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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

The vote Of the parish will be
larger this year, than ever before.
The assessment shows an increase
in all the precincts, due alike to
Immigration and the growth Of
our numerous rising generation.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

To the Voters of the Parishes of Yer
million and Lafayette II am . candi-
date for District Attorney of the 25th
Judicial District, at the election to be
held on the 22nd of April next. You all
know my past record as District At
torney of this District. I refer to it as
the best guarantee I can give for the
future, and solicit your votes.
JOS. A. CHARGOIS.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22
10 The Pubic.

! The undersigned gives notlss
that he is prepared to execute Y
kinds of ,joiner's work such % pas'
ing coolers cisterns. jaice,sat g:
All work delivered under y iuit
guarantee. +. +. fEhAS'
Aug-4 'S3.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

Oar young friend, Alexis Ira.
han is now on a flying visit to his
family he will in a few days re-
turn 10 Vermilionville, to his poet
Of duty at the Railroad depot.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

During q recent charity sermon
at New York a Senator's wife
placed a diamond cross in the
collection plate, redeeming it next
day with 800 bill.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22
For Clerk District Court,

Mr.. ED1roRs-Please announce, in
your paper, that l am q Candidate for
reelection to the Office of Clerk of
Court and Ex-Oficio Recorder, for this
parlshs at the general election to he
held i'll April 1884. b
LASTIE BROUSSARD,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

We Il authorized to announce that
MARCUS L. MORTON is . candidate
for the Office of Sheriff for the parish of
Vermilion, at the election to be held in
April 1884. 9
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22
For District Attorney.

We are authorized to announce that
ROBERT CADE SMEDES of Vermll-
ion Parish is a candidate for the Office
of District Attorney of the 25th Judi
cial District composed of Lafayette and
VermiliOn Parishes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

To the voters vf the Parish Of Yer.
million =! am q candidate for Sheriff
OF the Parish of Vermilion, at the cleo
ton to be held on the 22nd Of April
next. You al know my past brief re-
cord ~ Sheriff Of your Parish, I refer to
it - the best guarantee I can give for
the failure. and solicit your votes.
w. W. KUEHLING.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22
NoT1cE +.

Hunting and passing throaga
my premises is strictly prohlo,'sas
and trespassers are varneo q
keep out under penalty Of lev.
February End 1884.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

We are authorized to announce that
JOSEPH 8. NUNEZ is q candidate for
the Office of Sheriff for the parish of
vermilion, at the election to DO held in
April 1884.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

BradlaugA has again been forci.
bly, 0usted from the British house
of commons. In England a man
has no rights, unless he be q
strict church member.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

Hon. john 81. Stone who was
dominated for Attorney General
on the Republican ticket has de.
clined the honor ()
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22
E c tito n.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

PARISH OF vERM1LION.
Notice is hereby given to the
qualified voters of the Town OF
Abbeville, that pursuant to the
provisions Of the charter of said
town, an election will be held at
the Court House in said town on
Monday, 7M dag Of Apra 1884
for the purpose Of electing a May
or aud four Aldermen to serve
during the ensuing year.
Given under my official sigma
ture at the Mayors Office in the
Town of Abbeville, La, on this
22nd day Of March 1884.
R. C. SMEDES, Mayor.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Alladvertisements and communications
Intended for the Nn1n1oAAL, mus: be
handed in by IL o'clock Y. ON Thursday
20 Ensure publication. This ia an impor-
tsnt business rule, which should not be
overlooked or neglected..
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

DR.. A. Duperier Of Iberia has
declined to be a candidate, for the
o6ce of State Treasurer on the
Republican ticket.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

The man with the wooden
horses, was again in teWn last
week and a portion Of this, taking
in the young ones nickles at a
frightful rate. p943esa
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

Is H. lection draws nigh, had
r. skey rironlates very freely and
IS . natural consequence, quite a
nnnber of cur eoiored citizens ave
getting rather boisteroas and End
themselves in the lock up % the
result.
as4ses .
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

ME-. EDlToR.-Please announce tina.
I am a candidate for the office of Clekk
of Court and Ex-Oficio Recorder, for
the Parish Of Vermilion, st the general
election to be held in April 1894.
+. o. LEBLANC.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

Callahan 4 Lewis, Steam Cts
tern Factory, and Moulding Mill,
Iberia, Louisiana. Send for
Price List. feb23 Quo.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

A cloud of Lafayette politicians
lowered over our parish THE week
and the cry is "still they come"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22
n O 4 | G r

n y I l .
No one is permitted 10 entef EJ
premises to hunt game or iof ~
purpose. Any person found WIZ
my enclosures will be p~rosccuuse
as trcspassers TO the full exteat 3
the law. Feb.-23.o4.
Mas. PETER LEE.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22
For

We are authorized to announce that
SEVERN BROUSSARD is . candidate
for tho Office Of Sheriff for tho parish Of
Vermili0n, at she general election to he
held in April 1884.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

4 heavy clustering windy rain
on last Monday. yitk . little
thunder. We hope this will be
the opening Of q milder. season.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

Both schools in town are well
attended, but their is room for
many more.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22
announcements
For District Judge.

We are authorized to announce
ROBERT P. O'BRYAN as q candidate
for. Judge of the 25th Judicial District,
composed Of the parishes of Lafayette
and Vermilion, at the election in April
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22
Democratic State Ticket

For Governor:
s. D. McENERY, Of Ouachita.
For Lieutenant Governor
c. KLOBLOCH,. of Lafourche.
For Treasurer
E. A. BURKE, Of Orleans.
For Auditor :
0. B. STEELE, of Tensas.
For Attorney General :
N. CUNNINGHAM, Of Nat.
chitoches.
For Secretary of State
o. ARROYO of Plaquemines.
For Sup't Of Public Education :
WARREN EASTON, Of Orleans.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

Our Job Press arrived yester
day. "She's . Daisy ~
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

Politics in iberia have reached
fever heat, and that, there is no
telling what will be the condition
# things there, before the election
"a nyor &
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

A grend Republican mass meet.
ing in town to-day. 9 p
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

The Band is progressing.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22

See the election notice.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22
Tenth Senatorial District

Register 7! Register l.!
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-03-22
ELECTION.
Notice by the Returning Officer to
the Noters Of Neymalion

Whereas the Returning Officer is re-
quired to give thirty days notice of ev-
cry general election by advertisement
in the Official journal Of the parish.
Now, therefore, / Lyman C. Lyons,
Returning officer of the parish Of Vel
million in accordance with the procla-
nation of his Excellencv S. D.. McEnery
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana, or.
dering and directing an election to be
held in conformity 10 existing laws :
do hereby give public notice. direc. ing
an election to be held throughout the
Parish of Vermilion at the several vot-
ing precincts hereinafter designated on
TUESDAY, the 22ud day of April
n 1874
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-02-15
Probably a Domed Lie.

A curious story concerning certain
eresco decorations of the capitol dome
at Washington has recently been revived
in a way thatinay create something of a
sensation. Immediately after the war,
when the painting III the interior Of the
rotunda WAS finished by Brindini, the
Italian artist, it was commonly said that
the heals of the figures in the group of
tyrants being dispersed by the Guddess
|ofLiberty were exact representations Of
fcertain leading characters of the south.
ern c~onfederacy, also that the goddess
was an admirable portrait of a handsome
Washington female with whom the ar
fist maintained a close friendship and
who for d long time passed as his wife.
The truth of the story was vigorously
denied at the time, but ever since then
scores Of people who have come to
Washington and gazed up into the dome
have been startled by the wonderful
similarity of the heads to those of certain
southern leaders. si'fs' tti's5t lls'
Brindini died q short time ago. and
there are several persons in Washing
ton who knowyhim Intimately who are
now willing to adm t that while the ar
fist was executing the work. during the
war, he expressed a determination to
put In the faces of confederate chiettains
to represent the tyrants thus perpetua-
ting their infamy as rebels against the
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-02-15

government. The faces bear a striking
resemblance to those of Alexander H.
iStephens, RSobeSt E.. z. Lee, Ssohe%alT
jackson, Judah P. Benjamin and Robert
Ioomns. The scene is q dramatic one.
The figures Representing thea6vstYrants
slae emerging from a elohi andF il the.
attitude of shrinking III terror from the
Goddess OF Liberty, who, clad in ancient
Greek garb, is descending upon them,
sword in hand. A prominent lawyer in
this city, and also a weil-known newspa-
nfr men, both of unquestioned, veracity
IRE among those who claim that Bnn-
dini acknowledged that the faces we've
those Of the five confederate leaders
named above. The oma whose figure
was mao. to serve as the avenging god
dess is still in Washington. Through
once fair and willowy, she is now fat
and 80, and has little about her sugges-
tive of the ethereal, 81 YikSHHf
A member ofcongress said Sunday that
if the accuracy of this story should be
irrefutably established there may come
a time, under Observation-Disclosures
OF public %aff,irs, when the powers that
be will engage a new artist to rub out
the realistic work of Brindinian substl-
||tute q group that will not be an unpleas,
ant reminder to n portion of the
country. ~
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-02-15

dAgree of hardness for cutting. You
also learn that although they can control
the temper OF the steel, they cannot
control Il cir own-wfaen they burn
their fingers.
You no openadoo ettered "pclish4
rug Room," and Start BACK At. the s@sseene
production of Dante's dream is before
you. Men with faces blackened by
charcoal dust and emery stand in long
rows, while a sheet of fire five or six
ieet long plays from the hand of each,
lighting IN their bInckened features and
making them look, like yeritabie de-
mons. Each man holds in his hand a
bit and presses it upon the polishing
wheel, which makes many thousand rev
oiutlons in a minute, causing by its
friction a great sheet Of sparks to fly out
in front OF the operator. You behold
the many different processes Diminishing
the bits until at last they look as bright
as furnished silver 7&9
In the packing room many men are
sharpening the finished bits, and q
few inspectors are examining them with
manltylng glasses to see if they can de.
tect any scratches that have been left by
the polisher. Here also the bits are
sorted into the first and second quality,
STAMPED with the manufacturers name
and trade mark, wrapped in stribs OF
paper, and packed in paste-board boxes.
You are astonished at the variety of
sizes and lora,s, running from dowel
bin, hardly an inch long, upto car bits
more than two feet in length, and from
the little bit cutting q hole but three
s%lxteenths OF an inch in diameter to
lhe. great six inch anger, which requires
two strong men to turn it. You are
struck, too, by the oddly shaped ma
chine bits and the curious mortislng bit
which bores q square ole.-Chester,
Conn. Corr. New York Sun.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-02-15
Two Husbands.

In Montgomery, Ala. in 1850, the
marriage of young N--to the charm
ing Miss was the event Of the sea.
son in the circles where the happy coup
le were best known. Everything for a
time went on delightfully."-, but it was not
many months before the sulphurious
, cloud of war enveloped the land, and
the patriotic husbs md, with thousands of
others, babe his wife a fearful farewell
and rushed to the fight to fight for the
Confederaey. As the crimson years Of
that sanguinary period rolled on they
brought mournful tidings to the devoted
wife at home. Among the braves who
bit dust in a hard fought
battle poor N--was reported
among the deaths and the
macgled body was thrown into n anne
less grave. in the course of time the
grief stricken widow recovered some
thing of the naturally buoyant and joy
ous spirits. She met Mr., and a
mutual attachment spIung up, quickly
ripening into love. Mr.. Z-knew her
story, sympathized with her grief for the
dead husband, and after a happy court
al ilit6 iiSh ICI IA ~ loINlN era
town where she then resi- ted. Mr.. and
Mrs. X--lived happy together, as ev-
erybody had predicted, and in due sea-
son three blooming children were sent
to gladden. their hearts. Unhappily the
story does notend here. Sometime 9
Mr.. wis astonislled TO learn that y
-, the first husba d, was not killed in
the war, as reported and generally be-
loved. Worse, still. the man was then
living, and in every respect rs unlike u
corpse SIS a living man could be. Both
| Mr.. and Mrs. I--were thunderstorm,
daZed, and utterly overwhelmed by this
discovery. 80 f&s
After the first paroxysm of despair
and desperation, l., who is a man of
prompt decision, abandoned the long
time partner of his rvs and sorrows. the
mother. OF his children, and declared his
determination of living apart from her.
Seeking legal advice, L. co,clud ed
that the next step in order was to have
the legal status OF the parties to the I'M
fortunate union definitely settled by the
courts. With this object in view the BE-
wilaered and grieved husband has in
structed his attorneys to file a bill in
equity in Fulton Supreme Court. In
tins bill the complainant, after clearly
stating the essential facts detailed above,
pravs that the sttte's writ Of subpoena
be directed to his alleged wife command
ing her to appear before the court, and
t4at, in order to have his relation to the
defendant and society determined, and
the legal Status of his three children
fixed, said marr.age be snnulled.
Ehe children o. this peculiarly sad
marriage are now living, and are aged
respectively II, 10 and ID years. Where
the first husband is, and what he thinks
of the tangle, the reporter could no.
learn, but tina case as it stands Is sutii-
Gently pathetic TO tou.h every heart
Atlanta (ia) Constitution.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-02-15
al. Under Fire.

The spirit Of soldiers is shown by
their remarks when under fire. At the
battle ofthe AL ma, during the ,Crimean
War, the Ninety-third Highlanders we're
advancing under fire Of shell and rife
balls. One shell, bursting, Knocked
over three or four men. and blew Into
FRAGMENTS the upper part Of the feather
bonnet of another Highlander. "Eh,I
see they're wanting my feather liat!''
he exclaimed, with q laugh, as he con-
tinued to advance in his place.
At Balaclava, where the magnificent
but foolish charge of 'the six huadred's
was made the H~ighlanders were formed
upon the top Of u hill to repel an onset
Of Russian cavalry. Their Turkish allies,
on the right and left, after firing aeon
fused ~voiles, aedinsdisorder.
Sir Conlin Campbell rode down the
regimental line, formed only two deep.
''Tilere is no retreat from here. men!"
he said. "You must die where YOU
stand"
SAY, ay, Sir Colin, and needsb De we'll
do that" shouted back n brave SEQ oh.
man.
Lie IGlssEhiS C,'aIScu nv lull HHtlOp 10.
wardsythatt thin line, for Sir Gonhu did
not think it worth wilde 10 form the q,
four deep. the usual toseIatipn when
Havalry are to be repeli d. The Mus
covites rushed on, unchecked by a vol
ley at six hundred yards. The Scotch
line stood firm as a rock. When the
dasbmg horsemenlw we're wit lin tWo hun.
dr., d wards, and in another half min.
ute would have been .llpBu them, there
was a fash from the Higiilanders' rifles.
The 70 ling away of the smoke disclosed
the Russians scamparing back, even fast.
er than they had charged. Scarcely a
man or horse escaped uh-wouniie led.
During the engagement, IN amusing in.
cident showed ti,at the wives Of the
Highlanders were fitting companions
for their brave husbants, Mrs. Smith.
the wife of 4 private of the Ninety-ttird
and washe woman, were in one ofstlle
tents whiehgtt,e regiment had lett stand.
ing when 1t matcheti to the battle-tie,d
The runaway Turks passed througa
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-02-15
Cash Answer to Prayer.

. special 70 the Boston Globe from
Akron, q, says;s Harrison Ramon
lived for many years in Hinckley, Me-
dina county, o., and amassed consid-
cradle property: most of which was in
cash. He wouli not trust his money to
the keeping of bank, but had it about
his own premises, keeping the hiding
place secret even from his own family.
A short time g he told his w;fesfhat
he had hidden about $50, 900 in money,
and that pretty soon he would inform
her of its whereabouts, SO that in case of
his death, she would know where to
look tor it. He neglected to do this,
and about a week ago he died of apo
| piexy. After his death an examination
Of his pa pers showed that he hads$s335,.
600 in money hidden about his premi-
sss. The 10 most thorough. search
failed to reveal ~ the hiding
| place, and the widow began to
DESPAIR. Then she was Impressed with
the notion that il she prayed with faith
the Lord would direct her to the place
wtieresthem money was hidden. Wednes-
day she prayed all day and night.
THURSDAY morning sue was impelled to
go to the beehives, which stood on a
bench neal the house, and in the OK
citem .It Of expectation she knocked
over one of the hives, disclosing to her
view the top Of a bench with, a pile of
greenbacks OF large denomination upon
it. A search under the other hives re-
suited in finding a total Of Si5.0U0. In
the afternoon one Of the family dropped
a bunch Of keys through2th barnsfioor.
which necessitated taking up a plank to
! 6nu them, and when the young man put
| his hand down he struck a mitigation
fruit jar, which he pulled tout tOlitind
partly filed with 500 gold pieces. Other
| Jars and aigrainsb bag were also foundcon-
tanning gold and silver, and when it had
all been counted Ihetotal amount figured
up, over $2l3,N0. The widow was over
joyed, and in her statement TO the cor
| respondent said she believed that tho
discoveries were in direct answer to her
!, prayers.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-02-15

the H%ighlanders' camp, and one of them
entered Mrs. Smiths tent. She, being
a arse, powerful woman, resented the
liberty aud desertion by Selling the col
lar OF his. coat and kicking him until he
was gladGto break away from her.
From that day the Turks called her
"kokana" Turkish for womanl Smith,"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-27
A "Hossn on the Visiting Editor.

Mr.. Harvey Gid den, editor of the
Fennellville Watchman, visited the
city, and, upon assurance Of q half
rate advertisement which had been
running in his paper at top of column,
next to reading matter, he registered
at the leading hotel. The next morn
ing's paper contained a very hattering
notice Of Mr.. Glidden, and, as he had
not called on the editor of the daily
paper, having been busy among the
merchapts. in an effort to convince
.thehr ~ few squares of advertise
ments IBIS paper would turn the
great ffaSf ff Fennellville into their
establishments, he felt highly elated
over the unsolicited encomium.
"Ah, he unused, that fellow has
taken notice of my writings, and that
is why he says possess one of the
brightest journalistic minds in the
State. l shall 60 around and give
him n surprise. Will talk to him
awhile and then tell him who am"
"Come in," said the daily paper
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-08-27

editor, browsing among pile of news
papers in a search for his shears. "Sit
down."
"Thank you," seating himself with
movement of impressive grace.
"I'd like to look at copy of this
mornings paper"
"Find one on that pile there"
"Thank you," taking up the paper,
and opening it with a firt that made
the daily man nervous. "Ah, see
you give Mr.. Harvey Glidden, editor
of the Fennellville Watchman fiat
tering notice"
EYES," plunging into an exchange,
and gouging out a political item.
"Do you think that he deserved
such high praise ?"
II don't know. Thought we'd give
him little tafIy. Those fellows are
all vain, and fattering notice tickles
them nearly to DEATH"
Mr.. Harvey Glidden hid his face
with the newspaper, and said:
"Good writer, is he not ?"
81 never looked at his paper but
once. Always throw it aside. He
might write Uncle Josh Jones called
on us yesterday or Aunt Patsy Par
ker presented our wife with q ten
pound SQUASH but don't think that
greater mental exertion would agree
with him."
"Sir!" exclaimed the editor of the
Fennellville Watchman, rising in
wrath. 81 will no longer submit to
your insults. / am Harvey Glidden." "
The shrewd daily man, quick to re-
cover himself, threw back his head
and laughed. 81 told the boys" said
he, "that ! was going to get away
with you. Haw, haw, haw! You
are known down here as a humorist,
and made wager of a new hat that
if you came into the office, I'd down
you, You were pointed out to me
yesterday. Good joke, eh?" and as
his scissors fell on the floor, he shook
with laughter.
"Well, / declare" ;" said Mr.. Glidden,
eff that amt hoss on me then the
Car is q mule. Come on an let's
have something. Say, don't mention
this in the paper"
"Of course not" and the two laugh
ing gentlemen went out to smile.-Ar-
kansaw Traveller.