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CONSTABLES.
Creek-James L. Rider.
OvERsEERs OF THE room.

Le,oisbur9 District Lips; Fort
Spr1ny--Campbell NJ. Lips; Blue
Sulphur-A. ID. Hanna Irish Corner
j. NJ. Rodgers MeddoU BluT-A.
II. McClung; Falling Spring-John
Pickering ; Anthony's Creek-M. G..
Beard; White Sulphur-J. W. Harper 4;
and WiiiidmSburQ-J. NJ Thomasson.
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CHAS. G. LAREW.
commissioner OF Accounts for Green.
brier County,
LEWISBURG. w. W.

titles accounts of administra-
49,, 49, Iors' guardians and other fiducia-
res ana OF public officers. Does an &C.
uounIihg business for merchants, cor
LA IONS and individuals. Writes
ueeu' contracts, &c. Terms reasonable,
Jan. 14-tf.
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UNDERTAKING.

HAVE Ill sJOck nice lot of Me-
L tallic CASKET handsomely trim
med, and keep constantly on hand a
full assortment of cloth-covered and
wood-fnish9d Caskets. Burial cases of
all styles. Ladies' and Mems robes
and wrappers. These are lirst-class
Goods and range in price from S5. 90 to
800. They are handsOmer and give
better satisfaction than $500 or so. 90
suits bought at furnishing stores. Lam
also prepared to embalm bodies, and
have the latest improved appliances for
this art. Will respond promptly to all
calls. Terms reasonable.
Respectfully.
JOHN A. HANDLY.
Jan. 19-ly
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n FEW months ago, Mr.. Byron
Every, Of Woodstock, Mich, was badly
afflicted with rheumatism. His right
leg was swollen the full length, causing
him great suffering. He was advised
to try Chamberlain s Pain Balm. The
first bottle of it helped him considera-
bly, and the second bottle affected a
cure. The 25 and so cent sizes are for
sale by .. p. Sydenstricker & Co.
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ASSESSORS

LO,per District Everett b. Miller
Upper District-John w. Legg.
SENATE AND HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
State Sendte-ThoS. Il. Davies and
n. &. Mcneil.
House Of Delegdtes-Willlam III. Nc
Chung and b. +. Harlow.
County Superintendent Thomp-
son.
COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS.
John w. Arbuckle, James Withrow
Is. +. Harlow and ChaS. q. Larew.
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FEAR COMPETITION.

We lead in Low Prices and will not
be undersold in consideration of the
Two No. Ones, viz: Your interest and
our interest.
&. III HANNA 81 CO.,
FrankfOrd, w. Va.
Mar. Goth, 1896,
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tsEENsslEs OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

Judge, J. Nj. McWhOrter States At
torney Ohm a. Preston; County Com
missiOners, John &. Patterson, Prcs't ,
Henry A. Wallace and } ID. Arhucklc :
Clerk Circuit Court, Jonathan MAYS
Clerk County Court, Chas. b. Buster :
Sheriff of the County, :. Hill Nickel
deputieS-John ii. Crawford and John
G.. Dwyer SURVEYOR, J. Austin Burr.
JUSTICES.
LeUiSburg District --JamcS G.. Nc
Pherson and y. J. Wilson Fort Sprin0
S. r. Patton and &. ID. Hanger Irish
Corner-M. n. Humphreys and W. l..
Longanacre White Sulphur-D. w.
Ayres and -. -. ---; Anthony' s
Creen-R. w. Ramsey Failing Sprino
David Jameson and w. l.. Kershncr
Wfllidmsburg-D. &. Rife and j. :.
Wilkinson; MeudotC BluD-W m. II.
Burns and Homer McClung-Blu
Sulphur-L. a. Mahan and ThOs. J.
Flint.
CONSTABLES.
Le,oisburg District-H enry Holly
and Chas. l.. Neal Willidmsburg--J
f. Burr and &. j. McClintic Blue
SULPHUR. NJ. kershner Meddou
Fort Spring.. K. Barker Irish Cor
ner- White Sulphur
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THE ruin of small investors-a
drop in the bucket.
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Our GROCERY STOCK

is always fresh, and Lowest possible
Prices.
We have Glover and Timothy Seed,
which we offer ut a lower figure than
you can buy elsewhere. We carry.
everything usually kept in a tirst-class
Country Store, and do not
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Lowest Possible Prices.

