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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26
Ysraah Echoes.
EnITaR MERInroNAL

EDITOR M~ERIDToNAL:
Health Of village and community
good.
The Misses BUSHES visited at Abhe-
vile last week the guests of Mrs Pliney
Maxfield.
The .pnblic school is progressing
nicely and We 0 have preaching at
the public school building once a
month$
Another store for general merchan
disc will be put in here Immediately
and other enterprises are talked Of for
the near future.
Business has been quite lively at our
burg this spring; building going stead
fly forward and our village begins to
assume the proportions of a town.
Misses Ella May Maxfeld and Daisy
Ransom took a trip to Gueydan last
week and are enthusiastic in their
| praises of that live town and the hos
Ipitality of the people there.
Farming is progressing rapidly; cane
all planted and a large acreage of the
corn will be planted this week. Some
early planted fields are up and growing
nicely; gardens growing beautifully
and the promise is for an abundant
yield Of fruit. Fig trees are loaded
with young fruit and peach, plum and
pear trees full Of bloom and young
fruit, Blackberries are loaded with
blooms.
Mar. q, 1898. sUNFLowER.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26
Tho bruised frash la,vas If the Mil

The bruised fresh leaves of the Mil
foil or yarrow, Aohilla Millefolium,
having astringent properties, are some-
times employed in domestic practice
to arrest the bleeding Of wounds. Va
leriana otficinalis, is also similarly used
A French journal has recently stated
that the leaves of the geranium, pei
argonium ~zonale, are also effective for
the purpose mentioned. As these last
are most likely to be within immediate
reach Of almost everyone, it may be-
well to note this property relating to-
them.-From Vieks Magazine for
March.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26
TO the Public

Although the fact vas pretty well
known all along | desire to inform the
public generally that the Vermilion
Star published in this town for some
years past, never was the newspaper
organ of the undersigned.
w. A. WHITE.
Abbeville La, Mar, 25, 1898.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

BE it known, that l. the undersigned
Mayor Of the town of Abbeyille; by virtue
sue this proclamation notifying all quail
fed voters Of the town of AbbeviIe, to
meet at the Courthouse in said town, on
the first Monday Of April. 1893, it being
the 4th day Of said month; then and there
to elect according to the laws Of the State
for the town of Abbeyille, for the term Of
one year. Polls TO open ut $3.50 A. NJ, and
close at 6 p. M.
In faith whereof. / have h~ereunto sign
| ed my name officially. at Abbesille, Vers
million Parish, this 5th day of March, 1893
j. NELSON GREENE, Mayors
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26
Attention Veterans.

The members of Vermilion Camp GOT
q. c. v, are hereby notified to attend
a meeting to be held at the courthouse
Saturday, April 2, 1898, at | o'clock p.
m. Business of Importance will come
up for consideration.
W. d. GoocH, Com.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26
A rev Barber shop.

Felix Blanchet has opened a barber
shop in the front Of Adam Br~asseux's
side annex lately used as an oyster sa-
loon. Felix is a good boy and has
quite an apt way for learning anything
he sets his mind upon.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26

Last Tuesday was quite warm and
snmmerish. So much so that the bees
we're deceived and went to swarming.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26
Personal Mention.

/
W A White made a business trip to
Franklin this week.
Miss Maud Busy, of Jeaneretta, Is
visiting Miss Nora Kibbe.
Mr. and Mrs SEVERN Leblanc left this
week on a visit to Orange.
Col Il W j Ham, the Georgia humor-
ist. will lecture at the courthouse April
9th.
j II Keane, the horticultural tourist,
en- route from Abbeville, boarded the
east bound train for Franklin.-Iber-
ian.
District Attorney Walter Gordy, Of
St Mary is spending a while in Able
vile.
Mrs A j GODDARD returned last week
from a lengthy visit to relatives in
Houma.
DIFF Young returned Wednesday
evening from a flying trip to Louisville,
Kentucky.
Col Gus A Breaux, of Lafayette, was
in town attending the Circuit Court Of
, Appeals last week.
VIM Smith of the Blue Flag store,
having sold out his stock Of goods has
left for new fields of enterprise.
W S Nilsson, Of Perry, who fractured
his ankle in a runaway a couple of
weeks ago is rapidly improving.
Judge John Clegg, of New Orleans,
came over on business last Saturday.
He was looking remarkably well.
RW Bernard has taken a position
with Broussard & Leblanc who have
just purchased the Blue Flag store.
Rev DR. W D Morton held services at
the Methodist church last night and
will continue them for several days.
Rev Father Mauret, returned last
Saturday from a sad mission to New
Orleans, to attend the funeral of his
sister.
DR. N D Young, a prominent physi.
cion of Royyille, was in town last We'd
nesday on a short visit to his cousir
Dr. r ] Young.
Mrand Mrs Adfien Nuaez returned
last week from a "trip to New Orleans
While there Mr.. Nunez heard Bryaf
and was delighted.
Dr. rvs Young. Of Rayne, was owe
here last week and left on Tuesday 70
Louisville, in company with his broth
er DR. F F Young.
i 10 Mauffrey, the popular yonnl
salesman at Leyy's Emporium has lef
for lis old home Bay st Louis. Hi
: friends here wish him well.
Alderman MazerolIe who has beel
y at deaths door for the past ten days j
reported somewhat improved Will
slight chance for his recovery.
Mrs w B White left Monday 0 n
+ visit to her sister at Melville, aud wi
return by way of 0pelousas, stoppin
e on the way to see her relatives.
Charlie Young, of Royville. was her
last Wednesday in the interest of til
b ~cultivator attachment for which b
owns the right for this and severs
e other parishes.
E D Seghers, Of New Orleans, repre-
e senting the Equitable Life Assuranc
|. Society of New York, n of the oldes
old line insurance com panies is j
town this week looking after business
! Rene Broussard has purchased th
grocery store of SEVERN eblanc, late
] ly conducted by Dan Hayes. Rene
# a bright young man and has bad cor
n siderable valuable experience in bus
If ness life. Give him a trial.
q Frank Aeslie's Popular MONTH
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26
2. Nelson, ID. ID. S.

