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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-04-04
His Fortune.

"N-ho is that handsome young mar
standing over there" inquired an OLD
gentleman Of n rich old lady at party.
That's my son-in-law. He's very
brilliant young man; made large for
tune by the law"
Indeed.' said the old geAtleman.
How's that:'
"Thc law made him my daughter
husband"-London Answers.
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Wrecked Euildirq and Contents.

Coyington Ind. April ..-Burglars
entered the posiottice here and with
dynamite wrecked the place. The safe
was blown open and all the furnishings
were wrecked The robbers got away
with large amount OF cash. stamps
ana money orders.
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Readjustinq the Wage Schedule.

New York. April 4-The wage
schedule. under which the firemen Of
the Erie railroad haye worked practic-
sllv without change since 1887. is be
ing revised at a series of conferences
between the officials Of the road and a
delegation OF the men. At the office Of
the company it was said that conces-
sions had been made 10 the men which
would materially increase their pay.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-04-04
Could Not breathe.

Coughs. colds. Group. grip. bronchitis.
other throat and lung troubles are
quickly cured by One Minute Cough
Cure. One Minute Cough Cure is not a
mere expectorant. which gives only tenn
porary relief. 1t so:tens and liquifi- g
the mucous. draws out the inflammation
and removes the cause of the disease.
Absolutely cafe. Acts at once. "One
Minute Cough Cure will do all that is
claimed for it. says Justice of the Peace
j 9. Hood. Crosby. Miss. My wife
could not get her breath and was re-
lived 10y the first dose. 1t has been a
benefit to all my fpmiy.'
Cook x ODEK.
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NO CONFERENCE YET.
Trans.aaI Peace Delegates Still al
Kroonstad.

kroonstad. Orange River Colony,
April i.-The Transyaal delegates are
still here II is believed that General
Dewct is inhuencing President Steyn
not to meet Acting President Schalk-
burger
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-04-04
Provisions Of the Platform.

The platform committees report
practically sustains the platform adopt
ed hy the Missouri Peoples party con
ycntion AZ Kansas City last September
and makes the demand for the initia-
tive and referendum the chief point al
issue holding that il this point could
b, carried tho remainder Of the prin.
ciples desired would follow as a matter
of course.
The platform favors tho public own
crship of all public commodities; De
mands tha, land including all natura
resources. the heritage OF the people
shall not be monopolized for srocula
tive purposes and that alien ownership
shall be prohibited. that all lands now
held by railroads and other corpora
tions in excess Of their necds or ~
aliens shall he reclaimed and held fol
actual settlers only that money shat
hn based upon the entire wealth Of III.
people OF the nation and not rcdecma
hlc i'm any specific commodity. hul
shall be full legal tender for all debts
private and public. 10 he issued by the
government only. and without The in
tcrvention Of individuals or corpora
tions. in cuantity sufficient t. meet the
requirements of commerce, that taxa
tion hn Just and natural. that the pres
idcnt. vice president. federal Judges
and senators be elected by II people
demands that a cabinet department OF
labor and equitable arbitration BE- es
tahlishcd: that postal savings banks
be established and that such constitu
ti0nal amendments be passed As may
mt Tho above laws in effect
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
AGAIN WINS THE PRIZE.

Some time ago the Atlanta Con-
%stitution Offered a cash prize of $50
for the best displayed advertisement
of a premium offer of that paper.
OF course there were a number of
competitors from all parts of the
country. The prize however went TO
Harold P. Lane, the enterprising
master mind of the Ruston Leader.
Nor is this all for it happens to be
the second time Mr.. Lane has cap
tured the first prize; a fact which
clearly establishes his skill as an
artistic printer.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
Another Lumber Company.

