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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-03-20
Land Office at New Orleans. 4. !,

Land Office at New Orleans. VA !
Notice is hereby given that the foIiow.
ing named settler has filed notice 81 M
,fsia n9n;h dom max final proof in support
made before Clerk of District Court =
Abbeville. La 0 March q, 1895, Viz: !.
Henry Rees,
who made Homestead entry No. 1881 a.
the SW . of Sec 80. L IL, SR 9 West. =
He names the following witnesses Il
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land, viz:
Afistide Broussard, Cyphroyen, Marceans
all of Verinilion parish, La.
&, Med. BRUMBY.
1856 Register.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-03-20
Sherifs Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
18th judicial District Court
Parish Of Vermilion 973.
Felix Patout
Eioi G. Leblanc If. ct ais.

To Eloi G. Leblanc jr. and
Demas Leblanc Of said parish, ad-
ministrator of the succession of
Celima 1'hibodaux.
By virtue of q writ of seizure OF sale
issued in matters OF the above enti-
tied aud numbered suit, and to me
directed, commanding me to seize
and aud sell for cash, the property
of defendant. TO satisfy said writ, [
will proceed to sell at public auction
to the last aud highest bidder, at
the principal font door of the court
house 10 this parish On
Saturday, March 20, 1897,
between the legal hours prescribed
by law the following described prop
elty seized to satisfy said writ. 10
viii:
A certain tract of land with oil
buildings and improvements thereon
and thereto belonging and all APP
purtenancies thereof situated in the
parish of Ver,nilion, La, on the east
side of bayou Vermilion containing
one hundred superficial arpents and
measuring 7 IT arpents east and
west by the depth of IA arpents
north and south and taken on the
western portion OF the SW ! Of Sec
Is TIP IL SR 5 E. bounded north by
land oil Mr.. Belizaire Mouton, south
by those of Ursin Comeaux, east by
those of Auculie &Nicholas Leblanc
west by those of Antoine Broussard,
Given under my official signature
this 18th day of February 1897.
j. ALcDE LEBLANC, by Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-03-20

NOTICE is hereby given that a
gentle dun COW branded q
has strayed in my pasture HAAd
several wears ago and although dri..
en- out of it several times, would return
and is sill there. She has had two
calves since, now living. The owner
who is unknown TO me is requested
to cone forward, prove property.
pay pasturage and costs within Is
DAYS otherwise same will be sold by
Geo. e. LYONS. constable of the ard
ward of Verinilion parish, on my
plantation on the Goth OF March,
1897, at 10 o'clock Am.
LAsTIE BRoUssARD.
March 10, 1897.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-03-20

TAKEN UP by The undersigned
a crenle pony, cream color. black,
mane, tail and feet. age, about "
years. aud has been ranging - hls
nei9hborhood about ohe'year. Tbci
owner is herby notified to come lof-
ward, prove property aud pay costs.
otherwise said horse will be disposed
If according 10 law, within l5 days
from The date of this notice. \,
The brand cad be- SRI at anytl me
by calling at this Office.
MENz, STANsEL.
Gueydan. La. March l3. 1897.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-03-20
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish of Vermilion,
18th Judicial District Court,
Succession of Aspasie Darttz.
No. 222

Notice is hereby, given TO all whom
it may concern, including the heirs
of said succession. to make OPPOSE
tion, if the, think fit, within ted
days from the day in which this
notice is published, showing The rea-
son if any they have. why the tableau
of debts and charges and Of final
settlement of the succession Of Aspal
sic Dariez and of the community
formerly existing between said AZ.
paste Darlez, deceased. aud her survi.
wing spouse Antoine Dupr& Brous.
sard. fled by said A. d. Brnnssard,
Natural Tutor. administering said
succession should not be approved
and hnmolngaied.
Given under my hand and seal Of
court this 2Dth day OF March. 1891
ALCIDE LEBLANC.
Clerk Of Court.
w. b. White. atty.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-03-20
Sherif's Sale.
STATE OF LOUlsIANA-Parish
Of Verm,linn-l7th Judicial
District Court-No. 974.
Walter s. Torian
Frank E. Winston.

