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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-06-01
AN CURL.
The Origin of o Story Attributed to Twen
ty Handsome Women.

Lady Harriet D'Orsay was really. ac-
cording to Mr.. Sala, in his "reminiscences
published recently, the heroine of a
story which has been told in at least 20
forms of 20 different ladies of fashion.
She was presiding at a stall at a vente
de charlie, or bazaar, held in aid of
the fund of some asylum or another,
when there came up the Duke Of Or
leans, son and heir of King Louis Phi
llppe. The duke, after some polite small
talk, began to extol the beauty of her
hair, and indeed her Henrietta Maria
coiffure had never looked glossier or soft
er than it did this day.
"Oh,' said his royal highness. "if I
could only possess one of those enchant-
ing ringlets!"
How much would monseigneur give
for one asked Lady Harriet gravely.
IS, 900 francs?'
Five thousand francs!' repeated the
duke. IA mere bagatelle!"
six phousand francs?"
Anything SO charming a lady chose
to ask"
Il will not be extortionate, +" pursued
Lady Harriet. 1--WE will say s, 0OO.'
And then she very composedly pro-
dnced a dainty little pair of scissors,
shipped off the adorable Henrietta
Maria ringlet, wrapped it in silver pa
per and handed it with dignity to the
duke. His royal ~highness looked very
straight down his nose. and returning
Lady Harriet's salute stalked some
what gloomily away. But his priyy
purse duly forwarded the money next
daT.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-06-01
uafls OF SIX usual but often are cover

DafIs OF SIX usually, but often are cover
cd with dust, dead leaves and such mat
ter. The collector simply gathered ev-
erything into his bag and then sorted
them out later. Some of the cocoons are
empty, and these he could tell some
times by their light weight, but more
certainly by shaking them. The pupa
is usually loose and rattles inside the
cocoon. The empty shells he put into
his coat pocket, the live pupa he sorted
out according to size or perhaps by Pc
culiari,ies which distinguished their
character
Ii seemed a curious business, but yet
is w&sn't quite so odd as the comlcai
perptexity III which it kept about a score
of Brooklynites. New York Sun.
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CONT TUE TCO MUCH.
Professor Cheeky advances s.le Idea That
Ii Is InfarioGs.

Professor Cheeky advances 2tie Idea That
Ii Is Iniariocs.
Bathing HIT the use Of SOAP" says
Professor Cheeky, rs 40 per cent more
injurious to the human race tE.an any
pie are addicted. 1t | should battle q
man III proportion as much as he drank,
I'd kill him i'll onc-half the time. This
is called the age of hurry and feverish
excitement; critics complain that people
arc unwilling to take timo for any
thing. AS a matter Of fact, hours If
precious time are worse than wasted
daily IN the bathroom. If men would
preserve their health, there are three
things they must do-tirst, leave soap
alone; second, get the skin loose from
the tissues of the body; third, get rid Of
the idea that regularity in the matter of
Sleep and meals is necessary to physical
well being.
What are the objections to the use
OF soap::' asked q reporter 20 whom the
professors original news were u reye-
lation.
There ere vital objections" was the
reply The skin, it is acknowledged,
bears a most important relation to the
body. First, it acts as a protective
agent, covering the sensitive tissues of
the flesh. Second, it acts as the agent
OF the mind, conveying all sensations
OF heat, cold, friction and the like.
Third, it directly aids all the other o.
pans of the holy tatipy IN tho WORK Of
each III turn when for any reason they
become unable to perform their fuIc-
tioEs. The skin assists all the organs of
secretion and eXcretion in the entire
system, and for that reason great atten-
ton should be paid to keeping it in a
healthy condition. Although realizing
It's Important functions, people, instead
of protecting this wonderful covering
OF theirs, try by every means in their
power to destroy it. Soap does not
cleanse the skin. When the skin is dirty,
it is unhealthy, and the organs within
tho body car never DO cleansed by all
the soaps i'll the world. The only stains,
blots, ETC., on the surface of the skin
that people need to get rid Of cannot
be removed by soap. Some other chem
lea! ointment Or fluid has to be resorted
to to obliterate them. AS far as regards
tho dust and dirt which naturally ad-
here to the body, dust and dirt, being
earthly and material, arc much better
brushed off than washed off, and soap
does not aid in the process. "-Philadel-
phia Press.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-06-01
F~rankIin's Tribute to Paul Jones.

