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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-02-09
Perry Plantation Sold.

The historic old Perry place on the
east side of the Vermilion opposite
Perry's Bridge has again changed
hands. 1t was purchased several
years ago by o. M. Nilsson who spent
some money improving the place and
christened it Lily Wood. Last
spring it was sold under a purchase
of mortgage and bought IN by Messrs
Sample, Blair & Sample of Mans
field, La, and they effected a sale
Of it recently through Capt, w, d.
Gooch, to ex-clerk of court Jos, G..
Lablanc, for the sun OF $1l,500 of
which $1,000 was paid cash and the
balance on time. The new owner
will not cultivate the place extensive
ly, but will devote most OF it to
stock raising, Mr.. and Mrs. Alcide
Leblanc have already moved on the
plantation and are occupying the old
residence. They have contracted for
a large lot of Page woven wire fenc-
in and will enclose the property with
a fence which will he horse high,
bull strong and pig tight.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-02-09

Stems blacksmith shop has been
taken in charge by Chas. Montague
who is a skilled workman, well known
here, and he has d good run OF trade
already.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-02-09

FOR SALE-Fine lots in the
Chevis addition. For terms apply
to Fl. B. Lvens dec 8 If.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-02-09

-WANTED.-Capable, reliable per-
sou in every county to represent large
company of solid financial reputation;
$685. salary per year, payable weekly:
50 per day absolutely sure and all ex-
penses; straight, hona-fde, definite
salary; no commission; salary paid each
Saturday and expense money -advanc-
ed each wek. STANDARD HOUSE,
334 Dearboeln ST., Chicago. J
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-02-09

Rice lands are being rapidly put
in order for early seeding and as
the season is favorable a large
amount Of new lands in this parish
will be planted in rice. Getting an
early start the chances are that YER
million parish will this year put on
the market some of the early rice.
An honor usually carried off by the
River planters.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-02-09

Thursday next is 81 Valentines
day. The sweethearts will make the
best Of it, and people who have old
scores to settle will try luck with the
comic Valentine.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-02-09

Another store has been opened on
State street adjoining Erath's saloon.
1t is a grocery and is being conduct
ed by E. w. Gaspald.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-02-09

Cotton has taken a big slump in
spite OF the January squeeze in New
York. Low middling is now worth
only 81 cents a faA OF half q cent in
the. past ten days. Considerable
cotton is being held here for a rise
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-02-09

If the old saying that q thunder
storm about this time is. q sign that
winter is over, has any truth y It
we will soon be enjoying steady
spring weather, for the thunderstorm
Thursday morning vas q long and
loud one.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-02-09

Friday morning we had a very
heavy fog lasting till late in she fore
noon.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-02-09

The famous play "Quo Vadis'' is
10 be seer at the Veazey Opera
House, New Iberia, Thursday, Feb.
2lst.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-02-09

The weather the early part OF this
week has been very gloomy, cloudy
threading, Tuesday a few grains OF
sleet fell At times it had every app
pearance of snow, then the clouds
would drop down aud shed q few
drizzles Of rain.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-02-09

II. w. Harper Whiskey is a per-
feet distillation. 1t strengthens you
and helps resist cold and disease.
Try it. 1t is better than than the
doctor. The kind your grandfather
used!
Sold by J. O'Nelll Lege, Abbeville
La.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-02-09

8OuAlAerm Pacific.
WEST OUN
No & arrives New iberia 2:34P. M.
"a g $ s. l:60 A. M.
q y :. I" I:50 P. M.
EAST BOUND
NJ. 6 arrives at New Iberia 2:2s p. Nj.
&c 3 5:l4 a. NJ.
10 l:lS p. NJ.
&V. R0utas
Arrives. ABBEvILLE EKPRESS Leaves
HANK 3:l0
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-02-09
Pan American Exposition.

New Orleans, January 81, 1901.
Hon. Lastie Broussard, Abbeville,
La. !,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-02-09

LOCAL DEPARTURE.
raaves a. m. Arrives AIS p. M.
drOwm amd R@Ffsh.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
One Waz to Boil q Ham.

