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Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-07-12

PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Study the past if you would divine the
future Consucus.
Jealousy is the secret ayowal of our infe-
riority.- Exchange.
Put not your trust in money, but put your
money IN trust.-Ecehange.
When we climb to heaven, tits on the
rounds OF love to men, Exchange.
Dare to say no. TO refuse to do a bad
thlng-ls to do good ne.-Erchomge
The best part of the record of every mans
Life IS that of what he has done for others.-
+ Art is much, but love is more Art sym
bolizes Heaven, but love is God and makes
Heaven Exchange.
This life of mortal breath is but the su-
burb of the life elysium, whose portal we
cali ldeath.-E1change.
Speak the truth yield not to anger give
when asked, of the little thou hast by these
three steps thou shall go near the gods.-
Buddho.
It is not until we have passed through
| the furnace that we are made to know how
much dross there was in our composition
Exchange
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-07-12
A FAMOUS WAR HORSE.
(E.rchanQe.4

In 1862, John H. Whalen, Ken
lucky boy of IA years, who had been
in the Confederate service for a year,
got possession Of 9 year old mare,
which he christened Maggie Lucas"
He joined Morgan's raiders and rode
Maggie through all his campaigns in
in the South and his raids through
Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, and
was beside him when he fell at Green's
vile, Tenn, At the close of the war
Mr.. Whalen surrendered at Mt. Ster-
ling, but in order to save Maggie he
left her in the country and walked in
to town and gave up his arms. This
was afterwards found out and he was
arrested and Maggie confscated. Fl
nally he lost sight of her and mourn
ed her as dead departed friend. Two
years ago he found her in Portland, a
suburb of Louisville, and gave the ne
gro who owned her $40 and side sad
die for her. She recognized him as
soon as he spoke and followed him
like a dog. Having no place to keep
her, he sent her to a farm five miles
out from Louisville, where he pays
$50 year for her boarding, although
it is sometimes hard rub to raise the
money. She is now "a years old and
if she lives until next June, she will
be taken to the Morganton reunion al
Lexington, and when she dies her skel
eton will be preserved and her hide
stuffed. Her funeral will be a mem
orable event, as nearly all the survi
vors of the Morgan band have pledg
ed themselves to attend.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-07-12
LovERs WIN A HOT RACE.
A Georgia Romeo outwits the Enemy and SECURES
His Texas Juliet
(HOuston Post.)

Houston Post.)
Mr.. w. G. Watson in the early part
of the week received telegram from
one of his two charming daughters, /
both OF whom were at school at La
Grange, Ga, stating that Alice, the
younger one, was very sick, and he
must come as swiftly as possible Act
ing on, this telegram, he and Mrs.
ANafaaa1aa4bythe first train. -Arriv-
ing at LaGrange,7 ehee found Inat Ia
stead of being i'll Miss Alice was a
happy bride, the wife of Robert
Abrams, wealthy young man of that
place. 1t seems that the elder daugh-
ter, learning that her sister proposed
to elope from the seminary, had sent
the message received.
The elopement occurred m the fol-
lowing manner. Young Abrams drove
to where his affianced was,8who had
gotten excused from school that day
on the plea Of sickness, butwas watch
ed by her elder sister, detailed. as a
nurse, and on driving his buggy up to
the enclosure he waved a handkerchief,
the signal for her to come, and, despite
the resistance of her sister, she walked
pluckily, without her bonnet, to the
buggy, got in and the two drove to-
ward Franklin Ala, distance of
twenty miles, where they could pro-
cure license and get married. To
provide against successful. pursuit by
the superintendent of the seminary
young Abrams had hired all the
horses and buggies, giving strict or
ders not to allow anybody to get them
without an order from him. It was
fully an hour before the superintend-
ent was made acquainted with the
facts and when te did learn them his
first move was to hire horse and bug
gy, but wherever he went the horses
and buggies were engaged. He finally
had to start in pursuit on horseback
but the two were then miles away, go
ing ahead. After they traversed tel
miles they got fresh horse and bug
gy, which had been prepared an,
went on with renewed speed. In th
meantime the superintendent ha'
nearly given out They arrived a
Franklin and were married, and o.
returning picked up the superintend
ent whom Mr. and Ms Abrams cal
ried back home in one of their buggies
The scheme was success and th
welded pair met their parents at th
depot the next day on their arrival
1t was too late to make any opposition
and the family of the two had gene.
al determination.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-07-12
TOUGH HUSBAND.
(Neaobern Joalruol.)

