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Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-03-22
Punctuation.

Punctuation is an art, and one
that has been learned in comparative
y modern times: The Greeks did
not know the meaning of it, and left
no space between their words. The
Romans put up a kind of division
without any apparent method. Up
to the end of the fifteenth century
only the colon and comma were in
troduced, and the latter, at that time
only as perpendicular figure. We
are indebted to Aldus Manutius, the
eminent printer, for the comma as
we have it now and in 1890 he in
troduced the selni-oolon into print
ing, and published set of rules for
the guidance of writers. It is not
known by whom the notes of inter
rogation and exclamation were first
used, but inverted commas ('O were
brought into common use by a
French printer, to supersede the use
of italics, and the English adopted
them to specify quotation.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-03-22

Bob thus apostrophizes the rab-
bit: The rabbit winks with hiz noze
an sumtimes he duz it with such
effek that the ckko agertates what
little tale heze got left. Rabbits haz
got other funny trates besides, be-
cause heze got kneze on hiz hind
legs that reatch from hiz toze to hiz
elboze an he sets on 'em more'n he
doze on the furtherest end of 'im.
Hiz ears IL stiffycaes of biz belong
in to the jackass family an wen he
sticks 'em up the stars begin ter git
nervous an move out ther way.
Rabbits wares furs all the hull yeer
an wen they walk yude think the
behind part ov i'm wuz harder to
lift an a barrow, but wen you tetch
'em of a litenin- bug -couldn't ketch
i'm eff you'd give i'm tu daze start.
Rabbits il good ter eat only if thar's
wimmin round you mustn't mention
ennythin' bout cats vile the banket
is goin' on.-Rome Sentinel.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-03-22
Aided BY His Wife.

Hamilton, the governor of Illinois,
it seems, owe. much to the great am
bition of his wife, who is described
as both an intelligent and lovely la
dy. She was engaged to be married
to the youthful governor while both
were attending the same school in
Ohio, She then predicted brilliant
future for her betrothed, and had the
greatest confidence that he would
make his mark in the world. She
persuaded him to read law, and it is
said that in all his political battles
Hamilton has been guided by the
wisdom and good sense of his wife,
who, like Mrs. General Logan, new
er takes back seat when her hus-
bands political advancement is in7
uolyad
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-03-22
Ar Indian Version of The Deluge.

The Musquakies, tribe of In
dians having a reservation in Tama
county, Iowa, are said by theiragent,
George Davenport, to observe relig-
ious rites which closely resemble
those of the ancient Hebrews. They
have a Bible, of which there are sew
eral copies among the tribe, which
are ancient and preserved with great
care. Each Bible consists of twenty
seven parts. 1t is written IL char
acters and signs known only to them.
They utter prayers to a supreme be-
ing in language entirely different
from that in which they converse
usually. What it is Mr.. Davenport
has never been able to learn, nor has
he been able to get copy of their
Bible. They get from their Bible
tradition which corresponds to our
account of the deluge; for one day
when Mr.. Davenport was attempting
to explain to them the existence of a
God and his relation to man, and al
so about Noah and the deluge, one of
the chiefs replied: "Ugh we know
that long time We was all in ca
noes tied together On top heap wa
ter. We put down musk rat-one,
two, good many times. He come up.
Last time he go down, he come up
he bring mud. We know water GO
| down."
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-03-22
Animal Doctors.

