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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18
Wichita Provision Market.


WICHITA. Kan. July H.
The market was actiye today and some large or
ders placed from some of the south and south
western markets. The demand is largely for hams
and smoked meats. The demand for lard is fair.
There are no change in prices but the feeling IS
strong on most OF the articles.
SUGAR CURED MEATS-Canvass or plain hams
20lbs and up 9@ll54c hams 1S92ebs lll6c, hams me-
dunn and up l0Gi2c mans small size l0Gl2 lbs lO16CG
126c California picnic ham 714s75c breakfast bacon
full width stripsl SGsl0c, dried beef-ham extra
dry 96GGc. smoked beef tongues per doz IS 80 cot
tage or boneles hams SGS5c New York shoulders ca
G14c, California bacon 64174c, Tennessee bacon &c
rolled shoulders boneless SC.
SIDE MEArS-Short clear sides packed dry salt
IS 45a5T5 per 100 lbs. clear fitches &c English
lies &c long clear sides s. S05 80 shoulders jd5S,
backs 50 s5d6 90 per 100 lbs long clear bacon
s. SjG6 125 cwt. shorclear bacon IS 456 SIC, clear
bacon backs Sc O0g6 G1 bacon fitches Sc 00S6 6215
bacon shoulders 62I9.
SAUSAGE-Fresh pork sausage No 5I4l961<c. fresh
pork sausage (eXtras) &c. Vienna and and Frank
furt l0c. head cheese &c. boOgnas rounds 4I1CS5c
bolOGnas middcs 41S95C. niCkles bologna 411G85C.
tongue sausage SC liver sausage sc, blood pudding &C.
LARD-Basis Tc's choice family SIC, bakers spe-
Cial G11c pure leaf &c, Whttakers Star 64c Whitta-
ker's pastry &c
FRESH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or whole carcasses
5a6l4c. hind quarters 6I9G719c fore quarters 3G4c
loins 39l0c. PORK-Pori lOlns &c. tender loins &c,
spare ribs &c, back bones &c.
PREPARED Picked GOODS-Pig's feet put In
halves and spced Quarter bbls 40 lbs. % kits, ID
lbs 7Jc. Picked and spiced pigs tongue-Ktts, Is
lbs 81 10 Tripe, picked and spiced--Quarter bbls.
40 lbs. 81, kits, Is lbs G5c.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18

7. V. Borland, Stafford, was on the mar
ket with car of cattle and hogs.
John Siceloff, Belle Plaine, sent in car
of hogs.
d. Fox, Norwich, had in car of hogs.
j, NJ. Horton, Corbin, had car of hogs
at the wards.
Leslie Combs, Perth, sent in a car of
hogs.
ID. B. Jones, Mound Ridge, had a car of
hogs on the late market.
c. I. Barton of Jones & Barton, Hesston,
was a late arrival with car of hogs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18
wichita Wholesale Fruit Market.

WICHITA. Kan, July II.
The market all through was rather quiet There
is a fair supply of most of the articles and demand
very good. Prices unchanged.
ORANGES California Mediterranean sweet
81 5g5 l0 per box Messina s. 5Dg6 90 per box. I'm.
peral as 30 per box. san Diego 4 - per box
Rod fancy 81 OOC94 50 per r box.
LEMONS-Mcss' ma per box. IS OlG9 81
RLACKBERRIES-S2 0052 20 per crate.
PINE APPLES-None in market.
App .FS-New, 60675cpeT hu.
PEACHES-Sl coal 80 per hu.
BANANAS-$2OO q s. % per bunch fancy IS 50 per
bunch.
FIGS-Iayers 15sISc per Ii 4 oval boxes IS 500
- per 100.
DkTES-Persian GD III boxes, s4sac perlb, Fard,
l2al4 III boxes, 12lSc per ID.
HONEY-California ID frames 17SlSc perlb.
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Wichita Grain Market.

