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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31
Willing Prisoners In Ludlow Street.

In the course of the debate on this
bill in the Legislature prisoner was
discovered who had been for five years
confined in n county Jail and who re-
fused to be discharged. The debt was
a small sum, and the expense of keep.
ing the man has been a great deal more
than the debt itself; in othsr words, the
Sta would have made money if it had
paid the debt and discharged the man
in the first place. Now the man abSo-
lutely refuses to 60 or pay his debts,
and the difficult problem comes up of
how to get him out of Jail? One Leg s.
lator, who, of course, is evidently an
lrishman, suggests that the Jail be re-
moved and built elsewhere, leaving
the man to remain il he wants
to where he is. If the records
of Ludlow Street Jail in tbs city
were searched. half score of such per-
sons would be found many OF whom
have been there longer than five years,
and are tenacious of Their right to re-
main. They have found it easy living,
and some of them have found it protita.
BILE. One or them, who had been there
seven years. in 1871. kept the cigar
stand and saloon in the Jail. An ex.
animation of the iniquities of the prison
led. in 1871, to q general delivery OF
the all; but this man was one who alb
solutely refu ed to leave, although his
discharge was directed by Judge Ber-
nard. / do not know know whether he
still remains there, but if he is alive it
is safe to assert he does. He was in
fer fraudulent Indebtedness TO consid.
cradle amount.-N. Y. Erening Post.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31
lad speaks Of the chaplain who had

"Lae upon the truckle bed.
Whilst his young master lieth DER his head. '
1t is further mentioned that anciently
minstrel would often lie on q low bed
to amuse his lord while he was awake,
or to lull him to sleep, and that per-
sons were sometimes employed to read
for the same purpose.
The posts, head boards and canopies
of the Elizabethan bedstead were Curl
ously wrought and carved in oak and
other woods, gilt and painted. They
were often adorned with notices; one
at a nunnery in Cumberland had this
inscription: shark the end, and VOW
hangings were of the most sumptu-
Gus kind; bedsteads with their fittings
were enumerated specially in requests.
In great households the bed making
was an important ceremony. The exact
directions exist for the '.making of the
Kings bed' in Henry Wills reign.
A yeoman or groom of the wardrobe
was to bring in the ''stuff," i. e., the
bedding; q gentleman usher was to
hold back the curtains; two squires
were to stand at the beds head, two
yeomen of the Crown at its foot; while
other officers made the bed. 1t took
seven persons to do it.
The wooden blanket of Bristol, the
fustian of Naples used for the pillow
cases, and the fine white ''linen of
Keynes" (Rennes) were al well known
in the days Of Elizabeth. And. last of
all, the warming -pan.was one of the or
naments of the Tudor home; it was
usually Of copper or copper-gilt; Eliza
beth had one OF silver.
The latest bed of that day, one men,
toned by Shakespeare, was undoubted-
" the far-famed Bed of Ware. Clutter
buck. in his History of Hertfordshire,
admits that he could not find any writ
ten document or local tradition which
threw any light on its history. 1t was
long one of the sights at the '.Saracen's
Head" in Ware, and had the date, AGO,
painted on it. but this was believed to
refer not to its first construction, but to
some period of renovation. Itwas twelve
feet long and twelve feet broad. The
ponderous structure is still in existence.
having been sold to the proprietor of
the Rye House, near Broxbourne, where
it is an object of curiosity to hundreds
Of visitors. Hour.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31
Requirements OF Crops.

