The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-04
From Our Exchanges.

Madison lines. Ouf PARISH tffr
is now empty. This remark has
been made by papers in other par
ishes, and we might just as well
have it said of our parish.
That's nothing Bro. Weightman.
Ours has been empty so long, that
it has ceased to be q matter of
news. We have no use tor it, only
to fill a vacancy, that might be
without it.
Carroll Banner: Frank Taylor
ESQ.,, reports that his electric light
and moth catcher have destroyed
millions of moths. grasshoppers,
bugs, and every description of
winged insects. He considers his
invention a complete success, and
thinks that the only chance for its
failure to keep of worms, is be-
cause of his being late ngetting it
in operation.
Lake Charles Echo: Senator
Eustis, with his usual liberality
and love for fair ply, has volun-
teerd his services to defend settlers
against the outrageous demands
made on them by the bencficlarles
of the Backbone land grant. This
is comnendable action on the
part of our patriotic Senator, and
will be fully appreciated by the
whole people of the State, as there
was never a greater swindle perpe-
trated than this so-called Backbone
land grant. The idea of railroad
corporations claiming lands in par
ishes through which their lines do
not extend, nor from whom the
people derive no benefit, is an
outrage. and we think nothing
more nor less than highway rob
berry, and every patent granted for
lands to such roads should be re-
vOkcd.
st. Landry Democrat: Last Sum
day evening, two colored boys
were out hunting near the Camp
Hamilton plantation, when it be-
gan to rain, and they started to
come home. Having been wet by
the rain, one of them stopped at
cabin near the road, where he had
left some clothes to change, leav-
ing his gun on the ditch bank with
the other boy, the rain having, by
this time, ceased. While he was
In the cabin changing his clothes
the rain commenced again, and the
boy with whom he had left his gun
started to go into the cabin, drag
ging the gun by the muzzle, when
it accidentally discharged, tearing
away the flesh from the hand and
wrist. The gun Is the same that
shot the little colored boy about
three weeks ago.
These accidents are becoming
too common. If these boys who
are always accidentally shooting
and crippling or killing some one,
would accidentally kill themselves
there would be less harm. Parents
would do better, if, instead of al-
lowing their children to carry
around guns and handle pistols,
they would put them in a field and
learn them to handle the plow and
hoe.
Richland Beacon: A difficulty
occurred between two little boys,
Willie POwe and Eddie Chapman,
on Little creek, about ten miles
below here, in which Eddie came
very near losing his life. Willie
stabbed Eddie in the back, and it
was thought for several days that
he would not recover, but we learn
since that he ls improving. We
hope this lesson will teach them to
be better boys in the future.
Madison Times: Mrs. Alice o.
Leary, Of Shreveport, who has
been visiting friends at Omega,
lost her little daughter, aged eleven
years, last week, under very pain
full circumstances. The child has
been Mt Omega for some months,
and Mrs. OLcary had come from
Shreveport, few weeks ago, and
was going to take the child back
with her. The little girl had been
having light fever, but did not
seem much sick, and no one thought
of anv danger. Last FRIDAY NOR
nlng-yesterday week. she was
seen to be i'll, although she had
been up playing about the day be-
fore, and q messenger Was sent for
DIR. Yerger, at AiGken's Bend.
who on his arrival appeared tn
think the child had swamp fever.
He left some medicine and said he
world return IN the evening. On
his return about seven o'clock p
m. he found the child very i'll,
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