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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

Arcadian Lodge No. 3240 of the K. Of
f IS fast increasing its membership.
Every meeting swells its roll till it now
bids fair to become soon of the strong
est in this State.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

Messrs. W. A. White and Lastie
Broussard returned Thursday evening
from 0%pelousas. They had,three cases
before the Supreme Court and were
successful in two CT them, the third
the Nunez case-being sent back for
trial on the merits.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11
Eclectic Club meets tonight.

Eclectic Club meets tonight.
Miss Mamie Nugier has returned
from her visit to Crowley.
The heavy rain and high wind of
Sunday did considerable damage to
the corn crop.
Mrs. Gus Godchaux returned home
Monday from a pleasant visit to friends
in New Iberia and Franklin.
Joseph A. Gibson has filed his APP
plication for bounty and expects to
make 10000 pounds OF his place.
The heavy, beating rains of Sunday
and Monday caused a number of leaks
TO show up in the Courthouse roof.
Miss Orrie Green has returned from
her visit to Vermillion parish and re-
ports a pleasant ime.-Crowley Signal.
z
Don't fail to attend the big barbecue
and meeting at Perry's Bridge next
Wednesday. There will be roast bear
meat.
For sale.
A good bargain-a Soda Fountain
and Generator complete, price $4,000,
apply DIR. i. f. YoUNG,
Abbeville.
j. B. Becker, an energetic farmer in
Hebert's Cove, has filed application for
bounty on a crop of $4,000 pounds of
sugar.
Gustave BonVillain has a fine crop
on his place this year and has applied
for bounty on an anticipated yield of
10000 pounds.
The total rainfall here for the "a
hours ending Sunday at noon amounted
to 500 inches, the heaviest fall in a
number Of years.
John Mulgrue, an excellent printer
and a most agreeable gentleman, has
been assisting us in getting out the
this week.
Messrs. Wise and BartelIs have filed
their application, stating they expect
to make 10000 pounds of sugar this
year on Hope Mill plantation.
Watermelons are coming to town in
considerable numbers. The drouth
however has impaired their quality and
size very much.
Prof. Vincent the great Kansas Al
lance lecturer will speak at Perry's
on Thursday next the 18th inst.
A big crowd Will be on hand.
Mr.. Emmett Putnam, of New Orleans,
with his mother and three children,
passengers on the Barmore Mon
lay, bound for Yermilion.- Morgan
City Review.
From the Lake Charles Commercial
We learn that Charlie and Vernon Cald-
veil have organized a base ball club in
hat town and are ready to play any
hing in this section.
The crops are in splendid condition.
Zane is growing fast, rice is doing very
veil and corn planted late is coming
tut. With a continuation of this good
eason this will be a very prosperous
ear.
NOTICE.
The public are hereby notified that all
through or trespassiEg upon our
remises, either field or pasture is posi-
lively prohibited, and any person caught
pom the premises will be prosecuted to
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

Joseph A. Gibson has filed his APP
plication for bounty and expects to
make 10000 pounds on his place.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

Felix Williams a negro driver well
known here and now living at Rayne,
had q shooting affair there last Sunday
week with another negro named Henry
johnson, with whose daughter Felix
mad eloped several months ago.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

Messrs. Lastie Broussard and Walter
a. White attended the Suureme Court
at Opelousas this week.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

We were pleased with meeting on
last Monday, Revs. F. Rouget, of New
Orleans, and Thebault, of Abbeville.
Father Rouget, who was the founder
and is the present director of Mt. Car-
mel Orphan Girls Asylum, Of New Or
leans, is visiting the country parishes
soliciting aid for the institution, to ena-
BILE it to carry OIL its work of charity on
a more extended scale. At AbbeyiEIe
he met a hearty and liberal response
from the people, and we believe our
people here also responded literally to
tie call.-Iberia Democrat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11
Town and Parish.

