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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-06-11

Again, learn the lesson that pride
goeth before a fall Was any man ever
so far up as Haman, who tumbled SO far
down? Yes, on a smaller scale every day
the world sees the same thing. Against
their very advantages men trip into de-
struction. When God humbles proud
men, it is, usually at the moment OF
their greatest arrogancy. If there be a
man in your community greatly pulled
I'D with worldly success, you have but
to stand a little while and you will see
him come down. You say, I wonder
that God allows that man to 60 on rid
ing over others heads and making great
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04

The following iargon is perfectly
intelIigible to any printer: "Billey.
put Gen. Weyler on the galley and
finish up that murder you began
yesterday, Set up the ruins Of Port
Arthur ant dlstfil,ntc the yellow
fever. Lock up Gov. Cnlberson
and sIida jim Hagg in the hell box.
aud leave The pie alone until after
dlaacr Put The ladies' form TO
press and go to tie devil and nuf
him to wolk on Rev. Jones article
IN eternal punishment There is
40 saerilege, slang or profanity in
he foregoing.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04
sberiGI's Sale;
OF L0UIsIANA.-17h
Judicial District Cont Parish
Of Vetmiilou-No. 1859.
Edward II. Vordenbalman
Remy Bro1ssa d:

Bg virtue of an order nf seizure
aud sale issued out OF the aon. 18th
Judicial nistt}ct Cont inIthe ahove
mentioned and entitled sslit ard 10
me ~alseeted tol|e authorizing amt
efopoWefiHg me in the premise. /
vii sell al public auction. 10 The las,
nd fief,ts hiddor, at The principal
feoal iiaor of he court hose N -lid
parish, on
Saturday, June. IL, 1892,
be;wsea tile hours prescribed ~ law
The following described property, ii
wit:
Ore certain tract of land living
and being situated in he parish Of
Yerlniaion. Louisiana, on The wesl
SIDE Of Eeimllion river AMI dss,g..a.
ted as the west hall Of tlessoathwe,t
quarter of section l3. i'd township
II. south Of range lhrees east. con
tanning eighty 77-Ioo acres.
Another certain tract OF land con
taihihg sixty 3-Ioo acres to he
taken eff the north end nf the uesl
half Of the northwest quarter of
section "a. in township II. south OF
range three east, said Two tracts
lying contiguous to each sother and
containing in the agqfeoate ope hmm.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04
Hk4s~t
glrsg1.

All parties haaiug c~Iainfs against
tha succession IL nr. ~. 81. White
ate requested IL present lie Sanae 10
mFseff or ny attorneys VISA. White
nd " B White ior ex.auinalion
and approval
Ail PARTIES indebted nati said sn~.
eessian arr not fed 10 pay,and thus
avoid tie costs of a iorred collection
l.. r LSoNs,
MAJ Tux.
9aherifle. In, Apr l6 1913.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04

Lee county, Miss, the home Of
Private Joha A en-, has mol furnish.
ed a single volunteer. The genial
Johu knew What he was talking
about when be teld President Nc
Kinlcy that if he would raise the
men he (allen) won'd promise to
farnish the efioers.-Lafayette Ga
zelte.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04

TAKEN UP-By the uidei-Igne !,
q red beef with i bosn broken.
nos a fraud but il can not: ha IN d
out and is about s yeats old, ba-
aeen ranging ii ibis <ettle,aent aboct
Il year. he owaer j. thlfifed 10
come forward vi bin rs days paose
his property, pays aud cd.ts other
wise The same will b. diseased o.
according 10 law. PAUL EDANns.
ahtfviile. Apn %. 1898.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04

An Irishman is inclined TO think
that, from a worldly standpoint, a
profession is The thing for a fellow
10 get at. He reasons thasly: IF
you're a lawyer-win or lose, you re
paid. If you're a doctor-kill or
cure, you're paid. If you're a priest
heaven or hell. you're paid
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04
MOTHER SUPERIOR.
/. Notice to the Public.
For Sale.

4 certain plantation situated IN
ihe patish u, Fetmilion. continuing
fWoIiand,0 mud Fifiy.nine arpents,
I'll enclosed. hcirg seven miles south
west IT AhA'viIie. onlle west side
IT Vetmilion river. Also dwelling
kitchen, outhauSts, fa-asing
impemrntS, etc. TermS-Cash,
FGr further particulars applyl 70
JEAN PERI.
Dec. II. 97.-2m. At,iwYiiIe, Ia.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04
NOTICE.

