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THE TIMES,
PHILADELPHIA.

About sixty millioncopies of THB SUN have
gone out Of our establishment during the past
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II you were to paste end to end all the col
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way back to the moon again.
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and If his wife or his grandfather has spent
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ed the human race thirteen thousand years OF
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The Philadelphia Times, lssi.

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My Hbrenn..
dreamed We two were friends again

] dreamed we two were friends again,
AS in the days OF yofe
And all life held OF bliss or pain
Came back TO inc once more;
Your laughter ringing clear and sweet,
Your blue eyes tender beam,
The echo OF your footballs feet,
Nero In that happy dream.
There was amuner In loves land,
Tho skies wore skies oi J1no,
While roses blushed on either hand,
Beneath u golden moon;
Andall the sadness Of the years
Tho frowns no smiles could blot,
The bitter doubts, the cruel fears,
We're In that dream forgot.
dreamed VIC two were friends agnin,
And set my dream to song,
DO you might listen to the strain
That sought you mid the throng;
That you might list, pcrchance might sigh
Whilst idle tears would start,
To feel 1t was the last goodbye
OF lone poor faithful heart.
dreamed We two were friends again
Alas! twas but a dream,
That fled when Ger my window-pane
Awoke the first red beam.
OH AZ it frightened on my sight,
And tremblcd DER the floor,
whispered, "Vanish, happy light,
For would dream once more"
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Tall tree mako the squel sassy
De steel trap know when TO talk.
Dus don't settle on de meal-box.
De wood-pile 'fraid o. de MORT wind |
Better not pull down the empty
Jail.
Gap in de az show Itself in de chip
De dog on three legs amt always
lame,
Some grabble walks may lead to the
jail.
De right sort o ligion heaps dc half
bushel.
Hailstones dos't pick hard heads to
drap on.
De bes' apples float on do top O dc
peck medjer.
De singlo-tree got to stan heap O
kickin'
One dead bee-martin is wuf hun
bred live ones.
De candy-pullin' kin call louder dan
the log-rollin'.
De top O do Hill is harder to find
dan de bottom.
De price Of tame coons don't poster
many folks.
Old Satan couldn't git long widout
plenty O hep.
faint wuf findin' out who gifts the
best of goat swap.
IT'S mighty easy to run de track Of
a roasted possum.
De lead steer know when the whip
cracker mended.
When de bait is wuf moan dc fish
tits time to stop fshin',
Little hole in your pocket is wuss
erin a big hole at the knee.
De bes' bravery is de sort dat ain
+ skeered O. de hot sun.
: De buggy whip can't make up TO
light feed in de horse-trough.
, De redbird hub to drink whar he XII
/ see hisse'f in de water.
De young rooster dat crow too lou
is 1ectioneerin for Il lickin'.
= De rabbit kin make de bes' tim
8 when he trabblin' for his health.
j. A shotgun kin outvote good-sizt
: com'ny O water-million hunters.
e A man dat cut his finger don't bra
5 on his knife while de blood am run
t min.
e Oars bad streak in folks dat tin
!. de whole wull is pen'tench'ry.
!, De shirt buttons hep de looks (
!, things but the gallus buttons do d
is solid work,
3 3 De steel hoe dat laughs at the iro
!, one, is like de man dat is 'shamcd
1t his grandaddy.
Is A mule can toat 80 much goodne'
" in his face dat he doan't hab none lie
e e for his hind legs.
= De billy-goat gifts in his hardes' licl
q when he looks like he gwine to bac
le ont O dc fight.
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kae Always Kissed tho Gover-
nor's Wife.

A most villainous picture is being
published in all the country papers
purporting to he likeness of Senator
Vance, OF North Carolina. 1t is Ii
bel on ono of tho finest looking men
in public life. Senator Vance is a tall,
broad-shouldored handsome man OF
fifty-four years. He has large, pleas
ant, open face, bright, fun-loving
eye, and luxuriant hair and moustache
Of iron-grey. He is very popular
man among his fellow senators, and
he can tell more good stories than any
of them. He likes joke and North
Carolina is full OF the evidence of his
propensities i'll this direction.
One day when he was governor OF
the state it is said that he was riding
on horseback along a road about ten
miles from the capital, when stran-
ger overlook him. The two men fell
INTO conversation, and the stranger
told Vance he had been to
Raleigh to sec the governor, and that
he had called at his house, but that
he was not at home.
did you see the governors wife2'
said Vance.
YES" was the reply.
"And did you not kiss herr"
The man very much astonished, re,
piled, "No, but she was very pretty
and | should have liked nothing bet.
ter"
"Well, I've kissed her." continued
Vance, "and | never meet her but
that | do So" And thereupon, after
enjoying the mans astonishment for q
moment, he told him that he was the
| governor.
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The Daily World Ready for the
Great Fight of ISSA.

