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Smyrna times., 1894-09-19

Is Chauacey Depew real Presidential
candidate, or is he merely trying to draw
the attention of the public away from the
Vanderbilt family scandal.
Smyrna times., 1894-09-19

The revival of the j. Coleman Drayton
scandal was an indication that the Astors
were jealous Ofthe newspaper space occu.
pied by the Vanderbilts.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-06
PROPHECY.

One of two things will happen
before the Cleveland administration
steps down and out; most probably
both will occur. There will be an
other panic disastrous in its effects
or the government will be forced TO
issue gold bonds to please the Ma
tional bankers of the United States,
who are combined with the English
capitalists in fleeing the people.
This last, we might say present
panic was caused by them to force
compliance with their wishes, i. e..
the making a gold basis or standard
for all payments. and to force bonds
that Shylocks might gobble them up
and keep a "basis" for the banks to
be run on for o long period after the
time of their charters have expired.
-CheneyVille Independent.
Now come off, Bro. Tanner, yon
have too much sense to believe any
such wild rant as the above. You
know full well that Cleveland aud
Carlisle have both s~teadfastly refused
to issue bouds, although Wall street
clamored increasingly for them, and
the Republican press berated these
gentlemen for not dong SO.
The world is to-day and has been
for 80 years on a gold basis and big
and powerful as the United States
government is, it had to get there
too. Even in the palmy days of
greenback money. when specie pay-
ments were suspended, this country
was working on a gold basis. Gold
is the international standard of val.
ne; made so not by legislative enact
ment, but by the infexible laws Of
trade. The man who raises cotton,
corn and wheat, which are sold Or
priced in a foreign market, wants
none but the best money. There
may be evils ia the national banking
system, but it certainly has given us
sound money. When the State bank
tax is repealed and proper supervis.
ion set over them, we will have all
the money we need.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-06
Henry Notes.
HENRY. Jan. 3.

HENRY, Jan. 3.
The new year opens bright and
pretty.
Messra. Albert stau6er, Frank
Williams, q. w. McLendon and
wife attended the teachers associa-
ton at New Iberia.
Miss Ada Conerly who has been
visiting her uncle here, returned to
her home OF Tylertown, Miss.
Miss Myrtle Conerly went to Mis-,
sIssippi last week to visit relatives
and friends.
Simeon Broussard is now behind
the counter at Gonerly's store.
Our people enjoyed a treat on
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-06
Police Jury Proceedings

ABBEvILLE, LA Jan. 2, 1894.
The Police Jury ia and for the
Parish of VermiIion met this day at
their rooms in regular session.
Present : J. T. Broussard, PRESS
dent, and Messrs. J. A. Leblanc, G.
Godchaux, Jules Thibodeaux and M.
Sarver. Absent: Ernest Broussard
and A. Lacour.
The minutes Of the last meeting
we're approved after due reading.
j. T. Broussard az member of o
committee to lease the keeping of
the public bridge at Odilon Brous.
sard's, reported that he had leased
the keeping of said bridge for the
ensuing year to Albert Donnais for
the sum of $40.
On motion of Mr.. Godchaux, duly
seconded and adopted, the president
of this body is hereby instructed to
forward a blank deed to Mr.. ]. G..
Laurents for a donation of a strip
of land from Messrs. Taylor and
Evans for the purpose of improving
the public roads in that vicinity.
On motion of Mr.. Godchaux, duly
seconded, Charles Frederick, road
overseer, be and is hereby notified
to be present at the next regular
meeting of this body to explain
certain matters relative to his roads
The finance committee submitted
the following report which was ac
cepted and ordered spread on the
minutes to wit:
ABBEvILLE. LA, Jan. Q, 1894.
To the President and Members of the
Police Jury OF Vermilion Parish.
Gentlemen-Yodr finance committee
beg leave to report that upon examine
ton of the receipt stub books etc, OF the
Tax Collector, we find that during the
month of December 1893, he has collected
or the tax roll of 1893, outside Of corpor-
alton of Abbeville $5SGf n
within the corp OF Abbeville So Oh
Total collected on roll 1894 IS
lie has produced receipts from the Par
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-06
"Sweet Charity"

