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Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-06
A Simple Test of the Quality of Drinking
Water.

A Simple Test of the Quality of Drinking
Water
Nothing is more important, from a
sanitary point of view, than the purity of
the water used for cooking purposes or
for satisfying thirst. Should it contain
an undue proportion of organic matter,
it might be the means of giving rise to
most serious diseases, often of fatal
character. It is very common mistake,
but nevertheless very serious one. to
regard clear water as pare water; for clean.
and clean are not synonymous. Of counsel
the question as to the fitness or untitness
of soil water for domestic use can only be
determined absolutely by careful chem
ical analysis. But since few persons wish
to incur the trouble and expense OF a
chemical analysis, simple method by
which any one may test the quality of
the water he uses may not come amiss
AS is well known, the sense of taste and
smell vary greatly in different individuals,
one utterly failing to detect the foul con-
dition of water which would be very
evident to person of finer organization.
Some waters, moreover of very dangerous
quality, will fail to give any indication
by taste or smell. But if the causes of a
bad taste or smell exist in the water, the
deleterious effects on the health will re-
main the same whether they are rec
ognized or not. Heirch's test for this
purpose Credited by the Reuue indus
trieJIe 10 Prof. Reynolds, of Dublin,) il
very useful, and so simple that any one
can use it. Fill perfectly clean pint.
bottle three fourths full of the water to be
tested. and dissolve therein half tea
spoonful of the purest sugar Qoaf OF
granulated sugar will do), cork the bottle
and set 1t in a warm place for two days
If, in twenty to forty eight hours, thu
water becomes cloudy or milky, it is un
fit for cooking or drinking purposes. L
it remain perfectly clear it is safe to use
Cloudiness, when it occurs, is due, occord
ing to FARMLAND, to fungoid fermenta
ton, which takes place in the presence O
sugar, and to traces of phosphoric acii
occasionally met with in waters con
taminated by sewage.-Sctent&fc amer
icnn SM71nle1nent
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-06
THE FARM AND HOUSE.
Health Hints,


Sore Throat. cents worth of
chlorid, of potash dissolved in tumbler
of water, and the liquid thoroughly gar
gled, will cure sore throat like magic.
Rub the outside with little camphora-
ted oil.
Frost Bites.--The following is simple
remedy for frost bites. Extract the frost
by the application of ice water till the
frozen part is pllable, but let no artificial
heat touch it; then apply salve made
of equal parts of hogs lard and gun.
powder, rubbed together until it forms
paste, and in less than twenty-four hours
the frozen parts will be we'll.
Sprains.-If the sprain is nothing more
than sprain-that is, it no bones are
broken or put out wrap the part in
several folds of flannel which has been
wrung out OF hot water, and cover it
with a dry bandage, and rest it for some
days or even weeks. Entire rest at first,
and moderate rest afterward, are abso-
lutely necessary after sprain. If it be
in the ankle, the foot should be raised as
high as may be comfortable; If in the
wrist, it should be carried in sling.
To Remoue Worts.-The best applica-
ton is said to be that of monnhydrated
nitric acid. The ordinary acid should
not be used because its caustic effects
extend much farther than the points
touched, while the action of the stronger
acid here recommended is limited to the
parts to which it is actually applied.
Nitrate of silver is also frequently used
with advantage, and of late concentra
ted solution of chloral has been spoken
of as efficient in destroying warts.
A writer of the Rural New Yorker says:
IL have noticed when travelling on the
cars that many of the passengers who car
ry their lunch, generally have a liberal
supply Of chicken. Now, there is no
objection to the fowl itself, but there is to
the shape in which it is often taken.
When there are so many good recipes for
pressed and .jellied chicken it seems as
if the bones need not be carried. was
once obliged to occupy a seat on the
cars with a stranger, who entertained me
for half an hour by gnaw1ng the wings
and legs Of a fowl. At the same time
another person who sat directly opposite
was engaged in the like occupation. If
the chicken be prepared according to the
accompanying recipe, travellers need not
be aware of the nature of each others
luncheon: Cut up young fowl and put
it in kettle, with one coffeecupful of
cold water. Sprinkle with salt and
pepper, and cover closely. When tender,
pick the meat off the bones, and chop
into bits, the size Of peas, pack into a
quart bowl. Thicker with flour the lit
tie juice that remains in the kettle, and
pour over the chicken. Put plate on it,
while warm, and heavy weight on the
the plate. 1t is necessary to cook the
fowl IN but little water, otherwise it will
not jelly. 1t is best not to cut pressed
chicken until the dav after it is made.
Place thin layers of it between thin slices
of bread, and press firmly together. TO
be eaten without separating, like sand
wiches"
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-06
! any parlor I was ever In.

