,
Laurent Rageur Il,
o Bourque assignee (see list /
+ Dechamps, jr AT
is Wise assignee (see list Ia e
G B Shaw sheriff e@
Is Wise assignee G 4 Lyons 100 I
Magistrates &c funds 1885,. 1ssS
Fl b Lyons constable ~
Gilbert Labauve p
w B White p 1aSs
Printers & sta'ione,'s, 1852.
G Shaw IA
+. L. Addison, 8 quarters, 80 %
Police Jury funds 1882:
Solomon Wise u M
Isaac Wise 25 m
II B Lions laM
Ambrose Lacour 81 IN
Road & Bridge funds 1897:
5 Wise 3 claims S. So
Remy Brousssrd 80
Grad & Petit Jury &c funds 1852:
J G White. jury com'r 80
N q Young 2W
"A Lacour $50
On motion the Jury then adjourr4
cd until Monday the 9th inst.
HOWARD HOFFPAUIR.
President Police Jury.
ABROISE LACOUR,
Clerk Police Jury.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-12-30
N Q +
40 THE PUBLIC.

Mr.. E. NJ. Feray being no long.
er with the Singer Mfg. Co., the
public is hereby requested to pay
all money due said Company 10
J. B. Mills, or yours truly,
J. 0. BELL,
Abbeville, La.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-12-30

Mary, old Toms wife died last
Saturday.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-12-30
A Happy New Year to all.

Did you go to the Christmas
tree.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-12-30

Our boy got his marbles.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-12-30

What did you get.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1882-12-30

Ours was printers luck--left.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-08-03

Once in case before Sir Lancelot
Shadwell, Mr. Wakefield demanded that
judgment should be given in his favor
because Sir Lancelot had already given
his decision in a similar case of Jones
VS.. Webb. The Vice Chancellor had
no recollection on the point. Mr.. Beth
ell, on the other side, was equal to the
occasion. He got up and said: II per-
fectly recollect the case of Jones and
Webb mentioned by my learned friend,
but my learned friend, of course acci-
dentally, omitted to mention that your
Honor's judgment was finally reversed
on appeal in the House of Lords" This
was too much for the ingenious Mr..
Wakefield, who, in his despair, was
heard to mutter: What a id lie.
there never was such case at all. :"
Mr.. Bethel was, as may be supposed,
n cool hand at election times. Once he
attended stormy meeting of his con-
stituents at Aylesbury. He was terribly
attacked for not attending to the inter-
ests of that virtuous borough. He an
swered all the charges brought against
him with his usual ingenuity, but one
indignant elector got up and said: mr..
Bethel. you have answered erybody
else, but you cannot answer me. / have
written to you fifty letters to not one OF
which have received any answer"
Really" said the undaunted Chancery
barristcr," if had not the most I'M
bounded confidence in the veracity of
my honorable friend l could not have
believed such a dereliction of duty on
the part of her Majesty's post-office.
Not one OF those letters did ever re-
ceive - Temple Bar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-08-03
Not Dead,

Two or three years ago Mr.. Farney
took charge of the high school in Buena
Vista, 0. One of his pupils was Miss
Woolftan. and almost instantly teacher
and pupil fell in love and became en-
gagged. Old Mr.. Woolftan refused to
consent to their union. Farney re-
signed the school, but before he left the
town he called, with the Woolftan con-
sent, for the last interview with the
beautiful brunette. At his request she
sang the sadful song of Burns: Had
we never loved sac kindly, had we never
loved sac blindly." Then Mr.. Farney
went away in darkness and in tears and
three days after his body was found in
the Ohio river six miles above Cincin-
natl and buried. The girl was inconsol-
able, of course, but last June she mar
ried man who consented to take her
With the perfect understanding that she
did not, could not, would not and should
not love him. In December the hus-
band was killed in railroad accident
on the Cincinnati Southern near Lex
ington. The widow withdrew entirely
from society, but in March a gentleman
presented himself for acceptance and in
a twinkling was accepted. 1t was Mr..
Farney, who was not dead and hadn't
ever been. The man drowned above
Cincinnati being another part~ whose
identity was never known. and when
the roses blossomed the wedding bells
of Buena Vista broke into Joyous peals
in behalf of the Woolftan girl. CleUe-
land Rdindedler.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-08-03
Necessary Points.


