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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

Mr.. Joseph Chretien who has had
charge of the drug store of doctors
Dansereau & Bourgeois sioce its
opening, and who had made numer
Gus friends in Lafourche, left, on
Wednesday last, for New Orleans,
his home.
Mr.. j. Omer Landry, we'll known
~ a druggist, for many years, in
Mr.. j. T. Thibodaux,s establish
ment has returned from Texas, and
taken the position vacated by MI.
Chretien.
Mr. Landry and wife will receive q
hearty welcome from their former
friends, in Thibodaux and La
,fourche.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

The law requires the Police Jury
to meet on tue first Monday ..of Ju
ly, as a board Of examiners, to in
spect the assessors rolls.
The Assessor will not be ready,
with the rolls of Lafourche by that
date. but will have them ready for
inspection, by the. second Tues
day in July, which is the period
fixed for tie next meeting Of the
Police Jury,
It will therefore be useless for
that body to assemble previous to
Its regular meeting day:
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

The terrific howl that the Neu
York Tribune and other radical
newspapers raise, because Pres
dent Cleveland is removing Repub
lican Office holders, is both edlfy
ing and amusing,
The Tribune boldly threatens the
entire aud utter determination of
the whole Dem ocratic ramily, and
declares that the only excuse
Cleveland has for hosting those of
flee holders,is that they are Republi
cans. Well, in the name of all the
Gods at once, what better reason
does he need to give r..
Did the Republicans ever ap
point q. Democrat to Office I never
once.
The idea that President Cleve
land should consult the Tribune or
any Republican Editor or voter in
selecting appointees to office is one
that would enter into no bodyss
head but q broF beating Republi
can. 4
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

Johnny Baptiste says that if the
members Of the Town Council
wonld promenade the streets about
day light, or dusk, they might dis
cover a night blooming cereus or
some other sort of serious, if there
is any virtue in the odor that per
vades the atmosphere in many local
tiles.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

R.R. Mcbride has an assortment
of ~icarriage bolts, screws, hinges,
saws, augurs and many other arti
cles Of hard ware that is being sold
at low rates.
Also, a large variety Of house fur
nisbing goods, corner Of Market
and st. Philip Streets Thibodaux.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

We were in hopes to report
Charles NJ. Tabor in Il convalescent
condition to day.
His case is still very precarious,
although hopes are entertained of
his ultimate recovery.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

Widow A. L. Aucoin, whose hus
band died in January last. died on
Wednesday June II, at her resi-
'dence on st. Philip st, in Thibo
daux.
The deceased had been i'll for
some time. She was u good, kind
lady and leaves several children to
lament her loss, which renders
them orphans.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

ana. aud it is now moving across
the Rio Grande, to grappls with til,
Spanish, which will have to yielt
! in less than an ordinary life time
A century, perhaps in y half cent?
~, the Spanish tongue in Mexico
will be Que Of the memories of the
past.
The English tongue, difficult AZ
it may be Tor foreigners to speak,
is empbatically = commercials
business tongue. The progress Of
the present age has condensed it in
to a language of great strength.
The able, logical, and earnest nd
dress of DR.. E. E. Sheib. on We'd
nesday night translated into any
otherliviug language would require
one third more space in the press
than the short, concise, solid sen
fences of that address would occu
Ply. 1t is rapidly casting aside
every word that is not a necessity,
and discountenances everything in
the way Of superiority.
The sessions of tho Institute will
result in much good because it has
put the teachers to thinking, aud
their discussions among themselves
will Prove serviceable. The art of
teaching, like all other things, must
not lag behind the age, but keep
up with the progressive spirit of
the times. Discussion::and investi
CATION will awaken the honest
teacher, aud cause him:to move GU
ward in his profession.
1t has brought the teachers to
gether, face to face, aud awakened
a spirit of emulation that will re
new their energy and arouse new
zeal, in their laudable occupation.
The members of the Institute
were earnest, thinking gentlemen.
However much one may differ from
their views, all were impressed
with the energy and force with
which they expressed their views.
Superintendent Easton Is a tho
rough worker, and deserves credit |
for the visit that he and his Assoc !
ciates have made to Thibodaux..
aud the pains he and they have tn
ken to intuse Il desire into the minds
OF the people to educate the rising
generation. Mr.. Puckette is a ma
tive of Louisiana and a thorough
educator. Messrs Shieb and Pat.
ton, az did the others, won golden
opinions of their hearers. Their
lectures aud talks were eloquent,
able, plain aud easy to comprehend,
spoken in language that all could
understand aud appreciate.
And, in conclusion, teachers aud
others who may desire to criticise
any of the lectures or work in the
Institute, "a have access to our
columns to do so. 1t will afford US
pleasure to hear from them and
have a discussion entered into, up
on the subject Of educating chill.
dren.
All comments, in calm and digui
fed language, be they in favor or
opposed to the teachings OF the In
stitute, will be welcome.
Creole Eoma1o Tonic ro,,ox,oo curu,~,
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