A negro woman entered into con-
spiracy with man to get rid of her
husband, and fixed a rope through
the upper floor of the honse while her
husband was absent, and when he re=
turned home the wife met him at the
door and greeted him wita many kiss
es and deeoyed him under the hole,
while the man on the upper floor drop
ped the moose over his head then the
wife held her husbands hands, and the
man up stairs pulled the rope. When
they thought the husband was dead
they took him down and dragged him
off and covered him up for dead.
When they had left, the old fellow,
like Sinbad the sailor, scratched out.
The guilty parties hearing of his res
direction, fled to Pamlico County, N.
c., where they were arrested and
lodged in Jail.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-07-12
P.IuNNY PARAGRAPHS.


Heaven lies about in our infancy"
And we do our own lying for ourselves when
We get older.-Puck.
Whiskey did it, but Pll never tonch an
other drop, said the murderer on the gallows
as the sheriff pulled the trap.-Er.
Young married men have ceased to emf
crate to Iowa. The State produces more
twins than any other in the Union.-Er.
s'Investigator" wants to know what is
good for ca bbage worms. Bless your heart
man, cabbage, Of course. A good plump
cabbage will last several worms week
Exchange.
Wants it from the keg Don't put in on
muskeeter nettin' for me-" said Aunt Han
nah. 81 don't want to breathe no strained
air Exchange.
Wild geese never take second mate. 1t
is great thing when goose once recogni-
yes the fact that there are a great many
geese in the world.-Er.
1t is estimated that in England 10000
women and girls chew gum. The ties be-
tween that country and America are grow
ing stronger every year, by gum.-Erchange
Have the jury agreed?'' asked the judge
of a Sheriff whom he met on the stairs with
| 3 bucket in his hand. ''Yis," replied Pat
rick, t'tl,ey haUeagreed to sind out for halt
a gaIlon.-E1change.
| A learned temperance advocate attributes
Luclfers fall from heaven to too much rum.
| Once get the idea started that there IS rum
in heaven, what a stampede there will be
for front seats i-Lqfagette Leader.
'Have you weak eyes,? said lady to Hn
applicant for a kitchen position who wore
blue spectacles. "No, maam," said the APP
plicant, "but l scour pots and things SO
thoroughly that the glitter of them hurts
my eyes. s."-Erchange.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-07-12
A SHOWER OF BIRDS.
(Davenport Gezette. J

A remarkable phenomenon occur
red at Independence, Iowa, during a
heavy thnder storm on the night of
the 1st inst. Many were aroused by a
pelting against the windows and sup
posed it to be hail; others thought it
was caused by bats. But the next
morning thousands OF birds were found
all over the city, some dead and some
alive. Wherever door had been open
ed the place would be full Of them. 1t
was a literal shower of birds, and how
and whence came they? In size the
birds were trife larger than snow
bird, and their color much like that
of quail. No such bifd was ever seen
there. One theory is that they were
drawn into the vortex of southern
cyclone, and carried as far as hide
pendence, where they were dropped.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-07-12
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