A~BBEVILLE. La.
Residence and Office in building lately
occupied BIZ =. NJ. Feray.
Call and see me for frst-class work in
Dentistry, Crown and Bridge Work a
specially. Prices reasonable and All
work guaranteed satisfactory ri
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26

The Leblanc gin has been busy this
week ginning cotton. Very little OF
last years crop now remains in tie
hands of the farmers.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26

The citizens of Henry will attempt
TO secure the passage by the next Leg
islature of a bill prohibiting the sale Of
LIQUOR within one mile of Henry high
shoot.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26
NutiEE.

The Rose Hill Pltg. Il Refg. Co.
Lmttf., is prepared to make cash adj
vances on sugar cane. Parties wishing
to enter into negotiations for same will
please call on j. HENRY PUTNAM,
Sec'y Rose Hill Pltg. Co. Lmtd
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26


District Court begins here next Mon
day.
Last Tuesday was quite warm and
summerish. So much so that the bees
we're deceived and went to swarming.
The Leblanc gin has been busy this
week ginning cotton. Very little of
last years crop now remains in tie
hands of the farmers. :
The citizens of Henry will attempt
to secure the passage by the next Leg
stature of a bill prohibiting the sale Of
liquor within one mile of Henry high
shoot.
Hall & slutz are getting along very
nicely with their ~irrigating canal on
Little Bayou. They have up about a
mile and a half Of canal and have big
lot Of land plowed.
FHtsHEt+E --e-a~-
The weather man promised a cold
wave and q drop in the temperature
for Wednesday, but the wave did not
reach us. However, the outer edge Of
it came close enough to produce q
heavy rain at night.
The Little Gem saloon has received
one of the handsomest bar fixtures and
mirrors in this part Of the country,
Adam Brasseux the affable proprietor
is always on the lookout for the com
fort of his customers and his place Is
one Of the most popular resorts in
town.
In painting bis house and doors, our
publisher painted the doors yellow, and
a widow made the remark. We are told,
that. he must be jealous. HNo,H poor
creatures, 1--WE love them all, and for
her personal qualification we will state
that it is a disease that we have never
been afflicted within
John Erwin is pushing the work on
Mrs. Alphonse Leblanc's new residence
He has the frame all up and partly
closed il. From all indications it will
be one of the neatest houses III town
and John is going to make bis repata-
ton on it the last one he just coDplet-
ed for SEVERN Leblanc.
-
d. l.. Mcpherson, j. Fl. Putnam and
M. T. Gordy have been appointed by
Major Lee, State Commissioner Of Ag
ricultnre to prepare an exhibit for tn
Trans Mississippi Exposition at Omaha
this year. Vermilion has unlimitet
advantages and this is a favorable op
p~ortunity to make them known # tn
committee will only hustle.
Blanche Willis Howard, provoked b,
the many people who explain tina
would be can't be, says in Collier
Weekly that when the primeyal maj
first followed out a tree trunk ant
showed it upon the face Of the water
doubtless another primeval fellow stoo'
grinning on the bank and explained
why it was distinctly impossible for tn
thing to foat.n
The new number Of Golfers Week.
abounds in large plates, the fronts
piece being a full-page design b
George Wharton Edwards shown.
Columbia, olive branch in hand, ye
leaning on a cannon and looking in
tently for signs of peace or a Tn
double-page plate-whieh is BY Som
tag, the noted marine artist-shoWs tn
probable aspect of a contest between
forts and battleships, and the oft-ask
ed question as to which viii be til
more e~ffectfve-the modern fleet or tn
modern forts discussed at length b
Lieutenant W. N. King. A picture {
the Maine as she was occupies a tn
page; so does a strong plate Of th
mght-rescue Of the passengers an
crew of the wrecked Veendam By tn
Apaar;aa,a lfanr CT Louis
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26
Same Thing Here.

