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Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-26

springing ut my throat and I had to
fight for my life. BY keeping the AK
swinging managed to protect myself
q little, but l was gradually cdginS
around the wall toward our ladder OF
wooden pegs. knew very we'll that |
couldn't keep up the fight much longer.
My strength was already giving out.
The wolves were pressing nearer, and
l would soon be pulled down and torn
to pieces. right there in the sight OF
poor little Jennie and the sleeping
babies. And SO watched my oppor-
tunity, gave my weapon 4 longer swing
to drive them further away, and then,
dropping my AK, sprang for my peg
ladder. Here they came like whirl.
wind, their mouths open, their
eyes ablaze Two of them ac-
tually caught the skirt of my
dress. but tore myself loose and
clim bed out of their reach, and present
ly pulled myself up beside the chill
cren, so unnerved that was compelled
to lie down. When I had recovered suf-
6ciently to peep over the edge of the lit
tie shelf on which we were all pcrched,
there the gaunt creatures were, leap
ing high in the air to get at us, and
falling down and being trampled upon
by others In the midst of the confu-
sion some OF them knocked over the
little stand on which the candle was
sitting and it went out, leaving US in
darkness, but the bowling and raging
went on for hours-I don't know how
long. We spent the night on that little
shelf. When day began to dawn the
wolves skulked away gradually, and
before I could see anything in the
room the last one had gone. 1t was
sunrise before I ventured to come
down-and, oh, such a sight as that
house and yard were. The remains OF
four wolves were scattered about the
yard, and tho whole place looked like
a slaughter pen.
"And we stayed alone a whole week
after that, never looking upon human
face. But I managed to fasten the
| missing puncheou into the door, and
though the wolves came and howled
around the house on the two nights
following that eventful one, they did
not get in. And then they disappeared
and were seen no more in that neigh
borhood-at least in such number
We always supposed that the drought
had diver them from their old haunts
and they were pressed by hunger. but
I never will forget that horrible night
I spent fighting gang of hungry
wolves. Worth (Tex.) Cor. St
Louis Globe Democrat
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-26
A GIRLS SLIP OF MEMORY.

And How 1t Cost n Young Man Much Nor
tlhcation Mt . Swell Dinner.
The story Is told of pretty girl liv-
ing on Fifth avenue in the fashionable
section, just below the Park. She
was intellc ctual in taste. aud fond Of
discussion in the line OF her attach
ments. She was, however, greatly
handicapped by faulty memory.
which was apt to serve her tricks al
was complaining to one of her men
friends of the faulty faculty, especially
as to dates.
"Oh, it's easy enough to remember
dates," he said, 'if you will only stick
them into some kind OF a little couplet.
For instance:
In fourteen hundred and ninety-two
Columbus sailed the ocean blue"
isn't that perfectly delightful!' she
murmured. and looked up to the ANA
teur pcdagogne with smile distinctly
unsistcrly.
A few evenings later they met at 3
dinner, and the subject of memory
came up The young man was filed
with delight as he heard his young
pupil propounding his theory with
great grace and vigor:
why" she said, ut is the simplest
thing in the world. For instance, 1
remember the discovery of America by
means OF the couplet which Mr.. St
taught me:
In eighteen hundred and ninety-three
Columbus sailed the bright blue sea"
There was a painful silence for a
moment, but the pretty hostess came
to the rescue before the girl realized
that she had made a mistake.
The young man did not go back on
her, however, though he got good dose
of chatting after the ladies had left the
room. 1t cost him q stag dinner at a
fashionable restaurant, bnt he paid it
cheerfully. and it is said that he will
get his reward.-N. Y. Mail and Ex-
press.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-26
HOUSEHOLD eREv,TtEs.

