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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-11-07
THE VOTE IN THIS PARISH.

There was a considerable falling Of
in the vote in this parish as compare,
to the vote Of last April due in some
measure to the new election law bu1
principally to the fact that republican
ward strikers had industriously circu.
lated divers false reports concerning
the law and the of voting I'M.
der it, all tending to dissuade the I'LL
terate whites from voting.
But when analysed, last Tuesday
vote reveals several interesting facts,
For instance, Judge Beattie, for con-
/ grese, received 1871 votes, whereas
Mckinley received only 800 votes, q
difference Of 491 in favor Of the Judge.
II would seem at first blush. as though
the Judge had run that many votes
ahead Of his party ticket, but such is
not the case, for Bryan received 1882
votes and Broussard 1O15 votes, a diff
ference Of only lit votes. This would
Indicate that 1T democrats who voted
for Bryan, either did not vote at all
for congressman or else voted for
Judge Beattie. If they all voted for
the Judge, which is nor probable, that
number would represent the excess OF
his vote owe that Of his party.
But the true explanation Of the va
rance between the republican vote for
congressman and for president is that
the republican leaders had the negroes
to vote tor congressman only, for fear
Of confusing them in trying to vote
for both congressman and electors.
Another curious fact is that the par
ties to the republican fusion did not
stick to the bargain in SO far as the
electors were concerned. The Herwig
or regular Republican electors receive
ed 246 votes, and the Pharr or Nation
al Republican electors IA votes.
Again, assuming that the republican
votes for electors were all cast BY
white men it shows q white republi-
can strength Of $50 only ; but this is a
violent assumption for there are some
colored men who know how to read
who must have voted for electors ;
how many, it ia impossible to deter
mine except by examination Of the
poll lists. At any rate, the vote shows
that of the total republican vote cast
last Tuesday, there were from $50 to
$50 negro votes, as near as it is possi-
BILE to arrive at it.
Altogether, there were over 1900
votes cast, judging from the vote tor
congressman, which is not so bad, af-
ter all, for a presidential election.
Palmer and Buckner received ID the
whole parish the unlucky number Is.
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There never was 40 much deceDtior

There never was 40 much deception
practised on white voters 70 keen
them from the polls a. was resorted to
~ republican strikers Of this district
in this campaign. Some Of them went
SO far az to play upon The fears Of
women By telling them that il : man
who could not read attempted to vote
he might be fined Or imprisoned. or
even sent to the penitentiary. Il il
difficult to believe that reputable re-
publican leaders could have advised !
resort to such mendacity but il i nav
erti'eless true that these misrepresen.
tations and falsehoods were industri.
ously circulated in tho community by
their strikers and tho republicans e.
ceived all the advantage from Il.
Such plan Of campaign may b. all
light according to the republican DO
litical ethics, but it is low and desni-
cable and worthy Of the contempt and
severest condemnation Of iii we'll
thinking men.
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esteetMed cnntan,noI

Oar esteemed contsmporar, \
Picayune IL worrying over N. 4 4
stray-d Democrats who yoted \
Bryan and free silver, and wanI..!.!
whether they will return to III. Hi
true Democracy Or continue u n,
70 themselves. The Picayuue I
great joker. but it should Es.a \
Jokes out Of the editorial COIN \
The proper place for them i l. M
Picayunes.s There, It's reader. =!
appreciate them at their inst valr.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-11-07
It is reported that Mark Hanna Is
not satisfied with the present election

