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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03
Start the Ball.

Start the Ball.
Under this caption the Franklin
indicator News which is supposed to
be the organ of Senator Gallery, pub
fishes a singing editorial, in the course
of which it is charged that the admin
istration has already named the next
Democratic candidate for governor,
and adds in conclusion
"Now we wound like to inquire,
wherein do the people and voters of
this State count for anything? Here
is the regular nominee of the Demo-
cratic Party, and you are supposed to
take him. hide and tallow, or you are
no Democrat, you are a traitor /; you
do not love your State and have no
patriotism.
"This used to go in this State without
questioning but Mr.. Democratic
Party, it don't go now. The negro
spook has vanished. determination of
the State is gone. 1t is white man VS..
white man, and it is silly twaddle to
talk and whine about the Irregular
ticket y Democracy, white mans gov
eminent and such stuff. 1T is a fight
among white people, and the next thing
on the programme will be the people
against the machine.
"Now it is proper to ask where is the
leader? Certainly Louisiana has
enough fighting men left to- go against
the great and i~nyulnerable machine /;
to assail this sacred political temple +;
this strong and we'll %entrenched bat
terry. What is there SO awe-inspiring
about this Brobdignagian combination
ofprofessional politicians and schemers?
One set of honest white men in a law
abiding and enlightened community is
no bigger than another set. Why should
there not be an opposition if it is de-
sired and found necessary. This day
of political prescription is passed in
Louisiana; uostracism by despotic power
is no longer feared in this State and
the opposition now feeling its strength
will be felt and will be respected. Al
though slow, we believe that the oppo-
sition will come forth, equipped and
organized for the fray; there is strength
and firmness yet among the people (;
there win be a Moses to lead the people,
and when the leader appears on the
hastings, the host of the ~sregulars'
and the professionals will find foemen
worthy of their steel.
Nov is the time to show your hands,
NOW is the time to take the stand. The
machine is a. strong combination; it is
we'll fixed, butla majority can be rolled
upiH this State to smash it into smith
Greens, if the old time vigor and cour
age Of Louisiana is left. If the nerve
and beldness to come out and maike a
fight, to declare for one thing or tot;her,
is gone from the people, the fight is
lost; the machine will continue itself in
power and dictate affairs to the people
forever"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

The "free silver craze has almost
invariably been referred to as a west
ern vagary, but the congressional
elections last fall showed that the
craze is ''ketchin' down east. In
the States of New York, New jersey,
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and
West Virginia, the free silver adyo-
Gates made a net gain of q congress-
And thus the issue continues
TO die-eyen in the east where the
goldbug strength has in the past been
so strong. At the present rate of its
dying out" it will carry everything
". sight in 1900.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

BY a recent change of scheduleton
the Morgan Railroad from Alexan-
dria, the passenger train bound for
New. Orleans leaves Opelousas at
11:17 a. m. This train leaves Alex
andria at 7:45 and remains % min
utes at Cheneyville-giving passen-
gers ample time to get a good break
fast at that place.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03
MIR. Mck1nley's Summer Plans

President Mckinley will go as far
West this summer a St, Paul, but
whether he will go on to the Yellow
stone Park and the coast depends on
circumstances. Nor is the date of his
visit to st. Paul yet decided. He in
tends to be there at the time the Tkir-
teenth Minnesota, South Dakota, and
other regiments arrive on their return
from the Philippines, when a great re-
ception will be given them.
The Presidents trip to New England
will be made as quiet as possible. He
has accepted invitations for informal
receptions at Holyoke and Springfield,
and will also visit Smith College, at
Northampton, as well as Mount Hol-
yoke, at South Hadley, which will be his
especial destination. The G.. A. R. en-
campment at Philadelphia in Septem-
Der will be attended by the President.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03
Notice to Taxpayers.

