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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-07-26
TH1BoDAUx, La, sATUk kDAY, july 2c, 1884.
The Ignorance Which preyailed Amons
the Slaves Of the South,

the Slaves Of the South,
"Do you know that there were ne
groes. and / believe in the South. VIII.
did not believe that Yankees, as tn,
Southerners called the Union soldier,
during the war, were human beings
men like other men ?" said q Souther.
er to reporter yesterday.
DO you mean to say that ignoranc.
prevailed to such an extent ?" queried tlt
reporter. %fs~ fH
Il most assuredly do. I was a school
boy when the war broke out and lived
IN Wake County-not many miles from
kaleigh, n. G. II was considered in
those days a penal .offense to teach q
negro to read. Yet they would he com.
PEELED to take the rear seats in a co1n.
try church on Sunday and bear the BIZ
bic expounded, aH3 We're taught that
hell and damnation would be their por-
tion unless they really believed every
word in the Bible words many of them
could not spell, much less understand.
There was large slaveholder near my
youthful home, and owned about
sixty negroes. They were as ignorant,
for the most part. - hogs Morality
they knew not the meaning of. Many
of the women followed the plow, and
they went barefooted winter and srm-
mer, unless occasionally ON Sundays.
The old family cook was. o coal black
nesress named Cherry, and / remember
now with delight the famous biscuits,
buckwheat cakes and vaffles she lifted
from the griddle. Ny brother married
the young mistress after the war. Well,
l saw skirnish or two myself about
the close OF the war. but happened to
be on furlough at my country home,
when kilpatrick's cavalry and Sher-
mans infantry pursued Johnsonis fam
ished. half-naked troops west of Ral-
eigh. Every door was closed and every
house barred as the troops passed by.
The rich slave-owner had fed to the
city, and by accident / happened to be
in his plantation house with many
whites and blacks, who were trembling
for their lives whsn the last remnant Of
Wheelers Confsderate cavalry were
passing, closely pursued by Kilpatrick's
Federal blue-coats. A skirmish occur
red in front of the house, when the first
blue-coats with sabres in one hand and
carbines in another dashed by after the
Johnny Rebs.'
"There's the YankeeG There's the
Yarkees!" cried somo Of us from behind
the closed windows. 9
Wharf Whar's the Yankees?" asked
the cook, Cherry. a4
Il don't see no Yankees" said anoth.
er colored woman.
"Ies. those are Yankees wearing blue
coats and looking 80 nice" said one OF
the many scared domestics Of the slave
owners house.
You cant fool me-" said Cherry.
"Thems not Yankees. Thems men
like other folks. Whars their horns?
I know Yankees hsve horns."-Neu
York Tribune. w%.Y
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-07-26

GERMANY has 454 theaters and nearly
10000 actors, in0lnding % Mu1lers, e
Schmidts, and IS Meyerx.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-07-26

To the needs of the tourist, commercial
traveller and new settler, Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters is peculiarly adapted, since it
strengthsns the digestive. organs, and
iul influences. 1t removes and prevents
malarial fever, constipation, dyspepsia.
beautifully stimulates the kidneys and
bladder, and enriches as well as p.rifes
the blood. When overcome by fatigue.
whether mental or physical, the weary
and dcbilitated find it q reliable source Of
renewed strength and comfort. For sale
by all Druggists and Dealers generally,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14
"B0stOn Intelligence"

