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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-12-29

Once upon q time a certain man
got mad at an editor aud stopped
his paper. The next week he sold
his corn at four cents below market
price. Then his property was sold
for taxes because he didn't read
the she,iffss sales. He was arrest
ell and fined eight dollars for going
hunting on Sunday and he paid
three hundred dollars for a lot of
forged notes that had been adver
tlsed for two weeks and the public
cautioned not to negotiate them.
He then paid a big Irishman with
a foot on him like a forge hammer,
to kick him all the way to the news
paper office, where he paid for four
years subscription in advance and
made the editor sign an agreement
to knock him down and rob him if
he ever ordered his paper stopped
again. Such is life without a news
paper.
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A OF LOUISIANA.
Goth. Judicial District Court, Par
ISL of LatOurche.
New Orleans Insurance Association
as. No. 1904 Ellie j. Duc0s ct al.

Take notice that acting Ivy virtue of an or
der OF seizure ard sale emanating from the
above entitled court. in the above entitled
and numbered suit, l have seized and will IF
Ter Tor sale at public auction pursuant to law
to the last and highest bilde at the Court
House i'll the Town of Thibodanx on Saturday
the 18th. day of January 1884. between the
hours of II o'clock A. NJ. and 4 o'clock L. NJ.
the following described property to-wit:
A certain tract Of land situated in the Par
ish Of Latourche, i'll the State of Louisiana on
the left descending bank OF Bayou Lafourche
at about forty miles below the Town of Tl,ibo-
.iaux. measuring six arpents and two thirds
front bv froty arpents in depth, bounded
above formerly by lands Of DR.. Edmond Sou
ch"n and now owned ly Ellie J.. Ducos and
Theopl,ile Ducos and below hy lands of Mrs.
John Larkin together with all the buildings
and improvements thereon. said tract being
commonly known as the Nettleton tract.
Terms and conditions of sale Cash on the
Spot in United States Treasury Notes. to pay
and satisfy the principal, interest and costs in
the above suit.
December 18th. 1888.
THEOPHILE TIlIBODAUX.
Sheriff.
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Mr.. Clay Knobloch, Of Lafonrche
will preside over the Senate as Lieu
tenant Governor. A lawyer of &C
knowIedged ability, with a person
al record unsullied, a faithful Demo
crat and fully alive TO all the inter
ests of his native State. there can
be no question of the propriety of
his nomination for Lieutenant Gov
ernOr. AS chairman of the Legisla
ture and member of the Judiciary
Committee Of the Constitutional
Convention, his soundness of judg
meNt, cIearness of mind and firm
ness of purpose commanded the
highest respect. These are quail
ties essential to a presiding officer
OF legislative body, and it can
justly be claimed that they are pos
sessed to an eminent degree by Mr..
Clay Knobloch.-N. o. States.
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-lfany one had doubted Christmas
~'ns at hand a week ago, his ideas
sou'd have been aroused to the
,acs gu Christmas eve, when 3.147,
40 nre crackers, not counting Ro
man candles, sky rockets, sc. were
ared o fabout the streets.
During the night a fine shower
ram fell. The next morning was
.'aeled In by the shouts of Joyous
.Aiafen, exhibiting their presents
a''n Santa Claus emptied during
sae previous night, into their stock
lngs and hats.
ine Gay was fine. Many per
.'us attended religious services at
~e churches. Towards noon the
.'eets became almost empty, the
roOple having gone to their respec
- homes to partake of their
Oatlstmas dinner.
ae aay was very pleasant, not
.'cldrnt occurring or anything
Aug place to interfere with the
'sments peculiar to the day.
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1.-The Police Jury of Jackson
Parish has refused to grant any Ii
censes to sell liquor in that Parish
in 1883.
The Police Jury Of Union Parish
has refused to sell any liquor license
in that Parish outside OF incorpo
rated towns.
The Lincoln Parish authorities
will probably assume the same 10
sition.
There is no doubt that the sup
preston OF the liquor traffic, at
least, outside of cities and incorpo
rated towns will, in a few years, be
almost universal.
The enormous and bloody crimes
that fill the columns of the daily pa
pers, nine tenths of which are di-
rectly traceable to liquor, is begin
ming to educate the men of the
country to suppress the sale Of it as
much as possible.
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SUCCESSION OF DIR. HENRY f. LEDET
NO. IllS pROHAIES.

