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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29
That fable is nicely illustrated daily In
current politics.

Mind R,ad4r made wager that he would b'
buried alive and remain for SIX months, thcr
be dug up alive. In order to secure tie grave
against secret disturbance, it was sown with this
tIrs II The end OF three months the Mind Read
or lost his money. lie had up to eat thu
thistlcs
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29

What volunteer regiments were sent to Cuta
during actual hcstilitIes! 10 the Philippines! 10
Porto Rico? lG
To Cuba. the SeYenty-frst New York,
Second Massachusetts, eight troops Of
tirst Volunteer Canary ttAe Rough Rid
ers), Thirty-third and ThiItyfourth Mi-h-
igan. To the Philippines, First Ca'ifcrnia,
First California Artillery, First Nebraska,
Tenth Pennsylvania. First Wyoming.
First Idaho Thirteenth Minnesota, Astor
Battery New York;, two batteries Utah
Artillery, First South Dakota. First Ten
nessee, First Washington, Twentieth
Kansas, First Troop Nevada Cavalry, and
four companies California Artillery To
Porto Rico Second and Third Wisconsin,
Sixth Massachusetts, Sixth Illinois.
Fourth and Sixteenth Pennsylvania. Third
Illinois, Fourth Ohio. First Kentucky.
two troops New York Cavalry, Phiadei-
phia City Troop, two companies Twenty
seventh Indiana, one battery from illinois
and one from Missouri.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29

Herbert Vanlennert is an interminable
tale of English life by S. L. Keary. This
author ought to know better than to ex-
pect intelligent people TO be interested in
a hero whom he persists in calling
Berthe and who does nothing much
throughout the whole book except to fall
In love. One OF these days we shall have
n novel with a hero called Sissy or
''Bonnibel.' philadelphia: ]. B. Lippin-
colt Company. 80 cents)
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29

William Black is said to have been
connoisseur in wines and cigars, and al
ways had a large stock of both for the
use of guests. His dinners at the Reform
Club were apt TO be cosmopolitan in char
acter, for men of brilliant wit and genial
nature were drawn there by the knowl
edge that they would be sure to have a
good time. To his friends, as well as to
the book-loving world, the death of Black
was Il calamity.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29

There's always cheer for the volunteer,
There's ever a welcoming host,
Tie wide land stretches I GREETING hand
Glad hail from the hill TO the Caast.
There's none but viii vaunt the deeds he's done
Let us praise them and pledge him high.
But the fighting man who serves for pay,
The public passes by!
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29

work of considerable interest TO stu
dents of history is "Bygone Church Life in
Scotland" by William Andrews. which is
soon to appear. 1t deals with witchcraft,
bell lore. saints, and holy wells. the cross
in Scotland public worship in olden times,
and other subjects about which the aver
age reader is not particularly well inform
cd
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29

What paper should l in sending manuscript
10 = publisher II 1t is too bulky for a legal
velo?e, how shall ! enccse it safely with adj
dressed cover Tor its possible, rather probable,
retmn9 Z.
1t would be well to get an envelope to
fit your MS, or to use paper 10 SUIT your
envelopes. But manuscript of suEcisnt
thickness can be mailed fiat, with, per-
haps, thickness of pastsb5ard at e-ch
side for stiifening. Whatever you do,
don't roll il.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29

The history of japanese literature. by
W. G. Aston, soon to be published by the
Appletons, is said to be made up of two
parts translation TO one part criticism One
of the facts which will surprise most peo-
pie is that since very ancient times wo-
men have had prominent place among
Japanese writer's. The classical authors
of the eleventh century were nearly all
women. This is the first book on the sub
ject to be published in English, or in
any European language for that matter,
and it will form worthy companion to
the Japanese books OF Lafcadio Hearn.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29

An English woman and an American
have this season happened to use the same
title for their novels. Miss Constance
Smith. like Miss Mary Johnston, has hit
upon prisoners of Hope"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29

What rank did General Wheeler hold in the
cent war, and ~ WiIlt IN tine Confederate SER
vice? LAND
He was major general of volunteers 2.
In September 1861. he was colonel; in
October 1862, q brigadier general; in jan
uary, 1853, a major general, and in FebrU-
airy, 1865, a lieutenant general. Such
rapidity of promotion is unparalleled in
history, especially when it is borne in
mind that he was lieutenant general at
oS
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29

