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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28
The - of Five.

Owing to the conflict of opinion as to
when the new jury of five as provided
by article ll6 Of the new Constitution
becomes effective, and the strenuous
opposition raised by the consul of ac-
cused parties sought to be tried under
the new law Judge Debaillon con
Guided to await a definite opinion
thereon by the Supreme Court, rather
than run the risk Of retrying the cases.
Accordingly, Thursday, he discharged
the petit jurors for the balance of the
term. IS soon as a new jury Law is
passed by The legislature We suppose
a term Of court will be held to dispose
of the cattle stealing eases.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28
Ladies Aid Concert.

Thursday night, the French Hall was
crowded to witness the entertainments
given by the Ladies Aid Society. The
following programme was rendered
most artistically and enthusiastically
received: Instrumental music by Or
chestra; Song, Wreck Of the Maine,
Miss Daisy Feray; Instrumental solo,
Miss George Labit; Vocal duet, Won't
you come to tea party, Master Lloyd
and Jeanette White; Recitation, Miss
Holmes; Duet, violin and piano, Miss
George Labit and Mr.. lseman; Vocal
solo, Afterwards, Miss Dickson; Recita-
ton, Hagar, Miss Mamie Putnam; Vo-
cal solo, Nightingale, Miss Alexander.
The programme closed with a very
beautiful tableau, after which refresh
ments were served.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28
Foreman Of the Grand Jury.
ABBEyIL1E, La, Nav II, 18s

ABBEYfLIE, La, May n, 1898.
To the Honorable Foreman and Members
Of the Grand Jury Of YermiIion par
ish. The following is the financial
standing of the parish at this date:
Surplus fund has on hand 954 81
Incense fund has on hand $685. s.
Crlml pros fund has on hand l1G6 20
Mag const d phys fund has
on hand ~ u
Dist atty & shift fund has on hand 1071 40
Civil expense fund has on hand lo2 -
Road Il bridge has on hand $50 so
And for school purposes the following
represents the standard:
Rent of school land has on hand s 1873 50
Amounts Hnprorated 1867 ~
Contg fund is overdrawn 1206 W
Genl school fund is overdrawn solS 81
Very Respectfully,
ELI WISE,
Par. Treas.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28
NOTICE.
State of Louisiana, !
Parish of Vermilion. {

In accordance with the provisions of
Sec. 81 of Act LOG approved July 9,
1890, notice is hereby given to tax pay
ers of SAID parish of Vermilion and Ger
poration Of Abbeville, that listing OF
property both real and personal of said
taxpayers is completed together with
the valuation placed upon said proper
ty BY the assessor and that said list
will be exposed in my Office for inspec-
ton and correction for the term OF
twenty coy days beginning June 1,
1898.
Given under my official signature
this 2lst day OF May 1898.
SIMoNET LEBLANC,
Assessor.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28
Love song of the a1st Century.
THE KISS.

THE KISS.
Dear hearti What seems Indifference
Is but procrastination.
You know tbs folly to be led
Bv cardiac pulsation.
Bacteriology and germs
Forbid all OSCILLATION.
Time was when simple rules suficed
For armorous didactics
All! nowadays a lover bold
Must learn the ancient tactics
And meet the dangers as they confront
With modern prophylactics.
And since infec tion is so dread,
We may not jeopardize us;
IL OSCILLATION must be done,
Why all the books advise us
To straightway seek the Board of Health
That they may s~terilize us.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28
Rowss This.

W. offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY " Co, Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known T. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, andbelieye
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions, and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale druggists, To-
ledo, o,
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin. Wholesale
druggists, Toledo. O,
HalTs Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood aud mucus
urfaces of the system. Price 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimon-
i&ls free.
Halls family Pills are the best.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28
VIII the Railroad be Extended

This week, a party of Southern Pa
ciic surveyors have been here survey
ing lines from the bayou towards
Gueydan. No one has learned just
what was the object of the survey but
the presumption is that it is but ahe
preliminary steps toward the extension
of the |. Il Y. r. r. to Gueydan where
it will connect with the Midland
branch.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28
Grand = Jury Report.
ABBEvILLE. La, May 20, 1895.

