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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-05-01
GAsHH F0Es COMPOSER
Memphis Music House Offers R
Esig Prize for n Tennessee
Centennial March.


@. K Houck & Co.. music dealers of
Memphis. Tenn. acting under the endorse
ment and in the interest of the Tennessee.
Centennial Exposition, which is to be
held during 1897, at Nashville, Tenn, offer
o prize of 10000 in cash for the best orig
inal composition for the piano, in the
form of a march, the winning composition
to be published as the Tennessee Centen-
NAL Prize March, and during the exposi-
tion 1000 souvenir copief will be gwen
away at their piano and organ exhibit in
the Commerce building. The lithograph
title page will contain q bird's-eye view
of the exposition grounds, and at the top
of each page of music will be an original
design of one of the buildings. Manu-
scripts will be received up to January i.
and award of judges announced on JAM
uary IS. 1897. For fnii information ad+
dress Publishing Department, @. X.
Houcki Co., Memphis, Tenn.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-05-01
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

Whereas, George L. Lyons. Con
Stable, Third Ward. in aud for the
Parish Of Vermllion. State of Louis.
iaha, has applied TO me for the can
collation. Of bond, drawn and sub.
-crit,ed Ivy him for the full sum OF
CUE thousand Dollars as principal.
with George E Lyons, as principal,
il The lnll sun Of $500 00) Five
Hundred Dollars. Ophclias Bonrqne,
in the fnil sum Of (sl00 00j One
Hundred Dollars. William D. White.
IN the !aif sem of $500 00) Two
Huadred Dollars, and Emile Onion.
n The fail sum of $500 00) Two
Hnndred Dollars, as sUreties, dated
July -, 1892, and conditioned FIR
he faithful performance and dis
charge Ivy said George Z. Lyons, Of
Ms Duties as Constable of The Third
Ward, in and FOR the Parish Of Yer
million.
Now, therefore, ]. Murphy J.
Foster, Governor OF tue State Of
Louisiana, have thought proper to
issue this my proclamation with the
view OF giving public notice to all
persons interested aud concerned to
show caase 10 writing, at the Office
OF the Secretary Of State al the CITY
Of Btlon Rouge, La, within ninety
days from and after The last puhli.
cation hereof ghy said Bond and the
mortgage resulting therefrom should
not be cancelled and annul'ed and
ibe above securities discharged from
any further liabilities 10 The premises.
Given undeg my signature and the
Seal of The State of Louisiana at the
City of Baton Ronge. this 18th day
of March, A. D. 1897.
MURPHY j. FOSTER,
By the Governor
JOHN I. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
April II 7-.97-1mo. ]
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-05-01
An Arkansas editor gives his de-

An Arkansas editor gives his de-
iinqnents gentle hint in this man.
ner: 1T is aaid that New York
girl kneads bread with her gloves
on; but that is no news to us. We
need bread with our bo OTIS on; we
need bread with oar pants on; and
if those subscribers who are so much
in arrears don't pay up soon, we
will need bread without anything
on.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-05-01

No magazine has ever succeeded
in arousing the hatred of tho pluto.
cratic press as has New Occasions
The New York Sun. Tribnnes
Commercial Advertiser, Post and
other gold combine organs howl in
chorus every time New Occasions
deals them blow. The May nuns
her will be the best ever issued by a
reform magazine. Send ten cents in.
stamps to Charles H. Kerr & Com.
pany So Fifth Ave. Chicago, for a.
sample copy, or better still send the
MERIDIoNAL One Dollar for o years
subscription, and we will supply you
with this now famous publication.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-05-01

