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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26
Deaf and Dumb Institute.

The session of 1922 of the
Louisiana Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb, will open on the first
day of October prox., with full
crops Of trained and experienced
professors. Pupils will be taught
the various branches of education
according to the latest and most i'm
proved methods; special attention
given to the oral classes.
A complete printing Office, in
which the art Of printing has been
nccessfullY taught, offers to the pu.
pill who desires it, the opportunity ot
mastering this useful art.
Additional provision has been
made by the Board Of Trustees to put
in active operation at the coming
session, an Industrial Department
in which carpentery, cabinet-making,
etc, will also be practically taught
by competent instructor, it being
the aim OF the institution not only TO
educate its pupils but to qualify them
to earn a livelihood in the various
avocations in life. The buildings
which originally cost the state $500,
10000, for the purpose to which
they are devoted. have been com.
pletely overhaulted, re-fnrnished in
every department thus making this
institution one of the best equippad
in the Union.
The, Instntion is supported by the
State and ii offers all of the advaH-
tages referred to free Of cnarge, to
all deafmutes Of the State, be.
tween the ages Of eight 1ahd twenty.
five years. together with board lodg.
ing. medical attention, washing,
books. stationery, ETC.. etc.; also
clothing and travelling expenses of
pupils in cases where parents are IN.
able tn bear the expenses.
To carry out the object Of the law
creating that bcnefceut institution,
which are teach deaf-mutes to be.
come selfsnpporting, the Beard OF
Trustees are anxious that its bene.
fits should be extended to all the
deaf-mutes ofthe State, and they
urgently invite all parents or quad
ians to send their children or wards
to the Institution.
All communications on the subject
+
or inquiries will receive prompt
attention will address to.
JOHN JAsTREMSKI,
superintendent,
Baton Rouge, La.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26
Baltimore Belle Capture q
Noble Lord.

A sensation ID fashionable circles
in Saratoga. Among the arrivals at
one of the hotels yesterday in Sara.
toga were two stylishly dressed and
beautiful young girls accompanied
by an elderly lady and three serv.
ants. They registered from BaIti
more, and it was learned that they
were reigniog bellies in that city.
The eldest sister bad juat entered her.
twentieth year. Her friends tender
ed her a delightful reception, and.
she was the recipient of many unique
and costly gifts.
Her hance arrived upon the bril-.
liant scene driving pair Of perfectly
matched cream.colored ponies, band
ling cream, colored reins with gold
buckles, aud attached to a cream !
colored dog cart with gold trimmings
elaborately mounted. These he pre-
seated to the lady of his choice; aud
at an early hour the following day
the chief designer Of the New York
and Paris Young Ladies' Fashion
Bazar received q message from the la
dies to produce within the next five
days four pale-cream india silk dress
es of the same tint as that of the
gold-tipped dog.cart, The proprie-
tor of The New York and Paris
Young Ladies Fashion Bazaar will
spare no pains to make these natty
driving costumes the most snowy and
gorgeous of the season. The design
which struck their fancy was that
shown in figs of the September cum
ber of The. New York and Paris
Young Ladies Fashion Bazar. But
where that dress is designed in pink
their dresses are to be finished in
pale ecru.. The frill fo the sleeves
Of Fig. 5 will be jauntily looped up
with real pearls set in gold buckles.
The September number, containing
this magnificent design, is now for
sale at all news.stands. Price %
cents.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26
non't Hsoass o4 vss.r Ances tors.

How much rot is proudly talked
about ancestors! Just stop and think
this out. You had two parents aud
four grandparents. In the third ger.
Grafton behind you yonr ancestors
numbered 8; in the fourth, is; fifth,
80; sixth, 81; seventh, l28; eighth,
256; ninth. .5l2; tenth, l,024. Al
together, during ten generations
which may have passed in from $50
to $50 years, 2,O46 persons have
contributed to your Inheritance of
health or disease, ability or partial
|imbecillty. The chances are ten
thousand to one. that there must have
been some great scoundrels 10 that
total of over 1900 people who have
marched in the great procession 70
the grave, and those very ones may
have been the individuals Of most
powerful personality, so that you, for
all / know, may be very bad char.
acter yourself. There is one consola,t
ton, However, to Offset this dubious
backlook, and that is this: Accord,
ing to Dalton, the great stu lent OF
heredity, themother's influence npofl
the offspring is about equal to the
total influence of all the other pro-
genitors. But we civilized people
seldom take prominently into consid
Grafton, in the matter of ancestry.
the female line. Some barbaric tribes
connt that side in descent only
Which is the wiser? Why. accord
ing to the authority just gnoted tue
barbarians are.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26
FOOTPRINTS OF THE
WORLDS HISTORY
BY VIM. $. BRYAN and JOHN CLARK RIDPATH.
The World Celebrated Historians.


