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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-07-24

picked?' shouted Fred, who was .,
lookout for them. eAe
1--WE couldn't find the place. ,.;a
Hannah; 80 we thought we'd on t;sS
ing, and we've had good luck. LIZ
caught three and / caught three.n
what kind are straightforward
Yes, l think so, said Hannah ..
she lifted her pail-cover cautiously fos
him to peep in. "
Fred was well acquainted with n.
different kinds of fish in the neighhor'
ing streams. but. when he saw Hs,-
nah's three, he gave roar of laughter
"Oh. myr he screamed. ..Tronti
What beauties. They'll do to 90 with
the blue-berries YOU didn't get. Oh.
dear! that's too rich! Hurry home
girls. or you can't get 'em fried for din.
ner."
The girls went on, wondering vha,
pleased Fred so much. As Lizzie went
up the hill to her uncle's house shs
thought she heard loud laugh from
Hannah's father. As she went in at The
back door, she met her Uncle james.
who was just coming out
al never saw such a laughing time a
this isl" said Hannah to him. with :
rather resentful pout. "But I don't
care. We've caught some trout for
dinner. There are three-one for Won
one for Aunt Sarah and little one for
me. 1t won't take long to fry 'em.
will it?''
mo, l guess not" said Uncle JameS
Lets see" and he opened the pail
Then he laughed boisterously.
Here, Sarah" said he. as soon as he
could speak. put on the frying-pan-
Lizzie's been fishing"
Aunt Sarah took the pail and looked
into it
''PolliUogs" said she, contemptuous.
ly.
.PoLLrwoGs'" said Lizzie, inquir-
ingly.
..POLLIWOGSr' said Uncle James
emphatically.-Lizzie Chase Deennq,
in ST. Nicholas.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-07-24
PANSY'S INVITATION.
"Aunt Msrjorie's Precepts'-Three Rules
for Having . Good Time.

"Aunt Marjorie's Precepts"-Three RuIes
for Having . Good Time.
Pansy was asked to q party the othef
day, and was quite undecided whether
to accept the invitation or to stay at
home. l happened to know that tho
lady who was to give tue party was
very kind and lovable woman, and
charming hostess. Young people always
enjoyed themselves in her house; be-
sides, she had been q schoolmate Of
Pansy's moths. and it was hardly
courteous for Pa ,sy to slight her invita-
ton unless she Ia very good reason
You see, children, your Aunt Mar
jorie is rather old-fashioned, and she
thinks that when people are good
enough to want you, you should, - .
rule. crafty them if you can.
1 tried to ascertain the reason for
Pansy's hesitation. She frankly told
me that, in the first place. she was
afraid her dress was too plsin; in the
second place, she was very shy and
timid in company, and always felt as
though everybody were gazing at her;
and in the third place. most of tho
guests would be strangers to her, and
she did not like meeting strangers.
Three reasons: No. I, dress too plain;
No. 2. shy in company; No s. dislike
to strangers
Paasy is not the only girl whose good
times are spoiled by just such absurd
reasons as the three above.
Now let me give her and all g yQ1
nv three ruiz =.
No !. Mover mind your dresd 4
simple. quiet dress is in the best tasts'
for . young girl. The grsnddaughlers
of Queen Victoria are always very mod
estly and plainly dr. ssed, snd it is quite
evident that they bestow very Ettle
thought upon their gowns and hats.
which are what their beautiful. sensible
mother thinks fit for them. A pair Of
bright eyes. hair in nice order, and rosy
cheeks, win set of the simplest attire.
No. 2. Never mind your shyness Az
soon rs you have Paid your respects to
your hostess, look around for s5me-
body shyer than yourself. somebody
who is not being pleasantly entertaiped,
and take upon you tho duty Of making
the next halfh0ur pass Delightfully."- for
that person. You viii forget al about
your ovn shyness.
No 5. Don't feel like . stranger. and
do not suffer other people to seem TO-
you like strangers. 7WhAreyer you 60
you win lind wonderfully attractive per-
sons; and IL you fare in the world -
Aunt Marjorie does, you win always =
finding new acquaintances who will -
worfh n Uroaf deal In ron T<,ok uUo0
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the matter he has set up may be readily
ass: gned to him in est mating what
each man is to be paid. The manner
of est mating the pay is for the ..head-
man." who is chosen in each Office for
that purpose, to take care of the dupli-
Gates of all matter put in tNe. For
doing this he receives compensation
from each mans matter. The .'dupes,
as they are called. are cut apart. and
each man takes his own and pastes
them together. and at the end OF the
week:: heir combined length is measured
with a rule and pad for W tn ord nary
matter at the rate of thirty-five cents
for thousand ems. or about five inches
of an ordinary column of type.-In-
didndp0iis NeUs.
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GOING up TOGETHER.