WICHITA, Kan. July Il.
Wheat Receipts 24OD bu. There is no particular
change in the situation. Prices about steady and
demand good.
Corn-Recepts 1880. The supply was fair and the
market steady. The demand IS not quite as active
during the past two days.
Oats-Receipts ll0O0 bu. The market Is steady.
GRAIN-Car lots on track:
WHEAT-Good milling, old and new, 65970
other grades, G0c and down.
CORE-NO or better 23g24c white 25S?6c.
OATS-l7G2Oc.
RYE-NO 3 or better pc
HAYS ~ per ton In car lots
GROUND CORN-Chop in car lots Sc per 100 lbs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18

By the new Santa Fe time table it viii
be observed that the Chicago fast express
leaves here three hours and fifteen minutes
later and arrives in Chicago the following
morning, making all eastern connections.
The Galveston train leaves four hours and
fOrty-five minutes later and makes the
same time to Galveston. The Denver train
leaves forty minutes earlier and arrives at
Pueblo at 6:23 a m. Colorado Springs 7:45
q. m, Denver 1915 a. N. This train is
equipped with chair cars, Pullman and
dining cars and viii not stop for meals as
formerly dl2 If
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Wichita Flour Market.
Wichita Leather Market.

WICHITA. Kan July Y.
Business is quiet as Is usual this time OF year.
Prices steady at quotations.
SOLE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 9SSlc, B. 4. 20
2ac, good damage 2lG2SC.
HAR\ESS-ACorn oak SIC, No oak BIC l.. H SC,
Union 5OC, HemloCk PC.
CUT HALF SOIES-ENtra heavy s. - heavy
s. ~. medium s. 81, light 81 25el 10.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18

Being thirty miles the shortest line and
As miles the best one. people insist on buy
ing tickets to Chicago via the Santa Fe
route.
This has given our two night trains
Kansas City 10 Chicago. heavy business
To further accommodate our friends. we
have just put on q new through express,
carrying day coaches, free chair cars. and
Pullman sleepers at night. leaving Kansas
City 70 a II. and arriving N Chicago rs
a. m. PaSseu gers on this new train have a
daylight ride across Missouri and Iowa
Remember one thing. that II makes no
difference whether you get into Kansas
City morning OF evening. yen VIII find a
Santa Fe tram on the track ready 70 take
YOU 10 Chicago or intermediate points in
quicker time than any competing line.
q T. Nicholson, q p. & T A Topeka
Kan. J. J. Byrne. A q P. \, Chicago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18
THEWEEK,s PORK PACKING.

CINCINNATI, o., July 1.-THE Price
Current says:
There has been an especially liberal mar
keting of hogs in the west the past week
packing returns showing 800, 900, against
205, 900 last year, making total of 5,055, 900
since March l, against 4, $4,000 year ago.
Leading places compare as follows.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
New York Money.

NEW YORK July l..
Money on call easy. ranging from 10 ~ per cent
last loan 81 closed offered az sly.
Prime mercantile paper So
Sterling exchange dul but steady AT s. Siia for 81
day bills anu 81 81. FOR demand
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REPRESENTATIVES, SALES.
blowing are the representative sales Of cattle at
Il stock wards TODAY.
HOGS.

he supply was again liberal and the market ac-
IIv> Packers tried TO buy their hogs at S35 as the
K9sas City market was 21695c lower than yester-
dsr and several loads went over the scale at that
ppse and then the buyer for the Armour packing
C0lpany stepped in and bid 2Jc better and the pack
erswere Obliged to raise their first bids 216G5c in
DrNir TO get the hogs they required, The COMPETE
fiwas strong throughout, several loads selling at
s. q: bulk OF sales however, at 50 376 and the
clof was about steady. MeXico'S sold at about the
ga figures packers grades,
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wichita Hide and Tallow Market.

WICHITA. Kan July II.
The demand for hides continues light. consequently
very little life in the market. Prices unchanged.
HTDFS-Nol green sS,c per 10. No ? green 81 per
H. No green salt 40 No green salt 1scdry hides
90 5isc per 10. bulls and stays 2Asc.
TALLOW-Nol I. $50 per 10, No PIC
SHEEP ELTS-S5Ss5c each.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18
Wichita Wool Market.

