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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20
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Land Office at New Orleans. La. ,

Land Office at New Orleans. La. !
= April 5. 1895 {
Notice is hereby given that the fol
lowing-named settler has filed notice OF
his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Clerk of
Court, at Abbeville, Louisiana, on May
q, 1895, viz:
Emely Sarver,
formerly Emely Manseaux, widow of
Donate Manseaux, who made home
stead entry No. 12001 for the NW1 or
Lot No. 2, Sec. rs, TIP. Il, SR. 2 West
Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation oil, of said land, viz:
William Burus, William Launsberry,
Camille Trahan, Etienne Aube, all of
Parish.
6. Med. BeUMBY, Register
april Is, '95.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20
NOTICE.

Land Office at New Orleans, La. J
April l, 1895. s
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before the Clerk OF
District Court, at Abbeville, La, on
May u, 1895, viz
William III. Sarver,
who made homestead entry No. 10860,
for the lots l, 2 and 3 or fri NE@, Sec.
5. TIP. IL, SIR. 2 E.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of, said land, viz
Belizaire Boulet, Martin Sarver, Jr.,
Peter Dubose, DAMS Foreman, all OF
Vermilion Parish.
G.. Med. BRUMBY, Register.
April 6, '95.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,

Parish Of TermiRoB-17ih Judicial
District C0Mt-No. 287.
Succession of Uiysse Ahadie.
Application of Sophie Frank to be ap-
pointed administrative of the sue
cession of Ulysse Abadie.
Notice is hereby given to all par
ties Interested in said succession or
having any opposition to make to
the application of said applicant, to
be appointed administrators of said
succession. to Gle the same 10 writing
in the Office of the clerk of the dis.
trict court within ten days from the
date hereof.
Given under my hand and seal of
court this 30th day of March, 1895.
ALCIDE LEBLANC,
Clerk of Court.
W. W. Edwards, attorney.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20
FOR SALE.

Two eighty acre tracts Of land in
Prairie Greig, all under fence and
we'll ditched. One dwelling house,
two cabins, one corn crib and stable,
mules, | three-mule cart, / cnlli.
vator, 8 plows. rs acres of fret year
stubole cane, aud seed cane to plant
rs acres with each tract, or will sell
tie whole 100 acres with above i'm
movements 10 a solid body on easy
terms. Apply TO MARTIN BAGLEY,
Aug. Is #. Ramsey, Ls.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20
Paper BIiIl.

The following from the Courier
Of last week makes us feel good
We learn from a reliable source
that Northern capitalists are consi,
dering the idea Of establishing a
paper mill in this vicinity, and that
the Southern Pacific Railroad has
already offered inducements to the
projectors, 10 the shape of hauling
the rice straw free of charge to the
mill If it is located at some point on
their line. Opelousas offers o most
desirable location for such an enter
prise, being in the heart of the rice
couutry, and within easy distance Of
New Orleans and other large Louis
lana and Texas towns, and the i'm
mense quantity of rice straw now
burned by our farmers would be
bought By the mill people and con-
verted into paper.
1t is worth striving for, aud il
Opelousss should secure the mill, in
which these people propose to invest
$4,000 or more, i. would give EN-
pleVment to many of our citizens,
utilize the tons of straw which have|
hitherto been valueless, and give
our town an impetus which would !
encourage the establishment of othe,
enterprises and place her on th,
high road to prosperity. -Opelous
as Evening Cab.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

Parish of Vermilion-17th Judicial
District Court-No. $50.
E. G. LEMAIRE VS.. HIS CREDITORS
In pursuance of ar order granted by
the Hon. 18th Judicial District Court in
the matter of the above entitled and
numbered cause, public noticei is hereby
given, that on
MONDAY, MAY6, 1895,
at 10 o'clock a. m. a meeting Of the
creditors of the insolvent E. G.. Lemaire
will be held at my Office, in the town of
Abbeville, for the purpose of deliberat-
ing upon the affairs of said insolvsnt.
Abbeville, La, April 10, 1895.
GEO. w. SUMMERS.
Dy. Clerk & Ex-OEcio Notary Public.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20
P0pulatimg Interior Louis"
lama.

