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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-06-16
SATURDAY JUNE 16 1894.
BANQUET OF THIBOUA Tx
FIRE Co. No. l.

On Monday evening, June lit; inst.
the members of Thibodaux Fire Co.
No. l celebrated their thiIty-tifth an
niversary. by an elegant supper ar
ranged in the large hall Of the Thibo-
daux Opera House. Some thirty seats
we're occupied by the active and hon
Orary members.
The table was spread by courses by
Mr.. Jean Tomassi, restauratenr, and
was loaded with a p~rofusion Of viands.
dainties, wines, &C.. the merits Of
which we're discussed for two hours BY
the participants in a very social and
happy manner. The supper was GER
tainly one of the most handsomely and
most neatly prepared spreads for many
years past in Thibodaux, for which
Mr.. Tomassi deserves a special men,
ton.
Toasts were responded to by the
President. j. L. Aucoin, Vice-presi-
dent H. N. CoulOn, Secretary 5. T.
Grisamole and Maj. A. JOLIET Jr., on
behalf of the active members, and by
Judge L. P. Caillouet on the part OF
the hon0rarx members.
At q regular meeting of the Town
Council of Thibodaux, held on June
10th 1859, that body authorized Messrs.
N. H. Smith, w. H. Raglan, H. w. Ia
Dor, E. E. Leblanc. Thomas Supple,
A. Phillippeau, S. T. Grisamore, F. P.
Dansereau, j. Exnicias, H. Hoffman,,
V. Samoan, and L. Langman to organ
ize themselves into = fire company by
making such bylaws and regulations
a. they might deem proper and submit
the same to the council for approval.
At q subsequent meeting IF the
council the constitution and by laws
Of McAllister Fire Co. No. l we're ap-
proved and accepted by them, and the
fire engine already bought by the town
was given to their charge.
At . later date the name Ofthe com
pany was changed to Thibodaux Fire
Co. No. 1. The number Of members
was limited to 80, then to 60, and sub
sequently to so.
Major S. T.. Grisamore was elected
first president, and with the exception
of n or two terms, occupied that po-
sition for about 20 years, when j. L.
Aucoin was elected president and hae
been annually re elected since. Hen
~ Hoffman, was the first foreman,
succeeded by G. o. Dantin, Louis
Langman, H. W. Tabor, j. l.. Aucoin,
John NJ. Guardia, and P. A. DeMana.
de, the present incumbent. Felix S.
Poche, now an ex-justice of the Su-
preme Court, was the first Secretary.
Since then there have been a number
of persons elected to that position,
but for the last ten years it's first
president has filed that office. For a
number o fyears the President acted ar
Secretary, when the late Joseph r.
Thibodaux was elected Treasurer, he
filled the duties of that Office until his
death. Since that time, Mr.. H. N.
Coulon has been Treasurer until the
last election when Chas. j. CoulOn.
his son was elected treasurer.
This company has never failed t,
respond promptly to any alarm either
actual or false, and the engine has not
once failed to perform it's duty.
OF the original twelve organizers O
the company, five are yet living Ma.
jor 5. 7. GIisamore, still on the active
list, and Alfred P',illippean, w. H
Raglan, H. w. Tabor, and Ii. Hoff:
mann, now on the retired list.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-06-16
r. BEATTIE

}L.S.} CHARLTON r. BEATTIE.
t~-} Notary Public.
i hereby certify that the above and fore.
going Is a true and correct copy OF the orig.
inal Act of incorporation of the "ROUSSEAu
MERCHANDISING COMPANY. LNITED.''
as passed before me on May 18th, 1894, and
filed by me for record in the recorders Of
fee of this parish on the same day.
g. III faith whereof / grant these pres
}L.S.{ ents under my hand and the Impress
~ OF my official seal this l7th day of
May 1884.
CHARLTON X. BEATTTE,
Notary Public,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-16

1t was grand sight to the small boys Of
Lexington to see the deckhands swagger-
Ing along one at each end of coal box and
90 men in line carrying coal to the bunkers
of such boats as the +. X. Auberg, James
II. Lucas. Polar Star and Clara, and if they
were negro hands singing only as negroes
can sing, or as they could in those days.
The coal was carried aboard at night by the
light of the pine knot fire, and the small
boy sat around and caught the words of a
new song. The boys got their songs in
those days from the circus and the steam
boats. The border boys" had but two
ambitions-one was to cross the plains and
be wagon boss" and the other to be a
steam boat captain.-St. Louis letter.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-16

