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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-04-18

lOldl- S0ol bD
De it Resolved that the sum of Three Hun
dred and Eighty One $1,000 Dollars, 1881 60 100
be and Is hereby appropriated to pay the
above claims.
We also hand You reports of the Collector,
Market Master and Whartnger having found
same correct; also report of the Treasurer,
which we also hand you approved as per
vouchers hereto attached Your committee
are OF opinion and would hereafter REQUIRE
hat the Treasurer. make mention of the
amount of school funds turned over to him
by the collector it should appear in his re-
port to this Council
We herewith also hand you our report on
the delinquent list of taxes, for the wears
1889 and 1880. not having been able to obtain
documents necessary. we are unable to make
report as 10 the delinquent tax list of 1883,
out rom the best evidence available to your
committee. we will say that said taxes for the
year 1873 have been practically all collected
CHARLES j. BARKER. Chairman.
c. w. TIIIBODEAUX.
L. T. CAILLOUET,
Coumittee Oh Finance
Mr.. Ragan chair man OF the Committee on
Improvements reported verbally on the va-
rious streets, crossing and banqnettes needing
reparation. and also suggested that if impos-
possloie To have all tue streets crossed by the
route OF the iiremep procession, put in good
order by the towns present force of labOrers
that the Mayor be authorized to employ extra
labor or rent a ROAD machine for the purpose.
Whereupon on motion of Mr. Cuillouet. sec
onded hy Nj. Ragan. the Mayor was given
lull authority to carry out above suggestion
The Committee Oh Public Schools and Pub
lie Property had no report to present
The Ireasurers report for February 1891
referred 10 Fiuanee Committee at last session
and duly approved as correct by said com
mittee IS follows.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-04-18
Finance Gemniitee's Report

For the month of February, 1891.
To the Mayor and Trustees of the town of
Thbodaux.
Gentlemen-four Committee on Finance.
beg to report. that they have examined the
following claims and find same correct
Chargeable to market house
j. NJ. Walsh for month of March 1880 400
STANDARD Oil Company, I'bbl. oil. .. 500
}. NJ. Walsh, frei.h 90
Charg. to streets and bitches
Sun Napor Street Light Co. 70 lamps. =. ls0 90
D. NJ. Walsh freight on lamps II 10
Chargeable to Town HALL
Victor Sposlto for month of March. 80. 50
Chargeable to Corp. Iaborer-
Chargeable to Fire Department
Thlbodaux Fire Co. No. l. 10 90
Protector Steam Fire Go. No. 10 90
Home Hook ~ Ladder Co No -. 10 90
lhibodanx Bucket Brigade .. 10 90
Cnarg. to to Incidental Exp
Interest due Mrs. Harvey on note so 90
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-04-18

Market Dues. Observation-Disclosures. 6s:...
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-25
a SEA SICK PASSENGER.

ontae ear, cares little about storm He is posi-
lively Indifferent whether he is washed overheard
or not. But, set right by a wineglassful or two
OF Hosetter's stomach Btters, he feels renewed
interest in his personal safety. This fine correc
tive neutralizes in brackish water-often COM
pulsoriy drank on shipboard, the grievous detri-
ment Of health-the pernicious impurities which
give rise to disorders of the stomach. liver and
bowels. To the mariner, the'tourst. the western
pioneer and miner, the Bitters If invaluable as a
means OF protection against malaria, when its
seeds are latent in air and water. To the effects
of overwork, mental or manual, it is most relia-
BILE aniiiote, and to the debilI,ated aud nervous
affords great and speedily felt relief and vigor
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-25

In almost every neighborhood there is
some one or more persons whose lives
have been saved by Chsmberlain's collie.
cholera and diarrhoea remedy. or who
bsve been cured Of chronic darrhoea bv
II. Such persons take special pleasure
IN recommending The remedy to others.
The praise that follows the introduction
aud use makes it very popular. 25 and
90 cent tottles for sale by Har'z & Balm
sen dru ruists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-25

Salute the sacred dead
Who went and who returned not say not 40,
lis not the grapes of Canaan that repay
But The high faith that failed not by the wav;
Virtue tleads paths that end not with tie crave.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-11
An Interesting Will Case.

