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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-07-15
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Go. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The prince of Wales sent an order,
through his bankers for 81, 500 worth of
flowers to be used in decorating St.
Georges church, New York, on Easter
days. The prince has long beer an ad-
mirer OF the pastor, Dr.. Rainsford.
Kaiser Wilhelm is now said to pass
a good deal of time wondering about
Berlin in disguise. He is reported to
have gone through the Hebrew quarter
of the city recently in the guise of a
Hebrew peddler and to have discussed
the condition of the Hebrews with a
great number of the working class of
the race.
Count Leo Tolstoi says he enter
tains a general dislike to all poetry, for
the reason hat the effort to conform to
the laws and rules of versifcation pre-
vents one from giving a clear. intelli-
gent and comprehensive expression to
ones thoughts, and that he regards
verse as, generally, the production of
literary ~wantonness, literary frivolity
and literary insolence.
Miss Mary Proctor. of st. Joseph.
Mo-, who is the eldest daughter of the
late Prot. Richard A. Proctor, the emf
nent astronomer and scientist. who died
OF yellow fever in 1889. is e~ndeayoring
to raise funds to purchase d suitable
lot and monument in Greenwood Gene
terry, Brooklyn, where her distinguished
father is at present buried in a bor-
rowed grave that is thoroughly neg
lected.
Mrs. Philip Hamilton. widow of the
youngest son of Alexander Hamilton,
who died recently in Poughkeepsie. n.
Y, in her eightieth year, was the eldest
daughter of Louis McLane, of Della
were, minister to England under Pres
ldent Jackson. She had two sons. DR..
Allan McLane Hamilton, of New York.
and Capt. Louis Hamilton, of the
Seventh cavalry, L. S. A., who was
killed while leading a charge under
Custer.
Mrs. Ellen M. Mitchell, of Boston.
has made a special study of Dante, and
has delivered a course of lectures be-
fore the university of Denver and else
where on this subject. She is the
author of a work called "a Study Of
Philosophy" dealing chiefly with Greek
philosophy, and is one of the little
group of Hegelian students of this
Countrywide school of thought of
which Prof. William 7. Harris is one of
the most prominent members.
Capt. James b. Hatch, of Spring
field, Mass. one of the few surviving
old salts of the palmy days of the
American merchant marine. and now
seventy-seven years old, was on the
ship with R. II. Dana when he made
his voyage describe in 1.-TWO Years Be
for the Mast" Capt. Hatch figures in
the book as Mr.. H." He says of the
book: Il think the things he says are
true, but he stretched them SO as to
make them read well. He especially
stretched the truth when he made him
self out to be a good seaman. for he
was only a boy without much expert
ence."
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COPPER IN THEIR FEATHERS.
Members of the Winged Tribes from
Which the Metal Can BE Obtained.

Members of the Winged Tribes from
Which the Metal Can BE Obtained.
1t has long been known that six or
seven per cent. of copper could be OBJ
tanned from turacin. a crimson pigment
yielded by the feathers of the t%uracou.
the African plantain-eating bird, of
which there are twenty-five distinct
species; but some new light has re-
Gently been thrown on the subject by
Prof. a. H.. Church, of London. OF the
twenty-five kinds of touracou eighteen
namely, all those belonging to the
three genera turacus. gallirex and
musophaga-contain, according to this
gentleman, the pigment turacin in
from eight to eighteen of the primary
and secondary feathers of each wing.
1t occurs also in the head feathers and
crests of some of these birds. The
pigment may be extracted by the
most dilute alkaline liquids. producing
a magnificent crimson solution. and it
has a perfectly well-defined absorption
spectrum. When a single red feather
is burnt, the green fash of copper can,
1t is statedf be distinctly seen. Only
one other animal pigment containing
this mental is known: that is hnmo-
cyanin, a respiratory pigment like the
hRmoglobin of blood, not a mere deco
rative pigment like turacin. 1t con-
tains, however, but a very small pro-
portion of copper. The average com
position of turacin is: Carbon. $500
per cent; hydrogen. 400: copper, 1.0l;
nitrogen, 6.96, and oxygen. 2T.74 per
cent. The presence of copper in the
substance is easily accounted for by
the fact that bananas, the chief food
OF many of the taracou birds, contains
this metal. The amount of copper in
the turacin of a single bird is not quite
one-ffth of a grain.-London Iron.
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Big Four Route to Chicago,

