The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-10-31

know that he is to wear striped pants
in the peuitentiary.
The SENTINEL is truly sad to hear
Of the death ofjMiss Annie E. Johns
which occurred at Leaksville on Tues
day of last week. She was aged about
sixty years. Hers was one of the best
stored minds we ever knew. She was
highly cultured and wrote charming.
ly. Her book, "Coolemee," was a re-
ligious novel and contained many
fine passages. The editor knew her
well, and feels that in her death he
has lost friend.
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Miss Winnie Davis has gone to
Europe with Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer.
Since she can't be in two places at
once, the boys who were preparing to
give her a big ball at the Fayetteville
Centennial will miss her. Why not
appoint a committee to select the
most beautiful and accomplished
North Carolina girl and give the ball
in honor of her?
We are in hearty accord with the
Wilmington Messenger when it says
that North Carolina is abundantly
able to appropriate at present $780,
600 more than it does for the educa-
ton of its children. This would IN
crease the term and pay higher sala-
ries to the teachers. In this way
longer term and greater thoroughness
in teaching would be secured. Let US
have an educational revival in North
Carolina.
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The Raleigh Spirit of the Age calls
attention to the fact that the Supreme
Court of North Carolina rendered q
decision not long ago, the principal re-
suit of which is of great importance to
every business man in the State. The
decision is that husband can mort
gage his real estate without his wife's
signature to the paper, unless that
identical piece of property has previ-
ously been set aside as his homestead
by appraisers.
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A Philadelphia paper says that
Americas champion "Big Foot John"
has been unearthed in North Carolina
and he has his shoes made in that city.
He is a divine and a gentleman of
color, being properly known as the
Rev. John w. Farnham, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Char
lott. The size of his boot is 353 which
necessitates a sole 20 inches in length
and 7 inches broad.
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We are with Capt. s. B. Alexan-
der in his opinion that the State Fair
should be rotated but should be held
in Raleigh three out of five times.
And to commence with, The SENTI-
MEL modestly suggests that Winston
is the place for it to be held next year.
There isn't a ::livelier, more progress.
i've town of its inches in the South,
and it will ego its whole length" to
make the fair grand success if it is
given an opportunity.
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Some young fellow is advertising in
the High Point Enterprise for wife.
Its a pity that young man can't do
his own counting. A woman wouldn't
give much for q man who can't speak
for himself. We advise him to select
some nice, sweet girl in his own town
and "sit up with her" until she "has'
him.
A friend tells THE SENTINEL that
Judge billiard, of Greensboro. says
that he wishes to lengthen his life,
and to do so will agree to die when
ever the Boyer-Teague contest is set
tied. It will be long time before it
can be got out of the courts.
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Worse and worse Acting Secre-
tary Bachelor has appointed Milton
M. Holland. Of Washington, to be
chief Of division in the second auditors
Office. Holland is a negro lawyer.
Isn't it time for all white men to join
the white mans partyf
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Our compliments to the Jomes6oro
Leader, and in answer to its question,
aDoes the state press suppose that
Epresents] had anything to do with the
show Bateman's cotton bagging we'd
ding We answer "Prehaps."