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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-06

mes gave its owner a yearly income or
Ni."W per acre. For many years +. eniovcd
me distinction of being the largest I'm iho
nlttd States. though IL contained only
twouty-eight acres: hut il is now a thing
OF IN past. the city of Los Angeles having
overErown and absorbed IT,
!" ihe early dwtNsf in southern CaI.fnr-
ma the broad, beautiful valleys and rich
mcSas were 81 only for grazing. haca,lsa Of
the lack If rain i'm summer and III, scarcity
@! water. But the nncks and herds have
i"IlS since disappeared and IN" arid waste
Is now m"rvclpuSly frui ful through tho
miracle wrought hy Irrigation
over %a'ooHp Is now invested in grow
ms oranges in talrfnrnia-}hat is so groves
Trees. irrigation systems. packiu.. houses
agricultural tools and IN cars butt ..p.o,ilIIv
Tor transporting California oraug To- mar
Made Possible by Irrigation.
The profit obtained from The few old rch-
ards at Los Angeles and san R,luardiuo
led ia the bold experiment; eighteen years
ago Of diver;ing the waters Of the Santa
Ana river, which Wore conducted on rs tho
arid plains some distance below with the
sol" intention az growing oranges as a
business. The land without water WAS vail
Goi at ST." per acre. aui at one lime is
owner refused To- pay taxes on IL any long
er, as ii was utterly Worthless
The Sch,m was considered one Of tho
widest as there Was no evidence that
Will" many thought there was Sufficient
reason why they would not. However.
enough daring men We're found to buy the
land at from SO to SO per acre, with wa
ter, and plant orchards. Aud thus was
begun the first real orange growing ON an
extensive scale. and thu result is-Riyer-
side. while Pomona. Pasadena. Ontario,
Orange and other localities tell Il similar
story. To he sure EIyersidv's water sys-
TEN cost round million, and n has re-
CURED hard labor and much patient watt
ing; but Sl5too.po is a conservative estf-
mate OF its present valuation. and 1t is far
from having reached its maximum value.
Pomona has a single orchard of 500 acres,
part Of il just coming into bearing which
Is the largest in the United States. and the
largest navel orange orchard in the world.
Its owner. Seth richards, recently refused
%I.n.ouo for it. Ninety acres of Washington
uuVelS comprise an orchard owned by IA.
H. Everest of Riverside, while Pasadena,
Orange, buarte, san Gabriel. RedlaudS and
Ontario have each about 500 acres in the
orange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-06

On Monday an interesting collection of
water coiors will be PLACED on view at
Soan's, which will include worns by Paul
de Longpre, F. F. English, Edwin Lama
sure, j. L. G. Ferris, Carl Weber and other
many.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-06

The "cimaise," or wall space, allotted to
the United States in the fine arts section
at the Paris exposition is about $50 run
ming feet, and there will not be room for
more than 200 $50 OIL paintings and a
very limited number of water colors, pas
tells, architectural drawings. illustrations,
etc, The wall space assigned to the United
States for 1900 is considerably less than
was granted at the Paris exposition of
1889. and most of the other nations have
met with similar reduction. The object
of the authorities is evidently to raise the
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18
The Public Roads.

The long continued rains and
cloudiness of the present spell OF
weather which dates from last June
and promises to continue 6 or IL
months longer, has successfully &C
complished two things. 1t has put
the public roads in such a horrible
condition, rendered them a chain OF
bogs and pitfalls whose denominations
no language can adequately express,
and at the same time has conclusively
demonstrated that a change in the
existing system of road working is
necessary if we are ever to have any
more public roads.
To the shame and disgrace of the
parish it must be admitted that the
only public roads in the parish
which are passable-the roads from
Abbeville to SEVERN Leblanc's gin
and Royville-the one leading to
Perry's Bridge and Grand Marais,
and that one on the west side of the
bayou to Cow Island. The Others
are frightful. On the main public
road on the west side of the bayou
there are three fearful bogholes with
in half a mile of town, and the furth
er you go the worse it gets. Unit
the police jury elect a road syndic 0
oyerseer and have him see that tn
roads are worked at the proper tim
and supplement the work of the roa'
hands with a small road tax we wi
never have any good roads.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18

VIM. Cameron, one the richest men
in the South, died on the passenger
train last Monday week at about II
O'Clock. The deceased was engaged
in the lumber business, both in this
State and in Texas, on an extensive
scale. His interests were varlously
located, at New Orleans, Lutcher,
Bowie, Lake Charles, Beaumont and
Orange. He had been looking over
some timber land across the lake, and
returned to Morgan City, where ne
took the train for his home in Waco,
but soon after leaving that place, ne
expired. The body was put off here
for preparation and shipment to his
home by special train. Mr.. Came
ron had $685. 900 on his person. His
fortune is estimated at 81, 000, 000.-
Franklin Vindicator.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18
The Business Man.