ABBEvILLE, La, May 20, 1898.
To the Honorable Judge OF the 18th
judicial District Court in and for the
parish Of Vermilion, La:
Your Grand Jury empaneled for
service during this term of your honor
able court beg leave to report as fol-
lows:
We have carefully and diligently ex-
amined all crimes and offenses coming
to u knowledge from all sources and
have made due report of same in the
number of indictments and not true
bills reported in your court.
The Grand Jury of this term of court
is especially proud to inform the peo-
pie of Vermilion parish that cattle
stealing is on the wane; true, there
have been a number of bills reported
against individuals at this term of the
court for cattle stealing, but they Ire
only a sequel to the Investigations a +
ried on by the last Grand Jury against
those offenders of the law. We believe
that if the Petit Jurors at this term of
court perform their duties as fearlessly
as the Petit Jurors did at the last term
Of court that cattle stealing will have
received its death blow.
The last Grand Jury recommended
the leaks in the courthouse roof be
remedied and thus save the inner
structure of the building from decay;
these defects so pointed out have not
been corrected and we again suggest
that the parish authorities lose no fur
Their time in this matter. There are
some other minor defects about the
courthouse building which ought to re-
ceive immediate attention, notably the
south corridor has a defective floor.
The courthouse offices including the
Sheriff and Clerks are kept in proper
order and condition.
We made careful examination of the
parish jail and must say that that build
ing is greatly in need Of repair. Its
unsanitary condition is such as to make
Incarceration therein dangerous and
unhealthful. We earnestly recommend
the Police Jury to take the necessary
steps to correct the existing evils.
The financial standing of the parish
is shown by report Of Parish Treasurer
hereto annexed and made part hereof.
The public schools of the parish are
as follows: Teachers employed in
white schools 45; teachers employed in
colored schools 3. We are glad to re-
port that education is largely on the
increase in our parish and that the peo-
pie generally are taking more interest
in seeing that their children are receiv
ing the benefit of an education.
We believe that education ought to
be encouraged and that the parish
owes to the children the best educa-
ton in keeping with its finances.
ADAM BoUDREAUx,
. Foreman Of the Grand Jury.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28
Two Millions a Year.

When people buy, try. and buy again
1t means they're satisfied. The people of
the United States are now buying ascar-
cts Candy Cathartic at the rate of two
million boxes a year and ii will be three
million before New Years. 1t means mer
rit proved. that Casearets are the most
del ghtful bowel regulator for everybody
the ysar found. All druggists Zoe, 25c. soc.
a box, cure guaranteed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28
spent Saturday evening and Sunday at
Live Oak farm.

speub SATURDAY evening ana sunday at
Live Oak farm.
Miss Eva Dupont of Orange, Texas,
is spending a couple of weeks with her
aunt,Mrs. Beauregard at Perry.
The public schools here will finish
up this year with an exhibition for
which they are already preparing.
There is talk or organizing a Sunday
School here. We think it would be a
very good thing and hope it will be a
success.
Erath is improving fast and build
ings going up in all directions. 1t can't
fail to make a good town with such
good country around it. Isn't it about
time for some n to start a newspaper
here?
Not any rain in this vicinity for q
month past and the dust almost suffo=
eating. Gardens are fast drying up:
the vegetable crop will be very short il
the rain does not ONE soon, but the
crops are standing the drouth well
cane and corn are growing nicely. The
crops are all clean and in good eondi-
ton for rain.
May %, 1898. sUNFLowER.
Tuesday evening news came by tele-
phone that Sampson's feet had de-
stroyed the Spanish squadron under
Ceryera in the Windward passage east
of Cuba. Great rejoicing vas made
over the news and if there had been no
doubt as to its accuracy the boys would
have built bonfres and fred an7ils.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28
EratHn Echoes.
EDITOR MERIDIoNAL

EDITOR MERIDIoNAL:
Blackherries are ripe and very fine
considering the droutb.
The ball at Theriot's hall Saturday
night was largely attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Beauregard of
Perry spent Sunday at Live Oak farm.
J. M. Ransom has been on the sick
list for two days past and not much
better today.
Ollie White and Miss May Maxfe'f
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28

Bicyclists have to a great extent
abandoned their wheels on account OF
the intensity of the dust.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28

Wednesday was good and bot. Nine
two degrees in the shade at 8 p. m.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28

District court, criminal term, closed
Thursday, when the petit jurors were
discharged.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28
Personal Mention.