From the beginning Of his acquaint-
asce with Franklin Il mutual respect
and a deep affection sprang up between
them. The wise Franklin saw at a
glance what name of man Paul Jones
Wa, and in one noble sentence described
him better than many volumes cou |,
For Captain Paul Jones ever loved
close fighting MOLLY Elliot Seawell
III Century.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-06-01

swordsnanship Against a Tiger.
Sir James outram. known as the Rav
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-04

A Nashville young man is dead
from smoking cigarettes. There is
one thing to be said in behalf of the
cigarette; itnever kills anybody worth
killing.-Exchange.
This is rather heartless assertion.
There are st leart two persons, if iv-
ing, who will not agree to its correct
ness. The old father whose heart ia
heavy-whose eyes are made DINNER
by tears-because his house is left
unto him desolate; he believes his
"boy" was worth saving. And the
mother, what does she think about
it? Going through the routine OF
duty day by day, suffering in silence,
and maybe without a word of chte
from any outside source, will she
admit that "the cigarette never kills
anybody worth killingf" He may
have smoked to excess; nay, he may
have been dissipated, but she remem-
bers the boy who used to sit and con
his lessons in the little old chair
which has long been laid away in the
garret-the fair haired, brave-f faced
lad who went hopefully out into the
world and away from loye-and she
can never be made to believe that he
could descend to such degradation as
to not be "worth killing" She saw
good in him as long as he lived, and
she would have bearded Danger in
his worst form and placed her throb-
bing heart as shield between him
and the jaws of Death to have saved
him a pain!
Not worth killing? So long al
there is parent to plead with God
for an erring or misguided boy, and
SO long as there is a mothers hear,
to bleed over that boys death, he i.
worth an effort; he is not utterly
beyond the pale of sympathy ani
hope. Memphis Commercial Appeal
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-04

II the people OF Louisiana would
manifest one-half the enthusiasm in
industrial matters that they do in
politics our State would be vastly
benefited. A large gathering can
be had on the most trifing pretext..
provided there is politics in it, but
q bakers dozen can hardly be assem-
bled to discuss an industrial subject
having for its object the betterrneDt
OF the community. As the good OF
the country, and the hope OF in6iyid-
ual reward, are the Incentives which
move men to action in State and per
sonal affairs it is not out Of reason
to say that there is more money to
be made by building up our section,
collectively and individually, bhan
there is in going wild over this polit-
icai issue or that, or working to elect
this man or the other. It is right
and proper for every citizen to take
an interest in affairs of government,
and it is his duty also to do som.:-
thing for the industrial welfare OF /. j
section. Both duties are imperative )
on good citizens but the latter shon.,l
not be too much neglected, when tae
other is permitted to create up-hea.-
ais at the dictates of designing poi.
ticians to the injury Of the Common
wealth. -DeSotO Democrat Journal.
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Woman's Influence.

Lagrange (Ga.) Graphic: A pure
and a conscientious woman. God
never made grander thing! The
radiance Of her eye is the light Of
hope, and the atmosphere which
breathes about her is as fragrant as
the b.eath of Eden, the warmth of
her smile is the sunshine of her home.
The golden light of the morning is
not more beautiful, nor the dazzling
splendor of the noon day more grand
than the radiance of her life! The
influence which she Yields over heart
and home is not to be compared to
ducal coronet or gilded throne. With
patient hand she leads into the way
of right the stumbling feet Of the
erring. She breathes into the heart
of sorrow and smiles break through
the weary mist Of tears. She stands
beside the couch Of suffering and dis
ease and the pain-worn face grows
quiet at her coming. Poverty wears
a crown if she is there and the weak
and weary linger in the light OF her
smile. The poor wanderer In the
dark and tangled ways Of sins catches
inspiration from her golden life and
struggles up out Of the shadows into
the sunshine. Roses bloom all along
the toilsome path Of duty if she but
walks beside US. This-thank God
is womon's sphere! Angels could
ask no more.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-04
Broken Hearts.

From the New York Herald
The Lord is nigh unto them that
are of a broken heart.-Psalms xxxiv,
TO-
Certainly no one needs the help of
the Lord more than these, and it is
a great privilege to know that there
is somewhere an Everlasting arm
upon which they can certainly rely in
time of trouble.
The most disconraging fact in life
is that when we call loudest for
friend they are not often within hear
ing distance. If we are not in want
of them they are more numerous than
we can count, but when we are sink
ing beneath the waters and stretch
out imploring hands there is no one
near to render assistance.
The great sorrows of life must be
borne alone, for no one who has not
himself trodden the wine press of a
like experience can say the word we
need to have said or do the kindly
deed we need to have done. This is
a mysterious element in Gods Provi-
dence which is hard to understand.
You may not have company in your
Gethsemane, unless it be the CON-
panionship of the angels and of Him
who sends them.
Broken hearts? Are there any?
Perhaps not many if the words are
used in o literal sense. We way well
thank heaven that it is so. There is
a certain bouyancy, certain lifting
power in human nature which makes
utter hopelessness impossible except
in rare instances. A kind of optimism
creeps into the soul just as the child
creeps into its weeping mothers arms,
and as the child forces a smile from
the mother, SO this dim prophecy
that cat eventime it shall be light"
sends it's ray of hope into the dark
ness that environs us. We find it
very difficult to wholly despair, for
heart beats have a sort of good cheer
in them when the shadows are Deep
est.
But it is strangely true that there
is very serious significance in the
words "broken hearts" Life is
sprinkled with disappointments from
youth to age. The dreams of earlier
times have not come true, and hardly
one of US is to-day either what or
where we expected to be. The we'd
ding march has changed into an echo,
ahd its glad vibrations scarcely reach
our ears. The riches we longed for
have not come, and our ships are still
at sea. The plans we made have
somehow gone astray, and the chill
dren for whom we would have made
any sacrifice have been called to
heaven. Changes have come like pit
iless tornadoes and torn up by the
roots many of our most cherished de-
sires. Sickness, struggle, bereave-
ment, poverty, like malignant fairies,
have waved their wands over US and
we scarcely recognize ourselves.
These are stern facts, and they can
not be gainsaid. Look back through
the corridor of time and see yourself
as you were at twenty. What expe-
riences you have passed through =
They have left their mark on your
face, in your gate and in your con-
versation- You have been ploughed,
and the burrows tell how deep the
plough struck.
What shall We say, thens That
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NO. l9.
Good Law and Good Common
Sense.


