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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-12-29
Partition Sale.
STATE OF LCUlsIANA,-Parish
Of VermiIion,--17th Judicial
District Court.
Marie Refine Trahan. ct. ais.
We. No. l4l9
We. No. l4l9
IaximiIien Miguel, ct. ais.

We. No. 1919
Maximilien Miguel, ct. ais.
By virtue off commission issued
from the Hon. Nth Judicial Dist.
Court, aforesaid, in the matter of
the suit entitled aud numbered as
above and to me direted. authorizing
and Empowering me to offer and sell
at public auctionto the Last and high.
est bidder, the hereinafter described
property for the purpose Of ~effecting
a partition, by licitation between
the pal ties interested as co-owners
thereof.
Notice il hereby given thai on
MONDAY JANUARY 7th 1901
I will repair 10 the residence of
Pierre Simon and from there TO
lands, if required, for the purpose Of
Offering for sale, according to said
commission, the following described
property to wit: s,i., t..
One tract Of wood and prairie land
situated partly in the parishof. Acadia
and partly ih'the parish of Vermilion,
containing forty B-100 acres and des-
ignated as the Northeast quarter Of the
| Northeast .'Qdarter of section u in
Township IL South oftRange ! East.
One tract of. land situated in the
| parish of Verinilion containing one
hundred and sixty two l5-xx acres,
and designated as the Southwest quart
er of section %, in Township IL South
of Range | East.
At the request of plaintiff it is an
nounced that said lands will be sold by
lots, the arer to be stated on the day OF
sale.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
one-third of the price adjudication
to be paid cash on the day of sale, and
the balance in three equal, annual in
stalments, in one, two and three years
from the day of sale, purchasers ta
furnish their notes with securities, te
be accepted by the Sheriff, ip solido,
payable to their own orderand by them
endorsed in blank, conditioned to bear
interest at the rate, of eight per cent
per annum from maturity unit
paid. and ten per cent additional
for Attorneys fees in collecting
same after maturity A speciai
mortgage with vendois lien and
privilege, is to be retained Oh said LAND
and the same shall not be 4liemted
mortgaged or otherwise enepmbered tt
the prejudice Of the notes Representing
the credit portion Of the price thereof ii
principal, interest Attorneys fees and
all costs that may accrue thereon.
Sher ifs office, Abbeville, Louisiana.
Nov. 2Sth 1900.
10. HERERT,
Eheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-12-29
SATURDAY, DEC. zs, 1900.
We wish you a Happy New Year!

The Banana trust has failed. One
would naturally expect even q trust
to- slip up on the banana.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-12-29

We wonder whether Cast4Aane
doesn't think it costs more to live
than it is worth.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-12-29

Man teaches woman what marriage
is and marriage teaches man what
Aoman Isl
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-24

wooded areas trees grow with little or no
care. Although these localities are espe-
cially favorable for tree growth, there are
found, even in treeless land. places of
limited area. in which many varieties will
flourish
In many Western situations where
only the hardest trees succeed at all.
upon upland and exposed places. bench
lands and lowiands. along creeks and riv-
ers, where the valleys are naturally sub
irrigated. trees are plentiful. Such con-
ditions are frequent in the valleys of the
Platte, Arkansas Cimarron, and other riv-
ers of the plains
In many localities west of the ninety
ninth meridian. end even farther east,
much depends upon the selection OF the
site for plantations of forest trees upon
each individual farm. The question of
the location OF the farm buildings in rela-
ton to future plantations is also of criti
cal importance.
"A typical example OF the depart
ment's work is to be seen in the plantation
Of Joseph Lewis which demonstrates what
can be done in tree planting on the open
prairie in short SPACE of time. The
plantation Is located in the southern part
of Harper County, Kansas, in the valley
Of small stream. called Silvan Creek.
The soil is fertile. and is some six or eight
feet in depth. M. Lewis settled On this
land little over twenty years ago. Ee
Immediately began to improve it, but
his main forest plantations Were not
made until 1882
AT this time 30-acre plat was laid out
fer an orchard. and on the north. west, and
south of this plat wind break was plant
ed. On the north of the orchard a strip
some twenty rods in width was sown with
cottonwood On the west a strip about
fifteen rods wide was planted. at one end
with soft maple. and ct the other with
black walnut. with other trees about six
feet apart in one direction and eight feet
in the other. The site of this plantation
lopes gradually southwark to the creek.
which is the boundary to the planting on
the south side. On the north side of the
plantation the land is from five to ten
feet higher than the south side. but is of
the same kind of soil. It Is remarkable
to contrast the soft maple plantation on
this farm with that made in a locality
where favorable conditions were not OBJ
tanned. What has been accomplished on
this farm unfortunately cannot be done
upon every farm in the West. because the
soil and moisture conditions are more IA
here than in many places; but
there are nevertheless. millions of acres
upon which this successful tree growth
can be duplicated"
Thus has the Agricultural Department
closely identified itself with the welfare
of the farmer. which beyond doubt is a
first consideration in the healthy condition |
Of a State.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-24
The Pluck of n Cadet.
From the Chicago Times Herald.)


