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1t is said that no negro goes near
this pond at any hour of the day, and
investigation has proven this state
ment I" be true. Upon questioning
one of these preindiced darkies. a re-
porter learned the following cause fol
stunning it by the colored people.
Way back Wonder in the early part
OF the year 1869, a young negro girl
was sent by her mother to gather
wood in the neighhorhood of the pond
n she never returned. Search was
made for her, hut nothing was found
except her wide brimmed hat, which
was found floating on the stagnant
water. The community was aroused
and turned out en- masse to find the
missing child. They failed to find
her.
One dark night, about one year af-
ter this strange disappearance, 4 Ion
negro fisherman landed ut the blnf,
neal where the boulevard bridge now
stands. and gathering mp his oars,
oarlocks and the few fish he had been
fortunate enough to catch, proceeded
on his way home. 1t i, considerably
nearer fol- him to "cut' through these
woods, he did so and had to pass di-
rectly by the pond in question. As
he picked his way carefully through
the underbsusll, his keen sighted eyes
peeiing eagerly through the darkness.
Il strange sound met his ears. 1t was
the voice ri il child, singing some
weird and descendant notes of a we'll
known plantation air. The fisherman
paused and listened. 1t seemed rs if
the source of the song was drawing
nearer. At last, almost paralvzed
with fear, the old negro called out
who's there ?"
The song suddenly ceased and an
answering voice was heard:
THE spirit Of Mirtl4Pond.'
So weird and uncartllly was the
that the old negro turned and
III the direction from which he
anne whilst the shostly music was
'esumed.
The fisherman reached his cottage
~ ii more roundabout way that night.
md his family, in their humble cor.
to- his recital Of the thrilling
he had passed through,
| he seory spread until it was reuer-
II talk among the superstitious ne
:roes. and not II dared approach
lie p0nd.-iH Gntd Constitution.
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It is universally admitted that the
small boy who has a penchant fal
bugs and insects and reptiles is the
worst variety of boy. There is one
of this sort in Atlanta who is an or
nament to his peculiar order of small
boy. He spends his afternoons and
all of his spare time, of which he
seems to have q good supply, in forag-
ing in the country for bugs and lizards.
Every morning he takes in his peck
cts to school the result of his last
raid. Menday the specimens of in
sectiferous and reptilian life that he
can fish up from the depths of his
trousers pockets are many and varied.
u awful to touch and look at. Last
week the teacher took an inventory
of the bugs and beasts found i'm his
pockets. or that escaped therefrom
and terrified the other chi;dren-and
the teacher.
There weIe several varieties of bee
ties. pigeons with broken wings, Eng
llsh sparrows, butterflies, devil hOr-
ses, slugs, s%nails, earth-worlns, lizards.
a snake o. two and an occasional frop
cold and damp. One day he sIyfy
opened the flap of his pocket, and
then went on in his hard resolute
effort to make his teacher think he
was studying. After awhile the
trarie' noticed II gras>hopper hon
pug aSllely from desk to desk amid
til" Utter and IL tee-hee of the scl,ol-
ars. \ chase vas begun, when an
other srassilopper was seen, then an
other, and they were everywhere hon
ping all V the room, and STICKING
sharp feet in the little girls,
halr, frightening them half to death.
Come here" shouted the teaebe,
to tho tender lover OF insects. rs She
reached for d terule. Give mo vopr
hand, SIR" 80"
The naturalist held out his hand as
as II he was u martyr to science.
The teacher was about TO seire II
when she caught sight of two green
eyes that flashed at her from the
boys hand and a sharped- forked
tongue that seemed to dart into her
face. The boy had a snake coileJ
around his arm. He was not fernIed
and the teacher has not felt we'll
slnce.-Iaanta (Ga.l Journal.
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superstitions on Change.

do not believe there is n man !,
the world absolutely free of sup.rsti-
ton, and right here on Change there
Is as much of it as anywhere. RI !
pigeon should fly into the hall if can
no get out, and men here aver flat
the market will not go down until II i
shot, and, being "bears." the eyecn-
ton OF the unfortunate bird is at opca
ordered. Others aver that a break IN
II market always follows spontane-
Gus singing i'll the pit. There are tiff
men in the body who will neither Inv
nor sell on Friday, and Others that
vold number thirteen on a car or in.
voice as they would a pestilence, A
cross eyed man is bad luck: 90 i
shaking hands with a man wear;,"
gloves. 4 ~hunchback is good luck f
accidentally thrown against Won. bnt
pad luck if you purposely rub against
MN. PIck up a handful of wheat aud
count the grains, if an even pumber
You will have good luck, if odd Won
VIII lose on the day. Never permit \
man TO present you with a knife. Int
rather pay him a nickel for it. Do
not mistake a manand call him by the
wrong name, OF the market will ro
against you. These are a few of The
petty superstitiOns which men permit
to worry tbem.-Interriew in 81. Ton;s
Globe Democrat.
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E W. BLAKE

