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Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-18
ONLY A BOY

am only boy, with heart light ana
free;
am brimming with mischief and fro''c
and glee;
I dance with delight, and whistle ana
sing. e.,
And You think such boy never cares Tor
a thing.
But boys have their troubles, though jo''s
they seem;
Their thoughts can go further than most
people deem;
Their hearts are as open to sorrow as JOY,
And each has bis feelings, though only
boy.
Now. oft when I've worked hard p'l"S
mp wood,
Have done all my errands and tr'rd {" oe
good.
think l might then have a rest or play;
But how shall manage! Can any one
say
II I start for stroll, it is, "Keep Oft the
street,"
IfI 90 to the house, it is, "AIercy what
teet!"
1f1 lounge by a window, tits, Don't loi
tr there"
If ask a few questlohs' lis Do'
er mel"
Or else .Sucb a torment I never t!1d see
I am scolded or cutied i'll make the leas
Till 7 think in this wide world there's n
place for boys.
| At school they are shocked if want
At home or at church am s" in he way
And it's har,l for don't see that o"S
] are to blame,
Aud most any boy, too, VIII Say J'9' I'll
| same.
| OF course a boy can't know as much as
p,t we trv to do right just as hard as "
Have patience, dear people, though o'
we annoy o,,1
For the best man Oh earth once was onl
boy.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-18
Go to Sweetman & Friends {;
for a glass Of soda water.
A DOG THAT UNDERSTOOD.

A correspondent writes to the
Detroit Free Press: Some years
ago we were operating a leath-
er store in a small town in Wis
consin, and it was part of our
business to buy hides for ship
ment East. The hide-house was
situated in rear OF the lot and q
wheel was employed to
convey them. This dog, which
we named Watch, part shepherd
and Newfoundland, always car
ried with the greatest delight
the key, which was attached to
piece Of shingle by string,
to the hide-house. One day as
Watch pranced gaily down to
the hide-house with the key in
his mouth he met q strange
dog. The two commenced to
snarl at each other, and Watch
closed his teeth SO tightly into
the piece of shingle that he
broke it in two and lost one
I'iCCC dlIu MY, w IiCIA Wc SOU
to the Aide-house he came up
and had only the piece in his
mouth. "Watch," said l, "this
wont unlock the door; where
is the key?" Watch looked up,
and when the words were re-
| neated and the door shaken, to
show that it could not be OPEN
ed, he started Oft. In a short
time he returned with the other
piece of the shingle. He was
again shown the two pieces,
put together this time, and made
to unders and that the key was
yet missing. 1t was getting
late and we followed him. He
stood a moment, as if rejecting
where he was at the time he
met the dog, and scenting up
his tracks, found the key and
brought it to us dangling from
the string between his teeth
; 1t seems by this thathe certain
!. . ly understood what we said t<
him about the lost key.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-18
AN OLD REPTILE.