One of The greatest drawbacks the
outsiders settling in Lafayette with
their families have to tend with is the
niger rule. 1t is true the white men
rules the niger men very well, they
set the time for them to come to work
and to quit and the price Of their wag-
es; but our women are powerless to
protect themselves against the niger
cooks rules. They come to work at
any time they have a mind to do so and
they quit just the same, carrying with
them provisions enough to feed their
whole families, and if the matron of the
house says anything to them about it,
they toss their heads in an Independent
way remarking, "if you don't like il, |
will leave and you a get somebody
else. / can get plenty places to work"
and the next N she goes to is glad
to get her on any terms thinking il is
better than no@elp.
1t is a fact that some Of u ladies
are worn out and they must have some
help but this is no ground for the mig
ger cooks to rule them, and the way
the things are now they are helpless il
the. hands of these niggers.-Adver
tiser.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26

Hall & slutz are getting along very
nicely with their irrigating canal on
Little Bayou. They have up about a
mile and a half Of canal and have a big
lot Of land plowed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26

Golfers Weekly says: Gan ominous
outcome of the lola trial has bee-i the
refusal of the street crowds to tolerate
the cry Vive Ia Republiquel II the
hour has come when people are for
hidden in Paris to cheer for republican
institutions the inference is a fair one
that Tie man on horseback is not far
Ioff.n
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26

District Court begins here next Mon
daU
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26

The weather man promised a cold
wave and q drop in the temperature
for Wednesday, but the Wav did not
reach us. However, the outer edge OF
it came close enough to produce a
heavy rain at night.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26

Blanche Willis Howard, provoked by
the many people who explain that
would be can't be, says in Golfers
Weekly that when the primeyal man
first followed out a tree trunk and
showed it upon the face Of the water,
doubtless another primeval fellow stood
grinning on the bank and explained
why it was distinctly impossible for the
thing to foat.n
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26

The Little Gem saloon has received
one ofthe handsomest bar fixtures and
mirrors in this part Of the country,
Adam Brasseux the affable proprietor
is always on the lookout for the COM
fort of his customers and his place is
one Of the most popular resorts in
town.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-03-26

d. l.. Mcpherson, J.. II. Putnam and
Nj. T. Gordy have been appointed by
Major Lee, State Commissioner Of Ag-
riculture to prepare an exhibit for the
Trans Mississippi Exposition at Omaha
this year. Vermilion has unlimited
advantages and this is a favorable OPP
portunity to make them known If the
committee will only hustle.
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of artillery had been placed in position to be
run up on the ridge at moments notice. In
| front of this ridge, stretching between the
position of our forces and the rebels away of
to the right, was an open field OF, say, half q
mile in width; back of position of our forces
was an open piece of woods.
! Later in the afternoon the rebels started on
| their wild charge across the open field in
] solid column, regimental front, close order.
I Our division was moved up on the ridge,
each regiment in double column on center
| division. The artillery was moved up into
range and opened fire.
The commander of our regiment. while
waiting for orders to deploy into line-ofhattle,
gave US instructions what movements each
company was to make if we were to form line
facing the right, facing the left, or facing the
front | was then acting as Second Lieuten-
ant of Co. ID, and there being two other COM
missioned officers present, all had to do was
to look and see what was going on.
l could see the rebels moving in solid col
umn, driving our forces before them. They
had comparatively little opposition, and
moved with seeming irresistible force. By
the time our commander had finished his
instructions in battalion drill the rebel col
umn was directly in front of US, some 800 or
400 yards OFF, their left flank toward US, as
they were moving at right angle to US, os
directly across our 'front.'
/ could stand the suspense no longer. /
ran up to him, called his attention to the fact
that the rebels were directly in our front,
and asked him why he did not deplOy Us into
line, SO that we could open fire.
He said he had had no orders to deploy,
and sent me TO hunt up Gen. Negley for
orders | ran across the field and found
one of Gen. Negley's Aids, to whom l re-
ported the situation. He ordered me to re-
turn and say to the Colonel that Gen. Negley
directed that he deplOy to the front and open
fire Immediately.
/ ran back as fast as / could, but during
my absence the regiment had been deplOyed;
the rebs had been terribly cut up, and were
in confusion. The regiment had started
down the sloping ridge and were nearly to
Stone River | ran after them as fast as
could, but by the time | had gotten about
half way to the river, our bugle sounded the
recall and we were sent off to the right, to
help drive out some rebel sharpshOoters posted
in a piece of woods on our side of the river.
A part of our regiment, with parts of other
regiments of our brigade, got across the river
and charged past the forces that your cor
respondent spoke of, and captured large
number of prisoners and several pieces of
artillery that had followed with the attack
ing force OF rebels.
l think your correspondent will UNDER
stand from the foregoing how it happened
that comparatively small force could charge
the large rebel force that had driven them
back, and capture so many and come off I'M
hurt-CHAs. GRANT, Captain, Co. c, 18th
Ohio, Larned, Kan.
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READS LIKE A MIRACLE.
A Case Which Eafiied the Skill of the Medi-
cal Profession of Two Continents
Cured Through the Use of
Plain Household Remedy.

