The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-06-19
GEN ERAL,

| Ono of the New York n,,e.
facilities for printing twenty-siy con uas
per second. 'p'es
The United States uses more so
to each inhabitaut than any country Il
the world III
| "A club, whose object is to suppros,
the use of tobacco. started recentIv -
Ap;lachicola. Fla. ~
Augusta. Fla. has a brick-yar5
which was established in the wear isao
and has turned ont over $50, 900 on
bricks. ''V0o
The editor of Vermont iour,.,
offers his paper free for six months 70
every newly married couple in hi.
neighborhood.
The queen of the turf, Maud s
lives chiefly on warm mash, but occa.
sionally eats candy and gingerbread
N. y Herald.
A monthly allowance of Sl.50 fo-
the support of cat was a recent item,
on the payroll of the Lexington Ky1
Fire Department.
An effort is being made tn cp,-
tivate the nettle, with the object of oh
tanning from it material suitable for
weaving.-Chicaqo Herald.
Tobacco was first smoked. than
snuffed. and lastly chewed. Pines
came first, then cigars, in 1915. and
finally cigarettes. Chicago Herald.
"A Raleigh On. CO. sportsman re-
Gently went out with lis cartr.d oex
and returned with Ill robins and one
rabbit, having missed only three shots.
AT the end of 1854 there were as5-
900 miles of railway in the world.
which would make line from the
earth to the moon, with 5000 miles to
spare.
Toast and marmalade and a Gun of
tea is the fashionable breakfastfor
young society men in New York, who
never retire before three a. mn
Graphic.
I'm Idaho four mountain bears got
into the corral of Miss Tollert and
killed sixty-four fine Angora goats
before the Plucky girl drove them of
with no weapon but an axe.
An old clock. made in 1875 by
Bowly. of London, is now owned by
Mr.. Morse. of West Bridgewater, who
has refused 81, 600 for it. IL runs eight
days and has q calendar dial.-Boston
Post
1t is fact, perhaps not generally
known even to the citizens of this
State, that Georgia is the largest State
east of the Mississippi. Everybody
knows that it is the best.-Auqusta
I Ga. Chronicle.
Tho dude collar, the tall, stiff
shoker. resembling wristband, which
has been so much car.catured. has had
is day. Though not entirely extinct.
{ only 1ourishes as last relic around
he necks of few superannuated sports
md second-class mashers.-N ]. Her
I'D.
The pronunciation of sstuberose"
las been a subject of discussion in an
English paper. and the decision that
he word is trisyllable has been Mt last
reached. The flower is
lily, and the name is from the French
''tuberose, called from the tuber-like
,ulb of the plant. Shelley pronounces
he word in three syllables. Chicago
Tribune.
Crime is on the increase in Western
Texas. according to the Cotulia (Tex.)
Ledger. which, in speaking on the sub
ect says: I'VE scarcely pick up an ex-
'hange but several murders are report
ID, or some terrible crime brought to
light which has long been hidden. It
8 q noticeable fact that when money
matters are hard crime invariably in
'reases-
A gentleman with ticket from St
Paul to WATERFOWL arrived at Syracuse
ecently, and was met by two ladies.
Who asserted that they were his wife
md daughter. At first he did not know
hem. but at last realized who they
we're. He had been absent twenty
even years in Winnipeg, and did not
xpect to meet his relatives in Syracuse.
: WatertoUn On ~ Times.
"A natural ice-cave. according to the
iha California, exists thirty miles east
4 Fall River Valley, Cal, in the Mount
hasta region. There are huge col
INNS of ice, chambers of ice, and ice
from the ceiling Ike blades of
olished steel. forming q picture of
AAu0CoAs 4uC ACSioCntS Ok TIC t8flCy
aul their summers supply of ice from
be cave.
The telegram read: THE Mahara-
III ofNepauf has rendered Is, 900 picked
ioorkhas for service in Afghanistan."
he printer made it read: THE Mahs-
ajah Of Nepaul has rendered $4,000
ickled Gherkins for service in Afghan
tan" It might have been worse. No
oubt p ckled gherkins would be quite
, acceptable as ''picked Goorkhas" in
fghanistan, though we don't know
hat q picked Goorkha is.-Norfi,toscn
lerald.
-'Hawkeye Bill" noted fox
unter of Litchfield County. Conn,
united foxes all winter and didn't get
single one. His wearied, disguised,
nd famished hound came into New
reston the other day. and at one guip
ulped down eighty-three cents worth
beefsteak which q worthy citizen had
id downfor . moment The citizen
ants eighty-three cents. and 'Hawk-
70 Bilr' preparing to 60 tn ough
ankruptcy. The hound is the only
ne of the lot W tn peace on his mind
tartford Post