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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07
Gave Him the Horse laugh.

From the Algiers items of q late
New Orleans paper we take the follow
ing humorous account Of an angry
steamboat pilot who once resided here:
"While crossing the ferry last We'd
nesday evening on the Z O'clock boat,
the steamer Thos. Pickles missed her
landing and backed out in the river,
again started for the landing and missed
it again and then a few men from the
Southern Pacific railroad wharf, who
had been working hard all day and
wanted to get home to their supper
which they justly needed, laughed at
Captain Geo. George who was COM
mander of the boat. He got very angry
and called all the crew to the front OF
the ferry and told them that if they
did not make the men stop teasing him
there would be trouble on deck. And
SOME n knowing that Captain George
never killed any one, they followed to
him not to run into the suagr refinery.
He then flew into a rage, ran down
from the pilot house, in Il fighting way
said ne could whip the big shouts that
was guying him. The boat was full Of
passengers and many ladies were on
board and the captain showed very
poor manhood by leaving bis post
alone in mid stream when bis passen-
gers lives were in danger. Be very
careful. captain, as you are apt to lose
your papers leaving pilot house and
going m deck to fight without leaving
a mate or q-uartermaster in charge"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07
Personal Mention.

DR. Bayliss made a trip to St Martin
vile this week.
Martin Bagley was a visitor to New
Orleans this week.
Mrs Jos r Leguenec has been quite
i'll for the past week or ten days.
DR. B White, of Gueydan, was over
last Saturday to hear Gen Gordon lee
ture.
Mr. and Mrs Vernon Caldwell went
to Thibodaux on the excursion last
Sunday.
The infant son of DR. Robt j Young
has been seriously i'll this week with
pneumonia.
DR. Felix Girard and wife, of Lafay-
cite, came down Saturday to hear Gen
Gordon lecture.
Judge Debaillon remained over last
Saturday night to hear Gen Gordon
lecture on 'sThe last days of the Con-
federacy."
DR. Fred j Meyer, Of Opelousas found
Gen Gordon a sufficient attraction to
cause him to come to Abbeville to hear
the lecture.
Alexandra Trahan, a farmer residing
inthe first ward about seven miles above
town died Thursday morning, aged A
years, Bis funera. took place yesterday
from the Catholic church.
R II Washburn, the gentlemanly
travelling agent of the Union Central
Life Insurance Company of Cincinnati,
Ohio, was here this week writing some
business for that staunch company.
George White, an estimable young
mai residing on Live Oak farm near
Erath, died Wednesday while on a Wis
it to Gueydan. Have not heard the
full particulars but it is reported that
he died of ~congestive malarial fever.
His remains were brought to Abbeville
for inrerment the funeral taking place
Friday morning from the Methodist
church.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07
Am Epidemic of Twins.

t&t
Twin babies are Of unusually fire.
quent occurrence oflate. People who,
were astonished that under the. census
Of 1890 Vermilion parish showed an in-
crease in population of over 20 per
cent. will not be astounded if the next
census shows that the number of in
habitants has doubled itself in the past
ten years.
Some people however object to this
unduly rapid increase of ~populatio Ii
and the other day one of them adopted
a novel method of relieving himself
from the cares and responsibilities of
rearing a family as the sequel viii
show Last Tuesday morning shortly
after midnight Treville Simon, Jr., =
prosperous farmer living III the Red
Hill settlement was awakened by tho
noise Of the ringing of q bell in his
yard. He got, up to investigate and
saw a person wrapped in a large bed
sheet walking around ringing a bell.
As o as he was detected the in
truder ran away, depositing on the
ground a. bundle enveloped in q white
cloth. Opening the bundle what was
Mr.. Simon's surprise to discover that it
contained twin baby boys about two
days old. The neighborhood has 5een
faithfully secured fof the unnatural
mother Of the helpless babes, but to
no avail. AS Mr.. Simon has no ehil7
dren be will probably keep the little
fellows.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07
$1OO Reward o

The readers # this PAGER will be pleased
to learn bat there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
III ali it, s'agss, and hat is Caiarrh. Halls
Catafra Cnae is the onlyy positive cure
knnwn to them medical fraternity. .Catarrb
being a constitutional disease, requires a
const tutional trc ,tment. Hills Catar,h
Cure is taken in.ernal'y, acting directly
upon the bloc and mucns surfaces of the
system, thereey destroying the foundation
OF the disease. ard giving the patient
strength by building MP the constitution
and assisting nature ia doing It's work.
The prnprietors have 40 much faith in it,
curative powers, that they offer 0se Hum
dred Dollars for any case that it fails to
ure. I'D u. list of testimotisls.
Address F.. CHI ENEY s. CO, Toledo, o
Sold by druggists 15c-
Halls family ILLS are the best.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07
Another Fine Residence.

