The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-07-11


tin entirely and thoroughly protected
from the corroding influence Of damp
ness Old paint, which has become
fatty from exposure to the at11os-
phere, is better than new for roof paint
ing. Not a drop of turpen:ine should
be used for such work.
The Sermon Was Gooa-but the Textl
Not long ago we heard clergyman
relate this story: The deceased had
been Young man and wild one at
that. He died as the result Of a spree.
Still he had many redeeming qualities.
He was noble-souled, big-hearted fell
low, who would do anything for a
friend, and who was generally popular
despite his failings The church was
crowded to hear what the clergyman
would have to say His numerous
friends even threatened an unpleasant
demonstration if a lack of iberality led
the minister into very pronouncedly
improving the occasion" There was
an eXpectant hush as the minister an
nouncel rs text: Died Abner as the
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e!o uent and evidently sincere. to the
character of the deceased. His gener-
Gus nature was expatiated upon at
length-and then the clergyman simply
repeated his text: Died Abner as the
fool dieth." His goodness as brother,
son and friend were done full Justice to
and in conclusion of this the clergy
man again said over the text: Died
A5ner rs the fool d1eth.' His public
spirit the gap his removal had made
IL the community were not omitted
only to c.ose with The inevitable words
OF the text: Died Abner as the fool
dieth." The mourners filed out. One
of the "hoys" nudged another and in-
quired what he thought of the sermon.
The sermon" the other answered,
"the sermon was fiEst-rate; but what .
text r. Udterbu1'4 4mericdn.
The March of Generation.
The Registrar G General of England
has recently published the march of
generation through live. He says that
of million born, the number at the
end of five years will be reduced to
736, SIS. At the end OF twenty-five years
there will be 694, ,054 of the million left
At the end of thirty five years there
will be 56>, 1913 lett, and of the women,
two-thirds will be married. When
forty-five years have passed, 502,9l5
will remain. At sixty-five. 309, ,02O will
still be alive. When seyentv-five years
have rolled by, 16l ,l64 (or nearly ono
out OF six will still remain. At eighty
five, only 3S,575 will survive. At
ninety-fve, the million will be reduced
to 2,l53. The number who will cross
the line of the century will be 223, and
at los years from the starting point the
last one will be in his grave.
Man has trained the hghtnings TO his
use, taken knowledge from bis head
and CONCEALED it into solid ice beneath
the cquator's melting sun. He has mas
tered the secret OF storms, and will
some day regulate them to his bidding.
From stubborn nature has he torn Sc
crets that feed all the hungry poor, and
from the granary of his own soul does
With the wand Of his genius he touches
the commonest things of earth, and
1iberates powers that could burst the
globe He has given teeth to the tooth
less, and glass eyes to the blind. in
vented Punch and Judy, and got up
the plug hat; but when it comes to
comfort in eating soup. woman, frail
and fragile as she is, gets the bulge on
him every time, unless he turns his
back on vanity and shaves off his mus
tache.
The interior of Pennsylvania coal
mine has been successfully photo
graphed by electric light. The geolo-
gists will welcome this achievement as
Indicating. the possibility that the
"dark, unfathomed depths of ocean"
may yet be brought within the cameras
scope.
The man without hobby can not be
happy, but hobbies will not carry
1o-1~1n