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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-09-05
PRIME A NOS

49, Tk1xuE a OO LEClE no
La plupart des grands j~ournaux
strangers publient une EDITION HEB
DoMADAIRE, destinee a tenir au
courant DIES evenements de la semai-
ne ceux de leurs nationaux qni
yivent hors du pays: mails il n'exls-
TAFT jusqu'ici en- France aucune publ
cation similaire.
LIE Journal des Debats, don't on
connalt la vieille reputation ct Ia
transformation recente 81 hardie,-
c'est maintenant lie senl journal quo.
tidien qui paraisse deux fois, par
jour-le journal des Debats went de
combler cette lacnne en- cr6ant une
EDITION HERDoMADAIRE.
Nos lecteurs apprec:eront Ia
valeur de cette publication, en- Sc
rappelant que lie journal des Dfbdts
compile au nombre de ses collabora-
teurs les hommes qul, dams le monde
DIES lettres ct de Ia politique, occn-
pent lie premier rang en- France. Il
nous suffira de otter les mons de Mn.
Leon Say, Alexandra Dumas, Ludo-
vic Halevy, Greard, Ernest Lavisse,
&. Rousse, I. Melchior de Vogue,
Meilhac, Brunetiere, de rAcademle
FRANCHISE P. ct A. Leroy-Beaulieu,
de Molinarl, Maspero, Bardoux,
Boutmy, Berger, CASTOR Paris,
Perrot, E. Reyer, de rInstituti lie
~professeur Grancher ct lie docteur
Daremberg, de rAcademie de M6de-
cine ; Aynard, CharlesRoux, Francis
Charmes, Paul Deschanel, Dletz,
Heurteau, Charles Malo, 3. Wsl,
Harry Ais, ChailIey- Bert nIes
nemaitre. Arvede Barine, Bonyalot,
chantavolne, Desjardlns, Fagnet,
Fllon, Gebhart, A. Hallays, a. Hous-
save, a. Julien, A. Michel, Fl. de
Parville, Rafialoyich, E. Rod, Guy
Tomel. etc.
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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-09-05

