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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-09-09
TO THE PUBLIC.

From and after this date the pub
lie is hereby warned not to enter for
any purpose on the property known
as the Old Peter Lee tract. situated
10 the End ward of Vermilion parish
without consent of the overs there
of. Any n found trespassing on
said premises will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.
Justillien Thibodeaux,
Ursin Primeanxy
October 1, 1898.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-09-09
CITIZEN.

1. A naturalized citizen, in addition
to the requirements for natiVe-born
citizens, must produce at the time OF
applying for registration: First, their
original registration paper, or, II the
original be lost, a duly certified copy
thereof, with affidavit showing the loss
OF the original and second, two bona
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-09-09
JURY yENIRE.

List of Grand and Petit Jurors drawn
to serve at the October SessionOf the 18th
Judicial District Court in and for Yer
million parish, La, commencing on Mon
day the End day of October, A. D.,
1899. tS-Wit:
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-09-09
SADDLE M~ANUFACT0KY
FELIX HOLLIER & CO., Props.

FEI1IA w., IiUPS'
Have just opened their saddle manu-
factory, harness and general repair
shop on Main street opposite the Cath
Ollie church. The senior memberof the
firm desires to thank the public for
their patronage during the past eight
cen years, and requests a continuance
of the same which the new firm hopes
to merit by furnishing the best Of ma
terial and workmanship. Holliers
saddle trees are used in all our saddles.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-09-09
NOTICE.

Entering my pasture and stock
ranch on Cheniere au Tigre, without
my consent is forbidden. Any per-
son trespassiug on said premises will
be prosecuted to the full extent OF
the law. AURnRE DEFRANCE,
Widow Louis Laporte.
Abbeville, January 4 1896.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-09-09
Thee.
--
Twice-a- Week Picayune

Maihd evesy Monday and Thursasv
morning, he's been substituted for N.
WEEKLY PLCAYUNE. Besidas ~
the excellent features which made ~
WEEKLY so popular during the sisty
years Of It's existence, NEW IN
PARTNBNTS HAVE BEEN ADDED
PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS UP no II
O'CLOCK THE NIGHT BEFORE
ISSUE WILL BE PUBLISHED. nd
In every respect
The Twice-a-Week Picayune
WILL BE FOUND THE Mosw
NEWSY, INTERESTING AND mi.
STRUCTIVE PAPER IN THn
SOUTH. Although each Issue Of
The Twice-a-Week Picayune
will contain 10 pages, making the
total every week 20 pages, whereas
the WEEKLY was only is pages, tia
Lrice Of subscription remains al ~,
same figure,
One Dollar o Year.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-25
THE CHURCH AND THE STAGE.

Some years ago clergyman in New
York refused to bury an actor, and
the incumbent of little church
round the corner" performed the GER
emory, and established a reputation
for himself and his church which was
world wide. The event marked differ
ence in the attitude of the church tow
ards the stage
a couple of centuries or so ago the
actor was stroller, and the law re-
garded him as a vagabond and many
a poor thespian got his weary legs into
the stocks. In France the church re-
garded him as outside the pale and re-
fused to bury him in consecrated
ground. Even Moliere. great genius
and true gentleman as he was, was re-
fused burial by the church, the same
church by the way that would lay a
Pompadour in a hallowed grave, and
accept a La Valliere as an abbess.
However times are wonderfully
changed even since the little church
round the corner" incident In Eng
land there has recently been formed
an Actors Church Union. In theat-
rical towns clergymen give their SER
vices as honorary chaplains and visit
the members of the Union who may
happen to be acting in the town. One
proviso of the Union says, the chap
lains shall do all in their power to en-
list the sympathies of the local mana
gers of theaters in the work of the
Union, and obtain permission to post
up a notice in the theater containing
a list of the churches and their SER
vices, with the addresses of chaplains,
also notifying their willingness to
look after and care for anyone who
may be left sick in the town"
If the stage is one of the devils traps
these parsons are certainly carrying
the war into the very heart of the en-
emy's country, which is clearly their
duty. But the movement marks the
downfall of the i'll opinion about the
stage which is a descendent from the
times of the strollerS and Vagabonds.
But it takes long time, weary centu-
ries in fact, to eradicate a prejudice
out of the minds of the mass of men,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-25

