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Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-09

\ DIsMATED RETURNING BOAHD.--Our
special tclegrarhic correspondence from
New Orleans shows that the members OF
the Louisiana Returning Board do not
take kindly to the idea of being left by
their friends to meet the prosecution Of
the indictments found against them in
the Criminal Court of that city, and it is
stated that they threaten certain unpleas-
ant disclosures unless something is done
for their protection by the National Gov
ernnent GOV. Wells who managed to
escape arrest, is said to have fed to
Washington TO represent to the Admins
ration the desperate condition Of his as
sociatcs, a:.d TO show that unless some
thing is Gc"e fcr them by Federal au-
thori,ics they will be lost-a figure Of
speech which we presume means that
they will! be found guilty of the crimes
charged against thema punished. If
we accept this report us entirely correct
it is difficult to see what the Administra
ton could do about the matter, even if it
had the disposition to do anything. The
day has gone by when a President could
select a U,ited States Judge to make
any order or decision that might Ee re-
qured and could enforce the cdct by the
aid of Federal bayonets. AS the reign of
terror was overthrown by President
Hayes, it is not likely he would restore it
if he had the power to do so. Yet it is
only by some juggling process of the
United States courts, which would re-
puirc to he enforced by armed troops
that the indicted Returning Board could
possibly be saved from trial in the courts
of the state whose laws they have alleg
ed to have violated.
The accused men certainly display but
little shrewdncss, if as reported, they
| threaten disclosures of frauds unless res
| cued by the Federal authorities. Suc.I :
| threat would be unwlsc to make, at al
| events until all hope of escape had de
! parted. 1t may lie that they will b.
disposed 'to make a clean breast in tn.
hope Of securing q lericnt scntenc,
should they be convicted. But the Stat,
could not afford to accept any such con
fessiGn as the price of Il cessation of th
| prosecution, since such an act would shov
| that the prosecution was undertaken 70
a political purpose, and not to vindicat
the law aud purify the STATE. Besides
the world is we'll satisfied that the pro
ceedings Of the Louisiana Returnin,
Beard were foul and black with fraud
and as the confession Of the fact by tn
guilty parties could not now make an
difference in the result it would be com
paratively worthless. If the Returning
Board members are fairly tried ard con
victed the world will believe their pun
ishmcnt to be lust, whether they confcs
their guilt Or persist in asserting thui
| innocCncc.-N. Y. Hcarld.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-09

STRANGE SCENE In y COCRT-Mrs.
Nary d. Hooper, Il beautiful and fashion,
ab.e-lOokiMg woman, who was convicted
Of grand larceny, for having stolen the
diamond jewellery OF her friend, Mrs.
William ID, Delaney, OF 212 High street
Brooklyn, N. Y. was arraigncd, Il few
days after her conviction, for sentence.
She was dressed in becoming suit Of
black cashmere. and wore an aurcole
black hat from which dropped thin
veil that was drawn close about her face.
Eereye were swollen with weeping, and
her pale face indicated that she had pass
ed a s!eepcss night. She walked slowly
to the clerks desk, and trembled as the
usual questions We're put to her. She said
she was twenty nine years of age, and
never had been III prison before. On be-
ing asked whether she had anything to-
say why scntepce shonld not be pronoun-
cd on her, she seemed to be thinkin" of q
reply, as Judge Moore addressed her, saw
ing, 1t is the uniform practice of this:
court, in cases where persons are convict
ed of crime for the first time, and moth
ing is known against their previous char
acter, and the crime is not one of partic-
u'ar atrocity or enorinity, to impose the
lowest sentence prescribed by the statute,
and the lowest sentence in a case like
this is one year. That is your sentence;
Mrs. Hooper buried her face in her
hands, and then letting her hands fall,
she said piteously :: Oh, mercy, Judge,
have mercy Have pity OH me! have,
pity Oh me "
she tottcred, and was about to fall, as
officer Hamilton seized her about tho
waist and supported her. She was led
out Of the courtroom, and lust as she
reached the door site fell, fainting. The
stalwart officers picked her up bodily
and carried her into the sheritf's office,
where she quickly recovered. She seem-
ed to be crushed by her sentence, and
sad, over and over, Oh, my poor father!
1t ill kill him p
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-09

r-zPA singular circumstance occurred
in the Office of Il steel company, in Bridge
port, Connecticut, Il few days ago. The
authorized agents of the Russian and
Turkish governments respectively met
there. each for the purpose of contracting
for bayonets to be used by the two bell
ircrcnt parties among the mountains of
Turkey. " it'll look Of mutual surprise
the two gentlemen met each other very
atlably, and discussed to some extent
their common business. y single test sat
isfed both that they could get the goods
they wanted, and ordered, the one 100000
which to impale their fellow subjects.
The steel company, on the occasion, dis
played the quintcsscnce Of neutrality.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-09