Twentieth Judicial District Court.
GTATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF La
- ~fou.cle, Whereas Theo.lile Eernar,l:wid
Ow OF j L Le,et, administrator Of the above
succession has this day rendered IL final ac-
count OF her administration and praying the
homologation of the same.
Now. therefore. all parties interested are
hereby warned and notified to produce in this
office, within ten days following the publica-
ton OF the present notice, any objection
which they may have to the homologation of
the same. otherwise the sau.e shall be ap
proved and hOmolog.tcd accoriin. to law.
(>-~) Witness my hand and the i'm
<L.S. press Of the seal OF my office. this
(~) 18th. day Of December A. D. 1883.
j. w. KNOBLOCH. Clerk.
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On Monday night the mem
eers OF Protector Fire Company
No. 2, propose to dance the old
year ont and the new year in, by
giving a grand ball in their large
and commodious- Hall on jackson
street.
The members of this company
always do things right and those
Who attend on Monday night viii
nave no cause to regret their visit
and witness the advent of the New
Year, 1884.
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Yesterday the rivers were re
ported above low water mark:
At Vicksbnrg Is feet 10 inches.
at st. Louis 4 teet Q inches, at Mem
ptls 10 feet 6 inches, at Cairo %
feet 5 inches, at Shreveport Ii feet
6 inches.
The rivers have fallen during the
previous week at Memphis, Vicks
ourgh, St. Louis and rising at
Cairo.
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NOTICE!

Corporation Tax Collectors Office.
Town Of Thibodaux, Dec. Sth, 1888. I
Notice is hereby given to the tax payers Of
the Town of Thil.a!anx, that the taxes as
sessed in the year 1888. are set forth IN the
tax rolls on file in my office, that they are
now due and will become delinquent on the
3lst. day Of December 1881, and will bear in
terest at the rate of 5 per cent per month
from said date.
Tax payers are invited to call at my Off ce.
at once. and settle, in order to avoid interest
and costs.
o. J.. LEGENDEE,
Corporation Tax Collector.
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Tile Improvements in the Fire
Ben's New Hall have made quite a
happy change in that building.
The scenery has been painted by
]. A. Tron6 and under the supervi
don and direction Of Mr.. Samoan,
j. worthy Of such a magnificent
Hall.
The acoustics Of the Hall are
found to be very good.
The large drop curtain with prop
q machinery for working it is also a
conspicuous feature of the improve
|nents just completed.
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Information has been received
ast a family. living on a fiat boat.
the lower portion Of Bayou La
anrche have been afflicted with
mali pOx. One of the children has
led: the mother was convalescent
nth the father and more children
1own with the horrible disease.
They are strangers, no one know
Dog whenca they came, So far as
eur information goes.
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The Reunion Of the friends OF
W. =. NJ. Atkinson aud wife at
alelr residence last Saturday night,
Oelns the tenth anniversary OF
'uelr marriage was a very pleasant
aud social event.
Inc reception given the guests
vas one that will long remain in
ue'r memory. The gifts presented
we're numerous, useful, and pretty.
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SUGGESTIONS OF LOUIS vICKNAIR AND
BASALISE ago BOTHDECEASED
NO 1872 PROBATES.
Twentieth Judicial District Court.