The following is the recipe Of the IA
nous John Chamberlin Of Washington
for boiling ham:
t'To boil O ham Ia Chamberlin, the
night before put the ham in q tub Of
cold water, feshy part downward, skin
part up. Next morning put the ham in
q large kettle or pot Of cold water to
boil. Let the water get hot gradually
and continue to cook the ham in slow
boil, scarcely more than q simmer. At
the end Of five hours take the ham out,
throw the water out Of the pot and fill
it with fresh cold water. Put the ham
back Immediately and let it simmer or
boil slowly five hours more. Then add,
according to the size Of your purse, q
gallon Of vinegar or gallon Of claret
Or burgundy or champagne; then sim
mer or boil for three hours more. Then
take the ham off, skin it and put in
cool place. Next morning trim it and
eat when you are ready.
"To prevent the ham from tearing or
the water suddenly boiling too fast it
is always safe to sew piece Of cotton
cloth tightly around the ham so as to
fit as close as q glove. This will keep
the meat firm and guard against the
neglect Of the cook in letting the water
boil too st."-New York Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
Insects and Y Rays.

a writer in The American < Ray
Journal tells Of some unusual expert
ments upon insects with Roentgen rays.
4 box was made, half Of wood and
half Of sheet lead. In the wooden half
a number Of larve Of flies, bees, bee
ties and other insects were placed, and
the box was then put in the field Of the
X rays. The insect colony at once be-
came greatly excited, and after crawl
ing to and fro. finally emigrated to
worm to the leaden half of the box,
where the rays could not penetrate.
The experiment was repeated many
times and always with the same result
A similar experiment was tried with
the blind Larvae Of certain species OF
beetle. 4 number Of them were placed
in an open cigar box, which also con-
tanned a metal box with an opening.
No sooner were the rays turned on
than the insects showed signs Of dis
tress. Their uneasiness increased, and
in little while they all sought refuge
in the metal box. AS tie larTa in the
second experiment were entirely sight
less their perception Of the rays must
take place through the nerves Of the
clrin
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
The CnrDhor Tree.

The camphor tree (Cinnamomum cam
phora) is an evergreen, q member OF
the laurel family, belonging to the
same genus as the tree whose bark fur
nishes the spice called cinnamon, and
is related to the bay and to the sassa-
fras of the United States. OF SYM
metrical proportions, it is one Of the no.
blest objects in the forests Of eastern
subtropical Asia. In its native habitat
it attains gigantic dimensions, notably
in girth Of trunk, some specimens
measuring 10 to Is feet in diameter. 1t
Is said they have been known to reach
as much as 20 feet, and they may be co
to over 100 feet high, and live to
great age.
AS q rule, they rise 20 or 80 feet with
out limbs and then branch out in all
directions, becoming q mass of splcn-
did and luXuriant foliage. Their
leaves, broadly lanceolatc in form, are
Of a light green color, smooth and shin
ing above and whitish or glaucous
on the undersurface. Small white or
greenish white flowers are borne from
February to April and by October ripcn
iato berrylikc, one seeded fruits about
three-eighths of an inch in diameter
Good Words.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
The Work OF the Butterfly.

In our growing apprehensions Of the
linked life Of the universe the fight Of
the butterfly has gained q significance
and interest far beyond the casual ap-
probation Of its radiance and grace.
It is no longer as the frivolous saun-
terer who through the sunny days tiut-
tiers his life away among perfumed
petals that he figures. The beauty has
its function and subserves vital pur-
pose in the economy Of nature. Like
the bee, the butterfly is workman in
Gods garden and his mission to carry
pollen from blossom to blossom, thus
fertilizing and cross fertilizing the
seeds.
Without these winged messengers Of
the air more than half the flowers in
the world would be extermiIlated. Not
only do they add to the color and love-
liress Of summers pageant1y, but as-
sist in its creation. Does 1t not ripen
the interest Of the spectacle to realize
that the swarm Of opalescent insects
one sees in the meadows, eddying in
the golden sunlight, rising e.nd falling
in lazy abandon, swaying dcowsily on
the clover blossoms or balancing on the
petals Of the new opened viclets, in an
existence apparently fetterless and
fancy free, are really seriously at work
performing the function Of their being!
-Everybody's Magazine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
The Inuuisitive antelope.