Send the brightest young woman OF
the company out of the room and close
the door.
Those remaining will select word
having the same number of letters as
there are people to play the game.
Surprising there are seven, and the
word Century is chosen. The player
nearest the door selects the name Of .
famous character, a man or a woman
we'll known to all present, whose name
begins with C. The second player will
take the letter E, and so on to the last.
Each to keep his own secret as to the
name chosen.
The banished player is now called in
and the fun begins. She must try and
find out the word Century by getting
at the initials of the characters chosen
by the company This is to be done
by asking questions in turn to each of
the players. g
No answers are allowed to be given
but Yes" mo" and 81 don't
know"
We will suppose the first player to
have chosen Carlyle. The questioner
begins: -, ~,
"Living?" '.No." Ibid he die with
III u lew years! i rs. An Amer
icanP" NO" "An EnglishmanP''
No" "a scotchman?" Yes
"Was he statesman ''No." "a
soldier?n mo" ''One of the no
bility?" NO" "An author?" ..Yes.''
Ibid he write poetryP'' Mo- His
tory?'' Yes ..Live in EnglandP''
yes ..In Londonp'' yes WAS
he ever in American "No." ..Did
he write history of the French Revo-
lution?' Yes "Carlyle?' Eyes"
This determines the first letter, and
the others will be found the same way.
The game is made the more interest
ing from the fact that all the players
are guessing at once; but those who
remained in the room have the advan-
tage of the questioner in knowing the
initial letter OF each character.
The writer played this game not long
since where one vf the company
bothered the guestioner not a little by
selecting the character of our first
mother. Another chose Yorick, from
Shakespeare Hamlet" 3pe
The game might be simplified for the
amusement and instruction of the
younger members of the family by sub
shutting the names of flowers, trees. or
animals for those of noted characters
Christian Union.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14
ssSilyer Bells and Cockle Shells"

~Mistresss Mary. quite contrary con tsny;
How does your garden grow
Silver bells and cookie sneAs
All in a row.
Most of us children, little and big,
have recited this verse; but compara-
lively few know there is meaning al
| tacbed TO the last two lines. At the
time when this rhyme was MADE tnere
were really ssilver bells and cookie
shells.'' and in rows, too, though not
| growing in gardens.
In those days-some hundreds Oh
years ago-there were no coaches.
Ladies travelled and visited on horse
back; sometimes riding on saddle or
pillion behind gentleman or man
servant, and sometimes managing tnelr
own horses. with the gentleman riding
alongside, or the groom following De-
hind. The equipments or trappings OF
these horses were very rich ana costiy;
Generally, the cloth which halt covered
them, and on which the lady rode'
would be of finest wooden or sliken
material, handsomely embroidered. On
grand occasions, or when the lady was
very wealthy or noble. crimson velvet
or cloth-of gold would be used, edged
with gold fringes and sprinkled with
small pearls, called seed-pearls. The
saddles and brides were even more
richly decorated, being often set with
Jewels or gold and silver ornaments,
called ..goldsmith's work. One fash
ion, very popular in the times OF Henry
the Seventh and Henry the Eighth. OF
England, was to have the bride
studded with row of tiny silver cookie
shells, and Its edge hung with little
silver bells, which, with the motion OF
the horse, kept up merry jingle:
Bells were also fastened to the point OF
the stirrup, which was formed like the
toe of shoe. And this partly explains
another old nursery rhyme, made, no
doubt, about the same time:
I. Ride gray horse to Danbury Cross,
TO see a fine lady go on White morse:
Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, .
So she shall have music wherever she goes
There is very old book preserved at
Skipton Castle, in England, the account
book of Henry Clifford, Earl of Cum
berland. In this book, among a great
many other entries, little and great, is
one of the purchase by the Earl of ga
saddle and bride for my lady, en-
bossed of silver cookie shells. and hung
with silver bells;" and on the same
page is another entry of ga hawk for
my lady, with silken iesses, and silver
bell for the same 1t was the custom
for noble ladies to ride with a hawk
perched upon their wrists; and this
Countess of Cumberland, who is said
to have been beautiful and stately,
must have looked very grand when
thus equipped.-&. Nicholas.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14
Our Young Folks.
"MUZZER' s. CHILLUM.n

My muzzer's almost tray,
Her chiilun is so bad,
An my drate bid Sisser Daisy
Does mate her drefful sad,
Il So Sc says.
+" And Daisy is a norful dirl:
z Her nice new frock she tored,
An tause she had her hair to curl
Why she-why she just roared
Yesterday.
When baby cwyed. an muzzer said:
Go an wrock yittle Clair
She put trums i'll his trade spread,
An chew-dum in his hair
Tozzer day.
What you sint one time she did?
Why ruined away from me-
She went and ruined away an hid,
didn know where she be-
p Touldn't fine her.
Dess Use sometimes norful, too
OF tourse l is, know;
But what's a yIttle dirl to do
When she don't wort or sew
Tause she tarnt?
'' She's dot to try; be tross, too,
When she's SO small as me:
That's all the way she has to do
When she's tired-dont you see?
Tourse you do.
When Use weally dood and nice
Through all the drate long day
Papa tells me "a pearl OF price,
An muZZer'S dad to say:
She was dood."
Good Cheer,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14

