Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1886 — BARKLEY ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

BARKLEY ITEMS.

oads excellent. The schools are nearly all closed. The Sand Ridce school will close noxt Friday with a grand pic'nic.Everybody is invited. The teachers of Barkley township held their Institute at Burna’ last Sal* urday. Although the attendance was small the discussions were interesting. M. A. Makeever presented in a n able manner, “The Teachers’ Piepartition.” He was followed by Rufus Reyburn, who expressed some good thoughts on '‘Number”.work Miss Heyburn then discussea “Pri mary Reading,” and was followed by Miss Peacock with an interesting paper on “Mensuration.” Enrollment of Sand Ringe, M. A. Makeever, teacher, 33. Enrollment of Burns’, Lottie Peacock, teacher, 44 Enrollment of Randle, Rosa Coates, teacher, 9. Enrollment of Canadi, Rufus Reyburn, teacher, IG. Enrollment of North Lawn. Eva Reyburn, teacher, P'. Teachers absent—L iura Hodshire, Ro cert PorterMiss Inez Walker is attending scluol at the Burns. John S. "Willey ahd Thomas Daniels are preparing to take their de parture for the west. We wish them success. The graduating exercises will be held June 19th at the M. E. church, instead of last Sunday evening, as Eli Arnold and Winfred Pence supposed. E. S. Hartley closed his school last Fri ay, and left for his home on Saturday. Sunday school organized at the M. E. church last Sunday. W N. Pence is erectin..- a new dwelling hou e for his chickens. Mr. Nelson called on the teachers of this township last week. Mrs John Pullins, who has been on the siek list is now recovering. Mr. D. B. Coppesa gave us a call last Saturday and Sunday. James Burns and Wm. Harris have set up house-keeping, and we wish the two “Old Bachelors”a happy life. Misses Dora English and Jennie Murray contemplate making Gillum a visit in t' e near future. If t' ey are suited witn the country they will probably coasem to make their home in Gillam. Caeslotta Pavo.

Take common salt roasted on a hot shovel un il all tne chlorine is thrown off or it is as dry as you can make it. To a teaspoonfui of pulverized casrile scap add a ieaspoon f ul of Venice turpent!»e: mix them well in a poultice and apply to the felon. If you have ten felons at once make as n any poultices, Renew this poultice twice a day. In four or five Jays your felon will | if n it opened before your poultice is first put on, present a hole down io the bone, where the pent up matter was before yourpoulti e brought B out. If the felon has been cut open or opened itself or is about to lake off the linger to the first joint, no matter, put on your ponliiee: it will stop there, a d in time your finger will get well even if one of the first bones is gone. Of cour-e it will not restore the lost bone, but it widget well soon.—Pro vidence Journal. People who raise cabbage are often greatly annoyed bv the inro ds of the cabbage worm, Buckwheat flour is said to be sure death to this worm. It is a simple reme y and worth a trial. Let all who are intere -ted in cabbage culture remember this and give it a trial. Ex-Sheriff John W. Powell lias leased the Halloran Livery and Feed Stables, and respectfully solicits a liberal share of the public patronage.