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The true northerner., 1900-03-21

"People buy comb honey. said .
man from the country. "belie ting that
the fact that II Is sealed by THE honest
little bee precludes the possibility OF
fraud. The fact is that the bees OF
many professional honey raisers do
nothing the livelong summer but pack
glucose into their hives from an open
barrel that is left standing close by.
The bee will not search fragrant lfiow-
ers the livelong day for trihing
amount Of pure honey when he can get
glucose. The honey men see that there
Is plenty Of glucose handy. and Instead
Of one pound OF pure honey they aid
the bees In putting ten pounds Of glu-
cose on the market
Human ingenuity has not devised a
way for making and sealing the honey
comb, or the bee would be dispensed
with altogether. In handling the glu-
cose the bees give II a honeyish flavor,
and II you complain to the bee man
that II Is not as sweet and sticky as II
should be he will tell you that 1t Is the
early crop and that the heavy rains
make IL thin.
81 know a man who keeps 80 hives
of bees on the roof OF his store In the
city, and by hustling up plenty Of glu-
cose he gets enough honey out Of the
buzzing slaves TO do a wholesale busi-
ness In honey. Why. his bees never
saw a flower and would shy at hon.
eysuckle If they happened to come near
one. He will not even let the poor
things have a recess to get a drink Of
water, but keeps a pan Of fresh water
near the hives for them to drink
New York Mail and Express.
The true northerner., 1900-03-21

To the republican electors OF the state
of Michigan:
The state convention OF the republicans
OF Michigan is hereby called to meet at
the Light Guard Armory, Detroit, Mich
igan, on Thursday, May Sd, 1900, at IL
o'clock noon, for the purpose of nominal
ing fourteen electors of president and
vice president OF the United States, and
electing four delegates at large and four
alternate delegates at large to the re-
publican nominating convention to be
held at Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, June
18th, 1900. Each congressional district
will elect two delegates and two alter
mates to the republican national conven-
tion to be confirmed by the state conven-
tion. Also to select a chairman of the
state central committee and two mem
bers thereof from each congressional
district, and the transaction of such
other business as may properly be
brought before it.
Van Buren, county is entitled to IL
delegates.
The true northerner., 1900-03-21

The trial of General Arthur +. Marsh
is in progress in the circuit court at
Lansing. A jury was secured yesterday
afternoon, % jurors out of panel of %
being called.
A letter has been received by Grand
Rapids friend from Gen. Will l.. White,
who is at Cape Town, South Africa. He
went there as muleteer on boat taking
1000 mules for the British army. He says
he is innocent of the charges against him.
The true northerner., 1900-03-21

STATE politics in the republican party
are warming up nicely, especially IN the
race for governor, and, while many lead
ing politicians and newspapers have taken
up the cudgel for one candidate or an
other, it is yet "anybody's fight" in spite
of extravagant claims that may be sent
out by any of the versatile campaign
managers. 1t is yet very early, and con-
ditions may shift in such a way that al
most any of the candidates might win.
At present, it looks as though Stearns,
Ferry and Bliss were leading the race,
and about neck to neck in the contest,
first one and then another pushing a
nose barely into the lead Campbell is
now squarely started, upon pronounced
Pingree platform and with the backing
of the governor. ODonnell and Osborn
don't seem to be doing much-merely do
ing the Micawber act In the next few
weeks, probably before the first state
convention in May, there will be a
Capitalization of sentiment or strength
around one or two of the candidates.
And may the best man win!
The true northerner., 1900-03-21

As AN index to business conditions in
the state, real estate bulletin just is
sued by Labor Commissioner Cox is val
liable. The statistics in il were procured
from representative real estate agencies
all over the state. The bulletin says
OF l02 agencies interviewed, 80 say that
real estate business is more active than
i'm 1898, while four say it is not, three
not answering. AS to value compared
with 1898, only three say they are lower,
while ~. or over 70 per cent, say they are
higher, "a say they are about the same,
three not answering. The increase In
value averages Is per cent. Over 76 per
cent of these agencies reported an in
crease in sales, averaging 40 per cent over
the previous year, only two reporting a
decrease. About l6 per cent reported
sales about the same. Confidence in
business and lower rates OF interest for
money are the principal causes given for
the activity and increase in this business,
while about 10 per cent attribute the in
crease to better prospects for agricultur-
al industries. Local causes, such as the
sugar beet industry and mining, are Civ
en- by % as the cause for the encouraging
condition of real estate. Two lonely
agents report decrease in sales and say
it is caused by the scarcity of money.
The sales are the highest in agricultural
lands, there being "a per cent as compar-
ed with 38 per cent for city or village
property. A few, according to location,
lead in timber and mineral lands.
The true northerner., 1900-03-21
Robert Hardy's
Seven Days
Rev. Charles M. Shell
am'S Latest Story
WILL APPEAR In THIS PAPER
IT is ANOTHER BIG HIT,
AS FASCINATING AND
DRAMATIC AS
"IN HIS STEPS.