The American Museum of Natural His |
tory has just been enriched by contribu-
tion which will prove CT great value to
the lnstitutson. 1t consists of three slabs
is modest, and desires that his name shall
not he mentioned in print. For this rea
son Mr.. Richmore declined 10 give the
name of the contributor. The only way
to identify him is to seek for some gem
tlenan who resides in Turner's Falls,
Mass, and who is sufficiently engrossed
in scientific pursuits to prompt him to
contribute to the collection of the Ameri
can Museum Of Natural History. On the
two slabs are impressed large footprints
of sGre amphi''ions animal. Prot. Hitch
cock names the animal the bronsozoum
S;wanteum. The beast, is, or was in an
! cient times a reptile of fenornous size, as
the prints of his feet iii the slabs pre-
sented to the museum show The theory
OF the geoloyists is tnat this monster was
formed something like a frog that he
walked mostly on his hind legs, only us
ing his forelegs when it was necessary for
him to drop down to rest. 1t is estimat
ed that he lived about 12,5O0,UCG, years
before the appearance of man on Garth.
The third slab is covered with the
marks of the feet or some insect which il
unknown to the present generation
From the foot prints the geolrgists hav'
determined that the insect was of th
eplemana genius. Insects of this elias
can live in the water several days, bu
on the land they survive for but FROM on
to twenty-fo hous. The theory re
garding tlese footprints is that the III
sect found himself on dry land with TIL
tide rece,ling, and in attempting to gai
the water he left these marks upon til
f. sand which are presumed to teach tn
I niuteenth century something of the histt
u ~ of the past.
In addition to these contributions
4 the mus,um, Il fine archaeological colle
p tion has been added to the cabinets Il
the will of DR.. Harbell, to i:cluGe spec
l., mems of pottery and wooden impiemen
from Peru and Central America. A lett
o has been received by MIR. Richmore fro
Dr. G.. Bastiar. of the Berlih ethnologi1
D museum, saying that the German mus
Ic nm has decided to accept the plars of tt
American museum in il interior arrang
ments.-New York Times.
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would give to that civilization
the peculiar interests which
must attach to an independent,
development, presenting a Gu
rious and suggestive parallel to
that with which we are familiar.
True, there are striking resem-
blances between the architec-
tural styles of American and Of
several Old World countries,
and slight, but seemingly real,
though in fact fortuitous, points
of affinity in language, while q
consensus of traditions show an
aboriginal knowledge Of certain
countries beyond the sea in
habited by, "white faces" But
this is not overwhelming evil
dence against either the Attain
tbs or the autochthonic theory,
and is as nothing, indeed, COM
pared with the proof that can
be adduced against any of tho
other theories. 1t is difficult to
say whether we may expect
much new light to be thrown on
this phase Of subject from fu-
ture investigation; but we can
rest assured that a nearer ap-
proach will be made to the
truth on the acquisition of full
Ter and clearer knowledge.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-18
ST ERANC1SVTIr,E a. SEPTEMBER 49, Is

In dat 'yent all men must be willin'
ter stan' de sorted out share. Leiniuc
take holt .b yer arm wild my teef. If
an dis whole farm shall be yonrn,'
IT'S a mighty tough trial, ole man.
Il knows hit is, but hits mighty tough
trial fur man ter gin up all oh his
wealth.
Oats f,ck. Fix yOnr mouf ole man.
What kline ob teef is ger gotf De bald
headed Moses, man, you'se got tushes like
yallegeter
TIE 'yaller man handed an arm to old
Ed. The heart,ess old fellow took it be-
tween his teeth and closed down. The
ys.ller man yelled so loud that the ferry
man, living on the opposite bank of the
river, answered aud brought his boat
over.
sGo on away said the old man. yer
can't starr no pain. l wouldn't low my
daughter to marry sich IA pnsson.'
The waller man left. The black man
camc and was tired. He left Dozens
of others were tried, but all ere unable
to stand the pressure of the old mans
jaws.
Finally a Democrat Niger from Little
Rock went down. The same proposition
was made and accepted.
EFF yer think dat yer can stan de pres
sure yer can try said old Ed. but I'll be
dipgeo if yer doan wish dat yer'd neber
had a seed me.
coil f1,n naC,o,rof NJ
ger. 4 have been Il teacher in the public
schools and can stand anything. But
first we must draw up papers,
'Dat's all right replied Ed. We'se
done dat afore an hit did not skere me-
Tue papers were drawn up and sworn
| to before /: justice of the peace. Tho farm
| and girl We're to be the Democratic mig
gers property in case of bis success. The
day was appointed. All parties were on
time. Old Ed. had filed his teeth until
they We're as sharp as the knives on al,
Oat cutter
! rs yer readyr asked the old man.
Perfectly answered the Democrat mig
ger
Il wants yer all to bar Witness reuarl.
Ell 10 II CTo"u WHO FAH g1CnCGct
around. Now watch de man Yell
Ed. took the mans arm between hi:
teeth and closed down on it. Not Il mus
Gle of the Democratic hi 52er', face moved
ed. The old man opo,,ed his mouth an,
closed down again. The face of the D III
ocra,ic niger as as though the SUNSHINE
of Il glorious future fell ul.on it.
Take de farm and gal said the olt
man; 'yOu'ae de boss ot dis county,
The we ding was soIemnized las night
After the guests we've gone, old Ed. ap
, preached his son in law and asked II b
did not want some Eniment to put on hi
arm. The SON n-iaw did not
Lemne see whar l bit ycr.'
The Democratic niger pulled off hi
glove and rolled up his sleeve Tie oil,
5 man grabbed at Il gun in the corner, an
tho Young man few. His arm was mad
E Of CO.. k.
Anle lawyers have been employed, an
, the suit, as stated in the begirning {
this artic e. is likely to bc Il heavy one
o Little Rock Gazette.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-18

