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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

Monday evening, while driving from
the new gin, one of the front wheels of
j. r. Leguenec's buggy came off, eaus-
ing the shafts to drop on the horses
knees and run away full tilt down the
street and around the corners until he
reached Mouton's stable which he en-
tered and came to a full stop. Fortu-
nately the buggy Was only slightly
damaged and the owner escaped by
Jumping out.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04
Row,s Tnise

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
i. j. CHENEY d Co, Props, Toledo, O..
We, the undersigned. have known T. j.
Cheney for the last IS years, andbelieye
him perfectly honorable in all business
Transactions, and financially able to carry
ont any obligation made by their firm.
ledo, .,
Waldiug, Kinnan & Marvin. Wholesale
druggists, Toledo, o.
HalPs Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucns
surfaces Of the system. Price 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimon
ials free.
Halls family Pills are the best,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04
NOTICE.

All persons desiring to be examined
for the purpose Of obtaining license to
teach in the public schools Of Vermilion
parish are hereby notified that an ex-
animation will be held in Abbeville on
Monday September y, 1897 beginning
at 10 O'Clock a. II.
j. r. kITCHELL.
Parish Supt. Pub. Ed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

Free exposition all day-celebrated
glass blower from the Chicago Worlds
Fair, base ball, clay pigeon shooting,
sack races, greasy pole climbing and a
thousand Other amusements at the
Great Scott Church Fair and World
Exposition, Scott, La, Oct. 9-10th.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

See change of Levy's add on the &c
page. Read it, go there, buy and be
benefited by it.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

A perfect avalanche Of amusements
at the Great Scott Church Fair and
Worlds Exposition Oct. 10th.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

An interesting letter from "Sunfov,
er" is crowded out this week.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

Read Lann's big adyertisemt on 4th
page. It's all right.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

100000 yards of water proof-canvass
to shelter the $4,000 people that viii
attend the Great Scott Church Fair
and World Exposition, Scott, La, Oct.
9-l0th.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

Mosquitoes are having their inning
these days and they make it lively for
whoever is out after dark on the prai-
RE.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

The town council met Wednesday
night and among other business elect
ed Lucius Dutel town constable for the
balance Of the term Of the present city
government.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

Caterpillars are making their ap-
pearance throughout the parish and
the farmers are preparing to extermi-
nate them with paris green as the
present hot showery weather is favor
able for their growth.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

The race last Friday, between George
Summers on a bicycle, and Morris Mills
and Johnny Robinson on a tandem,
come off on Calico Guidry's track in
the presence of a large crowd and re-
suited in a victory for the bicycle,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

Rain, rain, every day this week.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

Abbeviile will be well supplied with
oysters this season. Theodule Theriot
has put his schooner in the trade with
p. G. Addison as captain and chief
navigator and they will make regular
trips to the bay, bringing up the finest
oysters to be had.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

Percy Summers left at this office the
champion sugar cane of the season. 1t
is 81 feet long, has Is red joints, is 81
inches in circumference, and was grown
by Alex. Davidson.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

Vermilion street from j. NJ. Beauxis'
grocery to the Lyman G. Lyons place
on the eastern limits of town has been
graded up and filed in this week. B..
Frank Lyons had the contract and has
certainly given the corporation a good
job for their money.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

For fall information about the Great
Scott Church Fair and World EXPOSE
ton sec large posters. Oct. 9-10th.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

The courthouse lawn looks very pref
ty since the rains. 1t is being moved
regularly and with a little more atten-
ton to defective spots will be some
thing to be proud Of.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

The mysterious disappearance of Mr.
Jas. P. Golden. chief clerk in the office
of the Southern Pacific, at Algiers, re-
mains unsolved despite avigilant search
by the family and police. He was a
brother Of A. j. Golden of this place
and visited here last year. He went
to work Monday morning as usual,
stepped out about lunch time and has
never been seen since.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

Mosquitoes are lively.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

AbbeVille's champion bicycle rider,
Gilbert BONN, has been playing in
hard luck lately. In the Fourth of
July races here he won the gold medal
but the medal has never been given to
him. asst week in Lafayette, he en-
tered the bicycle race in entertainment
given by the Century Club, was de-
clared the successful winner but failed
to receive the medal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

