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West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26

DIR. Townsendi
ygenated Air
purify the blOa
one-third the |
that any OF 'rkD
remedy can.
because to id
OXygeuated III
goes direct to-
Lungs and n
through the IL
ana comes IN U
contact with
blood as it is ID
into the Lung
the action Of
heart. All the ]
in our veins rel
to the heart q
four minutes il
blood is good, |
forced from
heart to the d
aud the more
gen you inlat |
the lungs the
you purify
blood. When
gen comes in
tact with the
pnrities in th.H
it carbonizes
burns, causing
blood to he b
so that it q
every part Of
body, as it go
its rev lutl
through the 81
If your blod
pure .yon cam,
sick. We drive
curry and all
impurities out1
blood. We 90
tee to purifT
, blood in oDe'
the time of any
er known reno
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26

CAUrloN'
The public is hereby cautioned against
negotiating II certain promisory note
drawn by II. Kaufman, to the order of
Meyer Bros, and secured by mortgage,
for the sum of ONE HUNDRED AND
THIRTY-SEVEN DOLLARS and FIFTY
CENTS, dated Bayou Sara, La,
June 9th, 1875, two years after date, the
same having been lost or mislaid and
payment stopped on same.
HER! MAN MEYER.
May 18th, 1S77.-1m.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26
Can be cured.

Can be cured. N
because We l
cured HUNDRED
cases, some Of 4
being given oy4
die by all plysid
of other school
practice. COnsd
ton is q diseas|
the Air passages
over two-thina
Inc cases are Ca1
b y Catarrh. |
guarantee q cd
YOU will comd
season.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26
OSEPH HILL,

I OSEPH HILL,
UPHOLSTERER, MATTRASS MAKER
FURNITURE REPAIRER GENERALLY
Respectfully informs the public that he
has opened his Shop in the building OPP.
posite the store of Mr.. JOS. Stern, foot of
the hill, St. Francisville, La, where all
work left with him will be executed in
the neatest and most substantial manner
and at prices to suit times, for cash. He
respectfully solicits a share of the public
patronage.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26
TO OUR PATRONS.

Four more numbers of the SEN
T1NEL will complete its first volume
and mark the close Of the first year
OF its existence. Reluctant as we
always a,e to speak Of ourselves.
we fecl constrained to do 80 Of
his opporiune moment, particular.
" as in so doing, we are at the
-ame time referring to our friends
and mutters that intimately concern
,hcm individually AZ we'll as coIlec-
lively.
Ia so doing. We naturally recur
10 the events and circumstances
hat were co-cxiStent With the ca.
Establishment OF the paper in your
midst, and the scenes of political
strife and turmoil, that hava &C,
cnmpa MED it. term Of existence, ai-
most down to The present day.
When The first number of the
SENTINEL vast sent forth on its
mission of battling in the cause Of
the people against the combined
cohorts Of tyranny, the grand ar
| mics of the conlending parties were
scarcely marShaled in the field 70
that great conflict which has had
10 equal in the political annals Ct
our country. The ordinary fea-
lures that had heretofore charac-
.erized similar contests were utter
~ ignored. The honest difference
81 opinion. among gentlemen, upon
questions Of policy t al marked the
struggles between the Wing and
Democratic parties Of the o!den
time had disappeared, aud with them
! the friendly aspects peculiar to
the Contests of those days. This was
not mere question of policy be-
tween respectable men, hut it was
a fight for lie on the part Of the
people ; a life and death struggle
between the best of the lard on The
one hand, AID an organized band of
thieves and aSsassins on the Other.
As the campaign progressed it,
bitterness augmented until the
character Of every man who bore
| any conspicuous part in the canvas
| was assa:led on the one hald, and
literally torn to shreds on the 9TH
er. Lies. calumnies and ISLANDERS
were the weapons used by our dis.
reputable opponents, vino, like the
cutie fish when persued by an cue
my, strnve 10 hide themselves In a
dense c'oud OF disgusting corrup-
uor emitted from their own bodies.
The candidates for the highest
Office in the gilt of the people were
not exempt, but each was charged
| with the commission Of heinous
crimes against the State, that
| should have consigned them to a
| convict's cell, had they been guilty.
Our own Parish was no excep-
ton to the rule. Partisan rancor
ran to food tide here, and the an
imosities peculiar to this unparalell>
ed contest, were engeu1ered by
The INSCRIPTIONS n'eu, who. having
their hands upon the throats of the
people, would have hesitated moi
10 strang!e them to the death.
Through all the vic,sitndes OF
this long and desperate conflict. tn"
SENTINEL never failed to improv'
every opportunity to strike
The foe, or 10 viudicate the people
to the utmost Of its ability. Set.
sing out upon its chosen MAXIM
suaviter IN modo. .fortiter IN re, it en-
.;eavo:ed to pursue the conduct OF
the canvass, SO far as its mission
was concerned, upon that elevated
plane OF journalism which gentle
men like to occupy. Finding thai
coartesics were thrown away upon
The mongrel ours VIC had 10 con-
,ool with ~yo onIoou.,raI WI hon
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26

