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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-01-01
plrH AND POINT.

"A fellow who goes ont with Hight
coat often has no difficulty in coming 10
with heavy cold.--Boston Transcript.
Archery has been almost ignored
this season. for what reason fashionable
Young ladies know best. We won't ar
row their feelings by suggesting a scar.
city of beaus. Chicago Tribune.
A man named Cannon. employed il
a Pittsburgh foundry, went off the other
day loaded to the muzzle, and on his
return was promptly discharged.-Phil-
adelphia Cali
Did you ever think. when person
tells you that you look younger every
time he sees you. that you must have
appeared to him like 3 veritable Methu-
selah year or two ago?-BossoB Tran-
script.
"A biographer of Paganini says the
great violinist played ''now like an
ANGEL, now like demon-never like .
mortal man" There are thousands Of
violinists in this country who possess
one of Pag's gifts. They don't plsy
like a mortal man-nor an angel eitl,er.
-Norristoacn Herald.
-"f 1 were you anu you were l.
she sang vigorously at the piano. and
turning to him, said. ''what would YOU
doe' ..Well, love-" he answered.
..judging from your disposition and the
color of YOUR hair. I'd say you wsuld
take a club and knock me off that piano
stool if didn't stop nging. Mr.
chant Traveller.
-Wife-"Mufiins all right. my dar-
linu?' Husband-"Perfectio my
pet" Wife-"How-C hesitates and
tremb,es] how is the eoffee?' Hus
band-"Exce lent" Wife (greatly ag-
itated) Mot so good as your mother
used to make. my da ling?" Husband
(calmly)-"My mother never knew
how to make coffee at all. precious. :"
Wife falls into deadly swoon- Tab
leau.-Ch Chicago Journal.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-01-01
TH,eETAN DWELLINGS.
How They Are Constructed and the vs.
rious Uses They Are Put to-

How They Are Constructed and the Va"
rious Uses They Are Put to-
To begin. and in order to familiarize
the reader with the surroundings and
conditions of life of the people under
description. let us picture a typical
Thibetan house.
The outside walls are generally OF
stone, set in very inferior kind of nor
tar, but oftener in bedding of puddled
mud. When clay is available the build
ers much prefer to have only the
foundations of stone and the walls
aboye-gr of well-prepared clay,
which latter they build up between
plank molds These are removed as
each LAYER is finished, and then raised
to act as mo,ds for the next layer.
The houses have two stories. and fire.
oueutlv there Is shed along one side OF
the roof, in which the Inhabitants work
When the sun is oppressive. A great
part of their-work is done on the hat
roof, such rs thrasiiing grain. etc. The
ground floor is devoted to the cattle
horses and pigs. etc. The fowls usual
" roost with the family on the first
floor. The construction of the hoor OF
the upper story is sufficiently curious
Its main supports are cross beams; on
these smaller beams are placed at rigat
angles, ON which are laid slabs of wood;
on these again are laid small twigs like
broom, and then coating OF mud pas-
ter is spread, on which the planks are
finally placed. A hole is left in this
floor for Their primitive ladder Ga piece
OF wood with notches cut in ip, up
through which hole ascend all the
effiuvia from the animals below!
There is only one door for the whole
house. In front of this door there is
generally q courtyard surrounded by
walls. All the manure and refuse is al
| lowed to remain IN sta under the house,
and in the court, all the year through,
till shortly before the season for manur.
| ing the fields, when it is all collected
| into big heap and left to ferment there
from fortnight to three weeks. aftel
| which it is spread over the land.
The larger houses have one or more
wings and a veranda The floor form
| ing the roof is made in the same way ~
| the other. only there is an addition o.
cow-dupg to the mud instead of planks
and the plaster thus made IS beaten fol
| DAYS with sticks to make it amalga
| mate, as in India. ALI cracks, as tht
| plaster dries, are carefully filled III
with fresh plaster till the whole is |
| good solid roof and floor combined. ane
very we'll adapted for thrashing.-
Charles II. Lepper. in Popular Scienc'
Monthly.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-01-01
TRIM innings
Fringe and Lace Used With Handsom
Plain DreaaeA.