Big sport is expected on Sunday af-
ter next, Sept. II, at Ledanois' track
about II miles above town Oh the
bayou, j. Gabriel Leblanc's horse,
Talton will run a half mile with Bessie
June. The Abbeville and Pilettes will
play a game of ball in the afternoon.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

Ernest M. Feray has recently fitted
up the rooms in the Derouen building
on Port street, recently occupied by
Archie Rose as an ice cream and soda
water saloon and has opened therein
a frst-Glass restaurant and oyster
stand, where meals will be served in
the best style at all hours. Ernest is a
good cook and knows how to get up
appetizing dishes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-09-04

Saturday night SO it is reportedtthere
was q small a in Africa over the
squabble in the Baptist church. The
faction who are trying to depose Par
son Banks had a racket with his sup
porters and as a result a number of the
anti Banks crowd are nursing sore
heads. "You'se amt SO warm!'
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22
Where Doctors Disagree.

There has been great deal of disa-
greement from time to time about the
therapeutic value Of sarsaparilla. In
the malt, authorities deny any par
ticuIar medical value to the plant.
'Its Just aud old wife's remedy, =
they say. And ia the main they are
right. There are about q dozen yari-
cites of sarsaparilla, scattered through
various countries, and of this dozen
only one has any real curative powers.
So man whose experience might be
confined to the eleven other varities
might honestly say there was little
value in them. The one valuable sar-
sapaprilI is found in Honduras, G. A.
Monardes, physician OF Seville, re-
cords the introduction of sarsaparilla
into Spain as result of the Spanish
discoveries of the New Word, between
1886 and 1545. But the root did not
accomplish much. But he adds, "a
better sort soon after came from Hon.
durus.p 1t is this "bette sort" that is
used exclusively in Ayers Sarsapa-
rilIa. And it he use of this "better
sortn that has given Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla prominence over all other varie-
ties by reason of its wonderful cures
of blood diseases. Send for the Cure
book, a ''stery of cures told by the
cured.n Free. Address J. G. Aver
| Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22
THREATENED CONSUMPTION.
A Typical Case Of catarrh Cured by Dr.
Eartmans Free Treatment.

A farmers wife has been troubled
from childhood with catarrh. Until
within the last few years, she has not
been treated for it. But it has be-
come so much aggravated that she
consults her physician. He treats heI
and she perseveres faithfully, without
avail, for months. Then she tries a
physician in the city. Although his
charges are exorbitant, her husband
gladly pays them; but she gets no bet
ter. The farmer in despair, sees his
wife growing paler and weaker every
day. A cough sets in, and consump-
ton is near.
At last they read about Pe-ru-na. The
husband writes to DR.. Hartman and
receives an encouraging and smypa-
thetic ansW er. They continue the
correspondence all the while she takes
Pe-ru-na, receiving new advice and
assistance in every letter. Her symp-
tons leave her one by one. Her color
returns. Her cough ceases. AT last
she is well. In her gladness of heart
she writes to DIR. Hartman, anxious to
have her cure told to others that they
also may be saved.
Such is the history of typical tes-
timonial used by DR.. Hartman is his
books. One of these books will be
sent free to any address by The Peru
ma Drug Manufacturing Company,
Columbus, Ohio.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22
wreckage Bank Items.

The Merchants bank failed to open
Thursday morning.
Friday evening J. A. Rowell and s..
r. Birdsey & Co. made assignments,
the result of the bank closing its doors
Jesse NJ. Neely is assignee of the
first named party, whose assets are
1852 and liabilities $2l 900, of which
amount Mr.. Rowell owes the Mer-
chants bank, of which he was vice.
president and a director and MEM
ber of the credit committee, $500,
r. B. Mcconnell, president of the
bank, 81 ,543 and the Park City bank,
New York, $4,000, Mr.. Samuel R.
Birdsey Jr., is assignee of the firm of
Birdsey d Co., whose assets are some
thing over $1,000 and liabilities So, 1885,
"a; due the Merchants bank, $500
and $1,000 due President Mcconnell.
The liabilities of the bank are repu-
ted at Sl54,000 and its assets $4,000.
Mr.. Shubrick, national bank exam
iner, who was in Ocala scarcely two
weeks ago and then examined the
bank is now in charge of the instItu-
ton awaiting the appointment of a
receiver. 1t has caught a great many
people with their all of home folks,
while from the outside many were
equally unfortunate. So far nothing
new has developed. The county and
city are large losers by the failure.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22
= ,nsareet d seed auaas.


