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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-13
THIBODAUX, LA, SATURDAY. 1885,
A Recruits First Experience.

Nv first uniform was a bqd fit; my
trousers were too long by thre6 or four
inches; the flannel shirt was coarse aud
unpleasant, too large at the neck and
too short elsewhere. The forage cap
was an ungainlv bag, with pasteboard
top and leather visor; the blouse was
the only part which seemed decent;
while the overcoat made me feel like
little nib Of corn amid preponderance
of husk. Nothing except Virginia
mud" ever took down my ideas of mill
tary pomp quite so low.
After enlisting I didn't seem Of so
much consequence as Iexpected. There
was not so much excitement on account
of my military appearance as l deemed
Justly my due. | was taught my fac
ings, and ut the time thought the drill
master needlesslv fussy about shoulder
ing, ordering, and presenting arms. The
musket, after an hours drill. seemed
heavier and less ornamental than it had
looked to be. The first day went out
to drill, getting tired OF doing the same
things over and over, I said to the drill
sergeant: .Let's stop this fooling and
go over to the grocery. His only reply
was addressed to acorporal: Corporal.
take this man out and drill him like
h-l;" and the corporal did. 4
found that suggestions were not as
we'll appreciated in the army as in pri-
vate life, and that no wisdom was equal
to drill-master's Right fate." left
Wheel" and fright. oblique, march. ;"
It takes raw recruit some time to
learn that he is not to think or suggest,
but obey. Some never do learn. I
acquired it at last, in humility and mud,
but it was tough. Yet I doubt If my
patriotism, during my first three weeks
drill, was quite knee high. Drilling
looks easy to spectator, but it isn't.
Old soldiers who read this will remem-
Der their green recruithood and smile
assent After time I had cut down
my uniform so that could see out OF
it, and had conquered the drill sufi-
ciently to see through it. Then the
word came: On to WashingtonLThe
Century.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-13
4 Private Railroad Station.

1--WE made a singular discovery the
other day." remarked an official OF
road running into Chicago about
three miles beyond certain station on
our line there is farmhouse by the side
of the track Just beyond the farm
house is little creek, over which there
is small bridge. About four years
ago some repairs were made to that
little bridge, and, of course, the bridge
gang had to put up signboard Run
Slow, on either side. during the day OF
SO the bridge was weakened. When
they had finished their work, they went
off and forgot the signs. rhe fact is,
the boards had disappeared, and they
didn't take the trouble to hunt them up.
"Some weeks afterward, NO one knows
Just when, those signs reappeared in
their former places. Nobody knew
who put them there or what for. No
body cared. If the section men noticed
them at all they thought the bridge
men had done it. It was none of the
engineers business why they were there
it was their duty to observe regula-
| tions, which required them to slow
| down at all such signs.s Observe regula-
| tio,is they did For about four years
not q train had passed over that little
bridge without slowing almost to a
standstill. The cuhert, for that's al
it is, has been as safe as any part OF
the roadbed, and yet stopping and
starting trains there has cost this COM
pany thousands of dollars. You know,
it costs money to stop and start trains.
you are wondering how it all comes
about, OF course. Well, that farmer
stole those boards and put, them uI
again at his leisure. For four years ht
has been going into the town or coming
from it on our trains, getting on or OF
right at his own door. It was slicl
scheme, and how he must have laughed
at us and enjoyed it all the while. Bu
his game is up now, and the engineer
are having their revenge by Keeping nj
an Internal screeching OF their whistles
at all hours OF the day or night wheneye
they pass that farm house. .'-chisng'
Herald.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-13
Didn't Keep It.

"well, a!r. slckers," said the doctor
to patient he had not seen the day
before, "how are you getting along?'
Nearly starved to death. !"
why, didn't you have oysters ?"
mo, l couldn't get them the way .you
said. and was afraid il would &c. Ian
.rerous to eat them any other. WAY
why. that's odd. Couldn's get
stewed oysters? I told syoa .soa could
eat stewe,l oysters with impEsits.
That's just it. could get the
stewed oysters easy enough, but | sent
to all the restaurants III the nelghisor-
hood for the impunity. and the blamed
fools said they never had such thing
Oh the bill of fare. ."-Teras .SiJttngs.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-13

In the City eight provinces OF Euro
pean Russia thereare 19,67i, ,723 horses.
of which number nearly 5000, 900 are
in the military circle of kazan. Com
plant is made that too many horses are
exported from the country. The num-
ber exported in, lS'? was $4,000. IN
1880 i. was ol.000, III 1882 it was 30, 2t9.
and last year the number is believed to
have reached $4,000. 1t is proposed
that an export tax of 80 gold rubles on
every horse valued at under 300 rubles
be imposed.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-13
COLLECTOR.