Jennings is to have another new
business firm. This time it is the
Jennings Lumber Co. q corporation
that has back of it such people as the
Trellua Cypress Lumber Co., of
Patterson, E. NJ. Stebbins, a we'll
known lumber man Of Abbeville and
B. F. McCrary, an experienced lunn-
Der mar of Patterson. MIR. McCrary
will be the manager of the company
and will at one move his family here.
They have purchased a block of
ground fronting on S. Market street
and just ere the street from the
electric light power house and expect
to be ready for business next week.
A large stock Of cypress and pine
lumber will be carried in stock and
the company will at once become one
OF the most substantial business firms
of our progressive city.-Times.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
viii There Be a DrouthP

There has been a marked deficien-
cy in the rainfall in this section for
the past six months. It is now near
ly the middle of April and very
Slight signs of a change. May is
nearly always a dry month. So it
looks as though we we're facing a
drouth. In fact the water at the
mouth of the bayou is brackish. Still
we are far from being in the plight Of
portions of Texas. A recent letter
feom San Marcos, Hays Co., Tex,
says:
"The situation here on account of
the drouth is alarming. The subsoil
is as dry as a bone. No rain has fall
len for nearly a year to put a season
in the ground. Some farmers plant
ed corn some time ago. Some of it
up, but there being no moisture
to support it, it isdying. Some have
planted corr and cotton in the dust,
and 1t is lying there awaiting the
rain. The subsoil in this region has
been gradually drying out for a series
of years. The conditions stated here
apply to a portion of Travis comfy,
nearly all of Hays county, all Of
Caldwell county, all of Comal, the
northeastern portion OF Guadalupe
county and all of Bexar. There is
no grass, and the fields present as
bare an aspect as in midwinter. Star
walton seems to be staring both a
and beast in the face. | have been
in Texas e 50years and have new
er before seen anything like it at this
season Of the year. There is no pros
pect of a crop of any sort now in
sight here. What is to become of a
large portion of the people here, and
the cattle and horses, unless it rains
soon | can net tell. Great suffering
must inevitably result both to man
and beast. No such gloomy prospect
has overtaken this rich section of the
country for years-in fact, never
since farming has been carried on
here to any extent"
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
w antGd.


We would like to ask, through the col
umns of you paper, if there is any per-
son who has used Green's August Flower
for cure of Indigestion, Dyspepsia, and
Liver Troubles that has not been cured
and we also mean their results, such as
sour stomach, fermentation of food, ha-
bitual cos~tiyeness, nervous dyspepsia,
headaches, Respondent feelings. sleepless-
ness-in fact, any trouble connected with
the stomach or liver! THIS medicine has
been sold for many years in all civilized
countries. and we wish to correspond
with ven and send you one of our books
free of cost. If you never tried August
Flower, try cRe bottle first. We have
never known of it's failing. If so, some
thing more serious is the matter with
you. Ask your oldest druggist.
G. 6. GREEN, Woodbury., N. j.
Sold by Al GODDARD; Kibbe& Williams,
Erath.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
Deafness Cannot ne Cured


by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
Thereis only one way to cure Deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infiamed condi-
ton of the mucous lining of the Ensta-
chan Tube, When thistube gets inffam-
ed you have a rnmbling sound or imper-
feet hearing.an and when it is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the in
iammatlon can be takeno ont and this tube
restored to its normal condition. hearing
will be destroyed forever nine eases out of
ten are caused by catarrh, which is moth
ing but an inf1amed condition of the mu-
c0us surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Dsafnesf caused by catarrhl
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free
F.J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, O.
~ Sold by Druggists, 55c.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12

Monday night ~Jeanerette was
treated to another house-breaking The
postoftfce vas entered and all the
letters in the boxes torn open in search
for money and an unsuccessful at
tempt made to break the iron safe.
No booty was secured at the post
office, but the robbers broke open a
back window in the Jeanerete Hard
ware Store and stole $4,000 worth
of guns, reyolyers, knives, and razors.
The thieves apparently left no tracks
for the officers to pursue.-The jean
erette Herald.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
4 PUBL &c SPIRITED Id WYER.

