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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
GARISH BOOK BINDINGS.
They Are in Bad Taste and Are Disliked
by the Bookworm and the Scholar.
(From the Boston Transcript)


Books have Il right to be, first of all,
books not purveyors of WITNESSES in color
and design AS matters are at this mo-
ment, three'quarters of the new booIs
look more like some strange entrce ut II
feast than like everyday cd:bles You
take up one and it has the air of IL curious
ragout: there are unknown fragments of
design floating in Il sauce of queer ele
mental color The next one has in air rs
honest as apple sauce at first glance; it's
II pale greenish thing, but presently you
see that the trail of Il serpent. is over all
its border. And who can hope for con-
tent from dish thus garnished?
Again n book, and this one burns bright
red and yellow, like Il pudding on fire
with cognac, which is al! very well for II
pudding. Another has cover which
looks like resisting becfsteak pounded
by the ster. hand of fate in Il boarding
house; another reminds you irresistibly
of coffee wherein chickory mas too much
inserted its diluting aid, and cream is
missing. But, first and last the new
books are ever more prone to resemble
small plots of deceptive stage verdure
than honest, simple souled books. 1t is
impossible to help doubling the value of
the literary pasturage to be found in such
Enclosure. Fortunately, one is sometimes
most joyously deceived. Authors have
little say concerning the garb of their
volumes, and oftcn-gool luck to them
they rise superior to the mechanical MAX
ers of books, and rejoice the souls of their
readers in spite of the bindings
And it must be repeated that in the
present bizarre and excessive fances in
binding there is seed Of Astounding hope
for the future Publishers are cropping
for something few OF them know what
But they will learn and the world will
he made glad by a genuine revival in the
lovely old half-forgotten craft of book
binding. In that Happy coming day there
will be great honor for the men-you
may count them Oh your thumbs-who
lead the taste Of this country toward bet
ter things in bookbinding, simpler AMI
sancr and more sincere.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04

Oysters % cents quart at Catogni's
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
MANHATTAN SHIRTS GIVEN AVA

Anyone sending us laundry work to
the amount of So during the next four
months, ending February &, 1897, and
paying cash on delivery of each bundle,
we will give them fine 81 Manhattan
shirt. This does not apply to work com
ing through agents.
RADFORD STEAM LAUNDRY,
PIG Salem Avenue.
Sanborn s. Sanders, Proprietors.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
When two ChInn.

When two CHM.
IN en- meet, tlleii
way of saying
" How do you do?h
is How are your
b o w c / s?" II
a Ill cunts to the
same thing. If the
bowels are in good
condition the resi-
of the system is
pretty sure to be all
right. But when
t h ely are consti.
pated, it has a half.
paralyzing effect ou
the rest of the body
and the mind too.
Headaches, dyspep-
STA, biliousness,
nervousness moor
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
CAToGNrs RESTAURANT

Is now open in the rear OF the confec-
tioncry Meals: Breakfast, % cents.
Dinner. - cents supper, - cents.
Meal tickets 81.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04

IN strong manila paper covers, otherwise
1t is just the same Address Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association. Buffalo. N y
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
ARCHBISHOP TEMPLE AND TIL
'CABMAN.

Dr. Temple, after coming out of the
house of lords one evening, hired Il cab
and was driven home to Fulham. He
rendered the cabman the exact legal
fare, two shillings. The cabman, hoping
the bishop would prove II good flare, y
expost,lated with his lordship and asked
for another shilling. The bishop, how.
ever, firmly refused to he drawn. There
upon the cabby became abusive, and as Il
Parthian shot to his lordship, who had
turned on his heel to enter the palace,
said:
you call yourself the head of st.
Paul's cathedral, Dye thing that St.
Paul, if he were alive, and were living
with ten thousand.a year would try and
do ii poor cabby by giving him only two
shillings for drive from Westminster
To FulhamNi
"No, said DR.. Temple, ''if St. Paul
were alive he would live at Liant beth
palace, where the fare from Westminster
is only a shilling
Cabby collapsed Westminster Ga
Zettc
OYSTERS 81 cents uuntt nj T,.D,,u;f.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22
C~Ontentment Better Than a Bank
Account.

