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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-04-15

Father Mauret went to New
Orleans, last week to attend the
comforting Of the pailium on Arch
bishop Chapelle by the bishop
Fitzgerald Of Little Rock, Ark. He
returns much pleased with his trip
having had a nice visit with old
friends and relatives.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-04-15

arrangements of menstrual func-
tions produce miscarriage. Simmons
Sauaw Vine Wine or Tablets correct
the arrangements.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-04-15

Cattle ON the marsh ranges are
said to be in fairly good order, and
will be taken out within the next few
days and put on their summer range.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-04-15

Father Mehault went to New
Orleans this week and was in at
tendance at the. conservation of
bishop Roaxel by Archbishop
Ghapelle.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-04-15

DIR. NJ. A. Simmons Liver Medi-
cine clears the complexion, gives
puoyancy to the mind, cures head
ache, regulates stomac, bowels and
Diver.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-04-15

Owing to the hard times the sale
of pews at the Catholic church Eas-
ter Sunday did not result as favora
bly, as III past years. Prices were
much lower than usual and the total
receipts we're only $3.50.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-04-15

Town and Parish.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

once summoned fifteen United States
marshals from different parts of the
country, selecting those who, in his
opinion, were brave, loyal, athletic
and shrewd. | was one of the fifteen,
n fact which have always attributed
to the general renown of Kansas men
as fighters rather than to any personal
prowess ] was known to possess.
81 shall never forget the consulta-
ton held between these fifteen mar
shals at the home of General Lamon
on the night preceding Inauguration
Day. 1t was explained to us by Gen
eral Lamon that an assault on the
President was feared. He believed
that an attempt would be made to alb
duct him. Some feared assassination.
l remember that several of the mar
shals suggested the possibility of an
attempt upon the Presidents life with
an air gun. We were duly impressed
with the gravity of the situation and
prepared plan of action which was
fully carried out on the following
day.
'When the hour approached for
the President to proceed to the Capt.
tol to take the oath OF office, we rode
in body on horseback from Wizards
Hotel to the White House and sur
rounded the Presidents carriage. |
remember that the President appeared
to be considerably annoyed by our
| solicitude, for we kept III close order
about the carriage all the way to the
Capitol. All OF MS carried pistols be-
meath our coats, while in our hands
we held batons similar to those carried
by policemen. Arriving at the Capt.
tol, we remained on the steps of the
east front while the President entered
the Senate chamber and took the oath
of Office. When he reappeared on the
steps to deliver his inaugural address
we closed in around him and remained
so until the end, after which we es-
corted his carriage back to the White
House in the same manner that we
had escorted it to the Capitol.
THAT 4th day of March, 1865, was
the worst day have ever seen in
Washington It was dark and gloomy
and the air was filled with snow and
rain. The bedraggled plumes AMI ac-
coutrements to be seen in the military
procession which followed the Presi-
dents carriage were sorry sight in
deed. The President sat bolt upright
in his carriage, with his splendid face
barred to the storm, though now and
again he smiled and bent his head in
response to burst of cheers from
the spectators along Pennsylvania
avenue.
'I have had many honors bestowed
upon me by my indulgent fellow citi-
zens," said Governor Osborn in con-
clusion, "but none of them made me
prouder than my appointment as one
of the escert to the martyred Abraham
| lincoln
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13
Interesting Lincoln Medals.

Many interesting medals were
issued in 1860, when Lidcoln was the
candidate for the Presidency. A
handsome one of bronze has on its face
bust of Lincoln, surrounded by
small stars. Below are the words
Abraham Lincoln, Republican
Candidate for President, 1861" On
the other side is an octagon, formed
CT intersecting portions of rail
fence, with the inscription in the
centre: "The Great Rail-Splitter of
the West Must and Shall Be Our Next
President.
The same idea is shown in another
larger, thick brass medal of Lincoln,
which has on the reverse a picture of
the young man engaged in splitting
log of wood near rail fence Above
it is inscribed, "The Rail-Splitter Of
1880"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13
Called Lincoln Superstitious.

