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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-05-27

M. Taine, the lately-deceased au.
thor, had a singular dislike to publicity
IN any form. He never would consent
to sit for his photograph, and the few
that existed of him were taken sur
reptitiously, and consequently were far
from being good likenesses. He read
very beautifully, but he could seldom
be persuaded to exercise this gift even
for the qualification of his intimate
friends. When he read his address on
being admitted to the academy he was
so averse to being considered as trying
to show off that he scarcely raised his
voice above a whisper, and but few of
The persons present heard anything of
the discourse at all. He has left by his
will directions for the destruction of all
the unfinished MSS, the notes for new
works, etc, hat are to be found amongst
his papers.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-05-27
WILLING TO MAKE ALLOWANCES.
A kind-Hearted Farmer Who Said Per-
haps the Burrows Were Sun-Warped.

haps the Burrows Were Sun-Warped.
A certain eminent clergyman, who is
greatly loved for his gentleness and
forbearance with offenders. recently
told a Transcript man hat an expert
ence of his own, in years long gone by,
taught him the grace of ready excus-
ing. When he was a boy he was a very
poor boy, but he had already a strong
theological bent, and was studying
hard during the winter and working
even harder during the summer trying
to get a preparation for college. He
n to be a preacher, and the fact
that he didn'ts seem to be good for any
thing else tended tofconvince him that
he had not mistaken his calling. One
spring he was entirely out of money,
and had to get out of school and go to
work. Not being able to find anything
to do in the small college town where
he had been studying, the youth-call
him Richard Vernon-went out among
b farmers to see if he could get
work from them. He found a man who
was very busy with his springs
work and in a hurry to get the burrows
plowed in a big field for potato plant
ing. The weather was favorable for
planting; the farmers boys would be
home from school the next day, which
was Saturday, to do the dropping and
covering. He told Richard that he
might mark out the field with the pillow
for the planting and if he suited he
might be hired for two or three months.
Meantime the farmer saw that the boy
was very anxious to stay and that he
had evidently a very good disposition.
So the young theologian went to work
with tremendous vigor. He did not
stop to take breath until he had marked
off a large tract of ground with deep
burrows. Then came his employer from
his work in another part of the farm
and looked at the boys work, and
leaned up against the fence and laughed
until he shook. The potato field had
been scraped and scalloped all over
with the ridiculously irregular and
wabbly little bitches which Rich
ard had turned. There was not
a clean, straight furrow in the
lot; the ground looked as if an insane
elephant had tossed up the earth; the
burrows were of all depths and at all
distances from one another. for Richard
had driven the horse most of the time
at a smart walk, and he had been too
much occupied with keeping up and
maintaining a precarious grasp upon
the plow handles to be able to paw any
attention to the regularity or
Of his work. Richard Vernon laughed,
too, as he stood and looked over the
field. He wiped the sweat fro his
brow and looked very anxious at his
employer. There was no chance for
regular work there; that was evident.
His laughter faded away, and there was
a certain faint twitch in the corners Of
his mouth as the boy said:
Il guess you don't want any more of
my work, sir?!'
"Oh, yes-yes, l do" said the farmer.
MAY be faint your fault that the fur
ows are crooked. You see, the suns
pretty hot to-day, and I reckon the
heat warped 'em!'-Boston Transcript.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-05-27
Threading a Hair Through a WalnutJ

To pass a hair through a walnut with
out boring a hole seems an impossi-
bility, but the feat has often been done.
The hull of the walnut, when ex-
amined with a strong glass, is seen to
have innumerable small openings. some
of which lead entirely through the nut.
The trick consists of using a veryAfne
hair and an infinite amount of patience.
Pass the hair into one of these minute
%crevices and urge it gently along.
Sometimes it will appear on the other
side at the first trial, but if it comes
out at the hundred and first you will be
very lucky.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-05-27

Senator Harris, president pro tenn
pore of the senate, is acknowledged to
De one of the best parliamentarians in
congress. He has a punctilious regard
tor the proprieties and decorum of his
position. and ordinarily is las gentle
and soft as velvet" as a correspondent
has said of him, but when the dignity
Of his position is affronted he resents
The breach without mercy. The SEN
ator is also able, when occasion de-
nands, to put a point to his words that
has the p~snetrative sharpness of .
i~tiletto.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-05-27
An Art Fraud.

