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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-11-14

: =. oleased to state that the
Vim. - 4 M. Lastie Broussard, sever
hn''' 'uhs,. ). after several weeks OF
y '.., '' with scarlet fever, have en-,
as.a y ..,ovcred from their malady
tll.'' y :, ,he loss Of a single member
! ,ae household.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-11-14

We are having beautiful and de-
lehtful weather, and our. cotton and
sugar planters are profting thereby,
The c,ops are hcing rapidly brought
to an eud, end ere many more weeks
passes over our heads the farmer
will be seen preparing for a new one.
Such is life, we reap to plant again.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-11-14

.;lerabIe more hay was made
!. f,ll in this parish than any pre-
.;,,. u, year. therefore our farmers
''''' " I'M. be we'll provided to care
:. :" ,hr,r running stock this winter,
:" ,;., !. ooi.e an item in this parish
in improved cattle.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-11-14
Public Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of Vermilion,
25th Judicial District Court.
M ~
NO. l7.
Succession of Sarah A. Stakes.

Succession OF Sarah A. Stakes.
By virtue Of an order Of sale granted by
the honl District Court aforesaid, in tho
matters of the above entitled and numbered
succession, and to me directed, notice il
hereby given that there will be offered for
eale, at public auction. to the last and high
est bidder, at the Courthouse. III the town
Of Abheviile, WEDNESDAY, December 2nd
1885. the following described property be-
longing to said succession, to wit:
A certain tract of wood land, situated
in the parish OF Vermilion, being an undi-
vided interest in q certain tract. the other
interest therein belonging to the estate of
Matthias Fuchs, aud the Slater Heirs, the
interest Of said estate beiog thirty acres;
bounded north by - east by Thomas s:
Winston, south by J. J. Gray and west by
lands formerly belonging to Baker.
2 A certain tract Of prairie land situated
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-11-14
N 0 T | c E /.

Public notice is hereby given that !
forbid all persons from cutting timber on
nv land. Any one caught violating this
notice win be prosecuted according 70 law.
JAS. g. WILEY.
Abbeyille. Oct 18th 1895,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-11-14

Saturday, in the open country,
with all the new life aud bloom of
returning sp ing around us, we have
only to ask. in the spirit Of inspired
men of old, what is the cause Of the
mighty change, and ten thousand
voices answer-God. Tie sIlvcry
streams singing down the hill-sides,
and the waving forest swept blythe
wind; the eagle soaring in his PRIDE
and l,lace, and the swallow twitter'
ing round the farm house; the high
dark. mountain with it's sky-pierclng
summit. the quiet meadows basking
in the sunshine. all utter forth God,
and fill the earth with praise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-11-14
SAMEDI IA NOvEMBRE 1880

LIST Of Jury drawn to serve on the
3rd Monday. the 10Th Of Novem-
kcr 1SSs r;1
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-11-14

Persons arriving at or leaving
oar town, and wish that fact known
through the medium Of The MERl.
nloSAL, if they will call on or send
Us word to that effect, we will take
pleasure in placing their name under
lae head Of Personal Mention.
Ladies are not, by any means, excep'
hons to this. If we have overlooked
.as name OF any person who thought
II should, and has failed to, appear
aader the above caption with others,
'neJ must attribut the cause of this
neglect to themselves or their friends
aad not to Us; for it is not cur desire
% oner the least slight, much less
'aend' any one, more especially the
ao'es, those angels without wings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
He Meant What lie Uaid.

