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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-05-19
A Curisus Clock.

A watch dial now being made in the
Waltham Works contains. instead of
the usual numerals. II small but dis
tinct silhouette figures representing q
woman with a very young child j. her
arms. At ! o'clock the lady and her
little baby are clearly depicted, the in
FAINT being in long clothes. At o'clock
the same figures appear, but the child
is a little larger. At 3 o'clock mamma
10 still there, but the infant is in short
clothes. At 1 o'clock and 70 on up to
8 o'clock, when he goes to school fer
the first time. At 8 O'clock he may be
seen with his college gown and mortar
board and the happy smile Of the now
elderly but happy mother. At 10
O'Clock the deathbcd scene, where he
parts with his beloved msther. At
IL o'clock he is 4 middled-aEed man,
evsr whom the SHOWS Of M ny winters
have passed. At II o'clock an old and
decrepit specimen Of humanity praying
for . better land.-New York Star.
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Bro. 1cCrniek's Hat.

One Of the most prominent and fami-
liar features in the recent meeting Of
the "Press Gang was Bro. AcCor-
mick's blonde hat. He thinks he looks
pretty in that hat, and nothing on
earth could induce him to part with
it. But unfortunately tho day of tho
Washington picnic he set it down to
take a drink of water at the splendid
spring, and became busily engaged
in conversation with some of the fair
ladies present. One Of the '.boys"
came along, and taking it for a butter
tub sat down on it and sauelched il:
then tenderly they took it up and bur-
ried it beneath a willow
"Fair. fair, with golden hair.
Sang BRO. Mccormick while weep
ing;
Fair, fair, with golden hair.
Under the willow she's sleeping.-
The citizens OF Washington imme-
diately made him a present Of a new
hat. but nothing could console him for
the loss of that old hat. We should
not be at all surprised if ne didn't re-
surrect it, and it may again serve as
an oritlanme in the next convention.
Besides, the boys in the CommereioI
have put in IL lament. They claim
that for years that old hat has done
service in the office as a waste-paper
basket, and was never allowed to go
out on dress parade, except TO church
and the press Observation-Disclosures
-idrertisey.
The SENTINEL is deeply grisved to
learn of the untimely and ignominous
end of Bro. McCor1nick's stove pine
hat.
That f%ancifnl head gear which ST
lently recalled "reminiscences of the
Horace Greeley campaign played such
a rrominens part in the late gathering
Of the press Gang" and contributed
SO much to the material enjoyment of
the jocose denizens of fair Opelousas.
that the SENTISEL had formed a So
cret attachment for it, in bright anti
cipation of the fun in store for the
boys" when that last relic of a past
generation would heave in sight in
our town next year. But there seems
to be still a ray of hope left. for Bro.
Bailey suggests the possibility of its
resurrection and rejuvenescence in
time for the next convention. Courage
Bro. Mccormick, and. should you need
help in your charitable undertaking.
call on Bro. Sandoz, whose Kindness of
heart is as boundle.s IA the wide
prairies of his native parish. In the
meanwhile, let us pray.
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When the Weddings Come.

AT the request Of many readers the
following order Of weddings is pub
lished:
At the end of the first year-Cotto1
wedding.
Second year-Paper wedding.
Third year-Lea,her wedding.
Fifth year-Wooden wedding.
Seventh year-Woolen wedding.
Tenth year-Tin wedding.
Twelfth year-Silk and fine linen
wedding.
Fifteenth year-CIystal wedding.
Twentieth year-China Wedding.
Twenty-ffth year-Silver wedding.
Thirtieth year-PearI wedding.
Fortieth year-Ruby wedding.
flitieth year-Golden Wedding.
Serenty-tifth yeaI-Diamond we'd
ding.
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Their Business Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused
such a general revival OF trade at
T~hlbodaux Drug Store as their giving
away to their customers of so many
free trial bottles OF DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. Their
trade is simply enormous in this very
valuable article from the fact that it
always cures and never disappoints.
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis.
Group, and all throat and lung diseases
quickly cured. You can test it before
buying by getting a trial bottle free,
large size 81. Every bottle warranted.
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IN our report given last week of the
proceedings Of the press convention
we Inadvertently omitted all mention
OF the very instructive essay read by
Sr. J. \. Gilmore. Il Journalist of wide
reputation III Jul State, on The Bust
ness Department OF the Newspaper"
As Nh. &. has been a successful jour
nalist i'll a business point Of view, he is
well qualified to treat of such a sub
Ject, and his suggestions are worthy
the serious consideration of younger
members Of the quill.
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Professional and business cards, including
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tisements nor then, ii peculiarly objectiona
bic.
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The Fenale City Council.

