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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-10
LOTE AND DUTY.

War raises some rather nice ques- tions. We read that the Khalifa, in fleeing from Omdurman dropped some of his wives in the road when they couldn't keep up with the procession and left them to the mercy of the five hundred bowling Arabs sent in pursuit of him. One of the questions is, Should the Khalifa have abandoned these wives even to save himself? Another is, Didn't he do right in abandoning these wives and doing his best to save the other wives who could and did keep up?
 Who can tell what the Khalifa should have done in order to be true hero, and f1rst-class husband? And who can tell what a certain Brooklyn maid should do? She has two admirers. One of them went to Cuba and the other stayed at home to support sick fa- ther. Which, asks the object of their dual affection, deserves to be married as reward? Notice that this young lady properly values herself and says reward" TO whom shall she give her priceless affection and her valuable self? To the warrior bold or the duti- full son, whose conduct toward his sick father indicates that he would be good to his wife? The debating societies could find exercise in these very inter- esting questions
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-10

The German emperor intends to re- model large portions of the old royal castle in Berlin to make it habitable. The emperor's desire is to be able to offer comfortable abode to his guests on great festival occasions, who have previously been quartered in various Berlin hotels. It is believed that the change will be a great economy to the imperial exchequer. In the ten years of his reign Emperor William has caus- ed a large amount of alterations to be made In this vast old structure, and has spent large sums on it. For a simple investigation of the strength Of the facade preparatory to making oth- CT alterations he is said to have spent s1S,O0O.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-10

Java has always been the principal producer of cinchona bark, but the manufacture of quinine in that country Is of only recent origin. So far there have been shipped from Java to this country ASSOC ounces of quinine, worth $11,395. The single factory upon the island, however, is running steadily, and there is every indication that the industry will assume large proportions
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-10

An Irish correspondent of the Lon don Daily Telegraph says that a coun- tryman of his was badly wounded in battle, and, as he lay on the ground, a wounded comrade near him kept up a continual bowling from pain. What the divil are ye shoutin like that for" said Pat; do ye think that nobodys kilt but yeself?" A sergeant in a regi- ment of light horse was both very tall and very corpulent, and often joked with one of his countrymen-an Irish man-as to the proneness of his coun- trymen to make bulls in the course of ordinary conversation. Be me sowl," said the Irishman, Ireland never had such a bull as England did when she made light horseman of you.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-10

The use of electricity to operate ploughs is proposed, and may become a feature of twentieth century agricul- lure. The system suggested is not
 greatly different from that for steam ploughing, which has been tried,
 though it may not be said to be in ex- tensive use. In the case of steam ploughing a gang of ploughs is drawn across the field by means of a cable onerated by a portable engine, where as in the electric system, the motor is mounted on the plough and travels with it. The motor acts upon a chain fastened at each end to travelling an- chorages at the boundaries of the field and the chain passes over a sprocket wheel geared to the motor or the plough. After a furrow has been ploughed the anchorages are moved forward and the plough returns, mak- ing a new furrow, The current is sup
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-10

They're hard to beat. It is related that a prominent citizen of Bangor, Maine, after seeing his boy to church was surprised at missing him from his class in the Sunday school, but his surprise was greatly increased when a search revealed the youngster perch ed on a box in the church basement catching cells from a canal that flowed beneath the building, using a stout hook attached to a cord taken from one of the sanctuary windows
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-10

I ever heard mention Bradley's literary ability" Well, I never heard of him writing any books, but I know he can borrow more of them than any other man I know."-Cincinnat Enquirer
 Smith-Great time we had at the club last night, eh? Jones-You bet! Did you get home all. right? Smith No; I was arrested before I got there, and spent the night in a station house. Jones-Lucky dog! l reached home,- Life.
 Now must we sigh when daylight goes, Now must we grieve when droops the
 rose;
 Too near the hour-ah, sorrows dole! When we must muse on high priced
 coal.
 Chicago Tribune
 Presence of Mind.-"Does it make any difference to you which berth you take?" Not bit, Ferguson. Just as lief have the lower. There is nothing uppish about me. I don't mind being climbed over. Well, good night. '-Chi- cago Tribune.
 Riding in an omnibus up Regent street last evening I heard an old lady | annoying the other passengers by her remarks. The conductor remonstrated with her, saying, "Maam, remember you are in public vehicle, and be- have as such.'-London Spectator. Mrs Gooding For my part, I can't understand why you desire to associ- ate with that Mr. Emptyhead. He is one of the least interesting persons ever met.
 MT. Gooding-I must admit that he is | not very brilliant, but he is the only man I know very well who never gives me any advice as to how we ought to bring up our boy.-Chicago News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-10
Seven Seasonable Sales Saturday

