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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

on hand Will be offered 70 Gne nisn1so "iu'
~ Secretary.
Attention ,Fkremen!
Notice is hereby given to the officers
and members OF, Protector fire GO. NO.,
that there will be d regular meeting ON
Tuesday, Sept. IL, at $50 p. m. sharp, 10
atteud.to important business.
,BYORpER OF FOREMAN.
Business seems to bc picking up q
little.
Nlrs. Adouis Leblanc is rapidly
improving.
See Young G. Edwards for fine
stationery.
Notice the adv. Of N. Fischer on
the lst page.
Millions in it. What? Investments
in Eunice.
Come TO the MERIDIONAL Office
with your job work.
Five thousand people will be in Eu-
nice Sept. T.
If You want to learn humanity
study q good woman.
We regret to announce the serious
illness OF Aymar Bouraue.
There will be a grand bail at
Feray's hall 10 Ferry tonight.
Take a day, off Sept. u. Go and see
Eunice. Its.a gem.
Miss Lydia Leblanc HAS returned
from her visit at Bayou Tigre.
N. Fischer is doing business IN
the Crescent City for q few days.
What is the best way TO manage
a man asks q feminine correspon.
dent? Marry him.
There will be a grand barbecue and
plenty of other amusements at Eunice
ron the 18th Of September.
~ --AA- |
Divine worship will be held Sum
day morning and at might OF the
Methodist church.
The dry spell and hot sun of the
past few days has helped The grow.
ing crops verv much.
The finest perfumes, drugs, toilet
articles and stationery are to be had
at Young.& Edwards.
II you want to plant fifty dollars
where 1t will bring you 5000 in T. to Is
AIuhSy ouy dtoG I'D EQnl06.
Nr. Lewis Rogers of Opelousas,
vas here this week, visiting bis
cousin, Ben Hudson.
j. NJ. Bcauxis and sen Fernand,
made a trip to Lafayette to spend
the day last Saturday.
Attorneys Chagois, SUTTON, Fon.
'efeu and Judge DebaiIIon were
here this week attending court.
POISONOUS tongue going around
'oose' Is more injurious to a comma.
blsy than any plague or sickness.
Tue MERIDIONAL thanks Mrs. III,
= RANSOM and Mr.. Z. NJ. Feray.
o. Ferry, Tor favors received lately.
are You going TO Eunice on the
M'diand branch of the Southern
aelhc next Tuesday and Wednes.
day?
hr. W. ?. Miller OF Lower Egypt,
ana Miss Anna Webb of Miuden
a. we're married at Cheuiere an
''ere last week. A prosperous vog.
aye AHonoh life
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

The dry spell and hot sun of the
past few days has helped The grow.
ing crops :verv much.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

District court opened Monday
morning with his honor Judge Allen
on the bench. Owing TO the new
jury law being in force the venire
drawn for this term was o. dered set
aside. Ophelias Bourque, Arvene
Hebert, Howard Hofpaulr, B. Frank
Lyons and Eli Wise appointed jury
commissioners under the new law,
and with the clerk of court will
draw a new zenire.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

mr.. W. ?. Miller OF Lower Egypt,
sna Miss Anna Webb of MiDden
a. we're married at Cheuiere an
gre last week. A prosperous vog.
ske through life for them il the wish
VI tue AEaID1oNA1,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

N. Fischer is doing business in
the Crescent City for q few days.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

Tue MER1DIoNAL thanks Mrs. III.
y Ransom and Mr.. E. NJ. Feray,
Oh Ferry, Tor favors received lately
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

q poisonous tongue going around
loose, is more injurious to a comma.
Dlty than any plague or sickness.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

Our friend Erasle Mouton has
The misfortune of losing one of his
most valuable horses. aud one that
was highly priced by its admirers.
1t was sick from the effects of eating
too muclt green corn, and died on
Tuesday morning.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

Owing to the absence Of a quorum
the sale of money by the Building
& Loan did not take place Wednes.
day night, and has been postponed
until Monday, Sept. 40 at 1880 p. IN.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

