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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-06-09

never thrown there In the presence Of
Europsans. The ashes Of the wood were
swept swiftly away. The bits Of wood
not quite burned were frugallE collected
70 h utilized IN the nsxt pile
The correspondent also tells Ct q Visit
70 a burning CHAT after sundown
Night. she GOES IL is the time O
Hindno leisare, as indeed II Is q mos
primitive peoples Inc I~nc!os0re was
crovai wich burning piles
We sailed down the Ganges- The
.gatli.s Of th4 attendants = the dead
and # the funeral plle we-e sharply
~lt1e-re4i against me black background
HI - f.s-E mint t. The -2--@ = the
-7-8z.l. a-A Hre-- And tr1- 11-I
uzrr y tie shore sacred = Hildoo wor-
-h-- ,z.-ae the h-ieall- and -Ae al-s
y nar- thaaszud half mad deyote@
In a primitive p-t u interior India
| o.@ saw "a ~,2aL4-aiah funeral pie
L l.z1 c1e d positive fl--ECe Il wa1
fsz.lt q expensive spicy woods and sat
GRATED with costly oils L W4s richly
gill4l. and The dead was wraDQd II
+. e.frgstlerl siIE4n sh5eT.- F1- mil=
til ar was sweet Ell r1r- - nd tllcE
with me p1unled SMOKE Ire1enb
as-Iae -aa--h- when q child that rs
t-ranv -wt1--t experience ! eve h2f
wa- III attending q q high E IL :
Per n Ro-a@- But now L us CT
ia. The sweetest smell | ever SElellef
was RE bC-I.ing Of a I~aAhara1ah : Il
ue1,.I pile.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-06-09
DID THE HORSE pay THIS TRICK.


There i q small all night restaurant
n a Twenty eighth street basement
where gentlemen q nOre or les %
bemiGn instincts sTreti-1es 90 fo- a
raier bottle and a taste If %a-Dna5le
GeliGci@
AsI sat there one night I ohsCa
that the tEo sharp featured EeatleDa
in dresz suits who sat al tbe table n@zt
70 mine had ALREADY dispatched ther ST.
ond bottle q Chateau Yqua-n. besices 8
literal array 4 toorhsoDe edlble@ Ihey
were no- c.11--z1g over ther clEa-etsae
The -ez-- r-t Il the cc1ve-s@t-oH w4-
ia Snanish. Finally tnty gatnere. I'D
their overcoats 20 p. and q they step
ped tow2-d the desk, apparently 70 81
tie the Kill oce Of them said 10 th-
waiter. Call II our cab driver and
give him a drink"
The jeh7 entered promptly. III
leave the doE opn II yOl don't mind
y d ID keep Al eye On the hos. he
sid ne plays uicA On ne a1e
TINES"
The b2mingsnicht hawkh 2d raised
his glass. Of i liberal three fingers q
whisky. a-9 was inst renarEng.
".'Eres locking At ye, gentlemen,
when be glanced on the open doC- AID
realized that the hos that plays trick,
Sometimes was leisu-ely ambling a
tov4rd Broadway Dropping the glass
unempued- Le bol-ed for the do0r, Close
l. followed u the TWO gentlemen whe
wore dress suits and talked Spanish
The latter were laughing ulerrily, &
though the whole affair were a goa
joke
They didn't cone back right away,
and when the cashier. somewhat UHeas
liz, went outside and looked down the
street, night hawk, hos" Spdni.l
gentlemen and al had disappeared
Then the cashier cane back behiEC
his desk. H looked ruetully at the fg
ures On the unpaid check, banged tn
cash register viciouslv as he rang up an
Other customers Is cents for a cocktail
and remarked. I'D like TO know wheth
CT that hos was taught TO play thos4
tricks or whether my Spanish friend
simply took advantage Of what wa
really an accident"
The worldly wise bartender stoppes
r;nsing q glass, dipped q towel disdala
fully over his shoulder and said with
pessimistic grin: There's more way
than one to beat the house. | never saw
that trick done before. but I've hear
tell Of New York Herald
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-06-09
To Art.

