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Coming Events.

John r. brown. Of Newark, will deliver an
address at the Manhattan Sinsle-Tax Club, iS1
East Twenty-sixth street, this eyeaing.
Second annual ball Of the DO La vergne Bene.
hral Society tomorrow evening at Ebling's Ca
sino. One Hundred and Fifty-siSth street and 81.
AIMS avenue.
The tenth anniversary OF Court Gen. Philip ".
Sheridan, 7ls7. OF the Ancient Order OF ForesteTs
OF America. VIII be celebrated by the members OF
that Organization with a reception tomorrow eyea-
Ing at the Lyceum Opera-House. A number OF
notable persons In the fraternal circles will be
present: also delegations from the Eighth Bat
TALON and the famed Unique Cycle Club.
sixth annual masquerade and civic ball OF the
Eureka Association. at Suffers Harlem Casino and
Music Hall. One Hundred and Twenty-ninth stree,
and Second avenue.
Seventh annual entertainment and reception OF
the Metropolitan Stenographers' Association, Lex
ington Assembly Rooms, las East Fifty eighth
street. tomorrow evening.
Second annual ball Of the Apache Pleasure Club,
Saturday evening. Feb. Q. at Adelphi Hall. Fifty.
second street and Seventh avenue.
Entertainment and reception OF the Mohawk
Democratic Club at sycamore Hall. One Hundred
and Twenty-hth street and Park avenue. Monday
evening.
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widow. These evening conferences
Were about forgotten, by the next morn
Ing; n certainly there VS. no H wha
Milly was quite welcome to play the
same little game II she chose-in mod
GRAFTON, be II understood!
Feeling this, and foresceing that his
dull moments would be apt to Increase
with each coming day, 1t was not with
total indifference he had witnessed a
noted an inclination on the part Of the
newcomer to bestoW upon him various
Significant chances and smiles, SAID new
arrival was, a very, tlirtatious widow,
will red-gold hair. blue eyes and plump
white neck and arms, OF which she made
rather liberal display when dressed for
dinner.
She was not a person of much refine
unfailing flow OF spirits and a big. high
voice, with which she would cali upon
"R;r-rIobert, Robert ioi que jalme"
rather a~ntiquated selections from the
hackneyed old Italian operas. She had
also an Unsuitable appetite for admira-
some man dangling after her. IS Mr..
Golfer was quite her opposite in appear
ance. being ~black-eyed and d~ark-haired.
she had at once selected hin as her
there was a Mrs. Golfer, who might rea-
sonably, object to. having her husband
nlonopolized in this way. As n matter
easy on the subject, simply because
everything had seemed so entirely on
the surface, and It was only the finding
Of Mira. Lessons mischievous little
scrawl which had made her be..eye that
Robert could deceive her.
And now what should she do? To be
sure 1t was not, so far, a very serious
matter, but 1t was enough 10 make her
loving. jealous heart very sore and re-
s%entful: and not being by any means OF
the Griselda type OF woman one OF her
tirst thoughts was to retaliatc. Hence
her resolution to bottle up her indigna-
ton and quietly outgenerll the widow
by keeping an eye on Robert until din
ner time, and so prevent the proposed
walk.
In la time the fisherman returned
and lunch beng over, the usual after
noon dispersion began, 4 sailing party
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W WRM BOB had f beSn sane sane BESIDE ,e ; "' SSeri
She recalled the little Jokes they, had
laughed 1ver' ana how merry and af-
But then he always was sweet-tem-
psrcd and loving, always making some
plan for her comfort and amusement.
only Il few hours ago about that wretch
ed note! To be sure. he hadn't known
It, but she felt Just as remorscful as II
she had put her feelings into words and
had scolded him well. What If he had.
for lack OF other amusoments, drifted
into an idle Irritation No doubt that
Janet Leeson had almost forced It on
him, Just as she had invited herself on
board tho catlmaran. Anyway. 1t didn't
matter now-nothinS mattered but 10
have Bob back.
and various noises told OF the beginning
of another days business. Al soon as
she thought the office would be open,
10 get some comfort from the clerks
assurance that Il Catamaran was never
known to caps!zo, that Mr.. Sumner did
not understand mis- new craft very well,
and that they had probably been driven
along by the wind, and had been unable
to return to the island, In a few hours
they'd be back, all safe. AS the various
and all reiterated this opinion, and were
very kind in their efforts to cheer her,
Through the tiCld-S.ass they could see
thRt tESrt was no tNlAllhIan Tying at
the dock on the nearest Connecticut
shore, but it might have been driven
across the five miles Of water separating
them from Fishers Island. The gale
sidered safe for any one 20 leave the
island in a alilboat. 50 there was moth
ing 10 do bat to sit patiently and watch
from the piazza for any approaching
boat. MIR. Dugull mad, with the other
, guests, rendered his sympathy. but had
too much tact to remind her of last
evenings project, which would. how
ever, occasionally intrude Itself on her
memory, Only to make herself more re-
proachful and more loving towards the
absent Robert,
Slowly The hours crept away until
nearly noon, when suddenly the tempor-
AIRY holder % the glass announced that
the Pulling Pig, a small ferry-boat run
ming between Fishers Island and the
Connecticut shore. was about starting
| out from the island, and If the runAwaye
had found. = harppf there they Vepld
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r GOLFERS JEALOUSY.
An UudeI6vered Letter Vic Caused u
World of Trouble.

pocket a little twisted scrap OF paper,
which, with a smiling Lets see what
Rob has been perpetrating now" she
proceeded to investigate. For Rob was
blessed with a keen sense Of humor,
and was much given to jotting down
bits OF jokes, puns and sage reflections
on the different aspects of Summer hotel
life, which 1t was their custom to laugh
over together In the retirement of their
own room. So 1t was quite without
suspicion that Mrs. Rob UNFINISHED the
innoaent looking scrap and was con-
froated with--not her husbands bold
scrawl, but Il delicate feminine writing,
to this effect:
"Yes, mon ami, ] don't know that ]
mind giving up my afternoon siesta for
this once; and II l can evade the notice
of the rocking chair Tables l VIII
slim away about . o'clock. That Is, II
you will pledge yourself that both cool
ness and shade Turk OF the further side
Of the biz rock, n IL you are sure
! thut It is out OF window range. For 1t
would never do IL we were to be seen
there, Yours. d H.
"wednesday. a, NJ"
she tool In the sense OF these
BIRDS, her placid smile was succeeded
ny " roe -. p.a...
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course. She has just thrown herself at
Roberts mead ever since she came.
Wednesday, Ell? That's to-day, and now
wen see about this walk. ! shan't men
ton this note, but l thing l can manage
to defeat this plan. ! wonder, though,
" it would not be a good idea to set up n
little counter Irritation? There's that
handsome young Dugall just waiting for
a little encouragement, and, evidently,
Rob needs a lesson"
Now, all this was quite natural, but In
her Indignation Mrs. Golfer faiied TO
or to remember the kind Of employment
always found for idle hands'--and iuIe
minds as well, She and Robert were
%spenaing a month on a small isIa cNa n
II was one OF the most unique and
delightfully."- cool OF Summer resorts. The
nearest land was a mile away TO the
in all other directions there was a much
wider expanse OF waters, dashing up all
day with a soft murmui. ana always the
most delicious salt breeze was blowing all
across the island, so that even at midday
1t was not unpleasant to feel the sun.
But II was such a little island, only
about thirty acres In all, and not a build,
could only accommodate about one hun
drcd and fifty people. There wasn't a
horse on the place, fol-, there was no
fishing, sail and row boats always avail
able, bathing. billiards and a bowling
alley, and a long, two-story piazza for
a promenade and Irritation gallery. 4
delightful resting place II was for semi
air and sunshine. ana for bookworms
and dreamers, but just a wee bit dull for
q city man,
Robert Golfer was the possessor OF q
sweet, intelligent wife, who appreciated
all the good things OF life almost in
equal degrc, With himself, and who
was so ready with sympathy and com:
and comforting thing in the world to
20 to her with all his hopes and plans.
and, though they had been hye years
companion snip. Still, that did not pre-
vent his enjoyment OF other women's
society, and ~. this quiet little isolated
resort he had found q certain piananey
n ~exehapslng light hadinaqs or fsE
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with a book and seemed unusually taci-
turn and inclined for her own company.
But Milly was not going To trust to this
seeming Indifference, so she got together