An interesting case and one of peculiar
complication was disposed of by the
court in Allentown recently. When the
wife of the late Peter Maury, of West
Bethlehem, died two or three years ago
she left will bequeathing all her prop
erty, real or personal, to her husband,
and it was stipulated that after his death
the estate should revert to "our heirs, "
to quote the language of the document.
Maury married second wife, and a
few weeks after the ceremony he was
taken sick with fever and died.
His widow brought suit against the
heirs, Frank and George Maury and
Mrs. G. Benner, for Cover right in the
property, which was one-third Of the
estate for life. The main question dis
cussed before the court was whether the
interest of Peter Maury in the estate
was an absolute one or a life one only.
Judge Albright took the latter view of the
affair and rendered decision in favor
of the heirs, one of whom lives in Texas.
The property is valuable and is situated
in West Bethlehem. Before his death
Maury gave his wife check for $500 or
5000 which he had in bank. -Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-11
ChivalrOus Devotion.

AT the most extensive aquarium in
England the Brighton Zoo, the female
lobster recently cast her shell. She
screwed herself up together on the toes
and tail and suddenly bent her BODY.
Snap went the shell in its center, and the
case of the back came away in one piece.
The claws were her next care, and she
worked away at them for a long time.
1t was proceeding of extreme deli
cacy, considering that all the flesh of the
great claw had to be passed through the
small base. During the operation one
claw came off altogether, and this must
have seemed to the lobster lady serious
misfortune, as it will not grow to its full
size again until the second year. The
tail and legs gave very little trouble, and
the body, when thus undressed, proved
to be of a pale blue.
The shell casting over, the lobster sank
on the sand, and this action seemed
signal for the attack of every creature in
the tank
The defenseless victim babe fair to sue
cumb to the fury of her enemies, when
the male lobster suddenly came to the
rescue. Standing over his helpless bet
ter half, he fought her assailants relent-
lessly. Day and night did he watch over
her, until her shell was sufficiently hard
ened to Protect her in fighting her own
battles.
When this happy moment arrived he
deliberately picked up the old claw,
broke it in his nippers, and ate the meat.
He then dug hole in the sand, placed in
it the broken bits of shell, buried them,
and piled anumber of small stones above
the grave.-Youth's Companion.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-11
A Commendable Act.

Mrs. Bedle, wife of x-Governor Bedle,
Of New Jersey, deserves high rank
among the pattern women of the land.
Though beset with the cares incident tt
wealth and social leadership, she finds
time for all sorts of small sweet human
kindnesses, so delicately done that their
value is trebled. Some time ago she
bought book, the authoress Of which
was blind. After reading it she sent to
its writer letter Of warm thanks for
the pleasure it had given her, and took
the trouble to prick through every word
Of it, so that the blind woman might
read it with her finger tips.-Exchange.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-11
My Harbinger.

!, A friend whom have missed for many months
Came back to me this morning. | was sure,
When first Weakened, something good would
Gomez
The sky was full of promises. The earth
Seemed ready for what heaven might bestow,
And l, forewarned and watchful of each sign,
Was standing at my window when heard
A coming, not of footsteps, but of wings,
And there lie was, my dear red breasted friend
Oh, how my heart and eyes went out to him!
My heart with joy, my eyes to see if he .'
Looked travel worn or weary with his flight;
But, with the same old jaunty air loved, .
de futtered WEAKNESS from off his wings,
And turned and looked inquiringly at me.
II was so sweet to welcome him once morel
10 know that he was faithful, and that
Might now look forward to the certainty
VI seeing all the promises fulfilled!
Each leafess tree halo wore of green;
Already tlowery May had come, and June
Was waiting with her train DER yonder hill;
saw it all, while yet the earth was bare,
Because my little friend was here and knew
IT all was coming, and would have me know.
Then he became so glad he sang, and l.
l bowed my head and shed some happy tears.
Mary A. Mason in Boston Transcript.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-11
Trnnklin,s NEGLECTED. Tomb.

