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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-10-01
Southwest Louisiana Pear Culture.
BY T. j. LACY.

The pear crop is the most valuable
fruit we have for this climate, conse-
quently it is an object for all who
wish pears to know what varieties to
grow and how to grow them.
The best soil for pears is good rich
clay with hard snbsoil comparatively
level.
The land should be ploWed in high
beds twenty feet wide with deep
bitches to carry off the water, and if
the tile drains three feet deep are put
in all the bitches so much the better.
Do not think because you do not see
any water on the top Of the ground
that there is none in the ground, for
such land holds water like a sponge.
The rows Of trees should be twenty
feet apart, and planted in what is
called qtan canq by fruit growers,
that is, the trees in one row opposite
the spaces In the next row
The trees should be planted twenty
feet apart in the row, and if planted
correctly, they will all be in equilaf-
eral triangles and all the trees will be
the same distance from each other III
any direction.
Plant LeConte pear trees on their
own roots and Keiffer pear trees oh
LeConte roots. These two varieties
are the only ones that can be depend
ed on for large crops of fruit.
We prefer large trees two or three
years old, cut off to three feet high
when planted.
Never prune trees after planting III
the orchard. Let nature form tie
trees and she will make the fruit.
Cultivate the same as cotton the
entire summer for four or five years,
when the trees viii be of+bearing size
and will not need any more cultiya-
tion, but should then be mulched
heavily to keep down the grass and
the ground moist.
Pear blight is caused by too much
water on the ground. When the
heavy rains fall in the winter and It
turns very cold suddenly the tender
wood is frozen and killed, but the
tree has SO much vitality that these
tender branches may not die for
months ter.-Independent Demo
crat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-10-01
W. G. Diemer has on exhibition il

w. G. Diemer has on exhibition ii
the Pioneer barber shop a smafl
Devil's-fish caught on the Pacific
coast. The popularity about these
terrors Of the deep is the large num-
Der Of tentacles which grasp the help
less victim. While this specimen is
small, it well illustrates the appear
ance Of the full grown octopus
Jennings Times.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-10-01
EIgea.Y body saws 80.

Cases - 6aaay Cathartic, the most
woadtFIa ttt1tai discovery of the age
pleasing anu refreshing to the taste. act
gently ana positively on kidneys. liver
and bowels, cleansing the entire system.
dispel colds. cure headache, fever, habit
ual constipation and bllionsness. Please
bny and try a box of @. G. Z. today; 10
$. 80 cents. Sold and guaranteed to cure.
by all druggists
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-10-01
Iseauty Is Hood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
Cathartic clean your blood and keep It
clean. by stirring MP the lazy liver and
driving all impurities from the body. Be-
gin today to banish piinrles. boils, hlotch-
es. blacitheads. and that sickly bilious
coniplexis3 by taking Casearets,-beauty
for ter Genes All druggists, Satisfaction
guar E, i0c, -, SOC,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-10-01
stfs
Two Millions "A Year.

When people buy. try, and buy ag3is
it means they're satisfied. The peoa1a JIG
cts Candy Cathartic at the rate of two
mllion boxes a year and it will be thIet
million before New Years. Itlneans mer
rit proved, that Cascarets are the mosL
delightful bowel regulator for everybody
the year Lonnd. Alldiuggists l0c, 25e, 500,
d, box, cure guafa;e eeed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-10-01

A recent issue of the lafaemaa
(Tenn) Free Press contalncd
lowing paragraph: we wish to exs-
plain our lax Of editorial this week.
We was down 70 Memphis, and !
smart Alec at the tavern put train oa
on our green's, and Said it was yina-
gar. OF course, we were horse dew
combaw for three days and now thatt
We are able to talk, our language II
not fit for publication.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-10-01

The New York Sun the other day
said, in substance, that il you want
to wish an enemy the direst misfor-
tune, wish that he might run against
General Joe Wheeler in bis present
campaign. General Wheelcr's case
il very interesting and . parallel may
be drawn between his coming elee-
ton and that Of Washington. Both
were chosen unanimously, as Demo-
cras, Republicans and Populists
alike had united il his favor, gal
lant tribute to 4 most worthy inanl
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-10-01

