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How the Joke was Turned.

A certain young gentleman of this
town went up town one nigh t
recently, accompanied by his dog
Dot. He stopped at certain place,
and while there, two young men
who happened along, and seeing the little
dog, concluded 10 have some real finn.
One of the fellows cautiously approached
tho canine in true dog-catcher fashion,
and scooped him in. The brute did not
utter yelp, so suddenly was he captured.
The other fellow, by this time had care
fully raised cellar door, and the dog
catcher quietly thrust poor doggy into the
dark place. Then the two fellows
chuckled exultantly to themselves over
the huge joke they had played on poor
little Dot and his master. The joke
appeared to run along smoothly for a
while, and they thought that they had
played the biggest joke on the owner of
doggy. What delusion The broad
grin jokers turned to one of dismay, when
they learned that the very cellar into
which they had deposited doggy con-
tanned beersteak and butter. Nor was this
the worst of it, the dog made capital
feast off these savory viands, and looked
slick in consequence thereof. There was
one man out of humor-the owner OF the
meat aud butter. lie excitedly figured
up the cost of the thing and presented the
bill to the fellows that perpetrated the
"huge" joke. The boys at first objected,
but after looking the matter fairly in the
face, they ''ponied" up, and concluded
that the joke had been fairly turned on
them.
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Escape OF Prisoners.

The Jail at Dover is flrst.class for pris-
oners who wish to effect an escape when
tired of confinement. This week "iiob"
Allen, the notolious burglar, with several
others quietly lef6 tho iail Allen is a
most generous fellow. having false keys,
he liberated all the prisoners, and told
them to ''git scarce, " but many preferred
to remain in easy quarters. rather than
shift for themselves. The prisoners all
escaped with the exception of Leggett,
the horse thief, who was captured 10y one
of the Sheriff7s posse.
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Show your nppr G c alton,
boys. by taking your girls ON
the CAPE MAY EHcursiOn on
Monday.
Pleasant Surprise.

Mrs Hudsan, Steel, living opposite the
LEDGER Office, this Town, was completely
taken by surprise by her children and
friends, ON Wednesday evening, it being
the anniversary of her birthday. She was
the recipient of many useful aud hand
sonr rtrsents. A large cake, aving the
word ''Mnther' ON it, was presented to
her by the children, A good time was
enjoyed by all. We know the cake was
good because our thanks are due Mrs.
Steel for IL generous supply May Mrs.
S. have many more returns of just such
anniversaries.
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on new street to he opened running
from the Greek Road to Chapel street,
north of and nearly parallel with the
line of the new b. & p. r. X.
Every Lot offered will he sold with
out regard to price, aud without I'M
derbidding,
TERMS OF SALE:--l0 per cent.
to be paid an the day Of sale; 25 per
cent, therenf on the execution and de-
livery nf the deed, and the remainder
thereof may remain on the premises
for five years, secured by bond and
mortgage. Further particulars can
he had ut the office of the subscriber
where plot of lots will be exhibited.
s. NJ. DONNELL,
Real Estate Rroker.
T. j. Scott, auei aug2j-lw
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1t must have been terrible state Of
affairs, that caused the Psalmist to ask:
"Who can stand before his cold?' In his
day the remedies were few and doubtful; (;
how much happier should this generation
be, that has as household remedy, DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup: so wonderful has
been its cures that millions riso up and
call it "bessed."
The Delaware ledger., 1883-09-01

Life is too short TO try half II dozen
different kinds of "s4re Cures" when
one suffers with cough or cold stick to
the best and use DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup;
it will cure your cough and never disap-
point you: All druggists sell II at twenty.
five GENTS a bottle,
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-12-29
LES METIERS BIZARREN.