Town and Parish.
Mrs. Geo. b. Petty Of Lafayette re-
tnrned home last week.
On Monday Of last week we ate the
first ripe figs of the season.
Horace Trahan's new saloon is now
open and gets its share of custom.
Wednesday was a delightful day, the
thermometer at 2 O'clock registering
only 7so.
Last Sunday and Monday brought
out the boots and Oil cloths in large
numbers.
The Town Council met Wednesday
evening but did not transact much bust
ness OF Importance.
MbS6IS. hdolIC DIousodlu tbIIU VdIt6F
a. White attended the Suureme Court
at Opelousas this week.
The Police Jury met as a Board Of
Reviewers on Wednesday and will con-
tinue in session several days.
Our thanks are due Mrs. E. ". Huff
Of Prairie Gfeig tor some nice ripe
peaches, the first Of the season.
II. r. Allenn Of New Orleans is now
doing the honors of the prescription
clerk at NJ G Young's drugstore.
The schooner Clara Ida, Captain A.
Ragio, left Perkins y Miller's. On Friday
with a cargo of lumber for Vermllion
~Bayeu.-Westlake News.
Dr.. Leonard has sold a 81 acre
orange lot to a Mr. Hiliker, Of Chero-
kee, Iowa, a former neighbor of E.
S0ott.-Lake Arthur Herald.
Agrand Farmers Alliance and Anti
Lottery meeting will be held at
Perry's Bridgeon next Wednesday, July
18th. Come out and bring your neigh
Dor.
II: Bs Wright has about recovered
from his injury in the fall from the Dun
lap hotel at Lake Side owe two weeks
ago. and returnedto work Monday.
Herald. !
Arcadiaf Lodge No. 3240 of the K. Of
Il Is fast increasing its membership.
Every meeting swells its roll till it now
bids fair to become D of the strong
est In this State.
Thelesphore Thibeaux and Florian
Luquette were both released on bond
by Judge Mouton last Saturday. They
we're held in custody under the charge
Of horse stealing.
Rev. Mr.. SHocutt, Abbeville, honored :
US with a call last Wednesday morning. I
He'was accompanied by Mrs Fl. to this
point, thence she went to the seashore :
tor the summer camp meeting.-Iberia
Democrat. :
Felix Williams q negro driver well :
known here and now living at Rayne,
had q shooting affair there last Sunday
week with another negro named Henry S
johnson, with whose daughter Felix G
mad clipped several months ago. '
J+M. Beauxis received a telegram !,
nom Opelousas Thursday stating that ,
the D~emosthenes N~unez-Feiix Brous-. !
sard land law suit had been decided in !
laVor Of Nunez on exceptions and re-
handed to the District Court here for
iflal on the merits. i
Last Saturday night Ayit Broussard !
nae his horse taken from a rack. near /,
iege's saloon BY some unknown party. +
me next day about noon the animal t
was found near Grosse-Isle woods hob t,
Oiea and bearing other evidences Of '
having been ridden off.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

The Town Council met Wednesday
evening but did not transact much bust
ness OF Importance.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

From the Lake Charles Commercial
we learn that Charlie and Vernon Cald-
well have organized base ball club in
that town and are ready to play any
thing in this section.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

Miss Mamie Nugier has returned
from her visit to Crowley.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

John Mulgrue, an excellent printer
and a most agreeable gentleman, has
been assisting us in getting out the
paper this week.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

The total rainfall here for the a
ending Sunday at noon amounted
to SO inches, the heaviest fall in a
number Of years.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

J.M. Beauxis received a telegram
nom Opelousas Thursday stating that
tfe De~lnosthenes Nunez-Felix Brous-
safd land law suit had been decided in
laVor Of Nunez on exceptions and re-
handed to the District Court here for
trial ON the merits.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

The heavy, beating rains of Sunday
and Monday caused a number of leaks
to show up in the Courthouse roof.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11
For. sale.