You are hereby notified thatthe list
ing and estimation of the valuation of
all real and personal property being
and situated in the Parish of Vermil-
ion, Louisiana, has been completed ac-
cording to law and that said list will be
exposed for inspection and correction
for q term of twenty (20) days as the
law provides-beginning June 10, 1899.
SIMONET LEBLANC,
Assessor & Ex-Oficio Registrar.
June 3, 1899.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

Sunday, a Miss Grille died on
Royal street, New Orleans, after
! .manifestiDg symptoms of yellow fever.
The case was reported as suspicious
and the health authorities of the
, neighboring States duly notified
Texas has quarantined, Alabama and
Mississippi have sent officers to inyes-
/ tigate.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

STATE OF LOUISIANA-Parish q
Vermilion-17th Judicial District
Court-No 387s
Succession OF Octavine Corner.
Application of 0phelias Bourque to BE-
appointed administrator of the
above succession.
Notice is hereby given to all parties
interested, or having any opposition 70
make to the application of Ophelias
Bourque to be appointed admins
traitor of said succession to file tne
same in writing in the Office Of tne
clerk Of the district court within Ten
days from the date hereof.
Given under my hand and seal TINS
9th day of May, 1890.
ALCIDE LEBLANC,
Clerk of Court.
Broussard, Kitche1l & Bailey, attys.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03
TO THE PUBLIC.

] hereby forbid any one to trespass
on the following tract of land in any,
way, shape, form or manner, to wit:
The southwest quarter of Section one,
township thirteen, south of range four
east, Louisiana Meridian, containing
one hundred and fifty-seven 96-100
acres. ALEx. GEoFFRoY.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
Land Office at New Orleans, La,
May 5, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that the foil9w.
Ing named settler has filed notice OF nls
Of bis claim, and that said proof will BE-
made before Clerk of the District ConIs,
Vermilion parish, at Abbeville, La "
June "a, 1900, Wig: III. L. No. 1857.
Tomas Daily.
for the Me- of NE!. Sec. 81, I, 10, Sk. z r.
Louisiana Meridian.
He names the following witnesses y
prove his continuous residence upon anu
cultivation of said land. viz ,,,,;s
George HAYES. Nelson Hoffpauir, Els
Spell. Thomas Hoffpauir. all of Vermilioh
parish, La. WALTER L. COHEN.
May IS, 100. Register.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

While the drouth hangs on here
! with logged persistence, storms, cy-
clones and hailstorms are sweeping
over the country north of us, and our
turn will soon be here. In Texas
the other day hail stones fell with
such force as to knock holes in the
shingles and destroy the crops. Kan
sas City has had q severe electrical
storm which did much damage.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

Col. David f. Boyd, president of
the University of Louisiana, died
May q, at Baton Rouge, aged 81
years. He was widely known as one
of the ablest educators in the South
and his loss will be keenly felt by our
people.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

i Indications are that President Me-
Kinley will soon issue a call for 3d.
900 volunteers to serve in the Philip
pines. General Otis is of the opinion
that it will require that many soldiers
to exterminate or pacify Aguinaldo
I, and his niger hordes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03
Saturday, June 10. 1899,
STATE Of LOUISIANA.

STATE Of LOUISIANA,
18th judicial district Court-No. 354
Parish of Vermilion.
Succession of Modesto E. Decuir.
Application of Adelbert Bronssard and
Simeon Bronssard, co-administrators
to lie discharged.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
concerned or interested In said success
sion or having any opposition to make
to the application of Adelbert BrOus-
sard and Simeon Broussard co-adnin.
fs%trators to be discharged of the admin,
istration of said succession and that
their bond be cancelled to file the same
in writing in the Office of the clerk q
court within ten days from date Of this
notice.
Given under my hand and seal q
office this 10Th day Of May, 1899.
ALCIDE LEBLANC,
CLERK OF Court.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03
NOTICE.
NOTICE.
NOTICE.

