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POPULAR SCIENCE.

Pure alcohol is colorless and trauspa-
rent.
To every 1000 males in London, Eng
land, there are 1923 females.
The population of the United States
increases by 1000, 900 persons yearly.
There are said to be 10000 different
kinds Of butterflies, of which two-thirds
are named.
It is said that the curled leaf of the
peach is prevented in France by spraying
with solution Of copper.
A smoke consuming locomotive has
Just been built in Illinois from which not
one puff of smoke escapes.
Forty five per cent. of the water con-
sumed or drawn for domestic purposes
in London. England, is wasted.
A British army officer has invented a
rifle which cavalryman may discharge
by means OF little dynamo fitted in his
saddle.
An electric snow plow has been de-
signed, with thirty horse power motor
for propeIling the car, and independent
reversible motors for running the
brushes. It is intended for use on street
railways.
The French Admiralty has adopted
for covering the boilers of war ships
mattresses or cushions made of asbestos
cloth and stuffed with some no1-con-
Quoting material, such as silicate cotton
or asbestos fibre.
Australian butterflies bathe. One will
alight close to the water, into which it
back until the whole of the body is SUBJ
merged, the fore legs alone retaining
their hold on dry land. In moment it
will fly away, apparently refreshed.
It is reported that the electric separa-
ting plant which was established at the
Michigamme mine, at Ishpeming, Mich,
has proved a great success. BY the
operation of the plant large quantity
of low grade ore has been converted into
high grade Bessemer ore.
A gardner of Mauritius has tried to
raise sugar cane from seed. A hun dred
seeds planted in 1890 yielded five min.
ute seedlings, of which one has survived
and flourished. He believes that by
cross-fertilizlng the best varieties it IS
possible to produce sugar cane that
may be raised from seeds and would be
of greatly improved quality.
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Largest shIps Afloat.

The largest sailing ship under any dag
is the fiye-masted vessel La France, which
recently took coal from Newcastle tol
San Francisco. She is 375 feet IN length
49 feet in breadth and 83a Teeth in
depth, measured from the upper deck:to1
the bottom Of the hold Her net GAUGE
is $500 tons and her burden 800 tons.
The principal dimensons of the vessel are
as follows: BoWsprit, 80 feet long and
12 inches and 80 inches in diameter;]
mizzenmast, in a single piece, S140 fee3
long; main boom Of the mizzenmast AZ
feet long; upper throat, 81 fee; lower
throat, 2S fest. The lower ands stoR
masts are in a single piece, and OF the
following dimensions boye deck: Fore5]
mast, 159 feet; foremainmast, 166 feetssl
aftermainmast, 167 feet. The diameter
Of the mast varies from 80 inches to III
inches; that Of the topgallantnasts isl
from 16 inches to 10 inches. The length
Of the lower yards is 81 feet, that Of theI
upper yards from ;75 feet to ~ fset,l
special supervision Of the Bureau Veritas.
She was built on the Clyde.
It may be interesting to mention that
on her first voyage from Cardiff e Re
de Janeiro the trip was completed i
thirty-three days, and although only
moderate winds prevailed a speed GA
twelve md one-half knots was attained,
the vessel being laden with 5000 tons of
coal. The fifth mast Every much facili-|
tates the working of the ship, which
tacks about with wonderful ease, said
the captain at the conclusion OF the
voyage.
Referring to big sailing ships, says thel
Chicago News, calls to mind the mon
ster Yankee clipper, the Grand Republic
built in the SOS for Law and launched,
but she was too big for hel time and shs
ended her days as French transport
and then as coal hulk. But in fer|
prime she made the rue from New Ybrk3
to Scilly in thirteen days.
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, life March 7, 1893, aged forty-three
q years and four DAYS"

life March z, 1899, aged forty-three
years and four days."
And you that Gums my grave to see,
Prepare yourselves to follow me;
Repent and turn to God in time,
You may be taken in your prime.
And this: .......
In memory Of
ALExR. LATMER,
Who departed this life on the 22d day Of De-
cember in the year Of our Lord 1905.
Aged 40 years.
Who Affections sore long time he bore,
Physicians was In vain; ..'
Till God was pleased death should him sezs
And ease him OF his pain. ..
Oh, death, where is thy sting?
Oh, grave, where is thy victoryi
As he passes out the stranger notes
large monument, erected by the city
Council to the memory of Charles Ben
nett "a public benefactor," and near it
the Confederate mound, beneath which
are buried thirty-four Confederate SOL
diers, prisoners Of war who died in the
Federal hospitals of Alexandria.
And so he leaves the church by the
gate through which SO many feet have
passed. Meny men of talent have filled
its pulpit, some to become bishops, some
to 90 out to foreign lands as missionaries.
No one can say how far its influence has
extended, from the old days when it was
first opened under the ministry of its first
pastor, Rev. Townsend Dade (whose
salary, by the way, was 1890 pounds
of tobacco, down TO the present time.
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WAITING.
~ FANNIE z. osTRANDEa,

