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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-04-27
BOARD AND LODGING

DOR THE ACCOMMODATION On r..n
i ELlIEBS and transient visitors Lab.
dieVitle, Assumption Parish, La. 13oa-
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teed. TKDSPER DAvAINF
Proprietor
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-04-27

CHAs A E~SGEREaS. T.. ALBERT ENGERRAN
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-01-12

wet with tears which now she did not
try to hide. I'm sure we all thought
twas you. He always looked at you
the whole evening""
But he talked to you. And didn't
he give you that shell box?"
. But he brought you flowers"
Poor women! For the first time in
all their lives they spoke the one
thought that had meant more to them
than everything else. Even Bob Bar
tons name had never passed their lips
since that day when the news came
that it was disgraced forever by his
fathers crime. They knew, in a way,
what had come to him-that he had
felt the disgrace as only sensitive
soul can feel; that, with hopes and
ambitions blighted, he had passed the
fifteen years of his fathers imprison.
ment in bitter loneliness; and that his
life since then had been devoted to the
broken old man, who came out from
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-01-12
PunoEmT PARAGRAPHS.

of all virtues, Justice is the bests
yalor without it is common pest
Waller.
Miss Elderly-'I shall never mar.
ry." Laura-"Probably not; but you
made a brave fight. Life.
-Judge-"What's the charge against
this prisoner?" 0fficer-"Didn't know
he was loaded your honor. "-Somes-
Vile Journal.
-Minister-"Good evening, sonny! Is
Brother Hapenny at homer Brother
Hapenny's -"Coursc! Don't We see
us all outside tn house?'-Plaindealer.
-Teacher-'.Now, Robbie. You may
tell us when the days are longest !"
Robbie-.'When we have to carry coal
instead of goin' skatin'. "-Chicago
-s.Mamma, said Tommy, show old
are your 30, I'm eighteen" said NAM
ma, who had seen thirty. s.Say, mann
ma,n said Tommy, ''ain't you sorter
g?'-Harper's Bazaar.
-"Did YOU fall into the lake this
summer, Bobbie?' ''Nopc-just the
other way. Iltook little tin cup out
with me, and several times part OF the
lake fell into me" -Harper's Young
People.
Scientist lat railroad restauran t.
DO you know, sir, that rapid eating is
slow suicide?" Drummer-"It may be;
but on this road slow eating is starva-
ton. IN. Y. Weekly.
-Jinks-s'There is one drawback to
these self-made men that they usually
overlook" Filkins-"What is it?'
Jinks-"They're seldom able to select
their materials. Puck.
-"When a man has attained the wis
dom of years." asked the youth, "he
loses his foolish belief in omens, does
he not?" HE loses" said the sage,
This belief in the good ones. Indian
| apolis Journal.
| "A tragedian recently playing Rich
| ard III. in small Kentucky town was
waited on after the show by an honest
farmer, who said that s'if the geneln
who wanted horse was still in the
same mind he would like to make
dicker with him"-'Truth.
Detected YOUTH would like t.
return this engagement ring l pur-
chased here a few days ago" Jewelel
-'Didn't it suit the young lady?' De
| jected Youth-''Yes; but another young
man had already given her one JUS
like it, and would like to exchange i
for wedding present. tilt bits.
"A judge, in crossing the Irish chan
mel one stormy night, knocked agains
a well-known witty lawyer, who wa
suffering terribly from seasickness
"Can do anything for you?" said tn
judge. "Yes.'. gasped the seasick law
yer, 81 wish your lordship would over
rule this motion. White Mountain
| Echo
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siEEPIN' IN THE ATTIC.