All persons are hereby warned
not to hunt upon, tres-pas upon or
ride or drive through my fields and
enclosures IN the Ord gard of this
parish, under penalty Of being pros
ecnted to lie fullest extent Of the
law.
1913 96. MRs. ULYssE ABADIE.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04

The battleship Oregon, after maxi
ing a run of 1900 miles at full
speed, from San Francisco via Cape
Horn 10 Cuba, does not need FIVE
cents worth Of repairs 20 her ma
chinery. This is said to have never
been equaled since The days Of build
ing The first iron warship.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04
70 Hunters.

The Undersigned hereby nc'ify
hnuters nol. 10 hunt within their
enclosures from an,l after this date;
otherwise they will he prosecuted 70
tie fall extent Of The law.
Felix Bfonssard,
Brt.j q. ~Ilrhert,
Alex. Il. Bfoussard,
Pierre L. Brnlssefd,
December 4, 1897.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04
NOTICE.

Entering my pasture and stock
ranch on Cteniere au Tigre, without
my consent is forbidden. Any per-
son trespas~ing on said premises Wi.
be prosecuted to the full extent Of
The law. AuRoRE DFFRANcE,s
Widow Lpnis Lapatfe.
Ahbeville, January 4. 1896.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04
TO Il PUBLIC.

The public, and merchants in par;
tlcnlar, are hereby notified that from
and after this date ! will not be res
ponsible for any debts cont acted ~.
Marie Olympic Hebert.
OyE T~HIBoDEAUX.
Ahhevil9e. December 4. 1897.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04

The Ganado Gazette says that a
man who is 100 stingy 10 subscribe
Tor his home paper-mnch less adj
vertise in it's too close 10 give
you gnod measure or weights, and
ii will pay you TO keep your optics
on him.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04
TO HUNTERS.

The Vermilion Developing Co..
LINT. '.ereiy notifies hunters not %
hunt within lheir closures. Anyone
caught in the act Of violating This
aotice will be dealt with to tile fall
extent Of the law.
j. P. GUEYDAN,
l0-i-96lf President.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04
TAKEN UP.

I have taken up a red COW with
hrindie head aud white belly. no
brand visible. Owner diII please
come forward aud identity her and
pay costs.
May %. 1898. j. E NV HITE.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04

"U4h," said our Jim Wheeler
"Wednesday, dem ali spauiels am
not much on de fte. WoDdah if
cat Sampson is de feIlah dat had de
! ing hah il de Bibte."-M. G. Re
view.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04
NaTIGE.

The rahlie i hereby nfi,iGed uot
q ifeSpass on ony 81 m5 lana- D,
Doth sides Of Southeast Pass ia Yer.
milton and Iopria Parishes
0zeMq DTcH.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04
NOTICE.

The public is hereby warned not
to hunt. cnt timber, or trespass on
any land owned by me, under pen
atty Of the law.
March 5-9S. SOLOMON Wise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04

Of the heart, and / would have to stop
right in my tracks until the spell
passed OF. I had to sit up in bed at
night for hours at a time on account
Of s~ufocating spells, and uas incap-
able of taking proper exercise without
physical exhaustion. I was told OF
DR.. Niles Heart Cure by contractor
B. r. Hutchinson, CT Il 18th street,
whose son Clarence was cured BY this
wonderful remedy and I commenced
taking it at once. Since Using It I
have been entirely relieved Of these
spasms and an now failing haH@mile
walks each day with much COMFORT
One person IN four has a weaIE or
diseased heart. The detection may
be very slight at first, but disease IN
checked never grows better Of itself.
Its course is always from bad to worse.
The first symptoms neglected, disease
soon becomes chronic. There is GER
tain relief from heart pains, from
shortness OF breath, e-n1asaacing, ohok.
ing s~onsaaeas, hungry weak egals.
etc, IN Or. lilies Heart Gl7e.
This remarkable res Or. lilies
long research il treating hear5 and
nervous tss, hs9 established i5se7f
IS tie oae c4ra fer a
week or diseased @
Yss 7.z@z4 falna t
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04
200 Superb Illustrations
from Photographs

taken specially for this great work.
Agents are making $50 90 500 a
week selling it. a verilahse bonanza
for live canvassers. Appls for de-
scri2tion, terms and territory at
once to
=. D. THOMPSON PUBLISHING co.
ST. LOUIS, MO-, or NEW ycRK CITY.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04
Educate Your Bowels With easoarsts.

