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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04
DIED :

MoRToN-On Friday evening the
9th Of March, 1896. at 6 o'clock
Marcns L. Morton, aged 81 years, a
native IF Vermilion.
Another brave, manly spirit has
gone to meet his Maker. True in
all the relations of life his simple
record contains no blemish, and his
MANY friends mourn the untimely
taking off of an honorable high
toned gentleman.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, :,
- i - Hnrrnrntrr ~ - -

STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO, ID
LII CAS- COUNTY.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath THAI
be is the senior partner of the firm OF
F. j. Cheney & CO., doing business ID
the city of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED Doll
LARS for each and every case of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use
of Halls Catdrrb Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day OF Decemz
Seal. A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and ma.
Gus surfaces of the system. Send Tor
testimonials free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo o:
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the bss&
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04
The Lime.

We are informed that the great
Southern TelephonoC Company OF New
Orleans, whose system extends from
that city up through the Teche coun.
try will in a short while extend their
line to Abbeville thus placing our
people in direct telephone COM
m~unication with New Orleans and
all the towns surrounding us.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04
North and Northeast,

If you have any intention OF going
to the North or East this fall or
winter, you should advise yourself
of the best route from the South and
West. This is the Louisville q
Nashville Railroad, which ID rum
ming double daily trains from New
Orleans and Memphis through to
Louisville, Cincinnati, Nashville,
Birmingham, Atlanta, Montgomery
brownsville, Pensacoly, jackson
vile and all Florida points; Wash.
ington, Philadelphia, New York,
Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo and all
points North and East. Pullman
Sleeping Car Service through. For
particulars as to rates and through
car service, write
T. Ell. KINGSLEY,
Tray. Pass. Agent. Dallas, Tex.
JNo. KHKENY,
Div. Pass. Agt., New Orleans, la.
G.. p. ATMoRE,
Genl Pass. Agent, Louisville, KY
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04

Valuable Plantation for Sale
In one of the most fertile regions of
the Parish.

In one of the most fertile regions of
the Parish.
$50 arpents of improved land,
beautifully situated, with q front of
Z arpents on Bayou Tigre by a depth
of 40 arpents, located partly in Vera
million and Iberiaparishes,, within
two miles from a railroad depot aud
bordering on a navlgable stream
which affords water transportation
to gulf ports. This land is suited
for cotton, sugar cane, corn and
sweet potatoes; a portion Of it is
adapted to cattle grazing and rice
culture, without the process Of irri-
cation, and the whole can be made
40 by irrigation from Bayou Tigr
Fruit trees grow we'll and yiel,
abundantly. The land is all en-,
closed and has 9 or 10 small builds
ings.
For further particulars, regarding
same and terms of sale apply to
Messrs. Broussard & Kitchell, Attys.
Abbeville, La, or to
AURoRE DEFRANCE,
Widow, Louis Laporte.
Nov. 23,-e5.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04
The Educational Amendments

In a few days the people will be call
ed upon to vote on the Constitutional
Amendments, among those proposed
are a series under joint Resolution 1875
relating to school matters. The cause
of education has made rapid progress
in Louisiana within recent years, and
these changes in the organic law are
necessary to promote its continued
healthy growth and advancement.
The friends of education should be
active in making known the provisions
of these particular amendments, and
do all in their power to secure their
adoption.
We especially call your Afternoon to
the amendment to Article 229 which il
voted, will extend to wards and school
districts the option of school taxation
within reasonable limits. The passage
of this amendment will bring about the
most beneficial consequences for the
schools, and it may safely be prophe-
sled will begin a new era in education
al progress; seeing that revenue is our
greatest need, and men are more will
ing to pay taxes which will be returned
to their immediate sections than to pay
state or parish taxes. 1t will mean for
us better school houses, better school
equipments, better teaching service.
1t should be represented to the peo-
pie that the amendment does not en-
force a specific tax; it merely gives the
people of wards and school districts
the right to tao themselves.
The submission of this ameRdment
to the people by the late Legislature,
was merely to meet what the people
themselves demanded for years
and the opportunity at last withinitheil
grasp should not be lost.
Article 233 will correct a grave in
Justice done public school children. In
stead Of hereafter paying debts due TIL
schools out of the school money, thei
debtor, the State, vii! pay from othe
funds.
The amendments to Article 225 vii
make it possible to afford adequate sal
aries for careful, painstaking super
vision. The Importance Of careful su
pervision is so well known that 1t
unnecessary for me TO discuss 1t a
length.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04

Engineer Coffee spread himself on
the run Of the special train Tuesday
night, carrying back the Governor
and party to New Iberia, making
the run we are told in IS minutes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04
New York Fashion Notes.

