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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-09-07
Ihibo0auf 5cntll1cl.
THREE SHIPS.

Three ships there be a-sailing
Betwlxt the sea and sky.
And ore is Now, ard one is Then,
And 3ue is Ey-and by
The frs little ship IS I'll for you,
Its mast are gold, It's sails are blue,
And this Is the cargo it brings:
joyful oafs with sunlight glowing.
Nights where dreams like stars are grow
- ing
Take them. sweet. or they'll he soin.
g Fer they every n lave wings
The second ship IS al for me
A-s4iIlng on Il misty sca
And eut across I'll twilight cray.
What II brought of sift and blessing
Mould lot stay for thu e:.rcsslng,
Nas t93 deer far ing Possessing,
So i sails ana sails away
The lust ship, riding fur and liga
Iron the sea, is By-aaG.by.
O wind, he kind and Ee:itly blow.
Not t3o swiftly hasten %ilticr.
When She turns. sxet 1, YOU II 10 with her,
SAILING. floating Either, thither,
To what port ! may not know.
Harriet T. Blodgett III St. Nlcholas.
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The following qaaint advertisement
il frs..-! !. se4..Il Area paper:
1T was "a Thursday. It $50 = m,
the At: Vi April, that II &c F;:-.iiyo rc-
tire,Iltl.t Il G. II. ID Tarnay" liz family.
at Ranae Tc.le Poems. 4 leFt1T " y
named EIac.n Milton Lubanlir k-ai
drawn Lis fist breath If life q this
earthly word. Al generous, Christian
friends, kindly e lI,y ar heavenly
Fatiter ar-otect this parry, Iyias aprlAS
through time ard tor eternity.
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QUEER ANSWERS.
They Came From Children of the City Of
Wisdom.

Since Wit has been defined by Noah
Nehs-er As .'tlc fclicitonS association Of
objects hot usually connected 50 as to
produce = pleasant surprise may not
the iUrils If some Of B0ston's pablic
schools, who gave the following answ ers
to then examination questions, lay claim
TO 1t: The record as here given is bona
fidc, having been read during the grad
uatlon exercises Of one of the leading
grammar schools Of this city:
Frs. Who were the pilgrims? A
dirty, filthy set who lived under the
ground.
Second. Name a domestic animal
useful for clothing and describe its hab-
its: The ox. He don't have any habits
because he lives in a stable.
Ihlrd.-F you Were travelling across
the desert, where would you choose to
rest: | would rest on a stool.
Foarth.-Mention FIVE races Of men.
Men, women, children and babies.
fth.-Describe the white race and
show that it is superior to the other
races. A white man will nod at You
Whcn he meets you on the street.
Sixth.-Of what is the surface Of the
earth composed: Dirt and people.
Seyenth--Name a fruit that has its
seeds on the outside. A seed cake.
Eight. -Namc five forms Of water.
Hot water, cold water, faucet water,
We'll water and ice water.
Ninth Name and locate the five
senses. The eyes are III the northern
part If the face and tho mouth in the
southern.
Tenth.-Who We're the mound build
ers: History cannot answer these ques-
tions. Science only d II
Eieventh.-Define finch and use it
in q sentence. Finch, t o shrink. Elan
mel finches when it is washed.
Twelfth.-By what is the earth sur
rounded, and by what is it lighted? It
is surrounded b. water and lighted by
gas and electricity.
Thirteenth.-Name six animals Of
the arctic one. Three polar bears and
three seals.
REPRESENTATIVE is yeast? Yeast il
a vegetable flying about i'll the air and
hitching itself III to anything.
Fifteenth Why do you open the
hampers IN Il stove when lighting fire?
10 let the oxygen III and the nitrogen
out.
sizteenth.-What did the constitu-
ton do for the country? It gave the
president a head.
Seyenteenth.-What are the last teeth
that come to man? False teeth. -Bos-
ton Budget.
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would, but when he went away MI.
Smith turned to hrs. B., with a slckiy
smile.
II did intend TO 60 to Pittsburg to-
dav. and I was il an awful hurry, lat
Oh tie vlole, | think III wait 1oF ne
next train"
And he handed that kind hearted
woman 4 slip Of PAPER. It was . p-@;,
but it was made oaG 70 orc Jo1ca--
change.
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She Didn't Know.

