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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-12-27
Oyster Famine Averted.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 26.-The fog that has
hung over the Chesapeake Bay and Baltimore
has been dispelled by the brisk wind of this
evening, and the stars are seen tonight for
for the first time since the week
begun. Navigation is restored Out
going steamers have weighed anchor and put
to sea, while stevedores and dock laborers
are on hand for the rush of work that the de-
layed incoming boats will force upon them
A dreaded oyster famine is aVerted.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-12-27
"Knoolsing OUT Matches Knocked Out.

New YORK, Dec. 26.-His attention having
been called to the announcement by profess
sonal pugilists of a purpose to have fights in
Madison Square Garden between Mitchell and
Corbett and Maher and Dempsey, Superin-
tendent of Police Murray said to-day he is de-
termined that these ''knocking out'' contests
shall not be resurrected. ''There will be no
ogetbeT and vioate vic he law if is mv g dtg geo t
arrest them, and l will do so. OF course |
cannot and do not desire to prohibit sparring
exhibitions, but the law does not permit prize
fphtinpu
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-12-27
BIG BLAZE AT SEA.

Flames From the Burning Abyssinia
Visible Twenty-Five Miles
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 25 - The steamer
British Princess arrived here from Liverpool
to-day with 120 immigrants aboard, and the
Belgenland, from Antwerp, landed 25S. On
the night of December IS, in latitude 1889,
longitude 44.O2, the Belgenland sighted the
burning and abandoned Guion Line steamer
Abyssinia. With the exception of the funnel
everything on the Abyssinia's deck had gone
by the board, and the deck itself and the
sides were red hot. Frequent explosions
were heard in the hold of the vessel, and the
flames made blaze visible for twenty. five
miles
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-12-27
DIED.

BAlN NBRIDGB.-At o'clock a. m. Sunday
December 20, 1891, at her residence, near Hamp-
late Major William p. Bainbridge. Fourtb
United States Artillery, aged 81 years 10
months II days. Mrs. Bainbridge was the
States Army; Captain William P. Bainbridge
United States Volunteers; Mrs. General j. j.
haEAoids and Mrs. Captain G.. e. Morse
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-12-27
Death of a Minister.

MONTGOMERY, ALA, Dec. 26-ReV. William
Harris, D. D., pastor of the First Baptist
Church died to-day. He was distinguished
preacher and came to his present charge from
Baltimore less than year,ago.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20
THE INVENTIVE GENIUS.

A NEW device of clamps and catches
holds . ham like . gentcel vise while
the carver sesthetically slices It.
By the use Of q new machine pota-
toes mey be planted in q straight line
and with tho hills at equal distances
apart.
A NEW boot cleaning machine cleans
boots at the rate Of o pair a minute, and
Il worked in tho same manner as q sew.
Ing machine.
A NEW motor. utilizing ordinary gus
- we'll - petroleum.. Is announced,
compact in form. requiring little space
and no expensive foundations or at
tendance. In one-hnlf minutes time
starting can DO accomplished.
A NORWEGIAN invention for tho pro
duction from skim milk OF a new ma
terial which has been called lactite, or
milk-ivory, has Just taken practical
shape. and factory for Its production
is about to start operations in Iceland.
This new material bears q close reeem-
blance to real ivory. and. in addition,
can be made in black or my color do.
sired.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20
CONCLUSIONS OF SCIENTISTS

IT has been reckoned that if the
whole ocean were dried up, all the
water passing away as vapor, the
amount of salt remaining would be
enough to cover 100000 square miles
with n layer one mile thick.
MIR. MASON KINNE, distinguished
scientist of San Francisco, claims that
after examining the smallest fragments
of inorganic matter, he has discovered
traces that lead him to believe that all
atoms, animal and vegetable, are male
or female, and reproduce their species.
IT has been concluded that with n bal
loon $50 feet long, with a maximum di-
anctcr of 81 feet, speed OF % or so
miles an hour can be attained. At the
same time it is thought that the prob
lem of flight is more likely to be solved
by means of an aeroplane than with a
balloon.
MAYER has calculated that, if the mo-
ton of the earth were suddenly arrest
ed. the temperature produced would be
sufficient to melt and even volatilizc it;
while, if it fell into the sun, as much
heat wonld be produced as results from
the combustion of 5000 spheresspf car
bon the size of our globe.
THOMAS w. KNOX concludes THAI his
tory has fully established that Capt.
ncr's island. and this, amounting, with
what he had on board his vessel, to
about $4,000, was secured by the earl
of BcllamOnt, governor of the British
colonies in New England.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20
August
Flower

