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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-08-04

"a Wv ~ -
ter contre le mauvais temps. II
plu assez pour empecher lie trans
port DIES bois abattus ct pas asse
pour CONFER les cours d'eau de fl,
con a permettre aux bateaux de lie.
enlever.
ST. CHARLES.
La recolte de came dams la pa
rOisse st Charles est fort arrieree
LIE riz pousse tres bien les paca
niers ct les orangers sont charges
de fruits.
LIE. Sugar Bovl continue { dome,
des details sur les recoltes de la pa.
roisse Iberville. II dit aussi que les
trois quarts DIES planteurs ont ache
We leurs travaux ct quill pleut jus.
tement assez pour repondre d leurs
desirs.
De son cote rEt0h TIJerie an
nonce que les habitants ont detruit
rherbe ct que les recoltes proficient.
Pas de signe de chenilles, ct mails
en- quantite.
AVOYELLES.
lie cotton commence 4 S'Ouvrir
sur les habitations de Ia Riviere
Rouge.
WEST BATON-ROUGE.
La perspective DIES recoltes, dit
lie Sugar Planter, est beaucoup neil
leure aujourdyhui qu'elle ne retait
il y a quelque temps, a cause dies
s~echeresses recentes. Les planteurs
ont pu enfin degager leurs champs
des mauvaises herbes qui les en-
combraient. La came pousse ra-
pidement, mails ellie est en- retard
de plus dun mois. LIE cotton est en-
aussi bon etat qu'on peut resperer,
WI les circumstances que nous avons
traversees il rendra beaucoup plus
qu'on ne l'avait pens6 81 la seche-
reese ct les chaleurs actuelles con-
tinuent.
NATCH,TOCHEs.
Les recoltes s'annoncent tres bien
ct le temps est tres chaud.
ST. MARY.
LIE Jury de Police de la paroisse
st. Mary a adopt6 une ordonnance,
ordonnant an Tresorier de la pa
roisse de ne payer les certificates
DIES jures ct des temoins, ETC., que
sur la production du recu du Poll
Tax.
EST BAToN.ROUGE.
Faute de soumissionnaires, lie
cOntrat pour les travaux de cloture
de Ia lev@e Morganza, ma pu 6tre
adjuge.
II ny a plus de petite verole dams
la vile de Baton-R Rouge, la pre-
.iere ct La derniere personne qui
en- ait etc atteinte, est complete
ment guerie.
vERMILLION.
LIE Jury de Police de la paroisse
Vermillion a prelev6 pour faire face
aux d6penses probables de la pa
rOisse, une take de ONE mills sur
Passessement de 1883. La take pour
lie soutien des ecoles publiques est
settlement dun demi mill.
ST. JACQUES.
LIE Jury de Police de la paroisse
st. Jacques fait actuellement con-
struire un waste hangar destine d
servir d'abri aux chevaux ct voitu-
res des clients du temple de la JUS
tice.
POINTE COUPE.
nya beaucoup de fievre dams
cette parOisse ct surt0ut parmi les
enfants.
Les grabOts de cotton cOmmencent
s S'Ouvrir.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-08-04

Gee dune disette de bois de char
pente. Les bucherOns ont en- a lut-
ter contre le mauvais temps. II a
plu assez pour empecher lie trans
port DIES bois abattus ct pas assez
pour confer les cours d'eau de ia.
con q permettre aux bateaux de les
enlever.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-08-04
ST. CHARLES.

La recolte de came dams la pa
rOisse st Charles est fort arrieree.
LIE riz pousse tres bien; les paca-
niers ct les Orangers sont charges
de fruits.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-08-04
MICHEL LION

Hos. l07 e 100 rue Decatur (an.
cienDement Vieille-Lev6e) coin Ste.
Anne, en- face du Marche
FF0nCQf0.
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10
Buying a Florida Curiosity.