The Gazette DIES Hopitear publish
es some facts about animals of most
extraordinary kind. The writer, DIR.
Delauney, is one of the most remark
able authors on physiology in Paris.
dogs he says, "get rid of their
parasites by means of dust, mud or
wet clay. The swallow will throw
one little one out of her nest (if the
fiedgling be covered with vermin) in
order to have the rest from contain
ination.
"When animals have fever they
invariably diet themselves, take plen-
ty OF rest, keep in the shade and in
pfunge into It several times a day,
when they can.
eff a dog loses his appetite he
eats dandelions, which serve as an
emetio. Cats eat grass for the same
reason. Sheep and COWS always look
for certain herbs when they feel sick.
Dogs or horses swallow any fatty
substances they can get hold of,
whenever they need purgative med
icine. If any animal be afflicted
with chronic rheumatism, it keeps
the afflicted limb turned to the sun
as much as possible.
"In the treatment of wounds the
knowledge of animals is equally
wonderful.
"The soldier ants have regular
ambulance corps, we'll organized.
When Letrille cut off the antenna
Of a red ant, other ants came to its
assistance, and covered the wounds
with a.transparent liquid secreted in
their mouths.
GA chimpanzee, when wounded
first checks the flow of blood by
pressing the wound with his hand
and then dresses it with leaves OF
roots of grass. If the limb Of a
wounded animal be hanging by a
shred, the creature completes the
amputation with its teeth.
" A dog struck by a viper kept
plunging his wounded nose for many
days into a running stream. He
got we'll. A hunting dog that hac
been crushed by carriage dragged
into the bed of a shallow strean n
and lay down in the water during
three whole weeks-although it was
winter: They carried him his food
there. He got completely well.
GA terrier-dog that had Lesion
in his right eye hid away from th'
light and for two days kept licking
the sole of his front leg paw, ant
pressing his eye against the cool we
surface. No oculist could hav'
treated the eye better and man,
would not have done 50 we'll.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-03-22
Johnnie's Description Of Monkey

A monkey is blamed funny in
SEX. You can't tell how many feet
he has, caused he amt made up his
mind yet whether his front feet is
hands or feet, an he uses 'em both
waze. When he smiles his feechers
work hard enuff to pan out somethin'
ginowine, but the real flavor don't
seem to be fetched out. Monkeys
hangs on tree just like grepe-vines,
but there's more meat to 'ern. Mon
keys don't dress enough to suit most
folkes, an, besides, their clothes is
made Of such thin stuff that it wares
off wen tina sit devn:
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-03-22
NO. 13
he Great Wall of China:

An American engineer who, being
engaged in the construction of rail-
way i'll Chinai he had unusually fa-
vorahle opportunities Of examining
the famous Great Wall; built to OBJ
struct the incursions of the Tartars,
gives the following account of this
wonderful work: The we'll is 1,728
miles long, 18 feet wide, and Is feet
thick at the top. The foundation
throughout is Of solid granite, the
remainder of compact masonry: At
intervals of between two hundred
and three hundred yards towers rise
aRu tKseeethff = teef IN d1amefer. ii
On the top of the wall and on both
sides of it are masonry parapets, to
enable the defenders to pass unseen
from one tower to another: The
wall itself is carried from point to
point in a perfectly straight line
across valleys and plains and over
hills, without the slightest regard to
the configuration of the ground ;
sometimes plunging down into
abysses thousand feet deep. Brooks
and rivers are bridged over by the
wall, while on both banks of larger
streams strong fanking towers are
placed.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-03-22
Boys. Go Home.

All, boys! you who have gone
out from the honesteads into the
rush and hustle of life, do you ever
think of patient mothers who are
stretching out to you arms that are
powerless to draw you back to the
Old home nest ?-arms that were
strong to carry you once, pressed to
hearts that love you now as then?
No matter, though your hair is
silver .streaked, and Dot in the era
die calls you grandpa, you are 'sthe
boy" SO long as mother lives. You
are the children of the old home.
Nothing can crowd you out Of your
mothers heart. You may have fail
ed in the battle of life and your
manhood may have been crashed
out against the wall Of circumstances;
you may have been prosperous,
gained wealth and fame-hut moth
er's love has .fuasowed you always.
Many "boy" has not been home
for five, or ten, or 6aenty years
And all this time mother has been
waiting. All, who does not know
the agony expressed by that world !
She may be even now saying, II
dreamed of my John last night, may
be he will come to-day, he may drop
in for dinner" and the poor, trem-
bling hands prepare some favorlte
dish for him, Dinner comes and
goes, but John comes not with it
Thus day after day, month after
month, year after year, passes, till Al
last, "hope deferred maketh the
heart SICK" aye, sick unto death
the feeble arms are stretched oft ii;
longer the dim eyes, are closed, th'
gray hairs smoothed for the las
time and the tired hands are folded
for everlasting rest, and the mother
waits no more on earth for one wh'
comes not. God grant that sh'
may not in vain wait for his coming
in the heavenly home. Once NOR
| say boys, go home, if only for
day. Let mother know you hav
not forgotten her. Her days ma:
be numbered. Next winter ma.
cover her grave with snow.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-03-22