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and wonderful events of the ''times
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stories of the days Of chivalry, start
ling heroic achievements of warriors
and Crusaders. Also vast collection
of the rarest gems of English and
American Historical Literature. The
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the great self-educatof; just the book
the people want Over $50 grand
Historical Iiluminations. Half Tone
Steel Engravings, aud brilliant Oil
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26
HELP BETTER THAN A
/! GOLD NINE NO

Capital needed! Teachers. Students,
Ministers, Bright Men and Ladies
wanted iE every Town and County. No
experience needed. credit given if desir-
ed. Be early this time and secure
first choice of exclusive territory on
this brand New Book.
DON'T BE AN OSTRICH Write
and get full information and solid
facts about.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

The lottery does not appeal to
the nobler sentiments Of men, but to
the baser. It's pretended charity is
no more nor less than a hribe of
fered. Money is what they offer.
Money for themselves is what they
want. They have no soul, SO have
no honor or charity. It is matter
of business. they propose TO bet 50
much that they will take in more
than they pay out. When they lose
It will be a cold day III August.
Farmers Vidette.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26
NOTICE.
Machinery for Sale.

One steel Boiler AZ inches by s
feet long, 4 fiues. One Engine, one
set Of Rollers, Pump, one Grist mill.
Fire front, stack, and all connec-
tions. All fully guaranteed.
SOLOMON WISE.
Abbeville La, Junet6. 1891.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

Razorback Cothes is the authority
for the statement that The farmer
who has a herd of well kept, ihors
oughbred hogs il on the royal road
to prosperity.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26
Are We a COntenfedF People?
Read before Perry's Bridge Union.


the Joyous birds and flowers among
which they reveled if they were
happy and contented, or was there
an indefinite yearning for something
beyond tie qualification of the
present time. The answer invafia-
bly, was ''Fhis is only pastime for
the time being, when I get older
and can enjoy life more fully, then
perhaps contentmeDt may come" /
have approached the young man and
maiden with the same query and the
answer is still the same. Content
ment may come as the years go by.
but now We have many uhfulilled
desires and there are unsatisfed
yearnings for something higher and
nobfer. / have asked the middle
aged and the old and find coutent-
ment has very little place on this
mundane sphere of ours. The most
contented people'I have found are
the lazy and ignorant classes, who
are too indolent to exert themselves
enough to be discontented. But is
discomfort an attribute for good 10
our moral characters /? I say that it
is; that intelligent discomfort is Of
divine origin. Dr.. I. Dewitt
Talmage and hosts Of other spiritual
teachers. to the con ntrary notwith-
standing). They tell us we must
submit to the powers that be, and be
content with our lot though the
rich oppress the poor, and we work
early and late to supply the wants
of the body while the soul must
starve because we have no time to
gather true spiritual nourishment
for it's wants. And the Lions share
of what we produce must be given
to keep these gilded Leeches in
society idleness, while we must live
as economically as we can. and have
only the barest necessities Of life.
Away with such contentment! The
Lord never intended a few people to
get rich at the expense of the many,
but gave US this beautiful earth on.
which to build happy homes for all.
How can ge be contented when vice
and corruption are polluting the
very air we breathe; when naonopol-
les and trusts are binding ms in
slavery worse, . hundred fold than
the African slavery ever was. When
the howell OF the poor man stands al
most in the shadow of the million.
aires palace; when thousands of
women and children are wearing
out their lives in sweltering dens call
ed factories to enrich the already
rich manufacturer, and for what? !? For
the means of barely keeping soul
and body together; for the wages
paid are starvation wages. When
an army Of tramps has been made
by the greed and avarice Of q
specially privileged few.
When nine million mortgaged
homes are recorded on the annals of
our free and glorious Republic.
When all kinds Of evil are protected
by evil laws enacted in the interest
of evil men. Content in the face of
all this and in our own proud State
of La, shall we oe content while
of vice and iniqaity is
roaming abroad seeking to ensnare
ard enslave ilfer people and rivit its
CALLING claims Oh our children for
TO come. Content in
deed, 1 wish I could light the flames
Of discomfort in every heart until
a. IL .lA..n .nnh of I,a md ali nnhnm
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26
TulaneNUJnfversity of Louisiana.

