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Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-13

The longer the Legi stature defors the in
auguration OF more extended, uniform and
ssclehtlhc system of irrigation, the more
productiyeness of the Territory. A aystem
Whicil, while preserving the vested rights of
lho people IN their water supply, will Mt the
same tlme, supply creator area of equally
good land, must prove beneficial 10 those
a,Leauy possessed of and those desirous of
Hlan wells have been driven durinp Tho nast
year with satisfactory results. This enter
PRISE upon the part Of individuals should be
gnpnnruunI ~
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-13

Every available means for the advance
ment and support Of the public school ava
tom should be adopted. The present plan
OF appointing teachers has proved made.
anate to supply the schools with anything
like q competent corps, IL is unfortu.
nate that any public school should bo main
tanned in part by tuition fees, and all should
be absolutely free from anything like secta-
flan influence and control. Tho collections
OF taxes for school purposes, bv collectors
Ior thht especial purpose, entails nm unne-
cessary expense. The regular tax collectors
should be required to perform this duty.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-13

~ A number Of the towns throughout tho
herIltory applied TO the last Legislature, and
that body reduced the area of their coInor.
nto limits. This regard as wise step, and
WIN beneit may be taken by others fnex-
pehsiye town governments can very properly
take the place of more extended forms OF
municipal government in n number Of cases,
by large citieB. '''''
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-13

A. 49, am informed that there is CHARGED nm
a ano books OF the Treasury large amount
"saaiis' "s,,a the Ierrntoiy ON account of exs
statutes and keeping prisonera, etc. iiiai i hawa
requested the Government TO state the NO
count ana to advise mo of It's wishes in
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-13

The education of the deaf mutes under
the charge of Prof. White and his estimable
wife is source of qualification to all. En-
larged facilities and n liberal appropriation
should be made for this purpose and for the
education of the blind.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-13

Every .well-ordered government ghouId
nave military force 10 support, in case of
necessity, the civil authorities in oxeontinn
the laws, in preventing riot and bloodshed
people. '' VI 'no
., recsmmend the repeal of the law esto,
lishing the "Nauyoo Legion" The thenr,,
upon which this law is constructed ia wropas
and organized to be independent of Ij1s
Executive, who, under the Organic Act is
me oommander-in-chief, and il ia fnnltS iS
throughout, orao oagia1 Utah shonld have legally,
the authority of statute carefully n,cnnr"I unuo
in its details. P'op"red
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-13

My attention has been called to lack of
proper provisions in our laws for the pro-
teotion of deer, mountain sheep, elk and
other game. l ask your consideration to
this subject and TO suggestions which / am
informed will be brought before you.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04
STAMPED LEVTEK SHEETS

The Postoffice Department at Wash
ington has adopted and will shortly
issue stamped letter sheet, the useful
invention of the United States Postal
Note Company. of New York. 1t is
letter sheet and envelope combined, a
perforated line running around the
sheet with narrow space outside
of the line oversperad with mucilage,
SO the sheet may be folded and secure
ly fastened. The letter, when ready
for mailing, resembles the style in use
before envelopes were invented. This
the Government stamps in loose sheets
and collectively in pads, and will put
on sale soon at some of the leading
post offices Throughout the country.
The inventors think very highly of it,
and since it can be produced at a very
low fgnre and affords the same secrecy
that an envelope does, it ought to sup
plant the postal card in popular favor,
and Pre- badly will.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04
Civil Service Reform.


w. w. Vass, Secretary and Treas
urer of the Raleigh and CASTOR Rail
road. Mr.. J. w. Thompson, Secreta-
ry and Treasurer of the Wilmington
and Weldon Railroad, and John N.
Rose, Secretary and Treasurer of the
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rail
road formerly the Western Railroad
at Fayetteville have all been in office
about forty years, and have handled
millions of dollars of money Correct
ly), but not one of them, we venture
to say, could hold clerks office Of
any sort if they had to pass an exami-
nation according to Mr.. Cleveland's
Civil Service Rules (not exactly his
rules, but the humbug he approves
and foIces.)
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04

