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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-11-05

Ed. SESTiNEL: L:-Owing to sickness.
| have been unable to make any more ffu.
| ures lie. or attend any meetings in tbs
interest of the laudable enterprise The
North and South railroad.
have the following from the AgricuI-
tIrai report OF 1884. page SD, as CON-
Dared with these rates. the average all
rail route from Chicago 10 New& York
9l3 miles by the shortest nsacficab,e
route, was. from January lst 10 Sovem-
Der lst 1893. l61e cents per buSheI, or Sc
and l cent per ton. Noue01nspare the
all iaii route from Alexaa91fa<p Kustop.
20 miles to haul Il ton, ainf ypn c:,anot
get the Same carried that dietriee. n v
onr modern wagon transportation f",.
less than 81 per GIndred, 81 per ton, and
owing 10 the distance it would take II
days - make a round trip by OK Wagon.
while by railroad time it could be made
II y hours. A difference Of S3I.0O and
l3ts days In ton of freight. notwi,h-
standin. this mass of corruption, (anii-
railroad mem are back upon their dew
claws cursing their credling benefaciors
foi + aud and extorlion, while they know
The mill tax will only be $500 on enc
taous .nd dollars worth of properly.
years a. mills to pay the difference in
trying p ton OF freight from Chicago to
New j. rk Jl3 miles, III d what it would
costio haal ton of freight from Alexan-
dria To Rnston 90 miles. il grain is car
ried by railroad Sl3 miles fer l6ts cents
per bushel. why should we not expect
The North and South railroad TO carry il
zO) miles ford cents per bushei. Or If 4
ton Is carried 9l3 miles for s6.0i. why
should we not expect the same weight
carried 200 miles for $500. Some of the
anti-railroad men say. that taxation will
not be decreased By increase of property,
owing 10 dram shops aud criminals. We
would say compare your tax receipts of
ID years ago with your present ones, aud
see the difference i'm taken then aud now.
and see If it was dram shops and crinli-
nails that made your taxes so high. or is
lt. that better men nov occupy the posi-
ton nc taxing power. 1t is not now that
the outside world knew that many of the
denizens of Winn parish wants some
thing for nothing. There is no few of
the people east Of Dugdemonia that want
"A railroad, Want the taxes reduced i.
want their children educated, want near
transportation. want goods reduced 500
per cent. want npbuilding of immigration
and elevation. but In their hearts exist
go To now ye." james 9Th chapter, lst
to 9TH verse. More anon.
J. j. THORNTON.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-11-05
How a Farmer shayes.

| TO witness a farmer shave is one Of the
most painful operations ever witnessed
outside Of downright hatchery. For
some reason away beyond the depth Of
present knowledge, tlrc man who breads
the country always has Il beard like =
new hair brush, and he never could learn
TO sharpen a razor
lie gets on the back stoop with his
shaving utensils, and after rubbing the
razor over the strap in an awkward fash
ion until whatever trace of edge it may
have lad has been destroyed, he hangs
up his broken glass aud takes a position
alongside of the kitchen door, where the
old lady viii be sure TO jostle his arm
when she goes ont TO empty the dish
water.
With Z brush that has but little handle
remaining. he manages somehow to stir
up a loi OF lather from soap that would
raise blister on tho bottom Of bows
fcot IN dog days, with which he coats
his face till nothing but his.eyes aud the
back of his head are visible. With a cob
dipped in warm water he goes over the
stnbble 9Th h sigor that makes the flesh
creep, until he feels that all the reasona-
BILE precautions for comfort in the sub
sequent operation have been taken.
Taking the razor and looking at it sus-
piciously over the top Of his glasses, be
runs has thumb along the edge. fails to
dcaw bloed as ne had hoped, and then
with sigh leaving town in hurry, be
grabs himself by the nose, shuts his eyes
and gives scrape that makes his hair
stand on cud rs bunch of beard seems
tc come out by the root
But ouce vt it "a terrible desperation
seems to nerve him. aud with teeth set
goes right on with a, determination to
get the agony over rs soon rs possible.
IIowls Of woe break from him now and
then, ~ an expression that poisons life,
steals over his face and stops there till
the last nerve has been pulled out Of
socket by that terrible razor, and the last {
bit Of stubble has been laid low, when,
with sigh Of relief, he strikes mp =
ynn OF thanksgiving, and joyfully
hfows his shaving apparatus into the
swill barrel near by.IfExcifange.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-11-05
Jury List.
slate of Loni.iana. parish

