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Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-02-07
A Cats whfskers.

The long hairs on the side OF the cats
face are organs of touch. They are at
tached to bed of fine glands under the
skin. and each of these long hairs Is
connected with the nerves of the lip.
The slightest contact of these whiskers
with any surrounding object is thus
felt most distinctly by the animal, al
though the hairs themselves are insen-
sible. They stand out on each side of
the lion as we'll as the common cat.
From point to point they are equal to
the width of the animals body. If we
imagine, therefore, a lion stealing
through a covert of wood in an imper-
feet light we shall at once see the use
of these long hairs. They indicate to
him through the incest feeling any OBJ
stacle which, may present itself to the
passage of his body; they prevent the
rustling of boughs and leaves which
would give warning to his prey If he
were to attempt to pass too close to a
bush: and thus, in conjunction with the
soft cushions of his feet and the fur
upon which he treads--the claws never
coming into contact with the ground
l thev enable him to move toward his
| victim with stiffness equal to that g,
a snake.-Boston News.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-02-07
FRANCsvu A-PoB BYouRA

..bus It must be done. Hshassot lsasy
IL viii pay"
$50 you thought last we4k when tn.
killed the critter for nothing"
"I'm right this time, !" said the woman
firmly.
1.-THE jobmust be done between nov
and morning, and the sooner it's done
the better.''
And then the precious pair turned and
rose to my feet and stood for q mo
hope dawned upon me. had noticed
small window, rs the man had showed
me my bed, but IL was so dark now
that could not see it.
"There may yet be chance of es
CAPE" thought.
Softly I crossed he chamber, and by
the sense OF feeling found the window.
1t was but the work of . few minutes
though every instant seemed an age to
me, to remove the sash from it's resting
place. All! never did the air of Heaven
seem so sweet as then. How far was
from the ground, was the next question
to be considered. put forth my hand
aimlessly, and to my surprise and graft.
fcation it rested upon the roof of Z
shed, which seemed to slope off towards
the ground This was unexpected good
luck, and in a few moments YVES out
upon the roof in the storm. cautious
ly felt my way down to the caves, which
found to be within few feet of tbs
ground, and in less time than it takes tc
write it I was upon The earth.
1t was very dark, but at length ]
found the road, along which sped al
fast as it was possible for man fleeing
for his life togo. AZ
An hour or more passed. Evidently
was not pursued, and as the rain hac
ceased to fall, decided to wait for the
1t came at last, and, cold and hungry
hurried along until reached a small
village where procured some break
fast and told my story to the proper
authorities. The officers looked rather
incredulous, 1 thought, but they went
back with me to the log house. The
old man met US at the door. b..
'How do you do Deacon Turner?'
said one of the officers, cordially. Then
turning to me, he added:
''You have made a mistake, Sir. This
nan and his wife are well known and
highly respected"
Indignantly. 81 heard them planning
TO murder me.''
The old man was laughing heartily.
Bless your soul, SIR" he exclaimed
My wife wanted me to kill a chicken,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-02-07

The members OF a scientific society IN
England, bearing the ponderous name,
The Archaeological Section OF the Blr-
miupham and Midland Institute, lately
listened to disquisition on Shakespeare
as he was spoken in the days when
Shakespeare spoke for himself Max
ing his studies directly from the text,
the speaker noted the changes which
have come over the language in the
vowel sounds. In Queen Bess' time, for
instance. ..ea'' and ''ai" must have been
one and. the same thing, else. where. is
the point for Falstaff's pun, "1f reasons
Iraisinsl were as plenty as blackber-
ries." In .Julius Cesar" there is found
authority for believing that Rome"
was called Room" Even as recent
man as Earl Russell thus pronounced
the name of the Eternal City. Rosa-
lind plays with the words ''suitor'' and
"shooter'' as though the ''s' in the
former word had the sound we gave to
it in sugar The speaker recalled the
fact that John Kemble tried to restore
the sound bird" to beard" Leigh
HINT notes that Kemble also adopted
these sounds:
Merchant, pronounced marchant.
Virtue pronounced vartue.
Hideous, pronounced hidjus.
Odious pronounced ojus.
s.Aitches'' for caches" it is recorded,
| caused riot at Covent Garden, and
| vet if '.ache" be not spoken ''aitch,
Beatrice's explanation of her sigh ex-
| plains nothing. Most English actors, as
we know. pronounce clerk" as though
spelled clark" and for this. besides
| tradition and and custom which is
said still to rule in some parts of En-
GLAND. they have the authority of Shake
speare himself in Gratiano's closing
speech in The Merchant of Venice
Some of us Boston folks may remember
that our fathers always called Beacor
Hill by name as Bacon Hill These
studies and tracings are evidence thai
perfect photography will never be pos
sible. For all the arbitrary symbols IN
the world can convey no more informa
ton through the eye to the ear than II
procurablc from our present alphabet
without the intervention of a speaker
But with a speaker to teach sound W.
are using a method which is PRACTICAL,
the same as tradition, and we all know
how soon tradition. in the matter o
speech. swerves through the intiuenc
of physical peculiarities, such as a lisp
ing or stammering utterance or de
fective hearing. Transcript.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-02-07
The Ruin of the California Missions.

