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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-20
W. w. EDWARDS,
& Abbogille. Louisiana.
Real Z state Agent.

Bays and sells land and pays taxes for
noIl-residents
of the Attakapas country cheap The
railroads are coming and It will soon be
too late.
The following bodies of fine lands are
offered for sale very cheap:
/. 99O acres in Nermilion parish about
10 miles southwest Of Ahbeyille. All in o
body and partly timber and partly sea
marsh prairie. A fne winter range cattle,
very low for cash.
2 SD arpents near hbbeville. All under
a COED fence and with good cabin, well,
etc, A choice farm.
5. 500 arpents on Bayou Vermilion,
about IL miles below Abbeyille. Fine
bayou land, part timber and part prairie.
Cheap for cash.
4. IBS arpents of choice prairie land in
Mouton's cove.
S. 40 acres of fine timber land in the
rear of T. S. Winston's plantation.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-20
A Famous Esalogy.

Of all the eulogies in literature
there are none more beautiful than
the following upon Robert B. Lee.
It fell from the silver tongue OF that
eloquent Georgian, Senator Ben IL.
Hill, and is said to have been extern.
pore
when the future historian comes
to survey the character Of Leo, he
will find II rising like huge noun.
tain above the undulating plain Of
humanity and he will have to lift Ills
eyes high toward heaven to catch
it's summit. He possessed every virs
tue of the other great commanders
without their vices. He was q foe
without hate, q friend without
treachery, soldier without cruelty,
and victim without murtnuring.
He was a public officer without
vices; a private citizen without
wrong, o neighbor without reproach,
q Christian without hypocricy, and
q man without guilt. He is Caesar
without ambition, Frederick without
his selishness, and Washington with.
out his reward. he was as obedient
to authority as servant, and as royal
in authority as true king. He was
as gentle as a woman in life, pure
and modest as virgin in thought,
wathchful as a Roman vestal III duty,
submissive to law az Socrates, aud
grand in battle as Achilles"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-20
LOUISIANA INSTITUTION
For the Education of tine Deaf
and Dumb.

The session of 1928 will open
on Monday the third day of October
next with a full corps of trained and
experienced professors.
Pupils will be taught the various
branches of education according to
the latest and most improved meth.
DDS. Special attention given to the
oral classes.
In addition to the mental instruc-
tion given in the educational branch.
es the boys receive an industrial
training in carpentry, general re-
pairing, glazing and cabinet making.
Furniture has been made in the
shop, showing creditable improves
ment in their skill for the short time
in which they have been under train.
ing. The shop is in charge of Usiler
McArtor.
q complete printing Office in
which the art Of printing has been
successfully taught, under the charge
Of H. Loreaino Tracey, offers to the
pupils who desire it the opportunity
of mastering this useful art.
At an early day shoe shop will
be added to the Industrial Departs
ment," under the supervision of a
competent instructor, where shoe
making and repairing will be taught
to the pupils; it being the aim of the
Institution not only to educate its
pupils, but to qualify them to earn
livelihood ia the various aVocations
of life.
The building which originally cost
the State $3,OOO,O00, for the purpose
to which they are devoted, have
been completely overhauled, refur.
nished in every department thus
making this Institution one Of the
best equipped in the Union.
This Institution is supported by
State aud it offers all the advantages
referred to free of of charge to all
deaf-lnutes between the ages of eight
and twenty-five years, together with
board, lodging medical attention,
washing, books, stationery, etc., etc.:
also clothing and travelling expenses
Of pupils in cases where parents are
Unable to bear expenses.
To carry out the objects OF the
law creating that beneGcient institu.
tion, which are to teach deaf.mutes
| to become self.s6pporting, the Board
of Trustees are anxious that its ben
efits should be extended to all the
| dcaf-mutes of the State. and they
| urgently invite all parents or guar
| dains to send their children or wards
TO the Institution.
ALI communications on the subject
| or inquiries will receive prompt at
tention when addressed to
JOHN JASTREMSKI,
Superintendent.
Baton Rouge, La.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-20
Talane University OF ofLoutsiana

Tulane University embraces college,
high school, H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial
College for Young Womelis law and medi-
cal departments. The college has fouI
parallel courses: Classical Literary, Sci
entific and Engineering. There is also a
special course OF Electrical Engineering.
Next annual session of the academical de-
partrnents, including the Ii. Sophie New
comb College, begins October 3rd. Law
department opens November Id. Medical
department, October II.
For special or general catalogues apply
te the Secretary Of the University, Tulane
Hall. WIN. PRESTON JOHNSTON,
President.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-20
The Mortgage.

