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Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-28
A STRANGE PEOPLE.

DR.. r. r. Heath, in a paper
on "Peruvian Antiquities" de-
scribes a strange people livir &
in a town called Eten, in 7-de-
grees south latitude and. about
two miles from the sea. They
number about 1000, and they
speak, besides the Spanish, a
language which some of the re-
Gently brought over Chinese
understand, but there is no 9th.
er similarity between the two
peoples. They intermarry, un-
cles and nicces, brothers and
sisters, nephews and aunts, that
is promiscuOusly, and with no
apparent curse Of consanguini-
ty; but they will not permit any
intermarriage into their num-
Der, or with the outside world.
They have laws, customs and
dress of their own, and live by
braiding hats and mats and
weaving clothes. They will
give no account or The place
whenc. they came or of the
time they settled at Eten. His
terry does not mention their ex-
istence before the Spaniards ar
rived, nor does it record their
immigration since. Among
them there are no sick or de-
formed persons, their custom
being to send a committee to
each sick or old person., and
those who are reported past re-
covery or past usefulness are
promptly strangled by the pub
| lie executioner. EteI orders it,
they say, and with Eten's Or
ders there is no interference
New York Star.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-28

A CnoICE BIT CT HIsTC RY.-On page
20 of the Journal of the u. S. Senate,
first session of the Third Congress, conf
menced at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
December 2, 1888, can DC found the fol-
lowing resolutions, offered Oh the 23d of
December, of the same year, and passed
by the United States Senate with but
two dissent ng votes: and signed by Coo.
Washington, President, aud Johu Adams,
Vice President:
'Any person holding any office or any
stock in any institution in the nature of
bank for issuing or discoun ting bills or
notes payable to bearer or order, cannot
be IL member of the house whilst he EolLs
such office or stock"
The late Congress was composed of l2C
| bankers, 80 lawyers, IA merchants, IL
| manufacturers, doctors, mechanics
and not Il single farmer or daily laborer
This is agreeable to a statement made by
Moses w Field, NJ. G. What n burlesGut
our representative government 6
Week.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-28
"HEIMGANG."

hnsang! So the German people
Whisper when they hear tho bell
|uiug from some gray old stccplo
|sath's famili.,r r tale to tell;
bku they hear the Organ dirgcs
|sselling out from chapel demo,
N tho singers chanting snrscs,
|Hsimgang, always going home.
Gucane! Quaint ard tender saying
|n the grand old German tongnc,
,t hath shaped Moleectnon's praying
lud the lily INNS THAT Luther sung
|tssed is our loving Maker
That wl,cre'cr our feet shall roam,
(l We journey tow"rds Gods Acre
|Heimgang" Always going home.
Emsang. We are all 50 weary,
Ind the viii ows, as they wave.
Efly sighiEg, sweetly, ircary,
Woo It's to the tranquil grave,
fhen the golden p tchers broken,
With its dress and witt, it's foam,
a the tender words are. spoken
aleipgang! We are going home,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-28
49,35S, 627 291

1t will be seen that upon the above ba-
els the sixteen Southern States will have
ia members and the Northern States
will have 1877. If it is decided to raise the
number OF members to 300. the States OF
Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachu-
setts, Michigan, New Jersey, North Car
olna, Texas aud Virginia would each
gain an additional member, they having
the largest fractions over the population
required to give the States the representa-
ton credited to them ii the above (alcn-
lation. This would result in !: net gain
of another member for the South, giving
this section lis on the basis OF u full
House OF 800, while the North would have
1S5. Tho Northern members arc at pre-
sent in Il majority of eighty-one. Under
the new apportlonmcnt they will he in Il
majority Of fseventy.-N. O. Democrat.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-28

