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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-05-22
GRANTS SECRETiVENESS.
The Responsibility OF Lis Position Forced
!.sTa to frnaru r-is J~tteraaces.

aAsf1 ~ SSl4A --P
General Horace Porter, in "Cao-
~paiening With Grant inTha Centnry,
says concerning General Grants socre-
~tiyeness:
After The general lad get saIcn 1clles
cut On the march from Cold LisEneF ;sti
officer Of rank joined him. aus: rs tsi@T
rode along began to explain 4 nl1i
which he had sketchel, rroFia1a@ iif
the construction Of another line C IN
t-reachm2nts come distance il Taar q the
lines then held IL a., &c le nsrd ~ oaz.'
she a.rrlr Should 1T any tioo wait t'
fall back AID lcoge toward iila DANES
ard should be attacked while ~itA-
drawing. The general kept O. aneoEi \.
his cigar. listened to the proposition le5
4 timcand thea qeietly remarked 70 fAc
astoaished oficer, .Ihe army has ~
ready pallai out from TIE enenlTs freas
aEtl il nor en- its march TO the ..aalGs.
This Is mentioned as ~ instance ~
how we'll uia secrets coald BE- kept -
had never been a secretivc man until the
positions Of responsibility in which IS
was placed compelled him to be e.az--T
i'll giving expression to his opinions ST
purposes. Ee then learned the force Al
the philosophers maxim that 1.-THE I'm
spoken wolI is q sword il the scGbbcfd,
while the srclen wcrd is q sword III the
hand OF oneis enemy" II tie field there
were constant visitors to Ito emp,
ready to circulate carelessly any init
nations CT the collmandcr'smnvenlcnts,
&C the risk OF having such valuable IL
formation reach the enemy. Any en-
corraging expression given to an app.i-
cant for favors was apt to be tortured
into a promise, ard the general natural
" became guarded il his intercourse.
When questioned bcycnd the boards OF
propriety, his lips closed like z wise,
and the ~obtrudiEg party wasleft to slp-
ply al the subsequent conversation.
These circumstances proclaimed him
a man who studied to be u~Eco.nnunica-
tive and give him q reputation for re-
serve which could not fairly be ;ttrib-
utedto him. He was called the .Amer-
lean Sphinx" Ulysses the Silent and
the Great UnspeaEatlc, and was pop
ularly supposed to move about with
sealed lips. IL IS tTue tnat ne nau nc
t'snall talk introduced merely for the
sake Of talking, and many a Il vii
recollect the embarrassment Of a first
encounter with him resulting from this
fact. But while. like S~hakespeare's sol
der, he never wore his dagger in hi!
mouth, yet in talking to a small circle
of friends upon matters to which he haG
given special consideration his CONVEX
ton was SO thoughtful, philosophical
and original that he fascinated all wht
listened to him.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-05-22
A Paris

a new miracle monger has appeared
i'll Paris and is winning 9 lot Of more CT
less serious attention fraaa the people
and papers Of that novelty loving city.
lie is an old man named Jcurdain, who,
before he discovered that he could heal
the sick, was a farm laborer at Chelles,
in the department Of Seine-et-Marne.
~Jourdain's method is highly original,
and, thanks TO the liIaitless power Of
the human imagination, it seems to be
not less highly successful, and his oper-
ating room is constantly filled with eli
ents. Like ether 'shealers," he credits
his power to the presence ID his body Of
a mysterious something which he calls
a fluid; but, unlike his predecessors, he
docs not communicate this iGid to his
patients by the laying On Of hands, but
to lamps Of sugar, which are afterward
applied to the aselhiagg or diseased believer
in occultism.
Around the walls Of Jourdain's room
are long benches, upon which his pa
tiolts, often to the number Of so, take
their places. Iii the center is a stove,
near which are two other wooden bench
es, whereof the credulous visitors place
their paper bags Of sugar. While Jour
dain is operating, perfect silence prevails
atncng the patients, who watch him in
tontly as he fumbles about with the
Jumps Of sugar. After that ceremony
Pere Jourdain takes the bags and re-
turns them, one BY one, to their owners,
who, On receiving them, place a few
coins, copper y silver, in proportion to
their means, in his hand. The miracle
man drives such a lucrative trade that
he has enlisted the services Of his neph-
ew, who is probably destined to be his
successor, es be already fumbles the sug-
or in o mastery ANN Exchange.
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DIscouraginx sIgn.

