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found himself plunged into fresh EN-
barrassments long before his period OF

found himself plunged into fresh en-
barraasments long before his period OF
servitude had expired.
Charges were made upon him for
clothing, for tobacco, even for the
necessaries of life-charges which he
had no means Of meeting, however
good his incliuations; and too late he
found that he had, in fact, become q
slave, without money, without rights,
and without hope. Such friends as he
had were in England, and probably had
forgotten him altogether; perhaps, II
even they remembered him, they were
without the means of assisting him.
And the chance of money ,reaching the
individual for whom it was intended
was in those days very small. Pacific
railways and ocean greyhonnds" were
unknown in the good old times, and
communication was slow and inse.
cure.
Some of these redemptioners were Of
course mere fortunate than others, and
had friends and connections more
powerful and more kindly disposed
and such often ultimately obtained
their freedom But these were the ex
ception, and, generally speaking, the
unhappy victim labored on from veal
to year, his redemption receding fur
Their and further into the distance. till
at last death puts an end to his suffer
ings. Journal.
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DATING WAY BACK.


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zEBaAs DISAPPEARING.


Civilization In S00thern Africa Has Almost
Differentiated Them.
The rapidity with which the differ
emit zebras have been exterminated,
owing TO the advance Of civilization in
south Africa, is shown by reference to
such works as that of Sir CORVALLIS
Harris, written in 1910, in which the
author tells us that the quagga was at
that time found in '.interminable
herds, y bands of many hundreds being
frequently seen, while he describes
Burchells zebra as congregating
in herds of eighty or one hun.
drcd, and Astounding to q great
extent; but now. after the expira-
ton of but fifty years, the one species
is extinct or practically so. while the
other has been driven much further
afield, and its numbers are yearly being
reduced.
This authors description of the COM
mon zebra is well worth repeating.
Seeking the widest and most seques-
tered spots, the naughty troops are ex-
ceedingly difficult toapproach, as well
on account of their watchful habits
and extreme agility and fleetness Of
foot as from the abrupt and inaccessi-
BILE nature of their highland abode.
Under the special charge of sentinel,
so posted on some adjacent crag as to
command view of every avenue OF
approach, the checlxered herd whom
painted skins adorn' is to be viewed
perambulating some rocky ledge,
on which the rifle ball alone can
reach them. No sooner has the
note of alarm been sounded by the
vidette, than, pricking their long ears,
the whole flock hurry forward to asccr.
tain the nature of the approaching dan.
ger, and. having gazed moment al
the advancing hunter, whisking theii
| brindled tails aloft, helter-skelter away
they thunder, down craggy precipices
and over yawning ravines, where nc
less agile foot could dare to follow
them
OF Burchell's zebra he says: Pierce
strong, feet and surprisingly beauti
full, there is, perhaps, no quadruped il
the creation, not even excepting thu
mountain zebra, more splendidly at
tired or presenting picture of mor'
singularly attractive beauty" Zebra'
are by no means amiable animals, ant
though many stories told of their fe
rocity are doubtless much exaggerated
they have so far not proved themselve
amenable to domestication.-Lon
Saturday Review.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-02-24
COAL AND POPULATION.
The United states a Comparatively Thin
" Peopled Country.

The United States Comparatively Thin
~ Peopied Country.
1t is quite true that the temperate
regions of the world are becoming
more populous, just as it is true that
the stock of coal in the world is being
gradually exhausted. The coal sup
plies of the United Kingdom are, for
all practical purposes, much larger
than they were fifty years ago, when
great geologist persuaded great min
lister to stave off prospective danger
by imposing an export duty on coal.
Since that time new coal fields have
been discovered, new mines have been
opened, old mines have been worked at
depths which would have been de-
clared impracticable then, and the
stock of available coal, though hum
drcds of millions of tons have been
consumed in the interval, is &C
tually larger than it was at the COM
mencement of the present reign. just
the same thing may be said of the
great countries in the western and
southern hemispheres, which are be-
coming the new homes of the Teutonic
race.
Almost every new trade route, al
most every new colonial railway, has
opened out fresh territory to the
colonist, and the land available fol
colonization, instead of becoming less
/ is, for all practical purposes, greater
than twas fifty years ago, True that
in the United States, most of the land
has already been appropriated, while
the population has increased till il ha
/ doubled that of Great Britain. But
vast as is the population of the Unite<
States, they would easily sustain,
they were pcoplcd as England is peo
pied, twenty times their present mum
beers.
/ The Anglo-Saxon race might go o.
Multiplying at its present rate for tw,
hundred and fifty years. and Nigh
! pour the whole addition to its number
into the states, and, at the end Of tina
{ time, they wouldnot be more thickl
peopled than the Netherlands arc now
The states, however. are only one Q
the countries which arc available 70
European colonists- How thick stan
q their numbers on the fertile territor
Of Msnitoba. or on the still larger an
undevcloped regions which may b
J vaguely included in the term nortl
: western America! How little do we sti
know Of our great Australasian terr
{ tory, and how much of it still remain
available for appropriation in the con
J | ing centurisss- Edinburgh Rssseul
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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-02-24
MIGRATION OF snIPE.
Evidence that They Have Changed Thctz
Line OF flight.

