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Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06
The August Wide Awake

Il veritable vacation number. es-
pecially noticeable for short, practical
papers ON out-of-door doings: How
Botantze," Annie Sawyer Downs; Star
board and Port, Capt. Julius A. Palm
er. .r.; Lets Have Fire" Willis
Boyd Allen; ''How Not to Get Lost"
Prof. Charles E. Fay; Hints for
Trampers," Charles NJ. Skinner; "How
to Put Paddles on a Rowboat, Vcsper
L. George; and such summer articles -
''Sport in the Water" by Alexander
Black: "A Mountain Pageant" by Mrs
4. G. Lewis. There is a capital story
Of camping out, French Leave" by
Gertrude Adams; Margaret Sidney has
n striking and dramatic story OF life in
the ..Sky Country of North Carolina,
"Tryphenys Bicycle;" Robert Beverly
Hale contributes I'm a Thunderstorm"
TO the Fair Harvard Series Of stories;
Willis Boyd Allen has characteristic
story of life aud adventure on an ocean
steamer, 1.-The Crimson Handkerchief,
and the serials-Kirk Munroe's THE
Coral Ship and Kate Upson Clarks
THAT Mary Ann" are equally absorbing.
Price 20 cents number, 81. 10 a year.
On sale at news stands. or sent postpaid
on receipt of price, by D.. Lothrop Com
pany, Publishers, Boston.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06
rhE OLD PIONEER.

Nd settlers meeting. did you ssyf Yes, boys.
i think In 20.
.l'dslfke 20 talk Of the good old days OF thirty
years ago;
Away out west;
I was a young man in those days and my heaisn
bought my land at government price, and set
tied down TO stay
Hauied some logs from she timber, seven or
eight miles away;
And built me a little cabin with windows look
fireplace and chimney. with erea, riae-
open uouthL Y
It stands a trifie sideways at the corner OF the
barn.
I've covered i, with prairic-nay to keep out rain
and snow;
And used It for chicken shed . dozen years
or SO.
The roof is bent in the middle. the chimney fiat
on the ground:
The door creaks on the hinges. and loosely
swings around:
The poor old empty hovel, so lonesome ana ior'
lorn,
Doesn't look like the coy house wnere al my
boys were born.
we built the new one long ago. east OF that
heavy grove.
PLANTED every one OF the trees, and every ono
love.
Nipple and willow and cottonwood: poplar and
ash and pine;
Don'tyou see what a forestfv raised for mo
T. aud minss
! From my open door in tho spr:netime you'll
hear the planters click.
! You can scsfcciy cohnt the houses, the neish'
= bors are SO thick:
score OF teams are work. ne in the lever nclds
below:
1, didn't look like that. my boys. thirty. years
ago t.-
All the prairie was pasture then, you could
scarcely see a house:
I've travelled miles and miles at night after my
truant cows.
All the prairie was pasture but they wandered
far away:
Strange that. with feed so plenty, the creatures
wished to stray
There wasn't sign Of . village at the foo, of
yonder hill: -
A winding road ran over tive followed IL OIL
tomill;
II twisted and turned away from sloughs TO 20
around the ridge.
And when VIC came 10 the g" apsie we crossed
1t without q bridge.
I was glad 10 see busy town grow proudly
And eiad 10 see our daily man brought in by an
iron horse.
know, when the rnarkc, is nearer, it helps US
save the dimes;
But once in awhile ioGS 10 go pach 10 'he E"ou
old times.
Strangers have come among us! They're well
come. to be sure;
Friendship is always valuable IL genuine and
pure
But ono by one carly friends arc leaving us
every year.
And VIC miss the genial fcllowshipof Inc sturdy
pioneer
A real ..old Settlers Meeting!" Get me my hat
and cane;
~Tis pity tina. my rheumat' t'sm makes me n
;rife lame.
The strongest feature Of old age il that OF
going SLOW.
But never mind. I'm tn ankful that still have
strength TO go
Emma Esgeson. in Western Rural.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

