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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-07

Eventually one of the gauchos
found Ethel in bunch of scrub, lying
on the ground with q broken leg. Her
pony, early In the hunt, had stepped
into an 'oculto' hole and thrown it's
rider. Being unable to move because
Of her fractured limb. Ethel had shout
ed for assistance, but her voice was
drowned by the yells Of excited hunters
and the hope Of rescue vanished. She
is a brave girl. and. knowing that a
search would be made for her as soon
as her absence was discovered, she
made herself as comfortable as possible
and awaited the arrival Of help.
AS night approached, and no one
came. she began to experience genuine
alarm. and when, about an hour before
dark. puma-now her pet Damon
appeared and squatted down in the
grass close beside her, she gave herself
up for lost. The beast, however. did
not seem to notice her, and her courage
revived. She remembered that the
puma rarely. II ever, molests human
being. and she began to hope that the
creature would go away.
After awhile the puma became rest
less. frequently going away and return
ing. and finally 1t stayed away SO long
that she thought 1t had left her for
good. About midnight she heard the
deep roar Of jaguar, and abandoned
all hope. for the South American tiger
Ia mans deadly foe.
"By raising herself on her elbow, she
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-07

Modern Athens. which recalls in 90
many ways the Athens Of ancient days,
has inherited from her the privilege of
being beautiful and enriched by her
children. The public treasury was not
always very well nlled In those times
any more than In the present, but
wealthy citizens who had made for
tunes ut distance liked to crown their
commercial career by some act Of lib
erality to the mother country. They
endowed the land with superb edifioes
Of general utility-theaters, gymna.
STA, temples. The modern city IL like.
wise full of monuments which she owes
to such generosity. It was easy to OBJ
tain from private individuals what the
state could not give. The Olympic
games had burned with go bright lus-
ter In the past Of the Greeks that they
could not but have their revival at
heart.-"The Olympic Games Of 1896, /"
by Baron Pierre de Caubertin, In the
Century.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-07

bounding with the unexpected release:
and the mother turned again to tho
woman. furnished her with a coarse
towel. and sent her to the wash house
for thorough publication. Half an
hour afterward, with her hair hidden
In the muslin cap, her whole figure en-
veloped in the calico apron. a comedy
woman was silently engaged in house.
hold tasks. doing her work with such
rapidity and skill that the housewife
drew a Sigh Of relief.
There's a handful OF towels and
coarse clothes left from the ironing:
you might put the irons on. Mary, and
smooth 'em out"
The woman turned a startled face
upon her. and then went quickly for
the clothes; but something.-was 1t a
tear?-rolled down her swarthy cheeks.
mingling with the bright drops she
sprinkled over them. When had she
ever heard anything but Moll? Not
since among New Hampshire hills a
pale woman had lain her hands upon
the tangled curls Of her little daugh-
ter and prayed that some one would
watch over these Maynard feet, lest
they should go astray. It made Moll
shudder to think OF 1t. What did she
Know about Joy in heaven over one
sinner and repenteth?
story as he sat mending a bit Of har-
ness with clumsy fingers, and among
his other thoughts he grasped the idea
that his wife had secured valuable
! and much-needed helper
1T seems a risk to rum" said Mar
tina, anxlously. land l don't know but
It's presumtuous; there's Hetty and
there's Reuben"
And there's the Lord" said Silas.
stopping to open his knife.
Yes" said Martha, with a little
start, land quite can't get rid of
what she said about the piece that was
lost. though. to be sure, the woman
that lost it ought to hunt It,"
she never does; folks are always
losing things for somebody else to
And; faint many of them can say.
Those that thou hast given me l have
kept right straight along
But II you lose your own piece look
Ing after other folk s."
well. there's the risks, as you say.
but I'd rather take risk for the
Lord than agin him."
Martha Rogers took the risk for the
Lord. and he abundantly justified and
rewarded her faith. For the piece that
was lost becomes my piece" to the
heart that finds 1t again in the Mas
ter's hand; and locking the story Of
the wanderer in her own breast, 1t was
only to the angels that she said. RE
joice with me-"
And when years afterward the wom-
an herself said before the committee
Of the church, Il am the woman over
whom there is a great Joy in heaven"
there was not wanting those who
thought she was presumptuously claim
ing to be saint.-Emily Huntington
Miller.
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A Good Advertising Medium.