scream-but the torpor was on her
again, and the slowly working poi
son was freezing her faculties. 1t
was the last sign of life. Back into
the cushioned chair she sank and,
with another look into the marble
face and closing eyes, the man quit
ted the room.
The tragedy was completed.
A month afterward the crime was
discovered. The woman so heart
lessly betrayed to death was the
wife of an old citizen, and his son
the murderer.
There are those living who know
the story. 1t created an excitement
that no ordinary incident could
awaken; but family influence had
power to suppress the facts. In the
rawlings of delifium the man con-
fessed the crime, and, although hui
man punishment could not reach
him, the mad house received its vic
tim. From lips that loved and
cherished her in life the story was
learned.
The memory of the young wife
is yet vivid in aged hearts, and
many tear falls burningly when the
story of her life and death is told.
It would subserve no interest to tell
her name, but her tomb in the
churchyard is shrine where a gray
haired pilgrim goes to weep and
revive a memory that made for an
hour an Eden Of his life:
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-03-22
Blooming Prosperity.
Evansville Argus.

Evansville Argus.
A few days ago a drummer for
one of our wholesale houses was dri-
wing in a buggy along country road
in Arkansas, when he came upon a
tall, roughly dressed man sitting upon
q rail fence whiting. With a So
ciable "good morning" the traveller
drew up his horse and asked:
"Is that your field of corn over
there? %
oval, I calkilate I'll freeze on to
a right smart sheer Of it. I'm work
ing the piece on the sheers."
Clocks like fine CROP"
"It does"
ri presume you are figuring on
great prosperity in future, such i'm
niense crop indicating plenty for
ALL"
"Prosperity? Stranger, that ha,n't
no name fur the cyclone that's agoin'
to hit this settlement atween the eyes
this season. A tornado mout come
jist now an land every burned bit O.
grain in the county over into Tenn
essee, and yit the smiles o content
ment d never shift Off our ia YES p
"Some unexpected good luck has
befallen you," the tourist replied.
"That's the play to t-y ty.
We're gettin' our slice o the mil
lennium away ahead O the adver-
tiscd date. Fust, OF Zack Bolton
up an died last month, an thar
han't been a ear O corn or a side O
bacon missed in the community since
we tumbled the dirt ON top o him.
Then Wash Tompkins, the boss OF
sledge player, got sent to State pris-
on for horse stealin', thus givin' ii,
poor players show fur our pile;
then Snaky, the saloon keeper up al
the forks O the road, dropped down
to ten cents drink fur whisky, and
said he'd take corn same as cash
then my old woman ran off with a
Yankee sewin' machine peddler, an
my darter Sal got religion an joined
Mt. Zion Church, an if bloomin
prosperity amt hangin' over thu
neighborhood I'm gilt-edged lial
from the Red River swamps. Go
any sweet tobacker about you?'
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-03-22

A doctor at Richmond says that
if people will take bath in hot
whiskey and rock salt twice a year
they will never catch a Cold. I'm
til somebody has tried this new rem
edy we would say stick to the old
reliable DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-03-22
WINSTON, Forsyth Co., N. c,

GENTs.-I desire to express to
you my thanks for your wonderful
Hop Bitters. / was troubled with
dyspepsia for five years previous to
commencing the use of your Hop
Bitters six months ago. My cure
has been wonderful / am pastor of
the First Methodist Church of this
place, and MY whole congregation
can testify to the great virtues of
your bitters, Very respectfully,
Rev. H. Ferebee,
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-03-22
Where Noted Authors Wrote.