Robert Hardy, a wealthy church member, who
is Christian in name only, is rebuked by his
wife for his selfish and unchristian attitude to-
ward several employees who have been injured
and falls asleep upon a sofa In his dream he
sees everything that is going on in the town
about him; his minister discouraged because
of the worldliness of people in the church, and
particularly because of Hardy's unchr istianlike
conduct; his gambling and drinking in a
saloon; of his injured employees whom he
had refused 10 visit awaiting the amputation of
both feet; and his lonely wife mourning be-
cause of his neglect He then dreams that he
is carried high above the earth into the pres
of the Pace of Eternitv The Face accuses
him of his lack of Christia ~ity and warns him
that he has but seven mos days upon earth
"seven days TO help redeem your soul from
erlasting shame and death" Mr.. Hardy awak-
ems greatly impressed by his terrible dream
and believes that IL is actually a warning. He
tells his wife and children of his dream, admits
that he has not lived as he should, and declares
that he has but seven more days 70 live. The
clock strikes the hour of midnight and the first
of Robert Hardy's seven days begins In these
seven DAYS Mr.. Hardy does all he can 10 better
the physical and spiritual condition of those
about HIM and exactly at the stroke of mid
night of the seventh day he But il is unfair
to give away the whole plot. The reader is
kept in suspense throughout the story and does
not know whether the seventh day of Robert
Hardy Is his last until the end.
The true northerner., 1900-03-21
Repeal Some of the War Taxes

From the Chicago Tribune
There is in the treasury a surplus of
s140,OOO,OO0. This is exclusive of the
sl50OO0,OO0 it is proposed to set aside as
a redemption fund. That surplus rep
resents partly the receipts from the sale
of bonds in 1898, and partly the excess
OF revenues over expenditures under the
present taxing laws. That excess has
been s40OO0OOO during the last eight
and one-third months. There would be
no such excess but for the war taxes of
1898. The war and its expenses being
over, those taxes are producing sur
The true northerner., 1900-03-21
WAXERIY.

A caucus of the republicans of Waverly
township will be held at the town hall,
Glendale, Monday, March 26, at 2:30 p
m, for the nomination of candidates for
township officers, for the election of six
delegates to the county convention to be
held at Hartford, April IL, and for the
tr ransaction of other business that may
properly come before the caucus.
The true northerner., 1900-03-21
Republican County Convention.

There will be a convention of the re-
publicans of Van Buren, county at the
village of Hartford on Wednesday, the
llth of April, 1900. at IL o'clock in the
forenoon, for the purpose of electing del
egates to state convention and to a con-
gressional convention for the fourth con-
gressonal district, hereafter to be called
and for the selection of county com
mittee and the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before
such a convention.
The different townships are entitled to
The true northerner., 1900-03-21
Republican Caucuses.
PAW PAW.

A caucus of the republican electors of
the township of Paw Paw will be held at
the court house in the village of Paw Paw,
Monday, March 26, 1900, at two o'clock p.
M, for the purpose of nominating can
didates for township officers and for the
election of IL delegates to the republican
county convention to be held at Hartford,
April II, and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come be
fore the caucus.
Jason Woodman,
49, NJ. O. Rowland,
w J. Thomas,
Republican Township Com.
The true northerner., 1900-03-21
LAWRENCE.

Republican caucus at Lawrence opera
house, Monday, March 26, at 2 p. M, to
nominate township ticket, and elect dele
gates to county convention.
The true northerner., 1900-03-21
COLUMBIA.

Republican caucus at Grand Junction
Thursday, March %, at o'clock p. IN.
The true northerner., 1900-03-21
ALMENA.

A caucus of the republican electors of
the township of Almena will be held at
the town hall in Almena, on Saturday.
March "a, 1900, at 2 O'Clock p. m, for the
purpose of placing in nomination candi-
dates for the several township offices,
and also to elect five delegates to the
county convention to he held at Hart
ford, April IL, 1900.
The true northerner., 1900-03-21
BANGOR.