New York Mail and Express.
dc you then love me more than anything on
earthf' questioned Clara de We're, as she raised
her deep blue eyes to scan her lovers fifteenth
century visage.
'Do l love you darling9 Love you9 Why, I
worship the very ground you walk on.n
do you, dear7 Then / am perfectly happy.s
and she let her head sink upon Claude's manly
bosom, and thus they sat, surrounded by a sacred
silence.
Clara" whispered Claude after a.little.
eyes, love"
How much is it worth2n N
How much is what worth. dear
"The ground you walk on"
She answered not; her proud spirit was hum.
bled, and with difficulty she dragged herself to
the door and told the footman to show Claude
out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25

London telegraph.
Germany, now among the foremost of COM
p~etitors for the artistic and archaeological treas
ures of the world, seems about to make a very
interesting acquisition. The imperial govern
ment ~contemplates purchasing from the Emperor
Hadrians villa a picture of the time of Augustus,
painted on stone, and said to be a portrait of
Cleopatra. The price to be paid for it is COG, 00G
marks-no excessive sum, it must be admitted,
for so precious a possession as any authentic
presentment of the Serpent of Old Nile" OF
its authenticity the purchasers have no doubt
taken good care to satisfy themselves. German
prudence will have held council with German
erudition before expanding EDO, 900 on a work
tine historic interest of which is likely to be SO
far in excess of it's artistic value. II both it's sub
ject and it's date be clear of doubts, the relic is
full of suggestion of dramatic possibilities.
Perhaps it may have once been in
the possession of the earlier Caesar, and
preserved by him as a memento of
that earthly divinity for love of whom his rival
well lost the world" Perhaps it may have be-
longed to Mark Anthony himself, and have
passed to has eonqueror among the spoils of
Actiun. Conjecture, however. need not exhaust
itself on a theme SO provocative of speculation
as this. Whether Octavius ever owned it or not,
the portrait, if it were indeed executed in his
days, should be a faithful one. 1t is not, or it
need not be, a posthumous reproduction of some
original to which its fidelity might be doubtful
The famous beauty may herself have sat for this
portrait to the artist of it, and the sittings may
have been interludes of the ''dalliance and the
wit, the fattery and the strife of those hours in
Egypt of which a great English poet has sung.
Those may be her very features on which we Of
the nineteenth century can now gaze our fill:
those the eyes for which the empire of the world
was sacrificed, and that the nose in which, ac-
ccording to the well known saying, an additional
half-ineh of length might have altered the
whole course of human history.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-25
The Nicaragua Canal.
San Francisco Chronicle.

san FRANCISCO Chronicle.
This country sat by quietly and watched work
proceed on the Panama canal, from two reasons:
First-We knew that we could always buy the
canal from the company. if it were completed;
and, second-Because many never believed it
could be built 1t is different with the Nicaragua
canal That can be built, aud il it is built by
the Empire of Germany We cannot hope to buy
it at any price. 1t will be necessary to take it
by force; in other words. to 60 to war. The ex-
pense of a single week Of war with Germany
would complete the canal in the most perfect
States would save the thousands of lives and the
infinite amount of bad blood which q war would
cost
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-11

oLrNrIA. Dee 10 kew. Mr.. Greer cot
eeias N >siendsnse. % nseti0n OF Mr..
sssoos Rev. ssases Csapo-l vss invis-
ed sitnin tie bar 10 sfcF prayer.
Mr.. kesvis prsssntso Q pssissoe sizn<d
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-11
DAILY ST.IHTELLI6EhCER