A glance in an Atlanta book store
yesterday made this striking truth
stand forth:
Death Is sometimes a big advertise
ment.
In no department of human effort do
men put forth such terrific energy as
in their attempts to catch the public
eye. Men rack their brain for ingeni-
ous schemes to attract public attention.
The good advertiser Is the rarest and
richest of successes.
But some times all the cleverness
and ingenuity of these brain workers
are beaten-and unexpectedly.
Du Maurier's death last week was
an advertisement for Harper Bros.
which no idea they might dig out Of
their brains could excel. 1t has started
a great rush after last months Har-
pers, which contained the first INSTALL
ment Of 1.-THE Marian" Du Maurier's
new story, and a third edition of the
number is now being fast exhausted.
Those who cannot find the magazine
are investing In Peter Ibbetson," and
II there happen to be any who have not
read "Trilby" they invest In that. The
book dealers will tell you that in the
past four days there has been q won
derful demand for Du Maurier's works
This great author who has added
thousands to the Golfers Of the Hx-.
pers by his life. Is adding thousands
to their profits by the mere fact Of his
death.-Atlanta Constitution.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-07

aame Of panther. painter or cata-
mount. In California they call him
the cougar, or mountain lion.' Dur
Ing the past decade and half Of years
have had an abundant opportunity
to become pretty intimately acquainted
with Sir Puma. The longer l know
him the better I like him.
'He has been very unfortunate in
his biographers. They give him, it Ia
true. q high character for courage. but,
at the same time, because of their ig-
norance of his true nature. they impute
to him q cowardly fear Of man that
he is very far from possessing. He
will not, as a rule. defend himself
against man, and the gauchos Of the
pampas. understanding and appreciat-
ing the mysterious gentle instinct of
this ungentle beast, call him 'amiogo
del christiano.'
"Damon was full grown when we
first became acquainted with him. He
was never captured, and. except when
we are travelling, is never restrained of
his liberty. am ON my way back to
my old home In England primarily to
visit my aged parents and incidentally
to place my daughter at school. When
I return to South America shall leave
Damon behind, for it would be cruelty
70 both to separate him from Ethel.
For the past Ave years-since the
ieath Of my dear wife-we have been
living at place called Saladillo, where
{ had an estancia- My daughter has
been raised to an active. outdoor life.
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Ate Cr.ckcrs in Red.

The many and absurd reasons for
divorce that are offered in court have
frequently been the subject of amuse-
ment to outsiders. but the most laugh
able that has ever been reported was in
troduced by Maine man last week. I'm
DER the head of cruel and abusive treat
ment he testified that he was on the
verge OF nervous prostration on, &C.
count OF loss Of sleep caused by his wife
persisting In eating dry crackers in
bed"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-07
II AN THE PIECE THAT WAS
LOST"

"Is Il likely?" she said fiercely. "A
good woman! How should I be . good
woman? tell you. I'm the piece that
was lost and nobody ever looked for
ne. II was . good woman. do you
suppose ! should be where I be-only
- years old. well and hearty, and
every door In the world shut In my
lace? l tell you the man who wrote
that story didn't know women; they
don't hunt for the piece that's lost.
they Just let It 60. There's enough Of
them and don't ret lost"
Poor Martha Rogers was sorely per-
plexed. all the more that her way had
lain 90 smooth and plain before her
that she might have walked into It
blindly. II she was q lost piece of
silver, Il was not she who lost It: but
what II It were the Masters. precious
% his heart. and careless hand
dropped It and left 1t to lie In the dust |!
And what II he bade her to seek It, and
md It for him! Should she dare ro-
fuss! On this very day. when she
seeded 20 surely the help which she had
% looked for In vain. had not this
woman been sent to her very door,
and was It not plain leading Of Prov
idence: II 10 q blessed thing for US
that ne arc usually driven to act arst
and thecriae afterward. even though
the after-thought sometimes brings re-
pentance. The bread was ready for
the oven and the woodbox empty.
You may fetch In some wood" said
Martha Rogers. and the woman
promptly obeyed. filling the box with
onA load q her sinewy arms. and then
st.,od humbly waiting. Hetty came In
% the kitchen and began to clear the
table. but her mother said. 60 upstairs
and tetcA big apron and one Of our
sewing caps. and see II you can finish
up your dre0."
Away went Hetty. her light heart
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-07

