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EFFACED THE MOON,
A Story Which Many Persons VIII Dciicv
Quite Charact eristic.

A Story Which Many Persons VIII believe
Quite Charaot eristic.
The story told about President Lin
coin obtaining the dismissal of client
who was under arrest for burglary,
and in danger of conviction because
the prosecuting witness said he identi-
fed him in the moonlight, by produc-
ing an almanac to prove the moon did
not shine that night, was not the first
time the idea was worked to perfec-
ton.
John Philpot Curran, the famous
lawyer, had a client who was identified
under the same circumstances. The
prosecuting witness saw the prisoner
leaving a house that had just been en-
tered by burglars on moonlight
night. Curran produced 13 almanacs,
II of which he handed to the jury and
one to the judge. The almanacs show
ed the moon was not visible on the
night in question.
The prisoner was dismissed. After
the trial Curran's client asked what
his fee was.
"Twenty pounds" said the attorney.
isn't that pretty steep?" queried
the client.
mo" said Curran. 81 get only E2
of that; the other ELS goes to the fell
fol got to print those almanacs with
the moon left out."-Chicago Journal.
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Examine Your Fruit Trees.

By an act of the legislature it is I'M
lawful for any person to keep any tree
infected with the contagious diseases
known as yellows, black knot, peaca
rosette or peach blight, or to offer iof
sale or shipment or to sell or ship any
of the fruit thereof, except the fruit OF
the plum, cherry and pear tree. Boln
trees and fruit diseased are subject 10
destruction as public nuisance upon
complaint of any person. If the owner
does not destroy the tree the author
ties of the town or township shall ap-
point three freeholders as commission
ers to inquire and condemn, ana 'ne
expense charged to the borough .,
township, which may be recoVeieJ
from the owner of the tree condemhe0-
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There is a Class Of People

Who are injured by the use Of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores a new preparation
called GRAIN o, made ofpure grains,
that takes the place Of coffee. The
most delicate stomach receives it with
out distress, and but few can tell it
from coffee. 1t does not cost over t
as much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. Isc and csc per pack
age. Try it. Ask for GRAIN o.
II.II-4td
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Yielding to Time.

The Pail Mall Gazette asserts that
when an inquisitlve investigator climb
ed up the scaffoldings which have been
erected for the purpose of repairing
the Parthenon, the other day, he dis
covered that, while the outside of the
structure Is of the finest Pentellic mar
BILE, the material behind the external
layer which, of course, was never in
tended to meet the public eye. is Of a
sch.stic nature, and has yielded to the
ravages Of time sufficiently to destroy
the beauty of the masterpiece of Phi
dies. In fact, the softer stone behind
the beautiful marble has simply crum-
bled and brought down the outside
layers with it.
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To give you an opportunity Of test
ing the great merit of Ely's Cream
Balm, the most reliable cure for Ca
tarrh and cold in the head, generous
10 cent trial size can be had of your
druggist or we mail it for 10 cents.
Full size 50 cents.
ELY BROS, Sc Warren ST., n. y
City.
1t is the medicine above all Others
for catarrh, and is worth its weight IN
gold. l can use Ely's Cream Balm
with safety and it does all that is
claimed for it.-B. w. Sperry, Hart
ford, Conn.
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Spain was going to have Cuba
finished off by the spring of 1897.
Then Weyler promised sure the job
should be done by this fall. When
the Conservative cabinet resigned
and gave place TO the Sagasta regime,
Liberal general predicted that the
war would be over in seven months.
That would take it till the beginning
of another hot season in Cuba, when
no man can fight. Now comes Ramon
Blanco, the new captain general, and
says, 81 cannot fix any time for the
duration of the war.
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He Was Excused.