The GOOD win come II We only wait,
Be patient, sweetheart, don't blame your fats;
Just think, II We hadn't love to cheer,
How dark the world would be, bleak and dfeari
I know there is much to make US sad
We've missed some good that We should nave
had.
We've toiled along with but little gain,
And have measured our share OF trouble ana
pain.
know we have longed for broader life,
And felt this narrow and poor, sweet wife,
But the soul reaching up toward the Infinite
Ono
Expands as the rose that turns to the sun.
And love is a power Of heavenly birth
That can make glorious place on earth
A part Of the perfect, God-sent gift,
All lie must advance with that to h1t.
As we have been looking up to the light,
Dear one through all the dark and the bright,
Day by day have seen in your soulful face
A richer beauty, q finer grace.
And aimee at the altar, wife Of my heart,
We promised to cherish till death do us part,
We've been spelling out the sweet letters Of
love-
The last shall be added in heaven above.
OsHKosH, Wis.
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tainity with which it transmits its econo-
mic properties when used in crossing for|
table fowls. The breed promises to bel
valuable acquisition to American|
yards.

The bluff Leghorn, the second new
conner, has its pecuiiarity in its color.
This, clear buff, is unusual for the
close.feathered varieties, but once ths]
oddity of the Legborn type in the garb|
is overcome, the effect is most pleasing,
and the observer becomes the fancieE|
and the fancier the advocate.
The variety may be said to be in twol
types, the natural and the artificial, the|
fancier Of the one claiming it as 9 lost
tribe Of the great Italian. family thel
other as manufactured of good Italian,
Asiatic and game stocks ID English yards.
That both are correct seems likely, as in|
the birds of the one the faults are . ten
dency to lighter coloring, and to q pos-|
sibility that buff with white trimmings|
was the original type, whereas the other
has faults in shape, stockings and dark
er plumage that betray the ancestry,
But, whether made or. grown, theyarietyI
will require much outside help before the
type its breeders have laid out for it can
be bred with any certainty.
Although the buff Leghorn wss un-l
known in England until exhibited at the]
Crystal Palace in 1883 there hare been
classes at many Of the exhibitions during|
the past year. AS these birds are not|
yet admitted to the standard, the Judges
at the American shows are TO be guided
by the American standard OF perfecionl
for the Leghorn in points Of size. comb,
and shape, and for the buff Cochin in
points Of color; evenness and freedonI
from blotches to count for more than
depth. $.;:5 4
The difficulties to. be encountered IN
the breeding are white in tails aud dights1
and this Is so persistent as to create
the. belief that the original bird had
white primaries and sickles uneven,
blotchy, and muddy color, greenish legs,
blotched and misshapen lehes and combs.
Although but just at the beginnings1
this variety has its club, and so jeasously
is the association guarding the interestsl
of the breed that to become q member
one must give proofs that he possesses
the true buff Leghorn. " E
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Two guides there are to the purity OF
the stock-one, the peculiar fiat foot,
the other, the voice. The crow OF the
cock is short and shrill, and cnce heard
will never be mistaken. Tie olro IN us
peculiarities requires peculiar treatment.
First. it should rarely be allowed to sit
more than once through a season, but
with the first indication of broodlness
should be penned apart, but never out
of sight of its fellows, else there will be
war when it is again allowed among
them.
The value of the bird is in the GER
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IN MS lecture on japan at Central

