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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-15
Starting Children to School.

If, instead of haste to put child in
school, the first six or Sc ven years of its
ife were devoted to feeding it properly
md encouraging it in all those games
that promote physical development
with their attendant mental growth,
ind constant attention to moral devel-
opment, parents would find that the
ldvancemnt of their children when they
20 TO school would be much more rapid
han it is now. The age of seven is now
thought quite early enough for children
% begin the regular school studies,
though the education of the ltindergar-
ten is begun several years earlier-N.
~. Post.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-15
COW PEASE.
The Best Varieties for Planting by South
Farmers.


ern Farmers.
1t Is usually customary to measure
the increasing fertility of the soil by
weighing the crops annually grown
thereon Can it not be done by chem
ical analysis? To determine this ques-
ton piece of very poor soil was taken
in the spring of 1893, and plats nine feet
square laid off. These plats were
used, first to determine the best va
riety of cow peas adapted to the reno
walton of soil, and, second, to test by
analysis of soil and products the
measure of the increase. The follow
ing varieties of COW peas were used.
/. The King pea, a local name for a
large white and black pea, making a
medium quality of vines, yields well
and peas ripen early.
2. Indian pea, a local name for a
large red and white pea, very prolific,
makes large quantities of vines and
medium early.
3. Unknown pea, d medium size ber-
ny of greenish white color, makes
large quantity of vines, and late in sea-
son good crop of berries.
4. Clay pea, clay color, size of berry
medium, makes a good vine, medium
early and poor bearer.
3. Black pea. black color, large size,
excellent viner, rather tall but beras
good crop of berries which will lie in
the soil all winter and terminate In
spring or summer.
4. Purple hull so called on account
of color of hull, large white pea,
and medium early.
7. Blue pea, a bunch pea, small and
blue color, bears well. but makes very
little vines; very early.
s. Rcd Ripper, large red pea, yields
fairly well, moderate viner, medium
early, has also the property of lying
dormant in soil through winter.
0. Large white pea, very large white
pea, very late, moderate in yield of
vines and berries.
10. Small white pea, very late small
white pea, with small yield of vines
and berries.
II. Specified pea, known as whipror-
WILL ouhch pea OF great excellence
and early maturity, makes very little
vines.
L. Colver pea, legal name for a
small bunch pea, red color, yield mod
crate, very little vines.
Upon each of ~ plats one of these
varieties was sown at rates of two
bushels per acre, each year, 1893, 1894,
1925. They were planted in May and
harvested in September and October.
Before the seeds were planted a sam
pie of soil to .he depth of IL inches
from each plant was taken and the nj
trogen, phosphoric acid and potash
carefully determined In each When
the peas were ripe each year, the vines
and roots from one-half OF each plat
were removed, weighed and analysed.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-15
For Pillow Covers.

The pretty gingham squares sold for
cushion coverings for the country house
Ire shown this season in wonderfully
soft, tasteful patterns, as well as in the
gayly attractive ones that are so eff
fective In the hammock or piled on pi-
azza couches. One of the simplest and
gayest cushions, as well as a very in
expensive one, is made from two large
bandanas such as the southern IMAM
mics bind around their heads although
n cotton the dye is very fast, and two
or three of these thrown on a dull sofn
prove a wonderful brightener. Lovely
pillows for white and gold rooms arc
If white silk, covering with a loosely
lone crocheted netting of white silk.
studded at intervals with gold beads.
Heavy gilt cord and tassels edge the
pillow and finish the eorners.-N. Y.
Times
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-15
CORONATION OF THE GAR
Greatest Ceremonial Event of the Cen
fury.

fury.
The coronation of the car of Russia
in Moscow, the ancient capital of the
empire, on the Goth OF MAJ last, arrested
the attention of mankind as no Other
ceremonial event has done for a century
OF itself the costly splendor Of festivals
protracted through several weeks-the
barbaric and oriental grandeur of the
public displays-has exceeded all mod
ern experience. But the displays have
a significance which commands general
attention not unmixed with apprehcn
sion. Russia is the greatest power Oh
the face of the globe. The coronation
has made that fact plain to mankind
The procession which entered Moscow
on the ED Of May represented IS ma
tons which were separate at the begin
ming of this century and are now firmly
knit together into one vast Russian EN-
pire. The czars have steadily extended
their dominions; and this despotis
power has had SINGULAR success In
reeonciling conquered or annexed prov
inces.
This persistence and growth OF
power whose methods are an absolute
negation of all our modern ideas seems
so little short of miracle that The
jubiant religious feeling of the corona
ton ceremonies commands our respect
What if Providence has some great use
for this vast anaehronism, this oriental
despotism sitting astride of Europe and
Asia at the end of the 10th century,
Any essayist can prove that Russia
must fall to pieces-must moderni@
her institutions. But he could have
proved the same propositions in any
year of this century; and yet neither
dissolution nor epublicanization has
overtaken Russia. Some great change
may come and Russia may cease 70
spread out toward all seas, But the best
reason to be given for this hope is: III
is the unexpected that happens 80
Chautauquan.
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: .,.,or hoIt thew were carefully

