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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-10-06


approved July End 1889.
r. G. SMEDEs,
los. j. ABAD1E.
TRE.7SCRER'S REPORT.
Report Of W. B. White, Treasur.
er. for quarter ending
July 5th 1883.
General fund.
1888, April 2, to balance as
per report $ 1873 81
amt reed Of R c Smedcs
atty. licenses for year 80 Is 90
reed of G. f Lyons coll
on licenses 1883 346 OF
reed Of G F Lyons on
taxes 1882 36 Is
reed of G E Lyons coll
on fines Is 0O
S SAT 46
Credits
July 2, by amt paid on said
fund since last settlement
as per receipts 355 IS
balance this date 1911 II
Street and Bridge fund
April End, bal as per
settlement 49 81
amt reed 6 E Lyons coll
On taxes 80 ~ 20
S rs 81
Credit.
by ANTS paid on said per
receipts "a "a
bal this date IL Oh
Sinking fund.
July 2, amt on hand 5 1928 81
Respectfully submitted,
W. B.. WHITE.
Treasurer
approved July End 1883,
r. C. SMEDEs,
Jos. J. ABADIE,
On motion Of Mr.. Broussard
resolved that R. G. Smedes &C
as the Attorney Of the Counci
and that his salary as Mayor ant
Attorney be fixed at s75 per an
nun.
Ou motion of Mr.. Broussard
resolved that the contract wit
E. /. Addison. of the MERID1oNAl
for the publishing Of the corpora
ton be continued for the presen
year ct the same rates, as las
year.
On motion Of Mr.. Broussard
resolved that each year it shall b
the duty of. the Mayor to publis
in the official journal Of the tow
for thirty days prior to the expire
ton Of the term Of the contrac
of the bridge keeper a notice cal
ing for sealed proposals for tn
keeping of the bridge across th
Bayon Vermilion at Abbeyil'e-
On motion of Mf Abadie, RI
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-10-06
COLLECTORS REPORT.

To the Hon. Mayor and Members
Of the Town Council, I, the un-
dersigned respectfully submit
this as my report for the
quarter ending July
Fifth 1883. =
To amt of taxes on roll of 1882
at last report uncollected 5 43 IS
to amt col on same 5 IS
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-10-06

S 3s5 IS
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. E. LYONS,
Con,Collector.
approved July End 1883.
r. G. SMEDEs,
Jos. J. ABADIE.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-10-06
Town Council.
Abbeville, July End 1883.

Tlle Council met this day in
regular session !; there were pres
ent, R. G. Smedes, Mayor, and
Messrs. Solomon Wise, Lastie
Broussard, j. J. Abadie and o.
Bourque, aldermen.
The minutes of the meetings Of
the End and 9th of April last
were read and adopted.
The reports of the Constable.
collector and the Treasurer were
read and adopted, and ordered
to be spread upon the minutes.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-09
Longevity of Wild Animals.

Two hippopotamuses have recently
died in the London Geological Garden.
One was twenty seven years in confine
ment, the other, thirty, but, of course.
their actual age can never be known
Indeed, it is difficult to tell whether the
wild animal lives as long as the domes-
tic one At one time the test was the
length of time required to reach matur-
ity, which il was assumed, bore a GER
tain proportion to the life of tie creature.
But this does not hold good with even
the larger mammalia, for a horse, as
Stunning itto be mature at four years, will
live to five or six 'Ematurities," while
man, presuming him to be mature at
twenty, rarely reaches four. Dogs en-
joy a greater proportional longevity than
mankind, and a eats life is proverbially
tenacious. 1t cannot be proved that
even wild animals have their lives short
ened by confinement. Indeed, it is
reasonable to suppose that the care Civ
en- to animals in anenageries prolongs
their existence. The civilized man Ger
tainly lives longer than the savage, WHO'S
exposed to the hardships and vicissitudes
of rough outdoor existence. Demon
eSt'S Monthly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-09
The Homes of the Rothschilds.