The great Pacific Railroad
election was TO come off at New
urIeaIs yesterday. The result has
not reached Us.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26
BY TELEGRAPH.
FAIR GROUNDS, I

FAIR GROUNDS,
Mobile, Ala, May 5.h, IT :
NJ. A. Peck, Esq, Agt. Wheeler
e. Wilson Manufacturing Co.,
New Orleans :.
We take the First Premium for
the best family sewing machine,
over the Singer, Remington and
White. Our new No. 8 did the
business. D. w. @. PECK.
Louis q. Bass is the agent for
East and West Baton Rouge
Pointe Coupee. East and Yves
Feliciana, Iberville and st. HeIns
Parishes. Fos further iuformat'o,
address him at the Harvey House
Baton Rouge, La.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26
THE REPUBLICAN ON THE FELL
CIANAS.

We have had occasion to
intimate that the father Of lies
himself would shine, like a
tallow candle in broad day
lis hit, when brought into COM
parison with the Republican
newspaper of New Orleans
For ways that are dark and
words that are false the New
Orleans Republican has IL"
peer throughout the length
and breadth of the United
States.
tits essentially liar. There
is a systematic characteristic
about it's inventions that .tamp
it Enthusiastically with the brand
of the falsiGer and calumnia>
tor.
The latest achievement in
its professional line, that the
Republican has to boast of, is
It's silly fabrication in regard
70 Du:a's recent visit to our
Parish which. for it's. own pur>
poses, it mixes up with the
killing Of Jim Law in Jacks
son. AS a sample in point,
the Republican says:
"He (Dula) relates that the
crowd of build ozers, after
threatening him. went on with
the information that they
would return soon and put
their threats into execution.
They proceeded to JacFson
and rode up to the house OF
Jas. Law and found him seat
ed on his gallery with his
mother. They said Halo
Law! have you got back ?
he rose to answer them and
was instantly shot dead"
SLOW old bulldozers them
boys must have been, to be
sure, the di:tance to ia kson
from this place being about IL
MES, the boys consumed
about "a hours, according to
this brilliant statement, in pro
ceeding Immediately to the
killing of Jim Law. Now
Dula is a pretty good 'fal-ifier
of the truth himself, second
only perhaps to the REPUB-
L1cAN, but in this instance they
have both, or either, as the
case may be, gotten their
foot into it. considerably, The
fact is, that it was FRIDAY
night that Dula PRETENDED that
a miniature ccfin was placed
at his door. Perhaps he made
it himself for aught we know
to the contrary; nevertheless
it was Saturday morning that
he was exh biting it upon the
streets, stating that it had
been found at bis door the
night previous. And it is we'll
known that Law was shot
Saturday night. Besides, Du-
la denounced Post Master
Stephens, colored, in the most
emphatic terms as the porpe-
traitor Of the coffin job. and
stated that he had no idea the
white people had anything to
do with it.
Further on, the statement is
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26

Why' for tn.
reason as giyu|
bove. The Brd
al Tubes are ~
conductors to ?
air to the Id
il q II C G lnhal1
must go direct1
scat of the dis
and if you will |
low our direct
we guarantee
CURE BronchitI
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26
CONSUMPTION.

