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A WICKED JOKE.
How the Oil Exchange Dude Was
Imposed Upon.
New York Times.


The members of the oil exchange are g
rather swell set of young men, but the lead
IN the matter of clothes is taken by the youth
known as ''the dude,n whose name is with
held for the sake of his relatives This dude
strolled into the exchange during the dull
hour yesterday. and Solomon in all his glory
was never arTayed like one of him. To be-
gin near the bottom, his feet the dudes, not
Solonlon's) were encased in the gloSsiest OF
patent feathers; his trousers fitted like the
paint on a lamp post; his coat had never a
crease from tail TO top; his linen was
starched until it shone, and his collar was per-
lection itself and raised his chin SO that he
could only gaze at the floor at the hazard
Of cutting his throat But his tout ensemble.
SO to speak, was completed and set off by the
darlingest silk hat imaginable with the
broadest and most curling of brims and a
beautifully bulgent top. Altogether he was
radiantly, dazzlingly beautiful
The dude stopped near the middle of the
floor, struck an attitude much affected by
garden statuary, and gazed serenely and
pityingly upon his commonplace fellow
brokers. But, horror of horrorsi A rude
| man came behind him and jerked the silken
tile from his head, and the next moment it
was thrown to the floor, had received a
| vicious kick, and a dozen brokers were
running after it. They surrounded it, scuf1ed
for it, away itsailed again toward the ceiling
with the entire membership of the exchange.
save only the owner, in wild pursuit Reund
and round the floor gamboled the merry
brokers with the hat before them. Now it
was suffering in their midst, then it shot over
the floor in desperate efforts to escape, only
to be again overtaken, trampled, kicked and
trodden until it presented an appearance as
! If it had been lain down on by COW and
! then spent a summer under a dlst-heap, and
the gay brokers were tired out and pesspir-
ing.
The dude during this terrible period stood
aghast, and, with horror depicted in every
feature. turned in frozen despair as tho gam
bols Of his wicked associates Led them to the
four cardinal points of the rooms compass.
But when grinning messenger boy brought
him the battered corpse of bis precious dicer
ne forced a smile which was only a desolate
mockery Of happiness and remarked:
"Aw dawn't care anyway. It was an odd
hawt"
Then the rude man who had torn the tile
from the unhappy adolescents head ap-
preached and handed him the silken hat un-
injured, and the dude learned that he had
been the victim of a wicked joke. An old
hat had been substituted on the floor, while
the joker held the victims tile behind his
back. And it came to pass that the noise of
! unholy laughter was SO great as to jar the
ticker into the tape-basket, and the dude will
wear a Derby hat to-day and forever after
while on the floor OF the exchange
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A Thrillins:Ride forea:sug of Liquor
boston Traveller


One night Carolina judge had been out
very late and on his return, after stabling
his horse, he kept vigil even later with some
sympathetic friends. On rising in the morn.
ing and descending to the breakfast room, his
throat very dry, what was his surprise to find
the demijohn that stood on the table in O
similar arid condition.
''Sambo."
"Y-yes, SAN"
''Take this jock-saddle the mare, and ride
downto the Corners and geti filed as quickly
as you know how. Do you heara"
"Y-yes, sab"
His order given, and the slow and stutter-
ing Sambo from the room, the thirsty son OF
Bacchus and Minerva So. himself down,
watch in hand, to await the committing OF
his commission. 1.-TWO minutes" he muir
INJURED, brokenly, gasping as chickens &c
when their porridge is too dry-"the mare is
bridled-saddled-an Sambo is on her back.
Now he is down the path, out the gate On the
highway. Good old Bessyl How she flies
alongl Now they are by the willow tree. Now
they are crossing the brook-now-and now
the two miles are finished and they are at
the store Two minutes for the boy to finish
waiting on the customers already there-two
minutes to draw the-for Sambo and It is on
its way. Here it comes. Over the brook and
by the tree-along the road-along the lane
through the gate-up the path-and here it
is with Sambor'
81 say, m-massa, c-can't find that ere bri-
die anywhaI Why, h-h-here il is, nassa, be-
hind your chairl Guess You must hal br;nged
it in last night"
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WHAT WEATHER PROPHETS SAY
The Muskrat. Ground Hog and NAL.
lard FereteH Mild Winter--Eike.
wise Predict the Goose Bone, Chick
en-Gizzard and Catfish.
[St. Louis GIobe-Democrat- |

