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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-03

get q move ON yourselves, you
sleeping slogans, and hustle up that
tax if sou want an iron horse to
run through your territory. for "He
that will not when he may when he
will, he shall have nay" Hence,
we had better show q willing spirit
and be generous in time.
7 have noticed several read the
challenge Of Mr.. Abshire with q
broad smile. Cause why2 lie
seems so anxious to run with Black
Cat for $3.50 or $500 q side, yet
restricts himself to a track on which
Mr.. Carter had told him emphati-
cally that he would pot run on.
That's a sly dodge, bold challenge,
indeed.
!. Obi ye Boosting spirits Of lower
Egypt, with your most beautiful
refined and talented young ladies,
we don't want 10, but We must say
that we believe Abbeville's second
nine will hold you q pretty good
light any time. Remember that
h0FAb1e modesty Is more often right
than o proud and boasting spirit.
5UPTTER.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-03
SeratchEna.

Mr.. EDITOR: Noticing for some
times the columns of our parish
papers, there seems to be somewhat
of a scratching among the coutri.
butors. Now, this scratching is
very good h anybody needs ii, but
il is my opinion that those Who want
to scratch right bad had better
scratch themselves, and not Others
who, in their own private estima,
ton, need scratching, for sometimes
it proves to be contagious, as IN o
few cases here Of late. So / think
it would be advisable to let up on
this scratching business, as II ID Of
a trivial nature, not calculated to.
be of material benefit to anyone.
But FIVE do stop scratching, let us
not forget to kick, and kick hard,
long and'high for tAe railroad. Stir
The people up and get them Ia Oh
the day Of election to vote the tax
that is necessary; Make them see
and fully realize that 1t will be a
shame for'old Verinili0n If she fails
to carry the tax; q tax for that.
which she has needed for years
worse than everything Slsa The
lacking Of which has caused il to be
frequently spoken of as the Ozark
Corner
Citizens of Vefmiiion. unless You
wish to grovel III the dark corner
the rest OF your lives. and il ignor.
ance and obscusitY. ron must rally
and make a strenuous Fight for this
road, which will dispeli the dark.
ness and enable as to cope success
fully with the rest Of our sister
parishes. There has been d great
deal Of wind work for the past
twelve months, but that soon blows
over, and the time is drawing Gigh
when we must do something SUBJ
stantial. We must kick every OBJ
stacle out of the way that we posi-
bly, can, and those that won't be
kicked out We must scratch them,
for then we will be jnstifable III
scratching them until they are So
Scrubbed" that they won't know
whether they are q small Chic" or 0
large Brick"
There is a great many who think
that it will come whether the tax IS
levied or not; but what assurance
have you for this superstition Il
Simply nothing so you had better
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-03
Communicated.
a Few Suggestions.

Noticing that ydh were among
the few papers in The State who
are against the Louisiana State
Lottery, ! will take the liberty to
write . few paragraphs.
The Washington Advocate says
that If Louisiana does not grant a
charter, some olher State will, for
they are on the alert. Nov, I defy
the Advocate to name a single State
where it Is at an likely a Eotterycould
lind legal protection 10 the shape Of
a charter, much less is there any
probability Of there being several
willing to shelter it. The States
that are on the abort are 30 from ..
disposition to crush this fideous evil.
When the legislature submits an
amendment to the Consultation
providing for the chartering or
Ii licensing OF lotteries, it will be wise
to also add a change, ordering, in
event of its ado ption, the change Of
the name Of the State to Lottefyaha,
in order that the damuing brand of
1921
'infamy may be complete.
Prince Albert, of MoDoco, pro-
poses to devote $4,000 Of the pro-
fts received yearly from his gamb.
ling tables to the erection of the
cathedral at Monte Carh Now,
says Brick Pomeroy, let the Louis.
lana LOTTERY swindle advertise that
a portion Of its profits, say one
tenth of one per cent, viii be used
to further the cause Of American
missions in Africa; one tenth of one
per cent. to the educational uses OF
the Republican party; one tenth Of
one per cent. 10 The pensoning Of
the memories Of soldiers, and thus
bring more customers to its infa-
nous gambling fwindIe. Nothing
like fishing for suckers.
If the people of this State waat a
lottery so all fred bad, let the
Government run one as they do in.
Havana.
How would it DO fer Mr.. Watts
to come ont and show his color. It's
high time. HAwKEYE.
~ E $500 .
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-03