Every kind of crop requires certain
elements common to all to be in or ad-
ded to the soil in order to be grown in
perfection. When we supply to our
long cultivated soil potash, phosphoric
acid and nitrogen in sufficiency, We
have. with the addition of what the
lands will supply, the elements ess n
tial to the successful culture of any and
all farm crops. Stable manure con-
tains these fertilizing elements in the
best known form for application to our
land. Every fertile soil contains enough
of the aforesaid constituents to produce
one or more good crops; but every
crop taken from the land reduces the
supply till at last we come to an ex-
hausted (worn outl soil, similar to what
has occurred to thousands of acres in
all of our Oldest settled farm sections,
where the land has been cropped in cot
ton, tobacco, corn, ETC., without manure
for many yeas. The progressive
farmer learns that his soil must be fed,
somewhat on the same principle that be
feeds his cows, but less frequently
once year, in some cases once in sew
eral years, answer all the requirements
in a regular rotation. But the cues
ton comes up: How shall we
feed our land. with stable manure
or with commercial fertilizers? From
my standpoint, l answer with stable.
manure, il one can obtain or make
enough. Leave the commercial fertil-
izers as last resort or to feed the one
crop. Their proper place is in connec-.
ton with stable manure, similar to the
dessert following the principal dishes
of q dinner. Some tell us: each crop
must have its own peculiar food and in
proper proportion" When we hear q
person talking in that way we may con-
clude that he is getting beyond his
depth or his ability 10 instruct and adj
wise farmers probably, because. as I I'M
derstand him, he is coming to the the
DRY that all the farmer has to do in or
der to grow good crops is to call on the
manufacturer or dealer in fertilizers
and say: .'Doctor, / intend to grow q
crop of sugar beets and l want fertil-
izers for the same SO that / can obtain
q big crop of sugar." and the doctor"
prescriDes according to his table of an
4lvsis. This is no new theory. and is not
reliable as . rule; it may work in some
cases, but generally it works unsatis-
factorily, because it is impossible for
anybody to know the relative proper
ton OF phosphoric acid. potash and nj
trogen that is in the soil before the fer
tilizer (medicine) is applied. Analysis
fails to give solutions of such questions
that are rel able, as every field, perhaps
every square yard of the same field, has
different degrees Of fertility.-German-
toscp Telegraph.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31
Old English Beds.

The sfour-poster," or great standing
bed, was common in Lancastrian times,
although often different enough to that
in use to-day. The idea is by some
supposed to have come from Austria.
but its direct importation was probably
from France, where sumptuous carved
ak bedsteads were already well known.
These we're commonly paneiei to the
Aoor. and contained drawers, chests
and presses, over which the sleeper vir-
saally held guard. Our Richard LII.
possessed one of this kind, of which a
double story is told. On the 21st of
august. 1885, he arrived at Leicester.
some Of his retinue having preceded
him with the running wardrobe, which
Included = ponderous four-posted bed
steo1z "a double bottom of boards,
eoding military chest, which was
aected In chamber of the Boar's Head
Richard slept on it that night, his last
- earth, for next day he was de-
lDatc1 and slain on Bosworth Field.
Ihe bedwas stripped of its hangings and
3neEy, but the bedstead was left with
nine host, and became kind of show
- the Blue Boar. In the reign of
6Iaheth the house was kept by . man
Mod Clark. whose wife one day. VIII lie
eesking or making the bed, observed .
I'D coin roll on the floor; this led to
a Investigation, when it was
- that the double bottom con-
- : very large sum of gold. partly
~ b Richard and partly Of
llR date. II was, in fact, Richard 8
e1seEy, and. ct the pass to which he
- t1en come. might be said to be the
~ nst of it The sum is not named,
80 Aceurding to Tweden .sthis CLARK
y - a incredyble mass of wealth
IL had 4 wit enough not to discover
bat became of q poorer man
r1ch was Mayor. and this. in 70
y1ng left hys wife very ritch, who
A kept on ye lime at We blue bore in
e1eeseer. tyll. In the end, some guests
5, 1ng g lodge with her. she was by
- rObd. who carryed away seven
- loads of treasure, and yet left
seMre scattered about the howse
md silver. Mrs. Cleark herself
- this action made away by .
y !, servant. who stopt her breath by
s.ss ang her finger into her throat, she
= . very fat person; for which fact
unber saw her burnt as the seven
= Nerc hanged
= - long traditional idea in Eng
~. nd very common in the Eliza
s 0ys, to carve on each of the
g bedstead . fianre Of one Of
1li1es Hsnce - Fhyme;
$3.50
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