[St. Louis Globe-Democrat1
"Muskrats amt troubling themselves much
about hard winter said an old hunter,
yesterday. ''You don't fool them much on
weather." he continued; ''theyre better than
any almanac. I've watched them for a good
many years over in the American bottom,
and 1 can always tell, along in the fall,
whether we are going to have an open winter
Or not How can tell?" added the Nimrod
repeating the reporters question. ''Easy
enough. l don't have to feel for it. either.
Ii its going to be hard winter, you'll see
the muSkrats commence house building early
III the fall, and by this time they'll have their
mounds OF the marshes built I'D of mud and
sticks and leaves three or four feet above
water. But if the weather is going to be mild
you'll see nothing of that kind. A colored man
from Bonhomme bottom, where he has lived
most OF the time since the war, was standing
by, and added his testimony as to the signs Of
the season.
81 tell you, boss" said he, ode groun' hog
am de animal I goes by. He's learned more
about de weather IAN all the rest OBJ de beasts.
If he kin see his shadow when he comes outen
his hole in February he gifts back in de groun'
quick, an stays thar six week longer. Then
you can bet thar'H be late spring. He's les,
as smart about de winter, foah if it's gwine
to be wan he jes' scratches shallow hole to
hide in; that's all he wants. But if it's gwine
ter freeze hard he'll go in deep an make his
self a warm nest of dry grass and leaves. De
groun' hog amt troubling any bout cold
weather now. He's made up his mind it's no
use an is going to lib close to de top OBJ de
groun' without any bed dis winter. amt
got any use for big wood pile dis winter,
nor you won't either, boss" and the colored
scientist walked away. Looking for further
information, the reporter questioned we'll
known poulterer In Union market and was
Informed that the inner coating of chicken
gizzards peeled off very easily, never-fail-
ing sign. they say, of a green Christmas.
Another point was gained from farmer
who says the corn husks are remarkably thin
and light this fall, another evidence recog-
nized as a promise of thin ice
Mallard ducks have very few feathers this
fall you needn't fear much cold weather
when the ducksare not well feathered.m re-
marked Judy, the game-dealer s.Another
thing said he, the wild fowls haven't gone
south yet They are feeding north of here,
and viii come down later and STAY around
here as they did two years ago.' Chris
Neiderweiser, of Baden, cites the old infalIi-
bic German sign Of the breastbone Of a
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goose, to prove that fuel ought to be cheap
this winter. Chris killed a goose for dinner
last Sunday, and after eating the meat from
the breast he found the bone so thin that he
could see through it. eff the winter was
going to be very cold" he says, ''the goose
bone would have been three times as thick.n
Ripe tomatoes picked daily from the vines
ara for sale On Union market, a luxury,
Grundemyer says, that is not afforded SO late
In the season one year in ten.
Ii further evidence is needed to convince
the skeptical that there is no necessity for
squandering q fortune in coal it is afforded
by the willy catfisn Of the Missouri river.
When the stream is going to freeze up the
the catfish knows it long enough in advance
to prepare himself with good thick hide.
Johnson, the fishmonger, declares the catfish
had skins like whales last winter, but now
their winter covering is as thin as piece of
silf-
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Leon Albeit.
GGath in New York Tribune.

lGath ID New ork Tribune.
Twenty-Five years or more ago I saw and
heard Mr.. Leon Albeit, now Democratic
governor-elect OF New Jersey, address a de-
batting society in Philadelphia on public
night He was announced as prodigy who
would make speech Immediately on any sub
ject proposed By the audience. Some mem
bers of the rival debating societies, more
jealous than fraternal, proposed the word
'cosmogony," an unfair thing, because he
had not promised to define every hard word.
But it was said that young Abbett;s wits
were all ready and he had dictionary con-
cealed, out of which came the missing mean
ing: science Of the universe. Re spoke glibly
but left the impression on my mind that he
would as well be prompt as right. He was
the son of a milliner in that city who brought
up bright family OF boys. handsome, well
behaved and precocious.
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Too Nueh Timber.
Detroit Free Prass. ]


"Well, what's the matter nova" asked
Simpkins' wife as he staggered in about 8
o'clock IN the morning.
''Well, (hic) an 'e said: Push stick in m
so (hicl-soda.' So saysh: 'Putsh stick in
mine Then gesh-1
well, guess remarked Mrs. Sinpkins,
laying considerable stress on the personal
pronoun, ''that he put whole cord of wood
in your soda, and that it all went to youi
head" And when Simpkins woke up III,
next morning he thought so too.
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Importing skulls,

