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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-01-24

Mr., WIN. CAMERON aud Wv
Chicago Lumber company are ope''
ing lumber yards at Panhandle Wv
robust infant of the Staked llslp'
This young city is situated in w.
son county aud Is destined TO De wv
city of all the Panhandle.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-01-24
DISC y T

Contracts running for three months or more
are subject 10 the following discOuutS, pro-
yided the pay meut OF the whole amounts are
made in advance;
Three months 5per cent of
BY months .. In per cent off
Nine months In per cent on
Two We months .... ~ per cent oil
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-01-24

Mr.. w. r. HEARD, the banker At
Cleburne, died at his residence ID
that city, on the night of the 2l't
Mr. Heard WAS born in Thomas cour'
~, Georgia, August 81 1885, and can't
to Texas when quite boy, settling 81
Moodville, Teter county. He WAS al
active, capable aud reliable busine"
man, q good citizen, kind neighboi
and q devoted husband and father.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-01-24

Tee sheep raisers in Texas VIM
take care OF their ilocks. make large
profits and get rich early in llle-
Denison Herald.
For writing aud publishing ID"
Identical little paragraph. sheep
paper danced whole bucket'luu
OF sheop-wool on the devoted head I"
THE EXAMINER.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-22

Eve have met the enemy and we
areatheirn,' nationally speaking Tie
next question is: "What are they go
ing to do with us?"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-22
Coal in Ancient Times.

Pliny. IN his natural history, describes
nnthracites found in Africa as a black
sc!listose useful in medicine, but no men
ton is made of it's inflammabiiity. Jet
was called black amber-succinium
nigrum. When Roman traders told of
the burning of amber for fuel by the
natives on the shores of the Black sea, it
is supposed the material was a variety Of
Ignite, and not amber as reported.
Goal was probably used in China as
fuel long before it was known in the
western world. About the middle of the
1i.r.o' : h century a Venetian traveller
al.d writer, Marcus Paulus Venetus, gives
the following account:
ri through the whole province of
Catl:ey, black stones are dug out of the
nfoui.; c.i-ss, which being put in the fire
burn lie wood, and when kindled con-
tl21lc 10 burn for long time.
II hS!.cd in the evening they keep alive
the wlIoie night
The 2ncient Britons made use of coal
to = certain extent. Stone hammers
haE7c teon found in coal groupings, and
thu Ea:i.e-formerly 'scole''-is of British
Or. II. After the conquest the Romans
t<':;-;!n 10 use 1t, for coal cinders have
been foti:td in Roman walls, and Roman
COINS IN i:cds of cinders. But coal was
no. brought into general use until the
rein OF Charles I, in 1e25.-Henry q.
dani-s II Overland Monthly
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-22
10 Scarcity of Salt.

It Is eaid on the best authority that
30, GGe,0C0 bushels of salt are consumed
IN tn country. The average American
gets ;'ss !. with fifty pounds of salt every
year ~ quantity taken at time is so
sn;all ;i;,i 1 person hardly notices it, but
a yesr,.i consumption of salt by one per-
sou Is almost a bushel. An Englishnaan
gets iiio:,.s5 On twenty two pounds a year,
and II france an ordinary man swallows
eigiteoa .5ounds between New Years
day ;i, December. IF calculations
aIaou.-1 !:sthing there is no danger of
sca-c4ss oi the saline article, for famous
stas.s:-e.sa Las declared that if all the
salt III ;.-e ocean were piled together, it
-WosiiSt ;;-, Il bulk equal to 80, 600, 900
CUBIC L. -. He never saw all this salt,
but lie sssvs it is there, and all that need
be done il toe get it safely ashore.-Cur-
rent Literature.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-22
SEND IN YOUR VOTE

The Legislature in January will
elect a Democratic Senator. The
friends Of Capt. S. B. Alexander will
press his claims, the admirers of Col.
Waddell will do likewise, and Senator
Ransom who has been in the United
States Senate from North Carolina
fos Ell 5hteau years, will also be can
dilate. THE SENTINEL would like
I, ascertain which the people want
aud we wish you, who read this paper,
to send to Us q postal card bearing the
name of yosr choice for the Senator
ship. We shall publish all replies
and the rtsyIt will be of interest.
This is free ballot and a fair count.
Let everybody vote! Send Cd the pos
tais
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-22
Adventure with q Porcup5ne.