Mrs. Hunniker-I'm really discour-
aged about cur VIII. 7 don't believe he
is destined to be q great man after all.
Mr. acknowledgements, nonsensei
What put that idea into your head?
Mrs. Hunniker-Why, look at this
letter I've just received from him. He's
been IN college two years now, and his
handwriting is still % good that yen
can read it right OF, about like print.
Cleveland Leader.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-05-22

mountain side, their vision is so keen
that they can see. far down the valley,
q sheep CT young goat. n big turkey or
rooster. . small pig, rabbit, or large
bird, and almost Ia the twinIsliEg Of 81
eye they descend suddenly u7on their
victim. One mighty grasp aid d twist
Of their talons and the victim il dead,
long before the eagle lays it down fer q
repast. An eagle can 1.-Two two and three
days, and ever five days, upon o go1g-
ing meal. They prey uFon ali sorts q
large birds, fish, lambs, kids and goats,
Oftentimes, when O large calf CT goat il
to be ATTACKED and carried CT, foar CT
six Of them will unite and carry eff the
the carcass, Wien they will Immediate
i begin to tight it out to see which Of
them is entitled to the choicest Tits, and
it is truly i survival Of tie fttest il
sGch conlEats as these
Eagles are captured ~ expert nonn-
tainecrs, who spy upon tic parent bird
building her Fest and wait fer tic
breeding season. After q due time they
scale the 1noaetains, and, we'll armed
for the inevitable fight with the parent
birds, 60 to these mountain eyries. Of
tentimes four nlen are required to let
me Of them down 4 steep precipice o.
cliff. while two Of them, dead shots
with the rife, shoot and kill the old
birda upon their first approach, fer il
fares i'll with the daring robber who at
tempts to secure the young birds with
more to protect but himself. II this way
arc many of the old birds killed for the
tazidermists on fer feathers, while the
caslets are horne away and Gagged for :
COED sale.-Cineinnati Enquirer.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-05-22
Different Reasons.

"There are two subjects that ! never
discuss with men," said the girl, land
one Of them is politics, because, you
see, / know nothing about it."
"And the other subject" asked the
man.
'.Th- other subject that / don't dis
cuss," sid the girl, lis love-"
For the same reason?" asked the
nan
tOh, nor said the girl. tits because
/ know too much about il. New York
Sun.
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There He Is IIatched IN Great Numbers
and Sometimes Lives leo Years-aIatiEC
and tho Treatment of the Young-Ho~
They Are Captured.
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In the Blacksmith's Shop.

II have seen some pretty hard knocks
in my time," began the anvil In ring
ing tones, when the bellows interrupted
him with: "But think of the trouble I
have. There isn't q day that I am not
hard pressed to raise the wind. "-Cin.
cinnati Enquirer.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-05-22
GOOD NEWS.

with atview % g laipirg It. NJ ssssl
ro,t .isSe divided my fine stsafi pss IN Il
m-easnrinaN iye arpeutF tranf 81 Il III snd d
isrrche. fifRated Eetveen y, III ,shIsh II
Catholic ChSrrh, into own ie'a'
fteaea ter slie. IN u locassa
tl,st lfantifrs village .lunld N1ie y
ne fof fnii pisf'''ua !. BARILLEAlA
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-23
THE DINNER TABLE.
How to Spread an Attractive Board-Its
Chief Requisites.