The tailor gown with a slight de-
crease in the skirt Is one of the fav-
orite Spring costumes. While the
newest skirts for utility dresses are
somewhat s,aaIler, the evening toll
cites and costumes of gauzy fabrics
retain the fullness of the past winter
bat the tendency of all skirts OF the
the present epoch is to bring the
greater part of the fullness directly
in the back. Street costumes are
popular made with an Elton Jacket,
a garment which will largely super
sede the blazer for the coming SUM
mer. The Elton is cut rather short
on the hips with pointed or square
postillion effects in the back aud
with a front ornamented with plain
or fancy revers The Bishop sleeve
is the favorite for wash materials, as
we'll as for skirt waists. This sleeve
is often tucked or trimmed with
bands of insertion. Silk waists still
form part Of the costume, though
those in the Louis form are more
popular than the draped or shurred
waists last season. The outside
jackeS4or early spring are slightly
| shorter than those of last season.
They are tight fitting in the back
loose front and turned over revers
Dresses made of these fabrics are
ornamented with Marie Antoinettc
fchus and are much trimmed with
ribbons. For these items of infor.
nation we are indebted to the Nc
Dowell Fashion Journals, which are
always abnndantly rich in descrip'
tons and designs; apply by mail to
Messrs. A. Mcdowell & Co., 4 Yves
14th Street, New York.
Frank Sh~epardson, an engineer or
the Southern Pacific Ry., who re
sides at Los Angeles, Gal. wa
troubled with rheunatism for a long
time. He was treated by severe
physicians, also visited the Hot
Springs, but received no permanent
relief until he used Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. He says it is the bes
medicine in the world for rheuma.
tism.
For sale by R. II. Mills Drug
Co, Limited.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04

NOTICE.

The public are hereby notified
that | am applying for a pardon,
and for full restoration to citizen.
ship. ADoLPHE RICHARD.
Abbeville, La, April 4, 1895.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04

The earnest solicitation Of numerous
friends, and the almost unanimity OF
those who first placed me in public office
and have since maintained me there have
influenced me to consent to become a can.
Vermilion Parish once more. In asking
yonr support I promise the same care and
attention to the duties of the office as the
record of my past incumbency shows;
ALCIDE LEBLANC.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04
Town and Parish.

Town and Parish.
Judge Edwards went to Jennings
Thursday.
Jacob Isaac is laid up this week
with pneumonia.
John Nugier made a business trip
10 New Orleans this week.
3. E. Winston has been spending
a few days in town this week.
Robert W. Gunshaw an old news.
paper man, we'll known to our citi-
gems was here one day last week.
Miner Brown who has a large
rice plantation in the Gueydan coun
try was 10 town the fore part Of the
week.
Hon. Adrien Nunez was n of
the prominent men at the mass meet
ing last Tuesday and his reception
was enthusiastic.
H. Fl. Hargrove, Of the New Or
leans Picayune vas here this week
with the campaigning party and re-
ported the big meeting for that pa
per.
J. W. Christian, of the New Or
leans Times Democrat, is one of the
most genial gentlemen in the news
paper profession we have met 10 a
long time, and when it is known
what a clever set of fellows they
usually are, oar appreciation of Mr..
Christian may be better understood.
City election next Monday, come
out and vote.
Bicycling is becoming quite popu-
lar among the ladies of our town.
Up to date the cold snaps have
not killed the fruit, but cane that
was up had been cut down.
For nasty, sloppy, cloudy sticky
weather. that of the first days oil
this week were hard to beat.
The bank building is now II
shape, all the brick work about com
pleted and the inside finishing rapid
" advancing.
Small pox is abating in New Or
leans, but the new cases in Orange
and Jeanerette make people here
feel a little uneasy.
The mass meoing last Tuesda.
was a sumner and ought to conyinc,
the b~lowhards that there are a lev
Democrats left in the parish yet.
The corporation has been putting
in a lot of work this week and las
on the streets, cleaning out tn
bitches and repairing bridges &c.
If you are in favor of bette
schools, and longer school terms 20
should be certain to vote for tn
school amendments to the Constltu
ton.
The renowned author and noveI
list, Frank R. Stockton, accompan
led by his wife. was in New lberi
last week, a visitor to the land {
BvaDgeline.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04
MINOS II. GORDY,

as a candidate for reelection to the Office
of District Attorney, of this, the 18th
Judicial District.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04
10 THE ToTERs OF VERMILIoN
FOR SHERIFF..