When Lincoln was at New Orleans,
in 1881, he visited voodoo fortune
teller and listened to her absurd proph-
ecies las they then appeared) with
eager attention. When his son Robert
was bitten by dog, he took him to
Terre Haate, at much inconvenience,
10 have the virtues of maidstone, as
it was called, tested as an antido:e
When in Congress, he refused to be
one OF party of thirteen at table, and
Robert Toombs, who really liked him,
told him with some asperity that he
would rather die than to be so super
stitious.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
To Stop tho window Shade Flsppi

To Stop tho Window Shade Flapping.
The tapping of the window shade,
when the sash is raised and the shade
lowered, is serious annoyance to
nervous people, who are generally
light sleepers. The noise which the
air and the shade produce is like moth
ing so much as 81 rapping, as of some
one gently tapping, tapping at the
chamber door,, accompanied by a soft
rustic as of stiff skirts. This in gen.
tie breeze; when the wind is high the
noise is louder and murders sleep. If
the shade is raised the light wakes one
too early in the morning, yet ventila-
tion is absolutely necessary to health.
The way to prevent the tapping is
very simple when one knows how.
Screw two little brass hooks, one on
each side of the window frame, op-
posite each other about twelve inches
from the SILL At night tie ribbon
or broad tape across the open window,
from one hook to the other, as sailors
say, "taut." Screw a third hook in
the molding below the sill, exactly in
the center. Pull down the shade over
the ribbon, and tie the cord to the
lower hook. The shade will be firmly
held in place, and nothing short of
high wind or rainstorm will cause
noise enough to awaken you. Chicago
Times-Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

In recent utterance upon war is
sues the noted Southern editor,
Henry Watterson, said: Lincoln
himself was Southern man. He
had no prejudice against the South or
the Southern people. There was
hardly day during the war that he
was not projecting his great person
ality between some Southern man or
woman and danger, and so free from
vindictiveness or excitement of any
sort was his mind that it cost him
nothing to stand upon the resolution
OF Coni ress OF 1861, which declared
that the war was waged solely to
preserve the Union"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

AT recent meeting of the New
England Association OF School Super
intendents report was presented on
Legislative enactments, by commit
tee appointed year ago. This com
mittee consisted of the highest educa-
tional officer in each of the six New
England states, and one purpose in its
creation was to initiate q movement
fo- the extension to the smaller and
feebler towns of the superior facilities
as to education now at the service of
the children in the cities. On this
point the committee recommends that
the STATE supplement local effort in
providing such facilities, with due re-
gard, however, to local interest in the
schools, and to local self-reliance in
maintaining and managing them. 9th
Ell recommendation are that laws for
compulsory school attendance should
be more stringently enforced, that
there should be some minimum stand
ard of professional training for the
teachers, and that school committees
should be required to appoint super
intendents of schools especially trained
and qualified to exei-'ise that direct
educational oversight of the schools
that experience has found to be so
helpful to efficiency therein, such
small towns as are unable independ-
emily to employ superintendents to be
united into districts for such employ
ment, and to be sufficiently aided by
the state to insure the success of the
plan.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

Lincoln, and still as poor a man as his
father was married to Miss Mary
Todd.
The Todd family had position. +"
Miss Mary's papa might, if he had
felt that way, have taken the same
view of the match as Robert T. Lin
coin took of his daughter Jessie's en-
gagement to young Warren Beckwith
not good enough; or, to put it an,
other way, and perhaps little palmer
too poor. But he didn't look at poor
but honest Abe Lincoln, the brietiess
lawyer, in that light.
So Abraham Lincoln became the
husband of Mary Todd. The knot
was tied in the Episcopal Church, and
after it was over the young couple,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

table board for the two, cost Abraham
just 81 week.
Four dollars was larger sum rela-
lively in those days than now. Still,
it was an exceedingly modest start in
life.
But Abraham and Mary, his wife,
struggled on through poverty to a
moderate income, derived from his
growing law practice-he did not have
to work in shirtsleeves any longer
and at last, as all the world knows,
they came to occupy the first and, in
a representative sense, the grandest
home in America.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

The decline of population is said to
have become almost as serious a prob
lem in the Kingdom of Greece as it is
in the French republic, and the patri-
OTIS are Offering all sorts of schemes
for its solution. The most amusing
OF all, says the Westminster Gazette.
IS the suggestion of an Athenian Jour-
nal that the constituencies should re-
fuse to listen to the address of any
candidate for a seat in parliament
whatever may be his virtues or what
ever his party-unless he be a married
man! This universal demand of mat
fimony as a qualification for legisla-
tion, our Greek contemporary thinks,
would exercise a powerful influence
upon the selfish bachelors Of Hellas.
What splendid opportunities it would
give for "heckling," if it were only
partially adopted, we need scarcely to
say.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