Twentieth Judicial District Court.
CTATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF
~ Laf"nrche, Whereas Adolplc vicknair.
has this day made application to the said
Court to be appointed administrator vf said
succession.
NOW, therefore all persons are hereby warn
ed and notified to file their objections If anv
they have, with the Clerk Of said Court. ut
his office in the Town OF Thibolaux within
ten days after the first publication hereof,
otherwise the said applicant will in due
course OF law he appointed administrator of
said succession.
() Witness my Hand and the impress
LIS. of the seal of my office. this Sth. day
(~ of December A. u. 1883.
j. W. KNOBLOCH. Clerk.
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Words fail to express my gratitude,'
says Mr.. Sclby Carter. Of Nashville, Tenn,
tor the benefits derived from Ayers Sar-
sapar'lia. Having been afflicted ill my life
Win scrotnla, my system seemed saturated
with 1t. 1t came ont in blotches, ulcers.
ana matfery sores all over my body Mr..
carter states that he was entirely cured by
Ayers S~arsaparilla, and since discontinue
ing It's use, eight months ago has had no
return of the scrOfulOus SYMPTOMS.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-12-29

The untidy, dirty appearance of a grizzly
beard should never be allowed. Bucking-
hams Dye for the whiskers will readily
change their color to . brown or black, at
discretion, and thus keep up your reputa-
ton for neatness and good looks.
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We neglected to state in our
lat issue that the sugar house of
F4lix C%aillouet, about five miles
Lhove Thibodanx was burned OIL
|hcember 16, together with some
FOR Is h~ogsheads of sugar.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-12-29

Two colored boys were hunting
-, paceland some days ago. One
= .hem fred at IA rabbit and killed
Lo,h the rabbit and the other boy.
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Hon. A. +. Pugh Of Assump
ion died gu December q 1888, at
kG P. N.
Archbishop Perche Of New Or
knus died December q 1888, ut .
bsock P. NJ.
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MAkRiED.-rbibolanx. December 9th.
1883, at the residence 1T Mfr. r.. Verrler. hy
hey; Z NJ. Atkinson, d. d. Mr.. Bartheiemy
M"lier' and Miss PhiloInine Sanchez, all Of
the Parish Of Lafourche.
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We are re quested to state that
on tomorrow, Sunday evening. at
.! O'Clock the usual holiday Festi
val of tho Sunday School children
OF st. Johns Episcopal church will
take place, to which the public is
invited.
This is generally a very interest
ing festival aud the church should
have a full attendance to witness
the happy..children engaged therein.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS
For the week ending December q. 1883.

STRANGERS ROTEL.-R Lew. Jack
noeo, MATT Brennan, Jos: Anderson, John
Hexach: ). }. Mcdonald, X. X. Woodbridge.
Joseph Reed. Paul Bush, c. II. Allen and
Son. N. o; Prof. Hart. Cincinnati. ono !:
Exayler Bertrand. John Eirenhart, l.. O. Mar
tln' Joe Wives. Assumption n. A. Prudhom-
me, Donaldson Vile.
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saturday, DEC 90, 1888
LOCALNEWS.

The entertainments given by
ladies of Sc. Johns Church on
r,rsday aud Friday evenings
!. nnmerousIy attended and very
bkasant.
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SHAVING THE BEARD.-The more re-
fleet upon the mysteries of neurology and
animal chemistry, the more confident am
that, while we are the least suspecting it.
trifling errors in our daily life are pro.
duciDg important effects upon our corpo.
real systems and / declare 1t as my delib-
crate conviction that the habit, which may
almost be styled American, of using the
rtZor upon the face, is sufficient to cause a
large proportion OF the lamentable evils
which affect the human race in this coun-
try. It appears by experiment that the
beard, if shaved, grows four or five times
faster than if unshorn. In this calculation
an item is omitted which it Is difficult to
estimate, i e., the stimulus given the beard
by the frat application of the razor in ado
lescence, the experiments being made
upon boards after they have acquired
an unnatuTally rapid growkh The
effect of this early stimulus may be fairly
counted at double the natural growth
then reckoning the difference in sizs and
weight of the fiber, which is treble, and
we find the frightful truth to be that we
raise thirty times the natural quantity of
beard ! Thus, it is evident that the true
beard is exhausted at very early age,
after which the system is forced TO supply
a substitute. Now, nature will not sub
NIT with impunity to extraordinary de-
mands upon her vigor, and that which re-
quires her to producs in lifetime thirty
times as much beard as she was first in
clined TO. must certainly be considered as
such. She is fatigued in proportion to the
effort, let the particular kind be what it
may. Although her recuperative powers
are great, she insists upon having repose,
even when working at rate chosen by her.
self. II that repose is denied her, she
takes her revenge by breaking down the
mechanism,
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a poe,s RzAscN1sa POWER.