Dress Goods, Ladies' Suits Girls Dresses Boys Clothing, Mems Underwear,
 Hosiery and Bicycling Millinery.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-12
Probate Sale
STATE OF LOUlSIANA-Parisb

Oh "A L ~ OE VA aftSn
Of Vermilinn-17lh Judicial
District Conrt-No. 354.
Succession of Modesto E. Decuir.
Notice IS hereby given that by
virtue OF an order Of sale granted By
the Hon. District Court aforesaid
in the matter of the succession enti-
tied and numbered as above, there
will be offered for sale, at public
auction, to the last highest bidder,
on a credit of II months for what
ever it will bring, the following des.
Icribed property belonging to said
succession, which at it's Offering
failed 10 bring two-thirds of its APP
praised value, by the undersigned
administrators at the front door OF
the courthouse IN said parish, on
Monday, February q, 1898,
between the legal hours prescribed
by law.
lot No. 2 of the 14O arpent tract
snbdivided BY Roman francois
surve,v December 81, 1897, which
contains 10-4l arpents.
Lot No. 8 containing % arpents.
Lot No. 4 containing 1892 ar.
pents.
Lot No. 5 containing IA o5 ar
penis.
Lot No. s containing 9 O5 ar
penis.
Lot No. 7 containing 3,2l ar
penis, all said land being situated
in Vermilion parish, Louisiana, on
Coulee Kinney.
Also one sugar mill and kettles,
10000 bricks, one dwelling house.
one kitchen, one lot of fepcirg, one
corn crib, one buggy house, one
tuggy and OK cart.
Two solvent sureties shall sign
the bond which shall bear so per
annum ~ioterest from date till paid.
Abbevitle. La. Feb 5, 1898.
j. ADELBERT BRoUsRARD
SIMEON BRoUssARD,
Co.adminlstrators.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-12
The constitutional Convension.

AT noon on Tuesday, the 9th in-
slant, Chief Justice Nichols called
to order 10 Mechanics Institute the
delegates who are to frame the new
constitution. The roll was called,
the delegates were sworn in, and
Rev. B. N. Palmer offered an e.o-
quent prayer. Hon. E. B. Krutts-
chnitt was then elected President
and Robt. s. Landry, Secretary. Mr..
Kruttschnitt made an eloquent adj
dress and said that the suffrage qnes-
ton should be first disposed OF.
These words taken from his address
have q peculiar significance
my follow-delegates. let US not
DO misunderstood (! Let ns say to
the large class of the people oil
Louisiana who will be disfranchised
under any of the proposed limita-
tons Of the suffrage. that what we
seek to do is undertaken in a spirit,
not of hostility to any particular
men or set of men, but in the belief
that the State should see 10 the pro-
lection of the weaker classes; should
guard them against the Vaccinations
of those who would use them only
10 further their own base ends;
should see to it that they be not al
lowed to harm themselves. We owe
it to the ignorant, we owe il to The
weak, to protect them just as we
would protect q little child and pre-
vent it from injuring itself with
sharp-edged tools placed in its
hands,"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-12

We hope some of our Popllist
Brethren Of the press will keep their
weather eye on the corporations and
their pet schemes in the Constitu.
tional Convention. The corpora
tons come nnder the string all right
with a corporation attorney, Hon.
e. B, Kruttschnitt as President of
OF the convention and another big
corporation lawyer Hon. Thomas j.
Semmes, chairman Of the judiciary
committee. We shall trust to snch
old war horses as Hons G.. W Boil
ton, S. P. Henry and G. G. Dayen-
mort to watch out for Burke bonds,
the baby bonds and the other fraud.
ulent claims which will be seeking
recognition. Watch EN- close |
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-12

Archbishop Chappelle reached
New Orleans at 8 p. M, Wednesday
aud was accorded a grand reception
by the clergy and citizens, followed
by a TIE Deum at the Cathedral. The
procession was large and imposing
one doing alike honor to the distin-
guished prelate and credit to the
Catholics of the diocese.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-12

