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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-05-18
AbOnt Women.

He who despises despises
his mother"
"WhO is cursed by woman is cursed
by God"
"The tears of Il woman call down
the fire of heaven on those who make
them flow.'
evil to him who laughs at woman's
sufferings; God shall laugh at his
prayers"
"lt was ut the prayer Of a woman
that the Creator pardoned ma Ours
ed be he who forgets it."
"WhO shall forget the sufferings of
his mother at his birth shall be reborn
in the body of al owl during three
successive transmigratiOns."
"There is no crime more odiOus
than to prosecute il woman"
"When women are honOred the di-
whites are content but when they
are not honored all undertakings fail"
"The household cursed by woman
t." whom they have rendered the
homage due them find themselves
weighed down with ruin and destroy
ed as they had been struck by some
secret power"
at is time to appreciate all things
at their value"
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-05-18
Your Paper Talks To You.

\ newspaper is IL wonderful instru-
mentality in Il community. 1t talks
to all the people. Yon can read it,
and when it is read once You can send
it away to II friend and he can read it
and then lay it away for IL year and it
will never lose interest. In no way
can you bring Hi important matter be-
fore Il community better than through
a local paper. No enterprise in the
community is more worthy Of Il liberal
support. You get in IL permanent and
unmistakable form what is said in the
local paper. The lecture or sermon
You hear Don slips from your memory
and leaves no impression on YOUR mind
and you can find no one to repeat it to
You but in the local paper ,you car
find it land read it again and again.
Some people keep all their papers and
read again what is put in them. This
is a good idea, as in the course Of
years it becomes an interesting vol
umc.-Greensbury Independent.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-05-18
Our Children's Eyes.

Allow me to say q few words in re-
gard to the children's eyes. Years
ago when the. children studied their
lessons from their books, We did not
hear very much about their eyes Civ
en- out. Let uscOnsult urblackbOards
and see what they can tel; us about
this worldwide subject Dear par
ents and guardians, all owe this broad
land, how many hours through the day
are your little children sitting in
school, staring at = blackboard upon
which are placed by the teacher most
of the lessons for the day, many times
the lines being 50 fine and pale they
could not be easily read more than
half or two-thirds the way across the
room, but the children are required to
see them all the way across and from
the remotest corners. Many of the
children when first looking at the
board do not see much Of any thing,
but by looking very sharp for Il few
seconds the lines reveal themselves.
This, my friends, means strained eyes.
and strained eyes mean weakened or
diseased optic nerves, possibly no eyes
= "i's ~ Hil uCpCuOIuS upOu tIIC eve
ity of the strain. Even when the
work is quite distinct, for children
who have naturally weak eyes the
distance many times is SO great that
the air waves coming between the
poor, tired eyes and the board cause
the lines to waver and flicker, and es-
pecially is this the case when the
light is poor and the ventilation bad.
Any thing put on the board for chill
dren to see, whether old or young,
should have large proportions and
broad clear lines throughout, so no
extra effort will have to be made to
discover it. There is IL great differ
in eyes ; one child will readily
see what another could not without
the fatal strain. | know whereof |
for my own eyes were nearly
destroyed through this same practice.
and | know others who have suffered
il like fate.-N. Y. Tribune
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-05-18
Ayers Cherry Pectoral.

f.Persd ~ DR.. J. c. Aver 4 Co, Lowell, Naaa.
~ BY Dssegtsss. PSies o.; cax besiso, r..
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-05-18
upe dbibooanx 5ent,nfl,
SATURDAY, MAY is, 1889.
A Woman's Question.