ish of Vcrmllinn-l7th Judicial
/ District Court-No. 333.
Succession of Meance BouIet.
BY virtue Of an order OF sale is
sued ont OF the Hon. Court above men
toned in the matters Of the above
numbered and entitled succession
and to me directed, fully authorizing
and empowering me in the premises
II. j. Oscar Hehert, sheriff Of the
parish Of erlnilion. being duIy au-
thorized and empowered to sell,
will proceed to sell at public auction
10 the last and h,ghest bidder, at the
late residence OF The deceased, all
the property belonging to said snc,
cesslon, and in community with his
surviving spouse Eiina Girouard,
for cash on The day of sale, to pas
debts, charges and claims against
said succession. between the legai
hours prescribed law, on
Thursday, May 6, 1897,
the following described property,
TO wit
One certain tract of land situated
in the parish Of Vermilion aud west
of the bayou VermiFion. containing
one hundred aud eighty-one acres,
more or less, and 10 he taken from
western portion OF the west half Of
section 90, in tp IL. south Of range
2 east; bounded north hY P. B. Roy,
south py Desire Meaux, east by ST.
neon Boulet and west by Odilop
Leger.
A certain tract o. woodland sitna
ted in SAID parish. OH baSou Queue
ICrrne, containing seven arpents,
ard bounded north Ivy O. Guiiry,
south hy Antoine Mcaux. cast by
aud west hy ---.
One dwelling house and kitchen.
one pantry, one corn crih. one buggy
honsa, one blacksmith shop, one out
honsc, one armoir, three beds and
iedding, ene bureau. osie safe, Que
able. two washsiaud~, eight chairs. |
one buggy, one OK cart, one wagon,
ore snlkY pIow, one cutter, three
piows aud one eeraper, orc lot Of
carren'er tools. one Let tof corn about |
zen barrels. 895 rGnnels Of fencing
3 rirnx and wire, 2H5 pabnels OF
fencing 4 aieux aud | wire, l6D
ranneis Of feneing 5 pienx, $50 lbs
# wise and posts, SO head Of chick
eas, 80 pannels Of garden pickets,
d sheep, three geutIe horses, one
two-year old colt. six hogs, one rair
Of wo: k oxen, Two bulls, four cows
ana calves, four fat cows. three two
reer Old heiiers, one two year old
catf, one shot gun, Two large pots,
and many other articles TOO humer
ous IL mention.
Sheriff's Office, Abhevillc, La,
4 pfil 3, 1897.
j. OSCAR HEBERT,
Sheriff
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-05-01
General Confession.

I've had lots Of experience in pro.
hibiti0n towns, but here's one which
happened to me 10 Kansas. said thai
southern drummer. as. be lighted q
cigar, the train having come to o
standstil by a washout." One of my
customers invited me up to his house
to supper. When | got to his place
he introduced me te his wife and
their one son. Before we went
downstairs he took me aside.
"Perhaps you'd like a little some.
thing. he said, but don't mention
this to the wife or my Son.'
Il promised and he produced the
hottie from a cupboard. When |
went down / was chatting with the
son, when lie gave me wink and
motioned toward a back room. |
followed him, end he said:
pretty cold walking here, wasn't
it?'
"Rathcr.'
We'll. here's something that will
do you good; but don't say anything
to dad or ma They're terrible
down on this sort Of thing
with that he produced bottle
from top shelf in an out.of the-way
cupboard. The supper passed off
pleasantly. In the evening, by way
Of q ipke, shivered and exclaimed:
My, what a cold | have! I'd
give good deal for drop of spir-
lis for medicinal purposes
Il believe there is some in the
medicine chest-began the wife, then
stopped and b!ushed.
81 laughed and said: Confession
Is good Tor the SOU! There should
be no secrets IN snch hapry and
well-managed little family. They
all looked rather nneasy, and finally
laughed and confessed Detroit
Free Press.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-05-01

At The regular ANIMAL sale Of pews
at the Catholic church of Jennings
the seats brought some $500,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-05-01
WEaooEsing Cough.

Why suffer with Coughs, Colds
and Lagrippe when Laxative Bromo
Quinine will cure you in one daye'
Does not produce ringing IN tht.
head like Sulphate Of Quinine. Put.
MP in tablets convenient for taking.
Guaranteed 10 cure or money re-
funded. Price Is ceuts. For sails.
by A. J. GODDARD & Co.
r. H. Mills Co., Lmt'd.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-05-01
Succession Sale.

STATE OF LOUIsIANA-Par.
ish of Vcrmllinn-l7th Judicial
District Court-No. 333.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-05-01
Sheriff. S Sale.
STATE OF LOUlsIANA-Parish
Of Verm'lioa-l7th judicial
District Couri-No T83.
Joseph A. Gibson
Arrpnnp Hehert.