kerosene oil VIII remove rust In
IRON,
-Len1on Snow with cornstarch).-
10 pint Of boiling water, add two
heapipE teblsspoonfuIs of cornstarch
(wet with cold wster1. che Juice Of
three lemons, one and quarter cup
ftls Of sugar Remove from the hre,
and when q little cool beat In the
whites of three eggs. Turn out In q
dish, And pour custard around it-Bos-
ton Budget
The question is often asked, 'How
long will pastry keep" It csu be
kept in cold weather for . number OF
days providing . damp cloth is laid
over 1t, or in case of puff paste it be
rubbed on the outside with butter and
covered closely. This prevents hard
crust forming over the paste. and it il
certain to do If it is put away on
plate or In . bowl without cover
h. Y. Tribune.
Halfway Pudding.-Three-quartsrs
of breakfast cup Of hnur, ditto milk,
ditto sugar, teaspoonful baklng-powder.
one egg. mix all quickly together. and
bake in q shallow dish in a quick oven
from ten minutes to a quarter OF an
nOuE. SSESS "ASA JoAA' AAAS 40
capital pudding for busy morning. as
it can I've made aud baked while the
preceding course is being eaten
Christian Inquirer
Rice Cream. one ounce best
cinnamon. When done remove the
skin from the top. Dissolve one-fourth
ounce gelntine, that has been soaked
in a little cold milk, in half a pint OF
| boiling milk, add the yolk of an egg.
t>and three tablespoonfuIs of white
sugar. Stir over the fire for five min
utes mix It with the rice. then pour il
in mould to set Serve In aglass dish
with raspberry jam put round it in nice
little piles-Housckeeper.
| --Cake.-An excellent recipe fol
cake and one which may be utilized IL
a variety Of ways is the following
| One cup Of butter. one OF milk, two OF
sugar, three of hour, four eggs, two
| teaspoonfu1s of baking powder. This
makes a large loaf cake and is very
nice with a cup OF shredded citroE
added. Half the quantity makes q
good layer cake, and half the same
amount with a cup OF nicely washed
currants added to the mixture and the
batter baked in gem-pans will delight
the children. Union.
--Scalloped Potatoes.-Peel ard
slice thin potatoes enough for tht
meal. Grease a pudding-dish we'll
mix q teaspoon of sweet butter il thu
bottom, put in layer Of potatoes
sprinkle with salt, and fleck with bit
of butter, dredge on little -four. an
other layer of potatoes and repeat
When the dish is filed, or the potatoe
exhausted, add sweet rich milk to near
ly cover. Place in the oven and cove
closely. Bake for forty.6ve minute
or until tender, remove cover and lie
brown over the top. Serve in pud
ding-dish. An oven little slow is be,
ter than one too quick, as milk scorche
very easily.-Home.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-26
MOUTH BREATHING.

Extract From 4 LStturs ny Dr. J. H. Kel-
logk, Of the Battle Creek ssnitafium.
MotshsbfeathinK during sleep, is pers
nicious and unheslthful, il merely .
habit it should be broken up. L ssussd
BY obstruction of the nostrils. this
sho ald he remedied a. speedily as
possible: f'he habit can be cured by
tying the jaw up SO that II cannot open
during sleep and by taking thought in
the day time. This difficulty exists
mostly among childreh. A child takes
cold. its nostrils are stuffed up and 1t
has what the mother calls the ''snuf.
breathing Is enforced After the diff
Guilty is removed, tho child, frorn fores
of habit, still sleeps with his mouth
open, the muscles OF the lower jaw
lacking in energy to Keep the mouth
closed. Or it may be rs the result OF
frequent colds, that the mucous mem
brane becomes thickened and swollen
so that the cavity of the nostr:l is par
TALLY or wholly obetructed. If only
partial, the person by making conscious
effort can take in air enough through
the nose, but in sleep, he is of guard
| and his mouth falls open. In eonse-
quence Of the special respiratory effort
induced By stoppage of the nasal air
passages, the chest is likely to undergo
change in form; II the difficulty begius
in infancy or early childhood, the little
one becomes ''pigeon. breasted" q very
serious deformity.
Anothes conspicuous feature Of
mouth-breathing when it is q physical
condition. not q habit, is a change in
the form of the faoe-a projection OF
the jaw and . fattening of its arch
1t has been found by experiments upon
rabbits that if one nostril is obstructed
the corresponding side of the face In
not properly developed
Breathing through the mouth admits
germs from the air which by their work
coat the tongue aud produce a bad taste
in the mouth, thus affecting the health.
The cause OF mouth breathing should
be looked into, If due to catarrh, it
should have proper treatment; il polypi
have developed, they should be re-
moved. Reported by Helen L. Man.
/ r;ro
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-26
RUNNING AS EXERCISE.

