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Official Journal of the Parish of Lafourohe urdian of the Interest of the Town.
Vol. 37. THIBODAUX, LA., A 5, 1903. No. 4
THE....
Thib'x Shoe & Hat Store,
Goods That Have a Reputation. C
SA GOOD EXAMPLE.
You Ina'y, he stave tile iltmOrtal Was
hirgtlIt ~,ore a 1 t( it i'g hat. tho
st., lt in keelpitg wNith thi( times. You
nav emulate his example it totu'll pro
, / ("inU. \' our head gear from our stock-
always sure to be of the latest mode,
b.s Aning and fair- pi'td."'
Our IIckc2r B ,otee Slioets
are lonbg wearcs. '[hey wear 4O
almost twite a.;- long as ordi- MADE B
MADE BY
nary shoes. Becaustte tlty are;l't E MANSS
SHOE M'F' G co
made by tllorlighll y reliable I
PAT CLC 14'' 1899
AND OTH;T;F P'Lr.T
makers alnd only of the heit N-
material. Give themn a trial
and you will never regret
baring done sot,. .
Emile J. Braud.
Remember that I have remnoved to the Blum Stand. next to
the 'I'hibodaulx Drug Store.
THE pLANT OF THE
THIBODAUX BRICK WORKS
WITH THE FINEST EQUIP
MENTS IN THE SOUT-..-
Is now prepared to furnish the best and cheap
est brick in the market......................
On million brioks on hand ready for delivery.
FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS, ADDRESS.
LAURENT M. FOLSE,
C a"MANAGER, PHONE 128
E. J. BRAUTD
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT. PHONE
EMILE LEFORT j
buc.ee.or to I.EF'OUT S TE;TEAI
" Livery, Feed
.... AN )....
...Sale Stables.
Undertaking 0,F
i Establishment (
- Blacksmith and ,w"
Carriage
" Maker
SPakio! St. (:or. Levece and A.larket, Thibodau. u.
Julst received a nice line o
SBird Cages, Garden
Hose, Lawn Mowers,
Water Coolers, Ice ,
Cream Freezers, Ham- 
mocks, Garland Wood :
stoves, Garden Tools,
SWire screens, Etc.
H. Riviere & Co.
S'Phone 108 Cor. Jlain ,*f" St. Louis Sts.
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY.
I3aton Houge, La.
Thomas D. Boyd, A. M., LL. D., President.
S it r f rs '\. f , II u w. hn . mm i..1.i a Ciloni'l ne
UI s. "'ITh roi , int. 'ii lr. tr "e "al in l l u "1  ,. . .\ th n . ! • '
k Poiwtr HotuI.. tr1etle h *' lt d I ll l -rk In
lletent Nnitcart o t,f"ndlt ititrt'
TUitr~o it fr .. 1ht 1 'iL i|t bl . in,.g ..P - rljttr ' It t" .
Ntrt seaaa"n Ue "it"' iIle "t·tltt n * I. 1 . For partt"' " " ."
Edward Bade ,
- ManufacrtitIrs Agent for - Of
C4NDIES, CAKES 4/ID C/isA RS A
-: IGA FLS:'
TEAS, SP'ICES AKING POWD , am
VOl
EXTRACTS, OLIVE OILS, -
GARS..PAPER BAGS, & MAT . o
OR"R8 F#0N- RETAIL .E 9tAM I TED ;g;
Thibodaux Telephone 109, Cumberlsr d Telephone 31 e'a
Main Streeat. Thibodaux,
hd
4ii
411
Our line of Aaca, r,
Warm
Weather re coi
Clothing and
is now
ready.
AnCoats il
Assort- and ee
ment tspr
consisting to
of styles ts
Crash, Correct,
Linen, in:
Flannel Qualitylie
and and cc
Homed Prikes a
Spun
Coats and AlwDays pa
Trousers. Right. 11
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pr
of
R11
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ELLIS BRAUD SONS:
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to
We handlethe best on the
....Market .... 1'
tit
"'We are agents for the . Garr,
- I
Scott & Co., Make.
Convenience Courtesy Capacity
Fidelity Prudence Safety
Strength a
Recogiiized espsetial elements of a perfectly ap- a
poinit*d iModernx IBlank- are offured by
The BavMk of Thibodaux
THIBODAUX, LA.
