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Theory or Life.

The late Professor Faraday adopt
ed the theory that the natural age Of
man is 100 years. The duration of
life he believed to be measured by
the time OF growth. In the camel
the union takes place at eight, in the
horse at FIVE, in the lion at four, in a
dog at two, in the rabbit at one.
The natural termination is five re-
moves from these several points.
Man being twenty years in grow
ing lives FIVE times twenty years
that is 100; the camel Is eight years
in growing, and lives forty years;
and so with other animals. The man
who does not die of sickness lives
everywhere from so to 100 years.
The professor divides life into equal
halves-growth and decline-and
these into infancy, youth, virility,
and age. Infancy extends to the
twentieth year, youth to the tiftieth,
because it is in this period the It's
sues becom firm, vitality from fifty to
seventy-flve, during which the or
ganism remains complete, and at
seventy -five old age commences TO
last longer or shorter time as the
diminution of received forces Is
fastened or retarded
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d. II. Hopkinson, Of the Jewellers
Circular, says that the mainsprings
Of watches are much moro liable to
break In electrical atmospheric dis
turbances than at s1SA other time.
The aurora borealis is peculiarly de-
structive to the springs OF the fine
watches.
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A Little Girls PRAYER.

A man who boughta badly fitting
suit that was too large for him, was
constantly taken to task by his good
wife for his folly One evening, as
their little daughter was retiring,
they We're much surprised to hear
the following conclusion Of her even
ing prayer,
"Please, God make 20 over aggain,
SO bis clothes'Il AZ him, and then
=
ma won't nag al hin no more y
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-23

The mothers that al,cays disagree
about the beauty OF their respective
babies, Gls0ays agree on the fact that
for the Group, and colds Of their b.
bies nothing can equal that delight
full and pleasant remedy, DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-23

! can safely recommend Ely's
Cream Balm for the cure OF Catarrh,
Cold in the Head, etc. Before /
have used the first bottle purchased
l find myself cured. at times /
could scarcely smell anything and
had headache most of the time
HENRY Lilly, Agent for the
American Express Co., Grand Ha-
ven, Mich. price soc.
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Messrs. Ely Bros, Druggists,
Owego, N. Y.-Enclosed please ind
money for four bottles Of Cream
Balm. I tried 1t on q man who
could not smell ct all. After using
your balm for six days could smell
everything. ~. C. MATHEWS, Salem.
N. G. Price so cents
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Mr.. John O'Donnell, Mayor OF
Waynesboro, Miss, says: browns
Iron Bitters is prescribed by physi..
clans and II Is considered . good
medicine
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-23

Mr.. w. II. Potter, druggist. at
Kingwood, w. Va, says; Il can
truthfully say that wherever Browns
Iron BitteIs have been used they
have been OF benefit.u
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LET Us EDUCATE! LET US
.EDCCAIE!

The press and people at large are be-
coming thoroughly aroused to til. i'm
portance Of education among the mas
SEES. The fact Is just being realized
that Louisiana is GePlorabIy in the
rear Of the times and her sister States
IN b matter OF popular education.
The Educational Society formed in
New Orleans, have set about to discoy-
er some method 10 carry on the work
OF promoting a healthy interest in the
cause ut education in the parishes. 1t
is proposed 10 send lecturers to differ
ent sections If the country to arouse the
people to the Importance vf this awaken
ing.
Nov, when our parish is appealed to-,
let Us not show any apathy in the mat
ter. Let Us show that we know aud
feel tina. schools mean fewer pri-
sons, more pupils mean fewer criminals,
more teachers mean fewer tt am .ps,
more school houses mean more church.
es. More education will make less pow
erty. less superstition, less incredulity
on the part of the laboring population.
In other States the educational re-
Quirenents are sustained better both
by public funds and private benefac-
tons. With the exception of the Pea.
body fund. our State has been little
blessed by philanthsopists. And We be
gin to feel the need Of it, SO long as the
ilIiteracy holds sway over the voting
masses. SO long will the tenure of good
government be weak and unstable.
The masses must be educated to Judge
for themselves and not be facile imple
ments Of scheming politicians. e asst
Carol Democrat.
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The 1Aibadsus SMinA,
SATURDAY, FEB. 16, 1884.
FROZEN TO 4

