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NOTICE:

Having purchased the eligibly situated boil
er shop of +. Hogan. in this town, | am now
prepared to take contracts for maxim. new
Boilers and repairing old ones. Full satistac
ton guaranteed, work will be done ut the low
est figures. Ihave secured the services of Mr..
p. Hogan, as foreman and manager who has
had long experience in this business. Parties
will find it to their interest to call on me be.
fore making contracts elsewhere.
WIN. II. Raglan.
Thibodaux, April 9th. 1883.
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EDUCATIONAL.

THE University of the south
L is located at SEWANEE, TENN, upOl
the Cumberland Plateau. 1000 feet above the
SO. level. This school, under the special pat
ronage of the Bishops of the Protestant Epis
copal Church. in the South and Southwest, of
fers the healthiest residence aud the best I'D
vantages, both moral and educational, in its
Grammar School and its Collegiate and Thee
logical Departments. For the special claims
of this University for patronage, apply for
document to the Rev. TEI.FAIk HODGSON,
Vice Chancellor, Sewanee. Tenn.
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LIE MOINEAC.

Sous ce tire. nous n~'entendOns
c%omprendre que le moineau franc,
celui que nos yoyons tous les jonrs
par centaines ct don't nous ressen-
tons les nombreux announcements.
Get oiseau appartient a rordle DIES
passereaux ; il est assez connu pour
que mons puissions nous dispenser
den faire Ia description tout le
monde connait les arrangements Qui
sc produisent chez lui avec le pro-
gres de Page, ct particulierement Ia
forme nouvelle ct la duret6 que lie
bee acquiert avec les annees, Ia co
loration noire qui apparait alors de
chaque cote de l'articulation des
mandibules ct enfin les divers tons
que prend Ell meme temps le plu-
mage. On salt egalement que celui-
ci est de couleur moins foncee,
moins accusee chez la femelle, qui
differe aussi du male par sa taille
plus petite. Certaines especes de
moineaux varient de couleur. allant
du blanc au noir, ell PEASANT par le
jaime.
Bien que dun naturel extreme
ment farouche, les moineaux re-
cherchent lapproche des maisons
habitees, non par linstinct de So
ciabilite, mails parce que, vivant Ell
parasites, lis he Sc nourrissent que
du bien d'autrui ct de provisions
toutes faites. Aussi ne les voit-on
que dams les endroits peoples ct
surtout dams les villes dune Ger
taine Importance. Or ne les rencon-
ire pas, CONNIE d'autres oiseaux,
dams linterieur DIES bois, Ia meme
Oh existent des maisons de garde /;
lis affectionuent specialement les
oranges, les colOmbiers, en- I'm mot,
tout ce qui renferme du grain /: get,
CONNIE lis SOnt aussi vOraces que
nombreux, ills ne laissent pas de
faire plus de tort que leur espece
ne vault, dit Button; car leur plume
ne sert a rien, leur chair nest pas
bonnie a manger, leur voix blesse
roreille, leur familiarite est incom,
mode, leur petulance grossiere est
a charge. Ce sont de e gems que
Ion trouve partout ct don't on ma
que faire, 81 propres a donner de
rhumeur, que, dams certains Ell
droits, on les a frappes de proscrip-
ton en- mettant leur vie . prix.n
Leur destruction est en- outre
dune extreme dificulte, en- raison
de lincroyable defiance ct de la
ruse de ces animaux: d'une-temeri.
te sans pareille, ills sont dependant
dune grande prudence. On les volt
dams les Jardins publics des villes,
suivre les enfants qui mangent DIES
gateaux ct picoter DIES miettes qui
tombent. a leurs pieds /; ills suivent
de meme lie labOureur au moment
des semailles, i%mportunent les
moissonneurs ct les batteurs de
grange, prets a sechapper au moin-
Dire geste. S'ils voientdans les mains
de Pun d'eux une arme reluire, un
objet suspect quelconque, lis mour-
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ront de faim plutot que d'appro-
cher. II ssfit dc dtranger quelque
chose, GU settlement de remuer I'M
peu Ia terre pour quilts supposent
que Pom a tendu III piege dams un
ehdroit OH ills allaient sans aucune
mefiance .depuis longtemps. II est
interessant de les vOir faire dams
ce Gas. lis Sc perchent autour de Ia
place en- suspicion, Ia %rcgardent avec
attention, echangent de petits cris
qui doivent tenir en- eveil les nou-
veaux %arrivants, ct Solvent envoi-
ent I'm jeune tenter paventure ct
s~'assurer de la s6curit6 quill y a
pour eux q s'abattre 4 Get endroit.
II est a remarquer, en- effet, que 81,
EN- tendant un piege quelconque, on
a Ia chance inaccOutumee d'attra-
per un moineau, celui-ci nest ja-
mails un vieux q gros bee ct a joues
noires, mails toujours I'm jeune, don't
les commissioners, encore james, ira.
hissent lie peu d'exp6rience. Par
contre, il ne leur faut pas bien long.
temps pour SO rendre compte du
danger, reel OIL imaginaire ; ainsi,
