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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-06-16
NouveDlcs Seigneurles-
Les Capitaincs de Sauva-
SeS.

Les populations rurales de notre
Europe sont ordinairement grou-
p6es autour du cl0cher les habi-
ta:ions Qni sont dispersees dams les
champs sont elles-lnemes disp0s6es
~u pctits hamcaux, 0n constituent
de crosses fcrmes placecs all centre
des terres explOitees.
Les cultivateurs ameIicains Sc
sOnt au contraire iEstall6s d6s le
principe dans nn ordre tout diffe-
rent; Reimbursement dies families
civilisees daus nn pays savage est
en- eff.t snbordonne d des nee. ssites
dc communication, qui forcent les
habit:ants . s'echclonuer d'abord le
long tles voies navigables, puts le
long des chemins nouveaax, 4 me.
sure quill sen Quvre. Dams &c plan
aniforme qui s'est produit simulta-
nEment, par Ia force des chooses,
dams t0utcs les colonies anglaises,
franchises ct hollanslaises de PANE.
riQuo du NOrd, les h6ritages for.
ment t0us des quadrilat6res juxta-
poses en- bandes parall3les, ct ces
cares sont perpendiculaiTes aux IL
vieres ct aux chewins chacun b;l-
tit "a maison sur le front dc Ia ter
re, de sorte quill ny polut 4 pro-
premeut l,arler de villes nj de wills
lages, mais DIES s*p6ces de rues,
don't les maisons sont espacees, par
des intervalles inegaox, scion la
grandeur des proprietes ou Ia fan
taisie des propri6tairrs. Get 6tat de
chooses est devcnu nne habitude ira
diti0nnelie qui domine encore au-
j0urd'bni.
L0rsqu'une Circumstance particu>
liere, CONNIE un port d'embarque.
ment, un carrefour, Ia situation
dune eglise ou dun fort, motivent
sur mu certain point une population
plus dense, alors les terres So SUBJ
divlsent, les naisons sc rapprochent
ct quelquefois il Sc cree des voies
de Communications perpendiculaires
sur les anciennes qui penetrent dams
rint6rieur des terres, d'on partent
meme lateralenent de nOuveaux
chemins paralleles 4 la "oie primi-
tive ct centrale ; c'est ainsi que SUR
gissent les villes ct les villages.
Mais on volt de suite combien
paspect des campagnes ct Ia distri-
button de la population different de
ceux de Ia >iellle Europe. Toutes
les habitatious sc trouvent etalees
sur IL bord des graudes voies de
communication, ct Pinterieur des
terres res!e completement desert, Il
moins qu'une vote traversale ne soft
venue joln,lre les diverses routes
primitivement etablies.
Cest un fait rare ct tout Il fal;
extraordinaiye, de voir un colon
sinstaller CONNIE nos fermiefs, ad
centre de ses h6ritages meme sur
les chenins traversanx, qW pene-
trent daus rinterieur des zones, IL
So construit peu d'habitations, par
suites des habitudes contractees ct
q cause de la disposition Longitude
uale des heritages rurahx.
Les Acadiens, qui fnrent les pre-
miers c0lOns do rAmerique du
Ncrd, preludArent q ces usages Ell
ktalaut success;vement leurs habi.
tatious sur lee b0rds de la rlviere
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16
APPLETON.
Editor Democrat:

Editor Democrat:
Death has again visited our neigh
borhood, and threw his ley arms
around and claimed the little baby
boy of Hon. Nathan w. and Matte
N. Kuhn, aged one and half years,
he was sick but short time, during
which, the parents and Doctor, J.
w. Bruten were unwavering iD their
efforts to relieve the little sufferer,
but alas, little Roy Weightman must
90 hence, and at $3.50 O'Clock p. IN.
on md of August, his little spirit
took its fight to Him, who said,
"sutfer little children to come INTO
me, and forbid them rot, for of such
is the kingdom of heaven" But
did l say little Roy was dead, let me
correct that mistake, for he has
just begun to live and enjoy the light,
health, and life the Poet speaks OF
when he says:
The II sht that hath no evening,
The health that hath no sore,
The life that hath no ending
But lasteth ever more.
The bereaved family have the sym
pathies of all. Mr.. B. A. Kuhn, is
sick with typhoid fever, but not dan
gcrously bad.
j. nj. HENKLE.
August, 9th 1883.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16
Frank Leslic's sunda y Magazine

