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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24
Go OF
J.. Yuund.
BARBER GHDP,
For an easy Shave or a Trim
Hair Cut. Opposite P.
O. on Port street.
Sherif's Sale.
STATE OF LOUlsIANA-Parish
of Vermilion-l7.h Judicial
District Court-No. 789.
Joseph A. Gibson
Arseane Hebert.


BIZ virtue Of a writ Of feri lacias
granted by the Hon. Court afore.
said in the matters Of the above
entitled and numbered suit, / will
proceed to cell at public auction, to
the last aud highest bidder, at The
principal front door of the court
honse in this pari-h, on
Saturday, May 80, 1897,
helween tho legal hours prescribed
by law, the following described pro.
perry, seized 10 satisfy said writ, to
wit:
Part Of lot No. 3s in Megret's
portion of Abbeville and improves
1lents.
One bay horse and cart.
Terms-Cash.
Shfrif's Office, Abbeville, La.
April 81, 1897.
j. ALcIDE LEBLANC,
Dr-Sherif.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24

Roselius Julian, the murderer of
Judge Estopinal near Southport
some years ago, is serving a life
term 10 a British Honduras prison
for the murder of q merchant Of that
place. Some time ago it was re-
ported that Julian was in British
Honduras, but IN the absence of pos
tive proof, it was presumed to be
one Of the many wild rumors of his
discovery which has gained circula-
ton in the past. But a private let
ter from a resident of British Hon.
duras, from one who claims to know
Julian well, confirms the report
The fact that Julian is serving a life
sentence the makes extradition TO
this country impossible
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24
Sherifps Sale.
State of Louisiana-11th Judicial Distries
Court-Parlsh of Acadia-No.S 62.
Gaar Scott & Co.,
Hyacinth Quebodeaux.

Hyaclnth Q~ueboQeaux.
By virtue OF q witt Of tleri faclat
issued by the Hon. lltb JadIclas
District Court, III The matters OF loo
above numbered and entitled ftll,
cuthoriz'ng aud commanding mo .
se.ze and sell the property oil sala
defendant, to satisfy said wit, VIII
proceed to sell at public auction, y
the last and highest bidder, at 'as
principal from. door Of the cou1'
house 10 this parish. on
Saturday, April "a, 1877,
between The legal hours presc'ioss
ivy law, the following descrioea
property seized to satisfy said wfls
to wit /:
h. A certain tract OF land situated y
the Parish Of Vermilion, Lonlslaa.'
at a place called Queue do Ior.as'
containing forty acres, more OF y.
and bounded north, east aud souss
by lands Of Alexandra Vincent, ana
on the west by land OF Valsla bfOs.
card, together with all the buli0, u.
and improvements thereon s'taa,Iv,
being the same property acquired =
him ftom Pierre BreaaS.
TerBs-Cash. .e
C.o, pu,.Nc ny.SheglH.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24
Captain Guess, who is 40 authorit

Captain Guess, who is 40 authority
fears an 1882 water. He thinks the
water from crevasses in Tennessee
and Mississippi above Vicksburg,
and the river at that point already
has as much water as it can hold
This will cause cfevasses below. On
the opposite side the water from the
Arkansas crevasses will Gnd its way
south through the Ouachita, Tensas
rivers and bayou Macon. Joining the
Mississippi at Old river causing
breaks below. The Captain cou-
siders the outlook a dangerous one.
-Iberian.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24

With one hand the republican
party is holding out its hat for in
creased revenue to cover a treasury
deficit aud with the other it is max
ing huge additions to the appropria-
ton bills. Its theory seems to be
that wild extravaganza aud high
taxation are the trne remedies of q
deficit in the revenue Of the treasury.
-Atlanta Constitution.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24

Don't expect prosperity to come
in with q jump says the Chicago
Times. IF she enters with a glide;
if she moseys in on one leg; nay,
even if she sashays forward on her
sursingle, or waltzes gently forward
90 her ears; We'll welcome her and
dust off the best seat in the house
for her 10 sit on. 1t doesn't matter
low she comes, but the whenness of
her coming is a matter Of much
interest"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24