Candy Cathartic, enre consultation
forever. l0c. If c. C. C. fail. druggists
refund money.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04

"a UDDEN DEATHS from heart
SaA disease are frequent. Not q
w. day passes but the daily press
records the death Of some well known
citizen, cruelty shocking the commu-
nifty because it was unexpected. The
victims friends thinking of him as in
the enjoyment of perfect health. Yet
death from heart disease is never
without many warnings, given at fre-
Quent intervals in many cases for
years. The trouble is the victims do
not heed the warnings. The first in
dication or symptom Of heart disease,
although unmistakable, are so slight
and the change to the next stage SO
gradual that they are scarcely notice
able, and even when once fully real
lied, one does not wish to alarm ones
friends, and the suffering is borne in
silence until stricken down. Not so
with John Van Denhurgh, Of 30I lit
Vernon ave, Milwaukee, who writes
under cate OF August Z ISIS:
For q number years
Ss. I was a sufferer from
fsasssS neuralgia Of the
Curl heart which became
gsg90Te9 $50 severe that I vas
assai5h incapable OF ordln-
~ u arg exercise. Is com
menced some years Ego with dar
ing pains from the region Of the heart
extending to left arm. These attacks
grew more frequent and severe u3tiI,
when attacked with one CT these, Ii 7
did not stop Immediately, would fall
to the ground. II I became eyaa
or o~Ver-exerte6 myself II any way
sically or mentally II proGaced spsas
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04

The most brilliantly written, most
profusely and arlistically illustrated.
and most intensely popular book on
the subject of war with Spain.
Nearly
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-04

'sFor a number years
Twas a sufferer fron
neuralgia Of thu
heart which became
50 severe that I Nas
Incapable OF ordin-
arr exercise i con-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25
Curious Alaskan Boat.
Portland Telegram.


Several Kansas people who will &c
to Copper river via the National City
have a unique way of slowing theil
outfits. They have four large cylin.
der-shaped sheet-iron trunks in which
they pack their goods. One would no,
suppose that these curious looking
round trunks were pieces for sec.
tiohal boat, but such is the case.
While the outfits were bought here
the parts of the boat were made in
Topeka, Kas., under the instruction OF
William Hunter, one of the party.
The parts OF the boat fit together like
two pieces of cylinder would for use
in carrying baggage on the ice. over
the trails or other places. In 20 min
utes these parts can be unloaded and
put together in the shape of a boat.
Then they can be used for heating wa
ter, for washing, for sleeping under,
and, in fact, for innumerable purposes.
The Kansas party will portage from
where the steamer lands on Prince
Williams sound to Copper river, above
the canyon. From there they expect
to have clear sailing up the river on
ice. For this trip the boat will be put
on runners.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25
The Philosophy of Life.

DR.. Schenk's life has been made
miserable since the announcement OF
his discovery of the secret of sex. He
receives hundreds of letters daily from
women in all parts of the world, and,
curiously enough, each of them wishes
a son and not one a daughter. DIR.
Royce d. Fry, a physician in Cleve.
land, o., has also come forward with
an announcement that he is able to
influence the sex of children yet to be
born. "The experience and observa-
ton of many physicians and intelli-
gent people," he says, "will bear me
out in the statement that the individ-
ual in the weaker physical condition,
and having the smaller amount of
nerve and vital force, is the one which
impresses its sex on the offspring.
The method by which this can be con-
trOlled is by lowering the vitality of
the parent whose sex it is desirable to
impress ON the child. This can be
done by such rational methods of re-
stricted diet and increased mental and
physical work as could be suggested
by any physician. The energies of the
other parent should be carefully hus-
banded. The condition OF the two in
individuals need not be an absolute
one, but only relative in nutrition and
vital force"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25
WHOLE NUMBER 1888.
SLANG WITH THE 4OO."
To Be "In 1t" and" Up.tO.Date"
One Must Use Slang.

