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BOYCOTT:

We are not aware that this word ear
be found in any of the Lexic0ns or En-
cyclopdias. We are certain it cannot
unless it be very recent editions. We
however, know what it means. 1t has
crept into practical use since the late
war, and boycotting has become Il for
midable means Of taking the business
of man out of his hands, and by so do
ing reducing him to want.
There are persons whose hearts ard
so poisoned, by low instincts and stu
die d malignity. and who are so lacking
in ordinary manly courage. that they
crawl around in the community, as the
beSuiling serpent did in Eden, to gra-
tify their desire of resentment, by en-
dcavoring to destroy the patronage of a
man, far better than themselves that
they may see them reduced, with their
families to poverty and pirching want.
Is IT possible that such creatures have
souls? 1t is evident they live without
hearts, and thar they have minds not
above the instinct of the Hyena and
Jackal. When engaged in their con-
genial work, do they imagine they rise
in the esteem of their superiors i'm socie-
ty. above a classification with the ..liv-
ing things of tombs?r And yet. boy
cOttlng is frequently attempted. One
OF these corpseworms, or maggets. feels
offended at the tone of a newspaper on
some matter of public concern; sets up
a hue and cry against it-tells others il
ought not to be patrOnized, and says he
will send it back and withdraw his sup
port. If when he becomes 20 irate he
would call and pay up long running
it were not objectionable:
But to resolve to withdraw his patron
age. when in many instances they never
paid the paper a cent, is quite up to
the standard of the above classification.
IN our humble opinion they belong I'd
the sarcOphagO morth Drum species.-
Opclousas Courier.
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A Female Christ.

Cincinnati has new religious de.
parture all of its own, which center.
around Mrs. John II. Martin, the wife
OF prominent business man of that
city. Mrs. Martin was until recently
a great light Of the Methodist church.
She became an enthusiast on the doe
trine of sanctificatiOn and soon left the
church and quietly separated from her
husband. She was not heard of for
some time, when the astounding an
nOuncement was made that she had set
herself up as Jesus Christ and had
gathered about her set Of believers.
who wOrshiped her as such. The most
astonishing part of this was the infor-
nation that Mrs. Martins followers
were not cheap, ill-infOrmed, easily in
fluencpd, superstitious people, but per-
sons Gf wealth, refinement and culture,
families whose names are known and
hOnOred in the best social and business
circles of the city. So devoted were
some of her fOllowersthat they became
maniacs in her defense, ready to kill, if
necessary. 1t was almost impossible
to secure access to the meetings or to
learn what occurred in them, bnt it was
learned that Mrs. Martin was Obeyed
that it was believed she was
Christ come to earth again never to die.
and that these, her first converts, were
to be rulers in the new kingdom. A
sister of Mrs. Martin poses as the Holy
Ghost and the community call them
selves perfectiOnists. They hold as
little communication with the outside
world as possible and are, to a certain
degree, communists in the belief
Picayune.
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7. ]. LABBE'S.
New goods and new prices,

New goods and new prices.
30 y'ls floor oil cloth to retail at 90
cents per square yard, cut any length.
IL dozens widow shades; selling from
40 cents TO one dollar
II dozens chair bottoms, every size;
selling with nails at 10 cents.
Cheap rockers. at from 81 to s9,5n.
Call for everything you want.
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Miss n. Leila Millard of New Iberi

Miss n. Leila Millard of New Iberia
is spending few days in town. the
guest of her grand mother, Mrs. Mary B.
Fuller.
The Cassie family. Of West Baton
Rouge parish, are in town since a few
days, the guests of the Hebert family.
Miss Marie Cucullu, of New Orleans
is here visiting her brother, Mr.. T. J.
Cucullu.
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Will Bolt if Necessary,