Miss NETTIE SIMMONS, Musical De-
n.1tment and Ca,istheuics.
This Institution supplies a., a aohS,rs,e nSnMn
want ir that portion OF Lonis'''!!a Nn'T ~ -
os the "Floriia Parishes,' III slSihS ne NE
ml,lic a first. class school at "h'cn ''e "
sons and daughters OF ""r Peo"io ''N NO
educated at small expense.
OUR WORK is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TIlofon",
otN ,t,, +I,,t wa offer to obtain
a FIRST CLASS English and GiasS.S", S,tLnr,, L"u
cAtion can not be surpassed ili ;;",'
Mississippi or Southeastern '-o"'''N'
TERMS:
Primary Department with ? s,o- ,o
board, washing, fuel and 9A0o W
lights) nc: session N m
Intermediate (including the anoEe) 14o "C "O
Collegiate GucIuding the ;tbo'e) i4o " =,
Calls sthcnics Fee. ...........'' ~
EXTRA.
Instrumental music on piano. or 50 OC
gan or guitar, per m"nth' - 1of
Vocal Music, per month, .----,... ~, y,
Ancient L Lauguag ges, or French (e"ch) l "
f-3- For further particulars or cata
'os''' '''oiSsS s. NORWOOD, Principal;
,o, ca " Grcenshurg, La
|
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-18

Ice cold soda water at Sweet
man & Friends.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-18

IyWe extract the following from the
Daily Chicago News OF the 10Th ult.:
hero will be 10000 Southern visitors in
Chicago this week. Iou can tell the
men by their shaggy whiskers, their
blood-thirsty eyes, and the knives and
revolvcrs they wear III belts around their
waists The wo:uan are all f.om seven
to nine feet high, and can easily be dis
tinguiShed in acrowd by tho blue rib
nons on their hats aud the double-barrel-
shot guns whlch they carry over their
shoulders. They are terrible people
those Southcrners. Mothers should keep
their children at homo, fl + We are told by
Emery A. Storrs. Lorg' Jones. Dan Shop.
! herd and ether dist ingnshcd public men,
that a -ourhernei' never enjoys anything
half so well as a broiled Northern baby.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-18

COLLEGIATE lNSIIL O1h.
GREENSBURG, LOUISIANA.

The FOURTH SESSION OF tins lnsu-
tuition vii! open on
The 9th day of September, 1880.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-18
FACULTY

EACIL1t
s. S. NOEWOOD... ......---'. .ir'hc.r'i'
Mrs ADDIE c. NORWOOD, and MISS
NJ T. FISuBURN, Assistants in Lit
erary Department.
Miss NETTIE SIMMONS, Musical De-
n.1tment and Ca.isthcuics.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-18
Go to Swcctman 81 Friends
for q cool glass of soda water.

rV'The Bone and Muscle producing
Malt, the Nerve-qniting Hop, the superb
Malarial antiIotc Quiuinc, atd othcrprc-
cious ingredients, combined with fermen-
tation. are tLe ingredients Of "Malt Bit
ers," prepare by the Mall Bi,tcrs Com
pany. aug 2l'4w.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-18

G-Y@'.My hand to a gentleman, my cheek
to a fried but my lips must be Ike pit for
my lover" says the French girl.
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To BE CONTINUED.
At Home and Abroad.

