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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-08-30
at can not be helped now, Carl.

at can not be helped now, CARL. ]
made the promise, and it must be kept.
We must never meet again, until in
Heaven; there you may claim me as
your own"
With these words she tore herself
from her lover and returned to the
house. Carl went his weary way back
to his home, where he must pine his
life away; never Glore to care for life,
but to wish for death.
!: Gracie's marriage morn drew near,
and as the day drew nearer paler
grew the poor girl. One night, not
long before the eventful day, after she
had retired to her room, she was called
by an excited servant TO her fathers
bedside, where he lay as n dead.
She sent for the family physician as
quick as she could. He Dol arrived.
Not long after the doctor came, her
father revived.
"Come to my side, my daughter" he
said, ~ wish to speak to you alone"
At these words every one left the room.
"Dear Oracle, | have been very
cruel to you, in trying to make you
marry Hampton. Forgive me, my
darling daughter. As these | know
is my death bed, you must marry
Carl, for he is worthy of your afec-
tons. | can not talk long, as my
earthly career will soon be over. Now,
beloved child, imprint your lips upon
my forehead, for it is growing very
cold. can already feel the cold
sweat of death upon my body Of clay"
With these words he crossed the dark
valley Of death.
After life's fftful fever, he sleepeth
well. Several months after Grace's
fathers funeral, Carl and she were
married. No two ever experienced
more earthly bliss than Carl and
Oracle in their quiet cottage home.
Oracle felt more real happiness than
money could buy.
''All day. like some sweet bird content to
sing,
In its small cage, she moved to and fro,
And ever and anon will upward spring
To her sweet lips, fresh from the fount
below,
The murmered melody of pleasant
thoughts
A few years after Carl and Gracie's
wedding, Hampton was smitten with
one of Gracie's cousins, and they yer
united in the happy bonds Of wedlock,
and loved a long and happy life. Ora
Gle and Carl lived to a ripe old age.
Afther many years Of happiness, they
sleep side by side.
"'For their souls have flown from earth,
To their second fuller birth"
Perry. IRENA.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-08-30

Anna Katharine Green (Mrs.
RohIfs) is now in Europe. She
received S., 1000 for her last no vel,
,sThe Forsaken Inn" from Robt.
BoDner's Sons, and $4,000 for an
other story which they hold in re.
serve. The stories were written
within six months time.
A sheet Of MANILA paper six
miles il length and fYe feet vide,
without a break. was made at a
paper mill at Athens, Ga, the ether
day.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-08-30

State TO authorize or license a
lottery may be necessary, but the
relief will come. The wall of
Louisiana has reached the moral
ear of the country. Pity it is that
the names of such men, such South
ON soldiers as Beauregard and
Early, should be connected with
such a wicked and den oralizing
scheme Huntsville (Ala.) Mercury.
The following Items, clipped
from the Lafayette Advertiser,
may prove of interest to some OF
our readers.
Mr.. Roy Young, son of DR.. n. D.
Young, Of Youngsville, has been
quite iii, but is now reported as
being much Oetter.-Lafayelte I'D.
v~ertiser.
Mrs. W. W. Edwards and daugh-
ter, of Abbeville, passed through
here last Monday on their way to
OpeIousas .-Lafayette Advertiser.
Lafayette's promise of extraor-
binary fine crops may now be
considered assured. We have
heard of no appearance of cotton
worms, and the only real fear we
have just now of a setback is a
heavy torm:--Lafayette Advertiser.
AT the races at Breanx Bridge,
last Sunday, in the three mile trottihg
race between Cartouche and Coun'
ter, Courtouehe won in 1880,
excellent time for pony. Another
race between the two is now on the
tapis.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-08-30
The Louisiana Aottery.