The United States has higher rep.
utation for locomotive building than
any other country in the world, and
the Baldwins of Philadelphia, the
Brookses Of Providence, the Schenec-
tady Locomotive works, the Richmond
IVA. company and other builders are
now shipping locomotives to nearly
every country on earth. The Chinese
government has recently ordered
eighty-three locomotives from the
Baldwins, who send them also to the
British government roads in Egypt.
The Richmond company has recently
sent shipload of locomotives to Rus
sia, the Schenectady company has
sold great many in Japan, and there
is scarcely a nation where the whistle
OF an American locomotive cannot be
heard. Even the emperor of Germany
was hauled by an American locomo-
tive when he went from Jatla to Jeru-
salem.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13
Recipes.

Quick Waffles-One pint sweet milk
one-half cupful of butter (melted),
sifted flour to make soft batter; add
the well-beaten yolks of three eggs,
then the beaten whites, and lastly two
teaspoonfuls of baking power, beating
very hard and fast for a few minutes.
Apple Shortcake-Make plain cake
OF one egg, one cup sugar, one-half
cup butter, one cup sweet milk, two
teaspoons baking powder. and -four
for batter. Flavor with lemon, add a
pinch of salt. Bake in two layers and
when needed to use, spread good
mashed apple sauce between, and serve
with cream.
Potato Croquettes - Two cups
mashed potato, seasoned with pepper,
celery, salt, butter, and one table.
spoon stewed tomato, strained; add
one egg well beaten. Mix carefully
these ingredients, na'Ie into cro-
quettes, dip into well b., ~ egg, thel.
roll in bread crumbs anu fry in very
hot fat. Drain.
Frosted Rice PuddinS-One cup rice
boiled till soft, add grated rind lemon,
six tablespoons sugar, yolks two eggs,
one pint milk, pinch sa t; bake in pud-
ding dish about one hour. Frost with
the whites of two eggs, beaten with
cup powdered sugar and juice QUE
lemon. Brown in oven. Tapioca can
be used in place of rice. This is good
hot or cold.
Nodded Chocolate Custard-Cover
one-half box of gelatine with water.
Dissolve one and one half ounces OF
chocolate in little water, heat over
boiling water; mix with one pint OF
milk; put in double boiler; add two
ounces white sugar and the beaten
yolks of five eggs. When hot and
smooth add the dissolved gel..tine,
stir, flavor with vanilla, and pour into
small molds. Serve with cream.
Frosted Apples-Select medium.
sized smooth apples, rather tart. Peel
and core, place on a plate, set in
steamer and cover closely until easily
pierced with a straw. Set away and
steam O second plate. After these are
done, prepare frosting of three egg
whites and seven tablespoons of pull.
verized sugar, flavor of lemon.
Frost when nearly cold, and set in the
oven few moments, but do not let
them brown. Serve cold with cream.
Minced Beef in Sauce-Melt in fry.
ing pan two tablespoons butter, add
tablespoon finely chopped onion and
cook five minutes. Add the meat,
brown slightly, then tablespoon flour.
stir smooth. add cup of hot stock, or
hot water, if there is none, salt and
pepper; simmer ten minutes, then add
one cup hot milk, the mashed yolks OF
three hard boiled eggs, and-if the
flavor is liked-iust before taking up.
one teaspoon lemon juice, and one
tablespoon walnut or mushroom catsup.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