being behind time 1 knew they would
be pushed to their utmost speed by the
engineers. and if they came together.
the wreck would be 4 horrible one.
The storm continued to increase in
force. and peal after peal of thunder re-
echoed over aud above the little sta
ton. Stiu the wrccker at the key kept
steadily at work weaving his web OF
destruction. Suddenly be called outin
voice of mingled satisfaction and
dcvili>h giec:
".Ah. that fixes the matter all right
Forty-seven hns signed the orders At
the water tank, and in ten minutes
they'll go together. Tell the men to
read out up
"Ic never finished the sentence. A
binding fash at the switchboard, n
shrek from the wreckcr and the office
appeared to be one mass of fame. My
guard rushed from the building. and
with 4 mighty effort I wrenched my
hands free and pulled myself through
the door. The little station was as
dry as finder. the oil from the train.
mems lamps added to the combustible
nature of its makeup, and in a moment
flame. were breaking out in every part.
with loud cries several of the
wrccllcr's confcde rates dashed toward
the little room to pull their leader out,
bnt the heat drove them back: and as
voices We're heard up the country road
coming toward the station they all dis
appeared in the darkness.
a man named 'Humpy' Logan IN.
tied my legs, as my hands were useless
on account Of the great numbness oc-
casioned by the tightness OF the thongs.
and I quickly explained the situation
to him. He hunted mp lamp and
dashed down the track and around the
curve in one direction, while ! swung
the lantern upon the train coming
down the straight piece OF track to the
station in the other direction.
"Mv lantern was not seen by the en-
yinecr but the burning station a ctct
as a danger signal and the train drew
up at the station. the engineer totally
ignorant of the danger they were c>cap
ing and only intent upon helping to
sub6ue the flames
twenty 1--WE words explained the
situation to the engineer and grouE
of passengers that gathered around.
and as train ~ SLOWLY rounded the
curve from the cast, ,fsubstantiating my
| story, the organization of prayer
meeting there and then would have
been an easy matter = EF'.i,'
s.The enginecrs OF both trains witt
their conductors held consultation
and ~ finn : backed to HE next sd ing,
followed by A., and rihe ,anglc was
straig htcned out
The next day the remains of the
wouldbe wreclicr were found in the
| ruins of the station, and the railroad
| company's physician, after holding an
| autopsy. declared that the man had
| only been stunned by the lightning
and while unconscious had been snoth-
cred and then burned to a crisp.
"In all my experience with lightnin2
that was the luckiest bolt that ever
hug ged a wire," said the narrator as nc
finished his tale land the lucky stars
of the people on those two trains were
undoubtedly in the ascendant on tn at
terrible night Washington Star.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06
lage station

1NEe Stabfon-
..One night, after n day of the most
sultry weather that ! had experienced
for months, was dctained at nv Office
on account. of delayed trains. con-
tinuous roll of thunder. accompanied by
sharp flashes of lightning in the dis
tancc. warned me of an approaching
storm. / fretted and stormed. as i
wanted to get to my boarding shanty,
about . quarter of a mile up the coap-
try road. before the storm broke.
was leaning back in my chair mnsing
over the events that had brought Inc
west, when suddenly a voice broke upoH
my ears:
Hold up your hands, quick"
''Glancing up / saw a huge revolver
pointed through the little window in
the wall through which ! sold tickets,
and behind it a weird mask with terri
BILE shining eyes In endeavoring to
comply with the command, especially
the latter injunction, my chair swung
around. my head struck on the edge of
the table and unconscious ! rolled to
the floor.
When l regained my wits found my
self lying On the floor Of the outer
waiting room bound hand and foot.
with "a tall, ungainly-iooking fellow
standing guard over me with Win
chester. The storm had broken over
us, and the wind, rain, lightning and
thunder were something terrific.
."All at once my trained ear caught
the sound of the telegraph sounder,
and turning my head perceived man
at my desk working away AT my key.
| He wore a mask, but lthis did rot dis
aaise the fact that he wasta young
man. As the characters We're ticScd
| off and came to my ears / knew he was
! feeling his way as to the location of
the delayed trains.
II also noticed that he frequently
arose and made use Of the ground wire
| from the switchboard, which cut off the
main Office in which was located the
| train runner of the division. At fre-
| auent intervals sharp cracks of light
| ming would reecho through the room as
they struck the arrester on the switch.
But the man worked on totally obliv-
.ous of his surroundings.
suddenly I caught the drift OF what
he was sending ont over the wire, and
was Mortified to learn that he was try
| ing to manipulate the train orders Sc
! as to cause a wreck. Trains No. Al and
| 4S passed each other about five miles up
| the road from my station and he was
sending cut orders with cool, steady
| hand to train ~ to take siding about
| ten miles east of Medicine Hat and tc
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06
August. !;
Flower

fused August Flower for Loss Of
vitality and general debility. After
taking two bottles I gained 69 lbs.
have sold more of your August
Flower since have been in business
than any other medicine ever kept.
Mr.. Peter Zinville says he was made
a new man by the Use of August
Flower, recommended by me. I
have hundreds tell me that August
Flower has done them more good
than any other medicine they ever
took. GEORGE w. DYE, Sardis,
Mason Co., KY. q
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

EVERY man has grievance against the
newspapers because they do not tell all the
and tell little OF it when he does wrong
himself sou Globe. i
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06
His Was "A Progressive Conundrun.