A new book by Louis J. Block, published
by G. P. Putnams Sons, is called "Capric-
Clos and is composed of five short dramas
in prose. They are said to be full of
high and noble thought, and to be less
dramas than poems in disguise.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-29

1t was then that the thread Of my patience
snapped. ] don't mind writing autographs for
eight hours every DAY; don't mind being ko-
baked Il it makes Others happy; and if any Bos-
ton relic hunter finds comfort in possessing the
tails % my dress coat he is welcome 10 them;
but / can't go being turned into a side show for
the delectation Of a circus-loving people, |
got ont. Some time somebody will dis
cover some new kind Of freak TO interest you
back for a day or two. but until then ! think
will stay over here, where an illustTOus person
age can have fit in the street If he wants 10
without attracting any notice whatever.
The rest OF the book is like this, only
not so good. (New York; Harper & Bros.
S1.25.J
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
Yellow Fever Danger.

That is a fearful warning which
the late Col. George A.. Warning,
New York's great street cleaner, gave
to the people of the United States as
the result of his mission of sanitary
inspection to Havana.
"For 1853 years. he says, ''yellow
fever has prevailed each summer in
Havana. Most of the population
there are immune because they have
had the disease and pay little atten-
ton to it. Bring in fresh material,
however, as is being done by the re-
suits of the war-material which is
not immune-and the slaughter will
be unprecedented. Not only this,
but the unrestricted intercourse be-
tween the United States and Cuba
will carry the disease to the Uniyed
States and a fearful epidemic will re-
suit
Colonel Waring pointed that warn
ing with his life. He himself died in
New York of yellow fever acquired in
Cuba.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
Gueydan is soon to have a $40, 900
rice mill.
When the recent Indiana legislature

When the recent Indiana Legislature
passed the law to prevent the on
struction of railroads over cemeteries.
it did so thinking to prevent cold
blooded corporations from desecra-
ting burial grounds. 1t turns out to
be a clever scheme. The Chicago
and West Michigan Railroad has
been entering Chicago owe the tracks
of the Michigan Central from its
junction with that road at New Buf-
falo, Michigan. They proposed a line
of their W into Chicago and sue
ceeded in purchasing the right OF way
for all their propos d route except a
strip in Lake and Porter counties,
owned by the Knickerbocker Ice Co.,
of Chicago, and which contained
valuable deposits of sand. The road
filed condemnation suit. The ice
company secured forty or fifty 'stiffs'
from medical colleges and construct
ed a cemetery. They then easily Sc.
cured the passage of their graveyard
bill. The road will have to make
extensive round about purchases %.
right of way.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
Ask for Habeas Corpus.

w. H. Cayard, Antonio Raggio
and Charles Raggio, who made home
stead entries last year on lands be-
longing to Mrs. E. Broussard, wife
of O. Lequeux, and have been living
thereon, were tried at the last term of
court for trespass, convicted after
trial and sentenced to pay a fine of
$50 each or suffer 6 months imprison-
ment, and from this sentence they
seek relief by invoking the benefit Of
the writ of habeas corpus, alleging
that the lands in question belong to
the United States. On Monday JUS
tice Nichols of the Supreme Court
issued an order in chambers that
pending the consideration and deter
animation of the habeas corpus the
sheriff admit all parties to bail in the
sum of 500 each, with good and SOL
vent security, conditioned as the law
directs, and for their surrender to
said sheriff at the courthouse in said
parish of Vermilion within five DAYS
after the final determination by the
court of said habeas corpus proceed
ings, provided the decision be adverse
to said REALTORS. Tuesday the prison
ers furnished bond as above and are
0 at liberty.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
Sherif's Sale.
STATE of Louisiana-17th Judicial
District Court-Parish of Vermilion
1925.
F. Cannon & Co.,
J. Henry Putnam.

y. Henry PUTNAM.
DY virtue of a writ of fieri faeias issued
ID by the Hon. nth Judicial District
Court in and for the parish of VermiIion.
in the matters of the above entitled and
numbered suit, fully authorizing me to
seize and sell, l will proceed to seIlat
public auction, to the last and highest
bidder, at the principal front door Of the
courthouse in this parish, on
Saturday, May 6, 1892,
between the hours prescribed by law, Che
following described property seized to-
satisfy said writ, to wit /:
Ono certain tract of land situated in the
parish of Vermilion. on the East side Of
Vermilion river, containing One Hundred
and Ninety acres; bounded north byJ.
Henry Putnam, south by j. b. Ramsey
and Clairville Blanchet, east by Alexar
Dire Broussard and F. i. Ransom and west
by w. Il G. Chaffe & Co., Ltd and ]. B.
Ramsey. with the buildings and improves
ments. situated thereon.
T~erms-Cash.
Sherif7s Office. Abbeville, La. April ],
1859. j. O.. HEBERr, Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
sIIERIFF'S SALE.
State of Louisiana-Parish OF Yer
milion-17th judicial District
Court-No. 1860.
Frank b. Williams
VS..
David Todd.