1t is easy to find tasteful upholstery
goods, rugs or carpets, and all man
ner of stuffs in good colors at low
price. Excellent furniture was never
so low in price as it is to-day. 1t is
not difficult to furnish the rooms of
house in good taste. The danger in
household furnishing to-day is that
our rooms shall be overt furnished not
only with useful pieces, but with dec.
oratiops. Plain spaces on the wall are
a relief to the eye. A crowded room
where the different chairs, settees and
sofas leave "A cramped space to move
about in is a very uncomfortable apart
ment. A room where the scarfs, tides,
wall decorations of various kinds,
mantle decorations, floor vases and
other ornaments are obtrusive is even
more Objectionable. Such ornaments
defeat their object, and turn the room
into museum or storage place. This
is not the greatest objection to over
furnishing. The greatest objection to
a superhuity of furniture and orna-
ments is that they make unnecessary
labor. They must be busted and cared
for, and this means extra trouble. No
woman who has not an abundance of
servants can afford for this reason to
crowd her rooms with furniture. 1t is
quite possible for woman to wear
out her life in the absurdly foolish
tasks OF busting chairs that are super
huous and renewing tides and other
pieces of household needleworll which
are out of place. There are great
many homes on which money has been
literally spent which would be more
elegantly furnished with half the
amount of furniture they now hold.
This furniture has gradually accumu-
lated after the house has been suffi-
GENTLY furnished, but thisis no reason
why it should be allowed to remain
when it detracts from the appearance
of a room and adds to the discomforts
and burdens of the household. New
York Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13
LlNcoLN'S SECOND INAUGURATION.
Ills Personal Escort Carried Pistols and
Clubs-Ex- Governor osborn's Story.

his personal Escort Carried Pistols and
Clubs-Ex-Governor Osborn's Story.
Ex-Governor Thomas A. Osborn, of
Kansas, was present at the second in
| auguration of Abraham Lincoln as one
OF the escort to the President. He
was associated with General Ward II.
Lamon, along with fourteen other
United States marshals from different
parts of the Northern States.
People who are able TO refresh
their memory" Governor Osborn said
IN recent interview, twill remember
with what anxiety the Inauguration
was approached. 1t was believed that
an assault of some character would he
attempted upon the President. The
Government detectives had been able
to gain vague sort of information
about conspiracy against the Pres
ldent's life, but there was nothing
tangible enough to enable them to
make arrests. That their suspicious
We're well grounded was we'll deter
mined just forty days later when the
President was shot down by Booth
and the conspiracy came to light.
President Lincoln was rather dis.
posed to pooh pooh the idea of danger.
He refused to have himself surround
ed with soldiers at the inaugural ex-
ercises, but finally consented that
Ward III. Lamon, who was then mar
shal of the District of Columbia. should
take such steps as he deemed neces-
sary, stipulating, however, that there
should be no ostentatious disnIov of
arms or force. General Lamon at
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13
A Beautiful Snake.

Perhaps one of the most beautiful
snakes of the United States is the
harlequin. This snake has perma-
nently erece poison fangs, is venom
GUS, but not fatal, and is of an ex-
tremely mild disposition. Its coloring
is exceedingly rich and beautiful, be.
ing red, with seventeen broad black
bands bordered with yellow. The
harlequin is found from Virginia to
Arkansas, while four other species in.
habit Florida and Texas. They spend
most of their time under ground, Of
ten being turned up by field workers,
and seem to have fondness for sweet
potatoes patches.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13
ABRAHAM LINcoLN's BIRTHDAY.

Chosen for large designs, he had the art
OF winning with his humor, and he went
Straight to his mark, which was the human
heart;
Wise, too, for what he could not break he
bent.
Upon his back more than Atlas-lo load
The burden of the Commonwealth was
laid
He stopped, and rose up to it, though the
road
Shot suddenly downwards, not u whit
dismayed.
Hold, warriors, counselors, kings All
now give place
To this dear benefactor of the Race.
r.. Ii. Stoddard.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

The Russian author, Bliokh, whose
book, 'The Future War; convinced
the Car that proportional disarma-
ment is an absolute necessity, says
that the United States are the richest
OF the peoples and sheir wealth is
growing at greater rate than that of
any other nation. He adds, "The
main cause is the absence of militar-
ism. -
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13
Lincnln's Great Regret.

