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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-08-02

1st Dist Dupre Blanchet,
End +" Jas N Williams,
3rd " Cleomere Broussard,
4th =" Felix Broussard,
5th " John Morgan,
9Th " Erastus Kibbe and
(Placide Mouton, jr,
7th " Homer Dccuir,
On motion of J T Broussard,
Resolved that commissioners Of un-
branded stock, shall hereafter com
mence the sale of the same, in each
year, on the 1st day of June and
continue until 30th day of Novem-
ber, and all laws in conflict here
with be and the same are hereby
revoked.
The following claims against the
parish were allowed and warrants
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-08-02

On motion the jury adjourned SUBJ
jcct to call of chairman Of Able.
vile Bridge Committee and to meet
for the transaction of any other
business which may be brought be.
fore them.
Howard HoFrPAUIR, President.
l.. C. Lyons, Clerk.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-08-02

Bal del to Parish Treas S22 IS
(sirned) FELIX RRRUssAD,
Comr Unbranded Stock.
The following named persons
were appointed commissioners of
unbranded stock for the respective
districts 10 wit
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29
A Cure for Drunkenness.

There is a prescription in use in En-
gland for the cure of drunkenness by
which thousands are said to have been
enabled to recover themselves. The
recipe came into notoriety by the efforts
of Mr.. John Vine Hall, commander of
the Great Eastern steamship. He had
fallen into such habitual drunkenness
that his most earnest efforts to reclaim
himself proved ~unavailing. At last be
sought the advice of an eminent physi-
clan, which he followed faithfully for
several months, that at the end of thai
time he had lost all desire for liquor,
although he had been for, many year.
led captive by a most debasing appe-
tite. The recipe which he afterwards
published, and by which SO many other
drunkards have been assisted to reform,
is as follows: Sulphate of iron, twenty
grains; magnesia, forty grains; pepper
mint, forty-four drains; spirits of nut
meg, four drains. Dose, one table
spoonful twice a day.-7otedo Globe
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29
FARM N FIREsIDE.

Never paper a wall over old paper.
This may be removed by dampening it
with saleratus and water.
-Dairymen have found that oat mid
dlings are n of the best rations that
can be fed for the promotion of the
milk yield.
Every farm should have a root
crop as part of a rotation.
A root crop cleans the land of
weeds and furnishes an abundance of
food for farm animals.-M Y. Times.
Fresh grated cocoanutis considered
by some cooks a welcome addition to
plain ice cream. 1t should be put in
and mixed with the cream after that
has commenced to freeze.
Joseph Allen, in the Ohio Fas mer,
thinks a farmer might as well attempt
to dodge death and taxes as escape the
results of unwise or unkind treatment
of his COW or other stock animals.
To make milk gravy brown, stir q
large tablespoonful with q spoonful of
butter; when thoroughly mixed melt in
a saucepan, and let the butter and flour
cook and become Drowned before put
ting the milk in.-Chicago Journal.
I'm a recent address at Columbus,
O., Secretary Chamberlain recon-
mended the use of glazed instead of I'M
glazed tiles for undertakings, as the
former will last a lifetime, or longer,
while all the water, practically, enters
at the points between the tiles at any
rate.
Excellent fried cakes to be eaten
while fresh are made of two well-beaten
eggs, a large pinch of salt and flour
enough to make a dough that can be
rolled. Cut with a fancy cake cutter
drop into boiling lard; when done and
while still warm dip them into pow
dered sugar. They may be favored
with lemon or with rose.-Ihe House
hold.
MIR. Isaac Garthe gives the North
sDest Farmer the following direction for
making a bushel crate for shipping
potatoes to market: For the ends use
inch boards, cut 123 inches square.
For Stats use half-inch stuff, 81 inches
wide, putting three Stats at the bottom
| of the crate, and three on each side.
The crate, when finished, should meas
ure twenty inches long, outside measure.
These crates, Mr.. Garthe claims, are
the most convenient size for loading q
wagon box.
Pumpkins and squashes require
less cultivation than almost any of the
crops raised in the field or garden.
There is cheapness and profit in using
them for feeding stock during the fall
and early part of winter. Squashes
make an invaluable feed for fowls
during the winter. They require some
fresh food, and in many places it is
easier to supply them with squashes
than any otherfruit or vegetable. Pump
| kins fed in connection with corn to fat
tening hogs have a salutary effect upon
the health of the animals, who will put
on more fat in a given time, and make
a finer showing than under the old
system of almost exclusive corr feeding.
Cleveland Leader.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29
THE WIFE.

