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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-10-26
Sherifss Sale.
Haubtman Il Loeb Co. Lid.
Peoples Sugar Co., Ltd.

BY virtue of a writ of fieri faciaa ;sau.s
IN n matters of the above entitled I'M
numbered suit, and a commission Al u. I
directed. fully authorizing and efnnnwas
ing me IN the premises. / havetseized aos
will proceed to sell at public auefinn i T.
the last n highest bidder, at the nr;s
cipal front door of the Eonrthouse Il
said parish. on 8
SATURDAY, NOV. 8, 1901.
between the hours prescribed BY Law. 4.
following-descrlbed property, ,to-wit:
One five rolling mill. gearing ana !.
CINE composed of the following parts =
Three roller mill, diameter Of -olla,a
36D 4sp long, shaft 1877 diameter ( fl
SIZE Of shaft in Journal, carried on heayv
cast r base plate. One two rolsr
mill, size of rollers A" X COZ lune
By 10 long size of shaft in i0urnal car
ried on heavy cast iron base plate, hsx|
pattern type.
Both mills are double geared and III
ranged to be driven by 'one engine,
Engine: lS' diameter by 4S' stroke.
Engine is carried on heavy cast inoE
bed plate with wrought iron oonneetinf.
rod.
With this onttit is inelnded interme
ula6e carrier CHAINS With friction clutch
arrangement, round link carrier chaiUzs
with friction clutch arrangement and
bagasse carrier chains OF the round lnk
type.
Two six copper evaporators, cosnpless
IN themselves.
One six copper strike pan, complies Ill
Four Steel claritiers T' by 81 bv g9
with Ill connections, complete in theme
selves.
One jnice pnmp, second hand, size 1
by a. by q" Duplex.
One McGowen cylinder pump, new.
size 81 by g. by u" stroke.
Two Duplex boiler feeders, new, size
a" by5" by 81 stroke.
T~ERMs.--Said property having been 3D.
Nvertised for sale for cash and not having
brought two-thirds of it's appraiseHlelt
q same is hereby readvertised to be sold
on twelve months credit; purchasers 10
furnish their bond with two good sscurSs
ties in solido; bearing eight per cent
interest from day of sale for the amount
OF the purchase price.
Given under my official signature thia
10th day of October. 1901.
i. @. HEBGEr,
Sheriff, Vermilion Psrish.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-10-26

Alba, q Taxas town 100 ma.
OF Dallss, has been praetiea,Is "
stfoyed BY fire. g
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-10-26
can point to as a monument Of our

a point to as o monument of our
progressiveness.
After very through examination
of the Parish Treasurer's (Mr. Eli
Wise's) accounts, we find (tracing
back and through the Parish Tax
Collectors accounts) them perfectly
kept and every cent handled by both
officers accounted for to the entire
satisfaction of this Grand Jury; at
tached hereto you viii find the Parish
Treasurer's report as fled with the
Clerk of Court on the 14th inst. said
report being in keeping with our in
vestigatlons.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-10-26
Grand Jury Report.

