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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-06-12

for his money, but he cou,d No.
ihen his courage forsook him. H. =.
down in the road, very disconsoI.sss.a
feeling like Caius Marius amid the .,.:
OF Carthage. Suddenly he heard .l
sound OF wheels, and LOOKING mn mo nc
Deheid his father and mother and s;s, no
haty riding towards him in the 81, ~.
family buggy. Overjoyed. he sprano ~
his feet. He expected his mother 81. 70
sister to scream with delight and w any
come him to their arms. "ei'
Ana! trying to run away. wasr.,
Ihis Is the way You treat Your paire5,,
is it?" cried Mrs. Hotchkiss.
The father said nothing. but Rob,,.
saw him stop the horse and oct IN,
the buggy. and he had reason to gn.ss
what his silence meant. In a ssso.S
the rough blacksmith had his bar =.
the collar. Then he bounced him =!
and down in the road, and twitched him
about by one ear and then BY the Other
Were goin' over to Your Cneid
Johns" said MIR. Hotchkiss, "and rI
just fix You SO you'll stay put WIKI
we re gone. See here, Mis- Birchard n
he called to the red-faced woman. vbo
had come down to the road to see Whist
the matter was, "this is my son. He.
been tryin' to run sway, and I've ip.t
catched him. If yen set him to Wort
in the house. and keep an eye on him
till come back, I'll give ye half a dol.
lar"
swell. neverr' said Mrs. Birchana,
Then that's your boy. MIR. Hotehkissa
Wouldn't a thought it But III see to
him."
Poor Bobby, if there was anywhere
in the world that he liked to 90 it was
to his Uncle Johns. And there he vas
in shame and disgrace. guarded BY 3
woman. who set him in 3
corner of the kitchen and kept him par
ing and cutting apples all day.
Bobby returned safely. He had found
The world unsentimental and cold.
.'Wern't you worried, mother" he
asked.
Il never had doubt that YOU would
come back. and be WISER" she replied.
Nor L." said his sister.
His father said nothing at all.
Bobby looked at the patches on his
lnees, and thought of the silver buckles
hat might have been there, but he new
II sings ''sea-songs" now in the hear
ng OF others. They recall disaster. He
lelps his father manfully and is pre-
'aring for some good work in life by
'eing a faithful scholar in the district
chool--Jef L. Harbour, IN Ioutks
1OnIUdntO1. sszas7s.zssasass tsaasg-sa--ss.-4
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Che Southern Sfutiutl.
WINFIELD. WINN PARISH La.
VOICES.

Voices! voices. 1 kin hear 'em, folks, %
plain.
kin hear 'em in de mornin', en- at night dey
Driitin' en- a shi:tin,, like de sans out ON de
bar;
sighin' en- a-whisp'rin': "Thar's grave for
you somewhat"
Voices. Voices, kin tell em eve'y one,
Doa dey comes q monty distunce from de
Jes' T. bring soIim' messidge to de mourner
Jes to pint de shinin' PATHWAY to de one dey
ler SO blin'.
Voices, Voices, It is Daddy's voice hear.
Wen de cott'n g ripe fur pick'n an de con Is
used { think de ole man hard the wur . lit
But ef could I'd have him back. would
dat. quick enoughl
Voices. Voices. It is Mammy's comes 20
Wild de smell NV apple blossoms, en- de hum
min nv de bee:
Wild de iowin' Nv de cattle. en- de bratin' nv
de sheep;
For I'was dc busy springtime wen Nanny
went to sleep.
Voices. Voices. Dat little SASSY Jim.
He was 4 monty peert 'un! Thought heap
er him.
Wen de pickon nuts is drappin' en- de Sim
Ihears my baby's voice, en- his leetle pat'rin'
feet.
Voices. Voices! les his Mammy's now I
heart
oven we meet beyon' the river, kin 1t SCUM
bit mo- clear?1
It comes TO me nv evenin's wen de quarter
lot is still
En- I hears de owl hootin' ct de mo'nful
w'ipperwilL
Voices! Voices, 1 hears ,em everywhere?
flittinf through my dreams, a-foatin' in de
Driftin' en- -shiftin', like de sans out on De
bar;
6ighin' en- a-whisp'rin': "Thar's q grave for
you somewhat"
~ " WalrorsA. in N. r. Independent
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-06-12
PITH AND POINT.

