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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-12-02
Ready NJ ado Clothes
For Men, Boys and
Children.
IF YOU SEE 1T IN OUR AID. IT'S so.
RUDOLPH, THE HEADsMAN.

l
Rudolph. professor of the headsman's
| trade,
Alike was famous for his arm and
blade.
One day prisoner Justice had to
Knelt at the block to test the artists
skill.
BaIe-armed, swaIt-vlsaged, gaunt,
AMI shaggy browed,
Rudolph, the headsman, rose above
the crowd.
His falchion lightened with sudden
CLEAN.
AS the pixies armor flashes in the
He sheathed his blade he turned as If
to GO;
The victim knelt. still waiting fol- the
blow.
why strikest noty Perform they
murderous act.
The prisoner said. His voice was
slightly cracked.
Friend, have struck. the artist
straight replied:
wait but one moment and yourself
decide. -
He held his snuff -box-"Now, then,
il you pleased"
The prisoner shifted. and, with crash
ing sneeze,
OF his head tumbled. wObled aAs
the floor. v
Bounced down the steps-the prisoner
said no more
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-12-02

Electric roads are multiplying SO
rapidly that 1t will shortly be possible
to go from Boston to Denver by
trolley. In 1900. less than four years
ago, there was only 311,016 electric
horse power In the whole country.
Today there is $4,000 electric horse
power. At this tremendous rate OF
increase it is possible that the Nash
VILE Columbia interur ban may mattel
ialize in the next one hundred years.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-12-02

Ola Wade Hampton declined FEEDER
al appointment from Republican Pres
ident, and his constituents loved him all
the more for it. and the South applaud
ed. 1t might seem trifie ungracious,
but it would be the safer way for Sen
ator Crockett to go, and th' reby avoid
all possible entangling alliances with his
better self and bis "benefactor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-12-02

Col. David h. Anthony of Kansas,
who recently died, brother to Susan, J
loft her an annuity of $500 and paid
for 81. 700 monument tc be erected n
the spot where her remains will re-
pose. This fultills all her expectation 3
of the future, for Susan Is an Agnostic.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-12-02

Killing Is one way to stop burg
laIies, but another and better way
would be to enforce the vagrant law.
White or black, an idle fellow, with
no visible means of support, is dan
gerous citizen and generally a rogue.
Killing is not much too good for them.
but il would be more humane to put
them to work. If the police officers
of the state and county and town,
would arrest the idle men and hoys
they see standing on the streets sun
ming themselvs In the day time, they
would not have to watch for and Kill
them at night. Society demands that
every man shall be self-suppoIting. II
he is not. ne must beg or steal. 1t is
a notorious fact that any number OF
tritiing negro men are fed upon food
stolen ny the cooks from the kitchens
of the town. And it is further no.
torious fact that even a greater num-
Der of absolute negro women do no
manner of work for their living.
These people are dIones upon society
at large; they are teaches upon the
body polite; they are shame and
disgrace and repIoach upon their lace.
the better class of whom hold them
in utter contempt and deIision. They
ought to be arrested and put to work.
They ought to be run out of town or
made to work. Every one of them
,een standing on the streets or idly
walk ing the streets. should be run In
md sent to the rock pile. 1t is a nuis-
lnce easily abated il the officers could |
,nly be induced to make an earnest, |
lctive, energetic effort to enforce the
aw. 1t is "a work so easy and so neces-
airy that the people should demand
# the officers that 1t shall he done.
dleness is the mother of crime; and
here is no good reason why there
hould be any idle people in this town.
very one OF them can be made to
york OF leave; and every one of them
hould be made to work OF leave.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-12-02
RothchIld at New York.

New York. Nov 30. Baron Alphors,
Rothchild, head of the French bIar Oh
OF the Rothchlld family of fnanciers,
who ia now ON visit to this city, has
been the guest at a dinner given by
August Belmont The Baron is under
stood to be in this country for an in
spectlon of the subway system.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-12-02
Bring The Christmas List Along with You Now.