In accordance with a time honored custon
which devolves- upon the surviving members
of the bar, thc duty OF paylng II proper trib-
ute OF respect to the memory of those of THAR
Ooay VINO nave been called hence to the
Great Iribura 81 beyond the grave.
We, the bar OF the parish OF Lafaurch, have
met Tor the purpose of testiiyins, i'll ammo.
prlate language, onr sorrow over the s,ddsp
and nntllneiy deceass of Eugene w. Blake.
late a brother member of our bar, who in ali
the relations OF life commanded oar friend
ship, our esteem and our respect.
As District Attorney, K. w. Blake. WAS n
terror 10 tue criminal classes by his unGInch.
ing and fearless discharge of the arduovs and
delicate duties of his otfiee.
As one of the Judges Of the Fifth Circuit
Court of Appeals, he administered Justice
with impartiality and his decisions brraiba
the spirit OF an exalted eonscientiousness.
IN ms capacity OF a practitioner of La he
was always gentle and court esus to his oppu-
nents and deterential to the bench. though
always preserving "A manly Independence
which secured him the respect of ali.
his character "a u man and as q Christian.
Was concealed from the world, and only thes,
who enjoyed the intimacy of his friendship
We're aisle to appreciate his inodesty of .peec,
ana act. his unassun!ing piety. his great
kindness OF heart, his compassion for those
IN want, his desire of helping along in life
tue deserving poor, his charity towards an.
nds communicating Of the Catholic
church and the tenets of La faith were en-
oracsd by him through pure conviction. and
III the mature years of his manhood. He wa.
ever regular IN his attendance upsn All rhe
services OF the church of his chsice, whether
they We're of obligation or other wise.
lie died full OF years and OF honcrs. and lis
memory shall ever be held in benedictiou bv
US, his surviving brother practitioners. and
we hereby extend TO his bereaved wife ana
son our heartfelt coincidence and sy,I,pathv.
we respectfully pray that this feeble testl-
monlai to tire worth of our dece2 sed brother
OF The bar. be spread upon a sena-
rate page of tue minutes Of the Twentietk
1n"leitl Distric! Court III and Tor the parish
OF Laisurche. that u copy be transmitted 70
tie family OF The deceased and another riyen I
10 tue press for publication and that the cuurf !
10 now adjourn IN respect 10 the dead.
fSignedl
CLAY kN0BLOCH.
r. A. O'SULLIVAN.
IHOMAS 4. BADEACX.
IT,. ct-. ,,. Committee.
rest oler& Office, Parish of I.afourcl,e.
y. W. hNOBLOCH, Clerk.
. ""e cuPS- Jan. 9th. 1890. \
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A Haunted Spot.
THE MYSTERIOUS SPIRIT OF NYETl J.
POND IN GEORGIA-THE STORY.

There is Il lonely and sequestered
spot in the woods around Brunswick.
where no negro man, woman OF child
will dare be found.
In what is generally known as Fnl-
toms pasture, neal Dixville and fac
ing the boulevard, is a pond of stag
nant water, the surroundings of which
are all suggestive of quiet and soil
tude. The surface of the pond is dot
ted with small clumps of sand, upon
which a miItle bush grows. The
pond itself is about 500 yards in cir
conference, with an average depth of
one and a half feet.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
goth judicial District Court. Parish
OF Lafourche.
Succession o fPierre y. Boudyeour. n
1898. Probdtes.

PURSUANT TO AN ORDER AND DE.
l. cree of the above entIrled court and !,
"Ne'lienee to a commission to me directa.l /,
the above entitled and numbered succession
bearing date Of January Z, 1890, I win of
Ter foi sale at public auction, pursuant r,
law. TO the last and highest bidder. ON tb.
premises SITUATED III the parish of Lafouroha
~ tne ieit oank OF the ba, Lafoufche, at
ABOUT tour miles above the town of Thih..
daux, on ~
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1890,
between the hours of II o'clock a. m. a,d !,
q CLOCK d. m, the following described nro-
ptrty, tO-wit: ~
REAL ESTATE.
A certain tract of land situated in RI. na
risn o: Lat"urehe on The left bank Of the bav-
gu Laiourehe. at about four al miles above
ing Town Oh lllbodanx, measuring one Ar
pent and a half az front by eiyL.v IN al
penis IN depth. bounded above bv lands of
a's. rraneoiS Nicknair, and below by lands
OF FeIlX LaSSeigue, toget her with all H.
buildings amt improvements thereon. and iii
the appurtenanees thereof. a. we'll ~ tba o.
ionfth u interest in and 10 the sugar.house
erected on the Floriska plantation Of wbicL
THIS tract FORMS a part.
MOyABLES.
seven mules. two tlree-muIe carts. one al
vance double pillow, two wo-nule ,,lnvs sno
pillow. one stubllr-sl,aye l ope sri,
ME digger one e.. ). NJ. distributor. ono r..
lIow cuitlvator, one old sulky, two cows
pn nh "ui' cs''' one lot OF gearing, one lot house.
1oIo furniture. the corn crop, eighteen hIn.
lred barrels OF coal, one gold watch.
Terms and Conditions Of .ale-Cash =, o..
,p0t IN United States Treasury Notes To nav
lebts. pr InpIo nay
Ian. II. 1850 e'iu'
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F0UND.