LFOpuIar Sclence News.
The thrifty German mind is equal to emer-
gencies. A half dozen human skulls vera
lately bought in London for the cabinet of
anatomy at Heidelberg As old bones, these
would be admitted into Germany free from
duty; ard the custom-house officials there
fore taxed them as s'worn effectsn
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Cnewed Then, I'D.
The Judoel

"Wheres my checks, Emmaa Give them
to me quick. I've won on Eole,n cried George,
excitedly.
Cheeks" she said, coolly. eff it's them
bits of paper you told me to hold, why l
cheTed them up aminute ago."
George turned white as corpse and toll
her to come along home: he'd be hanged il
ned wait to see another race; also adding it
was blamed wonder she hadn't chewed so1u,
bodyis ear off,
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AN AMERICAN CARDINAL.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

iSpSCta1 IeAetsrtlE1 Tie OlOSS.
New YoRx, Dec. ga cable special
from Rome says: An important consistory
viii be held here in March and several new
cardinals will be created. 1t is probable
an American will obtain one Of the hats.
THE NIHILIsTs DIsAGEEE.
BERL1N, Dee: 2G.-Dissensions have
have arisen among the socialist leaders OF
St. Petersburg regarding the prevention
of tbs appearance Of the November NUM-
Der Of the students paper and nihilist pa
per.
THE FRENCH POLICY ABROAD.
PAErs. Dec. 26.-It is asserted that the
French government has been fully IN
formed in regard to the impressions which
it's policy in Tonquin has created in Eng
land, Germany, Italy, Spain and America.
TIE ARABS THREATENING DUEM.
CAIRO, Dec. 26.-Three thousand Arabs
are reported threatening Duem.
NOT AS BAD AS REPORTED.
PARIS, Dec. 26.-The report that many
persons were killed or seriously injured by
the accident to a railway train between
0yerin court and Paris is incorrect. The
train was thrown from the track, but only
some freight cars and loose boxes were
shattered.
Ell MAEDI ADVANCING.
CA1Ro, Dec. 2e.-El Mahdi and his forces
are advancing from Ri Obeid, and are e1-
pected to reach Khartoum in ten days.
BLOT.
Ida, Russia, Dec. 26.--Workmen and
officials of the railway works at this place,
engaged in riot yesterday owing to the
exection Of the contractors. One official
was killed and several workmen injured.
The ringleader of the rioters was arrested
TIE HILBERT LAW.
CALCUTTA, Dee. 26.-The native news
paper press vehemently opposes any com
promise on the Ilbert bill, and counssls
agitation. Tae bill was drawn By Justice
Ilbert to give the same authority AID ju-
risdiction to the native judges in India as
are nov exercised by the English judges.
oRANGEiEr AND NATIeNALIsTs.
DUBLIN, Dec. &c. The Orangenen
are making great preparations to oppose
the nationalist meeting announced to be
held at Dromcre, eaUnty Down, on Jan.
nary
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LATE MINNEAPULIS NEWS.

Last evening girl in Second avenue
sozth bagnio was assaulted by male vis-
itor, and in the jamboree the girl received
severe cut on the head with glass. The
man ives arrested
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THE OLD WORLD.
THE oRAEGEMEN And NATIoNAL-
ISIS PREPARING For 4 BLOODF
BRUSH

Eel Mabdi Said re Be Marching on Khar-
toum-The Arabs are Threatening Par
nell to Marshal His Forces to The Open-
ing of Northumberland Meat from
America TO France.
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Closed Dawn

LAWRENCE. Kans, Dec. 26.-The saloon
keepers of this city have given up their
fight on the prohibitory law, ar all have
closed heir back as we'll as their front doors.
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Pref Tiee, the Weather Prophet,
Chicago NeMs.l

He was a quaint, curious old man. un-
doubtedly sincere in his professions and alto
gether Indifferent tc either the laudatory O,
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atRacs

SAN FRAsoIsco Dec. 25-Edward
Hanlon, the champion carmen, and Geo.
". Lee, rnwed AZ exhioI,ioH shell racs on
the Lew Course, Oakland, three miles,
HgC.oa wen easily n 1S:43:
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-02-03
THE A OF LOUISIANA,
GOTH Jedieisl District Court, Pa,
ioh Of LxfOurche.
Succession Of Joseph Dare, No. lila
PrObares.

