davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-07-18
La MECHE BRUNE

La MECHE BRUNE
Quand lie chef de la sdret6 eut
raconte N. Lisars ce qui s'etait
passe la mutt precedente a Asnieres,
lie vieux juge d'instruction dGc.ara
sans hester
-Therese Garancier est innocente
LIE chef lie la snret9 chancela i:
-Innocente ? -. Ellie +?
-Si ellie 6tait coupable, dit froide-
ment NJ. Lisars, ellie ne Sc serai, pas
livree avec autant de generosite. II
est d'ailleurs evident que, dams toute
cette affalre, nous ne commissions pas
Ia verlte -. Du reste, je yais
reeommencer l'instruction aujourd' hui
meme je vous prierai de vouloir
bien y assister.
Et immediatement NJ. Llsars en-.
voya des lettres de convocation a
Brigard, madame Garancier ct a NJ.
Fourmont puis il ecrivit au celebre
Federic kriitz, en- lui demandant de
Sc trouver au Palais vers midi. ayec
la petite boite cachet6e, qui contenait
la meche dorfe trouvee dams la
main du commandant Morain.
Vers onze heures, quand IL arriva
son cabinet, il trouva lie chef de la
surete, qui rattendait avec ses deux
prlsonniers.
Ii interrogea d'abord lie jardinier
mals ne put rlen obtenir de lui.
Il donna rordre Gle placer Jacquet
au Iold de son cabinet, puls fit
introduire Therese Garancier. Therese
regarda fierement les deux magistrats
ct dit, drne voix saccadee
Que voulez-vous encore de moi !?
Ne pouvez-vons me laisser tranuuille
jusqua au jour de mon process ? J'ai
deja dit tout ce que j'avais dire !;
ie ne repondrai plus a vos questions.
NJ. Lisars rexamlna quelques
instants puis il dit avec bonte
-Depuis votre arrestation, vous
n'avez cesse de protester de votre
innocence
Touches par lie ton du magistrat,
des larmes coulerent sur les joues de
la jeune file ct ellie repondit.
-Et je proteste toujours, Monsieur
-Malhenreusement pour vous,
continna NJ. Lisars, ayec un geste
bienvelllant, votre frere, au lieu
davolr confance en- nous, a voulu
lutter contre nous. II vous enleve
au moment precis OH nous commen-
cions notre instruction .. Et
nous nous trouvons aujourd'hui au
meme point, c'est-a-dire forces de
tout recommencer -.
LIE juge d'instruction fut interrom-
pu par Phuissier qui vint lui parler a
lorellle
-Oui, oui, faites entrer, dit NJ.
iisars. Et faites entrer sans les
annonce:, toutes les personnes que
jai convoquees pour aujourd hui.
Presque aussit6t, madame Garan-
cler penetra dams lie cabinet. La
pauvre mere arrivalt Ia premiere au
rendezvous, ne sachant rien, Sc
tigurant qu'on allait la torturer
encore pour lui faire devoiler la
retraite lie ses enfants. Ellie await
pIeure tout lie. long du chemln. Quand
ellie VT Therese, ellie cut une brusque
secousse, puis demeura immobile :;
Therese s'etait retournee ct contem-
plait sa mere, sans ayoir la force de
bouger, sans parler. Et, tout dun
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-07-18