The frst appearance Of the Oskal.o,
- council presented . very unioua -,
pearance. 1t was called for the Ma,
day afternoon succeeding the ~elsct;o,
but when the first member of that an.
gust body arrived abe found the roo-
where such meeting, were held in
horrible condition. There was aetu.,.
ly tobacco spit on the floor and the .o,.
ners of the room had never been SVEN,
out. The first thing done was to A..
der the town marshal to EMPLOY W.
men to scrub the place and remove all
the cuspidors. Then signs we're hmm,
on the walls prohibiting the use Of To-
bacco in any form. The room WA a.
to sit in. but there was an evidsn, nm
easiness in the minds Of the statesvo-
me OH account of the absence If y
dies on the backs OF the benobs.
around the room. With the taboo
placed on the Use of tobacco the man
who have made the council their loaf.
ING place have been compelled TO SCH
new quarters, and as there are no ga
looms IN Kansas the corner store. hav.
become places of general resor, but
even here the old-time stories are told
with bated breath. while the bolster
Il mirth which formerly marked the
congregation Of the Kansas villagers
has become lushed.-hGasas Letter ix
Aesr York Herald.
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Aessrs. j. n. Cailloue,. Harry Cage.
Abran Brown and other prominent
citizens OF the parish OF T~errebonne
have organized a stock company under
the style of Grand and Little Gallon
Drainage and Navigation Company,
for the purpose of dredging and clean
ing out the bsyous in eur sister parish
between bayous Grand and Little
Gallon from the Gulf coast TO the head
of bayou Sale and of connecting the
natural water courses by canals. The
capital stock is fixed At $4,000. divi-
ded into 1000 shares at S. per share.
thus giving even the poorest a chance
to own stock. We wish our neighbors
success i'll their lauaable undertaking.
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Habits Of the French B~ourgeoisie.

1t Is the middle class that gives the
best example OF the average habits Of
the nation. And, Judging by the
standard, | should say that we Ameri-
cans were the most sclf-indulgent peo-
pie on the face of the earth. wonder
what the wife Of a well to do Ameri,
can shorkeerer i'll a small way-a r
Ger, a dealer i'll trimmings, or a petty
retail dry goods merchant-would say
to the home of one OK her social equals
In Paris? In the first place. carpets
are unknown i'll the little home, OK
aept, perhaps, a square rug in the CEN
ter of the drawing room. Bits of ear
pet, OF little cheap rugs at the sides of
the bed, are alone in use in the bed.
looms. Gas is not known outside Of
the kitchen and possibly the dining
room,
IN many households tablecloths are
not used except at dinner time, and
knives and forks are never changed
during the course OF Il meal. One
very curious instance of economy that
came under my own observation was
that practised by Il dressmakcr in good
standing, who, by reason of her exqui-
site taste and moderate prices, had q
large and excellent American custom.
She was u woman of education and
OF very gentle and refined amer
Yet she never wore undcrsarnlents of
linen or percale, because they cost too
much in the washing, having every AZ
ticle Of that kind made in dark flannel
She never sat down to a regularly
served meal, but lived on surreptitious
snacks, eaten whenever and wherever
she could snatch a moments leisure.
She made Il fortune in Il few wears, re-
tired from business and married 4 doc
tor. l wonder if she keep, up her
oddly economical habit, 20 the pre-
sent day.-L"ey Hooper's Paris Letter.
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Says the Abbeyille MeridiouGl:

Gays tEe -HefldtOnNl:
"We hope some one having at heart
the respect Of journalism will patch
up Il truce between the Crowley Siapal
and the Acadia Sentinel, and end the
unseemly display of foul billings
gate which has distinguished their
warfare for the past six months. If
they were I've in Mississippi there
would have been a funeral or a gen.
teel horsewhipping long, long ago.
Come, boys. fight or make friends.
Its getting monotOnous.n
The SENTINEL heartily seconds the
motion to ''make friends" not to fight,
as there does not seem to he any ne
cessity for it. Both papers appear to
have forgotten their duty to their pa
trons and are devoting to mutual per-
sonal abuse and inyectives valuable
space which belongs to their subscrib-
ers, whom neither can expect to enter
into the spirit of their petty spite and
hatred. For shame, brothers, a
it.
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TIE SHEET POTI TO as 4
FIELD CPOP.

