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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-04-26
Registered Letter to
NEW 0RLEhS NATIONAL BANK,

NEW ORLEANS. La
ssREMEMBER. also, that the gpayment
of Prizes is GUARANTEED By FOUR
NATIONAL BANKS of New Orleans. and
the Tickets are signed by the President of
an institution whose chartered rights arc
recegnizedin Ihehighest Courts; therefore
beware of all limitations and anonymous
schemes.v January 10. 1889.
REMEMBER THAT ONE DOLLAR
is the Price of fhe smallest part or frae-
ton of d ticket issued in any drawing.
Anything in our name offered at a less
price. is either counterfeit or a swindle
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-04-26
Sand Wanted /!

Fifteen hundred barrels Of sand,
for the Abbeville court house, send
samples and prices to ]. o. Leg6,
Abbeville. Louisiana, parties con.
tracing must expect to give security
10 guarantee delivery of the same
according to sample and before a
specified time, for further particulars
address q. ID. Stewart, contractor
and builder, Opelousas, Louisiana.
March 90, 1890.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-04-26
NOTICE.
AbREY1LLE. Jan. II. 4

ABBEylLLE, Jan, Is, 1890.
The undersigned give notice to
the public that hunting on their
lands and premises is, he~nceforth,
prohibited. Any one tresspassing
on their properties will be prese
cuted to the full extent Of the law
ADRTEN NUNEz,
w. w. KUEHuING,
M. LEoUEUx.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-04-26
It's GRAND EXTRAORDINARY DRAW

It's GRAND EXTRAORDINARY DRAW
INGs takes place semi-Annuafly, June
and D~ecemberl, and its Grand Single
Number Drawings take place on each Of
are drawn in public. at the Academy of
Music, New Orleans. La.
1--WE do hereby certify that we snper-
wise the arrangements for all the Monthly
and Semi-AnnuaI Drawings of the Louis
lana State Lottery Co., and n person
manage and control the Drawing them.
selves, and that the same are conducted
with honesty, fairness. and in good faith
toward all parties, and we authorize the
Company to nsa this certificate, with fac
smiles Of onr signatures attached, IN its
advertisements
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-04-26
GPRE cEDESTEn ATTRACTION
OVER 4 MILLION DISTRIBUTED
State Lottery Co.

incorporated by the Legislature IN 1865,
for Educational and Charitable purposes,
and its franchise made a part of the pre-
sent State Constitution, in 1879, by IN
OVERWHELMING POPULAR VOTE.
TtsGRAND EXTRAORDINARY DRAW
NGS take place Semi-AnnuaIly. June
andsDecember1, and its GRAND SINGLE
NUMBER DRAWINGS take place ON
each1of the other ten months in the year.
and are all drawn in public, at the
Academy of Music. New Orleans. La.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-04-26
1890
IN ORGAN OF
Living Ideas find Livs Issues
AN ENEMY or
Monopolies. Oligarchism, and the
Spirit of Sectional Strife.
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The Courier -Joarnal (HENRY War
TERsoE Editor-in- Ghief,) is the ae-
knowledge Representative Newspaper
of the South, is Democratic in politics,
and first, last, and all the time is for a
reduction of the War Taxes, as levied
on the people BY the tariffnou in force.
TmE WEEKLY CoURIER-JoURaAL
is the best weekly newspaper publish
"a in the United States, and for the
quantity and quality Of matter that
appears in each issue of it; it is the
|CHEApEsr. It's te1egraphic news facil-
tiles outclass any other paper, and Is
has the services Of the abless writer's
and correspondents in the country. It
presents the aeWs OF the week from
every section Of the world. It gives
70 It's readers throughout the year q
great number Of Serial and Short Stor-
les BY prominent and popular writer's
than any Of the high-prieed magazines.
It is IN every respect . Model Political
and Family Paper.
The Weekly Conrier.J Journal has By
ar the Largest Circulation Of any Dem
~ocrasic Newspaper in America.
It.is acknowledge by press and pe9-
Die throughout the United states 10 be
a great paper; great in size great IN
enterprise greatin ability ; great in
its correctness of information great
in vssiety great in every sense of the
word. 1t il the paper that everybody
should have. 70 BE- without it is q
great opportunity lost. Those who
once take it are not willing to be with
out it iE their homes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-04-26

EFoR CLUB RATES. or n futher IN
formation desired. write legibly Il the
undersigned, clearly stating yeur resi-
dence, with State. County, Street and
Number. More rapid return mail delivery
Will be assured By y0ur enclosing an
Envelope bearing your full address.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-10-02
p. T. Barnum's Long Life.