When Lincoln was on his way to
Washington before his first inaugura-
tion, Rutgers College was pointed out
to him as they passed it, and he ex-
claimed: "Ah! that IS what l have
always egretted-the want of a col
lege education. Those who have it
should thank God for it."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

Lieutenant General Longstreet
penned this brief but forcible eulogy
upon the martyred war President:
without doubt the greatest man of
rebellion times, the one matchless
among 100000, 900 for the peculiar
difficulties of the period, was Abra-
ham Lincoln"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

Lincoln was fatalist. He believed
from an early period in his career that
he was destined to attain to an exalted
pinnacle of eminence and also that he
should encounter bloody end, aud
this belief remained With him to the
end
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

Yes, the horse is still in the ring.
The bicycle and the motorcycle and
the trolley may relieve the noble ami.
NAL somewhat, but they can never dis
place him altogether either for orna-
mental or useful purposes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

Unique Japan, original in art, orig
inal in literature, original in thought,
has conceived cabinet the members
of which are absolutely without party
affiliations. And the world looks on
with amusement tempered by amaze
ment.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

Daily News.
With all the flowers of manhood
That are blooming o'er the mead,
'Tis strange that little Wilhelmine
Should take up with Wied.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
'By the way. Smith, you never use
perfumes, do you?" NO." drawled
Smith, lazily, 'I don't have to. 1
take bath every morning Paper
Mill.
Fashionable Young Lady-"If I
give you some money will you promise
me to go and take hath?" Beggar-
ga bath! And is it mermaid you
take me for?"
Irate Patron-"I thought this rail-
way was for the benefit of the public"
Railway Official-"You're in error.
The public is for the benefit of the
railway. ."-Tid-Bits
Police Justice--''If you were there
for no dishonest purpose, why were
you in your stockinged feet?" Bur-
glar-''I heard there was sickness in
the family standard.
Adoring One lin lavender kids and
a blue scarf)-"Oh, how 1 wish l
were that book you clasp so lovingly"
She-"How 1 wish you were, so thatI
could shut you up. Ally Sloper.
There are laurels for the hero
And badges for his breast;
But the man who hasn't done thing
Gets u chance to rest.
Chicago News.
"Hopkins ought to go into the
army" "Why?" "He's so brave.
He borrowed my wheel and rode it all
summer, and now he has brought me
bill for repairs. Brooklyn Stand
ard Union.
rraham-"Going to move? What
for?" White-"They' got a baby
next door to my house, and it makes
so much noise my dog can hardly get
wink of sleep all night. Boston
Transcript.
Burgling Bill-"No, no! won't go
in again! She's talking in her sleep"
The We'll, dat ain tnuthin'."
Burgling Bill (hoarsely)-"B she's
loidy elocutionist. San Francisco
Examiner.
Were you out in all that rain?"
asked the Clifton girl NO" said the
young woman from Boston. II was
merely in the portion of the rain that
descended i'll my immediate vicinity"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Frances" Harry says he just wants
to fall down and worship me all the
time" Her Mamma-"Oh, well;
don't mind that dear. After you're
married he won't let it interfere with
his business. Chicago News.
"Now," said the attorney for the
tell us to what species it belongs?"
cts the skull of a lawyer" replied
the expert witness. Chow can you
tell?" "By the cheek-bones. Rural
Home.
Office Boys Brother-"J "Johnny's
sick a-bed, sir, and won't be able to
come to work for week." Employer
-"Indeedl" The Brother-''Yes sir;
but he wants me to gets what's due
him, so he can have it to spend while
he's out. ."-Roxbury Gazette.
Lady Tin railway train on windy
day)-"Dear mel 1 can't get this win
dow up" Gentleman (behin dr.
would assist you, madam, but l pre-
sumo the railroad company has glued
the windows down to prevent the loss
OF patrons by pneumonia. New York
Weekly.
"When that man came to this town.
said Rivers, che hadn't rag to his
back. Look at him now." Brooks
walked to the window. looked in the
direction indicated, and saw swarthy
son of Italy walking down the street
bending beneath the weight of a sack
of rags three or four times his size.
strapped to his back. This led to an
other quarrel between two old friends.
Chicago Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13

81 don't know who my grandfather
was, and am more concerned to know
what his grandson will be-"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-13
THE POOR CITY buy

Oh the city boy is bundled
In his heavy overcoat,
With his costly leather leggipgs,
With silk thing round his throat,
And he slides upon the sidewalk
Where the ashes have been spread,
And imagines he is happy
On
bright
sled
There's hill that's high and sloping,
In the country, far away,
Where n boy who wasn't bundled
Fit to smother used to stray;
With the swiftness of the lightning
Down the cleaning hill he sped,
And no ashes ever grated
Meath