IL IL I0UOKt6U tl6V M0EA 1A0UU0 Ie
not satisfied with the present election
law of this State. We are SORRY that
he was not consulted about the framing
Of the law. ms then, we would have had
u law to the taste of our RepublicaR
friends. As it il, we will have 10
worry along under the new law, which
was passed by the regularly constituted
legislature 1T the State until we get
ready to frame another election law.
When that time cOn,es, we promise,
that we will notify Mark in time, so
that he can come down and tell rs ex-
actly what he desires done to secure u
full expression Of the will 1T the people
vt tile ballnt-bux. IL he wants us to
establish the old Returning Board
syatem. such as it existed in the good
old times Of the Republican party III
this State, We will agree "a it. provid-
ed he allows US to name the members
Of the Returning Board. Surely, he
will agree to such ali insignificant con
cession as that. He could not expect
us as reasonable people to re-estab-
lish the contingent scheme, and let
him appoint the officers tn do the
contingent act. That would not be
reasonable. and VIC know that Mark
Hanna ls the "erv q%nintessence OF rea-
condolences and justice, and honesty
and all that sort Of thing rs under
stood in Republican theory and prac.
fica-
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In another column will Le fund
socclnct statement Of the aff III. I
the Bank Of ThihmIaux. That I'M
eation is o. a solid financial foana.
ton, aud deserving OF tho patrousr
OF our people. There il no reason i
any one doing his banking busiu,u
with New Orleans or other barh
The home institution IL always III
safest when managed by home peopt
as the Bank Of Thibodaux ii.
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Now that tue excitement of Tia i.
paign is over, let US all return u IL,
ness and bend our energies 70 NM
things somewhat. We have Iii .5'
neglected business on account NJ
election aud preliminary camu1u
and IN consequences of the elemsI91
uncertainty incidental to every IN
DENTAL election. All that il rsst ~
and We knew just what to exnrsi.
lee ns return to work in our vafIxl
avocations with the siugla purp II 7
furth-ring the general good.
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A light vote was polled in this d.
ish, duo to the many stories concesp.
ing the new election law. Men VIZ
Knew not how to read had been led u
believe that they had no right to w
and through timidity abstained fna
Young. IL was . great mistaks Il
their part, "a it may furnish an arm
ment against their cause in the futux
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Don't Let anyone persuada

Don't lct anyone persuade you To
take anything else instead Of Simmons
Liver Regulator. Some mcrchants
will try to do this but not for your
good. They do it to make ! iittle
more profit on something which ID Of
an inferior quality, though you must
pay just as much for the bad a. for
the good. Be sure to take Simmons
= Regulator and nothing else.
Look for the Red z on g paeda0e.
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OF the above California and NortI,
Dakota are set down as doubtful, In
diana and Michigan are claimed by
Democrats, and Delaware one elector
claimed by Democrats.
The latest news FRIDAY noon) con-
firms McKinley's election.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-11-07
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Justice Court, 4th Ward, Lafourdis
Parish.
q. Sasone ~. No. %, Lugger Dnlvdrdk

VNAAE NOTICE, THAT PURSUANT AZ
an order and decree of the above Con-
snd 70 . commission to me directed ~ y
arUvo entitled q numbered snits 4
Will offer for sale at public auction parsusf
TO law to the last and highest bidder 10 f0t
OF the landing Of G Sasone. on
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 9TH, lSs6.
the hours Of II O'Clock a. m. sndt
ty t0-wit:
Inc Lugger "Dulwardov with all her IT,
les, sails and apparels, as she now lies Z
bayou Lafonrche in front of G.. Sasodss
store, o. about 3 miles below L~ockp0rt
Terms Of sale: Cash.
EDGAR A. BARRIOA
Constable 4th Waro
October 24th, 1896.
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komain and LegeDdre are "holler-
ing" maud 10 the iirst and seco nd dis.
tricts. Roman set up the howl two
DAYS before the election and nov
claims : Q have enough evidence to IN
seat Gent Mey er . dozen times. Wa
election 80
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There were several nac,.
opened in this parisI. )asf s'aal
for the benefit nf adult male is;s'1
lie teachers were white sunr.A n
shouting Republican leaders M aaq
Course "f studies was very l;m;'ag /
d-ei- The session lasted 1 ~. y
only and the pupils were tsr wy
count as high ~ the tipgers = ~ I.
hand and to oblitrrate i linn Y
circl' ~ . black square and ~, y
piece Ut ap-r. The school ~.
dismissed until next election. ~
the meantime, yon may expees. \. u
the teachers roaming az laroe. 4 \
ing for white supremacy. ~
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The complete election returns tor
Terrebonne show the following result:
Bryan 592; Mckinley 339; Beattie
GIL Broussard $50. This gives Judge
Beattie q majority of s., whereas at
the last election the parish gave Capt.
Pharr a majority Of $50. Terrebonne
has surely given a good account Of
herself.
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The Way u Cure catarrh il

