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Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-02-15
FAMINE IN, D.Elf.
a FRIGTTFUL TALE OF SUFFERING :
PEOPLE DRING By THOUSANDS.

The famine in India IS stretching,
its lean and hony arms over wide.
extent of couutry. There has BEEN
an entire failure of the crops in three
districts of Bombay, and a partial
failure involves severe distress in
Khandish. Nassick, Ahmednugger.
Poona. Satara and Belgium. Large,
relief works are sanctioned. About
2S1 900 people are on the relief works.
n Bombay. In Madras the SCARCITY
affects twelve districts, and to these.
must be added number Of native.
States. The area of the smitten
country comprises about $4,000
square miles, an,,, the population will
children. In Madras large gangs of
men are employed in making roads,
digging wells and constructing tanks,
and $4,000 persons are being sup
ported by the government by the dis
tributi, n OF rations daily. 1t is be-
! lieved that the distress will increase
until April, when it will decrease.
owing to the maturing OF the new
crops. In Bombay the number Of
destitute is thus estimated; Feb
ruary. 450, 600; March, 100000;
April, 100000, May, 100000;
June. 900 July, 10000 August.
100000; September, 100000. The
government is pouring in large guam
titles of grain, ana the cost to the
State in the Madras presidency alone
will be over $40, ,000,0 900. Taking
The whole matter into Iteration it
is computed that in less ts.an a month
nearly six millions of people in Ben
gal, Mardas and the adjacent country
must trust to the government for the
common necessalies of life. The
calamity which now threatens large
part of the British Indian Empire is
of such character as 10 challenge
The attention OF the whole civilized
world. in 1896 more than la, 900
!. people died in hunger in India in II
few months. That was owing, in
great measure, to want Of transporta-
tion from The seaboard To the districts
where food was needed. Ample sup
: plies were provided, but could not he
made available in time to stop tho
, catastrophe. Now however, means
, of transporting food are excellent, as
the railroad which connects Northern
. India with Mardas runs through. or
Oh the near MAJ gin of, the districts To
. be supplied, anG thus one great
danger is arrested. With funds 20
purchase food and means to carry it
to the districts where the crops have
failed, there cannot fail to be q most
oratifvino amount of relief extended
TO the furnishing people Of India.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-02-15
4 GENERATION ON TIE
MARCH.

A generation on the march from
the cradle to the grave is an in
structive spectacle. and we have it
carefully presented to Us in re-
port by DIR. Farr, an English ply.
eician. Lei us trace the physical
fortune which any million of us
may reasonably expect. The rnm
her, to begin with, is made mp OF
5ll.745 boys and 4S6,255 girls a
depreciation which. hy and Ivy,
will be reduced by the undue NOR
taIity of the boys. and will he re
versed before the close OF the
strange cventfui history. More
than "A qnarter of Il ESQ children
will die before they arc five years
old-in exact numbers, ,3S7
boys and 12l,795 girls. The two
sexes ara now nearl Y on q level -
The next five years will he much
less fatal. In the succeeding five
years-from ten to tfteen-the
mortality will I've still further re-
dnced Indeed, for both sexes.
this is tie most healthy period of
life the death rate, however IS
lower for BOYS than for girls
| There will be some advance in
deaths in the next five years, and
still more in the five which follow.
bu, 634,04 will certainly enter up
on their twenty sixth year. Before
the next ten years are at an end,
two thirds of the women will have
married. The deaths during that
period will be $4,000 and of those
no fewer than 27,134 will be cans,
ed bv consumption. Between
thirty five n still la ger death toll'
will be paid, and little more than
half the original band-in exact
numbers 02,915-wiil enter on
their forty sixth year. Each sue
ceeding decade. up 10 seventy five,
will now become more fatal, and
the numbers will shrink terribly
At seventy.fve only 1G1, ,l24 will
remain to be struck down, and Of
thcso l22.559 vii! have peiished
by The eighty fifth year of the
march. The SS,565 that remain
will soon lay down their burdens ;
but 2,153 of them will struggle on
to be ninety five. and 223 TO be 100
years old. Finally in the 10Sth
wear of the course, the last solita-
ry life will flicker out. Such, then
is the average lot of million meu
and women.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-02-15

his head he heard the click strike.
ten. Whe2 his head came through
he saw, MIS-. Man coaxing the ends
and bows, of her .peck-tie.
Il "WheIe's my shirt, studs 2" he
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-02-15
THE USE OF LINE As A
FERTILIZER.