STATE OF Louisiana. Parish of linn
!se i known ana remembered, That we III,
"ary Commissioners o: lie parish of Winn duly
appointed aud qualified according 10 law me,
lhls Gay IN the Clerks oilsce la the Court house
IN tue Tow oi Winniield II said parish. In draw
= Jury 20 serve II the neat terms of the xfh pi.
.ffe- Cauft, 10 lie held oh the Firsi Aondav in
''teela5er lsst. Tie CLERK Of tie 1onrt K, O.
Je..es, then furnished tie jury commissioners
WIZ u hi o. laFy y ho lad seryed at the iast
ssfia oi the Court, when the commissioner with
thS assistance nj the Clerk of the Court " iIe i
eA silcla : member Of he jui commission, re
tsen the salae ns striking from tue list and ia
King iroa the bon, all those who Lad mo, cd.
ifeiil Tug parish, died etc., they proceeded TO
l'fce I Ike nuNIbcr OF names i'm he General
,ehire RoN4 50 Is 10 supplement. the Number of
NAMES taken from the ssid General yenire Box
lows tosNi::
= hen Mr.. JviaF. Kelly. IN INC prescnce OF 9th
sr 3iily commissioners drew from the Genera;
Venifc Box, Que 1T t.ne. the Ioliouifi.. nasr,es
10 serve Tor tho first week December term 4. d.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-11-05
r. F. sLumaker rs. Enterprise.

Ell. SENTINEL :-Iu your last issue En-
| terprise comes 1T me again, claiming to
| be possessed of MASCULINE proclivities.
nov feel authorized 10 designate il, or
hiai. with masculine pronuuns. He pro-
d;.ces later statistics than mime, which
lets him up on Miss, but keeps him down
on Ala. My statisues were obtained
from 1.-The American Treasury Facts for
1885, Edited by A. S. Spofford, Libra
Ran of Congress. The compiler of this
work took The railroad statistics from
.sPoor's Manual of Railroads in the u. s.
for 1881, which gives the number IL
| miles of railroad in each State for the
year 1881. Enterprisese's statistics for
1854 cor, espontls with Poor's Manual
very well fur all Of fhe Southern States,
except, Miss. Ark. and Fla, where they
show Il marvellous incre; .-sor 3 years.
and La, where they show a decrease OF
III miles. presume his figures are cor
rccs, for the increase in Miss, is no more
Incredible than the shrinkngc in La.
and that is bsckcc by another authority.
According to Poqy's Manual for 1882
La. had ias5 miles VI railroad in 1881.
according TO Enterprise she had 1914
miles in 1884. Mr.. T.J. Bird. our State
Commissioner of Agriculture, in his BIZ
ennial report for 1885,. gives the name
and The number OF miles of each railroad
III our State and Inahesa total oil 12s7
miles. Now these = authorities snow
that the railroads ia La, are ei.he,
shrinking. or migratiRs into other States.
Enterprises l;ttterr, ssatistieuD that he
was only unfortunate, in naming Ala. in
his first article. According to The sta
t;stics which have Miss, was for me In
this debate and Ark, aud Fla, We're
against me. Enterprises later statistics
takes Miss. from me and gives NE the
other TWO Siates.
The later statistics do. not nelp Enter
prise in any way except 10 lift him out Of
the Mississippi ditch. laAla., and Ark,
are The only States IN his list having a
higher rale of taxation than La, ind |
ihey both isslye more faihoad, while Fla. |
il the only one having less railroad than |
La. and she has u lower rate. Ark. has |
more r,ads and = higher rate than La, |
F;:l.. and South Caroiin;,- Ala, has more |
road and higher rae than Fla. ky.. La |
Mss, and South Carolina. Virginia has |
mare roae aud \ higher rate than Tenn, |
ky.. Fla. aud Miss. Texas and Ca, are |
the lwo States having liie most railroads
aud flicy haye higher ratios than Miss,
and Tenn. Now theyr statistics show |
that the rate Ut taxatiSfI, bears no propor-
tson 10 the amount Of railroad in the |
States, and that railroasls do not reduce /
the rate ef taxation. LstiEl hold the fvTt |
in spite OF Enterprise j yma~culiue pro- !
He says .s3ke will net GET tile |
rJun as certain rs the siiI shines, if we do |
not vote the tax Thtt IL another ipee |
dixif. How does he knew that? andwhat !
evidence can be produce to prove it? la |
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-11-05

Reporter and a few others. have let tie
enthusiasm for the railroad get the better
of their Judgment
1t viii never pay in the long run to do
what we know 10 be wrong
Oct. 10Th 1856. 7. +. SHUNAKER.
+. Sit is the opening of the mouth
of the Mississippi river to deep water
navigation BY the lads jetties, that will
cause the North and South railroad to b0
built, not the subsidy taxes. PTS.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-11-05
Tulane Universitv
eF LOUISIANA.
High scheoi, College, University,
Lsw and Medical Departments.
I'm. PRESTON JOHNSTON, IL. T.,
President.