The Baltimore a Ohio has p<eai'sr
notions Of rsilroading. Here tn the
Northwest Ne have been taught that ins
principal object 10 be aitsiasd IN os's'-
ipsa railroad to tie avoidance OF All
the towns and cities along the hne- lie
Northern Pseshs. fer inssaR y, ben' sli
ia energies TO The york Of avoiding II
Paul and Minneapolis, almost avoise1
Helena. avoided WA!Ia Walis' aud
.voided Seattle. TIE theory is that u
IA better for the railroad 70 boil1 ~
new towns a. It goes slong-'oSns Shich
shall be all tia ozs. aud Sbich u N -
own, eoutrol, boom. or kiii ~ Il eooos
In reeslsss disregard o. this theory
hsvever, TIE Baltimore snd Oai' -seas
70 be engaged 10 al uneading sifeRRl-'
not TO avoid citiss, bat to Rsi ih'"
than. Askori tine ego II rosds a o'A-
p.,a.s sff,rt 70 sssurs an entrance into
Chicago, and fnallY succeeded IN dong
10. philadelphia wa more diiheoi'
place 70 reach, and the Baltimore d
Ohio 90, there only sitter q contest last
inc for several years. Nos this ezra
ordinary road Ia siraining every nerve
10 90, into New York. and IL seems more
than probable that It will succeed IL
is matter Of speculation whether this
Wanting ambition will be satisfied then.
or whether Boston will be the nexs
point attacked.
A the managers Of the Baltimore q
Ohio have theories of railroading dif-
ferent from those commonly enter
tanned on the Pacific Coast, so the PEG
ole of the county through when u
rms seem TO have different theories
The people of a washinRtoa Territory
t.vn are usuallv willing to do anything
10 seoure A railroad. They will grant
IL any privileges, even to right OF way
through their principal streets. In New
Jersey, the people of the cities and
town. seem to be eagerly DESTROYS TO
keep the Baltimore Il Ohio out. Inc
sxtsusiou Of that road. it IL said, u
likely TO lead to prolonged wsrfsre In
the courts, II not 10 fights In the cities
asd towns through which the proposed
line viIl run. People are preparing to
,hindsr It's progress in every vas, to pre-
vent Il from securing the right OF way
and TO turn Il from their towns.
On the whole. the Differences between
theories of railroading iI the West and
those In the East are not more different
than the ideas Of Western and Eastern
.r~nuta
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yAkDRRRiLr AND Steers

William Il. Vanderbilt IL dead, and
wealthy a. be was, the world viii scarce
Iy have time TO resl'zs that be 10 gore
before IL has entirely forgotten him. II
ID not improbable that the future will
knsw OF him not 20 much a. the man
Who possessed greater wealth than any
other American up TO the time in which
he lived, ~ 10 will n the author Of tie
pstnlant expression, The public be
damned" which vas probably uttered
at q moment OF extreme irritation at
the impairment questioning Of a re-
porter. His life and death remind one
of the remark of the late Emory A.
Storrs, " Where are the rich men in
historyf There are only two Who live
In the legends Of iiterAture-Dives, who
survives on account OF bis fortunate
connection with a pauper, and Cresus,
because his nsMe has been used by
posts merely as synonym" So wm.
II. Vanderbilt may live because para.
Graphers have connected bis name With
. single sentences which has struck their
fancy, aud which they have found il
coovenient 20 use.
Such seems to b. the fate OF the rich
man. II be is honored. respected and
fswned upon by his contemporaries. II
10 usually the poor wretch possessing
only genius who is given the place OF
honor by rosterity. Emory A. Storrs,
for instance, brilliant, cratic Ssorrs,
whose life was one lsns reckless def
snse OF creditors. eonstables and
sheriffs. Who would have been unhappy
II he had not been in debt, and who was
always happy; witty, sarcastic storrs,
whose weapon WAS his tongue. whose
wealth was his intellect, whose coupons
were the arguments and speeches. ov
touching. nov witty, nov stsrnly logi-
cal. bat always eloquent. always bril.
liant. always impassioned. which be
threw down for the public 10 cash
Emory A. s.orrs will be known TO gene
rasions 10 whom the word yapdsrbil,
will DO q meaningless combination of
letters.
Vanderbilt and Storrs-two Americans
distinguished In their day. Who leave
the world In something the same man
nsr. and within few weeks Of each
other. Have they single point in com.
mont Could two uen be more dis.
simliarf Stosrs vas quick. ready,
soaive; Vanderbilt. slo~. heavy. pom
derouA s,orrs Vas careless. sxtrava
CANT, wasseful; Vanderbilt, careful.
sscrstive. accumalaiive. s,orrs sas
continually indebted 90 thoss around
him and careless of business engage.
msnts; Vanderbilt, bad those aroond
him In bis debt. aud vas exact In fol-
elltne bis obligations Ys, ssorrs vas
nearer by Tar 10 the hearts OF the pee
pie than Vanderbilt For each one Who
felt pena Of regret that Vanderbilt
vas dead. many moasnsi sincerely Tor
Sscrrs.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-11

