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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-02-20
Sherinss Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
l7th Judicial District Court.
Parish Of Vermjion No. 973.
Felix Patont
Eloi C. Leblanc ir. ct ais.

To Eloi G. Leblanc ir. and
Demas Leblanc Of said parish, ad-
ministfalor of the succession OF
Cslina Ihjbodaux.
By virtue Of d writ of sciznrc Of sale
is, ued ia matters oi the above entl
tied ari Huaaltered suit, and TO me
directed. commanding me to seize
and aud sell for cash. the proper "
a,l defendant, to satisfy said writ, |
will proceed TO sell at pebble auction
to the last and highest bidder, at
he priocii,a! (; ont door OF The court
hcn-e in this parish on
Saturday, March 20, 1897,
i,etwren i,,' iegul hnerS prescribed
hy law the following Described prop,
.rttg seized TO satisfy said writ, 10
vii:
4 certain tract Of land with all
hHi!diugS aud improvements thereon
and thereto belonging and all APP
ratte,aneies thereof siIuated in The
parish Of Vern,iIion, la, on the east
side Of bayou Vcrmi!iun containing
one hundred snpa, fetal arpents and
measuring Z II arprn's east aud
west .y the depth of II arpents
rn,lh and south and taken on the
western pn'tion ol the S'V ! of Sec
6 To Il ssR 5 e. t,ourded north by
lan,j ii Mr. Bpizaire Ainoton, sou'h
ny those Of Ur~in Cameaux. east by
those of ancnilr &Nichntas Leblanc
wp-i by rhase Of AntniDe Brousal d.
Gipen nn'!er my fl :iat signature
This 18Th day Of February S97.
j. ALCIDE LEBLANC.
by Sheriff.
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f.IleritI' 8 Sale.
E*KIEF'EEs 5 EaEUo
OF LOUISIANA Parish
uf EerlniIion-l7:h judicial Dis
tri1t Enurt-Nn. 9s7
Enphenir .Iaynans-e
Warren Il. Carter.

Ry virtue al wfits If llrri facias.
i<-nei hs th" Hon. 18th Jadicial
District CnArF, III lie matters III the
above nuahered a',,. entitled snit.
authorizing and commanding me to
seize ant! sell the property nf said
,ieipniant, to satisfy said writ | will
i;roceea 10 sci! at public auction, to
The last ana h'ghest b dtier, at the
principal lrou door of the court
house in thi. parish on
Saturday. February 20, 1897,
between the hours OF / o'clock a.
Ill. and 4 u, IN the following des-
crincd property, seized to satisfy
<ai.' writ, to wit
The undivided cne.sizth e g. in
tprest Of said mortgage in aud to one
cei tain tF"ct oi land lying ond be-
Ing sru+trd in The parish Of Nermil.
i,ni nu ite west bank Of the VerlnlI
ion River, containing ,~o hundred
ard twenty arl ents. measuring tlse
onc half al lpeuts an said river hs the
depth II forty a"rpnis, bounded on
lhe fnrlt hy Adam Bondreanx. on
The ."n.Il hy land Of h"uis Thhnanx
sud j. X. Eruns-ard, east ty the
VermlIinn river AID west hy land ol
Rieha,i s|i9krs.
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1920 SO

Surplus fund has on hand 1920 SO
No receipts on this fund since my
last report.
Abbeville bridge fund has on
hand 1902 %
Reed on this fund since my last
report from j. D, Hebert, Esq. on
Feb. l, '97 on roll '96 S32 O4
CrmI pros fund has on hand 1883 GO
Reed on this fund since my last
report from ]: o. Hebert, Esq. OH
Feb /, '97 ON roll 'a6 731 90
Mag const a. phys has on hand 156 go
Reed on this fund since my last
report from J. o. Hebert, Esq. on
Feb |, '97 on roll '96 365 10
Dist atty & shift has OH hand 46l 10
Reed on this fund since my last
report from j. O. Hebert, Esq. on
Feb !, '97 on roll '96 7S1 2S
Civil expense is overdrawn 42 50
Reed on this fund since my last
report from j. o. Hebert, Esq. on
Feb. i, '97 on roll '96 665 63
Road Il bridge fund has on
hand 9S7 40
Reed on this fund since my last
report from j. Q. Hebert, Esq. on
Feb. j, '97 OH roll '95 1854 81
Very Respectfully,
ELI WISE, Par. Treas.
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Bal to his credit U0
Your committee beg further to report,
that in their report of Jan. o, '91 on 9, set.
tlenent with the Sheriff for the, rolls of
1895, they neglected to include The inter.
est on Delinquent taxes, after Jan, 2, 1870
nj per cent. por month which amounts
as follows, not including interest for Jan.
tah.
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Par Feb 1881 Meh Al Is 255 81
Apr 1o6 IA May 149 80 255 67
June Al Is July % 80 lis or
Aur IL "A
Corr Feb aa Mch los $50
May GIG June 2 G2 u IS
July Isl
5l9 81
Bal due as per reps 1897 1891 5os -
Which is his standing on the rolls 0f 800
this date.
Respectfully submitted.
WM. P. MILLER,
nj L. ELDREDGE, Com.
THos }. MoRGAN.)
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On motion of Mr.. Miller duly seconded.
Resolved that the tax collector be noti-
fed Of amt Of balance due by him on roll
of 1895 and that said officer be requested
TO appcar before this body relative to
said matter.
The Treasurer submitted the following
report which was accepted and ordered
spread on the minutes:
ABBEyILLE, La, Feb. 0. 1897.
To the Hon President and members OF
the Police Jury OF Vei1nilian parish.
Gents: The following shows the tinan"
cial standing of the parish at this date:
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Police y Jury PROCEEDINGS.
ABBEvILLE, La, Feb. Q, 1891