DYSPEPSIA WE
cure. Liver and Kid
ncy complaints are
etfectually reached
by OXygenatcd Air.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26
C. A T. Il / O.

There are unprincipled persons u !
ton and elsewhere that are putflps]
BOGUS LIQUID and trying to pa
off as My TREATMENT, or OxysG
Air, and claiming it to be like n
None genuine unless the WORDS
TOWNSEND'S OXYGENATEDAihI
BLOWN IN BOTTLE AND PoRTkNI
LABEL. fMarchl7.H-1
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26

- he SUNDAY law passed the
Council OF Bayou Sara on the 10th.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26

away and peace and concord
.eign supreme.
D1- The Post Ma>'ersh,p has
bren the question during the past
week or ten days. and as the matte"
row stands is, to use the expression
of one Of the Nations wards. an or
IN! mirtry. 1t has been for a long
time, as most Of our citizens know.
a pet scheme with the Veteran
faction, to oust Post Master Steph-
ems. They have at several differ
eut times achieved apparent sue.
cess, but upon every occasion their
game has been thwarted by our
citizens upon whose petition and ,e-
monstrance the present incumben,
has been retained ard his arould be
successors debarred taking possess
-ioa Of the coveted prize. At last
through combination wish our so
called Representative. Nash, they
succeeded in producing false ke,
note from the instrument for the
distribution Of postal patronage,
and ex-Recorder, ex-Judge, ex
everything except rascal. John 5.
Dula, was commissioned. and alter
much toll and hardship finally sue
ceeded IN giving bond. not among
the people of the Parish-where he
is best known, hut in the city OF
New Orleans, and on it appear,
we are told, the names of the most
pronounced radical partisans, An
tome, Packard. ct i'd onane genus.
Armed with these supposed to be
effective weapons, Dnla marched
CD calamity, a few days since. aad
demanded possession. Post Mas
ter Stephens claimed that under
postal regulations he Was allowed
ten days time to make up his state
ments, inventory, settlements, &C.,
aud declined to turn over the Office
before the expiration of that time !;
whereupon the indignant lula
waxed wroth, aid boldly declared
his in,en ion Of taking immediate
possession through the all potent
assistance OF u. 5. Marshal. Bu'
for some reason, probably best
known to himself, Duia didu't come
TO time. but left for some unknown
quarter and was incousidetate
enough not to leave his address. -
Imagine the feelings Of our people
under such o trial ?
Meantime. cur people have taken
the matter under consideration, anc
through petition addressed to the
Post Master General, reciting
briefly and pointedly the manifold
,easons why Du'a is unfit to hold
the Office, pray for the appointment
of our fellow-townsman, Mr.. Hen
" Binniug. as one in every way
worthy for the position aud ac'
cep,ah!e to the people We sin'
cereIy trust the Post Master Gen
eral will give tie matter favorable
consideration, that this vexed
question may be settled by the in
-tatlation Of a gentleman honest,
capable and IN every way accepta-
bl.. to the people who are directly
interested ia the proper and faith
full discharge Of the duties o! the
Office.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26
w. NJ. PARK, NJ. D.,
Late of the

MCCLELLAND U. s.
4. Hospital, Phiia-
delpllia, Pa, who has
been so successful
througho II t N e W
England in the cure
of Cancers anu Tu-
mors, takes charge OF
this department.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26
VRESINSKY,
T VRESINSKY,
FASHIONABLE BOOT & SHOE MAKER

Natchez, Mississippi,
Respectfully informs his old friends and
patrons of Bayou Sara aud vicinity that
he is now prepared to fill all orders en-
trusted to hi,s, on short notice, for cash.
May 26th, '77,-:}ln.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26

ICE COLD SODA WATER
Constantly on hand and for sale by Jacob
Flonacher at the corner opposite II.
kaufman's, St. Francisville, La.
May Goth, '77.--1m.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26
Address all letters as heretOtOTe
E. F. TOWNSEND, NJ.
l22 High Street, Providence, T.