which he works, the report is an able
one and gives a large amount of In
formation which is interesting to the
general public. The rental of leased
lands Increases as the old leases fail
i'm and new leases are made. The total
land revenue is $4,000 in excess or
what it was in 1897 but the total sum
is made up by nearly one-third of land
sales, so that it cannot be regarded as
a constant revenue but rents do bring
nearly 100000, which helps the Minis
ter of Finance considerably.
The public land question is always
an interesting one to the inhabitants
of country. At the present time our
public land laws are working well and
it is highly probable that they will re-
main untouched for some years to
come. AS they stand now they are the
result of careful deliberation and wise
legislation, and all who had a hand in
framing them are to be commended.
Though the reports presented be-
tween Legislatures are not obliged TO
be printed, it would be a good thing
to print and publish the one under re-
view, for however good the condensa-
ton may be the full report is what a
large number of people desire.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-25

The condition of affairs in the gov
eminent electric light department is
not very creditable to some of the Off
cials. We have hardly got through
the half of the biennial period, and the
funds for repairing and putting into
order are exhausted. In this direction
the Legislature was not niggardly and
gave the Government what it asked.
But the officials in charge certainly had
not realized the condition of their own
plant, or they would have laid the case
before their minister and he could have
made fight for more funds. 1t was
not till a soldier was killed by a live
wire on King street that the plant was
examined by experts and found to be
in an unsafe condition. Then there
was a furry and an attempt made 10
put things into proper order, with the
result that the appropriation has been
exhausted and the work left unfinish-
ed, and with no chance of anything
being done for a year or more.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-25
LAND DIVISION.

In the taking up of land the Ameri-
can, with his hustle, stands first on
the list, returned by Land Agent
Brown, as regards extent and value,
but the Hawaiian stands first in actual
number of allotments; the American
has taken up "a allotments of 1926 ac-
res in extent while the Hawaiian has
taken up "A allOtments of 1889 acres in
extent. This shows that the American
works upon larger scale than the
Hawaiian, for the average among the
Americans is so acres per man, and
among the Hawaiians 81 acres per man
while the Portuguese, with "a allot-
ments, with a total of 75S acres, also
have 81 acres per man.
The Hawaiian is by no means crowd
ed to the wall in the matter of land.
The opportunity of obtaining home
steads is given to him if he will avail
himself of his chance, and by taking
them under the 999 year lease system
he can render them inalienable
The report Of the agent for public
lands shows that the Hawaiians do
avail themselves to a greater extent
than any other nationality of the OPP
portunity to obtain land, and the small
area falling to each individual shows
that the lots are for homesteads.
But in giving the figures it is a dis
tinct fault that Hawaiians, part-Ha-
waiians, and Hawaiian born of for
eign parentage should be classed to-
gether, In official statistics one looks
for exactitude, and this is a slipshod
definition. If anyone has to reason
upon the figures, they should be pre-
scented exactly and not with the state
ment that native Hawaiians are in
the great majority" One takes this on
faith, but it should be clear cut instead.
However, outside of this, which is
probably not the fault of the agent
but the fault of the system under
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-25

There are very contradictory reports
about the health of the Pope. This is
not to be wondered at, as there are
two parties who will be ready to strug-
gle for the supremacy when the prince
of the church dies. 1t is to the interest
of one to take the best view of the
POpe's malady possible. 1t is to the
interest of the other to make out the
worst case. Hence, according to the
ambitions of one or other, the tele-
grams are colored. OF course the Pope
is a very aged man, and the operation
must have been a shock to the system.
But then he has led a very abstemious
life, and is more fitted to withstand
disease at his age than most men.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-25

The strange sounds reported by a
correspondent from North Kona may
have some easy explanation, or they
may, as suggested, come from some
crack in the mountain side, where vol
canic steam is whistling a notice of a
coming eruption. The matter is GER
tainly worth investigation from a sci
entific point of view. An eruption is
about due, according to ordinary CAT
pI11otip,,c
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-25

That Cecil Rhodes, the great advo-
cate of aggression in South Africa,
should be received cordially by the
German Emperor, is an indication of
German policy And not only has
Rhodes been well received, but he has
obtained concessions from the German
government with regard to a telegraph
line and is in negotiation about a rail-
way line. 1t was not so long ago that
Cecil Rhodes and all his works were
annent hln
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-25
SATURDAY. MARCH 25, 1899.

