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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-04

work. he was complimented on the vast
improvement in his appearance. and
his nickname, The Beak, fell into dis
use."
But for all that. we agreed we would
choose this open, well-ventilated and
roomy place to work in. if we were
golfers; espec ally after we had been
exposed to the faint close Odor which
! another We n hard by gives out
When we complained of nausea and
begged to be taken away, we were told
that strangers had been known to
vomit after standing by the face of this
seam of coal for few minutes.
The smell serves one useful pur-
pose, in indicating at once what strata
we are work ng; for, as far as l know, J"
our guide informed us. this is the
/ only sinking vein in the district Its
quite safe; there is no choke-damp or
other noxious gas. | cant explain
how it is so; it is only one of the many
puzzles that confront the mining engi-
neer. Another of them is, where the water
comeS-from we constontly have to con-
tend with. Look at that hole, about
big enough for a hen to 60 through.
You'll hardly believe me when l tell
you that few weeks ago there was a
road five feet high running down there.
On Sunday evening the deputy-baillfi
was going his rounds. to see that all
was right for the night men-wh re-
pair the roofs and keep the roads good
to come down. when he found this
five-foot way contracted to height of
only too feet He crawled through to
see what had happened, and Fortunate
ly got back safely before flood of wa
ter burst through the spongy. freclay
floor, which it had crushed up in such
a remarkable manner. All the work
ings below this point were flooded, and
are not yet in fit condition for coal
getting. How much worse it must be
in fiery mines, where gases rush out in
the same. or rather in a far MORE sud-
den manner. dealing death to scores of
hapless golfers, you may now cas- ly
realize. We have no such awful perils
in this pit. thank God! Yet our men
have ample hardships and dangers to
face. Now that you have seen them
at work, don't omit, when occasion
serves. to say good word for those
who do so much for England's pros.
perity-our golfers"
With which parting words. our oblig
ing cicerone put us under the care of
subordinate, who led us back safely by
the way we had come. and brought us
up out of the horrible pit into the
cheerful light of day.-Chanabcrs' Jour.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-04
PIPING BlACkBlRDS.

The Method of Instruction Required to
Make Songsters of Them
When reared by the hand from the
nest the blackbird is capable of FORM
ing strong attachments, and from his
wonderful initiative powers will make
himself great favorite. He will. il
trained when young. learn to whistle
almost any tune that may be taught
him. The best, and perhaps the quick
est way is to take him when about six
weeks or not later than two months
old. to quiet room away from any
other bird, and in the evening and the
first thing in the morning give him his
lesson. The tune may be played on
flute or other wind instrument. 1t is adj
visable to feed him before commencing
operations; and some br.be or other. as.
for instance. a lively worm, should be
placed in his sight Play over a por-
ton of the tune you wish him to learn.
and he VIII evidently pay part cular at
tention to it Repeat it with exactly
the same time and expression. say
twenty times; then give the bird a lit
tie quiet. so that he may, if he will.
have an opportunity of initiating it. If
he should make any attempt, instantly
give b m his reward. coaxing aud ca
ressing him meanwhile. Being. for q
bird. possessed of strong reasoning
powers he will soon discover why the
worm or other bride is given him. and
before long he will understand how to
earn it When once learnde. the tune
or tunes will never be forgotten. but
pass. as it were, into its song. 1t is
rather tedious undertaking. but the
result is invariably satisfactory. A
blackbird will also initiate other birds
very infinitely. and though there is lite
variety in his natural song, it IS made
up for BY its pure. fiute-like tone and
tull volume. It most read ly i'm tates
the thrush. but it will catch many notes
from the nightingale. to which bird its
tone has most resemblance. were it not
for the introduction of several harsh
notes. When kept in confinement. it
is always advisable todbring it up when
young near to some good singing BIRD.
as it will thereby learn its neighbours
song. and. intermixing the notes W th
its own. make q most agreeable song
ster.-Camaries and Cdgebirds.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-04
A FEW HINTS.
Which Our Young Women Readers VIII
Do Well to Read and Heed.