First put on the cover of canton fan
mel, then the tablocloth. The cloth
should hang over the table half yard
at the narrowest point, which at the
corners, of course, gives a deeper sweep,
The napkins should be full yard
square and should match the cloth in
daintinoss and quality. The simplest
way to fold them Is tho best Tho nap
kins on model table are folded in
simple diamond shaped pocket, whose
opening points from the person seated
at the place. In the opening goes the
dinner roll, and across the top is laid
the name card.
In the center Of the table is placed the
low dish, silver or china or even wick
Ell, holding the floral decorations. These
vary with the season, taste and income.
A basket of ferns is very graceful and
effective, while the costlier roses are
very lovely. At opposite Sides thanking
the centerpieco, are the candelabra.
These may be, in the case of the table
being described, which is laid for eight
persons, either two of two lights each
or four single ones. -Four small compo-
tiers or silver or china dishes on low
standards make Il square outside the cir
Gle Of centerpiece and candelabra and
are filled with assorted bonbons, and
two small, low, shell shaped dishes hold
the relishes-olives, radishes or sailed
almonds.
At each cover is placed n service plato
on which is placed the napkin. At the
right side are two knives Of uniform
size and at the left their companion
forks Resting against the plate at the
right side near the handles Of the knives
is the oyster fork At the head Of the
plate is the individual open salt dish Of
china, glass or silver and little away
from 1t pepper stand. There may be q
tiny salt spoon, but this is not necessary
At the right Of the knives is the soup
spoon, which is the average sized table
spoon. AT the right, too, are placed i'll
two rows five goblets of varying size,
but similar in shape and design. The
largest is for the water served, be it
mineral or plain, the second size for
champagne, the smallest size for sherry,
and two others for red and white vino
respectively. Everything is laid with
absolute accuracy and uniformity at
each place-a point the average servant
needs much training upon.
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the past year. can't remember just
what the amount was, but as | looked
at II l realized that | did not have to
work for that. My money did the
work and the thought came over me
that IL | could get enough money AT
work in this way the day might come
when | would not have to work at all.
The idea grew upon me. and | was
more anxious than ever to increase my
deposits. / became more careful
about my personal expenses, and the
fact taught me economy and
thrift. | don't believe there is better
way to bring up u boy than by en-
couraging him to deposit in savings
banks. and the money that my father
gave me in adding to my deposits was
repaid to him n hundred fold in my
education from my bank account.
This would be one of the great adj
vantages which the country would de-
rive from postal savings banks. 1t
would teach our young men thrift and
economy. The boys would deposit in
such banks. They would be u school
for the teaching of thrift"
SAVINGS BANKS AND THE Gov
ERNMENT BANKS.
Have you noticed that your Balti-
more savings bank has done any good
along such lines?"
Yes. indeed" replied General Gary.
THE savings banks have made Balti-
more one of the thriftiest towns in the
United States. Nearly all our deposit
tors are working people. We have
forty-nine thousand depositors and om
deposits amount to about twenty-five
million dollars"
but would not the postal savings
banks hurt such institutions by taking
depositors away from them"
a,.lS a -. .
Gary. you see, the government
would necessarily pay a much smaller
rate of interest. The idea would be to
make the rate very small-not more
than or 90 per cent, / should think.
The saving banks usually pay four
per cent. People who are now getting
four per cent for their money would
hardly leave and invest where they
would get only half that. Besides the
savings banks already have more
money than they can well invest and
pay the interest they are paying.
Within late years there has been big
reduction In the percentage of interest
bearing securities. All kinds of bonds
are now being refunded at lower rates.
and it is much harder now to get safe
Investments which bear six, seven or
more per cent Many of the savings
banks have cut down the amounts that
may be deposited in n week by one
person. We have done 1t. No, l do
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be plenty OF places TO- invest the money
for years to come There VIII be stale
bonds CITY nohds ana othet secure IN
Vestments. we are only on the cage OF
our usNeIol'iiiitnt Vs u hatlon. we huNs
seventy ullt'loh people our cuuntIS
YIN suniolt seven nuhuru nli ,, VI
VI We IN up we WI ui"asa nhSe ngv''
oi httut suns vi iloieSi Nur XIV
,utu'e NJ posai pVgul,u
eioi ,c y,,, ip I'M W
VI hInuS Wi,n,u VII Ia, ~
t9nem; thI o9 us 2t ",em WI b pv an n
~, ~ ,,',-',toj Vs. uat ~ ,,;,i,s ,,,1,,td
49,, All ~ 6y,,s,is,s ~ ~ ,1st,i ,,Sy-
ms hank syltsnl mink ws could
aasIl,, a. ttis -
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NJ ,lfiS ~ - 20 NJ 'A'
Ei'S IN l4N' oul
"But would there not be great danger
Of defalcations? Government officials
would be tempted In handling so much
/ money.
Il think not replied General cary.
we would surround the system Win
sufficient safeguards to protect II, Iake
the national banking system. see now
II is guarded. II a national pHhk
breaks over the rules BANK examiner
IS there the next morhihE 10 lhqulle
into the action tnink tn' govern
ment coulu Ltehldte inc suNlHb7 utuhS
quite ms easily us II u?es the h''ioii'A
banks. A..
Woulu we uot nave soll'e VI ~ ~
postthasters sklpp,hB Oh % Sui'' IN,
40 replieu GSheIal N1Ig' ~ "
| puslmaSterS Woulu haNc uul ~, M
money oil manu- az uht tlI't.
Moulu hlVe 10 sehd the money on 10
! Washi almost as iast us th.y re-
celNed H. Inc RUE might De that they
wound sehd ually hccou'Is' iney
/ MouId also nave To give potus' 50 tlaI
mere would De no DANGER OF loss
there
Would not such a system require
new clerical force
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-23