A man from North Billerica, Mass bought piece of wild land near Lake Hickpochee, Florida, because of won- derful natural curiosity which the land agent pointed out to him. It was pal metto log wedged in the branches of a water oak, twenty feet from the ground. The purchaser moved upon the place, and spent his tine between meals and grubbing roots in wondering at the log in the tree. One day last week he solved the problem. It rained as it rains only in the Everglades, turning flood of water from the saw grass region down into Lake Hickpochee, and his neigh bors heard him shouting three miles away. He hallooed all night long, and the next morning they went over in q boat and borught him out. He was sit ting on the top of the tree with his feet in the water, and with 8 long pole, was keeping off floating palmetto logs that were endangering his seat by wedgine themselves in among the branches. The land agent thinks he can sell the place for him at profit when the water goes down, if the flood does not ruin the curiosity.
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10
Ostrich Farming.
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A Nevada paper says: A lot of twenty two ostriches passed through to Califor- nia the other night. They constitute the "plant" of an experiment. about to be made in what is called 'sostrich farm ing," but which, according to Pacific Coast notions and the business itself, should be called ostrich ranching. We are of the opinion that the ostrich will live and multiply in many places in Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico, but doubt the proftableness of ostrich ranching. It is about like the business of breeding camels. Camels do we'll in Nevada, increasing about as rapidly as any other kind of stock, but no one appears to know what to do with them. A lot taken from this section of the State to the desert regions to the southward for use in packing and pros pecting, proved of 80 little value that they were turned loose to shift for them selves, and are now breeding and run ming wild up toward the head-waters of the Gila River.
 It will probably be the same with the ostriches. After the experiment of herd ing them on ranche has proved fail ure, some of the birds will be allowed to shift for themselves and will thus stock the wilds of Arizona, New Mexico, and other regions in that direction.
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10
A Rat Plague.

Paris IS just now suffering acutely from an invasion of rats. When the Seine rose during the recent floods it drove the rat from his comfortable home in the sewer. The ejected army of rats has billeted itself in more comfortable winter quarters, in the Rue Dauphine, in the Rue de Bac, the Rue des Saints Peres, for instance, taking possession with the greatest coolness, and maintain ing strict military order, as if in obedi- ence to common general. The houses on the river banks they have avoided, keeping we'll to the boulevards. Some of the host are said to be enormous in size, as big as cats, says one chronicler, of unparalleled audacity, and with teeth long enough and sharp enough to take a piece clean out of Deputy's leg with impunity. They turn up in all sorts of odd places-in boots, trousers, L0tticoats, boxes, drawers-and one virtuods 6o,e,se nearly died from the shock when she sur prised an enterprising rodent in her bed. They are not to have 1t all their own way, however, for an opposing array of all the available dogs and cats is bein g levied, and the cafes are ringing with the feats of the various champions.
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10
Woman Suffrage.

On the subject of woman suffrage, Gov. Butler, Cf Massachusetts, in his inaugural message says: "For myself l believe that that right is given them by the constitution of the United States. By the decision of the courts am over- ruled in my action on this subject, but not in my convictions. It IS an experi- ment in our government which has never been here practically tried, for al- though women are allowed to vote for a single class of municipal officers, yet there are so may restrictions and inn pediments thrown around it, that no wo- man with 8 proper spirit of self-rcspect, ought to allow herself to pass through the ordeal to attain useless privilege. g He suggests that election day be made holiday, and that local elections throughout the State be so arranged that all will fall on the same day as the general election. On the subject of naturalization he advocates that every judge of district or municipal court have the power to issue certificates of naturalization, and is in favor of con- lining it even to them, for they as neigh DOTS are better able to decide from knowledge whether the facts are true in the application. It will relieve the dockets cf the higher courts: and in closing on the topic he adds that all the systematic frauds in naturalization al- legged and proved in a neighboring State were done in the superior courts of that State.
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10
Policy Gambling.

There is probably as much money spent in our large cities in policy gambling, as there is in bread. Some men are so infatuated with the swindle that they deprive themselves and their families of the necessaries of life to satisfy their propensities in wickedly foolish direction. A policy man describes the chances for striking prize as follows:
 Has any one ever computed the chances of the policy buyer, asked the reporter?"
 "Yes. In the seventy eight numbers in the wheel there are 76,O76, gigs or combinations of threes D."
 "Then when man selects gig and pays ten cents for it, he stands one chance in 76,O76 of winning $20?"
 Precisely"
 "And in case one of each possible gig were bought the receipts would be $7,6O7.6O?"
 "Correct again p
 "Then, on the principle of even chances, man might 'blow in $7, ,60Z 50, ten cents at 8 time, and then draw out $2O?"
 "Go to the head p
 "Did you ever know of lightning striking any one in 6 policy shop?"
 "Well, very seldom.
 cor of head office failing in busi- ness ?"
 "Never!''
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10
Madagascar.

