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Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-02
lYiaIoo Nose Rings.

One Of the Hindoo castles has resolved
that hereafter its women shall wear a
flower in the nose instead of the an
cient and customary nose ring. The
reason for this innovation is that the
wearing of nose rings led to 'much un-
favorable comment" The mem bers OF
the caste have further resolved that if
any woman in future wears a nose
ring she will be liable to n fine in addi-
tion to the forfeiture of her other orna-
ments All this may seem amusing to
the western mind, but the matter
doubtless has its tragical aspects to
many Indians who know that the nose
ring is survival of the most memora-
BILE period of their history, aud that,
according to tradition, the practice was
derived from an injunction placed upon
the people by one of the Hindoo deities.
N Y Sun
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-02
How to Clean aud Care For silver.

One lady inquiries about polishing
silverware that has become much tar.
nished, and another writes that her nap
kin-rings of good silver turn black in
side, and whiting will not remove the
stain. After reading these letters
looked at my own napkin-rings and
found that one of them-sterling silver
was rather black inside. wet whit
ing with diluted ammonia water and
rubbed for some time, but made little
impression. Then I wet the whiting
with undiluted ammonia water, and,
after much rubbing. removed all the
tarnish. 1t was evident that the inside
of the ring had been neglected too long
time. Wetting the whiting in diluted
household ammonia will usually cause
all tarnish to disappear. do not like
to use it very. strong on plnted-ware.
Coal gas and foul air tarnish silver. II
is we'll to keep your ware in Canton
flannel, but do not put it in bags made
of ordinary flannel, because the sulphur
in that cloth quickly blaekens the met
81 ladies HOME Journal
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-02

dering how far dared presume upon
that friendly symptom, he Tapped his
rough tongue all over my face. Then l
sat up and laughed, and he jumped and
frolicked, as large as young lion, as
gentle as kitten.
Presently tried to go back into the
water. but to this he forcibfy obi iacted
and | was obliged to submit. When l
returned to the house he accompanied
me. to the terror of my hostess He
belongs up at the schloss," she ex-
plained; the young g.sf is away trav-
cling. and almost all the servants are
sfraid OF him"
one moreing ss We were returning
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-02

ond noble. as many hero with two
legs less As for dogs not being able
to think. anyone who can entertain
such an idea deserves to live In "a chill
condition of doglessncss' to the end Of
his days will teu you abopt: Hector
and you may judge Tor yourself.
Having been suddenly thrown upon
my own resources, as SO often eefa}ts
girl brought up in luxury in this
American life, l determined to culti-
vate the only dccidedtaIcnt possessed,
that for painting. Dresden was rec
commended to me as a place both cheap
to live ir and offering unusual facilities
Tor art study. l.. accordingly went
there. Without Il chapcron? Certain
ly. l was to be 4 person of affairs,
and what has L business woman to do
with so costly, nee 1o say inconvenient
an appc ndag. as II cha r"ron' All -.';r-
ter l studied and copied in the gallery,
and when summer cfffneI took the lit
tie steamboat which runs up and down
the Elbe. bowins its smokestack SO
defcrentialiy to-. alt. the bridges. and
hunted up picturesque castles to sketch.
Lie ben n-felscn was the beautiful
old schloss fell especially in love
with, so Il finally :persuadrd:: an 'old
couple who lived near it to take me ia
board for a few weeks. Thty hatl
rather nice little house and a garden
that .slopcd d9wtf ~ thc waters edge.
There under the overhanEing trees 1
used to SIT for ha,..s gazing. .up at the
massive; towers Just on the other side
of the rastfe wall. Now aud then a
feeling of loneliness swept oyer me and
my heart ycarncd for some of the pleas
ures of my joyous past.
One mornirGl ! asked my landlady if
any of the numerous German laws
would te infringcd if l should go in
swimming. AT first she declared /
would drown Immediately, but when /
assured her that L had known how to
swim since n child she finally con-
sentcd, with Il protest as to the general
eccentricity of American behavior.
How refreshing it was! What happi-
ness to plunge fcarlcssly into the cool,
clear water! Not living soul was to
be seen: not a sound To be heard. Sud
denly great splash startled me. !
felt my bathing dress seized between
the shoulders and myself dragged Wig
orously out of the water upon the bank.
was thoroughly terrified, but fortu-
nately made no resistance. AS looked
up an enormous head appeared and a
pair of larg~ eyes gazed inquiringly
into mine.
had always loved dogs, but this
monstrous disturber of my peace was
so formidable that I dared not move.
He, too, was motionless: and read on
his collar the name: Hector AT last
raised my hand very gently and patted
him Z the neck, and to my infinite re-
}iesf perceived u slight vibration in the
tip end Of his tail just us-I was won.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-02
from long walk I saw advancing taai
always novel sight to American eyes,