!AsNAA@ odhA0dJ E
DR. N D Young, of RoyVille, was in
town Thursday.
Grad J Young, of Patterson, was in
town several days this week.
w o Pipes and wife of Gueydan,
we're in town several days this week.
Jos A Chargois, Of Lafayette, has
been attending court here this week.
Eraste Mouton made another trip to
Belle lie last week for a boat load of
cattle.
J S Ewell and Ned Bergman made a
business trip to Gueydan Tuesday
night.
Mrs 7 B Brooks and children, of Ope-
%lousas, is visiting her sister Mrs DR. R
2 Nelson.
Chas A Dupuy, form erly connected
with the daily Iberian, was in town
last week.
81 NJ Ansley, a young attorney Of
New Orleans, is here this week attend
ing court.
Oliver Broussard, the leading drug
gist of Rayne, was over here Thursday
on a visit.
r Fl Washburn, life insurance agent,
has been here this week working up
business.
Chas Fontelieu, a leading criminal
lawyer of New Iberia, is here this week
attending court.
Frank Godchaux, who has been at
tending Tulane University, returned
home this week.
Jas A Petty was over in Crowley
this week and secured a contract for
building a fine residenc.
] Maxwell, of Maxwell & Putnam,
cotton buyers, has been here this week
attending to business of the firm.
Miss Neosha Vanslyke has returned
home after an absenceo of several years
at school in Bloomfield, Indiana.
Albert Estorge, Of New Iberia, a
leading wholesale druggist of that town
was here this week, taking orders.
Jos S Ewell made a trip to Crowley
this week to bring over a Ion of new
buggies he had shipped to that point.
Little Winnie. the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs W A White, has been sick for
the past ten days with malarial fever.
Mrs TheodnlA Theriot left last week
for New Orleans to see her son Rel, who
is now a soldier in a Mississippi regi-
ment.
L F Corrodi. the photographer, suf-
fered a sad loss Thursday evening in
the death of his little son aged fifteen
months.
Miss Alice Blanchet, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs Clerville Blancbet and Gilbert
Broussard were married at the Catholic
chulch Thursday evening.
The little son of DR. Robert j Young
is slowly recovering from a V at
tack of broneho-pneumonia, and will
we trust soon be restored to health.
Willie Hooley, Jack Kibbe and Frank
Williams, returned from New Orleans
last week where they stood a success
full examination as registered pharma-
cist.
r Fl Mills, the popular manager of
the R Fl Mills Drug Co.'S store, was I'M
fortunately badly sealded last Wednes-
day morning by the o%verturning of a
cup Of hot coffee.
Mrs L Sokoloski entertained the
club last Saturday night. Miss
Mamie Putnam won the ladies first
prize, a silk fan; Mrs A 0 Landry won
the second prize a belt decorated with
the national colors.
Elsewhere will be found the card of
Judge Robert S Perry, of New Iberia.
He is too well known here, at his boy
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28

Hope We have bid farewell to the
drouth.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28

The procession and GROWING Of the
Blessed Virgin at the Catholic church
will take place Sunday evening.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28

SDOkt1AH S3S1a"'"1@A'
Two Dollars N Year
Saturday, May %, 1893.
Town and Parish.
Welcome rain.
Out of sight-the dust.
Hope We have bid farewell to the
drouth.
Wednesday was good and bot. Nine
two degrees in the shade at 8 p. N.
District court, criminal term, closed
Thursday, when the petit jurors were
discharged.
Bicyclists have to a great extent
abandoned their wheels on account OF
the intensity of the dust.
The procession and GROWING Of the
Blessed Virgin al the Catholic church
will take place Sunday evening.
The lawn tennis club are taking ad
vantage of the fine dry weather and
putting in a good deal Of time with the
game.
District court this week has been
busy with cattle stealing cases and con-
victions have followed in almost every
instance.
Blackberries are now on the market
and while owing to the drouth they
are not plentiful they are selling read
lily at ten cents a gallon.
30
Frank Glore, the Gueydan crack BIZ
cycle rider who lost the last race, will
try his luck again in a match race with
our BONN on July 10th.
Thursday evening, at 3 o'clock the
long drouth was broken by a fine show
or, which laid the dust and freshened
up the parcbed vegetation.
Ned Bergman gave a picnic last Fri
day and it was a huge affair. Our abb
sence is the Only thing that interferes
with giving a more graphic account.
Fishi1g is now the order of the day
and most of the young men of leisure
the entire day trying to capture some
OF the finDy tribe and at night recount
their experiences on every corner un-
til it is hard to tell whether they are
expert fshermen-or liars.
So
Isaac Wise was the purchaser of the
Hope Mill plantation, sold last Satur-
day at the succession sale of the late
Henry Bartells. The property consists
of 1900 acres of fertile lands and many
improvements, and was bid in for 81,
100.
Grass is all burned to a crisp and
the parched earth is issured by great
cracks, the clouds give no promise of
rain and the fear is great that the
drouth Of 1896 which was so severe in
north Louisiana may find repetition
here.
There will be about $50 teachers in
our city, during the month of June, to
attend the Summer Normal. This is a
project the town should further and in
no way can it show its encouragement
more than by providing pleasant homes
ior the teachers who come here.-Iber-
ian.
Alley Budro came up from Scott last
Wednesday to advertise the fair which
Will take place in that town on the 4th
and 9th. of June. MFR. Budro informs
US that the people Of Scott are leaving /.
nothing undone to make the fair a sue
cess in every particular
Gazette. :
The trial of Te.esmar M%arceaux,
charged with cattle stealing came off
Tuesday. The prisoner was represent |
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28