les epouvantails qu'on met dams les
cerisiers GU les bles he seryent-ils,
au bout de quelques jours, que de
perchoirs a ces parasites plus dun
proprietaire a en- loccasion de voir
des moineaux faire leur mid dams
la machine meme qu'ils await inven-
tee pour les eloigner. Cette difficult
t6 de les detruire ct leur abondante
reproduction nous expliquent leur
nombre toujours trop considerable /:
salt qn'ils font trois couyees
par an. Leur mid est compose de
foin ct de plumes qni garnissent
Tinterieur. ST on Went i lie detrui-
re, lis lie recommencent sans iamals
Sc decourager. Leur nourriture con.
surtout EN- grains /; on evalue
4 vingt liyres de BILE paran la guam
tite abso'b bee par un couple de moi
neaux; il faut y %ajouter celle quill
fait perdre, c'est.a-dire All moins
autant. lis s'attaquent Ell outre
aux r%aisins, ct ne mangent d'insec-
ties que quand ills nourrissent leurs
ct lOrsIu'ils ne trOuvent pas
autre chose. Encore faut>il re1nar-
quer qu'ils detruisent beaucoup
d'abeilles, Qui nous sont dune 81
grande utilize. Leur ardeur d man
ger du gram va jnsqu'au point de
perforer IL gesier de %jeunes pigeons
dams leur mid pour EN- retire lie grain
quill content.
Lo%rsqu'apres une bonnie journ6e,
l'estomac bien garni, lis Sc dispo-
sent a s'endormir, lis Sc reminiscent,
ell nombre parfois considerable, au
meme endroit tous les soirs, ct la,
pendant une heure, font entendre
concert de tui, tui qui agace lie
systemic nerveux, ct assourdit les
oreilles.
Enfn, il est I'm Idernier pheno-
meme bien connu de cette espece,
c'est rardeur excessive de repro
duction, qui d6passe tout ce qu'-
On peut s'imaginer. Dun naturel
ct querelleur, les males Sc
.attent ayec advancement au mo.
.ent des amours, ct on peut les
voir sOuveut tomber d terre, du
haut dune branche, au plus fort du
combat.
LA CRINOLINE.
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l
Lo panier du XVlIIe steele 50
nOmmait aussi le bout en- train, la
gourgandine, lie ta'es-y. Les petits
paniers du matin s'appelaient des
considerations. II y en- await q gon.
dole, 4 gmeridon, 4 eoades, 4 bourre-
lets. D'autres Sc nommaient cadets,
parce qu'ils ne descendaient que
deux. doigts au-dessous du genou.
Sur les paniers, on trouve dams
un journal du temps une instruc-
ton dialogue
"-Quelle est rorigine des pa,
niers?
els doivent leur Nuisance q
dame Ragonde, femme de Polichi.
nellie, prince DIES marionnettes.
Cette femme, Sc PLEASANT a cacher
ses enfants, don't ellie await un
grand nombre, inventa cette aiuste-
ment sur lie modele DIES cages a
poulet.
"-Les paniers sont lis commo-
des
"-Au contraire, lis sont incom.
modes de toutcs manieres: incom-
modes dams les rues pour les pas.
SAINTS. par le grand terrain qu'ils
occupent : incommodes dams les car.
rosses, pulsque deux p%aniers rem
plissent un carosse 4 deux fOnds
incommodes pour les predicateurs,
don't ills diminuent l'auditoire par
fespace qu'ils prenne dams leglise;
incommodes a table, OH lis blessent
les jambes des convives !; incommo-
des aux personnes m6mes qui les
portent, puisqu'elles ne peuvent nj
s%'assoir, nj monter, nj descendre,
III meme marcher sans leur faire
faire Ia grimace solvent indiscrete.
"-Les p%aniers ne sont-ils pas
utiles femmes ct aux files pour
derober au public quelque difformi-
tef
"-Non, certainement, puisqu'en
saisiSsant lie moment du balance
ment du panier, quand la personne
qui 10 porte marche on agit, on volt
les pieds, lie. jambes Ut les genoux."
Dams II com6die, les Paniers
de rieiHe prrcieuse, ArIequin, costu-
me en- marchande de vertugadins
ct de paniers criait
"J'ay des bannes, DIES cerceaux,
des paniers, DIES volans, DIES criar-
DIES, DIES matelas piques, des sac>
rissins. Jen al de solides Qui ne
peuvent Sc lever pour les prudes,
de plans pour les galantes, de mix.
tes pour les personnes de tiers
Etat. .J'en fails en- cerceaux dc por.
teur d'eau pour les TALES rondelet-
tes, en- bannes pour les minces, en-
lanternes pour les Venus...."
Malgre les epigrammes, la mode
faisait fureur. Toutes les danes
etaient piquees de Ia tarentule.
I'm journal de Verdun de 1887,
nomme Inc c%entenaire qui mourut
dune chute fate en- voulant essa-
yer un panier.
Eutin, les paniers etaient rempla.
oes par les jupons grossis, les bout
,fantes, les jupoas Sbaubis ct les tour
MureS.
Les premieres crinolines Sc mon
trerent all com mencement de Fem.
pire.
Timides d'abord, discretes, Giles
ne tarderent pas q prendre les plus
enormes proportions.
On Sc rappelle peut 6tre encore
les charges de Daumier ct de Cham
II circula DIES histories comiques
u cette mode ridicule !: par suite
de Ia dimension de sa crinoline,
Nine X. n'avait pu entrer dams sa
loge . rOpera !; Mile Y..avait dh
renoncer de monter en- fiacre ;au
marcle, I'm moineau effare s'etait
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COLLECTOR.

