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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-12-03

Last Saturday night and Sunday
morning the New England coast was
visited by a storm and blizzard of al
most unparalleled severity. Over 100
vessels have been lost, the coast from
Penobscot to New London being
strewn with wreckage and more than
$50 lives are reported lost. The fall
of snow was SO heavy as to seriously
interfere with the running Of trains,
throughout the blizzard struck dis
4riot. In New York city several
deaths occurred from exposure to the
Sntense cold.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-12-03

The Sunset limited, which started
this week, will be pulled across the con-
tinent by five new engines, purchased
for the special purpose. These en-
gines weigh Ga tons each. Engines
are changed only nine times from
Oakland to New Orleans. Between
Los Angeles and Yuma is a single
run Of 119 miles without stop.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-12-03

Our planters who have yet large
crops of cane to save, now seriously
realize the necessity of having good
roads, and Of keeping them constant
" in good repairs. Our present sys-
tenn Of working the public roads is
defective, and a new system will have
to be adopted. Iberia parish has
adopted a system which, we under
stand, is doing well and giving entire
satisfaction can we not profit BY the
experience Of our neighbors? Why
not Investigate their manner and sys-
tenn of working their public highways,
and if satisfactory adopt the same
system or improve upon it If possible.
The question Of good roads is a seri-
GUS one, which must be solved in one
way or the other, but we must have
good roads.-St. Martinyille Messen-
ger.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-12-03

It is a sorroWful fact, but neyerthe-
less true, that the farmer is paid only
about twenty dollars for his bale Ct
cotton; yet that same bale will pro
duee a sufficient number Of cotton
handkerchief to command in the mar
ket the sum of s875.-Denison Dis
patch.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-12-03
sherilfs Sale.
STATE OF LOUIsIANA-parish
Of Vermillon--l7th judicial Dis
trict Court-No. 1118.
W S. Benedict

sarazin Hebert and Reny IIehcrt.
Ry virtue OF witt Of feri iaclas
70 ms issued in the mltters OF tie
above entitled and numtlered suit,
and to me directed, fully authorizing
and empowering me in HE PREMISE, |
will proceed TO sell at public auction,
IL the last aud highest bidder, atihe
l.lineipai front door Of The court
hause in this parish on
Saturday, December 10, 1898,
between hours prescribed by Law.
the following described property,
seized 10 satisfy said writ. to vii:
One certain tract Of land situated
in The parish Of Velmiliof. al q place
called "Mouion's Cove" measuring
four arpenta front on the sonth be-
tween conveying lines towards the
north giving o front Of two artents
and two thirds front on the north by
the depth Of Al arpents. more or less;
the long lines running III the north
efly aud soultrl " directions, ard
being bounded on the north by lands
formerly belonging TO the heirs of
Marin Mouton, south by Homer De-
CUR and Albert Hebert. less one-
half Of The width of the public road
between said tract and Decnir and
Hebert, east by Arvilien Choate.
John Rankie atd Others and west
BY Bertha T.. Nav Hicks. Solomon
Wise and Lasiie Broussard, with all
aad singular the Improvements sitn,
ated thereon with all rights. ways.
privileges, and four acres of sugar
cane more or less in field uncut and
top buggy, one hlne mare, one mule,
american brown one pillow, marked
Avery co, six sugar kettles. IL
sugar and cane Juice coolers, about
80 barrels Of corn. more or less,
about four acres of cotton in field
nngathefed crop of Sarazin Hebert,
md u acres Of corn more or less 10
field nngothered and about Is 0Cres
OF cotton more or less in field un-
gathered property and crop OF Remg
Hehert.
And unless the sum Of one thou
sand fve hundred dollars, subject to
The following credit and applied on
the note mttnring on Feby. is, 1880
paid on the 2Sth day Of December,
1889, the sum Of one hundred and
twenty five dollars paid on the 9th
day of April, 1892, the sun Of fifty
three 81 100 dollars paid on the
18th Of April 1895. and The sun Of
fortY-three 02-00 dollars paid on the
l4lh day Of ~Janaa-y, 1896, with all
interests and costs and s per cent.
Atty's fees on the amount due.
sherifs Office. Abbesille, La.
October %, 1898.
J. 0. HEBERT, Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-12-03

The Thibodaux Sentinel remarks
that Hon. Charles Fontelieu, Repub-
lican candidate for congress, made
the poorest race ever made by any
Republican candidate in the third
congressional district, and wonders
what effect the result of the election
will have on his confirmation as United
States Marshal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-12-03
Rice Shortage.