The finest perfumes, drugs, toilet
articles and stationery are to be had
at Young Il Edwards.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

are You going to Eunice on the
n'oiand branch of the Southern
aeldc next Tuesday and Wednes.
day?
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

What is the best way 10 manage
"a man asks q feminine correspou.
dent? Marry him.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

Business seems to be picking up q
little
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

Attorneys Chagois, Sushon, Fon.
'efeu and Judge DcbailIon were
mere this week attending court.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

Divine worship will be held Sum
day morning and at might OF the
Methodist church.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

II you want to plant fifty dollars
where 1t will bring you 5000 in II to Is
months, buy aAet in Eunioe.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

There will be a grand barbecue and
plenty of other amusements at Eunice
,on the 18th of September.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

Miss Lydia Leblanc HAS returned
from her visit at Bayou Tigre.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

j. NJ. ,Bcauxis and son Fernand,
made a trip to Lafayette to spend
ahe day last Saturday.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

Come TO the MERIDIONAL Office
with your job work.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

Take a day. of; Sept. II. Go and see
Eunice. LISA gem.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

Millions in it. What? Investments
in Eunice.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

Mrs. Adouis Leblanc is rapid.
improving.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

Five thousand people will be in Eu-
nice Sept. Il.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

Ar. Lewis Rogers of Opelousas,
vas here this week, visiting bis
Ben Hudson.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

II YOU want to learn humanity
study q good woman.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

Notice the adv. Of N. Fischer on
the lst page.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

There will be a grand bail at
Feray's hall 10 Perry tonight.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

See Young & Edwards for fine
stationery.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

We regret to announce the serious
illness OF Aymar Bouraue.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-09-08

Per L. O. BRoUssARD, Deputy.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-08
A stutterine Wit and /. Ch.pl.,n

an cur company during the civil
war" said an old soldier the other day,
vas . suffering sergeant named
Thomas and q chaplain named Cha
nautt, who was exceedingly untidy in
personal appearance. The sergeant
was a wit and gave the chaplain no end
Of trouble. One cold day the parson
had preached for over an hour, and &c
the close Of his discourse asked a.y
who felt serious to come foryard.
The sergeant went at once. sDo o
really feel serious?' asked the chaplain.
rather doubtful Of his convert. .Se-se.
serious. Ish-sh-should cay III di-did.
Any m-man w-would feel -s-se-serious
to s-s-sit on 2 c-ca-cake Of ice t-t-two
was the reply. On smother occasion,
at mess, the sergeant began to eat be.
tore the chaplain had asked the sccus-
toned blessing. Extending his hands
over the table the chaplain ssid. ePeuse,
esrgeaAt, pause Yves, lessee aom.
0d-d-d-&-d dirty ones, too's !.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-08
SCRUB LANDS OF AUSTRALIA.
Chinese as self-Actin= Machines for Open
ing the Country.

Chinese as Self-Actin. Machines for Open.
ing the COuntry
Tho "lawyer vine" IS the worst OBJ
stacle to tho clearing of lands in Aus
tralia. 1t is q kind OF palm that grows
i'll feathery tufts along q plant stalk
and festoons it-elf as q creeper upon
trees. From beneath the tufts of
leaves the vine throws down trailing
suckers as thick as stout cords, armed
with sets of sharp 1ed barbs. These
suckers sometimes throw themselves
from tree to tree across o road that has
not been lately used, and make it as
impossible to horses Us so many strands
of barbed wire. When the vines es-
cape from the underground of wild
ginger and tree-fern and singing bush
that fringes the scrub, and coil them
selves in loose loops upon the ground,
they become dangerous traps for man
and horse. In the Jungle. where they
weave themselves in and out of the up
right growths, they form u net that at
times deties every mean of destruction
but fire. The work of clearing ground
incumbered is not light. In some dis.
tricts it is done by Cinnamon. They
are not allowed to own freehold land in
the colony. but scrub land is often
leased to them to clear INT use for O
certain numbero of years. The ground,
when it is cleared. Is extraordinarily
rich, and they appear to rccoup them.
selves for their labor with the first
crops they grow upon their leaseholds.
The owner afterward has it in his
power to resume his land, and the
Chinaman passes on to clear and use
the scrub. In this way the Chinese
are employed as a sort of self-acting
machine for the opening Of the coun.
try. They devote themselves princi.
pally to the cultivation Of fruit. A
walk around a Chinese garden is an
instructive botanical excursion, 80
many and strange are the edible varie-
ties of fruit to which one is introduced.
Spices, too, and flowers flourish under
the care Of the Cinnamon, and the
fields of bananas and pineapples dotted
with oranges and mango orchards,
which stretch for miles beside the
sugar plantations, ore nearly all Chi
noSo.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-08
slappine the Wrone Man.