We worked through spring and
winter through summer and through
fall.
But the mortgage worked the
hardest and steadiest Of all;
1t worked on night and Sundays,
it worked each holiday,
It settled down among as, and it
never went away.
Whatever We kept from it seemed
almost as bad as theft.
The rust and blight were with US
sometimes and sometimes not;
The dark brown scoWling nhort-
gage was forever on the spot;
The Weevil and the cdt.Worm,
they went as well as cames
The mortgage stayed forever, eat.
ing heartily the same.
It nailed up every window, stood
guard at every door,
And happiness and sunshine made
their homes with US no more.
Till with failing crops and sick
ness We got stalled upon the grade,
And there came a dark day on us
when the interest wasn't paid;
And there came sharp foreclo-
sure and | kind o'lost my hold,
And grew weary and discouraged
and the farm was cheaply sold.
The children left and scattered
when they hardly yet were grown;
MY wife, she pined and perished
aud | found myself alone.
What she died of was "a mystery,
and the~doctors never knew.
But know-she died Of mortgage
just as well as | want to,
If to trace a hidden sorrow were
| within the Doctors art,
They'd ha' found . mortgage "
ing on that wohan's broken heart,
| Worm or beetle, drouth, or temp.
est, on q farmers land may fall.
But for first class ruiEation, trust
a mortgage against them all.--WiI
L. Carlton.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-20

A drowsy August afternoon, the
light shimmering through the dense
leaves Of the broad spreading beech.
trees; q figure lying upon the grass
holding in his hand Magazine
not too heavy-just heavy enough
for easy holding-the Cosmopolitan,
for August; just the sort of reading
matter for q midsummer afternoon
full of attractive illustrations; scenes
and life in the far off PHILIPPINE
Islands, with an experience OF an
earthquake; photographs on the
Atlantic Beach accompanying
charming sketch of Jerseys Salt
Water Day" by Hamlin Garland;
charming Spanish bits by the artist
Chase; lovely vistas, and enticing
groves. illustrating California
Farm Village, in which Col. Fitz-
simmons describes the growth and
developments Of a model community
Of fruit farms.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-20

MN j j :! > !: !: i; 9: q ; 6; !: !. j
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Weakness of Memory, Pimples upon the
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-20
Loaisfsansl state UniversEty

AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL
COLLEGE, J.w. NICHOLSON. PRESIDENT.
Session 1sg1-92 opens October 5, 1891. a
large and able corps Of professors, assist
ant professors and Instructors. Five
IL !, Garierftarsl 2. Mechanical and En-
eineefing; 8. Litefaty, 1. Latin-Scientife;
Book keepins q, ping AL 1 tai3npeg aaPaptIents thor
o9glig oialDe faaa s5 s9 81 aiRgfa iRRItenaucs tsf
session of nine months, S144.50. For cata-
lorne giving full information, address
VI Ii. MAGRU5EK, Secretary.
Baton Rouge, La
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-20

NwNuY WONEEI who the Head
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EEk Seanty, Profuse and Painful
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-20
NO. 10.
Don Dtf..l Bliss.

I met her in the hallway
And kissed her tender lip,
Then through the rayless darkness
| heard her lightly trip,
And | would give ten dollars
To be sure about the lark;
Was it the mistress or the maid
/ kissed there in the dark?
louisville Courier.Journal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-20
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The Press is q National Newspaper


Cheap news, vulgar sensation and
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THE Pass Sunday Edition is a
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every current topic Of interest.
TUE Press Weekly Edition conta' ns
all the good things Of the Daily and
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For those who cannot afford the
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early receiving it The Weekly is q
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-20

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ID suffering from any form of Chronic
Disease. can secure valuable work, on
their atl1iction lsealed) free, and learn how
they can be cured at home, by writing to
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your trouble and how long afflicted.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-20

lot and lO9 Poydras Street, New
Orleans, La,
Best attention paid to the sale of
Rice, Country produce, ETC., and
liberal advancements made on con.
signments. Correspondence solicited
FEBRUARY 6, 1892, ly.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-20
DEFoRMlTlES! !!