Speaking of cowardice forces the desire
TO speak of the opposite trait. 1t is pos
sible for soldiers to show pluck in other
| places than on the battlefield. II may be
| said that the young officer of WHOM this
story has been told was as foolish as
plucky. but the fact remains that rather
than commit while cadet slight breach
of discipline for which simple explana-
ton would have relieved him from pun
ishment he suffered what was nothing
short of torture and finally died as the
result of his self-control.
It was June at the academy and it was
the class of 1878, il memory serves well,
that was just about TO graduate. The
post was crowded with visitors and dress
parade was on. a member of the gradu-
atins class. Charles VI. Carlow. stood in
the front rank of the parade formation.
The cadet adjutant had been commanded
by the officers In charge to read the or
ders. The long grey line stood rigidly at
attention while the adjutant ratified off
order after order. Cadet Carrow, in the
front rank. felt something alight upon his
face. Then there was sharp singing
sensation upon his cheek. To have raised
his hands in ranks would have marred,
even though slightly. that match,ess cadet
formation. Then he became conscious
that the insect-for such he felt it to be-
which had attacked his face was crawling
into his car. Still he did not raise his
hand, but stood the torture of the tickling
and the second subsequent singing with
out raising his hand. The parade was
dismissed and Carrow. though the insect
had disappeared, was In such pain that
he Sought the hospital. There it was
found that his ear had been seriously in
jured.
Less than year afterward Second
Lieut.. c. NJ. Carrow died at Jefrer-
son Barracks. Mo-, from an infection Of
the brain directly traceable to the in
jury he had received when on parade at
West Point.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-24
SOURCES OF KID GLOVES.
Colts Contribute Materially to the
Modern Hand Covers.

Barefcoted boys and hens form Curl
Gus partnership in tn making of pair of
fine gloves. Thousands of dozens of hens
eggs are used in curing the hides, and
thousands of boys are employed to work
the skins in clear water by treading on
them for several hou,e. When a women
buys pair of gloves she speaks of her
purchase as kids" If the clerk who sold
her the lid" gloves knew the secrets OF
the glovemaking business he might sur
prise his fair customer by telling her that
those beautiful. soft. smooth fitting kid"
gloves came from the shoulders and belly
of three weeks old colt. whose neck was
slit on the plains of Russia, and whose
tender hide WIG shipped, with huge bun
dies Of other colts hides, to France.
where they were made up into kid
gloves; or, he might with equal regard to
the truth tell her that those gloves in the
other compartment once darted from tree
TO tree in South America Oh the back of
a ring tailed monkey. And, IL he made
the rounds of the store and could distir-
Euish one skin from another he could
point out kid" gloves made from the
skins of kangaroos from Australia lambs
or sheep from Ohio or Spain or England
calves from India. muskrats from any,
where. musk oxen from China and other
parts OF ASA, rats. cats. and NewfouuG-
LAID puppies. But the Russian colt tho
fourfooted baby from the plains where
the Cossacks live, the colt from the
s'eppes of Siberia, where horses are raised
by the thousand. supplies the skins which
are the favcrltes st present with the glove
makers. Experts say that the colt skin
makes better. stronger, finer glove than
real kidskin.
Bat after all. the real kid-the lively
infant OF the goats which live in France
Switzerland Spain, and Italy-furnishes
the choicest and most expensive gloves.
and nearly 100000 kids are sacrificed
every year that women and men may
cramp their hands in smooth. delicate
hued gloves.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-24
Watering Troughs for Men.
(From tie Springfield Rcpublican)