The London Economist says: "Though Englishmen may regret keenly the con- quest of Madagascar by France, it is not their duty or their business to prevent it in the only possible way-by insisting, at any risk, that the conquest shall not be attempted. Let the French get bit of the tropical world if they can." Pos sibly in this friendly speech the Econo- maist is influenced by the fact that the attempt of France to subiugate Mada- gascar would be likely to involve her in trouble and expense at least as serious as that which Holland has found in Achsen. In roadless, rugged country, made for ambushes, and where European troops would be subject to the utmost peril from exposure to intense heat and moi some swamps. loss would make very heavy account against gain. The me- tropolis of the Hovas, the chief tribe, is POO miles from the capital, and is known to have been left roadless with an eye to the present contingency. European travellers and rich natives go by palan- Quin.
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10
The Cleverdale Mystery.

The New York Hour gives us the plot of the new political novel, "Clever- dale," as follows: The romance hero of the story is George Alden, clerk in the Cleverdale Bank; the political hero, or demon, is Hon. Darius Hamblin, Presi- dent of the bank and of large woolen mill, member of the State Senate and aspirant to the Governorship. Alden loves Hamblins daughter, Belle, but the Senator intends to use the young lady as he has used his money, social posi- tion and everything else, for the further ance of his political schemes. MT. Walter Mannis, brilliant member of the Assembly and reputed rich, is de- sired by the Senator as son-in-law, and as .Mannis is quite willing to accept the position, the Senator gets rid of Alden by hiring recent political servitor to falsify Alden'e accounts at the bank The trick is not entirely to the Senator's taste, hardened politician though he is, for Alden had distinguished himself by saving some lives during disastrous fire at the mill, injuring himself terribly by the operation; but political schemes must be effected though the heavens fall, so Alden disappears, an alleged defaulter. Even the young lady's affections cling to him, so Mannis, who is desperately in love with the girl and the fathers sup posed wealth, robs grave and dresses the body in an old suit of Alden's clothes. The body is found, the heart broken girl consents to marry Mannis, but Alden, of course, returns in the nick of time to forbid the bans, the old father relents and all ends happily.
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10
Truthful COlored George.

The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph tells the following story:-"My neighbor Odum was in the habit of leaving his large cot ton baskets in the field at night. These baskets were at the end of the rows and near the public road. One night he left seven of these baskets in the field. Next morning two or three of them were miss ing. It had rained the night before, and it was not difficult to follow the track of 8 one horse wagon that had evidently carried away the baskets. MT. Odum, with trusty negro, who was also inter- ested in the cotton, pursued, following the track without difficulty till it brought them to the humble residence of George Washington, 8 colored citizen, where they found cotton spread out upon the floor, and wet-evidently but recently placed there. The man and his wife de- nied that it had been stolen; and said it was their own cotton, and so far it seemed not possible to identify the cot ton. However, they secured George and then continued to follow the wagon to beyond the house about half mile in the woods, where they found the wagon and the empty baskets. This was too much for the namesake of the immortal patriot He owned up, and said: Gen tlemen, can't tell ie-I stoled dat cotton. I couldn't help it. It warn't my fault. It was MT. Odum's fault. He had no business to put dat cotton so fare to be took. I can't tell no lie bout it. I toook dat cotton, and the only thing dat troubled me at the time was dat my wagon wasn't big enough to take all dem baskets. I'd took all seven if I had done had room in dat one.h horse wagon. It was Mr.. Odum's fault"
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10

How THINGS MIX UP.-Chief Shaw, of the London Fire Department, when in this country few months ago, expressed the opinion that such big fires as we have in New York would be impossible in London, because of the superiority of the fire service in the latter city. A few weeks after his return home London was visited by $15, 5,OOO,OOO fire. Two or three days before that fire broke out the St. Louis newspapers published a letter from Chief Shaw, in which the writer spoke in terms of highest praise of the St. Louis Fire Department, and partic- ularly commended the fremen for the celerity of their movements. Now the underwriters of St. Louis have demanded the removal of the chief of the depart xnent for alleged incompetency.
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10

