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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-06-22
Une Cathedrale RouIante.

.L'eveque du Norrh Dakota Went
de faire construire nm wagon de che
min de fer, genre Pullman, ayant la
forme dune eglise gothique, a Peffet
de visiter les petites villes ct villages
dissemines snr la ligne du Nord-
PaciGque.
&c wagon a eo1t6 $4,000 francs.
a Pextremite de l'eglise, il y a I'm
autel, uue chaire, IN orgue ct meme
DIES fonts ~baptismauX.
Quatre-vlngts personnes peuvent
Sc lenir assises dams cette chapelle.
Derriere lie cheur Sc trouVe IN petit
appartement que l'eveque appellee
son palais episcopal. Pendant la
iournee, il sert de cabinet de travail,
de sacristie, ct meme de cuisine. lie
soir, on y place IN lit, qui lie trans
torme en- chambre a coucher.
I'm voyageur qui a yisit6 c~ertaines
regions de la Nouvelle-G GALES du
sud ct du Queensland rapporte a la
Revue Scientihque &C qni suit
En- dehors de la barriere destin6e
4 tenir les lapins au large ct a les
empecher de penetrer dams les cnl-
lures, tout le pays est dams IN etat
terrible; a trente-deux kilometres de
distance a louest de HuDgerford, lie
plus loin que je sois allie, il ny a pas
vestige de nourriture. Les lapins
couyrent litteralement le sol a an
kilonetre de distance, ct les carcass
ses en- decomposition DIES morris for
ment un tapis sous leg pieds des GEN.
taines de milliers de vivaats qui
vienuent MOURN contre Ia barriere.
Sous chaque arbre. a chaque abri,
partout on je suis allie, c'est une nn6e
de lapius ct autour des arbres leurs
cadres s'accumulent souvent a trente
centimatres de hauteur."
&c serait, manifestement, une belle
ct bonnie occasion pour lie lapin de
devenir carDivore ct de d6vorer ses
semblables. II ne Sc gene point pour
lie faire en- captivite, a regard de ses
propres %jeunes, tout au moins.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-06-22

En- ce moment GU Ton parle tant
de petite verole il convient de parler
de remedies qui sont capables de que
rir cette a~ffreuse maladie. Cost
Feeole de medicine de Paris qui en- a
fourni la recette ct Ia declares pana-
Gee contre la veriole ct la fevre
scarlatine. Ceux qui ont fait l'essai
de ce remede dissent quill est infailli-
BILE, gu6rissant sGrement ct ne faisant
Jamais de NAL a une personne bien
portante. Voici la recette /: sulfate
de zinc, ! grain; digitale, l grain;
demI-cuilleree de sucre; melaDg6e
avec deux cuilleres d'eau. LIE me-
LANCE opere, ajoutez quatre onces
d'eau. Preuez-en une cuilleree cha
que heure ct la maladie aura disparu
en- douze heures.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-06-22
L'ABEILLE
La
NOUVELLE-ORLEAN

Journal guotidien, avec une edition
hebdomadaire paraissant lie samedi
matin ct %contenant toutes les ma
there's pnbliGes pendant la semaine
dams l'edition quotidienne.
L'6dition hebdomadaire, reunis-
SAINT en- I'm seul num6ro toutes les
.nouyelles de la semaine, compte
beaucoup d'abonn6s ct de I~ecteurs.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-06-22

Wa
LIE Herald de St. Charles ne peut
Sc METRE de l'etonnement Quill a
eprouv6 en- apprenant qu'un roi
d'Afrique await ri de bon cuur en-
voyaat Ia premiere femme blanche
gull eut jamais rencontree ct pour
Ia hnitieme fois au moins il public
iextralt de la lettre dune dame fran.
e'lse qui raconte &c grand Gveue-
ment. CONNIE tout Sc lasse ct tout
Sc passe, il faut esperer que ce Jour
nal sc fatiguera de Ia chose ct re-
Vlendra aux nouvelles courantes.
Signe de ce r%etour, il nous annonce
que lie jeu de base ball est en- pleine
vogue a Hahnville ct que chaope
solr une Crane foule de tooues
1cranks) est r6unie sur lie bord de Ia
rivlere pour voir lie jeu. C'est peu
fatteur pour les Hahnyilliens, oui
qul doivent sortir en- masse pour for.
uler cette fouIe.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-06-22
a VENDRE.