A good bargain-a Soda Fountain
and Generator complete, price 800 90,
apply DR.. Il. f. YOUNG,
Abbevil1e.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

Messrs. Wise and Bartells have filed
application, stating they expect
10 make 100000 pounds of sugar this
year on Hope Mill plantation.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

Last Saturday night Ayit Broussard
naa ms horse taken from a rack near
leges saloon BY some unknown party.
Inc next day about noon the animal
was found near Crosse Isle woods hob
uied and bearing other evidences Of
having been ridden off.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

Gustave BonVillain has a fine crop
on his place this year and has applied
for bounty on an anticipated yield of
10000 pounds.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

Mr.. Emmett Putnam, of New Orleans,
with his mother and three children,
were passengers on the Barmore Mon
day, bound for Yermilion.-Morgan
City Review.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

=. Whites new law office on the
race street is approaching completion
ana promises to be quite a neat one. 1t
7 Just a little nearer the courthouse
s'lan any other, though all of our law
se9s nave their offices within less than
oae-haf block from the courthouse.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

j. B. Becker, an energetic farmer in
Hebert's Cove, has filed application for
bounty on a crop of $4,000 pounds of
sugar.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

hf, Justilien Thibodeaux who for the
past TWO years has been attending the
: =. seminary Of Arcadia, Louisiana,
aas opened a private school near his
n0lne In Prairie Greig with sometwenty
pupils in attendance. We wish him alf
success in the field of his endeaYors.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

Miss Orrie Green has returned from
her visit to Vermillion parish and re-
ports a pleasant time.-CroWley Signal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

Don't fail to attend the big barbecue
and meeting at Perry's Bridge next
Wednesday. There will be roast bear
meat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-07-11

Watermelons are coming to town in
considerable numbers. The drouth
however has impaired their quality and
size very much.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-28

One dark night, man who was about
to leave steamboat saw what he sup
posed to be gang plank, but it was
only shadow. He stepped out upon it
and, of course, foil into the water be-
low. He thought he was taking the
right way, but his thinking SO could not
make any difference in the result so
long as he really did take the wrong
way. just so in matters of far
greater Importance. You must be
right, if you are to avoid the evil
consequences of wrong-doing. This
man might have put it to the proof,
whether it was the gang-plank or not,
before trusting himself upon it. Donot
be like him, but test your beliefs and
see if they are well grounded. Many
young man has been ruined by course
of conduct, which at first he felt sure
would do him no harm. Many man
has followed his own notions of what is
right, instead of taking Gods word as
guide, and awakened in eternity to
find that he had stepped upon shadow
and fallen.-Ram's Horn.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-28
The Highest Type of Faith

Living without plans is shiftless.
Living above plans may be the highest
life of faith. The ordinary traveller
must look to the beaten track as his
guide in iourneying; but he who is
competent to be an explorer may strike
out from the Travelled way, and be guild
ed by the circumstances of each hour in
his action beyond that path. But if a
man is to do without the ruts and the
finger-boards of the common highway,
he must be able to read the signs of the
heavens in order to be sure of his bear
ings as he journeys. A man has occa-
sion to rely on rules and patterns Of
conduct, unless he has the ability to
comprehend and apply principles in
every special emergency. Only he who
has faith that God has called him to act
all by himself in the world is justified
in starting out in life not knowing
whittier he goes; but he can move for
ward fearlessly.-S. S. Times.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-28
CHOICE SELECTIONS.

True greatness can only be the re-
suit of a fully-rounded character
Standard.
Those who would go to Heaven when
they die must begin their Heaven while
they live.-Henry.
"A good conscience is continual
feast, and a peaceful mind the antepast
of Heaven. Bishop Reynolds.
If Christians lived nearer to God
they would have no difficulty in loving
one another.-Rev. j. Hamilton.
Men look at each others hands to
see what they have in them, but God
looks at their hearts and knows what
they would do if they could.-Ram's
Horn.
BE considerable of the feelings of
your friends. True friends are not SC
plenty that we can afford to lose a
single one by our thoughtlessness. The
inevitable separation will come soon
enough.-United Presbyterian.
1t is estimated that a horse can pull
twice as much on macadam road as on A
dirt road; three times as much on road
paved with granite blocks as on a mae
adam road, and two and one-fifth times
as much over asphalt as over granite
Louisville Commercial.
The main support of all individual
Christian life, the handspring Of all high
Christian work, must be the truth of
God. Truth is the life blood of piety.
Truth is always more potent and more
precious when we draw it for ourselves
out of the Bible.-Broadus.
One should never be discouraged be-
cause the results of his efforts to do
good do not come as fast as he expected
or when he expected. Keep on acting
in the right line, and in due season the
results will come. Patient continuance
in well doing is cardinal virtue.-N.
Y. Independent.
Il am glad to know that not one
earnest prayer, not one heartfelt aims
irving, not one kind word, ever goes
unblessed. Among the mountains of
Switzerland there is q place where, II
your voice be uttered, there will come
back a score of echoes. But utter a
kind, sympathetic and saving word in
the dark places of the town, and there
will come back ten Thousand echoes
from all theuthrones Of Heaven.-Tal.
mage, in n. Y. Observer.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-28
A SPOILED PET.
How Bonnie Sometimes Interfered with
the Peace Of Pussy's Family.

