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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-05-19
AC<O(N0~<D O(>< - -
! THE OLD TOWN ON THE RIVER (
FLORA BULLOCK.

Oh, I would bring you
a draught Of this beauty,
You who are cramped
by the nigh city walls
lam a monarch,
and this Is my booty.
To keep, l would share II,
To hoard, l would bear it
Away where the shut in ones
struggle and fall.
You see but patches
and shreds of the skies;
own a half-wofld
Of that exquisite blue.
Mine Is the west
where the red sun dies
The east where he RISES
That chief Of surprises
To smile On my kingdom
and diamond the dew.
Poor, and a beggar,
l claim As mine own
That sweep of the river,
broad miles of the hills,
For over them often
my spirit has flown.
The wild flowers blowing,
The green things growing
For me the whole woodland
its perfume distilk.
God eiveth the earth to those
who most love tt
Oh you of the City,
creep forth from your gates
And stand ON the hil1-tops
in wonder above it,
A songs in the air;
The earth everywhere
Clad in new glory,
your worship awaits.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-02

Goebel in the right side, one-third of
the distance down from the armpit to
the hip. The ball passed entirely
through the body, coming ont below
the right shoulder-blade. 1t is not
thought by the physicians in charge
that the wound will prove fatal unless
complications set in
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-02
Continued on page 2.)
Rope Walking at Niagara.

The man who wanted to walk across Nj
agara Fails,on rope was wisely restrained
by the authorities. Probably he is thank
ful that such was the case. Death comes
soon enough. Take the inroans of disease
for example. Common ailments like con.
stipation. dyspepsia, .biIiousness. malaria
and nei v0usness, do much to shorten life.
There is medicine that will cure these. IL
taken faithfully, and that Is Hostetter's
stomach Bitters Set the stomach rtg.t,
and good health Is sure to follow. Tn.s
peerless remedy has a record Vt over tfty
years OF cures to buck 1t no. When In need
Of medicine Of this kind. get the old re.
liable Hostetier's stomach BItters. with
Private Revenue Stamp over the, neck OF
bottle.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-02

Honorable Thomas b. Reed, in writing
of the modern trust, does not seem to re
gard it either as an octopus" or bugaboo.
my notion" says he,' ''is.that while Prov-
dence and the higher laws which really
govern the universe are, in meas talk,
much inferior to the Revised Statutes be-
fore they are enacted, they are always
found to be quite superior to them after
they are enacted. In fact. nature abhors a
monopoly as much as IL does vacuum"
Mr. Reeds paper on onopolies-which is 10
appear In The Saturday Evening Post of
,bruary lois a suggestive discussion of
re Methods of vast corporations. 1t dis
cusses In a striking and original manner
one of the most pressing questions Of the
dav
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-02
Rush
ske. of Laingsburg, visited friends

ske. of Laingsburg, visited friends
in L. last week--F. O'Connor and
family, of Brady. visited at j. Carmody's
last Tuesday-A number OF Maccabees
attended the installation OF officers Friday
light at Henderson, Mrs. j. Carmody
spent Friday with her sister, Mrs. John
Carmody-A number Of people of Rush
went north hunting this week-A dane
ing party was given at John Kings Friday
evening--Rush No. school has received
a fine. international dictionary by a social
held at w. Lewis.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-02
THE OWOSSO TIMES.
In the Matter of Pensions.

Congressman Fordney has introduced a
bill into congress to repeal section 4776. re-
vised statutes of the United States, provd
ing for appointment by the secretary of the
interior of medical referee and other ex-
amining surgeons, to deal with reports on
pension applications. 1t further provides
that the civil board of examining surgeons
in each case of an application for pension,
shall upon examination send in a recon-
mendatiOn as to the amount to be allowed,
said recommendation to be final and not
subject to review.
TIE bill meets with general appreciation
among men most intimate with the practi-
Cal working of the pension law, and they
will be glad to see 1t receive the consent of
congress. As affairs are conducted at pres
ent the boards of examining surgeons, after
going carefully into the details, and satisfy
ing themselves of the basis of claims, give
each its proper rating, according to the rules
and regulations of the pension department
and the laws of the United States. Their
conclusions are necessarily correct, as they
are arrived at by personal examination of
each candidate, and upon the facts as they
exist they base their rating. 1t has, how
ever, been the experience of most boards to
find but little attention paid to their reports
by the referee and his court. The findings
are set aside, nd upon system of their
own the Washington board fixes the PEN
si0ns OF applicants at a figure far below that
the men are entitled to- and invariably less
men who do the work aud know the exact
circumstances.
The referee and his court are also the
cause Of much trouble by the excessive ven.
Grafton they have introduced for red tape.
They are slower In their operations than
Dickens court of chancery, and there is al
together too much delay In answering the
reports and examinations made by the civil
boards. The Courier. Herald has case in
view of a veteran soldier. which, to the ordi
nary observe, presented the plainest of sail
ing. The facts were indisputable. the stat.
utOry proceedings were complied with, and
the evidence was SO convincing that there
was no possible excuse for delay beyond a
reasonable time. Yet this man had to wait
nearly two years before the red tape people
at Washington did what could aud should
have been done 10 go days at the extrems
limit
1t the referee and his court are abolished,
a vast amount of formality aud delay will
be done away with and the salaries paid
nav Courier Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-02