Abbeville will soon have a local
building and loan association. We
hope il will pave the way to other
enterprises.
Three candidates in the field for
Judge: Mouton, Edwards and
Broussard, SO says the Vindicat.or.
We think this is a mistake, as far as
Mr.. Broussard is concerned, if friend
Lastie is referred to. IF he wanted
the place he would land there in a
.jify.
Profs. 4. O. Budroe and 5. Fl.
Carlin, representing the Southern
Aegregational Concert Company,
were here last Wednesday, and will
perform at the French Hall tonight,
for the benefit of the IRE depart
ment of AbbevilIe. We have had
occasion to witness some Of the men
play, and feel safe IN commencing
them to our people. They are
eleven, and Manager Boudro says
he is going to astonish cur people.
A few weeks ago We reminded
The lottery organ up at Lafayette
that it handled the truth very
recklessly, when the Lafayette
regulator troubles was the subject
Of discussion. OF course it is not
very pleasant to do these things,
but we generally do what We think
is right-we are built that way, you
know-ahd we may remark, dear
Oscar, that We usually stand by our
opinions; though we believe you
occasionally make an exception in
favor q the St. Mary Police Jury,
don't you?
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-03
Communicated.
Al F8oI.

Mr.. Enron: The fool.kiIler
evidently skippedyour correspondent
"Bsmark, = on his last trip, or per
haps be escaped from Jackson.
However, no matter from where be
halls, I would not like to be a
native of his place. If they turn
out any more like that it will be a
plague to the country where they
pitch their tent. Why in the good
name of the Holy Smoke and st,
Micheal don't he attend to his bust
nest, and let others see to theirs ?
And | presume that he's going to
keep on writing his notes, and
every miss-step a person makes, take
him up; SO that our people viii fear
of even stumbling on d Brick. "
I would like very much to entertain
the Smart Aleck for d while. Mf.
Breaux is authorized To give my name
70 Sir Bismark upon application.
BoULANGER.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-03

Money undoubtedly regulates tbo
literature of to-day. This may be
putting the fact ID q bare and hard
manner, but it is, nevertheless, trno.
Only recently I heard a famous
auther bargaining with an editor:
Il can give Jon, me said, "a good,
short story for $3.50, but hot the
best. If you really want ono DC
my best tales / shall have TO ask
you $500, if the story develops
unusually strong under my pen.
Take some Sf The most prominent
authors Of the time, and We find
their best work published through
channels which year ago they would
have laughed at as markets for
their goods. Why do they now
recognize tlfase outputss Because
the very channels offer the authoes
the highest prices for their work.
You and I do not Ike to see The
works of our favorite writer's pub.
lished in the mediums which of late
too often present them. But ans
thors are recognizing the CONNER
cial tendency Of The times, and they
are simply drifting with the cur
rent. Stories, novels and books
by famous writers are now bid for
in open market as If they wero
commodities Of trade-and they are.
Mrs. Humphrey Wards new novel
was sold to the highest bidder, and
so, likewise, was Henry NJ. Stapley's
book on his African e2periences.-
Homo journal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-03
Chiaaese Torture.

This last certainly amounts in
theory to fortune of f6e most horri.
bic kind. It is applicate only to
criminals of.the deepest dye, such
as rebels, PARTICLES, women who
kill their husbands or murderers
who kill three persons Of one family.
1t is called variously the lingering
process, the slow and painful pro,
cess, slicing to death, ETC., and the
prescribed method seems to cores
pond with tie last-named term
The skin Of the foreheadi is supposed
to be sliced down, the cheeks slash.
ed. the nose slit, the breasts sliced
OF, the stomach gashed. etc, before
the coup de grace is given. But
when we come to ask how far the
legal sentence is put iii. actual
execution we find some conflict of
testimoney. Mr.. Giles afirms that
"a slight cash only is made across
the breast in the shape of the cha
racter meaning 1000, Indicating
the number OF strokes tie criminal
ought to have received), ana that
decapitation follows witont delay
But in the only case where + have
heard of a foreign witness the pro.
cess seems to have Appropriated
muCh more nearly to the legal
prescription than to this assump.
tor. Bur methods Of execution
seen to be occasionally employed,
at least in the south which ROd no
sanction in the code. Cases have
come under The dotice of foreigners
Of death by cruciiixion ana 81 the
victim being suspended by The next
in d cage In such q way that be can
Only touch the ground with the tip
of his toes and being left to die of
starvation. Such proceedings are
however, distinctly illigal-survivaIs,
probably Of an age when Chinese
rule and Chinese civilization, which
have radiated from the north, were
less firmly established. So that,
whatever the Law, the usual practice
in q given region would seem to be
materially Influenced by local
popular opinion. One who would
~generalize from experience in
would excite . smile in
KwaDg.T ung, Just as the Impressions
Of one who had lived in han.T ung
would seem foreign to a resident ID
Enthusiastically Review.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-03
Town 4aIlx says.

