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Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-02-23
The Wonders Of Common Paper,

To the japanese we are indebted
for the discovery that paper can be
made into hundreds of articles for
human use. AT the Atlanta Expo
sition were to be seen a most ex-
traordinary variety of articles
which had been made from COM
mon paper pulp. These included
car wheels, kitchen furniture, wash
basins, tubs, trucks, and even hous-
es. A car wheel made of paper
will run 100000 miles withons
breaking, and is stronger than steel
or iron, and then it is very much
cheaper. Paper is of surprising
strength. A twisted note OF tho
Bank of England will not tear even
though three hundred. and twenty
nine pounds, weight is suspended
from the end of it. Paper can bo
con- pressed so hard that it will tear
chisel into pieces if the latter is
held against it. One Of the great
! values of paper is that it can De
made to take the place of wood.
Furniture made Of 1t looks like
black walnut, and it is really stron
ger as we'll as cheaper, indeed
there is now less danger from the
wasting of our forest trees than
there was before the various uses
OF paper were discovered. Stoves
are made of paper, and are SO in
combustible that it is impossible TO
burn them. 1t is possible even to
make steam engine OF paper in
short. it has been found that the
linen fibre from which the best pa.
per is made will in the future be as
valuabl. to mankind as wood or
iron.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-02-23
The Longest Speech.

The longest speech on record
is believed to have been madc by
DR.. De Cosmos in the legislature
of British Columbia. when meas
ure WAS pending which would takc
from great many settlers their
land. De Cosmos was in hope--9
less minority. The job had been
held back till tho close of the
session, and unless legislation IVES
taken before noon of q given day
the act would fail. The day be-
fore, De Cosmos got the floor at
10 A., NJ. and began to speak
against the bill. ,-,4
Its friends cared little, for
they supposed that by ono or two
O'Clock be wonld be through, and
the bill put on its passage. One
o'clock came and he was still
speaking. Two o'clock-he was
saying Sin the second place Three
o'clock-he produced a fearful
bundle of papers, and insisted on
reading them.
The majority began to have
suspicions--he was going to speak
till the next noon, and kill tho
bill. For while they became
merry over it; but as it came on
to duck they got alarmed. They
tried interruptions but soon aban-
doned them, because each one af-
forded him chance to digress
and rest.
They tried to shnt him down,
bu. that gave him breathing
space, and finally they settled
down to watch the combat be-.
tween strength of will and weak
ness ef body. They gave him no
mercy. No adjournment for din
ner; no chance TO do more than
to wet his lips with water; no
wandering from the subject; no
sitting down. Members slipped
out to eat in relays, and returned
to sleep, but De Cosmos went on.
The speaker was alternately doz-
ing and trying to look wide
awake. Day dawned and the
majority slipped ont in squads to
wash aid breakfast, and De Co.'S
mos kept en-. 1t can't be said it
was a very logical, elequert, or
sustained speech. There were reps
ctitions and digressions. Bat still
he kept on until noon came to a
haffied majority, livid with rage
and impotence; and a single man
was triumphant, though his voice
had sunk to husky whisper, his
hloodshot eyes were almost shut,
his legs tottercd, and his buked
lips we're cracked and bloody. He
bad spoken twenty-six hours, and
saved the settlers their land.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-02-23

examiners in his place, lest, as we
have always believed, the whole truth
should become known to the public.
'sThis ring has controlled the mint
Legislation in all this period. It pro-
cured the abolition of the charge for
coming gold. so that the cost might
be borne by the people instead OF
those who profit by it. And it is now
so powerful, extending through many
of the government departments, that
it has its own way in concealing from
the public the infamy of its doings."
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-02-23
Bring Your Heart into Your Family
Circle"