They we're working the connndrum
racket at a small sociable on Cass ave
nue the other evening, when a previous
ly silent youth put in his oar with the
current conversation.
I've got one," he said.
What is itT' asked the crowd.
why is Heaven like n baby?"
They wrestled with it for ten min
utes, and gave it up; then he submitted
this answer:
because Heaven is home, home is
where the heart is. where the heart is
is the chest, chest is a box, a box is
n small tree, a small tree is bush, n
bush is a growing plant, a growing
plant is beautiful thing, beautiful
thing is a primrose. primrose is n
pronounced yeller, and pronounced
yeller is baby" ..
After which he once more relapsed
into osilence.-DetroitF Free Press.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06
Shut Your Ears

To the representations of unscrupulous
dealers who tell YOU that their bogus nos
tru.ss and local bitters are identical with
Such statements are false. Ask for, and in
sist upon having, the genuine article. which
is IL well-ascnrta.ncd remedy for malaria
dyspepsia, liver complaint, rheumatism
kidney disorder and the intrmttics tnciden,
to age.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

A FOOTROLD
for Consumption is what you
are Offering, il your blood is
impure. Consumption is simp-
ly Lung Ecrofuln. A scrofu-
|lous condition, with a slight
cough or cold, is all that It
needs to develop 1t.
But just as it depends upon
the blood for its origin, so It
depends upon tho blood for
its cure. The surest remedy
for Scrofula in every form,
tho most effective blood-cleans-
er, fIesh-builder, and strength
restorer that's known to nedi-
cal science, is Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery.
For Consumption in all its
earlier stages, and for Weak
I,unps- A sthma Severe Cou1hs.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

THE Rams Horn is published at Indian
apotis, Indiana, ut 81 80 per year.
DEAD mon hnve moro friends than living
mcn.- AEhison Globe.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

catarrh that cannot be cured with Hall
Ca.arrh Cure. Taken internally.
F. J. CHENEY q Co., Proprs., Toledo, o.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

'WnERE did Bright spend his honey
nooni" Money moon, you mean; he mar
ried three millions."- Commercial
Bulletin .f..s
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

RED, angry cruptions yield to the actio
OF Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
HIS Hair and Whistler Dye, so cents.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

A FOOL thinks he is right because he can {
sec very iar.-Rarl'S Horn.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

FRAxxsrowN-''Do you think that con-
sumption Is hereditary:" Bellefsld-"lt
may be, but I'm not afraid. Hereditr
doesn't run in our family .''-Pittsburgh
Chronicle telegraph
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

II you feel discontentcd with your lot,
get out and dig in it and raise something
indianapolis Journal.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

MANS system is Hike town, It must b
Beccham's Pills. For sale by all druggis,
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

THE old age we arc taught to reverence
never dyes its beard d-Atchson Globe.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

TINE and tile. wait for no mans thre
mon hs note.-Texas Siftings.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

LITTLE Mamma, my hands are
Paris Figaro. #
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

No NATTER how little a man gets here be
low he never gets quite all OF t-Dauas
News.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

A LITTLE behind hand-The train bearin
page. Puck.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

PEAIsISa a man has a tendency to make
him believe that lie amounts to enough al
ready.-Atchison Globe.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

EVERY man thinks he will be able to afford
better things in six months from now
AtchiSou Globe
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

HHALrH TIp- BITs save weak, nervous men
81 trial l0c. Ohio Chemical Co .Cincinnati.C
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06
Tho Only One Ever Frinted-Csu Yes Find
the Word:

,, the Word:
There Is q inch display advertisement
words alike except ono word The same is
true of each new one Appearing each week,
from The Dr. Harter Medicine, Go. This
house places SCrescent" on everything &
they mako and publish Look for it. send
them the name OF the word and they will
return you book, beautiful autographs or
aamnlcS free.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

'CALLt that fellow n baritone" '" said the dis
gusued auditor. .'Hes only q bass fmitn-
ton. ."-Iudisnapolis Journal.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

THE tramp has his hest times In hot
weather He Is not forced to suffer by the
cold world.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