EYl0G0c0 I08t An0y n8vV NAAAeas8S~A = A@Vee
Line Of Flight.
OF the uncertainty attending in these
days the movements of NH
grating wild fowl, an example is Of
fered in two reports recently printed in
a technical journal. The one dated
from Oalsdale, on the main shore of
Long Island, on the Great South bay,
stated that following the great storm
of August Is there occurred - sPlen-
did fight" of bay snipe. On the other
hand, correspondent Of the same
journal who reported from Oak Island,
q few miles distant, on the line OF
beach, recorded that there was no
fight at all on the same date. Both OF
these observers were correct. The
snipe, following the gale OF August %.
pursued in their fight along the Great
South bay, course parallel with or
over the main shore; consequently,
while Oakdale intercepted the migrat-
ing birds, Oak Island, on the beach,
was almost completely ignored. The
same was generally true of the move
ment of the snipe along the Long Is
land coast, except where the mainland
and the beach are almost contiguous,
as at Westhampton. Quogue and other
points.
The sa me conditions existed on the
Massachusetts coast at Chatham
Beach. During the storm large docks
of snipe passed over the land, but the
the wind moderated and shift
"a n foxv v,o;ufS IN tina westward the
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-02-24

TOMMY tailor has agreed to make
! suit Of cloth es for me and not charge
me cent for them
Dick-Y You must have struck snap.
Tom Hardly; he says I'll have to pay
cash. Detroit Free Press.
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s.The wall fower,r remarked the
philosopher. lis often the only girl in
the ballroom who can cook dinner"
YES" responded Miss Worldling.
land the girl who dances is the only
one who can digest ii. - Detroit Free
Press.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-02-24

Tho Most -
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wide. In d9s largely decoras
tive. opt in6fyl rest Is given 70
the. reSnrAl Gil OF the pattern
by The dc, 81 The arms Of the state Of
PennsvlFarla 1T the top, introducing
EbensStl l(pystone inscribed with
the * , saia.ul nrhools. The symbol-
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thu Anssf vle Is : crest ern-
bsfsz6hs5 Ind Of golden rays
sfbe I ,desstten relies for its more
purely decorative effect on the
fioriated pnd ornamental scroll work
suggestive of the style Of Louis
XIV. at its best. Tho center Of the fleld
is strewn with garlanda Of ripe howers
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60. st.,d for ,,orc than an iiImstra.
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"Eow dye do, Mr.? How SPLEEN
didly you rowedr' said q lady's voice
But Six was turning his back on her
and trying to walk away.
How well you are looking. / think
you are thinner" said the same young
lady. She had very big light blue
hat and eyes to match
when are you coming to see us
again?" she called out, as he turned in
voluntarily, trying to struggle through
the crowd away from her. The crowd
was very thick and Jumbo was very
big. He got quite red in his struggles
but they pressed round to stare at one
of the heroes of the day.
You have not been to see as for an
age" said the same young lady, as be
was brought close to tho wheels of her
carriage. Why did you not answer
my last note?"
Miss Derrick" he stammered, IL
| IL"
swell.r she said. chow hot you look
Come and sit by me and wait till the
crowd disperses.'
Their explanations sre too long t
print here.
Neither the rest Of the crew nor MIR
Parsons were asked to the wedding
which they though hard. as they sem
very handsome presents; and, By thu
| way, the weight Of the Cambridge 81,
in that race was recorded ia the sport
ing papers (which all praised him high
II, as twelve sfo,sn fsichf mounds Isl
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24

BURLINGTON ROUTE.
Leaves Union Depot for Chicago. St. Louis
and down river points at $50 a. H.; arriyes
from Chicago at s:10 p. m. daily. Leaves on.oa
Depot for Chicago and st. Louis. 100 p m AT
riyes from same. SIS =. m. daily.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 12-The declara
ton of Spencer O. Fisher, the Democratic
candidate for governor of Michigan. made
at the 500 Wednesday night has Great
ed profound sensation here. He said
that unless the Democratic party at an
early day declared for the free coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to / he would
leave the party and go over to one that
did. Nothing would be more clear than
his meaning that he would become Pom
ulist if goldbugism continued to control
the currency policy of the Democra tic
party.
But Candidate Fisher only voiced the
sentiment of the people of this state in his
bold declaration for free silver. 1t is in
teresting to note the results of a recent
trip through Sanilac and Huron counties
of Detroit News correspondents He
went out to see just what the silver senti-
ment among the people was, and he found
state of affairs which would warm the
cockels of the heart in the most ardent
free silver man living. He wrote his
paper that the people of those two coun-
ties. representing many natonalities, all
lines Of business, and all sorts of politics,
We're united on one thing-the free and un-
limited coinage of silver at the ratio of
16 to land the correspondent gives many
personal interviews to prove his state
ment.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24

