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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1890-11-22
About Dog Bites.

1t is safe to say. said New York
physician, that one cannot give what
one does not have to give. The same is
true Of dog. If he has not hydro
phobia he cannot communicate it. So
there is no reasonable cause for the
fright displayed by some persons if they
but get their skins broken by a dog
whose health is perfect. Men who are
in the habit Of handling dogs think moth
ing of their bites. Dog fanciers and dog
trainers are frequently bitten, and think
nothing of it.
The men who handle fighting dogs pay
scarcely any attention to dog bites un-
less they are severe, and then apply or
dinary remedies. myself have been
several times bitten-not by mad dogs
of course-and have suffered little or no
discomfort. There are many things
worse than the bite of healthy dog. /
will take it any time in preference to a
bad burn or a cut with a rusty nail. A
little common sense ought to be used in
this as in other matters.-New York
Mail and Express.
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II had a most extraordinary piece Of
luck last Sunday" remarked 3 young
broker Il day or two ago, land for it I
have been thanking hind providence
ever since. invited girl cousin to go
down to Long Beach for the afternoon,
take supper there and return in the early
evening. After we started discovered
that had somehow brought only $2.9O
with me. had one railroad ticket, but
with another required, two suppers, car
fares and ferriage, figure as l wanted, I
was just about twenty cents short. It
YVES one of those horrible cases Of smiling
and joking without, and a sort Of whited
sepulcher within, wondering wildly how
to pull through.
''We reached the beach, and | was re-
volving the plan Of throwing myself on
the mercy of the clerk and Offering a
check, when we stopped in our stroll
along shore to examine some shells and
seaweed. when blamed if lying right at
my feet wasn't thirty cents-a quarter
and q nickel
Il stopped down and picked them up
in a hurry.
What have you found" asked my
companion.
"A little silver, said carelessly.
"'Oh, how lovely. How much?
'''Only thirty cents said. as though
was disappointed at not finding bag
of it. wasn't disappointed. Never was
SO happy in my life. 1t was just enough
to pull me through, and reached home
with ten cents. but tell you it don't do
to lean on your luck like that every
day."-New York Tribune.
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A Game Old Hen.

A game hen died on r. w. CANDLES
place at Cuthbert. Ga.. u few days ago.
This hen had reached the age of ID years.
lacking only IL few weeks. She continu-
ed to lay eggs until year before she
died. For several months she had been
totally blind. but was fed and watered
regularly by Miss Mary Gamble. In
1886. when MIR. Gamble moved to Ma
con. this hen was carried there and
brought back when he returned to Cuth-
bert. In the spring Of 1882. when the
cyclone struck Mr.. CANDLES place and
tore things up. this old hen was setting
in box on the kitchen hearth. The
kitchen was blown away. the chimney
was missing, but the hearth remained.
and there sat the old hen in her box, as
composed as though nothing had hap
pened. Herald.
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Buying Christmas Presents.

"rve been about among the summer
shops all the morning." said one lady to
smother on the piazza of Saratoga hotel
recently, land l have picked up quite an
accumulation of Christmas gifts. l al
WAYS buy them at this time" she went
on, land put them away until just be-
fore the holidays, when sort them out.
In that way avoid any rush and fatigue
at the last moment" Three or four of
her companions agreed with her, but
,one, vivacious young woman. dissent
ca emphatically.
Il call that dreadful" she announced.
Fancy selecting Christmas presents in
cold blood as it were. could never do
it. | should be guided by economy and
prudence, know, and pull my purse
strings together. | never buy single
present till the genuine Christmas fever
is on me; till the shops are gay with
pretty things and crowded with shop
pers Then join the throng and share
the infatuation. rush right and left all
,day long and am in an agony of sus-
pense and indecision; what want finally
comes to me by inspiration, and then it
is such a satisfaction to have settled
upon it.
why, half the JOY of the season
would be lost to me without that de-
hghtful rush and hustle and worry. 1t
seems to me almost sacrilegious to take
Christmas time by the forelock. | posi-
Il, / r
goes to show how complex and intricate
a thing is woman's method Of reason
ing.-New York Times. s.--
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A Wild Cuban,

The most interesting inmate of Bloom
ingdale Insane asylum. however. is a
young Cuban, whose family is an enor-
mously wealthy one in the city of Carde-
mas, Cuba. He has been in the institu-
ton IL year, and has improved so much
that his family intend to take him home
shortly.
He is medium sized man Of 90 years,
with soft brown eyes, curly brown hair
and beautifully clear complexion. He
does not speak word Of English. but
converses huently in Spanish and
French.
When he first entered the place he was
wild, and severely thrashed several Of
the attendants. The minute they turned
their eyes away from him be would
pounce upon them with the agility and
ferocity of tiger. and punch and kick
them until he was overpowered. Now
he has the quietest and most gentleman
ly manners in the world, and receives
all visitors with Il courtly hospitality
New York Journal.
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In An Indian Mound.