Fringe and Lace Used with Handsome
Plain Dresses.
The various grades Of black silk, gros
grain. armure. faille and duchess are
all to be largely used this season. when
q thoroughly good and handsome plain
dress is required. The fsyorite trim
ming will be lace and jet. or any of the
elaborate fringes of silk cord and balls
or beads. An admirable style of fringe.
either in black or colors. is the Milan
drop fringe. It is composed of silk
braid. with enameled or covered wood
drops depending from each end. It has
much to recommend it. is very strong
and will generally wear as long - the
Carmen, upon which it is put. Acorn
fringe is very stylish for cloaks and for
outside suit garments. 1t is made OF
chenille and tipped with pendents OF
enameled acorns in perfect imitation
Of the real oak nuts. A new lace,
called the Teuton YAK, comes in
black and colors. Various widths
in hounces with fronts to
match are shown in this lace. Jet
fronts are still favored and a pretty cap
rice is to combine lead and jet beads
togetherin the embroidery. Some Of
these fronts are hand made, but the less
expensive are done by machinery. A
very stylish ornamentation for street or
carriage costume is the hussar loops.
Large. twisted cords are also formed
into armhole and shoulder ornaments,
falling in long. graduated loops down
the back of the costume. For princess
ove-dresses in plain cloth this is the
only trimming required. Marabout
feather and clipped ostrich feather trim
mings are much favored for short dol.
mon wraps. They always make gar
ment look stylish. and are favorite e
between in place of fur or fringe. Tit
shaded browns are specially attractive
and exceedingly elegant and desirable
Is the chinchilla effect. which is BLACK
shaded into white. Small NUTS arr
made to match these feather trimmings
which are extremely stylish finishing
for street -Brooklyn EGgle.
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"weoplno CHECKS. ;

a arec,.. ~ pre..rt yv,,Ich Il worlh-
-. n.,... 5000 ROO. Aw..ts.,
T.des.
o.h H. .h.;. .;.
-. s..s N", - s.'.. ..1.
oano gave MS WHO cneck ior lour
hundred dollars - wedding present.
The next morning she handed it to him
for safe keeping. In few months thew
.en.r.ted Before sen.r.t;on the vifs
-. =. s.sesa:rr = -. 80 -, -
.k"" so' Po.se's'on u inc cnecA'
anu subsequently, presented ~ 70 the
bank for payment. which was refused.
because the husbandse account was not
then large enough. Thereupon she
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-01-01

WyA waiting and wishins our courses We
We ves Tor the port - We battle the wave;
Els waiting forever from cradle 70 grave.
Wassane for morn, 20 serene in itsslight;
NaifinS for noon day, 20 brilliantly BRIGHT
waiting Is eve Tor reposA IN the night;
wasting for sephyn IN Spring thas
wa,s, nsgs 81 summer ana dover. tnas grow;
waiting for Winter and swtft-faliing snow.
Wansnx 4 ever the bosom's refrain,
In momsnss Of pleasure and moments on
wa,t,n s slough stricken again and again
wasting In childhood tor youths Joyous
I'm ,s: :i;k i" says youth. -Dus rn certain
ne s ssR :! The ladder on reaching ny
In manhood awaiting the time when hs
md ress ON /. calmer. happier day.
When aee shall relieve frow sne worrying
waitsns whom Fortune sheds brightly her
When ehoise are the pleasures the pathway
16srs sivsys u something 70 van Tor sns
WaitinG n poverty. anguish and grief;
wanting TOR Heaven to seLd us reltet
Telling The heart that the TRIAL - bret
Aye, waiting for Joys that WIN never ap-
Wa,tins for voices We never shall hear;
waiting Tor momenss shae never are near.
waiting when shining and worn IN the strife.
with penitene shrobbings the bosom 70 rife,
waiting the dawn Of . holier me.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-01-01
a CHALLENGE DECLINED.
4he worlds Cold Finger OF Scorn Prefer
ahla to n poxe Of Leaden Pills.

The worlds Cold Finger OF Scorn Prefer.
able to Doxe OF Leaden Pills.
BLAINE RED-HoT, ESQ, Dear Sir:
Your letter inviting me to spill gore with
You was duelly received. Acting on the
advice of my friends and disregarding the
prayers of my enemies, make haste to de
cline the invitation.
But do not want you to attribute my
declination to unworthy motives. l an
acting for what consider your best good
Reflect moment. Think how your mine
would be. narrowed by remorse should yor
lay low in death this mighty brain. Picture
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-01-01
A WAR REALITY.

