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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-07-07
Free of Charge.

ANY adult suffering from cold settled
troubles of any nature. who will call Ut
N. G. Young, Abbevilie, La. or Kibbe II
Williams, Erath. L;l., will he presented
with q sample bottle of Bosehce's German
Syrup, free of charge Only one. bottle
given to one person, and none to children
without order from parents II
No threateor lung remedy ever had such
a sale ais Boschee's German Syrup in all
parts OF the civilized world Twenty
years ago millions of BOTTLES were giyeR
away, and your druggists will tell y0n
its success was marvellous. LIZ j. really
the only throat and Lung Remedy gener5
ally endorsed by physicians. One 10 cont
bottle will cure or prove its value. Sold
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-07-07

The Baton Rouge, Hammond and
Eastern Railroand Company has been
Incorporated and an immediate sur
vey Of tile line from Baton Rouge I'd
Hammond is to be made.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-07-07

shaws Pure Malt Exhilarates and
does not poison, that's why Doctors
drink it. Its good for sick and
old, and excellent for young and
well. Sold by J. O'Neill Lege,
Abbeyille, La.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-07-07

Hon. G. C. Duson OF Acadia parish
has been appointed by The French and
American governments as q member
of the international jury Of awards at
the Paris exposition.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-07-07

8 a
XTANTED-Honest man or woman ftl
wv travel for large house; salary stT1
monthly and expenses; pesltlan per1Ra-
nent: inelose self-adtIressed stamped ~.
Yelope. MANAGER, $50 CaAtpI buiidtaa6
Chicago, II 1t
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-07-07

The survey for the extension of the
Arkansas Southern railroad from Rus,
ton to Winfield has been completed
to point near the southern line OF
Jackson parish.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-07-07

All bids for construction Of thd
ouachita cotton mill were rejected at
Monroe last week as being too high.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-03

and blood could contain our love!
No; we belong to each other for al
ways, and Here comes our lunch,
and you will have to eat it,"
And he did eat 1t, cheered by the
sunshine of her eyes and the music
of her voice. And after lunch they
sat up In one of the balconies and
watched the boats go down the grimy
but sunlit bosom of Mother Thames,
for the hotel looked out upon the river.
And Alan smoked, and they made
plans for the future. Where they
would go, and what they would do,
and what they would see, together, to-
gether, together always. And they
talked of the folly of married men and
women who go their separate ways,
not recognizing the divinely blessed
link between husband and wife. And
when they rose to go they knew that
they were nearer to each other than
they had ever been before. 1t had
been a golden afternoon, although now
the sun had gone from the river, and
the mist was rising a little. Still, as
Joyce said, No mist can blot the SUI
out forever" She meant it as an allie
CORY, and as an allegory Alan under
stood it.
And then they drove home again to-
gether, and that evening Alan spent
quietly, doing a little work which was
necessary, seeing that he had spent a
good many hours doing nothing but
making love to Joyce. And on the
morrow he had forgotten the strange
turn that the had given him.
Nothing happened during the rext
fortnight, which went all too slowly
for him, until his wedding day. On
the contrary, each day his heart be-
came lighter, and he looked forward
each day to that which would see the
contamination OF his dearest desires.
And so the wedding day came, and
Alan forgot everything but that the
sweetest woman in the world was go
ing to belong to him from that day
forward fCreveTmore. His responses
rang out clear and fluent, as did hers.
He forgot Hutchinson and Hutchin-
sons enigmatic prophecy-that there
might be a strange wedding guest
though he could not have known that
Hutchinson had changed his mind, and
that there would be no strange we'd
ding guest that day.
He forgot everything, save that the
time was coming nearer and nearer
when the carriage door would be closed
behind him and Joyce, and he would
whisk her Off, his own dear bride. And
it is no e~xaggeration to say that the
sun had never shone on two happier
people than Alan and Joyce MacKen-
gle.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-03
CTo be continually
Could Not Be Fooled.