Hoods Pills are nou irritating and the
only caIhartic 10 take with HOODS STiapa
rila.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-02
THE GENERAL PURPOSE HORSE

This, perhaps somewhat mythical animal
and yet of practical sounding name, seemed
to have hard time of 1t and would surely
have had, had not A. b. Cook come to its
rescue. Its other friends, If 1t has them.
and THE TIMES suspects that it has, were
either absent or too modest to speak up for
the animal. Mr. Thomas Cooling, of Du-
rand, to whom the topic was assigned was
unable to be present and Mr.. j. Q A. Cook
was called on.
Mr.. Cook promptly announced that he
didn't agree with most men on that subject
and didn't think that there Is general
purpose horse" He took the ground that
l, 400 or /, 500 pound horse was too heavy
to be- good road horse, 1000 pound ami
NAL was too light for heavy draft work,
while a 200 pound horse was neither the
one nor the other. Mr.. Husselman agreed
with Mr.. j. Q A. Cook who believed a
farmer needed heavy team and thot that
If he needed roadster too he should keep
such an animal besides Mr.. A. b. Cook
and MIR G. II. Il. Payne however were we'll
satisfied with their teams weighing 1850
aud 1000 apiece respectively and put up a
good defense for their draft as we'll as road
qualities, while Mr.. j @ A. Cook insisted
that on pinch his 1900 Founders once
took a 60 mile drive barefooted In eight
hours without hurting them In the least.
THE DAIRY CONSIDERED FURTHER
Mrs. Ella e. lockwood, Of Flint, being
sick with pneumonia, Mr.. Husselman was
again called on. He answered that altho
he had not made butter for five years he
had made tons of 1t before that time and
tho be made 1t at first to suit himself he
had quickly learned TO make 1t to ,uit the
ouyer and would make IL white, green or
whats yer other color the buyer waited.
No farmer should put the dairy work on
woman In addition to the regular no USE
hoId dulles nor should he attemp, to make
butter TO sell unless there are enough COWS
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-02
Butler County Farmer Arrested.

John Whitaker, farmer from But
Ter county, KY, Is under arrest,
charged with having fired the shots,
but he denies having had anything to
do with 1t. Five revOlvers were found
upon him when he was taken into GUS
tody.
Mr.. GOebel in company with Colonel
Jack Chinn and Warden Eph Lillard
of the Frankfort penitentiary, was
walking up the sidewalk leading from
the street to the capitol building, Goe-
bel being on the right side of the
three. When the three men were two
thirds Of the distance from the street
to the capitol shot was fired from
the third-story Of the building occupied
by the officers of the governor, secre-
tary Of state and other leading officials
Of the state.
Goebel Drops to the Pavement.
The ball struck Mr.. Goebel in the
side and he instantly dropped to the
pavement. Chinn and Lillard instant
ly seized him, Chinn saying as he did
SO:
81 guess they have got you, Goebel."
"Yes," replied the wounded man, 81
guess they have got me for sure"
While Chinn was holding the wound
ed man, supporting his head in his
arms, four shots more were fired at
both men. All Of them struck close,
making the dust fly from the brick
pavement. Both Chinn and Lillard
stuck to their friend, neither of them
moving from his side until the firing
ceased, when Lillard ran for help.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-02

