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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-20
For sale.

One small sugar house containing sugar
mill, n pan No. s steel. syrup yats, gag
pipes. brick chimney, CRATE bars, furnace
doors. swimmers, buckets, lamps; buiid-
ing 20x36 all in complete order, ID fac! z
complete sugar house capable OF 6urnlns
out from 8 tor barrels OF syrup PEI e
hours. For further particulars apply 10
A. C. ESCUDIER,
Sept. 8. 1900. at Abbeville, La.
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Mckinley Before Hanna Got Him.

tsDuring all of Grover Cleveland's
years at the head of the government
he was dishonoring one of our pre-
cious metals, one of u products,
discrediting silver and enhancing the
price Of gold. Y Cheap coats,
cheap labor and dear money.'-Wm.
Mckinley at Toledo, O., Feb. II, '91.
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For Congress-3rd District,
HON. ROBERT. F. BROUSSARD
The Paramount Issue.

The burning issue of imperialism,
growing out Of the Spanish war, in
wolves the very existence of the Repub-
lie and the destruction Of our free insti-
tutions. We regard it as the para
mount issue of the campaign.-From
hel Democratic Platform.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-20

TAKEN UP-By the undersigned,
one gentle bay mare, aged 3 years and
not branded. The owner must prove
property and pay costs otherwise same
will be dispofed of according to law on
November 5, 1900.
FELIX BROUSSARD,
Oct. 20, 1900 7th ward.
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WANTED-Honest man or woman to
w travel for large house; salary Sos
monthly and expenses; position perma-
nent; inelose self-addres8ed stamped en-
xeiope. MANAGER, $50 Caxton building,
Chicago, III.
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Sherifss Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA-parish If
Vermilion-17th Judicial District
Court-No. 1144.
Amelina Broussard ct ais

Antonio Raggio.
DY virtue of writ of feri faeias issued
ID by the Hon. 18th Judicial District
Court in and for the parish of Vermilion.
in the matters of the above entitled ana
numbered suit, fully authorizing me Is
seize and sell, | will proceed to sella
public auction, to the last and highest
bidder, at the principal front door of tho
courthouse in this parish, on
Saturday, October 20, 1900,
between the hours prescribed By law, the
following described property seized tQ
satisfy said writ. to wit
Three cows and calves.
Two fat cows.
One heifer.
One horse.
Terms-Cash.
Sheriff7s office, AbbeviTle. La. Oct. 6.
1900. J. o. HERERT. Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-20

NJ. L. E%Idredge,
Cornelius Harrington.
VIM. P..MilleF.
Abbeville, La, Oct. 5, 1900.
Standing of Sheriff on Licenses of 1909.
Amt col Sept 1900. issue 1900 IL int 2I7 16
Credited by the following receipts.
296 70 com 10 IS total III oo
Your committee would call your atten-
ton to the fact that Theophile Hanks
paid a license as r. l.. q. of 500 on which
interest should have been collected amt'g
to $1,000 but the Sheriff failed to account
for same. Your committee has charged
this amount $14.00 to the Sheriff.
NJ. L. Eldredge,
Il Observation-Disclosures.
VIM. P. Miller.
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On motion duly seconded the following
amendment to a resolution adopted by
this body August IL, 1900, vas then adopt
ed.
Resolved, That an election is hereby
ordered to beHheld within the 7th ward, ct
the general election November 9th next,
on the question of levying of a 5 mill tax
for q term of four years on all property
real and personal. situated within saida7th
ward, as a drainage tax. The drainage
canal to start west of Bayou Vermilion
extending due west to q lOcai ity known
as Grand Marais,l locality to be. designa-
ted by a special survey.
Bids for furnishing bridge lumber to
the parish for the term of one year were
then opened and there being but one
bid E. M. Stebbins & Co., on motion
duly seconded his bid was accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Picard, seconded
by B. Leblanc, the sum one hundred
and twenty-five dollars be and is here
by appropriated out of the civil service
expense fund to defray the expenses of
Lonis Guidry at the Louisiana State
University at Baton Rouge.
On motion j. A. Leblanc wa was APP
pointed a member of the board of
health vice F. B. Williams.
On motion John Trahan was appoint
ed road overseer of 9th road district
7th ward vice Sebastien Nunez re-
moved.
The following claims were allowed
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Cornelfas-H Harrington
VIM. 2. Miller.