The call for congressional conven-
tiOn to be held in the village of Monroe,
Sept II, which is to be found at the
head of our columns, brings uppermost
TO the mind of every reader the object
which is sought to be obtained through
that gathering. The selection of prop
er man to represent the varied interests
Of district is at any time matter of
great moment. When, as in the present
instance, representative is to be nomi-
mated who will unite all Republicans in
n solid phalanx ready at once to assume
the aggressive and also resist the insidu-
Gus attacks of wary foe using every
ism for theOnc object of his aim-pOwer,
then the selection involves graver prob
lens and weightier responsibilities. The
change in the make up of the district,
by which former political lines are
broken and new ones taken up, adds
still further to the complications. A
glance over the field of probable can
didatcs shows that the once numerous
list Of names has gradually narrowed
down to three Col. j.. w. Reyes and
Gen. Ed. Bryant, of Dane, and the pres
ent incumbent, Hon. Geo. G. Hazelton,
from Grant.
The two first named gentlemen being
from the same county may reasonably
be expected to divide that delegation
while Mr. Hazelton will enter the
convention with the united support of
his home county. which feels a just pride
in his record for the past three terms,
during which he has steadily made his
way, by force of ability, from the obscure
country congressman until he ranks
among the ablcst and most influential
members in that house of representative
men. OF this record we shall have oc-
casion to speak in the future rs we have
already touched upon it in the past.
The main point which we would urge
at this time is the necessity for "a full
and close union of all true Republicans,
whomsocver they may favor with their
preferences for the coveted seat, to the
end that when once the nomination has
been made the different streams of
opinion may be turned into one mighty
river that shall sweep everything before
it and carry the district with the old
timed majority, Notwithstanding the
large infusion of Democracy which
comes with the addition of Dane county
to the district
That such unison Of thought and ac-
ton is necessary even the most super
nuOuS observer can not fail to note. To
this end the principal object before the
convention will be, fitness and ability
conceded, who can best unite and mag
natize the voting. strength of the party.
Who can-best call out the masses and
organize victory which shall show
that the old third district is rs solid as
ever notwithstanding the unfayorablc
circumstances under which it Iabors.
TIE HERALD believes that man is the
Hon. Geo. G. Hazcton. and has further
faith to believe that he will be the
choice of 4 large majority of the dele
gates 10 the convention
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-08-03
Smiling and Living,

"Who am liar?" asked the old man
rs he rose up i'll his usual place and
glared around HIM.
Pickles Smith, Trustee Pullback,
Samuel Shin, and Evergreen Jones
started and turned pale, and there was
y deathlike silence rs Brother Gardner
continues;
AN what shall we do wild him-wid
de liar an de liars? De liar am wild us
an of us an among us. He gets up
wild us in de muwnin', and be lies down
wild us at night Go to de grocery, an
de grocer smiles an mods an lies. Go
to dc dry-goodS man, an he has well
come an lie. DE tailor promises a
suit when he knows he can't finish it.
DE shoemaker promises n pair of butes
for Saturday when he has three DAYS
work on de mex week. De ice man
charges us wild twenty-five pounds an
delivers sixteen. Our carpets are war
rented, an yet dey fade De plumber
plumbs an lies. De painter paints an
lies. De carpenter planes an saws an
cheats De dresSmakcr not only lies,
but steals the cloth. We all lie like
troopers fifty times day, an de men
who won't lie doan' stan any show.
An yet my trienS, whar will we bring
up in de end? When Wavdown Beebe
axes me fur de loan of dollar till Sat
urdaY. he lies. He knows he can't paw
it back under TO weeks | know he
knows it an l lie. | tell him lust paid
out lie last Shillin fur washbo'd an
can't possibly raise no mo-. If | AK
Judge HoSStetter Jackson to sign bank
note wild me, he hes when he saws he
promised his dyin' gram uder nebber
to do 50. We lie when we war better
cloze dan we kin afford when we nut
on our backs what orter be fodder fur
our StomachS. We has become n red
hot, 90 ahead dust-aloun' nashun. but
We has also become nashun of liars.
Greats and false pretenderS. We adult
terate our goods, cheat in weight swim
die IN Measure and put ON broad-cloth
coats to hide dc absence of dollar shirts.
Our society am full Of false pretenders.
our religion furnishes q cloak for hypo-
critS, an our charity am but high
Soundln name for maxim dollar brine
back ten shillingS We lie. an we
know We lie. We play de hypocrit, we
cheat an deceive. an Wit we want de
world TO pick us out as Shinin' examples
OF virtue, an we expect our tombStones
10 bear eulogies GORGEOUS nuff fur an
giles. Gentlemen let us kick each odder
into dom better! Let dc kickin begin
Just whar it happens, fur we can't hit
anybody who don't need il. - Detroit
Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-08-03
The Party Platform.