From the New Orleans Picayunel
An interesting case was decided
b. the Supreme Court of Louisia
yesterday, the deliverance of tia
court having been made by Presidi,..;
Justice Watkins.
The case was one involving the il.
juring of little child, run over by i
street car in Shreveport. A verdict
against the railway company was ob.
tanned in the lower court. The appeal
was taken by the company, one Of
the allegations Of its petition being
that the child was in the way Of the
car by its own negligence. But tho
Supreme Court held that q child
under three years Of age is incapable
OF ofcontributory negligence or fault in
putting himselfin the way Of danger.
Aud although such child may be- on
q public highway through the fault
or negligence Of its parents, and so
be improperly there, yet, if he is in-
jured through the negligence Of the
defendant, he is not precludsd from
his redress. If the defendant, as
represented by the car driver, knows
that such person is in the highway,
he is bound to proportionate degree
of watchfulness-to to the utmost cir.
cumspection. And what would Be
but ordinary neglect in regard to one
whom he had supposed to be q per-
son OF full age aud capacity would
be gross neglect as to child or
one known to be incapable Of escap.
ing danger. It is the duty Of the
driver Of street car not only to see
that the railroad track is clear, but
also to exercise constant watchfnlness
and care for persons who may be ap-
preaching the track. The Judgment
of the lower court was confirmed.
This is good common sense a. we'll
as good law, and does credit to the
high court which declared it. All law
ought to be good common sense, but
too often it is so clouded with tech
nicalities and befogged by the con-
ficting opinions of the law writer's
that the highest judges are not able
to agree on matters OF the greatest
importance But when law and CON-
mon sense and common justice coin-
eide, everybody recognizes it at once
and blesses the court that gives
judgment SO justly.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-04

California raises some big and noi-
able crops other than peaches and
pears. A hundred car loads Of led
onions, each car containing "a, ,0bH
pounds, have lately been shipped frou
Stockton alone at the rate Of ten OF 4
dozen car loads q day.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-04

The man who comes to O realiza-
ton of the fact that he does not know
it all may content himself with the
thought that there are so many things
that arc not worth knowing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-04

The areas Of the great lakes are as
follows: Superior, $4,000 square
miles; Michigan, o. 400 square miles;
Huron, $4,000 square miles; Erie,
10000 square miles; Ontario, 6,700
square miles.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-04

tAere Is no Oou Nay, falnef LnaL
there must be God, or matters
would not turn out as they have
done. Is life so full OF bitterness
that it is not worth living? Nay,
rather, life is painful means to q
joyful end. A hard lesson has been
set US, and it must be learned. There
was never yet sorrow which was
not a stepping stone to higher things,
and never yet fell tear which did
not bring heaven nearer. It is the
evident intension of God that they
shall serve these purposes, and the
mission of religion is to keep US con-
stantly mindful of that fact.
The sorrowing ones of earth are
specially near to the Father, and
struggling souls are objects of His
special solicitude. It is hard for US
to see His face at such times, for our
tears are like clouds that hide the
sun; but, as the sun is surely behind
the clouds, so is His face behind our
tears. While it is solemn aud an
awful truth that perfect sympathy
and efficient helpfulness can not be
found elsewhere, it is a glorious cer-
tainty that both can be found in Him
What consolation to know that the
Almighty is not far off; that he is
neither stranger to our miseries
nor Indifferent while we fight the
good 6ghts Even when it seems as
though He had deserted and left us
to our fate, the rustling Of His angels
wings may be heard, and the prayer
of beseeching faith brings a calm
into the soul as though He had whis-
pered, "Peace! Be still"
Broken hearts! Travellers weary
and worn! Sailors clinging desper-
ately to wreck! Soldiers wounded
almost unto death! Homes made
desolate by the invasions of death
Sighs borne on every breeze and dis
appointed hopes scattered as thick
"as leaves in Vallombrosa!
Yes, this is all true. It is the
burden we bear-the burden we must
bear. But be of good cheer. Heaven,
tue end of the journey, is not far of.
The minarets are glistening in the
sunshine, and, once there, all will be
peace. If We have the courage to
say !" Thy will be done" in this life,
we shall look back in the next life
and see, to our surprise, that all was
for the best; that God was with US
as we toiled along the upward steep,
His arm underneath us, His messen-
gers lifting US over the rough places.
We must bear our lot bravely, in
faith that He is nigh unto them that
are of broken heart, and by and by
there will be great rejoicing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-04