"You wish to be relieved from jury
duty" said a Judge quoted by "The
Green Bag" "but you haven't given a
good reason 1T Is to save money
for the people" replied the unwilling
talesman. Il have dyspepsia, Judge,
and never agree with anybody. If |
go on this jury there will be a dis
agreement. and the county will have
to 60 to the expense of a new trial"
Excused said the Judge.
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In HEART DISEASE IT Works LIK,

In HEART DISEASE IT WORKS LIKE
MAGIC.-"For years my greatest
enemy was organic heart disease.
From uneasiness and palpitation it
developed into abnormal action,
humping, fluttering and choking
sensations. Dr. Agnew's Cure for the
Heart gave instant relief, and the bad
symptoms have entirely disappeared.
1t is wonder-worker, for my case
was chronic. Rev. l.. S. Dana,
Pittsburg, Pa.-37.
Sold by c. A. Klein.
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Rusty Hardup-Yes, Willie, we're
both Just like bakers

Willy Notacent.-How so, Rusty?
Rusty Hardup - We need dough.
See?
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Uncle Sam pays plumbers IS day
at Frisco.
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When bilious or co.tive, eat a Cas-
caret.t candy cathartic, cure guaran-
teed, lOc, Csc.
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IN n N - ~
AMI KENOLU.
TOM.
.-ADoPTEps MAY s. 1897, BY THE POLICE
jury Oh ASCENSION.

On motion Of Col. j. E. St. Martin
seconded by'L. E. Bentley :-"Wherr-
as, The steamer Lafourche while en-.
:ering the bayou ut Donaldson willie
last week w%as'friven by the com hinrd
force Of wind and curient 50 strongly
against 'he revetmeDt protecting the
town leveez 1t the head "f Ibervitis
street, ,as~t0 smash . portion ut tile
substantial siiperstructure and create
im,nihsnt danger Of u disastrous Gre
vase ; and IN Withdrawing from that
side of the stream the boat swung
with almost equal. force against the
opposite, where the levee is nnprotec-
ted by u srvetment; therefore,
ResOivesi, by the police jury OF
Ascension parish. That the attention
Of sieamb0alflen in general and OF
the mast%Fsnnd owners Of the teamer
Lafonrche in particular 10 again d.
rected t0 the great peril in which they
are. placing the lives and property Ut
the people. by navigating the .Missis-
sippi river aud. more especially Bayou
Lafourche, during this period of nm
precedentedly high water, aud we
admonish them to heed the amicab BILE
warnings that, have, been given them
before the citizens whose most valua-
BILE interests are at stake ale Knaded
to des Grafton and resort to extreme
measures for self-praservation.
Resolved, That we snggest to the
people of the Lafourche valley the
wisdom Of preventing. the landing Of
steam6oats, against the lsvees and Of
suspeUdiDg tile reception and trans
mission If freight by these crafts until
the present crisis is over. Ii is far
better that this temporal inconye-
Lience should be borne than the
danger Of widespread disaster aud ruin
from overflow, already SO inlmlUent,
should be magniied aud heightened
%. causes within their control.
Resolved, That copies Of these reso
lntions By forwarded to the New
Orleans Tipes Democrat ard Picayune
and to the newspapers OF Ascsnsion,
Assumption and Lafourche parishes
with . reqnest for spublication."s
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A.CLEVERs C0NVICTTONO or LIT.
ERARY PIRACY.

One Of the mem bers Of the. San
Antonio bar tells IN amusing story an
to the methods adopted BY the Calves
ton News to convict y rival newspaper
Of piracy: It seems that the Gal yeaton
News, at considerable expense and
trouble, was publishing 10. full. the
opinions Of the Supreme Cont render
ed ih importa9t cases aud that the
San Antonio Roast, or q paper by. some
fsach name, would the. next'daY nnbiish
these opinions without giving The
News any Credit tlIefsfof.P TIE
Galveston News, having - tired Of
paying for matter for the other paner.
one day printed an opinion by Chief
Justice Stayton Id = Very Important
case, and in tile report OF the Gaze
Judge StaytOn was credited. viii,
having used bid expression about az
follows ''Tlfe rule Of law that We
have before enunciated is yery
familiar one, and we are surprised that
1t this late day any one should have
questioned it Il has had the sanction
Of -sges, and obtains not only 10
England and in this country, but also
in Denmark, and in the last mentioned
country it finds expression in the
following maxim SHIT laets .Niay tsaOr
oinotnG mas eht e rednoac esU.', The next
day the. San Antonio Roast published
the opinion in full az it was reported
IN the Galveston News. aud the day
thereafter the Galveston News said
that it had had many inquiries az to
the meaning of the Danish phrase
quoted by Chief Justice Stayton. and
that for the benefit of its readers and
also the readers OF the San Antonio
Roast, it had obtained . TRANSLATION Of
the maxim, which was AZ follows. the
same having been obtained BY read.
ing tho phrase backwards: "We won
der # the San Antonio Roast will
steal this.'-Law Notes.
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NAY Is, 1897.
THE OPELOUSAs EXCURSION.

