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II. Turned tn. Tables.


 Sometimes q practical joke is a great snccess. and then again it is apt Co prove a boomerang Harry Pratt. 6 re. porter residing in Delaware county, turned the tables on several political friends who had put up little game on him. Pratt is very popular in his dis trict and takes but slight interest in politics Wishing to have his assistance in the local fight several of the workers approached him at different times and asked for his appearance in behalf of their candidate As Pratt had refused to attend any of their. meetings these enterprising politicians got up little scheme which they figured would be success. A meeting was billed for . Ger. tain town, several speakers were en. gagged to give their views and Pratt was invited down to report the afsir Ar. irving at the place he was ushered into the ball and given e prominent place on the stage. After the speakers had made q strong plea for the candidate in Ques. ton the chairman of the meeting an. nounced in faltering terms that Mir Pratt would give his views on the issue. The scbemers thus thought that, put on bis mettle. Pratt would at least make few remarks for their man. The scribe at once got on to the game and, to the consternation of the willy workers, arose and commenced a glowing eulogy for the rival candidate Ho continued speaking in this strain until the uproar which ensued dispersed the meeting. Philadelphia Record
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I.Ir rIn North Gre.nland.

The fierce July sun. though but It, tie past the northern meridian. beat down upon me with oppressive warmth. Before me the warm. red brown land scape wayered and trembled in the vel low light. Behind me lowered the blind' ing white slope of the fec Beneath my feet the stones were bare even of lichens and had a dry. gray look. as if they were the bones of a dead world. And yet felt that with SO much of warmth and richness of coloring there must be life, and. sure enough. hardly had l gone 100 yards from the edge of the ice when a beautiful litsle black and white songster futtered up from behind a rock. lowered singing simost within reach above my head and then settled upon a bleak stone but a few feet dis tant to finish bis merry cong.
 As went on, numbers of these snow buntings fitted about me, and hardly had gone a mile before my heart beat quicker at the sight of traces of musk oxen. As I got farther away from the loo and in the leo of the gigantic mo- raines and tumuli of glacial debris, flowers began to appear. purple and white and yellow. among them my ever present brilliant yellow friend, the arctic poppy. - Peary's "Northward Over the Great Ice
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.sm.iI cnn-. shaft.r.

"Pecos Bill is not the only nickname that General Shafter ever enjoyed, said An old newspaper man the other day. "Out in Denver he was known for years as Small Cap Shaft.r,' and as he Is anything but small the title calls for an exclamation. It seems that banquet of some sort had been given to a lot Of army officers. and among the guests was General. then Colonel, Shafter. The old Denver Tribune printed an account of the affair, and a list of those present was included in the article.
 "when the proofs were examined be- fore the paper was made up, it was ob- served that Shafter's initials were in lower case type. and the proofreader promptly marked them small cap, meaning that they should be reset in capitals of a small size. The intelligent rompositor supposed that the inscription indicated some military title with which he was unfamiliar. and instead of mak' ing the proper correction substituted Small Cap Shafter, and thus it ap' psared on the following morning.
 "Pecos Bill was mad enough to bite nails when be saw the paper, but every body else roared. and the title stuck 10 him until the yarn was gradually for. gotten. It is still remembered, however. by plenty of old timers"
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CURRENT MISCELLANY

The smallest restaurant in Baltimore. and probably In the country. is located on Grant street, near BAltirnore. under the shadows of The Nsws building. Its proprietor is Norman ". Tumblinson. aged a years. whose father has larger place on Baltimore street He caters only for the trade of the newsboys and does . thriving businsss In 8 cent lunches and cheap ticklers of the palate. The restaurant is ln . small frame room. attached to the. building on the west side of Grant street. and is about 20 feet long and a yard wide. Formerly it vas used as a bootblack stand.
 Young Tumblinson secured permis- sion about eight months ago to open . stand in the place. He had it thorough ly cleaned and painted inside and out and then erected \ small counter. leav- ing barely enough room to walk about Next he secured three oil stoves. and then hung out neat placards announcing bis opening. The newsboys took him into their hearts and many odd pennies fell in his way. Al first hs sold milk shakes and candy. cakes and sand wiches. but he now furnishes a lunch for 8 cents for newsboys only. including soup. choice of beef. liver or pork. with mashed potatoes and picklod beets.
 Coffee is and cents cup cheese sandwiches l. and 8 cents. ham sand wiehes cent. soup 8 and 5 cents . bowl. and other things in proportion. The newsboys swear by the restaurant keeper because he jokes with them and often feeds poor and hungry waif for nothing. g.-Baltimore Newa
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KEwARD.

