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Words of Wisdom.

Outward manifestations OF what we
term feeling, like most Of the good
things of life, base their value upon
rarit,r.
Men speak of the fair MS things went
with them there.
Sit in your place, and none can make
you rise.
The more haste man makes to lln-
ravel skcin of thread the more he ell
tangles it.
We should give as We would receive,
checrfully, quickly and without hesita-
ton; for there is no grace III benefit
that sticks to the fingers.
1t is the vice of the unlearncd to
suppose that the knowledge Of books is
of no account, and the vice O, scholars to
think there is no other knowledge worth
having.
When the idea of pleasure strikes your
imagination, make a Just computation
between the duration of tho pleasure
and that of the repentance that is likely
to follow.
Affection, like spring flowers, breaks
through the most frozen ground at last;
and the heart which seeks but for an
other heart to make it happy will never
seek in vain.
The poor are only those who feel poor,
and poverty consists in feeling poor
The rich, rs we reckon them. and among
them the very rich, in a true search
would be found very iudigent and
ragged.
The noblest part of friend is an
honest bol,lness in tho notifying of
errors. He that tells me of my fault,
aiming at my good, must think him
wise and faithful-wisc in spying that
which see not, faithful in plain ndmm-
ishmcnt not tainted with flattcry.
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4 Burning Ship Drifts Two Thousand
Miles,

The British ship Ira Iredale, while III
the South Pacific, on voyage from Ar
drossan on the Clyde, to San Francisco,
took fire and was abandoned on the 18th
Of October, 1876. News has come to
hand that her hull drifted about for nine
months, and WAS discovered at point
> $50 miles distant from where the dis
astcr occurred. She was towed into Ia
hiti, and IN inspection OF her hull was
mad lie bv the English consul and Captain
T'urDic, master of the London mission
arv vessel John Williams. Captain Tur-
pie makes the following interesting re-
bort as to her condition and her long
voyage without captain or crew: "The
whole of the woodwork, including every
thing combustible, had been consumed,
lrn:ins only the iron work of what was
once remarkably strong and substan-
till VESSEL The foremnst has fallen over
the port side, and has entirely disap-
prarel from the deck upward. The
bowsprit, with Il portion of the jbboom,
still remains, though displaced from its
position. The main and mlZzcn lower
mnsts, with all ironwork attached, re-
main within the structure, having fallen
in. The bread and water tanks have
evidently exploded after generating
steam. The whole frame ffTm tween
deck beams is sadly distorted and twist
cl by the action OF the fire. Many OF
the beams are broken by the weight of
deck fittings, etc. The collision bulk
head still appears intact. There still
remain, should suppose, about l0O
tons of ashes and debris, which are still
burning. No water is visible in the
hold, and the iron plates Of the ship out
wardlv appear little damaged. The bot
tom is clran-kept SO. imagine, hy the
intense heat. The tigure-hcad is nnin-
inrel. From the position where she
was abandoned to San Francisco is about
1850 miles. The ship has, therefore,
driven that distance between Oct. IL,
1876, and June ., 1877. The coursr
made by the burning wreck suppose to
be about W. 5. W.. south of the Panmoth
croupc; then meeting with the southeast
winds which prevail dnring April, May
and June, she iia, driven t" the northward
untl taken in tow by the French man-"l-
war. 1t is most remarkable thing that
burning slap should have driven over
cipht months in the Pacific without
being reported, and that she should ut
last be- brought into the port which her
captain and crew had r"n"h"d eight
months previously.
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Between the Lines.