Whas did the tyrants of old do but ma Ike
the people work while they enjoyed the re-
suits of their labor? The farmers raised
grain and cattle while the rulers enjoy ed
them without doing any useful labor. The
yeomanry made fine clothing, fine wines
and fine entertainments, which the r.llers
enjoyed in luxurious surroundings and eX-
cluded the GATORS of that wealth. Is this
not the exact conditionin America today I?
Do not our rulers, our railroad, coal. oil,
sugar and other kings enjoy the fat of the
land. while the producers are in wild-eyed
want and misery? Did the people in olden
times get their wages just they do
today, and were taught that they had their
pay for their work? Is that not Just the
condition here today? How your heart pit
les the poor, ignorant, oppressed of o!den
times, who were, too ignorant to realize
their oppression Just Nas you today are
blinded to your degraded condition. This
should be a government in the interest of
those who work at productive labor for
those are in a great majority; but a few
of the schemers have succeeded in enslav-
ing them and living of them under The
idea of profits Interest private Prop
erty," etc. Great big BOBBY school boys
that can look around them and not Sc
these things.-The Coming Nation.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24
DR. COLE
And staff of English, American and
scandinavian Physicians. Thirty
Years Experience I'm Private Hos
pitnl and Speciality Practice.

Clinical methods adopted and used in the hos.
pitfalls of London, Belfast. Kristiana Berlin
Heidelberg and other foreign cities are EN-.
ployed daily in our London Medical and Sur
gical Clinic. Scientific experiments and results
obtained by such well known authorities as
Bidenkap and Gjoer of Kristiana Ricard Of Pa
ris, Bunnstead and Taylor of New York, Berne
of London Lustgarten of Germany, are we'll
known to us, and the benefits derived there
FROM coupled with vast experience
are appreciated by patients. We are in
dorsed by leading physicians and medical boards
of the United States, by clergyrnen. attorneys
business men and the great mass of working
men and women throughout the country Our
patients are our friends, ana they all say we
cure Them even after they have teen given up
.s incurahle We can refer to hundreds whom
we have cured after they had been almost
ruined in health and wealth by unprincped
charIatans Our speciality is chronic nervous
and private diseases OF men and women. Call
or address Dr. A. L. COLE, "a Washington
av S. Minneapolis. Mimi The London Medical
and Surgical Clinic.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24

THE NORTHWESTERN LINE-C. St. P. NJ. 90.
Trains leave Union Depot *Daily. TEX. Sun.
FOR CHICAGO-s7:20 am. t5:45 pm. *T30 pm.
500 C'Y, OMAHA, KAN. C'Y-tS.00 am. *7:20 pm.
DULUTH AND SUPERIOR-t1015 am. 1920 PM
MANkATO-t4S5p pm Q tice -13 Nicollet House Blk.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24

Passengers FOR the steamer Northwest should ia
tn y train
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24

WISCONSIN CENTRAL LINES
Az Minis L Y
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24

The Georgia election returns indicate that
the Populists are strictly in it, The
Democrats claim only 10000 majority,
where at the last election they had $1,000
1t is safe to say Georgia will be in line in
good time. All the white counties went
Populist.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24

Falling prices and misery and destruc-
ton are inseparable companions. The dis
asters of the dark ages were caused by
decreasing money and falling prices
With the increase of money, labor and in
dustry gain new life.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24

Send in orders for the extra edition
of the Representative for Oct. 81,
with the cash. They should reach US
by Oct. IS if we to address them.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24
ALL FAVOR SILVER.
MICHlGAN AS SOLID AS COLORADO
FOR FREE COINAGE OF THE
WHITE METAL,

Spencer o. Fisher, the Candidate of
the Democracy for Governor De-
ciares He VIII Leave the Party if
1t Does Not at Early Day De-
clare for Free Coinage,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-24

Send In orders for the extra edition
OF the Representative for Oct. 81.
with the cash. They should reach MS
by Oct. % If we are to address them.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-12-01
New Orleans as a Market.

