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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-11-09

When 700 were married to the
pretticst girl 10 the country, where
did you look for the notice that was
80 much to you and so little to every,
ooe else? To your homo paper.
When your home is invaded by he
bloc eyed girl or the bouncing boy,
to whom do you make it your bust
ness to convey every information az
to sex, time and weight? To the
editor of the home paper.
In after years when the manly
young fellow takes the bright eyed
girl 10 a home of his own, or the
bouncing boy, now q man, is given a
partnership in the store because he
has brought somebody else's daugh-
ter and set up an blishment Of
his own, to whom do you personally
exhibit the wedding presents and
ssad up with the interesting events
down to the pickle fork aud the
individual salt cellar, and once more
means so much to you aud 80 little
10 others? To the same editor of
the same paper.
And when troable comes TO the
home, you add to your possession
that desolate bit Of realty "a lot in tue
cemetery, and somehow the SUD does
not seem to shine as it used to, aud
there is q aatter Of Grape on the door
and the odor of roses 10 the parlor,
aud the chair that has for years been
by the side Of yours at the head of
the table is vscated-.when all this
happens, who makes it his business
to write 10 tender strains of the life
that had grown to be a part of yours,
and whose sympathy and good deeds
to others have long boeu known and
recognized, IL not publicly n
nosnced The editor of your home
paper. and he is ever willing 10 do
what be can to help you over the
bard spot in the road.
And 10 all these years have o
advertised 10 the home paper and
done what You could to help the
editor to Eight your battles ia muni-
cipal and county affairs, and encour.
aged him as be has worked to
build up the town aid bring business
to i'll How 10 it? Have you ?-Ex.
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Taken Up

ny the undersigned, a Creole
PACK stallion. aged nbout six years,
mas been ranging in nv neigbbor-
nood about n year. The owner
u hereby notified to come forward
rove bis property and pay costs.
The brand that said animal hears
can be seen by calling at this Office,
THos. P. SPELL.
lad'an Bayou, Aug. 81, 1895.
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NOTICE.-All persons indebted to or
having claims against the estate of a.
L. Leblanc, will please call upon the
undersigned for adjustment.
EDWARDS & GREENE, Attys.
May Is. 1895.
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no HoRsE oWNERg.

For putting q horse in q fine hes,s sa. -
dition try Or. Cady's Condition !oNssss -
They tone up the system, aid digestloI, s -
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Dear Sirs:-Ship us as soon as posi-
bic 2 gross Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic. My customers want Grover
4Tasteless Chill Tonic and will not have
any other. In our experience of owes
20 years in the drug business, we have
never sold any medicine which gave
such universal satisfaction.
Yours Respectfully,
j. S. BROWNE & Co.,
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BOARD

SCHOOL BOARD
W. M. Conerly, President,
L. O. Broussard, superintendent;
Geo Hays, J. A. Villien. E. W. Gas
pard, John Abshire, Jr., A. Theall
Octave Hebert, O. Bourque, A. Toups.
Town OF ABBEvILLE
J. o. mayor
Geo. W. Summers, ......Sec. q treas.
ALDERMEN
C. J. Edwards, Eli Wise, Eraste Mouton,
L. j. Feray.
City Attorney-W. p. Edwards.
Observation-Disclosures Leblanc.
Justices of ahe 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. Fly. 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.
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Zeal estate IL a safe. sure invest
snent, and q choices town lot is the
best kind of real estate, especially 10
o substantial town like Abheville.
Apply to L.. Laad Develop'mt Co.,
Tor DIR. L. f. Young. Sale Nov. 2,
1895.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-11-09

Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic is a
perfect Malarial Liver Tonic and Blood
purifier. Removes Billousness without
purging. As pleasant as Lemon Syrup.
1t is as large as any Dollar tonic and
retails for SOC. To get the GENUINE
ask for Groves. Sold OF it's merits no
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-11-09
GOODFOR EVERYBODY

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Be sure that you get ii. Always look for
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MONS LIVER REGULATOR, and there Is
only one, and every one who takes it Is
sur to be benefited. THE BENEFIT IS
ALL IN THE REMEDY. Take It also for
Biliousness and Sick Headache ; both are
caused by a sluggish Liver.
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AVENDRE.

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l ~.

