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Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-24

.compllshment. One of the most cele-
brated conversationalists of London soci-
ETY. was Lady Mary Wortley Montagu,
who was admitted by her father to the ia
nous Kit-Cat-Club, at the age of eight.
At the court of George T., she became the
chief attraction for her beauty and wit.
She was allowed to educate herself, and it
is even said that she taught herself Latin.
Madame de Sevigne is another, whose So
eial tact and viyacity insured her unrivalled
success in the brilliant society of the
French Court Of Louis XIV. Each of
these women have left charming letters,
which sparkle with wit and dramatic pic
lures OF society. But Madame de Stael
must be ranked first in social genius, be-
cause, in her case, it achieved triumph
entirely unassisted by personal beauty
Her influence in Paris was SO great that
the Emperor Napoleon banished her from
Paris and afterwards from France, fearing
her hostility to himself and his projects.
The Earl of Chesterfield affords noted
example of social success. The brilhaney
Of his wit, polished grace Of manner and
elegance Of conversation rendered him
exceedingly popular His letters to his
son, show what stress he laid on
the art of conversation. And our
Emerson says: "Give boy address and
accomplishments, and you give him the
mastery of palaces and fortunes where he
goes. He. has not the trouble Of earning
or owning them they solicit him to enter
and possess"
But after all has been said, the chief
requisite of success in a conversationalist,
is pnre and kind heart. Wit, nor learn
ing, nor genius will ever make successful
talker, if made bitter, profane, or impure
with the poison Of a corrupt heart. Above
all is the need of sincerity and truth.
mature. forever puts premium on reality
What is (said oD done for effect, is seen to
be done for effect; what is (said orr done
for love is felt to be done for love-"
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-24
FASHIONS.

Rubies are to be fashionable this winter,
especially for young girls. Some very
pretty necklaces are made of these stones.
One that was sent as gift recently to a
pretty girl; who appreciates such triaes,
was made Of square links of gold, and in
each square was circle of rubies with
three turquoises in the center.
The newest and most desirable shade of
brown is the Lombard. 1t is cross be-
tween wine color and seal brown, with
the warmth of the Lombard plain in its
depths.
The Common sense" shoe for walking
is an established fact The toes are slightly
rounded at the corners and the heels are
seldom over three-quarters Of an inch in
hight
The latest riding habit Of the Empress
of Austria is waistcoat of stone-coloreI
cloth, the habit being black. A tiny lin
of gold edges both bodice and skirt, and
the waistcoat has gold buttons.
A very beautiful material for over
dresses for dress occasions is black silk net
embroidered in small rose-buds set quite
close together. An entire overdress has
wild roses in delicate blush oolorS and
green leaves,
A tiny solid-eolored pocket handker-
chief in pale mauve blue, elegantine pink
or cream, daintfy edged with a frill Of
oriental lace, and tucked into the waist
coat pocket, with bit ofthe ruhle show
inc, is pretty English fashion,
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-01-24
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ELLEN 4. cAyTRE Z,

would be We'll w oooh ~, " AASp - y,
n,.o are few accomplishments that can be
- ;nconveniently ignored--ncone that can
,nnnIv its place. Social intercourse is the
hond Of humanity, and the highest charm
e social intercourse is conversation.
Games, Jokes, dancing, and even music,
make but inadequate substitutes. What
Young girl is that, whose company is no
ticeably the most sought after? Not the
one who can laugh the merriest-not the
one who can waltz the smoothest- not the.
one who offers the most delightful cup of
tea-not the one who makes the most elab-
ortely artificial toilette-not the one who
sings the sweetest nor yet the one who
smiles the most bewitchingly, but she, who
knows best how tosconverse.
What young gentleman is most sincere
ly welcomed, and whose attentions are
! most highly priced by the well-informed
| society girl? Not the most stylishly
dressed, the most faultlessly modelled, the
vealthiest OF the most obliging; but he,
who is most literally provided with ideas,
and can most gracefully present them for
the entertainment Of his fair companions.
But how to attain this incompatible art,
you ask? For response, here are some
hints gathered from the highest sources
and offered as borrowed counsel To in
form ones selfby reading, is the first, indis-
pensable exercise to devote the "shreds
and patches Of time, which are usually
thrown away, in good solid thinking in
company with good solid authors. Even
superficial knowledge will create desire
lor more. The progress of the mind is
Ike that of the body. "The infant in
"me becomes man." But ones learning
must not be intruded for display in con-
SsfSatlon, for apedant and an egotist are
'ne reverse entertaining,
There is nothing SO charming as wit, and
fepartee is the highest order Of wit, but it
requires cool head to use it safely.
~ LISTEN, and listen comprehensively
a - sympathetically, is one important
''snent in the art of conversation.
- exercise tact in suggesting such
.nsn ' as are most likely to be agreeable
a"u lamlliar to the one you seek to amuse,
!. lo'Der secret of success. Mere gossip
'''' conversation, neither is the minute
sr rsaiSal of ones infrmities or unpleasant
f1.iences safe theme. Anecdote may
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21
HOME AND FARM.