DR.. j. F. Snyder, Virginia, nls.,
archseologist, has just returned home
from Schuyler county. nls., where he
opened an Indian mound. The corpse
was in the tumulus of q chief. Il
had been laid with the head to the east.
On the forehead OF the decayed skeleton
was found crescent shaped ssornament
OF thin, hammered copper. On the
breast had been placed large sheet Of
mica that no doubt had served as mir
ror. On one side of the skull was a
small pottery vase of peculiar form. In
one hand was small stone ak, and in
the other several arrows and spearheads
of flint, a few bone avis and fragments
OF large sea shell.-Chicago Herald
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Tho Tuxedo Coat Astonishes Londoners-
Although the new evening coat made
its appearance in several directions dur
ing last season, it has not met with such
. measure of support as to elevate it
from a fad into a fashion. It is with
some surprise. therefore, that Mr.. Charles
Warner is seen to wear one of these
strange garments in the drawing room
scene in "A Million Of Money" Does
this betoken a boom in coats? Are we
to cut of our tails and become gentle
manly in jackets: That is what a gen.
eral wearing Of the new coat means. It
is merely the old coat curtailed. The
upper front of the coat is cut in just the
same shape as the swallowtall, so as to
show the utmost expanse of snowy shirt
bosom. At tho part where the tails
commence the coat ceases. 1t is actu-
ally nothing more than glorified copy
Of one Of the ordinary morning jackets
worn for so many years.-London Court
Journal
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A Daring photographer.

A daring feat in photography was per-
formed last week by George ii. Baily,
of Boston. He succeeded in getting a
fine negative Of blast Of ledge near
Savin Hill. one of the largest on record,
in which $50 pounds Of dynamite were
used. He did it at the risk Of being
crushed by some huge rock, and moved
himself and camera out of the way just
rs bowlder several tons in weight was
about to land dangerously near him.
The picture WAS taken just Us the dust
and stones had reached their highest ele-
vation. and is az interesting rs it is rare.
-Eoston Letter
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1890-11-22

One of the busiest places in the Yam
kee nation is the patent Office. The re-
port Of the commissioner shows that for
the last fiscal year the applications beat
the record. The total was 46. 14O, against
4a.O47 for the previous year. There
were 25.s07 patents granted, 1889 trade
marks registered and 3O4 labels regis
tered. total Of 27,493. against 22.94l
total for the preceding year. The num-
Der awaiting action was 6.5S7, which
shows that the Office keeps pretty we'll
up with its work. q fact that is the more
to its credit because the appropriations
for the Office are notoriously inadequate.
Dry Goods Economist
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His Mind Unsettled by q Dog Bite.

curious case presented itself at the
Pastenr institute Wednesday in the per-
aon Of a man who had received a slight
bite on the little finger of his left hand.
The hand and forearm swelled to enor-
nous proportions and caused the man
excruciating pain. The hydrophobia
question has been agitated so much late
ly that the man at once concluded that
he was becoming victim of the dread
malady. Tuesday night. while he and
his wife were peacefully sleeping, he
suddenly awoke and almost bit u piece
out Of her neck. This circumstance as
much as anything else put the man in q
distressing state Of mind. He deter
mined to apply for admission to the Pas
tour institute.
While waiting in the parlor his mind
suddenly became q blank, his face as
sumed a ghastly hue. and the eyes stuck
out in their sockets to much more than
their normal size. He talked wildly,
and could remember nothing that had
happened. All at once he came out Of
his strange condition and talked natural
ly. He said he remembered losing his
senses. but further than that he knew
nothing. The dog that bit him is COM
mon cur and IL not mad, but the physi-
clans at the institute think that the mat
ter has preyed so forcibly upon the
mans mind that it has temporarily un-
settled him.-New York Tribune.
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THIBODAUX LA, SATURDAY, NOV o. 1890
Gems Going Up.

Tho passage Of the silver bill in this
country has affected the jewelry trade
in more than one particular. The price
Of sterling tableware has already been
increased, and now advices from Europe
indicate that. owing to the new law,
the increase In the value OF the Indian
rupee has caused the prices of pearls
and fancy stones to rise to unprecedented
figures A we'll known importer of col
ored stones in explaining the situation
said to IL reporter:
AS you probably know, the money
standard in India is the silver rupee.
Last February this coin was worth about
Is. AID in English money, or about "a
cents III United States money. About
that date in anticipation of the new law
In the United States. the rupee began to
advance i'll value until today it is worth
Is. 1Osd., or a. cents All colored gems
and pearls that are exported from India
to England to sell on commission are
paid for in Indian exchange, and natu-
rally the goods that are at present for
sale on the other side will have to bring
AAOLu ~ W 50 pcE CcllI. l1OIo III OTUcT 10
net their value in rupees.
There are some lots of Indian cut
goods on hand, however, which were re-
ceived before the advance, and on which
advances at the old rate Of exchange
were made. These are still purchasable
at tho old price. The price of colored
stones has been gradually increasing for
years. and dealers will feel the new rise
keenly An offer which | made on one
lot Of goods was refused The owner
had declined an offer of ten per cent
less several months 10. and he appar-
emily now values his gems at more than
ten per cent. above their former price
During the next few months we may
expect decided advance in the price of
pearls. rubies and emeralds. Sapphires
will probably be less affected, as of late
their sale has been limited, and dealers
will naturally sell old stock at the usual
prices as long as they yield profit. -
jewelers. Weekly.
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Blunted His Dignity.

