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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1898-1905, 1900-02-10

If you attend high mass at st. 10.
seph's Catholic Church next Sunday,
you will hear some fine singing.
Mr.. Lew Sully, first tenor of the
Jesuit's Church, will sing Ave Maria.
Monsieur Olivier will sing the Saluta-
ri, and sextette of eight will sing
the Holy City. The singing will be
accompanied by Jack Curry's SYM
phony Orchestra. Both the orchestra
and the singers are members OF Jack
Curry's Mastodon Minstrels that will
perform Saturday and Sunday nights
a. the Thibodaux Opera House.
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TO THE DEAF-A rich lady, cured of her
Deafness and Noises in the Head by DR..
NichOlsOn's Artificial Ear DRUMS, gave
$4,000 to his Institute. so that deaf people
unable to procure the Ear Drums may have
them free. Address No. 4096 Tht Nicholson
Institute, $50, Eighth Avenue, New York.
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SEE OUR SWELL LINE.

Just received 1000 up to date
MID. Winter clothing samples. They
are novelties and you will order.
Dress well and look we'll. Ramem-
Der we are the cheapest people in
town and guarantee a fit everytlme or
no pay.
THE "VARlETY."
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1898-1905, 1900-02-10

Hot chocolate. coffee and coffee
milk at the Thibodaux Drug Store.
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Local Mention.
Udtors In and out-!Those we Meet
and Those we Hear Of.

and Those We Hear Of.
pon. Tbos. ID. Kent was a visitor
n The Crescent city on Tuesday.
Mr. Cleiomr Falgout OF the 9TH
,.rd vas q visitor here last Monday.
Messrs. Arthur and Oliver Richard,
of Rscelaud, spent several days in
town this week.
The Southern Pacific people are
nvirg the o!d engine house at this
pdnt torn down.
Mr. p. F. Fa!gout, an Influential
citizen Of the 9Th ward, was a visitor
here last Tuesday.
Mr. Pierre V. Toups, of Lafourche
Crossing was q pleasant caller at our
sapctum on Saturday last.
For job printing of all kinds, call
On or write to the SENTINEL
Nessrs. Chas. BadeauX and e. +.
Shaver, were visitors to the Crescent
City the beginning Of the week.
Jack Curry's and. Audubon Min
strels consolidated at the opera house
tonight and tomorrow night, for
benefit of carnival cluD.
II you believe IN buying at "Rock
bottom prices" you'll have tn see our
stock. "The Racket Store"
Messrs. H. L. Youngs, Jr. and
Wellington Hrbert, two prominent
citizens of the 7th ward were in town
last Tuesday.
Messrs Geo. Cousin and Armand
Rodngue registered ut the CONNER
cial Hotel, New Orleans, on Tuesday,
from Thibodaux. ~
Miss Bertha Naquin, one of our
most popular young society bellies,
returned home Thursday from Hsu.
ma, where she had been visiting for
iew days.
Nh. A. L. Belanger, the energetic
commissioner of the End Drainage
Dstnct spent several days in our
midst attending to business Of his
commission.
You get q handsome gift with
svssy purchase Of $500 at THE
Racket Store"
Mr.. G. Abribat, Jr., candidate for
tie legislature, was here this week,
interviewing the people and present.
ing bic claims for their support He
waited various parts Of the parish
hereabouts.
Where can you get your moneys
wofthf where is the cheapest place
b buy your goods? where do they
w to please you best? our answer,
20 70 the VARIETY" STORE.
Aessn Leonard Falgout and
IAeles Folse of the third ward were
u town last Monday and paid our
snctum au appreciated visit
mr. Falgout enrolled him self on
or books before leaving, and hence.
nth the SENTINEL will pay him
weekly visits.
Hot chocolate, coffee, coffee-milk
sad Beef Tea at Thibodaux Drug
StoN
The best on earth ,s a Hannah
me Emile J. Braud, proprietor of
.a'oodaux Shoe and Hat Store, sole
M l2-1y.
see Jack Curry's and Audubon
nsuei, consolidated at the opera
''ss tonight and tomorrow night
FANCY GLASSWARE.
nave you seen the beautiful line
handle! nothing old style. We
,e vases, cups and saucers, plates
:. pretty ornaments. Only 5 and
I've Come soon.
THE VARIETY"
a.. saster Henry Dalfercs has gone to
noodaux to work for his Uncle, Mr..
es Larre, proprietor of the
n hotel.-Donaldsonvll.e Times.
CHlLLPAD.
Ssnething Newt
Vs rSs.Ctn Ctnls without medicine. II IL fails
susrSssss your money. $i00, 900 to back our
aruTr,ss a. sure preventative. II your
Nd 3 x,n uoes not keep the DIR. King chill
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70 Whom It Nay Concern.

