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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-02-13
Profit in Hogs.

The Western PIowmap says: En-
thu>iastic swine breeders, of a Stats
tical turn of mind, occasionally try
to show by 6gares the comparative
Importance of the hog,growing in
terest Of this country. But no great
array of figures is needed to satisfy
the farmer Of moderate means. that
hog raising is the surcst and quick
est way of making money. 1t takes
less capital than in the rearing Of
horses and cattle, and it brings
returns much sooner.
The greatest drawback in swine
breeding is the liability to losses
from the epidemic diseases which so
frequently sweeps through the
country, Yet the great proliiicacy
aud rapid growth Of hogs, render
it possible to soon recover from
these losses and still come ont
ahead Of ePen the fast horse men.
a friend recently remarked that
he had followed the showing of
horses at fairs for many years,
though from a lack of sufficient CAPT
tai, not as largely as he would have
liked. At the same time he kept a
lot of good hogs at home, and
Immediately on returning from the
fairs in the fall, he had to sell his
hogs to pay his horse showing ex.
penscs. Since then he handles
fewer horses and more hogs. Now
instead Of standing near the foot
Of the row as a breeder of good
horses and hogs, lie has advanced
to the foremost rank as a breeder OF
improved swine.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-02-13
A Few Excerpts.

A fool is stupidity gone to seed.
Humor is the pepper.sauce Of crea'
ton.
Brevity is the power force in elo,
quence.
Like all the arts, friendshipis
taught by experience. f.
Too much prosperity is difficult to
get a good average on.
The smoothest grade is the hardest
to get a foothold on.
The boy who can bat won't tell
a lie was made in vain.
Not taking too much is really
one halt OF all the wisdom.
Even the semblance of truth that
is in a lie makes it stronger.
Pride and conceit are twins born
at the wrong time Of the moon.
A natural fool is bad enough, but
one who knows better is worse.
Caution is generally composed OF
one part of principle to two OF policy.
Health is mans greatest blessing
and the one generally abused the
most.
Religion is the deepest study of
life and few become accomplished
students ID it..
Young man, don't think to sue
coed by rascality. All the best
chances were taken long ago.
Chicago needlessly suffers from
fire. Why doesn't she call out her
girls and let them stamp it on?
The far on thomas cats is thicker
this winter than usual. This may
account for the January Billiards.
In Washington: "Mr. Congress
man, allow me to introduce my son
William; | believe the paper said
this vas the da. for the introduction
Of Bills
The hardest working man | ever
knew was rushed to death with
business" and is still looking for a
job.
The careful man may succeed in
the end, brt the man who takes
chances is liable to succeed in the
middle.
Mr.. Sherman is represented by
his friends as an able and pure
man. The trade dollar is a good
dollar, too, bat many a poor man
wishes Mr.. Sherman and the trade
dollar had never seer each other.
The Tennesseean who has filed a
suit for breach Of promise against
his best girl should withdraw it at
once. II women and girls are to be
sued whenever they change their
minds, the courts will have no time
for anything else. and the business
Of tile country will go to smash.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-02-13
Habits of Neatness.

Life is full of habits both good
and bad. We should all strive to
cultivate the good. 1t is true that
the bad is much easier to acquire,
or seem to be; but after all the good
are easier and much preferable.
Habits of neatness are the most de-
sireab!e OF all habits and should be
formed in growth where character
is a young plant, easily bent and
tied. Neatness is of great impor-
lance, both for accuracy and the
comfort of home life. Those who
arc always neat are sure to gain
friends, or If not true friends, ad-
miration for this good quality.
For who cares to take for a model
an untidy person? AS an element
to a ~persons's charter. neatness is
one of the first il not the first thing
considered.
On first sight of a person whe is
neatly dressed we are much more
pleased than with one who is dress
ed gandily. II we + neat, we econ
omize q great deal, for the old
saying is, great haste. great waste
for one who is always in a hurry
to finish a piece Of work is very
sure not to do it we'll. Yet there
.rn The fawest numher. Of neOp!e in
the world who can do any thing
hurriedly and do it neatly. Habit
is a thing that grows upon us, and
grows stronger and stronger every
day. If we begin in youth to prac.
tice good habits they will grow UP.
on US, and in time become a part OF
our being. 1t is a little thing to
form good habits, and when they
lead to such good results we think il
we'll worth the trouble.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-02-13
Tomatoes as Food,