In the Artists Exhibition of 1893
at the New York Academy Of De-
sign, there was exhibited an oil
painting by j. L. G. Ferris, entitled
"Sweet Charity" Its richness of
coloring commanded instant atten-
ton, while the lesson it taught was
so impressive that one naturally
returned to it for a second view.
It's subject is a young lady of
colonial times who is on an errand
to one OF the poorer families of the
town. She has a sensible, charming
face, which expresses with remarka-
BILE fidelity the sentiment of her
errand. There is not a home that
this charming picture will not orna.
ment. It must be seen to be aI,pre-
ciated.
Sweet Charity" was purchased by
the Publishers of The Youths Com
panion and has been reproduced in
colors in large size, 14ax21.
1t will be sent to all new subscri-
bers to The Companion who sead
ST rs for a years subscription, and
the paper will also be sent Free from
the time the subscription ia received,
to January, 1894, and for a full year
from that date, to January, 1895.
This offer includes the Double Sou
veuir Numbers published at Thinks
giving, Christmas aud New Years.
Address, The YoUTH's COMPANION,
Boston, Mass.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-06
STATE ITEMS.

John de Prasean committed sui-
eide at Berwick, st. Mary parish,
while on q spree.
The Delhi Jail was recently burned
by q negro inmate, who succeeded
Ia escaping.
Dr.. w. G. Branch, while handing
a paper to q passenger on q train at
Bunkie, slipped and fell, disloca,ing
his shoulder.
A young brakeman named Thomas
Dobbins, was badly injured aboat
the body and had both Of his legs
fractured by a train at Glencoe.
John simpkins, a young colored
boy, while carelessly handling a gun,
at Mansfield, DeSoto parish, acci-
dentally shot himself through the
heart.
Estelle and Rosa Sims were as
saulted by an imbecile negro at
their fathers home in Shreveport,
and beaten with a cInb, receiving
dangerous injuries.
Vincent Ball. who disappeared
from Anita, st. Tammany parish,
was found dead about two and a
half miles from his home, having
died from exposure during a spree.
The dead body of Isaiah Hall, a
farm laborer. was found seven miles
from Shreveport, and he had evil
IDENTIFY accidentally killed himself
with a shotgun that was lying near
him.
A molasscs kettle in a refinery at
New Orleans ~capsized, painfully
burning James Norris and Steve
Gautier, two white men, and scald-
ing to death a negro named Paul
Lanich.
During a quarrel over Is cents, a
negro named Henry Wells was shot
and instantly killed by a white man
named Griffin at the Morris store,
near Plantersville. Morehouse parish.
Mr.. Eugene Esguinania's little
two-year-old daughter was found
floating in a pond not far from his
house at Vaudeville, having fallen
in and drowned while playing on
the edge Of the pool.
Hon. r. G. Davy,o of New Orleans.
representative in congress from the
Second Louisiana district, has given
that he will retire from poll
life and that be will not be a
for reelection. To this
Mr.. Davy differs very much from
the general run Of those who have
tasted the sweets of congressional
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-06

Christmas night. Tue tree had
many fine presents, and all went
we'll except at the close a few mis-.
chievous boys had skyrockets, Roman
candles, etc, and entertained the
crowd BY their shooting display.
Many horses left their riders to
walk home ia the mud. But boys
will be boys, 80 let them have their
fun. G. A. M.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-06
Perry Pointers.


