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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19
Perry Pointers.
EDITOR MERIDIoNaL:

EDITOR MERIDIoNaL:
Mrs. Staples is still confined to hel
| bed.
Cane will be short on account Of dry
weather.
Mr.. Sutton is managing the gin at
this place Tor Mr.. Putnam this year.
The people of Perry and vicinity are
quite busy now harvesting their crops.
The corn crop is being gathered and
crlbed but is not more than half Il crop.
There is not q vacant house in our
burg and some houses have two famil-
les living in them.
Several families from north Louisiana
have moved to Perry and vicinity in
the past two weeks.
Mrs. T. L. Ransom Of Rice Cove has
been quite sick the past week but is
some better to-day,
Ollie and George White and Charles
Alexander are working at the Rose
Hill refinery helping put in the new
machinery.
Rev. MeLendon preached at Perry last
Sunday at II O'clock and Rev. Beall
reorganized the Sunday School and
preached at 4 o'clock.
The cotton fields are white and the
cotton pickers are busy from early
dawn till dewy w serving the feecy
static and load after load is hauled to
the gins to be baled for shipment.
Several loads have been hauled to
New Iberia from here Oh account of
the better prices paid there.
Sept. 16. 1896. SUNFLoWER.
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$1O0 $780,

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to curt in all it's stages and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The propri
tors have so much faith in its curative
powers, that they offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials. Address,
F. J. CHENEY eco, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls family Pills are the besk
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Sept. 1C, 1896.
Regis tH.aeiOsl.

Notice is hereby given that the of
flee of registrar of voters Of Vermilion
parish will be open for the purpose OF
registering all persons who are not
registered and who desire and are en-
titled by law to vote at the election to
be held on Tuesday the Bro day OF
November, A. D. 1896.
Said offices will open at the time and
places as follows, viz:
4th ward on Wednesday, September
is, at j. T. Broussard's store.
9th ward on Friday, September is,
at DR.. j. T. Abshire's drug store.
9th ward, poll l on Monday Septem-
Der q, at Cleophas Vincent's.
6 ward, poll , on Tuesday, Septem-
Der q at Celestin Dilhan's store.
9Th ward, poll 8 on Thursday, Sep
TENDER 24,at Eugene Deschamps' store.
9Th ward, poll 4 OF Saturday, Sep
TENDER 26 at Ernest Broussard's.
7th ward, poll | on Mondayrseptem-
Der % at John Nngier's store.
7th ward, poll 2 on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 80 at Victor Leblanc's store.
7th ward, pol 3 on Tuesday, Octo-
her 6, at CASTOR Dutell's. Cheniere au
And will reopen at the Courthouse
ON Monday, October Il. and finally
close on Saturday, October 81.
w. w. kUEHLTNG,
Assessor & Ex-0fficio Registrar.
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NEouton Cove Notes.

EDITOR MERIDToNAL:
Cool and fair weather seems to be at
hand.
j. C. Hebert will take a visit in La
fayette in the near future.
The beautiful Misses Viola and Bula
Segura of Spring Hill were the guests
of Miss Alice Hanks last Saturday
evening and also attended the ball at
Mr.. Evariste Hebert's.
The ball which was held at Mr..
Evariste Heberts last Saturday night
was a very nice ball and everybody en-
joyed themselves splendidly.
Miss Amy Baudin of Jeanerette WIS.,
tied at Mr.. G.. Bonvillain all last week
the guest of Miss Celestine Bonyillain.
Amos Conrad and George STAINS
bury visit at Mr.. A. LaGour's last Sun
day evening.
Cotton picking seems to be the only
work at present.
Joseph Hebert lost his eighteen
months old boy last Monday.
Mr.. Eugene Lacour has prepared his
house for his first ball on the Goth inst.
Frank Williams will be the school
teacher in our cove next session.
Sept. Is. 1896. DAISY.
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Valuable Plantation for Sale,
In one of tho most fertile regions of
the Parish.