DCRSUAMT TO AN ORDER AND DE.
l. esse Of shows Court and in obedience to
. commission - me directed in the above en-.
titled and numbered Succession l will offer
for sale at pablo suction pursuant to law ia
the last and highest bidder at the Court
House in the Town of Thibodaux, on Sat.
urday the 10th. day of March 1883 between
tho hours Of u o'clock A. NJ. aud 4 o'clock 2.
n. the following described property belong
ing to the above succession tO-wit:
A certain tract of land situated in this par
ieh on the right bank of Bayou Lafourche at
about eleven miles below the Town Of Thibo-
daux measuring one arpent more or less front
by forty sspents in depth bounded above by
lands formerly owned by A. Bourgeois and
Row by l.. Pertuit aud below by other lands
ofsAid vendee and her husbands estate. To-
gether with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon.
Terms and Conditions'of Sale Cash on the
Spot in United States Treasury Notes to pay
debts.
February 3rd. 1883.
THEOPHlLE THIBODAUx,
Sheriff.
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NO better opportunity will pre-
81 itself for a few hours of solid
e~leation, than that afforded by
uehttle entertainment which is to
come off at st. JosepL's Hall on to
morrow evening.
|. Ibis will be the advent Of a new
sulng band recently organized in
eor town, out of the best musical
0lent which it possesses.
The opera comique, ale crime de
SarchemiE" will be rendered by
We best voices in the country; be-
eaes the three.prims donnas recent
garrlved from Boston, have con
s1ted to appear in a national air
each.
all Of this, gratis; and the pro
ueds arising from the refreshments
sulch will be abundant, are Ito be
S'Voted to liquid ating a small bal
saee remaining due for the con
Vaction Of the brick walk.
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Goth. Judicial District Court, Par.
ish of Latourche.
". 3. IAompso" rs. No. 1902 Pat
,ick Hogan.
VIM. c. Shepard rs. No. 1894 Pat.
rick Hogan.
John 1. Adams d. Co.. Is. No. 1900
Patrick Hoyaa.
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA

TAKE NOTICE THAT ACTING BY VIR.
4 tue Of three several writs of Fieri Facias
and to me directed by the Honorable above
entitled Court in the above entitled and mum
bered causes ] have seized and will offer for
sale at public auction pursuant to law to the
last and highest bidder at the Ccurt House in
the Town Of Thibodaux on SATURDAY the
18th. day of FEBRUARY 1888, bet the
hours Of ii o'clock A. NJ. and 4 O'clock 2. Nj,
the following described property to-wit:
To-. A certain lot Of ground or town lot
together with all the buildings thereon and
appnrtcnances thereto belonging situated and
lying in the Town OF Thihodaux and in said
Parish of Latourchc measuring as follows, on
the North side fronting on Main street 81
feet, on the South bordering Cd the lot Of
ground belonging to keefe and Bodley. Thir-
ty two feet four inches. On the East fronting
on Jackson street III feet 6 inches and on the
West adjoining the property formerly belong
keefe & Bodley. l04 feet being the same
property which the present vendor Meyer
Weil) purchased from James n. Walsh per
act executed on the 9TH. day Of July 1881.
20. Two certain lots Of ground or town
lots situated in the parish Of Lafourche on
on the Western confines Of the Town Of Thib0
daux. known and designated on u plan Of
Thirty lots of ground made and executed BY
=. d. Richardson U. s. Surveyor on the 18th.
june 1896 and Deposited in the Recorders Of
fee Of the Parish of Lafourche ~ lots Num-
bers Two Hundred (20ol and Two Hundred
aud (203) with such dimensions as to SAID lots
belonging, bounded in front by Public Road,
East by Church Street, South BY lots Num-
bers POI. and s0a. and West by lot Number
2Ol, all designated and described on said plan.
Together with I'll the buildings and improve
ments thereon including thu residence. store,
workshop. boiler shop and foundry, being the
samo property which was specially m~ortgaged
BY Patrick Hogan on the 30th. day Of Septem
Der 1881, IN favor OF T. l.. Winder.
Terms Of Sale Cash on the Spot in United
States Treasury Notes.
January 18th. 1883.
THEOPHILE THIBODACX,
ShoriH
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We regret to state that Dir.
William II. Ragan, proprietor OF
Thibodaux Saw Mill, has been t.
ken down with small pox, during
the present. week.
This is the first case of that loath
some disease that has occurred in
this Parish for six months. Mr..
Ragan has his mother in law with
him who has experience in treating
that disease.
When the disease was fully de
velopA Mr.. Tanner who had the
same disease last SUMNER, went to
t4his assistance and will remain
With him.
The authorities have taken the
necessary steps to prevent any fur
taer spread of the disease.
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The Wizard Oil men have
been delighting the people Of Thibo
dsux with free concerts every night
and selling Wizard Oil at one dol
l1 per bottle.
The chief man is quite an orator,
and talks glibly about the wonder
fol virtues of the Wizard OIL. but
when he explained how he cured
deafness in two hours it was al
most too great q strain on some
mems cIelulity.
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Consolidated Association Of, the
Planters Association of
Louisiana.