Alexandria Farmers Videttc: 1her6
are two or three papers In this state that
seem very anxious to place ,,s before the
people either in the tight of Il third par
ty advocate, or an advocate of n bolt in
case we do not get our man nominated
in Democratic convention. We say.
''If we find that with popular opinion
and a majority of votes are on our side,
the machinery of the old party is so
firmly in the hands of a set Of rascals
and hirelng press that honest men
cannot be elected in the party, we will
hoist an independent BANNER and give
the best fight true patriot can to
wrench the government from gang of
politician thieves. We are for an hon
est trial first, bnt independent action
after it has failed, if fail it does.
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Salary $25 per week: Wanted good
Agents to sell our genc'a al liie of mer-
chandise. No peddlins. Above salary
will be paid TO ''live" agents. Fo- fur.
ther information; address:
CHICAGO GENERAL SUPPLY Co;
No 17S West Van Buren ST..
"HIrsTo. Ill.
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-hu' P'J, VI ps' sSNuios
does not believe that death by electricity
is painless. He accidently received
5000 volts-l 400 more than were used
at Sing Sing-On last Saturday. and
survived. His torture lasted about
seenHd, bHt he says:
L would rather die this miniite than
to undergo the agony again. Agony 1t
was-wOrse than agony. 1t was tn.
torment Of hell. felt as il million
red-hOt pinces were tearing away OH
every one Of my thousands Of nerves;
pulling them into shreds. The most
intense pain man suffers from disease
ia probably acute neuralgia. The pain
from the shock received was a million
times worse than nueralgia, and there
was not single spot on my Body which
was free from it. My head felt as il
big charge of dynamite had been ex-
plOded i'm the centre Of my brain, y
Suppose another 5000 volts had been
sent into my body and kept surging
thrOug it for half a minute, as was the
case at Sing Sing; oil. course, it would
have killed me, but in the meantime,
i'm the interval between my first con-
tract with the wire and unsciOusness,
| suffered an agony which no one tEt
fend would compel the greatest vii
lain ever born to undergo Morning
Star.
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]. w. EcKART,
Matchmaker and Jeweller,

Main Street, New lberia, La.
The lcaains repair shop in the Attaka-
pas.
All Kinds OF MonOgrams and Badges
diamond settings made to order and at
Reasonable rates.
thll line ef watches, clocks and Jew.
elry always Oh hand.
Aselect assortment of genuine Meers-
ehaul.A pipes, cigars and cigarette tubes
Ruesia leather ciger eases, fine tpbaeco
pouches etc. kept in stock.
My prices are Mode. ate, give rie call
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Many Persons
Are broken down from overwork or household
cares Browns Iron BitterS
rebuilds the system. aids digestion, removes ex-
cess Of bile and cures malaria. Get the genuine.
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IF YOUR BACK ACHES
Or YOU are all worn oUt, really good for nothing
it is general Cebility Try
BROWNS IRON BITTERS.
It will cure you, and give good appetite. Sold
bv all dealers i'll medicine.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Transient advertisements, IS cents per
.nch for first insertion; 30 cents for each
subsequent Insertion.
Official or legal advertisements, ST. per
1, inch for first insertion; and 50 cents for
each subsequent insertion.
DBrief COMMUNICATIONS Upon subjects
of public interest solicited. No attention
will re given to anonymous letters.
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Fruits Preserved Without
Sugar or Chemicals.

In Quart Glass Jars sold at $l;25. next
to Labbe's drugstore.
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LOUIS J. VOORHEES,,
Attomeysai-Law and Notary Public.
ST, MAKfINviLLF, LA.
Will practice and promptly attend to
collection Of claims In st. Martin and
adjoining parishes. tais 1871
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-12
cuREp.

An old physician, retired from practice
having had placed in his hands by ana,
East India missionary the formula Of q
simple vegetable remedy for the speedy
and permanent cure of Consumption
Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and alt
tive and radical cure for Nervous Debiiit.
aud all Nervous Complaints, after having
tested it's wonderful curative powers IL,
thousands of cases. has felt it his duty M
make it known to his suffering fellows.
Actuated by this motive and q desire Ia.
relieve human suffering, ] viii send free
of charge, to all who desire it, this recipe.
directions for preparing and using. Sent
by mail by addessing with stamp. na1ninr
this paper. w. A. MOVES, $50 Powers
Block, Rochester. N. N.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-12
The Mug Under the Chip.