Miss Elizabeth Alden Curtis, the
talented niece of United States Attor-
ney General Griggs, and one of the
latest versifers of the Rubaiyat, has
a penchant for scientific pursuits, and
takes great pleasure in mountain
climbing, forest searching and geolo-
giving, says the Philadelphia Post.
Last summer, while rusticating at
Lake George, she went walking with
a party of friends, chiefly college men
and women, and came acros some of
the beautiful minerals which abound
in that district. They picked out a
number of specimens which they car
ried back to the hotel. Here they ex-
hibited their treasure-trove to the
other guests, more especially a piece
of rose quartz, in which were many
flakes of plumbago. Miss Curtis, after
explaining, left the %veranda, giving
the quartz to a benevolent looking,
specialized old lady. She had scarcely
departed when the latter, who had
been scratching the specimen with her
scissors, broke out: THAT girl is
either fooling US or else she is crazy.
Plumbago, indeed! 1t is nothing but
an old stone with some black pencil
lead in it,"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-03

stringent. | have heard OF him u
twice in many years. The time before
the last | heard of him he was a con-
firmed inebriate. The last | heard OF
him he was coming out of an insane
asylum-in body, mind and soul an W
full wreck. | believe that one infdel
book killed him for two worlds.
Go home today and look through
your library, and then, having looked
through your library look on the stand
where you keep your p~ictorials and
newspapers and apply the Christian
principles l have laid down this hour.
If there is anything in your home that
cannot stand the test do not give it
away, for it might spoil an immortal
soul; do not sell it, for the money you
get would be the price of blood; but
rather kindle a fire on your kitchen
hearth or in your back yard and then
drop the poison in it, and the bonfire
in your city shall be as consuming az
that n in Ephesus.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-03
Born Among the Bullrushes.

There is a variety Of grebe (colym-
bus minor which matches it's young on
a regular raft. Its nest is a mass of
strong stems of aquatic plants closely
fastened together. These plants con
tain a considerable quantity of air in
their cells and set free gases in the
process of %decaying. The air and the
gases imprisoned in the plant make
the nest lighter than water. The bird
usually sits quietly on it's eggs, but If
any intruder approaches or any dan
ger is feared the mother plunges one
foot in the water, and. using it as a
paddle, transports her floating nest
to a distance often dragging along with
it a sheet Of water plants. A natur-
alist who frequently watched this re-
markable removal says: "The whole
structure looks like a little floating is
land carried along by the labor of the
grebe, which moves in the center of a
mass of verdure. Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-03
Famous Echoes,

Most people are familiar with the
famous whispering gallery in st.
Paul's, but there are other instances Of
curious, if less well known, echoes in
churches. In a Sussex church there
is said to be one of the most remark
able ever known, while in a Hertford-
shire church the tick of a watch may
be heard from one end of the building
to the other. 1t is also stated that the
cathedral of Girgenti, Sicily, the
slightest whisper is borne with perfect
distinctness from the great western
door to the cornice behind the altar,
a distance of about $50 feet.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-03

curiosity, as many do, you ply into an
evil book, your curiosity Is as danger
Gus as that OF the man who would
take a torch into a g%unpowder mill
merely to see whether IL would really
blow up or not.
In a menagerie In New York a man
put his arm through the bars of n
black ~leopard's cage. The animals
hide looked so sleek and bright and
beautiful. He just .stroked II once.
The monster seized him, and he drew
forth a hand torn and mangled and
bleeding. oh. touch not evil. even
with the faintest stroke. Though IL
may be glossy and beautiful, touch It
not, lest you pull forth your soul torn
and bleeding under the clutch of the
leopard. But" you say. "how can |
find out whether a book is good or bad
without reading it?" There Is always
something suspicious about a bad book.
never knew an exception-something
suspicious in the index or style OF il
lustration. This venomous reptile al
ways carries a warning rattle.
Again, | charge you to stand of
from all those books which corrupt the
Imagination and infiame the passions.
| do not refer now to that kind OF book
which the villain has under his coat
waiting for the school to get out, and.
then, looking both ways to see that
there is no policeman around the block
offers the book to your son on the way
home. | do not speak of that kind Of
literature, but that which evades the
law and comes out in polished style.
and with acute plot sounds the tOcsin
that rouses up all the baser passions
of the soul. Today, under the nOstrils
of the people, there is a fetid, reek-
ing, unwashed literature. enough to
poison all the fountains OF public viz
tue and smite your sons and daughters
as with the wing of a destroying an
gel, and it is time that the ministers
of the gospel blew the trumpet and
rallied the forces of righteousness. all
armed to this great battle against a
depraved literature.
Cherish Good Books.
Cherish good books and newspapers.
Beware of bad ones. The assassin of
Lord Russell declared that he was led
into crime by reading one vivid rO-
nance. The consecrated John Angel
James, than whom England never pro-
duced a better man, declared in his
old age that he had never yet got over
the evil effects of having for fifteen
minutes once read a bad book. But
l need not 90 so far off. | could tell you
Of a cOmrade who was great hearted.
noble and generous. He was studying
for an honorable profession. but he
had an infidel book in his trunk, and
he said to me one day. de Witt, would
you like to read it?" l said yes, I
would" l took the book and read it
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-03
Gently Rebuked.

