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Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1879-09-18
WINSTON, N7C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 1870

by the wayside, where the fowls of
the air gather it up; and still that
which falls in the good ground
brings forth some thirty, some
sixty, some an hundred fold.
The geography of the Holy Land
ls solemn witness that He who
| created the country created the
book. The traveller will feel that
he is standing upon"the old ways," "
even the ways of God. The sacred
places are there just where thew
must be to confirm the verify Of
the holy narration. There is Beth
lehem-you can aim ost fancy Won
follow the Star from the East that
lead to 1.-THE birthplace of Jesus
There are Bethany and Bethel,
Jericho and Jerusalem, Shiloh and
Shechem and Samari4, Main and
Nazareth, Tiherias and Capernaum.
Looking more critically we find
Gethsemane, where Jesus was be
trayed, and Akeldema, which was
brought with the wages of that
betrayal, and the fountains OF ST.
loan and Gihoa. All memorable
localities are recognizable, and
they affect the travellers mind like
the Well-remembered features upon
the ccuntenence of beloved one.
The fountains are there that once
Stacked the thirst of prophets,
priests and kings that of Elisha
near Jericho, that of David near
Hebron, that of Joab near Giheah,
and The wells near Bethlehem and
Shechem, and many others of
which the traveller rejoices to drink,
and goes away blessing God. The
mountains, sterile ard awful in
their sublimity, rise up as morn-
tains of Gods power. Nebo, whence
Moses gathered his last view be,
fore ascending the celestial hills i
uermon, glittering with her dia-
dem of unmelted SHOWS; Carmel, |
lying westward over the broad,
blue sea Tabor, Gilboa, EbaI,
Gerizem-glo!ious SUBMITS that
ait rded prophets their best images
OF Gods majesty-all are there,
faithful to their trust, sp eaking
witnesses to Bible tru th, as they
will be to the end of time.
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Thc Origin of Coil,

The received opinion that vein
of coal simply represents mass
of vegetation which has been
changed directly into that SUBJ
stance, is opposed by III. Frenzy.
Some time ago he adopted a syn
thetic method to discover the real
secret of the manner in which coal
was produced, and his experim ents
appear to show that while fibre
could not be converted into any
thug resembling coal, certain suo
stances Of vegetable origin, such
as sugar, starch, gum, vasculose,
etc, did admit of that conversion.
An artificial coal made of these
latter materials yielded gas, tar,
water, and coke, just like ordinary
coal. Gum, enclosed with water
in sealed tube, and subjected to
heat, was changed into coal con-
tanning seventy eight per cent. OF
carbon, five per cent. of hydrogen,
and sixteen per cent. Of oxygen.
His conclusions are that coal is not
the direct result of vegetable SUBJ
stances that the impressions oil
plants sometimes found in it have
been produced after the modifca-
ton was established and that there
are two stages ia it's fermentation
of peat, and the second of the
transformation of alinic acid into
a mineral fuel. under the joint ac.
ton Of heat and pressure.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1879-09-18
A Romance Which Game of tsle
Pc&lisence.
| Cincinnati Commercial

Last year when the epidemic was
raging in Memphis among the
Cincinnati physicians who rendered
their services and lives to Health
Officer Minor was young DR.. Col
lins, of this city, an unusually
bright and intellectual man, who
was making precarious living at
his practice, not through lack of
ability, for of that he had abund-
ance, but from the lack of patients.
His services, together with five
others, were accepted, and on a
certain evening they all went to
the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad
depot to take the 8 80 train for the
South. Young Collins in taking
leave of the health officer, who had
gone down to see tho little band
off, said: "Doctor, L will either
make a reputation in Memphis or
never come home again" lie ar
rived in the city, and reported to
the Howard Association for duty,
was given an assignment in part
Of the town where the disease was
carrying people off by the scores.
Among others that he attended
was the family OF \ wealthy planter.
lie was successful in bringing the
children through the sickness, one
of whom was beautiful and in
telligent young lady.
Within short time the doctor
himself worn down 10y unceasine
labor, was smitten with the scourge
and lay tossing feverishly in his
small room. The young lady,
hearing of the circumstance went
to the house and nursed him tender
ly through his illness.
1t is almost needless to say thai
by this time the youthful pail
became mutually attached, pro-
posal and acceptance followed, II
which consent was unhcsitatingl,
given by the parent. They wer,
atterward married, the father in
vesting his new son-in--law with
handsome interest in his lara,
plantation. DIR. Collins is now on,
Of the rising young physicians o
Memphis, and is the efficient secre
tary OF its board of health.
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Folly, Devotion am d Courage.

