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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-04-14

Miss Laura Haynes, was unable
to teach her school at Gross Isle
last Monday on account of sickness.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-04-14

L dul CudESeu SlLCo NY ldSG report
with the following sums, viz:
On general tax of 1898 5 572 81
On & VI tax of 1893 TIC Is
On licenses 81 so
On Fines of % SO
On licenses Of 1894 $50 90
On fines 80 90
$2419 06
By amount paid to the treasurer as
per voucher:
Oct. 3, 1898 S As 90
Voucher January 2, 1894 234 OIL
=" February Is, 1041 SO
March 81, 5l4 50
By amount uncollccted on
genl tax of 1893 S II 50
I&VRR tax 80 04
Licenses t" 80
1894 4l5 90
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-04-14

Quite a number of men have been
cmployed on our streets the past two
weeks.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-04-14

The old reliable third ward, got q
hump on herself this time and Light
ner. was no: III it.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-04-14

DR.. W. D. White, Mr.. and Mrs,
W. O. Pipes and D. l.. Mcpherson,
spent the fore part of the week in
Jennings and New Orleans on a
business trip.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-04-14

An excursion will be given to
different points on Vcrmillion Bay,
and return May l6.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-04-14

Pierre, the convent gardener has
enlarged his truck patch by fencing
IN the vacant lot on which his cot.
tage stands and will plant it.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-04-14

Special attention is called to the
advertisement of Killing Bros, of
New Iberia.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-04-14

Our livery buses were kept busy
carrying voters to the polls on cleo
ton day.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-04-14

We look for some steamboat ex-
cursions down the bayou in the near
future.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-04-14

J. NJ. Beauxis has built a fine new
fence in front of his residence. 1t is
about 7 feet high. .
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-04-14

Judge w. W. Edwards went in
the country Wednesday last, On a
surveying trip.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-04-14

The steam flying horse outfit has
left Madeleine square and will start
on q tour of the surrounding country.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-04-14

Court adjourned last Saturday
night. The present. term lasted 4
. weeks.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-04-14

WIN NJ. Hearne, one of the MER-
IDloNALs force, made d tip to New
Iberia last Monday.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-04-14

Have you seen the elegant new
assortment of fine stationery just
received at Young & Edwards
drugstore?
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A Daily Performance That Is Free

Matinee every day; seats free. Perform
ance commences at a. IN. All are invited
that are wide enough awake to listen.
Thus announces natures orchestral man
ager. Spring comes in with this matinee,
summer sees the height of this outdoor
concert and autumn brings the adjourn
ment of this open air entertainment til:
the first day of the next spring.
As soon as Aurora with her rosy fingers
draws aside the curtains of night and ap-
pears at the opening the concert begins.
"Copse, rock and river ring again on a fine
spring morning" The melody finds its
if sleep had not SO locked the outward
senses that the heart cannot be reached.
Chanticleer opens with his shrill Cock-a
dOodle-do.o-o.
When one begins to sing the whole wood
soon manifests its sympathy by Il general
chorus, and the songs inspire delight in
the feathered songsters. They care not
that men are not listening; they sing their
sweetest songs to one another, they are
telling their brethren of their happiness,
they are singing their songs Of love, they
are chanting the same songs of praise that
the morning stars sang together when the
world was created and God pronounced it
good, they are caroing of hope for days tc
come and of joy in the days that are.
The deep blue heaven is full of voices Of
unseen birds that futter at the pale portaI
of morning, Matinee closes promptly at
a. IN. After that each bird sings solo OF
chorus, as he pleases, but all through the
day they keep up their constant chirping
Troy Times.
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CHAPTER TX.