Professor Ito lazy student)-"You
may pass on to the Future Life u
Student-'Not prepared. SIR" Pro
fessor (grimly)-"True; quite true. -
| Golden Days.
lis Jones waiting on that Mss
! Wiggs?" s'Well. he has been 60 ne
with her for several years. and it rather
! looks to me as d she was waiting or
Jones. The Judge.
-Time-winter. In the country
nothing to see and plenty OF time to see
it. In the city-plenty to see and no
time to see it. Conundrum-Which is
preferable?-Bo Boston Giobe.
"A doctor advertised "a wonderful
discovery for preserving the scalp. =
We don't know how it is made. but
our prescr ption is to stay East where
there are no Indians.-Boston Tran
script. : = s& SEQ
Vim. Vinegar and Victory" was the
motto of an amateur paper started by
some boys at school in Ohio. When
they had spent all their funds, the
motto in the last issue was: mild.
Mouse-like and Moneyless."
In describing the reception ten
dered to Miss Emma Nevada the other
night. the San Francisco Chronicle
saws: Everybody cried when Emma
Nevada sang Home, Sweet Home
wen the boxes were in tiers"
Hello. Smith! Suppose a man mar.
ries his first wife's step-sister's aunt.
what relation is he to herP' FIRST
wife-um-step-a see-I
don't know" bright fellow. He's
hsr husband. "-Cai;ago Times.
-..Brown-.I was surprised to see
you at church yesterday. Smith.
understood that you don't believe much
in religious matters" Smlth-s.Well
-er-I have been somewhat of an
iniidel all my life. but that cold that
caught last week has settled on my
lungs, and feel a little nervous about
it. '-Brookiyn Eagle.
What she d idn't know.
She Ind views on eoeducation,
And her glasses We're blue, and the numbers
OF the stars in each high constellation.
And she wrote in a handwriting clerky
And size talked with an emphasis jeiky;
And she painted on tiles, in the sweetest OF
sty.es,
Dus sho uiuh huoN CuiCkcu iTOLo turkey.
MY brudder Moses nefer get rich
If he vhas in der clothing peeseness for
a tousand years. Don't he buy
goods close enough" dot doan
make somepody rich. Der troubles
NIT Moses vhas dot he vhas too OK
cited. When he belief dot England
and Russia 60 to war he put $500 into
wheat. and'in five days he lose eafery
cent .'Wnat should he have done?''
keep dot money in his pocket and |
mark his stock up twenty per cent"
Wall Street NcUs.
An absent-minded man went into |
q basement in New York to have his
shoes BACKED. The boot-blacks were
busy with other customers at the time
and he was obliged to wait He drew
, paper from his pocket and became
absorbed in it. Shortly the boot-black
.alled s.next." and the absent-minded |
nan hastily stripped of his coat and
,ollar. and sat down in the boot
chair. When he reached his
read back and failed to find rest. he /
'ealized his mistake. and sheepishly
aid. ..Oh. l thought I was in a barber
hop. IN y Sun.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-06-12
HANGING BASKETS.

