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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16
Hon. A: D. Lafargue, State Sup

Hon. A: D. Lafargue, State Sup
erintendent Of Public Education re-
quests US to give notice that there
are three vacant scholarships to be
filled 10 the Peabody Normal Col
lege at Nashville, Tenn, by appoint.
ments from this State, for the two
years ensuing from October 3, 1892.
A competitive examination for the
award of same will be conducted
throughout the State on Monday,
August LIST, by examiners duly ap'
pointed for the purpose. All per-
sons desiring to compete should for
ward their names and addresses to
A. D. Lafargue, Baton Rouge, at an
early date.
A Peabody scholarship is worth
500 a year. and the Students rail
road fare from his home to Nashville
and return, and is good for two
years. The college year consists o
eight months, beginning on the frs
Monday in October and closing OF
the last Wednesday in May, ant
scholarship students receive From
the president of the college $25 OF
the last days OF October, December
February and April.
For a catalogue Of the college az
dress the president, Hon. W. E
Payne, Nashville, Tenn.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16
The Highest EHOnOred Business
College I'm tEae World.

From Kentuckian-Citizen Sept. 18th.
Cheap, thorough and popular, ninety
dollars a capital to young men. This
amount of money and two or three
months time invested at the commercial
College OF Kentucky University, Lexing-
ton, KY, in obtaintnb q business education
has proven an im~perishable capital to thou
sands of young men.
Talent has 10 be paid for, as shown by
the larbe salaries paid by this collebe TO
it's teachers. Five Principals who assist
Prof. Wilbur Smith in the Departments OF
Bookkeeping, Penmanship. Photography,
~Type-writing and Telagraphy OF this Col
lege are paid from four to six dollor per day.
These, with several other efficient teachers
who have occupied high positions in the
Collebe for many sessions, are retained.
For thirteen years the Professors Smith
have managed this College 60 as 10 win
the esteem of its patrons, for among the
nearly LOCO annually in attendance, nearly
600 come by the influence of Its graduates,
Its officers have the esteem of the good
and best elements of the community where
it is located, as shown by Prof. Smith be.
ing elected Vice-President Of the Chamber
| of Commerce and Vice-President of the
| Phoenix National Bank, and TOO, by the
faith OF the citizens in the superiority Of
their college by old patrons from that city
purchasing from two three scholarship each
until 500 are registered from Lexington the
past thirteen years. This with the compli.
ments paid the Professor BY the leading
Bankers and business men calling on him
for his graduates as ~Book-keepers, Cashiers
St~enogrophers, and Type.Writers. over one
hundred of whom have occupied leadine
positions, enumerated above, within a few
squares of the College.
The pamphlet of this College contains the
names of about Eve hundred former students
and the catalogue explains different courses
and also letters of Inducements from hun
dreds of graduates, among the several mem
bers of Legislatures, q congressman, also
city county and State officials, Bank Presi
dents, cashiers, stenogrsphers. and endorse
ments from the leading business men IN Leg
ington.
Professors E. W. and W. R. Smith receiv
ed the gold medal at the Worlds Exposition
over all other colleges for their system
of bookkeeping. Free instruction is giveI
the stduents of the Business course at thil
college in Business Arithmetic, Practice
Penmanship, Banking, by q Bank Official
Lectures, etc. Their graduates receive TIL
Kentucky University Diploma under seal
and are more successful than those of an,
college within our knowledge. For a prac
teal education, success and honorable refer
ence attend the old reliable and popula
commercial college of Kentucky University
Lexington, Ky. See advertisement and ad
dress for particulars WILBUR r. SMITH.
Young men desiring to attend a Busines
College ,aciU find 1t to their advantage to cal
at this Office before making a~rrangsnen
elssUkere.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16
Supreme Court.