| am prepared to collect all kind Of bills
intrusted to my care. Prompt attention
given to all matters intrusted to mo. Best
Of references furnished. Address:
FRED DAVIS.
Constable 9th Ward. Lockport P. o
30-'54-1y.
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can make great pay all the time
they work, with absolute certainty. write for
particulars to H. HALLEr & To-. Portland
Maine.
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For Sale.

On easy terms, the large and commo,ious
residence OF j. Badeaux, on Jackson street i.
cerner OF Rose, with flower and vegetable.
garden, stable, carriage house, and ali the me-
cessary out houses. Apply Oh the premises.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-08-15

Mr.. E. E. Lucas, travelling agent
of Messrs. F. F. Hansel! and Bro,
presented US this week with sample
copies Of their new Penmanship com
prising a series Of eight numbers
and usual tracing copies. These
we're adopted by the State Board OF
Education for use in public schools
throughout the State for a period OF
four years. The reduced price will
place them in the hands CT all and
they can be procured from our wor-
thy citizen and merchant Mr.. Gus.
Godchauz.
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cOUNcII

The Council met this dsv i y. y, aS
sion there were present Y. salta "
masog, aud Messrs. fla s'i q. !, ASstA
Young aldermen. ooaisua
The mayor stated That IL i, u,
ta!s; meeting Of The Council, At X, ~ guy
OF the signers Of the followinss. ' aslssaz
CITIZENS and tax payers; to tsEs ss s,sI /
ion upon the mater surrtsts : , ssaas y
10 The Hon. Mayor Of tIs town ' y "a
vile. La. y Adv
We undersigned sitisens Ind 4, Y
OF tue above corporation woula , wv
fully ask, tonr honor to conr., l'aass
council, at such time and ulaes an
honor may appoint, fol lie nn,s,. w |,
approprlating such amount Of
sour honorable body NAV III. ~ ssIl \
tor the relief OF the 'ALbsyiIls E,aSs WIN n
Ladder Go. /" 1'''4 "
A. Moulor, John LaHeur. pm r.
A. d. Lahetde, L. nutel, y. Il, nm,
isaacs, w. D, white, David Bear
han, } 0, Lego and b. NJ. Iyoas' e
On motiou Of Mr. Bonrq.t, P,..,J
That the snra of Seventy-ige b,lar \.
Of the Sinking Fund be dtns.sa IN "
Abheville Fire Co., No. !, and I'm , ~, N
rant for said sum be drawn bv IA u.
iary upon said find in tatdt Il "a M
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my dear children,' said their IA
ther, "our voyage from the desert
island to this beautiful country con
vcys to US a still higher meaning.
1--WE are all destined to make a
much longer voyage-to a much
more beautiful country. The whole
earth on which we dwell resembles
an island ; this glorious land is an
image for us, although ouly a faint
one, OF heaven the voyage hither,
over stormy sea is death that lit
tie boat resembles the bier, upon
which men in black apparel shall
sooner or later carry US forth. But
when the hour strikes for us, tor
myself, your mother, or yon, to
leave this world be rot afraid
Death is for pious men who have
loved God and have done His will
nothing else but q voyage to Tie bet
ter land.
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I O " N CO y

