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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-03-23
SUGGESTIONS of Homer Leblanc and
his wife Lucia Broussard.

SUGGESTIONS of Homer Leblanc and
his wife Lucia Broussard.
Notice is hereby gwen that bv virtue
of an order Of sale granted bE the Hon,
18th Judicial District Cuult afulesa' d,
i'll tile matters of the succession enti,'e,
and na,ni,eled as above and Of a com
mission issued 10 me Hereunder, there
will be offered so sale at phbic auc-
ton, to the last and higifesl bidder, al
the the late residence OF MiDos G
Bfoussard in the first ward Of Vermil-
ion parish. Sold to pay debts Of said
succession, GA
Wednesday. March q. 1901.
between the hours prescribed by law,
the following described property to
wit:
1st two certain town lots situated 10
ETath said parish, being lots nos. 4?
and 43, said lots are bounded on the
north by Bourque; on the south by LOT
no. 4; East by G. RaEsonet; and west
by lot Al.
End one undivided one az one fourth
interest in the following movable pro-
perty three buggies and harness, one
surry and three. horses,
3rd one dwelling house in Erath
/ 4th n tenant house at ID. C. Brous-
sard place
9Th three cows
9th three yearlings
7th two horses
9Th one lot eff sheep
9th one lot of hogs
10th one artnoir
18th one safe
! 18th one table
18th n beadstead
18th two mattresses
18th one oil stove
10th two trunks
18th one lot of pickets
18th one rocker
10th one lot OF chairs
Goth one clock
2lst one corr crib
22nd of corn
23rd n lot of farming implements
24th one, yard sus
18th Of lot of wire fencing
Terms cash on day of sale.
P. 2. LEBLANC,
Administrator
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-03-23

FOR sALE-Fire lois ia the
Chevis addition. For terms apply
to H B. LYONS dec 8 If.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-03-23

1853 ~ SOY I1S 90 II2 %
SO
M LELDRFDGE,
CORNELIUS HARRINGTON,
WIN 2 MILLER,
Abbeville, La, Niche 1901
Standing of sheriff for license coll Feb
1901 issue OF 1901
amt collected 1920 90
com total
2l10oO III 90 222i 20 222i 90
BY Balance 90
M LELDREGE.
CORNELIUS HARRINGTON,
VIM p. MILLRE
On motion duly seconded, ]. n.
Williams was appointed a committee
of one to purchase two scoops for
each ward throughout the parish.
On melton duly seconded the re-
solution of this body relative to the
non purchase of lands for public
roads be and the same is hereby re-
-pealed.
On motion duly seconded the fol-
lowing gentlemen were appoint
ed a jury of Freehloders to trace a
road from public road near lands of
Arvenne Hebert to Cossinade, namely
H. Roman, Neville Vincent,
Arvenne Hebert, jules Simon, Ernest
Dartez and Felicien Dartez.
Mr.. e. Thorp deputy clerk ap
peared and made an explanation re-
lative to a new method of lndexing
public records.
On motion duly seconded the
Police Jury hereby agreess to pur-
chase the books necessary to estab-
lish the new system Of indexing Of
public records.
On motion duly seconded the fol-
lowing gentlemen were appointed a
committee on drainage of public
roads near lands Of Messrs. Chas.
Dugas and others, End ward, namely
Jules Thibodeaux, Alpha Boudreaux
and Martial Dugas.
On motion duly seconded the sum
of 55cts., was allowed Mr.. Dupre
Ransom being amount collected Oh
erroneous assessment.
On motion duly seconded resolved
by the Police Jury of Vermilioh par
ish in regular meeting convened, that
the wal department of the United
government is hereby petitioned to
grant to this body permission to
erect draw bridges in the manner and
places as designated in survey of
w, w. Edwards, deputy United
States surveyor as now on file in said
de artment authority 10 do which is
asked under the general Police
power of Police Juries in the State of
To nrl vnoro 1:I.al.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-03-23
EVERY SATURDAY.
Police jury Proceedings.
Abbeville, La, Mich II, 1901.