ASSETS DEC. 28, 1901, - $366,834,21, I
ASSETS DEC. 31, 1902, - $467,823.91. I
FOR YOUR
Moss C11a rs,:
Call on or write to
I o'ir Pro s.
.. L~ ~.. I 44"
RECOLLECTIONS ]
a s
Of an Old Citizen of Bayoun whi
Lafourche, wa1
And its Inhabitants From the t ui
Year 1820 to 1s25. t,
or
BY W. W. PUGH. 81
In writing the following sketch, I
am dep-nd',nt on the miemirv of a I
youth aged lifteen years, since which ex.e
epoch seventy eight years have IiePin fat!
added to the worll's age, marked ",by b
numerous changes for the Iwtter, and leve
our section of the State has hecomin we
widely knownad Aja-a.lueisa an "
grtienitural cbantry pffprly flpre=
ciated. B
In December 1820 my father with wat
Iils fsPUily reached his tract of wood tllr
land l.urchased of W. Field eighteen lee
miles be,-low the town of Thio-laux oi
on llay,)u liafoirche, whicih he clir;it: tnn
ened New llo:"e. He fcuid both wer
h:lks of the ILafourceli thickly set and
tit d. aui dividled into snail f:ai tlh.
ownedl hby tlhe crcoles of tli coiulntlys ab
mostly of Fieltnch a:ncestry. uii
A poliatiiion of simpl. iirt-. htd
c,lirllreou naini'er' and kindly d:-o-i I
td towiards HiOw itiin.ls. Their f: iii- we
coiini-ted of tractis live anditl sx :.r r
penlts fr, ntiii on the Bayou, :ll hay
ruulnirg lback ft'rl"y ,lrpi nts in depth. litt
wlh:ch their ftalhers h1ad ar;eivld .a a <
gift fromn the Spanish knl ing i til first
settleiient Elf Clie cotintry. The land on
preplared for cultivation extended po
tiiwarls the rear iuit a few arpents, a I
as the soil was unsually fertile, and Iis,
a small field in cultivation sulticced to
mnake' a gIood support for their fami the
lies, the products cnsisted of corn, ree
cotton, rice, potatoes and other gar. ali
dell stutf. my
Cotton at that time was the princi
pal money crop, and as long as the the
lands were not tired by years of con- l ei
tinued cultivation, they were highly Mr
productive, but the cotton crop was the
rather aizcertain, as the army worms pi
often destroyed it before its maturity, wit
and the heavy rains of August and sil
September were very injurious. car
As a general rule the inhabitants sot
were very economical, raised their car
own supplies, wove, and dyed the aft
material of Rbich their garments were
made, and in truth they had few calls wa
for the ex it T
e nfor
game was abundant. The mei were oft
fond of hunting, antid ducks, geese and th(
venison were obtained with little wh
trouble. tht
The cultivation of the small fields ot
did not require any great amount of ga
labor, so the male members of th~ ca
family had ample time for sport.
As for their wives and daughters a
theiy were noted for their industry of
and neatness in their households, thi
poultry rsi!ing, cloth making, itud thi
the various occupations about their
i.enemses which add so much to the fot
comforts of a family. he
Our nearest neighbor was Mr. StI
Michel Bourgeois, a man of good ed
sense and gr,-at ihumor, he dli not oth
speuk a word oif bEngli-h, iut being flu
sici:ally iincliind he and muv father th
s(ooni became wa:in ft iend., aind tho' in
"i mai of illti le ago tihe soon learned lai
to spjeak i,'.glisih, and i s lie was quite Ipa
a  d hunt, r hl. and my father hal 'w
gtrat spol t I tthe cihase of deer, wild oil
c ,ts and dutck, all of which were .it
I pa'ntiful in the iij,,ining woods. ),(
S r. B. haiid a large famnly of girls s
anud btys, which without the lbenuct ii
of eiltica:tioln weiC nicet' 1)eo01)le, an I
imadic goud neighltors. It was quite r
amlusilg to wtiicss Ihe intcrvicws Ia
withI iny sistcr- who tim,1 not uniiier a
st:ind thi F-rerch l:'Igliage,, bIut threy i
I, icm:ilne qu:te exprrt in the lalgu'Ilge
of sign% tho the conver-tl-tion must lo
have been limitled to a few sulject-. i
Mr. B. lived to a ripe old i:go, anu,
lI.ft mUany descendants, who tdid ho,:or
to hils training. Iiis style of speak
iug Eugl.shi made al lasting impres at
sion on me, but in a few molnths he i
and all the members of his family
acquired cosufficient knowledge of En- II
giush to make our intercourse quite fi
pleasant s,
As a race the people had inherited ii
flom their anlcestors social habits, a
fondness for mnusic and the dance.,!