Inanother column Of our paper will
be seen the application for a charter
fey the Marion county good roads asso-
citation, which will be brought official
Iy to the notice of Judge Hooker, of
the circuit court, about the middle of
February for his signature and APP
proval. The officers and directors
have been chosen from the five road
districts of Marion county, two from
each, with an extra one from Ocala.
Tax payers may become members on
payment of annual fee of twenty-five
cents. The preliminary expenses thus
far for postage, printing and sundries,
: have been paid by one or two parties,
and more must be incurred for books,
stationery and incidentals, before the
association can be regarded as a sue
cess. Those interested can therefore
send their names aud quarters by mail
or otherwise to the president, DIR. Chas
w. Torrey, of Ocala, or to the secreta-
ry, Chas. Trask, of Belleview. The
remittances will be acknowledged Ia
ter on card constituting membership
for 1897. About thirty members
joined at the time of the meeting for
organization.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22
The Seed is the Vital Thing.

Planting must be begun right, else
no amount of cultivation or fertilizer
can prevent the crop being a failure.
The first step is the selection of the
seed. Do not take any risks here. Get
seeds thatyou can depend upon-seeds
that are fresh, that have reputation
behind them. The most reliable seeds
grown in this country are Ferry's
seeds. Wherever seeds are sown the
name of d. N Ferry & Co, of Detroit,
Mich, is a guarantee of quality and
freshness. The greatest care and
strictest caution are exercised in the
growing, selection, packing and dis
tribution of their seeds. Not only
must they be fresh, but they must be
true to name.
On par with the quality of the
seeds is Ferry's Seed Annual for 1897,
the most comprehensive and valuable
book of the kind ever printed. Every
planter, large and small, should get,
read and digest the book before plant
ing single seed. II is free to all who
address the firm as above.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22
Visited Quincy.

Mr.. Chas. Peyser, Ocala's successful
pioneer cigar manufactures, in compa-
ny with his frind, A. Cohen, and other
visiting delegates to the tobacco grow
ers' convention, left last Friday for
Gadsden county TO inspect the tobacco
farms of the Owl Cigar company, un-
der the guidance of Mr.. w. M. Corey,
manager, and Mr.. Henry Curtis, the
F. G. & p. immigration and agricul-
tural agent, with head quarters at
Quincy. They were given an oppor-
tunity to inspect the farm and its pro-
ducts, and Mr.. Peyser assures the Ban
ner reported that it was revelation
to him as well as to Prof. whitney, Dr.
Jenkins and other from abroad, in
finding the quality or tobacco grown
and cured by them.
The treatment given them by the
people of Quincy was royal in the ez-
treme. Their hearts and homes were
open to the visitors Mr.. Peyesr re-
turns with an assurance in his mind
that tobacco is the coming industry
aud Marion county can secure that
prosperity that has come to Gadsden
If its farmers will only plant the right
seed and grow it properly, the ques-
tion of curing the weed will adjust
itself. If you grow the leaf, buyers
will be on haRa to buy your product
in the green.
Mr.. Peyser is enthusiastic on the to-
bacco question, and those curious to
interview him know where to find
him, and you can pump him on this
subject al tiJitatm. 1t is as good as
feast to hear him talk tobacco grow
INC
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22
Respec. the Stomach.