The American troops in the Philip
pines have assumed the aggressive and
are driving the insurgents back. Once
the Filipinos understand that the Anne
ricans are their masters and that Agui-
naldo is a broken reed, they will quiet
down and become very tolerable citi-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-25

Trade with Seattle seems to be in a
prosperous condition. Freight keeps
accommodating and the amount of ton
mage at present in the business seems
inadequate to cope with it. The Seat
tie people are hustlers and mean 10
get as good a share of the present COM
mercial advantage as possible.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-25
A A

We will commence with the first let
ter and run through the Alphabet, one
letter for each week. Read the list OF
articles we carry in stock.
ANCHOVY SERVERS,
ALCOHOL FLAGONS,
ASPARAGUS PLATES,
APPLE CORERs,
ARTICHOKE SERVERS.
ALMOND SERVERS,
ALE MUGS,
ALMOND PLATES,
ATONIIZERS,
ALCOHOL LAMPS,
AFTER DINNER COFFEE SPOONS,
AFTER DINNER COFFEE SPOON
HOLDERS,
ALE GLASSES,
AFTER DINNER COFFEE CUPS
AND SAUCERS,
ASH TRAYS,
AXES,
AXE HANDLES,
AXE MATTOCKS,
AFTERNOON TEA KETTLES,
ABSINTHE STEAMERS,
ANGLE LAMPS,
Avis,
ANVIL HANDLES,
ANT CUPS,
ALARM MONEY DRAWERS,
ANIMAL TRAPS,
And many other articles in A.
w. w. DIMOND C co.
(LIMITED)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-25
@imeRy @opicS.
March 1889.

No city in the United
States has finer roads for driv-
ing or horseback riding than
Honolulu. Everybody enjoys
sitting behind a nice team, but
high spirited animals some
times become frightened and
may cause trouble unless you
are prepared for any contin-
gency. By using the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-03-25
RACKING BITS,
CURRY COMBS
HORSE BRUSHES,
CHAMIOS SKINS,
SPOKGES,
WHIPS,
Horse IND MULE COLLARS.

and everything to complete
the stable, from the ordinary
in price to the very finest ar
ticle made.
An inspection Of our care
fully selected and complete
stock is solicited.
HAWAIIAN HARDWARE CO
FORT ST., opp. Sprecbels' Bank.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-29
It'd BITS.

\ Berlin corner two yards long and
/ two wide WAS sold for Sl2 1000
Landmarks club is one of South
, ern CALIFORNIA; organizations.
state organization of druggists
wives was effected az Denver. Col.
England's Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty To Children examined 2S oOO
cases last year.
japanese mills prefer American cot
Hn, oetduSe II mas longer staple than
that from any other country.
The soil OF Egypt at the present oov
is ulled 10y exactly The same kind OF
ploW mat was used 5000 years ago
In Finland and Lapland amber oil ,s
beiieNed 20 be certain cure for ,.t,o,,-
matlsm' neuralgia and similar troubles.
In the course of the last decade tho
manufacture Of cotton goods has ba
Brazil j"
AZ the close of formal dinners in To-
pan guests are presented with am, 80.
ton OF the meal they may fail To On,
Which they are expected to take home
\ Boer patrol consists OF three mon
veteran ana two youngsters. usually ar,
uncle and Two ntphews, or father ans
two OF his sons. '"
me supreme Court OF Tennessee Ia.
decided that no workhouse. CITY com
~ or state prison keeper has riob, a.
whip prisorcr therein" W.
At Bellvllle. Kan. a circus cbo,,.,,
Us line or parade in order that f,.,,
Nch BOYS might look out OF the wlpdn,v
ana f.e the procession go by.
The French postonice department b,.
excluded mourning onvolonfe fr6,, .g',
mails FOR thc reason that theN can -.
opo ed without much chance OF detec-
ton. ".lON-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-29