It's nice to DO a humorist,
And have q little wife.
Who, when you brain with grand idce"
And tuneful rhyme is rife.
Doth "break you up" and drive the point
Completely from your head,
By yelling in staccato tones:
"Ol tD0lIt you come TO bedl"
It's joy to every funny man"
When wrestling with a joke,
And brushing up his rambling thoughts,
By giving his hair a poke,
To have, when Inspirations goal
AT last he doth acquire,
a little wife to cry: Look outt
The baby's near the firel"
It's bliss when you come home at night
To our the bounding Muse
To find your little wife on deck
And tinctured with the blues;
Then when you fain would sling yourself
In realms OF witty verse,
To lave her tai "spring bonnets" and
Distract you 'bout your purse"
Still, all you boys who brightly shine
With "Faber" and with pen,
And in the olumns OF the press
Are much admired by en-
In seriousness / know hat you
Would give up all in life,
Before you'd part with her you love-
The darling little wifei
-JJ Joslvn. IN Hdtchet.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29
Thrift Defended and Commended.

Both the ability to make money and
the disposition to ave it are highly
commendable. People say, every day:
eff I were able, 1 would do so and SOL
They then realize what they lose by not
being able. Few men have reached
middle age without having seen chances
to engage in promising enterprises ex-
cept for lack of capital-capital that
they would not stand in need of had
they been saving. Every right-minded
man must be sick of listening to the
filings that are made at rich men, simply
because they are rich. 1t is rebuking
economy and thrift, for few men, how
ever large their income, become rich
unless they possess these qualities. Let
it be retained in mind, too, that the
profigacy of the many make the few
rich. If every man and woman would
save all that he or she could, there
would be less money to flow into the
Golfers of the .'bloated bondholders."
There are q dozen persons, who do not
practice the habit of saving, to one who
does, consequently the money from the
dozen pockets is gradually going into
the one.
/. No matter how small a salary a man
| g6US liz SuOulu ulthG du GuOTG W SAVE q
portion of it, and, barring sickness or
other misfortune, he can usually do it.
The savings of one week may be small,
but the savings of many count up.
Saving may be an effort at first, but
finally it becomes easy. and not only
easy but a pleasure. It does not call
for stinginess or 1t calls for
self-denial and thoughtfulness. Money
is the right hand assistant of the nobler
aspirations of humanity. The rich good
man is of more account in the world
than the poor good man. The former
is he who builds hospitals, schools.
churches and galleries of art. The
plans and desires of the other stop
short of fruition. 1t is a discredit to a
man to spend his money foolishly
Many a young man thinks it gives him
an elevated standing in the eyes of So
ciety if he scatters his money with a
lavish hand. 1t does not, except in the
eyes of the poorest part of society. Ii
is evidence that he is not rightly
balanced. That for which we give our
strength and youth we should retain, il
possible. Money is the recompense fol
labor, and labor demands our strength
and consumes our youth. The result
should not be frittered away.-Chicago
| Current.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29
A Cats Remarkable Instinct.

The rapidity with which the feline
tribe increase and multiply is well
known, despite the nightly raids made
with boot-jacks, empty beer-bottles,
and other convenient missiles. A few
months ago a family living in Lefferts
place, Brooklyn, took into their house.
hold a couple of young cats. 1t was
not long before the number had in
creased to eleven. A half dozen OF
the young members of the tribe found
watery graves, but the others were
spared through the fearful appeals Of
the little ones in the family, with whom
they were great favorites. wander.
bilt." a large black and white cat, was
a particular pet in the household, and
he Jared almost as sumptuously as his
millionaire namesake in Fifth avenue.
A few days ago the head of the house
hold determined to rid the house of the
entire feline family, and on Tuesday
last a man living in the suburbs of
Brooklyn, several miles distant, called
at the house, put the five cats in a bag,
tied it securely, placed the bag in a
barrel, and drove away. The cats were
taken to a family who had suffered
great depredations from rats, and the
field appeared to be an interesting one
for the felines.
None of the animals had ever beer
away from the house further than o
block or two, and to make matters
worse apparently for Vanderbilt"
he was suffering with a lame leg, sc
that it was with difficulty he could
make his way about the house.
Nothing was heard or seen of any of
the cats until Friday evening about ten
o'clock, when a loud catcrwauling was
heard at the real basement door,
followed by a terrific scratching.
Upon the door being opened Ivan
derbilt'' bounded in. and, as far as the
joy at being at his own home. His re.
turn was warmly welcomed by the
juvenile members of the household,
and he was generously entertained.
The return of the companions has
doubtless been delayed by a couple OF
kittens which were with them, but the
back in their old quarters tonight.
to solve is how .'Vanderbilt' managed
three miles, while suffering severely
IRON HIS SUE ieS. Amulet cur1Ous
fact is that when he returned the
wounded leg was entirely cured. He
disappeared Immediately upon arriving
at his new home and was three days OF
the road. There is talk of entering
'.Vlnderbilt' for the next walking
match at Madison Square garden
Worlo.
Mr.. Jones, il New York street
preacher, collects large audiences by
giving away coffee, sandwiches and
; soap.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29
The Rusher.
Does the man rush P"

