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The Loved Flower.

1t will be a busy spring when we fail
to call your attention to the primrose,
and there is very good reason why the
little annual suggestion in this news
paper should not be omitted. Many, oh,
80 many people love the primrose To
them probably it has its own sugges-
tions, and particularly to English born
people, whose poet made it famous, but
yet even the youth seem to love the
sturdy little flower, and they certainly
never saw it by the rivers bank when
they were boys and girls. Of course q
man loves his youth time, and he is
justified in it. If primrose makes
him think Of laving his bare toes in the
limpid waters of the stream in the
drowsy day when he was only 10 or IL,
and had world before him, why, let
him love it on forever, till he dies
In that event. once each year, at least,
when he sees the flower, he viii be boy
again, and that will do him no harm, if
he were a good boy and loved the fields.
IF you doubt this sentiment you need to
watch people who are glad when the
primroses come into the staes. Most Of
them enkindle. Some matyunly looking
DANES take it up tenderly and kiss it
and say, Bless the dear" Hey. Mar
tha here's the little mon--the little prim-
rose," said another And it is 60 sturdy
in its uprightness and SO open faced a
plant that you may forgive sigh for
vanished days as you watch the good
folks and their solicitude for the
flower that suggests so much.
Journal.
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Resolution No

Authorizing the President to appoint q com
mittee OF three to confer with . similar
COMMITTEES that may be appointed by the
town council of the town Of ThibOiau X,
to take into consideration the matter Of
the management and control of the Thib-
odaux bridge at the expiration of the
charter ot the Thibodaux Bridge Com
pany.
Be il Resolved by the Police Jury of the
Parish of Latourche in regular meeting as-
sembled that the president OF this body DO
and he is hereby authorized and empowered
to appoint committee of two of this body
who with himself will form a committee of
three to confer with any like COMMITTEES that
may be appointed by tho maj and trnste ess
OF the town Of ThibOdaux relative to the pro.
per management. control and disposition Of
the Thibodanx bridge when the same shall
revert to the town and parish at tha expira-
ti0n Of the charter of the Thibodaux Bridg
Company on the 3Ist day of December, 1891
and TO devise and report some plan of action
for the proper management of said property
BY the town and parish jointly. and for the
mutual benefit and advantage of both
Be t further Resolved that the mayor and
trustees of the town of Thibodaux are res.
pectfully invited to cooperate .ith this body
in this matter and to appoint a committee to
meet and confer with this committee TO be
appointed as herein provided.
Adopted Feb Il, 1891.
5. I. GRISAMORE, President.
H. N. COULON, Clerk
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Window Mementos.

The morbid curiosity of some people
was shown in connection with the death
of Secretary Window at the board of
trade dinner at Delmonicos. The menus,
800 of which had been printed for the
occasion. cost the board just $50. The
day following the dinner as much as $25
was offered for one, SO great was the de-
sire in certain quarters to secure some
souvenir Of the sad event. Half an hour
after the assemblage had dispersed every
scrap Of paper. leaf and flower had been
carried away.
Manager Tillman, Of Delmonico's, told
me that the day following the banquet
he was overrun with applications for
menus.
Eve had dozen copies of WINDOWS
speech for the newspapers" said mem
ber of the board, "that cost us few
pennies to have struck off. We have
received from one man 800 for one of
the copies We are now having printed
q memorial of the sad affair for distribu-
tion among the members of the board" :"
New York Telegram.
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A Queer Old Lady,

Mrs. Jane McKeene, an old lady in
Lewiston, who was recently taken to the
insane asylum, had been very eccentric
for years while working in the cotton
mills. and number of stories are told
Of her peculiarities. At one time she
had lot of cockroaches in a box near
her looms, which she would feed regu-
larly every day. Whether they ate the
food provided them by their benefactress
is not known, but she took good care Of
them, and they increased in numbers un-
til at last the superintendent discovered
them and had them removed.
The old lady cried bitterly that her
pets-and whoever had such pets before,
were removed. They say she used to
drop silver coin in the canal each day,
which she said went to feed her husband
and boy. who were drowned at sea. Her
boys clothes, which she carried under
her arm, she never parted with. Every
morning she took the bundle to her work
and each night returned with it.-Ban-
gor (Me.) Commercial.
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Maine Is a Great State,

A Caribou physician recently took an
exciting ride that illustrates the extent
of Names unsettled domain in the north.
The doctor was called to lumber camp
above the Allegash, one day, to perform
a surgical operation upon Luther Hen
derson, lumberman. He started at 10
o'clock a. m., and beyond Grand Isle
there were relays of sleighs at four diff
ferent points awaiting him. He arrived
at his destination at midnight, having
made the distance of 1O2 miles in four
teen hours. Commercial.
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An Ice Advertising Scheme.

Manager Williams has scheme that
is away ahead Of anything ever attempt
ed. He unfolded it yesterday before
Chief Bigelow, when he asked that Off
cial if he would be violating any law by
delivering ice on the pavements in front
of the principal business houses of the
city.
Certainly you can," answered Mr..
Bigelow, "but what is the advertising
scheme in it,
Well remarked Harry Williams,
"you made US take down the street bill
boards and the stands at the areaways.
We had to do something; SO l have
placed an order with an ice manufact-
uring company to freeze the Autographs
of my attractions in big cakes of ice.
Manufactured ice is as clear as crystal,
and it gives the cake the appearance of
having the picture painted upon it.
These blocks Of ice will be left upon the
pavements, and people can use the ice if
they want to. The manufacturers as
sure me the quality of the ice will not
be injured in the least. But, more than
that, the Autographs will not be spoiled,
and that is all care for" ."-Pittsburg
Dispatch. .
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THIBODAUX LA, SATURDAY, MARCH %, 1891

road as now existing and used on and along
the lett descending bank of the Coulee Baton
Pilon. starting from tue lands belonging to
c. Melance Thibodaux and Jshn Tabor. and
formerly to Dolphin Ford and Pierre St. Paul,
to the residence of Eloi Thibodaux. thence
from said residence of Eloi Thibodanx on
and along the right or west bank las it now
exists) of the Coulee Baton Pilon. on the
main ridge of Baton Pilon, up to the house of
Hypolite Heb-rt. where the road shall pass
around said Hebert's yard and to the west
thereof, thence across the Bayou Grand
Coupe. and to continue as heretofore OH
said right bank up to the house of Elias
Hawkins. where the road shall cross the
Coulee on to the ridge where 1t now exists,
and pass on the north side of said Hawkins
house instead of southwark as it now does,
sud thenee to continue as it now exists on
the crest of the ridge, through the woods until
1t strikes the large gate near the drainage
machine on the rear of the Laurel Valley
Plantation. thence southwark on the planta-
ton road of said Laurel Valley Plantation
to the eighty arpent line from Bayou Lafour-
che, thence % tward along and on the
headland OF said ghty arpent line to the
large canal on said plantation. knewh as the
Stephen canal. and thence southwark or
toward Bayou Lafourche. along and on the
vest bank of said Stephen canal, making the
turn with said canal at or about the forty
arpent line from Bayou Lafourchs. to the
westward, and thence along and on the west
bank of said canal on the lever limo of said
Laurel Valley Plantation, southwark to the
rear of the lot cf the church for colored
people on the front of sail plantation, where
it shall pass around said church lot and to
tho west thereof out to the publis road on
Bayou Lafourehe. And that the road now
existing and running eastward from Elo
Thibodaux's bridge across the Coulee Baton
Pilon to the residence of Jules Hebert and
thence westward to the landing on Bayou
Cabanosse be and the same is also hereby
declared to be public road.
And that the road ON Coteau Boudreaux
as it now exists and is in use from the upper
or west line of the property of ii Tetreau
running eastward to the Stephen canal, and
until 1t reaches the western bank thereof, be
anil the same ia hereby declared and estab-
lished as public Dad.
Sect. 8. Be it further enacted. etc, That
the roads hereby declared TO DO public and
established as such, shall be of the same
width wherever practicable. and in all things
conformable to law regulating the establish
ment, management. control and repair of
public roads in this parish.
Adopted Feb. II. 1891.
8. T. GRISAMORE, President
Fl. N. COCLON. Clerk
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An Obsolete Fashion.

Coming over on the Brooklyn Bridge
cars / saw an aged gentleman wearin,
comfortable gray shawl wrapped around
his dropping shoulders. The sight was
unusual. though it was quite common a
dozen or more years ago.
Turning to a we'll known dry goods
man who sat next to me l asked him:
do you have many calls for gentlemen's
shawls now:' mo" he answered. Our
firm has not sold a gentleman's shawl in
three years. We do not keep them in
stock any longer Scarcely anybody
wears them now."
subsequently asked several other dry
goods men and gentlemen's furnishers
the same question, and from all I received
the same answer. The custom of shawl
wearing by aged gentlemen has become
almost entirely obsolete.-New York
Continent.
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Arresting a Funeral Process;op.

The police force of Cicero, a suburb of
Chicago, is continuing its war against
funeral professions using Washington
boulevard as thoroughfare contrary to
ordinance. Last week procession con-
sisting Of two carriages, on their way to
the cemetery, was halted by the officers.
The first carriage contained the body of
child. The carriages, drivers, mourn
ers and corpse were taken to the town
hall, and fine was imposed upon one of
the drivers who confessed knowledge of
the ordinance The funeral then pro-
ceeded to the burying ground by an
other route.-Philadelphia Ledger.
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Ordinance No

Adopting the report of the Committee OF
Free-holdsrs appointed to lay sut pub
lie road along sn,l from Coteaux Bston
pilon, Chactaw and Boudreaux to Bayou
Lafourche and declaring and esfsblish-
ing public road along and from said
Coteaux to Bayou Latourche, and Tor
other purposes.
Sect. l. Be IL enacpsd hy the Police Jury
OF the Parish of Lafsurchs In regular meeting
assembled. That the report of tho Couinittee
of Free holders appointed By this body for
the uipose of laying out . public road
along and from Cotesnx Baton F4on,
-Chactaw and Bou,lreaux 10 Bayou Lsfsurchs.
bearing date of October iith. ts9a, ana duly
returned TO this body ut ita present sessaon.
ibs and tho same Ia hershy aslopted
Scot. .. Be it further enacted, etc., inat
the foslswiue roads or highways are hereby
declared to be public roads, to vii: Inc
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The Uncertainties of Fortunes,

''You never can tell, said gentle
man, when you have a good thing Of
fered you in oil. / was offered the half
of the McGeagh six acres lease in the
Wildwood field for $500. was afraid
of it and refused to invest. Anybody
now with half an eye can see that
made a great big mistake. The two
wells on the six acres came in at the
rate of about 200 barrels an hour, and
my receipts for one day would have been
more than many men in Pittsburg make
in a year. Oil development is great
gamble at best, but l regret now that
didn't gamble about $500 on that little
lease.-Pittsburg Post.
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Alaska rs Fruit Section,

Kodiac island, Alaska, is larger than
some Of the New England states, with a
climate similar to that of Maryland, and
is capable of supporting large agricul-
tural population. 1t is claimed that a
part of the territory can be made com
petitor of Oregon and Washington in the
raising Of the more hardy fruits, such as
apples and cherries. The next steamer
sailing for Sitka viii carry in her cargo
slarge consignment Of young apple trees.
San Francisco Chronicle.
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Saved by Striking on His Head.

Robert Cannon. colored painter on
the new belt line depot, was on scaffold
with bucket of paint, on the fourth
floor, when the scaffold broke, precipi-
tating him to the ground, nearly forty
feet.
The fall rendered him unconscious for
a moment, and crowd Of workmen
gathered, expecting to pick up the dead
body. Cannon suddenly aroused, jumped
to his feet, and, rubbing his head, said
he guessed he must have been asleep. He
struck the ground on his head, making a
deep indentation in the soil, but he was
not injured beyond scratch on his face.
Cannon asked for lay off for the re-
mainder Of the day and then walked to
his home.-Kansas City Times.
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At the funeral of Gen. Sheridan Sem
ator Carlisle and Gen. Sherman walked
arm in arm out of the church and waited
on the pavement in front for the process
sion to form. Senator Carlisle remarked,
II expect we will have to wait here some
time" Il suppose so" replied Gen. Sher-
man, and added, 81 am not going to have
any of this nonsense at my funeral"
How do you know" responded Senator
Carlisle: you will be there, but help
less"
Gen. Sherman replied, "Ihave already
made all the arrangements for my
funeral, and if they are not obeyed to
the letter will do some tall kicking,
dead or not dead. Cor Louisville Cour-
ier-J Journal.
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March Days.

March Days.
The worl today is a nun in gray
And thu wind is her wailing prayer
To God To- give ber soul like May
Flower sweet, white and fair
Still rs . lake at even is the air:
The heavens are gloomed: mark not any
where
hopeful sign hung out by plain or hill;
Only the etched brown trees and barren fields
are there.
How like madman's dream the thought Of
June.
Shall this warped pipe e'er swell with some
soft tune
That calls for liquid stops and languorous skill,
The piper lying prone beneath a summer
moon!
The mystery
And magic of the spring.
It seizes on this bleak and sullen thing
Called March, and sec!
Bland skies. faint odors OF slumbcring
flowers,
Faint bird songs in the bowers.
soft south wind. and, cradled Ia the wood,
AS sweet as wDmanhOod
As shy as any maiden lured BY love-
The dimly flushed arbutus bloom above
The harsh earth soon will peer,
And April airs be here.
Richard E. Burton in Harper's.
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Hut Bruner, Q locomotive engineer.
who was killed at Winchester, KY, the
other day. by the explosion Of the boiler
OF his engine. had an unlucky record.
Y y said that while he was at the throt-
Tie his engine bad figured in twentY-
eight fatal accidents, although Bsunse
~ IN no seoso {ulpahla.
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The threatened diminution in the sup
ply OF gutta percha is = matter of con-
siderable commercial Importance, and
any practical substitute for such q use-
ful material is sure to be eagerly re-
ceived.
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Franklin w. Smith, of Boston, is the
protector Of "a ambitious scheme to
build an immense temple of the arts at
Washington Il Is to cost 5000, 900,
and occupy $50 acres of ground. Mr..
Smith has had the plans drawn, it is
said, and hopes to raise enough monsy.
: the next i've years to begin the work,
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Mime. Sara Bernhardt expects to come
back from her next American tour q
millionaire. Her engagement is for two
years, and is to embrace the two Ameri-
cas-. She b to get so . day for hotel
ezpenses and ef20 for each representa-
tion plus the third a. What may b
tAken . tho dooeS -Inndnn TitBi1A ].
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A curious phenomenon has recently
been seen on the sea at Folkestone. A
ship laden with oil sank in collision off
Hythe, and the sea was covered with
oil. This produced strange effect upon
the wild fowl, which were plentiful in
the severe weather. Wild duck, teal
and other birds were easily caught, rs
they appeared to be unable to fly because
of their plumage being saturated with
oil.
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Gen. Sherman's favorite companion
when in Washington was Gen. Van
Viet. The two veterans used to go
about arm in arm, greeted everywhere
by smiles and salutations. Probably no
other man in public life was so cordially
welcomed in Washington as Gen. Sher-
man was.
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Professor Theodore W. Dwight, who
has recently retired from the head of the
Columbia Law school, had been with the
college since 1853, and is perhaps the
most noted teacher of law in this coun-
try. He is SO years old, and grandson
OF Timothy Dwight, a former presiden:
of Yale.
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The largest barometer yet made has
just bean put in working order in ths st.
jacques tower in Paris. 1t 10 1885 me-
tors high. was inanufac,urAl in ST. Denis
and was carrisl by six rnen TO Paris u .
strong wooden frsme. II
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LIST OF JURORS
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Clerks Office Goth. Judicial District
Court, Parish of Lafourche.

hereby certify that the following named
persons have been drawn by us jury COM
missioners to serve as jurors for the ensuing
April term of said court 1891 as follows:
For the first week Of said Court beginning
on Monday, April s. 1891. to serve as Grand
and Petit Jury, as follows to-wit:
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Tho Worlds Supply of Coin.

Mr.. Leech. the director of the mint,
has prepared for the house committee on
coinage series of interesting tables
showing the gold and silver estimated
and officially reported to be in circulation
as money throughout the world:
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sAMs. WARD
Bergsron Anstols :
Lusignsn j. B. Jr. 2
Himsl Oscar 4
McCullum John 81. 5
Csulsn j. 4. l
Thibodaux j. Lemuel Z
Lsguerrs Oscar 4
GaudI MYRTLE 5
Junst Jules 5
BENEFIT Trevills 5
Guillot Alphonse l
Jefferson Thomas. 2
Blum Sam 2
Autin Ernest 3
Ricard Celestin Jr. )
Aueoin Albert 5
Delauns Maximilien 4
McCulla Willie 9
Hook Willie 2
vAlcour Prosper 6
Thibodaux Claiborne 2
Bsnoit Joseph G.. 5
Lasssigne Adam 5
Dantin Gnstave A. .
GaadS +. j. 5
Williams A. j. l
Keller Theophils 5
Larkins Chas. b. 10
Teussin Ulysse 6
Chauvin Joseph 3
Lacroix Emile j. r. 4
Msrvant Sylvan 8
MorvAnt Amedee l
Aucsin AmadeO >
Bernard rheophile
Leblanc Oscar 4
Pertruit Paul 5
PiNrcs jackson Jr. 8
Ford Svlvain ,
Gaude Thomas 8
Ksefs Thomas l.. 2
Perrin Alexandra 9
Lagardo Joseph 3
Lsgsrdre Jules 6
Savoie Anatole y
Brown Chas
Baille Luc :
Saucier Edmond
Csstagnet Joseph =
Williams j. Scott. =
copd week of said court to serve
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For the third week of said court to serve
as jurors beginning on Monday April 20,
1854 % follows:
Goasin Arthur +.
kerne Leo
3 Chiasson Clay
Folse William
Young III. l..
6 Elfsrt Thomas
Champagne Edouard
8 Fields Joseph B.
3 Engerran G.. A.. Jr.
no Landry joachim
IL Dhus Felix
IL Aabert Ed.
Is Folse Arthur
"A Williams w. Il 10
Is Williams r. V.
l6 SEWN o. j.
Il Rogers 1hos. H.
10 Emithwick j. I.
10 Walker Honore
% Folss John +.
81 Laeroix Z H.
- Psltier Ozeme
% Baills Etienns
"a Use Charles
81 Thibodaux Aliior
IS i.irette Louis
81 Rivet Olivia
% chivers Thomas
- Kahn Simon d.
30 Leblanc Louis Joseph
In testimony whereof,
<~~~) Witness my hand and the impress
LIS. OF the seal of my Office at Thibodaux.
(~>-- this the 2nd dsy of Feb. A. ID 1881
J. w. KNOBLOCH.
Clerk of said court.
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For The second week OF said court to serve
as Jurors beginning on Monday April H. 1881.
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