ABBEylLLE, july 18th 1881.
The Council met this day pnns
an, to the call Of the 1iayor' "
stated that, owing to the fallss \
the Council to meet Of the fisd ttf
the object Of the meeting ~ \
transac. any and all business 'i
might arise.
Present, JOS J Abadle, as !l
and Mess. Wise Bourqds' Sn'
aud Young tlderiacn.
| The minutes Of the previoas lef
ing were adopted.
| The reports Of Tho Collector "
of the Treasurer were presented ~
referred to the flrrace oI'nlI n
The c aim Of 50 90 u stne'f'sj
Ldra for lisuliue dead ltofss oa :
town was d owed. &.
'0'' On m,,ion. Of Nj. Wiz
| Drs, w. y. White. W =. h'ss
f. +. Young and GU. bd,,'s I
and Mess. &. +. hills and ~
Young were appointed : Bes \.
Health for lie Town q Aahs'h y,
On motion of Mr., Mills, &c., ~
| That whoever shall give 9 y, J
La false alarm Of FIRE ny rla \ Y 4 ,
tothefw isn sounding The pe' Z II
Abhe,iIle Hook and l.addsf J. Z
NO, !. shall be fined ia : s'l \
Exceeding ten doflala, d 'ap ! ! n
not exceeding ten days, Or y,.,, ",
and Imprisonment at t's =. a''''IIS
of the Mayor, and shall ny
fcosts incurred in saeh ca.s
| On motion Council adp's v M.
J. J.sBADIE. ". ,. es u.
Maynr.
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SCHOOL BOARD.

Abbeyille, La, Jlly 9th 1885.
The Board Of School Directors
met this day, pursuant to adjourn
ment with the following members
present, to wit :
W. W. Edwards. president, and
Messrs J Nugier, e G Kibbe and
y N Williams.
Absent: N V Lampman, Johr
Morgan and NJ G Broussard.
The minutes Of the previous meet
ing were adopted after due reading
The Finance Committee having
submitted the following report the
same was adopted, to wit
To tho Hon. President and members
Of the Board Of Directors Of Pub
lie Schools for Vermilion Parish.
Your Finance Committee beg
leave to report as follows: that
they have settled with the Treasu
ror of the School Board and find
that up to July 18th 1885 be has re
ceived as follows
1886.
Bal on hand last settlsm't S4,292.95
Feb 10 Rcd of State Treas 1886 SO
May IA do do do 3l2.76
May 7 do do do 1925
1885
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Profit in Fruit Raising.

When fruit sells too low for profit
it is time to preserve it and reap
treble gains. The quickest and
cheapest ways of keeping fruit will
be found most profitable, and are the
only ways in which a grower can
work off a crop in time to save it
Dried fruit is easily handled, and is
coming back into favor with the
knowing housekeepers, who recog'
nize good things and known how
they should be cooked No expense
for ev%aporstors IS necessary. I long
since made up my mind that evapo.
rated fruit is inferior to sun dried in
flavor, and talking with old dealers
in. family stores find they prefer the
sundried Cor their own use. The
best cook I ever knew said TIE same
and there is reason fer it. The sun
ripens and develops sugar and favor
in cut fruit dried in its rays. TIC
have a nice quality Of dried; selec,
firm nice ripe specimens, wipe clean
pare and cut with silver kives, as
steel turns them black on the edges
and hurry into the u as fast as they
can be prepared.
The cheapest and best way Of dry
ing fruit is to lay it or lengths OF
cheese-cloth, suspended on a frame
out Of doors, in full sun, with white
mosquito netting over to keep Of
shreds and insects. This allows the
air to reach both sides of the fruit al
once, and when you want to turn it
the whole can be swung over on ar.
cloth, leaving the ifst ready
for a new batch. Apples should be
[cored, pared, and cut in eight pieces
Peaches should not be pared, fol
the richest favor is lost with tho
skin. They should have the ful
removed by dipping baskets of then
a moment into weak boiling lye o
wood ashes or common potash, ald
wiping with corse towels. Common
peaches only reed be cut in halves
to dry. We had peaches dried in
this way last winner. which wher
cooked would be hard 10 tell from
the best canued peaches in locke
with richer havor.--Li;ek,s .Magozire
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STOP THIEF