Meeting Of Father and Son ON the Bioedy
Decks of the Harriet Lame.
A day or two since. as the CORE.
spondent was visiting the Episcopal
Cemetery. in the western part OF tho
city in company with friend. his a.
rention was attracted by modest tomb
stone under the shade of vigorous
live oak. bearing the following inscrip-
ton:
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tinued. s.after the refreshment we'll play
again. and the next man who cheats well
shoot out his other eye" 1t is needless to
saw that with this gentle hint the one-eyed
man played losing game the rest OF that
night - Erehdu0e
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-01-01
A SCARF.PIN'S STORY,


on The editors Desk. Uttered with ex-
srscts, manuscripts, exchanges. notes,
wrishg paper and those other trides
which give = Newspaper once some
thing Of Id individuality, there stands .
round and sticky mucilage bottle with
: rakish brush handle pretending from
It's eum-lined mouth like the mast Of .
pirats craft. which. BY the way. It re-
sembles in more ways than one. Around
the base Of this rseful utsnsil there
crepe nimble and inauisitive roach.
Long acquaintance With newspaper Of.
Aces-he had been in but one, but they
are III aliks-had made him fearless.
The sditor WAS busy 1t his work, and
minded hin no more than he did the
predatory shears and the other mute
implements OF the craft Experience
had Taught him that whom the editor
was busy be paid no attention to reaches
and rieAt be Wa. Few uewspapers.
indeed, recompeuse m itor tor the
dime expended in killing reaches. he
knew this, did this wise little brown
backed. multi legged roach, and he
knew . great deal moro, for not even Z
roach can live In . Newspaper onice
suithcut learning something. Therefore.
when Tho fancy to trsvel and the op-
portunity in the shape Of the towering
Insight u the mucilage brush were pro.
Uenfed 70 him he marched in that direc-
] tion With bravery that only comes
,vS&h - i>unwmikv fP1>nn dnnwnr l0na and
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-01-01
THE Bitter BIT.
How q Young Man Came to Be Winnie
In Two Lotteries.

How . Young Man Came to Be Winner
In Two Lotteries.
1t was eight o'clock. At the corner OF
the street young man was walking up and
down. His walk and manner betrayed
Impotence. He appeared to be waiting for
somebody. From time to time he glanced
at his watch. A young girl approached.
and he hurried to meet her.
Good evening, Laura. How long you
have kept me waiting! was afraid some
thing serious had happened to you. Eve
got some good news for YOU"
The pair walked together, arm-in-arm,
the girl expressing great curiosity to know
what the good news was.
1.-THE drawing of the lottery in which we
each hold ticket took place this morning
-
.AndT'
"And we have won the grand prize Of
one hundred and fifty thousand marks"
Laura gazed in establishment at her lover.
She did not know whether she was TO be-
lieye him or not She supposed he was
joking.
ITS no joke. I have seen the official
list and know there Is no possible mis-
take. We are rich. We can start In bus.
mess with wportion of the money, and lead
a delightful life. And the best OF 1t Is we
need not postpone our wedding any longer;
but what is the matter? Why are you SC
silentg'
so. was Just thinking. You have moi
told me whose ticket won the prize, yours
or mine?n
s.Your ticket has won. You have got II
yet, haven't you?'
Yes I've got it" she replied.
s'Of course, it don't make any difference
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Thereafter he performs this duty vic.ri-
ously.
yrcAnreus- Getting : eoaored person to do
youf work for you.-Webster.
-Horper's Bazdr
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-13
''FE'A6HE'RS'GoLUMN,
J. G. CLINKsCALEs, EDITOR.
MR. EDITOR: In passing the Dean.

Mr.. EDITOR: In passing the Dean
vile School few days ago, ] was kindly
invited by Miss Maggie Graham, the
efficient teacher of the same. to call and
witness some of the exercises of her
school. I readily accepted the invita-
ton, and I must say that for more than
thirty minutes was delightfully."- enter.
tanned, first in glancing hastily through
the copy books, which were produced by
the pupils, and noting the progress that
each one, even the smallest, had made in
penmanship during the term; then in
hearing them recite their "gems," beau
tiful selections from various authors
and, finally, which was indeed a perfect
treat, in witnessing the whole school go
ing through their Calisthenic exercises.
From what I saw and heard during my
brief stay in the school room, was
deeply impressed with the pains'taking
of the teacher.
Miss Graham handed me three compo-
sitions, which she desired mo to examine
at my leisure, and decide upon their re-
spective merits, as she had offered a prize
for the best. The writers of these COM
positions are Master Ossie Dean, aged
IA years, and Misses Clayton and Annie
Dean, aged respectively 10 years. Their
subject was "our country" I called In
Mrs. L. to my assistance, and, after care.
full perusal, We decided, first, that all OF
the compositions were good, and reflected
great credit upon the youthful writer's,
exhibiting their knowledge of their own
country, of what it produced, of its prin'
cipal rivers, mountains, sea ports, &C.,
and, second, that that of Miss Clayton
seemed to have excelled in only one par
ticular, and that was in its general
arrangement. Hence, we decided that
she should receive the prize.
R. G. L.
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A Strange Case of Dropsy.

