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Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12
A LINGUISTIC TEST.
When a Man Can Get Mad in n Foreign
Tongue Easiiy as in His Own.

When a Man Can Get Mad in n Foreign
Tongue Ms Easiiy as In His Own.
One frequently hears a man, or more
commonly still, a woman. speak enthu.
siastically of some friend who knows
French. or German. or Italian, or what.
ever language it may be, quite as well
as English
There is about one case in hundred
where the claim is substantiated. In
the other ninety-ninc cases n little in
vcstigation would show that the lin
guist in question does not possess by
any means the same mastery of the for
eiga tongue as of his own English.
l saw this we'll illustrated the other
night in French restaurant. where
gentlem who has lived in Paris for
dozen years was dining with some
friends In the course of the meal he
got very angry with the waiter for hav-
ing served sole du rim blanc instead of
soie du gratiH. And his annoyance
was out of all proportion to the enor-
nifty of the mistake made by the uufor-
tunate garcon. The gentleman. whom
knew as ordinarily calm and scff-pos-
sesscd, grew red in the face, excited in
gesture and loud in voice. although the
fact of the matter was that the Fl sh was
almost as good with the wine sauce as
if it had been served with cheese.
do you know why you got so angry
with that fellow to-night?' l asked
him later in the evening.
Certainly do" said he; 1T was be-
cause he nearly spoiled my dinner with
his ridiculous blunder-''
NO" said !, that is not the real
reason. If you had been in an Ameri-
can restaurant you would not have got
into such n rage over the same thing"
And why not, pray?'
"Because in an American restaurant
You would have spoken English, where
as to- night you were obliged to get an
cry in a foreign language. However
excellent your French may be it did not
allow you to dispose of the matter and
of the waiter in a few quiet but crush
| ing sentences. as you would have done
| in English. The waiter had you at a
disadvantage, and that exasperated
YOU
At first my friend was disposed to ar.
| que the point, but finally became con.
| WINGED that one of the crucial tests of a
| mans absolute perfection in a language
is his ability to use it with the same
| GOODNESS and deliberation as his own
when he is under the influence of some
strong emotion.
Another test is mans ability to add
or multiply, using the foreign names
for the figures. Ask your friend who
boasts that his Frenchris as good as his
English to add up a substantial column
of figures with the ringt and qnurant.
and sotrants instead of the names he
has been accustomed to, and nine times
out of ten, OF indeed oftener, Fou will
find him unable to do IL
This speaking foreign languages as
we'll as ones own is q much more difR
cult matter than certain Cooks tourists
wva@a have enc belieye,-S, Y, Herald.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12
THE SICK ROOM.
Sono sussestlons Concerning Its rempero'
turo and Ventilation.

Ssme Suggestions Concerning Its Tempera.
ture and Ventilation.
Physicians tell us the proper temper
AZURE OF q sick room should be from
sixty-fve to seventy degrees Fahren'
heit, and the heat should not go below
or much above these points Abund-
ance of fresh air and sunshine is the
rule in all cases, except where the or
der OF the physician prohibits the light
becoming enervatcd by close, foul dir
than there is from ventilation. Eng
lish physicians insist that an
open fire is necessity to the
proper ventilation Of sick
room. and an eminent authority on this
subject says: ~ do not consider any
room suitable for \ patient to occupy
during a prolonged illness where there
is not an open fire burning on the
hearth in order to secure proper vcntil-
alton"
A tight stove or furnace register will
not serve any such purpose. On the
contrary, the stove throws out n dry
heat which can only be partly counter
acted by keeping boiling water on tho
stove. It does not solve in any way
the problem of ventilation. The fur
mace register too often brings up a
current Of foul air from the cellar or
the kitchen, into which the cold air box
opens Unfortunately it is quite the
exception to have the cold air box open
outdoors, as it should. Even when it
SO opens the furnace register does not
assist materially in ventiloting the
room One OF the best methods OF re-
| moving odors is to take shovel OF
burning Goals, sprinkle it with coffee
and pass it around the room. Where
there is infectious disease a dcodorizing
solution should be obtained from the
physician and used in the water in
which the utensils of the room, the
bedding and clothing of tho patient are
washed -Scient;tic American.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12
HE DIDN'T SCARE.
Tho Young Man Tried To 10 Funny, But
Failed Ignominiously.