WICHITA, Kan. July i.
Bright Conditon--Bright medium i+c, heavy me-
dunn PC. light fiue l5C, heavy fine loo.
Earthly COnditions-NedlCm lie. 1ue Sssl0c- coarse
s1llC, Mexican select grades l0Sl2c, coarse aud
kenny I5ssc.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18

Deeds, mortgages, etc. Nebraska form
for Oklahoma. for sale at this Office.
dress the Wichita EAGLE, Wichita. Kan.
-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18
, SOHITA LIVE STOCK MARKET.
WICHITA, Kan, July IL.
TnTTT

rsGpply was moderate and the demand some
wllbetter as one Of the local shippers on the
mfet and purchased a car Of common stuff. There
weno strictly good cattle on the market. Nearly
eyfthing sold but at low figures. Poor and half
fauttle are very slow sellers any market and
mi sell at very low figure if at ali. There is no
deIGd at present for stOckers and feeders. Very
sHprospects for much improvement on any class
OF tle at present although Kansas City quoted the
ClCa little stronger.
Nge shipping steers. good to extra. .$3 - a. %
Cd TO extrs native butcher steers. ll0la
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18

Notwithstanding statements to the con-
trary, the Frisco line is two hours the
quickest TO St Louis. Try 1t. 80 #
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18
Kansas City Produce.
KANSAS CITY. Mo .TuIv II

Kansas City Produce.
KANSAS CITY. No., July IL.
The Daily Indicator reports
FLOUR-XX, CSC; xxx 75c; family 81 N5; choice
81 40 fancy 81 10 extra fancy 81 S091 So pateut
81 l0G ID.
wHEAT-Lower. No. hard cash 7G3lc; July
76@c; No red cash 7914c.
CORN-Steady. No. cash 361ec July SEC.
OATS-StrOnger. No. cash 21$4c; July 271sc.
RYE-Weaker. No cash 4lc bid, 4l1ac asked;
July 4lc.
EGGS-Quiet at &c.
MILLSTUFF-lrregular
CCRNMEAL-55c.
CORNCEOP-54c.
BRAN-4Sc.
HAY-Higher. Fancy prairie old 81 50.
IEAD-Quiet soft Missouri ana common IS 70,
refined 81 40
FbAXSEED-$1 %
BUTTER-Creamery fancy 14@15c. other cream
cry ll@l3c dairy SGl3c; store packed 6@lOc.
enthusiastically. Northern twins lGdlc West
ern SGgc, Young America l03llc, skinned 4&5
LIVE POULTRY-Firm, good demand Choice
hens s. 003 2 small fat 81 50D2 70; ROSTERS s. 90
az 30, spring chickens 81 25ls2 On.
PROFISIONS-Stea
HAMS-sl0 80
BREAKFAST BACON-$S 50
DRIED BEEF-S7 30.
DRIED SALT MEATS-Short clear sides Sc 90;
dry long clear Sc 00 shoulders IS 50.
SMOKED MEATS-LOng clear 50 OG shoulders
SC 90 short clear sides St 50
PORK-S13 co.
LARD-Retned. 81 25.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18
PHOTOGRAPHERS.
ROGERS.

Tie Photnc-s7 Ne-. Pictures IN q < ~ ri St-'~s
Re also carries cAe 11ee. assortment o. uf--zre
frsr-e IN The ciry. Gsvs him frieadly cal Aa5
examine sa--p.e%
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18

Blank charters and 81 kind o. legal
blanks for sale hy
TIE WICHITA EAGLE.
dTtF Wichita. Kansas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18
COLUM ~.
TIE PEOPLES COLUMN.
Your Wants Supplied.

The following rates under the different headings
viii be CHARGED.
Payable Strictly in Advance.
No Advertisements taken for lees than 10 cents
One line advertisements charged same rsIe two
lines.
TIL FORBIDDEN"
Prices given under classified beads in this column
applicable only 70 focal advertisements No foreign
Advertisements taken at prices given
Answers 70 advertisements sent IN care OF Tho
EAGLE once should be called Tor within 10 DAYS
after insertion when advertisers Sish replys iOg-
Wardsd 20 then stamped envelopes must De seat
Reference toioTnsr advertisements should give
description and date Q; insertion copy % the ad
vertiss-aent should be sent.
Not respQESi Die for advertisements g1ven DIS
continued by telephone.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18