49,
$50 arpents of improved land,
beautifully situated, with a front Of
7 arpents on Bayou Tigre BY a depth
of 40 arpents, located partly in Yer.
million and Iberiaparishes., within
two miles from a railroad depot aud
bordering on a navigable stream
which affords water transportation
to gulf ports. This land is suited
for cotton, sugar cane, corn and
sweet potatoes; a portion of it il
adapted to cattle grazing and rice
culture, without the process of iris
cation, and the whole can be made
so by irrigation from Bayou Tigrf
Fruit trees grow well and yieh
abundantly. The land is all en-,
closed and has 8 or 10 small build.
ings.
For further particulars, regarding
same and terms of sale apply TO
Messrs. Broussard & Kitchell, Attys,
Abbeville, La, or to
kuRoRE DEFRAEcE,
Widow Louis Laporte.
Nov 22 .q5.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19
PACIFIC co
Nov. 1896.

The shortest and most direct
route to.all points in Texas, New
Mexico, Arizona. Colorado, Califors
MIA AID on the Pacific Coast. The
Standard Gauge Short Line to Mon
ierey, and Mexico City, via Z agi
Pass.
Unexcelled track and train equip
ment, including superb Pullman
Sleeping Car Service to Galveston
Houston and San Antonio Texas
Monterey and the City of Mexico
and to California.
For full information, apply to
L. Bassich, Agt., Id Y. R. r.
Abbeyille La, or to
J. Kruttschnitt. Genl. Mgr.
S. F. B. Morse, G. Pa I. A
New Orleans, La.
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Prairie Greig Notes.

-
EDITOR MERIDIoNAL:
We have been silent for some time
but want a word or two again.
Cotton is opening fast.
We have had a few rains W hich has
done some good.
F. Vaughan from Cameron parish
was in our burg on business.
People seems to be busy hauling
their winter supply of wood.
DR.. c. A. Schilling seems to be all
smiles since last Sunday evening.
Mr.. Connerly has Just returned from
New Orleans with a now stock OF
goods.
Dick Perret is building a fine house
for himself costing about six hundred
dollars.
There is preaching at the Methodist
and Baptist church two and three times
a month.
Henry and surroundings is on a boom
New buildings are going up in every
direction.
We had a rousing prohibition rally
last Saturday night. We want free
silver and no whiskey.
Prof. schilling has returned from
Mississippi looking we'll. He comes to
take his school next month.
Fine opening for some one to put up
a store and rent a lot with a fine house
on it if Mr.. Connerly moves away.
Judge Flemming had a few fighting
cases before him last Saturday. John
says he is going to make them keep
quiet.
Things are getting lively in our lit
tie burg and everything seems to be
going ahead for the better and every
body is going to vote for Bryan and
free silver.
Sept. 16, 1896. NAPOLEON.
VKTANTED-SEYERAL FAITHFUL
men or women to travel for response
BILE established house in Louisiana. Sal
airy $3.50, payable SIS weekly and expenses
Position permanent. Reference. Enclose
| self-addressed stamped envelope. The
National, Star Building, Chicago.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

1t is enough to bring tears to the
eyes OF a stone image to make a triL
from here to Queue Tortue through
the rice district. The rice is burnt a
deep brown and as far as the eye can
reach the vast expanse of fields shows
a desolate waste which would burn
like finder if a match was ignited in it.
Mrs. E. E. Davis, of San Miguel, Cal.
says: II am trying i'll a measure to
repay the manufacturers Of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy for the great
good their remedy has done me. For
years | was a constant sufferer from
weak lungs and bronchial asthma. My
rest at night was disturbed by a hack
ing cough, so that / felt miserable the
greater part of the time. Many reme-
dies recommended by friends were
tried, none of which proved suitable to
my case. | did not experience any
beneficial results until | began taking
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. After
two bottles of the largest size have
been used | am pleased to state, my
lCdIJu 10 bCt u ludH IL IGo III Ibl
years. The soreness has left my lungs
and chest and | can breathe easily.
1t has done me so much good that /
want all who are suffering from lung
troubles, as l was to give it a trial.
For sale by r. Ell, Mills Drug Co.,
Limited.
An important change Of time goes
into effect on the Southern Pacific com
mencing Sunday, Sept. Goth. On and
after that date No. 20, the California
and Mexican express, will leave New
Orleans at S:25 p. NJ, and arrive NO.
19) at 7:30 a. III. This train will carry
through sleepers New Orleans to San
Francisco, New Orleans to Galveston
and San Antonio to City of Mexico;No.
Is, the Texas Fast Mail will leave at
$50 a. m, and arrive (No. ~ at $50
p. m, carrying buffet sleeper between
New Orleans and San Antonio. This
will enable our local train to get here
about forty minutes earlier in the af-
ternoon.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

