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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-11-20
Forests and Hall. Storms.

The relation Of forests to rainfall is a
common subject for discussion, and the
accumulation of observations and rec
ords seems to have pretty well settled
the matter, but when hail-storm is sub
stituted for rain-storm we have much
less information, and it is probable thai.
in an agricultural sense the hail-storms,
because OF their destructive power in
summer, and the devastation they
may cause. are quite as important ard
certaiulv more to be feared than rain
storms. Tt has been shown that the
removal of the forests has d tendency
co increase the rainfall upon the area.
Or at least it appears that the rainfall
is greater upon the open country than
upon the forest. So for the same rea-
son in regions in which haIl-stornis are
not m it is to be expected that
they would increase as the area in for
est IS diminished, and this has really
been found to occur in the mounta rs
of Switzerland and Italy. Prot. G..
CHASER has found that clearing the Iril,-
sides in those countries tends to in
crease the number and severity Of tie
nall-storms and his conclusions aro
based upon q series Of observations ex-
tending yer q period o. thirteea years.
Unfortunately, lie gives no data relative
10 the RI nfasi Tor the same g hut,
reasoning from .4nalo1v, there can be
NJ doIht that such observations would
! tpport and contitm those mentioned
ahove.
Tt must not, however, he inferred
tliat the frequency of rainfall follows
the removal OF forests, becarse it has
lot been proven that this always takes
plaee. The figures OF the records here
referred to state quantities OF rain in
inches. and not the number Of rainy
3A9s during the year.--Chicag5 Trib-
me.
"REIoIcE with me, my beloved wife,,
- cried as lie entered the house, re
lolce with me; / have secured the posi-
toni" What. as cashier Of the Nine
tv-ninth National Banh?" Yes, my
love. / enter upon my duties to-mor-
roy morning" How nice!' she ex-
claimed, as she kissed him; II will
start tomorrow morning" "Start
start whereof he cried In amazement.
For Montreal, Of course. 7 mean to
l3as out for o nice house. I'm not go
ing to stay in any hotel when we 90
i ere. "-Bcston Courier.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-11-20
sne Couldn't Find Her Berth.

A young lady who had been tucked
in next door to the Chicago Bishop had
been tumbling and tossing about on .
sleepless pillow, and it must have been
about | o'clock when she climbed out
Of bed and went down the aisle, balanc-
ing herself with the all Of the curtains
till the water cooler YVES reached.
Thee was 10 cup Ii the ira, not o
soul was in sight, and turn ug on the
faucet, she began to fill her hands with
the ice beverage, and between tile jolt
ing of the flying train and Eicr . n nar-
vousness I should think she must have
sucked in three big d ops. The OPP
GRAFTON was persisted in for several min
utes, and, apparently refreshed. she
then glided back to her led. But,
shades Of st. Anthony! whore could it
be? She had forgotten to look at the
number, nor did it occur To her TO mark
it in any way. She tried every pain of
curtains on her side of the car, Int all
were buttoned together, and nowhere
was there an opening visible. 1t did
not occur to her that the hunks were
low down, and as eacis attempt was
made at a level opposite the eve cav no
possible chance of an entree. She
grew brave after a little, and seemed
about determined TO make All entrance
at the foot OF 4 bed on the right.
While in~dustriouslv, but tnast cau-
tlously, examining the connections be-
tween the curtains, a big, bare loot was
thrust out from between the buttons,
and the frightened creature went flying
down the aisle as Though pursued by
the forty wizards Of the Giants Cause
way. She did not scream, which, per-
haIs, alarmed the proprietor of the
aforesaid foot, WHO Don emerged IN a
most grotesque ontiit, which consisted
OF a white woolen cap, cut the shape
Of a catsup funnel, aud wearing a red
knitted slip, cut low necked and Just
clearing the tops OF his knees, which
were gnarled and twisted and about
the color of a wild grape vine.
well, young woman, what are you
doing there?s
Nothing"
What were You hauling around my
feet fur?"
@Oh, / beg your pardon, sir. I did
hOC 1AieCHu y uloeulO .yOu, Dut 4 Cdul6
out for a drink of water and could not
find my berth when I went back"
Whats your number, and perhaps ]
can get you in?"
Il don't know" came the answer in q
whispered voice, but the p~recautiou
was unnecessary, for by that time the
old mans voice had wakened up every
one and the aisles were full of heads
which came out in a double row the
entire length Of the car. Still there
wa neither porter nor attendant in
sight, and when the old man in his
funny skull cap and short red night
dress turned the angle at the drawing
room he yelled out: "Here. you old
snoozer, come and put this girl to bed,
and stay here and look after things"
Eyes, sah-there you are lady
"Thank you you're welcome,
madame. Goodnight. Goodnight, :
and the stiffness was unbroken, save by
the rumbling train, till 5 o'clock, when
the anne jolly porter shouted, "Time
to get up. Change ears for Minneap
oils, Fargo, Bismarck and all points
West. "-Chicago Tribune.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-11-20
Dangers OF Stair Climbing.

