The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-12-25
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
Interesting Points That Strike the Fancy
Of the Scissors.

Of the Scissors.
The New York Judge has this pic
ture: A dude, a cigarette and pole
cat.
The anti-Vance movement, SO the
kilograms say, has collapsed. We
think SO.
Empress Augusta Victoria, wife of
the Emperor of Germany, has given
birth to son.
1t is about certain now that the
Seaboard Air Line will build an air.
line road from Ridgeway to Rich
mond.
The Georgia Chatauqua at AL
bany, that state, has invited next
President Cleveland to be present at
its next session.
Rev. Landon R. Mason, of Henri
eta, Pa, has been called by the con-
gregation of Grace Episcopal church
of Richmond to it's pastorate.
Again the Globe reminds the boom
ers that before inviting strangers to
locate in the town, they should pro-
vide houses TOR them to live in
Durham Globe.
A gentleman in Wisconsin has in
vented device for stripping tobacco
without removing the plant from
the stick-also an attachment which
asserts the leaves according to their
size.
Surely the day when, perhaps, we
have been fluent in worldly conyersa-
ton, and yet have neglected our OPP
portunities of speaking n word for
our Master, must be lost day
Bridges.
Governor Tillman, of South Caro-
lima, has private secretary named
Bean, and he's not from Boston. 1t
seems to Us that now is the time for
Colonel Collards to arise aud assert
his rights.
1t is reported in Washington that
Mr.. Harrison will appoint Mr.. Clark
son, ex-Executioner of 4th class
postmasters. to the Cabinet, vice No
BILE made At'y-Gen., vice Miller made
S. C. Justice.
Senator Sherman is sixrfeet, three
inches tall, but he weighes only
$50 pounds. He looks no older than
| he did fifteen years ago, and though
now sixty his hair has just be-
| gun to turn gray.
The New York DTimes says of Gen
Wade Hampton's defeat: ''This is a
result over which there will be no re-
joicing outside of South Carolina
for Gen. Hampton has shown him
self an able, dignifed, and highmind
ed Senator"
The State Chronicle gives the fol.
lowing good advice: DON'T point
the weapon-be it gun, rife or re
volver-at any object except that al
which you aim for the purpose OF
hitting. Every weeks papers prove
the necessity for continual urging OF
this "save alp advice.
| Despite the warning of his physi
clans that exposure may cause al
increase in the inflammation, thereby
resulting in the loss of his right eye,
Mr.. Parnell took the stump again
yesterday in the contest of his can
didate in Kilkenny for Parliament,
A life size oil portrait of John
Louis Taylor. the first chief justice
of North Carolina has been presented
to the supreme court. The presenta
ton address was made by Thomas 5.
Kenan, clerk of the court, and the
portrait was accepted by Chief JUS
tice Merriman.
President Harrison is not satisfied
with the sufficiency of the financial
guarantee of the Worlds Fair direc
tors, and will defer issuing his proc
lamation announcing the fair to the
world until the financial guarantees
necessary for it's complete success are
assured.
Rev. DR.. Barten, of Norfolk, Va.
anniversary of his rectorship Of
Christ P. f. Church. During that
time the congregation had contribu
ted 1921 600, of which sum $14S. OOC
had been expended for benevolent
and charitable purposes, and 1.2OU
scholars have received instruction at
the mission school,
Elk Governor Kellogg, of Louis.
lana, talks sense. A Republican
though he is, he yet predicts the de-
feat of the Republican party IN 1892
He reasons that the Farmers ALI.
ance will carry enough of the ives
tern States to throw the Presidential
election into the House Of Represen
tatives, and that body being Demo.
cratic, will of course choose Dem
ocratic President.
Seven hundred and fifty thousand
tons of snow fell within the corpo
rate limits of Roanoke during the
recent storm-a weight twice a.
great as the entire production of pig
iron i'll the State this year-and yet
the ordinary citizen when hit in the
neck with three ounces of it com
pressed into a hard, round, gobular
and opaque ball, will put his immor
tai soul in jeopardy for three
minutes.-Roanoke (Va.) Times.
Major Robert Bingham says: eff a
North Carolina girl is blind we send
her to the asylum and give her pub
lie money; if she is without voice Oh
hearing we educate her by public
money; if she is a criminal we send
her to the penitentiary and spend
public money on her. but ii she is
perfect in mind, body and morals
not cent of public money do We
spend upon her training. but leave
her to do the best she can for herself .
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