A good many people maintain that
the only argument that really reaches
a practical joker is a stout club. Yet
the Philadelphia Times prints an in
cident of an Italian cafe which seems
to show hat milder measures answer
when there is in the offenders make
up a spbstratum of manly feeling. In
the evenings there was always fine
music in the cafe, made by a man and
his wife. She played on a stringed in
strument, and after several selections.
carried around a little iligree silver
basket, in which she collected coins
from the guests. One night, as the
music began, a man seated at one OF
the tables held I'D a gold coin. The
woman smiled, and the man dropped
it on the marble slab that covered the
steam pipes. When she made her col
lection she went first for the gold
coin, but as she picked it up she gave
a cry, and dropped it again, for it
had become heated on the slab. The
next evening, when the musicians ap-
peared, the woman'S hand was ban
daged, and she had some difficulty in
managing her instrument. When she
made her collection she avoided the
man who had played the practical joke
on her: and night after night she
did the same thirg. In vain he Of
fered her apologies and other coins.
but she merely bowed and smiled in
passing him, and ley allowed him
to give her the slightest donation. OF
course one can imagine the Offenders
feelings; but who can find fault with
the woman's gentle, yet dignided, re.
buke.-Youth's Companion.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-03
Powerful RuhmkOrff Coils,

Two of the largest Ruhmkorff coils
ever made have been ordered In the
United States for a foreign govern
ment, and will give an electric spark
forty-fve inches in length expanding
energy amounting to three or four
horse power, and having a potential of
half a million volts.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-03
Methodist Missionary Recefpts.

HtIlOuIst HI9sIDHaIE htNVIUIs'
The total receipts Of the Methodist
Foreign Missionary society for the last
year were $1,376,399.07, which is the
largest amount ever paid into the
treasury in one year.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-03
Avoid Partially Bad Books.

Again, abstain from all those books
which, while they have some good
things, have also an admixture of evil.
You have read books that had two ele-
ments in them-the good and the bad.
Which stuck to you? The bad. The
heart of most people is like a sieve,
which lets the snhlll particles of gold
fall through, but keeps the great Gin
ders. Once in awhile there is a mind
like 4 loadstone, which, plunged amid
steel and brass filings, gathers up the
steel and repels the brass. But il is
generally exactly the opposite. If you
attempt to plunge through a hedge Of
burs to get cne blackberry, you VIII
get Q buTs than blackbarries. You
cannot afford to read a bad book. how
eye good you are. You say The in
fluence is insignificant" I tell you
that the scratch of a pin has sometimes
produced lockiaw. Also. if through
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-30
Canlc,.nce Hernrl Aereeh To.

Washington, March 2o-Tne c1ufar.
encc report un the diplomatic and con.
-uhr appropriation bill was nerpcd o. bv
thp senate soon after &c convened
today
ThOc1ururront resolution offered by
Alr CuIh,r-pn of Texas, directing tho
secretary nt wHr and tIa SECRETARY o.
navy Co keep reasonably advised" th.
familiea 90 wounded -oldior- and ,aillr.
the condition OF the men, wa, agreed 90.
Consideration ui tine Puerto Nun o..
rin government bllvus them resumed.
SIR H.vulr. nl Indiana addressed the
senate BOO support of th' proposition Tor
free trade between the United States
and the ISLAND OF Puerto Rico.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-30