anti what is of greater i:nm,,portance a f
great wilingne-s to help their neigh t
- lors in case of sickness, and sym
pathy iu time of troublle t
Tile country ait that time was noted it
for its sanitary condition, and the
numbers f childroen in c.ch family", f
there was lilt one phlysici:i in thal t
portion of the parish, who had so few
• calls in his professional capacity, that a
lie taughl ta small numlir of b ,ys at a
his residence to help mnake a decentI,,
suplport for himself-he wa< a Ibehe ,
lor.
There was but one churlh in the i.
Pari-h. aind one post oltie': the po-t li
age on each sh·ct of a l-tter w; t
) twenty five cents, and you maiy cea:mi _
Iv conclude that correlpondence wa.,
limited to matters of business. e
There was one small store in the
neighborhood, and the inhabiituais oh a
t:1:lI I 't ' 1 - .i :'!i' flrn the eBahri
general favorite on the coast and theI
bayou. :nd
fle was the first person to introduce sulpl
a steamboat in Bayou Lafourehe, the t
which took place in May 1~25. This TI
was quite an event, and the appear has
ace of the craft was greeted with addi
joy and wonder by the entire popula- heav
Liotu. new
Eagle, was the name of the boat, comb
but she neither possessed the speed, and
or gracefttluess of her namesake. strut
Swt'li farius were cultivated on both Nav:
ba:iks of the Ba.vou from the Mathew Al
pl:ntation to Thihodau' with two and
exceptions, the land purchased by niv mant
father and a Inrge tract adjoining then
belonging to Nicolas Girod. The
levees were insignificant in size, and TI
were located some distance back from 100on
-*e i ree6letion" the on
Bayou had no great width, and the verti
water which pressed against the levees lost.
daring the annual rise must have prop
beenl of small volume, otherwise the
country wouldi have been subject to I1
snunclition. I lo not think the levees ti')n
were thiire feet in height. The rata lucn
anlid raytish hal an casy time for fall
th ir work, anaI their holes gave nu iana
atlun,hil:uc of seep ).L' w:tter, whi Ih ry ft
ti:ring h:.h wa'et k.pt the roulis ii i: a
eked condition. foi
B. low the Fields f:rin th' settler.s Tiie
were few, andt enltivatel t!i' varims ('Ca
rii ets found on the b:u:k ofr, Ii. ,rei:
haVoul. antll Ithe levees interft're I huti 'ss
little with the flw' of w.it r hel'wv V irt
Lot kport. pr
'Tlhese ove: ll',w' were not lookedl ruio
on aits great nisfortu:es, as the I itt :1
po.it adsled greatly to the iitlng oif n I I
:t leeip sw:tlup %iticli ht3 ba:t', of ,h bolL
Rayo hbanktik soaen large and valuathe the
plantations have been built tup by h:.r
these annual overtlows. I tdo not thst
recall the exitstence of any crevasse Shot
abtl'e my father's plantation during nig
my residence. getH
There w.ie four sugar houses on uea
the left bank below TltilK, :laux, horses 'iui
being used for working the mnils. won
Mr. Fields cultiv:t el cane oplposli:e ury
the town, awl Messrs. Lelief ail the
Pierre Lefevre, and a widow lady cren
whose t:onat I have forgotteun nal, per
sugar. Otaheite, creole and Bout bon I
cane.s were geeraliy tnltivatedi the 1
some few plaulters Ipref 'rred ribbon a'si
cane, which was mlrle hardy, and arli
afterward took the place of theothers. litec
At that time I do not.think there sajlt
was a io'le in the parish, creole ponles imo
for pleasure vehicles. carts were more I
often seen than better conveyances, this
tho' some few owned gigs (a two to a
wheel carriage) very comfortable for I
the riders, but hard on the horses. nes
for they were cumbersome, and only am,
used when the roads were in ft r
condition.