Police jury Proceedings.
Abbeville, La, Mich II, 1901.
The Police Jury in and for YER
million parish met this day in regular
session-present: W. Qureau Pres
ident and Messrs. P. D. Leblanc; G.
Harrington Nj. L. Eldredge; A..
Picard Thos. Hoffpauir; Babilas
Leblanc and Jos. Theall.
The minutes of previous meeting
were approved after due reading.
The following report from the road
and bridge committee al received
and ordered spread on the minutes.
Abbeville, La, .Mch 9th 1901.
To the Hon. President and members
of the Police jury of Vermilion1
yparish,-Gentlemen:
Your Road and Bridge committee
met this day in regular session and
after hearing all complaints relative
to roads, beg to report as follows: )
Messrs. Victor Herpin, Road Over
seer, and other from the 9th Ward
came before as and made complaint
relative to the closing of a public
road leading 10 "Bull bridge on
Bayou Queue de Tortue, we advise
immediate action in this matter.
We also Recommend a Jury of
Freeholders to trace a road near lands
of Mr.. Robinson and others north to
intercept with road leading to Leroy.
Respectfully submitted,
j. N. WILLIAMS,
A. PICARD.
Mr.. Joseph Theall member of
special committee on levee in tsBig
Woods" made a final report, and
asked that said committee be dis
charged, which request was granted.
The following named gentlemen
we're appointed a jury of Freeholders
to trace a road leading north from
public road zeal Dolze Faulks to in
tersect with public road leading to
LEROY, namely John 2. Robertson,
Aleide B~roussard, Aurelie Dartez,
AugustiE Vincent, Albert Duhon and
Oneziphore Guidry.
The following gentlemen were APP
pointed a jury of Freeholders to trace
a road leading to Bull bridge on
bayou Queue de Tortue, namely
Howard Huffpauir, Levy Sarver,
Larkin Hoffpauir, Naaman Hoff-
pauir, Syphroyen Simon and Irwin
Hoffpauir.
The following gentlemen were APP
pointed a jury Of Freeholders to trace
a road from public road zeal Joseph
Schnichsnider's, namely, Naaman
Heffpauir, Numa Mathews, Adrien
Duhon, Levy Sarver, Ortens
Schincknilder and Thomas Lapoint.
MI. j. N. Williams member Of
committee on repair of bridge at Alb
beyille, submitted the proposition of
bridge contractor OH said work where
upon on montion duly seconded, the
aforesaid committee were authorized
TO contract for said work.
On motion of Mr.. Eldredge duly
seconded, resolved that the ordinance
adopted by the Police Jury of this
parish July II, 1886, relative to the
regulation of travel over drawbridges
III this parish be and is hereby
amended so as to include all appro-
aches thereto. This resolution was
adopted owing to the opinion of an
expert employed to examine said
bridges.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-03-23
DRAWING.
STATE Of Louisiana-17th Judicial
District Cour4-Parish of Vermilion.

/, Simonet Leblanc. Clerk Il Ex-Of-
iicio Jury Commissioner in and for the
Parish of Vermilion, Louisiana, DO
hereby certify that in accordance with
an order issued by the Hon. Minps Il.
Gordy Jr., Judge of the 18th Judicial
District Court, in and for the parish and
state aforesaid, of date the 9th day OF
March, A. D. 1901 ,..the Jury Commits.
sioners in and for said parish, legally
appointed and qualified, in the sspres-
ence Of two competent witnesses, duly
appointed by the Clerk for chat .pur--
pose, proceeded on Monday. the llth
day of March A. d. 1901, in conformity
with said order and in accordance with
Act 135 of the Acts Of the General, As
sembly of the State of Ia, approved
July 18th, 1898, to select Grand Jurors
for the ensuing six months from the
date they shall be empanelled, 0 I until
a succeeding Grand Jury shall be en-
panolled and sworn, and also to, draw
petit ul ors for service at the first week
of the next regular term of said court,
commencing April 8th 1901.
The names of those selected to serve
as Grand Jurors being as follows, to-
-;f
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-03-23
SUGGESTIONS SALE.

STATE of Louisiana.-17th judicial
District Court, of Vermil
ion,-No. 427.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-03-23

was received, and on motion duly
seconded the same was accepted and
declared a public road, see fol. 5lo'
vol. Police Jury records. !.
On motion of Mr.. Hoffpauir, duly
seconded a bill of lumber was granted
to complete the Faulk bridge.
Nj. Eldreged reported progress on
fencing the yard of court house.
The following reports from the
Finance committee were received and
ordered spread on the minutes.
AbDeyille. La, March 9th 1901
Standing of sheriff on coll for Feb 1871
roll of 1900
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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-03-23

III testimony whereof witness my land
and Official seal this 18th day Of
March a. D 1901.
SInoNET LEBLANC,
Clerk and Ex-Oficio Jury Commits
sioner.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-11
Danish Export of Eggs.