The physicians of this city say that
many complaints of sickness have their
origin in hurried ascensions of the stairs
TO the elevated railroad stations. In the
upper part Of the Ninth avenue and
Second avenue lines some of the station
platforms are sixty feet above the street
level, and the climb is q serious matter
to delicate women and corpulent per-
sons. One physician says that the large
amount Of stair-climbing at the ele-
waited stations and in tall tenements has
greatly increased the list Of sufferers
from diseases to which women are
liable. Saleswomen and operatives VINO
are much CT their feet are particularly
liable to ill-etfects from the excessive
effort of climbing to the stations in a
hurry.
Another physician says he has fire.
quent occasion to warn business and
professional men, especially those
whose vocation is sedentary, of the
danger of rushing up stairs at the top
Of their speed when trying to catch a
train. A man may thus expend an
amount of vitality so great as to inter-
fere with bis efficiency for the day, to
say nothing of the special dangers to
individuals who have a tendency to
heart troubles, apoplex.y, and other dis
eases. He added:
"The other day IN experiment was
made at the Fortv-second street sta
ton. A man who weighed $50 pounds,
ascending the stairs at an ordinary
pace. raised that weight 2SS inches il
"a seconds. This required all expen-
diture of force equal to about one-fiftb
Of q one-hoTse power engine. Ii he
had gone up in half the time he would
have put forth two-ffths of the energy
of one-hoTse power. / have no doubt
that plenty OF people 60 up that flight
in ten seconds. The tate at which the
man climbed the st4irs called for an
expenditure of force equal to that used
h running at the rate of nearly six
miles an hour. A man who should run
mp the stairs III ten seconds could as
easily squirt at the rate OF eighteen
miles an nour. It is no wonder that
delicate and heavy men COM
plain, and eve strong persons puff
over catching trains. In the excite
ment they do not know how much they
overtax themselve until hey sit in tbs
car, or later, when exhaustion or more
serious results develop"
A professional athlete said Yesterday
that there is a knack ii climbing stairs
easily. To throw the body forward,
bending at the hips, 0 than doubles
the work. The weight Of the body is a
load that the muscles of The legs and
Joins must carry, and they c4n carry it
easily if the center Of gravity is kept
directly above them. Bending forward
imposes on the muscles Of the trunk
the unnecessary task o. holding the
load from pitching forward. This is
like carrying a load At III ) length IT.
stead Of on tie shotl 4, or on th5
head, as many Euro cans carry bur
dens. Athletes lift eHoztlons weight,
by bringing the straa \ the pelvic
arch and legs. ke2pin tuer haci,s
straight.
The gentleman F.F. .4s Ia ia 4.
stair -clinalsrs: 90 not aa f5Fvart.
Dc not in1erv. Ito 1o :s - ffafs-
sta ! 10 s6t.r. I'D 5 - 81.
AID keep ete ~ " "A 5k
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-11-20
HUMOR.

