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Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-07-07
CameIs in Texas and Mexico.

It seems that the attempt to natu-
ralize canals in Texas and New
Mexico was not. after all, an utter
failure. The camels used for carrying
freight across the California desert,
did not, for some reason, prove pro-
fitable. and they were turned loose on
the Gila and salt river bottoms.
There they lived and bred. until now,
It is said, they roam the lower Gila
plains in large numbers, giving the
Louisiana Citize,, ground for the be-
lief than they Twill continue to in
crease in number, until drove of wild
camels will become as common on the
Western plains of Arizona as buffa-
10 now are on the plains east Of the
Rocky Mountains"
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-07-07
I Have No Time to Read.

The idea about the want Of time
to read is a mere phantom. Frank
lin found time in the midst of all
his labors to drive into the hidden
recesses Of philosophy, and to ex-
plore the untrodden paths of sci>
ence. The great Frederick, with
an empire at his direction, in the
midst of war, on the eve of bat.
ties, which were to decide the fate
of his kingdom, found time to revel
in the charms of philosophy and
intellectual pleasures. Bonaparte,
with all Europe at his disposal,
with kings in his antechamber beg
ging for vacant thrones with thous-
ands Of men whose destinies were
suspended by the brittle thread Of
arbitrary pleasure, had time to con-
verse with books. Caesar when he
had curbed the spirits Of the Ro-
man people, and was thronged with
visitors from the remotest king
doms, found time for an intellectual
conversation. Every man has time;
if he is careful to improve it as
we'll as he might, he can reap q
threefold reward. Let all make
use of the hours at their disposal,
if they want to obtain proper i'm
fuence in society. They can n
they please, hold in their hands the
destinies of our Republic.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-07-07
Bill Smith has one word to say
to the Republican Executive
Committee.
PR1NoEroN, n. c., I
June 20, 1881. I
Hon. II, A. Guagsr, Chairman,
Raleigh, ". G..

Hon. II, a. Gudgsr, Chairman,
Raleigh, ". c.:
DEAR SIR My opinion is that
the Republican executive commit
tee has neither the power nor the
authority to bind Republicans to
vote for or against prohibition.
Republicans and Democrats vo ted
for the prohibition bill regardless
of party in the Legislature, and
will do the same in the coming
election. And now for tho Repub-
lican executive committee to issue
bill against prohibition, thinking
it can gain temporary advantage
by joining the devil against the
Democratic party, Is a copartner--
ship that older heads would never
have consented to. Any attempt
that the Republican committee
may make to prove the Democrat
ic party a temperance party will be
a failure, as it has national repu-
tation to the contrary, and no one
in the country will believe such
glorious news even from the Re
publican committee. l for one am
opposed to the Democrats having
the honor of being the father of the
prohibition bill, and wish the hon
ors to be divided evenly upon this
question. 1t is not party ques-
tiun and cannot be made so.
Yours truly,
W. A. SMITH.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-07-07

Every housekeeper should know
that su gar boiled with acid, if it be
but three minutes, will be con-
verted into glucose, which is the
form of sugar found in sweet ap-
plies. One pound of sugar has as
mach sweetening power as two
and quarter pounds of glucose.
In other words, one pound Of su-
gar stirred into the fruit after it is
cooked, and while yet warm, will
make the fruit as sweet as two and
a quarter pounds added while the
fruit is boiling.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-07-07
Tunnel Under the British Channel.