Washington, Marrh 2J-The senate
ha, agreed 90 vote on the Puerto Rican
government and tariff bin next Tuesday
afternoon at : o'cllrk An important
utfemncp wu. made later iu the day on
the bin by Mr DAyi, OF Minnesota. who
advocated free trade between the United
State. and Puerto Rico. Hsspcech was
comparatively brief bur his reasoning
was .1 close and cly,ut that he crowded
into small space an immense amount OF
wei digr-tcl information aud careful
Thought. lIi. principal proposition was
that the necessary money % be raised
by taxation SHOULD uot d. raised hy o
duty levied upon Puerto Rican products
but by an internal revenue tax levied
on rum and tohace1 produced ou the is.
land This system, iu his opinion.
would bcttor suit the pcople % tho
United States and those uf Puerto Rico
than the proposed tariff and would ho
just, equitable and constitutional
In presenting % resolution providing
for additional help for the committee On
pensions Mr. Galliugcr said there were
now 1850 senate bill, bcf1rc the com.
miitcc and hundreds ~ house bin. yet to
come. Ono senator. he aid. had asked
the committee Co iuyr-.iat, ii-ass and
30 wa, physically impossible % do this
work without additional help
The consideration lf the Alaskan bill
wa, then resumed. tho pending question
being tho substitute. offered hy Mr.
Wolott flr Mr. Carter. amendment
relating 90 the mining OF gold in the
s1 uH fhe Ala h1I cIt Il WA, ds.
ieatcd. 90 tog,.
Mr. Juu.. Uf Arkansas made o sharp
attack upon fh. secretary NJ war for o..
suingp'uuits % miners 90 drrdg1 the
Car, Nume auls. supposed o. ucl iu
gold H. denounced tho secretary,
action us 600 outrage aud "pluu umrpl-
tluu ut authority
The amendment oi Mr.. Carter was
then adopted
Consideration ot the Puerto Rican bin
was resumed, the poniingqu being
upon the free silver coinage amendment
Offered hy Mr. Morgan. The amend.
mcnt was defeated hy vote rs o. 33.
The house devoted practically the
whole day o. the consideration of the
army appropriation hill Several minor
amendment woro adopted and about
half Of the hill was considered. There
was q gpud deal of cNtempomneous de-.
bate during the day.
Mr. Dugg, of New York created a iii.
version hy charging rockies, cxtuya.
mnco in the fitting upof the transport
sumner aud prccip.tat0l . lively ult
upon the subject Hr gave notice chat
later hc should ask the house 90 mypsu.
gate the subject
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-30
MACRUN'S CHARGES.
The Ex-Consul Appears Before the
House Committee.
HIS EVIDENCE WEAK
Ills Supporters Disappointed VITA His
Evidence Puerto Rican Tariff
Bill Vote Fixed House and
senate Proceedings.

Washington. March 20-Thc cxlmi-
nation Of ox.C1nsul Macrum before the
house committee yesterday under tho
wheeler resolution brought put mo- di-
rect evidence in support ~ the charges.
To some question, asked Mr.. Macrum
be refused 20 answer, and it Is doubtful
II his charge, will ba brought % final
issue, unless more info. nation is not ob.
tanned
The evidence b. gave j. more himy
than his friends expected and has Ger.
uinly disappointed some u his stanch.
est blrkDr..
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-30

Austin, March 29.-G1vernor Savers
and Attorney General Smith have ap-
proved tLc purchase by the san Jacinto
battlefield commission of an additional
tract 0f lu1uCe,,cpmprising the Maynes
i Huh.Hrushi homestead aud forming
% part % the sam Jacinto battlefield. The
prr paid for thi, tract was 5000. Il
adulns the other 210 acres already
owned hy the state, making 300 acres Of
the proposed battlefield park. The pur.
cha,e was mado under act % the Twcn.
ty.,yth legislature The burial ground
oi tho san Jaeiuto her1o,, killed in that
battle. o, luuicd iu this lOD.acre tract.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-30

lawrpucchurg, Ky, March 20.-Miss
jennie l.illard Is the heroine of nn early
morning encounter with q burglar
Some time before dawn She heard noises
in her fathers corncrih and, armiug her.
self with rcvolyc-. went uut % inyesti.
mtc She found q negro stealing corn.
Covering the culprit with q revolver. she
guarded him until officers arrived aud
took him in custody. Mis-, Lllard b.
president of the Goebcl monument com.
mittcc of TIM, county.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-30

Paris. March 29-Forcign Office au.
thoritic' make the following smtcmcn,
regarding France, attitude toward, the
American acquisition " the Danish
West ndics' France will place no ob.
smrle whatever In the way of success Of
the Dhnish-American negotiations on
the contrary, in view Of hcr cordial re-.
lations 90 both the United State, and
Denmark, she is willing % waive her
rights over Santa Cruz rs France value.
her friendship with these two countries
Gar moro highly than any claims she
may hnvn ln thn nlnL.h Annlln..n
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-30
GUAM is VALUABLE.
Vessel, Going 60 Manila Have 10 stop 10
Take nn Coal There.