On the other half they were carefully
incorporated in the soil. In the spring
and fall of ench year the soil OF eacn
half of every plat was sampled ana
carefully analysed for nitrogen phos,
phoric acid and potash. The OBJECT OF
the fall and spring examination was TO
detect, If possible, the loss OF drain.
age from these light soils during our
winters when unoccupied by growing
crops. ,,oa
This treatment and analysis showed
that, taking an average of the five best
sorts. there was added to the soil IN
three years the sum of 23s pounds OF
nitrogen per acre, $40 pounds OF phos.
phoric acid per acre, and POS POUNDS Oh
potash per acre. A..
OF the varieties of peas named, the
king pea gave the smallest amount OF
fertilizers, and the Black pea the
largest, in this respect followed closely
by the Unknown, Indian, Red ripper
and Clay.-Southern Farmer.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-15

Smitb-Do you know a young man
named Tom Beverly?"
81 do"
"Well, he wants position in my office
Is cashier. Is he a good business man;
he capable?"
"Capablel l should say so. He is
apable of anything. He was private
ecretary of an alderman for several
fe0rs. There is nothing he is not cap.
Ihle of doing "-TeNas Sitter.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-15
Salmon Sandwiches.

One can salmon, a pint mayonnaise
lressing, one tablespoonful of capers,
md little chives. Chop the salmon,
hives and capers together very fine.
dix well with the dressing and spread
IN thin slices of bread.-The House
wife.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-15

beethoven is TO music what Shakes
peare is to the drama, universal genias
IL is claimed by philosophical mosi-
clans that every emotion of the human
soul is depicted in the writings %
Beethoven.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-15

The punishment suffered by the
wise who refuse to take part IN the
government, is to live under the gov
vnment OF bad ne9.-piato.
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Mrs. Slocum TO her husbands chulh
Tom, ] wish you'd break George y
playing poker.
The Chum-I did break him only last
sight.-Detroit Journal
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19

western portion Of
the 9Th ward but action the postponed until meeting
petition received from the asking
Mrs c. Brown the pauper list but
On motion duly seconded the depy Sher who polls
during the late election hereby furnish the Auditing
Committee their meeting Saturday before the Tuesday
0coeer proof Of their appointment aud
whom Tor each box will be allowed pay for said services
M kitce attorney for Mr. Ovgbac Leblanc verbal
statement relative distinctions the public Wherefore
duly seconded said laid the table
parties Instructed TO settle the said between themselves
On motion duly seconded the End road district Of the 5h
divided follows gnng public at Z corner Of
r. running dividing 5h thence from
running corner Of lands Of Anreen
Primeanx thence lines Of 5h Said new
road district shall be known the 9th road district 5h
l. Abhire hereby appointed road for said
On motion Mr. 1herit Mr. Lodas Boussard be
ed PERMISSION the public railroad switch
provided said party keeps the crossing on said public road good
dioa
On motion Of Mr. eriot ay seconde tho road oyeer be and
hereby instructed ditch feet wide along the public road
sid draining the water from the said road the lands Mr. E.
d. ieen Adopted.
appointed by the Town Council Abbeve appeared
before the Police Jury aud asked that the corporation
from the fleet of the law voted eec
the prohibition law, therefore dolly seconded
Resolved said be
body will special to consider such
properly come before them aud the parish attorney
aid e whether said question be by as for
prohibition for high license under the petition file.
petition from citizens Che 5t ward asking pr
Mrs Came hre the list whereupon the aD
1licant allowed the sum Of 50 so per month
Ga motion duly seconded the Of $500 appropriated owad
of the Of sending Rene Toup deaf
.thno. Adopted
M Leopold having presented petition numorousy signed
king be allowed peddlng hack without paying parish
aud due motion said request granted provided
shall attend TO said business personally. Adopted
On duly Leblanc elected parish physcian
salary Of $4,000 atng from May 1896 Adopted
following report the Parish received and or
Tered spread on the minutes to wit:
ABBEvILLE La. Sept T. 1896
Jury Vermion par
sh Gents The leoNns h haaaea standing the parish this
iates s
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19
Police Jury Proceedings.
ABBEvILLE, La, Sept. s, 1896