A good character is the first essential
of man. 1t is, therefore. highly inn
portant to endeavor not only to be
learned, but MISUNDERSTANDING
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-02

food for the sheep should be clover, which
Is cheaper than roots, but which must be
fed with care TO avoid waste.
In connection with the subject Of feeding
clover to the sheep Mr.. Oviatt showed a
model OF feeding rack which he devised
and built, and by which he avoided practc
ally every bit of waste. The rack is pro
vided with ten inch openings on both sides
aud with covers that swing down the sides
So that they quite shut out the sheep when
opened up to put in the feed. and the rack
l. as good for roots as hay, and Ia fact Mr.
Oviatt usually puts the roots in first and the
clover hay in on top Ut them board In
the center, little higher than those on
either side keeps the roots in kind of
trough and the sheep can crowd them
against the board tn gnaw them up. AS
soon ~ the hay is in, the tops swing cut
away from the sides and over, meeting al
the edges aud forming roof over the racks.
and IN fact quite over the sheep,' backs,
since they are hinged near the middle in,
tead of at the edge. 1t is a very ingenious
devise and any one can duplicate it very
cheaply.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-02

Frankfort, KY, Jan. 30.-William
Goebel was shot and very seriously
wounded ut lilo o'clock a. m. while
passing through the state house yard
on his way to the capitol building. Two
shots were fired from rifle, only one
of them taking effect. 1t struck Mr..
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-02
GOEBEL IS SHOT Down
Attempt to Assassinate Governor
TayIor's Opponent.
WOUND WILL NOT PROVE FATAL.
Shots Alleged to Have Come from
Building Occupied by Officers
of Governor.

The Victim Was Passing Through the
State House Yard on His Way to the
Capital When Shot DOwn-Farmer from
Butter Arrested for the Shooting but He
Denies Having Anything tO;Do with It.
Great Excitement in Frankfort.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-02-02
"A Heart as Sturdy as an OAK

But what about the blood which the heart
must pump at the rate OF 10 times minute?
liz the heart is to oe sturdy aud the nerves
strong this blood must ia rich and pure
Hoods Sarsapariis makes sturdy hearts be-
cau,e 1t IN axes good blood itRlyes to man
and vonrn strenLth. confidence. courage
aud endurance.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

The new Hay-Pauncefote treaty is
a gem of diplomacy-from a British
point of view. The United States IS
to do all the work, pay all the money,
accept the responsibility, and then
when war comes is to permit it's enc
mics free use of the canal on equal
terms with itself. Nay, more, 1t IS
not to fortify its property and is on
sequently to leave it free to seizure
by any superior naval power with
which it may 60 to war. In other
words, if it wars with Great Britain
or any other stronger naval power,
the canal may be seized and used by
that power and not by the United
States at all. And all these things
are conceded in order to secure the
formal consent of Great Britain to
abrogate a treaty which she has al
ready broken!
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
$50 POUND WATERMELON.

We can all have them if we plant Cir
ardeaH,s Extra Fancy Selected Triumph
seed. From no other Seed will such Mel
ons grow. Thousands of Melons grown
from these Seeds in 1899 weighed 100 to 1856
pounds each-one weighed l4sq and an
other 1494 pounds.
&DIn IN CASH PRIZES for the
DS1O largest Triumph" Water
melons grown in 1900 from G~irardeau's
Seed.
esfsaass Egeegar Weed seed a sre.
ciasty.
Send for Catalogue giving full ilrforma-
ton. W. WI. CHR A. NJ HID ca a..
MONTICELLO. FLORIDA.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
Public Sale.

STATE of Louisiana-17th Judicial
District CoGrt--Parisn of Vermilion-
No. 402.
Succession of Mathilde Landry.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of an order of shle granted by tie Hon.
18th Judicial District Court aforesaid.
in the matters Of the succession entitled
and numbered as above and Of d COM
mission issued to me Hereunder. there
will be offered for sale at public auc-
ton, to the last and highest bidder. at
the principal front door of the court
house in this parish, for cash 10 paw
debts, all the property belonging to
said succession, on
Wednesday. February 20, 1900,
between the hours prescribed BY law,
the following described property be-
longing to said succession, to wit
One certain tract of land situated In
the parish of Vermilion, containing
thirty arpents superficial area, meas
uring seven arpents more or less north
and south by such a depth east and
west as will give the above stated area,
and to be taken from the eastern por-
ton of the north half of the southwest
quarter Of section ~ seven, tp Ii, SIR
5 east. NUMA LANDRY,
Administrator.
.Tannary 81. 1900.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
q -
Mardf Gras, 1900.