Irsmember when my pa said; Jimmie go to
bed
Err lot o. funny kind o. things went scootin
through my head.
For I slept in tn attic, where skaro-things
come at night
Where COLLINS grow from raftcrs, an impses
hide from sight.
An whit TO Jump out on yer when ye're most
asleep
An where there's funny crawlin' things at
creep. creep, creep
Up on tn bed, an grab yer throat, an make
yer cry and g-oan.
All jes' because yer have to sleep up attic all
alone.
An remember pa said he thought most any
kid
'ould like to sleep up attic, leastwise he always
An when yer hear the rats err runnin' round at
night,
An yer think perhaps they's boyle men with
long white teeth at bite;
An then the moon comes in an lays er white
streak on tn floor,
An yer go ter sleep an dream about tn bogie
men some more,
An the cobwebs on the rafters look like fairy
castles-most-
An yer think perhaps the moonlight Is Jimmie
Noian's ghost
For Jimmie when he worked here said al
ghosts lived in tn house.
An they was big er little like the moonshine Ell
mouse.
An SO tuck my head down where the bogit
men can't see,
Right in tn bed an that's tn way fer little
folks like me.
An once at night. know see funny thing
an screamed,
An pa come up an laughed, an said he guessed
/ only dreamed;
But 1t want or dream at all, know, fer ovel
by tn wall
Err yeller man hung by his neck. an he was
awful tall.
An he kept movin' back an forth an kicket
his legs at me;
An pa said in the mornin' II I'd look there
would see
Twas jes' tn yeller corn at hung dryin'
nothin' more;
Then he went out with tn candle an shut tn
attic door.
An then sec him shake again, the yelle
man, an crawl,
Err hangin' by his neck there in tn dark upol
tn WALL
An then tucked my head down In tn clothes
an couldn't see.
An tn first / knew twas mornin' an pa wa
calm me.
Walter III. Hazeltine, in Housekeeper.
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1t was cold, bleak day in early No
vember. There was not a bit of green
ness left anywhere; the frosts had
been early and severe. Even the
bright-tinted leaves had fallen from
the trees. and the whole landscape
was brown and dreamy. In the old
cemetery. where the hill slopes gently
to the south, stood two women, look
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-01-12

:. Levi. Bender witnessed a curious
scene the other day, in which one
hundred sparrows and a large snake
appeared in the leading roles. He was
driving along road little frequentcd
by travellers and saw ahead OF him
what appeared to be solid mass Cd
sparrows, every one of which was max
ing all the noise which its voice would
allow and jumping up and down, strik-
ing at something in the road It was
such remarkable sight that Levi left
his team and went forward to investi.
gate. He had trouble in driving the
sparrows away, they seeming decidedly
averse to leaving the spot but at last
succeeded, and as the birds lowered
about in the. air, still ehattering, q
large snake crawled slowly and pain.
fully into the bushes beside the road
and disappeared. 1t showed many
signs of rough usage by the birds. and
was hardly able to get away. Bender
did not make an attempt to kin It, and
:. could. lind mo- cause why the bird,
should have attacked it.--No7oeStel
(1isss.) News.
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ing down upon a grave. The wind
blew Miss Margaret's scant skirts
about her ankles, and pulled out Miss
Harriet's shawl behind, like balloon.
Miss Margaret's face was cold and
pin ched, with the thin wisps of hair
blowing about it, and Harriet's bon
net was askew, and her nose Redeemed
by the wind. Some people were pass
ing A pretty girl in party giggled
and said something to the others about
the 1.-TWO old maids" But the sisters
were alike unconscious of the gro
tesqueness of their appearance and the
pathos of the white stone that marked
an old mans grave with its one word
Bob"
.Why, sister, Miss Harriet looked
alarmed. ''Why, he's made mistakel
We told him Robert"
mo, faint mistake" Margaret
answered. II told him to change iS-
YOU were SO set against Robert And
it does look more ma tural," she added,
after a moment I'VE always called
him that =.
Nothing more was said, and present
| ly they turned away. They walked
home silently. Once Harriet spoke.
There were tears on her cheeks; Mar
| garet had seen them. and Harriet's
tones were apolsgetic.
Il always knew twas you he come
TO see, sister: always knew it."
s"Twan't no such thing, Harriet
Staplcsr
| well, rm'glad we did it. anyway
Father thought SO much Of him.
| N. =. Magazine
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-01-12
HOW TO CHOOSE A SPONGE.
Don't Buy One Of tho Bright Yellow Kind
and Look Out for Discolorations.