TETASTED- -sEvERAL PER-
wv sons iiI this state to manage orr bus
mess IN their own and nearby counties.
1t is mainly office work conducted ut
home. Salary straight s9l9 q year and.
and xpenses-definite bnnafde, no more
10 less salary. Monthly SIS. References.
Enclose sci addressed envelope. Herbert
H. Hess i'rest., Dept. NJ, Chicago.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-10-01

Take Cascarets Candy Gathartia. 1de
or 35c. II g. G. G. fail TO cure, dragistga
refund money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-16

volume of export trade in wheat and corn
at the decline. but a good business for
this time of this year is undoubtedly doing
The movement of new wheat at the South
west is also freer, though farmers are
rather independent at present prices
Trade continues of a midsummer dull
ness al the East, but more inquiry for
raw wool is feature and prices are well
maintained on fairly large business for
this time of the year.
Good cotton, sugar and rice crop pros
poets give an undertone of strength to the
Southern trade situation. which is, how
ever rather dull at present, except al New
Orleans where fall orders are reported of
good volume
Features of the trade movement at the
West are the improved demand for iron
and steel at Chicago.
Louisville and st. Louis report the fail
trade outlook as good.
"Our cereal exports still continue in ex-
cess of CORE spending periods of previous
years, wheat and flour shipments aggregat-
ing $40, PSF bushels, as against 2,725, 642 last
week, comparing with is ,092 bushels in
this week year ago, 1858 $40 bushels in
1896; co. 1872 bushels in 1895 and S73, 300
bushels il 1894
Corn exports show an increase from last
week aggregating 2.S2224S bushels. as
against ,, il1.272 bushels last week, 2,273, 511
bushels an the corresponding week a year
ago, 1,110.571 bushels in 1896 and SS5 SIP bush
els in 1885.
Business failures in the United States
number zs8, as against 241 last week, 247 in
this week a year ago, 255 in 1896 and 214
in 1895
Business failures in the Dominion num-
Der 2S against 16 last week, SS a year
ago and % in 1885,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-16

been quarantined at Honolulu or Suva or
Apia, all because some baby has had this
disorder.
In 1874, after the British government had
annexed the Fit Islands, a war vessel
was detailed to take King Cakoban and
batch of high chiefs on an educational
cruise which should show them the mag
nitude OF the British empire as displayed
at Sidney. Unfortunately the party on
its return to Fiji brought the contagion
of measles The pest spread with terribly
ing rapidly from island to island end
attacked all ages. There was only one
medical man In the group, and he could
not begin TO take care of the dangerous
cases In LevulSa, and as for the hundreds
Of other Islands away from Ovalau the
only thing that could be done was to send
out word to the sufferers not to lie in
the water. But despite these orders there
was one thing each Fijian felt that he
must do when he had measles, and as
soon as the rash began to smart and grow
hot the patients hurried TO the nearest
stream or even to the beach and jumped
into the water. Result, what might nave
been expected; total mortality during the
epidemic $1,000; being nearly one in every
three of population. Remembering the in
PRODUCTION of measles II costs $50 for the
first offense against Fijian quaraHtine
laws.
Measles found its way into Tonga dee
pite all efforts to safeguard the king
dom The death rate was just about the
same as in Fill From Tonga the conta-
gion spread 10 Samoa. It's coming had
been foreseen and the proper steps taken.
The native pastors were supplied with
medicines and instructed in their use.
Best OF adj, every town was placarded
with notices telling the people what they
must not do IL Is Samoan nature TO look
upon a ''nusipepa" a public notice, as an
American regards a Keep off the grass"
sign; he will be scrupulously obedient 70
any printed paper headed ia large letters
"silasila mai Qake notice. tackled upon
a tree. Here the sum of the deaths was
only 1000 or In Is.
Al such cost as this the lesson has been
learned we'll in the tropical Pacific. One
case of measles closes every port 20 any
thing short of a military expedition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-16