TO find such GOODS we must hunt for them Know
ing this therefore, to he the proper policy how do we
get these GOODS? Not by waiting for Tom, Dick or
Harry to bring samples Of what they to SELL but
by first deciding from experience what the trade de-
mands, and then going to NEW YORK (which ia
headquarters for all kinds of GOODS) and BUY ING
FROM THE RIGHT PARTIES. We have just
turned from
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n DIARIES PUBLIC.

w. &. Walton, Alexis Nj. Buster
James &. Mcpherson, Samuel ii. Aus
tin, s. Ii. Turner, John Nj. Price,
Geo. II. Lewis, Henry a. Robinson,
Samuel r. Patton, John w. Arbuckle,
Perry w. Martin, Chas. l.. Davis, AL
bert G Williams, 7. II. Dennis, JAS.
Williams, Henry Gilmer, Il. A. San
dige, Cyrus S. Larew, JamesC. Mccoy,
Washington Wallace, VIM. III. Shields,
David A. Dwyer, d. w. Weaver, John
F. Caring, William K. Nelson, }. w.
Ioung, George Kirkpatrick, NJ. G..
Jamison, l.. }. Williams, 5. w. Os-
borne, b. +. Harlow, Jas. w. Goodwin,
Mason Mathews, ID. G. Rifle, John A .
Blaker, Lualzo Rupert, A. q. Handy.
Quin Morton, VIM. IL. Burns, NJ. n
Humphreys, G. II. Smith, John NJ.
Summons, j. 5. Wilkinson, j. a. Mil
Ter, j. NJ. Skaggs, Geo. NJ. Harrah, II.
l.. Harper, b. F. Burns and J. w.
Dwyer.
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TIME OF HOLDING COURTS.

TIME OF HOLDING COURTS.
Circuit Court convenes as follows
Third Tuesday in April, fourth Tues
day in June, and the first Monday III
November.
The Commissioners Court will bv
held four times a year, viz: On the
first Monday in January, second Mon
day in April, first Monday in July, and
first Tuesday in October, rcSpcc.
lively. The Jaly Court will be the
fiscal term.
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TO GET BUSINESS.

That is what here for. How to get IL and be
sure to hold it, is the question for us all We have
found but way, and that is by furnishing the LAT
EST and BEST GOODS to be found in the market at
he
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interest in their bCVlSh condolences
staia with them longer than she
Guessed, for oven sailors manly
hearts yC"rn now and thon for
"mothor talk, and those who love
it best die bravcst for their flag.
Dorothy, RECALLED with stirring
tales of sea life, had wished herself
q boy II dozen times before the meal
was over, and when at last she was
FREQ 10 slip away with the promised
lunch for the lad luI king in the old
convent there was but one thought
in her mind-a resolve to dissuade
the deserter from his attempt.
All the boys she had talked with
seemed to glory in their life. The
braoing sea air would overcome
flabby muscles and thin blood, Just
as the tough experiences would
strengthen his weak will, and by the
time she had reached the convent
her friendly heart had launched him
forth on career of noble seaman
ship which could have led to moth
ing short of an admiral's berth.
But alas! When she softly spoke
his name at the cell door, there was
no answer. She pushed in and peer
cd about. The room was empty. He
was gone. Had he been frightened
out of his unoanny hiding place or,
tired of waiting and hungry, had he
stolen away and made sure of his es-
cape from her unwelcome counsel
and his own honest duty? Soberly
and slowly she walked back to the
hotel.
Late that night the custom house
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-04-17