When Francis Armour left his wife's
room, he did not 60 to his own room,
but quietly descended the stairs, went
to the library and sat down. The lone
lest thing in the world is to be tete-a-
'Stete with ones conscience. A man may
have bad hour with an enemy, a sad
hour with a friend, a peaceful hour
with himself, but when the little dwarf,
conscience, perches upon every hillock
of remembrance and makes slow signs
those symbols Of the language of the
soul--to him, NO slave upon the tread
mill suffers more
The butler came in to see if anything
was required, but Armour only greeted
him silently and waved him away. His
brain was painfully alert, his memory
singularly awake. 1t seemed that the in
cident of this hour had so opened up every
channel of his intelligence that all his
life ran past him in fantastic panorama,
as by that illumination which comes to
the drowning man. He seemed under
some strange spell. Once or twice he
rose, rubbed his eyes and looked round
the room-the room where, as a boy,
he had spent idle hours, where, as a
Student, he had been in the hands of his
tutor, and as young man had found
recreations such as belong to ambitious
and ardent youth. Every corner was IA
miliar. Nothing was changed. The
books upon the shelves were as they
were placed 20 years ago. And yet he
did not seem part Of it, 1t did not
seem natural to him. He was in an at
mosphere of strangeness-that atmos-
phere which surrounds man, as by q
cloud, when some crisis comes upon
him, and his life seems to stand still,
whirling upon its narrow base, while
the world appears at an interminable 10
distance, even as to deaf man who sees,
yet cannot hear.
There came home to him at that mo-
ment, with a force indescribable, the
shamelessness of the act he committed
four years ago. He had thought to come
back to miserable humiliation. For
four years he had refused to do his duty
as man toward an innocent woman, a
woman, though in part savage, now
transformed into gentle, noble creature
Of delight and goodness. How had he
deserved it? He had sown the storm; ii
was but just that he should reap the
whirlwind. he had scattered thistles;
could he expect to gather grapes? He
knew that the sympathy of all his fa-
ther's house was not with him, but
with the woman he had wronged. He
was glad it was so.
Looking back now, it seemed so pool
and paltry thing that he, a man,
should stoop to revenge himself upon
those who had given him birth as q
kind Of insult to the woman who had
lightly set him aside and should use fol
that purpose helpless confding girl.
To revenge ones self for wrong to ones
self is but common passion, which ha:
little dignity; to avenge some one
whom one has loved, man OF woman
and before all, woman-has some toucl
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At Askabad, Turkestan, the cholera
had almost disappeared, and the event
was celebrated with much rejoicing on
the anniversary of the emperor's name
day. The governor gave dinner, to
which he invited numerous company,
and the various regiments were granted
extra rations that they might rejoice on
the occasion.
The day, which began so auspiciously
amid general rejoicing, was destined to
have an ending without parallel in
history.
Of the numerous guests who attended
the dinner one-half died within "a
hours. A military band of about 90 men
who played during that fatal dinner
lost 40 of their number with cholera,
and only 10 of the men reached camp
that night. One regiment lost half Of
its men and nine officers ere the sun
rose the following morning, and within
4S hours 1, 300 people died with cholera.
The cause of the outbreak was clear
ly traced to small stream of water
which supplied the town. Four days
previously the authorities were informed
that cholera had broken out at small
Turkoman village situated on the banks
of this stream about four miles above
Askabad. The inhabitants of this vii
lage were ordered to move their tents
several miles bdck on the hills, which
they did.
On the day before the reappearance
Of the cholera OF Askabad o very. heavy
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CHAPTER VIII.
CONTINUED.