N- .At Naples, Italy, the ap>
peal court has had before it a case,
not likely 10 inspire confidence in
the mind Of those who look forward
with horror to the p, ssibility of
ocing buried alive. 1t appeared
from the evidence that some time
ago q wotnun was inferred with
al, the usual !orma|itieS. it being
believed that she was dead, while
sc was only in a trance. Somo
days after ward. the grave in which
SIC was placed being opened for
the reception Of another bod ", it
was found that the clothes which
covered the unfortunate woman
were lorn TO pieces. and that she
he'd even broken her limb. in at
t mptirg to cX,ricate herself from
her living tomb. The court, after
tca'in ing he case, sentenced the
doctor who had signcd tie ccriili-
e; te o! decease and the mayor who
had authorized the intcrmcnt, each
10 thee months imprisonment for
involuntary manslaugh1cr.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-09
EtESssAa Man ls noi a vain animal

re-. Man ,s not vain animal ;
tar trom ii. .A@d yet when he re-
ceivcs from the dearest girl in the.
word Il pair Of number five slips
pers he gazos complaccn:|y at
pair Of ioet big enough to wear the
Hoosac tunnel and murmurs tondly,
dear little girl "A sensible Bur-
linglon girl asst month presented
Ger sweetheart with pair OF slip
pers he could wear. They wero
,b u, eighteen inches long, four
inches straight across the toes, and
had each bay window at the
port -Ide to accrmoGate the bUn-
IONS for which he split his boots.
And do you knew that man got so
mad he tArcw tho slippers out 10
the window ard hasn's spoken to
the gIrl s;nce ?
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-09

fgsH The bro y nest wedding VIC
have heard Of took place in TUsca-
loo~a a few days ago. The groo"
and bride were Mr.. Blown and
NJ IS Mime Brown, and the core
mony was performed by Rev. John
Blown, and the reception was Civ
en- by Mr.. Henry Brown. Miss
VI nnic Brown has brown eyes and
wa attircd in brown trousseau,
white Mr. David Brown was like
wi dressed ia brown suit. Alto~
gc'hcr, the occasion was brown
affair. and .he Gazette OF Oak City
in extending congratulations to
NJ. Brown confidently expresses
A Eopc that the 'naue Of Brown
may ever b" 'erret"nted.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-09
E~Ti ii IN OF EXPENSES
OF !ltE
SsarEsi Gf west Z eliczsa..;e.
FOR TIE
Gu NEN YiL IL 1878.

We, the urde ~igned Commi,tcc
a"p"'n,cd 10 :cno:t an estimate CT
* X'eI:Sr- O! :hn parish. for the CIR.
zen, year 1878. beg c-ve 10 subai;
the luiioW uE:
10 :,ay cIes k # Pnlic Ju-
y. >na,y..........$ $lC0 90
Ia pay rar!~h I:cus.rcr
sai;. $50 co
|" pa, t'a la Il y. -a.ary 2o0 90
10 Jay Lni, c:ov o" "a
inncil lie cnf rs may he
legally drs~n on san.c 700 co
70 pay Asses Or or ns
mach thereof as my he
due b, lw. 800 90
70 gay bHn a;.d interest
nl new drbt dne ;u 1873 4O3 60
70 lay Pa Isl Printing
coutrac, with SENTlNEL l25 90
20 Lay Ju, ors Grand and
Pctit. l. 900 OG
:or"y Police J"'y...... 300 90
10 p.y M,yis,ra'es and
G n-tablcS salary to
Magistrates $40 per ans
sum, Cnnsiah.e- $40
per amman. .-.......... 5oU W
10 az Clerk OF Court
sa ary.. 500 90
20 EHy maintenance OF
.r'SOncrs or so much
thereof a. may be drawn
a! 30 cents Fer capita
per d!rlD. oUU w
70 ray Sheriff cnmncnsa-
tion Criminal matter DC
or 10 cases in which 10y
law tn PARISH is &c gay
for SERVICES res de'rd
the stale or Pari-h -. 700 co
TO pav Jaiior at $40. per
month in lieu of Hurn>
KEYS tees. $50 OO
TO pay G .roner'- Jury... 200 90
For Bridge fund or SO
mach thereof as may
be .gaIiy issued -. $50 OC
For cont gent fund o so
much thereof AS may be
legally issued. :. 1868 &C
Total. ............... 81 .766 g.
Respectfully Snhmit' ed.
". ID. WALSH CHA~. DECKER
l. Hos. BUTLER, &. l.. FISHER
| The above e~iimutc vas lead an
ador,ed hv t':e jury. aud ordered
70 be published in the official jour
nal for th!rt days.
On motion Jnry adjourned sia'
die, j. W. D-DtIRlCk
! CALVIN GOODMAN, Pres drl,
Clerk.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-09
ESasS..r ESaAA.,