In his lecture on Japan at Central
Music Hall, Chicago, Sir Edwin
Arnold said that he was at
tracted to the japanese language
by the discovery that It had no
imperative mood, no form of oath
and no form of abuse. "You cannot, I"
he explained, "swear at or abuse any
body in the japanese language. The
worst that you can say Of anybody is
that he is a fellow and If you wish
to express your very pointed indigna-
tion you shout: There, there!" Abuse,
however, is a matter of intent and not
of words. The most abusive words in
English have no intrinsic meaning;
they simply indicate the malevolence
of the user. If fellow" in Japanese
Is the most extreme term Of reproach,
it is for this reason as bad as the cor.
responding epithet in English.
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The largest British ship is the Liver
pool, of 1880 tons, built of iron BY
Messrs. Russell s. Co., on the Clyde]
She is 333 feet long, 4s feet brosd and
% feet deep. Her four masts are each
square.rigged, but she is far from clumsy
aloft, is easily handled and has run
fourteen knots an hour for whole day
For beauty she compares unfavorablJ
with such ship as the Thermopylae o1
a large American wooden ship, having
bright lofty spars and decks as white a
a hounds teeth. Iron decks do not le1a
themselves readily to adornment. ~]
Next in size is the Palgrave, ~ 3O7d
tons. The United States sR Shenanl
doah, of Bath, Me-, byM by MessrsI
Sewall s. Co., OF that port, is the Largest
wooden vessel in-~existence. She j
325S tons register and will carry abonI
5000 tons of heavy cargo. She recently
left San Francisco, CAL, with III, ,00q
centals of wheat, worth S175, 900. ThiI
is the largest gram cargo on record.
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Opposite this pew is the memorial
tablet on which is inscribed the name of
Washington. It recalls to the mind the
work the patriot accomplished toward
the freedom of his country, and brings
before the mental vision the strongly
marked features and powdered queue
portrayed by Gilbert Stuart.
When seated in this pew the only way
to avoid the eyes of the one opposite is
to fix ones own intensely upon the pull
pit. This pulpit is peculiarly constructed,
being shaped like a goblet, with stairs at
the side leading up to the platform upon
which the minister stands, considerably
elevated above the congregation. The
old sounding board which hung above
the pulpit is long since gone, but new
one is being made after the old design to
take its place. The present pulpit is
reproduction of the original.
On one side of the chancel is written
the Lords prayer and the creed; on the
same side is the marble tablet in mem
ory of George Washington. On the other
side the ten commandments and twin
tablet to the other in memory of that
other son of Virginia-one who, like
Washington, was from boyhood regu-
lar attendant at this church, whose
memory is more fresh, whose name as
dear. to the heart of all Virginians--
Robert Edward Lee.
the benediction is pronounced, the
service finished, and with the rest
of the congregation the visitor rises
to depart. Tho people are soon dispersed
and he turns his attention to the smooth,
green yard, kept in too perfect order to
be picturesque. A wealth of tangled
vines and wild flowers would be more
appropriate to these weather-beaten stones
than this clean clipped sod. he pauses
before a stone, Clipped in many places,
bearing the marks of wind and rain,
scratched and defaced by pocket knives
in the hands of mischievous little boys.
The oldest stone in the yard he observes
is that under which lies the body of MIR.
Isaac Pierce, born in Boston, son OF MIR.
Isaac Pierce, distiller. who departed this
life on March 26, 1771, aged twenty
four years. With difficulty he decipers
the letters, almost erased by age and
weather, which on moss covered stone
tell of .Henry Booer, who departed this
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A Marshal's Ret0rt.

The Marshal de Bassompierre was en-
ployed by Henry Nv. on several embas.
Sizes. He once told the King that when
he went as Ambassador to Spain he rode
into Madrid on the most beautiful mule
be had ever seen, which had been sent
by the Spanish monarch for his special
use.
"Ha, ha, what comical sight@"
laughed out the boisterous King; ian
ass upon mule"
"Yes, Sire" said Bassompierre, coolly,
I represented your Majesty."-AN the
Year Round.
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!. This stan dard is, in brief,


as follows:,
Carriage-Erect;.e eye on line with the toe
nails; the tips Of dekles Of the male about an
inch from the ground.
Back-Short, broad, fat, dropping from
shoulders to root OF tall, which should Dc
thick and muscular.
Breast-Broad and fat, recsding from the
neck hackle. and meeting the prominent part
Of the thigh; breast bone and shoulders bare,
the red skin showing through.
Wings-Well up and close to body, and
not showing beyond the stern.
Legs and Feet-Evenly apart; the shank
fat and stout, with fine, close scale and free
from roughness and irregularity, toes small
and compact.
PIumage-scanty, hard and smooth.
Neck-Hackle short and close and wiry;;
that is, difficult to break.
.Tail-Feathers in male sound, close, taper
ingt to one point. ~.
Comb-Smal aud bright red, tough and
gristly, not overlapping.
Ear Lobes and WattIes-Sman and hard.
Face-Covered with hard, bright red skin
of fine texture and free from wrinkles and
pufiness.
Head-Broad, between the eyes, and deep;
beak strong at base, slightly curved and
hard as ivory. g.. "E
|
nent. lustrous, and clear; the brow not over
hanging, as in the Malay. ~
Neck-Slightly curved, not too long, 1ree
from flesh, thick, strong, muscular, standing
out of pair of level, broad shoulders, the
butts being well away from the body at that
part and slightly raised.
There are the black red, white pyle,
gray, and black spangled. The best
fighters are the black reds and grays.
But it Is not color but race and pluck
that are looked for abroad.
In general shape they resemble the In
dian game, but are smaller and stouter;
that is, have greater width Of shoulder,
with shorter and thicker neck and greater
fulness of breast. The hens weigh five
pounds, the cocks proportlonately more.
The Aseel is not well known in even
the English show room. Three times in
ten years they have been shown at the
CRYSTAL Palace-once in 1884, when the
single class had five entries; again in
1856; when the three birds shown were
not provided for, aud this year, when
the two classes had fourteen birds. At
this show the classification was for age,
all colors competing together. OF the
winners the first cock was gray, the Sec
ond q white, the third red spangle. the
fourth a gray. The first hen was black
splash, the second and third gray, and
the fourth white.
The Birmingham show has for years
provided classes and may be credited
with keeping the interest alive. This
wear the four classes had twenty entries
eleven cocks, six hens, eight cockerels,
and six pullets. The first cock was a
white, owned by Mrs. Mary Simpson; a
white was also second, grays winning
the other prizes. The first hen was also
a white and is one of the visitors sent by
Mr.. Whitfield as entry at the Garden
shows. The cockerel cup winner, owned
by Miss Mortimer, is gray, whereas the
cup pullet, Mrs. Simpsons bird, is a
white pyle.
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Peat Products.

Peat is being utilized in Germany, &C.
cording to DR.. Leo Prlbyl, as source OF
bog.head napths, star, solar oil, paratfin.
acetic acid and gas, and the peat-bog Of
North Germany and Sweden are being
worked for their elastic fiber, which is
woven into carpets aud other fabrics.
Good peat also supplies peat cellulose,
which is valuable for paper-making and
as packing material. The dust is es.
pecially useful as preservation, and
meat and fish packed in it have been
safely carried long distances.-Trenton
IN, J.) American.
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A Rhode Island man made net profit
of S2700 in six months by raising skunk!
for market. He sells the pelrs of thu
odorous animals at good figures, and
manufacturers skunk oil, which he disI
poses Of to the druggists for rheumatic
cure.
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GEORGES CHURCH.
THE OLD STRUCTURE WHERE
WASHINGTON WORSHIPED.
His Family Pew Preserved-Old.
Fashioned Pulpit and Memorial
Tablets-QuaintI inscriptions on
Tombstones in the Cemetery
MONG the many
strangers who visit


strangers who visit
the national capital
there are not a lew
who on bright,
sunny Sunday morn
ings take the old
ferryboat and make
a voyage of seven
miles down the
Potomac to visit the
quaint old church in
which the father of
his country was
wont to worship q
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4 New Haven (Conn.) physician baI
come TO the conclusion that CLANS propa,
gate typhoid fever.
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husband, found myself totally incapable
of affording consolation. George refused
to listen to nv words Of endearment.
When touched her she repulsed me an
grily. =,
Presently she rose, and throwing back
her hair, which had fallen in disordered
masses sbout her shoulders, she called
imperiously to Edna: Bring my dear
mothers Bible-the book she loved. 80
WE'LL and on the girl returning, she
seized it from her, and kissing it frantic
ally exclaimed:
Here, in the presence of the dead
mother who lived and died for me, I
swear to lead the life she would have me
lead. o, God, help me to be faithful
But DR.. Gascoigne was at her side In
an instant.
stay! Say nothing you may afterward
regret. Be calm"
The words, though spoken in low,
eager whisper, were distinctly audible to
me. The authoritative tone displeased
me. was not surprised that it should
be resented.
My wse's eyes flashed fire as she turned
to him.
How dare you speak to me like that?'
she cried. What have you to do with
my oath? That is between my poor dead
mother, myself and-God. What right
have YOU to interfere? None. I am mar
ried now. My husband will protect me.
When I want your aid III ask for it."
She was quivering with indignant rage,
and turned to me now, clnging convul-
sively to my arm. They were strange
1-k 10
excitable and highly wrought. Had she
not always been so from the first of my
knowing her?
Hooked at Gascoigne. A slight flush
had risen to his face. He bowed his head.
When that day comes" said he, very
quietly and little sadly, you will find
me ready"
With that he turned and left the room.
made movement as though to follow
him, but George held me back.
Don't. Oh, don't speak to that man
again. I hate-I loathe the sight Of him. y
Then, once again falling on her knees
before Mrs. Hargeave, she seemed to for.
get all else in sorrow for her loss.
Ihad to beg Edna to add her entreaties
to mine before was able to prevail upon
my wife to leave the room.
The housekeeper followed us to the
door.
"Eh, let her greet" said the woman,
with her strong Northshire burr. "Ye
mum dree yor weird" And she went on
to say what but sorrow could be expected
for Fridays wedding.
It was not until the ancient North
Country dame thus spoke Of it that I re.
membered Friday was reckoned an un.
lucky day to marry on!
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-23
Deserving Praise.

We desire 10 say 10 orr citizcGs. that
for years We have been selling DIR.
Kings New Discovery tor consumption.
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Bucklen's
Arnic:t Salye and Electric Bittcrs. and
have never handled remedies that sci
rs we'll. or that have given sDch uniyer-
sai satisfaction. We do not hesitate to
guarantee ,aem every time. and we
stand ready TO refund the purchase price
If satisfactory results do not follow their
use. These remedies have won tn cir
great popularity purely Oh their merits
l.. i. X .Ibou ne 4 Co. Nrmn% Is.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-23

No healthy person need fear any dan
gcrous consequences from IN attack Of
Ia grippe If properly treated. 1t is much
the same as severe cold and requires
precisely the same treatment. Remain
quietly at home and take Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy rs directed for = severe
cola and a prompt and complete rccov-
count"racts any tendency OF IL III ippc
to result in pneumonia. Among the
many thousands who have used it dur
ing the cpidemics Of the past two years
VIC have yet to learn Of single ease
that has rot recovered or that has result
ed in pneumonia. SO cent bottles for
sale by l.. L. Kilbourne Il Co.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-23

RS The convention of the anti
Warmoth faction of the Repub-
lean party, held at New Orleans
on the 18th instant. nominated
full state ticket rs follows: Gov
ernor, A. II. Leonard, Of Caddo:
Lieut.. Governor, IL. Dudley Cole
man, Orleans; Secretary of State,
Tcrrcucc Volsin, ST. John the
Baptist Treasurer, G. B. Darrell.
st. Mary; Auditor, e.. A. FouteI-
hcu, Iberia; Attorney General,
John Ycist, Pointe Coupcc; Su-
pcrintcndent of Education, l.. A.
Martinez, ST. Martin.
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G.. NJ. BARROW.
For Judge.

Hon. WILLIAM W. LEAKE. of
West Fel,ciana Parish, autho~iz-
es us to announce him us cnndi-
date for Judge OF the 18th judi
ciul District. subject to tho action
Of the Democratic Party.
We are authorized 70 announce
Hon. +. D. BRAME, Of East Fell
ciapa, as IL candidate for Judge of
the 18th judicial District, subject
tn the action OF tao Democratic
Party,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-23
Drowning OF Il Lineman.

On "Wednesday Of last week, 10
instant, Ed. Greer, better known
as Ed. Grayhanl, q co!urca man
who had been employed in the
construction of the various lines
of telegraph and telephone wires
running out of this town, and sub
sequently eff and on engaged in
their repair, was drowned while
attempting to cross Cooper's bay
on mt the ford Of that stream just
below Port Hudson, while in pur-
SUIT of his duties us line rcpairer.
Greer had crossed the stream
safely going down, but was caught
on his raturn by the treacherous
waters of the bayou which were
greatly swollen by the prevailing
rams of that day.
Deceased was riding IN Il jumper
belonging to Mrs. Baehl, of Port
Hudson, and the mule attached
thereto was the property of that
lady, and both were lost.
The body of Greer was found
subsequently by some colorcd pco-
pie and WAS Inferred ut Port iluu-
son.
Greer was regarded us Il reliable
and faithful hand and WIS VOL
liked by everybody.