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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29
WASHEE-CHECKEE.

Inc Complicated Process by Which CHI
hose Laundrymen Cheek Their Goods.
A customer enters and leaves, say
five shirts. eight collars and five cuffs.
.Iohn attaches to each of the lot a linen
tag marked in tea-chest characters. On
each of the shirts is put tag which
reads "Moon;" the eight collars are di'
vided into two bundles of four each
and likewise marked ..Moon;" the
cuffs are similarly labeled. Then in
the journal John enters the transaction
about as follows: April 4. 1885. check
No. 10l, eighteen p .eces-five shirts.
eight collars, five cuffs, checked
"Moon." To the customer he gives a
ticket the duplicate of the entry ex-
cepting the check The next
customer is checked .horse."
Other favorite check:words are
..lion;" devil" property" good
ness" man.. angel etc. These
check-words are changed usually once
week. so that the laundryman ear
tell from his tag the date of any lot oil
linen. The ticket gwen a customer
has agreater significance under Chinese
law than an ordinary receipt, and may
be justly likened to pawn-ticket. Its
possession is badge of ownership.
In case of loss or destruction the Gus
toner should, under Chinese rules, ap
ply to a mag strate and entel
into an agreement corresponding
to the American indemnity bond
It takes John long time t.
realize that wash-tcket is merely
a receipt Usually three lawsuits and
an arrest for larceny are required be
fore he recognizes the differences be
tween Chinese and American lawn
Y. World.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29
HOME AND FARM.

I'm great many instances diseases
Of root crops arise from the use of un-
fermented or partially rotted manure.
IF only well-rotted manure is used
there will be less Liability of the crops
being affected with rot This has been
particularly noticed in the cases of both
white and sweet potatoes.-Troy Times.
-Cocoanut cookies: One cup of su-
gar. one-third of cup of butter, one
egg, two tablespoonsfuls of milk, one
teaspoonful of cream of tartar, one
half of tcaspoonful of soda, . tribe
of salt, one cup of grated cocoanut.
This is good to substitute. chopped
walnuts or shell-barks for the cocoa.
nut.-Ihe Household.
Mr.. Shirley Hibberd, the English
authority on potatoes, thinks this great
''crop that grows at the root" was
never on better basis than now; and
in the effort for further improvement
he advises selections by the rule, said
to prevail in making choice of editors,
members of Parliament and military
commanders namely, thickness oi
skin."-N Y. Tribune
"A safe rule in feeding turnips TO,
beef. just as it is for milk, is to give
some time for the odor and flavor Of
the roots to pass of. If an animal i:
fed only hay and corn for two day:
before slaughter, after having fed upOE
turnips, the odor and flavor will moi
appear in the flesh. The turnips ART
good feeding mater al, but some finish
ing food needs to be put on top o.
them.-Arguside.
Slightly soiled wooden articles
knitted or crocheted. may be made t.
look as well as new if they are carefully
rubbed in -four. Cover them with floul
and rub gently, as If washing, until thu
-four becomes dark. Shake out the ar
ticle and rub in clean flour until all sol
is removed. Shake well and hang in
the wind until no atom of flour re
mains in the wool. OF course one
would not care to clean in this way ar.
ticlcs that are worn next to the body
but for shawls, capes and head-cover
ings flour answers admirably.-BostOn
Budget.
Robert Johnston gives an illustra
ton of the value of mellow and cul
tiyated soil for preserving moisture ir
drouth. A portion of his ground was
full of weed seeds, and to give the
strawberries and vegetables a fail
chance he had to keep up constant
cultivation. The season was very dry
and so great was the contrast between
this portion of his garden and the rest
that persons who stopped and saw the
difference would hardly believe that il
was not in consequence of the mellow
and cultivated portion being watered
although no water was given to it,
N. y. Examiner.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29
RIDING ON CREDIT.
The Woman Who Presumed and How She
Was Checkmated.

