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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-02-13

A PROSPEROUS INSTITUTION We
called our readers attention in our
last issue to the good showing made
by .he Bank of Thibodaux as exhibited
in its last statement. Lack OF time
prevented rs from entering in certain
particulars upon which We had inten-
ded to dwell specially.
The bank holds deposits TO thu
amount of $249 ,339 Al. contributed
by 326 depositoIs. The number OF
depositors it carrles on its books is
one of tile best signs of the confidence
and esteem in which this prosperous
institution is held in the community.
1t las an accumulated surplus OF
$12, $50, equal already to II half its
capital stock, besides undivided
profits amounting So, 766.07.
Another good feature Of this state
ment is that it shows on its face thai
the bank is doing q safe business
holding IA good portion of its assets
$149, 17U.42--in cash and sight ex.
changes.
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erfF. ttig9giaE 10 sii,i succession. tusi
the ~ of movable effects ! ,n..,.
h"rSclsofd effects. one lot ut i .oI.s s
vcrs either ariirlrs he Who'll. a.
ytiit"sy tn lie il the t:lerk's oesss
Parish "f t.Ii.nrclc and now IN tss ~.
oitire Tor reference. Also the naaiviSsa
ltaii ~ tts ItiiodaGx Semtinel. \ NINA
pihlished IN tile Parish Of LsTonrchs
ihg tie printing presses. trprs mi N
paper stock. paper eUtters.iHks. nressss \
siugstOttrs, sin"iS. tabies anil Sta,.as 49,
wUrl everything belonging l., and ~.
par; 81 the said newspaper n rrin,,r.
iahiiSlm-Et az The same il nov ~ aags
ms FiaIk ilnisiuann bui:alin@. seTqr5 n
OIL A!aif street u the tow of Thitml,rs
gviLer with the undivided half n Nv
Will % tt'. said newsgaiee. and n,
also ;he uuliyidtd interest in the sles
sa'sl paper.
TcruIS ri sale. Cash to nav debts,
JAMES BEARTa
sheriff " this Parish III Igai..
February iGEh. lS91.
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/ If ATTY reliance can he placed on the
cable reports ,rnE Europe. Senator
i Woleett is receiving very little EN-
enlargement for the ultimate success
| If biiaetal!ism by international agree
mtnt. England still blocks tile way.
| France ana Germany profess to favor
hi-netatlis II bat neither will take the
initiative III amy movement towards
securing it. and it seetns moss proba-
hle that neither will 20 into all inter
| rRttional conference having for its
object tie establishments If bimetallism
be nations without England.
Our himeta!iic friends vii" wanted
| to Try tire international species of the
double standard will soon be conyinc-
| ed Of the tHtility Of their attempt. If
,iIey want the double standard at all
now, and believe ii IA be a good thing,
they will have 10 ally ther selves III
the future with the six millions and
| some odd hundred thousands lamar
chits,' ..repudiatoTs," and what not,
who cast their ballots for Bryan last
November.
The next thee years will tell the
ta,e. High tariff and the gold STAN
! dard will he given a fair test in that
time. Iftley accomplish what their
friends claim tor them as a financial
panacea. all well ard good. but if
they TAIL. as many heiieve they will
in restoring general prosperity then The
| American people will issue their ukase
at tie next presidential election for
the free and unlimited coinage Of both
gold and silver independently of all
other nations o! the earth.
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GRAND F.ffR.

Tie Lackmis Srl,nni Association
will give II grand fair tar the benefit
of The Lockport High School, "n Sat
urday aud Sunday. February Goth. and
- which all friends 1T education
are invited
On Monday. February 22nd.. II
grand celebration of the Great Wash
ins'nn's birthday will take place. The
teachers Of the Loekport School are
the promoters OF this feature Of tie
festival. and have sent ont the follow
ing sslf-explanatory invitation to the
tr"cue.s 81 LafouIciie ::
the teachers of tnIS Parish arc
request TED To meet at the Lockpoft
Public Sciluol House on Monday, tie
22lnh inst III ? y. IL. The object 81
has nrcting is I" organ:zr Il Parish
Teachers Association. \ program
~ill tr prepared fnr the occasion.
Come u =. Come all.
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According to latest Washington ad-
vices there is yet a chance of securing
an appropriation to pay the planters
The deficit in the $40 of a cent bounty
voted them by Congress in 1895. 1t
would help our planters if they could
secure this amount which is justly due
them by the government aud which
was not paid simply because the ORR
sinai appropriation proved insufficient.
To deal justly with the planters
congress should appropriate without
delay the necessary amount to meet
this deficit.
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IN va aINEDszEAM.
Hall Young Mems benevolent Assn.
ThibodauX, La, February 9th. 1887.

