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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

Big Yields fnGaba.

Mr.. Stndniczka has Just be.4
from Mr.. Geo. Lnmelius 1t Solsass
in Cuba, and he reports that ren
every 100 pounds Of cane banded
they are getting liz per eel. 4
sugar to the ton of cane,
A mill is used on this plansa.oa.
the juice extraction is .7S per ssaI.
and the juice itself polarhes la,
The sugars arefrsta and seeosa1
of $50 polarization, and tie fgsn
are facts, and not eslimatesh
Planter.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

The son Of, Pledger, the aotorau
negro politician Of Georgia, saha
an excellent chance Of going o Ii
penitcDtiary, for robbing tie nah
He was one of The FIRST negro poaA
clerks appointed by the Ben Hr
son administration, and Ihe inra
cation which followed dis alb
shows that he opened and desiugd
he letters which were sant % viii
ingtor protesting against he u
polntnent ola negro named Dars
as postmaster at Athens md ap
porting the white Republican d
plicants.--States.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22
Who is the SHaus

Washington, Feb. l4.--An. active
minded citizen wrote a letter to a
Louisiana member Of Congress, not
his own representative, requesting
divers floral, vegetable and agricul
tural seeds. Nothing The depart.
ment has was neglected. The
recipient member sent tito the cor.
respondents member with this
endorsement: "A.mau who wants
all these itemsahould also be favored
with an improved Jersey bull and
the latest agricultural implements.
! turn your constituent over to you"
We feel safe,in saying that this
cormorantis aot. from Vermilion.
A Pennsylvania baby has been
born and. named Via Grippe
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

Somewhat ola second sa;.
Blind Tom has been d~iscovessal Z
Morgan county, Georgia. y
coal black negro who has bssa U 7
from childhood knows no,bips s Ssaa
figures and get, can calcelats :saa
est for days, months, yesn ,
faster than an expert, and en- "
give answers to sums in lrse,; "
almost as quickly as they ~
stated. Unlike Blind Tom /. 7
not an idiot, but is thrifty. b 4 !
houses and is a successful NV. .es
right. So says the Atlanta y.
stitution -
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

eIGladies will wear birds upon
their hats, let it be the English spar.
row. It can be painted any, color
desired. In fact the sparrow is thus
used, and in, some places taxider.
mists, make-a very good thing Of
preparing the stuffed skin for the
hatsand bonnet market. Now that
the season is-over for shooting other
birds, country spOrtsmen end boys
are turOing their attention TO spar.
rows. At Scranton, Pa, they are
killed by the boys with air guns.
Sparrow trap shooting hasaIso been
inaugurated. Many thousands of
the little pests have thus been got
rid of. "A taxidermist there pays
the boys two cents apiece for. the
birds, and 8 spry boy-can earn fifty
TO seventy. cents in q forenoon.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

Here's o good yarn from the
Of The tarheelers: SIN the
western part of North Carolina is
what has long been known as the
haunted spring. The spring comes
from underneath a huge rock
Nothing peculiar.is noticed until a
STOPPING posture is taken over the
spring for the purpose of drinking.
Then a most frightful face appears
in the bottom, and as a persons
face approaches the surface of the
water, this spectre face, with most
horrid grimaces, rises to meet it.
No soue has ever been known to
have the, courage to drink the water
after the appearance of the appari
ton.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

Life: rDo Jon think your sister
likes to have me Gomehere, Jamey?"
You bet. You take her to the.a,ter
and bring her candies" I'm glad
/ can make her happy" Yes, and
the young Teller what she's. engaged
to don't mind it either, for it saves
him that much money toward going
to housekeeping"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22


Congressman Blanchard, in speak
ing of the Coast guard bill and the
bill to increase the militia appro
priatiou from $500 900 to 81 ,0U0,-
900, says: Il favor both these bills
and hope that they will both be-
come laws, and believe that they
ywillACtimately although both may
not be- enacted his Congress. There
is an objection raised against the
coast guard bill-tha t its cost is
nuknown. and likely to be consider
able. No matter If it is; it is
necessary to restore the martial
spirit Of the country. Tue ordnance
will be Tie haayiestite of military
expense. / found the Southern
men in The association foremost in
their desire to improve the militia
service. The general idea is that
we don't wanta large. costly, dan
gerons standing army, bnt that our
chief reliance must ever be on the
citizen soldiers Of the repsblic. See
the difference between the men in
in the two-how UNNECESSARILY
superior the personnel Of the citizen
regiments everywhere"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