Was Cheekmated.
As the South Ferry stage passed
Chambers street going up yesterday
morning pretty young woman climb
ed in and took seat by the door.
Fumbling for some time in her purse
she drew out a So bill and handed il
forward to a gentleman, who passed il
up to driver. Of course it was hand.
ed back to her.
No one answered. .tThen 1 suppose
I must get out and perhaps miss the
ira n to the Grand Central Depot.
Opposite her sat young man who
got up and, paying her fare. was re.
warded with a nod of thanks.
At Union Square she left the stage
and entered store. Half an hour
later the young man who paid her fare
was coming down Broadway, when at
Eighth street the same young woman
hailed the sta re, entered, and, with
out recognizing her benefactor on the
up trip, handed him the ideat cal i've
dollar bill, with a Little tear in one
corner. He had change in his pocket,
paid her fare, and handed her bacs
$3.50.
THAT is five cents short. sir.n said
she after counting the change.
..Oh, | guess not. paid your fare
Miss, coming up. How many miles dc
YOU de on the credit of iiye-dollal
bilfs'
She blus he'd scarlet, pulled the strap
aligh.ed. and hurried around the corner
INTO Bond street.-N. y Tribune.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29
Health and Longevity a
Natural Inheritance.

A sad phase Of life is the large num-
Der of premature deaths constantly oc-
curing. Health and longevity are our
natural inheritance, but alas too many
squander the priceless heritage for .
mess of potage. An observer may mo-
tice on every side deplorable violation
of Natures infiexible laws. With many
1t is only the present moment that Is
considered, while tomorrow and its
consequences remain UNDECIDED He
liveth long who liveth WELL" and 70
live out the allotted space Of three
score years and ten" one must, indeed,
live well, and walk circumspectiy, care
fully avoiding the many alluring by
paths of life that too late are found to
be only short cuts to death and destruc-
tion. Pity the man, pity the woman
that lead butterfly lives, thoughtless
and needless of future years, striving
only for momentary enjoyments, unre-
straining their appetites and their pas
sions, running stomach, liver, kidneys,
nerves and brain by improper foods and
excessive indulgences. To all such the
writer cries Stop! HOLD II change your
ways Of living, restore strength TO these
important organs of life, become again
perfect in mind and body, get your
selves again on the right road to health
and longevity by using the only remedy
that never fails to rebuild broken
down constitution, known Tar and wide
by the name of Or. 6UYS0TTS VEL.
LOW DOCK AND SARSAPARlLlA Your
druggist will get it for you Take no
substitute. It restored the writer to
robust health and will save you'll
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29
Storm signals.

As the coming of a great storm Is her.
aided by the display Of cautionary signals,
SO is the approach of that dread and fatal
disease, Consumption of the Lungs. usually
announced in advance by pimples, blotches,
eruptions, ulcers, glandular swellings, and
kindred out,card manifestations of the in
ternal blood poison, which, IL not promptly
expelled from the system, attacks the deli
cate tissues of the lungs, causing them to
ulcerate and break down. DIR. Pierce's
"Golden Medical Discovery" is the great
remedy for this, as for all diseases having
their origin in bad blood. 1t improves the
appetite and digestion, increases nutrition
and builds up the wasted system.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29
HATS AND BoNNETs.
The EccentrlcIties which Prevail In tn,
characterization of Ladies' Headgear.

The Eccentricities which Prevail In the
characterization of Ladies' Hcadgear.
There is an eccentric.ty of style in
the materials for trimming both hat
and bonnet; this French audacity per-
mits strange admixture of colors and
fabrics admired for originality. Among
these are the moyenage style and col
ors Of glace surah, silk surah, and eta
mine scarf. ribbons. kerch efs, monte
cloth. and scrim- Etamine presents a
strangely Oriental effect; for example,
. drab straw bonnet is trimmed with a
scarf of thin. soft, unbleached ecru
cotton stuff like fine canvas. striped
with blue and gold color. thread
ed with gold tinsel. edged with
narrower stripes of silken blue,
red and pink threads; this is formed
into large plated fans placed against
the tall crown and then laid in careless
grace around the back; one tall feather
Of some foreign bird is thrust through
the fan. Another round hat with tall
square crown and narrow brim has q
sharp point at the back made by stiff
frame covered with jet bead EN-
broidery; the front is covered with
black lace and q large cluster of tiny
sunflowers; black and gilt lace and
wide black velvet complete the edge.
Scarlet and shaded tulips with gold
sprays are carelessly looped upon q
little capote made of black and gold
lace. An exquisitely fine black straw
bonnet is covered with black imitation
thread lace made in q large rosette and
hanging frill. held in place by large
gilt grasshopper; the brim is edged
with band Of gold braid and jet drop
lets, and large cluster of fluffy silxen
meadow daisies of golden hue is placed
ON top. Some of the brims are covered
with pulled velvet or open-worked
straw with bead or straw droplets.
The moyenage scarfs and etamine are,
however, the novelties that attract
more attention, and are admirable in
the bright contrasts of the embroidered
or painted designs of quaint heraldic
devices, banners. crosses, eaglets, tre-
foil squares, stripes in gilt and dull
red, blue, green and yellow. and the
quaint little kerchiefs Of two or three
colors and odd borders; these are
principally used on hats and scarfs
and are made in stiff cockades or in
fan-shape. A fish-wife straw bonnet
has trimming laid against the
crown of very wide black watered
ribbon laid in large bows; this is car
RED behind and caught under the brim
BY = half wreathof yellow silk and
~~.-n1nI ~.<xor~. <hn vshbo,> hou Il
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