The young people of Abbeville
would do me an appreciated favor,
BY sending me notes. I can not
find eut everything, and would Ike
to know everything, SO as to make
1T more Interesting. I will stand
all responsibilities. Address Bis.
mari. care Of Meridionsl.
That there was a good deal 81
work at tie races Sunday.
That there were q good many
wind bags at Boudreau's Sunday.
What a pretty looking crowd
that was in Bebe's hack Sunday.
Any two Of them would have made
an excellent pair to draw to for .
"fdll.p
That everybody says that Bis.
mark viii get IN trouble. Come
on, you fire eaters there's plenty
more room Amy graveyard; I want
to kill len Of you every morning for
an appetizerl / am from Bitter
Greek, where they eat rattlesnakes.
That that style the ladies' got
now Of walking or riding together
every Sunday, has to be. stopped.
That don't count in my country.
and I propose to put q stop to it
here. What say YOU. young men 7
That a certain young man had
better come back from New Orleans,
or the frst thing he knows his girl
will be smoking Pipes"
That The arrest Of Prof. Roberts
for licking a bad young nn, is a
dirty shame.
That The boosted freedom Of.
American school teachers is a dead
letter, if some crank is ito be al
lowed to yank them up before .
Justice Of the peace every time they
whip a refracting scholar. When
white folks got no sense, how de
niger gwine to hab any.
That if the niger amt kin to a.
monkey, lie always act like one.
Look at the arrest of the colored
school teacher. Alas, do like de
white folks.
WANTED: Some blamed fool to
uaravel the riddle Ia the article in
the Star, Where was he Who
Bismark /" If IL" or any body
else can sort out the wit and find
any sense or humor in It, we will
stand the treat. Whoa, old Billy
Goat, keep your shirt on.
That the Royyille chaps who
nropose a race and back down
when the pool Is made, are q nice
lot Of suckers.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-03

Joe +. and Alphonse MuIvey, of
the New Orleans Lantern, were
arrested last Monday, on a charge
Of criminal libel. They assert their
ability to prove tie truth Of the
libel.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-03

While passing q farm in Virginia
the figure Of al elderly man, whose
attire was noticeable for the utter
absence Of any decorative Efforts
was seen leaning against the fence.
How r you getting along down
'here?H
"Jes gettin" long; no mo'h."
"dood farm9'
Fab"
"Can Yoa raise anything on it?'
Constable. / jes raised seventy
FIVE dollars on it; fouth mortgage,
too"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-03

Hotter I'll
-
Hottest III
Mr.. Aymar Bourque, vent to
New Iberia this week.
Bny your lottery ticket from ].
N.'Gfeene, at Boofque store.
Many thanks for that delieious
pie, Miss; it was nice, indeed.
Mr.. A. Gdyot, paid a flying visit
to New Iberia last Nopday.
DR.. R. ]. Young, has been on
the sick LIST this week.
Good many commercial travellers
in town this week.
The peeIer is killing all The
worthless CANNES. Oh, what q pity.
VT haven't got a tomales shopl ]
E&Er Isl F lE
The street and bridge committee
have been having work done on
the streets.
Mrs. Alex. Moss, died last Sum
day, of the residence Of her husband
at Cypress Point, in this parish.
You will miss half Of your life if.
you don't 60 to the entertainment
tonight.
Representative Shaw. paid Roy.
vile q visit during the FIRST part Of
the week.
Miss Mary Lou Kibbe, returned
from her extended visit to the
Wild West last week.
We are sorry to chronicle the
severe illness of that esteemed lady,
Mrs. Fl. Abadie. We hope that
the worst is past,
Our popular young friend, Mr..
Elijah Wise, came over from New
Orleans last Saturday, looking as
we'll and pretty az ever.
Father MehauIt ana Nessrs.
Dupuy and BoUrque, have had the
roosf Of their residence Jared. go
thou. and do likewise
The races on the Boudreaa track
last Sunday was well attended.
All races we're for small sums, and
but one horse came out ahead every
81. /
time.
Don't forget that next Wednes
dag is the grand excursion to Red
Fish Point. Everybody turn cut
and help the boys.
The lottery and the regulators is
the latest combination. Both being
enemies of law and order, it is but
natural that they stick to each
other.
Il is rumored that Generalissino
G. Taylor Cade, acting commander
Of the regulator forces, has issued
general order No. Alba, instruct
his chicftains to have their men sign
the petitions asking the legislature
to submit the lottery question to
tue people. !
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-03
ANNOUNCEMENT.
FOR DISTRICT JUDGE.