Presence of mind in the hour of
danger isa most valuable character
istic, valuable almost every day,
and essential in every department
of every day lifc-needcd by both
sexes, and worthy of cultivation
from the earliest years. Parents
are rarely aware of the damage
they do their children, and of the
results that may follow the silly
practice of frightening them into
duty, and Of confusing them, by
scolding and whipping.
A child, or al animal, can be
trained-educated to be fearless
to be cool and collected! in danger,
to he calm and deliberate under
difficulties How many lives havo
been saved by presence of mind,
and how many have been lost by
panic, will never be known, but
every day or two we see an instance
which troubles us, because we see
that folly has brought distress.
This example comes from Dcs
Moines, Iowa:
GA little child of Ii. L. Skinner,
Secretary CT the American Emf
grant Company, fell into cistern
beneath the floor, momcntarily left
open. Its mother plupged in to
save 1t, and both disappeared, tho
water being eight or ten feet doep.
Sho soon came mp with the littlo
one in her arms, excla:ming, 81
have saved itt' Her son, seven
teen years of age, then arrived at tho
scene, and he Jumped in to rescue
them. He succeeded in getting the
child ont, and it was resuscitated,
bn: the mother sank and was
drowned. Tho son with difficulty
was saved."
Carelessncss, devotion, folly on
the part OF the mother, want Of
presence Of mind on the part of the
son' A rope, a pole, a plank--a
little calm thought and al might
have been well.
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NORTH CAROLINA.
Drift of Politics in this State.

THE SHERMAN MOVEMENT NOT BOOMING
VERY BRIsKLY-THE REPUBLICANS
Is FOR GRANT, BUT HOPELESS OF
CARRYING THE STATE FOR
ANYBODY-OPINIONS OF
JUDGE TOURGEE.
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| WIN
Congress again he would be beater
by 10000. There is no comfor
for the Republicans in that quar-.
ter"
"What has become of the Re.
publicans? They are not all killed
off, are they?"
"There are enough of them, same
as there are in Mississippi anc
South Carolina, TO carry the cleo
tions, if they weren't cheated In
the count. There isn't much ac
tual bull-dozing in Mort, Carolina,
but there is some. I don't know
of any white Republicans who
have gone over to the Democrats
and as for the negroes, they are
with US almost to a man."
els there any break in the color
line -
"None. There are few old ne~
groes, free before the war, who are
Democrats, and here and there a
barber or hotel waiter goes that
way, bat they are about unanimous
for the Republican party"
EMIGRATION MOVEMENT AMONG THE
NEGROES.
"Is there anything in the west
ward movement of the negroes q"
Eyes, a great deal. Compare
lively few have gone, So far, but
they are anxious to get away, aud
will leave as soon as they can make
arrangements. This is especially
true of the better class Of blacks,
who have laidIup/ some money.
They say they do notexpect to
gain in ease or comfort or them
selves, but they are influenced by
regard for the welfare Of their
children. In<my opinion they will
ultimately all 60.
"Will not that induce white i'm
migration to the South o.
Il don't see how it should make
MUCK difference. Such men as
go/South don't go to hire out as
Geld hands, and they need coIored
labor just as much as the natives
do"
"Would not organized immicra-
ton in colonies be best for North.
ern men going South 90
"Colonies might Go for Germans
the Irish and other foreigners but
Americans, and Northerners es-
peclally, arc not clannisn. They
havestoo much individu lity, and
they lack the communications social
elements which alone ON make
colonization success anywhere.
The trouble with the Yankee who
goes South is that be k.ows too
much. He is too stubborn and
opinicnative. You can't :eIl him
anything. What he don't knew
about farming isn't worth moving
He will spend $50 on an acre OF
land not worth S. afterh gets
through with it. He undertakes
to apply Northern metlDds and
he falls
81 understand you hive left
North Carolina for good p
Eyes, | give it up. | will leave
here in about week for Denver,
Colorado"
There are good man. lawyers
there now, judge, are thee not ?"
Il don't want TO go whee there
are not a good many lawyers.
Where the carcass is, tlere the
eagles are gathered togerhr. Then
there is always plenty ofroom on
top"
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Making the best Of it is good
rule for everybody. "What is tho
matter % asked lawyer of his
coaohman: The horses are run
ming away, cir" " Can't you pull
them up2" "I am afraid not"
" Thcn," said the lawyer, after iu-
dicial delay, "run into something
cheap"
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A yonng man sent 25 cents to q
New York firm for the purpose of
learning show tc get along without
blotter in writing" and received
this reply: "Write with a lead
pencil. - Rochester Democrat.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1879-09-18