PHILADELPHIA. March 19.-The tomb
of Benjamin Franklin in this city is 60
ing to ruin at an astonishing rate. 1t is
located in a corner of the Friends bury
ing ground at Fifth and Arch streets.
AS rule relics and landmarks are
looked after with the greatest of care in
the City of Brotherly Love- but In this
instance the neglect has been most palpa-
BILE.
The tomb itself is not unlike hun.
dreds of Others in the quaint cemetery.
It is located in the northwest corner, and
the only thing to distinguish it from the
others is on Decoration Day, when the
comrades of Hector Tyndall post place a
wreath Of fragrant flowers on its moldy
surface. A fiat marble slab, discolored
and crumbling with age and neglect,
covers the tomb. After the debris and
dead leaves have been pushed one side a
patient man with good eyesight will be
able to decipher the following; ...
BESdAT FS, ASP DEBORAH 1890.
Nothing more than this to mark the
last resting place of one of the greatest
Americans. No sentiment of any sort,
no epitaph. Years before be died Frank
lin wrote an inscription to be placed
over his tomb. 1t is no doubt familiar
to many, but years have not impaired
its beauty or poetry. Here it is:
THE BODY OF
LIKE THE COVER OF AN OLD BeoR,
ITS CONTENTS WORN our
AND srRIPT OF ITS LETTERING AND GrLDINa),
/, LIES HERE FOOD FOR WORMS!
YET THE WORK ITSELF SHOULD NOT DE LOST,
FOR IT WILL, AS HE BELIEVED, APPEAR oNCR
MORE,
CORRECTED AND AMENDED
by THE AUTHOR.
Notwithstanding Franklin's desire and
expressed wishes, this never appeared
over his last resting place
A few years ago, when an interna-
tional electrical congress was in session
in Philadelphia, proposition was made
that they look after the grave of the man
who had drawn electricity from the
clouds with his kite. 1t was suggested
that fine railing be placed around the
tomb and an electric hght<constautly
illuminate it by night. But alas for the
fckleness Of human nature, this was
never done, and the tomb remains now,
as before, neglected and forgotten.
G., B.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-11
A New Way of Getting Postage Stamps

The postal authorities appear to re-
gard the need for additional conven-
fences in the way of stamp distribution
as real, for they have licensed syndi.
cate to attach to selected number of
pillar boxes, experimentally, an ingen-
ious piece of mechanism working upon
the "penny-in-the-slot" principle. By
two movements of the hand the delivery
is obtained OF a small envelope contain.
Ing q memorandum book full of useful
postal information, with blank leaves
which might serve for letter paper, and
In the cover Of the book is securely in
serted a penny stamp. The syndicate
looks for its profit not to the commission
on the sale of the stamps, but to the in
come from advertisements inserted in
thu books. London Telegraph.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-11
The New President of soros,s.

One of DR.. Jennie NJ. Loziers pet
theories is that while American women
are generally beautifully kind to their
inferiors-to those to whom they can
condescend-they do not as rule know
how to treat their equals, and DR.. Lozier
believes that the contact and attrition of
club intercourse are valuable remedies
of this defect. She is very enthusiastic
about Sorosis, of which she is president.
where she declares that women help and
are helped, and the exchange reacts ben
efcially both WAYS.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-11
A NIGHT ASSIGNMENT.
4 Reporters Experience an City Hall
Park in the Rain.
Especial Correspondence