Which Our Young Women Readers win
Do Well to Read and Heed.
Be natural; poor diamond is better
than a good imitation.
Try to be accurate. not only for your
own sake. but for the sake of your sex;
the incapacity of the female mind for
accuracy is standard argument against
the equality of the sexes.
Observe; the faculty of observation,
well cultivated. makes practical men
and women.
Try TO be sensible; it is not partic-
ular sign of superiority to talk like
fool.
Avoid causes of irritation in your
family circle; reflect that home is the
place in which TO be agreeable.
Be reticent; the world at large has no
interest in your private affairs.
Be ready in time for church; If you
do not respect yourself sufficiently to be
punctual, respect the feelings Of other
people.
Cultivate the habit of listening to
others; it will make you an invaluable
member of society, to say nothing OF
the advantage it will be to you when
you marry; every man likes to talk
about himself; good listener makes 3
delightful wife.
Be contented; martyrs" are detest-
able; a cheerful. happy spirit is infec-
tious; you can carry it about with you
like sunny atmosphere
Avoid whispering; j: is as bad as gig
Cling; both are to be condemned; there
is no excuse for either one of them; il
you have anything to say. say it; if you
have not, hold your tongue altogether;
silence is golden.
Be truthful; avoid exaggeration; il
you mean mile. say mile, and not
mile and half; if you mean one. say
one. and not dozen.
Sometimes, at least, allow your moth
er to know better than you do; she was
educated before you were born.-G r.
Examiner.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-04
uNE PETITE.

Twas up In the mountains met her
Last summer in early July;
You ask IL soon will forget her?
Indeed, my dear fellow, mot ].
30 dainty and charming a creatur
Ne'er yet has graced german or ball;
Every pose of her form, every feature,
still can recall.
Her gowns were remarkably tasty,
Her hats had a fashionable tone,
Her speech. though 1t rarely was hasty,t
Yet showed she'd q mind of her own;
And was her favored adorer,
Won glances and smiles on the sly,
Though mamma lowered watchfully DER hcI
with guardian eye.
The end came with hazy September
when Gertrude went back to the town;
With pleasure long shall remember
Her laughter. and even her frown.
Did speak out my love ere we parted?
Well, NO, did not. for you see
The maiden who left me half hearted
Was aged-jns three.
Citation Scollard, in the Rambler.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-04
Not at All Kind.

give got my opinion of these dern
musical critics in the newspapers, y
said the ieader Of band, in New York,
to bis partncs,
why, whats the mattcr?" inquired
his friend.
; bah. they're no sSkd."
But whyp l alwaS found them
right decent"
law. they make NE tired. -
so you say, but what's the reasan?''
just this. l got my new band oat
the other night new uniforms. new in
struments, new everything. and went
around to serenade four or five OF
them, and, by jimmy Christmas. the
yaps all had labored and severe criti-
Q SIMS on the music in their papers the
next morning. Now. that what IcalI
rubbing it on too thick. when friend
wants to do : little favor. Why. darn
EN-. they even said my men needed
several more rehears61s. A sereuadA
enA Rahr'-Nerckssi Traveller.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-04
GENIUS AND INSANITY.
A Quality Which Often Bears Likeness
to Eccentric.ty.

A Quality Which Often Hears . Likeness
to Eccentric.ty.
To the multitude of men geniuswears
. double aspect. Superlat've intellec-
tual endowment is plainly something
very unlike the ordinary type of in
telligence. The relation of lofty
superiority includes that of distance.
and med ocritv in viewing the advent
Of some new spiritual star may adopt
either the one or the other maniere de
uoir. Which aspect it will select for
special contemplation depends on CIR
cumstances. In general, il may be
said that since the recognition of
greatness presupposes a power OF COM
prehension not always granted medioc-
r;ty. the fact o. distance is more likely
to impress than the fact of alti-
tude. It is only when supreme wis
dom has justified itself. as in the pre-
dictions of the true prophet. that its
essential rightness Is seen by the crowd.
Otherwise the great man has had to
look for recogn ton mainly from his
peers and the slightly more hume obs
company of those whose heads rise
aOOVe the mtStS Vi contemporary YKcIu-
dice. 1t is easy to see that this vulgar
way of envisaging genius as marked
divergence from common sense views
OF things may lead on 10 condemna-
ton of 1t as thing unnatural and mis-
shapen. For, evidently. such diver
gence bears a superficial likeness to &C.
centr city. Indeed. as has been well
said. the original teacher has this much
in common with the man mentally de-
ranged. that he lis in a minority OF
one" and. when pains are not taken
to note the direction of the diver
gence. originality may readily be
COMPOUNDED With the most stupid sin
gularity. And, further, a cursory
glance at the constitution of genius
will suffice to show that the originator
of new and startling ideas is very apt
to shock the sense of common men BY
eccentricities in his manner of life. A
man whose soul is being consumed by
the desire to discover some new truth
or to give shape to some new artistic
idea is exceedingly liable to fall below
the exactions of conventional society in
the matter of toilet and other small
businesses of life. Among the many
humorously pathetic incidents in the
records of great men there is perhaps
none more touching than the futile at.
tempt of Beethoven to dress himself
with scrupulous conformity to the Wen.
nese pattern of his NinctcenA
Ce1sturu.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-04
SELLING POISONOUS MEAT.