The Pass is the organ Of no fac
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to avenge.
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COLUMBIAN * CONGRESS-
OF THE
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relate definitions Of Unvesaim System
TRUTH " VII deal with the Philosophy of Unversasm
Dnversssm the Doctrine Of the Scriptures VIII X discuss may
historical aspects XIV exhibit Universa important
phases of modern religious thoughts XvxX outline organizations
church,
it's bearings modern social problems be recoe
orderly
history and the Church. with statement
nomination. organized body closing years Nineteenth
Century -
Tbs book the outgrowh Of Unversat Church
Religions lin
thought and it's plan and method discussion
the
and presents t the claims uniyersasm with great The
and practical presents the argument for unversam Script
from the revelations Of nature and society
Unversasm body
IN
ion.-R Wns Tucker. - ~ W.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-10-05

must necessarily make specially OF
one; the others will be minor chords
to be played upon at will. There is
always one talent that is the favorite
of its possessor and he must cultivate
that m ore than the others if he wishes
to make his mark in the world. Ii
you desire to go to Congress, set
your mind upon it and work for it..
Don't think that you can be second
Rembrandt or modern Beethoven,
perhaps both, and a er-tongued
orator, also, whose eloquence will
move the world. 1t is not often given
to mortal man to excel in more than
one gift. The others must be made
subordinate,-mere pastimes.
A well developed organism is capa
BILE of exercising many talents, but we
all know that the man who cultivates
one is wisest in the end. He is work
ing for purpose and he expects to
succeed. He has set his aim high
and be means to reach it. Such a
man rarely fails. The thoughtless
may call it luck, but the thoughtful
know that it is pluck.
The girl who desires to become
musician must concentrate her mind
upon that desire. If she wishes to
study the piano, the piano it must be,
although an excellent lady pianist is
an anomaly, yet if you make up your
mind to excel. why not9 AS the late
Senator Douglass said, at is not
very hard thing to do if you once set
your mind on it"
1t is not very hard thing to be-
come minister of the Gospel, that
highest and noblest of all callings, if
you once set your mind on it. But
you must make up your mind to drop
many other talents. eye cannot serve
God and mammon." You can not
make a success of a worldly calling
and spiritual one at the same time,
much as you may desire to. You may
make the effort certainly, and make
shift at both, but one will event
ually absorb the other. If you make
up your mind to enter the Universal
ist ministry you must concentrate
your mind upon the needs of the Uni
versalist Church and study and work
to help her in her needs. And Uni
versalist minister must be made of
sterner and more enduring stuff than
an orthodox minister, because he has
to battle with orthodoxy and the
world.
So my young friends make your
mark in the world. Whatever you
desire to do, make up your mind that
you can do it and you will; always
relying prayerfully upon the help of
the Lord who never fails to help those
who help themselves in the right
spirit; and who requires us to do all
we can for ourselves; and what we
can not do, he will do, or have done
for us.
NOZZLE o.
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MAKE YOUR MARX.
RY ERMINA c. STRAY.

In other words have an aim in life
and make every effort to reach that
aim.
1t is said of certain senator in
Congress, that Senator Douglass once
said to him, who was then page in
the Senate, and about to start west in
search of fortune: "Dol't go; stay
at home and go back to your State,
and make up your mind that you
will come back right here in this
chamber as it's representative in the
United States Senate. 1t is not a
very hard thing to do if you once set
your mind on it"
That is the secret of success; con-
centration. When man would one
day be minister, and works the next
to get into Congress, and the third to
rival Agassiz, and the fourth gets in
to the poeticfrenzied state, and the
fifth for something else, the chances
are ten to one that he will never be
known outside of his own community
and there only as Mr.. = who never
did any thing in his life.
l know there are people who are
capable of doing great many things
and doing them W, but they are
rarely as successful as the man who
does one thing extremely well. The
world knows where to place this man
every time. He may be great ma
chinist, or a fine architect, or some
thing else, but he has conce ntrated
his mind upon that one object, and
bent every energy to its accomplish
ment. The result can be nothing
but success. The world demands the
best of everything, and in these days
of competition, the best only will sue
coed. 1t is a very rare thing for a
man or a woman who has many gifts
to succeed equally well in all. He
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-10-05
DOGS AND DOG-CARTS.

Many of the peasants in the vicinity
of Rome are very cruel to their dogs. In
pursuing my rambles about that city, l
often saw fine, noble looking New
foundland attached to cart, and draw
ing load almost sufficient for donkey,
while his master was urging him on with
a whip. The Italians are little in
clined to indolence; and many of the
poorer classes, who have fruit and vege-
tables to bring into the city from their
little farms outside the walls, and who
are not worth enough to purchase
more expensive animal, make their dogs
pay roundly both for their masters
laziness and poverty. / hope l shall be
forgiven if | confess more than once
got heartily vexed with these Italian
peasants for their cruelty in this par
ticular.
Drawing loads by dog power is not an
uncom mon thing in many parts of Eu
rope. Madame Pfeiffer, who has made
her name 80 famous by the publication
of her Voyage Around the World
gives the following account of the use of
dogs in Prague:-"I was very much
struck with the number of dog carts
which l met during my long walk this
morning. They are used to bring milk.
vegetables. and other provisions into the
city; and almost fancied myself trans
ported to Greenland or Lapland, when
l saw SO many of these animals in har-
ness. Each cart is drawn by three or
four dogs On level ground they can
pull weight of three hundred pounds.
the driver lending his assistance over
the steep places. The dogs have the
additional merit of being very faithful
guardians, and l would not advise any
one to venture too near one of these
carts. when they are standing before the
beer house. and their owner is carousing
within"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-10-05
THE ACORN AND THE MUSHROOM.
An English Fable on Pride OF Birth

