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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-10-18

Most farmers in shclling ears Of seed
corn, throw out the kernels from both
ends. The apex undoubtedly produces
imperfect kernels, but number of
government experiments show that the
lower kernels, while they may be mis-
shapcn, have high vitality and con-
stitutc good seed.
Through the medium of the State
Fair all branches Of industry, including
live stock, have been greatly improved
The State Far will pay The freight on
I'LL exhibits raised or produced in the
state shipped by railroad, released.
Arrange your plans early to attend
: the 32d Annual state Fair at Columbia, g,
Oct. 29th to Nov. I'd, inclusive.
The. man who milks good cows is apt
to take hcttcr care of cows and milk
than he who milks poor COWS.
Experience and observation are our
best teachers, hence the importance Of
visiting the State Fair.
Keep plenty of clean pure water
where the fowls can easily get it whcn-
ever they want it.
Liberal railroad rates for the great
State Fair will be made for Fair Week.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-10-18
TRl T. ECONOMY IN FERTI-
II/l\G.


From rhc Cotton rlanl
II is not always those who spend the
least for Fertilizers who fcrtiiHc most
economically, not even when and
where stable manure, clover, cOwpcas,
AMI other leyuminouS crops, that can
be raised right at home, and with COM
paratlvcly 10 cash outlay, are the whole
and sole dependence. On the other
hand: it is not those who spend most
for fertilizers annually who fcrtilizc
most economically and we might add
most intclligcntly.
Economical fcrtilizing is the most
scientific of fcrtilizing, and yet, at the
same time, ii is, at once the simplest
and most common sensible plan that
can be studied up.
Economical fertilization and what is
known as the intensive system of cul.
turc go hand III hand, are inscparablc
and the one can hardly be put in prac-
tice without the other.
Economical fertilization demands the
raising of ones own needed supply of
nitposcn by means Of :hc lcgumlnous
crops, as clover, cow-pcas, etc, hight
ut home, on the farm and even on the
very spot Of ground where it is needed
saving all unnecessary expenditure of
money and also cost Of hauling.
AT the same time that one can, by
the raising OF leguminous crops, raise
all the nitrogen they want to the fact
should be continually borne IN mind
that nitrogen is really and truly ali that
is actually gained by the raising of
clover or cowpcas, or indeed any of the
lcgumcs. Not only do they fail to fur
nish either phosphorc acid or potash
but they arc, one and all Of them, such
greedy consumers Of these two impor-
tant substances that, wherever and
whenever these two latter arc not Judi
ciously and regularly applied, the land
finally becomes so badly impoverished
that it is utterly incapacitatcd for the
growing OF even cowpcas or clover; and
we may safely add, of any other cult
waited crop. We mention this fact for
| the reason that so many Of our brother
farmers SOW clover or plant cowpcas,
without making amy application of
either phosphatcs or potash, and find
their yields increased possibly hum
dred per cent. thereby, that they then
ana there conclude that it is well
enough to let well enough alone, and
thai IN their case at least, the applica-
'oh OF phosphatcs and potash is un-
necessary.
II is hardly necessary to add that
III every instance they find out their
mistake sooner or later, and it is very
apt to be sooner a; a continual sowing
or planting of the lcgumes and without
a liberal application of both phosphatcs
and potash regularly applied is not an
economical method of fertilization, but
on the contrary, is sufficient If persist
cd IN of impovcrshing any soil.
| 1T should be borne in mind that nj.
trogcn compounds are the most cxpcn.
lsivc constituents of commercial fertili.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-10-18
The Land o. the Sky,

Mountains thas ckmh TO the blue bend on
high va
Lakes whore The stars sec them se,ves IN
the sky;
tolet valleys Of beauty and love
Where earth seems 80 close IN thn b..vo.,
70" can @ hear the faint echoes of seraphim.
And the musical beai
OF the hearta Of the anpeIs-ihc sonos
they repeat
IN their cadences sweet,
wild world Of mountains that drift into
The ripple Of rils and the dashine OF
streams
That sing to the sea! And tho AOams and
That lure you to gasdsns og beautiful
dreams
or beautiful dreams that have lifted your
soul
TO the thnnder's high roll
Where you slip from lfe's care, and its
curse and control,
Wlth the JOY in your soul >~.;
God crowned with old gIorv tbsse ,oo,,,,..
m tains; lie planted
me ky-reaching hills in these yallevs en-.
chanted: VI"
These streams i'm the hollowa hy ,,,o,A,
These oaks that still wave their green han.
nors undaunted,
ana care the storms thunder, and
paeans of praise, ~
Mountatns-rivers, still raise
70 the Heaven above them, while rose.
scented ways
Wleathe the beautiful days!
Sky VI '''
Where Love breathes "Good morning
and never "goodbyw
Where song on each wild wind in meIodv
rOvea
Ana times the bright steps of the gods Of
the groves
The rose Of the morning is white on thv
breast; w
Thou art crowned thou art blest
from the seas to the east and the seas 70
the west w
With the rose wreath Of rest
Battery Park, Asheville, n. G., -
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-10-18
THE NEEDS OF OUR FARM ERS.