Few people do have proper respect
for the stomach. If a thing "tastes
good" and is not so hot or so cold as
to be painful to the mouth or throat,
it is swallowed by two many people
regardless of consequences.
Do not give the stomach food that
will irritate it or retard it in the per-
formance of its natural functions, or it
will retaliate in way that IS decid-
edly unpleasant. A headache, a
lump" or "heavy feeling" in the
stomach, and irritations of the skin,
are mostly symptoms of disordered
digestion resulting from unwholesome
food.
Alum baking powders are respons-
ible for the large part of this unwhole-
some food, for it is fact well recog-
ognized by physicians that alum rem
ders food indigestiable and unwhole-
some.
The danger to health from this cause
is SO imminent that it behooves every
one to adopt precautionary measures
keep alum baking powders, which
are now so numerous, from the
kitchen stores. 1t will be found that
those powders sold at lower price
than Royal are almost invariably
made from alum, and therefore of. in
ferior quality and dangerous to health.
The safer way is to look for the. we'll
known red-and-yellow label of the
Royal Baking Powder. That is certain
cover a powder free from alumni. The
Royal is made of cream of tarter, a
pure, wholesome fruit acid derived
from grapes. 1t is renounced for add
ing anti.dysper tic qualities to the
food, as well as for making finer and
better food.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22
Last Week at oeala.

DR.. Van EIderen, specialist, now al
the Montezuma, viii be here but one
week more. Those suffering with
rheumatism, neuralgia, nervousness
or general debility ard skin diseases
tumors and bad teeth, have yet time
to get cured by the swift and sure
method employed only by DIR. Van
Eldcren. References of his marvel
GUS work can be obtained from the
following gentlemen: DIR. Dunklin
Dir. Chase, Mr.. Vogt, VIM. E. Hogan
Mr.. Bullock, Sr., Mr. Bughee, furni'
ture dealer and many others can bt
furnished at the Montezuma hotel.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22

+. Fos pain in the chest a piece of
flannel dampened with Chamber
laia's Pain Balm and bound on over
the seat of the pain, aud another on
the back between the shoulders, will
afford prompt relief. This is espec-
tally valuable in cases where the pain
is caused by cold and there is ten
dency toward pneumonia. For sale
by Anti. monopoly Drug Store. lnl.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22

Stanton has large influx Of Sisi-
tors and there is not n vacant mousse
ia that neighborhood.' Ed. d. Coates
and family, Of Akron, Ohio, but for
wsr residents of the lake are back for
the winter. f. d. Buiium, OF Wes-
terly, r. J., interested 10 the "Sun-
crestn orange grove, is also there for
the winter. 1t is said the portion of
the grove budded to grape fruit has
made wonderful growth. Captain
Lytle Is getting $3.50 box for his
famous "Parson Brown variety Of
oranges,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22
Rats.

A correspondent at Canton says; =
IA couple OF old soldiers called on
Mckinley aud he treated them with
as much consideration as he did the
distinguished statesman who were
waiting for an audience This is like
Mckinley. He drank from the same
canteen, slept under the same bian-
kets and endured hardsnips with that
class of men, and he is not the kind
of man to forget it because great
honors have come to him.~-F'A-
change.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22

Our gold bug friends say that from
1857 to 1850 we had circulation of Sl4
per capita to S21 row. In 1860 the
wealth was more evenly distributed.
While the population now will meas
IRE into the wealth twenty-one times,
in reality few own half the wealth
and the other half is distributed in
heaps of unevenness. There are
three idle men to-day in proportion to
population as there were in 1850.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22

Messrs. Munroe and Chambliss, of
the Buffum Loan and Trust company,
have established a general exchange
and collection business. They will ac-
cept no deposits nor make any LOANS,
In collections they promise good ser
vice and quick returns. As these gen.
tlemen are well known in our midst,
we trust their patronage will be good.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22
Cure + or Headache.

As a remedy for all forms of Head
ache Electric BItters has proved to be
the very best. 1t effects II permanent
cure and tue most dreaded habitual
sick headaches yield to its influence
we urge all who are afflicted to pro-
cure a bottle, and give this remedy q
fair trial. In eases of habitual consti-
patton Electric Bitters cures by give
ing the needed tone 10 the bowels,
and few cases long resist the use of
this medicine. Try it once. Large
bottles only Fifty cents at f. c. Al
worth and Co.'S. 0eala. Fla. 2
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22
For Glory and Honor

Mrs. Kate Liddell makes the follow.
ing offer to piano music pupils ol
0cala.
One music folio and one gold ring &c
be given to the two pupils getting IN
the greatest amount of practice from
the month Of January to last week in
the month of April, counting by min
utes.
The following is a model card with
lists of day, and time given to prac-
tice:
Commencinp Ian I1th 1897.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22
The Fortunate Drawers.