ert Ransom. After short period Of
instructions the regiment marched to
Virginia where it constituted a prom
inent figure in all the campaigns and
brilliant achievements OF the army OF
Northern Virginia.
Col Cowles was in active services
all the while was soon promoted to
the Captaincy of his company, Capt.
Crumpler having become Major of
the regiment. He served in that ca
pacity till severely shot through the
body at the battle Of "Mine Rum in
the Fall of 1868 He was then made
Major and in 1864 became Lieut..
Colonel of the regiment and was for a
great deal OF the time in the last years
of the war in command Of the regi-
ment, which won for itself the coma
mendations of such men as Lee, Stew
art, Hampton and Gordon.
In the beginning of the last battles
| around Petersburg, in an attack made
by our Cavalry, dismounted upon the
enemies infantry, on the 31st of
| March, 1865, he received a severe
wound on the head and was taken
prisoner.
After being patroled he returned
home, and as soon as his health would
permit, entered upon the study of law
at Richmond Hill, n c., under the
instruction of Chief Justice Pearson.
He obtained his county Court license
in January 1867 and that of the Su-
perior Court one year thereafter.
He removed to Wilkesboro in 1868
and entered upon the practice of his
profession.
He was Reading Clerk cf the Sen
ate at the sessions of 1872, '73, and
IA and was elected Solicitor of the
10th Judicial District in 1874, which
| position he held four years. Was the
Democratic candidate for the Legis-
lature in Wilkes in 1881 and was de-
feated. In 1884 he received the nom
ination at the hands of the Democrat
| ic convention of the Sth Congressional
District, for seat in the 49th Con
gress and after an able and thorough
canvass was elected, defeating his
competitor 1886 votes.
Col Cowles has always been an un-
swerving Democrat. As politician
he has been as a soldier, actuated by
principle and fearless in the discharge
Of what he conceives to be his duty
and his best efforts will be put forth
in the interest of his constituents.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04
WINSTON, N. c., THURSDAY, ,-FEBRUARY 4, 1885,

they intend to give the Company all
the trouble they can. Those whom
the B. & O.'s new facilities will bene-
fit have watched its treatment with in
dignation. There can be no sympa-
thy for the opposing corporation,
which, besides its present opposition,
has virtually opposed general traffic
from the Gulf OF Mexico to the Bay
of Boston. The B. & o. has cheapen-
ed railroad, telegraph, and express
rates wherever it had the opportunity;
it has sought steadfastly the comfort
and pleasure of the general public.
No such bowling monopoly as the
Pennsylvania should be allowed to
impede an enterprise whose every step
of progress benefits the country at
large. 1t is time that portion of the
North, as well as portion of the
South. had been released from the
clutches of soulless monopoly.
GOVERNMENT PRINTERS
greet Congress with an annual COM
plant. The poor old devil who has
jumped from town to town and case
to case, must think that the govern
ment printer ought to be happy. But
he is not he wants so cents per thou
sand moreover, he declares this, un-
der governmental methods, to be only
equal to what is earned by others at
so cents. This, under the old system,
will give the government printer so
cents per hour. Objections have been
made to the hour system, but the m
crease, it is thought, will afford ade-
quate consolation. No sane man ever
begrudged printer all he could get,
but there are poor devils here now
who think the government printer
ought TO be glad he is alive under
any circumstances. There are a mum
Der at the Capital willing to work for
Is cents per hour, and others, Union
men, who are indefinitely idlo.
Tig SATIONAL BANKS
are receiving attention. The matter
Of circulation however, affords dispute.
McPherson's bill, restricting amount
of circulating notes TO amount of paid
i'll capital, IS the bone of contention" "
One Of the features Of the dispute Is
the argument of the knights of Labor.
There is no argumant these gentlemen
can consistently offer except the abo-
lition of the system of national banks.
Much surprise has been felt over their
opposition to
AN INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT.
Siding, as they do, with the publishing
pirates, the toiling, if not starving,
author is left to wonder what friends
he actually has. The plea of the
knights to keep printers at work on
stolen copy" can scarcely break
down the right OF every man to receive
the price of lis honest labor, mental
or physical. Certainly, the knights
Of Labor ought to be as willing tc
protect American genius as American
trades. In the light Of morals, it is q
/ question of American honesty.
ELLA WHEELER-WILCOX
has recently delighted her admirers al
the Capital. They assert that hel
"New Years Reverie,'' published il
the Utica Hersld, is proof of the ge
MUS that composed "Solitude"-the
poem Col. Joyce claimed under the ii
tie of .''Love and Laughter" and SCI
to music by Hub. Smith. Compari
son is fearlessly invited. SHADOW.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04
The Third Party Movement.
From the Biblical Recorder.

