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Evening capital., 1888-03-21

ass.a v eess place to get your shoes made
INV Ba,sI ! al Z. A. Br@y's. opposite
Evening capital., 1888-03-21

afGood for man and woman Malt Ploso-
pilates. scents glass, at Harts Cigar
Store.
Evening capital., 1888-03-21

4 iady:s sATCHELL containing an Ear
I'rl1nnef and card case. The finder win be
literally rewarded ii left at 80. 30 Prince
George street 4~A3-W
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-28

The average age reached by the parents and grand
parents taken together. OF these old people about
sXyivc and In few instances have both the father
and mother or the grandfathers and grandmothers
died under fifty, although in many cases-abOut 20
per ccntclthcr the father mother has died before
reaching this age. Not over one third of the children
OF these aged people have reached middle life, and
about one half died either in Infancy or before thirty
and about one fourth only are still living The
health of the latter, however IS in almost every In
stance put down gOode The blanks do not tell
what would, perhaps, be valuable thng-how many
brothers and sisters the subjects had, and whether or
not they died young, ~ appears, though from tho
names, that few members of the same family have
survived, unless It IS supposed that the remaining
members older and have died, or enough younger
TO como under the elghy-year limit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-28

For Henry had pushed and driven everywhere.
There was no corner OF the kingdom too obscure
or distant for him to penetrate to; and his pow
erful individuality impressed itself upon all who
met or saw him. lie was undoubtedly great
man; in the very front rank in war, politlcs
and diplomacy: a scholar well as q statesman ,
jurist no less than captain; able to draft ana
to interpret his own laws: skilled in the canons
of the Church, always thrsting for knowledge ;
Just beyond the moral standard OF his age; a
strong clear mind, marred by passionateness
which sometimes seemed to degrade him into a
maniac. Temperate abstcmious in drunken
time, careless of luxury, indcfatigable in labor
no prince in the past presents so perennial an
appearance OF tremendous energy and ceaseless
activity nor is any clearer or deeper thinker to DC
found in the history of the period. Mrs Green
has written the present monograph admirably
To her late husbands historical knowledge she
adds a literary grace not always TO be found IN
his writings and she has made picture of the
second Henry which is full of attraction for the
variety and interest of the details, and valuable
for the analytical judgment which defines and
characterizes the subject
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-28

all the encounters between rival megicians the
same arts arc rcsortcd TO. ,.
The. kaleyala is stirring, PICTURESQUE epic;
It's principal hero is Wanomonen, person OF
supernatural origin He possesses, together
with his brother Ilmarinen, tho, smith; and
perhaps also Lemminainen ,r the ,d IecHes ~.
certain divine attributes. The poem de-
scribes the adventures of Wainomoonen
his ship-building; his contention WIN u
musical rival; his woong; his scarch ior .nc a avs
word; his expedition to recover the Sampo; ana ,aa
his invention OF the harp. Inc course VI '.e
poem is interrupted in an arbitrary manner u 10
introduce the story OF kullerwSmen, Don ,i OF
Evil whose stormy and tragic life occupies SIX
runes. After his death. by his own hand inc
thread of the epic Is again taken up; ms ourst
Mahabharata by the Bhagavad -Gita, though it has
no ddactic purpose like the latter. me mater mater
Of The poem is by Tuy bv tbe
supernatural is as important as In the lhousan9
and One Nights" and the reader may be reminded
Of that collection OF tales by the magnlhcence OF
the inventions and the splcndor of color which are
everywhere present Nothing is too formidable
for these great magicans and sorcercsses TO under
search Cor the lost word, TO visit the dread realm
of Luoni. the underworld return from Wllch is
well-nigh impossible. When he and his com
panons, having captured the Sampo, are hying
across the sea with their booty, the same nero ny
his magic causes a mountain range to rise out OF
the sea in his rear to stop the pursuit OF te W.cn
of Polhyola Then the latter, nothing daunted
changes his ship into an immense eagle. one OF
whose wings rests on the, sea, while the other
beats the heavens" ana which II hpic W c"liy
thousand spearmen on his back.
Incidentally, the Kaleyals contains great
deal of most interesting detail concerning manners
and customs. Who'll rune is filled with de-
scription of the first discovery OF becr-orew,ng
A Finn wedding occupies more than one rune
and judging from the solemn advice ana IN
sructon given to the bride previous to the cefe
mony by a sort of AdyOcatus Diaboli. the duties
and functions of n house wife in those days must
have been manifold. arluous and disagreeaiD9iei
The poem abounds with graceful and beautiiul
nature-myths, descriptions of scenery married by
SbdS a;e often %4e Solemn and noble The metre of
the Kaeyaa is the eight-sylabed trochaic, win
the partne echo the characteristic YEN ZEN 81 r
structure of the language makes its translation
into English comparatively easy, though the
raucitv of dimnutives in the latter tongue makes
it difficult TO convey many of the softer ana
tcndercr infections and meanings OF the original
The metre employed by DR.. CRAWFORD IS that OF
the poem itself form made familiar through
Lonrfellow's Hiawatha.' DR.. Crawford has GER
tainlv made n spirited translation. and one which
appears TO reproduce with commendaole ndellty
the archaisns and the race and national char
acteristics of the original.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-28
THE DANISH ROYALTIES.