Ny friend Mrs. B. is one. Of those
good natured women who are always
wanting 70 make other people comfort
able. She happened to be in the railway
station the other day; man She knew
came u. Ee asid he vas going t. Pitts
burg. Nov, il happened that Mrs. B.,
whose husband il . director, knew the
conductor VI the Pittgburg train. He
passed through the waiting room ,just
then, and AIr3. B. called to him.
conductor said she. tfiis il nv
especial friend. III. Smith. To il going
~ your train. and ! want you to show
hlm every attention possible
Tie conductor. OF coarse. said he
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TO see him. and would sit for hours ev-

cry day while he talked about this beach
Of his, Holding Ecr Land seemed to
comfort him immensely. He explained
that when We left the college and drove
hnlae it appeared to hin as if we drove
right through a sandhill--it was per-
fectly black until lie emerged again-
AID throl-l. rocks and trees and solid
Obstacles, a.d when lie was taken to his
oTn room il made him c:ddy and al
ElGSt frantic with the fear OF falling,
because going Up stairs seemed to Lift
him 10 q 20 feet above tie rocks IF his
imaginary Island. H kept saying he
shoald smash al the eggs. Tho end was
THAI Il tfse: ID tie taken down to lis IA
tier c]:tsalting j and laid upon a
couch t!:;.t stood there.
| remember one odd thing. ard that
WAS lie wanted very badly t. smoke.
We pat 4 pipe IN his hands-he almost
picked his eye out with it-and II it.
But he cGalda.t taste anything. I've
since found its the same with mel
don know if it's tie usual c.se-thatI
cannot enjoy tobacco ct all unless | can
see tire smoke.
He described the island as being a
bleak kind of place on the whole. with
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-09-07
And Babes Go Hungry.

The dogs at the French watering
place Trouyille are a source Of unfail-
ing amusement. A white terrier belong
ing to the Comtesse de Breteuil had IN
"hlte doeskln iesslnss the other day
when it was muddy, and a correspond
ent counted five different coats on ona
white Pug one day, all embroidered
with heraldry.
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Pleasure In lis Work.

THAT som old fellow, Gram9ns, hes
q jub that just suits HIM
t'Nhat's thats'
lies station master where 80 trains
20 out every d., and he scgs somebody
miss every of ti.er.. Chicago Rec
ord.
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The old Scythians painted blind.for-
tunes powerful hands with wings to
show her gifts come swift and sudden
ly.-Chapman.
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pine stumpage ana Pubic Lands.