College and High School session be-
gins octnber 7sh. Entrance ExanlIna-
tions October -4si. 5tb. 9th. Courses Of
Instruction Classical, Literary. Mathc-
matical, Natural Sciences, Mechauicaf,
Commercial.
guases tifaroa. ..ifly taught. Manual
Training. Terms moderate.
For 9atalosiies sddfcss the Secretary
Of the EniyeEsity. aug l33m
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-11-05
Or. c. c. Brown,
s.s; . S >

Z Sssend Sfyees, Alexdsdria, La.
Gold and Silver Fittings. Gold Gro MIS-
Built ON Fgons Teeth. Every STYLE Of
Plate Work. Teeth on Geld Clasps.
VIII Ir 1T W;nniia!l every term Of The
Dissri,.. Court. Leave your orders at the
Post Office, Dr the SENTINEL office, and
he viii yis,t your residence and accom-
MEDIATE you. Aug27-S6
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-11-05
Notice for Publication.
Land oaice At Nev Orleans Ia.

Land Office at New Orleans La.
October 10Th, 1856.
Notice Is hereby tlsen.tha the follow
Ing named settlcr has fled notice of bis
Intention to make final proof in support Of
his tls!ili, and That said proof will be
made before the Judge Or In his abseuee.
CLERK u the District lCUurt, ut WInnfield
I.as on Saturday Dec. Ah, 1855, VIZ;
Henry Coleman,
~ nsa(c II0p,c EntFy No. 62us, for The
.rc5< of mel q W. ( OF ~ and nel Of sw1
EG1 ia Z l8 Il = west La tacridinn. lie
6Sn,eS fln olIouinx witnesses f0s prove
= ~ 6ffnuonj II iIeuasb u1l,ns 1nSt cu1-
SiSY1 o. III poI I1j1l @lIg;s 14fsee n she}-
~ NINA - n5nR 51ia Jno +
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-10-23
ghc Akron Occasional.
THE VICTORIOUS CHRIST.

The Occasional Sermon preached before the
General Convention, at Akron, o., We'd
nesday, Oct. 20, by REV. G. T. FLANDERS,
D. D., of Massachusetts.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-10-23

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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-10-23

- ! ne iNolA were DloheA III lnc temple OF
Baal
And the might OF the Gentle, unsIaore by the
sword,
Soon melted like snow in the glance Of the Lord Z"
Christianity took from Jove his thun-
der, from Venus her charm, from Di-
ana her bow, from Apollo his Tyre, from
Bacchus his bowl and from Neptune his
floods Paganism vanished from the
Roman empire. The fourth century
had scarcely begun when Christianity
ascended the throne Of the empire Of
Rome.
But the conquest of the Roman EN-
pire, and the suppression of the Pagan
pa ntheon and the Jewish temple, gave
to Christianity coutr0l of less than
moiety Of the whole globe. The com
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-01
The RECORD BROKEN.
Jim Douglas Beats the I 1-I6 Miles Time
Miss Woodford Bested.

Jim Douglas Beats the 1-16 Miles Time
Miss Woodford Bested.
CHICAGO, July AT the Washington
Park races Tuesday surprise was in store
tor the vast multitude. Last year, when
racing with Jim Douglas Stepalong made
a record of i:iSls for l l-l6 miles Jim
Douglas. lowered this record Tuesday by
just one second During the fourth race
the horse Forest fell and broke leg, also
crushing his rider, Withers, under him
His injuries are serious Kansas, ridden
by Covington, struck the heap and fell, but
without injury. Murphy, riding John A.,
by dexterous movement, lifted his horse
clear over the Frustrated horses aud horse
mon Forest was shot and killed on the
track, and the races went on.
New YORK, June So Fully 1900 people
attended tho Sheepshead Bay races Tuesday
to witness the contest between Troubadour
and Miss Hoodford for a special purse of
5000 The distance run was IL miles
Troubadour took the lead at the start and
held it to the finish, winning by one and
one half lengths in 1:0s}i. The betting was
4 to on Miss Woodford and oven money
against Troubadour.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-01
ADVICE 10 AuTHEhs