L. B. Lewis. Of Westfeld. who has placed
devices for assisting the thirsty public 10
drink from watering tanks in many cities
and towns in western Massachusetts, and
Connecticut. has recently had difficulty
with Superintendent Hancock, Of the local
water system, and is to carry the matter
before the city council.
Mr.. Lewis. several years ago. conceived
the idea that there are too few places
where wheeimen and others can get water
to drink and he set out TO remedy the
omission at his own expense. He perfect
ell pipe connection that could be fitted 10
the feed pipe in watering troughs and
screwed to the top small cup, out or
which the water could flow. These pipe
connections were arranged to be placed in
troughs in such way that the cup would
be several inches above the surface of the
water in the trough, and at location where
people could readily drink from it, Abaut
forty of these have been placed in trougns
at Mr.. Lewis expense. and in every place
he has visited the authorities have been
very glad to cooperate in allowing and as
sitting the Improvement. The devices are
now in use in Hartford. New Haven. Meri-
den. Waterbury. and q number of other
places in Connecticut. and in Chicopee.
Holyoke. West Springfield. Lolgmsadow,
and othe: places in this State. Two were
placed in this city, one on Sumner Ave-
nue. and another near tho Memorial Church.
and both are recognized By the public as
OF value and frequently resorted to.
The water commissioners have not OBJ
jectei to the idea. and Mr.. Lewis prepared
the necessary apparatus and came TO this
city few days ago to locate enc in the
trough on Water Street, near R. W. Rice's
coal Office. A water department workman
went with Mr.. Lewis to the trough. and
later Superintendent Hancock went down.
There was some controversy over ii. and
Mr.. Lewis claims that he refused to al
low him to put it in. and that an appeal
to Chairman Goodhue did no good. Mr..
Lewis is to bring the matter to the atten-
ton OF the city council and supervisors
and hopes that he will not be interruptee
in carrying on his work for the benefit Q
the thirsty.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-24
Racing Against Fire.
(From The Kansas City Journal.)

/
| William s. Night last night told very
strange story OF a chair car in Chicago
| Great Western Railroad train that was
| afre and full CT passengers with the train
| at full speed. 1T was one of the
| strangest things l ever experienced" said
| he. and all the trainmen, including the
/ superintendent of the road. were in
quandary TO know the cause OF the cars
catching On fire. We were about seven
miles from Des Moines when smoke was
| discovered curling out from under the
middle CT the first chair car. The fire was
between tie two floors of the car and
seemed to have spread toward both ends.
1t had not started near the wheels for
it was in the centre of the car, and that
would do away with any theory OF q hot
box
Well, what to do was little problem
for the conductor of the train to solve.
The fie could not be stopped without
hose and water power to throw the water
back toward both ends of the car. and at
that place In the fields there were no
such conveniences. The fire had not yet
eaten its way through the fioor, so the
passengers needed to have no fear. the
engineer and conductor with few pas
sengers stood beside the car. undecided
what to DO Ii the train remained there,
the coach must have necessarily have
burned w and would have laid out the
whole read.
THE conductor suddenly conceived
plan ard Immediately shouted: All
aboard, Shove her through to Des SIoines
ut full speed Tommy he yelled to the
engineer, and Tommy the large chubby
engineer, covered with grease and oil
waddled down TO his engine as fast as
his short legs would carry him. The con-
ductor pulled the cord. Tommy pulled !
the throttle wide omen and such n Wild
ride as we did have! IL was a race to
see which was the faster, the fire OF the |
locomotive. The locomotive won. and |
when we reached the yards at Des Moines |
the fire had almost eaten its way through |
the floor OF the coach. 1t was quickly ex- |
tinguished at the edge Of the yards by |
means CT a hose attached to water |
main. and We drew into the depot on |
time"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-25

