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LoCKPoRT La. Nov. 9th, 1891.

EdltOr SENTINEL
DEAR sIR.-Plcase announce the fact in
your Faiiahle paper, that / do not recognize
the right Of Mr.. smile Ledet and his little
minority on the Democratic Parish Central
EAtGutiEe Committee to appoint Delegates
~ the state nominating Convention to be
Ae4,t ,t b4ton Rouge, on December 18th 1891.
ana fhat hereby positively and uneQuivo-
Saat. itIuse to act as one of the said dele.
gates appointed by them.
Respectfully,
OSCAR LEBLANC.
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THEY DECLINB.

Below follow three letters which cx-
PLAIN themselves. w are informed
that a similar letter of declin alton has
oeen sent by another prominent citizen
appointed by the minority faction, to
the Hon. j. L. Aucoin, President of the
Democratic Executive Committee so
we have not yet been furnished with a
copy for publication. We hope to be
able to place it before our readers IN
our next Issue.
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16
Unearthed Remains of a Dwarf Race.

Capt J. s. Prescott, who recently re
turned from Victoria, b. c., describes an
interesting experience which he had while
north He was in Victoria at a time when
considerable excitement had been caused
by the discovery Of ancient human remains
in some mounds. The little hilloclls were
dug into and skeletons were brought to
sight by the shovel and pickaxes The dis
cOyery was made at a place called Macau-
lays point. A workman clearing away
what he thought was natural rise In the
ground touched "a hard metallic substance
with his pick On digging further the OBJ
ject came TO view. It was an iron war wea-
pom shaped like n harpoon only much
shorter and touter Curious characters
were etched in it, and their lines had sur
vived through centuries.
One of the mounds was excavated and a
fiat stone was exposed. Tt had been de
signed as a door to sepulcher, for on be
ing raised a grave walled on all sides by
tightly cemented stones was seen. In it
was a dwarfed body doubled up ina sitting
posture, a custom followed by the ancient
Indian tribes along the entire Pacific coast
The formation of the skull was like that Of
a Chinese The body, though small, was
that of an adult dwarf Several other
graves were opened, and the occupants Of
all of them We're similar in anatomical
construction and size. In many of the
graves rough hewn utensils, evidently used
for cooking, were found, together with ar
row heads known to have been used By
coast tribes extinct Tor centuries.
AT Cadboro bay similar mounds were ex.
cavated with like results.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16
sngro.Llon. Abont wood.

Wood is invariably bought and sold
by the cord the purchaser stipulating
that it shall be 'body wood that is, ex-
elusive of climb wood" The only rea-
son for this is body wood packs closer,
and there is from one-fourth to one-third
more weight in a certain bulk Of it. On
this account much Of the limb wood is
not trimmed out. but goes into the brush
pile and is wasted, says Il contributor to
The New York Tribune. Round wood
will burn longer in a stove than split
wood. because flames cannot so readily
attack the grain of the timber, and con-
seouently is more valuable. Were wood
sold 10y weight the branches would find
as ready market as the body l once
saw a table of weights of a cord Of yari-
Gus kinds of wood, both dry and green,
If somebody would publish it they would
do good thereby. The weight of a cord
Of green and a cord of dry maple or beach
would be something Of a guide. There
is deceit sometimes in the way the seller
ranks up wood Purchasing by the cord
is vague and unsatisfactory; weighing
would suit both sides.
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16
HeIpfnr Hints Concerning Roup.

Helnlul Hints concerning ANoups
P. II. Jacobs. of Hammonton, n. j.
gives the following helpful hints il
American Rural Home:
The best time to handle the disease Is
when it first makes its appearance, and
to prevent its spread the sick bird,
should be removed from the others. The
premises should be thoroughly disinfect-
ed, ana lime freely scattered over the
yard, and the houses well sprinkled
with solution of a tablespoonful Of
carbolic acid in a pailful of water,
1t has been demonstrated that the
germs Of roup can be destroyed by quick
lime and by spirits Of turpentine. When
whitewashing it would be well to add a
teaspoonful Of spirits of turpentine to
the whitewash.
The drinking vessels should be kept
scrupulously clean, and the water be
changed twice a day, in each case a tea
spoonful of turpentine being added tC
each gallon Of water. With these pre-
cautions the roup may be kept away.
The proper way to treat all diseases by
giving medicine is in the drinking water
though if only one or two valuable bird;
are sick they may be treated by ham
ding. All fowls will drink, even when
they viii not eat.
Some breeds are more subject to rouI
than others. Birds with crests, which
become water soaked in wet weather,
and birds with very tall combs, which
become frosted, are liable to roup when
they are exposed.
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16
Feeding Sheep.