The preliminary tests of boring
to ascertain whether the chalk for
nation underlies the British chan
mel Tor the whole distance between
Dover and Calais having resulted
satisfactorily, the work of cutting a
tunnel through it.has actually com-
fneneed by running trial driftway
The length of the tunnel under
water will be twenty miles, and
with the approaches to it seven
miles more. Although the drift
way had advanced at the last ad-
vices only three hundred yards, the
shares of stock of the British and
French Railways, with which the
tunnel is to be connected, have ris-
en- largely, while the speculation in
parts or thousandths of the tunnel
are selling at what are said to be
"almcst increditable prices." There
appears to be very general belief
that this, the greatest engineering
enterprise of the age, when the par
ticnlar nature of the work to be
done at depth of two hundred
feet below the bed of the channel
is considered, will be a success /; but
it will take many years OF labor be-
fore it is completed, and will call
into use in its progress the best
engineering skill. Thus far it is
said ''the indications are certainly
encouraging. The engineer en-
counters nothing but gray chalk,
which the borer readily enters.
The cutting apparatus is driven by
compressed air, and slices oft the
chalk to the depth of quarter of an
inch with each revolution, which
occupies half a minute. There is
no trouble from water, and the net
result Of the work is at the rate of
two miles annually. The work in
the full sized tunnel will necessari-
ly proceed more slowly than IN the
driftway which is only seven feet
in diameter. At this rate it will
take some twenty years before the
two countries will be connected by
railways laid under the bed of the
channel, and before they can be
operated other problems will have
to he solved In respect to the mo.
tive power to be used. But viii
abundance of money at hand there
appears to be by physical obstacle
that engineering science canno
overcome, and in this case the ma
terial' through which the tunnel i,
to be cut is in its favor. If, how
ever, there should be "faults" dis
covered in the chalk formation, tn,
difficulty to be encountered and til,
I peril to which the men working j,
the tunnel will be exposed mus
necessarily be very great. But i
the risk is great, the profits, if tn
tunnel should be made, are expect.
ed to be enormous, as nearly tn
whole of the travel and traffic o
the two countries would take tina
route, because in the one case thou
sands of persons are deferred annr
ally now from crossing the chan
mel, by reason of the terrible sick
ness those unaccustomed to it
chopping seas have TO. encounter
and in the other because in respet
to freights its safe passage woul
be assured, while the saving of TIM
would be considerable.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-07-07
Celebrated Men of Humble Origin.

John Adams was the son Of 3
farmer, and Benjamin franklin
was the son of a tallow-chandler.
Pope, one of the greatest of English
poets, was the son of a linen-dra-
per. Bloomfield wrote his best
poem, ''The Farmers Boy" whiie
working in the garret as shoeina-
Rer. Clifford, the first editor of
the Quarterly Review, began life
as sailor-bcy, aud afterward serv.
ed an apprenticeship to a shoenak-
er. Ben. JohnEon, the dramatic
poet, worked for some time as q
brick-layer. Shakespeare was the
son of poor man. who could not
write his name. Burns was the
son of small farmer Allen Cum
ningham Of gardener !; Hogg was
a shepherd :; Ebenezer Elliot work
ed in an iron foundry Falconer
was a sailor-boy; Thomas Moore
was the son of. grocer; Gerald
Massey is the son of canal boat
man, and tegan lite as An errand-
boy, and was next an operative in
silk mill; Daniel Defoe, the au-
thor of "Robinson Crusoe," began
life as hosier, and was almoet
wholly self taught; Goblet was in
early life farmers boy, and after
ward private soldier; Isaac Wall
ton, the angler, was linen draper;
DIR. Isaac Miller, Dean of Carlisle,
aud his brother Joseph, author of
"History of the Church, began
life as weavers; DIR. John Prideanx
Bishop of orcester, got his edu-
cation ut Oxford by entering the
University as n 'kitchen-boy; John
.Bunyn, author of the "Pilgrim's
Progress" was u tinker and entire
ly self-taught; James Ames, the
antiquary, was an iron-monger;
Hugh Miller, the geologist and
journalist, was quarrymsn; CAM
den the great historian, was tho
son of house-painter; Caxton,
who was first to set up printing
press in England, was apprenticed
to a weaver; the dramatist Holcroft
was groom; Sam Pepys was tho
son of tailor, Richardson, the
novelist, was the son Of joiner.
Among the scientific men, Simp-
, son, the mathematician, was wca-
yer; Captain Cook was the son of q
peasant, who, at 70 years of age,
learned to read that he might pur-
J use the narrative OF his sons voy-
: ages; Sir Richard Arkwr;ght, the
inventor of the cotton-spinning
, machine. commenced life AS bar
} Der; Br ndley, the engineer, COM
! menced lite rs mechanic; Sir
William Herschel, the illustrioua
astronomer, was musician in a
, band of a regiment; Faraday, the
: chemist and natural philosopher,
3 was a book-binder; Ferguson the
f astronomer, was a shepherd; JohE
t Hunter, the celebrated surgeon
: and his brother William, the emil
]. nent physician, were the cons of s
: farmer; Chantry the sculptor, Wal
: a milk-boy; and Flaxman, another
8 great sculptor, was the son of 6
:, plaster-cast maker; Sir Thoma
t Lawrence, the painter, was the so1
d of an innkeeper; Opie, the painter
e worked in a saw-pit, and Hcgartl'
was apprenticed to working en-
graver; Sir John Hawkins, the far
nous admiral, began life as I
hnuse-huilder.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-07-07

