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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-27
John G.. Emo. Jr.

In speaking of the absconders from
New York now in Canada, the POST
Dispatch says:
John C. Emo heads the list. He is
living at Quebec, The house he rents
is large and the situation delightful.
It is two miles and. half from the
postofhce. The rent he pays-nearly
$4,000 q years, for Quebec, enor-
nous. This means, proportionately,
about $1,000 or 5000 per year in
New York. Rents are very low in old
Rock City, and Eno's house at Beau
voir is one of the finest in the suburbs.
Financially he seems TO be at ease. He
drives good horses and is liberal with
his money, but socially he is not
known. Neither he nor his wife issev-
or invited out nor are they visited by
the society people. Emo has never
been asked TO the garrison mess, and
does not belong to the only social or
ganization in Quebec OF any preten-
sions-the Garrison club. The old
French families do not ask him to their
houses. The doors Of the Langevins,
the Tascheraus. the Bosses, the Du-
Chaneys Or the DuVals do not open to
receive him. His aeguain are
principally made at bar rooms. Some
few society men have nodding ac-
Quaintance with him. I found people
wondering that Emo stopped at Que
bee. Society is exclusive. and the old
nobiesse have long memories. When
Emo gives ..dinner parties. they are
only attended By his legal advisers or
spectators who may wish 10 use him.
The commercial club he belongs to isa
small place where men OF business
meet It has no social significance and
doessnot pretend TO it. These men
meet Emo in business way. They do
not ask him to their homes. Some Of
them may drink with him at the St.
Louis hotel when they meet him there,
that il all. He visits the houses Of two
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-27
,oard had been thus preserved to their

board had been thus preserved to their
families.
Owen became at once the boast of The
village. For when man fame has
reached foreign countries his OWE
toWnspeoplet are sure to re-echo it,.
The wedding day was set for the first
anniversary Of the evening when his
good fortune came to him in the guise
of disappointment, and Robert Hunter
was the first to congratulate the young
couple.
''Who'd have thought, !" he whisper.
ed to Owen, ''that the tables would
have been 50 turned? Truly, There's
tide in the affairs of men which, tax.
at the Hood, leads on to fortune, and
you took it, my boy.''''-Alfred Crayon.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-27
A Japanese Village in London.

AJapanese village is being set up
in London, all the materials Of which
are being brought from Japan. Its
built by Japanese carpenters, and,
when finished, every art and industry
of Japan will be represented by skilled
artists and workmen, and their manner
OF carrying out their different handi.
crafts will be shown. There will be
lectures on Japan, her people and hel
history,a japanese garden, a school,
and theater with Japanese actors
The only. European thing about it will
be q military band composed of High
landers. The entire village viii be
under glass and artifciallV heated.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-27
Ise FOR TIC,

! Mr.. Blank-My love, have been
irving for week to find out what
this tling is that you gaTs me for a
New Years present. ss e. 3. esz
Mrs. BlankHoW stupid. Why, ii
is purse to carry your money in.
Strange I had not thought of that.
Curious Continuance. ism Tit? But you
know, dear. i have no use for any
thing of the kind Z
Nonsense. OF course you have.
BY the way. the bill for il has Just
been sent. Here it is. p
..How fortunate. I can carry the
bill in it. = II ssladelpksa Cal.
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The Destruction Of Bhamo.