The east end Of town is enjoying a
steady growth Of residences. just now
d. J. Gauthreaux, the we'll known CON
ductor On theL. 4 V. R. R., is having
q hadsome dwelling erected on his lot
on East street just south of Horace &.
Robinson's house. Mr. Robinson has
the contract an6 judging from the APP
pearance of things this will be one of
the prettiest residences in that portion
of town.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07
Our Band Boys COlnplimented.

In selecting the Abbeville Silver
Cornet Band to furnish music for their
excursion to Thibodaux last Sunday,
the manager of the affair paid quite a
compliment to our, boys. New Iberia
and Thibodeux both have splendid
bands and We are told that Il boys
gave perfect satisfaction wherever they
played. The band has made great
progress under the car of their pains
taking leader Prof. II. W. Pate, and
we may sonn sre them rank as II of
the very best bands in the State.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07
Police BURY Meeting.

Last Saturday the Police Jury met
in special session to take action in re-
gard to the suit of Emanuel Sherman
against the parish for $4,000. After a
thorough discussion it vas decided to
employ Clegg & Quintero of New Or
leans to assist the parish attorney MT.
Gordy, Jr., in the conduct of the case.
From all indications this will be a hot
ly contested law suit.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07
Poice .Bury Proceedings.
ABBEvlLLE, La, April 80. 1898.

~
The Police Jury for verinilion parish
met this day i'll special session. Pres
edit Nj Sarver, ESQ, President, and
Messrs. j L Thepiot, Geo Delano, NJ [
Eldredge, A Picard, Babilas Leblanc
and W p Miller.
The petition of Mr. Sherman and
wife through their attorneys for dam
age suit against the parish Of Vermilion
and j @ Heberl and sureties was read
and after discussing the contents Of
same and Mr. Gordy not being present
the Jury adjourned to meet at 5 O'Clock
p. m.
The Jury then reassembled and on
motion of Mr. Edredge duly seconded,
MIR Miller be and is hereby appointed a
committee of one to visit New Orleans
and secure the services Of a competent
attorney to represent the parish of
VeImilion in suit of e Sherman ct ais
Us said parish. Adopted.
On motion Of Mr. Miller duly second
ed, Messrs M L Eldredge and j N VIII
liams are hereby appointed a commit
tee to aid the attorneys who may rep
resent this parish in the above entitled
suit and act for said parish as they
may deem advantageous. Adopted.
The Police Jury then adjourned to
the next regular meeting.
M. SARvER,
j. N. WILLIAMS, President.
Clerk.
The first races of the season will come
off at Vermilion Halfway Park, Mic
Bronssard's place, Lake Peigneur, be-
tween horses of Opelousas and those of
the Abbeville Race Club, Sunday, May
8, 1898. Races to begin al IL a. m.
sharp.
First race, running: One mile dash,
between aKlondike" belonging to e.
Broussard and "Verdon" belonging to
Tony Dee Busas.
Second race: One mile, two best out
three, between civilian r." racking
in harness belonging to O. j. Stokes
and "Bald. Reckless" belonging to
Eraste Mouton.
Third race, racking: Half-mile two
best out of thre~, between George"
belonging to Elias Broussard and
"Dolly" belonging to O. y. Stokes.
All of the above races to be for a purse
of $4,000 each.
There will also be a grand bicycle
contest open to all for a Gold Medal.
Entry to same SOC. The Abbeville
Silver Cornet Band will discourse sweet
melodones during the races and will
also furnish music for a grand moon
light ball same night. Refreshments
will be served at reasonable prices.
Admission to races 25c; ladies free.
Admission to ball room free.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07

The fence around the parish Jail is be.
ing repaired this week.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07

Much Of the early planted corn bas
been so badly damaged by cut worms
that %replanting is necessary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07
How is This:

l WILL GIVE $4,000 FOR ANY
WATCH WAICHICANNOT REPAIR.
NO. BOURRUE, JEwELER.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07

A new switchboard has been put in
the office of the Hoggsett telephone line
at this place.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07