The prospective supply of rice for
the north of Europe the present sea-
son is 10000 bags short as com
pared with last year, which shortage
is deemed serious, as arrivals are in
sufficient to cover daily requirements.
These facts, coupled with the distress
ingly wet and unfavorable weather
prevailing in southwest Louisiana
since November 18th, show that far
mers are entitled to and should exact
top prices for good rice. The situa-
ton is completely in their hands as i
has not been in years.-Jenninga
Times.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-12-03
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
18th Judicial District Court-Ne
360-Parish of Vermilion.

~ AAo 01Sf GII1tIIOus
Succession of DR.. w. d. White.
Application of Mary E. White and her
husband j. R. Kitchell to be APP
pointed co administrators of
the above succession.
Notice is hereby given to all parties
interested, or having any opposition to
make to the application Of Mary E.
White and her husband j. r. Kitchell
to be appointed observation-disclosures of
said succession to file the same in writ
ing in the Office of the cierk.of the
district court within ten days from the
date hereof. SIS.
Given under my hand and seal this
10th day ofNoyember, 1898.
ALcIDE LEBLANC.
Clerk Of Court.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-12-03

Governor elect Roosevelt is author
ity for the statement hat his name is
pronounced in three sylables, as if
spelt "Rose-y-yelt." Literally, it
means esRose field" Van Wyck
means s.from Wyck," an old fortified
town in Holland.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-12-03
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY.
Saturday. December 8. 1898.

Star Pointer, the famous PAGER with
the worlds record. of 1901 for a
mile, was sold at Madison Square
garden at public auction to ]. White
of Cleveland, Ohio, for SIS, 900.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-12-03

The Peoples Tribune, of Opelousas,
after sailing under hard straits for the
past year, was dropped" yesterday
at a private sale, thus avoiding its be-
ing sold under the hammer. Captain
Garland, we are told, purchased the
plant at the low price Of three hum
dred dollars. We are in tbs hopes
that the Captain viii infuse a few lines
of brains into that populistie infant,
and we are confident he will. But
where is our friend Humble, "gwin."
Washington Enterprise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-12-03

The police jury at its meeting last
Tuesday, decided not to increase the
cost Of the liquor license, but they
passed an ordinance prohibiting the
running Of dance balls. The passing
Of this ordinance was a wise and
timely move on the part Of the jury,
las these dens are a disgrace to a
civilized community.-St. Mary Ban
ner.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-12-03

A San Francisco special says:
1.-THE steamer Samoa, now here from
Eureka, Cal, brings a remarkable
cargo of redwood, destined for the
interior finish Of an Eastern home,
which illustrates the size of clear lum-
Der which can be obtained from a
redwood tree. In all there are 10000
feet, none Of the pieces being less than
sixty inches wide, and varying in
length from ten to twenty feet. In
all this lumber there is not a piece
which shows a knot, a flaw or defect
Of any kind
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-12-03
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

All purchasers. the sum Of
whose separate adjudication shall
not exceed ten dollars. shall pay
cash on the diy Of sale; all purcllas-
efs. tho sum Of whose separate adj
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-12-03

We regret to learn that Gen. Leon
Jastremski has found it necessary to
discontinue the publication Of the
Evening Outlook at Shreveport for
want OF patronage. The general is
one of the best journalists in the
State, and to an outsider there seemed
to be a field for a i've afternoon paper
in Shreveport. He viii continue the
publication Of the Weekly Outlook,
with which it is to be hoped he will
meet a greater need Of success.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-02
PeriIs in a Wilton Canal.

y unique system of canals in Maine
is that of the pleasant little village Of
Wilton. writes the correspondent of the
Lewiston Journal. There is romance
and mystery about them, probably re
sulting from the fact that only about
half of them are visible to the eyes of
strangers as they pass through the
place. They wind under the houses
across under the streets, pass like
sewers under the thoroughfares and
bob up a the most unexpected places
possible. There is a wealth of trad-
tion about them that would stock the
imagination of novelist of the calibre
of kipling. And they are all little rilIs
too. and hardly worth the dignity of
canals. and yet they are canals. They
do a good deal of business. run the
woolen mill and the wood working
mills. and have run saw mills. srist
mills and other establishments The
other day Your correspondent heard a
story about a Well known Wilton busi-
ness man who put on a pair of boots
one day when the water was not in the
canals and Went on tour of inspec-
ton. He took lantern and a stick to
feel his way along the underground
canal. Entering the tunnel above the
old Sawyer store site he stumbled along
on the slippery stones till he imagined
that he was we'll on the way beyond
the street that runs up over the steep
hill beyond the Henderson place. Here
he suddenly stepped on something that
was slippery. 1t slid out from under his
feet like a piece of soap. And his feet
slid out from under him like another
piece.
The next instant he was sprawling in
the shallow, dirty water of the canal
his lantern went sailing down in the
water in which he had been wading.
sputtered and went out. He was in to-
tai darkness. Over his head was a
couple of feet Of granite and layer of
earth and snow on top. His dearest
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-02
Swivel Guns Killing of Game Birds.