A COW has two lips, but cowslips and
tulips are not at al similar.
Trdreler.
A CYCLONE is like a waiter. It car
ries everything before it.-Cdrt Fret
gers Weekly.
A RESTAURANT patron, like a dead
eagle, is measured from tip % tip"
Bari rs L1-etts.
WIEN tie heart i. full the lips are
silent; when the nan is full it is differ
ent.-TerGs Sifti1s1s
IT isn't to be re'ial upon that every
pharmacists Won | mike o good farm
assistant. -Ioake Gazette.
BE it ever 50 humble, there's no
place like home" sing tie disappointed
Offices ,ekers. -Bfookiyn Times.
G4.EER Wis lon by ofea ears and
eyes. anJ 1t thy mouth be an exemplar
Of the early closing moyement.-Bdr
JerS' Gazette.
THE longest word used in Eliot's In
dian Bible is neetappesittuhgussun
acknowledgement 1t makes a first.
class clothes l.ne.-St. fduL Herald
AsItNr ! atadieti eolosy,
HIS wife y ule y HAtaol DIZZY:
In tiit g. ~
i.4u+ae d II sac r.sG,
But NJ zoos a id La iearn ichthyology.
- ..
d.. " II, theory expllins tho
anxiety / some people to reach tho
pole. w, ar blame nan for want
ing to get back to Eden?-St Paul
Herald.
The new Idle expression. 20 sleol,'
may do III the clergy TO eApatlate
upon, but it can never b recalled like
the old Mord when u maj uses his
thumb--ai Sc q srrew-arlver.- NeU-
nan ~Inuepe7tdeat.
@ARE yo; going for business or
pleasure | q gentleman to his
friend about iepart for Paris. For
pleasure your wife accompany
you?' Il | Fou | was going for
pleasure. . ~on Post.
! A SCENTS says that the number OF
stars seen by tie naked eye is not mora
tnnn LOU. All the same, there are
Occas ons Wien a man is willing to
wager that he saw LIZ, hUU, UUU, 90 stars
with the naked eye-to say nothing OF
y few million conets and meteors.-
: NOrrtstOtCn Herald.
AFTER an enthusiastic lover spends
two hoars' hard labor over D letter to
his girl, and then mars its beauty by
splitting q drop of ink on it, lie first
sWears III o ~scientiiic. nlanner for O few
minutes, and then draws q circle round
the blos and tells her it is . kiss, and
she. poor thing. believes it.
Ca ag4.n." said the man to the grocer,
You must call some other day..
And the 4Fucer quietly folded the bill y
And 81 nifty sole away. /
Now, wonder" thought the grocer,
~ he 9 busted and cannot pay.
de certainly seems to be honest;
its too bad TO lie that way.
The gsacer went with his wife that night
To See a t~o-s4Iiiing play,
And in The nve-d5i.ar private hcx
Sat the man who could not pay.
Toledo 1betieaa.
HER SILENCE.
She moves in a mysterious ~av.
Ignoring callers, aty b day;
With firm resolve ana solemn face.
With quiet air ami 4ucaniy grace.
Following up each irm endeavor,
Seldom nsersing-smiling never.
Her meals she crunuhes all alone.
what, think yon, ma Ies TIL maiden fair
Move with q ga and solemn ARR
why does she ne Ter smile again
On auGat III rance 4 mortal ken!
Ask OF he- denSis9, he can tell.
he understands her rea son vel;
He knows what all her grief's about
All her irLnJ teeth nave been pul.e outl
-Chaea10 WeettJ $50.
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And when tho pale noon rose, and In
The west the sun descended,
The katydids sang loud to tell
The happy day was ended.
We lingering kissed, and slowly said
Goodnight in tones of sorrow;
Then whispered, with q sudden light
In sleepy eyes, "To-morrow!"
And I could hear Der pray. the nights
We're then SO calm and Silly,
"Bless Willie.n and in turn l prayed,
"B.ess little Mrs. WtIliel"
September am The maple leaves
We're turning when we parted
She wept, but I kept back my tears,
Though just as broken-hesrted.
OF course we thought to meet again,
But met again. ah, never!
The good-by said that autumn morn
Was gcod-by said forever.
But many times in dreams I've heard
The cr.ckets chsrpIng shrlliy,
Viii G | have roamed up hill, down daio
With little Mrs. Willie.
Yes, of my summers fiffy-five
The one tiiat made lle seven,
Spent in tho falnl-itou-t Oh the hill
That Sc met 70 ne;4r 20 heaven,
Was far the hrIgutest. AMI the lows
We chaGrtn gave each ptacr,
SO true, so pure. I'm very sure
We neg-r g:-Fe Aan.htr.
And ev' Il now on ros+ sweet nights
(Vertit4lite II n,sy he silly,
For eha usnt b. q IL ~ff5y-threaN,
1tosFy f.ssets do G ant4y,
#t { Mrs. " 4.4,tt
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-11-20