By virtue If a writ Of feri facias
granted hy the Hon. Coart alore.
said in The matters OF the above
entitled ard numbered suit. j will
proceed 10 sell al public ancton, to
The last and Iighest hldder, at the
principal front door of the court
house in Ibis parish, on
Saturday, May %, 1897,
hptween tac legal honfs prescribed
liz law. ihe following descrihed pro
rprty, seized to satisfy said writ, to
wit
Part Of lot No. 50 in Megret's
portion Of Abbevile and improve
slents.
One bay horse aud cart.
Terms Cash
Shcriff's Office. AbbevilIe, La,
April q, 1897.
j. ALCTDE LEBLANC,
Dy-Shefiff
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-05-01

The contract for carrying the
mail between Lakeside and Mermen.
tau, says the Jennings Record, has
been awarded to G. A. Lowry, who
will utilize the steamer Agnes T
Parks for the purpose and has ems
ployed F. r Blackburn as pilot and
John Marion as engineer.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-05-01

Black Bros. & Roberts delivered
to Dr.. e. |. Hall, of Lakeside, on
Tuesdaya 40 h. p. engine and de-
tached SO b. p. boiler for irrigatipg
purposes. They also have on the
track - h. p. portable engine for
E. NJ. and J. A. Gibsen, of Lake Ars
thur Times.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-05-01

Marlarial produces Weakness, Gener--
al Debility Biliousness. Loss of Ap-
petite, Indigestion and Constipa-
ton. Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic,
removes the cause which produces
these troubles. Try it and you will be-
delighted. so cents. 70 get the GENU-
me ask for Groves. Sold on it's merits
no Cure no pay.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-05-01

carved oak has been erected in the
sanctuary of the convent chapel.
The side altars will be completed by
The present aud former pupils of St..
Michael's
The committee charged with the
jubilee celebration will be glad to
reach as many of the old pupils as
possible, and. beg that their names
he sent to convent addre before
the month OF May. Invitations an
nouncing dates will be issued in due
time.
"An ex Pupil of st. Michael's."
= Mobile Register, Feb. 7, 1897.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-28

I have written a letter to Lord Sails
bury upon this subject, and have in
formed him that Mr.. Depew's remarks
do not represent the sentiment Of our
glorious and peace-lovipg country. He
informs" Salisbury that Americans
think so and so, when he should say Il
think they think So" Taking the
American press. stump speakers, and
the sentiment of succeeding congresses,
aud there is little doubt Of Mr.. Depew's
position being the most correct. It is q
fact that the people Of the United
States would take no particular delight
in getting up a fight with any nation.
England excepted. II the people of this
country desire to whip any other. it Is
the 'blarsted Britisher" The concilia-
tory and "soft-soap' speeches made by
United States ministers to the court of
st. James are read in this country with
a well nigh universal sheer or grunt of
dissent. The senator or congressman
W no publicly twists the Lions tail the
most vigorously is the man who gets the
loudest applause. The people of the
United States have no use for Sails
bury, and they will endorse Depew and
not NcCabe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-28
EVERYBODY LIoUIDATING.

Reference was editorially made in the
Eagle OF Sunday morning to the fact
that the personal Indebtedness of Kan
sas people had been largely liQuidated
and high ger cent bonds of municipal
ties were being refunded at lower rate
of interest. Francis l. Carley, the
president Of the Money trust OF New
York City, in his current weekly circu-
lar declares that the period Of Hquida-
tor has passed. He says that there is
not a security market on either hemis-
phere which is now being undermined
by actual liquidation. There is not a
security on the New York Stock Ex-
change which is urder pressure from
bona fide selling For a long time it has
seemed as though all men had been en-
ga ged In common effort TO get out Of
securities ard business enterprise, but
,his protracted struggle has come TO a
finish A period of absorption of secur-
tiles set in long ago on the other side Of
the ocean, and it is much past due in
this country. 1t has already reached
outside securities, which have been un-
der constant absorption for many
weeks Those who are opposed TO i'm
provement of prices and indirectly in
conflict With tie return Of public conf
dence are now resorting TO fantastic
arguments. There Is no selling on the
part OF bona fide holders, and lower
quotations are made 10 just that extent
that the bears increase their commit
pents. This is true in all parts of the
market, and presents exceptional oppor-
tunities for the exercise of courage.
The coal business is in no worse position
han other branches of trade, and man
Ufacturers will use more coal as bust
ness increases With movement almost
| impercepuble. the market is reaching
higher levels. and at each new level will
| find a new and stronger understructure.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-28
THE NEW BALLOT LAW.