A very important piece of news
which should be very gratifying to
every lover'of Louisiana and to every
citizen who hopes for her prosperity
comes from AbbeviIle in this State.
1t is to the effect that several gen"
tlemen have arrived at that town
from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, on
a "prospectiug" tour. One of these
visitors has come to Louisiana with
the view of selecting a site for the
settlement of a colony of several
thousand desirable immigrants from
that part of the Northwest.
As is we'll known Western and
Southwestern Louisiana already
possess many thousand good citizens,
moral, industrious, thrifty and al
ways law respecting and law abid-
ing, from the State of Iowa, Kansas.
Nebraska, and from elsewhere in
the West. No better citizens could
be desired Or acquired by any State
than these people have proved to be
They come to Louisiana with new
ideas, new methods, and with pur'
poses which, while they differed il
some respects from those Of tht
population among which they es'
tablished themselves, were ALWAYS
in the direction of wealth makip&
and advancement.
The development of the South
west of Louisiana BY this class o
immigration means also the bette
development Of the fruitful soil @
the State. From these fortunate
conditions New Orleans, as being
the mart OF all lower Louisiana
must profit largely. She will grow
in her traffic with the section, ant
if che would unfortunately los'
trade in any other branch of be
industries, she will gain far NOR
than che will have lost from th'
aggregated value of Southwestern
Louisiana, and from the deman,
which will be made upon her mer
chants to supply that rapidly grow
ing part of the State with thos
necessaries Of life which are sol,
over the counter BY retail merchants
A lesson should be taken by al
parts of Louisiana by the exampl
of the land and development compa
ny of that partSof the State who
has been instrumental In turning th
attention of these proposed colonisl
from Wisconsin to Louisiana, a
their future home. Let The immi
grafton companies of the State tax
advantage OF the opportunities c
the times, and within a year Louis
lana should have an addition OF 500
900 to her white population
| Louisiana Review.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20

The schedules Of the Walter A.
Wood Company, of St. Paul, manu-
facturers of harvesters, which was
forced TO make an assignment recen.
tly, show that the assets Of the con-
Germ amount to S3,750,7S8, while
the liabilities are only 81, 168,679.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20

The Nichols law, providing for
the special taxation of express, teIe-
phone and telegraph companies
doing business in Ohio, has been
finally sustained by the Federal
courts. All the companies involved
fought the law. but will now haye
TO pay the tax.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20

The weavers at the Atlantic Mills
in Olueyville, r. L., voted on Sun
day to strike for a restoration of the
scale Of wages paid prior TO the last
cut down of % per cent, which
was made q year ago. The mill
gives employment to 2,4OO opera.
tives.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20

Joshua FL. Narvil, the Republican
Governor of Delaware, die6 on Mon.
day. The President of the STATE
Senate, democrat. will succeed
him, and the Republicans will thus
lose nearly all the fruits of the victo
ry they won last Fall.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20
Marlarial produces Weakness, Ganss

Marlarial produces Weakness, GeueF.
al Debility Biliousness. Loss Of h.
petite, Indigestion and Constins.
ton. Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic
removes the cause which produeas
these troubles. Tryit and you viii ii
delighted. 60 cents. To get the GRsu.
me ask for Groves. Sold on its nierIs
no Cure no pay,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20

Six hundred striking miners
marched to Cincinnati. Iowa, on
Saturday, and induced miners work
ing there to 60 out. Later, these
men decided to return to work, but
the visiting miners camped there
and refused to let them do 80.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20
Warming.

Notice is hereby given that my wife
Carmelite Castro, having abandoned
domieil without any just cause, |
hereby caution all merchants, ETC., and
the public in general not to sell her any
thing on my account, as / will not be
responsible for the same from this date.
PIERRE RoUssEL.
January IL, 1595.-3m.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20
Weather Crop Bulletin.