The ruin of the Missions was com.
pleted by the American conquest. The
few remaining Indians were speedily
driven or enticed away, for the rough
frontiersmen who came over the plains
knew nothing of missionary friars or
civilized Indians; they came here to
SQUAT on public land and respected nc
possession beyond 16o acres, and that
only in the hands of one familiar with
the English language and modern
weapons. None of the establishments
retains its original character. Where
population has grown up around the
site. as at Santa Clara, San Francisco
and San Rafael, they became parish
churches At other places squatters
took possession of them, estru.aing priest
and mayor-domo impartia1ly, and il
more than one case even the churches
were sacrilegiously degraded to the use
of stables and the like. In others many
parts of the buildings were demolished
for the sake of the timber, tiles, and
other building material they afforded
Century.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-02-07
HISTORIC SCROLL OF EGYPT.
Ancient and Modern Types of the Land OF
the PharaOhs.

Ancient and Modern Types Oh Ibe A-"n" "
the Pharaohs.
The chronicles of Egypt are written
on a scroll of such vast proportions
that we often fail to realize them as 3
continuous record. Egypt is referred
to as Ptolemaic, Roman, Arab, etc, as
if the racial characteristics changec
with the various dynasties. But the
ancient race. the veritable descendants
of the builders of the pyramids, still
exists Compare the Sheikh-el-belcd OF
the Ghizeh Museum, the small basalt
head lately acquired by the Louvre,
and the 'sScribe" of the same collection
with the crowd at the weekly market
of any Nile town and the resemblance
is unmistakable. The types are identl-
cal And; moreover, there are no signs
of physical degeneration in these sol
idly-built fellaheen; while, on the other
hand. the Arabs and Turks of the cities
display all the indications associated
with effete and worn-out races. In cir
cumstances like these, who can doubt
that when despotic government Is alb
rogated, as it is at present, the more
virile and tenacious stock will again as
sert its ascendency?
The historians of ancient Egypt re.
cord gap of more than five hundred
wears between the twelfth and eigf
teenth dynasties, during which the
Hyksos or Shepherd Kings ruled at
Memphis. In modern times Egypt has
had her Hyksos period, which has lasted
| from the date of the Arab invasion until
| our own day. She finds herself after
| these twelve centuries of oppression
under the protection of people that
has not unsuccessfully coped with the
| evils of misrule in other parts of the
East. Who shall say what lies hidden
in the womb of the future? But the be
lief may be permitted that the race
that, as far as it is known, established
the earliest civilization, that every
invasion has lived down its conquerors
and which is; still found stubbornly
/ clinging to. the soil, will not utterly
perish. Nay, rather, the hope may be
cherished that Egypt is on the eve o.
another new birth. Whatever our share
in her future regeneration, one duty
stands clear and sinple-that the re
mains of the heirloons of her glorious
past suffer neither damage nor deca,
from our negligence or criminal indif
ference.-The Nineteenth Century.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-02-07

