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Not a Marrying Girl.

They were seated together side by
side, on the sofa in the most approved
lover fashion--his arm encirclng her
taper waist, etc.
Lizzie" he said, "you must have read
my heart ere this; you must know how
dearly l love you"
Yes, Fred, you have certainly beer
very attentive" said Lizzie.
"But Lizzie, darling, do you love me
viii you be my wife r
NJ YIdo}Hr wife, Fred or all things. no
Lizzie, what do you mean p
"Just what say Fred. I've two mar
ried sisters"
Certainly and Mrs. Hopkins and
Mrs. Skinner have very good husbands
| believe.
$50 people say; but | wouldn't like
to stand in either Mays or Nelps shoes
that's ALL"
Lizzie, you astonsh me-"
"Look here, Fred; I've had over
twenty five sleigh rides this winter, and,
thanks to you and my other gentleman
friends"
Fred WINGED little here, whether at
the remembrance of that unpaid livery
bill, or the idea of Lzzie's sleighing with
her other gentleman friends l cannot
positively answer.
"How many do you think my sisters
have had ? Not the sign of one, either OF
them. Such pretty girls as May and
Nellie were, too, and SO much attention
they used to havey p
Nov Lizzie
81 am fond of going to the tlfeater
occasiony as well as u lecture or con-
cert sometimes, and shouldn't like it il
proposed attending any such entertain
ment to be invariably told that times
we're hard and my husband couldn't
afford it, and then 10 have him sneak off
alone"
Lizzie, Lizzie"
"And then if once in dogs age he
did condescend to 60 with me anywhere
in the evening, shouldn't like to be
left to pick my way along the slippery
places. at the risk of breaking my neck,
he walking along unconcously by my
side I'm of dependent. clinging
Halulc, ahu dCSN NV pAoeSSt'Dh Va :.
strong arm"
Lizzie, this is all nonsense
I'm the youngest Of the family, and
perhaps I've been spoiled. AT all events,
I know it would break my heart to have
my husband vent all the ill-temper which
he conceals from the world on my de
| fencelcss head -
"a Pnt Ijzzio I promise Won tha,
l."
'Oh, yes, Fred l know what you arc
going to say-that you will be differ
ent, Bnt Mary and Nell have told me
time and again that no better husbands
than theirs ever live; no, Fred, as q
lover, you are just perfect, and | shall
hate awfully to give you up. Still, il
you are bent on marrying, there are
plenty of girls who have not married
sisters, or who are not wise enough to
profit by their example, if they have
And don't fret about me, for I've nc
doubt can find some one to Gil your
place"
Bat before Lizzie had concluded, Fred
made for the door, muttering something
"unmentionable to ears polite.
"Therer' exclaimed Lizzie, as Tho
door closed with bang 81 knew h,
was no better than. the rest That's The
way John and Aleck swear and Sian
doors, when things don't go just right
He'd make perfect bear of husband
but I'm sorry he came to hepoint so soon
for he waa just splendid beau"
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General Shields was hit during the
Mexican war with a copper bullet, which
went throug his lungs, coming out at
the back, so that in treating him SILK
handkerchief was passed through to clear
the wounn
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Never accept check or note without
carefully reading it, and never accept
money without carefully counting it on
the spot.
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Van Buren, Grange, T. IL,

IVAN buren, GRANGE. No. 80. Z. ofH. Reg
Y ular meetil IS, first Saturday OF each
month at o'clock. A, NJ. at Lemey's Hail.
4 miles east of Van Buren,, Ark. Patrons in
GOOD standing are fraternally invited:
HENRY SuIBLEY, W. NJ
III T w Esr, Secretary.
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LITTLE Rock, ARKANSAS,
WILL buy and sell lands, take dispositions pay
w taxes, secure donations pre- emptions home
steads, and furnish township pats showing all lands
subject to donation, sale and presumption in every
township and county in the State, investigate titles
and abstracts furnished. have superior facilities
,or furnishing information from all Departments If
he StateGoyernment.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12
THE TRAMP's LATEST IDEA.