Peddler-I am selling a very fine pic.
ture of the Chicago Worlds fair,
which,
Biffers-Huh. That isn't the Worlds
fair. That's a picture of Venice. You
can't fool me.
Peddler-Why do you think it is
Venice?
Biffers-It hasn't enough gondolasi in
it to be Chicngo.-N. y. Weekly.
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Her

Mrs. Dorcas-As your husband is SO
cruel why don't you get a divorce?
Mrs. Snarley-Because he isn't very
prosperous just now and wouldn't be
able to pay me enough alimony.-Judga
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-05-27
Competition the Life Of Trade.

Goldberg-Say, Ikey, Bloomingstein
is having a big bargain sale; you just
take those ffty-cent cards, draw a line
through them, mark them thirty-seven,
and put them on the twenty-tive-cent
goods. We must keep abreast of the
times.-Puck.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-05-27
Get out de way, old Dan Tuckaire,
Come too late to get your suppaire.

The girl laughed. The old man, en-
couraged, began to tell how, when a
young man., he was a marine and had
come to our country with the Due d'Au-
male, then a young man. He had been
to New orleans and to Newport. He
had also learned 'Old Dan Tucker
He volunteered the information also
that the Due d'Aunale might have been
king of England. for he was once en-
gagged to Queen Victoria, and the queen
felt very bad when France did not con-
slider it polite for the Due d'Aumale to
marry her.-N. y. Sun.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-05-27
An TnmuzZled Editor.

Friend of the Press-I don't read any,
thing more in your paper about the
danger of railroad monopolies?
Country Editor-Well, you just buy
the next number. My application for
a pass has come back rejected.-Texas
Siftings.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-05-27
Woman's

Mr.. Perte-I can't see how it is that
always lose at the races, while you win.
Mrs. Perte-You would win if you
followed my advice. | told you to bet
on the jockey with the pink jacket and
old-gold sleeves.-Truth.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-05-27

-There are n ow carved pearl buttons
in various shades for tailor costumes
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-24
Thanksgiving Races
Special Purses Offered By The
San Antonio Jockey Club
Thursday, Nov. Both.
GENERAL ADMISSION FIFTY CTS.
The Grand Stand with the Except
ion of the Boxes will be
Free to the public.
GENERAL ADMISSION FIFTY CTS.

The races will commence at 2. 80 p. III.
sharp. The program is as follows:
First race, purse 500; trotting 2:2o
class, one half mile heats, three in five.
Second race, purse SIS; one quarter
mile dash, running for COW ponies; own
ers to ride; entrance free.
Third race, purse SIS; trotting, 2:35
class; one half mile heats; three in five.
Fourth race, purse SIS; trotting and
pacing, for gentlemen's road horses, for
horses that have no record better than
$50; to be driven by their owners, mile
heats, best two in three.
Fifth race, $2S, trotting and pacing for
yearlings that have never started in
race; entrance free.
Sixth race, purse 500, trot and pace,
2:I9 class; half mile heats; best three in
FIVE.
Except in races Nos. and the en-
trance fee will be 10 per cent: Entries
will close Tuesday, Nov. IS, at IL noon,
at the office of the secretary.
HID. KAMPMANN,
President.
]. X. HOOPER,
Secretary.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-24
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
THE STATE OF TEXAS. |
En1rNrr,N- on, RkrNAn