The attention Of our small farmers
has been turned to the cultivation OF
Irish potatoes, onions and rice. while
the sweet potato has been considera-
bly, neglected. We had long thought
that there was money i'll sweet peta-
toes if properly cultivated. Most Oh
portunely there came to hand the City
Item. containing a lengthy account of
the proceedings OF the agricultural so
ciety Of P~laqnemines parish, at which
the question of the growing of sweet
potatoes was discussed. One gentle
man stated that he had raised seventy
five bushels on a half acre of land,
and that this tuber benefited the soil
in the saine manner that the COW pea
did. Another gentleman said that he
had fed his horses on sweet potatoes
fer the past six weeks and that they
kept in good condition. One bucket
OF sweet potatoes were said to be equal
to Il similar quantity of oats for feed
ing stock. Mr.. George Conrad. another
member present, urged the feeding Of
cows OIL sweet potatoes.
Ii these be facts. then, we contend,
a most profitable crop has been ne
elected heretofore. or has not received
the attention it deserved. If it i, good
for stock and as a fertilizer. that alone
would seem to commend it as 4 very
desirable Investigation of our field
crops; but We all know that the
sweet potato is far more palatable. if
net more nutritious as an article Of
food Tor the human family. than the
Irish potato. Why is it, then. that
our farmers do not devote more care
to the culture OF the sweet potato than
they do at present.
1t may be that the methods Of plant
ing the sweet potato and cu~ltivating
it are imperfect. If so, we would
commend to the consideration of those
who may desire to devote s~tricter at
tention to this tuber in the future, the
following plan recommended by Robt.
Espy, in Il paper which he read before
the meeting in question
The seed should be planted early in
January or February. Trenches a
foot in depth should be dug and filled
with stable anHre Place Oyer this
a thin layer of soil, into which the
seed potatoes, small ones preferred,
should be pressed. A. o as the
shoots are a few inches in length tAey
should be separated from the seed,
care being taken to disturb the latter
As little as possible. The slips are
then planted in small hills. usually
three to a hill. They should be stuck
in the hill at an angle of about forty
five degrees, not planted perpendicu-
larry, for that would interfere with
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SATURDAY, MAY -, 1888.
MIXING APPOINTMENTS.

