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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1877-06-28

We always believed it, and now actual
experiment produces the proof We have
said time and time again, that mosquitoes
tormeuted us poor devils just out of spite,
or for the fun of the thing, and not because
it did them auy good, or because it was cs-
sontial 10 their existence This has just
been proved \ Jerseyman, of philo-
sophie turn Of mind placed pair Of these
bloodthirsty insects under an inverted tum-
bier for six months with nothing to eat and
they have not lost any flesh, 50 far as can
he seen; neither have they declined in vigor,
all Of which proves that they have no occa-
Sion to disturb our slumbers, puncture eur
hides. and gorge themselves with our best
blood
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1877-06-28

float down stream, while / took that boat
under one arm and padded myself back to
the boat-housc again.
! felt, as it were, that | was too top
heavy for shell-boating, and 50 sold ny shell
for one-half what | gave for it.
The sport may be noble and healthfuI.
but somehow | don't think | am balanced
exactly right for it, aud since then have
taken my aquatic exercises with raft and
mole
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1877-06-28
pottrp.
BETTER IN THE MORNING.
BY LEANDER s. CoAN.

-.O.---
"You can't help the baby parson,
But still | want We to 90
Down an look in upon her,
An read an pray, you know.
Only last week she was skppin round
4 pullin my whiskers n hair,
A climbin up 70 the table
Into her little high chair.
"The lrtt night that she took it
When her little checks grew red,
When she kissed goodnight to papa,
And went away to bed -
Scz she 'Tis headache papa,
BE better in mornn bye
An somcihin in how she said it
jest made me want to cry.
'Brt the mornin' brought the fever,
And her little hands were hot
An the pretty red Nv her little checks
Grew into crimson spot.
But she laid there ieste ez patient
III ever a woman could
Takin whatever we gave her
Better n grown woman would.
''The DAYS are terrible long an slow,
An shes CROWN wus in each;
An now she 5 jest a slippin'
Clear away out nv our reach.
Every night when kiss her,
Tryin' hard not to cry,
She saws in way that Kills me
BE better i'll mornin'-bye ?
"She ran get tho the night, parson,
So wont We to come an pray,
And talk with mother a little
You'H know Jest what to say
Not that the baby needs it,
Nor that we make any complaint
That God seems to think he's hccdin'
The smile NV the little saint"
| walked along with the corporal
To the door Of his humble home,
To which the silent messenger
Before me had also come
And if he had been titled prince,
] would not have been honored more
Than was with his heartfelt welcome
TO his lowly cottage door.
Night falls again in The cottage;
They move in silence and dread
Around the room where the baby
Lies painting upon her bed.
Does baby know papa. darling2
Aud she moves her little face
With answer that shows she knows him
But scarce a visible tr C.
OF her wonderful infantile beauty
Remains as it was before
The unseen, silent messenger
Had waited at the door
"Papl-kiss-ba Il -so-tircd."
Tie man bows low his face,
And two swollen hands are lifted
In baby's last embrace.
And into her father grizzlcd beard
The little red fingers cling
While her husky whispered tenderness
Tears from a rock would wiring.
-so-sicb-papa-
But-don' t-want-yo :"
The little hands fall on the coverlc-
Be-bctier-in-morn bye I"
And night around baby is falling,
Settling down dark and dense;
Does God need their darling in heaven
That he must carry her hcncc2
PRAYED: with tears in nv voice,
As the corporal solemnly knelt
With such grief as never before
His great warm heart had felt
Oh frivolous men and women
% you know that around and nigh
Alike from the humble and naughty
Goeth mp evermorc the cry
''Mv child my precious my darling,
How can let YOU dic2
oh hear We the white lips whisper
Bc--bcttcr-in-mo -morning-byc.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1877-06-28

Why should not the red man hate and
war against the whites A lot of young
fellows, out of pure wanton dcvilment, took
an Indian squaw, at Marshalltown, Iowa.
and after abusing and insulting her to their
hearts content, they split her head open
with an axe, chopped off one Of her legs.
and twisted one arm out of its socket
And yet, strange to say, no one interfered.
But she has been repaired, and has taken
her old place in front of a cigar store.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1877-06-28
3f(istrlImtou5 1taolng
MAJOR SCHOTTGUHN'S BABY.
Contcmporane"us Human Drama In Four
Acts, One Pichove and shovel.
| ARnnAL ID rnE nAnY.