have not sold out my business IN
Houma. Z. P. ROBERTS
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CAs AsToEIAs
&C.,: g: !: :: AMS@' &, Z; !; :; &: '''
Kentucky Mules and Horses.

l desire to inform my friends and
the public in general, thai after Dec
25, 1899, will have at MIR. w. z.
Ragan's stable, fine lot Of Kentucky
mules and horses, which, will dispose
OF at reasonable prices, call and see
me.
Ed. &. WATHEN.
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HERE Is A SAVING FOR YOU.

HERE IS A SAVING FOR YOU.
White envelopes 50 for &c Good
note paper 6 sheets for 1c. Stat.
fOrd's Ink 2 bottles for SC. Pens 4c.
doz. Lead pencils 1c. States pen
ellis 5 for 1c. Table Tumblers 2 for
SC. Genuine "Bostoa" Carriers zoe.
Tooth Brushes, Combs Soaps. Face
Powders, Perfumes, all at &c.
THE VARIETY"
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
.'::.s.s s::s: .ss,::&nZE72x u:

We return thank, to Gen. Leon
Jastremski, the industrious Commis-
sioner of Agriculture, for Bulletin No
3 of Farmers Institutes for the year
1899, which be has kindly sent US.
The bulletin is a book of over 800
pages, containing interesting papers
QUA variety of subjects pertaining to
the farm and agriculture.
Gen. Jastremski has done much to
stimulate practical interest 10 agri.
culture since he has been in charge
Of the bureau. and already the good
effects of his efforts are felt 10 various
ways.
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~.