The following is the report OF the
grand jury for the October term:
To the Hon. Minos I. Gordy, Jr.,
Judge of the 18th Judicial District
Court of the State of Louisiana,
for the parish of Vermilion.
We the members of your Grand
Jury, empanelled Cd the 18th, inst,
have this day completed our investi-
CATION Of all cases presented before
our body, viz: 1O1 cases in which IS
True Bills were found and 26 not
True Bills.
The above mentioned number OF
cases proves conclusively that there
remain many ~violators of Law and
Order in this Parish, and we sincere
61y hope, and recommend that your
Honor will give all such violators,
who may be found guilty, the full
penalty of the law, as in u opinion
it is the only remedy by which q law
abiding community can be establish
ed.
We most respectfully would submit
that the Police Jury investigate and
pay more attention to the violators of
Ordinance No. 81, pertaining to the
flooding Of public roads. Believing
/ that it is essential for rice planters
who find the natural drainage of their
lands leading to the public roads to
have the assistance of their Parish in
furnishing them with artificial drain
age on either side of the road, in the
shape of bitches sufficiently large to
carry off any required amount of
water.
THE PARISH PRISON.
1t is impossible to say too much
against such a structure as this Par
ish is most unfortunately possessed
of, for upon investigation it strikes
one as a cage erected for the incar
ceration of wild animals than that of
human beings. We will endeavor
to enumerate to the best of our ablli-
ty a few of its faults.
1st:-The sanitary condition is too
terrible to relate, and it is almost inn
possible to remedy such with the
building as it is.
2nd:-The space allotted to prison
night ers is very limited, particularly
when all confined therein-white and
at blacks-regardless of number. are
driven into an iron Gags measuring
something Is K Is, like so many cat
tie, there to remain until the dawn of
day this is done to avoid the escape
OF prisoners through the vault holes,
which a be accomplished without
any great effort on the part Of the
prisoner.
3rd:-The prison as a whole is unfit
to- exist in any civilized community
such as ours, and we hope that ere
long we may see something more
befitting our intellect.
CLERK & RECORDERS OFFICE
We find this office presided over
by MI. Simonet Leblanc and fully
up to all that is required of him. All
the Parish documents are kept sys-
tematicaHy and their neatness is per-
lection itself. The Recorder COM
plains of insufficient vault room for
the keeping of valuable records, and
we should suggest that the Police
jury have nrnnarlu fitted ny +bo vo;,l+
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-10-26

Fifty new subscribers wanted.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-10-26

Lorenzo snow, president !.
City. Pay
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-10-26
THE sHERIFF's OFFICE.

MT
Is presided over by very competent
officers, and if there is anything
wrong it certainly escaped our
notice.
Thanking your Honor, the District
Attorney, Sheriff. Clerk of Court,
and all officers connected with your
Court for their prompt attention to
us while IN session, we beg to be dis
missed from further duties until re-
CURED again during our term of
Office.
Signed. EMMET P. Putnam
Foreman.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-02
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
List Of Specifications as Given fn E
 New Law Just in Effect E. In Russia.

4 Russian law, which went into effect January l last, declares the following list of weights and measures: The basis of Russian weights is the pound. which is practically of the same value as the English pound.
 The basis of the Russian long meas nre is an ;arshine. equal to 2s English inches.
 The faR6iamental measure Of time is ''sutki" 6day and night), consisting of 24 hours, according to the average time of the sun. An hour contains Ge minutes; a minute, l60 seconds. The hours are counted in St. Petersburg according to data of the Nicolas Prin- ,cipal observatory at Pulkova; in other localities, accopding to their geogrspb ical longitude.
 For measuring surfaces square meas ures are used. For measuring the sur face of land the dessiatine (two and fraction acres) is equal to 2,400 square sagnes.
 Cubic long measures serve for meas lring the volume of bodies.
 For measuring the volume of dry substances, chetyerts (about five bush els) are used.
 For measuring the volume of liquids the xedRo (ahout two Igallons) and its subdivisions ;aRe used.
 The international meter and kilo- gram and their subdivisions may be used ia the empire in hargaips, con tracts, estimates, eetco op the mutual consent Gf tthe parties interested.-De- troit RRae Rress.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-02
MAN WITH THE DRUM.
He Ia the Most Necessary and Ina pOrtant Parsonage in a Street
 Procession.

The man with the drum is very im- portant individual these days of street processions. He keeps things moving and men from tagging behind quick step time and is altogether thorough ly indispensable person in parade. The band only plays at intervals, but the drum beats steadily on, says the Chicago Chronicle.
 Victory in battle is often due to the man with the drum. but he sounds the summons to march on and the inspira- ton of the tap fires the spirit and in- flames the soul and sets the heyday in the blood rioting hotly with no thought or power to attend the decision of the judgment.
 The man with the drums at the Audi torium is always the most interesting character in the ensemble of the or chestra. High in the center he stands among his fellows and his arms fly this way and that among the kettledrums and his flexible wrists and fingers are in perpetual motion, keeping the pad ded drumsticks going. In some parts of the Wagner music he would sound the alarm of his'beat with savage sat isfaction, and in vorspiel to the Meiyter- singer his famous bombardment never failed to bring smile of ful en- joyment to the generally impressive countenance of the leader Of the or .chestra.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-02
A DOCS GENTLEMANLY ACT.
The SagaciOus Animal Helped Lame
 Man Over an Icy Side kkAns, walk. -gW