ffOm Inc Epoch
AZ Copenhagen the King and Queen. With the Primes
Royal and Prince Naldemar and their families, inhabit
me Amaenbuig Palace. and In summer they live at
me chateau OF Belnst0rif, but when there airs LARGO
iaEiiy gatherings they obliged to go to the Fred
ercSDers Palace, which is large enough to accommo-
datc; on pinch, all the royal children and grand
children. situated on Lake Esrom aud surrounded
win bills and woods, this princcy Chateau OF Peace
Is IN most attractive SPOT Tho building Which
consists OF central pavilion and WINGS is very
gallery ~ 10
In The Kings rcccpnonro room there IS a MAGNIFICENT
white beaskn given him b. the Car and In his Study
The most prominent object Is largo photograph OF Tho
Empress of Russia who Is her fathers preferred child
ihn Princess of Wales IS her mothers fayorte and
both being fine musicians pass hours together M m,
plano The civil list OF tho Danish King Is NOT I,rre
ana when the Princess Alexandra complains each var
about the same old instrument UPON which Shr ci 20
drum In her gtlhood days Queen Louise sinlIincy tcs
her that with such large family she has been obliged
TO DO very economical In the way OF luxurses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-28
AN ANGEL UNAWARES.
.gton In The Overland.


Love that died ere his day was done
Came 10 my door last night,
Knocking and weeping and wailing on,
shut ont from the warmth aud light
" Now wherefore wherefore . thou Dead,
Return 10 trouble me SOL
] thought the green moss covered thy head,
Where the earliest violets blow,
Where spring sound are calling,
And tender breeZcS co.
Then answered Love in woful tone
Without In the dark and cold,-
"FOrget'st thou me who was once thine own,
In the beautiful days of old
Arise, arise, and open the door,
And take thy weary one home
My lonely grave on the wiadswept shore
SO dank with the salt sca-fOam
Where hOarse waves are bowling,
And evil spectres roam.'
So loosed the latch and opened wide
To clasp the wanderers hand,
When / saw vision glorihed
Upon my threshold stand.
LO. Love ncwr0bcd In a raimcnt bright
New-girt with an angel guise.-
with the old sweet smile on his lips OF ligdt
lie whispered. 90. be wise.
Return, thou hearts dearest,
With me TO Paradlse.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-28

The record of sickness is so varied that scarcely
half dozen cases alike out of the whole long
list except where there has been no Illness other than
the usual complaints Of Infancy
out of l,040 men. 3S2 never were Ill since early
childhood, and of $50 women, 2S6 have enjoyed the
same good health. Ono hundred and fourteen men
and III women have had petty diseases only, and
495 men and 402 women have been seriously i'll. The
serious Illness of the majority foyer of some
sort, typhoid heading the list. The other diseases
numerous almost The individuals afflicted,
running from Asatic cholera TO shingles, and the
attacks have been at all periods OF life AS might
be supposed, rheumatism Is the most general COM
plant, usually in conjunction with other diseases
Locality seems to have had no influence on sickness
the diseases appearing on high land and on low
land, dry land and on moist land, n the Interior
and by the Seashore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-28
FROM ANAOREOy-BY THACKERAY.