Paris, avec sa population de deux
millions IT demi d'hab;tants, Offre
les contrastes les plus etranges, les
plus surprenants peut-il Ell 6tre
autrement dans cette grande vile
oh So cout!oient les plus riches ct
les plus pauvres. qui y sont attires
les uns pour y derenser Ieur fortu-
ne, les autres pour ,acher de fa;re
Ia leur, ct on, par exemple, &c ia
meux due de Westminster,-arrive
ces jours-ci 4 Paris,-Qui cinqu-
ante mile francs 4 manger par jour,
est fr6l6 sur Ie boulevard par le "a
melique gsmin qni ramasse le bout
de cigarr quill IL jet6!
On a souvent tait phistoire des
tspetits meters" de Paris, de ces
industries bizarres CONNIE on peut
en- rencontrer settlement dams les
grandeS agglomerations d'individus
Privat d'Anglemont s'etait, autre-
fois, constitute le narrateur des eton.
nautes Industries que volt eclore le
pave de Paris, il await decouvert
le "berger ell chambre" lie "peintre
sur pattes de dinion", ct blen d'au-
tres types tout a fait singuliers.
Depuis, la fantaisie sen est melee,
ct OH a revel6 Persistence des me-
tiers les plus stupefiants,-tels que
ceux de ''norcisseurs de ver-e pour
eclipses' ct de ''moucheur d'invali-
des saus bras". Ces deux dtrniers
inlust1iels meriteraient bien, ma
toi! d'exister j.: lis ont leur place
marquee dams la galerie des ''me-
tiers bizarres" de Paris.
-. EFT tenez vOici que, juste-
ment, on Went de d6couvrir dams
un faubourg de la capitale, a la Vii
lette, un vieuX brave hOmme qui a
trouv6 pour vivre un ingenieux ex-
p6dient. CO brave homme, qui q
Iongtemps etc ? sa besogne ct qui
comme la plupart des travailleurs
MA pu durant les annees de labeul
economiserj de quoi acheter Il
pain des annees de vieillesse, es
incapable aujourd'hai de faire III
travail de force alOrs, il s'est insti
tue ''reveilleur."
En- QuOi consistent ses 0ccupa
tions I! Oh /! elles sont bien simples
! LIE "reveilleur' sc leve t0us le
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THIBODAUX LINE, SAMEDI, 1883.

settlement de chOux il cousOm mt
anssi du pain, ct beaucoup. C'est
ell vue de prOcurcr cette aIimenta-
tion bon march6 que lindustrie
du "ramasseur de croiltes lie PAIN
a etc crGee.
- Mais ie men finirais pas 81 je
voulais otter t0utes les petitcs in>
dastries bizarres qui s'exelccnt 4
Paris.
Que ne puis ie tracer Ia silhouet-
te du '1professeur d'oiseaux" du
''graveur de pigeons,' du esfabri>
cant dos de jambonneaux,7 dc la
''loueuse de SaEgsues," du ':bouian-
ger Ell vieux," ct de beauconp d'au-
tres encore qni ren;rent dams le cha
pitre des mysteries parisiens!
lie "releveur de marriages" est un
personnage qui a bien sa sinsulari>
te aussi c'est pindividu qui court
les mairies ct qui y relieve, SUR le
tabrau de promesSes de marriage,
les addresses lie tiances il commu.
n:qne ensuite ceS actresses aux lou.
enrs dc vo!tares, aux restanrateurs,
aux marchands de heurs, etc, qui,
apres ccs Indications, wont fai,e
leurs otfres a domicile.
IL re taut pas mepriSer les s.pe
tits me,iers': ills sont sonvent Ia
derniere blanche de salut de bien
deS malheureux!
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LIE PRIX MONTYON DE NINE
ROBILLATD.