Cross Eyes, Hair Lip. Curvature of the
Spine, Club Feet, Hip Joint Disease, and
all defoa1nities of the Hands, Arms. Legs,
and Feet, radically cured.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-08-20
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Send for valuable treatise on the above
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Arizona republican., 1892-11-01
brilliantly Colored Fish.

The bottom of the ocean is magnif
cent with its starfish and sea pad; som,
in rich purple and shedding a sof
golden green light, while others SEM
out silver flashes, and the lamp fish car
ries on its head at night golden light
Another fish seems to be decorated wit
pearls, and it is evidently the fashio
there TO be brilliant in some way. Eve
crabs in hot climates seem TO set them
selves on fire, and when captured anc
leased they blaze all over with indigna
ton.
A species of the shar.., too, is intense
ly brilliant at night, and one that wa
drawn up shone like splendid lamp f.
some hours after it was dead Natural
lists have long been at work on thi.
curious subject, and the source Of tn,
illuminating power is supposed to b,
contained in little sacks or cells in the
body Of the animal. -Harper's Young
People.
Arizona republican., 1892-11-01

Dusses, and the venturesome boarders who
clambered up the vessels sides were beaten
off by blows, stabs or shots. The small
carronades and swivel guns on the boats
pounded away at the ribs of the Yankee
wherever there was clear space, and at
the same time the men in the boats fired
their muskets and blunderbusses into the
ranks Of defenders along the bulwarks Of
the privateer, Early in the action all Of
Reid's lieutenants were hit. The senior
was dead, with bullet through the fore
head. Many of the seamen were hit also,
and the Yankee fire began to slacken, par
ticularly on the forecastle.
Then Reid gathered up the spare men
aft and led them forward with wild bat
tie shout, followed up by fresh volley Of
musket balls into the thickest ranks of
the boarders. That ended the struggle
The boats hauled off-all but two that were
manned with dead men only-and drifted
helplessly on the pillows. One boat that
got away carried but four survivors, and
the lieutenant commanding saved his life
by jumping into the water. Some of the
boats hoated ashore, their oarsmen having
succumbed on the way back or deserted
their grim charges of dead and dying ship
mates
The General Armstrong received her
share of punishment. The Long Tom had
jumped from her bertt, and several gun
carriages were broken. The remainder of
the night was passed on board in righting
things for n fresh action on the morrow.
The British commander was deaf to the
entreaties of the Portuguese governor 10
cease hostilities, and swore TO have the pri-
vateer IL he had to knock down the town
in bombarding her Reid sent his wound
ed ashore and at daylight his ablebodied
men were again at the guns
The brig Carnation COX the lead, as on
the evening before, but with different tao
tics. She opened with Sull broadsides at
close range. but hauled off after receiving
a shot from the Long Tom In her hull and
several wounds in her rigging and masts.
Reid saw that defense would be useless II
the enemy persisted, aud that the bonn
bardment was endanlering the town,
where many British she Is took effect.
The schooner was suttled and aban-
doned by his orders AMI the enemy soon
boarded and fired her, putting an end TO
vessel that had left mfny mark on the
crack men-owar of the kings navy.
The General Armsu ong had been in
commission from the ou tbreak of the war,
and every cruise had besn noted for daring
encounters with armed Britishers She
was fighting privatser. Her first ex-
plot was to drive on ,hore = ship Of %
guns. She afterward captured three valu-
able armed vessels and made prize Of the
ship Queen, with nearly elOOOOO but lost
her by wreck in n storm.
The Queen was CALAMITY defended and
her captain, first officer and Of the
crew were killed in the action. Soon
afterlosing her rich prize the Armstrong
met the 27-gun warsloop Coquette and
accepted battle. The Long Tom carried
away the colors of the sloop, and the
Arizona republican., 1892-11-01
The Onertory.