Hard woody hay may do for city
horse staples, where the principal
food is grain. It's feeding is poor
economy on the farm.-Chicaqo Trio
une.
Lemon juice will whiten frosting,
cranberry or strawberry Juice will color
it pink, and the grated rind OF an
orange strained through cloth will
color it yellow.-Toledo Blade.
The easiest way to pillow a lot is to
90 around it until it is done, turning a
furrow to the fence on ali sides and
leaving dead furrow through the mid
dle.-Christidn Union.
There is no doubt that the slight
sweating of hay in the cock adds ma
terially to its value. especially if clover
constitutes portion. Subsequent air
ing generally goes on sufficiently while
handling to the wagons and thence to
the stack.-N y. Tribune.
-Custard Pudding: One and one
half pints milk, four eggs, one cupful
sugar, two teaspoonfuls vanilla. Beat
eggs and sugar together, dilute with
milk and extract. pour into buttered
pudding dish. set in oven in dripping
pan two-thirds full of water, and bake
until firm, about forty minutes in mod
crate oven.-7he Household.
1t costs as much to raise an animal
faulty in constitution, form. and capa-
city, through hered ty. as one more
perfect. and the animal is comparative
" worthless when raised. Breed out
the weeds and weed out the breeds is a
good motto for the stock-breeding
farmer to paste in his hat.-Bosfon
Transcript.
Potatoes and Cream: Cut up cold
boiled potatoes into small pieces. put
in a skillet with lump of butter and a
little pepper. rub a small teaspoonful
of flour IN milk. and pour pint OF
milk over the potatoes, let them boil up
and thicken with the flour and milk.
when they are heated through salt and
serve immed atcly.-7he Caterer.
1T is not correct. as has been stated
| in print that. IF milk is brought just
to the boiling point. then poured i'm
mediately into cans and sealed air.
tight, it will keep indefinitely" l,
must be heated in the can or Jar in
which it is to be preserved, and when
the steam is escaping freely the orifice
is sealed and the cans thereafter kept
| Chicago Tribune.
In much of the hard work required
in clearing new land oxen are prefer
able to horses. In blowing among
stumps or stones they pull steadily
where most horses would 60 with a
jerk. breaking either harness or imple-
ments. In some rocky portions of New
England OK teams are regarded as a
necessity. while with equal need fol
them at the West they are rarely seen.
The heavy breeds of draught horses
| rival oxen in the steadiness with which
they will take hold of dead pull.-N
| Y. Examiner.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21
THE TIMES OF THE END.

The Path of Progress the Path o. Life =
Prolonged Exertion Necessary.
There is many a seeming end of the
world. Wherever the horizon touches
the earth, whether it rests on mountain
or plain, on land or on the sea, there is
an end of the world, seeming ter
mination to all onward progress. So
it is with the horizons of the mind and
of the spirit. The end of school-days,
the college graduation. the cutting
short of life in which ones own has
been bound, retirement from active
business efforEan these. and many
more. may be to us 80 many ends of the
world. A school prize may be the
school-boy's horizon. shutting out all
beyond; a college diploma NAV be the
horizon of the student, and when that
is won. it may seem as if the end of all
had come. These are the perilous
tmes-the times of the end. Shall the
end of ones present world-the goal
of ones present effort-be accepted
rs the final goal? Shall the man who
has accomplished some present term
of service rest content with that accom-
plishment or push on to lind new worlds
to conquer? When the traveller reaches
the earthly horizon which had seemed
to him to be the end of the world, he
finds himself on the threshold of new
world which stretches away to q new
end of the world. So should it be with
those other horizons. and so every
faithful spirit finds it to be with those
horizons The student finds that a
wider world awaits him than that of
school or college; the bereaved finds
that new path opens up for h s lonely
walking; the man who has scored his
final business success finds that other
accounts remain to be settled than
those recorded in his ledgers. To each
the path Of progress is the path of life.
Faithful performance in the past is
crowned with failure unless it is con-
tinued in faithful performance of the
new duties of the present. The end OF
the world is no end of the world at all;
it is only q call into . new sphere with
new opportunities of service. Happy
they who pass beyond the end of the
world into the newer world, to take up
their fuller service with rejoicing.--S.
S. Times.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21