Que votre bonne 6toile vous pre-
serve davoir jamais pour concier
ge une laureate du concours de yer.
tn institute par feu MontyOn:. .Si
je forn- ce souhalt pour vous, c'esi
qua Ia seance de pAcademie fran>
caise, tout ell ecoutant la lecture
monotone dies recompenses decer-
nees au. cuisinieres mtritantes ct
aux cochers lideles, je .ne suis SOU
venu de la terrible aventure don't
fot autrefois victime mon ami Du-
rand.
- xLhistoire remonte a six ans.
"A cette epOque, mon ami Du.
rand habitat uue vieille maison lie
la rue de Clichy. LIE jour on il loua,
Ia concierge lui plut beaucoup.
C'etait une crosse vieille femme a
tire-bOuchons, dun naturel evitlem-
ment RANT ct causeur, carellc trou-
va m0yen de lui apprendre, tout en-
lui falsant visiter son appartement
qu'elie n'etait concierge que tlepuis
peu. Auparavant, ellie await etc
trente ans au service dun vieux
monsieur podagre don't ellie soiguait
les rhumatismes, ct Qui 6tait mort
reccmment. Ellie ajouta Ell baissant
les yenx qu'elle etait proposee pour
Ie prix Montyon, e: qu'elle esperait
bieh recevoir cette glorieuse dis
tinction. En- somme, ellie fit 4 mon
ami Durand reffet dune tres brave
femme.
Quand il emmenagea, quinze
jours plus tard, il tut accueilIi par
cette exclamation de liz concierge !:
-Je Fai, monsieur, je rai!
-Quol done, madame Robillaud ?
lie prix Montyon, monsieur. !.
cling cents francslqu'on ma dGcernes
pour ma vertu J'ai failli etOuf1er
hier, qnand Oh MA remis la recon-
pense!....
Mon ami Dnraud f9licita CONNIE
il convenait Nine Robillaud, ct Sc
feGcita lui meme, Sc disant que celle-
Ia, au moins, he lui volerait pas son
vim, Nine RobilIaud, ell effrt, etait
dune hOnnetete scrupuleuse. Seu.
lement, un mois lie s'etair pas ecOu
i6 que toute Ia maison d6plorait
deja la fatale idee qu'avait eae IA.
cad6mle de lui. decerner un prix
Montyon. Un tel orgueil l'avait ell
effet envahie, qu'eIle Jugeait au-
dessous dele de monter lettres II
journaux, ct de balayer rescalier
Ellie passait ses jOnrnees dams sou
fauteuil, lisait Ia Morale en- action
on autre bon livre.
-. .Mais tOnt celia n'etait rien
Un jour les chose devinrent plu.
graves. Ce jour-la Mme Robillaud
tr0uvant sou existence vide, reso
Int, pour la rempiir, de meriter vi
second prix Monryon. Or, ellie III
connaissait qu'un muyen, celui o.,
lui a:ait deja reussi; frict.onner le
rhumatismes de SON proclaim ave
assez de devouemeDt pour que tou
j !e quarter Sen occnpat. Ellie r6so
, lut done de denicher un rhumat
r SAINT celibataire a tout prix. Ell
: passa la revue des locataires de
, maison. Tous etaient maries a l'el
ception de mon ami Durand. Lei
J. nui, c'est qn'il n'avait pas de rhu
y matisnles. A peine de temps e
s temps un peu de lumbago. II ct
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aval myself Of this opportunity to return
=! sincere thanks for the liberal patronage
y long bestowed on me. and to assure those
NY may confide their orders to me, that
ss't terms and prompt attention.
JOS. T. THIBODEACX.
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ATELIER TYPoGRAPnIQUE.
ROTARY JOB PREss.

Ayant tout le na.eriel necessaire. nous sem
mes meme d'executcr tour les ouvragcs ty-
pographiqucs qni nous seront cODfes Les
brefs d'avncat. cartes datfailes, entttes de
factures, tickets d'habitatiOn, blancs, circn-
laires, etc. serOnt imprimes dams le plus bref
delai ct i Les prix mOderes.
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ABONNENlENT.

AENONCEs.
IN carr5 de 10 ligres; lore insertion 81 30
- - 2mc - 15
g '' Insertion add. SO
Foutc annonce indignant la profession
wee radresst ct nexcedant pas Iuatre
ignes. par an. davance. .------------ s. 0C
Annonces dc candidats, d'avance -. 10 co
Necrologie. par ligne 10
TOnte annOnce cOmmerciale pnhliee i TaE-
nee sera inseree an taux de so cents par pou-
ce pour Ia premiere insertion ct % cents pour
les insertions suh>equentes.
Toute annonce don't le nOmhre d'insertions
nest pas specific sera inseree jusqu'a neuvel
Ordre AL tauX Ordinairc.
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'Stntincllc lie 0hibodaux.
Journal du 9me District Senatorial.
Publiec tons les Slmcdis,
+. SAM AN. P:opriesaire-Gerant
6uREAu: Encoignure Green ct Levee.
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CORRESPONDENTS.
prospect Lake,

We are glad to be able TO report JEFF.
Jennings as conyalescent The physician
has ceased 10 attend him. and with no set
back he will regain his health in good time
among Transfers They cannot decide in
the morning which to use, wagon, or sleigh
One of our level headed farmers could not
make up his mind to do the one or the other
so he concluded TO do both: hitched to his
sleigh and started after load Of brick, and
having got half way, more or less, went back
and got his wagon. We saw a man driving
through the streets of Lawrence with both
He had wagon with part of the wheels
locked. and the boys were following him,
CRYING, "Mr., your wheel is sliding" Guess
the man was deaf and dumb, for he didn't
say ali yes, nor no.
Hurrah for free-trade. At the lyceum
last week Messrs. Harry Chase, James Jen-
nings, Jesse Branch, and Chas. Robinson,
vehemently affirmed that the Protective
Tariff ought to be abolished Messrs.
c. Hill, G.. Jacobs, Alfiel Jennings, Jem.
Hinckley and others, said they couldn't see
the point" Two of the judges thought the
first named gentlemen tipped the BEAM"
but the other judge couldn't see that either.
Next week the question whether, as a matter
of right, Ireland ought to be free, will be
discussed. Schuyler Bacon taking the af-
frmative, and Will Clark the negative, as
chief disputants. We were mistaken last
week in reporting the decision on the school
question. 1t was decided the other way
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STATE OF MICHIGAN,
COUNTY OF VAN BUREN OF