The offertory occasionally yields its
humors. | can see no fun myself ia
dropping into the plate buttons or pei
permint drops or gilded farthings. BL.
these and other such like votive offer
ings occasionally come our way. On
one occasion mild hint was given to /"
dirty looking verger when small col,
was carefully wrapped up in bit o.
paper inscribed, Fora bath for "a prom
inent church official" Onanother occ;
sion, when tie oficia H.. gyman hu
been somewhat bungin Tough di.
ficult litany, similar l-,,tof paper wa
marked, "For "A singing lesson for the
curate."
After somewhat rambling discourse.
from one of my colleagues, who shall ..
course be nameless, the church warde.
told me that man at the bottom Of the
church, when he offered him the plate.
took out sixpence and looked at it rue
fully, and then cast it in with the re-
mark, well, you shall have it, old fe,
low, but it deal more than that sermon
was worth. "-Cornhill Magazine.
Arizona republican., 1892-11-01

HOLDING A LOADED PISTOL READY.
men on the privateer supposed that the
Britisher had struck her flag and ceased
firing. The lull was followed by a sudden
broadside from the Coquette that nearly
swept the Armstrong from the seas. Her
masts and rigging were cut up or shot
away, her hull was pierced at the water
line, Q men were killed and 10 wounded
and the surviving crew despaired OF saving
her.
verely wounded, and while under treat
ment in the surgeons cabin below he
heard the men on deck talking OF surren-
der. The powder magazine lay just be-
meath him, and holding a loaded pistol
ready to carry out the awful threat, he
sent word to the crew warning them that
the moment the Armstrong; colors were
struck he would fire into the chests Of ex-
plosives and blow up vessel crew and all
The colors remained flying and the dis
abled ship WAS slowly carried out Of gun
shot
So Captain Reid leaped to deck that
was battle SCARED and battle hungry when
he took the privateer upon her glorious
last cruise He was the son of a British
officer who had become Americanized dur
ing the Revolution, and at eleven years Of
age began his career as n sailor. He fought
the French in 1889, and was prisoner OF
war while in his teens. Before his advent
ON the Armstrong; deck-which was in
his thirtieth year-he served with Com
modore Truxton's naval squadron.
For his exploit at Fayal he was toasted
and lnnnrai and cd To -,
the regular navy His whole life was
passed in public service, and he remained
active until his DEATH in 1861. The present
form OF the stars and stripes, with star
for every state and stripe each for the
original thirteen was designed by him in
1918.
The brilliant fight of the General Arm.
strong Mt Fayal had deeper results than the
mere display of Yankee pluck, although
that was a good thing in itself. An Eng
lishman among the spectators on shore ex-
claimed at the close of the action, God
save us from our enemies if this is the way
Americans fightw
The British were crippled by the loss of
nearly 300 men. Their killed numbered
l9O. The crew of the frigate Rota lost 20
men. Instead of sailing directly for the
West Indies to the rendezvous of Admiral
Cochrane's fleet bound for New Orleans,
the vessels encountered by the privateer
lay at Fayal week burying the dead and
caring for the wounded Cochrane await
ed their tardy arrival, and when he reached
the mouth of the Mississippi, Jackson's
motley army of defense lay in readiness
behind their mud forts and breastworks
of cotton bales
The General Armstrong was only pri-
vateer, and comes off with scant notice in
the histories of naval deeds, but in Presi-
dent Madisons call to arms, in 1912. the
free and independent tars We're appealed 10
to 60 take, burn, sink and destroy the
enemy" anywhere upon the high seas.
They we're deemed good enough to fight.
but not respectable enough to bear the eu
logies " history.
1t wss the luck of the Armstrong to en-
reer was one Of brilliant warfare ratI,TS
shan Of plunderiDg conquest.
GEORGE J.. KiLMER
Arizona republican., 1892-11-01