Ed. Meridiana!:
Dear Sir: On looking around over
the POLITICAL situation it is very funny
to see the class of men that are engag-
ed in that business just now and
especially the Regulator part. On last
Monday there was a big meeting of
this latter class held here with secret
council of four or five ofthe Bosses.
Capt &c of Iberia was over to see
how the boys were progressing-mind
you all that were present were not
admitted to the council. But of course
was told that all was well within and.
those without should abide the result
But it did not take well with all that
was out of the council.
Neither do I believe it has taken
well with those negroes that got most
gloriously thrashed about Tuesday
night following. But such is politics.
in Louisiana, and some of US would be
pleased to know if some Of the Captains
will inform us what is demanded of
Sam DO. Several years ago they
the coons-were told to stay at home
especially on election day, and now
they are told to vote, or at least / have
been told by some darkeys that they
was expected to vote but not for moth
ing, but they would be weH Paid to do
SO now is this ~thrashing done to,
frighten them to the polls, OF is it to
make them submisiVe9
Is it those same men that are claim
ing to be Jackson and Jefferson Demo-
Gratis! Why sir it is aninsult to any
democrat to have such gaioots called
I viii venture the as
sertion that if those same servants of.
Morris were to undertake to write
down their POLITICAL name after sun
down they would commerce something
like this-R-E-P. IhaVe heard several
"colored gentlemen" say Of late that
when a man with white skin patted
him on the shoulder and told him that
he was a good fellow and at the sa,4e
time asked him to take a drink of N. S..
Magnolia, it scared him pretty
near to death and the most of them
get scared these days and III bet that
those fellows keep soaring the negroes
until they leave the parish and the
State both. | will await further in
from the outside and write
again.
.TILLER OF THE Soil.
September 6, 1891.
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Vermilion Parish hereby declare our.
allegiance to the time honored prin-
ciples of the Democratic party. And
we pledge ourselves to forever main
tain its tenets that we may guarantee
TO ourselves and p~osterity a govern
meDt of the people by the people and
for the people.
That, we again assert orr political
faith to the great principle of the
democratic party, Equal rights to
all and special privileges to none."
That, we recognize that the
greatest danger to our republican
form of government and which has
been condemned by the democratic
party since the time of Jefferson and
which history proves to be such; is
the concentration of wealth in the
hands Of the few.
Therefore, be it further resolved
that we recognize in the proposition
of Jno. A. Morris and his six un-
known confederates. a monopoly of
the most dangerous character, in this.
that it of necessity must control the
political affairs Of state to maintain
itself 10 the enjoyment of its privilege
and further as a scheme to concen-
trate in their hands wealth wrench
ed from the masses of the people to
the great danger of our form of gov
eminent and the liberty of the people.
And hence we pledge ourselves
by every means in our power to
maintain the principles Of the demo-
cratic party, to secure white suprem-
acy in the state and to defeat the
proposed lottery amendment.
The president. then 10 few but well
spoken words, thanked the assembly
and declared the meeting a:innrned.
M. r. CUsHMAN, President.
j. T. BRoUssARD, Secretary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-12
Second Ward AnGisLOtGery
League.

A rousiDg meeting was held at
the grove Of Jno. B. Bertrand on
Saturday. Sept, 5th. The assemblage
was called to order by VIM. Cade
President Of the League, and Edwin
Lee was requested to act as Sec
rotary.
A. J. Golden, ESQ, delivered an
address in English, exposing the
monopoly feature of the Revenue
amendment. Dr.. ]. T. Abshire spoke
in French and denounced the prop.
osition to harbor in this State a
criminal occupation which has been
outlawed everywhere else in the
Union. DR.. G. J. Edwards made
few remarks showing the evil tenden-
cy Of lottery interference 10 politics.
All voters present opposed to the
lottery amendment were requested
to cone forward and join the league
and AZ signatures were obtained.
The committee on Resolution made
the following report -
Whereas the Louisiana Lottery
Company a creature Of carpet bag''
m~isrule. conceived and bought forth
during the darkest days Of the his.
tong Of our beloved State Of Louis
lana, and whereas, it is a notorious
fact that eaid company now has
control of our Legislature
and whereas, by its corrupting in
fuences, supported, praised and
maintained by the most venal and
subserrient press that ever curse
q people, aud whereas by all manner
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-12

A few weeks ago a certain lottery
paper hoisted at the masthead the
name of s. D. McEnery for governor,
and the amazing unity with which
the lottery sheets of the State have
seconded the nomination strikes Us
as significant of an understanding
between them. 1t locks like there is
a power behind the throne who is do
ing some dictatorial work.-Gazette.
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NOTICE.
Land Office au New Or1Aaua ia

August 8. 1891.
NOTICES. hereby given that the FOLLOWING
named settlerhas filed notice of his intens
ton to make final proof in support OF his
claim, and that said proof win be made
before the Judge, or Clerk of District
Court, at Abbeville. Louisiana, on Non.
day. September 81, 1891, viz:
MARCEL FUSELTER,
for self'and heirs of Jules Fnselier, WIN
made Homestead Entry No. a13, for the
NJ of SCI Sec. IL, Up. II. SR. 8 East, La.
Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to
cultivation of, said land, viz Joint.
Broussard, Joseph Bonhomme, GeTasinel
GNidry, Jim Theall, all Of Vermilion par
ish, Louisiana.
CHARLES G. PALFREy, Register.
August Is, 1881.
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Tulane gJnaver.iay ofEonisiana.