Moore wrote "Lallah Rookie" in
a little cottage among the hills of
Derbyshire.
Bufoon the naturalist, studied and
wrote in little garden-pavilion, the
only furniture being desk and chair
made of pine.
Cowper composed many poem; in
a small summer-house, which he de-
clared twas not bigger than sedan
chair"
Goldsmith wrote "The Deserted
Village" in dreary court, just un-
der the shadow of Newgate prison.
Raleigh wrote the first part of his
History of the World," during his
thirteen years Improvement in the
Tower of London.
Washington Irwin wrote his de-
lightful legens of "Sleepy Hollow"
by the light Of a candle, during one
of the darkest and dullest of London
fogs.
The pleasant thoughts of Isaac
Walton, the angling optimist, were
institutions that came to him III the
patient practice of his outdoor pro-
pensity.
William Penn wrote his celebra-
ted work, "No Cross, No Grown,
during his confinement in the Tow
er of London.
Christopher Smart, the author OF
"The Song of David" while confin-
ed in a mad-house, indented his po-
etical thoughts with key on the
wainscot of the walls of his apart
ment.
Smollett wrote his novel, Glance
lot Greaves," while undergoing an
imprisonment of three months fol-
libeling Admiral Knowles. Hi.
Humphrey Clinker" was written
in Italy, whose warm and genial eli.
mate ava ened more rich and varied
fancies.
Bunyan wrote his "Pilgrim's Pro
gress" while in prison.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-03-22

Mr.. E. S. Williams, Of Green's
boro, n. c., says: "Brown's Iron
Bitters permanently cured me of an
obstinate case of dyspepsia"
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-03-22
Before Marriage.

The sweetheart relation should be
guarded very carefully, Because
when once formed there is such a
glamour upon the eyes that they
cannot see things as they are. After
marriage it is too late, It is diff
ficult thing for the young lady to
believe that the young man Of her
choice, has bad habits. If any one
has the frankness to tell her Of them,
she either thinks there is q mistake
about it, or that her informant is
actqated by malicious motive, or
that her betrothed will now lay
them aside. Some heroic maidens
say: "Well, / will marry him and
then reform him." There may be
a few cases of reformation, but in
nine cases out of ten the young man
goes to the dogs and takes the de-
voted young woman along with him
IF she had known at the outset the
style of man he was, she would not
have suffered her heart to be inter
ested in him; but afterwards she
has not the moral strength to con-
! uuer her attachment.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-03-22

1t leaked ont among the boys last
week that an attractive Toledo girl
doesn't like ice cream and has con-
scientious seruples against going to
the theatre, and now half dozen
seven-to-ten-dollar clerks are suing
for her hand in marriage.-Toledo
American.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-03-22

A couple of darkeys were seated
on the steps of a store on Baldwin
street, Elmira, where was displayed
large quantity of fwatermslons, when
one said: "Sambo, what would be
the consequences if we should pluck
one of dem melons an retire to de
bed of the ole canal to test de quail
ty OBJ de corew "I isn't very we'll
wersed in de law, but you take de
melon an walk off wild il under yur
coat-tail, meantime I'll GO roun' de
corner and study de consequences. "
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-03-22

Rev. j. e. c.. Barham, of War
renton, n. G. says: "I find Browns
Iron Bitters thorough and COM
plete tonic"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-09-03

real merit makes for itself an immense
and universal sale. A hundred imitators
arise on every hand, and as they hold out
their sham articles to the public, yelp in
chorus, Buy this; it's just as good as
Royal and much cheaperln The ROYAL
Baking Powder is the standard the world
over, and its imitators in their cry that
theirs is s.as good as Royal are all the
time emphasizing this fact. In their la
borious attempts to show by analysis and
otherwise that the aSnowball' brand has
as much raising power 'sas the Royal p
or that the Resurrection powder is as
wholesome ssas Royal" or that the
Earthquake brand is ssas pure as the
Royal, as well as by their contortive
twistings of chemical certificates and la
bored efforts to obtain recognition from
the Govern ment chemists and prominent
scientists who have certified the superi-
GRITTY of Royal over all others. they ali adj
nit the "Royaf' to oe the acme Of perfec-
ton, which it is their highest ambition to
initiate. But the difference between the
real and these limitations, which copy
only its general appearance, is as
wide as that between the paste and the
true diamond. The shams all pay HON.
! age to the s.Royal''
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-09-03
A9rifnltnral department.
CORN FODDER.

