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Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21
Purely Personal.

!, Received IN appreciated call
from Gov. WickIitfc Thursday.
He is in plend1d health.
Capt. Geo. l.. White is here
spending the time while his steam
err Hallcttc is laid up.
Mr.. Joseph Vacaro will occupy
the Priests home OF St. Mary of
Mount Carmel Church in the event
of the overflow OF our sister city.
Mr.. ". Il. Smith left last Sat
! uvday for Alexandria to attend
The mcc,ln. Of the Grad Lodge
X. of =. of La.
Misses Regina and Ncomi Roth,
of Bayou Paul, are visiting the
family of MIR. +. Il. Lawson in tins
village.
Miss Mamie Briant returned by
steamer Clcon Friday of last week
from Il pleasant visit of eight or
ten days tu friends ut Port Allen.
La.
Mr.. Joseph Lehman. of Will
Transport, La, dropped in Oh us
on Friday morning. lie returned
home The same day by steamer
Natchcz
Mrs.. Aaron S..l,lcsingcr left for
st. Louis by steamer, Sunday, to
attend the wedding Of her sister.
Miss Jennie RnSen. which Will be
solrnnized Tomorrow.
Mr.. II. G.. Town arrived home
from New Orleans on Friday of
last week in i'll health. We hope
Il few days breathing of our pure
country air will set him I'LL right
again.
Archbishop VIM. II. Elder, of
Cincinnati, visited New Orleans
last week and was tho guest of
Mrs. Cl,as. Elder. Mr.. John FL
der, of Baton Rouge, whol Ia so
years old, went to the city for the
purpose of meeting his brother.
The Archbishop returned to Gin
cin.l!i on Friday afternoon.
Gcnl. Joe Meyer left yesterday
for Birmingham, Ala, where he
goes to attend the meeting OF the
Grand Lodge !. 9. Il. b., which
meets on the 22d. instant. as del
cga,c from Bayou Sara Lodge No.
1872.
Misses Mary Landcnwirh and
Marie Dicdrlch, OF Raccourci.
spent several days of THIS and last
week visiting the Misses S=aho. III
Bayou Sara. The former went I"
Baton Rouge 10y steamer Gloon
"Wednesday for II visit to friends.
and the later returned to her home
Rarcourci. on the Lula Prince
same dag.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21
Rotation OF Crops.

rotation of crops is necessary, ac-
cording to l.. III. Bonham, score
tary of the Ohio State Board OF
agriculture, are: ]. For the con
scrvatlon of the soil. 2. For the
sake Of economy. Removal of
crops takes from the farm nitro
gen, phosphoric acid and potash
Reckless farming in time deplete=
the soil below the point of prof;
table production, but the soil is
practically incxhauSt,ble, since IN
:,crc Of soil to the depth of one
foot contains nitrogen. 5000
pounds: phosphorus 5000 lbs F.;
potash 1900 pounds.
Commercial fertilizers arc I,
poor dependence for Keeping up
fertility. They can only feed the
crop in part, and are too costly to
be used in storing up fertility for
future crops. Fertility Is con-
stantly being unlocked by chem
zeal action, 10y frost and mulStl,rc.
Nitritiration is the most imports
ant chemical operation in nature.
without which we cannot conceive
of continued fertility. The con-
ditions favaring notification are ::
l. A porous soil. 2. Warmth, rs
iir.fic.:lon Is dormant ut AZ dcg>
and most active when warm en-
nough TO decay meat and vegcta-
blcS. 3. Moisture in regular ait!
moderate supply.
Clover and grasses shade the
soil. retain monster, render il po-
rous and favor nltrIflca,ion while
filling in vegetable matter.
Nature rotatcs crops. When
! the forests Of oak and hicory hay G
BEEN removed Il thick growth Of
cvcrgrecn> appears. In New Eng
land. where white pine forests
have been removed, the maple
chestnut and oak have sDung up
A similar rotation Is found tn TIM
o:hy meadows, followed by blue
grass.
Besides Il general there is Il spec
ial depletion by each variety Of
crops. As each crop seems to
have special wants we increase
crops by Il change. but chemistry
has not been able to tell us why.
Plants vary in power to appro-
pirate food. Glover, we say, has
a high power to gather nitrogen
while wheat has low power: hence
clover p:ccIc$ wheat we'll. Wheat
grows mostly in cool weather,
when ,litritiration is slow or dor
uiant: hence the soil for wheat
must be rich IN nitrogen. On tho
other hand, corn grows wholly II
warm wcat her; hence It needs less
nitrogen to make Il crop.
Plants have favcrites in plant
food. Wheat, for example, takes
| Ia pounds Of potash to every
3 IA pounds of phosphoric aci''
Potatoes take } IA pounds OF
potash to one pound Of phospho-
ric acid. Plants take food only
in soluble or gaseous form. 1t Is
Il wise arrangement that soil does
not dissolve rs freely as sugar Oh
salt, or one soaking ram would
ruin us. Stirring the soil favor$
disintrcgration; hence plwcd OF
hocu crops should follow grasses
Grasses are cOnScrvCrS OF SOL
and prevent washing and teaching
Rotation checks some kinds of in
sect ravagcs and fungi. The corn
root worm does not feed on the
clover root. The clover root Dor
or does not bore corn roots OF
roots of wheat, oats, etc. The
smut of wheat does not attack
| corn etc.
Growing Il variety Of crops in
intelligent or scientific rotation is
good economy. 1t divides the Ia
| Dor of the year, gives regular en-
ployment the year round and has
many advantages of great slgnIh-
canoe.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21
Ascension Day.