The Mexcury rose from its little cell,
And = tear 6hone IN lie eye
~ 4 uaw the sun, for It knew full well
That the hour for work was nigh;
Ithad hong been having an easy time.
! 1t now must prepare for lofty climb.
q sighed Tor the hours OF leisure fed.
A. tho Prince of Ice went by,
And the latter paused on its way and said:
NY friend what means that Sigh?
heard y0u were i'll some time ago,
Indeed, believe you were very low"
~Oh, my health Is good. said the Mercury.
u As lt wiped away tear:
ut isn't my health that troubles me,
But my climb bling time Ii near;
And Sigh to think when climb 30 high
Ishali be all alone. with no one nigh"
20 pehawFs said the Prince of Ice. "don't
fret.
But welcome Your climbing weather;
fncser went back on an old friend yet,
So well both climb up together:
Climb ~ high as you like, I'll climb with
yOu,
And stay BY your side al tho summer
-Boefoa Courier.
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May 1t ever be loving and true.
Jessie Hotcurd Bel, in Wdtchmdn
A BERRY AND FISH STORY.
The Laughing Time which Excited the
Wonder of Two Little Girls.
Two little girls. with checked SUM-
bonnets on their heads and tin pals in
their hands, were walking along the
sidewalk of certain town in Maine.
One was named Lizzie Pulsifer. and the
other Hannah Cooke. Lizzie was eight
years old; so was Hannah. l would
mention the name Of tho town. but
they are both women now. with little
girls of their own. and they might not
like to be laughed at Did / tell you it
was q spring morning? Well, it was in
early May. When they reached Fred
ktarke's house, Fred, who was out in
the yard. screamed:
Good morning. girls! where are you
going?'
Were going blueberrying." said
Hannah.
..Ha! ha! hav' was Fred's reply. 81
hope you'l II get your pals full. Blue
berrying! Ha. ha! ha!''
.'Well. think we shall" replied Liz
zie- Il know where they used to be
very Thick
You dor said Fred. 81 hope they
viii be thick nou. You'd better go
fishing. That's what I'm going to do.
And he turned away, still laughing
heartily.
When they left Fred the girls walke1
along quietly again until they reached
the railroad.
I'VE shall have to walk along on the
track little ways" said Hannah; .'but
we can watch for trains
They walked some time, stepping
from sleeper to sleeper. until Lizzie saw
smoke in the distance. Hannah said it
was train coming. and that they must
hurry Oh the track as fast as they could.
So, long before the train arrived, they
had cIimbedsA fence and were in pretty
pasture on the edge of the woods.
They looked around for blueberriea.
They found plenty of lovely pink-and-
white arbutus Tor, as they called them,
May-flowers). and great punches of
purple violets, and white houstonias
with their yellow eyes, and ground nut
Hannah said. very much like BURBERRY
bushes they found pretty white bell
shaped flowers, just tinted with pink.
bat they couldn't find any biueberries.
They picked the young checkerberry
leaves which were Just pceping out of the
ground; and 1t last. getting holder. they
strAyed little way into the woods and
gathered some lovely ferns But not
burberry was 10 be .en-
sIts queer said Hannah. 81 won
der where the blueberries are know
this Is the place where they used to be
SO thick. cause that's the very stump
mother climbed over. She couldn't clim6
the fence anywhere else, you know,
cause twas 90 high. But wen keep
on searching"
Just asn the town-clock. in the dis.
,tsnca struck.
g. It's eleven o'clock" excl6imed
Who had counted each stroke
snd mother told us TO be home
Is Wolye. We shall have to start,
and We haven't got single blueberry.
What do you pose made your Aunt
Sarah laugh so. when / asked her il
We could stay till We gos our pals
fullpn
"Idon't know said Lizzie, thought
fully; land Fred laughed, too, when we
told him we were going blueberrying.
What was he laughing stf"
"Oh! / don't fnow, I'm sure," said
Hannah; '.he's always laughing. But
1<..nSk L..
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SOME RgNINIsceNoe&
An Intervening Specimen which nkos11[u
Declared Wa . LIE.