, Especial Correspondence
NEW YORK. March l9.-It was in cit
hall park. There were only three O
them-tramps On more favorable night
there would have been fifty. 1t rained
Hence the desolation of the place.
Nevertheless braved the elements
.:nd armed with an umbrella and over
coat sat me on ore of the iron seat
which the city provides. | waited lou:
for developments of my scheme-tO in
terview some of the tramps-but small
developments came. 1t was too wet
And | had to content myself with in
terViewing the three unfortunates whom
luck doomed to be there.
The first one | approached seemed to
be asleep. Ipoied him in the ribs, and
he said, Il amt sleep, cap" And then
he rolled round on the seat and slept
again. He was apparently an habltual,
The second tramp was also asleep, but
| when aroused him he said:
"Are you one of those newspaper
blokes?" and, being answered in the af-
| firmative, the poor fellows eyes glistened
in the electric light and he said TO me:
lyon can do something forme. Twas
carpenter. | superintendent most of
the work on Vanderbilt's houses on
Fifth avenue. But here ana wreck"
asked him how could help him, and
ho said:
lyon just tell the Vanderbilts that
Pete McMahon is hard up, an they'll see
to it,"
Perhaps they will when they read this
The third sleeper was q peculiar indi.
vldual. He resented my awakening of
him, but after little while | got him
into good humor and he told me his his
tory. He said his father was celebrated
horse breeder in Frankfort, KY. Nat
urally he followed the stables, and as
luck favored him he was one day rich,
the next poor-in debt. He came on to
New York, played the races and lost
The hotel people turned him out; he
pawned everything he had; played the
races still, and finally ten cent bed Oh
the Bowery was luxury to him.
asked him:
GLOW long is it since you made any
And he replied:
made money? The last l made was
" men lroquois won the Derby. Oh, yes!
It's long time ago" %.
Then how do you manage to live?" |
asked.
"Well, over in Barclay street | often
get dollar for helping the gamblers
zee? and | don't often have to sleep out |
lere."
did not importune him much further. |
The poor fellow was sleepy. gave him
he price of Il Bowery cot and went to my
rain, but the memor! If those three
ramps will haunt me.
The scene will be ever present to me
The gteat buildings on either side, the
electric lights all around, all indicative |
Of wealth, and the three unfortunates,
asleep on the cold seats in the park, OBJ |
nvious of the grandeur of the scene or
Of the drenching rain that poured upon
them. These are pictures of life in
great city. Why should it be? Ask the
Of the people. They cannot
heiriitt. Il will ever - - so-povertY and
want and craving, within stones throw
If wealth. "For the poor there is not |
even justice ROB F. WALSH.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-11
The mad king of Bavaria sometimes

The mad king of Bavaria sometimes
smokes as many as 100 cigarettes a day.
For each cigarette he uses an entire box
of matches, touching off the others to see
them burn after he has used one to Sc
cure light with. He has a new suit Of
black broadcloth made for him twice
every week, but he never uses hand
kerchief, towel or napkin. He refuses to
60 near water and never battles.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-11

An old apple woman known as "Kitty"
has just died in London at the age of one
hundred and four. She kept little stand
near St. James hall, where she often
sold candy to Lord Nelson and apples to
Pitt and Fox.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-11
Secretary Foster,

NEW YORK, June 4.-Secretary Eos
ter arrived in town at dusk last even
ing. He has been expected for week
or more. With him was his private
stenographer, and the indications are
that he proposes to do some investi-
cation on his own hook.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-11

1t is proposed, if permitted, to intro
Once into the London streets the steam
carriages which have proved success
h Paris. They are said to be more under
the control of the driver than j. horse
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-11

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June A special
from Omaha says the Standard Oil
Company announces $4,000 have been
embezzled by its assistant western
manager and cashier, John w. Cam
pion,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-11
Comfy Board of EQUALIZATION.

The county board of equalization
will meet next Monday, and all prop
erty not assessed will be turned in by
the board.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-11

The grafton was delivered by Hon.
Channcey NJ. Depew, of New York, as
follows:
Citizens of Gaena:
Thirty years ago your City of Galena
numbered among its citizens man SO
modest that he was little known in
the community; a merchant so humble
that his activities were not felt in
your business. Three years later his
fame illumined the earth, and the cal
culations OF every commercial venture
and of every constructive enterprise in
the country were based upon the sue
sees or failure of his plans. He was
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-07-16

horses usually, in fact, 80 little has any
other method been used, it might be said
always, hauling over roads skidded with
small logs placed crossways of the roads,
from five to six feet apart, on which the
logs rest; the skids being kept creased
where the logs ride. Last year one camp
used tramway and cars hauled by
horses. The logging has also been done
on comparatively short roads and logs
put either into tide-water, or into streams
and driven down to tide water on winter
fIeshets. This year there will be one
and one-half mile railroad operated with
steam locomotive and regular logging
trucks. The road is owned and operated
by w. u. Mack, near Sharon, the logs be-
ing put in the Chehalis river. On many
OF the streams splash dams have been
built, to enable operators to drive down
at any time, and have proved a success
in every instance. In many respects this
county is superior to any other for the
lumberman, the many streams making it
possible to put logs into the water with
comparatively short hauls; yet there is
every probability that few years hence
there will be many logging railroads in
use, as they have proven economical,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-07-16