About five weeks ago DR.. Garmany
was called to see negro man named jeff
Livingston on Mr.. J. D. S. 'Liviugston's
place, near town. The negro was greatly
swollen with dropsy. In few days his
skin burst in about twenty places, and a
large quantity Of water escaped, which
gave him much relief. The doctor then
drew water off from the chest and the
region of the heart, and the patient ap.
peared to improve. Two weeks ago a
white streak formed around the patients
legs and spread within twenty-four hours
from little below the knees to the soes
of the feet, and became "aa white as
white paint" as the doctor expresses it.
In few days watery fluid began to
ooze from the affected portions, and the
flesh and bones, beginning at the soles
of the feet, began to como off, and con-
tinued until they we're gone nearly up to
the knees. The patient has a good ap-
petite, is not emaci ted, suffers no pain
of consequence, and, except some organic
affection of the heart, would be we'll
enough and strong enough to be at work
in the field but for hiaaegs.
The Doctor says lie never saw such
case before. DR.. Ruff says he knew q
white man in this County forty or fifty
years ago who was similarly affected as
to his hands and arms. They rotted off
to the shoulders, and the man died. DR..
Ruff says the disease is Yaws, and is ex-
tremely rare.
DR.. Garmany told the patient few
days ago that the only chance to save his
life was to amputatc his legs above the
knees; that if the arteries were sound it
might preserve his life, but if they were
diseased he would be liable to bleed to
death. The patient expressed desire to
have the operation performed, saying
that if the worse must come ne would
rather bleed to death than rot to death.
Yesterday afternoon DR.. Garmany, as
sisted by several other physicians, took
Off the patients legs above the knees
MewJcrry Observer, Apri2o.
In Galveston on Thursday Edward
Burke, in a drunken rage, fatally stabbed
his brother John and Immediately reallz'
ing what he had done, wept bitterly and
shot himself through the brain.
Mrs. Dunmire, the divorced wife of
Guiteau, the assassin, is in Washington
for the purpose of getting pension Tor
her present husband, who is resident OF
Leadville, Col. She is accompanied by
her little son, horn since her scconu mar
riage.
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female college with like number 6|
Gricr is at the head Of orc faculty.
Professor Kennedy Of the other. TIN
are pupils here from nine different Statta
and l have heard from many sources that
there is not college in the State that
has sent out to the world so many noble,
earnest and accomplished young men and
women. Not long ago | read in the
Consultation that the senior class from
Oxford, thirty.ninc in number, had been
to Atlanta to have their photographs
taken in group, and that they were all
interviewed by reporter as to what they
intended to do after their graduation.
Thirteen wero going to practice law and
nine practice medicine and six go to
preaching and four become merchants
and one was going to be mechanic and
one 90 to farming. Can this be true?
Only two out of thirty who intend
to produce anything to add to the COM
mon stock. Will the rest be consumers :?
Is this to be the result Of all collegiate
educations in the South? May the good
Lord have mercy upon US and preserve
our people from such {. calamity.
BILL ARP.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-13
A Historical incident.

The ceremonies at Montgomery, Ala,
on Wednesday last, and the illusions
made by Gen. John B. Gordon in his
oration there to the imprisonment of Mr..
Davis at Fortress Monroe in 1865, revives
some incidents rarely now mentioned,
but, nevertheless, of rare historical inter-
est, and belonging 10 both the period and
the subject, they may now be truthfully
related.
An eyewitness, engaged there in the
ordnance department at the fortress, now
resident and attached to the police de.
partment of Baltimore, says that when
Mr.. Davis landed from the gunboat on
the Government wharf the guard that
received him kept back the lookers.on to
q considerable distance while they con.
Quoted the prisoner to the interior Of the
fortifcation and to the casemate assigned
for his incarceration. Soon after he was
lodged there the officer of the day called
and advised him that orders had been re.
ceived from Washington TO place him in
irons, and asked him to submit by lying
PROSTATE on the cot then within
the casemate. Mr.. Davis, with some
vehemence, objected, and asked that the
order should be read to him. This was
done, and he still refused, and declared
that the manacles should only be placed
on him by force. The blacksmith was
then present with the leg-irons, and
soldier, being so ordered, placed his
musket across the breast of the prisoner,
pressed him to and then down on the cot.
While held in that position the smith
riveted the irons on the ankles, and the
prisoner thus secured, was locked in the
casemate. A day or so following orders
came from Washington to remove the
manacles, and soon afterwards 10 open
the door, and finally to allow Mr.. Davis
to exercise himself by limited walks
within the grounds. The order to iron
was issued, it was said, by SecretaryA
Stanton, and the preparations to do SO
were all made prior to the arrival of the
gunboat. President johnson issued the
ameliorating orders that followed. d.-Bdl-
t;,uore SIM -r,...1a
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-13
A Touching War Event.