We sometimes meet with men
who seem to think that any lndul-
gence in an affectionate feeling is a
weakness. They will return from
a journey, and greet their families
with distant dignity, and move
among their children with the cold
and lofty splendor of an iceberg,
surrounded by its broken fragments
There is hardly a more unnatural
sight on earth than one of those
families without a heart. A father
had better extinguish a boys eyes
than take away his heart. Who
that has experienced the joys O
friendship, and values sympathy
and affection. would not rather LOST
all that Is beautiful in Natures
scenery than be robbed of the hid,
den treasure of his heart? Cher
ish, then, your hearts best affec.
tions. Indulg, in the warm and
gushing emotions of filial, parenta
and fraternal love. Think it no
weakness God is love. Low.
God, everybody, and everythin!
that is lovely. Teach your chill
drenl to love to love the rose-th
robin; to love their parents /;
love their God. Let it be the STUD
led object of their domestic cultur
to give them warm hearts-arder
affections. Bind your whole fami
ly together by these strong cord
You cannot make them too strong
Religion is love: Love to Goo
love to man.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-02-23


compound, and sent it out by his
man.
sAnd now!' he said, standing op-
posite to her, with folded arms and
a height that seemed 10 her posi-
lively commanding.
Il received a note from you,' she
said, this morning.
Yes; and why did you not wait
for me to call 2 he asked, quietly.
4 was ashamed to put you to the
trouble said Lily, IN low voice.
4 knew, of course, the object of
your call
Did you?'
He elevated his brows slightly.
sAnd 1 knew very well that !
had not the money for you,' she
added, in desperation. But here
is ten dollars, and if you will please
let me know the whole amount, !
will endeavor to pay it in install
ments, as best can
you are mistaken, Miss Vennor,
said the doctor, quietly. MY mo-
tive in calling had nothing whatev-
er to do with the collection OF my
bill.'
Lily looked at him with eyes of
blue, innocent surprise. She did
not understand him.
I had a question to ask you,'
said the doctor.
About the children?'
about YOURSELF
"A question: she repeated
vaguely.
'Yes.' he said, sand I will ask il
now, Miss Vennor. In those weeks
when l came daily to your house
and saw you stand like a minister
ing angel, at the bedside of those
little ones, l made up my mind tha
you of all women, came nearest to
my ideal of sweet, womaniy per-
fection. And I vowed within my
self to ask you to be my wife. Sc
now, Miss Vennor-Lily ly-yor
know why I was coming!'
It seemed like dream of unrea
bliss to Lily Vennor-that home
ward walk through the twilight
with Bruce Ingraham's arm to sup
port her-h:s beloved presence 81
Lear to her. She had been toile
in life's shadow ever since she coult
remember; but she was coming
into her heritage of happiness a
last.
Little Midge and Edith wer'
looking out for her, over the stair
way, as she came home.
It's Lily cried Nudge, in al
audible stage whisper. 'Cur Lily
But she isn't alone. Theirs som
one with her. Oh, Edie, l gues
its her valentine! Old Mrs. Nor
ris says that every one has = valen
tine to-day
You dear little prophet = crie
Doctor Ingraham, catching up tn
child in his arms. You are right
1t Is Lily's valentine.'
Doctor Ingrahatn!' said Edith
slowly. Well, if 1 was to c'ioose
valentine out of all the world TO
Lily, l should say Doctor Ingra
hamp
And Lily, in voice that was a
most whisper, added.
| so should I!'
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-02-23

A tennessee girl bought herself
from the young man to whom she
was engaged with SIS in cash and
800 pounds of peanuts, taking his
receipt in full of all demands. Then
she married the man of her second
choice. There is nothing dishon-
olable or mean about a Tennessee
girl. She pays damages down and
does not wait to be sued.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-02-23

A New York merchant has been
detected measuring thirty = four
inches to the yard. Two inches
is nothing on q towel, but it tells
heavily on a woclen shirt when the
thermometer drops down.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-02-23
Slap up the Square.