Q.-What is the average number of
men employed in each logging camp in
the county?
Answers averaged 90
Q.-What is the number of camps run
in county each year?
Answer-25.
MONTHLY PAY ROLL OF LOGGING CAMPS
AND MEN EMPLOYED.
Reference to the last two questions and
answers, and multiplying the answers to-
gether, will give the average number of
men employed in the logging camps of
the county as 500, which number is GER
talnly not above the true total. Allow
ing foreman, teamster, hook-tender,
choppers, 2 sawyers, 2 skidders, cook,
2swampers and l skid-greaser to each
camp and allowing 175 more men as en-
ployed in the camps, which will not more
than make the number actually employed,
and the pay roll OF the logging camps OF
the county will run over $25 900 per
month. The above is pronounced verv
reasonable estimate by men who are in a
position to judge.
LOGGING CAMP WAGES.
What ale the average wages paid to
those employed in the logging camps?
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-07-16
nge Range 10 Range II Range ~ Range 10 TOTAL
ooO9O 900 900

mate OF such timber to 2l,000, 100000, is
SIS, 100000. In very few wears, as the
as the county becomes more developed.
the fir and spruce timber alone will be
worth $40,000,OOO
COST OF MANUFACTURE AND PRICES OF
What is the average cost of manufactu-
ring the logs into lumber?
Two dollars and fifty cents.
AS is seen, the average cost OF manu-
featuring lumber here is, notwithstand-
ing the high price of labor, quite low; es-
pecially when the size of the logs is ta-
ken into consideration. Rough lumber
sells at from nine to twelve dollars per
thousand; dressed, fifteen to twenty. FIVE.
What is the average number of feet of
lumber manufactured per day, to each
man employed in mill, yard and office :?
one thousand.
What is the approximate amount Of
timber put into the water each year?
One hundred million.
What is the approximate amount Of
timber manufactured into lumber each
year?
One hundred million.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-07-16
lASD OF TIMBER
900 900 00O65 89

10Y obtainable, as in amount OF
wv the estimates will PROVE to
s,Ose 70 facts, as they are made
''cal men. The questions and
,'ae gwen. The answers received
en compared and an average
Y many instances there was but
'~eience. In those relating to
'Vs' OF logs, number of men en-
''unpage, etc., there was practi-
Tug. In the estimates on amount
'0sf' the various estimates were
"gether than could have been
ny expected.
'oApAkIsoN OF ESTIMATES.
" observed that the total esti-
u and spruce, in the tables in
4 " approach each other so closely
racucally the same. Stated in
s"s hard to realize the immense
|, y lumber they represent, and it
NY comparison that one can fully
] 's'sad their significance. Tie total
y lumber in the state of Michi-
,''''mated at thirty three billion
snich billions of feet are OF a size
. such as is not included in the
], ol Chehalis county timber, not
'~'sed here as merchantable tim
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-07-16
rIasEE FOR A HUNDRED YEARS

With the present amount of timber
manufactured, each year doubled, it will
still take OVER ore hundred and five years
to work up the fir and spruce into lum-
Der.
THE LUMBER MARKETS.
Much the larger portion of the lumber
shipped goes to California, though some
is sert to South American ports; in the
near future there will be many millions
shipped via the U. p. r. r. to Utah,
Nebraska, Kansas and other of the I'M
tin hersd state. This trade will undoubt-
edly increase; it appears impossible,
when every thing is taken into considera-
ton, that it should not.
What is the average price paid per M
for logs?
Fir and spruce, five dollars cedar, sew
en-. These prices are from two to four
dollars less than is paid on Puget Sound
and Columbia river, in fact any other
part of the coast for the same class of
timber.
WAGES PAID IN MILLS.
To the question what are the average
wages paid per month to men in mills
and in mill yards? the following is the
average given:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-07-16
COTTONWOOD FOR PAPER.
Notice of Stockholders Meeting.

The first regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Grays Harbor Build
ing and Loan Association will be held at
the office Of the company, in Aberdeen,
Washington, on Friday, July II, 1891,
at 8 O'Clock p. M, for the election OF
directors, and for the transactions of such
other business as may properly be
brought before the meeting.
LEON GREENEBAUM,
39-2t Secretary.