Mr.. Foote (the shoemaker)-"Who
was 1t invented this walking through
the grass barefooted?" Mr.. Block
II believe it was minister" well.
he seems to have mistaken the kind of
soles he should try to save."-Yonk.
ers Statesman.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-07

Couldn't Tell Monkeys from Children.
A Turkish family landed at Ellis
Island the other day with three chill
dren and three performing monkeys.
IN jackets and trousers. and it was
some time before the officers in charge
OF the port could separate the animals
from the children.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-07
1AAAAAAAAAAAAl
! the PIECE THAT WAS LOST.

1t was midsummer morning. The
grass was waiting for the scythe, but
after breakfast Silas Rogers took down
the old bible that had been his moth
ers daily companion for over eighty
years. and they sat reverently down
to worship. The reading was that ten
der lesson Of the wandering sheep, and
the lost piece of silver, and ended with
the heavenly rejoicing lover the sin
ner that repenteth," and after the earn
est. though homely prayer. they were
ready for work. Abner. the hired man.
and Reuben. the boy. as they started
out Of the house, almost stumbled over
woman sitting in the doorway. alb
s0rbed In thought. Silas looked at her.
but did not stay to question her. And
when they were gone, she rose
abruptly and said. will you give me
some breakfast?'
q tall and not uncomely woman Of
about thirty, but with something in
definably evil about her face. The hard
mouth, the bold, defiant eyes, repealed
her. yet 1t seemed as II at any instant
they might break into scornful tears.
Who are you?" asked the good wife
coming nearer. with a pan Of bread
In her hand. Again the face darkened
and lightened. grew hard and yield
ing, with the sudden declaration, Il
am the piece that was lost"
Martha Rogers had not a particle OF
poetry in her nature, but she had the
most profound reverence for the Scrip
ture, therefore the words both puzzled
and shocked her. But she was not the
woman to refuse bread to the hungry;
10 she placed food upon the table. and
mottoned the woman to a chair. say
Ing, "Set up and eat"
All the time that the woman was eat
ing-aad che did not hasten-her eyes
followed the mistress and Hetty, the
bright young daughter. until Martha
Rogers grew nervous and sent Hetty
TO red up the chambers"
VIII you give me work to do?" she
demanded rather than asked.
Who are your" asked Mrs. Rogers
again, simply to gain time.
II thought you knew. am Mol
Prttchard; they have turned me out Of
my house, burned 1t over my head"
and her eyes grew lurid.
What can you do?" asked Mrs.
Rogers.
Anything that q woman can do, or
man. can work in the field with
the best Of them: I have done 1t many
. time: but should like to do what
TO be like other women"
Are you good woman"
The question came straight and
Atrong. without any faltering. She had
heard of this Moll Pritchard. a woman
who lived alone in tumble down hut
below the sawmill. and won a meager
living by weaving rag carpets. picking
berries for sale. and 1t was suspected
In less reputable ways: but Martha Ro-
gers took no stock in idle rumors. II
abe had not the divine compassion, she
had something like divine justice.
which Is altogether sweeter thing in
its remembering Of our frame than
the tender mercies Of the wicked"
The woman lookedat her curiously-
ct frst with hooking smile. then
with sullen, and at last with defiant
oppression.
II3n.,.
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Equivalent Expression,

Equivalent Expression.
Fuck-Well. did you hear anything
ABOUT that Jones-Brown affair?
Sne-Oh. yes! I can't begin to tell
you all l heard.
he l suppose that means you won't
~ able to stop.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-07

Il saw Muggins on his front porch
this evening smoking a cigar: It must
be that his wife Is away"
What makes you think so!"
"Why. when she's at home he smokes
= brier-root pipe and tries to look eco
nomical. Buffalo Express
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-07

Rev. John Wier. after nine years o;
continuous labor In japan. IL soon t.
return with His family to this country
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-08-14
A MIDNIGHT WEDDING.