you don't know much about, I don't
think any one can imagine any thing
,rS;- jo,se s4onned and in vain USED
my whip; not another step would he
move, so was forced to dismount and
lead. But you may judge Of my sur
prise when reached his head to find
that he was nearly touching wall. l
stretched out my hand, and, to my great
joy, found it was a log house.
Drawing the bride over my arm,
led my horse round the building, feel
ing carefully SO as not to miss the door.
l passed down one side and turned the
corner, where to my delight perceived
a light shining from a window.
Without pausing a moment to con-
slider, fastened to the door, which was
near the window, and knocked loudly.
1 had not long to wait. The door opened
slowly and Il tall man stood before me.
''What do you want?' he inquired.
"Shelter, of course" I replied. II am
wet to the skim
"There's barn at the end Of the
house." he observed, calmly. ''You had
better go and put your horse up, and
then come in
AS saw there was no help for it, !
led my horse to the barn, made him as
comfortable as l could, and then en-
tered the house.
1 found myself in a small, square
room, dimly lighted. My host sat neal
an old stove in which a fire burned
feebly, and the only other occupant 'o'
the room was hard-featured woman
Il s'pose you want some supper?'
said the man.
I nodded an affirmative. The woman
rose and moved awkwardly about the
room. She was long time preparing
supper, which was very simple.
While was eating I was rendered
rather uneasy by observing the mar
and woman conversing together II
whispers and casting glances at me.
Shortly after my supper signitied m.
desire to retire. With many apologize
for his poor accommodations, my hos
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-02-07

and l didn't like the idea, because it
was the last one we had; but killed 1T. "
''Yes, and I cooked it this morning
before we found that you had gone"
added the woman, making her appear.
ance.
l did not know what to say, and SO
remained silent. It occurred to me
that had made an idiot of myself. !
gave the woman a silver dollar, the
man led my horse around to the door,
and departed.-Willard n. Jenkins, in
Yankee Blade.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-02-07
oLp-nME sAMsoMs.

oo0s Men Of ProdiGious sfrength Wh
PerfornaSd Wonders.
Firmius, native of Seleucia, VIII
was executed by the Emperor Aureliaa
for espousing the cause Of Zenobia, wa.
celebrated for his feats Of strength. II
his account of the life of Firmius, whs
lived in the third century, Vopiscus in
forms MS that he could suffer iron to b<
forged upon an anvil placed upon hi.
breast. In doing this he lay upon his
back, and resting his feet and shoulders
against some support, his whole body
formed an arch. Until the fourteenth
century the exhibition Of such feate
does not seem to have been common.
In tho churchyard Of ST. Peters, Isle
OF Thanet Kent, the tombstone of q
man, famed by land as well as sea, who
was drowned in a smuggling transac
ton, has a memorial quoted in county
hand books and guides. This man was
Mr.. Richard Joy, called ''The Kent,
ish Samson" who died May IS,
1742, aged 81. In youth he
was invited to London to exhibit before
King William III. and the court some OF
his feats of strength, and was named
''The Second Samson" Among his
feats We're to pull against drayman's g
horse, to break a rope capable of sus-
pending IS cwt. and lift 1900 pounds
The epitaph is:
Herculean heroi famed for strength,
At lass lies here, his breadth and length,
See how the mighty man 10 fallen!
To death the strong and weak are all one;
And the same Judgment doth befall
Goliath great and David small
His own personal strength was very
great, but he had also discovered vari-
GUS positions of the body in which men
even Of common strength could perform
very surprising feats. In the course of
eight or ten years, however, his methods
were discovered. Some time after.
wards John Charles Eckeberg, native
of Harzegerode, in Hainault, Travelled
through Europe under the appellation
of Samson exhibiting very re-
markable examples of his strength
DIR. Desaguliers, by patient obser-
walton, found out that his perform
ances were exhi bitions of skill rather
than of strength, and performed
many of the feats himself, with more
or less success The famous Thomas
Topham, of London, relied on his
powers alone for the s@eeesss-ef his
feats of strength. DIR. Desaguliers gives
the following relative view of strength
of individuals:
Pounds.
Strength of the weakest men.-.........1tjI
Strength of very strong men..............4O
Strength of Topham. .......................sl SO
The weight of Topham. m.......................2a 2aC
The Emperor Maxirnin was nine feet
in height and he could draw with ease
q lhasaa hasa SasaaifbtSh SshaEHtt hi"h TIE
Of Russia can roll up fiorin in bou-
auet-holder, fatten metal cup, etc,
BY the simple pressure OF his hands.
He often surprises his friends by the
exhibition of such feats. 1t will be
seen that the name of samson has
been plagiarized from an early date.
Like their great prototype, most OF the
worlds famous men have come to
violent end; Milo was devoured by wild
beasts; while Maximin was assassinat
cd -Chica uo Journal.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-02-07
BARE eouoHs AND eups.