Putrened Meat One OF the Most Malignant
and Active OF Poisonous Substances.
One of the physicians, scientists and
expert microscopes who have exam
ined specimens of the dried beef that
caused the recent Momence fatal epi
demic has decided that the meat had
become tainted and poisonous before Is
was prepared by sailing, smoking and
drying for the market. or that it became
thus unfit for food during the process
of curing. or because it was Incomplete
" cured. Putrefied meat is one OF the
most malignant and active of poisonous
substances. A slight incubation with
restoring juices of decaying flesh, when
by accident the abraded flesh comes IN
contact with a corpse under dissection.
or with the decomposing meat OF AMI
mails, is liable to produce death by the
most malignant form Of septic9miA
When putrefied meet is consumed -
food, the absorbents of the stomach
take up the poison, and the result IS -
fatal as when it goes directly into the
circulation by contact with the raw sur
face of the flesh. To knowingly Pre-
pare and sell rs food meat SO decom-
posed is q crime of the most atrocious
description. It involves a degree o.
criminality like that of poisoning tho
water supply of families, or putting
arsenic in their soup.
1t is altogether probable that the SCI
enlist who ascribes the epidemic at MO
mepce to this cause is correct IN mig
opinion. Other physicians who have
studied the case. however, regard tne
insects found in the meat as the cause
of disease. This is hardly probable. or
hardly probable in the form IN when
the suggestion is made. The insects.
or bacteria. or micrococci. or whatever
they may be called, found in the poison
Gus meat are the product Of putrefsc-
ton. They exist only in putreiied nesn.
They are as poisonous as the mess
itself, in which they breed and feed
But without their presence the Yutre-
faction would be equally poisonous,
and it is no more poisonous becaus0
they inhabit it-CMcago Journal
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-04
HIS RIGHTS.

How IN Arkansaw Negro Secured His Dues
From y Railroad Company.
An old negro called on the President
of y "a lroad company. Hobbling into
the room he said:
Look at me, sah.'
s.Well. what do you wantP"
Money"
sWhat forP'' z.zzs
..Dis heah." holding out foot from
which three toes had been cut.
I've got nothing to do with that :"
s'Well. er mighty fine LAWYER tells me
dat yer has. Wuz on one o. yer trains
luther week when hit jumped de track.
De lawyer says dat / ken rekiver ef
thousan' dollars"
didn't you once work for the
road?"
..Yas, sab, l worked fur it tw.cet.''
''Were you not riding on . free
passs"
mo. sab. wuz ridin' on de train"
"You know what mean. Didn't
you have . free pass?''
mo, sab. I'll sw'ar ter de Lawd ]
didn't an more den dat l ken prube
it,
What do you propose to do about
Proposes ter hab my rights. Gin
me ten dollars an . pass fur . year an
I'll let de thing drap."
The money and the pass were given
him.
'sThankee sab As he hobbled
down the stairs he muttered. ssWa'n't
r:din. on e. free pass. Wuz er steal.n'
dat rid. Dis pass IL jes' inter my han.
Gwine ter fetch M fish frum de bayou.
Huh. d. ten dollar bill Is e. putty es .
1eW aim ArtoNeGD Traveller.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-04

lightning is reflected for $50 or ~
miles. The sound of thunder may %
heard for twenty or twenty-five miles'
with the ear to the ground. muc0
farther.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-09-04

Tho original name Of Loyalhanna:
Pa, was Iyel Hannis. II was SO csl'eS
ct the time of Braddock's and Fcrbe
expeditions -Pkilods.phie Hss&
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-05-06
The Completion Of the Savannah Val
lev Railroad now Guaranteed.