The recent bold and patriotic
message Of Governor Nichols to The
General Assembly of Louisiana,
condemning the charter of the Louis
lana Legislature, has attracted the
attention of the country. 1t appears
that the people of Louisiana are to
vote ID 1892 on an amendment to
their State constitution authorizing
The extension Of the charter of the
lottery for twenty FIVE years at
an annual license of $l,250, 900.
The Anti-Lottery Leauge held a
convention at Baton Rouge and
adjourned last Friday. The conven.
ton has issued an earnest, stirring
address TO the people Of the United
States to come to the relief of the
people Of Louisiana in their desne
rate struggle to throttle this giant
octopus that holds the State in its
deadly embrace. The Farmers
Alliance Of Louisiana have Joined
hands with the Anti Lottery League
and propose to made a relentless war
on this frighful anaconda that is
slowly gathering in its strong and
steady coil the body Of a once proud
and sovereign State.
The Golfers of the lottery are
overlooking with g~littering coin.
ard tie annual clear profits of its
daily, monthly and semi annual
drawings amounts to more than
$40, 00e,000--drawn largely from
the wage earners and poorer classes
Of people who vainly seek to better
their worldly condition BY dazzling
representations of this vicious gam,
bling scheme.
10 the city Of New Orleans, By its
close contact with the people, it has
caused theft and embezzlement to
enter the abodes Of poor and honest
people and wrecked families. With
the glitter of its gold it has convert.
ed the free and independent press
Of the State into servile and cringing
tools. 1t has corrupted the sacred
ermine Of the judiciary and has
made the Legislature Of Louisiana
bow at its feet.
Concious Of its great power this
gigantic corporation now has a
well paid, strong and bold lobby at
Washington to prevent legislation
that the people Of Louisiana have
appealed to Congress for in their
behalf. These lobbyists boldly tell
the Congressman from Louisiana
that you are sui servants" But
the indications are strong that but
a few more weeks will pass before
Congress will come to the relief of
Louisiana in some suitable leeisla.
ton and drive this terrible curse
from her borders. 1t may be that
an amendment to the constitution Of
the United States f~orbiddiDg any
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-08-30
NEPORTANT

All ordinary Letters containing
Notes. Money Orders issued by allE
Companies or New York Exchange
Addressed
M. A. DAUPHEN
New Orleans
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-08-30
NOTICE.
ABBEvlLLE, Jan. q

ABBEv1LLE, Jan. g IS
The undersigned give noi Y
the public that hunting g rs 81
lands and premises Is, heoss.
prohibited. Any one tress
on their properties VIII p f. ss
cuted to the full extent q !
ADRva NUTEz
". W. KUEHLlas
N. LEoUEUx:
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-08-30

Wedo hereby certify 4bo.
wise the ARRANGEMENTS for ali NV Il sagsI
ana seml-Annual Drawings Of ~ aglia
lana State LOTTERY Co., and iqs
manage and control the Drawn
selves, and that the same aFe eoss sa
with honesty, fairness, and IN ssaaHeg
toward all parties, and we ant ~
Company to use this certifea+s o ~
smiles OF signatures aetacIegdi a q
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-08-30
NOTICE.

Hunting on the lands and premises
of the undersigned, is, he~nceforth,
prohibited. Anyone tr~esspassing
on his properties will be prosecuted
to the all extent Of the law.
j.. P. GUEYDAN;
Shell Beach, La
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-08-30
Address Registered Letter
NEW ORLENS NATIONAL
NEW RLEA !

New ORLEANS y
REMEMBER, also, that the @
OF Prizes Is GUARANTEED Bl s9s
NATIONAL BANKS OF New gtls.as
the Tickets are signed by the greslsssas
an Institution whose chartered 49,
recognizedin the highest Courts; tass9s~s
beware Of all limitations and angA4
schemes" January IS rs
REMEMBER THAT ONE 49,
is the Price of the smallest par q s
ton Of a ticket issued In any 49,
ANYTHING in our name offered g Z
price, is either a counterfeit or
REMEMBER that the Sgls4#s
COURT OF THE UNITED SIAs
has decided that the LoulslaamsD 9
Lottery Company has a CONl asIs
with the State 0f Loaislanas
DOES NOT EXPIRE UNTIL IS
AIRY LIST 1895.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-13
A 81. Pan, rad.
St Paul Pioneer Press.

o. taAa f1onetf ffEks
St Panl has originated a rad OF its own
in one case instead OF borrowing from the
efiete East. The particular home made fad
consists in cutting out the center OF q silver
dime. using the rim for ring. and attach
ing to il by little chain the rounded GEN.
ter. which Is adorned by the monogram Of
the giveg- The society young lady. the
school girl and members Of the theatrical
profession have been caught by this seem
ingiy clumsy arrangement Travelling men
have bought them 10 send away. and bus.
ness men have purchased them for gift
srifles. Said a i-weler on Wabasha street
yesterday Il have sold | $50 since the
middle OF December" AT first thought il
would seem thai the ring would be brittle.
being cut from coin which Is stamped out.
but il Is not Any one who will explain its
attraction can solve any riddle, but lis a
craze a. present BY the way, all changes
are coming IN the line OF silver. The
metal Is becoming so plentiful that almost
every article Is produced in il, and the
opportunities which it furnishes 70. artistic
work are unlimited. The result is that
gold as medium for designs Is at present
givez The go-by.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-13