''It is very hard to lose a hus-
ban6," sobbed the Widow Wilt
w1ngle, as she gazed down upon
the features of the late lamented,
and wondered whether she could
borrow long mourning veil.
Yes shifted the undertaken.
"But all flesh is Timothy V. %,
and it only remains for us to plant
him in as fashionable a shape as we
can Fla int we better plow HIM
under tomorrow 2"
"lsn't that too quick?" sighed the
widow, who knew she couldn't get
her washing from the laundry un-
til the day after.
81 don't believe he'll keep
said the undertaken, eycIng the de-
ceased critically. "This here is
pretty hard weather on meat, and
he's liable to sp'le unless you SHOW
el him under pretty sudden. He
emells bad nnw.'
$50 he does,'' replied the widow,
shifting at him cautiously. "And
yet | hate to put him under the
ground"
"You can store him in the re-
cciving vanlt for a while, if you
like, but if you try % keep him
around the house he's likely to
bust open, and you'd better not
have it if you can avoid it,"
'ls it cold in the vault p ask
ed the widow with streaming
eyes.
"lt amt SO remarkably tropical
responded the undertaken. "Monrn
ers generally put stiffs in there
now and you can pop him into
The grave when ever it's handy
By the time Jon get around to i
he'll be so tar gone you won't ininf
it. If [ was you I'd stick him ir
the vault for a few weeks"
"Well, | suppose it is best, ant
perhaps we'd better do it to-mor-
row."
Gail right" said the undertaken
"I'il can him up during the da,
and in the morning I'll team him
over to the church. Don't cry
Just heel yourself pretty well nj
with scripture and you'll pu
through. Would you like rose
, wood or velvet duster fo
HING"
) "Rosew ood, by all means. Pleas
handle him tenderly."
Cob! we may have to hump hin
around little, but we'll make it a
easy as we can for him. How ma.
; ny teams will you want to haul til
g grief %
81 think ten will be enough,
, replied the widow. go, what ehal
E l do when he's gone 2"
"Don't think of that now," syn
; yathized the undertaken, as h
, mads few memoranda in his note
. book. "He's keeping up his en-
e with the angels, and you know til
f Bible says the Lord is shepher
: who leads rs around by green pas
tors. Brace up, and think of hil
s as being where the wicked ceas
8 from troubling and the weary e
e the best. Who have you got to d
J the pious business e
:, "Our minister is preparing him
: self now"
"That'a all right. III be aroun
+: again during the day to try the be
r on, and | guess I'll freeze him
}, trife, or you can't stand him +
: morning. This is terrible on dc
J. functs, but we'll slide him away
- well as we car, and you'll just bu
- with pride to see how it is done. >
a And the supplemented, good
= hearted undertaken left the wido
; to her grief, while he went to ord
y his men to "slap mp the square thir
n by old Wiltwingle,'' who b:
Is sprung a leak in his mortal coil
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-02-23

The Boston Globe says now that
Mrs. Lincoln has been voted $15,-
900 and substantial yearly pension
it leaka ont that she has $65 900
invested in threc-and-a-half per
cent. bonds.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-02-23

A down-country farmer who pnt
in a half acre with turnips last year
saye they didn't bring him u cent.
He should try onions next time,
They always bring scent.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-02-23

1t is said Hindoo g,rls are tanght
to think OF marriage almost as soon
as they can talk. That is much
better than the civilized idea of
talking OF marriage almost as SOON
as.one can think.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-02-23

A correspondent asks how he
can build and manage a hot house.
BY boarding his motlrer in-law tlla
desired information will come ia
him in its full force.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-02-23

"E TAKE pleasure in Informing oar
w friends and the public that we are prepared
accommodate them with conveyances Of all
Ayles, at the shortest notice. We keep very hne
btoek Of horses, and handsome vehicles. ChAEr~s
VII always be moderate.
sWsaeso have ample room and accommodation ior
1ecysrs - eoe1 as can b found elsewhere IN ne
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-12-26
The sl.ah,s Lesson.

A young French painter was showing
the Shah of Persia bis picture of Hero.
dias bringing il the head OF John The
Baptist. The Shah asked him how many
minutes were supposed to have passed
since the head was cut off 1.-TWO min.
u,es,'' said The painter. The Shah then
told him that the lips ought to be wide
open and of an ashy white. AS the ar
list was unwilling 10 be convinced the
Shah clapped his hands and slave sp-
pearine, drew his sword and with one
tremendous sweep severed his head from
his body. He then pulled out his watch
aud two minutes after stopped down,
picked up the bleeding head, and walk.
ing to the picture held the real head by
the side of the painted one and said to
the Frenchman: "Monaieur, you can see
for yourself that the lips ought TO be
ashy white and wide apart, and you will
learn to believe the Shah in the future
Then he tossed away the head and calm
" walked out, leaving the painter more
dead than alive to take himself and his
unfortunate picture back to his owr
apartments. The shock was so severe
to the painters nerves that be became
hyslerical and remained so for months
unable to do any work. The Shah con-
ferred decorations and titles upon him
which cost nothing, and giving him jus,
money enough to take him home allow
ed him to leave Persia, AMI he now &c
cupes studio in the Palais Royal il
Paris.
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Sensible Tariff Talk.