The town Of Jalapa is tour thousand
feet above sea-level, and seventy miles
from Vera Cruz. THIS mountain ID
celebrated for the magnifcence of its
scenery. the beauty of its women. and
the sweetness of its. flowers. 1t has
about ten thousand inhabitants. The
chip;chipi. or light DRILLING rain, that
often falls on Jalapa, is about the only
drawback to the tourist.
Jalapa was town when Cortez first
climbed the great mountains that en-
circle the City of Mexico. 1t was
called Xalaya, and near by is the town
OF PerOte, where the American prison
ers were confined in 1S47.
There are few towns in Mexico so
happily situated. At a good height
above the sea coast. it is on the edge
OF the plateau behind which towers
the summit of Macultepec, and
while it overlooks the rich low
lands of the Sierra Caliente-
Hot Lands-it escapes their baneful
vapors. The town lost much of its i'm
portance as commercial enterpot by
the opening of the Mexican Railway
| via Orizava from Vera Cruz to the CITY
of Mexico, but is now connected by
| tramway with the former. Among the
stone buildings Of this town stands the
old Franciscan monastery, built in
1866. and looming up forever among
the fragrant groves of Jalapa like .
ghost to guard this paradise. -Merict
ID0 Republics.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21
.Cro.,e.t Man IN Al.b.m..-

"De crossest man in Alabama lives dar,n
said the driver as we approached way
side home, near Selma, Ala, to ask accom-
modations for the night At supper, and
afteI it, "mine host" scowled ct every one,
founo fault with every thing earthly, and
/ was wondering If he would not growl il
the heavenly halo didn't fit him, when in
cidental mention being made of the comet
of 1882, he said: 81 didn't like its form, its
tail SHOULD have been fan shaped"
But, next morning, he appeared half
offended at our offering pay for his hospi-
tality! My companion, however, made him
accept as q present sample from his cast
Of goods.
Six weeks later, drew up at the same
house. The planter stepped lithely FROM
the porch, and greeted me cordially.
could scarcely believe that this clear
complexioned, bright-eyed, animated fell
low, and the morose being of few weeks
back, we're the same. He inquired after
my companion of the former visit and re-
GREETED he was not with me. .Yes," said
bis wife, Two are both much indebted to
him.
"How?" asked in surprise.
"For this wonderful change in my hus-
band. Your friend when leaving, handed
him a bottle of Warmers safe cure. He took
it and two other bottles, and now
"And now" he broke in, "from an i'll feel
ing, growing old bear, / am healthy and
so cheerful my wife declares she has
fallen in love with me againW
1t has made over again a thousand love
matches, and keeps swee. the tempers OF
the family circle every Copyrighted
Used by permission Of American Rura
Home.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21

To hear OF the resignation OF DIR. Pierce as
Congressman to devote himself solely to
his labors as physician. 1t was because
his true constituents were the sick and az
fiicted everywhere. They will find DR..
Pierce's "GoIdep Metiioal Discovery" a
beneiicent Use OF his scientific knowledge in
their behalf. Consumption, bronchitis,
cough, heart-disease. fever and ague, inter
mittent fever, dropsy, neuralgia, soitre or
thick neck. and all diseases of the blood,
are cured by this world-renowned medicine.
It's properties are wonderful, its action
magical. By druggists.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21
JALAPA.
A Town That Has Occupied the PEN Of
Poet and Historian.