A Missouri correspondent in The New
York World says Clover and millet
make good kinds of hay to feed sheep
during the winter. When corn is fed it
should be shelled and put into tight
troughs to prevent being wasted. 1t is
better in feeding sheep to give small ra-
tions at a time, just what they viii eat
up clean in few minutes, and feed often
than to give so much at once that they
will scatter and waste it. They are more
wasteful Of both grain and hay than any
other class of stock unless care is taken
to prevent it. They should have no
more grain than they viii eat in ten
minutes, and should finish their hay or
fodder inside Of half an hour. Besides
the grain troughs SACKS should be pro
vided for the hay or fodder. soas to keep
them from getting it under their feet.
It is very important that they should be
provided with comfortable, dry quarters,
where they can be sheltered from storms,
but they should be allowed to run out
during pleasant days.
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16
Rearing turkeys.

Turkeys have the name Of being deli
cate and difficult to raise, in consequence
of which they are not often kept where
they might be with advantage. In n
suitable place turkeys are among the
most profitable Of all domestic poultry.
They are undoubtedly delicate if kept
on damp soil, but where the ground Is
dry and the position not too exposed
they will do well. A necessity to secur-
ing success is the provision Of shelter for
the young birds during that critical
period known as shooting the red. y
When about two months old, however,
the chicks are as hardy as other fowls,
and can brave the weather without in
jury. The prices obtained for prime
turkeys and the heavy weights to which
they can be forced to grow render them
exceedingly profitable, and well repay
the extra care attendant on the chicks
during the first two months of their lives.
The varieties of turkeys recognized by
the American standard of perfection are
bronze, Narragansett, buff, slate, black
and white. The black turkey approaches
most nearly to the wild bird, but fattens
more readily. The bronze, which most
closely resembles the wild bird in color,
is the most rapid in growth, quickest to
fatten, and, according to some authori-
ties. the heaviest Of all. The Narragan-
setts and whites are the most domestic.
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16
Extremes in prsedlng

There have always been two classes Of
extremists in the matter of theories Of
breeding. One class has held the idea
Of securing perfect lineage regardless of
any other consideration. The other has
sought a perfect model with altogether
too slight a regard of the Importance of
line breeding. The fallacy of both tleo-
ries has been well demonstrated in the
history Of several prominent breeds of
stock. and the common sense of today,
based upon the developments Of the in
dustry in the last hundred years, deter
mines that the true theory is the mean
between these two. Lineage should be
as nearly perfect as possible, and still 1t
cannot be safely sought at the expense
Of physical qualities. These qualities,
too. cannot be perpetuated, let the excel
lences be what they may, without the
aid Of pure blood as a means of securing
fixity Of type In the revival Of the
breeding industry to which intelligent
stockmen everywhere are looking for
ward we believe that those who occupy
a medium ground viii lead in their
business.-National Dairyman.
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16

What Horse Would Say Could He Speak
Don't hitch me to an iron post or rail
ing when the mercury is below freezing
Don't compel me TO eat more salt than
/ want by mixing itin my oats. know
better than any other animal how mucn
I need.
Don't think because 1 go free under
the whip that ] don't get tired.
DON'T think because / am a horse that
iron weeds and briars won't hurt my hay.
4 Don't whip me when | get frightened
Ialong the road, or ] viii expect 1t next
time and maybe make trouble.
Don't trot me mp hill, for l have to
carry Won and the buggy and myself too.
Don't keep my stable very dark. for
when 1 go out into the light my eyes are
injured especially if snow be on the
ground.
Don't say Whoa" unless You mean IT.
Teach me to stop at that word.
Don't make me drink ice cold water
nor put a frosty bit iumy mouth. Warm
the bit by holding it a half minute
against my body.
Don't forget to file my teeth when
they get jagged and cannot chew my
food. When get lean it is a sign that
my teeth want filing.
Don't ask me to back with blinds
on. am afraid to.
Don't run me down a steep hill. for If
anything should give way might break
your neck.
Don't put on my blind bride SO that it
irritates my eye, or SO leave my forelock
that it viii be in my eyes.
DON'T be so careless of my harness as tc
find q great sore ON me before you at.
tend to it.
Don't lend me to some blockhead that
has less sense than have.-Farm Jour
nal.
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16
Lenye ID &c. Undisturbed.