TEE NEGRO IS THE BEST FARM HAND
THE WAGES SYSTEM Is THE BEST
WAY TO ESiPLOY HIM.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-10
Protect Our Oyster Reefs

Vermilion Bay and the coast are
the location OF many fine oyster reefs.
They properly belong to u people,
but are now the prey of q lot Of
strolling oyster pirates from God
knows where. These people are also
at work in Cameron parish and the
Pilot sound this note of warning
which our people will Go well to heed:
"The Lake dealers need have no
fear that they will be unable to knock
out the Calcasieu oyster. Their APP
peal to the wandering, wifeless, child
less Dago settles the matter. Where
these luggers came from others are.
Next season there will be a fleet of
them here. Each Of these fellows
have forty relations, and the last jack
of them tongs oysters-Will tong all
day on a quart of sour vine, a pot OF
macaroni and a chunk of garlic no
larger than your fist. You tongmen
who, last week, were praying for an
oyster cannery will, in three years
from now be praying for oysters. To
prevent a complete obstruction of the
reefs and also render the Industry
permanent, it must be nursed. This
implies the location OF the oyster
houses in Leesburg, a restricted
catch, and employment only OF men
who are part Of the locality and have
families here. If the reefs r to be
looted by wandering lugger-men the
resident tongmen may as well begin
to look for cotton ranches. These
fellows who are here today and there
tomorrow, will scrape the river bot
tom clean. They will lather and
shave the reefs until there is no long,
er stubble left. Add to this a can
merry, and the goose stops laying.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-10
Carnival Low Rates.

The Carnival season in New Or
Jeans is a season of absolute gaiety
and good humor. The fame of the
Crescent City in relation to its Mardi
Gras festivals has spread until it has
encompassed the entire earth. The
Carnival is made up Of a series OF
ssiestas'' in which the people parti-
cipate generally and which creates a
long train of brilliant occasions and
gorgeous pageants. The carnival OF
1900 will be the most brilliant in the
history of New Orleans. There will
be two additional street parades; the
n occurring February 2lst, at night,
being an electrical display, the others
occurring as follows: At night Feb.
22d. Momus; at noon Feb. 22d, ar
rival of Rex; on night Of the same
day, Proteous; at noon Feb. 9th,
Mardi Gras Day, Arrival of Rex,
and on Mardi Gras night, Comus.
Arrangements have been made for
a general elaboration of the various
speetacles and street masking. The
Southern Pacific, Sunset Route, viii
make a one fare for the round trip
rate, with tickets on sale Feb. 10th
to morning Of Feb. 9th inclusive,
going, and good returning until
March 10. Forparticulars see agent.
S. f. Is. MORSE, L. J. PARKS,
Pass. Traf. Mgr. G. p. ri. A.
Houston. Texas.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-10
500 Reward sHO0.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least ore dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
10 all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catafrh Cure il the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. CttarIh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional tic ltment. Hollis Catar'h
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucus surfaces of the
system, thereby d~estroyiag the foundation
OF the disease, ard giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work
The proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer One Ham
drsd Dollars for any case that it tails to
cure. Send for list Of testimonials.
Address f. J. CHENEY e. co, Toledo, Q
Sold by druggists Toe.
Halls family Pills are the best.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-10
The Vermilion Republicans.