decided on peace. The Queen Regent has
Ead three interviews with Lieut.. Gen.
OoIrea, minister OF war, and mas uersuad-
ca MIN to cease his opposition to peace.
Pressing dispatches in the same sense
nave been sent 10 Capt. Gen. Blanco.
one of the chief reasons which has
dfiven the government toward peace is
lear that the Americans may get foot
ing IN Porto Rico, thus establishing a
stronger claim to include that island IN
their demands for territory.
stocks are rising on the Madrid ex-
change every day strengthening the con-
Vlction that peace IL near"
The Madrid correspondent of the Daily
chronicle says: The issuance of the
royal decree suspending the constitutional
guarantees and virtually procleiming a
state of siege, is evidently intended to
check Car,ism. The Carlist organ FL Cor
REQ Espanoi was prohibited to-day from
the publication of an insulting article"
The Vienna correspondent of the Daily
chronicle says: Il learn on reliable au-
thority that the Austrian court was in
formed to-day that Spain was prepared
TO cede Cuba and to pay am indemnity.
but not to abandon Porto Rico Senior
Sagasta trusts to be able 10 retain the
Philippines as a Spanish possession. the
powers preferring the islands TO remain
III Spanish rather than American hands"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-16

Commander Aiken Takes Exception
to the Stories About Him.

to the stories About Him.
Brunswick Ca, July 15.-There is every
indication that a court martial or at least
an official investigation is staring some of
the officers of the Savannah Naval Re
serves in the face. Statements have been
appearing in the Morning News and other
papers in the state attributed to them, in
which they make serious charges against
Commander Frank D. Aiken of the First
Battalion, Georgia Naval Reserves, and
which, in addition to Dclng unmilitary in
criticising a superior officer, Commander
Aiken denounces as false. These state
ments appeared Thursday Efforts to see
Commander Aiken Thursday and obtain
his side of the case ia led because of his
day, the Morning News correspondent Sc
cured an interview with him He said:
The statements or charges you refer 10
are absolutely false. Further than to
make this denial l can say nothing
through the press. I have orders to keep
out of the papers and it would not be in
accordance with military ethics 10 say
more"
A thorough investigation of the matter
by the Morning News correspondent dis
closes an interesting state of affairs. 1t
is very evident that an official inVestiga-
ton will be had of the publications and
the Savannah officers will have to prove
the assertions they are alleged to be re-
sponsible for, and Lieut. Greenleaf, who
is also quoted. will have some explain
ing to do to verify statement he is al
legged to have made them They are of too
serious a nature 10 be set aside, and Com
mander Aiken is not the man to rest I'M
der the charges which have been laid at
his door These charges are in effect
bo he
from going into service as bodies, with
their officers, by the manner in which he
rendered the battaion's service for duty,
This charge will be fully ventilated. The
more serious charge is that Commander
Aiken pigeon-holed orders for an election
and thereby worked to the detriment of
the entire body of naval reserves.
If sraws show which way the wind
blows. the Savannah officers can be GER
tain they viii have every chance to Off
cially prove the charges they are alleged
to have made. Commander Aiken's re-
fusal to talk for publication leaves no
other course for him to pursue than to
have an official investigation, and his
friends are confident he win disprove what
he has had laid at his door.
The Savannah officers were also sweep
ing in including all the Brunswick officers
i'm their attempts to place The blame on
some one for the failure to get into the
service. Commander AIKEN DeinS the one
specified in one of the publications as the
direct cause it is seen exactly who the Sa-
vannah officers were driving at and his
unqualified denial, while brief is TO the
point, and puts the burden of proof on the
Savannah end.
1t is also very probable that when the
Investigation is held there will be some
evidence of a startling nature to come out
in the shape of letters from a Savannah
officer in which severe criticisms are
made, both of the navy department and
the adjutant generals office.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-16

ton The nominating committee again
asked for more Il me and the convention
adjourned until evening. f
To-night's session of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union was largely attended by
delegates and citizens. An incident Of the
meeting was the applause given President
Mckinley when has name was casually
mentioned by one of the speakers.
The committee on nominations reported
the following ticket, WhlCh was unani-
mously elected:
President-John II. Chapman of Illinois,
reelected.
First Vice Presldent-R. H. Pitt, D. D.,
of Virginia.
Second Vice Presldent-H. O. Rowlands
of Nebras ska.
Third Vice President A. O. Wells of
Nova Scotia.
Recording Secretary-H. w. Reed of
Wisconsin.
Treasurer-Frank Moody of Wisconsin.
The executive committee tonight de-
cided to hold the convention of 1899 at
Richmond, Va, and the convention of 1900
at Cincinnati
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-16
SPAIN DISAPPOINTED.
,,,d counted on yellow Fever to
come to ToraI's Rescue.