By 40 persons. rssadsnfs Of spak -ne
ooansy, prsyina for pfohihztton tn 'nis
1 Territory.
Mr.. jacobs introduced the follosipe
bills @. 3 .. to amend section S4I and
/ rspeeI Section $40 Of the code. - vel a.
10 repeal the amendatofy act OF lssc,
relative to exemptions
G. u. /, to amend section n, code Of
1881.
C.B 8 to amend Section Is Of code.
relative 20 limitations.
c. b 4. 70 amend Sections 1913. 1914
OF code, relating 20 location AID alters-
| ton of county rosds-
C B. s. 10 amend Chapter -, code Of
| 1881, relating TO exseptions-
c. b. s. relative 20 removal OF causes
to The sap enc Cour,.
&. b. 7, for supper, of University OF
Wsshininsson Territory. All OF which
we're referred.
Mr.. R-avis introduced c. B. 8, to
amend tue charter of Cheney. Referred.
The same gentleman introd uced bill
anthsriziug toe School DIrectors OF
| School District No. 6 of Lincoln ooonty
/ TO borrow money.
Mr.. Jacobs introduced O. B. 10. to 6x
the location Of county seats, and pro
vidIng that where zen county seat oss
been nxed BY electioB u ssali 20 REMAIN
for teu years without change.
Adjourned antiI II g. ~. tomorrow.
Hssse.
DECEMBER l0.-Nr. Dennison intro
duesd petitions praying for temperance
education In pablic schools.
Mr.. Dunbar presented memorial
p,ayiug for an sppropriation for i'm.
sroyament Of Cascade locks.
A remonstrance was presented against
the re location Of the county seat Of
Spokane county.
Mr.. Lewis presented q petition from
residents of Kitssp county for the re-
peal of special road tax law in refer
eDoe 20 that county.
Msssrs Goodsll and Lindsly we're ap-
pointed a Committee on Rules and Or
ders.
Mr.. GoedeIl introduces a bill to au-
thorizs certain persons to improve the
ChehaIis river, In order to allow OF logs
being doomed thereon, and piles and
y
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-11
1856.
HARPER'S BAZAR.
ILLUSTRATED.

HARPxR'. Bazaar 10 The only paper in
the world that oom bines the CHOICEST lie.
erasu, . A. %. nssst at nius,rstiors
household adofnment its vsekly tllup-
traiicns md dss ripsiors OF the newest
Paris and New YORK styles. with i,s use
ia! pattern sheet 81, plements and cut
pate rs. By enabling ladies to b. their
swn DR. 80 Akera ssve many times the
cost q saosesipsion. lie P.pers on cock.
Housekeeping In ita various csl.i . ~
err in nifty pact cal. Mech Attention m
xiv, q 10 the Interesting tsploof souiai IL
quet and its Illustrations OF art need Q
work ere aekno~ LEGGED to be uneo ai ed.
lite literary merit IL Of the highest en-. eli
| nee. ana the anlque character OF lie b q :
moroes pictures has won for 10 the name
u the AnseGhcsn fuBch.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-11