Prominent Physicians Recommend It ~
One of the Fest Forms.
Among exercises running and uping
hold an important place. They are
contests OF skill and strength very
stimulating, liable to excess, but
strengthening and developing to the
whole man. Joh1 Wesley attributed
the excellence Of his health chiefly to
his fathers having told him to run
around the Charter House garden three
times every morning during the year,
he spent there at school. Leaping. in
all its common varieties, the standing,
running and high jump; the vaulting
with the pole, the hop. skip and imp,
NAV be carried on until manhood with
decided benefit.
The running OF women has often
been ridiculed. but no woman who no.
tices the way in which most men run,
pectedlv. will lack materials for q reply
this particular.
The late DR.. John Mason Warren, OF
Boston, after a careful examination OF
a sedentary merchant, surprised him
by saying, You need to run a little
every day." When the man had taken
the prescription and been greatly ben.
efited by it, DR.. Warren heard that he
mad RECOMMENDED it to his friends, and
said to him, ''You may kill some OF
your friends by that recommendation;
most men at your age are not in such a
condition Of heart and lungs as would
justify it; found that you were. u
NJ. Buckley. L. L. D., in Chautauquan.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-26

have described; then, ssta,ng myssli
with the ga. took my stand at the
toie that served as door. and awaited
attack. But the wolves were devotinR
their attention to the hogs. which tvers
inclosed In an open pen near by. as
could bt told by the terrible commo-
ton that camo to tiny eats. This lasted
for some time. but finally the chorus Of
squeals and snarls ealmed down, and
finally ceased. I began TO think the
wolves had become sntfated after de-
vouring the hogs and had gone back to
the tangled brakes of the bottom. But
before that idea made any very arm
lodRment In my mind I felt, rather
than heard, = stealthy step that passed
near the door and paused and went on
again. Then directly II CO re back,
and the huge gray head Of . wolf was
thrust In at the door above tho table.
It startled me. after all, long Is had
been expecting II, and almossdropped
the Ax. But then, remembering my
self, struck with all my strength.
The blood dew and the head disap-
peared think must have stunned
the wolf at least, for peering Duh into
the darkness saw it lie there s;rug.
Cling for . moment, and then 1t was
fallen upon by first one and then half a
dozed gaunt figures and torn limb from
limb The sickening spectacle almost
made me faint, but all at once it oc-
Cured to me that they had been ut
tracted to the house by the smell of the
fresh venison. Perhaps il they
had it all they would be satisfied and
go away. With this faint hope driving
me ran and began gathering it up and
throwing it out Instantly the clamo1
increased to such bowling and raging
as l had never heard. Every moment
they fought and struggled more saw
agely. Before had thrown out the
last piece the entire gang were surging
back and forth around our door. What
was coming next didn't know, but
stood beside the door with my AZ
raised Before a minute had need OF
it. a wolf spran9 up with his fore
feet on the edge Ct the tabla, and was
just about to jump into the room when
the ak struck his face and he fell. But
before he was fairly out of Tie way two
moro appeared, and though struck q,
them and knocked one of them back,
the other leaped into the room. Their
they came in crowds. The room wa.
full of them. swapping, snarling
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-26
Caught at Last.

She grabbed the letter with the fe-
rocity of tiger. She found it in hei
husbands overcoat pocket, addressed
in a fine feminine hand. "Now ! have
the wretch" she hissed through the set
teeth of her rigid jaws. She crumpled
the missive in n demoniac grasp, and
then her fiery eyes shot upon the in
scription: MRS. John Smith. Butternut-
Vile" That's it! that's it, she again
hissed in her triumph. Its the letter
gave him to mail to mother three
months ago." Binghamtop Repuh'
Gesa,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-26