Rob charity of its name by the deli
cacy Of your requests, and yon give it
! far chance Of proving the divinity OF
is otig:n.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-11-20
EfrrLE MRS. WILLIE
BIT MARGARE FYTISGE.


One summer Ct my tifty-fiye
/ find i'll Memsry's pages
AZ bright as though II had not been
EnshriDtd for man. az 4.
1t passed Il was a sturdy chap.
Whose years scarce numbered seyenl
At an Old tarm-hGuse on a hill
That seemed to me near heaven.
And there a little maiden lived,
Who had been chrietened Mile;
But when We met and loved they called
Her little Mrs. Willie.
Oh, what a cunning tot she was,
As sweet az ripest berries,
With bine-gray eyes and diInpled ch.p%
And cheeks as red as cherries.
Among her tangled curls the gold
OF sun was wont to linser.
4 ring of gold, a mite, she wore
My clifton N small finger,
And every morning early /
A rose, or pink, or lily,
To fasten III her p%inafore,
Brought little Mrs. Willie.
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And through the daisied fields and lanea,
When 1t was pleasant weather,
As gay as birds, hand oiasped in hand,
We'd wander off together;
Or by the sparkling brook we'd sit,
And watch the shining fishes:
Or play beneath the old oak-trees,
With acorn cups and dishes.
And did q cloud obscure the sky,
And make the air grow chilly.
on came my jacket to inwrap
Dear little Mrs. Willie.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-12
THE VALLEY CITY.
Election of Omcers-A weddIng-R,.
1igious Notes.

STAUNTON, VA. December a-Csp.-
cial)-Stonewall Jackson Camp OF Con
federate Veterans has Just named IFS OF.
fcers for the ensuing term, and they ara
as follows: Commander, Captain John N
Opie; First Lieutenant Commander. Can
tain Thomas c. Morton; Second Lieutsr.
ant-Commander, Captain Hugh NJ. ne.
1lhany; Adjutant, Captain Frank Berke-
ley; Quartermaster, A. 5. Brucbeck: Sur.
geon, Benjamin Blackford. NJ D: Chan.
lain, Rev Walter Q. Hullihen; Treasure
Hugh w. Henry, and Sergeant-Aiajo-.
John A. Hupman. Executive Commit.
tee-Charles +. Young o. w. Drake. s
0. Undertake, Jed. Hotchkss. William
Whooley, II. G. Hite and Charles /.
Weller On the Membership Committee
are James Bumgardner. Jr., James y.
Mcfarland. and Thomas d. Ransom.
Montana's Chief Magistrate, Governor
Smith, accompanied by Mrs Smith Is
in the city. Governor and Mrs Smith
have come across the continent 70 send
their children TO Virginia schools. Their
daughter they have entered at Mrs. Jsb
Stuart's Virginia Female Institute. ana
son is at Lexington, student at tho
Virginia Military Institute.
lO-hlEult III the IeSlueucc or AdNtall
James Bumgardner. Miss Augusta Y.
Bumgardner was married TO Mr. J. I.
Tannehill, the ceremony being solem-
nized in the presence OF tho family and
a few friends by the Rev Mr.. Frazer,
of the First Presbyterian church.
The bride is the daughter Of the lats
Mr.. L. Bumgardner. and the sister Of
Captain James Bumgardner and Mr..
Jacob Bumgardner. Both by inheritance
and personal acquisition she is rich I'm
the graces OF a splendid Christian We
manhood. and the groom is one OF tho
best men in this community. He opc-
rates the Stanton ice factory.
Captain and Mrs. Bumgardner served
an elegant wedding supper at their hos.
pitable home.
AT ST. Frances church a forty-hour de-
votion, I'm commemoration OF the BLESSED
began yesterday. at $50 A. ~.
md will close Friday morning To-nigh,
he Rev Father McKeefry. OF Winchos-
-er, who is one OF the most popular ana
earned priests in this field, preached 4
strong sermon TO his congregation.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-12