POSITIVELY THE ONLY LINE running solid
vestibuled trains direct to the Worlds Fair
Grounds and stopping at the Exposition
Gates.
POSITIVELY THE ONLY LINE making connec-
ton in Central Upion Station, Cincinnati.
with trains Of the l.. & n. r. R.. Q. & c.
R. R.. E. T., V. & G.. Ry., and Kentucky Cen
trail Ry. and c. q 0. Ry., avoiding the dis
agreeable transfernecessary via other lines.
POSITIVELY THE ONLY LINE landing passen-
gers at Suburban Stations in Chicago con-
venient to all Worlds Fair Hotels and
Boarding Houses. No transfer of passen-
gers or baggage.
Ask for tickets via THE BIG Four ROUTE
and be sure you get them. D.. b. MARTIN,
Genl Pass. Agent, Cincinnati, 0.
HoRsEFLEsH is dearer than beef or mutton
In Paris. The same is true in America
when you happen to put your money on the
wrong horse.-Boston Transcript.
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The Biblical Land of Plenty was not in
it with Texas. the granGest State in the
Union. An invitation is extended to all to
come and see, for to see IS to believe. You
are assured OF Il hearty welcome, and an in
expensive trip, for cheap railroad rates will
be made from all points in the Southeast
to Texas. Round trip tickets will be sold on
August End and 3rd for two harvest eXeur-
sions and can be purchased to any place in
Texas, good to stop off at any point on the
going trip, within fifteen days from time
ticket is purchased, and you have thirty
days IN all, to make the journey and get
back home. The rate is one fare for the
round trip. There is no question as to the
route over which you should travel, forthere
is but one railroad entering the State Of
Texas, which offers the Home Seeker; a
choice OF three routes, either via Memphis,
Shreveport or New Orleans, and that is
the Texas & Pacific Railway, which crosses
the State from East TO West passing through
its most fertile lands. Correspondence So
llcited by the undersigned. who will give
full as to rates, tickets and
routes, forward folders, showing time of
trains and connections. and pamphlets de-
scriptive Of the country. If you contem-
plate going to Texas, it will pay you to write
us, and your wants will be given prompt at
%tention. J. fl. WORD. TRAY. Pass. Agent,
&c Wall St. Atlanta. Ga. A. A. GALLAGHER,
Southern Pass. Agent, 1C3 Read House,
Chattanooga, Tenn. BIssELL WILSON, South
ern Travelling Agelt, a4 West Main ST.,
Louisville, Ky.
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That Terrible Scourge.

Malarial disease is invariably supplement
ed by disturbance of the liver, the bowels,
al of both the cause and it's effects Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters is fully adequate. 1t
ellis the bill' as no other remedy does
performing its work thoroughly. It's in
gradients are pure and wholesome, and if
admirably serves to build up a system
broken by i'll health and shorn of strength.
Constipation, liver and kidney complaint
and nervousness are conquered by it.
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OUR Johnny isn't quite sure Of the year Of
the battle Of Gettysburg, but you can't
feaze him On the day and hour of the Sun
day school icnic.-Elmira Gazette.
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IF drowsy after a good nights sleep, ther'
Beecham S Pills will cure. 25 cents a box.
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HE-"How many bridesmaids are you
going to have, dearest" She--"None.n
He-"Why, l thought you had set your
heart on it," She-.I had; but from present
indications the girls want will all be mar
ried tirst.'-Life.
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A sALLow skin acquires a healthy clear
ness by the use of Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Halr and Whisker Dye, 80 cents.
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HALLS CATARRH CURE is a liquid and is
taken internally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
Write for testimonials, free. Manufactured
by F. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, 0.
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SMCGGLERS are eccentric people; they
avoid the regular custOma-Truth.
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POETS utter great and wise things which
they do not themselves understand.-Plato.
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"IT is the biggest thing I ever struck"
What? Why, the business advertised in an
other column by B. F. Johnson & Co, Rich
mond, Va. Ii you are open to engagement
write them. They can show you a good
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You ant tell by the blossoms which of
the apples viii be wormy.-Texas Siftings.
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How ARE you feeling MOVE" said Jones
to Smith as the latter leaned over the side
OF the boat ."Retch-edly," gasped Smith
Lowell Courier.
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A S~EDEN1ARl OCCUPATION.