Failed Ignominiously.
A young man who is now well csta b.
lished in his profession told a reporter
story OF IN experience he had when
student in a Chicago medical college.
In this college there was an irascible
old janitor upon whom the young
In the basement of the college were
two 'pickeling watts" and one day the
boys decided that one of their mum Der
should slip down and conceal himself
between the tanks, and when the
janitor made his tour OF that portion of
the building to appear before the old
man wrapped in a sheet. In due course
of time the janitor Pnt in an appear
ance, making his Anal round of in.
spection OF the building for the night
AS the janitor approached the tanks
the young man came out from his hid
ing place and said in 4 sepulchral voice,
II want to get out of here The jani-
tor was unnerved for an instant only;
then. taking in the true situation, he
seized the student by the nap, of the
neck and around the waist, and saying:
"You will not get out of here, go back
where you belong lifted him up and
threw him bodily into one of the watts,
which contained several subjects The
young man was cXtricatc6 from hi:
horrible position by his companions
who was close at hand to enjoy tho
ianitor' scare. but it was several weeks
before he could forget his experiences
sufficiently tS enjoy his ucals-W ash
&SGton Post
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

lodging rooms. while he spends the day
In begging for his bread or in NbesAlly
patronizing free lunch counters.
'Some ofthese fellows live from year
TO year, even unto old age, without
working, and yet without spending any
time in the work house or JAIL" said
the station keeper. "They may spend
two weeks in Washington, and yet not
then be well known to our police de.
partment. If they do not remain longer,
they may return another year and spend
two weeks with us again. One Of them,
after visiting the national capital may
70 to Baltimore and live n month, to
Philadelphia for two months or three
months, to New York and live we'll
nigh q year. without committing any
overt act or being guilty Of any breach
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12
A Boys Es.ay ON Breath.

A little boy in the North side public
school recently handed in to his teacher
his following composition on Our
BREATH" Our breath is made of air.
If it were not for our breath we would
die The breath keeps going through
our liver, our lights and our lungs.
Boys shut up in room all day should
not breathe, they should wait until they
get our doorz- Air in n room has car
bonocidc in it, and carbonocide is pois-
oner than mad dogs Once some men
was shut up in a black hole in India, a
carbonocide got into that there hole
and afore morning nearly every one of
them was dead Girls wear corsets
which squeeze their diagrams to much.
Girls cannot run and holler like boys
cause their diagrams are squeezed. If I
was girl would just run and boiler
SO my diagram would grow. That's all
on breath. "-Minneaoolis Journal
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

.. Wound up
-tbe man or woman who's "run-
down." DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery sets the wheels going
It starts. the torpid liver into health-l
ful action, purifes aud enriches the
blood, cleanses, repairs, and strength
ems. the system, and restores health
and vigor. AS an appetizing, re-
storative tonic, it sets at work" all
the processes of digestion and pu-
triton, and builds up flesh and
strength. =,
For all scrofulous humors and
blood -.taints, and even Consump-
ton { or Lung scrofula), if taken
in time, it's a positive remedy.
Unlike the sarsaparillas; which
claim to be good for the blood in
March, April, and May, Golden
Medical. Discovery" works equally
well at all seasons.
Unlike other headquarters, too,
it's guaranteed to benefit or cure,
in. every case, or your money is re-
turned.
On these terms, it's the cheapest.
You pay only for the good you get.
But it's the best or it couldn't be
sold so.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12
August.
Flower"

fam ready to testify under oath
that if it had not been for August
Flower should have died before
this. Eight years ago I was taken
sick, and suffered as no one but
a dyspeptic can. I employed three
of our best doctors and received
no benefit. They told me that had
heart, kidney, AMI liver trouble.
Everything l ate distressed ME SO
that had to throw it up. August
Flower cured me. There is no med
icine equal to it," LoRENzo F.
SLEEPER, Appleton, Maine. o
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

was no light provided for this room,
and every ledger was expected to re-
tire upon entering it. The door is
locked after each ledger is given ad.
mittance, and the room is fastened un.
til the morning, when the keeper un.
locks the door and permits n dozen or
more able-bodied men to go forth and
prey upon the community by begging
their breakfasts The room is well
warmed and properly ventilated, SO that
these people can sleep comfortably
without bed-clothing of any kind Oeca-
s;onauy some of the most fastidious
of these dodgers enter complaint be.
cause there are neither pillows, blank
cts nor sheets furnished, while
others are indignant to think that they
are not fed before retiring. But the
station keeper says that those who
make complaint are very few indeed,
whereas a majority of these unlimited
guests are perfectly delighted to have a
place to sleep. 4 roof to cover them,
and walls to shelter them from the
piercing, cold, biting. cruel winds OF
winter. No one ledger is cared for
more than three nights in succession.
If one appears again after the three
days limit is past and seeks another
lodging, ne is given n bed behind a
grated door on which there is a lock;
and upon an iron bedstead he sleeps for
the last time in the station house. On
the morrow he appears before the po-
lice court justice to answer a charge of
vagrancy entered upon the books
against him; charge to which he can
offer no other plea than guilty. That is
the end of the chapter in each case OF
the lodging house tramp. In this city
there are nine station houses at each Oh
which tramp may spend three nights,
so that before the law can take him IN
It's clutches and hold him for term he
may spend nearly mSuth upon the
beds furnished IN the station house
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