How They Should be- Filled and the Treat e
ment That Is Afterward Necessary.
Hanging baskets for plants are made
of different materials, and in great
variety of forms. Some are formed of
wire, others of clay, and ornamented
with fancy holdings. etc. Very pretty
baskets in rustic style are made by COW
ering the outside of a wooden bowl W tn
fantastic knots and roots; this makes a
pleasing basket. but we know of none
so desirable as the old style of semi
globular wire basket, when properly
filled. s'ia
To fill q wire basket, first obtain
some of the green moss to be found on
the lower portion of the trunks Of trees
in almost any shady piece of woods.
This is to be used as lining to the
basket, turning the green side out, and
entirely covering the inside of the wire
form with the moss. Before filling the
basket with soil, place a handful of
will hold the moisture. Fill the basket
with rich, loose loan. such as will not
harden by frequent waterings Plants
that are peculiarly suitable for hanging
baskets are quite numerous. and from
them selection may be made that will
please the most exact ng taste. 1t
is mistake to crowd too many
plants into basket; If they grow
they will soon become root-bound,
stunted and look sickly. If the hang
ing basket be of the ordinary size, onos
large and choice plant placed in the
center with q few graceful vines to
droop over the edges will have a better
effect when established and growing,
than If it were crowded with plants at 4
the time of fill ng. Hang ng baskets |
being constantly suspended, they are
exposed to draughts of air from all
sides. and the soil is soon dried out.
Hence careful watching is necessary IN
order to prevent the contents from be-
coming too dry. If the moss appears
to be dry, take the basket down and
dip it once or twice in pail of water;
this is better than sprinkling from q
watering pot In filing hanging bas-
kets, or vases Of any KIND. we invaria-
bly, cover the surface OF the soil with
the same green moss used for lining,
which. while it adds materially to the
pleasing appearance of the whole, pre-
vents the soil from drying out or be-
coming baked on the surface. II the
surface Of the SO in pots be covered |
with moss of this kind. espec ally in
moisture will be retained, and |
watering be required much less fire. |
Quently.-ADserican Agriculturist.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-06-12
THE HADENDoWAs.

A Brave Raee Who Are the Principal Fol-
SA lowers OF Osmaa Diena.
Osman Digna's principal followers
are Hadendowas by race. They may
be called by the generic name of Sou
DAMS. But to call them Arabs. as they
are always called. is q mistake. The
Hadendowas have very little Arab
blood in them. They are mostly an
indigenous African race. just like their
neighbors the Bishareen (the Beta OF
the Arabian writer's. the Bugata OF
classical history, with whom they
are included by photographers, under
the convenient. If not very lucid, des-
ignation of Ham. tic. Their COM
plexi0n is dark brbwn-almost black
cfUWn-aMd theif hair ID more suggest
i've OF the negro than Of the Arab; and. {.
though al their sheiks and most of
their rank and file speak a kind of
m0ngrel Arab Q, the Hadendowas have
= languages OF their own, just as the
Bishareen have. There have been a.
certain intermingl ng of Arab blood
among the Hadendowas. IS among
other Hamitsc populations of the
Soudan (Belad-es-Soudan. country
OF the blacks). but it has been very
small; and their religion constitutes
the main connection between the Ha-
d0ndowas and the true Arabian race.
But even their religion is tho gronest,
the most superstit Gus corruption Of
the mple and severe faith OF the
prophet: OsmAn's Baggaras. the Be
mir Amer clans between the Suak m
Halls and Knooln. the Shnkriveh oa,- i
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SUCCESS.