The present owner of the A. C. Perry
place (so-calledt desires to employ hands
to work up the seed cane now In windfow
II the stubble on said place and to take
care of and manage the field during The
remainder of the year 1899.
For further information apply 30
Broussard, Kitchelf & Bailey
Abbeville, May IL, 1899.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

History contains no account of the
great men of the world, men whose
lives have been devoted to the welfare
of their fellow men-as being greedy
schemers for money. There is no
such a thing as a shylock being a
friend of humanity-they are q spe-
cies of brutes the world would be
much better off without. Occasion
ally one OF the rich robbers donate a
few millions of his stolen wealth to
endow a chair in some college or to
build a fashionable church, thinking
thereby to deceive God and make a
sneak through the pearly gates when
he leaves this earth. 1t is such dona-
tons that communicates the latter day
pulpit Founders and psalm singers
for dough.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

The Twentieth Centuryspress Clip
ping Bureau of Chicago, one of the
largest concerns of its kind in the
United States informs us that this
paper has been listed in the Blue
Book for 1899. This is a distinction
of whichsWe feel proud.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

The confederate veterans had a
pleasant time at their late reunion at
Charleston. The organization re-
elected General John b. Gordon as
well as all the other officers. Louis
vile, KY, was selected Us the next
place of meeting.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

The high joint commission to settle
the boundary dispute between the
United States and Canada are not
likely to agree as to the Eastern
boundary of Alaska. Canada wants
too much territory.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

The Spanish cruiser Reina Merce-
des raised by the Merritt Wrecking
Company, reached Norfolk, Va, last
Saturdaysand will go into the naval
dock for repairs.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

Captain Dreyfus has been granted
a new trial and will shortly be carried
back to France to face another court
. martial.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

Judge E. N. Cullom, Jr., judge Of
the tenth judicial district, died in
New Orleans on the 31st of May.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03
Sherif's Sale.

STATE OF LOUloIANA-par;.k
Of Acadia-llth Judicial Distris.
Court-No. 92S.
NJ. Donnelly
b. j. Landers.
STATE OF LOEIsIANA-parish u
Acadia-1lth Judicial District Conf
No. 927.
III. Donnelly
vs..
Fl. j. Landers ct al.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

A great stew and stink is now be-
ing made at the investigation
about the fresh beef that was furnish
ed for the soldiers during the Yanko-
Spanko war. It is said to have been
bitter, nasty, unpalatable, as if pre-
served by some secret embalming
process that it smelled like a dead
human body that was embalmed, and
was unfit to eat. Of course it is
necessary to investigate such
frauds, but there the matter will be
dropped in this case, as we all remem
Der that during the great campaign of
1896 the beef trust Clipped in lively
to buy the present administration
their job,.in order to further promote
prosperity-for the gold clique and
other trusts--and poverty for the
American workingmen and women.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

Terrible cyclones have visited Ne
braska, Iowa, South Dakota and
Kansas, doing great damage.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03
Ehnriff'z aalz.
STATE of Louisiana--17th Judicial
District Court-Parish Of vermiion
No. 1920.
Ferdinand Gumbel & CO.;
Noise Hernin.

H-FH *
DY virtue of writ of ii sri facias issued
ID by the Hon. nth judicial District
Court in and for the State and parish
above mentioned in the matters OF the
above entitled and numbered suit. and ta
me directed. fully authorizing me to seize
and sell, / will proceed to sell atpublic
the principal front door Of lie courthon q
in this parish, on
Saturday, June 10. 1899,
between the hohrs prescribed by Law. The
following described property seized td
satisfy said writ. to wit:
A certain tract of land in Vermilion
parish west of Yermilion river containing
one hundred and sixty acres. more OR less.
with all the huildings and Improvements
thereon and designated and described as
the northeast Quarter of section S5. town
ship II south of range one east,
Terms-Cash.
Sherif's Office; AbbevilIe, La, May s
1859. j. @. HEBERT,fS heTin.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03
Saturday, June 8, 1899.