.A.nan is required by the new
pcharter Of the city of jackson, Miss.
before he can vote, to be a resident
of the city for two years and IN the
ward one year, and his poll and
street tax must show this FACT
Spectator.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

Last Sunday Kilrain was knock
!. ed out in New Orleans by Corbett
the California pugilist. Six rounds
did the business aud botk.men were
severely punished.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

A terrible conflaga:ion visited
the Crescent City last Wednesday
morning, at which overhalt q million
dollars worth ST property was
reduced to ashes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

Through inadvertence we have
failed to mention the change that
has recently taken place in the Yer
non>News. Mr.. W. W. Mcleod Of
r0range, Texas, Aas4eased the paper
and his abiiityyas q journalist and
typo and eonspicuously displayed in
the excellent sheet he gets cut.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

Church Point, Acadia parish,
boasts Of a hog which sucks ascoW.
Tbss paper, some time ago, reported
"a dog which sucked arlitter of pigs
and the press promptly put Us
4down as a rival of Eli Perkins.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

Our town was crowded last Satnr-
day and Sunday, and the pretty
~girls that VIC saw made us almost
wish that We were youg again2Ver'
~million Star.
Take a dose Of Brown ,Seqnard's
Elixir brother Watts, IF you +wau't
F, your Star to shine in the feminine
themisp here.-Carroll Democrat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22
Tensas parish has long enjoyed an

Tensas parish has long enjoyed an
unenyiable realization for lawlessness
which the tough element OF its popu'
lation is evidently determined to
maintain. Last Friday morning, if
the Nachez dispatches are true, some
OF these -cutthroats took R. F. Fin.
merson, a white man and a planter
from Jail where he had just been
place on a charge of assaulting q
man by the name Of Lewis, aud hung
It is bad enough when a man
is hung for murder by an exapcra.
ted mob, but when a lot of ,scoun.
drels take a mar out of custody and
then proceed to hang him because he
in a private brawl, injured a friend
of theirs, the bounds of deceHcy and
endurance are traEersed to such an
extent that a stigma of shame and
brutality is placed upon the entire
State. Remembering his decisive
action in the case OF The Carencro
lynching Behope Governor Nichols
will act promptly in this matter and
bring the perpetrators Of tlis I'M
paraHeled<and most atgoeious crime
to iail.and to justice.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22
Buy your lottery ticket from j,
N. Greene, at.Beurque's store:

Fortress Monroe in Virginia, is
the largest single fertilization in
the world. 1t has already cost the
American government ever $1,000,
900.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

Think Of four pears weighing
twenty pounds and three onions
t~wenty,one pounds; a potato Jour
teen inches long, and peaches twelve
TO fifteen inches in circumference.
These are products Of Los Angeles,
Gal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

Senator Gibson has introduced
in the Senate a bill making q spe-
,cial appropriation of $4,000,O00 for
the Improvement of the Mississippi
river, the amount TO be spent under
tAhe plans and specifications of the
River Commission.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

Weuow hear of another projected
railroad, which rumor says, will
run from Plaquemine, St. Martins
vile and to Abbeville. Let her
soonest. Martinsville Messenger.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

The Milwaukee Journal says /:
Among Wisconsin Democrats there
are o t.enough anti Cleveland men to
make even a single tail feather"
much less anything that could be
a wing. !.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

Mr.. Alphonse Lastrapes b
died last Tuesday evening # By
residence near town, was one d gt
oldest and most esteemed cltiaM
He had reached the ripe old agsA
80 years and TO months, end ~
the father cf A lphonse G. lasiEags
of New Orleans, and father al.E
of Judge4E. T.. Lewis, Of ihls ~
trict. His funeral at the GalAale
Church, on Wednesday svsalls
was very largely attended. Hslsa
an upright, -spotless life, end "
donhtless gone 10 enjoy the resafa
of The ~jnst.-Opolousas Caarlef
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22
Merry Makers.