An antelope is as curious as q wom-
an. If the hunter will lie down. in the
grass and wave q red handkerchief, a
band of antelope will keep circling
around until within reasonable distance
for q safe shot. After completing 4
circle the antelope halt suddenly and
bring down one fore foot with viSor-
Gus stamp on the ground, and ct the
same instant they make q sort of snort
that sounds like half whistle. That
is the propitious moment for peppering
them with rifle balls.
I learned this trick when a frontiers
man came along and found ME crawl
ing for miles on the level prairie en-
deayorlng to get shot at one Of the
timid creatures. The man asked me if
I thought I could get him. answered:
"Gct him! I've got to get him. I'm
out Of meat" lie then posted me
about lying still and flirting with the
handkerchief, and I found they liked
that better than chasing, and l made
an entry right there that an antelope
possessed some Of the characteristics
Of q Woman.-EXchange.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
MI. Carnegie's GoII nInKs.

Speaking at a presentation ceremony
in connection with q golf handicap at
Morton Hall, near Edinburgh. the other
day, Bailie Mackenzie, who took to golf
rather late in life, related that o: Skibo
castle on one occasion Mr.. Carnegie
told him he was going to have golf
course made there.
"If you take to golf," the baile re-
piled, you will add ten years to your
life"
'sDo you say SO" said Mr.. Carnegie.
s.If you can add ten years to my life
I'll make you present Of two mil
lions"
"Well," retorted Bailie Mackenzie on
reflection, II can't do that absolutely,
but I'll tell you what J. will do-1'u
play you for the two millions on your
own green"
This was too much for the Pittsburg
millionaire, but Mr.. Mackenzie believes
that golf has done him as much good
as the two millions could have done
Westminster Gazette.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
NasuueraGinE In the Past.

In the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries Venice set the fashion in all
matters of amusement and was q sort
Of combination Of our Monte Carlo and
Paris. Throughout the eighteenth CEN
tury the Venetians were seized with
perfect mania for masqucrading and
gambling. Paris and London followed
suit, and the two most popular amuse-
ments, both public and private, were
masduerades and gambling saloons.
People not only wore their masks or
visors at balls, but in the Mall and the
parks and the theaters. At length
matters got to such pass that when
a police raid was made on a certain
low dancing place in Soho and an
order was given for every one to un-
mask what was the amazernent Of the
police to find that ct least a third of
the company consisted Of ladies and
gentlemen Of the highest aristocracy,
some Of whom had even brought their
iaughters.-Saturday Review.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
Getting . Day OF.

A certain government officer was
noted for being hard taskmaster to
those who were under him, the serv-
ants in his own establishment being
no exception. His valet was expected
to be on duty 965 full days in the year.
Being detailed to accompany a sclen-
tifc expedition on an extended cruise,
the officer unbent little in communi-
eating the news to his personal attend
ant.
"Well, James," he said, chow would
you like to go with me around the
worldm
"Do we 60 from east to west, sir!'
asked the valet.
eyes"
eve lose a day in going that way.
don't we"
1--WE do"
"Well, sir, I'd like it first rate. It
would give me one day off,"
His master was so pleased with the
aptness Of the retort that he gave him
a week off to prepare for the trip
Youths Companion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
A Clever Woman's Answer.

'Do you not consider your husband
the most graceless sinner in existence"
This question was asked the wife of
e gay Lothario by rival for his afec'
tions while playing q game called Can
DOR"
The stiffness became intense and
every pair of eyes grew rounder as
those present looked from one woman
to the other. 1t was the husbands
voice that broke the silence.
"Your question is out Of order, Bea-
trice," he said quietly. ut is q rule
laid down in courts of law that wo-
man is not required to testify against
her husband"
In the confusion that followed as the
game broke up the man sought his
wife's side. What should you have
replied to the query Of the fair Beatrice
if I had not come to your rescue so
neatly" he demanded.
81 should have said you were q sim
ner, yes, but q graceful rather than a
graceless one."-I.ippincott's.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
The Noors and Their Moru.s.