BONN and Glore will race one-half
mile next Sunday o Mic Broussard's
track for a purse Of $50 a side.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07

The street contractor is busy this
week cleaning out the cutters, getting
ready for the much needed rain.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07

The school teachers have captured
the town this week.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07

The May number of The New Time
is the best yet. DO not miss it. This
is a good time to send in a dollar for
all annual subscription
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07

Dusty, dustier, dustiest.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07

Louis Leotaud has had a neat fence
putup in front of his home on Concord
street.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07

Town and Parish.
How is This:
| WILL GIVE $4,000 FOR ANY
WATCH WAICHICANNOT REPAIR.
NO. BOURRUE, JEwELER.
Dusty, dustier, busiest.
The school teachers have captured
the town this week.
The fence around the parish Jail is be-
ing repaired this week.
Louis Leotaud has had a neat fence
putup in front of his home on Concord
street.
A new switchboard has been put in
the office of the Hoggsett telephone line
at this place.
Much Of the early planted corn bas
been so badly damaged by cut worms
that replanting is necessary.
BONN and Glore will race one-half
mile next Sunday on Mic Broussard's
track for a purse of $50 a side.
The street contractor is busy this
week cleaning out the cutters, getting
ready for the much needed rain.
The May number of The New Time
is the best yet. DO not miss it. This
isa good time to send in a dollar for
all annual subscription
The steamer was out last MONDAY
and pumped out the we'll in the court
house yard and sprinkled the streets
close by. Everything worked smooth
ly.
Another attempts being made to re-
: pair the brick cistern in the courthouse |
yard. MIR. MCCAIN has had the water
pumped out and will patch up the weak
spots.
The bayou bridge has had a thor
ough cleaning Of the iron work and the
whole thing nicely repainted. Percy
Summers has the contract ard Lather
Harkins is assisting.
The excursion to Thibodaux last
Sunday was pretty well attended. Not
many persons went from here but they
were picked up all along the road and
the cars were soon crowded.
Prof. d. B. Showalter of Bastrop, has
been here this week conducting the
Teachers Normal Institute at the
courthouse. The attendance is good
and much interest manifested.
An idea may be had of the lively
interest taken in the Spanish war when
we state that the average daily sales
of the Times. Democrat at this place
now reach one hundred and fifty copies.
The New Time is for war. 1t says
the war is the best thing that has yet
happened for the reform movemen
Read the May number. The cartoons
are superb. Forward your subscrip-
ton Of one dollar for a year.
JAS. 81. Putnam informs us that he
has received a lie tier from the United
States Department of Agricultural in
reply to his inquiries about the chinch
bug and his information Is to the effect
that the Kansas remedy of spreading
an infectious disease among the bugs
is of very doubtful efficacy.
Saturday last the fire alarm was
sounded. The kitchen of the Metho- |
dist parsonage, occupied by Rev. Sam !
Beall, was on fire, but it was extin- J
guished before great damage was done.
Rev. Beall thanks all those who so
nobly assisted in preventing a large
Observation-Disclosures City Review, ]
The intensely vigorous American
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07

The steamer was out last MONDAY
and pumped out the we'll in the court.
house yard and sprinkled the streets
close by. Everything worked smooth
Nv.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07

Dear Sirs:-Ship US as D o as posi-
Dle 2 gross Groves Tasteless Chill
lonl,. Ny customers want Groves
lasteless Chill Tonic and will not have
any other. In our experience of over
~ years in the drug business, we have
neVe, sold any medicine which gave
huen universal satisfaction.
Yours Respectfully,
j. S. BROWNE 81 Co.,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07

Town and Parish.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07

The excursion to Thibodaux las.
Sunday was pretty we'll attended. No
many persons went from here but they
were picked up all along the road ant
the Ears were soon crowded.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07

Prof. D. B. Showalter of Bastrop,h a
been here this week conducting the
Teachers Normal Institute at the
courthouse. The attendance is good
and much interest manifested.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07

An idea may be had of the lively
interest taken in the Spanish war when
we state that the average daily sales
of the Times. Democrat at this place
now reach one hundred and fifty copies.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07

The New Time is for a 1t says
the war is the best thing that has yet
happened for the reform movement.
Read the May number. The cartoons
are superb. Forward your subscrfp-
ton Of one dollar for a year.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-05-07