Thursday, the 26th., being As
cension Day, Grace Church will
be open for the appointed services
at IL Il. m.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining In the Post Office, Bayou
Sara, La, week ending May 18TH.
1892.
Evans. l.. A., Gibbons, VIM. B..
Vaughan, Floyd.
Persons calling for any of these let
ers will please say advertised.
y. ". NIrNF0Rp.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21

Invitations have been issued 10y
Rev. W. X. Douglas, ID. D., re-
', qucsting the presence of the re-
cipients, at the wedding of his
daughter, Miss ANNE, to Rev.
. Eben Dorr Moreno, Mt Grace
Church on Thursday morning, 26
instant.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21

\ pleasant dance WAS given on
Thursday night by the young men
ut the hospitablc residence of MIR.
n Brasseaux in upper St. Francis
Vile
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21

Frequent and loud laughing is
the characteristic of folly and IL
manners. True wit nevermade 4
laugh.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21

Parties wishing ice cream to-day
will order from Mrs Austen, foot of
the hill. A supply will also be on
hand at her store during the day.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21

l,alloting for L. >. Senator 81
Baton Rouge will not begin b"fov.
the Path instant.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21

Tomorrow Will be Filth Sunday
after Easter. Gospel, st. John,
I, Chap. XVI. verses % to 30: Ask
in the Name of Jesus and it shall
DC granted. Thursday, May 26,
Ascension of Our Lord, Holiday
of Obligation in the Catholic
Church.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21

Tn" valley road viii Incorporated
t. ferry passengers .lrntinN thccrc-
yur. in :, wcrk ten DAYS.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21

Excellent soda, water and t!cll.
cious >,rups ut Mrs. Au,trnS
foot Of The hill.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21

Now * the time the small hoy
prcls off his clothes and takes :,
swim.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21

With the water from ) 10 Z feet
above tho level of her streets, i;
looks queer to ,.c Bayou Sara full
of ItSt,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21

Soda water and kc< ut Mrs.
sAustcnS. lower st. Francisv,!lc
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21

DcwhcrricS in abundance arc of
fcrrsl for sale daily upon on,
streets.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21

See "card of Thanks in this
iSSuc.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21

Weather cool in the early morn
:.ns, hot iii the middle Of the day.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21

Vegetables are comclng INTO the
II, ,rkct IN large supply.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21

Buy Washce from Ben Brown,
foot Of the hill St. Francisvillc.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21

Refreshing iced soda . cts. Il
class. ~ Nrs ! =. A"s'"n's q.
foot of the nil,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-21
Skiff-ri.ling i now in order.

Skiff-ritling Is now in order.
Cowpca<, CowpcaS, Cowp"as-
ut a. Harris.
Why not organize base ball
club?
Icc-cOlu soda water ut Mrs.
AustcN's.
New moon Thursday next at
0: ~ u. III.
Sec the new advertisement head
ell "l-ouh Association
POP ON Ice for sale constantly, at
Mrs. Austen's. Lower ST. Francisviile.
Fer til. finest milk shake so to
Mrs. Austen's store foot Of the hill.
~ ,tsN lao
The Columbus journal., 1892-03-16

HOODS Pills act easily. promptly and EN-
ciently on the liver and bowels. Best dinner pill.
The Columbus journal., 1892-03-16
Telling Time By tho Sage Hush.