Innumerable instances OF tie reasoning
powers of dogs mind are given, and it
is certain that dogs thoughts recognize
cause and effect. One morning several
weeks ago a gentleman living OF Rush
street, starting down to his office on the
South Side, was joined by neighbor who
exhibited to him, with pardonable pride,
a fine Irish setter, which he said ne had
received the night before as present from
a friend outside of the city. The dog had
never before been loose in the streets of a
city. The two gentlemen walked down
State street and crossed the bridge, the dog
following them. They separated, and the
gentleman who tells the story saw no more
of the dog or master until about 4 o'clock
the same afternoon, when, as he stood on
the platform of State-street car wait
ing for the bridge to cloEe so that the car
could go north, he saw the setter run up
to the bank and lock over. The gentleman
looked around fer his friend, bat not
seeing him, guessed directly that the dog
was lost aud was finding his way home.
He proposed to watch the animal and see
whether instinct would send him through
the tunnel, which ne had never aeen, or
reason would make him wait until the
bridge closed. The dog, after looking into
the water, held up his head and looked at
the other shore. Then he yelped little
and looked at the water again as if about
to jump in. Evidently the smell or color
of the water did not suit him, for he
turned back and trotted few steps to the
south, then stopped, looked at one and an.
osher of the crowd, then at the open draw
again. As perfect an expression of
satisfaction and relief from perplexity
came over the dogs face as ever
human countenance wore. He walked
back near the draw, lay down and waited
for the bridge to close with much more
cornposure than the men who surrounded
him. TIE gentleman waited until the
bridge closed, and the dog started to cross
when be called him and took him home
TChicago Herald.
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PLAIN EEGLIsH.

The most successful and popular writers
and speakers of to-day, are those who ex-
press themselves in the fewest and simplest
words. There was time when one was
considered a brilliant writer or speaker if
he used lengthy and high-sounding words.
The intricacies of language were then con-
sidered; now it is the idea and sentiment
which claims the admiration, and the most
comprehensive manner of expressing ones
sentiment is the most approved method.
Nor is it simple and easy matter to ex-
press oneself simply and correctly. 1t ia
as much of an art to acquire brevity in
language as it is to extend it by high-hown
terms. The rapidity of the age has done
much toward the simplifying of language.
We have just discovered tha lie is short
much shorter thsn it used to be, for the
number Of our days is decreased in conse-
quence of our headlong race through life in
competition with each other, and thus it
becomes necessary TO abbreviate in all
things in like proportion, and especially
in language. Thus the habit of
abbreviation has gradually grown upon
us; but we still fad those who
remain devotees to the cid style of
going around Robinson's barn." ac-
cording to the old saying, to express SIM
pie idea-a thought which perhaps may be
of little consequence, if any, and
yet simple thought may convey
a wcrld of meaning when forcibly
presented, but it never can be
clearly exl lessed when the quantity
and the nature of the language tends to
complicate it, and attracts the mind more
to the terms than to the suhiecs. In the
greater number of books OF recent issue the
language is terse and the matter is not
strnDg out to such unnecessary length as
formerly, as may be seen by comparing
them with works OF only few years ago.
II such were the case there would neces-
sarily be fewer books read, and still it is an
disputed fact that the general literature of
the day is far more brilliant, on the whole,
than that of decade past. This is pro-
gress, educstionally, and to the simplifca-
tion Of the language this improved state of
society is chiefly due. While therefore the
modest and simple Anglo Saxon is to be
favored in all written and spoken language,
there is limit to abbrsviation and
condensation there is no necessity
for making oneself incohrent in an
endeavor to speak briefly and to
the point one extreme, in this matter, is
rs undesirable as the other, and should be
carefully guarded against. For this rea.
SOP, then, simplicity of language is an art,
and it requires study, practice and keen
digcernment to estimate, to nicety, as to
what may constitute the happy medium
it ia not taught, but is the re-
suit OF observation and Judgment. Anna
teur writers and novices generally endeavor
to zee how grandiloquent they can make
their writings, and the writingsof this class
are often amusing to sensible people. Il The
Universe.
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wAsmssGTON TERRITORF,