half "A dozen pool-olayers and carried
Robert and also young Dugall off In her
train Rather to her surprise, Rob evlncci
no reluctance TO being thus captured and
seemed TO enjoy tine game which was
prolonged to almost dinner time. But
having become suspicious. Mil!y imag-
ined further duplicity-perhaps a post
ponement of the walk until the twilight
hour as being more conducive to senti-
ment-so she remained firm in her reso-
luton to pay back In his own coin her
recreant husband, and was so charming
to young Dugall that his head was quite
turned. Which effect was still further
increased when she, appeared at dinner
time In a delicious black lace n Saiin
gown, lighted up by knots OF orange RIB
bon ana "A coTsage bouquet OF great glow
ing marigOlds-one of the special pro-
ducts Of the island.
stroll over the long pier TO welcome
back the sailing party, which had been
over to Stonington to lay In a supply OF
bonbons and enjoy the delicious, peach
ices prOCurable in that sleepy old town;
Arl after hat, what was more natural
than TO wander around by the bathing
with greater force, than usual before a
rising wind, which babe fair TO be a
smill-sized gale before morning. Then
back To the hotel FOR, a promenade on
the piazzls, and finally a cosy ~tetc-a-
tete In the most secluded corner, where
Mistress Milly's scheme of retaliation
progressed 80 rapidly that within an hour
Mr.. Dugall was eloIuently p~ortraylnS
the delights of a sail over to Watch
Hin and dinner at one OF the hotels.
And would Mrs. Golfer let him escort
her over tomorrow
"Oh. but-these women, you know.
How they would talk
We'll. surely. you don't mind them.
Wen just start of quietly after break
fast, as II for an hours sail, ana II they
do gossip Wen have a nice day, anyhow,
ana he home here by dinner time. And
you know II won't half equal Mrs. Lee
sons doiags."
by the way. where Is the widow this
evening. Mr.. Dugall?"
why don't you know Sumner came
over an hour ago with his catamaran
and iasitsd y99r husband to Try Us
sssl as az r., NJ; Ls xsS , sss her Sa,s Sc,
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trovertinE the figures given by the Governor are
not founded on facts and only intended to create
n wrong impression as to the actual state OF
Affairs. The worklngmen Of Oregon warn all
others to stay away from that state.
At this weeks meeting Of the United Hebrew
Trades. Delegate zipls presided. and Delegate
Hurvits was Vice Chairman. Credentials were
received from the Prcssmens and Feeders. Chill.
drcn's Jacket Makers, Bookbinders' and Hebrew
American typographical Unions. Their delegates
were admitted. The International Cloaknakers
Union reported that II will have a mass meeting
at the Windsor Theatre on Feb, T. The
Hebrew American typographical Union stated that
no answer had been received from the publishers
of the Stadt zeituns. OF Philadelphia. TO tho
Inquiry whether or not to employ members Of the
Hebrew-American typographical Union, The boy.
colt against the paper was Endorsed. The Knee
Pants Makers Union will have q mass IT eetins
this evening at new Irving Hall, The Capmakcrs
Union reported progress. The next meeting o.
the United Hebrew Trades will take place on
Wednesday. Jan. 81, at 81 Delaney street.
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WOMEN HIS VICTIMS.
j. Farley, Alias Miller, Etc, ms n
New Express Bunco Game.

