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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-08-16

One T. Il. Cannon, who carries
the nentitle" High Chief Ranger Of
the Catholic Order OF F5resters, IS 8
gentleman, who, if correctly reported
should be firmly muzzled Or confined
in an asylum for lunatica before his
unruly tongue and addlea brain get
him into trouble. This bigoted
blatherskite has the unsI beakable i'm
pudence to criticise Archbishop
Ireland for having rebuked those
Ignorant who were attempting to stir
up religious strife in this country by
agitatine the matter of the trouble
with the friars in the Philippines.
The religious freedom in this conn-
try, guaranteed under the Constitu-
ton of the United States stands
without a parallel, and thrice accused
be The man who would attempt to
SOW the seed OF religious intolerance.
Nine times out of ten the men who
are bowling about their religion and
their religious rights are but damna-
Bile scoundrels who employ religion
SIS d cloak to hide their nefarious
schemes. Archbishop Ireland, and
the American Cardinals are well able
to look after the interests of the Cath
olic church in America and they
undoubtedly enjoy the full conf
dence of the Vatican. Such blatant
asses as Cannon and Rev. Burchard
OF "rum, Romaniem and rebellion
fame should be yoked up to a bar Of
railroad iron and thrown overheard
in midocean. A plague upon such
lunatics.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-08-16

We are informed that salt water
has made its appearance in the Teche.
though uot to a sufficient extent to
damage the rice crop. Some of the
water was taken and a thorough
chemical analysis made of it, when
salt was found to exist in it. There
appears to be several contributing.
causes, such as the damming of the
bayou near its source, the almost
constant pumping out to irrigate
rice, and the low stage Of the water,
causing a slight inward flow of the
Gulf waters. The rice crops have
not shown, up to the present, any
evidence of the bad effect caused by
the salt that we have heard Of
Franklin Vindicator-News
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-08-16
Deafness Cannot ne Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There is
only one.way to cure deafness, and that
is by constitutional remedies Deafness
is caused by an iuflamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is intlamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing and
when it IS entirely closed. Deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition. hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
an infamed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give Ono Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrhl
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars; free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, O.
u Sold by Druggists, Tc.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-08-16

When Major Quinn was here, a
feasible plan was endorsed. The
recommendations included a lock in
the Teche at keystone plantation !;
another at Breaux Bridge; the open
ing of the .Courtableau into the
Teche; ~diverting the waters of the
first into the Teche; and then the
using of Lake Tasse spanish Lake)
as a supply reservoir for the low Sec
tion between the locks.-IbeFian.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-08-16
Artesian Wells.

Whatever the prospects for oil
may be near Sulphur, the people Of
that vicinity are certain of artesian
water. Col. w. L. Holton has just
completed two 10 inch artesian wells
on his farm purchased from j. P.
and others, three and a half
miles southwest Of Sulphur. The
wells are $40 feet deep and water
flows from them fourteen feet above
the level of the ground. These are
the first artesian wells completed in
that neighborhood, and west Calca-
sieu rice farmers are correspondingly
elated.-Lake Charles American.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-08-16
Tne Best Prescription for MaIRs
rTa

Chills and Fever is a bottle of Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply iron
and quinine III % tasteless form. No cure,
No pay. Price SOC.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-08-16
TO WV Friends.

1t is with Joy l tell Won what Kodol did
for me. l was troubled with my stomach
for several months. Upon being advised
to use K"dOl. j did so. and words cannot
tell the good it has done me-. A neighbor
had dyspepsia so that he had tried most
everything. I told him to use KodOl.
Words of gratitude have come to me from
him because | recommended it.-Geo. w.
Fry, Viola, Iowa. Health and strength,
Of MUD and body, depend on the stom-
ach, and normal activity of the digestive
organs. Kodol, the great reconstructive
tonic, cures all stomach and bowel trou-
bies, indigestion, dyspepsia. kodol di-
geRts any good food you eat. Take adose
after meals.
Al GODDARD.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-08-16
w N

We would like to ask, through the col
umns of your paper, If there is any per-
Sol 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
our stomach, fermentation of food, ha-
bitual c~ostiveness. nervous dyspepsia,
headaches, Respondent feelings. sleepless-
ness-in fact, any trouble connected with
the stomach or liver9 This medicine has
been sold for many years in all civilized
countries, and we wish to correspond
with you and send yon one of our books
free of cost. If you never tried August
never known of it's failing. If SO, some
thing more serlons is the matter with
you. Ask yonr oldest druggist.
G. G. GREEN, Woodbury., NJ j.
Sold by Al GODDARD; Kibbe & Williams,
Erath.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-08-16

Several cart loads of rice have
come to town this week and went
to the railroad for shipment. We
could not get the accurate yield to
the ere yet, but we believe the first
rice cut will give about Is or IS
sacks to the acre. The rice planters
thus far seem to have all the labor
they want, and with a few days of
dry weather the cutting of the flee
will be pushed vigorously.-St.
Martinville Messenger.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-08-16

Prosperity is the Issue" is the
title Of the great speech of United
States Senator Jacob Fl. Gallinger of
New Hampshire, recently delivered in
the Senate at Washington. The
speech has been issued in document
form by the American Protective
Tariff League. Send postal card
request for free copy. Ask for Docu-
ment No. rs. Address W. T. Wake
man, General Secretary, 1856 West
Esd Street, New York.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-08-16
Religious.

Religious services will be held in
the Catholic church Sunday By the
pastor, Rev. Father +. A. &. Laforest,
as follows:
Low mass at'6:30 O'Clock, a. N. !;
High mass at 8 a.. NJ.
Mass on week days at $3.50 a. m.
Epworth League meets in the
Methodist church Sunday afternoon
at 5 o'clock, lead by Miss Phadra
Holmes. Subject: "The Life of
Faith" Gen. xii. 1-5 Heb. xi. 1-6.
Rev. H. G.. Arthur, of the Pres
byterian church will preach in the
Methodist church Sunday-morning
and evening.
Rev. J. E. Hixon will preach in
the Baptist church Sunday morning
at IL O'Clock.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-08-16

The water in the bayou has become
so salty that the Miller Morris Canal
Company keeps its pumps going
twelve hours out of the twenty-four.
The balance of the time is consumed
in repairing the damage done the
machinery by the salt in the water,
which is much worse than ever be-
fore.-Estherwood Call.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-08-16
After the congressional frht is over

After the congressional fight is over
in this district, the parishes whose
interests are identical with each other,
should JOIN forces, and see to 1t that
Bob Broussard is the successor of
William Willie Heard. Bob's the man
for the place and if the proper effort
is put forth this year, the people will
hereafter dictate instead Of a party,
Crowley Signal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-08-16
A Necessary Precaution.

Don't neglect q cold. 1t is worse than
unpleasant. 1t is dangerous. By using
One Minute Cough Cure you can cure it
at once. Allays Inflammation. clears the
head, soothes and strengthens the mu-
throat apd lung troubles. Absolutely
safe. Acts Immediately. Children like it.
Al GODDARD.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-08-16

Two attempts have been recently
made to assassinate II. L. Moreland
OF Claiborne parish. He was shot in
the hip and seriously wounded by an
unknown man who fired with a shot
gun through the window Of Mr.. More
land bedroom.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-17

specimens are beautifully silky in ap-
pearance, and frequently have fancy
designs imprinted on them. In pearl
gray, willow green and soft dove
color these are suitable for dressy
toilettes and dust cloaks. Favorite
trimmings FOR alpaca are coarse
cream lace-Irish or Venetian point
for preference-and ecru applique
with an edging of gold thread.
Foulards in silk, and in their excel
lent cotton counterfeits, are prettier
than ever, and are especially suited
for wear in this month of tears and
smiles. Rose-pink in rather a deep
shade is charming in foulard, trimmed
lace insertion and knots of black vel
vet ribbon.
Delaines, in exquisite cOlorings and
designs, are not only stylish for
dresses, but are much used for
blouses, of which the narrow turn
over collars and cuffs are fashioned
of hemstitched or lace-edged silk,
matching the prominent shade in the
pattern.
All transparent fabrics over silk
will be much worn. Sometimes the
silk underslip is of contrasting
shade, such as green under pink, yell
low under mauve, etc. Very beauti-
full are the clinging English-made
crepes, with satin striped cream back
ground, on which are printed clusters
of lovely pink roses, chrysanthemums
or honeysuckle. Fairies themselves
would not disdain to wear these ideal
productions.
Soft grenadines in stripes and floral
designs, d'esprit net and voiles are
trimmed literally with lace and made
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-17

so particular that we did not want to
run any risk of losing our appoint
ment."
Perhaps you will now be good
enough to tell me what that business
is?" l replied, taking my note book out
of a drawer, preparatory to writing
down what they had to say.
''In the first place, SIR" the man be-
gan, "we of course understand that
everything we have to tell you will
be regarded by you as strictly private
and confidential?"
THAT goes without saying" / re-
piled. eff l were to divulge what my
clients tell me, my business would not
be worth a days purchase. You can
rest assured that everything you may
impart to me will be treated in strict
est confidence"
eve thank you," said Kitwater.
"The story | have to tell you is per-
haps the strangest that has ever been
told to mortal man. To begin with,
you must understand that my COM
panion and myself have but lately ar
rived in England. We have been for
many years missionaries in CAina, SOW
ing the good seed in the western prov
inces. l do not know whether you
have ever visited that country, but.
even if you have not you must be aware
to some extent of the dangers to which
our calling is subjected We carry our
lives in our hands from the moment we
leave civilization until we enter it
again. There are times, however, that
compensate one for all the trials that
have to be undergone"
You must excuse me-" said, "if
remind you that my time is valuable,
and that, however interested | may be
in the missionary work of China, l
cannot allow it to interfere with my
business. The sooner you tell me in
what way you want me to helpyou, the
sooner l shall be able to give you the
answer you are seeking"
II must implore your pardon" the
man continued, humbly enough. II
am afraid our calling, however, is apt
to make us a trfie verbose. If you wM
allow me l will put what l have to say
in as few words as possible"
bowed and signed to him to pro-
ceed.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-17

the offenders, the excitement rose to
fever heat. L can see the whole scene
now as if it had occurred but yester-
day; the learned judge upon the bench,
the jury in their box, the rows of coun-
sells, and the benches full of inter-
ested spectators. l gave my evidence
and was examined by the counsels for
the prosecution and for the defense.
| described how / had traced the men
from England to their hiding-place
abroad, and the various attempts that
had been made to prevent their extra
dition, and had just referred to a GER
tain statement one of the prisoners
had made to me soon after his arrest
when an interruption caused me to
look behind at the rows of spectators.
At the further end of the bench, near
est me, were two men; one was evil
IDENTIFY tall, the other very short. The
taller was the possessor of silvery
white hair and a long and venerable
beard. He was hand ndsome-looking
man of about 40, and my first glance
at him told me that he was blind. AS
have said, his companion was a much
smaller .nan, with a smooth, almost
boyish face, pair of twinkling eyes,
but mouth rather hard set. Both
were evidently following the case close
ly, and when on the next day saw that
they were in the same place | took an
even greater interest in tnem than be-
fore. 1t was not, however, until the trial
had finished and the pair of miserable
men had been sent to penal servitude
for lengthy term of years, that l
made the acquaintance of the men l
have just described. | remember the
circumstance quite distinctly. / had
left the court ald was proceeding down
the Old Bailey in the direction OF
Ludgate Hill, when | heard my name
pronounced.
Turni4g round / discovered to my
astCr'absaent the two men | had seen
iE the sourt, and VINO had ssemed 10
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-17
SOLACE.

You say you are not strong enough, dear
heart,
20 bear msfortuue's sting and soaring
smart
You say the future seemeth gray and
dark
- troubled sea on which you must embark.
know how futile is my power to cheer.
know how vain my words must he, my
dear!
Yet will utter thoughts that throng the
mind
In hopes therein some solace you may fird.
The Past hath vanished like a feeting
dream,
Bearing our joys and sorrows on its
stream.
The Futures doors are barred and will not
ope,
z'en to the sesame of sacred hope!
The Present only is what we possess,
In which to do the deeds that blight or
bless.
The Present-ah, what joys we daily store
Eor future good when we observe her lore.
The duty done, the anguish borne, the
weight
OF cares upheld-that is to smile at Fate!
Dear heart live in the now, nor vainly
dread,
That which to fancles threatens far ahead.
Arthur L. Locke, in Boston Budget.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-17
CHAPTER III,

All business London, and a good
many other people besides, must re-
member the famous United States EN-
pire bank fraud. Bonds had been
stolen and negotiated, vast sums of
money were discovered to be missing,
and the manager and one of the direct
ors were absent also. SO cleyeriy had
the affair been worked, and so flaring
were the defalcations, that had it not
been for the public-spirited behavior
and generosity of two of the direct
Ors, the position of the bank would
have been most seriously compromised
If not shattered altogether. How the
cuiprits had managed to slip through
the fingers of the law in the first place
no one could say. but the fact remains
that they were able to get out of Eng
Iand, without, apparently, leaving
trace of their intentions Il their where
abouts behind them. scotland Yard
took the matter up with its usual
2Fromptness, and p first were con-
&dent of success Lhey set their clev-
crest detectives to work upon it, and
1t was not until more than month
had elapsed that the men engaged wee
compelled most reluctantly to admit
@hcir defeat. They had done their
best; it was thc system under which
they worked that was TO b,ame. In
the detection of crime, or in the trac-
ring of criminal, it is best, az in every
other walk Of li;c, TO be original.
One morning on arriving at my vfIice
- found a lpitar owaitino mo tro.. -.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-17

Those who are concerned about the
present condition of church attend
ance, now being discussed in our col
umns, might like to return to the state
of things prevalent in George lis
reign. The medieval laws for fining
people who did not go to church, and
even those who harbored .absentees,
were still in force, which looks as
though the church still entered
good deal into the daily life of the
people. There was, indeed, daily sery-
ice in A of the city churches, and even
ing service in all of them on Wednes-
day and Friday evenings, besides spe-
cial sersions on other days in churches
endowed with lectureships. Fast days
were still vigorously observed, too, al
though, in most eases, the shops were
not closed on Ash Wednesday and Good
Friday, as they had been in monastic
times. But the work of the clergy
practically ended with the perform
ance of their ecc!esia stical duties and
the visiting of the sick. Other parish
work was not then done by the clergy
at all.-London Chronicle
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-17
ITO Be Continued
THE WHIRLIGIG TABLE.
An Ingenious Three-Story Affair
Made by a Connecticut Yankee
Years Ago.

A lounger in a secondhand furniture
shop asked the man behind the coun-
ter whether he had ever seen one Of
the queer merry-go-round tavern ta-
bles described recently in New York
newspaper, relates the Detroit Free
Press.
YES" the secondhand man an
swered, "and 1 can go ahead of that
New York mans story. I've seen
whirligig table three stories high. The
New York mans table had only one
story, with pigeon-holes for the dish
es of food in the revolving center.
Also, he describes it as a southern
device, but l hapenn to know that all
these revolving tables are Yankee in
ventions. Those l have seen were in
vented by Connecticut Yankees, good
men who had such big families that
they couldn't get all their children
served with food under half an hours
valuable time.
Down in a Kentucky town, now, I
could show you a three-story revolv-
ing dinner table. 1t was carefully
constructed years ago by a man who
came west from Connecticut; he made
it of beautiful inlaid woods, and the
family used it with doilies under the
plates instead of tablecloth. The
center of the table proper was revolv-
ing disk on which the meats and vege-
tables were placed, and above this a
smaller disk revolved, holding salads
and fruits, and on little disk at the
top was always glorious big cake.
Yes, it looked queer, of course; but
that Yankee mother and housewife
was an extra good cook, and I've seen
some remarkably toothsome repasts
go round on that old whirligig table.
The family is all grown and scattered
now. When the children were young
they thought their fathers invention
was the finest thing in the world. 1t
served good purpose, too-that funny
old whirligig table did"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-17

ally finds the dainty frilled white net
or muslin fichu.
Skirts are still built to cling closely
round the hips and back. which means
that the undersllirt or petticoat must
tit equally smoothly without ruck or
wrinkle. From below the knee skirts
are very full, and in light materials
break out into an abundance of frilli-
ness that is really very fetching.
Dress skirts made of diaphanous
materials are often gauged at the
back, or fiat plaits employed to give
substance to the back width. There
is less tucling on skirts, but more
flounces and frills.
For country and morning wear
short all-round skirts with boIeros of
square-cut pretensions, or with simu-
lated basques, are seen in light
tweed, covert coating, linen, pique
and drill.
Blouses, or rather slips, as they are
termed, are daintiness personified in
fancy and embroidered muslin, and
especially in black white and cream
d'esprit net. net blouse in the lat
ter shade looks delightful made with
quarter-inch tuclls and yoke of cream
lace across which are bretelles of
black ribbon velvet with a tiny gold
clasp in the center of each Then
sewn at intervals over the bodice and
sleeves are black lace butterflies.
Black net slips have appliques of
cream lace for garniture.
The mixture of black with cream
or white is very modish; and pale
blue-real Cambridge blue-is one of
the spring colors, and is seen in all
dress goods, and also in millinery. A
note of black is usually introduced
with it. Green also, in the shade of
tender leaf green, promises to be
very popular. 1t has a silvery bloom
on it that is very soft and becoming.
Full neck ruffles of chiffon. net and
tulle fasten at the neck with long
streamers of black ribbon velvet.
Some are furnished with wide frill,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-04-17

Next day l made my way to the
great metropolis, and installed myself
at a small private hotel, while
looked about me preparatory to COM
mencing business. To talk of gaining
a footing in London is all very well in
fits way, but it is by no means so easy
q task to accomplish as it might ap-
pear. Doubtless it can be done fairly
quickly if one is prepared to spend
large sums of money in advertising,
and is not afraid to blow ones own
trumpet on every possible occa-
sion, but that is not my line,
and besides, even had / so wished,
4 had not the money to do it.
For q multitude of reasons l did not
feel inclined to embark my hard
earned savings on such risky enter
prise. Ipreferred to make my way by
my own diligence, and with that end
In view | rented an Office in a con-
venient quarter, furnished it, put a
small advertisement in a few of the
papers, and then awaited the coming
Of my clients.
AS l have a long and curious story
TO tell, and this book is only intended
to be the narration of a certain episode
in my life, a detailed description of
my first three years iH London would
not only be superfluous, but in every
way a waste of time. Let it suffice that
my first case was that of the now
notorious Pilchard street diamond
robbery, my success in which brought
Hatton Gardens. AS the public will
doubtless remember, they had been
robbed of some valuable gems between
London and Amsterdam in a singular
Iy audacious manner. My second was
the case of the celebrated Russian
swindler, who called herself Countess
DemikOff. This case alone took me
nearly six months to unraveI, but |
did not grudge the time, seeing that |
was well paid for my labors, and that
managed to succeed where the police
had failed. From that time forward /
think ! may say without boasting that
I have been as successful as any man
of my age has a right to expect to be.
What is better still, l am now in the
happy position of being able to accept
or decline business as / choose. 1t is
in many respects hard life, and at all
times is attended with a fair amount
of risk, but you cannot make omelettes
without breaking eggs, and if anyone
chooses to spend his life running to
earth men who are waging war against
society, well, he must not grumble II
he receives some hard knocks in re-
turn.
After these preliminaries ! will pro-
ceed to show how | came to be mixed
up in the most curious case it has ever
been my good, or evil, fortune to en-
counter. 1t showed me a side of hu.
man nature had not met before, and
1t brought me the greatest happiness
9 man can ever hope to find.