Sing the song OF the singer, mcrrily ring the
rhymes,
Light is the lay they tell us, light ar its echoed
chimes
Sing the song OF the singer, mockng a doubt
and fear.
Catch the Joy Of its mcloly, let Its daring
beauty cheer;
Well that the mellow music may bear no hidden
signs
or the broken heart Of the poet, written be-
tween the lines.
Watch the part OF the player bravcly and
dcftly done,
See the difficult height attained, the loud ap-
plausrs won;
Weep with his passionate sorrow, thrill to his
passionate bliss,
Blending your joyous laughter with that happy
laugh of his;
Well that his marvellous acting dazzles, wins,
refines
Who thinks OF the desperate effort written be-
tween thc lines!
and rich,
Give it its wel-won homage, choose it the
choicest niche
Hang it where it may render, as al artists best
can do
Companonship in its beauty, delicate, pu.c
and true
Well that its silent lovelineSs softncss and
thought combines ;
None r. ad the bitter battling strife, written
between the lines.
Watch the path OF the prosperous, sunny and
smooth and bright,
Health and wealth to give it its full Of sweet
ness and OF light
See how the easy future IS planned for the care
less feet,
Given each slight desire, tlattered each vague
conceit.
Well that the outward surface gladnc6s and
peace eiishrincs;
Who knows the tale OF the skeleton, written
between the lines?
II the singer dies in solitude, his songs s;gh
on as swcctlv;
II the statesman has hearth disgraccd does
he face the world less metciy?
So the artists touch is fine and sure, who hecds
the hand that guides it?
Does the player feel fading life? his mining.
masking hide it.
Cypress, and rose, and laurel. Fatc's reckless
hand cntwincs
Life reads the printed story-Death writes be-
tween the lines.
-.iNMe Year E0und.
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Mad from Il Dogs Bite.

A bare-headed girl, barking like dog,
and frothing at the mouth like q tired
and chased-down deer, startled the
usually quiet and unromantlc section of
Chicago, located at Orchard street, be-
tween Sophia and Centre streets, on the
north side. late one Friday afternoon
: recently. It was at particular hour
when there was quiet etalong the thorough.
fare. Suddenly this bare-headed thing,
Il girl with face that had been rather
prcpossessing at some time, dashed
around the corner-her hair down to her
waist, her eyes glaring as if they had
been forced from their sockets, her
mouth swapping and her tongue, swollen
and blackened, protruding, and startled
the whole vicinity from its almost Sun
day quietude. The poor creature must
have been blinded, for she staggered
against the pailings, struck herself
against houses, and seemed to be endeav-
oring to end her existence by forcing
herself against everything that came III
her pathway. The sight was one SO
strange and sudden that even the men
who happened to be III the vicinity
shrank back like scared hares and looked
upon the unfortunate and maddened girl
from behind their window blinds, unwlll-
ing to stand in her way. Thus, nnmo-
Tested, the swapping, frothing, maddened
creature swept down the street until she
was overtaken by Officer Scanlon. He
did not dare place himself i'll front Of
her, bat slipped cautiously III the rear'
and quickly seized her by the arms.
The efforts of the girl to free herself or
pounce upon her captor became painful.
Her barking continued, almost startling,
and she snapped as ferociously as ever
did an iniurinted cur. The officer, sta /
wart and courageous rs he was, was ul-
nervrd, but h" kept til" face from hlm
and clutchcd the girl with I'll the strength
he possessed. Thus pressed. she WIS
taken to the Webster avrnnc station.
quite walk for an officer with mao
icned human. All along the rollt" the
captive kept up her hcartrenling bark.
At the station she continued 10 rave.
One would have thought that so young
and frail a thing would by this tim" hay"
been weakened down from exhaustion,
but she gave no evidence Of anything ~
the KIM. one WIS '"HI''''t IVA -
an hour in the station, during WING"
time efforts were made to discover Wi'o
she WIS and whence she came. ll!'
: officer learned that her name WAS Marv
Augusta Klein, and that She was Il G"'-
man girl. The girl was transferred t.
st Tosrph's hospital soon after her ca
ture. ,cing pinioncd like avictim for H.
scnffold. When she arrived at the ho~-
pital she w;,S put in Il strHlt-iark"t "r,
her head was handaSci ES. {. Pau!
Simon. one of the medical @ttrH";nts "t
the hospital. was called N and "'min'''
tered to til" poor glrl But her raT!n&N
were su frantic that numerous rif'4t"
were. mulc before anything "".;'l l."
nivrn. and when the rrlH"ii"S !''I h"'n
r;vrn they seemed +" hav" ." effect
whatever.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-11-01
SALT 4 Nd LINE ONLAND