HE SOUGHT PLACE TO HIDE HIS GOLD.
And bales Of wondrous gossamer and green
gold beetles wings,
And many other marvellous and rare and cost
ly things
But, ali, with all his golden dust and jewels
rich and rare,
This little elf was never free from misery and
Carel
The wealth that might have conjured up all
good things at his beck
Was Just golden milestone that hung around
his neck.
He never had one moments peace, his treas
ure out of sight,
Though he buried # for safety in different
place each night,
Each night the thought Of robbers made him
close his eyes in vain,
And just as soon IA IL was light he'd dig II up
again.
One night Dit was a woodland place in which
he CHANGED TO bide),
AS usual, he sought a place in which his gold
to hide.
He had not long been seeking before he CHANGED
A thing he'd never seen before-a curious kind
of tree.
The stem was smooth and straight, and on the
top there grew u sort
OF dome or hat-let's call it an umbrella tree
for short.
Inc very pltCe! tNCldllneu Tue ell. 81
strange tree, tits clear,
Is just the thing to mark the spot. I'll hide
my treasure here"
No sooner said than done, and then, his treas
ure buried deep,
Upon a bed Of moss near by he laid him down
to sleep.
For once the elf enjoyed night from dreams
and terrors free,
And waking sought with bounding step his
tall umbrella tree.
"Ah, here it is!' he cried, and, sure enough, be-
fore his sight
1t stood. But what is this?" Another like it
TO the right!
(which can it bc?" He rubbed his chin. what
underneath the sun
Has happened? Why, l could have sworn last
night there was but one.
Which can II he that marks the spot in which
my treasure liesI"
And, looking round another tree of the same
shape and size,
Another and another still met his astonished
eyes,
Then the dreadful truth burst on him, and he
stood transfixed with fright
In n forest of umbrella trees all grown up in u
night.
When walking in the autumn woods, dear
reader, and you pass
A toadstool lying on its side among the leaves
and grass,
Think of the little miser elf. for tits a sign
that he
Still digs for his lost treasure underneath the
umbrella tree
ST Nicholas
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-16
Tns IRON SHIP

The tabled scasnakc, old leviathan,
or else what grisly beast Of scaly chins
That chAmped the oceanwrack and swashed
the brine
Before the new and mildcr days of man
Had never rib nor bray nor swinging fan
Like this iron swimmer of the Clyde or Tyne,
Late born of golden seed to breed a line
or offspring swifter and more huge of plan.
Straight is her going, for upon the sun
When once she hath looked, her path and place
are plain.
with tireless speed she smiteth one by one
The shuddering seas and foams along the main,
And her eased breath when her wild race Is
yum
Roars through her nostrils like hurricane.
Robert Bridges.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-16

Some years ago there lived in Perth,
Scotland, man of convivial habits, well
known by his Christian name, Jamie, One
dark night an acquaintance found Jamie
lying at the foot of an outside stair. rs
that you, JamieY" asked the acquaintance
in voice of the greatest establishment.
AYE, it's me" replied jamie in tone OF
complete resignation. Have you fa'en
doom the stair" was the next question.
"Ayel fell doom, but | was comm doom,
whether or no. "-San Francisco ArRonaut.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-16

In Paris the rattrap does not kill the rat.
They catch him, not to drown him, as here,
but to utilize him. The rat is set to work
to eat the flesh from the bones of carcasses.
When he has done that thoroughly, then his
slaughter comes. His fur is used for trim
ming, his skin for gloves, his thigh bones
for toothpicks and his bones and tendons
for gelatin wrappers
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-16

was bread ard milk. They were too young
to understand even nice fruit and dain.
ties. The little cubs have now increased
wonderfully in size, and being well over
the critical time of teething they promise
to live, which, If they do will be greatly
to their credit, as they are seldom reared
when captured so young. Like all bears,
they spend their leisure in mischief and
having found out that they can turn the
screw round which virtually keeps them
in confinement they are perpetually I'M
screwing it. As yet they have not discov-
cred that when the screw drops out they
have only to lift up bar to let them
selves out Of their cage into the garden.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-16
The Educated Farmer.