A Schoolmaster's Address to His stu.
dents. Who Were Going Home for tn
Holidays.
~ tell you, boys" said the school.
master, it doesn't depend half so
much on special talent as ON energy
and ambition, for success in life.
You've got to work. work, work. and
dig, dig, dig, right at thing if you are
going to succeed. If You have special
talent. all the better; but the finest tai.
ent in the world win not amount &c
much without invincible energy aud in
dustry along the line in which YOU
talent leads There are few who have
special talent; bat, boys. there are none
who have ordinary abilities but can %
direct and cultivate them as to make Of
them a success.
i" As for genius genius has been de.
fined as an immense capacity for tax.
ing trouble which means, simply, ca.
pacity for work.
There were two BOYS at school to
gether. One could draw and caricature
anything; the other could not But
You couldn't draw a cow 50 ID
could be told from the side of house
50 CAM said Morgan Gray.
"Let's seei" cried Elliot Maniall.
Oh! such cow! Is it COW? or horses
or dog? or a cat? or the side Of
house! See boys! see this cows Hs,
ha! Morgan Gray's cowl o, boys, this
is too killing. Ho! no. ha! ha, My
kingdom for cow
He didn't mean to be cruel, but he
could take pencil and switch of .
cow, or any other creature he had seen.,
in q minute.
g i can! and / Will -some day. said
Morgan Gray; ana from that moment
though with no special genius (except
for lsborl, he worked in that directioa.,
until to-day he is one of our leading
artists He just went right into tho
work. Why, be would go down to tn
slums of cities to study the staggering
gait, or drunken leer of . drunEard. OF
into our penitsntiaries for lines of vari- :
ous passions depicted on convict faces
to the opera -the theater-anywhere.
He studied anatomy to get the right
direction OF veins and muscles-A Foe
his work. He would sit for hours be-
lore . glass distorting his face in
various ways and then trying to get tho
ines on paper as he struggled for some
particular facial expression. 1t vas
,olid, hard work for him-but he suc-
eecded. f1s
"One other thing. boys, don't Divide
r6ur energies Decide on what you
rant to do, and then do that one thing.
Don't dabble in half q dozen diflersak
ines. trying this and trying thst.l
Where is Elliot Mandall to-day? Oily
lallying between literature, art and
to do q little in each bus
hot much in any one. He claims thae
he world does not appreciate his
,enius, when the fact is he has done
70 worthy work for the world to ap-'
,reciate.
Now, boys. You are going home far
he holidays Many of you will not re-
urn, but win 60 in o the world to sue
eed or fail. according as you work
Ise the .Alent God has gwen You Do
lie op ~hat you want to door bsc,me
lake !, sur mark, then aim foPi Coa-
entrs. your energy. But above all.
rork. work, wolk, and dg, dig. dig!
'e not discouraged, but persevere, and
urely success Of the best Kind Is II At
end you. for you viii have don tho
est Of which You are capable And
be Lord asks no more -nei.h r any
any man. "-horn1sg str.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-06-12
PARIS DRESSES.

Some OF the Features which Distinguish
Paris Made Garments.
Themodistesw who remain late in Paris
confirm many of the designs noted
early in the season, and add to these
the freshest novelties. The short
.basques. long draperies, and polonaises
already described are repeated with
various Few accessories. Shortdresses
are shown for all occasions, even for
formal dinners. insthe summer; demi-
trains with the medium or three-quar-
ter trains arc the exceptions. and these
are usually for matrons and older
ladies. The short dress is made to re-
semble a full round skirt. but is inva-
rably mounted on . false silk skirt
VIII ch measures only two and . quarter
ar at most two and third Yards in
breadth The da nty French dresses
now have this skirt faced with silk and
without a binding. or else q depassant,
or hanging pleated frill, is sewed in the
edge between the skirt and the facing;
instead of musl n and lace balayeuse,
modistes now put two pinked frills OF
the silk of the skirt inside the silk fac
ing. which gives a full and tasteful
finish at the foot of the skirt when
seen by accident. The outside Of
the lower skirt IL not usually
made in . separate piece from
the foundation SKIRT and attack
ed to it at the height needed to conceal
its top under the drapery. One Of the
favorite ways of adding this is to have
square panel front made Of single
width Trimmed squarely on three sides
with galloon if the skirt ID silk. or with
wofl braid on wool, and 70 this Is add
ed another panel on each side which
hasa row Of the trimming at the foot
and up one side. For thin surahs and
silks . lining of crinoline lawn is used
to keep these panels in placo. and the
front breadth laps slightly over the
sides An apron droops low on these,
or else Is draped In many folds across
above it, with its lower edge turned
under and sewed to the lower skirt
The black draperr may be o. two sim
gle breadths, but is often also of three
breadths gathered to very narrow
space at the belt. lined throughout
with lawn, deeply hemmed at the foot.
on this hem; it is sewed
in st the sides, and Is there tackled
across ION tapes) and at the foot to
form three large soft flutes or organ-pipe
pleSfs. There are other straight backs
MADE with the double box. pleatss used
luring the winter. and stiltothers hang
n straight gathered fitness -Hor.
- s-ii ,lsg.s go Iiss
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-06-12