The average Pop, as was shown, did
not possess sufficient intelligence to
handle the Australian ballot employed
in the last two or three Kansas cleo
tons. They got mixed and either lost
their votes or voted for the wrong man.
So the last Pop legislature essayed the
task of prescribing a ballot which it was
hoped would save the party Of Doodle
and deals. The Atchison Globe says
the new ballot will be first tested in the
incorporated town Of Iinwood, Leaven-
worth county, which holds an election
next Tuesday. The changes in the bal
lot refer TO the little squares to be
marked. The placing Of the squares In
which the all-powerful little "X-marks"
are made, to the right of the name, Is
probably the most important change.
Heretofore the law has been to make
q cross in the square to the left Of the
name to be voted for, but the wise
men at Topeka last winter said that
was all wrong. They argued that peo-
pie were naturally inclined to go to the
right. in writing, if in nothing else. The
law further provides that leach of the
adjoining columns shall be separated by
two distinct lines, not less than one
sixteenth of an inch apart" The square
TO the right of the name is placed inside
of the lines, SO it will be extremely
difficult for the sovereign voter to get
into the wrong pew.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-28
A-CABE ON DEPEW.

Bishop McCabe. better known as
Chaplain McCabe. of the Methodist
Episcopal church. is very positive. Ike
many other men. about that which may
be only after all 4 matter Of opinion.
The bishop is of rather aristocratic ante
cede1ts and Is so inclined. Chauncey
Depew. who knows the American peo-
pie more thoroughly politically and
Secularly, than Bishop McCabe. and
who also knows the English people. has
of late. in his speeches, been giving ex-
preston - the impression that Ameri-
cans have little Use Tor the English:
that the United States are in fact hos
,ile u Great Britain Bishop McCabe
has made 1t as business TO deny the as
Sertion by declaring that such deciara-
tions place this county and its people in
il wrong light. He says that OF course
there are many persons who do not feel
kindly toward England. but they do
not compose the better classes Of our
citizens. nor are they il the majority.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-28
THE FIGHT IS ON.

The tariff discussion is at last on.
The question interests the west more in
Its early passage than in its proposed
schedule rates and items The univer-
sal desire for its early passage VII not
probably be realized and for many rea-
semblance to the Dingley bill which
passed the house weeks ago. That c$e
senate. bill itself must undergo many
changes is evident from the spirit
evinced by Senator Vest. whose several
amendments were found in our yeSter-
day mornings Geographic report The
amendments made by the senate
finance committee number 200, affect
ing every schedule. Generally speak
ing. the senate bill lowers the Dingley
measure. But the senate increases the
duty on refined sugar. The duty on
high grade wool is cut, and on third
class wool increased by the senate. Tea
is changed, and II cents added 10 beer
by the barrel. The main fight in the
senate will be over sugar, hides, wool,
tea and beer. There is a conviction, in
fact it has been practically proved. that
the sugar trust would profit by the SEN
ate schedule The Dingiey bill rates on
sugar gave the refiners 40 per cent less
protection than the Wilson orman
law does. The sugar plea is in behalf
of the beet sugar industry OF the coun-
try just now attracting some considera-
BILE attention. One sure way 10 help the
beet-sugar enterprise is 10 break UP the
Sugar trust This the senate bill will
not do. Another way is TO legislsTe al
rectly in the interest Of the Sugar-beet
development. by bounty or otherwise.
The measure or schedule in which the
west is more particularly interested.
and which is about the only one. IS the
duty on hides The leather and tanner
interests of the east assert that Il
would be tax on the home consumer
Of leather goods, that their foreign
trade would be damaged, and that the
farmer. the cattle-grower, could not
gain anything by the hide tariff. which
would .simply give Armour and the
beef trust a .-rake-off' 10 the extent of
the increased value OF hides. As TO Tie
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-28

first proposition, it may be said that the
profit in the leather trade has been con-
siderably better than in most other
branches Of business and there will be
small excuse for an increase of prices
of leather manufactures even if We ac-
cept the theory that the importer pays
the full amount Of the duty on foreign
hides brought into this country. Con-
corning our foreign leather trade, it
would scarcely be affected, for the bill
provides a rebate on exports of leather
goods equal to the duty on the raw ma
terial used in the manufacture. The as
sertion that Armour, and not the cattle
grower would get the benefit Of the tar
if on hides goes for nothing. Obviously
any advance in the price of hides
would have an effect upon the cattle
market The leather interests, which
are adequately protected, should not
object to fair measure Of protection
to the cattle growers of the west. But
there is prospect of lively fight over
the duty on hides. in which New Eng
land will be specially aggressive in the
opposition
The western state producers in a de-
gree are interested in the wool schedule
which cuts the Dingley rate on fine
woods from IL to 8 cents per pound and
raises it on carpet woods. There will be
fight over this. The tea and beer
schedules are arranged not on any pro-
tective principle but solely with view
to increasing the revenue up to the
needs of the treasury, therefore are
taxes strictly speaking direct on the
consumer The west will be against
this, as probably the east The reven-
ues should come through the eastern
houses on competing products.
No prediction can be yentured as to
how long the senate will jower over the
pending bill. 1t ought to be passed
within two weeks, but it will not be.
Then there is the house.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-28
THE VAMPIRE.