We regret to see that the Consti
tutional Convention starts out with
rather extravagant ideas. Our
friend Bob Snyder advocated paying
the sergeant at arms ST SO a day
when So would be good pay with
al cent cotton. 81. @. Stringfellow
thought FIVE dollars was enough and
so did many others. but the compen-
sation was finally fixed at Sc. There
were too many clerks elected. 1t ia
safe to say that over half OF the en-
rolling clerks will not do a weeks
solid work during the entire sitting
Of the convention, hut their pay goes
on all the same. 1t lie also proposed
to employ an official stenographer 81
$25 a day.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-12
JUDGMENT.
STATE OF LoUIsIANA-Parish
of Vermilion--l7th Judicial Dis
trict Court-No. 1912.
Marie &. Boudreaux
Sevenne Conner.

- SVAbtlCt f4#
This cas- having been regularly
fixed for trisl and regularly tried
and the Law and the evidence being
in favor Of plaintiff, N. e. Boudreaux
and against defendant, Sevenne Con.
ner, ii is therefore ordered, adiudged
and decreed that there be Judgment
in favor of said plaintiff and against
said defendant decreeing a separa-
ton OF property and dissolving the
community of acquets and gains
heretofore existing between them.
and authorizing said NJ. e. Bon.
dreaux to administer her own prop.
erty and affairs, and recognizing her
to he the owner in her own separate
right of the tract of land mentioned
In her petition containing six arpents
and situated on Coulee Kinney. also
one sugar and syrup mill aud pan
valued at $l00.
1t is further ordered and decreed
that defendant pay all costs Of suit.
Thus done, read and signed in
open court. at Abbeville, La, this
18th day Of December, 1897.
(Signed) G. DEBAILLoN.
Judge l7th Jud. Dis. Court
Filed Dec. %, 1897.
]. g. LEBLANC, Dy Clerk.
Feb. IL, 1898.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-12
The ClOvena Foot.

E
President Mckinley has thrown
off the mask of international bimetal-
lism behind which be has been con-
cealing himself and openly accepted
as his rule of action the gold stand
ard dictation Of the combined bank
crs and money lenders of the world.
The President made this avowal at
a Belshazer feast in New York on
the evening of January 27.
Every bond and obligation Of the
United States. except the silver and
gold certificates, declares in the
body of the contract that they are
payable in coin" When these
obligations were incurred and bonds
first Issued, the coin of the United
States, OF the civilized world. with
the the exception Of Great Britain,
was gold aud silver at a ratio of 16
or 15d Of silver to one of gold.
A concerted movement was made
by the money lenders to destroy one
half the money Of the world. and
they did not care which half they
H xE@##. .&#
destroyed. whether it was the gold
or silver half. But as Great Britain
was the largest money lender. the
first effort a made against silver,
and after a few years The effort sue
ceeded, silver was destroyed as a
money Of redemption. The debts oil
the world were doubled. The peo-
pie OF the world made that much
poorer and the money kings that
much richer.
President Mckinley knows that
the standard silver dollars of the
United States, coined under the
Bland law and the Sherman law, ere
as good dollars as any other dollars
in the world, and he knows further
that the offer to redeem $4,000
legal tenders in these dollars would
break the endless chain. But be is
the bond slave Of the money power.
He has joined them against the peo-
Pile. The war is on. Tt is the masses
The poople-against the classes
the money lenders. The people ac-
cept the issue thrown down by Pres,
Iident Mckinley.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-12

Further evidence of Mckinley
prosperity are accommodating. Here
is one, the Wheeling West Virginia
steel plant has given notice of a re-
duction of 25 per cent. in the wages
Of all its employees, to take place on
February 2lst. This viii be the
second reduction this year. 10
Morgantown, West Virginia, the
glass works made O reduction ia
wages last week of 90 per cent, on
top of a previous one Of Is per cent.
Mckinley prosperity is a great thing
for the mill owners OF all kinds, but
comes hard on the wage earners.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-12

A pleasant feature of the Catholic
Winter School of America is the
solemn inaugural. For the third
session, that OF 1898, the Solemn
Pontifcal Mass will be celebrated
on Sunday, February 20, at St Louis
Cathedral. New Orleans, BY Rt.
Rev. Ignatio Monies de Oca, Bishop
of st. Luis Potosi, Mexico, the ser.
mon to be delivered by Monsignor
Chappelle, the newly indicted Arch.
bishop of the See of New Orleans
The lecture course, which opens oE
The Thursday following Oath, is
notably strong, both as regards the
talents Of the speakers and their
subjects. Marion Crawford, DR..
Conaty, Henry Austin Adams, Chas.
Sprague Smith and Hon. Patrick
Walsh. names of wider than national
renown,. are among those on the off.
cial programme,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-12
Constable Sale.
STATE of Lonisiana-Parish of
Vermilion-3rd Justices Court
No. 1913.
W. w. Minor
vs..
n tt