II must bid our father and mother
good night. Then will join you both
in the court Of the king. " And he
turned and went back and said to his
father as he kissed his mother, II am
had at an advantage, general. "
"And serves You right, my boy. You
had the odds with you. She has cap
tured them like born soldier"
His mother said to him gently:
"Frank, you blamed us, but remember
that we wished only your good. Take
my advice, dear, try to love your wife
and win her confidence.
"Love her-try to love hertz he said.
"I shall easily do that. But the other''-
He shook his head a little, though
what he meant perhaps he did not know
himself, and then followed Marion and
Lali up stairs. Marion had tried to es-
cape from Lali, but was told that she
must stay, and the three met at the
child's cot Marion stopped down and
kissed its forehead. Frank stopped also
and kissed its cheek. Then the wife
kissed the other cheek. The child slept
peacefully on.
"You can always see the baby here
before breakfast if you choose" p" said
Lali, and she held ous her hand again
in good night At this point Marion
stole away in spite of Lali's quick little
cry Of "Wait, Marionr' and the two
were left alone again.
81 am very tired" she said. 81
would rather not talk tonight. The
dismissal was evident. He took her
hand, held it an instant and presently
said: Il will not detain you, but |
would ask you, Lali, to remember that
you are my wife. Nothing can alter
that"
"Still we are only strangers, as you
know" she quietly rejoined.
"You forget the days we were to-
gether after we were married." he
cautiously urged
II am not the same girl. You killed
her. We have to start again. know
all"
"You know that in my wretched
anger and madness p
"Oh, please do not speak of it!' she
said. at is so bad even in thought. "
but will you never forgive me and
care for me? We have to live our live:
together.
Pray let US not speak Of it now, u
she said in weary voice. Then breath
lessly, 'It is of much more consequence
that you should love me - and the
child"
He drew himself up with a choking
sigh and spread out his arms to her.
"Oh, my wife, he said.
NO. no." she cried, "this is unrea
sonable. We know so little of each 9th
er. Good night again.
He turned at the door, came back
and STOPPING kissed the child on thu
lips. Plen he said: "You are right.
deserve to suffer Good night. 1"
But when he was gone she dropped
on her knees and kissed the child many
times on the lips also.
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=. Train leaves Scranton for Philadelphis and
New York via d. & a. R Il. at T.45 am. l2Oa
ESS and II. 30 p. IN: via D., L. &sW R. r., sea
sos ll.9 a. M, and l.9O D. m.
Leave Scranton for Pittston and Wilkas
Barre. via D.. l.. g. W. R. R. 500 sCs II 81
q. m, l.30, 85O. SCI. so p. m
Leave Scranton for White Haven, Uazletou.
Pottsville and all points on the Beaver
Meadow and Pottsvilie branches, via E. & W
v, 40 am, via d. & IL R.R. at 7.l5am., p0n
239, 40 pm, via D., l.. g. w. r. R., 600, S.W.
II. 20 am. l.30, a50p.m
Leave Scranton for Bethlehem, Easton,
Reading, Harrisburg and all intermediess
POINTS via D. g. H.R.R. 7.45 am 1905, 238 Il. Ss
pll, via D., L. g W. R. R,60O,S0S 1l.9O a m,
30 pm.
Loave Scranton for Tunkhannock, Towards,
Elmira, Ithaca, Geneva and all intermedilts
POINTS via D. & II. R. R.,S.4j am, Z 05 and ll.3s
2. m, via D. l.. s. W. r; r., sos am, 30 p. m
Leave Scranton for Rochester, Buffalo, Nj
agara Falls. Detroit, Chicago and all points
west via d. d e. R. R., Si5 am, ,l2oj, 9.l5l l.Ss
p. M, via ID. L. g. W. Z. r. and Pittston
Junction, SOS am, lS0, $50 p. IN, via Z % W.
r. r., al .. IN.
For Elrnirs and the west via Salamanca via
D. Il u. K. K. s.4i am, l205, Sos p. m. via D..
L. w. r. r., sos a: IN, ]. 70 and 6.Q p. IN.
Pullman parlor and sleeping or l.. V. chair
cars on all trains between L. & 3. junction or
Wilkes Barre and New York Philadelphia,
Buffalo and Suspension Bridge
ROLLlN II. WILBUR, Gen. Supt.
CHAS. S, LEE, Gen. Pass. Ag't Phila- Pa
A w WNONNEMACHER,A Asst Gen. Pass Ag'k
South Bethlehem, Pa
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Speaking of the daily occupations which
are hurtful to the eye, DIR. l.. Webster Fox
particularly condemns reading in street
cars and in railway trains. The paper is
usually held closer TO the eye than on other
occasions, because Of the motion of the
cars, and when this strain is followed up
by u days hard work the effect is soon
seen in congested eyeballs and eyelids.
Short intervals of rest will save eyes en-
gagged in exacting work. Dr. Fox suggests
that persons working over books have a
green disk placed in range of their vision,
so that their eyes can rest upon it when
they raise their heads after running up
long columns of figures.
For the same purpose he advises that
the walls Of schoolrooms should be hung
with maps and pictures to relieve the eyes
of children. This plan has been followed
in the Francis NJ. DreXel public school
with beneficial results.-Analyst,
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Two Auburn youths the other evening
accompanied two fair maidens of the same
city to their homes. There was the usual
pause at the doorstep, and when it came
time to part one of the fair creatures
rushed up, opened the hall door, remark
ing as she did so in honeyed tones, won't
you come I'M" A smile of acquiescence
had just commenced to steal over the faces
of the young men when the door opened n
little wider, as is impelled by some force
within, and very copious shower of warm
water deluged the walters. mo, you won't
come I'M" sounded voice in tone which
left no chance for an argument, and the
youths tore themselves away with such
vigor that the dust fairly enveloped them.
Bangor Commercial
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EARLY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES.
The Members Were Generally Pretty
Good Natured Fellows.