The session IS approaching for
the preparation of the soil for next
planting. This, and the selection
of the kinds of seed best adapted,
are of sufficient importance to oc-
cupy the mind of the farmer, and
to a greater extent than Is occasion
ally given, when it is considered
that inferior or unadapted seed will
produce, as rule, an inferior crop.
Thus to SOW what on sol! which
contains no lime or marl-either
natural or artiticially-is sure TO
bring a poor return. A remarkable
instance of this took place in Ire
land after the famine. 1t is tact
we'll known by the more intelligent
farmers in that country, that the
extensive central plan, which oc-
cupies the surface land at the foot
of the mountains, contains no lime
or mari, and that dressings, with
these materials, were, at stated
times, applied when the culture OF
wheat was intended. The product
from an average year, was twenty
barrels per acre (Irish). or about
sixty bushels to the English acre.
After the famine, the poverty and
want of heart to do their best by
the land, compelled those who le-
mained on their farms, nnsubdued
by the famine and pestilence, to
omit the application Of lime to Tie
soil, and the conseqne nee was, that
instead of twenty barrels per Irisl
acre, the yield was from five to
seven barrels, being reduction o
from two-thIrds to three-fnurths.
Another instance occurred in the
case of three farmers from Suffolk
who took tract of land of ahou
six hundred acres near Sligo, en-
closed with wall as a park. In +;
letter from one Of them, after the,
had been there few years, h'
stated that they were TO abandon
their horlings, as the lard woult
not grow wheat for want of lime
of which there was none to be OBJ
tanned in the neighhorhood, whil
the soil contained not a particle O
that material, and there was nom
within reasonable reach Of thei
farms. In such cases as this tn
application OF lime is required t
be renewed frequently, bccaus
either lime or mari will sink i,
almost any soil, especially light, s
that the process of renewing th
applicant of these materials is vel
expensive.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-02-15
no " TO JUDGE A PERSON
BY TIE WALK.

Careless persons are forever stub
bing their toes.
Unstable persons walk fast and
slow by turns.
Fun loving persons have a kind
of zig movement.
Onc-i,!ca persons. and always
very selfish ones, toe ip.'
Cross persons are very apt to hit
their knees together.
Good-natured persons snap their
fingers and thumbs every few steps.
Modest persons generally step
swiftly for fear of being observed.
Calculating persons generally
walk with their hands in their
pockets and their heads slightly in
clined.
Lazy persons scrape loosely with
their heels, and are first on one
side of the walk and then on the
other.
Very strong-minded persons
place their toes directly in front Of
them, and have a kind of stamp
movement.
Wlde-awakc person 'toe-out' and
have a long swing Of their arms
while the hands move about miscel
laneonsly.
Timid persons often step off oi
the sidewalk on meeting another
and always go around the stone
instead of of stepping over it.
Observing persons move slowly
their hands move alternately frou
side to side, while they occasionll
stop and turn around.
Careful persons lift their fee
high and place them down slowly
and pick mp some little obstruction
and place it qhet;y by the side 0
the walk
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-02-15

1t is the type of eternal truth
that the sonl's armer is never we'll
sct TO the heart unless woinan's
hand has hraced if and it is, only
when she braces it loosely that the
honor of manhood fails. Rusk;n. z
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-02-15
MUSK.