He was sitting in the parlor with
her when a rooster crowed in the
yard, and, leaning over, he said:
"Chanticler." '"I wish you would !;
l am as sleepy as I can be-" Hs
cleared.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-07-07

Ohio has just completed her as
sessment. 1t shows the total VAL
+sc of real property in the State to
be $1,163,221 ,437, as compared
with 81, ,146,1O6,96s ten years ago,
a very small increase indeed.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-07-07

Wherever sheep feed new, sweet
grasses flourish and weeds are de-
stroyed. If farmers fully ap-
preciate how great a benefit sheep
are to land they would raise more
Of them.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-07-07

:, s. The whisper of a beautiful wo-
man," says Balzac, can be heard
further than the }oadcst call Of du-
ty."
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-07-07

She cooed; he wooed; the old
man said they could if they would.
No cards.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-07-07
DR.. Preston Roam,
Hts-

PROFESSIONAL SER TICES
To the citizens ef Winston and surround
ing country.
NJ Office at his residence. Anymes-
sage left at either Drug Store will receive
prompt attention.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-07-07

That misery loves-fhe fellsw.hip of grief"
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-19

Hon. S. w. Dorsey writes to the Hartford C0urdnt in regard to some false and unjust statements which have been made concerning Governor JewelPs part in the last Presiden- tial campaign. MT. Dorsey says that throughout the entire campaign there was the most hearty cooperation between Cover nor Jewell and himself and part of his gen. erous and manly letter Is as follows:
 In my judgment no chairman of any na- tional committee distinguished as many of his predecessors have been) ever gave one- half the energy, ability and untiring labor to this arduous position that did Governor Jew ell during the last campaign. He was by ex- perience and training and natural aptitude peculiarly qualified for the duties and respon- abilities of this e1acting position, and he mastered the gravest questions and the mi nutest details with intelligence and vigor, and with what results the country well knows.
 No person in that position ever did more or could do more than he did, and the credit and honor that have at times been ascribed to others belong in justice to him, and with these belong also the esteem, good will and gratitude of all good Republicans throughout the country. I wish to say this much through paper published in his own State, where his talents for other fields of action have often been invoked, to the grsat credit of himself and constituents alike. The fool ish attempts to disparage the work of Cover nor Jewell inside as well as outside his own party have served no commendable end, are every way reprehensible and unjust and have pained me far more than if they had been directed solely against myself.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-19

Chinese immigration into Victoria ard New South Wales will probably soon be dis couraged by legislation. The measure pro- posed provides that no ship shall bring more than one Chinese passenger for every one hundred tons registry, under penalty of g fine of e1O for each passenger in excess. Every Chinese immigrant must pay the sum of e1O on arrival in the colony, whether con- ing by ship or overland. Chinese holding certificates from any British Governor or Consul that they are British born are exempt. All Chinese now in the colony must obtain certificates of exemption from clerks of petty sessions or they will be liable to the e1O pay ment.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-19
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