Vral dlt-elle.
-Jaimerais mieux que vous ayez
menti, dit-il brusquement, CONNIE
vous mentiez tout a rheure 4 propos
de ce Brigard ct de ce pauvre NJ.
| FOurmOnt
Bouleversse par lie changement de
Serge, ellie s'6cria
All c'est toi qu'on a menti
-. avoue-le ...... Et c'est pour
celia que tn refuses Gle croire a mon
amour ? -. Eth bien, tn peux savolr
, Que jai dit la vGrite Je t'atten-
dais J'avais jure que je ne serais
qua toi -. 4 tol seul
Maintenant, ellie Sc penchait vers
lui, CONNIE suppliante ellie appuyait
50 tete contre la poitr;ne Gle Serge,
levant vers lui ses beaux yeux
adoucis par lamour. Mais, tout 4
coup, un parfum saisit Serge a la
gorge, le parfum qui venait de cette
femme, &c meme parfum d 'heliotrope
qul ravait saisl 4 la gorge devant lie
cadavrc de son pere ct en- meme
temps, une petite clcatrice lui appa-
raissalt, bien nette, a droite de la tete
de sa cousine, Ia naissance des
chevenx. II prononea tristement
-Malheureuse
TT ses bras, qui avaient semble
s'ouvrir pour une caresse, Sc referme-
rent sur Angelina avec une violence
inouie.
-Venez! dit-il.
-Oui, emporte-mol OH tn voudras
IL s'etait leve, la tenant toujours
empr:sonnee, ct Sc dirigeait vers la
porte. Alors settlement ellie cut peur
ct balbutia
-Mais qu'as-tu !? -. Reponds-
moi
Et, CONNIE il la serrait encore plus
vivement.
Serge, tn me fails NAL.
II descendant lie petit escalier. Ar
rive 4 la porte de la sale manger,
il rouvrit, dun coup depaule ct
Angelina apereut Claude, qui tenait
un revolver a la main, tandis que
Zephirin dominait MARITIME demi
renvers6e. L'aventuriere comprit
sondain qu'elle etait perdue. Ellie
implora
Serge, Jaime mieux mourir que
detre ainsi traitee par tol :. Tue
moi
Serge n'avait plus Ia force de
parlcr. Iljeta brutalement Angelina
sur un fauteull, la tenant par les
poignets ct Ia malheureuse demeura
CONNIE evanouie, ne songeant meme
pas sc defendre.
Claude dit tranquillement a son
ami
Nous avons peu pres termine !;
nous sommes sur lie point de nous
entendre avec Mademoiselle.
Et Sc tournant vers MARITIME
Oui, Maeemoiselle, j'ai soigneuse-
ment pris mes renseignements sur
votre compte. Je sails que yous
etes une file sage, rangee, econome
=. tres econome, ct que vous ne
laissez rien perdre -. vieux chiffons.
vieux papiers, vieilles boutellles
Nous sommes presses, nous sommes
les maItres =. Votre maitresse Sc
telgnait les cheveux ie veux un
des facons don't ellie Sc servait.
Je veux aussi les journaux quelle a
recus depuis une quinzaine de jours
-. Allons, decidez-vous
MARITIME heslta encore un peu
mais, sentant que sa maitresse etalt
perdue, ellie finlt par faire un leger
signc, montrant un placard derriere
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-07-18

trouva deux dams lesquels manquaient
DIES mots, DIES petites phrases meme,
detaches adroitement. Puis, sous
les journaux, il apercut plusieurs
iiacons vides ct lie flacon plein gu An
gelina await voulu briser Ia vaille.
II dit gouaiIeusement
CONNIE vous allez avoir bosom
dune place, mademoiselle MARITIME,
je vous donnerai un certificat d'ordre
ct ordre ct d'economle.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-05

vanced so slowly and teclously and the cost
Of your living moved on so swiftly.
II have sketched very hastily some Of
the evils that will result from this change
to n debased dollar-a contraction Of our
currency by the exporting of our gold
and a readjustment of everything. Now.
who will get any benefit? Well, the man
who owes a debt that he contracted upon
a gold basis and is able TO pay 1t with q
50-cent dollar. He and the mine owner
who gets an exaggerated price for the
products of his mine are the only two
people, or classes of people, that can see
that would have any benefit out of 1t.
They make q strong appeal to the farmer.
They say II Will put up prices. Well in q
sense, yes. Nominally. yes. Really, no.
II wheat goes from 80 cents to S1.20 the
price has been increased, you will say.
but II the price of everything else has
gone up In the same proportion, a bushel
of wheat won't buy for the farmer any
ments, or anything else that he has to pur-
chase.
"It invokes the idea that this government
of ours shall pay not only its debt of honor
but that they pay the Interest on It's bonds
and the circulating notes in a debased cur
rency My countrymen, this country OF
ours, during the troublous times Of the war
may have had severe trials. but these
financial questions are scarcely less trou-
blous than those. Does not every instinct OF
pride does not every instinct of self-in-
terest, does not every thoughtful. affec-
tionate interest in others, does not our
sense Of Justice and honor rise up to re-
buke the infamous proposition that this
government and its people shall become n
people of repudiatorsT prolonged APP
plause and cheers).
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-05
Genuine Fakirs.

Austria-Hungnry is suffering from an
epidemic of skepticism that is proving
fatal to travelling shows. Succi, the
faster, was watched and found to be
eating at Vienna, a little while ago;
and now at Buda-Pesth the Sleeping
Faliirs," whose performance was ac-
cepted without question in London,
have been exposed as humbugs. They
were put to sleep in glass collins by n
hypnotist, remaining comatose and
taking no nourishment for fortnight.
Two unbelievers pretended TO be fig
ures in the waxworlk show where the
exhibition was held, and saw them, at
night when the people had left, rise,
take bottle of milk and provisions
from under their pillows, and, after eat
ing and drinking, light cigarettes. The
fekirs agreed to pay fine of 500 forms
il they were allowed to leave town.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-05
CURRENT COMM EMIT.