Schools were few, and education
was at a low ebb, and the schools
of other States were patronized by
those who had the means to educate new
their chiidren. to I
There was quite a number of tos
foreigners who had corer to this state wr .
before its purchase by the [tutteld iet
States. and were generally men of for
education, and were looked up to Iy th
the inhabitants, and hiad great in- -1
flutnce. 'Th'le Frentch language w:a;i
that of the country, and the pro ci Ma
inis in c'ourt were c'.,lndcted 'il tht at sot
latiguatie. .1Judge Daspit was the oul
parish judge, and lHelry I. Kuunoble i'h is
was his clerk. and a very ctli .ient lpr'
othlicer hs was, who t au-actet inmost Ilti
of the hnusil~ss as his princtial W:as
ieyond mddle age. Mr. Jenkins wias to
sheritl and the father of Col. Loisdt ou
Iulsh was clerk of court. ml
SThe ilwellings of that lime dill.r,,rl
greatly from Ihis' of the present day, wlh
hleavy cypress timber sawetl Iby h:nl. illn,
and a coirceite of bayou sand antl til
moss plancedtl au(nd se:nredtl I twen the it.
sc:tntling forimedI thle walls of the it
buildings. There was no saw mi 'l iit pr
t i arih, .ind the whi) saw nanag -
* , ;two men dii the wouk. T', esl
t,.ull'rs Ios: w're of suchl dinenusion, go
that they" wouhl aslnlice for building soe
at this time two houses of the sam, ti.
size. lI
Drainking water was taken from the P
hayou andi settled, and when cool was th
Sfirst rate. At that timne ice was never
seen except tduritg v:ery clli weather mi
in wlnt'r. :tti, not often then.
S01'tiai. tles ill fiull hearing wtre
seemt at the right seasom full if gtlfen to
a ftut, ntdi ill inost yards la:rge peanl te
trces were tim ndl. th
Blow gu's were in g.ueral ocue Iv
the Iovs, who were quite eXlsrt'i
Iill thll: use,t atnd it 'e a lnalttr of nr
I 're Igre i:t they tare no lnger tl.' tlt
f ashin, a. they wot'd e hantly fr r
i thlle d strucliotl of spair tws. th
SCrtlr spinnio wheels anid Iu)llt;
Sare leo lnger seen in the idwllirtig-, i
ias store gtals alre to In limght f'" n:f
t ljw p)ri.'s in t'ompaltion wtib wtll't 3i
was paiil at tlhit tin. th
''The young liOleC of the present tI
day canniiot relize ithe chaniges wlhi..
Shave takemn pIlace it every hlauich ,fi'"
iiusic-es du.ring th a'st 1 t).\'it\ lie,
I yeati. as thi,' kniw but itlei o'f the
t b:lte of :atff:r wlich existcid ;tt tha.t II'
epoch. re
A At that tin: we hl.ni tI: 1:i,:. i.
or ste*':iilto.t fiol tint traseti ltatlii i l
of onit preiducts ti in nket, .oil h:.' j
.. .-..
,he place of the old tallow candles,
lnd last, but of great convenience the
uliphur matches to give us light, and
.he telephone and telegraph.
The last half of the past century
ias been noted for its inventions,
ldding greatly to the diminution of
icavy work by the introduction of
dew machinery. and the facilities of
'ommunication between distant points,
Ind the improvements in the con
itru(tion of ocean steamers and
-aval vessels.
All of these changes in our day,
lid we wonder how our ancestors
nanaged to live and thrive without
hem.
The following letter from Commis
ilouer J. G. see I
^.i e~our M vy a- t . '
vertising is well spent. It is never
ost. It will always bring results in
proportion to th3 amount expended.