Cassell, Petter & Galpin's Aagazine cf Art for April contains much that is interesting, It presents two full page engravings, both very spirited in design and well executed '.The Forbidden Book" from the painting by M. Carl Ooms, and "Young Troubles, from painting by George Knorr. Among the interesting articles 1.-The Dulwich Gallery by Henry Wallis, "Wood Carving" /" part two, by George Alfred Rogers, "Italan Modern Sspulchral Art'' by Wilfred Dallow, Symbolism in Art," part first, by Alfred Beaver, ''Our Living Artists Leon Bonnot" by Alice Meynell; "A Roman Majoliea Facto- ry'' by T. A. Trollope, architectural Sculp- ture, " part first, by E. 1ngress Bell, The Story of an Artists Struggle" by John Old castle, and "The Story of an Old Picture" by c. Duncan.
 Lippincott's Magazine for May presents pleasing variety of fact and fiction, science and travel. The picturesqueness of Granada and the architectural wonders of the Alham- bra furnish the subject of an illustrated arti- cle by L. F. Scott. Dr. F. l.. Oswald writes of the habits of the sloth and other inhsbi- tauts of the evergreen hill forests of Mexico and Central America MT. ". II. Rideing finds a theme of perennial interest in the British House of Commons. Louise Sey- mour Houghton tells ''The Truth About Florida" endeavoring to correct and tone down some of the needless congregations of the indiscreet friends of that booming win ter resort The stories of the number are numerous including '.In Search of a Soul," by A. Gray; ''Prlngle's Flat" by David Lowry, and "A Lucky Misfortune" by writer who modestly withholds his name, and "The Craque O Doom," also unsigned.
 The May Atlanttc is the first number in which MT. Aldrich's hand as editor appears, and it is very satisfactory number. The leading essay, Some Personal Reconections of Carlyle" by Henry James, Senior, is one of the most interesting of the many excel lent papers called forth by Carlyle's death. 'sThe Martyrdom of an Empire" by E. H. House. gives startling picture of the ruin wrought in Japan by the greed and domina- ton of Great Britain. Walter H. Page writes from intimate personal knowledge 8 ssStudy of an Old Southern Borough" Ma for Ben Perley Poore, in his chapter of "Reminiscences of Washington" gives @ very interesting account of the Fillmore ad- ministration. J. Brander Matthews contri- butes an excellent article on Eugene Scribe" The fresh installments of Henry James, Jr.'s, Portrait of Lady," and Miss Phelps s'Friends" well sustain the high in terest which previous chapters of these serial stories have excited. Mir. Whittier contri- butes characteristic poem, 'tRabbi Ish- mael ;' Mir. Trowbridge has three excellent verse the story of "Demeters Search" Re- views of new books, including careful run ming description of all the books of the month and variety of bright things in the Contributors Club, complete capital num- Der of the ANGntto.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-19

ed to leave the school room for post of use- fulness in theh home. It is impossible to get together 8 more attractive crowd of young women than is gathered by any great meet ing of teachers. Superior school teaching, in which there is a large investment of mind and soul. is the high road to personal beauty, social influence and matrimonial success''
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-19
MORNING. APRIL l9. 1881.
cJournaI ano Courier.

EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY
 HARRINGTON & CO.,, No. 300 State Street, Courier Building.
 JOHN B.. oARRINGToN. EDWARD T. oARRINGToN. JOHN B. DARLINGTON, JR.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-19

It is, we are sorry to say, a somewhat prevalent popular error that ladies who teach school are apt to become unlovely and disa-
 greeable spinsters, united for matrimony and family life. The Journal of Educatica, vigorously combats this idea and says that, on the contrary, the better class of lady teachers are far more in the way of matri- monial alliances with influential and worthy men than any other class. t'The country is full of splendid women who have been invit-
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-19

Mayor Caven, of Indianapolis, has had a rather notable experience with drunkards. He is in the habit of administering the pledge to confirmed drunkards who are brought be- fore the Mayors Court, and from the records of arrest and return he is convinced that among the hundreds who have taken the oath to abstain from drink not more than per cent. of the men and 12 per cent. of the women have broken it. This difference he explains on the ground that dissolute wo- man almost inevitably sinks lower than a dissolute man, and that thenceforth all her associations must help to keep her down.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-19

Wendell Phillips is not the man to hold his to be done, and he addresses strong protest to the Governor and Council of Massachusetts against what he calls ''the murder of S. K. Ab- bolt next Friday by the executive of the Con- monwealth.'' Abbott was convicted of killing Mrs. Crue. MT. Phillips thinks it extreme ly probable that he did kill her, but he says: There was no little of evidence offered that showed, or even tended to show, that # Ab- bolt killed her, he did it with generalization, or malice aforethought. On the contrary every charge urged by the attorney general tended strongly to show that # he killed her, he killed her in hot blood. No theory which connects Abbott with the crime, except that of hot blood, will explain the facts of the case'' By Massachusetts law killing is only punishable with death when it is done ma liciously and with reconciliation or while at tempting to commit a felony. And MT. Phil lips afirms, unhesitatingly, 'that every fact in the case tends to show that # Abbott killed Mrs. Crue, he did it without premedi- tation; and there is no little of evidence not an atom, to show that he did it while at tempting to commit felony" MT. Phillips points out that there was no evidence offered of any motive for murder, and declares that there was no such amount, or certainty, of evidence in the case as would have made the Supreme Court instruct a jury to change the title to an estate of fifty thou usand dollars in value He concludes with the following strong words: ''The only murder the law will see in this whole transaction, as the case now stands, is that which the executive pro- poses to commit next Friday. State, if it violates law, commits murder just as much as an individual does do not care to en- large on the mOtige which, think, impels the executive to commit this crime which, in my view, makes the act murder in the strict est sense of the law. But, as citizen of the Commonwealth, I wish to wash my hands of this blood"
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-19