One Must Use Slang.
The girls and young men of the
present day use slang at home and in
society more than ever before. In
their jargon an ait" means willie
boy" in a certain sense, and Willie
boy" means young man who loves to
60 out to balls and parties, who thinks
great deal of his appearance. who
has, in fact, a worry small average Of
brains. A "kid" means youth and
inexperience. Making use of the
word "bid" for invitations is very
common. One hears on all sides, "To
be hidden to the feast" is we'll and
good for an expression. A "bid"
probably comes from it. One of the
curious words now constantly used is
corker," applied as it is to either
man or woman, means that she or he
is fne-looking, full of fun, in fact a
"good all-round" person. "Up-to-
date" is not an expression SO hard to
explain as others, as it speaks for it.
self. There are up-to-date" fashions
as well as up-to-date" people, "up-to
date" conversations. One wonders
where ON earth the expression "to be
stuck on" comes from! AS far as can
be made out, you can be "stuck on"
yourself, and "stuck on" some one
else, too. 1t seems to mean "to be
fond Of" and one hears it so often and
in such fashionable assemblages that
it is evidently quite correct to say it.
"In the push" is another slang ex-
preston one hears all the time. "Do
you know Mr.. Henry Kichardson"
"My! No! He is not in the push.
He goes with entirely another crowd"
That is supposed to mean that Mr..
Richardson is not member of that
particular PERSONS "set," as, of course,
every one thinks that her friends are
ain the push" We get our slang
from the lower classes, and Chimmie
Fadden" has much responsibility on
his shoulders for the introduction OF
it among the "Upper Four Hundred
of New York and corresponding " SETS
in other American cities. In the
push," "she's a peach" "I've been
thrown down." "he's chasin' Miss
JONES'" are all expressions heard every
day in society in New York, in New
York's fashionable drawing-rooms
and when a young girl does not use
slang she is an exception. She may
not use many slang words, only just
now and again - and it must be
distinctly understood that she does not
use all the above-described modes oI
Speech" one after the other, during
an evening or at dinner. 1t is, how
ever, very rare to meet one who uses
none at all.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25
TO SEARCH FOR ANDREE.
French AerOnautS Determined Il
Make a North Pole Trip.

According to .advices received at
New York from Paris the largest and
best equipped balloon ever constructed
is being made ready for trip to the
north pole and the rescue of Andree
1t will be in charge of the famous
French aeronauts, Louis GODDARD and
Edouard Surcouf.
The most original feature of this
balloon will be system of 10 small
reservoir balloons. It will be much
larger than that used by Andree and
will be called "La France" 1t will
be capable of remaining 60 days in the
air.
The whole party will consist Of
seven persons. These will be made up
OF the chief of the expedition, three
aeronauts, one meteorologist, one ex-
plorer and one physician. Louis God
ard will be chief, Edouard Surcouf its
first aeronout and M. Cordt second
aeronaut. M. GODDARD has the follow
ing to say:
"I believe Andree lives and may be
in need Of help. That he has not
been heard from for six months does
not dishearten me and the example
set by this worthy son of the intrepid
Vikings should spur us to action.
His provisions in the balloon will
probably soon become exhausted and
if we can avert it, the crime of allow
ing this heroic man to endure the tor
turing hell of a lingering death by
slow starvation must not occur. The
balloon l mean to use for this expedi-
ton will be stronger and bigger than
Andree's.
We will go to Spitzbergen by sea.
we shall religiously investigate every
foothold in the firm hope Of finding
our Scandinavian brother. In our
search for Andree we mean to pay
particular attention to the coast of
Greenland and to Franz josef Land.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25
} ToWNE ON INTRINSIC VALUE.

The principles upon which BIZ
metallism rests are easy OF COM
prehension. They depend abso-
lutely upon the established doc
trines of all the writers upon the
subject of political economy since
there were any writers upon the
subject. For example, the con-
tention by which the gold stand
ard is defended, that gold has in :
trinsic value whereas silver is
subject to the weakness and in.
firmities of ordinary commodities
is absolutely without any support
anywhere.
My friends, let me illustrate to
you what nonsense this claim of
intrinsic value is. Suppose you
had a piece of gold the size Of
your hand. "Intrinsic," the die
tionary says, means inherent, in
separable-a part or a quality of
that which it is affirmed. Now,
that piece CT gold is intrinsically
yellow; it is intrinsically heavy,
and, so long as it is gold, it will
be heavy and it will be yellow.
Now suppose I take it to a desert
island; l dig hole in the sand
and put the gold in it and cover
it up and go away and forget all
about and tell nobody and die.
Now, my friends, down in the
the hole in the sand that gold is
as yellow and as heavy as it ever
was, but down in that hole in the
sand, that gold is not worth a
single cent, and it will not be
} worth one cent until somebody
finds it; and then it will not be
worth anything until the man
who finds it is where there is
somebody else; and even then it
would not be worth anything
S unless that somebody else wants
it; and then how much it is
worth will depend upen what
that other fellow will give for it,
3 and that is the law of value and
the only law.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25