Une coupeuse a riz de seconde
main. S'adresser a
GILBERT LABAUVE,
20 octobre '94 Abbeville, Line.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-06-22
lie MeridiOnal.

journal Obiciel dw School Board ct
de ID Corporation GAbbeUille.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-06-22
Browns
Iron Bitters,

which for more than 90 years
has been curing many people
of dyspepsia, Biliousness, Ms-
laria, Impure Blood, Neural
gia, Headache, Liver and KID
neytroubles. It's the peculiar
combination of iron, the greai
strength-giver, with selected
vegetable remedies Of true
value that makes Browns Iron
Bitters SO good for strengthen.
ing and purifying the system
It is specially good tor women
and children-it makes then
strong and rosy.
Browns Iron Bitters IS pleasant g 10
and it will not stain the teeth nn5 s $3.50
constipation. See tile crossed req llne =
on the wrapper. Our book. TO- h II
Live 4 Hundred Years tells all apoAs "
free for &c. stamp. M
BRowN CHEMICAL CO., BAL11hosAs g
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-06-22
POLICE JURY
SCHOOL BOARD

SCHOOL BOARD
W. NJ. Conerly, President,
L. O. Broussard, superintendent;
Geo Hays, j. A. Villien. E. w. Gas
pard, John Abshire, Jr., A. Theall
Octave Hebert, 0. Bourque, A. Toups.
Town OF ABBEyILLE
J. 0. Lege, Mayor
Geo. w. Summers, .....Sec. Il Treas.
ALDERMEN
C. j. Edwards, Eli Wise, Eraste Mouton,
L. j. Feray.
City Attorney-W. P. Edwards.
Constable-Euphemon Leblanc.
Justices OF 1he Peace.
First ward: Pierre Pelloat.
Constable: Camille Leblanc.
Second ward: Joseph Trahan.
Constable: Andrew Moss.
Third ward: j. Nelson Greene, Numa
Frederick.
Constables: Geo. E. Lyons, j. Hy. Mon
tagne.
Fourth ward: Remy Broussard.
Constable: Sevenie Landry.
Fifth ward: Levy Sarvery.
Constable: Columbus Spell.
Sixth ward: c. c. Blanchard, Eraste
Guidry.
Constables: Richard Greene, Alcide
Faux.
Seventh ward: Felix O'Neil.
Constable: j. 8. Broussard.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-06-22
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
STATE
EXECUTIVE
LEGISLATIVE

SENATORS
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-06-22

THE Pass is the organ of no fac
ton; pulls no wires; has no animosties
to avenge.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-01-11
POPULATION Alta STANOSTILL.
Disoouraging State of Affairs Noted by
Stat!sticians in France.

Those who are so deeply concerrc
about the tardy increase of the French
population will not be able to extract
much comfort from the eC0 RACES OF
statistics just issued by the Cfficc du
Travail, in which the ro ults or the
census of 1901 are ably and carefully
summarized, says the Westminster
Gazette. In the five years from 1851
to 1891 the total population OF nearly
10000, 600 has increased by only III.
PSI. This is the smallest increase dur.
ing any similar period since the be- in
ming OF the century. It's significance
will be cen when 1t ia compared With
the increase of 645,037 in the years
1876 81, and that Of S02,877 in 1872 rs.
But the manner in which the repar.
tition of the populat On has taken
place in the period of 1861 Is still
more depressing Not only has the
population remained almost station
airy but the movement from the rural
districts into the towns hos been enOr.
mously accelerated. Paris and the de-
partment OF the Seine, for example,
have undergone an increa o. 1000 +,
while the population Of Marseille5 hal
been augmented by 27.f0. Tee net
result OF this movement in the five
years is that the urban population has
increased b. $40, 30s, against the tot; J
increase for the whole Of France Of
only 124,2S9.
In 1851 the population OF the French
towns numbering over 10,C0O inhabit
ants was t,29S, Dol, or seventeen hun
81 LOFT n
1891 the corresponding figure increased
to $3.50, 21s, or twenty-four hLndre1ths
of the total population at present. In
thirty years, therefore, seeen-hun-
dredths of the total popula ion have
leen drained away from the smaller
towns and the rural districts by the
urban centers. The worst OF oil this
Is that there seem to be absolutely no
room for any hope of improvem Mt at
the next census. On the contrary,
nothing but an aggravation Of the ma
ton weakness can we'll be looked for
In France, so many things seem to
conspire to prevent q healthy increase
OF the population. The ceaselcss move
ment from country to town, whore the
mortality Is higher and the birth rate
lOWcT, ID, III OAoiiPAO pOHOA" WI %
nized as one OF the chief causes OF the
depopulation Of France. This, too has
only just begun. When the IN litarry
law has had more time to work, I'll !
more disastrous results may probably
bo seen. There is, at any rate, an I'M
deniable reluctance on the part OF men
to resume field labor after they have
ser ed their time in town garrisons.
On this point, unfortunately, there ap-
pear to be no exact tatistics; but from
t O vast number of soldiers and non
commissioned officers who apply fcr
employment In the cities and larser
towns, en- tie termination OF thor
terms OF service, some ,ea OF the ex'
tent of this evil may be formed. Alto
gether, therefore, it is quite possible
that even the very dlscouraging In
crease just noted may never be seen
again.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-01-11
THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION.
Bids Opened for tho Construction of the
Government Building.