corrective, a regulator, a gentle laxative.
They're the smallest. the easiest to take,
and the most natural remedy-no reac-
ton afterward. Sick Headache, Bilious
Headache, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks.
and all stomach and bowel arrangements
are prevented, relieved and cured.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-17
SOME NEW IDEAS.

ISAAC PITMAN, the inventor of sys-
tenn of shorthand writing, is eighty
years of age.
PAPER teeth are now manufactured
by Lubbock dentist. One set has been
i'll use for thirteen years and is as good
as ever.
AMONG the recent inventions, it is
said, is a cradle. which rocks by clock
work mechanism and at the same time
plays baby tunes.
CLERK in bicycle store in Kansas
City has designed and is building new
buggy with pncumatic-tircd bicycle
wheels and a number of improvements
calculated to add strength, lightness
and speed to the vehicle.
JOSEPH ScuEssER, of Oakland, Cal,
thinks he has solved the problem Of
Arctic travel by means of device
which puts a petroleum engine on n
sled and makes the engine drive series
of spurs which take hold of the ice and
force the sled forward.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-17
HISTORICAL FACTS.

THE Egyptians cooked meat as soon
as the animal was killed.
IN thirty-siX years south Australia
has had forty-fvc administrations.
AT the time Shakespeare wrote his
plays there were not in all the world as
many Notwithstanding people rs there
are now in New York and New Jersey.
To-day more than 100000 900 people
speak English.
TIE Sabbath days journey of the
jews was 1000 yards, the traditional
distance from the end of the Ark of the
Covenant to the farther side Of the
Israclitc' scamp, where they had made a
stop in the Wilderness the point where
the ;5abbatical law was given.
IllACOoAEs was the first Indian con-
vert to Christianity in New England.
When the first white settlers landed at
AIartha's Vineyard Q6i2) he was there,
and he was converted under the preach
ing of Thomas Mayhem. He learned to
read, and in 1915 he began to preach to
his cOuntrymcn.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-17
HAPPENINGS IN MANY LANDS.

THERE arc only two lawyers in Ice
and.
WINE Is frequently used instead of
water in Spain in mixing shoe black
.ng.
TO THE British cmigrants who will
take up land in the northwest of Brit
ish Columbia the Canadian government
is offering, through the London Emil
grants Information Office, bonuses of
five dollars to ten dollars head.
AMONG the supcrstitious natives OF
Bulgaria the prophet Elijah is believed
to control the clements. During heavy
thundcrstorms the women fall on their
faces and pray: Dear Lord Elijah, do
not drive so fast with your fiery
horses"
THE hotel proprictors of Toxic have
ceased advertising their houses as
earthquake proof" 1t frightened trav-
clcrs and hurt business. Earthquakes,
the hotel men have found out, arc things
about which the less said in public the
better.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-17
The Treasure Not Pound.

Sergeant Griffin returned from
Wavnesboro last night, where he went
to search for the articles that John
Sayles. the noted ousebrealler and rob-
Der. stole from Rev. Father Lynch
while he was making his headquarters
in Roanoke. The location was found to
be just as Sayles had represented it in
his diagram, but big freshet had
washed dirt, trash, and even logs on the
place, and nothing could be found.
After working faithfully for long time
with two assistants, Sergeant Griffin
decided that the goods were either not
put there or some one Of tho gang had
returned and lifted the treasure.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-17
THE INDUSTRIAL FIELD.