On Wednesday AiSilt. the BIRD, IL
fearful Norther. cold, penetrating aud
freezing sprung ~. a.t.r II day Of h-a-
Wy rain. I: w,sjust such weather as
would >tiffen hin'l in tinylin. veins.
much less the slug ;ish tide in til sc Of
advanced years.
That afternoon three colored per
sons-Fayette Moody, his wife Ann
Moody and William -, AL old peo
pie, came t" town, disposed OF their cot
ton. ard after purchasing provisions
aud clothing. started for their home
down the river. Leaving the lane at
Mr.. Carve:'s place, they attempted to
penetrate .htoash the swamp back Of
the fields. The wagon became bog
ged and the pair "f oxen litched to it
broke loose. What followed can only
be surmi>ed from the evidences made
for lite, with TIL grim grasp Of the ice
king on the puIsating heart throbs.
Near the end Of hat is known AS the
Jente lame about 3 miles from this city,
the woman Ann Moody, was fon nd dead
in q fence " The three thad evil
IDENTITY sought shelter under II Tree from
the fierce and chilling rain storm. The
woman had evidently tirs':snccumbed to
the Cold aud been placed where she lay
while the me- started in different d.
recti"ns fo. succor. William was found
within II few yards of Il house where
there was shelter. aid and warmth. hav
ing travelled through freezing water
and in sight Of the sought haven. laid
down aud died. Fayette had started
homeward. After careful search on
Thursday aud f'llowin. Iii, footprints
beneath tho ice coverings and ia the
frozen mud. h. too was found knpel,ng
down with his arm around a sapling.
life had evidently gone out with u
prayer on his lips as they tr"ze in the
winiry night air. Their goods were
found intact ard money on their per-
strange TO say the men had
each u full bottle of whisky, unc"lked
and Observation-Disclosures Viudica-
tor.
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Cincinnati. Ohio. June 2 ia.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. June 3. 1889
b.: Kendall Il Co., Gents Being q suf.
frrer from the rheumatism, l have tried n
great many remedies for that complaint. us
knew OF, and being treated by the best nLysi
clans IN this city without effect. / had he
come discouraged and had concluoed there
was no help for this disease, when / Fortunate
~ me your agent. Mr.. John Fish,. who told
nne u VAS unnecessary to suffer any more, as
kendalrs SPAWN Cure would do tIe I,n.;nass
and as was Ut the sume profession Lr IRE.
sented me with u bottle. which l used. and 1
must say without any faith, in one week I
am able to walk without a cane or any other
artificial help. l don't know that the SPAWN
without kcndalPs SPAWN Cure ayain. ms !
thoroughly believe it deserves it's popularity.
anc has unqualified merit. l write this entirr
~ unsolicited. Yonrs trrIr =
II. b. SNOW. C.. r.
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HE GOT 1T.
A Coacboy Orders Rattlesnakes on
Toast, and Is Serred.

Atypical cowboy, fresh from his herd,
went into Eiltch's chophouse last night.
The tables were all filed with the ex-
caption of one, at which the terror of
the plains seated himself. AS he pull
ed of his hat and united the red ban
dana handkerchief from around his
throat be looked disdainfuliy around.
The nimble waiter brushed an mag.
mary bread crumb from the cloth, whis
ked y bill Of fare from the caster, aud
placed it before the festive and uutamed
yoath.
stake it away - he snarled. 81
can't eat that. l want rattlesnake on
toast"
"Rattlesnake on toast N responded
tho cook.
There was a slight flatter among the
guests at the strange order, and the
cowboy was scanned by many curious
eyes.
He looked a little disconnected at
having his order so promptly taken,
and glanced furtively toward the front
of the house. He saw tho cooks and
waiters engaged in filing orders. and
looking as solemn as g%raveyards after
midnight.
He tassumed a nonchalant air, and
picked his teeth with his fork.
"A cook deftly removed the skin from
q pickerei. and cutting a strip the prop !
or shape, placed it in Il spider.
The waiter who had taken the. order
came tripping back to the bold buc
cancer Of the pampas.
"Wil you have your snake well done
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Sore