The Charlotte Home and Democrat
one of our best secular papers, asks
the religious press to speak out on the
question of third party-one having
prohibition as the main plank OF its
platform. Some time ago the Record
er did this, in urging local option.
Prohibitionists have everything to
lose and nothing to gain from Il third
party movement. In the matter of
local option the temperance cause has
gained an advantage. Connected
with third party it would be shorn
of its strength by being favored by its
enemies and defeated by its friends.
1t is sheer folly to doubt a mans tenn
perance principles because he opposed
the third party movement and we
trust our local option friends will be
clear-sighted enough to believe it.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04
A Young Genius.
From, the Wilmington Revie10,


Grayelly Hill, is Sampson county,
boasts of a little boy II years old, who
is perfect genius. He has decided
ly mechanical turn and recently, while
at turpentine distillery in his neigh
borhood, made a careful inspection OF
the works. On his return home he
got hold of an old gallon pot, and old
gun barrel and some few other crude
materials, and without any assistance
manufactured for himself miniature
distillery. He has it now in good
working order and in full blast. He
runs off four charges day, making
each day one gallon Of spirits, which
he sells in the neighborhood for 80
cents. Such talents as these ought to
be encouraged and developed.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04
Railroad TO Roanoke.
Cor. Roanoke Leader.

Of all the railroad schemes for the
benefit of Roanoke which 1 have heard
mentioned, the one for road to Dan
Vile seems most practicable and SEN
sible. A road to Danville. through
Franklin, would open the North Car
olina country to our wholesale mer-
chants as far east as Durham, by
direct toute, for the Durham and
Roxboro people would be sure to build
to Danville instead of to Lynchburg,
as they now propose; and then east
of Durham, the Richmond q Danville
system extends to the tide-water.
Southwest of Danville lies, up the
valley of the Dan, an easy route to
the rich country about the headquar-
tiers of the Yadkin and the Cape Fear
riyers, and line once reaching from
Roanoke to Danville would be soon
carried out into that tobacco country
to Winston, and probably on to States
vile, thence southwest to Atlanta.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04
White Willow.
From the Weldo,, Mems

The willow used for manufacturing
purposes is the ozier or white willow
and is cultivated in various places in
the United States. 1t is also largely
imported. There is some of this spec
les Of willow growing ON the farm of
Mr.. j. n. Smith, of Scotland Neck.
About twenty-five or thirty years ago
a steamboat captain came up the river
and gave Mr.. Smith a twig of ozier
willow, which he stuck into the ground.
He payed no attention to it whatever
IN the way of cultivation, but now
there is large quantity Of it growing
on the place, having spread consider
ably. 1t proves conclusively that this
species can be SUCCESSFULLY grown on
the Roanoke.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04
A SPECIMEN REPUBLICAN.
A Former North Carolina Senator in
Disgrace at Chicago.