1t Is now time that the careful merchant tho
prudent farmer and the honest mechanic should
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their business interest and comfort to the FAM
lily circle. To theIn the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-05-10
What She Died Of.

Admitting Dude-Will you please
tell me why Mile. Giovanni did not
dance tonight?
Stage Doorkeeper-She is dead.
Dude-Good gracious, that charm
ing danseuse dead | connot believe it.
Oh, tell me it is not so.
Doorkeeper--It is too true.
Dude-Oh, why have let my pride
interfere? Perhaps she died Of broken
heart. Can you tell me what she died
Of?
Doorkoeper-She died of old age.
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WAY Me Thought the Other Fell
lows Hogs

The car was brimbful, but it stopped
to take on a lady. She had scarcely
squeezed her way in when a man
squeezed his way out, and as he reach
ed the platform, he growled:
"Here's fair sample of hoggish-
ness Of the men in Detroit"
"How?"
"Why, the selfish wretches sat there
and made-me give up my seat to my
own wifel"
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DAILY WORLD

their business interest, and comfort to the FAM
lily circle. To thcm the
DAILY WORLD
Ia commended as in every way worthy Of their
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presented with a beautiful picture, l7x2i inches
representing the Rock of Ages, the Cross and
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An officer in the regular army laugh
ed at q timid woman because she was
alarmed at the noise of cannon when
a salute was fired. He subsequently
married the timhl woman, and six
months aftcrward he took off his boots
in the hall when he came in late at
nights,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-05-10

A man may forget home, kindred,
friends, and almost everything else,
but he never forgets the first time he
went to BARRIERS shop to get shaw
ed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-08-02
Omcial Directory.

District judge.
CONRAD DEBA1LLoN.
district Attorney.
D'' ROBERT 9. SMEDEs.
Clerk Of District Court,
LAsT1E BkoUssApD.
representative.
Sheriff / Tax Collector,
JOSEPH S. NUNEz.
o'''' DR.. W. D. WRITE.
Police Jury.
r. HoFFpAutR, President.
4, VAssLYKE, i. 7. BRoDssARb.
s. PsMEAux, Jos: IEAHAN,
4 Nurn Il. THiBEAUx.
t,Ierk Of Police Jury.
LYMAN C. LYoNs.
ELIJAH WISE.
Town Council.
J.J. ABAD1E, Mayor.
R. c. SAsDEs O.; Bo0RpUE.
8. WISE, hAsriE bRoUssARD.
Constable.
GEORGE E. LYONS,
Justices Of the Peace, Sd. Ward !:
ia. LYONS, G. LABAUvE.
Surveyors,
". ". EDWARDS. E. MoNrAGNh.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-08-02

NOT1CE.
Hunters are strictly forbidden to
mint within my enclosures and from
passing through the same. ANY per-
so1 caught violating this notice will
ee prosecuted to the full extent Of
tho law.
SEVERN Leblanc.
May l7th "a.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-08-02