Tulane University embraces college,
high school, H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial
College for Young Women, law and medi-
zeal departments. The college has four
tentifc and Engineering. There is also a
special course of Electrical Engineering.
Next annual session of the academieal de-
lpartmerlts, including the Ii. Sophie New
comb College, begins October !. Law
department opens November le. Medical
department, October TO.
For special or general catalogues apply
ITO the Secretary of the University. Tulane
Hall. WIN. PRESTON JOHNSTON,
President.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26

"The OK knoweth his stab and the
ass his masters crib" bat it some
times happens that they know there
is no progender there.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-26
For sale.

GPEENDID opening for right man. For
- sale the official journal of Lincoln
narish and of the Farmers Union. In a
very prosperous condition. Good reasons
for wishing to sell. Address, Progressive
Age, Ruston. La. June If.
Evening journal., 1891-11-24
THg oFALL 81 eAeYloNv

II the celebrated painting Of Roche
CROSSE 1.-THE Fall OF Babylon, repre-
sents the situation correctly. Belshszzar
was not sticlSler for appearances. Tho
artist, however, may not mean to inti-
mate that this one night, and that the
last one, was one Of the rich and reckless
kings ordinary nights. Quite the con
trary, it must have been an extraordinary
night even for him, because the fame Of
its orgies has been spread by prose and
verse, picture and sacred precept, for
5. 600 years.
The canvas is immense, so that the
figures are natural size, and In natura
costume. That has caused some objection
to the picture in official circles and the
authorities have been requested to rule
against its importation by soms persons
not artistic and to allow II to be imported
by painters and sculptors who are sup
posed to be artistic and aesthetic too.
The chief figure In the picture IS that
OF woman, in the foreground, lying in
drunken stupor over beer keg, or per
haps couch, with narrow festoon Of
flowers only over her person. There is a
promisouous aud perplexlng confusion Of
nude women and dancing girls all about
her.
Belshazzar, short distance away,
having sated the belly god, as Lsmt
says, reclines in wsnton safety after !
laborious debaueh, bereft Of dignity and
away from his gorgeous throne
The picture represents a wild bacchs
nalisn feast, followed by the orgie Of .
sumptuous and bsrbarous despot It is
likely as truthful representation as oul
Imagination can conceive Of the riot o.
luxurious lust. which the sacred storl
described.
The picture condemns the scene Just a.
the story does. II the story can be tol,
why cannot the picture be seen9 TIL
word painting is not any more, could no
be any more repulsive to virtuous AM
refined mind than the picture Is. The
It is true; it carries the moral lessol
that the story, either Of poetry OF pig
ment, is intended to teach; then VIII
not see as we'll as hear itg 1t is a Il
puls!ve picture; II is also repulsiv
story. Both are intended TO make th
Belshszzar feast byword Of hideou
revelry, and to point the man who hear
or sees the story to the awful fate whic
befell him In the midst Of one Of the mo,
magnificent riots Of passion which II
world has ever known.
1t is not the nudeness OF the wome
which makss one turn away in horro
I but their Supplied, drunken abandon.
Evening journal., 1891-11-24
Resolntlons u Rs.nsct.