Hoods regiment of immunes will
be mustered out about the 21st of
june.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

The report now comes from Paris
that the Frenchmen over there have
gone to drinking petroleum., or coal
oil, instead of wine or whisky. Well
if the red ticker over there is as abom-
inably rotten as mucho of the stuff sold
in the prohibition districts of this
country we can't much blame the
frog eaters for drinking coal oil. The
only serious consequence we can see
that is liable ~totresult from this ino-
on is, that the Standard Oil Co.
may raise the price if they notice an
increase in the sale, on account of its
used as a beverage. 1t is said
that the appetites of those who drink
the petroleum grow for the stuff worse
than the thirst for alcohol increases.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

The Attorney-G eneral has given it
as his opinion that saw mills. not be-
ing considered manufactures in the
literal sense of the term, are not ex-
empt from the payment of licenses.
This question is one of interest to
many people engaged in the business
in this State.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

General Wheeler in his speech to
the confederate veterans at Charles
ton, had the following to- say Of the
volunteers from the South who enlist
ed during the recent war with Spain:
sNone of their brave volunteer
regiments have asked to be- returned
from the fields of active duty, and
when the request has come from gov
ernors of other commonwealth, vol
unteers from Southern States have
promptly begged for the honor of fill
ing their places IN the front of bat
tie"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-14
Milk Your Cows Clean.

1t is a well-known fact that COWS no,
MIXED clean will tend to dry up in short
order. Another important reason for
milking clean is to get all of the butter
fat, which is contained in a much larger
per cent in the last than in the first milk
drawn, as is shown by. the following
experiment
The College dairy has conducted an
experiment showing the importance OF
clean milking Five cows that we're
giving fair quantity of milk we're Sc
lected aud their milk collected 10 half
pint bottles, each teat contributing its
share to every bottle. These sam Piles
were tested with the Babcock test with
the following results: Cow No. 6 varied
from & of per cent to 2 per cent,
COW No 10 varied from 2 of per cent
to & q per cent, COW No II varied from
q per cent to So per cent. COW No. Is
varied from 8 per cent to 9 8 per cent,
COW No. 20 varied from 8 OF per cent
to rs per cent
The results show gradual although
not entirely uniform increase in the per
cent of fat from the beginning to the
last of the milking except with the last
two samples drawn from each COW. Here
the per cent of fat would take a sudden
leap, amounting often to third or hall
of the total valuation This shows very
clearly how important it is to get all the
milk BY averaging the results it was
found that the last quarter of pint was
worth from three-fourths to one and q
half pints of milk first drawn from the
udder Moral Milk clean and get
fat. National Stockman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-14
agricultural.
Best Seed for Planting.

Wisconsin Agriculturist
So much depends upon the quality of
the seed..that it pays to make extraor-
binary efforts to secure the best for
planting. In the end the best is the
cheapest, but the most expensive is not
always the best. Very often it is more
matter of getting the right seed for
the right soil and place We must be
ready to adapt ourselves to new condi-
tons and to do this it is often necessary
to try plants that have heretofore been
unknown to US. In that case the best
seed must come from new varieties Of
corn, wheat and vegetables.
The cost of the seed is q matter that
deters many farmers from getting the
best. He reasons that his old, WORKOUT
seed will do we'll enough for another
season, and so he uses it one too many
times. A little extra outlay for needed
seed would probably make difference
of many dollars in the fall. 1t does not
pay to plant year after year the seed OF
run-out plants, which will continue to
degenerate until they are little better
than weeds. The true principle is to
bring new seed of some kind to the farm
every year, and then the vitality of the
crops will not degenerate and there will
be no great demand for an outlay Of
seeds any one year. 1t is just as impor-
tant to keep up the quality of the seeds
and plants through careful selection and
breeding as it is to introduce new blood
in the live stock every year. No intel
ligent breeder of stock would permit his
herd to run down without trying to stem
the degeneracy by crossing the animals
with new blooded animals.
The methods Of collecting and keep
ing the seeds are important also in de-
Gliding the success of the crop. Corn,
for instance, left in the crib through the
winter until spring, subject to alternate
freezing and thawing, loses much Of its
vitality Treated in this way it can
never be expected to give the best re-
suits. The choicest ears should be gath
cred and taken out of the crib before
spring arrives. Then they should be
placed where they will thoroughly dry
before planting time Sudden changes
in the temperature will not then injure
them. A good deal of seed corn is
ruined by being allowed to freeze and
thaw in the crib, or at least the vitality
is so injured that it will produce unsat.
isfactory plants
The value of care in selecting and
keeping the seeds of other grains and
vegetables should be understood and ap.
preciated AS a rule one can raise mos
of the seeds needed on the farm, but i
not willing to give the required tint
and labor to make them perfect it il
cheaper in the end to secure them from
other sources where their reliability il
known.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-14
An Important Symptom