The September number could
scarcely be excelled in the variety
and excellence of the contents, it is
overfowing with good things. Rev.
c. f. CLANCY, Bishop of the Diocese
of Chicago, contributes No. VIII. OF
"Religious Denominations in the
United States-What is the Reform
ed Episcopal Church, The editor
has a charming article, "The Minis
try of Tears, "The American Pill
grim in Palestine" and "Among the
Natives of the North" are continued,
and the other articles are by popu-
lar writer's. The serial, short sto-
ries, sketches, essays, ETC., afford de
lightful and edifying reading. There
are poems; sermon by Rev. DIR.
Talmage, "Gnats and Camels," Edi-
torial and Personal Comments, Rec
ord of Important Events, and a Mis-
cellanv that abounds with interest,
entertainment and instruction. The
number is profusely and beautifully
embelished. Price rs cents PEI
number; $3 year, postpaid.
Address, Mrs. rrank Leslie, Pub
Usher, SO, So and 81 Park Place
New York.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16
Once More the Boy is Ahead.

Among the guests OF New York
hotel was maiden lady from the ru'
raj districts. The landlord noticed
that about 8 o'clock every night she
would come down stairs, get a pitch
er OF ice water and return to hel
room.
"One night" he said, II made
bold to speak to her, and asked why
size did not ring the bell for hall
boy to bring the ice water to her.
"'But there is no bell in my room.
No bell in your room, madam
Pray let me show you, and with
that l took the pitcher Of ice-watel
in my hand and escorted her TO hel
apartment. Then pointed out tC
her the knob of the electric bell. She
gazed at it with sort Of horror, ano
then exclaimed:
Dear me! Is that the bell
Why, the hall boy told me that was
the fire alarm signal, and that mus
never touch it, except in case o
firep
"And that Is how the hall boy
saved himself the trouble OF goins
for ice water York Star.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Who Need Licenses?

Temple star.
DO our pastors need licensed sa
looms to aid them in their work!
Are they help to any Sunday
school superintendent, or the teach
sr of any classs
Do the school committee deem
them good means of educating thu
young?
VIII they aid the high and gram
mer school teachers?
Are they fit places for our youth
and young men?
Will they increase the value ol
teal estate; even OF that where they
are located?
Does the laboring man need such
place of deposit for his hard earn
ed and scanty wages?
Do the tried and tempted ones
need the licensed saloon as perpet-
ual test Of their power to resist
temptation?
DO the wives and children of the
unfortunate drunkard need it to
make their lives happier?
Does the victim of appetite need a
legalized place at which to crafty
this insane thirst?
Does the occasional drinkcr, who
has any self respect, need any one OF
the places ever licensed in town?
Do those who are the leaders IN
society, the men Of wealth and influ-
ence, need the licensed saloons and
barrooms?
Will they lead men who are licens
ed to sell, to purer lives, TO more
noble impulses, to more generous
and charitable actions?
Has ANYBODY right to grant Il
cense to one man to lnjure others by
wholesale.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16

EDITOR Democrat:
There is nc subject in all the range
of human thought so familiar to 9
person, and yet so difficult to write
about, rs home. However, for tho
sake of variety, and in order to ap
pear in print, and to show the IDEAS
reading public" how little ! know
about what is going on immediately
around us, | undertake to say few
things about our town. In the first
place, our ears are greeted from eve
ry side by the bang, bang, Of the
carpenters hammer, the buz of his
saw, and the harsh grating sound oi
his plane, and as consequence,
when we look about us we see ne "
buildings, new roofs, new fences etc.
Russellvillc is not building up with
very great rapidity, but there has
been no period Of time during many
months past, but that there was in
course of construction from one to
five buildings. The town is not out
growing the country around, but
simply making permanent advance
ment. There is almost enough resi-
dent property in town for all present
purposes, still there is talk of more
residences.
The d. d r. r. r., is rapidly near
ing completion, and will, during the
month Of August be in running or
der. The road is miserably rough,
being built almost exclusively OF
second class material. The rails are
second class, have been greatly
abused, and are in bad condition.
/ understand that the passenger fare
over the road will be fixed at sixty
cents. If such be the case, it is sim
ply an outrage, and it is to be hoped
will not be tolerated.
The melon season is now upon us,
and the NJ. DIS are gong in every
direction. We are toid every day
though, that melons do not facilitate
sickness. Perhaps not.
| have written all around town,
next week | will write in town, and
of things within its borders.
CLIpPER.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16

