The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1898-06-25

IN LQG PARISH. nan u ciulA udH6 IUSt
three mules with the disease.
Fresh milk will be delivered every
evening in any part Of town commene-
ing today by c. Sellers & Son.
Plant sweet potatoes. Now is the
time, for the daily showers will cause
them to grow right off and rapidly.
Fortunately the rains have checked
up some this week, allowing the farm
ers a chance to work cut their crops.
Owing to lack Of space an interesting
account of the school exhibitions at
Erath and Moss is deferred until next
week.
Sweet potato slips are in demand and
as the season is propitions every one
having any spare ground is planting
some.
Owing to repairs being made on the
parish Jail Sheriff Hebert THURSDAY,
transferred Emanuel Plowden and
Franchise Comeal x; both colored,t to the
Jail at New Iberia.
If you ride a bicycle YOU will contri-
butte fifty cents a year u the maintain
eBee of good public roads. Some of the
boys are disposed to kick abont the tax
but as it is law, why it will have to go
The properly of TelesphoTeThibeaux
Jr, consisting of 100 acres of land on
Grand Marias about 3 miles from Perry
was sold Saturday, 18th inst, at sher-
if sale to Aleide | eblanc for the sum
of $500.
The Police Jury are going to try the
contract system of working the public
roads and in order to provide the nee
essary wherewith they have levied a
license tax upon vehicles, wagons.carts
and bicycles.
Despite the heavy rains which it
was supposed would kill them, the
chinch bugs continue to flourish like al
green bay tree. Dampness is said to
be favorable to the propagation Of the
fungus disease which destroys the
ehinch bug, and possibly the introduo-
ton of the disease spread at this time
will prove more successful.
Malarion is devoid eff bitter taste.
Cures ChiHs ana Fever; acts on the LIN er
and regulates the system generally. All
Druggists.
Recent doiGgs Of the navy on the
southern coast of Cuba. occupy much
space in the new number of Golfers
Weekly. Gallant Hobson's portrait is
on the first page, encircled by "Jack-
les" caps tossed aloft, this being the
navy's favorite method of expressing
admiration; there is a full page picture
of the "Merrimacp sinking in the inlet
Of Santiago Bay, and a double-page
picture of the three hour bombardment
Of the Santiago forts and feet on. the
9th inst. Still another illustration of
the glorious Hobson incident is a full
page picture of the response of the
crew of a battieship to the call for vol
unteers to take the aMerrimacn into
the jaws of death. From Tampa there
are two strongly contrasting drawings;
on one page are some soldiers making
way with a big alligator, while on the
next page is portrayed a social gather
ing at Tampa's ~favorite hotel. a view
Of Manila, from a new photograph, oc-
cupies a page with a picture Of Hong
Kong. Among the subjects of the
portraits are Aguinaldo, the leader OF
the Philippine insurgents; the late
Captain Gridley, of Dewey's flagship,
and some of the foreign officers who
have been sent by the governments to
view the conflict from the American
side. Spain's PRESERVE feet concern
ing which much lying has been done
Q cable, is h%umorously pictured BY
Peter Newell. Several fine views OF
the Omaha International Exhibition,
Just opened, are grouped on a page.