neat as any parl0r was ever In.
The stables and stalls for the horses
were covered with mating. You have
no idea how clean everything was, with
out seeing how it is done.
They use the same kind of churns, the
same kind of cheese presses, and the
same kind OF pals, ETC., that they did
500 years ago. They think it is showing
disrespect to their ancestors to make any
improvement in the implements that
their forefathers used.
1 inquired the price of the cattle, and
found that the cows cost from 200 to $50
guilders, and the bulls from 300 to $50
guildels, or in our mSney cows from $50
to $40, and bulls from $3.50 to $3.50, or
5000 each.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-06

Don't let the blood stagnate In your veins.
You can prevent its doing so by increasing Its
volume and purity, by stimulating the diges-
tive organs, and encouraging assimilation,
with that matchless yitalizing agent, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters. People not afflicted
with any organic or inorganic disease, grow
wan and haggard simply because their blood
is thin, watery, deficient in nOurishing prop
critics and so meager in quantity that the ex-
tremities are very imperfectly supplied W tn it,
and the superficial CIRCULATION extremely fee-
BILE. Hence the bloodless appearance of the
countenance. But when the Bitters are used to
enrich and quicken the blood, the rosy hue of
health returns to the cheek, the frame acquires
substance as well as vigor, the appetite i'm
proves, and no digestive qualms interfere
either with its qualification or the subsequent
tranquility of the stomach.
A eIck senator.
The excessive corpulency OF a certain United
States Senator has long been the butt of ed
itorial wit and spicy BON naOts from the pens Of
Washington correspondents. Few persons
have suspected that his obesity was O disease
and liable to prove fatal. Yet this is the sac
fact. Excessive fairness is not only a disease
in itself, but one liable to generate other anC
more serious ones. Chemistry has at last re
vealed a SAFE SUI e, and reliable remedy foi this
Anti-Fat. Distinguished chemists have pro
nounced it not only harmless but very bene
fetal to the system, while remedying the dis
eased condition. Sold by druggists.
MALIGNANT AND SUBTLE INDEED is tn,
poison of Scrofula, and terrible are its ravage
in the system. They may, however, be per
manently stayed and the destructive virus TX
PEELED from the circulation with SCovILLr
BLOOD AND LIVER SYRUP, potent vegetable
detergent which eradicates all skin diseases
leaving no vestige of them behind. White
swelling, salt rheum, letter, assesses, live
complaint, and eruptions of every description
are invariably conquered by it. Druggist
sell it.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-06
CHEW
The Celebrated
" Matchless "
Wood Tag Plug
T0RACCO

tRR PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY,
New York. Boston and Chicago.
For upwards OF thirty years MRS. WINS
LOWS SOOTHING SYRUP has been used
for children with never failing success. 1t
correcst aciditY of the stomach, relieves wind
collie, regulates the bowels, cures dysentery
diarrhea, whether arising from teething or
other causes. An old and well-tried remedy
Is cts. a bottle.
The Mason q Hamlin Organ Co: are produc-
ing superb instruments at very low prices;
not much more than prices of poorest organs.
Highest honors at every worlds exhibition
for many years, and two highest awards at the
last and greatest at Paris, this year, tell the
story of their superiority.
Throat Affections ANA HOarseness.-Alt
suffering from Irritation Of the Throat and
HoarseneSs will be agreeably surprised at the
almost immediate relief afforded by the use of
"B3ooUn's Bronchial I'roches." Is cts. a box.
Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-06
THE BOSS OF ALL BLOOD PURIFIERS

MO MEDICINE came to st. Paul that has
IN given such universal satisfaction as DIR. B.
Hallidays Blood Purifier for Catarrh, Salt Rheum,
Kidney, Urinary and Female omplsints and all
will ten the skin and purify the blood equal to this
medicine. If your druggist does not keep 1t. call
st. Paul, MINI.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-06
SELL THE FARM.

want sell the Farm Advertise the fact and let it be known
For $40 will line Advertisement week in list Of
269 weekly lines different list of S3 ten
of and distinct lists
tanning from 70 100 papers ach lines week in all four the
small lists line week all six Isis combined being more than
1000 papers We also have list papers States throughout the United
IOOpage pamphlet Address
GEO. ROWEL Newspaper Advertising Bureau 10 Spruce Street.
New York.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-06

tRR PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY,
New York. Boston and Chicago
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-09-20