The business mans life is full OF
crosses and temptations. He comes
into this world without his consent,
goes out against his will, and the
trip between the two extremities is ex-
ceedingly rocky. The rule OF con-
traries is one of the important fea-
lures of the trip. When he is little
the big girls kiss him, and when he is
big the little girls kiss him. Ii ne
raises a large family he is a chump,
but il he raises a small check he is q
thief and a fraud, and is stunned like
a Chinaman with the seven-year itch.
If he is poor, he is a bad manager; il
he's rich he's dishonest; if he's in
politics, it's for pie; if he's out Of
politics, you can't tell where to place
him, and he's no good to his country
if he don't give for charity, he's 9
stingy cuss and lives only for himself
if he dies young, there was a great
future ahead of him; if he liFes to ar
old age, he has missed his calling
He is introduced to this world by 8
doctor, and to the next world by the
same process. The road is rocky.
but man likes to travel it.-Ex.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18

Norbert Touchet Nat. Tutor ct ais.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of an order of sale granted by the Hon.
18th Judicial District Court aforesaid,
in the matters of the succession emitted
and numbered as above and Of a COM
mission issued to me hereunder, there
will be offered for sale at public auc-
| ton, to the last and highest bidder, all
| the property belonging to the success
sion of Anastasie Baudoin at the ate
residence of the Deceased known as the
old Zenon Stelly's place in this parish,
Oh
Wednesday, March %, 1899,
between the hours of IL O'Clock q. NJ.
and 4 D. NJ, the hereinafter described
property belonging to said succession,
to wit
One certain tract of land situated in
the parish of Vermilion on the west
side of Vermilion, containing ei@hty
acres, more or less, and designated as
the North half of Of the South West
quarter of Section Seventeen in Town
ship Twelve South of Range Three
East.
One dwelling house.
One corn crib.
100 panels of fencing pieux and l
wire,
One buggy and harness.
One mare.
Two feather beds.
Six COWS and calves.
One fat COW.
Two beeves four year old.
One 3 year old better.
Three 2 year old heifers.
One : year old calf.
One yearling calf.
Two houses.
One corn crib.
Lot garden pickets and many other
articles too numerous to mention.
!, TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
The land, the dwelling house and
corn crib to be sold thus: One-tentt
of the purchase price to be paid cash,
and the balance n and two years
from day of sale. with interest from
maturity, purchasers to specially mort
gage and h%ypothecate the land to Sc
cure the payment of the purchase price
interest and costs and attorneys fees
and to bind themselves not to ALLEVIATE
or incumber the property to the .preju.
! dice thereof, notes to be given for the
credit portion of the purchase price ad,
%ditionally secured by two good and
solvent secureties to be accepted by
the officer making the sale. Said note.
to be payable at the law Office of Ed
wards & Greene at Abbeville la anG
obligating the makers to pay ten PEI
cent. as attorneys fees on the amour
due in case the notes is placed in The
hands of an attorney for collection af
ter maturity. All the other property
to be sold for cash.
2-IS j. o. HEBERT, Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18
Sheriffs Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA-Parish
of Vermilion-l7th Judicial Dis
trict Court-No. 1926.
Louisa Foster
Peter Lee.

F6b6r Lee.
By virtue of a writ of feri facias to
MT directed in the matters of the above
entitled and numbered suit, fully au-
thorizing an empowering me in the
premises, | will proceed to sell at pub.
lie auction, to the last and highest
bidder, at the principal front door OF
the court house in this parish on
Saturday, February 25, 1899,
between the hours prescribed by law
the following described property, seized
to satisfy said writ, to wit
One certain tract of land lying and
being situated in Vermilion parish, on
the East side of Vermilion river, at a
place called Prairie Greig, containing
As arpents, more or less, measuring IL
arpents and 43 100 chains North and
South by Il arpents East and West to
be taken from the northwestern of the
NW4 of Section 5, TIP IA, SIR 4 E, less
% wide given to the parish of Vermil-
ion for the use of a public road on the
northern side thereof.
Terms Cash.
Sherif7s Office, Abbeville, La, Jany.
81, 1899.
j. 0. HEBEEr, Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18