A thief was seer yesterday gresp'
ing the throat Of a bald.headed old
gentleman. The thiefs name was
Cough" A policeman called Mars.
den's Pectoral BALM promptly ares
ted him. The old gentleman, Mr..
Consumption, now carries the po'
liceman in his pocket, and is happy
For sale by N. G. Youp g, Druggist
Abbeville, La.
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Gibson 4 Breussa,a i
w cray, Thomas : / III paf q sssss 4
T" gal well tax ,s4 ~. Joining .lsaa Y
nr . = BY L Campbell, s acres b as,a
IL G'sclard, ,Fraarois Iss5 /.
lex 8 by Z GiscIaTa 10 -. "a = b. Ana.
Gibban, Chas stvck ~ ~
state l IS. wv TAX IS nas.1as
Grishu, z stock tau ., =,
Greer, William ! NM. pai lSsMas
parish 23z eta : !. aud s,ost =
29s State saets. '@e-'az u ~
II nv quar- ii see q I. isll@ 'sss Ii
tas "a parish 6de stars = " 4 MI
Green. Washington 49, !.
! y state l5c,s. sk YAK " a.,;,s
40 ers.;h, 4so acre, . half j
~ : half OF see 50 b d ~ shslfss
BAY Of $ half Sec y, l, is z ssn,
paFlsa II Is ssa esI Y u
JOS. 5. NUyF7
Sheriff 4 Tax I'M.
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What is Home without a Mother

What is Home without a Mother?
And yet how many of US have
unhealthy mothers, wives, sisters and
daughters. If they would only use
Creole Female Tonic all the ills to
which womankind are heirs would
vanish like mist beneath a MONDAY
sun. This inestimable remedy is an
|infallible cure for weakness, rerv-
BUSINESS, monthly irregularities. pain
full menstruation and all female com
plants. For sale 10y N. G Young,
Druggist, Abbeville, La.
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The Better Land.

A father and mother we're living
with their two children on a desert
island in the midst of the wide
ocean, on which they had been ship
wrecked. Boots and vegetables
served them for food =; a spring
was their drink !; and a cavern in
the rock their dwelling. Storms
and tempests often ragged fearfully
on the Island.
The children could not imagine
how they had reached the island
they knew nothing Of the vast con.
tinent ; bread, milk, fruit, and
whatever other luxury is yielded
there, were things unknown to
them.
There landed one day upon the
island four Moors in a small boat.
The parents were greatly delighted,
and hoped now to be rescued from
their suffering. But the beat was
too small to take them all over to-
gether to the adjoining land, so the
father determined to risk the pas
sage first. The mother and chill
dren wept when he embarked in
the frail wooden boat and the four
black men wore about to take him
way. But he said weep not
it is o better land !; and you will
all follow soon."
When the little boat returned
and took away the mother, the
children wept still more. But she
also said Weep not !! In the bet
ter land we shall all meet again.
At last came the boat to take
away the two children. They were
frightened at the black men, and
shuddered at the fearful sea over
which they had to pass. Il wal
with fear and trembling that they
drew near the land.
But how delighted were they
when their parents appeared OF
the shore, offered sthem their hands
led them into the shade Of lofty
palm trees, and RECALLED them or
the fowery turf with milk, honey
and delicious fruits.
'Oh ! how silly was our fear,
said the children. "We ought t.
have %rejoiced, when the black mer
came to take us away to the better
land"
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Q | c.
Land nGcs, Nep 0rkass, L.
1civ q ipp,

Land hGcs, Nep 0rtass, L,
JAY 8, 1891,
Notice is hereby given Alh
following.named settler has ild II
tice of his intention To mike iua
proof in support Of his claia, iii
that said proof will 81 made bdm
the Judge or Clerk Of Codrta ii IL
beyilIe, La, on Aug. 18th 1885 III
Sevcnne Meaux Who made Hoss
Entry No. 5l67, for lie SW /
Sec. lit. II, East.
He names the following witness
to profe his continuous resdtaa
npon, and cultivation d, said Nil
viz Picard. ] I Dpts
sard, Maurice Yilliea md coana
Broussard' all Of Tesm lion Psfal
La.
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