A Town That Has Occupied the PEN Of
Poet and Historian.
Among the most elevated peaks in
Mexican territory rises the Cofre
(Trunk) of Perote. on colossal wall
crowned by the Star Mountain. Oriza-
Va, which from height of nearly
eighteen thousand fees looks calmly
out over the dark-blue waves of the
Mexican gulf.
At the feet of the Cofre de Perote ID
the beautiful city of Jalapa. justly
called the garden Of the Republic.
where brilliant BIRDS sing their litanies
and br ght flowers wave increasingly
their perfumed censers- All the exu-
berance of the tropics surrounds
Jalapa. The forests OF lemons.
oranges and mangoes reach out toward
every point in the horizon. and the air
-is heavy with their perfume. Tall.
graceful reeds rock in the breath Of
winds which watt laxily up from the
torrid coast. Under the shadow of
plantains grow the coffee plants Tho
tobacco leaves surcharge the atmos-
phore with their strong. peculiar scent,
and recall the legend Of the discovery
Of tobacco across the gulf in Yucatan
centuries ago. The vanilla bean. with
is prec ous extract and volatile oil.
grow INTENDED. its delicate aroma lost
"a the overpowering odors from 2
thousand open chalices Of fruit and
flower.
The bamboo sugar cane reaches an
extraordinary height under the hot sky
that bends above the canton of Jalapa-
The reed-like water grass. carrying its
nutritious freightage Of rice. grows g
rapidly q smong the torrid marshes OF
India and China. The golden crowns
OF corn wave for miles along the sides
0f these Mexican Andes, and valuable
dye and gun woods and scores Of me-
dicinal plants are found around Jalapa.
Among the latter il jalap. the famous
oathartsc. first imported from this trop-
ical town in 1910. but now compara-
3velv rare In that vicinity.
Tiny torrents. struck from the gran
rs mountains BY some invisible Moses
ripple over the pcbbly pavements Of
Ja1apa. and, breaking into cascades, 60
Staging over BEDS Of marble 70 loee
1hsnselves in rushing rivers Under ,
ekyof amethyst il tho eternal snow
3hat caps 0fieava; tie hardy pines
oNor doun; tho deep. dark 1ogests;
- wealth q tropical v1getaticn; evesy
nplexion II vegotnoao growth -arc-
- 1ompora1eand ropio a thoeeeppee
~ nlope tton ~ Gnnntt - - -
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21

A CONDUCTOR on an Austin street-car
said "fare" to negress, who was black
er than the ace of spades, and the smile
she smole caused her head to appear as il
1t was all of except = small strip at the
back Of the neck.-1eIds SttiRgs.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21
TRAVELLING CLOAkS, ETC.

Description OF the Newest Styles Imported
BY Fashionable Modistes.
The newest travelling cloaks import
ed BY fashionable modistes are Of ecru
canvas striped with colors, lined
throughout with silk. and trimmed
down the front with . long scarf of
brown wool lace. These are very dressy
indeed. and are made with loose square
sleeves set in on the shoulders and
down next the back forms, where they
double under to meet the piece in front
Mohair wraps are trimmed with gal
loon or little lace; but those meant
for use rather than dress are plainly
stitched near the edges. The more
youthful dust cloaks are fitted to the
figure in redingote style, with coat
sleeves, and some fullness on the tour
nure in pleats- or in French gauging.
Still others are fitted smoothly over the
hips, and have the skirt gathered or
plated to the edge. The latter are made
either of pongee or of mohair; fawn or
dust-colored mohair, with some
bows of green ribbon and .
hood lined with green silk.
makes . stylish cloak. The French
fancy for using this goods and gay
colors for these wraps also extend to
other sheer woolens, like yelling which
comes in dark brown with pencil stripes
OF red. olive and blue upon it. This is
made up in long redingote with .
hood, and is provided on each side
with loop and button TO fasten it up
as . polonaise. and display ared bison
cloth skirt that is worn under it. The
wrap il, however. made very long. and
may be worn over any other skirt. or
overAn entire dress. Bourette or tuft-
ed cloth Of dark color is used for listers
and redingotes. and there are also
others Of striped or plaid English
cloths. Navy blue diagonal wool with
red silk lining for the hood is popular
for the English listers that are made
with close-fitted front and belted back.
The serge and corduroy tailor jackets
for travelling have been already noted.
Perhaps the newest sacques arc those
of English checked homespun made
with . bolt across the short back. while
the longer front is turned back down
each side in revers that NAV be unbut-
toned and Tapped the opposite way to
make the jacket double-breasted. -
Hospsy's Baz0r.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21