Mats tn Is blesse, mon pauvre
garcon !?
-Qu'importe :? !. Puisque mon
pere . la,sse s'accomplir le NAL,
cest q moi de lie reparel.
La digne servante rembrasss.
Sos prudent, dlt-elle, mails
relieve fhonneur de ton nom -. ITEMS,
VOLTA dix 6cus -. c'est tout &c que
je possede. Ne perds done pas de
temps a me remercier -. Va bon
courage ct bonnie chance
FRANCOIS retrouva Ia poterne.
sortit du chateau.
lie jour commencait 4 polndre.
Il reioignit les traces du carosse
ct ~s'elanea sur cette plste !: ellie lie
condnisit jusque sur Ia route de
Paris.
La les empreintes bifurquaient.
~Fraeeois, sagace CONNIE IN jeune
savage, les examina avec soin. LIE
gros de l'escadron sen etait retourn6
vers Honfeur lie carosse, escorte de
quelques cavaliers settlement, await
poursuivi sa route yers Lisieux.
FRANCOIS, sagace CONNIE un jeune
savage, les examina avec soin. lie
gros de fescadron sen etait retourn6
vers Honfieur le carosse, escorte de
quelques cavaliers settlement, await
ponrsuivi sa route vers Lisieux.
FRANCOIS fit de meme,
Mais Il await plus de quatre heures
de retard. De plus, il etait i pied.
Dams IN heritage, voisin de la
route, DIES chevaux p~aissaient en-
liberte. Il ) courut, attrapa Fun
d'eux par Ia crlniere, sauta sur son
dos, ini jeta sa ceinture en- gnise de
BRIDE, ct partit 1 fond de tram sur
les traces dies fugitifs.
Ces traces resterent apparentes
lnsqu'aux environs de Lisieux, puts
elles Sc co~nfondirent avec d'autres
emprelntes de toute sorte. C'Gtait
jour de march6. D9ja grand nombre
de charrettes ayaient pass6 par Ia,
sans compter les plstQns ct les
bestianx.
A mesnre que s'evancait Ae jeune
Prefontaine, raffinence augmentait.
On commeneait q lie remarQuer. Ill
etait sans chapeau, tout d9braille.
So monture ne lui appartenait pas.
81 on Taccusait de l'avoir voice
\ avait-il pas Ia mine dun voleur?
A peine e reflexions, ces GRANTEES
fnrentelles pr6sent6es d SON
que tout aussit6t il Sc lalssa
ylisser d terre, abandonna son cheval
~ beau milieu de Ia foule, joua dies
ct des jambes, gagna promp-
dn terrain ct atteignit Ia
naison de poste. Dams Ia cour, IN
palefrenier rangeait des carrloles.
Mon ami, dit Francois en- lui
ionnant un ecu, un carosse NATL
oas relay6 chez vons cette mutt
-Oni, mon gentilhomme, vers
'rois heures du matin. Aussit6t les
;hevaux attel9s fouette position
Al /! Ia dame etait pressee, je vous
assure.
Dne dame masqnee
-Oui.
-Avec I'm enfant /?
Non Ellie 6tait senle.
-Seule? Mails o escorte !?
Pas d~'escorte.
-Tu auras NAL va, tn dormais.
-Jarnlgoi !! j'avais les yeux bien
'uverts. Tenez /! VOLTA Catherine
Inl vous conirmera mon dire ; ellie q
RAFT 50 vache pour servir i Ia dame
ne tasse de lait chaud."
Francois bondit vers Catherine ct
ira de 50 poche IN second ecu.
SEES renOnsea fnrcnf ;dorf;cra. 49,.
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Heral;n,s Corresnondence.

Hannibal HamiiN, perhaps the most
typical Of Names great sons who have
Won national honors and a national
memory, always saved the letters which
he received, but preserved no copies of
his replies or Of his share in any CORE
spondence. So General Charles Hamlin,
his son, who is preparing his biography,
finds himself with trunk after trunk
filled with letters written by the most
conspicuous figures in the life of the ma
ton for the past so years. In many
cases he desires his fathers answers
and is having more success in tracing
and securing them than might be i'm
agined.
A few days ago he received an almost
invaluable collection Of them from
Washington, which had come into the
possession of ex-Postmaster General
Horatio King, himself an honored son
of Maine. During the war Vice Presi-
dent Hamlin conducted a personal cor
respondence With some of the leading
Federal generals, whose communica-
tions, after the lapse of years, possess
extraordinary interest. In these old let
tiers, too, is further confederation Of
what General Hamlin has always known
that previous to the war his father
and Jefferson Davis were particularly
intimate and relied upon each other to
carry various measures through the sen
ate.-Lewjston journal
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-03-21
GREEK FIRE.
How the 14rribie Engine OF Destruction
Was Used Ia Warfare.