A New York prisoner tried to imp
ont of a window seventy: We fee rom
the ground. He said that he would
rather die than 20 TO prison for ten
years.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-06-12
!. ASIATIC GEOGRAPHY.
Interesting Facts Developed BY
the Boundary Commission.

Whether or not the imbroglio of the
great European powers in the north
west of Afghanistan shall have any
more serious result, a substantial and
permanent benefit will remain in the
shape Of important contributions to the
geography of reg, ons in Central Asia
heretofore almost unknown. Happ ly
the British section of the Joint Com
mission appointed by England and
RUSS for the delimitation of the
Russo-Afghan boundary moved to the
place Of rendezvous by way Of Teberan
and the frontiers Of Northern and East
err Persia. On this horseback ride of
more than thousand miles the intelli-
gent eyes and ready pencils Of the staff
Of SIR Peter Lumsden and of the CORE
spondent of the London Illustrated
Nescs accompany ng him were actively
at work. and as their routes traversed
In part . region perhape never before
visited by = Frank traveller, their OBJ
servations and pictorial sketches pos
sess unusual interest The map of the
disputed territory east of the famous
Persiao Province Of Khorassan already
needs thorough reconstruction IN the
light Of their discoveries, and many of
the facts disclosed have important re-
laiion to the pending questions be-
tween Russia and England, and to the
gigantic struggle that may be coming.
From the narratives so far published,
nud to some extent from other sources,
the following summary has been made
mp Tor American readers:
The tract involved in the boundary
dispute Hes mainly between the two
strcanfs called the Aeri-Rud, or River
Of Herak Asd the Murghab, or River
Of Mervx each named from the chief.
city On is banks. Both dow in courses
! Of geperl parallelism from the noun
tains q Afgharistan to the westward !.
and northWard until lost in the sands
q the Hyrkanian Steppe or Khiyan
Desert The Heri-Rud rises in the hiph-
lands 81 HazarA, and for many miles
rms neokly due west between the
1aA9eosm the Safeyd-Koh or White
1euntnins, and the Siah-Koh, or Black
HsuA both westward extensions Of the
great Hindoo Koosh. Soon after PASS
ing sHerat Il bends to the northeast-
ward. md near Kushan-Stile-wit
the Afghm boundary BY all the maps
TO the n0rthwArd. From the latter
point II torms the eastern limit Of Per-
- 20 6axakhA where it sinks INTO the |
earth 70 Feappear further ON under =
ehan9ed nane, the 1jend. BY which it |
knoWn until - waters are finally alb
sofbed in desert marsh far to the
As,nkk II 49, -.--S------.
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READING FOR THE YOUNG.
BOBBY HOTCHKISS.