from q long walk I saw advancing taal
always novel sight to Americas eyes,
woman. and dog harnessed togeth.
er, dragging a cart. In this instance
the cart was full of vegetables. 1t was
evidently market frautaking prod
ucc to town. Now, Hector was q
true knight. valiant, loyal and gentle;
but he possessed also that other char.
acteristic of knighthood, he brooked no
intruders; and no sooner did one of his
kind appear than he challenged him to
combat. Iknew this and trcmbled, but
hoped for the best.
= Unluckily, however. that plebeian
dog as he approached presumed to give
a defiant bark, which settled his fate.
Instantly Hector gave one spring,
seized his boastfui adversary and shook
him out of his harness in less time
than it takes to tell it, overturning the
cart and scattering the vegetables in
every direction. l was distressed be.
yond measure and called Hector in tho
most commanding tones I could as
sumo. Then Icoaxed him, all OF
which he entirely ignored. Meanwhile
the other one of the span was by no
means quiet
She was indeed perfectly furious
she abused Hector, she abused me, she
abused the aristocracy. to which she
seemed to think we both belonged, as
highway robbers and assassins! In my
desperation I-picked up a otick to COM
pei Hector to obedience, but she mis-.
took my, motive and advanced upon me
III n rage.
"Silence" We turned quickly. Just
out of the wood came a young man in
uniform, evidently an officer. The
dogs stood still an instant, and I
rushed forward and grasped Hector's
collar.
He did not consent kindly to being
led off, but the other dog had been
pretty we'll chastised by this time.
Hector felt his knightly powers had
been duly established, and hc quietcd
down in a defe rental sort Of way, as
if he were only conscnting to it on my
account. Then the market woman be.
gan to wall that her W ares were spoiled
and she might as well go home; but
when gave her some money, and the
gentleman kindly added some, too. sho
harnesscd herself and her dog again
and resumed her journey. Then I
turned to thank my preserves. Hector,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-02
DECEIVED BY APPEARANCES
How Two Arizona Boys Increased Their
Little Pile.

How TWO Arizona Boys Increased Their
Little Pile.
The yaqueroS on the TETON ranch
were paid off recently and soon there
wasn't enough money left ia the pockets
of the whole crowd to buy wad of
brown cigarette paper. This financial
embarrassment was brought about by
two young fellows who said they were
cow boys from Arizona The two young
fellows came into camp on payday,
got drunk and ieered at the riding of
the vaqueros, who were amusing them
selves by doing all sorts of queer things
on horseback. The vaqueros endured
the insulting criticisms of the stranger S
as long as the laws of hospitality re-
uuired, and then they wanted to know
what the Arizona men knew about
riding.
The Arizona men said they could ride
anything that wore hair, and chal-
lenged the vaqueros to bring out their
mustangs. Two ugly little broncos
were caught up and saddled, and the
Arizona fellows, with drunken reck-
lessuess, climbed aboard They were
pitched off with neatuess and dispatch,
aud proved to be very clumsy fellows
in the saddle, but that didn't stop their
! Dragging. The elder brother, who was
very drunk, explained that the younger.
who had displayed the more clumsi-
ness, was little too full to show what
he could do, but offered to bet all he
owned that the boy would on the next
day ride any horse that the vaqueros
could drive into a corral.
The vaqueros, had sized up the Ari-
.onian lads, but didn't want to take
advantage of them, and persuaded
them to wait until morning before
making any bets. When the morning
came the elder brother was still lit
| tie soggy. but he glaolniiy insisted
upon making good his drunken chsl'
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-02