Blown from high and spreading oak
An Acorn fell with sudden blow.
Making his head ache with the stroKe)
upon Mushroom down below.
"sir" said the Mushroom, when you Jump
In future be by prudence led;
Do not fall on one quite SO plump,
You very nearly broke my head"
"Poor empty thingi" the Acorn SAID
"Hov came you here? on what pretence!
Don't talk to me about your head.
I'm shocked at your impertinence'
sHear and respect. Behold in me
The noblest offspring of the earthl
Fruit of the forests proudest tree,
Ennobled both by fame and Dirsh'
with me such ancestry who trace,
You little unsubstantial eli!
<Growth of night, mean, low. ana pase'
You do not sure compare yourself"
.sSir," said the Mushroom, "'tis most True
And therefore you may spare your tongue'
So far from claiming rank with YOU
really know not whence sprung.
..But merit makes the lowly shine
More than the proud possessing none;
And If you want proof of mine,
1 think that can give you one.
81 ioin the scenes of festive mirth.
And please all palates when they olne'
While you with all your pride OF Dlrth'
Are only fit to feed the swine."
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PAPERS AND CONTRIBUTORS.

1. Uniyersalism System.-Rev. Stephen Crane
DID.
2. Punishment Disciplinary Rev. Elmer FL.
Capen. ID. ID.
8. Divine Omnipotence and Free Agency.-Rev
Charles E. Nash. d. d.
A. Universal Holiness and Happiness.-Rev j.
Coleman Adams, ID. ID.
5. Harmony Of the Divine Attributes.-Rev. Ed
gar Leavitt.
6. The Intrinsic Worth of Man.-Rev. Everett
L. Rexford, d. d.
7. Universalism the Doctrine of the Bible.-Rey.
AlOnz0 A. Miner, d. D., LII. d.
8. Intellect, Aspirations and SENTIMENTS of Man
Rev. j. Smith Dodge, DE-.
8. Universalism the Doctrine of Nature.-Rev
Edwin G. Sweetser, d. D.
10. Universal Restoration 10 the First Five Gen.
turies.-Rev. John w. Hanson. ID. d.
II. The Observation of UHiversaism, Rev.
Thomas j. Sawyer. DID.
~. The Bible: Inspiration and Revelation
Geo HI. Emerson, d d.
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A KATY
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CONTENTS.
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II. The Inevitable Conflict.
III. The Line of Least Resistance.
". The Root of all Righteousness
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VII. Yesterday, Today and Forever
VIII The Victory of the Meek
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X. The Premature Judgment Of Divine
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XIII. The Christ in the Creation.
XIV. The City that is to Come.
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Id. The Higher Criticism.-Rev. Massena Good.
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APPENDIX.

l. Addresses at the Parliament of Religions
2. Committees of the Congress.
3. Partial List of Advisory Council.
A. Notes "Universasm in the First Five Centuries"
s. Ministers at the Congress.
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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-04-13
NEWS OF LEGISLATURES.

A Populist member refusing to obey
q call to order, caused row in the Ne
braska senate.
A resolution fixing May as the date
for the final adjournment was adopted
by the Illinois senate.
It is expected that the legislature of
Michigan will vote upon woman suf.
frage during the week.
The Torrens bill to reform the system
Of transferring land titles in Illinois
failed to pass the Illinois senate.
A committee was appointed by the
Illinois senate to investigate alleged il
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pany.
The insurance committee of the Hi.
nois house agreed to a bill to abolish the
state insurance department, and decided
to investigate Superintendent Durfee.
w. n. Condor of Chicago presented
charges against the manager of the Il
inois Industrial Home for the Blind to
a senate committee and asked for an
investigation.
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UNFORTUNATE EVENTS,

Six stores and residences and a mum.
Der of barns We're burned at Wonewoc,
Wis. Loss, $4,000.
Silver City, suburb of Milwaukee,
was visited by fire which destroyed
property worth $25, 900.
Prairie fires which have been raging
in Western Nebraska for three days
have destroyed a number of ranches.
Pictures valued at $751; 900 and placed
on exhibition by +. Hopkinson Smith
were destroyed in the Milwaukee fire.
Six men were killed and several seri-
ously hurt by the explosion Of boiler
in the Cam tannery in Woburn, Mass.
The extensive planning mill of Gutz-
kow Bros, on Vogels island, Menominee
Valley, Wis, was destroyed. Loss,
$4,000.
Fire at West Superior, Wis, de.
stroyed J. p. Nelson's property. His
wife and three children were badly
burned. Loss $40, 900; no insurance.