Mr.. Smartchap (who thinks he secs
the opportunity of his lifcl-l have
noticed that business has been very dull
lately.
Employer-fes, it has
Mr.. Smartchap And your profits
have been greatly reduced, with nc
Immediate prospect of improvements
Mr.. Hardhardt-Thati is true.
MIR. SElartchap II have therefore
come 70 you to ask you to reduce my
salary.
Mr.. Hardhardt lin hurried whisper
to his neutrality-suspicious. the poor fell
low while go and telephone to the
insane asyfum.-N. Y. Weekly.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

of peace whereby any incarceration may
result. To other larger cities they may
tramp or beat their way upon the rail-
road trains, and thus perpetually prey
upon the public"
One of the things most noticeable to .
visitor ut the station house is the man
ncr in which the average tramp sleeps.
He does rot rest upon his side; for he
soon learns that his face. by coming in
contact with the board. would become
swollen. sore and painful. This little
fact early dawns upon his teaspoon
full of brains. SO he avoids that diff
Guilty, and makes for himself 4 pillow
besides, by lying fiat upon his back,
Joining his hands beneath his head
Thus, stretched out upon an inclined
plane. he sleeps and shores the hours of
night away. 1t is singular thing that
all of these men and brethren of ours
who live without 4 single idea OF homo
or home ties are sufferers with colds and
catarrhal affections. Their snoring is
so continuous that when the room is
full their nasal efforts are plainly heard
in the rooms below.
learned the reason why no bed
clothing can be furnished to these
creatures One of them was refused
ADMISSION 10 Vic AoSBAhS " hIS
was there. lie was given a bed on an
| iron bench in the prison cell, because
he was not only suspected of having
vermin upon him, but the station
keeper demonstrated the fact that little
articulatc animals were crawling all
over his body and in the seams of his
clothing.
To avoid being ovcrrun by pests OF
this kind, it is absolutely necessary that
the night lodging rooms be kept COM
fortably warm without bed clothing,
because blankets and other bed cloth
ing would but furnish places wherein
the vcrtuin might breed. This il done
not for the sake of cleanliness and
comfort for the tramps, but as 4 means
Of protection for the policemen them
selves.
Those who are very poor, and yet moi
so far down in the scale of humanity
as to belong to the genus tramp, car
end in this and other cities comfortable
lodgings at very nominal rates. There
are cheap lodging houses in various
localities where u bunk or bed can be
obtained fer from ten to twenty-five
cents The cheapest of all cheap lodg
ing houses is only few doors from
Pennsylvania avenue. 1t looks rather
Ike deserted factory IMAM nOtcl' Ou'
there is transparency over the front
door announcing that it is a hostelrie
and that settles it. A great many pool
bwt respectable people, some OF then
mechanics temporarily out OF employ
ment, are patrons of this place. They
can get clean, comfortable cots for ter
cents night, and thereby avoid asso
citation with the station house beats ant
bummers. The proprietor docs not dc
an entirely cash business He says
"Somc of these people occupy rooms il
nv house all winter ut reduced rates
but pay me nothing until they go t.
work in the spring time. They ar,
honest and honorable as some of tn
high-toncrs who live in fats and up
town hotels All of them are mos
honorable than some of the swelis O
the lobby" SMITH D. FEY.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12
STATE OF ONO. CITY OF TOLEDO,
oos

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he Is
the senior partner of the firm Of +. j
CHENEY Il Co, doing business in the City
of Toledo County and State aforesaid. and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case Of CatarvAtllat cannot be cured by the
use Of HALLS CArAWnu CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9TH day of December, a.
D. 1886. 4. W. GLEASON,
[sEAI.1 NUtIrv I'ni'fc.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Send for iestiin onials,
free. F. j. CHENEY d Co, Toledo, o.
B-S Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

81 want my money back" sAid the
square awed woman. This stuff amt
what it's cracked up to be, by a heap"
MOP" ventnred the druggist
mo, indeed. Doesn't it say on the
bottle that three applications to the
hair will convert the most pronounced
brunette into charming blonde?'"
IL guess it does"
well, it didn't work with me- I'm
blonde enough, but I don't seem 70
charm for a cent He's gone and mar.
ri.d that pug nosed widder on Central
sveaue, "-IadianapeiA Jeprsal
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

To cleanse the system in Il gentle and truly
beneficial manner. when the Springtime
comes, use the true aud perfect remedy
Syrup of Figs. One bottle will answer for
all the family aud costs only 30 cents: the
large size 81. Try it and be pleased. Manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
pplv
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

IT IS definitely settled that the Lake Shore
& Michigan Southern railway will enter the
W orld' $ Fair grounds Mt the southwest cor
ncr OF the grounds, over the t. Il o. tracks
for letting the Lake Shore in ut the south
east corner over the Pennsylvania tracks,
the Worlds Fair officials were unable to
satisfactorily arrange.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12
A Coming Catastrophe