1t is known that the essence of
the tomato made into a pill acts
on the liver, and to that extent must
counterfeit billiousncss and I'll
forms Of fever. The free use Of fg-
is known to multitudes to obviatc
constipation in a great many cases;
every intelligent druggist Knows
that a tcaspoonful Of white mustard
seed swallowed without chewing is
useful in the same direction. has
been used for that purpose for a
century, and for that reason is kept
in every good drug store for sale.
The seeds pass from the stomach
unchanged, but r supposed "to
act" on the bowels delirateIy. The
seeds of the tomato act in the same
manner; hence the fruit, while it is
lalateable to the taste and nutri
,ious to the body, has a health
promoting effect of the liver and
the whole digestive system.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-02-13

The water of Lake TuIare, in
California, which had been receding
for a long time, have risen rapidly
since the autumn rains, and many
squatters' cabins that were built
on dry land are now q mile from
shore. 1t is thought probable that
the lake will assume lis old, or even
larger, proportions.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-02-13
III 3.
Official Directory.

District Judge.
CONRAD DEBA1LLos.
District Attorney.
ROBERT G. SMEDEs.
Clerk Of District Court,
LAsrIE BRoUssApnl
Representative,
GEO. NJ. ELDREDcr.
Sheriff & Tax Collector,
JOSEPH S. NUNEz.
Coroner,
Or. W. D. WHITE.
Police Jury.
II. HoFFPAuIR, President.
II. l.. ELDEEDGE, IT. BRoussARp
RoEr. GREEN, Y. J. MoRcA,
II. II. BARTELs j. A. LEBLAxe
Clerk OF Police Jury,
LYMAN C. Lyons,
Parish Treasurer,
ELIJAH WISE.
Town Council.
J. J. ABADIE, Mayor.
R. II. MILLS, O. BoURoul
:. WISE. N. G.. YoUX(
Constable.
GEORGE F. Lyons,
Justices Of the Peace, Sd. Ward
l.. G. LYONS. G. LABAUU
Surveyors,
w. w. EDWARDS. Il. MoNTAGN
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-02-13

twenty one men Of national repu.
tatlon died during last year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16
THE COST.

Some idea Of the fun" there is in
INDUCING in a railroad strike, may be
gained from looking over the cost Of the
strike in the southwest, as estimated by
a railroad man as follows: The Gould
lines have lost 81 900 in gross
revenue, 500 900 in damage to railroad
property, $4,000 expended for de-
tectives and guards and in futile at
tempts 10 run trains. The strikers have
lost over 100000 in wages, and 900
engineers, conductors, hremen. clerks
and telegraph operators, all high priced
men, had to quit work Involuntary.
their losses being much heavier than
those Of the switchmen. freight-handlers
and truckmen. The idle men have been
compelled to borrow money. accept
charity or live on savings during the
time of the strike. The direct loss sus-
tanned by the railroads and their en-
ployees is fully $4,000 900, while the
consequential damages TO merchants,
shippers and other outside parties. can
not be arrived at with any degree OF
accuracy. but must be enormous. Were
the demands of the workmen TO be
complied with now. and the men to be
provided with steady employment
henceforth, they could not make good
thei- losses in five years, and it VIII take
fully that time for the railroads to re
cover from the disaster which has be
fallen them. When one thinks that al
this has been brought about by the dis
charge of one man, who was a malcon-
tent and breeder of strife. he is forced
to the conclusion that there is a good
deal more of pighesdedness than wis
dom in this world.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16
When No, in Po.I,Ir. Agony.