DR.. Y. T. McGillicudy sn old timer in
Dakota politics and Indian wars, now
residing on the Pacific Coast recently
had q close call from instant death, q
position the doctor has been in a good
many times in his life. He and his wife
and q young lady friend we're examining
q revolver, the young lady not knowing
It was loaded. BY accident it went off
the bail striking the doctor on the shor,
ribs. Fortunately the bullet struck bis
heavy gold chain, broke two links and
tell to the floor. He has recently passed
unLurt through two terrible railroad
wrecks and has had many former hair.
breadth escapes from fire, flood and
Indians, aud now joklngiy concludes
that he has been born to be hung.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-25

The Watertown Insurance company
which has been suing farmers to pay
notes given the company two years
ago has commenced action against q
number OF farmers IN Brown county who
propose to resist the collection. They
Cam that an Investigation Of the
affairs OK the company show that
on premiums collected OF $4,000 two
years ago, $4,000 vas consumed in ex
penses and commissions which Is con.
sidered exorbitant and the farmers are
Justly indignant.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-25
She Made 1t Like starch,

Il Is true tia, in ireland. With the
spread of general knowledge ana i'm
proved mvdica. aid. cures and super
StitionS are on the wano but still the
MISTRESS bottle is much preferred "a
the Doctors. ani the advice OF Il
lucky woman is Il much higher val
uo than that of an NJ. II. Apart from
the medical knowledge required, it i,
10 light matter to undertake 10 PIE,
scribe for ones nei-Ahors. as the fol
lowing will show:
"If it's plain to y'r honor. I'm come
to AK for a bottle" said an old woman.
II was TUX that bad last night !
thought the life 'ud lave me"
After due inquiry into her symptoms
she was given n packet OF arrowroo1.
with minute directions how TO prepare
it. As she scarcely see'ncI To take
them In. 81 happy thought struck the
lady. You know how to make starch.
don't YOU Size asked.
YES" said the old woman.
"Then maze it just like that" sal !
her friend. land ada Il little sugar t.
it,"
The old woma departed. 10 return
hex day with the information that
she was like to die after attn what
Miss Norah gave her. and. with all duo
respect to her. she couldn't get it all
down: it whit so ag'inst her.
She was requested to bring what r..
NAMED for Inspection. which revealed
that the directions as To starch hal
been literally carried ont. She had put
blue in it.-Cornhill Magazine.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-25

In calling in and recoinlng the 5000.
UOo Spanish pesos OF Porto Rico into
American dollars by way Of establishing
American currency in that island the
United States government will make q
cool 100000 clean up. The peso is the
equivalent Of a dollar. The government,
will buy them in at the market value il
gold, GO cents, and recon and ISSUE az q
dollar or LOO cents. Thus will the U. s,
get back it's gift Of two millions the re.
publicans claim they gave the island by
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-25
AN trade ISSUED.

Sultan Authorizes the Rebuilding If Mis-
sionary Property Mt Kharput.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 25.-An i'm
perial trade has been promulgated au
thorizing the rebuilding Of the propert,
Of the American missionaries at Khar
put and the construction Of an annex {,
the Roberts college Mt Constantinople
LONDON, April 25.-The CONSTANT
nople correspondent Of The Daily Mai
t~elegraphing Sunday says: Washing
tons energetic attitude and the threa
of a naval demonstration have made
great impression at the palace. It i
expected today that the question vii
become acute.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-25

and resume his congressman seat in
December. and sent his resignation a,
that time direct to the president. Nc
Kin!ey held it up until quite recently
when be let Joe come home. He want,
ed to assume his place ia congress but
the speaker ruled him out ami now he
has rendered his resignation as con.
gresham to the governor OF Alabama
and will return as a soldier to the Philip
pines. Joe's too many friends have
made a fool OF him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-25

Pierre Capital, 81: The supreme
court handed down q decision in the wolf
bounty case this afternoon, affirming the
decision OF che lower conrt, making the
first 5000 appropriated available FOX
the time to July l, 1899. and $1,000 for
each fiscal year thereafter. This pre-.
vides for payment OF $4,000 Of Ger.
tlticates at nee. Claims amounting 10
$4,000 are already filed with tie state
auditor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-25