Bring The Christmas List Along With You Now
Our enlarged holiday department getting into shape the
second floor and it's good time avoid
the inevitable rush later.
There gift books toys dolls games hun
dreds of beautiful pictures from &c up.
Bit of Good News About Ladies' Tailor NJ ade Sus
Here dozen Ladies' Tailor Made Suits new this
Season of them haven't
three weeks The styles good coors black mix
tures such brown and 81
prices SIS. 90 to $1,000
You can choose from the lot Next Saturday and
Monday at SIC 300 Suit.
Reason? Reason enough standpoint of them
single SUITS only of kndremnants
Some of them sample SUITS but every suit
Ladies' $I2 so to SIS. 90 Cloaks, So 80.
New too bran just % in the lot Tourist Beted Coaks
dark stylish mixtures handsome and much
used in cities than solid coors but be frank these
haven't sold freely with solid color although they
vastly serceabe ought this
Next Saturday and Monday at 81 80 Each
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-12-02

Governor elect Douglas. of Massa-
chusetts, will step into another man S
shoes on New Years Day. He says
the Republicans of Massachusetts, ars
on their uppers, since their welting.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-12-02
ABOUT XMAS TIME.

Some mean and ugly ways I've seen
For raising OF the dust,
But the meanest way of all, / ween,
Is to torn a turkey trust.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-12-02

The Republican majority in the
next House will pe 116. But In 1894
it was 1873. They hung themselves with
their big majority them they may do
1t again.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-12-02

Ira Landrith is hack IN Nashville
and the famous old COMMITTEE Of
One Hundred has taken on new life.
II was great day for Tennessee VIII n
Ira I.andrith came back.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-12-02
McKeanua, Anderson & Foster.
Won't You Please Do Us a Favor?

In order to teshe relative of The Maury Democr
and the COLUMBIA HERALD (Weekly,) as advertisinr
mediums want to ask every of and
friends who reads this advertisement part of the
adj and bring it either Saturday or MONDAY
and in return for your trouble will present you with
handsome 1905 Calendar
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-12-02

The foot ball season has closed with
record of IL killed and 2b0 wounded.
High time such brutal sport" was
being outlawed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-12-02

The Madison county Grand Jury has
eturned report charging members
OF the county court with buying coun'
ty supplies from themselves while act
ing as commissioners and with issu-
ing warran is to themselves
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-12-02

are you collecting Premium Tickets,
also Gree tickets for he piano at T. N
Figuers?
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-02
OUR PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE.

I'VE had a progressive league;
out for all the good that it has done,
VIZ might as well not have had it.
w do not believe that there was over
two meetings Of the league, which
does not speak we'll for it. or course
we can't expect anything else when
one crowd is pulling gee and the
other crowd is pulling 'haW.' Much
good for tie real progress OF the
town could be done if there was not
quite SO much c%ut-throat business
going on. These are facts ana there
is no getting around them
Really this sounds like it might
be written of the AbbeviIle Progress
i've League, but it wasn't Ii is only
a kick registered by the Lake Provi-
tlenle Banuer-Democrat.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-02


II not Hearst, who? What other
prominently mentioned candidate for
the democratic presidential nomin
alton differs in the slightest degree
from a straightout, orthdox republi.
can? Does German? Does Cleve-
land? Does Gray +? Does Parker?
Does OIney? Not n of them but
would make just as consistent a rep
ublican candidate as be would q
democratic candidate. Not one of
them stands for anything really dem
ocratic Free Lance.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-02
DISASTROUS FLOODS.

New York, Mar. 29-The most
disastrous flood on record is raging
in Indiana, Michigan and part of
New York state. Practically n
half of the entire State of Indiana is
under water. Eight lives are known
to have been lost. Railroad traffic
IN all three states has been interfered
with, and III Indiana and part of
Michigan it is reported that the
roads have abandoned regular
schedule. The street railroads nave
been paralized in many of the cities.
Several cities are in darkness.
Thousands of persons have been
made homeless, and there is much
suffering from hanger and exposure.
Millions Of dolla.s worth of property
have been destroyed. The loss in
Indiana and Michigan is beyond
estimate. Louisville, KY, was
severely damaged by a hurricane and
also several localities in Arkansas,
Missouri and Oklahoma. The Ohio
river has passed the danger stage and
is rising rapidly.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-02
HEN ReY
Editor Meridlonal:

Editor Meridlonal:
Here | am again to write. a little
Happenings in Henry and surround.
ings.
Everything is progressing finely.
corn, cane and cotton are coming nb
and looks promising. EVERYTHING II
booming; people are selling corn ana
hauling posts to improve their places.
Henry is one of these up-to-date
little burgs; the high school is pro-
crossing; pupils are coming in Ill
the time.
A bouncing baby at Claude Pull
lens, Claude rides around with a
feather in his hat,
DR.. Cushman has just passed
through Henry on his way to Mrs.
Austin Lees to attend to Mrs. Geo.
Deiino who is very sick.
The weather looks very bad to-day
but is growing better.
ACt00 Al3uau came over from
sulphur on a visit to Henry the guest
OF his brother Joe.
The elections are drawing near but
the old nominated candidates feel
alright now, SO they are not spending
much money.
A little business was transacted Of
the Justices office this week.
We see there was a communication
from Henry. Old Napoleon win
stay with the Meridional SO Henry
will furnish lots of news.
Prof Broussard, Miss Rice, Miss
Hadnot and Mr.. Broussard are
boarding at Mr.. Tapendricks' and
Misses Florence and Hattie Sutton
are boarding at Mrs. Bartels.
Mr.. c. Harrington and wife was
visiting in Henry Sunday at Judge
Trahan's,
Will Henry looks as if he was
struck on some widow or another.
We will not say anything about
the Postmaster.
NAPOLEON.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-02
ELECTION

State of Louisiana,
Parish of Vermilion.
To the qualifieds electors of YER
million Parish -
Be it known that an election win
be held within the limits Of Vermilion
Parish, on Tuesday, April 10th, 1904
for the purpose of e%lecting aGovernor,
Lieutenant Governor, Secty. OF
State, Auditor, Treasurer, and At
torney General, members Of Legisla-
ture; and also Parish Officers such
as Clerk of Court, Sheriff and Coro-
ner; and also for Ward Officers,
namely, Members of Police Jury,
Justice Of the Peace aud Constable,
at which all qualified electors will be
permitted to participate
l.. j. BRoUssARD,
OpHELIAs BoURoUE,
j. N. WILLIAMS.
Board Of Supervisors.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-02
THE BURNED.

Nineteen years ago the Courthouse
burned, or to be more exact on the
morning of April 9Th, 1885. This
was the first serious fire Abbeville
had known since the close of the war
II was indeed agreat calamity, and
is an occurrencejby which we compute
other events. Before the courthouse
hurned-Well, there is very little of
the town as it was before the court
house burned. Since that event
there have been great changes here.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-02
THE TEXAS ALMANAC.

People who are familiar with the
old Texas Almanac will be pleased to
know that A. H. BeIo & Co., the
enterprising proprietors of the Gal
veston-Dailas News, have decided to
resume IFS publication. The first
issue will be ready aboat May 1st
aud as usual will contain a vast
store of information Of interest to the
prospective home seekers in the, great
old Empire state Of the South. Ii
will be reliable and comprehensive.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-02
PARTITION SALE.
STATE OF LOUI6IANA-17th Ju-
diciaI District Court-Parish OF
VermiIion-No. 1877.
Jules Trahan ct ais.
Ella Trahan, widow ct ais.

Ella Trahan, widow ct ais.
By virtue of an orderissued out of the
18th judicial Court aud to me directed
dated the It'll March 1904, fully au-
thorizing and empowering me in the
premises.
will offer for sale, at public auction.
to the last ana highest bidder, at tho
of residence of Emelia Trahan, in the
LIST ward. on
THURSDAY, APRIL IA, 1904.
between the hours prescribed by law
the following described property
to-Wit:
One certain tract Of land laying and
being situated in the Parish of Ver-
million, La. containing Thirty-three
(33) audi Is acres more or less, and
being situated iu the North East quar-
ter of the North West quarter of Sec.
six (6) Up. Thirteen {l3} South of
Range Five (5) East, and bounded
North by Public Road, South by
Joseph Gourtierrez etals or assigns.
276 pannels of 4 wire fence. l buggy
and harness. 3 cows. 1calf. l bull.
l yearling. branding iron. 2 feather
beds. mattresses. l mattress. 6
pillows. 5 sheets. mirror. lrocker.
l table. l sofa. 3 bedsteads. / lot of
corn.
Terms and Conditions.-Au move
able property to be sold for cash.
The real estate to be sold for one
third cash on the day of sale, two
nintbs one year after date; two-ninths
two years after date and two-ninths
three years after date Of sale.
Purchaserst to give their notes which,
in addition to two solvent securities,
arc to be secured by vendors lien and
special mortgage upon the property
sold. and the act to import Il confession
Of Judgment and to contain the pGc,
dc aoa 05ienGndo.
All notes to bear eight per cent. pei
annum interest from date till paid and
to contain tho usual 10 per cent. At
torney fee clause.
SherEff's Office, Ahbeville, La, this
7th day Of March 1904.
j. o. HEBERT, Sheriff
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-02
RELIABLE SEED!

IN order to raise good crops, you
must plant acclimated Southern
seeds. W. are prepared to fill all
orders promptly with new crop OF
the following: Turnips, cabbage
caulihower, radish, kohl RABBIT
beets, mustard, celery, tomato,
eggplant pumkin, carrots, lettuce,
leeks, endivet small seed IRISH pota-
toes for August plant, bermuda and
Creole onion seed and sets, red and
white shallots, field peas. bolo
beans in fact the entire line OF field
flower, grass and garden seed for
the southern soil Towering plant,
shrubs, fruit and shade trees veg
etable lats in season, fancy poul-
try, eggs, fancy dogs and berk-
shire hogs, J. Steckler Seed Co.,
Ltd, New Orleans, La. Catalogue
free to all applicants. Mention this
paper in ordering. Successors to
Richard Frotscher, SIS to 526 Sra
rler ST., New Orleans, La, Nursery
garden and poultry farm 5402 TO
S4l2 Esplanade ST., opp. st. Louis
cemetery, Cumberland and Peoples
Phone 425. p. O. Drawer 436.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-02
Robbed The Grave.

startling. incident, Is narrated by
.,ahp OIfverof Philadelphia. as follows:
- was In an awful condition. My skin
was almost yellow eyes sunkea. tongue
'coated, pain continually in back and
sides. no1aipbTpetite, growing, weaker day
Inv dav. Three physicians lad given me
'ap; Then Il u |, was q i aaE'f ;aa f H fiest hi bett!e
made n decided Improvement. / continued
their tlasIr use for three weeks, and am now a
we'll man. IkIiow they robbed the grave
another victim" No one should. fail to
.try them Only. 80 cents. guaranteed Sold
Nv All GODDARD
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-02
NOMINATION.,
State of Louisiana.
Parish nf Vpr,niIiou

State of Louisiana.
Parish of Vermilion.
In accordance with the provisions of
Section No, 81 of Act. No, 1872 of Session
Acts of 1898, and Act No. 1872 OF the
General Assembly OF 1900 anendatory
thereof. l,Leodias j. Broussard. Registrar
of voters of Vermilion Parish La. do
hereby certify that the following Nomi-
nation Certificates for the offices herein
after designated. have been duly filed
and are of record in the archives of this
office viz:
Certificate of Nomination for Ward
Officers Parish of Vermilion, to be voted
for at an election to be held IN said parish
tuesday, he19th day OF April 1904 as fol-
lows.
Political designation Democrat"
list Ward: For police juror, P. d. Lee
Blame; for Justice OF the peace. Albert Lee
Blanc; for constable Camille Leblanc.
End: Ward: For police juror. Jules
Thihodeaux. for justice of the peace, JOS.
Trahan; for constable, Andrew Moss.
3rd Ward: For police juror, E. NJ Steb-
bins; for justices of the peace, L. III.
Legnenec aud J. A, Schlessenger; for o N
stables. FL 3 Lyons, and q b Upchnrch
4th Ward: For police juror, Sidney
Andrus; for justice OF the peace, Jas. NJ
Sehon, constable. r, ). Hebert.
5th Ward: For police juror. Thos Hotf-
pauir; for Justice of the peace, S A Dubus,
Tor constable, j u Broussard,
9Th Ward: Fol police juror. Ernest
Broussard: for justice of the peace B J
Hartman, for constable Marsule Lemaire.
7th Ward: For police Juror, j NJ Mesta-
pey: ~foriustice of the peace, Felix OHiel
constable, } B Mills.
Sth Ward: For police Juror. J N Foulz;
foriustice of the peace. l. Truman.
Witness nv hand at the Court House in
the Town of Abbeyllle. this 23rd day of
March 1904. L.. J. Broussard,
.iSean REGISTRAR of voters.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-02
NOMINATION.
State of Louisiana,

State of Louisiana,
Parish of st, Mary,
In accordance with the p%rovions of
section No. 81 of Acts No. 132 of the Aets
of the General Assembly OF 1900, approved
July 18th. 1890. / do hereby certify that
that the following nomination certificate
for the Office hereinafter designated, has
been dnly filed and is Of record in the
archives of this Office to-wit: Certificate
of nomination for senator for 18th Senate;
rial District, St. Mary and Vermiliori
Parishes, of said District, on Tuesday tue
10Th day of April, 1904,
Political designation Democrat"
For Senator 18th Senatorial District.
Wilson L. PeteIman.
Witness my hand this 5th day of
March, at Franklin, ST, Mary Parish;
Louisiana. w. T, JONES
Registrar Of Voters
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-02

DR.. Hartwell A. Eldredge left
Wednesday, for New York where he
goes'to take a post graduate coarse.
Adam Brasseux is having an adj
.'dittion built TO his residence which
will give him considerable more room
and improve the looks Of the house
We were abott to say that ? Mama
Broussard was repairing bis house,
but when we took a look at it we
concluded he was building a ne W
house where the old one stood, for
the enlargement is so extensive that
it amounts to that 1t will be q
hendsome two story and attic with
large openings and high ceiling.
When completed it will be an orna-
lnent to the town
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-02
Stockholders Meeting
Abbeville, La, Mch. Is, 1904.

Abbeville, La, Mch. Is, 1904,
Tho stockholders of the Eank Of
,hheyille are hereby notified that
, 4hare will be a special meeting of the
%snsrphoIders of said corporation, held
~ THURSDAY, MAYS 1904, at
) o,elock D. m. at the directors
..oom in said bank building, to decide
- TO the ACCESSIBILITY of an increase
ID tie capital stock and the number
Of directors.
Cashier.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-02

Prof. G. J. Labauve, OF Abbeville,
visited bis son G. J. Lbbauve, Jr., at
the Roger School Tuesday. He also
visited friends in Carencro.-Lafay-
.ette Advertiser.
Ernest Mouiset, of the Lacoste
Hardware Store, returned Friday
from AbbetiiTe where he spent
several days on Observation-Disclosures.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-02
Hon P s Pugh of Crowley was

Hon P s Pugh of Crowley was
here this week attending court
Bib Trahan has returned from
New Orleans, having sold out his
saloon there
Our friend Major Renslee of the
Republican Idea has q Q baby at his
house. 1t is a boy and everybody is
proud Of 1t.
DR.. ". c. Mays has returned from
a visit to his wife who is at her
fathers near Carencro. By the way
there.i is a big baby boy there and the
doctor is about as proud q father as
you will find.
Judges 4 C Allen and Julian
Mouton was here Monday and Tues
day holding a session Of the circuit
court of appeals
D R Cartledge has opened a paint
shop and carriage trimmers stand
in tie Bourque building just back
of the First National Bank He is
doing some very neat work, particu-
larly in upholstery
Jacob Isaacs has sold his old store
building to A Saporito who has had
it sawed into four sections and haul
inc it to his lot at the corner of State
Street and the public -oad. Owing
to the telephone wires hanging low on
the street crossings they are having
considerable trouble hauling the
building.
We have received a copy of the adj
dress issued by Hon Rom z Leblanc
to the people of Vermilion Parish
In it he thanks them for their conf
dence reposed in him and promises,
as ever to care for their interests
! The address IS q pamphlet OF = pages
and contains a handsome picture of
our gallant young legislator
Thursday evening Clifford l.
Young, of the Young-Comeaux
Pharmacy, prominent druggist of
this place, and Miss Rita Teahan, the
charming daughter of DR.. J. d.
Traban, we're united in marriage at
the home Of the bride. Rev. Father
Crozier Observation-Disclosures Ad-
yertiser.
The groom is the son OF DR.. n.
ID. Yourg of Royyille.
The Lake Charles American IS
authority for the statement that 1.-The
Two Little Peaches want to sell
their paper, the Kinder Times. Not
because their business isn't good,
Int because tie work is too hard for
their delicate hands. Here IS a
chance for some mere man. How
about q partnership:
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-04-02
liz W b. White is having

ATTY. W. B. White is having his
Office re-painted.
CASTOR Dutel bought the market
lhoildino Of Columbus Trahsn south
.0f The courthouse aud moved INTO it
la.t Friday.
Mrs, Ludovic Guilheaux and little
con Shirley, left Saturday TO spend
several days in Acknowledgements
Advertiser.