Old pare-s for sale 81 tkis Office cent
Per hundred -.
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DOCTOR JENNINGS

Has opened Offices OVER - North Main street vGch-
its With the practice % general med cine and
gerry Dr. Jennings VIII CON br1e sye "a voyE % the
Eye Ear. Nose and Throat. Also. tie proper Sd
JuSrrIlenf o. glasses. Ocr- hour 20 II a m 90
p n. Residence. - Waco avenue. DIS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18

st. Louis Produce.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. July II.
wHEAT-Firm. Cash $3.50; August S7aS71sc,
September Sc.
CORN-Higher. Cash $3.50, August 35Nc, Sep
TENDER 3634c.
OATS-Higher, scarce Cash, Sc bid; August 1886,
September Soc,
PORK-Quiet Retailing 81 OO91I p.
LARD-Dull. Nominal, straight prime steam
So 50@5 CO.
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AGENTS UANTED.

Under this head o per line per day
Wy ANTFD AGENTS-IS FNERT CITY TuWS
w and village So The United states except su
state Of kansas 20 take subscrpf pHs Postmaster
can make money. No capital required hsuyls
copies free. Casa coulmisslous money can - made
by getting 40 clubs. address tie 4chi@4 Bbgls.
Wichita. Eau- sl-if
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SHEEP.
wichita Horse and Mule Marked

" I'M A. hbii ul1 L.
There is no improvement in the supply and the
market rules rather quiet. There will be very little
Improvement so long this weather holds on
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18

"a 1874
60 rs-y
Coal! s. = ..
n seHTf &E5Eaf
p. srzsEs 1880
Fsy6 - . - - So
Eraz-A s@cs II xs-sa Ma Tssssssss ~ sss<a
ARTZ BROS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18
RAILROAD TIMETABLES.

Depot Second and Wichita streets: ticket Office III
North Main street. f. F. BLECKLEY
Passenger and Ticket Agent.
NEW TINE TABLE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND IS
PACIFIC RAILWAY.
("Great Rock Island Route'N
In effect and after July g. 1890
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18

BUTTER-Steady Fancy separator l6J1c:
finest creamery 4915c, fine l2Sl3c, finest dairy.
10Gllc, fine 6a9c.
EGGS-l3J6&14c.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18

Cattle little more active.
Hog market much the same as yesterday.
Armour's buyer was on the market.
bold was heavy buyer today
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18

Take fhe Frisco hY~r 20 ~ Louis aad
daily s0tf
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FOE sALE--NisoeHaneous.

IsgE -klE-THE GKA~s - 20 RCg1E- -
GOD rzrs lsaa ~ zes srrl4 fafT. =
G~zLz=r- - sa~fA Mzs1 So
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18

Birds Whose Sweet Notes Are Never Heard
by Those Who Retire Early-Pour Footed
Midnight Prowlers with Bright Eyes and
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-18

L. E&E.E-lF TEEEE o. GAA ~ = II stJA
Il weS @21-s zur-e slsce Hf saa go BE 80
z~sst "a = --Tzt re a7 p 49, Eiz-
aFfrzF AZ tua re- r Als1ss kFsEze 80 aafas
Fasf-h1 b. a4 - - szesg eres l~Ts $50
seu 20 s-sceF. CA a. szcs l1Easa af-s- - efFtk
NarEs- sf~~er 81 a
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12
was ordered to be spread On the