The young man who loved above
his station was always getting out
at the wrong depot.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1879-09-18

Necessity may be the mother of
invention, but laziness is certainly
the father of it.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-09
The Cause Of the sNpleahin.

would invite you to my house.
Brudder Jackson" said Johnson, ''bu,
] dunno n we'll get any supper dis
night. dc cook stobe am 10 dreffully
out oh repair"
Whats do matter wild do stobep"
why. you see. cold wedder Am COM
In on. and woods gcttin' skeese and
high. and I've 'structsd do folks % be
berry Economical In de- usin' oh Il.
We'se bin buyin' In small lots. an las
night bcin' out oh fuel. I sent one Oh
my boys ober To = neighbours 70 Dor
row = lew sticks. DE man or his fam
lily had gone to bed OWN u de lnteness
oh do hour. an dat boy. who would
'spise To do . unhoncst transaction,
wrote out his note for de value oh do
wood. and droppin' II In q permanent
place In do wood.shed shouldercd an
armful and brought II home"
Jess So"
~ fire VA kindled. dc tea ki,tle put
on. do old woman she In gettin' do sup
per. All OBJ n sudden. puff went do
stobe, kulush went sonethin', and A
I tumbled obsr | law dc ole woman
maxim for do roof wild do tea kittle and
de stobc plates followin' her, while do
boys and do gals was brack wild smut"
Nv hat WA de cause Oh dc 'sploshinp''
"Tm strongly 'clined To believe dat
dar war powder In dat wood. and dat
dc powder was don put In dare by dat
white man to ketch some thievin' dar-
kies what buys no wood, and dat
man 'spects me-. kase he couldn't find
dat note, and won't make no 'pologies."
dat am an outrage"
'For q fact. and do children's supper
Wns sDiled.N
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-09


Eatstle birds rests are found for the
most part In the islands Of Java. Bor.
neo. Sumatrs. and the Celebees. The
bird which produces the nest 10 called
the S~alsngane swallow. II flies with
wonderful speed aud precision. and on
the Jsvan coast, where the surf breaks
wildly against the precipitou. ellis
and governed rocks. these birds may be
seen In swsrns darling hi,her and
thither. Their nests are fixed to ths
cliffs or just inside the csverns. What
sort of a thing. then. IL the catabls
birds nest. that the wealthy Chinese
are so fond off II IL that portion II the
fabric which serves NJ q sort Of bracket
on which the real nest (mnde II grass.
scawe.d hb.rs, small leaves. etc.) II
butt. IL " transparent. somewhat like
isinglas.. IL was formerly supposed
that this gelatinc-like substance was
prepared by the bird from scawecd and
other marin. plants. This however. IL
a mistake. DR.. Bernstein has found
that the glands under the tongue of the
bird ARE II great size. On opening the
bill they are seen as i've large swellinks.
one on either side, and these chiefly
supply the materials for making the
brackets. The bird sccrctes in them n
soft gum.like substance, which can be
drawn out Of the mouth In long threads,
and in the mir II soon dries and IL found
to be- the same. even when viewed thro'
the microscope. Such il the demand
for this dainty, and so high Is It's mar
ket value. that hundreds Of men spend
their lives In the perilous work Of col
lecting these so-callcd nests from the
frightful cliffs. prccipiccs, and csvcrns;
and the Chinese spend about u million
and . half of dollars annually In the
purchase Of this dainty. which. whom
rendered into soup or Jelly. they regard
~ the most delicious Of food. - Salem
fOregoN) Wesf Shore.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-09

vaius,tons ~ personal property. In
those counties which contain i~pcorno-
rated towns and cities. In. vork "a
equalization l. quite difficult In order
10 rcsnh IN. correct standard Of com.
parstive value between city and eoun.
~ property. This matter should re-
ceive special care from the board, that
justice be done Ia all the people Of the
county. Heretofore, In many counties.
this branch 81 the subjec, has no, re-
ceived that earnest attention which its
Importance demands. Complaints have
been frequent to the State Board that
the equalization between township and
city. In some counties. has been unfair
and unequal. but the State Board has
no power 10 interfere. To the County
Board alone belongs hat duty, and
upon them alone rests the responsible.
i,y.
II will thu. b. seen that the respon.
sibllity of the assessor cannot be- over.
estimated. inasmoch ~ no general re-
view Of his action can be had. The
Board OF Supervisors should carefully
consider their classification Of proper
~, and when the schedule has been Il.
nally adopted. every assessor Of the
county should respect II accordingly.
Particular attention Is also directed 10
the requirement Of the law that the AS
SCISSOR shall administer an oath 10 each
person assessed. This should never re
waived. The assessor has authority Ia
PROFOUND any proper question concern
ing the property Of the party he Is about
To assess. which mus be- answered; or,
II refused. that fact should he reported
Ia the proper authorities. Respectfully
submitted. BUREN, X. SuE9MAS,
Auditor Of State.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-09
Why Michel Ang~ls Pet Horns on HIS
MOAea.