BY virtue of an order of seizure and
sale issued in the matters OF the
above entitled and numbered~suit and
to me directed from the Honorable
18th judicial District Court aforesaid,
/ have seized and will expose to pub
lie sale at the principal front doorof
the courthouse of said Parish in the
town of Abbeville, to the last and
highest bidder, on
Saturday, May 90, lSs9,
between the hours prescribed by law,
the following described property,
seized to satisfy said writ, toWit;
The tract of land or plantation
known as Wester Ogle, situated IN
Nermilion parish, said State, and
described by subdivitions as the 81
Of the SCI, section seven ~ and u
and sW4 of SW44. section eight (S
and NW1 of NWI and 81 OF M and
M of 81, section seventeen (17) and
Eh OF Me-, section eighteen lio1 Y
township twelve (12,) south OF range
two (2) east, in the Southwestern
Land District of Louisiana. together
with the improvements a store, =
residence, cottages, out buildings ana
other buildings on the plantation, ap-
performances, suchas vehicles, wagons
carts, mules, horses, farming utensils
and machinery, situated on SAG
plantation of Wester Ogle; said lana
measuring in superficial area about
six hundred and fifty acres.
Terms-Cash.
Sheriff's office, Abbeville, La,
April Is, 1899. j. 0. HEBERT,
Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
Sherifss Sale,
STATE of Louisiana-17th Jud;c,.,
District Court-Parish Of Vermilion
No. 1909.
Henry ]. Moss
Isaac Matthews eft ala

w W. nEA. ~ EtN
DY virtue of a writ of fieri facias III.
- by the Hon. 18th Judicial D;s suea
Court in and for the parish of Verm;II;iaaees
in the matters of the above entifla5 ~
numbered suit, fully AUTHORIZING ald
seize and sell, | will proceed ia All All Y
public auction. to the last and MAJ; ola ~
bidder, at the principal front door N 4Ie
courthouse, in this parish, on sne
Saturday, May 6, 1899.
between the hours prescribed by Law L.
following described property seizaa w v
satisfy said writ. to wit Y
The undivided two-thirds of a TRAD
land situated in the parish of Verm;l;oov1
On the west side of the bay on Vemilian Il
Mouton's o v containing Is sunerfo;ais
acres and taken from the southeast cornaa
of attract of 375 acres known as the .Joba
Wallace's tract. which was ACQUIRED ~
said deceased by exchange from The lstsa
Daniel O'Bryan in 1860, having q front y
three acres on the south line rnnn,na
north such adepth and width back Al NH
make the twenty-five acres; bounded I !
the north by Alex. Cade, south bv Wma
Cade, east by Everett Levole and west h
Westley Matthews.
2. Tw o-thirds of another tract az woaa
land in Marron's big woods in the nora.
east corner of a larger tract containing I
superficial acres; bounded north and east
by VIM. Cade. with all the buildings an9
improvements thereon situated.
Terms-Cash.
Sheriff's office, Abbeville. La. April IL
lS99. DO. HEBERT, Sheriff
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
SIIERIFF0S SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
18th Judicial District Court>-No.
l068-Parish of Vermilion.
Chappuis and st. John
Nicholas Landry ct ais.

Nicholas Landry ct ais.
By virtue of a writ of ;ieri facias
issued in the matters of the above en-
titled and numbered suit and to me
directed from the Honorable 18th
Judicial District Court aforesaid, in
and for the State and parish above
mentioned, have seized and will ex-
pose to public sale to the last and
highest bidder, at the principal front
door of the courthouse in this parish,
OF
Saturday, May 81, 1899.
between the hours prescribed law, the
following described property seized to
satisfy said writ, to wit :
One certain tract of land situated in
Vermilion parish on the west side of
Vermilion river, containing six acres in
superficial area; bounded north and
west by Solomon Wise, south by Marie
Broussard and east by Vermilion river,
together with the gin building and
other improvements thereon, also one
l5-horse power engine, one l5-horse
power boiler, one 80 saw gin and outfit;
press, pulleys and other fixtures, ETC.,
thereto attached. !.
sheriffs office, Abbeville, La, April
22d 1899.
j. o. HEBERT, Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
Sherifss Sale.
State of Louisiana-Parish Of Yer
milion-17th Judicial District Court
No. 11S3.
J.G. Spor's Son & Co.
VS..
Louis G.. Sorbet.