Physicians wishing to locate in
town or city in this business, car Y
nished with territory and our illusu
papers for adv ertising the same, |!
dressing as above. -
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26

CURED WITHOUT
cutting or dra wing
blood, with very lit
tie or no pain. Any
person troubled with
Cancer and Tunors
will please write for
testimonials q C .,
from patients cured.
We warrant a pertect
cure.
West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-26
G. y r f s
CATARRH !!

Whyf becsn.|
CATARRH halation is the |
- way that thy
90 I|Es.1I, -, Passages carl
reached, ana
WE MA X f A hrfL Is a dise,1
SPECIALITY of trea- tae Ar fassas
tingpaticnts by mail. Tne read. us@
Please wri t Z an Il treatment as 4
describe your symp- lecs' winch Is y
toms. "h" Pheasant
we guarantee,
feet CURE Of
arrh.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-01-18
Culture of Celery.

Celery likes cool, moist situation, and ifa
trifle shaded all The better. If it is planted
in an open situation, exp osed to the sun. it
sometimes burns, and this causes rust. This.
however, is not the most freqent cause.
Celery should neither be hoed or earthed up
when moIstened with dew or rain, nor when
the ground is moist. 1t should be done when
air, and soil, and plant are dry, otherwise
rust is sure to be the result. Il tie soil is
permitted be tween the leaf-stalk or in the
heart of the plant at earthing up, rust or rot,
or both, is the compensation. This is one
reason VIII Y We dislike celery of branching
habit, the work of earthing up well is so Diff
ticult. A dwarfish plant of straight, COM
pact growoh is altogether the safest and best.
While on this subject, we will say, never let
celery become so dry as to wilt, either while
growing, or when taken up for consumption
or st oring. 1t will never recover from such
treatm emf, but always remain tough and hol-
low. Keep celery growing rapidly, and
when taken up for pitting, do not allow it to
show the lie asst sign of willing, nor keep il
exposed to light for a long time. If you wish
to know what really good celery is, have a
few dozen plants under special care. Give
them good soaking of manure water every
two or three days. DO not earth up until the
plants are at least eighteen inches in height.
Then bank up to the shortest leaf, where it
is attached to the leaf stalk. After the heart
has grown to the height of the outside leaves.
bank up again, SO tn lat you have about two
feet of the plant earth ed up. In few weeks
after the last banking the celery will be fit
for use.-[James Vick,s Guide.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-01-18
Cutting Corn Fodder for Cattle.

A correspondent writes that he had val
liable COW that died recently, and upon eX-
animation cut fodder was found in the stom-
ach No cut fodder had been fed for SIX
weeks prior to the death of the cow, and he
therefore concluded that this had remained
in the stomach that length of time. The
fodder had been cut about two inches long,
with Hooking Valley cutter, and he asks
whether fodder cut thus is not injurious.
The case is treated of in our veterinary de-
partment, this week, as to cause OF the cow 5
death. We wish to examine, briefly, the
corn-fodder question. When fodder is SIM
ply cut with machine, we believe two in
in shorter p ieces they are just as liable to
stand up in the mouth as to lie down, and
the sharp, cut edges of the outside will in
iure the mouth in eating-cutting the mout h
and gums, sometimes severely.
The rule should be to cut the ;ieces so
they will be a lit tie longer than the diameter
of the stalk; then they win lie down in the
mouth, and no injury results. The proper
way, however, is to tear the fodder to pieces,
strip it up fine. Mach ines are in the market
that do this work DIM irably. We witnessed
the operation o one last fall, a report OF
which appeared in these columns. The fod-
der was fed in like grain in a thrashing ma
chiue, and itcame out literally tori to pieces,
and in as good condition for feeding as fine
hay. Wi tn this machine, all the nutritive
value of the fodder can he made available
W ithout any danger to injury to the month
while eating it. Simply cutting up fodder
into small pieces is Of very little benefit, I'M
less i. is afterwards st canned and made pal
atable by the addition of bra n, meal, etc.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-01-18
Grapes Worth Growing.

