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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-08-15
Over one Hundred and Fifty Years Old.

Over One Hundred and Fifty Years Old.
A man resides at David. in the prov
ince of Chiriqui, Isthmus of Panama,
who is one hundred and fifty-one Years
old. according to his own statement. out
his neighbors claim that he is older. ami
that document is in existence which
he signed l4a years ago. He works hard
every day on his coffee plantation. and
is in excellent health. Philadelphia
Ledger.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-08-15
LIST OF JURORS
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Goth Judicial District Court Par
ISh of Lafonrche.

| herehy certify that on the 30th dav OF
July a. II. lS9l the following named persons
were drawn by the Jury commissioners of
sald paIt>h. To serve as jurors at the ensuing
term nj >ad Conrt
For tis, first week nt said court beginning
MonuaN. tcln1 + :.ih. \. d. 1921. TO serye
as Giattl and retit JURY rs follows 10 wit
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-08-15

Of the 2l9 B. AS of London univer-
sity this year fifty-two are women. OF
the VI. A s FIVE out of twenty are moth
ers' daughters, and eight ladies have re-
ceived degrees of B. Sc, and nine that
of III. B
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-08-15
THIBODAUx, LA, SATURDAY, AUGUST Is 1891

Badeaux Adolphe 4
Leonard Arthur )
Picou Theodule =
Malbrough. Arestile 9
Carter Mark .
Benoit Emile s
Lagarde Rightor 3
Laguerre Joachim 4
Poche Alfred 5
Jeffries Joseph 5
Howard John 2
Benoit Douglas 5
Rudd A. G.. ,
Leblanc Lovingly j. 9
Jefferson Lovingly 2
Foret Benton l
Faigout Augustin 8
BOndreaux Leo j. 5
Constant Jean 6
Naquin Emile 1
Boudreaux Anatole 2
Sanders Lewis r. 10
Leblanc Adrien
Folse Lovingly ]. 3
Knight William 4
Baille Albert .
Malbrough Ben. 2
Bouterie Abel 2
Guedry Lee 9
Eroth Auguste 3
Savoie Leo 4
Toups Emile j, Z
Falgout Clodomire 3
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-08-15

80 Falgout Clodomire 3
For the second week of said Court to serve
as petit Jury beginning on Monday October
18th. A. D.. 1891 as follows. viz
Bourgeois j n. Jr.
Plaisance Felix A
Keller Alcide )
Ogegon st. Jest
Donohue Thomas ,
McCullum NJ C.
McCulla Frauk A. 3
Bergeron Narcisse 9
Tabor Robert j. .
10 Lepine Nelson
III Falgout Felix P. 8
% Arsenaux Pierre 3.
Is Leblanc j. b. r
IA Trosclair A j. )
10 Thlbodaux Joseph
l6 Leblanc Charles Z
II Hunter W. WIZ.
Is Braux Arthur Z
I9 Aubert st. Just 3
~ Leieune Joseph 3
II Bergeron Octave A. |
- Brown Charles
20 Laine Henry 5
"A Condolro A.
% Borne Gracien )
20 Picou Arthur :
:. Legendre Arthur
- Facouet o. ,
80 Bergeron kleber =
For the third week of said Court TO serve
as petit Jury beginning on Monday Coto Der
18TH A. ID. 1891. as follows viz
krammer Syrac 6
Oucaie John 2
3 Lasseigna Theodore 5
Davis Charles G.
Brown Oscar
> Bergeron CIeophas ,
Blanchard Rodolphe
Newell Mel j. 9
Leonard Alfred 5
.Ietfries William Henry )
10 Bowman J. p. 2
IL Bergeron Henry =
II Faucheux kellis
IL Celestin Felix J. .
II Munich i. j. .
10 McCulla John ,
Ii Smith Allen 5
l. Theriot Alexandra Z
Is Paisance George w.
l9 Tompkins John L. 9
20 Pennison Theouhiie 9
2l Lagarde Clay A 2
- Laoard kleber 3
% stevens Beattie .
~ Ledet Emile 8
- Bellanger Clinton
N Guillot thomas
. Doucet Orestile 2
y Oschwald Joseph 2
- Dunn John Sr. 4
80 Braux Oscar
In Testimony whereof,
~ Witness my hand and the impress
LIS. of the seal of mv Office at Thibodanx
~ this the 3lst ,lay of July A. d 1891
j. W. KNOBLaDCH.
Clerk of said Court.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22
Wheat.