OBut Mr.. Bryan's candidacy is not
wholly in vain. 1t will enable him to
make an interesting valedictory adj
dress.-Chicago Tribune.
GyTom Watson sees no hope in the
democratic party. When Mr.. Watson
discovers where he is at" he will find
that Mckinley will make very salts
factory president Chicago Inter
Ocean.
GFour years ago the paramount is
sue with Bryan was the tariff, and he
was just as profuse then with promises
of free trade and prosperity as he IS
now with free silver and prosperity
ST. Louis Globe-Dcmocrat.
DFree coinage of SO ccnt-dollars is q
good way to help spectators on the bull
side of the silver market, but no way
at all to teach the youth of the land a
wholesome regard for honesty in trade
aid.
rIUnder the present standard we
have both gold and silver. Under free
silver coinage we would have silver
alone. The question for the people to
decide is which plan will be best. 1t
ought not take them long to give an
answer to that inquiry.-Peoria Herald
fDem.).
ETAs Bryan announces that his pol
icy will enrich everybody. he means to
turn the whole country into den of
"plutocrats," kind of people he now
processes to hate. Bryan hasn't any
personal objection to being pluto
crat. Plutocracy is only n bad thing
when it is on the other fellow.-Minne-
apolis Journal.
CyWhile the free silverites are de-
handing that Uncle Sam should get out
Of the banking business, they are notat
all averse to his turning ccniacker AMI
engaging in the business of turning
out spurious money for them, the silver
kings to furnish the white metal and
Samuel to hold the bag as his snare ut
the proceeds-Pittsburgh New
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-05

republicans and gold democrats prompt
ly met the issue, until now it seems
more than evident that the tide is turn.
ing.
Competent political observers now
say that at the present rate of progress
Mckinley will carry the state by from
10000 to Co,OOo majority. 1t is freely
admitted on all sides that had the cleo
ton been held n month ago the result
might have been different. Here in
Grand Rapids and Kent county, and in
fact through all of the Fifth con-
gressional district, hard money litera-
ture is being sent out in large guam
titles and stump speakers are at work
all over the county.
The free silver agitators are no long
err having things their own way. IL
the great furniture factories and on the
farms there is a manifest change of
sentiment, and reports have been
brought here by reliable persons of men
in a recent meeting addressed by repub-
lican speakers who tore off their Bryan
buttons and threw them in the street.
In 1892 Harrison carried Kent county
by the slender plurality of S55 over
Cleveland, but was over 1000 short of
the combined democratic, populist and
prohibition vote. From this to plu-
rality of nearly G,0o0 in 1894 was long
jump, but it illustrated the uncertainty
of the country.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-05
THE HUB.
what Every Boston Man Believes of His
(Ify.