Mrc. d...,bcrtin, one Of the icser
painters Ct France. was as coace;ted
abgut hcr artistic ability as she was no
torious for her excessive use of cosrlet-
les Of all kinds. Her face was a study
in enamel, rouge and penciling, and the
older she grew the more pronounced it
became. On Il occasion a certain
count. who held her in much disesteem,
lost a bet TO her.
And what will madame choose:" he
asked, with mock courtesy.
Something i'll my art" she shipper
ed. ''Sonething l can paint"
Very well, madame" he replied,
bowling himself out.
A day later madame received a pack
age from the count, which, upon being
opened, revealed a life size drawing oi
her own face in outline. Detroit Free
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-06-09

i mn be-s. ID laugh iEa1noder-t@l-
over SINE amusing narrative AMI final
II. u hi Cis.naE, was conscious That ne
--i not sf1a. The Doctor had given
h:n y, and the family were gathering
r5aad IL s-pocta-ion II the end when
a 1z. arrived ,aue -h4e his wifes
II1a-h~r ". coming 10 E.42e Z short
visit H -a7 saved and has laughed nc
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-06-09
The Screaming Habit

No two persons hear exactly ALIKE
The human internal ear { best DE-
SERTED by likening ii 10 a grand piano
That instrument has a key for every
note: the human ear has A nerve fla
ment fer every tone and is variations
Did | say for every tone: That Is L
mistake. Some pianos nave seven &C
,aye. some have eight: some have bet
ter tone in one portion Of the keyboard
than in another. Exactly o with the
human ear. Some persons hear acute
": they catch sounds that 70 others ar
bnr silence. Some tones strike the ear
drum, but are not conveyed 20 the
brain because their corresponding
nerve Slament Is missing. We know
Of defective hearing. but we do not ap-
ply U knowledge 10 our reasoning
when We are stating u opinions or i'm
pressions. To some a high note Is a
positive pain. and 70 such ears a soat-
ing soprano will do nothing but shrek
Other. will detest the lower tones. Ar
iuals are moved out Of their wonted
calm By the sound Of certain notes.
II should be our eadeayor TO cultivate
tones Of sottness and sweetness j 10"
tone Is the voice OF comfort and con-0-
iation. Of deepest. most sacred emotion.
Our society women should do all they
can to counte-ac- the screaming habl1
OF Americans. 49, Di Vernon IL SaL
| Francisco Newsletter.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14
ra,.l sern,rh OF a no.. rhnrn.

Mrs Mary Bannon died recently At
the home Of her son, John Bannon,
about fourteen miles north OF Nevada,
Mo, from tho scratch OF rose thorn.
She was % years and ak months old,
and wns up 10 last Friday morning In
good health. That morning she was
working In her rose bed and scratched
the back OF tho finger on her right
hand onh brinr, Tho hand soon be-
came swollen. which spread to tho
shoulder. and the hand and arm be-
came discolored. She fingered In great
agony from that time until her death.
Mrs. Bannon lived out OF any church
up to about year ago. when she uni.
ted with the Christian church. This
fact created such sensation that tho
ncighborn for miles around turned out
70 witness the cmerNion In Tucker Lake
| near her home.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14
wILpe,s "Aor roucn.
impccunious EnEi,shmsn's clever way
Of borrowing -Unabashed by nuns.

fmpccunious Enritshmsn's clever way
Of borrowing Unabashed by Duus.
some young Americans who have
recently returned from the other side
were discussing the Englishman's
genial and friendly habit OF borrowing
money from Americans az homo and
abroad, says the New York Recorder.
The best specimen Of the class los all
odds. said one Of the party. 'is Willie
Wilde. brother Of the great Oscar.
who figured hen, as Frank Leslie for
limited term. Willie he T. never
called Bill or William. but always
Willie made practice Of touching
every American he was introduced TO
IN London within a few hours Of their
meeting. believe that he considered
that he was doing the man a favor.
lie never thought Of returning money.
and. 10 do him Justice. ! don't believe
that he considered that the man he
borrowed u OF expected h to h. re-
turned. One Of his iavoriie methods
of touching was as follows; Wilde
would sec an American he had been
introduced TO In restaurant. perhaps
with lady or with masculine friends.
whom Wilde did not know. Willie
would enter that restaurant and order
drink at table and then stride
boldly over 10 his victim. lie never
called him aside, because that would
look as n lac were doing something he
were ashamed Of. and In case the said
victim had heard Of his borrowing
proponsitlcs. would give him better
chance TO decline.
" All. old chap. Wilde would say
In the presence of all the table, 80
glad YOU happened 10 be- here. I've
ordered my dinner. and find that I've
left my purse AZ home, and | don't
happen to be known In tho place,
just let me have flyer. won't your
sWildo was absolutely imperiurba.
bile undisturbcd when he was dunncd
don't believe any creditor. from
b0otmnkor TO bookmakor, over CAV,
him "a moments uncaslncss. When
William j. King. of Builalo and New
York. who has been living In Londoi
for the last five years, first took up hi
residence there Wilde did him tn
honor to borrow "a OF him. A yea
or 10 latcr King and Wilde. who wcr
both members Of the Pelican club
wcrn on opposite sidos Of the ring a
a boxing match In the club. am
around the ring were gathered all III
leading younger swclls Of London
In the silence before the fighters cam
IN TO the arena, King, who had bee
dining called across the ring TO Wilde
4 say, Wilde. when are you going I
pay mo that flyer you borrowed
year agoN Wilde responded, with III
utmost urbanity; An, Mr.. King.
. hope TO have the pleasure OF OWN
you that flyer for very long time
The assembled nobility and gentry
England applaudod Mr.. Wllde's sen,
ment enthusiastically
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14