At special meeting Of the Warren
Athletic Club held on the evening Of
November 2S, 1891, to take action upon
the death Of P. Frank Shields, il was
unanimously resolved that copy OF the
following resolutions be engrossed and
presented TO the bereavsd family. Also
thst same shall be spread upon the min
utes Of the meeting and be published in
the daily newspapers:
Whereas, IL has pleased the Almighty
70 remove from this world Of cares and
troubles, our late friend and fellow mem.
Der, P. Frank Shields.
Resolved, That as one with whom we
were all intimately acquainted, Il is emf.
nently betting that we should place
upon record our estimate OF his true worth
Quiet and unobtrusive In manner. his
gentle nature endeared him to all with
whom be came in contact His modesty
his truthfuiness. his obliging kindness.
and the possession Of ali the best qualities
which we most admire in men, were
fully developed in him with q high
sense OF duty he hsd moulded his own
career, and was just about to realize the
function Of his hopes, when death cut
off the young life without warning
Resolved, That we sincerely mourn the
loss Of genial companion true friend
aud q beloved member. Mere words can
not adequately express our heartfelt
sorrow -
Evening journal., 1891-11-24
The Janitor's salary Increased

The Board Of Education met in regular
session last night. new pavement was
ordered to be laid in front Of No 8
school Allowances amounting to $50
we're reported for fixtures and repairs on
schools. The committee on manVal train
ing at school No. 49, reported that the
class was started on Monday The com
mittee on books were instructed to secure
estimates for encyclopedias for use in the
grammar schools The following bids
were received for repairing the radiators
at No l school JOSEPH Jenkins 1915. 81,
Harry A. Miller, $345. The salary OF
Thomas Webb. jaDitor of the board s
room, was increased from $75 to 1925 pei
year The board then adjourned, after
ordering the public schools 20 be closed
on Friday, the day following Thanks
giving.
Evening journal., 1891-11-24
weather.

Indications for the Middle States to.
day Fair weather and falling temperature
viii prevail, with brisk to high south.
westerly and northwesterly winds, pre-.
ceded by rain or snow near tae lakes, and
in New England cooler, partly cloudy
weather with brisk and high south.
westerly winds, preceded by rain except
In the southern portions. Tomorrow
and Thursday. clear, colder weather will
prevail in both sections, with brisk
westerly winds.
New York Herald Forecasts. TIL,
centre Of the severe Southwestern cyclon,
will probably move north Of the st
Lawrence Valley to day, with decreasing
energy. But it will cause high southerl,
winds on the New England coast.
moderate 'cold wave" will reach thi
/ section tonight.
Evening journal., 1891-11-24

TuE Chicago anarchists abhor soap and
esehew water. They never apply shears
or combs to their hair and they allow
their boards to grow in long, unkempt
masses, resembling tails OF horses which
run wild amoug the clay and cookie burrs
of mountain ranch. Their dress and
general appearance indicates reckless
defiance for fashions and deplorable
ignorance Of the intimate connection
between cleanliness and rodliness Their
sentiments are as similar to sentiments
expressed by the Daily Hersey as bis ap
pearance is similar to theirs Put this 10
the Arbeiter zeitung of Chicago and it is
pure anarchy.
Captain Mitchell and those tried with
him demanded their rights, and
had very little respect for a law that out
rageously trampled upon their rights
When there are honest election
laws there will be honest voting, and
respect for the law and not before
There Is no respect for the parii
san election laws and much less for the
manner In which they are administered
That might have been written by
Spies who was hung in Chicago He
showed the same ignorance Tor law and
order and the same contempt for author.
ity and the same adherence OF society
Put a bury horse tall beard on the man
who wrote 1t aud he would be arrested
on general principles by the Chicago
polics, as the inciter Of the mob spirit.
Evening journal., 1891-11-24

ONE Of the most huniliating and scan
Salous spectacles ever presented on popu-
lar suffrage is that valise full OF mert.
CAGES on a 600 voters in the possession of
the Republican nachine, They are in
the immediate keeping OF 6. w. D. Wat
son. a deputy official nobody, Of the
United States Government. II there
we're any honorable or honest motives for
keeping those receipts why are they not
put in responsible mans handsi
Are there not Republicans Of high
character, In whose integrity and fairness
the community has confidence, who could
take charge Of those receipts aud distri-
butte themrto the men whom the laws for
the purity Of tse ballot contemplated
should have them2 or conrse there are.
But there are several reasons why this
cannot be done. 1t would not suit Bach,
Stewart Mahsffy & Co., who wish
to control them; they are blank they
do not represent honest or actual voters
and, IN several other respects, they are
not suitable for the inspection or posses
sion Of an honest snd upright man, even
though partisan Republican. Is II any
wonder that the valss and the 4 COO re-
ceipts 1t contains were not put in eyi
uenOei
Evening journal., 1891-11-24