FOR DISTRICT JUDGE.
To the white Democratic Voters Of
the parishes Of Lafayette and Yer
million.
lam . candidate for Judge Of the
18th Judicial District, subject to the
result of the primary election to be
held on May 10th, next.
0RTHER G.. MOUroN.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-03

This line fills the celrmn.M.
It takes Two TO gil ours.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-03

I. is rumored that GeneraIissino
G. Taylor Cade, acting commander
Of the regulator forces, has issued
general order No. Alba, instruct
his chicftains to have their men sign
the petitions asking the legislature
to submit the lottery question to
the people.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-05-03

Abbeville will soon have a local
building and loan association. We
hope ii will pave the way to other
enterprises.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-07

Heaven forbid, my boy. No, in
deed; I mean that you will know
less. You will never know
more than you do now; never. If you
live TO be ten thousand years older. you
will never again know as much as you
do now. No hoary-headed sage whose
long and studious years were spent in
reading men and books ever knew so
much as boy of your age. A girl Of fl
teen years knows about as much, but
then she gets over it sooner and more
easily. "Does it cause pang, then. to
get rid Of early knowledge 2" All, my
boy, it does. Pulling eye-teeth and
moars will seem like pleasant recrea-
ton alongside of shedding off great solid
slabs and layers OF wisdom and knowl-
edge that now press upon you like geo.
logical strata. "But how are you to get
rid Of all this superintendent wisdom?'
Oh, easily enough, my boy; just keep on
airing it; that's the best way. It won't
stand constant use, and it disintegrates
rapidly on exposure to air.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-07
"A Smart Actor.
From the New York Star.

From the New York Star.
People hear very often OF actors get
ting stranded in ouJ-of-the- way towns
by the collapse of ty-by-night dramatic
organizations, but in some way or an
other the unfortunate histrions usually
Mecca of all broken-down players,
New York city. How they do it is
mystery, but it is nevertheless fact that
they "get there just the same," and
their scheme for so doing are often very
ingenious. For instance: A few weeks
ago certain company reached st.
Louis zen tour" as they say in dramatic
papers. The company was on its very
final limbs.
1t was hoped that the st. Louis en-
gagement would help out the exche-
quer, but business was bad. The
Juvenile man" OF the company was
wise beyond his years, and he toresaw
the unavoidable crash, and he resolved,
if possible, to stand from under. The
pretty little soubrette was being fol-
man who was in love with her, and
who had some little money. He also
had an idea he could act. To him the
willy juvenile man went and said: "My
boy, I want to go to Chicago, and L
must 60 soon; / have no money. if you
will buy nv ticket will take you to my
hotel and teach you the lines and bust
ness of my part. Then / will GO.
When my absence is discovered you
can jump in and play the part, and you
will certainly be engaged to 60 on with
the company" The young man was
delighted. He bought the juvenile
mans ticket to Chicago, took his lessons
in the part, and babe the actor a fond
good by. That evening the blow tell.
The infatuated stranger was lett strand
ed in St. Louis with the company, while
the wise Juvenile man sat in the smok-
ing car Of the Chicago train and chuck
lo6
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-07
A Queer Conjunction.