fhe latest among these curious time
pieces Is constructed as follows: A
sunflowcr OF silver protrudes from
white crystal vase, graceful In shape
and sobcrly decorated. The stock il Of
brown gilt, the leaves green, the petals
yellow and the heart OF the flower
deeply oxidizcd. Hour and minute
marks are engraved around the heart
OF this sunnowcr, which faces the
loOlors-on. A ladybird OF spotted red
enamclcd gold apparently rests on the
flower on the line dividing the heart
from the petals. This pretty insect
which moves impcrceptibly by means
Of mechanism hidden within the
flower, shows the time. by only close
inspection can one detect the time d.
visions on this original dial, which Is
graduated all over, and which IA blu
ish black. A TO the hollow circular
line on which the ladybird travels, 1t II
entirely invisible
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14

The Glasgow, Ky, Time, Is rcsponsi.
bic Tor this.
benjamin Franklin was lately whip
ped Tor stealing chickens; Thomas JEFF
fcrson sent up for vagrancy; James
Madison fined for getting drunk; Aaron
liurr had his eye Rougcd out In u fight;
Zachary Taylor robbed a widow Of her
spoons; John Wesley was caught break
ing into a store; George Washington Is
on trial for attempted outrage; An
drew jackson was shot in negro bar
room; Martin Luther hung himself on
the garden palings while stealing n
basket of vegetables, and Napoleon
Bonarartc Il breaking rock for 81
fine In New Orleans. What's the mat
ter with the old boys?'
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14
POTATOES bus ONLY wEAPoNs
uow uumoroa. Kentucky Dominic
brought the Code Into Rldieuie.

uow Humorous Kentucky Dominic
Drought the Code Into Ridiouie.
One way OF combating an evil prac-
iicc Is to mako II ridiculous. II was
by this means that dueling was stop
ped In a certain district In Kentucky
some forty years ago. AZ that time a
travelling preacher named Bowman. a
strong. muscular man. was conducting
a series OF religious meetings In Ken
lucky. At one OF thcm n wcll-known
desperate character croAted a disturb
ance. and being publicly robulSod by
Bowman sont him a challenge to fight
The preachers first thought was 20
treat the matter with silent contempt.
Then he reflected that duollng was all
too common IN that region, and he do
cidod 20 accept the challenge.
As the challenged party Bowman
had the choice OF weapons. He so
leciod a half-bushel Of large Irish POI
tatoes, and stipulated that his oppo-
ncnt must stand fifteen PAGES distant.
and that only ono potato a. q time
should be taken from the measure.
The desperate was furious, but
Bowman insisted upon his rights ~
tho challenged party, and threatened
to dcnounce the fellow as q coward II
no made further objections. Seeing
no way out Of the scrapo the dospcr-
ado AZ last consented.
The contest took place on the out
skirts OF the town, and almost every
body In the place turned out 20 see
the fun. The seconds arranged the
two men In position, by the side OF
each being a hnlf-bushel measure
filed with good-sizod potatoes.
Bowman threw the first one. II
struck his opponent In central spot
and fell IN pieces. A shout OF delight
won't up from the crowd, which ilur-
riod the desperate and his potato dew
wido OF the mark. Bowman watched
his chance, and every tlmo his oppo'
nent stopped for a potato another one
hit him In the side. leaving a wet spot
on his clothes and then scattering on
all sidcs. The fellow was hit In this
way i've tlmos; then the sixth potato
struck him in the short ribs, and h'
lay on the grass doubled up with pain
and grooming Enough
The bystanders went wild with do
light, but Mr.. Bowman looked yer!
sober. The desperate was takel
homo and put TO bed, and there HI
stayed for more than a week. An
when he again appeared no was greet
Oh with so many JOKES that life wa
almost o burden 70 him. That wa
'he end Of duellng IN that region
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14