A fool there was and he made his prayer
Gwen as you and y.
To a rag and bore and hank OF hair
eve called her the woman who did not
care);
But the fool he called her his lady fair
Gwen as you and u.
Oh, the years we waste and the tears we
waste,
And the work Of our head and hand
Belong TO the woman who did not know
(And now We know that she never could
know
And did not understand.
A fool there was and his goods he spent
Gwen as you and D.
Honor and faith and a sure intent
(And II wasn't the least what the lady
mean)'
But a fool must follow his natural bent
Gwen as you and D.
Oh. the toll we lost and the spoil we lost,
And the excellent things We Planned
Belong 20 the woman who didn't know
why
(And now we know that sire never knew
WHY,
Gwen as you and ~
The fool was stripped 70 his foolish hide
Gwen as you and ID.
Which she nigh: have seen when she
threw him aside
Out /; .sa't o. record The lady tried.
So some OF him lived. but TIE mos, % hin
6.e5
Gwen as you AID d.
Ard {; isn't the shame and IL isn't TIE
blame
Tat stsnEs Ike a whi:-ho: brand;
Its coming 20 know that she never knew
why
Seeing a. last she could never know vsy)
And never couif unie-r,art-
-RUpYARD kIPLING.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-28
BOTH BUSTED

line ngnt between CuDa ana spain Is
like that Of the two snakes which. at
lacking each the tail of the other, there
was nothing left of either AT the end Of
the swallowing contest, or equivalent
to the fight between the monkey and the
parrot. there remaining nothing to indi-
cate what had happened but an insic-
nificant remnant of hair and feathers,
badly mixed. Spain is bankrupt and
Cuba ditto. Scuba Libre'' is collapsed,
so is the invading army of Spain. Spain
being busted financially, has little use
for a country wholly and absolutely i'm
poverished. The Spanish minister OF
finance has just announced to the gov.
eminent at Madrid that there is nothing
left on which he can raise any more
money except by hypothecating the
revenues derived from few state mo-
nopolies. The irresistible force of Spain
has spent itself on the immovable body
of Cuba, and there you are. There is
nothing left Of either. There is talk OF
Cuba buying her independence and Nc
Kinley guaranteeing the payments as
they fall due. That would mean that
we would have to take Cuba for the
debt, in the end, and at a high price. 1t
would be a dear bargain. 1t would be
cheaper to thrash Spain and then in
wade Cuba, and having whipped her, to
cover the cost of the transaction, as
Turkey proposes to do with Greece.
AS to buying Cuba, which 1t Is stated
in some quarters, has been discussed
by McKinley's cabinet, the Spanish
never sell anything. Spain owned both
Of the American continents at one time,
and never GOT anything for them. The
Don is not on the dicker. Poor as are
the Spaniards, they are too proud to sell
the Gem of the Antilles at any price,
especially when a menace in the shape
Of the Morgan belligerency resolution e
hanging over them. When a guest Of
Spanish hidalgo expresses admiration
Of his horse, or picture. or any other val
liable, he is politely offered it as pres
emf. Under this polite national custom
the Spaniards will offer to give away
any admired possession except his wife.
If President Mckinley. recognizing this
Spanish trait, should express his admir-.
alton Of Cuba, ne would be just as like
ly to receive the island as gift as he
would be to succeed in any negotiations
he might set on foot looking to its pur-
chase
TIE leader Of the opposition party in
the Spanish parliament may well say
that the conditicn Of his country has
become gradually worse until it is very
deplorable. if not desperate. As he re-
minds the ministry, there is war IN
Cuba and war in the Philippines. Hun
d,ecs OF Thousands Of men have been
taken from the Industries of Spain and
all, apparently, 10 no purpose. Carlist
plots and bread riots tell Of discomfort
and desperation at home. The national
finances are going from bad to worse.
Fresh taxes are making bankruptcy
more certain. And the end no man
can foresee.