The excursion given by the Frank.
lin Harmony Fire TO. from Opelousa,
to this place arrived here last SUNDAY
ON schedule time, bringing q very
large crowd Of. excursionists. Our
fremen accompanied by tho Thibo-
daux Band net the visiting fremen
and excursionists- at the depot and
escorted. them to the opera house,
whera-Mr. A. E. HOFFMAN,, on behalf
Of our firenlsn, extended them . Cor
dial welcome in . short but neat
address. Hon. J. Y. Sanders q pron,i-
nent member Of the st. Mary bar, res
ponded on behalf Of the visiting fire.
men. The band played some delight
ful tunes, at the conclt sion of which
our iremen invited their guests to a
lunch.
TIE excursionists amused them
selves in various ways some enjoyed
themselves at the dance at the opera
house; some visited the church and
it, surroundings ard heard With de-
light the musical CONCERT given BY the
justly celebrated Thibodaux band ;
while others strolled about, viewing
the town. the bayou and other objects
OF interest. Many drove down the
bayou to get q sight of the Babin
crevasse.
Onr town people turned out and
mixed among the excursionists, en-
deavOring 10 show them c~Ourtesies
and make them feel at home.
The excursion left at six O'Clock on
its return trip, carrying away an
apparently as well pleased and we'll
satisfied q crowd Of excuIsionists as
ever Went out on . days outing.
Our W people enjoyed last Sun-
days festivities very much and many
were heard to express the desire that
more such excursions would visit us.
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LOCKPORT NOTES.
Lockout, MAY IL, 1897.

Hon. w. p. Martin while visiting
the public schools this week, made 4
short stay in- Lockport. His visit to
the Lockport School was highly M
preciated by teachers and pupils bnt
it was too short.
The Lockport Amateur. Club will
give their concert on May 23rd. IA ie
will be given for the benefit OF the
Public School it 10 to be- hoped that il
will be- largely attended.
Iu s previous communication It was
stated that Rev Father ViRroux had
left . priest to replace him !: SUCH
however. ia not the case, as al. the last
moment the priest, who was 10. .cpnls
became i'll. Rev. Father Rochard af
Our Lady Of the Rasary,A, churcL has.
taken charge Of the parish and will
say mass here twice i week and On
Sunday dnti: Father Vigroux returns.
The water from the crevasae is.fiisina
rapidly but has not yet reached the
water mark left BY the Bourgeois
crevaes6. rs, 4 /.
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TWO DEATHS BY LIGHTNING

A special from Abbeville to the
Times Democrat under date Of the
10th instant, says:
4 very sad affair happened near
Erath Station, seven miles east Of
this place, yesterday at 100 o'clock
in tho afternoon during q eyere
storm, Stanville Theriot was struck
and instantly killed by lightning
while sitting in bis house surrounded
BY his family. Later 10 the evening.
about $50 o'clock, !. Mrs. Ernest
Carrie WAS also struck aud instantly
killed by lightning in the same house
while she was assisting the bereavsd
family of Mr.. Theriot in their sudden
trouble. The first shock did not
ipjure any Of the family OF Mr..
Thsriot, but the second shock which
killed MIRA. Carrie severely shocked
several inmates Of the house, who az
this writing have not recovered. Mr..
TheriOt was about thirty. five years
old, and Mrs. Gsrie about twenty.
fonr. The double funeral took place
here In Abdeville to day from the
Catholic Church at 4:30 O'Clock. The
lightning struck in several other
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places near by. dong considerable
damage at one place, killing two cows
and at another one cow. The old
saying that lightning never strikes
twice in the Same place goes 10,
nanght 10 this instance. Tho wires
Of the Teche and Vermilion telephone
lin. wero struck near by this house,
and several poles shivered to atoms
and some Of the wife melted, causing
an interruption 10 business until this
morning.
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X.
~ as-
- s:;'"&MzL 49, s.