Saturday last the fire alarm was
sounded. The kitchen of the Metho-
dist parsonage, occupied by Rev. Sam
Beall, was on fire, but it was extin-
guished before great damage was done.
Rev. Beall thanks all those who so
nobly assisted in preventing a large
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES City Review,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-18

cateu person should, it says waee ;roo,
SAINT war against unnecessary noiseS m rs
"a use II is certain that they increase the III
t tG 10y numbering sleep, etc0: (20 becaIisa
icy increase the death rate by destrovinS
C an vital and restorative powers of the eicILes
loJ because they dull and brutaltze the 80,
GUS system of those who can and Do 49,
70 Withstand their pathogenic influences. ~
ovT Ttt Ihey serve to make the sensitive and
cultivated, who are able to do So sanara+a
themselves In their search for nuie+ So
- masses, VINO must endure thus SERVING
70 intensity the license of the noise- ToaI,o I5
ny Iessnlng the checks upon their crimes II
may be added that there are nersnne ~ ~
aGtualiy poast of their Indifference m noise
Inat Is indeed, thing to be proud of-aI
iL9s6 as great sign of superiority as the
indlnerence Of the inhabitants of the Sums
10 the doors of the sewers.
Orchestral players at the Brussels opera
get only 81 a week. In London ochestraS
Tue SMALLEST pay Is SIS a week In New
1erK the members of the Musical Protec+iva
unlon VIII soon ask tia: much a minute
Last May Mr.. Stavenhagen produced az
Welmar an opera named "Fantasio," Of
which both the lbretto and music were writ
ten by an Englishwoman, Miss Ethel Smvfh
Inls same opera is to be produced next month
at Carlsruhe by Felix Motif. Miss Smvtb
pocketbook. Ia 50
The Princess of Wales was one of the
slgners of the address of farewell to the emf
nent violoncellist, Sgr. Patti who has now
retired from the profession.
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presented, and Herald artist was thus
enabled to sketch from life these fig
ures for the benefit of the readers Of
the Sunday Herald who are anxious
to know what society will dance this
winter.
New figures for the german are hard
to plan-that is, those suitable to the
autocrats of the terpsichorean art
Tor, In addition to artistic effect there
must be the element of novelty. This
year the war with Spain furnished
happy suggestions for figures meeting
all requirements in the way Of novelty.
Inc dancing master who presented the
plan for a figure with a military name
and with the dash of war In it's execu-
ton had a prize that was quickly
adopted.
DEWEY FIGURE WILL BE POPU-
LAR
Undoubtedly the Dewey" figure will
De one of the most popular this season,
and 1T was the first one to be adopted
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In Realm of Muslc.

Mr.. Grau, who has about completed the
arrangements for the coming opera season
at the New York Metropolitan said to a
musical critic:
In my short stay here I have accomplished
a great deal. The two important items that
necessltated my coming over were the cues
uon or the wagner cycles and the engage
ment OF suitable orchestra. These matters
nave been satisfactorily arranged. l have
determined to give two cycles one in the
evening and one in the afternoon.
Il go from here to London, to consult about
my next season at Covent Garden. and thence
to Paris. I shall return here in Six weeks,
The company will sail on different steam
ers some time between Oct 20 and Oct. %
special train will convey the whole organiza-
ton to Chicago, where the season will begin
on Nov. Z. The engagement there will last
look"
London papers talk of Miss Brema having
been engaged by Mr.. Grau for the New York
opera season, and particularly to "create"
me the role OF the heroine in Go!dmark's
was sung sixteen times during one season at
the Metropolitan, decade or more ago. Miss
Brema will find it difficult to create" the
heroine's part; but she will doubtless do n
well! and 1t is to be hoped that Mr. Grau
Will really revive that opera, which has been
altogether too much neglected. It is spec
tacular, entertaining. and has much god
London still has two musical critics who
do not like Wagner. They write for the
Telegraph and the Figaro The Telegraph
man, having read that Puccini's ''Manon''
was a success In Paris, soberly argued from
this the speedy downfall of Wagner! Poor
FELLOW! He was sorely troubled by the fact
that half the nights of the whole London
season were devoted to Wagner. The Figaro
critic hopes there will be no cycles next
year He prefers negro minstrels There
is more human nature about the niggers on
Margate sands he says ethan in the whole
menagerie of Der Ring des Nibelungen.' "
Musical people who are more sensitive
than others and more annoyed by noises,
will appreciate the four arguments against
noise advanced by the Philadelphia Medical
Journal. Every physician and every edu-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-18