I-ARGIyAL Of THE BAEY.
The major had always loved children,
and he hoped to have some Of his own, to
whom lie could transmit his honorable
name and vast estates More than this, he
wanted to see growing up around him strong
manly boys aud charming girls, 50 that as
he grew old he nigh renew his youth in
the building elorics Of his own ircside--
At last there came along one day bewil-
dcrcd little angel, which nuttercd down and
alighted upon the majors own hearthstone
That was Il great day for the Schottguhns
Life had turned for them new page, writ
ten all over with joyous letters, and filled
with good cheer.
1.-THE SCHEDULE.
At the end of the first moth, when things
had rot settled down little, Mrs. Schott-
euhn announced her intention Of bringing
the baby up by rule She said she knew
who had let babies have their own way, and
so had brought great trouble upon them
selves The babies became exacting as they
grew older aud left no peace in the house
hold. But, said Mrs. Schottguhn, while it
might make some confusion at first, still if
thev we're once made to conform to some
regular rule, it was vastly better for them
and infinitely more comfortable for the par
euts. The major heard with forebodlng
the details Of this plan, and he shuddered
when Mrs Schottguhn produced the follow
ing schedule as the time-card on which the
baby was to be managed; Feed, every
ninety minutes from I a. m, to I, ?. m;
bath. $50, A. m; dress, :, a, m. play, 9
to 10, a m II, a m, to ;, p. M; and
I $50 to Up N Sleep Is, a. m, to noon,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1877-06-28

A louisville lady, who recently paid
sevcnty-Gyc dollars to have her face enam-
ellcd to attend ball has since paid three
hundred dollars to the doctors for saving
her life. But ten to one if she don't go
and do the same thing again. She will
make herself believe that the moon was eth
er too full, or not full enough, when she
had it put on before.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-11-01
Packard's Views.
In. Y. Tribune.1

Packard has come to the surface
again, with II told you SO" COW
eling him as with garment. He
passed through Cincinnati, on his
way to Washington, last week, and
told everybody who asked his
opinion, including. Of course, An
Enquirer reporter, that the Ohio
defeat "was the logical result Of
the course of the administration
because the party leaders or off,
cials, who pursue q course 80 mach
at variance with the principles Of
The party, must expect to create
nothing but dissa tisfaction among
the members Of the party" Mr..
Packard puts al the responsibility
upon the unfortunate Stanley Mat
thews, accompanying bis inlict-
ment with this most serious
charge II don't attribute these
troubles and mistakes Of the Ad-
so much to the Pres
ideDt as to Stanley Matthews. He
is, l think, the party who has made
tie trouble, and as he once asked
me to sell out the party down
there, and has, besides, wrought
this ruin which is upon US, both
North and South, I can't say 1 ieel
yery good d-natured toward him.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-11-01

the important fact that it is idle
for the Republicans to hope, or
for the Democrats to fear, that the
Radical party will ever recover it's
ascendency. The breaches made
at Rochester, at Des Moines, and
at Cleveland in convention, torn
wider open at the polls last Tues
day, and beyond peradventure
destined to be still aggravated
next month, will never be
healed.
AS Bill. Morrison said in the
interview recently sent you,
/" When you abandon the princi-
Piles you may as well let the party
60 with them"
Parties can't be kept together
on the strength of mere policies.
And
THE COLLAPSE OF THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY
is due to the fact that the princi-
Piles upon which it has lived have
been traded off for o policy in
which there is no partisan nutri-
ment.
THE PRINCIPLES OF THE REPUBLIC
CAN PARTY
can be summed up in few words,
provided you use plain English.
They we're:
l. The South is the territory Of
the enemy, and must be kept in a
state of siege.
2. GOO Almighty is q Rad
ical.
8. The national treasury is the
natural Inheritance of every Radi-
cal who can get his hands into it's
vaclts.
4. No Democrat has any rights
which Radicals and niggers are
bound to respect.
s. 1t is patriotic for Radical
to steal.
* ,at no vapov
The above has been the Re-
publican platform for the last
sixteen years, translated into
plain English. Tue men who
voted the so-called Republican
ticket in Ohio last Tuesday did
not for any such platform as tho
above. Eut those who staid at
home did vote for the above plat
form, and hence we may conclude
that the truly "stalwart" Re-
publican party of Ohio, according
TO Jim Blaine, numbers from
80, 900 to 10000 voters.
This may seem like travesty
upon fact, but you will find, on
close examination Of the whole
matter, that there is good deal
of seriousness about it. The
above tragedy, in six acts, is
actually the Radical platform
nay! the political gospel-of the
western reserve.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-11-01
The. Ohio-Election.