Some time ago Charles F. Dawley,
nineteen ni years old, was visiting Miss
Minnie Lyon, seventeen years old, of
Brooklyn. when an uncle of the girl an
peared in the parlor and insisted that he
should then and there marry the girl.
Both objected, as they had no tender
regard for each other. but the uncle nut
ms hand in his pocket as if he we're
ABOUT to draw pistol. Dawley became
frightened and consented to marry the
girl. The parties never lived together.
and the girls mother began proceed
lngs for annulment of the marriage.
Eagle. -
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14

$50 VIC ar battle was a regular defeat
after all. How mean in him. said Iom.
ri am not sure OF that; there are de-
feats, and defeats. Self and Satin de-
feated means victory for truth and hon
.n-T0Ts1aTd.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14

George D. Phipps. the New York
skater, went half mile in the unprece-
dented time of one minute and thirty
second, on the Harlem River recently.
The course was straight away. The
previous record was eighteen or twenty
seconds slower.-N. Y. Times.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14

The total income of the Salvation
a! Army Tor ls83is reported at 81, 500, 600.
Inc army is now publishing sixteen
war C, cries in various countries. - Cas-.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14

a middle-aged lover near Helena.
M. T., presented his best girl on her
birthday with gallon of bntternilk
ana a roll OF butter, accompanied by an
assurance that he loved but her.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-14

CINCINNATI, Feb. o.
There Is q tradition of food in the tOhio
In 1893, when Cincinnati was but five years
old, that was greater than that OF last Feb
ruary. There are no records OF it, but IL IS
believed to have been a trifie above seventy
feet. The first Inhabitants heard from the
Indians story of a still higher flood. This
was when the whole valley was covered
with dense, lofty forests. No man now
doubts that the present food will be the
highest recorded. At seven o'clock to-
night, with the rain still falling, the most
hopeful look for not less than seventy feet
should the rain stop tonight. But the city
is gloomy with q gray fog, and the clouds
are black with threats of prolonged storm.
No wonder then that the timid and appre-
hensive fear SEVENTY feet of water before
the worst is over. Competent judges look
ing the situation calmly in the face fear the
riss will exceed seventy-flve feet. Prepa-
rations for the worst is the solitary occu-
patton of the people in Cincinnati tonight,
as it has been all afternoon, and will be here
after till the worst is over. No one hurries.
Haste is visible everywhere, but without
excitement.' The universal cheerfulness
which prevails is an astonishing evidence
of the universal prevalence of pluck. The
cheerfulness almost amounts to jollity.
On the suspension bridge thousands OF
people stand gazing up and down the river,
looking at Covington and the hills back of
it. The CITY is apparently sunken sixty
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-06-26

salary of the Attorney General does not
refer. to-, nor affect, the fee taxed in the
COST. Thon's case was where
attorney General Field applied to the
Court OF Appeals to have fee of 800 al
lowed nm III all cases in which he appeared
I0rithe commonwealth upon the ground
that his right to such fee had never been
taken away by repeal or amendment, and
the court allowed him the same. The rea-,
soning and law OF ThOn' 8 case apply to the
Circuit Court of the city of Richmoud
alike as to the Court of Appeals, the only
dlfFrence being that so is to be taxed in
tneSCoqrt OF Appeals, and only IS in the
Clrcllit Court of Richmond for the Attor-
ney General in all cases in which he ap-
pears Tor the State, and they are PAYABLE
out OF the State Treasury upon the certif-
cate or the clerk OF the court and the war
rant OF the Auditor upon the Treasurer.
Al precedent We're necessary L might
add that my predecessors, without COM
plant, and for many years have been all
lowed and have received their fees in both
the Court OF Appeals and the Circuit
Court OF the city of Richmond, and that
under the authority of Thon u.s. the Com
monWealth my Immediate predecessor,
very properly, received, even after his
fees due him from the State. for Services
rendered by him as Attorney-G General
during his term of office in both the Court
OF Appeals and the Circuit Court of the
city OF Richmond. The same force of
reasoning that would deprive the Attorney
General OF his fees i'm the Circuit Court
would likewise deprive him of those fees
IN the Court of Appeals, in direct contra
vention of the decision of the last-named
court. l have thus somewhat, in detail,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-06-26
The Blaine slanders,