The PARTNER FOR L1FE.-Many
man has seen his choice for part~
ner in life, in the hubble girl far be-
meath him in the opinion Of the
world, and although love and pride
snight have struggled with him for a
while, YET pride triumphe1, and he
sought one from the higher walks
of life. In all the vicissitudes of
social existence, there is nothing
capable of ip1icting more certain
misery than is sure to follow such a
course. 1t abstracts the general
harmony Of our days, mis>shapes
our ends, sho rtens the lenght Of
life. lessons the stature of manhood,
and is contrary to the divine liz
struction of the Bible; ror it de-
clares " here love ID there is peace,
plenty aud thriftiness. Everything
as sure to follow a happy union.
Let not pride interfere in this mat
ter.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-09-20

HGS@At a Southern camp-meet t.
ing, held many years ago, says
the Boston Transcript, Were two
ministers who were mutually
;autagonistic. One of them Broth.
Ter Davis, had a wooden leg, and,
when he was especially wrought up,
waald emphasize every word bv
thumpiug it on the platform. Dur.
ing ono of the sessions of the camp
meeting, when the public tent was
crowded, and Brother Davis was
exhorting with all the energy in
his over, Brother Jones appeared
with a gold headed cane. Point
ing his long tony finger at him
Brother Davis exclaimed, Brother
Jones. there'li be no gold headed
canes in heaven J No. said Broth
or ZONES, angered by the sudden
attact, "and no wooden legged
pecachcrss either
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-09-20
Sd BEDFORD (VA) ALUM AND IRON

"a EDFORD (VA) ALUM AND IRON
- Springs Water, Moss and Pills for
certain forms of Dyspepsia, Diseases pc
cnliar to Females, Chronic Diarhpa, Bron
chial, scrofulous and curaneols Affections
Disorders of the Liver, Kidneys, and
Bladder, Debility, Malari and Headache.
Equal to any water of it's class known
to me- Hunter Mcclure, NJ. d. Va
Satisfactory in Uterine Diseases and in
Malarious conditions G W Vail, NJ d, O.
Efficient in Dyspepsia and Nervous
Diseases arising from impure blood
G T Harrison, N Y.
Used with success in certain diseases
peculiar to females B Roemer, NJ d, Mo-
Beneficial in Malarial Fever and Diph-
theria.' S Dupon, Ga.
Invaluable III Scrofula.'
w Gilbert, NJ D, N G..
Recommended as a prophylactic in
Yellow Fever Districts
D r Fairex, NJ D, La.
The Summer season of these Springs
begins June LIST. Terms $50 mo. Carriag-
es meet visitors at Forrest cor Lawyers.
each miles from Springs, upon advice
of arrival. Accommodations unequalled.
All the com forts and attractions. Skillful
resident Physician.
Prices.-Water 30 cts, per gallon. $500
case of doz. half gal. bottles. 1925 for
gal oask. ID for 10 gallons. 81 for 20
gallons board cars at Lynchburg,
Va.
Mass----5O cts. and 81 bottle, So so and
s. for doZ.-sent post paid. This Mass
s the Water solifed and contains all the |
curative properties of the water in re-
luced space.
Pills-25 cts, so cts. and 81 package. or |
81 25, 81 so, IS post paid, these pills con-
'ist of the Mass in sugar coated pills form !
% suit delicate conditions.) Sample sup
ply sent free to any physician desiring to
Use it in practice. Pamphlet free upon
application. This remedy of nature is
endorsed by the medical professors aud
,ttested by results in thousands of cases
iuIing tho last % years. Address
A NJ DAVIES, PEGS. of the Co.
IS Main Street, Lynchburg, Va.
sold by all Druggists auS9Gnl.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-09-20

HE5@ A Baltimore druggist Of ex-
perience and ample opportunity for
observation has advanced the idea
that Bright'a disease is attributed to
the immoderate use Office water and
cod drinks. He cites the fac. that
the people Of this cuntry use ninety
per cent. more ice in their
drinks than the people of any 9TH
or cuntry. G.eenlanders except. We
have seventy per cent. more
of B-igt's disease. He cites the fact
that the countries Of Europe arc
comparatively free from the malady.
Travellers have observed and com-
mcnted upon the prejudice which
seems TO exist against ice water and
iced drink in all cuntrics outside
Of the United States. The Eng.
lishman and the German fairly
shun ice though placed in easy
reach Of boundless quantities of it,
and the Frencbman would as soon
think Of taking an emetic as of
chilling his stomach with an iced
draught. Our drug friend
points to the fact that Bright's
disease has kept pace in this
cuntry with the increased consump-
eioo of ice, and claims that before
ice became a common house hold
necessity the ma1ady was scarcely
known among physicians. There
may be something IN this theory.
Baltimore Gazette.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-09-20
&c OUGHg 6 4AA .ES So sR2HI!MWG G.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Trinity, Morgan Co., AL