WASHINGTON, Oct. IL, lO0.
Many men of many minds "
have expressed to me their several
interpretations of
IAE RESULT IN OHIO,
within the tast two. days, and to
spm M ali ] have heard, I should
say that s.,ere never was an elec-
ton lesu'' al Ibis conntry in which
81 many DIVERSE .lelements claim
10 have succeeded, or in which so
many Dartisans Of such various
views iud, or profess to fnd,
"vihuica,iop." To begin nth, all
tue Democrats are pleased,
hard money and. .ssott-money men
alike, Ess,ero aod Western, North
ern and Southern. Tue anti Hayes
Republicans. are.v.delighted, and
The Hayes men profess to be net
disappointed
Is will show Hayes Matthews
& Co. ti,a' Republican voters
mns' nave Republican principles
to vote fo,, or else they will say
A nohe," said one Of the "stal-
wa'; crowd 10 ne, with evident
slee.
"It will teach the Bourbons Of
on, pa,iy," said Que Of Mr.. Hayes
coDciIiatiouists, that il is better
10 bend prejudices than break the
parry"
THE OPPONENTS OF THE HAYES POLICY
say that the result in Ohio will
force ibe President 10 abandon
bis p.eseut attitude, and return 10
tne ancient Radic,I .o'u.
The supporters OF the Ad-
.ni"istraiion declare that it on.ht
E" teach ;he palcoutenls that J.. is
ineir duty to follow and sustain
Hayes, in oider 10 prevent a
oatiopal Democratic victory in
1880.
The official ,eiu,ns show that
from $4,000 to. 10000 voters staid
at pome. As
THE sTAY-AT-H HOME ELEMENT
is the heaviest in the blindest
Radical counties on the Western
Reserve, there need be no doubt
that most oil the non-voters are
Republicans, and it is safe to
assume that, OF 100000 naturally
Republican voters in the State,
SO, 900 refused to come to the polls
this year. This calculation in
round Numbers will be found
sufficiently accurate for present
purposes. The conclusion is,
therefore, that, SO far as The
Presidents policy was an issue in
lhe canvass, one-sixth of the Re-
pnblicaus OF Ohio have condemned
it. Examining the retnrns by
counties, we shall find that the
most pronounced condemnation
proceeded from the strongest
Radical counties, mainly those Of
the Western Reserve, whose
leading characteristics have fire.
qnently been set forth in this
correspondence. We all know
what this means and what it
amounts to, viewed from q Re-
or if You please, from
an Administration standpoint.
The more violent elements OF
The party, the raw-head and
bloody shirt Radicals, who have |
70 absolutely controlled the party
and used the enginery Of its
power are really y small minority |
ID its ranks. But they are strong |
enough to defeat il al any time
when, soured or maddened by the
,olicy Of the majority Of the party, |
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-11-01
HOMESTEADS.

HAVING an experienced agent in
Il the city Of New Orleans, am row
prepared to make land entries both in
the United States and State Laud Of
fees. Charges to suit the times. Give
me call.
J. b. KIRKMAN.
May 81, lS77-3m
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-11-01

J. Cornelius Munday, M. D.
fEAvING permanently located in
LII Lake Charles, offers his profes-
sional services to the citizens OF the
town and surrounding country in the
practice Of Medicine, Surgery and
Obstetrics.
Calls promptly attended either day
gr night. Office and residence, on Bill
90 street. noar telegraph Office.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-10-06

to open the schools without the ability
to sustain them was simply waste OF
the School funds, with no practical benc-
fit to the pupils. The system heretofore
generally pursued of opening tho schools
for a few months and closing them again
the greater part of the year fer want of
means can show no advantages which it
has conferred upon the children Of tho
parish, and has caused the loss to the
people of large sums of money.
Should the Board conclude to postpone
the opening Of tho schools until January
next, and using tho funds of this year as
n reserve for the next two years, it is
probable. that tho schools may be sus-
tainel- nine, or ten,montl,s of each yeah.
At the end of that time either better
method of collecting the Poll Tax may
be adopted, Or tho parish may be linan-
cially in q condition to boar a
small increase in taxation to aid the
School fund.
The Board is fully aware Of t he inn
portance Of Public Schools and does not
need Il reminder of the pledges given at
the last canvass that the schools should
be reestablshed; but in tho absence of
any better. plans, the Board, giving it's
time and attention Sratuitously to the
public service, will cndcavor, to accom-
pish the most good with the least pos
sible expenditure of meaus.
A discussion in this communication of
the different methods proposed would oc-
cupy too much of your space. Ii desilcd
l will state thcnl at another time, hoping
that other citizens who are interested may
suggest plans better or more practicable.
JAS. T.. Bowman.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-10-06
THE STORM.