4 Cough, Cold or Sore
Throat should be stopped. Neg
lect frequently results in an In
.a:1v.- ram Disease or ConsumD
ton BROWNS BRONCHIAL
TR' CHES do not disorder the
stomach like cough syrups and
balsams, but act directly on the
ifamed parts, allaylng irritation,
give relief in Asthma, Bronchitist
Coughs, Catarrh, and the Throat
Troubles which Singers and Public
Speakers r subject to. For thir-
ty years Browns Bronchial Tro
ches have been recommended BIZ
physicians, aud have always civ
en- perfect satisfaction. Having
been tested by wide and constant
use for nearly an entire genera
ton, they have attained well. meri
ted rank among the few staple re
medies Of the age. Sold at %
cents : b. evry where
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SOME FELINE REMARKS.

A Newark correspondent of the New
York Morning Journal thus reports til.
funeral grafton of Sheriff Billy Wright
over his favOrite Thomas cat:
'Frientis aud fellow m~ourners."
said the sheriff in trembling tones after
adjusting his eyeglasses, I've have met
to mourn the loss of an old friend.
How the death Of this feline harrows
my feelings you all know. Tom was
az intelligent cuss. He was a moral
cat. He would put his paw in the milk
pitcher and lick off his paw. Then he
looked IA Innocent as Cul Barkalow af
ter lie had Captured I'D assemblymau's
vote. Once Tom got OF u neighbor's
root, aud he tramped so heavily that it
Was thought that abu,glar was at work.
Tom would open doors with his paw.
When ! was running for Office he wocld
SIT on the window and signal to me
when a ward striker appeared. He
knew all the criminals. for he never
missed seeing the prison a empty Of
Its p%ri>ouersa At the court house. As resu
lar as cIock-work he came 10 nv Office
to call me to my meals. He was Il
piors cat. When the church bells rang
Sundays he always went to sleep.
He liked to hear Judge McCarter ex-
pound law, and at night lie would sit
the back stoops and initiate Crier
Cobb by calling a court Of cats to order.
l believe that Tom has gone
the cat heaven. Excuse my tears.',
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or rare ~
"Rare, with oodirs Of milk gravy on
it,
Gimme that snake rare-milk gravy
on tho side,'' was hallooed to the cook.
"Snake rare; milk gravy-side,"
cook shouted back.
"Stay!" said the bovine steerer as
the waiter passed him. ''I'l take 1t
well DONE"
shake it well DONE"
snake it we'll DONE" was answered
back.
The lariat wrestler began to grow
rvO The devil-may-ca EXPIRES
sion had left his eyes, and Il soft, sub
dued, melancholy shade had taken Its
place. He tidgeted in his chair. and
seemed to be nervin 6 himself for an or
deal.
''Here You are sir,' said the culinary
Ganymede, placing y dish. in which was
something nicely c"iled. which looked
like II fried specimen Of the genus crota
lus. "Havs u little Worcester sauce !
Give Il very fine flavor. Some folks
like mushrooms with their snakes.
tSNsCA t~Aul NVIOlONs "a IltlIV
salad dressing oil in the caster. Will
yon have tea or coffeei Very fine
snake. Caught yesterday. Fat aud
tender.
When the waiter was delivering him
self Of this eulog, on the meat, the
steer puncher showed his chair back.
His eyes bnlgel out and lie became
pale around the pills.
Il don't think III eat anything, I
amt hungry he said. as he arose un
steadily to his feet aud reached for his
hat.
maybe you'd prefer Drilled mocca-
~insinuatingIy suggested the wal
ter.
NO." he replied, as the ashen pallor
.deepened on his face. II amt u bit
hungry He cast another glance ut
the dish he had ordered and made IL
break for the door. He forgot to pay
at the COUNTER Cheyenne Sun.
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Read Proof Of Wonderful
Cures.
lures