There are but few general rules that oar
be definitely followed in oil cases. but The
one golden watchword Of long life. which
is ss safe as it is efficacious. is moderation.
Moderation in oil things dict, exercise
and work. | have been benefited by good
beredity, but l don't credit ell my long
life and health to it. am a total abstain.
er from tobacco. and all spirituous and in.
toxicating liquors; and to this fact large
y attribute my prolonged good health
Evil, to my mind, can be the only re-
suit Of indulgence IN drink, and the drink
ing habit. As in the use Of narcotics, 80
It is with drink. The desire which impsIs
the use goes on increasing with sge Drink
ing, when continued even TO no very large
extent, tends 10 blunt the sensibilities. and
transforms the one who INDUCES the hab
II, In some wsy not favorable He viii
atsny rate, ia my opinion lose few. Of
bis finer perceptions; An hsbitual drink
or not only does not 'sstonish his stomach
with water, but, after awhile. be loses The
sweet and uAtufal relish for it. -
But ! do not impose either creed or my
habits on others. Isimply describe them
for what they may be worth.
Tea aud coffee have always taken. and
contrive to take moderately. I Iestregu
Iarly, and do my business systematically.
But my division OF the hours OF the day
for different tasks does not lose sight OF .
space for rides, visits and recreation.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-10-02
ssssss That win sw,s In ,s. n.m.. sys

Eye stones are really portions Of the
covering Of certain she'll nsh. They are
found ss the opening of the she'll, and
serve 10 close The entrance ~hen tho AMI
NAL draws itself within. They are of W
rious kinds, bu, those used ss eye stopes
are bard stony bodies. Abons the sirs Of
split peas, ono third 10 one sixth Of an inch
IN diameter. . little longer than broad,
having one surface plain the other convex.
When they have been worn by the 40
ton Of the sea- they are very smooth aud
shining. Like other shells, they are CON.
posed Of carbonate Of lime When placed
In weak acid,,uch n vinegar, . chemical
change takes place, csrbonic acid gas 10
given of. aud 10 its effect produces tho
movements which are populsrly supposed
10 show that The stone Is "alive."
When ono Of these stones is placed uu.
der the eyelid. at the outer corner. tho
natural movements Of the lid ia winkiug
push 1t gradually towards the inner sidc.
and when II comes in contact with tho
mote which 10 causing the irritation, this
10 carried along and finally expelled with
II. The belief that such stones have pc.
culiar detective power. and move Abou, 10
the eye until they find and remove the ire
rila,ing substance for which they have
been "sent. has no foundation in fact.
II is interesting 10 know that in tho
lining membrane Of the stomach OF tho
crswfish there are found small bodies
which 80 under the name OF crabs eyes.
and look not unlike the true eye stones.
They have sometimes been mistaken for
them, and presumably would have q sim.
liar purpose.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-10-02
origin orthe saraha.

The view long entertained by grea
msjority Of geologists that the grest So
hsra Desert is sn old sea bottom has beer
discredited By Dr. Murray, the naturalist
Of the celebrated Challenger expedition.
This we'll known scientist, as reported
10 nature, recently related the results oil
bis observation in the SAhafs during 1889,
among which was the discovery that The
sands Of the desert are the products Of dis.
indignation Of the rocks engirding the,
arid wasts.
According 10 Dr. Murray, the sun shons
IN the rocks and they expanded tho sud
den cooling st night broke them up. ths
wind carried away the smsller particles.
and 80 continually the rocks we're being
disintegrated by means Of chsnges other
than water. 1t has long been we'll known
that on the S4hsrs. owing 10 its vsporlees.
ness, the temperature sometimes falls
from 100 degrees 10 the daytime. TO the
freezing point st night. A similar there
msl variation wss observed BY the Rus.
sian explorer. Prejevslsky. when leading
hi. xpedition scsoss the Desert ofGobi.
Dr. Murrsy's reasoning. therefore. Is
very plausible. The apparent sbundsDcs
Of wster TO be be gotten BY sinking ar.ss
ian wells 10 the Sahara leads him to 10, n
. favorable opinion Of the French scheme
to carry on their rsilvay TO Tougourt( at
present vsek's journey from AIgsris) in
the hope Of tapping sIl The trade Of The
North Soudsn scross the Sahara.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-10-02