A baby boy was recently born in Monta-
ma with ears as loLg pointer s.-Er.
In theatres the electric is beginning to
displace the lime light in the producing
stage effects.--E1.
Electricity as motor is soon to be tried
on a street car lire from Newark to Bloom
field, N. J.-E1.
The process of substituting steel sleepers
for wooden ones has begun with great sue
cess on German railways.-Ea.
Saving is too wasteful a process to be used
in the manufacture of veneer. The logs are
first steamed until they are soft, and then
put on machine and a knife shaves Oft the
strips as thin as the thinnest tissue paper
Exchange.
NJ. Carrie has invented an instrument for
storing the suns heat much the same way as
electricity is stored. He collects the suns
heat by mears of powerful lenses, and trans
fers it to box, where it is kept by means OF
non-conducting materials.-E1.
The costliest coffirs in the United States
are cheap affairs wheE compared to some TO
be found abroad. In the Cathedral at MI
Ian the body of Cardinal Barromeo Is enclos.
ed in a crystal casket, magnificent with gold
and silver trimming, set with precious
stones at cost of $500, ,000.-Er.
In order to give the new Methodist
Church at Youngstown, Ohio, good start,
100 ladies with 100 spades started the dig
ging. Everything went along nicely untt
one of the ladies exposed to view an earth
worm, when the diggers dropped the dig
gers and ran scanapeeing homewards.
One of the latest notions is to have light
on the forehead of the horse. We are as
sured that it gives perfect safety against &C
| cident when driving after dark. No fire,
no liquids, no lamp, yet never-talllng
bright signal light at great distance. 1t Is
| made of metal and coyRIed 9Th combi-
nation of luminous compounds; it is easily
attached and. detached is made in different
! designs, and therefore, very attractive IT 1t
should be carried il. daytime. Court Jour
nal.
A Harlem, N Y, gunsnith has invented
a,dynamite internal mschiue which can be
placed in ap ordinary silk hat. The ma
chinery, which is operated by clockwork, IS
concealed by a concave mirror. 1t is intend
ed, says the diabelical inventor, that the man
| who wishes to use the machine shall wear 1t
| into the building he wishes to injure. Re-
moving his hat and placing it against 2 yasl
! he will take HANDKERCHIEF out of it and az
the same time remove the pin that allows
the clockworlS to start. Then he will put
on a soft hat, which he will take from his
pocket, and walk away.-Er.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-07-12
WAITING ON THE coMBINafffiocus. ffics
A Country Editor and His Safe. s.r
(Cincinnati Saturday -Aiqdt.A


A country editor, who had procur-
ed Halls safe on an advertisement,
is toying with. the ombination Man
waiting to collect a bill.
Eighteen times slow to the right
stop at 32a," the editor seliloquises. -.
"Copy !".zyells the boy whe sets ups
the paper 81 Aasa1 Is RaEzf zes-ss
Hastily abandoning tha the.
editsx cuts out a half column :, article,
from an exchange, marks it editorial, :
hands to the boy and returns teathe,
combination. oz5 hass
Lets see," he mused, "stop at 32297..,
Yes, that's right. Now, then, to the
left 10 times slow past 32a stop at
168, and then looking up at the2col-
lector, he paused and inquired, "Hew
much is that little bill Of yourn ?''1 80
''Two dollars" 80, 80
"Can't you come in tomorrow 2? I
havn't any change about me, andsI
don't like to ask you to wait untileI
open my safe. .s ..s. = = =
"Just as leave wait as not respond
ed the collector. N 8.
Besides continued the editor, 81
haven't anything less than a s1oebiIl
in the safe. Break hundred dollar
note?" ..-l. -
eyes, two Of 'em," was the disheart-
ening response.
''All right, Lemme see, 16a. Then
to to the right past 16a-but hold up,
seems to me that half that bill was to
be taken out in advertising. How's
that p easa
'No such thing" @azs
"Sure?'
eyes, / ann =.
every well. Then to the right past
164 fourteen times to the left, stop at
Is. Look here" to the collector, "bet
ter come in tomorrow. This is an ac
commodating combination-stops al
all the stations, and besides that, its
tagged every few minutes" he. added
as the boy called him out to see ''tha1
woman with some more poetry.
Thirty-fve minutes later he reap
pears with an arm-load of mixeo
poetry.
"Wait until I read this, cam
you ?" he asks, cor maybe, you'd like
to skim through it 1.rself??' h
added.
But the collector said he felt faint,
like and would just sit still and wal
until the safe was opened.
ooh, you will, Will you? Correc
10, then to the right past Is thirty
eight times slow, stop at 994 then t.
the left past 993 hundred and sixty
eight times, stop at 43; then to th
right past 43-
Say I'd ruther you'd come in to
morrow.
81 am not pushed for time now, cal
wait said the collector
"Allright-then to the right past 4;
six hundred and twenty-five times
stop at 13. This is a long stretch Q
country I'm going over now" said tn
editor, as he whirled the knob, "bu
when I get to Is I'll be nearly hal
through confound it, I've passed it
Have to begin all over now. Eigh
, teen times slow to the right, stop a
323
"Hold on there Stop right wher
: you are" interposed the collector
8 "1'll come in some time next month !;
and he left.
, cts my opinion that no newspape
5 Office is complete without one Of thes
) combination lock safes," soliloquize
, the editor, as he deity turned the kno
: twice, opened the safe and got out hi
| last cigar.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-07-12
A HEAP OF SENSE.
(Amgsssta (Ga.,) Chronicze.)