-
whose collar I still held, was rclcnt-
lessly dragging me forward, so we
| walked on together.
."I'm sorry.".I began, 'that my dog
should have made such troabfe."
He smiled. Happily" hc said, ''tho
damage was not irrcparabte.'
II am very much obliged to, you 70:
interfering just now" went on. rat!,.
cr excitcdly: lit gave me u chance to
bring Hector away"
1T was courteous of you to do it," he
replied. "Hc is huge beast for you
to defy
Well" l protested, "hc would not
hurt me. He is such a noble fell
low. and we arc very fond of each 9th.
er. Hector and l. Indeed, he has been
my best friend all summer"
lie looked down on me and smiled
again. II am glad of that" he said,
"for Hector is my favoritc dog
This, then, was the count, and I had
| been claiming his property. No won.
der Hector had quieted down at his
voice.
He walked toward the gate while
went on; but Hector rushed ont past
him to me and whined pathetically,
tncu Tdu DdCh " biS Coiut dIA StooA
dcfiautly in his path. To humor him,
| and faced him. Hect}r's JOY was un-
bounded. He jumped around us both
wildly, and showed by every sign in
his power that he had no intention OF
| '.cleaving to the one and forsalSing the
other" 1t was so evident and so anus
| ing that we both laughed heartily,
| which seemed to establish 4 iriendii.
| ness at once.
| "Ile is determined we shall not part,
fraulein, Will you permit us both te
accompany you holne?' They did SO
and on the way I assured the count oi
NV intention to return shortly to the
| city, when he would probably have
his favorite's undivided attention again
| The next morning when l took my
! accustomed place out under the tree
| Hector soon came trotting gayly along
the bank, holding in his mouth .
small object of dark blue and rec
| cloth, which he deposited at my feet
I picked it up. 1t was a military cap
| You. may call it accident if you like
and say any dog will pick up hat ant
carry it off, but you will see how mis-
taken you are. After awhile Hector
tail, as he lay at my side, began tc
hammer the ground with gratifieo
tinumps, and looked up questioningly
| The count came toward US laughing
to get his cap, he said, but he mus
have forgotten his purpose, for he
staid to watch me sketch, and rnt
next day he came again. and the next
| Ibid not return to Dresden as soon u:
! had intended. Indeed, X finally de
cided not to return at all, but to make
my home in the beautiful old castle
L had always been opposed to Ameri
can girls marrying foreign nohlemen
and the count had had. he told me, {
most disappearing opinion of American
girls in general; but, you see, Hector
had made up his mind-yes, his mind
rot to spare either of us. and he /:
such fine fellow we could but ac
quiesce in the matter. Anima
Friends.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-02
:. He sAD.s AHp:l SAID.

4 dashing man with manners fine,
He thought himself catch,
But deemed II wise to break some heoyt0
Before he made match.
He'd firtcd here and fisted :hore
.-E With pretty girls Snlere; ~
: doubt not but his winning ways
Had broken he'sls:a score.
At last my hear, he did besiege
And earnest was his suit;
(Not only young and fair wasJ,
But money had ITO boot.'D
Miss May" no said. as close We sat
AND yptchcd the rivers, flow, r.
. You are-the dearest. sweetest giri!''
tIfa.ntfy murmurcd Nor
Indeed you are, ".he.s .sdid, and watched
My checks begin to glow.
I don't know one who's half so good:"
Again whispered mo"
A kiss from those sweet ruby lips
Would thrill my pulses so
That life would weaE.a roster huer'
Iblushinsiy said '.No"
" Oh DO my vito. my very owny'::
He begged In accents low.
And then, without question mark.
Distinctly I said "No!" ..
-Martha E. Dimon, in Detroit Free Frcsa
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-02
GETTING THE BABY TO SLEEP

An Experienced Nurse. Tells How Best te
DO 1t.
''Sometimes," said an experienced
nurse, 1.-The numerical system of sing.
ing 1. decidedly useful. Many mother
in ,,inging a restless child to sleep ha.
surg the same song over and oyer
again, repeating the verses indefinitely.
Usually this form of rhy thmic repetition
is effective; there are few children that
can hold out for more than an hour OF
two against it if the voice is gentle an6
the singing is continued without 8
break, and with a gradually decreas.
ing volume of tone. But occasionally
it happens that just as the child is
about to go to sleep there is a briei
period when it's senses, though vcilec
by drowsiness, are really remarkably
acute, and when the work of hours ay
easily be upsetin an instant. A nome mt
a.y halt in the singing may awaken
the child; the almost imperceptible
rustic attending the bending forward
to see if the child is asleep may have
the same effect, md there comes 8
time when even the words of the
song strike the sensitive nerves with
wakeful rather than with restful i'm.
pulses. Here is where the numerical
system may be used to advantage, sub
stituting for the regular words of -ths
song with their dissimilar and there.
fore somewhat disturbing sound waves
other words mote, nearly uniform ir
character.
"Suppose, for instance, the mother
! is singing 'Grandfather's Clock anG
| that she has been singing it for an
hour and half. and has repeated the
| verses maybe seventy or eighty times.
At the critical moment between wake.
fuluess and sleep she glides gently into
'Thirty-onc, thirty-two, thirty three,
thirty-four. thirty-ive, thirtysix, thir'
ty-scven, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty
three, thirty-four, thirty-fve, thirty
six, thirty-seven.'
"The similar sounds which these
words produce make but the faintes'
ripple on the sensitive ear and gener
ally ten or fifteen verses of the song sc
sung are enough for the purpose. N
|
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-02