The Carnival commences several
weeks before Mardi Gras, balls and
social entertainments of various kinds
affording amusement to the pleasure
loving. The week Immediately pre-
ceding Mardi Gras, however, is just
" considered the high tide of the sea-
son for, besides the indoor entertain
ments, all the magnificent street pa
rades of Mystic Societies are given.
This year the street pageants will be
presented in the following order:
Wednesday, Feb. 81, at night,
Nereus Thursday, Feb. %, at night,
Menus; Monday, Feb. IS, at noon,
arrival of Rex; Monday, February
&c, at night, Proteus; Mardi Gras,
Feb. 81, at noon, Rex; Mardi Gras,
Feb. 81, at night, Comus.
The parades of Nereus, Menus,
Proteus and Comus will be illustrated
by the Picayune in special editions,
the beautifully executed litograpgh
DlCCulGS3 III 6CNCu COlOLot SlNlHS u
perfect conception of the splendor of
each pageant. These papers are not
issued in advance, but are mailed the
day of each parade at the following
rates: One copy, II cents; two
copies, "a cents; three copies So
cents four copies, comprising a full
set of the Picayune's publications,
that is one copy each of Nereus, Mo
mus, Proteus and Comus rs cents.
New GUIDE TO New ORLEANS
The Picayune has just issued the 4th
edition of the Plcayune's Guide Book
to New Orleans, It contains a large,
new, engraved map Of the city, 112
photo-engravings, Ids pages of letter
press, giving directions as to s.What
to see and how to see it," historical
matter of value and interest, ETC..
making in all q handsome volume OF
208 pages. Retail prices in New Or
leans, % cents; by mail to any adj
dress, so cents. Address,
The Picayune,
New Orleans, La.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

What right has former governor
Taylor to assert that the Supreme
Court of Kentucky is too partisan to
give a fair hearing? The Court con-
sists of four Democrats and three
Republicans. It has decided only
one political Ease for months, and it
decided that one in favor Of the Re
publicans. Taylor is regarded as lit
tie better than a mailman ven by his
friends.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

we have received a copy of "Win-
ter in New Orleans" a handsome
booklet issued by the Passenger De
partment of the Southern Pacific,
describing the great attractions of
that quaint city, the Carnival, Racing
and French Opera, three features Of
winter life in the southern metropolis
which are Arrays interesting. There
is no reason in the world why South
Louisiana and New Orleans in parti-
cular should not be as popular as
Florida as a winter resort. 1t only
wants to be thoroughly known to be-
come as prominent before the public
and that a be done by such adyertis-
ing as the Southern Pacific is doing.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17


The promoters of the ship subsidy
steal are straining every nerve to get
votes for their measure. At first they
carried things with a high hand, an
nouncing that the bill was going
through with a rush and that all who
didn't get on the band wagon at once
were likely to get left. Day BY day,
however, the measure has lost strength
and now it is extremely doubtful
whether it will pass at all. The farm
ers of the middle west have seriously
damaged its prospects.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
Public Sale.
STATE OF L0UIsIANa-Parish
81 Vernilion-l7th Judicial Dis.
trict Gnurt-No. 1913
Succession of Elcdie Doucet.

Succession or EacQle D0ucet.
NOTICE is hereby given that by yirtne.
Nv OF an order of Sale granted BIZ the
Hon. 18th judicial District Court afure
said, in the matters Of the alu3ve entitled
aud numbered succession. and d commits
Sion to Inc issued Hereunder, there vii
be offered for sale at public auction, To
the last and highest bidder. at the late
residence of the deceased. all the property
real and personal, for cash, on the aay OF
sale TO ray debts, on
Wednesday,, February 20. H0o0s
between the hours prescribed by law. the
following de cIi1ed property to VII
Opa certain tract of land situated in
the parish of E.ermilion, La, contain
ing ever $500 arpants superficial
area and being the foim OF shape uf
- and Bounded on the north BY
Mrs. Julien Braussard, south by n 4.
Breussatd. east byN. A. Bronssard and
west hy Pierre Veaance Broussard.
One house and kitchen, one crib. one
lot of garden piekets, l76 pannels Of
fencing three wires, two plows and har-
ness for two horses.
ALEXANDRA LEBLANC,
Jan. 81, 1000.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
sHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF -LOUISIANA-Parish Of
Vermilion-17th Judicial District
Court No. 1927.
Francois Rageur
Alc9e D. Meaux ct al.