There will be preaching at the
Presbyterian church Oh Sunday at ii
a. NJ, at which time the Lords Sun
per will be celebrated. At 7:3O D. M.
there will be a service of song. This
will Dc Mr.. Young's last Sunday with
this church before lie leaves for Kinks
vile, Mo-, to continue osteopathic
treatment ut the Still Infirmary. Mr..
Young spent several months there
last year, and from what he saw and
heard Of the success Of this new treat
menI, as well as his own Improvement
he is much encouraged to believe that
he will receive great benefit by further
treatment. He expects to be absent
six or eight months. during which
time his pulpit will be supplied by
various ministers. The services will
he announced from time to time.
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MIssIoN.-Reverend Fathers Arch
amhaud and Knapp, celebrated mem
bers Of 81" Dominican Order, have
been preaching a mission at ST. .Jo-
seph's church since last Sunday. Mt
outstanding the constant danger of a
break in our levees which kept our
people in an intense state Of anx-
iet.y and fear. and required the men to
devote their time and attention to the
care Of the ~levees, the attendanc. at
tie church a good and u lively inte-
rest was taken by the people in the
work of the mission. The mission
will no d"rht produce much good,
hnt not nearly Al much as it wonld
have done under more favorable cir
cumstances.
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HEROIC STRUGGLE.-This week has
been one of intense anxiety and hard
work Tor the people of Lafourche in
their heroic struggle to keep intact the
levees of the raging bayou Lafourche,
In years past, such heroism, energy.
and fortitnde, as characterized the eff,
forts of the people during the present
emergency, have o been witnessed.
The amount of work done IL sjmplv
%herculean, and was not confined to
any particular locality, though the
people o. this vicinity seem to have
had a greater task thrust upon them
to keep up our levee front than was
shared by more favored localities.
But they made the fight nobIy and
conrageously. laboring day and night
with little rest. Fortunately the
owners of adjoining plantations in
this and in Terrebonne parish, came
nobly to their aid, when assistance
was badly wanted. But this is no
time for praise ; words of encourage
ment and gratitude alone find place.
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Sold in Thibodaux at Meyer Drug Store.
Trying It on the Typewriter.

a yoGLG Ghlc@Som atron Who presides
over a charming home On tie North Sidt
told mo Il Characteristic story about Jo-
seph Jefferson which deserves t O &c en-,
balmed i'll print.
Several years ago." said she, ''sTher
Mr.. jefferson W. preparing his auto
biography, he v7as obliged to do O great
deal of the work while Gu to1r. 4 nab
fishing LCuSc with which | YVES con
nected at one time recommended me tG
him rs II amanuensis who had consid-
cradle experience III the preparation OF
manuscript for publication and 1 Joined
the actor i'll st. Louis.
M jefferson would spend several
our every night after the play in max
ing notes of what he wanted to say.
The next afternoon he would dictate to
me. Usually he would ring in a great
collection OF memoranda jotted down on
envelopes and scraps of paper, and some
times he would appear with a newspa-
per whose margins would be literally
covered with queer figures and hen
tracks. Walking up and down the floor,
he would dictate to me slowly in that
cracked Rip Van Wrinkle. voice of his.
and | could follow him easily on tho
typewriter.
"One day, when -. met as usual for
work at the Southern hotel, he seemed
to have prepared ".are elaborate notes
than usual, and Instead Of walking
about the room he sat down quite a dis.
n away from me and began to die
tate the chapter treating Of his closing
Australian experiences. There was a
pathetic culver in his voice as he smoke
OF the many happy days he had spent in
that PARKWAY land, among comparative
strangers, and added that he hoped his
book would come to them as a sort of
handclasp between friends who would
never meet again in this life.
1T was very affecting. MY eyes grew
misty, and I had to stop writing. Sud
denly felt a kindly hand on nv head. |
and Mr.. Jefferson's voice said: That's
what l wanted. Cry all you want to. |
my girl. | cried myself last night when |
l wrote that, but I was afraid no one
else would. I guess it will do. '"-Chi-
cago Times-Herald. !,
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Y There was on exhibition here this
week y Mexican devif4clild. aud it WINS
indeed \ curiosity. 1t IA born ut st,
jose. Mexico. June 10Th. 1882, and
lived 4" he over three years old. u j.
cmhalnied and about The size of an or
binary three year old child, has IL tail
ten inches long. tnsks like those of u
boar. hurns, one on each side of lis
head. aud eleven feet. What ntxtP-
ST Mary Democrat.
Tue above has been on exhibition
IN Alexandria several times. 1t il one
of the most Transparent frauds ever
sought :" be imposed upon a credulnHs
pnhllc.-Tlie Lii. Democrat.
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DON'T DO IT.-Bill Nye once said
ado not attempt to cheat an editor
out of a years subscription to his
paper, or any other sum. Cheat the
minister, cheat anybody and every
body, but if you have any regard for
future consequences, don'5 fool the
editor. You will be put up for
office sometime, or want some public
faeor for yourself or your friends,
and when your luck il u thing Of
beauty, a joy forever. the editor will
open on yon and knock your castles
into a..cocked hat at the first fire. He'll
subdne yon, and then you'll cuss yonr
stupidity for a dwelling IDIOT. 60 hire
some man to knock ynn down and
kick you for faliing."-Press and
Printer.
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Tmbodaux is an up-to-date town in
some respects but backwards in others
1t has its klckers and old fogies like
all other places, and most likely will
have them always. They are a part Of
the social fabric and indispensable as
make weights to keep in check their
more daiing and pushing fellow citi-
zens. In that way they serve a very
useful purpose, and may prove a ben
eflt to the community. But care
should be taken not to let them gut
on the brake too tight, for in that case
the car OF progress may come to IA full
stop. We should strive to preserve a
happy medium.
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An Odd Incident.