9Lots-state Street, near Long Wharf. : Lots-Whitney Avenue. Samuel Bishop Property, corner Crown and Gregson
 Streets. Lots-Howard Hallock and DixweH Avenues Lots-Greenwich and Kimberly Avenues. Lots-Lan,berton, Washington. Cedar and -Caplisle
 Streets.
 Streets Lots-Adeline, Dsggett, Starr, Hewha1l and Bassett
 Streets Lots-Harriett, Canal, Grant and John Streets 100 Shore Lots on Lighthouse Point. 10 Shore Lots below Waverly Grove West Haven. 100 Lots-WaIlingford. 100 Lots-Derby Avenue. 40 OLots-Allingtown. 75 Lots-Augerville. 100 Lots-East Haven, near East Haven Center 100 Lots Near Hamden Church, Harnden, l 900 Lots-Montowese North Haven.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-19

Denver has population of less than 50, GOO, but it includes six men who are worth from $1 ,OOO, 900 to $5,0O0, 900 each twenty who are worth $500, ,OOO and 200 who repre- sent $25O, ,OOO in their own right. Besides the rich men in Denver there are six widows whose combins d fortunes aggregate $3,O00,- Ooo
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-19

Extraordinary Excitement! NDREW G DOMAIN has had overwhelming suc- "A cess this ason in his great variety Of CANNED GOODS and the beauty of it is that whoever pur chased will call in, for the QUALITY and CEs cannot be surpassed
 E.ouk a. the Following Prices. 3 ID. Tab1= Peaches, 3 cans soc. Fine Table Peaches 13c. Quinces, 1bc. 't Bartlett Pears, 15c. " Gooseberries, 10c. G Egg Plums, 15c. Gage Plums, 15c. 't Raspberries, 12c.
 Fine Pineapples 17c.
 '' Strawberries, 15c
 fS Black erriSs, Sc.
 c California Apricots, 31c
 S' Cherries, 15c.
 C Guilford Tomatoes, He.
 's Genuine Preach Peas, 23c.
 's Oyster Bay Asparagus 33c. Fine String Beans, 10c. s' Small CT cen Peas, Ice. s' Marrowfat Peas, 18c. '' Early June Peas, 2ec q Jones Succotash, 15c. Sweet Corn, l5c. s' Lima Beans, PC. ts Golden Pumpkin, Pc. Best brand Canned Salmon and Lobster, 15c. Libby, NcNea1 x Libby Corned Beef, ID. can 25c. One fine bottle Queen Sauce, 10c. Just receiyed-Pickled ] amb's Tongues in glass jars Picked Tripe in glass jars; Celery Sauce, very fine relish the table fresh arrival of Olives fn glass or bulk: Pickles of all descriptions; new Vermont Maple Syrup in gallon cans; Celery Salt Call and see and be convinced that we keep the best assortment of Fancy and Staple Groceries. Genuine Rye and Rock, 65c bottle. Fine assortment Wines and Liquors. Call and See  For sale nice butter box and delivery wagon A DREW GOODMAN, No. oS Grown st., Near Music Hall doors from Church street. ap9 GOODMAN'S BUILDING.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-19

The Ldncet says that the actual cause of the Czar's death was loss of blood and thinks it most extraordinary that monarch who al- ways moved in the shadow of death had not a surgeon close at hand.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-19

100 Lots-Orange Center. 90 Acres-Near Branford Center. splendid site for
 building.
 6 Acres-Westvi1le opposite Pond Lily Paper Mill. so Acres-Near Maltby's Lake, SproutIandss
 Also the best FACTORY SITES in the City or Country.
 One Block House-Home Place. One Block House-Sylvah Avenue. One Small House-Thorn Street. One Small House and Barn-Adeltne Street. One Small House, Barn and Sheds-Silver Street. One Small House-Hallock Street. Two Small Houses-Wilson Street. One Small House Oak Street. Two Small Houses-Morris Street
 And other Property too numerous to mention.
 small payment will <zsecuIe any of the above de- soribed Property the balance can be paid in in stallments to suit the purchaser. ma If
Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-19
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The verdict arrived at in the Smith case was unavoidable. The murderer has had fair trial, and there seems to be no necessity for another one.