Are YOU disturbed at night and broken
Of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth2 If 50,
send 4, once and get bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
tetthing. lis value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Depend upon il mothers.
there Is no mistake about it. 1t cures
dyscntery, diarrhoea. regulates the stom-
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eus the gums, reduces Inflammation. and
gives tone and enero, Ia the whole sys-
TEN Mrs Wtnslow's Soothing SyruT
for Children TeetlinG is pleasant 10 The
taste, and is the prescription cf Que %
the oldest and best female nurses and ply
sicians in the United States, and is TO
sale by all druggists throughout 'b:
world Price q cents PER bottle.
feb % m VS. m ly
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-01

This widely celebrated institution. To-
Gated at Buffalo, N. y. is organized
with full staff of eighteen experienced
and skilfnll physicians and surgeons, con-
stituting the most complete organization
of medical and surgical skill 10 America,
for the treatment of ali chronic diseases.
whether requiring medical or surgical
means for their cure Marvellous success
has been achieved in the cure Of all
nasal, throat and lung diseases, liver and
kidney diseases peculiar to women. us
eases of the digestive organs, bladder
diseases, blood taints and skin diseases,
rheumatism. neuralgia. and nervous debt
bility, paralysis epilepsy Uits), sperna-
iorrhea. impoiency and kindled alice
tions. Thousands are cured at theil
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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-01
Protecting Ancient Monuments in Italy.

bill concerning the protection of "his-
torically and artistically valuable monu-
ments, as far as such belong to the periods
before the end of the eighteenth century,
is before the Italian parliament Without
using words, q distinction is made between
movable and immoveable monuments. The
latter, viz, antique temples, theaters streets,
houses, etc, are to be appropriated in such
manner that the government pays for the
ground and excavations, but not for TIE
antiquities themselves. Movable anti
quties on the contrary, such as statues,
cameos etc, remain in tine possession Of ex-
isting owners, with the limitation that the
government has not only the first right of
purchase, but the right to compel, If desired,
the sale to it of the objects. In order to ex-
port antiquities, or to excayate, duty OF
20 per cent must be paid and the consent Of
the government obtained Antiquities thai
have become the property Of tine state may
not be re,oll London NewA
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-01
A CURIOUS FOREST PRODUCT.

Nusquito Netting and Bridal Dresses
Growing on south American Trees.
stranger travelling in Central America
expressed great surprise When told by his
host that musquto nets grew on trees in that
country. The host further asserted that he
intended to get Il welding dress from the
same tree for "A bride who was to he mar
rIad on his estate
You don't mean, &id the traveller, in
creiulously, that musquito netting an /
uIdal dresses grow ON trees, do you
certainly" was the answer follow the
lien and you will see that 1 speal the exact
ruth
still looking for some lest. the stranger
followed the two men who were To pluck
I'D. singular fruit and stood by when uAsy
stopped at rather small tree. bearing
thick glossy green leaves but nothing else
which the utmost effort of the Imagination
could convert into the netting or the wei
ding garment The tree was about twenty
feet high and six inches in diameter aud its
bark looked much like that of birch tree
81 don't see mosquito netting nor wed
ding dress, said the stranger, and | eau t
see any joke either >
"lf the senJr will wait a fow minutes he
will see all that WAS promised and more,
too. was the reply. He will seq that this
tree can bear not only mos quito netting aud
Welding dresses, but fish nets aud neck
3cari5 mourning Grape or bridal wells
The tree WIS without more ado cut down.
Three strips of bark each about six inches
wide aud eight feet long, were taken from
the trunk and thrown into a stream of
water Then each man took a strip while
It was still in the water and with the point
OF Bis knife separated n thin layef OF the
inner bark from one end OF the Strip The
layer was then taken in the finger, and
gently pulled whereupOn it came away in
an even sheet Of the entir" width and length
ct the strip OF bark. Twelve sheets were
thus taken from each strip OF bark and
thrown into tue water
\ light broke IN upon the strangers mind
Without u doubt these strips were to he
sewn together into one sheet The plan wa.
cool one and the flbrir thus formed mi sht
do, be- thought, II no bstter cloth coul be
bad.
The men were not through yet however,
t"r when each strip OF bark had yIelisi it.
twelve sheets eacn sheet was taken from TIL
water and gradually stretched sldewlse. The
spectator could hardly believe hi, eyes, The
sheet broldeued until from a clos piece oil
material siX inches wide 1t became a fllmy
cloun of delicate lace over three feet in
width The astouIshed gentleman was forced
to confess that no human made loom evel
turned out lace which could slrpas3 il
snowy wilderness aud that 90 sdln.r. like deli
cacy that product Of nature st Nicholas
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-01