THE. summer girl is to wear suspendern,
with probable preference for the popular
M braces "-Phiindelphia Ledger.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

HARD lines" said Mr.. Flunker. when be
couldn't translate passage in Homer
Saio Record.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

THE best cough drop for young ladies 10
they 60 Into the night air.-sSt Paul New.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

SPARINa tho rod spoils the child because
Transcript.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

burglar said when tho lady OF the house
caught him stealing her rsilver.-Te1as sift
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

No matter how long you've had Catarrh,
or how severe, DR.. Sage's Remedy will effect
. permanent cure. $500 reward Is offered
by the proprietors Of this medicine, for an
incurahle case Of Catarrh.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

and all Bronchial, Throat, and Lung affcc-
tions, that is the only remedy so unfailing
that it can be guaranteed II it doesn't
benefit or cure, you have your money back.
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

MANS days are numbered, but he cam
not recover any OF tho back numbers
Puck. .r. 80 ..-fra-n. rT- 20 SO
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06
still There

Mrs. Van Winkle-I hear that your
son, who has been away so many years,
has returned?
Mrs. Won Blumer-Oh, yes; and do
you know didn't recognize the boy at
first he had so changed.
Mrs. Van Winl1le Didn't he have any
distinguishing mark?
Mrs Won Blumer-Oh, yes. I finally
identified him by his porous plaster
N. Y. Herald.
Both Sides Admitted It.-Gargoyle
THE jury in the Swsyback case
must have been composed of very ig-
norant men" Gummy-"why?" Gar
goyle "The lawyers on both sides
asked the Judge to instruct theu- de
troit Free Press
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

tors, when It camc ms turh % oclI a
story I'm my carly experience with
the telegraph business, i was located
ont at a place called Medicine Lat,
small group Of shantics on the NORTH
ern Pacific railroad, as operator, ticket
agent and express agent Medicine
Hat could be classed among the towns
as being thirty miles from nowhere.
What little business was done was 90
account of a mining village some thirty
-rnflesback in the mountains. The entire
population of Medicine Hat could have
been easily crowded into the little vii
Feliciana sentinel., 1892-08-06

Mr.. Northrop was aakcd what was claimed
for this wonderful remedy, and replied
that he understood the proprietors claim IT
TO be q blood builder and nerve restorer
supplying in q condensed form all the ele.
; ments necessary to enrich the blood, restore
shattered nerves and drive out disease. I,
f. claimed by the proprfetors that PINK Pills
will cure paralysis, rheumatism, sciatica
palpitation Of the heart, headache, and ali
diseases peculiar to females, loss Of appe-
tite, Dizziness, sleeplessncss, loss of memory,
and all diseases arising from overvDxk,
mental worry, loss Of vital force, etc.
II want to say, said Mr.. Northrop, ..that
don't have much Yaithin patent medshfnes,
Wiliams' Pink, ,Ptlie Tue propristors,
medscins in the sense in;s1in ssss tssm !:
% sss se.uis of ysa4s 81 .sady ass ea
pertinent on the part of the proprfetors,
and the pills were successfully used in pri- :
for general sale. Mr. Northrop declares
that he 1s living example thst there ie
nothing TO equal these pills as cure for
nerve diseascs. On inquiry the writer found
that these pills were manufactured by DR.
williams Medicine Co, Schnectady, N. r.
and Brockvflle, Ont, and the pills are
sold in boxes tuevcr In bulk by the hun.
d5ea At 80 cents a;I e box and a may Ss had % o.
Wiiiianis' Medicine Co, from either above
addresses. The price at which these pill.
are sold makes o course OF treatment with
them comparatively inexpensive as com
pared with other remedies, or medica
treatment. This case 10 one OF the most
remarkable on record, and rs 1t 10 one righ,
hero in Detroit and not Thousand miles
away, 1t can be easily verified. Mr.. Nor.
throp II very well known to the people oi
Detroit and he says he In only too glad tS
testify OF the marvslous good wrought In
his case. He says he cons. ders it HIS duty
to help all VINO are similarly afiifctcd BY any
word he can say In behalf OF The wonder.
tul efacacy of DE-. Williams' Pink PtilA
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For Mr.. Blaine's Friends.

