The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-10-24
State Items.

.'o'h .iio"SH tue press ahd the phs
iie schools: We want 10 see then
have the means Of speaking on
: when thev are un.iastIy treated, an,
; they should do so.
St. Martin Revcille: Several @
our sugar planters have commence,
grinding. although their canes ar,
not as yet sufficiently ma,ured t.
make sugar. Since las, Monday tl,
cotton seed oil factory has been ..un
ming day and night. \ great qnan
t'fy of cation is also ginned dali,
IN the cotton mill.
st. Mary Review. Business i.
getting better. The streets anc
business places present more an
'mated appearance. and human ma.
tnre generally is getting into bet
ter humor. Our freight boats are
bringing increased cargoes. and nee
cssary additional employment is
afforded many persons. *
! Thibodeaux Sentinel: The La.
fourche iS now within twelve Or
fifteen inches Of the low water mark
rendering navigation difficult even
for flatboats. Finer weather to ripen
sugar cane could not lie had than is
nov existing. Shonld it continue
| 'hns the yield Of sugar will; no
doubt, he sati factory.
! The Lake Charles Commercial
says a new school for boys has been
! opened in the large school l,ousc at
the corner Of Kirby and Bilho
, streets. under the direction of the
Sisters Marianitcs Of Holy Cross;
and that Mr.. \. Deronen. from La
casino, reports the rice crop in his
section, with one or two exceptions,
is fine
Offenders arrested in St. Martins
vile who are unable to pay their
lines. are put TO work on the streets
unit! the amounts are cancel ed by
their labor. Why not ADOPT sim
liar system in this parish, and save
the taxpayers the expense OF feeding
prisoners eight and nine months at
a time, when they could bc put to
work at something and made to earu
their own board.
Lake Charles Echo: The past
week has lccn ono most favorable
to our cotton and rice farmers. and
from FL we can learn have made good
use ot he Tin" by pushing things in
the field. This spell "f fair weather.
co!;,ing a. it does just in he nick of
time. encosirayus us in saving that.
Notwithstanding the unfavorabIy
weather during the month Of Sep
temher, more than an average crop
OF both cotton and rice will he made |
in this parish.
FarmcrvilIc Gazette: "Esper:
sa,csmen always 1cil the truth. \
few days ago one sold a suit oe
clothes which he warranted to he
all wool. The customer then wanted |
some canton f,nnel drawers. The
salesman was equal to the wart, ard
producing pair, said they were the
hest made and Warranted to he all |
wool We presume the customer,
after finding himself enwrappcd into
so much wool, must have felt very
>hecpish afterwards.
New iberia Enterprise: From a
tour in the country the past few days
we have had the opportunity 10 meet
aud make an inspec-
lion of the crops-prlncipally in the
cotton fields. The beautiful weather
i the past two weeks has caused
The staple to open very rapidly, the
quality is excellent and gin men tind
t an easy matter TO gin the staple t
Labor i, plentiful in the cotton fields
The sugar planters will soon be put
ing their mills in operation.
The Baton Rouge Truth says a
surgical operation is
'eported from Galveston. A man
laving lost over two inches of his
;|aticle, Or hone Joining the shoulder
ind breast bones. was treated hy a
locto:, who took several pieces of !
resh bone taken from a number of ;
i've dogs, and grated them to the
houlder bone SO that in the course
# month or six weeks they had /
'ecome firm, and hard, so that the {
I'm could be placed IN perfect use. )
St. Landry Democrat: By act of ..
he legislature each Safe senator !
nd representative has the right to /
ominate, from the bona fide resi-
ents Of his parish Or district, 9
tudcnt with free scholarship in the $
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