The President had little lamb,
His name was Tommy settle,
He was lamb of high degree,
OF proper mould and mettle.
sa
Our Zebby fiogged him all to death,
His ins he could not bulge,
Until Mr.. Grant took him up
Now he's Florida Judge.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-25

But it was of no use; death soon mt An
end to his sufferings; but before he
died the unhappy man Confessed His
guilt to me and asked nv pardon. r.
appeared he had been induced to en-.
Dez9le sums OF money to repay losses
at play with his old associates, and he
had thus been led to return to path of
life which he had intended to have
Quilted forever when he entered INV
fathers business. He had contrived
to possess himself in all of about $50.
wv, IN bills and notes; some of which.
to the value Of $4,000, were found nm.
on hll1. The remainder had been made
away with and was never recovered.
having made such arrangements as
were necessary I left the station, and
proceeded home to communicate to nv
father the tragical termination of nv
journey, when found he had already
taken steps for arresting Barton on
his appearance in the city, circum.
stances having arisen which placed his
guilt beyond question.
MY father was much moved and in.
terested by the details of the death of
MS unhappy clerk and by my recital
OF the circumstances of my meeting
with the guard. who had fully repaid
the interest my parent had formerly
taken in him.
+ The fortunes Of Our house soon re.
covered from the blowl the misguided
Barton had managed to inflict upon
our credit, and I consider the prosper.
1ty OF the firm Of Someryille & Co. is
duo to my accidental meeting with,
and the story told me by the mail.
guard.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-25
A Word Of Joy.

T. OF Wisconsin. ~'~-1 A'e''u'er VI L. u q:
From feeling of gratitude, I take
great pleasure in giving testimony to the eff
cacy OF aale's Cough Cordial in easily curing
persistent cough. For 4 month while en-.
gaged rightly in public speaking, had suffer-
eo WIN IN annoying cough which stubbornly
te es.steo me various cough remedies that Ihad
9qnately gave Hale's Cough Cordial . trial.
when my coughing ceased at orce. and The
following day it had done it's work comnlete
and felt all right. The first dose went di-
rectly 50 the cold spot in my lungs. and in
the midst Of = general warmth and persnira.
lion the stubborn cough seemed to dissolve.
In gratitude and esteem. | am
Yours truly, JAMES Ross.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-25
THE MAIL-GUARD'S STORY.

Readers, have you ever been obliged
to wait at small country railway sta.
ton for an early train! If you have
not, you have not experienced the ne
plus ultra of human misery. But
when, as was my case last year, you
have left jolly party, driven five
miles to catch the mail at 2 a. M, and
found, on your arrival at the station,
not that the train had gone, for that
would be relief, but that you had
mistaken the time. and had got three
quarters of an hour to wait, your lot
is not an enviable one. So thought
as stamped up and down tho ill.lit
platform, and gazed into the darkness
beyond, which was only broken by the
dim and misty light Of the ''distance"
signal. some hundred yards down the
line. The occasional barking of a house
dog alone broke the stiffness, except
when now and then the autumn breeze
played in wailing tone on the tele.
graphic wires over my head. As l
paced up and down to warm my feet,
felt regularly savage that the well
meant solicitations of the company
assembled at the Beeches had induced
me to forego that last waltz with Min.
ME Cameron, and hurry to the station.
I had been staying for the past fort.
night at the house of q relative, and
what with shooting, fishing, and Unjust
I confess it?) occasionally flirting with
the blue-eyed Minnie, the days had
passed rapidly; and when recalled to
London by my fathers business.like
letter, which limited at some impend.
ing calamity connected with our firm,
could not believe that my leave had
so nearly expired. There was no helr
for it, and go I must. My relatives
appeared as sorry as l was when an
nounced my intended departure, and
fancy could discern traces Of tears in
Minnie's sunny eyes as I babe her fare
well in the hall that evening, bearing
with me shining tress of her faxen
hair, and a hasty kiss, as souvenirs OF
my visit. Oh. Minnie. Minnie! what
would that excellent man, the incum.
bent, think, could he have seen the
shining token Of what I fancied wa.
your affection for me, lying on my Ia,
BILE prior to its being committed to the
flames, with bundle of old letters,
when last month I heard you were
"engaged.' = 80
Under such circumstances as have
described tine reader will easily lima
CINE was not III: a particularly cheer
full frame Of mind on the. night, Of
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-25
TIE 1IANCFACTORY.