IF good wives, sisters, mothers, sweet
hearts and ministers of the gospel can
not reform man he is a gone coon,
and would be so if all the bar-keepers
on earth were bannished to the noun
tains of the moon. Shut up the dram
shop and he would frequent the drug
store. Opium, morphine and Indian
hemp would take the place of rum.
The best temperance club in the world
is the home circle, and the most con-
vincing and influential temperance
workers are, or should be, the wife,
mother and sister. If they fail, pro
hibitory laws, teetotal pledges, and
stirring lectures will be wasted upon
the victim of intoxicants.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-07-12
A HALF DOLLAR WORTH 1000.
{ Ae7iaoetAer's Weekly

When Mr.. Oscar Taylor was in town
a few weeks ago he showed me silver
half dollar for which he has already
been offered 81 900. It is one OF four
halves cast blythe Gautern Confedera-
ey when the Mint was seized in New
Orleans. On the liberty side the die is
the same as the present half dollar,
but on the reverse side was substituted
seyen bars and seven stars, surmount-
ed by a pole with the cap of liberty.
A stalk of sugar cafe and q stalk qf
cotton are shown, around which are the
words aThe Confederate States OF
America. Only four of these coins
were issued Ill xW aasgss -
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-07-12

1t is estimated that the melon crol
OF Georgia this year will reach upward
OF 7,5O0, 900 melons, and sell for ST,
500,000.Sse i. ss
;
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-07-12
svsyns,. P.1l.-Comfors,ns 70 the
rbonsands die from nerlent s, to preperly tire

Thousands die from neglent to properly treat
Impure Blood, Constipation, Dyspepsia, Mala-
fia, ApopIexy, Liver, Kidney, Heart Disea
Drupsy, and Rheumatisn- But to the dbiiita-
Ted, ;burdened with such serious sick ness, we
PILIs, q which contain medicinal properties
possessed by no other remedy. Sent by mail
for 25 cents, box of 80 pitts boxes 81, Tin
| stamps. Address DR.. SWAYNE Il SON, Phil
! adelphia, Pa Sold by Druggists i'm.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-07-12
MEDICAL WISDOM.
(Philadetphio Nescs

A noted physician says that il hot
weather people should eat moderately
andsrefrain from allwerk. Most peo-
pie who should refrain from all work
in hot weather would be very likely to
eat. moderately. They would have to
unless the neighbor's sent something in.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-07-12

THAT HUSBAND OF MINE,-Is three times the
man he was before he began using Wells Health
Renewer.n 81: Druggists. g %
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-07-12

CATARRH OF THE MISUNDERSTANDING irrita-
tation, inflammation, all Kidney and Urinary
complaints, cured by "Buchu-paiba." 81.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-07-12
HOG CHOLERA.
A Great Success.

MORRIS VEGETABLE COMPOUND cures
3 Nland prevents Hog Cholera and all Diseases,
to which swine are subject. 1t prevents that
Dreadful Disease known Triehnae and If
given. occasionally during the spring and sum,
mer months will put your hogs in thrifty and
healthy condition clearing the liver and kid
neys of worms and parasites. 1t is purely veg
etable and ifgiven according to directions you
will have no sickness or death among your hogs.
guarantee all that is claimed for it.
Prepared by H. Morris, Dealer IN Botanl-
cal Roots and Herbs, TeaeheY's N. c.
For sale by Smith & Brown, Winston, N. c.
no. 193m. =
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-07-12

FLIES AND BUGs.-F4fes, reaches, ants, bed
bugs, rats, mice, gophers.. chipmunks, cleared
out by "Rough on Rats, I5elss..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-01
REPLYING TO MR. ABBETTS CHALLENGE E
SOME OF HIS PUBLIC ACTS PREJUDICIAL TO THE
INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE.