The Treasurer submitted the follow
ing report which was accepted and Or
dered spread on the minutes:
AbbeyilIe. La, Oct. 8, 1900.
To the Hon. President and members OF
the Police Jury of Vermilion Parish.
.Gents-The following represents the
financial standing of the various funds
of the parish
The Surplus is OyerdfaWn . l6O2 ~
This fund is overdrawn on &C
count of the Sheriff withholding
his allowed claims in settlement
License fund has on hand . 1873 ~
Reed on this fund since my last
report on Oct. 3, 1900, from J.
Oscar Hebert, S206.72
Town of Gueydan has en- hand D VI
No receipt on above fund since
my last report,
Sth ward road fund overdl W . II
Reed on this fund since my last
report on Oct. 3. 1900 from j.
Oscar Hebert, on roll 1900 SOL
Contingent fund has on hand AZ 80
Reed on this fund since my last
report on oct. 8, 1900, from j.
Oscar Hebert, on roll 1900 S41.26
Mag. Cons. a. Phys fund has 20 81
Reed on this fund since my last
report, Oct. 8, 1900, from J. 0.
Hebert on roll 1900 S22.54
D ATTY u Shift fund has on hand So %
Reed on this fund since my last
report. Oct. 8, 1900, from j. @.
Hebert on roll 1900 S45.08
Grim Pros fund has on hand { So %
Reed on this fund since my last
report, Oct. g., 1901, from J.. O,
Hebert. on roll 900 SIS 0S
Civil expense fund has on hand 10 IS
Reed on this fund since my last
report, Oct. 3. 1900, from j.. 0.
Hebert s66.02
Road & Bridge fund has on hand SO 20
Reed on this amount since my
last report. Oct. 5, 1900, from j.
o. Hebert on roll 1900 S57.76
Very respectfully,
ELI WISE,
Treasurer.
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Police Jury Proceedings.
ABBEvILLE, La, Oct. 8, 1900.

ABBEVILLE, LA, OcJ. .,
The Police Jury Of Vermilion parish
met this day in regular session, with
w. Quereau, President, in the char,
and Messrs. P. Dupra Leblanc, G. Har-
rington, NJ. L. Eldredge, A. Picard,
Thos. Hofpauir, B. Leblanc and Jos.
Theall, present.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were approved after due reading.
The following report from the Road
and Bridge Committee was received
and ordered spread on the minutes.
p Abheville, La, Oct. 6, 1900.
To the Hon. President and members Of
of the Police Jury of Vermilion Parish.
Your Road and Bridge Committee
met this day in regular session, and beg
leave to report that there was no bust
ness before the committee.
Arlstide Picard,
B. Leblanc,
in. Williams,
Committee.
On motion, the question of Laodice
Leblanc closing of a drain made by
road overseers was referred to the road
and bridge committee.
John Franeks produced a deed of a
strip of land sold to the parish of Yer
million, which deed was on motion duly
accepted, and on motion duly second
ed the clerk is instructed to draw a
warrant on road and bridge fund for
forty dollars in favor of John Ffancks
to pay for above mentioned land.
Mr.. Williams reported the compile
ton ofthe fat for CampbelPs ferry.
MI. Harrington reported completion
of reconstruction of draw for bridge at
0. A. Leblanc's, Bayou Tigre.
On motion duly seconded Paulin La
place was reappointed oyster inspector
for this parish with authority to collect
licenses for fishing same.
The clerk submitted the following
statement OF the parish Indebtedness
Statement showing Indebtedness of the
parish
Claims allowed uncalled for
On civ exp fund
s2,479.O1 s1s IS s2497. 20
On Grim Pros fund
2S4 70 1855 370,35
On Road & Bridge
2,583.3l $50 258g9
On Mag. Cons. & Phys
$500 $500
On Dist Atty & Shifts
$500 $500
Drafts OF Surplus fund 67.45
Eighth ward road fund 600
S 608O.97
Amt oyerdrawn by Sheriff 1920
$7,443.17
The following we're received from the
Finance Committee, to wit:
Abbeville, La, Oct. s. 1901.
10 the Hon. President and members of the
Police Jury
lt01rolls 1900.
To col parish aa74 :
1oIp u AooeVllle 5S55
EIatu 4 10
Sth ward road tax 407
Credited by the following receipts
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STATE of Louisiana-17th Judicial
District Court-Parish of Vermilion
NO. 81.
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Icelanders in America.

