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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-12-08
Shenn's Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Vermilion-I7th Judicial
District Court-No. SIC.
Charles z. Gaspard, ct ais.
W.

| SouLI-4 NV CISs
Charles z. Gaspard, ct ais.
VS..
Marie B. GasPard, ct ais.
By virtue of an order of sale iss9.
ed by the Hon. Aforesaid court in
matters Of above numbered and
entitled case.
| will proceed to sell at Publsc
auction to the last and highest
bidder at the front door Of the
Court House at Abbeville on
Saturday, December Is, 1894.
At IL o'clock A. NJ. the following
described property to effect a parti-
ton between the co owners thereof
to-wit:
Zone certain tract of land situat-
ed in the Parish of Vermilion desig.
mated as the East half of the NE.
quarter of Sec. Twenty-Five and the
Vest half of the NV quarter of
Sec, Twenty~lhree in Township Is
South of Range Two East contain
one hundred and sixty-one SO loo
acres.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
The above property will be sold
on following terms and condition,
to>wit: One third of the price Of
all adjudications to be paid CASH
on the day Of sale, and the remain
der in one, and two years there.
after; the purchasers being required
to furnish their promissory notes
with good and solvent sureties, IN
soLIDo to the satisfaction of the
sheriff. and made payable TO their
own order, at the law office Of
Bronssard & Kitchell, at Abbeville,
and TO be, by them, endorsed in
blank and conditioned to law inter
est at the rate of eight per cent per
aDnnm from times due until paid.
with a penalty clause Of ten per cent
additional to be computed on the
aomnnt due and eligable Tor Attor-
ney's fees ir case it should become
necessary to place said notes in the
hands of an attorney for collection
after maturity; and to secure the
payment of said notes, in principal
and interest, as well as attorneys
fees as above stipulated, and all
costs that may accrue, a special
mortgage with vendors lien and
privilege will be retained and kept
on the property sold, and same shall
not be sold or in any way encum-
bered until full and final payment
OF the amount above reeited and
set forth:
Sheriff Office Abbeyille La, Nov.
10th 1894.
A. L. LEBLANC Sheriff. |
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Sherif's Sale.
State Of Observation-Disclosures Of p.
mttaon,-l7M Judicial District Co,sr,
No Sd2 SVtgs
Frank Williams
Alexander Lahanra

VS..
Alexander Labauve.
By virtue of a writ of fsri fac;o.
issued in matters of the above ant;tisJ
and numbered suit, and to me directad
commanding me to seize and sell =,
cash, the property of defendant. =
satisfy said writ, / will proceed 10 ssll
at public auction, to the last and hirh.
est bidder, at the principal front door
of the courthouse of said parish, On
Saturday, December s, 1894.
between the hours IL o'clock a. M ma
4 o'clock p. m. the following describad
property, seized to satisfy said writ. "a
wit
Sixty barrels of corn, (more or lesa
Abour six hundred pounds of seei
cotton-Three hogs and one stack =
rice.
Sheriffs Office, Abbeyille, Lenisiana
November, "a, 1894.
A. l.. LEBLANC, SheriF.
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Trespass Notice.

Persons are hereby notified not to hunt
within my enclosures, under penalty of
being prosecuted to the full extent of the
law. LEVI FL. KIBBE.
December 1,-'4.-3m.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-12-08

Dudoussat the bribetaking alder
mar Of New Orleans has been found
guilty by the jury after thirty -four
hours elaboration.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-12-08

Some Of, our people still talk ref
merry.
Every body admits that it is
an absolute necessity, and unless one
10 erected in this neighborhood our
planters will have to abandon the
cultivation Of the cane on account OF
the difficulty they have in selling
their crop. The refineries can only
receive a certain amount of cane
from each planter every day. and
this makes the harvest very slow and
'expensive.-St St. Martin Messenger.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-12-08

The Louisiana annual conference
eof the Methodists is now 10 session
in New Orleans.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-12-08

Sugar has taken q slump this
week. Thursdays closing quotas
tions for prime yellow clarified be-
ing 2 1916 to 8 cents.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-12-08

The oldest coin in the mint col
lection is at Philadelphia. It was
coined at Aeglna in the year TOO
B. G.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-12-08

Train robbers held up a Texas
Pacific train near Forth Worth
Thursday evening and got $4,000
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-12-08

President Cleveland's message to
Congress was rather disappointing
to a great many people. The sugar
planters are net pleased with his at.
titude towards sugar.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-12-08