6AHE 6OO0HS AND 8U09s
"Alas, alas how the North wind erievesw
Said the black ash tall. II am losing ~
leavesv'
And 'Well-a-day," sighed the elm.tree old,
Il stand in rain Of my falling soldr'
And "ohw cried tho maple overhead,
"on the dark ground rustles my robe Of redi"
The birch-tree shook in yellow shower
And glimrnered more ghostly every hour.
While the silver poplar whispered loud
AS its shimmering leaves 3oinsd the dying
A sound OF mourning filed all the land,
For the trees grew barer ON either hand.
But the little bnds laughed on the. twigs 20
brown
That sprang from the branches up and down,
As tucked in safe. and glad, and warm,
Ready to weather the winter storm,
They waited so patiently and still 80
TIL the wild, cold wind should have worked its
WILL
And blown the sad skies once more clear,
And wakened from slumber the sweet Now
Year
II you look. my child at the tree top high,
You'll see them clustered against the sky,
The little brown buds that rock and swing,
Dreaming all winter OF coming spring!
And II when April comes again,
fo" watch through the vail OF her balmy rain,
You'll see them pushing out leaves like WINGS
All crowned with the beauty that patience
brings.
Celia Thaxter, in st. Nicholas
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-02-07

led me up the rude stairs to the cham
Der, which contained a comforta bic
bed.
My money was in belt around my
waist; and without undressing I threw
myself upon the bed and was soon
asleep.
How long 1 slept do not know, but
at length 1 awoke and heard the hum
of voices in the room below. I arose
and crawled on my hands and knees to
where the light shene up through q
narrow crack i'm the floor. Applying
nay eyes 10 the crevice saw my host
and hostess standing directly beneath
me. They were evidently engaged in
earnest conversation.
Il don't fancy such job as this to-
night" said the man.
Nor L, either" returned the woman,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-02-07
A GREAT ADVENTURE.
An Overheard Conversation That
Was Not What It Seemed.

T WAS q rainy
night. My over
coat was wet
through and my
jack boots were
filed with wa
ter. The light
ming flashed oc-
casionally, and
the deep thun-
der rolled in
every direction.
Under the most
favorable cir
c u m s t an c e S,
such a night
would not be
con S i d e r e d
pleasant, b u t
when you are
tired and hun
cry, and alone
In q cOuntry
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-02-07

Sympathetic Visitor-'Mrs.A A., what
do you suppose makes you sufter SOP
Mrs Al don't know, I'm sure, and
believe nothing but a post-mortem m will
ever show" S. V.-'You poor thingl
You are so weak you could nerer stend
thatr'-Newport OR. I.) Daily News.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-02-07

Use softv ater and few drops Of
turpentins and a little sugar with you,
stove polish.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-02-07
4 Growth of Refinement.

"The table manners of the travelling
oublic are improving" says an old trav-
eler. whether this is due to the gem
eral spread of civilization or to the
ameliorating influence of the dining car
I do not know, but l think that every
body is growing more and more
thoughtful and polite. Of course there
is still some lively hustling done at eat
ing stations but it is nothing like what
it used to be in the old days when folks
reached for things. Then you wouldnf I
have been surprised to see man carry
ing a pitchforl1 to spear biscuit with at
the other end of the table. but nova.
days most travellers seem to have. dis
covered that it is much more comfort
able for themselves and for everybody
else as well, to politely ask neighbor
or better still, to ask waiter for what
ever they may want that Is not within
easy reach Drummers have doubtless
been largely instrumental in bringing
about the reform.-Arkansaw Traveller
1T Is Often Done.-'What is th'
matter with you?" asked the Bag of th'
Goose Feathers it held. "The deale
called us down." replied the Coos
r IA.~
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-04
ALL ABOUT AUGUSTA.
A Singular Accidental Delegation
Off to Macon.