Iceland has been celebrating the
ninth century of the introduction of
Christianity in the far north island.
1t was Olaf, king of Norway, who sent
over the first priests. Longfellow gives
a somewhat humorous account of the
reception of Olaf's emissary, Drunken
Thangbrand," who came away quite as
disgusted with the Icelanders as they
were with him. In North Dakota and
Manitoba there are many thousand
Icelanders. They are thrifty farmers,
we'll cultured and great disputers on
theological subjects. There is hardly
an Icelander anywhere, no matter how
humble who is not only well versed in
the literature of his own land. but who
also knows considerable of other coun-
tries books.-Chicago Chronicle.
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New Possessions Represented.

The new possessions of the United
States will be well represented among
the students Of the University Of Mich
igan during the coming season. Thus
far one Cuban and several Porto Ricans
are registered, and the other day three
Filipinos arrived. They are Lorenzo
Orirabia Of Cavite, Senores Antiraga of
Manila and Juan Tecson of Rulacan.
All three are sent by the International
club Of Manila. and were successful
candidates In a competitive examine
ton for scholarships in this country.
Four Filipinos have been sent to this
country by the club. one entering the
University Of California.
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Artificial Milk.

"a stock company is forming" says
a promoter, "for the manufacture and
distribution of artificial milk on vast
scale. Our chemists tell us that the ar
ticle is just as nutritious as the best
cows milk. and we are experimenting
with 1t on babies and sickly persons,
with most gratifying results in the
way of increase of weight and SO on.
The water, fat, albumen, casein and
sugar, which we use for basis. are all
of the finest quality. Our gases-car-
bonic acid. oxygen, nitrogen and sui
phuretted hydrogen-are filtered three
times in our patent gas filter before
we use them. Our kreotin, pepton and
tyrosin are soaked for "a hours in pure
spring water tanks. There are other
constituents besides-I can't give their
names away-and they. too, are wash
ed with the utmost care. Artificial
milk Is. altogether. a much cleaner
thing than the natural product-Phu-
adelphia Record.
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Cable Line to the Philippines.