whenever any one else tries TO preach lih'
! do he makes On sss Of himsclf
Most preachers could lsarn from The old
darkey down south, who said; Ny sermon
J uill be divided into three parts de ieit
do subject matter, a3d the arousemen,s
aud. seeing Il Ia 20 warm. we'll leave of
the frst two parts and take TO the arouse.
ments.
I've never said vulgar thing in the pul
pit, never. When horse has sore spots
on him he thinks euryeomb 10 vulgar,
but when be ia sound he likes IL,
The dog barks and whines st the moon,
but the moon shines on and 90 your I'm
Gle Jones 10 going 10 lot folks scold and
howl. and be will try 70 just shine right
on.
The homes Of this country are the key 10
success. or 10 failure. And - many homes
have been turned over 10 worldliness and
folly, mulhtudes are going 10 tho devil;
A man will ray dollar day to have
his horse trained Alright. and be careful TO
have it sheltered from every danger; but
We let our children come up as they Will.
Don't lot the bsd children into your
yard, even II their parents arc rich.
You say ] don't preach the gospel; but
you. poor soul. you wouldnt know the
gospel II You should meet Il coming down
the road
Nine-tenths ofths old people are after
the dollars, and nine.tenths OF the young
are after good time. and ii Is hard 10 tell
which are the biggest fools,
II God loves rybody, then will not
everybody be saved? No; for love never
saved anybody. II il did. not another mo
theirs son would ever 60 to a drunkard's
grave.
A man gives bis wife $50 to buy . new
dress. and she needs ii; but she takes the
money TO buy coal and pay rent for some
poor woman. She has more religion than
one who rides to . missionary meeting in
5000 carrisge and then pays her monthly
subscription OF ten cents.
II takes two things to make Christian;
first, to realize that God loves you. and
second, for you to pitch 10 and love God
all you can.
God never forces crown upon any body
who dosen't want II; II he did; the rascal
would 60 aud sell ii the first chance he
got.
The happiest fellows in the world are
The ministers. (rhen turning TO those on
the PLATFORM True. you don't get very
bg salaries; but you get oil you are
worth.
Ita man begins to give liberally, folks
begin to think be II losing his mind.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-10-02

In recent number Of the Ssnitsrisn DR..
W. 7. Parker protests agsinst the thick
planting Of trees very near the house. Not
only do they prevent free access Of air and
OF sunshine Or even light. but they also
iniure tho character Of the soil o. suited
for permsnent occupation. A soil, ssys
the writer, loaded with roots and densely
shaded is nnft for msn 10 live upon. We.
getstion produces great effect upon the
movement Of the cir. Its velocity 10 check.
ed. Apd sometimes 10 thick ciusters Of
trees or underwood the cir u almost stag
nsnl II moist and decsying vegetation be
. coipcident condition Of such stsgnaiion
the most fatal forms Of mslsrions diseases
are prod uced. A moist soil Ia cold and !.
generally believed TO predispose 10 rhsu
mstism. cstarrh and neurslsis. 1t is .
matter Of general experience tbst most
people feel hesltbier on dry soil.
10 some way. which is not clear. . moist
soil produces ~ unfsvorsble eject upon
The luogs, A moist soil influences greatly
the dsvelopement Of the agent. Whatever
IL may be. which csnses the psroIysmsl
fevsis
Of COURSE 10 the desire 10 nyoid possible
dangers. II is not necessary 10 place .
house On an absolute bare spot. away from
any tree. - Ia often done by rural build
efs when foe trees are within reach.
Eoough trees 10 produce ~ sfsct agree.
able to the eye sbd comfortably TO shade
cerisia portions Of the house aud its i'm
mediate vicinity 10 summer. jet not 60
msny - TO render the soil damp OF pro
ysut the free circulation 81 sir. or dbolIy
shut out the sun. Tbis should be the
bousebolder's IDEAL Conifers are esps
cisiIy bad II many Of them stand close 10
the house, because they ercluds sunshine
10 winter. when one esunot hare too much
Of H.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-10-02
I.ensons.