The hot weather for the last two
weeks has caused u great many PEG
pie to lay in their stock of stoue
coal for next winter
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

On last Wednesday, a consider
ably sensation was awakened on
Main street, by the reception of u
telegram. announcing that Il ticket
in the Louisiana State Lottery.
that had been sold in TbibOdaux.
had draw 9lO, OOO.O 90. This 500
dwindled down to only one tenth
of a ticket which had drawn
$4,000.
The question, who held the tick
ct was the exciting QUE until We
went to press.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20


On Thursday, Judge Beattie con
demned Elvaine Himel to pay a
fine of S5OO.OO aud an imprjson-
mel,t OF six months, in the Parish
prison.
This was the result of a trial vs..
Himel, for cutting his lrvee.
Many people, in this Parish, have
come to the conclusion that they
have a right to cut the levee
whenever it suits their convenience,
in order to irrigate their rice crops.
This violation of laws has reach
ed such a point, in Lafourche, that,
if our information be correct, the
levees are now cut in perhaps 100
places. The natural result of these
cuts will probably be the cause Of
disastrous c~revdsses next high wa
ter, for some of them will not be
properly closed. f.
Mr.. Himel applied for a new
trial by jury, which petition was &C
corded by the presiding Judge.
Mr.. Himel has violated the law !:
but he has done no more than
many others have done in similar
circu instances.
The misfortune for himself is that
he was arrested, and tried. Others
have not been.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

Creole Female Tonic removes suppress
sion. cures p%rolapsus uteri or fall Of the
womb, and ~invig0rates the female organs.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

This may not be the hottest day
IN the year but it iethe longest one.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20
THE INSTITUTE.

sAOV VUSllCU AbIO
odaux, last week, aud held a serie
OF lessons III Firemenss ball ha
been the subject of considerabl
comment. Many teachers express,
themselves much pleased with til,
Information they obtained from tn,
! lectures aud talks of the distinguish
ed educators others think tina,
! tue plans which have been adval
ced for teaching children are im
practicable in Lafourche ; some sa,
thatthev were dreamers. who wished
to Introduce new methods, and otl
ers say that the session did little .,
no good.
1t will not be amiss to investigate
the subject carefully and dispassiou
ately.
1t is the opinion of the writer
that the sessions Of the IEstitu t.
were desigAe! 10 do good, both to
teachers pupils and parents, and it
any one could draw no useful knowl
edge from the able lectures that
were given, or apply none of the
plans suggested as calculated to
aid in Installing knowledge into the
minds OF pupils. 1.-THE fault is with
the person himself aud not the gen
tlemen who formed tie Institute.
Some of the teachers have formed
the idea that those professors came
here to dictate to them how they
should teach.
We saw no disposition, of that
nature, exhibited by any of the
speakers. They gave their methods
of teaching : the teachers could use
their O,cn aciU in pursuing those
methods if they were applicable
aud advisable, to the circumstances
in which teachers severally touud
themselves.
These educators teach in a differ
ent manner from most of the teach
ers, at present, and from all who
presided OYER schools some years
past.
The questi0n..is not, or rather should
not be, with the teacher, whether
the new method is foolish or i'm
practicable, but whether it Is supe
rior to the methods now in vogue.
If so it should be adopted as much
it is possible to do, under exist
circumstances.
To educate children we'll, and
speedily is the great object to be
One of the plans those
advocated was the
use Of objects in teaching, and sure
~ no sensible person a fail to see
that children always notice objects
animate or inanimate, with
earnestness. Any child
prefer to see an elephant
than to read about one and all the
that tongue or pen can
give Of an animal or object will not
IMPRESS a child with, or give him
~ good, an idea of it, as a pic
.ure will.
A child born and raised on Ba
you Latourche can never form a
rood conception of a mountain, nor
IAN u boy, who grew up in the
Mountains, conceive the idea of a
evel country such as Louisiana pre-
;ents.
There are some things that eau
" acquired only through the sense
# sight, and there is nothing that
will impress its shape and torn up
N the mind of q pupil so wildly
md quickly a. . picture or image
f it, except the object itself. |,
Some OF the teachers appeared
D imagine that these object lessons
'ere designed to do away with the
'rdinary book studies now in use.
We saw nothing of that nature in
Object lessons were rep
esented as being great aids to the
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20
LOCAL NEWS