1t has been almost hobby with
the Maryland Farmer to advocate
the use of Salt and Lime on land.
So we'll convinced are we that no
other articles used as fertilizers
return greater benefits and profit
for their cost than these two sub
stances and now we are glad to
be backed up by such high author-
ity us the fcllowing
Prof. johnson recomme nds, for
fertlhzlng purposes, to mix one
bushel of salt aud two bushels of
dry lime under cover, and allow
the mixture to lecompose gradual
ly, thus forming chemical union
For this purpose the mixture
should be made six weeks before
use. OF still better, two or three
months, the heap being turned
over occasionally. This Salt and
Lime mixture when applied at the
rate OF 20 or 30 bushels per acre.
forms an excellent top dressing for
many crops. 1t acts powerfully on
the vegetable matter of soils ; Sc
bushels applied to turnips have pro
duced as large a crop as barnyard
manure.
1t is destructive to grubs and in
sects in the soil. Like Salt. it at
tacks moisture from the air, and is
useful against drouth. Its decom-
posing power is remarkable, and If
three or four bushels of it are
mixed with a good load of muck
the latter will be thus thoroughly
powdered.'
Even one half or one third the
quantity, recommended by Prof.
johnson, will do great good, in
case the farmer does not feel able
to make so great an outlay in one
year ; he can apply less the first
year, and add more each success .ive
year, as he feels able.
1t is not safe to put the Salt Oh
fresh green crops, as it will kill
most growing vegetables ; it may
be safely sowed on grain and grass
late in the Fall and Winter; OF
worked and narrowed into the soil
at any time of the year !; in the
Spring tine is best, then killing
more insects.
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and wringing machine, the Cavabar
in 1900. Ebenezer Whiting re-
ceiyed patent for cotton gin on
January 20, 1901. An improve.
ment tor manufacturing paper from
corn husks was patented December
30, 1903, and an apple pearer in
1902. A patent for finding salt
water and metals was granted III
1903. In 1904 a patent was issued
for an Improvement in the bedstead
SO constructed that it may he taken
down ard removed by one person
in case of fire or other occasions
with much ease and expedition. In
1904 the government felt the value
of an Improvement in gallows, or
saspenders for 'brceches, pantaloons
or trowsers,
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not prevail with all persons, There
is something wonderful in the diff
ference of aspect which the same
face wears to different beholdsrs.
Probably the philosophical ex-
plana1ion of this Is that what is
hidden from all others becomes
Immediately and instinctively APP
parent to the eye of love
How can a moderately y good
looking girl increase her attrac-
tions !? By culture. She must
cultivate her mind. An ignorant,
illitefate woman, even if sire at.
tracts attention, cannot retain the
interest OF an intelligent man. She
must do this by study, pyrefection,
and by familiar conversaticn with
the best and most highly educated
persons with whom she CONES in
contact. But the heart must be
cultivated as we'll as the head
'Of all things exclaimed a most
elegant and refined gentleman, af-
ter nearly lifetimes familiarity
with the best society, of all things
give me softness and gentleness
in woman.' A harsh voice, Il.
course laugh, trifes like these have
sp lied manv favorable first i'm
preston. The cultivation of the
heart must be real, not feigned. A
woman who studies to appear,
rather than be, good and generous.
seldom succeeds in deceiviHg the
other sex IN these respects. She
who in truth seeks earnestly to
promote the happiness of those
around her is very apt TO obtain
admirers among men.
Above all other requisites In a
woman is conscientiousness.- -
| Without this one touchstone OF
character, no matter what her
charms and requirements. she can
not expect to command the lasting
regards of any man whose love is
worth having.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-11-01
THE Sc VEN WISE MEN.

Most people have heard of the
Seven Wise Men of Greece" but
very few know who they We're or
how they came TO be called so.-
Here is the story, and the moral
of it is worth remembering, if their
names are not. The seven wise
men of Greece are supposed to
have lived before Christ. Their
names are Piftacus, Bias, Solon,
Tnales, Chilo, Cleobulus and Peri
ander. The reason of their being
called wise is given differently by
various authors but the most ap-
proved accounts state that as some
Coans were fishing, some strangers
from Melitus bought whatever
should be In the nets, without see
ing it. When the nets were
brought in they were found to con
tain golden tripod which HELEN
is supposed to have thrown there.
A dispute arose between tho
fishermen and the strangers as to
whom it belonged, and, as they
could not agree, they took it to the
temple of Appollo, and consulted
the prjestess as to what should be
Gone with it. She said it must go
to the wisest man in Greece, and
it was accordingly seut to Bias,
who declared that Thales was wiser,
and sent it 10 him. Thales sent it
to another one, and SO on, until it
had passed through the hands of
all the men, distinguished after
ward as the "Seven Wise Men, .
and as each one claimed that the
other was wiser than he, it was
finally sent to the temple of Ap.
polio, where it long remained to
teach the lesson that the wisest al e
the NEST distrustful Of their Wis
dom.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-11-01
Ed RLY A XERICAY
PATENTS.