Before ! trust my fate to thee
Or place my hand in thine;
Before l let thy future give
Color and form to mine;
Before l peril all for thee,
Question thy soul tonight for me.
break all slighter bonds, nor feel
A shadow Of regret;
Is there one link within the past
That holds thy spirit yet!
Oris thy faith rs clear and free
As that which | can pledge to thee
Does there within thy dimmest dreams
A possible future shine.
Wherein thy life could h%encefortl
breathe
Untouched. unshared by mine?
If SO, at any pain or cost,
Oh, tell me, before all is lost.
Look deeper still. If thou can,st feel,
Within thy immOst soul,
That thou hast kept a portion back
While have staked the whole,
Let no false pity spare the blow,
But in true mercy tell me so.
is there within thy heart a need
That mine cannot fulfill
One chord that any other hand
Could better wake or still?
Speak NOVELIST at some future day
My whole life wither ard decay.
Lives there within thy nature hid
The demon spirit change,
Shedding IL passing glory still
On all things new and stranger
It-may not be thy fault alone
But shield my heart against thy own.
Could'st thou withdraw thy hand one
day
And answer tn my claim
That fate, and that tO-day's mistake,
Not thou, had been to blame.
Some smooth their conscience thus !:
but thou,
oh, surely, thou wilt warn me now!
Nay, answer nett dare not hear.
The words would come too late;
Yet I would spare thee all remorse,
So comfort thee, my fate;
Whatever on my heart may fall,
Remember, l mouM lisk it all.
adelaide Anne Proctor.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-05-18
Mistakes in Bookstores.

Says u Portland bookseller: cat
q time we were carrying Il large
stock of religious works, and one day
called out to one of my clerks, hold
ing up IL book which he had wrapped
up for some one, is this "The City of
God 7" mo, l guess not he said.
without looking round, AT least ] new
or heard it called that before. lis
generally called the Forest City. Per-
haps it is Brooklyn" He afterward
explained that he thought l had
found II reference in some book to a
place called the City Of God and want
ed to know what city it meant.
"On another occasion IL woman with
a valise in her hand rushed in and
asked a newsboy if he had THAT Hus-
band of Nine in II store. He came
rushing out to me in the back shop
and said a woman wanted to know :f
her husband was in our store. sur.
missed what the trouble was and at
tended to her myself.
"SOme OF the most amusing mis-
takes, however, are those made by
people who get the titles Of books
wrong. They read about them in
some catalogue or newspaper, but dom
more than half remember the name.
and the result is, to say the least.
peculiar. One woman came in the
other day and asked for The Rhine
stone,' and went out mad because one
Of the clerks told her we didn't sell
jewelry. Another wanted 'Tho Car
dinals Letter, by Hawthorne. It took
q whole force about fifteen minutes
T. get at what she really wanted, THE
Scarlet Letter. She said she knew
there was something red about it some
where and thought It must be cardi-
n1.".Portlaad Advertiser.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-05-18

Scraps" is II rattle costly pastimc
in Caddo parish. Judge Hicks recent
~ fined a MA $500 who plead guilty
to playing the game on the public road.
A few such doses judiciously applied
in the several parishes Of the State
would soon put an end tn this crying
evil. 9
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A Common Cold

Is often the beginning Of serious afFec-
tons Of the Throat, Bronchial Tubes,
and Lungs. Therefore, the importance Of
early and effective treatment cannot be
oyerestimated. Ayers Cherry Pectoral
may always be relied upon for the speedy
cure Of q Cold or Cough.
Last January l was attacked with q
severe Cold, which, by neglect and fire.
qucnt exposures. became worse, finally
settling on my lungs. A terrible cough
BOON followed, accompanied bv pains in
the chest, from which / suffered intensely.
After trying. various remedies, without
obtaining relief, / commenced taking
Ayers Cherry Pectoral, aud was
Speedily Cured.
am satisfied that this remedy saved nv
life.-Jno. Webster, Pawtucket, 4. l.
I contracted a severe cold, which sud-
denly developed into Pneumonia, present.
ing dangerous and obstinate symptoms.
My physician at once ordered the use Of
Ayers Cherry Pectoral. His instructions
were followed, and the result was a rapid
and permanent cure. III. +. Simpson,
Rogers Prsirie, Texas.
Two years ago I suffered from a severe
Cold which settled on my Lungs. l con-
suited various physicians, and took the
medicines they prescribed, but received
only temporary relief. A friend induced
me to try Ayers Cherry Pectoral. After
taking two bottles of this medicine / was
cured. Since then I have given the Pee
toral to my children, aud consider it
The Best Remedy
for Colds. Coughs, and all Throat and
Lung diseases, ever used in my family,-
Robert Vanderpool, Mcadville, ia.
Some time ago I took . slight Cold.
which, bein. neglected, grew worse, and
settled on my lungs. l had a hacking
cough, and was very weak. Those who
knew me best considered my life to be
in great danger. / continued to suffer
until commenced using Ayers Cherry
Pastoral. Less than ono bottle Of this val
liable medicine cured me-. and I feel that
l owe the preservation Of my life to its
curative powers .-U'S. Ann Lockwood.
Akron. New York.
Ayers Cherry Electoral Il considered.
mere; the one great remedy for all diseases
81 the throat and lungs, and b more
IN demand than any other medicine Of it,
class. J. F. Roberts, Magnolia, Ark.
Ayers Cherry PectoraI,
frPersd by Dr.. J. c. Aver 4 Co., Lowell, NJ.
~ ~ Dssegtsss. P'aes o.; six bssuss, 6
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-11-15
How Hair-Cio tn Is Made.