10 the Executive OF the State apIer-
tains the power OF appointing the po-
lice jurors. assessors. inspectors Of
weights and measures. etc, throughout
the State. There airs those who be-
lleve or affect 10 believe that Gen. Nj.
cholls will recruit his appointees ex-
clusively from the ranks OF his parti-
Fans Ill the late %tactiona1 fight. There
are even some who have advocated
such a lroscri tive policy, urging as a
defense Of their undemocratic conduct,
that Ito the victors belong the spoils."
These. although they style them
selves friends of Gov. Nichols. are
certainly not laborine TO promote the
Governors Owl good. and he has need
indeed 70 be asked to be saved from
his friends. Such pretended friends
would sacrifice their own s~randmotlers
to advance their personal ends.
1t will no doubt be remembered
that the late struggle between MeEnerv
and Nichols for the nomination was
fought principally on the issue of
''personalism7 in office. 1t was charged
against AcEnery that he appointed
none bnt his supporters to office. That
was the war cry uttered against him
by no less a foe than Nichols himself.
Nichols denounced the so-called per
sonallsm' from every stump in the
State and from every stump in the
state pledged his solemn word that in
the event of his election he would
make his appointments from the ranks
OF the whole Democratic party. regard
less of factions. In his speech accept
ing the nomination he renewed this
solemn pledge and promised to consult
the wishes of the people in the matter
Of appointments.
And Gov. Nichols has always been
credited by his friends with honesty of
purpose: hence it is to be presumed
that he will adhere to his serious pro-
misses and consult the wishes Of the
people-not one or two self-styled 10
cal leaders-in making his various ap
pointments, To pursue another course
and forfeit his pledges would be suici-
dial indeed. 1t would SKATER his gen
eral reputation for honesty of purpose
and lose him the esteem of all good
citizens.
We do not believe Gov. Nichols
will he guilty Of such duplicity Of on
duct. We do not believe that his true
friends would advise him to deviate in
the least from his solemn pledges. We
believe, as it was we'll put by the As
sumption Pioneer, that his administra-
ton will attend to p,rty fealty and not
to factional zeal in the distribution of
its patronage.
Let him pursue this equitable policy
and he will endear himself to and re-
ceive the commentator of all good
men but, ON the other hand, let him
adopt the narrow-ninded and pro-
scriptivs plan advocated by many false
friends, and he will SOW around him
the seeds of strife and contention
which will eventually bear him the
bitter fruit of disappointment.
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their proper development. The hills
should bs eighteen inches square,
squat in shape, and arranged in rows
with sufficient space for the passage
of a Plow. When vines begin to form
a pillow is passed between the rows to
cover the grass. This il tho only
blowing required. The vines should
be raised frequently from the earth, or
they will throw roots which will
take away much of the nourishment
from the potato. 1t is very important
to thus disturb the vines, especially
after q rain. This is the main secret
of early potatoes. The vines, when
cut into lengths of twelve OF fourteen
inches and doubled :2to loops and
planted with the loops part down,
leaving the ends sticking up, are SUI
perior to slips, giving much larger
crops. A crop of sweet potatoes thus
planted should yield seventy-fivs
bushels to the acre.
Let our farmers cut this out and try
the above plan of growing sweet po-
tatoes next season, and perhaps they
will do better than they have ever
done before with their sweet potato
crop.
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4 Scientific .gseucsacf0r.

III a benefActor be enc who makes two
oiades OF grass grow where one grew before,
he certainly is "a besefac.cr who makes ono
hour 40 the service II five or six. And this
Is precisely what Professor A. Loisette, ~
Filth Ave-. New York, does with his marvel
Gus system OF memory development. He
makes Dad memories good and good ones bet
ter. tie Is a scientihc teIe.actOr. Write for
his prospectus.
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OUR PUBLIC 4

The Abbeville Meyidionol had !:
thoughtful editorial in its last issue OH
the subject OF public roads. It well
says:
sour merchants and planters should
all invest their attention i'll . matter so
essential to the promotion Of their in
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Ierrebonne seems to be growing
tired OF her sister, st. Mary parish,
and wants to form a judicial district,
with Judge and one district-attorney.
all by itself and independently of St.
Mary.
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The Terrebonne Times favors the
abolition Of the Circuit Court system
and the establishment of a district
court in every parish havin. a popula-
ton of l $4,000 or more.
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The I'd. is 10y the great problem
journal Of the age. Its readers have
lately had 10 brush up their 'mathe-
NAUTICAL boxes il the vain sndeavor to
solve impossible propositions. No
harm done. at any rate.
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The Lake Charles Com merciat thinks
the present Legislature should pass a
law against 1clscegenation. Such Il
law would certainly meet with the
unqualified approval of all good peo-
pie.
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1t is announced as a fact that Gen.
HascOck's grave is in a secluded and
isolated L OF the cemetery in Nor
ristOwn, Pa, and it is suggested that o
first rate opportunity is afforded to
erect q monument to Il man whose
public services deserve to be lemem-
bered with = fitting monument.
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The papal rescript upon the plan
Of campaign" IN Ireland has created
considerable connection III political
circles.
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The Capital City just new seems to
he 4 very attractive place for our
members Of the bar, as quite \ number
Of them are there at present.
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Brother Claiborne. OF the Pointe
toGpee Banner. has discovered a
"sWeet little rioiet among the lovely
flowers of Opelousas."
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"These are my jewels" quoth the
hen, collecting her chicks. ..Of your
w setting. toe" quaektd tie duck,
as she waddled away.
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Gov. Nichols will be inaugurated
on next Monday. Grand preparations
are making for the occasion.
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The executive committees should re-
suitable persons to fill the

commend suitable persons to fill the
Offices by appointment of the Cover
nor. Our new Governor has promised
70 consult the wishes of the people in
this matter. and the various executive
committees are the proper opponents
Of the wishes Of the people on the sub
sect.