Globe Democrat: That advance
from $22 to $24 in the price Of steel
rails is sign Of trade improvement
which means much. Steel, equally
with iron, which is also going up, is
a business indicator which never errs.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-04
A SONG OF A HEART.

Dear heart-I love you all the day wonder
If skies are rich with blue,
Or bending black with tempest and with tbun-
der,
Dear heart, dear heart, DER you!
Dear heart-I love you! when pale stars are
cleaning
fSad stars to me, and few
wonder If Gods lovelier lights are streaming
Dear heart, dear heart, DER you!
Dear heart-if life had only one bright bios
som,
One rose to meet the dew
I'D kiss it, climbing to your restful bosom
And wear its thorns tor you!
FRANK l.. STANTON.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-04

Down ON DEMAGoGUEs 1t is to be
hoped that those politicians who are
disposed to make an effort to inject
the silver question into the coming
State canvass will not succeed. The
subject is one that has already badly
divided the party in every one of the
States where it has been made an
issue, and the effect would be the
same in our own State. Besides, the
State canvass has nothing to do with
the question, which can only be dealt
with by the federal Congress, and
it is therefore entirely irrelevant to
the State campaign. Whether the
free silverites or the "sound money "
men carry the day in Louisiana, it
will not have the slightest effect in
the way of shaping the final action OF
Congress in the premises. We dare
say if the aspiring ones look about
them they will find plenty State
issues that will be of more import
ance and interest to our citizens,
than any idle and fruitless contention
over free and unlimited coinage. The
demagogues should be suppressed in
the coming campaign.-C Concordia
Sentinel.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-07-04

New York, the greatest Of our
commercial cities and the leading
seaport, is also the greatest manufac-
turing State.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-11
LESS MnnNSHLNE-

Last night there was an eclipse of the moon and Friday night there was an eclipse of the hopes of the charter makers. A decrease in moonshine on both nights The Register having dis covered that the mistake in the count wasn't the serious matter it thought it was, admits that the new charter hasn't much show this year, but predicts that the cause of Good Government will not suffer in the end even if the new char ter IS not adopted by this legislature. We hope not It would be a pity if Good Government should die out in New Haven. It has received a bad setback in the defeat of the Democratic machine, and, of course. little can be expected from the Republicans. They are even now showing their quality by opposing charter which provides for a Demo- cratic perpetual motion machine which would insure New Haven Good Govern ment. But never mind. There are bet ter days ahead. By and by we shall have New Charter, Constitutional Revision and all kinds of Reform. Then the Register and the Moon will both shine without eclipse and there will be light enough.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-11

nus will be in backyard hands for many day, the after fghting-mast in both cases having to be removed bodily, The Charles Martel. now building, is to be altered in the same way from the original design. The cruiser Friant has had both masts cut off as low down as the bridge, losing four ma chine-guns previously placed in her fighting-tops, As this vessel was al- together overweighted and foated deeper than her design, four torpedo tubes and all the heavy gear appertain- ing to them are to be taken out of her, and her crews will be diminished pro- porttonately. How many other ships are in a similar predicament remains to be seen.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-11

the author has given vast amount of study, thought, and research. His book is painful reading, it is true, yet it can hardly be doubted that it is the duty of every man and every woman to read 1t. Not many of us err on the side of mercy and if little mental suffer- ing leads us to a consideration of the God-given rights of "our friends below us", let us by all means endure it and awake to the realization of our duties in the matter. Macmillan & Co.,, New York. For sale by E. P. Judd.
 Chasing a Yacht, or, the Theft of the
 Gem, by James Otis, author of '"Toby Tyler, etc.: and. Among the Equi- maux, or, Adventures Under the Arctic Circle, by Edward s. Ellis, author of "The Campers Out. etc., are two very lively and entertaining books by au- thors who are deservedly popular among boy readers, They are publish ed in handsome style by the Penn Pulp fishing company, Philadelphia. For sale by D. F. Judd.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-11
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