Don't Buy One Of tho Bright Yellow Kind
and Look Out for Discolorations.
Although the difference between a
good and bad sponge is very marked,
but few people seem able to appreciate
ii. The first requisite of good sponge
is that it should be dark in color. The
beautiful yellow sponges' commonly
seen in druggists windows are delu-
sion and snare. The natural color is
light to medium brown, and the vel.
low sponges have been bleached by q
vitriol bath, which destroys their elias
ITCHY and makes them wear out much
sooner.
The feel of sponge should be vel.
yetv, it should compress into a very
small bulk by squeezing, and it must
be of a uniform color. The best and
most expensive arc Levant sponges.
They come from the eastern Mediters
rancan. The Dalmatian sponge is mex,
in quality and price. There are very
many others, however known to the
trade as horse sponges, Zimocca
sponges, yellow, velvet, sleeps WOO
and glove spongcs- The prettiest, and
at the same time the cheapest, is tbs
grass sponge, which is made up o
myriads of small filaments and look.
like ball of yellow wool.
The majority of sponges used in thil
country come from Florida. Cuba alst
supplies a good many. The sponge
after being detached from the bottom
either by dredge net or an instrument
something like a sickle, which is made
fer the purpose, is allowed to lie in thu
sun until the flesh decomposes.
The sponges are then troddeh undel
foot in running water until the flesh il
all washed away, leaving the skeleton
which is the sponge as we know it. 1
the decomposition is allowed to go to-
far yellow spots will appear upon thu
sponge and damage it. They are thel
sacked up and sent to the dealer, and
| after a further washing, put on tn,
market. The export trade of New Yorl
| In s;,onges is very large and they ar
czpmted to every ceuntry-in Europe,-
| N. Y. World
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-01-12
BRYANT's FEEBLE YOUTH.
He Was Weak and Puny and Gave No
Promise Of Long Life.

He Was Weak and Puny and Gave No
Promise of Long Life.
Washington Irving and Fenimore
Cooper were New Workers both by de-
scent and by residence, but William
Cullen Bryant, who lived at the same
time, though a New Yorker by resi-.
dence, was of the purest New England
descent. Like Benjamin Franklin, the
forcrunner of Irving and Cooper, Bry-
ant left the town of his birth to become
the foremost citizen of great city.
He was born in the village of Cum
mington, in western Massachusetts,,
November 8, 1894. just hundred years
ago. He was eleven years younger
than Irving and five years younger
than Cooper. He survived Irving near.
ly twenty years, and died in New York
in 1878. When he first saw the light
the United States were only fifteen in
number and Washington, the first pres
ident, was still at the head of the little
nation. He lived to see the celebration
of the hundred years of our independ
dence and the admission of Colorado
the thirty-eighth state.
That he should have lived to the age
of eighty-three is the more remarkable
as he had q feeble frame and no great
stock of strength. As little child he
was ''puny and very delicate in body,
and of delicate, nervous organiza
ton From the beginning he wa
forced to save himself in, every way
and to order his life regularly, denying
himself many things which others uset
freely. To the last year of his life HI
was regplars in This habits, rising be
times. eating little. exercising mucl
| and going to bed early. From his ear
lest youth he had himselfunder almos
| perfect control. In his life, as in hi
poetry, he was always dignified.-
| Brander Matthews. in st. Nicholas
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JUMPING HURDLES.
A Dangerous Pastime that Reqnires Much
Practice.