In the matured "a" stock of the
Ocala Building and Loan association
last week TO share each were w. B.
Goodwin, of Gainesville; Merchants
National hank, G. Peyser, Reuben S.
Mitchell, Ocala; III. Kaminski, George
fnWn s. c.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22
GOOD NEWS 70 DEPosIToas.

A Telegram from Senator Call says the
Merchants may Resume.
The following telegram has been re-
eeived by the editor of this paper
which will be good news to all our
people and especially TO bank deposit
tors.
Washington, d. c., Jan. 2lst, 1897.
10 r. q. Hdrris, 0cdia
Comptroller will authorize the bank
to resume as now advised and not APP
point a receiver.
WILKINSON CALL.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22
Engaged.

The Rev. r. b. Templeton, of the
u. s. University, Chattanooga, Tenn,
to Miss Josephine Davies, of Key
West, Ella. The nuptials will take
place January 27 at the home of the
bride, Captain HI. NJ. Daniels, Key
XNaat
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22
FOR SALE.
Branch's Genuine Rattle
snake Watermelon seed.

These seed are selected with the
greatest care and under a system of
careful cultivation have been kept
PURE for the past thirty years. No
other variety of seed is permitted to
be planted on the plantation. Impossi-
bic to have PURE SEED of any vari-
ETY. where two or more kinds are
grown on the same farm. Alexander,
of Augusta, Ga, one of the largest
seedsmen of the south, visited my wa
termelon crop while growing and pro
nOunced IL 10 be the only one he mad
ever seen that did not have Hybrids in
it. The following is taken from the
Atlanta Constitution: '"The finest
watermelOns ever seen here have Just
been sent here by the Hon. M. /.
Branch, the watermelon king of Col
umbia county. They are of thegen
inc Georgia Rattlesnake variety, and
a more lucious fruit never grew ON the
watermelon vine. They are grown by
Mr.. Branch, who has long since es-
tablished national reputation for the
excellence of his melons. OF all the
watermelons, the best are those of the
Rattlesnake variety. Others have
been tried in various experiments, but
for standard excellence and every
year success, the Rattlesnake is the
king of the melon warket, and those
grown by Mr.. Branch are the besb
specimens of the type to be found In
Georgia"
Price, ounce Zoe; ounces 35c;
pound 65c; pound 81 .25; delivered in
any part of the United States. A linn
tied quantity of "BOb Harris" cante-
lOupe seed, a choice variety, at 81 per
pound, delivered. Remit by register
ed letter 10 Berzelia, Ca, or money
order on Harlem, Ga.
Address, NJ. I. BRANCH,
IL llw Berzelia, Columbia, Co., Ga.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22

Ayers Hair Vigor is certainly a re-
marka5le preparation and nothing
like it has ever been produced. No
matter how wiry and unmanageable'
the hair may be, under the influence
of this incompatible dressing, it be-
comes soft, silky and pliable to the
comb and brush. -
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22
Thosa of opr neople who have pianos

Those of our people who have pianos
and organs to tune, regulate or repair
ed, will do well to read Mr.. w. s.
pixies card in to-day's Banner. He
has been citizen of Ocala for many
wears. and his fitness for this work is
unquestioned.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22
HnrsasI Horsesli HnrsaaIll

Messrs. Moore & Crandall, the fa-
nous horse dealers, will be in 0cala
Thursday, Jan. %. with car load of
their fine horses which will be sold at
at Liddon Bros. stable.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22
sound Aim.

William Crittenton, Of Citrus
county, who was up before Commits
sioner d. S. Williams last summer for
iIlieitly distiIling liquor and gave
bond for his appearance before the
United states court, jumped the
same. J. w. Vogt was one OF ms
bondsmen, who instituted sesrch and
found him near Green Cove Springs
Mr.. Harvey Dunn, Of Cita, spent
Monday In Ocala.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22

Rheumatism is foe which gives no
quarter. 1t torments its victims day
and night. Hoods Sarsaparilla puri-
fies the blood and cures the aches
and pains of rheumatism.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-22

The contestants are expected to add
each weeks practice at the end oi
each month, to be handed in and
counted by disinterested parties, the
closing week in April. Quite num-
ber of pupils have entered the contest.