Many people understand, of course.
how hair-cloth is made. but for the
edification of those who do not we will
explain the process. In the first place,
horse-hair can not be dyed. 1t repels
coloring matter, so to make black cloth
1t is necessary to secure natural black
hair. The horses. in many cases abso-
lutely wild, unrestrained. are regularly
coralled and shorn. OF course, black
hair is preferable. but sometimes gray
stock is utilized. Not only the tails
but also the names are cut; the hair is
punched. These punches seldom con-
tain hairs of less length than two feet:
some are even three and one-half feet,
and the thickest of the punches is
usually two or three inches. The hair
cloth looms are provided with what we
may call nipper, ia place of shuttle,
and the nipper is so finely actuated
that it travels across the warp and
seizes from the punches one hair only.
the jaws of the nipper being too fine to
grasp more than one. and carries it
across the welt threads, dropping it
into its exact place. The action of the
loom mechanically forces the hair next
to its predecessor. the warp crosses
upon it, snugly holds it in its place,
the nipper travels back and seizes an
other, and SO on and on. The delicacy
and almost human accuracy with which
each separate hair is placed between
the warp threads is really incredible.
-Upholsterer
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THE cLEARINe-uP SHOWER.

when the skies low and ashen. are riven with
And thro The wet woods tie shrill east winds
complain;
When day AFTER day, storm tattered and chill
me dull vapors mamie i'm valley and hill
no" W slfully - watching the gray heavens
lower
we wall for some sign OF the clearing p shower.
When life means but WEAKNESS. struggle and
PAL
Anh earth Joys are empty, and feet 'ng as vain:
WDen me burden of hesrt-ache and trouble and
care
seems more than the overtaxed spirit can bear
Mlo the turmoil and gloom OF that crucial hour,
" lei Us rememoer.t the clearing up shower.
fnere are dark dissppointments that meet US
each day.
Ana bitter surprises that Turk by the way:
1here are stormy encounters, inglorious re-
treats,
And wounds, and betrayals, and crushing de-
feats;
But %! when disasters our courage o'erpower,
With sunburst and song comes the clearing-up
shower.
when the dreary December of life is at hand,
ana We Journey down hill thro desolate land.
And sWliter the mile-stones fit by one by one
IN Inc gray after-glow OF day that is done,
AND he night cometh down, with the wind
o. let us remember the olden refrain,
Past The darkness there dawneth the glad morn
ing hour
And thIs-ihank God.-this is the clearing-up
sh wer,
Emma Alice Brown in ~ V LADDER
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-11-15

In France there are no public
sunds for the relief of the poor. and
private charity is almost wholly re-
lied upon. 1t appears. however, the
French laws are very opposed to pri-
vate associations or individuals dis
tributing charitable funds. and require
that this should be done by officials
The machinery provided for the pur-
pose are bureaus composed of persons
two-thirds of whom are nominated by
the project of the district and one-third
by the communal authorities. No per-
son can found charitable institution
and support it With his own money
without express authority from the
state, nor can he leave by will sum
of money for any private Individual to
distribute in charity: that duty must
be performed by an official.
For corns and bunions nothing Is
q cooling as the beaten white OF an
egg.
The best of tea makes but an indif-
Ter :nt decoction unless the wafer Is
tr .sh.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-11-15
UNIQUE COMPARISONS
The Number OF Vibrations Made by a Watch
in the Course of a Year.