AN acre grows five hundred mulberry
trees; each tree has twenty pounds of
leaves; from twenty pounds of leaves
ono pound of cocoons is produced.
CRsrIELD, Md, is Interested in the
operations of Il stranger who has
bought seven islands to raise dclcacics
for narllet-fish, soft-shcll crabs and
perhaps tcrrapin among the POSSIBLE
tiles.
AN immense walnut burl, weighing
over five thousand pounds, was discov-
cred in Grundy county, Mo-, recently.
The finder expects to get big price
for it. The burls are Sliced into thin
sheets for vcneering. the beautiful
markings of the wood making it cspe-
cially handsome and valuable.
SEVERAL. large cargoes of raw cotton
grown in Russian Central Asia were re-
Gently shipped at Odessa to German
ports. The Russians are sanguinc that
there will be vigorous development of
the cotton-growing industry there in
the near future. The quality of the
cotton SO far, however, has been in
ferior
a CONTRACT for the cutting and haul
ing of two hundred million feet of fir
timber was entered into at Tacoma
by n mill company and a railroad
company. The former is to cut tho
timber on its lands in the interior, and
the latter to haul it to the mills 1t is
the largest logging contract ever made
in the state, and will take five years to
execute
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-17
PERSONAL POINTERS.

THE heaviest man in congress is John
w. Rife, of Pennsylvania. A special
chair has been provided for him.
ALEXANDER JACQUES has just com
plctcd Il fifty days fast i'll New York.
This exceeds by five days the long
est fast that has ever before been en-
durcd.
By the will of Mrs. Emily T. Echcrt
moro than 100000 has been distributed
among nearly every known institution
in Philadelphia for the relief of poverty
and distress.
JOHN RUsHiN once remarked of Prof
Charles Eliot Norton, of Harvard, that
he was as far ont of place among the
Americans as Il shooting star would be
i'll purgatory.
Miss Ruth BURNETT. of Southbor-
ough, Mass, Mrs. Clevcland's intimate
friend, after whom little Ruth was
named, has been formally received into
the Convent of the Sacred Heart at
Kcnwood, n. Y.
ABRAHAM LINCoLN's carly tutor and
lifelong friend Mr. Dennis L. Hanks,
recently died at theagc of nincty-threc
The friendship between the two was
very strong, and was no doubt increased
by the fact that the tutor once saved
the future president from drowning.
Bishop BROOKS left three brothers
living. They arc William G.. Brooks, Il
business man of Boston: Rev Arthur
Brooks. of the Church of the Incarna-
ton in New York, and Rev John c.
Brooks, of Springfield. Rev. Frederick
,Brroks, another brother, died several
wears AGO
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-17
ROANOKE. VA. FEBRUARY IT. 1898.
HEYWOOD'S CELEBRITIES.

Haywood Celebrities met with cor
dial reception at the Academy of Music
last night and we'll deserved one, for
in pleasing and artistic excellence tho
members of the company compare
favorably with any similar organization
seen hero this season.
Miss Gleason combines q pleasing per-
sonality with a thorough knowledge of
the technique OF stage elocution. Her
recitation OF the Chariot Race, from
ben HUI" was vi 7id, pantomimic and
intense. The coloring was high, and
the posing and gestures Delsartean in
their grace and expressiveness. Her
succeeding numbers were warmly en-
cored.
Signor Visini sang Verdi's al Balen"
with fine force and expression He
possesses q powerful baritone, which he
handles with case and brilliancy. His
first number was more favorably re-
ceived than his second selection from
Traviata.
The cornetist, Mr.. Couturier, is an
artist. His two numbers were heartily
applauded, he responding to one with
Ihc SuaWnee RIVER" played with the
utmost delicacy of treatment. His cor
not duets with Miss Zimmerman, the
piano accompanist, were marves Of
good work.
Miss Daily, charming young lady in
heliotrope, sang several ballads in a
strong rich soprano.
Chevalier j. Niedzielski plays the
violin we'll, but is unfortunate enough
to have acquired several stage tricks
not calculated to win the affections OF
the masses.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-17
In Their Sow Onartars.