The Members Were Generally Pretty
Good Natured Fellows.
''Thc Eagle Fire Engine and Hose com
pany," said an old timer yesterday, "was
the first Pittsburg company ever actually
organized on the volunteer principle. This
occurred in the year 1794. There was
great time in the village when the Eagles
secured an engine. When the wagons
which brought it from Philadelphia ar
rived the town could hardly contain itself.
Everybody turned out to see the wonder
full machine, and scarcely an eye winked
while John johnson, the village mechanic,
put the pieces together. The new engine
was rude in the extreme. 1t consisted of a
plain box, which contained the mechanical
works of the engine, and was operated by
first pouring the water into the pump by
means Of buckets, and then forcing it out
through the base. The tireplug was then
unknown.
Sometimes the members of the Eagle
undertook to inculcate morality by means
of the shower bath. Whenever false
alarm brought them out they invariably
repaired for practice to Virgin alley and
played upon a house there called The
Crows Nest, which possessed an unsavory
reputation and was one of the earliest land
marks of the alley. In vain the inmates
would cry from the doors and windows
that there was no fire there. The boys al
ways replied that the place needed wash
ing anyhow, and this method of getting
rid of Objectionable residents was winked
at by the authorities.
"When several companies had been Or
ganized an intense rivalry sprang up be-
tween them. So bitter was the partisan
spirit that lively pugilistic encounters
sometimes took place, and indeed it is said
some of the good church people of that day
took hand in the contests. On Sunday
afternoon, while returning from fire, the
Eagle boys met the Allegheny company at
the corner of Market and Liberty streets.
The Eagle captain ordered his men to
march quietly by without any demonstra-
tion. The order was obeyed by all except
one bully, who tried to provoke a quarrel.
The captain thereupon became enraged,
and rushing to neighboring stable Sc
cured pitchfork and made for the man,
who showed fight. The latter lodged the
weapon and ran. From that day on he
never showed rebellion.
'On another occasion when these two
companies were returning from fire, side
by side, each crew waiting for the other to
start up row, one of the Allegheny men,
great big fellow over six feet in height,
who was casting threatening glances at
the foe, slipped and fell down. A little
Eagle man, the smallest member of the
company, stepped over to the prostrate
giant, and shaking his fist at him said
There, you might have known l would
knock you down for looking at me that
way 'Youn responded the big one as he
struggled to his feet, you knock me down
Why you little runt, you, could eat you
for quail on toast and swallow your en-
| gine for dessert The scene was so ludi
crous that both companies burst into ii
of laughter. There was no fight that day
-Pttsburg Dispatch.
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rainstorm occurred, which washed the
banks Of the river and swept refuse and
other matter from the abandoned village
into the stream, and this matter was
carried by the water into the city and
distributed to all parts of the town by
the numerous open canals through
which the inhabitants were supplied
with water. 1t was this contaminated
water which caused the temperance Of
the epidemic and the frightful mortality
which followed SANITARY Era
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it, Won have LSl a ,ot Of luck. There
isn'G one woman out Of 10000 that
would have stood the test Us your wife
has stood it. Injured at the start, con-
stant neglect, temptation he paused.
my boy, did you ever think of that-of
the temptation to awoman neglected by
her husband? The temptation to men?
Yes, you have had lot of luck. There
has been a special providence for you,
my boy, but not for your sake. God
doesn't love neglectful husbands but |
think he is pretty sorry for neglected
wives.
Frank was very still. His head drop
ped, the cigar hung unheeded in his fin
gers for moment, and he said at last:
"Dick, old comrade, I've thought it all
over tonight since came back-every-
thing that you've said. have not a
word Of defeSse to make, but, by heav-
en-, I'm going to win my wife's love if
l can, and when l do it I'll make up for
all my cursed foolishnessl See if 1
don'tl"
"That sounds well, Frank" was the
quiet reply. II like to hear you talk
that way. You would be very foolish if
you did not. What do you think Of the
child?"
"Can you ask me what I think? He
is splendid little fellow"
"Take care Of him then. Take good
care Of him. You may never have an
other" was the grim rejoinder.
Frank WINGED. His brother rose took
his arm and said: "Let us go to our
rooms, Frank. There will be time
enough to talk later, and am not SO
Young as l once was.
Truth to say. Richard Armour was
not so young as he seemed few months
before. His shoulders were a little
stopped; he was grayer about the tenn
Piles. The little bit of oynicisrl which
had appeared in that remark about the
care Of the child showed also in the lines
of his mouth, yet his eyes had the same
old, true, honest look. But a man cam
not be hit in mortal places once Or twice
in his life without it being etched on
his face or dropped, like pinch of aloe,
from his tongue.
Still they sat and talked much longer,
Frank showing better than when his
brother came, Richard gone gray and
tired. At last Richard rose and mo.
toned toward the window. "See,
Frank" he said, "it is morning. :"
Then he went and lifted the blind. The
gray, unpurged air oozed on the glass.
The light was breaking over the tops Of
the houses. A crossing sweeper, early to
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DELAWARE, LACKAwANNA AND
u WESTERN RAJ. ROAD.