Why are the rocky and sterile re-
gions of New England rich and
prosperous, while the fertile regions
Of the South and West are depressed
and languishiDg Because New
England c~ultivates legislation, while
the people Of the South and West
are fools enough 10 cultivate land
Exchange.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24

Some time since the New Orleans
Sugar Exchange, alorg with some OF
the other commercial bodies 10 that
city, addressed a note to the Louis
lana Congressional delegation, urg.
ing them to support the Dingley
tariff bill. In response, Senator
Gallery replied that he would OPP
pose the bill, and that the sugar ex-
change people could make an early
and permanent visit to the region
where ice water and fans are popu
larly supposed TO be in constant de-
mand.-West Baton Rouge Sugar
Planter.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24

Adam Esterly found found that
June bugs were Kidding the foliage
of his pecan and other trees and he
set his thinking machine to work to
devise a remedy. He put out a
wash tub of water Monday night,
poured a small amount Of kerosene
on the water and suspended a light
ed lantern over the tub. Next day
he counted 1874 dead bugs out of the
tub. Others who are similarly
bothered might adopt this simple
remedy. Crowley Signal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24

STATE OF LOUISIANA-Par.
ish Of Vermllion-l7th Judicial
District Court-No. 1913.
Succession Of Meance Boulet.
By 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 s%uncessioD
aud to me directed. fully authorizing
and empowering me in the premises
|, J. Oscar Hehert, sheriff Of the
parish OF VermiIion, being duly au-
thorized and empowered to sell, |
will proceed to sell at public auction
to the last and highest bidder, at the
late residence of the deceased, all
the property belonging to said sue.
cession, and in community With his
surviving spouse Elina Girouard,
for cash on the day OF sale, to pay
debts, charges and claims against
said succession, between the legal
hours prescribed law, ON
Thursday, May 6, 1897,
the following described property,
to wit
One certain tract of land situated
10 the parish of Vermilion and west
of the bayou Vermilion, containing
one hundred and eighty-one acres,
more or less. and to be taken from
western portion OF the west half oil
section %, in tip IL. south Of range
2 east; bounded north by P. B. Roy
south by Desire Meanx, east by ST.
neon Boulet and west by Odilon
Leger.
A certain tract Of woodland aitua-
ted in said parish. on bayou Queue
Tcrtue, containing seven arpents
and bounded north by O. Guidrg
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24

One of the facts to be kept before
the people is that trade is not suffer.
ing from an oyerproduction so much
as uuderconsumption. Until every
hungry mouth has been fed and
every shivering body warmly clothed.
all talk about overprodnction sounds
strangely inappropriate, to say the
least.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24
Land Office at New Orleans, La, |

Adnu oAdco db NOW OIIeduS, Ld.,
April IL, 1887:
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ofhis claim. and that said proof will be
made before Clerk Of District Court, at
Abbevil!e, La, ON May 81, 1897, viz:
Edmund Vaughan,
who made homestead entry No. 1S43a. for
the lots 6 and : Sec TIP IS SR / We lots
& and I Sec 6, lots | and 2Sec 7, and lot
and 2 Sec s TIP 16 SR l East.
He m the following witnesses 70
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land, viz:
Henry Eriksen, Lawrence Broussard,
Numa Veazey, Livaudals Vincent, all Of
Vermilion parish.
G, Med. BRUMBY,
4-17-97, Register.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24

J. D. Broussard has telegraphed
Governor Foster that Iberia and St.
Martin will each furnish twenty-five
or more volunteers who will work
without pay on the ~levees, if the
means Of transportation and board
are furnished. We have no doubt
his Excellency will be very pleased
TO accept this generous Offer
Iberian.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24
Succession Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish OF Vermilion,
18th Judicial District Court-No
OO0