A funny incident, accompanied by a
witty retort, was enjoyed the other day
as the crowd was surging out of ono Of
the theaters. In front Of a party of
gentlemen was a man with his collar
turned up above his ears. "Why, there
is b." said n of the party. He
doesn't seem to see us; 1 guess I'll wake
him up" AT tire samo time, and with.
out stopping to think, he stepped for
ward and hit the bundled-up individ aal
2 terrific slap IN the back: The man
and disclosed to the astonished eye. Of
the hilarious gentleman the face of q
total stranger. He hesitated a moment
before the calm md inquiring gaze Of
the man in front, and then, stepping
forward, said: Il beg your pardon,
sir; but. to tell the truth, I took you
for another man"
+1am,. vas the quiet rsply.'-1n-
dianapOlis Sentinel.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-08
Helaoked A. her

"Leonie, l do not value Crown Leigh
ton or the title that goes with it; but I
do vslue you and your love above all
earthly things. You have made me On
earl, yet l am poorer than the poorest
paup6e. You are worth q Thousand
earlduSas to me-"
II szn . truer woman, dear, kneeline
here and giving you up, than 1 should
be II ! married you. l cannot marry
you, Paul. Heaven helping me, I will
not speak falsely or act falsely again
while I live"
You are a noble woman" he repeat
ed: "the world holds none nobler."
She smiled sally.
y am going now she said. sLetme
be the first to call you Lord Charm
leigh. All, you will forgive me, Paul,
because I have suffered 80 much. You
will forgive me before I go:"
My darling" he said, with a deep
sob, %"Icannot part with you. I love
you so dearly, 1eonie. Do promise to
your promise to be my WIFE,"
IL cannot" she returned. sPlease
Heaven no other false words shall pass
my lips to you while I live. I cannot
marry you because I do not love you;
and l d with all my heart love some
n else. Say you forgive me, Paul"
II forgive you. Leonie," he said; and
then before he could Interfere to pre-
vent 1t, she had quilted the room.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-08

THE deepest srtesisn veil q q Pot>
dam. $500 feet ce,R
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-08
CHAPTER KILL

.You are not angry with me, Le.
onia?" said Ethel Dacre, when the violet
eyes Enclosed o. last, and Leone looked
round with q half-bewildered air.
.No, I I'm not ~angry-leave mo,
Ethel. I cannot helr any more; you
try mo beyond my strength
cord n sheer despair Miss Dacre
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-08

less, feverish face to the glowing sun
outside. III you do net think it too
Il have taken cold am c,ld." said
Leonie; and the shudder with which
she uttered these words gave them the
sembiance of truth.
EARLY rising is not good for you. my
LADY," decided the woman; twill light
tho fire for you myself"
A few more minutes and q bright fire
was blazing in the CRATE, contrasting
oddly with the glowing sun aud sultry
warmth Of the June day.
II will ring If I want you," sail L.
onie to the housekeeper, and then she
Licked the door and went to the hid
ing-place where lay the wi l. AS she
passed the great mirror she started
back in sore alright. Surely that
ghastly pallid face was net hers; those
wild burning eyes so full of fear. these
pale trembling lips-surcly they did
not belong to the beautiful, radiant
Charnleigh.
wicked deeds do not suit me- she
said to herself, with a laugh that
sounded like the cry of a lost soul.
Then she stood before the ire with
the viii. in her hands. Il am going to
commit a crime" she reiectedS"a
crime for which in olden days men were
hung"
Why did she pause? The red flame
blazed merrily; the door wa closed;
no human eyes could see her. Why did
she hasitate?:
Good and bad angels had fought for
her; good and evil spirits had waged
fierce hattie for her. Her own self had
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-11-02
His nsArt Bowed Down.