inherit some tendency to Dys-
pepsia from my mother. suffered
two years in this way; consulted
number of doctors. They did me
no good. then used
Relieved In your August Flower
and it was just two
days when I felt great relief. I soon
got so that could sleep and eat, and
l felt that I was well. That was
three years ago, and 1 am still first
class. am never
Two Days. without a bottle, and
if 1 feel constipated
the least particle a dose or two of
August Flower does the work. The
beauty of the medicine is, that you
can stop the use of it without any bad
effects on the system.
Constipation While I was sick
felt everything it
seemed to me man could feel. I
was of all men most miserable. lean
say, In conclusion, that I believe
August Flower will cure anyone of
indigestion, if taken
Life ofMisery with Judgment. A.
M. Weed, a7o Belle.
foutaiue ST., Indianapolis, lad" .
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20
Canadian Single Takers Going Into
Politics.

Kingston single takers may put =
Henry George candidate in the field at
the next Dominion election. The.
have called meeting to consider the
propriety of doing so.
The single tax may be robbery or
contiscation or anything else its oppo-
nents may call it, but the question has
come to stay and public educators can
no longer afford to ignore it. Not only
So they will have to study it, and that
is just what the majority of its detract-
ors has not done. The man who pre-
sumes to publicly discuss the question
without first reading Progress and
Poverty" will not add to his reputation
for wisdom. Ont, Times.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20
ncllchNIul Res OrtA.

Our readers who are DESTROYS OF finding
pleasant places to spend the summer should
bear in mind that the Chicago a. North
Western Railway furnishes every facility
for q rapid, safe and comfortable journey
from Chicago to Wauise>ha, Madison, Lake
Geneva, Neeuah, Marquette. st. Paul,
Minneapolis, Duluth, Ashland, Lake Min,
netonka, Yellowstone National Park and
the mountain resorts of Colorado and the
far West. Fast vestibuied trains, equipped
with reclining chair cars, parior cars,
palace sleeping and dining cars, afford
patrons OF the North Western every luxury
Incident to travel by n first class railway
Excurs.on tickets at reduced rates and de.
scriptive pamphlets can be obtained upon
application to any Ticket Agent or by adj
dressing W. A. Jhrall, General Passenger
LII.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20
effee. Of the Prs.sn. sYs.su,.

While in all of our cities tho value OF
land, which increases not merely will,
their growth, but with the expectation,
of growth, thus operates to check
building and improvement, its effect is
manifested through the country in a
somewhat different way. Instead OF
unduly crowding people together it UNI
duly separates them. The expectation
of profit from the rise in the value of
land leads those who take up new land,
not to content themselves with what
they may most profitably use, but TO
get all the land they can, even though
they must let u great part of it lie idle;
and large tracts are seized upon by
those who make no pretense of using
any part of it, but merely calculate to
make profit out of others who in time
will be driven to use it. Thus popula-
ton is scattered, not only to loss of all
the comforts, rcfnements, pleasures
and stimulations that come from neigh
borhood but to the great loss of pro-
ductive power. The extra cost of con-
structing and maintaining roads and
railways, the greater distances over
which produce and goods must
be transported, the difficulties
which separation intcrposes to
that commerce between men
which is necessary even TO the ruder
forms of modern productis,H. all retard
and lessen production. While just as
the high value of land in and about 4
great city makes more difficult the cree
ton of buildings, SO does the increase in
he value of agricultural land make inn
lrovcmcnt difficult The higher the
value of land the more capital does the
farmer require if he buys outright; or.
if he buys on installmcnts or rents, the
more of his earnings must he give up
every year. Men who would eagerly
improve and cultivate land could it be
had for the using are thus turned
nway-to wander long distances and
waste their means in looking for better
opportunities; to swell the ranks of
those seeking for employment as wage
| workers; to go back to the cities or
manufacturing villages in the cndcavor
30 make Il living: or to remain idle, fire.
uucntly for long periods, and some
times until they become utterly demon
allied and worse than useless tramps.-
Social Problems.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20
Taxation in Turkey.

