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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-03-19
THE BEST COUGH SYRUP,

ST., Apple, ex-Probate Judge, Ottawa
Kansa s,.writes: This is to say that l
have used Billiards. Horehound Syrup
for years, and that l do not hesitate to
recommend it as the best cough syrup l
have ever used" CSC, soc, 81. Sold by
A. j. GODDARD.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-03-19
Mrs Paul Montague is still quite

Mrs Paul Montague is still quite
i'll.
Vernon L. Caldwell is on the sick
list this week.
Mr.. Alba Haywood was in town Fri
day t%ransactiDg oil business with L..
Vallee.
Attorney John J. Robira went TO
A bbeyille Monday TO plead a case
before the district court at that
place.-Crowley Signal.
George Honold, the Abbeville
Architect was ia the city a few hours
Tuesday attending to business mat
ters.- Signal.
Geo. Comfort Of Abbeyille was
transacting business in Crowley
TuesdaV.-Signal.
A large sewer tile pipe has been
put down on State street oppo-
site John Nugier's law office. II
seems to last alright and is cheaper i'll
the long run than lumber for
bridges.
Early risers Tuesday morning saw
a g cd white frost, but as it was SO
dry very little damage was done to
the gardens or. vegetation.
Judge Gordy, L. 0. Broussard,
Sol Wise, Adam Broussard, Lncius
Dutel, j. r.. Kitchell and q number
of Others left here Wednesday morn
ing to attend the funeral OF John
Abshire, Jr. at Leroy.
-e~.
Hearst and Gen. Miles IS the
latest combination, of Democrats for
| President and Vice President.
Do not fly up when you are con-
tradicted. The other fellow may be
| right sometimes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-03-19

1t isn't policy to tell ayoung lady
how much you admire her girl
friends. She is sure to get Jealous,
ever if she does mt care for you.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-03-19

L.. Q BROUssARD,
Cashier.
AL.Godard made Il trip this week
TO Gueydan'
DR.. Ii. B. White OF Gueydan was in
town Thursday. !
he. Bragg Of NewIberia was here
ttbis week AMI was the guest of A. f.
Nayfeld.
o. Bourgue was married a few
edays ago in Orleans to'Mlss Reems
of that city.
Dist. thi, week, is an awful nui-
saore blowNns as it is everywhere by
tae brisk southerly winds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Wise have return
al from New Orleans. Mrs Wise's
mother accompanied them here. !
GEO, Peck, chief attorney for the St.
panl and Milwaukee railroad and a.
marty Of friends are hunting this week
ID the neighborhood of Jeferson's
Island.
Or. R. A. Myer Of Delcamb-e was
in town Tuesday Light and was init
lated into the mysteries of the rank
Of ESQUIRE in the Knights Of Pythias.
Dust is becoming very d~isagreesble,
the State street merchants are all
right owing to Ritter's waterworks
which keeps the dust laid effectively.
Owing to the press OF legal and
court notices this week we are COM
PEELED to lay over until our next issue
|. two very interesting communications
Y one from Perry, the 0the: from
Henry
Fl G Andrus the owner OF the
livery stable at Kaplan had the mis-
fortune Of losing his wife last week
She died from a relapse of typhoid
fever. The remains were taken to
Branch for burial
The Pleasant Green Baptist
Church Oh State Street is being torn
down this week, The huge structure
was ~top-heavy aud the walls had
began to. bulge so that it was unsafe.
II will be braced well and then re-
built.
Jas. A. Petty was over from
Crowley this week and has made a
final adjustment and settlement of
bis big contract for erecting the
handsome building Of the Abbevile
Investment Company.
The well known druggist, r FL
Mills, after retirement Of several
years has re-entered the business
and is now conducting the handsome
new establishment of the Abbevllle
Drug Company in the Gordy building
H. Z. Gueydan, one Of the five
commissioners representing louisa
ma at the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
tlon, left Mondry for Guatemala, G..
A., as honorary Commissioner from
me Exposition. He will be absent
two months.
NN# .-
Those who heard Rev. Jno. b.
Aent last summer in the Sunday
school convention which convened in
aobeviile will be greatly pleased to
Know fhat he will be here next Sun
OaY morning and will speak at IL
oelock, at the Baptist church in the
iaeerest,o OF the Sunday School work
Y the state convention, which meets
.nls year at Crowley. All are COR
daily invited to attend.
MISS Gussie Nelson this week had
very narrow escape from what
might have been a very serious acct
vent. She was in her fathers loom
auu picked up his revolver which was
giag on tie bureau, when it was ac-
O'aentally discharged in some I'M
accountable Kramer, the bullet
s'tiklng the window casing ricochet-
- and entered the opposite side Of
~ room, narrowly escaping Miss
E TIn &- ray
uussie who stood almost in the path
@1e bnllet in It's erratic course.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-03-19