New Orleans, December 30, 1882.
Public notice is hereby given. in conformity
with The provisions of Act No. IS of the SEES
sion ct the General Assembly Of 1881. That an
assessment OF One hundred aud fifty dollars
has this day been levied by the President
ana Directors on each and every share Of the
capital stock of this Association, including the
assessment OF forty dollars for share levied
Jnly 18th. 1880, and that they are prepared to
settle the debt Of Stockholders on payment
o1 sad assessment of One hUndred and tifty
dollars on each share, of Which ninety ON.
dollars seventy eight and a half cents per
share may be paid in bonds OF the Stat. issued
under the funding Act of 1874, and fifty eight
dollars twenty one and Il half cents per share
Is payable in cash at the office OF the Associ:.-
ton, No. &c Toulouse Street.
JOHN CALHOUN.
Cashier.
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA,
goth. Judicial District Court, Pa
lsh of Lafourche.
F.. Il. Perktns and acife cs. Nc. 1S5;
tosk A. Loret.

TAKE NOTICE THAT ACTING BY vIR-
1 he Of - order and decree Of above
Coust md in obedience 10 = commission to me-
directed IL the obove entitled and numbered
ssit, I win s6ss for sale 1t public auction pur
On The psenisss situated on Main street in
The TsWn Of Tllbedaux on SATURDAY the
ntA- day Of FEBRUARY 1883 between the
hesys Of II s'sleok 4. n. and 4 o'clock Z. n.
She following described property being Of pc
rishsbla sstuse to-vib:
The eatise stock asd contents Of cor
tain sseds sssrs belonging to the defendant
situated II he Town q Thibodaux on eMaln
street, esnsissiae Of Groceries, Liquors. To-
eesee. C5oeksyy Wsresa and Sundries, attach
I'd in ~ show ouiA.
Terms o0d eonaiStona IT sale cash on tho
spot II Ualeel States Treasury Notes.
February I'D, 1853.
THEOPHILE THlBODAUx
Sheriff.
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Goth. Judicial District Court, Pal
ish of LafOurche.
4. Adkr d. Co. u.s.. No. 1912 Felir
DelGtte.

FHAEE NOTICE THAT ACTING BY VlR-
tue Of IN order and decree of above
Court and in obedience to n commission to
mo directed in the above entitled and number
ed case, l will offer for sale at public auction
pursuant to law to the last and highest bidder
on the promises situated in said parish on the
left bank of bayou I4afourche on Trosclair
and Robichaux Plantation at about four miles
above the Town of Thibodaux on Saturday
the 18th. day Of February 1889 between the
hours of ii O'Clock A. NJ. and 4 o'clock p. M.
the following described property attached in
nature, and belonging to the defendant.
The entire stock and contents Of . certain
trade store, consisting Of Groceries, Liquors,
Tobacco, Crockery wares and sundries.
Terms of Sale Cash on the Spot in United
States Treasury Notes.
February 3rd. 1888
THEOPHILE THIBODAUX,
Sheriff
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.

Goth, Judicial District Court, Parish of La
fourcle.
SUGGESTIONS Of Benjamin F. Holden and wife
and Community No: 1923 Probatcs.
Pursuant to an order and decree of above
court and IN obedience to a commission to me
directed in the above entitled and numbered
SUGGESTIONS, J will offer for sale at public auc-
tion pursuant to law to the last and highest
bidder at the Court House in the Town of
ThibOdaux. on Saturday the 3rd. day Of Feb
ruary 1888 between the hours of IL O'Clock
A.. NJ. and 4 o'clock P. NJ. the following de-
sclibed property belonging to the above Sue
cessions to wit:
The South Eastern corner of Lot No. l6, the
one half Of which lot is fully described I'D the
inventory taken 9th. January 1879 by Emile
E. Leblanc. Recorder in the above success;ons
and on file in aforesaid Court, the said corner
portion of said half lot measuring forty eight
feet on Main stIeet, by sixty feet on st. Louis
street, together with all the buildings and
improvements thereon.
On the following terms and conditions to-
wit:
For Cash to pay debts.
December 3Oth. 1882.
THEOPHILE THIBODAUX,
Sheriff.