BIZ virtue ola writ of seizure IL sale
granted ly The Hon. Coart aiore
said IN the matters nf the above
entitled and numbered suit. i will
proceed to sell at public anction. 10
the last and highest bidder, ut the
principal trout door of the court
house IN this parish, on
Saturday, March 20, 1897,
between the iegaitours prescribed by
law, tie following Described proper
~, 10 vii:
West ] # tlnSE4 ofsec 80 Tr
IL SR Il s3 acres.
West ] Of W J Sec 1 aud the Il
] Of The L J and W J Of " J Sec 5
lip l3 SR E-4s5 "a 100 aces.
NE ! Of Sec32 and 80 | vi. Sec
20 ~ IL SIR 2 E-322 77-ltu)
. ores.
South ] Of S ] Sec 6 and W ]
and NE / Of sec Z Up Ii SR 2 E.
Git 10 100 acres.
Nurth ] Of SE / scc and NV !
of NE ! and the NV and The L ]
of SW ! and the NV ! of The SW
Of Sec s Up Is SIR 2 E-484 "a
100 acres.
Sc ! of Sec l TIP 10 SIR | E
ECO acrts.
E ] Of Sec IL Tp l3 SR | F.
U acres.
NE ] of Sec 10 TIP ID SIR l E.
100 acres.
Ninety eight ceres hcing 2 acres
front hy o depth 40 arpents TAX
en- off the e side Of the E ] OF 81 !
Of SW / Of Secl aud one The h side
Of W ] Of Sec II and on the e side
! Of Sec ID Up 10 sR | &,
together with all the buildings and
Improvements thereon. aud rights
ways and appnrtenancies.
The said property being ordered
to be seized and sold to satisfy the
sum of Four thousand Five Hun
dred Dollars with eight per cent
ner snnum interest from Dec. Is
1896 until paid and is to be sold fol
cash to satisfy said sum Together
with ten per cent. attorneys fees tf
be imputed on the whole amount o.
principal aud interest and the iurth,
err sum of Twenty Four Dollars cost.
as well as your own cost in the exc
cution hereof.
Given under my official signature
this 18th day of February 1897.
CASTOR LEBLANC.
by. Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-03-20
Land Office ait New orlean.

Notice is hereby given that the fan.
ing named settler has filed notice v w
intention to make final proof in sunn y, ils
his claim, and that said proof will bep mss q
before Clerk of District Court, At m aS
beville, Aa.. on April &c, 1897, VIZ - Al,
Paul Broussard,
who made homestead entry No. 1aooa
the NE ! Of Sec 90 T. II SIR West. 1Ss
He names the following witnass..
prove his continuous residence nnnn |. V
cultivation OF, said land, Wig aue
.Cyphroyen MaTceaux, Adam Brouss.,a
John Hnngerford, Placide Labauye iii "
Vernillion parish, La. aot
G. McD. BRuMBY.
Mafcn ~. w. Register
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-03-20
Constable Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of Vermilion,
Seventh Justices Court-No. $50
Ell j. Stansbury
Wesley Moore.

w eS1ey MoOFe
By virtue of a writ of fieri facfas isseied
in matters of the above entitled and num-
bered suit from the 18th Justices Conrt,
Parish of Verniillion, commanding me 90
seize and sell the property of said defend
ant to satisfy said writ. l will proceed TO
sell at public auction, to the last and high
est bidder, at the 18th Justices Court i'll
said parish, OH
Saturday, March 90, 1897,
between the bonrs of II O'Clock a.
m. and 4 o'clock p. m. the following
described property seized to satisfy
said writ to,wit:
One dwelling house.
Two out houses.
300 garden rickets.
200 panels 3 wire fencing.
(Saio property having been offered
for sale for cash, aud not bringing
two-tilirds Of the appraisemcnt, the
same property il re-advertised 10 be
sold on ~ months bond, purchasers
to furnish their notes with two good
and solvent sureties in solido. bear
ing eight per cent per aDnuM inter-
EFT from the day Of sale. All costs
must be paid cash on the day of sale J
j. B. MILLS.
March 6 81. Constable.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-03-20
Noifcc TO flle Pmblic.

Notice TO the Public. "a
i have Il rice mill at Eratll, and WIZ
clean rice at reasonable rates anu giar
antce satisfaction. Milling day. csely
Tuesday.
y 12-3ta j. THEcEET THEEIoI
The herald., 1897-11-15
She Was Trustful

X middle-aged woman came through
the gate at one of thc railway stations
Wednesday afternoon with the crowd or
passengers from q train which had Just
arrived. She wore a gray gown and she
carried small bag; a fur cape hung
over her arm, but her head was bare
She did not remember the fact until she
had passed the wicket. Suddenly she
clapped her hand to her head.
Good gracious!" she exclaimed.
Here, hold these!" and ninging the bag
and cape into the hands of an astonished
young man, who happened to be standing
near, she plunged through the crowd and
ran back to the train. Presently she
emerged, her hat on her head, smile of
perfect content on her face, a smile
which failed the moment she set foot
on the platform again. She fairly gal
loped through the gate, and looked Wild
ly about for her fur cape and her trav-
eling-bag. The astonished- looking young
man was still holding them The middle
aged woman possessed herself of her
belongings. Then she gave a sigh of re-
lief.
MY land" she said, with feeling, Sup
pose you hadn't been honest" and the
crowd swallowed her up.-Washington
Post
The herald., 1897-11-15
THE BOYCOTT ILLEGAL