Acurlous incident happened one SIM
day to q lady in a neighboring village.
The husband of a Mrs. Lewis is the
superintendent of the Sunday school in
the little town, and it has been nor
habit to call at the school at about the
hour OF closing to walk home with him.
On the day mentioned, as she was an
preaching the church, one of the punils
SAID to hcr, FURRY up, or you viii be
too late, but did rot mention what she
might be too late for.
At the door she met another little
girl, who said: "Oh, hurry, Mrs. LewisI
You are just III time"
AS she entered the O a minister
Ill his clerical robes, stepped il front Of
the prayer desk and said:
Let the candidates for matrimonv
come forward"
10 the establishment of Mrs. Lewis
her husband ard one Of the yonflc ladv
each responded to the invitation. and
mere Is y pclnt whtrc clio novelist coyld
put III some dramatic work. Mrs. Lewis
nllSht nave screamed, tainted or have
zone anything startling, bnt. Mortified
as she was for the moment, her iudp-
incnt told her that there must be some
reasonable excuse for the apparently in
eAcusabit situation, and there was.
More deliberately, and with consider
aDle embarrassment, a couple no longer
young came forward to be married
4ley had Gene from assistance, without
any i"ltLas attending them. ana han
eeen directed to the Sunday school to
find a minister.
line other couple had been requested
70 ACT as witnesses. Mrs, Lewis says She
coalu not have suffered more for the
ohl mad her husband really deserted
her' 1or, 70 all appearances, he had done
so.-New York Tribune.
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just think OF it, bows. the drink hill
OF the people Of the United States for
the year 1896 amounts to the enormous
sum Of 1861 ,693 1922! Placing our PIES
ent population at seventy millions it
wonld put the per capita consumption
as $3.50. This is for every man, wo-
man and child in the United States 4:
but since the women and children
drink very little it il manifest that the
per capitn consumption of strong
drinks among the men must be mate
rally raised. When we consider how
unnecessary to life on healtl, strong
drinks are. what a useless destination
of money our drink bill for 1896 re-
~pres+ntsP
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Grant and the Dying Soldier.

In The Century General Horace Porter
relates the following story in his Cam
paigning With Grant" The incident
occurred during the attack on what Is
now called "Hell's Half Acre" near
Massaponax Church: General Grant had
ridden over to the right to watch the
progress of this attack. While he was
passing q spot near the roadside where
there were a number of wounded, one
OF them. who was lying close to tho
roadside, seemed to attract his special
notice. The mans face was beardless;
he was evidently young; his counte-
nance was strikingly handsome, and
there was something in his appealing
look which could not fail to engage at
t%ent1on, even in the full tide of battle
h blood was flowing from a wound In
his breast, the froth about his mouth
was tinged with red, and his wander
ing, staring eyes gave unmistakabla
evidence Of approaching death. just
then a young staff officer dashed by at a
full gallop, and as his horses hoofs
struck u puddle in the road a mass OF
black mud was splashed in the wounded
mans face. He gave a piteous look, 40
much as to say, "Couldn't you let me
Gle III peace and not add to my suffer
ings?"
The general, whose eyes were at that
moment turned upon the youth, was
vlslbly affected. He reined in his horse,
ana seeing from a motion lie made that
he was intending todismount 10 bestow
some care upon the youre ni.n Is2rang
from my horse, ran to the side Of the
soldier, wiped lis facc with my hand
kerchief, srcka to him and examined
ms wound, lat III q few rli~J.:cs tie
urmiat1 ale Gc~th la Yves ierd,
and found that III E.d ti V, Ai'
last. | SAID 70 the sceee, y.aq }taa
watching TIE sccna s~AyeltIT, peor
fellow is dead" remourted my horse,
and the luc,y Tcto Gil. Ihc chiei had
turncd round TT ice to lcel1 &4Jgr tic o.
nicer who had sHlasi.ai IL uiIu .li Eho
had passed rapidly cn, a. IL he Nished
to take him to task for his caTelessless.
There was Z painfully sadlcok upon the
generals face, and he did not speak Ton
some time. While always kecnly sensl-
tive to the suffcriags Of the wounded.
this pitiful sight seemed 10 affect him
more than usual.
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ARCHBISHOP JAnssENs.-The dis
tinguished prelate Of the Catholic
church arrived here last Saturday week
and was the guest of Rev. Father
Mehault. Sunday morning at II
O'Clock he blessed the new church ut
Buncker. At night lie preached a
powerful and logical sermon in the
Catholic church in this town which
was listened to by "a large congrega.
ton of all creeds. Just before the
sermon his grace blessed the two
statues of st. Anthony and of st. Alloy
lslus. On Monday the Archbishop
lett for Royville where he confirmed a
large class -Abbeville Meridional.
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FIFTY YEARS AGO.
BY-S. T~GRIsAMoRE.
lS47-No. 44.--1S97