Succession of Alcee Melaneon.
by virtue of an order of sale
granted by the Honorable Court
aforesaid in the matters Of the above
entitled and numbered succession. I
will proceed to sell at public auc-
ton, 10 the last aud highest Lidder,
all the property belonging to said
succession or so much thereof as may
he necessary to pay the debts at the
late residence of the deceased, 10
his parish, on
Thursday, May 20, 1897,
between the legal hours prescribed
by / y, the following described
property belonging to the above
entitled and numbered estate, to
wit :
|. The undivided one-third inter-
eat in and to a certain tract Of prsi-
rie land, situated in the parish of
Vermilion, containing in all Two
Hundred and Eighty-one 6l-l00
acres and being (lst) the SCI of
SCI, Sec. 2, in TIP. IL, South Of
Radge 2 East, containing forty 40
"a 100 acres. ~ VI of SCI and
NET of SCI of Sec 2, 10 TIP il, SR
2 East, containing one hundred and
twenty 81 100 acres. 81 WI Of
NE4 and SCI of NE4 Of Sec 2, TIP
IL. SR 2 East, containing one hun
dred and twenty 70-lOO acres.
One dwelling house, one corn
crib, two creole horses, two cows and
calves, 500 lbs barbed wire and
posts.
The sale of the property TO be
made ON a credit of nine months
from the day of sale, purchasers to
furnish their notes good and solvent
sureties in solido, representing the
credit purchases to the satisfaction
of the administrator, and made paya.
bic to the order of the administrator
nine months from the day of sale,
and conditioned bear eight per cent
per annun interest from maturity
until paid; with the additional pen
atty Of ten per cent for attorneys
fees on the amount due and ezlgible
in case of non payment at maturity
The land to be and remain spe-
cially mortgaged and hypotnecated
with vendors lien and privilege re,
tanned thereon, and shall not be
aiienated, or in any way ~enc"mbered
to the prejudice of the succession
and the notes to be furnished a,
above set forth, in principal, interest
attorneys fees and all costs which
may ccrue thereon.
J7sEPH T. ABsHIRE,
April 1897. Administrator
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24

George Norman. adjutant gen.
eral and chief of staff, Of the United
Confederate Veterans, writes Us that
there was an error in the date of the
meeting or reunion at Nashville,
Tenn. June %, % and "a, 1897,
instead of May, as was published.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24

Dr.. Hunter, Republican candidate
for United States Senator from
K ntucky has been indicted by the
grand jury Of Frankfort for attempt
ing to bride legislators to vote tor
him.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24

Two iron dogs left in a log by
swampers caused the saw of the
Hall & Burdin mill st. Martinville
TO fly to pieces, several Of which
struck a colored named Ernest
Mathie, killing him instantly.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24

Daniel Woolsey Voorhees,, United
States senator from Indiana, died at
five o'clock Saturday morning, April
10, at bis residence in Washington.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY.
E. I. ADDISON, Publisher.
Saturday. April a. 1897.

Thibodaux has another Stale
bank, which has been organized with
a capital Of $25, 900.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24

Senator Jones, of Nevada, is the
Daniel who has interpreted the sign
Of the times for Belshazzar Hanna.
He does it in this ringing statement.
1.-THE higher they put the duties, the
better it is for the silver people,
Even if they the country 10 as high
as the wall around China, it would
be only helping along the cause of
the white metal. The passage Of a
tariff bill will not affect the pros
perity of the country in the least. Il
will require something more than
that to bring good times to the PEG.
pie. There can be no permanent
prosperity with falling prices. I defy
you to point me a single instance in
history to disprove this. Times will
continue to get worse despite the
tariff tinkering Of the Republicans
and then you will hear something
drop 10 1898, about election times
Lake Charles Press.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24
The High Water.

The Mississippi is on the biggest
food boom ever recorded. It has
stood for several days at New Orr
LEAFS at 10 feet above low water,
the highest point ever known, and
the levee at Carrolton is in a dan.
gerous condition. Despite the sitn-
alton, the Picayune and Times
Democrat continue to sing the praises
of Eads and his school, and wildly
denounce as idiots, any one favoring
outlets in connection with the levee
system. What would become of the
lower country if the levees above did
not break ? 1t must be remembered
MISUNDERSTANDING the Biggs Gre
vase, two at Coon's landing and the
one at GIasscock, the four afording
outlets more than a mile 10 width in
the aggregate, the rising aoodtide
at Nachez was only checked to the
extent Of a fall of 20-l0O of au inch,
and then it began to swell again,
just as if nothing had occurred to
relieve it. Apparently those who have
in charge the levees and who are
presumed to know the character and
extent of the food, either do not
comprehend the situation OF they
have willfnlly deceived the public
AS the New Orleans Item says, we
are inclined to believe they are ig,
norant and not wilful. Heretofore
the system of all-levees" has been
regarded as something too sacred for
discussion, and the one who attempt
ed it was soon taught his place.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-04-24
Succession Sale.