Louisiana Weather Service, For
The week ending Monday, April Is,
1895.
+ The past seven days have been
favorable TO blowing and planting,
and the land is about all prepared
for the cotton and rice crops.
Planting of corn is generally CON-
pleted and good stands are the rule
Considerable of the early planted
is receiving its first working.
Probably oue-half Of the cotton
has been planted to date, and while
some is up in the central portion Of
the State, but little Or mono is up in
the more northern parishes. A
great number Of cotton planters are
awaiting rain prior 10 completing
seeding, bat from present appear
ances such planters Will be dlsap'
pointed for several days longer, at
least there being no rain in sight,
and the general storm from which
showers were expected having pass
ed to the eastward, north Of Louis.
lana, netting Gully in%appreciabIe and
scattered falls.
The need of q warm rain is gene-
lal throughout the State to bring up
all Dewly-planted crops cotton, corn
and rice and would be of market
benefit to cane and vegetation gene
rally.
Owing to the present dry weather,
and low stage and falling river,
pumping is being resorted to by
river planters for irrigating their
rice fields. There ia but little pros
pect of any material change in the
river during ensuing week. at least,
and a slight fall may be expected
during FIRST half, with a nearly sta
%tionary stage Or slight rise during
the last half.
Plant cane is coming up nicely
and is quite promising, while stubbIe
cane is rather uncertain in some
localities requiring seasonal showers
and warmth to determine its exact
standing.
To the absence of showers and
the rather cool nights of past week
can be attributed the fact that the
: growth Of vegetation was not a.
RAPID as might have been expected,
3 considering the warm, sunshiny days;
but this is a matter that the near To-
ture can remedy, for with warmth
! aud sunshine and showers during
ensuing week Cor the latter portion
8 thereof, since several days of cool
dry weather are apparently in store
s. for us) all plant Lille will show a
marked improvement.
The increased corn and rice acre
ages are an assured fact, as is a
!, somewhat decreased cotton acreage,
according to all reports received.
Fruit of all kinds, except oranges,
continues to be reported as very
promising.
] Stock is improving and in good
health.
ROBERT E. KERKAM, Director.
New Orleans. La, April Is. 1895.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20

There was o rapid upward move
ment ia oil ia the Pittsburgh mar
'ket ON Monday, due to the 'consump-
ton being greater than the supply
IL is thought that the advance will
lead to renewed activity in the oil
fields.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20

N~OTRCE.a..All parties having els,s..
agasnst the succession of Aymar Bons sssas
deceased, will please present them a 49, 81
undersigned at once for adi,issmase,sss
Likewise those indebted to said Sssasss
sion. EDWARDS IL GREENE. &ttvs
A~bbbeville. Dec. ] -'a4-tf.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20

After being out four days the
Jury in the case of the strikers
charged with %obstructing tho mails
in California during the A. r. o.
strike last Summer were unable to
agree. They stood ten to two 10
favor of conviction.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20

Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic il i
perfect Malarial Liver Tonic and Blood
purifier. Removes Biliousness without
purging. AS pleasant as Lemon Syrun
1t is as l.rge as any Dollar tonic and
retails for SOC. To get the GEYUIsE
ask for Groves. Sold on its merits ID
Cure No pay.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20

The anthracite coal sales agents
made q new scale OF prices ON Mon.
day to take effect Immediately.
The new prices, while lower than
the nominal prices, are above the
actual prices &C which coal has been
; selling.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20
Trespass Notice.

ALL persons are hereby warned not ii
hunt upon, trespass upon or pass oyeF
ride or drive. through my fields IN
Enclosures, in the 3rd ward Of this uarisk
under penalty of beng prosecuted I'd t6s
fullest extent Of the law.
1-20-nA. ALEXANDRA BROusBARD.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20

On Sunday, an unknown horse
man set Ere to the prairie grass near
Cbilio, Okla, and the country was
burned for miles. Seventeen far
rusrs lost all they had, and had hard
work to save their families.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20

list of unclaimed letters, remaining
the Abbeville postofiec, March 3i,
rs.
Brooks Miss Jane
Brusird Miss Unemeire
Broussard Mrs Estelle
Bourg
Blanchard Nine Marie
BroussardMme Alcide
Bonor Epolit
Broussard Nine Simeon
Broussard Nine Eloi
Boudreau Mrs P
c.
Capdeville Peter
Cuby William
Comeaux Nine Edmond
Cormier John M
d.
Deartrart A.
Dogs Mrs Chatchaud
F.
Frederick Isaac
Gidry Marsena
Girtry Mrs L
Graiddrea Odean
Guidry FL
H.
Harpien Mauise
Hebert Manual
HONEY Miss Aleanor ~
l.
Inglske Salvatur
Leger Miss Ugenie
Lemaire Mrs Chas
Lemolne Ignas
LequeX Aristide .
NJ.
Montondant Miss Leontine
- Mathews Miss Sarah
Martin A D
Montont Aristeal
D.
Oliear Felix
Owens Miss Miss Margret
P.
Pier Rosa Bella
Ramsey Mrs Ambrose
Il.
Tillman Henry
Trahan Mrs
Terrio Miss Fellisia
Thompson Sam
Feve Mr. F.
Therreaux Wally
Toups Mrs Chas
w.
White K N
z.
Zimmerer Charles
Parties calling for any of the above let
rs, will please say : Ketter Advez'
sed. JOHN b. SHAW,
Acting Postmaster.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20
ITO Whom it May Concern.

Notice is hereby given that all orders for
merchandise or goods for my store at
Erath (Station,l must be either signed or
countersigned by me, otherwise I shall
not be responsible for the payment
thereof.
AUG. ERATH.
IA. 1893.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20
FOR SALE

One hnnpred and fifty barrels 4
choice open kettle molasses al sam
a barrel. Apply TO Fl. II. Bartels
Henry, P. Q. La. mar. IS
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20
Saturday, April 20, 1895.

Twelve cases of smallpox have
been discovered ia two families at
Newberry, Charles County, Md.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20
MRS. PARTINGToN's GRAB.Bae

The Funniest Book You Ever Reaa
Postpaid by mail, 10 cents.
B. P. Sfillaber's last and brivbs.A
work; 81 handsome engravings; l,an5s
somely printed and bound. Sent fors. shs.
by IRVING j. KEyEs e CO.
Waterbury, Conn
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20
For Sale.

Open kettle moIasses, made II Il.
Winston plantation, $40 Der 80 w
Apply at Q. BoUeoUa,
Feb. 2, 1895. Abbeyllle III
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20
Zirnmerer Charles

Zimmerer Charles
Parties calling for any of the above let
tiers, will please say Ketter AdyeI'.
tised. JOHN b. SHAW,
Acting Postmaster.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20

April IS, 1895.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-04-20
Advertised Letters.

List of unclaimed letters, remaining
in the Abbeville ~postofiiec, March 81,
1895.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-07-26
The Loss to Sheep Owners.

The Department of Agriculture has
furnished the number and value of the
sheep in the United States at the be-
ginning of this year. We find there
are 2, 753, 953 less sheep in the United
States than there were on January l,
1894. but their value has decreased
by 1922, 500, ,343, which is at the rate of
forty cents per head. Sheep that were
worth $1.9S on January 1, 1894, were
only worth S1.5S on January l, 1895.
This was the result of free trade in
wool.
But to carry the comparison back
little further, SO as to make it still
more interesting, We give the number
of sheep in the United States on Janu-
ary 1, 1899, with their total value and
their average value per head as fol-
lows:
1892. 1895.
Number. 44,9ss, 1865 42,294, ,O6.
Value. e........ $116, 121 80 S66, 6,6S5.767
Value each.... S2.55 Sl.oS
This shows that the total loss in the
value of the sheep focks of American
farmers was almost $50, 000,0 within
three years. Since the country was
enjoying undisturbed protection at
the beginning of 1892, when there was
no talk Of free trade and no free trade
Congress had been elected. the effect
of free trade and its threats among
our sheep has been direct money
loss of $40, 435, 500 divided among the
sheep farmers. According to Presi-
dent Cleveland they are oil men with
small number of sheep, from twenty
five to fifty belonging to each farmer,
who can i'll afford the loss of exactly
one dollar per head in the value OF
their sheep, which is just the differ
ence between what they were worth
under Mckinley protection and what
they are worth now under free trade,
and which has caused them total loss
of $50, 900, 600 within three years.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-07-26