A model for straw house has been
patented by an Indiana genius. The
walls, as illustrated by the model. are
20 be made of bales of hay or straw,
and then plastered and bolted down.
This material is said to be preferable
to brick and as endurable. -Indidn0p
oils Journal.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

Allow to make home happy" is
what a Vermont minister lectured on
recently. Wen tell you how to do it:
If you are the right sort of maa you
can do it by staying at home some OF
the time; if YOU are the wrong sort OF
man YOU can succeed in making your
home happy BY staying away from it.
st. Adams w. Messenger.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

YOUNG or middle-aged men, suffering
from nervous debility or kindred affections.
should address, with three letter stamps
for large treatise. Worlds DispensaFy
Medical Association. Buffalo, N. Y.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

CERTAINLY . robin prefers worms Il
anything else on the bill of fare; but most
of the robins are 50 confoundedly near.
sighted that they can't tell . cherry from
. worm.-B0st0R Post.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

NEVER call a man a liar. Tell him that
he is fully capable Of holding position
In the weather -N0rristosca Her
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

aSHr wore white roses on her breast thu
night we said good-by," observes . poet
It Is not mentioned that her father Wort
his boots as usual, though some will con.
slider that quite Important Ex.
press.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

FASHION NoTE-The old-fashioned two,
fora quarter kiss has come in again with
the revived style of wearing the mouth
large and open.-Bufalo Express.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

A cAusTIc wit In speaking Of an impe-
eunious friend, said: .sHe settles his debts
lust like clock work-dck. tick. tick"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

THROAT DISEASES commence with q
Cough, Cold. or Sore Throat. " Brorn's
Bronchial 7roches" give immediate relief.
Sold only in boxes. Price, % cents.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

A NEW HAMPSHIRE physicians horse
baked the other day, and four patients fs-
covered before he could reach them.-Bos.
tom Post
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

II hen fails to come up to tho scratch
In the morning, but defers her lay until
the evening, she has something egg letting
to cackle-l late over.-Oa City Derrick.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

Mr.. F. A. STIER, Washington, D c.,
writes: had a violent cold. A few doses
of Red Star Cough Cure relieved me.
Pleasant to take.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

A PAPER asks: "Does moonlight soothefe
Il does, with the trifing assistance of {
pretty girl and . rustic bench.-Detyoi
Free Press.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29
1nE TYPEWRITER.



!: = FeDsr-esving- Machins which spFan1
Innsdiately Into Popularity.
l u - dick Of the typewriter Is one d
q g dovr-tour ofsroe 7.
entsfs - :
nsafiy every large once one or more OF
.r.stant use and they are still growing
Q ,,cnularity.
= -. -. ~, c..
Asous 'en yoa.S ao 'ne MS vpC
writer was lnvenseo- IL was patented
81 two Detroit men who soon sold
1ke;r rights to the machine, but drew q
ROYALTY on it for some years. One Of
tAese men was printer by trade, and
~ years he had been experimenting
with writing machine to supplant the
pen. He first invented machine for
numbering automatically the pages of
books such as ledgcrs. When the type
writer was first upon the market it was
acrude machine, very different from
what it is to-day. The foot was brought
into operation in it to pull back the
carriage upon which the paper was
rolled, somewhat like sewing machine.
There were various other clumsy APP
pliances connected with it, and the ma
chine was regarded by the public more
as curiosity than as practical writ
ing instrument A few large offices,
however, began the use Of type-writers.
and the advantages of the instrument
were seen where q large number Of
manifold copies were required ana !,
VAS desirable 70 nave very pam ana
n e~~t< =.
easily oeclpnered copy. Improvements
were made from tune 10 Tune IN the
mechanism. ana as the macnine was
gradually oeing perfected II became
more ana more popular.
neanIIlne US success PrumPseu osnei
inventors 20 apPly themselves 20 1ne
subject OF Writlng macnines. One o.
me lrst 20 come OUT was inventeo IN
sweden anu patents 0Dtaineo upon !.
througnous Europe. Inc Pr.ncipie OF
fhis t!Pe-WIite. was radically olHerent
nom tnas Oh the american macnine.
Instead Oh the type peing arrangea IN
erculaI Pockes ana nyinS up 20 al. TUG
PsPeL, IN Inc ,o.e.gn maf I;nn .ne .ype
ana Keys were arranged IKE pins IN :
glncnsnion ana sne instrument wv; was j. e
me shape OF nemispnets. WIN .ne
he5s s1lcklng ou. ~ over rs suIlacS r.; y !.
mucn IesemDieu sPoIGuPlne; LUIS
aacn,ne vas very s,nall anu co9Io ~,
uoe' pc caIlleu ~ ING PovAc@ nsu
my aus ansages over .ne A sa
ecn'ns' 1nu Ae"iSc l'iahy uiSsusan-
naluly nau ING .ole'sn macnl1e oecn
on .nS ma1Aes IMAM ano.nel Amel !.
nacl.al,0 car.V ous upou sOAo ~
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

