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Southern live-stock journal. (Starkville, Miss.) 1876-1891, 1888-04-12
INFORMATION TO WOOD CONSUM.
ERS.


Increasing the Durability Of Timber.
we have received from U. S.
Agricultural Department, Washing
ton, Bulletin issued by the Forest
ry Division, containing information
to wood consumers and relative to
increasing the durability of timber
The information contained in this
Bulletin we deem of sufficient value
to place before our readers:1
Our people waste large amount
of timber and labor. by lack of care
for the timber, after it is cut. Rot
ting of timbers and fence posts ne
cessitate not only the cutting of a
larger quantity of wood but also the
labor of replacing the same oftener,
than if the wood could be made to
last longer.
D There are some rulas IN the halid-
ling of timber, which are too often
overlooked and which should be OBJ
served by everybody, who uses
wood in places where it cannot be
kept dry or wholly submerged.
There is SO much unintelligent
use of paints and other coatings, ap-
piled in the hope OF preserving tim
ber, when it should have been we'll
known, that by painting green or
badly seasoned timber, decay is
hastened rather than prevented.
While to many 1t may be impos-
sible to apply the more complicated
and expensive methods of wood
preservation which commend them
selves to large consumers of wood
material, knowledge of the following
considerations, suggested by the
Chief of the Forestry Division, will
aid the small consumer to handle
his material to better advantage, to
utilize forest produces more thor
oughly and intelligently, and to make
them last from two to three times as
long as when not observed.
DECAY OF WOOD.
1. Decay of wood is due to fer
mcntation of the sap, induced prob
obly by the growth of either bacte-
ria or fungi. These organisms need
for their development warmth and
moisture, besides the nitrogenous
substances and salts contained in So
luton in the sap.
To prevent the growth of these
ferments, therefore, the sap in the
wood must be dissolved Qeeched) OF
dried out, and the moisture prevent
ed from entering again.
THE MANNER OF USE INFLUENCES DU-
RABILTTY OF TIMBER.
2. Timber placed entirely undel
water or deep in soil (drain pipes
will practically not decay, nor is il
liable to rot, when kept absolutely
dry, away from the influence of hu-
mid atmosphere.
Southern live-stock journal. (Starkville, Miss.) 1876-1891, 1888-04-12

The skin of the catfish is now
tanned into leather in Germany.
1t is tough, supple, and appears
we'll. .-Ex.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03

1881; total, 5104,6o0. Four per
cents. registered at 1861
500 at 1876; $500, at 125; /; $50 at 124;
$4,000, at 125; s250,000, at 1861;
$4,000, at 1861; $4,000, at 1851;
$4,000, at 1861; total, S4O1, $50.
-Four and one-half per cents.,' coupon
at 1919. -Four and one-half
per cents, registered $4,000, at
1913; s50,001, at 10S; $4,000, at
1O72; $500, at 1913; $25O,O0O, at
1879; total registered AIS, $413,700.
The following offers were accepted.
Fours-$150,0W, registered, at 1875;
500, registered, at 126; 5000, regis
tered, at 1875; $50, registered, at 125;
$1,000, registered at 125; $4,000,
coupon, at 1876; making a total for
the day of $156,15O.
An offer to sell $150,000 registered
As at 126 was received after the bids
were opened and the bonds were ac-
cepted. All the Ais were refused.
John w. Hays of the Geological
Society leaves tomorrow for western
N. G. He will make Typographical
map of the Black Mountoin region
this summer. He says he will call by
Winston before he returns and make
the acquaintance of the editor of THE
SENTINEL. GRANVILLE.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03