The annual session of the Supreme
Court began here last Tuesday, with
chief justice F. T. Nichols, and as
sociate justices L. B. Watkins, J. A.
Breaux and S. D. McEnery, present;
associate justice G. E. Fenner ab.
sent for the term. B. F. Meginley
clerk
Besides the members of the Ope-
|~lousas bar, the following attorneys
have been in attendance during the
week: C. Fl. Mouton, E. Simon.
Foster & Bronssard, ". W. Ed.
wards, L. L. Bourges, Dan. w,
VOORHEES,, Edw. l.. Wells, L. o,
Hacker, D.. Todd, r. S. Perry
Philip Il. Mentz, Walter j. Burke
R. B. Todd.
The following were applicants
for admission to the bar: N. ]. Gun
bingham Jr., 0: Natchitoches; Pau
W. Roussel. of Orleans: Robert ]
Perkins, Of Jefferson; IF. Garland
of St. Landry.
The court appointed the follow
ing attorneys d committee to exam
inc applicants: e. 7. Lewis, w. W
Edwards, G. 81. Mouton, e. B
Dubuisson, E. P. Veazie, W. S
Frazee, e. L. Wells, G.. L. Dupr,
John N. Ogden.
The docket was a small one, q
only ten cases were iled.-Opelousa
Clarion.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

The Louisiana Weather Bureau
crop bulletin for this week says:
Cotton fields are choked with grass
and until the ground becomes drier
it will be impossible to clean them.
The same applies to the cane crop
which can not be worked until the
ground is in better condition; the
weeds have become so thick in Sec
tons that they are being cleaned
out BY hand. Laying by of cane
will in many cases be prevented On
account of the height of the plant,
even if the weather should admit OF
blowing. There are a few sections
where tho fields are comparatively
free from grass, but this is the case
only where the rains have been light,
which confines any favorable repor!
to the parishes lying within fifty to
sixty miles of the coast. The yield
of the corn crop will be heavy in all
sections"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16
The Crusader, a negro Republi.

The Crusader, a negro Republi.
can paper of New Orleans makes
the following damaging charges
against certain Democratic Senators
in the matter of the defeat of the
bill against miscegenation. II the
statements be true they reflect very
discreditably upon our white So.
premacy" senator's. The article
says:
"The Legislature has adjourned,
and the neutrality-suspicious. bill died
lin Communicable Senate judiciary
committee to which it was referred.
It was killed by the votes Senators
Tissot, Don Gallery. Flynn, eau.
threaux and Guillotte. We trust
that all true Louisianans will duly
appreciate the service rendered their
State and her people by those gentle
men, and that the Democratic party
will recognize it's obligation to them
for having cast over the abominable
load that hatred and prejudice
sought to add to her already toe
heavy burden"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

Hon. VIM. Henry Pipes Of East
Feliciana, late State Treasurer, died
suddenly at his home near Clinton
on Friday, July |. The Baton
Rouge correspondent of the Shreve-
port Caucasian pays the following
merited tribute to the memory of
the lamented deceased: Only the
day before he was in the city, ap.
parentIy in the enjoyment of perfect
health, and the sad news of his death
was a shock to everybody who knew
him. lie made US a splendid Treas.
urer, as everybody knows, and not a
blemish rests upon his character or
reputation. Scrupulously exact in
all bis dealings and a gentleman Of
most refined sensibilities, generous
and kind, he drew to himself the
love, respect and admiration of all
and the sympathy of his Borrowing
friends will be extended to his be
reaved family in this hour Of their
deepest affection"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

The Governor has appointed Hon.
T.. 2. Bell, Adjutant General of the
State. The appointment is a most
excellent one. We are greatly
pleased to know that Col. T. A.
FAIRIES, has been appointed Assistant
Adjutant General. The Colonel has
done more for the Militia of Louis.
lana, than any other man in the
State, and the soldier boys are es.
pecially delighted with this appoint.
ment.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16
Either Tool. or Dupes.