In 1895 we scarcely knew Denmark
as an egg producer; but in that year
was founded the first Danish co-opera-
tive society for the export of eggs. The
same system which had succeeded with
butter was now to be applied to eggs.
The country was divided up into dis
tricts; each district had in some rail-
way station collecting depot, and all
members of the society were bound to
deliver three times week at the de-
pot. The depot agent refused, or had a
right to refuse, all eggs more than four
days old, and every producer of each
district had distinctive number
branded on the egg. Thus, in the event
of an egg proving bad, the depot which
shipped it would be proceeded against,
and by means of the distinctive num-
ber the depot agent would be able to
detect the producer; on whom the loss
would finally fall.
By thus guaranteeing absolute fresh
ness and making good any occasional
loss, the Danes established high
standard, and SO created a continuous
demand And what is the result? In
1S95rthe first year of the experiment
there were established six local egg so
cieties, with an aggregate Of 1900
members; in 1900 there were actually
no fewer than S37 separate co-opera-
tive societies, with a total membership
of 10000 producers! Is it surprising
that Denmark should send to England
alone 3O0,O00,0OO of eggs annually?-
London Mail.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-11

pane, muslin curtains. clean mating, con-
venient toilet table, and what to her was
fairer than all the rest, upon the mantel-
piec- there stood two small vases, filled
with sweet flowers, whose fragrance fill
ed the apartment with delicious perfume.
All this was SO different from the bare
walls, uncovered floors and rickety- furni-
ture of the poorhouse that Mary trem-
bled lest it should prove dream from
which ere long she would awake.
When Mary was finally sent for by
Mrs. Mason she had been SO much accus-
toned to sick persons that she knew in
tuitively just what to do and when to
do it, and her step was so light, her voice
so low, and the hand which bathed the
aching head so soft and gentle in its touch
that Mrs. Mason involuntarily drew her
to her bosom, and kissing her lips, called
her her child, and said she should never
leave her; then, laying back in her easy
chair, she remained perfectly still, while
Mary alternately fixed her hair aud
smoothed her forehead, until she fe.l into
a quiet slumber, from which she did not
awake until Judith rang the bell for sup
per, which was neatly laid out in little
dining parlor, opening into the flower gar
den. There was something SO very social
and cheering in the appearance Of the
room, and the arrangement of the table,
with it's glossy white cloth, and dishes OF
the same hue. that Mary felt almost as
much like weeping as she did on the il 1ht
of her arrival at the poorhouse. But Mrs.
Mason seemed to know exactly how to
entertain her; and by the time that first
tea was over there was hardly happier
child in the world than was Mary.
Mrs. Mason soon dismissed her to her
| own room, where she for some time
amused herself with watching the day
light as it gradually disappeared from
the hills which lay beyond the pond. Then
when it all was gone, and the stars be-
gan to come out, she turned her eyes
toward one which had always seemed to
her to be her mothers soul looking down
| upon her from the windows of heaven.
Now tonight there shone beside it a
smaller, feebler one, and in the feecy
clouds which foated around it she fan
cied she could define the face of her baby
sister. Involuntarily stretching out her
| hands, she cried, sOh, mother! Allie!
| am so happy now" and to the child's i'm
agination the stars smiled lovingly upon
| her, while the evening wind, as it gently
moved the boughs of the tall elm trees
seemed like the rustic of angels wings.
Who shall say the mothers spirit was
| not there to rejoice with her daughter
| over the glad future opening so brightly
| before her?
/ ho \
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-11
Size of Seed Potatoes

We have always obtained better re-
suits from the use of seed potatoes
about the size of a hens egg" or as
near that as we could judge by the
shape Of the potato, and cut In halves,
as from any seed we had and we have
tested them against larger ones cut in
halves and in quarters, against smaller
ones used whole and against pieces
cut to two eyes each. Yet the pieces
of two eyes were so nearly equal that
we would use that method If the seed
cost a high price, by which we do not
mean the early price of the Early Rose
at dollar pound, but If they cost So
bushel. But the potato Of that size,
scarcely marketable, unless there was
season of scarcity, is as well matured
as the potato that weighs pound, and
we think throws as strong shoot and
produces as much. We never made a
test by comparing the use of pieces of
large potatoes against pieces of about
equal weight of the smaller ones, and
to learn anything from such test one
would need to continue it for term of
years, using the largest from the larg-
est seed each time. 1t might be well
after selecting as we would, for some
years, to change to pieces from the
large ones for a season, but we are not
sure of t.-Massachusetts Ploughman.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-11
CAREERS CHOSEN BY CHILDREN