1t is said here that the use of the
swivel-gun on the Susquehanna flats
and tributaries Of the Susquehanna
river is having disastrous effect upon
the ducks and the local gunners who
have followed duck shooting for a live
lihood for years are much discouraged
over the scarcity of birds as compared
with former seasons. Hunters who
have followed that occupation for
twenty years have always been able to
provide for themselves a comforta bic
living. but the manner in which the
birds are being slaughtered has had q
discoura ging effect upon the local gun
ners. many of whom have given up the
calling.
The big swivel gun, which weighs
from one hundred to one hundred and
fifty pounds, is used contrary TO the
law. Yet it is still employed, and no
successful effort appears to have been
made to suppress it. II is arranged IN
a skiff. in which one man is stationed.
The man lies upon his breast and paG-
dies the boat. and when enough birds
are at hand he fires. and hushWhaci
boat, containing two men. follows
closely after the skiff and picks up the
dead or injured birds. The gun is then
removed to the hushWh2ck boat and
reloaded. and replaced upon the skif
and then made ready for another shot.
An old gunner in Elkton this week le-
marked that he had known at least
$475 worth of ducks to have been killed
in one day by the big gun.
The gunner, who visited this town
for the purpose of investigating the
matter. stated that the local shooters
were in sympathy with a law that
would repeal the duckinE police law,
and put the matter in the hands Of the
state officials. they to look after the
ducking grounds in season, and to use
boat. as is done on the oyster beds in
other parts of this state.
Should the SWivel-gun be allowed to
continue. it will eventually kill off the
game on the fats" continued the
speaker. and the time will not be long
distant when the Wild ducks will have
become so frightened that they will re-
fuse to frequent the waters of the Sus
uuehanna, the most famous ducking
grounds in this part of the country -
Elkton tMd) correspondence of the
Baltimore Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-02
Your Health.

To Test Damp Sheets-Place hand
glass between the folds of the sheet
for a moment or so. and if smeary-
looking when removed, the sheets are
damp; but if the glass should be clear.
then they are fit to be used.
Green water grapes are blood
purifying. but are of small value as
food. Blue grapes are both food and
blood-purfier. They should not be
eaten by those who suffer from liver
complaints, however.
Apples are nerve and muscle food
but are not sustaining. Prunes are, of
all fruits, the highest nerve and brain
food, but they are not muscle makers.
and should not be eaten by those who
suffer from biliousness
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-02

valley and expressed the assurance
that wherever the Third Regiment
might be called to duty. it would be
found prompt and faithful. Cheers
were given for the Governor at the re-
quest of the ladies. and they were
hearty and prolonged. The square was
dissolved. and the visitors retired under
a salute of the regiment.
The order of the camp was very fine
everything as neat as a pin, and the
Bath City Greys had their tents ar
ranged with as much elaborate pains
taking as though they had expected all
their cousins to visit them. In some OF
the tents the Greek Testament is daily
read, and the Greek authors are
studied. This will not seem strange
when it is known that there are several
gentlemen III the regiment of high in
tellectual culture and classical attain
ments, there being 20 students from the
Watervile college in the Waterville
companies. There is most happy
combination of brain force and muscle
force. heads to think, and hands to
strike. in the ranks. This fact proves
true, that students stand the wear and
exposure of the camp as well as the
hardest farmer or lumberman.
The commissary department under
the elaborate care of Col All Staples,
is eminently satisfactory. Some of the
troops have been accustomed all their
days to the luXuries of the table which
wealth affords. and they declare that
the living is excellent, and partake
with Il relish often wanted at home
This regiment is now very nearly ready
to take the field. their supply of cloth
ing. arms and equipments being COM
plete with the exception Of, perhaps,
CanteenS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-02
FREE RAILROAD TRANSPORTA-
TION