Rice is dull and quiet this week !;
the latest quotations being $500 to
$3.50 a barrel.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-12-08

The sugar planters of the state
have united in 40 earnest and de-
termined effort to obtain frem Con-
-gress the bounty on the sugar crop
of this year. The government has
the power to repudiate the obliga-
ton but it is generally beIived that
il cannot afford to infict SO growers
and sugar producer Of the country
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-12-08

Japan continues to wallep the
Chinese in great shape.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-12-08
Saturday, December 8, 1884

The grand jury will adjourn to-
day. fa 4.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-12-08

Our local Bastile is full of per-
sons indicted by the grand jury for
various offenses.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-12-08

Cotton is advancing slowly, mid
ding being quoted at 81.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-12-08
Sherif's Sale.

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Shoe Co., 10Th JUDI Dist.
VS. Court, Parish of
David Todd. Iberia, No.
j. P. Forgey I'D Justice Court
IS Parish of Iberia,
David Todd. No. 965.
The morning call., 1894-06-29
THE BEST EXERCISE.
What an Eminent Physician Declared
Is Such for Women.


An eminent ply ysician recently declared
that the best exercise for women and girls
was to be found in household employments.
While advocates of advanced ideas for
women may at first glance look upnn this
as Gesire to eonfine women strictly TO
Homework. sober second thought and a
little Investigation will show that the old
doctor was not far from right.
The varying cares and duties of domestic
life bring into play almost every muscle in
the body. and the expert housekeeper rare
ly has occasion for gymnastic or like ex-
ercises of any sort. Those who bave no
work of this kind to do often suffer from
lack OF the prOuer use of their muscles.
For these it may be said that unless they
lead extremely inactive lives. few min
u es of judicious exercise three or four
times day will keep them in excellent
condition.
Some years ago there was literally an
exercise craze. People went wild over
health lifts, pulleyS and weights, and SIM
liar devices, and many wrecked cOnsll-
tuition attests the enthusiasm with which
this craze was entered into.
One of the best forms Of muscle-training
imaginable is that of swinging the arms
and the feet This may be done before
dressing In the morning and upon retiring
at night. Simply make windmill OF the
arms, tnen stand upon one loot ana swing
the other back and forth as rapidly as pos
sible for about thirty seconds, then change
and repeat. This may be done until one
feels tired One young woman who prides
herself on her suppleness spends about
three minutes every morning in swinging
her feet, and in an exercise which she in
vented for her own particular benefit. She
pins bit of paper on the wall about Is
inches from the floor, then standing back
so that it is just out of reach she strikes
out with her feet. first one. then the other.
as though to brush it from the wall. This
is done again and again and quite vio-
lently.
She said that this modified kicking ex-
ercise has entirely cured her of, cold feet
and bad circulation in the extremities
from which she mas been sufferer for
years and for which ali the medical au-
thOrlties have failed to give any relief.
Several of her comrades have tried the
experiment with equally good results. The
greatest trouble in exercises is that The
simple ones, those that can be taken with
out rigging or appliances of any sort, are
thought to be too simple TO be worth try
ing.
Unless managed with the greatest care
almost all gymnsstic exercise is likely to
be overdOne.-New York Ledger.
The morning call., 1894-06-29
The GLOW of Health.