/ The tom cat ranges with undisputed
sway on fences, porches and house tops.
A man to fully realize the charm Of a
country home and steep roof, needs to
pass q night under tin roof, and have an
assortment Of cats hold a levee above his
head. As he listens to the Emusic in the
hair" and leaps from his bed as a cat
springs from chimney top and lands on
the roof above his head, and then engag-
es in a Greco-Roman struggle, while the
man throws up the window and yells and
swears and throws boot-jacks and black
ing brushes IN the direction Of the noise,
it is then that the city loses its charms,
and dollars don't look bigger than ten
cent pieces to him and he wishes himself
back in his country home, where milk is
but five cents 4 quart and eggs grow thir-
teen to the dozen.
know what | am saying. Ipassed
night once away from home. What |
learned that light would fli barrel. l
had retired and was endeavoring to tan
gle mysefup in sleep, when a most in
! describable boquet OF sounds stole into
my room and entwined itself about my
ears. 1t was the first strains Of cat
fght. | got out Of bed and opened my
mouth and dropped "scat" out Of the
window. The yelling increased. / add
ed pair Of ten dollar boots to the affair :;
a boot jack followed the boots, but the
noise continued with more zeal if possible
than ever. Ny contribution was not the
only one from the other windows con
tinuous fire was kept up; bottles, boots,
shoes, slippers and every available article
that could be reached was SHE'D into the
darkness at the noise. Occasionally
more terrific yell would seem to indicate
that the objective point had been reached,
but sill the yelling continued with un-
abating ardor.
At last bethought me Of a dark Ian
tern | had, and lighting it, turned the
light down into the back yard in the d
recton of The noise. What | saw / can
! ttiI bb!NIY bhb now 1 ltiL ana lOOktu
would take n larger pen than mine to de
scribe. To say that my hair stood up
would be very tame. 1t not only stood
up, but it fairly lifted me from the floor.
| saw hanging from the clothes line
couple Of Tom cats tied together by the
tails, and engaged with all their might in
taking each other apart, while IN the yard
was "A man with n bag, into which he was
putting my boots, boot jack and other
contributions, making tor him fair
nights work, and tiier gathering up all
the spoils, as he unslung the cats from
the line and placed them in the bag and
scaled the fence, it dawned upon me that
| had been sold. ] blew out my LIGHT
! and crept into bed, wondering il my an
gel grandfather was not smiling from be-
beyond the clouds at his grandchild.-
Boston Gi0bc.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

THE WEATHER.-Prof Tice, the west
ern weather prophet, is going to lecture
mt Burlington, Iowa, and the Hnokeye
man has sharpened his little hatchet and
is going foEslirn with lot of horrid CO.
nundrums Ike these
We want to know, then, why the un-
couded sun always shines in glorious re-
fulgence on prize fight? And on the
other hand
Why it always rains on a Sunday
school picnic?
We want to know why is it that pet-
ing rain-storm, with occasional touches
OF thunder and lightning. fails to reduce
the audience at theater, while a cloud
the size Of n mans hand is sufficient to
keep the same people at home Sunday
morning, grieying at being thus deprv-
oi Of the privileges of the sanctuary, but
dreading TO expose themselves to threat
cning weather.
If the color ofa tornado is sky blew (?
Ifa cyclone can be negotiated by II
syndicate
# the mean temperature is ever as
mean anywhere else, rs it is in an Iowa
autumn
If you can lasten door with thunder
bot?
Ii, when snow is so soft railway train
can be showed din ?
And, finally, what would happen if
promssory note should be mist before it
is dew ?
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12
Weaverville, January u, 1873.