toA ian 49, - - ~ '11tit R1C IA '
Thibodaux, La, February 9th. 1887.
BE il Resolved. That we the officers and
members of the Y NJ. b. A. of Lafourche, IN
special session assembled. express our sorrow,
atthe death of our brother
HENRY j. LAGARDE.
and our sincere sympathy for his bereavcd
family.
We are called upon to mourn the loss of a
fellow member, who. we concede had no su
peTior anong us, Il good citizen. a true gentle
man. q faithful friend. 4 kind husband. and
an Gdccti0natc father and his memory will be
lasting and cdifyinE among as who knew him
Resolved, That we bow Ill humble suhmis-
sion To the will OF orr gool Father. who know
eth and doeth all things wei. and VIC pray for
His blessings upon the fafiily Of our deceased
brother.
Resolved. That a page of our minute boob
be set aside, wherein shalt &c inscribed thest
rcs0lut ions, and that q copy hereof officially
signed and scaled he furnished the stricken
family, and also that q copy hereof be fur
nishcd our local papers.
LOUIS p. JCILLIAT,
p. f. LEGENDRE.
OZEMEE E. PELTIER
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STATE OF LOUISIAN
18th Judicial District Court, !
ISL OF Lafourche.
Mrs. I'm. Erskine ct ais ps, no.
Urban Toulouse.

TAKENOFiCE; THAT kCTING Wy
4 and by virtue Of an order q seizure
snle emanating from the above ess)
Court in the above entitled and nuSeS
case, | have seized and will ofer lof u
public auction pursuant TO law 70 Iss
and highest bidder. at tie Court hoN
he town OF TlihOdaux, on
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 1thla,
between the hours Of II O'Clock a. Z
O'clock pm, the following describes
erty to-wit:
A Gel taiu lot of ground or parcel y
situated IN this parish. ON the rigbs ~
the Bayov Lasourche at about tout ipns'
low the town OF T!iboaaux. meas1nlns
Hundred and Twenty.twof2 80 ieeti "
between lsrailtl lines ny three hahelu.
six 1861 feet ID itpth bounded 4tst
lands now or formerly belonging y
| niaue nufar. below ami ii the rear Z /
now or formerly belonging 70 Janesg
lard. ard in front by lands OF pareasss
balm TouionseJ Together with 49,
| OF Drainage, the rights OF wax eF
road i existing ~ land aaA iet-ss
the Bavcn Latourche towards s97
wO0Gs, aad aii other rigatsf
viieges thcfeuuto belong ef
appertain'pe. r4.h q
Terms and conditions ofsaie e.
and satisfy The sum II I'll hese
Hundred dyIials in principals
eight Yer cent per aHntiia tateEsas M
from liz 1nth III September. 3sl1
ri 4 srrn III ~ ner rent Oh the ass
thereof Of said principal and iuieEss
tcrneys fees beEein, and . aii s' srea|
proceedings. And which sala ssd !
gaze, passed before Henex 4 ~ IN n
per ZOth' JAMEsBEAR1
sheriff IF Lai'uiI
January 23rd, 1897.
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GIVE Us a REsT.-At last the mncl,
discussed aud foolishly advertised
Bradle.: Martin ball, which has kept
certain classes Of people i'll "a %tiutter
for quite a spell, has taken place and
i, now Il thing ofthe past. 1t is claim
ed that half ii million dollars was
spent for ii few hours pleasure. We
hope this lavish expenditure helped
some poor seamstresses and trades
people. Now, gives us A rest.
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Every good citizen, every good NO
man is-to some extent-responsible for
the evils which exist in their commit
nifty. A firm stand against them-!rom
this source-will cventuate their large
cnrtailment. if not absolute overthrow.
Shreveport Progress.
Right yon are, Bro. Hicks but,
then, how given the good people are
to Struggling their shoulders aud say
ing it is none Of their concern 50 long
as their toes are not tonclied.
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The electoral votes of the f~otty-five
states of the union were formally
couEtea in joint session of the house
of representatives and senate
VII tic United States held last We'd
resday, in accordance with law and
the ..expected' happened for once !:
Mckinley and Hobart were declared
elected President and Vice President
of the United States for the term of
four years, commencing on the 4th
day Of March. Now, for the inaugnra-
.ion and the pluin8 to follow.
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The Ways and Means committee is
reported as having agreed to restore
tie tariff on rice to the old schedule of
the Mckinley oil. The cents per
pound instead of the present duty of
/ i 2 cents will be no doubt accepta-
bic. but the old provisions about IN
clean rice which open the door to
fraud and gave so much trouble IN The
past will be very objectionable.
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j l.. RUSCA,
NELLIE TUlTE,
L0E,NIh. ARkIBA'
Teachers of Locknart School"