1t is creditable to French institutions,
that outside of the Rothschilds and few
of the leading bankers, wealth is more
generally diffused than in other civilized
nations. In Great Britain there is far
larger proportion of poor and greater
number of very rich. Our own Repub-
ican institutions tend somewhat to con-
centrate wealth in a few hands. We
have probably twenty millionaires
in the United States to one in France or
Switzerland But the Rothschilds are
very rich, and to-day own the most IA
nous chateaus in that country. The
list involves a catalogue of princely
dwellings. formerly the abodes of royal
ty. The power of the banker in Europe
is supreme. He has taken the place of
kings, not only in real power, but in all
the symbols of wealth, such as palaces,
castles, grounds, and fine equipages. In
our principal cities, the great capitalists
live in dwellings far more magnificent
than those which housed kings and en-
perors ia the past. Our people ought to
learn the secret by which wealth is diff
fused in the French Republic; for, after
all, the best interests of the state de-
mand that the thousands should be kept
in comfort rather than the units in need
less luxurv.-De7nOrest' s Monthly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-09
Ned. the Ohildran,s Dog.

EVERYBODY in Midway, Ky, knows old
Ned" the children's dog. He for
merly belonged to the late Mrs. Marga-
ret Buford, but as there were no child
rem at her house he came to town and
took up his abode at Mr.. S. n. Rogers
He goes to school with the children
every morning and remains there all
day. When they go out to play he goes,
too, and is quite expert at catching a
ball; indeed, in a game, he takes the
place of a child When the bell rings
he is the first to run into the school
house, and when the classes are called
on to reeeite he takes his place in line at
the foot. After the child next above
him has recited, he answers the next
question by an intelligent bark and bow
of the head. Should q question be
missed by the child at the foot of the
class and passed TO the next by the
teacher, Ned" will answer it in his
peculiar way. Spelling seems to be his
favorite branch of study, his answers in
that being exceedingly quick and vigor-
GUS Although he turns the children
down, after his fashion, he never goes
above them. He will fight for any OF
the pupils, as well as teachers, and
could not be induced to stag where
there are no children.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-09
Striking Head Lines

Are used to call attention the fact that this is an
advertisement of the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE,
& ST PAUL RAILWAY.
Its EIGHT Trunk Lines traverse the best por-
tions of Northern Illinois, WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA,
DAKOTA and Iowa.
Located directly its lines are the cities OF Uni
cago Milwaukee, La Crosse, Wiaona, St Paul
Minneapolis, Madison Prairie du Chen Mason
CITY, Sioux city, Yankton, Albert Lea. Aberdeen
Dubuque Rock Island, Cedar Rapids and Council
Bluffs as well as innumerabe other principal bust
ness centres and favorite resorts, and passengers
going West, North, South or East are able to use
the CHICAGO MILwAuKEE i ST.. PAUL RAILwATt to
the best advantage
Ticket offices everywhere are supplied with
maps and Time Tables which detail the merits of
the line and agents stand ready to furnish infor
nation and sell tickets at cheapest rates over the
Chicago Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway.
= NERRIII Avn CARPENTER,
General Manager, Gen. Pass & KIT ACT
J. T. CLARK, GEO III. HEAFFORD,
Genl. SHp't. Asst Gen. Pass. Agt
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-09

Miss Jessie I. Detchon, after a. full
dental course in Philadelphia, has been
licensed to practice as dentist in that
city. Several young women are APP
plicants to pursue II course of study in
the dental college of New York No
doubt in time all of our principal cities
will have their quota of lady dentists
There is no reason why women should
not follow this profession here. They
are very common in Germany, and very
successful. In all the large dental es-
adjustments in the cities where anas-
thetics are administered. women act as
assistants, and even the severest opera
tions do not require more physical
strength than many women possess.
Had they the requisite skill, lady
patients would prefer to employ one of
their own sex for obvious reasons. Even
the making of plates and the manufac-
ture of false teeth might be undertaken
by women, as it requires no more man.
ual skill than wood engraving or paint
ing. By all means let us have women
dentists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-09
The Material for Good Supsrintendents.

The Northwestern Lsm6ernsun men,
tions conversation had with gentle
man largely interested in the lumber
trade in the West, when he said there
are grand chances for young men, of
the right stamp, to find employment in
the lumber business. The gentleman
further remarked that it was almost inn
possible for him to find the right kind of
men tosuperintend the different branches
OF his business. They must have quick
and sound judgment, and know the
business from the stump up. He adyer-
Used for men, and ont of seventy APP
plIcants there were but two that he
dared to give trial There are plenty
OF men who are willing to step in as
managers, but they want to begin at the
top. LII anything goes wrong under
them, they are ignorant as to the way to
correct it. The boys who began work
moneyless and friendless have succeeded
best. They began at the bottom round
of the ladder, did not know more than
their superiors, were willing to work
andlearn, were temperate, and now some
of them are filling positions of trust and
profit, while others are doing a good
business for themselves.
1t is not in the lumber trade alone
where the boy commencing on the bot
tom round of the ladder has made
his way upward and been crowned
with success. But it is a fact, patent
to all observers, that the successful men
in all branches of business are general
ly those that commenced on the bottom
round, and by their own unaided exer-
tions worked their way upward, some to
the top of the ladder. others to various
heights; but most all who possess those
qualifications our contemporary suggests
as requisite for a manager in the lumber
business to have. are sure of fair de-
gree of success at almost any business
they may undertake.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-09