TIE Cincinnati News, under the head
OF ':Tariff Revision" thus sensibly dis
courses:
"The position of the Democracy may
be stated as follows: 1t Is to have. just
SO little protective bounty as possible,
having due regard for the vested inter-
esls and established business of the
country. The position of Democracy
is not Indicated by Mr.. Randall and the
Pennsylvania protection Democrats with
their ideas of scant revision, such as
protection may be willing to submit to !.
nor by the Free Traders, who would bor-
row term from England and urgs,
revenue tariff. Sound judgment viii
see at once that reforms which will or
may shock the business system and do
violence to every interest, will not be
permitted by the conservative common
sense of the American people. No mat.
how vast an evil on existing system may
be. radical reform may be the kind Of
remedy which is worse than the disease
England has purely revenue tariff,
and allows no Incidental protection; on
the contrary, takes special pains that her
revenue tariff shall have no such effect.
| Such tariff for revenue is not advocated
| by Dplno4 aay BBsssss. BBssss Dsnecrpcv dees
not propose to allow the protected In
terests, which appropriste Twenty-Five
per cent. more OF bounty than is needed,
even upon their own ground, longer to
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-12-26
Mexican Cruelty.
Texas Siftinps

An Austin man who made prolonged
trip through Mexico gives US some in
teresting details of his trip. He says
that when he was in the City Of Mexico
he was shcwn through some of the OLE
buildings, converts and jails that were
erected BY the Spaniards. In the wal
of one OF these ancient buildings ht
noticed small opening, and he natur'
ally inquired of his Mexican guide wha
it meant. He was told that it was ont
of the buildings in which criminals were
walled up alive.
"What was the use of that hole in th'
wall ?"
"Well, Senior, you see, as long as th'
prisoner lived his food was handed il
to him on plate, and he handed th'
empty plate back, but when he handet
The plate back with the food on it IN
touched, then the jailor knew the pris
nner was dead already, and didn't civ
him any more"
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The Miseries of a Mean Man.

',Snmetimes | wonder Whist mean
man thinks about when be goes tn bed"
ssys Burdette, in the Hawkeye "When
he turns out tho light and lies down.
When the darkness closes in about him,
and he is alone, and compelled to I'D
honest with himself, and not bright
thought, not generous impulse, mot a
manly act, not word of blessing, not
a grateful look comes to bless him
again; not penny dropped intoih
oulstretched palm of poverty, nor the
balm of a loving word dropped into'an
aching heart; no sunbeams of encour-
agement cast upon struggling life-ethe
strong right hand of fellowship reached
out to help some fallen man to his feet;
when none of these things come to him
as the God bless you OF the departed
day, how he must hate himself. How
he must try to roll away from himself
and sleep on the other side of the bed;
when the only victory be can think Of
is some mean victory, in which be has
wronged neighbor. No wonder lie all
ways sneers when he tries to smile
How pure and fair and good all the rest
of the world must look to him, and how
cheerless and dusty and dreary must his
own path appear. Why, even oheslohe,
isolated act of meanness Is enough to
scatter cracker-crumbs in the bed OF the
average, ordinary man, and what must
be the feelings of man whose whole
life is giveh up TO mean acts2 When
there is so much suffering and heartaehe
and misery in the world, anyhow, why
should you add one pound of wicked
ness or sadness to the general burden 7
Don't be mean, my boy. Suffer injus-
lice thousand times rather than com.
nit it once" Il
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Jules Janin's Story.

Jules Janin tells story of the cele.
hrated diamond, the Sancy, stone o
the first water, and worth an enormous
amount of money. One night, at bal
at Nice, the Princess NJ, to whom it be
longed. let it fall .Janln picked it az
and the Princess requested him to pu
it in his pocket for safe keeping. H,
did SO and thought no more about it,
Two days afterwards the Princess me
Janin and asked laughingly for the dia'
mond.
"What diam6nd 7" said Janin.
"What2 That I confied to you
keeping the other evening"
"Ah, that is true; hal forgotten it
1t was real stone, then p
"Real2 Yes. Only the Sancy."
"The Sancy!" cried Japin, and b.
rushed home like madman. He search
ed everywhere. Not sign of it Al
at once he remembered the coat he had
worn that night "Where is is?" A
the washerwoman's." The washerwo
man had found nothing Janin was il
despair. On the bank of the river
child was throwing stones into the wa
ter. Among a pile of pebbles at il,
side was the Sancy. The world wa
again bright to Janin. The Princes
smiled serenely.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-12-26