Republican caucus at town hall, Satur-
day, March "a, at o'clock p. m.
The true northerner., 1900-03-21
PORTER.

Republican caucus at town hall,
Thursday, March %, at p. m.
The true northerner., 1900-03-21
SOUTH HAVEN.

Republican caucus at town hall, Sat
urday, March "a, at 2:30 p. IN.
The true northerner., 1900-03-21
ANTWERP.

Republican caucus at town hail,
Wednesday, March Il, at p. m.
The true northerner., 1900-03-21
List of Jurors.

Following is list of jurors summoned
to be in attendance at the circuit court,
Tuesday, April II, 1900:
The true northerner., 1900-03-21
ARLINGTON.

Republican caucus Wednesday, March
q, at p. m.
The true northerner., 1900-03-21
BLIND GUIDES.

Blindness Is one of the saddest misfort-
unes that can befall a human being. But
there Is time when blindness stamps the
blind as a criminal That time Is when
the blind man undertakes leadership. I'M
agine the situation.
Weak and suffering women, blind as to
their own needs, put their hands In conh-
The true northerner., 1900-03-21
representation as follows:

Jason WooDMAN, Chairman.
DAVID ANDERSON, Sec'y.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27
Board Of Health.

ABBEyrLLE, La, Oct. 20, 1900.
The Board of Health met this day
at the courthouse in the town OF Abb
beyille. Present: j. Alcee Leblanc,
j. N. Williams, DR.. M. R. Cushman,
DIR. j. T. AbshIre, ]. Q. Dore and
John Nugier-Absent: DIR. j. A.
Villien and DR.. H. B. White.
The meeting was called to order by
J. N. Williams, ex-officio clerk.
On motion duly seconded DIR. NJ.
R. Cushman was duly elected chair
man of said body.
j. n. Williams reported that there
had been several cases of smallpox in
the Second ward and that there were
the bedding and houses of three
families which should be properly
disenfected.
Whereupon, on motion duly sec
onded, this body does hereby give
plenary power to the chairman of this
body to investigate and take such ae-
ton as he may deem wise, and to the
best interest of parties concerned.
Moved and seconded that whenever
there shall occur any contagious
disease in this parish, all ~practicing
physicians as well as members of this
body be and are hereby requested to
report the same to the chairman of this
body who shall take proper action
thereon.
The chairman was then by 1esolu-
ton instructed to approve the fol-
lowing bills: DIR. j. t. Abshire,
lguards, nurse, etc., s 143 p
Hunter Canal Co. materials
furnished and destroyed so 90
On motion duly seconded the Board
adjourned subject to call.
NJ. r. CUsHMAN,
Chairman.
J. N. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27
Public Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Vermilion.

/ By mutual consent, the widow and
heirs of Emile Thibodeaux, 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 Ii 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, labout 10,)
one lot Of ungentled mules, (about 90
one lot of wild horses, mares, etc.,
(about 49, two wagons, n cnltivator,
a lot OF plows, harrows and other small
articles.
Terms and Observation-Disclosures
shall be required to pay all sums of ten
dollars and under cash on the day of
sale; and one-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 S0tido 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 s 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.
Ell. B. LYONS,
Abbeville, Oct. q, 1900. Crier.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27
Public Sale.
STATE OF Louisiana-17th Judicial
District Court-Parish of Vermilion

-
Succession of DR.. W. D. White.
Notice is hereby given: that by virtue
of an order of sale granted By the hon.
18th Judicial District Court aforesaid,
in the matters of the succession entitled
and numbered as above and OF q com
mission issued to me Hereunder, there
will be offered for sale t spublic auc-
tion, to the last and highest bidder &c
the courthouse door In the town OF AO-
beville, on
Saturday, November 10. le0os
between the legal hours prescribed ey
law, the following described property
belonging to said succession, 70 WIT
Lot No. 8 Of Whites addition TO the
town of Abbeville as per survey OF W.
W. Edwards, measuring go It. front On
White street by adepth between paraI-
lei lines of250 feet, more or less, 70 ing
bayou Vermilion, belonging 70 Rosa
White, a minor. j,
Terms s. Conditions:-Said lOs VIII
be sold for not less than the price ana
sum of Two Hundred Dollars PAID CASH
on the day of sale,
Natural TURK
October 6, 1900.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27
EhEriff'H EalE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
18th Judicial District Court-Parish oil
Vermilion-No. 1882.
A. & L. Sharf