The Way u Cure catarrh is to
purify the blood, and the surest, safe
test, best way to purify the blood is
hy taking Hoods Sarsaparilla, the
One True Blood Purifier.
Hoods Pills are prompt, efficient, al
waps reliable, easy to take easy to operate.
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And now is the time when the news
paper readers will be RECALLED with
stories Of queer and ludicrous bets
oy people q little off in the upner
story, and with the amusing settle
ment thereof. These iDane pleasant
ret serve to relieve the dull monoto-
ny Of post election days.
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In Grose's Tasteless Chill TsnIt
know what .yon are taking. Il 4 n
ply Iron and Qninine in 4 t.s,.a.
form. IL 10 sold on i ruarar.~
NO Cure No Pay. Price SOC.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-11-07
The next house Of repress,,.s
will have q republican rs.easa6

Inc next house Of repreaa,,..
will have . republican maior;ss
looks as II the Republicans ~. sat
cure the coutrol Of the Sen.ts .'ssas /
that event they will b. free n 10y.
measure they desire and for 4 ~ \
son will have to bear all the ~. y
'hili'y IT fl," legislation enact. .ssptc "
the next two years. eesIl
1t is best that it should IL ~.
for coming fresh from the peo MI J, y
are supposed to represent I'M as Y
views aud they should havs WV WV
portunity to put them in ona,. w \
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-31
PICTURESQUE RoNDA.

A Spanish City on C-ag, Where TIE Peo-
Pie. Are as Savage as Their Home.
Then he went to Ronda, which is a
dream Of picturesqueness. There is in
congruity IN the thought that you can
make the journey thither ss simply as If
you were going from New York to Phila-
delrhia. The town, as J. walked through
1t, seemed commonplace at irst-common-
place, that Is, for southern town, where
one accepts marvels Of color and light as
matters of course. His impression was
one of awful glazing heat, Of donkeys and
donkeys and moro donkeys every where, of
little low houses SO white one could hardly
look at them, Of glimpses into long, cool
entries, where people were forever standing
waiting for an inner door to open. And
then suddenly there before him was the
bridge flung across that wonderful chasm
the bridge that joins old to new Ronda,
the bridge that so many artists, since the
days of David Roberts, have tried to draw
or paint, despairing even while they sought
to record the strange, almost exaggerated,
picturesqueness of the wild mountain
gorge, with the little whita town looking
down SO fearlessly from Its dizzy post.
There is something in the contrast that
seems to sugsest-but with difference
the gay villages that nestle SO confidently
at the base Of Vesuyius. The strangest
Part of 1t Is that until one comes to the
bridge one does not know, except from the
guidebook, that the gorge is there at ALL
Who could suppose that the river, appar-
emily at least, would force it's way through
the very highest part Of the mountain?
There is little alameda where one can
ctc OF ha
gaze down for I do not know how many
hundreds or thousands Of feet. 1t is here,
of all places, that one realizes the awful
height of the precipice, but it is from below
one sees the marvel best and most COM
DECENTRALIZATION far below, where one
can follow the windings OF the white road
along the very edge of the cliff and under
stately white gaSeways and look to the
bridges hanging in the air, as it were,
across the roaring stream, as fantastic and
unreal and enhancing as any arabian
Nights picture.
1t is only as 1T should be to find the peo-
pie as fantastic as their high built town
SO grisiy and ghouIish, indeed, that it is
hard to talk about them; so savage in their
manners that they might drive the more
tinid trnveler quickly away and back to
civilization. When any one comes to draw
the great bridge from the appropriate
point beneath the sport Of the leading cit
i1ens Is to gather in crowds upon it and
throw stones upon the rocky hillsides,
startling an avalanche which makes the
artist who has been foolish enough to go
there drop his work and run for his life.
Still, suppose one must pay somehow for
the privilege Of visiting the most SON
sational place in Spain. Its wonderful
position, its magnificent bridges, it's
beautiful little valley, where the finest
fruit in Spain is grown, Its encircling
crown of Sierra, make up to a certain ex-
tent for the discomfort of staying in its
horrible boarding house among the saw
age brutes of it's population. Elizabeth
Robins Pennell in Century.
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ers of employment. Under him are the
Chief Engineer, the General Traffic
Manager, and the locomotive engineer.
Applicants for employment are required
to pass examinations, down to she guaeds
trainmsn, and laborers. In the case Of
the latter, the examinations are mainly
physical, although 1.-The candidate must
be able to read and write.
"Class privileges on the Australian
roads are strictly held in check. Passes
are issued to the members Of Parliament
and thoae actually engaged in the rail-
way service. Railway employees get
privilege tickets, which allow them
and the members Of their families to
travel at ons-fourth the regular faro.
There is also sysem Of leave tickets,
good on all the Australian railways,
which are given to employees for use on
their regular annual vacations of q fort
night. This ia the limit of privileges
accorded by the roads.
"All the Queensland main lin 90, " said
Mr.. Stanley. "are likely to be further
extended into the interior, to develop the
cattle and sheep raising industries and
afford better facilities for Conveying
stock to the freezing works which have
been erected at several of our ports and
from which large quantities Of frozen
meat are exported to England.
Before leaving America, Mr.. 8 tanle
intends to visit some Of the great West
ern refrigerating. plants. New York
tTimea
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SARGENT OF uiNEAh.,