SdtIabCFJ 5A OuI AitG'O WV"
occasion was a dance given by the
Merry Makers, and, as it was on
the eve of the lenten period, nothing
had been spared to make the afsir
attractive, tjoyable and extended.
Over one hundred Invitations had
been sent out; the most popular
music In the community procured,
and &he.hall DECORATED in q manner
rare ard exquisite, Palmettoes
that were wont to WOO the calm
water Of the Vermilion, were, by
apt hands, made to assume new
features Of beauty. Arranged with
vines and flowers, they gave the
walls Of the hall an appearance of
of May.time freshness. Over the
windows were large and magnif-
c;ent bouquets; graceful curves OF
appropriate verses and notices Of
interniagled hnes caught the eye
aud charmed the soul; from the
ceiling, in natural cluster, drooPed
golden fruits Of various sorts, and
upon The chandeliers, with graceful
negligence, were hung festoons Of
fragrant roses and magnolia bios
SONS. A gentle spray of Spanish
moss. here and there gave tone and
serenity to the whole. The usual
barren corners of the room *Were
converted into cezy hooks. and abe
side rooms and main entrance were
strewn with beauty and sweetness.
Before the room was lighted, one
might have thought it . rendezs vous
OF the fairy nymphs of the forests;
or afterward, when the oEeuatic
atmosphere was filled with music
and manyihqppy voices, that.it was
4he sFeast ofRoees" being scelebrat-
ed 10 the; Vale,o Cashmere.
Ats O'Clock the Merry Makers
began to arrive, and by $50 all
"
the participants were in the hal
Not 'only the town, but the sur,
rounding country was we'll repres
enssd. There we're cheerful faces
from The. banks Of VerHilion-from
the midst Of roses and orange bios
SONS; from ''lhe West where the
winds sweep unbroken from the
restless Gulf: and from The lake,
The land Of music, soUg and the
dance.
Some little time was spent in
progranipg theSdances, after which
th erder was given "On With 1.-THE
dance and from that time ETerpsi.
shore Felgned. O! what a grand
time! Measured music, fine floor,
pretty partners. About ten o'clock
was a pause, and cake and sherry
served. Then the dance was re.
sumed in all its splendor till 1910,
when supper was announced. The
curtain separating the dancing hall
from the yvan-eating apartment
being drawng the party was ushered
therein. The tables were samptu.
ously loaded. There were cakes OF
almost every recipe; choice meats of
different kinds, salads, pastries and
kwines; in fact viands and de.icacieS
ktoo Numerous to name and, almost
too good to mention. No e~ne.failed
to pay respects to the feast. The
music commenced once more. A
glide followed the laDeers and d
slow sweet waltz ended the most de-
lighttul gathering of the season.
TO the ladies who go freely con.
tfibuted to the supper many thanks
are due; to che young gentlemen sol
the committee OF arrangements can
be Justly said "suceess,has crowned
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

That staunch and upright Da
cratic journal the Acadia SeAlfn
changed hands last Saturday Y
Oscar L. Alpha, late Ct the y al
Banner being tho purchaser
retiring editors .Messrs. Gee Y
Bradford and Will. G. Ghesls
with them our best wishes and
cere regrets, upon leaving the y
Of journalism in which ihey vea
active and brilliant. 10 ezteus4
to Dir. Alpha a cordial welcome
can bnt.express the hope aa1
will maintain the high standaIs
integrity and fearlessusss
predecessors have establishes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