The Estey Organ mandatory is Well worth
q visit to any interested in mechanical and art
progress The works are situated on AN eleva-
ted plateau, overlooking a considerable portion
Of tho village Of Brattleboro. They consist Of
eight main slate covered factories, which ara
forty feet apart, three stories high, one hundred
wide. Near by is a gas house, which supplies
not only the factories, but some portions 81 tue
ity: A steam fire engine, named 81. Estey,"
is kept constantly ready for use and may be
manned at q moments notice by drilled COM
pany Of the workmen. A perfect system OF
speaking tubes and electric bells establishes in
Simultaneous communication between the Office
and all parts of the premises. Over five hur.
dred workmen are employed. and every care Ia
taken to secure for them health. comfort and
safety, as we'll al perfect and economical
working Of the establishment. Many of the
little rooms occupied by the tuners are made
channingly cozy with picture: and flowers. ar
ranged to suit the taste of the occupants The
cheerful hum of machinery mingles with the
chirping Of thousands of reeds, and sends forth
. not discordant song Of industry which pene-
trates many Of the pleasant homes Of the work
men. --------- -.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-25

On the death of one of England 5
most eminent physicians, all his effects were
sold BY auction, and among other things was
q sealed packet, marked "Advice to Physi-
cians," which brought great price. The
purchaser on opening the packet, read as fol
lows: "heep the head cool, the bowels open
use Parsona' Purgative Pills; they are the
most scientifically prepared pill that has ap-
peared in the last hundred years.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-25

A hotel furnishing all the comforts of home,
together with the luxurious appointments OF
more pretentious establishments Is neces-
sity demanded by the refnments of modern
lite. Such an establishment il the Greenman
House, John Baugh, Proprietary, corner OF St.
best accommodations can always be secured
at reasonable rates
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-25
MONEY TO LOAN!

Tie Equitable Trust Co.. OF New London. Conn.,. will
loan money for the term of Five years, low rate
Counties: Ramsey, Henncpin. washington, Dakota
Go9ahus %1easns WinSna Houston Fillmore Now
Scott. Carver Wright and eastern part OF blue Earth
Loans cannot exceed 0ne-third the value Of the
nor for fraction Of than $780, For full paltlcu
address f. VI. Van DuZee Loan Agent, st. Panl, Mimi
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-25

Durang's Rheumatic Remedy will
most positively cure any case Of rheumatism,
govt, neuralgia, or lumbago on the face Of the
earth, no matter of how long standing. It
taken internally, the only way the disease can
be reached, and cures quickly and permanent
~: Price, one dollar bottle. For sale by
wholesale and retail druggists everywhere.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-25
THE EsrEY ORGAN.

Every organ which leaves the Estey manufac-
tory, from the little Cottage Gem, with its four
octave manual and single set Of foxty-eight-
reeds, to the Double Dank Pedal Organ, With
seven full sets Of reeds and sixteen stops, bear
the uniform stamp of entire faithfufness il.
manufacture. No need to puff such wares al
nauseuna, with flaming advertisements like
quack medicine no need to push their sales by
cheapening the price. A simple statement Of
fact il their best recommendation. They are
as perfect as human ingenuity. care and skill
can make them, and are sold at the lowest
price consistent with a fair profit. Whenever
improvements arc possible they are adopted at
once, whether in workshop. machinery or instru~
ment. Under such circumstances. it ceases
10 be wonder that the sale of tho
Estey Organ is increasing with such
repidity, both at homo and abroad; and
that enlarged facilities for its production are al
ready necessary, although tho Estey establish
ment has been for years the largest reed organ
mandatory in the world. Nine thousand
organs were turned out last year. These orsana
represented q business Of over one million DOL
lars! Such figures are more eloquent in testi-
mony of worth than the most ilowtrv and skill
fully worded sentences.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-25

We received a very pleasant letter
Of thanks from our old friend Kendall, since
his return home, for bottle Of Johnson An
odyne Liniment which we gave him, and
which he says has entirely cured him OF the
troublesome and dangerous cough h had
when here.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-25
For Throat Diseases

For Throat Diseases
And affections Of the chest, ~Brown's Bron.
chial Troches'' are Of value. For Coughs, IT.
ritation OF the Throat, caused by cold, or I'm
usual Exertion of the vocal organs, in speak
Ing In public, or singing, they produce tene-
fetal reanlta
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-25

Catarrh, unless checked in the early
stages, leads to dangerous diseases of the
throat and lungs. Taken when the symptoms
tarrh is instantly effective.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-25

Money can be made by all; my
goods sell at sight; Agents wanted every
where; Send stamps for circulars. +. r.
Woodward, Hill, N. H.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-25
THE MAKERS.