Everything is lively at our vii
lage, and Perry is on a fair way for
a boom. Mr.. Pendleton OF Lake
Charles were prospecting here week
before last. and is thinking Of com.
ing here to invest.
Robt. O'Bryan, one Of Perry's old
inhabitants is on our streets, and he
talks of coming back from Lake
Charles to Perry in the near future.
There is a great deal of talk Of
a refinery at Perry. We hope it
will m~aterialize. For if there is
any one thing needed here it's a good
refinery. Perry aud vicinity is a
good cane growing region, and if
the facilities were qere for working
up the crops, hundreds of acres
would be planted where there is ten
now.
Felix O'Neil our last years bridge
keeper vacated the bridge house
yesterday.
F. B. Mccain, is moving on W.
B. Whites place bear Abbeville,
aud his brother the owner of the
place on which he has farmed the
past year, the Darby plantation,
near our burg, is moving on the
place.
e. Steen, our blacksmith will soon
have his new residence ready for
occupancy.
Tie holidays have been lively
here. A Christmas party at the
school house. Some very nice
presents were distributed by old
Santa Claus. After the presents
distributed the young folks tripped
the light fantastic until tired.
Another party at the school house
on Thursday evening last, and a
ball at Feray's hall on New Years
night ended the festivities.
Miss Mabel LeBrun visited in
Iberia last week, and attended the
school convention there.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-06

Congressman Bailey OF Texas, has
introduced a bill in Congress to
abolish the retired list Of the army
and navy officers. We think such a
bill ought to be pigcon-holed. The
cadet of West Point or Annapolis
looks forward to his retirement as a
mark Of honor, and as a reward
which he has earned by fifty or
more years of faithful service.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-06
why Editors are UnbeIievers.

In The following the Rev. T. De-
Witt Talmage undertakes to explain
why 30 many newspaper men are
ekeptics: "One o: the Greatest trials
of the newspaper profession is that
its members are compelled to see
more of the shams of the world than
in any other profession. Through
every newspaper Office passes day
after day all the wickedness of the
world, all the church chickering's, all
vanities that want to be repaid, and
all the mistakes that want to be
corrected; all the dull speakers who
want to be thought eloquent, all the
meanness that wants to get its wares
noticed gratis in its editorial col
umns; in order to save the tax Of
advertising columns; all the men
who want to be Get right, all the
cracked brain philosophers with
stories as long as their hair and as
gloomy as their finger nails in
mourning because bere6s of soap; all
the borss whorcome to stay a few
minutes, bot stay hours. Through
the editorial and reportorial rooms
all the follies and shams Of the world
are seen day after day, and the temp
tation is to believe neither God, nor
man or woman. 1t is no surprise to
me that in this profession there are
fkeptical men. I only wonder that
journalists believe anything"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-06

A story has been sent out from
Washington, stating that Mr.. Cleve-
land has withdrawn the name OF
Mr.. Hornblower Of New York, and
will substitute in his place, Mr..
>Olney, his attorney general. 1t is
feared that Hornblower's chances of
confirmation is very slim, and thus
the change.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-06
CORRESPONDENCE
Items of Interest Gathered from
DUR NcEgEaboEfDS Villages.
Prairie Greig. Dee. %.

l'falrie Greigr, Dec. 28.
Weather ia fine. There was a
good and merry Christmas ia this
section. A Christmas tree at the
Crosse Tie school house Christmas
eve, super intended by Willie Henry,
assisted by Mrs. Clarence Moss and
Miss Minnie Moss, assisted by some
ladies and gents who ornamented
the tree with the presents. A large
number of our people were present
to see the presents distributed.
Christmas night we had a tree in
our little burg, superintendent by
Mr.. McClendon the teacher, ably
assisted by the Misses Laura Mckee,
Rosy Stoffer, Lizzie johnson, Minnie
Morgan and Emma Henry. Dun
streets was crowded with people to
witness the Christmas tree.
A display of fire crackers and
Roman candles added to the fun of
the evening. A social hour was
spent in the school house by the
young people.
Everything passed of quietly.
No r~owdyism of any kind being no
ticeable.
Mr.. Conerly has gone to New
Orleans ON business. Rumor says
he is going to be married.
Cullin steps around as everything
is all right with him.
NAPOLEON.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-06

Boston is making a great Gre rec.
ord. That city began the year 1898
with q conflagration that cost the
ms urance companies close on to a
million dollars, and on last Monday
started the new year of "a with a
$500 900 fire. Boston seems 10 be
ill-fated, because her fires for many
years past have been disastrous.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-06

A large crowd of unemployed
men marched to the city hall in
Cleveland, Tuesday morning last,
and demanded work from the city
authorities. They were accompan-
led by fully 100 women, many of
them carrying children in their
arms. Verify, what are we coming
to-.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-06
ALL READY.