One Of the most important decisions
ever made by a federal court was hand
ed down by the United States circuit
court Of appeals, sitting at st. Louis
Saturday. 1t declared the ilegality OF
the boycott as a weapon.
Judges Sanborn and Thayer, forming
q majority of the court held that a
conspiracy to deprive a person or firm
or corporation of the right to manage
their own business is unlawful The
case Immediately affected by the decis-
ion was one where a company refused
to withdraw a labor saving machine at
the request of its employees, and was
thereupon subjected to a boycott. The
court points out that by sanctioning
such a boycott combinations might be
formed to prevent the use Of many use
full inventions.
Judge Caldwell, in dissenting opin-
ion, holds that the boycott is a legal
weapon because, the strike excepted, it
is the only weapon of defense to which
appeal may be made by the laborer.
The herald., 1897-11-15
Limestone III Concrete

At the last meeting of the American
Society of Civil Engineers Mr. l.. l.
Buck stated, as reported in our last is
sue, that limestone in concrete, applied
to iron or steel surfaces, would certainly
cause deep corrosion of the metal Wher-
ever the stone came in contact with the
metal In the anchorages of the Niagara
railroad suspension bridge the strands
of the main cables were imbedded in n
concrete made with limestone, and wher-
ever the spalls touched the wire the lat
ter were badly eaten and sometimes en-
tirely severed.
This is matter of such Importance
that it deserves careful attention. par
ticularly in view of the use of limestone
in concrete laid in connection with the
structural metal work of large buildings
where corrosion can be detected only
with much difficulty There is a wide
variation in limestones, and it NAV be
that some grades will act corrosivelv and
others not; it is desirable that this point
should be. borne in mind in discussina
the subject.-Engineerin Record.
The herald., 1897-11-15

consumers. The most conspicuous fea-
ture Of the Dingley law Is q recognition
of the demands of combinations to pro-
mote special interests-combinations
which do not concern themselves about
the sufficiency of revenue or whether our
export trade shall be stimulated, labor
justly compensated, or about the cost
of the necessaries Of life to consumers.
The Dingley law yields whatever the
coalition of trusts demanded.
The time has gone by when tariff en-
acted on any principle will yield the rev.
enue that government requires. Under
whatever law, we are destined to pro-
duce more largely for our own consump-
ton, which precludes large importa-
tons. Like all populous countries, we
have reached the point where less rev.
enue must be derived from external
and more from internal taxation-a con-
dition that the statesmen cannot fail
to recognize.
The herald., 1897-11-15

to reallsffion Of what thsy will gain
from ch4nee in the present financial
policy. kS4
THE English papers readily see the
Importance Of the election In New York
city,"
This is very significant. coming from
such a source. but it does not afford re-
quisite light upon the future policy of
Senator Wolcott. Mr.. wolcott turned
his back upon free silver at the time
when the cause most needed help and
friends. thus repudiating his own pre-
vious uttera1ieAs and pledges. This fact
cannot be forgotten
The senator made a brilliant, auda-
cious fight for International bimetallism.
1t is doubtful if any other would have
done so well in his place. 1t was an as
tute display Of bluff and be the game
poker or politics there is no better bluff
fer in the country than Edward o. VOL
cott But his mission was a foredoomed
failure.
What does Mr.. Wolcott mean, when he
says that the people will soon have
awakened to a realization of what they
will gain from change in the present
financial policy?
International bimetallism is an impos-
sibility. Mr.. Wolcott has himself proved
it. The only change possible is the enac-
ton of free coinage by this country
alone. Has the junior senator from Col
orado awakened to realization" on his
own account?
The herald., 1897-11-15
WILL 1T BE A FAILURE ?