Cocaine, Iodoform or Mercurials in any
form in the Treatment of Catarrh or Hay
fever should be avoided, as they are botl
injurious and dangerous. lodoform i.
easily detected by its offensive odor. Tn,
only reliable catarrh remedy on the mar.
ket today is Ely's Cream Balm, being FIRE,
from all POISONOUS drugs. 1t has currt
thousands of acute and chronic cases
where all others have failed 4 particl,
is applied into each nostril; no pain
AGREEABLE to use. Price fifty cents o
druggists,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-01
RESOURCES OF CIVILIZATION.
One OF Them Is a Rope and AN Angry
Hob-Negro Kapist Lyuclied.

y
Mob-Negro Kapi,t Lyuched.
GAINESVILLE, Tex, July }. Last Satur-
day morning, about o clock, negro at
tempted an assault upon Mrs, Cooke, an
estimable lady of this city. She was awak-
eiei 10y feeling a hand upon her throat and
discovered large negro stopping over her
During the struggle that ensued Mrs
Cookies grown daughter was aroused and
ran into the room and attacked the negro
Mrs Cooke was caught around the throat,
choked and dragged from her bed to the
front door, where she received blow which
loosened several teeth.
The negro finally released Mrs Cooke and
fled Blcodhounds were put upon his trail
but were unable to follow it, A number OF
negroes were arrested and taken before the
woman and on Saturday afternoon they
Identified one Ed Williams, powerful
negro, as the guilty party
Monday night 400 men visited the Jail
where the prisoner was confined, battered
down the doors took him TO the outskirts of
town, AMI hung him TO a tree. He died
protesting his innocen e Several persons
IN the mob were recognized by officers, aud
a number OF arrests will probably follow
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-01
perienced a well-known symptom of IN.

perienced well>knoWn symptom OF lnS
| cipient insanity.
Accordingly, after breakfast at which
| I was almost afraid to touch q cup OIL
spoon lest l start again that awful train
of jingles, went to see an elderly friend
a woman-and told her of the choric
gadfy that so worried me.
My friend seemed puzzled for nom
ent, and then how she laughed at me!
DO you ever read the fashion iourn-
Fals?" she finally asked.
"Well, no; not regularly. But pray
tell me; did really hear bell, after all 2
why of course you did. And cant
you imagine where the bell was?'
mo. | cannot-at least it is best tC
hold ones imagination under tight rein
in some circumstances.
We'll, you dear, unsophistieated boy,
you would not have had to 90 far to find
the source of your morbid uueasiness
Miss Nougat wore the bell"
Yes; but where?'
''On her-well, on her garter. if you
will know it.
Aud then my friend told me of the
very latest phase Of fashions folly. No
one of the inner sisterhood would think
of going without one of these tiny bells
fastened to her garter And this garter
is bound by certain conyentionalities. In
its choice fancy may not run riot as to
color. 1t must not be black or white OF
blue or rcd. Nothing, in fact, but yell
low will do. And it must be just so wide,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-01

j. {. Burrows. Kalamazoo. Mich, test.
iiics: For mere than five years. a mem
her of my family has been afflicted with
Hay Fever, eliminating late in the fall ii
a hacking cough. Every remedy proved
futile, Not half bottle OF Papillon Tex
tract Of tlax) Catarrh cure had been used
before the cough entirely disappeared
and general relief followed Ii is simpl,
wonderful" Large bottles only 81 90
for sale at Drug store
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-01

ST PAUL Suly Later reports from
the hailstoTm III VI alsh and Grand Forkcs
counties, -. T., show that the damage was
not IL great as stated The storm started a
little north of Grafton, and Travelled south
wesf about fifteen miles, doing considerable
damage all the way along. Some early
sown wheat, which had begun to head out,
was totally destroyed, while much of tn
late sown will recover No towns were i'll
iured The estimates of S50O,tS0 loss are
thought to lie greatly exaggerated.