The rheumatic are seldom free from Il
certain soreness or stiffness in the joints
and muscles, which serves as a constant
reminder that the virus only waits an
unfavorable change Of weather. or the
aid Of q cold, TO emphasize its presence
with excruciating twinges. To prevent
the recurrence and mitigate the pain.
there is no finer or safer source of re
lief than Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, q
medicine every way preferable 70 the
poisons, repeated infnitesimal doses of
which are taken, 10 the prejudice of
health and the jeopardy Of life, and
without permanently remedial effect
S eep banished by rheumatical and neu-
ralgical pain at night, is restored by
this benefcent soother of the nervous
system, and the slumber which IL super
induces is far more refreshing and
beneficial than the stupor into which
the brain IS thrown by a narcotic. Ap-
petite and digestion, as well as sleep, are
improved by it, and IL is an admirable
regulator and tonic for the bowels and
kidneys. Use IL for rheumatism before
retiring.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16
THAT PLEASANT NEWS"

The effort OF the Tribune 10 appear
pleased at the removal of General Nc
Cook from Fort Douglas TO Fort
Leayenworth, is about as transparent
rs the attempt OF q man TO look happy
while gulping down a Grafenberg pill.
We do not blame the Tribune for trying
TO sugar-coat the dose, especially as it
is the third one out of the same box it
has had to swallow in the last few days
We would advise it, however, to be q
little more skillful in its use of the
mask Of Comus to cover up its tragic
features, lest it turn itself into an object
Of ridicule even among its limited
number of admirers.
For instance. when it smiles sea-
sick smirk and speaks of the pleasant
news" Of General McCook's advance
ment," it should not say in the same
breath that it is sorry to see him go. D"
And after laboring to impress upon the
public mind that il is an actual pro-
motion the General has received (which
may be the case for aught We know il
should not quote the General as saying
in relation to his Utah career, that
there is nothing he would not do over
again under like circumstances" It
sounds as though the General was aware
of some other cause than that assigned
by the Tribune for his advancement"
Particularly does il so appear, after the
assertion that the General "has had in
timations of it from time to time by
grapevine. beginning about last Crist-
mas" which was few days after the
arrival Of troops to quell an imaginary
Mormon uprising.
We are not going to say that General
McCook's removal is due to the part he
is suspected of taking in the scheme of
the "hapdoodle iiibusters" who tried so
hard last winter to bring this fair and
peaceable Territory under the iron
hand of martial law. but we do say that
a few more articles like the dead give
away" IN Thursdays Tribune will do
much towards making the public be.
lieve so. No doubt the rule or ruin
ring" are sorry to see him co." they
are sorry to see Murray go, also. But
unless the Tribune is lying, and General
McCook is misrepresented. in saying
that he would do over again under
like circumstances" all he has done or
permitted to be done to injure this Ter
ritory. they are the only ones who will
regret his departure.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16
TROUBLED KATE.