Probably Mr.. BLAINE has moro warm
friends and admirers thnn any other citizen
Of the United States. He will have n chance
TO test the unseltishncss OF their friendship
In the next fow days.
Tho wishes OF his family and the condition
OF his health are considerations which
should be final In determining him whether
TO DO candidate or not.
II he feels himself physically strong
enough, and those closest to him arc salts
fed ns to his health. we presume that he Is
under no obligations or engagements which
will prevent him from accepting tho noml-
nation which his party will offer him.
But his sincere friends will not urge him
TO take that nomination simply because they
think 1t Is necessary to tho Republican
party that no should DO nominated. Mr..
BLAINE has done good denl for the Rcpub-
lican party in his time. and nobody has
better right to take his ease IL he SO wishes.
As Democrats we should BIO sorry to SEQ
Mr.. BLAINE nominated. for no is hard
man to beat. But II his accepting the nomi-
nation can be taken rs testimony that
this generous and highly gifted statesman
Is all right again. and fit as ever for tho
fray. We shall welcome the nomination. and
trust that tho Democrats may have the
wisdom and the fortune to oppose him with
their strongest man.
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Bicycles Can't Swim-Certniu,

Tornr EpIron or THE srS-S' In your issue of to-day
appears a communication from Russ y. walworth and
sketch explaining how bicycles may be utilized (by
attaching pieces of cork in crossing streams on =
forced march, &C. upon the theory that the cork would
sustain the rider and machine sufficiently with the
pedals in active revolution and enable safe and sx
peditous crossing. Tho conceving of this device is
unqurstionably ingeniouA But is It practicable.
Assume each piece Of cork be three feet In diane
ter and say three inches thick. for these dimensions
whom considering the heigh. OF the saddle from tho
ground. such piece OF cork would contain rs cubic
feet Cork weighs 1875 pounds per cubic fost. Each
piece. then. would weigh 27.3 pounds. or together
The weight Of the bicycle will average at least 20
Ing for It's dispiaceIenp would make 0A8 pounds
Add TO this $50 pounds for weight Of rider gun tran.
pings 40, would make total or 2%t pounds Against
this weight we have sispy the noatinH power Of the
cork. which would hardly he cnouyh
Again. the writer speaks OF churntng the pedals
for motive power! Can any Va strong enough To
cause tho pedals Of bicycle under water 10 revOlve
snhcently fhst with the wheels gearsd up al bicy
make any headway! $3.50 -
Again think Of The effect in swift running water
World not the least side lnrch Of tho machine or rider
cause mn orerthrow and serious danger and loss
stones 50 frequently found At tho edges Of most rivers
and streams. ranging from sig inches to tive fee in
diarictert "
Utica Nav % ~'
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n TICKET TO UIS.


To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-.Sr: Since the
followers OF tho "Willipus- wallipus" court
defeat" lsee speech OF delegate to the Chicago
Democratic ConventonI perhaps it would DO
as well to save them tho trouble. think the
following ticket sure winner. and it's smells
against turtles that it wins:
Jor P't'idsnf-DArp r. Hill OF New York.
Tor observation-disclosures Roms OF Iowa.
The trouble with tho Dem ocrncy Is that 1t Is
forever a party OF cXpcdicnry and Ii always
putting up the fuvovite OF the Mu:wumps
Cleveland Is decoy duck for MnGwump votes
and does not and never did represent tho prin-
ciples OF true Democracy. Give US n live ticket
on live issues The South md West want Sem
ator I'LL because thoy leicvc he is tho friend
OF the people and not Of the monopolists.
They believe that he is against tho single
gold measure which is reducing their prod
establishing the equipoise bctwoen gold
cr" ans bry hf ho e Hey VIII Is rHs as
the gladiat"r q, II" the B Der " Tnry know
he has tho nlomitahle sririt Of Andrew Jack
lists. the United States State Bank. They Know
Ghsh ne quotes Thomas Jeilrr,nn IN y1f o,
q tho ratio wh iH III" 40 ws "n Of lie ia"rs
enacted MS tho law Of tho land. John sherman
mon "omng UP hGnin as ths fham" + IL"
people. but good one with the money mon"i,
Gist G1, He struck silver from TIC CoinmGri re-
tramps. Should he be elected, the trusts and
combinations would flourish and be GA ygl;;
vet. and another army NJ traNnps would
with II III against Sherman. the Elmra boy
would have = walkover. With Grover. low
evor. the case would he dileiont and again
tho prophetic strains would be heard:
Pew in the cornhed. hear that mournful sonnI
cold ground
THE Sun shines for all. and David bennett
Hill. natural born leade win follow the Deo-
re rather than try to lead them by the pose
ike the innocuous Grover.
EUGENE BLooGooD DEERE