He accosted me as / came out of the
postofice on Broadway and wanted to
know whether the Broadway cable was
the only one now at work. / said there
was another on One Hundred aud
Twenty-fifth street, running up to
High Bridge, and was about passing on
when he grabbed me by the arm and
asid in a whisper:
(which is the wust?'
There's no choice" said / shortly,
preparing to cross the street.
Then these New York newspapers
are blamed liars, b'gosh. and l don't
keer who knows it," said he.
Whats the matter?" l asked, with
interest.
1--WE been readin nothin lately 'cept
bout accidents by the deadly trolley
and the bloody cable, and I've been
ridin all over Brooklyn without seein a
durn accident and spent 35 cents on
this line without so much as seem a
newsboy hurt 1t amt fair, that's
what 1t amt" And he shook his head
sadly and crossed over and took a
Fourth emf horse car up town.
New York Press.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-11-02
Disobedient Turkey.

A recent story in the Youths Com
panion reminds a correspondent of an
other instance in which a tiresome
march was relieved by a bit of drollery.
Major B.. was a severe officer. His
command was marching along a hot
and dusty road in southern Pennsylva-
MIA. Orders were very strict against
foraging, but in spite of them a soldier
suddenly sprang out of the ranks in
pursuit of a fat gobler standing among
the sumac bushes on the roadside.
The turkey started off in a hurry,
with the man after him. Major 3.
called out angrily: "Halt! What do
you mean? Halt"
A few hurried steps and the soldier
laid the turkey low with a blow from
his rifle barrel.
There, dunn ye." he exclaimed as he
picked it up. 81 reckon you'll under
stand that when the major says halt he
means halti'
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-11-02
A Temple of Health

Where vigor, good digestion, appetite and
sound repose minister to physical comfort, is
the bodily structure which, however much its
foundations have been sapped by i'll health, has
been restored-rebuilt, as it were-by the great
renovating tonic, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Nothing infuses strength into a debilitated
frame like this saving medicine, which, in the
vigor and regularity it imparts to the system,
endows it with the surest defense against dis
ease, and the best guaranty of a long life and
hale old age. Worn out men of business, tired
mechanics, overworked mill hands, miners
broken down by hardship and exposure to ma
laria, mariners and tourists, all declare that it
is the best safeguard against the influences Of
fatigue, bodily or mental, and of climate and
temperature. Incompatible for bilious, rheu-
matte, kidney and nervous troubles.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-11-02

Greensboro (Ky.) Messenger: A gen.
tleman of this city who has three
charming and beautiful daughters
several years ago corked up a bottle of
old whisky, saying at the time it should
not be opened until one of the three
married, when the liquor should be
drunk to the health of the bride at the
wedding feast. The whisky is now
thirteen years old and the girls are still
unmarried. What a luscious chance for
some thirsty young man.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-11-02
How's This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure!
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions ard financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio.
WALD1NG, K1NNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills, Csc.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-11-02
Doing His Best.

The Rochester Post Express tells of
a clergyman whose m were of
the best, but who was reserved and
bashful. "You must be more social"
the deacons limited. To his Sunday
school came the children of an orphan
asylum. The next Sunday the pastor
stalked across the room, and grasping
the first hand he came to. which hap
pened to belong to one of the smallest
orphans, cried out loudly: Good morn
ing, my dear sir. How are your father
and mother?''
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-11-02
Mothers, save Your Children,

Steketee's Pin Worm Destroyer is the
only sure cure known thai e~ffectually de-
stroys the pin worm, the most troublesome
worm known. 1t also destroys all other
kinds of worms. There is no remedy that
can eXpel the worms from the or
RECTUM as does Steketee's Pin Worm De-
stroyer. For sale by all druggists; sent by mail on
receipt Of 26c., U. s. postage. Address geo. g.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-11-02
Market Gardeners and Farmers.