Our charming ana Spr1gnuy young
friend. Miss Kate Field, was N Wash
ington on the 7th instant, and for any
thing we know TO the contrary is there
to-day. It is not stated what her bust
ness is at the national capital. but her
well-known inclinations and ambition
would indicate that she is there as q
supplemental "Gentile delegate" from
Utah-an attachment or annex, as it
were, 10 the.authorized and paid lobby
from this Territory. But whatever her
mission, Miss Kate has had herself in
terviewed by her New York organ, the
Mail and Express, wherein she says. when
asked for her opinion as to the condi-
ton OF aEairs in Utah:
The condition oil affairs in Utah de
ponds upon the condition of affairs at
Washington. The battle ground at
present is here. The Mormon lobby.
shrewdly managed, is working night
and day to kill adverse legislation. and
is placing before Congress the usual
WORKOUT stories of Gentle oppression,
which no amount of proof TO the con-
tray seems 10 succeed in killing. The
anti-Mormon bills are very likely to
be strangled I'm committee. and this
sort Of thing will probably go Oh until
the United States realize more fully
than they do now what Mormonis-n
really means. / was deeply grieved at
the removal of Governor Murray, who
filled the executive Office of Utah as il
never had been filed. l sincerely trust
that his successor possesses his pluck
and intelligence. II he can be bought.
the Mormons will buy him within six
months.
One who admires and loves Kate as
The HERALD confesses il admires and
loves her. cannot but grieve over her
distress. and mourn her failure to find
comfort. Miss Field is really a nice,
bright and truly intelligent and cult.
waited woman-a woman too good and
too charming to be afflicted by the ter
rible torture Of mind which she suffers
over these poor Aormons, with whom
she sojourned so many months. and
who took her to their homes and hearts
as they would any other woman in the
sorrow and distress with which she was
punished. We might suggest to Kate
that she could find peace OF mind,
rest of body and contentment of
soul, by banishing the Mormons
from her busy brain, and trusting to
the Saints and the fates to take care OF
the former; but then the suggestion
would be UNDECIDED and our active soli-
citude in her behalf go for naught. for
Kate fancies she has mission and a
woman with a mission will persist in
annoying and torturing herself in
spite OF all that can be done in her be-
half, as witness the sorrowfui and
careers of DR.. Mary Walker,
Susan B. Anthony. Rutherford B.
Hayes and others of the sex.
Miss Field is undergoing extraordi- |
nary anguish just now. the failure Of
Congress to do something terrible
against the Mormons filling her cup of
bitterness to the brim, and the removal
Of Governor Murray causing the cup to
slop over and flood her very heart with
gall. e is indeed q sorry spectacle
which she presents. and the saddest
feature of it is that only time can cure
her. Wen have to wait, and so will she.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16

TRULY Is America a great country.
There are few countries which could
undergo what the United States have
endured during the past six or eight
months and continue TO improve.
Strikes, lock-outs, fires. foods and in
dustrial depression have seemingly
combined to ruin the people. yet pro-
gress and improvement march along,
defying all opposition. The reports OF
the mercantile agencies show that
for the first quarter OF 1856
the business failures numbered 1908,
with liabilities of $4,000; 900, as against
3,e5s failures with $40, 600 900 liabilities
in:the corresponding period in 1885. The
liabilities for the quarter just closed are
less than fer any similar quarter since
1873. Il would be a wild and desperate
Congress, and a most incompetent ad-
ministration. that could ruin the
United States.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16

LAST FRIDAY was appointed by the
proclamation of the Governor of Yer
mont as day of fasting, humiliation
and prayer in that State. The Governor
recommended the people on that day
TO abstain from unnecessary labor
recreation and amusement. and devote
the day TO such public and private ser
vices as might be BETTING its religious
observance. We do not refer to this
day of fasting in Vermont in a spirit Of
ridicule,i but rather with respect and
admiration. and think it is consisten t
and the proper thing for a Christian
Governor ruling Christian State TO do ;
vet we can't help bat think that
had such an event happened in Utah
during the term of Office of Brigham
Young as Governor what an evidence
it would have been of the union OF
church and Statel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16

YES. II is an elevation in the army to
take q Colonel away from the command
OF his regiment and make him drill
master, or school-teacher, as il were.
1t is one of those hoists vulgarly called
Irish" Colonies enjoy such distinc
tons hugely. They sigh for them, and
cry tor them, but manage to live II they
don't succeed in getting them. General
McCook is tickied nearly to death to
think that of the twenty-five infantry
Colonies he should be selected for this
mark of distinction.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16

Miss KATE FIELD says that Governor
Murray filled the executive Office OF
Utah as it never had been filed As
The Herald recalls the long line of
governors, it is compelled to accept
Hates assertion. though there will be a
doubt in our mind until the recorded
weights OF the executives can be OBJ
tanned. Alfred Cumming and James
Duane Doty were by no means light
weights. but probably they didn t come
up 70 Murray's DDS pounds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16

EDxusDs' TERM as Senator from Yer
mont expires on the 4th of next March
and Ex-Governor J. Gregory Smith is
giving him close race for the seat in
the Senate. which Edmunds has oc-
-cupied for the last twenty years. The
trump card in the hands Of those op-
posing Edmunds is the fact of the Sen
ator's quasi opposition to Blaine In 'si.
What wish his hoped-for followers de :
serting him in his fight with President
Cleveland on the suspension business
and the rather shaky prospects of his
being returned to the Senate by his
constituents, may il not be that the
Vermont Senator feels something of
that iciness around the heart that has
been experienced lately by our kicked
out-En, Powers and Ireland?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16