come to ToraI's Rescue.
-.n5on July 16, a. m.-The Madrid
.,-rs.pondent of the Times says: "The
..i decree temporarily suspending
.t.,,s5out the Spanish peninsula the
,,-,,s Of individuals as guaranteed by the
..,.,n;tion will probably make a greater
- ssion abroad than at home.
ar5e spaniards know very well that,
VII. IFS predecessor, proclaiming state of
.,.oe which issued Immediately after the
of the disaster at Cavite, the decree
mill be very sparingly applied and will not
convenience the quiet and well disposed
r,rrion of the population.
THE news of the capitulation of San
.,ago was received too late for comment
b, tbs morning papers. 1t causes disap-
,oirtropt because it was hoped that, al
,bousb Gen. Toral was in a desperate con-
anton The spread of yellow fever might,
IN "a few days have compelled the Ameri-
cans 10 raise the siege and retire.
CONCEAL information regarding the con
ditiou- of surrender is anxiously awaited.
.Tbe governments unusual reticence
concerning the long dispatches received
from CAPT Gen. Blanco causes anxiety.
"Resarding the prospects of peace Senior
saeasta interviewed by a representative
of the FL correspondence Militar, is rep
resented as saying: 1T is certain, most
certain. that the government has endeav-
cred TO ascertain extra officially the dis
nosirion of the Washington cabinet re-
specting a pacific solution, but for the mo-
ment I can say absolutely nothing be-
cauye the enemy might wrongly suppose
that We desired peace at any price, and
accordingly show himself more eXacting.
7 have read the proposals cabled to Ell I'm
parcial which are supposed to have been
communicated by President Mckinley to
Al Cambon. the French ambassador at
Washington. These conditions are so hard
that considered them inadmissible The
government has news of other proposals
that are much more acceptable.
In reply to a question as to whether he
intended 10 remain in Office to conclude
peace Senior Sagasta SAID that such was
his intention; and he added, respecting the
ministerial crisis, this statement: I can
affirm categorically that it does not for
maliy exist and that there is no danger
Of its arising so easily as the press indi-
Gates.
The official Gazette publishes a memo
randum from the president of the council
10 the Queen Regent explanatory of the
royal decree suspending the constitutional
guarantees and briefly sketching the mil
itary situation. 1t dwells especially upon
the fact that the command of the sea is
now completely in The hands of the enc
my and that the probability is that an
American squadron viii soon appear on
the Spanish coast. The memorandum
draws The conclusion:
THE Time has arrived when the admin
istrauon should strengthen itself"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-16
SLIGHT HITCH IN SURRENDER.
Continued from First Page.


the
rounding n a transported
and complete
possible ~..
told Lieut.
commissioner:
"shafter Maj
The department to-day posted the following
be-
half of United States appointed consisting of Gems wheeler and LAYTON and
Lieut. Aty details for carrying into eff
fect tn captulatons
II will reach si0Oney tO-morrOT Miles"
ii of the terminus of
a Playa. andsa a
Playa the details the
this
ing at $50 o'clock supposed the will be settled to-day
The following A from the dispatches
he has received Santiago:
NIey
las dwasak up thema oclockh
Cuba OF
may take some little time but they are being pushed rapidly
ossibe
members cabinet Aiger said.
but determined
to Spain"
Secretary Ager asked if the expectation that when known
other concession would be afforded by
this nearly o'clock when the conference at the White House
POSTING ster Gener
Adj Gen present
allowed
viii make
and submit to no furh parleyw wit en
United
proposes or immediate attack upon the Spanish forces by the army and navy
mat
romGe after concer II o
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by enT oalwo e
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to
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-16
TWO FILBUsTERs RETURN.
The Fanita and Florida Return to
Tampa From Cuba