The publisher of the DAILY ALASKAN will pay ten dollars reward for the arrest and conviction of anyone for stealing CODY, or eople,, of thls paper from the premises of subscribers.
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HUMOR OF THE HOUR.

She bad concluded to.take out lita iusufsoce policy a-d appeared before t1s exanipin2 hys.cian
 Whats your names be asked in t,s crisp tusiDess way. and she looked indignant as sbe answered
 "Ag,s"
 didn't come here Co answer im- pCftiusut questions sir leame to be in. suted
 "Rut we mus, know your age in or IF 10 fy the rate. !"
 What rates"
 'Tbe amount you must pay annually t,r being insured
 "Ehirty three. then. she snapped.
 'Yon must be accurate or it will in. validate tac policy"
 "Fo;ty. but must say that never s'asd such impudence
 "w0gbts'
 % l dou't know Neither does any one else Jgst as though that would make sny diaoroucer
 Married or singleg
 'Siurie. thank heavenl Not but what I've had plenty of ehan"-
 "Ct course Any insanity in your tamily:"
 Sir and she tried her best to con- zeal him with e look
 Il guess that you don't want to be insured
 And you guessed it right the first time Idon't propose Co be family en- eycloredia for you or any other gossip monger. and she fiounced out with q vigor that made the doctor think that she was a pretty good subject. after all Detroit Free Press
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NOTICE

The following notice has been posted on the right-Of-way of the railroad, as a warning and for the protection of the public.
 ALL PERSONS ARE WARNED to forbear "A trespAssiug upon the right-otway oi the Paciiic S Arctic sRailway and Navigation Com, panv of skngway Alaska, Co the summit or White Pass. the international ooundry hns. @ MY person travelling thereon risks serious lnluIy from trains, and particularly from the IolaIy snow blow. which is liable to come alohE .. any time, and from vhlcu it is impossible 10 keep look out for people ,n the rightotwsy ln front Any persun 70 trespassing VIII oe prosecuted nccording to the riminal law ot Alaska in such cases made ami provided "hieh
 SECTION S e. That II any person other than an officer on lawful business shall go u, trrspass on any lands or premises in the MiuI occupation oi another, and shall iali, neeiecto, refuse Co depart thereirom immeohlely anc remain away until permitted to return, upon Inc verbal. printed or written notice or the owner or person in the lawful occupation ol said lands or premises such trtspasse,s shAll be deemed guilty Of misiemeanor, snu upon conviction thereof shall be punished by me moi less than i've nor morc than hfty dollars, and shall be committed in default or the pay ment Of the fine and costs imposed, one gay TOT each two dolsfs Ot the said hne an costs "A,
 ,sSEl lTION 6s. That printed or written notl ees having attached thereto, by authority the name O. the owner or person m the laWlul oc- rupation Of said lands or premises, and fequiI,, ing oil persons Co fOrbear uespassing on salu lands ari premises aud V depart 'ne,s,IUla it ,, or premises shall be held and deemed 10 oe sul' ncient prima iacie evidence Of notice as men tioned In Ire last proceeding sechon.'
 PACIFIC & ARCTIC RAILWAY & NAVlGA'
 TON COMPANY,
 ByI. ROGERS Division Superintendent
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Private Butter.

am reminded of an incident on one of the Atlantic steamers which took place not SO long SEQ and in which married member of family. to whom it Is not necessary to Allude. was party. The husband and wife appeared at all meals. fanked on either side by large dish of butter
 As it was an English ship and butter was not served at many of the meals some Americans who were neighbors were delighted to see that tho hors d'puvre bad at last place on the ta- ble They helped themselves bountiful' ly at luncheon
 At dinner they were surprised to see little sticks stuck in the middle of tls mound of butter with a pasteboard card attached The card read:
 Private Butter. Keep Otf the Grass.
 It Is needless Co say thai the hint was taken New York Journal.
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FACTS IN A FEW LINES.