The Republican Mass Meeting will
be held tomorrow at - O'Clock insted
of 7:30 as announced in ad.
The Mission at the Catholic Church
opens tomorrow and alarge attendance
is anticipated.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-03-19

There is many a man who tells
you he is a leader, but you find out
to YOUR sorrow that he's q misleader-
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-03-19

holder to any liability beyond TIT
amount of his stock or in any way
rendering a stakeholder liable as q
partner.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-03-19
ARTICLE VII

All the corporate powers of said cor
porate powers of shall be vested in and
exercised by u Board of nine Directors
who shall be stockholders, to be elect
ed annually on the Saturday following
the first Tuesday in the month Of
February; all such elections shall be by
ballot and shall be conducted by three
commissioners to be elected Ivy stock
holders at such meeting; and the
stockholders present on any elec,ioh
day shall constitute a quorum. 4 dl-
rector or stakeholder may vote ard act
by proxy.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-03-19

Do not fly up when you are con-
tradicted. The other fellow may be
right sometimes.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1904-03-19

Hearst and Gen. Miles IS the
latest combination. of Democrats fol
President and Vice President.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13
ENTERTAINED AT pit"

One of the most enjoyable social
functions among the young people was
chat given by Miss Edith Sutherland
last night at her home on Elm street
pit" was the chief diversion and the
method of choosing partners for this
game was novel and mirth provoking.
each guest was presented with a
hand painted butterAy-the skill of the
young hostess being displayed in the
paintlng-and a tiny bottle filed with
perfume served as a body for IT,
favor. The perfume was of various
odors, one of each kind being
placed in two of the bottles, and much
rherriment was derived by the young
people shifting and smelling the many
odors before finding the desired one
and getting a partner.
Those who attended this entertain
ing affair were: Misses Vela Bond
uant, Hattie Miriam, Emma and Alice
Carey. Fannie Cushman. Iona Swo.
boda. Edith Hill, Blanche Thistlewood.
Messrs. Carl Theis, Carl Miller, Eu
gene Sadler Henry Steinel, Dan Wood,
Paul Clendenen Comfort and Glenn
Butler, John Ladd Frank Farrin
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13
A HEARTS" PARTY.

Miss Alice Morse was hostess last
evening at a pleasant party given at
the home Of her grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. s. Jenkins. of 2502 Sycamore
street
The parlor was tastefully decorated
with festoons of hearts and looked
very attractive.
Hearts" was the game played and
prizes were won by Misses Eva Rule
and Henri T0lson.
Light refreshments were served and
the evening was one of great pleas.
IRE
Those who attended were: Misses
Eva and Carrie Rule Esther
Stapleton. Kate Rcdman, Kath-
lcnc Becker. Clara Herbert, Henri Tol.
son. Mary Gillespie. Edna Lind. Alice
Iangan. Florence Brown. Zaida Lewis.
Lizzie Lcwis. Ora Becker. ruth Easter.
day, Nettie Giesenhof, Mabel nickcox
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13
M. w. OF A. ENTERTAINED.

The Joint entertainment given by
the Modern Woodmen of America and
Royal Neighbors at the opera house
last night was largely attended and
greatly enjoyed
The entertainment was free but was
quite as good as many classes Of
amusement for which admission is
charged. the program being replete
with fine music both vocal and in
strumental, and addresses Of much in
forest and merit, while the Forestcrs'
drill was quite noteworthy
The Woodmen and Royal Neighbors
are nourishing orders and~are TO be
congratulated upon the class of enter
tainment provided last night
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13
MRS. LORENz IS FREED
Court Orders her Discharge from Com.
plicity on Grounds of Insult
cient Evidence.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, Feb, 12.-Before court
@djourned in the postal frauds trial
today. Mrs, Martha j. Lorenz was a
free woman. Justice Pritchard de.
cided there was no sufficient evidence
to hold her and directed the jury to
find verdict of not guilty.
Justice Prtchard's decision came
Immediately after all the evidence was
in Several witnesses in rebuttal tes-
tilted, one Of whom was John X. Tulles,
stenographer who took down the ques
lions and replies at the time Machen
was under investigation in General
Bristows office. May n, 1903. Witness,
under searching cross examination, ad.
mitted he had made a number Of err.
rors in transcribing his notes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13