The Battle Flag, a pronounced
third party paper edited by j. A.
Tets, formerly of the Vidette, hits
the treacherous leaders Of the third
party movement in Louisiana 10 the
following manly and vigorous Ian
gusge, which we would commend to
our friends of that persuasion in
Vermilion:
The leading spirits in the Peoples
Party of Louisiana have proven that
they are neither reliable advisers
nor safe guides. They led a defec-
ton in this State at a time when
every vote was needed to wipe from
this State one of the most corrupting
monopolies we could reach. In their
campaign circulars their chief abuse
was hurled against the friends Of
pure government and their Alliance
brethren who we're anfully fighting
against az institution that had cor
rupted the State legislation for over
twenty years. They did all they
could to weaken the fight against
this corrupt monied institution and
deceived thousands of their follow
ers with promises of great assistance
from New Orleans. This proved
that they were the willing tools o
this monopoly or the idiotic dupes o
its servants,
If they did not know better i
proves that they car as easily b'
duped again, so are not safe leaders
II they did know better they art
treacAerous. Now in their last act
the electing of delegates to the Ma
tional convention instead Of send
ing men representative of the mel
who hold the principles and vii
have to form the respectable part Q
the party in the State they have sen
three men whom we know to be ne
groes land we don't know how man,
more) to represent an o~rganizatio'
or class who are peers of any in tn
United States.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

S. E. Gay. Of Jeanerette, has H.
sued q call to all sugar and rice
planters, lumbermen and business
men throughout the different parish
es in this Congressional district, to
meet in conference at Franklin, If
respective of party utilization, on
Wednesday. September 7th. for the
purpose Of choosing a suitable rep.
rescntative to the SD Congress.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

We have received q copy Of the
Chicago Inter Ocean and its sup
plement in colors, the first of the
kind ever printed in the United
States on q fast press. It opens up
the vast possibilities of fast color
printing and the future only can tell
what they are. The Inter Ocean
is the first newspaper in the country
to attempt the production of color
work on a last perfecting press, and
Walter Scott is the frst press build.
er to attempt to make q perfecting
press to do such WORK. 1t is true
that a French paper does something
of the kind. and very lately q penny
paper, illustrated in c%olors, has been
started in London. Great success
has attended both these papers, but
the presses on which they are print
ed are comparatively slow, having
hardly one.fourth the capacity of the
press now in operation in the press
room OF The Inter Ocean. The
capacity of The Inter Ocean press
is $4,000 per hour, while it is m,
derstood that the capacity Of the
press on which the illustrated sup
plement of the Petite Journal, OF
Paris, is printed, is only about $500
per hour. photographers and others
familiar with the customary SLOW
operations of color printing can
scarcely realize that it is possible
that this supplement in colors is the
result Of running white paper,a sin
gle time through one press at such
rapid rate.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

Senator Caffery introduced q reso'
tuition ,memorializing Congress to
to open Bayou Plaquemine. Had
the legislature elected Mr.. Caifery
to the United States Senate he would
attend to oil measures in which the
people of Louisiana are interested
and he has the "get-up,and.get" that
IS necessary in such matters.-M G
Review.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

After a prolonged absence which
we had begun think was serious our
interesting Perry Pointers again ap
pear. Our correspondent FLORIDA"
keeps well posted concerning the
happenings Of that quaint little vii
lage. and chronicles them in q pleas.
ing style.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

The singular name of the Demo.
cratic candidate for Vice President
is attracting attention. It is pro-
nounced in three syllables 'Ad-la-i,'
and is a Biblical name. 1t means
''the just" or, as some have it, my
ornament. Adlai in the Bible was
the father Of Shaphat, who was one
of King David's officials and had
charge over the herds that were in
the valleys. He is mentioned IN
FIRST Chronicles, XVII, 20.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

Trouble has broken out between
the union and noR-union. miners IN
Idaho; a pitched battle has been
fought and the Governor has called
upon the President for United States
troops which have been ordered
there.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

The Courier is indebted to G. W.
Bocage for a stalk Of cane measuring
three and Q hall feet in length and
having six red joints. It is a fair
sample of Mr.. Bocage's crop, be
might be able to make two cane
crops this year. We challenge the
sugar district to produce another
such specimen.-Houma Courier.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

Governor Foster has appointed,
and the Senate has confirmed the
following gentlemen members Of the
State Board of Education-First
district, Alex. Foster; second dis.
trict, Max Heller; third district, VIM
Clegg; fourth district, Frederick
Seip; fifth district, Franklin Garrett;
sixth district, Thoma j. Herman.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