Pennypacker; but, says she, they need mending, and kind action never comes amiss. No more it does, sir, Lord bless her P
 "Humph p said MT. Broderick. "She's right-no more it does. And she's 8 regular scientist at the needle, is Miss Haywood. Just look at that patch, Mrs. Pennypacker !! 'Eucid's geometry couldn't produce straighter line or truer angles. See the toe of that stock ing It's like a piece of Gobelin tapestry. That's the way I like to see things done p
 And MT. Broderick never rested until he had been formally introduced to Honora Haywood. and he thanked her with equal formality for the good office she had unwittingly rendered him.
 It was golden October evening that Honora came down into the kitchen, where Mrs. Pennypacker was baking pies for her eccentric boarder, with the crusts made of the best Alderney butter instead of lard.
 "Oh, dear oh, dear !" said Mrs. Pen- nypacker, ''what thing it is to be an old bachelor ,.
 "He won't be bachelor much longer" said Honora, laughing and coloring as she laid her cheek on the good lady's cushioning shoulder.
 "What do you mean ?" said MT. Pen nypacker.
 "He has asked me to marry him, " said Honora, "after only two weeks acquaint- ance. He says that girl who can mend stockings as I do needs no other test And he says he loves me; and-and
 "Well ?"
 "I almost think I love him p whis- pered Miss Maywood.
 And so the problem of Honora's soi- tary life was solved, all through the magic influence of s'Nesdle and Thread"
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10

A CERTAIN lawyer of New York, well known for his powers of repartee, had been down to Salina to try case. Re- turning to town the conductor was very impertinent in his manner because the lawyer was rather tardy in producing his ticket when called for to be punched. Somewhat ruffied, the lawyer remarked to friend next to him "The Southern Pacific shall never see cent of my mon. ey after this.'' "Going tc foot it up and down from now on, eh ?" sneered the conductor. "Oh, mo-" replied the law. yer, quietly: "Instead of buying my ticket at the office shall pay my fare te yon."
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10
A CERTAIN Sunday-school teacher "

A CERTAIN Sunday-school teacher was in the habit of making a collection in his juvenile class for missionary objects every Sunday, and his box received stores of pennies which might otherwise have found their way to the drawers of the confectioner and toy-man. He was not a little surprised, however, one Sun day, to find country note crushed in among the weight of copper. He was not long in finding it to be of broken bank, and on asking the class who put it there, the donor was soon pointed out by his mates, who had seen him deposit it, and thought it very benevolent gift Didn't you know that this note was good for nothing?" said the teacher. "Yes, answered the boy. "Then what did you put it in the box for p 1T didn't s'pose the little heathen would know the difference, and thought it would be just as good for them"
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10

s. s. M., West Elmira, N. Y., inquiries of us: "How should verbenas and cala- diums be kept during the winter?" They should be wrapped in Finlandese 'redin- gote, sealskin sacque, and pair of brown overalls; then they should be kept secret They should also be kept out of the cold, and sewed up with cinnamon and slight flavor of garlic -P PsacA
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10

tricks" she continued, shifting the bed quilt little; then she felt its emptiness. 'Lord massy where's the baby gone to?"
 They both looked back and then saw @ crowd of boys swarming at the end of the wagon, and in their midst happy, dusty baby, delighted with the situation. It didn't take them long to recover the youngster, and, wrapping it more se- curely in its patchwork, they logged on again. Detroit Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10

1Ned, who is that over-dressCd lady You greeted SO warmly to-day2 What is it you're keeping so shady2 What is she to you anyway2" sThat lady ?-the wife of banker (Thought her toilet remarkably fne). By the way, you ought to thank her, She was once an old flame of mine offered my 'congratulation,'
 Nothing more-to tell you the truth Our affair-mere infatuation,
 In the days of my callow youth. 5 Was she fond of mel? We'll, she said so. Did love her?' We spooned for year. Why didn't we marryT Why you know met you, and loved you, my dear. Of course, we all know that he bought her Youth and beauty exchanged for pelf Whst2 If you weren't rich mans daugh
 tsrr
 Ny dear loved you for yourself r'
 THE TRUTH ABOUT IT. Twas the old, old story repeated; Two young hearts that once beat as one; Their twin aspirations defeated; Two young lives forever undone. You think so2 You're sadly mistaken They each had a-something to sell. Each fancies the other torsaken, And both, yes, they both Married We'll ]"
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10