What Every Boston Man Believes of His
CITY.
When the young fellow they cali
John" in the "Autocrat" accepts the
famous proposition that Boston state
house is the hub of the solar system"
and adds that you couldn't pry that
ont of a Boston man if you had the tire
Of I'll creation Strengthened out for
crowbar," the Autocrat accepts the
''satire of the remark" and admits that
the "aXis of the earth sticks out yisbly
through the center of each and every
town and city" But he does not pre-
tend to conceal that the sentiment, out
rageous if literally accepted, ticklcs
his fancy agreeably. When we drink
mans health after dinner we often.
express an estimate OF his virtues
which we might sometimes shrink
from maintaining in cold blood. Yet
our sentiment may be essentially gen.
uine. though we have dropped some
Implied qualifications.
Holmes as a man shares the young
fellows enthusiasm, though he wishes
us to understand that he is aware in
cold blood that it is not quite the wLole
truth. The little deformed gentleman
in the professor" gives still more
vigorous mouthpiece Of the same senti-
ment: "a new race and whole new
world for the newborn human soul
to work in. And Boston is the brain
of it and has been any time these hun
dred years. That's ali claim for Bos-
ton, that it is the thinking center Of
the continent and therefore of the
planet."-in which respect its superb
GRITTY to Philadelphia and New York is
easily demonstrated. The little gentle
man is one of Holmes most spirited
characters and makes n convenient or
gan for the utterance of opinions not
to be turned into serious dogmas--but
also not to he overlooked. Boston is
an ideal rs well as Il real city: it repre-
sents "the American principle" what
ever that may precisely be. IT is the
three-hilled city as opposed to the
seven-hilled city, or reason against
Rome. Democratic America has diff
ferent humanity from feudal Europe
land so must have new divinity"
Religion has TO be "Americanized" and
Boston is in the van Of the struggle
National Review
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-05
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Germany has 29.700 university stu
dents this term, the law students out
numbering those studying in any
other faculty.
-Mashonaland being in revolt, its
bishop has concluded to stay in Eng
land till the disturbance is over and
collect money for his diocese.
Public baths are not beneficial on
sunday, says the vestry of Bow, Lon
don; at any rate. not beneficial enough
20 make up for the attendants break
ing rhe Sabbath by working.
Lord Kelvin, whose jubilee as pro-
fessor of natural philosophy in the
University of Glasgow has just been
celebrated, was only % when appoint
ed to that position. Lord Kelvin did
much to accomplish the laying of the
Atlantic cable.
"A Canterbury pilgrimage started
from st. Ethelred's church in lIolborn
few days ago, passing through the
streets of London and Rochester TO
its destination. 1t was religious pill
grimage of the Guild Of Our Lady of
Ransom.
st. Augustine's Benedictine priory
at Ramsgate has been made an abbey
by the pope, being the first English alb
hey of black Benedictine friars since
the reformation, The new abbot has
the old title of Abbot of St. Angus
tines. Canterbury.
--Oxford's Ashmoleon museum,
where are kept the archaeological col
lections and the university pictures,
was struck by lightning recently and
set on fire, but the damage was con-
fined to the building, no harm being
done to the collections.
"A Miss Pottle, who was school
mistress at n place called Ponder's
End, in England, was recently dis
missed for tampering with the school
registers, though it was pretty clearly
shown that the alterations had been
made by the board which dismissed
her.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-05
Exact and Compact.

Mr.. Bryan's fundamental proposal is
that congress can by law make 81 cents
worth of q certain commodity worth
s1.20 and maintain that price indefinite
ly in defiance of all the laws Of nature
and commerce. The absurdity is the
more picturesque in view of his candor.
lie says the mine owners are entitled
TO get that price for their silver. Why
they are soentitled Mr.. Bryan does not
concern himself with explaining. The
essential thing is that there is extant
a professed political leader who asserts
his belief that congress can fix the price
of q commodity the volume of whose
output FROM the earth no human fore
sight can predict, and that in face Of
the incessant waves of the commercial
world. affecting prices OF all commodi-
ties. congress can keep one commodity
OF n fixed price. The absurdiiy is
heightened by the fact that the arti-
fetal price demanded and proposed is
double the true value of the commodity.
Chicago Times-Herald.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-05
SENTIMENTS OF MERCHANTS.
Presidential Preferences OF Prominent
Industrial Concerns.


Industrial Concerns.
The Chicago Dry Goods Reporter has
sent letters of inquiry to mercantile
houses in all parts of the eastern and
central states, inclusive of Michigan
and Illinois, concerning their presiden-
tial preferences.
Many of the answers arc very inter-
esting. The Featherbone Corset COM
pany of Kalamazoo, Mich, says:
Answering your inquiry. we favor the
election OF Mckinley and Hobart. In brief.
our platform would be, first, fix the tariff
so that our government would have plenty
OF revenue to pay its expenses: second. we
also believe In charging foreign manufac-
turers for the privileges of this market
to offset the difference between what la
borers receive In this country and In for
eign countries. When this Is done we think
the foreigners will be perfectly willing to
join us to make any revision In the coinage
laws which are found necessary"
This is in accord with The philosophy
of the Inter Ocean. The Richardson
Silk company of Chicago tersely ex-
press themselves for Mckinley and
Hobart, sound money and work for
every one" The Warren Featherbone
SOiu lJdHN VI lHICt OuhS, hltll, say
Protection and prosperity and 100
cent dollars are what we must and will
have" Jenkins, Kreer & Co., Chicago,
say: eve want Mckinley for president
because he represents honest principles
and a wise policy, national honor and Il
tariff for protection" c. C. Wethcrell,
Chicago, says
Mckinley, because he Is the exponent
of the principle of protection to home in
dustry. Protection helps the workingman
fully as much as 1t does the manufacturer.
/ have no sympathy with the theory that
protection Is a minor issue. The agitation
of the money question by the newspapers
and politicians Is bearing its fruits in the
frequent failures caused by lack of con-
fidence and the universal scare. While
every one talks disaster. hard times. and
panic we are likely to get what Is talked.
1 am In favor OF a dollar that will buy a
dollars worth and that will pass for one
dollar without possibility of its value being
impugned"
The Reliance Corset company, Jack
son, Mich, say: Fill our mills and fac
tories and workshops with business and
free silver will not be thought of. This
policy must prevail before prosper
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-05
COOLING OFF.
sSichigan silverites Throw Away Their
Bryan buttons.

