The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-11-21
State items.

week returned without bird. "1'he
birds had Aown."
Morgan City Free Press The
Gretna Courier wants its name left
ont Of the Suns business directory.
Bad case of Sun stroke.
Morehouse Sentinel The farmers
are in earnest about prohibition.
they intend to see the law enforced.
Look out some Of you will be caught
when the Grand Jury meets-it will
not do to fool with the old boys too
much.
Lake Charles Commercial ! With
the advent of Indian summer, this
week, the weather has been excep-
tionally fair and warm for the eea,
son; but on Thursday evening the
wind suddenly shifted TO the north,
and we had cool bracing weather all
day yesterday.
Donaldsonville Chief: An obser.
want citizen Of New Orleans who
takes keen interest in. political
matters expresses to the Chief the
opinion that Postmaster Buck is
about the only one of the new Fede-
ral officials for this State who will
be confirmed by the Senate without
trouble.
Baton Rouge Truth (: A very Sc
rious cave has taken place in the
lower portion of tho town Of Pla.
quemihe. 4 largo part; Of the river
front has cared in and the leyee des-
troyed. It will be remembered that
about seven years ago large por.
ton of tho town went into the river
carrying several houses.
Gretna Sun: May complaints
ore. made Of the wretched condition
Of the cars Of the Algiers and Gretna
Railway. The only protection on
the sides against the wintry blasts
is some torn tarpaulin, while in the
front there is nothing at all. The
ladies in particular are loud in tho
denuhciation Of the miserable state
Of both cars and stock.
New Iberia Enterprise When
men Of vicious habits indulge or
seek to practice their evil. propensi.
ties, the best way 10 reach the dis
ease as Ear. asl they are concerned.
and to relieve the parish Of a burth-
en- is to go for their pockets. They
can be made to feel there when cal
lous to tie .toucl, By any other
means known to the law.
The Shreveport, Times says that
there is an official high 10 public
station in this State to-day who was
a Kellogg supporter and shouldered
d muskct in his behals net many
years ago. We propose TO show
this gentleman up before many
moons, and let the people see what
political hypocrisy turks beneath the
present swelling patriotic bosom.
St. Martin Reve;lle : Any enter
prising man who wishes to make
some money easy and without trou.
BILE can do so, II he would only buy
few car loads Of coal to sell 10 this
town. We are snre that lie would
sell the same easily and double his
investment. Cn al! sides the whis.
ties of the sugar houses can be
heard. The planters are more and
more satisfied or the result and quail.
ity obtained from the sugar cane.
The sugar niade titus far, is very
good. It to he hoped that the fa-
vorable weather We are now enjoy
ing will last thereby assuring much
profit to our planters.
Lake Charles Echo Mr.. S. v.
Burnett, who resides q few miles
above toHh on the Calcasicu river,
brought some as fine pecans to our
Office d few days ago as we have
ever seen. He estimates his crop at
seven sacks, has sold four at the rate
Of 50 100 per sack, which will give
him a total Of about 5000. tho
crop of two trees. What better
legacy could man leave his chill.
| dren than an orchard Of pecan trees.
! An acre set at proper distance, say
40 feet each way will support about
40 trees and at no greater yield
| than that realized BY Mr.. B.. $4,000
per tree you can have the handsome
sum Of $4,000 per acre.
Lake Charles Commercial Capt.
| Fl. b. Nix brought to our Office last
| Monday a sweet potato, Cuban
Yam, weighing Eve pounds. He
says that he found great many po-
.atoes in his patch as large, and
en,nn larror than this nnc hit ccf