THE CHAIN GANa.-Of sixty-one prisoners working out fines in the chain gang on the streets of Atlanta, Ga, twenty-seyen are women.
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10

THE ENGLISH ARMY.-The Irish in the British army are slightly more than one- twelfth of the entire force.
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10

IT OUGHT to be cold day when sum. naer gets left. -Nstv 0rksa,ss Rscavasas.
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10
LIFTED.
HER vrasros.

 'sWho is Ned?" Why, thought that you
 knew
 We once were engaged for year! Oh, but that was before knew you That was ages ago, my dear. "over cordialw Now, hubby, for shame! Such nonsensel Yes, that was his wife Demure little thing--and so tame Men do make such blunders in life. Ned was such good-hearted fellow Devoted? ?" of course he was then Oh, you need not frowR and turn yellow, l could have had a dozen men. One thing will say, however, He's unhappy, that I can see; Poor fellow he probably never ouite conquered his passion for me. "Too poor" Yes, but proud as lord When you came-well, you know the rest Dear, you said you would take me abroad; Yes, of course, loved you the best
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-10

Pretty glrl, that-very pretty, said MT. Broderick, the old bachelor, to his landlady,
 Do you mean"
 1T mean the young lady boarder oi yours that I see on the stairs now and then," said MT. Frederick. "Nice figre-big, soft eyes, like gazelle. Didn't some one tell me she was music teacher ?"
 "That's her profession" Mrs. Penny packer. "But there ain't many pupils as wants tuition, and, poor little dear, she has but 0 hard time of it.
 Humph p grunted MT. Frederick. "What fools women are to have regular profession. If I had a daughter I'd bring her up self-supporting institu- tion."
 And MT. Broderick disappeared into his room, in the midst whereof stood a girl with Tapping slippers, portentous shawl and bonnet, which had originally been manufactured for 8 woman twice her size.
 "Who are you" demanded Mr. Brod- erick. ....
 "Please, sir, I'm Sally-the washer woman's Sally p was the response.
 ''And what dc you want here ?" said Mr. Frederick.
 "Please, sir, I've come to bring your things" said Sally, chattering off her lesson like parrot. "And, please, sir, her tumble duty, and she 'opes they'll suit, it was that damp and muggy Mon- day and Tuesday, as starch wouldn't stick; and she 'opes you'll excuse all mistakes, as they shall be done better next time, sir--please, sir"
 "Who mended am ?" demanded Mir. Broderick, whose hawk eye had already caught sight of the dainty needlework upon his garments.
 Nobody mended 'em," said Sally. And mother says it's easy to see as the new gent is bachelor, on account of the holes in his heels and toes, and strings off his dickeys.'
 ''I can tell you who mended 'em. :" said Mrs. Pennypacker, ''for see her at it, the pritty Miss Maywoodi And says she, T don't know whose they ere, Mrs.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-11-02

protection and free trade the past two
years or more, and it would seem have
had ample time to make public their
choice between tariff and free trade.
The Janus-faced policy has been
played long enough; it is high time
the party was outspoken and its posi-
ton taken. The late State Democratic
platforms have called into action the
ingenuity of the leaders to frame
language in respect to the revenue
policy capable of double meaning
they are neither decidedly tariff nor
anti-tariff. Such declarations of politi-
cal sentiment are not intended to ex-
press a principle, but to catch votes
from both sides. The discussions be-
tween the advocates of free trade and
tariff have been going on for half
century, and if there be any persons
capable of reading who have not yet
formed any opinion, they must be slow
of judgment. When the Democratic
party OF Wisconsin next assemblies in
State Convention by it's delegates, it is
hoped the people will for once be told
what the party believes on this all-im-
pOrtant financial question.