Keep lemons 10 the house az they are
to DO In demand for more purposes than
one, and are healthful. II is claimed that
II they ere placed 10 . jar, covered with
clear water, aud the water changed each
day. they will keep as long ~ desired.
There ere few things as ei'lcscious for
breaking up cold as a hot lemonade
taken Just before bedtime. II is best to
bathe tho feet Of the patient 10 bot water
and mustard just before retiring, then give
hot lemonade; put the patient to bed i'm
mediately to remain we'll covered until
morning. unless there is something more
serious than . cold, the latter will havs
almost wholly disappeared.
To make good lemonade, take . goblet
OF hot water, into il squeeze tho juice Of
one medium sized lemon and sweeten TO
taste. This makes . strong lemonade.
For cough, roasted or baked lemon 10
good. Put lemcn in the oven. and lot II
remain until baked. which will be when
the whole is very soft; take out and add
sugar to make il . thick syrup. Take
teaspoonful Of this frequently. keeping II
warm, and, unless il is q very obstinate
case. II will effect cure In short time.
The Juice OF lemon taken in the morn
ing while fasting Ia often preventive Of
those attacks TO which bilious people arc
frequently subjected. Lemon juice rub
bed over the hands each night before 70
firing will keep them soft and white. II
is good for removing tan. and Is q wonder.
full whitener OF the skin. II is also excel.
lent for taking out stains from the hands.
Women who are careful OF their compiler.
ions, and are fond Of vinegar on certain
foods. would do we'll 10 use few drops.of
lemon Juice when any acid 10 desired. as
vinegar has bad effect on the skin.
y A piece OF lemon bound on n corn, chang
Ing for Q fresh piece each day for three
days, is said TO so loosen the corn that II
may be easily removed piece Of lemon
dipped 10 salt. aud rubbed briskly over n
copper kettle. will give it q good polish.
Never eat or allow to be eaten. bits Of
lemon left standing for any length Of time,
more especially where they have so re
NAMED IN sick room.
Don't throw sway lemon peel. but dry
it in the oven, and keep for havoring. A
bit Of this dried peel cooked In apple
sauce or put in m apple pie gives deli
cious flavor that nothing else impArts.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-10-02

Jast tben Judge Sharpe entered ih
room; aud the psiuiul meeting was sbrur
ly ended.
A few moaihs later. Judge Sharpe
clerk came into Walter Iossing's ofhce on
day and told him that the Judge wanted :
see him:
II seemed to Walter that the Judge look
cd unusually stern. when be responded =
the lAtter's summon few minutes later
Come in here. want 10 talk TO you. ssi'
the Judge ~ he motioned 10 Walter 10 iol'
low him into his private oflace.
Sit down. Twill ooms 70 the point .
once. / am instructed by . client Of mini
70 bring suis sgainss you. We have th'
clsaress kind OF case and should certain
ly vim in The court; but ws desire 10 giv'
you sn opportunity to compromise tos
mstter. You may wish to escape the no
toriety.
A suit2 Why. who conld want TO sus
me' l owe nothing. there is no cause. no
ground you must be joking.
Never was more serious. There Is q
cause, and good enc. as you will learn
presently. My clients case 10 hAwless.
She
Shel Ahl sec, some blsckmailing scheme
some advent
There, there, don't get excited; il is no.
thing OF the kind. The plaintiff in this
case is eminently respectable. As you your
self will admit
Who is she? What 10 The cause OF &C.
tion' Why don't you tell me at once, in.
stead OF beating about the bushi
The cause Of action is breach Of
promise. said the old judge. impressive.
ly.
Breach OF promise! Why, l never
Perhaps Walter suddenly remembered
something; perhaps he detected peculiar
expression about the old gentlemsn's eyes;
perhaps sort Of revelation came to him.
at any rate be checked himself very sud
denly and looked remarkably sheepish.
You see, continued be, as Walter still
sat like one stricken dumb, the young
lady thinks that you have been influenced
by something that wss said to you in
general way by one who intended TO make
no specific application OF bis remarks; and
she believes that il the matter is presented
to you in the proper light. no extreme
will be necessary to make you
See that you we're altogether wrong in ar
r'ving at q certain decision based on the
case OF Lewis versus Lewis.
Walter grasped the judges hand; he
,aid nothing; be couldn't have said any
hing just then. for there was great big
lump in bis throat.
l need = partner. resumed the Judge;
have more work than ! can manage alone;
think you are just the kind OF man
want; and then. you know. being part
,ers we could easily compromise this mat
,er which 1 have mentioned. You would
,ave no objection 10 such an arrangement,
suppose?
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-10-02
The Heights Of Waves.