A writer for an Eastern paper has the
following on the subject of morning con-
stitutiOnals:
In spite of the fact that popular ideas
have considerably progressed Of late years
in relation to wOman's physical condition,
! am afraid it must be admitted thai the
majority Of women lead far too seden-
tary lives. The habit of ''stayi ing indoors"
is often the result Of mistaken ideas regard
ing the action of the weather upon the
skin.
In the springtime OF the year, when ex-
eIcise is really most beneficial, many girls
deny themselves the advantage of outdoor
walks because they think that the hot sun,
the sudden shower and the frequent
changes of te mperature, so often charac-
teristic Of springtime. will ruin their CON-
pleXiOns.
1t is not to be denied that "erratic''
spring seasons are trying tu delcatt and
sensitive skins, but there are plenty of
precautions which thin-skinned individ-
uals might take in order TO preserve their
compilations without sacrificing the
physical exercise which is not only neces-
sary but Indispensable to health.
L would impress most fOrcibly upon
every woman who values her appearance
the necessity of daily walking exercise.
Those who are engaged in sedpntary occu-
patOns need at least two hours Of brisk
walking every day. The two hours need
not be taken at stretch, but may be
divided to suit the convenience OF the
walker.
The best time for walking is, uudoubted-
ly. in the morning, although l am by no
means an advocate for walk before break
fast "On an empty stomach" Few ppO-
ple are strong enough TO indulge in such
Spartan Tecrestions. and in some cases ii
would be disticntIy injurious tn health.
Some oil the most unpleasant people one
can meet with are those who are continu-
ally bOasting of their feats Of strength.
/ can call to mind the case of a tall stout
and robust young lady, brought up in a
healthy country district. who visited a
delicate little friend of mine living in IA
suburb of the city. The robust" young
lady persuaded my friend that her health
would be considerably improved by taking
an early morning walk daily before
breakfast.
The experiment was tried. The country
friend returned from the walk with roses
in her cheeks and healthy appetite for
breakfast, while the frail town girl came
10 fatigued and pale, almost fainting from
exhaustion, and perfectly incapble of
either enjoying or digesting food. Ii the
early morning walk had been persisted in,
it would probably have resulted in dis
astrOus consequences for my friend
If a walk be taken before breakfast, a
glass of milk and biscuit, or some other
light refreShment, should be INDUCED in
before starting. The value of exercise in
developing he muscles, giving vigOr and
tone TO the system and supp!eness to the
figule, can hardly te oveie mated.
The morning call., 1894-06-29
A FRENCH METHOD
Of Manufacturing Sugar by Combin-
ing. Water and Gases.

" a very novel method Of making sugar has
been patented in France by NJ. Pellegrini
Sugar: IS, chemically, compound Of carbon,
oxygen ana 1Ydrogen, in such proportions that
IL carbonic acid, water and certain kinds of
illuminaiing'gas could be persuaded TO unite.
IN 1.-THE proper quantities.. tile composition OF
sugar would be exactly Initiated Hitherto no
on e has been able To make a sugar by mixing
water with two Kinds Of gas but NJ. Pellegrni
claims TO baye succeeded.
The. apparatus he uses consists OF large
block oil plmice-stone. cleaned by soaking.
1rsEln sulphUrc acid and then In water. which
is set in an iron box, plated with nickel inside
The length OF The box Is three times that OF the
FuDElce-st0ne m0ck, which is tightly fitted into
the middle, ana pipes are arranged to convey the
ingredients 10 the smpty ends of the box, as re-
ailred. Two OF them enter from the sides
and serve TO bring carbOnic acid and hydro,
e carbon gas, While another pipe from above
. branched so as TO reach both empty portions nj
thebox, conveys steam. All tile pipes are fitted
with valves and. pressure gauges Another
pipe; at lne bottom OF the box, serv : as an
outlet. AT Erst the pipe Is closed, as is also the
steam pipe 'ffGm above and carbouic acid IS
: forced-ntd one end Of The box. while erhylene
:. gas is forced into the other, under equal pres
sure and in equal volumes.
=. A few minutrs late the steam valve above is
Opened and steam forced in under the same
pressure AS the gases unite the pressure
falls, soslhaI the supply Of eacn must be kept
constant. At.the end OF half an hour the sup
ply Of gas isshut Off, the outlet pipe is opened
be rfllrd with syrup. containing 20 pei
. cent of sugar. Ihe syrup Is drawn off
for refining: and as soon as the appar-
atuS is cooftt is ready for fresh charge.
The ethylene gas can be obtained by roast
o ing. resin or grease but NJ. PellegrinPs patent
COVERS other hydrocarbons, such as petroleum
E: products. The explanation Is that the three
gases are Condensed IN the pores OF the pun,iee
stobe:and there unite; but NJ. Maumene who
: has piade some experiments, declares TnIs to be
*donbIful, and In cosmos" expresses doubt as
TO :the:SGccess OF the process.-American Arch
. ifeaf1:
The morning call., 1894-06-29
An Odd Railway Station.

very queer railway station in London i.
that at Wauping, on the East London line
Very few dwellers In other parts OF London
ever get out at Mapping, and thus they miss
the singular beauties OF the station. Its ap.
pear nee is that OF huge caissOn for some en-
gineering works to which winding staircases
have bern added. UP the sides Of the huge
cassOn the passengers craw. like files on a
window-pane. The secret OF its queer appear.
ance is that it was originally the north
ern shaft Il the famous Thames Tuu.
mel, which Brunei built in 1S4 at a
cost of S2.277, 522. 1t was very dangerous
work, owing TO the porous nature OF the river
bed and the tunnel was long considered a
masterpiece Of engineering. Ii consists of two
arehed ways OF 1900 feet long, + feet wide,
1612 feet nigh and 16 feet below the river
For long time ii was popular excursion tC
go through the tunnel, but II u yer was finan-
cal success, and In 1865 the East London
Railway bought it for S973. 800. or less than
half lis cost. The company now leases its Hines
to syndicate OF otheT companies, who use the
tunnel as means of communication between the
southern and northern railway systems.-Loeo
motive Engineering.
The morning call., 1894-06-29
BERKELEY.