Is there no way of restoring the par
~ platform to the place in politics it
was designed to occupy and which it
formerly iillcd2 These are the days of
conventions without number, and each
convention feels it solemn duty to
string together = lot Of resolutions for
which il has no reverence, which the
men whom il selects will not hesitate to
throw overheard at the first appearance
OF a storm, and which generally deserve
the contemptuouS treatment that they
receive. being rs wholly meaningless as
they are ineincere. Time was when the
platform of convention, whether local
err national. divided attention with the
ticket put in nomination. Measures.
moi men, is war cry which made
both parties look carefully to their CON
tc-NionSof faith 4 false step in franz
ing set Of resolutions could not once
he explained away. and the candidate
Who stood upon platform of high NOR
al ideas occupied ground of vantage
from which he could not easily be dis
lodged Half of this 1T least, has sui
fered a deteriorating change. 1t is still
true that statement which antagonizcs
predWdice. if allowed to enter into the
formation q, a platform may invite ruin
ous defeat, while the assumption OF
lofty virtue provokes amusement bu,
does not decoy a single vote. The peo-
pie believe evil Of political convention
more readily than good Neither part,
i'm California, for instance. would dare
to incorporate 4 plank asking for the re-
peal If the anti-ChineSc hill: nor in
Pennsylvania for the abolition Of til,
tariff. Ii They did alarm would suppl,
the place Of faith in gaining them ere.
dcncc But ON the other hand they ma,
promise Swectly all manner Of fruits Of
righteousness and not 4 soul will be-.
lj.lc thcm.
The party platform has become Mt
tcrly impoient to gain votes and has no
power except that Of occasionally losing
them. The surface reason for this de-
cadence Of what was once II powerful
engine for testing public opinion and
rallying men to the ranks is easily dis
toycrablc Plainly. it is because YOU
cannot catch old birds with chaf; ana
the political managers. having found it
So by experience, no longer take the
trouble to give the formulated falsehood
the semblanee of truth Perhaps the
campaign that did the most to disgust
the people with stately appearances and
make them say in their deliberations
that all men are liars was that of 1876.
1t put the finishing stroke 10 nearly
complete popular disgust. Quite num-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-08-03
A Wnman,s Swear.

There is in the sudden and energetic
slamming of the door at the conclusion
of debate forceful emphasis which
punctuates arguments and clinches as
with the pounding of the fist the word
which has been spoken. A shrewd
writer calls the slamming of the door in
this style ''wooden oath" The defini-
ton is well chosen one. The person
who thus violently closes the door is
laboring under an accumulation of pent-
up evaporation which. if she were a
man, would find its way out in torrent
of harsh expressions uttered with angry
infections. A man does not generally
close the door with a bang to indicate
that he is in state of wrathfulness; nei-
Their does a woman swear.
The condemned volume of eloquent
expression which is packed into the petu-
liant closing of the door would, if ex-
banded, make several large pages Of
type, most of which would be interjec-
tons and exclamation points When
the door slams relief follows, JUS as af-
ter the explosion of a steam boiler. The
pressure if off. There is an opportunity
for breathing-spell. With the port
ierc which is now such substitute for
the hinged door, and which is made of
dry goods, there is difficulty. She
who would use it as means of venge-
ance against her fellow-being must tie
the end of it into a knot for assault. As
to shutting him out with it, that is as
impossible as to hold water in an ordin-
airy sieve.
1t must be admitted that the slamming
of the door as an act of argument or an
expression of disaproval is not graceful
or ladylike. Still there are occasions
when opinions must be expressed, and
even anger and contempt must have
their little say. Sometimes the
door-slamming is all there IS of ar
gumen or debate. The object of con-
tempt or scorn happens to approach the
door with view either of entering or
passing by. Its sudden closing in his
face is an intimation that if he values
his peace of mind he will do well to pass
by. In such case he is not wise man
who vengefully kicks the door open.
That only prolongs the argument, wears
out the door, and settles nothing. Bet
ter be content thankfully and placidly
to remain outside, and be glad things
are not SO bad as they might be.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-08-03
Chatelaine Bags.