Any woman who wishes a handsome
costume to wear 'for best" from the
present time until the June breezes
blow can do no better than to order a
handsome velvet coat of good length
and perfect fit, to be worn over a bell
skirt of fine venetian or ladies' cloth,
bordered with velvet hem, above
which are passementerie points the
shade of the velvet This costume
would be elegant in shades of gray,
sage green, nut brown, pale heliotrope
with violet velvet coat, fawn with gold
en- brown velvet or stem green with
dark moss velvet etc Redingotes,
French polonaises and perfect fitting
princess gowns with slight draperies
and very short trains are among the
early importations especially for street
costumes, and they are so varied in
style and decoration as to be becoming
in all figures y. Post
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-26

tNnR nrSt IN San Augustine 0OO uOOut
ten years later moved with her hus-
band into Parker county, some miles
west OF where Weatherford is now.
She is living with q married daughter,
and is still bright and cheerful, not
withstanding he- age and the trials she
has passed.
''Oh, l felt at home In San Angus
tine" she said to the Globe Democrat
correspondent, ''but l didn't want to
move to Parker county. 1t was SO far
from every place-just like going clear
to the edge Of the world and then
jumping of. But it was the only place
that would suit John, and SO we came
and stopped our two wagons right
where you could hear wolves bowling.
and built little hut there and moved
in. The house was built of logs, with
the ends notched together, and the
floor was made Of puncheons. smoothed
Oft by an adzc, and the door was Of
puncheons, too. thick and heavy
enough for jail door. We didn't have
any window in the house, and SO John
left one Of the puncheons out OF, the
door. as twas summer time, SO that we
could get little light. And having
got that far, John went to clearing
land and fixing for his crop.
oNs tNE LlknCS we Ahu "UtAS W. AAsSSA
in that house! Once remember John
and our nearest neighbor. who lived
ten miles away, agreed to go to mill
together. They had to go clear to
Dallas, and it was ten or twelve
days trip. The neighbor came by early
in the morning, and he brought with
him deer that he had killed on the
way, because it ran SO close that he
couldn't resist the temptation. And
nc and John drove away and the chill
dren and ! were left alone.
~ had lived in Texas u long time.
and hadn't thought of being afraid. l
wasn't of the scary kind, you see. So
went singing about my work and
finished up lot of sewing l mad on
hand, and as fresh meat was rare with
US. fixed up all 1 could of it for dry
ing. And as evening came on l got q
pile of dry splinters ready for kindling
and brought the AK in the house. Not
that l was afraid. you know, but it
suddenly occurred to me that I was
sorry John had gone. l had never
been alone before. except when there
were near neighbors, and acknowt-
edged 10 myself that the sensation
wasn't a pleasant one There were In
dians in the country, knew. Some of
them were savage, for one of the ma
rauding bands had killed several peo-
pie only few months before. AS for
wild animals had no neeA to be told
about them. Had l not heard the
wolves bowling. night after night?
An had not a bear killed our largest
hog only a few nights before and
dragged the body away? I still think
that l was not much afraid, but
turned our little table down before
that open place in the door. Then I
looked all around the room until my eyes
fell upon little patch of ceiling about
six feet square, where John had laid
some loose puncheons over the joists
and made kind of shelf to store things
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-26
A Champion Knocked Out.

Hungry Joe-Most starved to death,
Bill. I amt ct nothin' in four days.
Wandering Willie-That so? Aims
ye got nothin' We kin hook?
'Only one thing, Bill, an I'll be
blowed eff I'll hook that"
"What is it?''
"a medal won in a Hoboken fastin'
match. IN. Y. Herald.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-26

--"Did her father kick you out?"
mo; he missed me, lost his balance.
fell on his face, and carried him into
the house and was forgiven. Harper's
Bazaar.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-26
ST LAP

progress Of the efSsr industry. and the
law prescribing them ~ the only box
for the packing Of cigars, almost equal
the numbef 6s l,aiSpins manufactured.
Providence JournAl
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-26
A BRAVE FIGHT.
How q wom-n Resisted q Pack
Of Wolves.

MONO th0 cata-
1ens Of f ort
Worth, Tex, is
. tic old
woman whose
h l S t ory h . S
be e n q most
eventful O n e ,
aud W h o has
passed through
g ce n e q at
would try the
courage and en-
dNro n c e OF q
strong m . n .
She c Q m . to
Texas, q young
married wom-
an, In 1880. set
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-26