Most Girls Want to Be New Women
When They Grow Up.
'sWhat would you like to be?' is a
question that has been put to the chill
dren of different nations during the
past year, with some startling results.
The replies to the inquiry among
French children are now being pub
lished, and some are quite as amusing
as those received from English and
American youngsters.
Judging from the replies of the girls,
it looks very much as if the new wom-
an will have things pretty much her
own way over there in another gen.
GRAFTON. Who would have believed,
for instance, that of these 442 little
girls, more than one-half aspire to what
are called in French parlance liberal
careers, asks the Philadelphia Tele-
graph. The first French woman to be
admitted to the bar had scarcely got
into her new robes of Office when
these questions were sent out. Yet
fifteen little girls declare their inten-
ton of following her example.
The small boys, of course, have the
primitive small boy susceptibility to
drums and gold braid and bang! bang!
Says one:
.I want to regain Alsace and Lor-
aine''
I'm already a good deal of a SOL
dier. I have sword and four or five
guns, says another
when the trumpet sounds" writes
a third, 81 feel my heart beat faster"
'.I want to be soldier because am
tall, strong, not stupid, and not a cow
ard"
Only one of these 264 belligerent
youths owns up to bit of vanity in
his choice Of a career, but it is safe to
believe that, being human and French,
the others are not insensible to the
charms of gold braid and spurs and
brass buttons. Says the honest one.
1.-THE uniform is very pretty, so that
my sisters girl friends win look at me- -
The would-be farmers have touch
| of poetry in their natures, not sur
prising in lovers of the country. Says
| one:
Il shall be vine grower. It is my
fathers occupation. A good worker
is esteemed by all the world. -
Agriculture" says another, sis the
most noble of the professions. l don't
want to be a routine farmer, but an
| educated agriculturist
81 am 13 years old, remarks philo-
sophical youth. IF Bonaparte had
been alive | should have enrolled my
self under his flag. But not having a
sword, shall take a plow."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-11

boys prefer other defenses, as standing
just behind the can OF continually NOV
ing about it.
The rest of the boys are robbers, and
circle about, attempting to steal the
treasure, or, in other words, kick 1t
away without being tagged. If one
succeeds, another Immediately kicks it,
and away goes the can down the street
with a crowd of yelling robbers after
it, doing their best to prevent the poor
miser from regaining his position over
the treasure. If the miser succeeds in
tagging any boy who has kicked the
can before another boy kicks it, the boy
tagged becomes the miser and must
stand over the treasure.
OF course the boys who are attempt
ing to get at the can will help each
other. One should attract the miser's
attention in front while another creeps
UP from behind, or vice versa. If the
distracted guardian of the treasure
turns his attention to the man behind
him, the man in front will Immediately
dart in, and so on. 1 think you will
find that the game, simple as it seems,
offers numerous chances for judgment
and quick maneuvering.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-11
Our Weights and Measures.


Perhaps you have heard that the gov
ernment is establishing a standard
izing bureau at Washington. 1t may
not have meant anything to you when
you read it, but it really is an impor-
tant step toward setting up in business
wholly for ourselves. Why. do you
know, if every weight and measure in
a few years ago, we should have had
to send to the standardizing bureau of
England for patterns to make the new
ones by.
We pride ourselves upon being ma
ton of business men, but still we are
unconsciously very careless people
about the weights and measures we
trade by. They are made after all i'm
aginable designs, and, differing as they
do in shape, they easily deceive pur'
chasers-if the seller so wishes. But
when the standardizing bureau gets in
to thorough working order all this will
be changed. Weights and measures
will not only be uniform throughout
/ the country, but they will be absolute
ly correct. This standardizing will in
clude scientific instruments, SO that
surveying will be done more accurate
ly, gas and electricity will be measured
exactly, physicians prescriptions filled
with greater exactness and all meas
urements, in fact, from dry goods to
machinery, will be made with greater
care.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-11