The first patent issued by the
government was to Samuel Hop
kins, on July 81, 1890, for making
pot or pearl ashes Patents were
issued on modes Of making candles,
honr and meal later in the salue
year, and in 1871 Francis Bartly
was granted letters fer punches OF
types" Also in that year patents
were issued for driving piles, for
bridges, machines for threshing
grain, for Improvements in distill'
ing, propelling boats by cattle and
improvements in steam engines.
In 1892 was patented canvas
conductor, to be used when houses
are on fire, which may have been
the original of the late patent fire.
escape. An improved mode of turn
ing a spit was patented in 1893
also stove of cast iron. A machine
for cutting nails was patented by
Josiah g. Pearson on March %,
1894. A new mode OF catching fish
was patented in 1875, since which
time innumerable laws have been
enacted to compel people to catch
them by the old process. Removing
pains by metallic points was patent
ed in 1895, and the first improve
ment in piano, fortes is recorded ir
the same year; also stays for remov
ing distortions in the spine. A SOAP
stone stove was patented in 1897
Bilious pills were patented il
1896, efcminate ropery for spinning
rope yarn in 1899, and a washing
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FATE.

=
Two shan be born the whole wide world
apart,
And speak in different tongues and haYe
no thought
Each of the others being and no heed;
And these o'er unknown seas to unknown
lands
Shall eros 5, escaping wreck ,defying death,
And all unconsciously shape every act
And bend each wandering step to this
one end
That one day, out of darkness they shall
meet
And read life's meaning in each others
eyes.
And two shall walk some narrow way OF
life
So nearly side by side that should one turn
Ever so little apace to left or right,
They needs must acknow eldge. face to face
And yet with wistfui eyes they never meet.
With groping hands they never clasp, and
lips
Calling in vain to ears that never hear
They seek each other all their weary days,
And die uEsatisfied-and this is Fate.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-11-01
TRUMP K1RDS.

We copy from Josh Billings new
book, s'Trump Kards," few of the
philosophers remarks, and COM
mend them to our readers:
hav never known second wife
but what waz boss of the situashun.
Whiskee il hard thing to con-
vince, therefore never argy with a
drunken man.
Maids marry to change their con-
dishun, widows to improve it.
After man gets to be IS years
old, he kant form emmy habits
,nutch, the best he kan do is steer
ole ones
luv !. rooster for too things
One IL the crow that IL in him, and
the other IL the spurs that are on
him, to bak up the crow with.
Emmy man who can swop horses,
or ketch fish, and not lie about it,
iz just about az pious az men get
to be in this world.
The sassyist man ever met was
a henpecked husband, when he IL
away from home.
An enthusiast IL an individual
who beleaves about 4 times az
muctch az he kan prove, and who
kan prove about times AZ mutch
az ennybody else beleaves.
The dog that will follow every
boldly amt worth a cuss.
Theze people who are trieing to
get to heaven on their krecd, will
find out at last that they didn't
have thru tickets.
The greatest mistake emmy wo-
man kan make il, just az soon az
her husband haz been elekted cap
ting or malisha company, to be
krazy to appear in his new uniform.
The long courtships are not al
wuss judicions, the sartys often tire
of scoring before the tIot begins.
Nature Scldum makes phool,
she simply furnishes the raw ma
terials, and lets the fellow finish the
job to suit himself.
Young man, learn to wait if yu
undertake to set hen before she
is ready, You will loose your time
and confuse the hen besides.
One of the best trades emmy man
kan make IL to sell out his. religious
kreed and invest the proceeds in
charity.
One quart of cheap whiskee, the
cheaper the better, judishiously ap-
piled, will do m5re Dizziness for the
devil than the smartest deacon he
has got.
Be merciphul to all the dunn ami
mals--no man kan ride into heaven
on sore backed horse.
Prudes alwns seem to have more
propriety on hand. than they know
what to do with.
| When men retire from the world
they go into the kroaking business,
and it amounts tn Just az mulch az
the kroaking of a retired bullfrog
There liz too things about the
devil which admire, and which
are worthy of imitation, he IL alwus
bizzy, and never wos known tn
break an engagement.
When you have board the bulls
eye, set down and keep still, folks
think then that You kan hit emmy
time you have mind to.
1t is kind of kurious that the
thinner man IL the more anxious
he IL to get into strong light.
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broken /; his Cross of St. George twist
ed round on his shoulder his face
black with powder and smoke; his
eyes haggard and bloodshot, and his
voice quite gone. He spoke in a
hoarse whisper. I never before saw
such a picture of battle as he present
ed. l saw him again in his tent at
night. He was quite calm and COL
lected. He said: II have done my
best; could DO no more. My de-
tachment is half destroyed; my regi-
ments do not exist; have no officers
left; they sent me no reinforcemets,
and have lost three guns why
did they refuse You achievements
Who was to blame?" s.I blame no
body" he replied. SIT is the will oil
God"
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-11-01
THE DLSCOTERY OF OUT-
NINE.