tkaf uhicA ~ lsnesa fosy CsFtainiy not
- every dsy WHEN So wxs aioue with hin
that his nurses might have fess. she gave
him Just Is much brandy asevef hewanted.
and then vixen fhe end came Is was fcuns1
he had wizled his large fortune 10 her.
These near 10 him By tiss 81 hood o. lons
Friendship uere igaored. and % Sseveriy
wss this VIII sriaten than Il was impossihis
10 break it.
The months went by and stiil inside
moiseiie was in the same house Her
hostess had weaxied If her. but her host.
severe. silent man. had insisted that out OF
fespect 70 his friend shesshouid stay there
until she was reedy 70 return to England.
One day the wife came 20 the library and
found her husband making love 70 the
visitor. The end was divorce and mar-
riage. and today madame drives behind her
immaculate hays and wonders At the pre-
lenses OF some people
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-13

One Of The Advantages 81 the Stage ~ the
Chicago Auditorium.
Chicago Tribune.
The average thcateF-goe who never has
. chance 10 20 behind the scenes always
feels more or less curiosity 10 know just
how those fieroe flashes of lightning and
deafening eiaps Of thunder which are used
20 deepen the terror of the awful climax
are produced.
1t wasn'r 50 many years ago but that
can remember it well. - said . stage mana
ger the other day. when stage lightning
was made by flashing torch or lamp from
behind . screen at the side of the stage
Then came the use of lycopodium, and
then the alcohol lamp and magnesia were
employed to produce the lurid fash In
these recent days. however, electricity
has come to the rescue of the stage
manager. and he can have realism in the
lightning as well as in the water tank, and
20 much better effect. Now the genuine
article is produced by the lightning manip-
uiator. who stands at the side holding in
each hand the ends of two electric wires
with carbons attached similar to those used
In the large arc street lights. The carbons
are brought together at the proper time
and flash of lightning is produced differ
ing in quantity, but not n quality, from
that produced BY natures own dynamos In
the heavens.
Thunder is even more terrifying to the
timorous than the lightning. The inventor
OF stage thunder produced il with q bases
drum, and his successors continued 10 use
the portly instrument OF torture until
somebody hit . piece of sheet-iron
suspended in the air. Then the sheet of
iron had handle put on il at the lower
end and the operator followed each
flash Of lightning with shake of the IRON.
The noise was really quite terrifying, and
after flash of lightning At the climax OF
an awful scene in thrilling tragedy, when
the audience was not particularly discrim-
mating, could easily Be accepted Is q thun-
derboit. In most theaters this kind of
thunder Is still employed
But the latest thing in thunder has been
adopted in tho auditorium. Here. by q
singular combination Of the instruments OF
war with the pleasurable pursuits Of
peace, effects are produced 50 natural and
20 terrible - to brighten even the actors
and actresses. The contrivance by which
this is done is . sort Of cross between a
bunch Of cannon balls and q tobogpan
slide. long chute made OF boiler iron
Is constructed behind the stage. beginning
high up on one side and extending around
and across to the opposite side. When the
time tor thunder arrives. from sixteen TO
twenty-four cannon balls. according to the
amount of terror required fer the occasion,
are dropped distance Of eight feet into
the chute. The balls then roll . distance
OF sixty feet down an inclined plane, when
there Is another perpendicular drop Of i've
feet in the boiler iron. Then they roll on
again. take another shorter drop, roll
farther. and finally fall noiselessly into .
padded box.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-13