We reproduce from last SATURDAYS
issue of the Algiers' Daily Chronicle !:
"What can it mean? lights 10 the
court house at midnight" Such was
the query of those who CHANGED to
pass the palace OF justice at that un-
reasonable hour last night. Had one
entered, passed to the second story
and entered the Third City Court
room a party of legal lights. court
clerks and a fair young lady could
have been seen. And it would not
have required much speculation to
have arrived at the conclusion that
two loving hearts Were being legally
welded into one, for there stood
Judge p. f. Hennessey, as sober and
as santictied looking as a church dea-
con, administering the obligations to
IA happy young couple.
Mr. Robert A. Frost a yonnp GEN.
tlemen Il Years Of age, and Miss Eu-
phin.ls Bourgeois, "a sweet maiden of
10 summers, were the contracting
parties. Mr.. Frost is a resident of
Tnidodaux. He arrived here last
evening but as it was necessary for
him 10 return home today he and his
betroshed decided that their marriage
shouid be consainmatFd without DELAY.
Mr.. Arthur Bourgeois, a brother ii
the young lady was sought for by Mr.
Frost, aud together they found the
judge and clerk OF the court at theil
respective residence. The knot was
tied under most suspicious rireum-
stances, III the presence OF Recorder
Clement who. by the way, gallant
fellow that he Is, was the frs to kiss
the bride; Arthur Bourgeois, Tuonas
Metlan and Albert Tufts.
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a e

On last Tuesday night, the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Webre, worthy
people Of the first ward, was the scene
of Il brilliant social event and of mer-
ry making. 1t being the nineteenth
birthday anniversary Of the bright and
neautifnl hiss Lillian, daughter of
Mr.. ard Mrs Webre, her relatives and
friends ~improvised a surprise party
Tor The OCCASION. and at s o'clock
slialP, that evening, 2S young persons
representing the two sexes, mareledin
double file to the scene of the merry
making anG completely surprised the
fair object in whose honor the little
festival was organized. After extend
ing all kinds Of good wishes for the
future welfare of the friend they were
honoring, the young folks, at the in
vitation of their kind hosts, Mr.. and
Mrs. Webre, gave themselves up to
various kinds OF disbursements aud mer-
ry making.
During the evening refreshments
and cakes were served by Mrs. WebIe
and fair assistants.
The following young ladies and
gentlemen were present: viz: Misses
Lillian WebIe, Amelie Webre, Anna
Bergeron, Octavia Bergeron, Judith
Smith, Ernestine Bourg, Cletilde De-
latte, Theresa Keller, Mary B~oudreaux,
Elizabeth S~clenyder, Cecilia Braud,
Julia Smith, Christine Ball, Bridget
Morvant. Messrs. Emile Webre, Aa-
ron Webre, Raoul Basset, Louis De
laune, Paul Bergeron, Castor Tros-
clair, Octave Trosclalr, Edgar Hebert,
Raoul Soisnst. C4ias. DeIatte, Arthn.
Aucoin. Chas. Seely, VilIier Seely.
Edward Braud.
Besides these, there was a large
number of married couples and chill
dren who also shared in the p~leasures
of the evening.
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Observation-Disclosures

On Thursday, n New Orleans, Mr..
Eugene G. Robichsux, president of the
Bank of Thibodaux, and a prominent
sugar planter of this parish. and Miss
Brigitte Thibodaux, a native of this
parish. Who has been living in New
Orleans for some years past, were uni
ted in marriage. The wedding was a
quiet one, their being no cards.
The SENTINEL joins Mr.. Robichaux's
many friends in their good wishes on
the occasion of this happy event in his
life.
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ITEMS.

A despatch to Times Democrat
from Houma, under date of 10th in.
slant
News was received to-day of the
Heath of Mr.. Roger Breaux. an estima-
yoang man, which occurred yesterday
evening on lower Terrebonne. Yourg
Bfenx was sharpening a saw at Nj.
Roblchaux's sawmill when the emery
wheel, which was turning at a rapid
rate, vent to pieces. One of the ME
ces struck Breux, tearing off one side
OF his head and scattering his brains
over a space of twenty-five or thirty
feet.
Mr.. Albert KohlmaD, while under
the influence Of liquor, shot a yonng
man named Brady in the leg yester-
day evening. Brady was on a bicy-
Gle and tried to pass by Kohlmsn.
who was in a buggy. This angered
hohlman, with the above result.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-08-14