Demosthene Trahau and Oneziphore
Trahan.
By virtue OF u writ of feri facias
issued by the Honorable Third
Justices Court. in The matters of the
above numbered and entitled suit,
authorizing and commanding me to
seize and sell the property of said
defendant, to satisfy said writ, I will
proceed TO sell at public auction. to
the last and highest bidder. at The
principal front door of the court
house in this parish, on
Saturday, March 10, 1898,
between the legal hours prescribed
by law, the following described
property. seized to satisfy said writ
to wit : i
Twenty snpel fcial arpents of land
measuring three quarters Of an ar
pent on Bayou Vermilion by the
depth TO the edge Of the woods and
thence one arpent front Of prairie
by such a depth as will give the
above stated area, situated on the
east side of said bayou, and being
bounded north and east by Joseph
Brasseux. south by Julien Bourque
and west by Bayou Vermil;on.
NNo...c ~ u
]. q. THBALL.
Constable.
February IL, 1898.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-12
Sherin,s Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA-Farish
Of Vermilion-l7th Judicial Dis
trict Conrt-No. 1855.
Joseph Molalson
w arren lei. Carter.

By virtue of an order of seizure
and sale granted ny the Hon. CoIrt
aforesaid III the matters Of the above
entitled and numbered suit, | will
proceed 10 cell al public auction, 10
the last and highest bidder, at the
principal front door Of the court
house in this parish. on
Saturday, March 5, 1898,
between The hoars Of LA. M, ard
! p. ~, The following described
property, 10 wit :
An undivided one sixth N-6) in
.erest in aud 10 one certain tract Of
land lying and being situated 10 the
parish OF Vermilion. Louisiana, %
the west side of Vermiiion river,
containing two hundred and twenty
arpents. measuring Eve and oae-haf
arpents on said river by o depth ~
forty arpenis; bounded north by
Adam Boudreaux. sonth By land Of
Louis Thibeaux and j. A. Bronssard.
east BY said Vermilion river and
west BY Richard Stakes; together
with the undivided b sixth inter-
est 10 all the buildings and improve
ments thereon situated.
Terms-Cash.
sherif's Office, Abbevi!le, La,
January 20. 1898.
j. @. HEBERT, Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-12
Public Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish OF VermiIion.
18th Judicial District Court-No.
346.

l7th judicial District Court-No.
346.
Succession of Dole Meaard.
Notice is hereby given th:t there
will be offered Cor sale at public anc.
ton, to the last aud highest bidder,
on twelve months credit, at the prin.
cipal front door of the courthouse OF
said parish on
Wednesday, Feb. Is, 1898,
betweenlhe hours of II o'clock a. m.
and 4 p. m. the property hereinafter
described which has been offered for
salc, on The % instant, aud On which
no bid was offered, to wit
One dwelling house, one corn
crib, 4 chicken houses.
Said property will be adjudicated
for whatever it w,lI bring; the pur-
chaser being required to furnish his
bond with solvent ~sureties 10 solido.
payable IL mouths from the day OF
sale. with so per anBum interest
from said date until paid, and ten
per cent additional on the amount
due and exigible. ID ease of nom
payment at maturity for attorneys
fees in collecting sameas
Abbeville, La, February 5, 1895.
ULGER MENARD,
Admtniafrator.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-12

Honore Joe, the negro who was
tried at the last term Of court and
sentenced for a term of ninety-nine
years for the murder Of the Syrian
peddler near Duchamp last year,
escaped from Jail lest week. His
wife called te see him in his cell,
and while there exchanged clothing
with him. After the time had passed
for the visit the jailer allowed what
he supposed was the negro woman
to go free. Three hours later it
proved to be the condemned MUIR
derer Honore Joe. 10 the disguise
Of his wife's dress Joe passed out oil
Jail down the street to freedom.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-12
Sherifs Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Vermilion,
l7th Judicial District Coart-No,
$40.
L. NJ. Osborn.
Adolph G. Duhon.