The late Mrs Swift was buried
from her residence last Friday
morning, the Rev. j. M. Lyon con
Quoting the funeral services. After
the people had assembled, and just
before the time for commencing t:ss; tic
services, the pastor slated that it
had beer the desire Of the deceased,
. Hsw hours previous to her death.
that her adopted daughter Lizzie
and Mr.. Jesse Lawrence, to whom
she Lizzie) was betrothed, should
be married before she 1.-THE mother
closed her eyes in death, but as Mr..
Lawrence was out of town at the
time her request could not, of course,
be granted. In view, thereof, Of the
circumstance, it was thought best
and eminently proper that the young
couple should then and there he
united in marriage. In this connec-
tion it might be observed that Liz.
zie, by the death of Mrs. Swift,
would be left alone in the world.
The ceremony was, therefore, per-
formed in the presence of the dead
and the friends assembled, and was
an occasion of more than ordinary
impressiveness and solemnity. BY
will Lizzie takes the residence, all
furnished, and land connected, be-
sides, we understand, about $4,000
in money invested, and the young
people commenced housekeeping at
once In the old homestead, under
favorable, though peculiar. circum-
stances.-R Rochester Mich. Era.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16
PLANTATION Philosophy.

Arkansaw IraVeier.
Yer don't often find cruelty among
fowls. De hen is always kind ter dc
stepchickens.
Oars such thing as hein' toe
brave. Ef de trout wan, 80 game
he wouldn't be half SO liable ter set
cotch.
De smooth talkin' man amt al ers
de most entertainin'. De plain clap
board lasts longer den dc sawed
plank.
In all life de middle condition is
de bes'. A man feels bout as bad
arter he's eat too much as he does
when he's hungry.
De man what can do thing an
won't amt so deservin' OBJ kind
words rs de man what wanster dc
somethin' an can't. Ambition wild
out energy amt wuf a cent.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16

Get to the front, boys! We are
living in wonderful times. so keep
your eyes open. Get early to school,
and when YOU are there make good
use Of your time. Don't be satisfied
with knowing little; be determined
to master whatever you take in hand.
Clever boys get to the front. The
worlds greatest men were clever
boys, remarkable for their industry,
courage aud perseverance. BE de
ternined that you will learn. Don't
he led away by foolish idle compan
ions. Ideness brings poverty and
disgrace. Without a strong will
and great perseverance you are sure
to tail. BE thoroughly in earnest,
and try what honest endeayor will
do. Never despise small beginnings
don't think lightly of little things;
little streams lead To great rivers,
drops OF water make oceans; and
earth's mighty changes are effected
by quiet continuous effort. Don't
be discouraged because you cannot
accomplish great things al at once
keep trying, you are sure to succeed
You may fail at first, but keep a good
heart, push on perseyeringly, and
you will live To see difficulties sur.
mounted and a career Of usefulness
and honor opened out before you.---
Onward.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16

No sensible man prefers wealth to
health. Some few have both; very
many haven't either. Well you may
have first choice. Which will you
take? "Health." Very well, what's
YOU. ailment? "a little OF every
thing" What's the cause? "Blootl
out of order, kidneys weak, diges
tion bad, hearts action irregular.
Yes, and every disease can be traced
to these same sources. just take q
few bottles of Browns Iron Bitters
it will remove the causes OF disease
and restore you to robust health
Ask your druggist and use Browns
Iron bitters.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16

There is no wonder that poiiti-
clans are plotting in so lively man.
ner in New York. The next cleo
ton will be of scarcely less impor-
tance than a presidential election.
Both branches of the legislature will
be chosen. The senate will choose
successor to Mr.. Lapham, who
keeps Conkling's seat warm in the
United States senate. All the elcc-
tive offices of the state government
will be chosen and host of Judges,
sherifTs and other county officers
Kansas City Times.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16
THE STATE FAIR.
Special Premiums Offered by
Our Liberal People.