HUNTING ON THE ROSEDOwN AND
/ 1 HaZlew plac Q. will after this date he con
sidered rs trespussng. JAS. +, BOWMAN.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-03-26

for the front, and the worst are left
for the bottoms and backs of the
boxes After this the pieces are ready
t, be put together, but they must first
receive whatever printing and EN- boss
ing the cigar manufacturer may re-
quire A box ordinarily needs four or
five impressions. Besides the band
which is stamped and printed on the
top. there ara legends, such as "Bou-
auet," Henry Clay" "Favorites." and
similar distinguishing words prin ted
on the sides. The district internal rev.
enue number of the cigar-factory using
the box and the quantity are impressed
in some instances on the bottom of the
box, while others use printed labels
that are pasted on the box after it is
put together. The pieces are nailed
into hooks frst-that is, an end and
side piece are pnt together. The hooks
are Joined and the box is ready for the
top and bottom. The latter is nailed
on and a muslin or brass hinge is past
ed or screwed on the former, which
secures the box.
Then the boxes go into the pasting
room and here the edges, labels, pic
lures, etc, are put on, after which it is
put on one side to dry. Sometimes
fancy touches in way of vanishing and
putting on a fancy paper are desired,
but the ordinary box goes without these
additional flourishes. After this the
boxes are ready t, receive cigars.
When it is remem bered that cigar
box fulfills it mission the moment it
receives its cigars, ami must be destroy
ed as soon as it becomes empty, accord
ing to the laws of the United States,
The number Of boxes used with the
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-31
How TO Get Thin,

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for obesity, OF (superfluous fat is the
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No injury or inconvenience Leaves no
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This cure is founded upon the most
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results.
Mr.. Henry Perkins, 20 Union Park,
Boston. writes: From the use of the
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treatment are fully Endorsed by my fam.
ilv physician In proof Of my gratitude
| herewith give you permission to use
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ages for So. By registered mail All
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The LEvERETTE SPECIFIC Co., $50
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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-31
THE DEMOCRAT AND THE
CONSTITUTION"

THE DEMOCRAT now offers It's
readers something still better than
It's own subscription price CT one
dollar year.
We will give HE DEMOCRAT and
the weekly A tlanta Constitution one
year for one dollar and fifty cents
You can't get the Constitution for
less than dollar, but you can get
both for one dollar and half,
This proposition holds good to old
subscribers who renew as well as to
new subscribers.
THIS IS A BIG CHANCE.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-31
THE SILVER ISSUE
In Congress- Thursday of last

In Congress- Thursday of last
week tho vote was taken on the
silver bill, sitter long and animated
discussion. Mr.. Bland, the champion
of the bill, called for the previous
question. A motion was made by
an anti-silrer mau to table the till.
The vote was 148 for, to LAT against
tabling the bill. The speaker had
his vote recorded In the negative
which made tie. and So the bill
came up on its merits.
A motion was made to adjourn,
and Mr.. Biz nd. ibe champion of the
bill, asked if adjournment at that
stage would make another special
order necessary to take up The bill
again, to which the chairman replied
that it would. Then there was . strong
fight which was kept up until after
midnight; when Mr.. Bland said he
was satisfied that fair vote could
not be taken that night, SO be made
a motion to adjourn, and the bill
was placed upon the calendar.
This bill has not yet been brought
up again and friends of silver say
they think it is dead Issue for the
present.
This puts new aspect upon the
polltial outlook for the country just
now. .Noon can forecast the result
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-31

A fact worth knowing is that blood
diseases which all other medicines fail
to cure yield slowly but surely to
the blood cleansing properties of P.
P. p. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and
Potassium
Many letters are received by the P. P.
P, Co. from patients. saying that they
had used such and such and such a blood
purifier and sarsaparillas, mentioning
their names and stating they did no good
and they did not get well until P. P. P.
(Prickly Ash Poke Root and Potassium
was tried. These letters we started to
publish when the various manufactures
wrote us fearful letters and VIC dlscontin-
ued same, but P. P. P (PrickIy 4 sh
Poke Root and Potassium) is trium.
plant on every occasion, and made a
host of friends in cures of Syphilis Rheu-
matism, Scrofula, Blood Poison, Dys-
pepsia. Malaria, and Female Complaints,
People wonder when they find how
rapidly health is restored by taking P. P,
p. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potas-
sum- The reason is simple as it is a
powerful combination of the roots and
herbs of the home woods.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-31

ratify the ST Louis demands, there
we're only two or three of the Scot
land Neck AllIancemen, and they
did not all vote. The most of
those who remained were members
of other Alliances and there were
two or three persons said TO De from
other counties. Some who re
NAMED and voted disclaim that
they favor a Third party.