The vegetation i'm the KoOntenai
country is very sparse, and you can
travel for miles without finding water.
The sage bush, which is the only liv.
ing thing In the country whose growth
is not stunted, grows to an enormous
height in a single day, and dies in just
thirty-six hours. 1t is nOurished by
the alkali springs which flow beneath
the surface of the ground, and is fed
so abnormally that it dies in an in.
c~Omparably short time. :.
The natives in that district have
got the thing down 50 fine that they
can tell by looking at a piece OF sage
bush just what time Of the day it is,
50 if you pull a watchO on them they'll
know you are a tenderfOjt.
"Why, how can they tell the time
by looking at the sage?"
swell, you see, they know that the
sage lives but thirty-six hours, and
they are so accustomed to it that they
can tell to a minute just how far
growth has advanced"
''Yes. but they don't know what
time of day or night the sage began
to grow, SO how can they estimate the
time?:'
'1Oh, they tell that by the number
of branches. and the branches never
sprOut till shutdown, and then one
SprOut every six hours"
The Columbus journal., 1892-03-16
THE YARD.
About Breeding.

We read in poultry papers fire.
Quently the advice ito not breed in
and in," says an experienced raiser of
fowls. A certain amount of in and
in breeding among II fowls Is
really necessary to establish certain
prominent and desirable character
iSticS. To this end the breeder wants
to turn his attention, ,giving it
thought and testing his ideas by cX-
pertinent. II you raise this season,
any strong and promising specimens,
with the characteristics that you
wish to perpetuate, put them to-
gether for another SeaSOn in breed
ing, yer though they be brother and
sister, and watch the results. But
the best plan tor in and in breeding
is to take the strongest and most
vigorous cOckerclS possessing the quail
tiles you wish, to endure and cross
him with the yearling hens favored
largely with the same qualities. Or
if you have a fine old male, cross
him with his best daughters, and fol-
low this plan out through all your
live stock breeding. We know Of a
thoughtful old farmer who followed
this course i'm breeding for eggs and
say that after a few years had hens
that were half as large again rs his
original stock and all splendid layers
of large eggs. He killed off all the
hens that layed small eggs and saved
only those that laid large ones, and
these qualities were inherited by
their progeny.
The Columbus journal., 1892-03-16
Lo Good

A noteworthy experiment has been
made in the little regular army of
the United States during the yeaI
1891. Seven full companies of In.
dian soldiers, three OF cavalry and
four OF infantry, have been recruited
and added to as many regiments, and
more companies are now being re.
cruited, so that ultimately every regi.
ment stationed west OF the Missis-
sippi will have an Indian company.
The Indians already enlisted arc
much pleased with the service. They
are uniformed exactly like the white
soldiers; they receive the same ratiOns,
cook their food in the same way, and
are treated, in all respects, like theil
white comrades. The military com.
mands used in drilling them are in
English; and they receive from the
officers regular instruction in the
English language and in the ways of
civilized life. The Indian soldiers,
SO far, have conducted themselves ex.
ceedingly well. They have good
military bearing, r respectful tC
their officers, and take excellent care
of their arms, equipments, and
horses.
The Columbus journal., 1892-03-16

with the food, faulty general manage
ment, soreness about the mouth or
disease Of the teeth. When refusal
to eat is due to continued Overfeed-
ing, short rations for a day or two is
all that is required. Food that IS
not eaten within a reasonable time
should be promptly removed from the
Manager and the next feed correspond
ingly reduced. Give animal no more
than he will cat up clean. 1t often
happens that food is refused for no
apparent reason, the animal at the
same time becoming thin and weak.
In such cases ''cOndimentaf" foods
are useful, not because Of any SUI
peTior nutritive value, but because
they do rouse the appetite. The fol-
lowing formula is recommended for
the greater number of cases: Ground
or crushed oats and corn meal, Of
each five pounds, oil meal %One-fOurth
of a pound, common table salt two
ounces. II the animal seems to need
1 tonic or is troubled with intestinal
worms, mix with each ration as above
given, a desSertspOOnful of powdered
gentian. and a small teaspOonful OF
the dried sulphate Of iron. If the
animal then refuses the ration a little
starvation is all that will be required
to cause him to take it, the dislike
ceaSing as OOn as the animal has
once been persuaded to partake of the
mixture.
The Columbus journal., 1892-03-16

SPEAKING of the terrible disaster
Of the burning OF the Surgical lnsti.
tutc in indianapolis, the Sentinel Of
that city says: "FOr years it had
been expected and predicted, and the
horrors of it drawn i'm word pictures
practically just as it occurred. 1t
was rightly considered inevitable. 1t
was known by all to he a mere mat
ter Of time till it occurred, until the
people would he shocked by the
knowledge that the lOng-expected and
lOng-dreaded had happened, sickened
with the details of its horror and
stunned with the terrible harvest
death reaped by it," Such facts add
to the horror. That the city author.
tiles should know Of and wink at such
a crime is appalling. The Sentinel
adds: '.The Sentinel bows its head
i'm shame that it has not raised its
voice long ago against this standing
menace to human life" AS such dis.
asters usually cOme in duplicate and
triplicate the lesson is clear. Let the
authorities of all cities Ike on the
alert. ImperfectiOns Of the kind
about builC ings where the sick and
helpless are gathered r wholly IN.
excusable, and the authorities per.
hitting them and those owning them
should be held responsible.
The Columbus journal., 1892-03-16
SffonD SIAGE.