A. 6W80AN300 " 0160
Declared Wa LIE.
The Washington correspondent Of ~
Philadelphia Record says: "Sheridan =
one Of the best story tellers in Washing
ton Many Of his best stories arc o.
himself and he always laughs heartily
at another Of the same sort he j. ne
central figure Of many& Sgood stof5.
One of the best ever heard was aboae
m old army comrade Of Sheridan ~
was attacked by the scribbIing 80
superinduced III many old vetet
now by the demand for. 'wW ~
iniscences.' He rushed in on Shchd.n
one day with query as to whistler -
would listen to some 'reminlscences
which he had written out about > famom
fight in which they were both engages
and then give him the benefit Of -
opinion Of them. Sheridan did no.
want 10 listen, - h. doesn't believe -
lighting his battles over, but he sases
good that he would. Whes
upon his old friend pulled out beiky'
roll of manuscript and plunged INTO :
highly exaggerated account OF the Dat
tie in question, in which She .sdan ana
his achievemento were praistd IN nn-.
guage 30 luxuriant - to be lud'eroe.lss
The "Reminiscences were. ID mort
highly romantic sort. soaring W
proud disdain above the facts OF ~
light At the end Of an Lour, shen 80
last page was reached. Sheridan ma
his first comment john. he sa3G'
won know that's III lie, and then ~
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How e Found His Heart and Led
Him Into q Better Way.

He was bachelor. There are many
kinds. We have all. / think, seen more
than one type. Dickens in fiction has
given ms many varieties. There are
those whom We remember and love.
The lovely old Cheeryble Brothers; the
school girlish and ..lively'' describe
them best But Nathan was not one of
fheee. He Was Of . kind much better
known.
Twenty years before the date of this
little history, . man in the thirties. he
had appeared In one of our New En-
gland hill-towns. aAd bought one of the
inest farms In the region. and there
lived VIII his different house-keepers.
His previous b story was unknown, and
after years had passed it ceased to be
= matter Of question A tall gaunt
man. with awkward. shamblfng gait,
ir0n-gray hair. smooth-shaven face,
eyes hard. blue and cold q the sea
looks il winter. and mouth that
seemed to open and shut like q clasp
knife
People forgot his surname, or did
not care to use it. His name in the
mouths Of villagees had always simply
been Nathan. * when they spoke. to
him Mr.. Nathan" Whether he knew or
cared for this want OF respect do not
know. His name was Nathan Odell
He was hard worker, : scientific
farmer. who studied aud did things
dsfercntly from those AROUND him. He
ND 4.ff1a a need be to do with his
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-06

discovered that the government made use Of
tne Queens proclamation calling out the re-
serves and militia to secure votes for the
egyptian financial agreement By frightening
Parliament with prospect OF change in
tne government on the eve of war with great
power.
Esypt's War.
LoND6N, April 4.-Gen. Wolseley has for
warded to the War Office significant report,
made out by the medical staff attached to the
hhartoum expedition. The report states that
II the present British military stations in the
Soudan be maintained, fully one. half OF the
troops will die or be disabled by the heat be-
fore autumn.
It is announced that Gen. Graham has been
ordered by the government to at once open
peace negotiations with OsInsn Digna or the
sheiks between Suakim and Berber possessing
the power to control the natives.
DoNGoLA. April 4.-Deserters from the
rebel army at Khartopm report that there has
been heavy fighting between the Mahdi and
portion of his army which wishes the CAM
paign concluded. The Mahdi was severely
handled and compelled to retreat.
The Princes Visit.
DUBLIN, April ALI the principal streets
OF the city are profusely decorated in honor OF
the coming of the Prince and Princess OF
Wales. Even in shops belonging to protested
NatlonalistS preparations are being made to
illuminate, although on less extensive scale.
The Revised Old Testament.
LONDON, April 4.-The revised edition Of
the Old Testament will be issued to the public
the first of May. Several American publishers
made efforts to forestall the issue in England
Dy attempting to secure advance proofs, and
the American publishers offered as high as
5000 for single advance prints, but it is not
believed any have been successful.
Thirty Persons Lost in the Sen of AzOf
LONDON, April 4.-The steamer Marinpol
has foundered in the Sea of Azof. Thirty
persons lost their lives In the disaster
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GENERAL NEWS.