A Dangerous Pastime that Reqnires Much
~ Practice.
In jumping hurdles the one thing
which is imperative is not to jump
them. Hurdle racing has become en-
tirely an artificial sport. 1t was dis
severed that by taking of from one
foot and landing on the other, and by
covering the ten yards between each
hurdle in three strides, the hurdles
could be run over, instead of jumped.
and it was also discovered that the
man who couldn't perform this aero
batic feat was not in the same hunt
with the man who could. A long
jumper with turn of speed has a
much better chance of becoming good
hurdler than high jumper. 1t is q
pastime which requires much practice.
You must harden your shins and keep
as near to the top bar of the hurdle as
you can. If you are clearing the hur-
dies by too much, you must practice by
leaving part of the skin of your leg on
the top bar.
A famous hurdle racer, II. X. Up
cher, of Oxford, who by assiduous prac.
tice brought the surrounding, one
could hardly call it the clearing, OF
hurdles to the highest point of perfec
ton, was in the habit of humping each
hurdle in practice to make sure he was
not going too high, and of going
through the top rail when it was nova
BILE, and sometimes when it was not, in
order to be quite certain that there was
nothing unnecessary to spare. Fort
D;0hf1v Review
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Margaret could have the first reading
of the news. Usually she took it a
day old.
Someway the good things of life had
always come day late to Miss Marga-
ret, or else not at all. Perhaps that
was the reason why her face, which
had been handsome once and full of
promise, had such sharp lines about
the mouth. 1t was a thin, angular
face, and the scant, straight hair
above it, which used to be so black,
was strealxed with gray.
At the other side of the small round
table sat Miss Margaret's sister Har-
riet, placidly knitting. If her face
bore fewer traces of disal pointment
than Margaret's, it was not because she
had had more of the joys of life. Per-
haps it was because she had expected
less Harriet Staples had been called
very plain girl; but now hers was a
pleasant face to look upon, round and
peaceful, the touch of rose color in the
cheeks contrasting prettily with the
snowy whiteness of her soft, heavy
hair. The eyes were pleasant and
friendly; at the corners of the mouth
were the little wrinkles that come
from smiles, and, altogether, the face
was very lovable.
Suddenly the paper dropped from
Miss Margaret's hands and she looked
up at Harriet, her pale face almost
CHASTITY.
what is it, sister,"
Bob Barton's dead!"
"You don't say!'
Even Miss Harriet's calm face
showed signs of agitation. and her
hand shook as she reached for the
paper.
There were only two lines of it.
Robert Barton had been found dead
that morning, in the little room which
was the only home he had known TO,
forty years.
The paper had lost all attractions
for Miss Margaret, and Harriet's stock
ing fell to the floor UNDECIDED. The
room was very stiil-only the little
old clock ticking in the corner, ant
the purring of the great, gray cat OF
his cushion.
Outside, in the street, people were
passing to and fro. Sometimes theil
voices were loud and penetrating, bu
the sisters did not hear them. They
were back in the long ago, when hand
some Bob Barton used to. spend al
evening. now and then, in this sam,
sitting-room, which in all these year
had never quite lost the glory of hi
presence.
By and by two tears forced them
selves from Harriets eyes. She wipe,
them away hastily, and glanced fur
lively at her sister. Margaret had no
seen the tears, and her face wore sue
a softened look that Harriet ventures
to speak.
Father used to set such store b
him." she said, softly. "'1was you h
always used to come to see. Away
knew that"
me? 'Twan't neither! Ever,
body knew he wanted you--if it hadn'
been for his miserable father,"
z 20 sister! don't say that" pleade
Mics Harriet, her pretty old cheek
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-06-11
MINOR MENTION.


Clara Leach was arraignel before Jue-
ticc joyce yesterday on the charge of
stealing $40" 4ne several valuable papers
from W - lalh"oh on Jun" N
WNauaotte lodge No. 81 and Kansas city
lodge No. 2'I, /, -. q. f.. win unite In a me
hall AT Missouri avenue ana Main.
The Sachsen ana Thurlnger Sick Benefit
Benevolent Association hled an application
for incorporation yesterday Louis lIabrig
Is president and MAJ Kreltcl recording SEQ.
retary
-o", rlHN lHN ~! ~! toSN oI, a P'Eiul' IoV lhe
rublir librlry ygst,rjay rb fonnJ,tI,T
y,.iiI b. mn in "a : r,l g., -in '',-, str., a,i
Viii rott S15 o-6 ''' ~ ''' s''e'' anu
yss,s.,r,,. s,rs,,oo- ,,,,.,r r,,,.,. .,urr,,
"a pardon for William Meyers, now confined
IN me city "grkhonse in default Of the
h"f in'', Tt a 80 me, ,,ihpostd on MN hS
"''F '"'Ft ,"''yH On LHH' = meyers VIII
De 'r''aS.N @ @,H'S toi'nnon'
collector webster Wlthers yesterday re-
ceEel from Washington the necessary
blanks Tor the parties who paid their in
come tax to make claims for the return Of
the cash The payments for this district
amounted 70 less than 5000.
,Mike bryine, who was arrested sunday
charged with rOhbing James Fitzgerald's
saloon, corner Of Twenty NTH and Fair
Walls yesterday and was released from
jail, His hearing comes up to-day
Vance Phipps and Joseph IdoI yrar, or
raignrd before Justice Wlthrow yesterday
on M charge ot unlawfully ,yittiug Mrs
GGaTqlnIig Comedy from !ol ? block 3; in
tice Withrow fined the two men 80 each.
City Auditor Bishop drew a Warrant YES
terllay f6r 81 as6 r." he ',s, IatS ~ -
terest coupons on renewal GohhGIsS of az he he
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-06-11
STRIKING C0MPLExl0NS,
They Are Always Produced From Within
and Not hy Ontwnrd Applications.