By virtue Of a witt of 6eri facias
issued by the Hon. 18th Judicial
District Court, il the matters of the
above numbered and entitled suit,
authorizing and commanding me to
seize and sell the property Of said
defendant, to satisfy said writ, will
proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the
principal front door of the court
house 10 this parish, on
Saturday, May 20, 1899,
between the legal hours prescribed
by law, the following described
property seized to satisfy said writ
to wit
One pillow No. 3.
One sulky pillow.
One cultivator.
One corn planter.
One rice harvester and binder.
Said property having been offered for
sale for cash, and not having brought
the required two-thirds of the appraise-
ment, said property is re-advertised to
be sold on II months credit; purchasers
to furnish their notes with two solvent
sureties IN solido, bearing s per cent.
per annnm interest from the day of sale
until paid, and a sufficient amount to
be paid cash to cover all costs.
Sherifs office, Abbeville, La, May 6,
1893. j. @. HILBERT,
Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06

. L n Il vi
District Court-Parish of Vermilion-
No. $40.
Succession of Emile MoultTie.
Noice 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 entitled
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, at
the late residence of the deceased in
this parish, the whole or such portion
of the property OF said succession as
will bring a sufficient amount to satisfy
all debts and charges of and against
succession, on
Wednesday, May 81, 1899.
between the legal hours prescribed by
law, the following described property
belonging to said succession, to wit:
One certain tract of land being the
fractional northwestern quarter or lots
Nos. 8 and 4. of section twenty-five, in
township eleven, south of range three
west, Louisiana Meridian, containing
one hundred and sixty eight 5000
acres.
One certain tract of land being the
fractional southwestern quarter or lot
No. 2. of section twenty-four, in town.
ship eleven, south of range three west,
Louisiana Meridian, containing sixty
two acres.
One certain tract of land in this parish
being situated IN section %, township
IL, south of range three west, Louisiana
Meridian; bounded on the north by
Alfred Moultrie and Louis Dugas. south
by P. /. Mouton, east By Louis Dugas
and west by Victorin Mazile and con-
tanning fifty acres.
One dwelling house, one kitchen, one
7 barn, one out house, small house,
one lot of pieux fence, one wagon, one
hack. one lot of farming implements.
one mule, 4 creole hol seS, 2 creole colts,
one yoke of cattle, one COW and calf,
one COW, one stallion, n yoke Of cat
tie, Is head of cate, more or less, now
pasturing at Andre Veazey's on Pecan
Island, and many other articles toe
numerous to mention.
Said property will be sold on the fol-
lOWliiS l6TItlS dIlu COuultlUuo; ~ VII
All sums of twenty dollars and under
to be paid cash on the spot, and al,
sums exceeding twenty dollars one
third thereof to be paid cash. and the
balance in one and two years from the
day of sale; that purchasers being re-
quired to furnish their notes with soIven1
sureties to the satisfaction of the admin.
istrator, payable to his order and at hi;
domicile in the town of Abbevi!le, La
for the credit pc, ton oftheir purchases
: and conditioned to bear interest at the
rate of eight per cent. per annum from
times due until paid, with the penalty
clause of ten per cent. for attorney;
fees in case of failure of payment al
maturity the lands to remain mort.
gagged and hypothecated i'll favor O
said succession with vendors lien anf
privilege retained and that the sam
be not ~alienated or in any way encum,
bered to the prejudice of the succession
until full and final payment of the prin
crpal debt, the interest, attorneys fee
and all costs which may accrue.
Sherif7s Office, Abbevillc, La, Apri
%, 1899. j. O. HEBERT,
Sheriff
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !,
18th Judicial District Court-No. 80
of Vermilion.