G. K. or A. SUPREME COUNCIL
Tho Supreme Council Of the Catholic
Knights Of America has been ia ses
sion in Mobile, Ala. since Tuesday.
The State Of Louisiana 10 ably repre-
sented in that council by the Hon.
James D.. Coleman, Of New Orleans.
and Hon. H. N. Coulon Of this town,
both serving for . second term.
The order is now in . Furnishing
condition and it 10 expected thai the
present council will transact business
Of Importance, calculated to promote
the general welfare Of the order. \
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CONJURING AS A CONSIDERA-
TON FORA PROMISSORYN NOTE.

TherSnpreme Court Of Florida in the
the case Of Cooper .. Livingston, 10
Fla. 684, was-caIfed upon to determine
y novel question. An action wac
brought on a note for $3.50, after the
death of the maker. The defendant.
his executor, pleaded that the note
was given without. consideration, and
that . woman extOrted it from him sin
his, lest. sickness, while wesk in mind
and body, upon her promise to cure
him by. %c0Djuring and incantations.n
The coejuror, according to the evil
dence, was an old woman who lived
BY c~osjurlDg and fortuue. telling. She
called on her patient, or subject, everv
other day for several weeks, and
conjnred him and once gave him q
dose Of spirits of turpentine and oil.
Notwithstanding this be died. After
two trials the Circuit Court gave
judgment for the plaintiff and an
appeal was taken. The Supreme
Court quoted Hawkins, in bis Pleas or
the Grown, as saying that sscoDiurors
are those who by force ~ofcertain magic
words endeayOr to raise the devil and
obIige him to execute their de
mands"; and also cited Blackstone
as an authority for p~unishing such
persons as r0gues and vsgabonds.
"Our c0nclusion,n said Chief Justice
Randall, lis that 'co1juring' over q
sick man to make him we'll 10 not a
valid consideration for q pr0missOry
note and that no man with q healthy
mind wonld voluntarily give Q note
for $3.50, with interest at two per sent
q month, for the services Of . coniuror
who proposes to cure . lingering
disease BY conjuring and nominations.
The necessary conclusion 10 that the
plaintiff upon the case made 10 not en-
titled to judgment."-Law Notes.
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CORRESPONDENCE.

J.. Thioodaux La, May Il, isss.
To The EDIroR or The snsr,xrt.
.ln mysaketch printed in yoar i...s
of:May : there are several miseatr.
FIRST. The name If M,
"Rouye" ,you have made s.Ra,,er
+Sseond.. William White was ,,,,;aa
81 shawesvilier KY, not ~tlI.tuss.
Third. You changed the Nam. ii
"Bonzann' to '..Bnurzon.i
Fourth. Il wr"is that .Alu.Isn Il.
lennr died - few years asep. not
!. Eth. BIZ leaving ont one sntIpsl
i!nr yaa MAKE il appear that Thsret1
lived ~ this toNn. / wrols sssTaesotl
70 living IN Teirebonne parish; Burr
recovered AID resided many Years i
tllis town but moved away lass yearss
wrote that Ernest Allan VA /
lawyer" bot -
.-" = :ta 10. r. GR.s4MORR
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The .excuTslonlsts and our town
psople seemed to be we'll pleased with
the band's performance, and since las.
Sanday-we have heard Of roth ing but
commendafion of the bands grand
concertland expressionss Of q desire
that the baud may decide to give a
series ofsHcb concerts at stated inter.
walls duling the summer menths.
The SENTINEL joins in the express
sion Of this desire, believing that such
concerts will afford q soarcs faf .inno-
cent amusement to our people. and to
the children in ipartlcasaf, and for
that reason should be encouraged.
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The SENTINEL retarns its thank. d.
the ComDitteein charge Of the H.nm.
excursion to New Orisans, Hon. Alpi,
dupont, chairman, for = compliu.n
tsry ticket on said excursion. TIL.
excursion 10 given by the Honma
Fire Co. ] and will take place -to-mof-
row, returning anne day. Round
"TRIP $3.50 People desirous or taking
me excursion % make connection
either at S:hriver or Lafourchc Cros-
sing.
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g