Tulane University embraces college,
high school. H Sophie Newcomb Memorial
College for Young Women, law aud medi-
cal departments. The college has fonr
entiic and Engineerings There is also 8
special course of Electrical Engineering.
Next annual session of the aeademieal de.
partments. including the III. Sophie New
comb College. begins October /. Law
department opens November 10. Medical
department., October liz.
For special or general catalogues apply
to the Secretary of the University. Tulane,
Hall. VIM. PRESTON JOHNSTON.
President.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-12
Fourth WardAntiLOttery
League.
EDWIN LEE, Secretary.

AT a mass meeting near the resi-
denee Of Nine Treyille Guidry in this
parish. on Saturday the 9TH day of
September, 1891, for the purpose Of
organizing an Anti Lottery League,
the following officers were elected:
President, DR.. Nj. R. Cushman, who
stated the object Of the meeting; Sec.
rotary, J. T. Broussard.
The following were elected vice
presidents toWit: Emile Broussard.
Alex Sellers, Omer D. Trahan, G.
Montet, Olivier Broussard, Prosper
Broussard, Colombus Broussard,
Homer Vincent, Ell. burke and Ray
mond Trahan.
The meeting being largely attend
ed from Lafayette and this parish,
"a committee composed OF DR.. j. A.
Villien, Remy Broussard and R.
.Trahan was requested to escort the
speakers to- the stand.
Hon. Judge O. Mouton first adj
dressed in French and on several
occasions was interrupted by cheers
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and applause.
Hon. o. Cade, the worthy repres-
entative OF Lafayette, made a splen
did impression.
M 7. Gordy, our gallant District.
attorney, came next and, as usual,
made il rough for the pros present.
L. O. Broussard, % well known
and esteemed 10 this locality, gave a
splendid French talk though he was
unprepared, was q surprise to many
of his old friends.
DR.. F. J. Mayer ofscott was there
EEE5W.
and the lottery got il with all his
might.
Hon. Alex Delhom, the president
of the Lafayette Anti Lottery
League, was next introduced and
was attentively listened to-. He
delivered a French speech.
Last, Mr.. Bazile Bronssard, spoke
as a farmer, but did right well.
On motion of DR.. Villien the fol
lowing resolutions were presented
and unanimously adopted to wit:
Resolved, that we the anti lottery
white democrats OF the 4th ward Of
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-12

The following list of commission.
ers have been appointed by the
Governor, to collect an Exhibit for
Sioux City Corn Pale, Tor Southwest
Louisiana: Prof. S. A. Knapp, of
Lake Charles; G. NJ. Field, of
Welsh; VIM. Cary, of Jennings; G.
D. Otis, Of Lake Arthur;W. w.
Duson, Of Crowley; Hon. J. G..
Parkerson. of Lafayette, aud T Jay
Lacy, Of Washington.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-12

10 his speech at Jeanerette, last
Sunday. G. W. Dupre, the great Gre
eater, declared he was ready Cor
gore if it was demanded. II he
shoots as well as he did when he.
went cunning for DR.. 0lliphant tho
carnage will too be terrible indeed.
to contemplate.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-12

The Orleans Evening News is res.
ponsible for the following: I'VE
have noticed several Of the proprie-
tors Of country papers devoted to
the interests of. the lottery in town
lately. They all looked sadder when
they arrived. A strange coincidence
il that there ia less FIRE in the edi.
torials Of the country lottery press.
Have the purse. singers kept the
moneybags closed2"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-12

The pro lotteryites have invented,
a Democratic their own and are trv.
lug to get a patent on him. When.
completed he will probably bear the,
legend none genuine without The
signature of John A. Morris.-Car.
roll Banner.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-09-12