MI. Clay Badeaux, who has been
seriously i'll, is now convales:ent.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

A new movement and a commend
able one, is being introduced into
New Orleans That is, to close
stores at 2 o'clock p. NJ. on Satur
day, so rs to permit clerks to have
a little recreation. ID. H.. Holmes
has led the new departure. by clio
sing Oh Saturday.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

ing on eastd or the waters beneat
the earth, aud have doubtless .
completely Disguised many.a chill
that he there and then imbibed
hatred Of books that was neve
overcome. A child naturally el
quires what is everything that h
sees and hea rs when he begins t,
talk il little he runs all over til,
house ei'quiring "What's that =
a hundred times per day.
He wants to know what ever,
thing is and what it is for anC
when you show him a long column
Of a, b, Cts aud he asks the teacher,
what they are, the teacher will pei
spire freely before he can explain to
the new pupil satisfactorily the
question prOpounded.
In our early days we had the
charge of a public school when d
new pupil arrived OH a certain
morning. Being brought before
the master lin those days pupils did
not have teachers they had mas
ters) the letter "a" was pointed out
and thes question propounded
"Dave, what is that % II do not
know" s'Thatss the letter a."
Now Dave had heard of the let
ter a, and what conception he had
formed Of it is unknown, but it was
probably one that did not resemble
it, at all. for he looked Up in the
masters face and replied "Lord Je
sus Christ, is that a :"
The speakers, at the Institute, con
tended that observing teachers
could form a good idea of a childts
parents and home language, by hear
the pupil talk.
Dawes answer satisfied his teach
er Of three things. That his pa
rents old not attempt to teach
their children at home, that the
children were allowed perfect free
dom of speech and we're not afraid
to express their opinions on mat
ters aud things, aud finally, that
the parents were good christians
and often called upon the name
Map drawing was represented to
be u great aid in the study OF geo.
sraphy, but map drawing was only
represented AS a helper, not as a
substitute, for the study of geogra
ply. Children being natural iml
tat0rs would learn to draw more
quickly than most people would
imagine, and map drawing. might
frequently develop a talent that.
would never make itself known. for
want of application to practical
Professor Puckette's lectures on
The English language were some
what novel, but nevertheless true.
He contended that the English Ian
,uage was the most difficult of all
to learn.
The reason was that the English
lad borrowed entire words from
'ther languages, that in ours had
10 meaning whatever; that there
we're no laws to govern either spell
ngor pronunciation ,and that.the Ian
;uage was replete with words of ar
spelling aud pronunciation.
hat could ouly be learned by &C
each word by itself aud
lammering it in to the memory as
'est we could.
His partial list of words that are
Incorrectly pronounced in the daily
onversation of Louisianians, aod
lmost all English talking people,
how reckless we are in the
SO of our own tongue. The many
snguages Spoken. aud the amount
f broken speech that Is heard here,
ally, has made rs all careless in
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

The market is now stocked with
vegetables of all kind, green corn
and melons.
Plums, figs and peaches in addi
ton makes living quite an easy
matter, provided one has a supply
of them.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

Creole Female Tonic, the grest regula-
tor and invigorator, is sold by Roth &
Fleetwood.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

COpiOnS showers all over the Par
1sh have supplied the growing crops
with the moisture needed.
A few days OF dry weather to en-
able the Planters to lay by their
cane will insure a good yield OF su
gar uext Fall.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

There will he a regular session of
Thibodaux Castle No. 126, Knights
of the Goldec Rule, Oh Tuesday
next at which an election of officers
for the term OF six months, com
mencing July 1 1885, will take
place.
A full attendance should be had.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

The rivers r rising at Cairo,
st. LOUIS, ant Nashville, aud fau
ing at V~icksburgh, Memphis. Cinci
natti aud Louisville.
The June rise pouring out of tho
Missouri will probably be sufficient
to maintain the lower Mississippi
high enough to furnish water for
planters to lrIigate rico for zone
weeks to come, perhaps long
enough to allow that cereal to ma
ture.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20
These are Solid Facts.