Cotton, what is left by the
worms, has been blown down and
consequently destroyed. Corn
that remained ungataercd-and
there is a great deal Of it-has
been thrown down, and Of course
will rot, even if it is housed. The
bright prospects of a largo cane
crop, VIII ch greeted the eye some
two weeks since, has fled, for there
is hardly a stalk in the course of
the storm that is left Standing.
We estimate one-third OF the crop
has teen destroyed, others Of wider
experience. say one~Ealf.-Iber-
vile South.
The cotton crop has been dam~
aged considerably. Visited by
the caterpillars and right upon
their heels such storm, most as
surediy this PARISH will send to
market but light crop.-Marks-
vile Bulletin.
Of the damages sustained in our
neighborhood, we have learned
but little, and that principally
from observation. Donaldsonville
though conside cred above high wa
ter mark, was, for the nonce, Sc
cond Venice in regard to its thor
oughlares. The prostration of
trees aud fences was genera! !;
bridges were found, after the wa
ter had subsidized, where they were
not required, and some few signs
W ere observed in localities not CAL
culatcd to attract custom Of an
arislocratic tendency The dams
age to the crops, cotton, in par
tlcular, must te extensive. l he
previous continual rains had in
.jured the staple materially, and
the storm OF Monday and Tues
day has scusibly deer eased the
prospect Of even a ha.f crop. The
cane is also injured, having beer
prostrated by The gale, while .th,
rice crop, that had been stacked il
the fields, was seriously damaged
-1riune Democrat.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-10-06
WORTH LIVING FOR.

Some men move through life as a band
OF music moves through the street, fling
ing ont pleasure on every side through
the air to every one, far and near, that
can listen. Some men fill tho air with
their presence and sweetness, as orchards
i'll October days fill the ain with perfume
OF iii Q fruit. Some women cling to their
own houses, ]i.>o tic honeysucl<lc over
the door: yet, like it, swectcn all the re-
Sion with the subtlc fragrance Of their
goodness. There are trees of righteous.
ness which arc ever dropping precious
fruit around them There are Ii YES that
shine like star beams, or charm tho heart
like son3s sung upon Il holy day.. How
great Il bounty an>l Il blessing it istto
hole! The royal gifts of the soul, so that
they shall be music to some, and fra
gr.nce to others, and life to all !! 1t
would be no unworthy thing to live for,
to make the power which We have within
lis 1he breath o. Other nleIrs joy ); to scat
ter sunshine where only shadows reign ;
to fill the atmosphere where earfh's weary
toilcrs must stand, with Il brightness
which they cannot create for themselves,
and which they long for, enjoy and APP
pl 1ciatc.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-10-06
PENNIEs1S THE SOUTH.
Il
Montgomery. (Ala.,) Advertiser.

An oldI.wonnail wont to the postoffice a
few days ago to mail Il letter. She want
ed to purchase q three cent stamped en-
velope. The price was four cents. She
gave a nickle and was handed a one cent
stamp in change. She looked at it and
said: "This is of no use to NO." Then
she was given a penny. She again said {:
~ can make no use of this" Nor could
she. So the poor woman lost one cent
This looks like trivial matter; but it
is not. 1t amounted to twenty-five per
cent. on her Investment. Any merchant
win tn 'yon what that is., tits for
tune to the dealer when made-it is ruin
when lost. This tritiing incident sug.
gested several reflections, all tending to
the inquiry why it is that one cent pieces
are not, used in this community, They
are used in all the large cities; and they
are useful, too. There are many articles
which are needed, and which would cost
less than a nickle-the smallest coin we
use-or the multiples of a nckle, and for
which, for want Of this coin, one is COM
pcllsd to pay more than their value or
L
AMPLE d pound of crushed sugar is
worth, say thirteen cents. One must pay
fifteen cents or buy Il larger quantity
Here is a largo per centage of the invest
ment lost for want Of this convenient
coin. Nor does it really benefit the
seller, who is.only desirous to make fair
profit OIL his sales, and who thrives better
the cheaper he sells his merchandise. But
the greatest evil in this is the wastcful
spirit it:encourages, Economy is a vir-
tue. By taking care of small amounts
we learn better to'appreciate the value
Of money. "Take care of pennies ard
pounds will tale caro- of themselves is
an old but wise saying. No people can
become rich who do not regard the ad-
vantages Of saving inc small matters. -
Wastefulness is encouraged by this in.
difference to q penny, and habits of pro-
digality. insensibly suit from it.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-10-06
TIE COMING ELECTIONS,