The que-tiOn for farmers to solve
is how TO increase the surplus, not
in the United States Treas urY, but
on the farm. As matters now stand
thereis not enough to supply the
home demand. By the time . far
.mer gets through paying taxes.
doctors bills, school bills, etc, he
has not enough-left to pay his supply
bills, and there is,a deficiency which
is equivalent to o draft on the origi
nal capital. a farmer is notthrifty
until his products pay all his ..legiti-
mate expenses aud leave a balance
over. While. atfarmer negIe,:ts the
education of his children. she health
and comfort oflhis family, or his
honest debts he cannot be said to
he thrify,rno matter how much he
may carry in his pocket. At.
in Shreveport Caucasian.
Senator ingalls, continues to get.
a good deal of advertising out of
his recent speech on the race issue
in the Senate. On Saturday he
received in his mail q box four in
ches long, two inches wide and an
inch thick enclosed in a pink wrap
per. On being opened the box was
found to contain one of the Union
meieIlic cartridges with the follow
ing inscription in black ink-Elec.
.tinn piils-for old Gift or far ingalls,,
from Jackson, Miss. Come to seems.
old NutgalIs." Senator ingalls, was
not alarmed at the contents of his
mail, hut both lie and his secretary
thought it prudent TO lay b. cart
ridge carefully away as there vas q
possibility that it might he more
destructive than an ordinary car
fridge. There was a slight fear
that the powder aud shot mighthave
been extracted from the shell and
replaced with some powerful explo.
sive. The Senator, however, was
Of the opinion that it was a plain
buckshotG cartridge, and q reporter
subsequently ascertained this TO be
the fact by rprying open the shell.
re Eealing nine lagge buckshot and a
charge Of powder. Somebody should
erect a bomb proof around this great
North American 6re-eater, as soon
as possible.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

Why don't some of oar eaterpris-
ing citizens try the sEngifsh@walnut.
They dc verysweH in Alexandra. as
Weiaarn that Mr.. E We'll, of that
city brought the Town Talk, one
dayslast week something in the way
of Ru:s.that I'VE did not think would
bear an that parish-noAhing less
ahan English .walnuts, aud good
ones. too. He Informed them that
he made many aAtampts to get the
mats, purchased from stores to
ssprout, before he succeeded. It
takes from 10 to u years after
planting before the tree bears. The
+. nuts. gived the Town Talk by Mr..
We'll we're very sweet and just .,ae
nice as any We ever tasted.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

SWondeFs never cease. Now
comes the HilsboFo, Texas, Mirror,
with this rather stiff tale: "Mr.
rD.N: Poole, of this city, has q Jer-
seq eklf.a little ever six months old
that 10 giving milk. he commenc-
ed to milk her twice q day, and
she has steadily improved and
is now giving considerable quantity"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-02-22

LII
The kentucky Legislature
aimed a cruel blow at The slFeeq
passing an act requiring spsp !, !.
exhibit under the canvas = !.
wonderful things shown ,op tns
boaxds. No longer will ahe
boy in Kentucky stand mo
mouthed wonder hefnre ths pes,-
Of a crocodile swallowing :
negro.
The temperance women q
,riare on the rampage, ana
tkrop and Pirkardssills N
saloons are open 10 defance IN :.
they have smashed Inc nl
into smithereens and emp1lsa
liquor into the street, i e N
that arrests will be made Oa1
will be about the end Of Il.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-17
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN,

Cantata Fairy Bridal will be rehearsed a,
Encore hall, Monday at 2p. M.
The regular monthly meeting of the Mon
tana Society of Civil Engineers was held al
the Office of Z. H. Becker last night.
The ladies that have kindly offered to as
sist in making the kermesse a success will
please meet at Encore hall Tuesday at 3
p. m.
The excursion to Great Falls to-day will
probably be the largest excursion that has
left Helena this summer. Trains will leave
the Montana Central depot at $50 a. m.
A special meeting of the Board of Trade
will be held tomorrow night to consider
several important propositions to promote
the interests of Helena. The president is
desi'ous of having large attendance.
The next attraction at Ming's will be that
queen of the dramatic stage. Clara Morris.
Emma Abbot, Emma Juch and "Little''
Corinne in the burlesque extravaganza of
Monte Cristo are popular attractions that
Manager Mcguire has under engagement.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-17
Californi. ON wheels.