Tampa, Fla, July 15.-Tne Fanita and
Florida, which have just landed success
tul expeditions on the southern coast of
Cuba, arrived here this afternoon.
Gen. Emilio Nunez who commanded the
expedition, returned, also Winthrop Chan
Ter, who was wounded in the left elbow
When the Florida attempted to land
she got aground and in order to float her
much of the ammunition mad to be thrown
overheard.
Superintendent L. NJ. Terrell of the mail
service, has condemned the Fern which
was placed at his disposal as mail boat
between Tampa and Santiago He con
siders the boat too slow and win use the
Plant steamship Olivette She will be
ordered here at once from Newport News.
Maj. Reber with a strong detachment
of the signal corps, will sail tomorrow
on the transport Saltwater for Santiago,
A number of small signal balloons and
large one for observation purposes viii
be carried. The initiating gas is carried
over in drums.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-16
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLES UNION.
Ten Thousand Delegates and Visi-
tors in Attendance.

tors in Attendance.
Buffalo, N. Y, July 15.-Fully 10000 dele
gates and visitors to the annual conven-
ton of the Baptist Young Peoples Union
have registered at headquarters.
The banner for senior work in the Bible
course went TO the Oakland Church of
Pittsburg, Pa, that for senior work in
the sacred literature course, to the Fourth
Church, Of Minneapolis. The Leon Lake
union was close second In the race for
its possession.
During the morning the workers, "in
council" held a number of meetings. at
which many interesting papers were read.
The councils holding meetings were or
ganiza ton, Bible work. missions, social
reform and junior reform.
The banner for senior work in the con-
quest missionary course was presented to
the Baptist Union of Button. Ind.
Addresses were delivered by Rev w. S.
Sweet of Shao Hing, China, and w. e.
Hatcher Of Richmond. Va, their subjects
being "China's Thralldom' and 1.-THE
Right Tone" respectively
roll call of states followed. As each
state was called delegate rose and gave
the greeting Of the state 10 the conven-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-16
THE BRAVE YANKEE TAR!
Sings and whistles as He Fights,
and Gets Angry When He Is Order
ed to stop.
From Leslie's Weekly.

From Leslie's Weekly.
With The American Fleet off Santiago de
cuba, June 49, 1sse.--A half-naked man
sticking his head out CO the forward s.
inch gun-turret on the Brooklyn, to get a
breath of fresh air said to me as
couple Of big Shells whlstled over our
heads and struck in the water beyond:
Funny song they sing, SIR and then
disappeared.
In the two hot engagements In which
have watched the fighters closely. / have
never seen anything indicative of fear.
True, every body has a curious sensation
as the first few shells of the enemy whis-
tie overhead, and when one strikes, with
its frightful explosion, you look around
anxiotisly for an instant IL the smoke
IS cleared from your ship you viii see
puff of smoke from a battery shore. Then,
Just as you have forgotten the smoke,
about three seconds later you hear a
sound like a swarm of bees humming over
your head Pretty soon the shells begin
to come faster and faster. They drop In
the water on both sides of you. One hits
the military mast, and the debris of steel
and rope and wood comes tumbling about
YOU You look up wonderingly, but give
it merely an instants thought Then your
mind reverts to the terrible roar of your
own guns, and then comes the single
idea Of keeping outside the radius of fire,
not of the enemys guns, but those on
your own ship, equally dangerous 10 your
safety, the preservation of your ear-drums
and your life.
stood by Commodore Schley's side,
with Flag Lieutenant Sears, during the
two first bombardments Of Santiago, and
we all found ourselves absolutely forget
full of peril, watching the shots from diff
ferent turrets and telling the gunners
whether to depress or raise the muzzle
of the gun. We kept accurately the times
of all movements, of opening fire, of good
shots, of silenced batteries, and of cease
firing" The balls whistle about you with
a nasty whine, as if they deplored not
being able to hit you, but half the time
the roar of the fusillade of your own
ships browns the complaint of the enc
my's missiles. You experience at first a
strange feeling of enjoyment not unmix-
ed with terror. Then you grow animated
and discover a peculiar sort Of charm ia
the danger and in the game of life or
death.