DISTRICT ATIoRsEr Dickson does no,
pretend to deny that the Best letter was
stolen. nor to say that stealing a letter
from the mails is not crime against
the United States; but he is careful To
avoid falling onto the thief. The Dis
trict Attorney evidently is opposed to
placing himself IN an awkward and un-
pleasant situation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16
Buehi.,.s Ar.ie. s.i,.

TIE Brsf sALvIin The world for Cuts,
Bruises, eorss. Ulcers, Salt Rhsum.
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblsins Corns, and sn Skin Erup-
lions, and positively eurss Pfiss, or ne
pay required It n guaranteed 70 giys
perfect satisfsct,on. or mensy rsfHnas4
pIics t. war e'ns' Per sss-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16

Those WHO imagine that the Best let
ter theft will come to naught if not dis
posed of now are in error. 1t is one of
those things that will keep, and when
We do get a District Attorney and
Grand Jury who are not afraid OF the
Tri6uae. some very dark shadows viii
b cast backwards TO the present time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16

When GEsEkAL Accook read the
editorial in the Tribune yesterday morn
ing headed: General McCook's-ad.
vancement." he doubtless e1cisimed:
NO more o. that, Hal. an thou
lowest me-"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has his faults,
and unfortunately there are too many
Of them, but it Is evident that one OF
those faults does not consist in allow
ing civil or military officers to employ
the United States army to crafty their
personal spites or aid them in their
malicious schemes. II is apparent that
the President entertains the Democratic
idea that the United States army will
become a dangerous institution when
it becomes partisan, and is used for
other than legitimate purposes. For this
virtue q multitude Of the President,
sins of omission can be forgiven. 49,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16
Utah Invention.

The Horses Friend sulky Piow. 1t
has lighter draft by one horse than any
other Suikys Piov. Endorsed bv all
practices al farmers. Call aud see IL at
4 G. n. /. and its branch stores, and ~
l3i to LIS s. Third West Street. Salt
Lake City Foundry and Mfg. Co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16
An End to Bon. ser.pinr.

Edward Shepherd. Of Harrisburg, H.,
says: Having received so much bene-
it from Electric Bitters. i feel IL my
duty TO let suffering humanity know Is.
Have had running sore on my leg for
eight years my doctors told me would
have to have the bone scraped or my
leg amputated. used, instead, three
bottles OF Electric Bitters and seven
boxes of Buckien's Arnica Salve, and
nv leg IS now sound and we'll"
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents
4 bottle. and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at
twenty-five cents per box By z. c. N. 1.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16
Old World Art Reproductions.
A Great Array OF Athletic Celebrities

JAGUARINE, Mistress OF the Sword and
knife.
HERR AUGUST SCHMIDT. Champion
strong Man OF Germany.
FRITZ PAULsEE, the Danish Hercules
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.HERMANE SCHMIDT. the Young Prus-
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XAVIER ARLOFSKY, Champion Swords
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An extraordinary, novel, sensational at
tractionl Superb Living Tableauxl Excit-
ing Sword Combatsl Matchless Feais Of
strength! GrRco Romsn Wrestling, etc,
etc.
Admission. 50 CENTS Seats reserved for
ladies without extra charge
A Stage will be erected and scenery and
chairs will be provided 70 the occasion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16


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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16

Mr.. A. HIGGINS. Of Wyoming. y
Y, says be had the Piles for nearly 10
years, and was cured bv using Gilmore's
Pile Specific. For Sale at A. T.. Smith
& Coz Drug Store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-16
NOTICE To B. of LIE.

After May the lss, meeting sill be
changed to the G A. r. Hall. over G.
II. SCOTS Hardware Store. Meet
ings every Wednesday evening in
the month, at 80 pm
W. Il. RYAN, G. Z.
,l6 G. A. MCLEAN, p. A L