CHICAGO, june 13.-The Chicago Tyib-
une reprints entire to-day the editorial from
Hu'per's Weekly, May Is, 1876, on the eve
of the Cincinnati Convention of 1876, re-
viewing the charges against Mr.. Blaine,
which George William Curtis, the editor of
HGrper's, now makes his excuse for oppos-
ing the Republican ticket. The charges
were then fresh, and the WeeEly reviews
them at great length, telling in the follow
ing Language how they came to be pub
lished: f'
1.-THE story against Mr.. Blainel has been
privately whispered, and there has been q
conference of Republican editors at Gin
cinnati, which ended by acquainting him
with the rumOr. Suddenly it was made
public in Democratic paper at Indian
apolis and in other journals in other parts
OF the country. Then, of course, it was
echoed and re-echoed through the whole
press. Mr.. Blaine instantly published an
absolute and complete denial, and, having
collected evidence that is apparently CON
elusive, he made brief, clear simple state
ment in the House, which was as thorough
a refutatiOn as was ever made, and, in the
absence of other evidence, leaves him I'M
spotted
The Weekly next refers to the Little
Rock and Fort Smith charges, gives Them
in their, regular order, and then Mr..
Blaihe's answer, and says 1.-THE statement
of Mr.. Blaine is supported by unquestion-
ablystestimony. and his answer is full and
satisfactory. He did not wait for an in
vestigatiOn, but presented all the facts in
advance, and then invited congressional
inquiry. Summing up all the charges,
Hdrper's Weekly then disposed of the entire
question in this frank and unmistakable
language.
IF nobody now appears to justify this
accusation it must be considered merely zone
OF the reckless ISLANDERS to which every
prominent public man is exposed and no
charge that may be hereafter made against
MI. Blaine, unaccompaniedb by weighty tes-
tlmony, will deserve any attention what
evers 90 -. slaeSt - = as F9 ~.
ut is the repetition of these old changes
that Harper's Weekly now offers as the
reason for it's refusal to support Mr.. Blaine
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-06-26
An Egyntian cnatonn.

81 1t is stated that the ancient Egyptians
when they Toasted always had skeleton at
the table with them. This was for the
purpose of reminding them that even in
the midst of mirth and revelry death was
apt to come. Let him come when he win
and he is unwelcome. The Egyptians
sought to teach that all should prepare for
the grim monster and be ready to follow
him, let him call when he would. The
lesson can well be remembered to-day. All
should live prepared to die at any moment,
and all should learn now while in the full
enjoyment of health and its pleasures that
Peruatd is the greatest remedy in the world
for the diseases to which flesh is heir. 1t
can be procured at any drug store. Ask
your druggist for Peruna, the great tonic.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-06-26
,stward Daily
WASHINGTON TIME.
oNNE BOTTOMS.

At PETERSBURG, with r. & P. r. R. for Rich
mond, Washington, the North and East. Through
Pullman Car fromiPetersburg to New York. Solid
trains Petersburg to Washington. 4
At BURKEVILLE, with r. h D. R. R. for the South
At Lynchburg, with Va. Mid. R. r. to and from
the South and North, and with Richmond h ALE
ghany Il. z. for Buchanan, Clifton Forge and o. &
o. Ry. points.
AtiBRIsTOL,. with East Tenn, Va. & Ga. B. r. for
Knoxville, Dalton, Chattanooga and all points
South, and Southwest.
No. has Leighton Sleepers from Lynchburg to
Memphis. No. has Pullman Sleeper from Washing
ton.Yia Atlanta to New Orleans without change
connecting at Roanoke with sleeper from new
York via s. V. Il. r. to Chattanooga. without
change.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-06-26

