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Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-26
A USELESS WAITING.

ma fsrimshaw Was Perfectly willing That
Maude Should Go.
"N!s. Grimshawr'
s'Well, what is it.''
1t was Henri Spoondrift, only son and
heir Of old Spoondrift, the flour merchant,
who first spoke. He had left Maude
Grimshaw in the parlor and entered the
library to ask her fathers consent.
"Mr. Grimshaw, I-P'--
"Ycs, know. You are young Spoon
drift, son of your daddy and all that, but
don't spring any old chestnuts on me! If
you have anything to say, ont with it,"
"Mr. Grimshaw, for the past three years
I have-I have"-
"Yes, I've seen you spooning around here
for three or four years. You must know
the house pretty well by this time. Is
there anything you wish to say to me be-
fore we parts"
''Sir! love-love-that is love-
pudding, probablyi So do !, if it's the
right sort. Young man, do you think
care two continental cooked hats whether
you love pudding or not!"
"Mr. Grimshaw, can I speak to your"
pieadingly inquired the young man.
''Speak to mel Why, blame your eye
brows, but I've been trying my best to get
you to talk! What in thunder ails you
anyhow? II you want a nickel for car fare,
why don't you ask for it like a man in
stead of q chest protector?"
''For three years / have loved your
daughter Maude" desperately announced
Henri.
"You have! Then you are an idiot. A
man who will spoon around for three long
years hasn't the sense of a chickadee!
Docs Maude suspect that you love her, as
you call it,"
"She does. am sure that she likewise
returns my love-"
"Yes, she's just flathealed enough. She
could have her pick of a dozen football
chaps, and yet she wants to marry a young
man who couldn't pull a turnip up by the
roots!''
"Mr. Grimshaw, am not an athlete,
but 1 will
''Shut up! You mean that You will
learn to ride bike or become champion
runner, but ! don't care 2 cents about
that! How quick can you marry Maude?"
why, in two or three months, if the
dear angel is willing"
"Two or three months! Young man,
you skate back to tho parlor and tell her
it's got TO come of within two weeks,
Not a blamed day longeri I've been ready
to give my consent for the last two years
and a half, and now the spooning must
come to an end. Go-hop-skate-get
ready to marry or die.'
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-26

ma fsrimshaw Was Perfectly willing That
Maude Should Go.
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-26

alyze yo'seaf again my skun dn yo'd be-.
ter sell yo'self fur . sheepv'
He selected a new position and stretch
ed out for another nap, and after standing
for awhile and gazing around in vacant
way the goat leaped Oh the platform and
ambled up the street.
laughed the porter. 'tDe ideah of yo'r
worryin bout Abe Jones' head! Maybe a
train OF kyars might bust it, but dar
hain't muffin else I knows of dat could
even Civ him de headache!"
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-26

hsm financial panic which would havs
ssot the price OF gin cocktails sky high and
Probably prevented the dog fight adva>
eised Tor Saturday night, we do not take
any great credit 70 oursef. Had the hank
closed its doors people would have busted
them open, and had the officials declared
It a financial failure they would have been
hung by the crowd, but it Is better to
avoid public excitement II possible. Some
OF our citizens have drawn out their hal
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-26
IT WAS A SURPRISE PARTY.


Goat That Didn't Know What He Was
Running Up Against.
On the south side Of the freight depot
platform was a tier of bags about 3 feet
high filled with cottonseed meal, and Mt
the extreme eastern end of the tier n
ilarky lay stretched Mt full length on the
bags. He lay on his stomach, his face
resting across his folded arms, and his old
hat had fallen of US he slept and snored
under the midday sun of Alabama. 1
shouldn't have observed these things so
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-26
z0A-PHORA,
~u,staas q vsnen ~ euallam..
. IooA ws,tA Seiisss. ssse sssisd H. ~

Reader a enp,aa soA rHo,A
sn physia COLNAX sy Hsi..s r.S
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-26
Castoria.