Trinity, Morgan Co., Ala,
NJ. & c. Railroad. On tho plan of the
Higu Schools Of Virginia. Instructors
Alumni of the Va: University. Fits boys
and young men for the Senior Glasses of
fthe University of Virginia and Sewanee,
as we'll as for business. For Catalogues
giving full information, Address John A.
Lille 49, Livingston, Ala. June 30,
1879. I consider this one of the very
best training schools in the southern
states for boys and young men, as well as
a Erst-class boarding school. Carlos G.
Smith, Mobile, Ala, Jan. %, 1876. take
great pleasure in recommending to the
attention of my friends and the public
generally the claims of the Mountain
Spring High School. The salubrity OF
the climate, the reclusion of the locality,
the conduct of the domestic department.,
and the qualifications of the teachers
place the school in the first rank of edu-
cational institutions.
r II. WILMER, Bishop of Alabama
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-09-20
the FELICiANA SENTINEL.

ExE The returns from the Name
election are still very cloudy. but
enough is known to satisfy every
one that the republican gain is large.
The latest Geographic aGvices con-
tain the follow hg: The latest re-
turns indicate that the Republicans
have majority in the House az d
Sera,e, and that Davis, Republican
candidate for Governor will have a
considerable plurality over the 9th
er candidates. The Democrats
however, claim that the Senate is
undecided, and some doubt is ex.
pressed touching Davis's plurality.
Returns, although not official,
show: House. 81 Republicans to
81 opposition Senate. Is Repub-
Leans to 10 opposition, with YORK,
Oxford and Franklin uncertain.
One vote for either county gives
Davis the governorship. In the
event of the opposi,ition getting
all, the Republican House would
probably send up the name OF Hon.
Bion Bradbury. straight Democrat,
who has few scattering votes.
thrown, and tho opposition Senate
would of course elect him. This
estimate gives Cumberland, Saga
dahoe, Lincoln, Kennebec, Andres
coggin. Hancock, Washington and
Piscataquis counties to the Repuo'
leans, making Is. Somerset. Peno-
bscot, Waldo, Aroostook and
Knex to the opposition, making 10.
York 3. Oxford 2, Franklin I, un-
certain. There is nothing to change
the footing on Governors vote, as
tclegraphed last night.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-09-20
GUSTAVE BRUNNEKT.
UPHOLSTERER& CARRIAGE
TRIM MR..

st. Francisville, Louisiana.
A LII KINDS of plain and fancy nphol-
"A stering done. spring, Wool and
Moss mattresses made to order. Fnrni-
ture repaired and vanished or polished
Rooms papered aud decorated. All work
guaranteed and at prices to suit the
ines and executed in the most work
maniike manner, orders LETT with Mr..
lazard We'll or j. Jreyhan g. Co., or at
his shop will have prompt attention.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-09-20
THE HENRIETTA HOUSE.
notice.! NOTlCE!!

TNHE Merchants and other persons of the
l. towns of Bayou Sara and ST. Fran
cisville. and of the Parish Generally are
requested not to buy corn in small quar-
titles Qess than a wagon load) from per-
sons DESTROYS of selling until the first day
of November. 1879. 1t will be injurious
to us if such traffic is allowed to be car
ried on. PLANTERS
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-09-20
AGENTS WANTED.
The Usual$65 Machine Reduced to 25