'ANO THE PUBLIC.
WEST FEIICIANA, June 1G, 1877.
To parties living i'll West Felciana
who shall ut any time desire my profess
sional services / would respectfully an
nownce, thar they have but to address
me at St Claulc, Waterloo. in care of
Mcssrs. Edwin Niyne or Il. PourcauX.
All calls from the citizens Of this Par
isl. so addressed will receive prompt at
tcntiou and response.
L. G.. A. EAUFMANN, M D..
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-09

IEHOHHclRE Candidates:
r'or Srate and District offices, So. 90
for Parish Offices. .-. 1000
For police District offices, .----.--. 500
(to he paid invariably in aGvance.)
Transient Advertisements wW be inserted
al the raie Of $l.!0 per square cf ten lines
for the ,jirst Insertion, and IS cenis for eacI
subsequent Insertion.
Personalities ciaryCd ut transient cdrc,'-
tisiny ,ttt~s.
ihr n!nTc si1iH Cf rates ?aHst be the basis
?f al "on'iacis mith GGrciIisiny agcnts
Cbit"Uir*, i:i5ffcs IF respect, resolutions
etc.. charyed as entertainments
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-02-09

caused, and a disastrous five or explosion
may ells,,c. The ounce of prevention in
such cases would be worth mary pounds.
OF cure.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-24

oahd and a young wife. each straining at the
mated leash which iii the beginning had been
the promise of a God-blessed love, sat
mourntully beside the grave where all their
love and all their joy lay buried, and all be-
cause of this. We have seen faith trans
formed to mean doubt, JOY give place to
grim doubt, and charity take on itself the
features Of black malevolence, all because
OF the fell words of scandal and the marie
mutterings Of gossip. Great crimes work
great wrongs, and the deeper tragedies of
human lite spring from the largest passions;
but woetul and most monrnful are the I'M
catalogued tragedies that issue from gossip
and detraction; mournfnl the shipwreck Of
ten made of noble creatures and lovely lives
by the bitter winds and dead salt waters of
SANDER. So easy to say, yet so hard to dis
prove-thrOwing on the innocent the bur
den and the strain of demonstrating their
innocence, and Furnishing them as guilty if
unable 10 pluck out the strange stings they
never see, and to silence words they neye
hear-gossip and SANDER are the deadliest
and cruelest weapons man has ever forged
for his brothers heart.-AW tie Year Romad.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-24
WHAT THE MOON SAW.

"Yesterday," said the moon to me, 81
looked down upon a small courtyard, sur
rounded on all sides by houses. In the
courtyard sat a cluckiny hen with eleven
chickens and a pretty little girl was run
ming and jumping around them. Tile hen
vas frightened. and screamed, and spread
out her wings over the little brood. Then
the girls father came out and scolded her
and | glided away and thought no more of
the matter.
But this evening, only a few mf,lates
ago, | looked down into the same coart-
yard. Every thing was quiet. But pres
entity the little girl came forth again, crept
quietly to the hen house, pushed back the
bolt, and slipped into the apartment Of the
hen and chickens. | saw 1t quite plainly,
for l looked through a hole in the hen
house wall. | was angry with the wiltul
child, and felt glad when her father came
out and sco!ded her more violently than yes
terday, holding her roughly by the arm;
she held down her head, and her blue eyes
We're full ..of large tears. What are you
about here? he asked. She wept and said.
/ wanted to kiss the hen, and beg her par
don for frightening her yesterday but
was afraid to tell you.'
And the father kissed the innocent
chila's forehead, and | kissed her OH the
mouth and eyes.''-Haas Christian Asder-
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-24

| will climb" The editor sat in his sanctun
and brought down his fist with a thump
God bless that old farmer,' he muttered.
hes a regular jolly old trump" And tits
thus with our noble profession, and thus will
it ever be still; there are some who appreci-
ate its labor, and some who perhaps never
will. But in the great time that is coming,
when Gabriel's trumpet shall sound, and
they who have labored and rested, shall
come from the quivering ground; when
they who have striven and suffered to teach
and ernoble the race, shall march at the
head Of the column, each one in his God-giv-
EN- place. As they march through the gates
of the city with proud and victorious tread,
the editor and his assistants will travel not
tar from the head.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-24
THE MODEL sUBscIRER.