"Castoria Is an excellent medicine for chill
dfcn- Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
good elect upon their children"
Oa. G. c. OsoooD,
LQNell NssR
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-09-27
Folly OF

1t is really remarkable that 80 many
people in this country, who have funds
from which they might earn a good rats
of interest, persist in locking up notes in
safe deposit vaults or pack them away in
old stockings. Money will carr today
large returns, with the best of real es-
tate security as first class collateral to
protect the lender, and yet a great many
individuals, waiting for they know not
what, decline to take advantage of what
is an unusual opportunity for making
money. The currency of a country is
intended to circulate as evidence of cred
it. If it does not, it becomes absolutely
useless to everybody. In famine a COM
munity would be no better off if it locked
up millions of barrels of -four than if it
had none at all. The same is precisely
true of money.-Washington News.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-09-27
Browning to Coleridpe.

Browning loaned Lord Coleridge one
of his works to read, and afterward
meeting the poet, the lord chief justice
said to him: What could understand
| heartily admired, and parts ought tc
be immortal. But as to much Of it
really could not tell whether l admired
it or not, because for the life of me
could not understand it," Browning re
piled, IF a reader of your caliber I'm,
derstands 10 per cen of what I write, ]
think | ought to be content San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-09-27
BuckIen's Arnica SaIye,

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box. Fors sale
by r. Blacknall & Son.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-09-27
UNION FEMALE COLLEGE !
EUFAULA, ALABAMA.
Session Opens September 81.

Large corps of ~well-equipped and expert
enced teachers, representing the best institu-
tions of America and Europe. The instruction
given is of the most thorough kind. The course
of study is well planned. and offers a very wide
range of scholarly work.
The Conservatory of Music, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. T. J. Simmons (nee LESSEE NJ.
Southgate), affords exceptional advantages,
including special normal courses.
The departments of Art, Elocution and Ply
steal Culture are in charge of teachers who
have achieved national reputation.
This is the health record of the school:
"But one case of serious Illness and not a
single death during its entire history
of forty (4O) years.
Moral training the best. All the advantages
of home.
For catalogue, apply to
T. j. SIMMONS, A. NJ,
President.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-09-27

THE use OF 'Castoria is so universal and
lis merits so well known that it seems n work
of sup~ererogation to endorse it. Few are the
Intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach"
CARLOS MARTYR, d. D.,
New York City.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-09-27
for Infants and Children.

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhuea, Eruetation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes dk
gestion,
Without injurious medication.
For several years l have recommended
your 'Castoria,' and shall always continue to
do so as it has invariably produced beneficial
results"
EDWIN +. PARDEx, VI. n,
l25th Street and eth Ave, New York City
MPANY, - MURRAY STREET, NEw YORK CITY.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-09-27

"Castoria is so well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-" H A ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III So. oxford St, Brooklyn, y. Y.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-09-27
Is Your Life
Worth Anything

to others? Are there not
persons dependent on
your earnings for their
support? Are they pro-
vided for in case of your
death? The simplest and
safest way of assuring
their protection is life in
surance. Business, pro-
fessional, and working
men generally, should in
sure, for their brains or
their muscles, are their
capital and income too.
Death stops them both.
Insure in the
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-09-30

ces, then is there any wonder Wv
the residents Of Perry's Brides
should object to receiving ~
thrown off teacher from Abbevills
Jeanerette and other Places When
Mr.. Roberts has made himself too
Objectionable for the people. / for
one do object and will continve oh.
jecting 30 long as he is forced aro,
US.
As to those who are against tba.
present the regime, admit that NO.
gre IN the minority, still il must IL.
borne in mind that those patrons ara.
taxpayers and represent q children.
who have the right to go to school
and they positively refused to sion
the I'D petition, they evidently
must have had a reason for it. their
signatures were altogether unsoupbt
a claim that {R can not make IL
behalf of his petition.
This article 80 far as I am con.
cerned ends the newspaper con,ro-
versy. J. NUGIER.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-09-30
The Jefferson Lynchins.