out of sight-the dust.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28

The lawn tennis club are taking ad
vantage Of the fine dry weather and
putting in a good deal Of time with the
game.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28
saturday, May 20, 1888.
Town and Parish.

Welcome rain.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28

District court this week has been
busy with cattle stealing cases. and con-
yictions have followed in almost every
instance.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28

~Blackberries are now on the market
and while owing to the drouth they
are not plentiful they are selling read
lily at ten cents a gallon.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28

Thursday evening, at 3 o'clock the
long drouth was broken by a fine show
or, which laid the dust and freshened
up the parcbed vegetation.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28

Ned Bergman gave a picnic last Fri
day and it was a huge affair. Our alb
sence is the Only thing that. interfere
with giving a more graphic account.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28

Frank Glore, the Gueydan crack bi
cycle rider who lost the last race, vii
try his luck again in a match ace will
our BONN on July 10th.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-28

The trial of Te.esmar Marceaux,
charged with cattle stealing came off
Tuesday. The prisoner was represent
90 by Edwards Il Greene, Jos. A.
ehargois and l.. L, Bourges, while Dis
trlct Attorney Gordy appe AIRED for the
state. Objection was made by prison
CTS counsel to a trial by a jury of five
put the objections were peremptori-
" over1uied by Judge Debaillon and
me trial of the ase proceeded with.
Preston Morgan, Justillien Thibodeaux
sam B. Henry, Ozeme Chataigner and
hollls T. Porter composed the jury and
u was nearly midnight when the argu-
ments closed and the case was given
10 them for d~eliberation. At Z o'clock
next morning they informed the court
they had reached a verdict. Court
was opened and they found the pris-
oner guilty as charged in the bill of in
alctment. 1t is reported thatth jury
lpr a while stood three for conviction
ana two for acquittaL
Arizona republican., 1898-11-23
PERSONAL MENTION.

Kingman Pomeroy Of Mesa spent yesterday in Phoenix
 Alfred Staff is in tho city from Spruce valley, and is stopping at the Lemon hotel.
 J R. Ryan and James Anderson were here yesterday from Prescott. They stopped at the Lemon hctel
 Master Willie Adams, who has been visiting his sister. Mrs. R. c. Fletcher, returned to his home at Los Angeles last nigh5.
 Mr. George Carson cf Council Bluffs, Ia, is a. the Ford Mr Carson is in Arizona in the interest of a new mill which is q late product cf ar eastern hOEse.
 Edmund Burke, representing the plaintiffs in the Owens Water company against the Sagi-aw Southern Rail- read company, returned tC Flags -aff last night.
 Bronchitis and catarrh of all kinds are scientifically and successfully treated by Dr. Swetnam. Mos approved methods.
Arizona republican., 1898-11-23
ONE FORE MEETING
Even Though Spain Should Dissent
 Today.

Washington, Nov 22.-At the cabi- net meeting today brief cablegIam was read which had been sent from Paris by Judge Day. It was substan- tially in accord with the newspaper re. ports Of yesterdays proceedings. all ,hough no reference was mada to a1y e1eitemcL5 attending ,he meeting or to any agreement. It was s.ated that the next meeting would take place to- morrow.
 The cabin65 discussed the matter and it was the belief Of the members that there would be at least one more meeting after tomorrow if the Span iards decide to reject the American proposal.
Arizona republican., 1898-11-23

house and Receiver McMillan said tha-
 before reading the. crder of sale, ne would inquire if there were any bidders present. There was TO response and the proceedings were adjourned. The continuance was the result of a Kan sas blizzard. MT. John s. Stevens Of Peoria, H., representing the Peoria stockholders, was expected yesterday or the night bafort 5o complete certain upon which he has been engaged since his coming here a week esc. He was unable or account Of the storm to get telesrama through to Peoria yesterday either by the Postal or the Western Union. and even tracers sent ou- after the dispatches were not heard from.
Arizona republican., 1898-11-23
KODAK DEVELOPING And Finishing. BeSf work and Low
 est Prices.
 piNNEY G ROBINSON, The Photo Stock Honse 10 North Cpnter Gtrcnt
A UXTON'S hDiG IA RWICK 0VCTEDC sg AT V 4S : s42tO