Teachers at LOckn Nrt SclOnT.
We have been informed ia Jos. q.
DaSpit. Esq, IL brilliant young lawyer
Of New Orleans, has accepted m inti-
tatiun to be the orator OF the day, and
as lir enjoys il fair reputation as good
SPEAKER. Il rare treat is anticipated.
The formation Of a Parish Teachers
Association is an excellent idea, as
such iii association. il property organ
ize,l and well directed, could accom-
plish mncs, good. Al esprit de corps
among the teachers is necessary and
should be cultivated.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
18th Judicial District Court, Parish
LafrRrche
j.. II. hosemdn rs His Caditers, ]
3}S5.

WHEREAS JOSEPH WE'LL. A Ri
w dent ga lh4 City " New Orleans,
Ish 81 Orleans. State Of Louisiana, EaaiI
the iusoi~cnt y. Il. Mcsenhat,. has nied ah|
account at syudic IL the above en.isa I
numbered insolvency OF J. Z. AosemaAt
Now, therefore. all persons are herd
warned and notified to fife their cpposlad
to the said account. in writing With
Clerk Of said Court, at his office 10 the n
Of ThihodauS, within ten days stter thr Y
publicate ON hereof. otherwise the ~
count will lie approved am homclosaiel
cor'ling tn law,
( Witness ms hand and the irptssi
L.S.f the seal of nv office. al ThieesA
(-~~) La. ;his 5th day of Feb uary. Y
1887 p. u. ATC0lX,
D'y. CLERK nf said CotfA
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or nf Mr.. @. a. Lagarde and Mis-. j.
sprli A. Ttnne.
The decreased had been married
twice and left one s"n, Raorf. nov u
young man, hy his deceased wife.
The SENTINEL sympathises with the
berrayed family.
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TIE STATE OF LOUISIANA
Second Ward Justice Court ofN.|
Rnurg, Parish Of Lafourche.
John Il!ea, t.. No. co. Tll6am p,
tenbdck.

NOTICE y HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ 'ifiu al > 'vrt Of FTsri faeias isu,a
N. 4. iirnrI. %i'-tire of Tie p.-A,... II rtn
ond wsitt - fie pa ish Of I..sj.arrb. III n
Of john Attn ana against ~, i4e psts
bach tl-fc,tla, I. and 70 me ,~lireefai. /
at II u'ci,s'k y. III. an t'tc
.dtl, day 1T FEBRUARY. ISE.
at the c'I n HOUSE ,,nl 10 the tawh d ~
dauX. IN ta- .r,i ward 10 said par, E
inr safe at auirtir auction tile iuil u n /
cribe- r%fsitrtt- f0-wit
tine Niue.
One Hrs.
One Cow and Cali.
seized as t:te property Of VIM. Presienb
und-r sattt writ of fsTi faeias.
O. L. CARO-,
Constable 4Hd WRSl
Dated This 18th day Of February lSl.
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A SAD DEAru-Last Thursday
about midday. when Mr.. Octave Sois-
net was standing on the levee in front
If his premises, a holt Of lightning
struck him dead.
Tie deceased vic was aged IS
years, was one of tie stauncli citizens
oi the first ward OF this parish. and
was respected and esteemed as au
upright man. He leaves IL wife and
children 10 mourn his aniimely aud
tragic death.
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On the same day. the 18th. inst. at
the home of its parents at Schrieyer,
the spirit of little Reginald Albert,
aged ! weeks, only son of DR.. J. A.
Pujos and Emma l.. Carter, winged
its flight to the home celestial.
The little body was brought over on
Fridays noon train. and the funeral
took place at St-Joseph's Church
shortly after the arrival of the train.
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Hon. Charles j. Boatner was auieted
in his seat and Mr.. Alex Benoit, the
persistent contestant sent home. The
irrepressihle Alex has already filed a
notice Of contest IN Judge Baiid
against whom lie lin last November,
and whether he will urge this contest
now. after being .tiRs uneeremonious-
" turned down III the Boatner case. is
an interesting question. Those who
claim to he well posted ia the matter
say Alex will prosecute His last con
test, as he is il the contesting bust
ness fox the money there is in it.
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Noel Louis Jean Cadiere, for many
years a resident of this parish but
recently residing with his children in
Terrebonne, departed this life in
Houma. on the 18th. inst. at the
advanced age Of 81 years, 6 months
and 9 days.
His remains were brought here on
Fridays noon train and laid to rest
by the side of his spouse in ~St-Joseph
Cemetery.
The deceased was a good citizen and
upright man
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TTNAkE NOTICE THAT PURSUANT TO
ali order and decree oil the above Cont
aud to aeommissipn TO me directed in the
above entitled and numbered succession | will
oitef Tor SAFE at public auction pursuant 10
lay, 70 the last and highest bidder on tie
premises II the town of Fhibudaux Oh
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9th. 1897.
hetEeen the hours of II o'clock a. m. and 4
o clock p. IT,, the following described prom.
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STATE Or LOUISIANA,