It is not a fact that farmers grum-
BILE at present conditions more than
other people. 1t would be strange
if they did look at the ranks of Ia
Dor, how they agitate, and lade the
atmosphere of their places of meet
ing with maledictions SO do the
merchants, the manufacturers and
the miners-all except the few who
reap rich harvests from existing
conditions. II farmers did not avail
themselves of their privilege to
'skick against the pricks," it would
argue an almost superhuman hui
mility. But farmers are not made
that way. When things go wrong,
they say so; when observe condi-
tions that apparently rob them for
the benefit of others, they are in
cllned to tell it in Gath or Askelon,
or anywhere else. They would not
be human If they did not. When
we eliminate a few chronic pessi-
mists, and consider only the farmer
in his normal condition, compared
with others who labor, he is as cheer
ful as a spring morning, and as well
c%ontented as a pig in a pea field.
There is good reason ror this. The
farmer leads a more natural life than
anybody else his soil is his bank,
and the elements his coadjutors; If
he neglects the one OF the other
goes hack on him, and refuses to
rain on his corn, he IS not bankrupt
thereby, for he knows that If the
earlier rains fail, that the latter will
be sure to come, and that partial
failure is not disastrous. His stock
grows. in wet weather and dry, and
come what may, he has an assurance
of all the necessaries Of life IN album
dance. A farm is the worst place
imaginable to starve at. The food
may be plain, but it is anti-dyspep-
tic and he always has the best OF
sauce, which is a good appetite.
Farmers are the best contented class
of our citizens, and most of the
grumbling they indulge in is just the
outerppping of that humanity that
makes us all akin. Farmers are not
very different from other people.
Their surroundings are different,
and altogether favorable to long life
and a peaceful end.-Teeos Farm
and Ranch.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22

Senator Caffery is all wrong. He
should support the Democratic nom
snee-, however autagonistic to his
own their views on the money ques-
ton may be. No man can rise su-
perior to his party, aud utter a die
ium more potent than it has declar-
ed. 1t is the act of a child breast
ing ocean waves. It is madness,
folly.
At the same time, there is no
senae in any attempt to read the sen.
ator out OF the Democratic party, as
he has just enthusiastically declared he
would not vote for Mckinley, but
would prefer to support a gold Dem.
ocrat. The hot headed among MS
should remember that there are good
Democrats, who believe as honestly
in gold as others do in silver, and
this conviction caunot be changed
by the ipse dixit Of party. Mutual
f%orbearancc is what is required, and
lime given the stiff necked to learn
submission to tho party yoke. Even
the most stubborn, if they are real
true blue Southern Democrats will
submit in time, If borne with patient
ly.-Times.D Democrat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of Vermilion-l7th Judicial
District Court--No. 3n8.

Succession of Louis 5. Landry.
Application Of F. Venance, Laniry
10 be discharged as administra-
tor OF said succession.
Notice is hereby gwen to all par-
lies interested. or having any opro-
siri,nfo make 10 tie application Of
e. Y. Landry TO be discharged
rs administrator nf said succession
With a petition PRAYING that after
the legal notices and delays have
elansed that he be discharged of
sail administration and his bond
Cancelled to file the same in writing
in the office Of the clerk Of The dis
trict court within ten days from tho
date hereof.
Given under my official signature
this 18th day Of August 1896.
ALCIDE LEBLANC.
Clerk of Court.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22
O r D E R..
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish Of VermIlion-l7th Judicial ].

81 a OE LOUlSlANA.
Parish Of Vermllion-l7th Judicial
District Court.
A special Jury Term of tho 18th
judicial District Court for the par.
ish fsVermilion is hereby ordered.
Said term TO begin on Tuesday. the
18th day Of September, A. D. 1896,
at ten o'clock o. m.
The Clerk of Court will enter this
order of record; post one copy in bis
Office and one al the courthouse door
and publish same for thirty days
prior to September Is, 1896, 10 the
official journal Of the parish of Ver-
million.
The Grand and Petit Juries for
service at said term of court will be
drawn and summoned under Act No.
SO of 1896. as soon as said law shall
become operative.
Given at chambers this 28th day
of July, A. D. 1896.
(Signed) G. DEBAILLoN,
Judge i7th Jud. Dist. Court.
Recorded & Filed July 30, 1896.
JOS. G. LEBLANC,
Dy. clerk Of court.
4 true copy
Attest,
JOS. g LEBLANC,
by clerk Of court.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22

Since our last report of the
Breau1 murder, we have learned OF
no new Developments in the case. A
detective had been brought here
from New Orleans to ferret ont the
murderers and was locked 10 the
cell with Camille Leblanc, suspects
ed Of the crime, in the hope that
some clue to work on might be OBJ
tanned, hut through some indiscre-
ton. the identity of LeBlanc's Jail
companion became known to him
and the services OF the detective
have been dispensed with. Mrs.
Breaux is steadily recovering and
possibly at the preliminary examina-
ton, soon to be held, will be able to
throw light upon the atrocious crime
New Iberia Enterprise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22
Alcee Broussard,
Land Office at New Orleans, La.

August 5, lS.6.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing-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 Clerk of District Court, at
Abbeville. La, on September 81, 1896, viz:
Nelson E. Fetterly. :
who made homestead entry No. 1884. for
the Lot Nos, Sec "a, Z II, S r 2 west.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land viz:
Isaac III. Lyons, Sylvester Manseaux Jr.
Andre Snir. George w. Hoffman, all Of
Verlnilion parish.
G. Med BRUMBY,
Register
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22

tn a speech delivered at Rayyille
last Saturday, Senator 5. D. Nc
Enery, speaking IN the money ques-
ton, said:
Ask these gold people what has
been accomplished by the single gold
standard, end they cau point out to
you no benefits hal have resulted.
Ask us,and we point 10 the ruin and
desoiation which have followed,
Ask them the result of the restora-
ton of silver, and they will tell you
that a great commercial crisis will
follow. Ask as and we say no dis
aster can equal that which has al
ready overtaken the nation in con-
sequence of the foistiug upon u of
the single gold standard. They
threaten Us with a crisis in order to
offset the result at chicago. We
say that we intend by the restora-
ton of silver to place it beyond the
power Of any moneyed interest TO
create panics at pleasure. The
mortgaged debtors Of the South aud
West are threatened, if they do not
subscribe to the faith of the gold
people, to have their farms sold.
Here follows only another chapter
in the detail of wrongs inflicted np-
on humanity by the moneyed pluto
Gratis of the country. But we say
we propose TO place it beyond your
power to blight the hope and para
lYze the expectation in a million
homes. We are going back to Dem
ocratic principles. In the language
of Jefferson, we propose TO have o
wise and frugal government. which
shall restrain men from injuring one
another. which shall leave them 9th
erwise free to regulate their own
pursuits Of industry and improve
ment. and shall not take from the
mouth of labor the bread it has
earned"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22

The presidential campaign in
North Louisiana was opened Aug
ust 9th, with a big demonstration at
Rayville. Senator-elect McEnery
was the orator Of the day delivering
q brilliant address On the national
Democratic platform.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22

A tramp, who assaulted and mur-
dered q white woman at Confer
Point on TeDsan river, was run
down by dogs and burned at the
stake by the infuriated citizens OF
that section.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22

The Baton Rouge Advocate will
inaugurate extensive improvements
in the paper next month among
which will be a complete telegraph
ic service.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22

The Lake Charles Daily and
Weekly Press has been purchased
by eighteen Of their leading Demo-
cratic citizens,and will support Bry-
an and Sewall and free silver.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22

List of Grand and Petit Jurors
drawn to serve at the September
term of the 18th judicial District
Court in and for Vermilion parish,
La, commencing Tuesday the 18th
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22

The drouth in North Louisiana,
the most prolonged that that section
has ever known, was partially bro
ken last week. It came too late,
however, to save the farmers.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22

Rayne shipped IFS first bale of
new cotton the latter part of last
week this is abont twenty days earl
Ter than in any past season.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22
The American National Bank o
New Orleans has failed.

The next annual meeting of the
National Editorial Association will
he held at Galveston, February II
to 10, 1897.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22
Land Office at New Orleans,

Land Ot1ce at New Orleans. J
July Is, 1896.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
Ing named settler has fled notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof wilt be-
made before Clerk Of Dist. Court. at All
beville, La, ON August 81, 1896, viz:
Onezime I. Gaspard,
who made homestead entry No, {, 1s9, for
the L ] of S w 4 of Sec Is L IL Re- East
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land, viz:
Michel Vidailhet, Samuel Greene, Numa
Guidry, Romelus Guidry, all of Vermilion
parish.
GEO. Med. BRUMBY,
7-6t Register.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22
Land Office at New Orleans. La.

August /, 1886.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing 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 Clerk of District Court, at
Abbeville. La. on September q, 1896, viz:
Alcee Broussard,
who made Homestead entry No. 1859. for
tho Sc | of Sec %, L IL, SIR 2 West,
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land, viz:
Philogene Vincent. Laodice Vincent,
William ~Lonsberry, Etlenne Aube all of
Verrnilion parish, La.
G, Med. BRUMBY,
got Register.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22
Amede Dubois.

who made homestead entry No. 1909, for
the lot 5 orN Frcl of Sc / Of Sec AT IS
ST 4 Z, La Meridian. He names the
following witnesses to prove his contin-
GUS residence upon and cultivation of.
said land viz: Ludovic Legueux, Francis
Harrington, Justilien Thibodeaux. Jules
I~hlbodeaux, all of Vermilion parishf La.
G. Med. BRUMBY,
Register
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22
Onezime L. Gaspard.
Land Office at New Orleans, La. )
July g, 1896. (

Notice is hereby gwen that the follow
ing-named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof wifi be
made before Clerk of District Court, Of
Abbeville, La, on August "a 1896, viz:
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22
Wanted-An Idea ' e &c e !: s 81. ;s'sI|

Write job WEDDERBURN q CO., Patent Attor.
neyg, Washington, D. c., for their 81 800 prize 0n@
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-08-22

After receiving the nomination
Of the Democratic party for presi-
dent, in his address delivered in tho
city Of New York, among other
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1896-08-15
NOTICE.

The public is hereby notified that In
the matter of the State Of Louisiana
against Oscar Henry. who was Oh the
9TH day of June, 1898. sentenced to
years Imprisonment at hard labor in the
State Penitentiary, by the District Court
Of st. Martin parish. an application has
been made. and will he presented to the
Board Of FardOns on his behalf.
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TABLEAUX.
I'm the matter of the InsOlvent Estate OF
NUMACORMIER,
ABLEAUX.
10Th Judicial District Court
Probate Docket, No 1871.
State of Louisiana. Parish Of st. Martin.

Whereas Dan. W. Voorbies. Syndic OF
the Insolvent Estate Of Numa COrmier,
has filed in my Office Tableau or ac-
count Of his administration as Syndic
of said Insolvent Estate.
Now. therefore all persons are hereby
notified to file their objections, II any
they have to the said account with the
Clerk of Court at his office in the Town
Of st. MartinvilIe. within ten days after
the first publication hereof, otherwise
the said Tableau or Account will be In
due course Of Law, approved and homo.
LOCATED.
Given under my official signature and
seal of Court at st. Martinvillr. Parish
Of st. Martin. Louisiana. this 9Th day Of
August A. ID. 1896.
WIN. u. EASTIN,
| Clerk OF Court.
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"A heavy rainfall accompanied
by strong wind fell Thursday
night. This gives us all the rain
that was needed for all crops.
-Messrs. +. and Albert Rous-
seau and C.. A. Thomas returned
from their Sour Lake trip.
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Local News.