Santa Rosa, Cal, Feb. 9th, 1889.
B. j. Kendall L. Co., .Geutleinen : / feel it
. duty H. others suffering with the piles and
IL filing OF the return to write Won. have
had the piles and prulspsus of the rectu,n Tor
live Years, for the past three years have suf
fered the most as"nizing pam. Tried every
thing Without relief. but after ten DAYS use
OF k,ndaiis SPAWN Cure l have not sen or
heard Ut the piles since. One who las not
suffered as ! have Garnet comprehend the
great JOY that ! feel at being cured Of a els
ease almost worse tllau death. l had i. valua
bic youhg horse that had ii large Lanc!, gath
or on his breast bone. I tried all kinds Of lin
iinent ANA had it cut open without any bene
lit. Saw your advertisement ANIL bought q
bottle OF Kenda'fs SPAWN Cure and ordered
my teaMstcr T.. use as directed. In less ,l.au
one week the lump had disappeared. Think
Ing that a Imminent that would do what Ken
dal's SPAWN Cure has done for my horse
might benefit more. l tried it as "a last resort.
With gratitude ami best wishes for your
success.
i am faithfully yours,
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NOTICE.

Having purchased the eligibly situated boil
err shop IT 2. Hogan, in this town, l am now
prepared to take contracts for making new
Boilers and repairing old ones. Full satisfac
ton guaranteed, work will be done at the low
est figures. 1have secured the services of Mr..
r. Hogan, as foreman and manager who has
had long experience in this business. Parties
will find it to their interest to call on me be-
making contracts elsewhere.
WM. H. Raglan.
Thibodaux, Aprll 9th, 1883.
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kendali's SPAWN Cure.
Fort Worth, Tex, March 10Th 1saa

"OEtus 4OX.s M0rC0 18th. lSQS
Msssrs: B.. ); Kendall IT, Co.. About eight
brought to the stable of Farnes And Hanrv
10 Oe treated for q bone SPAWN. which w.
Que years growth aud of pronounced siz, and
having learned through outside sources that
TToor llnihlent known as Kendall's SPAWN
the en Mas sn,'.apic: ! commenced using it on
ant niavln: applied two bottles the hOrs,. was
cured entirely, leaving the leg perfectIv
smooth. 'NS PERFECTLY
CHARLES HENRY.
Charleston. s.. q. Suly q. 1883.
Dr. u; Kendall 4 Co. Dear Sirs :: mr.
colt, and in shipping he got his iocI baI;u
nurt on the ontsi'ie Of the joint which caused
l. Ia sweet three or four times the na,mra;
SIZE. which made him very lame. / tried =
great many liniments which failed to ben.6t
.ae lnJnreG part. At last when disgustcd. and
l1auy 70 give up the colt As ruined. I hannen
en- to see your advertisement of .KendaSIr.s
biister and SPAWN Cure" and thon~nt
WOULD give 1t q trial, ] fist applied the .Rl;.
ter, to the hook which by this time hal ha'
uo,Ie eaIlonsed; and to my surprise found it
,ne part that was hard became soft and tha
"a aai"eness oegan to leave. 1 then got so1ne
OF "kendalrs SPAWN Cure. and 'o am
pled 1t according to directions. which ~
sound a.s% a. p snr hour cure. and the colt is now as
US AiAvc. i merely write fhis
letter to you, as think it q duty i owe to vnn
".M a'so ior the good of the public ut laros
me fore going statement 1 will make ,iSi.
wv 70, and can also have the same vrr;ficI hu
LUZ anH yes! norsemen in our city who saw the
oeAofe ana after treatment.
IL Chapel ST., {OHN r
rrice.. -. per hottie, or 6 bottles for 81. All
druggists have it or can get it for Won mr.
oe sent to aIy address on receipt Of nr;ce
~ Tue proPrietofs, DR.. B. j. KENDALL a
- !" Illustrated
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
e-l6-S3. SEQ
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NEW ARRANGEMENTS.
STRANGERS HOTEa.