was ordered to be spread On the
minutes:
ABBEyILLE, July S, 1890.
10 the Hon. President and members
Of the School Directors Of Yer
million parish.
Gentlemen: As upefintendans
Of The public schools of VerniIion
parish, beg to report as follows:
. Commencing on May 22ud, 1890.
r visited all the public schools
throughout The parish, and was
pleased 10 note the increased in.
t%erests manifested III The aus 81
education, By both pupil and parents
aud If We @can only persuade the
latter to send their children more
regularly, the better will bcome. ana
the curse Of Ignorance. which has
hung 'as a dark cloud over this
parish for so long, will be swept
away, and we can then be able 10
take the lead, instead Of occupying
an inferior place IN public affairs.
] find also an decreased demand
for more schools and school houses.
and it is to be lamcnted that we arc
compelled (fpr The want Of sufficient
funds 10 refuse these demands. 81.
pecislly is it SO at Mofgan's Mill
school (which is very large, and tie
room smaH) and the school near
Bartels, which has nd house at Eli
Owing TO the scarcity Of funds.
and the pressing demands for moro
sehool,,I woald recommend that the
salaries OF the teachers he reduced
TO what they were Inst year, not be.
cause | think their services are not
worth more. for I assure you they
have o laborious task to perform,
but simply for The above reason.
With a much larger enrolment
and attendance, aud the interest
manifested W the patfons and pub.
lie generally. | think onr schools are
doing as well a. could &c expected.
With due respect, I remain yours,
]. N. WILLIAMS, Snpt.
On motion, the Board adjourned
70 meet saturday Aug %, 1880.
NC. You've,
]. N: WILLIAMs, President.
Secretary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12

ing to abrcgate the contract was
unjust, illegal and revolutionary.
VIZ stand upon our indisputable
legal rights, backed by the popular
demand for justice and fair play.
and knowing these rights, We will
maintain them to the last. 10 this
connection, we desire to express our
appreciation Of the cour9e of.Alessrs.
Howard Hoffpanir, y Alice Leblanc
Henry "a. Bartels, and President
Broassard, in voting Gfor the lowest
and hest bidder, and had Mr.. Bar
tells ouly turned a deaf ear TO rhe
appeals Of his friends, tho parish
would have been spared a law suit.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12
"A SVilduaaHa.


A Chattanooga Tenn. special to
the Picayune giycs the following
story: Forty years ago Moses Ey-
ans, d school teacher in monroe
COMFY, Tenn was jllled by q yonag
lady. He foreswore communities
ton with his fellow men and buried
himself in the mountains. He has
become celebrated throughout this
whole section as the will ufan Of tho
ChifhOwe." he has maintained au
nnbroken silence during oil lheslf
years, keeping aRay from the haunt
Of men aud living In the almos
unpeactrable Businesses Of The mo1a.
taihs. occasionally rs would ac.
cert offerings Of clothing TO cover
his nakedness.
Several men in Athens, Tenn,
employed a party Of negroes r.
capture him, and lie was brought
to Chattanooga 10 day exhibition.
The police learning Of the affair
arrested the entire party. and Evans
viii be returned to his hermitage.
Ills forty years Oh unbroken
silence has made him forget the use
,of his organs Of speech. He seems
to understand something bnoken 10
him, but very little. He NJ of
pleasant countenance, though hfs
gray hair is nnkempt and scraggy
and his beard matted and dirty
His feet are bare and the skin 81
tough as leather. He d largo vi
frame and as strong as q lion
With nothing hut M oakeD stat b.
has battled with fhe wild beasts aF
the mountain and hunted tile leat
and deer for bis winter support q
food.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12
IA snBsfisaae FOR seesaan.

The substitution of steam I'll.
compressed air In O gun Intended y
throw shells containing dynamite rs
other high explosive is proposed -
france, the advantages c@laina'i
being the furnishing Of powder
eel from The boiler witllont the y
Of air-compressiug machinery. II
p~ressares usually carried ~ stea
boilers would not be sulisien'
this purpose, bnt boilers are pse
ised Of a special type. which :
supply steam at D pressure Of
100 to 800 pounds and which vii
at The same time be srlely and to.
haadled.-N. +. Telegram
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12

Farmer (fo new handl-"H {
you nav give tho roam c~gitter
ieed.n Hans-
shoapht yon said Jon eoula ~
and Enrlisha:o u car
little nnaer-tand." tElna
German ze DIV els,
! horse over the lcRee so@e aa9
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12

Believing as we do, that the Police
Jurors Of this parish are all at
heart honorable, honest men, we are
utterly at a loss to account for the
grourd and lofty tumbling they have
been doing on the printing contract.
and are almost forced 10 conclude
that there is q spider loose in the
garrett.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12