Fountaine, Of Narford, Is 8 name Of
worthy associations in the minds Of Nor
folk men, and one which must be famil-
lar to all readers Of Swift's correspond
ence. but its present holders latest
achievement has certainly not added
anything to its luster. Mr.. Fountaine,
of Narford Hall, is justice Of the peace.
deputy lieutenant and master Of the
West Norfolk foxhounds, and he appears
to have been under the impression that
these accumulated dignities entitled him
to the privilege Of having an express
train stopped whenever he pleased for
his especial convenience.
The station master at the little station
Of Eastwinch not seeing things in this
light, Mr.. Fountaine stepped out at once
upon the four foot way, and by gesticu-
lating and throwing his arms aloft con-
trived to stop the train for himself. The
driver not unnaturally inferred that
something serious was the matter until
be pulled up. on which Mr.. Fountaine
coolly climbed into first class carriage
and gave the word to proceed. This
curious escapade has imposed on the
magistrates of the Swaffham quarter
sessions the painful duty of fning a
brother justice and deputy lieutenant
f25. and binding him over to keep the
peace. The punishment cannot be said
to err on the side of severity.-London
News.
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In accordance with the long estab-
hshed and destructive idea which has
prevailed in the best hotels of the United
States from time immemorial, at least
twice as much food is served as the
guest can eat The result is that at least
fifty barrels of waste are carted away
from this hotel each day by man en-
ployed for that purpose. In the rush
consequent upon the feeding of so many
persons silverware and other articles in
use in the dining rooms are constantly
beng thrown into the receptacles for
this waste material, and consequently
the services of one man are required to
search and rescue these utensils.
AT "a certain seaside hotel 5000 per-
sons can be fed at one time. One
Saturday and Sunday nearly 10000
persons We're catered to between the
hours of 11:30 a. III. and p. IN. Judg-
Ing from the amount of food de-
1oured, every man, woman and child
visiting the beach that day must have
been hungry. The value of the silver
ware and crockery used by this immense
crowd amounted in the aggregate to
$4,000. Each one required three nap
kins, one for personal use and the other
two for the walters use. Five plates
We're used with each order, no matter
how trivial. which ran the total number
of pieces of crockery up to 15, 000.-New
York World.
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Manuscript Kept Ten Years.

Ten years ago the late Il. w. Rich
ardson, of The Portland Avertiser, wrote
an article on THE Metric System" for
Harper's Magazine. 1t is printed this
month. This is neighborly illustration
of the enormous pressure on the pages of
our great periodicals, and the small
chance OF an authors getting into them
unless he has first made u great reputa-
ton. Harper's would not wait ten years
/" publish an article by Tolstoi or Stock
tor.--Lewiston Journal
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A Vegetable WnndAr.

A remarkable vegetable or horticul-
tural curiosity is to be exhibited at the
next state fair in California. Several
weeks ago grapevine growing in close
proximity to an apple tree was found to
have bloom similar to those on the
tree. Finally handsome apple has de-
veloped. which will be exhibited as
above mentioned as proof Of an abnor-
NAL growth. which seems to be natural
grafting.-St. Louis Republic.
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Old Coin Discovered.

A laborer around the grounds Of Hen
ry Miller, Of Chappaqua, N. Y, is re-
ported to have found short time ago
beneath q large stone a considerable
amount Of money in gold coin, which
evidently was hidden long ago, as many
of the coins bear dates over 100 years
old. The coin is mostly in British gold
sovereigns and half-sovereigns. The
value of the find is variously estimated
at from 500 to $500. - Philadelphia
Ledger.
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A Noat Kick.

Isn't ice very high just now. Mrs.
Codhooker?" inquired the young gentle
man boarder anxiously Of the landlady
at breakfast.
Il should say it was," she gushed.
My ice bills are SO frightful don't
know which way to turn to meet them.
Il was going to say" responded the
young gentleman boarder hesitatingly,
THAT these boiled eggs are so cold they
would keep meat New York Tribune.
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Jupiter and Yanua.