am prepared to collect all kind of bills
intrnsted to my care. Prompt attention
given to all matters intrustod to mo. Best
Of references furnished. Address:
FRED DAVIS.
Constable 9Th Ward, Lockport p. o
Aug. 30 s4-ly.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-13

Mr.. DcUGHSuz-aMy daughter, the
bride" Most charmed, indeed. I have
not met your husband -thAt-is-to-be-the
-ah-groom." @Groou, Indeed! Sir,
there's no groom here. Ne, sir. my
daughter isn't marrying . ooaehman. :
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-13
ID. HOFFM
On THIRTY DAYS TRIAL.

TEE VoLArAIC BELT Co., Marshall, Mich
will send DIR. DYES CELEBRATED ELECTRO
VoLTAIC BELTS AND ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
on trial for thirty days to men [young or
i who are afflicted with nervous debil-
ty. lost vitality and kindred troubles. guar
mteeiug speedy and complete restoration Of
health and manly vigor. Address as above
\. B.-No risk is incurred. as thirty days
al is allowed.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-13

$2OOOO0ssp Pss:fs': ss ss",s s'ss" pes'sss ssss
and by mail you will get free package Of
goods OF large value, that will start you in
work that will at once bring you in money
faster than anything else in America. All
about the $200,O in presents with each box.
Agents wanted everywhere. of either sex, OF
sll ages, for all the time, or spare time only,
IT, work for us at their owa homes. For
tunes for all workers absolutely assured.
Don't delay. H. HALLErT & Co., Portland
Maine.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-13

HAND MADK envelopes cost originally
8 cents each. The envelope machine
now turns them out 90 that thousand
may be sold for 30 cents.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-10-03

IL q never-failing
Cure for Nervous
Debility. Exhaust
ed Vitality, Seminal
Weakness, Sperms-
torr h e a, L o 8 7
MANHOOD, Impo-
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Prostatorrhns, and
all the terrible ef-
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youthful T ollie 8
and excesses in ma.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-10-03

IL KEARNY STREET,
san Francisco.
SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE. Sent on applica-
tion by letter stating symptoms, sex and age.
Communic cations strictly confidential.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-10-03
STATE AND COAST NEWS.


great alarm in Socorro county, N. M.
Jesus Figuera is on trial at Los An
geles for the murder of Manuel Moraga.
The condemned British bark, Robert
Kerr, was sold at Victoria, B. c., yes
terday.
The four planning mills of Los Ange.
les have come down to nine hours for a
days work.
A $40 piece was recently found in
the stomach Of COW recently slaugh-
tered in Chico.
Men are rushing toward the Granite
Creek mines in British Columbia in
large numbers.
The output of the Ravena, Los An.
geles county, yucca mill is about ten
tons of pulp daily.
The Chinese at Riverside will have
to take up their residences outside Of
the city limits after the first.
The cost to build a brick house at
San Jacinto, San Diego county, is about
hve-sixths that of wood. The houses
are all OF brick.
The IIopt murder trial closed in Salt
Lake last Monday with verdict OF
murder in the first degree. This is the
fourth conviction.
In the Honolulu district of Klamath
river, nearly all the claims are pros.
pecting richly. The Kanaka Company
has put on night shifts.
The Eureka Lake and Yuba Canal
Company has been, at Sacramento,
fined $500 for contempt Of Court, in dis.
obeyins an anti debris injunction.
The Chinese OF Butte, Montana, arc
purchasing aims and barricading their
houses, evidently determined TO resist
the order that they must leave that
town.
Ross Trainor, aged thirty years, a
native of California, shot himself at
Briggs vineyard, near Woodland Mon.
day. He was in poor health and dis
couraged.
The body of young man, whose
name from papers on his person, was
found few miles from Cranes Flat,
Inyo county, shot through the head
and breast.
Natural gas has been discovered on
the farm Of Hon. L. F. Thompson near
Sumner, w. T., three miles distant
from the oil wells Of the Tacoma Oil
Company, at Elhi.
While excavating on the bank of
Bear creek, Merced county, this week,
three human skeletons, lying side by
side, with a stone mortar at the head Of
each, were exhumed.
The numerous Chinese claims along
the klamath river and above are no
doubt paying handsomely, but there is
no chance to get anything out of them
concerning their success.
A new mining district, which has
been named Mountain View, has been
organized on the west side of Paradise
Valley, this State. Several claims have
been located in the district.
At the skating rink at Victoria, B. c.,
this week, young lady cowhided a
young man. cutting him severely on the
head and face. At least twenty lashes
were applied with astonishing vigor and
telling effect.
The Banner mine, in Idaho, which
has been loading the Idaho stage with
bullion every week for some time past,
is said to have produced s92, 900 in bull
lion from ass tons of ore, which was
worked in thirty-nine days.
The east-bound overland express ran
over and killed a man last Friday at
Halleck Station, on the line of the {.
p. railroad in Elko county. Deceased
is supposed to have been a tramp who
was trying to board the train as it was
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-10-03