Tremendous money is made by getting
your vegetables into market 10 days ahead
Of your n%eighbors. Salzer's Northern
grown Seeds nave this reputation. Send to
the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, for their wholesale catalogue, inclos-
ing a 2-cent stamp. w
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-11-02

A telephone line now traverses the Cobb
Desert, in China, 5000 miles in length.
FLYING frogs are common in Borneo.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-11-02
Goes Cough Balsar

Substitute for glass is made from colo
dion wool, and is flexible, not brittle.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-11-02

A humming bird a little larger than @
horse-f1y is common in the East Indies.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-11-02

er than anything else. 1t is always reliable. Try 1t.
Trying to obtain happiness simply to
have it, is nothing more than s~elishness.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-11-02
An Eye Cleaner.

In travelling you can easily guard
against the dread of getting cinders in
your eye by carrying with you a tiny
box of fiaXseed. The instant you feel
a foreign substance in the eye throw
back your head and drop three or four
f1axseed on the ball of the eye; then
lift the upper lid and draw it down
over them SO as to hold them in. The
relief will come Immediately, and soon
the seeds will begin to work out and
bring the offending particle with them.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-11-02

Pneumatic tires have teen found very
serviceable on hospital ambuiances.
1t is always our faults upon which We
fiatter ourselves.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-11-02

AGAINST A PRISON
Majors was in favor of the repeal of
the act extending the ''prison contract
from Stout to Mosher. The Omaha
World of January %, 1889, says: Rep
resentative Majors of Nemaha intro
duced a very innocent looking bill. 1t
simply provided for the repeal of chap
ter sc of the session laws of 1887. Turn
ing to this chapter a little surprise
party is presented. Chapter sc is the
bill passed by the last legislature e
tending the w. Ii. 3. Stout prison
contract to C. w. Mosher. Mr.. Majors
said to your correspondent that he
thought this act would cancel the con-
tract: that the measure was a most in
iquitous and corrupt measure. and the
state could not too quickly endeavor to
right the great wrong. He thought
something could be done.
The Herald, Omaha, Friday. March
90, 1889, says: House Roll PA is
Majors bill repeating chapter sc of the
session laws of 1887. This affects Sec
ton 4S of the law as it stands in the
compiled statutes, which provides for
the extension of the contract of c. w.
Mosher for the care and labor of the
convicts in the state p~enitentiary. By
this contract 40 cents per day is paid by
the state for the care OF each convict.
The contract was originally made to
w. III. 3. Stout. and was by him trans
ferred and assigned to Mosher.
Majors bill seeks to destroy the act ex-
tending this contract ten years beyond
the time it was originally TO run, which
was to October. 1889"
This bill was indefinitely postponed
by the house upon report of the com
on March 90, 1889.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-11-02
All Kinds.

Halls Family Pills, Csc.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-21

Outstanding that the man receiving
three-fourths of the votes should be
recommended for appointment OIL the
board of public works, and, at the sug-
gestlon of Aid. Copeland, it was resolved
to insist that the mayor should appoint
such man to the position.
An informal ballot was taken amid
much confusion, which resulted as fol-
lows: Charles Wallblom, 12S; Matt
Jensen, So; John Copeland. 10; j. H.
Wolterstoff, IL; w. Fl. Young. L, and
A. P. Croonquist, Is. IL required 1875
votes to select. A second and a formal
ballot was then ordered after an effort
was made to adjourn. The roll of mem
bers was called this time, and an effort
was made to shut out the members who
had not signed the roll. On the second
ballot Wallblom received 1856; Jensen.
81: Copeland, II, and Croonquist. 9;
necessary for 4 choice, 159.
A fight was made to adjourn before
the full vote was cast, and Fred Lloyd
asked that protest be spread on the
minutes against the receiving of the
ballot of men enrolled while the vote
was in progress. The chair paid no att
tentiOn to the protest OF Mr.. Lloyd, nor
of anyone else al that time.
The meeting then adjourned for q
week. Men then climbed on tables and
chairs and tried to make speeches
Several talked in q foreign language.
One man said: I'VE are American citi.
zens. We run this ward. We will
show them the next time that the
Swedes run this ward"
Aid. Copeland and G. B. Brunson got
tired of the meeting long before it was
over, and. with several others, went out
and kicked themselves, and then tried
to console each other over their defeat.