shown by the accident which befel the
Williams after she had made such a
noble fight with the ice and won
The Tennessee River Packet COM
pany have contracted with Howard
for new boat 200 feet long, IS foot
beams. She is to be ready by June
1st
Capt, Geo Lolard went down on the
Neyens. He took his fur suit along
to sleep in
Paducah Dick came over in his
skiff from East Cairo yesterday for
some coal oil and other supplies, but
spent his money for whiskey and got
back to his skiff at the foot of Fourth
street with a large jag and small piece
of tobacco. He managed to get in the
skiff and start for home, but fell
back into the skiff, which blew into
shore, it being quite close, when it
was held by the wind Dick was help
less, except as to his tongue, His
cries attracted the attention of Officer
McTigue who called up the patrol wag-
on and took him to jail to sober up.
OF course Dick will have to pay the
cab hire and hotel bill
A correspondent of a st. Louis pa,
per wired from Mt Carmel that the
channel of the Wabash was down to
1G feet. This should have been a guage
reading, which in no way is a record
of the water in the channel of the
river, The guage readings record the
rise and fall of the rivers and the
number of feet and tenth of a foot
it is above low water mark-the rec
ord mark of The lowest water These
readings are posted on a bulletin
board on the river bank, on many
places, which can be read by the
pilots of passing boats, There are
between here and Memphis, four of
these bulletin boards One at Bel
mont. Cottonwood Point, New Madrid
and Fulton These guage bulletins
are of great benefit to pilots and
have enabled them by taking some
thing between guages, and making a
record of them. on the basin of the
guage readings, to know just how
much or when there is such and such
crossing or over a cistern bar, or
when the water runs into certain
gland chutes, etc, This cannot be
done once, however. and then relied
upon for all time, but must be OBJ
served with every change Of the river
Crossings cut Gus and fill up, bars cut
off the top or make chutes, fill up or
cut out These river conditions ex-
emplify the christian life in so far
that you either progress or back slide
there is no standing still Pilots
must be constantly on the watch for
these changes. The most remarkable
thing about it is that nearly all of
them carry it all in their heads. Before
these river guages were established
by the government, certain land marks
were used for this purpose-some old
log, or old stump or when water COW
cred certain bar there was so many
feet in a certain chute. Mary Twain
said, when he was crib pilot with
Bixby, he did not know that he had
to have speaking acquaintance with
every old high topped tree, certain
notches in the timbers, the foot of
certain old fields and the heads of
others, certain bluffs and so on all
the way from Memphis to New Or.
leans.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13
AT CAIRO OPERA HOUSE
THE Minister'S Son." Matinee and
Night Today-Two Attractions
Next Week.

Critics often refuse to recognize that
which is not labored; where no VOL
ence Of direction is shown they see no
art. TO follow too closely to nature is
10 be considered rude by som-it indi.
Gates lack of culture to them, but the
great majority Of theatregoers are
quick to recognize and appreciate a
play thta deals with human nature as
it is found when at its best, even il
it be somewhat in the rough" Such
play is The Minister'S Son" The
author has not made some of his cha.
racters speak in the polished epigram
as do the stage folks Of Pinaro or
Jones, but has given them the same
quaint niannerisms of speech and the
"localisms" Of their own simple vii.
lage atmosphere, and the play is well
seasoned with the homely wit there
current The management promises
an entirely new scenic investiture of
the most elaborate character for this
seasons production and d cast of un-
usual excellence engaged for their
special fitness of the different roles.
Matinee and night, Saturday, February
Is.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13

Tlo Carrie Y, went below yester-
day at noon
Floating ice made its appearance
IL Che Mississippi river Yesterday
morning It was about one inch and
quarter thick and III large fields AT
night it had Increased in weight and
quantity, and was broken up. There
was an occasional old iceberg, which
lad folted off some sand bar frozen
Il the new ice which made itself felt
when struck by boat
The T. S, snagboat Wright arrived
from Memphis yesterday evening and
viii report to ST. Louis for orders,
The Mary Hill leaves this morning
with o barge of lumber, up Cumber.
land river to point 100 miles above
Nashville Capt Bill Shaw came down
from Paducah and will be her pilot.
Some of the officers and men of the
lpNut AOA bbat0 NilO NtlC Htlu up Ill
the woods below here SO long waiting
for the ice to run out seem to have
been strangely effected. Upon their
arrival in port they were so glad to
see John Barleycorn that they were
overcome
Capt Cassidy has received Of
fetal notice that the Sunshine will
30 in the Cincinnati and Memphis
trade She leaves Cincinnati Feb. IA.
on her first trip of the season.
The coal company is moving their
feet back to the dump from East
Cairo, where it has been in ice har.
Dor.
There are worse things than ice
for coal boats to contend with as is
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13

The Ohio-At Evansville, will con
tinue rising again in day or two
aad rise for several days At Padu-
cah and Cairo will continue rising
during the next two or three days
rhe rise now passing Cincinnati will
set in in the lower river about next
Tuesday or Wednesday,
The Tennessee--At Florence, will
much change during the next &c hours.
From Rivcr;on to the mouth, will
continue rising.
The MissisSippi--From below st,
Louis to Cairo, will continue rising.
p. H. SMYTH, Observer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13
Washington Bulletin.

Washington, Feb. Illinois Fair
and warmer, Saturday, except snow in
north portion; Sunday snow, fresh
southeast winds.
Missouri Fair and warmer Satur'
day: Sunday rain; colder in west por.
ton. srgs trsr-s s.rs
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13

Those who would climb life's lad
der. must begin at the bottom, unless
they are light enough Is 80 up un the
business end NJ a kite
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13
GET A HOME IN THE
NORTHWEST.
LOW ONE.WAY SETTLERS RATES
TO THE NORTHWEST AND
CALIFORNIA.

From March LIST to April Goth 1904,
the Burlington makes very low one
way Colonists rates to Montana,
Washington, Oregon. Idaho, California.
The reduction is from % to 40 per
cent. from the regular rates.
THE WAY TO GO.
THE Burlington-Northern Pacific
Express" with chair cars and Tour
ist sleepers, Is the great daily through
train into the Northwest via Billings,
Montana. Through rates and tickets
TO the Northwest via St Paul and
TIE Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific roads
HOME. SEEKERS EXCURSIONS.
ON the first and third Tuesdays of
each month
TO CALIFORNIA.
Join the Burlington's personally con-
ductcIl weekly California excursions
IN through Tourists sIeepers via Den
yer. through Scenic Colorado aud Salt
Lake City by daylight
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13

II is a great clevehnessi 10 know
how to conceal our cleverness.-
Rochefoucauld. es'
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13

God gave us our relatives. Thank
God We can choose our friends.--Cal-
cndar of q Cynic.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13
General River News.

The 8tagc Of the river at pm.
yesterday was 213, showing a rise OF
f.o in twenty-four hours.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13

The decentralization of Charles Ma
ior's chivalris novel when Knight
hood Was in Flower" done by Paul
Kester. is CONSPICUOUS as one of the
few lasting successes OF book plays
The performances everywhere are be-
ing attended by crowds that are meas.
ured only by the capacity Of the the,
aters The play will be played upon
the stage here, the same in every re.
spect as at the Criterion theatre in
New York City At the opera house
on Tuesday, February 16
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13

Put a good name on one scale and
great riches on the other. and the aver.
age man hesitaies q long time befpfe
choosing
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13

That merry jingle from the New
York Casino, "The Telephone Girl -
has been supplied with an entirely new
scenic and costumary investituro for
this seasons whirl over the broad ex.
panse of the United tSates At the
opera house on Wednesday, Febru-
airy II. sn4 .4.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13
Wholesale and Retail
Corner 10Th Street and Commercial Ayenu.

Write for rates, routes, train ser
vice. folders, berths and other infor.
nation.
C. q. OgIe, l.. w. Wakeley
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The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13

The reason some people look SO well
is because they keep their counten-
ance.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13
River Forecasts.

Stage at Cairo, Feb, u, 1903, 4o,7.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13

in 1908
Policies in force Dec 81, 1908, 70l50, insuring
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13

JACOB L. GREENE, President.
JOHN M. TAYLOR, Vice.President.
HERBERT H. WHITE, Secretary.
DANIEL n. WELLS, Actuary.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-02-13

Balance Net Assets, Dec. 81, 1908.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-28
CRUELTY DRIVES
SOLDIER 4 TO J. SUICIDE J. {.
Life Of Misery Led BY German an
R recruits at lands Of
PcttyS Ofticer IS. d
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BERLIN. August

S.skAub &st.ss
scandalous Ia bl,se5 of au thority nd fe--
rocious brutality we're brongh to light
during the8trial before colirt-ma atrial 4 at
Glogau, In silesla, Of two non commits
stoned officers named Lux and lkwasnIg.
r "a recruit named Klemmt suffered espe--:
gcially at Il he hands OF Lux. The tyrant
once divided KIemmt''s daily bread ra-
5tiona by chalk lines into light pa rts and
forbade him to eat more than one por:--ii
ton per day 81. 81 y ss3s
Manly dignity and 81 sci Prospect were
systematically crushed out Of the soldiers
by the accused. One day Lux ordered
Klemmt to be led through the messroom
at dinner. time with bare legs because the
unfortunate man had eglected to wash
himself properly This treatment 50
wounded Klemmt's se!f-esteem that he
ran B away, threw himself In front Of a
train and was killed. No fewer than 2253
charges we're proved q gainst Lux al lone,
and still his supertors maintained tina
both the prisoners were considered eff =
Client soldiers LUX was sentenced to
eighteen months and Kwasnig5 to one
years imprisonment
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-28
.DR0vER MAUL.ED
TO- DEATH BY PIG.
Was Terribly tangled D While 81 lie
Iryil1g e rate Two Ami
t1als8T w ere Fighting. y
I Z ,,Gls.Ll.AsGoW.4Aul.g,y Us:

I ss q LASG OW.S8 q Angus I n 81
Al cattle. drovcr named Archiba ID Stew
art. attacked BY q ferocious pig. bled to
dealt a " g asgow esterday. IL SIS
s#3s He was In charge Of a consignment mt Of
pigs which viii form pa It of the 3carg o Of
the steamer Athena when she leaves
5cilasgo Tomorrow for Montreal.
The pigs were placed in pens fixed on
board the vessel, and yesterday ftcrnoon!
The drover was. rtled by hearing q great
!rommotion. III
Rushing to The pens, he found a furious!
Ugh t In progress between two exceptio
~ fine nj IS, which were charging and Bit
3irg each other fercely. and were covered
with blood SS s 5fss5s 358ss
s With great daring. he entered tlespen
10 separate them, when one ct the ma y
c,ened animals at once made a savage
rush at him. He was Knocked down. and
"a second later the pig was on top OF him.
nd was biting and m auling him.
His a gonizing cries attracted the a tten--.
Slon. Of Il workers III the vicinity. and. ].
rr,:ned with stout sticks, they succeeded
III, beating of the nimal. 7 hey carried
Stewart out OK the perl.S but he died within
: few moments OF his rescue, i5s Il $$.ss$ VI
AZ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-28

MajcstIes. witlSthes Prince and Princess OF
Wales. more than once went for a cruise
III, the solent the yacht flying the. kings
nag az admiral Of the ROYAL Yacht sd1 ;','5
ron ,5s x ISL 8 M IL % 53ls
1.-THE Erea race Of The event tina for
the Kings Cup-came OF on the second
day. The crowd on the parade ~as ma &
urally not so large as on the first, day.,
which va i Bank Fl liday, but stlll there
y Il no lack of specta tors. The King and y.
Queen again tchcd the racing from the
Britannia. Y which went for as cruise vest St
ward. The entries for the Kings Cup
were good but the racing vas a little dis s-s
appointing. as, owing to the v ok u a;
breeze. only three yachts finlsiisd sout3lof q.
eight starters N s
IN The yachts TO arrive were The d kalser's
Meteor. SrsJames Pendcr's Brynhlld and
cir seymour Kings Glory. For a long
time Meteor looked like winning, but the
other two yachts drew up. and 81 Though
the yachtf crossed tie ia gboat t off Cowesi
In the order named, Meteor lied to CON
cede the time allowance to- Brynhilds.
which was declared TO Il be the IS winner
Thus SiriJames Fender s ga chit has won a;
King s Gun for the second time this year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-28
BRIDEGROOM. ARRESTED.
ON HONEYMOON | TOUR 4.
Henry Kenda;al. Tllaw, Of Pitts Pitts
burg, Gets Into Trouble
With Swiss Police.
I[;N,,TlERLA.KEN, August 81 Isl

& a. INTERLAKEN,s August 81.
Henry Kendall Thaw, the son OF a Pitts
burg millionaire, who Is making a honey
moon tour5tna motor ca was arrested
with his bride here to-day for furious driy-
Ing and Insulting the police. Ri E
Mr. ThawE declares that an cxtraordi-
nary mistake. has been made. As a matter
OF fact, he met a runaway carriage and
patron the BrunIgi Pass nd saved 4 g
carriage and sits occupants from being
dashed over the Cliff. .5ii IS y W ~
s8 The horses. he alleged. had been fright
scned yam IN nown motor car which had
dashed past BY mis- axe, the police tele,-
8phoned the number Of MI. Thnw's ear to
Interlakcn stating that he was the clllprlt,
When arrested, Mr. 7 f1aw was N ost In
dignant, and called Il he POLICEMEN Il lars
almost a State oftense here. lie has been
released on bail s n {, n tt 81 s5,5