A resolution OF the legislature of 1903
directed ME to make q judicial investlga.
ton Of the sale Of pine stumpage upon sec
ton Sc. township AZ Of range 26, Mile
Laos county, made by the state auditor to
G. A. Smith & Co., and authorized me ID
employ counsel and incur expenditures for
that purpose. Pursuant to such direction
and authority, employed counsel and in.
stituted. through them In behalf Of the
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permanent character and it's continued in
crease, more ample provision should be
made for Its permanent Investment than is
now given, to the end that as large a reve-
nue. as is compatible with safety may be OBJ
tanned from this source. @'t
State Finances.s
On the Both day sof November, 1894, the
eral funds hereinafter described, the fol
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Governor.
Executive Office, Jan. 8, 1895.
Estimated receipts and disbursements for
fiscal years 1896 and 1897, made on q basis
Of q tax levy Of 1.5 mills.
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that the Great Northern Railway company
would contribute one-fourth Of that amount,
appropriated the sum Of $780, 600, to be ex-
during four years, tor the the purpose rp Of
draining the Red river valley, BY open
Ing closed water courses leading Into
me Ked river and it's tributaries, and by
opening existing streams in the valley. The
G Itea M9rtnern RAILROAD company has COM
contributed its share, which has made
$:1, 25O available each year. Pursuant to
the terms Of the act making the appropria-
ton, Ezrn G. Valentine and N. Is. Miller
were APPOINTED to- act with the governor
ana secretary OF state as board Of audit,
to initiate, carry on and complete the work
Of drainage. This board. in 1893, let con-
tracts for the Tamarack river ditch In Mar
shall county and the Sand Hill river ditch
N IN, Po * county; The former is ~ miles
4n fe 20 f ssd c wde & @ depth e
OF the same width, Z miles long, Of an av-
erage depth Of feet, and cost $23, 774.75.
These bitches were finished in the spring
Of 1884, and have drained, reclaimed and
restored to a t!llable state thousands Of
Of the richest and most fertile in the val
ley. A part Of these lands are owned by
the state, and these have, in consequence
OF the drainage. become enhanced In value
to an extent exceeding the amount OF
p the STATE n 1924 the
ditch in Traverse county, the Borup ditch
in Norman county, the Ada ditch in Nor
man county. the Snake river ditch in Polk
county and the Kennedy ditch in Kittson
county. The Mustinka river ditch Is fin.
and win not. be finished until next SUM
mer These bitches will drain and reclaim
q vast area of overfowed and wet lands,
acme OF which are owned by the state. Not
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Pursuant to a resolution of the legisla-
ture of 1898, a committee of three sena-
tors and six representatives was appointed
to Investigate unlawful combinations among
producers, carriers and dealers, enhancing
the price Of coal to the consumer. The
committee, in proceeding with the work Of
Investigation, through Its agents, obtained
the possession of certain books and papers
alleged manager Of an organization of coal
dealers, without his consent and against
his protest. Mr.. Rhodes thereupon instl-
tuted an action against the committee and
it's agents to recover $50, 1000 damages for
the taking and detention of the books and
papers. The legislature thereupOn passed
an act appropriating $4,000 to pay the ex-
penses Of such litigation and to pay any
Judgment that might be recovered against
the defendants, or any Of them. Mr.. Rhodes
has finally. after the action referred to had
been twice appealed to the supreme court.
dismissed the same as to all the defend
ants, thereby substantially terminating the
litigation. Pursuant to the act Of the legis-
lature last mentioned, an effort was made
to procure the Indictment Of Mr.. Rhodes
and his alleged associates, in the district
court of Ramsey county, for engaging in
an unlawful combination to enhance the
price Of coal, but such effort proved IN
successful. There has been expended out
of the said appropriation Of $4,000 the sum
of 81 ,531.88 for attorneys fees, costs and
disbursements In the case Of Rhodes and in
the efforts to procure his indictment, leav-
ing an unexpended balance Of $48, 468 IL,
that should be covered into the general
revenue fund by appropriate legislation.
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~ ~ vESTMENTS OF UNIVERSE
Lang and contracts Qncluding $780,
16.A transferred internal i'm
provement land contracts) !.
Mlnnesota funding bonds, 3h
Der cent.
Tennessee settlement bonds, 5
DER cent.
minnesota revenue bonds 4 per
tennessee redemption bonds,
AZ per cent.
Fruit farm.
Experimental farm.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-17
JAPAN'S NEW ISLAND
SOME FACTS OF INTEREST CONCERN
ING FORMOSA, THE BEAUTIFUL. T.

It Is Peopled Partly With savaeea and
Partly With Chinese and In Many Ways
Is Ahead of tho Celestial Empire I'm
Point Of Material Progress.
For many years it has been understood
in general way by the civilized that the
island Of Forlnosa is most beautiful
place, that certain highly priced sort Of
tea is raised there and that its inhabitants
are partly Chinese and partly savage. Be-
yond these facts few have cared to know
and fewer yet, even among the well read,
have been informed.
Now, however, since the beautiful island
Is to be turned over to Japan by China as
part of tho price of peace, the outside
world is making many inquiries, and
gradually many interesting facts are COM
ing to light. Formosa is about 240 miles
long and 70 miles wide. 1t lies to the east
Of the Chinese mainland at an average
distance of about 90 miles, the body of wa
ter between the two boing known as the
Formosa channel, which is used as thor
oughfare by the Pacific Mail and many
other steamers engaged in the trade of the
far east. Although this channel is land
locked, SO far as the gales of the Pacific are
concerned, it's surface is apt to be any
thing but placid sea- as the typhoon, one
of the most dreadful winds Of the orient,
is especially fond Of blowing the biggest
kind of great guns there. The island is
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-17
A Disappointed Man.