SOME OF HIS PUBLIC ACTS PREJUDICIAL TO THE
INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE.
TRENTON, n. j., Sept 30.-The challenge of
Leon Albeit to his opponents TO show any word vote
of his which has been prudieal the interests
OF the people, has begun bear fruit n the columns Of
the Republican and Independent press. The Neirark
Daily Advertiser OF Saturday states that Albeit when
a member Of the Assembly IN 1865, voted TO pay the
salaries Of the legislators gold instead Of greenbacks
gold being at the time wOrth197 The Advertiser also says
that February Ia 1866 when the bill ratify the
lease Of the Morris and Essex Railroad to the Atlantic
and Great Western Company being discussed in tho
Assembly, Mr. Curtis offered amendment, that before
the lease should be ratified the company should pay tax
and be subject all general laws regulating tax rail-
roads, aud Mr. Abbett spoke and voted against the
amendment and voted for the bill
The Trenton Times Oh Monday will publish full his
tory of the state Prison Reform bill OF 1869 and Of the
bitter opposition 20 It's passage This opposition gained
its chief strength from the vigorous leadership Leon
Albeit Mr. Albeit, although the merits Of the bill and
the necessity for 1t clearly pointed out, opposed It
partisan grounds solely He was backed by the In
fuence Of a powerful lobby in the interest of the
butchers provision dealers. contractors, officials and
Others whose fat pickings would be away II the
bill became law. Albeit ana the lobby defeated
and the bill became q law
The good results Of the bill became manifest as soon
as II went Into effect In tne a5t ten months OF the Old
system, the provisions for the state Prison o)sU
S551O2 81; in the lrsC nineteen months Of the new
system, they only EB9176 "a, notwithstanding an
Increase of about ty 10 the average number of pris-
Oners maintained In the last tweuty-eght months OF
the old system the net oss to the state IN the mainten-
of the prison Sl73l57 49, 10 the hrst thirty
one months of the new system, ne net profit OF the
state from tho prison was s3O,237 20. In the last
twenty months Of tue old sysom, the prisoners
earned 1903 80; In the first twelve mOnths after the
new law was fairly way tine earnings OK the prison
ers were $l0O,723 81. =
The Times makes direct charges as to Albeit being
Influenced In his action on this bill by more unworthy
motives than those of partiSan5hp, which he alleged IN
his speeches upon IT. but points out as significant tue
fact tnat Albeit alone ohanpiOned the opposition 10 the
BILL and concludes tuat, he took the position that he
did from honest motives lie does know enough about
bill when IL 10 be Governor Of lhe SLaLe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-01
DESpER4rE uGHr WITH MURDEREES.

NEw-ORLEANs, Sept 3O.-A dspa tch to The
TiDes-D Democrat from Eoa says Lane, who murdered
McNeeey~at Payues plantation, near .Opaousas few
days ago. and his accomplce Brown, apprehended
by Sheriff Duson and two deputies yesterday on the
north side OF Red River forty miles from here When
commanded to surrende they opened fire and desper
ate hand tohand conflict cnsucd The Sheriff and posse
were at a disadvantage being unruly horses. Their
assaiants behind pine trees Lane the principal
murderer was shot through the breast and Biled by
Sheriff Du5On. Brown, his companion, was snOt in the
right hand while in the act Of firing the Sheriff. lie
changed his pistol his left hand and continued firing
but finally surrendered. Lane, after being mort8y
wounded as he fell grssped handful OF cartridges and
attempted to load. He lived only i've minutes The
Sheriff asked him why he murdered poor old McNeeley.
He repied: lie ordered of the sugar-hOuse and
cursed me- No man does that and lives. Brown will
be taken TO Opeousas his wounds not being dangerous
During the fight Sheriff struck in the forehead
10y spent ball. while another passed through his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-01
4 CUT IN RATES THREATENED.

CHICAGO, Sept. 30.-No change was made in
the passenger the Ohio River and immediate
points to-day but the Louisville New Albany and Chicago
people threaten to carry the fight still further by making
the round trip between Chicago and Indianapolis
with rebate "a 80, leaving the actual fare to Indanap
oils and return 81 So If this is done it will Involve the
Bee Line, ich has hitherto taken part In the
The Louisville Ncw-Abauy aud Chicago managers also
hint that they will probably mako the round
trip rate So between Chicago and Louisville, with
the privilege Of switching of at Greencase and going
indianapolis In OF The threatened cutin freight
by the Chicago aud Eastern Illinois lines prOpO.
ston for conference OF the general freight agents
of the warning lines tomorrow.