Jupiter is the evening star, and exceeds
in radiant light every other star in the
heavens excepting Venus, while he has
the advantage Of his rival in remaining
much longer above the horizon, as well
as in shining from the dark background
Of the midnight sky. Jupiter is not in
the most favorable conditions for OBJ
servation, for he is receding from tho
earth. and like Venus is low down in
the south.-Youths Companion.
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During King Humbert's late Wis

During King Humbert's late visit to
Brescia. while visiting the manufactory
of Signori Mussato and Cerasi. he per-
ceived an old man decorated with the
silver medal for military valor. The
king bade him approach, and on learn
ing that he had fought by his side against
the Austrians in 1866, when the battalion
of the Forty-ninth formed square and
repulsed three charges of the Austrian
cavalry, he shook hands heartily with
him and took down his name.
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A watch for blind people has been in
vented in Switzerland. In the middle
of every figure is small peg which
drops when the hour hand reaches the
figure. The owner feels that the peg is
down. and counts back to l2 to deter
mine the hour.
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In "a New York Boardins House.

The dinner supplied to her household
last Sunday by u Lexington avenue land
lady was soup and watermelon, and af-
ter the meal was over the boarders sat
on the front steps and wondered why
they had teeth. New York Tribune.
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George l.. Bartlett has had on exhibi-
'sion one hill of potatoes which were
aug upon his land ON Clifton which
consisted of thirteen potatoes. the small
est OF whic.l weighed over half pound.
-Ansonia Conn } Sentinel
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Wheeling Register.
Under the Reed gag laws. the
House has decided to limit the de-
bate on tile Federal election mon
strosity to five days. Its Trainer.
Henry Cabot Lodge, was in favor
of shorter debate and a more des-
perate effort to rush the conspiracy
through the House over the obiec-
tions of its muzzled members. The
scheme is fitting elimination of
the desperate .partisanship that con-
ceived the Federal election bill.
Since the days of reconstruction and
oppression, no measure of equal in
fanny disgraced the records of an
English speaking people. 1t is
difficult TO consider or discuss it
with calmness. Debate and delib-
Grafton on measure so destructive
to all the sacred institutions of our
government are out of place.
Under the proposed law, an army
of 100000 Federal officials is Great
ed, for the sole purpose of supervis-
ing the elections and controlling the
result. Armed men are stationed
at every polling place, and instead
of acting as officers of the law to
preserve the peace under the direc-
ton of the civil authorities, they are
supreme and amenable to no auth
critics. The power of determining
who are legal voters is taken from
the representatives of the sovereign
States, and vested in these irrespon-
* bla ,,..,,ooo 30 a. r.<.l.+,o.,t
They inspect the ticket which each
voter casts, and thus the secrecy of
the ballot is destroyed.
The browning infamy of this
measure, however, is the provision
which makes the statement of these
supervisors frimd fdcie proof of cleo
ton. The returns of the regularly
chosen election officers, and the GER
tificate of the Governor of the State
are SO much waste paper compared
with the simple declaration of a
partisan official, who is responsible
to no authority in the exercise of
his tremendous power. The sover-
eign power resting in the States
since the formation of the Republic
to choose for themselves and in their
own way, their representatives in
the National Congress, is wiped out
at one blow, and the elections sub
mitted to an infamous system of
military espionage.
The Federal election bill may
well be termed bill to enslave vo-
ters. 1t is stab at popular liber-
ties which will be best delivered in
the dark. 1t comes naturally from
men who oppose deliberation and
debate. Such plots can only be car
ried out in secret. The caucus rule
and the gag law are fit instruments
of the conspirators, who aim to fas-
ten it upon the people.
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1t can be shown in many way
and by many facts and figures that
protection is detrimental to the
farming class, and that the Mckinley
bill only increases their burdens
without any honest pretense ofrelief
and that it may be laid down as
fundamental.
1. That so called protection to the
manufacturing interests in no wise
increases the prices farm product.
?. That it increases the prices of
everything that the farmea has to
buy, including everything that he
uses that he does not produce.
3. That pretended protection to
him by the imposition of IA tarff up
on farm products is a snare and a
delusion, and, where it has any eff
feet, is against his interests.
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COngressionaI Convention.

The Democratic Congressional
Executive Committee for the Fourth
Congressional District, met in this
place, on the Goth ult., and decided
TO hold the Congressional Conven-
ton in this city, August Goth, 1890.
The town is to be congratulated upon
getting the convention, and we hope
the Democrats will appoint a COM
mittee of arrangements for the pur
pose of securing suitable place for
holding the convention and make
all other arrangements for the con
venience and reception of the dele
gates, who no doubt, will be here
in large numbers. We must make
the visit of these gentlemen, a pleas
ant one. We have two good build
ings in which to hold the conven-
S:ion-the Court House and Hooff s
Opera House.