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When inconvenient to visit the city for treat
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ES-Those who call see no one but the Doc
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CONFIDENTIAL. Gases which have failed
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THE DOCTOR will sgr9e to forfeit $1,000
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&6The services of the celebrated old Ger
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dreds are daily availing themselves of the
opportunity of free consultation, personally
or by letter, in all languages
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-10-03
DIR. SPIN NEY,
No. N Kearny street,
Treats all Chronic and Special
Diseases.
YOUNG M EN-

YOUNG MEN
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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-13
CLIPPED AT RANDOM.

The Courier-Journal calls the two
Georgia evaugelists "a pair of Sans"
How would il do to style them "the
Sam-ese twins ?"-Nashville Ameri-
can.
"Only few Kisses" is the title o.
new song recently sent us by mail.
If we are to have "only few kisses"
we want them to come by female
Orange, Va, Observer.
just as we go to press the crafty
ing intelligence reaches us that the
lancing of the boil on Lord Sails
bury's arm was satisfactory opera
ton, and that his Ludship is making
steady progress toward recovery
This is news we'll worth the money
it cost us. We were afraid the dis
tinguished patient would have to re-
sort to plaster of shoemakers-wax
louisville Times.
We were beginning to think tha
Lonz Powers, a romance that ma
been running in the Greensboro Mes
senger since the time whereof thu
memory of man runneth not to TIT
contrary, was like the book which
Notwithstanding the coming and go
ing of man, goes on forever, but w
were mistaken. The story has ende,
and we congratulate Brethren Brans
ford and Woodson ON living lon
enough to put it through. Owens
boro Messenger.
i. The death of Gen. Mcclellan Ina
set the critics, military and civil, t
discussing the genius for comman
of the leaders of our armies i'll tn
late. war. The campaigns of ths
war were commonplace, unworth
any great Captain OF the secOnd-clas
like Marlborough, Montrose, Cond
or Farnese, with the single exceptio
of StoDewall Jackson's feats in VII
ginia, which evinced genius of til
highest type, equal to that displaye
by Alexander, Hannibal, Cesar {
Napoleon. 1t is difficult to imagir
, the possibilities to which Jackso
t might have attained. His earl
| death cut short a career that has Il
/ PARALLEL in modern times in the mi
itary talent it disclosed, except in Il
case of Napoleon Bonaparte.-Loui
: vile Times.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-13
THE WEED.
General Tobacco News.

Customer-"Have you some good,
imported cigars ?" New Clerk-"Not
Just now, but we shall have in about
an hour. The printer round the cor
ner is at work on the labels now
Chicago News.
Louisville man is telling what he
saw from a car window. The first
thing he saw was man who asked
him for chew of tobacco and Q
piece of pie-Atlanta Constitution.
Cyrenus Bailey writes to the Prai-
RE Farmer that a prominent Missou-
ri farmer kept his hogs free from
cholera by the use of strong infusion
'5of tobacco leaves fed in milk or but
termilk as remedy. yVlFr
Seed leaf growers in the MAN
Valley have come as near making {
"silver whistle out of a pigs tail'
this year as is possible. There is NJ
mistake about it, the 'S5 Ohio SeeC
leaf is as handsome as ever grown il
the State.-Miamisburg CO., Bulle
ton, Oct. 30.
The New England Tobacco Grow
ers' Association, at their convention
in Hartford, Conn, last Saturday, re
solved to petition the Legislature
of Connecticut and Massachusetts t,
authorize town assessors in those
States TO annually report the number
of acres of tobacco raised to the re
spective Secretaries ofthe State. Thi
is exactly what should be done il
every State where tobacco is grown
Without such official information al
crop estimates are simply guess work
and, consequently, misleading.
Don't fail to petition and urge.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-13
Inhnstnn,s Innrnal exhibits signs