We passed the night on the Witten-
burg, sleeping on the moss. between two
decayed logs, with balsam boughs thrust
into the ground and meeting and form
ing canopy over u.s. In coming off the
mountain in the Forming we ran upon
huge porcupine, a.ed I learned for the
first time that the tail of a porcupine
goes with a spring 'ze a trap. It seems
to be q SCI lock, and sou no sooner touch
with the weight of a hair one of the
quilts than the tail LEAFS up in the most
surprising manner, ant the laugh is not
on your side. The beas.; cantered along
the path m my front, aE.l ! threw nv
self upon him, shielded l.y my roll of
blankets. He submitted quietly to the
indignity, and lay very still under nv
blankets, with his broad tail pressed close
to the ground. This 1 proceeded to in
vestigate, but had not fairly made a be-
ginning when it went off like Il trap, and
my hand and wrist were full of ouiIls
This caused me to let up on the creature
when it numbered away till it tunbled
down precipice.
The quilts were quickly removed from
my hand, and we gave chase. When
we came UP to him he had wedged him.
self in between the rocks so that he pre-
sented only back hristling with u1liIls,,
with the tail lying in ambush below. He
had chosen his position well, and seemedi
to defy us. After amusing ourselves by
repeatedly springing his tail and receiv-
ing the quilts in a rotten stick, we made
slip Jose out of a spruce root, and
afte- much maneuvering got it over his
head and led him forth In what a
peevish, injured tone the creature did
complain of our unfair tactics! He pro-
tested and protested, and whimpered and
scolded like some infirm old man tor
mente by boys. His game after we led
him forth was to keep himself as much
as possible in the shape of ball, but
with two sticks and the cord we finally
threw him over on his back and exposed
his quilless and vulnerable under side,
when he fairly surrendered and seemed
to say, ''Now you may do with me as
you like" His great chisel like teeth,
which are quite as formidable as those of
the woodchuclz, he does not appear to use
at all in his defense, but relies entirely
upon his quilts, and when those fail
rim he is done for.-Jol1n Burroughs in
The Century.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-22
How Thread Is Numbered.

Everybody knows the sizes of thread.
Livery sestmstress knows whether she
wants No. 30 or 60 or 100, and knows,
when she hears the number, about what
Is the size of the strand referred to; but
how the numbers happen to be what they
are, and just what they mean, not one
person in thousand knows. And vet it
Is simple matter to explain, was the in
formation accorded to a reporter by an
employe Of one of the largest spool cotton
manufactures in the United States.
When $40 Yards of yarn weigh 1000
grains, pound of cotton, the yarn is
No. 1. If 1850 yards weigh a pound, it
will be No. Q yarn For No. so yarn it
would take so multiplied by SAG yards to
weigh pound. This is the whole of the
yarn measurement. The early manu-
featured thread was three cord, and the
thread took its number from the number
OF the yarn from which it was made.
No. 60 yarn made No. go thread, though
III point of fact the actual caliber of No.
60 thread would equal No. 20 yarn, being
three 60 strands
When the sewing machine came into
the market as the great consumer, I'M
reasoning in its work and memorable in
ITS demands for mechanical accuracy,
90 NOio CoIIon Hdu 10 De made as
smoother product. AS thread numbers
were already established, they were not
altered for the new article, and No. go
SIX cord and No. so three cord are iden-
teal in size as well as in number. To
affect this the six cord has to be made Of
yarn twice as firm as that demanded by
the three cord. The No. GO six cord
would be six strands of No. 100 warn.
Three cord spool cotton is the same mum.
Der as the yarn it is made Of Six cord
spool cotton is made of yarn that is
double its number. As simple thing
as thread is there are 1000. different
kinds made.-New York Mail.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-22
STILL IN THE RING