Last Friday week Judge Estopinal
OF Jefferson parish was foully muir
dered by a negro prisoner Julien,
vho made his escape from the cow
ardly constable Koerber and wound.
ed the son OF the Judge who attempt
ed to intercept him. Saturday a
bowling mob took possession of the
scene of the murder which is ada
cent to the city of New Orleans, and
hung three negroes relatives of Ju.
lien who had been captured by the
city police on suspicion and turned
over to the authorities of Jefferson
who put them where the mob could
easily get hold of them. The city
papers without exception have raised
q great howl and are calling on the
Governor to punish the mob for
what it calls a cowardly murder.
The truth of the matter is these ne.
groes were a bad lot and deserved
hanging on general principles. Jus.
tice as administered in New Orleans
and Jefferson parish is a roaring
faace and the astute editors Of these
papers know it, Make your officials
do their duty aud there will be no
more mob law.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-09-30
At 2:3o o'clock yesterday morning

At 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning
the New Iberia Foundry and Ma
chine Shop of George Simon was
destroyed by fire, entailing a loss Of
fully $25, 900. This foundry was
very complete and provided with a
fine lot of latest improved machinery,
and the loss is more seriously felt at
this particular time, a there is much
work being done for sugar planters
and there was o quantity of it under
way at the time of the disaster.
There was a ~watcRman on guard up
to midnight, and it was two and a
half hours after that the FIRE broke
out in the boiler house, adjoining the
foundry. The former was a cor.
rugated iron structure and the foun.
dry building was a large brick
structure with iron shutters. When
the high insurance rates went into
effect q few months ago. Mr.. Simon
reduced his insurance one-half, car
rying only abont one'third the value
of his plant. He has made arrange.
ments already to execute all work
that will be sent him, and will e
build at once.-Iberia Enterprise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-09-30
The public road to Abbeville, be-

The public road to Abbeville, be-
tween bayou Petite Anse and the
parish line, is reported in a wretch
ed and dangerous condition. 10
seine places bridges have foated
away. while the dilapidated condi.
ton of others is a menace to trav-
.elers, and afford ample opportunity
for damage suits against the parish.
New Iberia Enterprise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-09-30

Hon. Overton Cade has just given
his new bond as Superintendent of
the New Orleans Mint, II is for
but the bondsmen in sign.
ing have to qualify for double the
amount of the bond, which virtually
makes the bond of Mr.. Cade $780,
900. Mr.. Cade's bond is signed by
Of his family. They are
G: M. smedes, Captain G. Taylor
Cade, Hon. Dudley Avery, and VIM
Cade. Each of the bondsmen have
signed have signed for $25, 5000 and
have qualified for $4,000. The
bond given by Superintendent Mon.
tegut when he became superintend.
emf of the mint was for $4,000, and
the bond Of De. Smythe vas raised
to 100000.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-09-30

to proue it by argument ~. He will
say perhaps gold is not good to eat,
or to wear, aud therefore is of no
real use or value. Perhaps he may
contend that it is the property laws
of the country that give it value, that
if there were no laws recognizing
and maintaining private ownership
of gold, and everybody had an equal
right to all the gold there was in the
world, then gold would be of no
valae. Probably not, neither would
anything else have any value, except
a strong hand.
All such argument as this is bat
chop logic and is wholly worthless,
and leads to no practicable result,
and a nan could argue on e~ternally
on this basis, to prove that the world
did not exist, and like Goldsmith's
schoolmaster,
Though vanquished he could argue still.'
Such disputations are wholly bar.
rem and improbable and not worth
the time they consume.
I only wish the farmers of Louis
lana to take a square common sense
view Of things, and approve no doc"
trine, Or theory, until they feel Ger.
tain that they understand it, and that
it isright. w. W. EDWARDS.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-09-30
New Railroad

1t is stated that contracts have
been let for the grading of the south.
ern extension of the NJ idland branch
of the Louisiana Western, to run
from Esterwood on the main line of
the Southern Pacific to a point al
most directly east of Shell Beach
where it will turn a line both east
and west, with terminal points at
,AbbevilIe AND Lake Charles. The
8. r. are the owuers.-L. G. Press.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-09-30

Lafourche Comet The excursion
given by Thibodaux Fire Co. No. l
and by Home Hook aud Ladder Co.
No. |, on Sunday the 10th distant,
was a success financially, although
not az much was realized as was an
tic;pated when the excursion was first
projected. Considering thu hard
times, the bad weather of last week
and the gloom spread over the parish
by the terrible disaster at Lockport,
the companies, under whose auspices
the excursion vas given, may be con-
graduated On the substantial net re-
suit of the days outing. The weather
was all that could be desired, and,
when the train reached AbbeviIle.
the hosaitable citizens of that town
took them in charge and extended
the courtesies usual On such occa.
,sions. Some spent the time 10 dane.
ing, and others in riding over the
country Or walking through the
town. The Thibodaux Band fur
nished music for the occasion, and
this was up TO their high artistic
standard. The excursionists re-
tnrned to T~hibodaux shortly after
ten o'clock, well pleased with their
trip TO the quaint little town of
AbbevilIe.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-09-30
Profit ina Cane.