How Bonnie Sometimes Interfered with
the Peace Of Pussy's Family.
One day last spring Tommie and Ho-
mer went to the woods to play, Sancho,
their faithful playfellow, accompanying
them. Scarcely had they entered the
woods when Sancho set up furious
barking, and just as Homer turned to
see what the noise was about a tiny
squirrel ran up the leg of his trousers
and hid under his coat. The little boys
ran to tell mamma what they had found.
The poor squirrel was so frightened it
crept close under Homer's arm, and
mamma had to pull and coax it out.
What will you do with it?" asked
mamma.
''I'll make nice cage for him., Ho-
mer replied, hopping about and clap
ping his hands. Wont he be a cute
pet, thought"
"I'll tell you better plan, said man.
ma. "He loves freedom as much as
little boys do, and l do not think it
would be right to confine him. Do you?'
Both boys hesitated to reply. They
were very fond of pets, very tender and
thoughtful with them, and neither of
them could think of doing any thing
that would grieve Bonnie.
"What would you do with him, NAM
MAJ" anxiously inquired Homer. "You
wouldn't let him go?"
mo, we will keep him if we can. You
know Pussy had five little babies and
one died this morning. / believe she
would let Bonnie take the place of her
dead baby"
''Oh, try .her-do, mamma, do"
shouted Tom.
1--WE must ask Pussy first, dearie,"
said mamma. "She may think him an
intruder and want to make dinner OF
him. Pussies like squirrels, you know,
and we must be very cautious, or she
may spoil our plans"
Mamma, followed by the eager boys
one of whom carried Bonnie, went ir
search Of pussy and found her with hel
babies fast asleep. They put Bonnie
with her and waited to see what she
would do. To their delight she tool
him in her motherly arms and kisset
him in her cat way just as she did he
own wee babie4
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-28
A NICE DOG.

When He Hurt His Foot He Knew Where
to Go for Relief.
Old Jack is great big dog with
soft, curly coat. His eyes are large and
soft, and he looks wise and noble.
Jack is good dog. He never banks
or snaps at any body unless he thinks
they are in mischief.
He knows SO much he can always tell
when boy or man is bad.
At night he lies on his masters door
step and takes care of the house.
If man comes to the front door and
rings the bell Jack keeps very quiet.
He says to himself:
''This is one of my masters friends, I
suppose; shall let him in of course"
But if Jack is not pleased with the &C
tions of the man he jumps up, sticks up
his ears and tail and opens his mouth in
such great loud "bow-wow" as makes
the man run off as fast as his legs can
carry him.
Once boy came into the yard and
tried to steal pears. He looked all
about and thought nobody saw him.
Jack saw him. just as the boy threw a
stick into tree to bring down a pear
out jumped Jack.
But Jack did not bite the boy, he
caught him by the coat and held him
fast till his master came.
One day Jack went down street with
Robert, his masters son. The walk
was covered with ice. Robert slipped
and fell. When he tried to get up he
could not walk. Some men carried him
across the street to DR.. Bonds
The doctor said he was not hurt
much. 1t was only bone that had
slipped out of place in his ankle.
Jack sat in corner, and his great
wise eyes watched the doctor while he
pulled and rubbed the hurt foot.
Pretty soon Robert could walk as well
as ever.
Jack was glad; he wagged his tail
and almost laughed.
Another day Jack was going down
town by himself.
He had not gone far when he stopped
and held up one foot and cried out with
pain. What could be the matter? "a,
stood still and howled, but nobody en-. I
to help him. What should he do?
At once bright thought came into
Jacks head.
''lf the doctor can cure boys foot he
can cure dogs foot said Jack to him
self; so he limped off to DR.. Bond S office.
He scratched at the door, and whined
till it was opened.
"Why, Jack! what do you want?" said
DR.. Bond.
Then Jack held up his foot.
The doctor looked at it and saw a
piece of broken glass in it.
"Poor Jack!" said kind DR.. Bond.
"Wallk in, old fellow, and we will see
what can be DONE"
Jack held very still while the doctor
took the glass out and tied up his foot
in soft rag wet with arnica.
Good Jack" said DR.. Bond; you are
all right now; 60 home"
So Jack thanked the doctor as well as
he could with eyes and tail, and went
off home happy dog, even if he did &C
on three legs.-Mrs. G. M. Livingston
| in Pansy.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-28