James Costello of New Haven, Conn. is under
arrest for crushing with an axe the skull of Mrs
Miller Donohue and The woman is at the hespitai
in a precatious cOuditon. She Costeilo's land
lady aud dispute arose over lack of meat at the
supper table Friday night
Capt Evan P. Howell of Atlanta, Ca editer in
ch eft of the Atlantic Constitution will not accent
the appintment c)nsul to Manchester and has
forwarded to the President his formal declination
The freight house together wit several cars of the
Rome, Watertown Ogdensburg Railroad Company
at Cape Vincent N, ", were destroyed by fire Sat
urday afternoon. One thousand tons of hay and
other goods were also consumed. Loss $4,000.
The food in the SusquehaAna river is subsdjn9.
but an immense ice gorge at Forney, Pa. remains
solid.
Fire yesterday morning at the Gosport navy ward
destroyed spar shed containing valuable furniture
from the steamers Dolphin and Atlantic. Loss un-
known.
William W. Astor late Minister to Italy, return.
cd to New York yesterday by the steamer Repub-
lie.
Mate William Bailey. of Yarmouth, and seaman
VIM. G. Hamilton of Spry Bay, N. s., were washed
overheard and drowned in a gale, while on pas
sage from Demarana to Halifax. N. S.. on the
schooner Souvenir.
Pursuant TO orders of Mayor Parsons of Glouces-
ter Mass, all intoxicated persons on the street
there Yesterday, were arrested. The lookup was
full last night. NO partiaty shown.
During a thunder storm in Waco, Texas yester-
day afternoon. lightning struck a ehed near which
James b. Boxer and number of negroes were
standing aud all we're prostrated. Bakers iniur-
les are pronounced fatal. The four coored men are
also in critical condition.
One woman was killed and another badly hurt by
falling sign in Pittsbnrg, Pa, yesterday.
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a Continued Condition of Disor
der at Aspinwall.
Additional United States Troops to be
Despatched There.

WARRINGTON April 5.-The Secretary of
the navy in view Of later dispatches regarding
the troubles at Panama, and especially one
from Commander Kane ef the Galena has de-
cded to send a further force to the Isthmus by
the Acapulco. Dispatches indicate contin-
ued condition Of disorder. Following is Com.
mander Kane's despatch referred to above :sssa
Colon, April 4.
To the Secretary of the Navy, Washington.
The vessels are now the way to AspinwalI to-
gether with the force the Para will be sufficient
to pen and guard the transit if supported by the
two ships at Panama. Without such support an
extra force of 800 men will be required. Every
thing is quies in Aspnwall and all American prop
erty is as well protected my force will permit
have IL officers aad men shore. My command
is safe and WELL only one foreigner was killed so
far as known. There are about 100 Colombian gov
ernment troops here holding large number of pris-
eners and rendering assistance in preserving
der The railroad company is affording all possible
relief to refugees and have sent many out on the
line OF this rood Transit remains closed. One re-
lief train reached Panama last night at great risk
having been stopped by the insurgents and one per-
son forcibly removed. Wires to Panama contin-
ually ybeing cutp
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ALABAMA CLAIMS.
The Court of Comnlissioners-Statem
of the Busiurss Transacted.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. April 4-The following is a
statement of the condition of the business before
the Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims IN
to and including March 3Ist last:
Judgments had been rendered in 143I cases
of the first-class for actual damage done by Con.
SO 266 514, including interest. All these iuog-
ments. except some 10 or IL of the most recent
have been certified to the Secretary of State for i'm
mediate payment During the same period 1861
cases of the second GLASS; for war premiums paid
have been adjudicated aud judgments rendered for
an aggregate amount of $5,293, ia exclusive of
under the law until all the judgments of the first
class are satisfied.
The unexpended balance of the general Geneva
award placed at the disposal of the court was q
little over SO, 500 900, and the total number of
claims filed against this fund 5751. Two thousand
five hundred and tftyniDe cases still remain TO be
disposed Of 163 of these being of the rsclass
which have preference. Many of the war premium
cases involve very complicated questions of title
and proof Suits have been filed which embrace
over a thousand separate items of insurance, each
vonched for by one or more proofs, which have to
be examined and verified by the auditors of the
court. and The final amount, when arrived at, be
distributed among hundred or more benefciaries.
The headings alone in the cases docketed make
elght volumes, averaging over 600 printed pages
each The testimony and briefs increase the bulk
of printed matter. which has to be carefully ex-
amined by counsel and reviewed by the court in
chambers to more than four times the amonnt, and
there is still to be added large amount of test-
mony which has not been printed, TO said expense,
but all of which has to be scrutinized by govern
ment counsel or the court. 1t is found practicable
to dispose of the business pending at the rate
CT about 2OG cases month, but it will be neces-
sary for the court to stop hearing cases at least
month before the time now fixed by law for wind
ing up Its affairs (the 3lst of December next) in
order to comply with the terms of the act with re-
gard to making final report to the Secretary of
State. The court has ordered premptory cali of
all cases which may remain untried on the 10th of
May next. with view to the dismissal of any cases
not then reported as ready for trial.
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A Celebrated Vermont Case.
The Fee which Senator Phsrp. Receives.