The Police Jury for Vermilion parish
met this day i'll regular session. Present,
NJ Sarver President, and MessTs. }. I.
Theriot, A. Picard, Babilas Leblanc, w.
p. Miller, Geo. Delano and M. L. FL
dredge.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and adopted.
On motion Of Mr, Miller duly seconded,
Resolved that the order of business shall
be fixed hereafter so that after the report
of special committees the morning hours
will be devoted to the consideration of
matters pertaining to roads and bridges,
after which no action will be taken on
said subjects during that meeting.
Mr. Miller reported progress on repair
of fiat.
Mr. Picard reported progress on repair
of bridge.
On motion of Mr.. Miller duly seconded,
Nr. A. Picard was authorized to act with
u like committee from Lafayette parish
to advertise for bids, receive same and
make contract for repairing the public
bridge across bayou Vermilion ut Odlion
Broussards.
Mr. Delano reported the completion of
necessary repairs OH fiat at Bancker and
asked to be discharged, which request was
granted:
Nj. Miller reported as to the drainage
of road in I'd ward reported and recom-
mended the cutting of a ditch around the
field of MI. Lequex and parallel with the
public road.
Mr.. Delano reported on drainage of
roads in 7th ward recommending some
bridges and the cutting of bitches along
the public road and also recommended
the loca ting of a new road i'll said ward.
On motion Of Babilas Leblanc duly sec
onded, action on the matter of draining
of water from public roads was postponed
until the advice of the District Attorney
has been obtained on said matter.
Mr. Edwards appeared relative to the
changing of the public road near Mr..
Francois Frederick's. 9th ward explain
ing the location of said road and dam
ages caused by said action relative to
laeds pertaining to the public schools.
Mr.. Brown appeared relative to the
changing OF the natural course of the
| bayou Que Tortue by the Vermilion Canal
| Co. which matter was referred to the
Dist Atty for advice.
Mr. Williams made . partial report re-
| latiye to repairs to be made on court
| house.
Mr. Lastie Broussar,l appeared relative
| to erroneous taxes collected from HIM.
| The janitor asked to be permitted to
/ have the carpeting on the courtroom
| floor washed which request was granted,
! The finance committee submitted the
! following report. which was accepted and
ordered spread on the minutes:
/ ABBEVILLE, La, Feb. s, 1892.
| To the Hon. President and members Of
| the Police Jury. We yonr undersig gned
/ Finance Committee beg to hand you here
| with their report of a settlement with j.
4 o. Hebert Sheriff d eN-otficlo tax collec-
/ tor for collections during the month OF
! nr rf,llS nf
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Henry ftees,

NTEi,-SEyERAL FAITHFUL
w n,en or women to travel fos responsi-
He e~taliishes. house in Louisiana. Sal
ary $751;. pay.tbscsI5 weekly and expenses
Position permanent. Reference. Ehclnse
self-a.l;lresSe,l stamped envelope. The
National, Star Building, Chicago.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-02-20
Private Detectives.