ABBEYI 1870
The Police Jary and for the parish of Vermon
regular session Present NJ Sarve president and ss J. T. 1heriot
Geo Deano l. Eldedge Picard, Babas Leblanc aud W P
Miller
The minutes of the previous meeting and corrected by
serng the Of Mr. Leblanc instead Of p Miller
on bridge after which adopted
he following reports from the Finance Committee received and
ordered spread the minutes, 0
ABBEYILIE, la, Sept 5, 1896
10 the president and members of the Police Jury and the
ish OF Vermlion:
We the undersigned Finance Committee leave
their report OF settlement Hebert Sheriff
Tax Coll for said parish and find that be has collected following
amounts ow from Aug ls Aug 3st 1896 rolls Of 1896
10 amt bal on hand per report T. Aug 96 S70 40
coll on genl tax ST. Sc Int 9 SO $8l l25
:" poll tax outside corp 100
par license '95 SO 90 '96 800 co 440 90
" genl tax inside corp ? 25 Int 81 262
poll {" 90 535 81
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19
TIE MERIDIONAL.
ADVERTISING RATES:

Death and HAITI age notices, not eXeeed-
ing five lines.a are published free. Obitu-
aries are charged at one-half rate of read
ing notices.
All kinds Of Job Printing neatly and
cheaply executed at this office. Strang-
avoid delay.
Cards OF d personal character viii be
charged double rates.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19
Bal due by Sheriff

We would state that attorney has informed Of the
OF The against him BY Mr. Heb that
shed with the the credit does appear
Respectfully submitted by
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-09-19
ABBEVILLE, LOUISIANA SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 49, 1896
Surplus fund is overdrawn

Surplus uad is overdrawn 284s
;s Sc: !s Cory : Il s:::: e. g s:.. s;s @
/ On Aug 18th from j. N Williams ESQ. for
undhas 1906 30
IL ! ';" ss = s S;'sE ) $.5:'' e. ESQ., $3.50 stsss
Abbeylle bridge has on hand 1888
Received on this fund since my last report Aug.
s1s sn s. 'Poii'Ss a p sDss @ 1895 E'efs
ornl Pros fund has on hand $40 81
Received on this fund since my last report Aug.
Sept st. 2n from NJ : e9dE .bsfl ea On roll 1895 III aaaS
Received On this fund since my last report on Aug.
Sept Ser s. from j o as5ers Esq on roll 1895 5m
Received or on this fund since my last report Aug.
Civil Expense is oyerdrawn 1895
Received {, gu d this fund since my last report Aug
ssss C.: i IT,: $;:; .,...;s.s ;s 80
Received on this fund since my last report Aug
Sept St '2n from M ) es'ay g. abs s Esq on m 1895 1882 s 90
Very Respectfully,
The following claims were allowed:
Hebet shf salary ending June 80 90 Bassadasg SIPS od
VT Gordy a,tys fee; or collection from shf 5s56
J 2 Ut 1hsa!l cons Wed Co V Brooks ct ah 24ls
: 3 eMSIj NSl. opn.t ! eardan ear1er s9e s9s
] Sassr bridge keeper ending June 80 % So 4s1s
Defranee Dutellierryman to los So
Campbell keeping ferry / ending June 80, 98
W + Perkins lumber bridges
Godchaux i97 SO
NJ Sarver nails
Mrs Mary Trahan J" IA
J Nng nails =" SO
E Wise bridge 8"
G Godchaux 800
Laste B,oussard bridge and finance CON 1000
T Morgan 1900
Sol Wise 600
W w Edwards 500
White 500
Adam Boudreauz Supervisor for election april 80 25ge
G B Shaw 25 90
Edwards 25 90
D " Wall yenirie boxes for jury commissioners 90
Srmon Bourqu serving corone jury Richard 10
j 4 Iabt 10
Geo 10
Young holding examination Rihhad rs
{ J Fsray witness a. drawing jury Sept term 2l0
E III Addison go
j Nuger
Howard Hoapanir jury CONS $50
Hebert SO
$50
SEVERN Leblanc . 800
Alcide Leblanc elk = 1900
Meidiona publishing proceedings PJ $500
Alcide Leblanc record for cks Office l6
@ Bourgue sundries for parish is 80
Election bill expenses parish Vermiion, for election
held April 2ls '96.
) at PU Leblanc's house. 3 B Hofpanir 800
J Alcee Leblanc Com 90 Levi Sarver elk 500
r I3roussard 90 il A5she house 90
A A Leleu 90 9th ward 1st poll Wins
III Broussard elk 90 house.
P U Leblanc house rent 90 q A Guidry Com 800
ward ChasFredecks II Lemaire Oh
@ Sellers 8 00
Lequeux Com milge go Blanchard elk 500
e w H1f so Vincent house rent 800
Thibodeaux 90 9th al
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-02