AAh' Nh 'hhl AhFffs
Washington. March 29.-The naval
authurtir, have decided that Guam
straiogiallyisof scarcely les. value than
Hawaii, aud have begun the prcpaa-
tions 0f plans 90 make 30 one of the most
important naval bases iu the Pacific.
The projected Improvements win in.
volvr an expenditure of several millions
Tor brcakwater, a cnaling wharf aud
repair shops. and shore batteries for pro.
lection against assault
Thrdnrrtmant has just received com.
plcto survey % Do. hartor aud port of
the island with exhaustive soundings at
the port.
Tho project win b. perfected by a
bard 90 ,it IN Washington. and an ad.
yi-ory blard will De- convened at Guam
to furnish more information Admir-.
ais Remy and Kompn will also visit
Guam and make reports before construc.
tluu work Begins
Il i,Uropo-od 70 duplicate the plant
now h,.ug completed at Dry Tortugas.
The immediate necessity for this Is
shown by the fact that all naval vessel.
bound across the Pacific are compelled to
call for rual a. Guam.
The army transport service has found
chat whole day can bo saved on the
voyage to Manila hay by recalling NJ
Guam and these ships will stop therc
regularly as oon as rapid coaling facili,
tic. arc provided.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-30

Cincinnati March 3o.-Tho funeral ~
DR. Isaac Wise brought to this city
large gathering uf mbbis %, woll a, other
Hrhrw,. Telegram, ~ coincidence have
bcrn rcciycd from Cuustantinople and
other European points, "a. well a. from
all over the United States. including
tolrgnms from many Christians The
family funeral occurred early this morn.
ing ut thr residence The remains lay
IN ,tateHi Plumb Street Temple from
$50 % li'l0 a. m. where constantly
moving lines of pcoplc viewed the r..
mains Busincs, was suspended by all
the Hebrews of the city.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-30
Getting Money
From Home

i q hne Thing, AZ everyone will agree
I he next best thing il keeping II sc home
You may think your laundry bill lisa
small item when Won send IL away from
home, but many small orders sent away
n'ake big hole in the prohts OF a home
enterprise.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-30

Washington, March 2o-Marincs will
continue Co serve the batteries of Amer.
lean men of war This decision has
been made by Assistant Secretary Allen
as a rcsult of consideration given to a
provision inserted in the naval rcgula.
tions by the board which has revised
them practically prohibiting the further
employment of marines rs guns crews.
The boards action is renewal Of the
effects made several years ago by line
officers 10 induce Mr. Herbert, then sec.
retary Of the navy, 10 have the gun
crews made up III blue.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-30

Washington, March 20-The senate
"wednesday failed t1 confirm the nomi.
nation OF Hon. W D. Byuum a. general
appraiser uf the port Of New York, b..
oause n the absence Of q quorum. Tho
nomination was debated at some length
and was attacked by senators Jones ~
Arkansas, Berry and Money, while Sen.
ator. Fmrhanksand Spl1uer spoke in
Mr. Bynum', behalf The opponents
bass their opposition on the ground that
Mr. Byuum is not a Democrat, although
nominated as such.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-30

Frankfort, March 29.-Mrs. Emma
Gray Cromwell, secretary Of the ladies
Goebel monument fund committee esti.
mates that $4,000 has been raised by
the ladies in various counties for the
monument fund m far. The subscrip.
tion books will not close for two months
by which time the ladies committee ex.
poets to raise SjO.Ok.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-30
Resign. Tor = Presidency.

Washington, March 2o.-Prof Heury
$. Pritchctt, superintendent of the coast
and goodctic survey, has resigned his
place Ia accept the presidency Of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
at Boston. Before his appointment to
the coast survey In 1897 he had been
connected with the Washington Univer.
sity at ST. Louis for 70 years, much of
his time as professor Of physics aud rs.
trnnnmY.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-30
French steamer sinks.

santo Domingo, March %. .- The
French steamer Gerges Croise, bound
for Cuba with cattle and 80 passengers,
sunk outside this port. The steamer
New York, which has just arrived here,
rendered her assistance. II j. not now
known how many lives were saved.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-30
sue. Tor Millions.

New York, March 29.-Jacob Shep.
herd, the famous promoter, has sued th,
Honduras syndirate, which ho originat.
ed Tor millions % profits. The defend.
ants include General Tracy, Dcpew aud
Astnr.