IlIinois-Tirst Tuesday in November.
Iowa-Sccond Tuesday in November.
Maryland-First Tuesday in November.
Observation-Disclosures Tuesday III Nov.
Minncsota-Eirst Tuesday in Nov.
Mssissippi-First Tuesday in n ov.
Ncbraska-FirSt Tuesday in Nov.
Nevada-tirst Tuesday in Nov.
New .Jersey-Eirst Tuesday in Nov.
New IorI>-t,jrsb Tuesday in Nov.
Ohio-Second Tuesday III October.
NirSinia-First Tuesday i'll November
Uisconsin-E'irst Tuesday in October.
Wcst irSinia-SccondT Tuesday in Nov
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-10-06
Translated from the French for the
SENTINEL: by IONA..1
LITTLE JEANS LETTER.

Jean took the resolution to write to the
Blessed Virgin. Ii was not an original
idea with poor little Jean. He had not
read it either, for he knew not how, but
lie had often listened to the beautiful
lcyc"@, so cmbamed in poetic effusions:
" a letter to Almighty Cod 1t had i'm
pressed him as it did all who read it. In
the whole of literature, in all the ages,
there is nothing so tender, so charming,
so touching and so clothed in the gran
deur of simplicity, us "Thc Letter to
C;od'
The story I am about to relate must be
truth itself, for it is not in the power or
nature of man to invent anything angelic.
1 is even pretty in print; but what would
| not give to have seen that letter as it
came forth from the heart of that in
nocent child!
Jean was six years old; his pants were
woundcd on both knees; his light curly
hair was so thick and rich it could easily
have dcckeu the heads of two "bellcs;"
q pair o. blue eyes which still tried to
smile, though they had wept so much.
He wore a little jacket cut elegantly, but
which hung in threads; on his right foot
he wore q girls gaitcr-on his left col
legc boys shoe. In this accoutrement he
was cold, for it was a winter night; and
hungry: for he had tasted since noon Of
the day before. In his troubles the
thought occurred to him to write to the
Virgin.
In the ward of Gros Gallon, at the cor
ner of an avenuc, and near the Esplcn-
ade, there stood Compiler's stall for the
purpose of addressing rcclamations and
requests to the government. The Com
pilcr was an old soldier, i'll humored but
worthy, uot bigoted and by no means
wealthy. Jean peeped through the Win
dow and saw him walking up and down
smoking his pipe, waiting for customers.
He said, "Good morning; l come to write
letter."
Bouin,-for this old brave one, who glo-
ried in be ing an old Marshal of France,
was called Father Bouin.
Jean having 10 hat on could not raise
it but he said very politely, "thcn you
will excuse me-" and he opened the door
to withdraw but Father Bouin finding
him so gcnteel asked:
caro- you the son Of soldier: little
oue?"
"No, SIR" answered Jean, 81 an MANI
mas son, and she is all alone"
"Good!" said the Compiler, "that is
understood; and you have not ten
cents ?'
"Oh. no! 1 have no conts at all.'
And your mother neither? SEQ: and
this IS u letter to get some soup, eh,
pctiot ?" -,
"Ycs, SIR answered Jean; 'exactly" !"
"Come on; ten limos and half sheet
of papcr won't make me any poorer"
Jean obcyod. Father Bouin dipped his
pcn and commenced: "Paris, January
II, 1857. Then on the line wrote: "To
Monsicur- what's his name, petlot ="
Whose 2" asked jean.
"WeL, tho gcntleman's."
"What gentloman?"
"Thc one for the soup" Jean under
stood this time.
cit amt to gentleman"
cts to lady, then?"
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-10-06
announcing Candidates :

r.or State and District Offices, S25.O
For Parish offices, 1000
For police District offices, .-.. 500
Oo be paid invariably in advance.)
Transient advertisements miU be inserted
at the rate Of SIS per- square Of ten Tines
tor the f''st insertion, and IS cents for ettci
subsequent insertion.
Personalities charged at transient adrer-
tising rates.
Yearly advertisements payable quarterly !;
quarterly, payable monthly; Transient, IN
ddrance.
1hc dborc scale Of rates must be the bnsi;
Of az contracts miM adrcrtising agents.
obituaries, tribmtcs Of respect, resolutions,
etc., charged as advertisements.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-10-06

FiST'RY.
lSTRY! DENTISTRY !!

IN will attend all calls on
the Coast, from Natchcz to
|uNew Orleans also the back
when accessible with Il buggy.
wishing my services, can pro-
Same by addressing me, at my
d. STOCKING, d. d. s.,
E.-ly. ST. Francisvillc, La