The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-07-14
STATE NEWS.


weather has been qoite favorable to
planters this week, and oil crops arc
now IN good shape.
ThibodaHx Sentinel: Planters are
complaining that the vet weather We
have been having has sadly inter-
ferred with Iaying-by operations.
l.. G. Commercial: Cotton worms
have made their appearance at Lake
Tasse, iberia parish. Much anxiety
is felt by the farmers Of that locality.
Opelousas Courier: The showers
Of rain were not so heavy and fire.
quent during the past week. and
our planters had an easier time in
cleaning their cotton Of grass.
Farmeryillo Gazette: Miss Minnie
Aren't kindly seut to our Office the
finest cucumber we ever saw. 1t was
a double one and measured about
nine inches long and about the same
in circumference.
Sabine Southron: Excessive rains
for the last two weeks has retarded
farm work to the extent that they
have become very grassy, and unless
there is settled weather in short
| time the injury to the crops will be
quite serious.
Shreveport Times: The entire
machinery of the Fair Association,
40 to speak, is DOW in operation.
Work is the word. Let the people
give substantial encouragement to
the management and the next fair
will eclipse all past efforts.
Lafayette Advertiser: Not so
,pnch rain this week az last, although
the weather was growing and spot.
tering little pretty much every
day. We are glad to learn that the
crops are in much better condition,
generally, than we expected.
St. Mary Review: Past week has
been excessively warm, the ther-
mometer banging in the nineties.
1t is fortunate that in the heated
term we are generally favored with
an invigorating breeze {rom the gulf.
Too much rain and too many weeds.
Sugar.Bowl: Everywhere through
out the parish We hear of excellent
cane, fine corn and (where grown)
fair cotton crops. The rain has
somewhat effected cotton, aud fears
are entertained that worms may
appear, but on the whole our crops
arc good.
/ 3. Il. Truth: Eagle Commandery
OF the uniform rauk Of Knights Of
Honor, came up on an excursion to
Baton Rouge last Wednesday and
brought with them about six hundred
people from the Crescent city. ln
passing down Lafayette street they
complimented Truth Office with
sorenade. They gave a ball at
Wieck's Hall the same night.
| Acadia Sentinel: A movement
iis on foot to organize q lodge Of
Knights of Houor in our town, and
| Mr.. Bienvenuc, of New Orleans,
| was in town during the week getting
up subscribers. Mr. Bienvenue left
| a list Of charter members at Morris
drug store, and those wishing to
become members may signify their
desire to do SO by signing application
at that place. a
Assumption Pioneer: Our duty is
to sec that the bayou is kept naviga-
| BILE, and if We exert ourselves We
lean do it. Assumption now has
chance to get q railroad. Onr poo
pie have an opportunity to show
whether they arc enterprising, Or
like the lazy man-"want the corn
that is offered them sholled," or else
will not take it. The Pioneer hopes
and trusts ,Aat they will get this
railroad.
| Franklinton New Era: A force
of circumstances will compel US to
charge the rates fixed by law for
advertising q homestead settlers ap-
plication for making final proof. 1t
was argued to US that if we reduced
the price to So, it would increase
our subscription list. We calculate
that we have lost nearly 800 by
not charging the legal rates On tho
number we published last year, and