A pathetic incident of the war has
been recalled that battles fiction. This is
the touching story:
Miss Annie Pickens, daughter of the
Governor of South Carolina, was to be
married April %, 1868, in Charleston, to
Lieutenant Andrew De Rochelle. The
wedding party had assembled at the
Pickens residence, and the clergyman
was asking the bride if she was ready,
when a shell from Union gun in the
harbor broke into the room and burst.
Nine persons were hurt, but only Miss
Pickens' wound proved fatal. She bore
the pain with wonderful fortitude, and
was unmoyed when informed that she
had only an hour to live. De Rochelle
said that he would like 10 have her die
his wife, and the poor girl smiled sadly
m assent. The guests remember the
scene AS far more pitiful than can be
described. The bride lay on sofa, her
white dress dabbled in blood and her
long hair dishevelled, while her pallid
face was so wrung with agony that her
efforts to smile became futile. The cere-
mony was hurriedly performed, though
the BRIDES Eyes" was in faint labored
whisper, and her lips hardly moved in
response to her husbands kiss. She
died Immediately afterward.
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Sam Jones in Baltimore.

Some people tnlnK tney eau / pe Pious
unless they are always begging. If my
child begged that way, I'd take brush
along aud whale him well. If you got
faith by prayer, what have you done
with it? Faith is a gift of God, don't
see and hear for me. Ipray for my daily
bread, but 1 have to hunt for my corn
pone with the sweat running down the
hoe handle. Laughter You put your
arm in sling and pray for muscle. A
boy, says, Mister take your arm out and
go to that blacksmith shop and handle
the sledge and you'll get all you want.
If you don't take it out soon you can't
lift it out You've got faith enough to
move mountains if you put it in action.
God gives every perfect gift, but the
development of tin every practical sense
is yours. The only kind of faith bank
on is that of commttal, trusting in God.
You are going round singing, oh to be
nothing and you've sung it till it is the
Gods truth. Laughter You are old
Brother Nothing, and going nowhere.
| Laughter. I want to be something,
and go somewhere. I'd rather 60 to hell
than nowhere. [sensation.] l have an
infinite, consolidated horror of being
nothing, and going nowhere. BE not
like dumb, driven cattle; be hero in
the strife.' We are running on believing
in this country. As an old darkey said :
'Its the principlest thing here Every
fellow goes on the principle of 'he that
believetb not, shall be damned and
believes everything to keep him from
being damned. Laughter What are
you going to do with these little fellows
that believe in everything? Your beg
giug don't amount to much, for you don't
look as if you had had a square meal in
ten years. The faith that receives every
thing and gives out nothing don't amount
to anything. Pm no revivalist. I'm an
humble member of the Georgia confer
ence, frum whom 1 got my appointment.
| If I'm rcviyalist, have grown to be
ope just as my fpger-nails have grown.
I do my work, and l am happy in it. l
am ashamed of my fellowmen. We are
dying with decency. I saw brother slip
last night, and when he recovered HIM
self he glanced around to see if any one
saw him, and looked scared. say to
you, Turn loose and laugh, and it will
loosen up your hide and do you good
Laughter. It lis unnatural to be starcby
and dignifed. Dignity is nothing but
the starch of a shroud. Applause If
you addressed merchant as you address
God, he would have you tried for lunacy.
If YOU went down town and said: Thou
great and majestic merchant, show me
pair of divinely colored hose they
would put you out of the store. Laugh
Ter. Talk to God as you talk to your
wifi, and children. BE child and natu-
raj man. am Sam Jones. There is a
Samuel Jones, ID. D. One is natural and
Tie other is artificial. What are you
going to do with that artificial Jones
Why, go and bury the D. D. He's dead.
Laughter. If we will be ourselves
we'll be a grand variety. God never
made two men alike but one was of no
! account nt.-BaHin,ore american.