THE news that a corporation has
been formed 10 take over the good will
and asvfs of the Panama canal and
complete the stupendous work is in
teresting and may mean that American
capital and push will win where French
men failed SO miserably. The Panama
canal all but put France into bank
Iuptcy Millions OF dollars went into
The hole never again to come to tho
surface. IL is believed Of course that
the canal project is perfectly feasible
for all it's gigantic proportions Ii is
equally certain that it would be pay
ing investment for private capitalists
or for the government. But IL is not
yet clear that the new corporation said
to be concerned in the enterprise Is not
going TO make a stock jobbing scheme
out of 1t that may play as much mis-
chief with the money of American
stockholders as De Lesseps and his
company did with that of The French
people.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-29

sent OF Portugal because she would
have all the other European nations on
her hack 10 she did. But with Germany
in the deal with England there is Moth
ing for the balance of Europe 90 do
but look at g. There would be a lively
protest If Portugal We're 10 sell out TO
England but for her possessions to be
divided between England and Germany
that Is satisfactory 10 those most con-
cerned, and all others must be satisfied
whether they want TO be or not. Just
now England isn't particular what Ger
many gets so long as she herself gets
Delagoa bay. which gives her an open
door 10 attack the Beers through their
back yard. The pen is proverDialiy
mightier than the sword and an army
OF "A hundred thousand men could not
accomplish for the British cause IN
South Africa what the possession Oh
Delagoa bay would enable the Britisn
10 do.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-29
AN ARTISTS FRENZY.

There is one unfinished picture
brought back from the Arctic by
Frank W. Stokes, the artist who ac-
companied the Peary relief expedition
in 1892 and also he second Peary ex-
pedition in 1898. This picture was begun
in the winter OF 1894. On this tyip
Lieut. Peary determined to supplnnt
coal with coal oil for fue'. lie had a
score of barrels OF petroleum stacked
upon the shores Of 3owdoin bay. which
was his winter quarters.It SO happened
that before the oil could b. carried 10
Place of safety a section of ice from
glacier broke ana feli into the bay.
The fall caused n mighty rush OF wat
ers. which broke the ice and dashed
high UP on the opposite beaca, CARRYING
away the barrels when they receded. .ac-
cording to writer in the Ladies Home
Journal
The winter before, when coal was
used. the explorers houses were so
warm they had TO open the doors TO
cool OFF. This winter Mr.. Stokes and
George Clark, his housemate, sat
around their lamp, clad in furs, until
the atmosphere became so close that
the lamp hickered and the door had to
be opened for fresh supply OF oxygen.
Mr.. Stokes was provided with a com
plete artists outfit, and utilized his
days painting the grand scenery sur
rounding the bay. His favorite spot
was Ice Cap. 1000 feet above the sur
rounding country.
OF course an artist cannot paint with
fur mfttens on. So Mr. Stokes alter
nately painted and warmed mis- hands
in their fur coverings. One day while
painting this unfinished picture he was
seized with frenzy Of enthusiasm. He
lad secured a wonderful sky effect, and
he made the snow end ice fairly glisten
on his canvas Then he started 10 put
in the purple that enveloped the dis
tant peak.
What's the n,atter?' asked Clark,
noticing the artists delay.
The purple tube Is frozen stiff"
And so II was.
Your fingers are white enough"
continued Clark.
Stokes looked down. His fingers were
FROST bitten. IL was some time before
he could resume his work and this par
ticular picture never was finished.
Stll he values IL quite as highly as
some OF those the critics have praised. |
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-29

THE Lawton FUND.-
THE rushing flow of contributions 10
the Lawton fund offers another Nus
tration that the people OF repuohcs are
not uneratefuI even though 1t may still
be true ahat. considered as govern
ments republics are not always dispos-
ca to be- generous toward citizens that
serve them best. The Lawton fund ls
surely going 10 reach fifty thousand
dollars. II was started TO raise only
eight thousand so that his home might
be freed from mortgage for his widow
and children. But the American people
don't do things in a small way 1t was
enough 90 announce that the family of
the brave soldier needed assistance
and unnecessary TO put any limit on the
generosity OF the American people In
that assistance. AS the AM
erican people honored Dewey living,so
will they honor Lawton dead. And with
the same admirable combination of a
heartfelt sentiment and a substantial
fund IN cash.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-29

10 be thankful for this: if not, we may
Wen tremble at the thought.
No life has flowed on I'm an uninter-
rupted course through the year. To
each or us special trials have brought
special manifestations OF grace. At
times the way has seemed as IL IL were
impossible To- advance and an unseen
hand has removed the obstruction.
III God has given you great victories
the past year. make the most OF them.
IL Is misfortune for any one 10 be
satisfied with past achievements a. 10
nave no aspirations for higher things
IN the future. The past should not be
the gransry upon which we live, but
the seed store from which we plant for
larger harvests. On the other hand
let us make much OF our successes.
Many people go through life on the
down grade simply because they have
made more OF their defeats than OF
their vfctorieS-
some years come bearing roses,
Some years come bearing rue;
Some with harmonious closes.
some discord through and through.
We may not mould or shape them
Or alter or escape them
We dare not blame: but we
May make all years acceptable-
- Lord OF time! TO Thee"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-29