The discovery of the medical prop
critics of cinchona bark is eveloped in
great obscurity. All that We know
about it for certain is this: Before
the year 1868 that is To say, $50
years subsequent to the discovery of
America-not even the Spaniards
were acquainted with the febrifugc
qualities of cinchona bark but IN this
year, or thereabouts. the Countess del
Cinchon, the wife of ii g Spanish
viceroy of Peru, was cured Of a Vi
olent intermittent fever by drinking an
infusion Of the bark, and this led to lis
introduction into Europe. Were the
natives themselves acquainted with
it? Humboldt answers this question
very positively in the negative and re-
fers the discovery to the Jesuit mis-
slonaries, who, being in the habit of
tasting the bark of every tree they
hewed down, at length discovered the
precious febrifuge. Other authors of
repute contend that the virtues or Gin
chona bark were known to the Indians
long before the advent Of the Span
iards but the question again arises
its properties. To account for this
the ridiculous tale has been invented
that certain animals, while laboring
under fever, happened to gnaw the
bark of one of the cinchona trees, and
were cured forthwith. Far more pro-
bable is it that some cinchona trees
having been laid PROSTATE by the
tempGsts in pool of water, and the
latter becoming charged with the
medicinal principal, some person Ia
boring under fever drank Of tl.is wa
ter, was cured, and published the re-
suit. But however this may be, il is
certain that the remedy first became
popularized in Europe through the
agency of Count del Cinchon, Viceroy
OF Peru, whose wife, as we have said,
was cured of intermittent, foyer by it's
administration The new remedy,
however, was badly received in France
and Italy. The faculty set their faces
against it. Physicians who dared
prescribe its use were persecnted, and
it was only the patronage OF Louis
NV, which ultimately rendered it
popular i'll France. This monarch,
suffering from Intermittent fever, was
cured by an English empilic named
Talbot, by means of secret remedy.
This was no other than cinchona bark.
Louis XIV. purchased the secret for
the sum oc $4,000 livres, and be-
slowed yearly pension of 1000 liv-
res on the Englishman, besides giving
him letters Of nobility. Three years
subsequently the remedy was pub
lished. 1t was highly concentrated
vinous tincturc of cinchoDa bark.
CInchona trees grow in the densest
forests of Peru The task of dis
covering their bark, and conveying
the latter to the place of export, is
troublesome, difficult and dangerous.
In these forests there are no roads
Frighttul prccipices intersect the path
of the cascarilleo, or bark gatherei,
across which it is difficult to pass,
eveu while unembarrassed by load
So soon as the treasure of bark has
been secured these difficulties and
dangers proportionately increase, so
that the comparatively low price at
Which circhona may be procured is in
itself matter of surprise.
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Glass Goods
NORTH CAROLINA BACON,

and always on hand good supply of Western
Meat, sugar, Coffee, Molasses and salt. Come to
see me before you buy, one door North of Wilson g
Hotel, Winston, n. q.
JaIy I9, 1871.
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WOXA N'S ATTRACTIVE
NESS.

Personal attractions most girls
possess-at any rate in II sufficient
degree to render them attractive to
somebody, for although there are
standards of beauty, yet these do