One hundred and seventy-two thou-
sand five hundred and forty-four per.
sons are employed in the cotton mills or
the United States, who earn S42,040,5l8
per annum. a.
Despite the assertions of the New
York critics that Mrs Lang.ry Is not an
actress, man has named canal boat
after her. Genius and talent are appre.
cated In the n ost unexpected places.
A New York paper vicioasly asserts
that Vanderbilt cau't drive horse prop.
erly. A man who can drive bargain,
as can Mr.. Vanderbilt, car stand this
kind of a charge with sublime equine
unity.
Eggs are worth $40 each in New
York. The ostriches lay them. An os.
trich egg omelette looks like Chicago
girls cast off slipper, is as tough as a
clearinghouse steak, and as strong az
last springs butter.
Advlces from South Africa say Ceie
wayo signed the Zulu settlement AM
will return to Zululand early In January
The British residents and q militsr,
escort will accompany him to Mandi
where he will be installed king.
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spThe fifteen-forts that now sur:

s0The fifteen-forts that now sur..
round the City of Rome have an extent
of about twenty-five miles, so that the
vanguard of a hesieging party would
have to occupy no less a circuit thalp
thirty-two miles, and the main force q
circuit Of thirty-eight miles, Ga Che
most modest computation the besieging
army would, therefore, employ six or
seven armv corps; that is, from 150. 900
to 100000 men. The forts of Rome, ii
furnished with heavy artillery, are now
capable OF a.tenacious resistance, witbz
out reckoning that a garrison even ins
ferior to the enemy in numbers would
he able TO embarrass and retard his
movements from the very first.
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''But, Allen, nv son. pleaded father,
81 had thought you would enter into bu-
siness with me- There is grand open
ing for you and l held the position in
reserve"
81 thank you for all that, but / want
to travel year or two before going in-
to business" was all could answer
and my father gave me up in despair.
Lila was still absent; but it was quite
dark, and the train would leave in half
an hour, so l left "good bye" for her,
and passed out into the hall
1t was long, narrow ball, reaching
the whole length of the house, and with
several rooms opening into it; but as
vet it was unlighted and as dark as
Egypt.
About half way through it l heard
the street door open and shut, and a
moment later ranfnl against some one
entering.
1t is Lila, l Lhought, and reaching
out my arms caught her between them
"Is it you, Lila ?" l said
| But she did not answer, only twined
her two arms about my neck
"Why, little sister," | said softly, do
you love me so much ?"
| For Lila was not demonstra,ive as
usual thing, and / was surprised at her
movement.
"Oh, better than all the world beside,
Allen" she said IN whisper.
And then, as l lifted the face to my
lips, the sweet odor of geranium per
fumed the air, and my heart gave great
leap.
1t was Carrie, not Lila, that l held in
my arms.
She was trying to disengage herself
now, but l suddenly caught her light
form in my two stout arms, and open
ing the library door, l carried her into
the brilliantly lighted room. Her face
was hot with bushes now, aud her eyes
full of tears. -
"You are too bad" she sobbed, sand
l hate you!"
But just then she noticed nv travel
ing attire and paused abruptly.
"Why, where are you going" Z" she
asked with interest.
81 was going away, never to return"
I answered; "but since you said what
you did in the hall have changed my
mind"
Carrie pnuted.
81 was only speaking for Lila"
Then shall go, shall |, and leave
you to marry Fred ?"
81 detest Fred" she cried.
Sand you love me better than all the
world ?"
"Yes."
So the flirt vas conquered at last, and
| was the victor.
"But how did you know it was not
Lila ?" she asked, as we sat together.
by the geranium leaf | saw you put
in your hat this morning"
"And but for that you would have
gono away and not come back for
years ?"
Yes;s peshsl, eye como bach, but
for that tell-tale leaf, "7
Then we will keep this leaf always, y
she said, taking il fr6m her hair.
And so We have. procured little
golden box. and there it is to-day one
Of our dearest treasures.
Of course | married Carrie, and Of
course that blooming matron Il she.
y y y y
Tom DJlano did not die of broken
heart, but married lovely girl out
West few months after his departure; !;
and Fred Town is our family physician,
and hasa pretty wife OF his own.