Shewas a typos daughter fair.
He was her lover true.
Said he. You are the type for me,
I'll always stick to you.
s'I've had a chase, but now, my own,
My takes revised, I guess,
And now that love is justified,
Why, let us go to PRESS
The maiden hung her shapely head
And whispered in his ear.
While both her cheeks turned rosy red
1.-THE form is ready, DEAR
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-06

According to Bradstreets com.
mercial report there were 1850
business failures for 1898, an increase
Of more than SO per cent over the
year before, while the total liabilities
are 100000, 900. On increase of
nearly 400 per cent over 1892. In
commercial disasters and d~epressions
the worst year in fifty years past.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-06
How's This

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case Of catarrh that can not DO
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure
F. j. CHENEY a. Co., Props.
Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
j. Cheney for the last ID years, and be-
lieVe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
West Il Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.-1m.
E.. "A. Williams, a pedestrian, has
accomplished the feat Of walking
from New York to New Orleans in
sixty eight days, thus winning Q
wager Of $500.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-06
SATURDAY, JANUARY s, 1894

Ex>Secretary Foster Of Ohio, will
probably be enabled to settle by
paying his creditors SO cents on the
dollar.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-01-06

On motion duly seconded and adoptada
the jury then adjourned to the next egu-
lar meeting.
J. T. BRoussARD, President.
j. N. WILLIAMS. Clerk.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12
John. Russell.

One by one familiar flees are pa sing
from us. The above named died ON
Tuesday evening last, April 10, in the
eighteith year OF his age. lie vas born
in New Bedford, Mass. AMI was loyal
through life TO the quaint city of his
birth. In his young manhood he went
on several Whaling voyages. After leav-
ing New Bedford, he WIS i'll business in
in Fall River for some tim. H. cam e
to our town many years ago, an 1 was "A /
first clerk in the drug store of Tilson
Diusmore. lie was in business for him
self for some time, and during his last
active years was in the store of IL. w.
Cushing. Nearly nine years ago lie had
paralytic shock while on his way home
from the store. Since that time he has
been laid aside from business He was Il
man of unusual Intelligence and unfail.
ing courtesy. Though in feeble health
in these later years he kept himself in
touch with the life of the world, and
was Interested in all matters of special
interest To the welfare of the nation.
He married Miss Mary Barnard. of Fall
kiVer, VINO died many years ago lie
leaves three children, John W. an archi-
tect in Boston. Edward p. who is in II
bakery house in Chicago, and Miss Annie
l.. who was a teacher III our schools
and is now. a clerk in one Of the Depart
ments in Washington. For the past
eight years Mr. Russell found II pleasant
home and kind care in the family of
Winfield >. Moore. His sou. John w,
came this morning, and will take the
body this afternoon to Fall River for
burial
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12
Business Chances.

For Sale, IA / foot Roll top Desk. solid
Cherry of best make. Call at the AMI
drosis Sanitariam.
If Anidrosis moves to Boston. a now
expected the Sanitarium building will!
be sold at Il bargain, call early.
The best hay-farm of its acreage, in
Somerset, with haying tools, and double
harnesses if applied for soon, at Santa
rum Office
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12
Business Notice.

In these days of failing insurance
cumpanies it is we'll to remember that
we have one old established agency,
representing thirteen solid companies
hat have stood the racket for wears.
Jones' aud TuItle's agencies were com
bined over year ago, aud are both
nearly thirty years old. See ADVERTISE
mpnt1
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12
| Suffered From General Debility
and Kidney Complaint.
Hoods sis',''sii'' Cures

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable. and do
not purge, pain or grippe. Sold by all druggists.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12
MARRIED,

Athens-by Rey. Geo. MAR, Mr.. Ruel Went
worth and Christina Gravenbroek, both of
Athens
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12
Job Printing.