Though badly black-eyed, the
Third Party folks are evidently still
in the ring.
On Tuesday of this week the lead
ing Prohibitionists of the State assem-
bled, according to an understanding
at Greensboro when and where consid.
cradle business looking to the future
was transacted.
1t was decided to consolidate all
the Prohibition newspapers in the
State; to make that one Joint stock
concern, to be PUBLISHED at Raleiea
and edited by VIC. Burkhead
HE SENTINEL is informed that
over $4,000 worth f stock was tax
en- Tuesday and that more will be
subscribed.
The primary principle for which
these people are evidently contending
to wit: The suppression OF the LIQUOR
evil, may be good one; but it is still
our opinion that whatever reform in
that direction is to be worked must
be wrought inside of one of the old
parties.
But i. is long time before another
general election and we are ..content
to rest upon our oars and let things
= -
develop, Third Partyedly.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-22
The Davis school Cadets.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 16,-One OF
the features Of the Virginia Exposition
this week, is the presence of the cadet
battalion of the Davis School, at La
Grange, N. O., which has the honor
Of being the first corps of cadets from
North Carolina which has ever visited
Virginia. The battalion has won de-
served compliments for drill and de-
pertinent. This afternoon it was re-
viewed BY Gov Fitzhugh Lee ID Cap
ltol Square, and the ceremony was
witnessed by great crowd. The Ger
enlouy was handsomely perfoi med.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-22
THE DUIsH Arr BANK CRASH,

Durham always does things on !
grand scale. failures not excepted
Las: week her business men made tht
the largest assignments ever made in
lie State. Ali North Carolina was
SURPRISED To hear that w T. Black
well, the founder Of the mammoth
smoking tobacco factory had failed,
carving several other business houses
With him.
FROM The best information to be Ole
tanned, he follow ing synopsis appears
10 be reliable: The Bank of Durham,
Of which Col. W. Z. Blackwell was
tie hief owner, has estimator Iiabili-
ties II about 100000 As an offset
10 this, Col. Blackwell has, besides a
large personal property, real estate
the value ot which is placed at $780,
coo, uniucumbered. The Iial ilities Of
Ca,5. L. J Parrish are 100000, and
his sssets ale about 100000, consist
Ing If real estate, leaf tobacco, ac-
counts, &c. The doors Of his ware
house are open. and it is thought the
business will continue without inter
"a III m The liabilities of Mr.. j. w
Black well, coal dealer, are placed at
$4,000, assets not estimated. w.
F. Ellis, dry goods merchant, has Ii
abilities placed at $4,000, assets not
estimated. Muse & Shaw, dry goods
merchants, liabilities supposed to be
$4,000, and Robbins & Strong, also
dry goods merchants, have liabilities
amounting to $4,000
Following Immediately after these
failures the next day J. l.. Markham,
merchant, failed for $4,000 and Mrs.
B Davis, tailoress, for about $4,000.
Mr.. alarkiam's failure was brought
Oh by giving his accommodation pa
I,s r To the BanE of Durham for about
$50, 900 which falls due in about 90
days
la this collapse Durham has suffer
ed much and THE SENTINEL, in com
mon With thousands. regrets it but
Durham can't be cowned. The men
who built the city had pluck and it
will not desert them in their peril.
Tie following expressions from the
Durham papers and people show their
spirit and convince us that Durham
will rise from the crash stronger than
ever The Plant says:
While Durham has seen some irving
days. no people anywhere ever behaved |
letter. Such conduct cannot be duplicated |
stand together, gentlemen be calm. be oui- |
e., be cool, aud everything will work out 1
right.
The Recorder says:
Durham will be able to pay 100 cents in
ssery 81 90" Tie crash came and a tenn
orafs Suspension of the business of certain
Critics was caused. Bat it WILDE only |
lew days qeiore every thing will be running
ike creased lightning.
Mr.. w. T. Blackwell says: 81 have
enough and more than enough to pay
n, debts and | will soon give Dur
lam bigger, stronger and better
bank than she has ever had"
Mr.. j. 5. Carr says: "All that I
AVE or command shall go to main
ain the credit IF Durham
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-22

The latest figures show that our
Legislature is msre largsly Dem,
cratic than was first thought. There
will be in the Senate 81 Democrats,
and II Republicans; in the House So
Democrats, S5Rspablicans aud o
Independents.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-22
@4ax:
THB PHOTOGRAPHER!
MAIN STREET, WINSTON.