Trahan & Frederick.
By virtue of a writ of fieri facias
issued in the matters of the above
entitled and numbered suit, and to me
directed, fully authorizing and empow-
ering mein the premises, | will pro-
ceed to sell at public auction, to the
last highest bidder at the principal
front door of the courthouse in this par
ish on
Saturday, November 3, 1900,
between the hours prescribed by law,
the following described property, seized
to satisfy SAID writ, to wit
Ono Hundred and Forty sacks Of
rough rice, Japan and Honduras.
Terms-Cash on the day of sale.
Sheriffs office, A~bbeville, La, Oct.
90, 1900. j. @. HILBERT.
Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27
Bust Listenr

1t sn'ttile material that goes ,n...
your repaired watch that results :
perfect iob-it is the know-how that
does the business. Any bunpaer o,a
buy the finest kinds of material ,b.t
use IN repairing; but skill is the most
valuable material that can be,used e
repairing, and the bungler can't buv +
! sell my skill for what it Is worth.
and it will cost you less than bunglinp
at a lower price. Also wedding. yina.
made to order. W
J. AGENoR LEBLANC.
Matchmaker 4 Jeweler.
Abbevlle, La, AUG. d ,ooos
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27
VENDRE.

Une petite ~sucrerie c~outeDsat On
moulin (neuf.) an pan, en- acier NO. ..
baques q sirop, tuyaux. .chemlnee en-
briaues,, I'm ecumoir, baqoets, damp
er: une batisse mesuraDt 2Ox36, 10
tout en- parfait ordre, ct capable o.
faire de 6.a 7 barils de sirop en- ~
heures. Pour plus. amples informa-'
A. C.ESCUDIER,.
5 sept. 1900. AbbevilIe. Line.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27

STATE or Leulsiana-l7th Judicial
District Court-Parish Of Vermilion
No. ST..
Succession of Sevenne Vincent.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of an order of sale granted by the Hon.
18th Judicial District Court aforesaid.
in the matters of the above entitled
and numbered succession, and a com
mission to me issued Hereunder, there
will be offered for sale at public ,auo-
ton, to thelast and highesi bidder, 1T
tho courthouse doorsaf this parish for
cash to pay debts aHthe movable prep
erty hereinafter described, on
Saturday, November 8, 1900.
the following movable property TO wit:
One pair creole mules, one pair oxen.
one OK cart and two plows and sarle.
harness; and the immoEable properly,
to wit:-The undivided half interest or
part of that certain tract of land lying
in Vprmilion parish nearftGrDsSe- Isle,
measuring four arpents frnnt by SIX ar
penis deep and bounded above BY Ro-
siclaireL Landry, below by Mrs. Anfe-
lise Primeaux, east by Mrs. Odeide Phi
meaux and west by Hortense Comeauxs
subject to the right OF way on aidland
in favortof Mrs. p! Armelm Primeaug,
to be sold Saturday,. November q,
1900. ADOLPHE VINCENT
Administrator
Edwards & Greene, attys.
0ntnhar % 1910
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27
Public Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA-Parish
of Vermilion-l7th Judicial Dis
trict Conrt-Nn. 404.
Succession of Eliza Nunez.

Succession of Eliza Nunez,
NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue
IN of an order of sale granted by the
Hon. 18th Judicial District Court afore-
said, in the matters of the above entitled
and numbered succession, and q commits
sion TO me issued Hereunder, there will
be offered for sale at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder. at the late
residence of the deceased. in this parish,
on
Thursday November 81 1890.
between the hours prescribed by law, the
following described property to wit:
One certain tract of land situated on
the west side of the bayou Vermilion in
said parish, containing Two hundred
and ninety-two $500 acres, more or
less, and designated as the west-hait
OF the southeast quarter; the whole OF
the southwest quarter and four arpents
front by fourteen arpents deep taken
from the southwestern portion of Sec
ton nineteen, in township twelve,
south of range three east.
(Said land to be sold according to a
plan of subdivision made by the admin
istrator and which can be seen on day
of sale or before, on a%pplication.)
One dwelling house, 200 pannels OF
fencing pieux and wire, one small crib,
one small cabin, about 5000 pounds OF
barbed wire, the household furniture,
one lot of kitchen utensils.
Terms & Conditions :
Purchasers Of movable property pay
cash upon the day of sale, and purcha-
sers of immovable. pay one-third (8) OF
their adjudications cash on the day OF
sale and the remainder in two equal
instalments in one and two years after
date. said credit portions to bear inter-
est at the rate of s per cent per annum
from maturity and to be secured by a
special mortgage and vendors lien,
containing the pact de non aiienando
and the clause of 10 per cent attorneys
fees in case of suit.
FELIX ~BRoUssARD,
Oct. 6, 1900. Administrator.
Edwards & Greene, Attys.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27