Did YOU ever stop to think that the deli
cate nerves and capillary veins Of the skin
are what cause thu complexion? These ar
ustic little members Of the body are Just
what make q good or bad skin. II YOU
keep them bright clean and healthy, you
viii have a fine complexion; II you do not
you will be pale. salow. and probably with
a dark colored skin IN spite Of the paleness.
DO you know the secret OF Keeping the
nerves Of the skin and the capillary veins
in fine shape? There is but one way, and
that is by hcalthful stimulation. This and
this alone will do it, But Il should be re-
mcmbcred that unhealthfu stimulation is
not only useless. but Injurious. The only
absolutely pure medicinal stimulant known
is Duny's Pure Malt Whiskey. It gently
and healthily qulckens tho action Of the lit
tie blood vessels and causes them to glow.
and thus impart health to the face and
the entire body. And 1t t. for this rea-
son that ii Is so popular You should re-
member that other so-called stimulants
will not produce this effect. though
healthy complexion cannot be made by MS
ing anything unhealthy. and so. when any
druggist or grocer tries to sell you an in
frrior preparation. do not be deceived, but
Insist upon having the genuine and only
reliable one known to the world.
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-06-11
nRowS, ALIAS PRICE, nELp.
His Victim Is Lying in the Hospital in "A
Dangerous Condition.

William Price charged with attempted
Joyce yesterday Hc was ordered held
without bail 10 await the Result OF the in
Juries OF his alleged victim
Price rs The supposed assaiaut of An
dre" Smith, who was shot twice Sunday
forenoon ut the corner Of Third and Mo
Gee streets
smith is lying at the city hospital in a
very urr' 4rious condition The man under
arrest claimed yesterday that his name is
not William Price but is Henry Brown.
quite a dispute arose between Justice Joyce
ane the officer In charge of Brown. alias
Price. Tine officer insisted that the pris-
oneI when nrst arrested gave the name
OF Price. ana ought 10 be SO arraignrd.
Tn" Justice COMPROMISED the case by call
ing Brown 10y the name Of Price during
the examination ana entering his name on
the commitment order 10 the county jail
as Henry Brown.
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-06-11
SLOWLY BURNED TO DEATH,
HENRY sCHwARz. ENNFIOPED IN
FLAMES, Runs FROM MS REsCUERs.
lis Clothing Ienitcs While lie Is Lighting
q Gasoline stove Preparatory to Get
ting Brcnkfast-A Bride In
Deep Distress,


At $50 o'clock yesterday forenoon Henry
S-hwarz OF 1923 Campbell street was IA
IN, b,,r,c1 Z, , g,snttnc .yrI,siou
~ - ,,.' ',,.. mn ,,.
NJ lh"t time SehNdrs VINO iNeS WIN Ms
VIE IN nat at the number ani stFeft
given. started TO Ill a gasoline stove. II
was five gallon can AMI some Of the
liquid was spilled on hts clothing: Schwatz
hHei the tank ot the stoN" ana struck a
match 90 ignite the burner tn" hNr Edllon
gdn obtaining EasVlih" was placed ON iht
foor. Whtu SnhWarH lEniel the mhtth
the hlnHa flashed 60 his clothing anu en-
Neloped him IN Hamcs. ~" was only par
tally dressed ana the IRE QUICKLY bnrnei
his nesh. WithStAullng tht hl'uSe
Jiin, ne was conscious OF IN. langcr o. me
itve gallon can Exploding ana, picking u up,
ran INTO The HiJoming room hng thrtW "
ON the bed. ie then Erthh"t blanket anu
attempted TO 'NtnGutSh the ufr on, nus
person, hut the terrible AGONY caused bN
the burns prevented him irlm doing SO.
lie was ctl8"l win nam anu throwing
down tho blanket %" luShrI MO IN" Sii-
ting room ana. with q blow ot hls hSt
smashed a window ana throw hinls"i out.
He landed on hig shoulder on IN. steps
which l.Au from the house io me slI""aIh'
The tall iaii'i to stun him and pc arose
and ran 70 tho street ana threw h!mselt IN
the uui. twice De rolled ACROSS the street
!u vain attempt to put our me Hie, sH-
HHhE ana roasting ms ursA. AilS!hR' ne
c1uSht slEht OF nus VIE leaving FTesmRn )
grocery store, at The corner " Campbell
and Seventeenth streets whore she had
gone to purchase some supplies for their
lirder few minute. before be started TO
Light the Hre. Shouting 800 uninteilighle