First boy Now Sammy, 1 think you're
real mean to let that dog come over into
our yard and tear up the fiowers.o Second
boy-'.I can't help it, Johnny. he amt
mine" First. boy7-.sWell, anyhow. Il
think he came from your yard and so Won
ought. to make him Stop Second boy
You'd better stop sniveling and crying
and q drive him away Yourself, as long as
he's IN your yard" First boy-sssL can't
For further particulars see editorials on
dynamite in London journals. Boston
Post. -ia satseg 80 G1T-t 80
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-06-26

No. 3has Pullman Sleeper, New York to Chat
tanooga, without change, via Harrisburg and
Roanoke.
No. has Pullman Sleeper New York via
Harrisburg, Roanoke and Chattanooga, to Mem
phis. without change.
CONNECTIONS. iasss
At HagerstOwn, Md, with the Western Mary
land Railroad to and from Baltimore, Frederick,
Emmittsburg, Gettysburg, Penmar, Waynes-
boro, Pa, and points ON the Western Maryland
Railroad and branches. ,s Il
With the Cumberland Valley Railroad to and
from Harrisburg, Carlisle, Shippensburg, Cham
bersburg, Mercersburg, Martinsburg, and points
on the Cumberland Valley Railroad and branch
eH.ss
Also to and from Pittsburg and the West and
Northwest, and Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
and the North and East - s. rs 1870 Z
!. AT Shenandoah Junction, w. Va, with Main
Line of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to and from
Washington. sl w
/ At Riverton, Va, with Manassas Branch of
Virginia Midland Railway. iss@f
AT WaynesbOro junction, Va, with Chesa-
apeake Ohio Railway to and from Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs and Richmond.
At Loeb Laird, with Lexington Branch OF
Richmond & Alleghany Railroad.
At Natural Bridge, with Main Line of Rich
mOnd Allegheny Railroad. ~ II
At Roanoke with Norfolk & Western Railroad.
~ ~ STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Riverside, for Lexington, Va. -
At BoYce- for Wildwood and Winchester. Va
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-06-26
wAsHINaTo TIME.
No. 2. No. 4.
NEW RIVER DIVISION.
CONNECTIONS.


At Roanoke with the 8. v. r. r. for Luray, Ha-
eerstown, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York.
Through Sleeper on No. from Chattanooga to
New York via Harrisburg. Leighton Sleeper on
No. 2, Memphis to Lynchburg.
At LYNCHBURG, with Richmond & Allegheny
r. R. for Richmond and with Va. Midland z. r.
for Danville and North Carolina points, and for
washington and Eastern cities. Pullman Sleeper
on No. 1, New Orleans to Washington, via Lynch
bug.
Through car between Lynchburg and Richmond.
At PETERSBURG, with P. R. R. for Weldon, Ra-
leigh, Goldsboro, Wilmington, and the South East.
AZ NORFOLK, with Bay Line Steamers daily, OK
cept sunday, for Baltimore-thence rail to Phila
delphia and New York; with Old Dominion Steam
ers Mondays, Tuesdays Wednesdays and Saturdays
for New York land on Tuesdays and Fridays with b
M r. Go. for Boston and Providence.
ss-All Inquiries as to Rates, Routes, &C.,
promptly answered. fs-ts A
Write.for .sThe Summer Guide Book" b i{ff
Ifyou are going to travel, drop letter or pos
tai to ALLEN HULL.
Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va.
j. II. SANDS. GenI Supt.. Roanoke, Va.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-06-26

n a. N for the working class. Send 10 cents
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every evening That all who want work may
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send 81 to pay for the trouble of writing US. Full
particulars, directions. etc, sent Free Fortunes
WILDE made by those who give their whole
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Time to Sion IL.

It's too bad, sir or madam, but don't
get frightened Y our hair is falling Off
that certain, A glance in the mirror. or
an Investigating committee Of fingers tail
thedismal story. We won't discuss the
possible cause. 1t is enough that ParkeTls
Hair Balsam nsed now will prevent fur
Their destruction, Is your hair Somewhat
gray, too, and crisp2 Alas, yes. The
Balsam will givet back the original color.
sottness andgl0ss. Not a dye, not Oily'
elegantly perfumed, a perfect dressing. :. !.