ADAM was the only man who could gee
on : joke without some one saying be had
heard il before Chicago Journal.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

FoR diarrhna, cholera morbus, dysentery
and bloody -flux, collie or cramps in stom-
ach, use DR.. Pierce's Compound Extract Of
Smart Weed. Specific, also, for breaking
mn coldR
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

"I1,s hard to lay aside anything for tho
future" cackled the hen as the farmer re-
moved her latest effort.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

PIKE's TpoTHACHE DROPS curein l minute,s sc.
Glenn's Sulphur Soap heals and beautifes. &c.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns Buniona.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

THE mills Of justice grind slowly, but
they grind out many ine.-Chica0o Tn
tune.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

A LxrrLH girl noticing the g1ittering gold
filling in her aunt's front teeth, exclaimed:
'sAnnt Mary, wish ! had coppsr-tced
teeth, like your"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

PoKrRY-Speech Is silvern. Pros
Money talks.-Philadelphia C0H.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

THE Chinese language has several thou.
sand letters, but T is the one most used.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-05-29

A LOCOMOTIVE IL never alone, for there
r. always an engine-near.
Daily Republican., 1885-02-12
AnOiher Hy namiie Scare

LuNDuN, Feb. IA seizure =,
dynaml'" vas made ny the police la~i
nigh in "A book store on the Harrn,
road. Tuelr attention had been q r.c,eo
to the pl9ce by the suspicious move
m"uiS Of u man supposed 20 liz IA.
American, and 10 ihe man who ken
the store. Outside oi police circles >,
-reoi O.. IL. pcrtar CO il attached 10 IL,
~ alter.
l. D, stated thar the boosted disco7cry
y as made ~ accident The book s'oT.
neal, 1t is declared, been entered y,
frGiars, And Wien the police came T..
contain be results ~ the burgAry
ley Iou "a the dynamite.
IS, H j, alfu said, had been rr,
.1vs'y q .scpverc1 lay lodger livlpt
.3u ihr ~eopnd Il or OF the hui.du
u, d.armrd at The disappears &C. q
- book ,eller broke into til scr,
see If anything had happened I,
liIu.
Another story is that the whole aff4i
was II Il * arranged TO hefool the 40
lice. The pC lice assert tia, besides
quantity OF dy Mantle, they found /,
he store "a lot OF materials used to max
dynamite com pounds.
Another report OF an important di,
coverJ Of dynamite was put in circuia
ton This evening. THIS WAS 10 the et
feet thar quantity of the explosive ha
been found in Portland place. The NC
lice reiu 'e to divnlge anything concern
Ing this alleged discovery.
Daily Republican., 1885-02-12
Ihe ROat0u Idea,s