The educated farmer of today is placed al
most beyond competition, while the lawyer,
the mechanic and the doctor find talented
competition on every corner. The scientific
mans education enables him to make the
most of the occult laws of nature govern
ing farm life. By a knowledge of economic
botany he is able to make the most of his
soil and crops by judicious selection Of
plants best adapted to his farm, both as re.
CARDS soil and climate-Scence.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-16

Some of the stores of coal in the earth are
evidently approaching exhaustion, and II
the supply OF petroleum is also limited,
then its substitution for coal can only
mean an eliing out of the store of mechan
lcal energy that nature has provided for us
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-16

The Moon looked down upon the earth.
The Night said "Goodby" with sorrow,
But the sly old Moon said. with a wink,
Il might come back tomorrow"
The Night looked brighter than before,
"Now, you must do what you say"
But the sly old Moon said, with two winkA
III not, some other day"
st. Nicholas,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-08
BASEBALL CHAT.

King Kelly.s, debut in this city as Ii
head of the Yonkers team was perhap
as suspicious as the late $4,000 beaut
might have expected. The Allentown
aggregation were permitted to win
game yesterday by the Giants, who die
not extend themselves a little bit.
Some of those cranks who follow
Wards team with n jealously watchfui
eye insist that II was a mistake to stay
in town. even to play the Keliyites
They contend that the trip to Cleveland
II made last night, would have given
our pennant-desiring players one whole
night of needed rest and leave them fresh
for to-days battle with the vengefui
Spiders.
In the end though, the game yestef.
day amounted really to bit OF FROM
and a chance TO trot out a few player
who might have zone stale for want I"
exercise. pr
Yonkers vs.. Buffalo is the Eastern
League attraction this afternoon on tns
Polo Grounds. Two games will be given
for one admission, beginning at z o ciocA-
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-08

LADIES ALL-PArENT. LEATHER OXFORD.
The hand Is the photograph OF the
FOOT, and the salesman who can not APP
proximatc the size shoe from the shape
and length OF the glove hand Is de-
cldedly inefficient.
A properly fitting boot never needs TO
be stretched or broken In Methods Of
that sort are always annoying to mer-
chant or maker, and loss to the Gus
toner. as the service taken out Of the
stock Ia proportional to the strain put
upon II.
Morning is the hes, time to buy shoe.
The muscles relaxed during the eight
hours sleep, show the foot in its nat
ural size. and 1" the shoe will find it.
self" as the saying goes Then. too,
there is usually more time to give the
standard feathers are French calf
French Kid and patent leather. A great
glazed donsola. squeraiIng as the
genuine stock Boots OF this description
can be sold at half the cost Of real kid
but It is deceit. It is impossible to get
shoes for less than IS; boots are higher
and the novelties cost about $40.
All the new boots and street shoes
tend to diminish the width. but in wear
ing. the toes spread away from them
With the straight tip or cap this cannot
hanpen. as II forms a sort of stay or
band. and gathers them in
All the heels are the block riding boot
style. Then too. the soles are slightly
extended so as to show one line OF back
stitching.
Contrast in footwear Is not good
taste. shoes and stockings should
match. and shoes, spats and dress ma
terial should at least be in harmony
The greater the contrasts. the more
conspicuous the feet are. A colored
stocking. for instance, will give promln-
epce to fpot dressed in black. while
black hosiery with brown or white
shoes has the effect of Remembering
or detaching the understandings
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-08
THE" ALLEN
IN COURT,
CONTINUED HON Era p1r.,


liberal coat of whitewash. The In,n.-
tor even asserted that the teleere,Sy.-
wire over which reports from the raon
racks were received and which was dis'
covered by The Evening World" has
Alter THE Evening WORLDS" pub,,c,
Jockey Club employed Tracy, boarding.
Platt to secure evidence. and thal
nrm engaged the services of a detecti.ss
agency. The information secured WV
Iaid before District-Attorney Fellovs
VINO directed Assistant District. Attornn
Battle to obtain warrants. IVY
Inc cases against Lee; Roberts A.!
Bennet. are to be pushed with the "a, =
vigoI as that against Allen and :
1t is alleged that Lee, represents,
Lacy, and that he has been maki,is
handbook. Bennett Is accused ar
Ing book In the Curio saloon 81.
centre street, and Roberts OF
pools at so Park Row. These -
men were represented at the
Howe & HummeI. H
Mr.. Steinhart claimed the com 60
Bennetts case wis defective. h, M.
did not specify; that horse racing
contest of skill or endurance" tNtua
Grady seemed inclined to considei INE
harts point well taken, but los Iuv
decision until Monday.
one complaint against Robertltc.
dismissed because of the failure l
detective to identify him, but mai
held on another complaint. The ETH
BENNETT and Roberts. as for Lee lIo
hNed at 500 each.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-08