A recent issue of the Chicago Inter
Ocee,e gives the following account of
the arrest of II. E. Scott formerly |
Senator from the Will
mington District in the North Caro-
lima Legislature
A tall, fine looking man, whose
swollen face and infamed eyes be-
trayed the fact that he had been
drinking heavily, stepped into the
dock at the Desplains Street Police
Court yesterday when the name of III.
E. Scott was called. Beside him was
woman who still retained traces of
former hearty, but who, like her com
panion, was bloated almost beyond
recognition by heavy drinking. The
pair were charged with disorderly
conduct, and a benevolent-looking old
woman, who occupied the witness stand,
was their accuser. She said that Scott
was her son, and she desired to have
him placed in the Washingtonian
Home in order to remove him from
evil associations which were surely
working his ruin. The old lady faint
ed away while she was giving her tes-
timony, SO keenly did she feel the dis
grace of appearing against her son in
police court, and it required some
time to restore her.
Officer Tuckling said he was in
structed to go to the barn in the rear
of No. 537 Monroe street about 1 O
clock yesterday morning, and when
| he entered the place he found Scott
and the woman lying on mattress
which they had spread upon the floor
He called the Union street patrol wa
gon and had the pair taken to the
Desplaines Street Police Station. Mrs.
DR.. Campbell, SCOTS sister, said her
brother was completely in the power
of the woman in the dock with him,
and to her alone his downfall could be
traced. -,fr -f5ire. is not his wife; -brr->Ae
persisted in remaining with him de
spite the objections of his relatives. \
few months ago Scott arrived in the
city from the South with $4,000 IN
cash, and he has since spent every
cent of it. His relations tried to sep
crate him and the woman, and induc-
ed her to promise that she would leave
the city. He bought ticket to New
York for her and Sunday night she
was driven to the depot with the un-
derstanding that she would take the
first train for New York, but at the
last minute she changed her mind and
returned to Scott. A few nights age
the mans old mother was kept up all
night to prevent her son and the wo
man from doing violence to each 9th
er. They had quarrelled and he poss
essed himself of revolver and she
got dagger, and they made severa
attempts to get at each other, but ole
Mrs. Scott succeeded in preventing
bloodshed
Scott admitted that he had spent
$4,000 in few weeks, but he denied
the story about the revolver and dag
ger. He was engaged in business il
North Carolina for many years, anc
for quite long time he was promin
emily identified with the politics of the
State. He served three terms as Stat,
Senator in the North Carolina Legis
lature. He met the woman in Raj
eigh about four years ago, and sh'
has lived with him as his wife eve
since. Justice White fined Scott 81!
and sent him to the Washingtonial
Home, and he fined the woman 81.
and ordered her sent to the Bride
well.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04
ShotweII's March
From the Ksnston Free Press.

A friend tells US that he had the
pleasure, few evenings ago, to hear
Mrs. Anna L. Davis play, on the pi-
ano, that beautiful piece of music,
tsShotwell's March" This piece is
Mrs. Davis own composition, and was
called "ShotwelPs March" in honor of
that lanented and brave Confederate
soldier, Capt. Randolph A. Shotwell.
Mrs. Davis is one of the most skillfal
musicians in the State, and we are
glad to know that she will, at an ear
ly day, have the piece published.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04

ends" from q mushroom western town,
blown by cyclone TO the East, and
there joined by The debris from :;
northern town, and thus propelled
southwark, gathered southern custom
on its way and as d SNOWFALL grows
larger when rolled in the snow-until
it stopped IN this section Of Alabama.
POT PoURI POPULATION.
Every section of country, every style
OF custom, manners, mode of living,
society, artitecture, is seen here, so that
a newcomer cannot fail to find his
element" in one, or all, of these.
The miners cottages are more nu-
merous than any other style of house,
at present small one story houses,
that were put up quickly, and for
temporary use; but these are daily
being replaced by handsome residences
the miners having grown rich, or
/ cen bought out by capitalists.
LIFE AND THRIFT
are the characteristics that first inn
press the visitor. Houses cannot be
built fast enough for the streams of new
corners. Quite a number ofhandsome
business houses are in course of erec-
tion-several four or five stories high
and of brick; several avenues have
street cars on them, and the streets
and sidewalks are in quite city like
condition.
LAWYERS AND DOCTORS
are "too numerous to mention;" there
are only ten of the latter in a stones
throw of "yours truly" so he feels that
he may indulge his appetite, and defy
digestion
There are four banks, and another
on the way-tour furnaces in full blast,
rolling mills, steam -four mills, and
two laundries. Of course there are
the necessary opera houses, skating
Kinks and barrooms, churches of all
heard-of denominations. The writer
attended
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
last Sunday, which is one of the hand
soonest and most unique in the South,
1t is to be dedicated in FEBRUARY by
DR.. Hawthorne, ofIAtlanta, Ga. The
arrangement of this church is some
thing new in the South, the entire inclin-
ed floor is handsomely carpeted and is
furnished with chairs like opera houses
and will seat $1,000 1t has gem of
a study, comfortably and luxurious
parlors for invalids, who cannot sit
up. These parlors can be quite pri-
vate or have folding doors shut, per-
NIT of the whole room being thrown
into one.
THE COLORED POPULATION
numbers about 1000 and their shan
ties are well-mixed in with the other
buildings, giving the town the appear
ance of having Grained down. into its
present arrangement.
A good many northern customs are
in popular favor, chief among these
is the divorce mania. We were in
formed by young lawyer from Vir-
ginia, who has been here only two
years, that he had severed the (sup
posed) untieabie knot between fifteen
dissatisfied couples.
The mud "slush" here is inconceiv
! able. MORE ANON.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04
Nervous DebjIitated Men