Its astonishin' remarked the old
forty-niner. as he nodded over his glass.
its astonishin' VIVA; a coward a man is at
home-a rcy lar crawlin snake, by .Iovc.
I've Travelled 4 good bit and held up my
end in most o the camps on the coast
since 10. I've got three bullets inside
o me. I've shot an been shot at, an
never heard nobody say hadn't as gooC
grit as most fellows that : goin. But at
home I'm cayote. After Id let the old
woman knew that her hot biscuit WASH
\ when its like stiff amalyain, Id I'll
myself as full rs 4 rctort. I've done il
lots OF times. Most of my teeth is gone
from tu".in' on hccistcak> that the oid
woman fried. Dye think ! roar out
when 60 over 4 chair in the dark? No,
sir. While I'm rubin my Sims an
l,ecpin back the tears. I'm likewiS,
sweater fur fear the old woman has
been woke UP by the upset. / didn't US,
to le so,' sighed the poor fellow.
thou.htlully rubbing his shiny scalp.
When we first hitched | thought | was
the superintendent: but after year Oh
two OF argyin' the pint settled down t.
shown the car at low wages. | kin lick
any man o my age an size" cried the
old gentleman. banging the saloon table
with his winklci fist; In shoot. stand
up OF rough an tumble for coin, but
when hang my hat Oh the peg in the
hall an take oil my muddy boots, an
hear the old woman ask if that's me, /
tell you the starch comes right out o
me -Ilrgj.in (Ner.) Nrohirlc.
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Temperance.

Many years ago, Colonel LclImanousky
who had been twenty-three years in the
army of Napoleon Bonaparte, arose in Il
temperance meeting, tall, vigorous. and
with glow of health on his face, and
made the following speech: You see Il
man of seventy years. I have fought two
hundred battles; have fourteen wounds
on my body; have lived thirty days on
horse-fiesh, with the bark of trees for
bread, snow and ice for drink, the canopy
Of heaven for my covering. without shoes
or stockings on my feet, and only few
rags on. In the desert of Egypt | have
marched for days with the burning sun
upon my naked head feet blistercd III
the scorching sand, and with eyes, nos
trils, and mouth filled with dust, and
with a thirst SO tormenting that | have
opened the veins on my arms and sucked
my own blood. How did | survive all
these horrors? | answer that, under the
providence of God, ] owe my preservation.
any health and vigor to this fact-that |
never drank drop of spirituous liquor
in my life; and Barron Larey, chief sur
geon of the French army, has stated as
fact that of the six thousand survivors
who safely returned from Egypt all q!
them We're men who abstained from ar
dent drink
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WHOLE No. 1912