April l9-"Buston x Maine Railroad
Corporation have notified Governor
Andrew. Governor Washburn and Gov
ernor Goodwin that the railroad Will
open the trains for transportation IF
troops of war free of charge The
kennebec e Portland and Somerset &
kennebec Railroads have rendered the
use of their railroads to Governor
Washburn. free of charge. for the
transportation Of troops.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-02

Captain Lakeman's company Of volun-
teers beautiful silk banner, bearing
the Stars and Stripes, highly orna-
mented. surmounted with golden
eagle and graced with golden cord and
tassels, and wrought with exquisite
skill by the fair fingers of the donors.
''The day was beautiful and large
number of ladies and their friends, as
sembled at the Cony Academy to par
ticipate in, and to witnc IS the interest
ing ceremonies. Immediately after the
dress parade at Camp Hamlin, Captain
Lakeman marched his company to the
green lawn in front of the academy,
where a line was formed of hardy vol
unteers uniformed and equipped for
war on the summons of the public
authorities in defense of our govern
ment, and the honor of its flag. The
troops presented arms as Miss Little,
assisted by Miss Hartwell, brought out
the banner of our country and un-
loosened the golden cord, and unfurled
the stripes and the glittering stars to
the breezes of heaven, emblems which
the fathers of our government had
chosen, and symbols of our freedom"
Ex-Governor Joseph II. Williams
made presentation speech and Captain
Lakcman reSpondcd)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-02

"On Thursday May 81 the volunteer
company raised at HalloWell marched
TO the Capital. and received their arms.
They gave three hearty cheers before
taking up their line of march for Halo
we'll The members of the company are
young men, nearly all of size, health
ful, temperate and fine looking. Old
Kenneboc expects to hear good ac-
count of their conduct
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-02

Connects at Gardiner with the Maine
Central Railroad, and Augusta. Halo.
well and Gardiner Electric Railroad u
Augusta, and Kennebec Steamboats, ior
Boston.
NJ; 1.52 and 4.22 =. NJ
ARRIVE AT NATL HOME: 7.42 ana
1l12 A. M; PIP and 4.42 P. NJ. ,m
LEAVE NATL HOME: SIS ana LIZ
A. M: 225 and 500 ?. NJ.
lilo A. NJ; 2.45 and $50 p. NJ.
f. A. I.AWTON, Supt.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-02
DEPARTURE OF THE THIRD REGl
MENT FOR WASHINGTON.

June 1.-"The Third Regiment of vol
unteers under the command of Col. q.
O. Howard which for some time has
been in camp in this city, with a full
complement of officers and men, the
ranks having been increased 50 that in
each company there are 100 men: and
full resimental band of tWenty-four,
were. on Tuesday last, mustered into
the service Of the United States, and
the officers and men, We're paid their
bounty and wages by Samuel Cony,
Esq. and his assistants. the cashiers
of the several banks in this city. agree
ably to the following order of Cover
nor Washburn.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-02


THROUGH TRAINS.
GOING WEsT-s.s0 A. M. for Lewiston
Pennington, Phillips. Rockland. Por,,
land, Brdgton, Boston, Montreal ana
Quebec, 1902 A NJ. Daily for BrIngulek
Lewiston, Portland and Boston. weaL
days connects also for Pennington. phil
lips, Carrabasset, Rangeley, RoekIand
Montreal and Toronto; 3.35 2. NJ Ter,
press) for Brunswick, Bath, Lewisto1,
Portland, Boston; l1.00 ?. NJ might Pnli,'
man) every night for Lewiston. Rath
Portland and Boston; 200 A. M. Portland
and Boston. Sundays only-1l.32 A. M
mixed for Portland and Boston
GOING EAST-1.55 A NJ might eY-
PRESS for Skowhegan. Bangor, Bar Har-
Dor, st. Stephen, st. John Halifax ana
Aroostook county; $40 A. NJ for Water
vile, Belfast Skowhegan and Bangor.
l.l3 +. NJ. for Waterville, Oakland. Win
throp, Bangor. Bar Harbor Old Town
Patten and Aroostook county 3. q
Vanceboro, st. Stephen, Houlton, Wood
stock st. John and Halifax; $40 p NJ
for Waterviile Oakland, North Anson
Bingham Skowhegan. Belfast, Foxcroft'
Greenville Bangor, Old Town and Mat,
taWamkeag; 7.21 +. NJ. for Watervile
SUNDAYS only 9.15 A. NJ and 2.55 p
M. for Waterville and Bangor
The Night Pullman Train leaving at 15s
A. M. going east does not connect for
Skowhegan on Monday mornings. or for
Belfast, Foxcroft or beyond Bangor. Sun.
day mornings.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-02
SOUTH PACIFIC. AMERICANS.
Swain's Island. Near Samoa, and It's People
-..Our Flag Flies There.