We want one or two young men in
this county to represent us as Private
Detectives. Experience unnecessary.
Money for the right man. Addres
with stamp,
Texas Detective < Protective Agency,
I2-I2 3m San Antonio, Texas
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-02-20
Land Office at New Orleans. La, !
Eob > ISQI (

LaIlW UIHCb 9Ib NVW NI!CftIIS' I1tt:'
Feb. 2, 1891. )
Notice is hereby given that the follow
intention to make final proof in support
ef his claini and that said proof will be
made before Clerk of District Court, at
Abheyiile. La. Oh March -, 1895, viz:
Henry Rees.
who made Homestead entry No. 1881, for
the ~ of See -. r II. SR 2 West,
lie names the following witnesses to
prove hls continuous residence upon ana
cultivation of. said land, VIZ:
John EIugerfortl, Charles Hnngefford,
Aristide Br0ussarl. Cgphroyen, MarceauN
ali Of Nernilion parish, L;t.
&. Med. BRUMEY,
3r- It Reg ster.
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Succession Sale.

STATE OF LOUISIANA-Par.
ish of Vermlion-l7lh Judicial
District Court-No. 1866.
Succession of Victorin c. Hardy.
Bv virtue Of an order Of sale is
sued out of the Hon, Court above men.
toned in the matters Of the above
numbered and entitled suncession
aud to me directed, fully authnrizing
and empowering me III the premises
u. J. Oscar Hehert, sheriff Of the
parish of Vermilion, being dul ly au-
thoriZcd and empowered to sell, |
viii proceed to sell at public auction
10 the las, and Ii CHEST bidder, at the
late residence ot the aeceased, all
The property ne!ongiug to said sue
cessiou. between The legal hours
prescribed law, on
Tuesday, March 8, 1897,
the following described property,
to wit
One certain tract Of land situated
in The parish of Vernilion contain
ing one hrDdred aud sixty-six and
81 100 acres and designated as +
I of Sec 35 Up | ) H ( 3 &.
Another certain tract OF wood
and prairie land situated in the par
ish of VermiiOn on the west side OF
she bayou Vermilion measuring 8
arpents front north ard south, by
depth of 10 arpents cast aud west; !;
bounded north by f. Despanet Lege.
south by T:.os. G. Fletcher east hg
the public road and vest by +. De-
spanct lIege
Que dwelling house.
One, Kitchen.
One coru crib.
Ore cotton hanse.
$50 pannels of fencing 9 pieux
and wire,
lsa panneIs o: fencing 3 pieux
and | wire.
$50 garden plekets.
Que wagon.
OGe buggy.
Tw wo gentle horses.
One colt 3 years old.
One harseu COW.
Three hogs.
500 pounds barbed wire.
Two plows.
One harrow.
One cnitivat01.
Two sets of harness and many
other aticEes too Numerous to men.
/ ton.
TERMS L CONDITIONS -
For all purchases the aggregate
amount of which shall not exceed
ten dollars, cash on the day of sale
and for ell purchases the aggrega Il
amount which shall exceed ten dol,
lars, one third thereof to be pait
cash on the day Of sale; purchasers
10 furnish their notes for the remain
der. III Fable to their own order, ane
tg them endorsed in blank. viii
good and solvent suretles 9a s&tsdo, II
one, two and three years from tht
dav of sale, and conditioned 10 beal
interes, at the rate of eight per cen
per aunnrm from times due nnti
paid. and to contain q clause by
which the signers and ehdnrsers shall
bind themselves to pay ten per ctE
additional on the amount dne all,
ex!gible for attorneys fees in iht
even, Of non-pasment at maturity
Tha, the sureties offered To he ae-
cepted hy the Sheriff aud Michel q
nardg, ard .hat the lands he AMI
remain specially mortgaged anf
hspo,hecalcd with vendors lien AM
privilege relainei on the same, Il
secure the payment of said notes
and shall not b. alienatcd or in an,
4 Way encountered IN The prejudice 0
said notes or the holders thereof IN
i'll iuIl PAYMENT Of the same, in prin
cipai, interest, attorneys fees and al
costs which NAV accrue thereon.
Sheriff. Office, Abheville. La
February 6, 1897,
j. OSCAR HEBERT.
sheriff.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-09-25
A Medical Student.