The firm of ]. Estey & Co. is made ND OF
Mr.. Jacob Estey. his son. julius j. Estey and
his son-in-law, Levi X. Fuller. Mr.. Estcy.
senior, is the veteran reed organ maker Of
America, il not of the world. He begun the
business in Brattleboro. thirty years ago, in
his way constantly forward, in spite of more dis
asters and drawbacks than often attend such
enterprises This fact is due to the man him.
self. He has made himself, through force OF
honesty, energy, shrewdness and perseverance.
Flooding on and on smiling at disasters by fire
obstacles: with indomitable faith in himself and
his work, he has reached q very prond place
among his fellows, while still in tho prime of
hale and vigorous manhood. His executive
ability is great. He knows every detail of tina
vast business and watches its daily progress
With marvellous approach to omnipresence.
But, however absorbed he may 10 in this dire,-
ton, he has never neglected his highest duties
and privileges as a citizen. Always foremost
in everything conducive to the public welfare,
actively interested in affairs of church, State
and society. his influence has been wide and
good and the cordial esteem he has earned 80
honorably waits impatiently for a fitting oppoi-
tunity to do him honor in kind.
The younger members of the firm, who have
been active partners for a decade Of years, had
been trained in the business Under the tuition
of their senior for some timo previous and the
partnership only served to concentrate their
energies. They are Young men of sterling
natural ability: and seem to have been particu-
larry we'll fitted for the positions assigned them.
Mr.. julius Estey is at the head Of the counting
room and supervises the mathematical intrica-
cies Of the immense business with clear-head--
ed faculty that might we'll be considered a
synonym for uniform correctness. The count
ing-room of a mandatory is where its heart
beats. Health there means strong and
regular pulsation through all tho veins and
arteries Of workshop and storehouse: MI. Fuller
is at the head Of the mechanics of the concern,
His native talent, stimulated by thorough
mechanical training, has been invaluable and In
dispensable in the long and uninterrupted Sc
ries of experiments and inventions which, un-
der his ready and intelligent guidance, have
been combined in the complp,o whole known as
the Estey Organ: Both t1A,se gentleman are,
equally with their elder, in tho van Of every
movement that tends to promote the public
wealth and prosperity +; IS reliable, progressive,
faithful and enthusiastic in all such matters as
in their personal affairs. Character stamps
these men as it does their manufactures. Posi-
tive merit is the underlying principle Of their
success.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-25

CFrom RICHARD WAGNER Composer, par Ezoellencel
"1he tone the Esy
"e My great friend FRANZ
From EssIPoFF, the Pianst.1
can be produced
Conservatory
the Musical Society at Moscow.]
solid workmanship and
extraordinary sucessin Russia"
From sAENs Composer oeanist
the Madeleine Church, Parish
played
player"
From PAULINE LUCIA Donna.l
A1x1AcnArr11z Feb 9th,
From BULL lin Viruosol
that
mended. III NEBEIoNo organt"
CorgxnoEs
addition
FRED Bull, Director Of Music OLE BULL"
FRANZ ABT the World
the Swallows Homeward Fly J" etc.1
tone and solid consider them
passed by anything Ihave
From PROF. W. HOWARD DoANE, Eminent Composer
- Director, Cincinnati, o.
I prefer the Edey
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-01-25
THE
ESTEY ORGAN.
The Instrument, the Makers,
and the Mandatory at
Brattleb Vt.
THE
THE INSTRUMENT.

Few people in the civilized world to-day,
among those who are interested in music and
the forms Of musical expression, have not
heard Of the Estey Organ, and smaller still is
the number of those who do not, after practical
acquaintance with the superior merits Of that
noble instrument, cheerful]y concede the proud
claim Of its makers, that