AUGUSTA, GA, Dec. Sd. L. Castle
berry, an employe Of the Georgia railroad
shops, suffered singular accident to-day.
While working near a steam hammer, a
fragment of steel flew of into bis arm,
cutting an artery. He seized it with his
other hand and walked half a mile 20 a
drug store, where medical aid was secured.
strong delegation from the exposition
and chamber of commerce went to Macon
tonight TO represent Augusta at the worlds
fair meeting tomorrow. They are: Charles
Estes. president Of the King mills; 2. g.
Burum, president Of the Commercial Bank;
j. w. R5ckmsn, secretary Of the chamber
OF commerce; 7. p. Henry, manager of the
exposition; aud u. w. Carwile, A A.
Thomas, A. j. Schweers, John S. Davidson.
Peter McAnally, Walter jackson and
Frank Dorr, exposition directors.
Augusta orgaDized chamber of COM
nerce to-day by the election of Patrick
Walsh as president, John W. Ryckmau as
secretary and p. G. Burum as treasurer.
Three Thousand dollars was subscribed at
the preliminary meeting. A charter will
be applied for at once and the subscriptions
will be largely increased in the meantime.
FOUND CORPSE.
The body Of Ned Holden of Edgefeld, a
man about 65 years old, who has been miss
ing since Sunday afternoon, was found
about a mile and half below the city to-
day, dead. He was drunk when last seen
Sunday afternoon, and IL is supposed
that he wandered off and sank down
In the woods, where he died
of cold aud exposure. He had
sold his cotton in Augusta and had nearly
800 on his person, which led his family to
suspect foul play. The money was still there
when the body was found to-day, which
shows that he was not foully dealt with.
Mrs. E. w. Barrett, wife Of the Atlanta
Co institutions Washington correspondent
who became mother a few days ago. is
lying at deaths door and is not ex pected 20
survive ths night
Mayor Alexander and the new city admin
istration were installed to-day at II o'clock.
A big torchlight procession is on the tapis
for tomorrow night.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-04
otto and the skirt Dancer.


Otto Boruemann, who has been getting
himself talked about on account OF pretty
skirt dancer to whom he sent ticket that
she might join him and become his wife In
Atlanta, Ga, is only 20 years old. His
father, Louis Bornemann, is well-to-do
jeweler at No 10 John street. The announce
meut of the escapade Of the boy was a sur
prise to the father. Mr.. Bornemann's son
Henry said:
THE girl, Annie Stephens. of the king
Solomon company, is not known 60 us
Otto went to Atlanta with the knowledge
and consent Of my father to take position
IS manager In one of the fine cigar stores
Of Charles Beermann, who has been life
long friend of my father. Mr.. Beermann
wires that Otto is In Atlanta with him all
right, aud that the girl has been sent on her
way t. New York. He promises b look
after him closely and TO write particulars
by return mail. He has not married the
girl, but l am uneasy about the way in
which the nsUs may affect our mother"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-04
SOUTH eRoRG1A CONFERENCE.
The Real Work of the Session Nov
Under Way.

The Real Work of the Session Now
Under Way.
CoRDELE, GA, Dec. 3.-The South Geor-
The following young men were received on
trial: Herman c. Jones, Charles Z. Choate,
John NJ Cutler, R. S. McCord, George W.
Childress, J. NJ. Glenn, w. w. Ainsworth
and J. II. Aldridge.
The report of the trustees from the
Wesleyan Christian Advocate was read,
showing its circulation to be $500.
Andrew Female College was reported
prosperous.
The following were elected deacons: J. h.
Mather and l. A. Harmon.
The following were continued on trial: r.
b Ross, j. w. FINLEY, C. E. Crowley, G.
w. w. Luke E. F. Morgan, W. c. Bruton,
L c. Griner and NJ. A. Morgan.
The following were elected elders: W. E.
Mumford, T. B. Kemp, ]. E. Wray and o.
W. Branch.
The following were continued in the class
the fourth year: L. B. Allison, J. w. Con-
ners, J. NJ. Roland, d. F. Miles, G.. 2. Rob
erts, w. C. Jones, l. T. Miners, l. W. Froy
and T. Wells.
The following were advanced to the
fourth year. E. F. Cook, l. G. G. Roban, o.
B. Chester, II. Stubs, G. T. Clarke, J. G.
Flonders, T. r. McMichael, l. p Dickinson,
Shirole, l. G. Parker, B. F. Soles, w. Z.
Vaughan, W. c. Glenn, G. B. Culpepper,
and L. D. Phillips.
In the third year t. E. Davenport was
elected an elder.
The report of the commissioner of edu
cation was made by Rev. w. NJ. Hayes In
an earnest and eloquent manner.