Each student of medicine, before
graduating to become doctor, has to
undergo a catechism, to see if he is
competent to practice medicine.
Here is a sample of what he must
answer:
Question: What is the cause of
general weakness and tired-out feel
ing? Answer: Poor dig estion.
Cues: What is the cause of poor di-
gestion? Ans: Catarrh of the lining
membrane Of the digestive organs.
Cues. What are the names of the
digestive organs? Ans; Stomach,
liver aud bowels. CUES: How then,
can the weakness and tired-out feel
ing be cured, Ans: By curing the
catarrh of the digestive organs.
CUES. What remedy would you use
for this? Ans: Pe-ru-na is the only
internal remedy for chronic catarrh,
Pe-ru-na cures catarrh wherever locat-
ed. Cues: What is meant by the
term female diseases? Ans: 1t means
simply catarrh of the pelvic organs.
CUES: Will Pe-ru-na also cure catarrh
of these organs3 Ans; Yes. Peru
ma cures catarrh wherever located.
A beautifully illustrated and in
structive book, written by DR.. Hart
man especially for women, will be
sent free Tor a short time. This book
is for women only. Address The Pc
ru-na Drug Manufacturing Co., Co.
lumbus, Ohio.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-09-25

floating Indebtedness, bought his wife
new range and sewing machine,
took S1oo to go to Buffalo and give
himself and his poor tired wife an
outing and had $500 left. When he
had finished all the business he wiped
his brow with his shirt sleeve and re-
marked, 81 voted for Bryan last fall
but I'm blamed glad he wasn't elect
ed There are many others here in
Berkeley feeling the same way and
some of them are not backward about
expressing it. In conversation with
sound Democrat he remarked that
he noticed it more and more every
day how badly we needed protection.
Free trade theories, he said drove us
to the wall. What a blessing if the
scales would fall from more of their
eyes. RALF.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-09-25
PRESIDENT McKINLEY's OUTING.
Keeping an Eye on Alaska r Free"
Trade "rIisfortuues."
tFrom our Regular Correspondent


tFrom our Regular Correspondentl
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2o.-President
Mckinley has not complained because
he failed to get any rest while away
from Washington, on his recent vaca-
ton. but he has arranged for another
little trip which he thinks will give
aim some rest. He is going to the
Berkshire hills of Massachusetts,,
where himself and Mrs. Mckinley
will be guests at the residence OF an
old friend. 1t is not probable that
President Mckinley has done harder
weeks work since he was inaugurated
than he has just completed, but he
has got all the routine work up to
date again now, and as there are no
important matters pressing, he feels
free to go away again and try to get
himself braced up a little for the
arduoas duties of the winter. He
was surprised to find SO many Office
seekers awaiting him when he re-
turned but he saw as many of them
as he possibly could and made NUM-
Der of appointments, which, of course,
$50 made a much larger number of
disappointments. He is very much
interested in the Greater New York
campaign, and willingly listened to
those who had information to impart
concerning it, but he says only enough
to draw them out. He has expressed
no opinion on the subject.
It was definitely settled at con-
ference between the President and
Consul General Lee that the latter
should return to Cuba at the expira-
ton of his leave Of absence, or earlier
if circumstances should make his
presence there necessary. This indi-
yates that General Lee will continue
as Consul General to Cuba for some
time yet. His leave Of absence ex-
pires early in October.
Pension Commissioner Evans, Ex-
c. mmissioner ("CorporarD Tanner,
and General Baird, accompanied the
Washington members of the Union
Veteran Legion, who left this after
noon on special train for Columbus,
Ohio, where the I2th National En-
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campment of the Legion will be held
this week.
Under the new policy of the Pension
Bureau, to give the papers of appli-
cants for original pension preference,
Commissioner Evans estimates that
applicants, which have been hung up
under the Democratic policy will be
disposed of during the present fiscal
year.
Secretary Alger is determined to
find out as much as possible about
the condition of things in the Klon-
dyke region, in order to be able to
carry out his project of sending food
into that region, if it becomes neces-
sary to prevent suffering among the
numerous Americans who have gone
there, at his own expense but in the
name of the Government of the
United States. AS step in that di-
rection, he has been comforting with
Mr.. Joseph I.adue, of Dawson City, a
gentleman lately from the Klondyke
and who has mining interests there.
Arrangements have been completed
for sending a company of U. S. SOL
diers to St. Michael, Alaska, for the
purpose of maintaining order and
protecting property at that point.
The free-trade press regards it. or
tries to make it appear to the public
that it so regards the matter, that the
compelling of foreign manufacturers,
who have established market in this
country for their wares, to start fac
tories over here or lose their Ameri
can trade, is a misfortune, but it does
not so appear to sensible people,
whether they are Republicans or not.
1t is clear enough that every estab-
lishment employing labor, started
and maintained in the United States,
must necessarily add to the prosper
ity of our people, and while increased
prosperity for the people may be a
for the professional calam-
ity howlers among the Democratic
and Populist politicians, it will GER
tainly not be so regarded by those
who get additional work and become
sharers in the increased prosperity.
If everything consumed or used in
the United States could be made by
our own citizens, it would be one of
the very best thugs that could hap
pen to the country, 1t was largely
we bought so much stuff Of
foreign production, brought in under
the low rates of the Democratic tariff,
that we had such a long period Of
business and industrial depression.
These are facts that should be con-
stantly kept in mind by the people Of
the United States
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-09-25
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Frost is approaching.
The mosquito appears to get strong
er.
The dry weather is hard on the APP
pie crop.
Peaches and prosperity reign SUI
preme.
1t is little strange that parents de-
sired the full amount of school hours
during the late hot spell, while those
who had no children were untiring in
urging half session daily. Well, we
are glad to see the recent change in
the thermometer, just to please the
editor of the World. The schools, like
the factories, are on full time. Moth
ing like prosperity. See!
Many persons visit the new school
building in the 9Th ward, and are
loud in their praises of its beauty,
strength and durability. Bro. Tebo,
the contractor, only knows how to do
work of that character well. The ar
chitect examined it thoroughly last
week and pronounced it first class in
every respect, and the merry voices
of the children will be heard in it by
the latter part of October We hope
however they will not be pleading for
half sessions, as the best time for edu-
cation is youth. Every hour lost is
gone forever.
The editors of many newspapers
within a radius of hundreds of miles
have taken up the recent bids let out
by the City Council in the printing of
the bylaws and are commenting on
the action Of the Council Don't they
know that this is a prosperous city
and that adversely has absconded from
US and this is one way in which the
City Council could show our neigh
bors just how prosperous we were,
and how lavishly they could spend
the peoples money.
Some one has said, there is no
better place from which to see heaven
than a carpenters bench or mer-
chants counter, if the heart be right.
Elisha was ploughing in the field
when the prophetic mantle fell upon
him, Matthew was engaged in his
custom house duties when he was
commanded to follow, James and
John were busily engaged in mending
their nets when called to become fish
ers OF men. Had they been doing in
the sun Christ would not have
brought their Incidence into the apos-
tleship. Gideon was at work with
fail on threshing floor when he saw
the angel; it was when Saul with ia
tigue was hunting his fathers asses
that he got the crown Of Israel"
There is no post like the post OF duty.
The York, Pa, Times tells this story
of farmer up at Stromsburg, who
sold his wheat, paid his mortgage and
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-09-25
Fatal to Children.