In the recent published transactions OF the
Massachusetts Horticultural Society," Mr.. W.
N. Barnett, OF Connecticut, closes his very
able essay on the grape culture with the fol-
lowing pithy yet truthful remark: ''After
testing over sixty varieties, and with an ex-
perience i'm handling thousands of fruiting
~ines for many years, we regret our inabili-
'sy to furnish anything more than such a list
as one which advanced grape amateurs will
smile at when they see it. The Hartford, the
Concord and the Martha (wIite) for the table
and for the market, and the Ives and Clinton
for wine. will yield. under ordinary care,
abundant OF desirable fruit, though hot of
siie choicest quality, and this is more than
ecan be said Of most varieties More than
this entails disappointment in some shape or
other, anu the enthusiast who believes the
descriptions which accompany the birth of
every grape novelty, finds out speedily that
however welflhey may behave With the in
PRODUCER, on his own particular soil, some
essential must certainly be lacking
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-01-18
rHE LOOM OF LIFE.
BY FEE Z. REYF0RD.


All day, all night can hear the jar
OF the loom of life, and near and far
1t thrills with its deep and mutfled sound,
As the tirelcss wheels go always round.
Busily, ceaseiessly goes the loom
In the light of day and the midnight's gloom.
The wheels are turning early and late,
And the wool is wound in the warp of fate.
Click, clack. there's thread of love wove in;
Click, clack another of wrong and sin:
What checkered thing will this life be
When we see it unroiied in eternity.
Time, with face like mystery,
And hands as busy as hands can lie,
Sits at the loom with its warp outspread,
TO catch in its meshes each glancing thread.
When shall this wonderful web be done?
In athousand years. perhaps, or one;
Or to- morrow. Who knoweth? Not you nor l,
All, sad-eyed weaver, the years are slow,
But each one is nearer the end know,
And some day the last thread shall be woven in,
God grant it may be love instead OF sin.
Are we spinners of wool for this fe.web-say:
Do we furnish the weaver thread each day?
it were better then, oh my friend, to spin
\ beautiful thread than thread OF sim
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-01-18
Vinegar.

Where apples are plenty and cider-IDills
abound there is little difficulty in having al
ways on hand the best of vinegar; and it is
highly appreciated as Il condimcnt for the ia
bic and an appetizing addition, not only to
all kinds of salids and boiled greens, but al
so to string beans and mas he'd turnips, and
especially to the latter. as it gives to them
the flavor OF cauldower. But if the house
keeper has not barrel of vinegar at her
command, and 4 fonr-gallon jug can be made
to do duty for it ard il a gallon, OF even
TWO quarts, of good cider vinegar are turned
into it at first, and then it is used as recep-
tae.e for all the cold tea, slsimmings OF jelly
or preserves, and rinsing out OF molasses
pitchers and Jugs an excellent article OF VIM
eyar can be produced. Keep the jug IN
warm corner or behind the stove, covering
the mouth with bit of tim muslin. In SIX
weeks after yom have made a beginning, you
will probably tird the vinegar ready for use
and then its contents can be turned INTO
another jug Or bottled, taking care not to
turn our any sediment, OF ''mother, as 1t is
often called, as that keeps the liquor strong.
If there seems 10 be want of strength, take
several thicklesses of thick brown paper,
saturate them well with :nolasses, place in
the jug, aud it will make ''nnotEer.''
Where grapes are made into wine, 4 fine
article of vinegar can also be produced. Take
the stalks of the grapes, and The skins and
seeds, and let them heat in vat or tub
for four or five days; then, to about every
thirty pounds OF the refuse add four gallons
of water, and stir it up we'll. Repeat this
process three or four times a day for two
days, then strain or squeeze out. the liquor
into q cask or tub, and dip slice OF bread
intoa teacupful of yeast, an add the whole
to the liquor. Let it work until it ceases to
hum, then cover th bung-hole with bit Of
wood, and let it remain until well sou red,
which will be in few days, it the weather
is warm. Then put into cool cellar, and il
it looks little m uddy mix a quarter OF a
pound of isingl ass, with just enough cold
water to cover it; let it stand ten minutes,
and then turn over it a pint of boiling wa
ter, and let it boil until it is dissolved, and
then turn it into the vinegar. In week OF
so it will be perfectly clear, and can be
kept tightly bunged up.