l
The following is complete list of
all special premiums offered at this
Fair, and by whom offered.
Especially valuable and attractive
prizes are offered for the horseback
contest on Friday, October 10Th, by
the following we'll known patrons of
the Fair: Louis G. Bernays, John ID.
Adams, Logan H. Roots, Fones Bros,
II. III. Rot;aken, G. O.. Kimball and
r. Henwood.
L. III. Jones, general commission
merchant, Little Rock, Ark, offers
the following special premiums:
For the best two bushels of wheat,
$40.
For the best two bushels of corn,
$5.
For the best two bushels of oats,
$5.
For the best sample of timothy
hay, $5.
For the best sample OF prairie nay
s..
All to be raised in the State of
Arkansas.
w. S. HUT, wholesale and retail
grot er, Little Rock, offers the fol-
lowing special premium:
For the best mode or receipt for
saving sweet potatoes, $40.
Mitchell d Belts, editors and pro-
prietors OF the Arkansas Democrat,
Little Rock, offer the following spe-
cial premium to country newspapers:
To the best printed country news
paper, from any town in Arkansas,
except Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Fort
Smith, Hot Springs and Helene, $l5.
The Daily Arkansas Gazette Of
fers the following special premium
to newspapers outside OF Little
Rock: To the Weekly newspaper
publishing the best report of the
Fair as whole, $25.
Hall & Matthews, cotton buyers
and dealers in plantation supplies,
Little Rock, offer the following spe-
cial premium:
For the best bale Arkansas raised
cotton, ginned on the "Gullet gin,'
$50.
Dickinson, Pulliam Il Co., hard
ware dealers, of Little Rock. offer
the following special premiums:
For the best two bushels of corn,
one set Johnson's combination plow;
value, 81.
For the best bale of hay, pressed
on Dederick's hay press, one set
McCullum's Wagon Bed attachments
for hay rack, valued at $40.
For the first bale of cotton raised
in Pulaski countv, one Blounts
"True Blue" steel pow, value $40.
Wii;ttemore d Gnrden, Of Little
Rock, offer the following special
premium:
For the hest Arkansas sugar cured
ham, $l0.
G.. S. Brack, Wholesale and retail
dealer in crockerv, Little Rock, Of
fcrs the following special premium:
For the hest quality of Arkansas
stone ware, decorated china set,
value $40.
=. Il. Hall southern COttOn Oln
Company offer the following special
premiums:
For the best ginned and handled
bale of bottom cotton, Arkansas
grown, (premium bales excluded)
one so saw S. Y. Halls improved
cotton gin feeder
For the best ginned and handled
bale of upland cotton, Arkansas
grown (prcmium bales excluded)
one 80 saw S. Il. Halls cotton gin
condenser.
Fones Bros, jobbers and dealers
IN hardware, agricultural imple-
ments, etc, of Little Rock, in addi-
tion TO their offer of special prizes
in the races, offer the following spe-
cial premium:
For the best pound CAKE, one
Charter Oak stove, extension top,
with ware complete.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16

Oh, the hog, the beautiful hog,
curling his tail as he watches the
dog, detying the law for his bread
and meat: roaming at large through
every street, hunting, grunting, nos
ing around, till the open gate is sure
to be found. with its hinges broken,
and ruined quite, by the lovers that
hung there Sunday night, it won't
stay shut; it won't hang level; in
walks the hog and raises the--very
mischief with the gardens, flowers
beds, and other things.--Harison
Times.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
A party Of three young men from
the agricultural districts entered a
second hand store, and one OF them
bought second hand coat. He was
solemnly assured that it was fit
that Shakespeare would have been
proud of, and that it increased his
beauty 200 per cent, and he went
away perfectly satisfied. In about
an hour, however, he returned and
said:
"Say, this coat isn't fit after all"
"Vhat alls dot goat now, eh?n
"Well, it's too short in the back
forone thing"
"Let me look. Too short, eh? I'm.
My friendt, who tells you SOP
"Both the boys"
"And vhas dose poys tailors?"
"No."
'.Do they get oudt some fashion
plates from ParisF'
"No."
"Vhell, how ish it dose poys knows
so much? Dot goat allows for you
to sthsnd oop und bend oaier. 1t
allows for your back to shorten oop
and lengthen oudt."
"But the sleeves are too short"
"Led me see. Only last night my
wife sit up all night to cut of dose
sleeves und make 'em in style, and
now you vhant sleeve like Noah
wore IN der Ark. Vhell, nobody
would think that of YOU"
81 can hardly bend my arms
continued the buyer.
"Vhell, / sold you dot goat for
Sunday. You doan' chop wood on
Sundays, i hope? When you desire
to bend your arms, put on some
oGder coat"
81 am not at all satisfied with it,
no matter what you say"
"Vhell, I can't help dot. After
you buy dot goat you fall down or
shump around or drink peer, und
get your body all out of shape, und
den come pack und complain. My
friendt, dot goat vhas for shentle-
man."
Il paid you eight dollars for it,
and I'll take four"
No"
"You can have it for three dollars" !"
young man, let me explain. /
vhas partner nit my wife. She
buys and / sell. She is now in Chi
cago. Doan' you sell dot goat. Take
it home und wait til! you shrink a
Ieedle und your back shortens oop,
und you Will den put on dot
goat und set all der gals CRAZY und
make all der young men shealous.
Take my advice. | vhas in der
clothing peesness forty years, und
know der cloth in dot goat. Ii
WANTS Il good thunder shower und
two games of base ball to make it fit
you like handle to coffey mill. y
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16
The Way the Alligator Feeds.