To the Creditors of C. Fl. Garrison:
You are hereby notified that c. III. Carl
son, of the county and state aforesaid. on
the Both day of October. 1898, executed a
deed of assignment, CONVEYING to the I'M
dersigned all of his property for the benc-
fit of such of his creditors as will consent
TO accept their proportional share of his
estate, and discharge him from their re-
spective claims, and that the undersigned
accepted said trust and has duly quail
fled as required by law. All creditors
cOnSenting to said assignment, must,
within four months after the publication
of this notice, make known to the as
signee their consent in writing, and with
in six months from the date Of this notice
file their claims, as prescribed by law,
with the undersigned. whose Office and
place of business is at No. los East HOuS-
ton street, San Antonio, Texas, which is,
also, his pOStoffice address.
Witness nv hand and seal. this the Sd
day of November, A. ID. 1898.
11-3 3w r. p. MCCALL.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-24

thescOmmittee,,b but will hardly re-
suit in getting the income tax
dropped from the bill.
The administration having, by
its lack of foresight and of firm
ness. when firmness would have
proved beneficial, brought the cash
in the treasury down to the lowest
point at which it has been since
the Buchanan administration
came so near to bankrupting the
government, is now very diligently
at work stopping the leak at the
spigOt, while that of the bunghole
is going right along all the time.
Here are two instances that will
illustrate the attitude Of the spigOt
style of stateSman: The Postmaster
general in glancing over the list of
supplies purchased for pOstotfices
discovered an item that deeply
aroused his anger. He was thun-
,derstruck. 50 to speak, Rwhen he
saw that the Uuited States govern
ment actually bought Irvine for
the letter carriers to use for tying
up bundles of mail. "Let them buy
leather straps and use them,"
said this apostle of spigot ecOnO-
my, as he dictated an order that
no more Irvine was to be bought
for their use. The next great
act of spigot economy also re-
lates to the letter cap
rierS. A lot of Cd cast off letter
carriers leather bags, which have
been from time to time forwarded
to Washington by p0stmasters who
have made acquisitions for new
ones, have been at considerable eX-
pense patched up and as long as
the supply holds out this patched
lot will be sent to those post
masters who make acquisitions for
new ones. The letter carriers
may feel thankful that they
are not required to buy their
own bags as well as straps.
The Democrats acknowledge that
they are afraid to submit their
tariff bill to a Democratic caucus.
Those in charge of the bill say that
it would certainly be cut all to
pieces if it went before a caucus,
and that they prefer to rely upon
the power of Mr.. Cleveland, whose
ideas the bill fully represents, to
force the bill through Congress and
silence the Democratic opposition
thereto. Much depends upon the
character of the bill, which will
presumably be made public this
week or next, as to whether it can
be forced through Congress. REP.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-24
New Quarters for Bicyclers.

At meeting of the San Antonio
Cycling club, held last night, the
lease was closed for three years for
portion of the building on the
corner of West Commerce and
Yturri streets. The sum of $3.50 has
been appropriated to properly fix
up the quarters and a library,
lounging room and gymnasium
will be fixed up. The boys expect
to be into their new quarters by
the first of the year.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-24
Cock Fights Next Sunday.

A cooking main has been ar
ranged for next Sunday, to take
place at a cockpit on West Com
merce street. Messrs. Meyer Kahn
and J. b. Crowther, of Luling, will
bring over ten game cocks, which
will be pitted against those of
Messrs. Bob Marx, James Ryan
and Tom Dunbar. A purse of $3.50
will be offered, besides some heavy
betting. The whole is to wind up
with grand battle royal of ten
cocks at one time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-24