,rondon has 5000. 900 of working
seople.
.erman army wear corsets.
The Bank of England has just
,nened q reading and eating room
br its clerks.
-Italy's warmest city is Palermo,
,oxt Naples, then Genoa, then Rome.
pnme is much the coolest of the four at
night
Ion. say that people want twenty per
amt. more bread when the weather is
Md than when it is mild and muggy.
The Mayor of Vienna has received
donation of 100000 tiorins, and a
.esled letter as to its ultimate distri-
hutton, which is not to be opened till
1880.
The Chinese Minister'S name is
..Iu.r and his little daughters name
IL mi" The Chinese alphabet con-
ta;ns about $4,000 letters, but it is evil
dent that q good many of them have
very little to do.
A vessel off Para reports falling in
with mass of spiders floating in the
air. The rigging and sails were COW
cred with the weo. the long threads OF
which formed the balloon for the tiny
eeronauts. For several miles this
snider swarm continued. the captain
estimating that there were millions,
blown from the land.
~ po.,b,,, f.,o~<y,r, n ,ol;r-:,,,.
paper, referring to the sunset after
glow, which has recently been again
Observed in Bombay, says: 1--WE will
mot venture to predict that this may be
by way of preparation for the final con-
Hacrat;on, but one thing it is safe to say,
namely, that it is well for every one 10
be ready"
The giant bowls of Orholm, on the
east side OF Christiana F iord, have been
described by Herr Greelmuyden. These
curious geological formations are the
largest Of their kind in Scandinavia.
In two of these depres lions q few pines
and birches grow in a tolerably natural
way until their tops reach the level of
the rocks. above which the branches
are twisted fantastically by the force of
the WIND.
1t is related that when Lady Duff
ferin first went to ST. Petersburg it was
necessary for her to be received in audi
ence by the Empress. At the time APP
pointed she arrived and was ushered into
the room. There she found a lady very
plainly dressed, who approached and
asked her: Ibid you see my daughter
berore You left Eng and" "Excuse
me-" said 1 adv Dufferin, "but who is
your daughtera' my daughter is the
Duchess of Edinburg." said the plain
lady, who was none other than the
Empress.
Two Cardinals recently superin-
tended minute inventory of the con-
tents of the Vatican, from its artistic
and literary treasures down to the most
trivial articles. The origin. position,
and value of every object were set
down, and the inventory was signed
with all the legal formalities. A copy
was handed to each of the Ambassadors
accredited to the Holy See, and even to
the Ambassadors accredited to the King
q Italy, including those of powers not
having relations with the Vatican. Such
. step, it is claimed, is indisputable
proof Of the Pope having contemplated
the possibility of quitting Rome.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31
Laws Of War in Ashantee.

The assumption that savage races are
ignorant of all laws of war, or incapa-
bic of learning them, would seem to be
based rather on our Indifference about
their customs than on the realities of
the case. But whatever value there may
be in our own laws of war, as helping
to constitute real difference between
savage and civilized warfare, the best
way to spread the blessing of knowl-
edge of them would clearly be for the
more civilized races to adhere to them
strictly in all wars waged with their less
advanced neighbors. An English COM
mander, for instance, should no more
set fire to the capital of Ashantee or Zu-
luland for SO paltry pretext as the dis
play of British power than he would set
fire to Paris or Berlin; he should no
more have villages or granaries burned
in Africa or Afghanistan than he would
in Normandy, and he should no more
keep Zulu envoy or truce bearer in
chains than he would SO deal with the
bearer of white flag from Russian
or Italian enemy. The reverse princi-
pie (which is yet in vogue. that with
barbarians you must or may be bar
barous, leads to some illustrations
of civilized warfare when it
comes in conflict with the less
civilized races. In one of the Franco
Italian wars of the sixteenth century
more than 1000 women and children
took refuge in large mountain cavern,
and were there suffo ,atcd by a party of
French soldiers, who set fire to guam
tity Of wood. straw and hay, which they
ekn Oh ~ tho n If In h,A
il was considered so shameful an act
that Chevalier Bayard had two of the
ringleaders hanged ct the cavern's
mouth. Yet when the French General
Pellissier in this century suffocated the
unresisting Algerians in their caves, it
was even defended as no worse than the
Smelling of fortress; and there is evil
dence that gun-cotton was not infre-
uuently used to blast the entrance to
caves in Zululand in which men, women
and children had hoped to find shelter
against an army which protested only
to be warning with their king. The
following description of the way in
which, in the Ashantee war. the En-
glish forces obtained native car
riers for their transport service is
not without its instruction in this
respect: 1--WE took to kidnapping upon
. grand scale Raids were made on
ali the ASSN villages within reach of
the line of march, and the men, and
sometimes the women, carried off and
sent up the country under guard. with
cases Of provisions. Laeutenant-
rendered immense service in this way.
Having been for some time Command
ant Of Aaccfa, hekpew tho coast and
many Of ~th4<ch;es; and having .
man of-war placed q his disposal. he
went up and down the coast landing
continually, having interviews with
chiefs, and obtaining from them
large nunheFs q men and women;
or when this failed. landing at night
with party of soldiers, surrounding
villages, and sweeping off the adult
population, leaving only few women
to look after the children. In this
way, in the course Of month, he OBJ
tanned several thousands of carriers. ~
GentlemGn's Magazine.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