A short, red-mustached, compactly-
built man, weighing about one hundred
and sixty pounds, who signs his name
variously as J. Farley, j. Miller, j.
Smith, J. Barry and J. Mcchim, is work
ing u new and very successful swindle
In this city, Brooklyn, Jersey City,
Hoboken. Newark. N. j., and Washing
ton, ID. c..
He represents himself as a collector
for ar express company, II tells his
contemplated victims that IA parcel of
perishable goods has been sent them
from some distant point, II that the
sender had neglected to pay the costs of
its delivery. TIL charges range from 81
to $3.50. These are usually paid by the
unsuspecting quarry. n OF course, the
parcel never arrives.
The swindler's attentions have been be-
slowed exclusively upon women, with
but one exception. The only man known
to have been victimiZed by him Is Rev.
Father JOIN II. Stezelecli. of St.
Stanislaus's Polish Catholic Church in
Stantonss street. He paid 81 for his OK
perience last July.
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Beecham's pills are for

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biliousness, bilious head
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torpid liver, dizziness, sick
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New York.
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HISTORICAL IN COURT.
Walter Schumachcr's Mother
Causes n Sensation.

Walter Schumacher, a young man who
lives at 29 Roebling street, Brooklyn,
was held In the Lee Avenue Court, Will
iamsburg. to-day. or a charge of ma
licious mischief.
1t seems hat the young man has had
a hearty dislike for Mrs. Emma Holl!ng,
of PSI Roebling street, and on Tuesday
he showed his dislike by going to the
house and cutting lis initials In letters
half a foot long on the front door.
When the case was called and Walter
started for the bar. his mother, who was
In her struggles she knocked down two
women who were trying to hold her.
The scene caused great excitement In
the courtroom.
The woman was taken into a side room
and an effort was made to restore hei
composure. 1t was necessary to re-
move her to ST. GATHERINGS Hospital.
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The Cruel Test.

From Puck.)
The sound of the trumpet echoed
through the castle.
"Sirel' cried the herald, Her Majes-
tvs mother has arrived in safety"
The King bowed coldly.
Now" he observed, turning to the
court logician, after the messenger had
retired, ito resume our discussion of
yesterday. You were contending against
the efficacy Of prayer. Perhaps you are
right. after ALL"
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One ON the Tailor.

From Texas Siftings,)
Jones-I have just ordered three new
suits.
Smith-You don't say so! Are . in
such a 1ourlshirg condition financially
tina you can afford 1t?
Jones-Of course / can't afford it; but
my tailor can,
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MASQUERADES AS A SERVANT.
A Clever Thief Responsible for
West Side Robbcrics.

West Side Robbcrics.
The police of the West Thirty-seventh
street station and the Tenderloin pre-
cinct ar on the lookout for a woman
who has perpetrated a number Of
robberies in that neighborhood during
the last month.
Her latest victim Is Mrs. Fannie
Sloane, of 25l West Thirty = seventh
street. who Is bewailing the loss of sill
and jewelry valued at $500. The
thief's method of operation Is to hire
out as a servant. and at the first favor
able opportunity to admit confederate
portable of value to be found.
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Body of n BOY Found.

The police were notified from Blackwelrs Island
at 10 o'clock this morning that the body OF a
boy had been found in the East River, opposite
Sixty-hfth street. The body was sent TO the
Morgue.
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Come and See for Yourself.
@Nx[IE
900 BROADWAY 10 WEST BOTH ST.

the amateur boxers, will represent the
Pastime A. O.. In the middle-weight class
In the A. A. U. championships.
There Ii n chance for q wrestler to
make 800 any day or evening his week
at Proctor's Theatre. Prof. Morris Is
there with his trained ponies. One OF the
ponies named Banner is prepared to meet
all Corners. and II any one throws Ban
ner two out of three Prof. Morris will
hand him 500.
c. F. B.-Solly Smith defeated Van
Heest and Van Heest defeated Napier.
J. c.. Give don't understand your
first question. The answer to the Sec
ond Is yes.
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1t Is said that the Bostonians, during
their engagement at the Broadway The
atre, may possibly revive De Koven and
Smiths delightful comic opera The
knickerbockers." The first act, 1t Is
rumored, has been rewritten.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-10-20

The Lake Charles Press is giving
to the world O great lot OF CUFF
about the defeat of the sugar bounty
being due to the refusal of Senators
Caffery and Blanchard to vote for
the Henderson amendment. But
this astute editor is very careful not
to give the day and date when this
alleged performance occurred, and
is equally careful about remaining
quiet as q mouse on the subject OF
how the Republican senators voted
on the Hill amendment which
knocked out the bounty for this
year. Come of, Joseph
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-10-20
FOR SALE.

An improved plantation of $50
arperts of land with a frontage Of
I2a arpents on the west side of
Vermilion bayou 81 miles below
Abbeville. The whole of said plan
tation nearly all is fenced in with
a new hog proof fence and substan~
tial bridge and gates where ever
needed. The additional improve
ments consist of a good Dwelling
House, cabin, corn crib, bath house
Pecan Grove and Orchards on The
above named plantation. There is
$50 acres of cleared land the ball
ance being of virgin timber and
heavy. Will sell on easy terms; apply
at this Office. Sept. 22.'94.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-10-20
Look in the Record.