connected with the subject of bread
making of which l had no previous
knowledge: consequently l an not
prepared yet to answer with a COM
plete certainty a question that is
often put To- me:
Does dough rise better in the day
time than it does at night?:"
Most plants, perhaps all, struggle
for light and grow mOrc vigorously
when they obtain it. Is there any
eason why the yeast plant should
differ from other plants in this re-
Spect? / know of none. And, al
though only a few hours are necces-
sary for the growth and development
Of the yeast plant, will it not be
healthier and more vigorous and per-
form its functions better if its brief
existence takes place under the most
favorable conditions? And are not
light and pnre air more conducive to
such conditions than darkness and
impure air?
l believe dough rises better and
makes a finer-favored and more nu-
tritious bread when mixed by daylight
than it does when mixed at night.
So believing, l shall continue to mix
dough and make bread by daylight,
although it is contrary to general
usage. until it is scientifically demon
strated that my belief is incorrect.
The Columbus journal., 1892-03-16
Natural

Most women are natural economists.
They have twice the skill Of saving
that men have. Think of the ':auld
clothes made to look amaist as well
as new" think of the old bonnets re.
trimmed and brought out in the lat
est style: think Of the twisting and
turning, the continuing and saving,
to which many a woman resorts tc
keep her family looking respectable.
while her husband W thinks OF
stinting himself in cigars or liquor.
Many a man is kept from pauperism
by the contrlvlngs of his wife: many
a family owe the comfortable house
they inhabit more to the economy OF
the mother than the savings OF the
father. Before men talk of the ex.
travagance of women they should en-.
deavOr to learn a lesson from their
economy.
The Columbus journal., 1892-03-16

The African pumpkin, or eamhen, Is
very different from tns weHss:c-.
American fruit Of that name, being d
tree with . short but abnormally thick
trunk, but 10 Is Of the pompion fam ly,
to which belong the melons The trunk
grows about fourteen feet high. with o
diameter of from three to six feet Tic
rind Is white - chalk and perfectly
smooth, and tho clumsy trunks among
tho grecn shruhbery look more like mar
bic columns than anything else. These
pants attain . wonderful ago. Well
stedt reports having found at Kadhub,
not far from Temarid. in the ba:k Of .
samhen trunk. an Arabian inscr pit on
bearing tho date Of $40. The wood Is
not solid and compact like that Of tho
trees We know of, but full Of sap and
uts like . turnip A penknife IS suM-
:ient to cut . stairway into tho trunk Of
4 gamhen. OYER which the f.owors ON tho
TOP can be reached.
The Columbus journal., 1892-03-16
Pointers About Meadow Lands.

l would not have manure put in a
cellar nor 60 to the expense of a shed
to cover it. / would not have 4 Stat
floor, for cattle cannot stand in COM
fort on one any better than a bare
footed man. l save all the urine and
keep it by itself in a cistern. l would
not spread a load Of manure on Il
larger surface than two reds square
and consider it the right thing to
haul out manure in winter as fast as
made and spread it then. If left in
heaps, the work is retarded in the
spring by having to wait for the
ground to thaw out where the heaps
were. The best, and in the long run
the cheapest floor, for a COW stable is
stone tagging laid in cement. Fifty
years will see it still in good cOndi-
ton while spruce plank will break
and leak in four. l pump the urine
into the sprinkler, and have some
ninety hogsheads to apply in the
spring and use ten h%Ogsheads per acre
on meadow land. 1t increases the
yield four fold the first year it is ap-
piled. l have not seen the benefit l
expected from tOp-dressing meadows
with manure, and would prefer plOw-
ing it in for a crop of grain. In the
days when plaster was extensively
used in this country, there was a say
ing that it made rich parents and
poor children" and l think it will
also apply to the present day when
commercial fertilizers are being SO ex-
tensively used. Barnyard manure,
and plenty of it, is the only thing
that will leave the land in good con
dition for those who come after us. l
use plenty of coars bohe meal
coarse because the effect is not too
speedily taken I'D by the crops and
because adulteration is more easily
detected. Always pillow under ma
nure and not deeper than four inches.
l think salt is very beneficial, for
where l cut of Canada thistles and
put salt on the roots, there is the
heaviest timothy in the field.-Mr.
Gedney, tn the Bedford On. W
Farmers Club.
The Columbus journal., 1892-03-16
TeYna Xlalam.