Is to be apprehcndcd when the kidneys and
bladder even partially coase operations.
Rouse them with Hostet,er's Stomach Bit
ters which impcls them to activity without
uuduly exciting them Kidney disease Is
obstinate and destructive. Ward of the
coming catastrophe with tho Bitters, highly
patton, malaria and Ia grippe. Sovereign
in ALL
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

"IHAvE in MY employ man who has
been a victim Of periodic headaches for
years, has tried all kinds OF treatment and
l have tried various remedies on him. Your
Br1dycrotine helps him more than anything
ever did O. ID. Kingsley, H. d., White
Plains, n Y,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

THERE Is no valid reason why the milk
man S wife should stay away from the ball
II she wants TO go, even IL she does have &c
wear puEps.-Sonervillc Journal
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

FoR Coughs and Throat troubles use
BRowS's BNoNCHiAL TnoCHEs.-"Thcy stop
an attack OF my asthma cough very prompt.
Iy.''--C. EutcJi, -Uidmipit.. Ohio.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12
The Only Ono Ever Printed--Can You Find
the Word?

There Is a inch display advertisement
in this paper, this week, which has no two
words alike except one word Tho same is
from The DR.. Hartcr Medicine Co. This
house places Crescent on everything
they make and publish. Look for il. send
them the name OF the word and they will
return You book, beautiful autographs or
samples free.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

THE Public Awards the Palm to Hnle's
Pixies Toothachc Drops Cure III one minute.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

NOT to be sncczcd at-the lare handkcr
Chief Union County Standard.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

A YOUNG MAN must be very bashful indeed
when he undertakes to perfect himself In
pa Ministry just to get an excuse for holdin 9
q young lady's hand.-Sonerville Journal
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

WHEN n girl refers her lover to her pa,
he feels that it ia harder to question the pop
than 1t is to pop tho question. -Tcxas Sift
iBPy.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

OSEVdose Of Beechan's Pills relieves
sick headache in 20 minutes For Gale by oil
druggists. rs cents n box.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

TEE man who can sign a large check has
writes that are universally respected
Washington Star.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

MIRRORS are for the indolcnt; they en-
courage idle rclecuc
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

THE IMAM with month"; is say-trap Of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Star.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

HEAT is born OF light Even in the gamc
of poker il is the raise that makes things
warm.-BiE ghamton Leader.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

Before the cause Of con-
sumption was known THAT
was only a few years ago)
we did not know how SCOTS
Emulsion of cod-liver oil did
SO much good in consumption
and in the conditions that
lead to consumption.
The explanation is inter-
esting. We send it free in
a book on CAREFUL LIVING.
SCOTT 4 BOVINE. Chemists. .,s South 9Th Aveaue.
New York.
Your druggist keeps SCOTS Emulsion of eod.l,vcr
ea-au druggists everywhere do. u.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

THERE is always hand OF welcome ready
TO be offered 10 the strange umbrella A.
Pittsburgh Press.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

Two THINGS n woman always Jumps at
4 conclusion and a mouse.--Life.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

THE mail train is seldom lnt'. but the
train OF "A female Is always Oehind.-Glens
Falls Republican.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

A DIsTINcTIoN.-The great difference be
tween Byron and Burns in early youth wa
that one was a Harrow boy and the othe
was plowboy.-Once o Week.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

THERE never was, nor never will be,
chance to get square with the world, on &C.
count Of its sphcrica al shape.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12
VEGETABLE PuILosopnr-Sage ad,

A PAEE-FACED robbery is frequently com
m1ttcd by mashed mcn.-St. Joseph News.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

IT must strike observers as odd that n
souvenir spoon has been vet brought OF
with a picture of Cupid in the bowL--Pnil.
delphia Times.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

MAN wants but little hero below, and o. .
general thing he's getting it-binghamtos
Leader.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

A SATISFIED AIR and n toothpick are fnsep
rehabilitation Journal
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

THE glazicr is not necessarily tircsoms
man because he gives you pane-"-Y onk
ers Statesman.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

MosT tailors are followers OF fashions
trying to catch up with the young men VIII
have them on.--Columbus Post
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

A CLEVER woman listens TO compliment.
foolish woman accepts them -Fliegend
Blattcr.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

A GOOD many bank cashiers arc like gun.
well loaded when they go off.-Columbus
Post
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

A DARK SECIET-''Who stole the ham
Union Standard.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

BLCsuISG IA always a vein attemp
Bingham6on Republican
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

MANY people who never saw q firc-csc,
have seen one brcais out st. Joseph Ne,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

EXCUSE me, but do you come from Be
tonn' We'll, yes; that Is, as often as
can. Life.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-12

RoeuEs always feel most at homo in tn