Nv. Thomas Albert informs his friends
nd 'ha travelling public that he has made
a0ns nsw arrangements which will enable
him - satisfy all those who will honor him
with their custom.
Meals furnished at all hours of the day
Breakfast at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. End Dinner
1t 4 O'Clock p. NJ.
C~onm0dl0us and well fur nlshed rooms.
MODERATE PRICES.
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Remember, you have not set
tied your subscription to the SEN.
T1SEL. 1t takes money to publish
a newspaper. sso !.
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Churches. Halls and other
buildings that need chandeliers a
find the same at s. +. Grisamorc's
Stove and House furnishing Depo
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WILL BE PLEASED TO TAKE OR
" ders for Country Work. Either
plain or Fancy Roofing and at the lowest
possible rate. Refers to j.. DAVIDSON &
CO., or ALEXANDER Hill.
dee-20-Iy. no Carondalet Street.
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And for the second week Of Court, April 18th,
1884, as follows.
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l hereby certify that the following persons
have beea drawn by tue Jury Commissioners
u said Parish on tue. oath day Of January 1851
to serve "s Jurors for the following term OF
said Court beginning Oh Monday. April 'th
1881 VIZ:
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kendali's SPAWN Cure.

am faithfully yours,
j. Ii. GLENN,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-01-24
The Old Timer.

The old time political editor who was
once such power in the land is out of
situation. The loss of his power was
not sudden fall, but gradual vast
ing away. He gave up his place of
Importance reluctantly, for when the
proprietor of the paper went in and told
him that his services were no longer
required, he looked up in dazed sort
of way, as though he did not understand.
You have been with the paper long
time," the proprietor says, s'and have
done much effective work, but your
style OF composition is no longer popu-
lar. You are man of learning, I
know, and can sling Latin with class
ic flourish, and call an opponent out
to fight with graceful translation from
the original Greek, but we don't want
any more OF that kind of business. II
any fighting must be done after this,
the horse whip instead of the hair-trig-
gered Derringer will be employed.
That young fellow over there will take
your place. | know that he hasn't t
much learning and don't believe he
ever had profound thought, but he
has q way of saying things in pointed
manner. He runs over the news of the
day with lamb-like friskiness and leaves
lively tracks that take with the people.
He cannot whip politician into line,
but he can shoot paragraphs at him
until he drops in or out as the case may
be. l hate to see you totter away,
knowing that you came in with such a
firm tread, but your style is too anti
quated for a newspaper of to-day. You,
although old, are now eminently quail
fed for more serious writing, and [ adj
wise you to take charge of the humor-
ous department of a magazine, There
your time-honored sprightliness and
octogenarian appreciation of a joke
will find its merited reward. You have
succeeded for many years in keeping
the young men down, and the public
has assisted you, but some of the young
fellows have started q paper and are
making such inroads on our circulation
and advertising patronage that we are
compelled to adopt their Style
The old fellow makes no reply, but
totters away. He feels that the news
paper world has had its day. He talks
to his old time friends, and they agree
with him, but the paper goes up with
wonderful rapidity after his weight is
taken from it. Poor old fellow The
magazine is now his only hold. .-Arka1s-
saW Trdceler.
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Sitting Bull.

Sitting Bull was visited in his tent
recently by a correspondent of the
Cleveland Leader, who says: Twenty
poles spread in circle of twenty feet
diameter and tied at the top and cov-
cred with canvas made the home of
this naughty Sioux. A fire burned in
the center and the smoke passed out at
the top, and the same hole admitted
light. Sitting Bull had sisters for
wives and nine children. Ohc wife had
gone to the hunt, the other, poorly clad
in dirty calico, with two young boys
playing near her, kncaded and baked
bread, poured coffee, and served a
chunk of meat. The bread was baked
in shallow kettle by putting Goals on
the cover. Coffee was served in q tin
cup. No other dishes were used. Little
boxes and parcels were put around
against the tent. Buffalo skins served
for beds. Sitting Bull is of medium
height, stout build, and has large
oval face, nose prominent, check bones
broad and high, eyes full of cunning,
and mouth that indicates strong will
power. His straight black hair is part
ed in the middle and dressed in two
hraids, which are brought forward and
reach the waist.'