Incidents In the Life OF . Beautiful
Woman.
New York san

New York san.
Every afternoon there drives i'm a saueyh
turnout in Central park a woman whose
life story is as strange as that given in any
French novel. She Is in and OF the 200. and
vet no woman who finds the gates OF So
ciety closed against her ever had such a
varied career. Rcing horn on English soil
she may be called an English woman.
though her mother WAS a French ballet
dancer and her father sn Austrian soldier
Of good family. little income was SET
tied upon her. and with this coed eauca-
ton was given her. AZ Is. beautiful as the
most material Venue she stood on the
stage. and then. advancing q little. she
sang 8 sentimental ballad. which drew 10
her tie eyes OF the men who had not vet
discovered her wonderful form Her stage
costume may be said 20 have cost her liter
ally nothing. She was the toast of the club
and the delight of the gay r0en about town.
Her witty savings we're quoted. her last
costume initiated, and all went merry q.
possible until one day q man died rather
mysterioosly in her house. To escape the
talk she came to this country.
whether IL WAS that the gentleman in red
takes care Of his own or not il is impossible
20 say, bat OF tie trip over she met an old
maa-an tnvsisd-who became perfectly in
tssaaied 9Th her. She nursed hsm ten
derry sEa carefully, and wisen New York
wAs reached he took her Ia the house Of his
dearest friends, claiming that She ~as his
ward. These reeple were good 20 her. ard
she neyer les the eloven loot once peep Out
from under her ssikea skirts. In the mean
time her sgcd sseref was rapidly grossnr
worse and worse- The doctors positively
forbade his having anything so drink.
shoaid raaaenetseale keep frcn her friend
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-13
A CowARDLY CoNsCrENCE.
The Mysterious Stranger who Did n
Wait for Chanre
"SN TOT Ch4nGe.
Brooklyn standard Union.

Wait for Change.
Brooklyn standard Union.
A gentleman who Is considerable Of 4
traveller by rail told me recently of strange
experience he had in Connecticut. When
the conductor came through the train Ia
collect the tickets q man handed him \
81, 600 bill saying, as he did so, that he had
just time TO jump upon the car and
couldn't buy ticket. The conductor told
the man that he was not q banker and
could not, by any possibility, change q
81 900 bill.
well" replied the man. that is all I
have got, and IL you cannot change it am
sure it is not my fault.
We'll" said the conductor who told the
story, Il resolved to get that msn's money.
and so when ] reached the next station
ran into q bank near by and got small
notes for the thousand dollar bill, and went
back to deliver the change to the myster-
ions stranger. but be was nowhere to be
seen. / concluded that he had seen me
leave the train with his money, had CON
scluded that did not intend TO return and
had gone after me. / telegraphed back
that if any inquiry was made to tell the
person that my train would be back ct D.
m. but the man never turned up"
The money was deposited with q trust
company ard after the lapse of . certain
number OF years and there is no claimant
the conductor will take the money, with
interest
The explanation OF this singular occur
enee is that bank had been robbed in a
New England city about the time OF the
occurrence above narrated, and that the
thousand dollar bill was part OF the pro-
ceeds. When the conductor asked for it
and attempted to get IL changed. the man
evidently took frigh, and lighted out.
This explanation will prevent the con-
duosor from realizing on the deposit. for OF
course. the robbed bank viii recover its
stolen note.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-13
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-13

Greaf demand ~ Raakue frs raeeaxuse. And
sAhersra iasalrs SIS sccoad street
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-25
THE WEEKS DIGEST.
A Brief Record of the Happen
ings of the Past
Week. -"".
WASHINGTON,

Senator Pettigrew has introduced bill in
congress to prohibit tho sale of arms and
ammuncation to Indians on reservations,
providing penalty OF two years imprison-
ment or $500 fine of each offense. 1t also
prohibits the Indians from carrying arms,
unless they have. n written permission from
the agent in charge Of the reservation.
The secretary of the interior has reversed
n decision Of the land commissioner under
the last administration which will give to
William Jones his homestead in section 8.
township 60, range IA, Of the Duluth dis
trict. The secretary goes into the case in de-
tail, showing that Jones was poor man,
who was obliged to leave his land OCCASION.
ally in order to earn money on which to live
Testimony was submitted to the secretary
that he was held in high esteem by many
prominent mon; that his absence from his
land was about two days every two weeks.
on the average, and that he was a sufferer
from epileptic fits. The secretary says an
injustice was done him in refusing to accept
his final proof, and orders that this shall be
DONE
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-25
TROOPS HEMMED IN,
Reports That Two Companies
in the Yellowstone are Sur
rounded by Indians.
Gen. Miles DisCredits the Re-
ports But Sends Reinforce.
mentS to the Scene. "