A Little Boy Who Punished His Father by
1snniEg Away-His Safe Return Home.
Bobby Hotchkiss was the only son Of
Reuben Hotchkiss. the village black
smith, rough, hard-fisted man. but a
steady worker and a hearty hater OF
notions and nonsense. Bobby was
about fourteen years of age, and, as
his mother expressed it. ..big for his
size.
Reuben Hotchkiss had decided that
Bobby should follow in his footsteps,
and be blacksmith, too. He had duly
given notice to Bobby to that effect, but
the plan did not meet with the latter
approval Bobby had a very lively
imagination. The fact was. Bobby had
decided aversion to learning any
trade at all. Sundry books containing
adventures of sea lite had fallen in his
way, and he was determined to be a
sailor. When he made known his in
tentions to his father the response he
got was not exactly OF kind to en-
courage him. Instead of providing him
with ia sailors outfit y and sending
him to sea at once, the matter-of-fact
mechanic gave his SON to understand.
in very blunt English, that if he ever
mentioned the subject again we would
I" strap him." very unpoetic perform
ance, indeed.
Bobby knew that his father was
very resolute man. and not at all back
ward in using the strap when he chose
to consider it necessary; so he took care
to say nothing more in his hearing
about going to sea- But he by no
means relinquished his purpose. On
the contrary, this purpose grew more
determined than ever. So he read his
old sea-stories over again. and the
blacksmith's life of Lord Nelson, and
he fancied himself another hero of the
Nile and Trafalgar. One day. happen
ing to be alone in the shop for awhile, |
the thought that was always in mis- |
mind spoke out aloud, and he began to |
sine:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-23
A Card from the Manager of the Opera House.

We desire to state to the public few facts re-
garding the isis company, who appear here on
next Thursday and Friday, November 26th and
9th. This company have been playing only in
large cities and at advanced prices, their regular
nrices beipg 81 20 for reserved seats. Through q
guarantee VIC have induced them to give two en-
tertainments here. feeling assured that company
of such merit would command good houses. The
and 10 cents rs the prices for Alexandria, but, in
consideration of the dull times prevailing here
NO, the managers Of the Opera House, in order to
secure large attendance, have made popular
nrjces % So and 50 cents. We earnestly hope
the nublic will appreciate our efforts in catering
70 the people of Alexandria. as our only aim is to
MT before the public, entertainments of high
apr5er Already we have booked some of the finest
attractions now playing in the United States.
We have heen spoken to by several persons in this
city who have seen this ("Sis') company play at
New York and Chicago, and they are high in their
praise of the fine entertainment they witnessed.
We hope the public will give US the support we
are earnestly striving to merit. All who antiei-
pate attending the ISIS company's performance
will do US favor by going to Summers & Aliens
and securing seats (without extra charge) thereby
relieving US of 4 good deal OF unp'easanness should
We fai! to give all good seats at the box office,
when The choicest have been selected. Thanking
al for tic patronage bestowed and hoping to in
crease the same.
We remain truly yours
l.. BELL, Jr., { co, Lesseas.
NJ. J. WATERMAN, Manager novelist
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-23
LOCAL BREYITlES.

Rev. Mr.. Nourse will address the Reform
Club 10 night.
A called meeting of the City School Board
will be held tonight.
A marriage license was issued ID WASH
ington on Saturday to Sandy A. Ioulson
and Louisa Champ, both of Fairfax county
The coming Easter will fall Oh the 10Th
OF April. This has not occurred before since
1871, and will not happen again until 1916
During the past six weeks, the Munson
Hill nurseries have shipped nearly five
thousand orders, and thirty men have been
busily engaged packing and filling them.
One of the largest tows ever seen on the
Potomac-co of seventeen deeply
loaded canal boats-passed this city yester-
day in tow of the tugs Samson and Jupiter.
A large crowd assembled at Battery
Rodgers yesterday morning to witness the
baptizing, in the river at that point, of Mr.. j:
NJ Peake, the imposing rite being performed
by Rev. Mr.. Smithson, Of the NJ. E. Church
South.
Among the contributions received by the
Galveston (Texas) relief committee was one
from the boys of the Episcopal High School,
near this city. The total subscri ption for
the sufferers by the great fire amounts to
S104 ZOO.
Mr.. Samuel Emmert, father of Mrs. o. F.
Hippo, died at his residence near Ragers-
town on Saturday last Mrs. Flippo re-
ceived intelligence of her notwithstanding
illness at noon-on Saturday, and left on the
first train for Hagerstown, but did not ar
rive until several hours after his death.