STATE OF LOUISIANA-Par.
ish of Vermllion-l7th Judicial
District Court-No. 333.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-02-20
The Legend Of zaccheus.

We all know the Bible story of
Zaccheus, the short man who elm b.
ed tree at Jericho in order to see
over the heads of the crowd when
Jesus passed through the city; but
this tale from Forward will be new
to most Of us:
There is a pleasant legend Of
Zaccheus, which tell US that in his
old age, still living at Jericho, he
would rise every morning very early
and 60 out somewhere where was
always a secret which he kept from
his household. Even his wife did
not know to what place he took his
early walks. She was curious to find
out, however. and one morning she
arose and followed him. She saw
him go to an old sycamore tree by
the wayside. First he carried water
from a spring, which he poured about
the trees roots. Then he stopped
down and pucked up some little weeds
that were growing there. After he
stood long, looking up into the tree,
with quiet and revereut mien, and
then returned with happy face to his
home.
This was the tree from among
whose branches the old man had first
seen Jesus. All the years he had
cherished it in his heart, and cared
for it, watering it. keeping the ground
about it clean. Far more than this
sycamore tree was to Zaccheus, the
church has been to us. We should
love it. cherish 1t in our hearts, and
do all we can to preserve its purity
and increase its usefulness. Glad
Tidings.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-02-20
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

We are having variety of weather.
AS weather prognosticator, that
ground hog is miserable failure.
Some persons say charity begins at
home We always start it with c,
The narrow-minded man never fails
to give extensive expressions to his
views.
Fifty thousand dollar balls, in a
country where some of its inhabitants
are verging on starvation on account
of no employment, is a shame, and
also no credit to the promoters of it.
The little sidewalk made on Queen
street, near B. & o. R. r. crossing,
through that lake of mud, was badly
needed, highly appreciated, may be-
come thing of beauty, and will
certainly be joy to pedestrians as
long as mud is SO plentiful and on
the increase; give us more of the same
kind, they are much better than half
worn out and loose brick, with here
and there vacancy.
Valentine day has no charms for US,
filled with disappointments. We re-
ceived not even a comic. How un-
fortunate
The giving away of the bride by
her father is not near so apperciative
as the donation of farm or its value
in finances. It's effect is magical and
often causes the groom to loYe his
mother-in-law. But Jean Paul says,
"no man can live piously or die right
eously without a wife. This is a
very sweeping assertion to bachelors.
One of the most celebrated observers
of human nature among our country
men has bequeathed us the recorded
opinion that early marriage, with an
amiable and virtuous woman is, next
to firm religious faith, the best
safeguard to the happiness and princi-
pie of young man.
Many persons could be seen along
the banks of the Opequon and Tusca-
rora creeks, last Saturday trying
their luck on capturing fish, but from
their limited success one would sup
pose that the inhabitants had with
drawn to a more congenial cline,
where the wicked fishermen cease
from troubling, and the fnny tribe
has peace. Some of them, however,
succeeded in catching a ducking,
while others, perhaps, will catch a
cold. RALF.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-02-20
CURRENT EVENTS.