Proposals were opened in the office OF the
supervising architect OF the Treasury, Wash
ington, for the labor and material required
for the erection and completion OF tho
United States government building fer the
Cotton States AMI International Exposition
at Atlanta, Ga. The government building
is to be situated at the northern end OF the
group of main buildings, fifty feet above and
overlooking the central plaza, around which
they are to be arranged. The building SEN
orally is to ba 1S1 feet by 261 feet in size,
with central paviions on four sides, each
sixty-one feet wide and projecting ten feet
from the gene al line OF the building, max
ing the extreme dimension POI by 2Sl feet.
It is 10 be constructed of wood framing
sheathed outside and covered with clap
bonds AMI shingles The entire woodwork
exposed Il the interior is to be dressed. Tho
roof is to be supported with long yellow
pine pests, and all construction is made as
light as possible.
The central pavlions on all four sides are
TO be carried uD two stories, or AZ feet to the
cornice Inc, 63 feet to the apex Of the ROOT,
and arc extended across the building from
side to side, forming the clere story portion,
having sides I'll d with windows. At the
centre of the building a tower 81 feet square
is to be- carried up to height OF rs feet to
the cornice, with large windows on all sides
and ornamental turrets at corners. Sur
mouniin the tower roof is to be an open
lantern 20 feet in diameter, the top OF which
Is 1OI feet above the floor. This lantern is
for the use of tho weather bureau, and also
for the accommodation of a large search
light to be placed there by the navy depart
ment
The portion OF the building outside OF the
clerestory will be covered with fiat roof
averaging 26 feet above the floor, having
two large skylishts in each section. This
roof is TO be surrounded by parapet in
which Gag poles a,e to be set at intervals.
Ga tho fou corners Of the building are cir
cular turrets, "a feet in diameter, two stories
high. LAYING conical roof surmounted by a
nagpole. The second story is open-one
being used for observation purposes, access
Icing had by stairs from the main floor.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-01-11
LIKED HIS PREACHING.

He Had Heard Him Often aud En-
joycd His Supper.
A hard-featured man, dressed in q
new suit Of very cheap black, called at
the house Of a weif-knewn clergyman,
and upon giving his name was Invited
to take q seat in the gentleman's study.
II have few days to spend In town."
said the visitor, "and did not want to
leave without calling and paying my re-
spects to you. have heard you preach
many time"
EYES," said the parson, beginning to
take an interest in the visitor.
81 like your preaching, and, though
do not belong to your church, yet /
must say you preach the best sermon |
ever heard. There are so very few
good preachers now, very few in whose
uprightness we can place trust, that
when we meet one Of the right kind we
like to express our appreciation"
EYES," the good man repeated, and as
the bell tinkled he rose and said,
"Come my friend. and take some
lunch with me-"
The visitor was only too happy, and,
seated at the table. began to eat with
an avidity that attracted the hosts at
tention.
"You say that you have heard me
preach many q time" remarked the
minister.
ooh, yes" the man replied, conveying
an ample allowance Of mashed pota-
toes into his mouth.
81 don't remember seeing you at my
church. l suppose you have heard me
in the countryY"
"No," said the visitor, helping himself
to beans; mot in the country"
Certainly not In town"
"Well, sorter yes and sorter not. You
know you preached at the prison for
some time. was there for stealing a
horse and cart, and finished my time
today. Thank you for the bread
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-01-11
A Steam Engine 100 Years Old.