ing Few sessions of the dancing mas
ters conventions. The sessions were
almost continuous during four days,
ana the terrible heat that prevailed
most or the time was not conducive to
nentenlng the labors that called the
instructors in convention. The sessions
were held in Lyric hall, in Sixth ave-
nue. near Forty-second street, and on
tne ballroom floor there, to the accom-
PanInlent OF plano, the new dances
were exhibited and practiced before
the critical eyes of the masters, and
the new figures for the german were
worked out
DANCED FOR THE HERALD.
AFTER the final adjournment of the
convention on Friday afternoon the
dancing masters and their assistants
executed for the Herald the new fig
ures In the german decided upon for
the coming season out OF the many
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DANCES OF THE SEASON
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PROFESS
ORs OF DANCING ADOPTS THEM
IN CONVENTION
NOVELTIES IN THE GERMAN
New Figures to BE Introduced That
viii Commemorate Uncle Sans
Martial Victories-One Named
After Dewey-Dancing Masters
to Take Steps to Stop "Huggins"
in Round Dances.

From the New York Herald.
Mars has decreed the dances for the
coming season. War figures will pre-
dominate in the german. The bonn
bardment of Manila will be re-enacted
in the ball rooms OF society folk to
two-step music, with confetti in place
of armor- piercing shells. 1t will be
called the Dewey" figure. There will
be a camp with real tents made of
paper. The STARS and Stripes"
Charge of the Light Brigade" and the
Imperial Guards" figures are other
offshootS Of the war ferVor. To other
dances other than the german martial
life has also given name. There will
be new lanciers called the Cadet"
lanciers, and the Volunteer" waltz
may be danced as a proper companion
of the regular waltz.
The American Society of Professors
of Dancing has ben holding its TWEEN
ty-f1rst annual convention in New York
during the last week, and after long
elaboration the new dances for the
season Of 1898 and 1899 have been eyoly
ed. The stamp of approval of the Amer
lean Society of Professors of Dancing
is official in the dancing world. It is
a kind of board of strategy. which
sltts many and various plans and sug-
gestlons, whether emanating from the
dance master of the metropolis or the
country caller Of the first four for
ward and back" and '1adies grand
change' variety, and declares what
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porting company Black Patti has ever
had, including a host of new features
of an original comedy order.
Sol Smith Russell begins his tour
Sept. 26 in Bnghampton, N. Y. He will
produce Martha Mortons new comedy
Uncle Dick"
The Shakesperian festival which
charles B. Hanford is arranging for
the Park theater in Philadelphia opens
Sept. 10, with magnificent production
OF Julius Caesar" Joseph Haworth
will be the Cassius, Charles B. Han
ford the Brutus, and Frank Hennig the
Marc Antony. Booth Barrett-Bangs in
anford- Hennig in 1898
James O'Neill has made a fine sue
cess in Joseph Hatton's new romantic
drama, When Greek Meets Greek"
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early date at the Grand of George II.
BroadhurstS successful comedy What
Happened to Jones' The company
that will prodVHe this piece this sea-
son will be the original New York cast
and will include George Boniface, An
ME Belmont, Katherine Osterman and
others that mad1 the original produc-
ton of the play so successful.
AT an early date at the Grand Man
ager Lift has arranged 10 present a
week of vaudeville. Heading this COM
pany are Dunn and Whitbeck, being
Arthur Dunn, the clever comedian, for
merly with Henderson. and Jane Whit
beck, the clever soubrette, who hyp-
Noticed all the "Cholly'' boys with her
clever rendition of THE Pas Ma La"
when she was last seen here with AT
Gay Coney Island" Other names in
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the roster include Harry Allister, John
carroll and Adele Crawford: the cele-
brated Wilson family; Smith and Full
Ter; the three NeVarOs; Lorenz and AL
len; the three Barretts and other fea-
lures.
ION the Wabash" a new melodrama
recently from the pen of Joseph Ar
thur, author of The Still Alarm" will
be produced this season under the
management of Edward c. White. 1t
is said to promise to duplicate the sue
cess of the Still Alarm"
why Smith Left Home" the latest
comedy from the pen of George II.
Broadhurst, was recently booked by
Mr.. Lift for his Twin City pIayhouses'
The Evil Eye" Yale and Ellis new
pantomime extravaganza, was sue
cessfully produced at Gilmore's Audi