he Number of Vibrations Made by Watch
in the Course of a Year.
The balance wheel of quick train
watch makes five excursions (vibra-
tions) every second. 800 per minute,
40, 900 per hour, 452, 600 per day, which
givesus the enormous sum of Isl, $50, 10
per year. Each vibration of the balance
of a properly constructed watch
consists of 1 revolutions. If bicycle
with 6O-inch wheel was propelled at
this rate the rider would cover a mile
in $50 seconds, nearly 81 miles per
hour, more than 1,604 miles per day,
or $50, 7163 miles per year.
Now, pause moment and think what
condition your wheel would be in if
you attempted to ride it 6,7163 miles
without occasional repairs or even
fresh oil! Yet this is precisely what is
expected of a watch. 1t is to be hoped
that wheelmen will have more respect
for their watches after reading this.
The smallest screw in a watch has
220 threads to the inch and is so minute
bDdt buO luTcbOS are uOb NlSlDl6 10 the
naked eye. Indeed. one can hardly
be distinguished from speck of dirt,
except by using a powerful magnify
ing glass.
If We convert our 60-inch wheel into
these tiny screws, of which it takes
253, 440 to weigh pound, we shall
have Ii. 939, 200 screws. worth about
$4,000. Let wheelmen not complain
of the cost of machines hereafter.
But the above is mere trihe when
compared to what the value would be
if made up into hair-springs, which,
when of the best quality, are worth,
when fitted to watches, $29 464 per
pound. In this case your wheel would
become worth the snug little sum of
81. 355, 220, and if the wire used to
make these springs was drawn out into
one continuous piece it would take a
pretty good rider to travel from end to
end in a day, for the distance would
be 116 miles. Gazette.
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He Thought of 1t Too Late.

Smith-What are you loafing around
town at this time of night for?
Brown-'Fraid to go home. Wife
told me to be sure and remember
something, and I've forgotten what it
was.
Smith-1t wasn't dry goods or gro
ceries, was it?
Brown-NO.
Smith--Baby food, tacks or theater
tickets?
Brown-No; but l have just thought
of it.
Smith-What was it?
Brown-She wanted me to remember
to come home early.-Chicago Jour
nal
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Millinery for Early Winter.

A pretty and becoming medication
of that old prime favorite the English
walking-hat has appeared, less narrow
on the brim 'front.' and not rolled so
closely to the crown on the sides,
making it more than ever becoming to
slender-faced women, to whom the
shape, like the French turban, is al
ways a boon. The new felt bonnets
are beautifully soft and fine, and dyed
in all the autumn shades. both dark,
pale and neutral. to match street cos
tunes. Some are in princess shape
others with small coronets. or in the
fat style OF the new English capote.
which reveals all of the waved or
fluffy mass of hair over the forehead.
Some of the crowns. low at the back
are pinched into a few soft folds. thus
taking away the plain. straight look
usual to these shapes. Fancy figured
notified, heather-mixed and checked
feits are shown, 70 be worn with tailor
suits of similar patterD.-N. Y. Post
"A new play is entitled: The
Headless Man" Another opportunity,
perhaps, for brainless actors. Chicago
Herald.
Pupils at the school of politics
learn the arts of paving the way to
Office and the drainage of the public
treasury.--N. o. Picayune.
Wife (who never lets her husband
forget that she is doing the housework)
My poor hands have been working
ever since I've been married" Hus-
band know your poor tongue has. :"
Epoch.
Tommy" said a mother to her
seven-year-old boy. '.you must not in
terrupt me when I'm talking with
ladies' You must wait till we stop,
and then you can talk But you
never STOP" retorted the boy.
did you take me for fool when
you married me?" cried an angry hus-
band, in the thick of a domestic quar-
rel; to which the wife meekly re-
sponded: No, James. / did not; but
then you always said / was no judge Of
character. IN. Y. Ledger.
Said a physician. Good health
demands that the mouth be kept closed
while asleep" We have known in
stances where a mans health would
have been materially improved if he
had kept his mouth closed shut while
awake.-Burlington Free Press
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-11-15
A VALUABLE PAINTING.
One of Cromwell Which Was Brought t.
America hY a Thief.