Probate Court for said County.
At session OF the Probate Court for said
County, held at the Probate Office, IN the
village of Paw Paw, on Saturday the 9th
day OF January, 10 the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-three:
Present, Hon. Orrin N. Hilton, Judge OF
Probate. In the matter OF the estate OF Charles
Rowland deceased, Charles II. Butler, Admin
istrator OF said estate comes into court and rep
resents that he IL now prepared to render his
final account as such Administrator, and files
the same.
Thereupon it is ordered, that Monday, the
9Th day OF February next, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon, be assigned for examining and allow
ing such account, and that the heirs at law OF
said deceased, and all other persons interested
IN said estate. are required to appear at a ses-
sion OF said court, then to be- holden at the
Probate Office in the village OF Paw Paw, IN
SAID county, and show cause, IL any there be,
why the SAID account should not be allowed:
Audit is further oiderci that SAID admnistra-
tor give notice to the persons interested in said
estate, OF the pendency OF said account, and
the hearing thereof, by causing copy OF this
order to be published in the True Northerner
a newspaper, printed and circulating IN said
County, three successive weeks previous to
said day of hearing. 51t4-o-54
ORRlN n. HILTON Judge OF Probate.
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Lawrence.


Mr. Frank Baurer, OF MinSesota, is in
town.
Rev. Mr.. Plat and sister have removed to
Clinton county.
Mrs. Jane Gage has been seriously i'll foI
a few days, but is said TO be little better.
Bill Ryan and Johnny Donovan were put
into the cooler, Monday p. III. Drunk ana
disorderly.
Mrs. Ella Terry, of this place, was married
to Dir. Decker, of Wisconsin, few days
since. They left Immediately for the west
School began Monday with an average
attendance. Miss Ackley, of Decatur takes
the place of Mrs. Criss, in the primary de-
partment.
There was a fair audience at Chadwick's
hall, last Saturday evening, for the Arabella
Root concert. The lady has the name of
being a fine singer and We presume all We're
satisfied.
We have not learned, at this writing,
whether Mr. Hutchins, of Paw Paw. will
conduct musical institute here, or not.
hey had very pleasant time at the con-
cert. on Monday evening
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the conditions OF
certain indenture OF mortgage, made and
executed by Emory Parker and Alkaline A..
Parker, his wife. OF Antwerp, Van Buren, coun-
ty, Michigan, to William q. Hendrick, of FAIR
fax county, State or Virginia, bearing date
the eleventh day OF February, A. ID. 1861, and
recorded in the Office of the Register OF Deeds
for the County OF Van Buren,, and State OF
Michigan. on the eleventh day of February,
1861, in Iiber /, OF mortgages, on page 900,
and afterwards, on the fourth day OF May 1864,
by said William q. Hendrick, daily assigned
to Pllny Sexlon, oil Palmyra, Wayne county,
New York, and SAID assignment duly recorded
IN sad Registers Office, on the 4th day OF
May. 1864, in Liber 5, Of mortgages, on page
$780, and afterwards on the goth day Of July, 1882,
by said Pliny Sexton, duly assigned to Darwin
McOmber, of Baltimore, Barry county, State
OF Michigan, aud sald assignment duly recorded
In said Registers Office, on the 25th day or
November, 1882, in Liber "a, OF mortgages, on
page 326, upon which mortgage there Is
claimed to be due Mt the date OF this notice,
the sum OF three hundred and twenty EIGHT
dollars and thirty-fve cents, exclusive OF an
attorney fee Of twenty dollars, covenanted for
In said mortgage, should any proceedings be
taken to foreclose the same, and no proceed
ings having been had, either at law, or in equity,
TO recover the debt secured to be paid by said
mortgage, or any part thereof, Now, there
fore, by virtue OF the power OF safe contained
IN SAID mortgage, and or the statute in such
case made and provided, said power OF sale
having become operative by reason OF said
default, notice is hereby gwen, that, on Satur-
day, the oath day OF February, A. ID. 1888, at
one O'Clock in the afternoon, / shall sell at
public auction. to the highest bidder, at the
front door OF the Court House, in Paw Paw,
in said County OF Van Buren,, (said Court
House being the place OF holding the circuit
court for said county,) the premises described
in said mortgage, or so much thereof as may
be necessary to pay the amount due thereon,
with ten per cent interest, and all legal costs
OF foreclosure SAID premises being described
in said mortgage as, the southwest quarter OF
the north east quarter OF section number
thirty one (31), IN township three (3) south,
OF range thirteen Q3) west, IN Van Buren,
County, State OF Michigan, containing forty
acres according to the United States survey
thereof. 45t13-o57
Dated November Goth, 1882.
DARWIN McOMBER,
Assignee OF Mortgagee.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN, sc
COUNTY OF VAN BUREN,.