Baton Rouge Aug. 3rd, 1903.
l,.c t Sir:--Th'ire is every ind'ca.
in that there will Ih a big mose
uent S.uthwardl in lu nigrati,)n thia
fall and winter. In ,rde'r th:at Louis
iana may get Il-r share', it is necesan
ry for us to all work tog,,ther. Th-ire
,: ('Oltaiilt and inrea:eiug demani:dt114
fir lot'al a:1:i spe'.ti: inforio:itioli .
ire w:a. reelntly fotirmluI in lliHner,
L'lai.l,,zre Parish. at I iniinigiation As.
oci:tiol,l. the I'.,li-e Juiiry give this
I.ss,ciation $.' 0).tllT , to spend nll ad
•vertibiig thei resou i rcd. 4tl'., of the
ri:hr. :i,ll Ihe' As:l'iin in iinten4tlds5
r',iig another live ht:idr,-,l by po
Iun at suillchi.iption If evvry parish
in Ithe Sitate were to speil a th lusanil
dlrlhairs it, gv,,! lht ;tinlatt, ai .sertising,
tile result wi oul be m:Iarelohs. It is
h:r, liv Ine'vel:sr for Iue to poi nt out
thit, if thll' Io:lie.l y of oyour parish
houilll alpproriate te tle lne/ for in .
ligraition work, that it wimlel be a
g0t"d investlmenlt. H lmnil.rat .lion in
creases assessmeuts, a4nid it is my
ot1iiolln that tonll sput il Ithi wa'y,
woilul iw' retur.eI to the p.irish tress
ury many times over ill ten yearn
the popul:atin of Atnde Il parish in
crea'edl St) per cent, alil in the i'ami
period her taxalle -ali.s increasetl
18 per enut
This l)ipartinent standl ready to
assist in every way posal,!e. If your
parish should get out hleseriptive
literature, we will furnish yon with a
splendid list of names of teal estate,
immigration, and colonizationm agspets
I sincerely trust that you will take
this matter up at once and bring it
to a successful issue.
Again assuring you of our willing
nesst to be of any service possible, I
am, with best wishes,
Very truly yours,
J. C. Las,
Co('mmttssioner,
A sample of the kind of reward a
newspalersonan gets for the devotion
to the interests of the citizens of his
town was given us this weck, when
w.' became aware that Manager Bour
,her has bought the printed stationery
for the new brick factory elsewhere
than tit his own towl,. Many thanks.
- Bieaux Brilg,, V;al:i'y of I lih Tellche.
'That is nothiing lilothl r PatL, St.
M1artin ille ihas three ini ting shops,
sitine of Ille' l dl1 first elsi work att
outisile pIr:'ces, tit sltiI soluet prlntins
is g tten from tlhe otttt hl, at hlih".r
rir-S :iiil not i5s g til as the holnle
it til nt g.
l{sti, itrotther 1':tin, if yvo want
to hiar a howl, just get a few bricks
out.sisIt when your taeto y waill .
min iufa 'turil I bricks.
itose outeidtle iptronicris are those
who fel the IL st I-tthei wrongl of scn.
ini, :iw'v for 1hi;gs in tlhiir tioes, bit
they thtiik it all rilth for them to do
it. Th-y are si4llish f.llow- who want
it all ad who belivre thely halve nore
Irtrivileg 'q tit:hii otlh r 4.
W\atch t ell,, whs Irtc.h the handI
es ,ntao t horne im,,Nl'icrs, and th e
go oo tht'ir y:ality and you will
soon discover that th 'v a1re not pr.''e
tieing what they ILrea.ch. It is with
Blreaux Bridg e like all other towns.
Patronize home industries Is only a
Stheory. St. Martinviile Messcngr.
It is everywhere the sane, gentle
men, just as htnatn nlature.
"*These outsiile patronIzers" se-e'n
to think that thie wordls of the (a;ls
Iter, "And why ss'.st thou the mote in
tily brother's veya biut the Ieam that,
, iS ll thy iwilt i'. thoul (consilhtreit
not," do nolit apply to th.'n at at';
.these, in til'eir i'itnim ttol,, area Il
r .,re-,i to the other f.llovs, not to
them.
Verily, we eSnltnht restet tihi Ic'i
Snation to I.intinule qtirnlrg t.he GclI
-e,,'k at them: '-ilvllr 'rite', c;tst lii ,
the heam ilut of thy own 'ye; an I
Sthen thou sh~i't se ' elcrlrv to h:-ke th.
m ote o ut of thy h ,Ih ,'r" e'.y c.
It is " e i.' iwrt i , fn't that whit.:
itt Ilill .145 leei .t. :aestet | for Ib
re-', lit ,i ttr1,h'r., in H ", v'ville, [h, ati I
'ilan:; ',:u. I .' ", netro in e.S b
, I' h.;\ie) hyl''l taken forcibly fr-.'
j ,il :i,,I hbt niet at the stkks,