1t can be very read lily seen why III,
Boston Ideai Opera Company is no yer,
popu ar all over the United States
unsteady speaking, they have never
been excelled on our stage. Whitney
is beyond doubt the grandrst bass We
now own, while Tom Karl il every
where known an great tenor and /,
the la lies IDEAL " Marie Stone,
vivacious manner and pleasi = z sopran,
has made her the star of the COMPANY
while Geraldine Ulmar's attractive fac,
ami charming stage appearance. i.s wei
as her sweet voice has achieved he
great popularity. H. G. Barriahee an,
Gus Rockingham furnish the fun in al
the operas; the latter is especia note
for his drollerg, and when his name i
found in cast it is an assured fac
that you will laugh w. II. Macdonald
Harrison Morsell, Agnes Stone, Ma
thilda Philips and Lizzie Burton ar
the remaining artists, all of W. ch Law
their many friends, This great com
pany will appear at the Opera Hous
Feb. 26'h, 9th and 2S:h in the Mu.
keteers, -" Fra Diavolo," - Bohemia
Girl" (matinee) and Fauchonett
(new.)
Daily Republican., 1885-02-12
EDITION.
Tine Ipaerse colo snsp.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE mercury
here registered 10 degrees below zsro nj
8 o'clock this morning. bnt reports
from points throughout the Northwest
indicate that the weather is modera-
ting rapidly. Des Moisas reports from
points In Iowa State that trains, both
passengers and freight, are beginning
TO move this morning.
In Illinois, however, The blockade still
continues. Two trains only left for the
Fact this morning. The roads TO The
Southeast are stili blocked, and q large
NUN Der OF passenger and frsight strains
are snow bound. The statement IL made
that thousands Of beads OF cattle and
hogs have been frozen to death In aban-
doned freight trains.
In many Of the streets the snow
which has bee shoveled from the side
walks and the middle Of The thorough
fares, forms ridges higher than a maui
bead. Great difficulty has been ex
beriepced by coal dealers in supplying
their customers. owing 10 the condi
tion of the streets. Owing to the rail
road blockade milk famine Ia threat
ened, aud country produce general In
becoming very scarce. AT O'Clock TO
night the thermometer was 10 degree,
above xero aud q light snow was fail
ing.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 1.-THE wine
storm abSted somewha at noon. al
though the thermometer does not indi
cate mnch change In the temperature
AT daylight this morning the rang
was from ~ 10 - degrees below zero
As the wires ARE down ON the line O
any OF the roads 1t is difficult to oh
tain the exact Information rs TO tb'
moven ents of the trains. The Gran,
Trunk is block AIDED as far east as DE
troit, Michigan. The Erie is one Of thu
worst sufferers. All the stock train
are from ten TO eighteen hours late
bat the stock arriving is in fair condi
/ ton.
QUEBEC. Feb. lli.-Tbe most sever
snow.storm experienced for a pumbe
of years has just ceased. The weather
| IL very cold, and there are snow drift
In the city nine feet deep. All train'
are delayed, and some OF the brancl
roads are entirely blocked.
TORONTO, ONT, Feb II - Tn,
weather throu. hout Ontario ard Quebe
to day is intensely cold The tempera
ture ranges from 10 TO 40 degrees belov
zero.
| JACKSON, Mich, Feb 1.-THE cold
last night and TINS morning was terri
bly, severe. AT some places the mer
curry att o'clock registered IS deere
below zero. During the night a cuttin
wind blew from the West The street
are almost deserted, and at the hotel
| there arr many travellers snow bound
Roa = in the country are almost i'm
psssable. Business in the city is sut
pended.
HAMILTON, ONT, Feb. 11.-Lak
Ontario Is frozen Tor distance Of u
miles irom the sbore such a hing
| unprecedented. Several schools wer
dismissed TO day on account Of IT,
cold.
Daily Republican., 1885-02-12
Terrible Coal mime Explosion.

New GLASGOW, N. g., Feb. ia
fearful disaster occurred last night At
Vale Colliery, distant SIX miles from
this town. A violent explosion was
hea I'd at 8 AS O'Clock In the new slope
which was being sunk at the Mclean
seam and flames from burning gas
came rushing up the slope. As soon
rs possible John Green, the manager Of
the mine, descended the shaft, but was
unable to get near any Of the twenty
two men who were in the pit. AfteI
several efforts, q rescuing party sue
ceeded in reaching party OF seven
men, who were brought I'd the surface
alive and uninjured, except by few
nifiing bruises. Thirteen men persisted
In the explosion.
The managers Of the mine and otheri
attribute the explosion to the sudden
opening of or coming upon a heavy
feeder Of gas which, rushing out, was al
once ignited by the lamps carried In
the caps Of the men. Mr.. Green ex'
planned that the men used only the
Ordinary lamps instead of safety lamps
because of the entire absence of any
suspicion of gas in that locality.