Mr.. Feliclen Tonps, y we'll known
aud highly respected citizen Of La
fOurclie, died yesterday ut his homie
IN the 9Th ward, about two and d half
mites below, at the age Of so years, III
months and IA days, after q long III
ness. ss '" - r.
The funeral will take place th,s
morning at- 1O.o,ciock at ST., Jesevh,s
Church. Friends and aequaintances
are respectfully invited TO- attenu. y;
I The deceased leaves. a wife and
several children to mourn . his loss.
He was q good citizen, a loving bus.
band aud kind father, aud loved.
respected and esteensed by : ~ large
circle OF frieDds and acquaiiT ainces.
He was popular and .inf1uentfal inrhis
ward. and at the last election VS.
elected justice Of the peace witlnou,
opposition, which Office he. filed nc
ceptably and creditably. up to the time
when his serious illness i~ncapacitated
him from all. active duties.s, ..
The SENTINEL extends its sy mpatby
to the bereaved family. .asss saAs !.
Miss Electa Hannah Meade. diea
Thursday afternoon at the home II
her mother, on President street, aRssi
SO years. Her funeral todk pace
yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. from
the residence. 4 t
- slSVaH a.
Last Sunday between ths 5 aud 1
o'clock in the afternoon, the ffn-rsl
OF Mrs. Kleber Gausrcaux, Of As.unlp-
ton, took place = ut ST. J6sepis's
church. amidst numerous relatives
and friends. s".,s
The deceased had died the das
previous near PRincourtville. whore
she resided with her husband She
was quite young yet, . native of iii.
parish, . daughter Of. Justillsn "a.
bonrgeois, now residing on .Bayau
L'onrs. and . half sister to M-ssrs. @.
=. Peltier and Jules Bourgeois, prom
inent butchers ot tiia town.
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All communications should be ad
dressed to The THlBoDAUx SENTINEL
Thibodaux, La.
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LAST CONCERT.

One Of the most interesting features
OF last Sundays festivities was the
grand oncer given by the Thibodaux
Band IN the park near st. Joseph,s
church. As per announcement, the
concert opened at 8 o'oclnck d. m,
At that time . large audience had
already assembled which was greatly
increased in the cOuise Of the after
| noon.
The band rendered the following
aelectiOns which were we'll received
BY. tho delighted audience, to wit :
PART FIRST.
March-Kaaba Temple No. 81
F. Weldon
Overture-"The Silver Bell"
Schlepegreil
Waitzes-Utalian)-La Serenata
-.... Darcy Jaxone
Overturs-A Bunch OF Favorites-
(popular). Bsyer
The First Heart Throbs"-(charac-
tefistc) Eilenberg
"Symphunny No. 1"(comic)-
...................C. ". Dalbey
PART SECOND,
Selet tion-Il Trovatore
............An. by Swartenbrooke
Waltzes (concert)-Trinity College
y. Missud
Song andDance Little Gussie
B. HALL
Observation-Disclosures" I.
................... C. W.Dalbey
Kentucky shufie-(negro dance
Boose
Galop--Under White Tents
.........:.........W. P. English
All the pieces were cordially applau-
dsd..'z =: -
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! o. T. GR.SAM0RR
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Subscribers who fall to receive their paper
ON time should notify us without DELAY. n
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Of every description.


Henceforth the SENTINEL will charge tho
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In memoriam notices and ordinary cards OF
thanks. Societies and others desiring such
publication will please make a note Of it.
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REGISTRATION NOTICE,
Office oif ksgissrar ef Voters,
Parish OF Lafoarche.

Ssa TAibodaux. La, March 18th. 1871.
In ceRfDrnilty with the Law i hershy giss
no.,ce that the office Of kexistras.of F0saa
VIII % opened at the following placess
Ihibodaux- Court House from March tie aasIA