Quite a number of ~professedly good
people are making a holy show Of
themselves protesting to Congress
against seating Brigham H. Roberts,
recently elected member from Utah.
While we do not desire to be under
stood as condoning the offence, a
due regard for the truth compels
us to say that there are other
polygamists in Congress than Rob-
erts, and more polygamy, polyandry,
pornocracy and moral ~depravity to
the square inch in Washington City,
than in Salt Lake City. Let no
guilty man throw rocks at Mr.. Rob-
erts.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18

A GIVE SOLICITORS WANTED EVERY
Awhere for The story Of the Philip
pinesn by Murat Halstead, commissioned
by the Government as Official Historian
to the Wal Department, The book was
written in army camps at San Francisco,
on the Pacific with General Merritt, in
the hospitals at Honolulu, in Hong Kong.
in the American trenches at Manila, in
the insurgent camps with Aguinaldo, on
the deck Of the Olympia with Dewey, and
in the roar of battle at the fall of Manila
Bonanza for agents. Brimful of original
pictures taken by government photogra-
piers on the spot. Large book. Low
prices. Big profits. Freight paid. Cred.
1t given Drop all trashy unofficial war
books. Outfit free. Address, F. I. Bar
her, See'y. Star Insurance Bldg Chicago
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18
P. G. Consolidation.

The readjustment Of the Kansas
City, Pittsburg and Gulf, which pro-
vides for tae consolidation of this
road with the Kansas Suburban Belt
R'y, Kansas City, Shreveport and
Gulf Terminal Co., and Port Arthur
Channel and Dock Co., is expected
to be announced simultaneously in
this country and Europe Feb. 10.
The plan provides for an issue of
$35, 600, 900 first mortgage 4 per cent
bonds, to cover 1850 miles of road,
$40, 600, 900 of noncumulative pre-
ferred and $35, 900, 900 of common
stock. Present bondholders will re-
ceive for each $1,000 bond $3.50 in
new As and $3.50 in new preferred.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18

The last Buffalo in Kansas-says
Wichita Star, the one Chas. Payne
has been keeping at the stock yards,
was killed a few days ago. Prof.
c. E. Akeley, an expert taxidermist
of Chicago fired the three shots neces-
sary to "do'' Mr.. Buffalo and he per-
sonally looked after the skinning.-
The skeleton will be removed to the
;hicago institute and will be taken to
he Paris exhibition. Part of the
Buffalo meat was shipped to New
York and part will be fed to Wichita
epicures. Many people witnessed the
death.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18

The following named gentlemen
been elected as State Board OF Ap-
praisers of railroads telegraphs and
other corporations for the term OF
four years: L. V. Garcia, 1st con-
gessional district; Daniel Owens, I'd
district; j. F. Wyche, 3rd district
H. C. Carver, 4th district; G.. c.
Goldman, 9th district and T. j.
Butler, 9th district.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18

Gomez and the other Cuban patri-
OTIS are fighting hard to bleed the
United States for the lively sum of
$50, 900, 900, to pay the Cuban troops.
The United States had arranged with
Garcia to pay about $4,000, 900, but
Gomez repudiates this action and
wants to grow rich. Gomez was al
ways a mercenary. He would not
accept the leadership of the insurgent
forces in 1895 until he was paid $780,
600. At the end of the first year, in
April, 1896, he retired into the noun
tains under the plea of i'll health and
refused to take the field until more
money was raised for him, but after
that his avarice was satisfied by the
opportunity offered him of blackmail-
ing planters and other property own
ers in the provinces where he was
raiding. It is not believed that he
will be satisfied with anything less
than an opportunity to rule as dicta-
tor in Cuba if the United States will
not pay his price.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18

Our staunch friend Breaux of the
St. Landry Clarion, sends the follow
ing cruel thrust at the vitals of that
picturesque politician the late Mr..
Pharr of precious memory:
Aug. A. Crouchet showed US a
real curiosity the other day in the
shape OF a hen egg-that is two eggs,
separate and distinct, except that
they are connected by a small cord
about two inches long. The eggs are
perfectly shaped, and Of good size,
one containing the yolk and the other
the white. Some cruel bystandel
suggested that the hen might be OF
the breed candidate Pharr referred to
in his speeches when he said that il
he was elected hens would lay two
eggs a day.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18