About fifteen days ago on An.
In front of my residence ! ~ q
one Is "A black mare with hsr ,srAy
below the knees. The = NO
10 a bay mare with one leg whss '
Anes ne 4 white spst in her forss.
Vi .he horses have any brand ar =
one Gaming same with prca.s ~
VINE VIII please call before 70 S.I
expenses ell same. I.ruay
Nine miles below Lsckport. 40
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SATURDAY. JAN.11. 1890.
ADJUSTMENTS.
FIRENEN'S HALL.

January 20.-Alcazar Comic Opera
Troupe. The Mascot.
February 10.-only a Farmers
Daughter.
February 15.-shaforth & Clark's
Minstrels.
Doors open at 7 o'clock p H., cur
tain rises at s.
Admission 80 cents, reserved seat.
Is cents, children 25 cents.
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keTce

orFICs OF THE POLICE
isH OF LkFoURCHr , oRi
Ride w;u Tnibodaux La, pse
DIus VIII be received Ar ,hTeoc.
honoay January 6 1880 at - no
Ih1eAing the newly bound ~
asoIuer department OF rIsas
once. All bids to be sesiaa. lefs
70 ~, =. Coulon Clerk of Pals
gIus are subject to the disuoasI. !
at us session OF January Z ~ y
:. t. GIiIsAMOke 4
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NOTICE.
Thibsdaar, La, Jan. 4. 1890.

The partnership Of Roth & Fleet " God
prnggi.'s and Apothecaries. 10 this day dis.
solved. Z. Norbert Roth succeeds and will
hqnidstH all its affairs. Il. N. kOTR.
j. N. FLEETWOOD.
Referring TO the above / solicit a ~contin.
nance of the Patronage bestowed on the late
firm j. ". FLEFTWOOD
isn-6-3od.
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EDzs SALE.

Job Work done neatly, ~scieDtii
eally, speedily and cheapiy, by tbi
SENTINEL JED printing Office, Mai
street, between St. Philip and "
Leuis streets
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r. GOuanx, H0uma. La.
we have = steady sale for your As,bn.
Remedies. We never had a single COM
plant, hut many compliments. e""
10Th q FLEETwo"D. Pharmscist.
rhibodsux, La.
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For Rent.

Two hundred acres fine rice ,..|
Deem IN rice located in Lafsnrc.AAn -
apply or address,
JOHN, r. GHEi
Dec -. Gheens Pei
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Netics TO Tax payers

Nstics is hereby given tkat the !.
sac tewn sfTsissSaax are asv q.
PAYERS are iAviies 10 call AZ eacs .,
in order to avoid iatsrsss and eos,.
y. Al
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AZ meeting held BY this as.a.,
thsarss Thursday Of ectsbsr. Isss \
RESOLVED, That hsncsfsrth : !
be held fer tbs bsnsEt tbs schs.l
the nrs Saturday ard Sasday OF A,
cry year. By order Of
PIERRE RARkIos e
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LoCkPskT rUELIC sCEosr,v w.,

Dec.-l4-it.
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Founder of the Kings Daughters.

1t is announced that St. Johns school,
which was founded good many years
ago by DR.. Theodore Irving, nephew of
Washington Irving, is to be removed to
1.-THE Castle" at Tarrytown, in sight of
Sunnyside and the Sleepy Hollow Gem
etery, and very near to the old church
where Washington Irving used to wor-
ship and where he is buried.
1.-THE Castle" is lovely place, and
Mrs. Theodore Irving, who has con-
Quoted the school since her husbands
death, will be a charming chatelaine.
Mrs. Irving, by the way, was the founder
of the original order of Kings Daughters,
that great Christian organization which
has literally spread over all the earth.
1t began as little society among the
girls in DR.. Irving's school in Canada
seventeen years ago, and membership in
it was a strong tie, binding them to old
associations in after years when they left
their alma mater and went their several
ways in the world. They adopted the
little silver cross for their badge, and
their motto was, "In His Name"
The name, symbol and watchword
were not copyrighted any more than the
good works which these first Kings
Daughters were pledged to, and so when
the larger organization was projected, a
few years ago, and they were casting
about for asuitable designation, emblem
and phrase to express their spirit, some
body at the first meeting held to deter
mine upon these points suggested Mrs.
Lving's Girls society as a model. 1t had
then a membership of about 500.
Mrs. Irving has been one of the CEN
trail council Of the Kings Daughters,
but when controversy arose touching
the expediency of calling it Christian
order-which it was believed would give
offense to the Unitarian contingent
three of the council, one of whom was
Mrs. Irving, resigned for conscience
sake. Mrs. Irving is also the president
of the New York branch of the United
States Indian association
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Severely Made Night Hohes.