In appearance the Moors are very
fine race. For many generations Their
mothers have been chosen for their
beauty. An active life in the saddle
has developed them physically and a
splendid appearance is the result In
addition. they have manners of un-
equaled suavity and polish, the result
of early years spent in the harem.
They are so habituated to think we'll
of themselves as followers Of the true
prophet that an uneasy conscience
never troubles them.
A man may be an utter scoundrel,
cruel and licentious, and yet be regard
ed as saint If he IS descended from
the prophet and conforms to the out
ward ceremonial Of Islam. His brow
is frank and unclouded, his smile is
even benevolent, and yet it would be
impossible to describe the details Of his
life. Such are the Moors-an interest
ing tableau vivant Of many chapter
in the book Of Judges, or Samuel or
the Kipgs.-African Review.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
s,ov.put 1nexorable Justice.

In October, 1900, Pietro Giaconi and
Marie Bonelli were tried at Rome Oh
q charge of seXtuple murder by poi
soning committed 81 years before. In
England Eugene Aram was hanged for
the murder Of Clarke IA years after the
offense. 4 man named Horne was eN-
ecuted for the murder Of his child in
the eighteenth century no less than 30
years after the offense. There is also
the well known case Of Governor Wall,
who was executed in 1902 for a mur-
der committed in 1882. Sberward was
hanged at Norwich for the murder OF
his wife after lapse Of 20 years.
But Sir Fitzjames Stephens recalls
what is the most remarkable case Of
all. He prosecuted as counsel for the
crown in 1863 a man who was charged
with stealing leaf from parish reg
lister GO years before-that Is, in lSO3.
In this case the prisoner was acquitted.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
Te,+at;ve In4ermenr.

A poor Scotchwoman lay dying, and
her husband sat by her bedside. After
q time the wife took her husbands
hand and said:
"John, we're goin to part l have
been guide wife to ye. haven't /"
John thought moment.
"Well, just middling like, Jenny, ye
know" anxious not to say too much.
Again the wife spoke.
"John," she said family, 'ye maun
promise to bury me in the auld kirk
yard at Str'aron beside my mither. I
could ma rest in peace among unco' folk
in the dirt and smoke O. Glasgle."
"Weel, weel, Jenny, my woman"
said John soothingly, well just try ye
In Glasgie first, an gin ye dinna be
quiet we'll try ye in Strayon.'-Spare
Moments.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
Phe Discovery of Electricity.

Children rub together bits Of amber
picked up from the ground and find
that when rubbed these small pieces OF
waxlike substance are excited to at
tract particles Of light substances, like
straws and feathers. Could anything
be more elementary or seemingly fur
ther removed from the mighty mechan-
ical developments of the electrical
powers which now surround US? Yet
that simple frictional play was the
starting point Of all We now possess
electrically. It lay by as a child's
sport for ages-lay by for Sir Isaac
Newton himself to look at, removed
only to q box with a glass lid contain
ing paper figures, which would move
when the glass surface was excited by
friction. A little later, and the fiat
glass surface became tube, globe,
globe revolving on frame, a machine,
an electrical battery, and so steadily
onward until, each step marked by
gentle advancement upon advance
ment, lightning and thunder them
selves were the inventions Of man as
we'll as of nature.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
The American Soldier.

That West Point IS the best military
school in the world is conceded by all
impartial critics. Its methods trans
form the average raw youth into the
honorable, refined and highly educated
officer Of our army. he is pre-eminent-
ly taught the habit Of command"
which, as q rule, he uses without any
Of the arrogance shown by officers of
some Of the armies Of Europe, notably
that Of Germany. He is made to realize
that he commands men who are as SEN
sitive as they are brave and who ap-
preciate and respect character CON-
bining generosity, kindness, frmness
and, above all else, physical and moral
courage.
These traits Of character are careful
ly cultivated at West Point, with q re-
suit that, besides having the best en-
listed personnel, we have in the United
States army, without question or doubt,
the best trained and most capable gen.
tlenlen as officers. - Army and Navy
Journal
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
THE HOME or HAMLET.
A Castle and Grave the Helanchol
Dane Never Occupied.