washington, Oct. IS. 1S97.-1t was in
.,a libraryof his new home on Con-
octicut avenue that / chatted with
p,stmaster General Gary the other
,tgbt about postal savings banks. The
,,ostmaster general is one of the
,i,hiest MS well as one of the most
thrifty Of our public men. He has
o,cassed large fortune, and his in
,omo runs high into the tens of thou
ends Of dollars a year. His success
/, business way he largely attributes
:, the habits of saving which he
harmed through his connection with
savings institutions, and he thinks
rostal savings banks would be Of meal
epable value to the people of the
r1-,ted States. our conversation last
night covered the whole subject of
saving, and II was full of suggestions
far Young men. l asked Mr.. Gary If
4 he had had any practical experience
with savings banks. He replied:
II have been connected with the
baltimore Savings Bank all my bust
MESS life. have been one of the direc-
H,ors for more than twenty five years,
and was a depostor long before that.
The first money ! ever saved was put
4 Into that savings bank. As told you
once before, my father took me into
bis factory when was boy and paid
ne regular wages, just like the rest of
| HE hands. in order to teach me to do
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THE BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS.

banks"
THE RtrIJtNci ASSOCIATIONS
III. -, 49, ,.',,t- 80,
,t ~" auouu me uu'iuI.s ussocia
t,nts t5aiti,,,, ~, gu huNe a"'i'e VI
w III h,, 90 ,.,,,,a,,,,.
soota tl,,'s - ro,iina 60 VI MI,
siyst h,,iii,n,, ossoCt.,t i ~
Irnt,ed statns 49,, H., t,ai,t,,,.,, '
pttioi,i,,ti a,ti ~, ~
,,,,,,nTti,,r,nt1,,' more s,irb ossmciot,,,rs
IL, ps,.,,i,.,,,tg INA ,fur,'i,,,3 H., o' '''
otba, stst,s rt,ta, is - H., ,,,,, NJ, ~
tn,rn rr1- r,ititnnr" yticb has ~
ana ir,,nstr1 ~ Win nm, ~ when H..
C',,,i,.. .'t,,,,,, WI s,no o1o ~
nun,her ~ nnnric Oh, ir,set In
h,.iidj,,e assoit,tia,s ,"o rn,y,,,.,,'s
'rbn,. Inv, bo,,,"s Tim NO ,,n,r,
fror, ~ ,ssnriatia,s ana rs,,i,,. 4,
b,ri, AZ t,' 80. ~ ,i ,,,,,lt J., ,,,[,,,ti,
M, ana Ia tbis 10, m o,,,i,nt an,i1i
g. Ii,,i ,,,,,ro NJ, H., ~ si,, ,,o,l-
fn, thci, bn,o,'s NJ, ,is,it ~ tbgf
pbilaJ.i,bi, nu1 raosto,, nc NOR, noe.
Mo Who o,yn thcir avn homes tban any
miner cItirs Of The world The borrnyy-
ers. Of course, would not leave the
associations Tor the savings banks.
n, thn ,eanio tions tn sayc monny ,rat
si,, ra,. cant o,d thny ,vn,,lI not
rhan,te tbs,,. invnstuentst tn mo which
ynuid only nav ,xvo
"rThen. who would be injured bv nos
toI sayings hnnks2|
90 dn,,,f tnnvy nf onvonp who ,youId
lose nv them with, nerhnps. the OK
rentinn az Tho rroc shons ana The tn-
baco stores Tho inruicntinn Of thrift
and saving taught Inv such hank,
1yoi,ld lead n man or boy' ia think twice
hsfore amending n nickel mr. dime foni-
ishIv Ills honi acronnt IL herore him
ana he win save for n ITn might Ia.
- 80
otber tLings hut ns bia SAYINGS grew
he Womb nerbens think he ought to
have hetter nnas"
"Rut vyould not this saving take n
great deal of nancy ont of circula
tion9"
"Nn indeed " renlied the westminster
general "The money wouid at once
he INFESTED This would have to be n
nert Of tho scheme II would nj once
va hack into cirruiatIon. and that in
sIcb SIMS as wotiId make il of value
10 tho rnuntrv Postal savings banks
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-23

Clergyman-Fine weather, Jones.
Goorge-For them as amt got to work,
sur
Clergyman-Your garden looks well,
Jones.
George-To them as doan't ha' to moil
in it, sur,
Clergymun-I'm glad the wife's better,
Jones.
George-Them as doan't ha' to live wi
her may be.
Clergyman passes on.-Penny Illustrat-
Vi Paper.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-23

We solicit your patronage not solely upon the
grounds that goods manufactured within the
giving you better value for your money than
possibly receive by asking your grocer for
foreign brand. which in most will be found to be
an inferior article costing the money.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
With FIRE AND SWORD.
Fourteen Villages in Epirus Laid Waste
and Their Inhabitants Butchered by
Turks.