We are authorized to announce FRANK
f, WINSTON as a candidate for the office
of Sheriff of the parish of Vermillon at the
election in April 1896.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04

We are authorized to to the
r,ters of the parishes of Lafayette and
Yermilion the name of
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04

Engineer Coffee spread himself on
the run of the special train Tuesday
night, carrying back the Governor
and party to New Iberia, making
the run we are told in IS minutes.
Misses Octave Laborde, Mercedes
Shaw and Lydia Leblanc while
taking a ride Thursday evening in
R. P. Leblanc's buggy were thrown
out and bruised up by the horse run
ming away.
A big race will take place at the
iberia Park, on the 9th Of April, on
the occasion Of the big excursion
from New Orleans, between the fa-
nous horse, "Iroquois,' belonging to
Mr.. Theodule Oubre, of Loreauville
and Bonita belonging to Mr.. Car.
los Messenger. Gates will open at
II o'clock NJ, and the race will
come off upon the arrival of the ez-
cursion. Admission, Csc.
On Sunday a well developed case
Of Smallpox was found in Monnot's
quarters about q miles from Jean.
erette. DR.. Artand, the parish
Health Officer, went down on Mon
day and together with Dr.. MinVielle
assistant Health Officer, isolated the
case. This plantation is now quar-
antined, so far as the surrounding
country is concerned, and it is to be
hoped this case will be the only one.
--Iberian.
Don't let anyone persuade You to
take anything else instead of Sim
mons Liver Regulator. Some mer.
chants will try to do this but not for
your good. They do it to make a
little more profit on something
(which is of an inferior quality,
though you must pay just as much
for the bad as for the good. Be
sure to take Simmons Liver Regu-
lator. and nothing else. Look for
The Red z on every package.
On Saturday evening last when
the force stopped work for the week
a depth of 1890 feet had been reach.
ed by the company doing the drill
ing on Jeferson's Island, 1870 feet
of which is through a bed of pure
rock salt. 1t is The pnrport OF the
company to 60 down 5000 feet from
the surface. What a wonderful salt
deposit is that on Jefferson'a Island.
We hope it will, ere long, be devel-
oped, and thus we will have two
In stead of one train load of sail
bilIed from New Iberia each day
ILerian.
Eve take pleasure in recommend.
ing Chamberlaln's Cough Remedy
because it is praised by all who try
it, SAYS j. w. Cox & Son, drug
J gists, Marshfeld, Oregon. No one
afflicted with a throat or lung troub
lie can use this remedy without prais
E ing it. It always gives prompt re-
lief. 1t is especially valuable for
colds as it relieves the lungs, make
! breathing easier and aids ezpectora
!. ton. A cold will never result il
pneumonia when this remedy is tax
en- and reasonable care exercised.
For sale by R. Fl. Mills Drug
Co., Limited.
8 j. P. Gueydan, so we'll and favor
ably known in Southwest Louisiana
and the owner of a vast body 0
land in the western portion Of Yer
e NJ.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

FOR DISTRICT
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04

Misses Octave Laborde, Mercedes
Shaw and Lydia Leblanc while
taking a ride Thursday evening in
R. P. Leblanc's buggy we're thrown
out and bruised up by the horse run
ming away.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04

For nasty, sloppy, cloudy sticky
weather. that of the first days oil
this week were hard to beat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04

Up to date the cold snaps have
not killed the fruit, but cane that
was up had been cnt down.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04

Bicycling is becoming quite popu'
lar among the ladies of our town.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1896-04-04

The bank building is now Il
shape, all the brick work about com
pleted and the inside finishing rapid
" advancing.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-07-11
THE PUBLIC EXERCISES.