Johnston's Journal exhibits signs
of well-merited prosperity in in
crcasing its size from l6 pages to 81
pages and a cover. This ILLUSTRATED
Magazine for the People" as its sub
title defines it, was established In
1874, but a change was recently made
in its shape and contents, and its
appeal to a wider public has been so
successful that the readers want
more of thence the enlargement.
The issue of November IA contains,
among other profuscly illustrated
and timely articles, one on "Riel and
His Rebellion; another on THE
Theatre of Conflict in Central Asia" !;
another on "Civilization and Say
agery in Africa" being the humor-
Gus experiences and exploits OF a
missionary in that dark continent
and full page of sketches showing
how cattle are brought from the West
to supply Eastern and European
markets. There are also illustrated
book reviews, and number OF
bright and readable articles on mis-
cellaneous topics and questions of the
hour. In this number, too, begins a
powerful serial story, written for tho
journal, and entitled fLove in Sum
mer Seas" dealing with life in New
York and the TONES. The depart
: ments have been increased in mum
Der, and are all well filled. Thi
popular literary magazine, of whicl
each page sparkles with interest, !
published every other week by W, }
johnson, 8 Murray ST., New York
The price is only 10 cents copy, o
80 a year, and it may be ordered o
, any news dealer.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-13
Agents Wanted.

Persons out of employment or those
who are making less than $500 per
week, will find it to their interest to
write to me. desire a good, active
agent in every township in the state
to sell the beautiful photolithograph-
ic engraving of Cleveland, Hendricks
and Cabinet; size 20x30 inches.
This picture is genuine work of
art, and sells at sight-to every demo-
crat at least. The business is light,
aud does not require an experienced
agent to make it success, as the en-
craving sells itself. This is fine
opportunity to make money. Sam
pie copy sent securely packed in car
toon, and terms to agents, for so
cents, Address,
FRANK DRAKE, State Agt,
Is Fletcher IL Sharpe Block,
indianapolis, Ind.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-13
s. s. S..
A Medicine that has Done More tc
Relieve Suffering Humanity
than All the Physicians.

1t is seldom that a newspaper con-
descends to editorially notice the
thousand and one patent medicines
that flood the market, but Swift's
Syphilitic Specific has proven such a
great boon to the human family, that
in sounding its praises one feels that
that he is simply dong his duty to
fellow-man. This great preparation
is a Georgia product, purely vegeta-
BILE, and has taken a stand in the
world of medicine that has forced a
recognition and endorsement moi
only from the press and the pulpit
but even physicians. 1t has effected
hundreds of thousands of cures Of
blood poison, and there is not a ham.
let in the land but where you see
living illustrations of its efficiency
There to-day walks the streets Of
Athens well-known gentlemen who
owe their very lives to S. S. S., and
they will tell you so if you ask them
1t has become a household remedy
and in every family you see bottle
standing on the mantle. 1t not only
positively cures all manner of blood
poison, but rheumatism and hun.
dreds of other diseases incident there
to. Nine-tenths of our population
are more or less afflicted with i'm
pure blood, and they have now dis
covered in s. S. S., a panacea for theil
ills. Hence its field of usefulness il
unbounded. Would that the pro
prietors had millions, that their grant
and glorious work might be extend
ed to the four corners of the earth
Now, many persons have been ruinet
for life, and rendered miserable, b!
trying to eradicate one poison will
another. 1t is simply an exchang,
of evils. But not so with the grea
S. S. S. While cleansing the blood
of every particle of poison, it is a
harmless as the ripping waters of {
mountain brook. The only result O
its use is a complete and thorough
restoration to health.-Athens Ban
ner. re.Il
| Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseas
mailed free.
4 The SWIFT SPEoIF16 Co.,
Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-13
A Mississippian's Little Article
TAtlanta Constitution. I


A few days ago a rich planter
boarded steamer off Natchez. He
purchased a paper from newsboy
aud was soon lost in its perusal.
"Colonel," said bland young man,
few minutes after, "you must have
dropped this" handing him $50
note.
II reckon not" said the old gentle
man, as he overlooked his spectacles.
~ just picked it up under your
chair" replied the young man, Sand
see no other way to dispose of it.
However, since it seems to belong to
neither of us, we might just as well
divide it"
The plan worked well. The old
gentleman passed over $25 in change,
and the young man sauntered care
lessly out on land. A few minutes
after the vessel had taken to water
the old gentleman presented the 500
note to the clerk in payment for his
fare.
counterfeit exclaimed Che clerk
and then for the first time the Who'll,
truth dawned upon the old man.
mind.