Fourteen Villages in Epirus Laid Waste
and Their Inhabitants Butchered by
Turks.
LONDON, May 12.-The Athens cor.
respondent of the Chronicle says: M.
Ralli, premier, yesterday showed me
dispatches from Col. Manos and vari.
Gus civil authorities in Epirus stating
that IA villages have been burned by
the Turks after all the women and
children had been massacred except a
few who hid in Mount Zalongos and a
few more who concealed themselves in
the marshes along the shore and man
aged finally to get aboard the Greek
ships, half dead with hunger.
Not stone of the village of Kama.
rina is left standing. The men fought
like lions in defense of the women,
who sought refuge in the woods and
caves of Mount Zalongos, and when
chased by the Turks jumped from
precipices to avoid capture and dis
honor.
ARTA, May 12.-It is reported thai
the Turks have severed the arms anC
legs of all the Greeks found in village
on the plain of Louros and left the
mutilated bodies by the roadside tt
terrorize the population.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
THE A. p. A. CoNCLAvE.

Supreme Council of the Order Begin Its
Annual Session-Growth of the Society.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-The annual
meeting of the supreme council of the
American Protective association began
in this city Tuesday, Supreme Presi-
dent John Echols in the chair. There
was a good attendance of delegates
from all sections of the country and
many more are expected to-day. There
were two meetings of the council, de-
voted entirely to business of prelim-
mary character. In the morning the
committee on. credentials was ap-
pointed. The work before it was of
such a character that the committee
was not prepared to present its report
when the council adjourned in the
evening.
During the afternoon session the
time was mainly consumed in listening
to speeches by delegates from num-
ber of the states, all of which were
encouraging and showed a satisfac-
tory increase in membership in all
parts of the country. The represent
ative from Pennsylvania reported an
increase of Al councils organized in the
past six months, while from Oregon
there was a gain of 81 councils in Il
months
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15

put myself astride of jeff" The gen.
eral had always been n famous rider,
even when a cadet at West Point. When
he rode or drove a strange horse, not
many minutes elapsed before he and
the animal seemed to understand each
other perfectly. In my experience
have never seen a better rider, or one
who had more steady seat, no matter
what sort of horse he rode; but on this
occasion it soon became evident that
his body and that of the animal were
not always in touch, and he saw that
I oil the party were considerably amused
at the jogging to which he was subject
led. In the meantime JEFF Davis" was
pacing along with smoothness which
made me feel as if were seated in a
rocking chair. When we reached head
quarters the general dismounted in a
manner which showed that he was
pretty stiff from the ride. AS he
touched the ground he turned and said
with a quizzical look: well, must
acknowledge that animal is pretty
rough."-Gen. Horace Porter, in Cen
tury.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
a BOLD OUTRAGE.

American Steamer is stopped at Sea by "A
Nicaraguan Man-of-War and Searched.
NEW ORLEANS, May 12.-The steamer
Rover, plying between this port and
the ports of Spanish Honduras, was
fired on by a Nicaraguan man-of-war
on May 6, while four miles from Port
Cortez and narrowly escaped being hit.
She was boarded by an officer and six
of his followers. The officer demanded
to see the Rover's papers, which were
given him. He then searched the yes
sci and finding vcrything to his salts
faction, gave Capt. Reed permit to
load fruit at coast ports.
Capt. Reed protested earnestly to
the officer against the firing upon
the Rover when she carried the Amer
lean flag at her masthead and was told
that he ought to consider himself
lucky that he (the officer) did not sink
the Rover and that Capt. Reed could
protest as much as he liked, it made
no difference to him, as the American
consul, Alger, was at the head of the
revolution at Port Cortez. The Rover
then proceeded on her way.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-05-15
VIII Meet Mt Toledo In June.

COLUMBUS, May s.-The republican
state committee met Friday and after
representatives spoke for Columbus,
Toledo and Cleveland as candidates
for the republican state convention,
the committee balloted as follows,
Toledo Is, Columbus 8, Cleveland 1.
Toledo gets it.
Gen. Grosvenor moved that the date
be fixed for June 22 and 90. Hugh
Buckley, of Cleveland, moved to sub
stitute August and 4, saying business
men objected to long campaign. The
first ballot stood II for June and for
August, one not voting. June 22 and
90 then received all the votes. Gros-
venor was unanimously chosen tempo
rary chairman of the convention and
John R. Malloy, of Columbus, tempo
rary secretary.