The Way the Alligator Feeds.
world over.
The alligator is n lazy brute, and
INSTEAD OF hunting for something to
eat he let's his victuals hunt for him.
That is, he lies with his great mouth
open, apparently dead. Soon beetle
crawls into it, then u fly, then sever
al gnats, and a colony Of mosquitoes.
A little later lizard will cool him
self under the shade of the upper
jaw Then few frogs will hop up
to catch the mosquitoes. Then more
mosquitoes and gnats hight on the
frogs. Finally whole village Of in
sects and reptiles settle down for an
afternoon picnic. Then all at once
there is an earthquake. The big
jaw falls, the alligator blinks one eve,
gnlps down the entire menagerie,
and opens the great front door again
for more visitors.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16

Young Mr.. Tremble, who is quite
bright, was at party on a night and
he was quite well looked at by the
girls before he was introduced. AT
ter the introduction he soon caught
on, and was making himself very
popular. ,
"Oh, la, Mr.. Tremble," laughed
Miss Mollie Mt one of his witty re-
marks. "you remind me so much
OF q friend OF mine"
"Indeed Miss" said Tremble, an
what way"
"Oh, he looked just like he hadn't
bit OF sense, but when one knew
him, he was just too awfully cute for
any use. - Merchant Traveller.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16
DIxFrELp, MAINE, Oct. 20, 1880

DIXFIELD, MAINE, OCt. @V' ICUU'
DR.. b. j. Kendall Il Co.--Gents:-
Please find inclosed % cents for re-
vised edition of your horse book. |
have tried your Kendalfs SPAWN
Cure for curb, and it has done all
you claim for IT, BY using one halt
bottle it entirely cured the lameness
ana removed the bunch. Yours
truly, FRANK STANLEY.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16

Try Kendall's SPAWN Cure, sure
remedy tor spavins, curbs, ringbones,
or any enlargement Of the joints.
Sec advertisement.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16

Composed of powerful drugs so
mpounded as to produce almost
miraculous cures is the history OF
Kendall's SPAWN Cure. See advt.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16

A young man of Morrillton is out
SO 90 on marriage license within the
lat thirty days, and still darns his
own ho e--and luck.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16
c,urch and society Directory
nnrsnYrERLAN CHCRoH

n yupcr. pastor. Preaching each cd AM
M "a, al II H. m. and 7:30p. M. PRAYER
4th 9a''o,- 99;a',,r.y Thursday at i:30. p. M, SaD'
me- me-. s.a.I1ol at y. III every sabbath
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16

Dir. j. G.. Mcclure, Anamosa, Ia,
says: II know Browns Iron Bitters
is a good tonic and gives general
satisfaction"
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16

.-.- an tbe4th Monday in March and
A. po, IN w. January, July and October.
PROBATE COURT:
,.D,rc,. on the lst Monday IN May an" 90
Al Wv January, July and October.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16

DIR. b. r. Doyle, Wadley, Ca,
says: 81 consider Browns Iron
Bitters's superior as tonic to any
preparation now in use"
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16
NINTH YEAR.---NO.3 30.
, aa3a~DiYe ctoYy.-~l S8 8
Co,rt 9TH Judicial District.

-tuT OF HOLDING COURT;
roa1tg-First Monday in April and
N0vembcc.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16

Paper hangings False reports Of
the executions Of criminals New
York News.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16
BAPTIST CHURcH.

~ weaver. pastor. Preaching every I'd
H. H. tIi'bath at II am. andT:30 pm. FRAY
'.' ..Tr every Tuesday night. Sabbath
..nos . a. m. every sabbath
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16

vrygoDIST EPISGOPAL cHUR0H
r. uendrickson, pastor. Preaching lst
.rj al sabbath, IL a. m. and 1880 y. m. frayel ray,
meeting Thursdays, 7:S9 ?. NJ 9aooi'' -'iioo'
"A
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16

The heated term You're a liarr'
-Williamsport Breakfast Table.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16
- -
npygTTAN THTRH.

CHRTSTIAN " CHERH.
congregational meeting &C the Masonic HaIi
,yery sunday at II a. m. Preaching by ". -;
,Htoie on The fst and Sd Sundays az ii a. in,ann
ssyoirie Grove at night DR.. ilarkey VIII
mach the ID sunday night of each month AT
Masonic Hall.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16
er,,oDJST oBURoH. s0UTH,

EFTHODTST CHORCH, oooIH'
5. Massey pastor p preaehin ass @na meet g
sun" Sag "WSc1nesdlys, 1880 p IN. Sabbath schooi
$3.50 q, IN.
The Russellville Democrat., 1883-08-16

About Town.

CoRREsPonTDEnTGE-