Gonzales, Texas, Nov IL, 1897. Kindly
publish the following, which | write in the
hope that it may be of benefit to the public.
About ten years ago, while in the German
army, / contracted terrible disease NV
whole body became covered with eruptions
The staff physician examined me aud
diagnosed it as psoriasis They took me
to the hospital, where | passed through q
severe course Of treatment without any re-
suit. was then sent to the Colberg salt
| water baths and bathed regularly in the
brine, but without success NV disease
aroused the interest Of the superior mill
tary physicians, including the Surgeon Cen
eral. and various staff surgeons for Period
of three years. At last / was ordered TO take
arsenic. j commenced with one drop three
times n day, and brought the dose gradually
up to 10 drops three times day. In adj
dition TO this, had to take hot bath every
other day ! was rubbed in with green soap
and scrubbed with flesh brushes in hot water
until the blood came through the skin. 1t is
hard to imagine what / had to suffer- The
eruptons, however, gradually disappeared.
i lett the army and came to America About
year ago | felt terribly miserable and sick.
l did not know what allied me, neither did
any of the physicians. My wife induced me
w Wy a DH- L BLOOD
VITALIZER. Although / had no confidence
in it whatever, bought bottle and COM
menced to use it. / had taken it but short
time, when, on changing mylinen, became
frightened at the sight of my body. 1t was
covered thicker than ever with eruptions. |
seemed to feel better, but the eruptions were
terrible. My wife urged NE to still keep on
with the medicine i got another supply and
continued to take it regularly. After using
few bottles the eruptons were gone. /
could see that the VitaIizer was driving the
disease out, for the eruptions fell from my
body in scales, they were SO thick. The
treatment of the Surgeon-G General had driven
the disease into the body in place of out. l
feel perfectly well now, and am so grateful.
/ do not think there are many cases like
mine, but want this published so that it
may reach the eyes of fellow-suflerers.
Yours truly, Ernst Neubauer.
DIR. PETERS BLOOD VITALIZHR holds an
unbroken record of success in the treatment
of all blood and constitutional diseases. Ii
is remedy which seems to stand alone in
the field of medicine. 1t is peculiar to itself
Not to be found in drug stores. Sold by
local Vitalizer agents or the proprietor direct
Address DR.. Peter Fahrney, 112-114 So
Hoyne Ave, Chicago III.
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stances Of my life, 70 which you have been
pleased to allude, none can afford me such
dear recollections as my having been early
adopted as an American soldier; so there
is not circumstance of my reception in
which take so much pride as in sharing
those honors with my beloved companions
in arms.
Happy am I to feel that the marks of
affection and esteem bestowed on me,
bear testimony to my perseverance in
American principles, | received under the
Tent of Washington, and of which | shall,
to my last breath, prove myself devoted
disciple.
81 beg you, Mr.. Mayor, and the gentle
men of the Corporation, to accept my re-
spectful acknowledgements to you and to
the citizens of Washington.
From manuscript letter OF William Lee
written to his sisters then residing IN
PariS), who became a warm friend OF La
Fayette during the years he lived IN
France as Secretary TO Joel Barlow, ana
later, Consul to Bordeaux, and who at TINS
time was Second Auditor of the Treasury
Department, we make the following quota
ton, Tor which we are indebted TO the
kindness of his nephew, DR.. William Lee.
Il was at the Presidents all day yeSter-
day. He sent for me to consult about the
reception of Gen. La Fayette, as he did not
like the arrangements of the Corporation,
members of the Court should Join in the
procession. This is what we concluded on
The Corporation will meet the General at
the city boundaries Git must Ee remem-
bered that all travel by land in those days
was by private conveyance conduct him
TO the Capitol, address him there, and then
proceed with him to the Presidents gates;
here, he only, with his suite of lew
Revolutionary officers, is to enter. The
President will be surrounded by the heads
of Departments, officers of the Court and
Navy Commissioners. Gen. Brown will re-