tually got to the last few words of what
| had determined to extract, when the
figure appeared again, exactly in the
same place and attitude rs before.
saw the hands close to my own; turned
my head again, to examine him more
closely, and was framing Il sentence TO
address to him, when discovered that |
did not dare to speak. Iaeds Gfrdid 3t
tic sound Of nag 0,cn Goice. There he sat,
and there sat |. turned my head again
to my work. and finished writing the two
or three words still had to write. The
paper and my notes are this moment be
fore me, and exhibit not the slightest
tremor or nervousness. | could point
out the words l was writing when the
phantom came and when he disappeared.
Having finished my task, l shut the book
and threw it on the table; it made 4
slight noise as it fell; the figure vanished.
Throwing myself back in my clair, ]
sat for some seconds looking at the fire
with curious mixture of feeling, and |
remember wondering whether my friend
would come again, and if he did, whether
he would hide the fire from me. Then
first there stole upon me dread and
suspicion that was beginning to lose my
nerve. l remember yawnins; then |
rose. lit my bedroom candle, took my
books into the inner library, mounted
the chair as before, and replaced five Of
the volumes; the sixth | brought back
and laid upon the table where | had been
writing when the phantom did me the
honor to appear to me. BY this time
had lost all sense of uneasinesS. blew
out the four candles, and marched off to
bed. where slept the sleep of the just
or the guilty. know not which-but !
slept very soundly.
This is simple and unvarnished mar
rative of facts. Explanation, theory. or
inference leave to others.
AUGUSTUS JEssoPP, ID. d.
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these objections are being remedied, we
hope to do better. You no doubt remem-
Der the exterior of the building, which
is very handsome, and the other day We
went into the inner quadrangle of the
Swinger," as it is called, and were
much struck with every thing we saw.
We also went to the Historical Museum,
which is most interesting, there being
rooms full of the real armor worn by the
early Electors and Enperors of Germany.
There is plenty to see and much to inter-
est in Dresden. if one has the desire to
see it all. We think it a dearer place to
live than either Italy OF Belgium
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Home and its Queen.

There is probably not an unperverted
man or woman living, who does not feel
that the sweetest consultations, and best
rewards of life are found in the loves
and delights at home. There are very
few who do not feel themselves indebted
to the influences that clustered around
their cradles for whatever good there
may he in their character and condition.
Home based upon Christian marriage is
50 evidently an institution of'tiod. that
4 man must become proiane before he
can deny it. Wherever it is pure and
true to the Christian idea, there lives an
institution conservative OF all the nobler
instincts of society.
OF this realm woman is queen. 1t
takes the cue and hue from her. If she
is in the best sense womanly-if she is
tlli. and tender, loving and heroic. pa
tient and self-deyotcd- consciously
ard uncoMsciouSly organizes and puts in
operation set of influences that do more
t. .uold the destiny of the nation than
any man uncrowned by power Of excel
lencc can possibly effect. The men of
the nation are what mothers make them,
rs Il rule: and the voice that these men
speak in the expression of power Is the
voice of the women who bore and bred
them. There can he no substitute for
this There is n" pnSSihc way in which
the women of the nation can organize
their influence and power that will tell
sllntn
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lust THE SAME.

The girls are planning to get Il heau,-
They dress for party, ball, and show,
And the old folks tell us il wasn't 50
When they We're ynuu~ ANA used TO ga
But he difference is really 40 more or less
Than Il little change in the style OF dfneS:
And human natilT" itself, ynu see,
Is lust the same as II used 10 be.
After the verses and prayers are said,
The old folks light the boys to led,
And they lie as still aS though they Were
dead,
Till daddy goes oil to his dreams instead:
Then down the back stairS-sn sly and slow,
With their boots i'll their hands-;tway they
90,
And the old man laughs in he morning t"
see
It's just the same as it used to be,
The good old maids are waiting vet
Over love affairs they troth and fret
OF girls they never SIM such Il SET
Every one is silly roquette:
But if backward something ike for years,
They would carry their meddlesome eyes
and ears,
In tlirtS and freaks Of their own. they'd see
It's just the same as ii used t. he.
o.. course, 10 the aged lis right 20 hold
The years they were harpy-thr best that
rolled
Eut the truth i plain and ought L. lie toid
That the world grows better III growing old:
And only III its show and flame
Is ever changing and yet the same
Freaks of fashion and change, you see,
But it inst the same rs it used to l'c.
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WHIRS: WISE HND WITTY.