cy7Wc extract the following from an
article written by II. Barton BAKER, entl-
tied, "Ncwspaper, Past and Present" jnst
published in the London Graphic: ~
good anecdote was told me some time
ago. by one of the actors III the contest.
Sir Robert Peel was to deliver a speech
somewhere far down in the North OF Eng
land. which was looked forward to with
unusual interest and it would be worth
considerable to the fl ST paper wko could
issue tie report. There was two, the Gun
and the Post, between which the compe--
tition was keen. The Post had made eX-
traordinary Arrangements along the whole
line of road, securing short relays OF last
horses, aud taking such precautions that
not a moments delay should occur in tho
Transmission of the report. But the rival
journal, while making equally complete
provision for tho speed of its representa-
tive, supplemented it with very clever
expcdient Its sheets, printed with tie
| ordinary news of tho day, but with Il
considerable blank space left, were sent
down to Il Ger ain printing Office III INC
town in which the coveted speech was "
be delivered; q large number OF co:npos )
itors were engaged, and, bit by bit, the
speech, as Sir Robert was delivering H.
was sent off to the Office of the Suns re-
porter, and set up. AS soon as 1t was
completed, it was printed into the blank
space, and while the Post was tearing II!
the London road with its ''llimsy." ITS II
val was dispatching copies to all inc
great towns about, and was following
behind with q cargo for town. OF course
the Post arrived in London first, ant
some time after it's arrival met the Sun
entering at break meek speed. The fo-m
ar,s chucllle OF satisfaction and cry OF VIC
} torv. however, was suddenly Oh 'cked' al
, thouoh he could not understand the mys
tery, by his rival fourish'ns out OF tn
} cb,ise window the printed copy OF III
newspaper.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-28
THE NEXr APPOSGIONMGNI.

The census returns being almost COM
plete, it is now possible to give the rep
to which each State will he
entitled under the next apportionment.-
1t is not believed that the number of
the House will be Increased. In order,
therefore, to keep it down to 293 it will
be necessary to make the basis of repre-
sentatio 10000, with an additional
MEMBER for each IS, 600 Of population in
excess Of that number or its Igultiple.--
The representation to which each State
will be entitled on this basis: together
with the gains and losses as compared
with the present apportionment, will be
found i'll the following table:
Inf, M
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-28
A QUEER YARN.

4 small social circle III Sail
gerties is now anxiously await
ing developments in 81 romantic
affair that has come to light
within the past fe" days, at
Kingston, N. Y, III which a
young dry goods clerk III San-
gertics and 4, Columbia county
girl play the leading parts. The
names of the parties are sup
pressed, but the affair is or such
an unusual character that 1t
becomes matter OF public
comment. On Friday last the
young clerk was busiIy engaged
in cleaning the interior or Il
show-window, when a fashion
ably dressed and comely young
woman entered the store and
asked the proprietor IN q VIVA
cious manner what he. would
take for that article in the win
dow, nodding significantly to
ward the young man. Inc
proprietor laughingly replied
that he would sell him for a
dish of ice cream. The young
! woman said: every well; l Will
take him." andderarted, return
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-28
Go to Swectman & FriendS'S
for Il glass OF soda water.

- An exchange ro)ates that Sarah
Pierce, a lissolute ucgress, who was COM
mittcd to tho House of Correction, at
Philadelphia. a fow days ago, is attract
ing much attention from the fact that,
being originally Il dark mulatto, she is
turning white. Almost her cn,ire body
is W hitc, having tho appearance. of the
natural healthy SIX in of white person.
The upper part of her face and spots on
her body remain as originally, nearly
black. She says she began TO tarn white
in spots about six years ago. She is III
good health ana has never been sicS.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-28

.yA Detroit physician asserts that tor
Il hot weather drink nothing equals but
termilk. 1t is, he says, ''both drink and
food. aid for the laborer it is the best
known. 1t supports the system, and even
in fever will cool the stomach admirably
It is also a most valuable dom este RENE,
DIV. 1t will cure dysentery as we'll and
more quickly than any other remedy
knowr. Dysentery is really constipa-
ton, and is the opposite of diarrhca. 1t
is Inflammation of the bowels with con-
gestion of the portal circulation'-the cir
culation of the blood through the bowels
and live. 1t is IL disease always preva-
lent in the summer and autumn. tTom
considerable observation I feel warrant
ed in saving that Luttermilk, drunk mod-
erate,y, will cure every case OF lt-ccf-
tniuly when taken in tine early stages"
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-28
A SCANDALOUS DOG.