Give me guns an ammunttiont Stand ssidAl
am Sargent Of uintah, an q am patricia
I'm citizen eleetor, an I'm gentle, mealkAn,
mild
tn I'm treated with injustice Then roo bsA,
that am riledi
Sixty miles Of mountain travel-sfxty xns1sa
I've come to vote
For this precinct is commajus an mygrazt.
Sixty miles Of mountain ridins an Esrode Il
good an fast I
Now you say I've spilled my baIiotsan thos
same cannot be cast.
Spilled this here newfangled baaaoA IN, fn
dom Of the same,
Throwed my cards down on the sanh3s an DO,
parted from the camel
So you say; but. mister, listen: fhase Tnda IA,
sixty miles,
An I vote In this election II the whole election
spilesi
You have fashioned up a paper that Is ewelve
feet long an broad
To assist You In your vileness an perpetuate
your fraud. +
Do you think that in Wyoming the uantah
voter rides
With blamed amanuensis an q vally athix
sides2
am Sargent OF Uhtah, an I've rode from
Marymere
For chance to vote my feelin's an I vote
them feelin's herei
ain t here as an accountant or booEkeeper
or such
None the less I'll cast my ticket. or I'm erin
very much.
have spilled 1t. do you tell met I've used up
my time, you sayP
Mister, am Henry Sargent. an this Is my
votin day.
amt asAin no assistance from no one across
the sea,
An the people in Australyie amt got any
strings me.
Stand aside an give me actioni Darn your
furrin votin styles!
am Sargent of Uintah. an I've Travelled sixty
miles
Jest to vote for Hank for sheriff, an you'll
count this vote, or
An the angel Death will have to close pro-
ceedin's siney diei
Chicago Record,
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-31

Little respect Is paid by Americans to
tne nirthpiaoes OF their illustrious dead,
end the Old snudmill near Narragansett
P1er, In which Gilbert Stuart, in 1755,
4rst saw nght Is no exception to the rule.
~ may safely De said that 1t would seldom,
II ever, be visited were 1t not convenient
onJectlve point for drive from the fash
aonapie summer resort few miles away.
Inc route along the old Boston Neck road
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LET The DANCE GO ON.
Terpsiehorean Varieties Of the Pres.
ent and Past.
DANCING TEACHERS STUDY HISTO-
RY FOR NOVEL IDEAS.

But They Find the Tickle Public Hard to
P1easo-The Dances of Many Peoples
How the Dance Originated in Some Re.
mote Age.
New York. Dot. 'So-Every year a num-
Der Of agile and graceful gentlemen oom-
posing the American Association Of Pro.
fesors Of Dancing come together, and
after deep thought and considerable
wranRling, Of course, in polite way,
decide what the fashionable dances will
be for the ensuing year. Each one OF
these gentlemen iSan inventor Of the
terpsichorean order, ana he attends the
oonclavs equipped with deliberately
drawn diagrams of the dance with which
he expects ~ convulse society later on.
In nine cases out of ten this dance is
never heard Of again, although it may
receive the liohest possible endorsement
of the American Association of the Pro-
fessors of Dancing. The fault il not
with tho Association. The members GER
tainly recognize a graceful dance when
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-31
PROTLAND MORNING, OCTOBER
the dressmakers who have brought 10
light the gowns of the Empire.