"lt really doesn't pay TO invite zen.
gagged people TO receptions or dances,'
said young society women recently,
"for, as rule, they furnish very little
amusement or entertainment Ia tho
guests In general unless II unconscious
w.
"when he dances. he wants 10 dance
with her. and when she dances She
PUSHES to dance with him. II they
break this rule. they do II under pro-
tcst, and her eyes arc seeking his clo-
quent with love and this sort OF apol-
ogy;
"'Dcaric. don't want TO waltz with
this man. l almost hate him, but l
suppose ! must Don't be broken
hearted. my darling. I'll he by your
aide In I've minutes" etc.
$50 much nicer when they get mar
ried and become sensible" remarked
the giver OF entertainments. New
York Recorder.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14

For muny years scientists were pnz-
zlcd at the curious mutilauon Of the
skulls Of ancient Pcmyians. II was AZ
last discovered that the owners ~
these were In their lifetime subject 70
conditions that were attributed 30 evil
spirits. The skulls were regularly and
not mechanically trepnnncd In order
10 let out the devils that possessed tho
sufferer Whether the victims sur
vivcd the operation or went out with
the evil spirits probably mattercd little
90 the surgeons or the friends,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14

Mrs Jinis-lfyou are SO fond OF
playing poker, why don't You teach me,
and spend your evenings at home?
Jinss-um-supposc / should win9
Mrs. Jinks-1 have plenty of money.
Sit right down.
Mr.. Jiuks the next day No man
can understand women. They are
mysteries Why sir my wife insisted
ON my playing poker with her last
night OF course won pile from
her. Well. sir, She paid the money
with smile on her facc-didn't mind
II n bit
Caller-Beg pardon, but am Mr.,
Houseowncrs agent. and have called
for the rent
Mr. Jinks--Why don't you go to the
house, rs usual? left the rent money
there for you u week ago.
Caller-l just came from there. Mrs
Jinlss said She gave the money to YOU
last night
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14

New York Christian Advocates There
Is actually nothing In the flesh Of ahc
dog that IA distasteful or repulsivc.
Lewis and Clark. the explorers, who
learned TO eat Il through compulsion,
actually became fond of II Ia time. 10
N not generally known that IL Is htlll a
fayorlto article Of diet among certain
people, but French paper suys that
the number OF dogs slaughtered at the
abattoirs In Munich has Increased
amazingly Ia the past few months The
taste for dogs ieah u said to have been
imported by Italian lnborcra, who have
recently come In large numbers 10 the
Hawaiian capital The meat n not used
only as an adulterant for sausages, but
IA eaten openly, under It's own name,
prepared Ia various ways
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14

Recent experiments with dulein. n
new sweet. indicate that more than
ordinary care must be exercised Ia ~
une. nogn upon which eSpcrineats
have been made die from blood de
strurtion. and seem quite sentative e
the effects Of the drug. Cats die from
paralysis Of the brain, ns do irogs
Rabbits appear 10 be- entirely nnnf
fcctcd by dulcin. Az n medicine or AZ
article Of food Il n, Of course, taken h
exceedingly small quantities. II Il
highly spoken Of ~ sweetcning foi
food for those who desire 10 reduce
flesh, also for diabctlc sufferers.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14
Tho rnrma,Inn Of cnaI.

Although scientists have for years
made the formation Of coal the subject
Of careful investigation, there is much
yet remaining unexplained. The
generally accepted theory IL that
masses Of vegetable matter arr sub
icctcd to slow decomposition, In pro-
cess of which they lose oxygen aud
hydrogen much faster than carbon. As
a natural consequence there comes Ia
time to he an accumulation of carbon,
which, gradually losing some OF the
water II contained. becomes Ignite, or
brown coal, or. asst II sometimes called.
wood coal This. after time, passes
into % state containing less moisture
and becomes bituminous, In turn
changing u, character. through some
of the complicated chemical proccssc'
Of natures laboratory, and losing H.
hydrocarbons, develops into n dry
anthracite. There must have been
immense accommodations Of vegetable
matter 10 produce the vast coal field
Of the world. and Il has been sug
gcsted that some conyulsion Of natur'
may have uprootcd whole forests an,
flung them into some adjacent valley
where they remained slowly dccom
posing until the dust and debris Of th
air and the surrounding earth covered
them. Location and environment INA.
have had their influence, hut just ho'
and what no one has a. yet been abl
TO discover.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14