Few people will wonder at the degra-
dation and poverty of the Turkish pco-
pie. and the provinces under Turkish
rule, when they understand the manner
in which the government and the sultan
derive their revenues. In an article en-
titled. The Druse War; in the Even
ing Post of February Is. which describ-
ed the revolt of people in Palestine,
known by the name of Druse. against
the attempted Turkish domination. the
writer gives a description of the fiscal
policy of the sultan's government, that
is worth reading. The Druse, who
have SO far managed to prevent the
Turks from subjecting them to their
expressions, are certainly to be con-
Gra tulated. The writer says:
SO far as ! know, everything in Tur-
key is taxed as much as it will bear.
and most things have been taxed out of
existence. The land tax on public land
is 80 per cent. of the crops raised, on
land held under private title 10 per cent,
and, l believe, in certain cases or GER
tain regions 30 per cent. There is a tax
on every sheep, goat, camel, and, be-
lieve, on every domestic animal So
high are these taxes that have known
the price paid for sleeps wool in
some regions to be less than the annual
tax chargeable on each sheep. There is
a tax on each palm tree, and, / believe,
on other productive trees. There is
heavy tax on each fish caught. There
is duty on all goods brought into any
city. There is duty of s per cent. on
all goods carried by water from one city
in the Turkish empire to another.
There is uniform export duty on all
goods of any sort sent out of the coun-
4
by arbitrary generalization, against
which there is no redress. There is a
uniform import duty of s per cent on
all goods. There is heavy road tax in
the form of toll on all of the few miser-
able roads existing in the empire, and
in many cities further tax on each
beast of burden arriving at that city.
boats, houses, almost all objects of any
commercial value, also pay taxes. Min
ing, including salt fields, has been taxed
and bought into the hands of the privy
purse and the government Tobacco is
monopoly, paying n large revenue to
the government, for which the people
receive very poor and dear cigarettes
and cigarette tobacco. Speaking gen.
orally. it may be said that in Turkey
you must for all things and all occa-
sions pay taxes or give backsheesh, and
generally you must do both.
ALL we need do to secure just dis
| tribution of wealth. is to do that which
| all theories agree to be the primary
| function of government-to secure to
each the free use of his own powers,
| limited only by the equal freedom of all
| others: to secure to each the full enjoy
| ment of his own earnings, limited only
| by such contributions as he may be
| fairly called upon to make for purposes
| of common benefit. When we lave
| done this we shall have done ali St-st
| we can do to make social institutions
| conform to the sense Of justice and to
| che natural order.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20
And Yet "Britons Never Shall be
Slaves"

This is clear-that in Great britain
to-day the right of the people as y
whole to the soil of their native country
is much less fully acknowledged than it
was in fcudal times. A much smaller
proportion of the people own the soil,
and their ownership is much more abso-
lutte. The commons, once SO extensive
and SO largely contributing to the indie
pendence and support of the lower
classes, have, all but small remnant
of yet worthless land. been appropriate
cd to individual ownership and enclosed;
the great estates of the church, which
were essentially common property de.
voted to public purpose, have been di-
verified from that trust to enrich individ-
uals: the dues of the military tenants
have been shaken off, and the cost of
maintaining the military establishment
and paying the interest upon all inn
ncnSe debt accumulated by wars has
been saddled upon the whole people, in
taxes upon the necessarics and comforts
of life. The crown lands have mostly
passed into private possession. and for
the support of the royal family and all
the petty princclings who marry into it,
the British workman must pay in the
price of his mug of beer and pipe of to-
sturdy breed who won Crccy, and
Poictiers. and Agincourt-is as extinct
as the mastodon. The Scottish clans
man, whose right to the soil of his ma
tive hills was then as undisputed as
that of his chieftain, has been driven
out to make room for the sheep ranges
and deer parks of that chieftain's de-
scendant: the tribal right of the Irish
man has been turned into tenancy at
will. Thirty thousand men have legal
power to expel the whole population
from five-sixths of the British Islands,
and the vast majority of the British
people have no right whatever to their
native land save to walk the streets
or trudge the roads. To them may h.,
tittingly applied the words of a Tribune
of the Roman People: MEN of Rome, y
said Tiberius Gracious men of Rome
YOU are called the lords of the world
yet have no right to a square foot of its
soil. The wild beasts have their denS,
but the soldiers of Italy have only wa
ter and air.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20
a MuTlLATEo COIN.