How the T4rribia Engine OF Destruction
Was Used Ia Warfare.
Joinvilie, who served under King
Louis Kin the seventh crusade Of 1913,
gives a graphic description OF the ter
rors Of Greek fire: 1T happened one
night that Tie Turks brought up al en-
CINE that they called the pcrriere (s.one
thrower), q terrible engine Of eestruc-
ton, and placed it i'll front OF some cat
castles (chaz chateiD that NJ. Gaultler
de Curel and I were guarding that
night, and from this engine they threw
Greek fire at us in great quantities "a
plante). 1t was thesmost horrible thing
that ever saw. When the good knight,
NJ. Gaultier, my comrade, saw the fire,
he cried out and said to us: 'Seisneurs,
wa are lost forever without remedy, for
if they set fire to our cat castles we
shall be consumed and burned, and II
we leave our post we shall be disGracod,
and so conclude that there is no one
who can defend Us from this peril ex-
cept God, our blessed Creator. Order all
our men. every time the enemy throws
the Greek fire. to throw themselves on
their hands and knees and cry, Thanks
TO our Lord, in whom is all power! -
And whenever the Turks fired the first
shot we threw ourselves thus Oil Our
hands and knees, as our commander haG
ordered. The nature CT Greek fire was
such that it advanced toward us as big as
q tun. and its tail extended yard III
length (une demye-canne dequatrepansl
Il made such Il noise i'll coming that 1t
seemed as though it were thnnderbolt
falling from heaven and appeared to me
like a great dragon flying III the air. 1t
threw out such brilliant light that 1t
was as clear as daylight i'll our host, so
great was its fame Of fire. Three times
that night they threw this Greek fire at
us from the aforesaid perriere and four
times from the great crossbow (arbeleste
tour, and every time our good KING
St Louis heard that they were throwing
the fire at US in this manner he cast
himself upon the ground, and stretch
ing out his hands, with his face uprais-
ed to heaven, he cried i'll a loud voice to
our Lord and exclaimed as he shed great
tears, Beau Sire Dieu Jesus Christ,
garde moy ct toute ma gent. " Ills
toire de st. Louis, Petitot, volume 2,
page $780, -,
The cat castles mentioned By Joinville
were wooden towers used in sieges, and
the word came is a French measure OF
length equivalent to six feet and con-
sisting of eight pans of nine inches
each. There was nothing novel i'll the
mere throwing of fire. 1t has always
been one of the usual incidents CT sleges.
Gentleman S Magazine.
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SAVED BY A CAL.
How a Bashful Young Man at Last Got a


How a Bashful Young Man at Last Got a
Spoon.
There is man, we'll known il ju-
dicial circles as one Of the most polished
and courtly of gentlemen, who tells the
following story:
He had not, il his early youth, those
advantages which tend to produce case
Of manner When about Is, he was
much i'll love with neighbor's daugh-
ter, and, according to his statement,
was at this time nearly 6 feet tall, un-
calmly, shy and with the proyerbial ubiq-
uitous hands and feet.
One Sunday he was at dinner with
his rosy checked sweetheart, and when
the guests had been served with soup
tie youth discovered that he had no
spoon. He grew red III the face and was
in an agony Of modification and dismay.
If he asked for spoon, he felt sure ev-
cry one would lock at him; if he did
not ext his soup, his hostess would be
sure to remark it. What was he to do?
Re felt his hands growing larger and
more in the way than ever, and his feet
caused him untold emotion by absolute
y refusing 20 80 under lis chair.
Great beads Of rerspiration stood out
on his face and trickled down like rain
The sitcacicn was becoming unendur-
able when Il terrified cat, pursued by
small but game terrier, rushed into the
room and sprang upon the table. The
guests jumped up, and in the general
confusion the embarrassed youth retain
ed his seat, and turning to the servant
remarked calmly, "I'll have spoon.
please Washington Times.
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sllsNCED BY A JOKE.
Why Congressman Grain Never Delivered
Another Speech In the House.

Another Speech In the House.
The death of Congressman William H.
Grain Of Texas removed from political
life one of the brightest minds i'll the
south.
Mr.. Grain used to be one of the lead
prs of the house He never spoke with
ont the greatest attention, for he always
spoke we'll For five years past, how
ever, Mr.. Grain has practically taken
no part in tine proceedings of the house
Ills usefulness was destroyed by Il joke
"a joke from which he never recovered.
Mr.. Grain was fist elected to the
Forty ninth congress. He was hand
some in appearance, we'll posted on all
subjects, an orator, and a man of great
personal magnetism. These qualities
Immediately brought him to the front.
His first speech i'll congress made him
name. The newspaper correspondents
took a great fancy to him, and often
wrote fiattering articles about him.
1t was during the Fiftyfrst congress
that he was sitting i'll the Press club
one afternoon discussing politics with
a party of newspaper men. TO one of
them he remarked upon tho fact that
when some men spoke all the CORE
spondents left the gallery and retired
to the lobby, while when others ad-
dressed the house they crowded into the
house to hear. Ee added that he noted
they always camo il to hear him, and
he expected all Of them to be present
on the next day, when ho expected TO
make the speech of his life on the Nc
Kinley tariff bill.
The next morning the press gallery
was crowded TO hear the debate. There
were several speakers TO precede Mr..
Grain. During their speeches the gal
lerv remained full, but the moment Mr..
Grain took the floor every correspondent
in the gallery arose and fled ont into
the lobby. 1t was arranged on the part
of the correspondents as = little joke on
the Texan.
The concerted action Of the CORE
spondents naturally had its effect upon
Mr.. Grain. 1t annoyed him so that he
cut his speech short and quickly resumed
his seat. The moment he did al the
correspondents filed back into the gal
lery and listened 10 the other speeches.
Though given to joking himself, Mr..
Grain could never realize the joke of Ii.
From that day to the day Of his death
he never delivered another set speech in
the house, and rarely ever said anything
on the floor. 1t was shock from which
he never Observation-Disclosures Constitu-
zion
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The Austrian Premier.

Casimir Felix Badepi, the present
premier OF Austria, is tie sen Of & cook.
His father, who was the chef Of one C
the last kings Of Poland, was created a
count. Then his aunt, the famous Ger
man actress, Anna Wierer, left him the
half Of her large fortune. In-1S7l he
became district chief Of Zolkiew, and
two years later entered the ministry CT
the interior For time he was attached
to the administration Of the Statthalter
in Galicia, but he retired from his Off 9
to care for large estate that had been
intruSted to his management upon the
death Of his father In 1883 he was
made governor Of Galicia, an Office ne
held until he was recently appointed
Irime minister Of Austria by the En-
peror Franz Joseph. He is said TO be
worth about $500, coo, but his younger
brother, who has succeeded him as gov
ernor Of Galicia, has been far more con-
servative in his expenditure and is
credited with being the possessor Of a
much larger fortune.
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The Sultan has 10 confidence III any
Of his palaces except that of Yild:z,
which he thinks he has so fortified that
revolution cannot endanger him. He
was frightened almost to death when
the Gar Alexander II of Russia was
assassinated some years ago, and his
life has been one of continuous unrest.
He has, all told, from so TO 40 palaces,
a number Of which are Oh the banks Of
the Bcsporus.
Yildiz is situated on hill, and its
grounds contain acres Of rayines, Of
forests and lakes, of parks and gardens.
Not far from it is the great palace of
Donna Bagtche, where Abdul AZiz, the
brother of this sultan, committed suicide
in order that another brother named
Murad might be raised TO the throne.
-lurad was pulled down by other con-
.pirators, who declared that he was
crazy, and il is said that he IS pining in
the dungeons Of one Of the palaces along
the Bospolus.
Abdul Aziz furnished this Dolma
bGSicnc lss!dC"' ILS Sksul ~pV, NV0 q
year on bis harem, and within IL
months expended 100000 on pictures
alone. The roo1us-ard there are scores
of them-arc walled with satin, while
the hall is ornamented with crystal
posts as large round as the body Of q
man and more than six feet tail. Tie
palace has luxurious couches and mag
nifcent furniture, but abdul Eamid
has feared it because il was too near the
water, and he has only used it for pub
lie receptions. 1t is said that Abdul
Aziz warned him to keep ont Of it if he
should ever become sultan, and tie re-
suit is that he has confined himself TO
the palace Of Yildiz. -Constantinople
CORRESPONDENT
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-03-21
Old Puts Weird Enp,isr,