docs b man rush?"
Eyes, heis a rusher."
why does he hurry along the streets
in that fashion, Perhaps his house is
afire."
Perhaps he never had one. That
man is a lawyer who possibly makes
ten dollars a week. When he leaves
his Office he puts up a sign: Back in
three minutes; please waltz"
But why does he rushP"
ITO make people think he is carrying
the Supreme Court of Michigan under
his hat"
"Wouldn't some of his creditors
tackle him on the street if he didn't put
on SO much steamp"
"K'rect, my boy! You might guess
q thousand times and not hit the nail
any closer!"-Detroit Free Press.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29

Recently four well-dressed men
entered a London tavern and had din
1A. When the moment came to pay
they said they had no money with them,
but would leave a valuable diamond
ring. A few days later they called,
settled the previous account, had anoth-
er dinner, talked to the proprietor, and
finally sold him the ring for Eos. He
considered that he had made a good bar
gain, because whilst it had been in his
possession he had taken it to a jeweler,
who pronounced it to be worth f1O0.
The guests, however, had on their sec.
ond visit substituted an imitation fac
simile for the genuine ring.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29
C.noer for rventv Yeerr

Mr.. w. R. Robinson, Davisboro. Ga,
ting on finely, the ulcer is gradually heal
ing. I feel that Swift's Specific will cure
the horrible canoe which has been feeding
on me for over twenty years."
Mr.. O.. g. Barron, of Banning, Ga, writes,
dated Marc 3, 1884: "The soreness has ali
gone out Of the Cancer, and my health has
greatly improved. I nave taken six bot
ties Of SwIFT's SPECIFIC, for q Skin Cancer,
which / nave had for years"
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free. The SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga.
"PA, what are puts and calls en- State
street," We'll, a man puts his money in
q brokers' hands and when he calls for IL Il
Is al gone."-B0ston Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29

Governor O'Neil, of Alabama, Mr..
Robert P. Porter and 10000 other peo-
pie assisted in founding the new city of
Sheffield, Ala, recently. 1t is to be
built by the Seney syndicate, of New
York, and a number of Georgia capital
lists, and is to be the iron-manufactur-
ing center of Alabama.-Chicag Jour-
nnI
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29

'Nonsense," sneered Burnham, dts
sheer bombast. I can't read-don't
ask me. Let's talk of something else"
No amoun of flattery or persuasion
could induce him to go on after having
made Wanda cry. He put the book
back in its place.
"Sing, please, Miss Bertha-there's
nothing like music" he said.
A blast O f.north wind seemed to have
blown over them, so chilling was the
influence that had fallen. They lost
sight of the fact that they were about
Three of them knew where the lev
breath came from, but Cuthbert was in
ignorance.
whats the matterp You all seem
to have been stricken with a kind Of
thunderbolt."
Bertha fastened to the piano. She
was not usually so willing to sing.
Burnham sought Wanda on the sefa.
She did not wait for him to speak.
at was you who were reading in the
DON next to ours the first night we
came to this house. 1t was very ride
in me to rap on the wall, but it vas
ruder still to laugh about it afterward-
/ was always ashamed of it, but never
so much as now"
"Why more ashamed now than be-
fore?"
"Why-you see as long as I believed
it was that fat old gentleman 1 felt sort
of justified, because-well, I suppose
because he is old, and fat, and wheezy."
"And now?"
"Now-it is different"
81 had a better right to disturb people
than if 1 had been more advanced in
years and more %corpulentp That is
your logic, as / understand it."
elf you tease me I shall be glad 1 did
81 for one am not sorry. Experience
is a fine disciplinarian. 1t was nearer
like being ~henpecked than any thing ]
can imagine. 1t was delightful"
Two years after that, when one fair
June morning the preparations for a
double wedding were all completed in
the distant Kansas farmhouse, and
Wanda stood in rose-red confusion to
be looked at by her soon-to-be-made
husband, Durham whispered, wanda,
you began your authority over me with
q parasol-handle, and now it does not
require even SO much as the tap of your
fan o scarcely the weight of your
finger to control me. What is the
power, dearp"
He knew without asking.-C. d.
Cardinal, in Chicago Tribune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29
Ramsev. the sion.l-se,vi