A good index to the health of animals
is the condition of their hair The hair
of an animal that is out of condition be.
comes rough and lusterless and is a sure
indication that something is wrong
Keeping the hair and skin clean by
regular aud thorough grooming is a
great help in maintaining good health
If the hair and skin of an animal is kept
clean much better opportunity is az
forded the system to throw OF effete
matter that would otherwise remain in
the system and prove more or less detri-
mental to health
Good grooming makes the hair bright,
smooth aud glossy, good indication Of
a healthy state Of the system
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-14

One of the most important things
about good farming that most of us hav,
to learn is to avoid waste. We pay
taxes on land that we do not farm WI
only half cultivate our fields aud SC
waste both land and labor we leave ,
large percentage of the crop in the field
we waste time and capital in raising in.
ferior animals; we waste energy in try
ing to do more than one man can dc
right; We waste money in buying what
We should raise ourselves we waste op-
portunities to improve our condition by
staying away from institutes aud fairs
aud by neglectiug to read papers we
waste, in thousand ways, aud then we
are ready to say farming don't pay "
And it is no wonder.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-14

Brushes and brooms should be kept
scrupulousl, clean by frequent washing
Ammonia is cheap and the best thing to
use, allowing two tablespoonful to a
pail of water. Do not get the brushes
wet where the bristles fasten into the
wood. 1t loosens the bristles and takes
of the varnish, The water should be
only luke-warm. Brushes and brooms
may stand in it for half an hour. then
thoroughly rinsed we'll, well shaken and
hung up 10 cool place to dry.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-14
I IMPROVED SOAP.

will sell the rights of each district 10 the
county, also employ Agents to sell "Family
hlgaH 10 all parts Of the county, where
the districts have not been sold. ! will sell
Rights" for stores 10 sell the soap to their
trade.
~ II is the best soap made for removing
grease from anything sell il at cents a
cake.
DAVID n. BOUIC,
aug l3'u Rockville, Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-14

To keep horses from slipping on icy
pavements new device is made of a
steel frame 10 two sections. with a scrow
to clamp it over horseshoe. the uuder
side Of the frame being fitted with sharp
calks.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-14
Real Estate Agents.

VIE undersigned having entered ipto the
L real estate business, In GAithersbure, IA
now prepared TO make sales of some of The
best farming lands in Montgomery county |:
also OF houses and lots, both in aud on, Of
town. We also have a number of houses to
rent. Loans negotiated, &c. Correspond.
enee solicited. Respectfully,
g. W. CRAWFORD &CO.,
may 2s-ly GAithsrsDnRg, Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-14

For worm-eaten wood, wash with a
strong solution Of oarbolic acid will
soon put an end to the destruction made
by the worms. Use very literally with
q brush,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-24
Ell PASO DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER "a. 1899.

Junction, Yavapsi county, Arizona,
and George G. West appointed post
master.
The Oasis says it is w. 81. Hoey. of
Indiana, who is to succeed Collector
Harry G. Chenoweth in the sweet bye
and bye.
1t is said that the county hospital of
Maricopa is willing to take care of in
durable patients from other counties
in the territory.
narrow guage railroad is soon to be
built between Morenci and Guthrie,
in Graham county.
Six men are now under sentence of
death in Arizona-One in Apache
county, one in Navajo, one in Graham,
one in Yavapai ana two in Cochise
county.