The following specimens of General
Putnams English, said to be genuine,
show that education was not necessary
to success, honor and fame in those
days:
HEADQUARTERS, FHILApEfPHIA, We IA of De
cerbcr i11i-.'n ofrsors and soldiers boath
Thoas that A.. Newly Unlisted III the ooi,ten3
nal sIrvis, ThoaS OF the llcing camp are T..
qucStcd to parad tomorrow morning at .
O'Clock at the markit to so ON ftig to fortify
this city and 50 on every morning tel farther
orders. ISRAEL PUTNAM.
Camp ut Perspect Hi.
SIR-Pleas to dclirer the Barron hearof
Tons Of Bread to some rod Islanders as they
came from roxbury yesterday and nothing t.
eat. ISRAEL PUTNAM.
Boston Journal.
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An Editors View OF an Owners Rights.


suppose that The Pail Mall Gazette
costs its owner, Mr.. Astor, a good deal
Ct money, and. if it pleases him to pay
for an organ, it seems only reasonable
that he should insist upon its advocating
his views rather than those of Mr.. Gust,
CT Mr. Any One Else. These views are,
il the case Of Mr.. Astor, peculiar, if, as
-ir Gust says, he was ordered to insist
that the Radicals lost the last general
election owing 10 Sir William Har-
courts budget. But what of that? l
have no doubt that they are sincerely
entertained by Mr.. Astor, who is very
rich man, and who objects to taxation
being thrown Gu rich men. If an Gel
had newspaper, its columns would
very probably be largely devoted to the
denunciaticn Of the habit of SHINING
cells. London Truth.
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Saw the Point.

It is related that Baron de Rothschild
of Paris once called Guzman Blanco the
richest man il the world. When the
Venezuelan dictator protested against
the compliment, Rothschild retorted :;
"You are surely the richest man III the
world, for who else has estates comprls-
ing 600, 900 square miles Of territory?
Who else has an income Of &37, 900, 600?
Who else has 1850, 900 slaves" Guz-
man was not slow in seeing the point
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Easy to Say.

Here is Speaker Reeds latest sarcasm;
r. was at dinner in Washington, when
Joseph Fl. Choate made the statement
That he had never seen a game of poker
nlayed never attended a horse race and
never travelled on a pass. A senator IN
the group regretfully said, Il wish l
could say that. "
why not: Choate docs" replied
Speaker Reed.
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Cold and Clothes.

People who are susceptible TO the cold
should make point Of wearing loose
clothing in cold weather. Loose gar
ments are always warmer than tight
fitting ones, not only because they allow
room for circulation, but also because
they permit layer of air between the
skin and the outside cold.-New York
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Kelly, Nottingham L Eellan.
ONANcoCK, VA.

T:jhpre has never been Il 1jme in the
. history OF man when goods were
L as low as they are to-day, and we
have bought very largely this season,
much more so than usual, direct from
the manufacturers in the West, for
spot cash in order to meet the wants
o. the trade at rock bottom prices
for all kinds Of
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Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
Railway COMPANY

lJntilrurtner notice, viii run their steamers o.
follows, tweathor pernitt!rg,) leaving South 81
wharf at 80 o'clock p. IN.
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Steamer POCSMOKE.
CAPT HEWARD.

7.
Tuesday and Friday for CrisGeld. Ten.le:1sland'
Fjnney,s, Orancock, Shelltown, Pitts Wharf Co.
dar Hall, Rehoboth, Powell's, Pocomoke City,
Mattoponi, and Snow Hill. RETURNING
Mondays and Thursday. leavce Snow Hill
q. M. Mattaponi 6 80. PocomOGe City 9, Powell $
$3.50. Rehoboth ., Cedar Hnll $50, Pitts wharf
10. Sheltown 1915, Olanccok 2:30 p. M, Fin
noy's 8, Tangier Island +.S0. Crlsneld G.
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lDII[||.jLI|)LI|I55
.II|.LI.dI||.III'II!'IRlIIlI,.
such rs