The Republicans held a mass meets
ing at the court house last Saturday,
and elected the following delegates to
the State convention to be held at
Alexandria, Feb. 9th, and that at
New Orleans, April S0th: Albert
Hardy, j. 7. Labit, S. P. Watts, j.
w. Harrington, Cornelius Harring-
ton, Emile Duhon, w. S. Nilsson, S.
Wise, L. L. Bourges, j. S. Butler,
Christian Stauffer, Ernest Montague,
Martin Bagley, w. D. Lyons, Ore-
lien Broussard, e. w. Stansbury, III.
j. Stansbury, r. J. McCann, Joel
Moody, NJ. H. Picard, W. G. Swain,
A. Brassaux, Valerian Touchet. The
delegation was instructed to vote as
a unit.
Col. Joel Moody in a very pleas
ing talk placed before the meeting a
resolution instructing the delegates
to present the name of Eli Wise for
the position Of State Treasurer. 1t
IA adopted unanimously. The ex-
ecutiye committee was instructed to
call a parish convention for Saturday,
March 10th, to select q judicial and
parochial ticket.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-10
The Populists Meeting.

Last Saturday the Populist parish
executive committee met here al the
court house and reorganized the COM
mittee in this parish. The following
officers were elected: A. F. Max
field, chairman, John Fleming, secre-
tary. The following delegates were
elected to the State convention, to
be held at Alexandria, Feb. 6: j. E..
b. Jones, w. D. Gooch, Chas. Burt,
Levi Saryer, Cornelius Harrington
and John Fleming.
The following gentlemen we're nam
ed by the committee as Populist can
didates for police jury: First ward,
P. Dupre Leblanc; second ward,
Cornelius Harrington; third ward,
Archie Young; fourth ward, Sidney
Andrug; fifth ward, Thos. j. Hod-
pauiy, Jr. +; sixth ward, Henry Har-
rington; seventh ward, W. ?. Miller;
eighth ward, w. Quero.
They also endorsed the following
Democratic candidates for district
and parish officers: For judge, Al.
T. Gordy, Jr. for district attorney,
j. r. Kitchel; for sheriff, j. N. VIII
liams clerk, Simonette Leblanc; for
representative, H. Z. Gueydan.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-10
He Played The Sucker.

The Times Democrat of Saturday
tells this tale of woe of one Of our
rural citizens who went up against
the elephant: s'Louis Roseinsky,
from Abbeville, La, complained to
the Mayor yesterday that he lost s25
Thursday evening in . gambling
house which was running at No. 119
Customhouse street. Detective Ker-
win and Littleton were detailed on
the case, and arrested Louis Good
win, who was pointed out by Rosein-
SKY as the man who had enticed him
into the gambling house. The pris-
oHer was locked up in the Jackson
Square Station on the charge Of gam
bling and being o dangerous and sus-
picious character. Shortly after the
prisoner had been locked UP the de-
tectiyes and Capt. Boyle and Ser
geant Fagot arrested William John
son and locked him up in the same
station on the charge Of gambling, as
he was pointed out as the proprietor
Of the place.3
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-10
Work Of the Railroad Commission

We have received a p%hamphlet
containing all the decisions and or
ders of the Railroad Commission Of
louisiana in cases brought before
them. 1t commences with January
l, 1899. and gives an account of all
the proceedings of the commission up
to last month, and shows what Won
derful work the commission has done
in compelling the corporations totake
the wants and needs Of their support
ers into consideration.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-10
Valuable Catalogue.

We are in receipt Of Griflng Bros.
new catalogue, aWhat to plant and
how to plant it, It is a book full
of valuable information for the south
ern farmer, gardener or poultry rails
ers, and contains a list of products,
such as nursery stock, shrubbery,
seeds, poultry, poultry supplies and
many other things in this line. You
can secure a copy BY addressing,
The Grifing Bros. Co, Jacksonville,
Florida.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-10
The Democratic Committee.