Makes Crayons and finishing work
IN VA TER COLORS
a specially. Copying from Photo
graphs or Tin Types to any size re-
quired, and guarantee all such work
satisfactory, and done as cheap as
any Travelling agent will do it. I
make all the New Styles of Photo
graphs such as Triplex, Minettes,
Petites, Statuesques, and also the
usual styles, such as Cards, Cabinets,
Panels, Boudoirs, &c. / have a
large assortment of back grounds.
and new ones especially for full
length figures and children. Unlim-
tied patience with the little ones. I
have lady assistant, Miss Emma
Fisher, of Salem, who will cheerful
ly render any assistance to ladies
and children. Any one wishing
photographs, will please call and
examine my work and get prices.
They can be assured Of courteous
treatment, and careful attention.
Views of all kinds made on ap-
plication and Frames constantly On
hand. S. r. HOJGH
Oct IL till Jan l
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-22

a short time ago the home of a
blind, ex-Confederate soldier of CIeyt-
land county was advertised for sale.
under mortgage The Shelby Auro-
"a asked the peop.e to help him.
Mr.. Julian > Carr, Of Durham, wrote
the editor Of the durora letter saw
Ing, Attend the sale and buy in the
home for the blind Confederate sol.
der and draw on me for the deficit,
WHILE HAVE MONEY, NO BLIND
CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS HOME SHALL
BE SOLD FROM HIM" We have en-
phasized the last sentence. Il shows
the spirit ofthe man. They ought to
be put III imperishable letters. No
more beautiful or fitting Inscription
could be put upon the monument of
Mr.. Carr when he shall have passed
away than those words, for they are
an expression Of his nature, which is
noble.
A Raleigh dis atch printed in yes
terday's Baltimore Sun says that a
canvass of the newIy-elected Demo-
cratic members Of the Legislature
shows that Senator Ransom will be his
own succe ssor We know not how
reliable the information il and DIVE IL
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-22

The Sentinel deeply regrets the
death Of Dr. T. W. Harris, of Dur
ham. He graduated at Chapel
Hill with high honor, pursued med
ical course in New York and then in
Paris, fitting himself for his profes-
sion. He was one OF the best physis.
clans n. G. ever had He was a
christian gentleman of the highest
type.-kind. generous and consider
ate. The writer knew and loved him
Peace to his ashes and reverence for
his memory.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-30
VISITORS AT THE MoKGUE.
Morbid Curiosity Manifested Il
Inspect a Dead Desperate.

Crowds Of curious people thronged
the river bank in West St. Paul i'll the
vicinity of "Wednesday nights tragedy,
the rude tlat-boat in the cabin of which
the deadly affair took place. being the
center Of attraction. Their inquisitive-
ness also led many people to visit the
city morguc on Washington street,
where the victim lay stretched out upon
a marble table, dressed, as when he
met his death, in heavy suit of red
knit underwear, the shirt being laid
open on the breast showing the wound
inflicted by the fatal bullet. Over 500
people passed through the vault and
viewed the remains.
A post norton examination of
the body was held yesterday morn
ing at the morgue by Drs.
Lewis and Mil.ard, the facts deduced
being that death resulted from internal
hemorrhage caused from perforatiOn
by the bullet, of large blood vessel con-
tiguous to the heart. An inquest will
be held this morning at 10 o'clock at the
undertaking establishment of z. God
bout, on South Robert street, after
which the body will be turned over to
the family for burial.
The sentiment throughout the city
seems to be that the killing was iustifia-
bic and clearly in self defense, and that
Officer Sullivan should be fully eXhon-
Grated from all blame in the matter.
The bravery displayed by Officers Suili-
van and Lauderdae i'll the exercise of
their duty was everywhere spoken of
and commended.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-30
WITH THANKFUL HEARTS.
Nuptials of Minnie Il. Purcell and
w, j. furnane.

At o'clock yesterday afternoon the
bridal party attending William J. Muir
uanc and Minnie E. Purcell to the
strains of Lohengrin's Bridal Chorus"
dited down tie center aisle of the cathe-
tlrai TO the altar The party comprised
ific ushcrs, Messrs. Kitty and Robinson,
Xenzins ana Barron, Henry Schroeder
with the maid of honor, Miss Bertha
GrFessman. Edward Murphy, of Mime
aloIis. and Miss Ferra Faulkner and
a}r. William Kelly and Miss Murnane,
sister. OF the groom, followed BY the
bride and groom Rev. Father Sha nley
performed the ceremony, and as the
larty stood upon the rostrum facing the
ctancel. which WAS lighted with tapers
and candles. it made very impressive
Scene,e The bride and groom led the
PROCESSION after the ceremony, followed
by friends. to the carriage in waiting at
the entrance. Tie walk from the car
riage to the altar was covered with a
long strip of CARPET. and the rOStrum
and altar were beautifully decorated
with flowers and evergreens. MendelS-
sohn's wedding March" was rendered
during the exit of the bridal party and
congregation, by Prof. Manner. A train
of carriages, which were i'll waiting on
Sixth street, conveyed the party to the
nome of the groom's parents, where Il
supper was served to the bridal party
and relatives Mr. and Mrs. Murnane
Will be at home to friends after Dee, [.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-30
OPPOSES CLEAN SWEEPS.
Alderman Cullen Favors Tried
Officials,