TAcoMa SawntLL-rhe Tseoms Mill
Company has been aeins an erorsnoas
business Of late. greater In every branch
than ,ver before. The dull time. has
bad cue eject snly-thas Of shaving
down the profits. he cot Of lambes
has increased steadily year BY year
from the eeginnise OF OPERATIONS NJ
teen years sco. leo years ago. ia 1878,
q cas Of so,too feet wss accomplished ia
Twelve hoars unasr the nest favorable
circumstances List "Wednesday lse tso
feet we're eas IN nlse haars. 10 1878
kcoQ 600 feet Of luntes were msuuf.e
tnr.d. IL 1873 tie ess sas IS u0 uon
feet, ia 1854. ti.oMouo This wear u
viii 70 np ,o a. oo.o<o Tue creates,
tnrnoat ef lumber ia sns one uaensh
vas klonooo fees IN Oaoher, issS.
Twelve vessels wire at the cogapaay' :
whaFves thea for esrsccs. ard 20 sesom
mediate them an sxsFs pressure was pot
upon The mill. which resparded as tnSi
Gated. Toe outlook Tar l>s<i ts sneoas
aging. eose IN CsiifarSia and foreign
lands. and larger trade - sntic,patra
than test 90 JOYS 8 dnrtns The " ar aaaal
expsr,ng. TIE foreign crsnand Tor Pa
Res Sonnd lassbe hes increased rxaadls.
runn,ns ap from tee &C twelve mililaa
feet = year decade ssacc 70 over eaaht,
million this year. lite rscosAa C,sra
pany intends SOMA o. bald a nee steam
o.. stern wheeler, fos iha parpesrs 81
tts est trads4 Ia Goes nee tsssrd 10 be
left eehlnd hs rival eompaniss In Sny
particular, and wtll leave no effort IN
made 90 servsss thea.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-11

There 10 trouble on the Indian Reser-
vatisn at Banning. where white settlers
have Jumped part Of the Indiaas'
land, setting up claims under the Des.
ert Land Act. The case has been de-
cidsd by Commissioners Sparks In favor
| Of the Indians, but they are dispossess.
cd by force.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-11
LOTS FOB SALE.

MICE CLEARED RESIDENCE LOTS
in DIR. kollock's and Haller's adai-
tons. Immediately northeast OF Ninth
an l Mill str Gets, for sale cheap, on easy
To- ms. Inquire Of GEO DURsFEL, office
with Z. Il. Bowman opp. Ye- ler-I.eary
uiiding. or At residence, northeast OF
LAwtons nursery. deS
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-11
aILLs IsIRcpuokp.

Ostrauaer. Il. n. 5. dsanius duties OF
Territorial Tr~ss ufsf, aad increasing
his salary 10 tl5oe aad fxins his bonds
~ tis0.ouO.
Wells. h. h. 6. TO remove the county
seat Of Franklin county from Aims.
worth 10 Pascal Referred.
Fem, II. Is. !. to remove tbs county
seat OF saoksne eoan,y FROM Chsncy to
Spokane Fslls
AandAy. Ii b. 8. TO amend sections
80 and ssl of The code. defining grand
and pss'. i.resny. and axsne $50 Is the
standard.
Byrd. II. d 10. requiring railroads In
the Territory 10 fsnos AZ INST live stock
Naedsy. IA h. II. IN rciatioa 10 sd-
mission 10 practices. and defining qasll1
cations 81 su attorney.
h. J. h NJ. Z. IN relation 10 free pass
-, esme up IN its regular order. Mr..
DewsF. of wslia walis, sross and
moved thai the resolatioa De indsinIIe-
~ possponed-
jadss Ls~is called for the ayes and
ssys
uecn the roll being called the men
h~rs placed themselves on record IS fol.
loss; Ia fsvcr OF indeenitsly posipon-
lns tue re-olu 100 re- srdina free psss<s
brewer. tIatcAer. Dsnuison. Dasar,
Fem, = sdee Gaodrii. Lindsiey. Mssly,
MeCaii. ossTsndss, Perkins,. Tsft. Wells
ard Dansar.
Ia favor Of Investigating which Of the
nsghcEs travelled o. frvs pas.-s. and
d~daeting tue reasonable ecsg OF tran.
poftAtton fruta theIg mliesgs-6 b. I'd.
C0sAs, Hit, kiane-r, knssiss. Lswis.
AnBdsy aud lerty.
ga naosion - a e. Lsxis sisels vas
oEas ed prov drd tor members Of tie
gscss within ths rail.
A.so The sesgcsat-st Arms Gas direct
81 SO procafe ssItsbls h,age. iof tie
doers
Adioasned h!l o'e'scs. when both
heases saset In ] ana eoaveatioa 20 re-
estvs TIE G0sernos's uesSssv-
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FOR FAMILY USE
Flour
Is THE BEST.
~ H H"~
nois
Money to Loan