Chatelaine bags are again very gen
orally worn, often hanging from the arm
from which they are suspended by
colored ribbon tied in bow at the top.
IL IS rather unsafe to carry yaluables of
any KIND in these receptacles, since they
afford great temptation to pickpockets
who find it a very easy matter to rifle a
bag of its contents when the unwary
owner is absorbed in conversation, or
with the crowd contemplating the faci-
nations spread out before her in the store
windows. With morning dress, if it
have round waist, the bag, which is of
a corresponding material, is secured to
the belt by ribbon strings, which are
quite wide and very long. The shape
is generally simple square. with triple
gathers at the top, or the bag has round
ed corners, edged with lace, which is
prettier still. For more dressy occa-
sions are satin or velvet bags, the new
est of which are made in the shape of
triangle, or heart, bordered with black
lace, and painted with bright red straw
berries, with butterflies lowering over
them. Still more costly bags are shown,
designed to accompany very elegant
evening dress. These are of white or
pale-hued satin, decorated with finest
silk embroidery, and thiekly studded
with glittering mock jewels. They are
closed at the top with Grecian clasps
and slender chains of fine tiligree in gold
or silver.
For chair or sofa back take a square
or oblong piece of cream-colored linen
monte cloth, on this work in outline
stitch bouquet of flowers or picture of
any kind; at each side of the cloth pull
out threads for about two inches, leav-
ing little space outside, and enough
also to make a narrow hem. Catch the
the threads together at intervals, and
run in bright ribbon of the exact width
of the space left; fringe out the ends of
the ribbon and of the monte cloth.
Inside the baby's silk or silesia lined
bonnet there should be a soft lining
which can be easily removed. 1t can be
made of an old fine linen pocket-hand-
kerchief, with very thin layer of cot
ton between. This will protect the
bonnet from perspiration, and. what is
not OF less consequence, viii protect the
child's head and render him less liable
to take cold If exposed to draft of air.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-08-03
A Grandees Game.

johnson was fine poker player. one
OF the best in Tennessee. He used to
tell of a game he played with Grant in
1866. Grant was then at Washington,
and visited the President one night
After a short talk, johnson proposed
game Of draw. Grant, who was an in
yesterate player then, jumped at the
chance. Cards were brought, and they
began to play. Grant lost steadily and
heavily. The game was 81 call SIS, at
no limit. At last Grant said: John
son, will play you one more deal
around and we viii quit; am tired of
this d-n foolishness." johnson dealt
and wouldn't come in. They made it
Jackpot.
1.-The Jackpot went on increasing in
size; neither could open it. At last
there was $64 in the pot. Grant was
dealing. johnson picked up his cards;
he had two pair, aces up. Grant looked
at his cards and quietly laid them down.
johnson said:
al will open her for 800
Grant, without moving a muscle of
his cast-iron countenance, leaned back
in his chair and said slowly, looking at
his cards all the time:
81 will have to raise you $50, Andy,
/ can't help it.
johnson was little surprised, but
stood the raise. Grant asked him how
many cards he wanted.
81 just want one; how many do you
wantp'
'Eh?' said Grant, carelessly. Il
don't want any this time
johnson picked up his card. 1t was
an ace. He bet 500.
81 will see your 800, Andy, and
raise her $4,000
johnson said afterward the bet came
near taking the breath away from him;
but something told him Grant was bluff
ing. He felt a presentment that he
was"
Grant, l will see your $4,000 and
raise her $500.
Grant clenched his teeth, and his
lips came together like steel trap"
81 will see your $500 and go You
$4,000 better 4 got a little scared
says johnson, and thought that maybe
he had tours on me. So / said, Tu
just call you, what have you got?
Jack high says Grant, and with an
oath jumped up from the table, got his
hat and left, giving Johnson his note for
all he had lost. y Louisville Commercial.