The dramatic scene in the legisla-
ture of Montana the other day, when
Senator Whitesides produced thirty
$1,000 bills, which he said he had re-
ceived as a bride to vote for w. A.
Clark for the United States Senate,
had a precedent in the Kansas legis-
lature twenty-five years ago. A men,
Der of the State senate by the name
of York laid $1O,O 600 on the presiding
officer table and declared that it had
been given him as a bride by Senator
S. C. Pomeroy, who was a candidate
for reelection. Pomeroy denied the
charge and insisted it was a conspira'
oy of his opponents, but nevertheless
it resulted in his defeat and the cleo
ton of John j. ingalls, as his success
so.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18
Office.

All parties having claims against the
succession of Emile Moultrie, are re-
quested to present them to the under
signed or his attorneys Broussard and
Kitchell. Persons indebted to the sue
cession will settle with either myself or
attorneys. L. q. BRoUssARD'
Dec. 10. 1898. Administrator.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18

If free trade in wood pulp, for
paper-making is a good thing for the
1877 big dailies which sent representa-
lives to Washington to ask for it,
why wouldn't free trade in everything
be good for everybody?
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18
SADDLE ~MANUFACT0RY
FELIX HOLLIER & CO., Props.

Have just opened their saddle manu-
factory, harness and general repair
shop on Main street opposite the Cath
Ollie church. The senior member OF 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
telial and workmanship. Hollier's
saddle trees are used in all our saddles.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18
Saturday, February l8. 1893.

General Leon Jastremski has sus-
pended the publication of the ShreVe-
port Outlook, and will seek a new
field, which is not known at present.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18
Constable Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA-Par
ish of Vermllion-3rd Justices
Court-No. 1854.
Joseph G. Leblanc
Agnes Dupuy and her husband
D,nl L orr,anoo

Agnes Dupuy and her husband
Paul E. Leguenec.
By Viltue of a writ of fieri facias
issued in the matters of the above en-
titled aud numbered suit, and TO ME
directed, fully authorizing me in the
premises, l will proceed to sell at pub
lie auction, to the last and highest bid
der, at the principal front door of the
courthouse in the town of Abbeville,
on
Saturday, February %, 1899.
between the hours prescribed by law,
the following described property seized
to satisfy said writ, to wit
Two certain lots of ground lying and
being situated in the parish of Vermil-
ion in the ". W. Edwards annex TO
the town of AbbeVille. La, being lots
Nos. e and g. v and eight Of the
plan of said annex, each of said lots
having a front of sixty feet OH East
street by a depth of one hundred and
fifty -eight feet East and West, tog other
with the building and improvements
thereon situated or appertaining there
to, consisting of n dwelling house,
one kitchen, n out house, pickets, one
cistern.
Terms-Cash.
Constable's Office, Abbeville, La,
January q, 1899.
J.. L. THEALL, Constable.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18

Prof. De Voc, the weather prog
n~osticator, says 1899 will in most res
poets be a repetition of 1898. Ii SO
it be, the farmer who plants his cot
ton early 50 he can pick in the fall,
will be the lucky man.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18

Don't wreck a IlteI From gIrIhood to
~womanhood the monthly courses should
be regulated with Simmons Squaw Vine
Wine or Tablets.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18

Maiarion is endorsed by best Physicians
nd guaranteed to cur Chills. Fever and
Ague. All druggists or from Motiit-Wats
Drug Co., St. Louis. Mo
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18
Farm, for Rent.

A small prairie farm, of 80 arpents,
near Abbeville, for rent for the pres
ent year. For particulars enquire Of
w. W. EDWARDS,
Abbeville, La.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18
Probate Sale

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
18th Judicial District Court-No. f2OO
Parish of Vermilion.
Augustave Sicily ct ais
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-02-18
TERMS & CONDITIONS:

That all the movable property De
sold for cash, and one-third cash Tor
the immovable property to be paid On
the day OF sale, and the balance there
of to be on a credit of n and two
years from the day Of sale, payable ID
equal and annual instruments, purcnar
sers to furnish their promissory notes
for the credit portion Of the purchase
price, payable to the order OF the aa-
ministrator of said succession; snch
notes to bear eight per cent per anLlnin
interest from maturity and conditioreo
to be subject to a penalty of ten per
cent additional on the amount Thereon
as attorney s fees in case they %
placed in the hands of an attorney Ioa
collection after maturity. a specla.
mortgage with vendors lien ana
privilege to be retained on the lanaS
to secure payment Of the credit p0r-
ton Of the purchase price thereof q
well as all interests, costs and ateois
ney's fees that may accrue thereon.
The land to be sold subject to TUG
pact de non alien0ndo.
J. r. KITcHELL,
Administrator.
AbbeyilIe. January 81, 1899.
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-28
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH

Rev. J. NJ. Baxtor. pastor. Sabbath services: Sunday school. 10 a. m.; preaching service, II n. m.: class meeting, l2 l5 p. m.; Junior League service. 7:30 pm.: weekly prayer meeting, Wednesday. s:3o p. Tn. Every one is cordially welcome.
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-28
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Rev. Geo Logic, D. D. pastor. Services: Sunday -school and Bible Class. 10 a. m.: morn ing service, ii a. m; Young Peoples meeting meeting, Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. You are cor dially invited Stranger, in town are asked to come and make themSe known.
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-28
CHURCHES.
CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY.

Rev. F. billy. pastor. On Sundays: Low mass at s:oJ clock a. m: high mass at l0:30 a. m. sunday school at n :30 o'clock a. m Rosary and bcnediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament at 4:00 D. m. On week days, mass at s:l5 d. ID. On the third Sunday of each month prayer meeting at l0:30 a. m. Sunday school at il:W g. m. All cordially invited
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-28

days and Fridays.
 +No. leaves Flagstaff on Tuesdays. Thurs days and Sundays.
 Through Pullman Palace and Tourist Sleep ing cars daily between California aud Chicago The only line reaching the Grand Canyon of the Colorado.
 Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars daily through between Chicago and San Francisco and Chicago and Los Angeles.
 Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars daily through between Chicago and San Francisco and Chicago and Los Angeles.
 Ask for a beautifully illustrated book which will be mailed free.
 JOHN J. BIRNE.
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-28
E $. CLARK,
ATTORNEY Y-AT-LAW.

And District Attorney of Coconino County. Practice before the Land Department spe- cialty. Ofice in Court House. Flagstaff Ari ,ona.
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-28
FLAGSTAFF LODGE NO. 7.T.& AM

Regular meeting, on first Saturday of each month. Visiting brethren invited to attend DR. F.. $. MILLER. Sec. r. F. PrLLIAM. w. M.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-22
The Peacham Boys Syndicate.

Col. 6. B. M. Harvey's Havana
street railway continues to attract
attention. A CORES pendent OF the
New York Evening Post says, how
ever, that the tangle is more appar-
ent than real and that if the transac-
ton had occurred at any time other
than the present, when all eyes have
been turned to Cuba, it would have
received but the passing notice of an
interesting business operation. Pre-
sent indications are that the whole
business will eventually get into the
courts. "The present holders, the
Havana Electric Railway, otherwise
known as the Harvey syndicate"
says the Post correspondent, "are in
actual possession and control, and
their claim appears to be strong
one. Some of those whose hopes
and efforts have met with disap-
pointment will probably make vari-
Gus statements and assaults, but in.
divldnal Judgment should be held in
allegiance. The matter is, perhaps,
simpler than it appears to the gene
raj reader, and week or two of de-
velopment will probably make that
simplicity more apparent General
Ludlow, in command of Havana,
has consented to the equipment with
electricity OF the Guanabacoa street
car lines, and work will begin at
once. These lines are also owned by
the Harvey syndicate, which vii.
operate them In connection with the
recently purchased Regla Ferry as
feeders for the Havana Street car
lines.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-22
The Presidents Speech.

We commend to the careful perusal
Of our readers President McKinley's
speech in Boston which is given in
full elsewhere. Even the Springfield
Republican which has been strenu-
ously opposed to the Presidents
Eastern policy is forced to admit
that this is great speech and all
who have read it admit that it is his
greatest oratorical effort,
Under a sweeping arch of electric
lights at the western end of the hall
were the portraits of three men,
Washington, Lincoln, Mckinley
and above the trio was the word
"Liberators. This was the key
note of the Presidents address and
it was the first speech after the pas
sage of the peace treaty and fitting
ratification Of the future policy o
the United States.