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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-03-31

~ HOOK AND LADDER co.
10 |. Regular meetings on the
aonday OF each month. Regular ex
~ sunday preceding the fourth
a. K. Mcbride President J..
y, Vice President; C.Azema, Fore
Frost, lst Asst. Foreman Leo
<nd Asst. Foreman Ellis n.
sseasuler Henry Riviere. Seere
g. refrin, Asst. Secretary; George
"sfdeai Narcisse BOudreaux, Ty-
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-03-31

HAZZO DIR. j. B e., Physician and
~ Ac"meher, Thibodanx p. O., Lafour
che Parish. La
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-03-31

MOORE, l. ID. Attorney at Law,-ot
WI flee up stairs Main st. corner
Focus.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-14
How a Tramp Earned a Dinner.

A tall man, with a nose like a muffin,
went into Main street boarding house
one day last week and asked for dinner.
sowing to the general depression OF
business, and consequent scarcity of the
rhino," said the proprietor, looking the
tall man over, "a dinner will cost you
thirty five cents, in advance"
II have nothing with me but check
on a Boston bank" observed the tall
man.
"Checks on Boston banks amt worth a
"copper"" remarked the landlord. 81 guess
you'll have to dine more sumptuously
elsewhere"
"Cant do something for my dinner9"
asked the tall man, as a hungry pang
griped him.
"You can pay" said the proprietor,
impressively.
"You give me my dinner" said the tall
man; "I'll agree to clean your house of
every rat in it. Ihave performed the feat
in many hotels throughout the country
with most satisfactory results"
The proprietor accepted the bargain as
a most advantageous one to himself, and
the tall man seated himself at the table.
where he did fearful execution among the
victuals. He finished his dinner in half
an hour, picked his teeth with fork,
called for cigar, and proceeded to enjoy
it.
"Now, then," said the proprietor, when
the tall man had finished his smoke, "let's
get to business. Go for the rats"
"Ah, yes" returned the tall man,
"with pleasure. Procure me light iron
bar about four feet in length, and l will
proceed to business"
The iron bar was procured, and the
loafers gathered around to witness the in
teresting proceedings"
"Now, begin" said the proprietor.
"Where will you commence tirst?"
"Right here" replied the tall man, as
he carefully rolled back his cuffs, spit on
his hands, and grasped the iron bar firm
ly, while the proprietor stood by with
great anxiety depicted on his counte-
nance.
Now" said the tall man, mpressively,
as he slowly elevated the bar, "are you all
ready9"
"All ready" returned the proprietor,
excitedly.
"Then," said the tall man, "bring on
your rats"
For the space of five minutes the ex-
element Of an entire presidential election
filled the room. When it subsidized the
tall man was nowhere to be seen, and the
proprietor was standing before glass ty-
ing an oyster over his left eye. The rats
still revel in their native freedom.-Rock-
land Courier.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-14
Truth is Mighty.

Peter Hastings was in saloon on Grand
River avenue, and when he heard some OF
the other loafers telling yarns he started
off and said
"Well, you know, was driving on Ed
mund street yesterday at three-minute
gait. All at once front wheel ran OFT
the sulky, and l tell you my hair stood
right up on endr
'Had a smash-up, Of course remarked
one of the crowd.
''NO, l didn't. The wheel ran along
ahead of me for about fifty feet, but then
l put the whip to the horse, caught up,
and the axle took its old place again In
the hub. twas the most wonderful thing
l ever saw"
The crowd thought he lied about it, and
a free fight was the result of the discus
sion that ensued. Peter was the only one
arrested, and he walked out fully prepared
to stick to his original assertion.
"Peter, why did you go and lie and get
up row9" inquired his honor.
II told nothing but the solemn truth"
answered the prisoner.
"What kept that side Of the sulky in
the air when the wheel ran Off"
"The fast motion, s'pose."
"Peter, won't you own up that you
lied9"
II can't do it," was the reply.
at doesn't seem at all probable that
one side of sulky would stay up in that
way" unused his honor, "but yet can't
say. Well pass that over and send you
up for raising a row."
eyes, sir, chased that wheel all of fif
ty feet" said the prisoner.
"I'll give you sixty days for disturbing
the peace"
"Ill have to go up, yer honor, but that
sulky ran along just as if both wheels
were in place, and III never admit that
it didn't. If l had two hours time l
could prove my statement by dozen
people,"
"Well, can't wait. l ought to have a
trotting horse and drive round in sulky,
and then I'd know more about such things.
You must go up
"I'll go, Judge, but if was on my dy-
ing bed I'd swear that l chased that
wheel fifty feet; that the axle went into
the hub; that the cap screwed itself back
on in place; and that new set of wash
ers got on the axle-tree somehow DE
troit Free Press.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-14
Lucy Hooper.

