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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-04
SATURDAY, OCT. l. 1902.
THE STREET CAR STRIKE.

It would be absurd st this distance
from the strike and In the absence OF
any specific details Of the trouble, to
attempt any discussion Of tire merits
of the street car employees strike now
in progress in New Orleans.
The great discomfort, inconveni-
ence, loss of business and actual suf-
fering which is caused thereby to
people In that city who are in nowise
parties to the difficulty is a matter of
great Importance and deserves more
than passing attention.
There should be some stringent
legislation covering the conduct OF
all public utilities such as railroad,
telephone, telegraph and street rail-
way lines, whereby il would be well
nigh impossible for such sudden de-
engagements and interruption Of pub
lie service to occur and il 1t did pro-
vide proper punishment for the
offenders.
Managers and employers should
alike be amenable to the law and
when some difference arose there
should be en- impartial tribunal which
should decide the controversy. No
man Is compelled TO accept q certain
employment, but when he undertakes
to serve the public as ar employee of
q great public utility he becomes a
part of the service and assumes re-
sponsibilties he cannot discard at
will. The marine laws of the United
States protect the shipping interests
from such confusion az strikes on
short notice. Louisiana has laws
which guard the planter against the
sudden abandonment Of his labor in
she middle OF the busiest season. The
public have some rights which close
fsted corporations and rattle bralned
labor agitators should be made to re.
spect. The sudden stoppage Of all
the street cars in New Orleans is
nothing short of an outrage and there
should be Legislation along lines
which would prevent such occurren-
ces. Society should not be compell-
ed to suffer because of q failure oil
the railway management and the
motormen and conductors to agree
rs to wages and other matters.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-04
Avs.
PERRY, La, Oct. l. 1902.
Erath Echoes.

Editor M"ER1DIoNAL:
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Bartells
spent the day Sunday With her sister,
Mrs. George Belanger.
Jos. Busy spent a few days with
his parents la3t week.
Mrs. c.. Harrington spent the
evening with Mrs. j. Busy Thurs
day.
Mrs. Hazard Broussard, OF Guey-
dan, is spending a while with her
mother; Mrs. Dore, Of Henry.
Fine races will be given here Sum-
day, 9Th inst, at Henry Boudreaux
race track. A grand ball after races
at which refreshments will be served.
Miss Carrie Smiley was visiting
Mrs. George Belanger last week.
George Summers, OF Abbeville,
passed through our little town Mon
day Oh business.
Mfr. and Mrs. L. Theriot; 6f Bayou
Tigte, spent the day Friday with his
btothef, T. Theriot.
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of Mrs. MiROs I, Gordy. Sr.

Died, at the home of her son, Judge
Minos T. Gordy, Jr., near Able.
vile, on Friday, Sept. 26th, at
1880 p. M, BETTE ANNE JOHN
SON, wife of Minos I. Gordy, ST.,
aged Is years.
Truly has a mother 10 Israel fallen!
Only a few weeks ago, Capt. Gordy
and wife moved to Abbeville to make
it their residence and a beautiful
home was nearly ready for their re.
ception when the angel of death sud-
denly cal led the wife and mother to
the home eternal. We feel that we
can pay no higher tribute than the
following from the Franklin Watch
man, written by one who knew 80
well her beautiful life filed with
good deeds:
"Mrs. Gordy was born in Franklin
Is years ago, and lived out her allot-
ted time by the exercise of good deeds
and noble and charitable acts TO all
mankind, keeping always in view her
Christian responsibilities.
She was the mother OF many chill
dren, all of whom grew to be honor
able men and women, each enjoying
in their chosen walk Of life the high
est respect and esteem of their fels
lows. Nothing less could be said Of
her grandchildren, of whom there
are many. 1t can be truly said that
she gave to the world more useful
citizens than anyone else born and
! raised in our midst.
In poverty or afiuence, she was the
same meek and gentle spirit. Amid
the h~ardships Of the late civil war,
when her husband and only son
were fighting the battles Of their
country, the scant quantity OF food
provided for the women and children
at home, her dusts of flour, were
freely divided with those who needed
it. And all through life every act
and deed was exercised for the bene.
/ fit of others.
All of Franklin mourns as the last
earthly remalns of this grand woman
is laid to rest beneath the sod.
To her surviving relatives and
friends this paper tenders its heart
felt sy~mpathies."
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-04
Henry happenings.