1t is proper to tell tishy stories i'll
Lent?
The mule always puts his best foot
hindmost.
Old Ocean INDUCES in storms merely
or wreckcreation.
-Splendor may dazzle, but We arc
more charmed by simplicity.
-Chinaman cannot understand why
Englishmen hate mice and love tripe.
1t is wise dead man who could tell
his own will were he to return to earth.
OF all sad words of tongue or pen.
The saddest are these, a growing hen
Some poet prettily describes getting
Id as " standing at life $ west window.
No religion can succeed III ARKANSAS
hat declares that it is wicked to 90 to Il
,ircus.
1t is alleged that no American eat
an make SO hideous noise as Chinese
-pm-tom.
The yield of cigars will be short this
ear. much of the raw material having
been made into kraut.
-. Waiter. what is this 1T j.
bean soup. sir mo matter what it
has been. the question iS-what is ii
now?''
There are pianists SO expert in vari-
,tions that they play all around
melody or an old air without ever hitting
it once.
A COW in Rampo, y. j., recently
gave birth to calf which has 10 tail.
when fly time comes.
If many of us knew the extent ot
The Lords information We should take
less trouble to inform him that We are
poor miserable sinners.
One of the incxplicablc phcnomcma
If nature is the effect the cmptying IF -
pan of ashes has in suddenly reversing
the direction of the wind.
-" Shall | hereafter darn Your stock
ngs - is said to be the fashionable Ian
ruage for a young lady Ia use When
making a leap-year proposal.
A Kansas boy earned nice Bible by
committing 800 verses to memory. and
hen he traded his Bible for shot gun
md accidentally shot his aunt in the Lee.
A New York lrishman traded lis doG
or an old shotgun last week, and now
the British Government advises Canada
to look out for another Ferian outbreak
The small boy who can ride three
wheeled volocipedc in the hall and heat Il
irum at the same time has qualities cal
eulated to make home happy when he is
not well.
Mrs. Whitetlur had company. Now
# there was one thing more than another
On which Mrs. Whiteflur prided herself.
1t was her cooking. Twill you try some
If my sponge cake, Mrs. Tattletongnc
said she; it isn't very good. to Dc sure.
never had such poor luck in my lie as
did in making it, Why. ma cried
Johnny. i'll amazement, you said ycster-
lay that was the best sponge cak" yru
ever made"' Tableau.
A Georgia traveller found an old col
ored man feeding q strong looking mule,
while his wife was blowing with his two.
daughters hitched to the plow He Wiz
asked to explain. and it turned oat that
The mule was m0rtgaged. The old moiic
said: Boss. dis mule is mine; lie old
oman is mine, and the gals is mine
Nobody is gwine to fetch dem away; lmi
if de morgum on dis mule amt raised dis
Fall, de white man will send de sheriff
and take de mule and all Use got. So
thought I'd keep de mule fat, and let &C
gals and old oman work. and save lis
boss flesh as much as | can, for if dc
wust comes | kin ride off on de mnlr.
and go somewhere else 10 work. OATS
it, boss; de work won't hurt dc gals,
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ORDER NISI.
THE PORT DEPOSIT BUILDING AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION NUMBER ONE OF
CEtIL. COUNTY
Nf.TTiE SIMPSON. EFT AL.

In the Circuit Cour, for Cecil county In Equity.
No. $50.
ORDERED. This 4th day of February
ported by William j. Jones. Trustee Tor the sale
of the mOrtga"cd real estate Of David /. simpson.
deceased. be ratified and confirmed. unless cause
to the contrary thereof be shown on or betor" the
9TH de! ri April next: provided. copy OF this
Order be inserted in some newspaper printed i'll
Cecil county. once week iur one month before
the 9TH day of March next.
The Report states the amount OF sale 10 lie
S30G0 JAMES A. DAVIS, Clerk.
True copy: test JAMES a. DAVIS.
Feb :. lSSO-!m Clerk.
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- Pa, said "a youthful rustic rising
from picking up apples and softly rub
bing his back against a tree, = ken do
them slght-hand performances; when |
grow UP I'm going TO be prestidigita
ter elem" replied the patcrnal with
vehement contempt: . on keepto work.
bout next month you'll be pressed to
dig later up in the corner lot