A Paris correspondent says of Lucy
Hooper, whose letters in various Ameri-
can magazines and papers have made her
name familiar: Beneath her tread not
lily cup is crushed or drop of dew
brushed away-that is, when her tread is
upon the pave of the boulevard des Ital-
lens. In the country it may be different,
for her weight must be in the region of
200 pounds. She is about forty years of
age, wears spectacles, carries her chin
high in the air, and has a fair and bloom
ing complexion that many a debutante
might envy. She usually wears brown
cloth, ght-ftting polonaise in the street,
which betrays her full contours in man
ner to make her lady friends exclaim
"Why doesn't Mrs. Lucy H. Hooper's
dress-maker give her better advicew She
wears black velvet bonnet, and it is
evident that her time is too valuable to be
given to the architecture of her millinery,
or she would not wear such an unhand-
some thing, for upon other matters her
taste is exquisite. This bonnet was evil
IDENTIFY originally designed to have an al
most Doric severity of outline, but the
changing fashion of later day has added
to it few pointed arches of velvet, and
some foliated capitals of lace which have
developed into fine replique of media
val ecclesiastical architecture. This lady
is one of the most industrious of women.
Besides her regular contributions she
scatters continually shower of her fresh,
limpid and sparkling essays over the gen
eral press. She is seen at every exhibit
ton or sale Of pictures and Objects des arts
in Paris. Moreover she exercises wide
and graceful hospitality, and her salon,
as q magnet for most of the intellect,
wit, culture and beauty of our country
people in Europe, is becoming almost as
famous as were the salons of the first en-
pire, or every one might say as the Hotel
Rambouillet in u grand steccle.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-14

off Scio, and the Ottomon power seemed
to be on the point of collapsing.
In 1774 peace was patched up, by
treaty which gave Russia important ad-
vantages everywhere. Hostilities only
nominally ceased, however, and series
of minor operations were kept up against
the Mohammedan tribes and powers in
sympathy with Turkey. In 1877 open
war broke out again, and in the five years
of hostility the great Suwarow carried
fire and destruction through Turkish ter
ritories. Again it seemed as if Katherine
would realize her favorite dream of placing
her grandson Constantine upon the throne
in Constantinople. Peace was declared
in 1892, but the war opened again in
1907. Russia was by this time too mnch
involved in Western Europe to pay much
attention to Turkey, and the war lam
guished until 1911, when it suddenly be-
gan to loom up again, but was quoted
down by the French invasion of Russia.
The next war began in 1913, and lasted
two years, resulting in the Russians pen
etrating as far as Adrianople-11O miles
from Constantinople-and debating
very advantageous peace.
The next war-known as the Crlmean
War-began in 1858, and lasted three
wears, but ended in Russia's losing several
very important advantages in territory
and prestige, owing to the assistance given
Turkey by France and England.-I0ledO
Blade
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-14
AnecdOte of President Lincoln.

called upon Mr.. Lincoln soon after
he was first installed in the White House.
In the room where Mr.. Lincoln granted
interviews, &C., were several persons who
were waiting their turn to speak with him.
l listened to the requests of several men
and women, and saw that very few were
granted what they solicited. had a seat
at or near one end of long table. Mr..
Lincoln sat at the other end. Soon after
| was seated, in walked several officers in
the Spanish navy to pay their compli-
ments to Mr.. Lincoln. BY some means
they were directed toward my end of the
table and l saw they took me for the
President. Mr.. Lincoln saw the same
thing, and hastily signalled me to Ego
ahead" as he expressed it and receive
them. l rose, shook hands with each
officer, and exchanged few words with
them, which would have been, suppose,
appropriate had indeed been President.
The moment their backs were turned
looked toward Mr.. Lincoln. He was
shaking with laughter. I thought now
had paved the way to win the position
l had come to ask. l made up my mind
to address the President in a new way,
and thus add to the hold already had
upon him. So, when my time came
stepped up to Mr.. Lincoln and said:
"Sir, l have seen the annoyance to
which you are subjected by so many and
often repeated requests for innumerable
positions, sc. Now, if you will permit
me to shake hands, will try and smother
my desire for certain position which l
had come to ask from you"
Mr.. L. jumped up, and grasping my
hand, said:
"Sir, you are one man in thousand
l am doubly indebted to you. You have
been the means of conveying to those
Spanish officers that the President of the
United States is very handsome man,
and then you do not even ask an Office
But" he added, 'hurry home. You may
repent"
1t is sufficient to add that l hurried
Harper's Magazine.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-14