We refer to the recently enacted tariff
law. viii it accomplish what it's friends
expect? One of the alleged objects in
it's passage was to secure the necessary
revenue. The deficiency up to Novem-
ber 1st was $i2, 600, 900 1t is well known
that an effect of increased duties is to
diminish importations, on the principle
that people economize in buying when
prices are high.
The trainers of the Dingley law esti-
mated the revenue it would yield upon
the basis of the volume of previous i'm
portations, which was fallacious, for on
q great number of articles, and on the
whole, the duties in the Wilson law We're
lower than those in the Dingley law The
question is, viii the higher duties in the
latter counterbalance the larger impor-
tations under the former? The taxable
list under the Dingley act embraces
more items than under the Wilson act
and its trainers supposed that the trans
fer from the free list to the dutiable
would offset the dminution of importa-
tions caused by the general increase of
duties. Wool and hides were trans
ferred from the free to the dutiable list,
and the tax on sugar was increased to
meet that emergency.
There is something in the claim that
receipts have been less on account of
excessive importations in anticipation
of the imposition of increased duties,
but there is not enough in it to account
for the deficit of $l2 900 in less than
three months. one of the pretexts for
the imposition of higher duties was to
give impetus to industrial DEVELOPMENT
and to protect American labor In
crease Of domestic production dimin-
: ishes the necessity for importations. The
two propositions TO increase revenue and
promote domestic production present
irreconcilable possibilities. Increase of
wages is splendid in theory, but in
practice it has never been eXemplifled,
and will not be under the DingIey law.
for increase of duties was intended to
benefit capital and not wageworkers.
a law that restrains importations
checks exportations for there is a feel
ing of mutually and reciprocity in COM
merce. Large buying encourages large
selling. The supporters of the Dingley
bill recognized this principle, for they
authorized the president to enter into
reciprocity treaties, to agree to reduce
the duties fixed by the law in considera-
tion that other nations would make
concessions in regard to the expectation
of commodities of which we produce a
surplus, and which we are anxious to
export in larger volume.
Unless the results of the law shall be
shown by experience to be different
from what may be logically expected,
there viii be 10 increase of revenue, a
diminution of expectations. barring ex-
ceptional conditions, no increase of
& wages, and increased cost Of living to
The herald., 1897-11-15


The only limit to their right to use
the boycott is peace and order.
The right to strike Is undenied, but
La boycott goes further, although
Judge Caldwell classes them together.
A boycott deprives the boycotted of the
right to manage his own business freely.
1t is as If employers should combine
to deprive their employees of the right to
strike.
AS pointed out by Judges Sanborn and
Thayer, should the right to boycott la
Dor saving machinery be established,
there is no telling where it would end.
The principle of their free use has been
established.
By itself considered, the boycott is
an ignoble weapon. 1t is un-American
and should have no place in our social
and industrial policies.
The herald., 1897-11-15

AT HOME

The Herald has reached its home.
Complete domestic felicity may not reign
for a day or two, but the Rubicon is
crossed. The Herald now possesses an
establishment worthy of it's patrons and
of it's own ambition. Without any vain
boasting, we are confident that The Her
aid in it's new home is as finely and COM
pletely equipped for turning out a thor
oughly up-to-date and excellent news
paper as any in the country. The in
estimable convenience of having all the
departments of such an organization
under one roof can readily be appre-
ciated by our patrons and is gratefully
realized by ourselves. 6ts
In future the address of The Herald.
including editorial, business and me
chanical departments. is 1SS South
Broadway.
The herald., 1897-11-15
is WOLCOTT HEDGINGP

1t appears that the whole of the in
terview with Senator Wolcott upon his
arrival at New York after his fruitless
mission to Europe was not sent out by
telegraph. The Denver Post represents
the senator as saying, in the course of
the New York interview:
1.-THE overwhelming plurality given
Van Wyck shows that the principles
upon which the Democratic party
stood a year ago are gaining ground.
Long before the silver question can be
put to another national test am con-
fldent the people will have awakened
The herald., 1897-11-15
NOTES OF THE DAY

When a river steamer, whose speed or
fourteen miles had been ineXplicably
reduced to six miles was hauled up on
the ways at Jacksonville, Fla, ii was
found that the whole lower part of the
hull was covered with water hyacinth.
A few barnacles had given sufficient op-
portunity for the water plants to take
root on the ships bottom and they had
spread with their wonted rapidity.
In a certain sense elephants are still
used in battle by Indian troops, but they
are only used as beasts of burden and
draught for artillery; but ip ancient
times they were used in the cas-. as fight
ing animals, and taught to swing chains
and bars of metal in their trunks. There
is however, every probabilit that tins
last campaign in which they were reSu
larly used in this capacity was that Of
the year 1901, in which the great Akbar
s,ubdued the native kingdoms of the
Deccan and established, the Moham
medan power in India.
Efforts are being made to construct G
railway from ElTor 10 the summit of
Mount Sinai on the mountain, which is
only accessible on one side depot will
be erected, near the spot where the stone
| cross placed by the Russian Empress
Helena, mother Of Constantine the
Great, stands and where, according to
| tradition, Moses stood when receiving
the commandments. The line will also
pass the cave i'll which the prophet Eli
jah remained in hiding while fleeing
from the priests of Baal.
Some 5000 people are employed at Bass
Burton breweries, in England and the
number Of clerks employed is nearly 800
The brewerieS cover about ECO acres of
land. The annual output isa bout 300, $50
barrels, and the annual issue of bottiins
Ia bells with the red pyramid on them Is
about 230 100000. Moreover, no less than
so, 600 acres are employed in growing
hops for the manufacture Of Bass ale.
One Of the members Of the Royal So
ciety of British Artists is Bertram Hiles.
who lost both arms by being runover by
street car when he was years old
He had previously evinced a passion for
painting and after losing his hands he
learned to hold the pencil in his mouth
In this way he gradually gained such
skill that he was able to pass all eXam!-
nations and win several prizss.
->o---
There are no undertakcrS in Japan.
When q person dies it is the custom for
his nearest relatives to put him into q
coffin and bury him; and the mourning
does not begin until after his burial.
The herald., 1897-11-15
CALIFORNIA OPINION
One on Los Angeles