Away down In the South Pacific
ocean there is tiny island over which
the stars and stripes have been waving
for nearly half century. It's inhabi-
tants are citizens of the United States
and the island Is as much part Of
this country's domain as is Iowa or
Massachusetts.
1t is a tiny spot of land, only 450
acres in area but it is the home of
thriving American community, the de-
scendants Of Eli Jennings, a Yankee
trader, who took possession of the is
land in the name of the United States
in 1863, ran up the American flag, and
ever after made it his home.
An American man-of-war formally
signalized it's accession to the Union
and the American government granted
to Jennings a title to the property un-
der the laws controlling the distribu.
tion of public lands.
The name of the island is SWANS S
Island" 1t is also known as "Gente
Hermosa," Spanish designation
meaning beautiful people" 1t lies in
lat. IL S. and long 1709 w. and north
west of Samoa.
The little dot Of land was first dis
covered about 300 years ago by the
Spanish Admiral de Mendoza, who
named it after his patron saint and
placed it on his charts, but did not at
tempt to land. Eleven years later an
other Spanish navigator rediscovered
the island and made landing.
He found it peopled by a savage tribe,
Ia Il
killed many of his men. These they
cooked and forced the survivors Of the
invaders to eat. The Spaniards finally
got away, having renamed the place
Gente Hermosa. which certainly was
very amiable of them, after the treat
ment they received
The little atoll was left alone after
that until 1910, when an expedition
from the United States found it and
gave it the name Of SWain's island. Ten
years later trading schooner sighted
the reef and made a landing in order
to trade with the natives
But they found no living soul within
it's borders All over the island were
the skeletons Of its former habitants
but not one remained 10 tell what
scourge had swept away it's population
Three years later Eli Jennings bring
ing with him n Samoan bride and a few
Samoan servants. settled upon little
spot OF land, and made upon il i home
for himself and his descendants. His
bride was a Samoan princess. VINO had
been educated hy the missionaries
Their children we're almost white and
We're very intelligent and the patriarch
of The island save Ia II that rh4y were
all well educated.
AZ these children grow IN trims Ia
the neighborine, islands ana to New
Zealand. won for them white husbands
ana wives. N that tna par:IJatinn is
now almost entirely white
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-02

June 1-"Major Chism while measur-
ing the members of the Third Resi-
ment for clothing, found that of seven
companies there We're only two persons
smell Of fire was not upon them.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-05-02
STATE, OF MAINE.
Headquarters Adj't Cents Ohice.
Aup11Sta Me June lSG

Headquarters Adjt Gcnfs Office.
Augusta, Me, June 1, 1861.
General order. No 33
Col. Oliver Otis Howard Regiment.
the Third of Maine Volunteers from
Major General Titcomb's Division. at
Augusta, organized in pursuance Of act
of April -, 1861. under General Order.
No. Il, of the 4th of May last. from the
war department. will forthwith be
clothed, uniformed, equipped and fur
nished by the acting quartermaster gem
eral with arms, ammunition, subsistence.
camp equipage. utensils and other
requisites to constitute a complete out
fit for service in the field. and three
days rations in their knapsacks
Col. Howard will cause full and COM
plete duplicate descriptive and pay
rolls of each and every company in his
regiment to be deposited in this office
forthwith, and after. and after the
bounty provided by said act has been
paid by Samuel Cony. Esq, Of Au-
gusta, acting assistant paymaSter gem
eral, to all of his command entitled
thereto, will conform to the orders Df
Captain Hight of the L. 5. army, rela-
tive to the mastering OF the said regi-
ment this day into the service of the
United States as contemplated. Said
regiment Will also now receive the full
amount of monthly pay due them.
The commander-in-chi relinquishes
to the general government. the com
mand of this regiment with undoubt"i
faith in the courage and good conduct
of its officers and soldiers. under all
circumstances. and in the hope. that
they may soon return laden with
honors to enjoy in common with all the
citizens of the United States. an honor
able and enduring peace.
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