Doors. Windows, Blinds, aiantels,
White Pine Mouldings, Turned
Porch Columns, Porch Trimmings,
Shingles, Laths, Hair, Lime,
Bricks, Cement, and a fn!l line of
Hardware, Cook, Parlor add Gasoline
Stoves, Pumps, stone Well CURLING,
Wal! Paper. Tinware, Lever
Setting Cultiyators, Harrcws, Wheel
Barrows, Wheel Wood, Coal,
Agents for Harrison Bros. 81 Cos
Paints. &C., sc.
Give us trial ana be convinced
that our prices for goods in our line
are lower than ever known 10 De III
this county before.
Thanking you for Your kind FaTors
of the past, and soliciting = contin-
uance OF the same, we are.
Respectfully yonrs
i. E. X y -
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n0bD VEHICLES.

They are the boys who are
doing the business. Why is this?
They have the nerve to cut
prices on their lines, and are
now selling a 500 buggy for $50,
an $50 buggy for $50, an 500
buggy for $50. Ali full leather
tops and trimming. We mean
this and will prove it. Gum top
buggies from $50 to $40. Four
wheel road wagons from S25 to
$50. Any other vehicle you may
want at similar cut prices.
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Z" stc ps Tor passengers Oh signal toacnduoto'
\" daliy, except Sunday.
R. H. Nicholas, Superintendent,
Cape Charles, Va.
r. 3. Cooke, Gen'l Freight and Pas
senger Agent, Norfolk, Va.
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of all grades and sizes, with
Trimmings to match Among
which are white velvet and silk
covered caskets for children, and
cloth covered and polished cas-
kets of all sizes. Will attend
funerals at short notice any
where on the Peninsula, and also
meet steamboats, and trains With
hearse whenever notified.
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Steam EASTERN SEaORE.
CAPT. G. II. RAYSOR.

CAPT. g. H. RAYSoR.
Sundays for Ford's, crlsneld, Harborton'
Evans Boggs'. Cedar View, Nandua. Con
cord, READS, Davis', Shields and Rue's.
$50 a. M. Shields 8, Davis 10, Reads
1920, Concord II, Nandua l2:30 Cedar view
12.45, Boggs 2.45 Evans 5, Herborton S.16. pm.
Crisneld 6, Ford's $50
Wednesdays for Fords, CrisGeld, HarDortoh'
Evans, Boggs, Hunting Creek and Messong g,
RETURNING leave Messongo, Fridays a. m.
BuntIng Creek Q, Davis p. m, Reads lib,
Conc I'd 1880, Boggs' 3:45, Evans >, Harborton
s:I5, Crlsileld 6, Ford's 1880
Steamers leave Cris6eld 1o1 Bald
u more. on arrival of last down train.
Krelsnt ana passengers received Tor al points
on the Il. y, Phlla. and Norfolk, Wicomlco ana
Pocomoke r. R. daily, Delaware, Maryland ana
p6sItively no frolgf.t received after 90 p, IN
and must be prepaid to eli points, except
on the N. 2. Phila. and Norfolk Relroaa'
Willard Tho mson, +: K; LARK
GcnI Manager. oenI AGENT
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-10-24
QUEEN VICTORIAS HOBBIES.

Queen Victoria has two hobbies
which she pursues even now, despite
her feebleness. One is music, the
other languages. AS young Princess
her majesty was noted for her sweet
voice and her excellent touch upon
the piano.
1t is not at all eXaggerating to say
that in both these respects She was
more than an extraordinary good NIL
sician. Though rheumatism prevents
her playing now, she still retains her
love for harmony and enjoys nothing
more than a quiet musical evening.
AT least half a dozen European Ian
guages have been mastered by the
Queen, and she has taken pride also
in obtaining close knowledge of GER
tain German dialects. 1t is well
known, too, that within recent years
her majesty has succeeded in acquir-
ing more than mere acquaintance
with Hindustani.