The Kakhyen tribes have at last car
ried out their oft-repeated threat to de-
stroy the Burmese town of Bhamo
which is situated close to the Chinese
frontier. Bhamo lies on the banks oil
the Irrawaddy at the distance of about
mile from its point of junction with
the Tongue river, which has been
also called the Tapeng. Although
only a small stockaded town consist.
ing of hundred houses, occupied by
Chinese and Shan traders, besides q
very small number of Burmese officials,
Bhamo has been considered one of the
most important places in Burmah as
the point of departure for the caravans
proceeding to Tattoo, one of the chief
towns of the province of Yunnan. 1t
has been visited by all the principal
explorers of southwest China since the
late Mr.. T. T. Cooper so nearly reached
1t from the side of Yunnan during the
height of the Panthay rebellion in that
province; and for the greater portion
Of that period it has been the seat OF
an Anglo-Indian consulate, to which
Mr.. Cooper himself was the first per-
son to be appointed. It will not be
forgotten that he, who certainly did
more than any one else to promote the
success of exploration in the border
districts and countries of India and
China, was assas-inated by one of bis
guards at this very place. The term
Kakhyen, it may be stated, is the
Burmese name of the tribes which in
habit the greater part of the northeast
portion of what is normally termed
the Burmese monarchy, aud lying be-
tween the Irrawaddy and Salwen
rivers. The Chinese call them Yeuh-
jim and in their own tongue they speak
of themselves as Chingpaws or Sing
phoos, which means simply "men."
These tribes are in their habits a mix
ture of robbers and traders; when
brigandage fails they take to barter.
They have been tersely but accurately
described as being ignorant and cred
ulous as children, but fully alive to
the profits of the carrying trade. "
With regard to their own personal
habits and characteristics, it may be
said that these tribes have little to
recommend them. Gen. Fytche calls
them "dirty, unkempt. ugly bar
barians, armed with bows and arrows,
spears and match-locks; drunken, SUI
perstitious, and lawless to the last de-
gree" At the time of Maj. Sladen' 8
mission some of the principal chiefs
bound themselves to maintain the Sc
curity of the road, but the decreased
interest taken in the establishment of
communications between India and
China by the Indian government since
his visit has sufced to cool the ardor
of these tribes in commerce which
mainly arose from feeling of self-in-
terest. The attack on and destruc-
ton of Bhamo are important princi-
pally because they show the extent OF
the disorganization caused by Thebaw's
misgovernment throughout his do
minions. Unless prompt steps are
taken the disorder will extend to other
quarters, and one of the most fertile
portions of Asia will be given over in
definitely to the prey of number OF
rude tribes who can defy with i'm
punity the feeble authority which is
all that the Burmese can claim and on
rare occasions attempt to ASSERTION
London Telegraph.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-27
The Art of Seeing

In every day life it is much more i'm
portant to be an accurate observer than
a mere book learner. I have frequent
~ seen the latter made to blush for
her deficiencies by the most unlearn-
ed, says a correspondent in an English
contemporary, for in a contest be-
tween eyes and no eyes, eyes have
generally got the best Of it. Nature
has given us such an inexhaustable
store of interest that those who go
through life without "seeing' lose
much of the zest of it. The savage
who necessarily depends on his keen
eye and his quick ear, cultivates those
faculties in an extraordinary degree;
for does he not SEQ indications and
hear sounds which to an observer
would be utterly unintelligible? So
also with all persons who live near
the heart Of nature. The English
shepherd, while perhaps ignorant Of
the very formation of the alpha bet,
stores up fund Of interesting know
ledge derived entirely from obserya-
ton. He can give you simple. inter-
esting astronomical facts which might
astonish scientist, as we'll as trust
worthy information on natural history
and even botany. One may possess
verything in the way of scholarship,
but If she or he have chat alone, those
who are unlearned but observing will
often make them feel very small. I
would, therefore, urge my readers to
cultivate the art of saeing or observing;
there is nothing like seeing things for
more natural and more in unison with
latter-day tastes when they are form
ed from observation. Natures book
is the one wherein we find the richest,
the most varied and the most mex.
haustible subjects for thought.-Scien-
titic american. <@
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to sec your + do so want to tell you
what think of you
Then she stopped short. Something
in Ovens face filed her with confu-
sion. But outstretched hands were
already within his clasp, and his low
murmured words of love were sound
ing in her ears: .~.
Il am as clad as you that I have
done something to please you. for oh,
Annis, love you so dearly that l
would do or dare anything for your,
sake" .s~ -H> 80
And then, she never knew how it
came about, but his arms were about
her and his kisses were upon her lips,
and she found that she loved him so
well she was willing to promise to be
his wife, whenever he should be able
to earn enough to make home for
her. - T. -"
They were both young, and it would
not be hard to wait, and they were so
sure of one another's love. .s~
The prospect was at first that sever
al years must elapse before their mar
rage, but suddenly all was changed
for them IS If by magic.
A letter came from abroad within .
twelvemonth. 1t WAS addressed to the
minister of the little seaside village,
aud asked for information as to the
person or persons who had kindled y
beacon light in answer to signal OF
distress from d sailing vessel on the
night of -, giving the correct date
and the time when Owen had sacrific-
ed inclination to the dictates of duty
and Of humanity.
That light had saved . valuable car
go from being lost, and the writer pro-
posed to give half OF the proceeds TO
the parties who had been instrumental
in the matter. Also : medal was to
be struck Off commemorative OF his
gratitude that the lives Of all on
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senator Sharon is not alone ~ the 5olk Of {
western mill;onaire 10 whom sudden Weau
has brought much trouble. The woes Of hh
friends, Baldwin, Fair and Tabor hare In theii
time been spread before the public, and vert
equally entsrtainipg ii the class which thrives
upon the literature Of scandal and blaeknan
-CAica0o Cs1xsk
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-27