The City Ofnoial Explained How the Hole
Was AIadc.
sOf course you understand mans
position when he is about to get mar
red, don't you?" asked a stranger in
the county clerks office the other day,
MS he hesitatingly approached the outer
desk and pokcd his head through the
opening.
Certainly; been there myself" re-
sponded the entry clerk, who was busy
with his writing and did not pay much
heed to the man.
.sYou know how fdgety he gets az
the happy day approaches?"
II have been through the ordeal"
.'He does good many things he
wouldn't do under any other circum-
stances, doesn't hep"
''Yes: that's expected"
"And he gets nervous and excited and
doesn't know what he is about half the
time?"
..That's exactly the situation"
''He's apt to walk around a block and
think he is going in a straight line all
the timc?"
Eyes, he might do that"
''Hes likely to be easily influenced
by designing people and perhaps cheated
out of his eye-tceth."
''Well, that's possible"
"And most any body could make him
believe green was black, or that spades
were clubs?'
'.Yes, that's likely"
.sAnd when he comes in here to get
his marriage license his head is going
around like a top, and he can't remem-
Der whether he has 4 middle name or
not?"
81 have seen many in just that condi-
ton
Il am glad you agree with me, sir:
very glad, indeed: and l tell you why.
A few days ago l came in here to get a
license. l was just in the condition l
have described, all worked up to high
pitch, so that 1 could not even remem-
Der my mothers name. l got through
it some way, and gave you n two-dollar
bill in change. You gave me back a
dollar and a quarter in silver. ], how
ever, did not know at the time whether
it. was gold pieces or coppers you handed
me. l was SO excited I just showed
it in my pocket and got out as quick
as possible. A few days afterward l
discovered that you gave me a Cana
dian tifty-cent piece with a hole in it,
and here it is. sir. l demand good
com, SIT. y man WHO would take au-
vantage of person when he is in that
condition deserves the punishment of
the law; yes, sir, the law"
You're sure you got it here, are your
he asked.
Yes, sir: and you're the man.
but you were excited"
Certainly l was excited. I know l
was excited, and nervous, and trembly:
but l have n memory, sir and Il good
one, too"
''Well, do you know what you did in
your excitcment?" asked the clerk, eye.
ing the man critically.
No" he replied, doubtfully.
''I'll tell you, then, that you put the
coin between your teeth and bit the
hole out of it. OF course l did MOI
want to hurt your feelings by calling
your attention to it. but that is just how
the hole comes to be there"
The mans jaw dropped and he slow
ly betook himself into the outer atmos
phere, looking detected and broken
spirited.-Detroit Tribune.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20
1.-THE Quality of Mercy

Is not straincd,, neither is the relief nf.
forded by that incompatible medicine,
Hostcttcrs Stomach Bitters. Its prime at
tribute is thoroughuess. Very conspicuous
ia this quality when it is used for malaria.
The poison OF that nalady in the system i,
entirely expels. Equally effective is it in
dyspepsia, constipation, bilious and kidney
trouble and rheumatism.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20

A GREAT event in the apnals Of Indian
telegraphy was the completion recent
ly OF the new copper wire between Cal
cutta and Bombay. along the line OF the
Bengal-Nagporc railway. The total
length Of the circuit is nearly ono thou
sand thrce hundred miles, and the In
dian department can now boast that 1t
works tho longest aerial circuit in the
yv0r1l
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20
Children Enjoy

The pleasant flavor, gentle action and
soothing effects Of Syrup of Figs, when III
need OF a laxative and if the father or moth
cr be costivc or bilious the most gratifying
esults follow its use. 30 that it is the best
family remedy known and every family
should have bottle.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20
Hands Off