The market for American apples is
now worldwide.
Interest in farming is undoubtedly
reviving in New England.
Don't SOW alfalfa seed on unprepared
soil as you do clover. If it fails with
you, manure the land and try again.
The family horse should be raised
and trained on the farm. Then you
thoroughly understand his disposition
and know how far he can be trusted.
The application of sulphur to soils
for the prevention of potato scab re-
gardless of the character of the soil is
liable to occasionally cause much in
jury.
Bordeaux mixture has been found of
value in stimulating tomato plants to
more rapid growth. increasing their.
yigor and of particular merit in Keep
ing down the attacks of flea beetles.
Twenty thousand mutton sheep are
being fattened at Rocky Ford, Col,
on beet pulp, with little corn added.
There is another waste product TO.
ing utilized-turned into matton.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-11
Sowing Clover Seed.

The Department of Agriculture says
there are 17,S56,000 clover seed in a
bushel, which would be 297, 900 in a
pound. There are 1850 square feet in
an acre, so that one pound would fur
nish about 6A seeds to the square foot.
And yet we are afraid to advise far
mer to use less than eight or ten pounds
per acre, giving fifty-four seed to the
square foot, and yet If every seed grew.
the small number would place the
plants close enough together to produce
good crop. The extra seed, or seven
eighths of the seed cost, is the price we
pay for not having well-cleaned, plump
seed, and the land in such condition
that each one will have a fair chance to
germinate and grow
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-11
The finger marks upon the door.
A Tinshop on a Bicycle.

A tinshop in wagon has been COM
mon sight on country roads for years.
It seemed as if there was no limit to
the amount of tinware the peddler
could store into the many openings
and "cupboards'' in the great boat
like vehicle. But the bicycle may take
the place of the old tinshop wagon.
By means Of it, thanks to modern in
vention. the peddler can now travel
much more quickly and at the same
time have his wares on. exhibition.
The new vehicle, however, in point of
steadiness is perhaps better adapted
to city use than to the country.
Extending beyond the handlebars of
the bicycle in front and behind the
saddle, in the back, is rod to each
end of which is fastened a skeleton
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-11

The use of good seed for the onion
crop is most important, as the labor of
preparing the land, wedding the rows
and other care necessary is as great for
the part of crop as for a full one.
while the cost of fertilizer is not lessen
ed, nor are the onions better or in as
good demand if they grow too large
The onion seed deteriorates very rapid
ly in terminating properties if it is
kept until more than one year old, ex-
cepting that in very small quantities
it may be kept in something practical
ly alright, as in a tin box with snugly
fitting cover. We would not sow onion
seed without having it tested, and max
ing sure that not less than 80 per cent
would germinate. Those who sow
under glass and transplant have at
least the advantage of not having to
care for any rows that are not filled,
and If part of the seed is too old to
sprout the only loss is the price paid
for the seed. This practice is growing
in favor, and fast taking the place Of
the old method of setting out the dry
sets in the spring to grow the early
onions for punching, as it requires but
little more labor to fit the land for one
than the other, and the new plants
seem to grow as rapidly as the dry
sets.-American Cultiyator.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-11
The Game of Buried Treasure.

nc 1AnC vi DuEACu AIGhSuEG
1t is probable that on some occasion
number Of boys were idly kicking
can about, and the game Of buried
treasure just evolved itself without
any particular effort on their part 1t
lis certainly a good game, and those
whom have watched play it seem to
enjoy themselves immensely.
The equipment for the game Is not
difficult to procure; cans are always
available. Decide by counting out who
shall be "it," or the miser who must
guard his treasure.
The miser, will take position direct
ly over the can, his treasure, one foot
On each side. AT least, this is the posi-
ton usually chosen as Icing the best
suited for guarding the can. There is
no rule, however, about this, and some
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-06-11
Keeping Country Boys at Home.

cities has long been characteristic of
recent times. Every census in recent
years both in this country and in Eu-
rope has shown the vastly greater
growth of cities as compared with ru-
raj regions. If there were wider in
telligence among farmers in feeding the
ambition of the young, if they were to
give their children something that they
might improve by industry, something
that would stimulate ambition and
awaken pride, there would in all like
lihood be less discomfort with country
life and less of longing for the untried
and unknown life of the city.-Indian-
apolis News.