pCuSc. oO LCdAouo VI MS pAOLrCIJoH Al
the government. THAT Mexicans often
remark and complain of the Partially.
Another great characteristic Of the
American is his politeness. Even
among the poems this attribute is found
the same as among the rich. No one
is boorish, and the. "po]iteness of the
Spaniard' exists here in its pristine
g:vor. Hospitality is the pride Of the
rich, and their guests are provided with
everything in the way Of entertainment
at their hands, an offer of payment for
which would be considered gross in
suit.
Here Catholicism reigns supreme.
In the whole republic scarcely a
Protestant church can be found, while
those of the Catholics can be seen on
nearly every hilltop. Their magnif-
cence challenges the admiration of
every traveller. In the city of Dur
ango, as an instance, is Catholic
cathedral 275x3C0 feet, costing over
$4,000, OOO,sa sum greater than half the
aggreg gated wealth Of that municipality
Of 10000 inhabitants. The power Of
the priest is almost incalculable, but
his strength is waning. Even yet,
however, when the bishop rides
through the streets they fall upon their
knees and remain in this attitude OF
: devotion until he disappears from their
vision. Many dof their hate at the
ringing OF the cathedral bells, cross
Themselves, and nurmur their prisons.
The church and state are divorced, and
priests are forbidden BY law to appear
IN the streets in their religious roles.
In Durango alone are they allowed by
!. the officers to appear in their priestly
habits. sss S.#s. s:s.5.s@3s y
In no country in the world are laws
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21

at a late hour yesterday and Just
before going to press, We learned OF
the dealt. of the venerable Elk Gov
crnor ALEXANDER MoUToN. be
died at his residence in this Parish
on Thursday evening, 18th inst, at
1890 o'clock after a long and painful
illness. DECEASED was in his eighty.
first year. Having in the course OF
his lite occupied the most important
Offices III the gift Of his people ; he
was we'll known throughout tie
State,-,hough it is safe to say few
of his associates are now living
He succeeded Andre B, Roman as
Governor of this State in 1913, and
was subsequently elected United
Senator. He was a native Of this
parish and always lived here, and
for a number of years before engag
ing in politics practiced law in thi'
and adjoining parishes. His wifi
and several children survive him.
Lafayette Advertiser:
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21
WAGES ON SuGHH PLx,

WAGES ON SuGAx PLxNfA.
rIoNs.-We believe there has this
season been more uniformity oil
action among sugar planters in re.
gard to fixing rates Of wages than
ever before. Hitherto, competitiop
caused them to bid agrinst each
other, and prices had be"n run from
60 cts up to 81 per day. without ra'
tons. The latter price Was quite
generally paid last season. and yet
the complaint was general that
the colored man worked less in
consequence Of his ability to, do SC
upon the enhanced wages: Now
that there is no longer any money
in cane culture, we do not hear any
one offering over 65 cents per day
without rations, and laborers seem
to lie accepting what is offered
realizing the situation. Sugar Bow
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21
the ENTERTAINMENT.