Alcee ID et dI.
By virtue of a writ OF feri faclaS
issued in the matters of the above en-
titled and numbered suit and 70 me
directed from the Honorable I1gn
Judicial District Court aforesaid, ~
and for the State and parish above
mentioned, I have seized and will ex.
pose to public sale to the last ana
highest bidder, at the principal from
door of the courthouse in this parish
on
Saturday, February "a, 1900
between the hours prescribed by law,
the following described property selzed
to satisfy said writ, to wit:
One certain tract of land lying and
being situated in the parish OF Vernln'
ion ON the west side of Vermill0n river.
containing TWO acres, more or 1883 ana
being bounded on the north ~ =.
Rogers and south by Mrs. Guidry, 70
gether with All the buildings ana ~
provements thereon situated and there
to belonging.
One COW and calf, one bay mare, ons
mare mule, Is months old), nine neae
of hogs, blue mare, ten DarfelS =
corn, more or less, four sacks o. iig0,
more less, one shop and all the tools'
one bay mare, y sulky.
Terms-Cash.
SherifFs office, Abbeville, La, Jan
20, 1900. j. 0. HEBERT,
III
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
sherifss Sale.
STATE OF LOCISIANA-Parish of
Vermilion-l7th judicial District
Court-No. 1144.
Amelina Broussard ct ais
Antonio Raggio

Antonio Raggio
DY virtue of a writ of fieri facias issued
ID by the Hon. 18th judicial District
Court in and for the parish of Vernilion,
in the matters of the above entitled and
numbered suit, fully authorizing me to
public auction, to the last and highest
bidder, at the principal front door Of the
courthouse in this parish, on
Saturday, February II, 1900,
between the hours prescribed by law, the
following described property seized to
satisfy said writ. to wit:
One wagon, 5 COWS, one cali. one
black horse, one mare, i dwelling
house, n crib, 800 lbs wire fencing.
Terms-Cash.
Sheriff's Once, Abbeville, La, Feb.
8. 1900. J. D. HEBERT, Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17
Partition Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA-Parfsh of
Vermilion-17th judicial District Court
No. 1917.
Marie Estelle Broussard ct ais

vs..
Elonide and Leodias Derouen ct ais.
BY virtue of a Judgment rendered by the
aforesaid District Court iii the matters of
the suit entitled and numbered is above.
and a commission issued hereunder, to
me directed, authorizing and empowering
me to sell at public auction to the last and
highest bidder, to effect a partition be-
tween the co-owners of the hereinafter
described property, on the terms and con
ditions stated below liked by said judg-
ment on the demand of the majors, and
recommended by the adyicefo Of q family
meeting duly homologated, as relates to
the interest OF the minors.
Notice is hereby given that on
WI OEdaYs March E2. 1900.
between the hours of II o'clock u. m, and
4 p. M. | will offer for sale to the last and
highest bidder, at the late residence Of
Mrs. Marie Coralie BrousSard, in said par
ish the following described property, to
wit
All of that portion of fractional south
east quarter of section thirty-six, in town
ship twelve, south OF range four east, ly-
ing north of Iberia and Vermllion railroad
right of way, containing sixteen 11-l00
arpents: also all of that portion of said
fractional SCI of section SO. tip. IL, SIR. 4
east,- lying south Of said railroad right of
way and west by the public road-and
containing one hundred and fifty-two 81
~ NAPSLitSs as POI P1db u SuI Nty. Cdlu
land will be offered for sale by lots di-
yided by a surveyor, as will be shown and
explained on theday of sale.
Terms & Conditions:
O~ne-f0urth of the purchase price to be
paid cash on the day of sale, and the bal
ance on q credit of one, two and three
years thereafter. in three equal annual
lnstalments; purchasers being required
to furnish their notes with good and sol
Vent sureties. IN sOEid0, to the satisfaction
OF, and to be accepted by the officer max
1ngthe sale; II made payable to their
own order and by them endorsed in blank.
for the credit portion of said price, and
and conditioned to bear interest at the
rate of eight per cent. per annum from
times due until paid: with a penal clause
of ten per cent. additional on the amount.
due and exigible, for attorneys fees, in
ease said notes should be placed in the
hands of an attorney for collection after
maturity. Said land to be and remain
specially mortglg ed and hypothetical
with vendors lien and privilege retained
thereon, and shall not be alienated. or in
any way encountered to the prejudice Of
said notes, until full and final payment of
the anne. in principal. and interest. to-
gethef with attorneys fees and all costs
which may accrue thereon.
SheriHs office, Abbeville. La, Feb.
10, 1899. 10. HEBERT,
Sheriff. {
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-02-17

It's a pity that Kentucky couldn't
have been represented at the Hague
peace conference. In view of the ex-
cellent results in South Africa and
the Philippines brought about by that
august assemblage, it seems certain
that President Mckinley might be
induced to offer mediation under the
treaty if Kentucky had been a party
to 1t.