SEATTLE, January CHA. Fl. Garrison,
who was about going into the hotel business
here, was arrested last night on requi.ition
from the Governor of New Mexico, chars ing
him with grand larceny. It seems that Gar.
rison went into the livery stable business at
Socorro in October, 1881, borrowed mone Y
and bought everything be could on c.e6if.
he ran along. staviog off his creditors, until
May last, whsn he suddenly stepped over
into Texss., there disposing of his horses,
harness and vehicles. A requisition was
made on the Governor of Texas for
him, but before he could bs taken he dig-
appeared, turning up here in November.
Tee debts be lett behind him at Socorro
amounted to about $4,000, and it is said he
IN IKE manner biiked the people Of Tomb
stone, A. T., before going to Socorro. He is
also said to have lefs bad record in Mon
fana G,rrison was placed in charge of a
Constable, through whose carelessness or
negligence he made his escape during the
M. Il ia supposed. however. that he is in
the neighbnrhood, and diiigent efforts viii be
made to effect his recap.urs.
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It is very usual now TO decorate the
panels of doors. For this purpose it
would be impossible to find more ap-
propriate design than that of trailing hops,
carrying it out in the varied green's of
the foliage, relieved by the browns of the
branch.like stems.
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OREGON.
Murder and Lynching.

PORTLAND, January 7th.-The Oregonian's s
Cheney wv, T.) special says: Saturday
morning, about 10 o'clock, Chinese prosti-
tute named Chung Sow was found lying in
her bed stark naked and literally chopped to
pieces. She was still alive, but soon breathed
her las. The wespon with which the deed
was done, q common ak, wss founo IN the room.
1t was supposed that Lee Chow, who, until
a few days age, was pantryman at one of
the hotels here, was the murderer, and as be
had left on the west bound train Saturday
morning telegIa am was sent to Conductor
Finn, who arrested him at Ritsville. The
woman's jswelry was found on his person,
and bloody garments and other incidents
point 20 his guilt. He was brought here on
the afternoon train and lodged in Jail. A.
10 o'clock last night mob Of eighty citizens
went to the Jail, broke the lock and in ten
minutes Chow was swinging to the limb of o
neighboring bull.pine. The guard who had
been placed in the jail made no resistance
and there was no no;se or excitement. The
murderer and victim now lie side by side,
and an inquest will bs held over both to-mor-
roy.
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Charch Dedicated Dropped Dead-Tnl
Tapper Caughf.

PORTLAND, January 7th. = Mount Zion
Congregational Church, four miles from this
city, was dedicated today. The church was
in debt but SOC, aud this amount was raised
bsfore The ceremony was concluded.
John z. Savage, barber, dropped dsad on
First street this morling. The CoroueI's
jury returned verdict Of death from natural
causes
Tom T. Norton, driver for the United
Carriage Company, WIS arrested early this
morning for rCbbiDg ths till in the office
The company had been missing small sums
for several days, and set watch and marked
some money in the till. He csme in about 5
o'clock, and was seen to abstract 81 So Nor.
ton il about % years old, is very well con-
nected, and his family live here.
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" CROWDED WITH VALUABLE STATS
TICS"
[Nevada state Journal.

The New Years number of the SACRAMENTO REC.
ORD UNION is magnificent publication of sixteen
pages, crowded with valuable statistics and useful
and interesting information.
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"a mAsrsRprrcg .
[Red Bluff PEOPLES Cause. ]


The New Years DAILY RECORD UNION was mas.
terpiece OF editorial and journalistic ability IT was
equal to bound volume Of 200 pages, embracing
almost every variety of and valuable statistics