The occupation Of Merry seemed likely TO be
the next move on the Russian programmes; but
this NJ. de Giers assured Lord Dufferin was by
no means intended. Not only do We not
want to GO there" he said. but happily there
Is nothing that can require us 10 60 there
In response to anxious inquiries on the part
OF Great Britain the Russo-Persian frontier
was al last definitely fixed In 1891 by the Con-
vention Of Tehcran; but the most important part
Of the frontier line separating the Russian and
British spheres Of influence. the part, namely,
between Merry aud Herat, was not included in
the arrangement. During the next few years
the ST. Petersburg Government resorted TO its
favorite expe1lNnts and sent agents under the
guise Of scientific and trading explorers. who
made a careful reconnaissance In the oasis OF
Merry and along the route thither. The oocu-
patton and annexation Of the town. which took
place early in 1884. was well timed. inasmuch
as II occurred at a moment when Great Britain
was wholly occupied with affairs In the Soudan.
II was practically accomplished by the intlmi-
dalton Of the inhabitants who. being overawed
by the Russian troops that had been gradually
introduced into that country, swora allegiance
through their chiefs to the White Gar. The
news was thereuponc conveyed 10 England. his
Imperial Majesty intimating that he had de-
cided 10 accept the allegiance rendered and had
sent an officer to administer the region. II Is to
be noted that the possession of the Merry oasis ia
of the utmost advantage TO Russia, both STRAIT
egically and commercially, Before the annexa-
ton OF Merry the Russian armies of the Trans
caspian and Of Turkestan were separated by
a large tract Of hostile country. and II Is obvious
that in the event Of n war with England such
a state Of things would have been far from
conducive 10 the success of the Russian arms.
Once Merv was taken, however. the position
OF affairs was entirely altered. for free and
direct communication was thus obtainei from
the Caspian Sea to the borders Of China. while
at the same time a shorter route by way Of
Askabad. Merv and Chariui was provided for
the sending Of reenforcements TO theTurkeetan
army. The saving Of time Immediately effected
by making use OF this route could he estimated
la weeks. and when the railway had been carried
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conquest NJ Turkestan restrictions hnv. 49,.
placed on these performances and tho rur,h..
Of boichds has decreased. There ara certain
epochs In the life Of n Mussulman In cep,,,i
Asia which are marked 10y ~fcastiug and m,rr,.
making. Tho ninth day after his birth ~,
instance. must be Ob,arV nod with n. n- Ie..
tn" most elaborate fnasts HOW.
ever, take place when the boys are ciroimclsod
which rite l. usually performed In ceuirnI a.,
between the nge ~ 7 and 10 II 1, IN.
custom AT such time' for the friend, OF thu
family 10 be In yitcd, RECALLED with all the dan.
cacies procurable. aud afterward entertained
with music and dancing Two or three ma,
having sons TO be clroumclsed frequently io,n
together In giving a feast.
Among the Sarts. that Is to say. the dyels,.
In towns. a boy il considered marrlageabie 'ror,
the age Of rs or 10, and a girl between II and IA
or even earlier. The courtship, ms In all Nu,sul-
man countries. Il carried on through a thlrt
person, who arranRes the amount NJ the lohn
or purchase money, which Is not always paid "a
the parents, as among more primitive races.
but is a kind OF marriage settlement. Bofot.
the marriage. feasts are given by the bride Ia
her friends. and by the bridegroom 10 his, Will.
on the wedding day, agreatbanquet Is orered,o
all friends and relations In the brides house. This
ulhi Ildktp fltulOuy ~ ptIlolH fu Dl Il miulah-
or priest. but neither Of the contracting parties
Is present. both being represented by a male rep-
resentative. The wedding presents are usually
given by mines, that being the sacred number.
and the guests not only bring. bat receive
gifts. When the ceremony Is over, the hrd.-
groom can go TO the women's court and claim
his bride Probably she will be concealed
amid a group OF women. and he must hnd her
hand before he can lead her out: no easy task.
as he has most likely never seen her. Nowhere.
Of course, In the Mohammedan world Is the posi-
ton OF woman enviable. yet, In Central Asian
towns she has certain rights. and II her hu.-
band does not provide for her In the way his
means allow, or in that to which she Is entitled
by her rank, she can complain TO the Kari. or
judge, a native functionary who In many places
has been allowed by the Russians TO retain hs
oflce. The Kazi, II he thinks at, can empower
a wife 10 borrow money on her husbands ac-
count or even 10 sell his property in order 10
obtain what she wants. On the other hand. d.
vorce Is easy for the husband, who need give
no reason therefor. but must, II he parts with hs
wife. return to her all her belongings. She. on
her part, can also obtain a divorce, but only pro-
vided she can show good reason for II; there 10
no obstacle TO her remsrriage. unless her hus-
band should curse her, as he may II she has been
guilty OF any heinous crime. NJ. ". II.
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Ill.

We now return to the relations Of Russia
with the independent Khanate Of Khiva. The
occupation Of Krasnovodsk on the Caspian
Sea In 1899 gave Russia a position from which
she could exercise a threatening influence on
the borders OF the Herat province. and serious
apprehensions were also felt at Khiva. The
Russian Government. how cver. announced that
Krasnovodsk was merely o be used as a factory
and not for strategical purposes. We may
here note that the entire eastern coast Of the
Caspian Sea iS, with 4 few exceptions. destitute
OF vegetation, while the interior. until you reach
the oasis Of KhivH has no settled inhabitants.
Tribes Of kirghiz and Turkomans visit IL PERI
odically. but the district barely affords suf-
iCient nourishment even for their hardy horses
and camels. The country between the ANU
Daria and the Syr Daria j. equally barren.
and the few nomads settled on the Russian
frontier in the oreaburs Government are some
times, like birds Of passage, seized with the old
wandering instinct and trek" through the
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All the Family Talented.