A peer cannot resign his peerage. Queen Elizabeth created seven peers. Thrre are 7J.OOO Germans In London. Monkeys arc vorshiped in parts of Africa.
 Amerisaa railways employ nearly 9.OOO.O00 iaer.
 Batter tcacd s7.5O pound during the siege ot Fag.l
 Nearly quarter of all cases of insan. ity are hereditary.
 Germany imports poultry to the value of s26. OO0 900 a year.
 A needle passes through sso opera tions in its manufacture.
 westmorland is the most srarsely populated English county.
 There are nearly 5000 stitches in a pair os hand sewed boots
 There are over 8, 900 animals in the London Geological gardens.
 The first nugget Of California gold discovered weighed 42 pounds.
 Taere were more thAn 100 collisions on Japanese railways last year.
 Five feet is the minimum height of the Russian and French conscript
 Charity organizations existed in Egypt s.5OO and in China 1000 years ago.
 Electric omnibuscs now ply between the French cities Milan and Meaux.
 The Denmark dikes have stood the storms of more than seven centuriea In Japan coins are generally of iron, and in Siau they are chiefly Of porce- lain
 Great BritAin's territory in Africa amounts to nearly 5000, 900 square miles.
 There are moro public holidays in Honolulu than in any other city in the world.
 Sandwich. in Kent, was once sea- port, though it is now two miles from the shore.
 The ancient Msxicans used wooden swords in war that they might not kill their enemies
 The law court records show that the defendant wins his case in 4l ort of ey cry 100 cases tried.
 Among the 575 periodicals now pub Iished in Japan III are scientific S5 medical and S5 legal
 Tea is very cheap in China In one province of the empire good tea is sold at 2ls cents a pound.
 Italy produces annually o,oOO, 900 gallons os olive oil. tho marke, value oi which is e2s, 900 coo.
 A srst class locomotive carries from three to five tons os coal and from 5000 to 8 O9O nalioDS Gf Nater.
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BOARDING SCHOOL 1T Ycu Mean to senu Your Son or Daughter rom nOme to
 school
VAsHON COLLEGE
h ulI Pc Ccn,idered BecauseIt Is the Nearest
 Wal Equipped school.

It Is for both sepeS; It Is non-sectarian ana has fdculty of fourteen men and women wto live at the college and give all their t'me to the students. It offers classes in OH studies of preparatory and college grades. It is under strict MILITARY DISCIPLINE. It Is a,cay ], m the eity. The ocatiOn is on the wat -iront between Seattle and Tacoma beautiful and healthful. 'ro- tal expel 70 for tuition, board, room, light ana heat for one year IS ss00. Catd- lOgue at q IS office gives full information, Can be consulted or one will be sent to you by addressing President 4. c. Jones Ph. D., burton. Washington
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A Hot Tina,

The coal Are had long been embraced oy the stove. But the former began to grow cold; Then the cinders. which had been at- tached to the grate. For the stove showed their sympathy bold. The result was the grate turned pale ashy hue And with jealousy nercely did quake Til at last the coal Are saia farewell and went out. And the grate gave the eiaders the shake.
 -Brooxlyn Lii,
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A Doubla Funeral.

Have you seen the nose. sirI'
 Nose. sir! No. sir What nose, sirF" "why Cyrano's, sir" (Fnneral strictly private). Il. A. W. Bulletin.
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Yukon sieds GaIore.

D. C. BrOwnell has just returned from San Francisco, where he has purchased a great quantity of the finest Yukon sledS and other supplies peculiar to the Alaska trade, which he will sell cheaper tn you can buy in Seattle and ship north. He buys direct from the manufacturer and saves the wholesalers commission.
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FOR BENT.

Large unfunshed room, suitable for two or more gentlemen, with or without board. ,Io Broadway, one door south of Rainier hotel. SUI Building corner Main street and Sth ave Lately occupied bv MeCabe college. En' quire or E. N. Martinsen, Louvre Saloon
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cl4ANrIrn lrnN.RlLNEMENrS

,.4st0ihs~ab Hr4s, ihc hsaS ef "For Renf" "Fo' Slls or "lgaaisd." its0 esnb psr UO'f Jor e'a iH' ,ghO-. oss ssui pr uoSs for ssss 'us'esss"i iH's' lies. U-5a kss5 ''Sfiusfioai Wsuiss." esd ssni Der Sors Ns aSvghso~ssf faAs. ys' id' isaa rasgy,sss sssh
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FOR SALE.