Of methods they are seeking to abso-
lutely control the politics of our
beloved State therefore be it.
Resolved let. That we pledge our
selves to s every honorable means
to defeat said lottery; that we de.
nounce the practices and methods
of John A. Morris and his DOODLE
distributing machine, better known
as the Progressive League.
Resolved I'd. That we deneunce
the subsidized press of our State and
ask them to gait filing our mails
with their lottery b,ught literature
and sample copies.
Resolved 3rd. That we heartily
endorse the compact entered into at
Lafayette between the Farmers
Union and Anti Lottery Democrats
and that we pledge ourselves in.
dividually and collectively to stand
shoulder to shoulder with the Ear
mers Union in its herculcan efforts
to defeat the most gigantic of all
monopolies, the "Lodisidna Lottery"
Resolved 4th. That we earnestly
solicit the co oporatioa OF, all lovers
of good government, and those who
ere in sympathy with US to send 10
their names and become members
of this League.
Resolved that we the white Demo.
Gratis Of the and ward we believe it to
be, to the advantage OF the party
for each candidate to submit to
primaries, therefore we suggest that
the parish .exectiye committee call a
meeting. for that purpose.
W. N. CoEERLT,
Tho. j. MORGAN,
EDWIN LEE,
Committee.
On motion the resolutions were
adopted unanimously, and the League
adjourned to meet on Saturday Sept,
10 at Morgan's mill.
WIN. sCABE, President.
EDWIN LEE Secretary.
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B. B. d. B.

gBEEF AND BEER DOODLE BARBECUE
This much heralded event, under
the auspices of the Progressive Lot.
terry league" but in the disguise of a
Grand Democratic Rally" came off
at Girard's Spring, near town, last
Sunday. After the managers having
procured the services of runners lat
$500 per day and expenses) to scour
this and adjoining pasishes drumm-
ing up an attendance, it was expect.
ed there would be a large crowd; and
there was, from 1000 to 1900 per-
sens, men women and children, being
present. About one fourth Of the at.
tendance was people from the adJoin.
ing parishes Of st. Martin, Iberia
and Vermilion. Three fourths of the
men assembled were antiIottery; the
pro-lottery men present from Lafay.
cite parish were q mere sprinkling
of the crowd. It was a beautiful day
and all the surroundings were lovely
and inviting. The crowd amused it.
self as best it could until the refresh.
ments' were ready. These consisted
70 beef, mutton, bread, etc., and
about a dozen small kegs of beer.
These crowd, and there was no sys,
tenn nor order observed for their
equitable division. there was q dis,
gushing scuff1e and scramble for q
short time, and the whole layout had
disappeared. Many women aud chill
dred, and men too, got not a bite to
eat during the day. An amusing in.
Gident occurred during Mr.. Dupre's.
speech. He made this statement:
mo doubt there are many of You in
this audience who believe that I am
hired oy the lottery company to go
around and, make these speeches;
that I have sold out to the lottery?"
Some Of his friends in the audience,
no doubt wishing to be reassuring
and encouraging, responded: "Ouil
Dull! 90 volt ga! On comprend cela!"
The lotteryites have aVowed their
intention of carrying Lafayette and
Vermilion parishes at all hazards,
and we suppose this is heir FIRST step
towards buying up the 'Cajuns."
But if Mr.. Morris and his eo-warders
imagine that the tCajuns' are not a
shrewd people, that they have not a
keen sense of intuition, that they
,eaanot reason back from effect to
cause, that they do no! scrape the
~yeneering off, the surface and find
what ~ beneath it; 10 other words,
are ''damphoois;o they will fnd
themselves as badly left as was the
poor Ddtchman who stuck his finger
into a sleepy 'possum's mouth to
prove that it dead. They can tell a
enake when they see its tail as far as
che next man. We believe this dem
onstration Of Morris's has done the
a%ntilottery cause a great deal of
good in our parish; our people have
had an opportunity of witnessing a
practical iIlustl alton of the opera
tion of Doodle. We have talked
with none who were present who
were not thoroughly Disguised with
Norris, his money, his measures and
his methods. We trust that Mr..
Morris will repeat the performance
10 every ward 10 The parish. A long
of resolutions were published
in the lottery papers OF ew Orleans
rs having been passed at this barbe-
cue. No such thing was done. They
were afraid to submit any resolu.
tions to q vote of the audience
Advertiser.