V7ANTED-SEVERAL FAITHFUL
wv men or women to travel for RESPONSE
BILE established honse in Louisiana. Sal
airy $3.50, payable $15 weekly and expenses
Position permanent. Reference. Enclose
self addressed stamped envelope. The
National, Star Building, Chicago.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

Work is progressing very faVorably
on Ewell Il Bouquets new stable,
Feray Il Feray have the contract and
are determined to turn out a dandy
good job.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

7:3O is the time for the boat to sleave
Sunday morning, so be on time and
don't get left.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

UTANTED-SEVERAL FAITHFUL
w men or women to travel for RESPONSE
BILE established house in Louisiana. Sal
airy $3.50, payable SIS weekly and expenses
Position permanent, Reference, Enclose
self-addressed stamped envelope. The
National, Star Building, Chicago.
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new YORK CHEAP STORE
2na door. west ofAsostoGEace.

2nd door west Of~ASOseo&Eace.
Ladies' and Gents come and see our
stock of goods. Come and see our low
prices.
Cashmere double width for zoe.
Crepon SIC a yard.
Pure Wool Ladies' White Vests Csc.
Table Linens 60 inches wide Zoe a I'd.
Black Hose 4 pr for 25e.
Children's suits, heavy for 75c.
Children's suits in brown $1.20
Mems suits worth 81 for $3.50.
Mems full suit for 81 worth $I2.
Good mems Pants for 75c worth $l.2a.
W. SMITH & co..
1856
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

Remember the excursion tomorrow
ON the steamer Ethel to Coxon's shell
bank. Go on the trip, have a nice
time and help out the band boys.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

Parties wishing sample copies of the
Farm. Field and Preside, the great
agricultural weekly should call at this
office and obtain a specimen copy.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19
Personal Mention.

@. N. Nilsson went to Cheneyville
Sunday on business.
Ell. P. Porter made a business trip to
New Iberia yesterday.
Fernand Beauxis returned home
Sunday from New Orleans.
Prof. Pate and ". O. Pipes went
over to New Iberia Sunday.
Miss Leotine Beauxis has been visit
ing in New Iberia this week, the guest
of Miss French.
Hon. Minos T. Gordy made a quiet
trip to Franklin last Monday returning
Tuesday evening.
E. G.. Robinson, the civil engineer on
the new bridge at this place left for
Alexandria yesterday.
j. Henry Putnam is in New Orleans
this week looking after railway mater
ial for his plantation tramWays.
Ned Bergman has put up a two story
building in his lumber yard, and in
stalled a steam engine and cornsheller.
Constable Harmon of Lake Charles
arrested a negro here Monday charged
with breaking into q store at that
place.
Oliver Broussard. a popular young
business man of Rayne was OVer here
this week on a short visit to his friends
and relatives.
Mrs. Simonet Leblanc, who has been
quite i'll for some time past, we are
glad to hear is now out of danger and
rapidly recovering.
Eli Wise, l.. o. Broussard and En-
met Putnam made a business trip to
New Orleans the early part of the
week, returning Wednesday.
Senator Caffery has appointed the
members of the National Democratic
Executive Committee. l.. 0. Brous-
sard is named as the member for Yer
million parish.
Mrs. Richard Leblanc, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Brous-
sard, in Orange, departed Saturday
morning for her home in Abbeville. La.
Orange Tribune.
John Bangard of Bay St. Louis, has
been visiting his sister, Mrs, Fl. w.
Pate this week and returns home to-
day accompanied by Mrs. Pate who
will visit there for a short time.
Gus Godchaux, Aurelien Theall and
W. W. Minor attended the 3rd district
Democratic nominating convention at
Morgan City last Tuesday,as delegates
representing Vermilion parish.
Valentine Benoit, for many years a
faithful cook in the service of Father
Mehault died last Wednesday after a
long and painful illness, Her funeral,
the day following was largely attend
ed.
Ovid Bcoussard was the successful
bidder at the last money loan meeting
of the Building aud Loan, securing a
loan of 81, 900 on 5 shares of stock. He
will build shortly in the Chevis addi.
ton.
N. NJ. Tice left for Calvert, Texas,
Friday morning where he has secur-
ed a position III a new bridge. He was
foreman on the bridge here and will be
missed among the Abbeville boys, as
he was well liked by all. Success to
you Me!
DR.. C. J. Edwards returned home
Saturday from a well spent vacation of
some four weeks in Chicago. While
there he had the pleasure of meeting
Hon. w. j. Bryan, and heard him adj
dress. 10000 people On Labor day,
Sept. Th.
MANY Of our readers remember Capt.
Dawson the clever gentlem an who Wis
tied here several years ago in the ca
pacity of chief engineer if the now de-
funct Kansas City, Louisiana & Gulf
railroad. The following item taken
from the Orange Tribune will be of
interest:
HCantain ]. II. Dawson. chief engi-
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