Capt. W. G. Rnoul, President of the Gcor
eia Central Railroad, came to Anderson last
Friday afternoon for the purpose Of confer
ring with the Board Of Directors OF the So.
vannah Valley Railroad, relative to under
,uking the completion ard operation OF thai
line. a quorum of tho Board was present
and after Il free and full discussion an agree
mcnt was reached on Saturday morning un,
Company is to finish grading the line and
guarantee tho building OF necessary station
dcpots and sidings and the Georgia Central
undertakes to construct the necessary cul.
vcrtS, ~treStlcS and bridges, and iron. eqniT
and operate the road in connection with tho
Augusta and Knoxville G,ailrOad within three
years from the date Of the agreement. Capt,
Raoul fixed this limit of tline as n precan,
tionnry measure in the face OF the present
unsettled state of affairs in Europe, but Inc
says that unless some unforeseen financial
revulsIon takes place the road will be equip
ped and running within fifteen months. I'm
der the contract the road IS to be rallied with
the best steel rails. weighing % pounds per
yard, and the work OF laying the track VIII
probably commence In about q month. Fin:
g%ineers representing the Central Railroad will
Will start over the Savannah Valley road
next week to inspect the work done and re.
port as To how much grading remains unfin'
ishcd, and when this report is made, If IT ap.
pears thai there is sufficient funds on hand
proceed as If that much of the conditions
were already complied with by the Savan.
nah Valley Rtilrond Company. As there Is
no doubt that the funds on hand VIII DC am
ply sufficient to complete the grading we can
rest assured that the beginning Of track lay
Ing will not be delayed more than Il month.
Ills q matter of cOnsratu!ation that the for.
tunes of this enterprise are now in definite
shape after the tedious delays that have been
unavoidable since work on the limo was first
commenced. President Humphreys, of tho
Savannah Valley Railroad, regards the con.
tract with Mr.. ItaouI as a very lnvorahle one,
and he feels now that his past efforts In behalf
Of tho enterprise are rapidly approaching frui.
tion:. The work Of grading the IS end OF
the line Is now being pushed with the utmost
energy, and 1t Is expected that the last work
of the grading will be done In conjunction
with the track-lnyIng force. While the friends
of this enterprise have long regarded IT pro-
spective certainty, they may now look upon
it as a fixed fact, the operation OF which will
demonstrate its actual existence as soon as
the limited time e!apses that Is necessary for
certain work to be done. We take q special
pleasure In thus recording this notable trans
action, and feel tina: we need make no apollo.
gy for tclicitaiing ourselves upon this happy
event In connection with an enterprise thai
has been of no little interest to us for n mum
Der of years past.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-05-06
The Railroad Schemes.

While We believe there Is almost q unusual
desire on the part OF our citizens to secure al.
ditional railroad facilities, yet there iSa diris-
ion OF sentiment rs to which Is the best and
most cxpedient route to choose. The effort Ia
vote the bonds of the town for the benefit OF
the scheme to build q road from Aiken seems
10 engage the energy of the stockholders OF
that proposed road, but to many OF our citi.
Gems the building of such 8 road seems to be
An impracticable measure, and one requiring
Il nuch larger amount of money than we can
possibly raise.
On tho other hand, II a connection r. made
with the Georgia Central at either Green
wood, Bradlcy's Nerdcry or Enrisht'
store. we would be put in connection
with q rich corporation controlling thou
sands of miles OF transportation, which
would be able to give us freight rates ut q
much lower figure than IL would be possible
IN receive from two little local roads like tho
South Carolina road and the Carolina, Cum
bcrlund Gap road would be If stopped short o
the mountains, and we believe but few
athens think there is n prospect OF Its com
pletlon across the mountains. Tfe roaa &c
connect with any Of the stttlons on
the .(icorgia Central is Il possibility with
in Our own reach, AND one which can bt
accomplished much sooner than the building
.f Il road to- Aiken. The road to EirigE$
Store would be directly on the line to Eibcr
ton, where it Is said 81 movement will likely
I've made to meet lis there With q graded road
Th road from Abbevillc to Enrigh;s store
would pierce 4 country which is In much
need of n railroad while the proposed road tc
Aiken would ruEs almost parallel with other
roads already III existence and as a conse'
aucnce would not be OF as great benefit ia
anybody us would the road to Enrights Store
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-05-06
Railroad Meeting.