The necessity for leaving bees undis-
turbed as far as possible during the sea-
son in which they cannot gather honey
or pollen is not understood by beginners
as well as it ought to be. Quinby adj
yised many years ago what most modern
beekeepers now practice. He said: IF
it were not that an occasional examina-
ton is needed to see that rats or mice
have not effected an entrance or to ascer-
tain if the room is lot unduly damp l
would advise locking the door Of the
wintering apartment, and not opening IL
till spring; but / advise making these
examinations and al needed changes as
quietly and as seldom rs possible. All
venHlators should be so arranged as to
be regulated from the outside, and means
for ascertaining the temperature, with
out entering the room for the purpose,
should be provided
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16
roor ron DESTROYING PURsLANE.


cen to twenty inches apart Where rows
are farther apart it would have to pc
larger This tool has much the look OF
a cultivator at work, with the ends re-
versed. In using it we let the weeds get
large enough topull nicely from IN the
row, cultivate with a common horse OF
hand cultivator, following with the tool
described, and if the rows are not too
long it win clean them perfectly. II It
should be necessary to unload Deiores
getting to the end Of the row lift the tool
without stopping the horse; tins leaves
it in a bunch. when it can be carried
from the field if desired, though it viii
nearly all die in the pile. For the teeth
/ use round iron one-balf or fye-eightns
inch. Have the teeth about three inches
apart and one in the center behind.
cut the iron for teeth about fourteen
inches.
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16
Born That way.

among the Indians for thirty years, says
that no white man can hope to equal their
physical development They do not train,
but are born that way, and the average In
dian boy Of IS can stand more fatigue than
an athlete among the white men. small
which can kill them. Detroit Free Press.
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16
A GATE THAT Will NOT sAt


the two posts. thereby lessening the la
bility to sag; tle timber being buried
half a foot or more beneath the hard
beaten surface is excluded from the air
and doe5not decay for many years.
An evfu more certain arrangement is
shown IN the second figure, where two
pieces bf timber are buried in such a
position .bat the post cannot be moved
out Of ace without pushing those tim
bers ~ 9lwise through the solid earth.
rth has been Deaten aFounG
IN bones bon s.. 1rce that can be brought to
bear can move them endwise through
the soil, and they win operate many
times more efficiently in holding the
posts from sagging to the right than fiat
stones placed sidewise, large stones, or
sticks Of timber with the middle placed
against the post.
Gates are very properly classed with
labor saving implements and machinery
BY the authority quoted. Some of the
fields and Enclosures are entered many
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16
Unleached Wood Ashes.

Canada unleached wood ashes are usu-
ally guaranteed to contain @ per cent. of
potash. AS stated by the chemist of the
New Jersey experiment station in a bull
letin recently issued, the average compo-
sidon of eleven samples Of ashes previ-
ously analyzed is: Phosphorus acid, 1.7j
per cent; potash, 5.5S per cent. and
lime 1880 per cent, That ashes are not
a uniform product is evident from the
variations shown in six other samples by
an analysis that is given. The selling
price of five Of these samples is stated in
the bulletin at SIS, $3.50, Sl3, Sl4 and
St3. 80 per ton, respectively. But two of
the samples were MS good asthe average,
nor is the highest selling price attached
to the best sample.
The amount Of plant food elements
contained in an average sample of ashes,
according to the bulletin referred TO, can
be bought for about 50 per ton. 1t is the
general experience, however, that in GER
tain soils the agricultural effect Of the
phosphoric acid, potash and lime Is
greater in wood ashes than in proper
Tomato mixture Of the same elements in
other forms. This is believed to be due
to the special form of combination Of
the ingredients in ashes, which, IN addl-
ton to their direct benefit. exert a IA
vorable mechanical effect upon the soil.
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16
SETTING A am PosT sEcURELY