Appleton papers report an instance of more than usual intelligence and sympathy on the part of St. Bernard dog in that city, reports the Milwau- kee Journal. Alexander Close, shoe maker, has but one leg, the other be- ing mounted on a peg. He was mak- ing his way down Appleton street to his shop. The walks were icy and he had trouble. When he came to Fisk street, two blocks from the shop, large St. Bernard dog came along on the other side of the street, noticed the trouble, came over and took MT. Closes hand gently in his mouth. MT. Close at first resented the act, but the dog led on and showed what he meant. He helped Mir. Close on his way till they reached cleared walk on the other side of College avenue. when with caper of satisfaction he turned back and went on his way. The dog could have had no other possible mo- tive than that of helpfulness. He stopped on his course and went across the street to do what he saw was needed. He was pleased when he saw his convoy on clean walk, expressed his satisfaction and went about his business. What more could a human do? Many people passed the lame man and saw his struggles to keep his footing on the icy walk; but it was left to dog to supply the need ed relief.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-02
r- A FABLE OF SOCIETY.
Rather Hard on the Woman Who Had EnnumeFable 'A Aspirations.

A plain and sensible husband and fa- ther, who was making a modest live hhood in the retail dry goods busi- ness, had wife who was ambitious to shine Tn society. She was quite we'll aware that her husbands means were not of sufficient magnitude'.so permit an extraordinary dazzle in that gilt tering galaxy of gayety, glamour and gentlllty, but she banked on the mat rimonial alliance of at. least one of her two beautiful daughters with an aged millionaire who was ready at any moment to marry any pretty girl who would accept him.
 Naturally enough, says the Wash ington Star, it was not to be expected that any young and pretty girl could love any old thing like he was; but then he was so rich that love might we'll be asked to take back seat.
 Now, the husband of this ambitious lady and the father of the two beau tiful daughters was foolish enough to think that love mixed with matri- mony better than money did, and he
 
 wife to dispose of either of the daugh- ters to the millionaire at price. One day the lady, in no pleasant humor, spoke to her husband on the subject of his opposition.
 "I should think" she said, "that you would have some ambition for your daughters. You have never been able to furnish them with the means their beauty, accomplishments and position demand, and now, when am doing my utmost to do parents part by at least one of them, you must oppose my efforts and seek to thwart my purpose. I should think you would show some sign of appreciation of the attention and honor paid us by the wealthy gentleman whom I so highly respect"
 Forgive me, my dear," responded the husband, contritely. "When the gentleman comes this evening will obey you and show some sign of ap- preciation."
 Upon this the wife was greatly mol liied, and the husband went down town to his store, returning in the evening little later than usual, but quite cheerful.
 At half-past eight o'clock the wealthy gentleman called, and short ly after the lady had gone in to meet him her husband followed her, bear ing in his hands an artistically paint ed card ful1v n ward square
 "It is the sign I promised for the gentleman" he said, handing it to his wife, and she read upon it in large letters: "Please Call on Us Before Purchasing Elsewhere
 Thereupon the lady fell into state of madness, from which she has scarcely yet recovered, and the hus- band is taking his meals down town and sleeping in his store.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-02
Catching Salmon in Scotland,

To form an approximate estimate of the sums disbursed by the renters of salmon fishings is difficult matter. but, leaving out the money paid for salmon fishing included in a shooting rent, the money paid for salmon fishing. together with the incidental expenses incurred, may be put down at sS0.ocO. not one penny of which would Scotland see II there were no salmon fishing. I have arrived at this sum in a rounda- bout sort of way, but believe it is under the mark. Thus, when first began to nsh on my own account in the early eos, l could rent month on a fairly good stretch of water for from 40 to EGO, the services of gillie being usual ly included in the rent. For that outlay l used to average as nearly as possible fish for every sovereign; my worst month, which cost { 45, was 16 fish; my best 66 for 35, and both of them were on the Dee. About 1867 the rents began to rise and fish were costing me quite five shillings each, which speedily went to five pounds head, until, from 1876 up to the present, angling rents have increased by leaps and bounds, forcing me to retire-for as anglers became more plentiful good angling became scareer, and nowadays it may be reck- oned that fish cost the catcher quite 9 10 each,-Chambers' Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-02
DROPPING A PARACHUTE.
A Circus Balloon Man Says It Is Easy and Not Very Hazard
 OuS.