PITTsRuRa, Aug. 16.-"California on
wheels" the wonderful fruit and agricul-
tural exhibit of the no less wonderful
Golden state, leaves tonight for Washing
ton and New York. The cleverly arranged
exhibit of mammoth wAtermelons, masto-
don peaches and enormous luscious fruits
and cereals drew great crowds for the three
days they were here. An average of 8 zoo
visitors viewed the wonders Of nature from
the far away coast.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-17
Entertainment and sociable,

church (South), corner of Grand and War
rem streets, on Monday evening, Aug. Is,
the !. o. G. T. will give an entertainment.
to which all are cordially invited. Admis-
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-17

The attractions Will consist Of Dancing
in Costume, Singing, Athletic Con-
tests, Drills, Minstrels, etc. The best
Profesnsioal and Amateur Talent in
the State will participate. Prizes will
be given fer each contest. The pro-
gramme will be announced later.
The advocate., 1890-02-27
Committee
on
Resolutions.
Down with the Trust and OOmblneol I
EMPoRIA, Kansas, Feb. 20, 1890.

EMPoRIA, Kansas, Feb. 20, 1890.
The old cry Of "thiei, stop thief is
heard upon the breezes, this cry is heard
coming from the National Bankers--arst
and loudest. Senator Plumb, Of this city,
upon the senate floor declared "that the
people Of his state, Kansas, had been
robbed Of over forty millions Of dollars in
few years, by the beef trust, " and he un-
doubtedly spoke within bounds, himself
the president Of National Bank in this
city. The two to ten per cent a month
money loaners Of Kansas are loud In their
denunciations Of trusts and combines, as
the cause Of all our financial distress, or
the most Of IT, This Is all to divert the
attention Of the people from the real
cause or causes,
The money power (NatiOnal Banks) are
the fathers Of all trusts and combines and
congress is the daddy Of the infamous
swindle Of imposing that system upon the
people.
Senator Ingalls, is reported as saying
in speaking of trusts 'that they are
villainous schemes Of corporate larceny
and that the thieves ought to be sent TO
the penitentiary for life."
That among the most villainousOf these
ip the sugar trust, and reminds them that
~ may become necessary 10 remove the
The advocate., 1890-02-27

Resolutions adopted by Pleasant Valley
Farmers Alliance, Osage County, Febru-
ary 10, 1890.
WHEREAS, Believing that one great
cause Of the low price Of farm productsIs Is
the dumping on the markets Of quantities
In excess Of the immediate demand Of
home consumption and export.
ist Therefore RESOLVED, That we
would respectfully request the presidents
Of State Alliances and the Worthy Masters
Of State Oranges, with the ascertalned
consent Of sub-alllances and subordinate
Oranges TO regulate the shipment Of corn
throughout the great corn belt.
9nd, RESOLVED, That we favor an or
ganlzation or combination, that pW com
biRe 10 Some purpose.
8rd. RESOLVED, That In our opinion
shipments should be withheld until the
market price for corn In Chicago and ~.
Louis Is not less than 40 cents per bushel,
and other farm products relatively as
high
4th. Resolved, That we request that
these or similar resolutions be submitted
to subordinate Alliances and Oranges for
their approval or rejection,
9th. RESOLVED, that the President OF
the Kansas State Alliance be requested
TO confer with Presidents and Worthy
Masters Of other states In relation to put
ting into effect the foregoing resolutions.
9th. RESOLVED, That the secretary
transmit copy of these resolutions TO the
President Of the State Alliance, also one
TO the ADVOCATE with request TO publish
The advocate., 1890-02-27
Harmony Alliance No, 1913.
To THE HONORABLE RAILWAY ASSESSOR
or KANSAS.

To THE HONORABLE RAILWAY ASSESSORS
or KANSAS.
At regular meeting Of Harmony Union
No. 1913 of Elk County, Kansas, the fol-
lowing resolutions we're adopted:
WHEREAS, Article 7, Section 81, Of the
Statutes Of Kansas, Specifies that you
shall ascertain the amount ofall the prop
erty both real and personal Of each Rail
way company owned or operated In the
State for the purpose Of assessment and
taxation including every thing specified
and thereunto belonging as personal prop
erty at It's actual cash value in money, and
WHEBRAs, It has come to the notice OF
the farmers and tGr payers in general that
Said assessment in the past has not been
made in compliance with the law, while
the farmers have TO bear the burthen Of
taxation in an unequal and unjust ratio.
Therefore be H ResoIOed, That we DE
MAND that you make the next assessment
as minutely and as strictly In accordance
with the law as zoe the farmers are assessed.
P. II. GALLON, w, H. THOMPSON,
President, Secretary.