II WASN'T THE TooTHACHE.-In the
ladies' waiting room at the Central Depot
the other day, were a newly married
couple from Grass Lake. They had been
visiting in the city two or three days, and
were then ready to go home. They sat
side by side, of course, his arm around
her waist and she leaning on his shoulder
A long-waisted stranger from the East,
having sore eyes and big heart, walked
in, saw them thus seated, and in about a
minute he asked ofthe husband
Has that woman there got the tooth
ache ?"
The husband looked up in surprise, but
made no answer. After two or three
minutes the long-waisted man again re-
marked
If that woman has got the toothache
I've got bottle of peppermint in my
sstchel here"
The bride rolled her big white eyes
around, and the husband looked some
what embarrassed. The man from down
East unlocked his !satchel, fumbled
among shirts and collars, and brought up
four ounces of peppermint essence. lie
uncorked it, touched the contents Of the
bottle against his big red tongue, and,
handing it forward toward the husband
feolingly said:
Just have her sop some Oh a rag and
rub her gooms with it. We've used it in
our family for-''
The brides eyes threw out sparks as
she lifted her head from its loving posi-
ton, and, striking at the bottle, she suarl-
ed out:
Tuthache, you fue ! II you don't
know the difference tween true love and
the tuthache you'd better pick grass with
the geese !"
My Lord J" gasped the man, and he
hurried out with his satchel in one hand
and the bottle in the other .-Detrou Free
ITeSs.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

THE latest yarn about a,t tim e is to
the effect that ON a certain eastern road
a young man put his head ont of the car
window to kiss his girl good bye, when
the train pulled out SO rapidly that he
kissed an old African female at the next
stntion.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

A Clergyman IN Madisonville, Ken
lucky, was annoyed, while preaching, by
giggling girls. He reproyed them sharp
ly, and sand that they were "outmgeously
wicked" That offended the girls parents
and about half the members of the church
have withdrawn
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

A FARMER being poorly provided with
materials Of sustenance for his men, fed
thom with pork with the rind cooked upon
it. a young man Of the company, not
liking that outer portion Of the food, was
observed by the host to be carefully re-
moving the outside covering, whereupon
the latter said Young man, we eat the
lind and all here" To which the youth
replied, All right, I'm cutting it of for
Won.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

APEoDLER in Green Bay, Wis, cheat
ed Il woman, and she discovered the fraud
before he had proceeded far. She tried
to get her money back, but the peregrnot-
ing merchant wouldn't listen to any such
proposal. The woman reported at the
next house that the peddler coming had
the smallpox, and the peddler sold no
more goods in that vicinity
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

THERE is a story that some English
parties intend to lay claim to the whole
Of Philadelphia. They derive their claim
from the heirs OF the pirate Pawlett and
their alleged title is older than William
Penn's. They will have Il fine property
in Philadelphia, when they get it.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

A TRAMP called alta house on West Hill
The other day and asked for something to
eat. He was so thin, he said, that when
he bad a pain he couldn't tell whether it
was n touch Of the collie or the back ache.
-BuTiU}gt0H Haeheye.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

THE millionaire, Mr.. Arnold of New
York, would not let his eighteen-yearold
daughter have any -beaux az all, but when
ever she needed an escort, sent her out
with bald-headed old confidential clerk,
nearly sixty years old. The bald headed
clerk ran away with his employers
daughter, and married her himself
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

Dir. DRAPER, who has just been re
stored to the Navy, was dropped thirteen
years ago on account Of his sympathy for
the Rebels. Now he has been restored
with thirteen years pay, about $4,000.
This is the last specimen Of Cancellation.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

IT is useless TO try to run away from
fate. A Dallas (TeXas) man, the other
day, thought his house was going to be
struck by lightning in an approaching
thunder storm, and SO started with his
family for more secure retreat, but they
had got only little way when a bolt
killed the father and the child he was
carrying in his arms.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

SPEAKING Of the Black Hills editors as
poker players, the Dcadwood Miner says,
if a fence rail was put up as blind, the
editors are SO poor that not one Of them
could straddlo it.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

A JUDGE in Wilmington, Del, has so
profound regard for custom that, having
by mistake sentence Il murderer to be
hanged on Tuesday, he had the man ar-
raigned again to changed the time to Fri
IL
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

AS an inducement TO the ungody to
enter upon life Of religious Observance,
an Edgartown (Mass). man Offers chro-
mo To any person in that place attending
church service every Sunday morning for
the next six months.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