"How much does the government al
low me?" said citizen to the income
tax collector:
-Four thousand dollars,'' replied the
official.
"Here is a statement Of my income,
Them and he handed paper to Uncle
Sans representative, who looked at it
and then observed, with some warmth
of feeling:
"You have no occasion to file this. It
shows an income of only 1900. You
don't need to file q statement unless your
income is So, 500 or more. -
"Didn't you say the law allowed me
$4,0Oo?"
eyes"
"Well, my income was 81, 200, and I
file the statement so that the government
can give me the difference, which fig
ure out to be $2,S00 When do I get it?''
After much expostulation the citizen
was finally led out into the cool spring
air.-Pittsburg onicle-Telegraph.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-17
JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS.
Tho Author Of "Uncle Remtls" 1t His
Home In Atlanta,
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
ATLANTA, May 6.-.Joel Chandler Har-
ris, Jr., or ~. c." as he is called, has just
passed his eighth birthday. He is sturdy
little chap, not unlike his father in many
ways. Mr.. Harris has always promised his
son that he could have his first big dinner
on this birthday; also that he would stay at
home and share it with him. At first it
was thought only to have the small COM
panions Of our young friend, but Mrs.
Harris kept adding to her list and decided
to give Il luncheon to the grown up folks
at and childrens party later.
The Harris home Is situated at West
End Atlanta's suburb, and might be
called a country homo in tho city. There
arc acres and acres of ground, all laid off
In terraces, flower beds, trees of all descrip
tions and q 1no vegetable garden. Mr..
Harris has mover got over his fondncss for
the country and will not part with al inch
Of his ground, nor does he like to do away
with any Of tho trees. At present, the
homo is like spring itself, with tho green
leaves and shrubbcry, balmy air and the
thousands of birds that fit from bough to
bough.
Nv Joel Chandler Harris is a shy man,
es tho world knows. When the Interna
tionul League Of Clubs met in Atlanta
many Of the delegates had a great curiosity
to meet and see Mr.. Harris. But they
came away disappointed. Not one conven
tion did he attend, and few were the peo
pie introduced Several Of them went to
his office and came upon him unawares.
They introduced themselves or were intro
duced and were kindly invited to sit down.
"Just have a chair. I'll soon DO
through said Mr.. Harris. The visitor &c
cepted the invitation. limo passed. Mr..
Harris continued writing. The visitor
still remained seated, and Mr.. Harris kept
on with his pom scratching, seemingly for
getful of the presence Of his distinguished
guest or guests--sometimes there were two
or three.
When patience had ceased to be virtue
and an intuition told the stranger to wait
no longer, then did he make move. "Oh,
arc you going?" asked Mr.. Harris, looking
up surprised. Come sir, to SEQ me again.
Am sorry am so busy today" And SO
the visitor loft not to return.
Mr.. Harris wore his Sunday clothes to
the Office Tuesday, SO there would be no
time lost in dressing when he came back
at 1890. He did not get off, as is his Gus
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JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS. MRS. HARRIS.
tom, in front of the house, but rode to tho
end of the block and came in by side
gate. Mrs. Harris had well played her part
Of hostess, and most OF the guests had ar
rived. All were asking for Mr. Harris.
''It would be just like him not to come
In. I know him so well, remarked gen
tleman. cts II surprise to me he ever
consented to DO present."
"Woll, he couldn't very we'll get out Of
it," laughed Mrs. Harris. "He's been
promising j. G. SO long, and he believes
in keeping his word with tho children. If
you will excuse me, I'll go and see if his
Cur is coming"
The car had como from town and gone
back again, SO tho servant told Mrs. Har-
ris. She walked out to tho dining room,
and there on the vcranda sat the truant
"Why, MIR. Harris isn't this nice way
for a host to be? How long have you been
here and come into the parlor right away!"
she said to him.
"Oh, Lord no." answered he. "I'm not
going in there. They'll think I'm de-
tanned down town. I'm enjoying this
game now and tho boys can't give me up.
(He was watching two or three little fell
lows at their game of marbles.) I'm the
umpire. No, I'm not going to stir from
hero. I said I'd be home for lunch, and
that didn't mean was to sit down and
talk to a lot of people. just say I'm sick,
dead or anything, but'-with wave of
the hand-"1'm not going in there"
But he yielded to her persuasions-and
followed her into tho hall and assisted in
making every ono feel quite complimcntcd
and was very glad indeed to see them.
Tho Harris table is naturally a long
one. There are five children, but it had
been extended almost twice the length to
accommodate the guests invited. When
the guests were seated, all but Mr.. Harris
had something to say. He sat as meek rs
a mouse, not venturing to put in the
smallest share to the conversation.
He seemed to on joy the talk of others,
but not once did he comment on what they
were saying. With him, it was the silvery
silence. He occasionally remarked to the
lady next to him: "This is mighty good.
What do you reckon it is?' Or: This is the
first time ever alto anything like this.
You know don't go in society, and my
vito has never been used to this kind of
cooking and wouldn't know from Adam
how to fix it. wish we had birthday
lunches all tho time"
AT 8 o'clock the guests took their depar-
ture to make room for the little folks just
coming in. 1 forgot to say that J. G. Har
ris, Jr., promises to be a handsomer man
than the senior member of the family. Mr..
Harris is getting new book ready for
publication, to be out in early summer.
LEoNORA SHEEHAN.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-17
A Gallant Court.