One OF Cromwell Which Was Brought to
America by a Thief.
About 1887 the ship Orient, Captain
Bailey, of Gardiner. Me-, was lying at
a dock in Havre under charter for the
United States, when a man came >on
board who shipped as a common sailor.
Soon officers came to Captain Bailey.
who told him that painting of great
value had been wrenched from the
frame at its place of deposit in England.
that they had traced the suspected
thief across the channel and on board
his ship, and asked permission to
search the vessel. A most thorough
search was made. Captain Bailey assist
ing. but without avail. From then IN
til the ship left port she was closely
guarded by the authorities day and
night. AS the voyage was drawing to
a close the new sailor confronted Cap
tain Bailey and asked for a private
audience, when he confessed to him
the fact that the picture was safely
hidden on board the ship and asked
for advice and assistance. The captain
refused any assistance and advised that
the property be returned to the owner.
Failing in this, Captain Bailey bought
the picture, as he expressed it. for
few dollars and brought it to his home
with the intention of restoring it doubt
iessly and claiming the reward offered.
But the ship was chartered for a long
voyage in a different direction, and the
picture was left behind. In those days
communication with England required
as many weeks as it does days now.
Time sped on--voyage after voyage
was made Family and business cares
increased, names and events were for
gotten, and still the picture hung
against the wall in Captain Bailey's
parlor until death and the purchase b.
Mr.. Davenport. of Gardiner. brought
it once more into prominence, and the
above facts were elucidated. This
painting is the famous one OF Cromwell
viewing the remains of Charles l.
Boston Letter.
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MUD CREEKS TERROR.
Hon. Theodore RoOsevelt's Story of
DakGta V,ra0o

Hon. Theodore RoOsevelts Story of
Dakota VIrago.
To-day several newspaper men came
in 10 see him, among them one he had
known when he was running ranch
out in Dakota The conversation
naturally drifted to he lynching of
Queen Kate" and Mr.. Roosevelt
laughed as he said: Il met her once,
and L didn't attempt any foolishuess
while l was there In my most polite
manner.I greeted her as madam. and
observed the utmost politeness while ]
was in her presence You couldn't
fool with her. and she at that time
wasn't such a bad woman after all.
But there was a woman up on Third
Mud creek who was a second Kate
after her fashion.
She was small, but o nv! she had
husband about her own size, but he
hadn't the nerve. and she ruled the
house. They had kid, 100; not their
own child. but youngster they had
picked up and adopted. Mrs. - Il
dare not mention her name because she
is living YETI made fine buckskin
shirts. and one day / rode over to have
one made. As soon as | reached the
house saw that there had been a fam
lily squall, and l acted accordingly. |
sat down on the porch and waited for
Mrs - She came along directly
and stumbled over my feet. Keep
those big feet out of my road was the
command she gave, and / got them
under my chair quickly. Anyhow /
left my order for the shirt and rode
away.
Some weeks afterward | went over
after it. Instead of the husband and
the kid | found Cherokee Jim in
stalled as the proprietor. / didn't dare
ask Mrs. - what was the matter.
but pumped it out of Jim. 1t seems
that a few days before bull-whacker
wagon came along and stopp d for
dinner. In the wagon was a Jug of
whisky, which the kid stole and drank
half of it. That spoke volumes for his
SOHooAooeIOA- AACu tut hSQ SbdrJ6Q TO
c.ean out the old man, and was about
to split his head open. when he was
shot in the side. but not fatally. The
old man then emptied the jug of
whisky. and. feeling brave, thought it
good opportunity to assert his rights.
He took the wooden ramrod of his
gun and started for his wife. She wait
ed till he was almost on her, and then
with one of those things you lift the
lids off stove hit MIN full in the face.
Then she jumped astride the PROSTATE
form. took it by the ears. and banged
his head against the floor till he was
reduced to a state of insensibilitv: all
this to the intense amusement of the
bullwhac1ers who were watching her
through the window. She then picked
up the body and threw it through the
window. The old man lifted the kid
and the empty bottles into the wagon
and drors off | tell you. those women
have to he treated with respect