It is believed in Washington that a
motion in the Senate to postpone t e
English arbitration treaty will prevail
if introduced
The will of William Lampsou, a
banker of Leroy, N. ", it is said,
leaves the bulk OF fortune ofsI. 900,
900, to Yale University.
Senator Morgan's resolution to take
up the Clayton Bulwer treaty, lookin g
to its ultimate abrogation, passed the
Senate by vote Of 81 to 81.
Cleveland advices say the machine
bolt trust has succumbed to the com
petition brought on, it is said, by dis
trust and jealously among the mem
bers.
Major Mckinley was ordered to rest
by his physician, and received no
callers Tuesday, remaining in bed
He is worn out by the horde Of office
seekers.
The United States Court at Milwau.
kee has entered an order confirming
the sale of the Northern Pacific Rail
road to the new company, thus end.
ing the reorganization.
Representative Lorimer, of Illinois
introduced bill authorizing the Sec
rotary of the Navy to make contracts
for armor plate tor war vessels for Z
period of twenty years at rate not
exceeding $24o ton.
The Federal Grand Jury at Cincin-
matt has issued summonses for over
one hundred witnesses to be heard il
the criminal prosecution of excel
lector Joseph Bowling, removed or
the charge of soliciting funds for pol
itical purposes while in office.
In the investigation in New YORK
into the affairs of the Sugar Trust, be
fore the Lexow Committee, John E.
Searles admitted that the purchase:
of the trust were of of competing re
hneries and that the effect was t.
cripple competition 1t was also ties
titled that the books showing the in
crease in the trusts capital from abou
1000. 900 to $50, 600, 900 were not t.
be had
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-02-20
To Keep Apples.

BY this time of year any supply of
apples Laid in" last fall is beginning
to decay, and bother the possessor by
the necessity for looking them over
and using them up in undesirable
immediate quantities. 1t will be
found that their spelling will be
greatly checked and that they will
keep in good condition much longer
if they are not confined in barrels.
Where there is room to do so they
should be spread out on the floor, or,
at least, only piled up in loose heap.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-02-20
A Rare Chance.

FOR SALE. The nice home of John
A. Ridenour which can be bought at a
reasonable price. 1t is situated five
miles southwest Of Martinsburg, near
the aims house. There are five and a
fourth acres of land. full Of ali kinds Of
the very finest fruit that grows, water at
the door, two suitable places Tor fish
ponds or cress ponds. The growing
fruits are apples, cherries, pears, plums,
ounces, peaches grapes, raspberries,
strawberries, gooseberries, currants, all
In. bearing condition. Buildings good.
JOHN A. RIDENOUR,
Martinsburg, w. Va.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-02-20
A Progressive Move.

There has been much discus sion
within the last few years in railroad
circles concerning the handling of ex-
cursion and other trains carrying
large numbers of passengers. A num-
Der of times accidents have happened
to these heavily loaded traine and, al
most invariably, investigation de-
veloped the fact that the conductor
was so busy taking tickets that he did
not have the time to pay the proper
attention to running the train.
The receivers of the b. & o. railroad
have been investigating this matter
for sometime and have decided that
hereafter, whenever there are excur-
sion trains on the road, that there
shall be two conductors to each train.
1t will be the duty of one of these
conductors to attend the passengers
and collect the tickets, while the other
will look after the running of the
train. General Manager Greene has
issued the following order to General
Superintendent, effective February 8.
In view of the coming Inaugural,
when we will have very large pass
enger business, l deem it essential
that the trains be fully manned. You
are hereby authorized to put on an
extra man on all these extra trains,
who will take the tickets, leaving the
regular conductor to give his full time
to the running of the train.
This not only applies to the Inaug-
uration trains, but to all excursion
trains in the future
1t is believed by good railroad men
that this is the only proper solution
Of handling large numbers of people
expeditiously and safely.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-02-20
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-02-20

The State II Hest Firgaia.
At rules held IN the clerk office Of the
circuit court of Berkeley county, the lst
day Of February, 1897
Lena Barber
VS.
George Barber, III chanccry
The object of the above suit Is to oh
tain = divorce from he'd aud board by tho
plaintiff against defendant
And il appearing on aidayit filed In
this suit, that the said defendant, George
Barber, is a nonresident 81 thie State, he
is hereby required 90 appear " the said
clerk office, within one month from the
9Th day Of February, 1885, tthe date Of
the first publication hereof, aud do what
is necessary to protect his interests in
this matter
L. DEW GEEHARDr Clerk.
u. $, q PlrzER. Atty for Plaintiff.
February 9, ls97--4t