A few years ago an old beam engine,
built by James Watt, which had been
doing regular work daily for lO2ycars,
was taken down and replaced b! a
modern engine. The engine was orig,
inally q 5-horSe-power engine, end
was erected in Loo. In 1875 some OIL
teratlons were made to enable it to
work to horsepower. 1t had q q
inch cylinder, c-foot stroke and sun
ard planet motion. 1t worked at %
revolutions, or 30 feet Of piston speed
per minute. In 1875 it was tested by
Mr.. [ ongbridge, when, with steam
pressure of five pounds per square inch.
It indicated A.. " horse power, with an
expenditure of coal OF l.59 pounds pes
indicated horsepower FER hour. Only
the best modern engines with the same
c ndition OF loading would work with
two pounds of coal FER indicated horse
bower per hour. One is in doubt
whether to be surprised that, after a
century of endeavCr to improve the
economy Of steam engine work. tho
progress is so al o to be proud
that so much has b,en achieyed.-Ca3-
sells MaGaZ n.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-01-11

his palaces at Amber and moved to Jalpus'
and all the inhabitants OF the city IoiIowsoo
Except here and there q house In Amoe.
occupied BY hermit. the city Is. as silent
a population as Pompeil OF Herculaneup,
but those cities were emptied by volcanic
disaster, while this city OF Amoer was va
Gated because Prince Joy Singh was lou ny
Q Hlndoo priest that no city should % III
habited more than 1000 years, ana SO lu ~,
ruler ITO years ago moved out nimsch'
and all his people moved with him: -
You visit Amber on the back OF an eIe-
plant. Permission obtained for your V'sl
the day before at Jaipur, an elephant 10 ia
waiting for you about six miles out 10 taHe
you up the sleeps to Amber. You pass
through the awfully quiet streets, ali tue
feet that trod them In the days OF their hctiv-
ity having gone on the long journey anu 1ne
voices of business and gayety that sounded
amid these abodes having long ago uttereu
their last syllable. You pass BY a lake Gov
ering 800 acres, whore the rajahs used 10
sail In their pleasure Loa;s, but alligatorS
now have full possession, AMI you come 10
enchnntment. No moro picturesque
place was ever chosen for the resi-
dence OF monarch. The fortress
above looks down upon this palace, and u the
palace looks down upon lake. rms
monarchial abode may have had attractions
when 1t was the homo OF royalty which have
vanished, but antiquity and the silence OF
many years and opportunity to tread where
once you would not have been permitted 10
tread may be an addition quite equal to the
subtraction.
But what q solemn and stupendous thing
is AN abandoned City! While many OF the
peoples OF earth have no root for their head,
here is whole city OF roofs rejected. me
sand OF the desert was sufficient excuse ior
the disappearance of Heliopolis. ana the
waters OF the Mediterranean Sea for the en-
gulfmept of Tyre, and the lava OF MOUNT
Vesuvlus for the obliteration OF Hercu-
laneum, but for the sake of nothing bur q
superstitious whim the city OF Amber Is
abandoned forever. Oh, wondrous India
The city OF Amber Is only one OF the maryeIs
which compel the uplifi ed hand OF surprise
from the day you enter India until you
leave IT. Its fora Is so famboyant, its fauna
so monstrous and savage, its ruins so sug"
gestive, its idolatry so horrible, its degrada-
ton so sickenlng, its mineralogy so BRILLIANT,
its splendors so uplifting, its architecture so
old, SO grand, so educational, 80 multi
potent, that India will not be fully compre-
hended until science has made Its last ex-
pertinent, and exploration has ended its last
Journey, and the library Of the worlds liter
ature has closed It's last door, and Christian
ity has made its last achievement, ana tho
clock of time has struck its last hour.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-01-11
DR.. PIERCE'S
Golden Medical
DISCOVERY
Cures Mncty-eight per cent of all
cases of Consumption, in all its
Earlier Stages.

Although by many believed TO be incura-
bic, there is the evidence of hundreds OF
living witnesses to the fact that, i'll all its
earlier stages, consumption is a durable
disease. Not every case, but a large per-
cenfage Of cases. and we believe, JHlly. 95
Der cent. are cured by DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, even after the disease
has progressed so far as to induce repeated
bleedings from the lungs, severe lingering
cough with cOpious expectoration (includ-
ing tubercular matter, great loss OF heSR
and extreme einaciation and weakness.
Do YOU doubt that hundreds OF such cases
reported to US as cured by. " Golden Med
ical Discovery were genuine cases of that
dread and fatal disease? You need not take
our word for it. They have, i'll nearly every
instance, been so pronounced by the best
and most experienced home physicians,
who have 10 interest whatever i'll mis-
representing them, and who were often
strongly prejudiced and advised against
trial of Golden Medical Discovery, "
but who have been forced to confess that
it surpasses, in curative power over this
fatal nalady, all other medicines with
which they are acquainted. Nasty cod,
liver oil and its filthy "emulslons !" and
mixtures, had been tried i'll nearly all these
cases and had either utterly failed to 0ene-
"a. or had only seemed to benefit little for
a short time. Extract of malt, whiskey,
and various preparations of the hypophos-
phites had also been faithfully tried in vain:
The photographs of large number. OF
those cured of consumption, bronchitis.
lingering coughs, asthma, chronic nasal
catarrh and kindred maladies have been
skillfully reproduced i'll a book of 100
pages which will be mailed to you, on re-
ceipt of address and six cents in stamps.
Address for Book, Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-01-11
A Hnnnc i'm a Fret.