The Charchqsaan sees tone of the
straRgest maryels of the present time
in the fact that while the world pro
fesses to paw little or no attention to
the prophecies of Scripture, it listens
with curiosity, If not confidence, to the
boastful guesses of Virgins, one of the
least of its scientific prophets.
He is happy man who implicitly be
ieves in the virtue and general supe
riority of his wife.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-09
TIE DAILY Argus.
Brown Hands.

Fun many a page has been written,
And the gifted have sung. in the praise
Cf lily white haads AMI fingers
IN a score of poeficat ways;
This Is ali very we'll for lady
Who lives among diamonds and silk
But sometimes in life farmers wife
Is Obliged 10 do h0TisewGrk and milk:
And woman's best mission throughout our dear
band
Is fulfilled in the strength of the little brown
hand.
When the roses are bIushing the sweetest
AND itle vines climb up t. tht caves
W Isen rile robins are rocking thpir brides
To sleep among the maple leaves
Inc sunshine smiles down across the threshold
When the labor of love seems but rest
neither rocking the household brides
or Keeping the dear home-nest;
IN! pity you all who can't understand
Inc wealth and the worth of a little brown
hand.
Ii were man with a fortune
million laid by on the shelf,
Ii were youthful WASH t, In truth
II wasn't a woman myself
Know what I'd do III Eninuta,
with fingers hive often misled)
I'd seek after those whose rich tiHting show
Acquaintance with buildings aud bread;
I'd use all the eloquence words could command,
And be proud might win a little brown hand.
..Ckufal New Yorker.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-09
Administrators Notice.

Estate of Frederick RadlOff, deceased
The undersigned, having been appointed Admin
istrator with the will annexed, of the estate OF
Frederick Rad1off, late of the county of Rock Is
land State of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives
tiee that he will appear before the county court
OF Rock Island county, at the Office of the Clerk
OF said Court, in the city of Rock Island, at the
April term on the Third Monday in April next,
at which time all persons having claims against
said estate are notified and requested to attend
for the purpose of having the same adjusted
All persons indebted to said estate requested
To make immediate payment to the undersigned.
Dated this 1st day of March, A. D., 1888.
JOHN r HASS, Administrator.
INCH 2-dy6w With the Will annexed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-09

Here is chance for some ingenius
Yankee to make 81, 900, the amount of
fered by the Millers' National Associa-
ton, headquarters at Milwaukee. A
machine is wanted that will compress
100 pounds of ordinary bran into apack-
ape not to exceed fifteen inches square,
or 200 pounds in the same ratio, and
which will, with the aid of an attendant
and reasonable amount of power, pre-
pare for shipment one ton or more per
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-09
ROCK ISLAND & MERCER CO., II. r..
Rock ISLAND & PBORIA
RAILW Az.
SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE
EAST AND SOU III

Trains leave Rock Island
400 a. m. Way Freight.
S.45 - Fast Express.
1.4O p. m. Mail and Express
$50 - Through Freight and Accommodation.
Trains arrive at Rock island
2.3O q. m. Through Freight and Accommodation
1245 D. m. Mail and Express.
$40 - Fast Express.
400 g Way Freight.
The FAST EXPRESS, leaving Rock Island ut $50
a. M arrives at Peoria 12-20 p. M, at Springfield
4 % p. M, at Decatur 40Op. M jacksonville 7.C0
D. m Alton 30 D. m, st Louis s.15 p m, aud
Terre Haute II. SIS p m, THE SAME DAY. Making
this the BEST and QUICKEST route to all points
southeast
The 1 80 D. m. train makes close connection at
Galva with c. B. & @ for points west; arriving at
Galesburg at rs p. M, st Burlington 8 40 p M at
Keokuk 10 - p. m, and at Quincy 1905 p m.
Arriving at Peoria at 6.3U p. m, making close
connections with the /. B. q W. and 7. p W.
for Indianapolis, connecting there with all fast
trains for the east and south.
eHFAST TINE SURE CONNECTIONS, and
rates as low as by any other route.
X. r.. CABLE, A n. MORTON.
Gien'I Supt Gen1 Tiki. Agt.
The 8 50 D. IN. Accommodation leaves every day
except sunday.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-09