The proper time to cut corn which
is sown in drills for fodder is when
the larger portion of it IS well tas-
selled out. The gain by allowing the
ear to form is lost by change in
the stalk and the lower leaves, where
by they lose all the nutrition that
would enter the half-grown ear. If
the season is very dry, so that the
leaves begin to roll, or the lower
leaves turn yellow, the sooner the
corn is cut the better it will be for
mich COWS. IF sown late it should
be cut before touched by frost,
whether it has reached sufficient
growth to tassel or not. For the
cutting select warm, dry weather if
possible. and cut with sickle or corn
knife, so that it can be laid straight.
Allow it to wilt from one to three
days, and if very heavy, turn it once,
so that most of it will be wilted suf-
ficiently to be bent without breaking
then bind up in bundles as large as
you can handle them. Set a small
stake or bean pole where the stock
is wanted, and place four bundles
around that and bind firmly to 1t, af-
ter which other bundles may be
placed around them as long as it is
convenient to carry to one place, es-
pecially if a stout string has been
provided to bend the stock with
Put the band around about breast
high, than double down the tops and
put on another band at the top. Nc
cap sheaf or rider will be needed il
bound in this way, and if the stake
is properly driven and the stock well
made, it will stand erect while curing.
unless it is struck by a cyclone.
L lClC HCCo OC ~ 1C6tl vi It0 uCStllilS
OF moulding if put up in this way, as
there will be ample space for the all
to circulate, and to circulate in the
right direction, viz, from bottom up
ward, which will allow all the heat
generated by the packing of the par
TALLY green fodder to pass away
while rain will as readily run down to
the bottom and leave the fodder tC
dry again soon. Fodder put up il
this way will come out perfectly
sweet, and retain its green color
without having any mould or musty
smell, or any smoke, and the cattle
will eat it in preference to the bes
English hay, especially if cut fol
them in pieces an inch or two long
There will be but little waste to it
, and the COWS will give as much ricl
:, milk on it as on any hay cut, unless
it may be rowen clover; yet, lik'
rowen clover, the cattle will do bette
if little grain is given them with TIN
fodder, and when this is done the,
will give more milk than on goot
j hay with the same amount of grain
' If the fodder is put up in August i
o will probably be sufficiently cured t.
d put into barn or sheds before tn
! winter, though it should not be packe'
d very closely there; but if short o
a barn room it may stand in the stock
to be taken to the barn as wanted
We have seen it standing in this wa
d until April, without seeming to tax
any injury.-American CuHiuator.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-09-03
HOPE.

We have all heard much from pull
pits of the virtue of faith and the vir
tue of charity; but | think we hear
too little of the virtue of hope, which
completes the Trinity, and is an in
divisible part of it. We are so con-
stituted that it is impossible for us to
exercise charity persistently without
both faith and hope, like Aaron and
Hur, to sustain our sinking arms.
Without faith in the divine gem of
goodness buried in every human
breast, we cannot labor for the high
er welfare of our brother, or afford
him that nobler sympathy without
which to give all our goods to feed
him profteth nothing. And without
hope in q future, stretching out be-
fore him in infinite vistas of joy and
holiness, we cannot attach due i'm
portance to his moral welfare; we
cannot measure the sin of misguiding
and corrupting him, OF the glory of
leading him to virtue. Nay, in a
larger sense, philanthropy and the
enthusiasm of humanity, the very
flowers of agnosticism, must wither
if unwatered by hope. We must
needs work on one hypothesis or the
other. Either all men are destined
to an immortal existence, or else they
will perish at death, and the earth it.
self will grow old and sustain life nc
longer on its barren breast. And
then all the hopes and virtues and
triumphs of the human race will be
buried in oblivion, no conscious mind
in all the hollow universe remember
ing that man ever had existence
Mss T. p. CObbe an Contemporary
! ReUieaC for June.