Why did Michel Angelo put the
horns ON the head Of his Mosesf Tho
answer Is found In . wrong translation
by Jerome, from the Hebrew into the
Latin Vulga'c. which IL tho accepted
Bible 81 the Roman church. In our
Enh fish version Of the Bible. three times
In the book of Exodus (Chap. xxxiv:2 -,
10, A). Il Is said. that whom Moses
came down from the Mount, ''his face
shone;' and the common impression
generally Is that his face wAs all over
radiant, ~ II rubbed with phosphorus
In q dark night. The Hebrew language.
however, like almost all Of very early
date, IL In many respects what may be-
called an object language; that is. It's
terms are not 10 much abstract, ~ Ia
ken from and expressive Of visible
forms. And the Hebrew word here
used is expressive Of shape. and signi.
flying both u horn and . pencil Of light;
for. ~ the horn Of the Oriental buffalo
and u pencil Of light were both conical
In shape. the same word Was used for
each II IL the same word that 10 used
In Habakkuk (Chap. Hiss and ~. where
u Is said; God came from TemAn.
and the Holy One from Mount PArAn;
and his glory covered tho heavens, and
the earth vas full 81 his praise; aud his
brightness was the light; and he had
horns coming out II his hand" where
the version should have been. "His
very hands rAdiAted light. or had rays
-~-pcneils- Of ligh, streaming forth from
them"
Now. Jerome In transia,ing the pas
sage from the Hebrew Of Exodus, made
the Latin vulgsts say OF Aoses. . he
came down from the mount. that has
face, or head. was horned. or had horns
on Il. when he should have translated
!. His very face, or head. radia,ed
light" sending forth Its beams 10 the
view Of all Israel. In each Of the three
verses In Exodus the same word Ia used
by Jerome In his version. In the tween.
" ninth verse he makes Il read. when
Moses came down from Mount Sinai.
he had the two tables Of the lsw, and
knew not that his face WAS horned"
In the thirticth verse, Aaron and the
children Of lsS ael looking ON the face of
Moses. saw that IL was horned" And
As the vulgate MAS the Bible Of the Ro-
man church. and the only version Ia
military known to Michael Angelo,
when he turned as he naturally would
To the Book Of Exodus for = description
Of the appearance Of Moses, and found
that the verses we have quoted describ-
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-09
Leading Q Calf.

He was a small bu, muscular hoy. and
the calf was probably two month, old
with q DEVELOPMENT Of unadul,sr,,ad
cussedness that wouS6sso credi, 10 a
Georgia Ku. Klux Khan C.pt.,n Th.ra
was : rope between them. and a.. ,hev
went down south Third stres,- Rats
were about even "A to whether n. b,v
WAS leading the calf or the calf is.diny
the how. The calf made : d..h sor =
Central Express Office. The how miles
him back and he made A dam fpr tho
bow. who ran around = vsgon ana f.Ii
over 4 wster.melon pIIs. the nronri.,o,
whereof swore -copiouslv.
Come back here. Won iussrr.I c,os.
buster. and nav for tki. msi"r :"
..Sny. Mhisier, vhoh-viya m. NV
-,hunierstiop on vou--hnt voo,t ysrv1
And the calf kicted nm nj. h.si, and
b-n.a.d. and tried.to. nm into . s,ora
but the how sat ~ ON tbs lin. Min iii
his might and s,IiAnlv s.t down in the
mud ~ the calf XN,rea his mind and
turned around IN M AZ him 1,hsv
went ouickly Ten stsr,. till a do~ barI.
a 49, ~ o:
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-09
Old Sl...Hls Precautisa Against Grsye.
RObberS.