SUI Judicial District Court, Parish of
Latourche.
Succession of Francois Samoan. No.
1906, ProJQteS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16

trees arched over and fixed into the ground. the
whole covered with large leaves. Inside these nuts
there were three or four sticks laid down at each
end for the man and woman to sleep on. and IN the
middle of the earth floor smoudered the embers OF
fire.
A little further to the east Du Chaillu came on
another village OF the little folk. Not to alarm
them, he made for their settlement on tiptoe. ac-
companied only by three of his men and two guides
In a retired nook OF the forest he counted twelve
hus Of the slight make as in the. case OF those
already described Yet the villagers had caught
tho alarm and every household was truly mot at
home" Entering unlimited, Du Chaillu found the
abodes very filthy and the intrusive visitors were
stung out OF the place by swarms Of feas. An
other quarter Of a mile through the forest they
approached third village. and again with the ut
most caution, the Asbango guides. moreover, dang
ling bunch OF beads before the eyes OF the re-
treating Obongos. Their fears, though, were not
to be allaycd: they scampered off in quaking
hurry. Du Chaillu yet managed to surprise three
old women and young man. One OF the three
them and pucking up heart OF grace rated the run
res that cried Que que and while so speaking she
twisted her body In such odd cOntortions as TO
make our travellers party all laugh outright mt:
tape in order to measure the bold shrew her fears
returned 10 her. The unwindng tape was mys-
terious snake she had never before clapped eyes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16