One Of the most remarkable accusa-
tions brought against the new photog-
raphy is that of an American Field
writer. who says: II think photogra-
ply has done great deal to decrease
the supply Of ducks, which," he very
properly adds, will be news, no
doubt. to many of his readers. Sports
men have been saying that nothing but
general adoption of cameras instead Of
firearms will save the game, and now to
run up against such statement as that
is. to say the least, astonishing.
1t appears that for tho purpose Of
perfecting the picture albumen must be
used, and this can be procured only
from eggs Chicken eggs are too valua-
BILE as food; therefore the Hebrides is
lands Of Scotland, Lodofoden of Nor
way, Labrador, Greenland, South Amer
lea, and in fact every conceivable breed
ing ground of wild birds is robbed OF
eggs by natives or men from extensive
sailing expeditions. This is especially
hard on the ducks Of various kinds, par,
ticularly in Labrador, where they breed
in thousands of nests to the square mile,
while the scavenger birds Of the sea, the
various gulls and terms, suffer from
these depredations. The birds cannot
stand this drain long, and the question
arises, What will happen when all the
eggs are gone?
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-02
EARLY RISERS.
They Are Often Neither Healthy. wealthy
Nor Wise.

They Are Often Neither Healthy, wealthy
Nor Wise.
The lazy young persons who enjoy
the extra snooze in the morning hours
that all too frequently they have great
difficulty in securing will probably rise
up and call us blessed when we an
nounce that their preference shows a
rare discretion backed up by some sound
professional wisdom. Getting up early
in the morning is to be commended as a
necessity rather than benefit Ply
sicians and scientists agree that sleep in
the morning is healthful and restorative,
and that children and nervous or deli
cate persons should never be Weakened
until sleep leaves them of its own accord.
This is all right and as 1t should be,
but the necessity exists for early rising,
and, therefore, must be met. Unpleas-
ant as it is, there is no alternative for
the great masses of the people II one
would prosper i'll business or any occu-
patton whatever, it is necessary to be
on hand betimes in the morning. Why
not, then, simply treat it as an impera-
tive duty and stop fussing over it as
making people healthy, wealthy and
wise? There are constitutions and tenn
peraments that are never at their best
when deprived Of morning sleep. Ro-
bust and energetic people are fond of
stirring up whole families with early
rising ideas. They experience no incon-
venience and take it as u matter of
course that no one else should
Early rising is we'll enough provided
one can rest at some other portion of
the day, but the hours of darkness were
made for sleep, and as time for the most
part is pretty evenly divided into day
and night it shows that nature knew
quite well what she was about when she
arranged things People have lived,
hourished and grown healthy, wealthy
and wise who got up at noon and went
to bed just before daylight, but this is
by no means natural, nor is it approved
by those who have made the subject of
life and health profound study. New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-02

If we all led out-of. door lives, went to
bed at shutdown, and had no consuming
cares nor hard work to bring down the
health, there might not be the urgent me-
cessity that now exists for taking this best
of spring remedies = Paine's celery COM
pound.
But as the great majority of lives are or
dered with too much work, too much
anxiety, too little sleep, by the time winter
is over the drain on the nervous energy has
become excessive, the nerves are in sad
need of being strengthened, and the blood
of being purified.
Paine's celery compound absolutely
meets this great modern necessity.
Paine's celery compound will bring back
nerve strength and rep'aae poor, thin, pale
blood with ruddy. matchmaking stream.
1t is the one great practical remedy advo-
Gated by all physicians.
1t drives away that feeling of utter ex-
haustion that is so common in the spring,
but no less Vigorously significant because
it is so common. 1t makes people WE'LL 1t
is thousand times superior to all the or
binary sarsaparilias, nervines and tonics
ever made
Paine's celery compound is the one real
spring remedy known today that never
fails to benefit. Get Paine's celery COM
pound, and only Paines celery compound
If you wish to be we'll.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-02

who is that little man talking to
all those people crowding about him!
He's been attracting no end of attention
tonight. :"
why, haven't you heard of Jinkins,
the great explorer, just returned from
his expedition into the very heart of
Bungaboo, where Le had the most thrill
ing experiences"
Certainly. And you don't tell me
that's Jinkins?"
"Oh. mol Jinkins isn't here That s
Firkins, who claims he used to go to
the same school with Jinkins Lon.
don Tit-Bits
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-02
Boston's Confusing Streets.