It is said by IN authority that the
problem of how we shall cross the
Atlantic in three days has been solved
by an American-James Gresham of
Brooklyn. The Gresham boats will
carry only the crew, passengers and
some mails. They will be a kind of
passenger steamboat express, fitted
with every modern convenience, such
as electric bells, signals, etc.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27

II you appreciate your local paper
and wish to see it prosper, subscribe
for it, advertise in it, and send your
job work to it. These + practical
proofs Of good will that will mutually
benefit all parties. Remember a
newspaper can not be run without
money.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27
Mckinley Before Hanna Got Him.

"During all of Grover Cleveland's
years at the head of the government
he was dishonoring one of our pre-
cious metals, Il of u products,
discrediting silver and enhancing the
price of gold. Cheap coats,
cheap labor and dear money.'-Wm.
Mckinley OF Toledo, o., Feb. 1871.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27

Mr.. Hanna says that the Standard
Oil trust, with all other trusts, was
wiped out of existence by the Sher-
man antitrust act. The devil is dead,
perhaps, but who is doing the work
the devil used to do? Tell us that,
Mr.. Hanna.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27

Hon. John Sherman, former rep
resentative in the House, for a long
term a member of the Senate, and
twice holding cabinet positions, died
at his home in Washington city at q
quarter to seven on the morning OF
the ed in the seventy-eighth year OF
his age.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27

The Peoples Tribune of our town
has ceased to exist. The material
was advertised to be sold by the con-
stable last Saturday, but was bought
by Fl. Bodelnuller at private sale be-
fore it was put under the hammer
Opelousas Courier.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27
ForSale.

One small sugar house. containing sugar
mill. one pan No. 8 steel. syrup watts, gas
pipes, brick chimney, CRATE bars, ifarna ss,
doors. swimmers, buckets, lamps pnllu.
ing 2Ox36 all in complete order, ID Iac: 4
complete sugar house capable OF 1lIl.h u
out from 6 to z barrels OF syrup ~.
hours. For further particulars Apply 70
Sent. :. i9OO. at Abbeville. La.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27

OF course, there vas a good deal OF
organization about the Bryan well
come in New York the other night.
But nevertheless it was clearly evident
that something more than organiza-
ton was there. A note of spontane-
ity was most conspicuous.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27

TAKEN UP-By the undersigned,
n gentle bay mare, aged 8 years and
not branded. The owner must prove
property and pay costs otherwise same
will be disposed of according to law on
November 3, 1900.
FELIX BROUSSARD,
Oct. 20, 1900 7th ward.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27

We are in receipt Of the following
inquiry: "Dear editur: our COW
has gone dry, do you think that we
could sell her for bride beef? II SO
whear ?''-Indianapolis News.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27

E E- -E$ & -#t AEn&. t
Says the Avoyelles Blade: The
Jute Bagging Trust has devised a
scheme to swindle' the farmers The
standard weight of bagging runs one
hundred pounds to the roll of fifty
yards. The trust applies a mixture
of salt and water which reduces the
weight Of bagging to so pounds.
When the bagging Is used to wrap
the cotton the mixture or composition
dries or evaporates and the farmer
must bear the loss in weight. This
is an ingenious way to defraud him
and it is done extensively.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-10-27
STATE OF LOUISIANA-Parish Of
Vermilion-17th Judicial District
Court-No. 1913.

Succession of Elodie DouGet.
Notice is hereby given that Alexan-
DIRE Leblanc, administrator of said
succession has presented his account of
administration and statement and cla5-
.siication of debts and charges against
the same; and has applied to be acthor-
lied to pay the same.
All those whom it may concern, in
Guiding the heirs are, therefore, rt-
quired to make opposition. if they think
st, within ten days from the day ON
which this notice is published, to-. the
granting of the application and homol-
ogation of said tableau.
Clerks Office, Abbeville, La, Oct.
q, 1900.
SIMoNET LEBLANC
> Clerk of Court.