The unmusical members Of n musical faruT
will appreciate the following Couver-r lon
DO you play any instrument, Mr. Jump
Yes: I'm a cornetist.
And your sister,
shes a pianist.
Does your mother playa
shes a zitheri-t.
And your father
Hes a psssimiSt.
This reminds us ofanother fragment "i on
temporary talk ~
Don't you think. " asked tho young gIrl graz
uate. that Miss Spring IL n charming pn"l'
WAL, snid Uncle solomon. with d"i''rIl'
ton. Il think she l. n mighty sweet Tof'''
I'm sure her cousin. Miss ChalmerS, "a a charll-
ing paintress. and her Aunt Lucreoe : an fi.
capital dish washeress. It's q talented fsmu'
hers ia
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SOME y BOOKS.


We are indebted 20 MIR. ARCHIBALD r. Col
oruou., tho author OF several books about
ChIna. for the volume entitled Russia Aod'nsf
India, M the Struggle for Asia tharpersJ'
Az the title indicates. ths primary aim OF this
work is to arouse the British people 10 tho
necessity for taking precautions betiines against
"A Russian Invasion Of their Indian empire.
Tint purpose the author endeavors to carry
oul In an historical introduction and In the last
four ~ his nine chapters. In the Introduction
he traces RusslA's gradual progress toward
The complete control OF central Asia. and he
subsequently undertakes to show how bounds
may be sat 10 her further advance. In both
NJ those respects he docs but follow In the steps
NJ other writer's. To our mind his book Is
chiefly valuable because II brings down TO
our own day the history Of Russian Turkestan'
which now stretches from the Caspian 70 Kash-
car. and from Sibsrin TO Kashmlr. We Imagine
that, for their knowledge ~ the subject most
persons rely upon Eugene Schuylers record OF
frst-hand observations. which was published
more than twenty years ago, but a great dea
deserving ~ note has happened since Schuyler's
day, and will he found set forth succinctly In
Mr. C~olquhoun's pages. II is that part OF the
alters volume 10 which We would now direct
s'tention
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VII.

We may glance finally at certain social aspects
OF the Mohammedan communities In central
Asia. II In well known that their religion offers
little ENCOURAGEMENT 10 those who seek pleasure
and recreation. Theoretically. the Moslem
should content himself with the exercise Of
religious duties and with learning to recite the
Koran by heart. A a matter Of fact. the Box
haran. Khok andian or Tashkentian. when he
desires relaxation. turns 70 music and dancing,
and even. II he can AFFORD II, to horse racing.
Among the native m usical instruments are drums
trumpets with perhaps one deep note. some
elementary wind instruments Of wood and vart-
tions OF the either and guitar. Tn music, II
seems. Ia quite unlike our own. the intervals
between the notes being shorter and the nota-
ton extremely varied. Another instrument
everywhere encountered IA the jewsharp,
which bears the name Of tchans. The tam
BOURNE II the ~favorite accompaniment Of dano-
ing. The lsst-named diversion ia not really
permitted TO the true believer. nor are women
ever allowed to dance in public. These prohi-
billions have not sti1ed the desire for a recrea-
ton which appeals 20 an inherent sense OF
beauty and love Of grace. Conseo uently.
youths and boys are trained to take the place
OF dancing girls. and constitute a recognized
institution all over central Asia. although they
are most in vogue In Bokhars and samarkand.
II was formerly the custom for every Bokharan
gentleman Of wealth TO have one or more Of
these dancing boys or bdfchds In his train of
servants. while two or three men. individually
TOO poor 10 keep one. viii club together 70 have
a bntcho to amuse them In their leisure hours.
These boys used TO receive as much attention.
We are told. as does the most popular actress in
other portions Of the globe. and they experienced
in the same way the fckleness OF public favor:
~ -, 49,. $3.50. A. 4 - - "
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Tn q sumntno,stv print.d md ,l,.,r..x
vol,in. wa have an historical and b,osranhloai
account Of m, Union League Chr nv Tosyry
HowARp. Jr. "a. ]. Wohltmanl The nronrio,v
~ nuttino forth a provisional estIns,e ., ~.
work Accomplished nv thi, Organization viii
be disputed by no one who ia convers0n,
with IN. mart which IL nlaved in Tho Ci,tI
War. II ia time. as the editor mint.
an, that IN. generation ho,r s,roo ,ha -
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ditions OF membership shall be absolute and
unqualified loyalty TO the Government OF the
80 a.
United States and unWaverns support OF '"
effort for the suppression OF the rebellion
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I