Another levy on the masculine ward
robe! This time it Is the night robe
which has been used as Il model for So
we're style of night wear that has met
with immense success. Whilo there is
no prettier garment i'll her trousscau
than feminine robe de mutt, there are
many women, especially of limited
means, who will rejoice in the replica.
1t means small laundry bills, better serv-
ice, fewer holes to mend and greater
comfort. The lace embellished, ribbon
run and yoke WASTED robe, while a
pretty thing to look at, is far from the
ideal garment.
In the first place it is always ready fol-
repair after the initial wash, and it is
not every woman who can mend lace,
even when she has the time. Embroid-
cries wear little better, and it only takes
q couple of washes of this delicate but
holey fnery to give woman the reputa-
ton of being slattern. And then the
yoke. 1t rarely fits, and if too tight it
binds the shoulders and keeps the occu-
pant in night struggle to free herself.
Now comes the masculine model, with
rs deep collar and cuffs, its roomy
pocket, its box plated back, the stout
button piece, and, best of all, the simple
trimming of needle stitched braid Made
Of the very best cambria these flat
robes" as they are called, are only IS
each, and one will outlast three fancy
gowns befrilled and inserted with Val
enciennes lace or Hamburg embroidery.
Only fine quality of material is used,
and only half as much will it cost to
laundry them.-New York Letter.
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WOMANS WORLD.
SOME OF THE FATALITIES RESULT
ANT FROM TIGHT LAcINo.

Founder OF the Hinge Daughters-Ladtes
Night Robes-A Monument to Miss
Anthony-Don't Like the Divided Skirt
Author Of ''Bootles' Baby"
Although the subject Of tight lacingis
worn threadbare the evil has not been
overcome. The sudden death Of one OF
the actresses in Berlin theatre was at
tHbuted to extreme and hahtual tight
lacing. At the beginning Of the evening
performance the lady seemed perfectly
well and made her appearance on the
stage with her usual vivacity. Before
the third act was finished she was obliged
to retire to her dressing room and died
before morning Of systole, contraction
of the arteries Of the heart, caused by
the intense pressure Of whalebone.
Just why women Of this age Win en-
danger kfe and ruin health by tignt
clothes is mystery. Previously fashion
justified in a measure this foolish habit,
but now that it is no longer the style TO
be wasp waistad it Is impossible to find
an excuse. livery 15-year-old girl learns
at school that the laboring capacity Of
the heart is reduced and the circulation
Of the blood impeded by tight bandage,
whether in the form of a corset, bodice
or waist. And still the lacing goes on;
comfort is ruined and health injured, not
only by the corset, but the dressmaker
as well, who to fit a basque will make
vice of it.
We have reached point in the history
of fashion where it is not possible to
have nice fit without suffering for 1t.
AT the Savarin cafe in this city there are
from ten to fifty ladies who go into the
retiring room after lunch ostensibly to
powder, but in reality to open their
dress waists to assist digestion and re-
heve the strain of the system. These are
all women of wealth, taste, culture and
superior education. demonstrate with
any of them and she will dismiss the
subject with some such remark as, ''Have
TO stand it or wear misfit," and so they
stand it as long as they are on parade.
The stout woman who tightens her
corset or wears a tight dress makes
fatal mistake, for aside from giving her
the appearance of an apple dumping
she is rendered not only awkward, but
helpless. She could not jump two feet
to save her life, and in a moving car or
a jolting stage she has to depend on the
conductor or the kindness of a male
traveller for her equilibrium. Another
result of this tight dressing is the intense
redness of the nose and hands, the i'm
prisonment of the vital organs forcing
the blood to the extremities. New York
World.
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RnhY'S Letter.

A letter from Mr.. j. w. Ruby, Union
CltV, Ind, says have used your Clarke's
Extract of Flax (Papillon) Cough Cure
and find IL complete cure for deep
seated cold. 1t has done more than two
OF our most skilliul physicians. My
children had the Whooping Cough aud
with the aid Of your Cough Cure, they
had it very light compared with neigh
bOrs' children who did not take 1t.
believe 1t to be the best Cough Cme In
the market" So It is. A large bottle
only $1.OO. Clarke's Flax Soap for the
akin. It leads them all. Price Is cent?.
Cough Cure snd Soap for sold BY Barnes
& Northcrsit's drug store. fe-20d&clw