The father of Minister Phelps, of Yer
mont, the late Samuel Phelps, was lone Of
the finest lawyers in the country; bat he
never received anything like the fees that
his son has received. A gentleman from
Vermont said to Washington Critic report
er: 81 recollect case in Vermontyin which
the late Samuel Phelps was the counsel on
its last trial 1t was the case known all
over Vermont as the celebrated wool case.
Two brothers were interested, with others,
in wool mandatory. 1t was making
money. The other stockholders proposed
to branch out and go int - anufaeturo
of higher grade Of oIen goods than had
previously been turned out by the company.
The two brothers objected strenuousIy,
and the idea was APPARENTLY abandoned.
But without the knowledge of the BROTH
ers, the other stockholders inaugurated
their pet scheme. The result was failure
with big debts. Under the laws OF Vermont
all the stockholders of company that fails,
are held responsible proportionatey Tor its
liabilities. The two brothers were sued tor
$4,000. Judgment was given against them
and the money collected. The case was an.
pealed to the next higher court. There the
judgment was In favor of the brothers. and
the money was returned to them. An ap-
peal to the Supreme court was then had by
the other side. Samuel Phelps was then
member of the United States court.
One of the brothers vent to retain him as
their counsel for the fnal trial. He found
the learned Senator in his hay field. His
coat was off, and his face fiery red from the
exercise OF welding the scythe. He hung
his scYthe on the limb of a tree, and he and
his visitor sat down and talked the case over.
All the facts were given him, and then SEN
ator Phelps said that it was about forty miles
to where the case was to be tried. 1t would
cost him something to go there and back
The trial would probably take a week, and It
was an important case.
Therefore he would have to charge big
fee. His visitor, who had already'spent a good
deal of money IN the case, was little uneasy
when he heard the best lawyer in Vermont
talk that way. Finally Mr.. Phelps said, I
caonot undertake the case unless YOU pay
me 500 for my services OF course he
was engaged"
''But how did the case turn outP" asked
the reporter.
"Oh,'' was the reply. "Phelps submitted
the facts In his plain, inclsive way, throw-
ing in, without appearing to, little argu-
ment here and there, One of the counsel for
the other side got up after Phelps had fin
ished, and said that the latter's statement OF
the case was so fair and so strictly 10 ac-
cordance with the facts that they would sub
init 1t TO the court without argument, and
let 1t be decided on its merits. Phelps got
his verdict. Lawyers in those days did not
get the oyster, while their clients had to he
content with the Shells"
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Bob Ingersoll Plays Pool.

A stout man, about whose fair, round face
smile of perfect contsntment played continual
ly, sauntered in billiard room on lower
Broadway, N. Y, Thursday afternoon, and
picking cue from a rack as a weapon and a
Staten Island lawyer for an opponent, stood
up at a pool table and pocketed ball after ball
with finished ease and skill. He talked while he
played, and before long fifty men were group
cd about the table. They had overheard ex-
cerpts Of the talk and identified the stout man
as Bob Ingersoll in a twinkling. Word got
out into the street that he was manipulating
cue and saying things, and dozens Of addi-
a9nai bankers and brokers hurried to see
what 1t looked and sounded like.
Hce,re fine player" Boo said when he
whipped two games off the table with scarcely
an eHort' II tell you what I'll do. II you
gan peat me I'll Pay everything
Inc Staten Island lawyer at length won a
single game after eleven successive defeats,
amid great cheering. Somebody promptly
presented Sob with two fresh bouquets Of cost
" MOVERS, aud he plunged his hand in his
pockets, excavated a lot of silver from its
depths, and settled for everything with
smile that was nearly as big as the pool table
pockets