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the use of DR.. Dyes Celebrated Voltaic Belt
with Electric suspensory Appliances, for the
speedy relief and permanent cure of Nervous
Debility, loss of Vitality and Manhood, and all
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Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04
HON. w. H. HI. COwLES.
The MeIlber of Congress From tho
Eighth Congressional District.

Eighth Congressional District.
The subject of our sketch was born
in the town of Hamptonville, Yadkin
county, n. G.
He was quite young man when
he volunteered early in the Spring of
1861, in Capt. T. N. Crumpler's COM
pany OF calvery, which was organized
under the act of our Legislature au-
thorizing the raising of ten regiments
OF State troops to serve during the
war.
Upon the organization Of the COM
pany he was appointed First Lieuten-
ant, and with the company was mus
tered into service at "Camp Beaure-
gard: Warren county, n. c., as a
part ~ first regiment of cavalry,
commanded by the gallant Col. Rob
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04
Worth More Than r rice For Both.
From the Weldon Ne,cs

That excellent paper, Winston Sen
tinel, offers to every new subscriber a
handsome photographic portrait of
Governor A. M. Scales. The Sentinel
itself is worth many times more money
than is charged fer both paper and
portrait-$1 So.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04
THRIFT AND LIFE.
THE TWO LEADING CHARACTER
ISTICS OF BIRMINGHAM.
Special Correspondence of TIE Sentinel.

The Magic City of Alabama. A Popu-
Iation of Thirty Thousand in A Few
Years.
Special Correspondence of the Sentinel.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb Your
correspondent has been spending a
short while in this magical Southern
city.
The town already numbers 10000
inhabitants, aud is yet, as all know, in
its babyhood. 1t reminds one of what
the ladies call "crazy-work. Or what
the men better under stand by vari-
gated rag.
Everything and everybody is new
and promiscious. 1t makes one thinl
that it was put together "odds and
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04
A Gentle Suggestion.

From the eJ0LdS60ro messenger.
Mr.. Cleveland estimate Of hewspa-
per authenticity was drawn no doubt
from the recent much ado over Miss
Cleveland's book. This is but gen
tie suggestion.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04
The Largest, Fines! and Most Complete
Music House in America,

4 fact, If are do sag 1t ourselves.
Vis1 Neao York, Boston, Cincinnati,
Chicago, st. Louis, Neao Orleans, or
any City on this continent, and you
aciU not ind its equal i,s Size, Imposing
appearance, Tasteful arrangement,
Elegant Fittings, or Stock Carried.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04
VOL. Xxx. No. ).
PARTNER WANTED !!

LIVE, sober, energetic man OF good NOR
"A al character to engage in the manufacture
and sale of the best advertised proprietary
medicine in the State: orders already pouring
In Place of business to be in Winston or Char-
Iotte No dead heads peed apply. Address
DR. j. MENTER HOWARD. Mt. Olive, \. Z.
Dec. loft.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-04
PRICE 5 CENTS.
EXECUTORS SALE!

DY virtue of authority vested in me by the
ID last will and testament of F. g. Hunt de-
ceased, Will sell at public auction auction at
the Court House door in Winston on Monday,
February 18th, at u O'Clock. house and lot in
the town of Winston, n. G., belonging to the
estate OF said deceased, it being the lot now oc-
cupied by me, said lot has so feet frontage
Fifth street and rams back 200 feet and has
thereon single story house with four rooms
and other improvements Terms made known
day of sale. a. j. HUNT, Executor.
Jan. 2Itds