SETTING A GATE POST sECURELY.
times a day. Some entrances on every
farm are passed several times a day dur
ing most of the year, and with little
labor if good self shutting and self
fastening gates are provided. If only
ten times a day, and for a hundred days,
there would be a thousand passings to
be made.
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16

a centrifugal machine for making sugar
has lately been invented which is contin-
nously draining, works automatically, and
is said to accomplish as much as the or
dinary machines.
When restored to sight after being to
tally blind for twenty years, Miss Susan
Wells, Of Newington, Conn, was greatly
affected on discovering that sisters hair
had changed from black to white.
Linen should never be put away damp,
as it is almost certain TO mildew- These
spots may sometimes be removed or less
ened by boiling thfofhfi linen in butter i
milk, or by the usH-sast session. ''ser' Du' y
difficult and douDli'. aaerraan
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16
PLAN OF MODERN BARNS.

and is a thoroughly well built barn in
every respect. The walls of this part
are Of matched lumber, doubled, with
tarred paper, between, and 1t never
freezes in the stable, the temperature
there being rarely below 45 degs.
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16

MODERN BARN.
them as light and sunny as day itself.
Two COWS are chained in each Of them
in 6 feet inch stallss, There IS q
matched floor over the cowstalls, and s
feet above the floor, and 10 small ven
tilators carry off all bad air. The big
iron tank on the basement floor holds
water for four days drinking, and Is
supplied from rock well, and tenn
perature of.about so degs is maintained.
The addition to the barn, 40 by 81
feet with Is foot posts, is a balloon s0s-s
frame, with self supporting ss5ii, '.'',,il
was builkTeady GF3e painted for $3.50,
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16

ro,bp cannot be
tc IN drained Of
VS. griculturist.
Lp ui5 best quail
So. Of5ughiy bled,
q, rie ect the main
ofaigsthe most eff
.tn IL It Iids the
il5an a'age Of blood
,,hedition that is
aS,ig well.
n serious one,
n aeon and salt
pc, Ut diyested Of
$ sn Bdoubt the aim
h'ca diain the blood
de " cgeigh heavier.
Fr,tit certainly is
a.nhs atiound hygienic
gfin'5. rely condemned
oif bstly forbids the
e,fr ,lbtless some Of
3nlatlnanlEind 40 the
~ runno the blood
the Shtering!
Dearad yea.
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16

county NfNtt'Niiie-iA ~t--A9
the following: Very large posts foot
ia diameter are used by some, and set
ting them four or five feet deep Is
adopted by others.
The mode represented in the first fig
ure employs a bar Of timber to connect
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16
a nrnrh Ahnrt Innnhntors.

IF an incubator is 10 be used, and es-
rieIaily if very early broilers are to be
MI the says The Republic, arrangements
4onls. be made as soon as possi-
aest arR2oiA, secure both the incubator
- nigN ! have on hand ready for
on atte1eubator has one ad-
~ ads sys ready for ser
3ikelY .ere than hens,
s,2osineto put in
9tine to it
sgenera..
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16
FARM AND GARnEN.
VIM
seroF
SUBJECTS or GENERAL INTEREST TO
AMERICAN AeRlcULTURlsrs.

Fore various Modes Resorted to for the Pre-
., with ventlon Of sagsing in Farm Gates.
aisions, Methods sugsested for Securing Gate
Of AIiiu. Posts from Displaoement
Company, ,-y common frouble with farm
an ipnsuaiiy is caused by continued pressure
goveslsf eanFted against the post By the weight
and doughty ,,e aata producing sagging. The
tious ON III then rests on the ground at its
wbn Cow end. and is dragged over the sur
witlp.h isbe on opening and shutting. Under
pos sons abs rough treatment they soon wear
entitled tout It becomes important therefore 70
ance Of ttecure the post from this displacement
him busy yarious modes have been resorted to.
country Gentleman calls attention to
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16
R.amarlsabIa Rescue.