In speaking about the profit in
cane raising the Lafayette Gazette
claims that in that vicinity cane read.
lily yields Is to IS tons and sells at
81 Is a tom. Surprising a nan with
some capital to 60 on raises 200 acres
and realizes an average of 90 tons.
His income will be seventeen thou
sand dollars. If he plants 10 acres
his income will be eight hundred and
fifty dollars. With the latter sum,
in a land where fuel is practically
free, where his crop is laid by in
June, where his garden will grow
him good food all the year around,
he car put money in the bank every
year. Ia Illinois with land at $500
an acre, fifteen or twenty dollars is
the largest income, showing a bal.
ance in southern farming of thirteen
thousand dollars on a two hundred
acre farm. Southern Louisiana has
many choice garden spots waiting
the coming Of the thrifty western
farmer,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-09-30
THE METEOR.

The Argus says: On Thursday az
about 1880 p. m. a large meteor fell
in the vicinity northwest Of Wash
ington, that is apparently. It's light
was 80 brilliant as it tumblea
through the sky, resembling a huge
electric light, that it made a shadow
of the light Of the m~oon-nearly full
-on the sidewalk before as. This
is the nearest we have ever been to
such p%yrotechnics and it was a ioyel
as well as a slightly startling spec
tacle.
The large meteor We mentioned as
having been seen last Thursday. was
witnessed at a number of places.
The Alexandria Town Talk says:
"a large number Of people 10 this
part of the parish. on last Thursday
evening, Sept. 2lst at about 7:lO
o'clock, witnessed the fall of a large
and most beautiful meteor. 1t fell
from the heavens to the Northwest
of Alexandria. It's light was like
the fash ofa powerful electric search
light. Some citizens say the light
was stronger in power than the
moon, which was shining brightly at
the time. just before reaching the
earth the meteor broke into a nnm.
Der of pieces, and had the appear
ance of the bursting of a sky..rocket.
A dispatch from Robeline dated
the 2ist inst, states that "a few
minutes before Z o'clock this evening
the citizens of this section were
treated to one of the grandest sights
of the kind within the recollection
Of The Times~D Democrats co~rrespon.
dent. A meteor, or erolite, appear
ed, starting from an angle of so de-
grees from the horizon from a point
a little north Of west, passed through
the elements to south of east, and
illnmined the heavens with a daz-
cling light.
The people stopped looking up, as
the brightness increased almost to
blindness. The Times-D Democrats
correspondent had a full view of the
meteor. The immense ball Of FIRE
seemed to set the atmosphere on FIRE
for miles, while the train reached o
great distance. Just after passing
the moon, at about an angle of So
degrees, the meteor exploded with .
tremendous sound, resembling the
largest cannon, with more OF the
rumbling sound of thunder. It was
a grand s~ight.-Washington Argus.
Fish are usually pretty steady
game in Vermilion parish, bat we
don't think any of our streams can
boast of them in such numbers as they
are found ia Rapldes. Alexandria
Town Talk mentions this evidence
of the fact. 81. Nelson Ball and j.
G. Goulden, Of this city. are certain
ly entitled to the blue ribbon as fish.
ermen. They went to Big creek on
last Sunday and concluded to fish for
O few hours. They were on The
creek exactly three hours and in that
time, between them, caught 14O
pounds of fish, and 104 in number,
all being striped bass, the
balance trout. They 6shed exc.u-
with trolls. The gentlemen
brought the fish to Alexandra in
perfect condition"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-09-30

France is said to be 10 a very
prosperous condition this year owing
10 the splendid wine crop made.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-14
Catastrophe of the Fire.