The Job Printing Establishment connected
nth the SOMERSET RERoRTER is prepared to
10 all classes OF work, the richest as well the
most common Jobs. Competent and expert
enced workmen are employed and a large
stock, of paper, envelopes, advertising, we'd
ling and business cards in great variety.
orders OF dances, bills of fare, programs etc,
etc printed in great variety OF styles on short
notice Commercial printing speciality.
orders BY mail will receive careful attention
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12

Fashionable hces at W H. Widcs,
from &c to. $500 per yd.
They say Judkin's has the prettest
line of dress goods in town and is selling
them very low
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12

Remember Geo. Cushing's "sale' next
week.
Fancy and MORE silks at w. II,
Wildes.
Colored outings, ginghams, sc, judi
kin's.
See the special bargains in derss goods
at w. II. Wildes, 29c, SOC, SOC.
A nice tenement to rent over Smiths
music store. J. n. and |. j. Smith. If
Get your kid gloves and have them fit
ted at Judkin's new glove department.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12
DIED.

skowhcgau-A april 6. Barnett Whorft, aged
= years, II months.
wears.
Skowhegau April ?, Lucy Provost, aged 81
years and months. aTa kS&
solon-Ntr u, Samuel Sanders aged 81 yrs.
months aud 20 days.
Concord April 8, Mary {. Dunton, aged 50
Years, 3 months, IA days.
skowhegan April s, Mrs. Charlotte Kendall
Biackdcn, aged 60 years.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12

We have the largest and best line that We
have ever had, which means the largest in
Somerset County.
We want you to see our stock before you
buy We can you from $500 to $500
on a Business Suit
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-12
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

aay-A. g. Blunt
Look Here-F. c. Holt
Columbia R. 7. Patten
Snring Suits-C. +. Ward
seedlings C. A. Leighton
press Goods-W. p. Ordway
1rockery, etc.. {. Dunton
mad notice-N. W. Brainerd
foreclosure -Melateah Merrill
Disolution-L W. Weston a. Co.
Monday, April l6-George Gushing
Messengers notice-Joseph Atkinson
national Fire lns. Co.-Dinsmore X Bick-
ord.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-16
INCOME TAX AND CONSUMER.

In the house the other day Mr.. McAlil-
In of Tennessee, q leading Democrat,
thought he was saying something very
smart, when speaking of the income
tax, he said that it taxed what the peo-
pie had and not what they consumed.
The Democratic party has brought the
country TO a condition in which war
measures are necessary in order to keep
the government running. With the
Democratic party in power and Demo-
cratic president assured us for over two
years yet, the income tax will probably
be required to keep the revenues of the
land on an equal ratio with the Demo-
cratic capacity for emptying the treas
ury. The Democrats must have the in
come tax in order to pay themselves
their own salaries.
No matter how true that all is. bv what
license can McMillin, or any other Demo-
crat, get up in his place in congress and
talk about the income tax taxing what
man has and not what he consumes?
For years McAlilln and his crowd have
been bowling that the tariff is tax.
They have preached it, talked it, dreamt
it and ate it. 1t has been their rallying
cry that the consumer and not the i'm.
porter pays the custom duties.
And yet they will get up in congress.
knowing the average intelligence of the
American citizen, and say without
blush that the income tax will not tax
the consumer.
Mr.. Havemeyer of the sugar, trust
will pay an income tax. 1t will be O.
large one. 1t will so down among the
expenditures of his business. II will be
carried on his books as such. He must
make a margin of profit by having the
credit side of his ledger foot up higher
than the debit side.
The amount of his income tax will be
on the debit side. He will, IN order to
overcome the outlay in income tax to
the government, raise the price on the
commodity he sells. Havemeyer does
not sell the sugar 10 the people. He
sells it to large jobbers. On account of
Mr.. Hayemeyer's income tax they Will
pay more for the sugar: the jobbers In
turn will sell it at higher price to the
dealer that their margin OF profit may
be impaird. The consumer buys it of
the dealer, and as the dealer has paid
more for it he will charge more for it.
The consumer can not sell it to anyone.
He eats it. He gets noprofit He loses.
He is paying his mite to Mr., Have
meyers income tax.
And yet Mr.. McMillin who has been
screeching all these years on the evils
of the tariff is tax has the effrontery
to tell the American people that the in
come tax taxes what man has and not
what he consumes.