is Michael Curtain, Plan6eld, lll,, makes
ssfatement that she eoughi cold which Sc.
her lungs; she was treated for month
sciau, but grew worse. he
eless victim o. consump-
eeuld cure her Her
New Discovery
attie apd 10
-om first
king
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16

as ss.s, 1ary
IN shape, as .tuated
eat Chesapeake bay and
indented with MY .OV'
Ks and bays. Thus favored
with mild equitable climate
,ertile soil. It offers unusual oP
anities for any mixed system OF nus
4ndry. Few portions Of the country
have undergone so bitter an ordeal a.
this section through the civil war I'M
# property interests Of these counties Oelnl
r.ds vested mostly in lands and slaves IN
- ear emancipation Proclamation not only an
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16

inflated the slave property rooI o. the -
deprecated the value Of theoora allow the sllage
,vertbrow of its labor nent tioor on the same
ountry wthits slave lab stalls a Ine sad 9arI 'p for
V and almost entirely syv Etc The stables for
,ulture as its most PrGide and roomy, and pro
for some years, from II windows, which make
,ulture of tobacco b
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16

tN
n been
forty /.
anyw
wasa.
ann
you
.
lULTRY HOUSE /
sitters, alsRa
IS with broi
can go upsta
rs can be talen |
All r., to |
will !
e cur
aOb-
rme
chip hter- !
1.-THE lues-
cafe ling |
e5o5nside |
ye said
pvieeil but Of
p foievery
i ,lIciaiwere
hasE. r.
.oros-}ring |
N aering
en- were
sdsOnaature
TtlshapPp Z Cogr ooel
fS " oes severe
els son doors.
1le yon &c did
moss the
~ e pin the
'n'i infed both
&c he nd that
yred in
OK an' u was
wlice wto the
r,fa looking
ill'aed, in the
o 20 &c, owing
ar at.he con
tir c, that in
Low cqafd be
l;a e" outdoor
x til
the Farm.
VIII the New
iI'ree i' y Wood
bal bon mann
psi a It puts
use It simply
"a .useon. It is
THY of does not
tha,ut faster.
bt ID. Sum
reir dosive proc
a4ar { and plow
'si ter for the
lapro6nia. Sow
aSeldl fertility.
PR pos How shall
no it by the
uasilizers; but
of for special
ms Of stable
lward said,
zen / from my
beca nuisance.
gndrlast winter,
atua load profit
b buy cotton
Spp,ddlings and
S from these I
s system Iue
Aiee time
Pitc
a,ersaeon.
ro,bH cannot be
IN drained of
IS griculturist.
ui best quail
I, Of 5ughly bled,
Il, he ect the main
iof5igsthe most eff
I FL It rids the
;.lin aage Of blood,
Milford chronicle., 1891-01-16

Alexander
Amsden
Beers Sm0ck
Bilyeu's October
Bonanza
Brandywine
Captain Ede
Chairs Choice
Chinese Cling
Christiana
Conkling
Crawford's Early
Crawford's Late
Early Rivers
Early York
Elberta
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-02
A TRIP TO MOUNT ERIE.
Being the Observations of a Young LADY
Tourist Briefiy Sketched

La CONNER, July 81.
1t is al the fashion to climb mountains, and "a
one mig 1T as well be out OF the world as ont of
fashion, we determined 10 do some climbing.
even II we could do no better than to ascend
the p-ecipitous sides of the hay stack in the
meadow We finally decided on the ascent of
Mount Erie, situated on Fidalgo island The
first part OF our journey was very prosaic,
from LaConner IN a buggy to Whitney station,
four miles north. Although this particular
spot IN the country road is dignifed with the
name OF station, there was nothing there At
the time 70 indicate its mission, only the rail
road track crossing the highway. Sitting about
IN Gypsy fashion we waited for the train Itis
pity that some of our Eastern friends could
not have beheid the scene, as one typical of
portions OF the wild west
At last the train came into sight IL seemed
along where long we had been
accustomed to behold the works of nature I'M
msrred by this latest effort OF man. We were
soon speeding along behind the iron horse
Through the fields of yellow grain We went the
bending shesTes crimson tInged by the rays of
the setting sun At the mouth OF ssiuomish
slough 10 an island containing about 60 acres,
all OF which has been dyked and is under excel
lent cultivation. This large, level tract of oats
made pretty picture, and ii looked as though
We were ploGghlng through e ripping sea.
The speed was siacksned when crossed the
railroad bridge, that bone of contentiou between
the railroad men and the steamboat companies
IL III claimed, sad justly, too, that the bridge il