Any one familiar with the supply of
drinking water in Los Angeles will read
lily understand the comical error recently
made by a little tot who moved from
Ontario to the southern metropolis
Upon her return from Sunday school
the other Sunday she was asked if she
knew the Golden Text" Her reply
was in the Affirmative and when asked
to repeat it she said with great solemn
ity: ''He leads me in green plasters
and beside the distilled waters" The
joke is on Los Angeles and not the little
girl.-Ontario Record.
The herald., 1897-11-15
Strange.

Murderers Allender, Durrant Worden,
Hill and the rest stand a good chance
yet to be punished for the blood they
have shed. AS all of them. or nearly all.
express a willingness to die, it seems
strange that their attorneys should go
to such trouble to keep them off the seat
Californian.
The herald., 1897-11-15
Very Little Choice

Another young man in an eastern state
has died from playing football, and a
Southern California preacher shot him
self because of injuries to his head re-
ceived rom being tossed in a blanket
by the Salvation Army. There you are.
Take your choice. In the midst of life
we are in DEATH" whether we are having
any fun or not.-F'resno Expositor.
The herald., 1897-11-15
A PRESSING ENGAGEMENT

We were gathering autumn leaves
In the wood,
Where the fiickering sunlight weaves-
AS it should;
And the breeze her tresses famed
AS his precious trove she scanned,
And gently pressed her hand
When l could.
oh. her voice was sweet and low,
Like a lute
And her lips did warmly glow
Ripened fruit
Murmured she. "'Tis quite knack-
Are you good at pressing. Jack?'
Then l, though taken much aback,
Pressed my suit. -
cleveland Plain Dealer.
The herald., 1897-11-15

A bill has been introduced in the St.
Louis house of delegates prohibiting
football. The remnant Of St. Louis pop
ulation will flock to Chicago If neither
prizefghts nor football are to be al
lowed
The herald., 1897-11-15
Discredited Criticism

The Alameda Argus says that the
eulogies of Henry George are wearisome.
MIR. George. according to the Argus,
was merely fairly earnest newspape
man. 1t was the Alameda Argus. we be-
lieve, which gravely stated that the
single tax theory proposes to collect all
taxes from farmers.-Stockton Mail.
The herald., 1897-11-15
LOS ANGELES DAILY HERALD
SWORN STATEMENT CIRCULATION

SWORN STATEMENT CIRCULATION
State of California. County of Los Ange-
les.-ss.
L. M. Holt, superintendent of circulation
OF the Los Angeles Daily Herald, being
first duly sworn, deposes and says: That
for the five months from February l. 1897.
to June 80, 1887 Qnclusive), the total circu-
lation of the said Daily Herald was 1890 6S5
copies, being an average daily circula-
tion of S00i.
That the weekday circulation during the
above time was 1,071 ,567, being daily
average of S3O8 copies.
That the Sunday circulation during the
above time was 219059, being an average
for each Sunday of 1O,431.
L. NJ. HOLT.
Superintendent of Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day Of July, 1897.
FRANK J. COOPER
Notary Public in and for the County OF
Los Angeles. State of California.
The herald., 1897-11-15

Grover Cleveland, ST., stands by the
Princeton inn liquor license and his old
friend DR.. Shields, regardless of "all
the presbyteries and synods in the
country" Mr. Cleveland will hardly be
asked to make another missionary ad-
dress before the national Presbyterian
synod.
The herald., 1897-11-15

Emperor William is trying to drum,
up the sultan's big gun trade for Herr
Krupp, but the Turkish ruler is said to
favor the English product. England is
a thorn in the German emperor's side.
The young man forgets that the English
nation was on earth before he was born.