CELIA LEWIS, pretty jewess of New
York, sues her husband for divorce be-
cause he obtained her under false pre-.
tense. Before marriage he claimed to
be jew. Now it appears that he is a
Christian, and she wants to get rid Of
him
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12
NEW STYLS AND NEW IMPROVEMENTS
Celebrated for
PURE TOME.
BEAUTY and
DURABILITY
Medals, First Premiums, Diplomas

heuals, IlfSJ IfemluLnS, diplomas
Messrs. ESTEY & co. have taken
over One Hundred and Seventy First
Premiums, Medals and Diplomas at
Fairs and Exhibitions throughout the
United States. All the Principal In
dustral Fairs in the country have be-
slowed the Highest Premiums on the
ESTEY ORGANS but experience and
practice have convinced Messrs. Estey
4 Go. that thoroughness Of work, fair
and liberal dealings, and modest, unex-
aggerated representations, are the paths
that lead most surely and speedily to
public appreciation and satisfaction. As
result they are making to day better
Organ, in every essential particular, and
from one-thipd to one-halt more than
any other manufacturer in the world
The best Diploma, after all, is the award
of genuine success founded upon honesty
Of purpose, merit of achievement and an
untarnished reputation.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

SCHOOL boys usually doubt the text
books statement that tallow candle
shot from gun would go through n
board. Mr.. Bondell is convinced on
that point. He was acting in border
drama in Baltimore theater. A blank
cartridge was fired at him, ard some tai
low that had adhered to the charge pass
ed through his nose.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

THE doctors in indianapolis are quar-
reling SO bitterly with each other that
last week mn undertaken starved TO death,
and great destituton and suffering in that
industry is feared,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

STATISTICS show that the number Of
idiots is increasing and yet some papers
continue to make war on quack doctors.
What is Il quuc< doctor for but to kill of
the fools.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

AMONG the many surmises as to what
will become of the last man, it is queer
that nobody has yet discovered that he is
destined to be talked to death by the last
woman
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

A NEW YORK servant girl felt so much
remorse after the theft of n ten-dolar bill
that she threw the money in the fire.
The National debt was thereby reduced.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

IL many parts Of Germany taxes now
amount to from seventeen to twenty per
cent. of ascertnined income.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

TIE ChcrolSees constitute an independ
cat civilized nation, with public debt Of
Sls7, eco, and S566 G6 in the treasury
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

DAyENpoRT, Iowa, has had its wicked
clergyman. He borrowed money of
church folks, forged checks and abscond-
nl
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

ONO raised $1,000, 600 bushels of ap-
pies from 3Sl coo acres Of orchards, dur
ing the year 1877.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

Trinity county German Hospital So
ciety, holds its Reeular Quarterly Meetings at
the HOSPITAL BunJISG, Weaveryile, on the
first sunday of March, June, September and
December ID. HANSEN,
Jhnl Secretary.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-01-12

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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-11-16
T~HIBODAuA, La.
November 18th. 1873.