Old 81, after building the fire, edged
up to the table and asked:
''ls dcy done foun' dem remains oh
Mister Stcwart's yitP"
mo. not yet. Why do you want to
know"
well. I thot I'd AK, kase derc's some.
I'm down dAr ON Decatur street dat
smells awful like hit warnted to be foun'
an berried ober agin."
You don't suppose they are Stew
arts remAinsf"
dat I can't say. 'kAse I Amt tslkin
no resks now. di In canine do sub
jcct. Yer member about do time I
d'skivercd Boss Tweed down wander on
the railroad kccpin' dat ten cents bar.
non dey went an rested him obcr dAr
In Spaniel So l'se mighty pertickler
now how I acksr"
II reckon those arc not Stewards re-.
mains. 81"
$50 docs I. but Is tuck scch or pow.
ful entrcst In dat grave-robb n dat eb-
cry time I smells sumfin onushua
looks Ground fer or reward"
What do you think Of grave-rob-
hing ~ . fine Artf"
We'll. dat posters me. How does I
kno' dat fore de dirt settles on me
some dem snatchers'n come long an
snake me outen my last tennymcntt I
don't want no sech ~proieckin' wild my
remains, yer heah me-"
81 hope you will not"
"No, sah. kin onerstAn' stealth In
mos all do 'psrtmenis Of trade 'ceptin'
dat DE only dead thing dst's good Ia
steal am some animile dat yer kin eat.
Hut dcy Amt gwine ter steal me! Use
gwine ter put u. my win dat rse ter be
berried In de dark ob do moon. Wild
cotton ties round de coffin. an den hAb
de he'd and feet boards cot up uacher-
ally, jcs' halt er mile ter de LET % de
remains -dAt's mes"
And he vanished after . today.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-09
Oar Feet NaR.

Twenty-Five years ago, In Now Eng
land, all shoes were made by hand. and
. man seldom sat At the bench ali dsy,
but usually piled some other trade TIL
nightfall, and then went u his lasts.
To-day. thousands Of men and women
are employed daily In ~perfecting q piece
OF the shoe by machinery. whilst they
are unable to do any thing on the shoe
by hand. forty-fve millioa pairs OF
sewed shoes and fifty million pairs Of
pcgged shoes were made and sold by
the manufacturers Of the United States
In 1877. and eighty-five per cent Of the
work done IN these shoes was done by
machinery. The uppcrs are u out by
hand simply because Of the variable
nes OF the quality OF the leather in the
skin. The soles are cut out by machine
nv. AMI the binding. pasting. closing,
orimping. stitching. heeling and polish
ing. are all done by machinery. with
out tn, aid Of human hands. The
strongest scwed shoes are stitched with
= wire screw thread. each stitch being
actually screwed In, and the screw cut
on by an automatic machine the exact
thickness OF the sole. whether Il be thin,
~ In the shank, or thick. % under the
tall OF the foot, or still thicker, a. thro'
the heel. Nine hundred pegs are driv-
en- In . shoe In . minuta Pour hum
and fifty thousand bushels Of pegs
were used last year. and all made by
machinery; the pegs In four pair Of
mems shoes cost one cent; the cost Of
shoes IL no less now than when made
by hand. because leather 10 dearer. In
1898 10 cost ~. rs To make Q pair Of In
dies gaitsrs Of the finest quality. Nov.
the same shoes can be made for oi. so
Then females did most Of the binding
md stitching ct fifty ceats per day;
now they get ei.S0 per day for attend
Ing the machinery. Then, men Who
lasted and did the sewing goa ol per
day; nov they get o9S0; the stock in
shoes is nov worth City per cent
more than IL vas In 1855. Thcn,a man
by hand. made six pairs ot women's
shoes In . day; nov. ono man and Q
boy and . woman will, by machinery,
make twenty times - many.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-09

ed him ~ horned. or having horns,
then. Ia be true 70 the language of
Scripture, he pot these horns on the
head ri his statute ~ III. grca, lawgiv
or II Israel. SO strangely may on.
translation mys,ify and mi.lead for
ages Interpreters ~ veil ~ artists
Rev. Tryon Eduards.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-09

A German. telling the story Of his
campaigns. gives the following inter-
es,ing item; ..ln this battle we lost the
brave Captain Schultz A cannon ball
took Oh his head. His last words were;
BURY me on the spo, where l fell"
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-09

Stuffed Potatoes. good sized
potatoes; bake them In the oven fs.-
thirty minutes; take them out. and with
. fork carefully remove the inside, pre-
serving the shells whole; season the po-
tasoes With salt, pepper and butter; al
the shell with IT, put them In the oven
. few minutes. and serve them steam
ng hot
Have you oologner" asked she
mo, ma'Am." replied the druggist, II
have no scents At all" She said he
didn't look ~ though he hsd.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-09

''How much did you pay for that haiy'
asked an old colorcd person of his fell
low tramp. ''well. l don't know. for
when ! bought it there wasn't anybOd,
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-09

A man will sit on . picket fence all
the afternoon TO see . ball match. but
put him In . church rev for three
quarters Of an hour and he will wAbble
all owe the seat