the dressmakers who have brougn1 W
light the gowns of the Empire.
Some of the new dances have, In tnelr
composition, dash of the Fandaneo OF
Spain. sprinkling OF the Saitarella OF
Rome, = hint Of Tarantell Of Naples. and
something Of the liveliess of the Mazurka
of Poland. But all of these have had TO
be modified to please the CONVENTIONAL
ties of the drawing room, otherwise they
would be more successful, from spec
taoular standpoint, than they are.
Authorities on the history Of the dance
say that its origin antedates that OF
music, which makes it very old indeed
It is said that the first dancer created
the art by trying to reproduce with his
body the graceful motions of the trees
swaying in the Winds Others contend
that primitive man WAS led into the art
by initiating the antics of the wild anil
mails around him. Thus the 6avages of
Kan schatka have a bear dance, the
native Antirodeana have a kangaroo
dance, the aboriginals of New South
Wales have dog dance. and various ami
mails figure in the dances of our own
Indians.
In the ancient dances and the dances
Of savages, 1t was the custom to signify
something, usually success in the chase,
10y e or. proves in war. 1t Is claimed
that the modification of the dance pro-
crosses with nations advance in civil
iaation; thus in the French minuet the
chief characteristic il polished and Gull
tured gallantry.
America can hardly claim a national
dance unless it be the Virginia reel.
England is not much better off, but it
claims the sailors hornpipe as its own.
I his Is solemn affair. and when danced
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-31
NATIONAL DANCES OF MANY RACES.

they sec 1t; the trouble lies with the
public.
Inc association has just had Its annual
meeting for 1895, and some terpsiohorean
wonders are ready to be thrust upon the
dancing public. The official titles of
tnese wonders are: "The Harvard
CAPRICE" the ''X-Ray Lanciers. the
Hanover Quadrille,'' the esprit
d Amerique, +" the ''Waltz Two-Step" and
La Czarina." 1t will he matter of
Interest for those who pay attention to
sncn things to memorize these titles and
tnen observe how popular they become
curing the approaching winter senson.
ons OF the mem bers of the association
was asked by the writer to explain the
failure OK 80 many of the dances to be
come popular, and he answered: "Lack
OF originality" This was frank, but It
must not be supposed that the dancing
masters are devoid of ingenuity. When
II 10 rsmem bered that dancing is as old
as tne world itself and Is INDUCED in by
every nation and raos-savage and civil
ized-on the face Of the globe, it can be
ssen that IT Is something of task to
create absolutely new fashions in the art.
% me dancing master gees back a few
hundred years and resurreots some fancy
s'sp1 "nlen were danced by the great
s'ano1Asners Of our great grandmothers.
IN tais no Is like the fashionable millin-
ets "ao nave revived the feminine head-
gear Oh oeheury and half ago for the
maaos ana maAsans Of this autumn, or
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-31

by conventional jack tar is about as
tame as the spectacle of mooley cow
Rrazing in field. Ireland has it's jig,
and it is seen at it's best at wakes and
weddings.
The principal dance OF Scotland is the
reel. This is danced on the toes to OBJ
tain complete control of the foot and
ankle allowing the dancer to raise and
lower himself according to the expression
OF the music. The ancient method of
performing the reel was to the music Of
baRpipes and the clashing of the broad
swords. The dancers gave exciting cries
and yells, and II the performance did not
possess the true poetry of Tcrpsichore 1t
was certainly an awe-inspiring thing to
see.
Italy is nation of dancers, and each
province has distinct dance of It's own,
handed down from the fifteenth or six
teenth century. The Saltarel1a Is the
peculiar dance Of Rome. 1t is skipping
dance, written in three-quarter time.
The man aud woman move about In
semi-oircle, the woman flirting her apron
about gracefully. The dancers move
faster and faster until the limit Of speed
is reached. and then another couple take
their places.
Sicily has the Siciliana, a rather weari-
some affair, and Florence has her Tres
coma, which Is unique, because the lady
selects her partner by Ticking her band
kerohief in the face of the man she fan