THE entrance Of an American Pana-
ma Canal company into the field of in
lerocean enterprise promises To make
things interesting at Washington. II
has been commonly charged to the
French company that its lobbyists are
the chief instrument in preventing The
making OF much speed with canal leg
jslation because the sentiment of our
people generally and the. government
has seemed TO favor the Nicaragua
route. Now that the assets and good
VIII OF the French company have been
transferred 10 Americans there is no
likelihood that influence against the
Nicaragua project will be reduced az
least. ON the contrary the struggle VIII
doubtless b. livelier than ever between
fhe advocates OF the two routes. Mean.
time a government commission is about
10 survey the whole ground with view
20 reporting on the relative merits OF
the rival enterprises. their feasibility.
cost OF construction and maintenance
Perhaps some day there VIII be two
canals. one across the 1sthmus of Pam
anna. the other across Central America
That Is not an impossibility by any
means.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-29

the next meeting Mr.. Ernest w Perry
OF Kenyon read paper on The Pe,a.
tion of the G. r. Society 10 the Local
Church Work" Mr. b. 4. Rowe nrir-
cipal of the Hone Valley High Schoo,
read a paper on THE Need of the -
p. Prayer Meeting" The marked i'm.
preston of these addresses was enfnrc.
ed by The earnest prayer Of Rev. T.. NJ.
Wilson.
After the very helpful meeting -
social hour was enjoyed and tho pepo,,
Gus hospitality Of the entertaining co
ciety was wen appreciated by the dele.
gates.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-29
POOR Thing:

POOR Thing:
THE Brooklyn Rapid Transit trolley
concern has never paid a dividend and
is loaded up with debt judgments for
damages and obligations Of about every
sort. Yet its stock was inflated from
around forty dollars a share 10 nearly
a hundred and forty dollars a share.
without especial remarks. But when
the stock fell down nearly seventy-five
dollars a share the Brooklyn Transit
folks raised a great hue and cry. They
professed grief and Indignation and Of
fered a reward OF $4,000 for the dis
covery OF the parties who spread
false rumors calculated TO depsess the
value OF the stock. With a fine impu-
dence they took their complaint to the
grand jury. That astute body has now
told them 10 go home and cool off.
Which seems very reasonable finding.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-29
a UNIQUE CHRISTMAS CELEBRA.
TION

The Sunday school in connection with
the Elmwood Avenue Free Baptist
church observed their Christmas cele-
Dration Tuesday evening. A UNIQUE fea :
lure OF the entertainment was the NOV
aDle Christmas tree. Two trees were
So arranged as 10 swing apart and In
the opening pretty tableaux was ar
ranged. representing Christmas. CAL
cum lights were thrown on the trees.
whlle the rest of the room remained
IN darkness. The members of the pri-
mary and intermediate departments Of
the school We're all remembered by gifts
distributed from the tree. Before the
advent OF Santa Claus kilograms were
received at intervals showing the pro-
gress or his journey TO the school.
Among the pleasing features OF the
evening was the presentation of Morris
chairs 10 the pastor his wife and two
children Mr.. j. j. Easton made the
presentation speech in rendering the
pastors chair and Mrs. Mabel Williams
gracefully presented the pastors wife
with n beautiful chair i'm Century oak
and one or the pretty Norris chairs for
children to the two little girls, Alma
and Helen.
An original ptsam was written and
read by Mrs. Albro upon the customs OF
Roger Williams day. The contrast be-
Continued on Page Six)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-29

THE new American Panama Canal
company Is 10 be capitalized for thirty
millions, which sounds very moderate
Tor such a work i'm these DAYS when
one hundred and two hundred million
dollar trusts are not altogether novel
ties The original French canal com
pany which was Incorporated just 20
years ago had a capital Of S240 OOO. .OOO
which proved 10 be nothing like enough
pf course there was wild extravagance
and plenty OF rascality in connection
with the old Canal company. A French
commission that Went over the ground
Few years ago reported that more
than one hundred millions of dollars
would still be necessary TO complete the
work.