Our people here who had the
pleasure of hearing him speak last
March will be pleased to hear that
Gen. Geo. D. Johnston who acquir-
ed considerable national reputation
by his vigorous campaign in the
North against the proposed rechar
tering Of the Louisiana Lottery Co.
has been appointed by President
Harrison to gill q vacancy on the
board OF civil service comm issioners.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

Judge A. G.. Allen has been hold.
ing court in Abbeyille, Louisiana,
during the last week. Judge Allen
vas the last judge we had before the
change Of judicial districts, and won
for himself an enviable reputation
for cquity.-Houma Courier.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

We are pleased to notice that
Grand Chancellor Spearing of the
Knights of Pythias of Louisiana has
complimented Kenneth Lodge and
honored one Of its members by the
appointment OF Chancellor Com
mander L. e. Bentley, the talented
editor of the Donaldsonville. Chief,
as deputy Grand Chancellor for the
thirteenth district, comprising the
parishes of Ascension and Assump.
ton.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

The Police Jury met Tuesday in
regular session end transacted a
large amount of business and adj
.journed until Monday, August /,
when they will turn over to their
successors who have not received
their commissions.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

Our thanks are due Senator 5. T.
Henry for o copy of Gov. Nichols
message, and the Senate and House
calendars Of the present session.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

The first bale OF new cotton was
shipped from Houston, Texas. to
New Orleans and was sold for $1lO.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

Preston's He'd AXE is a certain
and speedy cure for headache. 1t is
guaranteed to cure any kind Of head.
ache. It will do. it in Is minutes,
and it won't cure anything else.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

A man has to do some fine work
in my position remarked the police
court magistrate.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

Hippolite Williams, an old color
ed man of some means died last Fri.
day at his home near Breaux's gin.
Paul as he was commonly called was
a very worthy negro, and well es.
teemed. OF late his mind was de-.
ranged and refusing food he died Of
actual starvation.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

A good sewing machine is suppos.
ed to do the work of twelve women.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

No. 2's boys gave the hand engine
a good practice last Wednesday
evening aud she worked well.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

or for a weeks fishing, or upon q
tramp with a gun, or to visit your
relations in the country, there is one
companion that You will not regret
taking with you-a copy of the July
Cosmopolitan. It contains . wide
range of subjects for summer read.
ing-twenty-two articles, mostly
illustrated.
Charlton is prevailing among. the
cattle in Cow Islands. Il is no
doubt due to the terrible suffering
the poor animals endured during the
recent mosquito scourge. So far VIC
hear Of no other section having the
disease at present and trust the dan
gerous malady may confne its oper-
atoms to a very limited locality.
A few days ago District Attorney
NJ. T. Gordy, left at our Office thres
specimen tomatoes, which weighed
2 lbs. and 5 ounces; the largest D
weighing Il ounce They we're
grown on the place of Mrs. g.. God
chaux just below town and give a
fair idea of what Vermilion parish
soil can produce in the line of garden
truck.
At the meeting of the Police Jury
Tuesday q delegation of citizens pre-
eented a lengthy petition from the
people OF the parish asking that
they appropriate $500 towards pur.
chasing the necessary depot grounds
and right Of way at this place for
the Iberia and Abbeville r.. r. Al.
ter due discussion of the matter the
Police Jury passed an ordinance ap'
propriating $500 as asked for. This
added to the $3.50 appropriated by
the Town Council and the private
subscriptions will about reach $1,000
the required amount TO purchase the
desired site Of Mrs. Katie Godchaux,
together with the right of way.
With characteristic enterprise The
Donaldsonyille Chief has issued 9
special trade edition devoted to the
interests of that thriving little city.
It was a handsome SPACE paper
|, well filled with valuable information
. and business notices. The rascality
of Fl. FL. Heines and Ney Greene,
the men who assisted 10 getting IL
out robbed Bro. Bentley of his share
Of the profits. Heiner is evidently
q scurvy fellow, he was on the Alex
andria Daily Times only Q short
!. time ago and cahbaged about $lOO
entrusted to him by Subscribers Tor
the st. Louis Republic.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-07-16