NERVOUS, dyspeptic individuals, whose
distress Of mind and body make life mis-
cradle, II your sutferings have been pre-
longed and increased by the use of bitters
and pretended cures Of kidney and liver
diseases, throw all such nostrums aside
and find health, strength and vigor in that
simple remedy known as DIR. Guysott's
Yellow Dock and Sarsspsrilla. Itpurifies
the blood, strengthens the urinary and di-
gestiye organs, and infuses new life into
all parts of the body. No other remedy
equals it. Have your druggist get it for you.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

AS worker. woman is prone to
undertake too much, to overtax herself,
to wear out her life too rapidly. Hei
ambition far exceeds her strength.
There is a limit to human achievement
though there may be none to human
aspiration. As rule, woman works at
a disadvantage; her energies are di-
vided; she has too many trades, too
many irons in the fire" -Fior,sscs
Atkinson. in N. q. Jfwss- Democrat
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

THE best test of human life Is the
amount of good it has been and done to
others. Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham may be
given a seat of honor among those who
have helped to change sickness into health,
and to transform the darkness of suffering
into the sunshine Of rest and hope.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

81 have been poisoned with Mercury and
Potash!" is the tale Of thousands who
write our physicians in regard to treat
ment of Blood and Skin diseases, and il
would seem that what they say must lie
true, for it is with one accord" If you
have been poisoned in this way or have
any blood or skin disease or cancer, send
to us for Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis
eases which will be mailed free. TIE
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 3. Atlanta, Ga.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

CATARRH AND HAY FEvER.-For twenty
years l was a sufferer from Catarrh of the
head and throat N q very aggravated
form, and during the summer with Hay
Fever. procured a bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm and after a few applications received
decided bsnefit-was cured by one bottle.
Have had no return of the complaint.
CHARLOTTE PARKER, Waverly, N. Y.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

MRS. ANN LAcoUR, Of New Orleans, La,
writes: 81 have a SON who has been sick for
two years; be has been attended by our lead
ing physicians, but all to no purpose. We
had in the house bottle of DIR. VIM. HALLS
BALsAM FOR THE LUNGS. We admins
tered it and he was instantly relieved"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

a coLpnED man came into Q Galveston
newspaper Office and wanted to subscribe
to the paper. How long do you want it p
asked the clerk. "Jess as long rs it Is,
boss; il 1t don't fit de shelves. kin tar q
piece on myself."-Tsxds Siftiags.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

THOSE CONTAINING of Sore Throat oil
Hoarseness should use BRowN's BRONCHIAL
TRocHEs. The effect is extraordinary.
Singers and speakers use them for clearing
the voice. Sold only in bOres. Is cts.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

"A SUBSCRIBER writes: "There is q spring
sixty rods from the house, and by running
eighteen rods beyond the spring l can get
q twelve foot fall" Foolish man. A ban.
ana peel ON his front door step would give
him a twenty-seven foot fall without his
running at all.-N T. Graphic.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

"BErrER better behave yourself" sol.
the turnip to the pc alto, "or some one will
come along and take the starch out o
you0
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

PAPILLoS Cough Cure Is a delicious vege.
table syrup. A cure for Whooping Cough,
that has never failed. By druggists.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