highly of his progress and attain
ments.
, Rev. Ed. M. Poteat, who is serving
large congregation is this city with
marked acceptability, is taking a
minor course in the University in
Ethics. Your readers will remember
that he was at one time an assistant
professor in Wake Forest College,
and held for short time a pastoral
charge at Chapel Hill. He is recog-
nized by all who know him as a
young man Of the very brightest pros
poets. He is broadly educated, Cath
olic spirited, and progressive. 1t is
a great pity We can't keep all such
young men in North Carolina.
Mr.. John T. Roberts represents
Davidson College, but he registers
from South Carolina. Mr.. A. W.
McDougall, of Wilmington is the
only undergraduate student from
Nortl. Carolina
Several young lady friends OF North
Carolina have been here at different
times during the winter, and have Of
ten gladdened the hearts of our Tar.
heel colony.
The charming Misses Hollowell, of
Elizabeth City, have spent the winter
at the Hotel Shirley, tavorite South
ern rendezvous. Miss Dora Jones,
the accomplished lady principal of
Greensboro Female College, spent sew
eral days at the Mt. Vernon Hotel
Mrs. Prof Gore, of Chapel Hill, Mr.
and Mrs. Byrum, of Morganton, Miss
Powell, of Owford, and many others
might be mentioned who have con-
tributed to our. pleasure. Several old
college friends have dropped in on Us.
[ might add also that at the recent
His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons
was presented to the contention. He
said: [ am grateful to the gentlemen
composing this convention, for the
honor conferred upon me, and the
courtesy extented. [ came here to
encourage SO far as | can, the object
of this meeting. | have Travelled
nearly over both hemisphere recently
with both eyes open. KS result Of
my observation I can say that the
United States, gives to imigran.s such
advantages as cannot be obtained IL
the old countries. | have found eY-
erywhere great prosperity IN the I'm
that at the recent commencement Of
the medical department Of the Gui-
versity of Maryland three North
Carolinians were graduated Mr..
Arch Cheatham of Henderson, Mr.. 3.
I. Cox, OF Pitt, and Mr. Gttt;s, of
Chathhsa. Many oti.ars a~a Ire >.
tho various medical, dental and bus
mess colleges. | have often wondered
that the strong North Carolina ele-
ment in the city has not been organiz-
ed ; but so far as [ know, no attempt
at anything of the kind has ever been
made. A W L.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03
WINsTON-sALEM, N. c., THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1885,

his neighbors .That scoundrel ought
to be hung. I thought that strange
looking boat didn't anchor out in the
river for nothing. The id scound-
rel, to steal poor niger and sell him
in Cuba-lets swing him and stop his
cursed deviltry pig
The speakers, face was, like all of
them, hid by black domino, but the
voice expressed determination and
a courage that could not be mistaken.
On shey rode, until o deserted cab
in was reached that stood just on the
edge of the broad Cape Fear river.
There was scarcely a sound as the
horsemen surrounded the house. The
leader dismounted and approached.
Just as his heavy whip butt struck
the door, forty "dinner horns" awoke
the echoes.
There was sudden scramble on the
inside, the back door was thrown open
and Wild Jack rushed out, only to be
covered by some score of rifles, until
he could be bound and delivered to
justice.
Toodles was found. Toodles was
saved +! "M1GMA."
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03
Trinity College Historically.

The first graduate of Trinity Col
lege, N. c. left her walls in 1858,
and from that date 10 1887 inclusive
"a period of only 25 years, including
the four years of war between the
States-about 514 graduates have
made their exit into the business
world from Trinity, adding recruits
to the various callings of life as fol-
lows:
275 to the ministry, 49 to Law, 66
to teaching, 20 to medicine, II to
the quill and the rest to merchandis-
ing and agriculture.
Of her alumni, FIVE have become
judges, seven solicitors, eleven either
presidents or professors of leading
colleges, 40 have been members of
Legislatures of the different Sta. es and
Territories Quite number of them
have been in Congress from two to
eight years.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03
The State Normal Schools.