At a certain stage of childhood
worms are the greatest menacers OF
child lite. TO kill worms and not
expel them is still more dangerous.
MAGIC WORM TABLETS both kill and
expel worms. Children eat them as
readily as candy. They yell for them.
Price IS cents. Magic Remedy CO.,
Glen Rock, Pa.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-09-25
DON'T Tobacco spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

TO quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netle. full OF life, nerve and yigor, take No-To
Bac, the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, zoe or 81. Cure guaran-
.ecd Booklet and sample free Address
u ling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-09-25
Much in Little

is especially true of Hoods Pills, FOR no medi-
cine ever contained so great curative power in
so small space. They are whole medicine
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-09-25

The people who pray hardest for the
millennium wouldn't know what to o
with themselves if it really came.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-09-25
. ills

sick headache, iaundice constipation, etc. 25c.
The only Pills 70 take with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-09-25
aood!s

chest. always ready, al
ways efficient, always sat
isfactory; prevent a cold
or fever, cure all liver ills,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-02
Bottled Up!

1t certainly is disheartening to pa
tent to find that the treatment he is
given for a disease is more disastrous
than the disease itself. Such is the
case, however, with the usual treat
ment given for diseases of the blood
Notwithstanding the great progres 1.
made in many branches of medicir (,
the doctors have failed absolutely 20
lind a successful treatment for blood
poison, and the many diseases having
their origin in the blood. They give
but one kind of medicine, they l;now
but one treatment, and wllet''er in
the form of powder, pill or liquid, the
Doctors prescription is always the
same-potash or mercury.
Too much cannot be said OF lie harm
full and disastrous effects Oft ese drugs.
4 The doctors are unable to il the sys-
tenn of the poison, and rect their
efforts toward covering u, the symp-
toms from view. There but one ef-
feet to be obtained froit potash and
mercury-they bottle / } the poison
and dry it up in the system, but it
must be remembered that they dry UP
the marrow in the bones at the same
time, gradually consuming the vital
ity. Those disfiguring copper-colored
splotches are but indications OF worse
results to follow. No sooner has the
system taken on the full effects of this
powerful drug than that suppleness
and elasticity of the joints gives way
to stiffness, followed by the racking
pains of rheumatism. The form grad.