An unusually large audience was
present few nights since when Lucia
was performed at the Metropolitan
says the New York department OF the
Brooklyn Eagle, and in one of the big
boxes were four people who attracted
attention. One of the quartet was q
handsome, straight browed. and high
colorod young woman, who looked like
the pictures of English professional
beauties. She was slim, graceful, and
sat erect. With her was matured
woman of a decidedly surIy cast Of tea
lures and great display Of diamonds.
In the rear of the box we're two New
Workers whose names are familiar
enough to newspaper readers. One OF
the women was from Chicago and the
other from Philadelphia. All four Of
them had posed at different times and
at different places as princi pals in cele-
brated divorce cases. There is no ell
ing whether they had gone there as the
result Of freak. or ir the singular con-
junction of scandal-tinged no+a bles w as
the result of accident. Last week the
papers commented on dinner which
q cele brated New York society woman
gave, where all but three of the guests
had been divorced. 1t may be that
there is project on foot to introduce q
new circle in society, and that nobody
will be able to gain entrance to 1T except
through the medium of the divorce
courts. Such a thing az this would be
more exclusive than the most aristocra-
tic club in ChristendOm.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-07
Charles Francis Adams Diary.
From the Boston Advertiser

From the Boston Advertiser.
It is told in the Kansas City Times
that Chas. Francis Adams is now re-
viewing and destroying the diary which,
like his forefathers. he had faithfully
kept for many years. When his wife,
who is deeply interested in the record
of the days before the marriage a rec
ord which, by the way, she has never
seen-remonstrated with him for burn
ing up the diary, he replied: 81 didn't
know what a colossal fool / was quar-
ter OF century ago." The other even
ing, as President Adams sat by the open
fireplace tossing the white pages of the
diary into the flames, one by one, he
read to a party OF friends an account of
an interview quarter OF century ago.
1t was something like this: Reached
Washington early this morning. One
OF the first persons that | met there was
Senator Sherman of Ohio. Had long
talk with him, but the characteristic
statement made by the senator was
this: L agree with my party in large
things as matter of principle; in small
things as matter of convenience
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-07
A Monkeys Clever Theft
Mansfield Parkyns

Mansfield Parkyns
At Khartoum / saw man who was
exhibiting three large apes, who per-
formed several tricks at his command.
[ entered irto conversation with him,
and he told me that mis- male ape was
the most dextrous chief imaginable, and
stole every day q sufficient amount of
food for his subsistence.
In proof of this he begged me to watch
the animal for a few minutes. | did 80,
and presently the keeper led him to q
spot where date seller was sitting on
the ground with his basket beside him.
Here his master put him through his
evolut1ons, and, although l could per-
ceive that the monkey had an eye to the
fruit, yet SO completely did be disguise
his intentions that no careless observer
would have noticed it.
He did not at first care about ap-
preaching the basket. but gradually
brought himself carer and nearer, un-
til al last he got close to the owner.
In the midst OF one Of his teats, he
suddenly started up from the ground
on which he was stretched, and, utter
ing cry, as if in pain or rage, fixed his
eyes full on the face Of the date seller;
then, without moving the rest of his
body, he stole as many dates as he could
hold in one of his "hind hands,
The date seller, thus stared out of
countenance, and having his attention
diverted by this extraordinary move
ment, knew nothing about the theft I'M
til bystander told aim of it. Then he
joined heartily in the laugh raised
apainst him
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-05-07
From the Washington Pos


Dennis Barrett died suddenly at his
about seven O'Clock last evening. under
peculiarly sad circumstances. His son
William, young man only twenty-five
years Of age, is subject to fits OF insanity,
and has already spent year lie the in
sane asylum, but for some months past
has been living with his parents at their
home on Eighth Street. He has always
been very mild. and has, SO it is said
never attem pied to injure any one or
anything in his life.
Yesterday afternoon he wanted to 60
out on the street, but his sister would
not let him, for fear the crowds which
were constantly passing thu house
might excite him, and bring on fit OF
insanity. While the front door was be-
ing locked, however, the man slipped
out of the back door, and so made his
way to the street. He had no coat OF
hat on, and number of colored boys
who were aware OF his condition. COM
menced to guy and shout at him. This
caused crowd to collect, and officer
Garvey, who was passing by, heard the
noise and took charge of the boy with
the intention of taking him to the
station house. A shout Of she's ar
rested" was at once raised, and old Mr..
Barrett. who was standing lin the back
yard with his daughter, heard 1T. de
at once fell to the ground, and without
a word died DR.. Denison who has at
tended Mr.. Barrett for long time. was
at once called in, and gave certificate
of death by heart disease. tits thought
that the excitement of his sons arrest
brought on the attack.