IN Eloquent Grafton Fun Of Patriotic
Sentiment.
The court house was crowded when
Mayor A. J. Bennett, president of the
lay, raped for order. After selections
|y the band and orchestra, Mrs. G. A.
1cNulty was introduced and read the
declaration of Independence with ex-
|ellent effect. Then the Young Ladies
orchestra rendered another selection
nd Mr.. Bennett introduced Rev.
.eogy, the orator of the day. Mr..
eogy spoke rapidly and with force
nd eloquence. He reviewed salient
pints of American history, dwelt at
Pnsiderable length on the rise and
rogress of the American Colonies and
Ee lessons of the hour. His effort was
oil received and frequently interrupt
with applause.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-07-11
THE BICYCLE EXHIBITION.
Clever and Enjoyable-The Ball in the
Evening.

Clever and Enjoyable-The Ball in the
Evening.
Amazing intricacies characterized
Prof. Ordway's exhibition of trick BIZ
cycle riding which began at 7. The
professor thoroughly understands his
business. He did more than the usual
trick cyclist and his work delighted a
vast crowd.
The events of a busy day we're con-
cluded with a brilliant finish-the ball
ut the court house-at which the beau
ty and chivalry of southern Montana
hobnobbed and had most enjoyable
evening. The music before supper was
furnished by the Sheridan orchestra;
after supper by Prot. Berg,s4 Italian
orchestra. Prot. Kellogg waS master
o. = ceremonies and Frank Nfetzel
Adam Fueling, and Bert Feuner floor
managers.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-07-11
A BOLD. eAu MAN.
Who Fl0urished = Gun snd Paid O3k m
Cost for So Doing.

Who Flourished = Gun sad Paid 026 and
Cost for So Doing.
William E. Scott, bad man, all the
wvy from Indiana, and who presumably
is thoroughly up to date on realistic
border literature, gave an imitation of
Wild Bill on the streets Wednesday.
He was flourishing q big gun and
threatening to shoot everybody in
sight when taken in tow by Chief of
Police Stark. he proved to be walk
ing arsenal and had another big gun
cached in his pocket. A charge of
carrying concealed weapons was pre-
ferred against him in justice court and
Justice McGown assessed him S25 and
costs.
When on trial Scott persisted that
his exploit was only a bit of Indiana
pleasantly and that he was not looking
for gore.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-07-11

promptly recovered his presence of
mind and started second hole, and
they finished up brilliantly, their two
holes measuring 28s inches.
They were followed by the Moore
Brothers, two very muscular men from
the Revenue country, who succeeded
in penetrating the rock to depth of
224 inches.
O'Donnell and Robinson of the East
on were the last to drill. They did
some very pretty and effective work,
and were driving the steel down rapid
ly, when few seconds after the nineth
minute had been called they encounter
tissure and were forced to desist. At
this time, with fully five and one-half
minutes to spare, they had drilled 175
inches, and their record for the time of
drilling, according to the judges, was a
shade better than that of the Letter.
vile team. The prizes were-flrst $50,
and second S25.
In the single drilling contest the
time of drilling was 10 minutes. r. S.
Champion of Leiterville carried away
first honors and 1926 by drilling II 1-16
inches, and Paul Smith of the Easton
captured second place with s 1-16
inches to his credit. Rudolph Flick of
the Kennett, who was favorite in the
betting drilled Il inches. Ed Lane and
Patrick Connolly both hal the misfor-
tune to break their drills early. and
were retired before they had made
much of an impression on the rock.
The drilling took place in front of
the court house and was witnessed by
a large concourse of people. The
judges were f. H. Trerise, OF Letter
vile, James Doran Of the Easton, and
Alex McLain of the Revenue. The
time-keepers were Tom McColgan and
Jack Wesley.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-07-11
THE TUG OF WAR.
Won by the Kennett Boys In Twenty-Slx
Minutes