A Castle and Grave the Melancholy
Dane Never Occupied.
William E. Curtis has been visiting
the island Of EIsinore, the scene Of the
tragedy Of "Eanlet," which stands off
the northern point Of the Danish penin-
sula. He says in the Chicago Record
Herald that, although the present cas-
tie Of Kronborg was not built for 500
years after the time Of Hamlet, the nu-
naerous guides will point out the plat
form where Hamlet played before the
king and the rampant upon which the
ghost walked.
The 1t that Ophelia does not ap-
pear in the account Of the monk named
Saxo-Grammaticus, who first told the
story Of Hamlet and from which Shake
speare took his plot, does not Interfere
with the imagination Of the poets and
guidebook writers. They point out
the place in the moat Of the old castle
where she was drowned, and in the
park there is spring which Is chris
tened in her honor.
Near by is another spring that bears
the name Of Hamlet, and in 8 beautiful
seCuestered dale are his burial place,
marked by cairn Of stones, partially
moss covered, and q rude shaft Of gran
ite which bears the inscription, Ham
let's Grave"
It is the favorite joke Of scoffers to
ask the guides "where the grave used
to be-" because. according to traditions
that are said to be we'll founded, it has
occupied its present site less than a
century and was originally in the pri-
vate grounds Of O merchant at the 9TH
er end Of the town.
This gentleman became so annoyed
by the pilgrims who came to the place
that he told the town council he would
pay the entire expense Of fixing up q
more appropriate grave for Hamlet If
they would designate proper location
in one Of the parks. He did Is he prom
ised. The result has been satisfactory
all around. He is not annoyed by sight
seers, and the present location is much
more convenient to the public, but up
on the payment Of an extra fee the
guides will point out the original grave
However Hamlet's tomb Ophelia's
drowning place, the rampant where the
ghost walked and the grassy plain
which Hamlet used as q stage for his
celebrated outdoor performance are O
great attraction to tourists and support
several hotels. They have brought
much money to Elsinore, and public in
terest in them still continues.
Notwithstanding the doubt that has
been cast upon their authenticity, all Of
the great tragedians have been there,
including Bernhardt, Irving, Forrest
and Booth, and largely through con-
tributions from the dramatic profes-
sion @ statue has been erected by Mel
sine Petersen, a Danish artist.
Everything about the town is named
after Hamlet or Ophelia, just as every
thing at Stratford-on-Avon is named
after Shakespeare. There is Hamlet
bicycle and q Hamlet hotel, Hamlet
biscuit and a Hamlet cigar, Hamlet
perfumery and Hamlet hams, Hamlet
butter and Hamlet dressing cases and
travelling bags. Ophelia does not fare
so well, although there are several
places named in her honor. The ghost
has his promenade, but the king and
queen are entirely ignored. They have
g very bad reputation.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
Now They Are Married.

A bashful young man went three
times to ask beautiful young lady i,
he might be the partner Of her joys and
sorrows and other household furniture,
but each time his heart failed him, and
he took the question away unpopped.
She saw the anguish Of his soul and
had compassion on him. So the next
time he came she asked him If he had
thought to bring a screwdri7er with
him.
He blushed and wanted to know
what for.
And she, in the fullness Of her heart,
said she did not know but taat he
would want to screw up his courage
before be left.
He took the hint and the girl.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
An Arctic Bill OF Fare.

The Eskimos at home in their native
frozen wilds do not believe in cooking"
Their meat, be it seal, fish, 7enison,
trout, salmon, whale blubber or cod"
fish, they devour in its natural raw
state and with the same gusto with
which the average small boy tackles a
watermelon. AS for bread and Vege-
tables, they have none. They set their
seal oil lamps going, suspend soap
stone dish filed with snow over It, and
with the water thus obtained they mix
an equal quantity of molasses procured
from the Hudson Bay company. That
they drink and are happy. That Is the
sum total Of an arctic cuisine.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-18
Coffee Drinking Denounced.

AS early as 1868 coffee was satirized
in England, and on every hand the bit
terest invectives were applied to it by
the press and pulpit. In one instance a
preacher hurled anathemas at the
heads of those who used as beverage
"a sirup Of SCOT and essence Of old
shoes" Probably he had good grounds
for this statement, having sampled
some boiled coffee. Another divine de-
nominated it % poison which God
made black that it might bear the dev-
lis color" The women also took up
the cudgels against it.