The best blood purifier aud system.
regulator ever placed within the reach
of suffering humanity. truly is Electric
Bitters'> Inactivity If thu Liver. Bill
%Iioasne>~, Jau"dic-, Constipation.
Weak kidneys, or any disease of the
urinary organs, or VIII" ever requires
an appetizer. tonic ar milh stimnlant,
will always find El-r,ric Bitters the
best and only certain cure known.
They act surely an | quickly. every bot
tie guaranteed t" give entire sati>faG
ton or money refunded. Sold at fifty
cents u bottle at Thibndaax Drug Store
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

Creole Female Tonic at Roth q. Fleet
wood.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-20

For THE SUMMEE.-Far more invigora
ting than Il trip to the seaside is the time
ly use of Creole Female Tonic.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1885-08-22

BASE BA1L-The gentlemanly Picards OF
Dutchtown came to town last Sunday, un-
der the lead of their genial captain Tommle
J. Nolan, Esq, and played an uphill game
with the Lees at Cleveland Park. driz-
zIing rain that began falling some time be-
fore the game and continued until after play
was called made the field muddy and the ball
wet and slippery, hence display of skill
full playing was almost impossible. The
umpiring of Mr.. Montero was entirely sat
isfactory. Following is the score by in
nings'
Pfeards. f;Hss .........:o o Q iii
Umpire. C. Montero OF the Fortiers; scorers,
X. McCulloh for Lees, j. Is. Hebert for Plcarus.
The Fortier Juniors played tho Prejeans
of Assumption on the public square in this
town last Sunday, with the following re-
suit:
Pqsiaens Posfser juniors. 9 3 3 . Is Is
Umpire, Geo. Kichard of the Fortiers; scorer,
VIM. A. Terrio.
It was the Reginas of Assumption who
we're playing here with the Fortier Juniors
Sunday before last when rain stopped the
game, and not the Prejeans us the CHIEF
enormously reported.
A club called the L. E. Bentleys has been
organized with the following officers and
players: Jos. Ptister, president and pitcher;
Rene Gisclard, captain and catcher; George
Kron, first base; John Pfster, secretary and
second base; Charles Rice, third base;
Frank Keating, treasurer and short stop:
Ant Montecino, Jr., left field; Charles
Duke, centre field; Fritz Seip, warden and
right field. They play their first match
game with the McCalls of Smoke Bend to-
morrow. ..
The Dutfels of Donaldsonville and Isaacs
of Port Barrow we're to have played here
last Sunday for IS side, but the 1sancs
failed to produce their stake and there was
no game.
Tomorrow the Fortiers and Lees play at
| Cleveland Park. Next Friday the Shreve-
port team will meet the Lees at the same
place, and on the 30th inst, the Charlets OF
| Assumption will come here to play the For
tiers.
The Lees will visit Plaquemine ON the
a0th ard play the Viguets. The proceede
OF the game viii he. donated Ia Messrs
Childs and Porter, the famous battery O
the Viguets, and we hope to see them re
ceive rousing benefit.
Dick Burke, the effective young pitche
of the Fortiers, has joined the Lees, and il
order to fill up the gap in their ranks tn
Fortiers have engaged Oscar Leon an,
Terry Owen, New Orleans pitchers, to pla,
with them during the remainder of the sea
The Donaldsonville chief., 1885-08-22

We are heartily glad of en- opportunity to
congratulate our esteemed young friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. IL. Thatcher, upon the
birth of their first born, hearty little boy,
who made his appearance Saturday after
noon, the 18th inst. We hope the little chap
will grow up to mans estate an honor to
his parents and his country.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1885-08-22

Desiring to close out my line of base ball
stockings before the end Of the season,
will sell at less than cost price to avoid car
1ying over to next season, one lot of red
and one lot Of blue Spalding's guaranteed
all wool stockings. Now is your chance to
get the best cheap. s. S. INGMAN.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1885-08-22

Patronize home institutions. The Alice
Leblanc was built at Donaldsonville and
carries freight as cheaply as any boat on
the river
The Donaldsonville chief., 1885-08-22

The John B. Mapde has entered the lists
. semi-weekly New Orleans and Plaque
Hains packet, leaving the city ON her first
list evening.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1885-08-22
Situation Wanted.

IN experienced sugar boiler, who cen fur
~ nish satisfactory references as to eorpe-
tency and skill, desires TO engage 9. situation
sition as assistant boiler on a large r:aifat;,n
Address, PROSPER RODRIGUEZ,
Donakisons lie z. o., Ia
The Donaldsonville chief., 1885-08-22

Mr.. Jonas w. Bailey and son returned
last Sunday from their visit to relatives in
Michigan, and report having enjoyed an
extremely pleasant trip. Among the many
interesting incidents of their journey was
an inspection of some of the extensive cop
per mines that abound in the extreme
northern part of Michigan where Mr.. Bal
'ley'e relatives reside.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1885-08-22


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his political successes and administration as
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his recent distressing Illness etc.
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The Donaldsonville chief., 1885-08-22

Miss Leila Pike Of Assumption returned
Nome Monday last after spending several
weeks very 'agreeably in Donaldsonville
and St Jamea
The Donaldsonville chief., 1885-08-22
LOCAL JoTT1NGs.

Parole whiskey at Reddington's Mechan-
ics' Exchange.