WHEN . young girl finds . four-leat
clover it is q sign that she will be married
within year. 1t is strange that some fam
lies don't hire farm and sow it all to
clpver.-BurlingtoR Free Press.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

WE take pleasure in informing the pub
lie of the merits Of Papillon Catarrh Cure,
Il will cure Chronic Catarrh, Cold in the
Head, Rose-cold, and for Hay Fever no
remedy is as effective. 1t has cured hum
dreds Of cases. Sold by druggists.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

A SCIENTIST asserts tina. bee can only
sting once in two minutes. We would re-
specially add that that's all it generally
needs to.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

"ASorHER expedition to the POLE" said
the man, as he wendell his way TO his
barber shop,
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

An inquirer asks the way to make light
bread. The simplest way is to call on q
newly married couple, see the way the
bride makes the bread and not to make il
that way.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

PUBLIC speakers and singers use Piso's
Cure for hoarseness and weak lungs.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

II you want Q fine looking Face,
And q Skin rosy and clear,
Use "BEEsoS's" Sulphur Soap; all Trace
OF disease will disappear.
"Sold by druggists, ETC., everywhere.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

SHE-I am fond Of poetry. He-Are you
indeeds So am L do you like Burns!
Hhe mo, indeed, they are so distressing
But then am Tot much troubled with
thems and ma does al tie COOLING De.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

The fame that comes from hanging is
but hemp-tie honor.--N o. Ficdyuae.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

Mother Swans Worm Syrup" for few
erishness. worms. ccnstipation. tasteless. 25c
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31
CURES OF RHEUMATISM AND SCI
ATICA

PEEKskrLL, N. T., March 8. 1884.
am boat-builder living at Peekskill,
New York. have been greatly troubled
during the past winter with rheumatism
in my back and shoulder. I have used
ALLcocK's PLAsrERs and they always re-
lieve the pain. 1 have used other plssters
recommended by friends. but I find ALL
COCKS decidedly the best. We have used
them in the family for some years, and
would not be without them.
WV. R OSBORN.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

APAPER announces that a star actor will
play Ten Thousand Miles Away" ALL
il he only would Lynn Item.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

WHEN Joaquin Miller writes love poem
to some girl, she should not get mad If it
does not please her, for he would say: al
was only Joaquin. "-Electric Light.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31
Horrors of Mineral Poisoning.

FAIR X change-Two fives for ten
Philadelphia Chronicle Herald.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

"Rough on Corns." 15c. Ask for it. Com
plete cure. hard or soft corns. warts, bunions.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

HABIT, If not resisted, soon becomes ne
cessiiy. Eating is one of these unfortu
nate habits.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

AN actress is like little girl In ono re-
epecs. When she gets mad sho WON'T play.
IN. T. Dial.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

SEVEN q hog wouldn't touch tobacco y
exclaimed Jones, who didn't chew, to
Smith. "Well," returnedihis friend as he
took out his plug, "who resembles . hog
the most, you or ?"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

MAINE folks have Q corner on spruce
gum. 1t is in tn Q corner Of the mouth
LotreU Citizen.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

Hale's Honey OF Horehound and Tar
To a cold is like oil on troubled waters.
Pixies toothache drops cure in one minute.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

Buchu-raiba." Quick. complete cure, all
annoying Kidney and Urinary Diseases, 81.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

THE man who pursues the even tenor Of
his way never commits q bass act-Bos-
ton Budget.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

Nor what its cracked up to be-Au
ancient egg.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

THE Empress of Austria can set type, and
the Empress of an American farm can set
. hen. Customs differ in different coun-
tries.-Merchant Traveller.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

Two MULES used on Salt Lake strees.
cars rejoice in pet names-Sin and Misery
because it is q misery to drive them and
. sin to whip them.-Denrer Tribune.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

A BROKEN idle-The tramp.-B oslo,
Post.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

Skinny Men. "Wells' Health Remover" re-
stores health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia,S 81.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1884-10-31

| Rough on Coughs, 15c.. at Druggists. Com
plete cure Coughs, H1arseness, Sore Throat