DRUNK IN THREE LANGUAGEs.-Ar rag
ged, red-noscd man, with tangled hair
and bleared eyes, stood in the prisoner S
dock in the Jefferson Market Police
Court, New York.
"Augustus Luvois," said His Honor,
"yOu were arrested for being intoxi-
Gated"
The man looked stupidity at the Judge
and remained silent.
"Don't you understand Englishg" asked
the Court.
"Oui, certainement; yaw, meinherr
yes, sar, understand de Eenglish and de
French, but do not understand for what
l was arrest"
"You are liDguist."
"It may be. sar, that I am; what you
call one linguistG Is it for that l am ar
rest2"
"You were arrested for being drunk.
What do you do for living2"
81 work not, sar, for four month, but
/ was not drunk, sar. do not know
if am linguist; it may be, but l was
not drunk"
"a man that can't find work when he
can ask for it in three languages deserves
no pity. Ten days." said His Honor.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-14

WASrED.-The following advertise
ment is by modest specimen of "Young
America" Wanted, situation, by a
strong, active American youth of seven
teen, with plenty of muscle, vim, and
health. Not afraid to knuckle down to
hard work of any kind; Is we'll educated,
and has q good knowledge of Latin. Am
bition highly developed, and brains to
back it. Penetration sharp - the bust
ness end Of the hornet, and cheek bigger
than either. lawyers Office preferred.
Highest and best Of city references. Any
one in search Of such . bonanza will
strike ola regular spoutisg wsll-by
addressing '6camander; u. A. ofRce.'"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-14

HORSEBACK RIDING.-Youne ladies, if
50 circumstanced that they can avail
themselves of the privilege, should not
neglect horseback riding. A canter for
a few miles is an admirable promoter of
female beauty and health. The cheeks,
the eyes, lips, and every feature of the
fair equestrian, when she dismounts, pos
sess the fresh and sparkling grace which
is one of the most important requisites
in female loneliness, and which can be
impaired only by the purity of the blood
and its brisk and equal circulation, which
are produced by temperature and exer-
else. The pale, sickly and languid
countenance Of that lady whose hours of
leisure have been passed without occupa-
ton within her chamber, or listlessly
lounging upon . sofa or couch, may pre-
sent attractions to such a. have selected
their standard Of beauty from among the
victims of round of fashionable dissips-
ton; but every man of sense and genuine
taste will prefer the ruddy glow OF health,
the active, agile step, and the exuberant
gsyety Of her who 10 accustomed to spend
some time every day in active exercise on
foot or on horseback 10 the open air.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-14

Mr.. LINCOLN was one day during the
war called upon by a woman, who, push
ing aside other visitors, made q very low
courtesy to the president, and, as gradu-
ally rising, began, in q loud voice: "Mr.
Lincoln, my grandfather fought in the
war of 1912, have brother now fight
ing in the federal army to put down this
wicked rebellion, and l want a commits
sion for my son." Mr.. Lincoln looked up
with smile. "Why, ms'am, you belong
to a fighting family. You have done
your share. Go home and learn the arts
of peace"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-14

Was prayer answered. The people Of
Minnesota observed last Thursday a. q
day Of fasting and prayer in view of the
threatened grasshoppcr scourge, and the
very next day that fierce snowstorm and
cold rain which descended from the
Rocky Mountains and swept across d.
kcta and Nebraska, fell - . bosom Of
destruction upon the young locusts and
Slaughtered them in countless millions.-.
Hsssksvs.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-14
Vancouver Independent
OFFICIAL PAPER OF CITY AND COUNTY.
Vancouver. Clarke County, Wash
ington Territory.
Consolation.