Aid. o. o. Cullen was seated COM
fortably i'll the Windsor last evening.
having faithfully upheld the time hon
ored traditions OF Thanksgiving day
by the usual laws of gravitation or
evaporation. Mr.. Cullen commenced to
talk OF municipal matters in general
and the st. Paul common council in
particular. "All the members of the
couGcil," he said. twill occupy their
seats for two years-that is their term
of office will not expire until the spring
of 1890. This is in accordance
with the new law under which
the present council was elected, but
IT may be altered by the legislature
when il meets at the beginning of next
year. 1t is not the proper thing to
have the whole of the members retire
at one time, as in case none of the old
members are elected the new council
might bungle matters before they OBJ
tanned a thorough knowledge of city
affairs. remember when l was elected
Il member Of the board of education we
were all new members of the board,
and the result was that we made several
glazing mistakes at the outset. These
were extremely annoying and would
never have occurred had there been
any of the old members retained on the
DOard'
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-30
THANKSGIVING CHEER.
An Enjoyable Entertainment by
Christian Women.

Under the immediate charge of the
Ladies' auxiliary of The Y. M. G.. A.,
there was given in the gymnasium hall
to the members and friends of the asso-
citation last evening, as good Thanks
giving supper as the most faStidious
taste could crave for. There were 200
plates on four long tables standing
lengthwise in the gymnasium hall,
lighted up with line of dozen wax
taperS each, and beautifully decorated
with fruits and flowers Promptly at
-half-paSt 6, to the strains OF march
played upon the piano by Prof. Comp
ton. the guests filed in and took their
positions around the table standing.
After an introduction, prayer was Of
fered by Secretary Horton, and the
guests instructed to shake hands to the
right and left, after which seats were
taken aud an onslaught made upon
the collation. of good things
the thoughtful ladies had provided.
turkey after turkey was carved by
MesSrs. Thomas Cochran. III. 3. Walsh,
E. S. Talmadge and L. Nj. Smith, who
with large white aprons busted them
selves slicing up the liberal portions for
the diners. Cards had been placed be-
meath each napkin, which stated the ad-
Yantages Of a membership in the asso-
citation. These were mentioned in q
short address by Mr.. Horton as souvenirs
of the occasion to be distributed to
friends and strangers for the
good of the 7. nj. &. A and
the benefit and pleasure of those
who would be induced to join. After
the report the members kept their seats
and listened to songs and short remarks
by officers and members who were
waiting upon the affair. The ladies. of
the auxiliary, who are to be credited
with the success of the affair. and who
received the hearty thanks of all pres
ent, were Mrs. Thomas Cochran, Jr.,
Mrs. F. l.. Hoxie, Mrs. Mary V. Moore,
Mrs. T. l.. Lott, Mrs. III. B. Walsh.
Mrs. F. Mccormick, Mrs. ID. W. Doty,
Mrs. &. f. Benedict, Mrs. F. f. Farwell,
Mrs. e. Ivan DuZee, Mrs.J. G. Maxwell,
Mrs. F. r. Shepard, Mrs. l.. Warner,
Mrs. f. w. Osborne, Mrs. j. A. Chan
dler, Mrs. E. A. Talcott, Mrs. oliver
Baker, Mrs. w. j. Allen, Mrs. w. r.
Laid. Mrs. c. Andrews, Mrs. J. d.
Sloane. Mrs. l.. Hamilton, Miss Sloane,
Miss Hamilton, Miss c. e. Johnson,
Miss w. Talmadge, Miss IL. B. New
son and Miss J. ID. Bean, Of West Viz
ginia.