VI tnaG son OF
Priam, the be-
loved of A n
dromache, b II t
till . re al
prince Of h i s
race and great
ly Beloved b y
one small wom-
an. A magnif-
cent mastiR Is
Hector, as brave
apd bold, not to
saw as gallant
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-02

John Brooks, OF Syracuse, has
brought suit against the publishers of
the Jewish Gazette for libel in calling
him Christian, laying his damages at
$500. In his complaint he says that
the publication has held him up
'wicledly to the scorn of his fellows"
He says it was made with malicious in
tent, and that since the publication he
had been drought into scandal, in
fanny, and disgrace with and among his
neigh bors to the extent to cause it to
be suspected and believed by said
neighbors and citizens that he had been
guilty of the offepse of being Chris
tiaE,"
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-02
What Algeria Costs France.

Algeria continues to be a costly lux
ury to France. For the last financial
year there is a balance on the wrong
side of the budget of about 10. 500, 0oOf.,
the receipts being only about two
two thirds of the expenditures. The
heaviest charge is in respect of the
railways, the state subvention of which
is just about equal to their entire re-
ceipts. While the native races of AL
geria increase, the French increase
much more rapidly. The latter at the
present rate will double in twenty
years, the former only in forty-siy
years.-London Daily News
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-02
nousEnoLp saEvlT,1a.-

If you are troubled with mice, gun
samphor placed about their haunts will
keep them away. s-
Potato Cakea-Mix csld mashed
potatoes with an egg or t.Ss, fogm into
cakes, -four on each sidR, and fry del
icately in boiling lard S}useSeeper.
Eggs may be key as lqtH as yor
wish by simply placing in q colander.
pouring water over them sufficiently te
cook the thin outside skin, which ex
cludes the air, and then set away in {
cool place.
The oil of white birch bark, which
gives to Russia leather its peculiar aro
matte and lasting qualities. when dis
solved in alcohol is said to be excellent
for preserving and waterproofing vari
GUS fabrics. 1t renders them both acid
aud insect proof, and in no way destroyi
their pliability.
Dutch Rolls-Sift three Quarts Q,
-four. break three eggs into a pint o,
cold milk. in which put teaspoonfuI
of yeast and stir up; cut spoonful oi
butter up fine and work it in your -four:
knead thoroughly. Make into rolls,
butter the pan and stand by tho stove
to rise. Bake in quick oven.-Chr ris
tian Inquirer.
How to Purify Water.-Add half 9
grain of pure alum to each gallon OF
water. This small quantity does no,
injurc the water for any purpose, ane
yet it will precipitate the earthly and
vegetable matters and with it the bac-
terra that the water may contain, or al
least, So nearly clear the water tina,
you need not fear to drink it-Home.
Lemon Pudding.-Half pound Q,
sugar, quarter of pound of butpes
five eggs, the grated yellow rind and
Juice of one lemon. Beat the butter
and sugar to a cream. Whisk the egg.
and add to it; then stir in the lemon
juice and grated rind. Make paste.
cover your pie plates. pour in the mix,
ture and bake in q moderate oven
Poston Budget.
"A correspondent of the Washington
Star recommends the following method
of getting rid of fieas. 'If those who
arc troubled with this insect will place
the common adhesive hy-paper on the
floors Of the rooms infested, with 6
small piece of fresh meat in the center
of each sheet, they will find that the
fleas will jump toward the meat anc
adhere to the paper: l completely rio
rid q badly infested house in two nights
by this means"
-Scalloped Fish. -Brenk one pound
of broiled or boiled fish, cold, into small
pieces, carefully removing the bones
and skin; add one gill of milk, one gil.
of cream, one tablespoonful of flour,
one-third Of a cupful of bread crum bs,
boil the cream and milk, and mix the
flour with one-third of a cupful of colo
-;llr and -A:--.---. uos'tuis cream
and milk; season to taste with salt and
pepper; put little of the cream sauce
in the bottom of small pudding dish,
then layer of fish seasoned with sali
and pepper, then another layer of sauce,
and another of fish; finally cover with
the bread crum bs and bake until brown.
This quantity will require about twen'
ty minutes cooking. boston Herald.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-06
The "BepRar" Weed.