Editof hER1D1orAL:
Good rains this week aid some
what cold at this writing which is
making the cane and potatoes smile.
MT. Jones passed tttohgh Henry
Wednesday OH bis way to Abbeville to
get his rice sacks. He says be mfst
thrash bis rice as the birds in the bad
weather destroy very much.
Oh. c. A. Schilliug thinks Of
spreading himself. Will rent o place
near Henry and farm. The doctor
is an enterprising man, a good doctor
and q fine preacher.
Walter Henry has again come ovef
from Crowley.
Miss Leila Henry has obtained d
school. Wish her much success.
School opens Monday, October
9Th; and the business in the posts
Office will increase. Wonder if that's
whae makes the postmaster look SO
pleasant of lateT
j. G. Mouton tromt DotiinguesviM
was at the postoffce Wednesday He
reports Dominguesviile as all right.
Will Henry is having q good time
Of late.
Mrs. Harrington from near Erath
and Mrs. Henry, of Henry, were
pleasant visitors at Judge Traban's
this week.
Clarence Moss passed through
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-04

New Orleans appears to be suffer
ing from an epidemic of strikes these
days. First it is the telephone line
men, then the bag factory hands, and
now it 10 the street car employees
while the cotton serewmef are threat.
ening to strike. Prosperity evidently
don't agree with everybcay-u is
NOS handed out IN uniform doses.
Well, all this unrest IN labor circles
may be- safely taken ut an indication
that o crisis is approaching.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-04
THE PARISH OVER.
Perry Pickihgs.

Perry Pickings.
Editor MERID1oNAL:
North winds again.
The health of the community is
good.
Miss Mary O'Btyan is visiting in
Gaeydan.
G. M. Derouen left for New Or
leans Tuesday.
Miss Clara Dartez, Of Abbeville,
visited here Sunday.
Misses Maggie and Lizzie STAINS
bury were visitors here, Sunday.
Miss Edith O'Neill rs visiting fela-
lives in Gheydan.
Mrs. Uriah stansbury left Satur-
day for . visit to relatives Id New
Iberia.
Mrs. Leon Boudreaux and daught-
er, Agnes, visited Mrs. Robt. Ewing,
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G: NJ. Derouen
visited Abbeville Sunday eve.
Attorneys S. P. Watts and Jno.
Nugier Jr. were down here on pro-
fessional business Saturday.
Luke Robichaux, Of Kaplan, was
q welcome visitor here Sunday.
Howard Moss, of Erath, attended
~pretracted meeting here last Sunday
at the Methodist church.
Mrs. W. P. Miller ana children
returned from Patterson; Friday.
Misses Laura Nourss and Kate
'O'Bryah spent one day last week In
Abbeville at the home Of Mrs. o. IL.
lO'Bryah.
Laugdon Eldredge returned hone
Friday after a pleasant visit here at
The home Of W. P. Miller.
Joe stansbury, a thriving youhg
farmer of the Erath vicinity, visited
here Monday at the home of his
father, Albert Stansbury.
W. 2. Miller, accompanied his
wife and children home from Patter-
son Friday, then left the following
day for Florida.
Alex Taylor and Clare Gooch left
Tuesday for Weeks Island, where
they win be employed during The
grinding season.
The old Stokes home now Che
property Of Jn6. Nugler has been
fitted up nicely and presents a heat
appearance. The property has also
been enclosed by a lew picket fence.
Little Ella, daughter Of ]: A.
Btodssard, who has been visiting
relatives and friends here for Che
past month left for her home in
E%stherwood, Sunday, where she lives
with her sister, Mrs. A. Roussel,
since her mothers death.
Miss Dean Faulkner left for her
home in New Orleans Friday, after q
two months visit here at the home of
Miss Jeanette Nugier. Miss Faulk-
ner gained many friends while here
who regret to see her depart, but all
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-04

hope she will visit Perry again, Some
time in the near future.
The school children are all Smiles
over the thought that school will
open Monday, after such q long
vacation. To the little folks, going
to school seems like something new,
for they have been away from school,
now, for over . year. We wish, both,
teachers and pupils success Ii their
new schoolhouse.
Avs.
Prppv To fNof 1QnC
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Esther Edtstions.
ESTHER, Id; Sept. 80, 1905.

Esther, Ig:, Sept. 80, 1905.
Editor MERlDloxAt;
Rain every day. Far too MIDI
for tie interest OF Tie rice pIlaata &
who has rice ready idf thf&shfhg Ind
cahHot bn account Of this ceassIha
rain which has fallen every day NJ
more thaH a week. A few more daJaf
of such Weather aud the untOrtdhas
rice pIaHtgr viii see bis hopeB nos
blasted; bdt sprouted in ths field
Though shch being the uncertaif
game Of HE, there is nothing % d
but. smile and think Of brighter dsys
to come ; but why, Oh Why couldD't
the Ali Powerful One have turned on
this deluge three months bsck lnslsad
OF now? Then our rich lands nalgis
have stood good for the coming reDs
bill.
Sugar cane and potato vines sis
looking D. K. but too wet iOr GOT
ton.
Pecan crop is frst-ckss and 10y
ing fast!
Those On the sick List as oil ID.
proving.
Saturday our most saihyg5hhins hopss
were rea1ized. CampbeRs wy
school his a teacher in tile person .
Miss M. ii. Walters, of Lake Arthur
who is stopping at presens Y
family of Pom Morgan. IcoK s0a,p
kids, she is d, native Of TIE far Morn.
west, first coisin to "Tankeedoi''
but they maks the best q all lns''a''
tors.
Miss Corneiia and heT hottie, NO
Corney Rice went to AbbeVlis
day.
Ed. Corbes was circulating aun0ps
friends id OUT vicinity yesterday !
to-day. ~
DR.. Mccain was among " ~
Friday in the Interest Of bis pf'''s
sion.
Tasre will ps several moves tsil's
place in Off nigighborbood soon.
"Whers att / going TOT Never m y. All
just follow the sigdboard, sna' =
"Be Kind" loo
And do the duty that neares ). r rsdise5
For that is the pathway 70 60.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-04

Wednesday the New York Demo-
Gratis nominated a State ticket al
Saratogs. Bird S. Coler, Of Brook
lyn, for governor, Chas. N. Bulger,
Of Oswego for lieutenant governor.
1t is a very strong ticket. Big Bill
Devery, ex-chief Of police Of New
York City was denied q seat in the
convention.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-04
The street car strike IS as yet un

The street q strike IS as yet I'M
settled. None but two Or three mail
cars are running. Everybody has to
walk or ride In wagons, carts, tally
hos or any kind of vehicle and pay
big prices. 1t strikes us that the car
men show too plainly that a raise in
wages is all they want-tbeir claims
of i'll treatment being a mere pretext.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-04
Hog Taken Up.

have taken up a hog, found depre-
dating upon my premises. Its owner,
will please come forward, pay damages
and claim said hog.
C. J. EDWARDS.
Abbeville, La, Oct. 4, 1907
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-04

Emile lola the great French nove-
list and writer was found dead in his
house in Paris on Monday morning.
Death was due to ~asphyxiatson from
gas from q defective stove.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-04

President Roosevelt has called q
conferences of the mine operators and
the striking miners chief, John Nit
chell.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-04

Water in the Mermentau river is
still salty as high up as the railroad
crossing.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-04

Agrarian agitation in IRELAND may
reSult in violence.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-04
TO GOLD aN eNE1SAY

Take Laxative BrOmO Quiaife Tablets
All druggists refund the motey if 10 fails
tocure. E w Groves signature is on each
box. 25c
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-06
IMPORTANT FACTORS IN FIRE FIGHTING.

all of which is hard work. The life Of
the salvage corps worker is q strenuous
one.
The legislature of 1895 passed a law
taxing Insurance. companies in the
Twin Cities per cent of their gross
premiums written in the civ Iinnits
for the maintenance of a salvage corps.
The law went into effect October 4
1895. The ST. Paul corps was organ
lied October 5, of that year, and went
into active service on November II
Since that day this Institution has
been a very important part of the
city's economy.
The salvage corps is controlled by a.
board which is annually elected by
the st. Paul Board of Fire Underwrit-
ers. The first board of directors was
composed as follows:
=. G. Shandrew, president: Will
Hart, secretary; J. J. Lawrence. r. A.
Hemingway, w. G. Strickland. A, w.
Perry and ]. J. Parker.
The first corps consisted Of Cant.
Frank w. Whitmore, John Johnson.
James Williams, Thomas Carey, Albert
Wendt Edward Eklund and August
Doring, driver. OF this original corps,
Whitmore and Carey are the only men
now connected with the institution.
Johnson died in the Klondike, Will
liams and Wendt went on the police
force. Carey is now captain and Whit
more is superintendent of the institu-
ton.
The equipment consisted of one
double wagon, one single wagon, three
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-06

of several These are promptly picked
off by the huntsmen, but this prelim-
mary fusilade accomplishes much more
than the killing of few stragglers, for
the rife firing causes CONSERVATION
among the bulk of the garrison, who
dash forth panic stricken. Upon them Is
concentrated the fire Of the entire hunt
ing party. Dash and double for liberty
or for covers avail not, for the quick
recurring shots from the rifles Of for
midable marksmen rarely miss their des-
tination and all over the field of strife
are seen strewn the bodies of the ami
mails which so lately had spread terror
among the innocent locks of the farms:
retribution has overtaken the balloons
to the victorS in these cases the Spoils of
war belong not, for as soon as life
has left the PROSTATE forms of the ba-
boons. the eXpectant KafflrS, who have
been maintaining the dead line down be.
low while the more active portion of tho
expedition We're on the firing line above.
receive the amputated tails of the dead
balloons, which they joyously proceed TO
cash In at some 70 cents per TAIL
Not Exactly Sport.
1t might seem to those at a distance
that this sort of thing does not deserve
to be clasSed as sport. Quite other are
the views of the baboon hunter Of Cane
Colony. He sees in his prey natural
any cost. 1t is legitimate to wipe out
that enemy by any available means.
Really, sport is not the hunters idea nor
aim. He needs to get rid of a pest which
cannot be endured; he must protect his
property from ruination.
There is a good deal of excitement dur
ing one of these roundups Of the cornered
baboons, and sometimes an unwary hunter
forgetting himself exposes himself to the
shots of the others by running forward
beyond the firing line. Occasionally this
lack Of caution is followed by serious re-
suits. Generally speaking, though, ac-
cidents of this sort are confined to nov
Ices at the game; older hands are more
wary of the safety of their skins.
TO anyone who witnesses for the first
time one of these baboon butcheries the
spectacle is in some respects narrowing.
The wounded apes display too wildly
that characteristic resemblance in Their
contortions and grimaces to the human
sufferer. 1t is, in fact. painful to the
tyro to undergo his initiation; the farm
er. of course, with his cherished list of
wrongs suffered by the depredations of
the enemy, knows no conjunction. At
one OF these roundupS which I attended,
1t was my first experience-an English
man from Capetown who had come along
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-06

Fourth streets, ten men and three
horses daily wait the ringing of the
fire alarm bell which means that they
are to hustle to the fire. Wherever
the fife department goes the st. Faul
Fire Insurance Patrol and Salvage
corps goes, saving thousands Of dol
lars worth of goods by it's promptness
while the f1re-laddies proper are fight
ing the flames.
Their Work the Hardest.
While the work of the insurance
patrol may lack the 81 sensation and
thrilling character of the work of the
fire-fighters, it is nevertheless equally
as important, equally as hazardous
and it means actually more labor.
The fire department puts out the fire
and then it's work is done and it goes.
The salvage corps must remain for
hours on the scene of the havoc and
perform arduous service in saving the
goods. 1t must not only save the goods
as far as possible from the flames, but
1t must cover them and protect them
from the water 1t must examine the
wreck and see If it is safe to leave the
goods in the building. If the roof is
so destroyed as to expose the contents
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-06

