Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1890 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

Blue soap, rendering the employment of bluing in laundry work unnecessary, is made bv incorporating with ordi nary soap a solution of aniline green in strong acetic acid. By the action of the, alkali of the soap, the green is converted into blue, uniformly coloring the mass.

Here is a unique specimen of a medical certificate of death. It was tendered by a native apothecary at a recent inquest in India: “1 think she died or lost her life for want of food or on account of star vation. and perhaps for other things of her comfortables, and most probably she died by drowning.” There are a number of interesting things about Rogersville, Tern:. It is 100 years old. has the oldest masonic lodge in the state and the house that sheltered Gen. Jackson for months. It also has the gra\ e of Davy Crockett’s parents, and the only spring in the United States which ebbs and flows every two hours. The oldest woman in the state lives in the town, and near it is the oldest church in the state. I'he first newspaper published in the state was issued at Rogersville. Florida steamer got into a dense fog while on her way down the river. A tourist, anxious to go ahead, went up to the Captain, who was at the wheel, and asked why they had stopped. “Too much fog; can’t see the river,” replied the cautious Captain. “But,” said the tourist, “you can see the stars overhead. “Yes,” said the Captain, “but until the boilers burst, we are not going that way.” The passenger went to bed. ■ o i Dr. Kelley, dentist, has re* turned to Rensselaer and opened an offic. -:n “Liberal Corner,” upstairs over T. P. Wright’s undertaking shop, where he will be glad to see all those wishing dental work, and he will make it an object For all wishing his services. - - All winter goods at cost, for cash, at R. Fendig’s.