A good work dog; fair leaderi good con dltion; cheap, if sold at once. Inquire this office. i9u
 One-half lot on Fifth ave. near Main One Remington Typewriter. Miss Lewls' SS7 Sth aye.
 Furniture of a five room house complete, as good as new, at bargain. Cor. Broad way and 7th ave, white cottage, open toI Inspection from TO to 2 p. m. i22i
 Wood or coal for sale In large or small quantities. Leave orders at Burkhard'> store. Prompt delivery. u
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Lawyer-rhe tank has failed and I've been victimized.
 old Jonss-Rsallyl The news must have quite upse, yOul
 Lawyer-No was not upset. but ] lost my balance. -COniic Cuts
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-11-10

Methodist ministers heard with wild
surprise a denunciation of the Re-
publican party's tariff principle by
Missionary Bishop ]. FL. Thoburn at
the afternoon session of the Rock
River Conference at the Garfield
Park Church recently. The Bishop,
who has spent 40 years in the Orient,
delivered the first OF a series of lee
lures on the Eastern situation, and he
linkened the Republican party to the
Chinese.
"Our fathers never intended to
build a Chinese wall around this ma
tion," he said, ssby putting a duty
upon things, and keeping the for
eigner from bringing in his goods.
We are doing as the Chinese have
done for centuries, We must get
S|r s@. -
broader notions about these matters.
The Chinese built a stone wall that
they thought would keep out the for
eigners. Our stone wall is the GUS
tom houses that we set on our bor-
ders.
"Before / became a missionary I
believed in the Republican, policy of
protection. / have learned that if q
nation wants to survive it must open
wide its doors and trade with the
world. Let our revenues be raised
from direct taxation. The true pol
icy to be adopted in dealing with the
people of the East is to abandon the
old principles. Let US give up being
q semi Chinese nation and excluding
other people,"
The Bishops attack on the Repub-
lican party was made in connection
with his review of the Chinese and
other Orientals. He ascribed their
dull level to q lack of the conception
of a personal deity and personal res
possibility, and their backWardness
to isolation.
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Public Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Vermilion.

By mutual consent, the widow and
heirs of Emile Thibodeanx. have au-
thorized and requested me to announce
that on
Monday November 10, 1900,
they will offer for sale at public auc ton
to the last and highest bidder, at the
late residence of the deceased in said
parish, between III o'clock a. m. and 4
p. m, the following described property,
to wit:
One lot of work mules, (ahout 49,
one lot of gentle horses, (about 10,l
one lot of ungentled mules, (about 20,1
one lot of wild horses, mares, etc,
(about 49, two wagons, one cu~ltivator,
a lot of plows, harroWs and other small
articles.
Terms and Conditions:-Purchasers
shall be required to pay all sums of ten
dollars and under cash on the day of
sale; and one-t third of all purchases
over ten dollars shall, likewise be paid
cash and the balance in one and two
years from the day of sale, notes with
solvent sureties IN soltd0 to be accepted
by the crier or attorney of the family,
made payable to their own order and
by them endorsed in blank and condi-
toned to bear 5 per cent per annum
from times due until paid with the
penalty clause of ten per cent addi-
tional for attorneys fees for collecting
same in case of failure to pay at ma
turity, being required.
Fl. B. LYONS.
Abbeville, Oct. 27, 1900. Crier.
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WG1CR0M
BOB BROUSSARD

We had hoped to do some tall
Growing for the peerless w. ]. Bryan
but the Gods willed it otherwise and
Mckinley wins the prize. We are
not eating cream, thankEyou. The
turkey and the wine go the Republic
cans. But we don't go hungry
either, we have a good Creole jumba-
lava, and a cup of hot,coffee in the
victory'of Bob Broussards over the
Lily Whites and sugar tits.
The following are the official re-
turns:
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usEH4fsfeny

H3
It isn't the material that aoes. -.
your repaired watch that rea,,,sssa :
perfect joo-is is the knov-howsthas
does the business. Any burglar &C
buy the finest kinds Of material thss !
use IN repairing; but skin is the neas
valuable material that can Be- use.a i
repairing, and bhe bungler ean't buy,is,
I sell my skill dor what ii il var.h
and It will cost you less than bunglinr
at . lower price. Also wedding rings.
made to order.
:. AeENoR LEBLANC,
Matchmaker q Jewelet,
AooeVilie, La Aug. 4, 1900.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-11-10