Our special pack; thousands re- ceiTed daily 26c per dozen, ? dozen for 35c , dozen fer sec. i FRESH FISH-Hundreds of pounds i of the best Pacific coast varieties re csiyed every morning by express. Try one of our delicious salmon 1 steaks.
 All southern California fish, sliced i fish included, 15c per pound. Al i THIS PRICE FISH IS CHEA PER l THAN BEEF AND YOU DON'T HAVE l TO BUY THREE-QUARTERS BONE. l Shrimps, crabs, Holsters and cock ] tail oysters. TURKEYS. TURKEYSi TURKEYS.
 We are anxious to furnish tha tGr- key for your Thanksgiving dinner, knowing that if we do you will b= pleased and we will get your future poultry business. We pay special a. Jortion to this branch 0. our business and know we can give you satisfac- tion Our turkeys are dressed and drawn. with their heads off. ready fer the pan. w. have hundreds of them and customers can make personal se- lection if they wish. Spring chickens. roasting fowl, fire i fat domestic ducks and geese. If there is any wild game in town we have 1t. Quail. wild ducks, rab- bits. etc.
 Spring chickens, roast ing fowl, ducks and turkeys, live and dressed Quail and wild duck FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. - Largest and finest assortment in town. Our leaders at present are:
 Arizona Navel Oranges.
 Persimmons.
 PomOloes, or grape fruit.
 Strawberries.
 BlackberrieS.
 MUscat and Corrichon grapes.
 German plums.
 Bleached celery
 Caulifiower.
 Sugar peas.
 Wax, string and lima beans.
 Horseradish root.
 Bell peppers.
 Fancy red ripe tomatoes. CHEESE.-In this line, as in every other, we shall handle the best that money can buy. We are now unpack- ing an ENTIRELY NEW stock con- sisting of:
 Neufchatel.
 Club House.
 Imported Roquefort
 Imported Swiss.
 Edam in foil.
 Norton's Pineapple.
 Limburger.
 Crawford
 Local and California Cream. maric0pa creamery butter and sweet cream fresh every morning. OTHER SPECIALTIES.- Just re- ceived:
 Lake Superior white fish.
 Fancy mackerel
 Salmon bellies.
 Smoked salmon.
 Ealibut chunks.
 Popcorn, shelled and on the cob. i
 ElWood Cooper olive oil.
 Chestnuts and cocoanuts.
 Velvet molasses candy.
 Popcorn crisps.
 New figs and dates. SALT RIVER VALLEY OLIVES.-| Superior to the California, 15 and 20 | cents per pint; green and ripe; five va rieties. We are headquarters. Call | and sample them.
 FLOWERS - Redondo Carnations, ChrysanthemUms, Smilax, etc. Exclusive agents fer Gates Fowle- s Arizona violets. wr. 0
Arizona republican., 1898-11-23
LOCAL BREVlTsES.

At 10 and 15 cents per pound there is nothing so cheap as the choice cuts of cold storage meat at P. T. Hurley g Central Meat market, No. , W. Wash ington street. Telephone No. 12. Or ders delivered promptly to all parts of the city
 SEEKERS AFTER GOLD know they may be disappointed, but seekers after health take Hoods Sarsaparilla with the utmost confidence that it will do them wonderful good.
 HOODS PILLS are the only pills to take with Hoods Sarsaparilla. Easy, yet efficient
Arizona republican., 1898-11-23
A PRESIDENT IN NEW YORK.

New Yc-k, Nov. 22.- Rafael Yglesias, president or Ccssa Rfca. ar rived here today on board the Atlas liner Altia from Port Limo1 and Kings ton. The president ana party will stop at the Waldorf for few days be- fore proceeding to Washington
Arizona republican., 1898-11-23

WANTED-BOYS TO CARRY ARI- IONA REPUBLICAN. MUST BE 15 YEARS OLD OR OVER AND MUST HAVE A GOOD HORSE.
Arizona republican., 1898-11-23

Cards of thanks, notices pertaining to organizations and societies, church fairs pr socials, will not be printed in The Re- pubIica1 except when paid Ter.
Arizona republican., 1898-11-23

Facial treatment and manicuring done at your home. Address Room F Lemon hotel.
Arizona republican., 1898-11-23
TOP OVER FIFTY YEARS

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, ellays all pain, cures wind collie and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty five cents a bottle
 If you want situation. desire to em- pIoy nelp, have house to rent or sell. advertise in The Republican.