Being In the Philippines to-day, and
owning the Hawaiians islands, the
United States naturally needs tele-
graphic communication. Gable lines
across the Pacific are being discussed.
Advocates of a government line are
figuring on two routes. The southern,
by way Of Honolulu from San Francis
CO to Manila and Guam, would, 1t is
calculated, cost about $13,5OOOOO.
1t Is thought that the northern route
by way of Alaska to the Philippines,
and In addition thereto separate line
from California to Hawaii, could be
laid for about $12,OOO,OOO
This difference in cost is largely due
to difference in length of the links. The
arguments against such route are to
be found In the great natural difficult
ties to be eneountered-iee, fog and
great depths, but cable on the north
ern route could be repaired at any
time of the year on any link, except
during temporary storms, and the ca
BILE ship could always find a harbor
within 100 miles of any break. By the
northern route the different stretches
vary but slightly in distance, and are
all comparatively short, none exceed
ing $50 miles, SO that, in case of q
break, one cable ship, If it were found
impossible to make repairs, could easily
relay one entire stretch, the cost of
which would not amount to more than
100000.
On the southern route, with its four
great stretches of .2,2S6, 1,254, 2,593,
and ,496 miles, the cost of a break In
great depth, in case repair were pos
sible, would probably amount to sew
eral hundred thousand dollors, with the
likelihood also of a necessity for the
renewal of an entire stretch, which
would cost from $2,OOO,0OO to $3,O00,-
600.
Another consideration is the supply
Of gutta percha, which has become SO
scarce and its price consequently SO
high that its use in construction Of
long g-distance cables has become very
costly. Gutta percha costs 81 a pound;
rubber can be had at $1.30. For long
stretches of 1000 miles or more gutta
percha, however, is requisite as insu-
lating material, while for shorter
stretches india rubber suffices.
The question of Pacific cable COM
munication will be one of the foremost
ones concerning the United States in
the first years of the twentieth century.
Mining and Scientific Press.
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound.
If you are troubled with pains,
fainting spells, depression of spirits.
reluctance to go anywhere, headache,
backache, and always tired, please re-
member that there is an absolute
remedy which will relieve you of your
suffering as it did Mrs. Rice. Proof
is monumental that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is tho
greatest medicine for suffering women.
No other medicine has made the cures
that it has, and no other woman has
helped SO many women by direct advice
as has Mrs. Pinkham; her experience
is greater than that of any living per-
son. If you are sick, write and get
her advice; her address is Lynn, Mass
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rourina h,a s,, Helen Southgate.
cious arguments for death into the ears
of his companion, Barbour fired one
bullet into her breast and one into his
head. The last bullet killed him, but
the first only injured his companion.
With Barbour dead by her side, Miss
Southgrte was at once relieved from
the power Of his influence, and wound
ed as she was she fed from the place.
On Saturday she was discovered in
Seney hospital, and told the story Of
the tragedy.
In the rectory of the Church of the
Beloved Disciple heart-broken
father, the Rev. DR.. Henry Barbour,
stood above the body of his son, sui
eide, and uttered this single cry: ''If
he had only been murdered! If he had
only been murdered"
He had long feared, he had almost
expected some such ending to the life
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Humors of Battle.

While the news Of the Chinese war
has little but sadness in 1t SO far, the
humor may come later. In the naval
war with Japan In 1894 whenever the
Japanese fired the Chinese Immediate
ly raised their umbrellas, to the great
amusement Of the ofiicers on the Eng
lish ships. whose laughter resounded
for miles. There can be no doubt that
the Chinese soldier has some customs
% curious ~ that Of the sailor. and
news of them will bs coming to u af-
ter awhile
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Henry G. Barbour. stronges than MS
impulses, from the
nature to do evil which seemed to be
born in him, from the devils which
possessed him, as they possessed men
in the olden time; from the frightful
devil of unbelief, the wors, of all which
haunted him.
But all his prayers had gone for
naught. The son-Henry Grosvenor
Barbour-had killed himself in circum-
stances which have few parallels. He
hao fired bullet into his brain through
the mouth, after killing, as he sup
posed, the woman between whom and
him existed one of those strange, in
explicable passions which seem more
like madness than what they are called
love.
"Find Helen Southgate," cried the
afflicted father to the police. Find
Helen Packers Forbes, the beautiful
adopted daughter of Bishop Southgate,
whom loved oearer than a father, and
you will find my sons evil genius You
will find the woman who can tell you
the reason why ne slew nlmSelI. YOU
will find, believe, the woman who
accompanied him to that house of
death"
This clew led to the house Of Miss
Forbes aunt, in Second place. There
it was found that the girl had been a
visitor, but had been taken away to the
Seney hospital She had tottered home
after the shooting. Through her
breast was the path of the bullet, the
first one fired by Barbour in his mad
wish that they should. die together.
By chance it was detected, and in
stead of penetrating the lungs or
reaching some vital organ. it had gone
transversely, coming out at the right
side and leaving a painful, but by no
means deadly wound.
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HELP FOR WOMEN
WHO ARE ALWAYS TIRED.