The following letter from our ,err,.
lar correspondent reached us too late
fef Insertions IN our last issue.
iiouMA, La, AUGUST 9TH, 1897.
Mr.. A. Bonrg, our popular clerk of
court, after spending a week very
Pleasantly at Long Beach, Miss. is
again at home. He reports Long
Beach to be Il splendid place to enjoy
the gulf bfeezes and bathing ina quiet
manner
deputy Sheriff C. V. Aycock and
tf"ad lhspectnr U.Adoue visited Jack
son, La, last week, on business. and
returning spent some time in New
Orleans.
Mayor }. G. Dupont is away from
nome ON recreation bent. He is So
Jonrnlg on the gulf coast,,of Mississippi.
The excursion Sunday to Lake
Charles will probably be IA large ON,
a great many tickets having been
sold.
Our Police Jury has unanlmonsIv
elected the Houma Courier the official
Journal of the parish.
A young couple from this parish
tried to elope Monday last, and had
reached Scliriever when their pa,euts
caught up with them and brought
them home.
Philomen Btrgeron and = Lee
blahc, two youths started out on a
deer hunt last Sunday. While ston.
ping on a bridge LeBlanc's gun which
loaded with buck shot. slipped
carrying away the four fingers Of his
right hand, and %wonnding Bergeron
IN the head and abdomen. The par
tles are recovering from the effects of
their wounds.
Our Oyster Shipping Establishment.
are preparing for a large business this
tall. The Houma Fish ana'Ovsfer c..
has erected a large store building to
run in conjunction with the Fac
tory
OBSERVER
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-08-14

A debt of gratitude is a sacred one;
this community owes it to itself to
honor and perpetuate the memory of
the late Father Menard.
This is n SOLITARY obligation IN which
every member of the community is
equally bound with the others.
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morrow ;herr will he a grand
fair ii, the Golden Ranch Plantation.
SaciUle Dugue Livaudais, for the
bentii, Of the public school Of that
locality. The tair will I've under the
mana ormeuI If the following commit
tee II ue}l krewn gentlemen, viz: j..
H.. l. rAta lie, LEON Falsout, }. ). Lee.
FeiiN Falcout and Edward Reggie,
Nlc WI spare 10 Efforts to make it
a soct.a as wtll ~ financial success.
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The residence Of Mr.. Edward God
chaux on Elm Hall Plantation. near
Napo.eonville, was totally destroyed
by fire last Saturday night. AT frat
1t WIS tlought the fire was the work
of AN in~cendiary but further investi-
cation makes it pretty certain that
It's origin MAS due 10 accidental causes.
MI. Gndchanx and family were away
at TIE time.
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PIcNIC-There will be a picnic to-
morrow on Bush Grove Plantation,
given by the we'll known Club of
Seven. Rendezvous: Bush Grove
Office, at $50 in tine morning.
Tue SENTINEL acknowledges the
receipt Of an invitation TO attend and
returns it's sincere thanks.
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SPECIAL OFFER

To facilitate near to,cp Subscribers who
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Of stbscripfjOn ut one time. IRE ,ciU send
tho SENTINEL to ony netD subscriber
anside the corporate limits for TWENTY
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Those trho pish to take ~ddrdntaqe Of
5his offer should call on write at once.
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The Bank Of Lafourche is rapidly
nearing completion and will soon be
opened for business. The interior is
elegantly finished with pressed steel,
a work which is greatly admired by
all. Mr.. J. E. Naquin, of Houma, has
put down a handsome and substantial
cement pavement in front of the bank.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-08-14

Work on Mr.. E. J. FRAUDS house IS
progressing satisfactorily. The house
is gradually assuming its final shape,
and Judging from present appearances
it will be a handsome residence when
completed.
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We learn with pleasure that the
excursion given by the Houma Fire
men to Lake Charles was a grand
success. We hope the boys have
realized bushels of money.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-08-14

The Y. M. II. B. Association, a be-
nevolent association of colored people,
is making preparations for a fair to
be given on August q and %, at the
colored fair grounds, corner Narrow
and Cross streets.