Every time there is a fire in Berkeley
complaints are made that a sufficient alarm
is not given in the different parts of the
town. In the centers of East and West
Berkeley there are bells By which those in
the immediate vicinity are called out. To
other portions of the town the noise of the
alarm bells does not reach. To remedy
this fre-alarm system was talked OF until
the Board of Trustees came to the conclu-
sion that something must be done to sat-
isfy the public demand. Accordingly an
advertisement was issued calling for bids
to supply the town with a good electric
alarm system. At the meeting of the
Board of Trustees on Monday evening last
bids were received and referred to the
Committee on Finance, where on account
of the low state OF funds for carrying on
the town government they will probably
have q quiet rest.
The price for which the work was Of
fered to be done may be reasonable
enough, but there are many who think
that for the present a system not quite 80
ella borate as that bid upon would answer
all purposes and be within the financial
limit of the town. 1t is certainly an i'm
provement very much needed and would
make the fire force much more effective.
Notes.
The Ber rkeley Advocate appeared on
Wednesday evening as an eight page
paper instead of four, but of smaller size
than formerly,
II business is dull in all other branches
the Berkeley COnsta 6les are doing well
in their line. Arrests are being made
every day for peddling goods without a
license. Merchants of this town do not
like TO have the business they pay for do
ing interfered with by outsiders and
eternal vigilance is their motto just now.
The case OF Whiting vs.. Gardner for
libel will have a hearing before Judge
Shaw on Tuesday next in the Town Hall.
The morning call., 1894-06-29
SMOKING IN JAPAN.
Women Use the Pipe Just the Same
as the Men Do.

zone day while travelling in a railway car
riage," said a gentleman speaking Of his recent
japanese trip. 1--WE had just pulled out our
cigars 10 commence smoking when the door
opened and a Jap and his wife came in. We
forgot for the time being our smoke and were
lost IN the contemplation Of the queer couple.
The woman was carrying on her back baby,
which was strapped on IN peculiar fashion.
The poor little thing had fallen asleep and its
head bObbed from side TO side with The motion
of the car. We found out afterward that the
women were taught TO carry children on their
backs from babyhood up. We saw infants not
more han one month old with dolls strapped to
their backs 10 educate them 10 the method of
carrying. Then. when they got older. their
younger brothers and sisters were strapped
upon them 10 strengthen their backs Tor their
duty in life. found that The japanese women
considered the carrying of an infant no incon-
Venlence, as tile education which they go
through fits them for II just as much as walk
ing. Well, having exhausted the peculiaritles
OF our fellOWtTaVelers, our thoughts turned
TO our cigars, which we held 10 our hands. We
we're IN predlcament, not knowing the GUS
toms Of the country. We did moi know whether
smoking in lady's presence was considered
bad form or not. The more we thought about
it tile more We wanted to smoke. For fifty
miles we rode in misery, when, finally. the
woman herself put US at ease by drawing
a small pipe from her clothes ana fill
ing IL with tobacco, lighting II and be-
ginning o smoke. You should have seen
how eagerly we grabbed our cigars and lit
them. The Japs smoke In peculiar manner
The pipes have very small metal bowls, with
bamboo stems and metal mouthpieces and
only hold enough tobacco for three or four
whiffs. They use tobacco which is cut ex-
tremely fine and looks more like light blonde
bair than anything else. 1t is of very good
quality. however. The Japs take Whit Of
smoke and iDhale 1t. letting il pass out through
the nostrils. They rarely smoke more than
one pipeful at time, but If they do smoke a
second they dump the little bail of ashes out OF
their pipe, which they refill then light IL with
the ashes taken from the bowl. This small
nil 81 a q g
genlI man as the longest cigar TO The Ameri-
can. So much for rhabIt."-Plttsburg Dispatch
The morning call., 1894-06-29