The yarn that the down town streets
Ill Boston were formerly COW paths, and
that unless one be careful in keepdng
bearings he is liable to walk in circles,
although apparently walking straight
ahead, must be true, because it has been
verified 1t is to the effect that stran-
ger, having asked a policeman to direct
him to certain place several blocks
distant, followed the directions until he
became bewildered. Seeing policeman,
he asked again to be directed on his
way Confused again by not finding
the place, he appealed again to police
man. Look here" the policeman re-
marked emphatically, ''if you ask me
that question again I'll run you in.
Seer" A stranger, who inserted that
story into description of his expert
ences in the town recently, was con-
fused when reputable gentleman of 50
years interrupted by saying that his ex-
perience in 1885 was similar, except
that the person he asked was not po-
liceman. Any yarn that holds good for
half a century ought to be believed. :
New York Times.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-02
Asphalt.

Another kind Of asphalt beton has
been introduced in Austria under gov
eminent direction. principal recon-
mendation being the quickness Of hard
ening which characterizes it. 1t is de-
scribed as an earthly brown powder
having slight odor Of tar, and consists
mainly Of sulphur and iron Stag, analy.
sis showing 33. SO per cent Of sulphur,
sal Of tar, 57.S3 of iron Stag and 0. As
water, the iron Stag containing 43. OF
per cent Of silica, 20. AZ Of ferrous OK.
ide, sos of alumina and a. 16 Of lime.
The hardness is attributed chiefly to the
formation Of an iron sulphide, the tai
acting as a reducing agent. The silica,
clay and lime, though possibly combin-
ing at slower rate, are regarded sim.
ply as impurities.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-02
The Pulley Line Man.

An occupation that has sprung up
with the growth of flats is that of the
pulley line man. The pulley line man
goes about with a coil Of line over his
arm, and he is ready to provide line or
to put in order lines already up. Some
times lines get jammed in the pulley
blocks. He will clear them. Clothes left
out over night may, if a high wind
should arise, get all twisted up on the
line. The pulley line man will free
them. He has route and appears regu-
larly at certain houses ON certain days.
His coming may be counted upon. and
he will do anything that needs to be
done about pulley lines. New York
Snn
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-02
sLAnolNA.

Blandina's nice: Blsndina's fat,
Joyous and sane and sound and sweet
And handsome. too. and all else that
In persons OF her years is meet
Behold Blandina!
She's alive and testines
With all the emphasis that lies
In busy hands and dancing eyes
That life's a prize
That all the mischief that provokes
Doubt in the matter lies in folks,
And that. provided folks are TT
Lies not failure; not bit.
Blandina loves picture book,
Blandina dearly loves n boy.
She loves her dinner. loves the cook,
Her nurse, her doll. her brothers toy,
And best Of all she loves q Joke,
And laughs at 1t.
And laughing at IL testifes
With all the emphasis that lies
In joyous tones and beaming eyes.
That life's a prize
That all the mischief that provokes
Doubt in the matter lies in folks,
And that, provided folks are 1T.
Life's not a failure: not a bit.
Edward 5. Martin in Scribner's
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-07-02

1t may perhaps be stated as the dis
tinction of Lord Frederick Leighton
among his peers that he has worshiped
beauty, and especially the beauty of
form, more exclusively than they. There
is little or nothing of the mystic to Gre
ate beautiful images. Often beauty is
their sole motive. Sometimes they clothe
beautiful idea, sometimes they pre-
sent a fine dramatic scene, but in all
cases the treatment is essentially esthet-
ic, whether the subject be the face of a
woman or some tremendous theme like
Hercules Wrestling With Death" or
''Rizpah Defending the Dead Bodies of
Her Children. No violence is suffi-
cient to make his draperies fall in UNI
graceful folds. No passion will disturb
his features to Disagreement. With the
pathos of deformity his art has no con-
Germ, and it has little liberation even
for strength without refinement Cos
mo Nonkhouse in Scribner's.