AT the April election in 1917 for
meth"eis % the town council there
were SIXTY votes cast resulting in the
election of Lonis Bush mayor. with
Hubert Aucoin, Absolom KEGS. Paul
ID. ietIehonne. c. F. Hawley, James
Scnddav and John G. Beatty trustees.
At its organization. L. W. Blake
was elected clerk. j. A. Leblanc
Treasurer, q. Whitemore. collector.
wharfinger. constable and assessor.
The mayor was authorized to purchase
paving bricks at not more than $1,000
per lOOO. The mayor was directed to
petition the Legislature .'tn giant tie
town the privilege of farming within
the limits 4 separate school district
which school is to be under the imme.
date management and supervision of
the town council"
This was tue preliminary stcp To
wards the erection and organization nr
the Gnlon Academy.
4 digest OF the ordinances of the
Town Council previously aaopted was
approved and printed in French and
English. The assessor was directed to
make IA roll Of all the children within
the limits Of the corporation between
the ages Of I and Is years.
EvarlSte Maronge WAS employed
corpniatian labnrer at the rate af $500
per year.
One fact concerning this town conn
en- ana Its assistants is that all are
dead except Maronge who still remains
with rs respected and esteemed hv
every body.
or this council there were several
whose names never appear in that
body again. Hubert Aucoin was Il
we'll known citizen who owned the
nIoperty on the East side of Focus
Street between Main and Thibodaux.
Z +. Hawley vas proprietor il whole
or IN part of the foundry property now
owned Ivy Lawrence Keefe. He re-
moved 10 the West soon after. H.
was an uncle of the Roundtree family
residing in Terrebonne parish. Also
Ion KEGS WAS a prominent citizen. who
subsequently purchased a home near
LackpOrt, and was supposed to have
drowned in Lalie Fields many wears
ago.
James A. ScIdday was "A leading
physician Of T%hlbodaux, and a promi-
neht, energetic citizen of the Parish.
He died IN 1864.
John G. Beatty was a prominent
lawyer and popular citizen who was
drowned in the Last Island storm Of
August 10. 1856.
GeurUn Whitumora rapnrad f..,.
Tlmbodanx bou that date.
This council, Judging from the rec
ord, did nothing out of the usual rou-
tine of that body. The town was
small at that date. aud the revenues
insufficient {" accomplish a great deal
ln%aheurating steps. however. that re-
suited in the institution Of the Guion
Academy flee school is sufficient to
cause it TO be reu embered with graft
tnde by the hundreds Of citizens Of
Ihih"daux who received an ed ucation
its walls.
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The Republican leaders in the
House insist that their tariff is i reve
nue. producer. and yet they defeated
tho a%mendmant offered by the Demo-
cratic members of the rays and mems
committee abrogating the reciprocity
treaty with Hawaii. Had the amend
ment been adopted the treasury
would have received annually the sum
of S3,000,000 in duties on imported
Hawaiin sugars. whereas our dutiable
Imports from. Hawaii D amount to
only S14,36l i'm value and our total
export less than $1,000, 900. These
figures show that the reciprocity trea-
~ with Hawaii is u re-sided affair
and not IN our favor.-Sugar Planter.
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William T. Adams, better knewn bv
his non de plrm Of "0liver Optic" as
the writer OF numherless books for
boys, died the other day at his home
In Dorchester, Mass. at the age of
seventy five years. He is said to
have published one bundled volumes
aud from eight hundred TO one %tllons-
and short stories. He was a popular
writer among the youths Of this coun-
thy.