ng rain fell Sunday, that did an
immense good.
Misses Louise and Lucille Re-
yellion of Lafayette are the guests
of the Misses Fleming.
MIR. Paul }. Fleming of Napo-
leonville is spending a few days
in town with his parents.
Mr.. Felix Mouton and sister
Miss Martha of Lafayette were in
town Sunday and Monday among
relatives.
"A representative of the Daily
Item was in town this week, dis
tributing free copies and taking
subscriptions.
There was al impromtur sOiree
dansante at Duchamp's hall Tues
day night that proved very anu
sing to all who attended
A strange dog, apparently mad,
was killed in the yard of MIR. Albt.
Bienvenu Tuesday morning by
officer Terville Bienvenu.
MIR. Rene Durand returned
Monday from his trip to Sour
Lake, Texas, greatly pleased with
his visit to that health resort.
As will be seen by notice in
this issue, the St Martinville
Building and Loan Association
will sell $500 Oh Tuesday the LIST
of September.
The town authorities have un-
dertaken the work of laying a sew
ew pipe and the filling of the big
canal that was washed away in
Pinaudville.
-Benjamin Baker, son of Gus
tave Baker, u respectable cOlored
man, died last Saturday morning.
His funeral was one of the larg-
est seen in this place.
One of the finest specimens OF
cane we have seen this season
comes from the plantation of Mr.
Michel DeBlanc, having twelve
red joints and measuring nearl,
six feet long.
Mr.. Claude Demurg6 a French
man residing in st. Martinvill'
for a number of years, died sud
denly Friday night, the 9TH inst
He leaves widow and severa
children to mourn his loss.
The boys from the upper par
of the parish, accompanied b.
Prof. Albert Schlessinger were Il
town last Sunday to play n gam
of base ball, but on account of tn
rain the game did not come off.
Mr.. Joseph Breaux, ascitize
of st. Martin parish, died sudden
ly Monday evening at Z o'clocl
at the age of GO years. He wa
buried at | o'clock Tuesday ever
ing. Mr.. Breaux was the fathe
of Mr.. Eraste Breaux of this tow
Senator Gallery is entirely OF
posed to the present Democrat
platform and the nominees VII
stand on that platform. He CLAIM
that platform and nominees al
undemocratic and he will suppo
neither of them.
There was an informal me
ting at the Court house last SUI
day for the purpose of organiziI
Bryan and Sewall silver clu
Another meeting was held We
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this issue the death of three per-
sons who died suddenly in less
than a week; Claud Demerge, Jos.
Breaux and Thomas Flerty. This
certainly breaks the record of sud
den deaths.
The cotton market will open
here in a very short time. There
is nearly enough cotton picked for
the ginneries to commence opera
tons. But it is probable that the
planters are not anxious to sell at
this time, with the upward ten
dency of the staple.
We are informed that two
schools for grown men have been
opened in this parish, and the
men attend the schools at night
after their field labors are finish
ed. If the report is correct, it is
probably the result of the new
election law, that will practically
debar all illiterate persons from
voting.
The parish of st. Martin, at
least, the surroundings of st. Mar
tinville, is blessed this year. The
heavy rains the beginning of this
week will save all our crops. The
cotton crop is the best and larg-
est made for number of years,
the cane since the rain is growing
nicely and promises well, the corn
crop is abundant, and all other
crops are exceptionally good. Our
planters are nearly all out of debt,
and with the bounty money COM
ing in, the outlook for promiss-
ing season is very bright.
There will be a dancing party
this evening in the spacious ware
house of MIR. Il. Landry, just OPP
posite the entrance of the bridge,
east side, given by some charita-
BILE ladies', for the benefit of Wild
Claude Demurge, who is in the
most dire necessity. Herself, two
children and an old lady 81 years
old are without clothing, shoes OIL
something to eat, and since tn,
death of her husband had to de
pend upon public charity. We
hope that our people will atten,
the little dance this evening ant
help relieving a family who is il
distress.
Now that the sugar bounty il
paid, the small cane growers ar
now figuring on what they vii
get, those who sold to the Key
stone plantation expect fair treat
ment from Mr.. Peters, but thos
who sold to the st. John seem +
be in the doubt of the treatmen
they will receive from Mr.. Lever
, Now that the money is at hanC
, we fear it will be cause of trou
bic and dissatisfaction, unless jus
, tice is done to the small can
growers by the refiners who hol
the cash. We will watch and no,
S the adjustment of the bounty wit
the cane growers.
RI Considerable interest is b,
J.. ing taken in this presidents
campaign. Bryan has lots of a,
= mirers here, and a Bryan clu
. was organized Wednesday las
g The supporters of McKinlt
=. have also organized Nj
:, Kinley club in this, the fir
ward, with thirty members. "
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Merit
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