"
Last Saturday the Parish Demo-
cratic Committee met at the court
house, with acting chairman Minos
{. Gordy, Jr., presiding and 2 quo
run present.
The special committee on primaries
reported as to the probable expenses
Of holding same. BY resolution the
candidates for parish and judicial Of
fees were assessed So a piece to de-
fray the expenses Of the primary,
said assessment to be paid to Dr.. G.
j. Edwards, treasurer, on or before
February 18th.
From list Of names handed in by
the candidates the committee then
appointed the following named clerks
and commissioners to hold the cleo
ton Saturday, March 3rd:
First Ward.
1st precinct. Aleee Leblanc,
clerk, Leodias Broussard, Homer Lee
MARIE, commissioners.
Second Ward.
1st precinct-Adonis Lemaire, elk,
j. Oleus Dominique, Ubal Dore, com.
Third Ward.
1st precinct-Gus Godchaux, elk,
N. V. Lampman, d. L. McPher-
son, commissioners.
Fourth Ward.
1st precinct-Dr. YilIien, clerk,
Hilaire Broussard, j. I. Broussard,
commissioners.
Fifth Ward.
1st precinct-Dallas Hays, clerk,
Allison Abshire, Otis Hoffpauir, com.
Cd precinct-W. FL. Saryer, clerk,
George Morgan, Polk Johnson, com.
Sixth Ward.
lst precinct-Eraste Guidry, clerk
Aug. Morton, Camille Sellers, com.
I'd precinct-Wm. MeauX, clerk,
Ulysse Vincent, Remy Trahan, COM.
Sd precinct. O. Dore, clerk,
Felix Broussard, j. Broussard, com.
Seventh Ward.
1st precinct-Paul Terrier, clerk,
Homer Decuir, j. b. Baker, com.
"a precinct-Aurelien Theall, elk,
Levi Kibbe, Z. A. Corbet, DIN
Sd precinct-Dr. r. Sagrera, elk,
VIM Choate, Oscar Leblanc, com.
Eighth Ward.
1st precinct-Chas. Clark, clerk,
j. i. Gillentine, VIM L. Doss, com.
I'd preeinct-Jas. 3. Foley, clerk,
Felix L%aarents, j D Hungerford, com.
The committee then adjourned to
meet at II o'clock a. M, on Satur-
day, February 18th.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-10
Act No. AZ S. b. No. By Mr.. Cage.
4EOgST III

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nanfa and ~ astahiiah tbarain pubI;e
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nmor;din no ~ ,rava a"a n,.anSt r. nov the
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erai asseIaolT u lhe olaee ol L9uislanas
IWotInlfls OF al Cne memlpers eieetsd W
each HOUSE concurtIngI lnaa tne Ioi.oMo
Ing anLenullenI 70 tle constitution the
STATE pc snDihltIea 10 ine electors OF lle
Stare az the mex genera eleetloh Ior rep
esenla1lEes H. lns ieslsiatufe - pe noln.
~ " lns Anesaas heAV ,aoa iuo
bhifu Mohuay III ApillA Q; -. I9Vo. 1o-Wl!.
ATticle !. ! ~ speelai ta@ lor pupllo
improvements, soleu " " pLopsIey va
PayeIs Coo = ~ IioJ - NV GSiileanspn
1nh5 Y. e. = q ~ ~ s1 y, lily Soun
VI. ~ 1oad = ~ t9,9aa aPpaJssa
Juns -, iey9, - no4epy las.iea, an'a elhes
Nalaas1y sIa I da masat / ~ !" quss ann - ae ~
sbssaai al $3.50, i - Ky 1 ,gsaa ! rson
Inc speeta 10 9es ssa seno On aus an5 e w iosy.
hoard na 40 q t estv Vi1 y oR New 9aieans' a q ilene
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-10
A Valuable Almanac.

The New Orleans Item has our
thanks for a copy of their annual
almanac and political register for
1900. 1t is crammed with informa-
ton of all kinds, and is valuable as a
reference book for everybody.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-10

Saturday evening a heavy southeast
wind prevailed, and the weather was
very cloudy and threatening. About
six o'clock it began raining and
shortly after midnight became very
stormy with heavy thunder. The
streets were flooded, Madeleine
square became a solid sheet of water
and the streets surrounding it were
all inundated. Fences in different
parts of town were blown down
among them that of the catholic pres
bytery opposite the Wall House.
This together with the rain Monday
night will greatly delay farm opera
!4ions.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-10
Not So Bad.

The Cuban ensus is completed
and shows a population Of over L.
500, 900 inhabitants.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-10
DeVoe's Weather Forecasts.