Physicians generally fail TO recognize.
gan itself instead of the cause of the trouble
The noted specialist, Franklin Miles NJ. d.
IL. b.. has given the greater part of his life
to the study of this subject, and the principal
DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine, the unri-
vailed brain and nerve food, is prepared on the
principle that all nervous and many other
MISUNDERSTANDING from disorders of tho
nerve Centers. Its wonderful success in curing
these disorders is testified to by thousands in
very part of the land.
Restorative Nervine cures sleepleSsneSS,
nervous prostration, dizziness, hysteria, SEX
ual debility, st. Vitus dance, epilepsy, etc. il
i free from opiates or dangerous drugs. II
Is sold on a positive guarantee by all drug
giStS, or sent direct by the DR.. Miles Medical
Co, Elkhart, Ind, on receipt of price, 81 per
bottle, six bottles for s., express prepaid.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-24
For sale by all Druggists.
WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON, Nov. -, 1893.
A more disappointed crowd than
the members of the administra-
ton it would be hard to find. So
certain were they that Saturdays
steamer from Hawaii would bring
news of the restoration Of the
Queen that every employee of the
State Department was compelled
to take an oath of secrecy before
hand, in order to prevent any Of
the details contained in the dis
patch from Minister Willis getting
out prematurely. 1t was clear,
however, from other dis
patches that the infamous
programme had misCarried, and
the beliAf here is that tn monarchy
will not be restored, and that Mr..
Cleveland is at last beginning to
realize that between the One-sided
representations of Minister para
mount Blount and Secretary Gresh-
ans hatred of eX-President Harri-
son, he has been hoodwinked into
taking a course that has been more
generally and, perhaps, more harsh
ly criticized than any single act of
any American PRESIDENT.
The great question with the adj
ministratiOn now is now it can
best sneak out Of it's unpleasant
pFedicament, although it is be-
lieved that positive assurances
have been given to tie British
ambassador and the japanese min
lister that the monarchy would be
restored in Hawaii it is not thought
that any attempt will be made to
do it, at least not openly or by
force. In fact friends of the
administration are now trying
to deny what they were a
few days ago positively asserting
as to the nature of the instructions
given to Minister Willis. Should
it end in Mr.. Cleveland's making
Gresham the sCapegOat and throw
ing him out of thu cabinet sthere
will be no tears shed by either Re-
publiCans or Democrats, as Ores.
hams course in this matter has
caused him to lose the few friends
his political SOmersault had left
him.
Representative BOurke Cochran
the New York congressman who
has been sat upon by Tammany
because he objected to being a
mere puppet of Crocker's, threw a
bOmbshell among his Democratic
colleagues on the House WAYS and
Means cOmmitte who had in his
absence decided that an income
tax should be attached to the new
tariff bill, when he informed them
that an income tax imposed by {
Democratic administration anC
Congress would result in making
New York City, now the Democratic
Gibraltar, a Republican strong
hold; he also told them that thi
proposed tax was an attempt by
certain wOuld-be leaders of tn
Democratic party to pander to tn,
PoDulists and warned them tina
if il was carried into effect it wOult
prove disastrous to the Democrat
party. Mr.. COCkran's remark
created a momentary stamped
among his fellow Democrats OF
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-24
]. X. HOOPER,
Secretary
ENGINE FOR SALE.
Secretary,

A 7-hOrse Van Duzen Gas and
Gasoline engine, almost new, in
first-class condition. Cost to run
about six cents per hour. The rea-
son for selling is the purchase of a
larger engine of the same make
For further particulars address,
T. B JOHNSON, LIGHT office.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-24

The water controversy, now 60
ing on in the city of Austin, in
volving the big dam enterprise,
has little interest to our people,
only so far as it generally involves
the determination of communities
to own and control their water
supply.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-24
SHORT STOPS
What the People are Saying.

Mayor Mcdonald, of Austin, can
didate for reelection, in a speech
to the people said: "The defeat of
the present administration means
surrender to the enemy, and the
question now before the citizens of
Austin is, who shall win, the peo-
pie or the Water company"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-24
The Human Electrical Forces!
How They Control the Organs
Of the Body.

The electrical force of the human body, as
the nerve fluid may be termed, is an espe-
cially attractive department of science, as it
exerts so marked an influence on the health
of the organs of the body. Nerve force is
produced by the brain and conveyed by
means Of the nerves to the various organs OF
the body, thus supplying the latter with the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-24

The fact that the IIra ckenridges
figure as deeply interested parties
favOring the city ownership Of the
water supply and electric light, in
Austin, while here they oppose city
ownership,is only business trans
action applicable to different con-
ditions in two separate commune
ties. Austin's fight is not San sAn-
tOniO's fight.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-24

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vitality necessary TO in
sure their health. The
pneumogastric nerve, as
shown here, may be said
to be the most important
of the entire nerve SyS-
TEN, as it supplies the
heart, lungs, stomach,
bowels. etc, with the
nerve force necessary to
keep them active and
healthy. As will be seen
by the cut the long nerve
descending from t h @
base of the brain and
terminating in the bow
els is the pneumogastric,
while the numerous llt-I
tie branches supply thel
heart, lungs and stom-'
aCh with necessary vi
tality. When the brain
becomes in any way dis
ordered by irritability
or exhaustion, the nerve
force which it supplies
is leSSened, and the or
gans receiving the di-
minished supply are con-
seuuently weakened.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-24

able for having "grudge" against
the Water company, but the city
administrations must deal with
the matter as a. simple business
transaction sss VI. 1 ;s,,1 tSa q 'ss..
- s s3s = y7 s1124 '5
The editorysalso' states that the
city charter has been changed
since the water contract was made,
therefore the Water company is
working under one city charter,
and the city under another.
The city charter being a legisla-
tive enactment, and not the funda-
mental law of the land, is subject
to change at any time, and the
city government must be run
under the existing charter,
not under repealed enactments of
the state legislature. But aside
from this the contract itself is one
that can only exist at the will of
the city; such is the decision of the
highest court of the state.
So much is involved in this ques-
ton, affecting the veal or woe of
our people, that it i'll becomes any
man, or set of men, to set
themselves up as the cham
piOn of a private corpora
ton in opposition to the
people. Private corporations can
take care of themselves,-their
lucrative earnings; high paid legal
talent; monied influence, serves
them well in every controversy
where their business is disturbed.
On the other hand the city has so
many cares on its hands, so many
interests to look after, it hands
need to be held up in such a con-
trOversy by the people.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-24
First-Class Board

and room, at South Heights, for
two. Modern conveniences. APP
ply at this office. IL 20 tt
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-24
ONE FARE FOR The ROUND TRIP
Tickets to be sold Dec. 18th, 2Oth anC
21st, 1898, Good for return
within 80 days.

A Special Train consisting of Free Recin-
ing Chair Cars. Palace Day Coaches and Smok-
ing Car, will leave LadOnia, Texas, on the
morning of Dec. 10 for New Orleans via Rosen-
berg and Southern Pacific Railway, without
change, making close connection with all
trains for all Southeastern points. Lampasas
Branch trains will make close connection
with the special train at Temple. A Pull
man Palace Sleeper will be attached to this
train at Rosenberg. In addition to above
route, tickets will be on sale via all lines
through Fit. Worth and Shreveport or Mem
phis For detail information as to rates,
routes, time or connections, apply to any
Santa Fe Agent, or write TO
w. A. TULEY, w. s. KEENAN,,
TRAY. Pass AIT Gen'l Pass. ACT.
Dallas Texas Galveston, Tex.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-24

1t is a business transaction and
not "grudge." The thousands Of
water takers who are at the mercy
of thr Water company are eXcus-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-24


An article, translated from the
Freie Presse, of our city, appears in
the LIGHT and Express, on the
water controversy. A very careful
reading of the translated article
will convince the reader that either
the erudite editor has suffered
severely by the translation or he
is completely ignorant of the ques-
ton, as the article is without point.
The German editor conceives it
to be merely a private "grudge"
against the Water company, and
to crafty this "grudge" the city
council is attempting to secure
lower water rates for the people.
He seems to lose sight of the fact
that for the past - years this COM
pany, under a valuable franchise
granted them free of cost, by the
city, has occupied our streets, and
collected eXorbitant rates from the
people and the city, in fact grown
so rich and Overbearing as to defy
the people.
The people have the right to
make the best terms possible to Sc
cure water, and if necessary to
build their own works, n matter
what private interests may stand
in the way.
1t is a business transaction and
not a "grudge." The thousands Of
water takers who are at the mercy
of thr Water company are eXcuS
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-11-24

But Mayor McDonald's state
ment sounds very applicable to the
controversy now going on in our
city.