Only slim foot should be dressed In
white. The limit Is No. b, accord
Ing to the artists point OF view. A
foot OF width. even No. 3 lie. or
L. Is never pretty in white shoe.
1t Is too suggestive OF n salt-bag or
apple-dumpling to be artistic.
The yellow street boots and shoes are
made OF undressed calf or oil-grained
calf, the color of the lea Their as II
comes from the tanner They are
waterproof. built on the combination
and English lasts, and have thick soles
The shoes will be worn with melton
spats the self -same color "a the calf
They are glove-f1tted. and dress the an
kles prettily as well as comfortably.
French calf-skin makes the best all
round boot. The lightest grades are Sc
leCted and made with medium stout
soles, showing the Scotch welt OF black
stitching. Stock Of this kind IL polished
and when well kept is very handsome on
the foot. While the vanished calf
makes the prettiest street boot, II is not
good form In bad weather or for morn
ing wear. Trees pay for themselves in
a short while. There lis no other way
to keep good leather as II should he
kept. Leather needs an occasional dose
OF oil to keep It soft. A few drops OF
Kerosene oil applied on flannel Is all
the dressing patent-leather boot needs
O'NEILL
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-08
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

Furniture Workers Union No. has elected
John HELEN President Frederick GruenInger Re
cordlng and Corresponding Secretary.
n" General Executive Board of the KNIGHTS o,
Labor holds us next regular meeting In Bunalo
ue't Monday
and corresponding secretary e. l.oca Federal
lnl"n 80 Hii, toimst,rs aud cartmcu.
SILK ribbon wsa'rrs Will consider the question
o, demanding higher wages thus evening al IA,
West Forts second street
Al to.uighrs meeting - the italian Mosaic
Marble Workers Helpers Union the uues,Iou Of
ordering a number " strikes viii he discussed
The Swiss Embrcltcr,r, Union win hola
special meeting this evening At 81 East Fou-,h
street 70 take vote upon the question OF de.
maning higher wages
An important meeting N the building Trades,
Academy Han. Twenty third street and Tbird
GN"uu'. to discuss III" carpenters strik. ,s.
the jumping system
Long leland CIV Lodge No gsa ~ IN. p-,,,
erhooi Of locomotive Engineer. has .lcc,et The
Msngan, First Assistant chief. Jcscph wohI.u,
Inspector.
Bakers Unions Nos agd 70 will have . D,-,,,.
this evening through several street, Of N. -,
IN District 81 BROOKLYN. They ass.n,bIs
street, at T. NJ. After the parade there uIi ~.
m"s-meeiinS at Humboldt Hall The speak.-,
are 10 he sam Gomprrs B Lennon q /
Horn, II. Weismann II. White and Pattsc-y
Al yesterdays meeting Of the thirteenth ,nnp,I
,"nN'nlol ~ u. NLuuupi As,ooiuun % 81,
N0n.p steam Engineers held in laIiImor, ,r,
'0'loNinE 'rcrrs were elected W II NacIs n,
Nov YORK. lrcmf,nt " Lane ~ proy L..
sylyAna, N.cerrcsidcuts, W. II Crowley ~ Nv
Jersey, secretary george Fsn-a, Of Cincinnati
Treasurer The next convention vii he heII IA,
St Pau, MINI. on the second tuesday In Sep
TENDER. 1895. " -
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-08
WANTED WATER, STRUCK oil.
Unexpected Discovery at Broker
Dumont's Country Plao..
Vein Of Petroleum Thought to Exist
Near His Well.

W. II. Dumont, broker. at IS Exchange
place, has struck oil upon his country
place at Finderne. N. ].
Mr.. Dumont Is not very much excited
about It, but some Of his personal and
speculative friends are.
Il have sunk an artesian well on my
place" said Mr.. Dumont to an Even
ing World" reporter to-day. About
two weeks ago the diggers, while drill
Ing through solid formation of red
sandstone, about three feet from the
WELL for the foundation of my wind
mill, called my attention to the fact
that the rock was impregnated with
petroleum.
"Aveteran oil man named Smith took a
look at the developments. and informed
me that he was certain that had
tapped the end of a true oil vein. He
said the .conformations of the spot and
the sub formations were Identical with
those Of the oil-yielding districts of
HE advised me to give up looking for
water and sink for oil. I am too busy
for such a speculation at this time, and
stock
II have tapped good water vein at n
depth of "a feet. but the water tina t
comes up from the natural gush is
polluted with oil. and is not fit for
drinking. I have not yet finished my
pipes nor equipped my pumps. | hope
that vigorous pumping will free the
water from petroleum. / am told that
1t will do so.
ION experts who have examined the
spot say / can surely strike a vein Of
oil within a few feet of the we'll. | am
not Of a speculative turn, but later this
Fall ] shall turn my attention to the
ground and see II an oil well can be de-
Veloped."
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-08