The ways OF the schoolmas,er ia
Montillana, Province OF Granada, Spain,
are hard. The school house In this par.
ticular place Is used as a grannry dur
ing the summer vacation. A few days
ago the schoolmastcr wished 10 begin
his instruction again and wrote letters
TO the villagers who owned the grain
In the building, asking politely that
they remove H. The answer was un-
expected. The peasants, angry at the
assumption" of the fellow, stormcd
his house, pulled him out into the street
and beat him badly. The excitement
soon extended TO all the people In tho
hamlet, and n large mob of bowling
men, women and children gathered
about the house OF the mayor This
doughty ruler brought order ont OF
chaos byi ordering two Of his servants
10 chase the sohoolmaster out Of town
lie will not teach the young idea how
TO shoot In Montillana this winter.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14

4 suburban tram ear line leading
out of Paris. France, has been the
scene Of some interesting experiments
iu propulsion. Underneath the body
filled with air with a pressure Of about
one hundred and fifty pounds to the
square inch At starting the air has a
temperature Of about 300 degree,
Fahrenheit This passes into the mo-
tor that furnishes the power Tho
consumption ~ air is about thirty-fivs
pounds per mile ON grudcs.and twenty
four pounds on level srack The
weight Of the rcscryeir IL the main oh.
lection to this form Of power
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14

one OF the most interesting OF small
inventions Is lnmpwicl, made Of clay.
10 produce the necessary porosiiy'
yn.atable fiber Is thoroughly incorpo-
rated with the clay, which Is after
ward exposed to a high degree OF heat
During the baking the fiber Is entirely
consumed. leaving multitude Of tiny
coils 10 conduct the oil 10 the flame.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14

In recent storm the officers OF q
ship found Il necessary u take some
protective measures, and, having no
oil. they prepared a quantity Of strong
soapsuds aud poured this over the
troubled waters, with the most salts
factory results. The calming effect
was not quite equal 20 oil, but ns an
alternative II answered the purpose
very well. There are advantages In
SOAP as agninst oil IN that It can be
carried with absolute safety and takes
up FAR less room.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14

A late invention, brought out la re-
sponsc 10 an imperative demand il II
trolley chair 10 run above race track
In this ~ two judges, who follow the
horses, and are thus enabled the bet
ter ~ obtain their movements and
keep track Of the race az all points
The chair Is suspended from q roller
that runs on heavy wire. Above
III. u another wire carrying the cleo
trio current The motor IA under the
chair seat, and brake h operated by
the foot.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14

gle erlong widout larnin' an Is term
incd dat my son shant travel barefoot
ubcr the same flint rock road dat
did.
"A noble resolution, stephen. There
Is omething beautiful in the uncul-
cultivated mind that has a reverence
for knowledge. Is your boy learning
upidly2'
~ fast ez cr boss ken trot. sab.
wv. las; week he writ err letter ter his
aunt dat Ibis mo- den twenty miles
frum ycrc, an after while he's gwinc
ter write ter his uddcr aunt dat Ibis
fifty miles away
why doesn't he write TO her now?'
oh. he KANT write 10 fur Wit lie
Ken write twenty miles fust rate, hut
tolc him not ter write fifty miles till
lac got stronger wild his pen. Hut he's
gwinctcr git dar, tell YOU. Won't be
mon or year fore dat boy ken get
down ut one ccnd o. de gubcrmcnt an
write or letter clar ter dc uddcr ecnd.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14

Tourist lin Utahl-Polygamy Is no
longer practiced, I am told.
EN-Mormon ldejectcdly) No, a"d
it's shame. Only one wifcl What
good is one wife? just trial, that's
ALL
How 500"
Everything Is at skies and scvcns
Nothing ever done. Buttons of, meals
half cookcd-evcrything wrong. In
the good old days we had one wife "a
sew ON buttons, another to darn stock.
ings, another TO boss the servants, an
other 10 do the shopping and uuothcr
to attend TO the duties Of society. A
man had some comfort then
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-12-14

Ia an article on the human eye writ.
ten by Dr. Austin Flint, fhe following
passage occurs; Viewed rs an optical
instrument, the human eye may well
be called perfect, for II Is an apparatus
contained in n globe less than AN inch
In diameter. in Which Is produced an
Image, practically perfect In form aud
color, and which can be accratcly nd.
Justed almost instantly for every dis
lance from five inches 10 inhnity,
which Is movable IN every direction,
has an area small enough for the de.
lection Of the most minute details and
at the same time large enough for the
appreciation Of large objects. and
which enables Ms to see all shades Of
color and 10 estimate distance, solidity
and, TO some extent, the consistency
OF objects And yet this wonderful
instrument, perhaps the most varied