Tiny fingers all too slight,
Hold within their clasping tight
Waxen roses scarce more white.
Nights and days of weary pain,
| have held them close-in vain:
Now never shall again.
Crossed upon silent breast,
By no suffering distressed.
Still they lie, in silent rest.
They shall meier unfolded be,
Never more in agony
Cling so pleadingly to me.
Selfish heart, that thou shouldst prove
So unworthy of the love
Which thine idol doth remove.
Blinded eyes, that cannot see,
Past the present misery,
Joy and comfort, full and free!
You forget the sweet release
Unto him-the radiant peace,
And the untold happiness!
You forget the shining crown
Now his baby brows upon,
Glad exchange for cross laid down.
SAXON.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-14
The Simplicity Of Our Fathers.

They say that President Hayes will in
troduce into the White House the SIM
picity of our fathers. A reform of that
kind would be something am biguous. In
looking over some old books the other
day, the sketches of the social events of
that period indicated that the simplicity
of our fathers was the simplicity of big
wigs. There was a jenkins in those days
as now: "Miss Peggy Harding appeared,
lovely and radiant as a cloud touched
with soft sunset light, in white mantua
silk fringed with gold, petticoat of pale
blue brocade, blue satin shoes with court
heels, and white silk hose clicked with
gold. This sumptuous lady's handker-
chief was also wrought with gold, and
said to have cost not less than thirty dol
lars. A head-dress of ostrich plumes,
blue, white and pale yellow, hair pro-
fusely powdered, gloves Of white kid, but
toned to the elbow and wrought with
gold, fan of curious workmanship, pro-
digiously admired" "Of the
distinguished gentlemen present the most
conspicuous was perhaps Mr.. Thomas
jefferson, in long wasted white cloth
coat, the height of the ton, scarlet vest,
black satin breeches, highly polished
tinted shoes, with silver buckles, with
white silk hose. As he entered the court
of Terpschore he removed from slight
ly powdered wig peaked cooked hat of
the latest fashion. Fastened to the lap
pei of the hat was a nosegay of sweet
smelling posies." "Mr. John
Hancock also attracted much admiration,
especially from the fair sex. He wore
coat of fine scarlet cloth, blue silk
breeches, with white silk hose,
full powdered wig-a la Louis
Leize-with frizzled side locks aud
cooked hat with black cocksde. His
ruffies were of the finest French lace, and
his shoe buckles brilliant PASTE"
"Our respected fellow citizen, James
Harrison, wore an entire suit of drab
cloth, richly trimmed with silk lace"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-14

THE TURK AS BUSINESS Mantle
story goes that, some years ago, French
diplomat went to see prominent Turk
in the finance administration at Constan-
tinople, and said to him: "Look here,
how about that interest which falls due
in four days2 How do you expect to pay
ita You haven't got penny at your
disposition just now; your creditors in
my country will be intensely dissatisfied
if they are not paid. What's to be donea"
"Well," said the Turk, I'VE must put it
of until some future date" "But this
is one of those things which cannot be
put off," urged the diplomat. The Turk
arose with great dignity and said: my
friend, learn that there 10 nothing which
cannot be put OF except the day Of ones
DEATH That il Turkish doctrine, aod
the Moslem smiles when you endsavor to
teach him anything dinerent.-Psris
Cor. Boston Journal
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-14

THE AVAILABILITY OF GOLD.-Experi-
ments made in modern times have shown
that single grain of gold may be beat
en- out so as to cover space of seventy
fivesquare inches; the thickness of the leaf
is then only the three hundred and sixty
seven thousand six hundred and fitch
part of an inch, or about twelve hundred
times thinner than an ordinary sheet of
printing paper.
Faraday states in his researches on
1.-THE Experimental Relations of Gold
(and other Metals) to Light" that leaf
of beaten gold occupies an average thick
ness ONO more than one-fifth to one-eighth
part of single wave of light. He re-
duced the thickness of gold-lesves at
pleasure by spreading them upon glass
plates and gradually dissolving the metal
by means Of Q weak solution of cyanide
of potassium. "By this means, he says,
~ think fifty or even one hundred might
be included in single progressive un-
dulation of light" Popular Science
Monthly.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-14

TIE Brooklyn Roman Catholic Cathe-
dral, ON which work hes bsen begun
again, will cost =, 000, 900.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-06-14

DIR. BRYCE described his ascent of Mt.
Ararat at the Royal Institution in Lon
don the other evening. AS Cossacks
would not, from pride, act as porters, he
engaged Kurds to carry his impediments,
but was obliged also to engage Cossacks
to protect him from his Kurds. Notwith-
standing the fact that the ascent has now
been made several times, it is still root
ed superstition in the country that the
mountain is under superhuman csre-the
Kurds say of devils, the Armenians say
of angels-and that it can not be ascend
ed. His attendants gradually fell of, and
he completed the ascent alone. When far
above the level of trees, he came upon
small piece of wood, which he exhibited,
though he was not prepared to account
for its appearance at so great an eleva-
ton. Former travellers have alluded to
the volcanic origin of the mountain. He
found this to be SO, though there was no
trace of a crater, no more than of the
Ark, though there is firm belief through
the district that the Ark is still preserved
in a recess. He thinks the whole of the
summit has been carried away by denuds-
ton. The appearance of the mountain,
rising, as it does, IA, 800 feet above the
valley level, is very striking, and it nat
urally suggests that it would be the first
spot of dry land in the district after the
flood. DIR. Bryce said he believed the
people of the district were retrograding
rather than progressing.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-26
Get your kid gloves at Kreegers.
Read Navra's invitation to the China Palace.
New Parian q CURES at DINERS, ia Canal street
opposite Varieties Theatre.
BREvITIEs

According to the Signal Service reporisl last even
ing rain was reported yesterday at Cairo, Calves
ton, Indsnola, Texas; Keokuk, Leavenwortb,
Memphis, Ut. Louis, Vicksbnig, Shreveport and
Mobile. At the lastnamed point the total ia |
was nearly one and half inches.
Notwithstanding the bad weather there was
fair q attendance at Grunewald Hall last night to
listen to the concert. The performers acquitted
themselves we'll in every respect. and the poor
orphans have obtained much needed relief
The grand sacred concert at the CaronGelet
street Methodist Church, under the direction OF
2. 3. Campiglo, WAS quit, success last night.
The talented amateurs all performed their parts
admirably, and all tho arrangements were per-
feet.
The rain fall Chat shower) yesterday, between
q. m. and p. m, was 2:44 inches, enough to
fl ,od the city, and m axe the average pedestrian,
whose umbrella had been loaned, spit out big
cuss words, One chap said it was damhard to
own four umbrellas and find when he went to
the hat rack that they had all been loaned during
the last rain, and many were those who mental y
eli aculated dammita when they couldn't find their
"par sols" and were compelled to 90 down town
sloshng through the rain and mud
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-26
your kid gloves at Kreeger's.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

ST. CHARLES HOTEL-A Carter. G IL
Dix, steamer John A Scudder; Sir, Philip 2
Wodchoup Sir Henry Wilmot, NJ P, England;
H Rogers Maysyille, Ky: A N Bowling, @:
VIM Robertson. F NJ Turner. N Y; VIM d Gil
lard. Charleston, 20: G Grigory, St Louis:C
G Converse Pa; J Fl Maury. Jacob Magee. Mo-
bile; Il w Greene, city; l. Ames. Jr, and family.
Chicago; w H Jacob, A J Faxon, J r Gibson.
Mobile Il Flint Providence, L; G Mandel-
baum Y.
CITY HOTEL-MJ Doherty, New York F ID
Wimberiy, Joseph Finch, Mrs Rose and servant,
J s Deford, Tennessee; Mrs y 2 Chrichiow and
child. Miss Mamie Donelson,. Louisiana; @ M
Beal. Galveston; W Bohne, New Orleans; A
Beard, McComb City; NJ G WHY, Louisiana.
Mics Ida Stewart, 4 Bachelor Pointe Coupee:
T + Crawford steamer Bonnie Lee; j Francis
and daughter, Burton A Rutherford, Column
bus; J r McWiliams, Mississippi; Rodney,
Corpus Christi; w A Mitchell and wife, Louisi-
ana Asa Morgan NJ D. and wife. Lampasas; A.
Cunningham Alabama; ] w Chaplin Justds
Rose, Galveston w J Woote, G z Hall, city; g +
Bryant, Milwaukee Geo Brainard. Prairieyille.
ST. JAMES HOTEL-Mrs T O Pupmrey, Mrs
Belle Washington. VIM Washington, Miss Lucy
Washington. city,. A Clewton L e Thomas.
NewYork: A Q M Dixon, Mobile Alfred Sharpe.
New York; Conrad Moore. Cincinnati; w w
Boaz.. Richmond; B u Ross Mississippi; y )
Beard, L Layman. Memphis: Thos Murdoch.
Vicksburg: Il Lyons. Nashville; Jas D Sulii-
van, Pass Christian; w T shute. Summit. Miss:
J Gerron. Albany; A Langford, Donaldsonvila:
Saml L Elliott. New York.