Sans ceyemonae. The Holi-
day things have combined
against the Ready-made
Dresses. The Dresses have
orders to move on. Tie HoA
day Far SO triumphant last
year, proposes to repeat itself
for the delight of the public,
on the second floor, Thirteenth
and Chestnut streets.
The Dresses will make a
low bow-a low priced obeis.
ance to you tomorrow. Their
manifest destiny is consump-
tion-or use by consumers
They surrender to the public,
not to holiday things, and SO
the prices will come tumbling
down by the run. So low
that there will be competition
in buying the auction thought
is at the fore in many of these
Bargain Sales without the
auction risk. Competition in
selling-everybody IS used to
that. The rivalry in buying
is less common, but not un-
familiar here.
Everything will be ready
and details announced to-
morrow. Don't ask for them
to day.
Second floor, Thirteenth and Chestnut streets
There's no healthier book
for a quick witted wide.awake
boy or girl than one that treats
of travel and adventure. Not
Munchausenish, not too guide.
booky, but a story that ambles
in the telling, with enough of
the spice of danger and discov-
cry in it to keep the fancy ever
alert Even in these days of
big books at little prices, here
comes one that sets you won
dering who looses the money.
It's just the kind of a book
that well-minded, full blooded
youngsters delight in. 3I2
big (8xIo inch) pages, 500
spirited illustrations, bound in
bright board covers, and with
a colored frontispiece. You'd
guess the price ST. at least; no
| forty rents is all, by mail 6Ic.
Ask for "A Run Around the
World 1t tells of the adven
lures Of three young Ameri-
cans.
Christmas Cards. Calendar
and Novelties are heaped OF
a long counter reaching from
the Centre Aisle to the nortl
end of the Book Store. Big
ger and better assortment thar
ever.
Calendars &c to So 25.
Novelties 12c to $525.
Booklets &c up.
Christmas Cards from 1e upward
The new Select Wanamak e
Packet contains twenty i'm
ported Christmas Cards. Aver
age size of cards 3Hx5 inche
different designs. Price, CSC
by mail, 27c. If bought sep
arately these cards would COS
at least 75c.
Thirteenth street, entrance,
JOHN WANAMAKER.
/
Evening journal., 1891-11-24

Wuois Watson2 What is he? Why
should he have possession Of 1000 poll
tax receipts7 Can any candid or honest
man force himself to believe that Watson
is the proper man to be such a custodian,
even If the purpose Of keeping them we're
worthy and the receipts were gennine7
Evening journal., 1891-11-24

MR BAYARD urges that the necessity
for young, active. intelligent, disinter.
ested and patriotic citizens to study the
new laws Of registration and balloting
was never SO imperative as now. It is
absolutely requisite that the new laws
should become familiar to the voters in
order to get out a full vote and to pre-
serve the polls from the Captain
Mitchells and the negroes who have
gained possession Of the polls to put ID
votes on the tax receipts held by tn,
committee.
Evening journal., 1891-11-24

THE choice Of Minneapolis is favorable
70 President Harrison's nomination. The
city Of Chicago and the state Of Illinois
are both opposed 90 him and his nomine-
tion. 1t was with great difficulty that
the Blaine bargain with Harrison could
be consummated against the local iuilu-
ence exeited on the last convention foI
Gresham President Harrison did not
wish &c run any risks In this convention
especially when he is not any too sure Of
the loyalty Of the Blaine crowd.
Evening journal., 1891-11-24
A norse.s stranre Actlnn.

A horse belonging to the Wilmington
Transfer Company, attached to a coal
cart. created much excitement at Sixth
and French streets last evening. The
driver made repeated attempts to turn
the horse mp French street. but the
animal walked around in a small circle
for several minutes, until it reeled in
the shafts The driver finally reached his
destination by taking a circuitous route.
Evening journal., 1891-11-24

CLARKsoN assumes the chairmanship
after the declaration that all Of the
greatest snd best newspapers and the
majority Of the educated young men OF
the country are opposed to the Republi-
can party he has practically confessed
that the mind and the heart Of the coun
try are Democrats. and the Republicans
can win only by various forms Of bri
berY-money arguments Of tariffs pen
sions and subsidies.