From Tho Early Writings of william Makepeacc
Thackeray.
Prepare thy silver god Of fire,
And light thy FORCES up;
No soldier | Ia ask OF thee
Bright arms and gterng panopy;
To these let warrior chiefs aspire
/ ask a mighty cup
A mighty cup but draw not on IL
Orion grim with clubs ADVANCING
or eayenly wains rampant bears.
what cares AuacfeOn for the stars
Draw Love and my Bathyllus on 1t,
Mo clustering vines with Bacchus daReink
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-28

AN OBSERVANT YOUyGsrER.
From The Christian Advocate
On summers morning our little Isue v..
walking with her aunt and discovered a snider;s
web She delighted and exclaimed: .Ob se.i
here Is q hammock for bugs" ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-28

Perhaps It IS true that only an expert or philoso
pher should draw conclusions pretend TO be neither
one nor the other, yet think familiarity with tho
facts gathered about these hundreds of Old people Will
excuse anything my part that might al first thought
look like presumption. What / have tried TO learn
frum this vast amount of information that has been
collected about these examples of long life are these
things:
What IS the influence of tho different occupations
upon the length of life
Does the physical build OF person have ything
10 do with tho length Of his life
Can ono so regulate his habits of work, Sleep eat
ing, drinking, Of stimulants and narcotics, and
exercise, 10 proiong lie
Is there such thing as an inherited tendency TO
long or short lfel
Few OF the people accounted for by this census
are employees, unless the housewives be called such,
aud In New England certainly think they can not be.
The occupation that claims most OF the Is farm
Ing which means dependence circumstances and not
men. OF the men and women alike, throughout
the list they the exceptions who have not been
weighted with responsibilities, but RESPONSE
blltles which, BY being borne without
fact that so many OF these old people are not en-.
ployes, considered In conjunction with the fact that
tho great of mankind is made up Of wageworkers,
points toward very important conclusion. II
evident either that man with the elements OF long
llfo within him IS more Independent I'm HIS nature
that spirit OF independence fosered for years tends
t0 Iroong existence. IL needs collection Of stalls
ties 10 prove that In most cases who works during
long period for another has weaker individuality
than be who V ~ employer. Tho brain Of ne vaxs-
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-09-29

mills,
l Criminal prosecution fund. l
2 Magistrate, Constables, Physi-
clans, in criminal matters. I
3 District Attorney and salary of
Sheriff in criminal matters. I
4 Public Schools. s............... II
Court t-house. 3
Total Z
+ IT RROYrSS presidant
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-09-29
The Cabman iu London.

Getting away from the theater,
particularly If there are ladies in the
party, is almost as bad as forcing an
entrance. The stranger. who has
already been impressed with the idea
that London consists almost entirely
of cabs, trusts-implicity in the belief
that he will be able to get one as
soon as the theater is over. Not go.
The cabs are kept at q distance of
two blocks from the entrance of the
theater, and only private carriages
and those that have been specially
retained by numbered checks are
allowed TO come to the door. The
only thing that the hapless American
can do is to tramp two blocks
through the rain-it always rains in
London-jump into q hanson, and
fight his way to the door of tho
theater. This, owing to the crush
Of vehicles and the general confusion,
is tedious. The chances are about
seven to three that a policeman will
order hansom away even when it
has arrived. But If he does not,
the American jumps out, loads the
hanson with as many Of the party
as possible, and returns to the sIueh
and rain to repeat the operation.
The toffs have a way Of their own.
however. They 60 to the porter of
a thcater, bribe him, and he gives
you . number. Then he scurr;ss
down to the mud himself aud gets
you q hansom that will answer to
the number you hold, and III that
way a good deal of trouble is avoid.
ed. But it is a trick that is not gen.
orally known.-Blakely Hall.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-09-29
Proposed Convention i'm Now
York.

The State immigration Association
has inaugurated q movement which.
if successfully carried out, must
prove Of much benefit to Louisiana.
1t is, briefly, the calling of con-
vontion Of Louisianians. now at the
North, to meet in New York on the
2Sth of September, the object of the
meeting being to set forth the ad-
vantages offered by the State to the
industrious immigrant, and to the
profitable employment to capital.
Another object Of the meeting will
be to exhibit the attractions Of New
Orleans as winter resort, and to
stimulate the tide of travel in this
direction.
A representative body of Louis.
ianians, meeting as is proposed. can
place the matters to come up for
action directly before those whom it
is desired to influence. The pro-
ceedings of the convention will nee
essarily have wide publicity, and the
very novelty Of the movement must
Of necessity attract attention. This
is all Louisiana and New Orleans
want. With general attention direct
ed to our climate. our cheap lands,
our fertile soil, aud the many open.
inge for the profitable employment
of capital, the work of the convcn-
tion will be we'll done, and State
and city will soon feel its beneficial
effects.
1t is to be hoped that the proposed
convention will be largely attended.
II so, it will prove a success. Many
Of our citizens will be in the North
at the time, and all Of them should
make it convenient to be iu New
York when the convention meets
Times Democrat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-09-29

General Won Waldersee, successor
to Won Moltke, who has been re-
tired to another Office. represents, it
is said. the war party of Germany.
His wife is an American. She was
Miss Mary Lee. daughter Of q
grocer in New York. The papers
call her countess, princess, etc. We
prefer to call her Mrs. Won Walder-
see. She is said to he daisy, and
to rule the roost over there. She
was a rich widow when the general
married her.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-09-29
How to XIII a Town.