To tho rich man with plenty Of poor
hin extravaganza is q relative term.
Go back and pick up your load You
must carry 1t
The most dangerous thing an ass can
do Is to dress in q lions skin.
Women are not only quite abe t. take
rarc of themselves, but there are thou,
sands OF them in this country who are
supporting Them 81 es, with large
families and expensive husbands besides 8.
MatrimJ my is all right Is len; as both
lusban I and wife like TO read th.ir old
love letters tc ca" b other.
There may be as good fsh in the sea
IS there arc out of it. but tho sea Is
broad and deep ard there are q world of
people fishing.
When tho IRISH go to the polls they
mean business
Your friond may b. the soul Of hos
pitality, but he is not apt to forgot that
1t Is your treat -rallaS News
The Columbus journal., 1892-03-16
wrenched ONT Of shane.

Joints enlarged end contortcd by rheumatism
are among the penalties for allowing this OBJ
stiuate malady 10 gain full Roadway. Always is
it dangerous from its liability to attack the
Unfortunately 10 1t agonizing. Hostetter's
stoma,h Bi tsrs has in nothing more clearly
asserted it, supremacy TO the ordinary rem
edics for THU MALAY than In its power to expel
the rheumatic virus complet -ly from the blood.
1t 10 safe. too. while co!chicum, veratrum. and
mineral p~oisons prescribed for 1t are not. The
efficacy OF thu BIttcrs as . cleanser Of the circu-
lation 10 also c~onspicuously shown where tho
robson Of miasms infccts the vital fluid. or
where II 10 contemina.o Cd with bile. ConstiPa-
ton. dyspe: sis. ia grippe kidney and bladder
trouble. nervousness AMI debility are also re-
moved by 1t. The convalcsc:ng and the aged
and infTm derive much beueft from its use.
The Columbus journal., 1892-03-16

Bad Taste In the mouth or an unpleas-
ant breath, when resulting from Catarrh,
are overcome. and the nasal passages wh.si
have been closed for years. are made free
by the use OF Ely'S Cream Balm. 1 suffered
from catarrh for twelve years. experiencing
the nauseating dropping in the throat Pc
culiar to that disease, and nose bleed ell
most daily. tried various remedies with
out benefit until last April, when 1 saw
Ely's Cream Balm advertised. 1 procured
"a bottle, and since the first days use ha, g
had no more bleeding the Oreness entirely
gonc.-D. G. Davidson. with the Boston
Budget. formerly with Boston Journal.
Apply Balm into each noStril. 1t Is
quickly absorbed. Gives Relief ut once.
Price so cents at Druggists or by mail.
ELY BROTHERS, Sc Warren St., New
vnrG
The Columbus journal., 1892-03-16
And p,.,..s =. ,r.,. 10. s,en.

Thero is q code OF fashion In relation
80 Tho garments worn by ladies' pet dogs.
Its latest edlcrs Ia IcssS - canine
fashions set forth that at breakfast only
q simple garment Of blue or white fan
mel should DO worn, and q collar ut this
hour Of the day Is considered vulgar.
For tho morning walk a ofVse-fltting coat
Of striped or spotted English cheviot
with q mantle well covering the chest Is
correct, with q leading chain and collar
of antique silver. For the afternoon
drive The costume Is Of blue or fawn
cloth, with . cvlor of velvet hung with
tiny medefIiOEs. and for evening dress
the pet Is arrayed In . gown Of velvet
richly embroidered, aud Sas the family
crest embroidered on his collar,
The Columbus journal., 1892-03-16

THERE are three things that our
common schools should he cOmTelled
to do. First, get the young in love
with land and hOme-make home so
intensely interesting that the chill
dren will prefer it to all else; second,
teach them to make agriculture
profitable; and third. make farm life
intellectually and morally on a level
with the best possible life elsewhere.
The Columbus journal., 1892-03-16
Alaska'S Reds Of Gold.

Alaska's gold products are constantly
growing more numerous, and reports
from the gold folds are of the most en-
cOu-aging nature. True, the adventur-
Gus miners must brave dangers and
hardships in order to reach the remote
IN ming regions, but their reward Is god,
and god, and for gold men will risk the'r
lives and even their souls. With god as
their reward thousands Of prosrectors
will settle in Alaska, and the precious
metal may make Alaska as popular in
'92 as it did California In 40