July has not furnished the kind 81
weathet the wheat growers wanted
particu8arlys those who expected to
thresh from the field. Threshing has
not been admissible more than three
days in the week because of rains and
the humid atmpsphere, and the cOnse-
quence Is that tnaany farmers who had
expected to have their grain thrashcd
and money in their pocket, have it still
shocked in the Geld In the mean
time prices were declining one and
sometimes two cents a day. The high
est any one got was Sl0l, but now it
is only 80 cents and but a few crops
are marketable because of the prevail
ing dampness. "A change in this par
ticular ought to be looked for at anv
time. The farmers had hoped to get
the wheat out of the way before The
peach gathering set in in earnest
about the first of August The berry
is very fine this year, weighing mostly
two, three and four POUNDS above the
standard of 60 pounds to the Dushel.
If the price for wheat should keep on
dropping, it will he unsatisfactory, as
the farmers had their minds fixed ON
$l.OO per bushel, ar its vicinity. The
reports from the West where there
were light crops last year, is generally
large crops this.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22
CheswnId Items

AS previously announced, Rev. f..
+. White, a former beloved pastor
preached at Bethel, Smyrna Circuit
Sunday last, and was greeted bv a
large and appreciative congregation.
A small band of gypsies have been
camped for more than week in a lit
tie grove south of Bethel Church ON
the state road. One of their number
known as Gypsy Dave" draws large
crowds by expert performances on the
violin. They are well equipped in all
respects for their manner of living
The usual occupation of horse trading
and foretelling the future is engaged
in.
About two car loads of the various
fruits are now shipped daily to differ
ent points from this Station. Three
were shipped Monday.
Late in the day last Sunday two of
Jos. >. MOore's cows took sick and
died within the space of two hours and
two others sick. Some of the neigh
0ors became alarmed lest some disease
that might spread might be the death
cause. But later the belief seemed
well founded that it was something
they had found to eat most probably
an Overstock of apples they had got
access to.
Mrs. w. F. Collins, of Cheswold. is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N.
Barnard, at Still Pond.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22
0nr Rad Mails

The complaint about the mails is
general and persistent. The present
arrangement suits nobody. The move
ment of making all the mails in the
spring an hour or two later was unsat-
isfactory and considered bad enough,
but making their departure still later
and by the reception of both the upper
and lower mails, Including most all
that comes through the day. at near
the same hour, delaying their opening
and distribution because of so much
matter, until about eleven. o'clock, is
considered abOminable. Postmaster
Jefferson has secured a lock pouch for
the early train to Wilmington only,
and is trying for one for Philadelphia,
but what we want is mail train, that
will carry letters early to their north
ern destination, also bring US letters
from below early instead of waiting
until near noon, in neither case giving
proper opportunities to receive and
answer correspondence the same day.
There is a general cry of dissatisfaction
up and down the state, and it will be
very singular if there is not an effort to
remedy the matter on the part of the
authorities.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22
The Picnic To.morrow.

We announced last week that the
Methodist Sunday school would pic mic
at Woodland Beach tomorrow, and so
it will, but the exact date has been at
tended with some perplexity. After
making the announcement, it was found
there would be a great uncertainty in
getting teams, the farmers being him
deIed in threshing, and on Sunday it
was announced that the time would be
deferred until Thursday of next week.
But another perplexity arose the Bonn
bay Hook road would not run down as
passenger train after tomorrow (which
many persons intended to take), and
thus they were compelled by force
of circumstances to do the best they
can in the way of teams and go tO-mOr-
row. These changes have led to con-
siderable annOyances i'll cOrrespon-
dence Many persons had written to
their city friends to meet them at the
Beach. Monday one man came out
with handful of letters, eight in num-
ber, COuntermanding the invitation and
changing the date, followed yesterday
by other letters telling them to come
as originally stated. His experience was
that of many others on IL smaller scale,
but the day, weather permitting, will
doubtless prove an enjoyable one in
the end.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22
End of the Order.