Says Harper's Weekly: There is a
cry now and then for cleaner paper
money, and not long ago there was
rumor that the Treasury proposed to
do better by us in the way of provid-
ing us with clean bills. Whether it
tried or not does not appear, but Ger.
tainiy our money is not clean yet. The
owner OF big department store in o
Western city took notion the other
day that he would give his customers
clean money in change. SO he bought
two thousand one-dollar bills, and one
morning he filled the money-drawers
of his cashiers with them. The money
had not been in use half an hour be-
fore the head cashier applied for help
in making change, and said he would
have to have another assistant if clean
money was used. The new bills. it
seems, are stiff, ana it is slower work
to handle them than to handle old
bills that have been fabricated by use.
Bank of England notes, which are al.
most always clean and fresh, are 80
thin that it is probably easy to handle
them even when they are new. But
it would seem that there are practical
objections to new greenbacks, even il
they could be furnished.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-07-26
The WORLD coon ENOUGH.

I sat upon the zig-zag fence awhile last
Sunday morn
An looked about across my fields OF rustlin',
dew-touched corn;
I looked upon the browsing sheep within the
pastur green.
The cattle an the horses sleek as any that
is seen;
An further on, upon the shocks Of wheat at
spread away;
An further, an yit further on, where rise
my mows of hay;
An lookin' on this scenery, I'd naught to
say, you see,
Agin the way the world is run-it's good
enough for me!
sat upon my gallery steps last Sunday eve,
i did,
AS down behind the Western hills the sun,
all sleepy, slid,
The honeysuckles' fragrancy was sweet as
any flowers
That ever cleaned all red and rare about
the Eden bowers;
An over at the barn the girl was milkin' OF
the cows,
While ketydids sent up their songs from
shrubs around the house;
An lookin' ON this scenery, I'd naught to
say, you SEQ,
Agln the way the world is run-it's good
enough for me.
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-07-26
Grovcr's Great Journey.

1t is stated that the Hon. Grover
Cleveland at the expiration Of his
Presidential term will journey around
/ the world in a palatial yacht, visiting
Eehigh and mighty ones of earth and
sauntering through scenes made beau.
tiful by nature or grand through his
toric associations. One of the news
paper correspondents, who seems to
know all about it, says that Mr.. Cleve-
land is ambitious to eclipse the trium-
phal tour made some years ago by his
predecessor, General Grant.
There is probably no man living
who could enjoy such trip more in
tensely. There is plenty of evidence
to show that he regards himself as ono
OF the greatest individuals ever born,
and he will take keen satisfaction in
comparing himself with those whom
he must regard as his interiors.
While in Europe Mr.. Cleveland will
have an opportunity of contrasting
himself with the crowned heads, living
and dead. Ho can boast that none Of
them ever equaled his great act of
causing tremendous panic by manip-
ulating customs duties. He can say
proudly to the manufacturers of Ger
many, France and England that he
has done more to increase their pros
perity than any of their own rulers
has done. His unquenchable egotism
will prompt him to exult in the belief
that his blundering messages contain
as much wisdom as the writings of the
famous economists and philosophers.
Some time ago he sent to various
monarchs and to the Pope copies of
his writings. His opinion of the in
telligence of these dignitaries will
hinge entirely upon the degree.of fiat
terry in the compliments which their
consciences will permit them to give
him.
While in England Mr.. Cleveland
will look with contempt upon the pow.
ers of the Queen. He will call to mind
how his own Cabinet officers were
mere clerks, obedient to all his whims,
and will be astonished to see that in
England the heads of departments are
men of character, with minds of their
own.
In Asia and Africa there are plenty
of despotic rulers who may boast that
they have killed more men than their
American visitor, but he can easily
close their mouths by retorting that
lie has thrown more men into poverty
and idleness.
1t is not stated whether the trip will
include Honolulu, but if it does, the
ex-President will be able to mingle
his tears with those of the Widow
Dominis. Altogether the trip can
hardly fail to be more pleasant and
gratifying to Mr.. Cleveland than
would tour through the industrial
and farming regions of the United
States. Freeman, Kingston, N. Y.