The Entertainment which was
given at the Convent on Saturday
and Sunday evenings for the benefit
of that new edifce was a perfec,
c in every sense Of the word.
Ga Saturday evening at 6 O'Clock
all the halls of the Convent were
lighted up with gas, an hour later
the Abbeville Birdie Brass Band
opened the Entertainment. Then
followed the de Chatillon Trage.
dy,' written By Mrs. Felicia He
mans and printed in 1s4l. By the
way We think it was the first time the
tragedy has been played. All the
young tragedians acquitted them
selves, remarkably we'll they did
justice to the play and credit to
themselves and Abbeville. The cos
tunes were grand, and beneath the
gas lights, by far surpassed in gran
deur and splendor any that has ever
yet appeared Oh the Abbeville
stages.
The characters all entered into
the very spirit of the play and in
many instances the effects were most
thrilling. Anger, sorrow, despair
and horror were depicted on their
counteuances at different moments
80 we'll did the characters under.
stand the different emotions to be
represented. In short the DE
Chatillon" tragedy stands ahead OF
any play yet produced in Abbcville'
Sunday night the performance was
again opened by the Brass Band
followed Ivy the Orchestra which
was very imposing and added great
" to the splendor Of the entertain
ment. After the Orchestra came
the french drama "Yvonne GU !;
Malediction dune Mere" Every
character was we'll represented
Mere Kerroef, Yvonne and Anne
were perfect and certainly the play
vas none of the easiest. Last bu'
not least and perhaps the most greet
ed came the grand suppers served
up to suit the taste OF all.
The young folks seemed to cnjo.
themselves to their hearts conten
and from all appearances Fathe
Mehault can expect a good run o
matrimonial fees before a grea
while.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21

The statement Of the financial
condition of the Exposition, as made
by Director General Burke 10 the
United States Commissioners, shows
that institution to be in debt some
$4,000 900. 1t is further shown that
The Exposition cannot be kept open
after Mardi.G ras unless it receives
assistance from the Government.
The Executive Committee Of the
United States Commissioners AS
sociation will go to Washington to
make the application for an addi
,ioual loan Of $500, O00.-States
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21

In a number of trials last season
it was noticed that the tip kernels
Of flint yielded more abondantly than
did the butt or central kernels of the
ear. Butt seed yielded at the rate
Of 62 bushels, central seed at the
rate of62 bushels, and tip seed at
the rate Of 81 bushels per acre,
while the quality Of that grown from
the tip ends was in every respect
equal to that produced from the butt
and central seed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21

The police jury Of Vermilion par
isll met at the court house, town Of
Abheviile on this I'd day of Febrn-
airy 1885, pursuant to adjournment.
Members present =: Howard Hof.
pauir, president ; J a Leblanc, r
Green, TT Morgan, Ii II Bartels.
and J Fl Putnam.
Abs>nt e.: J I B:oussard.
Minutes Of two previous meetings
read and adopted.
Report of Finance Committee
read adopted and ordered spread
on the minutes
REP o RT.
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury Of
the Parish of Termilion, Gents.
The finance committee met this
29th day Of January 1885. for the
purpose of settling with the parish
Treasurer and submit to you the
following report.
Having examined books. vouchers
J and receipts, we find that lie is to be
Dr. & CT as follows:
1884, April 8, amt reed from Elk
Treasurer $6,4O3.l 6
total amt reed from col
I lector and sundry par
ties from April 9th 'a4
Ito Jany 9th '85 intfn.
fsive 1896 SO
Say total s l6,30N.05
Or by vouchers, &c
turned over to commit.
tee and receipt given,
For same ~12,36s.25
bal in hand Of Treas 3.93l,8O
this 29th day Of Jany fso5-three
thousand nine hundred ard thirty
one SOllOO' dollars.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) G.. GoDcHAux,
SOLOMON WISE,
Filed, Febry End 1885.
(Signed) l.. c. Lyons, clerk.
Report Of Parish Treasurer, read
adopted and ordered spread ON the
minutes.
R B
Abbcville. Febry 2nd 1885.
Ito the Hon. President aud Mem.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21
The citizens of Boston who hav,

The citizens of Boston who have
evcr affected to have a great inter
est in securing the equal rights Of
the colored. man, are now turning
against him. The skating Kinks of
that city have instituted a crusade
against the negroes. and nine blacks
bavc brought action against two
rink proprietors for being refused
either admission or the privilege OF
skating on the confessed ground Of
color alone. Tile cases are being
carried to the higher courts on an
appeal. Mr. Cable should expost"
late with the bcnightcd B%ostonians
and give them some of his peculiar
opinions 10 regard to social equality
States.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21

An Englisbmsn who recently
arrived in Arkansaw had a great
desire to kill q wild turkey. The
other day he went out aud after
remaining several hours, returned in
great glee. 'Oh, hi got 'im,' said he,
but do you know that the blarsted
thing spoiled just as soon as e it the
GROUND? Hi never saw such a coun
try as this He had killed a buzzard
-Arkansaw Traveller.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21