The Normal schools of the State
will be run as follows:
The school at Sparta begins June
30th. and continues four weeks; at
Asheville begins July 3rd. and ends
Goth; at Winston begins July 10th.
and ends Jnly 9th at Washington
begins July 18th. and continues four
weeks at Franklin begins July 18th.
and continues four weeks; at Newton
begins July 9th. and ends July 9th !;
at Wilson begins July End. and con-
tinues four weeks; at Elizabeth City
begins July 9th and ends July 9th.
These are all white schools. There
are FIVE co'ored State normal schools,
one at Fayetteville, which is kept open
ten months in the year. The other
four are at Salisbury, Franklinton, Ply
mouth, and Goldsboro, and are kept
open about seven months in the year.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Sheriff Mcqueen, of Cumberland
county, is dead.
A. w. Graham Esq, and family
will remove from Hillsboro to Ok
ford.
Mrs. Gen. "Stonewall' jackson, of
San Diego, Cal, was in Charlotte on
a visit last week.
President Diaz, of Mexico, is worth
about 81 100000 aud lives in modest,
unassuming style.
A Chinaman named All There has
has just gone down to Florida. He
likes it so much he thinks he will stay
there.
Rev. Sam Small has accepted the
editorship Of the Southern Star, a pro-
hibition weekly published in Atlanta
by Charles ID. Baker. The Star is to
be the organ Of tho third party move
ment.
Rev. DR.. w. H. Whitsett, of the
Southern Baptist Theological Semina-
ry, will preach the sermon at the COM
mencement of Wake Forest College,
and Senator Vance will deliver the
address.
Mrs. Drayton, by the death of her
husband, has become editor of the
Aiken On. Co. Recorder, and with
Gods blessing and kind COUNSEL" !"
hopes to make good paper. That's
the way to put it.
Prof c. D McIver, of Peace Insti-
tute, paid Winston brief visit last
week. He is to be Principal of the
Wilson Normal and Superintendent
of the Normal at Sparta. He is doing
a grand work lor education in North
Caroliua and TIE SENTINEL feels
proud of him as North Carolinian.
Mr.. Jacob Loeb, Vice Consul of
the French Republic, stationed at
Wilmington, died in that city last
Thursday afternoon. Mr. Loeb was
born at Ungsteian. Germany, was
aged about 68 years, and leaves a
wife and son, Harry Loeb, who re-
| sides in Georgia. The deceased has
been resident of Wilmington prob
ably fer thirty years and throughout
has been greatly esteemed in the com
munity.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
The State Fair will be held at r,

The State Fair will be held at Raj.
eigh on October 16., II, Is and 19.
A Confederate Survivors Associa-
tion is to be formed in Charlotte on
Memorial Day, May 10.
a military company, bearing the
historic name OF the 'Cabarrus Black
Boys" has been organized at Com
cord
The House public Buildings Com
mittee has agreed to report favorably
a substitute for Major McClammy's
bill for building at Fayetteville. 1t
approprites $4,000 the amount ask
ed for was $4,000.
The residence Of Judge Connor, at
Wilson, was destroyed by fire week
before last, while he was holding
Green Court. Before he got home
his fellow townsmen raised enough
money to build him a new house. A
generous tribute to a noble man.
There is in possession of Mr.. j. J..
Whaley of this place Il clock which
did service for VIM. Tyron, who was
Governor OF North Carolina, by ap.
poiHtment OF the King, between the
years 1763-'7l The Governor s Ma
sion was then situated at New Bern.
Fayetteville Joufaai
Wilmington has organized street
railway company, with capital stock
of s50,Q0D The officers are: Jno. d.
Bcilamy Jr., President; Cbas NJ.
SLedman, Vice President; 81 Wright
s.elman, Superintendent j. II. Boat
wright, Secretary and Treasurer.
Catham county is always ahead on
yarns. 1t claims the prettiest girls,
the biggest snakes ; the greatest men
and the smartest dogs in creation.
Here is its latest from a Pittsboro
paper: Abner Dorsett, a negro liv-
ing in Hickory Mountain township,
has probably the largest head in the
State. 1t is thirty-two inches in cir
cumference and makes him somewhat
"to-heavy," for at times when the
head topples over to one side he is
obliged to push it back into position
with his hands.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03

Jno. w. Scott, OF Lemon Springs,
says in letter to the Neaos. and O6ser-
Ger: have visited four or FIVE coun-
ties recently, mixed with the people
freely and made it a point to ascertain
who the people want for Governor the
next tour years. Some counties are put
down as favoring other gentlemen, but
if the people, the rank and file, are
allowed to speak, you viii see the Both
of May nearly every prominent Dem
ocrat in this country is for the Judge,
Fowle and Alexander is the ticket to
command the largest vote. With That
ticket the 9th district will ue redeemed
beyond doubt aud the State carried
for Cleveland by largely increased
majority.
Henderson, county Democratic mass
meeting endorsed this ticket: For Gov
ernor-Hon. Chas. M. Stedman for
Lieutenant Governor-Hon. sgd b.
Alexander for Associate Justice
Hon. w. M. Shipp; for Congress
Hon. Thos. d. Johnston Senate, 41st
Dist.-Capt. M. G. Toms State Supt
Public Instructions-Dr. Richard H
Lewis, Of Kinston.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03