Send away for everything that you
can purchase two cents cheaper than
the merchants Of your town can
afford to sell. If you have o few
dull business days advise every one
you meet of the fact, stop your ad-
vertisement in the paper-if you
have been liberal enough to have
one-and let your general detection
be most apparent. Do not attend
any public meetings, or assist any
public meetings, or assist any public
improvements; and publish your dis
approval whenever an opportunity
presents itself. Abuse all those who
may happen to show q lively inter.
est in the welfare of the community.
Continue in this spirit through the
affairs Of your daily life, and when
You have succeeded in attaining a
sufficient degree Of general nasli-
ness, wonder why your custo mers
have foreaken you; attribute the fact
to the want Of enterprise in the
newspaper in which you will not
advertise, and to the Twill Of those
whom you have vili6ed. When you
have a little job of printing to be
done, and can get it for few cents
cheaper by sending to a neighboring
town, always do so; but when you
want free puff Of yourself or your
business relations with the world,
call upon your local paper to do so,
and if it should fail in this respect,
denounce the editor for having been
derelict in the discharge Of his du.
ties, or say the paper is not worth
a damn. Then you will perhaps find
the town is not 80 good az it should
be, and that the great object which
you have had in view il nearly &C.
complished.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-09-29
Tho Demand for La rger Horses

Only few years ago 1900 to
1900 pounds was thought to be
big horse. Now our grade horses,
l400 to 1900 pounds, are demanded
by the city markets, and even
heavier horses sell all the better If
they can be found. Many Of our
best farmers have grand teams
Of grade draft mares that money
cannot buy. Every one is worth q
fortune for breeding, while the
amount Of work they can perform
is astonishing. The farmers all
want larger horses to work, and
are eagerly breeding 10 increase the
size. The dealers everywhere are
actively looking for the grade draft
horses all over the Weet, and fortu
nate the farmers and the communi
ties where this popular horse is
found.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-09-29

Parish Treasurer.
On motion of Mr.. Vanslyke, resolved,
that the criminal prosecution fund, the
grand and petit jury fund, the civil ex-
pense fund. magistrates, physicians,
collector and assessors fund is hereby
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-09-29

Chloride of lime is an infal|ible
preventive for rats a. they flee from
ito odor a. from q pestilence. 1t
should be thrown down their holes
and spread abont wherever they
would be likely 10 come, and should
be renewed once fortnight.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-09-29

j. T. BRoUssARD, President.
ARCHIE Young, Clerk.
On motion of W. l.. Vanslyke, it was
resolved that the sum five dollars be
allowed to Mrs Viola Peters, she being
in INDECENT circumstances.
On motion of Mr.. Vanslyke. resolved,
that the clerk be instructed to adver-
tise for bids for keeping the bridge at
Perry's Bridge, for one year, from Oc-
tober 20, 1883.
On motion Of Mr.. Hoffpauir, resolved,
that W. W. Edwards and T j Morgan
be appointed a committee to audit all
claims, before being presented to the
police jury, and also that all claims
must be presented to said auditing COM
mittee or before the first day Of each
month.
The report of the parish treasurer
was read, and on motion was received
and ordered spread on the minutes.
ABBEvILLE, September IL, 1888.
To the Hon. President and Members of
the Police Jury of Vermilion par
ish.
Gents-The following represents the
amounts to the credit of the various
funds of the parish.
To courthouse fund 5 TAOS "a
Have received no receipts on this
fund since my last report.
To surplus fund 63S so
Since my last report have made the
following receipts on this fund
On July 1lth to Alcide Leblanc
for Un. stock $l1.75.
On Aug. from A L Leblanc for
in Williams unbranded stock 26 50
Cleomer Broussard, $1.75.
Aug. 3Oth W W Edwards, suit vs. J S
Nunez, $l243S.
Sept. 1st G Godchaux on court house
building, $432.4O.
To criminal prosecution fund 426 "a
No receipts on this fund since my last
report.
To Grand & Petit jury 1889 81
No receipts on this fund since my last
report.
To Civil Expenses fund is overdrawn
by $24S.59. No receipts on this fund
since my last report.
To Mag. Phys. co.. Il Ass'r S20.34.
No receipts on this fund since last re-
port.
To Road Il Bridge Fund $192S. %.
No receipts on this fund since my last
report.
Besides the above l have received
from a. l.. Leblanc as tax collector on
roll Of 1888, 10000, on same date from
same source, as collections from license
$1,000.
Very respectfully.
ELI WISE.
Parish Treasurer
On motion of Mr.. vanslyke, resolved,
that the criminal prosecution fund. the
grand and petit jury fund, the civil ex-
pense fund. magistrates, physicians.
collector and assessors fund is hereby
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-09-29
ADVERTISING RATES:

Transient advertisements. Sl.W per
inch first Insertion. Each sunseqen' IL
sertion. so cents per inch. A,o
Announcing candidates for office, $1,000
in advance. Ward Offices IS. 90 in advance:
Death and marriage notices. when not
over 81 < lines, published free. Obituaries,
,esolutions of respect. etc, will be charged
Articles Of q personal nature, when ad-
Missile. will be charged double price.
Nonotice taken of anonymous commn-
uications. In all cases we reqnlrg the
writer's name and address. not necessarily
Tor publication, but as guarantee OF
vnodfaith. We will undertake to preserve
or return rejected manuscript. In no way
will we be responsible for the views and
opinions of our correspondents.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-09-29

Boulanger has the same ehtct on
q French mob that Z red rag has oI
q Texas bull.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-09-29

transferred the surplus fund, and be
called surplus fund of collections Of
1887.
On motion of Mr. Hoffpauir, it was
resolved, that this body hereby offers
the Masonic fraternity Of Abbeville, the
sum of twenty dollars month rent, for
the building now used for court house,
for the space of one month.
On motion of Mr.. Hoffpauir, it was
resolved, that the president of the
police jury be and is hereby authorized
to sign all necessary deeds and papers
in the sale and tranfer of the property
which is now used as a court house, to
the Masonic Lodge Of Abbeville and
he is also authorized to make said sale
according to the terms of the contract
between the Police Jury and the said
Masonic Lodge, for building said house.
J. T. BRoUssARD, President.
ARCHIE YOUNG, Clerk.
The following claims were allowed:
P Monton viewing body q 5 90
W D White med service IL so
Alcide Leblanc Ex use of court IS
Mrs Leon Broussard, boarding
CClduy W 6IldCo Ii vi
Viola Peters INDECENT S 90
Feray Il Wall bridge lumber Is 81
Wise & Bartels lumber and etc 38 "a
Gilbert Wright pauper 5 90
Louis Galtier /" 5 90
Ben Burnett cutting grass III 25
N Jones S 80
Dick Shaw 5 80
Old man Wilson 5 80
Jacob Burnett l Is
Alex Trahan l6 10
G. E Lyons jailer 1O3 80
Isaac Broussad shift Of Lafayette
S Leblanc il assg l8 so
A l. Leblanc sundries 4 90
Remy Broussard mag 6 62
Gilbert Labauve 10 80
Aristide Picard constable 8 80
Sol Wise sundries 9 10
Olivier Landry constable 5 20
W Shepherd maj 2 IS
On motion the jury adjourned to
meet Tuesday, September Is, 1883.
ARCHIE YOUNG, Clerk
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-09-29
Police Jury Proceedings.

The Police jury Of the parish of Yer
million met at w. w. Edwards office in
the town of Abbeville in regular session
this 1lth day of September, 1888, in
consequence ofthe district court being in
session, and all the rooms in the court
house being occupied by the court
business.
Present: ] T Broussard, president !;
n Hoffpauir, A Leblanc, w l. Van
slyke, n Fl Bartels, I j Morgan. Alb
sent r Greene.
Minutes of last meeting read and
amended, to read adjourned to the I'd
Tuesday in September.
On motion of Mr.. Morgan, it was
Resolved, That the regugar meetings
hereafter be the I'd Tuesday in the
month instead of the I'd Monday as
heretofore.
On motion of Fl b Bartels Resolved,
that the parish tax for the year 1888,
be and the same Is hereby levied and
assessed at the rate of ten mills on the
dollar of the value of the taxable prop
erty of the parish, real and personal,
according to the following budget, 20
wit:
mills.
l Criminal prosecution fund. l
2 Magistrate, Constables, Physi-
clans, in criminal matters. /
3 District Attorney and salary of
Sheriff In criminal matters. I
Civil expenses. es............. l
S Roads and Bridges. ........ 2
6 Public Schools II
7 Courthouse. 3
Total 10