Coming down from the clouds In a parachute is like dream" said cir GUS balloon artist, relates the New York News. "Ever dream of falling from high place? You come down, aGght quietly, and awake, and you're not hurt. We'll, that's the parachute drop over again. No, there is no danger. A parachute can be guided readily on the down trip, but you can't steer balloon. To guide a parachute out of harms way a prac- ticed hand can tilt it one way or the other, spill out air, and thus work it to where you want to land, or to avoid water, trees, chimneys or church spires. Circus ascensions are generally made in the evening. When the sun goes down the wind goes down. The balloon then shoots into the air and the parachute drops ibaGk on the circus lot, or not far AWAY. A balloon is made of feur7ceAt muslin and weighs about 800 RQAp4s. A parachute is made of lgightTalt A4Yss lin.
 "There is much more danger in coming down in a balloon. When it strikes the earth it's like a big ball, and bounds up again, taking you with it. Not long ago in McKeesport, Pa., came down in a balloon because the parachute would not let go. I nearly came down in a big stack of blast furnace, but the hot air drove the balloon away. After that I never in- trusted the parachute arrangements to anyone, but attended to them my self
 l"The rope that secures the para chute is cut with a knife. The aeronaut drops fully 100 feet before the parachute begins to fill. 1t must fill, if you're up high enough. There are several hundred parachute men in the business, and the accidents are less in ratio than railroad casualties. Our business is new at that. After awhile the ratio will be less. A man can't shake out g. parachute if it don't open. A man in the air is sim ply powerless. Invariably the fall is head first. When the parachute be- gins to fill the descent is less rapid, and finally when the parachute has gradually filled it bulges out with a pop. Then the aeronaut climbs on to his trapeze and guides the para chute to a safe landing. In seven cases out of ten you can land back .on the lot where you started from. The first performers must have nerve to make the drop. Now, it is regu- lar business, not considered hazardous at all. The hardest work is to bring back the balloon with 8 wagon. Sometimes it tears in the trees, or wherever it may land when not in the open"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-02
WAYS OF TURKISH CENsoRs.
Violation of Their Rules Is Sure to
 BriRg the Most Summary sassa Punishment. Asa

It is we'll for those having business with the Turks to have good under standing of the laws and regulations in force in the sultan,s domain if they would avoid trouble, says foreign ex- change. An honest German merchant met with sad adventure few weeks ago on account of something which he had not dreamed of-violating the laws of the Turkish censor. The German was in the porcelain business, and the only thing that he ever thought of writing was entries in his ledger. But he got an order from Turkish mer- chant for 25,000 coffee cups, and he filled it, and straightway he became a violator of literary laws. He had packed up the coffee cups in old Ger man newspapers, and that settled it. The Turkish censor seized the whole shipment. He insisted on reading each newspaper, and only after he had be- come convinced that there was neither intention nor danger of smuggling in- suits of the sultan or of his harem into the country of the prophet was the shipment released.
 Now the German is wondering whether, if he packs his next shipment in straw, the Turkish censor will hold it up as being reflection on his mental furniture.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-02
Steel Combs.

A man who saw in a sidewalk show case some steel combs, and who won- dered what steel combs could be used for, found upon inquiry that they were used by furriers in combing fllrs. There was one of these combs that looked much like comb of the ordinary kind, coarse-toothed for half its length ard iner-toothed the other half; and then there was one comb that had teeth for half Its length, the solid end serving as a handle. There are other steel combs that are used for similar purpose, as steel combs made to comb dogs with. The dog comb looks somewhat like the ine-toothed comb in its general shape, but is larger, toothed on ono side only, and coarser toothed than the so-called fine comb; the untoethed side combs of this sort are used on various kinds of dogs, including, for instence
 ~n~ i'eirel dogs like the French
 .c3-
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-02
TIE ST. JOHNS HERALD.
SATURDAY, rIARch2, 1901.
THE FLAG OF HOPE.