The Hobbie Music Company have
moved from 157 Salem avenue to their
beautiful new store in the Kirk build
ing on the south side OF Salon avenue
near Henry street. The windows are
artistically decorated, and contain gold
reproductions Of tho trade marks of tho
various pianos and organs sold by the
Hobbie Music Company. Tho whole
establishment Is fitted up in character
istic good taste and Judgment. and is
undoubtedly the finest piano warehouse
in the South
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-17
A Great Success.

There are many remarkable successes
on the road this season, but none ex-
coed the popularity enjoyed by tho
latest New York success, ''She Couldn't
Marry Three" Press and public &C.
cord it an ovation wherever presented.
The scenic effects are superb, the,story an
intense and interesting one, unlike the
many unreasonable and unnatural plays
with which the public are surfeited. 1t
is full of hearty laughter, bright and
catchy music, the most sensational
climaXes.
The company is ono of the strongest
on the road, the scenery the most mag
nificent ever built, and as the curtain
rises on each act. prolonged applause
attest the public appreciation of each
beautiful stage picture. The great
scenic artists, Messrs. Daniel Crimmons
and Herbert Speck feel justly proud of
their work on this production.
At the Academy, FEBRUARY 90.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-17

real estate investment is the best
valentine you can get. Read this. Spien-
did Groom residence on Patterson ave-
nue., bath room, gas heated by furnace;
lot, 50xl50 feet; price 81. roo: $500 cash.
balance $50 per month. The best lot on
Patterson avenue, 50Xl5O feet, 81 900.
S-room house in the southwest part Of
the town, we'll finished, all improve
mcnts. stable on lot; lot, 50x130 feet;
ST. SEQ. $500 cash, balance on easy pay
ments. LOWS Addition lot, S70G. West
Ed boulevard lot 50Xl5O feet, near
Col. Pope's house, 500. New 7.room
house on Ninth avenue s. W., $4,000:
500 cash, balance SEQ per month 5-room
cottage on Sixth avenue s. W., $1,000.
s-room house on Eighth avenue, go 200;
5000 cash, balance S25 per month. Good
lot on Salem avenue, $3.50. Large Groom
house on Campbell avenue, lot, 5oxls3
feet. We are Offering this property on
very easy payments. Come and see us
If you are interested in Campbell street
property. ss,<s.
j. r. WINGFIELD,
Real Estate and Insurance Agt.
IL tt 2l0 Commerce Street.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-17
Fire Last Night.

fire alarm was turned in from box
SO last night. The companies all re-.
sponded in good shape. The fire was
found to be in the stable of Policeman
Tally, which is located on an ally run
ming betw cen Seventh and Eighth aven-
ues, s. W. The flames had the build
ing almost enveloped when the firemen
reached it, but heavy stream of water
was turned on, and the building saved,
with only the damage TO some prov
onoer.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-17
Trains Late Yesterday.

East bound passenger train No. A.
duo hero at 1880 p. m. was one hour
and thirty minutes late yesterday on
account of a misconnection on the Il. Il,
V. IL G.. road.
rae Yesterday morning, was three
hours late on account OF trains failing
to make connection in Washington.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-17
A New Sun,iay.school.

a room has been secured to open a
Baptist Mission Sunday school in
Southeast Roanoke, at sos Edgewood
street and Bullet avenue. The room
will be in readiness by next Sunday
week. Mr.. Joseph Scruggs will super
intend the work, assisted by willing
band of workers from tho First Baptist
Church, under whose auspices the mis-
sion will be conducted.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-17

The Central Democratic Club will
hold a meeting in few nights and ap-
point a transportation committee for
the purpose of making the necessary
arrangements with the railroad officials
for chartering train to go to Cleve-
lands inauguration on March 4. 1t is
not vet known how many will attend.
All Democrats who expect to make the
trip are invited to 60 with the club: