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I ·L ~a&bcci\lr ~t!rr iil 8 C· .,... 4t.o tih w''.unl n border .:tf ' or 4 imi (l ,ri 1 o.h 1 is 1he hroaut fi~t sheet of' water, I.;ko Arthur. Upon i,4. ho;nikl,. b.i.-l, ale hl'OkCUi by a I~lea.a ig ii i 'i:tuha tt v. lOW rt'itiiring o}ut rai( tpOloi(ti, 3 i 9 ,, no rocerling anti f rlli!lg lit ie t)Cyn, weO have tn fingo if tlorest tracs--live oak, c-ypless :ai gum, N itl, here and there eitledr I to a grore uf orange trees, an old I helio, whete children, and ill many n,'ns grutnchriinhllrn, have been r(nr VtiI 1,i ini lhood antl womtrithoodl. For Shdleo not a thickly ,~ettlod country, ,,ill this. has been popula ted for imari years. B;eing out ot the way .lnil inoaecessihlo but few piOplC weore :-twre of the great beauty an4 the po.si bilities of. Lake Arthur and lurroonnmiug country. Within a few yoears, however, the eye ot iuinigra inl . l, htrayI1 len)pnn our land, and we lint manyl desirable familioes from t1i co!d North, niiot only casting longing oyes upon our land ot fruit '.id flower., but they are already l,,.,:kinig at oir door for admission, :nd thiu riicltion for us to answer ie, ,ball we open oIr .doorts alid receive IthorIn cordially, or shall we give themn a recepltion as cold ai the wintcrs of their Northern homes. It is not necessary to dwell lonlg upon the advanmitages we will derive from this immigration., We have all seen, and .we all know, that it in. creases the value of our lands, it gives a market for our fruit and produce, it gives us more and bettor s<chools, in a thousand ways we are benefited, shall we then try to keep back that which will help us more even than we can estimate? No; but let nus welcome with outstretched arms all good, industrious settlers who came among us with a view to makec homes for themselves and their 1 Dailies. But there are some things eise that we muust do; we must put our advantages forward'in the best lrolsiblo light, and remove any dies advantages that may exfst. Among other things it is imperatire that the western part of Vermilion parish ha re at least one public road leading toward the county seat. On the easteri side of Vermilion bayou there are many roads, and the parish has spent thousands of dollars on th~ma, but cross the bayou to the west, and when you leave it a few miles, you are entirely without pub. lie roads. I im sure I speak within bounds when I say that there is not a public road within thirty miles of the western, boundry of Vermilion parish. The people living along Lake Arthur are particularly inoon veniencod by being obliged to open and elot,, thirteen gates within a distance of six miles, and are con stantly ,n private property, liable uny o ,y to be refused the privilege of passing through any of these places. And to reach Abbeville, the counnnty seat, they must go dround into Ca~nrorn parish, making a much lonager drive; and, should the water 'be at all hirb. they ean't so at all. We mtl.ý iio a direct-road from Lnk Arthur to Abbeville, and we ml:.t have it at nace. An effort was mn~lc !lf~ wintor to secure this road, :^nd fur tw,,.'T.ve miles the people were intwit,,c:uy in favor of it, but the rpiice, jury redused us what they should la-:o granted years ago, be eanse. y e gnus. there was one "old Sbeep'" opposoed to the improvement. a "dog i t.ihe nmrnger," who would rot buy iand himsrnelf, but wishes to ke.p others from doing so. This ono kikekor deos arot own a foot of land in the pn:i h outside of ;he graveyard hI.s rent his cattle and .ouies into other parishes, so that hie lpays buln t ver li;.to tax hre. Id it right, is itl justie, that hondrcds should '" ,c' 'prived of their rights he nouse of ori. such man as this ? Yst sichl is the case, and I wish to state the facts fully and clearly that oil may road and know, then let the blame rest where it belongs. But I ýwonl-: orge earnestly that ourpolice .iuy do us j. tice inc tls matter at ousCt, tn~n we may r-recut a more f,.vroiblc state ,f ffauirs to would .e sCtt rM. T h,!rn :s "'o n,ý:ir here ithat strikes 3 strangor .': fa'~crahlv- too much tiat gives oro the id 'a thit we are d .' end c..ghit t: -,L t:.:rici:. It is tim;ne for u to throw offi.h.. inac Sti vy ar..;,.c ourselves ia;d r,..et the siOiatui~ýi .:, .t way wcrth ," oonrsclves and our beaAtifut o; :,t= v. L.e not orno man be fhe st;•~n.; " k ck in thbe way Cf progrcess; mt: !:. tersi.ts in r. rr'.rg in thie ,oy. let t1m) x heck ol* Fps ,,g'; s pasa over w),' .i~ i t b -i.iace -hail know him no e,,; ' V;:i:O our State, as a wh:ole, is doiuiy w: uuCh to encour .tg:: ioii:. ;'fiton it be'hooves us to d(o nil ,,e can. ) I ttr'-t strangers to cur .,nriso , for l!ii immigration rneains Inro. m"nr'ry i, th)e country (and wo will all try and get some of i)Q. nir)e ta:N2,, whic! mreans more inprovenimeAt, :tlnd revectunlly lower rate of taxation. Sn let us give c':.ry cr;caniragement, every induce :ent to tlP, stranger to come and settle with ua. Ou;r p!rairies are large and broad, thoarc is room and to sparec, so let ,s join earnestly and heartly in our welcome. I caa not close without a word abiut our new town, Shell Beach, laid out by our enterprising mer cihant, saw mill man and land owner, Mr. E. Dechamps. The advantages it offers are many-beautifully silu. ated at the hend of Lake Arthur. we hare wtor communication with the riaioad, a little north, and the gulf at the south. The lake abounds in fish at all seasons of the year, and it is a most beautiful place for pleas ure sailing. On the lake and in the country surrounding Shell Beach is the Ni nrod's paradise, where all nmne. front the snipe and plover to the flcetifooted doer is to be, found; and last but by no means least, we can offer an unsurpasseed climate. Surelv such advantages are rarely found in eonncction, and where they do exist together man should be happy and contontcd. SHELL, BEACH. Own , Il ome. T'exas papers are not in favor of repealing tile constitutional provis. ion in favor of homesteads, and some of thore are advising people who have not done so to secure homes while lands are cheap and easily obtained. Texas has always aided and encouraged settlers to acquire a home. Southey long ago said : "'Whateovei strengthen8 our local atlachments, is favorable both to individual and national character. Our homes, our birthplace, our na tive land--think for a while what the virtues are which arise out uf the feelings connected with these words, and if you have any intel lectual eyes, you will then perceive the connection between topography and patriotism. Show mo a mranl who cares no more for one place than another, and I will show you in that same (person one who loves pothing hut himself. Beware of those who are homeless by choice ; you have no home or a human beja.g whose affections are without a tap root. Tile laws recognized this truth in the privileges they confer upon freeholders, and public opiniion acknowledges it also in the con fidence whiqh it reposes upon those who have what is called a stake in the country. Vagabond and rouge are convertible terms ; and with how much propriety may any one understand who knows what are tile habits of the wandering classes." rt. Landry Flax. On last Monday morning, Mr. John Simums brought a fine sample (If prepared flax to our office, the fibre of which measured about thirty six inches in lenght. It was raised by some Belgians, on Capt. Blackshear's place, in. prairie Plais ance, who had planted about a quar ter of an acre as an experiment, to see if the plant was adapted to this soil and climatc. They are gratified beyond their most sangnine expecta tions, and say "that flax not only grows more luxuriantly here than in Belgium, but it only requires halfl the time in the "rotting process" to prepare the fibre for market.; With a decorticating machine to prepare the fibre for market, flax, i ramie and jute can all be succeseful ly grown here, and will hbe strong competitors against .cotton, as a staple article, in the future. What is now wanted to start these new industries is cheap and effective machinery to prepare the fibres for the markets of the world.-OpeIlou. sae Courier. Girls are good for teaching school, and good forkceping books; good for telegraph and telephone operatorp, and good for raising chickens; good for short-hand and type-writers, and good for newspaper reporters; good sfarmers and merchants, and good printers ; good for nurses and doc tors and authors lud artists, and good for everything that men are good for-cxccpt politics, base ball and prize fighting.--Ex, E. A. MAZEROLLE, ltoase, ,.i asg Ornlamonal GRAINER AND PAPERHANGER, Abbeville, La. Orders from the ,oultry solicited and )ronflrtly atternded to. All work guar iit(ced and done at ihe best cheapest rates. The patronage of the public is Iespoetfully suiuittd. July 23, 1837-1y NICK'S UNSURPASSED Creole Kitchen, OPEN AT ALL IOUR., 11 "'.....Customhouse Street..... 116 Bet. Boubon and Royal, New Orleans. egu:nlar dinner from 1 to 7 p. m., with ihaif bottle wine, FIFTY C:ENTS. Order ed lmeals, reasonable rated. Furnisihed roollms for travelers aud others. Warm meals at all hours. July 23, 1887-ly NEW ORLEANS MdJlcal and Surgical Journal, Otlice: 35 Carondelet St. New Orleans. EDITORIAL STAFF. A. Miilr', At D., George B. Lanwraeon, M. )., Ilcnurv Dicksou Brnms, M. I)., Jno. It. Bemliss, ;i. D)., F. AV. Parlhm, M. D.. P. E. Archimird, M. D., A. McShaue, M. D., E. L. Bcmiss, Esq. The oldest Medical Journal iu the Mont'h west. A monthly magazine, each utmlIber coutaining eighty pages of lmattecr devot td to Medical PIroress the world over. but especially t he Medical Interests of the ,~o'th and Southwest. ub.scrilption t.t0) pcr afnnIm. I'lhlished by the Nevw Orlhans Medcical Publishing Asasociation. E. A. LUtINAIS, P. O. Box M~. Malnalger. FRANTZ & OIPITZ, (Cor. Rooyal and Biouville Sts. Now Orleans, 'Louisiana. PRABTICAL Watchmakers AND JEWELERS, DEALERS 1N WATCHIES, C.Lc.Ch, I)IAMOLNDS, JEWELRY, SOLID SILVER AND SILVER PLATED WARE, ETC. OrdIs from 1the coulltry for moods or work will rce''ivc our prompt attention. April 21-'SS-Uil. RICIHLY Rtwardcd airo I 1'4I h Jli thta. who read athii.ld then anc tlhey wvill indl honor'blc em ,lnv eat that will not take thorl froul iheir homns alnd families. T'lhe profits :are large and sl.L.;c for every indusi rione per s0on, manlily have made and are now lltlak~.irg scvcral hundled dollars al month. It is easy for anly one to iake 5 and iluwards. p.er day, who is willing to work. Either sex. young or old; capital not l.eeded; we start you. Everything new. No special ability required; yout, re.:lder, can dio it :as well as any ond. Write to us at onc for full partinlars,. which we mail free. Ad dress Stinson & Co.. I'ortland, Mailne. In a country noted tor bofnty and heluthx. Courseeo study IO AltCuIIR Mekatluo ad Law Couraee prpýaratory to M ,o-Jrgnl~a. 11 i!ltndento at Unlvor'lty CLASSICAL AND MILTARYV ofvL V I as teeeon Halfseon l o oxtrn. Addm bIAJ. A. G. SMITH, - Bethel *AaimV.P.o.,AClAll Fauquic Cosatyta. Va. TO COTTON BUYERS AND THE PUBLIC CENERALLY! I be hleavce toccall your attention to the fact that by aTrrtugeuonit reccntlv muad. my baunkig department offers many facil. itics, which would tend to servo your in terests more fully than h:retoforc, com paring favorably with the banking insti tiution of our neighhoring townsl I hope to receive the bulk of your bnsio.sI. which will be given the promptest atttu tion possible at very moderate ratej. Very respetfully, N. C. Youa(. Abbeville. Aug. 13, 1857.-3ma. A GOOD RESIDENCE IN THIIS TOWN For Rent or Sale, ON MODERATE TERMS. Apply at O. BOLURQUE, Jan. 7. 1888. Abbevlle,. La flYT P`...I,'_L] I. Hunting in the pasture of the undersigued, both :ea Marh anud highland is hteceforth pioihibited. Any person caught trespassiii upon ,aid lands, by hunting, after this date will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. ADnrEN Nu'lw, J. C LEMAI E. Feb. 4th 188, 1888. 1888. Al ORGAN OF Living Ideas '.And Live Isuea AN NgNE1Y Or Monopolies, Oligarchism, and the Spirit of Sectional Strife. -0 The Courier-Journal (HEvRY WAT TERSON Editor-in-Chief,) is the ao knowledge Representative Newspaper of the South, is Democratic in polities, and first, last, andt all the time is for a reduction of the War Taxes, as levied on the people by the tariff now in force. THR WEEKLY COURIEa-JOURNAL is the best woeekly newspaper publish ed in the United States, and for the quantity and quality of matter that appears in each issue of it; it is the CIEAP10T. Its telegraphic news facil ities outclass any other paper, and it has the services of the ablest writers and correspondents in the country. It presents the news of the week from every section of the world. 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All subscription orders, requests for outfits, sample copies, etc., should be addressed to W. N. IIALDEBIAN, Preihdent Courier-Journal Co., Louisville, Ky. SJOB PRINTINO OF ALL KINDS AT THE iOWE-ST su9 PHS138, -AT TUE- ' * ridioui 4 Mffice. ABBEVILLE, LA. BILL-IIEADS, LETTER-HEADS, LAWYERS' BRIEFS LAW BLANKS, ENVELOPES, CARDS, BALL TICKETS., &c, e . Lef us Give You a Pointer! We are hkad quartors, and you can gLut goo~l calh pricss -for White Heron and Egret Skins and other plnmnze andi BIRD SKINS, ALLtIGA'rR HIDES and TI'EETH, of COGUENIIAM & LEHIMAN, MORGAN CITY, LA. or 131 Bowery N. Y. It yoa have auythiug write about it $100 TO$300 : A w;tduo n irIIcII for ua. A;ci.t.. iutfeii.:i1 who c(iil furnlish their own hml:-u .ci A utl~c thelr wrhole· tune inI the 1oenueur . lpi.+e mloments m~ly hw pronltstlilv en, pi t, ccl als-i. A lew var:ranct i toi town and clties. B. F..IlN5rrf SONj & i.. ~ 11:1 Main st., Richmigod, Va, V3! Methodist Nuns. Methodist nuns are to be a nO-i-&. ty in feminine experience. Th were created by the Methodist -.G& eral Conference, after a careful Gcoi. sideration of the subject by the comj; mitttee on missions. Th ecom.,. mitten reported favorably, and ,iii conference inserted in the diaciplt,.i of the church a section ltegulit. them. They are to be called dem., conesses, and they will be very.; similar to the nuns of the Roman Catholic Church, except that the', are not to take vows of life oservice or of celibacy. Every annual confer.,: ence in which these deaeonemeg ar established will have a hoard of, nine members to control this work," Nothing more definite than that was done by the conference, but the im-. pression is that the Methodist nun will wear distinctive mitumes ak' live in houses to themselves. They will minister to the poor and sick:. care for orphans, and do other work of charity. They will be required: to serve a probation of continual-. service of two years before being made deaconesses, end they will have to be.at least twenty-five lears : of agc. It has long been a desire of Rev. . Dr. Dix, of Trinity, to have suchk duties performed by regular order of women, and he succeeded severi years ago in forming an organization of Episcopalian nuns,. but they have not beeh formally indorsed by the denomination, and so tilhe Methodist, are the first Protestant Church is America to attempt the recruiting. and nniforming ofr eligios sisters. The first of these descooesses will 'very likely' to be seen-in Chicago.'. And what constumes will the de;s. coneses wear ? was asked of hesr* Iy every member of the committee, responsible for their creation. No definite nnswer could be ohtained. Naturally a sober garb will be chosen.-\ ew York Sun. lHope for the Drur kari. Of course there was neveryeta yolwg man who, while "supping ilt" .ightly, could be made to believe thbat he would ever become a eor mon drunkard. Ah, no; he re only taking a little for aocisbility;.. no danger in the world of hisevery reaching that frighltfily deprie state where all self-control is low4 all moral sensibilities completely deadened. Many ; untold millious reach that depth, nevertheless. Soe w are too far gone to even dwesire re. formation. But to those who do,s chance is -held out if the mRussian physician referred to in the folowr ing paragraph is correct: A Russian physician named Ports' galoff declares that utrychnihe is hm infallible core for drunkenness, ad. ministered in subcataneous injms. tions. He asserts that -the exir ience of physic&s has sown. the cure to he as rapid as it is certain. The effect of the strychnine sohutios' is to change te craving for ddink into positive aversion, and thisi change is ff.octed in a day. Aftier a treatment of eight or ten days the patient may be discharged. The strychnine is administered byd i solving one grain in 200 dropse'of water, and injecting five drops of the solution every twenty-four ho.rs -Shreveport Times. What Are They Prolud O.. A chronic grumbler caight the, Rambler's ear recently, and this i what he had to say: "An aristocrac.r, in a republic is a pestilent anomlyJ, and yet that is precisely wh t'Is) growing up. A self-made nBo who Ihans worked for his wealth with unflagging industry and keen i'. telligencc, retains his democ.iCy, bhut not so his wife and daughtein. who have done- nothing but culti vate expensive tates. They elevate their noses at less pretentious neigh borhoods and lament that their parent has no dignity whiteIts. 'hey rmanege to tolerate him be cause he keeps their lily ViiW hands from the necessity of toil, but they mako him feel his immqwr" able inferiority when any nmoi - queation turns up. What are aCe proud of ? They are proud of doint nothing and of being no earthly use to anybody or even to themselvu- Usefulness of any kind is horridly' vulgar. They .call themselves good, society,' and what with holding their heads very high and keeping every body except their own particular set at a distance, they have managd to persnaie a great many that they really are superior in Rone Miyste, 'ious fashin to other citizens."