6pue upon 1 ime there lived in the city
New YM k u wealthy old gentleman
had a. way Wslz.l s"h. The young
lked TO run with the boys, and
dhaged 10 use up considerab+a ct the
yeatlcman's substanc for wine sup
ds last teams aud other uas,oly dissi.
tions. Consequently, this young man
s always in debt, constantly in need
tIeaAy casl, and continually making
kfnis:!ions on his governors eNchequer
At last the old gentleman took tum-
xhate, e1 that may mean; but the
(oung man, Iu describing the course his
Ither had concluded to pursue, remark
to friend that the old man had ta-
fH tumble. The said tumble consist
tin his notifying his son and heir that
nn that on and hencctorth nomoro cash
nany funny business, and the old tel-
hw was as good as his word. Down IN
aheart of hearts the young man was
Fisyous sore, but he assumed Il smile
aough he felt it not, and made earnest
Aotestations of reform. Meanwhile he
hpt on running with the boys Oh tick.
lick is one of those things that has Il
init, and one day the wayward son
un1 himself ut the end of his rope, 81 to
peak, and ut his wits ends for funds to
hsp up his end with the other boys, and
liter canvassine the matter in his mind
ad assuring himself that the cid gentle
nan was ineXorable and that no com
3uld he squeezed out of him OH square
nposition. lie hit upon happy cNpedl-
Pat. Entering the paternal present, and
laming Il look of business, he said:
Father, have you read about that man
vsr in Brooklyn that can teach dogs to
|Iikp
| II the old man had been in the halcyon
|aays of his youth, he would probably
have said, 'WhatyergivlnnsT but berg
ae father of a family, he said, What sort
ola dam muonseness are you talking about
noRs
Fact, sure's you live, said young hope
hl: I've seen the thing myself, Snd
didn't know but what it might be good
'dea to take old Tigc over and have hin
Taught A talking dog would be q cheer
tal thing to lave about the house an'
would make lots of amusement for tn
slillreu!'
Ny son. returned the father. solemuly
I'm an old man, and I've seen q power
4ai sight of the werld, and l tell you tina
'nis is an age Of humbug.'
That's all right, father, but isn't II
asewise an age of progress? Look a
'ae locomotive, and the telephone, an
!. ae Atlantic cable, and the patent what
s0youcalleln, and all those other thing
pey didn't know about in the days OF th
"soiutionary fathers
Vsrtainly, certainly, my son; glad t
s'S you showing such knowledge OF tb
SSNd's progress. Aud do you reall
"'hk the mancan teach dogs to talkT
sare pop! But.Tit don't cost u cent
aiailure. The Professor says he don
s'"ta tany money if the dog can't be taugl
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-28

~ \ few years ago, stained glass Will
dows were rare in this country, even in
churches, except among the ambitions
aud costly ones of two or three dcnomi
nations. Now, ornamental windows are
comparatively p!cntifnl, not only in
churches, but in other dwellings, public
and private, and would be more common
in ordinary dwellings,, were the cost
within the scope of ordinary purses. The
growing taste tor this sort OF color deco
ration cannot fail to be materially ad
vanccd Ivy the cheap and very successful
imitation Of stained glass effects how
coming iuto use. Thin sheets of silk pa
per are printed with brilliant oil colors
in varied artistic patterns, and when
pasted on common glass windows, they
producc all tie brilliant effects Of costly
colored glass. The colorcd sheets may be
applied without skilled labor and show
u cr.at advance in decorative effects over
ordinary curtain shades or blinds. The
invention has been patented, and a large
,, demand is almost certain to arise.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-28


with anybody. The terms are just these;
you take the dog over and pay the $50
i'll advance; if at the end of week the
dog can't talk, you got your $50 back
but if he can talk you pay $50 more, max
ing al even hundred for the lessous.'
well, it would be odd to have old Tige
talking around the house, and I guess
We'll try the thing, any how. You can
take the dog over this afternoon, ii you
like
And the old man vert down in his
kick as the boys call il, and handed the
boy a $50 note.
Tigc left the house that day.
From day to day the old gentleman in.
CURED Of his son as to the progress Tige
was making in his studies. The inva1ia
ble reply of his son was: "Thc Professor
says he's just getting OH fine, and is go
ing to make talker from basc'
at last the eventful day came when
Tigo was to be brought home, and the
young mau t. ok tho other fifty from his
trusting parent. That evening he came
home without the dog.
where's TiGc? asked the Governor.
See here, father, said the young man,
Ivc got something to say it won't do to
speak out before all the family. I'd like
to have about five minutes conversation
with you in another room.'
Father and son retired to another room,
locked the door, stuffed paper in the key
hole, and tho young man spoke as fol-
lows: .
well, ! went over 20 Brooklyn and
got Tigr, and Eo was dreadful glad to see
me, you bet. When he got OH the boat
just thought I'd have IL little talk with
the old dog, to kind Of get him broke in,
and astonish the fol ks when we got home
We sat down ht the bow Of the boat, and
said, How do, Tiger
''Pooty wcll,' said he; how's the folks?
Bang up says I. .
Gals all we'll said lie.
Fine as a fiddle, says I.
Has Miranda and that big beau of hers
| bnrstcd any moro of the parlor chairs
! sitting on 'cm double p says he.
Il don't pay much atten"ion 20 the gall
love affairs said I, 'and TiGe, you musr'
talk aboat such things; they're sacred
Look here, Jim,' said ,Tige, kince
solemn like, and winking out df tho cor
ncr of his eye, look here, does the OF
mar, keep it up kissing tnat chambermai
} with the red cheeks and pug nose, ever
I time he catches her on the basemen
| staircase >
Father, just imagine low felt
have that dog talking that Way abou
the author of my being. Now, what wa
l coiug to do under the circumstances
Co,,ld bring that dog home and hav
him scandalizing the family around tn
ncichborhood and before company: No
much just coaxed old Tige to the edg
of the boat and pushed him overheard
Dead dogs tells no tales"
The Judgment of the court is that th
murderer is .justitiabie and strictly III sci
Defense said the old man; and he CAV
the protector of the family honor anothe
fifty, and suggested that it might Ce jus
as we'll to tell the folks that Tige died i
q fit, and not to mention anything abor
his sconversat ioual powers.-Virginia Cit
Enterprise.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-28
A NEW EMPIRE.

The tide femigration across
the Atlantic is now larger than
at any period Of our history.
The condition Of affairs In the
Old World is such that we may
hope for enormous additions to
our population during the next
decade, as the competition OF
the American farmer has added
Il new cause Of depression III
the agricultural district OF Eu-
rope.
The Northwest is now receiv-
ing the largest proportion OF
tlR,Irew comers. East OF the
Missouri and North Of the ONO
the value of the lands las risen
above the. means Of the lmml-
grant. West OF that stream the
Tooth meridian is the ilml5 OF
profitable agriculture. 1t can
not be long before Kansas, Ne
braska and Colorado Will cease
to offer attractions to settlers.
The cotton States must there
fore at an early date be relled
upon to supply homes to the
yeomenry of Europe. ihe hlll
lands an both sides of the Mis-
sissippi will doubtless receive
the largest attention at first,
but when the new comers nave
become acclimated, and nave
disabused their minds of the
prejudices instil{ed by Western
emigration agents, the tenden-
cy will be towards the bottom
lands Of the Mississippi, the
most productive on the Amer1-
can continent.
The delta of the Mississipplyet
to be brought under cllltivatlon
is an empire in itself. Inc to-
tai area of the bottom lands is
80, 900 square miles, equal to
over 2O,OOO,OOO acces. OF this
mere narrow strip along the
rivers and bayous has been
brought under cultivation.
Says Gen. Abbott, OF the
United States Engineers, rela-
tive to this region: ':Protected
against the river and properly
drained this would render avail
able at least 100000 acres OF
sugar land, or more than double
the amount heretofore planted,
about 100000 acres OF the
best cotton land in the world,
capable Of yielding a bale to
the acre, and not less than H.
100000 acres of corn land OF
unsurpassed and ineXhausilble
fertility"
In addition to the great infiu-
ence Of the Improvement OF the
Mississippi on the jotty system,
us recommended by the river
commission, upon the internal
commerce Of the country, and
the vast benefits to accure to
the agricultural and manufac-
turing interests of the West
from the cheapening OF trans
portation, there is involved the
reclamation Of an empire capa-
ble Of producing more cotton
than is now raised in the Unit
ed States, and sufficient sugar
and rice to su! ply the entire
home consumption, whose an
nual products would exceed III
value S50O,OOO,OO and within
which 100000 inhabitants
could maintain themselves IL
prosperous circumstances IN
o. PicayuRe.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-28

rY~In coming $2o,0oo,ooo in silver and
s22, 600. 600 in gold at the San tranciaao
Mint, in 1878, there was lost only S2'
MIA n,rnat which had been down i've
years, was taken up last spring, cut up
into small pieces, and burned in pans
The debris was put through the same pro-
cess IA the mining dust, and there was
rot FROM the old carpet $1,000
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-28

vAnumber of horse thieves and oth-
ar criminals escaped by means of skele-
ton KEYS from the Jail at Houston, Texas,
last week.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-28

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic restores the
appetite.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-28

Ice cold soda water at Sweet
man & Friends.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-11-24
Prominest gentlemen from Richmop

Prominent gentlemen from Richmond
now here say there is;no doubt that the debt
question viii be eliminated fiom the politics
OF Virginia al an early day; that 1t will be
settled upou business principles, and that
the payment Of the interest willibe secured
BY The present rate Of taxation, supple
mented By liquor tax and a tax en- bank
paper W0skaagt0 Alexandria Ga
xetfe.
We are glad to hear II, or, rather, we
would be glad 10 hear such news.f II there
were. any good reason TO believe lit true.
There are a good many people to be con-
suited before the debt question can be
" elimInsfed froa the politics OF Virginia"
The men who stsst these,snmors are often
such as concoct sasae scheme Of their awn,
and then 1atteI themselyesthat they car Sc
cure Its sdoptioo asssh blythe creditors Of
Virginia and BY The people OF Virginia. We
trust that nobody whs seally.he,ires to sse
the stAstion settled saIL<it down 10 idIenex
under<be suppression sought to be- made by.
the ixernsnis Of The &asetts. There is mol
time tsSfe wasted.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-11-24

BLACK ALL-wOOL MONTE CLOTH at 21c. a
yard-the same sold last season at SOC, and
opened the first of this season at 40c. yard;
44-inch ALL-wOOL CAMEL'S-HAIR at 62c. a
yard, valued at 81;
AZ inch ALL-WOOL HUJACK CLOTH. at $1.22,
former piece price 1885,
4S-inch DRAP DE DEKKA at Sl.35, the agents
price OF which has been :2.12
40 inch GRAPE NOME at Csc, general value 81
yard.
The above goods were purchased at the recent
Lupin's closing sale, the attachment of whose name
always a sufficient guarantee for the purity and
wear OF The goods.
Among the above goods are also 20 pieces OF
BLACK CASlIMERES at from 10 to zoe. a
yard less than regular value;
BLACK and COLOhED BROCADED VELVETS
In all their various qualities at great reduce
Also PLUSHES far below market value;
We shall make special Offering of BLACK SILKS,
SATIN DE LYONS, BR0CADED SATINS, and
other SILK GOODS purchased at great sacri-
flee by our New York resident buyer last week !;
BLACK SATIN at Csc yard, valued at 81;
COLORED SILKS at 45c., value 75c.;
BLACK SATIN at 1925, value $3.50;
BLACK SATIN DE LYON at s5c., value $3.50;
BROCADE SATIN at Zoe, value 1925;
COLORED SURAH SILKS at Soc. cost over soc.
10 import;
BLACK GR0s-GRAIN SILK (all SILK at 40c.,
value 75c.;
BLACK eros. GRAIN SILKS In various fine quail
ties at unprecedented prices;
Also, NOME FURNITURE CRETONNES at
12kc., former price 25c.;
34xzO.inch ALL-LlNEN HUCK TOWELS at
Sc, value Is to 1896;
% dozen SIX-BUTTON OPERA KID GLOVES at
soc, value 81;
s pieces BROCADED VELVETEEN at soc.
yaId, value 81.
We also offer some rare bargains In LADIES' and
MISSES, HOSE,
LADIES and CHILDREN's KNIT UNDER
WEAR;
Full assortment Of
LADIES' LIGHT SACQUEs,
ULSTERS,
D0LMANS,
CLOAKs,
aud all the various other WRAPS as they appear.
[no l3-Sa,SuSWI