The Largest Cannon In the World.
The nickel-steel ingot, weighing
over SO tons, for the tube of the 16-
inch breech-loading rifle gun lately
designed by the army bureau of ord
nance, has been cast at South Bethle.
hem, Pa. This ingot is IA inches in
diameter, and its total length, includ-
ing the sinkhead, is 1879 inches. The
gun, which, when completed, will be
mounted ON the Romer Shoal, in New
York Bay, is the most powerful in the
world. Its total cost, including car
riage and emplacement, is estimated
at $5OO,OOO. The following figures
will give some idea of the power and
dimensions of this stupendous engine
of war: Weight of completed gum
126 tons; length, 49 feet; weight OF
projectile, 1850 pounds; powder
charge, 1000 pounds; range, Is to 16
miles.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25
THE railroads of the United State

THE railroads OF the United States
expend in year sum more than
100000 900 in excess of the total
expenditures of the United States Gov
ernment, and this computation does
not include nearly $250,OOO,OOO paid
in the form of interest upon railroad
bonds or guaranteed stock and from
$SO,OOO,OOO to 500, 1000, 600 paid in the
form of dividends to stockholders.
The railroads, indeed, are the great
disbursing agencies of the country,
handling never less than a billion dol
lars in a year and disbursing it all, or
practically all, for railroads, as a rule
do not keep large bank accounts, and
do practically a cash business, turning
money rapidly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25
UNITED WE STAND.
AN ADMONlTION FROM THE LEAD
Err OF THE SILVER FORCES.
William j. Bryan Gives Some
Reasons Why Silver Republic
cans. POruliSts and Democrats
Should Cooperate.


cans. POpulists and Democrats
Should Cooperate.
The following important and signifi'
cant signed statement from Mr.. Bryan
is taken from the New York Journal:
"While it is always difficult to
secure harmonious co operation be-
tween distinct and separate political
organizations, there are times when
this cooperation is both wise and ne
ccssary. In the campaign of 1896 the
Democrats, Populists and Silver Re-
publcans united in demanding the
immediate restoration of independent
bimetallism at the existing ratio OF 16
to l, and they agreed in declaring that
the money question was of paramount
importance at that time.
The question now arises, should
these three political organizations act
together in the Congressional cam.
paign of 1898.
answer without hesitation, yes.
Those who answer no, must assume
the burden of proving first, that CO.
operation was unwise in 1896, or Sec
ond, that conditions have so changed
as to make unwise now what was wise
then. The defeat that befell the al
lied forces does not prove cooperation
at that time to have been unwise, un-
less it can be shown that some one
party would have been more successful
than the three combined.
Cooperation does not contemplate
the abandonment of party organiza-
tion or the surrender of any political
principles; nor is cooperation defend
ed on the ground that the platforms
of the three parties are identical.
Campaigns generally turn upon a few
issues, sometimes upon one, and events
do much to determine which issue
shall most absorb pnblic attention.
MR.. BRYAN'S PLAN OF COOPERATION.
If the Democrats, Populists and Sill
yer Republicans were agreed upon but
one question, that question might be
important enough to justify co-opera-
ton, although the parties differed on
all other subjects; but those who ad-
vocate the union of the principal
reform forces against the common
enemy, can point not to one, but to
number of reforms which are demanded
with equal emphasis by Democrats,
Populists and Silver Republicans:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25
SCHEME OF THE ENEMY.

s The Democrats will be warned
! against becoming tainted with
Populism, and yet Jefferson de-
: nounced banks of issue, and jack
! son entered into a contest with
} the money power before there was
! a Populisr party, while the me-
) tallic system was established in
) the United States before any pO-
5 litical party was organized. Our
enemies will warn the Populists
against association with Demo-
! Gratis, and with unstinted praise
commend those who are credited
I with putting principle above
; Office" The Republican party
! will gladly leave the Populists in
possession of all the principles, so
: long as the Republicans are per-
) mitted to hold all the offices, be- :
: cause political principles are of
no service to the public until ,
: they are enforced through the
legislative, executive and judicial
departments of the government.
! The Silver Republicans will be
I asked to listen to the stern song
of international bimetallists, and
! warned against the contaminat-
influence of both Democrats and
Z Populists. As an ounce OF pre-
; vention equals pound of cure, a
! dollar spent in separating reform ,
{ forces will be worth more than
I sixteen dollars spent in an at .
, tempt to overcome their united
! strength.