Good morning, sir Mr.. Editor, how are
the folks to day ? | owe you for next years
paper. and ] thought I'd come in and pay.
And Jones is agoin' to takeit and this siis
money here, | shut down lendin' it to him,
and then coaXed him To try it a year. And
here is a few little items that happened last
week in our town | thought they'd look
good for the paper and SO | just jotted EN-
down. And here is u basket Of cherries my
wife picked expressly for you; and a small
bunch Of flowers from J~enl!ic-sha thought
she must send somellline,..to 1~ou'redoing
the politics bully, as all of our family agree;
just keep you're old goose quill a%-ilappin'
and give bad men a good one TOR me. And
now you are chuck full OF business, and |
won't be takin' your time, I've things of my
own I must tend to-good day, sir, believe
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-24
A MIGHTY HANDY THING.

The undomesticateG editor of the New
port Local thus relates his matrimonial ex-
perience: "a woman is a mighty handy
thing to have about the house. She doesn't
cost any more to'keep than you'll give her,
and she'll take a great interest in you. Ii
you go out at night she'll be awake when
you get home, and then she'll tell you all
about herself, and more too. OF course she
will know where you've been and what kept
you out so late, and will tell you yet right
after she gets through telling you that, she
will ask you where you have been and what
kept you out SO late. And after you tell her
and she won't believe you, you mustn't
mind that; and if, after going to bed, she
says She hasn't closed her eyes the whole
night, and then keeps up the matinee two
hours longer, and won't go to sleep when
she has the chance, you mustn't mind that,
either; it's her nature"
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-24
JOURNALISTIC INGENUITY.

Everybody knows that newspapers keep
Biographies OF most living celebrities ready
i'll type, so that when one Of them happens
to die his career is in the hands of the public
an hour or so after his last gasp. The other
day, however. the sudden death of III. Theirs
caught an Italian journal mapping, and this
is how it's editor filled up the void till the lit
erary notice of the dead man was written:
The sorrow with which we are so suddenly
overwhelmed entirely prevents us from say
ing anything about this illustrious states
man; but when our tears cease to flow to-
morrow we shall give an account of his lile.'
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-24
THE HONEST FARMER.

Happy T count the farmers life.
Its various rounds of wholesome toll;
An honest man with loving wife,
An offspring native to the soil.
T.rice happy, surely?-in his breast
plain wisdom and the trust In God;
HIS path more straight from eaet TO west
Than politician ever trod.
His gains no loss to other Inen;
His stalwnrt blows inflict no wound;
Not busy with his tongue or pen,
lie questions truthful sky and ground.
Partner with seasons and the sun,
Natures c~o-werker; all his skill,
Obedience, er'n rs waters run,
Winds blow, herb, beast their laws fulfill
A vigorous youthhood, clean and bold;
A manly manhood; cheerful age;
Ills comedy children proudly hold
Their parentage best heritage.
Unhealthy work, false mirth, cs1icane;
Guilt-needless woe, aud useless strife
O cities. vain, insane, insane ?
How happy is the farmers life!
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-24
A MOUSTACHE CUP.

The Rockland Courier tells Of a Young
man with a fragile moustaehe who went in-
to a crockery store and said to the proprie-
tor, "A moustache cup, please" Certain
ly, sir" responded the proprietor with alac-
rlty what style does he prefer?" ''It's
formyself," returned the young man, frown-
ing slightly. Sch 20 exclaimed the propri-
etor, in great surprise, staring at the Gus
toner. 'si want 1t for myself repeated tho
young man, sharply. The proprietor turn.
ed away in q dazed manner, and in his ex-
cessiye bewilderment handed down q gilt
edged cup bearing the inscription, ITO my
child" The young man looked at it for n
moment in speeches. establishment, and
shot out the door.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-24

the accursed carabi1ieri are after him, and he
must not be lett to fall into their hands.
Nheresoever he goes and relates his bloody
story he is sure to meet with shelter. The
women press round him full of pity and GU
rlosity, the children stare at HIM as a hero.
the men admire him and help him as best
they can. But even in this apparently cruel
ana bafbarous trait there is a ceriain-how
shall say?-a certain practical way of view
life, which, directed to proper ends, might
lead to good.-1. 4. 1roilope.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-24
EVILS OF GOSSIP.