II All sorts OF nonsense has been writer
about waves "mountsin high" The truti
is that when ship is plunging down tht
back OF one wave and is ut the same tint
heeled over till her rail is close to the va,
er, the next wave looks as il 1t would
sweep completely over the vessel and there
lore appears % big as mountain. Lieu
tenant Qualtrougb says; We fnd reports
Of heights Of 100 feet from hollow TO crest
but no verified measurement exists OF q
height half Is great % this The highest
reliable measurements are from forty four
to forty eight feet-in itself very remark
able height. Waves having = greater
height than thirty feet are not often en-
countered. The height OF wind waves is
governed by what is called the "fstch.' [,
That means their distance from the place
where their formation begins. Thomas
Stevenson, author OF Lighthouse Illumi
nation" and father OF the well.knewn writ
er Of our day, Robert Louis Stevenson
gives the following formula as applicable
when the fetch is not less than six sea
miles; The height Of the waves in feet is
equal to 15 multiplied by the square root
OF the fetch in nautical miles. Let us sup
pose that 10 gale Of wind the waves be
gan to form 400 miles from the ship yen
are on. The square root OF 400 is twenty.
which multiplied by 8 gives thirty feet
as the height :of the waves around the
ship.
Nov, IL il we'll known that 10 every case
there are oocasionslly groups OF three or
four waves considerably larger than the
Others. Captain Lecky 10 Of the opinion
that these are csnsed by the increased
force OF the wind 10 squalls which sre .
feature Of every big blow. Nov, waves
travel at rate which il the result Of their
size. Waves 200 feet long from hollow TO
hollow travel shout nineteen knots per
hour, those Of 400 feet 10 length make
twenty seven knots. snd those Of 600 feet
rush forward irresistibly At thirty two
knots Let rs suppose. nov, wave 400
feet in length and thirty eight or foriy feet
highlrushing along st twenty seven knots.
II overtskes lower wave making about
twenty knots, with height oil twenty i've
sect aud length Of 900. The two seas
become one, forming st the moment Of
their union 40 enormous wave. just ct
that moment they meet one fthose steam I
ers called "ocssn greyhouDds. which. ss
every ooe knows. never slscken speed no.
less 1t 10 absolutely necessary for safety. |
Shs Il buiting into the storm st the rate Of
say eight knots 80 hour. She runs plump
AZ sipst great wall Of sster wbicb seems
70 rise suddenly out Of the general tumult
rushing ct her ~ith height OF forty five
feet or more and speed OF over thirty
miles per hour. There is . fearful crash
forward. accompanied by deluse. and as
the tons Of sster oil Of the foncsstie
deck. it il found that dsmsge has been
done. and the officers on watch eater 10
the log the interesting fact toe stesmer has
been struck BY . tidal nave"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-10-02

Tired Husband Il sometimes wph. wife
that was al indicted New York Alder.
m.p. Vile = Why. What funny wish.
desr No. DOT funny. They sfe the onIy
ones Who seem TO bsvs no trials.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-10-02

M. ysson-I wonder II sbimsls rsslIy y
ihiatf Mrs. Jason If they think 1t ell
they really think. Tbey don't cit round
ssd pretend 20 think. like soms old fools
| know.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-10-02

A quiet wedding = The marriage Of .
couple Of deal mutea.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-06

Will be better buying of securities.
Railroad bonds were still duller than
usual to-day, the sales of all is
sues reaching only 100000. while
the dealings were devoid of
feature. The San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass issues were expositively
strong rising, each about 2 per cent in
the last hour, but no other movement
was to be noticed, and the usual stagna-
ton reigned. Government bonds have
been dull and steady. State bonds
have been dull and steady. Petroleum
opened firm, but after the first sales the
market sagged Off and became dull. re-
naming SO until the close. The Post
says: The alleged reason for the at
tack on Burlington yesterday was that
there had been very large falling off
in flour ana grain receipts of ali the
granger roads at Chicago in August as
compared with August last year, and
that as this would affect the
earnings of all the granger roads, and
as Burlington had experienced 10 de-
cline to correspond with Rock Island,
lit ought to decline" There is some
thing in the falling off in grain receipts
at Chicago. This has been caused partly
by the speculation in grain, the advanc-
ing prices of which have induced cOun-
Try holders of wheat especially not to
send it to market. The total sales fof
stocks to-day were 129,337 shares, in
Guiding: Atchison, 1900; Delaware,
Lackawanna IL Western. 1850; Louis
Vile d Nashville, 4,710; Missouri Paci-
fic. $500; st. Paul. 14,17O; Union Pa
cjfic 5210