Editor SENTINEL Allow me a smaii
space in your columns, to make "a pertinent
suggestion, the propriety of which Will at
once recommend itself to the public OF TINS
community
There is announced for next Monday,
November 18th. ut 9 o'clock A. NJ, to take
place at St. Jnseph's Catholic Church. d
solemn funeral service commemorative Oh
and for the relOse of souls o. all those
who fell ictims to the epidemic through
out the parish.
1t has always been leid a duty to honor
| and Uray fer the dead. Alas III our ia'e
Lcart-rending time of sorrow and triniila-
ton, it was often a matter OF lmpossloliltf
and ALWAYS one of imprudence, to render
all the usual honors paid the dead. ii ohr,S
ti,n interment was all that friends, coula
vGuchsate them. The preservation OF the
living was of greater moment ana the
dead were hurried to their Lass resting
place with all the celebrity and despatch
that the respect due the!r remains ana com
mon decency would allow. A Learse' IA
driver. Il carriage, four fall-hearerS-these
usually compose the funeral eortege III
those sore times that tried meas souls =,
But now. now that an all mercitui Hoo
has been pleased to listen to the prayers
and supplications of his afflicted children
and has stayed somewhat the ruthless
hand ct the Destroying Angel in his reck-
IcSS "a - tAt1I
most of us who rave been spared have tax
en- Up tlle daily routine Of our several a9o-
cations now that business begins to re
viVe and our town once more to t;iE.ve =
is it not truly meet and just that we should
pause a while.-only II short wilhelm ot;l
t hurried march to render homage to tlt
q memory of Four lamenled dead and watt i
= prayer to the throne Of Mercy for their etel
i nal rest i'll peace +
Would it not he eminently proper fo
our merchants who have so generously re
u sponded to the call of ALLEGATION and wan
G when the community was overwhelmed b.
the plague-to close for the time of the ser
= vice only, their several houses of business
in respect to the memory of our dead an
: to give their clerks the privilege OF attend
ing the funeral service!
> Many families in our stricken communit
weep over the vacant chair of some beloved
!, member, snatchcd from their midst by til
, relentless reaper, Death most OF us hav
y been called upon, when least we expecte
# it, perhaps. to mourn the premature d'
:, mise of some dear friend united in grie
:, let us then all unite in a Christian spirit
], honor in a becoming and Christian lik
manner those who have fallen by our side
" stricken low in the prime of life, by IL
cruel hand of the fell Destroyer. Let ,
ar pay I'll is last tribute of the living to tt
:. dead like true Christians. and our Heavenl
u, Father will most ass1redly bless our con
Il munlty.
- Thinking vou, Mr.. Editor, for your kin
~ ness and courtesy and hoping that my fe
suggestions will be acted upon and chat tt
In funeral service will be attended as Il
- mournful solemnity OF the occasion d
~ mands, have the honor to remain
IN Yours Truly,
., CATHOLIC.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-11-16

TIE NEXT SPEAKER In an.
other column is printed an ex-
tract from the EAseoeport Times
advocating the selection of Major
John G. Moncure as the most eli
gible candidate for Speaker of
the next Legislature. Whilst we
admit all that can lie said of the
honesty, integrity and capability
OF Major Moncure, we think that
our representative Hon. J. s. Bill
lin will be presented by his
friends for that distinguished pc.
siti0n.
Nh. Biiliu'S experience, talents
and cool Judgment entities him
to the consideration of the mem
bers Of the next House Of Repre-
sentatives, hut in case OF his non
election. then give us Major Mon
cure by all means.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-11-16

That was q thoughtful act ID
one of the members of the Demo
cratic Party, in FASTING the name
of the Radical candidate for Sen
ator over that of the Democratic
candidate, O the day OF the cleo
ton, and distributing the tickets,
thus mu.llaied, to democratic vo-
ters who were unable to, read and
detect the change, Although
the good intention of the prlnci
pal actor failed IS none of said
tickets got into the ballot boxes,
he should be equally commended
tor a thoughtful deed, as good in
tentions deserve commentator
equally with good acts.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-11-16
Re-Openins IL hf;ire.

In order to guard against results utterly
subversive of health, it is absolutely essen
tial that the grand t~horoughfare or avenne
of the system, the bowels. should be re
opened as speedily as possible when they
become obstructed. If they a,e not, the
bile is misdirected into the blood the liver
becomes torpid yiscid bilious matter gets
| into the stcmachs and produces Judges
ton headaches ensue, and other symptoms
are produced, which a ~prolongation of the
exciting cause, only tends to asgravate.
The aperient properties Of HoStetters's
Stomach Bitters constitute a most useful
agent in oyercomilg construction of the
bowels. aud promoting a regular habit CT
body. 1t is infinitely superior o the 6ras-
tic cathart,cs frequently used for the pur-
pose, since it does rot like them. act VIC
lently, but produces q natural, painless
effect which does not impair the tone OF
the e~vacuatorv organs, which 1t lnvlgorates
instead Of weakening. The stomach an,
liver also. indeed the entire system, il
strengthened and regulated by it.