The members of the United Order of
Fraternal Cooperation have been 90
ing through the "stew" that has over
taken all the other get-rich-quick assO-
Citations. This society had good strong
footing in both Smyrna and Dover,
and claimed to be on a stronger and
sure basis, but the assessments got to
coming so heavy, the last calling for "a
extra or 50, where $1.00 used to be as
sessed, that several members petitiOned
the court to have It placed in the hands
OF a receiver, and District Attorney
Graham has the case, with the expec-
tation that his decision will be reached
on the 9th. This, we believe, is the
last one Of some thirty similar societiesin
Philadelphia which have gone out un-
der the exposures of the past two
months. More money has been lost by
those who went into them to make
money Off the misfortunes of others
than we shall ever know. But little
heed was paid those who pointed out
the impossibility of any business max
ing the profits legitimately that was
claimed Ly these companies. One
young man who has about $40 In il Of.
fered to sell out his interest for a pair
OF boots, but another man who is a
little more hopeful, wants 90 cents on
the dollar. Fraternal Cooperation had
a rapid but short race, and it will be
some time before another such an asso-
citation will thus be able TO take root.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22
Death of VIM. Sharn.

William Sharp, one of our oldest
citizens, died at his residence in this
town last evening, in his seth year.
He has been in feeble health from the
advance of age for some years, during
the last two years paralyzed so he could
not leave his dwelling, thus exhibiting
remarkable vitality. He grew up in this
county and learned millwrighting,
but gave his attention largely to mill.
ing, He bought thel bark mill adloin-
ing town IN lS46, and converted 1t into
grist mill, residing there until he
moved into this town. He married in
early life Miss Temperance Ferguson,
who made him valuable wife. She
died over forty years ago, since which
time he has remained q widOwer.
They were both members of the Meth
Odist church. Five of his seven chill.
dren survive him. William has been
engaged since a young man in the ad-
vertising agency in New York; Abraham
is successful lawyer in Baltimore ::
Richard and Joseph died in Memphis,
Tenn, during the yellow fever epidemic
there some years ago. The daughters
are Mrs. Mrs. JamesS. Moore, of Do
YER, Mrs. Amanda Spencer ,-Ofthis town,
and Miss Kate Sharp, who remained
with and took care of her father. The
remains will be inferred in Odd Eel.
lows Cemetery Friday,
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22

IN certain school district in the
state of New Hampshire of 500 popula-
ton, the school has only nine pupils,
and it is further stated there has not
been birth in the district for nine
years. Our census showed me.srial
decline in the rate of increase of pop
.ulatjs2-G. G.sp-eSmpared with previous
decades. The largest number of births
recorded has been among the foreign
population and among the poor rather
than among the rich. Small families
seem to have become Il custom in the
Eastern States as " ell as fewer mar
riages, judged by the large proportion
of spinsters and widows in those States.
In Massachusetts, for instance, the
number of persons married seems to
have varied in different years from
15.4 to 1913 in each thousand of pOpu-
latiOn, with a comparatively low birth
rate. The census for England and
Wales shows a similar decline. The
decline of the marriage rate during the
last thirty years is a matter of despOnd-
ent comment among British sOciolo-
gists. According to this showing there
is no danger of the over population of
the world in the next fifty years.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22
A Townsman in Europe.

Continuing our conversation with
Herman Roe, we judge that he had
very busy visit in the foreign lands,
occupying the time for purposes of
study aud observation and losing no
opportunity to gain Information in all
available lines. Passing out from the
NJ. +. Church on sunday last we asked
him question or two in regard to the
church music. He replied that he
heard many great organs aud various
choirs, but found no music swester nor
more enjoyable than our own church
music at home. In the great places of
worship of the Church of England the
singing may partake more of an artis-
tic and classic character, but in the
Presbyterian and Methodist churches
churches the rendering is rather infer
to ours. In Westminster abbey and
St. Paul's Cathedal in London, the
tones of the great organs roll and re.
vertebrate through the aisles and arches
with wondrOus power and effect, but
the most of the organs seem TO partake
OF the metallic voice, and in general he
observed an absence of that deep and
satisfying sweetness which is the
thought and soul of true music. The
church services generally were very
pleasing and satisfactory. In Scotland
the Scotch Presbyterian and the
United Presbyterian Churches are
prominent; there are some Methodist,
and frequent Wesleyan Methodist
places of worship. The Scotch preach
ers are eloquent, pure and sympathetic,
falling sometimes under stress of feel
ing, into the pretty, broad Scottish
accent which seems SO natural and is
always warm and touching. The hour
for service in most OF the churches is
eleven o'clock, and in many an after
noon service Is held at three or four
O'Clock, and none in the evening.
though in some churches they gather
for evening service at seven,
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22

THE miners at Braceville, near
Knoxville, who objected to convicts
working there, cause the militia - he
withdrawn for safety. There were on
ly SS militiamen under Colonel Sewer
to guard the the cOnvicts, and they
were surrounded by an armed force of
over 1900 miners. Seeing resistance
impossible the militia and convicts
were withdrawn. The Governor sent
ten companies, including artilleryman
with Gatling guns, to the seat of war.
1t is believed the miners will wait until
the soldiers are withdrawn and then
repeat their tactics.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22

and damaging property. Persons who
have studied the course of disreputable
boys, both in the schools as well as on
the highways, say that it is more than
anything else from bad government at
hOme-lax discipline in the family, one
parent interfering with the other, when
the child is being punished or corrected ,
and especially in siding with and de-
Tending their child, no matter how out
rageOus the conduct.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22
THE DARK SIDE.