GEE y. p. GREoa OR r. r. KsR-
- SHAW, Poncin book. po7s
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HARPER'S PERIODICALS,


Pc tSse Iree to all subscribers In the
Uai,ed states or Canada
The volumes Of the RAxAR halin
with tire 1rsa number for Jaau ~ OF @. h
ye~r. When no tims II specified 10 wiil
b. aBdersSood teAi the tnos Der wi-hes
- ccnnrnre with the num Der next sf1er
the rec tps Of tae o. der.
Bcaa1 volumes e. HARPERs RAxAH
for shfee yeAra beck. in nssf cloth bad
lag. " il be seat ~ NAL poe taSs ratA or
ny xeress, free % exp-n- tsr0vsae ne
ire git does OF exceed 81 per vs.unsa.
los " per w nnne.
Cts,a esses foe each voinme. suis ID Q
for hsndiog. viii be seat ey man. postpaid
CO rec ips u u each
hemltsAHcss should - made ~ posf-
On 9 a'oaey order or draft 70 avoid
chance Of loss
Nevspap~rs are not to copy tAis adver.
tisensAs without The express OF der a
aArpef & hrv<nesA address
HARPER Z BkQrHKRN
New Tea.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Situation Wanted,

DY RE5PE TABLE, YOUNG GIRL
- to h with general housework. APP
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-11

ice winnersoeea. the isdtan who
eowmittsd sniei6e al Fort Aep@Tmit,
New ueentsy. did 50. u has trsHsearsd
beesuss bis sqasw deserted him and
ieft yoong child Ter Aim - take
care o..
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Accident and Fire Insurance. BLN
onARD d PARTRIDGE, Agents. DIES
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Nr H.ooo, NV Iu1-Thta Y Oh
s.is-d b acna rfundsr's Blood tari-
Der. For sale everyvbefs. u Per Dot
tie. six for IS. s<
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-11

OLYMPIA. Dec. 9.-Pfayer by Rev
Cam pbeii.
keport from special committee 70
wait ON the Governor, received and
adopted.
Minority report OF Penitentiary Com
mittse. recommending Vancouver as
a suitable place for suoh penItentiary,
received.
II. J. X. No. 8. relative to receiving
Governors Message. Adopted.
II. j. X No. 4, relative to joint com
mittse on Rules and Orders. Adopted
aud President appointed Messrs. Fer
gas u and Neil as such Committee or
the part OF the Council.
Ibe President then announced the
following
The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-02-28
HORRIBLE CRUELTY.
A Young Woman Terribly Frozen From
Lack of CIothing-Probable Ampu-
tation of Both Her Feet.

EAsTPoRT, Me-, February 20.-The de.
/. tails Of horrible story of cruelty comes
from Denbaw's Point, q small settlement
in Lubec. Annie Huckin's father and
mother are both dead, and she lives with
her step-mother and step-mother's son,
Robert McFadden. She is about twenty
four, of slight build, and not bright.
Since her mothers death she has
been used little better than a slave. Her
stepmother took away all her clothing, ex-
cept an old calico dress and pair of sock
feet used for shoes. No other clothing
s6e was compelled to make the fires, milk,
clean the barn, split wood, and carry water
from distant spring. Her step-brother
called her one very cold morning recently,
and as she did not rise at the first call
he entered the room and saw
agely beat her with m-handle till it
broke in pieces Then he turned her out of
doors, with the thermometer below zero,
and kept her there until both feet froze.
The Overseer of the Poor took her to the
poor-house and called doctor, who found
her in pitiable state, her feet frozen,
arms, back and sides black and bruised.
She is now unable to sit up in
bed. McFadden was tried for cruel
ty at the poor-house because she
could not be moved. At the trial it was
found that the step mother took from her
clothing which the deceased sister left her
and locked it up. McFadden, who is about
twenty-five and weighs 1870, was committed
is now in critical condition, twotoes hav-
ing rotted off, and probably one or both
feet will have to be amputated to save her
life