young girls that marriage was one Of a.
first things they ought 10 think and s,vS.
about (which they believed. ~.
hrst thing was TO set befo,s
themselves the highest standard ~.
womanly excellence. that they might INA
their natural counterpart and affinity n
marriage. What Is the hope when leun.
rance and stupidity combine with igna.
rance and stupidity7 What when mia.
and selfshness meet pride and seI0sA'
ness? What when iowness meets Iosr
ness?
Men and women may wen look 10 mar.
riage as their heaven. II will be 90 !,
both are meet for the heavenly conditlo,
II will DO the very reverse II there Is a.
them neither virtue nor loyalty -
Heaven. Marriage treated as merely co,,
tract, brands community az nere at
mails. ''
Wealth. distinction, learning. DOVE,
have nothing 10 do with love. Orl.
graces Of the soul kindle and keen IT,,
alive. Marriage that rests on anytbln.
but love and mutual personal deyotlon !,
failure in It's inception, and throughou,
The only question is: How miserable 4,
may be?
The vilest heresy and fallacy OF our az.
~ mat which seeks fortune and dlstlne.
ton as the way to a happy marriage.
competency and place first, and then a
wife. Competency and place brings them
together. and that alone e the bond a,
union. Tho wife first, and then the com.
potency. God takes care OF lovers WIZ
unite their fortunes for better or wors,
Our country shows nothing more mon.
strous than the numberless terrific Pan.
ures OF marriage in high life. And n,
history Is full OF tho glory and beauty 81
Its lowiy households where honorahls
souls in mutual devotion have made m,
nursery OF its noble peopie-utterly r..
CARELESS OF fortune or place--set only o-
happy and useful lives: husbands ana
wives most happy and honored I'm the,
mutual love and honor. ready Ike Nan.
sen and Johansen to dare all the vorsf
rigors OF the frigid world. trayclln,
observation-disclosures.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-12
The AlIiteratIye Poem.

The following is the alliterative poem,
In full, asked for through Query COL
umn" by DR.. z. w. Rou, OF Orange, va.
Furnished by DIR. j. Sydnor Massey, OF
Com0rn, Va:
An Austrian army, awfully arrayed.
Boldly by battery besieged Belgrade,
Cossack commanders, cannonading come,
Dealing distinctions devastating doom:
Every endeavor engineers essay
For fame, for fortune, forming furious
fray.
Gaunt gunners grappie, giving gashes
good,
Heaves high his head heroic hardihood.
lbraham. Islam, Ismael, imps In Ill,
Jostle John Jarovlitz, Jem, Joe. Jack, jill :
Kick kindling Kutuson. kings kinsmen
kill:
Labor law levels Hottest, longest lines;
Men march mid moles, mid mounds,
mid murderous mines,
Now nishtfalfs nigh. now needful nature
mods.
Opposed, opposing, overcoming odds.
Poor peasants. partly purchased, partly
pressed,
Quite quaklng. "Quarterr' 'quarter!"
quickly quest.
Reason returns, rascals redundant rage.
Saves sinking soldiers, softens seigniors
sage.
Truce, Turkey, trucel Truce treacherous
Tartar train
Unwise. unjust unmerciful Ukrainel
Vanish, vile vengeance! Vanish. victory
vainl
Wisdom walls war-wails warning words.
What were
Aerxes,. Xantippe, Ximenes, Xavier?
Yet lassy's youth, 80 yield your youth
ful vest.
zeaiousIy. zanies. zealously. zeaPs xest.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-12
A Monument worth Having.