Succession Of John G. White.
Notice is hereby given to all persO1s
concerned or interested in said success.
sion including the heirs, or having aD5
opposition to make to the tableau Y
debts and charges against the SAM
with final settlement thereof, as wen =
the application of Jesse R. White, saa.
ministrator, to be discharged; to mas
and file same, if they think fit, WlInla
ten days from the date on which We
notice is first published, showing Wns
the tableau should not be homologatsa
and the discharge granted.
Given under my hand and sea- =
Office this 22d day of April, 1879.
ALCIDE LEBLANC,
Clerk of Court.
Broussard, Kitchell 4 Bailey, at1ss
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
Constable Sale.
STATE OF LOUlsIANA-Parish
of Vermilion-2nd Justices
Conrt-Nos. "a and Is
R. Il. Mills & Co. Ltd, and Robert j.
Young, M. D..
VS..
Leo Toupa.

Leo Toups.
By virtue of a writ of ieri 4facias to
me issued in the matters of the above
entitled and numbered suit, and to me
directed, fully authorizing and empow-
ering me in the premises, | will pro-
coed to sell at public auction, to the
last and highest bidder, at Henry in this
parish on
Saturday, May l3, 1899,
between the hours prescribed by law,
the following described property, seized
to satisfy said writ, to wit
One hundred and fifty barrels of
corn, more or less.
Terms-cash.
C~onstable's office, Parish of Vermil-
ion, April 20, 1890.
JUSTILIEN THIBoDEAUx,
Constable.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
TO THE PUBLIC.

| hereby forbid any n to trespass
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 96-1OO
acres. ALEX. GEoFFRoY.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-05-06
Press Association Meeting.

I
Last week it was our good fortune
to attend the annual meeting of the
Louisiana Press Association held in
the city of Baton Rouge, where it was
first organized twenty years ago. The
first days session was held in the hall
of the house of representatives. Gov.
Foster delivered an eloquent address
of welcome, which was responded to
by President w. H. Tunnard. The
other sessions were held in the pavil-
lion at the State University. The local
committee of citizens met the arriving
editors at the depot, and conducted
them in carriages to hotels, and left
nothing undone to promote their
comfort. Tuesday evening the ladies
committee rendered a reception to the
editors and their wives at the Gov
errors mansion, which their tasty
fingers had converted into a veritable
fairy land, ablaze with lights from
hundreds of lanterns and g~orgeously
decorated with flowers and bunting.
Wednesday night the editors were
given a sumptuous banquet at the
Veranda hotel, and on Thursday an
excursion was made by the party to
jackson, where they visited the In
sane Asylum, Centenary college and
the other institutions of learning To-
Gated in that pretty town. Here the
party was entertained by the citizens
at luncheon.
The great improvements now in
progress in Baton Rouge, sewerage,
paving, etc., and the splendid condi-
ton of the University and other State
institutions will form the subject of a
future article.
Wednesday evening the annual
election of officers resulted as follows:
President, J.Y Gilmore, N. o. Planters
journal
First vice president. w. C. Chevis, Ba-
ton Rouge Advocate.
Second vice president. Mrs. A. G. Bur-
Isgess, Alexandria Rapidian.
Secretary, L.. 5: Scott, Crowley Signal.
Treasurer. j. G.. Trimble, Farmerville
Gazette.
Delegates toNational Editorial Associa-
tiOn, John Dymond, Louisiana Sugar
Planter, New Orleans, John Marks, As
: sumption Pioneer. Napoleonville; j. G.
: Trimb1e. Farmerville Gazette.
Alternate delegates. Geo. K. Bradford.
Rayne, II. Joseph Verret, Assumption
Pioneer, NapoleonN lille; w. H. Tunnard,
Shreveport Journal.
y New Iberia was chosen as the place
of the next annual meeting, the time
to be designated by the president and
executive committee. A preference
: was expressed by the association fol
+, the choice of dates between the hold.
: ing of the State election in April and
. the converting of the general assembly
| in May.
) The actual effect of the new tariff
: law has been, so far, to raise the
price of Louisiana sugars only about
one-half a cent per pound. Secre.
tary d. D. Colcock, of the Sugar
Exchange, said recently he had com
4 pared the prices brought last season
and this by a certain sugar house
brand, and found that the sugars
were now selling for half a cent more
than at the same time a year ago
. This shows that the Louisiana plant,
ers are not yet getting the full benefi'
Of the tariff, owing to the heavy
stocks brought in by the refiners be
fore the passage of the law. AS tn,
t r%efiners work off this big stock i'm.
r proved prices are looked for.
e