Drink in those lands, as in our own,
Is the curse of the poor man and his
household, and OF the rich also, for
that matter. Even Bonnie Scotland is
not all bright and hegutiful, its hills
have their valleys, its mountains have
their shadows its beauties have their
darksome contrasts. Just out of Edin-
burg Is the greatest whisky distillery
In the world, an immense place where
millions of gallons are produced every
year. In this beautiful aud christian
city are thirty.twO large breweries for
ale and beer, saloons and groceries are
numerous, aud at eleven o'clock at
night, particularly saturday nights,
at which time the law says they must
dismiss their customers and close up,
the effects Of the traffic are principally
visible in the noble avenues and streets,
rs we'll as in the homes. Aud these
distilleries, breweries and dram shops
are nearly all owned and controlled, in
whole or In part, by the mobility Of
the land. Princes, Lords, Dukes aud
Earls, members of Parliament, all
invest their funds in this nefarious but
paying" traffic
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22

Given down to Mckee and DQugherty
worked the political racket the laws
intended.
Let the curtains be torn aside and
let the people see the rotten mess. If
Republicans through the general polit-
ical corruptions of the times have been
drawn into the vortex they must suffer
with the others.
In changing from the old to the new
system of tax collections, let us hope
that the corruptions of the past may
be left behind. The people have had a
surfeit of political fraud, they are
sick of it, aud they want a' change for
the better
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22

EXCITEMENT runs high at Eastport,
Maine, over the seizure of seven Amer
lean fishing boats by the Canadian
steamer Dream last week. 1t is claim
ed by the Eastport fisherman that they
were fishing in American waters, as
defined by the chart made from the
survey years ago, and that the Domin
ion officials had no right to interfere
with their work.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22
AbOut Those Tax Receints.

The question about the lega litv of
those 1000 tax receipts or more aeon
rately, 1850, which the two Democrat
&c collectors, DOugherty and Mckee.
sold to the Republican leaders of viii
mlngton, is thus stated by Whining
ton daily:
The county collectors who alwavs
said they did county business on bust
ness principles, in business like man
ner, asked Daniel +. Stewart, and H.
e. Mahafy, accredited agents of the
Republicap party of Wilmington. if
they could not pay them the $4,000. l6
owed by some 1860 persons be.
longing to the Republican party. Mr..
Stewart and his friends thought thew
could and put themselves to some in.
cOnyenience to raise the money. 1t
was, however, raised, and paid over.
and receipt was given by the collec-
tors for every man for whom the taxes
were paid.
The receipts are signed officially
They had the seal they are honest
tax receipts. What is the use of the
bvery E0enfng blowing itself out of
wind, criticising that 81 800 receipt
given on account, even if it had no
seal which it does not need, while
there are $3.50 individual receipts that
will successfully withstand all its crit.
icisms, and meet all the requirements
that it says, the larger receipt lacks 2
There Is no danger of ANYBODY 90.
ing to the polls either to register or
vote under the $1,000 recent. hut
there Is danger of 8 $3.50 persons reqis
tering and voting under the number of
Of individual, honest, legal receipts.
They will stand like o wall of stone all
the batteripg our evening contompo-
rary can bring to bear upon them.
The TletGWGreaR has the following:
Is it not time that the decent. re.
spectacle people of New Castle county
had again taken hold of pOlticsP The
revelations recently made are sicken.
ing to all people who respect the state.
1t has been, stealing, fraud and sell
ing ont long enough. Put somebody
in who won't disgrace the state
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22
THE SMYRNA TIMES.
Smyrna, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, July, %, 1891

THE "TIMEs " is published every Wednesday
afternoon by RoBr. D. HOFFEcKER, Editor and
Proprietor. at Smyrna, Del.
TERMs-sUBsCRIPTIoN-One year, strictly in ad-
vance, s1.5O; if not paid in advance, $500. No
paper discontinued until all arrears are paid
only at the option of the Publisher.
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rate
of Seven Cents line for the first insertion; sub
sequent insertions Three-and-a-half cents. A
liberal discount made to quarterly, semi-annual
and yearly advertisers.
OBITUARY NOTICES will be charged Five Cen
per line.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22

POSTMASTER GENERAL Wanamaker
has issued an order to carry into effect
the contemplated reorganization of the
bureaus. Wouldn't it be better for
him to go a step further and reOrganize
the postal arrangements of Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22
CONTRASTS.