People as a general thing have an
idea that lawyers do nothing except
for pay. 1t is needless to say that
this is a ~gratuitous SANDER OF the
profession but nevertheless the opin-
ion obtains and when we meet a refu-
tation of the idea, we are glad to
mention the fact. One of these pub
lie spirited attorneys is Hon. Philip S.
Pugh, of Crowley, who finding that
the railroad had charged him 81
cents a hundred pounds on q barrel
Of sugar from Napoleonville to
Crowley, which vas l4c. per hun
dred pounds in excess of the COM
bined rate from Napoleonville to
New Orleans and from New Orleans
to Crowley, promptly entered COM
plant before the railroad commission
and that body after due hearing,
ordered that the railroad refund Mr..
Pugh the Ia cents per 100 pounds
overcharge and revise their local
tariff. Now Mr.. Pugh will collect
60 cents or Whereabouts from the
railroad, and 1t cost him at least $50
and loss Of time to do it, but he has
established a principle and saved
money for his townsmen. He is in
deed a patriou.
In this connection it is well to
mention that some time ago we re-
ceived an enquiry for syrup and
molasses from a large grocery house
in Wichita, Kansas. A notice in
this paper showed that there was lots
of syrup and molasses here for sale,
and we hoped to find a market for
it. But 10! the gentlemen write us:
"Upon investigation we find that the
ENORMOUS freight rates from your
place would almost forbid us hand
ling the molasses, even if it was made
q present to u.s."
And yet we have a railroad COM
mission.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
Wants TO Help Others.

"Ihad stomach trouble all my life, "says
Edw. Mehler, proprietor of the Union
kinds of remedies, went to several doctors
and spent considerable money trying to
get Il moments peace, Finally 1 read of
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure ard have been TAX
ing it to my great satisfaction, | never
found its equal for stomach trouble and
gladly recommend it in hope that / may
Cure cures all stomach troubles. You don't
have to diet. Aodol Dyspepsia Cure d.
gests what you eat. Al GODDARD
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
Could Not

Coughs, colds, Group, grip, bronchitis,
other throat and lung troubles are quick
" cured by One Minute Cough Cure. One
Minute Cough Cure is o q mere expec-
t%orant, which gives only temporary re-
lief.lt softens and lianifes the mucous,
draws out the inflammation and removes
Acts at once. 'One Minute Cough Cure
will do all that is claimed for IT. says
Justice of the Peace, j @. Hood, Crosby,
Miss. My wife could not get her breath
and was relieved by the first dose. 1t has
been a benefit to all my family.s A j
GODDARD.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12

A prairie fire swept over Terry coun-
ty, Tex, Wednesday and Wednesday
night, destroying many thousands Of
dollars worth of property. The fire.
swept area is from forty to fifty miles
long and probably half as wide. The
grass is totally destroyed and many
cattle were either smothered and
burned to death or seriously injured.
Every sprig of grass vas destroyed
on one pasture of thirty-four sections.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
He KeDt His Leg

Twelve years ago j. w. Sullivan, of
Hartford, Conn, scratched his leg with a
rusty wire. Inflammation and blood pois-
ouing set in. For two years he suffered
intensely. Then the best doctors urged
amputation, but" he writes, fused one
bottle of Electric Bitters and l 1-2 boxes
of Bucklen's Arnica Salve and my leg was
sound and well as ever For Eruption,
Eczema, letter, Salt Rheum, Sores and ali
Observation-Disclosures Bitters qas no rival
on earth. Al. GODDARD will guarantee sat-
isfaction or refund money Only 80 cents.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12

Edward Baupre, aged 81, who is Z
feet 10 IL inches in height, and
weighs 367 pounds, will be one of
the representatives of Montana at the
St. Louis Exposition. Unlike many
giants, Beaupre is well developed
generally. His chest measure is So
inches, hips Cd, neck 81, and wrist
10. His span, with arms extended,
is 90 inches, and he wears No. %
shoes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
A Cashier TesfiRes.

Gentlemen:-After twenty years of
brought on by ~sedentary habits, I have
found more relief in two bottles of DR..
CaldwelFs Syrup Pepsin than all of the
hundreds of other remedies / have tried,
and / take pleasure in giving you this
testimony, believing you have the finest
preparation made for stomach troubles.
Verv truly yours, d F LANCE,
Cashier Wabash r. r., East st. Louis.
Sold by al GODDARD.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12

A company with a capital stock of
five million dollars has been formed
in New Orleans to build an electric
railroad and pipe line across Lake
Ponchartrain. for the purpose of
furnishing that city with pure water
from the streams of St. Tammany
parish.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
Saved Many a Time.