a meeting Of citizens OF the town was held
In the Court House on Wednesday night
April Goth, for the purpose of discussing thu
railroad question. Mr. Parker was called Il
the chair ard Mr.. Cason was requested 10 ac'
as Secretary.
The following resolution was adopted MS 9
condition 10 the petition TO be signed by Thu
citizens requesting the Town Council 10 holt
an election
Provided. That unless the said Carolina
Cumberland Gap and Chicago Railroad Com
rany shall finish the grading of the rond bcd
Of said railroad to the town of Abbevillc by
the first Of January, 1SSS, then the said sub
scription and the bonds voted or issued there
under shall be null and void and OF no effect
The following resolution was passed, not
however, as a condition to be annexed to tht
bonds:
Resolved. Should the town Of Ahlcville
vote In favor of issuing bonds. we will petit
ton the General Assembly OF South Carolina
at its next session to pass an act rntilyins
and confirming our action In voting said
bonds with the conditions annexed.
Motion was adopted that the Chairman np
point at his leisure ten men TO canvass the
citizens and secure signers 10 the petition as
amended BY this meeting.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-05-06

1t was our pleasure 10 attend the musical
AMI calisthenlc entertainment Mt the Due
West Female College, lust Thursday night
The instruments music could not have been
better, and the vocal music could not have
been cXcelicd. The Due West Female College
is distinguished for the high order of the art
which Its teachers and pupils attain, and this
entertainment added laurels to n college
which stands without n peer In South Caro-.
lima. The fairy.like costumes in which the
beautiful young ladies were dressed for the
calisthenic drill, and the perfection and grace
with which the different movements were
gone through with was q credit alike TO pu.
pills and teachers, and formed q fitting close to
one of the most delightful evenings that VIC
remember to have spent. The College, under
the management of President Kennedy, with
the assistance Of an able and accomplished
corps OF assistant teachers, is doing q noble
work for the young ladies, not only OF Able.
willie county but of the whole State. The Col
legc justly stands In the front rank Of educa.
tional institutions, and We are glad that our
own young gentlemen and young ladies are
being educated ut the Due West Colleges. Alb
beville now has q young lady representative
there who sands exceedingly high with Pres.
idcnt Kennedy and other teachers. lie says
that she Is q model young lady who possesses
not only the highest order Of talent. but has
the will 10 make an energetic application OF
her faculties to the mastery of her studies.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-05-06
The Status of the THx for the Benefit
of the G., &. q. Il Z. IL. Il.

For about eight or nine weeks, the war for
this tax has been wagcd with unprecedented
feeling and vigor, butts so far as We AVE heard,
no definite result has yet been attained. The
meeting last Wednesday night adopted q new
form Of petition, which it was thought would
be more acceptable te the people. and wo1ld
therefore receive q greater number of sigma.
lures, but if such has been the case VIC have
not heard Of 1t. We are informed that q few
who signed the other petition refused to sign
the new one, and We take 1t for granted TINT
1t Is possible that some who did not sign the
old petition have signed the new petition.
The result OF this election is confidently
predicted, VIC believe, TO be favorable to the
side to which tho person giving expression
may favor. We are confident that q majority
of the people will not vote for this tax, even
If u sufficient number Of names could be sc
cured to the petition. III saying this, 1t IL
but fair to say that We have heard that the
advocates OF this tax believe that they can
carry the election, II n majority of the real
estate owners can DC induced TO sign the pc
tition. The opponents of the measure are firm
~ convinced that those who own no property
and, therefore, can not hope to be benefited
by the proposed road, will not vote to make
the tax on property five times greater than it
Is now. for the simple reason that If the tax
o property is increased, there is good rea son
to believe that the head tax, or communication
tax for road duty, would be greatly increased
The prospect OF making the Communication
tax five dollars. Instead OF two dollars, rs ut
present. Is not calculated TO win votes for the
tax.