-Sergent Ramsey, the Signal-Service
officer on Pixies Peak, is a philosopher.
After he had been alone on the stormy
summit, cut off from all communication
with the world below for seven weeks,
the relief party that finally succeeded
in reaching him found him sitting con.
tentedly beside the stove, playing the
banjo.-Denver Tribune.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29

&c. M. Winkelman. of Ukiah, Cal,
ate the following-named quantities of
food on a wager: Three beefsteaks,
three cans of oysters, two a n of peach
es two cans of sardines, five biscuits,
ten crackers, four potatoes, a dish OF
hominy, a plate of cakes, four cups of
coffee, and a glass of water. Time,
t~hirty-two minutes. Before eating the
above he had partaken of a hearty sup
per.-San francisco Call.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29

-"Drudgery is the weight of the
clock of time and gives its pendulum
the true motion" But many a worm
out housewife is of the opinion that the
clock would run just as well if the
weights were not quite sc heavy.-M.
Y. Mail.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29

IF you are troubled with sores, aches,
pains and general.weakness of the various
bodily functions, DOM be deceived by the
advertisements of bitters, kidney medi-
cures are often paid for. Put your trust
in that simple remedy called DR.. Guysott's
Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla. It will
cure o by purifying the blood and
strengthening the weak portions of your
body. You will also find it very refresh
ing to the brain and nervous system. The
proprietors receive hundreds of letters be-
slowing upon it the highest praise.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29
.APILLON
U


An unfailing means of curing nasal catarrh
by Insulation. Catarrh, cold in the head, bron-
chial catarrh, and hay fever yield almost In
stantly to this sovereign remedy. It Is q liquid
medicine that does not smart, burn or i~rritate:
1t ailays the inflammation, prevents accumu-
lations of matter, and permits free breathing.
1t relieves these maladies thoroughly and Will
permanently cure. Its efficacy as a cure for
hay fever is established, as many testimonials
certify. 1t has been used several years. For
offensive discharge from the nose, or lost
sense of smell, taste or hearing, and pains I'm
your head, use Papillon Catarrh Cure. We
constantly receive reports from physicians,
and from druggists acknowledging the success
of this remedy. Catarrh is a deceptive dis
ease, and If chronic is dangerous Papillon
Catarrh Cure has produced cures of many
acknowledged incurable cases.
Price, $1.00 per bottle, six for $500. Direc-
lions in ten languages accompany every bottle.
~ For sale by all druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29
Gentle Spring,

and bring malaria, dyspepsia, biliousness,
torPidity of liver n a train of kindred
maladies. Fortunately Kidney-Wort is at
hand. 1t may Is had of the nearest drug
gist, and viii purify the system, correct
the stomach and bowels, stimulate theliver
and kidneys to healthy action, remove all
poisonous humors and make you feel like
a new man. AS a spring medicine, tonic
and blood Purifier it has no equal
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29

William Astor's yacht Nourmahal,
the largest in the world, has satin-lined
beds, hot and cold baths IN every state
room, and a house on deck finished in
mahogany in Queen Ann style, with
seats for lounging OF observation.-N.
Y. Sun,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29

John Marshall, Chief Justice
United States; erected by the bar of the
United States A. d. MDCCCLXXXIV"
is the inscription on the pedestal Of the
statue of Chief Justice Marshall, erected
in Washington.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29

Reports to the Rochester Post-Er.
press from thirty-three villages in West
ern New York show that over 81, 00O,-
600 is being expended in those places in
building operations.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29
CURE OF