truth has good deal to overcome before
it gets at man. The devil has an easy
road. Doors open to him. But the
Gospel must conquer as it goes. 1t gets
little help in its first endeavors, from
the inside of man. And the indiffer-
ence that comes from inseusitiveness is
the hardest to overcome. Light works
at disadvantage when II appeals
to defective vision. Truth works
at similar disadvantage when it
takes hold of faculties that are partly
benumbed, whether that comes from
misuse or lack of use. Hardness ofheart
was not peculiar to Pharaoh. 1t stands
for common fact. There are people to
whom religion no longer appeals. 1t
does not find them. There are multi
tudes of people with whom an argument
is useless There is no use preaching to
them. They are encased. They are
proof against proof. The intellectual
approach to them is barred. In such
cases there is yet one door-the door OF
good example. 1t is the door at which
Christ enters. AT last it will be the
province Of good living to break the
habit of religious Indifference. If men
turn from preaching they may yet be
reached by an appeal to the heart, and
that comes cogently only on the path OF
an experience. Apologetics must get
out of books. Men care little for the
formal arguments. A great life was
lived once, and the world bows to it as
the unanswerable argument of Heaven.
Not many Christians can draw the
Ulysses bow of great argument. When
they can, it is often disappointing. But
all can loosen the string of the cross
bow of testimony. A child can SO live
that Voltaire can not answer. Good
ness is yet possible in this world, andno
other sword can so pierce that religion
of indifference which is the deadliest
enemy Of the faith.
Here is chance for all who love God,
to have hand in helping on His cause.
The Interior.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-01-28
FROM YOUTHFUL MINDS.

Mamma, what is the use of keep.
ing the whip for use on me behind the
motto: God bless our homer" ''Can
you suggest better placer" eyes,
mamma; put it behind the motto: L
need thee every hour. Central West.
Rev. DIR. Primrose-'Even though
you were very bad boy, was glad to
hear you tell the teacher you was sorry.
1t showed you felt repentant." Little
johnnie "Naw. 1t showed wanted
to get off. Epoch.
Little Mabel described graphically
her sensation on striking dimpled
elbow on the bed carving. ''Oh, my!"
she sighed, mamma, I've struck my
arm just where it makes stars in my
fingers. "-Babyhood.
Little Hans Ito his mother, who is
anxiously looking for his smaller sister,
30, don't be worried, mamma; they
will be sure to find Elsie when they
clear up the rooms in the morning.
Fliegende Batter.
First Small Boy-'Ssy, Johnny,
don't sling them old chiclen-heads over
in our front yard" Second Boy--"Why
not?" "'Cause the minister is in the
house, and if he should see 'em he'd
stay to dinner, and there's only one pie. "
The other day little fellow entered
a store and said: Il want a dogs muz-
zle." SIS it for your father" asked
the cautious shoPkeeper, who saw that
the boy made no offer to pay for it.
"No," said the customer, Indignantly
ssof course it isn't. It's for our dog"
-Fathcr-"Have you seen with the
micr ,cc,c all the Estle animals thai
are IN the water?" Tommy-'Yes, pa
pa, saw them. Are they in the watel
we drink" Certainly. my child.
Snow know what makes the singing
in the teakettle when the water begin
to boil"