The Supreme Court of Missouri de-
cides that a physician cannot testify to
any knowledge he may have obtained
while attending patient professionally.
The court holds that it will not do,
while the mouth of physician is closed
as to the talk of his patient, to open il
as to knowledge acquired from his own
diagnosis of the case.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-09
ROCK ISLAND q PEORIA RAILWAY.
(sHoRrEsr ROUTE TO THE EAST AND wEsrl

(sHORTEsT ROUTE TO TIKI EAST AND WESTl
LEAVE. ARRIVE.
Fast Express .....,. 600 A. n. ;OO P. H.
Mail and Elk. / los p. NJ IL :35 n.
Accommodation. z 100 p. N 2:OO A. NJ
Way Freight, ..........-s6 100 A. n. 4;Oo p. NJ.
The rs o. m. train makes close comm ct;On
at GaIva with the C. B. Il O., for points west ar
irving at Galesburg at 4:25 p. m. Burlington $40
d. m; Keokuk 1925 p. m; Quincy 1875 p. m. ;
also making close connection at Peoria with |. b.
& W.. and a. P. q W, roads for all points east
and south.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-09
CHICAGO. RuRLINGTON & QUINCY.
CHICAGO, MTLWAUKEE & ST. PAUL.

Trains No. Z, 8, and 10 are Maquoketa Branch.
Trans and 4, Accommodation for Oxford june
tion; l and 2, Passenger, for Celmar.
E. ID. W. HOLMES, Agent
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-09
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND g. PACIFIC R. Y.

is TITEGREAT CONNECTING LINK
Its main line runs from Chicago to Council
Bluffs, passing through Joliet. Ottawa, La Sale.
Geneseo, Moline. Rock Island. Davenport, West
Des MotRes (the capital OF Iowa., stuart ATTAIN
tic, and Avoca; with branches FROM IuTeau
junction TO Peoria: Wilton Junction to Mnsca~
tine Washington, fairfield. Gloon. BcIknap,
CentreviIIe Princeton. Trenton. Galiatin. Came
ron. Lcavenworth, AtIh3son. and Kansas CityS
Washington to Sigo:rney, OskaIoosa. and Knox
vile; keokuk TO FarmtnRton, Honnparte, Ben
tonsport, independent, Eldon, Ottr-Inwa, Eddy
vile. OskRloosa, Peila. Monroe. and Des Moines;
Newton 20 Monroe; Des Mones To lndianola ana
TtnJerse:i Atlantic 70 Lewis and Auduboni and
Railroad which owns, ard operates through
line from Chicago TITO the State of Kansas
Through Express Passenger Trains. with Pull
man Palace Cars attached, are run each my daily
COUNCIL BLUFFS, LEAv ENWORTH ard ATCHI-
BON. Through cars are also run between Mflwau-
hee anf Kansas City. via the milwaukee and
RocC ls1und Short Line. !"
The T" Great Rock Island" fs InaanlHcentlY
equipped. Its road bed is simply perfect, and its
track is laid with steel rails
What will please you moS6 Will be the pleasure
Of enjoying your meals. while passing over the
beautiful prairIes of Illinois and Iowa in ono OF
our magnificent Dining Cars that accompany all
Through Express Trains. You get an entire
forBevenry-f1ve cents
Approaching the fact that majority Of the
people prefer separate apartments for dInerent
purposes (and the immense passenger business
of this line warFanting IT., are pleased 70 an
nouuce that this Company runs Pullman Palace
Sleeping Cars for sleeping purposes. and Palace
PULLMAN PALACE CARS are gar
COUNCIL BLUFFS KANSAS CITY
Tickets via ThAs Zine, known ms thu
GIL Ticket Agents hn the Un1tcd States &
. For anformafaon met obeAinAble s1& yO
q. H. CA BILE.
Vics President ana 0eDn ksnSS1
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-09

THE EAST e. THE WEST
/ Dining Cars for eating purposes only. Oneoths
] great feature OF our Palace Cars 10 a SMOKING
! SALOON where you can SnJoy your Havana
! MagniHcent iron Bridges span the Mississippi
md Missouri rivers at all points crossed by this
line. and transfers are avoided at Council Bluffs
Kansas City, Lcavsnworth, and AtchisoL, cone
D2c2ions being made In Union pepoCe.
THE PRINCIPAL r. II. CONNIE. IONS OF
THIS GREAT THROUGH LINE ARE Az
Al cHicAGo, with Gil diverEinz Hnes for tue
At ENGLEyoqn. with the L. s. &N.s. and p.
A. 9sHISa nos HEIGHTS. with p. C. & So
AZ La SALE, with Ill Cent. R.R.
A. PEORIA; with f. z. q J.: =: ID. i n; I. D. s
A. ROCK ISLAND, with a. MiIwaukes 6 RocA
Island Short Line" ana Rock Isl'd A PEG. Rda
Al pAyENP9Er. with the Davenport Division
Al WEST LrBERTY VITA theB, era Mrs.
AZ GnINkELL. with Central Iowa Il. II.
AT DIES MONIES. with -. Nj. a. r. ID. X r.
AT COUNCIL BLUFFS. with Union Pacific X. n.
At OMAHA. with b. & Mo- r. II. X. "a Nebl
AtCOEUMBuSJ JUNCTION, with BIC. r. n n. RE
At OTrUMwAs with Central Iowa h Il. w.
st: L. a Fac: and g. q; Q: Il. Rde.
At kEQKUK, with Toll. Peo. 4 War: Wab. N
Louis Pac- and 81 L, keo. 4 New. Il. Rds.
~ CAMERON, with II. Sc. j. r.. r.
.AtSATTcHlsoN, with Ateh-; Topeka Santa FSs
a.. tflEAAvENwokTH. with Kan. Pac., and KaFs
AtKASsAs CITY. with ala lines for the WEES
"a through Co PE0RKA. DIES AE0ENEn-
AICHAS9Ns and LEAVEMWORTM.
!. ssE,eos RSck AaaAad Route" are cold ~
ar home slekes eanes. address.
9sn7 Ticket and pas5grf a.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-17
Knowing Too Many People.

The older we grow the more fastidious
as rule we become socially. We like
the friends we can count upon-who are
cas- easy "a an old shoe" with us; but
we shrink from the new ones, especially,
| need not say, from any that give the
least suggestion ofpatent leather. There
are those for whom the companionship
ofpersons of title makes amends for
anything; but I am speaking of class
who have over-lived such illusions and
made up their minds, during the span
left them in this world, to be comfort
able. Old friends, or, if new ones, nice
ones; intelligent society with humor-
sous bent in It; the most perfect freedom
of thought and speech; these alone to
mature persons make social life worth
living; all the rest is strained, pretenti-
Gus and uncomfortable.
As very young man once sought
an introduction to q well-known woman
of letters in London. She is not now OF
much Importance, being dead and for
gotten but all literary persons had then
an attraction for me Gas indeed they
have now, and ] expressed a wish
through common friend to know her.
My dear fellow" he wrote, after maxi
ing his application, "she will have moth
ing to do with you. She says she knows
great deal too many people already"
At the time thought this rather rude,
but have long learned to envy that
lady's moral courage. How delightful it
would be fone dared, to have that no.
BILE truth printed on ones card, and
when new folks call upon us whom one
does not want to know to return them
this by post: "Mr. So and Sos compli-
ments, but he knows great deal too
many people acknowledgements
Magazine.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-17
A New College President.

Col. William Preston Johnson, son
of Albert Sidney Johnson, has resigned
the Presidency of Louisiana State Uni
versity and Agricultural and Mechanical
College at Baton Rouge in order to
accept the position rendered him by the
Board of Administrators appointed to
control the donation of Mr. Paul Tulane
to the cause of education, as the chief
officers of their proposed institution.
The New Orleans Times Democrat says:
"Chosen by the late Gen. Robert E.
Lee to assist him In the work of re-
building, reconstructing, and improving
the old Washington College at Lexing-
ton, Va, now the Washington and Lee
University, he helped to win Tor it the
reputation it long enjoyed and which
made it the great educational resort Of
Southern youth. The students In
attandence sprang III number from
eighty to 400, and the southwest, par
ticularly Louisiana, furnished large
proportion of these"