In answer to the query as to whether
he would like to live in any of the for
eign lands he says that for a home
America is vastly preferable. There
are contrasts everywhere, in the most
OF which the advantage is in favor of
the United States. Here everything
is broader and greater; the land is
vastly broader, of course, here a per
son has room according to his strength;
while, for instance, England, Ireland,
Scotland and Wales embrace an area
OF l8l 900 square miles, our single
State Of California has surface of 158.-
OOO. Views are broader in America.
ideas, thoughts, principles, habits,
manners of working and customs of
living are all broader; while perhaps
many of these may be at times too
broad here, there they are too narrow,
and have the appearance of being be-
hind the times. He believes the con-
dition of the labOring classes is inferior
to what it is, or may be in this country.
Farm labOrers receive two shillings or
two and six pence per day, 80 or 90
cents and board themselves in their
homes the table is not as we'll spread
as here, the breakfast will consist of
oatmeal pOrridge, milk, tea, or coffee
aud little bread. At dinner there is
generally salt meat, and at supper, or
tea, as they term it, not much but
bread and butter and tea, with Occas-
lonally some fish. IN the manufactur-
ing cities and villages he finds that the
same average prevails, hours are rather
longer and wages much lower than in
our country. Yet the working people
are reasonably happy and cOntented,
and in the spirit of this cOntentment
the homes are cheerful, though hum.
BILE. Strikes and their attendant riots
and troubles are not the rule, and
when a s;ike is instituted there is gen
orally y good reason for it. In the
great strike OF the omnibus drivers aud
conductors which took place during his
stay in London, the leading demand
was day Of twelve hours Instead of
sixteen hours which they had been
accustomed to- aud the strike was
successful.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22

China is the only place where the
Jews cannot make any headway in
trade against the inhabitants. The
Mongolian, If he II sharper than the
Hebrew, is certainls able to take care
of himself, and eeds no guardian.
Sixty thousand people 90 down to
Atlantic City every Sunday,
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22
Mi es' Nerve and Liver pills.

:. Act on new principle regulating the
llVer, stomach and bowels fhroug9 the
7terceS. 4,.r,. A new discovery. DR. Miles,
m: speedily cure bilousness. bad taste
Torpid liver, piles, constipation. Uneoualed
ior men, women, children. Smallest mild
est s4rest 80 doses 2jcts. SAMPLES free
"tJ. Wesley Denney's drugstore. ''' - &c
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22

STATE OF DELAWARE, COUNTY OF KENT, IS:
/, N +. Wilds, Cashier of the above named hank
do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief
". +. WIL.DS. Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2Ist
day of July, 1891.
Co., HENRY G. BUDD Notary Public.
CORRECT-AtteSts
SAMUEL ROBERTS,
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22

While screwing on the cover of a
coffin IN which reposed what was sup
posed to be the lifeltss form OF an infant
child, an undertaken discovered ths
child Of John Aornyters, of II George
street, Paterson, n. = 70 be alive. The
child was taken III aewA; days ago.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22
Buel.Ien,s Arnioa a1u0

The best salye in the world for GUS. Bruise
ghapped Hands, Chiblains Corns. and ali skin
Efuptions aud positively cures Piles, or no nav
required. 1t Is guaranteed to give perfect salts.
i'H iactoh on money refunded. Price 2j cents per
box. For sale bY James p EOffocker Emvrns
&. g. HarmOnson. CLAYTON no.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22
Daily Steamhnat Line

Steamer Ella, Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays. a,
Barge Saunterer, Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays.
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22

- lVttl,NvNss sS284 ,b5l 80
STATE OF pFLAWARE COUNTY OF KENT. IS:
!, w, II. lanney Cashier of the abOve-naned
oank, 90 solemnly swear that the above statement
Is true 70 the best Of my knowledge and belief
w. II. JANNEY, Cashier
day Of July ls9l,
CoRRFcF--Attesss
D. ], CUMMINs,
WM, POLK cUMMINs, directors
John NJ. V0sHELL,
Smyrna times., 1891-07-22

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for CastOria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria