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Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-04-17
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Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-04-17


The Treasurer does not hold voucher for
warrant No. lao, in favor of Chas. Spen-
Ger, for $35. He states it was not sign
ed by the May or, yet he paid it with the
Intention of getting his signature, but
the same having been misplaced has not
been able to find it, His book, as we'll as
the stub in the warrant in warwant book,
will show that it has been paid
A. FISCHER,
S. WELL, Com
On motion Of Mr.. Wells, tho report was
accepted and the Committee discharged.
1t was resolved that the bill of DR.. S
D. Tonge and Mr.. A. Szabo be rejected as
not being due by the town
The old Council having finished their
business, the following members of the
the newly elected Council-Aug. Fischer,
Elisha Gore and Conrad Bockel-appeal =
ed, presented their commissions and, hav
ing previously qualified, by subscribing t.
the oath prescribed for all persons hold
| ing Office under the constitution of the
State, took their seats and proceeded to
| business.
On motion, his honor, the Mayor, ap-
| pointed the following committees:
Finance Committee-F. NJ. Mumlord
and A. Fischer.
Committee to examine all Books Con
rad Bockel, August ischer and +. NJ.
Mumford. Ordered to report at the next
meeting.
A resolution was adopted constituting
the Mayor and Council a Committee
| of the whole Oh Levee and Dralraee, to
watch the rising waters, with full power
to act i'll protecting the town from an
| overflow.
There being no further business, the
meeting adjourned. II. A. bINNING,
Clerk.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-04-17
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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24
Whose FauIt Ia It?

A lady says: " We read great deal
about the extravaganza of wives and of
girls marrying without knowing how to
cook or take care of a family. I should
like to ask who is to blame for this state
of affairs? Girls will be girls, and it
will be useless to try to make women Of
them until they are old enough. If
young men insist upon marrying girls
before they are hardly out Of school,
before they are old enough to assume
the responsibility Of motherhood, they
must abide by the consequences. The
girls don't propose to the young men,
neither do they urge an early marriage !;
tits the young men that do this; and
many a young girl has been coaxed into
marriage when she felt she was too
young, by the same young man who will,
after marriage, fret because his child
wife can't cook as the mother did,"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24
The Stupid Boy,

Never set boy down for stupid
because he does not make figure at
school. Many of the most celebrated
men who have ever lived have been set
down by some conventional pedagogue
as donkeys. One of the greatest as
tronomers of the age was restored to his
father by the village schoolmaster with
these encouraging words: There's no
use paying good money for his educa-
ton. All he wants to do is to lie on
thegrass on his back and stare at the
sky. I'm afraid his mind is wrong"
Scientific men have often been logged
for falling into brown studies over their
books, and many an artist of the
future has come to present grief
for drawing all over his copybook and
surreptitiously painting the pictures of
his geography. Your genius, unless
musical, seldom proves himself one in
his childhood, and your SNUG and self
sufficient piece of precocity, who takes
all the medals, and is the show scholar
OF his school, often ends by showing no
talent for anything beyond yardstick.
Sir Walter Scott was called stupid as q
child, and it was not even considered to
his credit that he was fond of ssic
trash" as ballads, and could learn them
by heart at any time. That boy, who
really worries you by being SO much
unlike his bright brothers, may be the
very one who will make you proud and
happy some years hence. Take that
for your comfort.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24
The Manufacture Of Farina.

During the Franco German war the
French Government purchased all the
farina it could secure and mixed it with
wheaton flour in "potato cakes" for the
army. Farina ut that time rose to G4O
ton, and even the supply fell far short
OF the demaud. Since then an in
creased amount of farina has been regu-
larly consumed in France, and farina
mills have correspondingly multiplied
in that country. The manufacture of
potato -four is so simple, and the results
so methodical, that it requires very lit
tie experience to reach satisfactory
issue. The potatoes are first stepped in
water from six to twelve hours to soften
the dirt and other matter adherine,
after which they are thoroughly washed
by mechanical means with the aid of
either steam or water power. They are
then reduced to pulp by a rasping or
grinding process in q properly con-
structed mill. A small stream of water
is caused to flow on the upper surface OF
the rasp or grinder, to keep it clean of
accumulation of pulp. From the grinder
the pulp falls into washing machine,
through which the farina is forced bv
revolving brushes, the coarser pulp be-
ing thrown out at lateral openings. The
granules of farina pass into trough,
and are conducted to vats, where the
farina is permitted to deposit. After
the proper number of filtrations and
dispositions have occurred, until the
last deposit, which is pure white farina,
the latter becomes of sufficient consist
ency to cut into Jumps, and place, either
unsupported or in conical wire cases, to
dry: The drying process can be accom-
pished in a building supplied with
shelves, and capable OF being heated
from 60 deg, at which the farina be-
girs to dry, up to 212 deg, which is as
high a temperature as it will require,
The heating apparatus may be such as
is most convenient. In Europe the
farina is packed in 200 to 212 pound
tine sacks, but -four barrels are said to
be preferable, az the wood protects it
from damage, and allows it to be trans
ported safely to the most distant regions.
Journal of ApDlied Science.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24
How He'd Do 1t.

Several men were gathered at the
door OF blacksmith shop when a
school-boy, not over 9 years of age,
came along with tears in his eyes, and
one of the group asked: rug
What's the matter, boy-fail down %
aN-no, but I've got hard 'rithmetic
lesson, and expect to get clicked i"
was the answer. ..,s.s
"Let me see; I used to be king-bee
on fractions
The man took the book, turned to
the page, and read:
RULE Find the least common
multiple of the denominators of the
fractions for the least common denomi-
nator. Divide the least common de-
nominator by each denomination, and
multiply both terms of the fractions by
the quotient obtained by each denona-
nator." ".'.s5
He read the rule aloud and asked if
any one could understand it. All shook
their heads, and he then continued:
Well, now, think should go to
work and discover the least uncommon
agitator. would then evolve a paral-
lei according to the intrinsic deviator
and punctuate the thermometer"
So would I! answered every man
in chorus, and one of them added
" I've worked 'em out that way thous-
and times!" E5 '..2" sE
Not one of the men, all of whom were
in business and had made money, could
even understand the working of the
rule, much less work examples by it,
and yet it was expected that 9year-
old boy should 60 to the blackboard and
do every sum off-hand.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24
land. Neso York Advertiser. Try Green
land for the next agricultural fair.
The Old Barn.

Was ever perfume sweeter than that
all-pervading fragrance Of the sweet
scented hay? and was ever an interior
SO truly picturesque, go full of quiet
harmony?
The lofty haymows piled nearly to
the roof, the jagged ax-notched beams
overhung with cobwebs fecked with
dust Of hay-seed, with perhaps a downy
feather here and there. The rude,
quaint hen-boxes, with the lone nest
egg, in little hooks and corners. How
wildly, how lovingly, I recall each one!
In those snow-bound days, when the
white flakes shut in the earth down
deep beneath, and the drifts obstructed
the highways, and we heard the noisy
transfers, with snap of whip and ex-
citing shouts, urge their straining oxen
through the solid barbados; when all
the fences and stone walls were almost
lost to sight in the universal avalanche;
and, best of all, when the little district
school-house upon the hill stood in an
impossible sea of snow-then we as
sembled in the old barn to play, sought
out every hidden corner in our game of
hide-and-seek, or jumped and frolicked
IN the hay, now stopping quietly to
listen to the tiny squeak of some
rusthng mouse near by, or it may be
creeping cautiously to the little hole ur.
near the caves in search of the big
eyed owl we once caught mapping there
In hundred ways we passed the feet
ing hours.
The general features of New England
barns areal alike. The barn that we
remember is q garner full of treasure
sweet as new-mown hay. You remem.
Der the great broad double doors, which
made their sweeping circuit in the
snow; the ruddy pumpkins, piled up in
the corner near the bins, and the visit
full whinny of the old farmhouse as
with pricked-up ears and eager pull of
chain he urged your prompt attention
to your chores; the COWS, too, in the
Manager stalls-how sweet their per-
fumed breath Outside the corn-crib
stands, its golden stores cleaning
through the open laths, and the oxen,
reaching with tapping, upturned
tongues, yearn for the tempting feast,
$50 near and yet so far" The party
colored hens group themselves in rich
contrast against the sunny boards of the
weathel-bea shed, and the ducks
and geese, with rafting croak and
husky hiss and quick vibrating tails
Chat strange contagion), waddle across
the slushy snow, and sail out upon the
barn-yard pond. Here is the pile OF
husks from whose bleached and rust
ling sheaths you picked the little ravel-
ings CT brown for your corn-silk ciga-
rettes. Did ever "pure Havana" taste
as sweet?-Ha1per's Magazine.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24
The Wrong Card.

One of the old style" of commercial
travellers was Jack Hazard, of New
York. Jack was passionately fond of
the pasteboards," and would occasion
ally even indulge in little game with
the boys in the basement of the store,
when not upon the road"
One morning, when thus engaged,
the "old man" was heard approaching,
and Jack stuffed his last trick in his
pocket, chucked the rest of the pack
into an empty case, and the company
broke up. The cause Of the intrusion
was soon explained by Jack receiving
an order to start for Philadelphia at
once with samples of new line Of
goods.
Jack flung the samples into valise,
nut on clean paper collar, bought ten
cigars for quarter, and started at once
Arrived in Philadelphia, his first call
was on an old Quaker house on Bond
street. Pulling himself together, Jack
rmarched in, and, laying card before
the senior partner, who was busily en-
gagged at his desk, said, in his most
sanctimOnious manner:
That is the party I have the honor
to represent"
The follower of Penn looked care
fully at the card, and then, fixing his
steely-blue eye on Jack, handed it
back. saying:
If that is the party thee represents,
thee will find Philadelphia well stocked
with his goods"
Jack cast one Mortified look at the
card. TWAS the little joker" on which
fellow-clerk had strongly sketched the
head aud horns of his Satanic Majesty !;
and the bold salesman, for once discom-
flied, beat hasty retreat to his hotel.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24
Things to Remember.

That fish may be scaled much eaaie,
BY dipping in boiling water about 9
minute. I5sf 9I-as
That fish may as well be scaled i
desired before packing down in salt
though in that case do not scald them
Salt fish are quickest and best fresh.
ened by soaking in sour milk.
That milk which is turned o,
changed may be sweetened and rem.
dered fit for use again by stirring in 9
little soda.
That salt will curdle new milk;
hence, in preparing milk porridge,
GRAVES, etc., the salt should not be add.
ed until the dish is prepared.
That fresh meat after beginning to
sour, will sweeten if placed out OF
doors in the cool over night.
That clear boiling water will remove
tea stains and many fruit s:sains. Pour
the water through the stain and thus
prevent its spreading over the fabric.
That ripe tomatoes will remove ink
and other stains from white cloth also
from the hands.
That a teaspoonful Of turpentine
boiled with your white clothes will aid
the whitening process.
That boiled starch is much improved
by the addition of little sperm. or q
little salt, or both, or q little gum ara
bic dissolved.
That beeswax and salt will make your
rusty flat irons as clear as glass. Tie a
lump OF wax in rag and keep for that
purpose. When the irons. are hot, rub
them first with the wax rag, and then
scour with . paper or cloth sprinkled
with salt.
I That blue ointment and kerosene
mixed in equal proportions, and APP
Piled to bedsteads, is an unfailing bed
bug remedy, and that coat of white.
wash is ditto for the walls of q log
house.
That kerosene will soften boots or
shoes which have been hardened by
water and render them as pliable as
new.
That kerosene will make tin kettles
bright as new. Saturate wooden rag
and rub with it. It will also remove
stains from the clean vanished furni-
ture.
That cool rain water and soda will
remove machine grease from washable
fabrics.
Every one OF these receipts is unfail-
ing: Gut out this slip and place it in q
book for reference.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24
The Chinese Way of Dealing with
Criminals,

A correspondent writing from
Shanghai says: II went to see six
Chinese pirates beheaded. The open
square where all the executions take
place was filed with Chinese of all ages
and conditions, and few Europeans
among them. The prisoners were the
most forlorn starvelings ever saw, and
betrayed no more fear at their approach
ing fate than if they were to be specta-
tors OF an execution. A huge Tartar
otticiated as an executioner. He was
armed with native sword, and stood on
a small platform in the center of the
square. After the criminals, with their
hands tied behind, had beer taken upon
the stage, the executioner took one of
the pirates by the arm, brought him to
the edge of the platform, hit him q
sharp rap with his hand on the head,
which caused the poor fellow to bow
his head, and then the executioner's
sword went up, was poised in the air q
full half minute, and, with sweep, the
glittering blade descended and the poor
criminals head went flying off in one
direction and the body in the other.
One by one the others met their death
in the same way, the Tartar making q
very short, business-like job of it, mere
~ turning to receive the plaudits of the
crowd after each head rolled off, and re-.
spending by grin which showed every
one OF his teeth. But the stoidity Of
the poor wretches was beyond descrip-
ton. Not muscle quivered, and even
when waiting for the blade of the exc
cutioner to fall I could not detect q
sign of emotion. The crowd seemed to
enjoy the sight immensely, and set up
q yell of delight at each cut of the Tar
tar's sword. I am told that executions
are common here. Sickened with the
sight, went down one of the roads,
and, coming to prison, went in. OF
all places in this world, I believe there
is no one where so much abject wretch
edness can be seen as in Chinese
prison. The criminals serving out sen.
fences get but one meal a week from
the authorities. The rest of the time
they are fed by their friends, if they
have any; by the contributions of Wis
itors, or they starve. I had not much
money with me on going in, but came
out penniless, the poor creatures so
working on my feelings. Some of the
prisoners had lost hand; others were
heavily ironed, and all wore the same
pinched and starved look. saw three
women in process of execution for
numbering man. They were hanged
by the neck in kind of wooden stocks,
SO arranged that their feet could just
touch the ground, and were left in this
condition till dead. Sometimes death
ensues very soon, but oftener day or
two will pass before the poor wretch
dies, as there is no pressure on the
neck. I was glad to get away from this
place, too. But the piteous tones of
the poor prisoners, begging for 'cum-
shaw "a PRESENT., ring in my ears yet"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24
An OJd iDiyOrce Suit.

It often happens that two womee
claim the same man for husband. but
it is rare that one woman claims two
men, neither of whom wants her. But
such is the condition of divorce suit
in New York, originally begun by the
second husband, with the connivance
of the first, to show that the second
marriage was undertaken before the di-
vorce from the first husband was grant
ed. A decree in favor would have left
her married to her first husband. He
changed his mind and resisted the de-
cree, but the court has decreed that the
divorce was invalid, which leaves the
second husband free, but binds the
first.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24
Misnamed PRAYERS,

A correspondent of the National
Baptist, discussing the Lords Prayer,
takes occasion to say: @Our Father
which art in heaven is the commence
ment of the prayer, which isl think
erroneously = usually called "the
Lords Prayer" ....... ...
In Matthew, vi. 9, and Luke, xi. l, we
read that the Savior taught his dis
ciples at their request to pray in this
manner" not always repeating those
words, but indicating the proper OBJ
jects or subjects of prayer. They teach
how created intelligence may suppl
cate the Almighty. This may be called
the model prayer, showing how man
may pray as taught by the Son of Man
Himself.
The Lord prayed for Himself on va
rious occasions. The special Lords
Prayer is recorded in John, xvii, and
may be read to advantage By all.
Portions of it, not all, may be used by
us; but it is mainly His own, and His
alone.
It may be well to read the many
prayers recorded in both the Old and
New Testaments. They will instruct
as to the best methods and proper
supplications. They should prevent
vain repetitions and guide our
aspirations.
The true Lords Prayer" is in John,
and is not all adapted to our wants.
The model prayer, in Matthew and in
Luke, is all ours, capable of much en-
largement, adapted to our varied wants
and necessities, and is authorized"
not by any human authority, but by the
only Mediator and Great Intercessor
between God and man for universal
humanity.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24
A Composite Od0r.

John, what odor is that?" "Cloves.
love" But that other?" "Allspice,
my beloved" "But isn't there anoth-
err" Yes, apples, belovedest.= Gust
one more" "Raisins, my most be-
!oyedest." swell, John, if you'd only
drink Just little brandy now, I think
you'd make a good mince pie"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24
A POEM WITH A POINT.

Only pin; yet it calmly lay
On the tufted floor in the light OF day;
And 1t shone serenely fair and bright,
Rejecting back the MONDAY light.
Only q boy: yet he saw that pin,
And his face a sumed a fiendish grin;
He stopped for while with look intent,
TIL he and the pin alike were bent.
Only chair; but upon its seat
A well-bant pin found safe retreat;
Nor had the keenest eye discerned
That heayenward its point was turned.
Only man; but he CHANGED to drop
Upon that chair, when, fizz-bang-popl
He leaped like cork from out bottle,
And opened wide his valve de throttle.
Only yell; though an honest one,
It lacked the element Of fun;
And boy and man, and pin and chair,
In Wild confusion mingled there.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24

"DoN'T be afraid to praise your SER.
wants when they deserve it, }" remarks an
exchange; but the minute the hus-
band tries that on the hired girl she
has to hunt for another situation.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24
Relative Value Of Various Foods,

The following table, complied from
leading authorities, shows the proper
tional fattening and fesh-forming quail
tiles of nearly all feeding substances
generally used, and also the manurial
value of the residue of each article:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24

A MAN out West has sued a newspa-
per for libel because it said he killed a
man. The newspaper wants to compro-
mise, and advises him to make the re-
port true by killing somebody. He has
accepted the advice, and is hunting
around for the editor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24

A proper conclusion for the marriage
ceremony in many OF our fashionable $50
ciety" weddings would be: ssWhat com.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24
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THERE was young damsel, oh, bless
her! It cost very little to dress her;
She was sweet as a ros

In her everyday clothes.
But had no young man to caress her
Because, you see, she had given the
mitten to the only fellow in the neigh
borhood, and the amount of sweetness
she was therefore obliged to waste upon
the desert air
Was simply enough to distress her.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24

The next walking match should be
held in Lapland - Philadelphia Bulletin.
And the next swimming match in Fin
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-03-29
CALLA-GROWINC.

The Gala is one of the most easily
managed Of all house plants. 1t can be
kept growing the year round, by giving
plenty of water, but plants that are kept
growing put up more leaves, and are
smaller, and the blossoms will not be
half as large as those borne on plants
that have been allowed to rest. Rested
plants, given a rich soil and plenty of
warm water, will astonish you with their
luxuriance. A calla-stand may be made
in which half dozen plants may be
grown, lining the box with zinc. Among
the plants put seliganellas and other
water-loving plants, to cover the soil,
and about the edge of the box put some
trailing plant. Fill the box with rich
pasty soil, and put into it old and
healthy roots that have been allowed to
rest. Give them plenty of tcarm wtter,
and give it often. the drainage in the
bottom of the box will prevent all dan
ger Of stagnant water from over watering.
If there were not danger of the soil sour
ing from too much water, the Gala would
flourish best in mud. Those who give
their callas no more water than they are
in the habit Of giving their other plants,
know nothing about what the plants can
and will do if they lave chance.