wheelwright, the carpenter, joiner, the
mason, the blacksmith, the plumber
(thank God for that , the wagner,
the farmer, the plow boy, ditcher, cat
e-herder; tanner, railroad hand, po-
liceman, the potter, printer, cobbler,
washerwoman, house servant-in
short, every man, woman and child
who earns bread by the sweat of the
brow in the course Of human toll
has to scant his pay and shorten his
comforts to increase those of the WOOL
worker, who is no better or more de-
serving than himself!
The same thing precisely is appfi-
cable to those who manufacture ev-
cry article in the protected catalogue,
numbering about 900. The six toll
ers are made to support the seventh.
The six who are made to pay taxes
to increase the living of the seventh
are not heard of in our legislation and
are not deserving of our care, but the
seventh one is an american labor"
whose welfare engages all the powers
of craftsmanship, and who must be
made comfortable if it takes half the
wages of all our common workers who
labor in the open air. In addition to
all this it must be remembered that if
you raise the price of labor by means
of its products, the purchasing power
of the laborers money is not increased
and he is just where he started. If
a workman at dollar a day, can buy
with one days work a pair of shoes,
and you increase the price of shoes
$3.50 by tariff, in order to pay the
workmon $3.50 per day, the man who
tells the workman that he is better off
by half a dollar per day is either
fool himself or believes the workman
to be. But they constantly tell US
that everything in America is as
cheap as it is in Europe. If this be
true-and it is not-then it is proof
positive as reason can furnish that
labor is high because prices are high
but only because it is effective. Yet
their argument is absolutely depend
ent On the theory that protection in
creases the price of home products and
"enables" manufacturers to pay high
er wages! 1t is everywhere and at
all times the staple of every appeal to
the American people, and it is a lie
because it is simply impossible it can
cheaper goods, increase the COST OF
production and raise wages at the
SANE time Labor is simply the de-
coy with which the manufacturer
bats his protection trap. Thanks to
the gullibility of mankind, they can
buy their bait Tree.
z. B. VANCE.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03
For Those Who Think.

In the biblical Recorder" Raj
eigh,9 of May 9th. 1883, Prof w. L..
Poteat, of Wake Forest College, will
have an Introductory to series of
articles, the subject will be Religion
an Science" Prof. Poteat is known
as one of the most progressive scien-
fists of the country.
He is deep and careful thinker,
and in view of the fact that many ar
ticles OF skeptical nature are being
printed with view to establishing =
conflict between the Bible and Science,
Prof. Poteat's articles should be read
by everybody.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03
OUR STATE AUDITORS REPORT.

The amount in the hands of the
cal year was $161,734.20. The State
appropriates 100000 annually for the
benefit of Confederate soldiers and the
widows OF soldiers. There are now
upon the lists 1924 pensioners, of
whom 2,476 are widows and 1,04o sol
diers, each of whom receives pro rata
share of the appropriation. Besides
these there are some who are blind
or MANNED, and receive $120 each an
nually.
The amount of taxes levied by the
State for public schools aggregates
$605, ,2O35.45. This amount does not
include the tax levied by country
commissioners for special purposes.
The amount of poll tax, paid by
white citizens, $17s,955.92 amount
paid by colored citizens, $50, ,955.40,
for school purposes, and the whites
pay nearly all the property tax.
A new and very interesting state
ment is that in regard to the railroads.
The amount of taxes paid on railroad
property is $14,151, Al /; amount paid
on franchise, $1,s91.es. The total
number of miles in the State is 1856,
with an aggregate value of @10,733,
$50, over one-tenth as much as all
the land in the State, nearly one half
as much as all town property in 1886.
The number of Railroads in the State
is forty-two.
The addenda show the aggregate
value of real and personal property in
the State for 1887 to be $210,035,
453, an increase of 81, IA, ,933 over
1886, and this does not include the
$10,733,13O of railroad property,
which being added makes the grand
total of 220,S08, ,5S3.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03
Democratic Conventions.