The sugar-teat republicans have
been crying aloud saying, 1--WE have
been stabbed in the house of our
friends" "The republicans gave US
a bounty and the democrats took it
away" 1.-THE democrats are pledged
to free sugar." etc., etc. With these
~sing.songs they have made the
nights hideous aud the days M
pleasant. 1t is true they are few in
number, but they are a noisy lot.
If they would take the trouble to
examine the Congressional Record
they would easily iud who deprived
them Of this years bounty.
All but FIVE democratic senators
were in favor Of giving the bounty
on this years crop, while the repub.
licans unanimously voted against
the proposition.
Hill, 1rby, Pugh, Coke and George
were the only democrats who voted
against a bounty on this years crop
and every republican in the senate
voted with these FIVE and deprived
the planters of their rights.
Bot still, the liners" proclaim
from the house tops, from their door
steps, and some even climb up on
their smoke stacks and yell it out
1.-THE democrats have ruined us!"-
Iberville South.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-10-20
Public Notice,

Ny wife, Azama Simon, have LET
tho matrimonial domic;le, without
cause. and as she no longer lives
with me, | hereby inform the pnblic
10 general, and all merchants in par.
ticular not to sell any goods to her,
or have any commerce with her Of
any nature whatsoever, as | will not
De responsible for any of her acts or
contracts.
MARCELIN FREDERICK,
Parish of Vermiliou, Aug. 49,.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1894-10-20

Pursuant to O resolution intro
duced by Judge A. c. Allen at the
democratic district convention at
Houma, Judge Sims, chairman OF
the congressional committee, ad.
dressed the chairman of the ma
tional Republican committee of the
district, asking for a concert of &C.
ton in calling a primary election of
the white voters of the district to
decide upon a candidate. OF course
they will not for a moment enter.
tain such an idea, bat it was a grand
political move on the part Of Judge
Allen, as it puts the enemy in a box,
as it were, and shuts down the lid,
and by the able letter Of Judge
Sims it is evident that he proposes
to sit on the lid and keep them in
the box.
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Succession Sale.
A OF LOUISIANA,

STATE OF LOUISIANA, g
Parish of Vermilion-17th Judicial
District Court-No. $50.
Succession of AristiGe Castro.
By virtue of an order of sale is.
sued by the aforesaid court in and
said State and Parish, and to me
directed, I will proceed to sell at
public auction, to the last and high
est bidder. at the late residence Of
the deceased in this parish, on
Wednesday, October 81, 1894,
the following described property be-
longing to said succession, to wit:
One certain tract Of land situated
in the parish Of Vermilion, on the
west side of the bayou Vermilion,
containing eighty.four $1,000 acres,
more or less; and designated as lot
8, the north east quarter Of south
west quarter and the north half of
north west quarter of south west
quarter of section nine, in township
twelve. south of range three east,
together with all the improvements
situated thereon.
Terms Cash.
JOSEPHINE CASTRO,
SEvENNE HEBERT,
Observation-Disclosures.
Sept. 20, 1894.
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Sherifs Sale.
State Of LoMsiGnG-PariSb Of Verma-
d0R-17M Judicial District Court
No. 625.
George W. Scranton

F. o. Leblanc.
PY virtue of a writ of "feri facias,"
NE issued by the Hen. A. C. Allen,
Juage Of the aforesaid court, in
the matters of the above numbered and
entitled suit, authorizing and COM
handing me to seize and sell for cash,
the following described property of
defendant, l will proceed to sell at pub
lie auction, to the last and highest
bidder, at the principal front door of
the courthouse of said parish, IN
SATURDAY, NOV. "a, 1894,
between the hours of IL o'clock a. M,
and 4 o'clock p. m, the following de-
scribed property seized to satisfy said
writ, to wit;
One certain tract of land situated in
the Parish of Vermilion, La, and con-
tanning one hundred and fifty 77-1OO
acres, together with all buildings and
effects and improvements thereon stu
ated and thereto belonging, as well as
all the rents issues and revenues which
this property may yield, bounded north
by P. r. Leblanc, south by j. B. Lee
blanc, east and west by SEVERN Le-
blanc,
Sherif's office, Abbeville, La, Oct.
2O, 1874. a. L. LEBLANC,
Sheriff.
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Taken Up

By the undersigned, in this parish. three
cows, 9 heitfers of two years. ! heiffer of
one year and2 sucking calves. Said stock
has been roaming in my neighborhood for
The past five or six years. The owner is
hereby notified to come forward. prove
property and pay costs. otherwise said
stock will be disposed of according to law
Wednesday, October 81, 1894, at my
plantation in this parish near lake Simo-
net. = The brand can be seen at any
time by applying this office.
ELIAS BROUssARD.
October 90. 1894.