Minutes
1t took the Kennett boys just 26 min
utes to pull the Easton tug-of-war
team off their feet. The match took
place Sunday morning, after two un-
successful efforts Saturday afternoon.
Ga the first taunt pull Saturday the
Pops broke. It was repaired and broke
again. Some talk followed about de-
claring the match a draw, but the
judges decided against the proposition
and adjourned the match until the fol-
owing day.
IN the meantime the kennett BOYS
decided to release Turner, for cause.
Turner was one of their heaviest men.
1t was asserted that he proposed to an
other member Of the team that the two
place their money on the Easton team
and throw the match.
How true this is the MAD1sON1AN
does not presume to know, but at any
rate he was deposed and big Ben Hunt
er substituted. It was 1907 when Ref.
cree Harry Gohn tied the ribbon over
the taunt center and gave the word
that set the muscles of the twenty men
straining. At first it seemed to be the
policy of the Easton team to let their
adversaries waist their strength in pull
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-07-11

MAGDALEN, July 1.J[Special Core
spondence] I'VE have heard of most all
kinds Of baths for health and pleasure;
hot, cold, mineral, mud, etc., but we
never before heard Of bean-soup bath
until last week. A party of Csnteanial
land owners returning from Virginia
City stopped at hotel de rustic, at the
head of Ruby, and enjoyed the above
named bath, also highly entertaining
side show including dancing on the
table and other amusements too numer-
our to mention.
The proverb ''that it is better to be
born lucky than rich" 80 thought by
Bert Miller few days ago when he
found twenty dollar bill he had lost
on the trail last winter between Ruby
and this place.
L. Shambow sold some two and three
year old steers this week to Mr.. Clark,
of Butte, for good price.
VIM. Fitch and family went to Sheri-
dan for the Fourth.
r. Burns and wife have agreed to
disagree. Mrs. Burns took her baby
and went to her folks in Washington,
and Mr.. Burns has gone to the Madi-
son to live. He is the man whom the
whitecaps visited about year ago,
CIV. Brewer, Of St. Paul, has been
rusticating in the valley for the past
three weeks. He was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Culver. L
S. B. Burnside is doing justice on the
roads with his crew of men.
w. n. Culver and wife, and Robert
Boatman went to Virginia to celebrate
the Fourth and to file yearly proof on
desert land.
James Blair went TO the upper Ruby
last week and got I. number of heads
which have been mounted by Guss
Murphy.
burnside and Culver have formed a
partnership in the mail route, store
and other business at MOnida
SUMMIT.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-07-11
THE RACES.

"YellOwhammeF,'' "Old Butch" and Sor-
rel John We're the Winners.
The races were somewhat better
thaa they haye been OF recent years.
OF course the horses didn't 60 CO. fast
that their shadows were relegated to
the rear, but there was some good
horse hesh here. Then too, there was
but little jockeying and the racing was
disposed of without those exasperating
waits, which have tendency to make
q man ask himself what he is waiting
for.
The 40 yard dash was won by George
Scales "Yellowhammer," with Simons'
"Sorrel John" second. Purse $50. No
time.
The 300 yard dash was won by "Old
Butch. This was "Blutch's" eleventh
race in Virginia in as many years, 10
of which he came out victorious. Ac-
cording to John Conmay, his owner,
this was his last event so far as Virgin
ia is concerned as Mr.. Conway expects
to take him with him when he returns
to Billings.
The pony race was won by Simons'
"Sorrel john" leading George Far
relrs "Victor" at the finish by scant
neck. There were about ten starters
in this race. The judges were Al
Gloyd, Fred Bottcher, and Bob Boat
man, and Frank Metzel saw that they
started properly.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-07-11
". j. BRYHN OF
NEBRASKA
WILL BE THE DEMOCRAT
iC PRESIDENTIAL STAN
DARD BEARER.

William Jennings Bryan OF Nebras-
ka was nominated for president by the
Democratic convention in Chicago to-
day friday. The news came by pri-
vate wire Just as the MADIsONIAN went
to press. Save the simple announce
ment no other intelligence was re-
ceived.
We had made arrangements for o
special telegraphic account of the
nomination, but owing to the fact that
the Western Union wire was crowded
with business, had not received it when
this was written
The nomination of Bryan is a sur
prise. While brilliant young man he
could hardly be classed as a presiden-
tial possibility. He is the youngest
man ever nominated for the great Office
of president of the United States, be-
ing but 36 years of age; one year older
than the statutory limit fixed by the
constitution.
The test vote between the silver and
gold forces stood 626 to 3O3, the silver
men having the necessary two-thirds by
the narrow margin Of g.