"I do not feel very we'll. - ..
tired all the time. do not know wha4
Il the matter with me-"
You hear these words every day; -
often - you meet your friends just -
often are these words repeated. More
than likely you speak the same signiA-
cant words yourself. and no doubt Jon
do feel far from well most of the tina.
Mrs. Ella Rice, of Chelsea, VIA,
whose portrait we publish. writes thaA
she suffered for two years with boar
ing-down pains, headache, backache.
and had ali kinds Of miserable feelings,
all OF which was caused by falling aud
Inflammation of the womb, and altar
doctoring with physicians and numer-
ous medicines abe was entirely cured by
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A few simple herbs, scientifically
compounded and called the Garfield
Headache Powders, have given relief
to thousands of people who suffered
with headaches. They soothe and
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have any bad after effects, as they
are guaranteed to contain no harmful
drugs. Send for free sample. Gar
field Tea Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. One
trial will convince you of their won
derful curative power.
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Need Teachers in the Philippines.

Professor Atkinson, superintendent of
education in the Philippine islands,
has written to Secretary Sheppard of
the National Educational Association,
asking him to send normal school grad
yates for teachers to the Philippine ISL
ands. Mr.. Atkinson is prepared to give
them three-year contracts at salaries
from SIS to 500 month, and wants
several superintendents, who will be
paid $1,000 to $500. Transportation
will be furnished upon the government
transports.
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prevailed q n d
Helen Southgate
agreed to die with
him. But the trag-
edy was postponed,
only to take place
ON the following
day. On Thursday
the st. Charles ho-
tel was selected for
the murder and
suicide. A f t 9 r
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How's Thisr

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall .
Catarrh Cure
F. J. CHENEY CO., Props, Toledo, O
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
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perfectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
tions made by their firm.
West 3 Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
O.; Walding, Kinnan b Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally act-
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OF the system. Testimonials sent free Price
s5c per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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Especial Letter.)

The strange story of how Helen
Southgate, the adopted daughter Of
Bishop Southgate, was lured by Henry
Grosvenor Barbour to court death has
been told In the girls own words two
avs after the tragedy in the St..
Charles hotel, Brooklyn.
On Wednesday. Sept. IL, Henry Bar
bour's arguments in favor of suicide
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of his prodigal son.
Yet, with a falter-
ing faith, he had
prayed God for
some miracle to
happen; something
which would save
the young m a n
from himself, from
his weak nature,
from h Is habits
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What Will Become of China.

None can foresee the outcome of the
quarrel between foreign powers over
the division of China. 1t is interesting
to watch the going to pieces of this
race. Many people are also going to
pieces because of dyspepsia, constipa-
tion and stomach diseases. Good health
can be retained If we use Hostetters
Stomach Bitters.
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Great German Concerns.

The business concerns in Germany hav-
ing the largest number OF employees are
Krupp's works, at Essen, with 44.Q7
workmen: the Hamburg American line.
at Hamburg. with H.643; the North Ger
man Lloyd, at Bremen, with u, 200 hands
the Vulcan shipyards. at Stettin. with T.
206 workmen.
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There's no such thing as rest
"What do you mean?" "Why, when
I'm idle I'm always pursued by the
fiendish image of the work l ought to
be doing."-Indianapo Journal.
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A LOVE TRAGEDY
IN WHICH MAN AND WOMAN
PLAN TO DIE.

The Hand OF Fate INTERVIEWED and the
HAN Alone succumbed-The Barbour
southgste Affair - Survivor Tells the
Story.
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you can Get Aliens Foot-Ease Free.

Write today to Allen s. Olmsted. LIE
Roy, N. Y, for a free sample of Aliens
Foot Ease, a powder. 1t cures sweating.
damp, swollen, aching feet. Makes new
or tight shoes easy. A certain cure for
Corns and Bunions. All druggists and
shoe stores sell it; Csc.