Charleston Is. CT News and Courier)
The Asheville Gazette reports: a gem
tleman from Warren county says tho
grave of North Cardinals famous COM
moner. Nat Macon, is unmarked. save
by large pile of flint stones. The grave
is in a ploughed field, and the stones slip
down. Kind hands toss them back ard
an admirer adds q few" That Is a kinl
of monument worth having. We dare %
say that the famous commoner would
have preferred a grave so marked and
tended TO the costliest shaft erected IN
public place, and neglected ever after
wards. IL Is not given 20 many de-
parted heroes or statesmen 70 have their
crumbling monuments renewed by Kind
hands" and growing with the flight o.
years. Commoner Macon has no cause 70
envy any OF the shades on the other
side of tho river. 1t might not be .
bad idea TO build such a monument 20
the women OF the Confederacy, and lee
IL. too, grow in proportions and height
with the added tribute of every genera
ton of their people.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-12
Notice to Correspondents.

No notice will be taken Of anonymous
communications.
In answering queries our FIRST attention
will be given TO the letters of those cor
respondents who ask but one question
each.
We cannot publish copyright songs
and poems without the permission OF tho
owner Of the copyright.
This column is not an Advertising me-
dunn. No query will receive attention
the answer to which would necessitate
the advertising Of any persons business
or wares.
Nor will any attention be given to long
Strings" of questions. Every week
numbers OF correspondents ignore this
rule OF ours, and afterwards wonder why
their queries are not answered.
Many queries are not answered be-
answered.
We cannot undertake to ascertain the
value Of old coins. For that information
write to some dealer In them.
We cannot undertake to answer queries
by mail: We can only answer them
through this column.
We are frequently called upon to re-
publish poems and songs. but we will
not undertake to do so, except where
the production called for has some his
toricai or peculiar literary merit. and is
no. OF easy access to the average reader.
Address Query Editor. Dispatch once.
Richmond, Va"
N. B.-We do not read unsigned letters.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-12
John Randolph of Roanoke.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
In the expression. "John Randolph or
Roanoke" what is meant by "of Roa-
noke"? Does 1t mean OF "of Roanoke
county,?
What is meant by "John Taylor, or
Caroline? INDICATOR.
Boston. Mass, December 4th.
John Randolph lived in Charlotte coun-
ty, Va, and on a river called Staunton In
that county. but Roanoke above and
below. He named his residence "Roa-
noke'.' after this river, and afterwards
affixed the name Of his residence to his
name, following an old Colonial custom.
John Taylor, the distinguished agricuI-
turist and statesman lived in Caroline
county, Va, and the affix of the words
''of Caroline" was intended to distinguish
him from other John Taylors.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-12
Carriages for Weddings.

To the Editor Of tho Dispatch:
Is it correct for the groom TO hire car
iiages for a wedding. or do the parents
OF the bride? Does tho groom hire car
riages Tor the preacher and wife; also,
for himself. bride, best man. and maid
Of honor. and do the parents hire the
rest? W. s. l..
The groom always provides the vehi-
cies sent TO the minister, the best man,
the bride and parents. and the brides
maids. Wedding guests usually provide
carriages for themselves. On rare oc-
caslons the bride may have a vehicle
OF hers.