Let the mother become sick ana he'pless'
ond,tbe house is all in disorder. When
both father and mother are down you may
as we'll close the shutters. Order is brought
out OF chaos often very easily, ana a. MIS- Is
John MaIin, of South Butte, Mont Foo Si II,
1898, found an easy way out .. %t n %rsb u
culties, as she writes thus lam T from severe
Gods, and my arms were SO lame | could not
rniso them to help myself. sent at orc
for bottle OF St. Jacobs Oil, and before thS
hottie was half empty could 90 about MY
work. Fly husband became so lame lame ,o ne
could not get out OF bed. Two and halL po ,.,
ties completely cured him. will away,
praise St. Jacobs Oil, and yo1 may use Ln1,
is Scst at the right moment, and how every
household can be mado happy where pair
ahoundg
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-01-11

In arccent article on Coffee and Cocoa, the
eminent German Chemist, Profc 'sor Stutzer'
spenking of the Dutch process OF preparing
Cocoa by the addition Of potash ana OK thc
ppio is added, says: Tho only result Of these
processes is to make the liquid appear turbld
r. The eve of the consumer, without efiectlng
a real solution of the Cocoa substance THIS
artificial manipulation for the purpose Oh 81 5,
spi .r By deception, and always takes place at
fRe co cost of purity, pleasant taste useful action
and aromatic flavor. The treatment Of Cocoa
by such chemical means Is entirely objection
sfIe Cocoa treated with potash or
"mmonia would be entirely unstable but for
bI which a poor substitute for the aroma
driven out into the air is offered to tho con
sumer.n The delicious Breakfast Cocoa made
Nv Walter Baker q Co, of Dorchester, Mass,
IS absolutely pure and soluble. No chemicals
or dives. or artificial fiavors are used In IT.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-01-11
Why Shoes Are Cheap.

Not only is the old-fashioned shoe
maker disappearing from New York
but even the retail shoedealer is being
soueezed out Instead one finds the
wholesale shoe manufacturer vending
at various shops his own product. The
result is cheaper shoes to the consumer
and probably nowhere on earth does
one get better wearing or better looking
shoes for the money than the ready
made shoes of this town.-New Yorl
Sun.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-01-11
"a THING OF BEAUTY"
Mammoth Edition of Hoods Calendar TO
1898.


1898.
Every ono who gets Hoods Calendar lor
1895 secures "a thing OF beauty" The cal.
endar Is formed in the shape OF heart and
Is ornamented with two beautiful child
faces which hav0 always been charming
features of Hoods Calendars. On the right
Is n representation of "Winter," the sweet
iitle face with light brown eyes peeping out
from dainty cap, while the snow flakes arc
falling all about. The face on the left is
picture of "Summer," and is lighted with
blue ewes and the head covered with nat
decorated with bright flowers. The shades
nre perfectly blended and the whole picture
Is surrounded by tasty border. The de-
sign was made by Miss Maude Humphrey,
one OF the most gifted and celebrated water
color artists in the country. The calendar
gives the usual information concerning the
lunar changes, and upon the back is printed
n table OF asst ronomical events especially cal
culated for Q. L. Hood Co.
The calendar is issued TO advertise the
preparations Of tho firm, and is regarded as
most difficult 10 manufacture, its novel
shape being such as no other concern has
ever undertaken to produce in large guam
titles. During the five months when the cat
endars were being made there were actually
employed every day in this part OF the WORK
six printing presses, one bronzlng machine,
four eye-letting machines. seven wire stitch
ers, eight large paper cutters and 1852 pr
sons. The edition for 1895 was 10,5O0, 900,
or about $500. 600 more than last year. Ii
the calendars were laid down in single
line, they would reach almost 1000 miles,
aud il the different pieces in the calendar
pads were laid in this way they would extend
almost 5000 miles, or from New York TO
Liverpool.
Those who are unable TO obtain Hoods
Lrsap1rilla Calen lars at the drug stores
,hould send six cents in stamps for on, or
10 cents for two to c. l. Hool & Co., Lowell,
Mass.