We have known Il country society which
withered away to nothing under the dry rot
OF gossip only. Friendships, once as firm
as granite, dissolved to jelly, and then ran
away to water only, becausee OF this love
hat promised a future as enduring and as
stable as truth, ~evaporated into a mist that
turned to a days long tears, only because OF
this a father and II son were set foot to foot
with the fiery breath of an anger that would
never cool AGAIN between them tAa aaAns-
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-24
GOLDEN SHEAvES

Friendship, like love, is but a name,
Unless to one you stint the fame;
The child who many fathers share
Hath seldom shown a fathers care.
IT'S thus in friendship: who depend
On mauy rarely find q friend.
Live for some purpose.
We cannot build a bridge to tire clouds.
The world is just RS q PERSONS heart
makes it.
lie that keeps his shop, his shop will
keep him.
The tongue three inches long can kill !
man six feet high.
He that cannot bear with other peoples
passions. cannot govern his own.
He that by the pillow wouLi thrive, hinl-
self must either hold or drive.
Deprive yourself Of nothing necessary
to comfort, but live in an honorable SIM
plicity and regularity.
Pride drives away the tears of anger ani
vexation; humility those of grief. The one
is indignant that we should suffer; the other
claims us by reminder that we deserve moth
ing else.
-kilidnesses do not always produce What
we expect; from a hand which we hate
they are regarded rs offences; the more we
lavish upon one WHO may hate us, the more
arms we give him WHO wishes to destroy ns.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-24
LOWING FRIENDS.

Never cast aside your friends, if by any
possibility you can retain them. We are
the weakest Of spcndthritts if we let one
push away another, Or if we hold aloot fron,
one through petty jealousy or needless
slight or r%oughness. Would you throw
away a diamond because it pricked you?
One good friend is nof to be weighed against
the jewels of the earth. If there is GOODNESS
or nnkindness between US, let us'comc taee
to face and have it out. Quick, before the
love grows cold! Life is too short to quar-
rel in, or to carry black thoughts Of friends.
1t is easy to lose q friend, but anew one wilt
not come for the calling, nor make up for
the old one.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-24
DOMESTIC LOVE.

Michelet, in his work on Love" gives
this little picture, painted with a pen and
not with a pencil, which might be labeled
''An INTERIOR Every man of letters must
have experienced its fidelity to what has oc-
Cured under his own ROOF. 1t is a charm
lug "bit of donlesticity'-a poem or a pic
ture, as the reader may choose to view 1t.
But it has all the truth of beauty, and the
beauty of truth:
A charming thing to observe, which l
have often remarked with pleasure, among
my more studious friends, is the infinite del
icacy Of the young wife, who in a restricted
space comes and goes, and moves round the
student, without in the least disturbing him.
Any other person would nave put him out,
but she" he says, ''is nobody" In fact
she is himself, his secondhand his better soul.
She holds her breath, anu steps on itip-toe.
She glides along the floor. She has such
respect for work In this.you can see what
a gentle and quick-sighted creature woman
is above all things atfectionate, and feeling
in constant need Of the beloved object. 1t
he allows her, she will remain in the room,
sewing or embroidering. If not, u thousand
occasions or a Thousand necessities will oc-
cur to her as pretexts to ceMe into the room.
what is he doing now? How far has he
got? Perhaps he is working too hard. He
will make himself sick - All this passes
through her mind.
There are many studies to which unwit-
tingly she inlparts more than she can take
away. Do you think that the charming
electricity she communicates in passing you.
lightly touching you with her dress, goes
for nothing with the artist and the author,
if with our tiresome and u~ncongenial work
is opportunity mingled that perfume OF the
flower of love which revives everything ?
SO in old italian pictures do we see in a
deaths head a huudreu-leaved rose, and
death himself seems TO enjoy it.
Aud how happy he is to feel that she is
there. lie pretends not to see her. He re-
mains bent over his work, as If absorbed in
it. But his heart gains the upper hand, and
he exclaims:
MY darling, do not muilie your steps.
Your movements are harmony, your. voice a
melody which enchants my ear. Your pre-
senee sheds its influence upon my work it
will be adorned with your grace, and glow
with the flame o. my palpitating heart.
Without seeing you, | Guessed you We're
here, by the increased ardor Of my work, by
the hight which overspread my spirit"
A thousand years from now they will say:
..His is vet u live book, all warmth and at
felton, And the reason of it ail-she was
beside you when you wrote it.