Probate Court for said County.
At 4 session OF the Probate Court, for
said County, held at the Probate Office. in the
village OF Paw Paw, on Saturday. the 9Th
day OF January, 10 the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-three. Pres
ent, Hon. Orun n. Hilton, Judge of Probate.
In the matter OF the Estate OF Dean
Longcor, deceased.
George ID. Boyce, administrator OF said es-
tate, comes into court and represents that he
is now prepared to render his final account as
such administrator, and files the same.
Thereupon it is ordered, that Monda, be
5th day OF February next, at ten O'Clock j. the
forenoon, be assigned for examining and allow
ing such account, and that the heirs at law OF
said deceased, and all other persons interested
in said estate are required to appear at a ses-
zion OF said Court, then to be holden at the
Probate office, IN the village Of Paw Paw, In
said county, and show cause. il any there be,
why the said account should not be allowed:
And it is further ordered that said admins
traitor give notice to the persons interested
in SAID estate, of the tendency OF said &C
count, and tie hearing thereof, by causing
copy or this Order to be published in the True
Northerner, newspaper, printed and circula-
ting in said county. for three successive weeks
previous to said day OF hearing. 1451t4-o-5f
DRAIN n. HILTON, Judge OF Probate.
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EEasAk.TsE q. WEALTH.

Dr.. z C. Vests Nerve aud Brain Treatment:
a specific for Hystena, Dlzzlners, Convulslons.
Nervous Headache. Meutal Depression, Loss
of Memory, SpermatorrhGa, lmpotency, In
voluntary Emissions. Premature Old Age,
indulgence, which leads TO misery, decay aud
death. One box will cure recent cases. Each
oox contains one mouths treatment, One
dollar a box. or ak boxes for five dollars; sent
BY mail prepaid on receipt OF price. We guar
autee SIX boxes TO cure any case. With each
order received by ~ forsix boxes. accompani. d
with five dollars, we viii send tie purchaser
our written guarantee 10 return the money il
the treatment does not effect cure Guaran-
tees issued by DUNooMBE, STEARNs & Co.. sole
agents Tor Paw Paw. Niah. john -. WEST x
Co., Sole Proprietors 181 Il 1873 W. Madison
ST., Chicago II. 141Ss
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A high toned wedding, in Kalamazoo last
week, the bride being sister of Ben. Desen-
berg, the good looking clerk at b. Us. Ben,
of course, went down to see the knot tied.
A number OF the friends of Mrs. G. w.
Gardner, surprised her on Monday evening
last, that being her fsty-frst birthday, and
presented her with handsome napkin ring.
special train was run to Paw Paw on
the evening that "Uncle Tom" was played
there. An earlier notice would have given
those who deserved to 60, "a better opportun-
ity to do 50.
The following are the officers elect of
Lawton Lodge [. o. o. F.: S. T.. Holden,
n. g.; l.. w. Mcneil, V. g.; A Page, Sec. /;
ID. w. Powell, p. S.; W. ID. Kinney, T.. G..
w. McFee, Rep. to G.. l..
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STATE OF MICHIGAN, 9,
COUNTY OF VAN buren,,

At a session OF the Probate Court, for the
County OF Van Buren,, holden at the Probate
Office, in the village of Paw Paw, on Wednesday
the goth day OF December, in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and eighty-two. Present,
Hon. Orrin n. Hilton, Judge OF Probate. In the
matter of the Estate OF James Sablns, de-
ceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verl-
fed, Of Mary Sabins, widow OF said deceased,
praying for reasons therein stated that admin
istration OF said estate may be granted to
Milan Virgins or TO some other suitable
person.
Thereupon it is ordered, that Monday, the
18th day OF January, 1883, at ten o'clock IN the
forenoon, be assigned for the hearing OF said
petition and all persons interested IN
said estate, are required to appear at ses-
sion OF SAID Court, then to be holden at the
Probate Office, IN the village OF Paw Paw, and
show cause III any there be, why the prayer OF the
petitioner should not be granted: And it is
further ordered, that said petitioner give notice
to the persons interested In said estate, OF the
tendency OF said petition and the hearing
thereof, by causing a copy or this Order
to be published in the True Northerner, a
newspaper. printed and circulating In said
county OF Van Buren, for three Successive weeks,
at least, previous to SAID day OF hearing.
4St4-o51
ORRIN N. HILTON, Judge OF Probate.