BRYAN's WEEKLY-A story paper
for all. Each number will contain
four Serial Stories ILLUSTRATED J
Four or more Short Stories. Four
Poems, Miscellany, etc. One Dollar
a year. Agents wanted. Sample
copies sent free.
W. &. BRYAN, Publisher,
Plaquemine. l.a.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-11-26
MADISON. SOUTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2e 1892

ouI TO try TO snooI Ine lone nlgnway~
man. Officers were mounted and held in
reserve at the police station and engine
houses all day in the territory where the
robber was working. Thirty-fve de-
tectives from down town were scattered
through the district. The fellow was
sighted near the Mount Pleasant house
late in the afternoon by Michael Fitz-
gerald, who, seeing him with his mask
on, shot at MIN twice. The fire was re-
turned. He was next seen by Michael
Simon. He had evidently been hiding in
q straw pile back of st. Boniface's GEM
etery. As he emerged from it with his
mask on Simon stepped out in the street
and ordered him to halt. The horeman
leveled his revolver at Simon and 6red.
His aim WAS bad Simon returned the
fire, but the horseman spurred mp and
escaped. He was next seen at Ed.
Kelly's roadhouse by Nick Harrison,
Dick Donovan and Thomas Barrett, all
officers, but he escaped them. He was
afterward seen near Pat Ahern's place.
Ahern ran ont and tried to get shot at
him, but he rode rapidly away.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-11-26
GOT SIXTY THOUSAND.

Tive Sneak Thieves Make n Big Haul in
an omaha Jeweiry Store.
OMAHA, Nov. 26.--Sneak thieves en-
tered the jewellery store of S. Jonasen d
Co. and succeeded in getting away with
$40, 900 worth of diamonds and $50. 900
worth of gold watches. Jonasen had
stepped ont of the store to get shaved,
leaving only watch repairer in charge.
A man came in with a clock which he
wanted repaired at once, and walked
back with it to the repairer's bench.
While the jeweler was at work the
stranger stood in front of him. and 81
hid from view his confederate, who en-
tered and filled bag with watches and
diamond rings. After the clock had
been repaired the stranger left. 1t was
half an hour before Jonasen returned,
and then the robbery was discovered
The police were at once notified, but nc
trace of the men has been found as yet
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-11-26
Rusk's FIGURES.

How Our Agricultural Exports Have In
creased in the Past Few Years.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.-No greater
tribute can be paid Secretary Rusk than
is found in figures made poblic in his
annual report. In 1888 the balence of
trade against the United States was
over $28, 100000. In 1889 it was over
$1,000, 900. In 1890 the balance was in
our favor and amounted to less than
$40, 100000. Last year 1t was still on
the right side and amounted to $3.50,
OUO, ,0OO. OF this vast preponderance,
agriculture claims credit for nearly 80
per cent, and if Secretary Rusk had not
been so modest he might have said truly
that much Of the tremendous increase
was due to his keen sightedness. and
administrative ability. Agricultural
shipments during the year which ended
last June exceed by the value of $780,
0O0, 900 the agricultural shipments OF
any previous year and were worth $780,
O00, 200 more than those of 1889, when
the Wisconsin granger took charge Of
the department..
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-11-26
ApprovetI by Tracy.

NEW YoRK, Nov. 26. A Washington
special to The Herald says: In approx
ing the sentence of one years suspension
from rank and duty on half pay in the
case of Assistant Engineer @. w. Dam
forth, Secretary Tracy makes very clear
his position in regard to the insubordi-
nation OF engineer officers to the officer
OF the deck. He says that the offense
was quite clearly violation Of the ex-
press regulation requiring engineers on
duty to conform to the orders OF the off,
Ger OF the deck, which ia the represent
alive Of the commanding officer of the
vessel and is entitled to obedience from
all officers Of whatever rank, whether of
the line or staff. But for the extreme
youth and inexperience OF the accused,
the secretary says, he would have re-
turned the record Of the trial to the
court with a recommendation for i
more severe sentence.