Tit, prettiest model in trade just now is
OF the two models-that Is. the we'll
a nat sole, from the bali to eO the end end Of
the toe. and one and quarter inch rid
Ing boot-heel, making an even support
Tor the foot. Ii a boot of this sort IL
snugly fitted at the heel and instep, com
fortably across the ball and long enough
70 give the toes play; 1t Is the acme Of
style; There .i il nothing better in trade
sort for walking are made in patent
leather, with Quarters OF Kid or satin de
f hs Two OF all Raedp' Se pG4 at Ga or
now used in fine boots for men and
women is selected French calf. vanished.
For bright weather patent leather and
cloth Is lighter than leather gives a more
glove-like Mt than skin, and wears just
as long: Skirts are softer finished and
wider than heretofore, and consequently
the wear on shoe uppers Is slight. Then,
too. ladies who s-e as particular about
their style OF footwear as they are about
their hats or dresses rarely wear out
the stock. They go out of fashion and
are laid aside
This same combination last is used
for button and laced goods. The but
tons are now put on a fiy instead OF the
scaiioped piece. A butoned boot is the
trimmest and most stylish; it shows
and emphasizes pretty foot. The boot
however for an ill-shdped foot, par
ticularly thick or clumsy ankles is
laced, as 1t can be adjusted like a cor
set. Tightening buttons is not as salts.
factory. for II the stock stands the
strain. the seam down the front is apt
to turn.
All the vamps are cut long. This is
effective in several ways. First, IL takes
the seams above the big toe Joint, which
3 is comfort # the feet are missha ren
by eruptions; second. the cut is condu-
Give to agility; third. the foot is held
firmly. A foot in deep vamp boot or
shoe may not look dimnutive, but il
looks comfortable and shows the good
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-08
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

Welcome news II is indeed IN ,o,.,
of honest racing, that the Jockey m,
has decided to revoke the license NJ ~
long island Pony Racing Association
rms Association held a thirty-day race
which wasso hrim rull of crook
oaness' That even hardened veterans
gasped with amazement at the tricks
attempted. The most remarkable feature
oil the meeting was that the worst raceo
were those in which the ponies owned
by gentlemen" took part. or all thu
pony races onlv one was on the level
There was job in all Of the Others
This is the admission of one of the
Stewards OF the meeting. The Jockey
Club should go further and punish the
guilty persons who manipulated these
pony races. The writer has reason to be-
lieVe that the Jockey Club is in posses-
sion of ample evidence against some vary
prominent gentlemen.
great many persons bet on Senator
Grady yesterday. surprising that Pa
.ri9 Ian was, giving him fifteen pounds.
sent out in the published entries. The
error was rectified az the track. and
Patrician only conceded eight pounds.
NeNertheless the result would have been
the same had Patrician carried his full
weight. Public and bookies will soon
awake to the fact that Patrician ia a
stake horse and not selling platter.
Talking about Patrician reminds the
writer that Philip Dwyer has another
start yesterday. and for a quarter he
stood the hot pace set by Appomattox
and Ellen. Then he dropped hut Of It.
viii WITT be b 9Egpi t q good races II him, he
Salvation was the first OF Marcus
Days many Salvador youngsters to
win.
The last race was not true run. The
pace Ias, SCI. by Appomattax and Ellen was
the leaders died to nothing. while the
tail-enders, who had saved something.
came on and fought II out between them.
Assignee was a genuine surprise
rn nsyy 10 5oh r. has money to- burn;
yesterday 1t will not last long.
Chattanooga two wins at a mile IT,,
season were accomplished by waIU
With the horse. and utilizing hts ST.
through the stretch. The first e
can wait he will win.
Riley Grammar did not make BOONE
terday. He played the ponies" cce-
outside. and was not very succtt IN
Grammar leaves for his home in
Vile within few days. Easterne neh
miss the daring young plunger. tie
to
Bettors are awakening to- them
that lsom rides a cracking -goodsof
for a lightweight. y
Halma would have been much clio
up in his race yesterday had not X
mel carried him wide at the head of
stretch.
Gilpin & Taylor have decided to
solve partnership. Their horses, incl
ing Sport, will be sold at auction.
Sept. 10.