ordered to issue
W W kuehIlDg, ES sheriff two
accounts articles furnished court
house. a sg
W " Kuehling Es,sheslif his sal,
ally to June 10 81 4 "a y
W W kuehlius, Ex slerf a,tep,
dance III circuit court j 10 90
" W Kuehling. ES.sherii acct
.or blank stub book and bank tax
notices q 80 50
/ G Lyons, Gle, + oolice Jury his
salary to July l-'o4 s 81 50
II B Lyons, cons .ole' salary to
July 1884 s15 so
: H 5 Lyons, keeper Of Cour.
House to July lisa SIS 90
Elijah Wise, salary as Parish
treasurer to JaiG' l,'8i 5 sc co
Joseph Traha, e-" dim as ao. roe
! rHsr s7a r. east &a
!, a. SsoE e25e
July l-'s4 t5
Eraste Tbibeau~ as arj7cs
keeper to JUL "a ~ SIS. IT,
| Geo Il Lyons, jaitcr acos q SIS ri
Alphonse Leblanc, con, s rs IS
| Lastie Broussard acct for scsk
around trees iii Court House
yard. ..... S 6 IS
Edou@fs Badon, hauling lnnbar
for couiee bridge e 2 ~
| soIou 90 ,uember 6nqYee
comm5t il. 4 "a
Gus Godchaux, member hnance
committe g 's 90
W B White, assisting 81 Cd
Lastie Broussard elk aare,o. iery
comrs s 10 on
J G White member jury comrs
and mileage s 9 40
Gus Godchaux member Jury comrs
and mileage 5 2 10
Nicholas Broussard member jury
comrs and mileage S 8 90
Martin sarver member jury comrs
and mileage S 8 so
John c White, damages, awarded
for road on his land $6 IS
G Labauve j p, 2 accounts S Wise
assignee s 81 81
Solomon Wise, for lumber, nails
&c, &c, SIS 50
Edouard Noel, for repair on Alb
bevi|le bridge S Wise ASSN s S 90
TN motion, the Jury adjourned to
to morrow at 9 o'clock.
T u 9 d u Ju y 9th 1881
The jury met this day pursuant
to adjournment, members all present.
On motion Of Henry BarteIs
Resolved that the 9Th road district
be divided into two road districts.
the 9th road distric, to commence
at Perry's Bridge, and end at the
lower end Of Grand Marais bridge
including same 10 said district and
that the lower end shall be known
as the 10th road district, commenc-
ing at lower end OF Grand Marais
bridge, and terminating at lower
gate Of Joseph Nnnez pasture gate,
and tnat AMBROSE Laconr jr, be ap~
pointed road overseer for said letE.
district.
The application, OF Dr. f. f.
Young to be appointed parish ply,
sician was read, but in view Of tie
fact, that article 100 of the ccnsti.
ton which pakes the Coroner Of the
parish, exafhcio parish physician,
the jury declined 10 take any action
in the matter.
The following claims, salary Of
Police Jurors were allowed, 2 days
and mileage:
} I Broussard S. S no
Fl Fl Bartels. ............. s. 90
Robert Green ...,.........4 Is
Thomas J Morgan, s. 90
J Henry Putnam ..........4 so
J A]cee Leblanc -..........4 80
Howard Hofpauir SIS SO
On motion the jury adjourned SUBJ
jcct to call of chairman of Abhe-
vile Bridge Committee and to meet
for the transaction of anr other
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-08-02

4 IL " Desire Meaux.
Y :" Hampton Morgan.
| ID I" William Cade.
On motion of J II Putnam,
I Resolved that lst road distric
be and the same is divided into twt
road district as follows to wit -.
all that portion of said district from
and below the public road at Ewing's
lane to Crosse Isle and from upper
line off G White to Rice Cove is
hereby formed into one road dis
trict and designated as the 14th
road district and The remainder OF
territory above said l4th district
remains the lst road district, and
that } Alcide Broussard, be appoint.
ed.
On motion Of Tom Morgan,
Resolved, that the 18th road district
shall cease at DR. Harrington's upper
line, and the road at DR. Harrington's
upper line to ferry at ,Campbells
be called 18th road district, and
that Levi Il Kibbe be appointed
road overseer for said 18th road
district.
On motion Of Robt Green,
5;e Resolved that a Jury Of free plde1s
of d public road in the section lines
from Coulee Kinney 10 Lake Ar.
thur.
Whereupon the following persons
were appointed a jury of freeholders
for said purpose, towit :--Ambroise
Mouton, Joseph Lemaire, Aryenue
Hebert, Desire Vincent, Francois
Marceaux, .jr, RodoIph Broussard,
Athanase Meaux. Euclide Meaux,
Aurelien Broussard and William
Meaux.
On motion Of j T Broussard,
Resolved, that constables, and jas
tices Of the peace presenting claims
for approval, shall present detailed
accounts OF al process served with
number OF miles actually and ne.
cessarily travelled by constables in
serving of each, with a certificate
from the justice of the peace belo
whom the case was tried, showing
the services were actually rendered,
and what disposition was made of
each case, and the constable shall
besides give the name or title of each
prosecution in which the services
were rendered.
Felix Broussard, comr Of unbrand-
ed cattle, presented his report, and
on motion same was adopted and
ordered spread on the minutes
.. Report.
To the Hon the President and mem
hers Of the Police Jury for the
Parish of Vermilion.
Account of unbranded stock sold
by me, November 1883
By sale one beef 5 81 rs
" yearling 5 10
ra=Total s 26 s5
To COW pen 50, gatherieg 50 4 90
Bal del to Parish Treas $22 IS
(signed) FELIX BRRUssAD,
Comr unbranded Stock.
The following named persons
were appointed commissioners OF
unbranded stock for the respective
districts TO wit {:
lot Dist Dunre Rlanchet
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1884-08-02
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