PROJECTED RAILROAD TO Able
vlLLE.-There can lie no doubt as
to the ultimate union Of New iberia
with her sister Abbeville, by those
Siamese bands of steel, which are so
rapidly linking together in one great
sisterhood. all the cities, towns and
villages Of our country. Some peo-
pie are afflicted with an old fogyish
prsjadice against railroads, and re-
gard them as SO many tools in the
hands Of unprincipled cracksmen TO
rob the country of its treasures. In
enlightened communities, railroad
building is encouraged by every
effort possible The inhabitants oil
cities unite like a band of r"bbcrs
and having secured the booty by
meaus OF the railroads set to woik
to see who can get the largest share
Of it. No one is injured, as pro
duction is stimulated into new life
the articles produced are put upo,
the market more expediliousIy, arc
Of course more chearly, and TIT
handlers Of them are benefited in j;
ratio to their bulk and values. |
the towns ef New Iberia and Able
willie are not blind to their true in
terests, We expect to- see them vote
for a special tax, to raise a fund t.
be given as a bonus, to- secure tn,
early completion of the railroad be
tween the two Enterprise
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21

From among the many testimonials
received we select the following
by J. Fl. Carter, a resident of Phelps
Co., Mo-, who says, Il have used
Sherman's PRICKLY ASH BITTERs to
the best advantage, and can honestly
testify that it has doue myself and
family an immense COED, and from
my e experience recommend it highly
to all sufferers"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21

MI. Aymar Bourqae formerly Of
this place, but lately Of Perry's
Bridge now holds forth at Mr.. j. ..
Lege's coffee house, where he will
be happy to see his old customers
Bourque is a good barber, and you
know it, so We will say nothing
more.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21

Announcing ths names OF candidates. :.:..::s ~
profaxsional or business cards Of ten Enes OF =.
lea0. one
Transient Advertisements must he paid for in I'D.
vance. -, -
Communications, of . personal nature will be
charged double the regular rates, an: l.ust DC paid
for Posrr1vELY in advance. . $500,
Adysrt,.emsnt not marke will be published until
forbid. Ii: rssponsibleJ aud will be charged accord
lpgiy.
Obituary and marriage notices will De charged as.s
vertisements when exceeding fifteen lines.
aarAu communications and advertisements MUST
be banded In on or before Wednesday morning tom
sure insertion In the folio wing Saturday 'sissue.
rAaonymous communications VIII NOT be poo'
lished under any circumstances.
fpAl letters ant communications muh De ao'
s.....a u the Fd,tor of the MeridtonAt, Able.
vile. Ysrmilion parish, Louisiana.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21

Those uho owe US for subscription
o. otherwise are reminded that zoe are
in need, and without wisting to be
ouerpressing, prompt settlement srould
be rery convenient.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21

Work on the house Of Mr.. Al.
phonse Leblanc has commenced
Messrs. F. F. and Leon Feray arc
the contractors.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21

e Both the black and the rcdcred
or spcck!cd beans are better for
winter use than the Lima hcaus.
The former can he made into soup
in the same manner "a with split
pcasc. The speckled bean when
prepared as the white lean i:
usually cooked, is considered much
richer than tho laiter.-Chicage
Tribune.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21

Mr.. Lastie Broussard our ehcient
clerk Of court has been very sick d.
ring the past week, but is doing bet
ter now, we are told.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21

A jury Of ten was drawn this
week to serve during the April term
of court here.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21

NJ, r. C. Smedes our District
Attorney and lady left US last satur'
day to visit the Exposition.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21

Ex.Gov. Alexander Mouton died
at his home in Lafayette parish on
the 18th inst, in his eighty FIRST year.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21

The work Of repairing on til
new Bridge has already begun.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1885-02-21
Police jury

On motion of T Morgan,
Resolved, that the sum of three
hundred and ten dollars. he and
the same is hereby appropriated on'
Of the surnlus funds of 1854. for tho
purpose Of repairing and pu,tifg q"
order Crosse llSe Co.l 'e Live
work on same 10 he under the sup
vision Of n Morgan. n II Bartels
and J n Putnam, ab,ye sum sub
ject to their order.
On motion the jury adjourned IN
til 6rsl Monday in March 1885.
HOWARD HOFFPAUIR,
President Police Jury
L. G. LYONS, Clerk.