~ WESTERN RAILROAD.
Trains leave Scranton as follows: Express
for New York and ali points East. lao, 251
5l5 500 and 80 a. m. l2 81 and $50 p, m.
Express for Easton, Trenton. Philadelphia
and the South, 6l5, 500 and s.5j q m; l2&
and $50 p. m.
Washington and way stations, 35j p m.
Tobyhanna accommodation, 6.lO p. IN.
Expr IS for Bnghamton, Oswego Elmira,
Corning Bath, Dansville, Mount Morris and
Buffalo, 1910, 2l5 a. m. and LA p. M, making
close connections at Buffalo to all points in the
West, Northwest and Southwest.
Bath accommodation. a. m.
Binghamton and way stations, lz3l p. IN.
Nicnol,on accommodation, at 4 2. m. ano
6.l0 p. m
Binghamton and Elmira Express, COS p, m.
Express for Cortland, Syracuse, OsWegH
Utica and Richfeld Springs, 2l5 a. m and La
p. m.
For Northumberland Pittston, Wilkes Barre,
Plymouth, Bloomsbury and DanylIe, MAKING
close connections at Northumberland Tor
Williamsport, Harrisburg Baltimore, Wash
ington and the South. .,
Northumberland and intermediate stations,
600, 9.b5 a. IN. and l.3O and 6OI p. m. n,
NanticoKe ana intermediate stations, o'VS
and ll2O a. m Plymouth and intermeolass
stations, $50 and 8.52 D. m. Ill.
Pullman parlor and sleeping coacnes Oh sn
For detailed information pocket time tabei'
etc, apply to NJ. l. Smith, city ticket oInoe,
32S LackaW Wannaavenue. or depot uche' oiNo0
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Against the dim light of the room lUds
outlined the figure Of his aCtfe.
it? Have you fortune?" Frank shook
his head and twisted shoulder. "What
have you done that is worth the doing
then?"
Nothing that l intended to do,
Dick, was the grave reply.
Eyes, l imagined that, You have
seen them, have you, Frank?" he added
in softer voice.
Frank blew great cloud of smoke
about his face, and through it he said,
Eyes, Dick, have seen id sight
more than | deserve to see,
"Oh, Of course, l know that, my boy
But, so far as / can see, in another di-
reotion you are getting quite what you
deserve. Your wife and child are up
stairs; you me here"
He paused, was silent for q moment,
then leaned over, caught his brothers.
arm and said in low, strenuous VOICE:
Frank Armour, you laid a hateful lit
tie plot for us. 1t wasn't manly, but we
forgave it and did the best we'could.
But see here, Frank, take my word for
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his.
his task or holding the key of the
street, went pottering by, and a police
man glanced up at them as he passed.
Richard drew down the curtain again.
Dick" said Frank suddenly, you
look old. Iwonder if | have changed as
much?'
Six months before Frank Armour
would have said that his brother looked
young.
"Oh, you look young enough, Frank, {"
was the reply, "but l am good deal
older than was five years ago Come,
let us go to bed. >"
Many weeks afterward an anxious
family stood about the cot of a sick
child.
The family doctor had just left the
room. Marion, turning to the father
and mother, said: "Greyhope will be like
itself again now. will go and tell
Richard that the danger is over"
As she turned TO do so Richard opened
the door and came in. II have seen the
DOCTOR" he began in his cheertnl tones,
land the little chap is going to pull along
now like house afire." Tapping his
brother affectionately on the shoulder,
he was about to continue, but he saw
what stopped him. He saw the begin.
ming of the end of Frank Armour's trag.
ic comedy. He and Marion left the
room as quickly as was possible to him,
for, as he said humorously, she was
slow at a quick march" and moment
after the wife heard, without demur,
her husbands tale of love for her.
Yet, as if to remind him of the wrong
he had done, heaven never granted
Frank Armour another child.
| THE END