In a case before Paris court, in which
a popular actress has had to appear as a
witness, the judge seems to have shown
considerable diffidence about asking the
lady, as he was in duty bound to do, what
was her age. Evidently he considered that
such question put to a witness would be
q direct Indictment to perjury, SO he asked
her her age before she had been sworn.
elbow old are you, MADAME" he said. Aft
or little hesitation the lady owned to be-
ing 20 years Of age. "And now that you
have told tho court your age" continued
the gallant judge, "you swear to tell the
truth, the whole truth and nothing but
the truth. "-Cincinnati Times-Star.
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erect an elegant building. This associa-
tion has beautifully adorned these
grounds. Its anniversary, fifty observed
on the fourth Wednesday of every Au
gust, commemorated last summer 40
years Of successful work. Every acre of
land and every homestead in Stockbridge
have appreciated in value by reason Of
this society.
! The appearance today Of New Mil
ford, Conn. presents striking contrast
to its appearance in 1879. The New
Milford Village improvement associa-
ton has completely transformed its wide
main street. Its spacious "green," for
u1erly uneven and unsightly, with wag-
on ruts and dirty stream, which in
drought became mud swamp, has been
drained and graded and made into an at
traotive lawn. This long parallelogram
is now the finest park Of its kind in Con-
necticut There was unexpected LIBERAL
ity in providing the needed funds. At
the outset the membership fee was So.
Afterward it was reduced to 81. The
women held fair, which Melted about
s7OO. The amount received from men,
bership fees and subscriptions was 3d.
500, The residents along the main street
volunteered to pay an assessment OF
Al. so per front foot, which yielded $4,-
ls7. In four years the society raised
about 81, 900, and residents expended
for walks and other improvements $2,-
500 more Many citizens still volunta-
rily pay an annual tax to the association:
These improvements have attracted
wealth and culture from abroad and en-
HANGED the value of property.-B. q.
Northrop .........
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-17
Change Ordered.

e .'Iguess III have one Of those Metho-
dists broiled today" said the king Of
Nbwpka.
"May it please your royal highness,"
ventured tho high chief steward, 1.-THE
Presbyterian batch is much the fatter."
"You do what I tell you" thundered
the monarch. II have been eating Pres
byterians for a week now, and the court
physician has ordered q change Of diet. -
indianapolis Journal.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-17
Not His Kind.

''Here's the latest thing in watches, "
said the dealer, "a warranted water
proof case"
II believe said Nudge, "that one
that could be soaked would be better
suited to my needs. indianapolis
Journal.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-17
II FEELS THAT WAY.

There's a soft, mellifluous murmur
In the circumambient air.
There's lazy, languorous feeling
That is spreading everywhere.
There's the rustling Of the robin
In the bushes and the hedge,
And the waterfowl are piping
In the pond beyond the sedge.
The sunshine's growing warmer,
And the flies are getting tame,
While an all round combination
Seems to tell US spring have came.
Detroit Free Press.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-17

Caliente, CAL, has a newspaper edited
by woman, which is written entirely
with typewriter and issued twice q
month.