No new developments in ferreting
out the heartless mother who last week
abandoned her little babe on the plat
form Of the keepers cabin at the Camp
bell ferry.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19
Wanted-An Idea \ ~ :s$ s s

Protect your ideas: they may bring you wealth.
Write JOHN W~EDDERBURN q CO, Patent After.
end LIST OF two hundred Inventions waRtsab
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

Take in the excursion tomorrow.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

The Ethel is the finest and fastest
boat that has ever been in the bayou.
BE sure to get aboard Sunday and see
If we are not right.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

The excursion by the band boys to-
morrow, Sunday promises to be q big
success. The fare is SO cheap that ey-
.erybody can afford to go.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

District court opened here this week
with a jury term. Eraste Mouton was
chosen foreman of the grand jury and
Judge Debailon delivered an able and
exhaustive charge.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

Yom Kippur the Jewish day Of SOL
,emn atonement, began at shutdown
Wednesday evening and was duly OBJ
served by all our citizens of that faith.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

Grand Jury has been in session al
the week and working hard. A great
deal Of business is before them for ex-
animation. and a number of bills
have already been reported.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

On account of the meeting of Sover-
,eign Grand Lodge, I. o. O. F., the
Sunset Route will sell tickets to Dallas
Texas on Sept. 10th and 21st, limited
to return Sept. Both 1896 at II fare
for the round trip.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

Contractor Alsbury completed the
bridge Wednesday evening and the
werk was inspected by the bridge COM
mittee, but they did not accept it until
an opportunity was given to test it by
driving some heavy loads over it.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

The Lafayette Gazette informs us
that cards are out announcing the
marriage of BENZ. F. Toler to Miss
Minnie L. Dodd of Kosciusko, Miss.
The marriage will take place on the
10th of this month. Prof. Toler is an
old friend of this paper and while at
Milton, frequently contributed to its
columns, We wish him and his far
bride all of the happiness they have
promised themselves.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

The Bryan bimetallic club held
their regular meeting at the courthouse
Saturday night. Not much business
was transacted as there was a small
attendance. It was decided to hold a
big meeting on Sunday the 9th inst.
at 1890 on which occasion there will
be some of the most prominent speak
ers of the state present. They will hold
their regular meeting on the 10th.
Judge Edwards has been invited to
address the meeting.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

Last August while working in the
harvest field | became o%verheated, was
suddenly attacked with cramps and
was nearly dead. Mr.. Cummings, the
druggist gave me a dose of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy which completely relieved me
now keep a bottle of the remedy
handy. a. NJ. Bunnell, Centeryille,
Wash.
For sale by r. II. Mills Drug Co.,
Limited
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The Manx shearwater.