will endeavor to give you my expert
ence with the beggar weed for the past ten
years. | have been a close observer of this
plant, having heard and seen 60 much about
its fertilizing qualities. 1t will keep the
land from running down provided the stock
is kept off until the seeds begin to ripen. If
stock is turned on the Tweed" while it is in
bloom and this repeated several years it
will cause it to die out completely and also
lnJure the soil, while;young drought is very
injurious to the weed. For the crop of
weeds to do we'll corn should be planted as
early as possible, so the corn can be laid by
early. This will give the weeds a chance
to make heavy growth for fall pAsUurage.
Where cotton is planted on beggar weed
land it should be planted late and laid by
late, or the latter will become TOO rank and
interfere with the cotton.
The beggar weed, like everything else, to
be OF much value, must be cared for and
protected, else it will run out. l find it
pays TO let your beggar weed land lie out
about every four years and keep all stock
on OF It, The weed being of rapid growth
Keeps ahead of all spontaneous growth and
viii ripen and stock the soil with an abund-
anoe Of seeds many of which l believe
Will stay III the soil several years before
terminating.
would not be without the beggar weed
on my farm for any reasonable amount Of
money. HAP.
J0neSUiUe, Fla,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-06
Rag Weed as Hay, Bermuda Grass,
Etc.

Rag Weed as Hay, Bermuda Grass,
Etc.
I. W. Watts, well>known South Carolina
farmer, writing to the NelCs and Courier,
and speaking OF the times twenty-five or
thirty years ago, says: At that time Ber-
muda grass was scarcely known here, and
when known was considered an unmitigated
curse, but now our people are beginning TO
put proper estimate on its value, especially
Tor grazing. 1 doubs whether it has su,
perior on the face Of the earth, and on good
lowlands and fertile uplands it grows hay to
perfection. Its ability to hold its own
against all sorts Of bad treatment makes it
the more valuable, but this trait causes
many farmers to be afraid to put it on their
farms, but it can be set back with care so as
not to interfere with a crop for year or
two, when il set alone it will gradually take
its former hold on the land, but if desired it
can be kept back and destroyed. When its
value is known you will not want to get
clear of it, as it is the best tenant you can
procure. Now is the time to plant the
roots, and if our farmers know their interest
they will plant plenty of it.
Just after the war Lespadnza Strata be-
gan to spread over this country, and in q
few years had entire possession of all the
old fields aud open woods In the country
the broom sedge, which had had possession
for generations, giving way to it, until it
was rare to see 1t F.; but within the last year
the broom sedge IS getting bold again and
il seems to me that the Lespadaeza is giving
away. A friend suggested that this broom
sedge was Of a different variety, though it
looks to me to be the same, and it also
seems strange that it should return to whip
out its old enemy and regain possession. 1t
made good pasture and / regret the
change.
There are indications Of an Improvement
in our system Of agriculture. We will
have more grass and stock and less cotton,
but such changes cannot be made in year,
though believe a few years will show quite
an improvement in this section. Every
farmer ought to prepare five acres to each
horse or mule. For crab grass prepare the
land well by blowing and narrowing in
May. and leave it alone and the grass will
come and fill your barn with very good hay
If properly cured.
think there is more in the mode Of cur
ing fodder and hay than there is in the diff
ferent grasses. Nearly all are good if prop
erly cured, and none good unless well cured
in proper condition. Our principal feed this
winter is and has been ragweed, on which
our work stock are doing finely assisted by
a small ration of corn.
The ragweed, if cut in time and cured
with but little summing makes as good hay
as | want and everything, horses, mules,
COWS, sheep and goats, eat 1T with avidity.