If the patriotic citizens who
raised the bonus contribution for
the Star, which ia to be doled out
by the Police Jury, are 50 anxious
for that paper to have the printing
contract, why did they not offer the
bonus to tie parish for the privilege
of doing the work for nothing ?
That would be business for the par
ish. II is very easy to day to find 2
man who is willing TO put up q stake
OF $t25 with no risks TO win 5000.
We would like to do that every day
1t is much safer than playing Nor.
Irls' Lottery.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12
sraRssIED

OVERWHELMINGLY the
Catholic parsonage, AbbeVille. on
Tuesday, July s, Mr.. Claudius
.BrooksIier and Miss Idolie Trahan
Thus the happy spouses have
embarked in the voyage Of life, full
Of the bright hopes that awaits
young and happy hearts, and may
the trials OF life never mar their
felicity.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12


Saturday, inly ~ 1890.
AMcGluty is not out Of the well yet.
The Mary Rose is doing a fine
business,
Give US justice, tho every Star in
the armament falfl ]
tlsobt. P. O'BryaD, Of Lake Charles
is in town.
"Render unto Cesar the thinga
,thatare CasarEl9
solomofris on his ire this week.
See his catd in another column.
Marion Young. Of Rayne, was in
town several days this week.
Friendship is a beautiful fling,
but. rapkfaFeritism is hideous.
Mrs. Berner Of New Orleans, Is
visiting the family Of Mr.. JoeI3abits
Nv. B. White, ESQ has been.
attending the Supreme Court in
tOpelousaa this week.
Mr.. Alexis Trahsu, Of eheniere
al Tigre. was among his Abbeyllle
this week.
Friends, remember that the Meri.
dional is the eficial Journal OF
fVermilion parish.
Avit NJ. Broassard, spent the
Fourth in New I~beriaraud reports
"a iue time.
Generosity ItAat robs another 81
his honest due cries aloud to- Heaven
,9or vengeance.
$3.50
W. o. Pipes, the handsome pol'-
Usher of the Star, went 70 New
Iberia yesterday.
They may kick, howl, and jump
as if old Satan himself was on earth
bnt We are here to stag, and viii
STAY.
The Building and Loan Associa
ciatien~has finally got under head
way. The charter viii appear il
this paper next week.
When the this pnper bids againsi
The Star for the parish printing, il i
invariably a ease of Heads 4 win
tails you lose"
Public Office has been declared
ITO be a public trust. IN this parisl
it proves TO be,a private trustee o.
selfish bonus.
The July rains are upon us, ant
we fear we shall soon have to-
much Of the waiery element !yinI
around loose.
Mr.. EIoi Broussard and Mrs
Alexander Primeaaz, were unite'
in the boads of smatrimoDy. on IN
l.lOh inst, Judge Flory, officiating
JebainiT ralsn, the efficient roa.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12
]. ALOEE LEBLANC,
HOWARD HOFFPAUfR,
j. TREVlLLE BROUSSARD

mo Irish need apply, is q phrase
Of frequent occurrence in the adver-
tisements for help in Boston and
New York newspapers. In view Of
their action on the printing contract
this week, we would humbly suggest
to our Police Jury that in future
they close all calls for bids with
this sentence: None but friends
need apply" True it might not
prove very economical for The par
ish, but it would avoid the nnneces.
sary annoyance and delay Of a
special meeting, besides saving some
of che gentlemen the pangs and
remorse of conscience which all
honorable me- must Of necessity feel
when they have compromised lei,
official dignity and oaths.
Having been asarded The con
tract for the Police Jury proceed
ings aud doing lhe parish printing
On last Tuesday, for the price anc
sum Of $500, over the Star, wficl
had bid 1925, this paper il IN
doubtedly the legal official jadrna
Of the parish, and the shbseaaen
] aciiono Of tie Police Jsy 10 aAenpt
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12
J.T. BRoU5SARD,
j.. A. LEBLANC.
HOWARD ~HOFFPAUIR.

From a private telegram, We
are pleased to learn that Mr.. Sc.
verin Leblanc, yr., has been APP
pointed ward constable fer this
ward, tofll the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mr.. Alexis Ira.
han. The Governor could not have
made a better appointment.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1890-07-12

Mr.. Ellie Montague, Jr., U. S.
census enumerator for the 9th ward,
has been granted an extension Of
time, in order to complete the cen.
n of that large and popuIous ward,