The persistence with which the
rumor that the United States is ne
g~otiating for the purchase of the
Danish West Indies appears gives
ground for the belief that if such ne
gotiations LIE not under. way they
have at least been the subject of Sc
rious consideration both in Denmark
and in this country. The Danish
West Indies, which include the is
lands of Santa Cruz, St. Thomas and
St. John, are in themselves of but
little value, having q total area 1873
square miles and a population of
about $4,000. But their position in
relation to the adjacent islands and
the Caribbean sea makes them of pc
euliar value in the control of sea
power. Capt. Mahan even before
the wal with Spain pointed out the
pre-eminent advantage involved in
the possession of St. Thomas as one
the two strategic points represent
ing efficiently and better than any
other positions the control Of the two
principal passages into the Caribbean
sea from the Atlantic" The island
is on the Anegada passage, 3 much
used, and on the direct highway from
Europe to Central American isthmus.
If the authorities at Washington are
actually considering propositions re-
lating to the purchase of the Danish
West Indies it is doubtless with the
view Of obtaining. the advantages
which a coaling station and a harbor
there would afford.
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STATE of Louisiana-17th Judicial
District Court-Parish Of Vermilion
No. 81.
Succession Of Sevenne Vincent.
Notice is hereby given that BY virtue
of an order of sale granted BIZ the Hon.
18th Judicial District Court aforesaid,
in the matters of the above entitled
and numbered succession, and . com
mission to me issued Hereunder, there
will be offered for sale at public auc-
ton, to the last and highes3 bidder, at
the courthouse door OF this parish for
cash TO pay debts, on
Saturday November q, l9OO,
the hereinafter described property
to wit:-The undivided half interest Or
part of that certain tract of land llylng
in Vermilion parish near Crosse Isle,
measuring four arpents front By SIX r.
penis deep and bounded above ~ ko-
siclaire Landry, below BY Mrs. Aure-
lise Primeaux, east by Mrs. Odeide Prl-
meaux and west By Hortense Coneaux.
subject to the right OF way on SAID lana
liz favor of Mrs. P. Armelin Prlmeauxs.
1900. ADoLPHE VINCENT
Administrator
Edwards q Greene, attys.
October 20, 1900.
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STATE OF LOUIsIANA-parish ii
Vermilion-l7th Judicial District Cont
No. 1884.
Succession of Mathilde Landry.
Application of Numa Landry % b.
discharged as administrator Of said
succession.
Notice is hereby given to all Whom.it
may concern, including the heirs of
said succession, to make opposition If
they think ft, within ten days from the
day in which this notice Is published.
and show cause why the application of
the Administrative for the h~omologation
of a tableau ofdebts and charges and
application for discharge filed BIZ Nanla
Landry, administrator, should not
be granted and his bond cancelled
and annulled.
Given uniier my hand and seal this
Bird day of November, 1900.
SIMoSEr LEBLANC,
Clerk Of Court,
Edwards & Greene, Attys.
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ORDER OF COURT.

Abbeville, La, Nov. z, 1900.
Neville Faulk is hereby appointed
jury commissioner for the parish OF
Verm1lion, vice Otis Hoffpauir re-
signed, who, together with SEVERN
Leblanc, Adrien Nunez, Ludwig
Sokoloski and j. N. Foutz, with the
clerk of the court, shall constitute
the jury commission for the parish OF
Vermilion. The clerk of the court
shall spread this order upon the min
utes of the court and furnish a copy
thereof to the official journal.
Granted at chambers this this 18th
day of November, 4. D.. 1900.
(signed) NJ. T. Gordy, Jr.,
Judge 18th Jud. Dist. Court.
Filed Nov. Z, 1900.
(Signed) Edw. Thorp,
Deputy Clerk.
A true copy:
Attest: Edw. Thorp,
Deputy Clerk,
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A VENDRE.

Une petite sncrerie contenent m
moulin (neuf) IN pan en- acier No. 8,
baques q sirop, tuyaux. cheminee en-
briq1esn IN ecumoir, baquets, damp
er; une batlase mesurant 20x36, lie
tout en- parfait ordre, ct capable de
faire de al barils de sirop en- "a
heures. Pour plus amples informa-
ton s'adresser 4
A. C. ESCUDIER.
8 sept. 1900. Abbeyille. Line.
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Now that McKinleyism and Impe-
rialism have received such an over
whelming endorsement at the hands
of the people let's go ahead and ex-
pand until we are really worthy of the
title "United States of America."-
Lets expand until we take in every
thing from the North pole to Cape
Horn.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-11-10

OF course, everybody knew that
the Republicans we're friendly to the
trusts but nevertheless Senator Scott 8
open praise Of the worst of the lot
was somewhat startling. Still, no one
can point out anything going to show
that his party does not fully agree
with him.
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For Sale.

One small sugar house containing sugar
mill, one pan No. 8 steel. syrup watts, gas
pipes. brick chimney, CRATE bars, furnace
doors. swimmers, buckets, lamps: build
ing 20x36 allin complete order, in fact d
complete sugar house capable of turning
out from 6 to 7 barrels of syrup per "a
hours. For further particulars apply to
A. C. ESCUDIER,
Sept. s, 1900. at Abbeville, La.