MEMPHIS, Nov. l4.-At 30
o'clock this morning it was asCer-
tanned that Thomas III. Bond, re-
siding on McLemOre avenune, lost
his life in the fire. He was last
seen on the third floor in the gym
nasium room of the y. NJ. {. A. No
one has heard of or seen him since.
Bond is down in the directory
as "traveling agent" but owing to
the lateness of the hour, it was i'm
possible to learn anything definite
regarding his fate. Secretary Per
kins, of the y. NJ. c. A., received a
fractured skull, when he fell, while
descending by means of a tin
gutter. At midnight he was
reported very low, and his injuries
will probably prove fatal. a negro
porter, who also jumped from the
window, sustained serious internal
injuries.
c.. Boardman, a young man who
was in the y. NJ. c. A. rooms
jumped from a second story win
dow and broke his right leg.
CIR. White sustained fracture
of the right arm. The total loss is
about Sl75,OOO; insurance about
half.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-14
First School House on the Strip.

GUTHRIE, Okla, Nov. If - a
unique celebration is announced to
come off at Ponca, Okla, on No
vember IL. POnca is one of the
new towns on the Cherokee Strip,
located on the Santa Fe, just
north of the POnca Indian reserVa-
ton. They have built the first
school house on the Strip and pro-
pose to dedicate it on that date,
with addresses by Gov. RenfrOw
and a number of other prominent
men, followed by a grand parade,
a war dance by thousand In
dams, and a grand ball and ban
Quet in the evening.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-14
Glennv & Co. on Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 14.-Glenny
& Co. say: Liverpool closed 9th
higher; spots unchanged; sales 81
600 bales; middling d d.
New York opened | to , points
lower advanced five to six points,
declined, and at p. m. was point
lower than yesterday.
New Orleans opened one point
lower, advanced one to two points,
declined, and at noon was at about
opening prices.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-14
Negro Lvnched and Burned.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Nov. H.
Tremendous excitement reigns at
Warner, on the Iron Mountain
railroad, twenty miles south of
here, over the lynching, shooting
and burning, early this morning,
of a negro named Nelson, who,
a week ago, murdered an
other negro. The mob, consisting
exclusively of cOlOred people, broke
down the jail and hung Nelson to
a convenient tree, riddled his body
with bullets and then set fire to it.
This morning fragments of it
were still found dangling from
a limb. 1t had been raining hard
all night and the moisture saved
part of the body, which was an al
most unacceptable mass of roast
ed flesh.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-14
Powderly's Talk.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. H.
Prior to the opening of the general
assembly, of Knights Labor, at
the Industrial hall this morning,
Mr.. POwderly took occasion to en-
phatically deny the story that
this would be the last convention
of the order and that there was a
scheme to disrupt the order.
The story is absolutely false,
said Mr.. Powderly; there will
certainly be motion to adjourn
without the day for future meet
ing, but not with view to the dis
ruption of the Order. Other Orders,
notably: the American Federation
Of Labor, which meets on Deem
Der 10Th, will take similar action.
1t will then confer with the leaders
of other Orders and agree upon a
common day and place for meet
ing all these orders. Each order will
have it's individual meetings, and
retain it's authority. But meet
ing at the common place and
date, delegates Of these various
orders will rub against each
other and learning that their aims
and ends are similar, the result
will be unanimous action in
many things where now they dis
agree"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-14
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate trans
fers were filed since last report:
J. p. Earl to j. 5. Thornton, lot
bounded on the east by Alamo
street and on the south by Arcinie-
ga street; $4,000.
William and +. NJ. Ferguson to
Chas. l.. Kehper, lot 10, block .,
Edwards and Lacost's addition ;
500.
A. a. Maher to w. III. Stell, lot |,
fronting on Center avenue, in City
View addition; $50.
Herman Schaefer, Frederick
Schaefer and wife to William Pep
er, west half of lot ID, in block Is,
on the south side of Sherman
street; $500.
J. A. Gaul to Albert p. Rheiner,
lot l, in block 2, southeast Of the
city; 81 and other considerations.
Albert p. Rheiner and j. a. Gaul
to J. j. Rheiner, lot 3, in block =, in
the southeastern part of the city !;
81 and other considerations.
Albert p. Rheiner to Jacob j.
Rheiner, lot l, in block 2, in the
southeastern part of the city; 81
and other considerations.