The Kirghiz, who were nominally vassals OF
Russia, now gave her al excellent pretext for
pushing the line Of forts further south. They
had never abandoned their predatory habits. and
frequently attacked the caravans which passed
across their steppe, During the FIRST half Of
the present century the line Of forts had been
pushed out till II almost inclosed a large por-
tlon Of tho Kirghi2 Stcppe, but a considerable
gap was left between Fort Rain on the Aral
Sea and Kopal, To connect these points was
now the aim Of the Russian Government. and
as a preliminary m expedition was sent up
the Syr Daria formerly known a. the JaxartesL.
the great river now emptying into the northeast
corner OF tho hral Sea, with the object Of es-
anhshing a fort there. The Khok andians
Vsweo this advance with much uneasiness,
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Before taking leave OF this interesting book
let n. glance at what the author has 10 tell
us about Tashkent. the capital OF Russian
Turkestan. and about samarkand. the most
celebrated city In central Asia. Tashkent
itself Is a city OF very ancient origin. Men,
ton Ia made in the seventh century OF our
era by a Chinese traveller Of a city either on
or near the site OF the present one. called
Tchatch OF Jadi It's history IN to a certain
point Is the story of the struggle between the
sovereigns OF Bokhara and Samarkand. and
when both were subdued by the Mongol chief
Genghiz Khan it remained In the posses
sion Of his descendants until IL fell into the
hands Of q chief who ruled over both Samar-
kand and Bokhara. Then came the Kirghiz,
who held IL for more than a HUNDRED years.
when it was captured by a ruler Of Inngaria.
After a short time IL regained a semi-independ-
ence. but alternately submitted to the over
lordship OF Khokand and Bokhara. II was
during Russia's 'trugRle with Khokand that
Gen. Tchernaier, fearing that Tashkent would
fall into the hands Of the hostile Amir Of Box
hara, 20 whom the inhabitants had appealed
fol. help, invested the place wild a compare
lively small army. and being fortunate enough
TO kill the Khoksndian Regent in the first en-
gagement and TO cut on the water supply Of
the city entered by two gates simultaneously,
chased the Khokandians and Bokharans out
OF the place, and received the unconditional
surrender Of the natives. The Russian rule
was then firmly established. and order has
since been maintained by native police. who
still seem to work well under their new masters.
A Russian colony. with the Governor General
In his palace as the centre. and comprising the
usual military and civil %oficials and their fami-
lies, has now a quart ter Of its own side by side
with the ancien, Oriental city Of Tashkent.
The little houses Of the Russian officials and mer-
chants are. We are told, whitewashed, trim and
neat. the Governors palace has an ornamental
garden around II, laid out in ar ufcial lakes
and little hills and dales; here a military band
plays every evening. There are in this quarter
six public buildings. n wide square and an ugly
little church, an improved bazaar has been
n ~ ,