We have still within the limits Of
the British isles few colonies refaailAdR'
ing Of a small cousin of "the largest Of
sea fowles "a typical representative of
the great oceanic family of the Tubi-
narides-the Manx shearwater.
Driven from the island from which it
takes it name, where once it bred in
enormous numbers, the shearwater still
congregates during the breeding season
by thousands in Eigg, and in smaller
numbers in others of the western is
lands of Scotland, Ireland and Wales,
and has home on one, and one only,
of the Scilly isles, within mile or two
of the reefs of evil repute among which
Queen Anne's fleet on it's return from
Spain, confused by continuous fogs, and
believing itself far to the south off the
French coast, found itself entangled
with fatal results on the night of the
23d of October, 1907.
The chief part of the island is cover
ed with thrift, which has grown on the
dust of its ancestors until it has formed
a light, spongy peat Of its own, extend
ing in places to several feet in depth,
honeycombed, more particularly at the
eastern end, with burrows.
On landing-though black backed and
herring gulls are in plenty, and the sea-
side rocks are dotted with puf1ins and
shags-there is nothing to be seen
which could suggest to an explorer un-
warned that he stands in the chief Eng
lish breeding place of the most power
full and graceful on the wing, and-ex-
cepting perhaps its own smaller near
relative, the stormy petrel-the most
poetical in association of European birds.
The clearwater during the nesting sea-
son is nocturnal in its habits, leaving
the nest, if at all, only after sunset,
and returning before daylight. BLACK
wood s Magazine.
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The Childs Mansion.

Wootten, the magnificent country
house of the late George W. Childs, is
to be torn down. Such is the intentiof~ =
Of its owner, George W. Childs Drexel,
who intends to erect on it's site larger
and much more magnificent structure
This was the favorite residence of the
late philanthropist, and it was there
that he dispensed his superb hospitality
to the salt of the earth. In that house,
1t Is safe to say, more people of renown
have been entertained than in any other
private residence i'll the United States.
The house itself is a splendid creation
of the architects genius. Allied in style
to the country habitations of the nobili-
ty of England, its surroundings of Nn
and garden and farm are in full accord.
philadelphia Inquirer.
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A Typical English Inn.

The inn was set close to the river,
and although the highroad ran mile
farther inland the Angel inn had the
air of having seen more stirring times.
The little inn sitting room was parlor
and taproom i'll one; its chairs opened
friendly arms, bits of old silver cleaned
ON the mantelshelf, and low settles, cup
boards and tables of antique make were
suggestive of the dead and gone figures
that had peopled the cozy room. In the
smile of the genial host there was the
welcome which imagination lends to
mine host of the coaching period.
Cruise OH the Norfolk Broads" in Gen.
tury.
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HARBOR LIGHTS.
How the Entrance to New York Bay Is
Illuminated.

The entrance to New York harbor is
Illuminated at night like city street,
as each of the spar buoys along the Ged-
ney channel carries an electric light.
The current for these lights, as we'll as
for ssNne others farther up the harbor,
is furnished from a generating station
at Sandy Hook. Part of the lights are
supplied with a continuous current at
100 volts by means Of nearly two miles
of cable, consisting of single conduct
or Of seven stranded copper wires Of
No. Is gauge, covered with an insula-
tor and protected by double armor of
steel wire The buoys along the Gedney
channel are furnished with an alternat-
ing current at 1000 volts, probably the
first instance in which such current
has been used for this purpose.
In the manufacture of the six miles
of cable for these lights the use of iron
as an armor had to be discarded, as with
it the effects Of self induction were too
pronounced. Accordingly the armor en-
ployed is No. 1S gauge hard drawn cop
per wire, the conductor consisting Of
seven stranded copper wires of similar
gauge Gutta percha is the insulator.
The conversion of the alternating current
from 1000 volts in the primary current
to 100 volts for the lamp circuit is ef-
fected in a small transformer of 600
watts capacity fitted inside the head of
the wooden buoy. Each is mounted in
a strong water tight case, which is filled
with heavy oil as an additional insula-
tion. The lamps are Of 100 candle pow
er each, and are set at the top Of the
buoy. They are protected by heavy bell
glass globes, and are about five inches
in diameter. The buoys to which these
lamps are fixed are large spars from 60
to 70 feet long, each anchored to the
bottom by hollow cast iron block shap-
ed like mushroom and weighing about
5000 pounds