duULp4& u. Dun0U.
By virtue of q writ Of ieri facias
lssued in the matters of the above
entitled and numbered suit, and d
commission to me directed, fully
authorizing and empowering me in
the premises, I will proceed TO sell
at public auction. to the last and
highest bidder, al the principal froni
door Of the courthouse 10 this parish,
on
Saturday, March 5, 1898,
between the hours of II o'clock a.
m. and 4 o'clock p. a.. the following
described property seized to satisfy
said writ to wit:
One Osborn rice harvester.
Said property having been offered
for sale for cash, and not having
brought tWo.lhirds OF the appraise-
ment, the same is readvertised to be
sold on twelve months credit; pur
chasers to furnish their notes with
two solvent sureties 10 solido, bear
ing eight per cent per annum inter-
est from the day of sale until paid.
All costs to be paid on day OF sale.
Sherifs Office. Abbeville, La.
February IL, 1893.
CASTOR LEBLANC,
Dy.Sherif.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-12

Tho old State Board of Health
passed out of existence last Monday
night and the new board became a
reality. As was expected, DR.. Ed
mon Souchon was elected president,
DR.. l.. F. Reynaud, was elected vice
president, Col. F. G. Zlcharie, at
torney and Drs. John Callan and
Sidney Theard. sanitary inspectors.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-12
Sherif's Sale.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
i7th Judicial District Court-No.
358-Parish of Vermilion.
b. Marquee & Co.,
gS.
William A. Janey.
Bonnecaze shoe Co. assigneea If
Judgment in said snit.
By virtue of a writ Of feri facias
issued ont of the Hon. 18th Judicial
District Court above mentioned n
the matters of the above numbered
aud entitled suit, and to me ali.
rected, fully authorizing and en-.
%powering me IN the premises. /. j
Oscar H6bert. sheriff of the parish
of Vermilion. La, will sell at public
auction, to the last and highest bid
der, at the principal front door Of
the court house in said parish, on
Saturday, February 26, 1898.
between the hours prescribed By lav
the following described property, 10
wit :
One certain tract of land situated
ia the parish Of Vermilion co8tain-
ing twenty acres, on west side Of
Vermilion bayoa and designated as
WI of SCI oil SW4 of Sec 10, To
IS. South Of Range 2 East and
containing twenty (20) acres.
bounded on the north by Pierre
Harrington and the public road, on
the east BY land Of Cleophas Har-
rington which formerly belonged to
Cleophas Frederick. OF the south By
|Sevenne Hebert, on the west by Mrs.
Bosnian Lyons, and all improvements
thereon situated, 10 satisfy said writ
amounting to ($2O5 So. besides all
interest and costs.
Terms-Cash.
Sheriff's Office. AbbeyiIle, La,
January 70, 1898.
z. B. BRoUssARD,
Dy-Sheritf.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-12
Saturday. February IL, 1898.
Plenty Of idle land around here
goes 10 cane this year.

The House by q vote 1873 to 81
passed the bill to pay $2sS,O0O to
the Southern Methodist Book Pub
fishing Company, for damages Gus
tanned by the Company during the
war.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-12

Major 81. j. Hearsey. the able
editor Of the Daily States has been
elected Printer to the Constitutional
Convention. He is an old soldier in
the party ranks and his loyalty and
devotion have earned a rich reward.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-02-12
Sherifs Sale.
STATE OF LOUIsIANA-Par
ish of Vermllio8-l7th Judicial
District Conrt-No. 1859
Acadia Rice Milling Co. Ltd,
Pierre j. Loouel.

8NfiC ~. EStQuNts
By virtue Of an order of seizure
and sale, issued by the Hon. 18th
judicial District Court, 10 The mat
ters Of the above numbered aud
entitled suit, authorizing end com
handing me to scize and cell the
property Of said defendant, 10 satisfy
said writ, | will proceed to sell at
public auction, to the last and high
est bidder, at the principal front
door of the courthouse 10 this parish,
on
Saturday, March II, 1898,
between the hours Of II o'clock a.
m, and 4 p. m, the following des-
cllbed properly, seized TO satisfy
said writ, TO wit /:
All that certain tract or parcel OF
land situated In the parish of YER
million. being NEI Of the NWt Of
Section 10, Tp II, sonth of range 2
East, Louisiana Meridian and con-
tanning forty arpents more or less.
Sherifs Office, Abbeyille. La,
February 5. 1893.
j. OSCAR HEBERT,
Sheriff.