Well may the community leave to the
individual producer all that prompts
him to cxertion; well may it let the la
borer have the full reward of his labor
and the capitalist the full return of his
capital. For the more that labor and
capital produce, the greater grows the
common wealth in which all may share.
And in the value or rent of land is this
general gain expressed in definite and
concrete form. Here is fund which
the state may take while leaving to Ia
Dor and capital their full reward. With
increased activity of production this
would commepsuratcly increase.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20
SOME GOOD ADVICE.
by n Man Who Knew What He Was Talk
ing About.

by Man Who Knew What He Was Talk
ing About.
There was a young man in a seat by
himself who betrayed such Impotence
every time the train stopped that the
old man in front of him finally turned
and inquired:
Anything special on yer mind to
make we act so narvous? Heard any bad
news?
mo, SIR
Didn't know but somebody was
dead"
NO, sir. I'm to be married at five
o'clock this afternoon in Buffalo,"
''Shoo! You don't say sou
Eyes. SIR
''And it makes we narvous?"
somewhat, I suppose"
"Good-looking gal?''
yes
"Lots o. money!"
NO
''1rhcn it's II case o love?"
Eyes. sir-pure and simple, as am
proud to say
"In other words, you hain't got
nuthin', she hain't got nuthin' and You
don't either of you expect nuthin' from
nobody
That's it,
'Waal, young man, that's the way
with lots o folks, and it can't be
helped. Started in that way myself
1t hain't none o my bizness, of course,
and probably this thing has gone too
far to let you back out, but let me give
we some advice. I've tried both sorts.
fust married gal for love, and lived
fur five years on johnny cake and bar
ley coffe. She died, and / married n
widow for forty acres of land, six cows,
three bosses, and tfty-four sheep. and
I'm highway commissioner, postmaster
at our corners, school trustee and
referee of all jumpin' matches in the
county. If it hain't too late when We
git to Buffalo just move that the meet
ing do now adjourn, and then peel yer
eyes tur a wilder with farm Love
hain't nuthin' but sort of mist, any
how, and it passes off sooner or later.
but when we kin go out and lay yer
hand on land worth eighty dollars an
acre, and hear the bosses, cows and
sheep cavortin' DER the downy lea. you
know you've got sunthin' solid back of
we in case yer bones ache with ager."-
N. Y. Sun.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20
The summer Gown.

Mussed ribbons or soiled laces will
rob summer gown of its special attri-
bute-entire freshness. Better have
no trimming at all than that which
isn't perfectly dainty, and indeed alto
gether spotless. Simplicity is always
in good taste. Just remember that with
your summer gown and it had much
better be without any trimming than
have on it things that are out of place,
and which do not bear the stamp of lily
whiteness. Y. Sun.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20

II. esntler sex ofeen suffer from pecul-
lar weakness that gives them great dtstrees.
Let them not suffer A use Of DR.: Jona
Bulls Sarsaparilia strengthens tho female H,anne
and robust. It is womans beat remedy for
weakness and declining health.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20

ACCORDING to the Poll Mall Gazette
the National Portrait Gallery. to be
erected near Trafalgar Square in Lon
don after designs by Evan Christian.
will resemble an Italian palace.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20

lit tile TRAN,
Of diseases that follow a tor
pid liver and impure blood,
nothing can take the place
Of DR.. Piercc's Golden Med
ical Discovery. Nothing will,
after you have seen what it
does. 1t prevents and cures
by removing the cause. 1t
invigorates the liver, puri6es
and enriches the blood, sharp
ems the appetite, improves di-
gestion, and builds up both
strength and flesh, when re-
duced below the standard
Of health. For Dyspepsia,
Liver Complaint" Scrofula,
or any blood-taint it's a posi-
tive remedy. 1t acts as no
other medicine does. For that
reason, it's sold as no other
medicine is. It's guaranteed
to benefit or cure, or the
money is refunded.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20

Papa = inquired the editors only
son. what do you call your office?'
well" was the reply, ''the world calls
an editors office the sanctum sancto-
rum, but DON'T Then / guess" and
the boy was thoughtful for a moment,
s.that mammals Office Is spanktum
spanktorium, isn't itS" - Washington
Star,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20

ACCORDING to the last census there
were 20 fifteen-year old married women
in Paris, and of them have since been
divorced
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-06-20

PAIN from indigestion, dyspepsia and too
hearty eating is relieved ut once by. taking
one OF Carriers Little Liver Pills immedi,
ately after dinner. Don't forget this.