A brilliant Belgian, realizing the
growing popularity of vegetarian diet
and the desire to avoid meats as food,
patented the idea of making a soup from
water, into which should be put tea
spoonful of Peruvian guano. This de,
coction, he said, would give strength
and possessed remarkable nourishing
qualities. He failed TO say, however
whether or not he was vegetarian
New York News.
Arizona republican., 1892-11-01
How to OIL "A Belt,

Take the belt from its pulleys and PM
it in a warm solution of oil and tallow
for few minutes. Then plunge it into
water heated to 100 dogs. Fahrenheit
and remove at once. The water will
temper the leather at the same time
that it drives the oil and tallow in
New York Telegram.
Arizona republican., 1892-11-01

N THE afternoon
Of Sept. 20, 1914,
the Yankee priva'
teer schooner Gen
eral Armstrong
anchored in the
roads of Fayal, the
finest port Of the
Azorean group of
islands. The YES
sci was seventeen
days out from New
York and put into
the friendly Por-
tuguese harbor for
water and pro
visions. The new
young captain,
Samuel Chester
Reid, had a repu-
tation to make for
himself and n brill
Arizona republican., 1892-11-01
A YANKEE SEA DEVIL.
THE BOLD PRlvATEER GENERAL ARM
STRONG IN THE WAR OF 1912.

when Assailed by a British Fleet In the
Neutral Port of Fsyal She Made a
Gallant Fight and Won Immortal
Fame-Her Previous Exploits.
lCopyright, 1892, by American Press Associa-
ton. Book rights reserved.l
Arizona republican., 1892-11-01
A FEW FACTS PERTAINING TO CHA VAIL

ella Valley Fruits Ripen to 6 Weeks in
vance of California.
ella Valley Soil is Superior to that of the
as is Shown in Analysis made by the Sped
Committee of the US. Senate Report 928, Part
May 5, 1890. Page 60.
ella Valley is Especially Adapted to Citrus Nd
Growing.
ella Valley Land and Water will Cost you d
Sl625 per acre.
ella Valley, owing to its Mild and Dry Winta
can not be Surpassed as Health Resort
ella Valley is Surrounded by Gold, Copper
yer, Lead and other Metals.
ella Valley is located on the Main Line of
Southern Pacific Railroad.
ella Valley in a Few Years will be a Seed
Garden of Eden.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1892-08-18
No. 600.
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
Carson City, Nevada, Sept. Goth, 1891.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1892-08-18
starrett's Stable,

The attention of the reader is
directed to the advertisement of the
E. E. Starrett Livery Stable to be
found under the head of "New
To-day" The stable, which was
lately built, is supplied with all the
conveniences of a thoroughly
equipped livery, feed and sales
house, and will open for a share OF
public patronage on Monday, Sept.
aIst. Horses to hire; single and
double rigs, either by the hour or
day. Mr.. Starrett personally takes
charge, which of itself is guar
antee Of good treatment and atten-
ton to stock left there. Charges
are reasonable and prices to suit the
time. Give him call.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1892-08-18

The most remarkable art produc
ton of modern times is said to be
the new Cyclorama of the Chicago
Fire located on Michigan Avenue,
in that enterprising city. The great
work is reported to have cost nearly
quarter Of a million of dollars, and
shows in a very realistic and wonder
full manner the great fire Of 1871.
The observer is placed in an ele-
waited position on the site Of old Fort
Dearborn, Immediately south of the
Rush St. Bridge, and from this his
toric spot views this grand and awe
inspiring scene. To the southwest
lies the business portion Of the city,
a smouldering mass Of red hot ruins,
the great north side is sea OF
flames, while along the lake shore
are two or three streets that are
doomed, but not yet destroyed, Civ
ing here glimpse Of the old Chi
cago Of ante-hre days. The scene
along the lake shore in and about
the old U. S. Marine Hospital and
the Rush Street Bridge is one OF in
descrlbable coniusion-thousands Of
helpless and homeless in a wild and
furious flight for safety. The whole
effect is sublime and awful in the
extreme.
Unusual care was taken to make
this grand work worthy of the SUBJ
ject, and above all, to have it his
torically correct. Professor David
Swing and other eminent authorities
pronounce the whole faithful por-
trayal OF this great historic event. 1t
will remain as one OF the sights OF
the city until after the Worlds Fair.