Some time since we took occa
sion to criticize the business
methods of the New Orleans com.
mission merchants. That something
is .wrong-radically wrong with
them is self evident. The St, Martin
Messenger enters the following
kick
Our people often complain of the
treatment they receive from the New
Orleans Commission Merchants
Several times we thought perhaps
they were grumblers and could not
be satisfied, but of late we have the
proof that they have reason to CON-
plain.
Sometime ago a person from this
town sent some 1000 pounds of
hides to New Orleans, Weighing the
hides the day of shipment, two or
three days after the bill of sale came
with a shortage Of some 400 pounds:
is this possible?
Last week another of our citizens
shipped two lots of rice coming from
the same:time and thrashed ia the
same machine, but shipped in two
lots to two different merchants, one
sold the rice at $2.75 and the other
at 1915, a difference Of 81 on every
sack why is this difference in the
same market almost the same day. Is
there not ground for complaint?
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-12-01
Nothing Stands as Hiah.

As a remedy Tor every womanly
ailment, as DR.. Pierce's Favoritc
Prescription. Here is the proof. III
the only medicine for women so Ger.
tain in its effects that it can be guar
anteed. la every case, if it doesn't
cure, your money is returned. Can
anything else, though it mey be
better for a tricky dealer to sell,
be lust as good" for you to buy?
'Favorite Prescription is an
invigorating, restorative tonic, a
soothing and strengthing nervine,
and a complete cure for all The fun
damental arrangements, painful disor
ders aud chronic weaknesses peculiar
to the sex.
For young girls entering woman
hood; for women at the critical
change of liic"; for woman APP
preaching confinement; nursing
mothers; and every woman who is
rundown" tired, Or overworked-
it is a special, safe. and certain help.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-12-01
Police Jury Proceedings.
ABBEvILLE, Nov. 13. 1891.

-SC ANNf .
The Police Jury in and for Yer
million parish, met this day at theil
rooms in regular session.
Present: ]. t. Broussard, Presi.
dent, j. Alc6e Leblanc. Jules Thibo.
deaux, Martin Sarver, Ernest Brous
sard, Ambrose Lacour and Gus.
Godchaux.
The minutes Of the previous meet.
ing having reported the resignation
OF Lastie Broussard as a member OF
Finance Committee for the parish OF
Vermilion, the same was corrected
as Mr.. Broussard only resigned as
member of the Auditing Committee
after said correction, the Minutes
were adopted.
Mr.. Alexandre Moss presented a
report from Jury of Freeholders on
road leading from terminus of Perry
and Mouton Cove road to terminus
OF road to Canpbells ferry through
Marins woods, and Mr.. Moss. as
chairman of said jury oflFreehoIders
having stated that with sufficient
lumber to construct bridges aggrega.
ting one hundred and twenty-five
feet long, that said road could be
made suitable for travel without
other expense to the parish for one
year. And the police jury of this
parish being of the opinion that by
establishing said road that the pub
lie ferry across bayou Vermilion at
Campbells, could thereby be abol,
lshed. therefore said report was
adopted and declared a public road.
The following damages were al.
lowed to proprietors in compensation
for their land so taken and expro-
prlated for said road as follows
to-wit:
Homer Decuir s25 mn
Mrs. G. Cessae crossing IA
arces and running on boundry
ii x 90 feet 10 "a
JOS Toups &C acres 20 feet 6 co.
A Mia 3 Id acres 40 feet Is 90
f Choate IL acre 10 90
A Cessac Ia acres 10 feet 4 90
Albert Maxwell IL acres II 40
A petition from numerous citizens
the placing of Benjamin
and his wife on the pau
per list of this parish, was received
and on motion of Mr. E Broussard
July seconded, they were allowed
he sum of $3.50 each per month.
Mess Kitchell and Broussard hav
ng presented q claim against the
for Mrs Emma Broussard for
Ialnas'es sustained by crossing a
"A - EE@E&#E. dis
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-12-01

By VIRTUE of writs of fieri faeiasissued
in matters of the two above entitled
suits, from the 10Th Judicial District
Court and the I'd Justice Court of the
parish of Iberia, commanding me to
seize and sell, for cash, the property of
defendant, to satisfy said writs, | will
proceed to sell at public auction, to the
last and highest bidder, at the principal
front door of the courthouse of said
parish, on
Saturday, January 5, 1895,
between the hours of Ii o'clock a. M,
and 4 o'clock p. NJ, the following des-
cribed property seized to satisfy said
writs, to wit /:
One certain tract of land lying and be
ing situated in Vermilion Parish, con-
tanning eighty acres, more or less,
and designated as the north half Of
OF the north east quarter of section
twenty, township twelve, south range
two east, together with all the build.
Jugs and improvements thereon
situated.
Sheritf's Office, Abbeyille, Louisiana,
December l. 1894.
A. L. LEBLANC, Sheriff.