Don't neglect coughs and colds even if
it is spring. Such cases often result seri-
ously at this season just because people
are careless. A dose of One Minute Cough
Cure will remove all danger. Absolutely
safe. Acts at once. Sure cure for coughs,
colds. Group. grip, bronchitis. and other
throat and lang troubles Il have used
One Minute Cough Cure several years.
says Postmaster G.. o. Dawson, Barr, Ill.
1T is the very best cough medicine on
the market. It has saved me many a Sc
we're spell of sickness and | warmly rec
ommend it," The ehildren's favorite. A
j GODDARD.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
Fine Stock Ranch for 1. !.

Ore of the most des;,.n.
farms in Louisiana all under q, s'oss
well supplied with water and ~, lsaee1
ance OF pasturage. Nearly aV sase
acres alfin one body, runni1s s, s0p
Cneniere au Tiore to Eras non
Bayou. For particulars naeet
ROBERT H1LLEBRasDr. =
Abbeyile, IL
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
A Raging, Roarin g Flood

Chas. Q. Ellis, of Lisbon Ia. had to repair,
Standing waist deep in icy water.h he
writes, gave me a terrible cold and
cough. 1t grew worse daily, Finally the
best doctors in Oakland. Neb., Sioux City
and Omaha said | had Consumption
and could notlive. Then / began using DR..
Kings New Discovery and was wholly
cured by six bottles" Positive guaran-
teedi for Co Oh, colds and all Throat and
Lung troubles by A. j. GODDARD. Price SOC
and $1.00.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12

The many friends of Judge A. G.
Allen will be pleased to learn that
under the treatment he is having at
Hot Springs he is beginning to inn
proved and hopes are entertained of
his speedy recover, and no doubt he
will soon be with us again sound and
hearty.-The st. Mary Optic.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12

After an absence of several months,
due as we supposed to its suspen-
sion, we are pleased to receive a
visit from the Franklin Waterman.
Bro. Alpha has a quaint, incisive
way of saying things and his paper is
always full of interest.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
Beaumont girl k;ssoa

A Beaumont girl kissed
young man witch such fervo. ],
day that in the osuclatorp 3. 81 e'la
bit off her tongue and was ons aas
go to the hospital at Houston y Y
pairs. The Ella Wheeler wia = y
the future is fated to CONS sYa y
Neches metropolis. Lake i "
Weekly American,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12

Washington dispatches encourage
the belief that the Payne bill with its
20 per cent reduction Of the sugar
tariff, will be defeated, but it is far
more likely that this is all idle talk.
The administration will crack the
whip when the time comes and the
measure will go through.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12

President Roosevelt visited Charles
ton this week and was very enthu-
siastically received, He presented a
sword to Maj. Micah Jenkins of the
Rough Riders.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12

Ex-President Cleveland, the only
eex-President now living, celebrated
his 95th birthday March 18th.
William J. Bryan was AZ years old
ron the following day.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
Stock Panic.

A panic in Wall street, involving mil
lions of dollars, is no more nerVe-racking
than the panic which seizes the man who
realizes that he is hopelesslv in the grasp
of constipation, dyspepsia or any form of
stomach or bowel trouble. Dr Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin is the only guaranteed cure
for these troubles.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12

The Hoo Hoo brought in the larg-
est tow of timber Tuesday that has
been up the river this year. There
were about 500 trees from the God
chaux swamp.-The st. Mary Optic.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12

The Daily Items April fool article
ION return of Major Burke was good
enough to be real, and that is just
what Will occur one of these fine
etays.-Morgan City Review.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12

Countless thousands have found a bless
Pills, which positively curedConstipation.
Sick Headache, Dizziness JaundIee, Ma
laria, Fever and Ague and all Liver and
Stomach trouble. Purely vegetable; never
grippe or weaken. Only Csc at Al. GODDARD
drug store.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
he An Immune.

As by vaccination you may become inn
mune or safe from smallpox, so by taking
DIR CaldwelPs Syrup Pepsin You Will be-
come immune from constipation, bilious
ness, dyspepsia, and all stomach and
bowel troubles. SOC and Sl.00 bottles.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12

State engineers claim there is no
danger from the rise in Mississippi:
that the levees are in excellent con-
dition.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
A Peculiar Fault.

JV Curtin, who for some years has
been in the drug business at Lufkin,
Texas, wrote to the manufacturers of a
certain well known laxative and stomach
remedy as follows: THE only trou pie
with your medicine is that it did not last
long ~enoungh. Send me ene-haif gross
DR. Cald Wells Syrup Pepsin. quick" This
Al GODDARD and is guaranteed to cure.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12

The Mississippi press and public
5have enthusiastically ,incorsed the
proposition to purchase Beauvoir for
"a Confederate veterans home.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12

The Maryland legislature has
passed a law requiring railroads to
provide separate seats for white and
negro passengers.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
Bob Couldn't Have stood 1t

If he'd had itching Piles. They're ter
brible annoying; but Bucklen's Arnica
Salve will cure the worst eass of piles on
%juries, Pains or Bodily Ernptions it's the
best salve III the world. Price 25c a box
tCure guaranteed. Sold by A. j. GODDARD
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12

The Sultan of Turkey has 722
wives. If he lived here the buying
of Easter hats for that army of wom-
sen would bankrupt him.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12

: The railroad bridge connecting
Alexandria and Pineville across Red
River VIII soon be complete and
opened for traffic.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
Stops the Cou2h
and Works OFF the Gold.

Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure a
cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay. Price
s25 cents.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE
TAKING

When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
printed on every bottle showing thatitis
simply Iron and Quinine in a tasteless
form No Cure. No Pay. SOC.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12

The French senate has
appropriated 600, 900 francs for the
French exhibit at the St. Louis fair.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
Let us do your job printing.

Twenty-Five people persisted in
floods that destroyed property in
Tennessee valued at 81, OO0, 900.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
Sherif's Sale.
STATE or IOUISIANA-Parish Il ".
milion-l7th Judicial District Court.
Gustave Godehaux
VS..
Lena Hunlar
!

ME2NT rMAtZE
BY virtue of a writ of seizure and salaia
me issued in the matters ofthe above enfi.
tied and numbered suit to me directed
fully authorizing and empowering ne Il
the premises, | have seized and win m
coed to sell at public auction, To fae iast
and highest bidder, at the principal from
door OF the courthouse OF said Parish. ii
the town of Abbeville. La, on
Saturday May 18th, 1900,
between the hours prescribed byIaw. tia
following described property, to-wit:
One certain lot of ground situated il
Young's Addition to the Town if Abbs
vile; designated as lot No. One m Il
Block Il "feasuring 80 feet north and
south by 10 feet east and west.
One certain lot of ground adjoining The
n above described in the East ,designat
ed as lot No. Seven ~ Block II u
Young's Addition and measuring sixty
feet north and south by 10 feet east and
west; together with all the building AUG
improvements situated thereon.
TERMS-Cash.
Sherif's Office. Abbevil1e, La, thisl7h
day of April. 1902.
10 HEBERT, Sheriff.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12
@MX,,r~

This signature is On every box of the genuine
Laxative Brofno-Q uinine Tablets
the remedy that cures a cold I'm ONE day
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-04-12

The Virginia constitional conven-
ton has agreed upon a plan to elimi-
nate the negro vote.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-23
AT PISTOLS POINT He
PROMISED TO BE GOOD
Woman Forces Burglar to Make Reso-
Iutions on New Line.

TRENTON. y. J.. Aug. 2S.-Mrs. John
G. Ford. of 446 East Hanover Street.
showed no outward sign of fear when
she discovered man trying to break
TITO her bedroom last night.
Lastead of fainting and screaming, she
went quietly to a bureau drawer and
secured q pistol. The burglar had barely
entered the house when he was con
fronted with the weapon IN the hands
of Mrs Ford. who. save for the ser
wants, had been alone in the house
Throw up your hands and don't
move. OF you're a dead mani" com
manded Mrs Ford The burglar did
more: he sank on his knees and i'm
plored the woman net TO shoot, at the
same time promising never to do an
other dishonest thing II released.
Mrs. Ford was moved by the man 5
entreaties and permitted him to make
for a window, and he slid down a rain
water pipe.