A Grand Rapids (Mich.) special Of re-
cent date says: This city and county
have the distinction of being the birth
place and the hotbed of greenbackism,
flatism, silverism and all the other
vagaries of reputation, and it is here
the financial fight in Michigan will be
the hottest. Grand Rapids had 1000
people in 1860, 5000 in 1870, and has
doubled every ten years since, and with
the doubling has come a singular repu-
tation for being the home of issues and
eccentricties in politics. 1t was from
Grand Rapids that Coin Harvey received
his first large order for his book.
The laboring men and farmers were
long ago inoculated with the free sill
yer virus, but there are abundant in
dications that the work was begun too
soon by the free silver agitators, and
that the toilers are gradually returning
to reason.
The free silver men control the popo-
cratic organization completely, but
even here in Grand Rapids they are be-
ing confronted with the unpleasant
PAOpPSNe VI % ioi 30 civ boiO VI
the gold democrats.
Two years ago Grand Rapids gave
Gov. Rich a plurality of 3,107, and the
county rolled up republican plurality
of $3.50, so that under ordinary condi-
tions the republicans would feel conf
dent. The silver propaganda, how
ever, was early in the field and until
the st. Louis convention had things all
its own way.
Now, however, history is beginning to
repeat itself. In 1878, when the green
back craze took possession of the coun-
try, things were much worse. Then
Zach Chandler took the field, insisted on
a square fight for honest money, and
won hands down. Republicans here
abouts are now repeating this expert
ence. When they began to count noses
Immediately after McKinley's nominal
ton they were staggered at the eX-
tent of the silver movement. On in
vestigation, however, they found that
the people were talking silver because
they had not heard the other side. The
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-05
EnplIsh Priyy Council.

The British privy council, of which
the cabinet is merely committee un-
known to the law, has entirely ceased
to hold meetings for purposes of de-
liberation and has become a body of a
merely ceremonial nature. So com
pletely, however, have the functions of
the two bodies been ASSOCIATED that
whereas the Srivy council cannot meet
except under the presidency of the
sovereign the sovereign cannot consti-
tutionally preside at meeting of the
cabinet.-Chicago Chronicle.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-05

ity returns" The manager of the
company reports that until -four years
more of Grover" and two of incipient
free trade had taught them wisdom all
his partners were democrats; they
now, four in number, are republicans.
We believe that like conversions every
where are in progress Chicago Inter
Ocean
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-05
Pnrtinncitx of Italians.

Italians generally accomplish what
they set about. When Prince Philibert
of Oranges grave was found to be emp
ty ut Padua recently they began to
hunt for him, and have now presented
to the Dutch authorities small casket
containing the princes ashes. 1t seems
that his body was cremated in 1880.
after the siege of Florence.-Chicago
Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-05

VA recent poll of the Boston fruit
and produce exchange resulted in col
votes for Mckinley and one for Bryan.
There is considerable chagrin over the
showing. 1t had been supposed the
vote for Mckinley would be unanimous
Chicago Tribune.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-06
" Perhaps you would not think SO, b,

Perhaps you would not think So but
very large proportion of diseases in
New York comes from oarelessuess about
catching cold," says DIR. Cyrus Edson.
ut is such a simple thing and so com
mon that very few people. unless it is a
case of pneumonia, pay any attention to
cold. There are a great many cases of
catarrh and consumption which have
their origin in this neglect of the sim
plest preoaution of every day life. The
most sensible advico is, when you have
one, get rid of it as soon as possible. BY
all means do not neglect it, DR.. Edison
does not tell you how to cure cold but
we will. Take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, 1t will relieve the lungs, aid
e1pectoration, open the ssoretious and
Don sffect permanent cure. % and SO
cent bottles for sale by Landers & Bah
bidge. Druggists. Portland; and G. B.
Woodman. Westbrook,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-06
European Markets.

European Markets.
(By Telegraph.l
LONDO7S, Mch. D. 1Ss6.--Consels 100 Sled
forlmoney aud lob 5-16d for the account.
LIVERPOOL. Mch. 5. 1sS6.-Cotton market
easier: American middling s-32d: estimat-
ed sales 10, 900 bales; speculation and export
500 bales.
Quotations Winter Wheat at .5s sd@5s Cd /;
Spring Wheat IS Sd@5s SAD.
Corn IS 4d.
Pork steady So Sd.