comes (and 1t seems paradoxical, doesn't
itO a ringing call to arms. But this is
no fratricidal contest, no civil war At
least, none but devotees OF the Darwinian
theory would regard it as such. It is a
war to the knife, however. between the
mountain farm-despoiling baboen and the
despoiled farmer The baDoon must go.
That is the order of the day.
Standing Reward offered.
Government, to stimulate the extermin-
alton of the balloons by the Kaffirs has
long since maintained a standing reward
of about Is cents for each baboon tall
delivered to the local authorities The
hunt for the robber simian Che is a
murderer, too, when he cam is usually
carried on by means Of gathering Of
the neighbors, who meet at one place and
start en- masse. AS a rule the gathering
of the clans is fixed for the night before,
the actual war beginning about dawn.
There is always an excellent casus belli
because, besides injuring crops. the loss
Of sheep has constantly to be laid at the
door of the marauding baboon.
Numbers of natives are impressed into
service and accompany the expeditS,n
The objective point is some rising ground
which the balloons have selected for a
dwelling place. An ascent of the strong
hold is begun pfter the natives have been
stationed below In a circle, to prevent a
stampede before the approach Of tina
main attacking party. The balloons have
method and signal danger promptly to
each other, general retreat - their
places of safety ensuing. The next thin
to do Is for the invaders to Law low until
full daylight has come.
With daylight the balloons emerge very
cautiously, sending out an advance guard
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-06
DULUTH PLEASED AT
ST. PAUL'S ACTION
Appreciates Promised Assistance in
Securing Naval Training
Station.

Duluth Is greatly pleased at the ac-
t1on of the st. Paul Chamber of Com
merce in urging the Minnesota con-
gressmen to make a hard fight to Sc
cure the location of the naval training
station at Duluth, and believes that the
assistance of st. Paul will be of great
help in the fight for the institution.
Adam Bede says Duluth is sure to win
II the Minnesota delegates put up q
fight for it, and other Duluthians are
very hopeful.
The Duluth delegates to the RepubIi-
can convention expressed their appre-
citation of the action of the ST. Paul
Chamber of Commerce and said they
hoped that other civic bodies in the
Twin Cities would take similar action,
Mayor Hugo said: Duluth is GER
tainly a logical place for this training
station, and we hope to be successful
in getting it. The region of the great
lakes has for years been a favorite re-
cruiting field by the government and
the navy recruiting agents have secur-
ed many men from this section. The
establishment of such q school on Park
Point would be great thing for u.s."
AS it is now recruits obtained in this
section must be sent either to Newport,
r. l., or to Mare Island navy yard at
san FRANCISCO. This neceSSitateS
transportation for long distances, and
undoubtedly has operated to prevent
many of the most desirable young men
from entering the service.
Naval authorities admit that there
training station than at Duluth. 1t is
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-06
FISCHER is ASKED TO
LEAVE SCHOOL BOARD
Mayor Smith Requests His Resignation
On Grounds of Outside DomiciIe.

Charles A. Fischer has been asked
to resign his position as a member of
school inspectors. The demand was
made by Mayor Smith last Thursday,
but Mr.. Fischer refuses to obey.
Mayor Smiths request was based
on the rumor that Mr.. Fischer was not
a resident of st. Paul, he having taxi
en- up a homestead claim in one Of the
northern counties of the state. For
this reason he did not vote at the late
election
In answer to Mayor Smiths letter
MIR. Fischer has written him that he
is evidently 'misinformed, as he does
not own a homestead either in this
state or anywhere else. This answer
has led the mayor to believe that Mr..
Fischer has disposed of his claim, and
he has accordingly ordered an investi-
cation of the land office records to see
if such is true.
Mr.. Fischer should have resigned his
office long ago if he was not a legal
resident of st. Paul." said Mayor
Smith yesterday. Had 1 known such,
I certainly never would have appointed
him. He might have at least told
me-"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-06

old secondhand store on Jackson
street, where the ST. Paul Gas Light
company now is
Some idea of the work done by the
st. Paul corps can be had from the
following facts given by Superintend-
ent Whitmore. Last year the patrol
attended 487 box alarms, 1853 still
alarms. and two special calls. 1t
spread 63S covers, extinguished % fires.
travelled 1851 miles, was on duty at
fires 237 hours and twenty-five min
utes. The insurance involved in these
fires was 1881, 995, the total loss $685.
357. 81. The salvage corps, at very
low estimate, saved the insurance COM
panies 100000, a clear gain to the
companies of more than $85,000 over
the expenditures for the maintenance
OF the company. Last year the corps
received from the companies for MAIN
tenance $12,730. OF, and expended SILL
559.25. This year the corps will re-
ceive practically the same amount.
While the expenditures will be slightly
heavier owing to the addition of two
men to the corps at an additional ex-
pense Of $1,000.
Officers and Members.
The present officers and board of
directors, elected at the last annual