1904 SUMMIT AVE, JERSEY CITY, N. J.,l
February Is, 1884.
This is to certify that I nave been
troubled with lumbago for a long time,
and have tried everything, and could not
get relief until I used ALLcocK's Porous
PLASTERS.
I have also used BRANDkETH's PILLS in
my family for the last five years for bill
iousness, and would lave no other, as
they give me the best satisfaction.
M. VREELAND.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29

LYDIA E. PINKHAM's Vegetable Com
pound is to be had ut the nearest drug store
for a dollar. 1t is not claime1 that this
remedy will cure every disease under the
sun, but chat it does all that it claims to do,
thousands of goodwomen know and declare.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29

@Get the Dest Dyes. The Diamond
Dyes for family use have no equals. All
popular colors easily dyei fast and beauti-
full. Only loo. a package at druggists.
Sample Card, 80 %colors, and book of direc-
tions for &c, stamp,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29
THE NARROW ESCAPE

OF a Massachusetts Engineer-Timely
Warning of MIR. John Spencer, Baggage
master of b. g. A. r. R.
Sleep after fatigue, and health after disease,
are two of the sweetest experiences known to
man. Fourteen years is a long time in which
to suffer, yet Mr.. Peter Lawler, of Dalton,
Mass, had led a miserable life for that period
through the presence of stone in the bladder.
That he sought in all directions for a cure Is
an almost super1uous statement. He did OBJ
tain temporary relief, but nothing more. Last
January he called on DR.. David kennedy, of
Rondout, N. Y, who said, after examination:
ID Lawler, you have stone in the bladder.
We will first try DIR. DAVID KENNEDY,S
FAVORITE REMEDY before risking an
operation" A few days later the following
letter passed through the Rondout post-ofice:
DALTON, Mass, Feb. 9.
Dear Dr.. Kennedy-The day after ! came
home 1 passed two gravel stones, and am do
ing nicely now. PETER
DR.. Kennedy now has the stones at his of
nee, and they are sufficiently Formidable to
TIE REMEDY is the leading specific for stone
in the bladder. In his letter Mr., Lawler mem
lions that FAVORITE REMEDY also cured
him of rheumatism, The subjoined certificate
tells its own story:
OLD BERKsHIRE Mills,
Dalton, Mass, April q, 1850.
Mr.. Peter Lawler has been a resident of this
town for the past seventeen years, and in our
employ for fifteen, and in all these years he
has been a good and respected citizen of the
town and community. He has had some
chronic disease to our knowledge for most of
the time, but now claims to be, and is, in ap-
parent good health. CHAs. o. BROWN, Pres.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29

DESERVING OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is no
article which SO richly deserves the conf
dence of the public as BRowN'S BRONCHIAL
TRocHEs. Those suffering from Asthmatic
and Bronchial Diseases, Coughs and Colds,
should try them. Sold only in boIes.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29

Fifteen lightning-rod agents struck
Stanford, KY, on the same day and the
people suspended work and cleared the
town.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29

"Is SNORING bad for the health ' asks
a correspondents. Not unless the person
he sleeps with is bigger than he is.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29

"AMATEUR ACTOR" is informed that the
first supe mentioned in history Is Godfrey
de Bouillon.-Boston Courier.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29
CURE OF PAIN IN BACK AND sTIFF

CURE OF PAIN IN BACK AND sTIFF
NECK.
104 ADELPHI STREET, BROOKLYN, N. Y.,l
February 20, 1884.
I have had pain in my back for years and
it troubled me night and day. 1 could get
no relief, not even for an hou At last,
hearing SO much Of ALLcocK's PLAsrERs,
I tried two. In three hours the pain began
to decrease; in twelve hours l was entirely
relieved. I continued wearing the Plasters
a week, and was entirely cured. also
used them for a stiff neck, which ALL
COCKS PLAsTERs cured in four hours.
N. A. MULLAY.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29

DARWIN says there is a living principle
In fruit. We suppose he refers to the
worms-Indianapolis Scissors.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29

PAPmLoN Cough Cure does not contain
any drugs or chemicals; it is purely vege-
chial Cough, or tickling in the throat, and
Winter Cough so prevalent in older people.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29

Hale's Honey of and Tar
Soothes the lungs convulsed with q cough.
Pixies toothache drops cure In one minute.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-29

LADIES who intend to visit
Balls and parties most exquisite,
Or, with lovers to elope,
Should not only dress in style,
But should always use a while
"Beeson's Alum Sulphur Soap."-25c by
druggists.