RAPID CITY, s. d., Dec PA report has
reached Gen. Miles via Missoula that two
companies of soldiers in the Yellowstone
region are surrounded north Of Cave Hills
by 500 or 600 Indians and have sent courcrs
out with notification Of danger to the
settlers. Gen. Miles says there are Indians
in that vicinity, but discredits the report
that the troops are hemmed in. He has
however, ordered reiniorcements sent.
Dispatches to Gen. Miles from Col. Sum-
ner to-day show that nearly all Of Sitting
Bulls followers together with Big Foot's
band have surrendered to him. Col. Sum
ner in dispatch says this disposes Of all
the Indians along the Cheyenne river, and
if there are any more Of Sitting Bulls peo-
pie out he does not know where they can be-
Gen. Brooke reports the arrival Of friend
ly Indians at the Bad Lands camp and says
the capture of Sitting Bulls people and
Big Foot's Forces will aid the efforts Of the
friendlies to bring in the hostles. An In
dian scout reports to Gen. Brooke that
Short Bulls followers are anxious to come
in, but are withheld by the threats OF Kick
ing Bear one of Sitting Bulls agents. The
scout thinks, however, that the 1riendlies
will at last succeed in bring out Short
Bulls followers.
The report is that there are about 1000
Indians, including women and children,
who are badly armed, coming on to join
those in the Bad Lands. There are about
600 lighting men among them. This report
is thought to be somewhat exaggerated, as
there are thought to be not over 800 fighting
men among them.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-25
ONE GOOD INDIAN.
The Results of One Days Skfrmishing
by a Company of Rangers.

The Results of One Days Skirmishinc
by Company of Rangers.
DENVER Dec. PA News special ron,
Harris ranch. near the Bad Lands, saws tina,
last night news was brought in that the
rangers on Coal Draw. near Battle creek,
killed an Indian and that he, with others.
was trying to set fire to a ranch belonging
to man named Thompson. This repor,
was verified this morning.
About 10 Indians from the CHEYENNE
agency are known to be coming to Short
Bull and Kicking Bears people in the Bad
Lands. Gen. Cars, Col. Summers and
other large forces are now out to intercept
them before they reach the Bad Lands, and
report Of their capture is momentarily ex-
pected. Should they make any resistance.
fight will take place. 1t is reported that
there are about 500 Indians nearing the
hostile camp who are going to make a
strong effort to bring them in, but no sue
cess IS expected from this move.
1t is certain that there are now enough
troops around the Indians to compel their
absolute surrender. Two companies of the
Seventeenth infantry. comprising over 100
men, reported to Gen. Carr to-day, also
forty-six Cheyenne Indian scouts REPORTED
which now brings the strength of this cont
mand up to over 700 men. A decisive
movement of some kind or another with a
skirmish with these Indians is momentari-
~ expected.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-25
GATHERING THEM IN.
Sitting Bulls Band of Hostiles Rounded
Up by Troops.

Sitting Bulls Band of Hostiles Rounded
Up by Troops.
At Gen. Ruger's headquarters yesterday
it was reported that the band of Sioux
under Big Foot had surrendered to COL.
Sumner. This latter officer has been in
camp ON the Cheyenne near the mouth OF
Belle Fourche, and marched from there to
Cherry creek, where Big Foot's band was
captured. Among the prisoners were sew
eral of Sitting Bulls band of hostiles.
Advices from Fort Bennett state that
Capt Hurst and Lieut.. Hale have captured
about forty of Sitting Bulls scattered band
and are taking them to that post
CONFIRMED BY GEN. MILES,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-Maj Gen. Scho-
field has received telegram from Gen.
Miles, dated Rapid City, s. d., Dec %, as
follows:
II believe all or very nearly all the fol-
lovers of Sitting Bull have been captured
Col. Sumner reports to-day the capture OF
Big Foot's band of Sioux, numbering 1850.
He has been one Of the most defiant and
threatening, The result SO far has been
SATISFACTORY"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-12-25
STILL HAS HIS SCALP.

Traveller Crosses the Sioux Reserva~
ton Without Being Molested.
PIERRE, S. D., Special Telegram, Dec. "a.
LEO Kaufman has arrived from a trip ON
horseback across the country from Dead
wood. He did not see any hostile Indians,
but heard plenty of rumors.
Between Mexican Eds ranch, On the
Cheyenne, and Mitchell Lreek there are
soldiers patrolling to prevent hostiles from
crossing north and SOUTH
James Hall, merchant at Midland,
ninety miles from Pierre, arrived to-day
and says the Indians are breaking up into
small bands and marauding any unpro-
tected places before the troops reach them.
All the people living in this county have
fled to places fsatety.
Cavanaugh, who has q big ranch and
store on Plum creek, was, together with his
men, ordered away by Big Foot's men. who
told them they would be killed if they
stayed. After they left the Indians killed
some cattle and pillaged the store.