DeV093S weather forecasts.
18th to 18th, COLI, with local show
,ers over the South. 18th to 18th,
pleasant, followed by threatening
weather. On the 10th a storm will
form and snow blockades may be ex-
pected in the Northwestern States
and heavy rains over the Southwest
ern States and Ohio Valley from
the 18th to 18th.
E. P. Putnam was q visitor to New
Iberia this week.
Register if you want to vote at the
primary March 3rd.
Wednesday and Thursday were
dark and cloudy days.
Harper whiskey on your sideboard
proves your taste is correct. 1t
proves also that you are doing your
duty to your gnest and to yourself
keeping the finest Wbiskey obtain
able. Sold by ]. O'Neil Lege, Ab-
beville, La.
S-GH t
Thursday the contracts to build
the handsome brick row on State
slreet for Ophelias Bourque and Mrs.
Alphonse Leblanc were awarded to
John Erwin and v. T.. Caldwell.
Bricks are now on the ground and
work will commence Immediately.
Mrs. c.. G. Roberts, of Columbus,
Ohio, is here on a visit to her sister
Mrs. Jos. e. Labit and is accom-
panied BY her children. The many
friends Of her girlhood are happy to
meet her once more and she has evil
IDENTIFY lost none of her old time
popularity.
Last Sunday Messrs. w. B. Lind
say, P. Robichanx and l.. G. Gladu
visited the picturesque town of Able
vile and were guests of Leonce
Gladu. They were entertained IN the
evening at the hospitable home of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Coffey, where a
most pleasant time was spent.-La-
fayette Advertiser.
The Donaldsonville Chief says that
A. j.. Yard and family have moved
from the Galvez section of the parish
to %Southwood plantation, where Mr..
Yard will cultivate a tract Of land as
atenaut. He has gone oger to YER
million parish to get some work stock
he owns there and will drive the ami
male back overland.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-10

Register if you want to vote at the
primary March 3rd.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-10

Wednesday and Thursday were
dark and cloudy days.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-10

E. P. Putnam was a visitor to New
Iberia this week.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-10

saturdaY. February 10, 1900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-24

hlnS INTO the ELEPHANTS River. besides hundreds
OF springs. The nature and aspect of the valley
Is thaJ OF one continuous garden. capable OF
irrigation from fountains in all directions The
SOL is aIuVlal, producing with primitive meth
ods or cultivation, grain, forage, tobacco, etc
IN Iact everything required, and the hills af-
IorQ excellent paSturage for BOer horses cattle
ana sheep summer and winter The valley is
even now fairly well populated by Struggling
hoers sWeated' by Abel Erasmus and MANY
wen 10 90 natives, all of whom have excelIeut
run gardens. The many natural ADVANTAGES
Tor strong defending force cannot be over
estimated. Our troops have had some expe-
rlehce or Colenso to Ladysmith as a starting
pace with base adjacent. That was cOmDara-
tiNely easy 10 the miles of impassa BILE an
proaches to Ohrigstadt Valley
10 TINS wonderful stronghold the Beers are
6oliS 10 retreat, as they have done years ago
"ntn unsuccessful in raiding They will fight
INSIDE the ITansVaal yard by ward 50 long as
provisions last. That l know is their mo
sidlihle Abel Erasmus Is making every uren-
drdGon by Communicating all natives able 70
"oIh throughout his en- rmous district With
Tue assistance OF engineers he will now com
piete the ready made Notifications the uDheav-
dis Whlch Nature has commanded with her
maHq and mas endowed the Boer cause with
me Key OF the position is Komatipoort the
hLdiI9Vatl frontier station the DeIagoa Raw
runway 30 soon as that place is in our hands
We can put stop TO the Shiploads of DrovisioDs
anu ammunition about to arrive To victuaI
anu provision the position there the Beers are
hkely 10 make a stand. The last and mot the
ledSt Is Ohrlgstadt Valley defended nv that
veteran Boer Abel Erasmus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-24

my nave discovered that he is a quasi business
',ieHu TO De relied on He is willing 10 hear
1'ier stories and to administer advice Rugged
t''uAe rather than advice is The portion of
SeH-eonstituted unfortunates. The at
1'-Ns Oh inc clerk is sometimes good naturedlv
S'''lIleaL Earned 500 this week eho Going,
~ o'lhh II up, / suppose" He is the custodian
~ good clothes and money, Some guests give
hlin their weeks wages and draw it out in small
amounts He sparingly permits credit to the de-
serving.
Many a tale Of fugitive criminals. of adroit
s"indlers. Of talented men fallen from the ranks
OF respectable professions. Of the seamy side Of
metropolitan life in general could this lodging
mouse clerk tell He sees much he ponders
Huch. His own life is temperate industrious
ana serene If he cultivated the writing faculty
ne might be able to produce an interesting book
on The "reminiscences of a Lodging House
Clerk or perchance write novels But he is
content to philosophize privately on what he
sees study languages and spend part of his
peaceful existence with his family over on Jer-
sey City Heights. There his wife keeps board
ing house