Red Shirt, Torn Belly and Calico
were the three sub-ch efs who upheld
Red Clouds dignity on his reserve
while he was on his recent visit to
Washington.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21

A MEDICAL journal asserts that the ap.
plication of hot water will prevent faint
Ing. That's it; that's it exactly! This
explains why men seldom faint. Their
wives keen them In hot water.-N !. Sun.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21

An anxious inquirer asks: "Where
would you advise me to go to learn how to
play the piano!" To the woods, dear; to
Boston Post
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21

"a FEW boarders taken in for the sum.
mern is q sign often seen, but very few
seem to realize how much truth there is IN
ik-Boston Post.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21

An umbrella with pistol at the end Of
the handle has been invented. The old.
fashioned umbrella "goes of easy
enough for us.-Drake's 1farellers' Mag.
ozine.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21

A HOUSEHOLD journal prints directions
for serving spring chicken. Another
good way is to serve it before it cele.
brates its ninth birthday NorristOon
Herald.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21

aWHY are those things on your dress
called bugle trimmingsH George wanted
to know. 90" Emily replied, lightly.
sbecause pa blows 80 over the bill"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21

"THE Secret of the Brook" is a late
poem. The secret Of the brook must be the
knowledge of what Is going on between
the banks.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21

PRECISE young lady to her little brother.
| @Willie, don't do that way. Don't kick
the ankle of the table, you disturb me-
Chicn10 Tribune.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21
- Say. why IL everything
Either ut skies or at seycne?"

Probably, my dear nervous sister, be-
cause you are suffering from some of the
diseases peculiar to your sex. You have a
dragging down" feeling. the back-ache,
you are debilitated, you have pains OF vari-
GUS kinds. Take DIR. r. V. Pierce's Favor
ite Prescription and be cured. Price re-
duced to one dollar. By druggists.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21

THE elephant is a very bad behaved ami
NAL. He turns up his nose at everything
that is given him to eat.-Boston Tran
script.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21

PrKE'sTOoTHAcHE DROPS cure in minute. SO
Glenn's Suiphs Soap heals and beauties &c.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns BunionA
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21

"WHAr is the difference between Q
newspaper man ana a pitchers" asks q
baseball write. About 5000 q year.
NJ Y. HerelG.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21

WHAT sort of flag does q man unfur1
when he waves anRexamination!-Pif
burgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21
IT A.toni.hed the Public

A FLoURIsH,NG business-that of the
writing master.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21

The Worst Urethral Structures
speedily cured by our new radical methods.
Pamphlet, references and terms, two letter
stamps. Worlds Dispensary Medical As
ISOLATION, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, n. Y.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21
HAY-FEvER.

For ten years or more l
have been . great sufferer
each year. from August
9Th till frost. and have tried
many alleged remedies for
it, cure, but Eiy's Cream
Balm is the only prevents
tive I have ever found.
Hay-Fever sufferers ought
to know of its efficacy.
FRANK B. AISswoETH, OF
Frank B. Ainsworrh d Co.,
Publishers Indianapolis
I~A
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-08-21

COutQ uOt mdke u SullClcut Xdiu IL leu
mostly on hay or straw. While it would
gam somewhat in bone. 1t would lose
in flesh and fat In such cases. grain.
roots and milk must be fed, and the de-
ficiency of lime in these be made good
by feeding it direct Since. it is lime
and not the phosphate of lime which
is lacking. q piece of chalk will
answer the purpose just as well as the
expensive prepared phosphate. In
other than limestone regions. would
recommend that . piece OF chalk be
kept in the troughs with the salt, that
the animals may lick it whenever they
desire to do so. When an animal
shows q disposition to becomes runt. it
will be necessary to pulverize the chalk
to q powder and feed it in the meal or
milk. A piece as large as apea at each
meal will be an abundance.
The character of the soil has much
more to do with the growth Of animals
than is generally supposed. As my
readers who reside in such localities
know. many times an animal deposits
flesh and fat but fails to make bone as
it should, where limestone is lacking;
and instead of feeding less straw and
hay, and more meal. milk and roots a
change which only increases the evil
the remedy is to keep up the full pro-
port ON of straw and hay. and feed
powdered chalk with the meal and milk.
A knowledge Of this fact would save
our stockmen many thousands of dol
lars annually. Country Gentleman.