The National Convention meets in
ST. Louis, Mo-, June 9th.
The State Convention meets in Raj
eigh, N. c., May 30th.
The Forsyth County Convention
meets in Winston, Ma 80.
The Guiltord County Convention
meets in Greensboro, May 18th.
The Stokes County Conv ent' on
meets at Danbury, May 7th.
The Yadkin County Convention
meets May 9TH.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03

Germany, England and the United
States.
The productive capacity of one
operative, taking 100 as the unit, is as
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03
NEEDS OF THE NATION.
THE PROrECTIONISTs BATTLE
CRY SHOULD BE:

.sProtectfon to the Manufacturers
Capital; Free Trade In Flesh and
= BIood.''
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03

Mr.. Carlisle will make the closing
speech on the tariff debate. Accord
ing to caucus decision the general
discussion will end in about two weeks.
Alter that time various amendments
will doubtless be offered. The vote on
the bill will hardly be taken before
the 9TH OF June.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03

1t is said here now that Phelps may
succeed Bayard as Secretary of State
and that Bayard will return to the
Senate as Senator from Delaware. A
member Of the House is authority for
this statement. The same gentleman
is authority for saying that Mr.. Cleye-
land has not made up his mind as to
who is 10 be Chief Justice.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03

On motion of Ms. 1IcClammy to-
day, the Senate bill w&a passed author
ling the construction Of bridges across
the Cape Fear, Black, and Northeast
Rivers.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03

Mrs. Cleveland, Miss Cleveland,
Mrs. Harriet Lane johnson, Mr..
Buohanan's niece, who presided st the
White House when her uncle was
President, aud other ladies, spent yes
terdar 1T Mount Vernon. They took
luach Il George NYashington's kitchen.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03

Tie ofess for the sale Of bonds to
the Government, opened by Acting
Secretary Thompson yesterday a8gre-
gated 1922 900 in lots, as follows
Four per cents, coupon-So0, 900
at 1861 !; $4,000, at 126 $4,000, at
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03

Mr.. Daniel r. Goodle, who was
once Marshall Of the State of North
Carolina, but now resident of this
city, has just completed a book to be
called "a History of Legislation"
The work will be very valuable one.
Ar reference work, its want has long
been felt. 1t is compilation of all
important legislation since the first
Congress to the present time.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-03

The Education Committee, by a
vote of eight to five, has decided to
report the Grain Educational bill. The
five negatives agree to a minority re-
port in favor of the Blair bill.
, 1888-01-05

Mr.. Lincoln was by nature singularly
merciful. The ease with which he could
be reached by persons who might profit
by his clemency gave rise to many not
able scenes in the White House during
the war. Upwards of twenty deserters
wero sentenced at one time to be shot.
The warrants for their execution were
sent to Mr.. Lincoln for his approval. He
refused to sign them. The commanding
general to whose corps the condemned
men belonged was indignant. He hm-
ried to Washington. Mr.. Lincoln had
listened to moving petitions for mercy
from humane persons who, like himself,
were shocked at the idea of the cold
blooded execution of more than a score of
misguided men. His resolution was fixed,
but his rule wa to see every man who
had business with him.
The irate commander was admitted
into Mr.. Lincoln's private office. With
soldierly' bluntness he told The president
that mercy TO the few was cruelty to the
many; that executive clemency in such
a case would be q blow to military dis
cipline, n that unless the condemned
men were made examples of the army
itself would be in danger. General
said Mr.. Lincoln, there are too many
weeping widows in the United States
now. For Gods sake, don't ask me to
add to the number, for, / tell you plainly,
1 won't do itl''
He believed that kind words were bet
ter for the poor fellows than cold lead,
and the sequel showed that he was right.
Ward II. Lamon.
, 1888-01-05
Tho Sport of seal KlllIng.

A gentleman stood in front of n fur
rier's store contemplating the seal gar
ments that filled the windows.
81 never see a seal coat he said,
''that / am not reminded of a heart
breaking day 1 passed among the seal
killers"
Then he told of joining an expedition,
when he was a young man, and going
out for the sport Of seal killing. They
knocked the pretty creatures on the head.
The seals are SO tame, a~ffectionate and
fearless, that when the hunters landed
and came among them they crowded
round them like dogs, making their little,
friendly bark and fawning upon the muir
derous hands that proceeded to stretch
them bloody corpses upon the beach.
The man related how sick ut heart he
got; how he tried to get away from this
massacre of the in~nocents, and to this day
a sealskin coat recalled his wretched ex-
perience as a numbering criminal among
the seals.-New York Cor. Chicago
Herald.