British government or suzerainty. In shape 1t
is not unlike Rugby football inclined from
northeast to southwest. the upper end filling in
an angle between the Transvaal Republic and
Natai and the lower end resting on the Cape
Colony It's area is $4,000 square miles, with
population of 2O1 900. Of whom Il 600 are whites
It's political Independence is unequivocal having
ocen recognized by Great Britain in 1854 when
lis lhhaoitNlts were declared ito all intents and
purposes free and Independent people, and
.heir government to be treated thenceforth as a
free and independent Government"
Due north Of the Orange Free State and Of
Natal and Zululand lies the expansive territory
or the Transvaal or South African Republic
bounded by Portuguese Africa on the east.
separated by the Limpopo River from Matabele-
iand on the north and by various boundary
from other districts administered by the British
south Africa Company on the west. Its area is
il2,'oO square miles. and the population. which
mas been rapidly augmented since .the opening
OF the gold fields, may be roughly estimated to
exceed 100000 OF this number some 10000
would be blacks. and of the remainder less than
4 third might be reckoned AS Beers; while Eng
lishmen and emigrants from the Cape Colony
would compose the bulk OF the remainder. The
independence Of the Republic has undergone
various vicissitudes. and at present 1t enjoys
complete autonomy with regard. TO its internal
affairs. subject to a modified British suzerainty,
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illusions to them in ancient monuments anu me-
airy works There is a figure OF pigmy Oh one "a
The earliest OF cXtant Egyptian monument '-
probably as far back as five thousand Oh PIX 'io"-
sand years BY his side Is to be seen 'ne
inscription Aka the name still applied 10
ono of the most numerous tribes OF THIS race
now existing In Central Africa An Egyptian IN
scription of six thousand years ago RECORDS
the facts about an exploring expedition that
brought home a Denga dwarf, noted for his dane
ing The Greeks dwelling along the Asiailc sea-
hoard in Uomers day were familiar with rumors
Of a race OF Liliputs. Homer describes them as
dwelling at the furthest limits OF The world by the
ocean stream where they were hard pressed by
the cranes on the flight thither from the noTtn on
the approach OF winter Milton repeats Homer $
descrlption in his Paradise Lost when ne speaks
Of The small infantry warred on by the cranes
Herodotus too tells OF five Nasomonians from the
north coast OF Africa wSo crossed the Great Des-
ert and steered Their way westward. and were at
tackled by throng of black pgmies. The little
folk took the. strangers prisoners. marched them
across the great marshes TO a town by large
river flowing eastward where crocodiles were
sWmming-EOw supposed to De the NlSer "here IL
flows past Timbuctco.
PIGMIEs OF THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS.
Besides the numerous tribes Of pigmy people
hitherto known in Africa, there has recently been
reported the discovery OF dwarfsh communities
du,alnp in the m IRE inaccessible recesses of the
Atlas Mountains more particularly in tho Draa
Rasin on the verge OF the Great Desert According
70 1.-THE London Globe the indications now at
hand arc all in favor OF the assumption that the
niomies were the aborignes Of Africa, and the
other races on that continent-Negro. Hamite ana
Arab as well as English, french ana GERMAN are
all later intruders outside OF Africa the pigmies
have a footing in Madagascar under the name OF
tho Kinos In the heart Of India they Turk In the
vindhva Mountains In the Andaman Islands they
have long been known as Mincoplcs. In the Philip
mines they are known AGtas; In the Malayan
Islands as Samangs; in Java as Kalangs In some
nsrts of Ceylon "A dwarflsh race. with almost all
,ba characteristics OF the other pgmies, wanders
about in small family groups by the name OF
Veddahs.
DIJ CHAILLUS LITTLE FOLK.
I'M chaillu's discovery In 1865 Of pigmies In the
to -, the Ogowe River (West Africa made n
oo, stir I'm Europe when the story first came
o., one hundred and forty miles south OF the
r.,s,or and TO the east OF southern tributary OF
,hn Ocow6. Du Chaillu in June. 1865. sud
Iii, struck I'm the savage forest on village OF
mia dwarf negroes called Obongo. The village
,.,.rce ON the approach of Du Chaillu's party all
~, ,,babi,ants had fed, consisted OF cluster oil
oy,raordInary little huts, each OF low oval shaIe'
,hat NJ a gypsy tent about feet WIDE ana the
,,,.,t mart about 1 feet from the ground. me
ne. ,..rs each made of the flexible branches OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16
COLORADO'S BIG TUNNEL.
he Cripnle Creek Times.

Two gangs of workmen have just begun dieeinS
In Colorado the longest tunnel which man ever az
tempted TO construct. The main bore VIII be
twenty miles long. and connecting with TINS are
subsidiary tunnels with total length OF thirty
miles So In reality, the task that has been put
under way is that of digging fifty miles OK tunnels.
and every foot of this vast system Will De UNDER
Pixies Peak and the mountains tnat tower on edcn
side. -,
The starting point Of the main tunnel Is at the
foot OF the mountain leading up to Pixies Peak,
near the old town OF Colorado City This point Is
but short distance from the railroads which span
the country between Colorado Springs and Manitou.
From here IL runs almost due southwest The fur
Their edge of the tunnel is at the edge OF the noun
COL six miles south of Cripple Creek and near the
little town of Sunol Two gangs Of men, "a stated,
are working the tunnel one at each end. Just
at present they are making progress at the rate OF
thirty feet day. II In believed that the mammoth
task they have undertaken will be completed In
seven years from the first Of the present month.
The main tunnel will pass directly under the cone
200 feet beneath the town OF Victor. Its average
depth from the surface will be 1850 feet and II Is
designed to test the mineral deposits Of the terri
tory at these great depths. Thirty miles OF lateras
are contemplated, and these Will pass underneath
all the Cripple Creek district at an average depth
OF $500 feet. Cripple Creek. Victor Gillette. the va
rlous small towns and thousand mines are TO be
made tributary to this vast system
Under present circumstances the distance-the
shortest way-from Colorado Springs 10 Cripple
Creek is hfty-four miles BY way OF the tunnel the
two cities will only be sixteen miles apart. II Is
Der foot of excavation Will be SS This makes the
total probable expense Of digsing the tunnel and
~ <visidary branches go. $4,000