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
" Supervisors of the City and County of San
Franc SEQ, June rs, 1894.
/ n accordance with resolution No. 0 574 Third
Seres) of the Board OF Supervisors, SEALED
PRUPOSA AIS VIII be received in open session OF
the board on MONDAY AFTERN DON. July .,
1894, from to 2:30 O'Clock, for raising to the
ofhcial grade Washington street, from Drumm to
East street orth, in accordance with the speeif-
cations prepared by the superintendent of
Streets. file ia this Office
The work must be done TO the satisfaction OF the
Superintendent of Streets, Highways and squares
and~muSt pc completed within forty days from
the signing of the contract.
AoTICE-Bidders will estimate an state a price
for which the entire work above described will be
performed, In conformity with section No. 3245
of the Political Code.
The party TO whom the contract is awarded will
be required prior to at the time OF the execu-
ton of the contract to pay the cost of advertising
this notice in three daily newspapers.
In order to preserve uniformity and to facili-
tate the award the board has resolved to receive
no bids unless made upon blank forms prepare d
by the committee, and "A certified check for the
sum or $500 deposited 10y the bidder with and
made payable to the clerk of the board, condi-
toned If the proposal is accepted and the cor
tract awarded. and If the bidder shall fail or
neglect to execute written agreement and give
the bond required within six days after the award
is made, then and in that the SAID sum shall
be paid in the City and County Treasury by said
clerk as ltquidated damages for such failure and
neglect
Blanks furnished by the clerk
The board reserves the right to reject all bids IL
the public good so require.
je26 st JNo. A. RUSSELL, Clerk.
The morning call., 1894-06-29
Twn Infernretatinns

: Iast+jreek two families were greatly dis.
fuf baf. over a telegram To 20 back a little
further, "a son and a daughter OF these families
had married and gone away on q bridal tour OF
three ks-OT a month, as The cas- might be.
TWO days after the three weeks were u9 the
BRIDES PARENTS received a telegram from
country place on the Hudson River. which
read;
"HaVe had a row with my husband. Am
coming home KITTIE."
To say this was not startling would be 10 say
what WAS not tue, and the brides parents at
once hastened 10 tie home OF the groom's pa
'ents only TO find there a similar message, ex-
sept that it reads Have had row with my
wife" Messages were wired at once. but no
The morning call., 1894-06-29
That Wonderful Baby Bowl

The proud young mother had come to pay
her first visit, accompanied by the Infant son
and heir and his nurse.
81 don't wish to appear In any way partial"
said she. "but really for child OF is months
consider Algernon a marvel of intelligence. He
understands every word that is sald. and Joins
in the conversation with a sagacity that almost
alarms me at times. Speak 10 the lady, Al
gerHon."
'Buo-boo," said Algernon.
Listen TO thatl" cried the delighted mother.
"He means how do you do? Isn't it wonder
ful?'
Now Algernon. ask the lady to play for you
(be adores the piano. Now, Algie, dear" very
cOaxngly)
BOO boot" said Algernon.
"He means music by that; BOo-boo'-'music.'
Isn't he TOO smart for anything? Now, love,
tell the lady mammals name."
"BOo- booi" said Algernon.
"Thars right. Boo.Doo - Louisep My
names Louise, You know. On, dear, do hope
he isn't too clever to live! Now, say byby 10
the lady, precious"
"Roo-bOoi" said Algernon
boo boo byby.' Why upon my word
there's hardly any difference. Bless his lltle
darling hearth Isn't lie a wohdel?"-St. Louis
Republican.
The leading grain crop of Queensland is
Al. orafr u0fi ol
The morning call., 1894-06-29

lessor Morley; I'm much Obliged" said the
your lectures at Kings College In 1860" "Dear,
dear. Pm sorry o see you IN this stale" Not
at all my dear professor. / am doing some
my reseal ches in character. WIN you dine
with me Tonight 2" and he handed card bear
ING a Mell-knoWn name.-NeW York Trihnne.
The morning call., 1894-06-29
Henry Morlev,s Svmpathv

An amusing story is told Of the late Profess
sor Henry Morley. Some years ago when The
"slummingn was occupying general attention
ne was accost one day by a peculiarly
emaciated ana ragged individual, vino solicited
AID In moving terms. Professor Morley, who
was never proof against such petitions. re-
sponded with silver coin. THANK you, Pro-
The morning call., 1894-06-29
She'd Been There.
Da,ro,t Eraa p-ass

DetroE free fFeSS.
A couple Of ladies' were looking into the
window OF picture-store on Woodward avenue
az fine painting.
What does IL representa-" asked one, scan
ming IL closely.
"A Venetian scene," answered her friend.
Excuse me. madam, but you're wrong"
spoke up fi0ridly dressed woman with the air
OF a connoisseur, "thats a scene In Venice,
know, because I've been there"