4Ne CSu0G POO JHGCHlHe he0UCeOtO 20
] ! =! ! ! ! ! !
THE NEW STYLE
Family" Sewing Machine,
The Cheapest and Best in the World.
Too Long IN Use to Doubt its iSuyerisr Merits
1t makes the shuttle, double thread, lock-
stitch, the same on both sides Of the qc0rk,
mhich receired the highest aacayd at the Cen
tenn'al Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pa, 1876.
hnn nnu otbs, ,ao,boe .''s "J e1s ~ ta'u'es
So. Has HORIZONTAL sbwttze .n"t;o,' - s "MG
stronn frame Seicn1;".t;.e " "n..tt1' w .:M
Men 2mtomat;c 7eus;su nore1 ;oo,a "'' E wm
Iona 7ar0e.s;sed shuttle cns;i, ,.e'"nre5 '1 Es
ira large sized bobbins, holding 100 yards of
ina of bobb;ns inc ab,,ttJo tc a":". z.'.
rciIu unon the ,brcnS n"J 40 "'"a. 40 10 1 nu
bin IF Hi or ucor1m e,ant " nv a %p'm ."e Goo'
fic,;oH of stitch nnG ,e"a;n g' r% no aay &c"
1o,rc,. ,ireods o,e G,or 0 ,ath ~e mllg1r Gna
s;mu1toncows7v; in tSe c"n, o9s'mea ea"e 'oenea
Me st,rvoth ;,rc;sci, ,1,.e y, 9J luz 1o,mt"y
ana thickness of ,coyk. from Io o" o 1.s ~
leGtbcr Eowr 9,ot;o, ,, yLm . c:1 yn"~o ~
re1;nb1e tee1 lnn,rn o" t "mue' yGe".Me on,y
ueedie NIw seifnd;.y.t t."a t .u." sue ~ ne
01;u0 of threoJ M go,,',; ""G "P w taM
w;dih IF o,,u nnd T1 a.,a ssaanes ureat
Adontc3 IN nj ,In n" , .myo eepccuy " Wcfh.
witIout restriction S;,oni;o;t, a.a '1 pat
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-28
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The Batch OF News Which tho
Cable Brings Us Across
tho Ocean.
Programme Italian In
ternationalists Convicted Tho
Russians to March
on Hernt.
Distributing the Belief Funds in Ireland.
Distributing the Relief Funds in Ireland.
FRANCE.

LONDON, Dec 27, A Paris dispatch says
The president Of the Chamber OF Deputies
| NJ. Gambetta hImself. would not succeed Mt
this moment and with this chamber. In
forming durable majority resolved on sup
porting his cabinet.
TX Marshal Hnzaine. who Mt tho conclu-
ei N of tho last Franco German war, was con-
wiz ted of treason in tho surrender OF Metz
ayvo whose sentence Of death was Commuted
by President MaGMahon to twanty years
!hyB sanment in the fortress Mt Ie Sainte
Mara 'uerite. whence he escaped with the
ags,i,a aneo of his wife and her cousin. has So
lrfa,a permission TO settle some family
aEaisrs In France but has boon refused.
AaRa rs dispatch says The programme OF
NJ. do Freycinot is an extensive publication
of puaA ic functionaries, plenary amnesty,
auspensa N OF tho iiSity of tenure Of Judges.
and cietts mined anti clerical policy.
Anotha Paris dispatch says In cnnnec-
tion With tho appointment or Minister OF
Foreign fairs the Marquis dc Noailles,
present Fa eneh Ambassador at Rome, has
been tefauya phed to.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-28
signs and POrteHts. 5.


When the crescent of the young moon rests
supinely, It's horns In mir. 1t Ia n sign of dry
weather. because in this position IL holds all
the water, thus preventing It's fall to the
earth. This Is aisOR Sign OF wet weather ths
explanation In this case being that waterfuI
moon Is embIematio OF ~ water-s0aked earth.
Don't forget this sign of the new moon. It is
rarely you will find one 80 impartially ac-
Commodatng.
Whoever finds n four -leaved clover is gem
orally liar IT i8 81 much easier TO ietach
one leaf from a fiVe-leaved stalk than to hunt
for one with four Tint the temptation to men,
daelty Ia too much for average clay.
When n mouse gnaWB n hole i'm n gown some
misfortune may be apprehended. The mis-
fortune has already happened to the gown.
and may be apprehended to happen to tho
mouse.
An old sign is that child grows proud IL
suffered To look in u mirror while less than
twelve months old But what the average In
FAINT can sec In tho mirror to make II proud ia
difficult for any but It's parents to understand.
rod sky in the west Mt evening indicates
that tho next day will be pleasant, barring
accidents OF rnin. snow and hail.
II you take down your ehingle preparatory
to putting It UP In u new location IL 10 a sign
you are moving.
II hon run across the street directly I'm
front Of you 1t Ia n sign that hen will soon
be op the other side lf she crosses over Just
behind you Pshnwl who ever knew hen
that wouldn't die right In her tracks rather
than cross ones pathway in his rear7
When You aee n cat running around fnrf-
ously 1t is o sign that the crockery and glass
ware Ia In danger.
When you drop a knife and 1t sticks In ths
floor II i9 n sign that some one Is coming If
yo'l are small boy that some one may be-
your mother, and her coming bs to remon-
strate with you with her slipper.
10 dream OF wedding is q sign OF inanf-
tion.
To dream OF funeral betokens too muoh
pork and cabbage.
TO dream Of finding money betokens that
1t Is easier to dream of finding money than
to work for 1t.