There's flag in the sky. there's q banner
 that waves Der the passionate march down to pas
 sionless graves; And 1t lives for the deeds that are done
 in the right: And it leads by the loxs that gives wisdom
 its might: It files OCT the living. n floats o'er the
 dead Forever advancing. frightening ahead. And the millions who set it afame in the
 sky, By lofty ideals set dsathiess and high. Know the stars Of its glory. the bars of its
 fame. Make the bright Flag of Hope an aiI-con-
 Quering namsi 1t rides OCT the crescenh 1t mounts OCT The asgs of all nations would droop at fits
 loss, And there never was soldier who died
 on the field. And there never was savior who lived Tor And there never was harvester glad of his Nor even a man who had power to vield. But saw its folds flashing by night and by
 day
 way. A symbol of Heaven. till the last moan
 shall cease. Mans bright Flag of Hope and sign of
 sweet peace! Look aloft, there 1t floats through the sun
 shine and stormi And its message Is kindly. It's promise is
 warm. Truth. honor. right, justice. fair play and
 fine love. Thess are watchwords 1t lifts all thy toll
 ing above. In its light has humanity victory won 1t is thine, in its name Let thy good woTk
 be done! Let 1t wave OCT thee trusting. and wave
 OCT thee true. Though humble the helping thy hands find
 to do: And that flag on thy sight shall not ever
 be furied While there's hope in one heart. and
 God rules OCT the world. Make 1t thine. Keep R pure! Set Its stan
 mid the starsi With thy life write the thoughts that
 should blazon its bars. Point if out to thy comFede when sorrow For its beauty shines best through the lens Make it thine for the vaior that fears to do
 wrongi Make it thine for the mercy that flows like
 a song. Thine for pleasure. z4sht-livtns. weli-wish-
 ing. far faith. f se.y Not a symbol of battle. btood-covered. Der tfe's high endeavor. o long may it
 wavei Mans bright Flag of Hope which the In-
 fnits gave! Charles ". Stevenson. in Y. Y. Observer.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-02
DEWEY GOT NO TEA.
A Little Incident of the Gallant Ad- niraPs Recent Visit to
 Philadelphia.

Mrs. Dewey smiled little, nodded a little, looked about gcod deal and was not recognized by half the house, which whispered feverishly over her identity during the best of the Beethoven. says the Philadelphia North American. And when the music was over there was tea in the foyer aboye-served by the Red Cross girls at 25 conts a cup, and drunk. so far as I could see. by nobody but Mrs. Dewey. The admiral had cup given him, and wanted it, think, very much. but he had to have a great many people introduced to him, to every one of whom he gave 6 cordial hand and one of those kindly, half-spoken sentences of his.
 Admiral, I want to present my daughter"
 And down went the admiral's cup on the tea table and out came the ad- miral's hand.
 "Your daughter? Ahi certainly. I can see the"
 And again it would be:
 "Here. dear! I want to introduce you to the admiral!"
 And there would be another slip be- tween the cup and the lip. In the end he got no tea at all-for, just as he turned from the very last introduc- ton and fished out the bit of lemon from the cup and lifted this long-de- ferred delight. Mrs. Dewey said:
 Well. I suppose we'd better be get ting away now"
 And away they went. Only Red Cross girl at the end of the table. win whom the admiral stopped to speak, said:
 "I'd like. admiral, to give you an other cup of tea"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-02
The Notch.

This is known sometimes as the Crawford Notch, to distinguish it from others in the vicinity. It is beautiful and impressive valley between Wiley mountain and Mount Webster, in the White mountains of New Hampshire. and presents splendid picture, viewed from the surrounding mountains and hills. Speaking of the view from the top of Mount Willard, Bayard Taylor said: "As a simple mountain pass, seen from above, it cannot be surpassed in Switzerland. Something like it I can recall no view with which to com- pare it."