Gen. Joe Wheeler is finally to remain
a soldier after all. Joe has tried to hold
two ofiices-one 10 congress and one IN
the army-tor a long time. When all
the volunteer generals were dismissed
from the army after the Cuban war Joe
was n OF two not discharged. There
was no place nor need for him in the
army but Mckinley wanted to hold out
a bait for the southern vote and kept
him in the army while Joe hung on to
his Office in congress though he was
practically doing nothing in either place.
Congress finally ruled that he could
not draw pay there while holding an
office in the army, and put him out. He
stood for reelection and was sent back
to congress. But to crafty all his am
b!tion Joe wanted to go to the Philip
pines and clean out the Fi!ipinos. 1t
took the president a long time to make
up his mind that this was just the right
thing to do, but Joe persisted, he WAS do
ing nothing as congressman. and the
president finally sent him over to the
Philippines, probably having arranged
it with Gen. OTIS how to treat the old
fellow. At least OTIS never gave him
any command. He occupied his time in
an obscure position keeping q type
writing clerk busy sending letters home
and was much disgruntled over his
treatment. Last November he made up
his mind he would resign bis army Office
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-25

The Ladies Home journal has reached
9 circui alton Of 9O5,OOO and is becom-
ing the most popular ladies companion
IN America. Its literature and illustra-
tons r choice, and tho matter and
MAKE up OF the Journal in it's every
feature is calculated solely with a view
to educate and refine,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-25
GRAIN RATES ACCEPTED.
Minnesota Roads Agree to tn,
Colnmission's Schedule.

Southern Minnesota Roads Agree to the
Conmission's Schedule.
ST. PAUL, April 25.-The interested
roads notified the state railroad and
warehouse commission that they would
accept the schedule Of grain rates 70,
the Southern part Of the state submitted
by the commission on April 4. The new
rates will 60 into effect not later than
May 90.
The schedule makes a material reduc.
ton in the grain rates 10Y in effect and
are based upon rates in force in the
Northern part of the state.
Reductions upon wheat rates are
from ! to 2 cents per hundred, and in
Some cases the fax rate is reduced =;
cents per hundred.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-25
Dr. Mcnamara Is Disguised.

LONDON, April 25.-The Lourenzo
Marques correspondent of The Daily
Mail telegraphing Monday says: DR..
Mcnamara of the Chicago ambulance
corps has returned here from Pretoria
with the banner of the corps. He ex.
pressed himself as "disgusted with the
whole proceedings"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-25
PORTE GETS A POINTER.

Ali Ferrouh hey Tells the Sultan He Ha,
Better Pay Up.
CoNSTANTINoPLE, April 25.-Th,
porte has received kilograms from tn
Turkish minister at Washington, al
Ferrouh Bey, pointing out the bad i'm
preston created in the United State
by the nonpayment Of the indemnit,
due, and announcing the discriminate,
Of the American government to insis
upon a prompt settlement Of the claims
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-25
Maine Arrives at southampton.

SOUTHAMPTON, April 25.-The hospi.
tai ship Maine arrived here from South
Africa during the afternoon unexpect.
eddy. A small group of friends only
awaited her arrival and vigorously
waved their hands and handkerchief
as they recognized Lady Randolph
Churchill on the deck of the steamer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-25

Lawyer Ed. II. Alpln, Of Huron, once
state ~sneator from Besdle county and
four years states attorney, has n in.
sane as q result OF overstLdv in faith
cure or Christian Science. He has been
taken to Chicago for treatment.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-25
Beers Have a Gun Factory.

LONDON, April 25.-The Lourenzo
Marques correspondent Of The Times
says: The foreign ordnance experts in
the Boer var department have sue
ceeded in equipping a big gun foundry
at Pretoria. The first gun has been
sent to the Free State. Nothing is
known here regarding its caliber.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-25
Not to Marry Kitchener

LONDON, April 25.-Investigation Of
the rumor circulated here and cabled to
the United States that Mrs. James
Brown Potter, having been divorced
from her husband by mutual consent,
was shortly to be married to Lord
Kitchener Of Khartoum shows the story
to be entirely without foundation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-25

Candidate, E. w. Martin, for congress
in the Black Hills showed Mr.. Moody
under in his own comfy. In the pri.
maries be carried l25 out OF l47 dele.
gates to the Lawrence county conven-
ton. This gives him a solid delegation
from all the counties OF the Hills and is
evidently the coming man from that
section.